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  <row Id="1" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-19T19:47:20.037" Score="15" ViewCount="16739" Body="&lt;p&gt;In websites, books and TV programs, I frequently hear that people use this phrase.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad (peace be upon him) was born in 571.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the meaning and purpose of this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="4" LastEditDate="2016-12-15T10:37:59.407" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T10:37:59.407" Title="Why do Muslims add &quot;peace be upon him&quot; after names of important people?" Tags="|people|phrase|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13" CreationDate="2012-06-19T19:49:48.197" Score="0" ViewCount="1349" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the importance of these five pillars? What happens if one of them is missing in someone's practice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that each of these five ibadats/pillars actually exist in Islam, but why do Muslims group them together and call them &lt;code&gt;pillars&lt;/code&gt;? When did people start calling them &lt;code&gt;pillars of Islam&lt;/code&gt; and why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-14T11:18:22.867" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T11:21:21.010" Title="What are the &quot;Five pillars of Islam&quot;?" Tags="|fard|five-pillars|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2012-06-20T14:48:06.267" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-19T19:51:45.607" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam is very respectful. In general, the phrase is usually a &lt;em&gt;du'a&lt;/em&gt; (prayer) for the person mentioned. The common groups you will see are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Other prophets (Adam, Noah, Jesus, Moses, Abraham, and others)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Companions of the Prophet Muhammad&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Scholars of Islam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Specifically for the prophet Muhammad, the Qur'an commands us to send peace and blessings on him specifically:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask&#xA;  Him to do so]. O you who have believed, ask [ Allah to confer]&#xA;  blessing upon him and ask [ Allah to grant him] peace.&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/56&quot;&gt; [Qur'an: Surah Ahzab,&#xA;  verse 56&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-06-19T19:51:45.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9" CreationDate="2012-06-19T19:52:01.970" Score="14" ViewCount="1099" Body="&lt;p&gt;In some other religions, believers have fast as a part of their ibadat (worship). In the case of Islam, why do Muslims have fast? What is the purpose of fast from the perspective of Islam? Is it for learning to restrain yourself, or does it have any other aim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T13:53:26.310" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T13:53:26.310" Title="What is the purpose of having the concept of fasting in Islam?" Tags="|ibadah|sawm|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12" CreationDate="2012-06-19T19:53:12.207" Score="15" ViewCount="20752" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am considering converting to Islam at a mosque in my area. I have never been to a mosque before, so this will be my first time. I'm not sure what type of mosque this mosque is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not sure wether it is a Sunni mosque or Shiite, and I don't want to be rude by going right up to someone and asking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is the best way to tell?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user83" LastEditDate="2017-06-09T17:29:29.160" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T12:00:22.537" Title="What is the difference between a Sunni and a Shiite Mosque?" Tags="|sunni|shiism|masjid|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-19T19:53:58.847" Score="37" ViewCount="148915" Body="&lt;p&gt;In English, we use the word &lt;em&gt;prophet&lt;/em&gt;, but in Quran two different names are used for prophets: &lt;em&gt;rasul&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;nabi&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the difference between &lt;em&gt;rasul&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;nabi&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="30077" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2021-04-08T09:59:49.370" LastActivityDate="2022-01-04T10:48:27.843" Title="What is the difference between &quot;nabi&quot; and &quot;rasul&quot;?" Tags="|arabic|prophets|terminology|messengers|" AnswerCount="10" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16" CreationDate="2012-06-19T19:57:53.693" Score="14" ViewCount="6120" Body="&lt;p&gt;What/who are &lt;em&gt;ahlul kitab&lt;/em&gt;? Are Muslims a subset of &lt;em&gt;ahlul kitab&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Correct me if I'm wrong, but: &lt;em&gt;Ahlul kitab&lt;/em&gt; means &quot;people of the book&quot; in English. What is the &quot;book&quot; in this phrase, and what &quot;people&quot; are being referred to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="128" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T08:38:37.620" LastActivityDate="2018-11-08T16:48:13.410" Title="Who are &quot;ahlul kitab&quot;?" Tags="|ahlul-kitab|arabic|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="82" CreationDate="2012-06-19T19:59:09.823" Score="25" ViewCount="61208" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the techniques for distinguishing sahih and fake Hadiths?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should we do when we hear a new Hadith? Should we immediately accept it as sahih until someone proves that it was fake, or should we be doubtful from the beginning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any database or Hadith collection/book where we can check if a random Hadith is sahih or fake?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-02-17T11:04:01.960" LastActivityDate="2021-02-17T11:04:01.960" Title="How do we make sure if a Hadith is sahih or fake?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-19T20:01:49.123" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, ultimately, any and all forms of worship are because God told us to worship him this way. Sometimes He told us more, showed us the extra benefits, but that's just detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now that being said, there are many benefits to fasting, and I'll list some in no particular order:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Earning a great reward from God: There's a narration(Hadeeth)&#xA;from Prophet Muhammad that promises forgiveness of all sins a person&#xA;has committed if they fast Ramadan with sincerity. Optional fasts&#xA;bring you further away from Hell a distance of 70 years. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Self-restraint: It teaches you to control yourself, rather than let&#xA;your desires control you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/183&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:183&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed&#xA;  upon those before you that you may become righteous -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Emphasizing sincerity: Most, if not&#xA;all, other acts of worship have outwards signs(praying, Hajj, etc.)&#xA;But fasting is internal and only you and God know whether you are&#xA;fasting or not. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Appreciating what you have: Speaking from&#xA;personal experience, you don't know the value of that morning cup of&#xA;coffee, or that snack in the middle of the day, until you can't have&#xA;it for a month. Hopefully you learn to appreciate it and appreciate&#xA;the plight of those who have to do without. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Community bonding:&#xA;There's great emphasis in Ramadan on praying at the masjid, breaking&#xA;fast with the community, and being with each other. It brings the&#xA;community closer together and fosters better bonds.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Health benefits: Fasting has many documented health benefits as well.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2012-07-20T17:50:41.910" LastActivityDate="2012-07-20T17:50:41.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2" CreationDate="2012-06-19T20:02:57.760" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu wa alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Pillars are &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;***On the authority of Abdullah, the son of Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:&#xA;  ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say, “Islam has been built on five [pillars]: testifying that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establishing the salah (prayer), paying the zakat (obligatory charity), making the hajj (pilgrimage) to the House, and fasting in Ramadhan.”’ It was related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن أبي عـبد الرحمن عبد الله بن عـمر بـن الخطاب رضي الله عـنهما ، قـال : سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسـلم يقـول :( بـني الإسـلام على خـمـس : شـهـادة أن لا إلـه إلا الله وأن محمد رسول الله ، وإقامة الصلاة ، وإيـتـاء الـزكـاة ، وحـج البيت ، وصـوم رمضان ) رواه البخاري [ رقم : 8 ] ومسلم [ رقم : 16 ].&lt;em&gt;*&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are Faraidh , which mean they are obligatory on every Muslim.  If one leaves Allah will punish him.  They are called Pillars because they are like the foundation of Islam, a house without foundation will most likely fall, well this is the foundation of Islam as the Hadith says.  Prophet Muhammad may peace and blessings be Upon Him was sent with them.  Each of the Pillars were introduced at different time, they were not brought all at once.  They are called The Pillars of Islam because they are the base/foundation of this religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-11-22T23:23:47.180" LastActivityDate="2012-11-22T23:23:47.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6" CreationDate="2012-06-19T20:07:17.580" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Prophet is one who has received revelation from Allah but is not required or told to spread it, While a messenger receives revelation and is told to spread it.  And every Rasool is a Nabi, but not every Nabi is a Rasool. Nooh (peace be upon him) as is mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=146&amp;amp;hid=3113&amp;amp;pid=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the Hadith of Shafa'ah&lt;/a&gt; is the first Rasool:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا نُوحُ أَنْتَ أَوَّلُ الرُّسُلِ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Nooh, you are the first Messenger to the people of Earth...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So those before him were Anbiya'.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/13613&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamWay.net&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for more information &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saaid.net/Doat/alarbi/36.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;see this(Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-11-26T20:23:44.303" LastActivityDate="2013-11-26T20:23:44.303" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-19T20:08:27.173" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, the mosque is same in Sunni and Shiite. The prayers are also same; there may be small differences in the body movements in prayers, but more than those differences exist in among Sunni mazhabs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difference between Shiite and Sunni is not in the shape of Mosque, or in the practice of prayers. I don't say that there are no differences, there are some small differences but these differences are not a completely related to being Sunni or Shiite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of my friends from University was Shiite, am neither Shiite or Sunni, and we were having our prayers in a Sunni Mosque. There was nothing strange for us, it was all natural.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;: About prayer times in a day.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Siites also pray 5 times a day like Sunnis do, but they shorten it to 3 times when they are busy in the day. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-29T13:22:13.963" LastActivityDate="2016-06-29T13:22:13.963" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2" CreationDate="2012-06-19T20:10:52.513" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two main reasons why we call them pillars. The first is that they are &lt;em&gt;arkaan&lt;/em&gt; (pillars), which is a technical term in the science of deriving law (&lt;em&gt;usool-ul-fiqh&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The technical definition of a pillar (&lt;em&gt;rukn&lt;/em&gt;) is something that, if it is missing, then whatever it holds up is broken. Similarly, these five pillars are the foundational basis of Islam, like pillars of a building.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there is a hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) which mentions that &quot;Islam was built upon five (pillars).&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nawawi40#3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; [Collection of 40 hadith by Imam Nawawi]&lt;/a&gt;. In this hadith, the wording use directly implies building pillars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just to be clear, the five pillars are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief in Allah (and generally: the revealed books, the angels, the prophets, the Day of Judgment, etc).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Praying five times a day at specific times and in a specific format.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Giving 2.5% of savings to the poor.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fasting in the daytime in the Islamic month of Ramadan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Making pilgrimage to Mecca to perform the rights of &lt;em&gt;Hajj&lt;/em&gt; (pilgrimage).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone is missing one of the middle three pillars, then their Islam is deficient (incomplete). Technically, it means that they are sinful for not doing that action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone is missing pillar #1 (belief in Allah) -- for example, denying the existence of God -- they may or may not be Muslim. It depends on the severity of the belief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The final pillar (Hajj) is contingent on you having the means (physical and financial) to go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-14T11:21:21.010" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T11:21:21.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8" CreationDate="2012-06-19T20:15:48.597" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;The sciences which deal with checking a Hadith's authenticity fall under Uloom Al Hadith (The sciences of Hadith).  An example of one of the sciences which deal with checking the authenticity of a Hadith is Al Jarhu Wa Atta'deel.  Ajjarhu Watta'deel (or Ilm Rijalul Hadeeth), goes through the sanad/chain of transmission and sees the states of the narrator, whether they are trustworthy/righteous or not, whether they are accurate (whether in memory or written form or both) or not and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars of Hadith of the past have gone through many Ahadeeth and checked them.  A reliable &lt;strong&gt;modern&lt;/strong&gt; scholar of Hadith, known as Nasiruddeen Al Albany has done a massive work by going through the Sunan and checking the authenticity of the Ahadeeth.  The Authenticity of a Hadith should be known before using it, hence to find the authenticity of a Hadith one must do research on it, and see what Scholars of Hadith have said in regards to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should also be noted that checking a Hadith is not simple task, and needs much knowledge and expertise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Main Sources: Islamic online university, and Mandhoomat fi Qawa'id Ajarhu Wa Atta'deel (منظومة في قواعد الجرح و التعديل)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-04-16T22:12:31.520" LastActivityDate="2013-04-16T22:12:31.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7" CreationDate="2012-06-19T20:17:47.453" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu wa alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ahlul Kitab usually refers to the Jews and Christians.  And the Book is usually the Bible and the Torah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-06-19T20:17:47.453" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7" CreationDate="2012-06-19T20:19:10.210" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ahlu Al-Kitab literally means &quot;people of the book.&quot; It refers to the Islamic belief that Allah (God) revealed (primarily) two major books prior to Islam: The &lt;em&gt;Injeel&lt;/em&gt; (Gospel/Bible), and the &lt;em&gt;Tawrah&lt;/em&gt; (Torah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, Ahlul-kitab is &quot;the people of the (previous scriptures),&quot; i.e. the Jews and Christians. It does not specifically refer to any particular sect within these two groups (eg. catholic vs. orthodox Christianity), but generally to both groups.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-06-19T20:19:10.210" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8" CreationDate="2012-06-19T20:22:37.317" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;@AlUmmat's answer is correct and is a technical answer. The science of hadith (which grew primarily around 200 AH, or 800 CE) dealt with distinguishing weak vs. authentic vs. fake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For our times today, all of the hadith have been collected into major books. Knowing which hadith in which book, along with which label (weak/daeef, good/hasan, strong/saheeh, or fabricated/mawdoo) is sufficient to tell you what the hadith is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, when a website, lecture, class, etc. quotes a hadith, they will tell you if it is weak/strong/fabricated. If not, you can ask. Islam puts a lot of emphasis on not attributing anything to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) that he didn't say; we're very stringent about making sure we know if the hadith is authentic or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-06-19T20:22:37.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-19T20:26:20.677" Score="18" ViewCount="14505" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Quran, two terms are used to refer to those on the straight path (suratal mustakeem): &lt;em&gt;muslim&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;mumin&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are some similarities and differences between &quot;muslim&quot; and &quot;mumin&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Quran, it is said that Mumins are the ones who will be salvaged. But I don't remember such a promise for Muslims. Also, I know that the Mumin is coming from the Arabic root &quot;١من&quot; which means &quot;safety&quot;. But safety from exactly what?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are Mumins a subset of Muslims, or are they superset? It is no doubt that these two sets have intersection, but does one of them completely encapsulate the other, or do they have different elements (people)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-02T16:22:14.150" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T17:44:22.327" Title="What is a &quot;Muslim&quot; (surrendered) and what is a &quot;Mumin&quot; (believer/safe)?" Tags="|arabic|terminology|mumin|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6" CreationDate="2012-06-19T20:28:30.363" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rasul OR Mursal has the same meanings as courier. Courier of some scripture or religious text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is believed that they come with some scriptures. Rasul is specific term as compared to Nabi. Every Rasal is Nabi as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is believed that there are many Rusul but only five Rusul are quoted in Quran.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mohammad&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibrahim (Abraham came with scrolls/Suhuf)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Musa (Moses)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dawood (David)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Isa (Jesus)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Nabi (Prophet), on the other hand, is a chosen person by God to bring reforms to some society, culture or region either on the bases of his own carrying scripture being as Rasul or on the bases of his preceded Rasul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;CLARIFICATION - the above mentioned five messengers have been understood by scholars to be possessors of resolute will (ulul azm) from amongst the messengers, according to a simple net search, at least 25 have been referred to as rasul in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-10-11T08:43:04.380" LastActivityDate="2017-10-11T08:43:04.380" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6" CreationDate="2012-06-19T20:30:50.897" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;A loose definition in English is that a &lt;em&gt;Nabi&lt;/em&gt; (pl. &lt;em&gt;Anbiya&lt;/em&gt;) is a Prophet, and a &lt;em&gt;Rasul&lt;/em&gt; (pl. &lt;em&gt;Rusul&lt;/em&gt;) is a Messenger. Linguistically, a Nabi is someone who has been given revelation or news (of an important nature, immediately concerning themselves or their communities). A Rasul, linguistically, is someone given a message to deliver.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two main classical opinions (of course) about whether there is a difference between the two terms or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first opinion is that the two terms are interchangeable - that every Nabi is a Rasul and every Rasul is a Nabi. The second is that there is a difference. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence for the first opinion are the various ayaat in the Qur'an that talk about Rusul only, e.g. 2:285. The evidence for the second opinion are mainly two:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The hadith of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari: The Prophet (saws) was asked about the number of Anbiya and Rusul. He (saws) replied that there were 124,000 Prophets among whom 315 were Messengers. This hadith is collected in Musnad Ahmad and the collections of at-Tabarani, and ibn Hibban.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah SWT Himself mentioned Rusul and Anbiya separately in 22:52 - and a principle of Arabic grammar is that when two similar things are mentioned together with a &lt;em&gt;waw&lt;/em&gt; then attention is being drawn to the difference between the two.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However there is a strong rebuttal to the second opinion as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hadith Abu Dharr is munkar - is has one chain with a weak narrator, and the other 3 chains omit the &quot;315 where Messengers&quot; phrase.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Re. 22:52, the answer is that the two words describe the same quality of the same person, like saying something is both tall and long.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Finally, how do you define a &quot;new message&quot;? There is no clear definition. 'Isa (as) is called a Rasul in the Qur'an, but his message was largely the same as Musa (as)'s message. Allah SWT referred to Yusuf (as) as a Messenger, but he didn't come with any new message.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the other points of evidence are rebutted similarly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end it's all about how you define things. And the tl;dr version of this answer is that there is no clear well-defined difference between the two terms. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows better :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-19T20:39:12.363" LastActivityDate="2012-06-19T20:39:12.363" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18" CreationDate="2012-06-19T20:41:27.577" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two narrations of Hadith Jibreel, when angel Jibreel comes to the Prophet (peace be upon him) in human form and asks him some questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These questions include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is Islam (who are Muslims?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is Eman (who are Mu'mins?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is Ihsaan?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two narrations switch up the order of Islam vs. eman. Therefore, some scholars have said that Islam (basic Islam) is the lower level, and eman (becoming a mu'min) is a higher level of faith. Others say the opposite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first opinion is supported by the language. Allah mentions &quot;the ones who believe&quot; in a verb form in many ayaat of Qur'an. In contrast, &quot;mumin&quot; is a noun, a person who believes; someone for whom belief is a strong aspect of their personality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-06-19T20:41:27.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29" CreationDate="2012-06-19T20:43:40.110" Score="25" ViewCount="13062" Body="&lt;p&gt;Building off of the answers to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8/how-do-we-make-sure-if-an-hadith-is-sahih-or-fake&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, what are the requirements for a hadith to be considered &quot;sahih&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T12:32:08.277" Title="What are the requirements of a &quot;Sahih&quot; hadith?" Tags="|hadith|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-19T20:45:43.180" Score="14" ViewCount="2067" Body="&lt;p&gt;Among collectors, there are people who collect coins and banknotes which are considered rare or unusual. Often these would be older currencies which are no longer produced (although they may still be considered legal tender), but this could also include currencies which are currently in circulation which are considered special in some way (e.g., coins with an unusual printing error, or banknotes with interesting serial numbers).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such currencies are often bought and sold at values significantly above their face value.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a number of reports that the prophet forbade trading goods for the same type of goods in anything except equal amounts; the classic example involves the trading of high quality dates for lower quality dates.  Rather than trading such in unequal amounts, the sunnah in such cases is to sell the lower quality dates for money, and then purchase the high quality dates with said money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The concern in the rare currencies situation above is that the &quot;product&quot; to be traded is in fact legal tender; since it is money itself, there is no real way to sell it for money except as like-for-like. According to the dates-for-dates principle, a penny that is, legally, only worth 1 cent but which a collector would be wiling to pay hundreds of dollars for could only, in fact, be &quot;sold&quot; for 1 cent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Short of buying some sort of &quot;dummy&quot; good for one cent, and then selling the same good back to the collector for the profit (which just seems dodgy and make-work to me), is there anything in the hadith literature which could apply to this sort of situation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2012-07-03T18:51:11.863" Title="How to buy and sell rare currencies without approaching riba?" Tags="|riba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23" CreationDate="2012-06-19T20:47:07.593" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu wa alikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;good Isnaad, and that means transmission chain. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does not go against what the Prophet came with, because there are those who make up hadiths fake Hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are the two main ones that I have knowledge of, perhaps there there more.&#xA;These two pages Insha'Allah will be useful:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/english/shariah/hadith/faqs/452206-what-is-a-hadith-sahih-and-its-isnad-is-sahih.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.onislam.net/english/shariah/hadith/faqs/452206-what-is-a-hadith-sahih-and-its-isnad-is-sahih.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Hadith/Ulum/asb7.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Hadith/Ulum/asb7.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-06-19T20:47:07.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24" CreationDate="2012-06-19T20:47:27.530" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Good question!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think with rare currencies that are no longer traded for their face value, but rather for their collectible value, the rules concerning riba and currency don't apply anymore. This is from a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/node/785&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;discussion on islamtoday&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, rare notes and coins have – according to the customs (`urf)&#xA;  of the market wherein they are sought – have ceased being traded as a&#xA;  medium of exchange and have become objects of value in their own&#xA;  right. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Therefore, it is permissible to purchase these objects with currency.&#xA;  This is the case even if the rare coin or bill is of a type that is&#xA;  still recognized by statute as being legal tender. One can purchase a&#xA;  rare coin or bill with modern currency of nominally the same type.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-19T22:08:38.460" LastActivityDate="2012-06-19T22:08:38.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-19T20:51:52.443" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Other than its spiritual aspects such as God desires and expects His followers to fast, fasting Affects our physical, mental, emotional aspects:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fasting will:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;rest the digestive system&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;allow for cleansing and detoxification of the body&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;create a break in eating patterns, while shining a spotlight on them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;promote greater mental clarity&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;cleanse and heal &amp;quot;stuck&amp;quot; emotional patterns&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;lead to a feeling of physical lightness, increasing energy level&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;promote an inner stillness, enhancing spiritual connection&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to its spiritual aspects, it helps us to maintain a close relationship with God. It helps us to think about ourselves and our life more focused and gives you greater freedom, flexibility, and energy to get done the things that are important to you. It's a short while of difference that we experience every year. A faster would not commit a crime and there's a weird feelings that makes you think of yourself as a good person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The thing about fasting is, We all need variety and we need time to think about our lives among our busy moments. Fasting gives us the opportunity and it really feels good at the end when you've done what you must have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ali (peace be upon him) mentions in his Nahj al-Balaghah about fasting that fasting shows that all people are equal. Reach people understands poor people's condition better and they'll be encouraged to help people from lower economic status.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The stomach is home to all pain and fasting is the highest remedy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't end here, there's already a branch of study on fasting and the philosophical reasons behind it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-19T20:51:52.443" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-19T20:55:35.007" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The simplest way to tell is by looking at how they pray. Shi'a typically pray 3 times a day (5 prayers, 3 times) and Sunnis pray 5 (each on their own time). One of the main Shi'a sects prays with little black pebbles near their heads.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In all probability though, the masjid you're talking about is Sunni. For telltale signs of a Shi'a mosque, look at the literature. Post some of the names of the books you find and someone here can quickly tell you the affiliation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-19T21:01:45.590" LastActivityDate="2012-06-19T21:01:45.590" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23" CreationDate="2012-06-19T20:55:45.087" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the science of hadith, five specific conditions are called out:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A connected Isnaad (chain) of narrators:&lt;/strong&gt; Nobody narrates from their teacher's teacher, for example; everybody met in person and heard directly from the person who narrated to them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All narrators are known, trustworthy, and righteous:&lt;/strong&gt; They don't commit major sins in public. We know them (their biography), i.e. it's not &quot;someone named X told me ...&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Precision and Accuracy of Narrators:&lt;/strong&gt; All the narrators in the chain are known to have strong memories and narrate accurately.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Doesn't Conflict Known Hadith:&lt;/strong&gt; If there's one hadith that conflicts a well-known larger body of hadith, it can become rejected.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No Hidden Defects:&lt;/strong&gt; This is a technical requirement, and refers to &lt;em&gt;tadlees&lt;/em&gt; (subtly hiding who you are narrating the hadith from) among other things.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NB: these five are agreed upon. Some groups of Muslims add other conditions (eg. Shi'a emphasize non-conflict with the Qur'an; see goldPseudo's comment for a lengthy discussion.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mustallah Al-Hadith course (circa 2006)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sciences of Hadith course (circa 2009).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2015-03-25T11:38:19.583" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T11:38:19.583" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31" CreationDate="2012-06-19T21:02:21.267" Score="6" ViewCount="10111" Body="&lt;p&gt;At least &lt;code&gt;Koran&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Coran&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Quran&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;Qur'an&lt;/code&gt; are alternate English spellings for the name of the religious texts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a preferred spelling, and if so why?  I've seen, for example, some discussion that &lt;a href=&quot;http://deanesmay.com/2009/08/22/koran-vs-quran/&quot;&gt;Koran is preferred to Qur`an&lt;/a&gt;, but that's one person's opinion and doesn't address the other alternative forms, either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that any English transliteration will be imperfect at best, but what should I consider when deciding how to spell this word in writing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastActivityDate="2012-06-19T21:05:19.450" Title="How should I spell &quot;Quran&quot; in English?" Tags="|quran|english|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="11" ClosedDate="2012-06-29T06:05:29.143" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30" CreationDate="2012-06-19T21:05:19.450" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu wa alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most preferred of the list is [Qur'an] , because it is the closest to the Arabic name, but all of the list is okay as long as it refers to the Qur'an.  There are two preferred ones that sometimes are written and they are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.Qur'an and this is the preferred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.Quran &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-06-19T21:05:19.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35" CreationDate="2012-06-19T21:06:11.993" Score="16" ViewCount="26302" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have noticed that when a person converts from one religion to Islam it is said that he or she &lt;em&gt;reverted&lt;/em&gt;. This is said even when it is the first time he or she embraces Islam as a religion. Why is this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32" LastActivityDate="2016-09-15T09:19:51.237" Title="Why are converts to Islam called reverts?" Tags="|terminology|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37" CreationDate="2012-06-19T21:07:43.777" Score="16" ViewCount="12396" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a Muslim wasn't used to pray and then he started and never left a prayer, does he need to pray all prayers he has previously left or Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) will forgive him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-28T15:19:12.757" LastActivityDate="2022-06-28T15:30:20.697" Title="Does a Muslim have to make up for all the prayers that he left without any excuse?" Tags="|salat|fiqh|salat-qada|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32" CreationDate="2012-06-19T21:08:32.410" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Good question. The origin of the term comes from something the Prophet Muhammad (saws) said about everyone being born &quot;on their nature&quot; (the word used in the hadith is &quot;fitrah&quot;). Meaning that people are born with an innate ability to recognize their Lord and to submit to Him. The hadith continues by saying that after birth, it is the parents who make the child a Christian, Jew or Magian. So the people who like to use the term &quot;revert&quot; say that when one recognizes Allah as their Lord, they revert to their original state at birth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally avoid using the term because a Muslim is something that someone is consciously, something that they believe in from their own intellect, something that they say and act upon. This is not the same state as a newborn baby.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-06-19T21:08:32.410" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32" CreationDate="2012-06-19T21:08:56.527" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, we have a concept called &lt;em&gt;mithaaq&lt;/em&gt;, which means &quot;heavy covenant/contract.&quot; According to this understanding, all of humanity met Allah (God) before we were created, and we agreed to follow His rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, we all have a &lt;em&gt;fitrah&lt;/em&gt; (innate nature) to the values of Islam, because we are all born as Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More specifically, this can be extracted from the narration of our prophet (peace be upon him):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No [child] is born but upon Fitra (natural inclination to Islam).&#xA;  It is his parents who make him a Jew&#xA;  or a Christian or a Polytheist. A person said: Allah's Messenger, what&#xA;  is your opinion if they were to die before that (before reaching the&#xA;  age of adolescence when they can distinguish between right and wrong)?&#xA;  He said: It is Allah alone Who knows what they would be doing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/264260&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-06-19T21:08:56.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33" CreationDate="2012-06-19T21:10:32.203" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to some of the scholars (Ibn Hazm, some of the Shafi'is, Ibn Taymiyyah and the modern salafis), &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt;, he does not need to make them up. This is because none of the companions, tabi'een, etc. ever made them up; there is no explicit ayah of Qur'an, or hadith of rasulullah (peace be upon him) telling us to make up prayers we missed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, this is a serious issue to consider: &lt;strong&gt;A missed prayer cannot be made up, ever.&lt;/strong&gt; It's missed. Forever. You can see &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/7969/miss%20prayer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa on Islam-QA&lt;/a&gt; as one reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in @AlUmmat's answer, he should make tawbah (sincere repentance) for what he did wrong, and move forward by praying on time, every time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the issue is someone &lt;em&gt;accidentally&lt;/em&gt; skipping a prayer, such as if they set their alarms for Fajr (early morning) prayers and slept through, then the scholars mention that they must make it up &lt;em&gt;as soon as they remember&lt;/em&gt; (i.e. wake up enough to realize they missed it). This is from the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger said: &amp;quot;Whoever forgets a Salat then he is to pray it&#xA;when he remembers it.&amp;quot; (Sahih) &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/661780&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Recorded in At-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-28T08:06:55.337" LastActivityDate="2022-06-28T08:06:55.337" CommentCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="50" CreationDate="2012-06-19T21:10:41.970" Score="18" ViewCount="5867" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims offer prayer and recite Quran in Arabic. What is the significance of Arabic language for worship according to Quran and Sunnah? Is there any hadith or verse of Quran that makes the Arabic language necessary for worship?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-22T03:34:22.387" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T03:49:42.557" Title="Why do Muslims offer prayers in Arabic? What is the significance of the language?" Tags="|salat|arabic|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33" CreationDate="2012-06-19T21:11:10.267" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes he must pray all left but, of some special cases&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, the other part of your question regarding forgiveness Its absolutely Allah SWT decision that he forgive or punish him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26" LastActivityDate="2012-06-19T21:11:10.267" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="79" CreationDate="2012-06-19T21:19:03.033" Score="14" ViewCount="1457" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the practical differences in the practice of Islam between the Sufi practitioners Versus the Sunni and Shiite?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="34" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-10T13:28:23.880" LastActivityDate="2019-05-14T15:00:33.037" Title="What are the practical differences between Sufi practices versus Sunni and Shiite practices?" Tags="|ritual|sufism|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="42" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-19T21:20:03.717" Score="19" ViewCount="2931" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the ruling in Islam regarding categorization of Muslims into sects like Sunni and Shia? Does Allah allow/disallow it in Quran? What did Prophet (P.B.U.H) say about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would it be a sin if I label myself one of those groups as opposed to just Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-30T02:40:53.317" LastActivityDate="2017-05-30T02:40:53.317" Title="Is it sin to categorize yourself into a particular sect?" Tags="|halal-haram|sects|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-19T21:20:57.807" Score="6" ViewCount="2716" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_studies&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith science&lt;/a&gt;, among the branches of weak ahadith are two types classified as &quot;shaadh&quot; (doubtful, shady) and &quot;munkar&quot; (evil). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two types both refer to a hadith that contradicts a well-known strong body of hadith, such as the 18 narrations of a sahaba praying alone with Rasulullah (salallahu alayhi wa sallam) and being instructed to pray on his &lt;strong&gt;right&lt;/strong&gt; side, and one narration where the sahaba was instructed to pray on his &lt;strong&gt;left&lt;/strong&gt; side (the latter being a munkar hadith).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what exactly is the shade of difference between these two types of hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T13:45:26.613" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T13:45:26.613" Title="&quot;Shaadh&quot; vs. &quot;Munkar&quot; Hadith" Tags="|hadith|arabic|ilm-mustalah-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38" CreationDate="2012-06-19T21:22:12.030" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu wa alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because The Quran was revealed in clear understandable Arabic and the recitation of the Quran in Arabic has so Much blessings, and because Islam started where Arabic was in, another reason is also to set a common language for Muslims, and Arabic has a lot of significance one because of the Qur'an.  These are the reasons why we give the prayer in Arabic, another reason is ,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet May Peace be Upon Him said: (Pray like you see me pray), &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:712&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Riadussaliheen/in a narration from Bukari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And He Prayed in Arabic, so we follow Him and Pray in Arabic.  But, if you are new to Islam, and don't know how to pray, then you learn how to pray and in it you can say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;سبحان الله، و الحمد لله، و لا إله إلا الله، و الله أكبر، و لا حول و لا&#xA;قوة إلا بالله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, there is no god except Allah&#xA;and Allah is Most great, there is no god except Allah and there is no&#xA;power and no strength except with Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;until you learn Surahs and the other things that is required for you to say in Salat/prayer.  And you should strive your best to learn the language of the Quran/Arabic.  &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/5965/what-does-one-do-when-one-is-new-to-islam-and-does-not-know-what-to-say-in-sala&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-06T03:49:42.557" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T03:49:42.557" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="46" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42" CreationDate="2012-06-19T21:23:14.993" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on the intention behind the categorization. The Prophet (saws) himself categorized the Muslims of his time as Muhajirin and Ansar. BUT at the same time, when one of the Companions used a different categorization to put someone down and insult them, the Prophet (saws) was quite firm in telling them to cut it out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said that, there is a well-known hadith about the ummah splitting into 73 sects: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/42#2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/42#2&lt;/a&gt; . So the lesson from the hadith is beware of identifying with a sect that is destined for jahannam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-19T21:28:28.323" LastActivityDate="2012-06-19T21:28:28.323" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="49" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42" CreationDate="2012-06-19T21:32:16.077" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a couple of issues here. One is an actual sect (something that differs in theology) versus a madhhab (school of thought, codified set of rules on how they approach fiqh). I don't know which you're asking about, so I'll talk about both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A sect differs in aqedah (belief, theology). This includes groups like the Khawarij, who existed at the time of rasulullah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Referring to sects, rasulullah said: &quot;You will divide into 72-73 (depends on the narration) sects like the nations before you, all of them will be in the Fire except one.&quot; (Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/42#2&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Dawud&lt;/a&gt;) The one refers to &quot;At-Taif Al-Mansoorah,&quot; the saved sect, aka. the teachings of rasulullah and then his companions and then the scholars of Islam. In Sunni Islam, we believe that we are that one saved sect, because we are on the fitrah of Islam, and on the teachings of rasulullah (his sunnah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for mathab/madhab/mazhab, this refers to a scholarly division in &lt;em&gt;usool-ul-fiqh&lt;/em&gt;. The four popular ones, as well as many others that did not survive, are all headed by scholars who approached fiqh (deriving rulings) with a certain methodology. Different madhabs used different methodologies; those are not considered sects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-06-19T21:32:16.077" CommentCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="50" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38" CreationDate="2012-06-19T21:34:36.943" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main goal is to set one language among Muslims. While the other reason might be that there's no &lt;em&gt;exact&lt;/em&gt; translation of Quran in any language. Perhaps this is the reason that it remains unchanged after many decades which is what we rarely see in other religions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Muslims may also say &lt;em&gt;dua&lt;/em&gt; in their own words and languages for any issue they wish to communicate with God in the hope that God will answer their prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastEditorDisplayName="user8749" LastEditDate="2012-09-08T04:31:36.200" LastActivityDate="2012-09-08T04:31:36.200" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="53" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="43" CreationDate="2012-06-19T21:51:00.957" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_terminology#Other_types_of_weakness&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Munkar:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Munkar, (مُنْكَر), literally means 'denounced'. According to&#xA;  Ibn Hajar, if a narration which goes against another authentic hadith&#xA;  is reported by a weak narrator, it is known as munkar. Traditionists&#xA;  as late as Ahmad used to simply label any hadith of a weak reporter as&#xA;  munkar.[15]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shādhdh:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Shādhdh, (شاذّ), literally means 'anomalous'. According to&#xA;  al-Shafi'i, a shādhdh hadith is one which is reported by a trustworthy&#xA;  person who contradicts the narration of a person more reliable than he&#xA;  is. It does not include a hadith which is unique in its matn and is&#xA;  not narrated by someone else.[15]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main difference is that the former is reported by a weak narrator while the latter is reported by a trustworthy person. There is also other kinds of weakness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-04-02T23:39:45.830" LastActivityDate="2013-04-02T23:39:45.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="54" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-19T21:56:21.567" Score="89" ViewCount="16262" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the theory of evolution, and specifically, theistic evolution, compatible with Islam?  That is to say, is there any official doctrine in Islam (or if not agreed upon in Islam as a whole, in a specific sect or area of Islam) that teaches that evolution is expressly wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastEditorUserId="13129" LastEditDate="2016-12-22T08:24:14.267" LastActivityDate="2020-04-27T19:41:51.940" Title="Is evolution compatible with Islam?" Tags="|creation|science|evolution|" AnswerCount="10" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="55" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38" CreationDate="2012-06-19T21:57:12.387" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can translate a narrator’s book into different language with a very good translation, so that the reader of the later language understands the same things as the reader of the original language does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this is not the same for the case of translating Quran. Quran is not a book written by human; it is brought down from sky (sema) by Allah himself. Its words and sentences have great precision in meaning. In order to understand a single ayat, one should analyze every word in the ayat, in both the usage of in other ayats and in etymological meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran cannot be perfectly translated into another language. This doesn't mean that non-Arabic people shouldn't read Quran translations in their own languages. They can read Quran translations, but they must be aware that they are not reading the original Quran, and what they are reading is only a translation which hold only surface of the information; they are missing the deeper meanings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of these reason, it is not a custom to read Quran in non-Arabic languages. However, there is no common vision about this matter. Some people say that Quran must be read in Arabic no matter what. Some say that it can/must be read in native language. Some say that it is important to maximize the comprehension of what you read (which roughly means that new readers should read their own language to take the &quot;surface&quot; of the information, as soon as they cover the &quot;surface&quot; they should switch back to Arabic to get the deeper vast information.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T13:20:38.410" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T13:20:38.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="57" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="59" CreationDate="2012-06-19T22:14:05.663" Score="15" ViewCount="8736" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since praying times are based on the sun position, I was wondering how they are handled in countries like Finland where the days or nights are very long depending on the time of the year. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T19:18:10.190" LastActivityDate="2019-08-17T02:54:49.847" Title="How are praying times handled in countries with a long day light?" Tags="|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="59" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="57" CreationDate="2012-06-19T22:25:35.597" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Good question! This is at least one &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/5842&quot;&gt;scholarly answer&lt;/a&gt; to the question: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever lives in a land in which the sun does not set during the&#xA;  summer and does not rise during the winter, or who lives in a land in&#xA;  which the day lasts for six months and the night lasts for six months,&#xA;  for example, has to perform the five daily prayers in each twenty-four&#xA;  hour period. They should estimate their times based on the nearest&#xA;  country in which the times of the five daily prayers can be&#xA;  distinguished from one another&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is another answer from a &lt;a href=&quot;http://moonsighting.com/faq_pt.html#G3&quot;&gt;moon sighting website&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Polar regions like Norway, Finland, and Alaska have areas where the&#xA;  sun stays below horizon for several months in winter, and stays above&#xA;  horizon for several months in summer. However, there comes a time in&#xA;  every day when the sun is at its highset point (Noon) and at lowest&#xA;  point (Midnight). At temperate latitudes, the highest point is visible&#xA;  but lowest point is below horizon. But at higher latitudes (Polar&#xA;  region, like Norway, Finland, and Alaska) the highest and lowest point&#xA;  occur below horizon in winter (meaning several months long night), and&#xA;  above horizon in summer when the sun never sets for several months&#xA;  (meaning several months long day). But we can calculate those two&#xA;  points and determine Prayer times around those two known times every&#xA;  day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-06-19T22:25:35.597" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="60" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="54" CreationDate="2012-06-19T22:37:50.223" Score="41" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Islam is incompatible with theistic evolution for many reasons.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first reason regarding Human Evolution is: Muslims believe that God created Adam and Eve in heaven. This is mentioned several times in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;إِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلائِكَةِ إِنِّي خَالِقٌ بَشَرًا مِن طِين&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;[So mention] when your Lord said to the angels, &amp;quot;Indeed, I am going to create a human being from clay. &lt;strong&gt;[38:71]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;خَلَقَ الإِنسَانَ مِن صَلْصَالٍ كَالْفَخَّارِ&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;He created man from clay like [that of] pottery. &lt;strong&gt;[55:14]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الإِنسَانَ مِن صَلْصَالٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;And We did certainly create man out of clay from an altered black mud. &lt;strong&gt;[15:26]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Adam and Eve ate from that tree, God punished them by taking them out from heaven and sent them to Earth. We are the descendants of Adam and Eve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَأَنزَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ الأَنْعَامِ ثَمَانِيَةَ أَزْوَاجٍ يَخْلُقُكُمْ فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ خَلْقًا مِن بَعْدِ خَلْقٍ فِي ظُلُمَاتٍ ثَلاثٍ ذَلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ لا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ فَأَنَّى تُصْرَفُونَ&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;BR /&gt;&#xA;He created you from one soul. Then He made from it its mate, and He produced for you from the grazing livestock eight mates. He creates you in the wombs of your mothers, creation after creation, within three darknesses. That is Allah, your Lord; to Him belongs dominion. There is no deity except Him, so how are you averted? &lt;strong&gt;[39:6]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the theory is against the beliefs regarding other creatures (animals):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ دَابَّةٍ مِن مَّاء فَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِي عَلَى بَطْنِهِ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِي عَلَى رِجْلَيْنِ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِي عَلَى أَرْبَعٍ يَخْلُقُ اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاء إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Allah has created every [living] creature from water. And of them are those that move on their bellies, and of them are those that walk on two legs, and of them are those that walk on four. Allah creates what He wills. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent. &lt;strong&gt;[24:45]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, believing in the evolution of humans or other creatures is totally against the basic beliefs of Islam. A Muslim cannot believe in God and theistic evolution simultaneously because believing in one nullifies the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Macro-evolution&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some similar theories -- such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroevolution&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Macroevolution&lt;/a&gt; -- are &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theistic_evolution#Islam&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;accepted by some Muslim scholars&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as it is accepted that &amp;quot;Allah is the Creator of everything&amp;quot; (Qur'an 13:16) and that Allah specifically created humanity (in the person of Adam; Qur'an 38:71-76).&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a theory is inconsistent with God's words &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Quran)&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt;, then it is not acceptable and is incompatible with Islam. If nothing in the theory contradicts the Quran or Hadith, then it is acceptable to believe in it or study it in depth as well. Theistic evolution is, however, incompatible with Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-09-13T18:07:21.470" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="62" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-19T22:47:43.160" Score="9" ViewCount="18738" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many sects of many religions take issue with the U.S. pledge of allegiance.  What is (or are?) the Islamic view on this issue?  Is pledging allegiance to the United States flag (or other similar pledges) permitted?  If they are permitted by some, but not other groups, what are the reasons for the different interpretations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2016-10-18T11:40:13.173" LastActivityDate="2016-10-18T11:40:13.173" Title="Is it permitted for a Muslim to recite the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance?" Tags="|oaths|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="63" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-19T22:52:18.347" Score="6" ViewCount="291" Body="&lt;p&gt;A few years ago &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Society_of_North_America&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ISNA&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiqh_Council_of_North_America&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FCNA&lt;/a&gt; came out with a strange position on how to set the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_calendar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islamic calendar&lt;/a&gt;. Traditionally, the only two opinions have involved actual sighting of the moon to officially declare the start of the new month. From what I understand, the FCNA opinion substitutes the sighting requirement with calculations (as opposed to simply supporting sighting with calculations, which is totally fine). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is my understanding correct, and if so, what is the evidence they present to support this opinion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-12T06:40:10.590" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T06:40:10.590" Title="Is there any evidence for setting the Islamic calendar through calculations only?" Tags="|reference-request|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="64" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="62" CreationDate="2012-06-19T22:58:35.137" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Muslim saying the Pledge of Allegiance is not against the religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I see nothing in there that would go against the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muslims believe in God (Allah).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are Muslims in America.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T13:15:45.753" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T13:15:45.753" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="65" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="57" CreationDate="2012-06-19T22:59:43.430" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are different opinions on the matter, some Fuqahā' say for fasting and prayers you should follow your home country times. Some others say the nearest country in which the times of the five daily prayers can be distinguished (as Ansari pointed out).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastActivityDate="2012-06-19T22:59:43.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="67" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="54" CreationDate="2012-06-19T23:10:00.557" Score="63" Body="&lt;p&gt;In order to answer this question, we must have an agreement on what the Quranic term &quot;خلق (to create (reads &quot;khalk&quot;))&quot; means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some say that, when Allah &quot;creates&quot; something, it happens in an instant, all of a sudden, out of nowhere.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And some say that, when Allah &quot;creates&quot; something, it happens in a circulation of events which follow each other.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the first one is true, then the evolution theory is not compatible to Islam. If the second one is true, then the evolution theory can be compatible (but we still cannot make sure if it is absolutely true) to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's read some ayats from Quran to see how Allah &quot;creates&quot; things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;خَلَقَكُم&lt;/strong&gt; مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا&#xA;  وَأَنزَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ الْأَنْعَامِ ثَمَانِيَةَ أَزْوَاجٍ يَخْلُقُكُمْ&#xA;  فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ خَلْقًا مِن بَعْدِ خَلْقٍ فِي ظُلُمَاتٍ&#xA;  ثَلَاثٍ ذَلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا&#xA;  هُوَ فَأَنَّى تُصْرَفُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He created you from one soul&lt;sup&gt;(*)&lt;/sup&gt;. Then He made from it its mate, and He produced for you from the grazing livestock eight mates. He creates you in the wombs of your mothers, creation after creation, within three darknesses. That is Allah , your Lord; to Him belongs dominion. There is no deity except Him, so how are you averted?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Zumer 6 (39/6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(*)&lt;/sup&gt;The word &quot;soul&quot; in this translation is a mistake. &quot;Soul&quot; means &quot;ruh&quot; in arabic, but the true word in the ayat is &quot;nefs&quot; which means physical body.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So, what/who is this first nefs? It can be Adam (alaihis salam), or it can be a one-celled organism in prehistoric era.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However, something is for sure. In this ayat, Allah says that the development of us in our mothers womb is a kind of creation. In the ayat, the word &quot;خلق&quot; is used. It is a natural fact that no babies instantaneously exist out of nowhere in his/her mother's womb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's see another ayat for understanding the meaning of &quot;khalk&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ كَذَلِكَ قَالَ رَبُّكَ هُوَ عَلَيَّ هَيِّنٌ وَقَدْ &lt;strong&gt;خَلَقْتُكَ&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  مِن قَبْلُ وَلَمْ تَكُ شَيْئًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Said, &quot;Thus [it will be]; your Lord says, 'It is easy for Me, for I created you before, while you were nothing.' &quot;&#xA;  Maryam 9 (19/9)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one who speaks in the ayat is (we understand from previous ayats) Zekaria (who is the father of Maryam, who is the mother of Isa (Christ)). Allah says him that once he was created (with the word &quot;khalk&quot;) before he was nothing.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;OK, what is the meaning of &quot;creation&quot; here? Instantaneously existing all of a sudden?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Zekeria was a human like us. He was created the way we were.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This ayat is the second reference to the meaning of &quot;creation&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللَّهُ &lt;strong&gt;خَالِقُ&lt;/strong&gt; كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكِيلٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is, over all things, Disposer of affairs.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Zumer 62 (39/62)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ayat tell us that Allah is creating (&quot;khalk&quot; again) everything. By everything, it means actually everything. Everything you know, everything you see and imagine. There is nothing instantaneously coming out of nowhere in this Universe. This is a fact no one can deny. Everything comes to existence after a circulation in the Nature. Allah crated rain, clouds, mountains, human race, animals, plants and everything else. This is how Allah creates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ سِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَانظُرُوا كَيْفَ بَدَأَ &lt;strong&gt;الْخَلْقَ&lt;/strong&gt; ثُمَّ اللَّهُ يُنشِئُ النَّشْأَةَ الْآخِرَةَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Say, &quot;Travel through the land&lt;sup&gt;(*)&lt;/sup&gt; and observe how He began creation. Then Allah will produce the final creation. Indeed Allah , over all things, is competent.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Ankabut 20 (29/20)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah wants us to travel on the Earth (&quot;ارض&quot; means &quot;Earth&quot;, not &quot;land&quot;)&lt;sup&gt;(*)&lt;/sup&gt; and observe how he create things.&#xA;Every one of us travel on Earth. We go to our jobs, holidays, picnic, walk in forest, walk in the streets, etc. Did any one of you see Allah creates anything in an instant from nothing? Everything is being created with a circulation of matter, nothing is created in an instant. And, Allah states that this is how he creates. This is the way of his creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اِنَّمَا اَمْرُهُ اِذَا اَرَادَ شَيْپًا اَنْ يَقُولَ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, &quot;Be,&quot; and it is.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Yaseen 82 (36/82)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this ayat, it is said that when Allah wants something, He just says &quot;be (كُنْ / kuun)&quot;, then it &quot;becomes (فَيَكُونُ / feyekuun)&quot;. This and some other ayats like this make some people think and claim that Allah instantaneously creates things. However, the secret key point is the conjunction word &quot;فَ (fe)&quot; in the ayat. It is different from &quot;وَ (ve)&quot; which means &quot;and&quot;. &quot;Fe&quot; means &quot;after this&quot;, and implies &quot;a forming of events afterwards&quot;. It doesn't necessarily or absolutely mean an instantaneous happening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Summary of what I wrote is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is no example in the nature that Allah instantaneously creates anything.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Quran, in a lot of ayat, Allah wants us to watch the nature and think how he created things. And what we see in the nature suggests to us that there is no instantaneous creation in the universe, but there is a circulation of matter which yields new materials to the Universe.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Evolution Theory is not against Islam. But we cannot make sure that it is the truth. Maybe some day scientist will discover a better theory which we can't even imagine today.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, why are Muslims this much against the Evolution Theory?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The reason is historical and strategical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of you know Darwin and what he researched for, and the following events. I will keep it as short as I can. Events occurred in this order:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Darwin founded the Evolution Theory.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;By the time Muslims were claiming that Allah creates things instantaneously.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Evolution Theory said that even the living things were created in a process, rather than being created instantaneously.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Atheists, who oppose the view that Allah exists, used Evolution Theory as an argument to suggest that the Muslim religion is wrong, because Evolution Theory said that living things were being created in a process and in a circulation, the Muslim religion says an apparently opposite statement.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muslims, who were offended with this claim, become enemies of the Evolution Theory.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And they stayed so.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, as an answer to your question, Quran doesn't clarify how exactly (living) things are created. Quran is not a biology or science book; it is only for warning us and teaching us the true way. It just says that they are created. All we can understand is from the meaning of the word &quot;creation&quot;. In my answer, I only tried to prove that we are not necessarily be instantaneously created on Earth. I didn't say that Evolution Theory is true or false for sure; but I said that it looks like to be very compatible. Allah knows the best. We shouldn't take part in the war between evolutionists and anti-evolutionist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="13868" LastEditDate="2015-08-21T21:16:16.070" LastActivityDate="2015-08-21T21:16:16.070" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="68" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="54" CreationDate="2012-06-19T23:19:55.597" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think there are a number of possible answers to this question. It's not clear-cut. In Islam, the belief is that human beings and all creation are created for a purpose - they're not products of random aimless mutations. So in that aspect, there is a clear divergence. As for the mechanics of evolution, there is very little to contradict basic biology in the texts. Allah does say He &quot;khalaqa&quot; humans - and uses that word to refer to the different stages of growth of the fetus as well. So khalq may not always mean direct creation. I don't know of any text with the Qur'an or sunnah that disqualifies Microevolution or genetic changes and mutations (and it can't because we have solid evidence for Microevolution). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We do have specific information about the creation of Adam (as) though, and as Muslims we believe he wasn't the product of an evolutionary chain (due to clear ayaat in the Qur'an and clear ahadith). This doesn't mean that we have to deny fossil records for human-like creatures before Adam (as). It may just have been a different trajectory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, as a tangent, Dr. T. O. Shanavas of Toledo, Ohio has a non-traditional viewpoint on this matter. He brings up a number of interesting ideas &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1413465803&quot;&gt;in his book&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't necessarily agree with a lot of his ideas but they are food for thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-03-21T18:07:40.977" LastActivityDate="2013-03-21T18:07:40.977" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="69" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="57" CreationDate="2012-06-19T23:24:16.713" Score="10" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...We said: Allah's Messenger, would one day's prayer suffice for the&#xA;  prayers of day equal to one year? Thereupon he said: No, but you must&#xA;  make an estimate of time (and then observe prayer)... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cmje.org/religious-texts/hadith/muslim/041-smt.php#041.7015&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 41:7015&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the above hadith was reported regarding the time of &lt;em&gt;Al-Dajjal&lt;/em&gt;, wherein he will walk the earth for forty days, one day like a year, one day like a month, and one day like a week, the ruling made by the prophet in this exchange can also be applied to the so-called &quot;Lands of the Midnight Sun&quot;, where the sun literally does not set for days or months at a time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know of no hadiths explaining exactly how one is supposed to &quot;make an estimate of time&quot;, but two major interpretations I am aware of are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pray according to the times used by the nearest location in which the times of prayer can still be discerned in the traditional way (i.e., by the position of the sun),&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pray according to the clock, using the prayer times of Mecca.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for those countries in which the times of prayer can still be determined according to the position of the sun, but in which said times are highly inconvenient due to the sun setting extremely late and rising extremely early during the summer, or vice-versa during the winter, I know of no reason that the same ruling could not be applied. The above report suggests that the exact times of the prayers (in relation to the position of the sun) is less important than the fact that they are still performed regularly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, joining prayers (such as joining the Maghrib and Isha prayers so they are performed at the same time) is another option, as the prophet is reported to have done the same so as to make things easier for his followers (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cmje.org/religious-texts/hadith/muslim/004-smt.php#004.1516&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 4:1516&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2012-06-19T23:24:16.713" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="71" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-19T23:33:14.483" Score="6" ViewCount="32340" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam there is a big controversy about who ate the Apple first, unlike Christianity where Eve ate the apple first. So who ate it first? Or did they eat it at the same time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reasons for controversy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Quran God said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;فَوَسْوَسَ إِلَيْهِ الشَّيْطَانُ قَالَ يَا آدَمُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى شَجَرَةِ الْخُلْدِ وَمُلْكٍ لّا يَبْلَى&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;  Then Satan whispered to him; he said, &quot;O Adam, shall I direct you to the tree of eternity and possession that will not deteriorate?&quot; &lt;strong&gt;[20:120]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is Adam who ate it??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While in another verse in Quran God Said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;فَدَلاَّهُمَا بِغُرُورٍ فَلَمَّا ذَاقَا الشَّجَرَةَ بَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْآتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ الْجَنَّةِ وَنَادَاهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا أَلَمْ أَنْهَكُمَا عَن تِلْكُمَا الشَّجَرَةِ وَأَقُل لَّكُمَا إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لَكُمَا عَدُوٌّ مُّبِي&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;  So he made them fall, through deception. And when they tasted of the tree, their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten together over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And their Lord called to them, &quot;Did I not forbid you from that tree and tell you that Satan is to you a clear enemy?&quot; &lt;strong&gt;[7:22]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so now it is Adam and Eve??&#xA;and again, In another verse God said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَلَقَدْ عَهِدْنَا إِلَى آدَمَ مِن قَبْلُ فَنَسِيَ وَلَمْ نَجِدْ لَهُ عَزْمًا&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;  And We had already taken a promise from Adam before, but he forgot; and We found not in him determination.&lt;strong&gt;[20:115]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so is it Adam??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But again!! Mohammed (pbuh) said in Hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لولا حواء لم تخن أنثى زوجها الدهر &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;  If not for Eve, no women ever cheated her husband. &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;  رواه البخاري في صحيحه في كتاب الأنبياء (3152) و(3218) , ورواه مسلم في كتاب الرضاع (1470) ورواه الإمام أحمد في مواضع عدة من المسند. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So now it is Eve!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are not all verses from Quran and Hadiths that has opposite meaning (or at least it seems like it has opposite meanings) which is the reason why some Muslims argue about this issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-09-25T06:33:08.270" LastActivityDate="2024-01-23T03:30:41.430" Title="According to Islamic perspective, who ate the apple of heaven Adam or Eve?" Tags="|tafseer|adam-and-eve|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="72" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-19T23:38:10.217" Score="8" ViewCount="9609" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is never clearly mentioned that it is an apple in Quran. What was mentioned is a &lt;em&gt;tree&lt;/em&gt;. So why do most Muslims believe it is an Apple? Is it a fairy tale or it has a supporting proof?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T04:34:13.217" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T21:38:44.137" Title="Why do most Muslims believe in Adam's Apple while it is never mentioned to be an Apple?" Tags="|islamic-basis|adam-and-eve|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="73" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="262" CreationDate="2012-06-19T23:40:22.147" Score="39" ViewCount="2707" Body="&lt;p&gt;The People of the Book (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7/who-are-ahlul-kitab&quot;&gt;Ahl-ul Kitab&lt;/a&gt;) are granted a particular status in Islam.  The Christians and the Jews, those who received and follow the previous scriptures, are easily counted among their number.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mormonism, on the other hand, was founded over a thousand years after the time of the prophet.  Although ostensibly they follow the Bible and are thus an extension of Christianity and Judaism, they also follow the scriptures revealed by Joseph Smith, who they claim as a prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since they follow teachings based on the Bible, they could be considered &quot;Ahl-ul Kitab&quot; in the same way as the Christians.  However, since they have superseded the Bible with their own scriptures, scriptures which are not known in Islam, it is unclear whether they would be classified thus or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has there been any major scholarly study on this matter?  Should the Mormons be treated the same as the Christians and the Jews so far as rulings are concerned?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2015-09-13T03:17:52.450" Title="Are Mormons considered Ahl-ul Kitab?" Tags="|ahlul-kitab|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="75" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-19T23:52:25.067" Score="14" ViewCount="3641" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslim women are not allowed under any circumstances to get married to a non-Muslims including Christians and Jews &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_of_the_Book&quot;&gt;(Ahlul Kitab)&lt;/a&gt;. While Muslim men are allowed to marry non-Muslim women if they were Christians or Jews.  Why the difference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God said in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;الْيَوْمَ أُحِلَّ لَكُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتُ وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ لَكُمْ وَطَعَامُكُمْ حِلٌّ لَهُمْ وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ إِذَا آتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ مُحْصِنِينَ غَيْرَ مُسَافِحِينَ وَلا مُتَّخِذِي أَخْدَانٍ وَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِالْأِيمَانِ فَقَدْ حَبِطَ عَمَلُهُ وَهُوَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;  This day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them. And [lawful in marriage are] chaste women from among the believers and chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture before you, when you have given them their due compensation, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse or taking [secret] lovers. And whoever denies the faith - his work has become worthless, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers. &lt;strong&gt;[5:5]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;who were given the Scripture before&lt;/em&gt;&quot; are &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_of_the_Book&quot;&gt;(Ahlul Kitab)&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37" LastEditorDisplayName="user37" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T02:23:33.333" LastActivityDate="2017-09-08T18:47:34.367" Title="Why are Muslim women prohibited from marrying non-Muslims while Muslim men are allowed to?" Tags="|non-muslim|nikah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="76" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-19T23:57:34.687" Score="16" ViewCount="144276" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why does Islam allow a man to marry up to four women, while women are allowed to marry only one man? What are the reasons behind this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2012-07-26T20:26:03.163" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T14:46:48.050" Title="Why are Muslims allowed to marry up to four women?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="77" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-19T23:59:03.607" Score="21" ViewCount="7124" Body="&lt;p&gt;How come Mohammad (pbuh)  was married to 9 women while Islam allows men to have up to four wives? Is there a reason behind that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T08:23:34.980" LastActivityDate="2021-07-16T01:22:43.100" Title="How come Mohammad (pbuh) was married to 9 women?" Tags="|nikah|wives-of-the-prophet|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="79" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41" CreationDate="2012-06-20T00:11:36.760" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sunni and Shi'ite is one categorization of Muslims - but Sufism is not another category within that scheme of categorization. For example, there are Sufis among both Sunnis and Shi'ites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sufism is characterized by a focus on personal worship and purification. What sets Sufis apart from the general body of Muslims is the body of beliefs and methods employed to achieve those goals. When the methods of worship and purification are derived from the methods of the Prophet (saws) then it is considered to be part of Islam. When those methods are innovated or have no basis in the sunnah, it is considered to be an innovation within Islam and to be avoided. When it involves beliefs that go against the core mainstream beliefs of Islam, it is considered to be kufr and outside Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a short video by Prof. Jonathan Brown of Georgetown University explaining Sufism: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5diBm_CG8J0&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5diBm_CG8J0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T00:22:01.533" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T00:22:01.533" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="80" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-20T00:16:45.067" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The phrase &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D9%84%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87_%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87_%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;peace be upon him&lt;/a&gt;&quot; is a prayer. Praying for others is encouraged in Islam. This particular prayer is one of the most common prayers in Quran. In using this prayer we follow the tradition set by God (e.g. verse 33:56, 19:15), his angles (verse 33:56), and his prophets (e.g. 19:33).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The phrase is translation of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عليه السلام&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is usually translated as &quot;&lt;strong&gt;peace be upon him&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; but it does not completely preserve the meaning (as with any translation). The word &quot;سلام&quot; is often translated as &quot;peace&quot; but it is only one of the meanings. It is also one of God's names (verse 59:23). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the Arabic root of &quot;سلام&quot; is &quot;َسَلَم&quot; which is also the root of Islam which can be translated to &quot;&lt;strong&gt;submission [to God]&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (c.f. verse 2:131).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-24T11:07:20.373" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T11:07:20.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="81" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="76" CreationDate="2012-06-20T00:27:52.853" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because it is necessary under some conditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَاٰتُوا الْيَتَامٰى اَمْوَالَهُمْ وَلَا تَتَبَدَّلُوا الْخَبٖيثَ بِالطَّيِّبِ وَلَا تَاْكُلُوا اَمْوَالَهُمْ اِلٰى اَمْوَالِكُمْ اِنَّهُ كَانَ حُوبًا كَبٖيرًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And give to the orphans their properties and do not substitute the defective [of your own] for the good [of theirs]. And do not consume their properties into your own. Indeed, that is ever a great sin&#xA;  وَاِنْ خِفْتُمْ اَلَّا تُقْسِطُوا فِى الْيَتَامٰى فَانْكِحُوا مَا طَابَ لَكُمْ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ مَثْنٰى وَثُلٰثَ وَرُبَاعَ فَاِنْ خِفْتُمْ اَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا فَوَاحِدَةً اَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُكُمْ ذٰلِكَ اَدْنٰى اَلَّا تَعُولُوا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one or those your right hand possesses. That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice].&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Nisa 2-3 (4 / 2-3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see in the ayats, Muslims are not allowed to multi-marry any woman. This law is primarily for justly dealing with orphaned women. And, as you see in the ayats, Allah does not suggest or encourage us to marry more than one woman. Allah only shows this as a path for keeping rights of orphan women. If we fear that we won't be able to behave justly, we are not allowed to marry more than one woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, today, some people have changed the meanings of ayats. They generalized the meanings of this ayats to make them fit to their desires. They used these ayats to make themselves harems. And yet they treat their wives as animals instead of protecting their rights, as if they were just child producing machines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran has show us this multi-marriage formula as a path to solve a problem. Not to make a harem for ourselves. People's evil doings should not dirty Islamic laws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also want to add this: is it worse to marry up to 4 women, or is adultery every night with a different woman? Some people oppose to this multi-marriage law simply because it is an Islamic law. But they are remaining blind to those who make adultery with many more that 4 women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2012-07-26T20:29:38.450" LastActivityDate="2012-07-26T20:29:38.450" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="82" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8" CreationDate="2012-06-20T00:58:27.417" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Checking authenticity of hadith needs expertise and it is not a simple matter that one can do on himself/herself so a non-expert should be very careful in stating and using hadith. There is an Islamic science that studies hadith and their authenticity and it is dependent on several other Islamic sciences (e.g. &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biographical_evaluation&quot;&gt;علم الرجال&lt;/a&gt;&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadithes are historical documents. The way to check the authenticity of a hadith is similar to the way of checking for the authenticity of other historical documents. A major difference is that many hadith has been preserved orally and not in a written form at least for the early centuries so there is no written document dating back to the original time the hadith has been stated. But still some means of checking authenticity of documents still apply, for example existence of multiple independent lines of narration from the source increases the confidence in the authenticity. Usually the persons who have narrated the hadith are also important for confidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another basic rule for checking authenticity is that hadith should not contradict what is said in Quran so one also needs to be knowledgeable in Quran and its interpretation which is again a non-trivial Islamic science.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several major collections of hadith. Some of these are solely collection of all hadith that the author was aware of without vetting for authenticity (the main reason making all claimed hadith available for experts without bias). Others are collections where various amounts of vetting is performed. There are some hadith collection which are considered more reliable (though even in those books you may find contradictory hadith).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia and Sunni often have different collections because they consider different people in Islam to be reliable sources of hadith, e.g. Shia do not consider a person a reliable source simply because he or she was a companion of the prophet. In cases where there are contradictory hadith (and historically we know there were because of internal wars between Muslims not long after the prophet has passed) one needs to either choose a source to rely on and reject the other or possibly accept only those hadith which are agreed on by all sides. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sunni consider the following collections as reliable:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sahih Bukhari by Imam Bukhari,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sahih Muslim by Muslim b. al-Hajjaj (d. 875), &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunan al-Sughra by al-Nasa'i,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunan Abu Dawood by Abu Dawood,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jami al-Tirmidhi by al-Tirmidhi,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunan ibn Majah by Ibn Majah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand Shia consider the following collections as reliable:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kitab al-Kafi by Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni al-Razi, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Man la yahduruhu al-Faqih by Muhammad ibn Babuya,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Tahdhib and Al-Istibsar by Shaykh Muhammad Tusi.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if you take a single collection from the 9 collection mentioned above you may find contradictory hadith. &#xA;I personally suggest you to be very careful about narrating a hadith unless you have studied the required sciences to be able to distinguish between authentic and non-authentic ones and when in doubt do not accept a hadith following Quran's advice (c.f. verses 17:36, 29:8, 31:15), particularly when you see it is not consistent with Quran and hopefully God will guide us to his path.&#xA;(We are quite sure that Quran is very authentic, although we know there has been minor differences as we have around &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qira%27at&quot;&gt;14 recitations of Quran&lt;/a&gt;, the differences between these narrations are small and reasonable considering the fact that Quran was not collected as a written book and was preserved orally during the prophet's time.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="42" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T01:05:16.363" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T01:05:16.363" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="83" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="87" CreationDate="2012-06-20T01:03:00.467" Score="5" ViewCount="146" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, is a person missing a leg, still responsible for 5 times salat a day? Or a person with mental illness - is he still responsible for any religious duties that a normal person has, or do different rules apply for people with disabilities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-03-09T17:06:51.577" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T17:06:51.577" Title="Are people with disabilities still responsible for acts of worship?" Tags="|salat|muslim-practices|worship|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="84" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="76" CreationDate="2012-06-20T01:14:26.353" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;A man is allowed to marry up to four women for many reasons, benefiting both the man and the women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, it may help the women as in the case of the Prophet where he often married poor women or women whose husbands died in battle. This was to help and protect them.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, as the prophet Abraham (as)  married, they may bear the man a child when the first wife cannot. Instead of abandoning a women for her inability to conceive, he marries another and *treats them both with justice)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And lastly, in the case of a man tempted to commit adultery with another women. Instead of this man committing a grave sin, adultury, Allah has given man an ease within his law and allowed man to marry another women. The aim of this is to prevent man and the women from committing a grave sin. Many people look at this law as a selfish addition to men but in fact it is meant as an ease on both men and women; it's not an excuse to 'have fun' with many wives but in fact it is meant to help ease men and women with their way of life. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-06-02T13:06:44.583" LastActivityDate="2013-06-02T13:06:44.583" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="85" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="71" CreationDate="2012-06-20T01:22:50.380" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't believe that this is a good question; there is no controversy to begin with. The story is clearly outlined in the Qur'an. From Surah Baqarah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But Satan caused them to slip out of it and removed them from that&#xA;  [condition] in which they had been. And We said, &quot;Go down, [all of&#xA;  you], as enemies to one another, and you will have upon the earth a&#xA;  place of settlement and provision for a time.&quot; See: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/35-36&quot;&gt;Surah Baqarah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Arabic clearly outlines &quot;fa azallahumaa ash-shaytaan,&quot; that Satan caused &lt;strong&gt;them both&lt;/strong&gt; to slip into the forbidden. There is no question of &quot;Eve did it and therefore all women carry original sin until the end of time.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T01:22:50.380" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="87" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="83" CreationDate="2012-06-20T01:37:35.963" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;different people have different duties placed on them as a muslim although the majority have the same a person with a missing leg is still very capable of performing salat or prayer &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him): I had piles, so I asked the Prophet (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) about the prayer. He said, &quot;Pray while standing and if you can't, pray while sitting and if you cannot do even that, then pray lying on your side.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/18#37&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so from this hadith we are told to pray in all circumstances that are possible&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad said, “I entered upon Abi Zayd Al-Ansari, who called out the Adhan and Iqamah while he was sitting.” He added, “a man advanced and led us in prayer. That man was lame whose leg was injured in the Cause of Allah, the Exalted” (Al-Baihaqi).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is a specific example of a  man who was injured and still performed prayer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but if prayer is beyond somones mental capability and it is absoloutly impossible for them to perform it then it will not be required fro them to pray allah has created these people and knows what they are capable of and will not force them to perform what he knows they cannot&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T13:45:49.823" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T13:45:49.823" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="88" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="90" CreationDate="2012-06-20T01:39:16.150" Score="11" ViewCount="17582" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is niqab/burqa/abaya a must for women? How much of that clothing comes from tradition, and how much of it comes from the religion? What does islam say about women's clothing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T01:41:47.940" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T15:32:31.360" Title="What does Islam say about women's clothing?" Tags="|clothing|women|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-05-25T22:14:03.193" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="90" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="88" CreationDate="2012-06-20T02:02:35.043" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;The story of how the abaya came to Islam is that one of the sahaba suggested that it would be more appropriate if women wore the traditional clothing of their time. Allah then decreed it so in the Quran. We can conclude that the religious clothing was already there before it was required for women to wear - the clothing did come from tradition. However, tradition does mostly consist of religon and was probably worn much before Arabs as many paintings of Mary suggest. If we were to analyze where exactly the clothing came from we would might as well trace back to Adam and Eve. &lt;strong&gt;The covering of a women is required in Islam, although the specific clothes are not mentioned&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and guard their&#xA;  private parts from sin and not show of their adornment except only&#xA;  that which is apparent, and draw their headcovers over their necks and&#xA;  bosoms and not reveal their adornment except to their husbands, their&#xA;  fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons,&#xA;  their brothers, or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or&#xA;  their women (i.e., their sisters in Islam), or their female slaves&#xA;  whom their right hands possess, or old male servants free of physical&#xA;  desires, or small children who have no sense of women's nakedness. And&#xA;  let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their&#xA;  adornment. And turn unto Allah altogether, O you Believers, in order&#xA;  that you may attain success.[An-Nur, 24:31]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah does not command a specific type of clothing but it says to hide your adornments and this is the reason why there are so many different types of Islamic clothing and it is not limited to the abaya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Dawood narrates:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;`Aishah (RAA) said: &quot;Asmaa' the daughter of Abu Bakr (RAA) came to see&#xA;  the Messenger of Allah (SAAWS) wearing a thin dress; so Allah's&#xA;  Messenger (SAAWS) turned away from her and said: O Asmaa', once a&#xA;  woman reaches the age of menstruation, no part of her body should be&#xA;  seen but this-and he pointed to his face and hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith gives evidence that only the hands and face of women should show and everything else is considered their &quot;adornments.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason for people wearing abaya the most is because it is considered the best way to cover their body part. Covering isn't simply placing cloth over their body it has to be loose clothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah radiyallahu anhu reported Allah’s messenger sallallahu alaihe wasallam having said this, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Their are two groups of people destined for the fire of hell. First,&#xA;  those officials who would carry with them whips looking like the tails&#xA;  of cows and they would use them for whipping people. Secondly, those&#xA;  women who would be naked despite being apparently clothed. They&#xA;  themselves will be inclined towards men and lure them as well. Their&#xA;  heads will be tall like the humps of Bukhti camels, bent onto one side&#xA;  (their hair will be styled in a bun). They will neither enter Paradise&#xA;  nor would they even smell the fragrance of Paradise which can be&#xA;  detected from great distances.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this hadith we can assume that we cannot wear tight clothing that cover us- they should be loose. We shouldn't wear jeans in public or tight shirts. An abaya would be better. Also the new style of placing cloth on you head to make it look like you have more hair is haram - it just lures men which is what the hijab is suppose to be &lt;em&gt;preventing.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith and Quran have covered the means of women covering which does make it a must in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorDisplayName="user83" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T15:32:31.360" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T15:32:31.360" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="91" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="88" CreationDate="2012-06-20T02:04:07.693" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is in Surah Noor (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the&#xA;  believers to &lt;strong&gt;bring down over themselves [part] of their outer&#xA;  garments.&lt;/strong&gt; That is more suitable that they will be known and not be&#xA;  abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/59&quot;&gt;Surah Noor, verse&#xA;  59&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a clear indication about wearing the &lt;em&gt;jilbaab&lt;/em&gt;, or loose outer covering that goes over your normal clothes. (That's what jilbab means in Arabic.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Asma, daughter of Abu Bakr, entered upon the Apostle of Allah wearing&#xA;  thin clothes. The Apostle of Allah turned his attention from her. He&#xA;  said: &quot;O Asma, when a woman reaches the age of menstruation, it does&#xA;  not suit her that she displays her parts of body except this and&#xA;  this,&quot; and he pointed to her face and hands. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/34#85&quot;&gt;Collected in Abu&#xA;  Dawud.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Covering the face and body is, therefore, a well-known obligation in Islam. As long as your clothes are loose and modest, you're good. As to the face, the scholars differed over it being obligatory or extra/recommended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, culture plays a small part in it. For example, in Saudi Arabia, all the jilbabs are black; in Africa, it's not the same by far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T02:04:07.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="92" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="72" CreationDate="2012-06-20T02:07:47.610" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was not an apple, and was not a known earthly fruit because it did not take place on Earth. When Adam and his wife (that is not called Eve in Quran) tasted the tree then they were sent to Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَدَلَّاهُمَا بِغُرُورٍ ۚ فَلَمَّا ذَاقَا الشَّجَرَةَ بَدَتْ لَهُمَا&#xA;  سَوْآتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ الْجَنَّةِ ۖ&#xA;  وَنَادَاهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا أَلَمْ أَنْهَكُمَا عَن تِلْكُمَا الشَّجَرَةِ&#xA;  وَأَقُل لَّكُمَا إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لَكُمَا عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So he led them on by delusion; and when they tasted the tree, their&#xA;  shameful parts revealed to them, so they took to stitching upon&#xA;  themselves leaves of the Garden. And their Lord called to them, 'Did&#xA;  not I prohibit you from this tree, and say to you, &quot;Verily Satan is&#xA;  for you a manifest foe&quot;?'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Quran says 'they tasted the tree' NOT the apple. Quran as the ultimate source of Islam has said the final word and a Muslim is not allowed to invent any saying on behalf on Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T17:16:46.710" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T17:16:46.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="93" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="94" CreationDate="2012-06-20T02:19:23.213" Score="15" ViewCount="2071" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was curious to know why people give citation from hadith? I have no intention to say that any of the hadith is false. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran will surely not be changed but like the other books changed, can't there be a fitna over hadith changing? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user46" LastEditorDisplayName="user13203" LastEditDate="2016-02-06T13:10:24.577" LastActivityDate="2016-02-06T13:10:24.577" Title="Why are hadith considered an authoritative source in Islam when they are not protected from corruption?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="94" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="93" CreationDate="2012-06-20T02:23:12.490" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Qur'an was preserved by divine promise. And the Qur'an says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, [O Muhammad], &quot;If you should love Allah , then follow me, [so]&#xA;  Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving&#xA;  and Merciful.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/31&quot;&gt;Surah Al-e-Imran, verse 31&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that our legislation comes first from Allah in Qur'an, and then from hadith of the Prophet, peace be upon him. Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if Muhammad had made up about Us some [false] sayings, We would&#xA;  have seized him by the right hand; Then We would have cut from him the&#xA;  aorta. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/69/44-46&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Haqqah, verses 44-46&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this, hadith occupies a very, very, very high status in Islam. The preservation was guaranteed through the science of hadith, which is an excruciatingly detailed study of every narrator of every hadith (their life, biography, memory, manners, etc.) as well as text of every narration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Allah refers to what the Prophet (peace be upon him) says as a form of wahi (revelation) &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/53/3-4&quot;&gt;Surah Najm, verses 3-4&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in another place in the Qur'an, He promises to preserve the dhikr (sunnah, hadith) that has been revealed to the Prophet (peace be upon him). So the preservation of the sunnah is something that must happen, and we know this both by revelation and logic (how can Allah command us to follow something that isn't preserved?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in the Qur'an: &quot;Obey Allah and the Prophet.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/32&quot;&gt;Surah Al-e-Imran, verse 32&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there is no issue about hadith changing. The only issue is that some anti-Islamic sources fake and invent hadith; these are called &quot;mawdoo'&quot;, or forged hadith, which are rejected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith also usually detail specifics. For instance, the Qur'an says, &quot;pray in the morning and the evening.&quot; But it does not detail the specifics of how to pray; that comes from hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, as Ershad says, during the time where Bukhari, Muslim, et. all started collecting and compiling ahadith together, they were extremely cautious about who to trust. An anecdote from life of Imam Bukhari follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bukhari once traveled several months to the place of a hadith narrator to&#xA;  gather hadith from him. To make the long story short, when he&#xA;  reached his place, he saw the narrator pretending to offer a cat&#xA;  some food (while in reality, there was no food in his hands). Imam Bukhari&#xA;  doubted the narrator's honesty and didn't take any narration from him&#xA;  and return back home though he traveled months for this one person's&#xA;  hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more details, consult the &lt;em&gt;science&lt;/em&gt; of hadith. It's very deep and vast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T14:46:44.590" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T14:46:44.590" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="95" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="77" CreationDate="2012-06-20T02:46:31.213" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;We don't know the exact number of Muhammad (pbuh) wives but we know that they were more than four. It was allowed by Allah and this was exclusive for him as clearly stated in Quran (verse 33:50):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِنَّا أَحْلَلْنَا لَكَ أَزْوَاجَكَ اللَّاتِي&#xA;  آتَيْتَ أُجُورَهُنَّ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ يَمِينُكَ مِمَّا أَفَاءَ اللَّهُ&#xA;  عَلَيْكَ وَبَنَاتِ عَمِّكَ وَبَنَاتِ عَمَّاتِكَ وَبَنَاتِ خَالِكَ&#xA;  وَبَنَاتِ خَالَاتِكَ اللَّاتِي هَاجَرْنَ مَعَكَ وَامْرَأَةً&#xA;  مُّؤْمِنَةً إِن وَهَبَتْ نَفْسَهَا لِلنَّبِيِّ إِنْ أَرَادَ النَّبِيُّ&#xA;  أَن يَسْتَنكِحَهَا خَالِصَةً لَّكَ مِن دُونِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَدْ&#xA;  عَلِمْنَا مَا فَرَضْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ فِي أَزْوَاجِهِمْ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ&#xA;  أَيْمَانُهُمْ لِكَيْلَا يَكُونَ عَلَيْكَ حَرَجٌ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ&#xA;  غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [الأحزاب:٥٠]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Prophet, We have made lawful for thee thy wives whom thou hast given&#xA;  their wages and what thy right hand owns, spoils of war that God has&#xA;  given thee, and the daughters of thy uncles paternal and aunts&#xA;  paternal, thy uncles maternal and aunts maternal, who have emigrated&#xA;  with thee, and any woman believer, if she give herself to the Prophet&#xA;  and if the Prophet desire to take her in marriage, for thee&#xA;  exclusively, apart from the believers -- We know what We have imposed&#xA;  upon them touching their wives and what their right hands own -- that&#xA;  there may be no fault in thee; God is All-forgiving,&#xA;  All-compassionate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastEditorUserId="42" LastEditDate="2014-08-09T06:10:11.760" LastActivityDate="2014-08-09T06:10:11.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="97" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-20T02:53:34.310" Score="33" ViewCount="6169" Body="&lt;p&gt;This universe have so many things that we can feel and can't feel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reason behind such a big creation? Allah states in His book:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Who remember Allah while standing or sitting or [lying] on their&#xA;  sides and give thought to the creation of the heavens and the earth,&#xA;  [saying], &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Our Lord, You did not create this aimlessly; exalted are&#xA;  You [above such a thing]&lt;/strong&gt;; then protect us from the punishment of the&#xA;  Fire.&quot; [3:191]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and it seems that everyone should have an understanding of the answer to this question then to be able to confess about it the way Allah expects from us, that the creation is not aimless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the Allah's purpose for this creation? What does the Holy Quran says about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="50" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T09:56:21.440" LastActivityDate="2024-02-05T02:03:46.787" Title="What is the purpose of creating this universe?" Tags="|creation|universe|" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="98" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="75" CreationDate="2012-06-20T03:06:33.077" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was allowed for a while. If you read Ayahs chronologically you see that after a while Ahlul Kitab changed their way and became Mushrik:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَالَتِ الْيَهُودُ عُزَيْرٌ ابْنُ اللَّهِ وَقَالَتِ النَّصَارَى&#xA;  الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ اللَّهِ ذَٰلِكَ قَوْلُهُم بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ&#xA;  يُضَاهِئُونَ قَوْلَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِن قَبْلُ قَاتَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ&#xA;  أَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ ﴿التوبة: ٣٠﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Jews say, 'Ezra is the Son of God'; the Christians say, 'The&#xA;  Messiah is the Son of God.' That is the utterance of their mouths,&#xA;  conforming with the unbelievers before them. God assail them! How they&#xA;  are perverted!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَالَتِ الْيَهُودُ وَالنَّصَارَىٰ نَحْنُ أَبْنَاءُ اللَّهِ&#xA;  وَأَحِبَّاؤُهُ قُلْ فَلِمَ يُعَذِّبُكُم بِذُنُوبِكُم بَلْ أَنتُم&#xA;  بَشَرٌ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ يَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَاءُ&#xA;  وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا&#xA;  وَإِلَيْهِ الْمَصِيرُ ﴿المائدة: ١٨﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say the Jews and Christians, 'We are the sons of God, and His beloved&#xA;  ones.' Say: 'Why then does He chastise you for your sins? No; you are&#xA;  mortals, of His creating; He forgives whom He will, and He chastises&#xA;  whom He will.' For to God belongs the kingdom of the heavens and of&#xA;  the earth, and all that is between them; to Him is the homecoming.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَالُوا كُونُوا هُودًا أَوْ نَصَارَىٰ تَهْتَدُوا قُلْ بَلْ مِلَّةَ&#xA;  إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ﴿البقرة: ١٣٥﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they say, 'Be Jews or Christians and you shall be guided.' Say&#xA;  thou: 'Nay, rather the creed of Abraham, a man of pure faith; he was&#xA;  no Mushrik.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After it Muslims are not allowed to marry with them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَنكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكَاتِ حَتَّىٰ يُؤْمِنَّ ۚ وَلَأَمَةٌ&#xA;  مُّؤْمِنَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن مُّشْرِكَةٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَتْكُمْ ۗ وَلَا&#xA;  تُنكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ حَتَّىٰ يُؤْمِنُوا ۚ وَلَعَبْدٌ مُّؤْمِنٌ&#xA;  خَيْرٌ مِّن مُّشْرِكٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكُمْ ۗ أُولَٰئِكَ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى&#xA;  النَّارِ ۖ وَاللَّهُ يَدْعُو إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَالْمَغْفِرَةِ&#xA;  بِإِذْنِهِ ۖ وَيُبَيِّنُ آيَاتِهِ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do not marry Mushrik women, until they believe; a believing servant&#xA;  is better than an Mushrik women, though you may admire her. And do not&#xA;  marry Mushrik men, until they believe. A believing servant is better than&#xA;  an Mushrik, though you may admire him. Those call unto the Fire; and&#xA;  God calls unto Paradise, and pardon, by His leave, and He makes clear&#xA;  His signs to the people; haply they will remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T10:19:44.747" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T10:19:44.747" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="54" CreationDate="2012-06-20T03:22:12.760" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to my knowledge, main point incompatible between Islam and evolution is-&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Origin of human being caused by evolution from other species.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the second link I got from googling &amp;quot;Islam and evolution&amp;quot;-&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.masud.co.uk/ISLAM/nuh/evolve.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Islam and Evolution&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoting the conclusion from the article-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Summary of Islamic Conclusions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah alone is Master of Existence. He alone causes all that is to be and not to be. Causes are without effect in themselves, but rather both cause and effect are created by Him. The causes and the effects of all processes, including those through which plant and animal species are individuated, are His work alone. To ascribe efficacy to anything but His action, whether believing that causes (a) bring about effects in and of themselves; or (b) bring about effects in and of themselves through a capacity Allah has placed in them, is to ascribe associates to Allah (shirk). Such beliefs seem to be entailed in the literal understanding of &amp;quot;natural selection&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;random mutation,&amp;quot; and other evolutionary concepts, unless we understand these processes as figurative causes, while realizing that Allah alone is the agent. This is apart from the consideration of whether they are true or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for claim that man has evolved from a non-human species, this is unbelief (kufr) no matter if we ascribe the process to Allah or to &amp;quot;nature,&amp;quot; because it negates the truth of Adam's special creation that Allah has revealed in the Qur'an. Man is of special origin, attested to not only by revelation, but also by the divine secret within him, the capacity for ma'rifa or knowledge of the Divine that he alone of all things possesses. By his God-given nature, man stands before a door opening onto infinitude that no other creature in the universe can aspire to. Man is something else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it will help to understand the islamic way of thinking from a philosophical point of view about evolution and other things. The author is a graduate in philosophy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="53" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-10-09T07:54:52.850" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="101" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-20T03:28:09.133" Score="3" ViewCount="14584" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard Ijma &amp;amp; Qias are applicable if there is nothing specific in The Quran or Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that true??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is what are Ijma and qiyaas, and when are they applicable?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="50" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-27T12:34:50.603" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T12:34:50.603" Title="What are Ijma (izma) and qiyaas (kias) and when are they applied?" Tags="|usool-ul-fiqh|ijma|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="103" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="113" CreationDate="2012-06-20T04:07:21.613" Score="16" ViewCount="37030" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to my knowledge for a non-muslim to become muslim he/she has to recite sura' Fatia. And just reciting is not enough. It should be felt from heart and be believed.&#xA;On the other hand just reciting &quot;Talak&quot; thrice commits divorce. Why so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="56" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T05:37:14.073" LastActivityDate="2023-03-12T06:40:06.020" Title="Just reciting &quot;Talak&quot; thrice commits divorce?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|sunni|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42" CreationDate="2012-06-20T04:09:36.930" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Muslim is first a Muslim. Quran (verse 3:19) states that the only religion accepted by God is Islam (which means submission to him and his will).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The divisions between Muslims are mainly regarding the matters of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_jurisprudence&quot;&gt;Islamic jurisprudence&lt;/a&gt;. Quran seems to imply that God dislikes believers creating and emphasizing divisions between them (c.f. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Anbiya&quot;&gt;Sura Al-Anbiya&lt;/a&gt;, particularly verses 91-93, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mu%E2%80%99minoon&quot;&gt;Sura Al-Mu’minoon&lt;/a&gt;, particularly verses 51-54).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islamic scholars and schools have different opinions on various issues and it is fine to refer to oneself to state the school one is following. On the other hand overemphasizing the school one belongs to so much that it comes before being a Muslim seems to be against Quran. A Muslim should not emphasize the secondary issues over the primary issues that are not disputed and are clearly stated in Quran like core beliefs (e.g. belief in God, the day of judgment, and the prophets) and core duties (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salah&quot;&gt;Salah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakat&quot;&gt;Zakat&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, it seems that from Quran's perspective Muslims are all brothers and one Ummah, and emphasizing associations to a particular groups over being Muslim seems to be something that God dislikes and should be avoided. But if the categorization is not emphasized over being a Muslim then it can be fine, the same way we categorize ourselves as being from some city and that is not problematic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="42" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T17:36:37.377" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T17:36:37.377" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="105" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="130" CreationDate="2012-06-20T04:15:50.293" Score="19" ViewCount="27087" Body="&lt;p&gt;In simple words, is game programming, development and publishing prohibited?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a hobby programmer and while I was learning one of game development frameworks, my friend suggested that since making pictures of living beings is prohibited, game development could also be prohibited because the characters are often humans or human-like. I know many Muslim brothers developing games for iPhone, Android etc. This is a bit confusing. If it is not allowed then why are so many Muslims involved in it?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/pictures-will-be-punished&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here is what my search led me to&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what about small 2D games which have cartoon characters and not humans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="51" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-11T06:03:52.080" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T06:03:52.080" Title="Is game development/programming prohibited in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|software|game|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="88" CreationDate="2012-06-20T04:23:13.980" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Women Clothing&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A woman must ensure that her clothing does not resemble that of men and vice-versa nor should the clothing resemble the peculiar dress of the disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Taa'la mention in the Qur'an: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Prophet ()! Tell thy wives and thy daughters and the women of the believers to draw over them their cloaks (veils). That in the least so that they be recognised and not be . (Surah Ahzaab, Verse 59)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And remain within you homes and do not make an exhibition (of yourselves) like the displays (of the immoral women) of former times of ignorance. (Surah Ahzaab)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rasullullah  has given a warning against wearing transparent clothing which makes the body visible or light clothing which emphasizes or highlights the figure of the body. He said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Many women are clothed but naked in reality. Such women will never enter paradise nor will they smell its fragrance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even transparent and netted scarves are worn to deliberately display hair and parts of the body. Women who wear transparent or tight-fitting clothing should reflect over Rasullullah's  remark that such women are infact naked!. How shameful indeed to remain naked in this world and as a consequence, they won't even smell the fragrance of paradise.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in the Hadees Sharif it is stated that the Women not necessarily wear something covering the face but a scarf covering the head is compulsary.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;In a nutshell&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most important points in the Hadith of Rasullullah regarding dressing are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Our dress must cover our body adequately. Again we cannot determine what is adequate coverage on our own, as any witness to the misery of those who have tried it can readily ascertain. Shar'iah, as always, takes us out of this misery by defining it for us. For men, it is the middle part of the body from navel to knee. For women, it is the entire body except hands and face. These parts must never be exposed to any other person (except in case of genuine need e.g. medical treatment). In addition, the cloth must be neither see-through nor tight fitting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Our dress should provide adornment. It should provide for decent appearance. Our appearance should not be an eyesore for decent human beings. For men, this extends the coverage requirements to include most of the body. For women, the essential requirement is that their dress should identify them as respectable ladies who would be honored not harassed. Additionally, hijab rules aim at protecting them from the gaze of other men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Our dress must cover our body adequately. Again we cannot determine what is adequate coverage on our own, as any witness to the misery of those who have tried it can readily ascertain. Shar'iah, as always, takes us out of this misery by defining it for us. For men, it is the middle part of the body from navel to knee. For women, it is the entire body except hands and face. These parts must never be exposed to any other person (except in case of genuine need e.g. medical treatment). In addition, the cloth must be neither see-through nor tight fitting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) Nor should they be so ugly and clumsy that instead of enhancing beauty, they mar the wearer's appearance.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5) The design of our dress must avoid three deadly sins: show off, arrogance, and self indulgence. These are very serious diseases of the heart in their own right that we must avoid at all times. Our garments provide an easy opportunity to nurture them. Hence the need to be extra cautious. One Hadith states &quot;Eat what you feel like and wear what you feel like. But avoid two things: extravagance and arrogance.&quot; [Bukhari]. At the risk of stating the obvious one should be reminded that this Hadith establishes an overriding concern that limits our choices within the realm of what is considered halal. It does not do away with the distinction between halal and haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T04:23:13.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="97" CreationDate="2012-06-20T04:43:30.943" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;We just know that there is A purpose and it is not a play:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَاعِبِينَ&#xA;﴿الدخان: ٣٨﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We created not the heavens and earth, and all that&#xA;between them is, in play;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We just can say that Allah has created jinn and mankind to worship him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ ﴿الذاريات: ٥٦﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have not created jinn and mankind except to worship Me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T05:53:09.827" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="103" CreationDate="2012-06-20T05:04:10.777" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many people of other religions and also many muslims believe that a married Muslim man can dissolve his marriage at any time by saying to his wife: &quot;Talaq, talaq, talaq&quot; at one occasion of his own free will and desire. &lt;strong&gt;This is absolutely wrong&lt;/strong&gt;.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If some problems arise in marriage, the husband may divorce his wife. The question is how he divorces his wife, and whether pronouncement of divorce three times at one occasion is valid (which is not).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zeenat Shaukat Ali, Professor of Islamic Studies St. Xavier's College, Mumbai published an article in the Indian Express with title: &lt;code&gt;Divorce, Divorce, Divorce.&lt;/code&gt; He attempted to clear up misconceptions by Muslims and others about the triple pronouncement of Talaq. The main points in his article were:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Talaq and divorce are strongly condemned within Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In case of difficulties within a marriage that the husband and wife cannot solve by themselves, each shall appoint an arbitrator or conciliator to resolve the matter. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;( 4:35): &quot;If the fear Shiqaq (breach) between the Twain, appoint (two)  arbiters, one from his family and other from hers, if they wish for peace,   ALLAH will cause their reconciliation.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;TALAQ-UL-BIDDAT&lt;/em&gt; or triple TALAQ: It is important to understand that the word &quot;biddat&quot; itself means disapproval or something the prophet never did or recommended.&#xA;Caliph Umer legitimized this form of divorce as an emergency measure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most Muslims believe that there shall be a interval of of one month between each &quot;taliq&quot; pronouncement. If the during these pronouncements, the wife disobeys the lawful order of her husband, he may divorce her. During this time of breach they should take measures to reconcile by themselves or with the help of their relatives etc. All efforts as provided in the Qur'an and Sunna should be made to avoid a breach of the marriage.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The triple pronouncement of TALAQ has been &lt;strong&gt;banned&lt;/strong&gt; by law in many nations, including Turkey, Tunisia, Algeria, Iraq, Iran, Indonesia, and Bangladesh. India still permits it. In all such countries arbitration councils and judicial interventions have been introduced to promote reconciliation.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that answers your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T05:04:10.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="112" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38" CreationDate="2012-06-20T05:07:55.450" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that the root of Arabic language goes back to Ibrahim which is central in Islam's history (e.g. verse 2:129). Therefore Arabic is not just a random language, it is a language based on the language used by Ibrahim. Ibrahim left his community and created two new communities one of them being in Mecca and the origin of Arabs. The Arabic language has inherited the culture that Ibrahim has created and the words he has used. If one understand the significance of Ibrahim then understanding the significance of Arabic language is not difficult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There has been some linguistic studies (e.g. by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshihiko_Izutsu&quot;&gt;Toshihiko Izutsu&lt;/a&gt;) which show that although the language of Quran is Arabic it is significantly different from the Arabic language used by Arab population during the prophet's time (and it is probably also significantly different from the Arabic language used in daily life by Arabs). It seems that Quran is reshaping the Arabic language as it uses it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope that this in addition to the fact that Quran is revealed in Arabic helps with understanding the importance of Arabic language in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T05:07:55.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="113" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="103" CreationDate="2012-06-20T05:22:08.130" Score="24" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/228&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:228&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Divorced women remain in waiting for three periods...and their husbands have more right to take them back in this [period] if they want reconciliation...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/229&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:229&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Divorce is twice. Then, either keep [her] in an acceptable manner or release [her] with good treatment...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the above excerpts from the Holy Qur'an indicate, a divorce (i.e., the &lt;em&gt;talaq&lt;/em&gt;) is immediately followed by the waiting period (i.e., the &lt;em&gt;iddat&lt;/em&gt;), during which time the husband has the right to revoke the divorce and take his wife back.  However, this process can only be done twice; &lt;strong&gt;the third divorce is considered permanent no matter what&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to note that one need not perform three divorces for it to be permanent; a single &lt;em&gt;talaq&lt;/em&gt; is still binding if it is not revoked by the end of the &lt;em&gt;iddat&lt;/em&gt;.  The only difference with the third &lt;em&gt;talaq&lt;/em&gt; is that there is no longer any opportunity for reconciliation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is some dispute whether the three divorces can be performed all at once (i.e., the &lt;em&gt;triple-talaq&lt;/em&gt;), which would instantly make the divorce irrevocable.  The crux of this dispute can be found in the following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu al-Sahba' said to Ibn 'Abbas: Enlighten us with your information whether the three divorces were not treated as one during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger and Abu Bakr. He said: It was in fact so, but when during the caliphate of 'Umar people began to pronounce divorce frequently, he allowed them to do so. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:1472c&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 1472c&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While there are scholars who follow the example set by Umar (treating the &lt;em&gt;triple-talaq&lt;/em&gt; as irrevocable), the sunnah of the prophet was to treat the &lt;em&gt;triple-talaq&lt;/em&gt; as a single &lt;em&gt;talaq&lt;/em&gt;.  In that case, a second or third &lt;em&gt;talaq&lt;/em&gt; would only be counted after the wife had been taken back from the previous &lt;em&gt;iddat&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for whether or not simply pronouncing the divorce is binding, regardless of intent, there is a hadith narrated from Abu Hurairah which goes thus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said: There are three things which, whether undertaken&#xA;seriously or in jest, are treated as serious: Marriage, divorce and&#xA;taking back a wife (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud:2194&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud 2194&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an itself doesn't actually define the exact procedure for divorce; from the above it can be inferred that any activity which, according to the customs of the land, would be interpreted as a divorce would fall under this ruling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to be safe, don't divorce your wife unless you intend to divorce your wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2023-03-12T06:40:06.020" LastActivityDate="2023-03-12T06:40:06.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="114" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="120" CreationDate="2012-06-20T05:43:42.770" Score="9" ViewCount="15481" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to my knowledge in a marriage at-least following people should be present&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Bride&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Bride groom&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bride's Father&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Kazi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it possible that a marriage can be valid without presence or consent  of Bride's Father and Kazi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="56" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-09-28T09:08:45.247" LastActivityDate="2018-04-10T21:39:07.327" Title="Is a marriage valid without presence/consent of anyone else?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="115" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="114" CreationDate="2012-06-20T06:00:09.863" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran has set conditions for divorce so there have to be two witnesses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَإِذَا بَلَغْنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ&#xA;  فَارِقُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍ وَأَشْهِدُوا ذَوَيْ عَدْلٍ مِّنكُمْ&#xA;  وَأَقِيمُوا الشَّهَادَةَ لِلَّهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ يُوعَظُ بِهِ مَن كَانَ&#xA;  يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۚ وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ&#xA;  يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجًا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(طلاق/2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then, when they have reached their term, retain them honourably, or&#xA;  part from them honourably. And call in to witness two men of equity&#xA;  from among yourselves; and perform the witnessing to God Himself. By&#xA;  this then is admonished whosoever believes in God and the Last Day.&#xA;  And whosoever fears God, He will appoint for him a way out,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is not such a condition for marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T06:00:09.863" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="42" CreationDate="2012-06-20T06:09:25.183" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it is. Creating and supporting sects is a great sin. Quran says &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/30/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ar-Rum/32&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مِنَ الَّذِينَ فَرَّقُوا دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُوا شِيَعًا كُلُّ حِزْبٍ&#xA;  بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُونَ ﴿الروم: ٣٢﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[be not] of those who have divided up their religion, and become&#xA;  sects, each several party rejoicing in what is theirs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastEditorUserId="48" LastEditDate="2014-11-10T07:10:54.020" LastActivityDate="2014-11-10T07:10:54.020" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="118" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="123" CreationDate="2012-06-20T06:20:47.480" Score="3" ViewCount="4252" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a person divorces his wife without presence of anyone else it is valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in other words&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is a divorce (Talaq) valid without any witness?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="56" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T06:50:20.887" LastActivityDate="2014-09-29T17:16:44.697" Title="Is a divorce valid without witness?" Tags="|talaq|witness|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="119" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="97" CreationDate="2012-06-20T06:32:30.893" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know any specific purpose for the creation of the universe that is stated in Quran. The answer to this question might be similar to the answer given in Quran about &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ruh&lt;/a&gt; (which seems to be: the answer is beyond your knowledge/understanding). However there are suggested answers by Muslim philosophers and mystics (e.g. God wanted to manifest himself) but I don't know how they support these answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, Quran contains clues about the purpose of creation of humans mainly in the story of creation. The question regarding humans is similar to the one asked by angles from God in verse 2:30 when they say that &lt;em&gt;&quot;we are exalting you with praises and glorifying for you&quot;&lt;/em&gt; . God demonstrates to the angels the reason he is creating humans: humans can &lt;em&gt;know &quot;all of the names&quot;&lt;/em&gt; while angles are incapable of knowing them and can only &lt;em&gt;be told about them&lt;/em&gt;. (The Arabic words are &quot;علم&quot; which can be translated as &quot;knowledge&quot; and &quot;نبئ&quot; which can be translated as &quot;giving news&quot;.) There are diffident interpretations about what &quot;the names&quot; mean here, the two famous interpretations are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the names of everything,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the names of God.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The later is also consistent with some Sufi and mystic views which see each prophet as a manifestation of one of God's names (e.g. Jesus is the manifestation of the name &quot;merciful&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-07-23T22:58:15.667" LastActivityDate="2012-07-23T22:58:15.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="114" CreationDate="2012-06-20T06:45:08.593" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“There is no marriage except with a Walee, and two witnesses. The marriage is void otherwise. If they conflict, the Sultan is the Walee for whomever there is no Walee.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;(Abu Dawood: Nikah: 20; Tirmidhi: Nikah: 14; Ibn Majah: Nikah: 15; Ahmed b. Hanbal: Musned: 6/66.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above Hadith makes it clear that a &lt;strong&gt;Walee&lt;/strong&gt; (Guardian) and &lt;strong&gt;two witnesses&lt;/strong&gt; are must. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T06:45:08.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="121" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="770" CreationDate="2012-06-20T06:49:11.357" Score="9" ViewCount="206442" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently while talking to a non-Muslim person he said &quot;stock market is nothing but gambling&quot;. And I have met many people with same thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per my understanding, gambling is something where you bid on something and you win or loose the bid and money. And in stock market it is like you have a share in a business and of-course business can have profit/loss resulting profit/loss of yours. They are technically very different things though both have profit/loss at the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone tell me if my thought is correct and according to Islam there is no haram in investing in the stock market?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="56" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-11T01:22:42.323" LastActivityDate="2017-07-11T01:22:42.323" Title="Is investing in the stock market haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|investment|trading|" AnswerCount="13" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="122" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="54" CreationDate="2012-06-20T06:50:24.817" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are various views regarding this among Muslim scholars. Some believe that it is incompatible while others believe it is compatible. The answer also depends on what is exactly meant by &amp;quot;evolution&amp;quot;. One way of stating it is to claim that there has been no divine involvement in the creation of humans which would be contradictory to Islamic beliefs. On the other hand, if it is stated as species including humans are evolved from each other then the issue of compatibility is more complicated as I will explain below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evolution can be contradictory with the views that take the story of creation literally (God completed the creation of Adam not on the earth but in some other place and then sent him and his wife down as grown up humans afterwards).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One should be careful in taking the story of creation literally. The issue is not as straightforward as some other answers imply. For example, in verse 3:59 Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّ مَثَلَ عِيسَىٰ عِندَ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ آدَمَ ۖ خَلَقَهُ مِن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story of [the creation of] Jesus before Allah is similar to the story of [the creation of] Adam; He created him from dust, then said to him: &amp;quot;Be&amp;quot;. And he was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse Quran says that the stories of their creations are similar. This combined with the fact that Jesus (PBUH) had a mother and was born like other humans suggests the possibility of a similar process for Adam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the use of symbolic stories to explain difficult to understand things is a common practice in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T06:59:02.847" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="118" CreationDate="2012-06-20T07:04:45.087" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not it is not valid as Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَإِذَا بَلَغْنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ&#xA;  فَارِقُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍ وَأَشْهِدُوا ذَوَيْ عَدْلٍ مِّنكُمْ&#xA;  وَأَقِيمُوا الشَّهَادَةَ لِلَّهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ يُوعَظُ بِهِ مَن كَانَ&#xA;  يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۚ وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ&#xA;  يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجًا (طلاق/2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then, when they have reached their term, retain them honourably, or&#xA;  part from them honourably. And call in to witness two men of equity&#xA;  from among yourselves; and perform the witnessing to Allah Himself. By&#xA;  this then is admonished whosoever believes in God and the Last Day.&#xA;  And whosoever fears Allah, He will appoint for him a way out,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastEditorUserId="48" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T09:15:04.733" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T09:15:04.733" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="121" CreationDate="2012-06-20T07:10:42.473" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you interpret it as &quot;gambling&quot; it is prohibited but if you interpret it as &quot;profit of a share&quot; it is Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا آتَيْتُم مِّن رِّبًا لِّيَرْبُوَ فِي أَمْوَالِ النَّاسِ فَلَا&#xA;  يَرْبُو عِندَ اللَّهِ وَمَا آتَيْتُم مِّن زَكَاةٍ تُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَ&#xA;  اللَّهِ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُضْعِفُونَ ﴿الروم: ٣٩﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And what you give in usury that it may increase upon the people's&#xA;  wealth, increases not with Allah; but what you give in alms, desiring&#xA;  God's Face, those -- they receive recompense manifold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastEditorUserId="48" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T07:20:00.200" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T07:20:00.200" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="126" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-20T07:34:51.397" Score="7" ViewCount="4069" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sayyads (descendants from the family of the Holy Prophet, pbuh)&lt;/strong&gt; are entitled to more respect, though they are equal in the eyes of Allah. Giving them Sadaqah (Charity) is also forbidden. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the other rights of a Sayyad a &lt;strong&gt;non-Sayyad&lt;/strong&gt; must remember?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this concept of Sayyads not &lt;strong&gt;divide&lt;/strong&gt; the Muslims, and create kibr(feeling of lordliness) among (modern) Sayyads?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference to Holy Scriptures&lt;/strong&gt; is highly appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jazaakallah...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T10:44:20.433" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T10:38:41.650" Title="Status of a Sayyad/Syed/Sayyid (a descendant from the family of the Holy Prophet [pbuh])?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|sayyid|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="127" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="101" CreationDate="2012-06-20T07:41:08.410" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ijma means consensus. Normally it is regarded as &quot;consensus among the all muslims&quot;. But some other opinion confined it to &quot;consensus among all ulema&quot;. And some other say it is only &quot;consensus among the companions of our prophet&quot;. Ijma is itself a source and need not to be derived from Quran and sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the contrary, Qiyas or analogy is dependent on Quran and sunnah. When a new situation arises which do not have clear guideline in the Quran and sunnah, qiyas is used to give the ruling by analyzing similar rulings in Quran and sunnah. So, this one is derived. And there may be different qiyas from different scholars or ulema for the same situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="53" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T07:41:08.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="128" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-20T08:13:50.100" Score="5" ViewCount="12890" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bad nicknames are forbidden in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And do not insult one another and do not call each other by [offensive] nicknames. Wretched is the name of disobedience after [one's] faith.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;Qur'an 49:11&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though good nicknames prevail, Just like the one of great Sahabee &lt;strong&gt;Abu Hurayrah [pbuh].&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people keep their own nicknames. If they are good, let them prevail but some keep bad ones like &lt;strong&gt;Serial Kisser&lt;/strong&gt;, etc. Some people including women give themselves very hateful and vulgar nicknames. This practice is too common on the internet and when asked they cite the reason as anonymity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Good or bad, are muslims allowed to choose nicknames for themselves in this way? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References to scriptures would be highly enlightening to all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T13:52:08.927" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T13:52:08.927" Title="Islam forbids bad nicknames! What if people keep their own?" Tags="|adab|names|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="129" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="132" CreationDate="2012-06-20T08:16:30.233" Score="14" ViewCount="38359" Body="&lt;p&gt;In modern times, many of the ingredients of processed food may be derived from pork. Is it a sin if a muslim consumes one of these ingredients without prior knowledge? What should be done when finding out? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32" LastEditorUserId="21569" LastEditDate="2017-04-08T06:24:02.797" LastActivityDate="2018-10-08T19:23:47.470" Title="Is it a sin to consume pork without knowing?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|pork|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="105" CreationDate="2012-06-20T08:18:18.597" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is precisely the question which I tasked myself with several years ago. I've been developing games for more years than I can remember, and am currently doing so for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.deengames.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Deen Games&lt;/a&gt;. So this is a question that falls within my interests.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, &lt;strong&gt;Islam allows all fields of interest, unless they contain haram elements.&lt;/strong&gt; If they do contain haram elements, those elements can be removed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding pictures, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/39806&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;prohibition of &lt;em&gt;tasweer&lt;/em&gt; or picture-making&lt;/a&gt; does not apply to digital artwork. This is the majority opinion and the correct opinion: tasweer is only when you physically draw or print pictures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The proof of this is complicated. It has to do with the fact that photography didn't exist at the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Some scholars made qiyaas that picture-taking is like drawing, although the majority do not, and offer then that digital artwork is nothing like physical drawing; therefore, all the rulings of tasweer don't apply to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a proof, you can read &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/10326/electronic%20picture&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa on Islam-QA&lt;/a&gt;. I quote (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With regard to pictures made in the modern fashion, they fall into two&#xA;  categories: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first category is those which have &lt;strong&gt;no tangible substance (and can&#xA;  only be seen by running them through a machine)&lt;/strong&gt;, as I was told is the&#xA;  case with pictures on video tapes. There is no ruling at all&#xA;  concerning these, and &lt;strong&gt;they do not come under the prohibition at all.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  Hence the scholars who forbid making pictures with cameras on paper&#xA;  (photographs) permitted this (video pictures), and said that there is&#xA;  nothing wrong with this. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="128" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T16:16:55.967" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T16:16:55.967" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="128" CreationDate="2012-06-20T08:19:37.440" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, if someone keeps a nickname just to hide his identity on internet then it there is no arm in that. But I think there is always a motto to have some nick name. If your nick name goes like &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Serial Kisser&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; then it is bad and at the same time if your nick name is something like &lt;strong&gt;Slave OF ALLAH&lt;/strong&gt;, then it is good. so you can choose nick name that should please Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="78" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-01T20:31:32.597" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T20:31:32.597" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="129" CreationDate="2012-06-20T08:29:02.483" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam is a very forgiving religion. One of the main issues that addresses your question is the principle that &lt;em&gt;you are only a sinner if you sin intentionally and knowingly.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is, you sin if:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You do something sinful (like eating pork)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;With full knowledge that it is a sinful act, and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Still intentionally do it&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are caveats. For example, if you are dying of starvation in the wilderness, and you find some pork meat, you would be allowed to consume enough of it to keep yourself alive, even though pork is prohibited otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I see you updated your question. As Muslims, we must perform due diligence about the foods we eat. Many foods today contain traces of animals in them (rennet, mono and diglycerides, gelatin, etc.) Generally, our options are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Avoid the food (easier)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Inquire with the manufacturer if the ingredient is from plant or animal sources &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Find a similar product without that ingredient (eg. certain brands of yogurt).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2012-06-21T18:47:55.627" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T18:47:55.627" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="133" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="77" CreationDate="2012-06-20T08:29:10.300" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Scientists believe that it surely wasn't driven by lust, because he could have done it when he was younger. But it was done after his Prophethood to advertise the religion. He married a forty year old woman -Khadijeh- at 25 and lived with her for twenty four/five years until she died. So it was all done for the benefit of Islam and due to his long term goals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastEditorDisplayName="user8749" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T14:30:46.960" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T14:30:46.960" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="129" CreationDate="2012-06-20T08:38:21.760" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu wa alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As ashes999 said above you are a sinner only if you sin intentionly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُل لَّآ أَجِدُ فِى مَآ أُوحِىَ إِلَىَّ مُحَرَّمًا عَلَىٰ طَاعِمٍ۬ يَطۡعَمُهُ ۥۤ إِلَّآ أَن يَكُونَ مَيۡتَةً أَوۡ دَمً۬ا مَّسۡفُوحًا أَوۡ لَحۡمَ خِنزِيرٍ۬ فَإِنَّهُ ۥ رِجۡسٌ أَوۡ فِسۡقًا أُهِلَّ لِغَيۡرِ ٱللَّهِ بِهِۦ‌ۚ فَمَنِ ٱضۡطُرَّ غَيۡرَ بَاغٍ۬ وَلَا عَادٍ۬ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ غَفُورٌ۬ رَّحِيمٌ۬ (١٤٥)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say (O Muhammad SAW): &quot;I find not in that which has been revealed to me anything forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be Maitah (a dead animal) or blood poured forth (by slaughtering or the like), or the flesh of swine (pork) for that surely is impure, or impious (unlawful) meat (of an animal) which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allâh (or has been slaughtered for idols or on which Allâh's Name has not been mentioned while slaughtering). But whosoever is forced by necessity without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits, (for him) certainly, your Lord is Oft¬Forgiving, Most Merciful.&quot; (145)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I find it very good to read the ingredients before eating, so if you find pork after reading the ingrediants and you still eat it then you have sinned.  But if you do not continue eating then you haven'd sinned.  But your question was what should be done when you find out, well you should repent from it (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repentance_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tawbah&lt;/a&gt;) and do not go back to it, remember you only sinned if you had knowledge of the pork in the product.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorDisplayName="user8749" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T08:49:24.080" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T08:49:24.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="129" CreationDate="2012-06-20T08:54:41.657" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Take the following verses from the Holy Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;O you who have believed, eat from the good things which We have provided for you and be grateful to Allah if it is [indeed] Him that you worship. He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah . But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], there is no sin upon him. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Qur'an 2:172-173&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Let us study the ayaths as follows:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], there is no sin upon him.:&lt;/strong&gt; flesh of swine is indeed &lt;strong&gt;pork.&lt;/strong&gt; You are forbidden from pork unless it is absolutely necessary, and you hate it and eat just to a limit and to save yourself from hunger and not to fill your stomach.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah is Forgiving and Merciful:&lt;/strong&gt; Allah forgives what you do in ignorance and unknowingly.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Say, &quot;O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Qur'an 39:53.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, If you did eat it unknowingly, you just have to repent before Allah and promise him that you will try maximum not to commit it again, even accidentally, and also seek His guidance and help.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And verily, Allah knows best...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jazaakallah...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2012-06-21T14:12:12.447" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T14:12:12.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="137" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="128" CreationDate="2012-06-20T08:56:22.870" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As someone pointed out in comments, there's a strong reason to avoid choosing inappropriate nicknames. When you choose a name which is not what you believe by heart and people used to call you so, After a while your mind might be affected by it. It makes your mind to be occupied by inappropriate or forbidden thoughts which you don't normally think about. So it's highly recommended to choose a good name since it will affect your mind and soul in a positive way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the reference you mentioned in your question, it's not really relevant. Insulting other people and calling them by offensive nicknames is obviously forbidden. This doesn't have anything to do with bad nicknames you choose &lt;em&gt;for your own&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T08:56:22.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="128" CreationDate="2012-06-20T08:56:51.697" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu wa alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the Ayah you gave in your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not insult one another and do not call each other by [offensive] nicknames. Wretched is the name of disobedience after [one's] faith. Qur'an 49:11&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though the Ayah has nothing to do with bad nicknames, the answer the Ayah, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wretched is the name of disobedience after [one's] faith&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.  It is not good to have bad nicknames or even that names, because as ashes999 keeps saying they affect your psychology, and trust me they realy do.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا يَسۡخَرۡ قَوۡمٌ۬ مِّن قَوۡمٍ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونُواْ خَيۡرً۬ا مِّنۡہُمۡ وَلَا نِسَآءٌ۬ مِّن نِّسَآءٍ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُنَّ خَيۡرً۬ا مِّنۡہُنَّ‌ۖ وَلَا تَلۡمِزُوٓاْ أَنفُسَكُمۡ وَلَا تَنَابَزُواْ بِٱلۡأَلۡقَـٰبِ‌ۖ بِئۡسَ ٱلِٱسۡمُ ٱلۡفُسُوقُ بَعۡدَ ٱلۡإِيمَـٰنِ‌ۚ وَمَن لَّمۡ يَتُبۡ فَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ (١١) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! let not some men among you laugh at others: it may be that the (latter) are better than the (former): nor let some women laugh at others: it may be that the (latter) are better than the (former): nor defame nor be sarcastic to each other, nor call each other by (offensive) nicknames: Ill-seeming is a name connoting wickedness, (to be used of one) after he has believed: And those who do not desist are (Indeed) doing wrong. (11)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Narrated AbuJubayrah ibn ad-Dahhak:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This verse was revealed about us, the Banu Salimah: &quot;Nor call each&#xA;  other by (offensive) nicknames: ill-seeming is a name connoting&#xA;  wickedness (to be used of one) after he has believed.&quot; He said: When&#xA;  the apostle of Allah () came to us, every one of us had two or three&#xA;  names. The Apostle of Allah () began to say: O so and so! But they&#xA;  would say: Keep silence, Apostle of Allah! He becomes angry by this&#xA;  name. So this verse was revealed: &quot;Nor call each other by (offensive)&#xA;  nicknames.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، عَنْ&#xA;  دَاوُدَ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو جُبَيْرَةَ بْنُ&#xA;  الضَّحَّاكِ، قَالَ فِينَا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ فِي بَنِي سَلِمَةَ&#xA;  ‏{‏ وَلاَ تَنَابَزُوا بِالأَلْقَابِ بِئْسَ الاِسْمُ الْفُسُوقُ بَعْدَ&#xA;  الإِيمَانِ ‏}‏ قَالَ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه&#xA;  وسلم وَلَيْسَ مِنَّا رَجُلٌ إِلاَّ وَلَهُ اسْمَانِ أَوْ ثَلاَثَةٌ&#xA;  فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏&quot;‏ يَا فُلاَنُ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&#xA;  فَيَقُولُونَ مَهْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ يَغْضَبُ مِنْ هَذَا&#xA;  الاِسْمِ فَأُنْزِلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ ‏{‏ وَلاَ تَنَابَزُوا&#xA;  بِالأَلْقَابِ ‏}‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‏.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T09:04:01.937" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T09:04:01.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="139" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="155" CreationDate="2012-06-20T09:00:12.897" Score="9" ViewCount="1024" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's really not rational for me to do a thing while my mind does not believe it. What does Islam expect from me when it says something is &lt;strong&gt;sin&lt;/strong&gt; but my mind does not believe that it's a sin? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it expect from me to force myself? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I myself would like to try that sin to see the results because that sin is not harmful for anyone in my mind's idea so it's not a sin really. I believe forcing myself does not make any practical advantage for me and causes that I could not find out if it's really sin or not in whole of my life! what's the solution?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user76" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T01:51:24.780" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T11:25:58.140" Title="Should I force myself to do a thing which my mind does not believe?" Tags="|behavior|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="140" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="160" CreationDate="2012-06-20T09:01:54.467" Score="7" ViewCount="33670" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have many questions regarding this phrase:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is this reserved for Muhammad (peace be upon him), or should it be&#xA;used for other people as well?  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it mandatory to say it every time&#xA;his name is mentioned?  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Should it be added after saying &lt;em&gt;The&#xA;Prophet&lt;/em&gt;?  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Should non-muslims say it too?  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it okay to abbreviate&#xA;it as &lt;em&gt;pbuh&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32" LastActivityDate="2018-04-15T21:35:59.987" Title="What are the rules of saying &quot;peace be upon him&quot;?" Tags="|phrase|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="129" CreationDate="2012-06-20T09:06:52.890" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you do an evil in ignorance and return as soon as you learned Allah will forgive. As stated in the Qur'an (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an-Nisa:17&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّمَا التَّوْبَةُ عَلَى اللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السُّوءَ&#xA;  بِجَهَالَةٍ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ فَأُولَٰئِكَ يَتُوبُ اللَّهُ&#xA;  عَلَيْهِمْ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا (نساء/17)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;God shall turn only towards those who do evil in ignorance, then&#xA;  shortly repent; God will return towards those; God is All-knowing,&#xA;  All-wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-21T00:15:22.350" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T00:15:22.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="143" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="129" CreationDate="2012-06-20T09:11:31.543" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The holy Quran says that God is forgives those who have done a sin without knowledge. In another place it says that God will forgive (if want!) all of sins except &lt;code&gt;Shirk&lt;/code&gt;!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user76" LastEditorUserId="56" LastEditDate="2012-06-21T16:10:17.260" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T16:10:17.260" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="144" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="153" CreationDate="2012-06-20T09:15:09.187" Score="8" ViewCount="64647" Body="&lt;p&gt;Arabic make-up is quite popular but as far as I'm concerned, Muslim women should be as humble as possible in their style. Is make-up allowed? If so, to what extend? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-12T11:23:50.323" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T16:16:40.793" Title="Is it haram to wear make-up?" Tags="|halal-haram|cosmetics|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="128" CreationDate="2012-06-20T09:17:02.357" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you see, it does not say anything about who have been applyed the nickname and just advice you to do not. So you may call them &lt;code&gt;Dear Friend&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Dear Mr/s&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Hi there&lt;/code&gt; etc but if you had to reference them, use their applyed nicknames or change them if changing them does not have any effect in the identity and the underlying system allows you (no choice). Then, you can also after more deep friendship ask them to provide a solution for your desired issue and they will provide because now, you're friends :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user76" LastEditorDisplayName="user76" LastEditDate="2012-06-21T06:31:42.500" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T06:31:42.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38" CreationDate="2012-06-20T09:18:40.953" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For just the remembrance of Allah, recitation of Quran in Arabic is not necessary.&lt;/strong&gt; However, if you will insaallah get to know Quran at a more deeper level, you will realize that every word used in Quran has a specific purpose and there is no single exact substitute for any word. Furthermore, the roots of the words lets you see the connections between different concepts. By translating words you are hiding all these and eliminating the divinity of the Book. In short, you would want to preserve the original, so that when you recite Quran, your recitation is not restricted to the evident meaning or a single heaven/dimension. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Always remember, when you translate an ayat, you are reading &lt;em&gt;from&lt;/em&gt; the Book, whereas when you read the original ayat, you are reading the Book (either you understand it or not). Thus, the aim should be to recite the original ayat, but also to either learn the verse you are reciting or (ideally) learn Arabic language itself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please also note that Allah says over and over in Quran that His kalam is revealed in Arabic. I believe this is because it is a language suitable for carrying this divine message. I don't know if it is the only, but at least it is one of those.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T09:18:40.953" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="144" CreationDate="2012-06-20T09:21:32.203" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have no references for this, but I would say a woman is &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; allowed to wear make up in the presence of her husband.  You asked to what extent: the answer is, just enough to make you feel beautiful in front of your husband.  As with perfume, make up should not be worn in public.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith here saying perfume of the women should not have any odour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pointing to the collar of his shirt al-Hasan (al-Basri) said: The perfume used by men should have an odour but no colour, and the perfume used by women should have a colour but no odour. Sa'id said: I think he said: They interpreted his tradition about perfume used by women as applying when she comes out. But when she is with her husband, she may use any perfume she wishes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/34#29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The interpretation is given by the Great Tabie (Who see Sahabah's) Al-Hasan Al-Basri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another hadith, Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa -sallam) strictly prohibited the use of perfume by women which have odour or scent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;None of you women should use perfume when you are present at the isha prayer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/404670&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If using perfume in prayer in the Great mosque of Nabawi with the presence of Rasul-ul-Allah was not allowed, how can it be allowed in these age of fitnah and with random persons in random areas and time? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="177" LastEditDate="2012-08-02T05:06:10.943" LastActivityDate="2012-08-02T05:06:10.943" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="149" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="144" CreationDate="2012-06-20T09:25:45.720" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Haram in Islam has a definite list as stated in Quran an none is allowed to change them. Allah prohibited touching Haram and Halal for example at the beginning of Sourah Tahrim. So wearing make up is not Haram as not mentioned so in Quran but going in order to display your finery and beauty is discouraged in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَرْنَ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ&#xA;  الْأُولَىٰ ۖ وَأَقِمْنَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتِينَ الزَّكَاةَ وَأَطِعْنَ&#xA;  اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ۚ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ&#xA;  الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا (احزاب/33)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Remain in your houses; and display not your finery, as did the pagans&#xA;  of old. And perform the prayer, and pay the alms, and obey God and His&#xA;  Messenger. People of the House, God only desires to put away from you&#xA;  abomination and to cleanse you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T09:25:45.720" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="139" CreationDate="2012-06-20T09:29:53.297" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are a Muslim you should not disobey what is strictly stated in Quran (because you DO believe in Quran) but in contrary outside Quran you should not obey anything that your mind dones not believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ إِنَّ السَّمْعَ وَالْبَصَرَ&#xA;  وَالْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُولَٰئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْئُولًا ﴿الإسراء: ٣٦﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And pursue not that thou hast no knowledge of; the hearing, the sight,&#xA;  the heart -- all of those shall be questioned of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T09:29:53.297" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="139" CreationDate="2012-06-20T09:30:06.010" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is indeed nafs (evil ego) and the shaitaan (satan) that drives us to try something forbidden. The very name of the religion &lt;strong&gt;&quot;ISLAM&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; means &lt;strong&gt;submission to Allah.&lt;/strong&gt; No person who is &lt;strong&gt;totally submitted to Allah&lt;/strong&gt; will let his &lt;strong&gt;nafs arouse him.&lt;/strong&gt; He would &lt;strong&gt;never try anything that is forbidden&lt;/strong&gt; because he &lt;strong&gt;loves and fears Allah.&lt;/strong&gt; Let us be among them. Let us be &lt;strong&gt;slaves of Allah,&lt;/strong&gt; not &lt;strong&gt;slaves&lt;/strong&gt; of &lt;strong&gt;nafs&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Shaitaan.&lt;/strong&gt; Unless we try our best to keep away from the forbidden, we are not on the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2012-06-22T18:20:10.810" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T18:20:10.810" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="153" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="144" CreationDate="2012-06-20T09:40:47.913" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, Islam values human tendency to beauty a lot and considers it something related to our &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prima_facie&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prima facie&lt;/a&gt;. It's in our nature to have tendency to beauty and to look for it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27far_al-Sadiq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq&lt;/a&gt; said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(اِنَّ اللَّهَ جَمیلٌ وَ یُحِبُّ الْجَمالَ.(۹۰ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;God is beautiful and likes beauty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, wearing make-up is allowed as long as it is limited to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahram&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;maharem&lt;/a&gt; and there's no intention of a parade of beauty. Otherwise it'll provoke lust of men which is strongly proscribed by Islam. So the intention of make-up counts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-20T12:19:56.597" LastActivityDate="2015-09-20T12:19:56.597" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="139" CreationDate="2012-06-20T09:42:54.040" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meaning of Islam is &quot;submission&quot;. You submit yourself (your will, judgement, desires..etc) to the Will of GOD, in return you get the reward. &#xA;It turns out that the orders of God are good for us, but that is not the main reason to obey them. We do not avoid pork meat because it is good for our health, we do it only because we are ordered to. This is rock solid faith. Since GOD is all merciful, it turns out that what is forbidden is bad for us.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;verses do exist for proof: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;chapter 2, verse 285:&#xA;The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], &quot;We make no distinction between any of His messengers.&quot; And they say, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;We hear and we obey.&lt;/strong&gt; [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;chapter 7, verse 157:&#xA;Those who follow the Messenger, the unlettered prophet, whom they find written in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel, who enjoins upon them what is right and forbids them what is wrong and &lt;strong&gt;makes lawful for them the good things and prohibits for them the evil&lt;/strong&gt; and relieves them of their burden and the shackles which were upon them. So they who have believed in him, honored him, supported him and followed the light which was sent down with him - it is those who will be the successful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="80" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T09:42:54.040" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="155" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="139" CreationDate="2012-06-20T09:43:03.920" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are you sure what you think is a sin in Islam? Is it addressed in Quran/hadith or is it just an interpretation of somebody? If it is clearly addressed in Quran/hadith, then unless you believe it is a sin you won't be a Mumin. If that is the case, you should force yourself to believe it is a sin and ask the help of Allah. And most importantly, you must not discuss if some specific thing (which is declared sin in Quran/hadith) is a sin or not with other people. If you do so, it won't take long before you lose the title 'Muslim'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we had infinite knowledge, we could decide what is right and what is wrong ourselves. But, we don't and we won't: &lt;em&gt;&quot;Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His unseen to anyone&quot;&lt;/em&gt; (72:26). This is why we surrender; He always knows better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T09:43:03.920" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="156" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="172" CreationDate="2012-06-20T09:43:40.890" Score="8" ViewCount="449" Body="&lt;p&gt;If one person decides to convert to Islam from another religion, can that person declare himself as Muslim, and be Muslim, or Is there specific rituals/ways when converting to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-04-02T17:11:42.940" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T17:12:53.110" Title="How does one convert to Islam from another religion?" Tags="|practical-islam|conversion|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="156" CreationDate="2012-06-20T09:51:12.640" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;All a person has to do to convert is to say, with full belief he is saying the following,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أشهد أن لا إله  إلا الله و أسهد أن محمد رسول الله&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I witness that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is preferred to be said in front of a group of Muslims so that they can be witnesses that you have taken the &lt;em&gt;Shahadda&lt;/em&gt; and become Muslim, but you do not have to if you are not able to or something, you can do it at your home, after that you can declare yourself a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-02-21T09:40:54.350" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T09:40:54.350" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="158" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="244" CreationDate="2012-06-20T10:01:13.480" Score="2" ViewCount="9791" Body="&lt;p&gt;For a man, is listening to women sing haram (a sin) in Islam? What proof do you have of this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T20:24:59.400" LastActivityDate="2018-09-18T20:04:58.510" Title="Is listening to women sing haram in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|singing|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="159" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="212" CreationDate="2012-06-20T10:06:34.187" Score="16" ViewCount="41292" Body="&lt;p&gt;People have saving accounts in bank to save money in a secure place. And Salary accounts are also a kind of Saving account. Banks usually pay a small amount of interest after particular interval. My question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it ok to let the money come to bank account then withdraw it and give it to poor people. Or even this is still haraam? If so, then how to cope with it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="56" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-31T03:31:49.937" LastActivityDate="2021-01-24T04:14:17.197" Title="How to cope with interest payed by banks?" Tags="|practical-islam|riba|banking|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="160" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="140" CreationDate="2012-06-20T10:11:01.343" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is this reserved for Muhammad (peace be upon him), or should it be used for other people as well?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No it is not only reserved for Prophet Muhammad but also for all the other prophets like Jesus, Adam etc.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Peace be upon him is a phrase that practicing Muslims often say after saying (or hearing) the name of one of the Prophets of Islam.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it mandatory to say it every time his name is mentioned?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well it is not mandatory but it is respectable to call a prophet by adding that  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Should it be added after saying The Prophet?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well it can be as long as the prophet whom you are referring to is known.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Should non Muslims say it too?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It depends on the person. If the person wants to show respect for the prophet he can say it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it okay to abbreviate it as pbuh?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While writing it is usually allowed but while saying please don't use it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-08T05:10:53.560" LastActivityDate="2012-07-08T05:10:53.560" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="162" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-20T10:20:12.000" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A &amp;quot;hadith&amp;quot; is a &amp;quot;saying&amp;quot;: When used in the context of Islam, a hadith means &amp;quot;a report of what the Holy Prophet Muhammad said or did on a certain occasion&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Hadith الحديث refer to the record of the words, actions, and the silent approval of the  prophet Muhammad (May Allah's peace and Blessings be upon Him) (see also in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;). Hadith may also be known as Sunnah, though sunnah has some differences, Hadith is part of the sunnah.  There are two categories of Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hadith Qudsi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hadith Nabawi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith Qudsi are the words of Allah in the words of the Prophet.  Hadith Nabawi are the sayings of the Prophet himself.  Ahadith have been collected by many, there are six major collections of Ahadith and they are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/strong&gt; collected by &lt;em&gt;Imam al-Bukhari&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/strong&gt; collected by &lt;em&gt;Muslim b. al-Hajjaj&lt;/em&gt; and who was a Student of al-Bukahri.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunan Abu Dawood&lt;/strong&gt;, collected by &lt;em&gt;Abu Dawood&lt;/em&gt; al-Sijistani&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jami'ul Tirmidhi&lt;/strong&gt; collected by Abu'Isa &lt;em&gt;At-Tirmidhi&lt;/em&gt; a Student of imam al-Bukhari.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunan An-Nasa'i&lt;/strong&gt; collected by Ahmad ibn Sho'aib &lt;em&gt;An-Nasa'i&lt;/em&gt; a Student of imam al-Bukhari and his students.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the sixth there's a difference of opinion on which to chose:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al Muwatta'&lt;/strong&gt; collected by &lt;em&gt;Imam Malik&lt;/em&gt; ibn Anas who died 179 a.H..&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunan ibn Majah&lt;/strong&gt; collected by Abu 'Abdullah &lt;em&gt;Ibn Majah&lt;/em&gt; a Student of abu Bakr ibn &lt;em&gt;Abi Shaybah&lt;/em&gt; a teacher of al-Bukahri, Muslim, imam Ahmad and abu Dawod.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some useful questions on Islam.SE regarding Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/4145/what-is-a-hadith&quot;&gt;What is Hadith?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/4146/what-is-hadith-qudsi&quot;&gt;What is Hadith Qudsi?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/4254/what-is-the-difference-between-hadith-and-quran&quot;&gt;What is the difference between Hadith and Quran?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranexplorer.com/hadith/english/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Online brow-sable collection of Hadith in English&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2022-09-20T07:02:24.150" LastActivityDate="2022-09-20T07:02:24.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="163" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-20T10:20:12.000" Score="0" Body="(Arabic الحديث) refers to &quot;a report of what the Holy Prophet Muhammad said or did on a certain occasion&quot;." OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2022-09-20T07:02:24.150" LastActivityDate="2022-09-20T07:02:24.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="164" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="140" CreationDate="2012-06-20T10:22:15.893" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Ahadith, It's &quot;vajib&quot; when it comes to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his family whom are five people: Fatimah Zahra,  Ali ibn Abi Talib, Hussein ibn Ali and Hussan ibn Ali. Which is not proven by an evidence, so only about the prophet you must say it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's mandatory when you mention his name directly, not when you're referring to him indirectly by saying &quot;the prophet&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About if non-Muslims must say it or not, when they don't believe in it, why should they? It's good if they say but I don't think it's expected. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's more information about the phrase in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_be_upon_him_%28Islam%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt; which explains it can be written as SAW (in accordance with the Arabic words sallallahu alayhi wasallam) or PBUH (which stands for Peace be upon him in English) or A.S.  (Arabic: عليه السلام‎ ʿalayhi s-salām - A.S.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T10:22:15.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="165" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-20T10:28:16.230" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T10:28:16.230" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T10:28:16.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="166" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-20T10:28:16.230" Score="0" Body="Haram refers to prohibited acts according to Islam. Not to be confused with Makruh, which is disliked but not prohibited act." OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T13:46:38.993" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T13:46:38.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="168" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-20T10:33:08.750" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an literally means &quot;The Recitation&quot; and is the central religious text of Islam. Muslims consider it the verbatim word of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad piecewise over a period of about 23 years.  The order of the ayat (verses) and surah (chapters) is as given to Prophet Muhammad by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an serves as a complete code of life for Muslims, who strive to live their lives according to Allah and Prophet Muhammad by following the Qur'an. The Prophet Muhammad lead his life according to the will of Allah and the Qur'an and one learns from the Prophet's life how to act according to the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Useful links&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran.com&lt;/a&gt;, textual Arabic and English Qur'an&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranexplorer.com/quran/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;QuranExplorer.com&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawakened.com/Qur&amp;#39;an/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamAwakened.com&lt;/a&gt;  The Qur'an with different languages, recitations, and translations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-30T20:48:21.457" LastActivityDate="2016-11-30T20:48:21.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="169" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-20T10:33:08.750" Score="0" Body="Questions about the Qur'an القرآن, the divine scripture revealed to the Prophet Muhammad." OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T08:10:11.997" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T08:10:11.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="170" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-20T10:33:43.710" Score="6" ViewCount="2163" Body="&lt;p&gt;Would it be permissible to take a person of the opposite gender out for lunch/dinner to know more about him/her. I mean if I like his/her ideologies, way-of-life etc I would go on to marry him/her.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is that permissible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-07-04T15:12:35.963" LastActivityDate="2012-07-04T15:27:24.907" Title="Would it be permissible for me to go out for lunch/dinner with a person of the opposite gender?" Tags="|relationships|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="76" CreationDate="2012-06-20T10:42:02.333" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam is the only religion that disallows men from marrying more than 4. It is not like marry 4. It is rather like you can marry up to 4 and that to only if you can make justice. The condition of making justice is very hard to achieve. So, it is not that easy. In my knowledge no other religion has anything in written about any limit of marriage. You can search in youtube for Dr. Zakir Naik's videos on marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that video also you'll get to know that the world has more than 3 times (nearly 4 times) women than men. So, Islam is completely socially balanced. If it is not so then millions of Women will remain single or commit haram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="56" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T10:42:02.333" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="156" CreationDate="2012-06-20T10:42:17.830" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;To become / convert a Muslim the person has to accept &lt;strong&gt;The Declaration of the Testimony&lt;/strong&gt; also known as &lt;strong&gt;Shahada&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a Muslim, every action begins with your intention. You must put it in your heart that you want to strictly follow Islam and its rules.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not necessary to say in front of a crowd. You can quietly, to yourself, make the intention to embrace Islam as your faith.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say the following words with clarity of intention, firm faith and belief:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say: &lt;code&gt;Ash-hadu an la ilaha ill Allah.&lt;/code&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say: &lt;code&gt;Wa ash-hadu ana Muhammad ar-rasullallah.&lt;/code&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also say &lt;code&gt;La ilah illa Allah, Muhammad rasoolu Allah.&lt;/code&gt; أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله و  أسهد أن محمد رسول الله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I testify that there is no true god (deity) but God (Allah), and that Muhammad is a Messenger (Prophet) of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-04-02T17:12:53.110" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T17:12:53.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="175" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="159" CreationDate="2012-06-20T11:17:40.600" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;there are some kinds of accounts without interest but other benefits. if you could not find them. you can save your money in other way. for example buy stock of some company or gold or a land.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;some scholars say if you do not want to receive any interest and Bank itself pay you then there is no problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;anyway Islam wants to Muslims use their extra money for donation or lending to who need or partnership with other Muslims for doing business and sharing the Benefit or loss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;its better to not save your money in Bank or find a real Islamic Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T11:17:40.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="139" CreationDate="2012-06-20T11:25:49.717" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No&#xA;If Islam is illogical so it is not a true religion.&#xA;If Islam is a true religion so should be logical.&#xA;If you do not know you should ask &quot;the people of Message&quot; which are Ahl Bayt:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ [٢١:٧]&#xA;[en.sahih] ... so ask the people of the message if you do not know. ‌[21:7]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed they should reply I do not know. Because Allah said ask them. So they should be representative of God.&#xA;look at history of Islam who never said I do not know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you you heard an illogical answer you should know that answer is from an false sect of Islam.&#xA;prophet said:&#xA;کل ما حکم به العقل حکم بعه الشرع و کل ما حکم به الشرع حکم به الغقل&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything is commanded by reasoning is commanded by religion and anything is commanded by religion is commanded by reasoning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-15T08:03:10.717" LastActivityDate="2017-06-15T08:03:10.717" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="126" CreationDate="2012-06-20T11:42:01.740" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja&amp;#39;fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jafari Fiqh&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sayyed can receive Sadaqah only from Sayyed. Also only Wajib Sadaqah like Zikat Fitrah and Zikat of property and Khums are banned to Sayyids. And they can receive Mustahab Sadaqah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for a &quot;Sayyid&quot; to have Sadaqa for their needs? If it&#xA;  is permissible, then please specify the condition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is permissible for a Hashimi to give his sadaqa to another Hashimi&#xA;  or to a non-Hashimi. This includes both Zakat of property and zakat of&#xA;  Fitra. But it is not permissible for a non-Hashimi to give his Sadaqa&#xA;  to a Hashimi. If a Hashimi receives Zakat of property or fitra from a&#xA;  non-Hashimi, it would be forbidden for him to use it, and he who gives&#xA;  it (zakat), his &quot;Zimma&quot; (obligation) would not be discharged. In cases&#xA;  other than those mentioned above it is permissible for a non-Hashimi&#xA;  to give his Sadaqa, atonement, or Fidya of fast ( kaffara) or any&#xA;  desirable charity to a Hashimi. Yes, if charity given to a Hashimi is&#xA;  too little an amount of property and it is given with the intention of&#xA;  repulsing calamity and evil, there is Ishkaal (objection) in its being&#xA;  permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does not make Kibr. Because they have more responsibility and more punish for sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said:&#xA;Respect my children who are good for Allah and who are evil for me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References and further info and reasoning:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sistani.org/index.php?p=855722&amp;amp;id=1358&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Sistani&lt;/a&gt; (no.4)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiachat.com/forum/index.php?/topic/234973112-sadaqa-for-syeds-is-haraam/page__p__2008862__hl__sadaqa%20syed__fromsearch__1#entry2008862&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sadaqa For Syeds Is Haraam?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiachat.com/forum/index.php?/topic/234934177-why-does-it-matter-if-someone-is-syed-or-not/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Why Does It Matter If Someone Is Syed Or Not?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-26T07:55:17.067" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T07:55:17.067" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="159" CreationDate="2012-06-20T11:44:46.610" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The general rule is that you are supposed to avoid interest as much as possible. Speaking from a United States perspective, there are plenty of checking accounts without interest. There are mutual funds that avoid financial stocks. There are halal home buying companies that let you buy a house without dealing with interest-based loans. And if you can't afford those, then there's nothing wrong with living in an apartment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you can't avoid it (for example, your landlord here in my state is required to give you interest on your security deposit), then you donate the exact amount when you get the money back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-19T06:04:31.727" LastActivityDate="2015-10-19T06:04:31.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="182" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="304" CreationDate="2012-06-20T11:46:09.283" Score="10" ViewCount="7698" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is it that whenever witnesses are required in Islam, two women are required to take the place of only one man?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran in Sura 2:282 says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And let two men from among you bear witness to all such documents&#xA;  [contracts of loans without interest]. But if two men be not&#xA;  available, there should be one man and two women to bear witness so&#xA;  that if one of the women forgets (anything), the other may remind her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2012-06-28T17:10:23.307" LastActivityDate="2022-11-18T07:09:59.153" Title="Why does a man's witness count as two women's witness in Islam?" Tags="|women|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-20T12:48:08.333" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shia pray with open hands and Sunni pray with closed hands.&#xA;But Shia and Sunni may pray at mosque of each other.&#xA;In fact mosque is not for Shia or Sunni.&#xA;It depends on local population of Shia or Sunni.&#xA;Also for converting no need to go mosque. Only changing beliefs are enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-30T07:46:42.290" LastActivityDate="2015-11-30T07:46:42.290" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="191" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="199" CreationDate="2012-06-20T12:50:22.287" Score="11" ViewCount="12776" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّ‌حْمَـٰنِ الرَّ‌حِيمِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above verse mentions two names of Allah (SWT):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;الرَّ‌حْمَـٰنِ (Most Merciful)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;الرَّ‌حِيمِ (Most Kind)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, why does Allah (SWT) have 99 names? Is this number significant in any way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T04:19:00.193" LastActivityDate="2018-10-12T05:54:34.517" Title="Why does Allah (SWT) have 99 names?" Tags="|asma-ul-husna|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23" CreationDate="2012-06-20T12:50:47.537" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The requirements of Sahih Hadith from view of Shia scholars:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The hadith should be narrated originally from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fourteen_Infallibles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an infallible&lt;/a&gt;. so any hadith even if having reliable chain of narrators but originally is narrated by a non-infallible person like any of non-infallible Sahaba is not considered a Sahih hadith.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All of narrators in all levels should have the Idalat and be Imami.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Idalat is defined as not committing major sins and not insist in minor sins or also defined as not intentionally committing any sin. and Imami means who believes in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imamah_%28Shia_doctrine%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imamah&lt;/a&gt; as one of five pillars of Islam. please note if any of members in chain of narrators of a hadith are not Imami but are trustworthy Sunni Sahaba or scholars although that hadith is not Sahih but still is a Muwassaq (trustworthy) hadith and valuable and usable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are two main required terms. but there are methods for testing the hadith. for example by default any hadith having conflict with Quran has no value. and Quran is higher and premier relating to any hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short we should make sure certainly a hadith is exited from mouth of prophet SAWW or any of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fourteen_Infallibles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Fourteen Infallibles&lt;/a&gt; to consider it Sahih.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any hadith having conflict with Quran is certainly fake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the people in the narration chain should be known and trusted and if any historical evidence is found that any members of hadith chain of narrators is known as liar or hypocrite or a corrupted Sahaba or scholars who fabricated hadith in return of money or salary from dictator kings that hadith is ignored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikifeqh.ir/%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85_%DA%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87_%D8%AD%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;WikiFiqh &gt; Four types of hadith &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T12:32:08.277" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T12:32:08.277" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="193" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="191" CreationDate="2012-06-20T12:53:07.640" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT) has thousands of names and 1000 of them are mentioned in Dua Jowshan Kabir; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://duas.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;you may can find that dua here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 99 names are the Husna names according to this verse of Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ لِلّهِ الأَسْماءُ الْحُسْنى فَادْعُوهُ بِها&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and for Allah is the Good names so ask God with those names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are many Hadith from prophet and Ahl Bayt said those names in this verse are 99 special names and who call God with those names his asking will be accepted.&#xA;so those 99 names are special. and those 99 names are mentioned in Quran and exactly mentioned in Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Sadiq (SA) after talking about above verse said those 99 especial names are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ هِیَ اللّهُ، الإِلهُ، الْواحِدُ، الأَحَدُ، الصَّمَدُ، الأَوَّلُ،&#xA;الآْخِرُ، السَّمِیعُ، الْبَصِیرُ، الْقَدِیرُ، الْقادِرُ، الْعَلِیُّ،&#xA;الأَعْلى، الْباقِی، الْبَدِیعُ، الْبارِئُ، الأَکْرَمُ، الْباطِنُ،&#xA;الْحَیُّ، الْحَکِیمُ، الْعَلِیمُ، الْحَلِیمُ، الْحَفِیظُ، الْحَقُّ،&#xA;الْحَسِیبُ، الْحَمِیدُ، الْحَفِیُّ، الرَّبُّ، الرَّحْمانُ، الرَّحِیمُ،&#xA;الذّارِئُ، الرّازِقُ، الرَّقِیبُ، الرَّءُوفُ، الرّائِی، السَّلامُ،&#xA;الْمُؤْمِنُ، الْمُهَیْمِنُ، الْعَزِیزُ، الْجَبّارُ، الْمُتَکَبِّرُ،&#xA;السَّیِّدُ، السُّبُّوحُ، الشَّهِیدُ، الصّادِقُ، الصّانِعُ، الظّاهِرُ،&#xA;الْعَدْلُ، الْعَفُوُّ، الْغَفُورُ، الْغَنِیُّ، الْغِیاثُ، الْفاطِرُ،&#xA;الْفَرْدُ، الْفَتّاحُ، الْفالِقُ، الْقَدِیمُ، الْمَلِکُ، الْقُدُّوسُ،&#xA;الْقَوِیُّ، الْقَرِیبُ، الْقَیُّومُ، الْقابِضُ، الْباسِطُ، قاضِی&#xA;الْحاجاتِ، الْمَجِیدُ، الْمَوْلى، الْمَنّانُ، الْمُحِیطُ، الْمُبِینُ،&#xA;الْمُغِیثُ، الْمُصَوِّرُ، الْکَرِیمُ، الْکَبِیرُ، الْکافِی، کاشِفُ&#xA;الضُّرِّ، الْوَتْرُ، النُّورُ، الْوَهّابُ، النّاصِرُ، الْواسِعُ،&#xA;الْوَدُودُ، الْهادِی، الْوَفِیُّ، الْوَکِیلُ، الْوارِثُ، الْبَرُّ،&#xA;الْباعِثُ، التَّوّابُ، الْجَلِیلُ، الْجَوادُ، الْخَبِیرُ، الْخالِقُ،&#xA;خَیْرُ النّاصِرِینَ، الدَّیّانُ، الشَّکُورُ، الْعَظِیمُ، اللَّطِیفُ،&#xA;الشّافِی.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Reference of Hadith:&#xA;«بحار الانوار»، جلد 4، صفحه 186 و جلد 90، صفحه 273 (با تفاوت) ـ «توحید صدوق»، صفحه 194، انتشارات جامعه مدرسین، قم، 1398 هـ ق ـ «خصال صدوق»، جلد 2، صفحه 593، انتشارات جامعه مدرسین، قم، 1403 هـ ق.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each name of Allah (SWT) is for one attribute and one law of Allah (SWT).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-01-02T05:14:35.170" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="191" CreationDate="2012-06-20T12:58:47.547" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu wa alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only Allah knows how many names He has.  There is significance in 99 names, the Prophet May peace and blessings be Upon Him said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah is witr and He loves Witr&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The known meaning here is odd numbers, so because of this I believe this is what the significance of 99 names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T14:53:36.953" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T14:53:36.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="196" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-20T13:03:01.703" Score="9" ViewCount="4567" Body="&lt;p&gt;To dispose of the Qur'an, some claim it should be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Burned, or&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wrapped in a clean piece of cloth and buried, or&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Disposed of in a flowing river.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please give a reference to the Qur'an or Hadith regarding the correct methods of disposing the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:02:43.547" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:02:43.547" Title="What does Qur'an or Hadith says regarding the correct methods of disposing the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|fiqh|sunnah|mushaf|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="62" CreationDate="2012-06-20T13:10:11.397" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;As soon as a Muslim acquires citizenship of a country (whether Muslim or non-Muslim), &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/node/604&quot;&gt;he enters into a covenant&lt;/a&gt; with that country to obey all its laws. The Quran, stresses the importance of a covenant:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And fulfill every covenant.  Verily, you will be held accountable with regard to the covenants.-17:34&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The oath of allegiance stands for pledging allegiance to American laws and is indirectly the same thing as asked by Islam. It is just giving a formal shape to an obligation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user84" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T13:10:11.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="191" CreationDate="2012-06-20T13:16:53.477" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are referring to the hadith of the Prophet (Sal allahu 'alayhi wa sallam):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Allaah has ninety-nine names, one hundred less one; whoever&#xA;  memorizes them will enter Paradise.” [&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/69450&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/264750&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word that was translated to &quot;memorize&quot; in Arabic is &quot;أحصى&quot;: to enumerate.  So the scholars say this reward is not just for memorization, but living by them, making supplication (du'a) according to them and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reality is that Allah does not have just 99 names.  These are 99 &lt;em&gt;special&lt;/em&gt; names that we do not know about.  Although there is a hadith which mentions 99 specific names in the collection of al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah, the scholars of hadith ruled that addition to be weak &lt;br&gt;(source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/138&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/138&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/34/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/34/35&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason we don't know about these names, is that we are encouraged to learn all of Allah's names and use them (make supplication with them, etc.)  There are definitely more than 100 names in the Qur'an and Sunnah (I believe the figure is close to 150, I would have to double-check).  In actuality Allah's names are infinite, according to this Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;There is no-one who is afflicted by distress and grief, and says: 'O&#xA;  Allaah, I am Your slave, son of Your slave, son of Your maidservant;&#xA;  my forelock is in Your hand, Your command over me is forever executed&#xA;  and Your decree over me is just. &lt;strong&gt;I ask You by every name belonging&#xA;  to You which You have named Yourself with, or revealed in Your Book,&#xA;  or You taught to any of Your creation, or You have preserved in the&#xA;  knowledge of the Unseen with You&lt;/strong&gt;, that You make the Qur’aan the life&#xA;  of my heart and the light of my breast, and a departure for my sorrow&#xA;  and a release for my anxiety', but Allaah will take away his distress&#xA;  and grief, and replace it with joy.” He was asked: “O Messenger of&#xA;  Allaah, should we learn this?” He said: “Of course; everyone who hears&#xA;  it should learn it.” [Musnad of Imam Ahmad]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as you can see, there are names that we don't even know about (&quot;You have preserved in the knowledge of the Unseen with You&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the scholars have defined some rules for what qualifies as a &quot;Name&quot; of Allah, which can be discussed in a different topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="40" LastEditorUserId="12692" LastEditDate="2016-01-20T03:38:21.387" LastActivityDate="2016-01-20T03:38:21.387" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="200" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-20T13:19:30.553" Score="8" ViewCount="14930" Body="&lt;p&gt;Social networking is very easy form of making friends, groups, business, etc. The dark side is that you can find people flirting with each other, verbally abusing each other, etc. Some get addicted to it and lose touch with their personal lives. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does Islam permit and deny the outcomes of social networking?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References from Qur'an and Hadith are appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazaakallah...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:26:05.333" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:26:05.333" Title="Is social networking permitted by Islam?" Tags="|sharia|internet|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="201" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="200" CreationDate="2012-06-20T13:28:06.313" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on your view-point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Social networking is another method of communication. It is used to keep in touch with others, and to share pictures (in many cases).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if you look at it in that basic form, my cellphone can do that same thing. I can call/text other people to keep in touch, and I can send pictures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both of these things can be used in haram ways of course, but if you do not use it for these ways, I do not see anything wrong with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: I could not find any Quran/Hadith citations on this.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-08-08T21:19:39.723" LastActivityDate="2014-08-08T21:19:39.723" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="202" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="101" CreationDate="2012-06-20T13:29:54.867" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;These terms deal with how laws are formed in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ijma means consensus of the community. Initially whatever the whole Muslim community decided as a group (after the death of Prophet Muhammad(pbuh)) becomes part of law. Today, in practice, however this is now consensus of the scholars of the community (since the Muslim community is way too big to arrive at a consensus). For example, there is an ijma that consuming intoxicating drugs is haram. The theological basis for this method of arriving at laws is based on, among other things, on the hadith &quot;My community will never agree upon an error.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qiyas is a method of deductive analogies with known laws which is often used to form an ijma on some issue not mentioned in the Quran or the hadith. For example, alcohol is haram on the basis of Quran. Now, analogously intoxicating drugs have the same effect and should be haram too. They were not known to 7th C Arabs and thats why they were not directly prohibited. Hence by the method of analogies or Qiyas, it may be concluded that intoxicating drugs are haram too. When all scholars agreed that this analogy is valid then an ijma was achieved and this became part of Islamic law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user84" LastEditorDisplayName="user84" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T14:15:45.090" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T14:15:45.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="204" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-20T13:32:39.317" Score="6" ViewCount="4224" Body="&lt;p&gt;Adventure sports like trekking, bungee jumping, surfing, skydiving, etc. are practiced by people just for the sake of enjoyment and passtime. People take this inspite of the risk of life. What does Islam say about risking life for games?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-11T05:02:21.797" LastActivityDate="2016-04-11T05:02:21.797" Title="What does Islam say about adventure sports?" Tags="|sharia|sports|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="200" CreationDate="2012-06-20T13:33:26.553" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islamic law, there is a maxim which states that &quot;Everything is permissible unless it's forbidden explicitly&quot;.  So for example, when it comes to food, everything is permissible to eat except for some specific things: pork, dead meat, animals slaughtered in the name of other than Allah, etc.  Same with clothing; we can wear whatever we want with some exceptions.&#xA;One of the proofs for this maxim comes from the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth.&quot;&#xA;  [2:29]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everything has been created for us to use in general, and we have specific prohibitions. Another proof:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine,&#xA;  and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah &quot; [2:173]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means he &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; forbidden the above, which means that everything else is allowed for us to eat (keep in mind there are more exceptions than what is in this verse, but I hope you get the point)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So based on this maxim, when it comes anything in our life which doesn't have a specific prohibition for it, the general rule is that is permissible. Then we look closer at the harms and benefits of that matter. &#xA;When it comes to something permissible, you will always find people abusing it.  Question: is using the internet allowed? People use and abuse it for various forbidden actions (too many to list!), but that does not change the general ruling that it is permissible.  However, for a specific person, it may be impermissible for them specifically if they cannot control themselves from doing impermissible actions and it outweighs the benefits for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same for social networking.  It is permissible in general, and people abuse it (flirting, fornication, etc.), while other people use it to call people to Allah and learn Islamic knowledge (which is good)!  So it depends on the person and their usage of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="40" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T13:33:26.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="182" CreationDate="2012-06-20T13:36:05.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah has set a social system in Quran. According to this social system, women do not have to work, they must be fed and kept safe by their families or by the government. The women are not to be independent in the Islamic social system (I don't mean that they are prohibited to be independent, they don't have to. They have right to request shelter from government. They don't need to work. But they can if they want to, it is not prohibited.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in the Islamic social system, women always depends to some others in both economic means and in emotional means. When a person (not necessarily to be woman) is dependent on someone else, he/she starts to think, live and behave as the one he/she depends to. This is a psychological fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if we consider the worst conditions, a woman witness can be threaten by her family or husband, or just she can feel herself under pressure of the one she depends to. She can hide some of the facts even if she doesn't want to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, there are also different reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Women are too emotional. They usually exaggerate events. They have a passive role in the society (it is the same in the entire world). They can't easily express their feelings. They more try to take attention compared to men. They actually feel themselves dependent to other people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of all these reasons (and maybe there are more reasons, Allah knows), two women's witness is not enough for clarifying a crime or some other matter. That doesn't mean &lt;code&gt;1 man = 2 women&lt;/code&gt;, that's just to make the evidence more robust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T13:36:05.237" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="207" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="214" CreationDate="2012-06-20T13:40:28.600" Score="43" ViewCount="24715" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it is similar to stealing, but not exactly, so the same rules may not apply here. The difference is that, in stealing, you move a property from its owner to yourself, but in internet piracy, you are copying something. In a sense, you are making a copy of something that belongs to someone else without the owner's consent. Also, you are not making a material gain, but a digital one, so that might not count. Because, no matter how much illegal downloading you do, you are not getting any wealthier in the sense of goods you have. On the other hand, you are being unjust toward another human and his/her rights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question is, Can internet piracy be considered stealing or committing injustice? Is there any source talking about similar issues that we can relate to internet piracy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T01:52:20.483" LastActivityDate="2017-08-03T04:56:44.790" Title="What is the Islamic stance on Internet piracy?" Tags="|halal-haram|piracy|internet|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="182" CreationDate="2012-06-20T13:45:20.587" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this area is heavily disputed (on witnesses in general).  While the Qu'arn is very clear in your example, it does not explicitly extend that beyond financial matters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most commonly accepted reason that I have seen is that financial matters are generally not in the women's sphere of expertise or interests.  On the contrary, many scholars say that a woman's testimony alone is fine on matters that deal with womanly areas, such as child birth.  The number of women can be different depending on the scholar though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, as a wrench in the system, in cases where a husband accuses his wife of unchastity, her testimony will invalidate his.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T13:45:20.587" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="204" CreationDate="2012-06-20T13:51:18.833" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, your body is given to you.  You will be judged on how well you take care of it.  Ultimately, mothers and fathers will argue that putting yourself in undue danger is Haram, but nothing of the sort is explicitly stated in the Qu'arn or Hadith.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T13:51:18.833" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="200" CreationDate="2012-06-20T13:56:41.713" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is socialization of any means prohibited in Islam in the first place (unless it is done for the reason of finding partner for adultery, doing some other evil things)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is one important detail about social networking. It is prohibited to create secret groups in which plans against Allah and messenger of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ نُهُوا عَنِ النَّجْوَى ثُمَّ يَعُودُونَ لِمَا نُهُوا عَنْهُ وَيَتَنَاجَوْنَ بِالْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ وَمَعْصِيَتِ الرَّسُولِ وَإِذَا جَاؤُوكَ حَيَّوْكَ بِمَا لَمْ يُحَيِّكَ بِهِ اللَّهُ وَيَقُولُونَ فِي أَنفُسِهِمْ لَوْلَا يُعَذِّبُنَا اللَّهُ بِمَا نَقُولُ حَسْبُهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ يَصْلَوْنَهَا فَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Have you not considered those who were forbidden from private conversation, then they return to that which they were forbidden and converse among themselves about sin and aggression and disobedience to the Messenger? And when they come to you, they greet you with that [word] by which Allah does not greet you and say among themselves, &quot;Why does Allah not punish us for what we say?&quot; Sufficient for them is Hell, which they will [enter to] burn, and wretched is the destination.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا تَنَاجَيْتُمْ فَلَا تَتَنَاجَوْا بِالْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ وَمَعْصِيَتِ الرَّسُولِ وَتَنَاجَوْا بِالْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَى وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ الَّذِي إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  O you who have believed, when you converse privately, do not converse about sin and aggression and disobedience to the Messenger but converse about righteousness and piety. And fear Allah , to whom you will be gathered.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Mucadele 8-9 (58 / 8-9)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note: The phrase &quot;converse privately&quot; in the translation is actually &quot;necva&quot; in Arabic, and it means &quot;whispering&quot;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Creating secret/closed groups and not inviting the other friends can make them sad about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as you don't do private things that is against Islam, against messenger of Allah, or things that will make other Mumins sad, you are well allowed to do social networking. There is nothing prohibiting it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T13:56:41.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="212" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="159" CreationDate="2012-06-20T13:58:03.300" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no doubt that this interest is ribaa which is prohibited by Islam as a form of thulm (wrongdoing). So the question is, how do you deal with it? Who's money is it, anyway?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two opinions of the scholars on this (source: Islamic finance class, don't have AMJA  fatwa or anything like that on me):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Don't touch it:&lt;/strong&gt; It's interest. Just leave it in the bank, don't do anything with it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Give it away as charity:&lt;/strong&gt; This falls under the category of &quot;disposing of haram income.&quot; Some scholars say you are allowed to give it away as charity -- &lt;em&gt;but you cannot expect any reward for doing so.&lt;/em&gt; It's not legitimate charity money. But at least you're disposing of it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best. I would personally ask for a non-interest account, switch banks to get a non-interest account, or keep a total in a spreadsheet somewhere to eventually dispose of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T13:58:03.300" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="204" CreationDate="2012-06-20T14:03:03.640" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;As other questions state, in Islam, everything wordly is permissible until proven haram. So the question is, is this haram or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't give fatwa :) I will however mention some points to keep in mind:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Your body is not your own; it's a loaner, and you are expected to maintain it well (see Youssef G.'s answer)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Islam allows and encourages entertainment, fun, and enjoying yourself -- but within permissible means.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Excessive (obsessive) entertainment, like excessive anything, becomes haram.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I mentioned in a comment, you can argue that &quot;risking your neck for sheer entertainment is unislamic.&quot; However, I think practitioners of said sports will generally agree that the risk is very low -- no more than, say, getting into a car accident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will also say that Islam encourages physical fitness -- rasulullah said that every Muslim should know how to swim, ride a horse, etc. So your intention may play a big part in determining the permissibility of this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just some considerations to keep in mind. I'm sure you can ask a scholar and get a solid answer on your particular circumstance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T14:38:07.400" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T14:38:07.400" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="207" CreationDate="2012-06-20T14:05:42.997" Score="37" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is the prerogative of the author to apply a copyright on his/her work for whatever reason, whether it is to support themselves or anything else. Once this condition is applied, it is treated as a contract and Islam respects copyright 100%. Some people claim that this is not true, because copyright is &quot;preventing knowledge from the people.&quot; This is an absurd claim; copyright details the specific format (eg. this particular lecture recorded by this person), not the knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that said, I asked several shuyookh about this, and the answer was essentially what you said: Islam respects copyright, so this becomes copyright infringement, or stealing. It doesn't matter that it's digital, the same way that interest in your bank account is digital, but it's still interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find a nice, detailed answer by &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/21899/copyright&quot;&gt;Islam-QA here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Firstly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Trade names, trademarks, copyright and patents are all rights which&#xA;  belong exclusively to their owners. In modern times they have come to&#xA;  have a considerable financial value. These rights are recognized&#xA;  according to sharee’ah, and they should not be violated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Secondly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is permissible to buy or sell a trade name or a trademark, and to&#xA;  transfer any of them in return for monetary compensation, so long as&#xA;  there is no cheating or deception. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thirdly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Copyright and patents are protected by sharee’ah. Their owners have&#xA;  the right to buy or sell them and nobody has the right to violate&#xA;  these rights. And Allaah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T17:28:31.230" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T17:28:31.230" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="215" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="286" CreationDate="2012-06-20T14:11:07.937" Score="68" ViewCount="24383" Body="&lt;p&gt;There seems to be a commonly held belief that the prophet Muhammad (and the prophets in general) are somehow protected from ever committing any sin. I have seen nothing in the Qur'an to suggest this, nor am I aware of any authentic hadith to support this claim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has always been my understanding that the prophets are men like any other, specially chosen by the Almighty to relay His message but not necessarily granted any rights and privileges other than what He has explicitly stated; the Christians for example make a big deal about Jesus being sinless, but they have evidence from their own Scriptures to support this. Even if the other prophets were among the best men of their generation, they would still be susceptible to the same trials and temptations of any other man, and thus to sinning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that I am not asking whether the prophets were &lt;em&gt;forgiven&lt;/em&gt; for their sins; God is &lt;em&gt;Al-Raheem&lt;/em&gt; so I have no difficulty accepting that.  The question is about whether the prophets in general, or Muhammad (PBUH) in particular, ever sinned in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where does this Islamic belief of sinlessness come from? Does it have an authentic source?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-08-26T08:51:19.467" LastActivityDate="2023-01-07T10:02:19.027" Title="Was the prophet sinless?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|sin|belief|infallability|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="196" CreationDate="2012-06-20T14:11:43.397" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Disposing&quot; and &quot;insulting&quot; has a border between them. Our main problem is disposing without insulting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, burning.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;You see in the news, some enemies of Islam burn Quran for insulting it. They burn it to insult it. Their aim is to insult it by burning it. But that doesn't mean that burning something is always insulting it. You can burn it for disposing it as well. But, while burning it, you mustn't have the same intention with those how burn it for insulting. As long as your intention is just disposing it cleanly, why wouldn't you burn it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, intention of doing something is as important as how you do it. If you do something normal with a bad intention, then your doing becomes bad. If you do a something normal with a good intention, then your doing becomes good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are living in countryside, you can bury your old Quran in the ground as well. You can also send it to a paper-collecting factory for helping the nature by recycling old papers. There may also other good methods for disposing. There is nothing wrong with these solutions as long as you do them with good intention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But please don't throw it in trash bin. When other people see Quran in there, they may think wrong things. If you really don't have any solution, put it into a black plastic or paper shopping bag, so people wouldn't know what is inside it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-05-23T15:52:30.473" LastActivityDate="2013-05-23T15:52:30.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="207" CreationDate="2012-06-20T14:12:46.910" Score="15" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And eat up not one another's property unjustly (in any illegal way e.g. stealing, robbing, deceiving, etc.), nor give bribery to the rulers (judges before presenting your cases) that you may knowingly eat up a part of the property of others sinfully. &lt;em&gt;(2:188)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming that we see a file as the original creators property, then I believe that this ayat applies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether it is digital or real, it is still considered stealing. For example, a musician spends hours in a studio, writing and recording songs. The way he makes a living is you buying his records. You are stealing his product, therefor he makes no money. This is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T14:12:46.910" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="219" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="77" CreationDate="2012-06-20T14:34:26.737" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nabi Muhammed (pbuh) married at age 25 with Khadija. Khadija was 40 years old at that time. Khadija herself offered the marriage. Nabi Muhammed lived 25 years with Khadija, Khadija died at the end of these 25 years. Then he married his second wife Sawda. Then the multiple marriages started.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Muhammad were to marry for lust, why would he stay with one wife until his old age, and married with more more women at old age?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We mustn't think Muhammad as ourselves. He was a prophet. He was center of a new information flow that will someday spread to all over the world. He had a lot of social duties both among men and women. His wives became his students, they became teachers of Islam among other women. Muhammad's marriages were not because of lust, wealth, or other kind of worldly desires. They had some other good purposes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2021-07-16T01:22:43.100" LastActivityDate="2021-07-16T01:22:43.100" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="215" CreationDate="2012-06-20T14:47:15.163" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's an important concept in Shi'a called &quot;Iṣmah&quot; which is attributed to prophets, Imams and Fatima Zahra -the daughter of prophet Muhammad (PBUH)-. There are philosophical reasons behind this quality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They're incapable of making errors and mistakes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They're impervious to the temptation to sin.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why? They're special selected humans by God who guide people to Allah. So what would happen if they committed any sin? People wouldn't trust them and their speech wouldn't have the desirable effect, then the goal of their risalah which is to guide people to God couldn't be fulfilled. Also, this risalah only deserve people whom are the best among humans and this level is called &quot;Iṣmah&quot;. See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the related Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that it doesn't mean that they are not capable of committing a sin:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] They are, the most pure ones, the only immaculate ones preserved&#xA;  from, and immune to, all uncleanness. But it is due to the fact that&#xA;  they have absolute belief in God so that they find themselves in&#xA;  presence of God. They have also complete knowledge about God's will.&#xA;  They are in possession of all the knowledge brought by the angels to&#xA;  the prophets (nabi) and the messengers (Rasul). Their knowledge&#xA;  encompasses the totality of all times. Thus they act without fault in&#xA;  religious matters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... But their faith in God is so strong that they cannot yield to temptation, and sin becomes impossible for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhollah_Khomeini&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ruhollah Khomeini&lt;/a&gt; interpreted this quality of them very nicely:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Infallibility is borne by faith. If one has faith in God, and if one sees God with the eyes of his heart, like sun, it would be impossible for him to commit a sin. .... In front of an armed powerful [master], infallibility is attained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-13T10:58:31.133" LastActivityDate="2015-09-13T10:58:31.133" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="221" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="222" CreationDate="2012-06-20T15:03:46.933" Score="39" ViewCount="31220" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is commonly believed that if someone leaves Islam, by Sharia law the punishment is death. Is that true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard some different opinions. Dr. Zakir Naik was once asked a similar question and he responded that the punishment is death only if you tarnish Islam image in public and are publically against it. In that scenario the situation is similar to a revolt against an Army and hence punishment in that case is death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Islam is not an Army but a religion. What is the correct verdict in this regard?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2018-09-19T18:36:18.887" LastActivityDate="2023-05-11T02:24:41.903" Title="Is punishment for leaving Islam death?" Tags="|sharia|punishment|apostasy|hudud|" AnswerCount="11" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="222" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="221" CreationDate="2012-06-20T15:08:49.000" Score="39" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is true that leaving Islam, &lt;strong&gt;in an Islamic state,&lt;/strong&gt; can be a reason for someone to be put to death. Note the caveat: in an Islamic state. We do not have any Islamic state today; only Muslim countries who mix some parts of Islamic law with other types of law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the question you're asking is more about &lt;em&gt;why&lt;/em&gt; this might be the case. As you mentioned, Zakir Naik mentioned some points about tarnishing the image of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider also the following cases, as happened historically around the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him): individuals and groups who fought against Islam would enter Islam in the morning, leave it in the evening, and declare it to be false. Not because of any flaw of the deen, but in order to attack and denounce it further. There are some historical accounts of this happening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the benefits and reasons that Allah declared this law, therefore, can be for the protection of the religion itself (which is one of the five aims of Islamic law).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best; sometimes we know the reasoning and benefits behind certain laws of Islam, and sometimes we don't. As Muslims, we only need to submit, we do not need to understand the intricacies of each issue and the proofs surrounding it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In response to some comments about Muslim countries versus Islamic states: Muslim countries are Muslim countries, not Islamic states. Their rulers pick and choose what laws they want -- Islamic, British, secular, or personal whims, often against Islam itself. Will they implement Islamic law, or this particular part of it? I don't know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are we all obliged to rule by the law of Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes. Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/o3ZIa.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/strong&gt; But no, by your Lord, they will not [truly] believe until they make you, [O Muhammad], judge concerning that over which they dispute among themselves and then find within themselves no discomfort from what you have judged and submit in [full, willing] submission. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/65&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Nisaa, verse 65&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another verse criticizes the People of the Book for throwing away Allah's law after it was revealed to them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7nz1D.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/strong&gt; [Say], &quot;Then is it other than Allah I should seek as judge while it is He who has revealed to you the Book explained in detail?&quot; And those to whom We [previously] gave the Scripture know that it is sent down from your Lord in truth, so never be among the doubters. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/114&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah An'aam, verse 114&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah describes and depicts the correct attitude of the believers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/b4HCc.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/strong&gt; The only statement of the [true] believers when they are called to Allah and His Messenger to judge between them is that they say, &quot;We hear and we obey.&quot; And those are the successful. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/51&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat An-Noor, verse 51&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islamic law applies to Islamic states. If you're not living in an Islamic state, then you need to worry about local laws, not the laws of an Islamic state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T09:44:59.730" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T09:44:59.730" CommentCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="225" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="228" CreationDate="2012-06-20T15:30:14.577" Score="6" ViewCount="67314" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard conflicting information on what place a Non-Muslim holds in a Muslim's life. Are they brothers/sisters, or are they infidels to be avoided? Is a Muslim allowed to be friends or maintain acquaintance with a non-Muslim? Can a Muslim work for a Non-Muslim? Can a Muslim employ a non-Muslim? i.e. Are there provisions for discrimination against non-Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard that there is some difference in how you treat people of the book (i.e. Christians, Jews) vs. Idol-worshipers (Hindus, etc.). Is that true, or is that just limited to certain things such as marriage? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are Muslims allowed to maintain acquaintance with people who have rejected Islam (Kafir)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user83" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditorDisplayName="user83" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T11:06:34.293" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T11:06:34.293" Title="Is it haraam to have non-Muslim friends?" Tags="|halal-haram|non-muslim|friendship|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-10-30T16:34:13.600" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="226" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1452" CreationDate="2012-06-20T15:32:45.463" Score="10" ViewCount="202258" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the Quran explicitly prohibit homosexuality? Why? Please cite specific verses which say something about homosexuality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user83" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-29T23:33:25.870" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T23:33:25.870" Title="What does the Quran say about homosexuality?" Tags="|quran|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="101" CreationDate="2012-06-20T15:34:05.250" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ijma&lt;/em&gt; is an Arabic word referring to consensus of the Muslim community.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/37/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;My ummah will never agree upon an error&lt;/a&gt;&quot; is usually cited for the validity of &lt;em&gt;ijma&lt;/em&gt;.  There are a number of different opinions on who is part of the &lt;em&gt;ijma&lt;/em&gt;, with most views split into two following two possibilities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ijma al-ummah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;: A consensus by the whole community.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ijma al-aimmah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;: A consensus only by religious authorities.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, schools of thought differ on whether this consensus is to be that of the first generation of Muslims only, that of the first three generations of Muslims (i.e. the &lt;em&gt;Salaf&lt;/em&gt;), the consensus of the jurists and scholars of the Muslim world (i.e. scholarly consensus) or the consensus of all the Muslim world, scholars and laymen alike.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be applicable when there is a problem that needs discussion, but a ruling is not directly present in either the Qur'an or &lt;em&gt;sunnah&lt;/em&gt;; the Qur'an and &lt;em&gt;sunnah&lt;/em&gt; are both still used to deduce the final ruling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qiyas is used to analyze and form a ruling, Ijma' and Qiyas are connected. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also the relevant wikipedia page here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ijma&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-02-04T00:21:17.740" LastActivityDate="2013-02-04T00:21:17.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="225" CreationDate="2012-06-20T15:37:53.490" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is very simple. Our prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) explained by example how Muslims should treat non-Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Mecca, when Islam was a few people in number, he lived and interacted with non-Muslims (idol worshippers, specifically) peacefully. He would buy and sell from them, visit their sick, and they would even entrust him with their belongings (despite fighting him and oppressing him and torturing him and his companions). This is why they called him &quot;Al-Amin,&quot; the trustworthy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in terms of ethical and moral conduct, he did not distinguish between people of any race, religion, social or economic background.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Medinah, when he lived in a Muslim state, along with some Jews, he conducted himself the same way as in Mecca. All of the above applied.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for &quot;ahlul kitab&quot; and people of the book, they are a brand of non-Muslims who have special favour in Islamic law -- we can eat their meat, marry their women, etc. Note that these are all personal actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in terms of friendship, Islam allows friendship with anyone -- Muslim or non-Muslim. However, with one caveat: you are who your friends are. Would you make friends with someone who constantly attacks your way of life? Probably not. If you don't lie, don't cheat, don't steal, don't scam, don't fornicate, don't drink, would you really be compatible at a deep level of friendship with someone who does some or all of those things? Probably not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Islam encourages Muslims to seek deep friendship with those who are the best friends: the ones who will call you to good, forbid you from evil, and help you succeed in the eternal Hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; Some proofs about this issue are below. First, the verse of Surah Al-e-Imran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not take as intimates those other than&#xA;  yourselves, for they will not spare you [any] ruin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This refers to deep friendship and ruining you in your religious values, as I mentioned above; from the perspective of Islam, this is your hereafter, and that's the most important thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A hadith from Abu Dawud:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: A man follows the religion of&#xA;  his friend; so each one should consider whom he makes his friend. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43#61&quot;&gt;Collected in Abu Dawud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T15:53:17.887" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T15:53:17.887" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="129" CreationDate="2012-06-20T15:38:28.970" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer the question succinctly, the Prophet (sal Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Certainly, Allah has pardoned for me my ummah: their mistakes, their&#xA;  forgetfulness, and that which they have been forced to do under&#xA;  duress&quot; [ibn Majah, Bayhaqi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Mistakes&quot; in this case means you ate the pork mistakenly (not knowing what it was).  It won't be a sin with the condition that there was no way to find out or you did your best to find out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="40" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T15:38:28.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="230" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-20T15:41:11.053" Score="7" ViewCount="716" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched a part of TV show and the Muslim scholar was saying it is a must to let your beard grow and trim your mustache. I have always thought there is a kind of cultural influence and it is not a must to have it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is in a sin to shave your beard in Islam? is it a must to have a beard or else you will not be a good Muslim? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-02-03T04:26:31.860" LastActivityDate="2018-02-03T04:26:31.860" Title="What does Islam say about growing beards?" Tags="|islamic-basis|beard|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="231" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="242" CreationDate="2012-06-20T15:43:58.560" Score="9" ViewCount="6041" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Islam support proselytizing? Many people I talk to seem to be of the opinion that Islam believes in conversion by force; however, the following verse clearly states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The&#xA;  right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves&#xA;  in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy&#xA;  handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing. Al-Baqarah, &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:256&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:256&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does that mean that proselytizing in Islam is not supported and one must not force a change in religion? Are there other verses in this matter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user83" LastEditorUserId="4666" LastEditDate="2014-04-09T11:18:24.250" LastActivityDate="2014-07-02T07:06:04.367" Title="Does Islam support proselytizing?" Tags="|conversion|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="233" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="101" CreationDate="2012-06-20T15:45:16.290" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ijmaa and Qiyaas are two technical terms from &lt;em&gt;usool ul-fiqh,&lt;/em&gt; or the science of &quot;how do we derive fiqh?&quot; In short, scholars use proofs in the following order (which denotes their strength over lower-level proofs):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Qur'an first and foremost&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunnah (hadith) next and practically equal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ijmaa (scholarly consensus) third&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Qiyaas (analogy to some known issue/ruling) next&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, each madhab differs over what types of proof dominate over what types of proof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, in the issue of &quot;is photography allowed in Islam,&quot; there's obviously no ayah of Qur'an or hadith that says &quot;cameras/photography blah blah blah.&quot; Ditto for ijmaa. Scholars then use qiyaas to address it; some say &quot;snapping a photograph is like drawing or making a statue,&quot; and others say &quot;no, it's digital so it's not the same at all.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T15:45:16.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="234" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="230" CreationDate="2012-06-20T15:45:54.763" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Having a beard for a man (when it is possible) is wajib (obligatory) in Sunni Islam by consensus of almost all scholars and schools of thought. One of the many ahadith cited as evidence for this is the hadith from Abdullah b. Umar narrating from the Prophet (saws):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;انْهَكُوا الشَّوَارِبَ، وَأَعْفُوا اللِّحَى&lt;br&gt;&#xA;     Trim the mustaches and leave the beard (to grow).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/55300&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/%D9%88%D9%8E%D8%A3%D9%8E%D8%B9%D9%92%D9%81%D9%8F%D9%88%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%90%D9%91%D8%AD%D9%8E%D9%89&quot;&gt;in many other books&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a difference of opinion within the Shafi'i school whether it's highly encouraged or obligatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a Muslim, a hadith with a command from the Prophet (saws) is generally taken to describe an obligatory deed unless evidence suggests otherwise (from the principle &quot;al-amru li al-wujoob&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this hadith and many others like it, the scholars do say that it is a sin to shave the beard. As for whether or not you won't be a good Muslim without it, I don't see the connection. Being a good Muslim encompasses a number of things, from belief in the heart to kind actions to acts of worship. Not having a beard doesn't directly reflect on someone's character or the purity of their heart. But if not having a beard comes out of an arrogance or intentional disobedience of the Prophet (saws) then I guess that could have effects on others parts of one's Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T16:07:23.973" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T16:07:23.973" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="226" CreationDate="2012-06-20T15:48:19.050" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalam wa alaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلُوطًا إِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِهِۦۤ أَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلۡفَـٰحِشَةَ مَا سَبَقَكُم بِہَا مِنۡ أَحَدٍ۬ مِّنَ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ (٨٠) إِنَّڪُمۡ لَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلرِّجَالَ شَہۡوَةً۬ مِّن دُونِ ٱلنِّسَآءِ‌ۚ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٌ۬ مُّسۡرِفُونَ (٨١)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation (interpretation of meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also (sent) Lut: he said to his people: &amp;quot;Do ye commit lewdness such as no people in creation (ever) committed before you? (80) &amp;quot;For ye practise your lusts on men in&#xA;preference to women: ye are indeed a people transgressing beyond bounds.&amp;quot; (81)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَنْ وَجَدْتُمُوهُ يَعْمَلُ عَمَلَ قَوْمِ لُوطٍ فَاقْتُلُوا الْفَاعِلَ&#xA;وَالْمَفْعُولَ بِهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whomever you find doing the actions of the people of Lut then kill the&#xA;one doing it, and the one it is done to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/17/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Attirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-04-24T20:00:09.257" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="237" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-20T15:54:08.563" Score="53" ViewCount="83307" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a Muslim person since birth, I have always heard that music is prohibited (Haram) by all scholars in TV, radio, books and recently on the internet until I have heard a session with &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sheikh Adel Alkablani&lt;/a&gt; (one of the Imams of Almasjid Alharam in Makkah). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He claimed that music itself is allowed (Halal), but what comes with the music is prohibited (haram) e.g. the dancing, mixing men with ladies, etc. He even supported his claim with proof. He also said as long as music does not prevent you from doing your prayers and other pillars of Islam then it is Halal. When I was doing research I found that there are others who believe in the same idea as sheikh Adel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could not find an English page with this claim, but if you read Arabic you can search in goggle and you will get a lot of results. I also find him in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coT1fwK1k-g&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;youtube&lt;/a&gt; saying the same thing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I am confused. Is Music Halal (permissible) or Haram (prohibited)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-10-30T08:23:58.573" LastActivityDate="2024-01-03T21:21:22.110" Title="Is listening to music halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|music|" AnswerCount="18" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18" CreationDate="2012-06-20T16:04:20.023" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are &lt;strong&gt;many&lt;/strong&gt; differences between the two. I will be highlighting the major ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Mumin is a higher degree Muslim who:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Repents after every sin (s)he commits.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Feels sorry for every Islamic obligation (s)he either did&#xA;not perform or has missed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does believe in the message of Allah without the need of concrete evidence (such as supplementary scientific knowledge).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Puts Allah above everything in his/her daily life.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is and known for being trustworthy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is sure of Allah's promise at heart.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Takes into account what Allah prefers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and so on...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mystical Approach:&lt;/strong&gt; A Muslim is a Maqan of Salam (derived from m-slm), and thus carries and spreads Salam, while a Mumin is named directly with God's name. So a standard Muslim is where Salam is observed, while the heart of a Mumin fits Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is lot more to the subject and you may only distinguish between the two clearly if you start taking account the difference between the words when studying the Quran. Most think they are interchangeable, but obviously they are wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T16:04:20.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="237" CreationDate="2012-06-20T16:04:31.410" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu wa alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There will be people of my Ummah who will seek to make lawful; fornication, wine-drinking and the use of ma'aazif ( musical instruments ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/74/16&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, wind and string Musical instruments are haram, and Music sung by adult women (for men).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Primary source: Islamic online university&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-04-17T21:55:16.120" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="231" CreationDate="2012-06-20T16:06:21.043" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;NO islam &lt;strong&gt;does not&lt;/strong&gt; believe in conversion by force. The people say that to trademark Islam as a barbaric religion. If you have ever seen people converting live on tv or in an open meeting, the person converting them actually asks if they have been forced or in proper state of mind or questions that are something similar in nature.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also stated &quot;Let there be no compulsion in religion....&quot; (Al-Baqarah: 256)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/e8NHu.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also another proof that forcing is not allowed is  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And say, The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve. (Surat Al-Kahf 18:29)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also as Ansari said - &lt;strong&gt;Religion is heart (❤)&lt;/strong&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is very true. Also our prayer to Allah get answered if they are made from the heart not mind. A forceful conversion will only include the mind not the heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-05T04:05:20.807" LastActivityDate="2012-07-05T04:05:20.807" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="243" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="231" CreationDate="2012-06-20T16:06:52.273" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;That verse is usually not the proof for not forcing conversions. More direct proofs would be for example this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And say, &quot;The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve.&quot; ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/29&quot;&gt;Kahf:29&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and also a more direct proof is the body of actions of the Prophet (saws). He (saws) never compelled anyone to believe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is easy to understand logically as well - you can't compel someone's heart, and Islam begins with having firm faith in the heart. It doesn't matter how many times you make someone say something with their mouth but if they don't believe in their heart it's pointless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T16:06:52.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="158" CreationDate="2012-06-20T16:09:36.290" Score="6" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Nawawi said in his book al-Adhkaar (p. 407): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Our companions said: Women greeting women is like men greeting to men.&#xA;  But when it comes to women greeting men, if the woman is the man's&#xA;  wife, or his concubine, or one of his mahrams, then it is like him&#xA;  speaking to another man; it is mustahabb for either of them to&#xA;  initiate the greeting of salaam and the other is obliged to return the&#xA;  greeting. But if the woman is a stranger (non-mahram), if she is&#xA;  beautiful and there is the fear that he may be tempted by her, then&#xA;  the man should not greet her with salaam, and if he does then it is&#xA;  not permissible for her to reply; she should not initiate the greeting&#xA;  of salaam either, and if she does, she does not deserve a response. If&#xA;  he responds then this is makrooh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.islamicawakening.com/f30/ruling-greeting-women-salaam-returning-their-greeting-38736/&quot;&gt;Check the link too&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its not even permissible to greet Ghair Mehram in certain conditions then how its possible listening to her songs would be ok? Which itself is haram in view of Scholars&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;check teh above link it has lots of references hope will help &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="26" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T16:09:36.290" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="245" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="246" CreationDate="2012-06-20T16:09:58.583" Score="4" ViewCount="3691" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a Muslim's parents are Muslims but they don't pray, and they don't want him to pray at mosque, but they want him to pray at home although the mosque is near home. Then what should he do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-02T14:26:07.070" LastActivityDate="2017-06-02T14:26:07.070" Title="What should a Muslim do if his parents are Muslims but they don't pray?" Tags="|salat|parents|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="245" CreationDate="2012-06-20T16:16:19.907" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should educate them that if a mosque is close to your home, a man should make it a duty to go to the mosque every 5 times a day.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Divine instruction is, &lt;code&gt;And bow your head with those who bow (in worship)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(Surah Baqarah 43)   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also some of the Prophets statements-  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Holy Prophet has also stated:   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It better to join another person and pray than to pray alone and it is more superior in the company of two men and the bigger the congregation the more liked it is by Allah.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Abu Dawûd)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Holy Prophet says in another tradition:   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He who attended the congregation for Isha prayer, he received the reward of half the nights worship and he who attended both Isha and Fajr prayer with the congregation he received the reward of the whole nights worship.”&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Tirmidhi)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Praying in mosques is very important or you must have a gathering where you all pray together. Read below &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet, himself never omitted even a single congregational prayer. Even in his sickness, it was strenuous for him to walk; nonetheless, with the aid of two of his companions he came (while his auspicious feet were dragging on the ground) to the mosque and prayed with the congregation.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once the Holy Prophet was constrained to say:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I intend to tell the Muazzin (person who calls the Azaan) to call out the takbir and ask someone to lead the prayer and I myself set the house of that person on fire who did not attended the congregational prayer.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   (Bukhari &amp;amp; Muslim)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The merciful Prophet proposes a punishment for those who do not attend the congregational prayer at the mosque, even though they perform them at home. One should ponder and be warned as regards to those who do not attend the congregational prayer at the mosque. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there are many hadeeths on this topic. I right now can’t recollect them. Search for them and make them read it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they still don’t listen leave it upto Allah as he forbades going against your parents’ wishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-20T12:05:06.770" LastActivityDate="2015-09-20T12:05:06.770" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="247" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="245" CreationDate="2012-06-20T16:21:52.047" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's priority in Islam, meaning your parents are more important than praying in the mosque. It's not the same if they were trying to make you not to pray. But since praying in mosque is not Wajib and doing what your parents tell you is (as long as it's not against your religion and beliefs, even in that case it's recommended to treat them respectfully) you're good praying at home. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the issue, you can encourage them to pray by doing what you think is appropriate. But remember the very tick point in Quran about how to act with one's parents:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;فَلا تَقُلْ لَهُمَا أُفٍّ وَلا تَنْهَرْهُمَا وَقُلْ لَهُمَا قَوْلاً كَرِيماً&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;sup&gt;Surat Al-'Isrā, Ayah 23&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't even say &quot;of&quot; (which is the tiniest word of complaint) to them, and treat them as respectfully as possible and talk to them kindly (even if they are angry at you).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-02-03T15:21:29.567" LastActivityDate="2017-02-03T15:21:29.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="248" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="237" CreationDate="2012-06-20T16:40:02.093" Score="41" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is an issue on which scholars have differed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The vast majority of scholars throughout time claim that music is haraam, and cite the references in the other answers. &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/170208&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam QA&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The four Imams, their followers and the vast majority of earlier&#xA;  Muslim scholars are of the view that musical instruments are haraam,&#xA;  to such an extent that it was narrated that there was consensus on&#xA;  this issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/52420&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;A hadith in Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From among my followers there will be some people who will consider&#xA;  illegal sexual intercourse, the wearing of silk [for men], the drinking of&#xA;  alcoholic drinks and the use of musical instruments, as lawful. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Masood, the great companion, said: &quot;Never will love of Qur'an and love of music coexist in the heart.&quot; So if you don't love Qur'an, which is the foundation of our religion, where does that leave you bro?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, only an exceedingly small minority believe it to be permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, understand the two different rulings: they differ from haram to mubah (permissible). In this case, the safer thing to do is avoid the difference of opinion and not fall into music. This comes from the hadith of rasulullah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That which is lawful is clear and that which is unlawful is clear, and&#xA;  between the two of them are doubtful matters about which many people&#xA;  do not know. Thus he who avoids doubtful matters clears himself in&#xA;  regard to his religion and his honor, but he who falls into doubtful&#xA;  matters [eventually] falls into that which is unlawful, like the&#xA;  shepherd who pastures around a sanctuary, all but grazing therein. [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Collected by Imam Nawawi in his famous 40 hadith; it is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islaam.net/40hadeeth/display_hadeeth.php?number=6&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith #6&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="14397" LastEditDate="2015-10-17T11:37:37.383" LastActivityDate="2015-10-17T11:37:37.383" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="249" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-20T16:48:59.880" Score="9" ViewCount="946" Body="&lt;p&gt;I’m not a Muslim.  But I’m curious as to what Muslims believe is the answer to this question.  Do all Muslims agree on one definition? What do you think? Who is God?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="92" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-02T16:21:12.390" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T16:21:12.390" Title="Who is God? Do all Muslims agree on one definition?" Tags="|allah|definitions|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="251" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="237" CreationDate="2012-06-20T16:59:21.403" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a related Bukhari hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 2.70 Narrated by Aisha&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (saws) came to my house while two small girls were singing beside me the songs of Buath (a story about the war between the two tribes of the Ansar, the Khazraj and the Aus, before Islam). The Prophet (saws) lay down and turned his face to the other side. Then Abu Bakr came and spoke to me harshly saying, &amp;quot;Musical instruments of the Shaytaan near the Prophet (saws)?&amp;quot;  Allah's Messenger (saws) turned his face towards him and said, &amp;quot;Leave them.&amp;quot; When Abu Bakr became inattentive, I signaled to those girls to go out and they left. It was the day of 'Id, and the black people were playing with shields and spears; so either I requested the Prophet (saws) or he asked me whether I would like to see the display. I replied in the affirmative. Then the Prophet (saws) made me stand behind him and my cheek was touching his cheek and he was saying, &amp;quot;Carry on! O Bani Arfida,&amp;quot; till I got tired. The Prophet (saws) asked me, &amp;quot;Are you satisfied (Is that sufficient for you)?&amp;quot; I replied in the affirmative and he (saws) told me to leave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the opinion of Sufis listening to music is permissible, and in fact desirable, if listening increases a person's devotion to God; and it is not permissible if it has the opposite effect.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once, the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was asked about odes and poetry and he replied:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are merely words. As such, they can be either good or bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sufi saint Ali Hujwiri said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Once when I was in Merv, one of the leading traditionalists said to me, 'I have written a book to demonstrate that listening to music is permissible.' I replied, 'A great difficulty has appeared in the faith. A noted leader has legitimized that frivolity which is the root of all wickedness.' 'If you don't consider it lawful,' he retorted, 'then why do you practice it?' I declared: 'Any instruction concerning it must depend on the circumstances. No blanket statement can be made about it. If listening to music produces a laudable effect in one's heart, then it is lawful. If its effects are unlawful, so too is it. Likewise, if the effects of listening are permissible, so is the listening.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likewise for dancing, Imam Ghazali has cited three reasons for dancing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The command about dancing refers to what moves a person to dance. if something praiseworthy stimulates a person to dance, and the dancing helps him grow, and strengthens him, then the dancing is also praiseworthy. If something despicable stimulates him to dance, then the dance also is despicable. But if it is something permissible that inspires him, then the dance also is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It became customary for a group of companions to dance for joy when anything wonderful happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user84" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T15:58:36.817" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="252" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-20T17:00:25.863" Score="6" ViewCount="6578" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This question is not related to these two verses only. These are just for reference.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many searchers say Islams give the concept of flat earth which is contrary to what it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sura An-Naziat (79:30)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And after that He spread the earth;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sura Al-Kahf (18:86)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Until, when he reached the setting place of the sun, he found it setting in a spring of black muddy (or hot) water. And he found near&#xA;  it a people. We (Allâh) said (by inspiration): &quot;O Dhul-Qarnain! Either&#xA;  you punish them, or treat them with kindness.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;among many others. I have also come across Muslim brothers who believe the mountains act as pegs so that earth can not move. Is this a correct interpretation from Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can we interpret from the Holy Quran, the earth is flat or it is round or it simply shed no light on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T17:06:23.363" LastActivityDate="2021-06-24T08:23:09.850" Title="Does the Holy Quran gives the concept of flat earth?" Tags="|quran|science|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="252" CreationDate="2012-06-20T17:04:57.290" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have to believe that the Quran has more meaning than we could even imagine. It is the scripture, the word of God (SWT).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that said, we can not really be sure if the verses you have given, or any ayat on the topic, should be taken literally or metaphorically, or if they have some other meaning. In this case, there is really no source that tells us one way or the other, besides science, which says the Earth is in fact round.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran is interpreted in many ways. Most of the concrete ideas of the religion are agreed upon throughout the world, others are not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-05-30T16:49:14.973" LastActivityDate="2013-05-30T16:49:14.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="254" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="221" CreationDate="2012-06-20T17:22:05.857" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have three points to make:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For a hadith like &quot;If somebody changes his religion, kill him&quot;, the following context is present in the Muwatta:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is related from ‘Ikrima that ‘Ali burnt some people and that&#xA;  reached Ibn ‘Abbas who said, “If it had been me, I would not have&#xA;  burned them because the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him&#xA;  peace, said, ‘Do not punish with Allah’s punishment.’ I would have&#xA;  killed them as the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,&#xA;  said, ‘If someone changes his religion, kill him.’” Book 21, 15&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The context is somewhat unclear here, as someone else is narrating Ibn 'Abbas' reference to something the Prophet said in the past tense in a rather unclear situation. It is possible that the Prophet was speaking in reference to the people who made a theatrical/hypocritical show of conversion to Islam or more seriously, to discover the Muslim armies military weaknesses and report back to the enemy if this event occurred during the wars fought by the Muslims. Hence can make the argument that this is not advocating violence against people who are deemed to have &quot;changed their religion.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The following is an example of how the Prophet dealt with apostasy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A bedouin gave the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for Islam. Then the bedouin got fever at Medina, came to Allah's Apostle and said, &quot;O Allah's Apostle! Cancel my Pledge,&quot; But Allah's Apostle refused. Then he came to him (again) and said, &quot;O Allah's Apostle! Cancel my Pledge.&quot; But the Prophet refused Then he came to him (again) and said, &quot;O Allah's Apostle! Cancel my Pledge.&quot; But the Prophet refused. The bedouin finally went out (of Medina) whereupon Allah's Apostle said, &quot;Medina is like a pair of bellows (furnace): It expels its impurities and brightens and clears its good. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/93/71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, #318&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notably, as Dr. M. E. Subhani explained in his book:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This was an open case of apostasy. But the Prophet neither punished the Bedouin nor asked anyone to do it. He allowed him to leave Madina (of his own will). Nobody harmed him.” [Apostasy in Islam (New Delhi, India: Global Media Publications, 2005), pp. 23-24.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is the earliest musannaf (a hadith collection arranged in topical chapters) work in existence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some people accepted Islam during the period of Umar bin Abdul Aziz, who is called the fifth rightful caliph of Islam. All these people renounced Islam sometimes later. Maimoon bin Mahran the governor of the area wrote to the caliph about these people. In reply Umar bin Abdul Aziz ordered him to release those people and asked him to re-impose jizya on them. [Musannaf Abdur Razzaq, pp. 171-10, cited in M. E. Subhani,Apostasy in Islam (New Delhi, India: Global Media Publications, 2005), pp. 23-24. Abdur Razzaq ibn Humama (d. 211 AH). ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One more point worth mentioning: in the hadith mentioned in point 1, the word &quot;religion&quot; has been brazenly translated from the Arabic word &quot;din&quot;. This is a mistranslation, as din does not stand for religion properly, but it &quot;sort of&quot; means way of life. The Arabic language does not even have a word for religion, strictly speaking: the word din, customarily translated as such, differs in significant important respects from the European concept. (From the book The Meaning and end of religion by W.C. Smith).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user84" LastEditorUserId="31953" LastEditDate="2019-09-02T13:42:08.460" LastActivityDate="2019-09-02T13:42:08.460" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="255" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="249" CreationDate="2012-06-20T17:25:48.520" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ&lt;/em&gt; provides a good insight about how Muslims view Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[1] قُلۡ هُوَ اللّٰہُ اَحَدٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[2] اَللّٰہُ الصَّمَدُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[3] لَمۡ یَلِدۡۙ وَ لَمۡ یُوۡلَدۡ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[4] وَ لَمۡ یَکُنۡ لَّہٗ کُفُوًا اَحَدٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;English translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: He is Allah, the One! [1] Allah, the eternally Besought of all!&#xA;  [2] He begetteth not nor is he begotten. [3] And there is none&#xA;  comparable unto Him. [4]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Briefly put:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah is the One and only (true) god. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He created everything and He Himself was not created. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He has no progeny nor is He a progeny of another.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are none like Him (in power or form).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the &lt;strong&gt;99 Names of Allah&lt;/strong&gt; are another source of His attributes. They are far too many to list here, but this Wikipedia article does a good job of listing them with English translations:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Names_of_God&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Names_of_God&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Physical Appearance&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, the consensus ends. Some Shi'a scholars believe that Allah has no physical form and cannot be seen (by the eye). Among Sufis there is a belief that the &lt;em&gt;whole&lt;/em&gt; universe is a manifestation of Allah. Some Sunnis, on the other hand, believe that Allah does have a physical presence that is vaguely human (with hands and feet). Many others (from all sects) believe that this is an unanswerable question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="90" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T19:01:35.593" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T19:01:35.593" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="256" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-20T17:26:06.617" Score="11" ViewCount="118206" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I asked this question to a Masjid cleric, I never got a satisfactory answer. There is a lot of research going on this field. There are many Television shows that prove Ghost exists. But Science is in utter denial.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the verdict about Ghosts from the Holy Quran. If they exist then in what form? Are these humans who have deceased or are they entirely a separate race?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am especially intrigued in this because I have heard a lot of ghost stories in my home country and then I have seen a lot of stories here in US. And they are totally different from each other. How can I visualize ghosts according to Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="90" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T18:12:44.100" LastActivityDate="2013-07-22T02:33:38.127" Title="Do ghosts exists according to Quran or Islam?" Tags="|quran|science|sunnah|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="249" CreationDate="2012-06-20T17:34:06.097" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, the God has been described well in Qur'an. But the descriptions are not like mathematical proofs but are philosophical and infrastructural; Here are the examples &lt;strong&gt;from Qur'an&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;They say who can make a death alive again; say who have been created them first time from nothing! &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#36:78&quot;&gt;[36:78,79]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#76:1&quot;&gt;[76:1]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Every object will be destroyed except God! &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#28:88&quot;&gt;[28:88]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;God is the most merciful; but also the most punisher according to his selection! &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#40:3&quot;&gt;[40:3]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#3:129&quot;&gt;[3:129]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;God provides help and safety and is not under anything's help or provided safety &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#23:88&quot;&gt;[23:88]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;God is alive forever &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#25:58&quot;&gt;[25:58]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;When God wants a thing to happen, he just says: &quot;be&quot; and that thing will be &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:117&quot;&gt;[2:117]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The God is who have been created the night and day traffic and who are policing the universe &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#23:80&quot;&gt;[23:80]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:255&quot;&gt;[2:255]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The God is Begin and is End! &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#57:3&quot;&gt;[57:3]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The God is who have been hidden daeth time to recompensed everyone according to that for which it strives! &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#20:15&quot;&gt;[20:15]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The God is who has in his hands the un-physical aspects of objects! &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#36:83&quot;&gt;[36:83]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The God is who which there is no any other God except him. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:255&quot;&gt;[2:255]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The God is who that keeping the universe does not tire he and sleepy never will get him &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:255&quot;&gt;[2:255]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;And he is who keeps previous very past human's information and does not forget. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#20:52&quot;&gt;[20:52]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Hadith&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Imam Reza (A.S)&lt;/code&gt; (8th Shia Imam) also has an excellent description of God:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He says: [Shaykh al-Saduq, al-Tohid, page ~480]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The God:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Is not in minds rather than forgiven!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Is not known rather than unknown!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Make changes on objects and himself does not change!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Sees eyes while eyes can not see him!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope these help :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user76" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2012-06-21T12:53:31.147" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T12:53:31.147" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="256" CreationDate="2012-06-20T17:34:11.637" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam believes in the unseen. We don't believe in ghosts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me specify. What is a &quot;ghost?&quot; Typically, this means &quot;the soul or spirit of a dead person who haunts the world of the living.&quot; This definition contradicts Islam; once a soul leaves, it never returns until the Day of Resurrection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many ayaat and ahadith that talk about what happens to a human soul when it dies. To summarize:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The angel of death comes and extracts the soul&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The angels wrap it and carry it&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is eventually returned to its grave&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The person is asked the questions of the grave&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They remain there until resurrection day&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Going back to ghosts: on the other hand, we have Jinns, which are mentioned in the Qur'an: invisible beings of great physical strength. They can possess (enter into and speak on behalf of) humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among the proofs of this are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who consume interest cannot stand [on the Day of Resurrection]&#xA;  except as one stands who is being beaten by Satan into insanity &lt;em&gt;being possessed&lt;/em&gt;. That&#xA;  is because they say, &quot;Trade is [just] like interest.&quot; But Allah has&#xA;  permitted trade and has forbidden interest. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/275&quot;&gt;Surah Baqarah, verse 275&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The highlighted section (my notes), in Arabic, refers to possession by Jinns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T17:50:33.143" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T17:50:33.143" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="114" CreationDate="2012-06-20T17:39:39.430" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Shi'i fiqh (&lt;a href=&quot;http://al-islam.org/laws&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ref.&lt;/a&gt;), yes it is valid if other terms are OK. For example for a virgin girl the permission of her father is needed but not his presence necessarily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For marriage, witness is not needed but for divorce it is needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T18:16:48.830" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T18:16:48.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="261" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="256" CreationDate="2012-06-20T17:48:30.150" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no concept of a &lt;em&gt;ghost&lt;/em&gt; in Islam. However, there are two concepts that are somewhat similar. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The soul, or &lt;em&gt;ruh&lt;/em&gt;. Muslims believe that while a body may die, the soul of a person goes on living. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answering-ansar.org/answers/can_the_dead_hear/en/index.php&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Most scholars agree&lt;/a&gt; that the dead are aware of what happens in the living world, and there is a major section that believe that the souls of especially righteous people can intercede for us with Allah (others believe that this is false and &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt;). There are also hadiths and stories of the dead communicating with the living through dreams. But there is &lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt; evidence that the souls of the dead can physically &lt;em&gt;visit&lt;/em&gt; the living or manipulate the physical world in any way.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are beings known as the &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qareen&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qareen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;. Every human being has a &lt;em&gt;Qareen&lt;/em&gt;, who is a &lt;em&gt;djinn&lt;/em&gt; that invisibly accompanies the human from birth. In popular folklore, &lt;em&gt;djinn&lt;/em&gt; are said to have a longer lifespan than a human, so while the human counterpart might die, the &lt;em&gt;djinn&lt;/em&gt; counterpart lives on. This &lt;em&gt;Qareen&lt;/em&gt; knows everything about his human companion, and this has been advanced by some as an explanation for things like ghosts and psychic readings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disclaimer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not (personally) believe in the existence of ghosts or such, and I'm only presenting this answer as a reflection of some common beliefs in this area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T17:48:30.150" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="262" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="73" CreationDate="2012-06-20T18:05:12.677" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, despite their roots in Christianity, Mormons are not considered to be Christian and therefore, they are not Ahl-ul Kitab. E.D. Kain's essay can be cited: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mormons are no more Christian than Rastafarians are, regardless of their Coptic heritage. While Mormons believe in Christ and have sprung from the Christian tradition, they have added on an entirely new set of beliefs to that one that change their faith entirely and distinguish it from Christianity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides that, to be Ahl-ul Kitab, you have to be monotheist. Christians, Jews and Muslims believe that there is only one God. Even when Christians believe in the Trinity of God, they all agree that there is only one. Mormons on the other hand believe that there are three different gods for this planet, and multiple gods for other planets. Therefore they are polytheists. Joseph Smith wrote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the beginning, the head of the gods called a council of the gods; and they came together and concocted a plan to create the world and (the) people in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another quote from Joseph Smith that supports polytheism:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Many men say there is one God; the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost are only one God. I say that is a strange God [anyhow]--three in one and one in three. . .It is curious organization… All are crammed into one God according to sectarianism (Christian faith). It would make the biggest God in all the world. He would be a wonderfully big God--he would be a giant or a monster. (Joseph Smith, Teachings, 372)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the answer is no, Mormons do not share the core view of Christians and are not Ahl-ul Kitab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T18:05:12.677" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="249" CreationDate="2012-06-20T18:35:15.353" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, God is the creator of the Universe. He is the the most powerful being, the most most beneficent, the most merciful. There are in infact 99 names for God in Islam. All these names depict a quality in God. In other words, they are praise worth names of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no conflict among the definition of God in Islam, what so ever. In fact there is one chapter in Quran about who is God, named Tashid. The translation is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;(1) Say: He, Allah, is One.&#xA;&#xA;(2) Allah is He on Whom all depend.&#xA;&#xA;(3) He begets not, nor is He begotten.&#xA;&#xA;(4) And none is like Him.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Chapter Yasin, the power of God is depicted as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is not He, Who created the heavens and the earth Able to create the like of them? Yes, indeed! He is the All-Knowing Supreme Creator.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Verily, His Command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, &quot;Be!&quot; and it is!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This basically means, when he wishes to do something, it happens automatically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the main crux of Islam is to recognize God and say that he is the &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; God and there is no one beside him who is worthy of worship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second clause in Islam is to recognize Prophet Muhammad who was the true prophet of God through him we know God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T19:08:22.793" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T19:08:22.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="266" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="252" CreationDate="2012-06-20T18:40:59.957" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spreading something does not mean that it's flat. Spreading means making &lt;strong&gt;surface&lt;/strong&gt; more expansive. However, Quran says وسع for which &lt;strong&gt;development&lt;/strong&gt; is a better translation than spreading in my opinion. Development of something does not mean that it's flat. The word can also take a non-physical meaning. For example I'm a Software Developer and software is not a physical thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'The Sun's setting in a spring of black muddy' also does not mean that earth is flat. If you stand against a sea when the Sun is setting, you'll feel that the Sun is going down into the water. Quran says that he (&lt;strong&gt;not God&lt;/strong&gt;) found it setting in a spring of black muddy (or hot) water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have no idea about mountains but that Earth is round can be found out from Quran because it talks about &lt;strong&gt;two&lt;/strong&gt; wests and easts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user76" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2012-08-10T19:18:55.037" LastActivityDate="2012-08-10T19:18:55.037" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="182" CreationDate="2012-06-20T19:08:02.037" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran itself states the reason clearly: &quot;if one of the women forgets (anything), the other may remind her&quot;. This is about the way human mind works. Men keep the event in more details. This is about nature and something like a man being physically stronger than a woman. Allah that created human knows it better than any authority. So Quran have to be obeyed and a Muslim should not put questions on words of Allah. Interpretation of all cases is not so simple. We can not disobey a command while we could not find a reason for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastEditorUserId="48" LastEditDate="2012-06-21T08:45:40.010" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T08:45:40.010" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="268" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-20T19:22:32.150" Score="1" ViewCount="97" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Possible Duplicate:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/57/how-are-praying-times-handled-in-countries-with-a-long-day-light&quot;&gt;How are praying times handled in countries with a long day light?&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A lot of people live near the arctic circle where the duration of daylight and night is in odd proportion. Take the example of Fairbanks, Alaska, for example. Notice that today, June 20, 2012. The sun sits at 12:47 pm and it rises at 2:57 am.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can I offer prayers in these areas? What if I go to towns above the arctic cicle where a a typical sunny day can last as long as 14 days. I need guidance in both the situations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5xBFz.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2013-06-03T19:17:17.000" Title="How can I offer prayers near the Arctic circle in Alaska?" Tags="|salat|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2012-06-20T19:33:13.823" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="269" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-20T19:46:43.603" Score="22" ViewCount="83919" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are plenty of fossils that shows the existence pre historic animals like Dinosaurs. However they have never been mentioned either in the Holy Quran or in Hadis. They fact that they lived for millions of years before anyone of us were here and not being mentioned in Quran is hard to accept for me. Is it OK to believe in Dinosaurs as a Muslim or we should condemn it as there is no evidence from Quran and hadis, therefore we should not believe in it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, does Islam accepts Dinosaurs as valid creatures who existed millions of years ago. It does not hurt my dogma as Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-14T05:02:37.083" LastActivityDate="2018-03-12T20:03:23.180" Title="Should a Muslim believe in Dinosaurs?" Tags="|belief|science|" AnswerCount="11" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="270" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="285" CreationDate="2012-06-20T19:48:34.107" Score="11" ViewCount="2864" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asking from a non-Muslim's viewpoint, if Islam preaches equality, then why does it permit slavery?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-16T06:10:17.400" LastActivityDate="2019-04-16T06:10:17.400" Title="Why does Islam permit slavery?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|slavery|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="269" CreationDate="2012-06-20T20:00:22.917" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran simply does not mention the existence of dinosaurs (explicitly). It does not confirm or deny it.  When there is no existing apparent contradiction between science and religion, why try to make one? :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, the Quran alludes to the Earth existing before Mankind. See this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, &quot;Indeed,&#xA;  I will make upon the earth a successive authority.&quot; They said, &quot;Will&#xA;  You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood,&#xA;  while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?&quot; Allah said, &quot;Indeed, I&#xA;  know that which you do not know.&quot; [2:30]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So perhaps between the creation of Earth and Mankind, there were dinosaurs.  It's possible; again, the Quran neither confirms or denies it.  In reality, the Quran only mentions a few types of animals/plants by name. It doesn't mean they didn't exist or don't exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/quesshow-166-925.htm&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; for more detailed information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="40" LastEditorDisplayName="user8749" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T20:18:07.757" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T20:18:07.757" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="269" CreationDate="2012-06-20T20:01:01.383" Score="41" Body="&lt;p&gt;What we have to understand is that the Quran is not a &lt;em&gt;scientific manual&lt;/em&gt;. While it aims to put humanity on the righteous path, it is not a book that aims to be an encyclopedic description of the world around us. When the Quran specifically mentions something, we know that it is &lt;em&gt;true&lt;/em&gt;. But if there is something that isn't specifically mentioned does not mean that this thing does not and could not exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T20:01:01.383" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="273" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="276" CreationDate="2012-06-20T20:11:37.270" Score="6" ViewCount="3174" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering how it is acceptable for the Ahmadiyya movement with not considering Prophet Muhammad the last prophet when that seems to be so central to Islam? I thought the belief that Prophet Muhammad was the last prophet was one of the five pillars?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am looking for scripture references from the Ahmadiyya movement that helps me understand how they justify it. Did the question never come up? I am not looking for answers that indicate why the Ahmadiyya movement is blasphemous, incorrect, or non-Islamic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user83" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-03-09T17:32:22.077" LastActivityDate="2023-04-24T13:19:07.043" Title="What justification does the Ahmadiyya movement have that Prophet Muhammad wasn't the last prophet?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|prophets|khatam-an-nabiyyin|ahmadiyyah|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="274" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-20T20:21:44.537" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt; (العربية al-ʻarabīyah or عربي/عربى ʻarabī ) [al ʕarabijja] or is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century CE. This includes both the literary language and the spoken Arabic varieties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arabic is the language of the Salaat (prayer). It has 28 letters, a few punctuation marks, and is considered one of the hardest languages in the world.  Scholars consider it crucial to learn Arabic to read the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The literary language is called Modern Standard Arabic or Literary Arabic. It is currently the only official form of Arabic, used in most written documents as well as in formal spoken occasions, such as lectures and news broadcasts. In 1912, Moroccan Arabic was official in Morocco for some time, before Morocco joined the Arab League.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The spoken Arabic varieties are spoken in a wide arc of territory stretching across the Middle East and North Africa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arabic languages are Central Semitic languages, most closely related to Hebrew, Aramaic, Ugaritic and Phoenician. The standardized written Arabic is distinct from and more conservative than all of the spoken varieties, and the two exist in a state known as diglossia, used side-by-side for different societal functions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the spoken varieties are mutually unintelligible,[3] and the varieties as a whole constitute a sociolinguistic language. This means that on purely linguistic grounds they would likely be considered to constitute more than one language, but are commonly grouped together as a single language for political and/or ethnic reasons, (look below). If considered multiple languages, it is unclear how many languages there would be, as the spoken varieties form a dialect chain with no clear boundaries. If Arabic is considered a single language, it may be spoken by as many as 280 million first language speakers, making it one of the half dozen most populous languages in the world. If considered separate languages, the most-spoken variety would most likely be Egyptian Arabic, with 54 million native speakers[4] — still greater than any other Semitic language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The modern written language (Modern Standard Arabic) is derived from the language of the Quran (known as Classical Arabic or Quranic Arabic). It is widely taught in schools, universities, and used to varying degrees in workplaces, government and the media. The two formal varieties are grouped together as Literary Arabic, which is the official language of 26 states and the liturgical language of Islam. Modern Standard Arabic largely follows the grammatical standards of Quranic Arabic and uses much of the same vocabulary. However, it has discarded some grammatical constructions and vocabulary that no longer have any counterpoint in the spoken varieties, and adopted certain new constructions and vocabulary from the spoken varieties. Much of the new vocabulary is used to denote concepts that have arisen in the post-Quranic era, especially in modern times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arabic is the only surviving member of the Old North Arabian dialect group, attested in Pre-Islamic Arabic inscriptions dating back to the 4th century.[5] Arabic is written with the Arabic alphabet, which is an abjad script, and is written from right-to-left. Although, the spoken varieties are often written in ASCII Latin with no standardized forms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arabic has lent many words to other languages of the Islamic world, like Persian, Turkish, Kazakh, Bengali, Urdu, Hindi, Malay and Hausa. During the Middle Ages, Literary Arabic was a major vehicle of culture in Europe, especially in science, mathematics and philosophy. As a result, many European languages have also borrowed many words from it. Arabic influence is seen in Romance languages, particularly Spanish, Portuguese, and Sicilian, owing to both the proximity of European and Arab civilizations and 700 years of Muslim/Moorish rule in some parts of the Iberian peninsula referred to as Al-Andalus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arabic has also borrowed words from many languages, including Hebrew, Greek, Persian and Syriac in early centuries, Turkish in medieval times and contemporary European languages in modern times, mostly from English and French.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T09:52:27.547" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T09:52:27.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="275" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-20T20:21:44.537" Score="0" Body="Arabic اللغة العربية is the language in which the Quran was revealed. Use this tag for questions on Islam related terms or for understanding Islamic-texts." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-07-10T13:58:18.470" LastActivityDate="2018-07-10T13:58:18.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="273" CreationDate="2012-06-20T20:22:17.380" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, Ahmadiyyas &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; believe that Prophet Mohammad was the last prophet. &lt;em&gt;However&lt;/em&gt;, they believe that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirza_Ghulam_Ahmad&quot;&gt;Mirza Ghulam Ahmad&lt;/a&gt; (whom they are named after) is the promised &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi&quot;&gt;Mahdi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;. As such, Ahmaddiyas believe that he is more of a reformer commissioned by Allah and not a prophet. You can read more about Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's claim in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claims_of_Mirza_Ghulam_Ahmad&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T20:22:17.380" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="277" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-20T20:22:46.173" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T20:22:46.173" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T20:22:46.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="278" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-20T20:22:46.173" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T20:22:46.173" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T20:22:46.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="279" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="273" CreationDate="2012-06-20T20:55:38.527" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;All people who claim to be prophets after prophet Mohammad (pbuh) have used the same technique to make people follow them, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Almahdi&lt;/a&gt; technique!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since after Mohammad's (pbuh) death up to now, There were many cases where people claim to be Almahdi to make the people follow them and some of these actually somehow succeeded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question now is why do people who claim to be prophets always claim to be Almahdi? simply because Muslims know for granted that Mohammad (pbuh) is the last prophet which was clear in Quran and the only person with (prophety) attributes still to come is Almahdi beside Messiah (Jesus) who we as Muslims believe will come at the end of time. This was mentioned in a lot of Hadiths said by Mohammad (pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The leader of Ahmadiyya &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirza_Ghulam_Ahmad&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Mirza Ghulam Ahmad)&lt;/a&gt; claimed to be both Almahdi and Messiah and he used this to convince people to follow him and he actually made some followers! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding him being a messenger/prophet, He claimed that &lt;em&gt;Ahmad&lt;/em&gt; was mentioned in Quran and God meant him. While &lt;em&gt;Ahmad&lt;/em&gt; is a known name for prophet Mohammad who has another names also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَإِذْ قَالَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُم مُّصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ مِنَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَمُبَشِّرًا بِرَسُولٍ يَأْتِي مِن بَعْدِي اسْمُهُ أَحْمَدُ فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُم بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ قَالُوا هَذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِي&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;  And [mention] when Jesus, the son of Mary, said, &quot;O children of Israel, indeed I am the messenger of Allah to you confirming what came before me of the Torah and bringing good tidings of a messenger to come after me, &lt;strong&gt;whose name is Ahmad&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot; But when he came to them with clear evidences, they said, &quot;This is obvious magic.&quot;&lt;strong&gt;[61:6]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ahmadiyya followers believe that their leader is Almahdi and the Messiah and the Messenger who was mentioned literally in Quran. Other Muslims believe in Almahdi and Messiah but just not Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. There are Hadiths describe Almahdi and Mirza does not fit the description. Any way the time was not clearly mentioned. The prophet (bpuh) said it will be at the &lt;em&gt;End Of Time&lt;/em&gt; which we do not know when exactly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T20:55:38.527" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="280" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="281" CreationDate="2012-06-20T21:06:47.590" Score="8" ViewCount="44698" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the concept of evil eye (nazar) have a place in Islam? If so, what does Islam think about it? How can one get protected from it? Could &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File%3aBlue_eyes.JPG&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blue eyes&lt;/a&gt; protect one from evil eye according to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-01-03T05:07:28.273" LastActivityDate="2021-01-03T05:07:28.273" Title="What is Islamic view of evil eye?" Tags="|evil-eye|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="281" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="280" CreationDate="2012-06-20T21:23:03.090" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The concept of the evil eye is established as such from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/evil-eye&quot;&gt;various ahadith&lt;/a&gt; of the Prophet Muhammad (saws) - for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/53840&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &quot;The effect of an evil eye is a fact.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars interpret the ayah on hasad in Surat al-Falaq to be referring to the evil eye as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And from the evil of an envier when he envies.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/113/5&quot;&gt;al-Falaq:5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/673650&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;, the Prophet (saws) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;If there was anything that could overcome the Decree then the (evil) eye would overcome it, and when you are requested to wash (due to it) then wash.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evil eye refers to when a person &quot;harms&quot; another with his eye. It starts when the person likes a thing and becomes jealous of it, then evil feelings affect his disposition and view of that thing by means of his repeated looking at the object of his jealousy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Muslim believes that nothing happens without the permission and knowledge of Allah SWT, and this is something that Allah created. We ask Allah to be protected by various means (all found in the sunnah):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;By having faith in Allah and His Power and knowing that we only seek help and refuge in Him&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;By reciting the last two surahs for protection (the mu'awwidhaat)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;By means of this supplication:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A’udhu bi kalimat-illah il-taammati min sharri ma khalaqa&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allaah from the evil of that which He has created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other supplications to be found in the sunnah&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, since this is a matter of the &lt;em&gt;ghaib&lt;/em&gt; or the unseen, anything we know about it must come from a source that we trust to have knowledge of the unseen, i.e. only from Allah or His Messenger. So if someone claims that blue eyes, in addition to the methods of ruqyah provided above, protect from the evil eye, then they need to bring forth a proof for why that is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T21:35:24.403" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T21:35:24.403" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="282" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-20T21:25:58.250" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T21:25:58.250" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T21:25:58.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="283" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-20T21:25:58.250" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-20T21:25:58.250" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T21:25:58.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="284" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="280" CreationDate="2012-06-20T21:30:13.657" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu wa alikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Abbas reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The influence of an evil eye is a fact; if anything would&#xA;    precede the destiny it would be the influence of an evil eye, and when&#xA;    you are asked to take bath (as a cure) from the influence of an evil&#xA;    eye, you should take bath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدَّارِمِيُّ،&#xA;  وَحَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ خِرَاشٍ، قَالَ عَبْدُ&#xA;  اللَّهِ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ&#xA;  إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ، طَاوُسٍ عَنْ&#xA;  أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ&#xA;  ‏ &quot;‏ الْعَيْنُ حَقٌّ وَلَوْ كَانَ شَىْءٌ سَابَقَ الْقَدَرَ سَبَقَتْهُ&#xA;  الْعَيْنُ وَإِذَا اسْتُغْسِلْتُمْ فَاغْسِلُوا ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle said, &quot;The evil eye is a fact,&quot; and he forbade&#xA;  tattooing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ&#xA;  هَمَّامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ&#xA;  اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ الْعَيْنُ حَقٌّ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ وَنَهَى عَنِ&#xA;  الْوَشْمِ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These hadiths tell you that there is the evil eye in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) used to seek&#xA;    protection against the evil of jinn and the evil eyes till Surat&#xA;    Al-Falaq and Surat An-Nas were revealed. After they were revealed, he&#xA;    took to them for seeking Allah's protection and left everything&#xA;    besides them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[At- Tirmidhi].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه قال ‏:‏ كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه&#xA;  وسلم يتعوذ من الجان، وعين الإنسان، حتى نزلت المعوذتان، فلما نزلتا، أخذ&#xA;  بهما وترك ما سواهما ‏.‏ (‏‏(‏رواه الترمذي وقال ‏:‏حديث حسن ‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is how you protect your self, recite the two last surahs, Al Falaq and Al Nass, Surat 113 and 114&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T21:30:13.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="270" CreationDate="2012-06-20T22:04:22.320" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even though our Imams and Prophets accepted a slave system, Islam had a plan to free slaves gradually. What people don't normally pay attention to is that if a wrong system has entered a society, removing it needs time and scheduling. If you do something without considering all aspects, it'll have opposite results. It's like something infected with a dangerous virus, or an addicted person who cannot just stop using drugs all of a sudden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if Islam had ordered to free slaves, some of them could have perished when they were an important group in the society. Or a large group of people could became jobless without a place to live in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam consider freeing slaves an &amp;quot;Ibadat&amp;quot;, all Prophets and Imam tended to free slaves so simply to give other people a lesson on how it's done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;«شَرُّ النَّاسِ مَنْ بَاعَ النَّاسَ » &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tooba.net/Books/Show/525/2-15&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The worst people are the ones who sell humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a quite popular Hadith among Shi'as.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-04-05T06:45:09.753" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="286" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="215" CreationDate="2012-06-20T22:21:57.503" Score="62" Body="&lt;p&gt;(This answer is from a Sunni perspective)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims unanimously agree that ALL the Prophets (may peace be upon them all) were free from any error with regard to conveying the message. In the case of the Prophet Muhammad (saws), Allah says in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/53/2-3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat an-Najm&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your companion [Muhammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority of scholars also agree that the Prophet Muhammad (saws) was Ma'sum (free from error) when it came to the major sins, whereas if he was committing a minor sin, he did not persist in doing so when it became clear they were sins and Allah corrected him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it came to matters of this life, sometimes he made mistakes (this is different from a sin) - for example when some people were practising cross-pollination to increase yield and he thought it wasn't useful, but then when he was informed the yield was low that year, he said (saws) that it was just his personal opinion and they didn't have to follow something that wasn't on behalf of Allah. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/258310&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Essentially, when it comes to the message of Allah, we believe the Prophet (saws) is free from all errors in delivering it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-20T22:21:57.503" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="287" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="292" CreationDate="2012-06-21T01:01:40.713" Score="14" ViewCount="35325" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُون&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the fig and the olive  [95:1]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above verse is the first line of &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#95&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat At-Tin&lt;/a&gt;. In this verse, Allah (SWT) uses &lt;a href=&quot;http://unity1.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/oaths-of-the-quran.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;waw al-qasim&lt;/em&gt; (وَ)&lt;/a&gt;, which is used to take oath in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, why does Allah swear by the fig and the olive? What is the significance of these creations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-02-24T13:25:10.100" Title="In Surat At-Tin, why does Allah (SWT) swear by the Fig and the Olive?" Tags="|tafseer|oaths|surat-at-tin|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="290" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-21T01:46:53.167" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Examples include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Theory of Evolution&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="128" LastEditorUserId="128" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T02:11:01.537" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T02:11:01.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="291" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-21T01:46:53.167" Score="0" Body="A religion issue that is related to Science. Can be be in visible conflict with Science" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2012-06-21T19:27:09.063" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T19:27:09.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="292" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="287" CreationDate="2012-06-21T02:13:22.050" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nouman Ali Khan says in his excellent &lt;a href=&quot;http://bayyinah.com/podcast/category/juz_amma/&quot;&gt;Tafseer Juz 'Amma series&lt;/a&gt; that the four oaths at the beginning of this surah are significant because they are on items that have connections with the locations of the best of Creation - the five Messengers (ulul 'azmi min ar-rusul). Muhammad ash-Shanqeetee says in his tafseer that these oaths are not only referring to the actual fruits but also to the locations of their abundance, and this is the opinion of Ikrimah, al-Hasan and Mujahid. Ibn Kathir also mentions the opinion that this refers to locations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At-Teen - The fig has to do with &lt;strong&gt;Noah (as)&lt;/strong&gt; and his ark - the area in which the ark landed is known for its figs. Imam al-Aloosi says Tafseer Rooh al-Ma'ani says &quot;the fig&quot; is aluding to an area where this is an abundance of fig, and this could mean the valley between Hamdan and Hilwan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Az-Zaytoon - ibn 'Abbas said &quot;the olive&quot; here is referring not just the the fruit the olive, but also to the Mount of Olives, a location prominently associated with the Prophethood of &lt;strong&gt;Jesus (as)&lt;/strong&gt; (also in Rooh al-Ma'ani). And ibn 'Abbas says this alludes to the Masjid al-Aqsa, the region around which Jesus (as) was. This is also corroborated in the Bible - which says that Jesus (as) prayed on this Mount.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Toori Sineen - this points to &lt;strong&gt;Musa (as)&lt;/strong&gt; because it was on Mount Sinai that the Lord of the Worlds spoke to Musa (as) and he received revelation from Allah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hadha al-Balad al-Ameen - this Peaceful City - this reference points to both the &lt;strong&gt;Prophet Ibrahim (as)&lt;/strong&gt; and the &lt;strong&gt;Prophet Muhammad (saws)&lt;/strong&gt; because Ibrahim (as) made the du'a that was recorded in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/126&quot;&gt;Surat al-Baqarah:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention] when Abraham said, &quot;My Lord, make this a secure city and provide its people with fruits&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the Prophet Muhammad (saws) was from that city as an answer to that du'a and the one that came &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/129&quot;&gt;two verses after it&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Our Lord, and send among them a messenger from themselves who will recite to them Your verses and teach them the Book and wisdom and purify them. Indeed, You are the Exalted in Might, the Wise.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idea is that Allah SWT takes an oath by objects that point to these great men - and He says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We have certainly created man in the best of stature&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Allah SWT is telling us that man was created in the best possible form, and is capable of great things - just look at these 5 people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-21T02:47:55.707" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T02:47:55.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="293" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="269" CreationDate="2012-06-21T03:47:11.720" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes Islam does believe in dinosaurs. The only thing is that ther is no direct reference to them in the quran.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Allah has said in the Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth; in the alternation of the night and the day; in the sailing of the ships through the ocean for the profit of mankind; in the rain which God Sends down from the skies, and the life which He gives therewith to an earth that is dead; &lt;strong&gt;in the beasts of all kinds that He scatters through the earth&lt;/strong&gt;; in the change of the winds, and the clouds which they Trail like their slaves between the sky and the earth;- (Here) indeed are Signs for a people that are wise.   (The Noble Quran, 2:164)&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;He created the heavens without any pillars that ye can see; He set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you; and &lt;strong&gt;He scattered through it beasts of all kinds&lt;/strong&gt;. We send down rain from the sky, and produce on the earth every kind of noble creature, in pairs.  (The Noble Quran, 31:10)&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you can see he created &lt;code&gt;beasts of all kinds&lt;/code&gt; so it is possible that dinosaurs were actually created. Also given the fact that humans are not the first creation of Allah it is possible that Dinosaurs came before humans and were eventually wiped out in some way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T03:47:11.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="294" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-21T03:56:48.823" Score="3" ViewCount="24395" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Islam permit swearing?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I mean like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I swear by my mother that I didn't do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is it forbidden?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or should I swear only by Allah's or Quran's  name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:25:25.947" LastActivityDate="2023-04-01T12:12:00.993" Title="Does Islam permit swearing by anything else other than Allah?" Tags="|sharia|oaths|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="294" CreationDate="2012-06-21T04:22:19.203" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on the way its being used many people swear on their lives or others lives when if fact its not your belonging &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot; Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Raaji'oon-2:156&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means we belong to allah and to him we return.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many people have the belief that when you swear on your life or your mothers life and your lying you will be killed, but in islam we belive in predestiny and our death date is already set and nothing will change it even if you swear and lie. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you are using it in a way in which you are simply giving them a your firm promise that you aren't lying its fine because in islam if somthing isnt prohibited by hadith or quran it's okay in islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many scholars such as iman al mawasili and kamal ibn al humam state that swearing on anything other than Allah is acceptable but the oath isnt an acceptable islamic oath but rather traditional and tradition is acceptable in islam.As the matter of the quran, many belive its an attribute of allah so its acceptable to swear on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam al-Mawsili (Allah have mercy on him) states: “And taking an oath by other than Allah Most High will not be considered to be an (valid) oath, such as taking an oath by the Prophet (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace), Qur’an and the Ka’ba.” (al-Ikhtiyar li Ta’lil al-Mukhtar, 2/280)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kamal (ibn al-Humam, the great Hanafi Mujtahid) said: “Let it be known that the taking of an oath by the Qur’an is something that has become customary, thus it would be considered a valid oath.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T04:22:19.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="231" CreationDate="2012-06-21T06:43:37.790" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;By &quot;no compulsion in religion&quot; [Surah Baqarah in the Quran], it doesn't mean Islam gives the freedom of choice of religion and says &quot;it's okay if you are a polytheist or atheist&quot;. This is weird and wrong because Islam came to remove polytheism and shirk (worshiping anything other than Allah) and not with freedom of choice. And if Islam allows freedom of choice, why is there Jihad legislated and Islamic Shariah? By no compulsion, it means as Ansari explained, one cannot be compelled to accept Islam in heart. Because, the control of hearts is with God and no one can guide a person's heart but Allah. Because, Allah guides whomever he wills not whom &quot;we will&quot;. That is what &quot;no compulsion in Religion&quot; means. Moreover, this verse was revealed with reference to the People of the Book and Magians who are not compelled to embrace Islam if they pay Jizyah (poll tax required from non-Muslims living in an Islamic state) regularly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the proof that this verse (2:256) is specific to the Ahlul Kitaab is what Abu Dawood and Ibn Abu Haatim and Nasaa’ee and Ibn Hibbaan and Ibn Jareer have narrated from the hadeeth of Ibn ‘Abbaas (radiyAllaahu anhu), that there was a woman, and every time she bore a child, the child died. So she made an oath binding upon herself that if one of her sons were to live, then she would make him a Jew. So when the Jewish tribe of Banee Nabeer was kicked out of Madeenah, and from amongst them were the sons of the Ansaar, and they said that “we will not leave our sons,” so Allaah (subhaana wa ta’laa) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no compulsion in religion. (Al-Baqarah 2:256).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the polytheists, they have to be invited to Islam. Everyone has to be invited to Islam. If the Polytheists accept the invitation, then all praise be to Allah Alone; otherwise, Muslims have to fight against them until they accept Islam (the Legislated fighting i.e. When a Muslim ruler calls for it, and not individually taking up arms and fighting like terrorists). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And even if the &quot;No compulsion in religion&quot; verse were to be considered, it is known that this verse is abrogated by the verses of fighting. Such as the statement of Allaah in Qur'an also says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then when the Sacred Months (the 1st, 7th, 11th, and 12th months of&#xA;  the Islâmic calendar) have passed, then kill the Mushrikûn wherever&#xA;  you find them, and capture them and besiege them, and lie in wait for&#xA;  them in each and every ambush. But if they repent and perform As-Salât&#xA;  (Iqâmat-as-Salât), and give Zakât, then leave their way free. Verily,&#xA;  Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.[Surah At-Tawbah 9:5]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it is known that Sooratul-Baqarah is from one of the first of what has descended after&#xA;the Prophet’s (salallahu alayhi wassalam) hijrah to Madeenah. And Sooratut-Tawbah is from some of the last verses that have descended. And the statement of abrogation is narrated from Ibn  Mas’ood and Zayd ibn Aslam. And according to other situations, the verses of the sword have descended after the verse: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no compulsion in religion. (Al-Baqarah 2:256)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;. And the verses that have been descended after are more forthcoming and probable to hold onto than the previous verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“I have been ordered to fight the people till they say: ‘Laa ilaaha&#xA;  illAllaah’ (None has the right to be worshipped but Allaah)”&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;(Bukhaaree, no. 388 and no. 2754)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=4777&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=14&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir of Ayah: No compulsion in Religion&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/tawheed/tawheed_lessons_wasabi/Class_22_-_September_10_05.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Q&amp;amp;A by Shaykh Ahmed al-Wasaabee&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-07-04T14:26:36.410" LastActivityDate="2012-07-04T14:26:36.410" CommentCount="16" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="294" CreationDate="2012-06-21T06:57:49.817" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam (from Sunni viewpoint), it is not permissible to swear by anything else other than Allah. In fact, most Scholars of Islam have reported a consensus that this is prohibited. There is an odd view that it is permissible to swear by the Prophet (Peace be upon him), however it is groundless. There are several Sahih Hadith which prohibit swearing by anything other than Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Umar ibn Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet&#xA;  (peace be upon him) said: Verily! Allah forbids you to swear by your&#xA;  fathers. If one has to take an oath, they should swear by Allah or&#xA;  else keep silent.' [Al-Bukhari]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Imam Ahmad related through an authentic chain of narrators on the&#xA;  authority of `Umar ibn Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) from&#xA;  the Prophet (peace be upon him): &quot;Whoever swears by anything other&#xA;  than Allah has committed Shirk,&quot; the author-Anyone who swears by other&#xA;  than Allah has become a Kafir (disbeliever) or Mushrik (one who&#xA;  associates others with Allah in His Divinity or worship) [Ahmad]'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=182&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=14&quot;&gt;Ruling on swearing by other than Allah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-06-21T09:51:34.750" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T09:51:34.750" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="298" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-21T07:57:18.260" Score="18" ViewCount="85957" Body="&lt;p&gt;Almost all scholars say there were 124,000 prophets sent by Allah. Where does this number come from and what is the evidence to support it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-21T16:57:09.857" LastActivityDate="2022-01-04T10:51:38.423" Title="Is there any evidence in Qur'an or Hadith which states that there were 124,000 Prophets/Messengers of Islam?" Tags="|prophets|messengers|source-identification|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="256" CreationDate="2012-06-21T08:06:31.227" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran clearly says that soul exists but...(let's read)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#17:85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[17:85]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا&#xA;أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And they ask you about the&#xA;soul. Say, &amp;quot;The soul is of the affair of my Lord. And mankind have not&#xA;been given of knowledge except a little&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My own idea is that soul is something like &lt;strong&gt;information&lt;/strong&gt; which have been stored in God's created media (a book but not like my physical book). Say you have a Linux CD which you can use to boot up your computer and say one day it breaks and destroyed. Does this mean that the Linux has been destroyed; not at all, you can download the Linux's soul from the Internet and write it to a newly raw CD; this is my own understanding about soul ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the ghosts which you mention can be applyed on &lt;strong&gt;Jins&lt;/strong&gt; instead. Quran clearly says that Jins exist and are made of fire. They have social like us. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#6:130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[6:130]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user76" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T08:06:31.227" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="298" CreationDate="2012-06-21T08:09:46.700" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;This number comes from a long hadith in Musnad Imam Ahmad, narrated by Abu Umamah al-Bahili relating a conversation that Abu Dharr (ra) had with the Prophet (saws). This is some text from toward the end of that hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَمْ وَفَّى عِدَّةُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ قَالَ مِائَةُ أَلْفٍ وَأَرْبَعَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ أَلْفًا الرُّسُلُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثُ مِائَةٍ وَخَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ جَمًّا غَفِيرًا‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To translate roughly, this says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I said &quot;O Messenger of Allah, how many Prophets were there?&quot; He replied &quot;One hundred twenty four thousand, from which three hundred fifteen were &lt;em&gt;jamma ghafeera&lt;/em&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I don't know how to translate the last phrase)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To see the full hadith, scroll down to number 21257 on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-eman.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF%20%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%20%2a%2a/%D8%AD%D9%8E%D8%AF%D9%90%D9%8A%D8%AB%D9%8F%20%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%92%D8%B1%D9%8E%D8%A3%D9%8E%D8%A9%D9%8D%20%D8%B1%D9%8E%D8%B6%D9%90%D9%8A%D9%8E%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%91%D9%8E%D9%87%D9%8F%20%D8%B9%D9%8E%D9%86%D9%92%D9%87%D9%8E%D8%A7/i3&amp;amp;d9172&amp;amp;c&amp;amp;p1#s13&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I &lt;strong&gt;do not know&lt;/strong&gt; for sure the authenticity or grade of this hadith, so take it with a grain of salt until someone comes up with that information. I do remember that the chain of narration that includes the numbers includes a narrator who is not considered trustworthy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt; It appears as if all narrations of these numbers in Musnad Ahmad, ibn Hibban, ibn Hatim etc. are all declared weak by the scholars of hadith. Check &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-qa.com/ar/ref/95747&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for a discussion in Arabic, and also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=20718&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (h/t @SystemDown)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-21T08:44:11.023" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T08:44:11.023" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="301" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-21T09:11:10.833" Score="4" ViewCount="2630" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any evidence in Qur'an that there was a word from Allah to Muhammad(pbuh) that is not included in Qur'an? I couldn't find an evidence. Also as Qur'an includes even Prophet's private life issues I doubt that there were an important issue for Muslims from Allah that is not included in Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Please just answer from Qur'an (while the question clearly asks so).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Please don't give plain translation and include Arabic text.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-10T05:57:50.890" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T15:14:44.180" Title="Any evidence in Qur'an of a word of Allah to Muhammad (pbuh) out of Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|prophet-muhammad|allah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="302" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="309" CreationDate="2012-06-21T09:28:42.140" Score="1" ViewCount="193" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is an interesting fully metaphoric story about a one named &quot;ذوالقرنین/Zulqarnayn/Two-Eyes Owner&quot; in Quran. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#18:83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[18:83]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know what does God mean about each metaphor in the story; so is there any comparable historical document(s)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user76" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-12T15:14:05.230" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T15:14:05.230" Title="Do any historical documents exits in regards to ذوالقرنین / Zulqarnayn?" Tags="|history|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="301" CreationDate="2012-06-21T09:34:12.623" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. &#xA;Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Your companion [Muhammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred, (2) Nor&#xA;  does he speak from [his own] inclination. (3) It is not but a&#xA;  revelation revealed, (4)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/53:3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/53:3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse says anything prophet says is not from himself and is revelation from God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But please note there are many un-authentic hadith said to be from prophet that prophet not said them really and were fabricated in the name of prophet during history for different reasons like political reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to above verses, every single word of prophet is from God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-12T15:14:44.180" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T15:14:44.180" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="182" CreationDate="2012-06-21T09:44:23.080" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Sunni point of view, Women have deficiency in reason and in religion. That is why a woman's testimony is accepted if it is supported by another woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I have not seen anyone more deficient in ability to reason and deen&#xA;  than you. A cautious sensible man can be led astray by some of you.”&#xA;  It was said: “O Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him)! What is the&#xA;  deficiency in our reasoning and deen?” He said: “Is not the testimony&#xA;  of two women equal to the witness of one man?” It was said: &quot;What is&#xA;  deficient in her deen?&quot; The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: &quot;Is not&#xA;  it true that a woman can neither pray nor fast during her menses?” &#xA;  [Al-Bukhari]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace be upon him) explained that the deficiency in&#xA;  woman's reasoning means their weak memory. Therefore, their testimony&#xA;  must be verified and supported by another woman to confirm their&#xA;  testimony, because they may forget and thus add or omit some of the&#xA;  testimony.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for the deficiency of their religion it means they abandon Salah&#xA;  (prayer) and Sawm (fasting) during their menses and post-partum&#xA;  period. They are not commanded to repeat Salah (prayer). This is the&#xA;  meaning of their being lacking in deen. They will not be called to&#xA;  account for this shortcoming, because it is the will of Allah&#xA;  (Glorified and Exalted be He) Who legislated this for their comfort.&#xA;  If they were to observe Sawm during their menses and postpartum&#xA;  period, it would be difficult for them. Therefore, Allah commands them&#xA;  to abandon Sawm during their menses and post-partum period, and make&#xA;  up for it later. As for Salah, there is something which prevents them&#xA;  from ceremonial purity. Therefore, it is out of the Mercy of Allah&#xA;  (Glorified and Exalted be He) that He commands them to abandon Salah&#xA;  during their menses and postpartum period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This deficiency does not mean that we cannot rely on her in narration&#xA;  or testimony, if she is supported by another woman. Men being better&#xA;  than women in reasoning and memory is general. Some women may excel&#xA;  men. There are many women whose reason is better than men, and are&#xA;  stronger in deen (Religion) and memorization. The report of the&#xA;  Prophet (peace be upon him) only indicates that the male gender is&#xA;  generally better in reasoning and religion than the female gender in&#xA;  the two aspects specified by the Prophet (peace be upon him). Women&#xA;  may perform more righteous deeds than men, their piety may be more&#xA;  than men, and thus their rank in the Hereafter may be better than the&#xA;  rank of men.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=361&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=14&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the explanation of the Scholars : &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=361&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=14&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Deficiency of women in Deen and reason&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, one of the scholars of Islam and second most highest narrator of hadeeths was Aisha (Radiallahu anha), who was a woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, most non-Muslims might think of this as a backward view. So, I want to give some logical and medical reports to support this view. So, I request them to give a patient reading with open mind and prevent emotions come in the way of their reasoning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please read this article which cites some medical reports and provides some reasoning : &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnahonline.com/ilm/dawah/0030.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Why two witnesses?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-06-21T09:53:22.973" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T09:53:22.973" CommentCount="15" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="305" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="307" CreationDate="2012-06-21T10:19:04.320" Score="8" ViewCount="952" Body="&lt;p&gt;If kosher foods contain no alcohol within them, is it safe for a Muslim to consume kosher?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T01:02:56.083" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T01:02:56.083" Title="Are kosher foods considered to be halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="305" CreationDate="2012-06-21T10:36:23.747" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam (Sunni Point of view), eating the meat of Ahl Al-Kitaab (Jews and Christians) is permissible (Halal). However, whoever leaves it out of piety, there is no blame upon him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yes, eating the poultry is permissible because that which is&#xA;  slaughtered by the Ahl Al-Kitaab today is just as what was slaughtered&#xA;  by Ahl Al-Kitaab in the time of the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa&#xA;  sallam). The Ahl Al-Kitaab are of the Kuffaar (disbelievers) whether&#xA;  they are in the time of the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) or&#xA;  now. Allah says in His Noble Book They have certainly disbelieved who&#xA;  say that Verily Allah is Isa Ibn Maryam and the Messiah said “O&#xA;  Children of Israel worship Allah my Lord and your Lord Verily&#xA;  whosoever commits shirk (associates partners with Allah in any way)&#xA;  Allah has made the Paradise forbidden to him and his end will be the&#xA;  Hellfire and there will be no help to the Dhaalimeen. They have&#xA;  certainly disbelieved who say that Allah is the third of three and&#xA;  there is no deity except the single Deity and if they do not desist&#xA;  from what they are saying We will inflict upon those disbelievers a&#xA;  painful punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah also says in the same chapter: “Today I have made permissible&#xA;  for you that which is good and wholesome and the food of those who&#xA;  were sent the Scripture is permissible to you and your food is&#xA;  permissible to them.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As far as the methodology of the slaughtering we do not inquire about&#xA;  the method because if an action has occurred min ahlihi [at the hands&#xA;  of those suited to perform such an act] the conditions surrounding&#xA;  that act are not asked about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We find in Saheeh Al-Bukhari: “It is related by Aisha (radhi Allaahu&#xA;  anha) that a group of people said to the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi&#xA;  wa sallam) ‘Some people came to us with some meat about which we&#xA;  didn’t know whether the name of Allah was mentioned over or not’ and&#xA;  he replied (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) Sammoo [Say the name of&#xA;  Allah] over it yourselves and then eat. She [Aisha - radhi Allaahu&#xA;  anha] said that these people had just recently been from the Kuffaar&#xA;  [i.e. just became Muslim and the question was not asked as to the&#xA;  method of slaughter].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This rule therefore applies to the Jews and the Christians about whom&#xA;  we don’t know whether or not they have mentioned Allah’s name or not&#xA;  because their slaughtered meat is halal [permissible] to us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://salaf-us-saalih.com/2012/06/15/eating-the-meat-of-ahl-al-kitaab-jews-and-christians/&quot;&gt;Eating the Meat of Ahl Al-Kitaab (Jews and Christians)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a fiqh question and what I am posting is the opinion of Imaam Ibn Uthaymeen (May Allah have mercy on him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-06-21T11:27:33.527" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T11:27:33.527" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="309" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="302" CreationDate="2012-06-21T11:10:44.827" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No historical document. &#xA;In fact he is not known exactly. Perhaps we already know him but he is not known exactly by identity in Islam. &#xA;But there are some guess/interpretations based on Hadithes about him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some Hadith say he has been a believer with high spiritual rank. But he not been a prophet. A pious and knowledgeable man who God loved him. Like the Luqman لقمان mentioned in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-03T06:26:16.660" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T06:26:16.660" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="298" CreationDate="2012-06-21T12:04:48.057" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafsir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mufassir&lt;/a&gt; according to the two ayat &quot;164; surah Al-nesa&quot; and &quot;78; surah Al-ghafer&quot; discussed about the number of prophets and there are different &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ahadith&lt;/a&gt; on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one Hadith, it's said that there were 124 prophets which is a quite popular one.(1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another, it's said there were 124,000 prophets and 313 messengers.(2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And yet in another one, it's said that they were 124,000 where five of them had Holy book. (3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's said in Tafsir nemone that it can be concluded that there's not a single news -as said in Tafsir Ruh-al-bayan- however many of Ahadith and news emphasize that there were 124,000 prophets.(4)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Qur'an the names of 26 prophets has been mentioned explicitly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adam, Nooh, Edris, Saleh, Hood, Ismaeil, Ishagh, Yoosof, Loot, Ya'ghoob, Moosa, Haroon, Sho'aib, Zakarya, Yahya, Isa, Davoud, Solayman, Elyas, Elyas', Zo-al-kafl, Ayoob, Yoonos, Aziz and Muhammad (PBUT).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other prophets who has been mentioned implicitly but their names hasn't been mentioned explicitly, like &quot;Eshmooil&quot; which has been mentioned in Ayah 248 of Surah Baghareh as «وَقَالَ لَهُمْ نَبِیُّهُمْ» and &quot;Yoosha'&quot; in Ayah 60 of Surah Kahf as «وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَی‏ لِفَتَاهُ».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(1) Majma-al-bayan, under Ayah 78 from Surah Al-ghafer, in another hadith it's said 8,000 which doesn't contradict the 124,000 assumption since it could be about more important prophets.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(2) Behar-al-anvar, number 11, page 31&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(3) Ibid, page 41&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(4) Tafsir Nemone, number 20, page 184&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(5) Ibid, page 185  &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T12:04:48.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="312" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="315" CreationDate="2012-06-21T13:06:20.577" Score="45" ViewCount="53175" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it a religious duty for a woman to have sex with her husband whenever he requests it? What if she is not in the mood? Should a man be understanding or is it expected from his wife to always obey even when she doesn't want to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-02-05T09:30:59.467" LastActivityDate="2021-02-05T09:30:59.467" Title="Is a woman required to have sex with her husband whenever he requests it?" Tags="|fiqh|nikah|women|sex|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="301" CreationDate="2012-06-21T13:43:15.557" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;These are a couple verses from the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَنزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَعَلَّمَكَ مَا&#xA;  لَمْ تَكُن تَعْلَمُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And Allah has revealed to you the Book and Wisdom and has taught you&#xA;  that which you did not know. [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:113&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hikmah (Wisdom) here is distinct from the Book (which is referring to Quran), so it is revelation besides the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَاذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَمَا أَنزَلَ عَلَيْكُم مِّنَ&#xA;  الْكِتَابِ وَالْحِكْمَةِ يَعِظُكُم بِهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And remember the favor of Allah upon you and what has been revealed to&#xA;  you of the Book and wisdom by which He instructs you. [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/231&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:231&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are at least 10 examples (too long to list here) of revelation besides Qur'an. Scroll down to &quot;Two Kinds of Revelation&quot; in the book &lt;a href=&quot;http://ccm-inc.org/oldsite/iqra/articles/authsun/chap1.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Authority of Sunnah&lt;/a&gt; by Mufti Taqi Usmani for more detailed examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحَىٰ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination. It is not but a&#xA;  revelation revealed, [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/53/3-4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;53:3-4&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The correct understanding is that whatever the Prophet says concerning the religion, is from ultimately from Allah, whether it was revealed in the Quran, or revealed to him separately. It is not &quot;his opinion&quot; as some claim, it is authoritative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another indirect proof is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَاحْذَرُوا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And obey Allah and obey the Messenger and beware [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/92&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:92&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It wouldn't make sense to command us to obey the Messenger if that is exactly the same as obeying Allah alone. That would be redundant. It only makes sense if the Messenger has revelation from Allah besides the Quran, that there would be this distinction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="40" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-06T16:10:08.663" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T16:10:08.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="312" CreationDate="2012-06-21T13:43:44.027" Score="43" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes that's true. But men shouldn't take it literally. There must be kindness and understanding. Islam ordered the husband to be nice and gentle and understanding. Mohammad (pbuh) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إن من أكمل المؤمنين إيمانا أحسنهم خلقا وألطفهم بأهله &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Indeed, the believers with the most complete faith are those with the most excellent character and are most kind to their women.” &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=213&amp;amp;pid=50961&amp;amp;hid=467&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[467]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ لاَ يَحِلُّ لَكُمْ أَن تَرِثُواْ النِّسَاء كَرْهًا وَلاَ تَعْضُلُوهُنَّ لِتَذْهَبُواْ بِبَعْضِ مَا آتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ إِلاَّ أَن يَأْتِينَ بِفَاحِشَةٍ مُّبَيِّنَةٍ وَعَاشِرُوهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ فَإِن كَرِهْتُمُوهُنَّ فَعَسَى أَن تَكْرَهُواْ شَيْئًا وَيَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ فِيهِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, it is not lawful for you to inherit women by compulsion. And do not make difficulties for them in order to take [back] part of what you gave them unless they commit a clear immorality. &lt;strong&gt;And live with them in kindness.&lt;/strong&gt; For if you dislike them - perhaps you dislike a thing and Allah makes therein much good.&lt;strong&gt;[4:19]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And guess what did Mohammed (pbuh) said in his &lt;em&gt;Last&lt;/em&gt; speech to Muslims which means it is important:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ألا واستوصوا بالنساء خيراً فإنما هن عوان عندكم.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Treat your women well. They are as captives in your possession.&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=56&amp;amp;ID=2133&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Ref]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Muslim men have more responsibilities towards women than women towards men. He is responsible of protecting them, providing (food, clothes, money..etc) and being kind to them. In addition to that, Muslims are strictly prohibited from oppressing any one, so what about his own wife? Also, this is something which is a priority for most men but not most women (Usually), and it affects the stability of the relationship. Obviously, the man has to judge his situation and see if the timing is mutually conducive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user37" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T10:54:25.580" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="316" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="63" CreationDate="2012-06-21T14:42:55.733" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a difference of opinion on the issue of using astronomical calculations to determine time of fasting and the like. The most correct opinion according to most of the well known scholars is that it is not permissible to depend on calculations (Astronomical Predictions) for Sawm (Fasting), because that is contrary to Sunnah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stated, Begin fasting on seeing the new moon (of Ramadan), and conclude up fasting on seeing the new moon (of Shawwal), and if the sky is overcast (and you cannot see it), complete the term as thirty (days of Sha`ban.) [Narrated by Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sunnah is to depend on moonsightings only for Islamic rulings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Fatawa/fatawaDetails.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=2744&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Depending on calculation for Fasting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for the unification of the calendar through astronomical&#xA;  calculations, there is no harm in relying upon them in administrative&#xA;  matters and the like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To make it impermissible, you need textual evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaSubjects.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;NodeID=4684&amp;amp;PageID=2777&amp;amp;SectionID=14&amp;amp;SubjectPageTitlesID=100315&amp;amp;MarkIndex=2&amp;amp;0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Relying on calculations for Calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-06-21T16:46:52.930" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T16:46:52.930" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="317" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-21T15:07:27.613" Score="7" ViewCount="5513" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A mortgage loan, or simply mortgage, is used either by purchasers of real property to raise funds to buy real estate, or alternatively by existing property owners to raise funds for any purpose, while putting a lien on the property being mortgaged.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortgage_loan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mortgage Loan&lt;/a&gt;, Wikipedia&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've read somewhere it is better to consider the amount for Zakah which is going to be paid immediately. Whereby the people I have talked to in general say that all Zakat is deferred until you are free of loans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should all of the amount be treated as loan and hence reduce from net worth, or only calculate zakat on what you need to pay in a year?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-04-28T15:23:27.360" LastActivityDate="2018-12-24T22:02:10.467" Title="Should a mortgage be treated as loan and hence be deducted from net worth when calculating zakat?" Tags="|fiqh|zakat|finance|mortgage|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2019-01-14T20:43:57.610" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="318" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-21T15:09:04.883" Score="3" ViewCount="2355" Body="&lt;p&gt;I originally asked &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/313/calculating-zakat&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; which I am splitting up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Investments and shares for retirement: Pay while contributing on the contribution amount or pay when retiring and we are able to withdraw the amount? &lt;a href=&quot;http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&amp;amp;ID=4348&amp;amp;CATE=5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This link&lt;/a&gt; suggests to pay immediately, and I have also seen rulings where you are to pay when you receive it. In either case, there is the added complexity that &quot;real value&quot; of the investment changes daily and until we actually &quot;realize&quot; the investment by selling and getting cash, it is all paper gain/loss. How to deal with that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2021-09-13T14:06:26.097" Title="Zakat Calculation: Investments" Tags="|zakat|investment|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="319" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1634" CreationDate="2012-06-21T15:10:48.853" Score="8" ViewCount="2486" Body="&lt;p&gt;I originally asked &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/313/calculating-zakat&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; which I am splitting up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fluctuating Net worth: Some months, one saves more and some months one spends more due to various reasons. How does one establish the correct &quot;wealth&quot; to pay zakat on? Since according to definition, it has to sit idle for 1 year before we pay zakat on it. The local imam I talked to suggested to take an average of the two net worths and pay zakat on that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2014-07-05T10:01:49.133" Title="Zakat Calculation: Fluctuating networth" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="320" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1668" CreationDate="2012-06-21T15:12:06.190" Score="4" ViewCount="2054" Body="&lt;p&gt;I originally asked &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/313/calculating-zakat&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; which I am splitting up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;College Tuition: Saving for a future expense, say kids' college tuition, does it count under Zakat's rule? Since if your kids are young, they have several years before this comes around hence will be idle, but is a significant expense and you will likely be in red for a couple of years (assuming you don't take loans to cover it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saving for something expensive: Similar to college tuition except probably more immediate and may involve saving more than a year. Is there any ruling? Otherwise I expect Zakat to be payable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-04-11T06:36:05.560" Title="Zakat Calculation: How to calculate Zakat for college tuition or other big expenses?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="226" CreationDate="2012-06-21T15:15:02.760" Score="6" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The holy Quran forbids having sex with someone other than your spouse.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is a allowed list of female to whom a man can marry. Similarly there is a list for Girls.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is clear that a man can marry women and an woman can marry a man.&#xA;Without marriage sex is haram. So it is clear that homosexuality is forbidden in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="56" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T15:15:02.760" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="323" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="325" CreationDate="2012-06-21T15:54:35.550" Score="8" ViewCount="792" Body="&lt;p&gt;How does Islam as a religion,view suicide? Is it allowed or prohibited? What sources can you show from Qur'an and Hadith that is related to suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-11T06:36:42.500" LastActivityDate="2020-10-31T15:24:47.143" Title="What does Islam say about suicide?" Tags="|suicide|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="323" CreationDate="2012-06-21T16:00:46.463" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suicide is prohibited in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not consume one another's wealth unjustly&#xA;  but only [in lawful] business by mutual consent. &lt;strong&gt;And do not kill&#xA;  yourselves&lt;/strong&gt; [or one another]. Indeed, Allah is to you ever Merciful.&#xA;  (29)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/4:29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-26T16:00:49.203" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T16:00:49.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="323" CreationDate="2012-06-21T16:05:04.287" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu wa alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is forbidden to commit suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَأۡڪُلُوٓاْ أَمۡوَٲلَكُم بَيۡنَڪُم بِٱلۡبَـٰطِلِ إِلَّآ أَن تَكُونَ تِجَـٰرَةً عَن تَرَاضٍ۬ مِّنكُمۡ‌ۚ وَلَا تَقۡتُلُوٓاْ أَنفُسَكُمۡ‌ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمۡ رَحِيمً۬ا (٢٩) وَمَن يَفۡعَلۡ ذَٲلِكَ عُدۡوَٲنً۬ا وَظُلۡمً۬ا فَسَوۡفَ نُصۡلِيهِ نَارً۬ا‌ۚ وَڪَانَ ذَٲلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرًا (٣٠)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! Eat not up your property among yourselves in vanities: but let there be amongst you traffic and trade by mutual good-will: nor kill (or destroy) yourselves: for verily Allah hath been to you Most Merciful. (29) If any (one) does that in rancour and injustice,― soon shall We cast him into the Fire: and easy it is for Allah. (30)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &amp;quot;Whoever swears by a religion other than Islam, is,&#xA;as he says; and whoever commits suicide with something, will be&#xA;punished with the same thing in the (Hell) Fire; and cursing a&#xA;believer is like murdering him; and whoever accuses a believer of&#xA;disbelief, then it is as if he had killed him.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُعَلَّى بْنُ أَسَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ،&#xA;عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ ثَابِتِ بْنِ الضَّحَّاكِ، قَالَ قَالَ&#xA;النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &amp;quot;‏ مَنْ حَلَفَ بِغَيْرِ مِلَّةِ&#xA;الإِسْلاَمِ فَهْوَ كَمَا قَالَ ـ قَالَ ـ وَمَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ&#xA;بِشَىْءٍ عُذِّبَ بِهِ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ، وَلَعْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ&#xA;كَقَتْلِهِ، وَمَنْ رَمَى مُؤْمِنًا بِكُفْرٍ فَهْوَ كَقَتْلِهِ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bukari &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/62560&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/urn/62560&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why would you commit suicide, or harm your body which Allah has blessed you with, it is for forbidden in Islam, and from the above Ayah and Hadith is the proof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bonus Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &amp;quot;Whoever purposely throws himself from a mountain&#xA;and kills himself, will be in the (Hell) Fire falling down into it and&#xA;abiding therein perpetually forever; and whoever drinks poison and&#xA;kills himself with it, he will be carrying his poison in his hand and&#xA;drinking it in the (Hell) Fire wherein he will abide eternally&#xA;forever; and whoever kills himself with an iron weapon, will be&#xA;carrying that weapon in his hand and stabbing his `Abdomen with it in&#xA;the (Hell) Fire wherein he will abide eternally forever.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ&#xA;بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ&#xA;ذَكْوَانَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ&#xA;النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &amp;quot;‏ مَنْ تَرَدَّى مِنْ جَبَلٍ&#xA;فَقَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ، فَهْوَ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ، يَتَرَدَّى فِيهِ&#xA;خَالِدًا مُخَلَّدًا فِيهَا أَبَدًا، وَمَنْ تَحَسَّى سَمًّا فَقَتَلَ&#xA;نَفْسَهُ، فَسَمُّهُ فِي يَدِهِ، يَتَحَسَّاهُ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ&#xA;خَالِدًا مُخَلَّدًا فِيهَا أَبَدًا، وَمَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ&#xA;بِحَدِيدَةٍ، فَحَدِيدَتُهُ فِي يَدِهِ، يَجَأُ بِهَا فِي بَطْنِهِ فِي&#xA;نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدًا مُخَلَّدًا فِيهَا أَبَدًا ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/54190&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Bukari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T01:35:01.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="326" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="329" CreationDate="2012-06-21T16:20:24.917" Score="28" ViewCount="3460" Body="&lt;p&gt;My understanding is that 'Allah' is simply a transliteration of the Arabic word for God.  So why is the Arabic word used even in English, instead of simply 'God'?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the use of 'Allah' universal in other (non-Arabic, non-English) languages as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastEditorUserId="695" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T01:31:48.033" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T12:38:27.333" Title="Why do some Muslims refer to God as 'Allah' in English?" Tags="|asma-ul-husna|language|" AnswerCount="10" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="327" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="326" CreationDate="2012-06-21T16:24:26.360" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu wa alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Qur'an God is referred to as Allah, and since the state Allah is known throughout the Islamic world, it is used more.  But if you use God or Jehovah or Yawayh or any of the names of Allah/ God that is from other languages or your own language it does not take away the meaning behind the words, which is pointing to One God.  I hope you understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T16:24:26.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="328" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="330" CreationDate="2012-06-21T16:29:59.970" Score="6" ViewCount="4052" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, Al-Baqara begins like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;الٓمٓ&lt;/strong&gt; ﴿١﴾ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ لَا رَيْبَ ۛ فِيهِ ۛ هُدًى&#xA;  لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also, Ya-Sin begins like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;يسٓ&lt;/strong&gt; ﴿١﴾ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are different opinions about these letters among scholars? What are they called? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="41" LastEditDate="2012-06-23T14:39:32.790" LastActivityDate="2023-02-16T14:14:17.977" Title="What is the meaning of Arabic letters in the begining of some suras?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="326" CreationDate="2012-06-21T16:32:23.277" Score="33" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;God&quot; does not convey the meaning encompassed by the arabic word &quot;Allah&quot;. The origin of the word &quot;Allah&quot; is &quot;Al-Ilaah&quot;[The only one worshipped in Truth]. &quot;Al-Ilaah&quot; and &quot;Allah&quot; are one and the same. In the word &quot;Allah&quot;, the hamza was deleted for ease of pronunciation, so &quot;Al-Ilaah&quot; became &quot;Allah&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the meaning the word &quot;Allah&quot; conveys is &quot;The Only one who is worthy of being worshipped [alone] without associating any partners.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Audio of Shaikh Saalim At Taweel (HafithahuAllah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims in every language use &quot;Allah,&quot; be it Japanese, French, Chinese, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2012-09-10T00:37:38.390" LastActivityDate="2012-09-10T00:37:38.390" CommentCount="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="328" CreationDate="2012-06-21T16:33:30.293" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;These letters are called Muqatta'at (المقطعات), and the real knowledge of them is with Allah.  These verses are not really open for opinion, as Allah says that these verses are those among the unclear and only he has the knowedge of it, and those who want to cause fitnah would search for it's meaning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Al Imraan, Ayah 7&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-04-10T17:13:32.040" LastActivityDate="2014-04-10T17:13:32.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="331" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="345" CreationDate="2012-06-21T17:03:44.237" Score="13" ViewCount="2041" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TLDR: What sources of legislation are valid in Shia Islam?&lt;/strong&gt; Given that Shia Islam varies greatly (asharis vs. rafidees). I will explain by an analogy in Sunni Islam what I'm looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Sunni Islam, there is consensus that you derive rulings from the following sources (in order, because of their strength of the higher level over the lower level):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ayaat (verses) of Qur'an&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hadith (narrations) of Rasulullah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ijmaa (consensus) of the scholars&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Qiyaas (analogy)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this, there's difference of opinion about what to use next. Each madhab, for example, differs after #4 about what source to use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the equivalent in Shia Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Also, I have heard that Shia Islam has its own &quot;hadith&quot; (narrations) attributed to Ali ibn Ali Talib (radiallahu anhu), the fourth Khalifah in Sunni Islam. Please weave that into your answer.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-11T00:35:59.403" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T13:35:01.217" Title="What are the sources of Legislation in Shia Islam?" Tags="|shiism|usool-ul-fiqh|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="332" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-21T17:04:18.540" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Five Pillars of Islam according to shia Muslims are:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Monotheism: The Oneness of Allah (tawhid)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Divine Justice ('adl)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prophethood (nubuwwa)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Succession to Muhammad (imamat)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Day of Judgement and the Resurrection (Qiyama)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Practices of Islam according to shia Muslims:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prayers (salaat) - 5 times a day&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fasting (sawm) during Ramadan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alms giving from property (zakkat)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alms giving from income (khums)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pilgrimage to the city of Mecca (hajj)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Armed Struggle (jihad)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Enjoining good (amr bil-ma'rouf) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Forbidding evil (nahiy an al-munkar)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Supporting the friends of Allah (tawalli li awliyaa' Allah)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Turning away from the enemies of Allah (tabarri min a'daa Allah)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-05-26T00:03:24.247" LastActivityDate="2014-05-26T00:03:24.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="333" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-21T17:04:18.540" Score="0" Body="The Shia (Arabic: شيعة‎, Shīʿah) represent the second largest denomination of Islam and adherents of Shia Islam are called Shias or the Shi'a as a collective or Shi'i individually. Shia Muslims believe in Imamat as one of the five pillars of Islam and this belief makes them different from other Muslims. Imamat means only Allah has the right to select the political leader and Caliph for Muslims." OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2014-01-18T08:31:42.410" LastActivityDate="2014-01-18T08:31:42.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="326" CreationDate="2012-06-21T17:21:05.420" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;God&quot; in English is quite deficient. For example, you can pluralize it (gods), feminize it (goddess), and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Arabic, the name &quot;Allah&quot; conveys none of that. The form of the name itself implies singularity, which fits in with our beliefs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in Arabic, all words derive from their root verbs; so you can tell something about the meaning based on the letters used. In the case of &quot;Allah,&quot; there is difference of opinion about which root word is the main one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case, one of the stronger opinions is that it comes from the same root as &quot;Al-Elah.&quot; &quot;Elah&quot; means something that is worshipped (broadly speaking about worship). That does fit well into the meaning that Allah is the only one we worship in any way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T17:21:05.420" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="336" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-21T17:37:13.667" Score="8" ViewCount="3786" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of questions regarding the rights of a man over a woman, but there are also so many rights that a man must fulfill to his wife! What are they?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="108" LastEditorUserId="108" LastEditDate="2012-06-21T18:25:49.963" LastActivityDate="2017-10-14T12:49:07.773" Title="What are the rights of a women over her husband?" Tags="|husband|wife|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="338" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-21T17:55:33.153" Score="1" ViewCount="1563" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does it truly mean to love and hate for the sake of Allah? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please give a good answer, taking into context today's reality and how one must act to achieve this! I'm talking about al-wala and bara. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="108" LastEditorUserId="4769" LastEditDate="2014-05-22T10:47:18.220" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T14:29:20.837" Title="What does it truly mean to love and hate for the sake of Allah?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="326" CreationDate="2012-06-21T17:57:24.967" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can always use God liter instead of Allah liter while you mean the only god, who created all thing we understand and all thing we can not imagine, indeed God's name is sacred in any language and you must ablute (wodhu) before touching to a written God's name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beside that Allah is a special liter that have clear meaning. We also refer to that &lt;strong&gt;Jalale liter&lt;/strong&gt; (لفظ جلالة) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="49" LastEditDate="2012-06-22T06:37:47.757" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T06:37:47.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="331" CreationDate="2012-06-21T17:57:57.710" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of Shia scholars:&#xA;Quran, Sunnah, Ijma, Aql (Logic and reasoning)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Shia the Qiyas is not accepted and Imam Sadiq S.A said the first who did Qiyas was Satan when he said to God: you created Adam from soil and created me from fire SO I am better than him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many interesting arguments between Imam Sadiq (S.A) and Abu Hanifa about Qiyas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Hadith book of Imam Ali S.A:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Gabriel delivered verses of Quran to prophet memorized them and all know prophet did not wrote anything all his life. Imam Ali S.A came to home of prophet every night and said Salam behind door. If the Prophet replied he entered home an unless returned. At nights prophet dictated the verses of Quran and also the comments said by Gabriel (but not as part of Quran) to Ali S.A and Ali S.A wrote them on skis of animals and bones of animals. Until all Quran was written in this method. The volume of this Quran with its comments was 3 times of Quran only. Also any of Sahaba wrote his/her own Quran. They were called in the name of the sahaba who wrote it. For example Quran of Aisha, Quran of Ali (in fact Quran of the Prophet) ,...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before the Prophet die said to Ali S.A.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O! Ali when I died stay at your home and do not come out until collect&#xA;  and sort my pieces of Quran and form it as one united Book. (The&#xA;  animal skins were separate).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So after the death of the Prophet Ali S.A stayed at home until 4 days and worked on Quran. When finished came to mosque and said to Sahaba: this is Quran of prophet. Abubakr who was aware that in that Quran some things is written about Caliphate of Ali S.A (in comments parts) after prophet said to Ali S.A.: we have our own Quran and we do not need it. Ali S.A. said: you will never see this Quran and taken it to his home. That Quran was passed to next Imam (Imam Hasan S.A) and so on to next Imam of 12 infallible Imams and now it is with Imam Mahdi S.A.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imams of Shia always quoted to their students from that Quran and students noted them. Until 400 hand-writings were formed out of that Quran during years and those 400 later formed the base of Shia Fiqh (Jafari Fiqh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ref:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/al-tawhid/sects/3.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/index.aspx?pid=208826&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T11:12:02.873" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T11:12:02.873" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="63" CreationDate="2012-06-21T18:05:59.007" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is this 40 min explanation in English by Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri available on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ8ieVBlE6g&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;youtube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It explains the hadith and explores the semantics of the word &quot;Ru'ya&quot;. He states that no hadith uses &quot;Ru'ya Aien&quot; (eye sighting). Further elaborates different semantics including knowledge, to think, to calculate and so on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He concludes by saying that eye sighting is one way of knowing. Calculations are another, since Sun and Moon have fixed orbits, and a lunar cycle is 29 days, 12 hours, 44 mins, 3 secs hence should be calculated. He even presents evidence from Quran that Sun and Moon were created to be used towards creation of an Islamic Calendar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, calculations are not only permissible, but desirable as it eliminates doubt and debate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T18:05:59.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="344" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="336" CreationDate="2012-06-21T18:11:31.300" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;the quran says that both the husband and wife have rights over one another&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And they (women) have rights (over their husbands as regards living expenses) similar (to those of their husbands) over them (as regards obedience and respect) to what is reasonable” [al-Baqarah 2:228]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;firstly, before the marrige is placed a husband must give his wife a dowery or mahr, it is money or somthing of value given to a women before marrige&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And give to the women (whom you marry) their Mahr (obligatory bridal-money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage) with a good heart” [al-Nisaa’ 4:4]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the quran also says that a man must spend on his wife and children as part of the marrige contract&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“but the father of the child shall bear the cost of the mother’s food and clothing on a reasonable basis” [al-Baqarah 2:233]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the prophet also instructed many times to treat your wife with kindness&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Treat women well. The woman was created from a rib. The most bent part of the rib is the top part. If you try to straighten it, you will break it. If you leave it, it remains bent. So treat women well.bukhari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‘Be kind to women.’”(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3153; Muslim, 1468).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;No Mu'min (believer) should dislike his believing wife. If he does not like her attitude (in some matters), (then) he will like another.&amp;quot; [Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in conclusion a man should protect his wife, be kind to her, and  pay for her expenses as part of an islamic marital contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T18:11:31.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="331" CreationDate="2012-06-21T18:12:19.297" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;For &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia#Twelver&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twelver Shia or the Ithnā'ashariyyah'&lt;/a&gt;, it is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Aql&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aql&lt;/a&gt; (intellect)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ijma&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the difference between Sunni hadith and Shi'a, it includes ahadith (narrations) of ريا Rasulullah and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Twelvers imams&lt;/a&gt;. Some of popular hadith books are &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahj_al-Balagha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nahj al-Balagha&lt;/a&gt; of Ali ibn abitalib (A.S.) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/index.aspx?pid=70162&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahife Sajjadiya&lt;/a&gt; of the fourth Imam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T13:35:01.217" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T13:35:01.217" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="348" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="328" CreationDate="2012-06-21T18:24:23.097" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are secrets of God and few know them. Prophet said some of them. And the infallible Imams said some of them in their Hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example about کهیعص most of Shia scholars believe it is related to Karbala happening.&#xA;And it is:&#xA;ک is for کربلا Karbala&#xA;ه is for هلاک Killing of family of prophet (Ahl Bayt)&#xA;ی is for يزيد Yazid who was cruel on Hussain S.A&#xA;ع is for عطش his thirsty &#xA;ص is for صبر  his patience &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is said by Imam Mahdi the 12th Imam of Shia. And this Hadith of Imam Mahdi S.A can be seen in many Shia Hadith books like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;کمال‌الدین وتمام النعمة، شیخ صدوق&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;احتجاج، طبرسی&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;تفسیر البرهان، سیدهاشم بحرانى&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;بحار الانوار، علامه مجلسی&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith says:&#xA;I was with Imam Askari S.A (the 11th Imam and father of Imam Mahdi S.A) and someone asked about کهیعص . Imam said ask my child Mahdi. Then Imam Mahdi S.A said: these letters are from unseen secrets. And God said them to his slave Zakariya (Zechariah) and then God told its story to prophet Muhammad PBUH and it is Zechariah asked God to teach him the holey five names. So Gabriel came to him and taught them to him. When Zechariah recited names of Muhammad and Ali and Hasan his sadness disappeared but when recited Hussain name sob came to him and so he wondered. So asked God the reason of this. Then God said to him the story of Karbala and then said کهیعص and said ک is for کربلا Karbala ه is for هلاک Killing of  amily of prophet (Ahl Bayt) ی is for يزيد Yazid who was cruel on Hussain S.A ع is for عطش is thirsty ص is for صبر  his patience &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ref:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia Hadith Books:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;کمال‌الدین وتمام النعمة، شیخ صدوق&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;احتجاج، طبرسی&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;تفسیر البرهان، سیدهاشم بحرانى&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;بحار الانوار، علامه مجلسی&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Karbala&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/karbala-ashura/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-30T07:43:36.403" LastActivityDate="2015-11-30T07:43:36.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="349" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="338" CreationDate="2012-06-21T18:28:54.273" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The prophet saaws once said:“None of you is a believer until he loves for his brother (his fellow Muslims) what he loves for himself.” (Sahih Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam truley emphasizes the lesson of love to those who love allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the prophet also said &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;No, by Him in Whose Hand my soul is, (you will not have complete faith) till I am dearer to you than your own self.&quot; Then 'Umar said to him, &quot;However, now, by Allah, you are dearer to me than my own self.&quot; The Prophet said, &quot;Now, O 'Umar, (now you are a believer).&quot; bukhari 78:628&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the reason for this is if you love the prophet and those who are good you will want to be like these people. Also by loving those who love allah, its demonstrating your own love for allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you think about it todays example, you will see that many people idolize celebraties musicians, and others who do no benifit to the world. This wouldnt be loving people for the sake of allah, it would in fact be the opposite if you love somone who denies that allah exists. Also, when you love people of negative influence, you will want to act like these people.However, if you love people like the prophet, you local mosque sheikh, a very righteous person, you will have influence to be like these people.Also, you would be loving these peopel for allah, you are giving these wondrful people you love to them and allah, and benifiting yourself with their example. This is what it mean to love people for allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so in conclusion by loving those who love allah you demonstrate your love for allah, and you recive your influence from them to become a better muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T18:28:54.273" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="350" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="338" CreationDate="2012-06-21T18:32:52.163" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It really depends on your perspective of your faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as for those who believed and did righteous deeds, He will give them in full their rewards, and Allah does not like the wrongdoers. [3:57]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَمَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ فَيُوَفِّيهِمْ أُجُورَهُمْ ۗ وَاللَّـهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الظَّالِمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take this verse from Surat Al-i-Imran for example. Allah states that he rewards those who do righteous deeds, but does not like the disbelievers. Does this mean that you should dislike the disbelievers? No.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For you is your religion, and for me is my religion.&amp;quot; [109:6]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So really, Allah does not tell you in the Quran to hate what He hates, and love what He loves. He tells you to do what was told of you, and that He dislikes and punishes those who don't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T18:32:52.163" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="351" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-21T18:37:15.197" Score="11" ViewCount="5929" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the Muslim definition and concept of sin?  Is sin a state of being?  Is sin an action?  Can one sin accidentally?  Can one sin by thought or only by deed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T11:02:37.027" Title="What is the Muslim definition of sin?" Tags="|sin|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="351" CreationDate="2012-06-21T18:41:14.223" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;One can sin in mind and in action. Allah forgives you if:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Your intentions are pure.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was an accident.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A sin is not a state of being. It is more of a concept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: This is from personal knowledge. If somebody could add sources, that would be greatly appreciated, as I could not find any.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T18:41:14.223" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="351" CreationDate="2012-06-21T18:47:21.947" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sin (معصية) literally in Arabic means disobeying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sin=&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Disobeying any command of God&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doing any action, think, talk, word,... that God is not satisfied with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not living as God wants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sin may not entail punishment in the Hereafter. it depends on spiritual level of Muslim. if he has high level leaving recommended actions (Mustahab) is considered sin for him. for example the sin word is used about prophet (واستغفر لذنبک) which not mean the actions having punishment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-08T11:02:37.027" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T11:02:37.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="357" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="365" CreationDate="2012-06-21T19:00:21.083" Score="23" ViewCount="2567" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both religions acknowledge the existence of Jesus of Nazareth.  But how do the Muslim teachings about Jesus differ from the Christian view of the same person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T14:35:03.197" Title="How does Muslim teaching on the person of Jesus differ from that of Christian teaching?" Tags="|prophet-isa|christianity|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="338" CreationDate="2012-06-21T19:14:05.087" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;to not care about what people and even yourself want and only care about what God wants. so you should first know all laws of Islam which are wants of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran says respect your parents but:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have enjoined upon man goodness to parents. But if they&#xA;  endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no&#xA;  knowledge, do not obey them. To Me is your return, and I will inform&#xA;  you about what you used to do. (8)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/29:8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/29:8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this means for sake of Allah you even should not obey your parents if they say something opposite of what Allah says.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also recite this Ziarat every day.&#xA;this is the best Love and Hate for sake of Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashura&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ali S.A. for sake of Allah killed so much Arabs from his own relatives in wars of prophet with pagan Arabs like Abu sufyan that he was called by Arabs &quot;the killer of Arab&quot; قتال العرب  and so many of them hated him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or prophet Ibrahim for sake of God wanted to slaughter his son. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T19:14:05.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="357" CreationDate="2012-06-21T19:19:53.177" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, We believe Jesus is a Prophet, Messenger of Allah, Spirit of Allah, Word of Allah .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Do not exceed the&#xA;  limits in your religion, nor say of Allaah aught but the truth. The&#xA;  Messiah Eesaa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), was (no more than) a&#xA;  Messenger of Allaah and His Word (through which He created him), (a&#xA;  Word) which He bestowed on Maryam (Mary) and a spirit (Rooh) created&#xA;  by Him. So believe in Allaah and His Messengers. Say not: &quot;Three&#xA;  (trinity)!&quot; Cease! (it is) better for you. For Allaah is (the only)&#xA;  God (worthy of worship), Glory be to Him (Far Exalted is He) above&#xA;  having a son. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that&#xA;  is in the earth. And Allah is All-Sufficient as a Disposer of affairs.&#xA;  (An-Nisa 4:171)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse was revealed in relation to various factions of the Christians (Ya'qubiyyah, Nestoriyyah, Malikaaniyyah, Marqoosiyyah), and they had various sayings so some said, &quot;Jesus is Allaah&quot;, others said, &quot;He is the son of Allaah&quot; and others said, &quot;He is the third of three.&quot; Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamjesus.ws/articles/eisoz-jesus-is-the-messenger-the-word-and-the-spirit-of-allaah-the-exalted.cfm&quot;&gt;Jesus in Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he is the blessed Messiah and no more than a Messenger. He was humble servant and worshipper of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messiah (Jesus, son of Mary) was no more than a Messenger, many&#xA;  were the Messengers that passed away before him. His mother (Mary) was&#xA;  a Siddeeqah (she believed in the words of Allaah and his Books). They&#xA;  both used to eat food [as other human beings do while Allaah does not&#xA;  eat]. Look at how We make the signs clear to them, yet look at how&#xA;  they are deluded from the Truth. (5:75)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, Christians believe Jesus is dead. But, we believe that Jesus is alive and he will return upon earth at the appointed time near the approach of the Hour when he will kill al-Dajjaal (the great liar), and he will abide by and establish Islaam, and there will be none from the people of the book (Jews, Christians) except that they will affirm their faith in him and his essential message of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then she pointed to him (the baby, Jesus). They said: ‘How can we talk&#xA;  to one who is a child in the cradle?’ He (Jesus) said: ‘Verily I am a&#xA;  slave of God, He has given me the Scripture and made me a Prophet; And&#xA;  He has made me blessed wheresoever I may be, and has enjoined on me&#xA;  prayer, and Zakaat (charity), as long as I live.  And dutiful to my&#xA;  mother, and did not make me arrogant, unblest.  And Salaam (peace) be&#xA;  upon me the day I was born, and the day that I die, and the day I&#xA;  shall be raised alive!’” [19:29-33]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More subtle differences in belief:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Christians and Muslims believe that Jesus could perform miracles. But, Christians believe it was his own power but Muslims believe it was through the power given by Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-06-21T19:39:44.603" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T19:39:44.603" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="362" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="357" CreationDate="2012-06-21T19:20:41.473" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Christians believe that Jesus was crucified&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims do not, We believe that He ascended&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَقَوۡلِهِمۡ إِنَّا قَتَلۡنَا ٱلۡمَسِيحَ عِيسَى ٱبۡنَ مَرۡيَمَ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوهُ وَلَـٰكِن شُبِّهَ لَهُمۡ‌ۚ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱخۡتَلَفُواْ فِيهِ لَفِى شَكٍّ۬ مِّنۡهُ‌ۚ مَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍ إِلَّا ٱتِّبَاعَ ٱلظَّنِّ‌ۚ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ يَقِينَۢا (١٥٧) بَل رَّفَعَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَيۡهِ‌ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمً۬ا (١٥٨)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That they said (in boast), &amp;quot;We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah&amp;quot;;― but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not.― (157)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat 4 Ayah 157&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Christians believe that He is the son of Allah, and sometimes Allah Himself, Auzubillah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims believe that He is a Prophet of Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِذۡ قَالَتِ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓٮِٕكَةُ يَـٰمَرۡيَمُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُبَشِّرُكِ بِكَلِمَةٍ۬ مِّنۡهُ ٱسۡمُهُ ٱلۡمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ٱبۡنُ مَرۡيَمَ وَجِيهً۬ا فِى ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَٱلۡأَخِرَةِ وَمِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ (٤٥)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Behold! the angels said &amp;quot;O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to Allah. (45)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat 3 Ayah 45&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَّا ٱلۡمَسِيحُ ٱبۡنُ مَرۡيَمَ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ۬ قَدۡ خَلَتۡ مِن قَبۡلِهِ ٱلرُّسُلُ وَأُمُّهُ ۥ صِدِّيقَةٌ۬‌ۖ ڪَانَا يَأۡڪُلَانِ ٱلطَّعَامَ‌ۗ ٱنظُرۡ ڪَيۡفَ نُبَيِّنُ لَهُمُ ٱلۡأَيَـٰتِ ثُمَّ ٱنظُرۡ أَنَّىٰ يُؤۡفَكُونَ (٧٥)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Christ the son of Mary was no more than an Messenger; many were the Messengers that passed away before him. His mother was a woman of truth. They had both to eat their (daily) food. See how Allah doth makes His Signs clear to them; yet see in what ways they are deluded away from the truth! (75)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat 5 Ayah 75&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T20:00:28.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="357" CreationDate="2012-06-21T19:20:56.310" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Qur'an, in a passage describing the annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Jesus ('a) is described as a Word from God: &quot;O Mary! Verily Allah gives you the glad tidings of a Word from Him; his name is the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, eminent in this world, and in the Hereafter of those near [to God]&quot; (3:44)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The context in which this ayah was revealed was one of inter-religious encounter. It is said that the Christians of Najran sent a delegation to the Prophet of Islam (s) at Makkah to question him about the teachings of Islam concerning Jesus ('a), and God revealed the above and other ayat of Surat Al 'Imran in response. The response is not only not a denial of Christian teachings, although the divinity of Christ is clearly rejected, but also an affirmation of much believed by Christians as well, even the designation of Christ as logos: 'O People of the Book! Do not go to extremes in your creed, and do not say of Allah but the Truth. Verily, the Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary, is only an apostle of Allah and His Word which He conveyed unto Mary, and a Spirit from Him (Qur'an 4:171) So in addition to being called the Word of God, Jesus ('a) is also called a Spirit of God and in some of the narrations reported in the Shi'i tradition, this title is used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please look at these two:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/al-tawhid/jesus.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/al-tawhid/jesus.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/jesus_shiite_narrations/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/jesus_shiite_narrations/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-28T14:35:03.197" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T14:35:03.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="357" CreationDate="2012-06-21T19:31:05.317" Score="24" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here are the points where Islam differs with (mainstream) Christianity when it comes to the person of Jesus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;1. Islam does not recognize Jesus as the son of God&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, Jesus is a messenger of Allah and among the five greatest known as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-fyi.com/islamic-words/uloo-al-azm&quot;&gt;Ulu Al-Azm&lt;/a&gt; (those of great resolve). And while he is a great and righteous man gifted with many miracles, he is not divine in any way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That is Jesus, the son of Mary - the word of truth about which they are in dispute. It is not [befitting] for Allah to take a son; exalted is He! When He decrees an affair, He only says to it, &quot;Be,&quot; and it is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/19/30-35&quot;&gt;(Maryam 19:34-35)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;2. Islam does not teach that Jesus was crucified and reserructed&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims believe that Jesus did not die on the cross, but was in fact ascended up to the heavens where he continues to be alive. The majority view is that Jesus was ascended just &lt;em&gt;before&lt;/em&gt; the crucifixion event and was replaced by someone else. It only &lt;em&gt;appeared&lt;/em&gt; that Jesus was crucified, when in fact someone else had replaced him. There is no clear evidence on the identity of the person who replaced him, but many believe that it was Judas Iscariot. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [for] their saying, &quot;Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah .&quot; And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/157&quot;&gt;(An-Nisa' 4:157)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;3. The second coming of Jesus&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims believe that in the end of days, Jesus will descend again to help the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi&quot;&gt;Mahdi&lt;/a&gt; and the Muslims in their war against &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dajjal&quot;&gt;Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal&lt;/a&gt; (the charlatan messiah). Details differ among scholars and schools of thought. See this Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah's Apostle said, &quot;The Hour will not be established until the son of Mary (Mariam) (i.e. Isa) descends amongst you as a just ruler, he will break the cross, kill the pigs, and abolish the Jizya tax. Money will be in abundance so that nobody will accept it (as charitable gifts).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cmje.org/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/043-sbt.php#003.043.656&quot;&gt;(Sahih Bukhari 3:43:656)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T19:31:05.317" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="366" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="351" CreationDate="2012-06-21T20:22:20.263" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A sin in Islam is the act of disobeying Allah's commands intentionally.  In Islam there are two kinds of sin and they are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;minor sin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Major sin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Minor sin like, not lowering your gaze, not dressing properly etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Major sins like, shirk/associating something with Allah ,this sin is not forgiven by Allah, this the ultimate sin, stealing etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No a sin is not a state of being, as Dynamic said it is more of a concept. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your sin is forgiven as Dynamic mentioned if &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;it is not your intention &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;it was an accident &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;yes one can sin accidentally, and without even knowing it.  Regarding thought, that is one of the important aspect of tolerance and moderation in Islam. What one’s own nafs (self) says has been forgiven by Allaah, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah&#xA;  has forgiven my ummah for thoughts that cross their minds, so long as&#xA;  they do not speak of them or act upon them.” (Narrated by Muslim, 127)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your sin is also forgiven, whether it was by intention or not, by doing (Tawbah) Repentance, which is seeking forgiveness making a intention not to go back to the sin and moving on, not letting the sin keep you down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-21T20:38:43.857" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T20:38:43.857" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="351" CreationDate="2012-06-21T20:34:05.017" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;All these answers are missing something fundamental: In Islam, a sin is any act of disobedience against the commands of Allah, which &lt;strong&gt;may entail punishment in the Hereafter.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contrast, a good deed (if done sincerely and accepted by the Almighty Allah) will &lt;strong&gt;entail reward in the Hereafter.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The crucial piece is that sins vs. good deeds are weighed, and the human being is judged on the difference; that determines where you end up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a lot of discussion around major vs. minor sins, unintentional vs. intentional sins, etc. -- for the purposes of this question, I would only add that &lt;em&gt;no person will bear the burden of another's sin,&lt;/em&gt; as is mentioned in this ayah of Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;Is it other than Allah I should desire as a lord while He is the&#xA;  Lord of all things? And every soul earns not [blame] except against&#xA;  itself, and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. Then&#xA;  to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you concerning that&#xA;  over which you used to differ.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/164&quot;&gt;Surah Al-An'aam, verse 164&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It shoudl be implicit from my answer, but just to explicitly answer your questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sin is not a state of being (no &quot;Original Sin&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sin is an action that you commit&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sins can be committed accidentally, although you are not held accountable for them in that case&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can think of committing sins, but you are only held accountable for actions, not thoughts.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2012-06-21T22:31:59.747" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T22:31:59.747" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="368" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-21T21:12:35.843" Score="38" ViewCount="13197" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's say there are some people who never heard of Islam. For example, they are in the middle of the Amazon rain forests and do not have any means of communication with the larger world. Would they go to Heaven or Hell?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37" LastEditorUserId="156" LastEditDate="2013-04-13T22:44:25.090" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T10:39:05.570" Title="What is the fate of someone who died never having heard of Islam?" Tags="|imaan|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="368" CreationDate="2012-06-21T21:18:29.690" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We never punish until We have sent a Messenger (to give warning). [17:15]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone never hears about Islam , then it is safe to say that he will not go to hell,but Allah knows the best. But if someone hears about Islam and knows about it, than he chooses his own fate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is taken from&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23631&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23631&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-06-22T12:46:07.210" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T12:46:07.210" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="368" CreationDate="2012-06-21T21:20:37.667" Score="27" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anyone who has not received the Da`wah (Invitation to Islaam) in the life of this world and died ignorant of the truth will be tested on the Day of Resurrection, according to the most correct opinion maintained by scholars. If they succeed (by accepting the truth), they will be admitted into Paradise. But if they oppose the truth, they will be cast into Hellfire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This applies to all people categorized as Ahl-ul-Fatrah who have not received Da`wah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The proof of this is in the following verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/15&quot;&gt;17:15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;...And never would We punish until We sent a messenger..&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imaam Ahmad in his Musnad (16301) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allaah's Messenger (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said: &quot;Four will have proofs (in their favor) on the Day of Standing:  (1) A&#xA;  deaf man who could not hear anything; (2) a fool (who could not&#xA;  understand anything); (3) a feebly old man; and (4) a man who died in&#xA;  the fatrah (the period between prophets).  As for the deaf man, then&#xA;  he will say: 'My Lord, Islaam came and I did not hear anything.'  And&#xA;  as for the fool, then he will say, 'My Lord, Islaam came and the&#xA;  children were throwing dung at me.'  And as for the feebly old man,&#xA;  then he will say, 'My Lord, Islaam came and I did not understand&#xA;  anything.'  And as for the one who died in the fatrah (period between&#xA;  prophets), then he will say, 'My Lord, no messenger from you came to&#xA;  me.'  So He (Allaah) will take oaths from them that they will obey Him&#xA;  (in what He is about to request from them), so it (an order) will be&#xA;  sent to them: 'Enter the Fire!'  And verily by Him in whose Hand is my&#xA;  soul, if they entered it, it will be cool and soothing.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has been authenticated by Shaykh Albaanee as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-06-22T06:30:36.070" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T06:30:36.070" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="368" CreationDate="2012-06-21T21:49:19.410" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even only hearing about Islam is not Enough. Do we investigate everything we hear by name? For example, we heard of Shamanism; how many of us actually made research on Shamanism in detail?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just hearing &quot;Islam&quot; is not enough for being responsible. In western countries, people hear about Islam everyday from media, but they hear in a negative way. They hear a different, violent, bloody religion which is actually not Islam. If they become enemies of Islam, are they going to be responsible of their hatred?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah never says that he is going to punish people just after hearing Islam. He &lt;strong&gt;never&lt;/strong&gt; says something like this:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;s&gt;You heard about Islam. Why didn't you research it? You deserved my punishment for your ignorance and laziness!&lt;/s&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, he says that he will say something like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالُوا أَوَلَمْ تَكُ تَأْتِيكُمْ رُسُلُكُم &lt;strong&gt;بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ&lt;/strong&gt; قَالُوا بَلَى قَالُوا فَادْعُوا وَمَا دُعَاء الْكَافِرِينَ إِلَّا فِي ضَلَالٍ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  They will say, &quot;Did there not come to you your messengers with &lt;strong&gt;clear proofs&lt;/strong&gt;?&quot; They will say, &quot;Yes.&quot; They will reply, &quot;Then supplicate [yourselves], but the supplication of the disbelievers is not except in error.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Mumin/Ghafir 50 (40/50)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From another ayat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا الْقُرُونَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُواْ وَجَاءتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم &lt;strong&gt;بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ&lt;/strong&gt; وَمَا كَانُواْ لِيُؤْمِنُواْ كَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي الْقَوْمَ الْمُجْرِمِينَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And We had already destroyed generations before you when they wronged, and their messengers had come to them with &lt;strong&gt;clear proofs&lt;/strong&gt;, but they were not to believe. Thus do We recompense the criminal people&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Yunus 13 (10/13)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ مُنفَكِّينَ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَهُمُ &lt;strong&gt;الْبَيِّنَةُ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Those who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists were not to be parted [from misbelief] until there came to them &lt;strong&gt;clear evidence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Beyyine 1 (98/1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَقِيقٌ عَلَى أَن لاَّ أَقُولَ عَلَى اللّهِ إِلاَّ الْحَقَّ قَدْ جِئْتُكُم &lt;strong&gt;بِبَيِّنَةٍ&lt;/strong&gt; مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعِيَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [Who is] obligated not to say about Allah except the truth. I have come to you with &lt;strong&gt;clear evidence&lt;/strong&gt; from your Lord, so send with me the Children of Israel.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Araf 105 (7/105)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَى &lt;strong&gt;بَيِّنَةٍ&lt;/strong&gt; مِّن رَّبِّيَ وَآتَانِي رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِهِ فَعُمِّيَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنُلْزِمُكُمُوهَا وَأَنتُمْ لَهَا كَارِهُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He said, &quot;O my people have you considered: if I should be upon &lt;strong&gt;clear evidence&lt;/strong&gt; from my Lord while He has given me mercy from Himself but it has been made unapparent to you, should we force it upon you while you are averse to it?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Hud 28 (/28)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And so on...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word is: &lt;code&gt;بينة&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Meaning: &lt;code&gt;clear evidence&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can make a search on this word in Quran. Quran is full of this word. Investigate how it is used, and how much it is important. You will see that only the ones who see the clear evidence are to be responsible. Just hearing is not enough to make you responsible. Hearing in TV can make negative effect as it does in western countries. If you hear Islam from someone else, you hear as much as that person is able to explain to you. You need to see a clear evidence to be responsible of what you saw.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2012-06-21T22:04:52.647" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T22:04:52.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="326" CreationDate="2012-06-21T22:33:51.237" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is more of strict code of conduct followed by more religious Muslims. They take special care when referring to God because the most fundamental belief in Islam is to believe in one God and that is Allah, not necessarily God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;God is a general word which can be used for any God such as &lt;code&gt;they consider the moon as their God&lt;/code&gt;, or &lt;code&gt;They worship the sun and consider it one of their gods&lt;/code&gt;. The use of the name Allah is precise. It is used for nothing else but the Almighty God who is the creator of the Universe. Hence this is more appropriate name.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;God has plural as in Gods. But Allah does not have any plural. There is only one God and we must refer to him by his real name. For Muslims it is &lt;em&gt;the most&lt;/em&gt; important thing to recognize God therefore they will not use any other name.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The use of the word God can create a possibility where it can mean something other than the actual God himself. This is highest possible crime in Islam and is called &quot;shirk&quot;. Meaning the person does no believe in one God.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Speaking of a little bit history, this is not a unique name. It was believed to be used before Islam. In fact one of the main deity in Makka was named something similar. Some say it was named as &quot;Al-Ilah&quot;. Prophet Muhammad father name himself is &quot;Abdullah&quot; (ab-dul-lah) which basically means servant/slave/bondsman of God. So the use of name Allah was in existence even before Islam although in slightly different way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-10T12:38:27.333" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T12:38:27.333" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="375" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="390" CreationDate="2012-06-21T22:55:01.860" Score="11" ViewCount="34105" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any situation in which physical contact between unmarried males and females is allowed? For example, handshakes, medical examinations or dangerous situations. I am of course talking about non-family members. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-11T01:23:45.840" LastActivityDate="2017-07-11T01:23:45.840" Title="Is every physical contact between a male and a female forbidden?" Tags="|halal-haram|men-women|non-mahram|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="376" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-21T23:07:12.800" Score="10" ViewCount="6185" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Earth is not flat so what is the concept of facing Kabbah during Prayer. Does it have a meaning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider you are on the antipode of the Kabbah which is somewhere in Pacific ocean, if you are near that region, you can literally pray in any direction. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand if you are in a flight or in a car, the direction of the plane or car will constantly change so it is not practical to face the Kabbah. Imagine that you have gone to the moon, how will you pray there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is what is the significance of facing Kabbah during prayer? Is there any history behind it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T19:16:49.153" LastActivityDate="2016-11-30T21:36:07.867" Title="What is the significance of facing the Kabbah during prayer when the Earth is round?" Tags="|salat|qiblah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="376" CreationDate="2012-06-21T23:17:17.050" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu wa alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in surat Al Bakarah Ayah 143:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كَذَٲلِكَ جَعَلۡنَـٰكُمۡ أُمَّةً۬ وَسَطً۬ا لِّتَڪُونُواْ شُہَدَآءَ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَيَكُونَ ٱلرَّسُولُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ شَهِيدً۬ا‌ۗ وَمَا جَعَلۡنَا ٱلۡقِبۡلَةَ ٱلَّتِى كُنتَ عَلَيۡہَآ إِلَّا لِنَعۡلَمَ مَن يَتَّبِعُ ٱلرَّسُولَ مِمَّن يَنقَلِبُ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيۡهِ‌ۚ وَإِن كَانَتۡ لَكَبِيرَةً إِلَّا عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ هَدَى ٱللَّهُ‌ۗ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُضِيعَ إِيمَـٰنَكُمۡ‌ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِٱلنَّاسِ لَرَءُوفٌ۬ رَّحِيمٌ۬ (١٤٣)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus have We made of you an Ummah justly balanced That ye might be witnesses over the nations and the Messenger a witness over yourselves; and We appointed the Qiblah to which thou wast used, only to test those who followed the Messenger from those who would turn on their heels (from the faith). Indeed it was (a change) momentous except to those guided by Allah. And never would Allah make your faith of no effect. For Allah is to all people most surely full of kindness, Most Merciful. (143)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why we face the Qiblah is, in the days the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon Him came, the Qiblah then was towards Jami' Al Aqsa , so Allah change it to the Kabah to see who would follow and who will not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قَدۡ نَرَىٰ تَقَلُّبَ وَجۡهِكَ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ‌ۖ فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ قِبۡلَةً۬ تَرۡضَٮٰهَا‌ۚ فَوَلِّ وَجۡهَكَ شَطۡرَ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِ‌ۚ وَحَيۡثُ مَا كُنتُمۡ فَوَلُّواْ وُجُوهَكُمۡ شَطۡرَهُ ۥ‌ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ لَيَعۡلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ ٱلۡحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّهِمۡ‌ۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَـٰفِلٍ عَمَّا يَعۡمَلُونَ (١٤٤)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see the turning of thy face (for guidance) to the heavens; now shall We turn thee to a Qiblah that shall please thee. Turn then thy face in the direction of the Sacred Mosque; wherever ye are turn your faces in that direction. The people of the book know well that that is the truth from their Lord nor is Allah unmindful of what they do. (144)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Facing the Ka'bah is a symbol of unity, and the Ka'bah and what is around it is blessed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T23:23:00.787" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="378" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="376" CreationDate="2012-06-21T23:18:16.540" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a &lt;strong&gt;symbol&lt;/strong&gt; of unity (all participants in the prayer facing the same direction) as well as symbol of respect for the Ka'aba. In the following &lt;em&gt;Ayah&lt;/em&gt;, Allah makes it very clear that where we face during prayer isn't really that important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Righteousness is not that you turn your faces toward the east or the west, but [true] righteousness is [in] one who believes in Allah , the Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the prophets and gives wealth, in spite of love for it, to relatives, orphans, the needy, the traveler, those who ask [for help], and for freeing slaves; [and who] establishes prayer and gives zakah; [those who] fulfill their promise when they promise; and [those who] are patient in poverty and hardship and during battle. Those are the ones who have been true, and it is those who are the righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/177&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Al-Baqara 2:177)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-21T23:18:16.540" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="379" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="375" CreationDate="2012-06-21T23:26:01.990" Score="3" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Physical contact between them is not allowed except for emergency&#xA;situations, such as dangerous situations. (E.g. saving from drowning, burning and such)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Handshakes are not allowed except when the hand is covered by a cloth (glove and such)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And it's allowed only for emergency medical situations. If there are same gender available to do the job, it is not allowed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: The source of this answer is &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/331/sources-of-legislation-in-shia-islam&quot;&gt;&quot;aql&quot; (intellect)&lt;/a&gt;, the third priority of deducing law in Shi'a Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T14:31:06.933" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="380" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="375" CreationDate="2012-06-21T23:32:44.413" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I understand, no physical contact is allowed between a male and a female in Islam, weather it be a handshake, touching of shoulders and even touching by mistake. Islam is very strict and clear about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It might be strange that why some one is asking this question today. But even in United States, men would not handshake with women about 100 years ago. The concept was about the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I do not have exact hadith that is related to it, the teaching of Islam is very clear. Muslims are believed to stay pious and stay away from anything that can be interference between him and God (Allah). So not only that, even looking at another women is no OK in Islam, let alone touching.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In medical emergency, it can be a lot of embarrassment for a muslim man or women to touch the other. But if our intentions are clear and we know we are on the right path, it is ok to touch if it can save someone life and even help them in any way. Provided you did not intended for anything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-12T23:15:49.420" LastActivityDate="2012-09-12T23:15:49.420" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="381" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="383" CreationDate="2012-06-21T23:44:42.007" Score="8" ViewCount="8579" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name of Jibril (also know as &quot;Gabriel&quot; in English) and Mika'il are indeed written in Quran. But the names of &lt;strong&gt;Azrael&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Israfil&lt;/strong&gt; are not. How do we know actual names of these angels? Did we Muslims imported angel names from other religions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-08T17:53:44.440" LastActivityDate="2017-07-21T15:01:42.643" Title="What is the proof of the names of 4 great angels?" Tags="|malaikah|names|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="382" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="385" CreationDate="2012-06-21T23:58:18.403" Score="5" ViewCount="1866" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read this hadith from a website. Please tell me a place where I can search for this hadith's classification.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:  &quot;I heard Allah's Apostle saying. &quot;All the sins&#xA;  of my followers will be forgiven except those of the Mujahirin (those&#xA;  who commit a sin openly or disclose their sins to the people). An&#xA;  example of such disclosure is that a person commits a sin at night and&#xA;  though Allah screens it from the public, then he comes in the morning,&#xA;  and says, 'O so-and-so, I did such-and-such (evil) deed yesterday,'&#xA;  though he spent his night screened by his Lord (none knowing about his&#xA;  sin) and in the morning he removes Allah's screen from himself.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab), Volume&#xA;  8, Book 73, Number 95)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user46" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-03T05:37:11.657" LastActivityDate="2018-02-03T19:38:25.107" Title="Is this hadith is authentic? &quot;All the sins of my followers will be forgiven except those of the mujahirin...&quot;" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="381" CreationDate="2012-06-22T00:01:38.097" Score="7" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Izra'il:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt; mention tying that name to the angel of death in either Quran or &lt;em&gt;saheeh&lt;/em&gt; Hadiths. The name Azrael comes from Jewish traditions incorporated later by some scholars as part of what is known as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isra%27iliyat&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Isra'eliat&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Mika'il&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is mentioned in the Quran as Mikal ميكال.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever is an enemy to Allah and His angels and His messengers and Gabriel and Michael - then indeed, Allah is an enemy to the disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/98&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Al-Baqarah 2:98)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The spelling Mika'il ميكائيل comes from a few disputed Hadith (see below) and Jewish traditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Israfil&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This name has only been mentioned in a few Hadiths such as this one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَسَّانَ عَنْ جَسْرَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ جِبْرَائِيلَ وَمِيكَائِيلَ وَرَبَّ إِسْرَافِيلَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ حَرِّ النَّارِ وَمِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Oh Allah, god of Jibreel and Mika'il and god of Israfil. I seek your refuge from hellfire&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hadith.al-islam.com/Loader.aspx?pageid=237&amp;amp;Words=%D9%88%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84+%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A8+%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84&amp;amp;Type=phrase&amp;amp;Level=exact&amp;amp;ID=399695&amp;amp;Return=http%3a%2f%2fhadith.al-islam.com%2fPortals%2fal-islam_com%2floader.aspx%3fpageid%3d236%26Words%3d%D9%88%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84%2b%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A8%2b%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%26Level%3dexact%26Type%3dphrase%26SectionID%3d2%26Page%3d0&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Sonan Alnesa'ee)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user37" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T06:46:54.013" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="384" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="382" CreationDate="2012-06-22T00:07:57.303" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, it seems you have given us the answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: &quot;I heard Allah's Apostle saying. &quot;All the sins of my followers will be forgiven except those of the Mujahirin (those who commit a sin openly or disclose their sins to the people). An example of such disclosure is that a person commits a sin at night and though Allah screens it from the public, then he comes in the morning, and says, 'O so-and-so, I did such-and-such (evil) deed yesterday,' though he spent his night screened by his Lord (none knowing about his sin) and in the morning he removes Allah's screen from himself.&quot;&#xA;  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab), Volume 8, Book 73, Number 95)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this hadith is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahih_al-Bukhari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukari&lt;/a&gt;. If you wanted to check the health of the hadith, look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahih_al-Bukhari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;his title&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Arabic word sahih translates as authentic or correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, his title somewhat gives you it's health.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T00:07:57.303" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="382" CreationDate="2012-06-22T00:08:03.127" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since the Hadith in question says that it is from Sahih Bukhari (and provides exact information on where to find it once there), you can always check the online version and see if it matches up:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sahih-bukhari.com/&quot;&gt;http://www.sahih-bukhari.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which it does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T00:08:03.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="382" CreationDate="2012-06-22T00:10:56.197" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This Hadith is Sahih (Genuine). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith in Arabic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5721 حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ ابْنِ أَخِي ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ كُلُّ أُمَّتِي مُعَافًى إِلَّا الْمُجَاهِرِينَ وَإِنَّ مِنْ الْمُجَاهَرَةِ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ الرَّجُلُ بِاللَّيْلِ عَمَلًا ثُمَّ يُصْبِحَ وَقَدْ سَتَرَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَقُولَ يَا فُلَانُ عَمِلْتُ الْبَارِحَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَقَدْ بَاتَ يَسْتُرُهُ رَبُّهُ وَيُصْبِحُ يَكْشِفُ سِتْرَ اللَّهِ عَنْهُ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;a href=&quot;http://hadith.al-islam.com/Loader.aspx?pageid=237&amp;amp;Words=%D9%83%D9%84+%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%8A&amp;amp;Type=phrase&amp;amp;Level=exact&amp;amp;ID=379513&amp;amp;Return=http%3a%2f%2fhadith.al-islam.com%2fPortals%2fal-islam_com%2floader.aspx%3fpageid%3d236%26Words%3d%D9%83%D9%84%2b%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%8A%26Level%3dexact%26Type%3dphrase%26SectionID%3d2%26Page%3d0&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here is the Hadith&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://hadith.al-islam.com/Loader.aspx?pageid=194&amp;amp;BookID=24&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Albukhari&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://hadith.al-islam.com/Loader.aspx?pageid=237&amp;amp;Words=%D9%83%D9%84+%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%8A&amp;amp;Type=phrase&amp;amp;Level=exact&amp;amp;ID=366037&amp;amp;Return=http%3a%2f%2fhadith.al-islam.com%2fPortals%2fal-islam_com%2floader.aspx%3fpageid%3d236%26Words%3d%D9%83%D9%84%2b%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%8A%26Level%3dexact%26Type%3dphrase%26SectionID%3d2%26Page%3d0&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;same Hadith&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://hadith.al-islam.com/Loader.aspx?pageid=194&amp;amp;BookID=25&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T00:10:56.197" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="388" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-22T00:26:09.943" Score="10" ViewCount="172" Body="&lt;p&gt;When rasul orders something, does it becomes a law which is valid until the end of world?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be specific, I see three possiblities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Orders of a rasul are absolute. They are independent of time and place. They must be applied as is no matter what.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Orders of a rasul are independent of time and place. But they should be adapted to fit into today's era.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Orders of a rasul have deadline. They automatically become invalid after the conditions change.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which of these is true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Example #1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rasul of Allah Muhammad (pbuh) ordered us to clean our teeth with &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miswak&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;miswak&lt;/a&gt;. After centuries, scientist invented toothbrush and toothpaste. Must we still insist on using miswak, or must we adapt to toothbrush and toothpaste?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Example #2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zakat is the order of Allah without any doubt. But Allah didn't give us the details of this ibadat. Muhammad (pbuh) made it clear and ordered us to give 2.5% of our wealth as zakat. Was this percentage chosen according to the economic conditions of his time? Must we still use the same ratio, or must we recalculate it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T12:02:49.630" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T12:02:49.630" Title="Are the orders of Rasul only valid in his own era, or are they universal and independent of time?" Tags="|sharia|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="375" CreationDate="2012-06-22T01:57:03.500" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quite simply, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is better for you to be stabbed in the head with an iron needle&#xA;  than to touch the hand of a woman who is not permissible to you. [Collected in Tabarani and Bayhaqi; it is saheeh.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What this means is that, generally, it is not allowed for men and women to shake hands. Why not? As Allah almighty says in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an&#xA;  immorality and is evil as a way. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/32&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Israa, verse 32&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case, there are many caveats to this generalization. As mentioned in the hadith, it applies to a woman who &lt;em&gt;is not permissible (to marry) to you.&lt;/em&gt; This includes your mother, daughters, sisters (half and full), etc. as outlined in Surah An-Nisaa and elsewhere in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Islam is a practical religion; it recognizes &lt;em&gt;daroorah&lt;/em&gt;, or dire necessity caused by situations that may lead to death. In this case, the ruling is lightened (as are so many rulings) for that situation. For example, if you must touch a woman's hand to save her life (if she's drowning, perhaps) you can do so until she is safe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for medical situations, this is where things get tricky. Again, necessity can come into play -- if there's only one doctor on call, and he's a man, and it becomes a situation of childbirth, there's nothing you can do. But again, you need a very dire situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for medical examinations, the best thing to do is find a same-gender doctor and then you have nothing to worry about :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T01:57:03.500" CommentCount="15" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="391" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-22T02:20:55.900" Score="4" ViewCount="19137" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it considered sinful in Islam for a man to ask a woman, prior to proposing to her, if she is willing to consider him for marriage? I know that Islam frowns upon unnecessary interaction between genders, because of the potential of illicit relationships.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-10T08:48:12.483" LastActivityDate="2017-06-10T08:48:12.483" Title="Is it permissible for a Muslim male to make a marriage proposal to a girl?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="7" ClosedDate="2015-11-22T22:29:16.470" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="388" CreationDate="2012-06-22T02:37:12.910" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer requires a deeper study of the Islamic Principles of Jurisprudence (Usool al-Fiqh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First aspect that needs to be addressed is the fact that a Rasool is to be obeyed until the end of Time. One of the proofs for this is the verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And We did not send any messenger except to be obeyed by permission&#xA;  of Allah.&quot; [4:60]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every messenger was sent to be obeyed, so this means we must obey our Messenger even after his death (sal Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam).  More proofs can be furnished on request.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to make sure we are on the same page here, as this is a tenet of Sunni Islam to obey the Messenger.  From this point on, instead of saying &quot;order of Messenger&quot;, I will say &quot;orders of Islam&quot; since in Sunni Islam an order from the Quran and Sunnah are one and the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the 3 possibilities you have mentioned, they are all possible depending on the context and command.&#xA;When you see a command of Islam, the default is possibility #1.  Like I said, this requires a deeper study of Islamic Law, but I will mention one example from the linguistic point of view (linguistic proof):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When your parents ask you for a glass of water, are they asking for it now, or next week? And is the glass supposed to be half full, or full?  If you don't want them to be angry, you give them a full glass immediately. These are assumptions that can be inferred from their command.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likewise, when you see an order of Islam, there are certain assumptions you can make.  Since Islam is a religion for all mankind until the end of time (See 7:158), we can assume that the order is going to be absolute (not change) until the end of the time.  For example, prayer, Hajj, sacrifice, fasting, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is a command that is general (no specific details) or refers to what is المعروف (what's known as custom), then the specifics can change from time and place.  For example, how much to give in dowry for marriage, give in charity, how exactly to be good to your parents, etc.  The Quran says to give according to custom (this is a clear indication), so that can change according to time and place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a few instances of orders that the Prophet gave which had a time-limit to it. One such topic is temporary marriage (المتعه), which the Sunnis say was a temporary command (while our Shia brethren disagree).  Another less controversial example would be the Prophet commanding not to pray until reaching a certain spot in an expedition (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/38510&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; is in Sahih Bukhari).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding example #1, it is actually not an order (obligatory) but recommended to use the miswak. One of the proofs is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/11#12&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; in Bukhari:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle said, &quot;If I had not found it hard for my followers or&#xA;  the people, &lt;em&gt;I would have ordered them&lt;/em&gt; to clean their teeth with Siwak&#xA;  for every prayer.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since he is saying &quot;would have&quot;, it is not a command of obligation. In any case, a plastic toothbrush is arguably better than a wooden toothbrush (in terms of physical cleanliness) but you can still use the wooden toothbrush out of love for the Prophet and a desire to emulate him (basically for spiritual reasons).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding example #2, since there is no indication that we are to give anything other than 2.5% (and all the detailed rulings regarding Zakah), the command is absolute.  There is no indication that this percentage was chosen in consideration of economic conditions, or any indication that this is open to change.  If there was, then maybe we could say something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, it is incorrect to say that Allah has not given detailed rulings on Zakah.  It is true that there aren't detailed rulings in the Quran, but Allah through his Messenger has given many detailed provisions on Zakat. Just look at this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/23&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter on Zakah&lt;/a&gt; for example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="40" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T02:37:12.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="326" CreationDate="2012-06-22T03:19:36.650" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is to prevent shirk. 'Allah' is Al(The) + Ilah(God) but it is formed in such a way that you can not drop 'The'. If you see what I mean, this special phrase that points to Him indicates oneness of God in itself. It is the same with the word 'God' in English. You do not say 'The God', because the name 'God' indicates 'the' and oneness in itself. So 'God' is a good match for 'Allah' and you may use it. However;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We cannot expect every language to have such a word.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We would want to use the same term the messenger of Allah (May&#xA;Salat and Salam be upon him) does (so that we follow sunnah).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why do you think we need to stay close to each other when performing salat? By using the same phrases, following similar methods, living in the same style, Muslims become one. When they are one, they use the same channel to connect to Him. As a result, that channel is enhanced and their prayers have greater effect.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T03:19:36.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="395" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="400" CreationDate="2012-06-22T03:40:45.407" Score="12" ViewCount="505" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen many times that people while praying in a mosque remove their belongings like wallet, watch, spectacles etc and keep it on the ground in front of them and pray salat.&lt;br&gt; Is this the right thing to do?&lt;br&gt; Do we actually need to remove them and keep them there or is it permissible to keep them in our pockets? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T11:31:46.990" LastActivityDate="2019-04-15T11:31:46.990" Title="What is the shari'a ruling regarding removing personal belongings when praying in a mosque?" Tags="|fiqh|masjid|muslim-practices|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="319" CreationDate="2012-06-22T03:41:46.950" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I understand, you monthly salary does not fall under the category of zakat. In other word you do not need to pay Zakat on it because it is flowing money. It comes in and it goes away. You do not save most of it. Zakat is obligatory on 4 types of wealth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Animals that feed outside home&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gold or Silver&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goods that you use for business/trade&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Agriculture and Treas&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So for example you have 10 gm of Gold and keep it for 6 months, no Zakat is required on that Gold. The term 1 years basically means, you are wealthy enough to pay Zakat. It has not been made a burden on us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T03:41:46.950" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="376" CreationDate="2012-06-22T03:58:33.617" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a symbol of unity (all participants in the prayer facing the same direction)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As stated in the Quran:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For every nation there is a direction to which they face (in their prayers). So hasten towards all that is good. Wheresoever you may be, God will bring you together (on the Day of Resurrection). Truly, God is Able to do all things. And from wheresoever you start forth (for prayers), &lt;strong&gt;turn your face in the direction of Al-Masjid-al-Haram (at Mecca)&lt;/strong&gt;, that is indeed the truth from your Lord. And God is not unaware of what you do. (Quran 2:148-149)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also The qibla was not always oriented towards Mecca. The first Muslims prayed towards the al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Around sixteen months after Prophet Muhammad and his followers migrated from Mecca to the city of Medina, the qibla was changed to the Kaba. According to accounts by Prophet Muhammad's companions, the change happened very suddenly. During the noon prayer, Prophet Muhammad, may God praise him, received a revelation from God instructing him to, &quot;Turn your face towards the Masjid al Haram&quot;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Thus, we have made you real believers in Islamic Monotheism, true followers of Prophet Muhammad and his legal ways, a just nation, witnesses over mankind and the Messenger a witness over you. And We made the Qibla (prayer direction towards Jerusalem) which you used to face, only to test those who followed the Messenger from those who would turn on their heels (i.e. disobey the Messenger). Indeed, it was great (heavy) except for those whom God guided. And God would never make your prayers to be lost (i.e. your prayers offered towards Jerusalem). Truly, God is full of kindness, the Most Merciful towards humankind.”  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Verily! We have seen the turning of your (Muhammad) face towards the heaven. Surely, We shall turn you to a Qibla (prayer direction) that shall please you, so turn your face in the direction of Al-Masjid- al-Haram (at Mecca). And wheresoever you people are, turn your faces (in prayer) in that direction...” (Quran 2:143-144)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus changing the direction of prayer establishes Mecca as the fixed central point for worship. It establishes a common sense or purpose.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important the Muslims make every effort to face the right direction when praying; however, slight deviations do not invalidate a person’s prayer. Prophet Muhammad said, &lt;code&gt;What is between the east and the west is qibla&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope your doubt is cleared.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T03:58:33.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="391" CreationDate="2012-06-22T04:27:37.383" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is no doubt that parents' consent is not a condition in the marriage validity&lt;/strong&gt;. In other words, your marriage is valid even though your parents do not give their approval since Allah, The Great and Almighty, granted a sane man the full authority concerning marriage, selling, purchasing and all other daily transactions. Thus, if you don't have your parents' consent in such above matters, then this does not constitute any form of ingratitude, because Islamically, you have the right to do so. But, it is better to seek your parents' advice concerning your marriage. This advice, without a doubt, pleases them since your marriage is a family issue that they are more deserving to take part in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thereupon, since conditions of marriage such as a guardian of woman and witnesses and the absence of any impediment are all met, then you are not obliged to inform you parents, especially if you fear of committing some Prohibited actions. We advise you to accomplish such a contract and may Allah bless you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T04:27:37.383" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="395" CreationDate="2012-06-22T04:45:14.430" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a personal preference &amp;amp; is not Islamic. Maybe for having more concentration.&#xA;but it is against what Islam wants:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qur'an says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O children of Adam, take your adornment at every Masjid(mosque), and eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes not those who commit excess. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/7:31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'A`rāf 7:31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Wealth and children are [but] adornment of the worldly life. But the&#xA;  enduring good deeds are better to your Lord for reward and better for&#xA;  [one's] hope. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/18:46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Kahf 18:46&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So result is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Muslim should take his children and his wealth to mosque.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in a Hadith Fatima Zahra (S.A.) the daughter of prophet prophet said:&#xA;every night Imam Ali S.A took one of children to the room that was special for his prayers with himself and did his night prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also please note: when you take a children to mosque you are responsible to that children do not bother others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-02T11:57:11.367" LastActivityDate="2014-11-02T11:57:11.367" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="391" CreationDate="2012-06-22T04:56:48.470" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;according to Jafari Fiqh if it is only Marriage proposal and does not contain other sin it is allowed. but Marriage proposal through parents of girl are recommended and direct Marriage proposal to girl is highly discouraged. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ref:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/laws/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/laws/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://moshavereh.porsemani.ir/content/%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://moshavereh.porsemani.ir/content/%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also it causes:&#xA;1- daughter find a negative view about boy. 2- daughter should tell to her parents and her parents also find a negative view about boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also most of shia scholars (not all) say if the girl is a virgin girl the consent if her father is needed as a condition in the marriage validity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2012-06-22T08:38:48.903" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T08:38:48.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="404" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="416" CreationDate="2012-06-22T05:14:10.900" Score="8" ViewCount="29414" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard people say to keep it at a height and not at a very low place.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;See the diagram below.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0ZiZw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3, 4, 5 would obviously be permissible (provided my hands reach 5) but can I keep at 1 &amp;amp; 2? Won't that be low?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T07:19:54.187" LastActivityDate="2019-05-11T20:44:33.227" Title="Which is the most appropriate place to store or keep the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="406" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="411" CreationDate="2012-06-22T05:24:50.853" Score="24" ViewCount="159045" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it necessary to read the Quran in Arabic? I have learned from elders and also seen many videos stating that understanding the meaning of the Qur'an is more important than just reading it. As i don't understand Arabic i would like to read the Quran in a language that i understand like English.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So is it permissible that i read the Quran in english (or any other language) while not reading the Arabic part?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let us assume that the translations are 100% correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-12T13:31:51.400" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T13:31:51.400" Title="What does Islam say about reading the Quran in a language other than Arabic?" Tags="|quran|quran-recitation|language|reading-quran|translation|" AnswerCount="11" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="404" CreationDate="2012-06-22T05:38:17.107" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly this is a Mustahab (recommend) and please do not make religion much complicated because others may fear entering Islam.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And it is only a means to respect the Quran because it is not a creature and or creator but Quran is word of Allah (کلام الله). Only respect it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Also it is recommended to do not put Quran in the room you sleep or it is said do not put other book on Quran.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; It is said by some scholars do not read Quran while sleeping. but none of them are Wajib (Obligatory) and are for Muslim's want to reach higher spiritual rank and become a close friend of God and meet God and even died before death (optional death).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim can understand how to respect Quran on their own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me say the memory of one scholar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said one day I went to a Great Scholar (Ayatollah Ghazi) and asked&#xA;  him: I have heard some people when read Quran they can see the&#xA;  paradise. why I can not? he replied: they do not read Quran while&#xA;  sleeping. I wondered how he knew I read Quran while sleeping and only&#xA;  myself was aware of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-14T05:50:34.063" LastActivityDate="2012-07-14T05:50:34.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="406" CreationDate="2012-06-22T05:45:24.583" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it is not necessary. I saw a Hadith that in any language Quran is read, angels take it to Heaven in Arabic language. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although understanding the meaning of the Quran is more important than just reading it but just reading it has high reward and has good spiritual effects for example Satan will be away from your home and your home will be seen like star by angels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you know Arabic is like an ocean and no translation can transfer all meanings of Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is recommended you have a plan for learning Arabic little by little and may Allah help you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bayyinah.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This site&lt;/a&gt; may help you:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-21T09:42:31.413" LastActivityDate="2015-12-21T09:42:31.413" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="409" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="406" CreationDate="2012-06-22T05:51:58.763" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam very liberal religion. According to Islam there is no issue in reading the holy Quran in any language other than Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;But the question is that is the translation  100% correct?&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not possible to give the exact meaning (or feel) of anything written in ancient Arabic language if written in other language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If in any way someone managed to print the exact meaning (not literal translation) without a single mistake then reading that book has no problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="56" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T05:51:58.763" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="410" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="413" CreationDate="2012-06-22T06:08:01.177" Score="4" ViewCount="9182" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually I have few questions relating to alcohol consumption. They are so related that I feel they should be at one place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the purpose of Allah in making alcohol haram?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it OK to drink alcohol if that purpose is still met?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are cough (and other) medicines which contain alcohol. They are not wine or something like that. Is it ok to take that medicine in cough?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some foods in which a little amount of alcohol is mixed to make the food soft and cook earlier. Alcohol is volatile and evaporates on heating. Is it ok to eat that food?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="56" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-21T17:30:14.737" LastActivityDate="2017-09-08T18:49:15.990" Title="Is there any exception that consuming alcohol or alcoholic foods is OK?" Tags="|food|alcohol|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="406" CreationDate="2012-06-22T06:11:45.540" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand you well because I have a situation like you. My native language is Persian but we learn Arabic and English too in our education process. So I can read and compare Quran in both Arabic and Persian, English translation. I &lt;strong&gt;strongly recommend&lt;/strong&gt; you to read Quran in &lt;strong&gt;Arabic&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do not worry about learning Arabic, you don't have to learn Arabic completely. Quran's Arabic is &lt;strong&gt;really&lt;/strong&gt; simple and understandable. Quran describes huge concepts just by simple words and grammar. I myself cannot read any Arabic text except Quran. Because Quran's words are optimized to a small collection and it's grammar is simple and integrated in whole of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why Arabic? I have 3 experiences, Arabic, Persian and English. But the &lt;strong&gt;Persian and English translation does not have any effect on my heart!&lt;/strong&gt; you say why? because the translated one is no longer in it's original harmonic provided by God and also consider you want to drink water and compare drinking with a glass or with a plate and a spoon. The water is same but the structure which keeps the water is very important. In same way, I think Arabic structure and grammar can traverse more information and feel with always fresh optimized words and sentence length. Please see also &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#19:97&quot;&gt;[19:97]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَاهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لِتُبَشِّرَ بِهِ الْمُتَّقِينَ&#xA;  وَتُنذِرَ بِهِ قَوْمًا لُّدًّا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So, [O Muhammad], We have only made Qur'an easy in the Arabic language&#xA;  that you may give good tidings thereby to the righteous and warn&#xA;  thereby a hostile people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another &lt;strong&gt;very important&lt;/strong&gt; thing is that understanding Quran in next stage after language, needs a &lt;strong&gt;clear heart&lt;/strong&gt;. So anyone which can read Quran in Arabic does not mean that he/she understands it well. Please see &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#56:79&quot;&gt;[56:79]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّهُ لَقُرْآنٌ كَرِيمٌ  ﴿٧٧﴾ فِي كِتَابٍ مَّكْنُونٍ  ﴿٧٨﴾ لَّا&#xA;  يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَ  ﴿٧٩﴾ تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ&#xA;  الْعَالَمِينَ  ﴿٨٠﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, it is a noble Qur'an  (77) In a Register well-protected;  (78)&#xA;  None touch it except the purified.  (79) [It is] a revelation from the&#xA;  Lord of the worlds.  (80)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user76" LastEditorDisplayName="user76" LastEditDate="2012-06-22T16:52:59.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T16:52:59.553" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="412" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="410" CreationDate="2012-06-22T06:54:00.463" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/219&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:219&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, &quot;In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit.&quot; And they ask you what they should spend. Say, &quot;The excess [beyond needs].&quot; Thus Allah makes clear to you the verses [of revelation] that you might give thought.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse from the Qur'an clearly states that although there is benefit in alcohol, the negative effects are much greater (such as the acts you commit while intoxicated or the harm it does to your body.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Sunan Ibn-I-Majah Volume 3, Book of Intoxicants, Chapter 30 Hadith No. 3392&#xA;  &quot;Anything which intoxicates in a large quantity, is prohibited even in a small quantity.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this hadith, it is clear that any amount that is sufficient enough to intoxicate you is prohibited. Even if someone takes a small amount of alcohol with the intention of staying sober, it's still prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority of scholars have decided that if the amount of alcohol is so insignificant (most accept between 0-0.5%) and if it is mixed with another substance, it is impossible to become intoxicated, hence, the hadith above wouldn't refer to the situation of medicine. Although some scholars still recommend avoiding it unless it's necessary, since there are a lot of alternatives. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the chart I saw &lt;a href=&quot;http://homecooking.about.com/library/archive/blalcohol12.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, I don't believe that the food would contain less than 0.5% alcohol. The chart says that after 2.5 hours of cooking it would still contain 5% alcohol, a much higher percentage than what the above-mentioned scholars agree is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-08T18:49:15.990" LastActivityDate="2017-09-08T18:49:15.990" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="413" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="410" CreationDate="2012-06-22T07:02:16.257" Score="6" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. What is the purpose of Allah in making alcohol haram?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of reasons that are stated in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَن يُوقِعَ بَيْنَكُمُ الْعَدَاوَةَ وَالْبَغْضَاء فِي &lt;strong&gt;الْخَمْرِ&lt;/strong&gt; وَالْمَيْسِرِ وَيَصُدَّكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ اللّهِ وَعَنِ الصَّلاَةِ فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّنتَهُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Satan only wants to cause between you animosity and hatred through &lt;b&gt;intoxicants&lt;sup&gt;(*)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/b&gt; and gambling and to avert you from the remembrance of Allah and from prayer. So will you not desist?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Maide 91 (5/91)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know why they translated &quot;خمر&quot; as intoxications, but خمر means &quot;wine, vintage, booze, brew, ferment&quot;, and means &quot;drinks that make you drunk&quot; in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this ayat, the reasons stated in Quran are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alcohol makes &lt;em&gt;hostilities&lt;/em&gt; (الْعَدَاوَةَ) among us.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alcohol spreads &lt;em&gt;hatred&lt;/em&gt; (الْبَغْضَاء) among us.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alcohol averts us from the &lt;em&gt;remembrance of Allah&lt;/em&gt; (ذِكْرِ اللّهِ).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alcohol averts us from prayers (الصَّلاَةِ).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(&lt;em&gt;Actually, the word &quot;salat&quot; means more than just &quot;prayer&quot;. It literally means &quot;supporting&quot;, as a term it means &quot;supporting the way of Allah through education&quot;. The basic practice know as &quot;prayer&quot; is only a kernel of salat. It consists of parts (rakats) in which we read Quran and do ruku (bowing) and sacde (prostrating) to show our obedience. The kernel of our prayers is reading Quran, in a wider meaning it is education. So, in this ayat, Allah also means/implies that alcohol obstructs education.&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Is it ok to drink alcohol if that purpose is still met?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No. When Allah orders something, it becomes a must. We cannot decide back doors with our own minds. Allah prevents us finding our way with our own minds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَوِ اتَّبَعَ الْحَقُّ أَهْوَاءهُمْ لَفَسَدَتِ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَن فِيهِنَّ بَلْ أَتَيْنَاهُم بِذِكْرِهِمْ فَهُمْ عَن ذِكْرِهِم مُّعْرِضُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  But if the Truth had followed their inclinations, the heavens and the earth and whoever is in them would have been ruined. Rather, We have brought them their message, but they, from their message, are turning away.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Muminun 71 (23/71)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. There are cough (and other) medicines which contain alcohol. They are not wine or something like that. Is it ok to take that medicine in cough?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About good usages of alcohol:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ قُلْ فِيهِمَا إِثْمٌ كَبِيرٌ وَمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَإِثْمُهُمَآ أَكْبَرُ مِن نَّفْعِهِمَا وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَ قُلِ الْعَفْوَ كَذَلِكَ يُبيِّنُ اللّهُ لَكُمُ الآيَاتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَفَكَّرُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, &quot;In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit.&quot; And they ask you what they should spend. Say, &quot;The excess [beyond needs].&quot; Thus Allah makes clear to you the verses [of revelation] that you might give thought.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Bakara 219 (2/219)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says that &quot;the things that make you drunk&quot; (خمر - khamr) has also good points.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;When we read the entire Quran, we get an impression that Allah loads less responsibilities to diseased people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4. Some foods in which a little amount of alcohol is mixed to make the food soft and cook earlier. Alcohol is volatile and evaporates on heating. Is it ok to eat that food?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is no alcohol in the final form of the food, then there is no problem. But, some alcohol may have remained in it. A Mumin (believer) must be cautious and finicky. Allah's orders comes before anything else. So, I personally would avoid any food that was prepared with alcohol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-06-22T07:47:06.160" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T07:47:06.160" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="415" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="410" CreationDate="2012-06-22T07:21:01.087" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; foods and drinks that alcohol is added to them are not permissible for eating and drinking. &#xA;Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There will circulate among them young boys made eternal (17) With&#xA;  vessels, pitchers and a cup [of wine] from a flowing spring - (18) No&#xA;  headache will they have therefrom, nor will they be intoxicated - (19)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/56:19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/56:19&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answers of questions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- according to Quran its harms are more than its benefits. also to test humans and believers be determined and drink wines of paradise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- that purpose can be met only in paradise. your death is needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- there are some Hadith saying: God has places no cure in wine. also the shia scholars say the rule is that if that alcohol is inebriant or not (not in little consume).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4- &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;برخي غذاها به خودي خود درصد بسيار کمي الکل دارندکه مست کننده نيست اين&#xA;  غذاها اشکال ندارد اما برخي غذاها درصد کمي از الکل به آنها اضافه مي&#xA;  شود.اين مورد حتي اگر الکل بسيار کم باشد و مست کننده نيز نباشد خوردن&#xA;  اين غذاها اشکال دارد.اما اگر الکلي  باشد که خود آن مست کننده است اگر&#xA;  آن را اضافه کنند اشکال دارد.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some foods naturally have a little alcohol which is not inebriant and&#xA;  there is no problem in eating them. but in some foods a little alcohol&#xA;  is added to them. in this case even if the alcohol is very little and&#xA;  is not inebriant eating that food is not permissible. if a alcohol&#xA;  which itself is inebriant be added to food it is not permissible also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/?p=oas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Online answering&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.makarem.ir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2012-10-21T17:24:01.617" LastActivityDate="2012-10-21T17:24:01.617" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="404" CreationDate="2012-06-22T07:31:15.260" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is better to place Qur'an in a place higher than ground. However, there is no harm in placing it in a ritually pure ground as well if it is &lt;strong&gt;out of necessity&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;not out of contempt&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“A group of Jews came and called the Messenger of Allah to Quff. So he&#xA;  visited them in their school. They said, ‘O Abul Qasim, one of our men&#xA;  has committed fornication with a woman, so pass judgment concerning&#xA;  them. They placed a cushion for the Messenger of Allaah, and he sat on&#xA;  it. Then he said, ‘Bring the Torah.’ It was brought, and he took the&#xA;  cushion from beneath him and placed the Torah on it and said: ‘I&#xA;  believe in you and in Him Who revealed you.’...”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saheeh Sunan Abee Dawud (no. 4439). This hadeeth was declared hasan (sound) by Shaykh Albaani.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that is what Prophet salallahu alayhi wassalam did for Torah because it has Allah's words, then think about Qur'an which is superior to Torah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To sum up, the Mus-haf should and is worthier to be put on an elevated place. However, it is not disliked or prohibited to keep it in a ritually pure ground. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-06-22T07:38:38.510" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T07:38:38.510" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="375" CreationDate="2012-06-22T07:56:11.237" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some Ahadeeth that prohibit shaking hands between men and women:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From Umaymah bint Ruqayqah who said: ‘I came to the Messenger of&#xA;  Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- along with the women, so that we&#xA;  could pledge an allegiance upon Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So we said: O Messenger of Allah we pledge allegiance to you that we&#xA;  will not associate anything with Allah, nor will we steal, nor commit&#xA;  Zina, nor kill our offspring, nor will we utter slander intentionally&#xA;  forging falsehood, nor will we disobey you in a good action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- added: ‘In&#xA;  that which you have capability and energy to do.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Umaymah said: ‘Allah and His Messenger are more merciful to us than&#xA;  us being merciful to our own selves. Now then, we want to give you, O&#xA;  Messenger of Allah the oath of allegiance.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So the Messenger of Allah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said:&#xA;  ‘Indeed I do not shake hands with women, as for what I say for a&#xA;  hundred women is like what I say for one woman.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Collected by Malik (2/982/8), by an-Nisa’ee in ‘Ashaarat an-Nisa’ from his&#xA;book ‘Sunnan al-Kubra’ (2/93/2), Ibn Hibban (14) and Ahmad (6/357).&#xA;Narrated from Muhammad bin al-Munkadir from Umaymah bint Ruqayqah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘Aeysha said concerning when the Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa&#xA;  sallam- would take the allegiance from women and she mentions that:&#xA;  ‘And no, I swear by Allah the hand of the Messenger -sallAllaahu&#xA;  alayhi wa sallam- never ever touched a woman when they would give him&#xA;  allegiance, except that he would say: ‘I have taken your allegiance&#xA;  upon that.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Collected by al-Bukhari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From Abdullah bin Amr’: ‘that the Messenger of Allah -sallAllaahu&#xA;  alayhi wa sallamnever used to shake hands with women in taking&#xA;  allegiance.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Collected by Ahmad, Albaani said its Isnaad is Hasan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ma’aqal bin Yassar from the Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- :&#xA;  ‘That it is better for a person to be struck on his head with an iron&#xA;  rod than touch a woman whom he is not allowed to touch.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Collected by ar-Rooyaani in his ‘Musnad’ Albani said the Isnaad is good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Albaanee said this hadeeth is a severe warning for people who touch women whom they are not allowed to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of course, this is relaxed when there is a utmost necessity like ashes999 said. I merely tried to consolidate his answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-13T11:02:58.497" LastActivityDate="2015-09-13T11:02:58.497" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="406" CreationDate="2012-06-22T13:18:09.750" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu wa alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is Mustahab to read the Qur'an in Arabic because it is the language which it was sent down.  When it is in other languages sometimes the full meaning is lost, and is not the Quran anymore, rather a Tafseer and the words of men, so it is good to read in Arabic it's language. if you can't than try to learn Arabic.  but it is not haraam to read it in other languages, you are not kept from that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(Mustahab)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;  means it is loved or liked, example if you have a choice of reading the Qur'an in Arabic or English than it is more liked to read it in Arabic.  Better definition:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mustahab (مستحب)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;recommended form of worship or action. Doing a mustahab activity will be rewarded by Allah but not&#xA;doing a Mustahab activity will not be considered sinful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haram means forbidden.  The word usually refers to what food we eat, ether it is halal/permissible or haram/forbidden.  But it can also refer to a action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source : &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-dictionary.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamic-dictionary.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-06-05T14:05:29.270" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="391" CreationDate="2012-06-22T14:00:16.737" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm going to answer this from a social perspective. &lt;strong&gt;Why would a Muslim propose directly to a girl?&lt;/strong&gt; In Islam, the marriage process (which, generally, most Muslim cultures today follows) is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Find out a bit about each other (through your social network, relatives, etc.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Talk to the girl's wali (guardian) to propose&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Discuss (family-level)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nikah and beyond&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem with saying &quot;yes, he can propose directly&quot; is that people may abuse it. They may &quot;propose&quot; to the girl, and then proceed to date her, and pursue an unislamic relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or, the couple gets married, the parents find out, and all trust is lost. The family breaks. This is actually a very grievous sin, because Allah demands that we keep ties with &quot;silatu ar-rahim,&quot; or the ties of blood kinship. Especially parents, who are at an unparalleled level of rights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some food for thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T14:00:16.737" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="406" CreationDate="2012-06-22T14:35:34.517" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I &lt;strong&gt;strongly&lt;/strong&gt; agree with @YasserZamani's these two paragraphs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I understand you well because I have a situation like you. My native language is Persian but we learn Arabic and English too in our education process. So I can read and compare Quran in both Arabic and Persian, English translation. I &lt;strong&gt;strongly recommend&lt;/strong&gt; you to read Quran in &lt;strong&gt;Arabic&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do not worry about learning Arabic, you don't have to learn Arabic completely. Quran's Arabic is &lt;strong&gt;really&lt;/strong&gt; simple and understandable. Quran describes huge concepts just by simple words and grammar. I myself cannot read any Arabic text except Quran. Because Quran's words are optimized to a small collection and it's grammar is simple and integrated in whole of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm exactly in the same situation with Yasser Zamani. I only understand Quran, I don't understand any other Arabic text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I want to add something more:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You cannot make perfect translation of any text from one language to another. Because, the translated words will not have the exact same same meaning. Translating a text into another language is actually is not translating it; it is writing a text in another language whose meaning approximates to the original one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you translate a text, you truncate its meaning by quantizing it to the words of the other language. This quantization error is always neglected in the translation of other daily ordinary texts. But you cannot ignore it in the case of Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran is a book sent by Allah. Its every detail is precious. The orders of words, precise meanings of words, grammar, usage of synonymous of words, details which come with the characteristics of Arabic, like gender of words, counts of objects, prefixes for emphasizing, etc. All of detail are definitely required in order to understand the deep meanings of Quran. All of these detail construct a supernatural book for which a similar one cannot be written by Man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you keep reading Quran always from its translation, after a time, you will probably think that you understood it all, and for the worst case, you will stop reading it. If you read it in Arabic, you will see that its meaning is so vast and profuse that there is no way of understanding it completely even if you spend your entire life on it. As long as you keep studying it, you will keep understanding new things, there is no limit of learning from Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a minor reason. Actually, it is a big reason, but it look minor when compared to the ones I counted until this paragraph.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Current Quran translations are terrible. The translator translates the way he understands. If the actual meaning of a sentence or phrase in an ayat does not mean anything to the translator or he just doesn't understand it, he translates it with a different meaning, with a meaning he find chooses in his mind.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I used to have a Facebook page in which everyday I shared translation errors of several ayats. But I finally fed up of doing it, because there was no end to it and image editing was taking too much time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I made a few more important points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T14:35:34.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="426" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-22T15:13:11.927" Score="9" ViewCount="550" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/408/22&quot;&gt;This post&lt;/a&gt; makes allusion to a particular hadith, and I recall having read something similar elsewhere.  However, I have no clue what the actual source is, or if it is even a hadith of the prophet at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meaning is, in effect, as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In whatever language the Qur'an is read, the angels will take the words to Heaven in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if such a hadith exists.  If anybody knows of it, and can provide a source (ideally with some information regarding it's authenticity), it would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T23:49:16.787" Title="What is the source of this hadith regarding angels and the language of the Qur'an?" Tags="|source-identification|arabic|malaikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="427" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="441" CreationDate="2012-06-22T16:47:09.710" Score="11" ViewCount="986" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we've discussed in several other questions, one of the important bodies from which we derive fiqh (legislative rulings) is &lt;em&gt;ijmaa&lt;/em&gt;, or consensus of the scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wonder, then, how is it that ijmaa is established? How do you know if there's ijmaa on a topic or not? Particularly because &lt;em&gt;some issues have a claimed difference of opinion about ijmaa&lt;/em&gt; -- some scholars say &quot;there is consensus on this topic&quot; while others say &quot;no there isn't.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; Here's an example. In the science of hadith, the end result is: &quot;this hadith is da'eef (weak), hassan (good), or saheeh (strong).&quot; This depends on the qualities of narrators in the chain, as well as the text itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the science of hadith, you can have a difference of opinion about the authenticity of a hadith. This comes down to difference of opinion from various scholars about certain narrators in a chain. Some may say &quot;his memory is weak, da'eef hadith&quot; while others say &quot;his memory is good, saheeh hadith.&quot; In this case, we clearly understand how and why a hadith can have ikhtilaf about authenticity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what about Ijmaa?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:24:23.140" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:24:23.140" Title="What is Ijmaa? How is it established?" Tags="|fiqh|usool-ul-fiqh|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="428" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-22T19:03:25.347" Score="6" ViewCount="3226" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a few questions about Sunnah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is it?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it an action or belief?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it mentioned in the Quran?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I would like to know where I can read more on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="41" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T20:32:57.567" LastActivityDate="2018-10-04T07:57:57.937" Title="What is Sunnah?" Tags="|sunnah|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="429" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="428" CreationDate="2012-06-22T19:03:25.440" Score="8" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Sunnah&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnah&quot;&gt;Sunnah&lt;/a&gt; is derived from the word &lt;em&gt;sanna (سن)&lt;/em&gt;, which literally means a clear, well-trodden path. It is used to describe the practices of Prophet Muhammad (S), and is usually practiced by a Sunni Muslim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Sunni Muslim is one who practices these usages of the Prophet's (S) sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;What did the Prophet (S) say about Sunnah?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/lastserm.htm&quot;&gt;Rasulallah's (S) farewell speech&lt;/a&gt; (sermon), he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reason well, therefore, O People, and understand words which I convey to you. I leave behind me two things, the Quran and my example, the sunnah and if you follow these you will never go astray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He basically told the Ummah, as long as you followed the Quran, and tried to be as much like him as you could, you will have your place in Heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;What does the Quran say about Sunnah?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran does not directly mention Sunnah, as it is/was used. However, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Muhsin_Khan&quot;&gt;Muhammad Muhsin Khan&lt;/a&gt;, when translating the Quran into English, interpreted the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And who believe in what has been revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what was revealed before you, and of the Hereafter they are certain [in faith]. [2:4]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In his works, he interpreted that, when Allah (S) says &lt;code&gt;what has been revealed to you&lt;/code&gt;, he is not only speaking of the Quran, but all that has come before it, and the Messengers that brought it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And who believe in (the Quran and the Sunnah) which has been sent down (revealed) to you (Muhammad Peace be upon him ) and in [the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel), etc.] which were sent down before you and they believe with certainty in the Hereafter they are certain in faith [2:4]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many other instances of this interpretation in the Muhsin Khan's translated Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would you like to learn more about Sunnah? Follow the links above, and do a quick Google search. You will find lots of information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Is this the only definition of Sunnah?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On top of the above, Sunnah could also mean &lt;em&gt;mustahabb (مستحبّ)&lt;/em&gt;, which means recommendation. When used in relation to Islam, a Sunnah is a religious action that is encouraged and rewarded, but is not mandatory, and is not Haram (a sin) if you don't do it. For example, it is Sunnah to do Wudhu (clean oneself) before sleeping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunnah could also be used in prayer. In this case, Sunnah is doing extra rak'at for each prayer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Salat al-Fajr&lt;/strong&gt; - 2 rak‘at before, none after until after sunrise.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Salat al-Dhuhr&lt;/strong&gt; - 2 rak‘at before and after&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Salat al-‘Asr&lt;/strong&gt; - none before or after&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Salat al-Maghrib&lt;/strong&gt; - 2 after&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Salat al-‘Isha&lt;/strong&gt; - 2 after&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Praying these rak'at are not mandatory, but get you extra rewards. Therefore, they are Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="41" LastEditDate="2012-06-22T19:56:26.000" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T19:56:26.000" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="427" CreationDate="2012-06-22T20:09:54.770" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we all know, there is no central database of the ijmaa and fatwas. They are generated and propagated. When it reaches a scholar, he decides based on his own understanding, if he finds it right or if he trusts the source, he lets it propagate, otherwise not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not necessary that the ijmaa would have reached the scholars. It takes time to propagate and most importantly for the doubts of the scholars to be cleared.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So only suggestion from my side is that don't ask just one scholar. Keep asking different muftis until you get a &quot;yes, there is a consensus&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And verily, Allah is the all knower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazaakallah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T20:09:54.770" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="431" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="436" CreationDate="2012-06-22T20:44:52.943" Score="13" ViewCount="55327" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some sources about tajweed rules and learning them is recommended. But what is tajweed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it a set of rules for only reading Quran or general for Arabic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I learned the Arabic alphabets and can read Quran. What does tajweed add to just knowing the alphabet? Is learning tajweed just a recommendation or a necessity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-10-11T17:39:55.020" LastActivityDate="2014-10-11T17:39:55.020" Title="What is tajweed? Is it necessary to learn or is it just recommended?" Tags="|quran|tajweed|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="433" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="442" CreationDate="2012-06-22T20:58:40.093" Score="4" ViewCount="2812" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a nephew younger than two-year-old and a grandfather older than seventy five. It sometimes happens that they can't hold their bladder and dirty the carpet. It is not easy to roll the carpet each time and send to carpet cleaner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't wash the carpet as easy as my clothes because of its bulky body. Then how can I properly clean the carpet from the Najasah? Is wiping with a sponge using detergent enough to make it Tahir? What if some water drops from the sponge to the carpet when I am cleaning the carpet? Do I have to clean the carpet from unseen dirt(dried urine) ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T03:46:33.593" LastActivityDate="2021-05-14T12:56:39.320" Title="How to properly clean carpet from Najasah?" Tags="|fiqh|taharah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="427" CreationDate="2012-06-22T21:04:00.607" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ijmaa is what is accepted by all different sects and scholars&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Opinion is the idea of one scholar or sect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in Shia Islam if Ijma has conflict with authentic saying of any of the fourteen infallibles it is not accepted because saying of any of the fourteen infallibles in certainly true and any Ijma conflicting them Indeed has error. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ref:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wikifeqh.ir/%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://wikifeqh.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-10-01T10:07:20.637" LastActivityDate="2016-10-01T10:07:20.637" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="435" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="443" CreationDate="2012-06-22T21:04:08.817" Score="8" ViewCount="81299" Body="&lt;p&gt;Women are a bit more concerned about their daily tasks during pregnancy since their actions would affect their child in many ways. Is there anything on this matter in Quran and Ahadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-13T10:53:03.580" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T08:02:16.440" Title="Is there advice on what a woman should do during pregnancy?" Tags="|quran|hadith|women|pregnancy|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="431" CreationDate="2012-06-22T21:05:24.383" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tajweed is a set of rules for proper pronunciation and recital of the Quran. It is meant to replicate the way the prophet Mohammad (saws) recited the Quran. Learning tajweed means learning how to pronounce the letters in the words correctly, which covers matters like when a consonant is silent or not and how long a vowel is kept. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is only meant for reciting the Quran however, and does not apply to enunciating (classical) Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Applying tajweed when reciting Quran is considered to be &lt;em&gt;fard ain&lt;/em&gt;; a must for all those who recite Quran. See the following &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Or add to it, and recite the Qur'an with measured recitation.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/73/4&quot;&gt;(Muzzamil 73:4)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T21:05:24.383" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="431" CreationDate="2012-06-22T21:09:50.613" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu wa alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tajweed is only necessary for reading the Qur'an, Tajweed, as is explained in all tajweed books, is the art of keeping your tongue from making a mistake in the recitation of Allah's word/ The Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tajweed adds a beautiful voice, but that is not all, it helps you keep from making recitation mistakes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in Surat 73 Ayah four&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَرَتِّلِ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ تَرۡتِيلاً (٤)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;recite the Qur'an in slow, measured rhythmic tones. (4)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this Ayah it would be Recommended to learn Tajweed, but not learn it but learn and apply it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T21:09:50.613" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="440" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="431" CreationDate="2012-06-22T21:23:19.073" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tajweed is an art of reading Quran with a melody, and is a set of rules for non-Arabic readers to reading Quran correctly by using vowelized Arabic text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The people who claim that Tajweed is required bring the following ayat as their proof:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ الْقُرْآنُ جُمْلَةً وَاحِدَةً كَذَلِكَ لِنُثَبِّتَ بِهِ فُؤَادَكَ &lt;strong&gt;وَرَتَّلْنَاهُ تَرْتِيلًا&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And those who disbelieve say, &quot;Why was the Qur'an not revealed to him all at once?&quot; Thus [it is] that We may strengthen thereby your heart. &lt;strong&gt;And We have spaced it distinctly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Furkan 32 (25/32)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This translation is not good, so I need to make some points clear myself. There are three types of &quot;reading&quot; in Quran; &quot;telavat&quot;, &quot;qurae&quot; and &quot;tarteel&quot;. Telavat is reading a text normally. Qurae is reading it giving your mind completely and trying to understand it. Tarteel is reading a text word-by-word, thinking on each word for a long time, maybe for several minutes. In this ayat, tarteel is used. The bold part of the ayat is translated as &quot;... And tarteel it with a tarteel.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see, this ayat has no order of reading Quran in an artistic way with melody. In my opinion, some people love to hear molody, and they want to read Quran with melody too. They think it would be good if they read Quran with melody. But there is no order in Quran to read it with melody. First of all, our main example must be the Rasul Muhammad (pbuh); he never read or made people read Quran with melody in his entire life. Reading Quran in an artistic way is just a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;bidat&lt;/a&gt; that is brought to Islam with some melody-loving people (I'm not saying that loving melody is bad. It is a different subject.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah wants us to read Quran, understand it, and live according to it. Allah and his Rasul does not order us to use Quran as an art tool.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is another detail about this discussion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The people who claim that Allah orders us to read Quran with Tajweed also claim that Tajweed is needed for reading Quran correctly.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Their famous example is the similarity between reading of the words &quot;helek (to lose life, to be wasted)&quot;, &quot;halak (to shave)&quot;, &quot;khalak (to create)&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;They say that, if non-Arabic readers don't read Quran according to Tajweed rules, they misread words like these, and they misread the entire Quran at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Misreading of non-Arabic readers?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;They are already not understanding a word they read. What is the importance of correctly reading a text that you don't understand? The readers that know Arabic are already know how to read and they are correctly reading Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="4" LastEditDate="2012-06-22T21:56:56.980" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T21:56:56.980" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="427" CreationDate="2012-06-22T21:35:03.023" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Irony in the question noted :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Classically, &lt;em&gt;ijma'&lt;/em&gt; is defined as &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the unanimous agreement of the &lt;em&gt;mujtahidun&lt;/em&gt; of of the Muslim community of any period following the demise of the Prophet Muhammad on any matter (Amidi, Shaukani, and others).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So right away we see that there must be a plurality of mujtahids (who are taken to be representative of the ummah) who are discussing an issue and who &lt;em&gt;unanimously&lt;/em&gt; agree on a certain ruling about the issue. The majority view is that all of the mujtahidun must agree, else no ijma' materializes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In matters of fiqh, if a faqih is known to have actively invited people to innovation in religious matters, they are excluded from the requirements of ijma'. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This kind of ijma' has occurred in the past for example with groups of the Companions of the Prophet (saws) (there are examples from inheritance and other issues). However, apart from that era and some spotty examples from the Spanish Umayyads who set up official 'ulema councils and had the issue rulings, this standard has not been known to be achieved at other times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given the difficulty of identifying &quot;every&quot; mujtahid, and getting each one's opinion on a matter, clearly this is an extremely high standard to hold the Ummah to, so in reality the scholars impose certain other conditions to make it feasible. For example, Imam ash-Shafi'i restricts ijma' to matters that are obligatory only, saying that it's impossible to get ijma' on other matters. Imam Ahmad was of the opinion that ijma' only refers to the consensus of the Companions. Imam Malik preferred to base ijma' on the people of Madinah. The Shi'a base it on consensus of members of the Prophet (saws)'s family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two kinds of ijma': Explicit (sarih) and tacit (sukuti). Explicit ijma', of course, is binding and definitive - it is where every mujtahid expressly expresses their opinion. With tacit ijma', a group of mujtahids of a particular time express their opinion, while others remain silent. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we come to the crux of the question: &lt;strong&gt;How is ijma' transmitted?&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Ijma' can be transmitted either by tawatur (multiple channels, conclusive) or ahad (solitary). The only tawatur ijma' known is from the Companions' era; nothing after that. This is the main reason there is more disagreement in later ages about which issues have ijma' or not. &#xA;The 'ulema disagree on the value of solitary transmission of ijma' - the Ghazalian point of view is that solitary transmission is inherently &quot;speculative&quot; whereas ijma' by definition cannot involve any element of speculation. Other scholars accept the proof of ijma' on a matter by solitary reports. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, it's not exactly a binary matter. The 'ulema of usul (principles of jurisprudence) maintain that if ijma' is transmitted through solitary reports, it loses its value and the matter must be proven from primary sources (where the ijma' was derived from in the first place).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tl;dr answer: if someone claims there is no ijma' on a matter, ask them to produce a mujtahid who is agreed upon who clearly expressed his dissenting opinion. That is valid to break ijma'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows better. Please feel free to point out any mistakes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This answer is sourced from Muhammad Hashim Kamali's book &quot;Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T21:35:03.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="433" CreationDate="2012-06-22T21:36:38.573" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a necessity for a carpet first of all? Alhamdulillah, your home may look good even without it. At this point in time, rather than decorating your home, the carpet is making it unclean. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So best of all, hand-wash it at least thrice, dry it in the sun and keep it in the store room for future. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T21:36:38.573" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="435" CreationDate="2012-06-22T21:46:51.670" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here are some useful advices:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/marriageandfamily/68.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/marriageandfamily/68.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/heavenlypath/7.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/heavenlypath/7.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/upbringing/13.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/upbringing/13.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also you can find more at his digital Islamic library&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some selection of them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(a) Food: A foetus in its mother's womb, feeds and grows on the nourishment in her blood. Therefore, the mother's food should be nutritive enough to provide the elements needed by the baby as well as for the welfare of the mother. Therefore any lack of vitamins, proteins, fat, sugar or carbohydrates in the mother's intake of food would inflict harm on the baby's health. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Imam Sadiq (A.S.) stated: 'The food of a foetus, is provided by the nourishment that the mother receives'.&quot;[256]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A major problem which confronts most of the pregnant women is that during either the whole or the majority of the pregnancy period, they lack a well-balanced appetite for food, as they develop craving for certain foods while being repulsed by others. Because they generally eat less, during this period, they should make sure that their food is not stodgy and at the same time nutritious enough to provide the essentials for the baby. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following up a food program in this phase of pregnancy is extremely difficult, particularly for those of low income and those who are unaware of the nutritional values of different foods. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A great responsibility rests with the father who should do his utmost to provide essential foods for his wife. Carelessness on the part of the father would be harmful to the growing baby, for which he would be held responsible in both this world and in the world Hereafter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(b) Mental State: A mother, in her pregnancy, needs serenity and should experience a sense of love towards life. This is beneficial to both the mother and her baby. The father, being responsible for providing his wife with a peaceful and lively atmosphere, should try even harder during the period of her pregnancy. The husband, through kindness and love, should behave in such a manner that his wife can feel proud and happy about being pregnant; she should feel proud that another life depends on her and that she is responsible for its welfare. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(c) Refrain from Jerky Movements: A pregnant woman should avoid strenuous activities and should rest a great deal. The lifting of heavy objects or fast body movements could result in irreparable harm to her, the baby or both. Pregnant women should refrain from doing any heavy work, and their husbands should volunteer to carry out such activities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(d) The Fear of Labour: Delivering a baby is not always an easy event. Labour pains can sometimes be severe. Pregnant women often worry about the pain involved and the possible risks associated with child birth, followed by the period of convalescence after giving birth. Although women should be able to cope with pregnancy, labour and feeding their babies, men should also share in the responsibility of bringing up their children. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although an embryo is conceived in women's womb, there is also the father of the baby who has played an important role in its conception. So men should make certain for their wives' comfort during child birth and be handy if anything should be urgently required. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is both an Islamic and a human duty of husbands to do their utmost for their pregnant wives to provide medical care and facilities for an easy delivery. A man should try to be with his wife after the birth of their child; but if unable to do so, he should phone her or send a relative to stay with her. He should try to bring her back home himself and help her with the housework so that she can get sufficient rest to regain her lost energy. A man, who treats his wife well, will be rewarded by Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;The Prophet (SA) of Allah stated: 'The best of men is one who treats his wife well and I, amongst you, am the best man with regard to the good treatment of my wife'.&quot;[257]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Imam Sadiq (AS) stated: 'May Allah bless a man who creates a good relationship with his wife, because Allah has appointed man to be the guardian of his wife'.&quot;[258]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A man, who treats his wife well, will make the atmosphere of his family life warmer and will strengthen its foundations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His wife, in turn, would never forget her husband's love and affection. As a result the bonds of matrimony become stronger.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-10-01T10:06:59.923" LastActivityDate="2016-10-01T10:06:59.923" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="444" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="433" CreationDate="2012-06-22T21:53:55.923" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;according to Jafari Fiqh, you can pour water over area and collect it with something like spoon and repeat this 3 times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ref:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/laws/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/laws/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/estefta/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/estefta/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorDisplayName="user8749" LastEditDate="2012-06-22T22:01:20.460" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T22:01:20.460" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="446" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="391" CreationDate="2012-06-22T23:17:43.123" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslim reported Abu Hurairah as saying that a man came to the Prophet (peace be on him) and told him that he had contracted to marry a woman of the Ansar. “Did you look at her?” the Prophet (peace be on him) asked. &quot;No,&quot; he said, &quot;Then go and look at her,&quot; said the Prophet (peace be on him)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;based on this hadith we can infer that the man was simply going to ask the girls parents for her hand in marrige but instead the prophet insisted that he go look at her before marrying, if he was going to look at her then ask for her hand, isnt that the exact same thing as &lt;em&gt;asking her directly to marry him?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the hadith continues:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;For there is something in the eyes of the Ansar,’ meaning that some of them have a defect of their eyes Al-Mughira ibn Shu’bah said, I asked for a woman in marriage and Allah’s Messenger (peace be on him) asked me whether I had looked at her. When I replied that I had not, he said ‘Then look at her, for it may produce love between you.’ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the prophet encouraged men to look at the women before marrige for it will create love, this will ultimatly create a longer lasting relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so not only would i belive it is halal, but it was reccomended by the prophet to see the girl during the marrige proposal and not only her parents, but notice that in both the versions of the hadith the parents were present, it may be best to ask the girl directly, but with her parents also present.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastActivityDate="2012-06-22T23:17:43.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="447" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="450" CreationDate="2012-06-23T02:07:05.193" Score="1" ViewCount="9172" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been told once that it is not good to whistle after Maghrib because it attracts the Shayateen/bad jinn to you.  Are there any hadiths on this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="128" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T05:38:50.977" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T20:51:20.860" Title="Is it okay to whistle after Maghrib?" Tags="|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="448" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-23T02:08:30.033" Score="8" ViewCount="1336" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many difference of opinions in Islam about homosexuality. which one of these would be most correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the first would be an extremist approach like in Islamic countries where they kill you if they find out you are homosexual&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the second is an opinionated response that they believe its haram and the person isn't a good Muslim and they must change to be straight.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the third is one based on sins they believe are committed the belief that its natural and only committing adultery is haram&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the fourth is a complete denial that homosexuality is haram and when people believe the ayas in the Quran are only because the men were not married with the second group of men.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally believe its going to be either second or third mostly leaning on the third i used to completely believe in number three but recently many sheikhs have been convincing that its number 2 because of some ayas in the Quran that say that if there are women why would you be with men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T01:53:07.227" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T01:53:07.227" Title="What does Islam say about homosexuality?" Tags="|halal-haram|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-06-09T17:40:09.197" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="447" CreationDate="2012-06-23T03:18:36.250" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I seriously doubt if there is a hadith like that. Because whistling in general is considered a bad manner. It is linguistically called: Al-Muka' which is one of pre-Islamic customs and is considered a bad manner. According to some &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=10428&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=7&quot;&gt;scholars&lt;/a&gt;, whistling is not even permissible generally. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Their Salât (prayer) at the House (of Allâh, i.e. the Ka‘bah at&#xA;  Makkah) was nothing but whistling and clapping of hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Al-Anfal (8:35)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't answer your question but just a food for thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-06-23T03:18:36.250" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="451" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-23T03:56:54.710" Score="2" ViewCount="3077" Body="&lt;p&gt;After I asked &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/376/what-is-the-significance-of-facing-the-kabbah-during-prayer-when-the-earth-is-ro&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, I got a comment -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;you can eat pork if you're in a desert and dying of hunger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there evidence in Holy Quran or hadith that one can break the rule if there is no other option or our life is in danger. Note there are two conditions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Break the rules because there are no other options. For example if you are in sky you cannot face kabbah for prayer. So you have to break the rule.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You break the rule because you life is in danger. If you do not break the rule, you are likely to die.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you think lie can save your life, you should lie.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T12:55:58.973" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T12:55:58.973" Title="Does Islam explicitly allow one to break the rules if there is no other option?" Tags="|halal-haram|sin|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="452" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="457" CreationDate="2012-06-23T04:48:32.690" Score="11" ViewCount="8637" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslim living in the US and other foreign countries especially have this problem. Is shaking hands with a non-Muslim haram in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T00:13:12.393" LastActivityDate="2018-07-03T11:28:19.440" Title="Is shaking hand with non-Muslims prohibited in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|physical-contact|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="453" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="451" CreationDate="2012-06-23T04:58:51.757" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is merciful to his servants and doesn't put pressure on who can't bear an obligation. Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا وَلَدَيْنَا كِتَابٌ يَنطِقُ&#xA;  بِالْحَقِّ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ ﴿المؤمنون: ٦٢﴾  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We charge not any soul save to its capacity, and with Us is a Book&#xA;  speaking truth, and they shall not be wronged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even Harams that are treated strictly in Islam can be temporarily broken in an insufferable condition:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَيْتَةُ وَالدَّمُ وَلَحْمُ الْخِنزِيرِ وَمَا&#xA;  أُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ بِهِ وَالْمُنْخَنِقَةُ وَالْمَوْقُوذَةُ&#xA;  وَالْمُتَرَدِّيَةُ وَالنَّطِيحَةُ وَمَا أَكَلَ السَّبُعُ إِلَّا مَا&#xA;  ذَكَّيْتُمْ وَمَا ذُبِحَ عَلَى النُّصُبِ وَأَن تَسْتَقْسِمُوا&#xA;  بِالْأَزْلَامِ ذَٰلِكُمْ فِسْقٌ الْيَوْمَ يَئِسَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا&#xA;  مِن دِينِكُمْ فَلَا تَخْشَوْهُمْ وَاخْشَوْنِ الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ&#xA;  لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ&#xA;  الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًا فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ فِي مَخْمَصَةٍ غَيْرَ مُتَجَانِفٍ&#xA;  لِّإِثْمٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿المائدة: ٣﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is Haram to you are carrion, blood, the flesh of swine, what has&#xA;  been hallowed to other than God, the beast strangled; the beast beaten&#xA;  down, the beast fallen to death, the beast gored, and that devoured by&#xA;  beasts of prey - excepting that you have sacrificed duly -- as also&#xA;  things sacrificed to idols, and partition by the divining arrows; that&#xA;  is ungodliness. Today the unbelievers have despaired of your religion;&#xA;  therefore fear them not, but fear you Me. Today I have perfected your&#xA;  religion for you, and I have completed My blessing upon you, and I&#xA;  have approved Islam for your religion. But whosoever is constrained in&#xA;  emptiness and not inclining purposely to sin -- God is All-forgiving,&#xA;  All-compassionate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Allah, Almighty and Merciful, didn't mention such easiness for Riba(usury). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastEditorUserId="48" LastEditDate="2012-06-23T05:03:54.010" LastActivityDate="2012-06-23T05:03:54.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="455" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="451" CreationDate="2012-06-23T05:51:19.077" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;we can not extend some rules without having evidence. each case should be studied separately with qualified scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;about prayers in space I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/estefta/index.php?it=451&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this Istifta&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1Qibla in Poles  How are the prayer and fasting and Qibla of a person&#xA;  who has traveled to one of poles because of a reason (considering the&#xA;  fact that there is six months night and six months day in there)? Now,&#xA;  how are the prayer and fasting and Qibla of a person who wants to&#xA;  travel to moon in the way (inside the spaceship) and on the surface of&#xA;  the moon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This person should act as the moderate regions and we have wrote the&#xA;  explanation of this matter in the book “Prayer and Fasting in Poles”,&#xA;  but Qibla has no problem in poles and person should stand in the&#xA;  direction which has shorter distance to Mecca and from this matter the&#xA;  ruling of prayer and fasting in space travels clears and Qibla of&#xA;  space travelers is the direction of earth in the sky.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2012-06-23T07:24:06.017" LastActivityDate="2012-06-23T07:24:06.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="448" CreationDate="2012-06-23T06:13:25.877" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;according to Jafari Fiqh it has Hadd and he should be killed. but its killing has terms and fist should be proved and the fitwa of Hadd can be issued only by a qualified scholar Mujtahid).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also if a Muslim does not have any way unless immigration to keep his religion safe, he should immigrate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ref:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/estefta/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/estefta/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;نَّ الَّذِينَ تَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ ظَالِمِي أَنفُسِهِمْ قَالُوا فِيمَ كُنتُمْ ۖ قَالُوا كُنَّا مُسْتَضْعَفِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۚ قَالُوا أَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَرْضُ اللَّـهِ وَاسِعَةً فَتُهَاجِرُوا فِيهَا ۚ فَأُولَـٰئِكَ مَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَسَاءَتْ مَصِيرًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[4:97] Sahih International&#xA;Indeed, those whom the angels take [in death] while wronging themselves - [the angels] will say, &quot;In what [condition] were you?&quot; They will say, &quot;We were oppressed in the land.&quot; The angels will say, &quot;Was not the earth of Allah spacious [enough] for you to emigrate therein?&quot; For those, their refuge is Hell - and evil it is as a destination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#4:97&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastActivityDate="2012-06-23T06:13:25.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="457" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="452" CreationDate="2012-06-23T06:34:30.217" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no law in the Quran or sunnat to prohibit such an action.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In Islam, if something is not prohibited, then it is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah only prohibits leaving the Muslims aside and being allies with non-Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ لاَ تَتَّخِذُواْ الْكَافِرِينَ أَوْلِيَاء &lt;strong&gt;مِن دُونِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ&lt;/strong&gt; أَتُرِيدُونَ أَن تَجْعَلُواْ لِلّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ سُلْطَانًا مُّبِينًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  O you who have believed, do not take the disbelievers as allies &lt;strong&gt;instead of the believers&lt;/strong&gt;. Do you wish to give Allah against yourselves a clear case?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Nisa 144 (4/144)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In detail, Allah does not even prohibits being allies or having truce with non-Mumins. Allah only prohibits being ally instead of Mumins, leaving Mumins aside and being allies with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Handshaking has nothing to do with being ally. It is a formal greeting protocol when two people coincide or meet. Close friends do not usually handshake, they hug or just say &quot;Hi!&quot; to each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorDisplayName="user24306" LastEditDate="2018-07-03T11:28:19.440" LastActivityDate="2018-07-03T11:28:19.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="458" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="463" CreationDate="2012-06-23T08:30:21.293" Score="12" ViewCount="26744" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a verse in Quran saying God created humans to worship Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, God does not need our worship. Does it mean worship is a middle goal to humans so that they be trained for a higher goal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the final goal of creating humans and nature and all things?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zariyat 56 (51/56)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T10:38:20.507" Title="Why we should worship God when he doesn't need our worship?" Tags="|allah|ibadah|" AnswerCount="10" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="452" CreationDate="2012-06-23T08:58:51.123" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hand shaking and daily encounters are not haram. However loving them is. In the end, a mushrik/kafir/munafiq is an enemy of Allah and you would not want to hang out with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَّا يَتَّخِذِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الْكَافِرِينَ أَوْلِيَاءَ مِن دُونِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ اللَّـهِ فِي شَيْءٍ إِلَّا أَن تَتَّقُوا مِنْهُمْ تُقَاةً ۗ وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ اللَّـهُ نَفْسَهُ ۗ وَإِلَى اللَّـهِ الْمَصِيرُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Let not believers take disbelievers as allies rather than believers. And whoever [of you] does that has nothing with Allah , except when taking precaution against them in prudence. And Allah warns you of Himself, and to Allah is the [final] destination.&quot;(3:28)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; I guess the verse above is not clear for some people. I still insist the answer is there, but here is another verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا عَدُوِّي وَعَدُوَّكُمْ أَوْلِيَاءَ تُلْقُونَ إِلَيْهِم بِالْمَوَدَّةِ وَقَدْ كَفَرُوا بِمَا جَاءَكُم مِّنَ الْحَقِّ يُخْرِجُونَ الرَّسُولَ وَإِيَّاكُمْ ۙ أَن تُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ رَبِّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ خَرَجْتُمْ جِهَادًا فِي سَبِيلِي وَابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِي ۚ تُسِرُّونَ إِلَيْهِم بِالْمَوَدَّةِ وَأَنَا أَعْلَمُ بِمَا أَخْفَيْتُمْ وَمَا أَعْلَنتُمْ ۚ وَمَن يَفْعَلْهُ مِنكُمْ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ سَوَاءَ السَّبِيلِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O you who have believed, do not take My enemies and your enemies as allies, extending to them affection while they have disbelieved in what came to you of the truth, having driven out the Prophet and yourselves [only] because you believe in Allah , your Lord. If you have come out for jihad in My cause and seeking means to My approval, [take them not as friends]. You confide to them affection, but I am most knowing of what you have concealed and what you have declared. And whoever does it among you has certainly strayed from the soundness of the way.&quot; (60:1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S: If you can't take someone as an ally, you can't love him/her. Love may only start after you ally with someone. Allah clearly says in the verse that His enemies are our enemies by saying &quot;...My enemies and your enemies as allies...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Another Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; Inshaallah you will awaken this time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And &lt;strong&gt;do not incline toward those who do wrong&lt;/strong&gt;, lest you be touched by the Fire, and you would not have other than Allah any protectors; then you would not be helped.&quot; (11:113)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Then &lt;strong&gt;will you take him and his descendants as allies&lt;/strong&gt; other than Me while they are enemies to you? Wretched it is for the wrongdoers as an exchange.&quot; (18:50)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Oh, woe to me! &lt;strong&gt;I wish I had not taken that one as a friend&lt;/strong&gt;. He led me away from the remembrance after it had come to me.&quot; (25:28-29)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastEditorDisplayName="user73" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T18:58:15.473" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T18:58:15.473" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="463" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="458" CreationDate="2012-06-23T09:45:09.990" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sufis Perspective&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to a hadith, Allah said He was a hidden treasure and He wanted to be known. As a result, He created the universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The final servant created in the creation stage of the universe was man. As a matter of fact, creation of man was the purpose of creation of the universe. This is because man was the only servant that was capable of being His khalifa. According to another hadith, this khalifa was created in His form. Thus represented His authority over all things. There had been no creature before him that was capable of knowing all known Divine Names on its own. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah wants us to get closer to Him and know Himself better. As long as we lack knowledge (regarding the manifestation of His names), we won't accomplish this and stay as animal-humans. This is why Sufis add nafilahs to the obligatory religious practices. And most importantly, they aim to learn more and more of Him everyday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sufis realized we are not only created to serve Him, but all our actions serve Him on its own. That means we are servants not because Allah wanted us to be, but we are servants because indeed we are. The universe as we call it is where His names manifest themselves and all consciousness is synced to Him. And thus as the hadith says: &quot;He who knows himself, knows His Lord.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; Before downvoting, if you're not a Suffi, just scroll down, don't just down vote if you disagree with it. This is the currently accepted answer by the questioner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-11T00:59:01.567" LastActivityDate="2015-04-11T00:59:01.567" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="464" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="338" CreationDate="2012-06-23T10:06:07.700" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is as simple as loving what Allah loves, hating what Allah hates without the interference of your choice/desire/like/preference. Of course it is not so simple when you want to apply this principle to your life. Trying to live a life like this is true/greater jihad and brings in sincerity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastActivityDate="2012-06-23T10:06:07.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="237" CreationDate="2012-06-23T10:18:48.677" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know the things that harm your body or mind or Iman as being Muslim is haram.&#xA;If you hear music you are harming your ear, i,e; you are harming your body. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, there are many musics which contain bad words and these days you will hardly find any music which do not contain bad words or bad concepts which leads a Muslim to the wrong way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="41" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T15:00:08.887" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T15:00:08.887" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="466" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="428" CreationDate="2012-06-23T10:29:20.990" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all I would like to clear the concept to you. The Holy Quran is the collection of all Allah's messages which were revealed upon our great Prophet Hazrat Muhammad(SM). If you have read Quran with the verse's meanings then you have certainly noticed that though Allah declared to perform Salat (prayer) and other Ibadats, there are no directions on how to perform that specific Ibadat. So, in a word Quran is the sum-total briefing of the whole world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, Sunnah means the activities, orders, the silent agreements, the agreements, etc.(like these) of our great Prophet(SM). Sunnah describes the activities(how to perform, how to maintain the specific order of that Ibadat, etc.) declared in the Holy &quot;Quran&quot;. Sunnah's position is next to Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-04-14T20:00:42.600" LastActivityDate="2013-04-14T20:00:42.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="468" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-23T11:56:58.300" Score="4" ViewCount="1218" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam a lot of thing are strictly time based like. For example&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ramadan starts from this day in the evening to this day in the evening. The reward for prayers is more in Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Laylat al-Qadr (Lailatul Qadr/Shab-e-Qadr) happens on a particular moment in the last 10 days of Ramadan (in the middle of the night).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prayers are taken at particular time because they are accepted only if done on time, &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;case: 1&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets talk about Laylat al-Qadr (where one night is equal to 1000 years according to the holy quran). If am in Saudi arabia and lets say I experience the Laylat al-Qadr, it will be day light in parts of United States. Does that means Laila-al-Qadr is not a universal event but rather revolves around the Earth as Earth rotates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;case: 2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also about Ramadan. If if starts in Saudi Arabia and it hasn't started in England till the next day, that will mean a Muslim who pray in Saudi Arabia will be rewarded more then the Muslim who pray in England. Because in one place it is Ramadan, in other it is a regular day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is how do we interpret time in Islam? Is it unique event that happens in Islam or it happens over an interval in time which could be as long as many days?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-23T14:19:42.413" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T03:16:45.823" Title="What is the concept of time in Islam?" Tags="|time|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="470" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="468" CreationDate="2012-06-23T12:43:14.983" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;in Islam the time is considered local and there is no need to be global. if now is Laila-la-Qadir for me it can be Laila-la-Qadir for you 10 hours later and there is no problem. is there any problem. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also when it is said one night is blessed its day is also included. and it is not exactly at night hours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastActivityDate="2012-06-23T12:43:14.983" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="474" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="458" CreationDate="2012-06-23T14:28:46.073" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah almighty very clearly says in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/51/56&quot;&gt;Surah Ad-Dhaariyaat, verse 56&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, Allah created us to worship Him, and Him alone. Allah does not need our worship:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;He is Allah , [who is] One, Allah , the Eternal Refuge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/112/1-2&quot;&gt;Surah Ikhlaas, verses 1-2&lt;/a&gt;. The meaning of &quot;As-Samad&quot; in the second ayah means &lt;em&gt;the one whom everyone and everything needs, but whom needs no one.&lt;/em&gt; That is, &quot;The ultimately Self-Sufficient.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then if Allah does not need us, why create us? &lt;em&gt;Out of His infinite mercy.&lt;/em&gt; We don't need to exist. But now that we exist, we have a shot at attaining Al-Jannah, ultimate paradise, for ever and ever and &lt;em&gt;ever&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-06-23T14:28:46.073" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="476" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-23T14:50:03.497" Score="15" ViewCount="85689" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if Muslim women are allowed to work outside of their home? Are there conditions where it is allowed? What if the husband's income isn't enough for the family?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user126" LastEditorUserId="42" LastEditDate="2012-07-08T17:58:10.017" LastActivityDate="2017-02-02T21:02:36.873" Title="Are women allowed to work in Islam?" Tags="|women|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="476" CreationDate="2012-06-23T15:15:39.213" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Muslim woman must not be excessive in going out from home unless it is a valid necessity that cannot be fulfilled unless she goes out. So, if she has need to go out, she must observe proper hijab. However, if a woman is able to stay at home, that is better and protective for her. Allah addressed His Prophet's wives-who are our role models - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;And remain in your homes.&quot; [Al-Azhaab:33]&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also reiterated when we read that Allah loves it when woman prays at home and doesn't go to masaajid though masaajid is the pure place for prayer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) said: Do no prevent the&#xA;  servant woman of Allah from going out to the masaajid of Allah. But&#xA;  their homes are better for them.&quot; [Muslim no.442]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Scholars of Islam don’t restrict a woman from working outside of her home. In fact, there are jobs where women are required. For example, teaching women or female gynecologists, nurses etc. There is nothing wrong in that as long as she abides by the following guidelines [1]: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;She must have a need for doing this work&lt;/strong&gt; or the community she lives in requires her to do this job, such that there cannot be found&#xA;  any man that can do the job. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She should do this after fulfilling the job she has at home, which is her primary job. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This job must be in an environment of women only, such as her teaching women (only) or doctoring and nursing female patients. And&#xA;  her work must be separate from men. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Likewise, there is nothing that restricts her from learning the affairs of her Religion – in fact she is obligated to do this. And&#xA;  there is nothing preventing her from teaching about the aspects of her&#xA;  Religion, so long as there is a need for that and her teaching is held&#xA;  in an environment of (only) women. And there is no harm in her&#xA;  attending classes in a masjid and so on, while being consistent in&#xA;  that and segregated from men. This can be seen from the women in the&#xA;  beginning of Islaam (i.e. the Sahaabiyaat), in that they would work&#xA;  and study and attend the masaajid. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, since nowadays there are opportunities to work for a concern from home, this is good. It is also allowed by Islam provided she fulfills the job at home. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[1] From Tanbeehaat ‘alaa Ahkaam takhtassu bil-Mu’minaat (pg. 6-11) by Shaykh Salih Al-Fawzaan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-06-23T15:20:45.230" LastActivityDate="2012-06-23T15:20:45.230" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="376" CreationDate="2012-06-23T15:47:27.100" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Earth is not flat, but that doesn't exactly make facing a direction towards the Qibla erroneous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because the Earth is almost a sphere, this is almost the same as saying that the Qiblah from a place is the direction in which a bird would start flying in order to get to the Kaaba by the shortest possible way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the direction of Qibla while travelling on bus/flights etc, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?HD=3&amp;amp;ID=2214&amp;amp;CATE=405&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?HD=3&amp;amp;ID=2214&amp;amp;CATE=405&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, praying in the orbit the Qibla is to be decided to the best of the astronaut/scientist's knowledge (See &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qibla#From_space&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qibla#From_space&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in case of any confusion, do not worry. But every effort to align to the perfect direction and doing so, is a symbol of unity and shall be taken as valid if Allah wills inshallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/177&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah 2:177&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Righteousness is not that you turn your faces toward the east or the&#xA;  west, but [true] righteousness is [in] one who believes in Allah , the&#xA;  Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the prophets and gives wealth, in&#xA;  spite of love for it, to relatives, orphans, the needy, the traveler,&#xA;  those who ask [for help], and for freeing slaves; [and who]&#xA;  establishes prayer and gives zakah; [those who] fulfill their promise&#xA;  when they promise; and [those who] are patient in poverty and hardship&#xA;  and during battle. Those are the ones who have been true, and it is&#xA;  those who are the righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And every accident, and faults to which we humans are always prone to, may also be forgiven. For Allah is oft forgiving and merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user123" LastActivityDate="2012-06-23T15:47:27.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="484" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="488" CreationDate="2012-06-23T17:06:27.293" Score="5" ViewCount="19969" Body="&lt;p&gt;Backbiting (&lt;em&gt;ghibah&lt;/em&gt;) is forbidden (&lt;em&gt;haraam&lt;/em&gt;) in Islam. I remember some exceptions to this, where talking behind someone's back isn't considered &lt;em&gt;ghibah&lt;/em&gt;, but I can't remember what they were.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, when your boss asks you about your opinion on your co-worker, is it OK to point their flaws? Are other situations which would be acceptable?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-11T01:23:57.447" LastActivityDate="2017-07-11T01:23:57.447" Title="When is talking behind someone's back allowed?" Tags="|adab|backbiting|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="485" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="476" CreationDate="2012-06-23T17:20:00.997" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am no scholar, but the wives of the Prophet PBUP &quot;worked&quot;. Hazrat Khadeejah was a successful merchant. How she conducted her trade, I am not sure, but it would be fairly difficult to be successful without enforcing some sort of authority, which meant it would require her presence or interaction with her hirelings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hazrat Aisha was a scholar. Scholars, do not live in a hole. They interact, albeit this kind of interaction can always be done behind a screen of sorts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the precedent is there, the only question is how to go on about it. For that Scholars have put forward their opinions with arguments. If this matter is dear to your heart, don't only look at their final statements, look at their arguments as well and decide accordingly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2012-06-23T17:20:00.997" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="484" CreationDate="2012-06-23T17:21:26.997" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should have your co-worker with you when you tell your boss what you think of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghibah&lt;/em&gt; [غيبة] is a word derived from the root word &lt;em&gt;Ghaib&lt;/em&gt; [غيب] which means &quot;That which is hidden&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In an authentic hadith, Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, &quot;&lt;em&gt;Do you know what is&#xA;  ghibah (backbiting)?&lt;/em&gt;&quot; The Companions said: &quot;&lt;em&gt;Allah and His Messenger know&#xA;  better.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; Thereupon he said, &quot;&lt;em&gt;Ghibah is talking about your (Muslim)&#xA;  brother in a manner which he dislikes.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; It was said to him: &quot;&lt;em&gt;What if&#xA;  my (Muslim) brother is as I say.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; He said, &quot;&lt;em&gt;If he is actually as you&#xA;  say, then that is ghibah; but if that is not in him, that is&#xA;  slandering.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/367960&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 32:6265&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏&#xA;  “أتدرون ما الغيبة‏؟‏” قالوا‏:‏ الله ورسوله أعلم قال‏:‏ ‏&quot;‏ذكرك أخاك&#xA;  بما يكره‏&quot;‏ قيل‏:‏ أفرأيت إن كان في أخي ما أقول‏؟‏ قال‏:‏ ‏&quot;‏إن كان&#xA;  فيه ما تقول، فقد اغتبته، وإن لم يكن فيه ما تقول فقد بهته”‏.‏&#xA;  ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T12:59:05.373" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T12:59:05.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="484" CreationDate="2012-06-23T17:23:16.747" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Backbiting is permissible only for valid reasons approved by Shari`ah. These reasons are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is permissible for an oppressed person to speak before the judge or someone in a similar position of authority to help him or her establish his or her rights by telling him `so-and-so wronged me and has done such and such to me' etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is permissible to seek somebody's assistance in forbidding evil and helping someone change his or her immoral conduct. One can say to the person who can offer such assistance, `so-and-so does such and such evil deeds. Can you exhort him?' etc. This is permissible as long as one intends to forbid evil. If, however, one intends something else apart from this, then this act becomes unlawful.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;One who seeks legal verdict on a certain matter may point out the defaults of another person or relate something else. One in this case can say to the Mufti (religious scholar who issues verdicts): &quot;My father or brother (for example) treated me unjustly. Can I get my right established?'' etc. This is permissible to say only if need be, but it is better to say `What do you think of someone who did such and such?' This does not mean, however, that naming the person in question is not permissible, as said in the following hadeeth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;`Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: Hind, the wife of Abu&#xA;  Sufyan, said to the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam): Abu&#xA;  Sufyan is a niggardly man and does not give me and my children&#xA;  adequate provisions for maintenance unless I take something from his&#xA;  possession without his knowledge. The Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa&#xA;  sallam) said to her, &quot;Take from his possessions on a reasonable basis&#xA;  that much which may suffice for you and your children.'' [Al-Bukhari&#xA;  and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;One who criticizes those who openly commit acts of disobedience, such as drinking wine, gambling, engaging in immoral habits, fornication, hypocrisy, and making mischief.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is permissible to call into question the narrators of Hadith, and witnesses in the court when the need arises. It is also permissible to mention the bad qualities of somebody for marriage purposes in case an advice is sought. Also, if one has noticed that a &quot;seeker of knowledge'' frequently goes to the gatherings of an innovator in religion and one fears that this &quot;seeker of knowledge'' may be affected by this so-called scholar, then he must in this case give counsel to the &quot;seeker of knowledge'' by telling him about the &quot;innovator,'' etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fatimah bint Qais (May Allah be pleased with her) said: I came to the&#xA;  Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) and said to him: &quot;Muawiyah and&#xA;  Abul-Jahm sent me a proposal of marriage.'' The Messenger of Allah&#xA;  (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, &quot;Muawiyah is destitute and he&#xA;  has no property, and Abul-Jahm is very hard on women.'' [Bukhari and&#xA;  Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;`Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah&#xA;  (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, &quot;I do not think that so-and-so&#xA;  understands anything of our Faith.'' [Al-Bukhari]  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is permissible to use names such as &quot;Al-a`mash&quot; which means 'the blear-eyed' to talk about people who are known by such names for the sake of identification and not for disparaging people and underestimating them. To identify them without resorting to such names is however better. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several Hadiths regarding this: &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/seerah/riyad/17/chap256.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Al-Nawawi's Riyad-us-Saliheen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T13:49:47.383" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T13:49:47.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="489" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="484" CreationDate="2012-06-23T17:47:40.497" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's allowed when:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Consulting about marriage.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Behind someone's back that sin in public shamelessly. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A presidential candidate or other kinds of candidacy. When Islam is in danger if the person will be elected.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Talking behind patients' back to their doctor when they don't like it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When there's probability of one establishing a friendship with someone who is not a &lt;em&gt;good&lt;/em&gt; person and the one is not aware of their true character.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Being a witness in court.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Talking about taint of a non-Muslim. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;References:&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;http://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AD_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B9%D9%87_%D9%88_%D9%85%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AD_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%82%DB%8C%D9%82%D9%87&quot;&gt;مصباح الشریعه و مفتاح الحقیقه&lt;/a&gt; and&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/fortyhadith/&quot;&gt;Forty Hadith&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastEditorDisplayName="user8749" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T06:28:43.280" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T06:28:43.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="490" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-23T18:00:15.050" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/14/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;14:24&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;] &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Have you not considered how Allah presents an example, [making] a good word like a good tree, whose root is firmly fixed and its branches [high] in the sky?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/14/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;14:25&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;] &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;It produces its fruit all the time, by permission of its Lord. And Allah presents examples for the people that perhaps they will be reminded.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Adab&lt;/em&gt; refers to the general rules of Islamic etiquette.  In all aspects of his life, especially when dealing with others, a Muslim should maintain himself with respect, dignity, and proper behaviour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the prophet said, &quot;&lt;em&gt;The best amongst you are those who have the best manners and character.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/33230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhari 4:56:759&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-06-23T18:07:48.713" LastActivityDate="2012-06-23T18:07:48.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="491" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-23T18:00:15.050" Score="0" Body="Etiquette, morals, manners, and general good behaviour that all Muslims should strive for." OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-06-23T18:11:29.443" LastActivityDate="2012-06-23T18:11:29.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="493" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="511" CreationDate="2012-06-23T18:06:23.303" Score="11" ViewCount="406" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;[The answer is critical for me and really I need help]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For years I almost had Mumin/Believer's signs cited in Quran. But after a while I found out that this makes  life for me hard and, for others easy. I had to decide if I can do &lt;em&gt;X&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Y&lt;/em&gt;. I have to had stress to keep God satisfied. I had to force myself to worship and to avoid sins. I had to keep in my mind that I'm Muslim for the whole of the day and night. I had to force myself to do what my mind did not understand. Specially I always had to be careful about prayer times to not miss a prayer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nowadays, I know more about &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;liberal&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;secular&lt;/strong&gt; societies and people&lt;/em&gt;. They're free. They have not to think if something is a sin or not. They can do what they think is right and the law will protect them. As a result they're more happy than we are because they feel the free. They have not to think if they can have this music or how they should pray in Alaska or Norway when the length of the day time is abnormally long. They can try things and learn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know there are problems with them too. But I mean &lt;strong&gt;on average&lt;/strong&gt;. On average they are better than us in Science, Technology, Societies, Successfulness and even Morality! They're more serious to doing their job well than us, on average.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, &lt;strong&gt;when a non-Muslim who does not accept Islam, can be good, successful and a university scientist, why should I force myself to be a Muslim?&lt;/strong&gt; I know the Quran's provided advantages and punishments but all of them are after death. A death after a hard life. &lt;strong&gt;What's the problem with non-Muslim guys in Liberal or Secular societies who are good and respectful that I should force myself to be a Muslim?&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;so, with what motivation should I be a Muslim and keep this until my death?!!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please help!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user76" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-12T06:44:19.183" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T06:44:19.183" Title="What are the practical benefits of being a Muslim?" Tags="|secular|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="494" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="493" CreationDate="2012-06-23T18:43:57.357" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think you understand the concept here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nobody is forcing you to follow the ways of Islam.&lt;/strong&gt; As a Muslim, I believe that all of it's teachings are true, and that it is the only way to Heaven. Also, in my belief, those who don't believe and follow Islam will end up in Hell. &lt;em&gt;But this is my belief.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For you is your religion, and for me is my religion. [109:6]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to answer your question. You are basically asking why you should keep your beliefs as a Muslim, if there is no reward in this world. What you don't understand is &lt;em&gt;this world is a test.&lt;/em&gt; Allah is testing us. He sent us to Earth to see if we would follow him and worship him. You are not, in my eyes, passing his test, but only He knows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is not forcing you to believe:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who disbelieve - it is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them - they will not believe. [2:6]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He has sent warnings, and has sent you his Messengers. There is no other way to be rewarded in the Afterlife. Remember this. It is your only motivation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-23T18:43:57.357" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="493" CreationDate="2012-06-23T19:02:48.403" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not exchange the covenant of Allah for a small price. Indeed,&#xA;  what is with Allah is best for you, if only you could know. Surat An-Naĥl [16:95]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is all I gotta say. This world and everything within it is nothing compared to the hereafter. A Muslim should try to have a good life in this world but not in exchange of the hereafter. Just give it a thought. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And this worldly life is not but diversion and amusement. And indeed,&#xA;  the home of the Hereafter - that is the [eternal] life, if only they&#xA;  knew. Surat Al-`Ankabut [29:64]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This world is insignificant, trivial compared to the Hereafter. It will eventually cease and come to end, be it a life with trials or amusement. Without Faith, even your good deeds are void [talking of morality of disbelievers]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read Qur'an, soften your heart - You will find your answers and motivation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-06-23T19:07:50.067" LastActivityDate="2012-06-23T19:07:50.067" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="496" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-23T19:37:53.870" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rasulullah Sallah Alaih wa Salaam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, &quot;Do you know what is&#xA;  backbiting?&quot; The Companions said: &quot;Allah and His Messenger know&#xA;  better.&quot; Thereupon he said, &quot;Backbiting is talking about your (Muslim)&#xA;  brother in a manner which he dislikes.&quot; It was said to him: &quot;What if&#xA;  my (Muslim) brother is as I say.&quot; He said, &quot;If he is actually as you&#xA;  say, then that is backbiting; but if that is not in him, that is&#xA;  slandering.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏&#xA;  “أتدرون ما الغيبة‏؟‏” قالوا‏:‏ الله ورسوله أعلم قال‏:‏ ‏&quot;‏ذكرك أخاك&#xA;  بما يكره‏&quot;‏ قيل‏:‏ أفرأيت إن كان في أخي ما أقول‏؟‏ قال‏:‏ ‏&quot;‏إن كان&#xA;  فيه ما تقول، فقد اغتبته، وإن لم يكن فيه ما تقول فقد بهته”‏.‏&#xA;  ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T16:17:21.067" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T16:17:21.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="497" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-23T19:37:53.870" Score="0" Body="Backbiting (Gheebah الغيبة) is telling about someone what he/she would not like to be known, to the public. Backbiting is forbidden in Islam." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T16:17:26.933" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T16:17:26.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="498" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-23T20:51:54.023" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Qiyâs&lt;/strong&gt; can be defined as taking an established ruling from Islamic Law and applying it to a new case, in virtue of the fact that the new case shares the same essential reason for which the original ruling was applied.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qiyâs, therefore, is a method that Muslim jurists use to derive a ruling for new situations that are not addressed by the Qur’ân and Sunnah, like many new developments of our age and like the customs of people not encountered in Arabia during the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him). By way of qiyâs, these issues can be referred back to those that are explicitly mentioned in the sacred texts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When we know the reason why something in Islamic Law is obligatory, preferred, permitted, disliked, or forbidden, then if something else shares the same reason, it can be given the same legal ruling. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Two Major Categories of Qiyas&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Obvious Comparison (qiyâs jaliyy):&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is where the new situation being investigated is clearly no different in its essentials from a matter that Islamic Law has a clear and established ruling for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is especially the case where the sacred texts clearly spell out the reason for the original ruling or where there is unanimous agreement among Muslims as to what that reason is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In such cases, there is no need for the jurist to try to deduce a quality in the new situation that he can use to make a comparison with some precedent in Islamic Law. Everything is clear and up-front.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Example:&lt;/strong&gt; *&lt;em&gt;What is the ruling on giving one’s parents a good smack?&lt;/em&gt;*&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We will not find any text in our scriptures that directly addresses this question. However, we are in no doubt that it is absolutely prohibited and sinful to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We find in the Qur’ân that it is sinful to even mutter “ugh” or “uff” to our parents in exasperation when they ask us to do something for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah says: “And your Lord has commanded that you shall not worship&#xA;  any but Him, and that you show kindness to your parents. If either or&#xA;  both of them reach old age with you, say not to them so much as “ugh”&#xA;  nor chide them, but speak to them a generous word.” [Sûrah al-Isrâ’:&#xA;  23]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are prohibited to say “ugh” to our parents, because it is abusive behavior. At the very least, it hurts their feelings. We can have no doubt that shoving them or smacking them is even more abusive and hurtful. Since the reason for prohibition is even more evident here, we can be certain that smacking our parents is unlawful and very sinful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From these examples, there should be no question that qiyâs should be accepted as a legal means for establishing Islamic legislation whenever the comparison is overt and clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars do not consider these examples to even fall under the heading of qiyâs, due to how clear and obvious they are, but consider such rulings to constitute part of what the texts themselves communicate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Obscure Comparison (qiyâs khafiyy):&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is where the new situation being investigated is not so overtly similar in its essentials to the established matter in Islamic Law that it is being compared to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is especially the case where the sacred texts do not spell out the reason for the original ruling or where there is disagreement among Muslims as to what that reason is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars cite as an example that the criminal liability for murder with a bludgeon is the same as that for murder with a knife, since in both cases there is “an intentional and hostile act of killing”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difference here to the examples above is that the shared reason for the ruling is one that has been deduced by the jurists from the ruling prohibiting murder. The formula “an intentional and hostile act of killing” is a legal construct developed by legal theorists to define when a killing is legally an act of murder. It is not something that is explicitly stated in the texts, but rather something that is deduced from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In such cases, there is a greater burden upon the jurist, who is required to extrapolate and explain the cause of the established ruling and then explain how that cause is also present in the new matter under investigation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All scholars agree on calling this kind of reasoning by the name qiyâs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas of Scholarly Agreement Regarding the Validity of Qiyâs as a Form of Reasoning:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims are all agreed that qiyâs is a valid approach to reasoning in the following areas of inquiry:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Worldly matters:&lt;/strong&gt; for instance, comparing one medicine to another or pricing one product on the basis of the price of similar products in the market.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Any qiyâs that was carried out by the Prophet (peace be upon him):&lt;/strong&gt; since its consideration become certain on account of its taking place in a context of certainty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars of Ahl al-Sunnah are also in agreement that qiyâs cannot be applied to certain matters. It cannot be used to answer essential questions of belief or to investigate matters relating to Allah’s nature and attributes if it leads to comparing Allah to His creation. Qiyâs can only be validly applied in these matters to extent of demonstrating that Allah is superior and transcendent to created things. Otherwise, the use of qiyâs will lead to the mistake of considering both Creator and His creation equally under the aegis of more general concepts. It will also lead to considering Allah as being similar to created things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah says: “To Allah applies the highest similitude: for He is the&#xA;  Exalted in Power, full of Wisdom.” [Sûrah al-Nahl: 60]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah says: “There is none like unto Him, and He is the All-Hearing,&#xA;  the All-Seeing.” [Sûrah al-Shûrâ: 11]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Muslims, we must believe that Allah is free from every deficiency that exists in created beings. By contrast, every aspect of perfection applies more to the Creator than it can to anything in creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These matters are agreed upon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas of Scholarly Disagreement Regarding the Validity of Qiyâs:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars disagree regarding the applicability of the second type of qiyâs (qiyâs khafiyy) in matters of Islamic Law. The discussion that follows will be dealing specifically with this second type.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of the leading scholars from among the Prophet’s Companions, as well as the Islamic legal scholars from all the major schools of thought agree that qiyâs is a source of Islamic legislation. It can be used as evidence to establish Islamic legal rulings on matters that are not directly addressed by the sacred texts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ahmad b. Hanbal said: “No one can entirely dispense with qiyâs.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some legal theorists of the Mu'tazilî persuasion denied the validity of qiyâs. The leading proponent of this line of thinking was al-Nazzâm, who was followed by Ja'far b. Harb, Ka'far b. Mubashshir, and Muhammad b. `Abd Allah al-Iskâfî.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This line of thinking was also adopted by some scholars of Ahl al-Sunnah, most notably Dâwûd al-Zâhirî.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These scholars, in turn, differed among themselves regarding the reasons why they dismissed qiyâs. Some of them argued that qiyâs is contrary to reason. One argument given in this light was that: “Delving into this method is intellectually repugnant in its own right”. Another argument was: “Islamic legal rulings are based on human well-being, and no one knows human well-being except the One who gave us the sacred law. Therefore, the only way we can know the sacred law is from the revelation.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other scholars said that qiyâs is not contrary to reason, but prohibited by the sacred law itself. There were two schools of though that propounded this general idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first was that of Ibn Hazm, the most prominent scholar of the Zâhirî school of law. He argued that the Qur’ân and Sunnah came with everything that is needed, so there is no need for qiyâs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A second school of thought considered it a sin to even acknowledge the validity of qiyâs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hanafî jurist Abû Zayd al-Dâbûsî summarizes the opinions of those who reject qiyâs as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who reject qiyâs are four groups. First, there are those who reject all rational evidence, and reject qiyâs because it is based on reason. Then there are those who hold that the only valid source of knowledge is that which is founded in rational necessity, and they argue that qiyâs is not founded on rational necessity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then there are those who do not regard qiyâs as a valid source of evidence for matters of Islamic Law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, there are those who argue that qiyâs would only be a valid source of evidence for matters of Islamic Law in cases of necessity. However, there is never a need to resort to qiyâs, because in the absence of direct textual evidence, the default legal ruling is one of permissibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The truth is that qiyâs is a valid source of Islamic Law. The disagreements that developed regarding its validity came about after the Companions agreed unanimously that it is a valid approach, and after the Successors – the students of the Companions – applied qiyâs and endorsed it without hesitation. This means that the disagreement came about after it had been a matter of consensus (ijmâ`).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;General Rules for the Valid Application of Qiyâs:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a number of guidelines that must be observed for qiyâs to be correctly applied. We will mention these in a very brief and summarized form:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Qiyâs can never be used to establish a ruling that contravenes a ruling or legal principle established by direct scriptural evidence. This is because qiyâs is not to be resorted to in a matter where we have a text that gives a ruling.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The person who engages in deriving a ruling through qiyâs must have the qualifications to engage in independent juristic reasoning (ijtihâd).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The qiyâs itself must be reasoned through properly. It must comply with all of the considerations that Islamic legal theorists have discussed in the books of jurisprudence. Otherwise, the qiyâs will not be valid. It will be of the type that the earliest scholars condemned. However, they did not ever categorically condemn qiyâs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Ghazâlî writes: “Whoever rejects qiyâs in principle is certainly mistaken in his thinking, and should be deemed as sinful.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Qiyas in Islamic Law – A Brief Introduction&lt;/em&gt;, Sheikh Walîd b. Ibrâhîm al-`Ujajî, professor at al-Imam Islamic University&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T16:17:40.427" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T16:17:40.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="499" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-23T20:51:54.023" Score="0" Body="Qiyâs is a method that uses analogy – comparison – to derive Islamic legal rulings for new developments.&#xD;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T16:17:42.423" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T16:17:42.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="500" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-23T21:02:45.430" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Its definition:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Linguistically it carries two meanings:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Agreement&lt;/strong&gt; - you say, “the people agreed on something.” If they come together and agree and this cannot come about except from a group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Firm determination&lt;/strong&gt; - It is said, “Someone has made his opinion firm on such a matter,” if he is determined to it and this can come about by one person or by a group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Technically, it means: The agreement of all scholars worthy of making legal decisions from the Ummah of Muhammad after his death on a religious matter in any period in time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Explanation of The Definition&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;The agreement&lt;/strong&gt;” is a general word that comprises many things. It includes all that is not pertaining to it by the following reasons. The exemption of “&lt;strong&gt;all scholars worthy of making legal decisions&lt;/strong&gt;” is the scholar that does not reach the level worthy of making legal decisions let alone the common people and those who are in their category, there is no consideration for their agreement or disagreement. Also an exception to this is the agreement of some scholars and excluding others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Exception to “&lt;strong&gt;From the Ummah of Muhammad&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; is Ijmaa‘ of other nations and the meaning of Ummah is those who have accepted his message and not those who only received the message (not accepting it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meaning of “&lt;strong&gt;after his death&lt;/strong&gt;” explains the beginning of the Ijmaa‘. During his life there was no need for Ijmaa‘ as it was the period of revelation of the message.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;In any period in time&lt;/strong&gt;” indicates considering Ijmaa‘ in any time possible after the time of prophethood whether it was in the time of the Sahaabah or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Exception of “&lt;strong&gt;on a religious matter&lt;/strong&gt;” is the agreement of the scholars of this Ummah on any intellectual or customary affairs, for example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Examples of Ijmaa‘&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples of Ijmaa‘ have been mentioned already under the heading “Specification (al-Khaass)” and other than it. Now you will be given as a whole, some affairs agreed upon by scholars taken from the book Maraatib-ul-Ijmaa‘ by Ibn Hazm and we have chosen from various topics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They agreed that the divorced woman from a revocable divorce during her waiting period is entitled to adequate financial support and residence.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They agreed that sexual intercourse nullifies I‘tikaaf (seclusion in Masjid).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They agreed that committing a major sin and openly committing minor sins are injurious by which one’s evidence can be rejected.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They agreed that the grandmother does not inherit with the presence of the mother.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They agreed that the legacy (will) for an inheritor is not possible.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They agreed that there is no blood retribution on one who kills accidentally.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They agreed that the divorced woman in a revocable divorce can be inherited by her husband and she can inherit from him so long as she is in her waiting period.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They agreed that the journey of a woman in which she is allowed to travel with her husband or a Mahram (one who cannot marry her) is permissible.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They agreed that the slaughtering of cattle in the sacred place and by a Muhrim (one in the state of restrictions during Hajj or ‘Umrah) is lawful.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They agreed that there are not more than fifteen prostration verses in the al-Qur’aan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They agreed that the menstruating woman must make up for the days she has missed during her menses.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They agreed that it is not permissible to fast for someone who is alive.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Proof That Ijmaa’ Is Evidence (In Islaam)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority of scholars agreed that Ijmaa‘ is proof and it is compulsory to work with it. The Nizaamee, the Shee‘ah and the Khawaarij disagreed with this.&#xA;The jumhoor (majority of scholars) have proven its evidence by many proofs among them are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allaah’s words in al-Qur’aan,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“If anyone contends with the Messenger (Salallahu Alayhi wassalam)&#xA;  even after guidance has been plainly conveyed to him and follows a&#xA;  path other than that becoming to men of faith, we shall leave him in&#xA;  the path he has chosen and make him enter - Hell - what an evil&#xA;  refuge!”  (Soorah an-Nisaa’, 4: 115)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaah the Supreme has warned those who follow a path other than that of the Believers with punishment so it becomes incumbent to follow their way. What is this save an evidence!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. The saying of the Prophet&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“A group of my followers will always remain on the right path.” (Sahih&#xA;  Al-Bukhari, vol. 9, no. 552)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if the people of a particular time agreed on something evil, it would have negated the correctness of this Hadeeth in that time due to the absence of supporters of the truth and this is invalid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, the possibility of their agreeing on what is contrary to the truth is invalid too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; Chapter on Ijmaa' by Shaykh Muhsin Al-Abbaad (translated by Dr. Bilal Philips)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T04:18:47.823" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T04:18:47.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="501" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-23T21:02:45.430" Score="0" Body="Al-Ijmaa' refers to the agreement of all scholars worthy of making legal decisions from the Ummah (Nation) of Muhammad after his death on a religious matter in any period in time." OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T04:19:25.963" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T04:19:25.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="502" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="493" CreationDate="2012-06-24T00:13:19.517" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok, I do not have much to say regarding this, But the comparison you are making is not fair. you are comparing oranges with apples.. That is wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You said &quot;&lt;em&gt;LIBERAL and SECULAR societies and guys&lt;/em&gt;&quot; are having a nice successful respectful life.. and Muslims do not. You also said Muslims go to heaven after they die... well you are comparing their life which will last 100 years maximum (allah A'alam) with your after life in heaven which will last &lt;strong&gt;FOREVER&lt;/strong&gt;? so it is not a fair comparison!! it is actually in our favor. let them have the &lt;em&gt;100&lt;/em&gt; respectful successful years.. and you get the &lt;strong&gt;ENDLESS&lt;/strong&gt; years after that in heaven. And heaven in fact is something much better than &lt;em&gt;successful and respectful&lt;/em&gt;, something that not you nor me nor any human can imagine.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T00:13:19.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="503" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="505" CreationDate="2012-06-24T00:30:55.953" Score="10" ViewCount="14779" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a Muslim pray for a non Muslim? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know when a Muslim sneezes if someone tells him &quot;Yarhamkom Allah&quot; he can reply by saying &quot;Yahdekom Allah wa yosleh balakom&quot; to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are some prayers not allowed for non Muslims? Can I pray that God guides him to Islam, but can't ask God to forgive him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about normal prayers like wishing him to pass an exam or wishing him good health?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user126" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-12T06:44:35.573" LastActivityDate="2023-11-10T18:38:59.117" Title="Is praying for non-Muslims permissible in Islam?" Tags="|non-muslim|dua|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="503" CreationDate="2012-06-24T01:20:53.193" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;for guidance it is good and no problem and even needed. all prophets came for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but for asking forgiveness non-Muslims are two group:&#xA;some are believers (for example Christians) who do not have envy and enemty with Islam and for any reason could not know true Islam and if knew Islam without propaganda accepted it. for them there is no problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but for those who have envy and enmity with Islam it is prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ref:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَن يَسْتَغْفِرُوا لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَوْ كَانُوا أُولِي قُرْبَىٰ مِن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْجَحِيمِ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#9:113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[9:113]&lt;/a&gt; Sahih International&#xA;It is not for the Prophet and those who have believed to ask forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they were relatives, after it has become clear to them that they are companions of Hellfire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَّا يَنْهَاكُمُ اللَّـهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُم مِّن دِيَارِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّوهُمْ وَتُقْسِطُوا إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#60:8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[60:8]&lt;/a&gt; Sahih International&#xA;Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/FA/questionview.html?QuestionID=11663&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.hawzah.net/FA/questionview.html?QuestionID=11663&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also we do not know how to pray God correct.&#xA;best prayers are passed to us from prophet and Ahl Bayt and it is better we use them and do not use prayers made by ourselves because prayers have many spiritual secrets and effects that we do not know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;best prayers ever:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/sahifa/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/sahifa/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://duas.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://duas.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T01:20:53.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="505" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="503" CreationDate="2012-06-24T01:22:45.750" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;One it is allowed and is very sensible and needed to pray for a non-Muslim to be guided.  But there &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَن يَسْتَغْفِرُوا لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَوْ كَانُوا أُولِي قُرْبَىٰ مِن بَعْدِ مَا&#xA;    تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْجَحِيمِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not for the Prophet and those who have believed to ask&#xA;  forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they were relatives, after it&#xA;  has become clear to them that they are companions of Hellfire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Tawbah: 113)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?297578-To-what-extent-are-we-allowed-to-pray-for-non-Muslims&quot;&gt;http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?297578-To-what-extent-are-we-allowed-to-pray-for-non-Muslims&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://seekersguidance.org/ans-blog/2011/05/23/can-we-pray-for-non-muslims-who-passed-away/&quot;&gt;http://seekersguidance.org/ans-blog/2011/05/23/can-we-pray-for-non-muslims-who-passed-away/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T01:22:45.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="506" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="529" CreationDate="2012-06-24T02:15:00.400" Score="4" ViewCount="13243" Body="&lt;p&gt;السلام و علیکم&#xA;As an example consider Zuhr/Duhr prayer in which we have &#xA;4 Confirmed Sunnah &#xA;4 Farz/Farz &#xA;2 Confirmed Sunnah &#xA;2 Nafil&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose that when I enter Masjid/Mosque I see that the Jama'at is in progress.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Should i join the Jama'at or offer confirmed Sunnah first?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or can I offer Sunnah AFTER Farz?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Same question for non-confirmed Sunnahs (for example, the Asr prayer).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="51" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:24:07.300" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:24:07.300" Title="Can I pray farz/fard prayer skipping its preceding sunnah prayer (when needed)?" Tags="|halal-haram|salat|fiqh|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="507" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-24T02:30:09.067" Score="14" ViewCount="2171" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is well-established in the sunnah that the prophet encouraged his followers to keep their beards long, but trim their mustaches.  It is also well-established in the sunnah that the prophet discouraged his followers from doing anything to resemble non-muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can even be said that the two are correlated, such that the command to keep the beard and trim the mustache is to directly oppose the practice of the pagans at the time (who, as I understand, would keep their mustaches long and trim their beards).  The following hadith (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/55290&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhari 7:72:780&lt;/a&gt;) suggests this interpretation, where the prophet is reported to have said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Do the opposite of what the pagans do. Keep the beards and cut the mustaches short.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is less clear exactly what the sunnah would be in a situation where the non-muslims also follow the practice of keeping their beards long while trimming their mustaches.  Two examples would be the Hutterites, prevalent in the Canadian Prarires, or the Amish, prevalent in the Northeastern USA.  Both of these groups are Trinitarian Christians, and as such neither are communities that we as Muslims should wish to emulate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if one is not actually living in a Hutterite or an Amish community, the correlation between &quot;long beard&quot; and &quot;Hutterite/Amish&quot; is strong enough that a Muslim — especially a non-Arab Muslim — may be confused for one on sight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In such situations, which would be the preferred tradition of the prophet to follow?  Keep the beard and trim the mustache, or avoid resembling the non-muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-12T06:43:39.763" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T06:43:39.763" Title="Is it more important to grow a beard, or to avoid resembling non-Muslims?" Tags="|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="506" CreationDate="2012-06-24T02:37:24.047" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all Fardh means obligatory, so when you enter the masjid and the Obligatory is in progress than you must, must, must join the obligatory salaat.  Outside of this you can make the sunnahs or not make them, if you do not make them, especially the confirmed sunnah's you have not sinned but you just missed out on making a sunnah prayer and gaining more reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want you can make the sunnah after the fardh, but that will be missing the point, the Prophet may peace and blessings be upon Him made certain sunnahs at certain times, ether before or after the salaat, so it would be pointless to make a sunnah prayer that was supposed to be at the first of the salaat, you can just make the sunnahs and nafils after the salaat and maybe add on to that (meaning to add extra salat to that, Tatawu' prayer which is the same as nafil prayers, so just make extra nafil prayer if you want.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T02:51:39.540" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T02:51:39.540" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="506" CreationDate="2012-06-24T06:19:24.380" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;according to Jafari Fiqh, Yes. you can skip them and pray them later.&#xA;also the Mustahab prayers can be done while walking in the way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ref:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/index.php?p=251364&amp;amp;id=48&amp;amp;pid=2206&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sistani.org/index.php?p=251364&amp;amp;id=48&amp;amp;pid=2206&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T06:19:24.380" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="511" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="493" CreationDate="2012-06-24T06:55:25.637" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;God is &lt;em&gt;Ar-Rahman&lt;/em&gt; (the Gracious) and &lt;em&gt;Ar-Razaq&lt;/em&gt; (the Provider) to all mankind, Muslim and non-Muslim alike.  Even those who&#xA;do not believe in Him benefit from His grace and His blessings, for everything that happens in&#xA;this world only happens according to God's will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/79&quot;&gt;4:79&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;What comes to you of good is from&#xA;  Allah, but what comes to you of evil, [O man], is from yourself.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God grants success and power to whosoever He chooses in this world; I will not try&#xA;to explain (or even to understand) His wisdom, we can know nothing of such&#xA;matters except what He has revealed to us already.  The fundamental difference&#xA;between being a Muslim who has (or has not) receieved such rewards, compared to a&#xA;liberal secular non-Muslim who has (or has not) received the same, is that we know that&#xA;in this world is but the smallest portion of God's bounty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/267400&quot;&gt;Muslim 39:6740&lt;/a&gt;] &lt;em&gt;When a non-believer does&#xA;  good he is made to taste its reward in this world. And so far as the believer is&#xA;  concerned, Allah stores (the reward) of his virtues for the Hereafter and&#xA;  provides him sustenance in accordance with his obedience to Him.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to answer the crux of your question, the practical worldly advantages to being a Muslim is the knowledge that things will get much better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, just knowing that you'll be rewarded in the afterlife doesn't really help when you're stuck in this world.  Muslims are surrounded by trials and temptations everywhere, and it is easy to be lured by the prospect of easy worldly success.  Fortunately for us, God has made His religion easy to follow (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/22/78&quot;&gt;Qur'an 22:78&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I wonder why you claim to have stress trying to keep God satisfied.  Do you worry about when to pray, when God is &lt;em&gt;as-Sami`&lt;/em&gt; and able to hear you wherever you are?  Do you force yourself to avoid every minor sin, when God is &lt;em&gt;al-Ghaffar&lt;/em&gt; and able to forgive you when you transgress unintentionally?  Do you struggle not to forget you're Muslim, when God is &lt;em&gt;al-Hadi&lt;/em&gt; and best able to guide you down the straight path?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you drive yourself from belief and into disbelief by making the religion hard on yourself, and expect to keep God satisfied?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obey what God has commanded, and avoid what He has prohibited, but know that He does not burden anybody beyond what he is capable of bearing (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/42&quot;&gt;Qur'an 7:42&lt;/a&gt;).  And in the end He is the one who will be the final judge over you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for those times when you do feel overburdened to the point of losing faith, I will close with this nugget of wisdom (attributed to the prophet Jesus in the previous scriptures):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;No servant can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the&#xA;  other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when you find yourself despising God, you should just consider to yourself: &lt;em&gt;Who, or what, am I actually devoting myself to?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T06:55:25.637" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="512" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-24T08:01:19.067" Score="6" ViewCount="3934" Body="&lt;p&gt;Under what conditions is someone considered a 'non-believer' or 'pagan' in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does believing in one God constitute 'belief', and is a Christian or Jew (or followers of monotheistic non-Abrahamic religions) therefore a 'believer'?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who will go to heaven?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="128" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T16:11:29.710" LastActivityDate="2020-12-26T05:16:57.330" Title="What is a 'non-believer' or 'pagan'?" Tags="|non-muslim|terminology|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="513" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="523" CreationDate="2012-06-24T08:05:50.770" Score="-1" ViewCount="376" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there anything about this in Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God exists everywhere. But what is the reason of this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلِلَّـهِ الْمَشْرِقُ وَالْمَغْرِبُ ۚ فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّـهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:115&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[2:115]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And to Allah belongs the east and the west. So wherever you [might] turn, there is the Face of Allah. Indeed, Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-30T07:38:33.480" LastActivityDate="2016-09-27T12:22:14.803" Title="Why a Muslim should take his hands to sky while praying? Is not God under earth?" Tags="|allah|dua|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="512" CreationDate="2012-06-24T08:23:09.663" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A non-believer and pagan may not be the same in Islam. It is better to use the Arabic word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, there are some similar words:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ahl Kitab (people of Book):&lt;/strong&gt; they are Christians and Jews who have holy Book from God.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mushrik (polytheists):&lt;/strong&gt; they are who worship anything unless Allah or associate anything with God and consider divine power for anything unless Allah. for example idol worshipers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, according to Islam: in original Christianity, there is no Trinity and it was added later as a deviation. In Islam believing to Trinity is polytheism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[4:171] Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion or&#xA;  say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary,&#xA;  was but a messenger of Allah and His word which He directed to Mary&#xA;  and a soul [created at a command] from Him. So believe in Allah and&#xA;  His messengers. And do not say, &quot;Three&quot;; desist - it is better for&#xA;  you. Indeed, Allah is but one God. Exalted is He above having a son.&#xA;  To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the&#xA;  earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[5:73] Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They have certainly disbelieved who say, &quot;Allah is the third of&#xA;  three.&quot; And there is no god except one God. And if they do not desist&#xA;  from what they are saying, there will surely afflict the disbelievers&#xA;  among them a painful punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kafir:&lt;/strong&gt; literally means farmer because covers on the see. It is who know truth does not accept it. in fact covers on it. it can be people of Book or polytheists. In fact, a Kafir is any kind of non-Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, a real Christian if know true Islam without propaganda accepts Islam and converts Islam. and has the duty to find truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, any human has the duty to do enough research to find truth and such human will find Islam as truth. but who did enough try and research but still dic not find truth is forgiven by God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ ظَالِمِي أَنفُسِهِمْ قَالُوا فِيمَ كُنتُمْ ۖ قَالُوا كُنَّا مُسْتَضْعَفِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۚ قَالُوا أَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَرْضُ اللَّـهِ وَاسِعَةً فَتُهَاجِرُوا فِيهَا ۚ فَأُولَـٰئِكَ مَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَسَاءَتْ مَصِيرًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[4:97]&lt;/a&gt; Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, those whom the angels take [in death] while wronging themselves - [the angels] will say, &quot;In what [condition] were you?&quot; They will say, &quot;We were oppressed in the land.&quot; The angels will say, &quot;Was not the earth of Allah spacious [enough] for you to emigrate therein?&quot; For those, their refuge is Hell - and evil it is as a destination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Believers&lt;/strong&gt; is who believes in unseen and can be said about Christians. in fact we should ask believer to what? a Muslim is believer to Allah and unseen things described in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One can believe in 20 gods but is not Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever follows his &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Aql&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aql&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (reasoning and logic and wisdom) will go to heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aql&lt;/em&gt; says do not lie, do not steal, be honest, be good, increase your knowledge,... Aql has 80 element in its army and Jahl (Ignorance) has 80 element in his army and they are always fighting each other in mind of human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Aql says Islam is truth. So then who follow instructions of Islam go Heaven. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Aql is &lt;em&gt;internal messenger&lt;/em&gt; of God in each human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="128" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T01:09:16.737" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T01:09:16.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="516" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="517" CreationDate="2012-06-24T08:36:03.707" Score="10" ViewCount="50437" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the definition of shirk?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is it a sin? If yes, what kind of sin is it?&#xA;What are the types of shirk?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Can you give me some examples?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-06T10:34:56.507" LastActivityDate="2017-12-14T18:18:15.203" Title="What is shirk in Islam?" Tags="|shirk|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="516" CreationDate="2012-06-24T08:36:03.910" Score="13" Body="&lt;h3&gt;Definition of Shirk&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;shirk (شرك)&quot; means &quot;to be partners&quot;, &quot;to be partner in something&quot;, &quot;to share something&quot;, &quot;to be associated with&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Formal definition:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Shirk is holding anything partner to Allah, in both/either body or properties.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Informal definition:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Shirk is believing that something only Allah can do, can be done by someone/something else.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If shirk is done by explicitely worshiping a being other than Allah, then that kind of shirk is called &quot;Greater Shirk&quot; or &quot;Open Shirk&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or, if it is done by believing someone/something can do things which only Allah is able to do, but by mouth he says that there is no ilah (god) other than Allah, then this kind of shirk is called &quot;Concealed Shirk&quot; or &quot;Lesser Shirk&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Examples of Shirk&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ هَلْ مِنْ خَالِقٍ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ يَرْزُقُكُم مِّنَ السَّمَاء وَالْأَرْضِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَأَنَّى تُؤْفَكُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  O mankind, remember the favor of Allah upon you. Is there any creator other than Allah who provides for you from the heaven and earth? There is no deity except Him, so how are you deluded?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Fatir 3 (35/3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah clearly states that He is the one who gives us blessings (رزق; all kinds of requirements to live and stay alive; like food, shelter, conditions, breath, etc). If someone believes that someone/something else is supplying him these blessings; for example, if he believes that &lt;em&gt;money&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;his boss&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;his friends&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;her husband&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;his family&lt;/em&gt; is supplying him/her the blessings then this belief is called &quot;shirk&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُم مَّا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَرُونِي مَاذَا خَلَقُوا مِنَ الْأَرْضِ أَمْ لَهُمْ شِرْكٌ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ اِئْتُونِي بِكِتَابٍ مِّن قَبْلِ هَذَا أَوْ أَثَارَةٍ مِّنْ عِلْمٍ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Say, [O Muhammad], &quot;Have you considered that which you invoke besides Allah ? Show me what they have created of the earth; or did they have partnership in [creation of] the heavens? Bring me a scripture [revealed] before this or a [remaining] trace of knowledge, if you should be truthful.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  وَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّن يَدْعُو مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَن لَّا يَسْتَجِيبُ لَهُ إِلَى يَومِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَهُمْ عَن دُعَائِهِمْ غَافِلُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And who is more astray than he who invokes besides Allah those who will not respond to him until the Day of Resurrection, and they, of their invocation, are unaware.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  وَإِذَا حُشِرَ النَّاسُ كَانُوا لَهُمْ أَعْدَاء وَكَانُوا بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ كَافِرِينَ&#xA;  And when the people are gathered [that Day], they [who were invoked] will be enemies to them, and they will be deniers of their worship.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Ahkaf 4-6 (46 / 4-6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people believe that when they invoke their elders or sages (dead or alive), they hear them, and they send help to them. This kind of &quot;hearing and sending help&quot; is only a property of Allah. Having a belief that someone or something is able to hear them in such a way and send them help is nothing but holding them partner to Allah. This is a kind of shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِمَا لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ نَصِيبًا مِّمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ تَاللّهِ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنتُمْ تَفْتَرُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And they assign to what they do not know a portion of that which We have provided them. By Allah , you will surely be questioned about what you used to invent.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِلّهِ الْبَنَاتِ سُبْحَانَهُ وَلَهُم مَّا يَشْتَهُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And they attribute to Allah daughters - exalted is He - and for them is what they desire.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Nahl 56-57 (16 / 56-57)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَسْمِيَةَ الْأُنثَى&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter name the angels female names.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  وَمَا لَهُم بِهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَإِنَّ الظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ شَيْئًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And they have thereof no knowledge. They follow not except assumption, and indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Necm 27-28 (53 / 27-28)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before Nabi Muhammad (pbuh) became a prophet, people believed that females are meant to be daughters of Allah, and they were meant to be angels. They believed that Man mustn't have daughters, Man must only have sons. People were accepting their first daughters, and burying the second (and so on) alive. Having daughter was a shameful act for them because of this.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In Quran, Allah says that this belief is wrong. Allah does never have daughters, and angels are not female.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This (assigning daughters to Allah) is another kind of shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Shirk in Islam&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is the only ilah (god). There is no ilah other than Him. This belief is called &quot;Tawheed&quot;. Tawheed is the main basis of Islam, and is the most important subject.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who violate Tawheed and have shirk in their belief are called &quot;mushrik&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;A mushrik may accept that Allah is the greatest of all, and may pray to Allah; but that's not enough to be a Mumin (believer in the safe line). In order to be a Mumin, one must accept Allah as &lt;strong&gt;vahid&lt;/strong&gt; (only one, with no partners, all are done by Him).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Nabi Muhammed was born in a mushrik society. He made a lot of wars and conflicts against them even though they were accepting Allah as the greatest ilah (god).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ اللَّهُ قُلْ أَفَرَأَيْتُم مَّا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ إِنْ أَرَادَنِيَ اللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ هَلْ هُنَّ كَاشِفَاتُ ضُرِّهِ أَوْ أَرَادَنِي بِرَحْمَةٍ هَلْ هُنَّ مُمْسِكَاتُ رَحْمَتِهِ قُلْ حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ يَتَوَكَّلُ الْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And if you asked them, &quot;Who created the heavens and the earth?&quot; they would surely say, &quot; Allah .&quot; Say, &quot;Then have you considered what you invoke besides Allah ? If Allah intended me harm, are they removers of His harm; or if He intended me mercy, are they withholders of His mercy?&quot; Say, &quot;Sufficient for me is Allah ; upon Him [alone] rely the [wise] reliers.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Zumer 38 (39/38)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, it is good to mention this here, the main problem between Islam and Christianity is that, the Christians believe that Allah has a son. This is shirk in Islam, and is not acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَالُوا اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمَنُ وَلَدًا سُبْحَانَهُ بَلْ عِبَادٌ مُّكْرَمُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And they say, &quot;The Most Merciful has taken a son.&quot;. Exalted is He! Rather, they are [but] honored servants.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Anbiya 26 (21/26)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shirk is the greatest sin. Allah says that He will not forgive the sin of shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاء وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللّهِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلاَلاً بَعِيدًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly gone far astray.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Nisa 116 (4/116)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T08:36:03.910" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="513" CreationDate="2012-06-24T08:47:48.630" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is not everywhere! Allah is above His seven heavens, above His 'Arsh (Throne), and separated from His creatures, and His creatures are separated from Him. We believe in and confirm all of the attributes of Allah without distorting their meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Allah is everywhere why then the Qur'anic verses does not read, 'Declare your Rubb, (around you), (below you), or (everywhere)?' &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rather:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;They fear their Rubb above them.&quot; [Qur'an 16:50]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse refers to the angels who are above us, and above them is our Rubb, the Blessed, the Exalted.&#xA; Lest anyone be confused, Allah confirms in this verse that He is above the angels who are the residents of the heavens: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The Compassionate has rose over the 'Arsh.&quot;; [Qur'an 20:2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And: &quot;And verily, your Rubb is Allah who created the heaven and earth&#xA;  in six days, and then rose over the 'Arsh.&quot;; [Qur'an 7:54]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah also says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Are you sure that He Who is Above the heaven will not cleave the&#xA;  earth beneath you? Or are you sure that He Who is above the heaven&#xA;  will not send against you a stone-charged hurricane.&quot;; [Qur'an&#xA;  67:17,18 ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We raise our hands to sky knowing Allah is above the Heavens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="78" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T09:12:45.213" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T09:12:45.213" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="513" CreationDate="2012-06-24T11:07:28.430" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because upwards represents highness. This is also why bosses use higher chairs and give their clients/guests lower ones. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T11:07:28.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="522" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2210" CreationDate="2012-06-24T13:36:03.470" Score="16" ViewCount="14350" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there any specific rule in Islam which allows suicide bombing even though &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/323/what-does-islam-think-about-suicide&quot;&gt;suicide itself is &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="119" LastEditorUserId="119" LastEditDate="2023-04-08T13:30:07.907" LastActivityDate="2023-04-08T13:30:07.907" Title="Is suicide bombing in the name of Allah allowed?" Tags="|halal-haram|suicide|" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="523" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="513" CreationDate="2012-06-24T13:47:37.673" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Someone asked this question from Imam Ali (S.A.) and he replied this verse in response:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَفِي السَّمَاءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#51:22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[51:22]&lt;/a&gt; Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means Allah is everywhere but wheat we ask for it is in Heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-27T12:22:14.803" LastActivityDate="2016-09-27T12:22:14.803" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="524" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="522" CreationDate="2012-06-24T13:52:55.000" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is forbidden to commit suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَأۡڪُلُوٓاْ أَمۡوَٲلَكُم بَيۡنَڪُم بِٱلۡبَـٰطِلِ إِلَّآ أَن تَكُونَ تِجَـٰرَةً عَن تَرَاضٍ۬ مِّنكُمۡ‌ۚ وَلَا تَقۡتُلُوٓاْ أَنفُسَكُمۡ‌ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمۡ رَحِيمً۬ا (٢٩) وَمَن يَفۡعَلۡ ذَٲلِكَ عُدۡوَٲنً۬ا وَظُلۡمً۬ا فَسَوۡفَ نُصۡلِيهِ نَارً۬ا‌ۚ وَڪَانَ ذَٲلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرًا (٣٠)&#xA;  O ye who believe! Eat not up your property among yourselves in vanities: but let there be amongst you traffic and trade by mutual good-will: nor kill (or destroy) yourselves: for verily Allah hath been to you Most Merciful. (29) If any (one) does that in rancour and injustice,― soon shall We cast him into the Fire: and easy it is for Allah. (30)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &quot;Whoever swears by a religion other than Islam, is, as he says; and whoever commits suicide with something, will be punished with the same thing in the (Hell) Fire; and cursing a believer is like murdering him; and whoever accuses a believer of disbelief, then it is as if he had killed him.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُعَلَّى بْنُ أَسَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ ثَابِتِ بْنِ الضَّحَّاكِ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ مَنْ حَلَفَ بِغَيْرِ مِلَّةِ الإِسْلاَمِ فَهْوَ كَمَا قَالَ ـ قَالَ ـ وَمَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ بِشَىْءٍ عُذِّبَ بِهِ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ، وَلَعْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَقَتْلِهِ، وَمَنْ رَمَى مُؤْمِنًا بِكُفْرٍ فَهْوَ كَقَتْلِهِ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/62560&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If suicide is forbidden then suicide bombing is strictly haram. suicide bombing kills innocent people, and Allah says that who ever kills someone then it is like the whole of humanity is killed. It is forbidden in Islam to kill other people so suicide bombing is forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely. And our messengers had certainly come to them with clear proofs. Then indeed many of them, [even] after that, throughout the land, were transgressors. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:32&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to commit suicide in of it self is totally, absolutely, haram.  And furthermore, not only are suicide bombing haram because it is the killing of your self, but also it is the killing and endangering other innocent lives and people, children and women.  I mentioned above the verse in the Quran which condemns such, as well as it is &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/47/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;narrated&lt;/a&gt; that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said (the emphasis is from me):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الْمُؤْمِنُ مَنْ أَمِنَهُ النَّاسُ عَلَى دِمَائِهِمْ وَأَمْوَالِهِمْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the believer is the one from whom the people's &lt;strong&gt;lives&lt;/strong&gt; and wealth&#xA;  are &lt;strong&gt;safe&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I end by saying that no true believer would commit such a forbidden act, nor will he endanger others as such, furthermore what is &lt;strong&gt;necessary&lt;/strong&gt; for us Muslims is to change what is within ourselves, and our families, and wake the whole Ummah back up, only then can we defend our selves and spread the truth again, and there would be no reason for people to commit a forbidden act and say it is for Allah.  So if someone tries to argue that it (suicide bombing) is allowed if necessary, ask for proof, and then mention the authentic proofs against it.  May Allah forgive me of my mistakes, and may He guide us all.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-05-31T23:38:29.103" LastActivityDate="2013-05-31T23:38:29.103" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="97" CreationDate="2012-06-24T14:26:48.290" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is the purpose of creating this universe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran does not clearly state the reason why human and nature was created in the first place. But, there is a reality, they are created and they are right before our eyes. Quran brings solutions to the current state of human and nature, by warning us about the wreckage of societies (sa'at). It is not a tale or science-fiction book to talk about the physics of universe in detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may bring me this ayat (verses) in contrary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Zariyat 56 (51/56)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sentence in the ayat does not state the original reason. I mean, it doesn't answer the following question&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then, why did You feel need for someone to worship you?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and some other similar question. It only states that our primary job in life must be worshiping Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As my final words;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Quran's motivation is to warn people about sa'at and show them the rightful path. The entire Quran talks about the realities that we encounter in daily life, or we are likely to encounter in future. It is not about &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiverse&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;other universe possibilities&lt;/a&gt; nor fantastic worlds.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Quran does not cover your question. I'm not saying (and I'm not allowed to say) that Quran has no information in it about this matter. But is is for sure that it doesn't have clear and direct information on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-26T06:40:08.297" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T06:40:08.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="522" CreationDate="2012-06-24T14:57:33.057" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no clear answer to this question. The answer is not a simple &quot;yes&quot; or &quot;no&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These things are clear and for sure:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is not allowed to commit suicide in Islam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is not allowed to harm innocent people and even their personal belongings during a war.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, however, at extreme measures, almost every haram (forbidden) thing can be mubah (allowed). For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You cannot tell lie, but if it is for preventing husband and wife to divorce, it is allowed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You cannot kill people, but if it is a war, and the enemy is attacking, you can kill the enemy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You cannot eat pork meat, but if you are in a desert and you will die if you don't eat it, then you are allowed to eat it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You cannot break your fast, but if you suddenly become very sick and your life will be in danger if you continue to you fast, you can break it for that day, and redo it in another day.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You cannot disobey to you parents, but if they are ordering you to worship someone/something other than Allah, you must disobey them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see, at extreme situations, every haram can be done. Suicide bombing is prohibited for sure, but of course, there may also be some extreme cases for it too.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Please consider this example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose that a powerful country has invaded your country. Your people are poor, helpless and hopeless, don't have any weapons to fight back. You heard two enemy soldiers talking, they were saying that tomorrow will be a big massacre day, they are going to eradicate the entire village by killing all the innocent villagers. If you tell this to the villagers, there will be a panic and you will be found out anyway; and all the ways are hold to prevent the villagers from escaping anyway. There is only one bomb you have, and all you can do is secretly penetrate their base at night and destroy their arsenal. And yes, you will be sacrificed in the process. But you have a possibility of saving the people in the village. Is this prohibited as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm telling it again (don't claim that I simple said that suicide bombing is OK): Suicide bombing is not allowed in Islam. But every forbidden thing maybe allowed under extreme cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="4" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T15:03:08.980" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T15:03:08.980" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="529" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="506" CreationDate="2012-06-24T15:16:13.017" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Hanafi fıqh, you should join Jama'at because of this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;‏إذا أقيمت الصلاة، فلا صلاة إلا المكتوبة&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Iqamah is called, no prayer should be performed except the obligatory prayer. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18/249&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Riyad as-Salihin&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is considered that this hadith involves prayers other than Fajr prayer because of it's virtues which are explained in some other hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, for Fajr prayer, if you think you can catch the Jama'at even at the last sitting, you should first offer sunnah. On the other hand, if you are not sure to catch the jama'at, you skip the sunnah and join the Jama'at.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I should also add here that, while you are praying four-rak'a-sunnah (confirmed  or nonconfirmed), you can finish your prayer after first sitting (that's after two rak'as) if the jama'at starts praying. if you standed up for third rek'ah and didn't reach to its Sujiud, you can make ending salam when you are standing; but if you reached to Sujiud of third rak'a, you complete your prayer to four rak'as.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, what do you do if you cut sunnah prayer two rak'as earlier or if you don't even start to it in order to join jama'at? You can offer the sunnah just after farz. This is for zuhr (or Juma), asr and isha. You can't pray nafilah after fajr prayer and after asr prayer because of makruh times (the ones for nafilahs in this case).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wrote from &amp;quot;catching the farz&amp;quot; part of the Turkish book named Ni'met-i İslam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Addition:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The explanation about Fejr prayer above is for the person who couldn't pray it at home. Praying sunnah of Fejr at home is better than praying it at the Masjid. The Prophet may peace and blessings be upon him prayed sunnah at home and doesn't tolerate who is praying it at the Masjid. If you are to pray it at the Masjid, you should pray on a place far from the rows of the Jama'at. For other sunnah prayers, there are different views whether it is better to pray it at home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The case of Juma prayer also needs an explanation. In the Juma prayer, there is khutbah before Jama'at. So, you skip sunnah prayer if the khutbah starts in this case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-03-27T18:05:17.743" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="530" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-24T16:29:49.150" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/nawawi40/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;On the authority of Abdullah, the son of Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), who said&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon&#xA;  him) say, “Islam has been built on five [pillars]: testifying that&#xA;  there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is&#xA;  the Messenger of Allah, establishing the salah (prayer), paying the&#xA;  zakat (obligatory charity), making the hajj (pilgrimage) to the House,&#xA;  and fasting in Ramadhan.”’ It was related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن أبي عـبد الرحمن عبد الله بن عـمر بـن الخطاب رضي الله عـنهما ، قـال&#xA;  : سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسـلم يقـول :( بـني الإسـلام على خـمـس&#xA;  : شـهـادة أن لا إلـه إلا الله وأن محمد رسول الله ، وإقامة الصلاة ،&#xA;  وإيـتـاء الـزكـاة ، وحـج البيت ، وصـوم رمضان ) رواه البخاري [ رقم : 8&#xA;  ] ومسلم [ رقم : 16 ].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T18:38:29.020" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T18:38:29.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="531" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-24T16:29:49.150" Score="0" Body="The five pillars are the basic building blocks of Islam and they are:&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Testifying that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establishing the salah (prayer), paying the zakat (obligatory charity), making the hajj (pilgrimage) to the House, and fasting in Ramadhan." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T18:38:26.180" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T18:38:26.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="532" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-24T16:37:49.347" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sharia law&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: شريعة‎ šarīʿah, IPA: [ʃaˈriːʕa], &quot;legislation&quot;; sp. shariah, sharīʿah;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; also Islamic law, قانون إسلامي qānūn ʾIslāmī) is the moral code and religious law of Islam. It is meant when addressing general topics and qualifications not specific jurldic cases or verdicts (which are a matter for fiqh as the Islamic jurisprudence). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sharia deals with many topics addressed by secular law, including crime, politics and economics, as well as personal matters such as sexual intercourse, hygiene, diet, prayer, and fasting. Though interpretations of sharia vary between cultures, in its strictest definition it is considered the infallible law of God—as opposed to the human interpretation of the laws (fiqh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two primary sources of Islamic law: the precepts set forth in the Quran, and the example set by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T09:43:12.847" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T09:43:12.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="533" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-24T16:37:49.347" Score="0" Body="Sharia الشريعة (Islamic Law) based on the teachings of the Qur'an and Sunnah. Use this tag for general questions on the PoV of Islam on a topic." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T12:00:22.210" LastActivityDate="2019-04-15T12:00:22.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="534" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-24T16:49:37.580" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiqh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: الفقه [fiqh]) is Islamic jurisprudence.  Fiqh is an expansion of the code of conduct (Sharia) and is implemented by the rulings and interpretations of Islamic jurists. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word fiqh is an Arabic term meaning &quot;deep understanding&quot; or &quot;full comprehension&quot;. Technically it refers to the body of Islamic law extracted from detailed Islamic sources (which are studied in the principles of Islamic jurisprudence) and the process of gaining knowledge of Islam through jurisprudence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T11:59:44.307" LastActivityDate="2019-04-15T11:59:44.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="535" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-24T16:49:37.580" Score="0" Body="Fiqh الفقه is Islamic jurisprudence and deals with the (individual) details of specific laws, rulings and verdicts." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T11:59:44.307" LastActivityDate="2019-04-15T11:59:44.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="536" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-24T17:08:05.357" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunnah&lt;/a&gt; (سنة [ˈsunna], plural سنن sunan [ˈsunan], Arabic) is driven from the root (سن [sa-n-na] Arabic) meaning smooth and easy flow [of water] or direct flow path. The word literally means a clear and well trodden path. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the discussion of the sources of religion, Sunnah denotes the practice of &lt;code&gt;Prophet Muhammad(P.B.U.H)&lt;/code&gt; that he taught and practically instituted as a teacher of the sharī‘ah and the best exemplar.&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; According to Muslim belief, this practice is to be adhered to in fulfilling the divine injunctions, carrying out religious rites and molding life in accordance with the will of God. To institute these practices was, the Qur’ān states, a part of the Prophet’s responsibility as a Messenger of God. [&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/3/164&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 3:164&lt;/a&gt; , &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/33/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 33:21&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sunnah of &lt;code&gt;Muhammad&lt;/code&gt; includes his &lt;em&gt;specific words&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;habits&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;practices&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;silent approvals&lt;/em&gt;:[2] It is significant because it addresses ways of life dealing with friends, family and government.[2] Recording sunnah was an Arabian tradition and, once people converted to Islam, they brought this custom to their religion.[3] The sunnah is consulted after referring to the Qur'an, if the issue is not addressed there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also come to know about many sunnah' through numerous &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/hadith&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged 'hadith'&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-11-21T19:29:05.843" LastActivityDate="2012-11-21T19:29:05.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="537" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-24T17:08:05.357" Score="0" Body="The sunnah are the specific words, habits, practices, and silent approvals of The Prophet Muhammed (May peace and blessings be upon him)" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="227" LastEditDate="2012-07-06T04:56:54.930" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T04:56:54.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="538" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="539" CreationDate="2012-06-24T17:15:26.487" Score="4" ViewCount="18022" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is tattooing (Permanent &amp;amp; temporary) permissible in Islam? &#xA; If a person who wishes to revert to Islam has a permanent tattoo, should he remove it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T11:23:02.287" LastActivityDate="2019-04-15T11:23:02.287" Title="Does a convert need to remove their tattoo if they have one?" Tags="|fiqh|conversion|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="539" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="538" CreationDate="2012-06-24T17:37:25.973" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet May peace and Blessings be upon Him &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/53840&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Said&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &quot;The effect of an evil eye is a fact.&quot; And he&#xA;  prohibited tattooing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ&#xA;  مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ&#xA;  النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ الْعَيْنُ حَقٌّ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&#xA;  وَنَهَى عَنِ الْوَشْمِ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet may peace and blessings be Upon Him prohibited it in the above hadith, He also said that Allah cursed the one who tattoos &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/55700&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;oneself or others&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn `Umar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle said, &quot;Allah has cursed such a lady as lengthens (her&#xA;  or someone else's) hair artificially or gets it lengthened, and also a&#xA;  lady who tattoos (herself or someone else) or gets herself tattooed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُقَاتِلٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ،&#xA;  أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى&#xA;  الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏&#xA;  لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْوَاصِلَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْصِلَةَ، وَالْوَاشِمَةَ&#xA;  وَالْمُسْتَوْشِمَةَ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ قَالَ نَافِعٌ الْوَشْمُ فِي اللِّثَةِ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Juhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him)&#xA;  said: “The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) cursed&#xA;  the one who does tattoos, the one who has a tattoo done, the one who&#xA;  consumes riba (usury or interest) and the one who pays it, and he&#xA;  forbade the price of a dog and the earnings of a prostitute, and he&#xA;  cursed the image-makers.”  (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5032).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You do not have to remove a tattoo to become Muslim, becoming Muslim erases all sins of the past.  Allah says in Surat 25 Ayah 70 :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلاً۬ صَـٰلِحً۬ا&#xA;  فَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ يُبَدِّلُ ٱللَّهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمۡ حَسَنَـٰتٍ۬‌ۗ&#xA;  وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورً۬ا رَّحِيمً۬ا (٧٠)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Unless he repents, believes, and works righteous deeds, for Allah will&#xA;  change the evil of such persons into good and Allah is Oft-Forgiving,&#xA;  Most Merciful (70)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone says that you can not become a Muslim than he/she has wronged, that would be preventing someone from entering Islam, and Islam is for everyone.  If someone has a tattoo and was not Muslim than they got it out of lack of knowledge and has nothing to do with entering Islam.  It is only after you have become Muslim and gained the knowledge that you are accountable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/99629/temporary%20tattoo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/99629/temporary%20tattoo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T18:37:17.043" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T18:37:17.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="538" CreationDate="2012-06-24T17:39:46.017" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattoo#Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tattoos are considered forbidden in Sunni Islam, but are permissible in Shia Islam (especially the kind of tattoo which is done on eyebrow). According to the book of Sunni traditions, Sahih Bukhari, &quot;The Prophet forbade [...] mutilation (or maiming) of bodies.&quot; Several Sunni Muslim scholars believe tattooing is a sin because it involves changing the creation of God (Surah 4 Verse 117-120). There is, however, difference of scholarly Sunni Muslim opinion as to the reason why tattoos are forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using everything which does harm to one's body is not permitted in Islam (&lt;em&gt;haraam&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;makrooh&lt;/em&gt;). While tattoo is inserting needle and ink into the body, it does more harm than good. This is the general statement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لا ضرر و لا ضرار فی الاسلام&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  No harm in Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastEditorDisplayName="user8749" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T17:47:26.057" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T17:47:26.057" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="542" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-24T18:04:05.520" Score="11" ViewCount="53867" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Islam (Quran, Sunnah, or Hadith) say anything about hairstyles? Can I do anything I want to with my hair, like spiking or dyeing, or does it have to be cropped to a small size?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-14T08:01:07.863" LastActivityDate="2016-04-14T08:01:07.863" Title="What does Islam say about hairstyles?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="544" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="548" CreationDate="2012-06-24T18:04:19.880" Score="12" ViewCount="4861" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard different opinions about this issue, what’s the stand of Islam on a Muslim woman marrying a non-believer? What if the man claims he'd convert to Islam to be able to marry the Muslim woman? Please provide a reliable reference for each claim of yours, since I’m not interested in personal opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-03-24T09:29:30.743" LastActivityDate="2023-03-24T09:29:30.743" Title="What's the stand of Islam on a Muslim woman marrying a non-believer?" Tags="|nikah|women|non-muslim|interfaith-marriage|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="544" CreationDate="2012-06-24T18:11:24.023" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to jafari Fiqh:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Muslim man is allowed to marry a Christian or a Jewish woman in&#xA;temporary marriage. Based on precaution, it is obligatory to refrain&#xA;from marrying a non-Muslim woman in permanent marriage. A Muslim man&#xA;is not allowed to marry, neither permanently nor temporarily a&#xA;non-Muslim woman who is not among Ahlul Kitab. Based on obligatory&#xA;precaution, a Muslim man must refrain from marrying a Zoroastrian&#xA;woman, even temporarily.  &lt;strong&gt;As for a Muslim woman, she is not allowed to&#xA;marry a non-Muslim man at all.&lt;/strong&gt; (See the question-answer section&#xA;below.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ref:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/index.php?p=251364&amp;amp;id=46&amp;amp;pid=2062&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.sistani.org&lt;/a&gt;  (no.390)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About claim, the parents of Girl and Girl have duty to do enough research about belief and morals of the man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many Hadith insisting on research about the man to have two main attributes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief (practicing the rules of Islam)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Having good morals.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he has this two attributes, the marriage should be accepted according to Islam and non-Islamic terms should not be set. For example the wealth and properties of man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-02-13T04:35:59.557" LastActivityDate="2023-02-13T04:35:59.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="542" CreationDate="2012-06-24T18:14:14.880" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hadith - Bukhari 4:668, Narrated Abu Huraira , see also Bukhari 7:786&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle said, &quot;The Jews and the Christians do not dye (their&#xA;  grey hair), so you shall do the opposite of what they do (i.e. dye&#xA;  your grey hair and beards).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hadith - Muslim, Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When AbuQuhafah (father of AbuBakr) came in the Year of Victory or on&#xA;  the Day of Victory (to the Prophet to pledge his allegiance to him)&#xA;  his head and his beard were white like hyssop.  He (the Prophet )&#xA;  commanded or the women were commanded by him that they should change&#xA;  this with something (that the color of his hair should be changed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hadith - Muslim, Narrated 'Ubaid Ibn Juraij&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...And about the dyeing of hair with Hinna; no doubt I saw Allah's&#xA;  Apostle dyeing his hair with it and that is why I like to dye (my hair&#xA;  with it)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Sources:&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://muttaqun.com/hair.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;,&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/3364&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it is prohibited to have your hair in the style that looks like camel humps,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18/123&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abu Hurairah&lt;/a&gt; (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, &quot;There are two types of&#xA;  people who will be punished in Hell and whom I have not seen: men&#xA;  having whips like the tails of cows and they will be beating people&#xA;  with them, and, women who will be dressed but appear to be naked,&#xA;  inviting to evil; and they themselves will be inclined to it. Their&#xA;  heads will appear like the humps of the Bactrian camel inclined to one&#xA;  side. They will not enter Jannah and they will not smell its fragrance&#xA;  which is perceptible from such and such a distance.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏ &quot;‏صِنفان من أهل&#xA;  النار لم أرهما‏:‏ قوم معهم سياط كأذناب البقر يضربون بها الناس، ونساء&#xA;  كاسيات عاريات مميلات مائلات، رءوسهن كأسنمة البخت المائلة لا يدخلن&#xA;  الجنة، ولا يجدن ريحها، وإن ريحها ليوجد من مسيرة كذا وكذا‏&quot;‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه&#xA;  مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everything is halal until proven guilty, it is prohibited to have a hair style which looks like a camel hump, there is a hadith which says that camel humps hair style is a sign of judgement day, do not keep one part of your hair long and the other short just keep it long or cut it all &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1087880&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;was narrated&lt;/a&gt; that Ibn 'Umar said: &quot;The Messenger of Allah [SAW]&#xA;  forbade Al-Qaza' (to shave part of the head and leave part).&quot; (Sahih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ،&#xA;  عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ&#xA;  ابْنِ عُمَرَ، رضى الله عنهما قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه&#xA;  وسلم عَنِ الْقَزَعِ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدِيثُ يَحْيَى&#xA;  بْنِ سَعِيدٍ وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بِشْرٍ أَوْلَى بِالصَّوَابِ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T15:20:18.010" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T15:20:18.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="550" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="75" CreationDate="2012-06-24T18:36:15.580" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;the reason of rules of Islam are not said in Islam. only in some cases is said by prophet and Ahl Bayt. but in many cases the reasons is not said. &#xA;in some cases the reason is said by prophet and Ahl Bayt that can be considered the opinion of Islam.&#xA;but in other cases it is only the personal opinion of the writer or the scholar who have said that reason and can be considered only as an possibility.&#xA;when some one do research and ensure God exist and Islam is the truth and accepted religion by God and is the path to enter Paradise and meet God then should accept all its rules even if do nor know the reason of rules of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but as a possibility this can be the reason:&#xA;because usually women are follower of their husband and Naturally man is the boss of family in topics like religion and politics and this is for nature of man and woman so if a Muslim woman marry a non Muslim man most probably after times the woman will leave his religion and this causes the decrease of population of Muslims and also the children will follow the religion of father most probably. and finally this will be a harm to Islam in long term and will decrease growth of Muslims population.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T18:36:15.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="551" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-24T18:53:35.347" Score="1" ViewCount="4662" Body="&lt;p&gt;this verse of Quran says if two group of Muslims fought each other, Muslims should fight against the Baqiyah group.&#xA;but problem is usually both group claim the other side is Baqiyah group.&#xA;according to this verse we as Muslims should fight to Baqiyah group. &#xA;so how the baqiyah group should be determined?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِن طَائِفَتَانِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْتَتَلُوا فَأَصْلِحُوا&#xA;  بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ فَإِن بَغَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الْأُخْرَىٰ فَقَاتِلُوا&#xA;  الَّتِي تَبْغِي حَتَّىٰ تَفِيءَ إِلَىٰ أَمْرِ اللَّـهِ ۚ فَإِن فَاءَتْ&#xA;  فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَهُمَا بِالْعَدْلِ وَأَقْسِطُوا ۖ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ&#xA;  يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#49:9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[49:9]&lt;/a&gt; Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if two factions among the believers should fight, then make&#xA;  settlement between the two. But if one of them oppresses the other,&#xA;  then fight against the one that oppresses until it returns to the&#xA;  ordinance of Allah. And if it returns, then make settlement between&#xA;  them in justice and act justly. Indeed, Allah loves those who act&#xA;  justly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it is possible to such war happen in our time. for example Iran/Iraq war happened in some year ago between two Muslim nation.&#xA;so we should know how to determine Baqiyah group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for example consider the Camel war in history of Islam that near 20,000 Muslims were killed in this war. and assume it happen now in our time with the same leaders (Imam Ali S.A in one side and Aisha and Talha and Zubar in other side). then:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- according to above verse is it obligatory for Muslims to participate in this war?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- if yes, how to determine which side is Baqiyah group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- according to your method for determining Baqiyah group which side was Baqiyah side in Camel war?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="39" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T22:36:27.937" LastActivityDate="2012-07-14T10:58:33.313" Title="How can I identify and fight the Baqiyah Muslims according to this verse?" Tags="|jihad|war|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="552" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="632" CreationDate="2012-06-24T18:54:27.247" Score="6" ViewCount="13345" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some people like me have light or heavy disabilities when they born. I know that Quran do not make any special difference between them and others except in contributing in wars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I heard somewhere a Hadith that disabilities clear some sins of the person who have this disability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, does Islam have something special not-physical reward for people with disabilities? e.g. clearing some of their sins not contributing in wars which is physical!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or will God reward them with special gift after death because of their patient with disabilities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user76" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-09-15T23:48:25.050" LastActivityDate="2020-11-19T15:17:11.550" Title="What are Islam's words about people with disabilities?" Tags="|reward|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="553" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-24T18:58:26.853" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Zakāt&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: زكاة‎ [zæˈkæː], &quot;that which purifies&quot; or &quot;alms&quot;), is the giving of a fixed portion of one's wealth to charity, generally to the poor and needy. It is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;History&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zakat, a practice initiated by Prophet Muhammad Peace be Upon Him, has played an important role throughout Islamic history.  Initially, Muhammad peace be upon Him instituted zakat as a voluntary, individual offering, but during his lifetime certain forms of zakat have been declared obligatory. The caliph Abū Bakr, believed by Sunni Muslims to be Muhammad's successor, was the first to institute a statutory zakat system. The third caliph, Uthman ibn Affan (who reigned from 644–656) significantly altered the zakat collection protocol, by decreeing that only &quot;apparent&quot; wealth was taxable, which had the effect of limiting zakat to mostly being paid on agricultural land and produce. Ultimately, the practice of state-administered zakat was very short-lived, ending with the reign of Umar bin Abdul Aziz from 717–720 A.D.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T23:29:41.800" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T23:29:41.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="554" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-24T18:58:26.853" Score="0" Body="Zakāt (Arabic: زكاة‎ [zæˈkæː], &quot;that which purifies&quot; or &quot;alms&quot;), is the giving of a fixed portion of one's wealth to charity, generally to the poor and needy. It is one of the Five Pillars of Islam." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T23:27:23.457" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T23:27:23.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="555" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="560" CreationDate="2012-06-24T19:00:33.763" Score="16" ViewCount="11735" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any rules on joking in Islam? Are there any specific verses of the Qur'an or Hadiths regarding joking?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T10:50:54.143" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T03:52:25.137" Title="Did the Prophet Muhammad (saws) use humor with those around him?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|reference-request|seerah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="556" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-24T19:10:31.383" Score="2" ViewCount="277" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Islam a political religion? If so, what elements of it make it political?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Islam have a political system in itself for governing people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide reference to verses of the Quran in your answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-15T18:10:01.393" LastActivityDate="2016-09-15T18:10:01.393" Title="Is Islam a political or a non-political religion?" Tags="|politics|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="557" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-24T19:11:34.690" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mosque&lt;/a&gt; (pronounced /mɒsk/) (Arabic:مسجد) is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word entered English from a French word which probably derived from Italian moschea, a variant of Italian moscheta, from either Armenian mzkiṭ or Greek μασγίδιον, from Arabic masjid, meaning &quot;place of worship&quot; or &quot;prostration in prayer&quot;, from the Arabic sajada, meaning &quot;to bow down in prayer&quot; or &quot;worship&quot;, probably ultimately of Aramaic origin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are strict and detailed requirements in Sunni fiqh for a place of worship to be considered a masjid, with places that do not meet these requirements regarded as musallas. There are stringent restrictions on the uses of the area formally demarcated as the masjid (which is often a small portion of the larger complex), and, in the Sharia, after an area is formally designated as a masjid, it remains so until the Last Day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mosque serves as a place where Muslims can come together for salah (prayer) (Arabic: صلاة‎, ṣalāt) as well as a center for information, education, and dispute settlement. The imam leads the prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They have developed significantly from the first mosque on Earth, the Quba Mosque. Many mosques have elaborate domes, minarets, and prayer halls. Mosques originated on the Arabian Peninsula, but are now found in all inhabited continents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Large mosques sometimes play a political role as well. In Islamic countries like Pakistan, Iran, and Iraq (after 2003), political subjects are preached by imams at Friday congregations on a regular basis. In other Islamic countries, imams are usually banned from mentioning political issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T23:30:01.830" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T23:30:01.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="558" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-24T19:11:34.690" Score="0" Body="A mosque is the place of worship for Muslims.  It is also known as Masjid in Arabic." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T23:27:00.290" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T23:27:00.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="555" CreationDate="2012-06-24T19:19:35.723" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Good question!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (saws) used humor to lighten the mood in many situations. He was known to always smile. When he laughed the whites of his teeth showed.  When we read those ahadith, sometimes we don't really get the joke because we're living in a different time and different things are funny to us now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (saws) is known to have said: I always say the truth even when I am joking (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1802260&quot;&gt;hadith in Shama'il Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;). So the general rule is to not lie when you're trying to be funny. The Prophet (saws) said &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43#218&quot;&gt;woe to the one who lies in the course of making people laugh&lt;/a&gt;. There are many instances in the hadith literature about the Prophet (saws) using humor with his Companions (raa). He (saws) encouraged people to &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/406520&quot;&gt;joke with their spouses&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One incident I remember is when the Prophet (saws) was with Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra) and they had a dozen dates. As they were about to finish, Ali (ra) saw some people approaching. He quickly moved the pile of 6 pits that he had to the Prophet (saws)'s pile and jocularly told the passersby that the Prophet (saws) had kept all the dates to himself and didn't share! The Prophet (saws) in good spirits said right back: Look at Ali, he eats the dates and he eats the pits as well! (because he didn't have any pits on his side).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the scholars use this incident for one exception: if everyone knows what you're saying can't be true, it's OK to joke about it. If someone says for example - I was on Mars last night and something happened and proceeds to make a joke about it, everyone there knows it's not true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other etiquettes for joking: One is not allowed to make derogatory jokes about Islam or the Prophet (saws) or the Companions as Allah says in the Qur'an in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/65-66&quot;&gt;Tawbah:65-66&lt;/a&gt;. One is not allowed to take someone's property as a joke, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43#232&quot;&gt;nor is one permitted to frighten or scare them&lt;/a&gt; in the course of a joke. And of course, general rules about backbiting, slander, mockery, etc. also apply here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally, the scholars have said that excessive joking (just like going to excess in any matter in life) can harden the heart. The Prophet (saws) said “Do not laugh too much, for laughing too much deadens the heart.” (Saheeh al-Jaami’, 7312). DO it respectfully, let it relax you, but don't let it distract from the akhirah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T21:00:01.423" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T21:00:01.423" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="555" CreationDate="2012-06-24T19:44:05.940" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes the Prophet May peace and Blessings be Upon Him joked with those around Him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anas ibn Maalik radiyallahu anhu relates, Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam once told him jokingly, Ya dhal udhu-nayn (O two eared&#xA;one)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلانَ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو&#xA;أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ شَرِيكٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الأَحْوَلِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ&#xA;مَالِكٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، قَالَ لَهُ‏:‏&#xA;يَا ذَا الأُذُنَيْنِ،‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idea is for people to feel happy and enjoy your company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rules are basic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.do not joke excessively&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.don't hurt other peoples feelings&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3.do not say anything but the truth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah radiyallahu anhu reports, The Sahaabah asked, &amp;quot;O&#xA;Messenger of Allah, you joke with us?&amp;quot; Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe&#xA;wasallam replied, &amp;quot;Yes, I do not say but the truth.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّاسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الدُّورِيُّ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا&#xA;عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ أَنبأَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ&#xA;بْنُ الْمُبَارِكِ، عَنِ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ&#xA;الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ‏:‏ قَالُوا‏:‏ يَا رَسُولَ&#xA;اللهِ، إِنَّكَ تُدَاعِبُنَا، قَالَ‏:‏ إِنِّي لا أَقُولُ إِلا حَقًّا‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/shamail/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/shamail/35&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-06T03:52:25.137" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T03:52:25.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="562" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-24T20:18:23.627" Score="5" ViewCount="2529" Body="&lt;p&gt;You all should know the stories (I'm sorry, I don't know if the word &quot;story&quot; is appropriate to address them. In my language it is rude, but I don't find a better word in English.) in Quran. Like Moses dividing the sea to open escape routes, Christ healing diseased people and reviving dead. The great flood in the era of Noah. Etc, there are a lot of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did they actually happen as they are mentioned?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;For example, about the story of Noah, did the Earth literally flooded by water. Or does the words &quot;water&quot;, &quot;ship&quot;, &quot;flood&quot;, &quot;rain&quot;, etc are symbolizing a more non-supernatural historical event?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they indeed happened as is, will/can they happen again in our time?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If they are symbolizing different events, then what are they symbolizing? I don't expect you to explain all of them in detail, but can you please explain the main aspect in one or two paragraphs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example of symbolization in the story of Noah, which I debated on with one of my friends recently:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;water = working&#xA;sea = the entire salty (hard) work life in which people earn their earnings (both halal and haram)&#xA;land = the part of dunya in which the earnings from sea are spent&#xA;mountain = people's ways of lives in dunya&#xA;lands filling with water = people working too much to survive&#xA;finally drowning = bankruptcy, suffering extreme poverty, not surviving the poverty&#xA;ship = companies and organizations that float on the market without sinking&#xA;etc...&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This kind of sight of vision exists among some people. They are making very interesting comments about stories in Quran. What do you think about this kind of angle of view?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2014-05-16T20:45:12.337" LastActivityDate="2014-05-16T20:45:12.337" Title="Did the stories in Quran happen as is, or are they symbolizing different and more common events?" Tags="|quran|history|quranic-events|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="562" CreationDate="2012-06-24T20:36:08.627" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Coming from the viewpoint of a Muslim, the Qur'an is the truth, and nothing but the truth.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every story in the Quran is true. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The second ayah, of the second surah tells us this:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah [2:2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;ذَٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَ‌يْبَ ۛ فِيهِ ۛ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, the reason these stories are told is to symbolize the power of Allah (SWT), and what the Messengers before Rasulallah (S) did, but they are true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, as everything in the Quran &lt;em&gt;has happened&lt;/em&gt;, it is not a event that was written in history. These events were prehistoric, and are only mentioned in the Quran and Bible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T20:45:43.703" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="565" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-24T20:50:00.387" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T20:50:00.387" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T20:50:00.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="566" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-24T20:50:00.387" Score="0" Body="How a person presents themselves (i.e. clothing, hair)." OwnerUserId="128" LastEditorUserId="128" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T20:54:52.620" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T20:54:52.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="568" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="551" CreationDate="2012-06-24T21:27:11.033" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there is a straightforward answer to this question. This very question came up within 30 years of the passing of the Prophet (saws). Today, we see who we consider some of the wisest Sahaba as having abstained from taking sides in that fitnah (of course, this is the Sunni perspective). There was no way to get clear information about what was going on, there was a lot of propaganda, a lot of deception and manipulation and in that environment (especially when one side was not clearly in the right and the other side was not clearly in the wrong) the best solution was by the mediator: to cease fire and then commence negotiations in Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course if it's clearcut what the wrong side is and there is a trustworthy source of information, then it's clear who the baghi is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T21:27:11.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="569" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-24T21:27:32.587" Score="18" ViewCount="58594" Body="&lt;p&gt;On one hand, I've learned that our destiny is fixed and does not change. On the other hand, I've learned a concept called &quot;dua&quot; which I use to talk to Allah, complaining and such. So would my &quot;dua&quot; change my destiny? If not, what's the use?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T11:28:22.160" LastActivityDate="2018-03-27T23:03:52.060" Title="Can we change our destiny by &quot;dua&quot;?" Tags="|dua|qadar|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="570" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="853" CreationDate="2012-06-24T21:45:51.103" Score="13" ViewCount="4737" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Sunnis, mut'ah (temporary marriage) was allowed before but later the Prophet salallahu alayhi wassalam abolished it. It is based on the following hadiths (traditions): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Two Sahihs, it is recorded that the Leader of the Faithful `Ali&#xA;  bin Abi Talib said, &quot;The Messenger of Allah prohibited Mut'ah marriage&#xA;  and eating the meat of domesticated donkeys on the day of Khaybar&#xA;  (battle).''&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, in his Sahih, Muslim recorded that Ar-Rabi' bin Sabrah bin Ma'bad Al-Juhani said that his father said that he accompanied the Messenger of Allah during the conquest of Makkah, and that the Prophet said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O people! I allowed you the Mut'ah marriage with women before. Now,&#xA;  Allah has prohibited it until the Day of Resurrection. Therefore,&#xA;  anyone who has any women in Mut`ah, let him let them go, and do not&#xA;  take anything from what you have given them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the evidence that the Shia used to allow it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any conditions to perform &lt;a href=&quot;http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mut%27ah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mut'ah&lt;/a&gt;? What happens to the woman and her children after the Mut'ah marriage ends?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-13T09:15:05.583" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T11:58:58.100" Title="Why do Shi'as allow mut'ah marriage?" Tags="|sunni|prophet-muhammad|shiism|nikah-al-mutah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="571" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="569" CreationDate="2012-06-24T21:50:33.063" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I learned that there are several different levels of &lt;em&gt;qadr&lt;/em&gt; (or destiny). Side note: Delving into exactly how qadr works is not encouraged, probably because we don't know enough about how the ghaib works to begin dissecting it and expecting to understand how it works. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back to the different levels thing - think of qadr at the lowest level as a sort of script for the universe. At a higher level, there could be instructions to change the script. Du'a is one of those instructions. According to the hadith, it is the only thing. Another hadith states that if anything were to overtake qadr, it would be the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/254270&quot;&gt;evil eye&lt;/a&gt;. At the highest level though, is the Lauh al-Mahfoodh, in which Allah SWT has preserved everything that will happen in this world, including the changing of qadr at the lower levels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam ibn al-Qayyim says that du'a is a means - the same way we acquire the rizq that is written for us by working toward it, so do we make du'a as another means toward the same rizq. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam ibn Taymiyyah says similarly - qadr could be that Allah has commanded the angels to increase and decrease rizq based on actions. The hadith, for example, about increasing rizq by upholding familial relationships is a case in point. So du'a can change how we experience what was pre-written for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T21:56:30.527" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T21:56:30.527" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="569" CreationDate="2012-06-24T21:55:30.420" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is all knowledgeable i.e. he knows the present, the future to every fine detail. Dua doesn't change destiny. But, you do not know what is in store for you in your destiny. If you do dua, you will get the provision that has already been ordained for you. The fact that you will do dua is also known to the knowledge of Allah. But, you do not know the knowledge of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, basically, we are encouraged to do dua to ask Allah things we need and also, dua is a form of worship. It has no overlap between destiny. It is just Allah's knowledge of what you will ask, what you will get, what you will say and what you will do. The fact that you asked this question is also already known to Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since, you do not know what is in store for you, you are encouraged to ask. You have a choice to ask or not to ask. Whatever the decision, it is already known to Allah. His knowledge doesn't prevent your free will. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, you might be jobless and searching for one badly. You do a lot of dua and you finally get it. You cannot say that you would have got it even if you didn't do dua, since it was fixed. No. The fact that you would do dua was known to Allah and also, that you would get this job. As simple as that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Prophet salallahu alayhi wassalam forbade us from asking too much about Qadr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And why worry about what is written? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-11T05:28:01.410" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T05:28:01.410" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="552" CreationDate="2012-06-24T22:09:28.980" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;God is &lt;em&gt;righteous&lt;/em&gt; and it's indeed one of His names. So people are asked about what they have done due to their abilities. Less ability means less duty which is always a good thing. That's why a blind person will not be asked about what sins he/she has done with his/her eyes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God says in Quran (Al-kahf, verse 49):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] And not one will thy Lord treat with injustice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T13:47:09.950" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T13:47:09.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="574" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="556" CreationDate="2012-06-24T22:49:46.327" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah SWT describes Islam as been a &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;deen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in the Qur'an, an accurate translation of which is &quot;a way of life.&quot; To submit to Allah is to live life and worship Him the way He wants us to. As such, Islam includes directives to us about conducting ourselves as a society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Politics and government are not exactly synonyms of each other. I would say there are more concrete directive on government than there are about politics in Islam. For example there are numerous ayaat and ahadith on whoever is in charge of a community on having to establish justice and equity and judge by Allah's Law. There are also ayaat about &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;members of a community obeying those in authority&lt;/a&gt;. Allah established Himself as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lawgiver&lt;/a&gt; and Legislator, both for ritual worship and for other things in life, and associating partners in him in this Name of his would be shirk. This is the government aspect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For politics, the Qur'an talks about shura, or mutual consultation that the leader calls. Apart from that, the scholars have attempted to frame politics through a fiqhi approach. Mawardi is an excellent example of someone who advocates this approach. Ibn Taymiyyah calls for a more pragmatic approach to politics based on ground reality and thinking in terms of the aims of Shari'ah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more, I recommend reading &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1107014069&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this recent book&lt;/a&gt; by Prof. Ovamir Anjum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For your other questions - the decision to go to war is obviously political. Islam lays down very clear and specific rules about when and how to go to war. And finally, &lt;em&gt;qisas&lt;/em&gt; is part of criminal law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T22:55:21.857" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T22:55:21.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="576" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-24T23:24:48.250" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Usool-ul-Fiqh:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the science concerning the comprehensive evidences of fiqh. Since fiqh consists of either &#xA;&lt;strong&gt;[i]&lt;/strong&gt; masaa‘il (issues) concerning which the ruling by one of the five rulings is sought, or &#xA;&lt;strong&gt;[ii]&lt;/strong&gt; it is the dalaa‘il (evidences) employed in extracting and determining these masaa‘il (issues).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So fiqh is actually knowledge of the masaa‘il (issues) and the dalaa‘il (evidences).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;These dalaa‘il (evidences) are of two types:-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Comprehensive evidences that encompass every ruling&lt;/strong&gt; - from the beginning to the end of fiqh - of a single kind; such as our saying: “al-amr lil-wujoob (a command is indicative of an obligation).” Or: “an-nahee lit-tahreem (a forbiddance is indicative of a prohibition).” And other similar evidences. So these are part of usoolul-fiqh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Detailed evidences&lt;/strong&gt; that are to be understood in the light of the comprehensive evidences. So when such is completed, then the ahkaam (rulings) can be resolved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, the ahkaam (rulings) are in need of their detailed evidences, and the detailed evidences are themselves in need of comprehensive evidences. So by this, we recognise the need and the necessity of knowing usoolul-fiqh, and that it aids in the understanding of fiqh itself, and that it is the foundations for deducing and making ijtihaad in the ahkaam (rulings).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The ahkaam (rulings) upon which fiqh revolve are five:-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Waajib (obligation):&lt;/strong&gt; that for which the one who performs it is rewarded, whilst the one who abandons it is punished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Haraam (prohibition):&lt;/strong&gt; this is the opposite of an obligation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Masnoon (recommended):&lt;/strong&gt; that for which the one who performs it is rewarded, whilst the one who leaves it is not punished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Makrooh (detested):&lt;/strong&gt; this is the opposite of a recommendation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mubaah (permissible):&lt;/strong&gt; this is where both (its doing or leaving) are equivalent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those rulings which are waajib (obligatory) are divided into two categories: &lt;strong&gt;fard ’ayn&lt;/strong&gt; (individual obligation), the doing of which is sought from every mukallaf (morally responsible), baaligh (mature) ’aaqil (sane) person. The majority of the Sharee’ah rulings enter into this category. The second is &lt;strong&gt;fard kifaayah&lt;/strong&gt; (collective obligation), the performance of which is sought from the morally responsible collectively, but not from every individual specifically; such as the learning of the various branches of useful knowledge and useful industries; the adhaan; the commanding of good and forbidding of evil; and other similar matters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These five rulings differ widely in accordance with its state, its levels and its effects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The adillah (evidences) that fiqh is derived from are four:-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Book and the Sunnah,&lt;/strong&gt; and these two are the foundation by which the mukallafoon (the morally responsible) are addressed, and upon which is built their Religion. Then &lt;strong&gt;ijmaa’ (consensus) and al-qiyaasus-saheeh (sound and correct analogy)&lt;/strong&gt;, these two are derived from the Book and the Sunnah. So fiqh - in its entirety - does not leave the realms of these four usool (fundamentals).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority of the important ahkaam(rulings) are indicated to by these four adillah (evidences). They are indicated to by the nusoos (texts) from the Book and the Sunnah; and the Scholars have ijmaa’ (consensus) about them, and they are indicated to by qiyaasus-saheeh (sound and correct analogy); because of what they entail of benefit, if it is a command; or what they contain of harm, if it is a forbiddance. Very few of the ahkaam have been differed over by the Scholars. In such cases the closest of them to the truth is the one who correctly refers back to these four usool.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2018-10-23T09:57:54.203" LastActivityDate="2018-10-23T09:57:54.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="577" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-24T23:24:48.250" Score="0" Body="It is the science concerning the comprehensive evidences of fiqh." OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T23:57:33.177" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T23:57:33.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="578" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-24T23:33:49.267" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;From Wikipedia:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jihad&lt;/a&gt; (English pronunciation: /dʒɪˈhɑːd/; Arabic: جهاد‎ ǧihād [dʒiˈhæːd]), an Islamic term, is a religious duty of Muslims. In Arabic, the word jihād translates as a noun meaning &quot;struggle&quot;. Jihad appears 41 times in the Quran and frequently in the idiomatic expression &quot;striving in the way of God (al-jihad fi sabil Allah)&quot;.  A person engaged in jihad is called a mujahid; the plural is mujahideen. Jihad is an important religious duty for Muslims. A minority among the Sunni scholars sometimes refer to this duty as the sixth pillar of Islam, though it occupies no such official status. In Twelver Shi'a Islam, however, Jihad is one of the 10 Practices of the Religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the authoritative Dictionary of Islam jihad is defined as: &quot;A religious war with those who are unbelievers in the mission of Muhammad ... enjoined especially for the purpose of advancing Islam and repelling evil from Muslims.&quot; The prominent British-American orientalist Bernard Lewis argues that in the hadiths and the classical manuals of Islamic law jihad has a military meaning in the large majority of cases. In a commentary of the hadith Sahih Muslim, entitled al-Minhaj, the medieval Islamic scholar Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi stated that &quot;one of the collective duties of the community as a whole (fard kifaya) is to lodge a valid protest, to solve problems of religion, to have knowledge of Divine Law, to command what is right and forbid wrong conduct&quot;. An accurate interpretation of the concept of Jihad is provided by the BBC about how Muslims describe three different types of struggles:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A believer's internal struggle to live out the Muslim faith as well&#xA;as possible&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The struggle to build a good Muslim society&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Holy war: the struggle to defend Islam, with force if necessary&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In western societies the term jihad is often translated by non-Muslims as &quot;holy war&quot;. Scholars of Islamic studies often stress that these words are not synonymous. Muslim authors, in particular, tend to reject such an approach, stressing non-militant connotations of the word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="41" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T13:57:55.217" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T13:57:55.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="579" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-24T23:33:49.267" Score="0" Body="جهاد‎ Use for questions on war that is fought by Muslims against disbelievers. Also for queries on any texts which use the word in some other sense." OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-07-31T06:47:52.860" LastActivityDate="2021-07-31T06:47:52.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="580" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="556" CreationDate="2012-06-24T23:33:49.573" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word for politics in Islam is Siyasah this means simply, &lt;strong&gt;to look after the affairs&lt;/strong&gt;. The point isn't the word it is the definition and how you define it (and i know that's not what you are asking).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was the head of state when he migrated to Madinah and from there he spread the deen to vast parts of the World. And he commanded as we can see in this Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The tribes of Israa'il were ruled by the Prophets, every time a Prophet deceased he was followed by another Prophet, and there will be no Prophets after me, and there will be Khulafaa (successors) and they will be many.&quot; The companions then asked &quot;What do you order us?&quot; To which the Prophet replied &quot;Fulfil your pledge of allegiance to them one after another, and give them their rights, and truly Allah will ask them about their responsibilities&quot; (Bukhari / Muslim)&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://ahadith.co.uk/sixtysultaniyya.php?tid=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;hadith related to ruling&quot;&gt;Hadith related to ruling&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Arabic of this hadith:&#xA;The verb &lt;strong&gt;&quot; تسو سهم &quot;&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;to manage the affairs&lt;/strong&gt; - indicates that the Prophets before the Messenger of Allah also used to rule their followers, managing their affairs according to whatever had been revealed to them by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without politics a state isn't able to function properly, the politics and it's ruling need to be wholistically taken from the Islam i.e. it's legal sources. It cannot be a mix of divine law (shariah) with others such as socialism, capitalism etc although some things may be similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The system of Politics is very different in Islam as it doesn't leave it to the whims and desires of the human to come with law which will naturally have disparity and bias. In fact it is forbidden in Islam to seek other than Allah's law.&#xA;As Allah (swt) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the disbelievers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sura maida&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="108" LastEditorUserId="108" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T23:49:02.723" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T23:49:02.723" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="581" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="651" CreationDate="2012-06-24T23:42:19.533" Score="9" ViewCount="8700" Body="&lt;p&gt;Within a primarily Muslim country, if a non-Muslim commits a punishable sin, would they be punished in accordance to Islamic Law?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="128" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T10:48:20.247" LastActivityDate="2019-04-15T10:48:20.247" Title="How does Islamic Law apply to non-Muslims within a Muslim country?" Tags="|fiqh|non-muslim|islamic-government|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="196" CreationDate="2012-06-24T23:42:55.123" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the Mus-haf is no longer usable, it is permissible to bury them without burning, or burn and bury them away from dirt and footpaths so as to preserve them from desecration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is authentically reported in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahih_al-Bukhari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;, under the chapter&#xA;  titled &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/66/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Compiling the Qur’an&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uthman_ibn_Affan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Uthman ibn Affan&lt;/a&gt; (may Allah be&#xA;  pleased with him) ordered four of the best reciters among the Sahabah&#xA;  (Companions of the Prophet) to transcribe several copies of the&#xA;  Mus-haf (manuscript of the Qur’an), which was compiled into one&#xA;  manuscript by the command of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with&#xA;  them). When they finished Uthman sent a copy of the transcribed&#xA;  Mus-haf to every territory. He also ordered that &lt;strong&gt;any other written&#xA;  records of the Qur’an be burnt.&lt;/strong&gt; None among the Sahabah objected,&#xA;  except for what was &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/32/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;reported&lt;/a&gt; that Ibn Mas'ud did. Yet, Ibn Mas‘ud&#xA;  objected to confining people to the Mus-haf that was sent by `Uthman&#xA;  to the territories, &lt;strong&gt;not to the burning process&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="691" LastEditDate="2014-04-25T19:15:05.293" LastActivityDate="2014-04-25T19:15:05.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="583" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-24T23:56:36.677" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-24T23:56:36.677" LastActivityDate="2012-06-24T23:56:36.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="584" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-24T23:56:36.677" Score="0" Body="The obligatory practice of formal worship in Islam. " OwnerUserId="128" LastEditorUserId="128" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T02:10:53.860" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T02:10:53.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="562" CreationDate="2012-06-25T01:07:45.697" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are various views about this, some insist on literal reading of all stories, others believe some stories are symbolic. Even if a story is symbolic it doesn't mean it didn't happen in a metaphysical sense or does not have physical manifestations. Unlike what some other answers say, stating that a story is symbolic doesn't mean God is lying, in contrast Quran clearly states that symbolic stories are sometimes used to make understanding easier to humans what is hard to comprehend for them. For example, in verse 59:21 Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَوْ أَنزَلْنَا هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَىٰ جَبَلٍ لَّرَأَيْتَهُ خَاشِعًا مُّتَصَدِّعًا مِّنْ خَشْيَةِ اللَّهِ وَتِلْكَ الْأَمْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Had We sent down this Qur'an on a mountain, verily, thou wouldst have seen it humble itself and cleave asunder for fear of Allah. Such are the similitudes which We propound to men, that they may reflect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here &amp;quot;نضرب&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;امثال&amp;quot; imply that this is not literal. These words can be helpful in understanding what is symbolic and what is not. A similar verse is 29:43&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَتِلْكَ الْأَمْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ ۖ وَمَا يَعْقِلُهَا إِلَّا الْعَالِمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And such are the Parables We set forth for mankind, but only those understand them who have knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you search the Quran for the words &amp;quot;مثل&amp;quot;  and  &amp;quot;امثال&amp;quot; you will find examples of symbolic stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, unless there is clear evidence in Quran that a story is symbolic it is hard to say it is symbolic, even harder for historical stories involving historical figures like prophets as in the story of &amp;quot;Noah and the flood&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Moses and the Israelites&amp;quot;. Most Muslim scholars consider these stories to have literal meanings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The symbolic stories typically seem to short and there are signs in Quran to indicate they are symbolic. Interpreting the stories where miracles happen as symbolic would also defeat the point of them being miracles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that the fact that a story in its literal form is correct doesn't imply it does not have symbolic meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T01:07:45.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="586" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="621" CreationDate="2012-06-25T01:30:26.653" Score="6" ViewCount="3188" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned in the holy Qur'an that Satan was the one that defied God. If so where did his minions come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can devils mate and reproduce? Are the number of devils increasing as the population of Earth is increasing?&#xA;In short, can someone describe the life of devils?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user126" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-25T02:28:43.430" LastActivityDate="2019-02-16T10:03:38.190" Title="Where did the other devils come from?" Tags="|shaitan|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="587" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="591" CreationDate="2012-06-25T01:37:54.447" Score="17" ViewCount="16204" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam 'alaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider that my flight takes off at 6:00 PM which is normal time for Jama'at of Asr (عصر) prayer in my city these days, and the flight is supposed to take 4 hours. This means that at the time of Maghrib (مغرب) prayer I'll be on board.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, how can I pray while in an airplane? It is a moving thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, according to which time would I pray? According to my city's time or the one my plane is flying over at that time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="51" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T19:14:54.757" LastActivityDate="2021-01-31T00:34:11.833" Title="How does one pray during an airplane flight?" Tags="|prayer-timings|travelling|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="586" CreationDate="2012-06-25T01:41:32.400" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shayateen (or devils) can indeed mate and reproduce. Allah SWT alludes to that in Surat Kahf when He talks about &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Iblis and &quot;his offspring.&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. His minions include those among the jinn who have allied themselves to him instead of being Muslims. We don't really have numbers on the jinn population or whether it's increasing or stagnant or decreasing, but we do know they are a parallel creation and they reproduce. Allah SWT alludes to their reproduction in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/55/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Rahman&lt;/a&gt; where He says there will be those in heaven whom no human &lt;em&gt;nor jinn&lt;/em&gt; has touched, and also in numerous ayaat where He talks about creating things in pairs and having spouses from among themselves. He SWT refers to them dying as well, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/41/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Fussilat&lt;/a&gt; - meaning they do reproduce to keep their kind alive somehow. We do know however that typically their lifespans are longer than ours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T01:49:12.577" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T01:49:12.577" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="589" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="986" CreationDate="2012-06-25T01:48:16.397" Score="2" ViewCount="64769" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the time of the Prophet (SAW) government in Medina, how many wars did he lead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard that the Prophet (SAW) was involved in more than 100 wars. Are these statistics correct? What is real number of them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2012-06-29T14:50:49.037" LastActivityDate="2014-06-03T21:36:33.613" Title="How many wars did the Prophet (SAW) lead?" Tags="|jihad|history|war|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="590" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="587" CreationDate="2012-06-25T01:56:33.147" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two things here: the direction of the qiblah, and the prayer time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the first, you try your best to find the direction. These days it's relatively easy because most international flights (or flights longer than a few hours) have a navigation device in front of each seat which shows you which direction the plane is going. Try using that to find where the qiblah is. If you can do it, great, pray that way. If not, then do the best you can, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/285&quot;&gt;Allah SWT doesn't burden a soul more than it can bear&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/3436/&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now about the prayer time, for three of the prayers (Fajr, Maghrib, and 'Isha) one can work out looking out the window whether the time for these has started or not. For the other prayers, estimate if you can, plan it out beforehand by looking up the prayer times at the place you will be above at that time, and if you can do neither, do the best you can again &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/102449/&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt;. And if you happen to learn later that you prayed before time, then offer it again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally, Allah SWT has a concession for those who are travelling - you can combine Dhuhr and 'Asr, and you can surely tell looking out the window whether it's daytime or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T01:56:33.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="587" CreationDate="2012-06-25T01:57:29.500" Score="8" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about a&#xA;  man who was travelling by plane, and he did not know the direction of&#xA;  the qiblah because no one else there knew it either. He prayed and he&#xA;  did not know whether he was facing the qiblah during his prayer or&#xA;  not. Is prayer in such circumstances valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He replied: If the traveller in a plane wants to offer a naafil&#xA;  prayer, then he may pray in whatever direction he is facing and he&#xA;  does not have to face the qiblah, because it is proven that the&#xA;  Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to pray on&#xA;  his camel no matter what direction it was facing, when he was&#xA;  travelling. But with regard to obligatory prayers, it is essential to&#xA;  face the qiblah and to bow and prostrate if one is able. Therefore if&#xA;  a person is able to pray properly when he is in the plane, then he&#xA;  should do so., but if the prayer whose time has come when he is in the&#xA;  plane is one which may be joined with the prayer that comes after it,&#xA;  such as if the time for Zuhr, he can delay it and join it with ‘Asr,&#xA;  and if the time for Maghrib comes when he is in the plane, he can&#xA;  delay it and join it with ‘Isha’.  He should ask the flight attendants&#xA;  about the direction of the qiblah if he is in a plane where the&#xA;  direction of the qiblah is not shown. If he does not do that then his&#xA;  prayer is not valid. End quote from Majallat al-Da’wah, issue no.&#xA;  1757, p. 45.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Ansari said You have two options,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.Try your best to find the qiblah direction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.You might be able to figure out the timings of (Fajr, Maghrib, and Isha )  by looking out of the window.  For the others estimate if you can. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/82536&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/82536&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;extra: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/21874&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/21874&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T02:02:45.580" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T02:02:45.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="592" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="468" CreationDate="2012-06-25T02:21:01.413" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Deeds are rewarded according to your situation and your intention. For example, a woman in her menses can't pray, but a man must pray in that time period. Each act of worship comes with conditions (shuroot) and pillars (arkan) (and wajibaat and sunan etc.). Those conditions apply to each individual and his/her circumstances. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So for example, if the crescent of Ramadan was sighted in the East and it's still daytime for the West, then Ramadan has only begun for the one who has sighted the crescent and the sun has set (this is a condition). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same with lailat al-qadr - one of the conditions for lailat al-qadr is that it be night!&#xA;And yes, lailat al-qadr revolves around the world as the night moves. Allah SWT knows best where and when and how it begins and ends, but individually it doesn't really matter because the individual experiences it as one night (unless said individual is trying some funky around-the-world flying that particular day).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T03:16:45.823" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T03:16:45.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="597" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="598" CreationDate="2012-06-25T03:06:55.830" Score="6" ViewCount="19524" Body="&lt;p&gt;Under what conditions is this allowed or forbidden? From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67527&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this source&lt;/a&gt;, it seems as if it is allowed while sleeping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="128" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T04:16:51.707" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T04:16:51.707" Title="Is pointing one's feet towards Ka'ba forbidden in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|kaabah|qiblah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="597" CreationDate="2012-06-25T03:11:53.583" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As your source states, there is no definitive text to prohibit pointing your feet toward the qiblah. However, and this is a major principle in the science of usool al-fiqh - 'urf (custom) determines the law. So if you live in a society or come from a background wherein pointing your feet at something is considered derogatory or insulting to that object, then this would not be allowed under the general category of not mocking or disrespecting the deen and it's sha'air (signs). And if pointing your feet at something carries no such meaning, then as the shaykh said in his answer, there is nothing prohibiting it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows better!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T03:11:53.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="597" CreationDate="2012-06-25T03:22:33.190" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no obligatory rule about this.&#xA;but in Shia Fiqh there is two different type sleeping direction. one is for a Muslim who is in dying situation (Muhtazar) (some minutes before death) which his feet should be extended towards the Kabah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And other is for sleeping that it is recommended to sleep so that the direction of body is 90 degree with direction of Kaaba and also the face be toward Kaaba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But generally it is recommended to never a Muslim Pointing his feet towards any direction. and the reason said by shia scholars is that all the world is witnessed by God and God is watching us and we are in front of God (not means physically. But like two who meet) and this is derogatory and is not suitable for who God is watching him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So shia scholars never extend their leg in any direction. But this is not obligatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also for who is in dying situation it is needed to his leg be extended. &#xA;it said by some who witnessed death of some scholars that when their family extended their leg before death he said: oh! how much is it comfortable to extend feet! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway it is only for respect to God who is watching us but is not obligatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-27T12:20:41.357" LastActivityDate="2016-09-27T12:20:41.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="600" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="991" CreationDate="2012-06-25T05:11:33.233" Score="21" ViewCount="11927" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is using pirated software allowed? Please answer with clear evidence supporting your view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that I'm not asking about &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/207/where-does-islam-stand-in-internet-piracy&quot;&gt;whether software piracy itself is sinful&lt;/a&gt;.  My question is regarding the actual &lt;em&gt;using&lt;/em&gt; of software that was obtained from a pirated source, either with or without the end user's knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, many of the computer centres here will sell computers with a pirated OS pre-installed, and they will provide discs of the pirated software.  Is it &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; to use these, given that most of the users don't even realize that what they have is pirated software?  Must they stop using the software when they actually learn that it was originally pirated?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="119" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2020-06-07T18:17:53.997" Title="Is using pirated software allowed?" Tags="|sharia|piracy|software|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="200" CreationDate="2012-06-25T05:36:57.623" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Technically, the social networking is not prohibited.&#xA;But anything that contains prohibited stuff is prohibited. &#xA;Can you name any (famous) social network site that practically does not contains images of living things? And even worse social network site contain nude images too. Every now and then there is a spam spread across the site and shows some nude pics. For a true believer it is good to save his eyes from such things. A social network site without any prohibited stuff is always a welcome thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I always like Dr. Zakir Naik's thought about Islamic things. Hope the following video will help, Insha Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHo4kBeuQDQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHo4kBeuQDQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="56" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T06:16:35.220" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T06:16:35.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="602" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="603" CreationDate="2012-06-25T05:53:02.300" Score="11" ViewCount="10601" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes the &lt;em&gt;meher&lt;/em&gt; is not given, or is not given in full, at the time of marriage, rather the man promises to provide the &lt;em&gt;meher&lt;/em&gt; at some later date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question regards the situation where the wife demands a divorce from her husband, and the husband decides to let her go: Is providing the complete &lt;em&gt;meher&lt;/em&gt; still compulsory for the man?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="56" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T06:04:13.177" LastActivityDate="2019-04-14T00:09:29.027" Title="Is meher payable even after a divorce demanded by wife?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|mehr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="603" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="602" CreationDate="2012-06-25T07:02:59.050" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Jafari Fiqh Mahr is her right, to which her husband remains indebted unless woman forgive it (for example in case of Khul divorce or Mubarat divorce)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And should be paid in any situation and even can be asked to be paid legally by sue. Unless the woman forgive it willingly. But this may depend on laws of each country. For example in Iran the amount of meher is registered in marriage document as a legal document and the woman can sue husband for not paying it before or after the divorce. It is like any other legal debt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam recommends to meher be paid as soon as possible even if no divorce happen as well as any other debt. There are some Hadith saying remaining under debt is Makrook (disliked by Islam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ref:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/marriage-handbook/6.htm#6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/marriage-handbook/6.htm#6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَآتُوا النِّسَاءَ صَدُقَاتِهِنَّ نِحْلَةً ۚ فَإِن طِبْنَ لَكُمْ عَن&#xA;  شَيْءٍ مِّنْهُ نَفْسًا فَكُلُوهُ هَنِيئًا مَّرِيئًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[4:4] Sahih International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And give the women [upon marriage] their [bridal] gifts graciously.&#xA;  But if they give up willingly to you anything of it, then take it in&#xA;  satisfaction and ease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T18:08:43.437" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T18:08:43.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="604" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="607" CreationDate="2012-06-25T07:28:57.360" Score="20" ViewCount="6260" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know for sure that Prophet Muhammad Sallahu alayhi wassalam was the last Prophet and the seal of the Messengers and he received the final revelation or the &quot;Divine Message&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I and most Sunnis believe that the Guidance is only from Allah and following the message of His Messenger (Sallahu alayhi wassalam) and infallibility in religion belongs only to the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I heard that the Shi'ah believe that the Imams also can guide people and are infallible. Is there any Qur'anic ayah or Hadiths that prove the same? Correct me if my understanding of the concept is wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T08:23:00.523" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T11:56:05.023" Title="Why do the Shi'as believe that their Imams can provide divine guidance?" Tags="|shiism|belief|imamah|infallability|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="604" CreationDate="2012-06-25T08:25:37.323" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason for this belief is Imams are thought to be successors of prophet, and as such, they inherit the Prophet's divine knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is understood from this verse of the Quran which explains that successors inherit from each other but the inheritance is not property, but knowledge. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#27:16&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[27:16] &lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَانُ دَاوُودَ ۖ وَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ&#xA;عُلِّمْنَا مَنطِقَ الطَّيْرِ وَأُوتِينَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ۖ إِنَّ&#xA;هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الْفَضْلُ الْمُبِينُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Solomon inherited David. He said, &amp;quot;O people, we have been taught&#xA;the language of birds, and we have been given from all things. Indeed,&#xA;this is evident bounty.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The messenger of Allah was definitely the last Prophet. So Imams are not prophets since they do not bring any new message or religion. Imams are Caliph and assume the leadership of the Ummah and dispute settlements and conflicts among Muslims. Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:59&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[4:59]&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّـهَ وَأَطِيعُوا&#xA;الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ ۖ فَإِن تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ&#xA;فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّـهِ وَالرَّسُولِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ&#xA;بِاللَّـهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger &lt;strong&gt;and Ulel'amr&lt;/strong&gt; (those with authority) among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to&#xA;Allah and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allah and the Last&#xA;Day. That is the best [way] and best in result.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran orders to OBEY:&#xA;1- Allah 2- prophet 3- Ulel'Amr&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the full implication of this verse, the Shia argues that Ulel'Amr must be infallible otherwise God would have not ordered Muslims to obey them because if they are fallible they can lead Muslims to mislead and sin. And this is not wise for God to order Muslims to do things that can lead to mislead and sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now as for identity of the Ulel'Amr, since we know that Abubakr, Umar, Uthman, Muaviyeh and Yazid committed many mistakes and sometimes blatant sins none of them were infallible and therefore no qualify as Ulel'Amr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shias also believe that the guidance comes only from Allah, following the message of His Messenger (Sallahu alayhi wassalam), Ulelamr. Infallibility in religion is exclusive to the Prophet and Ulelamr, hence the Qur’anic injunction to obey them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;Is there any Qur'anic ayah or Hadiths that prove the same?&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes there are many verses and hadiths for proving infallibility and leadership of 12 Imams of Shia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The basis for Imamate is in Quran, in more than 100 verses. However these references are not explicit. The reason for implicitness is that since political positions are subject of envy for ill-intended people, had Allah been explicit about Imamate and the identity of the Imams, the villains with lust of power would have destroyed the Holy Quran to remove the challenge to their legitimacy. God made Imamate implicit so that Quran survive alteration and corruption by ill-intended Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:67&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[5:67]&lt;/a&gt; says:&#xA;One of these implicit Qur’anic references to the institution and identity of Imams is the following&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ ۖ&#xA;وَإِن لَّمْ تَفْعَلْ فَمَا بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالَتَهُ ۚ وَاللَّـهُ&#xA;يَعْصِمُكَ مِنَ النَّاسِ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ&#xA;الْكَافِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Messenger, announce &lt;strong&gt;that which has been&#xA;revealed to you from your Lord&lt;/strong&gt;, and if you do not, then you have not&#xA;conveyed His message. And &lt;strong&gt;Allah will protect you from the people.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Indeed, Allah does not guide the disbelieving people.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According Islamic history and a multitude of Hadiths, the subject of Divine decree to the Holy Prophet in this verse is announcement of Ali ibn Abi Talib as his heir and successor at the event of Gadir Khum. The decree was announced by Prophet in front of 120,000 Muslims in a sermon after his last pilgrimage to Mecca.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/ghadir/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/ghadir/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse (and the one that follows) also indicate(s) that the Prophet had misgivings and fear about announcing the Divine decree but he was relieved by Allah that he would be protected against the disbelievers who would have not been content with the appointment of Ali.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the decree was announced at Ghadir the following verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;(5:3)&lt;/a&gt; was revealed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًا ۚ فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ فِي مَخْمَصَةٍ غَيْرَ مُتَجَانِفٍ لِّإِثْمٍ ۙ فَإِنَّ اللَّـهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This day&lt;/strong&gt; those who &lt;strong&gt;disbelieve&lt;/strong&gt; have despaired of [defeating] your religion; so &lt;strong&gt;fear them not&lt;/strong&gt;, but fear Me. This day &lt;strong&gt;I have&#xA;perfected for you your religion&lt;/strong&gt; and completed My favor upon you and&#xA;have approved for you Islam as religion. But whoever is forced by&#xA;severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is&#xA;Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore it was with this vital announcement of the Imamate and Caliphate of Ali ibn abi Talib that the religion was brought to perfection, hence the reason for Imamate being an integral pillar of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now with the above observations, the implications of other relevant verses are illuminated.&#xA;In Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:59&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[4:59]&lt;/a&gt; we read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّـهَ وَأَطِيعُوا&#xA;الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and&#xA;Ulel'Amr among you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the above observations, &lt;em&gt;ulel 'Amr&lt;/em&gt; are identified with the appointed Imam(s). Imams can also be identified with their full knowledge of everything. They never say &amp;quot;I do not know&amp;quot; in response to any question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other Qur’anic references to the identity of Imams. In Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:55&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[5:55]&lt;/a&gt; we read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ اللَّـهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا&#xA;الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُمْ&#xA;رَاكِعُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your Mater is none but Allah and [therefore] His Messenger and those&#xA;who have believed - those who establish prayer and give zakah, while they are bowing [in worship].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to history and Hadiths, this verse refers to Ali ibn abi Talib when he paid charity to a beggar while was in bow (sa). There are multitude of hadiths that all support this idea. Highlighting the significance of this verse, Umar is narrated as saying that he wished he could pay all his wealth so that this verse would have been revealed about him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also hadiths wherein the prophet cited the identity of all those who would assume the office of Imamate by their names, signs and even physical shapes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another Qur’anic clue in reference to Imamate is found in this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ  [en.sahih]&#xA;... so ask the &lt;strong&gt;people of the message&lt;/strong&gt; if you do not know. [21:7]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Ahl Zikr&amp;quot; have to be infallible knowledge, so that they can enlighten others about whatever they may ask them as enjoined by this verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as explained earlier one way sign of Imams or rightful caliphs is that they are never caught not knowing things they are asked about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, according to history, Abubakr, Umar and Uthman always asked their questions from Ali (sa) and used Ali S.A as their consultant in their government and wars (but Ali S.A himself never participated in their wars despite having been a key figure and a valorous warrior in all prophet's who never escaped any battle unlike some Sahaba who later assumed power after the death of the Holy Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shias also used this method to identify the Imams. For example a Shia asked how much money he had right then in his pocket and the Imam answered him accurately and even mentioned where he had earned the money from. Imams also always knew the due amount and source of Zakat that would be brought by them by their followers before being told about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another sign is they are capable of doing miracles. It is famous in both Shia and Sunni books Ali (S.A.) performed many miracles. Only one out of thousands of examples mentioned in both Shia and Sunni Hadith Books is that Ali S.A. went for funeral of Salman Farsi S.A in a distant city and came back in a moment!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Above verses were only few of many verses about Imamate. For more details you can refer to some books like: &lt;a href=&quot;http://al-islam.org/leadership&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Leadership in Islam&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://al-islam.org/guided&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Then I was guided&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://al-islam.org/real&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Real Ahl Sunnah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/peshawar/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Peshavar Nights&lt;/a&gt; and other sources found in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Islam Digital Library&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-25T08:09:17.577" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="608" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-25T09:15:49.913" Score="3" ViewCount="4582" Body="&lt;p&gt;How much amusement is allowed?  Is there any protocol for weddings? Please answer according to Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T14:46:26.980" LastActivityDate="2019-01-07T17:29:35.713" Title="How should Muslim weddings be?" Tags="|sunnah|wedding|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="608" CreationDate="2012-06-25T09:58:55.523" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The best model for marriage and wedding according to Sunnah is the marriage the Prophet made for his daughter Fatima Zahra S.A. All parts of this marriage and wedding were managed by the Prophet and because the groom (i.e. Imam Ali S.A. and cousin of the Prophet) was an orphan from childhood, and was raised and trained by the Prophet and, in fact the Prophet was his like father figure, so in this marriage the Prophet was the manager of the marriage for the both sides and, thus this marriage can be considered a perfect marriage in Sunnah because all of it was managed by the Prophet and can be considered a 100% Islamic marriage based on Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;How much amusement is allowed?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A free dinner was given to the people who attended and, some had happiness when the bride was going to her home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Is there any protocol for weddings?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, out of the obligatory rules in Fiqh there are some recommendations. For example, the Mahr (wedding gift) is better to be small and not excessive. The male and female guests should not be mixed. the bride should not show her 'adornments' to men (unless of course, they are her husband).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On top of these, there are more referred to in the following books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;References and more details:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/marriage-handbook/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Marriage Handbook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/m_morals/index.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Marriage and Morals in Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/marriageandfamily/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Principles Of Marriage &amp;amp; Family Ethics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-26T20:53:39.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="610" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-25T10:00:34.227" Score="10" ViewCount="98566" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam considers cleanliness very important, and keeping some kind of pets can sometimes be a burden in terms of cleanliness. This looks like a contradiction to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a law about keeping pets?  Did Rasulallah (S) keep any pet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="41" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T13:31:43.330" LastActivityDate="2016-01-24T12:19:36.230" Title="What kind of pets can I keep in my house?" Tags="|taharah|pets|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="610" CreationDate="2012-06-25T10:14:50.963" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can keep permissible animals as pets as long as you treat and feed them properly. And the permissible animals are many like fish, birds, cats. Impermissible from what I know are only dogs because Islam has forbidden keeping dogs except guard dogs and hunting dogs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He who keeps a dog, will lose out of his good deeds equal to one Qirat every day, except one who keeps it for guarding the fields or the herd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a narration of Muslim, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) is reported to have said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He who keeps a dog for any reason other than to guard his property (lands) or his flock of sheep, his good deeds equal to two Qirat will be deducted every day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and Narrated by al-Bukhaari (3225) and Muslim (2106) that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurayrah was so called because of a cat which used to accompany him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhaari (6203) and Muslim (2150) narrated that Anas (may Allaah be&#xA;  pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be&#xA;  upon him) was the best of people in attitude. I had a brother who was&#xA;  called Abu ‘Umayr. He (the narrator) said: I think he said: He was a&#xA;  weanling. When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah&#xA;  be upon him) came and saw him, he said: “Abu ‘Umayr, what happened to&#xA;  the nughayr (nightingale)?” He used to play with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above hadeeth shows it is also permissible to keep birds as pets and children can play with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also known that the saliva of cats is not impure (naajis):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because of the report narrated in Sunan Abi Dawood and elsewhere,&#xA;  which says that a woman brought some hareesah (a kind of food) to&#xA;  ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) and found her praying.&#xA;  (‘Aa’ishah) gestured to her that she should put it down. Then a cat&#xA;  came and ate some of it. When ‘Aa’ishah had finished praying, she ate&#xA;  from where the cat had eaten and said, “The Messenger of Allaah (peace&#xA;  and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘They (cats) are not naajis&#xA;  (impure), rather they are among those who go around among you&#xA;  (al-tawwaafeena ‘alaykum).’ I saw the Messenger of Allaah (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allaah be upon him) doing wudoo’ with water from which a&#xA;  cat had drunk.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is impermissible is showing extravagance with animals i.e. spending lot of money on beautifying them and such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2013-05-14T15:42:25.780" LastActivityDate="2013-05-14T15:42:25.780" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="613" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-25T10:23:06.350" Score="2" ViewCount="4106" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an itself has a very simple vocabulary and grammar and is very easy to read. However, translations often use very formal, old-fashioned English with a lot of words that are seldom used in daily life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the explanation for this? Are the translators trying to make the Qur'an look like a mystical book that is difficult to understand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="156" LastEditDate="2013-06-22T22:41:49.903" LastActivityDate="2016-04-30T13:51:47.883" Title="Why are Quran translations written in old-fashioned English with difficult vocabulary?" Tags="|quran|translation|english|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="610" CreationDate="2012-06-25T10:29:22.490" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Jafari Fiqh Pets are all allowed, except that one must be careful about such pets which&#xA;are NAJIS.  Secondly Islam enjoins upon us to look after them well.  If we&#xA;cannot, then they must be released.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islamically there is no problem in keeping a guard dog on your premises.&#xA;Since dogs (and pigs) are from Najisul `ayn (inherently impure) animals, you&#xA;will have to make sure that they do not lick the areas which are always&#xA;supposed to remain tahir, such as place of prayers, place where sacred&#xA;things like the Holy Qur'an and sajdagha (turbah) are kept. Also, do not eat&#xA;or drink from the utensils which have been licked by the dog, unless you&#xA;have cleansed it by rubbing with wet clean earth and then washing it with&#xA;water. Sometimes your dog will cling to your clothes (say, pants) then such&#xA;clothes should not be worn for salat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Islamic Law by Syd Seestani, Elements of Islamic Studies by S.&#xA;S. Akhtar Rizvi, commentaries to surah 18 of the Qur'an&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/organizations/aalimnetwork/msg00700.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org (1)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/organizations/aalimnetwork/msg00256.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org (2)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-24T12:19:36.230" LastActivityDate="2016-01-24T12:19:36.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="613" CreationDate="2012-06-25T10:35:14.527" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not think any of Quran translations are done by any company and I do not think it is intentional. The reason is simply no recent translator has translated Quran and this shows the laziness of Muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However here is a list of translation that you may find a better translate:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/trans/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran Translations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-30T13:51:47.883" LastActivityDate="2016-04-30T13:51:47.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="610" CreationDate="2012-06-25T10:54:19.483" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Cat is good. Rasulullah (May Salat and Salam be upon him) said it is an household item and won't cancel/interrupt your salat when near.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T10:54:19.483" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="618" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="586" CreationDate="2012-06-25T11:08:50.807" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those who follow Iblis from jinn and men are shaitans as well. So being a shaitan is much more like carrying a title rather than being a unique creature. Some of these shaitans are of higher (devilish) degree and they are called Ifrits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T11:08:50.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="620" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-25T11:35:39.403" Score="1" ViewCount="65" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Possible Duplicate:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/159/how-to-cope-with-interest-payed-by-banks&quot;&gt;How to cope with interest payed by banks?&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have an account in a bank that automatically puts an interest rate on it , &#xA;how can someone in this case avoid being in Riba ?&#xA;Is giving it as Sadaqa allowed ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T11:35:39.403" Title="what should be done with bank account interests to avoid riba?" Tags="|fiqh|riba|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2012-06-25T13:42:58.690" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="586" CreationDate="2012-06-25T11:42:02.873" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Arabic language, Shaytan is derived from &lt;strong&gt;Shatana&lt;/strong&gt;, which means the far thing. Hence, the Shaytan has a different nature than mankind, and his sinful ways are far away from every type of righteousness. It was also said that Shaytan is derived from Shata, (literally 'burned'), because it was created from fire. Some scholars said that both meanings are correct, although they state that the first meaning is more plausible. Further, Siybawayh (the renowned Arab linguistic) said, &quot;The Arabs say, 'So-and-so has &lt;strong&gt;Tashaytan&lt;/strong&gt;,' when he commits the act of the devils. If Shaytan was derived from &lt;strong&gt;Shata&lt;/strong&gt;, they would have said, &lt;strong&gt;Tashayyata&lt;/strong&gt; (rather than Tashaytan).'' Hence, Shaytan is derived from the word that means, far away. This is why they call those who are rebellious (or mischievous) from among the Jinns and mankind a `Shaytan'. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And so We have appointed for every Prophet enemies ـ Shayatin (devils)&#xA;  among mankind and Jinn, inspiring one another with adorned speech as a&#xA;  delusion (or by way of deception) (6:112).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, the Musnad by Imam Ahmad records that Abu Dharr said that the Messenger of Allah said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Abu Dharr! Seek refuge with Allah from the devils of mankind and the&#xA;  Jinns. Abu Dharr said, &quot;I asked him , `Are there human devils' He&#xA;  said, Yes.''&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, it is recorded in Sahih Muslim that Abu Dharr said that the Messenger of Allah said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot; The woman, the donkey and the black dog interrupt the prayer (if&#xA;  they pass in front of those who do not pray behind a Sutrah, i.e. a&#xA;  barrier). Abu Dharr said, &quot;I said, `What is the difference between the&#xA;  black dog and the red or yellow dog' He said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The black dog is a devil.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Ibn Jarir At-Tabari recorded that Umar bin Al-Khattab once rode a Berthawn (huge camel) which started to proceed arrogantly. Umar kept striking the animal, but the animal kept walking in an arrogant manner. Umar dismounted the animal and said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;By Allah! You have carried me on a Shaytan. I did not come down from&#xA;  it until after I had felt something strange in my heart.''&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Hadith has an authentic chain of narrators. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, shaytaan are among mankind and Jinns and also, some other creatures mentioned above. It is merely the title for the rebellious and mischievous ones of them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding one who defied Allah, it was Iblees and yes, progeny of Iblees live among Jinn kind. Allah says (Interpretation of meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Will you then take him (Iblees) and his offspring as protectors and&#xA;  helpers rather than Me while they are enemies to you?” [al-Kahf 15:50]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They dwell in ruins and unclean places.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “These&#xA;  toilets are haunted (inhabited by devils), so when anyone of you goes&#xA;  to the toilet let him say, ‘A’oodhu Billaahi min al-khubthi&#xA;  wa’l-khabaa’ith (I seek refuge Allaah from the male and female&#xA;  devils).” Narrated by Abu Dawood, 6; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani&#xA;  in Silsilat al-Ahaadeeth al-Saheehah, 1070.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They will also face death, for they are included in the words of Allaah (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Whatsoever is on it (the earth) will perish” [al-Rahmaan 55:26]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T11:47:33.587" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T11:47:33.587" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="622" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="623" CreationDate="2012-06-25T12:15:15.723" Score="7" ViewCount="43391" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a specific du'a that I should say after salah, or can I say any du'a? If possible, please give a transliteration of this du'a.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; I did some research and found multiple answers. I would like one, reliable answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="128" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T06:18:46.210" LastActivityDate="2021-09-10T05:00:04.557" Title="What du'aa should I say after salah?" Tags="|dua|salat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="623" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="622" CreationDate="2012-06-25T12:24:43.050" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dua is not a magic spell that you have to cast to get things done. The very purpose of dua is to 'ask' from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can ask for forgiveness&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can ask for guidance&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can ask for heaven&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can ask for help in times of difficulty&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can ask for help for people in trouble&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically in dua (that you do after your prayers) you can ask for whatever you want to ask from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T13:45:54.183" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T13:45:54.183" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="625" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1777" CreationDate="2012-06-25T13:34:33.807" Score="10" ViewCount="1808" Body="&lt;p&gt;'Tartib' means 'order'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it wrong to pray the Fardh (compulsory salah prayers) that was Qadha (delayed) &lt;strong&gt;in the wrong order&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, I may have Dhur and Asr due and it is Magrib Prayer time already (or nearing it), so can I pray Asr first without doing Dhur ? so that I can have it near to being &quot;on time&quot; for that salah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user123" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T07:35:10.433" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T07:35:10.433" Title="Does Tartib apply to delayed fardh salats?" Tags="|prayer-timings|salat-qada|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="626" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1339" CreationDate="2012-06-25T13:38:37.847" Score="7" ViewCount="206972" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do we say &lt;strong&gt;Amin&lt;/strong&gt; after doing a dua (praying) ? What does &lt;strong&gt;Amin&lt;/strong&gt; mean?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Christians say a similar word; namely &lt;strong&gt;Amen&lt;/strong&gt;. Is this only a coincidence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T19:14:23.693" LastActivityDate="2013-06-03T19:14:23.693" Title="What is the meaning of saying &quot;amin&quot; after dua?" Tags="|dua|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="622" CreationDate="2012-06-25T13:46:24.500" Score="2" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Mohammed Baqir (a.s.) has said that after every mandatory prayer, there is no better invocation than the Tasbeeh e Fatima (a.s.). If there was any other, more effective, way of Praising Allah, the Prophet (a.s.) would most certainly have instructed his daughter about that. Imam Jafar e Sadiq has said that reciting the Tasbeeh e Fatima (a.s.) after every compulsory prayer is better than performing a thousand genuflections :- Allaho Akbar (34 times) Alhamdu lillah (33 times )Subhan Allah (33 times&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One should say once after reciting the Tasbeeh ,the following words La ilaha ilAllah لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Baqir (a.s.) says One who sits quietly after each mandatory prayer and recites 3 times the following , Allah will pardon all his sins:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I seek forgiveness from the Lord (testifying) There is no God other than Him The Living and the Everlasting Of Majesty and Splendour And I turn to Him In Repentence!&#xA;  ”Astaghfarallah allazi la ilaha illa huwal hayyal qayyumo zuljalal e wal ikraame wa aatube ilaihi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Sadiq (as)has said that if a person recites 30 times  Subhan Allah: after each compulsory prayer, all his sins will be pardoned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference and more:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/Taqibatbaqsal.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Common Taqibaat of Daily Prayers from Mafatih &amp;amp; Baqiyatus salehat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T18:50:19.100" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T18:50:19.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="581" CreationDate="2012-06-25T13:47:31.217" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Darul Islam, non-Muslims (actually Dhimmi people) generally have same social responsibilities and rights as Muslims, and they are applied to same laws. For example, either a Muslim kills a Dhimmi or a Dhimmi kills a Muslim, the same law is applied. However, there are differences in marriage and heritage. For example, there is no heritage between a Muslim and a Dhimmi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, a Dhimmi has to respect to Islamic prohibitions although they are not prohibited in their religion. So, they can't do explicitly whatever is against Islamic laws. They can't ring their bells explicitly and can't speak out their beliefs. Their temples, drinks, and pigs are not interfered unless Dhimmi people do what they do explicitly. If a muslim damages to these drinks, pigs.. he is obliged to compensate the damage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, Dhimmi people are excluded from specific duties assigned to Muslims. For example, they can't enter Harem Area in Mecca. There different views in details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SOURCES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I had compiled the answer from web sources which I trusted. Now, here are some published sources for my answer. &lt;em&gt;el-Ahkâmü's Sultaniye&lt;/em&gt; is the most well-known and classic book of public law according to its introduction. The book is written by Imam Maverdi (born in 974). &lt;em&gt;Ölçüler&lt;/em&gt; (published in 2006) is a book for Hanafi Fıqh. I make one citation from &lt;em&gt;Ölçüler&lt;/em&gt; to complement citations from &lt;em&gt;el-Ahkâmü's Sultaniye&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which law is applied?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Ebu Hanifa, if a Muslim deliberately kills a non-Muslim, Qısas is applied and the killer Muslim is killed. But according to Imam Shafi'i, Imam Malik, Imam Leys and Imam Ahmad the killer Muslim isn't not killed. (Ölçüler, p. 492) I couldn't find a summarizing sentence in &lt;em&gt;el-Ahkâmü's Sultaniye&lt;/em&gt; but I infer from its the two pages (el-Ahkâmü's Sultaniye, p. 433) that killer non-Muslim is killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Dhimmi people have a conflict about daily jobs, they can go to their judges. They are not intervened about that. But if they apply to Muslim judges, the judge make a decision according to Islamic laws and apply necessary punishment. (el-Ahkâmü's Sultaniye, p. 277)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Punishments of zina is also discussed in el-Ahkâmü's Sultaniye (p. 419). According to Shafi'i, there is no difference between Muslim and non-Muslim in punishment, but according to Ebu Hanafi, there are some differences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Limitations for non-Muslims&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two kinds of requirements for non-Muslims to be counted as Dhimmi: requirements to be Mustahak and requirements to be Mustahab (to maintain agreement).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Non-Muslims have to fulfil Type I requirements whether the requirements are stated in the agreement or not. If they violate, it means they break the agreement. Here are the six requirements about being Mustahak:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not saying anything bad about Qur'an and not claiming that Qur'an is distorted.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not accusing The Prophet may peace and blessings be upon him as a liar and not insulting him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not claiming that İslam is false and not criticizing it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not tending to a Muslim woman either for zina or marriage, and not enforcing them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not causing fitna in Islam by pretending to be a Muslim, not dissuading Muslims from Islam, not invading Muslims' properties and religion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not being on the enemy side and not financing them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Non-Muslims don't have to fulfil Type II requirements if they are not stated in the agreement. If they are stated in the agreement, violating them doesn't means breaking the agreement. Violaters are enforced to fulfil. Here are the six requirements about being Mustahab:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wearing white and wearing Zunnar to show their status.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not building buildings higher than those of Muslims.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not making heard by Muslims their bells, reading their books, the words about that Uzeyr and Mesih are sons of Allah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not showing their crosses or idols, pigs, action of drinking.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not burrying their deads explicitly and lamenting loudly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not riding racehorses.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(el-Ahkâmü's Sultaniye, p. 275)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the agreement is broken, non-Muslims move to whereever they trust. (el-Ahkâmü's Sultaniye, p. 277)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a citation about doing things explicitly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a person keeps drink bottles beside himself or in his shop, and he is a Muslim, the drink bottles are poured and he is punished. If he is Dhimmi, he is only punished for keeping drinks explicitly. According to Ebu Hanafi, drink bottles of a Muslim is not poured because non-Muslims can drink it. (el-Ahkâmü's Sultaniye, p.467)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can search for other issues which I didn't gave a proof. There are different views on details as I said, because there are not many ayahs or hadiths about details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="93" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T21:20:55.977" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T21:20:55.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="613" CreationDate="2012-06-25T14:04:18.183" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The sad reality is the hadith of rasulullah (salallahu alayhi wa sallam) came true:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You would tread the same path as was trodden by those before you inch&#xA;  by inch and step by step so much so that if they had entered into the&#xA;  hole of the lizard, you would follow them in this also. We said:&#xA;  Allah's Messenger, do you mean Jews and Christians (by your words)&quot;&#xA;  those before you&quot;? He said: Who else (than those two religious&#xA;  groups)?&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/264480&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; [Saheeh Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In large parts of the Christian world, the study of the Bible is exclusively for high-ranking officials of the religion alone. Part of this is because of the language: the original language is not latin. The translations, written with the purpose of being exclusionary, is intentionally difficult to understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Muslims, we followed in the same footsteps and used rough, hard to understand translations of the Qur'an that resemble the Bible. This is despite Allah almighty saying in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the clear Book. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/12/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Yusuf, Verse 1&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other verses mention it was written in &quot;clear Arabic.&quot; The Qur'an itself testifies to its ease of understanding and clear, direct, powerful speech -- anyone who speaks a lick of Arabic can see this for themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, historically, many of the translations were singular efforts by individuals, sometimes with different goals and interests -- goals and interests not necessarily in alignment with the clarity of the Arabic of the Qur'an. For example, the translation by Yusuf Ali contains, in the footnotes, ideas related to sufism that are not present in the original Arabic text, and can only be justified when the text becomes more obscure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I always tell people is what my teachers told me: use &lt;strong&gt;the Saheeh International translation.&lt;/strong&gt; It mimics the direct, clear speech of the Qur'an. Two groups of scholars collaborated on it: a group of Islam and Arabic language scholars, and a group of English language scholars. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation will never match the real stuff. But Saheeh International is as good as it gets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T14:04:18.183" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="625" CreationDate="2012-06-25T14:31:03.200" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tartib is necessary in three conditions (according to the book Ni'met-i İslam, Hanafi Fıqh):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Qadha prayers are less than six (witout Vitr)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Qadha is on mind,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Time is not restricted.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, you pray your Asr prayer first. Since the last moments of Asr time is among makruh times (the ones you can't even pray fardh Qadha), you can't pray Qadha. You pray your Qadha in the Magrib time but before Magrib prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T14:31:03.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="552" CreationDate="2012-06-25T15:01:53.477" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Allah says in Surah Baqarah: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/2/286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Baqarah, verse 286&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That means that you have the ability to cope with your disability. Also, our beloved prophet (peace and salawaat upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The pen has been lifted from three: From the sleeper until he wakes&#xA;  up, from the minor until he grows up, and from the insane until he&#xA;  comes back to his senses or recovers. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1034430&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Collected by An-Nasaa'i&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than alluding to the fact that insanity is treatable and recoverable, this talks about sin: the &quot;pen being lifted&quot; means that the person is not accountable for their actions. If they reach a sufficient level of disability, they are not liable to pray, fast, etc. because they don't have the mental capacity for doing so. So Allah, Al-Adl (the one who is ultimately just) does not hold them accountable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, he (salallahu alayhi wa sallam) said in another hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is nothing (in the form of trouble) that comes to a believer&#xA;  even if it is the pricking of a thorn that there is decreed for him by&#xA;  Allah good or his sins are obliterated. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/262410&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, in the case of epilepsy specifically, another hadith clarifies the reward:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A woman came once to the Prophet (Pbuh) and said: “I suffer from&#xA;  severe epilepsy and parts of my body get exposed. Will you please pray&#xA;  Allah for me?” The Prophet (Pbuh) said to her: “The choice is yours:&#xA;  You may wish to endure it with patience and have admission into heaven&#xA;  as your reward, or you may wish me to pray Allah to cure you.” She&#xA;  said: “I will endure it, but some parts of my body get exposed, so&#xA;  pray Allah for me not to be exposed.” The Prophet (Pbuh) prayed for&#xA;  her. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicvoice.com/september.97/hadi.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhari and Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, specifically, a great reward was outlined for the sufferer or epilepsy. No doubt that similar rewards also apply to other afflictions and disabilities. And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T15:01:53.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="626" CreationDate="2012-06-25T15:22:08.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to majority of&#xA;the scholars, Aameen is an&#xA;abbreviation of&#xA;'Allaahummastajib&#xA;lana' (Oh Allah!&#xA;Accept our Duaa&#xA;(supplication)). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not only the christians, the Jews too use it at the end of their prayers. The biggest reason of this common word is very obvious: All are ahl al kitab (I have done no research on this and am telling this from my side). Another reason is Arabic itself. If you look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amen&lt;/a&gt; you'll find the following lines:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the basic triconsonantal&#xA;  root from which the&#xA;  word was derived is&#xA;  common to a number of&#xA;  Semitic Languages such as Aramaic and Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read the page &lt;a href=&quot;http://maseeh1.tripod.com/advices7/id216.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://maseeh1.tripod.com/advices7/id216.htm&lt;/a&gt; for more. Please confirm the hadith from the page with the scriptures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And verily Allah knows best. . . . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazaakallah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T15:35:20.963" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T15:35:20.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="634" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="636" CreationDate="2012-06-25T15:27:27.833" Score="4" ViewCount="594" Body="&lt;p&gt;We've talked about &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/73/are-mormons-considered-ahl-ul-kitab&quot;&gt;if Mormons are ahl-ul-kitab&lt;/a&gt;. And &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7/who-are-ahlul-kitab&quot;&gt;who (generally) ahlul-kitab are&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm asking something much more specific: &lt;strong&gt;what exact combination of beliefs, and other properties, designates someone as ahlul-kitab?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I'm looking for is a list. For example, some Muslims say that &quot;you can eat McDonald's because the people here are Ahlul-Kitab.&quot; Others say &quot;no, they're polytheistic.&quot; Others say &quot;no, Christians were polytheistic at the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So obviously, monotheism (the Islamic definition: believe in and worship Allah alone) is not a requirement to be ahl al-kitab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what makes someone ahlul-kitab?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2014-07-27T00:12:50.673" Title="What set of beliefs makes someone Ahlul Kitab?" Tags="|ahlul-kitab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="635" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="637" CreationDate="2012-06-25T15:30:32.993" Score="23" ViewCount="52625" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a Muslim prove to an atheist or an infidel that God actually exists?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know most atheists will argue that since they can't hear, see or feel God then He doesn't exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user126" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-13T11:01:04.253" LastActivityDate="2017-10-27T08:53:15.527" Title="What is the Islamic response to the atheist demand for 'proof' of God?" Tags="|atheists|scientific-proof|" AnswerCount="12" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="634" CreationDate="2012-06-25T15:45:15.463" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Whoever considers Torah and Injeel as his/her main source of guidance can be considered as Ahlul Kitab regardless of their deviance and shirk. All their denominations and sects are also considered Ahlul Kitab as long as their source of guidance is Bible or Torah.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People of the Book consist of both believers and disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars allow marrying their chaste women and eating their slaughtered meat even today. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;We do not discriminate between them based on their level of deviance. There might be believers among them and also, disbelievers.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allay says (interpretation of meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O people of the Scripture!: Why do you &lt;strong&gt;disbelieve&lt;/strong&gt; in the verses&#xA;  [about Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him)] of Allaah, while you&#xA;  (yourselves) bear witness (to their truth)&quot;. (Aala Imraan, 3:70)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Say: O people of the Scripture! Why do you stop those who believe&#xA;  from the path of Allah, seeking to make it crooked, while you&#xA;  (yourselves) are witnesses? And Allaah is not unaware of what you do&quot;.&#xA;  (Aala Imran, 3:99)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and also, Allah mentions about believers among them who worship Allah and also, believe in our Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) and the Qur'an which was revealed to him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Not all of them are alike; a party of the people of the Scripture&#xA;  stand for the right, they recite the Verses of Allaah during the hours&#xA;  of the night, prostrating themselves in prayer. They believe in Allaah&#xA;  and the Last Day; they enjoin what is right and forbid evil and they&#xA;  hasten in good works; and they are among the righteous. And whatever&#xA;  good they do, nothing will be rejected of them; for Allaah knows well&#xA;  those who are the pious&quot;. (Aala Imran, 3:113-115)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And there are, certainly, among the people of the Scripture, those&#xA;  who believe in Allah and in that which has been revealed to you, and&#xA;  in that which has been revealed to them, humbling themselves before&#xA;  Allah. They do not sell the Verses of Allah for a little price, for&#xA;  then is a reward their Lord. Surely, Allah is Swift in account&quot;. (Aal&#xA;  Imran, 3:199)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T16:23:05.423" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T16:23:05.423" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="635" CreationDate="2012-06-25T16:01:33.110" Score="34" Body="&lt;p&gt;If there was a clearcut incontrovertible proof that was acceptable to everybody (like say a mathematical proof) then this life wouldn't be a test. It wouldn't be a test of someone's submission to God, it would be a test of whether they have the brains to accept logic or not. And the whole point of this life is to test whether we are humble and accepting of God's Lordship over us, or whether we are arrogant and reject and deny Him. So my contention is that such a proof cannot exist. God says that if He had wanted, everyone would have believed. This is one such way of having everyone believe - but then what's the point?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the question becomes - what kind of proof does exist? And before we get into that, we have to take a step back and define the parameters of what constitutes proof. In the scientific world (and this is perfectly fine) it requires physically proving something. It requires a hypothesis and then an experiment to falsifiably prove something (vastly oversimplifying here). So the only evidence considered in scientific experiments is somewhat restricted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem comes when one tries to take the scientific method and apply it to things it wasn't meant for, like philosophy or religion. In Islam we accept divine revelation as a source of proof as well because we believe in the truthfulness of the Messenger (saws) to deliver the message of God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if you don't believe in divine revelation, the Qur'an itself commands humans to ponder over Creation and to reflect over it, and to let that guide them to Allah. It even provides arguments against atheists. For example, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/52/35&quot;&gt;Surat Toor&lt;/a&gt; and other places. There is another place where Allah offers 4 possibilities for the provenance of Creation - will update the answer if I find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, if you apply Bayes Rule to find the probability that everything came into being just on its own and try to find the posterior probability of every single coincidence and complexity and start multiplying them together, you have a vanishing probability of everything just happening on its own. You can make it as small as you like when you keep adding events to the chain. This is a probabilistic proof so it doesn't count as an absolute proof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2013-07-25T20:07:25.087" LastActivityDate="2013-07-25T20:07:25.087" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="639" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-25T16:21:52.450" Score="12" ViewCount="8488" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it possible that the Quran contains any errors?  Did Allah guard its writing, transcribing, etc, to ensure it was completely error-free?  If errors are possible, to what extent might an error exist (i.e. could it contain only typos? Or might it contain a completely wrong/misunderstood teaching)?  And are there any examples where some scholars believe an error may be present?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T19:11:48.373" Title="Is it possible that the Quran contains any errors?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="639" CreationDate="2012-06-25T16:27:41.740" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah protects the Qur'an from all errors. When the text is being written, it goes through many scholars to see if there are any errors before the Qur'an is copied. There are no errors in the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in Surat 15 Ayah 9:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(إِنَّا نَحۡنُ نَزَّلۡنَا ٱلذِّكۡرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ ۥ لَحَـٰفِظُونَ (٩&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have, without doubt sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption). (9)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T07:30:59.757" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="73" CreationDate="2012-06-25T16:31:38.970" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be classified under Ahlul Kitab, the person doesn't have to be monotheistic.  As&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/300&quot;&gt;Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid&lt;/a&gt; says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The disbelief of the disbelieving People of the Scripture, that&#xA;  include Jews and Christians, in our times does not expel them from&#xA;  being People of the Scripture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Whoever considers Torah and Injeel as his/her main source of guidance can be considered as Ahlul Kitab regardless of their deviance and shirk (Polytheism). All their denominations and sects are also considered Ahlul Kitab as long as their source of guidance is Bible or Torah.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The scholars allow marrying their chaste women and eating their slaughtered meat even today.&#xA;We do not discriminate between them based on their level of deviance. There might be believers among them and also, disbelievers.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to the Mormons in particular, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/9461/&quot;&gt;Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahmaan al-Barraak&lt;/a&gt; says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The Mormon sect appears to be Christian because they mention their&#xA;  book, which is the Gospel (New Testament).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T05:43:27.820" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T05:43:27.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="643" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-25T18:04:50.973" Score="10" ViewCount="5422" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are non-Muslims allowed to enter a prayer room and pray? I am asking this because I have seen non-Muslims come into a Muslim prayer room before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="78" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T19:14:05.693" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T16:48:34.307" Title="Can non-Muslims enter a Mosque or prayer room?" Tags="|non-muslim|masjid|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="635" CreationDate="2012-06-25T18:22:39.300" Score="7" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَنظُرُ إِلَيْكَ ۚ أَفَأَنتَ تَهْدِي الْعُمْيَ وَلَوْ كَانُوا لَا يُبْصِرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And among them are those who look at you. But can you guide the blind although they &lt;strong&gt;will not&lt;/strong&gt; see? (10:43)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best thing you can do is to convey Allah's message and stay back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T18:22:39.300" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="649" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26399" CreationDate="2012-06-25T18:58:33.917" Score="57" ViewCount="86568" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Quran/017-polygamy.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TheReligionofPeace.com&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran also gives devout Muslim men license to capture women and use them as sex slaves, lest four wives prove insufficient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As evidence, it provides the following verses (among others):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an (33:50)&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;O Prophet! We have made lawful to thee thy wives to whom thou hast paid their dowers; and those (slaves) whom thy right hand possesses out of the prisoners of war whom Allah has assigned to thee&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;  This is one of several personal-sounding verses &amp;quot;from Allah&amp;quot; narrated by Muhammad - in this case allowing himself a virtually unlimited supply of sex partners.  Others are restrained to four wives, but may also have sex with any number of slaves, as the following verse make clear:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/23/5-6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an (23:5-6)&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;..who abstain from sex, except with those joined to them in the marriage bond, or (the captives) whom their right hands possess...&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;  This verse permits the slave-owner to have sex with his slaves.  See also Qur'an (70:29-30).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an (4:24)&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;And all married women (are forbidden unto you) save those (captives) whom your right hands possess.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;  Even sex with married slaves is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cmje.org/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/062-sbt.php#007.062.137&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari (62:137)&lt;/a&gt; - An account of women taken as slaves in battle by Muhammad's men after their husbands and fathers were killed.  The woman were raped with Muhammad's approval.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Many other verses referenced at the links above).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this an accurate understanding of these verses?&#xA;If so, is this behavior still practiced and/or permitted?  And if not, why the change?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2024-03-08T18:43:17.030" LastActivityDate="2024-04-01T04:10:23.173" Title="Are Muslim men allowed to take &quot;sex slaves?&quot;" Tags="|nikah|source-identification|sex|slavery|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="581" CreationDate="2012-06-25T20:52:04.950" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This may sound paradoxical, but the Islamic shari'ah permits other faith communities to be governed by their own shari'ah. There is freedom of religion in this sense - people are free to practise their faith, including religious law. Additionally, Islamic obligations such as zakat or military service that do apply to Muslims are not applied to &quot;people of the covenant.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have numerous examples of this from the time of the Prophet (saws). When the Prophet (saws) got to Madinah he established a constitution (saheefah) for the citizens. After basic statements establishing the rights of citizens, it was permitted for leaders of faith communities to settle disputes within their communities according to their laws, as long as it didn't contradict the earlier clauses pertaining to overall societal harmony. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, when the community of Jews in Madinah were deciding &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/30#42&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;how to punish a man who had committed adultery&lt;/a&gt; and consulted the Prophet (saws), the Prophet (saws) asked for a copy of the Torah and asked for the relevant passage to be read to him. And we know this about personal law from many other sources as well. In history, the various Islamic empires had systems wherein different faith communities could adjudicate according to their faith and traditions. Other examples including alcohol consumption and raising and consuming pigs. Non-Muslims are permitted to do this in Islamic states. They are permitted to have their own courts for civil law (marriage, inheritance, divorce, etc.) and for infractions considered a sin in their own religions, Muslim jurists would rule by that - but not when it was a sin in Islam (e.g. drinking alcohol or eating pork) (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/385/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). This kind of tolerance is exemplary and noteworthy for all those who claim that Islam is oppressive or intolerant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My answer and proofs so far are restricted to 1) People of the Book and 2) personal law or within-community infractions. It doesn't answer the question of what happens when a crime is committed outside the community, and if the community is not Ahl al-Kitab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the first question, there is an incident from the khilafah of 'Umar b. Abd al-Aziz, commonly known as the fifth righteous khalifa in Islam. He was shocked once at hearing of incestuous practices in the Zoroastrian community (within Islamic political dominion). He wrote to al-Hasan al-Basri asking for advice - and he was told that once the people of the covenant paid the jizyah, they are to be left alone to live as they please without interference from the government. (I heard this from my teacher, and it is referenced also in Maududi's book &quot;The Rights Of The People of Covenant In The Islamic State.&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know the answer to the second missing thing above (what happens when the infraction is not limited to one community - what kind of law applies then). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T21:20:15.957" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T21:20:15.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="652" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="667" CreationDate="2012-06-25T21:30:52.610" Score="9" ViewCount="539" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can someone with knowledge on the evolution of fiqh pinpoint something in history about where this notion originated from? Today we hear from one side that following one madhhab exclusively is almost at the level of obligation and that all the scholars agreed on this, while others say that this was never agreed upon in history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just want to track how this originated and what the basis is behind it is - I don't want this to degenerate into a fight over whether people should follow one madhhab exclusively or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T22:50:31.220" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T05:46:04.663" Title="Where and when did the notion of &quot;You must follow one madhhab exclusively&quot; originate?" Tags="|history|usool-ul-fiqh|madhhab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="654" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-25T21:42:41.160" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the terminology of Islam, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dua&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;duʿāʾ&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: دعاء‎, plural: daʿawāt دعوات; also transliterated Doowa&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dua&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;) literally meaning invocation, is an act of supplication. The term is derived from an Arabic word meaning to 'call out' or to 'summon', and Muslims regard this as a profound act of worship. This is when Muslim people from all over connect with God and ask him for forgiveness and favors. The Islamic prophet Muhammad is reported to have said &quot;Dua is the very essence of worship,&quot; while one of God's commands expressed through the Qur'an is for them to call out to Him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;And your Lord says: &quot;Call on Me; I will answer your (Prayer)!&quot;&#xA;— Qur'an, sura 40 (Ghafir), ayat 60&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a special emphasis on du'a in Muslim spirituality and early Muslims took great care to record the supplications of Muhammad and transmit them to subsequent generations.[citation needed] These traditions precipitated new genres of literature in which prophetic supplications were gathered together in single volumes that were memorized and taught. Collections such as Imam al-Nawawi's Kitab al-adhkar and Shams al-Din al-Jazari's al-Hisn al-Hasin exemplify this literary trend and gained significant currency among Muslim devotees keen to learn how Muhammad supplicated to God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Du'a literature is not restricted to prophetic supplications; many later Muslim scholars and sages composed their own supplications, often in elaborate rhyming prose that would be recited by their disciples. Popular du'as would include Jazuli's Dala'il al-Khayrat, which at its peak spread throughout the Muslim world, and Imam al-Shadhili's Hizb al-Bahr which also had widespread appeal.[citation needed] Du'a literature reaches its most lyrical form in the Munajat, or 'whispered intimate prayers' such as those of Ibn 'Ata Allah al-Iskandari. Among the shia schools, the Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya records du'as attributed to Ali and his grandson Zayn al-Abidin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;When the Messenger of God (peace be upon Him) saw a Muslim man who was sick and had grown feeble like a chicken, the Messenger of God said to him: “Did you pray for anything or ask for it?” He said: Yes, I used to say: O God, whatever punishment You would give me in the Hereafter, bring it forward in this world. The Messenger of God (peace be upon Him) said: “Subhaan Allaah! You cannot bear it. Why didn’t you say, O God, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter and save us from the torment of the Fire?” Then he prayed to God for him, and He healed him.&#xA;—Sahih Muslim, 35:6505&#xA;&#xA;No one of you should wish for death because of some harm that has befallen him. If he must wish for it, then let him say: ‘O God, keep me alive so long as living is good for me, and cause me to die when death is good for me.&#xA;— Sahih al-Bukhari, 8:75:362&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T21:44:09.510" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T21:44:09.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="655" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-25T21:42:41.160" Score="0" Body="Du'a means supplication.  It is the act of asking Allah for something." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-08-11T05:48:23.380" LastActivityDate="2022-08-11T05:48:23.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="657" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-25T21:48:40.163" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Halal&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: حلال‎ ḥalāl, &quot;permissible&quot;) is a term designating any object or an action which is permissible to use or engage in, according to Islamic law. The term is used to designate food seen as permissible according to Islamic law. The opposite of this word is haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T21:52:46.127" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T21:52:46.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="658" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-25T21:48:40.163" Score="0" Body="Halal is the Arabic term for allowed, it usually refers to food, ether it is allowed (Halal) or Haram (Forbidden).  " OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-07-10T14:32:41.107" LastActivityDate="2012-07-10T14:32:41.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="659" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-25T21:58:30.637" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliph&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Caliph&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: خليفة‎ ḫalīfah/khalīfah) is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the ruler of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah. It is a transcribed version of the Arabic word  خليفة Khalīfah   which means &quot;successor&quot; or &quot;representative&quot;. Following Muhammad's death in 632, the early leaders of the Muslim nation were called &quot;Khalifat Rasul Allah&quot;, the political successors to the messenger of God (referring to Muhammad). Some academics prefer to transliterate the term as Khalīfah. A Calipha is the wife or widow of a caliph or (rarely) female caliph, there was one known instance in history that a calipha was regent and ruler of a Caliphate, Sitt al-Mulk was regent of the Fatimid Caliphate from 1221 to 1223.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T21:59:48.657" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T21:59:48.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="660" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-25T21:58:30.637" Score="0" Body="Caliph means successor.  The Caliph is the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler.  There are four Kulafa al-rashidoon/righteous caliphs and they are Abu Bakr, Ummar, Uthman, and Ali." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T21:59:45.643" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T21:59:45.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="661" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-25T22:08:29.257" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahlul_kitab&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;People of the Book&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: أهل الكتاب‎ ‎ ′Ahl al-Kitāb) is a term used to designate adherents to faiths which follow the previous scriptures (meaning the Torah and the Injeel), in Arabic, Ahl-Al-Kitab (Arabic: الكتاب ‎ &amp;quot;the people of the Book&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;people of the Scripture&amp;quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, the Muslim scripture, the Qur'an, is taken to represent the completion, protector, and preserver of the truth in these scriptures, which will exist until the end of time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2024-02-19T06:56:29.937" LastActivityDate="2024-02-19T06:56:29.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="662" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-25T22:08:29.257" Score="0" Body="Ahlul-kitab (People of the Book) are known as those that are of the faiths which have a revealed book/scripture.  The people of the book are the Jews and Christians and there is disagreement on the Sabians and Magians." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2024-02-19T06:56:29.937" LastActivityDate="2024-02-19T06:56:29.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="663" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-25T22:15:40.437" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salah (&lt;em&gt;Arabic: صلاة ṣalāh or ṣalāt; pl. صلوات ṣalawāt&lt;/em&gt;) is the practice of formal worship in Islam. Its importance for Muslims is indicated by its status as one of the Five Pillars of &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni Islam, of the Ten Practices of the Religion of Twelver Shiʿi Islam and of the seven pillars of Mustaʿlī Ismailis. Salah is a ritual worship, having prescribed conditions, a prescribed procedure, and prescribed times. Some of them are obligatory, with a few dispensations for those for whom it would be difficult. For those whom it is physically difficult they can perform Salah in a way suitable for them. To perform valid Salah, Muslims must be in a state of ritual purity, which is mainly achieved by ritual ablution, (&lt;em&gt;wuḍūʾ&lt;/em&gt;), according to prescribed procedures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salah consists of the repetition of a unit called a rakʿah (&lt;em&gt;pl. rakaʿāt&lt;/em&gt;) consisting of prescribed actions and words. The number of obligatory (&lt;em&gt;fard&lt;/em&gt;) rakaʿāt varies from two to four according to the time of day or other circumstances (such as Friday congregational worship, which has two rakaʿāt). The minimal, obligatory rakaʿāt may be supplemented with acts that are optional but are considered meritorious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Muslims of the Sunni and Ismaili Mustaʿlī persuasions, obligatory salah is prescribed at five periods of the day. These are measured according to the movement of the sun. These are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;near dawn (&lt;em&gt;fajr&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;after midday has passed and the sun starts to tilt downwards / Noon (&lt;em&gt;dhuhr&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;ẓuhr&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in the afternoon (&lt;em&gt;asr&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;just after sunset (&lt;em&gt;maghrib&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;around nightfall (&lt;em&gt;isha&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Under some circumstances ritual worship can be shortened or combined (according to prescribed procedures). In case a ritual worship is not performed at the right   time, it must be performed later. Muslim doctrine permits ẓuhr (ظهر, &quot;noon&quot;) and ʿaṣr (عصر, &quot;afternoon&quot;) prayers to be performed in succession.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some useful questions regarding Salah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2705/what-is-the-exact-manner-to-join-the-salat-jamat-after-arriving-late&quot;&gt;What is the exact manner to join the salat jamat after arriving late?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/4180/when-is-sajde-e-saf-required-obligatory&quot;&gt;When-is-sajde-e-saf-required-obligatory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2976/what-are-the-extra-prayers-and-what-do-they-mean&quot;&gt;What-are-the-extra prayers and what do they mean?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2733/what-are-the-salat-times&quot;&gt;What are the salat times?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2498/putting-the-hands-on-the-stomach-or-chest-while-praying-salat&quot;&gt;Position of the hands (stomach or chest while praying salat)?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2263/travelers-salat-when-the-reduction-should-be-started&quot;&gt;What is &lt;em&gt;Qasr Salat&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-11-21T19:39:18.660" LastActivityDate="2012-11-21T19:39:18.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="664" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-25T22:15:40.437" Score="0" Body="Salat الصلاة  (the prayer) is the practice of formal worship in Islam." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T09:49:22.213" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T09:49:22.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="665" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-25T22:29:32.483" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-05-28T21:16:08.600" LastActivityDate="2013-05-28T21:16:08.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="666" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-25T22:29:32.483" Score="0" Body="Sunni Islam also known as Ahlu-s-Sunnati wa-l-Jamāʿah (people of the tradition of Muhammad and the consensus of the Ummah) is the largest branch of Islam. " OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T22:48:00.067" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T22:48:00.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="652" CreationDate="2012-06-25T22:48:58.897" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am using two references for this answer and both quote the same. &lt;strong&gt;Disclaimer:&lt;/strong&gt; This is not my claim. I am just summarizing information. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before that it is important to know what is the right belief: It is fine to follow one of the four Madhabs if someone wishes to do it. However, one should not make it obligatory upon Muslims. A Muslim can follow any scholar that he trusts in knowledge and piety. Obliging him to follow something in particular will overburden him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Coming to the answer:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jstor.org/stable/1595569&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; report by Wael B. Hallaq &lt;strong&gt;&quot;On the Origins of the Controversy about the Existence of Mujtahids and the Gate of Ijtihad&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The  first  item  of  information directly  related  to  the &#xA;  controversy  about  the  continuity  of ijlihad  appeared  around  500&#xA;  A.H.  in  the  form  of  scholarly  disputation  between  the  Hanbali&#xA;  jurist  Ibn  'Aqil  (d.  513/1119) and  an  anonymous  scholar &#xA;  belonging  to  the  Hanafi  school  of law.  In  this  disputation &#xA;  Ibn  'Aqil  refuted  the  argument of  his  adversary  who  maintained&#xA;  that  the  'gate  of judgeship' (bab  al-qadd')  was  closed  because &#xA;  there  no  longer  were  any  mujtahids.   Towards  the  end  of  the &#xA;  sixth/twelfth  century and  the  beginning  of  the seventh/thirteenth&#xA;  all  comprehensive works  on  legal  theory,  usul  al-fiqh, included &#xA;  a  section  devoted to  discussing the  controversy  about whether or&#xA;  not  it  is possible  for  an  age  to  be  devoid  of  mujlahids.  In&#xA;  this  controversy the  Hanbalis  and  a  number  of  prominent &#xA;  Shafi'is maintained, while  adducing  rational  and  scriptual &#xA;  evidence,  that  mujlahids must  exist  at  all  times.  On  the &#xA;  other  hand,  the  Hanafis and  the  rest  of  the  Shafi'is  argued &#xA;  that  the  extinction  of  mujiahids was  likely  to  occur.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just a part of it and detailed historical explanation is in the article (it is around 14 pages). I cannot share it publicly since the terms don't allow me to do it. However, I can share through email. This is a follow up article of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.scribd.com/doc/58263405/3/THE-CONTROVERSY-ABOUT-THE-EXISTENCE-OF-MUJTAHIDS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; article and surprisingly, it is publicly available&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/207/where-does-islam-stand-in-internet-piracy&quot;&gt; [Piracy?]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, the problem is that later scholars of some Madhabs said that no one is qualified to do ijtihaad and so everyone should follow one of the four madhabs. This position is still held by some people of the Hanafi Madhab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/sunnah/hadithproofitself.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shaykh Nasruddin Al-Albani&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These people of Taqleed, shun some sayings of their own Imams in many&#xA;  basics that the Imams established. They introduced rules of their own.&#xA;  Since they claim to refer to Taqleed, then how can they introduce new&#xA;  rules and regulations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These rules are in disagreement with texts of the Quran and the&#xA;  Sunnah. They invented these rules in order to justify their imposing&#xA;  Taqleed of Imams in various matters of the religion, although the&#xA;  Imams commanded to the contrary. These people of Taqleed claim that:&#xA;  “The real Mujtahid does not exist anymore!” They repeat the saying&#xA;  that Ijtihad has been closed since the fourth century of Islam, as ibn&#xA;  Abdin said in his Hashiah. Therefore, they prevented Muslims from&#xA;  seeking knowledge in the Quran and the Sunnah. They required Taqleed,&#xA;  of any of the four Imams, from Muslims. One of them said in his book,&#xA;  Al-Jawharah: “A necessity is Taqleed of a scholar of among them (the&#xA;  four Imams). This is what they (his ancestors who followed Taqleed)&#xA;  said in clear terms!” They also claimed that knowledge of Hadith and&#xA;  Fiqh has gone bad and burned! [Ad-Dur Al-Mukhtar]. They confirmed the&#xA;  above and strengthened it, when Abu Al-Hasan Al-Karkhi said: “Every&#xA;  Ayah, which is in disagreement with what our people say (followers of&#xA;  the Hanafi Mathhab) is either under Naskh (overruled) or must be&#xA;  altered in meaning (to satisfy what Hanafis say).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The same is for every Hadith (in opposition to what Hanafis say), it&#xA;  is either under Naskh or must be altered!!” This is why if one&#xA;  produces any evidence depending on an Ayah or a Hadith, they refuse&#xA;  the evidence without hesitation! They do not even think of  what the&#xA;  Ayah or Hadith means, and if they are truly in disagreement with their&#xA;  Mathhab. They usually say: “Are you more knowledgeable than the&#xA;  Mathhab?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In reality, none of the Imam's of the four Madhabs made it obligatory to follow their Madhabs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other extreme is where some people completely make taqleed haraam like the Mu`tazilites of Baghdad. The person who is not qualified ijtihaad, his only option is to do taqleed in order to practice the religion and he can follow anyone whom he trusts in knowledge and piety. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Zarkashi said in al-Bahr al-Muhit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some Mu`tazilites of Baghdad prevented [Taqleed], juts like Taqleed in&#xA;  theology. They said, &quot;He must learn of the way the law is established&#xA;  and its reason. and he should not refer to the scholar except that&#xA;  [the scholar] shows him the principles behind [the legal reasoning].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T23:21:41.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="668" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-25T23:05:41.643" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salat_times&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Salat times&lt;/a&gt; refers to times when Muslims perform prayers (salat). The term is primarily used for the five daily prayers plus the Friday prayer. According to Muslim beliefs, the salat times were taught by Allah through Gabriel to Muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prayer times are standard for Muslims in the world, especially the fard prayer times. They depend on the condition of the Sun and geography. There are varying opinions regarding the exact salat times, the schools of Islamic thought differing in minor details. All schools agree that any given prayer cannot be performed before its stipulated time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fajr: The Fajr prayer starts with the rise of &quot;white light&quot; (fajar sadiq) in the east, and lasts until sunrise.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dhur: The Dhuhr prayer starts after the sun passes its zenith, and lasts until Asr.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Asr: The Asr prayer starts when the shadow of an object is the same length as the object itself (or, according to Hanafi fiqh, twice its length) and lasts till sunset.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maghrib: The Maghrib prayer begins when the sun sets, and lasts till the red light has left the sky in the west.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Isha'a:The Isha'a prayer starts when the red light is gone from the western sky, and lasts until the rise of the &quot;white light&quot; (fajar sadiq) in the east. The preferred time for Isha'a is before midnight, meaning halfway between sunset and sunrise.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T23:12:52.900" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T23:12:52.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="669" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-25T23:05:41.643" Score="0" Body="Prayer times refers to times when Muslims perform prayers (salat)." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-25T23:13:00.843" LastActivityDate="2012-06-25T23:13:00.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="670" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T00:15:21.210" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T00:15:21.210" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T00:15:21.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="671" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T00:15:21.210" Score="0" Body="Question relating to shariah or Islamic law, based on the teachings of the Qur'an and Sunnah." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="87" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T01:09:54.710" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T01:09:54.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="672" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T00:16:27.183" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T00:16:27.183" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T00:16:27.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="673" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T00:16:27.183" Score="0" Body="Questions relating to the obligatory practice of formal worship in Islam. Prayer might also be known as Du'a or supplication. " OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="87" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T01:10:49.560" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T01:10:49.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="674" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T00:20:58.647" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam recognizes two kinds of sin (khati'ah): dhanb, a fault or shortcoming which is to be sanctioned; and ithm, a willful transgression which is to be punished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More about Islamic view of sin can be found in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_views_on_sin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-14T23:11:50.317" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T23:11:50.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="675" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T00:20:58.647" Score="0" Body="For questions about sins in general.   (Use &quot;halal-haram&quot; for questions about the haram-ness of something.)" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-31T15:00:52.563" LastActivityDate="2017-08-31T15:00:52.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="676" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T01:17:00.083" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madhhab (Arabic: مذهب‎ maḏhab, IPA: [ˈmæðhæb], &quot;doctrine&quot;; pl. مذاهب maḏāhib, [mæˈðæːhɪb]; Turkish: mezhep; transliterated Urdu: mazhab or mezheb) is a Muslim school of law or fiqh (religious jurisprudence). There are several methodologies to extract concrete legal rulings from the primary texts of Islam. When an independent jurist (mujtahid) comes up with a set of rules for interpreting the texts and it gains a following, later scholars formalize rules and create the institution of that madhhab. Today there are four large recognized madhahib (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, and Hanbali) in Sunni fiqh and two (Ja'fari and Zaidi) in Shi'a fiqh. There have been numerous others in history but did not survive or gain a large following.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T01:19:35.673" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T01:19:35.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="677" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T01:17:00.083" Score="0" Body="A school of legal thought." OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T01:19:05.127" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T01:19:05.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="635" CreationDate="2012-06-26T01:29:33.530" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As others have stated the Quran's perspective seems to be that even the Prophet himself (let alone an ordinary Muslim) cannot guide another person independent of how much effort he puts into it and this includes providing a &quot;proof&quot; (verse 28:56):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is true thou wilt not be able to guide every one whom thou lovest; but God guides those whom He will and it is He who best knows the guided ones. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or in verses 2:6 2:7 it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ *&#xA;  خَتَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَعَلَىٰ سَمْعِهِمْ ۖ وَعَلَىٰ أَبْصَارِهِمْ غِشَاوَةٌ ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Regarding those who disbelieved, it is the same to them whether thou warn them or do not warn them; they will not believe. * God hath set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing, and on their eyes is a veil; great is the penalty they (incur). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(It is very interesting to me since this seems to be very similar to what you described in the question, i.e. &quot;they can't hear, see or feel God&quot; though Quran doesn't mean the usual senses by these.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, Quran says that there is no doubt that God exists, e.g. verse 14:10 says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَتْ رُسُلُهُمْ أَفِي اللَّهِ شَكٌّ فَاطِرِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ يَدْعُوكُمْ لِيَغْفِرَ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرَكُمْ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى قَالُوا إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا تُرِيدُونَ أَن تَصُدُّونَا عَمَّا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ آبَاؤُنَا فَأْتُونَا بِسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Their messengers said: &quot;Is there a doubt about God, the fissioner of the skies and the earth? He invites you to forgive you from your sins and give you respite till a named term.&quot; They said: &quot;Are ye more than humans like ourselves?! Ye wish to turn us away from [what] our fathers used to worship! Bring us a clear proof!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The following verses contains the reply given by the prophets to them.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So from Quran's perspective there is no doubt about the existence of the God who has created the earth and the skies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Usually people don't have much problem with accepting some force that has caused the universe to exist as long as it is something abstract. I should add that the recent forms of atheism might be a little bit different from the old ones since the new atheists feel they have reasonable ways of explaining how universe become to exist without anything before it but this will go beyond what is asked in the question.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="42" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T01:42:54.480" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T01:42:54.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="679" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="683" CreationDate="2012-06-26T03:27:53.940" Score="7" ViewCount="6847" Body="&lt;p&gt;My educational institution is at a distance of about 1.5 KM from Bus stop. I usually cover this distance while reciting Surahs.&#xA;What I want to ask is, Is it permissible to recite Surahs from Qur'an while walking, or Is it against the grace of Holy Book?. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also helps me to memorize Surahs easily.&#xA;I intend to do so in a voice only audible to me of course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="51" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:30:14.110" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T03:30:14.110" Title="Is it permissible to recite Surahs while walking?" Tags="|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="602" CreationDate="2012-06-26T05:41:13.953" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I appreciate @Ahmadi's research and answer but, I wasn't 100% satisfied. I would like to extend the answer further.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have got 2 different perspectives according to both perspectives the Mahr should be given to the bride even after divorce (even if it is demanded by wife).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First perspective:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is best to give Mahr at the time of marriage. If you can not, then it becomes a due on you. So, even if you get divorced (no matter who initiated) the due amount should be given to the bride.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second perspective:&#xA;If you don't give Mahr at the time of marriage then you &lt;strong&gt;promise&lt;/strong&gt; to give it later.&#xA;According to the first verse of Surah al-Ma'idah, Allah called upon the believers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O you who believe! Fulfill your promises.&quot; [5:1] : &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamformankind.com/downloads/promise.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, no matter if you  you get divorced, you have to fulfill your promise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="56" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-08T18:46:26.700" LastActivityDate="2017-09-08T18:46:26.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="635" CreationDate="2012-06-26T06:01:11.790" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly all who reject existence of God do not know what is God. God is not a man in sky. God is not material at all. Using &quot;he&quot; for God does not mean he is a man. But it is only to we can communicate and talk about God. Maybe reading sermon 1 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/nahj/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; is a good start to know what is God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/mufaddal/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a wonderful debate &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27far_al-Sadiq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Sadiq S.A.&lt;/a&gt; taught to Mufaddal to he can argue with Atheists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This article containing interesting debates about God with some of who reject God is also useful for atheists:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/short/bk-alsadiq-science.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq's [a] contribution to the sciences&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many different methods for finding God. Some find God by philosophy. But the better way is seeing and meeting God which in by Irfan method (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/al-tawhid/irfan.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/al-tawhid/islamic_gnosis_wisdom/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). This method is very hard but you can spritual things like angels and meet God. Such people have power of miracle and controlling the universe. in fact by this method a human becomes like God and dissolves in God like a drop of water fallen in ocean. They can die whenever they want and go (by their soul) and see what they want like paradise, hell, angels, future, God ,.. Then back to their body in this world. They have servants from Jinn who work for them. Jinns are not limited in time and place and can quickly go from one side of earth to other side and bring news or deliver a letter or do other works. They can go from one place to other place in one moment (by their physical body) using &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_al-Arz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tay al-Arz&lt;/a&gt; power granted by God. Nature is under their control. They can convert a stone to gold only by looking it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you meet God then you will not need proof for its existence. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Method of Irfan is very difficult and in fact few can practice it to final steps. although many claim to practices this method successfully to collect some followers like most of sufi people.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulla_Sadra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mulla Sadra&lt;/a&gt; is the great scholar who combined Islamic Philosophy and Islamic Irfan to find and know and meet God. His method is known as &quot;the four travels&quot; which is the name of his book in this subject. Most of current twelver shia scholars use this method to meet God. also many of scholars can not understand what he says and accuse him and who teach his works to apostasy because who finds powers of Intuition in Irfan can see spiritual things like angels, other universes, can see future or other things never seen in our physical universe and so who have not seen such things think he is saying nonsense. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Greater than Mulla Sadra is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Damad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mir Damad&lt;/a&gt; who rare people can understand his books. When Imam &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khomeini&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Khomeini&lt;/a&gt; wanted to teach works of him in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawza&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hawzeh&lt;/a&gt; for scholars and who &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.studyinqum.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;study in Hawzeh of Qum&lt;/a&gt; saw Mir Damad in dram (maybe Intuition because they usually keep their Intuition power secret and call it only dream) that said: &quot;do not teach my works&quot;. Imam Khomeini said I think it was because no one could understand what he says and they will call him and me apostate and will lead in insulting Mir Damad. So I decided teach the &quot;the four travels&quot; (Asfar Arba'e) of Mulla Sadra instead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islamic philosophy only logic and reasoning is used. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These translated book are useful for who is interested:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/philosophy/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Our Philosophy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/revealer/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Revealer, The Messenger, The Message&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muslimphilosophy.com/hmp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;A History of Muslim Philosophy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;however God has promised in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا ۚ وَإِنَّ&#xA;  اللَّـهَ لَمَعَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#29:69&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[29:69] Sahih International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who strive for Us - We will surely guide them to Our ways.&#xA;  And indeed, Allah is with the doers of good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means if an atheist is a real truth seeker and do his strive for finding truth then God will show him some miracles and proofs  and evidences to he be guided. But most of atheists I have talked do not have to do ENOUGH research and strive. Internet is full of anti Islam and anti shia websites full of propaganda and claims of refuting everything Islam says. But claim of refute is different of really refuting. All of such so called refute are answered by Islamic scholars but they jump to Google and search and believe the first site they find. Unfortunately websites refuting such refutes have not good SEO!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway finding truth is not easy and needs real strive for it. in fact they are mostly lazy in research and prefer having an enjoyable life and when see a truth do not accept it and find a justification to avoid accepting it and continue their enjoying life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T07:18:37.967" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T07:18:37.967" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="679" CreationDate="2012-06-26T06:01:37.807" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is permissible to recite the Qur'an in all conditions - walking, riding, or lying down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;`Abdullah ibn Mughaffal (may Allah be pleased with him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I saw the Prophet (peace be upon him) reciting (Qur’an) while he was&#xA;  riding his she-camel or camel. He was reciting the Surah of Al-Fat-h&#xA;  or part of the Surah of Al- Fat-h very softly and in an attractive&#xA;  vibrating tone. (Related by Al-Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is reported in Al-Bukhari and Muslim that `Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) would recline in my lap  when I was menstruating and recite the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is reported that `Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) used to recite her daily portion of Qur'an while she was reclining in bed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Musa Al-Ash`ary (may Allah be pleased with him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I recite the Qur'an in my Salah and in my bed.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Fatawa/fatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=37&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Etiquette of reciting the Qur'an&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2012-07-31T17:12:21.587" LastActivityDate="2012-07-31T17:12:21.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="685" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-26T06:40:20.587" Score="10" ViewCount="5179" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the notions of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_hat_%28computer_security%29&quot;&gt;ethical hacking&lt;/a&gt; in Islam? Are they allowed? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is quite evident that Islam has a great influence on ones privacy and encourages to respect it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also it is a sin to intrude and spy without their knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is it really permissible if ethical hacking is done for good intentions (as it is suggested from its name)? Or does the user need to know that he is being 'under a test' etc? If so, what are the things we need to be careful of to be on the safe side?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that ethical hacking does not always include compromising a users privacy. Some argue that it is also related to &quot;Social engineering&quot; which includes &quot;tricking&quot; the user under deliberate means maybe for testing security patterns or whatsoever. (I don't know if I'm being overly imaginative here, lol).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recently, facebook is offering &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/whitehat/bounty/&quot;&gt;bounty&lt;/a&gt; for finding security vulnerabilities and this may require people to use methods of ethical hacking to find exploits and such exploits, I believe, has a huge potential of having other users private data to be exposed. Can we participate in such things or should we give utmost importance to the privacy of the users?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I am quite aware that it is halaal if a company employs this method to find its own flaws (aka Penetration testing etc)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user123" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-06T00:52:19.530" LastActivityDate="2014-06-06T00:52:19.530" Title="Is ethical hacking allowed?" Tags="|technology|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="686" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="639" CreationDate="2012-06-26T07:04:47.343" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafiz_%28Quran%29&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; provides a great explanation, as does &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.themodernreligion.com/basic/quran/quran_proof_preservation.htm&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the time the Qur'an was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (SAWS), most people were illiterate. In fact, the Prophet (SAWS) himself could not read nor write!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, to preserve the Qur'an, the verses had to be memorized by heart. People who knew the Qur'an by heart were known as &lt;em&gt;huffaz&lt;/em&gt;: they were highly respected members in Islamic society. [I could not find any verifiable sources, but the number of huffaz alive at the time of the Prophet (PBUH)'s death were in the tens.] It was not until much later that the Qur'an was fully compiled into the book we know of today. Despite the transcription of the Qur'an, people still memorize it to this day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an is known to be written in beautiful prose -- so beautiful that any [significant] modifications to the original Arabic can be identified. Furthermore, if a copy of the Qur'an is read by a &lt;em&gt;hafiz&lt;/em&gt; (someone who knows the Qur'an by heart), he should be able to identify any errors that may have occurred in the transcription.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike the Bible, any modifications to the Qur'an are severely frowned upon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, as @AlUmmat mentioned, the Qur'an is guarded from manipulation or changes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;﴾اِنَّا نَحۡنُ نَزَّلۡنَا الذِّكۡرَ وَاِنَّا لَهٗ لَحٰـفِظُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۹&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We have, without doubt sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;— [15:9]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="128" LastEditorUserId="128" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T07:26:59.983" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T07:26:59.983" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="688" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="679" CreationDate="2012-06-26T07:51:09.530" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, surely you can. And also I recommend you to have look at natural perspectives around yourself and think about them. Look at Trees, Water, Soils, Folwers, Mountains, Sky, Clouds, Sunshine, etc. In my idea following confirms this situation well &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#3:191&quot;&gt;[3:191]&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّـهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ&#xA;  جُنُوبِهِمْ وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ&#xA;  رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَـٰذَا بَاطِلًا سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ&#xA;  النَّارِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who remember Allah while standing or sitting or [lying] on their sides&#xA;  and give thought to the creation of the heavens and the earth,&#xA;  [saying], &quot;Our Lord, You did not create this aimlessly; exalted are&#xA;  You [above such a thing]; then protect us from the punishment of the&#xA;  Fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user76" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T07:51:09.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="689" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="690" CreationDate="2012-06-26T09:27:15.190" Score="3" ViewCount="177" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it a sin to keep haraam things in a mosque like gambling stuff, pork, idols? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm asking this because I had heard of a mosque which had allowed people to keep idols in only because it was raining.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another such a case is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anindianmuslim.com/2010/09/mosque-that-briefly-turns-temple-every.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-29T23:34:15.133" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T23:34:15.133" Title="Is it permissible to allow haraam (prohibited) things in mosques?" Tags="|halal-haram|masjid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="689" CreationDate="2012-06-26T10:03:32.720" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not permissible to keep or bring haraam things into house of Allaah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The house of Allah is only for his remembrance and it is one of the noblest places. They must be cleansed from physical filth and haraam things - tangible and intangible. And without doubt, those things symbolizing shirk are most hateful and cannot be allowed inside the mosque.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“In houses (mosques) which Allaah has ordered to be raised (to be&#xA;  cleaned, and to be honoured), in them His Name is remembered [i.e.&#xA;  Adhaan, Iqaamah, Salaat (prayers), invocations, recitation of the&#xA;  Qur’aan]. Therein glorify Him (Allaah) in the mornings and in the&#xA;  afternoons or the evenings” &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[ &lt;strong&gt;al-Noor 24:36&lt;/strong&gt; ]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“:These mosques are not for any of this urine and filth; rather they&#xA;  are for the remembrance of Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted,&#xA;  and prayer, and reading Qur’aan.” Narrated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/3/127&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muslim (285)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mosques are only built for the worship of Allaah, so they must be respected and kept free from all kind of sin and filth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further reference&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/93809&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sitting in the mosque and watching television&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=381&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hanging pictures of Animate things in Masjids&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T10:03:32.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="692" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T10:52:24.887" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-05-22T13:47:22.743" LastActivityDate="2013-05-22T13:47:22.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="693" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T10:52:24.887" Score="0" Body="Sufism is an ideological movement that originated as a means for purification of ones soul.  There are many different groups each group has different rulings.  Some drink wine, others use musical instruments, while others are actually Zuhad.  Many groups practice innovations which was unknown to the Prophet's time, while others who are called Sufi use the spiritual exercises found in the pure Sunnah.  " OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-05-22T13:47:22.743" LastActivityDate="2013-05-22T13:47:22.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="694" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T11:19:54.833" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T11:19:54.833" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T11:19:54.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="695" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T11:19:54.833" Score="0" Body="Sects are branches of Islam. There are many, but the most known are Sunni Islam, Shia Islam, and Sufism." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="227" LastEditDate="2012-07-06T04:56:45.023" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T04:56:45.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="697" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T11:38:46.330" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Talaq الطلاق is the Arabic word for divorce. But according the conditions it could be a final and definitive divorce or a divorce with a reunion option, based on the Verse of Surat al-Baqarah (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/229&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:229&lt;/a&gt;) and the Verses of Surat at-Talaq (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/65/1-7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;65:1-7&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T06:48:14.167" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T06:48:14.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="698" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T11:38:46.330" Score="0" Body="Talaq الطلاق is the Arabic word for divorce." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2022-09-20T06:58:45.240" LastActivityDate="2022-09-20T06:58:45.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="699" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T11:40:47.780" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T11:40:47.780" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T11:40:47.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="700" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T11:40:47.780" Score="0" Body="Rasul is the Arabic word for messenger.  A rasul is a person who is sent to guide people back to Allah." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T11:41:53.663" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T11:41:53.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="701" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T11:41:22.817" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shi'a and Sunni Islam have a long (and in many cases violent) history of conflict and difference of opinion.  Questions under this tag would commonly be about either seminal schismatic events between Shi'ites and Sunnis (e.g. the Battle of Jamal) or for explaining major doctrinal differences between the two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please use in conjunction with &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/shiism&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;shiism&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;shiism&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/sunni&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;sunni&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;sunni&lt;/a&gt;, as a courtesy to those only following those tags.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Relevant meta discussion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.islam.stackexchange.com/q/641/22&quot;&gt;http://meta.islam.stackexchange.com/q/641/22&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2022-07-13T15:10:56.773" LastActivityDate="2022-07-13T15:10:56.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="702" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T11:41:22.817" Score="0" Body="Questions pertaining to interactions between Sh'ites and Sunni, and explicit differences of opinion between the two. Please use in conjunction with both [shiism] and [sunni]" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2022-07-13T15:11:06.583" LastActivityDate="2022-07-13T15:11:06.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="703" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T11:45:52.813" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Riba&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: ربا, [rɪbæː]) means Interest. Riba is forbidden in Islamic economic jurisprudence fiqh and considered as a major sin. Simply, unjust gains in trade or business, generally through exploitation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two types of riba discussed by Islamic jurists: an increase in capital without any services provided and risktaking, which is prohibited by the Qur'an, and commodity exchanges in unequal quantities, prohibited in the Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T11:47:43.950" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T11:47:43.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="704" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T11:45:52.813" Score="0" Body="Riba means Interest.  Riba is Haram (forbidden) in Islam, and it is considered a major sin." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T11:47:49.270" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T11:47:49.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="705" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="710" CreationDate="2012-06-26T11:50:05.260" Score="6" ViewCount="274335" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet Peace be upon him said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Pray as you have seen me praying&quot; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sahihalbukhari.com/sps/sbk/sahihalbukhari.cfm?scn=dsphadeeth&amp;amp;HadeethID=605&amp;amp;txt=pray%20as%20you%20have%20seen%20me&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did Prophet Muhammed Peace be upon him pray &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Qiyam Prayer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-20T14:33:10.670" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T20:52:12.770" Title="How did the Prophet ( PBUH ) pray &quot;Qiyam Prayer&quot;?" Tags="|salat|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="706" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T11:50:54.400" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muhammad (c. 570 – c. 8 June 632); also transliterated as Mohammad, Mohammed, or Muhammed; Arabic: محمد‎, full name: Abū al-Qāsim Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim (Arabic: محمد بن عبدالله بن عبد المطلب ‎) was a leader from Mecca who unified Arabia into a single religious polity under Islam. He is believed by Muslims and Bahá'ís to be a messenger and prophet of God, and by most Muslims as the last prophet sent by God for mankind.[3][n 1] Muslims consider him the restorer of an uncorrupted original monotheistic faith of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and other prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Born in about 570 CE in the Arabian city of Mecca, he was orphaned at an early age and brought up under the care of his uncle Abu Talib. He later worked mostly as a merchant, as well as a shepherd, and was first married by age 25. Being in the habit of periodically retreating to a cave in the surrounding mountains for several nights of meditation and prayer, he later reported that it was there, at age 40, that he received his first revelation from God. Three years after this event Muhammad started preaching these revelations publicly, proclaiming that &quot;God is One&quot;, that complete &quot;surrender&quot; to Him (lit. islām) is the only way (dīn)[n 2] acceptable to God, and that he himself was a prophet and messenger of God, in the same vein as other Islamic prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad gained few followers early on, and was met with hostility from some Meccan tribes; he and his followers were treated harshly. To escape persecution, Muhammad sent some of his followers to Abyssinia before he and his followers in Mecca migrated to Medina (then known as Yathrib) in the year 622. This event, the Hijra, marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar, which is also known as the Hijri Calendar. In Medina, Muhammad united the tribes under the Constitution of Medina. After eight years of fighting with the Meccan tribes, his followers, who by then had grown to 10,000, conquered Mecca. Muhammad destroyed the pagan idols in Mecca and then sent his followers out to destroy all of the remaining pagan temples throughout Eastern Arabia. In 632, a few months after returning to Medina from The Farewell Pilgrimage, Muhammad fell ill and died. By the time of his death, most of the Arabian Peninsula had converted to Islam, and he had united Arabia into a single Muslim religious polity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The revelations (or Ayah, lit. &quot;Signs [of God]&quot;)—which Muhammad reported receiving until his death—form the verses of the Quran, regarded by Muslims as the “Word of God” and around which the religion is based. Besides the Quran, Muhammad’s life (sira) and traditions (sunnah) are also upheld by Muslims. They discuss Muhammad and other prophets of Islam with reverence, adding the phrase peace be upon him whenever their names are mentioned.[20] While conceptions of Muhammad in medieval Christendom and premodern times were largely negative, appraisals in modern history have been far less so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T11:51:53.930" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T11:51:53.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="707" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T11:50:54.400" Score="0" Body="Muhammad (May Peace and Blessings be Upon Him) is the last Prophet, and is the seal of all prophets and messengers. " OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T11:51:51.373" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T11:51:51.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="708" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="740" CreationDate="2012-06-26T11:55:50.947" Score="4" ViewCount="5806" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a non-Muslim wanted to join a Muslim in his prayer, would it be allowed ? And would it be counted as &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Salat Jama'a&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; for the Muslim ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="23" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-03-13T23:21:20.163" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T03:47:53.543" Title="Is the joining of a non-Muslim in a jama'a salat allowed?" Tags="|salat|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="710" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="705" CreationDate="2012-06-26T12:08:56.127" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, let us define what Qiyam prayer is. Qiyam means standing up or establishing. Perhaps you mean night prayer, which is before dawn at night and is Mustahab (recommended but not obligatory).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The time for Salatul Layl begins after midnight until the time for Fajr (morning) prayers. The best time for it is as close to the Fajr prayer as possible. When there is not enough time, it is recommended to at least recite the last three raka’ats, or even just the last rak’ah of Salatul Witr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salatul Layl consists of a total of 11 raka’ats, divided into the following prayers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nafilah of Layl:  8 raka’ats (4 x 2 raka’ats)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Salât al-Shaf’a:   2 raka’ats&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Salat al-Witr:  1 raka’at&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Method&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The foundation of the prayer consists of the 11 raka’ats. In addition, there are a variety of surahs and supplications that have been recommended for recitation during these raka’ats. What follows is the description of one of the ways that has been recommended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional supplications are also included. Please also refer to the section on Salatul Layl in Al-Baqiyat al-Salihat (commonly found on the margins of or as an appendix to Mafatihul Jinan) for other variations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nafilah of Layl&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 8 raka’ats of Nafilah are divided into four prayers of two raka’ats each. With the intention of reciting two raka’ats of Salatul layl, recite two raka’ats like the Fajr prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Sura al-Hamd it is recommended to recite al-Ikhlas (#112) in the first raka’at and Sura al-Kafirun (#109) in the second raka’at. Qunut is recommended in the second raka’at and can simply consist of saying a salawat only or subhanallah three times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Salat al-Shaf’a&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a two rak’aat prayer, and there is no qunoot in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1st raka’at: Recite Sura an-Nas after al-Hamd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2nd raka’at: Recite Sura al-Falaq after al-Hamd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Salatul Witr&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a one rak’ah prayer. The following surahs are recited after Sura al-Hamd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sura al-Ikhlas (#112) 3 times&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sura al-Falaq (#113) 1 time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sura an-Nas (#114) 1 time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Qunut of Salatul Witr&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After completing the Surahs recite Qunut in the following manner. It is highly emphasized to be humble and tearful in Salatul Witr. Raise the left hand for asking forgiveness and use the right for holding a tasbih. Some recommended duas are as follows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;a)&lt;/strong&gt; Recite the following du’a&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْمِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لآ اِلَهَ اِلاَّ اللّهُ الْحَلِيْمُ الْكَرِيْمُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لآ اِلَهَ اِلاَّ اللّهُ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيْمُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ رَبِّ الاَرْضِيْنَ السَّبْعِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ مَا فِيْهِنَّ وَ مَا بَيْنَهُنَّ وَ مَا فَوْقَهُنَّ وَ مَا تَحْتَهُنَّ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيْمِ وَ سَلاَمٌ عَلى الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ صَلَّى اللّهُ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah, the Beneficent the merciful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no god except Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the Forbearing, the Generous&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no god except Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the High the Almighty&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Glory be to Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lord of the seven heavens&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and Lord of the seven earths&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and whatever is in them, and between them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and above them and below them,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lord of the Mighty Throne.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Peace be on the Messengers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All praise is for Allah Lord of the worlds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Allah bless Muhammad and his pure family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;b)&lt;/strong&gt; Recite 70 times this prayer for forgiveness&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّهَ رَبِّي وَ اَتُوْبُ اِلَيْهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I seek forgiveness of Allah my Lord and I turn to Him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;c)&lt;/strong&gt; Ask for the forgiveness of forty believers, men and women, who have died or are living, by repeating forty times:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اَللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِ____________&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O’ Allah, forgive ___________&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fill in the names of believers. Apart from relatives and friends, it is recommended to remember the Ulama (Scholars) who have served and propagated Islam. If it is not possible to name forty believers, name as many as possible and then say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اَللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Allah forgive all believers, male and female&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّهَ الَّذِي لاَ اِلَهَ اِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ  الْقَيُّومُ لِجَمِيْعِ ظُلْمِي وَ جُرْمِي وَ اِسْرَافِي عَلى نَفْسِي وَ اَتُوْبُ اِلَيْهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I seek forgiveness of Allah, He who there is no god but He, the Ever living, the subsisting, from all my oppressions and my sins and my excesses on my soul, and I turn (repentant) to Him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;d)&lt;/strong&gt; Repeat seven times:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;هذَا مَقَامُ الْعَآئِذِ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the position of one who seeks refuge in You from the fire&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;e)&lt;/strong&gt; Say three hundred times: اَلْعَفْوَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;        (I ask for Your) pardon&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَ ارْحَمْنِي وَ تُبْ عَلَيَّ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيْمُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My Lord, forgive me and have mercy on me, and turn to me Surely You are the Oft-returning, the Merciful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/salatullayl/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Salatul Layl&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, this is the dua Imam Sajjad S.A. recited at Qunut of night prayers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/sahifa/dua32.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;His Supplication in the Night Prayer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/flowers/6.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;some Hadith about Midnight Prayers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T12:15:05.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="711" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T12:09:31.933" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Da‘wah&lt;/a&gt; or Dawah (Arabic: دعوة‎) usually denotes the preaching of Islam. Da‘wah literally means &quot;issuing a summons&quot; or &quot;making an invitation&quot;, being the active participle of a verb meaning variously &quot;to summon&quot; or &quot;to invite&quot; (whose triconsonantal root is د ع ى). A Muslim who practices da‘wah, either as a religious worker or in a volunteer community effort, is called a dā‘ī, plural du‘āt. A dā‘ī is thus a person who invites people to understand Islam through a dialogical process, and may be categorized in some cases as the Islamic equivalent of a missionary, as one who invites people to the faith, to the prayer, or to Islamic life.  Da'wah activities can take many forms. Some pursue Islamic studies specifically to perform Da'wah. Mosques and other Islamic centers sometimes spread Da'wah actively, similar to evangelical churches. Others consider being open to the public and answering questions to be Da'wah. Recalling Muslims to the faith and expanding their knowledge can also be considered Da'wah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T12:23:16.143" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T12:23:16.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="712" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T12:09:31.933" Score="0" Body="Dawah is the act of inviting people to Islam, spreading Islam and teaching it." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T12:23:19.420" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T12:23:19.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="713" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T12:16:22.833" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Shi'ite doctrine of Imamah, Imams are the rightfully established leaders of the Islamic world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag is for questions about or specific to the role of these appointed Imams.  For questions about the doctrine of Imamah itself, please use &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/imamah&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged 'imamah'&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;imamah&lt;/a&gt; instead.  For questions about or specific to a &lt;em&gt;particular&lt;/em&gt; Imam, consider using a more precise tag (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/imam-ali&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged 'imam-ali'&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;imam-ali&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further details, see the following Wikipedia article:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imamah_(Shia_doctrine)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imamah_(Shia_doctrine)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-11T23:27:23.650" LastActivityDate="2014-11-11T23:27:23.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="714" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T12:16:22.833" Score="0" Body="The Imam, as understood by the Shi'ite concept of Imamah, refers to any of the rightfully established leaders of the Islamic world after the death of the Prophet.  For &quot;Imam&quot; meaning the leader of a congregational prayer, see imam-al-jamaah.  For &quot;Imam&quot; according to Sunni usage of a local community/masjid leader, see imam-khatib." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-11T23:27:23.650" LastActivityDate="2014-11-11T23:27:23.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="715" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T12:22:15.590" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iman_%28concept%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Iman&lt;/a&gt;(Arabic: إيمان‎) is an Arabic term which denotes certitude to the unseen. In Islamic theology, it refers to the inner aspect of the religion, and denotes a believer's faith in the metaphysical realities of Islam.  The term Iman has been delineated in both the Quran as well as the famous Hadith of Gabriel. There exists a debate both within and outside Islam on the link between faith and reason in religion, and the relative importance of either. Several scholars contend that faith and reason spring from the same source and hence must be harmonious &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Quran, Iman must be accompanied by evidence of righteous deeds, and the two together are necessary for entry into Paradise. Also, since Iman is a quality of the heart / belief, it is impossible for anyone to judge who really is a believer. Iman is one of the three dimensions of the Islamic religion: islam, iman and ihsan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T12:23:23.193" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T12:23:23.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="716" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T12:22:15.590" Score="0" Body="Faith (Iman) is the inner aspect of Islam.  " OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T12:24:36.593" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T12:24:36.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="717" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="708" CreationDate="2012-06-26T12:23:12.480" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wonder why a non-Muslim would want to join Muslims in prayer. Maybe Muslims payed him to increase the reward of their prayer as Jama'at.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Jafari Fiqh, a non-Muslim can join prayer of Muslims but his prayer is not accepted and is cancelled. He will not be counted as number of people in Jama’at prayer but if he is in the line of Muslims in Jama’at prayer the connection of Muslims in lines is not cut and the prayer of who pray by connection of non-Muslim is accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ref:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By Online Answering from &lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/estefta/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-20T11:00:25.030" LastActivityDate="2016-02-20T11:00:25.030" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="718" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T12:24:52.140" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Muhammad (S) was born in Mecca, in the year 570. Muslims believe he is the final prophet, sent by God, to guide them to the right beliefs. From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Born in about 570 CE in the Arabian city of Mecca,he was orphaned at an early age and brought up under the care of his uncle Abu Talib. He later worked mostly as a merchant, as well as a shepherd, and was first married by age 25. Being in the habit of periodically retreating to a cave in the surrounding mountains for several nights of meditation and prayer, he later reported that it was there, at age 40, that he received his first revelation from God. Three years after this event Muhammad started preaching these revelations publicly, proclaiming that &quot;God is One&quot;, that complete &quot;surrender&quot; to Him (lit. islām) is the only way (dīn) acceptable to God, and that he himself was a prophet and messenger of God, in the same vein as other Islamic prophets&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="41" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T12:29:59.733" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T12:29:59.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="719" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T12:24:52.140" Score="0" Body="Born in Mecca; believed by Muslims to be the last prophet sent down by Allah (SWT) to mankind." OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="41" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T12:30:00.560" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T12:30:00.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="720" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T12:32:04.600" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophet#Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Qur'an identifies a number of men as &quot;Prophets of Islam&quot; (Arabic: nabiyy نبي‎; pl. anbiyaa' أنبياء). Muslims believe such individuals were assigned a special mission by God (Arabic: Allah) to guide humanity. Besides Muhammad, this includes prophets such as Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses) and Isa (Jesus).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="41" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T12:33:15.610" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T12:33:15.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="721" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T12:32:04.600" Score="0" Body="An individual who was assigned by Allah to guide humanity to follow the ways of their faith. " OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="41" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T12:32:45.020" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T12:32:45.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="722" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T12:34:37.873" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T12:34:37.873" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T12:34:37.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="723" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T12:34:37.873" Score="0" Body="Referring to the punishment of disobeying Allah." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T12:36:55.080" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T12:36:55.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="724" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T12:38:23.003" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;marriage&lt;/a&gt; is a contract (Standard Arabic: عقد القران; Egyptian Arabic: كتب الكتاب Katb el-Ketāb; Urdu: Nikahnama) between a man and woman to live as husband and wife. A formal, binding contract is considered integral to a religiously valid Islamic marriage, and outlines the rights and responsibilities of the groom and bride. The marriage must be declared publicly. Divorce is permitted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to the usual marriage until death or divorce, there is a different fixed-term marriage known as Nikāḥ al-Mutʿah (&quot;temporary marriage&quot;) permitted only by Twelvers (a branch of Shia Islam) for a pre-fixed period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Relevant Quran verses on marriage:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On the encouragement to marry:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Marry those among you who are single, or the virtuous ones among&#xA;  yourselves, male or female: if they are in poverty, Allah will give&#xA;  them means out of His grace: for Allah encompasseth all, and he&#xA;  knoweth all things. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;24:32&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that&#xA;  you may find tranquillity in them; and He placed between you affection&#xA;  and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/30/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;30:21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On whom you may not marry:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe. And a&#xA;  believing slave woman is better than a polytheist, even though she&#xA;  might please you. And do not marry polytheistic men [to your women]&#xA;  until they believe. And a believing slave is better than a polytheist,&#xA;  even though he might please you. Those invite [you] to the Fire, but&#xA;  Allah invites to Paradise and to forgiveness, by His permission. And&#xA;  He makes clear His verses to the people that perhaps they may&#xA;  remember.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/221&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:221&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters,&#xA;  your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your&#xA;  brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who&#xA;  nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and&#xA;  your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto&#xA;  whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is&#xA;  no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who&#xA;  are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters&#xA;  simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is&#xA;  ever Forgiving and Merciful.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:23&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [also prohibited to you are all] married women except those your&#xA;  right hands possess. [This is] the decree of Allah upon you. And&#xA;  lawful to you are [all others] beyond these, [provided] that you seek&#xA;  them [in marriage] with [gifts from] your property, desiring chastity,&#xA;  not unlawful sexual intercourse. So for whatever you enjoy [of&#xA;  marriage] from them, give them their due compensation as an&#xA;  obligation. And there is no blame upon you for what you mutually agree&#xA;  to beyond the obligation. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:24&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="4714" LastEditDate="2014-03-16T14:43:15.830" LastActivityDate="2014-03-16T14:43:15.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="725" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T12:38:23.003" Score="0" Body="Marriage in Islam is a contract between a man and woman to live as Husband and Wife." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T12:39:59.913" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T12:39:59.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="726" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T12:42:43.997" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islamic theology, God (Arabic: Allāh) is the all-powerful and all-knowing creator, sustainer, ordainer, and judge of the universe. Islam emphasizes that God is strictly singular (tawhid) unique (wahid) and inherently One (ahad), all-merciful and omnipotent. According to Islamic teachings, God exists without place[5] and according to the Qur'an, &quot;No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision. God is above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things&quot; (Qur'an 6:103)  God, as referenced in the Qur'an, is the only God and the same God worshiped by members of other Abrahamic religions such as Christianity and Judaism. (29:46).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, there are 99 Names of God (al-asma al-husna lit. meaning: &quot;The best names&quot;) each of which evoke a distinct attribute of God.  All these names refer to Allah, the supreme and all-comprehensive divine name. Among the 99 names of God, the most famous and most frequent of these names are &quot;the Compassionate&quot; (al-rahman) and &quot;the Merciful&quot; (al-rahim).  Creation and ordering of the universe is seen as an act of prime mercy for which all creatures sing God's glories and bear witness to God's unity and lordship. God responds to those in need or distress whenever they call. Above all, God guides humanity to the right way, “the holy ways. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T12:47:43.450" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T12:47:43.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="727" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T12:42:43.997" Score="0" Body="God, is the One, the Only god.  He is the one with the 99 names, and is the all powerful." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T12:47:48.410" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T12:47:48.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="728" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T12:45:27.067" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T12:45:27.067" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T12:45:27.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="729" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T12:45:27.067" Score="0" Body="Questions about wars in Islam's history or present." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="41" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T20:47:17.043" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T20:47:17.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="730" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T12:57:43.187" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T12:57:43.187" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T12:57:43.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="731" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T12:57:43.187" Score="0" Body="Cleanliness or Tahara purity and cleanliness in accordance with religious rituals.  " OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T13:19:41.223" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T13:19:41.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="732" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T13:03:11.047" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Muslim&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kafir&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: كافر‎ kāfir, plural كفّار kuffār) is an Arabic term used in an Islamic doctrinal sense, usually translated as &quot;unbeliever&quot;, &quot;disbeliever.&quot; The term refers to a person who rejects God or who hides, denies, or covers the essential message of Islam: La ilaha illallah (there is no deity deserving of being worshipped except Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2018-10-19T01:02:07.043" LastActivityDate="2018-10-19T01:02:07.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="733" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T13:03:11.047" Score="0" Body="This tag is for questions about Islamic guidelines for relations with people who are not Muslims. (disbelievers, people who generally have an other faith)" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-09-07T09:39:43.570" LastActivityDate="2017-09-07T09:39:43.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="734" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23" CreationDate="2012-06-26T13:17:47.950" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;A hadith is composed of three parts as shown below : &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EPvfh.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Matn&lt;/strong&gt; (text), &lt;strong&gt;isnad&lt;/strong&gt; (chain of reporters), and &lt;strong&gt;taraf&lt;/strong&gt; (the part, or the beginning sentence, of the text which refers to the sayings, actions or characteristics of the Prophet (Sallalaahu Ala'hi wa Sallam), or his concurrence with others action). The authenticity of the hadith depends on the reliability of its reporters, and the linkage among them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadiths can be classified based on several aspects as shown below: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1BjVU.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the final verdict about the Hadith is given by the classification based on the reliability and memory of the reporters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that classification, A &quot;Sahih Hadith&quot; means a &quot;sound Hadith&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Requirements for Sahih Hadith:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Al-shafi'i states the following requirements for a hadith, which is not &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_terminology#Mutawatir&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;mutawatir&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, to be acceptable &lt;strong&gt;&quot;each reporter should be trustworthy in his religion; he should be known to be truthtul in his narrating, to understand what he narrates, to know how a different expression can alter the meaning, and to report the wording of the hadith &lt;em&gt;verbatim&lt;/em&gt;, not only its meaning&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/sunnah/thescienceofhadithmsa.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source and A very good introduction to sciences of Hadeeth&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T13:22:54.573" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T13:22:54.573" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="735" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T13:25:54.287" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminology&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;From Wikipedia:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Terminology is the study of terms and their use. Terms are words and compound words that in specific contexts are given specific meanings, meanings that may deviate from the meaning the same words have in other contexts and in everyday language. The discipline Terminology studies among other things how such terms of art come to be and their interrelationships within a culture. Terminology differs from lexicography in studying concepts, conceptual systems, and their labels (terms), whereas lexicography study words and their meanings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="41" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T13:58:24.373" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T13:58:24.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="736" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T13:25:54.287" Score="0" Body="Questions about Islamic terms, the ways they are used, and what they mean." OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="41" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T13:58:35.467" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T13:58:35.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="737" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="741" CreationDate="2012-06-26T13:27:27.810" Score="8" ViewCount="63097" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is clear that it is haram to eat pork. However, is it permissible to eat &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_boar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wild boars&lt;/a&gt; or to use products derived from them (boar bristle brushes)? I ask this because both pigs and boars belong to the biological family &lt;em&gt;Suidae&lt;/em&gt; and are closely related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-11T07:11:27.947" LastActivityDate="2021-02-01T10:52:38.787" Title="Are Muslims allowed to eat boars?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|meat|pork|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="738" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T13:28:54.627" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T13:28:54.627" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T13:28:54.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="739" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T13:28:54.627" Score="0" Body="A division of the Quran; loosely translated as &quot;chapter&quot;." OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="41" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T13:58:18.353" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T13:58:18.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="708" CreationDate="2012-06-26T13:47:41.477" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, they can.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But unless they have faith in Allah, their prayer goes waste. If they are praying without believing in Allah their energy is going waste. &#xA;It is just like another form of gymnastics for them.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the the Quran in Surat Al-Mā`ūn 107:4-7  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So woe to those who pray&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [But] who are heedless of their prayer&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Those who make show [of their deeds]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And withhold [simple] assistance.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah also says in Surat An-Nisā' (The Women) 4:142&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, the hypocrites [think to] deceive Allah , but He is deceiving them. And when they stand for prayer, they stand lazily, showing [themselves to] the people and not remembering Allah except a little.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where Allah calls the non-muslims hypocrites.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is clearly visible from these two verses that Allah does not pay heed to such prayers , where the person is not praying with his full heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that answers your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-12T23:13:28.987" LastActivityDate="2012-09-12T23:13:28.987" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="737" CreationDate="2012-06-26T13:52:04.950" Score="17" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has forbidden you only the Maitah (dead animals), and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than God (or has been slaughtered for idols). But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits, then there is no sin on him. Truly, God is Oft-forgiving Most Merciful. [2:173]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, it is said that swine is prohibited, and cannot be eaten unless under special circumstances. Well, swine is actually &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig&quot;&gt;the genus &lt;em&gt;Sus&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Scientifically, both the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_boar&quot;&gt;wild boar&lt;/a&gt;, and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork&quot;&gt;domestic pig (pork)&lt;/a&gt; fall under this genus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this information, &lt;em&gt;Muslims cannot eat boar.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="41" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T16:34:39.000" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T16:34:39.000" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="742" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="737" CreationDate="2012-06-26T14:12:19.040" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja&amp;#39;fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jafari Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; the meat of boars is Haram (forbidden) but it is not Najis.&#xA;Products made of its hair like brush are allowed to be used. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ref:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By online Answering from &lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-30T06:19:55.073" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T06:19:55.073" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="743" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T14:12:19.253" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is used mainly by Muslims and often, albeit not exclusively, by Bahá'ís, Arabic-speaking Eastern Catholic Christians, Maltese Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Mizrahi Jews and Sikhs&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-06-17T02:38:04.713" LastActivityDate="2013-06-17T02:38:04.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="744" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T14:12:19.253" Score="0" Body="Allāh is the name of God. Use for questions regarding the person of Allah. Do NOT use for every questions regarding Islamic beliefs and teachings. &#xD;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-07-31T07:49:46.620" LastActivityDate="2021-07-31T07:49:46.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="745" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T14:22:24.050" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajweed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tajwīd&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: تجويد‎ taǧwīd) is an Arabic word for elocution and refers to the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an. It is derived from the triliteral root ǧ-w-d, meaning to make well, make better, or improve. It is required by fard. There are Ten (tawātur) schools of Recitation, the most prevalent of which is the recitation of Imam 'Asim as transmitted by Imam Hafs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T14:44:23.523" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T14:44:23.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="746" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T14:22:24.050" Score="0" Body="Tajweed refers to the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T14:44:20.903" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T14:44:20.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="737" CreationDate="2012-06-26T14:41:05.970" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Dynamic provided the Ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has forbidden you only the Maitah (dead animals), and blood, and&#xA;  the flesh of swine, and that which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for&#xA;  others than God (or has been slaughtered for idols). But if one is&#xA;  forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing&#xA;  due limits, then there is no sin on him. Truly, God is Oft-forgiving&#xA;  Most Merciful. [2:173]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is strictly forbidden, except for under certain circumstances as has been said.  Those circumstances are like starving to death, if you must eat and there is really no choice than to eat boar/pig then it is okay, in the Hanafi school it is said to just eat enough to keep you alive, don't eat like you would eat an apple.  If you have an apple than you would eat the whole thing, but lets say that the apple is haraam, or it is boar, you would only take a bite that will keep you alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is forbidden to use any product derived from pigs or boars, the Ayah is the proof, The pig/swine is a filthy animal both inside and out. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T16:10:33.957" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T16:10:33.957" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="748" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-26T16:19:29.177" Score="9" ViewCount="2018" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's imagine this as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt; is in need of $10,000 cash urgently and finds no lender. He owns a house, which he had rented out to someone for $500 a month. A, driven by the need of cash wants to lease it out. Now, if he leases it out to &lt;strong&gt;B&lt;/strong&gt; for $10,000 for a period of 1 year, he has to part with the monthly rent he used to get. After the lease period, A returns $10,000 and frees his house. Meanwhile, B saved $6,000 ($500X12).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If we look from banking perspective, B is a banker and has a fixed deposit of $10,000 with A, he gets a monthly interest of $500 in the form of &lt;strong&gt;rent saving&lt;/strong&gt;. On the other hand A can be treated as a borrower who has borrowed $10,000 from a lender B for a monthly interest of $500 which he pays as a deprival of rent. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is how leasing goes on. Most importantly &lt;strong&gt;there is interest involved here.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While some others, including scholars argue that leasing is a process in which A borrows money from B and gives his property in return as surety, which upon return of the lease money, should be returned back. They also argue that since  the lessor(A) can use the money independently (and shares no profit gained) and the lessee(B) has no command over it, it is rightful for a lessee to use the leased property and share no profit (the rental savings) gained out of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, that argument may sound okay, but two questions stand erect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If Interest is not involved, then why did the rental money of $6,000 which A was deprived of through a period of one year, move to B? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What do Qur'an and Ahadith have to say about leasing? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazaakallah...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2012-07-05T06:25:41.670" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T10:48:27.447" Title="Is this lease-like financial transaction allowed in Islam?" Tags="|riba|business|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="749" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T16:25:46.753" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahih#.E1.B9.A2a.E1.B8.A5.C4.AB.E1.B8.A5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ṣaḥīḥ&lt;/a&gt;, (صَحِيْح), is best translated as authentic. Ibn Hajar defines a hadith that is ṣaḥīḥ lithatihi, ṣaḥīḥ in and of itself, as a singular narration (ahaad – see below) conveyed by a trustworthy, completely competent person, either in his ability to memorize or to preserve what he wrote, with a muttaṣil (connected) isnād (chain of narration) that contains neither a serious concealed flaw (ʻillah) nor irregularity (shādhdh). He then defines a hadith that is ṣaḥīḥ ligharihi, ṣaḥīḥ due to external factors, as a hadith &quot;with something, such as numerous chains of narration, strengthening it.&quot;&#xA;This definition of Ibn Hajar illustrates that there are five conditions to be met for a particular hadith to be considered ṣaḥīḥ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Each narrator in the chain of narration must be trustworthy.&#xA;Each narrator must be reliable in his ability to preserve that narration – be it in his ability to memorize to the extent that he can recall it as he heard it, or, that he has written it as he heard it, and has preserved that written document unchanged.&#xA;The isnād must be connected, muttasil, in that each narrator could have at least conceivably heard from the previous narrator.&#xA;That the hadith, including its isnād be free of an 'illah or hidden, but detrimental, flaw – such as it being established that two narrators, while having been contemporaries, never, in fact, met thus causing a break in that 'chain'.&#xA;That that hadith be free of irregularity, meaning that it not contradict another hadith better established than it.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A number of books were authored in which the author stipulated the inclusion of only ṣaḥīḥ hadith. According to Ahl al-Sunna, only the first two are considered to have achieved this. They are presented here arranged in descending order according to authenticity:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: Considered the most authentic book after the Quran.&#xA;Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: Considered the next most authentic book after Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī.&#xA;Ṣaḥīḥ ibn Khuzaymah: Al-Suyuti was of the opinion that Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Khuzaymah was at a higher level of authenticity than Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān.&#xA;Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān: Al-Suyuti also concluded that Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān was more authentic than Al-Mustadrak alaa al-Ṣaḥīḥain.&#xA;al-Mustadrak ʻalā al-Ṣaḥīḥayn, by Hakim al-Nishaburi.&#xA;Al-Āhādith al-Jiyād al-Mukhtārah min mā laysa fī Ṣaḥīḥain by Ḍiyāʼ al-Dīn al-Maqdisī, authenticity considered.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T16:35:03.843" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T16:35:03.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="750" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T16:25:46.753" Score="0" Body="Sahih, means right or authentic in Arabic.  It means that a Hadith s authentic, and right in every way." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T16:35:11.053" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T16:35:11.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="751" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T16:34:58.163" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Arabic word &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibadah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibadah&lt;/a&gt; (عبادة) or ibada, usually translated &quot;worship&quot;, is connected with related words literally meaning &quot;slavery&quot;, and has connotations of obedience, submission, and humility. The word linguistically means &quot;obedience with submission&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of Islam, ibadah is the obedience, submission, and devotion to Allah (God) along with the ultimate love for Him. Muslims believe that ibadah is the reason for the existence of all humanity. That is, Muslims believe that all people exist only to submit to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibadah consequently means following Islamic beliefs and practices – its commands, prohibitions, the halal, and the haram. For Muslims, ibadah is also something that comes from the heart, or sincerity, as a result of belief in Islam. Therefore, ibadah is something that can not be forced upon another person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T16:35:36.917" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T16:35:36.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="752" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T16:34:58.163" Score="0" Body="Ibadat means slavery.  In Islam, ibadah is the obedience, submission, and devotion to Allah (God) along with the ultimate love for Him." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T16:35:39.257" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T16:35:39.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="753" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T16:37:30.847" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Learn more about language &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T16:51:38.243" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T16:51:38.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="754" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T16:37:30.847" Score="0" Body="Language is the form of communication.  There are many languages in the World." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T16:51:37.433" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T16:51:37.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="755" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T16:40:01.017" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T16:40:01.017" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T16:40:01.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="756" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T16:40:01.017" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T16:40:01.017" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T16:40:01.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="757" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-26T17:12:39.333" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmadiyya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ahmadiyya&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: أحمدية‎;Urdu: احمدِیہ) is an Islamic reformist movement&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmadiyya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;[2] founded in British India near the end of the 19th century, originating with the life and teachings of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835–1908), who claimed to have fulfilled the prophecies about the world reformer of the end times, who was to herald the Eschaton as predicted in the traditions of various world religions and bring about the final triumph of Islam as per Islamic prophecy. He claimed that he was the Mujaddid (divine reformer) of the 14th Islamic century, the promised Messiah and Mahdi awaited by Muslims.[3][4][5] The adherents of the Ahmadiyya movement are referred to as Ahmadis or Ahmadi Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ahmadi thought emphasizes the belief that Islam is the final dispensation for humanity as revealed to Muhammad and the necessity of restoring to it its true essence and pristine form, which had been lost through the centuries. Thus, Ahmadis view themselves as leading the revival and peaceful propagation of Islam.[6] The Ahmadis were among the earliest Muslim communities to arrive in Britain and other Western countries.[6]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community believes that God sent Ahmad, like Jesus, to end religious wars, condemn bloodshed and reinstitute morality, justice and peace. They believe that he divested Islam of fanatical beliefs and practices by championing what is in their view, Islam’s true and essential teachings as practised by the Prophet Muhammad.[7]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mirza Ghulam Ahmad founded the movement on 23 March 1889 and termed it the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at (community), envisioning it to be a revitalisation of Islam. Ahmadis consider themselves Muslims and claim to practice Islam in its pristine form; however, some Ahmadiyya-specific beliefs have been thought of as opposed to contemporary mainstream Islamic thought since the movement’s birth. Many mainstream Muslims do not consider Ahmadis to be Muslims, citing in particular the Ahmadiyya viewpoint on the death and return of Jesus (see Jesus in Islam), the Ahmadiyya concept of Jihad in a peaceful format and the community’s view of the finality of prophethood with particular reference to the interpretation of Quran 33:40. In several Islamic countries today Ahmadis have been marginalised by the majority religious community; severe persecution and often systematic oppression have led many Ahmadis to emigrate and settle elsewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T00:36:03.570" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T00:36:03.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="758" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-26T17:12:39.333" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T17:12:39.333" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T17:12:39.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18" CreationDate="2012-06-26T18:38:15.903" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;These words have related but different meanings, and the same word may not have exactly the same literal meaning in all places in Quran. Let me give an example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In verse 49:14, Quran states that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قَالَتِ الْأَعْرَابُ آمَنَّا ۖ قُل لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا وَلَٰكِن قُولُوا أَسْلَمْنَا وَلَمَّا يَدْخُلِ الْإِيمَانُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ ۖ وَإِن تُطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ لَا يَلِتْكُم مِّنْ أَعْمَالِكُمْ شَيْئًا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The [desert] Arabs said: &amp;quot;We believe.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Say: &amp;quot;You haven't believed [yet], but you [should] say: 'We have submitted [to Islamic rule]', for the belief hasn't entered your hearts [yet]. And if you obey God and his messenger, he will not belittle anything from your deeds, for God is oft-forgiving [and] most merciful.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, in verse 2:131, Quran states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِذْ قَالَ لَهُ رَبُّهُ أَسْلِمْ ۖ قَالَ أَسْلَمْتُ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When his Lord said to him [Ibrahim]: &amp;quot;Submit [your will to me]&amp;quot;. He said: &amp;quot;I submit [my will] to [you] the Lord of the universe.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the same word but the context of these verses shows that it has different meanings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first one it tells those who were claiming to be &amp;quot;believers&amp;quot; that they are not yet, that they have only &amp;quot;submitted&amp;quot; &lt;em&gt;to Islamic rule politically&lt;/em&gt;. This is what people mean by &amp;quot;Muslim&amp;quot; means these days, in Quran's terminology they are &amp;quot;followers of the scared laws given to our prophet Mohammad (PBUH)&amp;quot; as &amp;quot;الذین آمنوا&amp;quot; and they are not called &amp;quot;Muslim&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Muslim&amp;quot; in Quran's terminology is a person who has fully submitted to the will of God like Ibrahim, as in the second verse. It is clear that Ibrahim (PBUH) is a believer, but God asks him to submit fully &lt;em&gt;to God's will&lt;/em&gt;, which he does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when Quran calls a particular person &amp;quot;مسلم&amp;quot; it means that person has submitted to God's will completely like Ibrahim. A &amp;quot;مومن&amp;quot; is a lower level compared to this where one's heart believes in God and hereafter and sacred books and prophets and ..., it doesn't mean the person has reached the the level of &amp;quot;مسلم&amp;quot; as Ibrahim (PBUH) did yet. In this sense the word is not related to following the rules of Islam as a religion but to the higher level concept of &lt;em&gt;submission to the will of God&lt;/em&gt;. The word is used for followers of other religions, e.g. in verse 3:52 it is used about Jesus's (PBUH) apostles and in verse 2:136 the sons of Issac (PBUH) say that they are Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other contexts, particularly to followers of our prophet Muhammad (PBUH) it sometimes has the first meaning and not the second one (particularly in its verb form &amp;quot;to submit&amp;quot; &amp;quot;أسلم&amp;quot; and not noun &amp;quot;submitted&amp;quot;) i.e. the person is submitted to following orders of the prophet and Islamic rules, the person might not be even a real believer at all let alone being a &amp;quot;Muslim&amp;quot; in the sense Ibrahim was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One should look at the context to see if the intended meaning is the first one (followers of the religion brought by the prophet) or it is the second one (internal characteristic of a person in relation to God's will), and one should also be mindful that how we use these words today might not reflect how Quran uses them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T17:44:22.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="760" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="766" CreationDate="2012-06-26T18:39:38.087" Score="25" ViewCount="6795" Body="&lt;p&gt;How do we know that the Qur'an has never been changed and there were no mistakes in human memory when the verses were being passed down from person to person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="139" LastEditorUserId="139" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T20:07:29.610" LastActivityDate="2020-10-31T17:19:00.477" Title="How do we know that the Qur'an has never been changed?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="705" CreationDate="2012-06-26T18:41:56.270" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly i would like to point out that &amp;quot;qiyam&amp;quot; means to wake or to get up from sleep, so qiyam prayer would be prayer that you wake from sleep and pray. So tahajjud prayer, witr and any other prayer that is prayed after awakening from sleep would be considered qiyam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Procedure&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet muhammad saaws used to pray an odd number of rakaat it would be two rakaat at a time and in addition would be witr, one rakaat so it would come out to be an odd number. Each of his rakaat would get shorter as he continued making the first the longest and the last the shortest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar : A man said, &amp;quot;O Allah's Apostle! How is the prayer of the night?&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;Two Rakat followed by two Rakat and so on, and when you apprehend the approaching dawn, offer one Raka as Witr.&amp;quot; bukhari 238, 21&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yahya related to me from Malik from 'Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr from his father that 'Abdullah ibn Qays ibn Makhrama told him that Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani said one night that he had gone to observe the prayer of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He said, &amp;quot;I rested my head on his threshold. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, got up and prayed two long, long, long rak'ats. Then he prayed two rak'ats which were slightly less long than the two before them. Then he prayed two rak'ats which were slightly less long than the two before them. Then he prayed two rak'ats which were slightly less long than the two before them. Then he prayed two rak'ats which were slightly less long than the two before them. Then he prayed two rak'ats which were slightly less long than the two before them. Then he prayed an odd rak'at, making thirteen rak'ats in all.&amp;quot;Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Amount of rakaat&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The maximum of rakaat would be 11, excluding two rakaat Sunnah of fajr, or 13 with the Sunnah prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Aisha, The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to offer thirteen Rakat of the night prayer and that included the Witr and two Rakat (Sunna) of the Fajr prayer. bukhari 241, 21&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When to pray&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet would wake from his sleep at the lattest part of the night before fajr, when he finished praying his 13 rakaat he would go lie down until the athan was pronounced then he would go to the mosque to pray fajr&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Al-Aswad: I asked 'Aisha &amp;quot;How is the night prayer of the Prophet?&amp;quot; She replied, &amp;quot;He used to sleep early at night, and get up in its last part to pray, and then return to his bed. When the Muadh-dhin pronounced the Adhan, he would get up. If he was in need of a bath he would take it; otherwise he would perform ablution and then go out (for the prayer).&amp;quot; bukhari 247,21&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From the Quran&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah subahanahu wa ta3ala has said in the Quran that those who regularly perform the tahajjud prayers are Righteous and are more deserving of Allah's bounty and mercy. Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Lo! Those who keep from evil will dwell amid gardens and watersprings, taking that which their Lord gives them. For, lo, they were doers of good. They used to sleep but little of the night and before the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness.''&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah praised and complemented the deeds of those who perform the late-night prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The slaves of the Beneficent are they who walk upon the earth in humbleness, and when the ignorant address them, they say: 'Peace' and they who spend the night prostrating before their Lord and standing&amp;quot; [ al-Furqan: 63-64 ].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in addition to us following the prophet by praying the night prayer, we will be pleasing our lord and this is the reason why the prophet encouraged us to awaken from our sleep and pray to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T09:14:06.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="685" CreationDate="2012-06-26T18:43:27.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethical_hacking&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ethical hacking&lt;/a&gt; AKA white hat hacking differs from illegal hacking AKA black hat hacking in that you are actually &lt;em&gt;asked&lt;/em&gt; by the target and given permission by them to hack. In your example, Facebook are offering you money if you find a security hole that can be exploited. Thus, there is an agreement between the two parties on what is permissible (and what is not). And since there is agreement then there is nothing Haraam about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Umar (Allah be pleased with them) reported Allah's Messenger (may&#xA;  peace be upon him) as saying : Both parties in a business transaction&#xA;  have the right to annul it so long as they have not separated; except&#xA;  in transactions which have been made subject to the right of parties&#xA;  to annul them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iium.edu.my/deed/hadith/muslim/010_smt.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim: Book 10, Number 3656&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that ethical hacking does &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; mean hacking into sites you politically or morally disagree with. That is a whole other gray colored area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="90" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T18:51:39.737" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T18:51:39.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="763" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-26T18:59:44.090" Score="15" ViewCount="10632" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm asking this since there's a range of &quot;coverage&quot; that we see in Muslim women, from the niqab which covers everything except for the eyes to a headscarf that covers just the head and not the neck/chest area, and other variations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="139" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-03-18T19:47:39.700" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T18:34:00.000" Title="What should the Hijab for Muslim women cover?" Tags="|hijab|modesty|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="760" CreationDate="2012-06-26T19:02:08.163" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know because the Quran has reached us (today) by means of &lt;em&gt;tawatur&lt;/em&gt; (تواتر). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tawatur&lt;/em&gt; is a term that means that something was passed down to many people by &lt;em&gt;other&lt;/em&gt; many people. In other words, we can clearly show that there is a line of reporting dating back to the days of the prophet (pbuh), and that in every level of this reporting there are many people reporting the same thing and no where is the reporting being done by a single person. This method insures redundancy which in turn assures accuracy through time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if this is still done today but when my grandfather memorized the Quran he was given a certificate from his teacher that clearly stated who my grandfather's teacher was, who the teacher's teacher was, who the teacher's &lt;em&gt;teacher's&lt;/em&gt; teacher was, and so on until the prophet (pbuh) himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T19:02:08.163" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="763" CreationDate="2012-06-26T19:13:14.637" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is mandatory that women wear cloths that cover their whole bodies.  But since this question is about Hijab.  Allah tells us in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَقُل لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنَـٰتِ يَغۡضُضۡنَ مِنۡ أَبۡصَـٰرِهِنَّ وَيَحۡفَظۡنَ&#xA;فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبۡدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنۡهَا‌ۖ&#xA;وَلۡيَضۡرِبۡنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَىٰ جُيُوبِہِنَّ‌ۖ وَلَا يُبۡدِينَ&#xA;زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوۡ ءَابَآٮِٕهِنَّ أَوۡ&#xA;ءَابَآءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوۡ أَبۡنَآٮِٕهِنَّ أَوۡ أَبۡنَآءِ&#xA;بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوۡ إِخۡوَٲنِهِنَّ أَوۡ بَنِىٓ إِخۡوَٲنِهِنَّ أَوۡ&#xA;بَنِىٓ أَخَوَٲتِهِنَّ أَوۡ نِسَآٮِٕهِنَّ أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ&#xA;أَيۡمَـٰنُهُنَّ أَوِ ٱلتَّـٰبِعِينَ غَيۡرِ أُوْلِى ٱلۡإِرۡبَةِ مِنَ&#xA;ٱلرِّجَالِ أَوِ ٱلطِّفۡلِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَمۡ يَظۡهَرُواْ عَلَىٰ عَوۡرَٲتِ&#xA;ٱلنِّسَآءِ‌ۖ وَلَا يَضۡرِبۡنَ بِأَرۡجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعۡلَمَ مَا&#xA;يُخۡفِينَ مِن زِينَتِهِنَّ‌ۚ وَتُوبُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ جَمِيعًا&#xA;أَيُّهَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُفۡلِحُونَ (٣١)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation (interpretation of meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and&#xA;guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and&#xA;ornaments except what (ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should&#xA;draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except&#xA;to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons,&#xA;their husbands' sons, their brothers, or their brothers' sons, or&#xA;their sisters' sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right&#xA;hands possess or male servants free of physical needs, or small&#xA;children who have no sense of the shame of sex; and that they should&#xA;not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden&#xA;ornaments. And O ye Believers! Turn ye all together towards Allah that&#xA;ye may attain Bliss. (31)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat 24 Ayah  31&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this Ayah we get that Women should at least have the Hijab covering their heads to as the Ayah says, bosoms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/34/85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Dawood&lt;/a&gt; narrates:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asma, daughter of AbuBakr, entered upon the Messenger of Allah&#xA;(sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) wearing thin clothes. The Messenger of&#xA;Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) turned his attention from her. He&#xA;said: O Asma', when a woman reaches the age of menstruation, it does&#xA;not suit her that she displays her parts of body except this and this,&#xA;and he pointed to her face and hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;graded as Saheeh&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-04-24T19:43:04.253" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="760" CreationDate="2012-06-26T19:18:43.487" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur’aan was revealed either with relevance to the events and incidents that took place during the life of the messenger (saw) or that Allah choose to reveal it without there being an incident related to its revelation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On occasions Allah revealed whole surahs at once, at others times parts of surahs and at other times parts of Ayahs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stages in the collection of the Qur’aan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The people of knowledge mention that there were three main stages in the collection of the Qur’aan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1- The Era of the Messenger (Sallahu alayhi wassalam)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During this period, the qur'an was being recorded by the companions of the Messenger (Sallallahu alaihi was Salam) as and when it was revealed and recited to them by the Messenger (Sallallahu alaihi was Salam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main method of preserving the Qur’aan in this period was through memory. The Arabs were well known for having exceptional memories and thus it was memorised by many in this period through this means. It was also preserved in writing during the life of the prophet (Sallallahu alahi was salam) on various material. It was preserved on Animal skins, bone, Date palm wood and animal shoulder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The known memorisors and recitors of the qur’aan were many. That which will bring clarity to this fact is the hadeeth of Anas ibn Maalik who said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The prophet (Sallallahu alahi was salam) sent seventy men who were&#xA;  known as ‘Al Qurraa’ (The proficient reciters of the qur’aan) upon a&#xA;  mission. They were confronted by the people of the tribes of Hayaan,&#xA;  Ra’l and dhakwaan (Tribes who had animosity with the messenger&#xA;  (Sallallahu alaihi wa salam) and were (all) killed…” (Collected by Al&#xA;  Bukhaari 4088 and Muslim 1581)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the basis of this incident the messenger supplicated against them in the dua of Qunoot for the period of a month. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadeeth establishes the fact that the memorizers of the qur’aan at the time of the messenger (Sallallahu alaihi wa salam) were many.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imaam Abu Ubaid in his book &lt;strong&gt;‘Al Qiraa’aat’&lt;/strong&gt; mentions some of the most popular of those who had memorised the quar’aan. From them we have the four caliphs of the messenger (Sallallahu alaihi was salam) and the likes of Abdullah ibn mas’ood, Abdullah ibn Umar, Abdullah ibn Abbaas, Abdullah ibn Zubair, Abdullah ibn al Amr’ ibnil Aas, Saalim the freed slave of Abi Hudhaifa, Ubayy Ibn Ka’b, Mu’aadh ibn Jabal, Zaid ibn Thaabit and Abu Darda. Alongside Aisha, Hafsa and Umm Sala to name but a few.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2 - The period of Abu Bakr As Siddeeq (Radhiyallahu ‘Anhu)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the caliphate of Abu Bakr in the twelfth year after Hijra, Abu Bakr commissioned the second stage in the compilation and preservation of the Qur’aan. The reason for his compilation was that which took place during the Battle of Yamaamah a large number of memorisers of the qur’aan were killed in battle. Abu Bakr, who was the khalifah at the time was concerned about the deaths of the proficient in the recitation of the qur’aan since it was not officially collected in one book at the time but either memorized in its totality or preserved in writing in various places&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During this battle known as &lt;strong&gt;‘the wars of apostasy’&lt;/strong&gt; against Musailima the great liar and false prophet, a great number of memorizers of the Qur’aan were killed (more than 400 in number) thus Abu Bakr in order to protect the qur’aan had it officially collected since at that time it was either preserved writing present in various places or it was preserved in totality in the chests of the believers. An explanation of this incident occurs in the following hadeeth in Saheeh Bukhaari. Zaid Ibn Thaabit (who was commissioned by Abu Bakr to undertake the task of collecting the Qur’aan, narrates the conversation he had with Abu Bakr in the presence of Umar, who had suggested to Abu Bakr that the Qur’aan should be collected, the incident occurs in the following hadeeth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Zaid bin Thabit Al-Ansari, one of the scribes of the&#xA;  Revelation: Abu Bakr sent for me after the casualties among the&#xA;  warriors (of the battle) of Yamaama (where a great number of Qurra&#xA;  were killed). ‘Umar was in the presence of Abu Bakr, when he (Abu&#xA;  Bakr) said (to Zaid): “Umar has come to me and said, the People have&#xA;  suffered heavy casualties on the day of (the battle of) Yamama, and I&#xA;  am afraid that there will be some casualties among the Qurra (those&#xA;  who know the Qur’an by heart) elsewhere, whereby a large part of the&#xA;  Qur’an may be lost, unless you collect it. Thus I am of the opinion&#xA;  that you should collect the Qur’an.’ Abu Bakr added, ‘I said to ‘Umar,&#xA;  “How can I do something which Allah’s Apostle has not done?” ‘Umar&#xA;  said (to me) “By Allah, it is a good thing”. So ‘Umar kept on pressing&#xA;  trying to persuade me to accept his proposal, till Allah opened my&#xA;  bosom for it and I had the same opinion as ‘Umar’. (Zaid bin Thaabit&#xA;  added:) ‘Umar was sitting with him (Abu Bakr) and was not speaking.&#xA;  Abu Bakr said (to me), ‘You are a wise young man and we do not suspect&#xA;  you (of telling lies or of forgetfulness); and you used to write the&#xA;  Divine Inspiration for Allah’s Apostle. Therefore, look for the&#xA;  Qur’aan and collect it (in one manuscript)’. By Allah, if he (Abu&#xA;  Bakr) had ordered me to shift one of the mountains (from its place) it&#xA;  would not have been harder for me than what he had ordered me&#xA;  concerning the collection of the Qur’an. I said to both of them, ‘How&#xA;  will you carry out a thing which the Prophet has not done?’ Abu Bakr&#xA;  said, ‘By Allah, it is a good thing. So I continued discussing with&#xA;  him about it till Allah opened my bosom for that which He had opened&#xA;  the bosoms of Abu Bakr and ‘Umar. So I started locating the Quranic&#xA;  material and collecting it from parchments, scapula, leafstalks of&#xA;  date palms and from the memories of men (who knew it by heart). I&#xA;  found with Khuzaima two verses of Suraat-at-Tauba which I had not&#xA;  found with anybody else (and they were):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;‘Verily there has come to you an Apostle (Muhammad) from among yourselves. It grieves him that you should receive any injury or&#xA;    difficulty. He (Muhammad) is ardently anxious over you (to be rightly&#xA;    guided)’ (9:128).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The manuscript on which the Qur’an was collected, remained with Abu&#xA;  Bakr till Allah took him unto Him, and then with ‘Umar till Allah took&#xA;  him unto Him, and finally it remained with Hafsa, ‘Umar’s daughter.&#xA;  (Collected by Imaam Al Bukhaari in his ‘Saheeh’ 4679)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ordering of the collection and compilation of the Qur’aan carried out by Abu Bakr is mentioned as being from the greatest of his virtues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3 - The compilation of the Third Caliph Uthmaan - Radhiyallahu 'Anhu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur’aan, as is established in authentic hadeeth, was revealed in seven &lt;strong&gt;‘Ahruf’&lt;/strong&gt; (different Arabic dialects). The revelation of the qur’aan in these dialects was to accommodate the various dialect of the Arab tribes in the region at that time. During the time of Uthmaan there occurred differing over the modes of recitation. This differing led to a big trial among the muslims and to fighting and bloodshed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus trial was what lead to the third stage in the Compilation of the Qur’aan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas bin Malik: Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman came to ‘Uthmaan at the&#xA;  time when the people of Sham and the people of Iraq were waging war to&#xA;  conquer Arminya and Adharbijan. Hudhaifa was afraid of their (the&#xA;  people of Sham and Iraq) differences in the recitation of the Qur’an,&#xA;  so he said to ‘Uthmaan, ‘O chief of the Believers! Save this nation&#xA;  before they differ about the Book (Qur’an), as Jews and the Christians&#xA;  have differed (before)’. So ‘Uthmaan sent a message to Hafsa saying,&#xA;  ‘Send us the manuscripts of the Qur’an so that we mayncompile the&#xA;  Qur’anic materials in perfect copies and return the manuscripts to&#xA;  you’. Hafsa sent it to ‘Uthmaan. ‘Uthmaan then ordered Zaid bin&#xA;  Thaabit, ‘Abdullah bin Az-Zubair, Sa’eed bin Al-’Aas and ‘Abdur Rahman&#xA;  bin Haarith bin Hishaam to copy the manuscripts in perfect copies.&#xA;  ‘Uthmaan said to the three Quraishi men (the three other than Zaid ibn&#xA;  Thaabit), ‘If you disagree with Zaid bin Thaabit on any point in the&#xA;  Qur’an, then write it in the dialect of Quraish as the Qur’an was&#xA;  revealed in their tongue’. They did so, and when they had written&#xA;  copies, ‘Uthman returned the original manuscripts to Hafsa. ‘Uthmaan&#xA;  sent to every Muslim province one copy of what they had copied, and&#xA;  ordered that all the other Qur’anic materials whether written in&#xA;  fragmentary manuscripts or whole copies, be burnt. Zaid bin Thaabit&#xA;  added, ‘i could not find a verse from Sura al-Ahzab when we copied the&#xA;  Qur’an which I used to hear Allah’s Apostle reciting. So we searched&#xA;  and found it with Khuzaima bin Thaabit Al-Ansaari’. (That verse was): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;‘Among the Believers are men who have been true in their covenant with&#xA;    Allah’ (33: 23).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thus we see the difference between the collection of Abu Bakr and the&#xA;  collection of Uthmaan is that the compilation of Abu Bakr was done&#xA;  with the intent of gathering the parts of the Qur’aan that where&#xA;  preserved in writing with the companions into one official book, while&#xA;  the collection of Uthmaan was to establish a standardised Qur’aan that&#xA;  the people would unite upon and not differ about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Collected by Imaam Al Bukhaari in his ‘Saheeh’ 4702)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thus the three stages are in summary:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Memorisation and preservation (During the Era of the Messenger (Sallallahu ‘alaihi was salam)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Collection and compilation (During the Era of Abu Bakr As Sideeq – Radhiyallahu ‘Anhu)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Standardisation (During the Era of Uthmaan – Radhiyallahu ‘Anhu)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.salafitalk.com/threads/359-Concise-Principles-in-Tafseer-and-The-Science-of-the-Qur-aan-Part-1?s=e9abc53de19b0f38a72f5cbe158a3c1b&quot;&gt;Concise Principles In Tafseer and The Science Of The Qur'aan Part 5&lt;/a&gt; by Abu Hakeem Bilaal Davis&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus we see that, really great caution was taken to preserve this Qur'an. Not to mention Allah also vowed to preserve this noble Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Verily, I revealed the Dhikr and verily I will preserve it.&quot; [Noble&#xA;  Quran 15:9]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was not only preserved by memorization but also was written down. And extra care was taken to preserve it, compile and standardize it. And really strict condition were placed in standardizing (Four people reciting the same thing!). And the Qur'an that we recite today is the one compiled by Uthman (Radiallahu Anhu), preserved and passed down in &lt;strong&gt;original Arabic&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;not translations&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T19:43:54.490" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T19:43:54.490" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="760" CreationDate="2012-06-26T19:33:49.090" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can check the Quran of Caliph Uthman (the 3rd Calipha after Prophet Mohammad PBUH), the Quran he ordered to be written is available at 5 major Islamic cities museums. Get any of these copies and compare to any copy of Quran today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="145" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T19:33:49.090" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="685" CreationDate="2012-06-26T19:45:35.530" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see this as a special case of hiding someone's faults. By ethical hacking you are uncovering faults and helping someone. Weather you do it for Allah's blessing or money is material only towards the kind of Ajar/Blessings you will get, but the basic gist/intention/niyyah remains that it is a help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could just as easily exploit the weakness for a bigger sum of money for their enemies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?35123-Hiding-Sins-Faults-of-Muslims&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?35123-Hiding-Sins-Faults-of-Muslims&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah  narrates that the Prophet  said: &quot;One who helped someone&#xA;  in a trouble in this world, Allah will help him in his trouble in the&#xA;  Hereafter and one who keeps the faults of a Muslim secret in this&#xA;  world, Allah will keep his faults in the Hereafter and Allah remains&#xA;  in the help of the (Muslim) man until he is in the help of his&#xA;  brother.&quot; (Musnad Ahmad: 274/2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T19:45:35.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="763" CreationDate="2012-06-26T19:48:23.240" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 33 Surah Al Ahzaab verse 59:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Prophet!  Tell your wives and daughters, and the women of the&#xA;  believers, that they should cast their outer garments over their&#xA;  persons.  It is expected that they will be recognized and that they&#xA;  will not be molested.   And Allah is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 24 Surah An-Noor verse 31: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And O Prophet, enjoin the believing women to restrain their gaze and guard&#xA;  their private parts and not to display their adornment except that&#xA;  which is displayed of itself (their face and hands), and to draw their&#xA;  veils over their bosoms and not to display their adornment except&#xA;  before their husbands, their fathers, the fathers of their husbands,&#xA;  their sons and the sons of their husbands, their brothers, their&#xA;  brothers sons, their sisters’ sons,  their female associates, and&#xA;  those in their possession and male attendants incapable of sexual&#xA;  desire,  and those boys who have not yet attained knowledge of sexual&#xA;  matters.   Also forbid them to stamp their feet on the ground lest&#xA;  their hidden ornaments should be displayed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can infer from the second para that Hijab should cover a woman from head to bosom. But it doesn't mean that it stops at the bosom. Hijab goes till toes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="78" LastEditorUserId="41" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T19:53:54.200" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T19:53:54.200" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="121" CreationDate="2012-06-26T19:52:51.810" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Investing in the stock market is not absolutely halal or absolutely haram. It mainly depends on the company you invest in. You need to think of it as taking an ownership stake in something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, let's take a company like Citibank. This may be an obvious one, but they make their money almost exclusively through interest and interest related stuff. Would it be halal for you to own a business that made its money through interest? No, so that would not be a halal investment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars disagree about investing in stocks in general, and also the ruling is different from one country to the other(for example, more leeway is given to Muslims in the west since there's a lack of alternative more halal investments). I would suggest you check out companies like Amana Funds and University Islamic Financial Corporation. The first offers mutual funds that are vetted by a panel of scholars, the other offers a profit sharing product through their alternative investments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now about the 'stock market is nothing but gambling' point. There is some truth to that if you speculate and buy and sell stocks frequently. To use the words of an investment newsletter I'm on, be an investor/owner, not a trader. The day to day movements of the stockmarket are somewhat random, so trying to time the market and make money off the random swings is gambling in a different form. It's the &lt;em&gt;long term&lt;/em&gt; investment that is not gambling and starts depending on the actual companies being invested in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13" LastEditorUserId="13" LastEditDate="2012-06-26T19:58:38.543" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T19:58:38.543" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="121" CreationDate="2012-06-26T19:58:29.133" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will first tackle the topic of gambling. Gambling implies there is a matter of chance, and you do not have any control over the outcome. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In stocks, those who are knowledgeable, have an advantage. They are able to read financial statements, calculate rations, analyze industry wide trends and make an assessment whether a particular company will do well or not. While in the end it is a judgment call, but in the hands of someone who is well versed, it is more of a calculation than a gamble.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To someone who is not versed in these things, it is a gamble. Take Warren Buffet for instance, he has a knack for buying companies/stocks cheap and offloading them expensive. If it was a chance, on average, he would win/loose in proportion to the chance of winning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also the aspect of investing in halal stocks, or not investing in haram stocks i.e which deal with alcohol, betting, interest and so on. A  mufti with knowledge in this area will be able to tell you more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2012-06-26T19:58:29.133" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="772" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-26T20:32:16.430" Score="15" ViewCount="48913" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wonder if the concept of Reincarnation has been clearly refused in Qur'an/Islam. If so, in which verse/hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="144" LastEditorUserId="144" LastEditDate="2012-06-28T14:40:29.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T13:36:47.333" Title="How is the concept of Reincarnation treated in Islam?" Tags="|quran|hadith|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="772" CreationDate="2012-06-26T20:46:18.923" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no concept of Re-Incarnation in Islam.&#xA;In islam, there is Re-birth, but only once. And that is that when a person dies, he will be again given life only at the day of judgment and that life will be eternal, never ending. There is no birth-death-birth-death.... life cycle in Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-25T08:01:40.230" LastActivityDate="2016-01-25T08:01:40.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="772" CreationDate="2012-06-26T20:47:51.167" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reincarnation is not in accordance with the Qur'an or Sunnah.  In Islam we believe in the hereafter, meaning we die in this life and and are brought back to life in the next.  The concept of reincarnation is that someone dies and then begins a new life in a new form.  Islam rejects this concept, we believe that when we die we go to the Barzakh and we stay there until The Day of Judgement.  Furthermore the concept of reincarnation basically means one doesn't die, just begins a new life in a new form/body, but Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كُلُّ نَفۡسٍ۬ ذَآٮِٕقَةُ ٱلۡمَوۡتِ‌ ثُمَّ إِلَيۡنَا تُرۡجَعُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every soul shall taste of death; then unto Us ye shall be returned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat Al Ankaboot Ayah 57&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-04-16T20:50:22.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="772" CreationDate="2012-06-26T21:01:03.877" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia defines Reincarnation as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reincarnation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reincarnation&lt;/a&gt; is the religious or philosophical concept that the&#xA;  soul or spirit, after biological death, begins a new life in a new&#xA;  body that may be human, animal or spiritual depending on the moral&#xA;  quality of the previous life's actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the primary beliefs of Islam is the belief in the Hereafter, resurrection, the Paradise and the Hell. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says (interpretation of the meaning]: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Everyone shall taste death. Then unto Us you shall be returned”[&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/29/57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;al-‘Ankaboot 29:57&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And He says (interpretation of meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“To Him is the return of all of you. The Promise of Allah is true. It&#xA;  is He Who begins the creation and then will repeat it, that He may&#xA;  reward with justice those who believed and did deeds of righteousness.&#xA;  But those who disbelieved will have a drink of boiling fluids and&#xA;  painful torment because they used to disbelieve” [ &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/10/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yunus 10:4&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also says [interpretation of the meaning]:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verily, He knows each one of them, and has counted them a full&#xA;  counting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And everyone of them will come to Him alone on the Day of Resurrection&#xA;  (without any helper, or protector or defender)” [ &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/19/94-95&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maryam&#xA;  19:94-95&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And He says (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Allaah! Laa ilaaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but&#xA;  He). Surely, He will gather you together on the Day of Resurrection&#xA;  about which there is no doubt” [ &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;al-Nisa’ 4:87&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And He says concerning the disbelievers who think they will not be resurrected (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The disbelievers pretend that they will never be resurrected (for&#xA;  the Account). Say (O Muhammad): Yes! By my Lord, you will certainly be&#xA;  resurrected, then you will be informed of (and recompensed for) what&#xA;  you did; and that is easy for Allah” [ &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/64/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;al-Taghaabun 64:7&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says refuting those who claim reincarnation (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do they not see how many of the generations We have destroyed before&#xA;  them Verily, they will not return to them. [ &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/36/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ya-Sin 36:31&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means “do you not learn a lesson from those nations whom Allah destroyed before you of those who disbelieved in the Messengers. They came to this world only once, and will not return to it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several hadeeth as well which mention and confirm resurrection. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “In man&#xA;  there is a bone which will not be consumed by the earth, and from it&#xA;  he will be regenerated on the Day of Resurrection.” They asked, “What&#xA;  bone is that, O Messenger of Allah?” He said, “The tailbone.”&#xA;  (Narrated by Muslim, 5255).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idea of reincarnation is rejection and denial of resurrection and hereafter and it has been refuted by texts of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-10T14:29:19.467" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T14:29:19.467" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="776" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="777" CreationDate="2012-06-26T21:20:09.017" Score="5" ViewCount="6031" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of my friends asked me about a hadith collected in Abu Dawud. The hadith is located &lt;a href=&quot;http://abudawudshareef.blogspot.ca/2008/03/book-14-jihad-kitab-al-jihad.html#014.2505&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Hurayrah: I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon&#xA;  him) say: What is evil in a man are alarming niggardliness and&#xA;  unrestrained cowardice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Dawud, unlike Saheeh Bukhari and Saheeh Muslim, contain a mix of saheeh/hassan (authentic/good) and da'eef (weak) ahadith. How on earth can I distinguish if any given hadith in Abu Dawud is weak or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recall one of my teachers saying that there are collections (in Arabic) like &quot;The Da'eef in Abu Dawud&quot; or &quot;The Saheeh in Abu Dawud.&quot; Obviously, you can cross-reference if any given hadith you want is in the da'eef, and if it's not, it's authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can navigate Arabic with great difficulty, understanding is not so good. If there's an easy way to do this, great; if not, I would like an English resource (ideally).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2016-04-14T14:04:34.943" LastActivityDate="2018-12-11T03:43:22.710" Title="How to distinguish between strong and weak ahadith?" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="777" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="776" CreationDate="2012-06-26T21:26:39.407" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;If there is an English translation of the muhadditheen's gradings of Sunan Abi Dawud, perhaps someone else can post the answer. Here is what I have done in the past for such questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.waqfeya.com&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;waqfeya.com&lt;/a&gt; and search for &quot;سنن أبي داود&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Find the book by the muhaddith who made the distinction. In this case, I know Shaykh al-Albani has such a book. Perhaps Shaykh Ahmad Shakir has one too, or another muhaddith. The name of the book is &quot;Sahih wa Da'if Sunan Abi Dawud&quot; (in Arabic).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Download the book and search for the hadith you're looking for. If you're lucky, you can just search by hadith number (if the source of your hadith follows the standard numbering scheme). If not, you will have to dig up the Arabic text for the hadith in question, and locate it in the PDF (usually within 5-10 hadith of the hadith number you have).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Read the grade assigned to it by the shaykh, and possibly any comments before or after concerning the reason for the grade&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you know a little more Arabic, you can also find grading and chain information on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/hadith/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamweb&lt;/a&gt; after locating the right book and hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For your particular hadith, the hadith number is &lt;a href=&quot;http://hadith.al-islam.com/Page.aspx?pageid=192&amp;amp;BookID=28&amp;amp;TOCID=875&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2511 in Sunan Abi Dawud&lt;/a&gt;, and Shaykh al-Albani &lt;a href=&quot;http://s203841464.onlinehome.us/waqfeya/books/22/32/sdsunnd.rar&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;grades it Sahih&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏:‏ ‏&quot;‏ شَرُّ مَا فِي رَجُلٍ شُحٌّ هَالِعٌ وَجُبْنٌ خَالِعٌ ‏&quot;‏ ‏‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T17:23:13.583" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T17:23:13.583" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="778" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18" CreationDate="2012-06-26T22:20:20.960" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I quote from The Teachings of Hajj by Shaykh 'Abdur-Razzaaq ibn ‘Abdil-Muhsin al-Badr:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Imaam Ahmad reported in his Musnad that Fadaalah ibn ‘Ubayd narrated that the Messenger of Allaah (Salallahu alayhi wassalam) said during the Farewell Hajj,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“Shall I not inform you about the &lt;em&gt;Mu’min&lt;/em&gt;? He is the one whom people&#xA;  trust with their wealth and lives. The &lt;em&gt;Muslim&lt;/em&gt; is he from whose tongue&#xA;  and hand the people are safe. The &lt;em&gt;Mujaahid&lt;/em&gt; is he who struggles with&#xA;  his own soul to obey Allaah. The &lt;em&gt;Muhaajir&lt;/em&gt; is he who abandons misdeeds&#xA;  and sins.”&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Musnad Ahmad (6/21); graded saheeh by al-Albaanee in as-Saheehah (549).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Hadeeth, which is part of the Prophet’s (Salallahu alayhi wassalam) bequest and teachings to his Ummah imparted during the Farewell Hajj, explains the perfection of these&#xA;Concepts: &lt;strong&gt;Eemaan, Islaam, Jihaad, and Hijrah&lt;/strong&gt;. It also explains who rightfully deserves to be described by these traits, upon which rests happiness in this world and the Hereafter. Additionally, it gives comprehensive definitions of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mu’min&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is he whom people trust with their lives and property. Once Eemaan settles firmly and fills the heart, it demands of a person to fulfill the duties of Eemaan, among the most important of which are: taking care of trusts, dealing with others honestly, and making sure to not oppress others with respect to their lives and property. When someone consistently does these things, people know him to be that way, and they place confidence in him and trust him with their lives and wealth because they know that he&#xA;Protects what he is entrusted with. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is one of the foremost things dictated by &lt;em&gt;Eemaan&lt;/em&gt; as the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“There is no Eemaan for one who cannot be trusted.”&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Musnad Ahmad (3/135), Ibn Hibbaan (194); from Anas ibn Maalik (radiallahu anhu). Graded saheeh li-ghayrihi by al-Albaanee in Saheeh Mawaarid ath-Tham’aan (42).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Muslim&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is he from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe. That is because true Islam is submission to Allah, complete servitude devoted to Him, and giving the Muslims their rights. One’s Islam cannot be complete until he loves for the Muslims what he loves for himself. This can only come about when they are safe from any harm emanating from his tongue and hand, and this is the very root of this obligation. If others are subject to&#xA;harm from his tongue and hand, how can he be fulfilling his obligation to his Muslim brothers? How could someone who extends his hand and tongue with harm and enmity against the Muslims possibly be truly practicing Islaam? Thus, their being safe from his verbal or physical harm forms the very essence of completing his Islaam.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also implies that the Mu’min is a level higher than the Muslim because if someone is trusted with the lives and wealth of others, then the Muslims would obviously be protected from his tongue and hand. Had they not been safe from him to begin with, they would not have trusted him. However, just because they feel safe from him does not mean that they necessarily trust him. He may not harm them, yet they do not place full confidence in him, fearing that he may have withheld his harm due to some ulterior motive or fear, and&#xA;not due to having Eemaan in his heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, the Prophet (Salallahu alayhi wassalam) defined the Muslim with an outward quality, namely, others being safe from him, whereas he defined the Mu’min with an inner quality, namely, that others trust him with their lives and wealth, and the latter trait is superior to the former.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shaykh also similarly explains Mujaahid and Muhaajir but it is not relevant to question. But if you are interested you can read this book - &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/hajj/teachings_of_hajj_en.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Teachings of Hajj&lt;/a&gt; by Shaykh 'Abdur-Razzaaq ibn ‘Abdil-Muhsin al-Badr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-25T11:26:34.850" LastActivityDate="2015-10-25T11:26:34.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="779" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-26T23:49:21.107" Score="6" ViewCount="5832" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any miracles in Quran such as fact it contains, that people at the time had no knowledge about but later they know it was the truth or it is associated with an event that can only be miracle or it is associated with something miraculous? I am not asking about the miracles mentioned in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T13:40:16.553" LastActivityDate="2019-11-23T19:54:32.580" Title="Are there any miracles in the holy Quran?" Tags="|quran|miracles|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="780" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="772" CreationDate="2012-06-26T23:50:12.793" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are verses which contradict Reincarnation other than &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barzakh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Barzakh&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; itself which clearly contradicts it (since you're asking for them specifically):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Al-Mu'minun: [For such is the state of the disbelievers], until, when death comes to one of them, he says, &quot;My Lord, send me back (99) That I might do righteousness in that which I left behind.&quot; No! It is only a word he is saying; and behind them is a barrier until the Day they are resurrected (100) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ya-sin: And the Horn will be blown; and at once from the graves to their Lord they will hasten (51) They will say, &quot;O woe to us! Who has raised us up from our sleeping place?&quot; [The reply will be], &quot;This is what the Most Merciful had promised, and the messengers told the truth.&quot;(52)It will not be but one blast, and at once they are all brought present before Us (53)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Al-baqarah: How can you disbelieve in Allah when you were lifeless and He brought you to life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you [back] to life, and then to Him you will be returned(28)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And a hadith on this matter from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_ar-Ridha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Alī ibn Mūsā al-Riḍā&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;من قال بالتناسخ فهو كافر بالله العظيم مكذب بالجنة والنار...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Someone who believes in Reincarnation is a disbeliever (&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;kafir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;) and has refuted heaven and hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-13T10:33:56.807" LastActivityDate="2015-09-13T10:33:56.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="781" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="779" CreationDate="2012-06-27T00:28:19.730" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many miracles told in the Qur'an, like the raising of Jesus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;بَل رَّفَعَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَيۡهِ‌ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمً۬ا&#xA;(١٥٨)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nay, Allah raised him up unto Himself; and Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise. (158)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat 4 Ayah 158&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there is the Isra'a:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;سُبۡحَـٰنَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَسۡرَىٰ بِعَبۡدِهِۦ لَيۡلاً۬ مِّنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِ إِلَى ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡأَقۡصَا ٱلَّذِى بَـٰرَكۡنَا حَوۡلَهُ ۥ لِنُرِيَهُ ۥ مِنۡ ءَايَـٰتِنَآ‌ۚ إِنَّهُ ۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡبَصِيرُ (١)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;mi&amp;gt;Glory to (Allah) Who did take His Servant for Journey by night&#xA;from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque whose precincts We did&#xA;bless― in order that Weght show him some of Our Signs: for He is the&#xA;one Who heareth and seeth (all things). (1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But The biggest of all miracles is the Qur'an itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T00:28:19.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="782" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="779" CreationDate="2012-06-27T00:31:17.700" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;They're indeed 14 miracles done by prophets which have been mentioned explicitly. You might look at their meaning and interpretations to find out the story behind them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Al-Qamar: The Hour has come near, and the moon has split in two&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Taha: And We had inspired to Moses, &amp;quot;Travel by night with My servants and strike for them a dry path through the sea; you will not fear being overtaken [by Pharaoh] nor be afraid [of drowning].&amp;quot;(77)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Taha: And draw in your hand to your side; it will come out white without disease - another sign,(22)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Al-baqarah: And [mention] when Abraham said, &amp;quot;My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead.&amp;quot; [ Allah ] said, &amp;quot;Have you not believed?&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;Yes, but [I ask] only that my heart may be satisfied.&amp;quot; [ Allah ] said, &amp;quot;Take four birds and commit them to yourself. Then [after slaughtering them] put on each hill a portion of them; then call them - they will come [flying] to you in haste. And know that Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.&amp;quot;(260)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Al-Isra': Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al- Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing.(1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Saba: And to Solomon [We subjected] the wind - its morning [journey was that of] a month - and its afternoon [journey was that of] a month, and We made flow for him a spring of [liquid] copper. And among the jinn were those who worked for him by the permission of his Lord. And whoever deviated among them from Our command - We will make him taste of the punishment of the Blaze.(12)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Al-anbia': They said, &amp;quot;Burn him and support your gods - if you are to act.&amp;quot;(68) Allah said, &amp;quot;O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham.&amp;quot;(69) And they intended for him harm, but We made them the greatest losers.(70)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Al-ankabut: But We saved him and the companions of the ship, and We made it a sign for the worlds.(15)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ali imran: And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of Allah . And I cure the blind and the leper, and I give life to the dead - by permission of Allah . And I inform you of what you eat and what you store in your houses. Indeed in that is a sign for you, if you are believers.(49)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which includes three miracles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Al-araf: So Moses threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent, manifest.(107)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ash-shoara: Then We inspired to Moses, &amp;quot;Strike with your staff the sea,&amp;quot; and it parted, and each portion was like a great towering mountain.&#xA;(63)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;An-naml: And put your hand into the opening of your garment [at the breast]; it will come out white without disease. [These are] among the nine signs [you will take] to Pharaoh and his people. Indeed, they have been a people defiantly disobedient.&amp;quot;(12)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T00:31:17.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="783" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="784" CreationDate="2012-06-27T01:06:55.487" Score="6" ViewCount="29881" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Muslims we believe that devil is an entity that exists to misguide man kind till the day of judgement and as muslims our job is to prevent ourselves from falling into his traps and be obedient to Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is how can a Muslim person know that he is being tricked by the devil into doing something wrong and save himself? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T07:26:20.100" LastActivityDate="2021-12-24T12:17:56.443" Title="How to know when the devil (Shaitan) is misguiding us and protect ourselves when that happens?" Tags="|shaitan|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="783" CreationDate="2012-06-27T01:18:57.153" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah) says in his book &lt;em&gt;Madarij as-Salikin&lt;/em&gt; that Iblis tries to misguide humans through 7 gates (&lt;em&gt;'aqabahs&lt;/em&gt;): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Disbelief &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Innovations (&lt;em&gt;bid'ah&lt;/em&gt;) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minor sins&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Major sins&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Busying with permissible deeds to the exclusion of rewardable deeds&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Busying with deeds of lesser reward instead of greater reward&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And finally by unleashing the shayatin from among the jinn and humankind upon that person. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A closer examination of these gates or levels (below) will show you how to recognize Iblis' whisperings and misguidance, and how to counter it. For all of these below, there is the knowledge component and there is the action component as well (acting upon the knowledge). Another thing to do, as Allah SWT says in the Qur'an and as @Kaveh mentioned in his answer, is &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/200&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;to seek refuge and protection in Allah&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if an evil suggestion comes to you from Satan, then seek refuge in Allah . Indeed, He is Hearing and Knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at the gates above, you will see that to cross the first gate successfully, one needs to have knowledge of their Creator, to ponder on His Signs, to know His Names and Attributes, to know and recognize His Lordship in their lives. With sufficient knowledge of Allah, one can protect ourselves from Iblis at this gate. To know that Iblis is misguiding us, just remember if any waswasa or whispering from Shaytan causes you to doubt your Lord.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To cross the second gate successfully, educate yourself on what the &lt;em&gt;sunnah&lt;/em&gt; of the Prophet (saws) is and what opposes it. You know Shaytan is whispering to you and trying to misguide you when he tries to get you to oppose the &lt;em&gt;sunnah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To cross the third gate successfully, educate yourself on what constitutes major sins in Islam. You know Shaytan is whispering to you and attempting to misguide you when he tries to get you to commit major sins. He might say to you that belief is in the heart and sins have no effect on your faith - that's a sign he's trying to misguide you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To cross the fourth gate successfully, educate yourself on what the minor sins are in Islam, and think not about what you think is the magnitude of the sin, but rather &lt;em&gt;who&lt;/em&gt; it is against. If you're trivializing or justifying minor or major sins, that's Shaytan whispering to you. Avoid it by knowing what the sins are and why they are sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To cross the fifth gate successfully, you need even more education on which deeds to perform at what time. Shaytan attempts to busy you with deeds that are merely permissible to keep you from worship. If you find that happening to you, know that Shaytan is at work. Learn about which deeds you need to perform at what time. Playing games is permissible, but not as the cost of prayer or other obligations. Earning money is good, but not when it enters your heart and causes you to forget Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To cross the sixth gate, you need to know even more fiqh: which deeds get you the most hasanat and strengthen your faith and worship the most. Staying up to read Qur'an until 3 AM may be good, but not if it makes you miss Fajr. If you find yourself arguing about Islamic topics or da'wah topics on the Internet, but not praying the prayers on time - Shaytan is at work. He might make you satisfied with your current deeds and discourage you from improving or adding on to them. Knowing fiqh will help in solving this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't remember much about the seventh gate unfortunately, but I don't know anybody who needs to worry about that. It is the Prophets and Awliya of Allah who get there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T22:24:48.557" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T22:24:48.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="785" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="783" CreationDate="2012-06-27T01:45:59.777" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are four directions Satan may use to approach us: &lt;em&gt;&quot;Before them and behind them, from their right and their left.&quot;&lt;/em&gt; (7:17) (s)He who guards all these directions is safe from Satan's trickery. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Satan approaches from front by deceiving the individual with Allah’s mercy and forgiveness. (s)He makes the person feel at ease. (s)He, who is deceived by this delusion gets lazier in time, obeys less and less to the One and may refrain from spiritual practice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Satan approaches from behind by the fear of indigence and its impact on the person’s family. Satan encourages person to stockpile more goods/property and be prepared for the future. By doing these, one ignores Allah. (s)He claims (s)he knows what is good for him/her, and builds his/her life on worldly reasoning. (s)He denies the fact that, whatever happens it is because Allah willed so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Satan approaches from right by showing one’s virtues, knowledge, spiritual practices and his/her good deeds to himself/herself. (s)He, who is deceived by this delusion will be blinded from Allah by seeing his/her supremacy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Satan approaches from left by calling people to sins, effrontery, lust and pleasure. &lt;em&gt;“Nor wilt Thou find, In most of them, Gratitude (for Thy mercies).”&lt;/em&gt; (7:17) meaning ‘You won’t find them using their forces, bodies and benefactions in order to get closer to You.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T01:45:59.777" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="786" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="925" CreationDate="2012-06-27T02:11:27.380" Score="7" ViewCount="25938" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is real estate business allowed in Islam?  I live in the US and most buyers within the US buy a property with a mortgage loan, and I know anything to do with interest is not allowed. The only reason why I am concerned and I am questioning this is because of the agent's involvement with the buyer. As an agent, if I represent the buyer I am technically taking a part in how the buyer will buy the house; all-cash, or mortgage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really like real estate and I was wondering if it is allowed according to the teachings of the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="157" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-06-28T19:54:21.460" LastActivityDate="2018-06-26T03:56:58.753" Title="Is real estate business allowed in Islam?" Tags="|riba|business|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="772" CreationDate="2012-06-27T03:02:13.780" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this verse there is no reincarnation in Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَهُمُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ رَبِّ ارْجِعُونِ ﴿٩٩﴾&#xA;  لَعَلِّي أَعْمَلُ صَالِحًا فِيمَا تَرَكْتُ ۚ كَلَّا ۚ إِنَّهَا&#xA;  كَلِمَةٌ هُوَ قَائِلُهَا ۖ وَمِن وَرَائِهِم بَرْزَخٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ&#xA;  يُبْعَثُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[23:99]  [For such is the state of the disbelievers], until, when&#xA;  death comes to one of them, he says, &quot;My Lord, send me back&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[23:100]  That I might do righteousness in that which I left behind.&quot;&#xA;  No! It is only a word he is saying; and behind them is a barrier until&#xA;  the Day they are resurrected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كَيْفَ تَكْفُرُونَ بِاللَّـهِ وَكُنتُمْ أَمْوَاتًا فَأَحْيَاكُمْ ۖ&#xA;  ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[2:28] &#xA;   How can you disbelieve in Allah when you&#xA;  were lifeless and He brought you to life; then He will cause you to&#xA;  die, then He will bring you [back] to life, and then to Him you will&#xA;  be returned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T13:15:52.510" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T13:15:52.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="783" CreationDate="2012-06-27T03:25:26.213" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;When we are about to do something or take an action, there is something inside our heart and mind tells us if this is good or bad, or uncertain,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for example before someone tries to steal or hurt somebody, his mind and his heart tell him that this is wrong, this is forbidden,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;when the action we are trying is good, it will be clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now it comes to the uncertain things, we should ask a Sheikh about it, if it is in doubt then it is better to leave it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ ، وَعُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ ،&#xA;  وَيَعْلَى ، قَالُوا : أَخْبَرَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ ،&#xA;  عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ ،&#xA;  يَقُولُ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ،&#xA;  يَقُولُ : &quot; الْحَلالُ بَيِّنٌ وَالْحَرَامُ بَيِّنٌ ، وَبَيْنَهُمَا&#xA;  أُمُورٌ مُتَشَابِهَاتٌ لا يَعْلَمُهَا كَثِيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ ، فَمَنِ&#xA;  اتَّقَى الشُّبُهَاتِ اسْتَبْرَأَ لِدِينِهِ وَعِرْضِهِ ، وَمَنْ وَقَعَ&#xA;  فِي الشُّبُهَاتِ وَقَعَ فِي الْحَرَامِ .......&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="158" LastEditorUserId="51" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T13:39:58.207" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T13:39:58.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="779" CreationDate="2012-06-27T03:52:10.673" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please read this question I asked before:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/562/4&quot;&gt;Did the stories in Quran happen as is, or are they symbolizing different and more common events?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a strong possibility that stories and terms in Quran are symbolizing more realistic events. Quran is not a fantasy book, it is a realistic book that brings solutions to humanity in all eras and ages. It must be pointing out the actual and realistic facts by telling us that kind of stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran is only 600+ pages. Text in its pages are not condensed. In an ordinary page of it, there is approximately 20% of text compared to any other text book. When you condense it to a standard text book format, it becomes only 100-150 pages. And, I have to add that, most of the Quran is repeating the same stories, warnings and phrases. For example, story of Musa (Moses) is told 50+ times. If you remove the duplicating parts, it becomes only about 50 pages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now there is a problem of &lt;code&gt;condensed information&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Supposed that you are working in an information department. They wanted you to write a book, consisting of only 50 pages, or 150 pages with repeating parts, which will be a solution to the entire problems of the world, will bring a perfect system for daily life, and will be perfectly consistent inside.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And, also suppose that, you had never heard of Quran before. What would you write in your book?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran is a solution of this problem of &lt;code&gt;condensed information&lt;/code&gt;. No human can solve this problem and write a similar book solving all the problems of human. A special book like that must have a special way of explaining the issues (i.e.; with those supernatural stories). Unfortunately, most people think this kind of things with a skeptic mind, it is not possible to discuss these kind of things openly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2014-06-14T18:50:27.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="793" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="772" CreationDate="2012-06-27T04:11:00.490" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no Reincarnation belief in Islam, but the Reincarnation comes from Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Almost all kind of corrupted and baatil mis-beliefs come from ancient Islam ummats. After their nabis die, their original Islam beliefs start to corrupt over time, and they finally become mythologies and these kind of mis-beliefs (like Reincarnation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is the reason why the mythology and Abrahamic religions look so much alike.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T13:36:47.333" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T13:36:47.333" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="779" CreationDate="2012-06-27T04:23:36.037" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Surah Lahab is also considered as miracle of Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you notice, Allah dooms Abu Lahab to Hellfire in this surah. Now, the mufassireen (interpreters) point out an interesting point–at any time, Abu Lahab could have accepted Islam–even as a fake-out. And he could have said “Hey guys, I’m Muslim now, how come the Qur’an is claiming I’m in Hellfire?” And that would’ve caused great fitnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But he never did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knew that he wouldn’t.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And so, we see even in this small, oft-repeated surah, one of the miracles of the Qur’an. More about Surah Lahab can be read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilmfruits.com/tafseer-of-surah-lahab&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="63" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-10T08:46:02.640" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T08:46:02.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="783" CreationDate="2012-06-27T04:38:50.027" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first thing one can do is to ask God for protection as stated in verse 23:97 of Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَقُل رَّبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And say &amp;quot;My Lord! I seek refuge towards you from the suggestions of Satan.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does seem unlikely that one can always notice these unless one becomes one of &amp;quot;the mindful&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;مُتَّقین&amp;quot;). If you become one then verses 7:200-201 of Quran state that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ نَزْغٌ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ.&#xA;إِنَّ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا إِذَا مَسَّهُمْ طَائِفٌ مِّنَ الشَّيْطَانِ تَذَكَّرُوا فَإِذَا هُم مُّبْصِرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a suggestion from Satan assail you, seek refuge with God; for He is hearing-everything and knowing-everything. Those who are mindful of God remember [God] when a thought from Satan assaults them, then they become clear-seers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the mindful see what is going on when Satan tries to trick them. You should be mindful of God and act as it would please him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can one become one of the mindful you may ask? In verse 2:21 Quran states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O people! Serve your Lord who has created you and those before you, perhaps you will be mindful [of God].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-03-24T22:36:34.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="796" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23575" CreationDate="2012-06-27T05:01:03.797" Score="3" ViewCount="13354" Body="&lt;p&gt;The number 12 is frequently seen in nature and in Quran.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;What is the reason for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذِ اسْتَسْقَى مُوسَى لِقَوْمِهِ فَقُلْنَا اضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ الْحَجَرَ فَانفَجَرَتْ مِنْهُ &lt;strong&gt;اثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ&lt;/strong&gt; عَيْناً قَدْ عَلِمَ كُلُّ أُنَاسٍ مَّشْرَبَهُمْ كُلُواْ وَاشْرَبُواْ مِن رِّزْقِ اللَّهِ وَلاَ تَعْثَوْاْ فِي الأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And [recall] when Moses prayed for water for his people, so We said, &quot;Strike with your staff the stone.&quot; And there gushed forth from it &lt;strong&gt;twelve&lt;/strong&gt; springs, and every people knew its watering place. &quot;Eat and drink from the provision of Allah , and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Bakara 60 (2/60)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِذْ قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ يَا أَبتِ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ &lt;strong&gt;أَحَدَ عَشَرَ&lt;/strong&gt; كَوْكَبًا وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ رَأَيْتُهُمْ لِي سَاجِدِينَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [Of these stories mention] when Joseph said to his father, &quot;O my father, indeed I have seen [in a dream] &lt;strong&gt;eleven&lt;/strong&gt; stars and the sun and the moon; I saw them prostrating to me.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Yusuf 4 (12/4)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;(11 brothers + their little brother Yusuf = 12 brothers at total)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدْ أَخَذَ اللّهُ مِيثَاقَ بَنِي إِسْرَآئِيلَ وَبَعَثْنَا مِنهُمُ &lt;strong&gt;اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ&lt;/strong&gt; نَقِيبًا وَقَالَ اللّهُ إِنِّي مَعَكُمْ لَئِنْ أَقَمْتُمُ الصَّلاَةَ وَآتَيْتُمُ الزَّكَاةَ وَآمَنتُم بِرُسُلِي وَعَزَّرْتُمُوهُمْ وَأَقْرَضْتُمُ اللّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا لَّأُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَلأُدْخِلَنَّكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الأَنْهَارُ فَمَن كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ مِنكُمْ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ سَوَاء السَّبِيلِ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And Allah had already taken a covenant from the Children of Israel, and We delegated from among them &lt;strong&gt;twelve&lt;/strong&gt; leaders. And Allah said, &quot;I am with you. If you establish prayer and give zakah and believe in My messengers and support them and loan Allah a goodly loan, I will surely remove from you your misdeeds and admit you to gardens beneath which rivers flow. But whoever of you disbelieves after that has certainly strayed from the soundness of the way.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Maide 12 (5/12)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِندَ اللّهِ &lt;strong&gt;اثْنَا عَشَرَ&lt;/strong&gt; شَهْرًا فِي كِتَابِ اللّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَات وَالأَرْضَ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ ذَلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ فَلاَ تَظْلِمُواْ فِيهِنَّ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَقَاتِلُواْ الْمُشْرِكِينَ كَآفَّةً كَمَا يُقَاتِلُونَكُمْ كَآفَّةً وَاعْلَمُواْ أَنَّ اللّهَ مَعَ الْمُتَّقِينَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Indeed, the number of months with Allah is &lt;strong&gt;twelve&lt;/strong&gt; [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred. That is the correct religion, so do not wrong yourselves during them. And fight against the disbelievers collectively as they fight against you collectively. And know that Allah is with the righteous [who fear Him].&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Tawba 36 (9/36)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Isa (Christ) had 12 hawaris.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;There are 2 x 12 = 24 hours in a day. 12 for day and 12 for night.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;There are 12 months in a year.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Buddha had 12 students. (Buddha could be an ancient prophet.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;There are 12 kind of years in Chinese calender.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Some mythological stories involve with the number 12. (Considering that mythology is corruption of ancient ummats makes sense).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It looks like that the number 12 has something to do with periodic movement and circulations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What makes this number so special in Quran and in nature?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-24T00:39:28.860" LastActivityDate="2017-04-24T00:39:28.860" Title="What is the importance of the number 12 in Islam?" Tags="|quran|mythology|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="798" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="804" CreationDate="2012-06-27T05:51:13.360" Score="7" ViewCount="1756" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is a person who is either born Muslim or who has accepted Islam later in life not allowed to change their religion? I have also heard that, in this case, the ruling for women would not be the same as the ruling for men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why execute apostates? Why not execute the women?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="52" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-28T18:59:25.137" LastActivityDate="2019-05-08T17:31:49.897" Title="Why should a person who disbelieves after becoming Muslim be executed?" Tags="|sin|conversion|hudud|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="799" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="800" CreationDate="2012-06-27T06:15:52.417" Score="25" ViewCount="36992" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen that the number 786 is quite often linked with Islam.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;What is its significance? What does it mean?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T08:23:13.430" LastActivityDate="2020-09-26T14:42:34.737" Title="What does 786 mean?" Tags="|arabic|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="800" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="799" CreationDate="2012-06-27T06:18:49.980" Score="27" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;What does 786 mean?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;strong&gt;bism illāh ir-raḥmān ir-raḥīm&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;quot;بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&amp;quot; written using &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abjad_numerals&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abjad numerals&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each letter in Arabic is assigned a numeral value. In this case we the following a letter-by-letter cumulative value:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2 + 60 + 40 + 1 + 30 + 30 + 5 + 1 + 30 + 200 + 8 + 40 + 50 + 1 + 30 + 200 + 8 + 10 + 40 = 786&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can think of Abjad as a kind of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashing_function&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hashing function&lt;/a&gt;. The value 786 is the hash value of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basmala&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Basmala&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;What is the significance of 786 in Islam?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-01-25T08:11:05.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="799" CreationDate="2012-06-27T07:19:44.817" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;As others have said, 786 is a hash of &quot;Bismillah-hirRahmaan-irraheem&quot;. Instead of beginning a work with &quot;Bismillah-hirRahmaan-irraheem&quot;, any work, writeups, etc. would now begin with 786. I wonder how hashing came to Qur'anic verses. where does the proof of using a hash arise?  Though mathematically or otherwise, 786 is a hash, it is still a number, and it cannot replace the name of Allah. &lt;a href=&quot;http://maseeh1.tripod.com/advices7/id152.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Read this article for more.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T07:26:27.507" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T07:26:27.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="804" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="798" CreationDate="2012-06-27T08:08:03.727" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To Answer your &quot;why execute&quot; question :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A person who leaves his Islam after accepting it is executed in a country ruled by Sharia or Islamic state (I stress, Islamic state) by the decision of the ruler of the land in consultation with the scholars who examine the evidences and conditions of apostasy. Obviously, this ruling can only be implemented by the judge in a state that rules by the sharee`ah law.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is the ruling of Allah and His Messenger, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Whoever changes his religion, kill him.&quot; (reported by al-Bukhari,&#xA;  al-Fath, no. 3017)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The one who has known the religion which Allah, his Creator revealed, entered it and practised it, then rejected it, despised it and left it, is a person who does not deserve to live on the earth of Allah and eat from the provision of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;By leaving Islam, the apostate opens the way for everyone who wants to leave the faith, thus spreading apostasy and encouraging it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The apostate is not to be killed without warning. He is given a last chance and he is given three days to repent. If he repents, he will be left alone; if he does not repent, then he will be killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, let me ask you a question: As I said before this is done in a land which is ruled by the law of Allah. Basically, the whole legislation is what Allah revealed. Now, if a person leaves Islam after believing it, it is not only apostasy but also rejecting/betraying the law/constitution - or whatever you want to call it and an act of treason. Even after that he is given three days to repent and change his decision before he is executed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now, which country in the world allows you to reject the law of the land or betray or commit treason and still move around the country freely? Makes sense?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As for the difference you mention:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is an Ijmaa (consensus) of the scholars that the apostate is to be killed and there is no doubt about this. He is given some time to repent and if he does not turn back to Allah, he is to be executed by the judge. And note again: this ruling can only be implemented by the judge in a state that rules by the sharee`ah law.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The only different view was that of Hanafi madhab which says women cannot be executed. But, most of current Hanafi scholars agree that even apostate women should be executed. So, it is very odd rare view. Other than that, everyone agree, the person, where man or woman should be executed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credits:&lt;/strong&gt; Used some points from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/811&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Why death is the punishment for Apostasy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-14T06:37:41.153" LastActivityDate="2016-04-14T06:37:41.153" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="805" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-27T11:19:59.800" Score="8" ViewCount="22486" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nowadays, a lot of people are involved in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-level_marketing&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Multi Level Marketing (MLM)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In MLM Business have sponsor and recruiter. When sponsor recruit some people under him, The recruiter/new joiner will pay some amount as joining fee. The sponsor will get commission( it is also said as referral marketing). Some marketing plan also get up-line commission(3 to 10 level sponsor up-line etc). &lt;strong&gt;Commission structure depend on business plan.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Multilevel Marketing or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.network-marketing-business-school.com/network-marketing.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Network Marketing&lt;/a&gt; consist of lot of Marketing Plan like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.network-marketing-business-school.com/Binary-Plan.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Binary&lt;/a&gt;, Matrix, Investment etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the Shari'ah view on Multi Level Marketing? Is this marketing phenomena acceptable in Islam?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="65" LastEditorUserId="65" LastEditDate="2012-06-28T05:22:53.610" LastActivityDate="2013-08-11T07:39:56.343" Title="What is Shariah View on Multi Level Marketing/Network Marketing?" Tags="|sharia|business|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="806" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-27T11:44:52.060" Score="-3" ViewCount="4059" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just watched &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnJBW49afzg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this video on Youtube&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was really moving. I get sad and upset. How can people actually treat others like that?&#xA;I know the title of my question is quite inaccurate, but how come Muslims tend to defend their religion/rights in such an aggressive, hateful way? I really don't get it.&#xA;I know this is a very a very violent and intense example, but I need to know why people actually think like this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="163" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T14:18:47.393" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T14:30:23.010" Title="Why are some Muslims so 'aggressive'?" Tags="|violence|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="12" ClosedDate="2012-06-27T14:46:43.833" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="799" CreationDate="2012-06-27T11:49:22.087" Score="65" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Caution:&lt;/strong&gt; This post is not to hurt any opinion. This is  based on the opinion and advice of Sunni Scholars&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other answers have explained what &lt;strong&gt;&quot;786&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; stands for. My answer is regarding &quot;What is it's significance?&quot; to Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;786 stands for absolutely nothing. If someone believes 786 is part of Islam, it is a sin. It is an innovation (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bid%E2%80%98ah&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bid'ah&lt;/a&gt;) which is particularly common in the South Asian Muslim community.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything to be part of Islam, has to have textual evidence from the Qur'an and Sunnah or a Valid Qiyas. There is no evidence in either the Quran or the Sunnah for such a thing as 786.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This usually starts as a casual thing and then goes on to become the accepted thing in Islam when in reality it is not. I am not exaggerating, my brothers. This is the trap of Shaytaan. When he doesn't find any other way to corrupt your Emaan, he beautifies evil things for you, so that you accept them and take them. (&lt;strong&gt;Check:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/784/38&quot;&gt;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/784/38&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In August 2006, a SMS was spread around by some Muslims in South Asia (I come from there) saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;this year 7th August is a very special day for all muslims around the globe because it`s going to be 7/8/6.It happens only once in a century&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Muslims, we know that we have only two days that we celebrate i.e. the two Eids. And we do because our Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) commanded us to do so. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‘Aisha(Radiallahu anha) reported Muhammad (Salallahu alayhi wassalam) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Whoever innovates into this affair of ours something that we have not&#xA;  commanded it is to be rejected&quot; &lt;strong&gt;(Bukhari and Muslim)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jaabir (Radiallahu anhu) narrated Muhammad (Salallahu alayhi wassalam)&#xA;  said, &quot;To proceed: The best speech is the Book of Allah and the best&#xA;  guidance and example is that of Muhammad, and &lt;strong&gt;the worse of all things&#xA;  are the newly invented things (in the religion), for every innovation&#xA;  is a error and a misguidance.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; &lt;strong&gt;(Muslim)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;…&lt;strong&gt;Every innovation is a going astray and every going astray is in&#xA;  the fire&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;(Tirmidhi)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):       &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;This day I have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favor&#xA;  upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion&quot; &lt;strong&gt;(Al-Maidah&#xA;  5: 3)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our religion is already perfect, so doing some deed which is not found in the Qur’an and Sunnah, it might seem they have brought some good deed better than the Messenger or what Allah has revealed. May Allah save us from that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has warned us by telling us what happened to the people of the Book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Say, O people of the Book &lt;strong&gt;exceed not the bounds in your religion,&#xA;  trespassing beyond the truth. Nor follow the vain desires of people&#xA;  who went astray in times gone by, who mislead many and strayed from&#xA;  the even way&lt;/strong&gt;. Curses were pronounced on those among the children of&#xA;  Israel who were disbelievers, by the tongue of David and of Jesus son&#xA;  of Mary, because they disobeyed and persisted in excesses.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;(Al-Maidah&#xA;  5:77-78)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abdullah Ibn Masood narrated, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The Messenger of Allah (Salallahu alayhi wassalam) drew a line for us&#xA;  and then said, &lt;strong&gt;‘This is Allah’s Straight Path.’&lt;/strong&gt; Then he drew lines to&#xA;  its right and left, then he said, ‘&lt;strong&gt;These are paths, upon every one of&#xA;  them there is a devil calling towards it.&lt;/strong&gt;’ &lt;strong&gt;(Ahmad)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then he (Muhammad (Salallahu alayhi wassalam)) recited (from the Qur’an (interpretation of meaning)):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Verily this is &lt;strong&gt;My Straight path, so follow it and follow not (other)&#xA;  paths, they will separate you away from His path&lt;/strong&gt;. This He has ordained&#xA;  for you that you may become pious.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;(Al-Anam 6:153)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How ironical is that we do not perform most of the supererogatory deeds established by Qur'an and Sunnah like &lt;strong&gt;Qiyam al-Layl&lt;/strong&gt; which has much reward from Allah, but we insist upon petty things like &lt;strong&gt;786&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I advice you and myself, my brothers, that we should strive to do good deeds based on the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah so that we be righteous and not fall into the trap of Shaytaan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not wish to make it difficult for you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ittaqullaha mastata`tum’ (fear Allah as much as you can)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2012-09-27T04:58:57.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="808" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="814" CreationDate="2012-06-27T12:03:07.407" Score="2" ViewCount="8156" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any basis for seeking Barakah (blessings) from Prophet's hair?  What is the Islamic View Point for this? Can I practice tabarruk? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="65" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-14T06:37:45.857" LastActivityDate="2016-04-14T06:37:45.857" Title="What is the Islamic view of seeking blessings from prophet's hairs?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|hair|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="809" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-27T12:33:45.677" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T12:33:45.677" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T12:33:45.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="810" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-27T12:33:45.677" Score="0" Body="Sayyad is the Arabic word for Master, or sir.  It is usually referring to ether the Prophet Muhammad Himself (peace be upon Him) or a member of His family.  Sayyad is only used for males, the word used for females is sayyida." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T15:00:46.280" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T15:00:46.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="808" CreationDate="2012-06-27T12:38:43.490" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Ahlus-Sunnah, There is no doubt that it was narrated from the Prophet (peace be upon him) that the Sahabah (Companions of the Prophet) (may Allah be pleased with them) would seek blessings from the Prophet's leftover ablution water, hair, mouth spittle and nasal expectoration. These practices were authentically reported about the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the Sahabah (Companions of the Prophet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was authentically reported in the Hadith narrated by Abu Juhayfah&#xA;  in the two Sahih (Authentic) Books of Hadith that during the Farewell&#xA;  Pilgrimage, when Bilal stepped out with what was left of the Prophet's&#xA;  ablution water, the Sahabah (Companions of the Prophet) rushed to take&#xA;  it; some of them took a little of it and others took much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was authentically reported that there was a blessing in his body, sweat, hair and all the parts of his body. Also, the Prophet (peace be upon him) approved of the Sahabah (Companions of the Prophet) regarding seeking blessings from his belongings. If it had not been permissible, the Prophet (peace be upon him) would not have approved of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also, when the Prophet (peace be upon him) had his hair cut during the&#xA;  Farewell Pilgrimage, he divided his hair into two halves; a half to be&#xA;  distributed among the Sahabah (Companions of the Prophet) and the&#xA;  other to be given to Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These all were authentically reported from the Prophet (peace be upon him). There is no doubt among Muslim scholars on the blessing of the Prophet's body including his hair, sweat, ablution water and all that touches his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, This type of barakah of the physical essence was cut off after the death of the Messenger (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) &lt;strong&gt;except what remains of his physical essence after his death (eg. Hair)&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;However, the certainty that something remains today and the truthfulness of that has diminished after the passing of time. Anyone making the claim has to provide isnaad to show that something is from the Messenger (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) since many make that claim.&lt;/strong&gt; Moreover, things like hair decompose with time and it is not realistic to expect them to survive after 1400+ years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, &lt;strong&gt;this form of worship is only restricted to the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) alone&lt;/strong&gt;. This is proven since the Sahabah (Companions of the Prophet) (may Allah be pleased with them) did not do similar practices with Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq , Umar , Uthman or Ali who were the best of the Sahabah (Companions of the Prophet). They are the best people after the prophets. So, tabarruk from anyone other than Prophet salallahu alayhi wassalam) is not permissible, according to Ahlus-Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.org/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=222&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chapter on Tabarruk&lt;/a&gt; ,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/tawheed/theunderstandingtabarruk.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Understanding of Tabarruk with Ahl us-Sunnah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-07-20T22:31:24.063" LastActivityDate="2012-07-20T22:31:24.063" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="808" CreationDate="2012-06-27T13:08:42.743" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to a saheh hadith I have read some time ago, when rasulullah (May Salat and Salam be upon him) has witnessed people collecting his cut beard, he told them it is better if they rather focus on his teachings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S: I don't have the reference to the source right now, but it is in one of the famous, legitimate hadith books. Maybe someone can edit this answer and quote it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T13:08:42.743" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="815" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="808" CreationDate="2012-06-27T13:29:31.357" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;(This Answer is according to view of Shia scholars)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there any basis for seeking Barakah (blessings) from Prophet's hair?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By referring to the last chapter of Sahih Bukhari about jihad and also the chapter related to the armour, stick, sword, vessels, seal, ring, hair and shroud of the Holy Prophet (s) one can become aware of the evident examples of tabarruk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even the Sahaba asked Tabaruk from grave of prophet after his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the Islamic View Point for this?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All Shia scholars consider Tabarruk (including anything related to prophet and today mostly to grave) of prophet and Ahl Bayt permissible and even recommended. For example, there are many holy shrines of Ahl Bayt in Egypt; even Sunni Muslims visit them and ask Tabarruk from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can I practice tabarruk?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;basically Tabarruk is seeking blessing from God using the high love of God to prophet and if the hair of prophet has cure it is for love of God to prophet and a hair itself has no value. Tabarruk can be practiced to anything related to prophet including hair. But today if you want you can use grave and tomb of prophet. According to Shia not only it is not Haram but is allowed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some evidences for seeking Tabarruk from grave of prophet after his death:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(1)&lt;/strong&gt; After the Holy prophet's burial, his daughter Fatima (‘a) stood near his grave and then taking some soil from the grave she put it over her face. She later cried and recited these two poems:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“What happens to the one who smells the soil of grave of Ahmad, who till he is alive, shall smell no more the expensive musks”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“I was faced with such calamities that if it had befallen on the bright day it would have changed to night” [Many of the research writers have narrated this incident such as al-Shabrawi in al-Tuhaf page 9 and al-Samhudi in Wafa' al-wafa', vol. 2 page 444 and al-Khalidi in Sulh al-'Ikhwan, page 57 and others.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(2)&lt;/strong&gt; The great companion Bilal who left Medina for some reason and settled by order of the frontier guards, in the districts of Syria saw in his dream that the Holy Prophet (s) was saying:&#xA;“What kind of injustice is this, O Bilal? Has not the time come that you visit us!? He woke up from his sleep in sadness and sat on his horse and left for Medina. When he reached the grave of the Holy Prophet (s) he started to cry and rubbed his face over it. Later he saw al-Hasan and al-Husayn and kissed both of them. [This incident has been narrated by a group like al-Subki in Shifa al-Saqam narrating from Ibn 'Asakir, and Ibn al-'Athir in Usd al-ghaba, vol. 1 page 28.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(3)&lt;/strong&gt; Amir al-mu'minin 'Ali ('a) says: “Three days had lapsed from the burial of the Holy Prophet (s) when a Bedouin Arab came and threw himself over the grave of the Holy Prophet (s). He sprinkled the soil of his grave over his head and started to converse with the Holy Prophet (s). He said: ‘O Prophet of Allah, you spoke and we listened. You received the truth from Allah and we too received it from you. From the things which Allah revealed to you is this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have done injustice upon myself. So seek forgiveness for me from Allah. Suddenly he heard a voice saying: Your sins have been forgiven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This incident has been narrated by most of the historians mainly al-Samhudi in Wafa' al-wafa', vol. 2 page 612 and Shaykh Dawud al-Khalidi (died in 1299 AH) in Sulh al-'Ikhwan and others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(4)&lt;/strong&gt; al-Hakim narrates in al-Mustadrak that: Marwan bin al-Hakam entered the mosque and saw a man putting his face over a grave. Marwan caught hold of his neck and said: “Are you aware of what you are doing?” The man lifted his head and it became apparent that he was Abu Ayyub al-Ansari. He said: ‘I have not come to visit a stone, but have come to visit the Holy Prophet (s). O Marwan, I have heard the Holy Prophet (s) saying: When the pious people bear the leadership do not cry for that. Do cry when unworthy men become the leaders (i.e. you and your Umayyad household).’ [Mustadrak al-Hakim, vol. 4 page 515]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This period of history reveals the root of ‘creation of obstacle’ to prevent seeking tabarruk from the grave of the Holy Prophet (s) and shows that the companions of the Holy Prophet (s) were constantly seeking tabarruk from the holy grave of the Holy Prophet. It was people like Marwan bin al-Hakam who used to prevent people from this well-known deed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The historical incidents in this case are so numerous that narrating all of them will lengthen our discussion. Interested readers can refer to the book Tabarruk al-sahaba and the valuable book al-Ghadir vol. 5 page 146-156.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References and more info:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/wahhabism/10.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Seeking Benediction and Cure from the Signs and Traces of Awliya&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/new-analysis-wahhabi-doctrines/6.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tawassul {Resorting To Intermediation}, Death and Shafa‘Ah {Intercession} According to the Shi`ah and the Wahhabis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/wahhabism/7.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Performance of Prayer and Supplication Near Graves of the Holy Personalities&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Baqi%27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Baqi'&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://baqee.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rebuild Jannat-ul-Baqee Movement&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_sites_associated_with_early_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Destruction of early Islamic heritage sites&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-22T10:27:37.643" LastActivityDate="2015-10-22T10:27:37.643" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="816" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="818" CreationDate="2012-06-27T13:48:32.123" Score="14" ViewCount="176795" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know what actions would be considered zina according to Islam. Is it limited to sexual intercourse? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-11T07:14:10.657" LastActivityDate="2017-07-11T07:14:10.657" Title="What actions would constitute zina?" Tags="|sex|zina|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="817" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="823" CreationDate="2012-06-27T14:01:21.787" Score="7" ViewCount="12795" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whenever I dream about something, I start wondering if there is any message or some hidden reasons. I have seen online glossaries of Islamic interpretation of dreams. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can we do that? Can the things we see in dream be interpreted? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T10:47:57.267" LastActivityDate="2021-08-02T06:02:21.537" Title="Can we seek interpretation of dreams?" Tags="|dream|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="816" CreationDate="2012-06-27T14:06:06.603" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anything that involves &quot;penetration of head of male penis into female vagina (with or without ejaculation)&quot; would constitute zina requiring &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudud&quot;&gt;Hadd&lt;/a&gt; punishment. This has been agreed upon by scholars (of Ahlus sunnah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The things that lead to zina such as touching, kissing, and rubbing the private parts together without penetrating do not come under the ruling on zina that require Hadd punishment. However, such activities which may lead to zina (fornication) are &lt;strong&gt;haraam&lt;/strong&gt; and abhorent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says (interpretation of meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever&#xA;  an immorality and is evil as a way.&quot; [ &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/32&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surat Al-'Isrā' 17:32&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in terminology of Sharee'ah, zina can be committed by eyes, ears, tongue, hand or feet due to the following Hadiths:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah has decreed for every&#xA;  son of Adam his share of zina, which he will inevitably commit. The&#xA;  zina of the eyes is looking, the zina of the tongue is speaking, one&#xA;  may wish and desire, and the private parts confirm that or deny it.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;al-Bukhaari, 5889&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the version narrated by Muslim: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The zina of the eyes is looking, the zina of the ears is listening,&#xA;  the zina of the tongue is speaking, the zina of the hand is touching,&#xA;  and the zina of the foot is walking. The heart wishes and longs and&#xA;  the private part confirms that or denies it.” &lt;strong&gt;Muslim, 2657&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The zina of eyes or tongue or desire doesn't entail Hadd punishment but are absolutely haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/76052&quot;&gt;The zina which incurs the hadd punishment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/27259&quot;&gt;Ruling on the things that lead to zina&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T15:46:33.313" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T15:46:33.313" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="806" CreationDate="2012-06-27T14:14:06.370" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before we answer any question, we examine it to see if there are any inaccurate statements being made within that question and clear that up. First, it's not Islam that is aggressive, and it's not all Muslims that are aggressive either (for just one example, see the Muslim community in England's reaction to three murdered young men during the horrific London riots of last year).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your question can be split up into two components: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why are so many Muslims so passionate about their faith?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why do so many Muslims use bad behavior when provoked?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll begin with the second one: the answer is partly because they're human and partly because they don't really know or practise Islamic teachings of forbearance, patience and restraint. There is no excuse for loud, rash, violent, destructive behavior in Islam. So honestly, these are just examples of Muslims with no forbearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the first question, I know it can be hard to understand in the 21st century in a society that views religion as backward human-made relics from another era. If that's what Islam was, I wouldn't think much of it either. A Muslim however believes that an almighty being created them and everything else in the universe. And that this being set out certain guidelines for our temporary life in this world. We love our Creator and we try to get as close to Him as possible. We love the Messenger that He sent to us with His Message and who lived an exemplary life. Muslims are taught to love Allah (the Creator I mentioned a few sentences ago) and His Messengers (Muhammad (saws) in particular) more than anything else. Muslims try to live their life by Islam - it occupies a high place in their thoughts and actions. So hopefully this explains why Muslims are so passionate about their religion. It's the same concept as with anything any human loves. Everyone loves their parents, and would be understandably upset if someone attacked or insulted or did anything to their parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming back to the second question, like I said earlier, there is no excuse and I'm not going to try to guess or justify why those people did what they did. It is clearly not the Islamic way of resolving things. For Muslims, some parts of the Prophet (peace be upon him)'s life is taken as a source of legislation. His forbearance, patience, justice, etc. fall within that part. The Prophet (peace be upon him) never once reacted with violence even when he was faced with &lt;em&gt;far worse&lt;/em&gt; insults and physical attacks. He never had a harsh word for his fiercest enemies. He never fell to the level of those who opposed him. Ask any person who knows even a little bit about Islam and they will tell you that this is the behavior Muslims are supposed to abide by.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (our Creator) said in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/25/63&quot;&gt;His Word&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth easily, and when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet of Allah, Muhammad (peace be upon him) &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1#634&quot;&gt;said&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah is the Most Forbearing, and He loves forbearance, and rewards for forbearance while He does not reward severity, and does not give for any thing besides it (forbearance).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are many, many, many more proofs from the primary texts for this. The Prophet (peace be upon him) is known to have said that &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/611940&quot;&gt;the believers who have the most perfect faith are those that have the best behavior, and the best of you are those who are best to their wives&lt;/a&gt;. He is also known to have said that Allah loves noble character, that there is nothing heavier than good character on the scale of deeds. One time a man came to him for advice, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/57420&quot;&gt;three times the Prophet (peace be upon him) told him: Don't get angry!&lt;/a&gt;. And Allah &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/53&quot;&gt;commands His servants to say that which is best, most perfect, most righteous, most beautiful&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is a constant struggle - it came to transform humanity. To transform them from being a slave to other things like their own whims and desires to worshipping their Lord. Clearly someone people are not very far along in that transformation and still fall into base human desires of violence and loud talk to protect something they value.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T14:30:23.010" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T14:30:23.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="816" CreationDate="2012-06-27T14:16:38.590" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it's limited to sexual intercourse. There are four kinds of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zina&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;zina&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sexual intercourse between a man and a woman who are &lt;em&gt;mahram&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sexual intercourse between a man and a woman when the woman is forced to do so&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sexual intercourse between a man and a woman when they are single and they chose to do so&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sexual intercourse between a man and a woman when they're married but their husband/wife is not available (e.g., is on a trip)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where each has a different retribution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's difference in opinion between Shi'a and Sunni, Shi'a defines &lt;em&gt;zina&lt;/em&gt; as something broader:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This includes the Sunni definition of &lt;em&gt;zina&lt;/em&gt; and also includes: heterosexual intercourse, a great variety of sexual behavior: buggery, both with men and women, lesbian intercourse and heavy petting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-01T20:29:13.590" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T20:29:13.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="821" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-27T14:24:49.507" Score="6" ViewCount="45963" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the story quoted below, 'I' means it's me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember an old person from my mother's hometown. He was some Peer or Murid, I guess. He always wore Black Kurta with a white Izaar and a green turban. He was close to my maternal relatives. Whenever he visited us, if I happened to be around, he used to call me by his side and pass his hand through beard and miraculously get me some peanuts or peppermints with a friendly smile. When I asked &amp;quot;how did you do that?&amp;quot;, he never said anything. When I asked my mother about it, she told me that he possessed (Has control over) some Jinns and by running hand through his beard, he makes some gestures to the Jinns and they obey it. I was less than 8 then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Slowly, after years went by, I started thinking that he had tricked me by hiding substances in his long beard and tricks all the people in this way and has no control over Jinns. I strongly believed that he was a trickster until I was around 15 when I happened to be around him once again. He had grown weak. As I was not a little boy, meeting him was just a matter of Salaam and no peanuts or peppermints. This time he was thirsty, and asked my cousin for a glass of water. She (my cousin) said to him: &amp;quot;Why don't you get a lemon? I'll prepare some sweet lemon water for you.&amp;quot;. Nodding his head in agreement he again ran both his hands through his beard and believe me, there was a lemon in his hand. I was watching this and am sure that before running his hand through his beard, he had nothing in his hand. Also, if he was a trickster how could he get nothing other than lemon? I mean, To test him, people may ask him to get anything at anytime just like my cousin did. It is impossible to carry everything in a beard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though I can remember only these two instances, many people in the town (Tiptur in Karnataka state of India) have similar stories to say. Unfortunately, Khaleel Hazrath(The old man) met with a train accident a few years back and is no more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the long story, one thing might be clear to you: I cannot disbelieve what I have seen with my eyes. But, In no way I am forcing anyone to believe. So maybe Allah has proved to me that this kind of magical stuff can happen. But &lt;strong&gt;is this stuff usual?&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;In the history (other than that of Prophets) and scriptures of Islam, has such a thing ever been witnessed?&lt;/strong&gt; And most importantly, &lt;strong&gt;Can Jinn be possessed (If possessed is not the right word, Controlled) by a human?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have heard of stories like Messengers of Allah (especially Sulaiman [pbuh]) could order Jinns. But Khaleel Hazrath was a common but a pious man, maybe he was a Hafiz (not necessarily) because I have seen him teaching Qur'an to children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T14:16:19.833" Title="Can Jinns be controlled by humans?" Tags="|jinn|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="822" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-27T14:28:37.600" Score="10" ViewCount="3180" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mentally retarded people from the Muslim community are said to be possessed by Jinns. Is it true or is this a myth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2018-01-25T15:56:47.520" LastActivityDate="2018-01-25T15:56:47.520" Title="Can Jinns possess humans?" Tags="|jinn|reference-request|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="823" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="817" CreationDate="2012-06-27T14:29:01.030" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Hadith dreams are categorized in 3 different types and Only one type of dreams have interpretations and other two are false dreams from Satan or useless dreams. The useless dreams are called Azqasu Ahlam in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#12:44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[12:44]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالُوا أَضْغَاثُ أَحْلَامٍ ۖ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَأْوِيلِ الْأَحْلَامِ&#xA;  بِعَالِمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They said, &quot;[It is but] Azqasu Ahlam dreams, and we are not learned in&#xA;  the interpretation of dreams.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And according to such verses some rules are made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Few people can interpret dreams. But very pious scholars have this ability. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rules are derived from Quran or Hadith or personal knowledge of some schoalrs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example in Hadith prophet said I saw I wan drinked a lot of milk and the extra milk was pouring down from my mouth and fingers. The said the milk is knowledge. And this means prophet recieved so much knowledge from God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according to this Hadith a rules is made that milk is knowledge in dreams. And so on other rules are made. also some rules are made by verses of Quran. But who have this knowledge from God do not neeed any book and immediately say the interpret of any dream like prophet Yusuf in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#12:36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[12:36]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ السِّجْنَ فَتَيَانِ ۖ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا إِنِّي&#xA;  أَرَانِي أَعْصِرُ خَمْرًا ۖ وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ إِنِّي أَرَانِي أَحْمِلُ&#xA;  فَوْقَ رَأْسِي خُبْزًا تَأْكُلُ الطَّيْرُ مِنْهُ ۖ نَبِّئْنَا&#xA;  بِتَأْوِيلِهِ ۖ إِنَّا نَرَاكَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And there entered the prison with him two young men. One of them said,&#xA;  &quot;Indeed, I have seen myself [in a dream] pressing wine.&quot; The other&#xA;  said, &quot;Indeed, I have seen myself carrying upon my head [some] bread,&#xA;  from which the birds were eating. Inform us of its interpretation;&#xA;  indeed, we see you to be of those who do good.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#12:41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[12:41]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ا صَاحِبَيِ السِّجْنِ أَمَّا أَحَدُكُمَا فَيَسْقِي رَبَّهُ خَمْرًا ۖ&#xA;  وَأَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَيُصْلَبُ فَتَأْكُلُ الطَّيْرُ مِن رَّأْسِهِ ۚ&#xA;  قُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ الَّذِي فِيهِ تَسْتَفْتِيَانِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O two companions of prison, as for one of you, he will give drink to&#xA;  his master of wine; but as for the other, he will be crucified, and&#xA;  the birds will eat from his head. The matter has been decreed about&#xA;  which you both inquire.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Quran says prophet Ysuf (sa) could interpret dreams and this knowledge was a gift from God as reward, for he said no to Zulaykha (the beautiful woman of King of Egypt).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today few people have this knowledge and this knowledge can not be learned from books. Only some pious people receive this knowledge from God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But also the books and glossaries can be used. But interpretation of one dream for different people can be different. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the books can be used also. But do not consider what books say to be 100% applicable to you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you do not have access to who has its knowledge, the best method is books. And the best book on this topic is the book written by Ibn Sirin who gained this knowledge after having a happening similar to what happened for prophet Yusuf S.A.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-30T09:05:20.183" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T09:05:20.183" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="824" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="821" CreationDate="2012-06-27T14:41:36.303" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not want to judge your story was real or not but yes it can be and already some people do it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some control them for evil reasons like magic and some use it for good reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the proof is this verse of Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#27:17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[27:17]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَحُشِرَ لِسُلَيْمَانَ جُنُودُهُ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنسِ وَالطَّيْرِ&#xA;  فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And gathered for Solomon were his soldiers of the jinn and men and&#xA;  birds, and they were [marching] in rows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The large castle of prophet Solomon was made by working of many Jinns for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note controlling Jinns is Haram in Islam unless for few Awlia (close friends of God) who are allowed to use Jinns as servants to do orders of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in Shia Hadith Books there are many Hadith saying prophet and Ahl Bayt have servants from Jinn and used them when needed for example delivering a letter to someone in a far city quickly in one moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/faith_reason/20.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Power of Satan and Jinn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-26T12:09:18.117" LastActivityDate="2015-08-26T12:09:18.117" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="825" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-27T15:07:28.500" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Halal and haram are usually used to classify what kinds of things are permissible or forbidden in Islam for example: when it comes to foods you can eat, pork is haram and fish is halal. These words can also be used to classify actions, like to commit zina/sex outside of marriage is haram and to do good and forbid evil is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-03-13T06:44:02.840" LastActivityDate="2019-03-13T06:44:02.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="826" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-27T15:07:28.500" Score="0" Body="Questions about determining permissibility: &quot;Is X haram/sinful/forbidden?&quot;, &quot;Why/under what conditions/to which extent is X haram?&quot;.  (Avoid using this tag by itself or together with the tags: sharia/fiqh; add the relevant tags for X instead if possible.)" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2020-07-15T12:45:39.340" LastActivityDate="2020-07-15T12:45:39.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="827" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-27T15:15:37.650" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, the Devil is known as ʾIblīs (Arabic: إبليس‎, plural: ابالسة ʾAbālisa) or &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaitan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shayṭān&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: شيطان‎, plural: شياطين Shayāṭīn). According to the Quran, God created Iblis out of &quot;smokeless fire or from the pure flame of fire&quot; (along with all of the other jinn) and created man out of clay. The primary characteristic of the Devil, besides hubris, is that he has no power other than the power to cast evil suggestions into the heart of men, women, and jinn, although the Quran does mention appointing jinn to assist those who are far from God in a general context. &quot;We made the Shayatin (devils) ʾAwliyāʾ (protectors and helpers) for those who believe not.&quot; (سورة الأعراف al-ʾAʿraf, Chapter #7, Verse #27)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T16:23:32.417" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T16:23:32.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="828" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-27T15:15:37.650" Score="0" Body="Shaytan is referring to The Devil, also known as Iblis. Satan is appointed to misguide people until the day of Judgement." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T16:23:35.677" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T16:23:35.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="829" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-27T15:20:35.540" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadaqah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ṣadaqah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or Saddka (Arabic: صدقة‎, IPA: [sˤɑdæqɐ], &quot;charity&quot;, plural ṣadaqāt صدقات) is an Islamic term that means &quot;&lt;strong&gt;voluntary charity&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This concept encompasses any act of giving out of compassion, love, friendship (fraternity) or generosity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="21569" LastEditDate="2017-03-22T07:42:34.280" LastActivityDate="2017-03-22T07:42:34.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="830" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-27T15:20:35.540" Score="0" Body="Sadaqah means voluntary charity.  Unlike zakat there is no fixed amount of money you give out, you give as much money as you like out of compassion, love, friendship (fraternity) or generosity." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T16:23:27.753" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T16:23:27.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="831" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-27T15:25:54.943" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T15:25:54.943" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T15:25:54.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="832" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-27T15:25:54.943" Score="0" Body="English word for Riba." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T16:23:11.420" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T16:23:11.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="833" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1177" CreationDate="2012-06-27T15:27:08.140" Score="19" ViewCount="12329" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are temporary marriages and how are they different from permanent ones? Are they still allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="32" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-09T08:44:44.153" LastActivityDate="2020-01-24T08:08:46.340" Title="What are temporary marriages and how are they different from permanent ones?" Tags="|nikah|nikah-al-mutah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="834" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-27T15:33:02.720" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jinn&lt;/a&gt;(Arabic: جن‎ ǧinn, singular جني ǧinnī ; variant spelling djinn) or genies are supernatural creatures as mentioned in the Qur'an and often referred to in Arab folklore and Islamic mythology that occupy a parallel world to that of mankind. Together, jinn, humans and angels make up the three sentient creations of Allah. Religious sources say barely anything about them; however, the Qur'an mentions that Jinn are made of smokeless flame or &quot;scorching fire&quot;. Like human beings, the Jinn can also be good, evil, or neutrally benevolent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The jinn are mentioned frequently in the Qur'an, and there is a surah entitled Sūrat al-Jinn in the Qur'an. It is in the 72nd chapter of the Qur'an. In many modern cultures, a Genie is portrayed as a magical being that grants wishes. The earliest of such Jinn stories in folklore originate in the book of the One Thousand and One Nights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T16:23:14.400" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T16:23:14.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="835" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-27T15:33:02.720" Score="0" Body="Jinn or genie are supernatural creature made of smokeless fire." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T16:23:18.643" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T16:23:18.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="836" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="837" CreationDate="2012-06-27T16:12:27.260" Score="1" ViewCount="157" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam any action can be classified in on of the following categories:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Haram حرام&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Makrooh مكروه&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mubah مباح&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mostahab مستحب&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wajeb واجب&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the accurate English translation of each category?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="79" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-14T06:37:26.230" LastActivityDate="2016-04-14T06:37:26.230" Title="What are the accurate English translation of degrees of good/bad deeds?" Tags="|arabic|translation|english|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="837" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="836" CreationDate="2012-06-27T16:15:54.503" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Haram:&lt;/strong&gt; Forbidden. If you do it you commit a sin, if you avoid it you get a reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Makrooh:&lt;/strong&gt; Disliked. If you do it it is not necessarily a sin, but if you persist on it you may be sinning. If you avoid it you get a reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mubah:&lt;/strong&gt; Allowed. This one is neutral and depends on the intention and goal of the action(such as driving a car, it is neither good nor bad, but depends on where you're going).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mostahab:&lt;/strong&gt; Recommended. If you do it you get a reward, if you avoid it you are not committing a sin but you are missing out on a great reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wageb:&lt;/strong&gt; Mandatory. Leaving it is a sin, doing it is a reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This being said, there is Wageb and there is Fard. I'm not 100% sure of the distinction but I think Fard is stronger than Wageb in terms of requirement, but I can't think of a ready example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13" LastEditorUserId="41" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T16:23:01.530" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T16:23:01.530" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="838" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="865" CreationDate="2012-06-27T16:18:27.860" Score="20" ViewCount="28311" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, the first time the Qur'an was compiled into one volume was by Abu Bakr, during his term as Khalifah (Caliph). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, how did they decide what order to put surahs in? For example, why did Surat Al-Falaq come before Surat Al-Nas? What caused them to decide the order?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="16800" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T01:31:22.083" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T01:31:22.083" Title="How was the order of the Qur'an decided?" Tags="|quran|revelation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="833" CreationDate="2012-06-27T16:23:09.720" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;(This is this the Shi'a view of Mut'ah marriage)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Temporary marriage is called Mut'ah in Islam. Mutah is from root ma ta a that means enjoying [from a woman].&#xA;We know in permanent marriage there is not needed to husband pay wage to his wife for each time he have sex with her (enjoys from her). But Quran has a verse saying when you enjoyed her you should pay her wage. This has conflict with rules of permanent marriage and is a proof for other type of marriage made legal by Quran which as this verse says is called Mut'ah (or temporarily marriage) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All rules of permanent marriage are applied in temporary marriage unless few. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a limited time is agreed the&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;child is for mother (at case of separation of parents) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the child does not have heir&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Quran and saying of prophet temporarily marriage is Halal under required terms (that make it different of prostitution)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the verse 4:24 of Koran (فَمَا اسْتَمْتَعْتُم بِهِ مِنْهُنَّ فَآتُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ فَرِيضَةً) temporary marriage is allowed in Islam and the marriage described in this verse can not be usual marriage. this verse says when you did Mut'ah you must pay their dowries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mut'ah has terms and is only for some especial situations and is much different of harlotry for example a woman who accept Mut'ah should have relation with only her husband and this type of marriage has many terms of usual marriage with few differences. Also the woman should wait for Iddah period (3 months) to can marry another man after separation. Also shia believes companions of prophet did it when they were in long travels and were alone. shia believes Mut'ah was allowed at time of prophet but Omar banned it because soldiers in wars stayed long in cities on the way for Mutah and Umar made it Haram to soldiers move faster. &#xA;Also Shia scholars says after this ban harlotry increased too much in Muslim cities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is an old copy of Sahih Bukhari talking about Mutah and saying Umar made it Haram:&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CfNt9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in later publishes the part containing name of Umar is removed in order to support ban of it by prophet:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xcsD3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mut'ah was Halal and sahaba practiced it and can be seen in hadith books. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Permanent marriage also if abused can be bad for women. It is not problem of Shia or Quran. It’s for abuse of some men.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;There are millions of divorced or alone women their husband died and have no opportunity for permanent marriage. What should they do? Stay alone to die?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet never made Mutah Haram and Umar did it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References and more info:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/al-serat/muta/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Temporary Marriage in Islamic Law&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-07T07:38:07.050" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T07:38:07.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="841" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-27T16:30:21.000" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T16:30:21.000" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T16:30:21.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="842" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-27T16:30:21.000" Score="0" Body="Mumin means believer.  The word is referring to the person who submitted fully to Allah's will and has faith fixed firmly in his/her heart." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T17:48:54.823" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T17:48:54.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="843" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-27T16:33:01.917" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T16:33:01.917" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T16:33:01.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="844" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-27T16:33:01.917" Score="0" Body="Shirk means association or joining.  The word is referring to association with Allah/God someone or something as a god with Him." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T17:49:30.813" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T17:49:30.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="845" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-27T16:40:13.440" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;History pertaining to Islam, it's origin, spreading of Islam and other such views based on Hadith and perfect reliable sources of History. May also pertain to Stories of past which aren't proved to exist, like of the prophets, natural calamities etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May also include works or other notable historians pertaining to Islamic history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-02-22T09:55:17.880" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T09:55:17.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="846" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-27T16:40:13.440" Score="0" Body="History pertaining to Islam, it's origin, spreading of Islam and others." OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-02-22T09:56:38.010" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T09:56:38.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="847" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-27T16:43:05.730" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The official agreement between married couple confirming the breaking of their marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-02-26T15:46:21.180" LastActivityDate="2015-02-26T15:46:21.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="848" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-27T16:43:05.730" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T16:43:05.730" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T16:43:05.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="849" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-27T16:48:23.387" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Muslim المسلم (female Muslima المسلمة, masculine plural Muslims/Muslimoon المسلمون and feminine plural Muslimas/Muslimaat المسلمات) are the followers of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T21:58:27.020" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T21:58:27.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="850" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-27T16:48:23.387" Score="0" Body="The followers of Islam." OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-18T08:31:39.623" LastActivityDate="2012-07-18T08:31:39.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="851" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="817" CreationDate="2012-06-27T16:48:51.467" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Quran and Sunnah, only a very &lt;em&gt;few&lt;/em&gt; people have been given the knowledge of interpreting dreams. The prophet Yusuf (Joseph) for instance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are dream interpreting guides and manuals to be found, and they are very popular. &lt;strong&gt;However they have absolutely no basis in Quran or Sunnah&lt;/strong&gt;. These books are all derived from the controversial book &lt;em&gt;Tafseer Al-Ahlam&lt;/em&gt; which claims to be authored by famous Islamic scholar &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Sirin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn Sirin&lt;/a&gt;. However, his authorship of this book is highly doubtful. His authorship of his other works are all mentioned in other books, except for &lt;em&gt;Tafseer Al-Ahlam&lt;/em&gt;. The timeline for the book is wrong as well. It mentions Imam Shafe'i, who lived in the period 150 AH - 206 AH, while Ibn Sirin died in &lt;em&gt;110&lt;/em&gt; AH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T16:48:51.467" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="852" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="862" CreationDate="2012-06-27T16:50:43.120" Score="12" ViewCount="16625" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which group of scholars differentiate between fard and wajib?&#xA;What is the difference and when was it mentioned in the books? Do they represent different levels of obligation somehow?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-14T06:37:56.293" LastActivityDate="2016-04-14T06:37:56.293" Title="What is the difference between fard and wajib?" Tags="|fiqh|fard|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="570" CreationDate="2012-06-27T16:56:12.750" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hadith attributed to Imam Ali (S.A.) about prohibiting of Mut'ah by the Prophet is not considered authentic by Shia scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Temporary marriage is called Mut'ah in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All rules of permanent marriage are applied in temporary marriage unless few like a limited time is agreed, the children is for father, the child does not have heir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Quran and saying of prophet temporarily marriage is allowed under special terms.&#xA;According to the verse 4:24 of Koran &lt;strong&gt;(فَمَا اسْتَمْتَعْتُم بِهِ مِنْهُنَّ فَآتُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ فَرِيضَةً)&lt;/strong&gt; temporary marriage is allowed in Islam and the marriage described in this verse cannot be usual marriage. &#xA;Mut'ah has terms and is only for some especial situations and is much different of harlotry for example a woman who accept Mut'ah should have relation with only her husband and this type of marriage has many terms of usual marriage with few differences. Also Shia believes companions of the Prophet did it when they were in long travels and were alone. Shia believes Mut'ah was allowed at time of the Prophet but Omar banned it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References and more info:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/al-serat/muta/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Temporary Marriage in Islamic Law&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user4456" LastEditDate="2016-05-06T06:04:31.337" LastActivityDate="2016-05-06T06:04:31.337" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="852" CreationDate="2012-06-27T17:03:06.307" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fardh (obligatory), and wajib (necessary).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Muhammad Ali al-Hanooti summarizes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Hanafi school differentiates between fard and wajib. Fard for them&#xA;  means the obligation is certain and based on clear-cut evidence.&#xA;  Usually it is understood by Quran or Hadith mutawatir or similar to&#xA;  the mutawatir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shah Abdul Hannan explains in his book Usul al-Fiqh:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Hukm al- taklifi (defining law) may be in the form of Fard, Wajib,&#xA;  Mandub, Mubah, Makruh and Haram. According to majority, Fard and wazib&#xA;  are synonymous. If there is binding demand from the lawgiver to do&#xA;  something, it is wazib. However, the Hanafi's consider the demand Fard&#xA;  when both text and the meaning are definitive (qati) and wazib when&#xA;  either the text or meaning is speculative (Zanni - because liable to&#xA;  interpretation of meaning or investigation of authenticity).&#xA;  Difference between Fard and Wazib has important consequence. Denial of&#xA;  binding nature of a command established by definitive proof (Fard by&#xA;  Qati evidence) leads to unbelief. However, denial of Wazib (according&#xA;  to Hanafi's) or 2nd category of Fard (according to the majority) lead&#xA;  to transgression (Fisq).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?8594-Difference-between-Fard-and-Wajib-in-Hanafi-Fiqh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T17:03:06.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="852" CreationDate="2012-06-27T17:03:33.647" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;no difference. they are only two different Arabic word with the same meaning. Fard (farz)  فرض means task and Wajib واجب means obligatory and both are used for obligatory practices of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T17:03:33.647" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="856" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-27T17:04:16.663" Score="6" ViewCount="2213" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have often seen the hadith in question used in explanation of Quran 9:31.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/31&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah , and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted is He above whatever they associate with Him.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Once while Allah's Messenger was reciting this verse, 'Adi bin Hatim said, &amp;quot;O Allah's Messenger! They do not worship them.&amp;quot; Allah's Messenger said, &amp;quot;They certainly do.  The scholars and monks have made lawful things as unlawful and unlawful things as lawful, and the Jews and Christians followed them; &lt;strong&gt;and by doing so they worshipped them.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While searching for the source of this hadith, I came across a different narration (Jami' Tirmidhi 3106, graded &lt;em&gt;hasan&lt;/em&gt; by Albani) of apparently the same situation, which states,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;…He also said, &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;They did not worship them&lt;/strong&gt;, but if they made anything lawful for them, they&#xA;adopted it as lawful. And when they made anything unlawful, they adopted it as unlawful for&#xA;themselves.&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How authentic is this first hadith?  Also, any references to which compilations it can be found in, and if it was ever narrated in any other forms (be they weaker or stronger), would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-07-09T13:19:52.760" Title="What is the source and health of the priest-worship hadith?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="822" CreationDate="2012-06-27T17:07:06.043" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes they can. I have read this in some books in past. but for refrence currently I do not know and if I could find InshaAllah will add to this answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is not for Islam only in was in past religions also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;who are are said to be possessed by Jinns are not true all and many of them are superstitions. but this fact exist. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also I have read a Hadith that from when prophet Muhammad PBUH came to human kind the control of Jinn on human was stopped as a mercy of God to humans for birth of prphet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T17:07:06.043" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="858" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-27T17:09:01.440" Score="8" ViewCount="2841" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some Muslims might have a change of heart after reading Islam thoroughly and finding contradictory stuff. Is there an acceptable way for them to leave Islam without getting the death penalty?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note, Many people have documented why they left Islam online. Is there an acceptable way in Islam to do so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T11:27:04.943" LastActivityDate="2019-04-15T11:27:04.943" Title="To leave Islam in an acceptable way?" Tags="|fiqh|apostasy|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="858" CreationDate="2012-06-27T17:20:56.110" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no such thing as a acceptable way to leave Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the authority of Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him),&#xA;  that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)&#xA;  said: I have been ordered to fight against the people until they&#xA;  testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that&#xA;  Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and until they establish the salah&#xA;  and pay the zakat. And if they do that then they will have gained&#xA;  protection from me for their lives and property, unless [they commit&#xA;  acts that are punishable] in Islam, and their reckoning will be with&#xA;  Allah. It was related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما ، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلـم قـال :(&#xA;  أمرت أن أقاتل الناس حتى يـشـهــدوا أن لا إلــه إلا الله وأن محمد رسول&#xA;  الله ، ويـقـيـمـوا الصلاة ، ويؤتوا الزكاة ؛ فإذا فعلوا ذلك عصموا مني&#xA;  دماءهم وأموالهم إلا بحق الإسلام ، وحسابهم على الله تعالى ) رواه&#xA;  البخاري [ رقم : 25] ومسلم [ رقم : 22].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why would you be guided and then refuse the guidance. It does not make sense to enter Islam and than leave it That is called Radd.  When you enter Islam you should enter full heartedly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T17:20:56.110" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="858" CreationDate="2012-06-27T17:28:09.560" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That death penalty has nothing to do with Islam. When I say Islam I mean Quran and Sunnah. Sects and madhabs bring the death penalty in Islam. Please refer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/801/4&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; for details. If you are leaving in a place where pure Islam laws are applied, then you have nothing to be afraid of. If your region is controlled by a sect, you should learn the rules of that sect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, if someone wouldn't like Islam and wants to leave it, than that means he/she didn't learn the actual Islam, instead he/she learn fiqh of a sect, or learned a madhab, and thought that it was the real Islam. The real Islam is realistic, logical, offers effective solutions to daily life problems both in personal scale and society scale.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T06:59:09.277" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="852" CreationDate="2012-06-27T18:00:05.640" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;My source is a student of knowledge at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/&quot;&gt;Multaqa Ahl al-Hadeeth&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hanafi law was infiltrated by Mu'tazilite influences. The early major Usoolis of the Hanafis were the Mu'tazilites. This remained until today. It is a huge task to sieve out pure Hanafi law &quot;pre-Mu`tazilites&quot; in both Usool 'l-Fiqh (Fundamentals) and Furoo (branches) to determine what can be correctly attributed to the Imams of Hanafi law and what cannot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Fard and Wajib according to the Hanafis, then realise that the difference as it stands at the moment is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fard&lt;/strong&gt; - an obligation established via evidence that is definite in its transmission AND meaning (i.e. Mutawaatir/Mashhur and Nass Sareeh)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wajib&lt;/strong&gt; - an obligation established via evidence that is indefinite in its transmission AND/OR meaning (i.e. Khabr Wahid and/or Nass Muhtamal)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Early Imams of Hanafi fiqh did not make this distinction. The later Hanafi scholars (whose creed had Mu'tazilite influences) noticed that a pattern was emerging in their fatwas, which they labelled as the &quot;Fard v. Wujoob&quot; issue. This was based on the &quot;transmission of the evidence&quot;. There are little more technicalities involved which requires basic understanding of Usool 'l-Fiqh. If you are interested, you can read it &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/showpost.php?p=51699&amp;amp;postcount=22&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from that, Fard and Wajib is the same thing according to majority of the scholars (with the exception of Hanafi Madh-hab ofcourse).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T18:00:05.640" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="858" CreationDate="2012-06-27T18:09:54.613" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(This reply is according to the Shi'a view)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam people should not be forced to accept the religion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:256&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[2:256]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَا إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّينِ ۖ قَد تَّبَيَّنَ الرُّشْدُ مِنَ الْغَيِّ ۚ&#xA;فَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِالطَّاغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِن بِاللَّـهِ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ&#xA;بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَىٰ لَا انفِصَامَ لَهَا ۗ وَاللَّـهُ سَمِيعٌ&#xA;عَلِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The&#xA;right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves&#xA;in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy&#xA;handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this verse humans should be free to select and accept their religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also according to this verse conquering other countries by sword to force them to embrace Islam is not an Islamic act but some (apparently) Islamic kings and caliphs did it in the name of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the death penalty in Islam, &lt;em&gt;mujtahids&lt;/em&gt; have different views but they mostly only consider it in very rare cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one wants to leave Islam there is no need to declare it publicly for everyone to know.  Also, there are different types of &lt;em&gt;murtad&lt;/em&gt; (i.e. apostates, Muslims who become non-Muslim) and each type has different rules. The &lt;em&gt;murtad&lt;/em&gt; who have political opposition to Islam and make movements against an Islamic government are considered the most severe, and even then such a person is not executed except for very rare cases and with many terms. In the court he is asked 3 times to repent and if he accepts he will be free. Only in very rare cases, if he himself insists to be killed (e.g., by not repenting even if by lying,) he will be executed.  Female &lt;em&gt;murtad&lt;/em&gt; will never be killed, and neither will nationals who are &lt;em&gt;murtad&lt;/em&gt; (only if it is a foreigner). Anyone who leaves Islam based on propaganda shouldn't be killed. Unless he declares it publicly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the past 30 years I have seen only 2 or 3 cases, one of them being Salman Rushdie who wrote a Book insulting prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as well as Aisha and the Sahaba, in which the death penalty was prescribed, and even then he is still alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is mainly according to the situation in Iran; it also depend on the laws of each Islamic country, which may be made based on different schools of Fiqh and sectarian beliefs.  For example, a country like Saudi Arabia has much more severe rules about &lt;em&gt;murtad&lt;/em&gt;, and even someone who &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shi%27a_Islam_in_Saudi_Arabia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;converts from the Wahhabi sect of Sunni Islam to Shi'a&lt;/a&gt; Islam may be &lt;a href=&quot;http://aapjs.brandeis.edu/globalbrandeis/documents/mebjan09.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;imprisoned or beheaded by the sword&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact the goal of this rule is not to kill apostates, so much as it is to prevent them from declaring it publicly in an Islamic society.  If he does not declare it, he will have no problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;References&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/organizations/aalimnetwork/msg00517.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Apostacy (Irtidãd) in Islãm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/organizations/aalimnetwork/msg00402.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Khumayni/Islamic Revolution/Apostacy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/organizations/aalimnetwork/msg00228.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Apostacy (Irtidad) in Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T07:21:19.767" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="864" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="852" CreationDate="2012-06-27T18:37:02.963" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, there is one and only one classification of ibadats, and that is fard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source of Islam is Quran. If something is ordered in Quran, then it is a fard, it is an ibadat. Something ordered in Quran is obligatory, and must be done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, what happens if something is not ordered in Quran, but Rasul orders it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَّنْ يُطِعِ الرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللّهَ وَمَن تَوَلَّى فَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He who obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah ; but those who turn away - We have not sent you over them as a guardian.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Nisa 80 (4/80)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Rasul orders something (without Allah ordering it explicitly in Quran) it is again fard. An obligatory to to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, what happen if something is not erdered in Quran, not ordered by Rasul, but Rasul is doing it regularly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ &lt;strong&gt;أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِّمَن كَانَ يَرْجُو اللَّهَ وَالْيَوْمَ الْآخِرَ&lt;/strong&gt; وَذَكَرَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allah often.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Azhab 21 (33/21)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;The rightful translation of the bold faced part is &quot;good example for those who wants to reach Allah and Day of Kiyamat&quot;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, doing what rasul does (but not explicitly orders) must be taken as a good example if we want to reach Allah and the Day of Kiyamat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the entire Quran, we deduce that, wanting to reach Allah is very important for a Mumin. Shortcut of this is to live as Rasul lived. At this point, it is important to understand what &quot;living as Rasul lived&quot; means. It doesn't mean doing the exact things he did at his time. One should understand his reasons in his doings, and should adapt them to his life in a perfect way. For example, Rasul Muhammad (pbuh) was brushing his teeth with a piece of wooden stick. That doesn't mean that we must prefer wooden stick over teeth-brush. There wasn't teeth-brush in his time. One who takes him as example should understand that, the reason of him using that wooden stick was to keep his mouth clean, and adapt this reason to his own live in a halal way with the best technology he can find according to his condintions (economy, social rules, etc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, there is only one category of ibadats; that is fard. Wajib means &quot;required to do&quot; in Arabic. But it is not something to categorize the ibadats in Islam. Madhabs made these kind of terms to categorize ibadats. They categorized them with terms like fard, wajib, sunnat, mustahab, mubah, etc. There is no such categorization in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T18:37:02.963" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="865" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="838" CreationDate="2012-06-27T18:43:43.933" Score="14" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Revelation Order of the Qur'an&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first verses to be revealed, according to the most correct opinion&#xA;  of scholars, are the first five verses of Surat Al-`Alaq, which&#xA;  happens to be Chapter 96 of the 114 chapters of the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni References:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- al-Burhan, by al-Zarkashi, v1, p259&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- al-Itqan, by al-Suyuti, v1, p202&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- Fathul Bari, by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, v10, p417&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- Irshad al-sari, by al-Qastalani, v7, p454  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you know the Chapter al-`Alaq is not at the beginning of the present&#xA;Quran. Also Muslims agree that the verse (5:3) was among one of the&#xA;last revealed verses of Quran (but not the very last one), yet it is not&#xA;toward the end of the present Quran. This clearly proves that although&#xA;the Quran that we have available is complete, it is not in the order&#xA;that has been revealed.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Order of Verses&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslim scholars agree that the order of the verses in every chapter&#xA;  was done or commanded by the Prophet (saws) himself following the&#xA;  commands of Almighty Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (saws) once told his Companions after he had received a&#xA;  certain revelation that the arch-angel Gabriel had specified for him&#xA;  the particular order of verses (Ahmad).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are also many incidents narrated in the books of Sunnah&#xA;  regarding the Prophet's (saws) recitation during prayer. The&#xA;  Companions used to pray every day behind the Prophet (saws) and he&#xA;  used to recite the Qur'an in the order given to him by Allah, and they&#xA;  used to learn and memorize from his recitation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There have never been any incident in which any of the Companions&#xA;  reciting in any order that violated the order of the verses showed to&#xA;  us by the Prophet (saws).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Order of Surahs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for the order of the surahs (chapters), the most accepted view is&#xA;  that it was also applied following an instruction given by Almighty&#xA;  Allah. It has been recorded that the Prophet (saws) reviewed the&#xA;  Qur'an with the arch-angel Gabriel 24 times all within his life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Every year, he used to review it once during the month of Ramadan with&#xA;  Gabriel. During the final year of the Prophet's life, Gabriel revised&#xA;  the Qur'an twice with the Prophet (saws) as a way of confirming it.&#xA;  The Prophet (saws), in turn, used to follow this order in teaching his&#xA;  Companions and communicating the message to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Significance of Order&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The question of why a surah like Surat Al-`Alaq, which was revealed&#xA;  first not put first in the mushaf (a physical copy of the Qur'an),&#xA;  this will require us to search more in the Qur'an and explore some of&#xA;  its secrets. A deeper look into the whole matter will show us that the&#xA;  order of the Qur'an has a purpose and the revelation of the Qur'an&#xA;  also has a purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For instance, the revelation of the Qur'an responding to specific&#xA;  problems or incidents carries the purpose of solving these problems or&#xA;  providing guidance in these incidents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During the first 13 years of Islam, the main task of the Prophet&#xA;  (saws) was to call people to Islam based on the Qur'anic revelations&#xA;  that focused on the Oneness of Allah and righteous conduct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Muslims migrated to Madinah and an Islamic community started to&#xA;  be well-established and new challenges emerged, the main focus of the&#xA;  revelation was to regulate the life of Muslims through detailing the&#xA;  rulings pertaining to different acts of worship and setting&#xA;  punishments for crimes and so on.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This shows us that the revelation in each of the two stages has a&#xA;  purpose. When the revelation stage was completed, the whole Qur'an was&#xA;  there and the whole message was put in the order that was intended for&#xA;  it to stay till the Day of Judgment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Explanation of Order&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Such an order serves in delivering the message the Qur'an is put for,&#xA;  as it has got another purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you look at the first surah of the Qur'an, namely Al-Fatihah, you&#xA;  can perceive that it acts as a summary for the structure and the&#xA;  message of the Book (Qur'an) ahead of every reader.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Being Umm Al-Qur'an (the Mother of the Qur'an), it carries all its&#xA;  themes; it summarizes them. It tells us who Allah is: the source of&#xA;  all love and mercy. Therefore, knowing who He is, we should be&#xA;  thankful to Him and worship Him alone. We should seek His help, and He&#xA;  has all the power to give us whatever we need. It makes it clear that&#xA;  Allah is the only One Who can really guide. It speaks about life after&#xA;  death and the consequences of human action and behavior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The same holds true for Surat Al-Baqarah. The first verses speak about&#xA;  the fact that this Book is above all doubts and it is beyond the&#xA;  abilities of doubters to try to challenge its validity. Then it gives&#xA;  a hint on its main theme — guiding the righteous — and then goes on to&#xA;  speak about the beginning of creation and the story of Adam to&#xA;  establish the theme that humankind is here on earth as a vicegerent of&#xA;  the Creator and should use the Book as a manual to carry out the&#xA;  mission in the right way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All these themes and messages cannot be carried except through this&#xA;  logical order in which Allah commanded for the Qur'an to be put. If a&#xA;  surah like Al-`Alaq was to be put at the beginning instead of&#xA;  Al-Fatihah, it could have given a significance of course and give a&#xA;  message, but not the exact fully wonderful message that we can get&#xA;  from the order of the Qur'an as it is now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why Al-`Alaq in the Current Order?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for why Surat Al-`Alaq is mentioned in this specific order in the&#xA;  Qur'an, scholars hold the view that in the previous surah of At-Tin,&#xA;  Allah says what means that He has created humans in the best make&#xA;  (At-Tin 95:4). The details of that creation are cited in Surat&#xA;  Al-`Alaq:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;{Read in the name of your Lord Who created. Created humans, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood.}&lt;/em&gt; (Al-`Alaq 96:1-2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.missionislam.com/quran/revealationorder.htm&quot;&gt;http://www.missionislam.com/quran/revealationorder.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-08-13T04:47:28.807" LastActivityDate="2012-08-13T04:47:28.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="805" CreationDate="2012-06-27T19:13:30.417" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did a quick Google search for you. Here's an excerpt from the well-known fatwa site islamqa.com :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Committee replied: This kind of dealing is haraam, because the&#xA;  purpose of this dealing is to earn commission, not to buy the product.&#xA;  The commission may reach tens of thousands, whilst the product is not&#xA;  worth more than a few hundred. Any smart person who is offered a&#xA;  choice between the two will choose the commission. Hence these&#xA;  companies rely on marketing and advertising of their product which&#xA;  emphasizes the size of the large commission which the participant can&#xA;  earn, and offers the incentive of a large profit in return for a small&#xA;  sum, which is the price of the product. The product marketed by such&#xA;  companies is merely a screen or a means of earning these commissions&#xA;  and profits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest of the answer can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/42579&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13" LastEditorUserId="90" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T20:46:45.250" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T20:46:45.250" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="856" CreationDate="2012-06-27T19:13:37.730" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is my amateur research. Ibn Kathir says in his book Tafsir ibn Kathir in the chapter on Surat Taubah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[ وَقَوْلُهُ ] ( اتَّخَذُوا أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَانَهُمْ أَرْبَابًا&#xA;  مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ وَالْمَسِيحَ ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ ) رَوَى الْإِمَامُ&#xA;  أَحْمَدُ ، وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ ، وَابْنُ جَرِيرٍ مِنْ طُرُقٍ ، عَنْ&#xA;  عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ - أَنَّهُ لَمَّا&#xA;  بَلَغَتْهُ دَعْوَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ&#xA;  وَسَلَّمَ - فَرَّ إِلَى الشَّامِ ، وَكَانَ قَدْ تَنَصَّرَ فِي&#xA;  الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ ، فَأُسِرَتْ أُخْتُهُ وَجَمَاعَةٌ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ ،&#xA;  ثُمَّ مَنَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -&#xA;  عَلَى أُخْتِهِ وَأَعْطَاهَا ، فَرَجَعَتْ إِلَى أَخِيهَا ،&#xA;  وَرَغَّبَتْهُ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ وَفِي الْقُدُومِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ&#xA;  - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَقَدِمَ عَدِيٌّ الْمَدِينَةَ ، وَكَانَ رَئِيسًا فِي قَوْمِهِ طَيِّئٍ ، وَأَبُوهُ حَاتِمٌ الطَّائِيُّ&#xA;  الْمَشْهُورُ بِالْكَرَمِ ، فَتَحَدَّثَ النَّاسُ بِقُدُومِهِ ، فَدَخَلَ&#xA;  عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَفِي&#xA;  عُنُقِ عَدِيٍّ صَلِيبٌ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ ، فَقَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -&#xA;  صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ : ( اتَّخَذُوا&#xA;  أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَانَهُمْ أَرْبَابًا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ ) قَالَ :&#xA;  فَقُلْتُ : إِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَعْبُدُوهُمْ . فَقَالَ : بَلَى ، إِنَّهُمْ&#xA;  حَرَّمُوا عَلَيْهِمُ الْحَلَالَ ، وَأَحَلُّوا لَهُمُ الْحَرَامَ ،&#xA;  فَاتَّبَعُوهُمْ ، فَذَلِكَ عِبَادَتُهُمْ إِيَّاهُمْ . وَقَالَ رَسُولُ&#xA;  اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : يَا عَدِيُّ ، مَا&#xA;  تَقُولُ ؟ أَيُفِرُّكَ أَنْ يُقَالَ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ؟ فَهَلْ&#xA;  تَعْلَمُ شَيْئًا أَكْبَرَ مِنَ اللَّهِ ؟ مَا يُفِرُّكَ ؟ أَيُفِرُّكَ&#xA;  أَنْ يُقَالَ : لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ؟ فَهَلْ تَعْلَمُ مِنْ إِلَهٍ&#xA;  إِلَّا اللَّهُ ؟ ثُمَّ دَعَاهُ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ فَأَسْلَمَ ،&#xA;  وَشَهِدَ شَهَادَةَ الْحَقِّ ، قَالَ : فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ وَجْهَهُ&#xA;  اسْتَبْشَرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ : إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ مَغْضُوبٌ عَلَيْهِمْ ،&#xA;  وَالنَّصَارَى ضَالُّونَ . (&lt;a href=&quot;https://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=643&amp;amp;idto=643&amp;amp;bk_no=49&amp;amp;ID=654&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we learn that this hadith is in Musnad Ahmad, Jami' at-Tirmidhi and ibn Jarir at-Tabari's book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was able to locate the hadith in Jami' at-Tirmidhi (&lt;a href=&quot;http://hadith.al-islam.com/Page.aspx?pageid=192&amp;amp;TOCID=1842&amp;amp;BookID=26&amp;amp;PID=3020&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;number 3095&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ&#xA;  عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَفِي عُنُقِي صَلِيبٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فَقَالَ يَا&#xA;  عَدِيُّ اطْرَحْ عَنْكَ هَذَا الْوَثَنَ وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقْرَأُ فِي&#xA;  سُورَةِ بَرَاءَةٌ  اتَّخَذُوا أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَانَهُمْ أَرْبَابًا&#xA;  مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ  قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَكُونُوا&#xA;  يَعْبُدُونَهُمْ وَلَكِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا أَحَلُّوا لَهُمْ شَيْئًا&#xA;  اسْتَحَلُّوهُ وَإِذَا حَرَّمُوا عَلَيْهِمْ شَيْئًا حَرَّمُوهُ  قَالَ&#xA;  أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لَا نَعْرِفُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ حَدِيثِ&#xA;  عَبْدِ السَّلَامِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ وَغُطَيْفُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ لَيْسَ&#xA;  بِمَعْرُوفٍ فِي الْحَدِيثِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Adi bin Hatim:&#xA;  &quot;I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) while I had a cross of gold around my neck. He said: 'O 'Adi! Remove this idol from yourself!' And I heard him reciting from Surah Bara'ah: They took their rabbis and monks as lords besides Allah (9:31). He said: 'As for them, they did not worship them, but when they made something lawful for them, they considered it lawful, and when they made something unlawful for them, they considered it unlawful.'&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/741040&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam at-Tirmidhi says about this hadith that it is gharib, we don't know of it except through the hadith of Abdissalam b. Harb, and Ghutaifa b. A'yan is not known in hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh al-Albani graded this hadith as hasan. IslamQA also refers to this hadith as hasan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The part that corresponds to your bolded text (and a little more) is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;أَمَا إِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَكُونُوا يَعْبُدُونَهُمْ وَلَكِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا أَحَلُّوا لَهُمْ شَيْئًا اسْتَحَلُّوهُ وَإِذَا حَرَّمُوا عَلَيْهِمْ شَيْئًا حَرَّمُوهُ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-09-25T10:50:22.307" LastActivityDate="2017-09-25T10:50:22.307" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="869" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="891" CreationDate="2012-06-27T20:36:08.567" Score="47" ViewCount="207981" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am aware that the prophets may not be depicted in art works, but recently I've been told that people can't be drawn either. What are the specific Quran verses or hadiths that support this view? What is the reasoning behind it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If drawing people is not permitted, does that mean that you may also not take pictures of people or engage in photography? What about movies - can you use a video camera to make a movie of your family (i.e. baby's first steps)? How is taking a picture different from drawing something? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If limitations on paintings are only limited to divine bodies, where is that supported in the Islamic religion? It seems it was &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zombietime.com/mohammed_image_archive/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;once allowed&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;warning: link has paintings of Prophet Muhammad&lt;/em&gt;). Also, Iran (Sh'ia) &lt;a href=&quot;http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8705300937&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;permits&lt;/a&gt; depictions of the Prophet, and even has a collection of artwork surrounding it. Is that considered haram by Sunnis?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user83" LastEditorUserId="40560" LastEditDate="2021-02-05T09:21:04.487" LastActivityDate="2021-02-05T09:21:04.487" Title="Is drawing or photographing people prohibited in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|sin|drawing|photos|art|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="817" CreationDate="2012-06-27T20:37:12.920" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two points to be considered about dream interpretation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The part of dream must be interpreted that is important and refers to a real event, and the dreamer can figure out a punishment or good news. One shouldn't pay attention to the meaningless and messy parts of dreams.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For all those meaningful parts, one should seek for interpretations in Qur'an, Hadith and lexicology. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd mention some dreams and their interpretations to make it a bit clearer (from the book by &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Sirin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn Sirin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;,  a Muslim interpreter of dreams who lived in the 8th century):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I dreamt of my father putting a golden crown on my head. Ibn Sirin replied: fear God, your father in a foreign country has lost his eyesight and expect you to go and visit him there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here head, crown and gold are three signs. Head in lexicology means being boss and heading a group, crown is a non-Arab thing which means foreign and being a stranger somewhere, and gold means losing eyesight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ان الرؤیا تقع علی ما تعبر ومثل ذلک مثل رجل رفع رجله فهو ینتظره متی&#xA;  یضعها فاذا رأی احدکم رؤیا فلا یحدث بها الا ناصحاً او عالماً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dream happens as it's interpreted, and it's like a man keeping his&#xA;  foot in the air to know when should put it on the ground. So when one&#xA;  of you had a dream, don't mention it to someone except an expert&#xA;  interpreter or an adviser.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-12T19:29:25.210" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T19:29:25.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="221" CreationDate="2012-06-27T22:10:10.637" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apostasy is an issue that has caused debate for quite sometime. In the end, the answer does should not apply to any people today since there is no Islamic state to uphold the judgement. And anyone who is carrying our Shari'ah criminal punishment is doing so against the Islamic law, since that would require an Islamic state with an established court. That being said, let's see how well I can answer this.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two types of apostasy in Islam. Simply Apostasy and Complete Apostasy. Let's look first at the two different definitions of these terms. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simple Apostasy = No longer wishing to follow the Muslim faith and simply wishing to practice a separate religion other than Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Complete Apostasy = Rejecting the faith of Islam while simultaneously attempting to undermine the Islamic state via violence or civil disorder by joining in the enemies of Islam in the sense of waging war on Muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a consensus among scholars that complete apostates should be put to death. It basically equals the treason law that many countries follow. It is when you get to the idea of execution for simple apostasy you start seeing the differences of opinion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the consensus of all four schools of thought within the Sunni tradition that apostates should be executed, however the argument comes from the question if these apostates are simple or complete apostates. Many people who support the execution law will quote the founding scholars of the four schools of thought saying that apostasy should be punished with execution, however, I have not seen any evidence explaining which types of apostates they are referring too. It also must be noted that some of the schools of thought traditionally supported the idea of fallibility among scholars and that fatwas were not the &quot;rulings of God&quot; but rather the opinions of those scholars. Traditionally the Hanafi school of though, the largest school of thought, even stated that fatwas be limited to specific times and places according to Islamic scholar Hamza Yusuf. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bearing all of this in mind let us look at the Quran. Apostasy is mentioned 26 times in the Quran but yet there is no earthly punishment mentioned within the Quran. Muhammad himself was confronted with multiple apostates during his lifetime and there is no recorded evidence of him putting those apostates to death. Rather, he simply let them leave as long as they were peaceful about it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also many quotes from the Quran that agree with this stance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;There is no compulsion in religion. Right has become distinct from wrong. So whoever rejects evil and puts faith in God has grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold that never breaks. And God is hearing, knowing&lt;/em&gt;. (2:256)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The apostasy law is first thought to gain large support during a time of struggle and religious upheaval within the time of the Islamic state. Bearing that in mind it's easy to see why the four schools of thought came down so hard on this decision, it was created as a way of protecting the state and religion during that time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is my firm belief from the research that I have done that there is no call for execution for simple apostasy within Islam. And, unfortunately, the apostasy law has been twisted to encompass people outside of it's original meaning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allow me to be clear, this seems to be a minority opinion based on the people I have dealt with. But I hope that it provides some insight into the debate. Since I am a new user, I can only post two links within my sources. I've provided the two that I feel best present my argument. One is a detailed look at the apostasy law, and the other is a video explaining how scholarly issued fatwas can become twisted into the dichotomy of the religion. I hope that you find the satisfactory. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Sources ##&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=WLEAE27E576DF00F97&amp;amp;v=qY17d4ZhY8M&amp;amp;feature=player_detailpge#t=1712s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=WLEAE27E576DF00F97&amp;amp;v=qY17d4ZhY8M&amp;amp;feature=player_detailpge#t=1712s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicperspectives.com/Apostasy1.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamicperspectives.com/Apostasy1.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="172" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T22:10:10.637" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="873" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-27T22:48:13.987" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T22:48:13.987" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T22:48:13.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="874" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-27T22:48:13.987" Score="0" Body="Shia Islam refers to Islam commonly followed by those who call themselves &quot;Shi'a&quot; (which, linguistically, means a party or group). This includes many sub-sections of Islam." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T23:38:54.350" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T23:38:54.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="875" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-27T22:55:08.443" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qiblah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Qibla&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: قبلة‎, &quot;direction&quot;), also transliterated as Qiblah, Kiblah, Kıble or Kibla, is the direction that should be faced when a Muslim prays during salah. It is fixed as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca. Most mosques contain a wall niche, known as mihrab, that indicates the Qiblah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims all praying towards the same point is traditionally considered to symbolize the unity of all Muslims worldwide under Law of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qiblah has importance beyond salaat and plays a part in various ceremonies. The head of an animal that is slaughtered using halal methods is aligned with the Qiblah. After death, Muslims are buried with their heads in the direction of the Qiblah. Thus, archaeology can indicate an Islamic necropolis if no other signs are present.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T23:38:36.970" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T23:38:36.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="876" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-27T22:55:08.443" Score="0" Body="The Qiblah is the direction Muslims face when making Salat (Prayer)." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T23:38:42.027" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T23:38:42.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="877" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-27T23:03:09.433" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال : فأخبرني عن الإيمان .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال : أن تؤمن بالله وملائكته وكتبه ورسله واليوم الاخر وتؤمن بالقدر&#xA;  خيره وشره .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;he went on to say, &quot;Inform me about iman (faith).&quot; He (the Messenger&#xA;  of Allah) answered, &quot;It is that you believe in Allah and His angels&#xA;  and His Books and His Messengers and in the Last Day, and in fate&#xA;  (qadar), both in its good and in its evil aspects.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nawawi40/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith Jibreel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T23:38:32.667" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T23:38:32.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="878" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-27T23:03:09.433" Score="0" Body="Qadar means fate, or destiny.  In Islam we are to have faith in fat/destiny both it's good and bad." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T10:59:12.333" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T10:59:12.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="879" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-27T23:16:19.923" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nafs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nafs&lt;/a&gt; is an Arabic word (cognate of the Hebrew word &quot;Nefesh&quot; נפש ) which occurs in the Qur'an and means self, psyche, ego or soul. In its unrefined state, &quot;the ego (nafs) is the lowest dimension of man's inward existence, his animal and satanic nature.&quot;  Nafs is an important concept in the Islamic tradition, especially within Sufism and the discipline of gnosis (Irfan) in Shia Islam. Nafs means inner self - the evil side of your soul. It varies for every person. Tradition states it is a little black spot on the area where the person's heart is and it is mentioned in the hadith that the prophet Muhammad had this spot removed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T23:38:23.163" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T23:38:23.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="880" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-27T23:16:19.923" Score="0" Body="Nafs means self, ego, or soul.  Referring to the part of the soul that has desires." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T23:38:26.037" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T23:38:26.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="881" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-27T23:29:00.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijtihad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ijtihad&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: اجتهاد‎, ʼijtihād) is the making of a decision in Islamic law (sharia) by personal effort (jihad), independently of any school (madhhab) of jurisprudence (fiqh). as opposed to taqlid, copying or obeying without question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be valid and accepted it has to be rooted in the Qur'an and the hadith and it is required that no established doctrine rules the case. A mujtahid is an Islamic scholar who is competent to interpret sharia by ijtihad. Whereas Akhbari Shi'a Muslim outright reject ijtihad and do not imitate a mujtahid who practice ijtihad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T23:38:05.193" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T23:38:05.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="882" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-27T23:29:00.630" Score="0" Body="Ijtihad is the making of a decision in Islamic law (sharia) by personal effort (jihad)." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T23:38:09.343" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T23:38:09.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="883" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-27T23:35:40.607" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka%27ba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kaaba&lt;/a&gt; (or Qaaba; Arabic: الكعبة‎ al-Kaʿbah English: The Cube) is a cuboid-shaped building in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and is the most sacred site in Islam.The Quran states that the Kaaba was constructed by Abraham (Ibrahim in Arabic), and his son Ishmael (Ismaeel in Arabic), after the latter had settled in Arabia. The building has a mosque built around it, the Masjid al-Haram. All Muslims around the world face the Kaaba during prayers, no matter where they are. This is called facing the Qiblah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the Five Pillars of Islam requires every Muslim to perform the Hajj pilgrimage at least once in his or her lifetime if able to do so. Multiple parts of the Hajj require pilgrims to walk seven times around the Kaaba in a counter-clockwise direction (as viewed from above). This circumambulation, the Tawaf, is also performed by pilgrims during the Umrah (lesser pilgrimage). However, the most dramatic times are during the Hajj, when about 6 million pilgrims gather to circle the building on the same day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T23:38:16.160" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T23:38:16.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="884" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-27T23:35:40.607" Score="0" Body="The Ka'bah, is a cuboid-shaped building in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and is the most sacred site in Islam." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T23:38:19.187" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T23:38:19.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="885" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-27T23:38:37.920" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T23:38:37.920" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T23:38:37.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="886" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-27T23:38:37.920" Score="0" Body="The Ka'bah, is a cuboid-shaped building in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and is the most sacred site in Islam. It is the first place of worship the mankind was allotted." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2012-07-28T15:13:40.163" LastActivityDate="2012-07-28T15:13:40.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="887" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-27T23:40:55.423" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T23:40:55.423" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T23:40:55.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="888" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-27T23:40:55.423" Score="0" Body="Kitab means Book.  If &quot; Al &quot; which means the, is put before Kitab than it would reference the  Qur'an itself, but by itself it can mean any book." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-28T13:53:15.743" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T13:53:15.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="889" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-27T23:46:23.203" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-27T23:46:23.203" LastActivityDate="2012-06-27T23:46:23.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="890" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-27T23:46:23.203" Score="0" Body="Wajib means necessary.  The hanafi school differentiates between wajib and fardh, but most scholars consider it a synonym of Fardh." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-28T13:53:20.423" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T13:53:20.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="869" CreationDate="2012-06-28T02:15:09.950" Score="42" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet SAAWS strictly prohibited the drawing of beings with souls; there are many hadiths in Bukhari and Muslim to support this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most people believe this commandment came after the angel Jibrael said he would meet the Prophet but then did not show up. Later, Aisha found a puppy hiding in their house and made it go away. Following this, the angel Jibrael appeared and explained to the Prophet that angels do not enter a house with pictures or dogs. Some angels bring the mercy of Allah and bring blessings to our homes; without them being able to enter our homes, they cannot bring mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) visited me after returning from a journey, and I had a shelf with a thin cloth curtain hanging over it and on which there were portraits. When he saw it, the colour of his face changed (because of anger) and he said, &quot;O Aishah! the most grievous torment from Allah on the Day of Resurrection will be for those who imitate (Allah) in the act of His creation.'' `Aishah said: We tore it into pieces and made a cushion or two cushions out of that.&#xA;  [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslim :: Book 24 : Hadith 5246&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  A'isha reported that Gabriel (peace be upon him) made a promise with Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) to come at a definite hour; that hour came but he did not visit him. And there was in his hand (in the hand of Allah's Apostle) a staff. He threw it from his hand and said: Never has Allah or His messengers (angels) ever broken their promise. Then he cast a glance (and by chance) found a puppy under his cot and said: 'A'isha, when did this dog enter here? She said: By Allah, I don't know. He then commanded and it was turned out. Then Gabriel came and Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said to him: You promised me and I waited for you, but you did not come, whereupon he said: It was the dog in your house which prevented me (to come), for we (angels) do not enter a house in which there is a dog or a picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the Prophet did allow the drawing of inanimate objects such as trees and rocks -- anything which does not possess a soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) saying, &quot;Every painter will go to Hell, and for every portrait he has made, there will be appointed one who will chastise him in the Hell.'' Ibn `Abbas said: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;If you have to do it, draw pictures of trees and other inanimate things&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;  [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Photography&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The issue of photography has no definite position. There are two arguments:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First, that photography would not fall into the category of pictures since it is an absolute copy of God's creation, and it would not be recreating God's creation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Second, that pictures and photography are the same thing and that a picture cannot fully depict God's creation no matter how accurate it becomes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both arguments have persuasive points to support them. However, there is a hadeeth that says if something seems haram, it is better to avoid it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Both legal and illegal things are obvious, and in between them are doubtful matters. So whoever forsakes those doubtful things lest he may commit a sin, will definitely avoid what is clearly illegal; and whoever indulges in these doubtful things bravely, is likely to commit what is clearly illegal.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One must also keep in mind that religion shouldn't be very complicated and getting too much into little details may cause more difficulty on you:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, “Religion is very easy and whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not be able to continue in that way. So you should not be extremists, but try to be near to perfection and receive the good tidings that you will be rewarded; and gain strength by worshiping in the mornings, the nights.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is why many scholars have agreed that government photos and other vital situations where one must take a photo necessary for a person to own is permitted.&#xA;If it it is not apparent that something is haram, one should try to determine what is haram and halal in terms of moderation (and not be an extremist or to take every situation too lightly).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2012-06-28T03:52:40.617" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T03:52:40.617" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="892" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-28T02:44:53.800" Score="1" ViewCount="1531" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;((ينزل ربنا تبارك وتعالى إلى السماء الدنيا كل ليلة حين يبقى ثلث الليل الآخر فيقول: من يدعوني فأستجيب له، من يسألني فأعطيه، من يستغفرني فأغفر له، حتى ينفجر الفجر))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;صحيح البخاري 1145&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/19#26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 1145&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means &amp;quot;God goes to lower sky everyday in the last third of the night and asks (who is praying and I will accept.....etc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if God goes to lower sky every day at the last third of the night and the last third of the night is actually different depending on the place and timezone so there is a last third of the night somewhere in earth at any given time!!? So does God keeps going to lower sky all day long??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some said Going to lower sky (&lt;em&gt;Nuzool&lt;/em&gt;) is not meant literally.. well Arabic is a very rich language and Mohammed (pbuh) could have chosen another word if he meant something else but he chose the word &lt;em&gt;Yanzel&lt;/em&gt; ( &lt;em&gt;ينزل&lt;/em&gt; ) which means &amp;quot;go down&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does God literally goes to the lower sky? or does going to lower sky means something else other than the literal going down?? if that's the case then why Mohammed (pbuh) chose the word &lt;em&gt;Yanzel&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT :&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;I would like the answer from Sunni point of view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-10-29T03:07:44.797" Title="How come God goes to the lower sky everyday?" Tags="|sunnah|allah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="892" CreationDate="2012-06-28T04:00:57.903" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Ahl as-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah we affirm the Attributes of Allah that reach us through authentic narrations without attempting to understand their &quot;how&quot;ness. First I will quote &lt;strong&gt;what&lt;/strong&gt; the scholars say about nuzul, then get to your question with that context in mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Lalikai records Imam Ahmad as saying &quot;He descends as He wills, according to His Knowledge and Power and Greatness. He encompasses everything with His Knowledge.&quot; And there are dozens of narrations from the Sahaba affirming this, and not trying to interpret exactly how this is done. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam al-Ajurri said, under the chapter &quot;To have faith and trust that Allaah descends to the lowest heaven every night&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Faith in this is obligatory, and it is not allowed for the&#xA;  intelligent Muslim to say , ‘how does he descend?’ - and none would&#xA;  answer this except the Mu'tazila [for example the saying of some, that&#xA;  His command descends, and the saying of others that His angels descend&#xA;  etc.] As for the People of Truth, then they say, ‘faith in this is&#xA;  obligatory without asking how. Because the narrations are authentic to&#xA;  the Messenger (SAW) - That Allaah descends to the lowest heaven every&#xA;  night and the ones who transmitted this narration to us are the ones&#xA;  that transmitted the rules of halaal and haraam, and the knowledge of&#xA;  salaah, and zakaah, and fasting, and hajj, and jihaad. So just as the&#xA;  scholars accepted these from them then like this, they accepted from&#xA;  them these sunan. And they said, the one who opposed these is horribly&#xA;  misguided. Warning him and warning against him.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we have other authentic narrations (and ayaat in the Qur'an) stating that Allah SWT is above the Throne. Affirming this does not imply denying the hadith on nuzool, nor does affirming nuzool deny the Attribute of being above the Throne. We negate the &quot;kaif&quot; of both of these because we don't know and can't imagine how they work (Allah is not like anything we know of).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Ja'far at-Tirmidhi said &quot;The Nuzool (Descent) is understood, but the how/nature is unknown, and faith in it is obligatory, and to question about it (i.e. how) is a bid’ah.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So getting to your question, the issue with it is the premise inherent in the question - ascribing a how to Allah's nuzool, and insisting it must correspond to our three-dimensional world where the Earth is a sphere, and how our concept of time is that a day is 24 hours and it is necessarily night always somewhere on Earth, and all these other assumptions. The truth is that Allah is not bound by any of these. For example, think of a four-dimensional world in which the Earth is just a manifold. To make it even easier, imagine a &quot;world&quot; that is in 2-D only, but you can see it in 3-D. Now to you, this &quot;world&quot; is just a plane, but within that world they have directions and such. For us there is a well-defined notion of how close something is to that plane, but the inhabitants of that world cannot understand that notion of closeness because they don't have another dimension to imagine it in! So you might be 5 inches away from that world, or 50 feet away, but for them they have no idea because they can only think in terms of north, south, east or west. It's all the same to them whether you're close or far in the third dimension. You can insist that you're closer at 5 inches, but they wouldn't know it or have any way of measuring it. Now throw in the notion of time and it gets messy real quick. I'm not saying that this is how it works, I'm simply presenting this as an example of why it's futile to understand things in our 3-D perception of everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My point is that there is a lot we cannot imagine and don't know about, and so it is safest to affirm without ascribing a &quot;how&quot; to it. Read &quot;Hyperspace&quot; by Michio Kaku to get a glimpse of what can happen in our universe without us being able to grasp it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(quotes from Imams of the past from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islaam.net/main/display_article_printview.php?id=260&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-29T05:48:16.237" LastActivityDate="2012-06-29T05:48:16.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="892" CreationDate="2012-06-28T05:49:12.367" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far As I know, The meaning of going to the lower sky does not necessitates the meaning as the word suggests. It's meaning is , Allah's (God's) &lt;em&gt;Blessing&lt;/em&gt; becomes nearer at that time. As the full Hadith indicates, Rasulullah Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) Says, Allah says in the night, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Who supplicates Me so that I may answer him? Who asks Me so that I may give to him? Who asks Me forgiveness so that I may forgive him?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This clearly indicates that, earning Allah's blessing is more easier in night as compared to day. &lt;em&gt;(meaning among the Nafl prayer and excluding the Fard, obligatory prayer)&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can get &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/216560&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;full hadith here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="177" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T05:49:12.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="892" CreationDate="2012-06-28T06:23:02.107" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, this hadith is somehow similar to these ayat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#20:5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;الرَّحْمَـٰنُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوَىٰ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#89:22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are metaphors of God in Quran somehow close to that in the hadith, so we can now say that this hadith is not conflicting the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we come to the matter of God metaphors, God also said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#42:11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ  وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ&#xA;  الْبَصِيرُ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, God denied any similarity anything with him, in (ليس كمثله شيء There is nothing like unto Him), but right after that he said (وهو السميع البصير and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.) and hearing and seeing is characteristics of creations, so how could it be? is this a conflict in Quran itself and in the same aya? of course not!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We shouldn't explaining thing as they just appear, but we should look into the meaning and the wisdom of God, perhaps God gave us metaphors because we are human beings and can't match or imagine or understand (with our limited abilities) the real truth of what the metaphor is for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now for the explanation of the hadith itself, I found these quotes very convincing and useful:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A qoute from &lt;strong&gt;Fath Al-Bari (by Ibn-Hijr)&lt;/strong&gt; within the explanation of another riwaya of this hadith is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;والحاصل أنه تأويله بوجهين إما بأن المعنى ينزل أمره أو الملك بأمره وإما&#xA;  بأنه استعارة بمعنى التلطف بالداعين والإجابة لهم ونحوه.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The conclusion&#xA;  is that it can be explained in two ways: either the meaning&#xA;  is that what descends is his command or an angel by his&#xA;  command, or it's a metaphor that means being more deigning and answering to the prayers&#xA;  and dua' دعاء of prayers and askers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dr. Mustafa Deeb Al Bugha&lt;/strong&gt; (professor in Damascus University - Shariaa College, and other universities) said about that hadith in his verification تحقيق - دراسة of Sahih Al-Bukhari (let him rest in peace):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ينزل ربنا: هذا النزول من المتشابه الذي يفوض علم حقيقته إلى الله&#xA;  تعالى أو المراد ينزل أمره ورحمته ولطفه ومغفرته أو المراد تنزل&#xA;  الملائكته بأمر منه.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This descending is among the متشابه whose truth is&#xA;  known by God only, or it means what descends is God's command, mercy, kindness and forgiveness, or it means Angels descend by God's&#xA;  command.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two quotes are translated by me, so any improvement is very welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2012-10-29T03:07:44.797" LastActivityDate="2012-10-29T03:07:44.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="897" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-28T07:52:48.187" Score="9" ViewCount="34788" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is raising taxes by the leaders of an Islamic state allowed? If a person will not voluntarily pay these taxes: may force be used to collect them (like in almost any state today)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion &quot;taxes&quot; is just a nicer word for &quot;theft&quot; by the leaders and we all know that theft is considered a very bad thing in Islam, while, as far as I know, personal property and the possibility to have the fruits of one's labor are held high.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that there is at least one type of tax which is allowed: the Jizyah non-Muslims have to pay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about the Zakat? Is it collected by the state (possibly using force), or is it the Muslims own responsibility to pay it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;:&#xA;Maybe I should try to clarify my question a little bit: In my opinion taxation is an infringement of personal property, which is protected by Islam. Is their any Islamic evidence, that taxation, as it is common in almost all modern countries, is nonetheless allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="137" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-14T05:45:52.347" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T16:27:34.163" Title="What is the Islamic view on taxation?" Tags="|sharia|zakat|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="783" CreationDate="2012-06-28T08:05:53.260" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As said as a general instruction in the Hadith of Our prophet Muhammad (peach me upon him), Sins are those that usually perturbs your heart. The quotation is given below&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sin is that which causes doubts and perturbs the heart, even if people pronounce it lawful and give you verdicts on such matters again and again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The most useful advise from me should be, &lt;strong&gt;Do not quickly conclude on things about their permissibility&lt;/strong&gt;. I have seen &lt;em&gt;unfortunately&lt;/em&gt;, many of my muslim brothers failing in that tricks. Do take appropriate action to make best judgement about their permissibility and go to the best person who know them. Don't just listen to your heart. If you take appropriate and sincere approach to know which is &lt;em&gt;Haram&lt;/em&gt; and which is &lt;em&gt;Halal&lt;/em&gt;, and then &lt;em&gt;very unfortunately&lt;/em&gt; fall into haram, Allah might forgive you, since you take your precaution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, Do not take the advice of your heart &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt;. Always be prepared to go against your dearest will of your heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another point that I want to tell you that, Don't be late on repentance, if you ever fall into evil. Quickly, and &lt;em&gt;Very quickly&lt;/em&gt; revert to our most benevolent Lord, The Almighty, The forgiver of all sins, The very one who loves you most among all the things in this universe. Allah, always wants to forgive you. Don't think this, &amp;quot;I made a sin, and now, How can i shall want forgiveness from him?&amp;quot;. Allah says in many verse in the Quran, here is one&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَإِنِّي لَغَفَّارٌ لِّمَن تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا ثُمَّ اهْتَدَىٰ&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;But indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does righteousness and then continues in guidance.&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/20/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;sub&gt;source&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read on a Book of Imam Gazzali &lt;em&gt;(Kimiya-yi sa'ādat, The Alchemy of Happiness)&lt;/em&gt;, That Saitan is very much distressed with the people in the age of Our prophet becuase, They do not even go to near sin, and also distressed with the later generation, because If they do sin, they quickly repent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in short, Don't go &lt;em&gt;near&lt;/em&gt; sin, and If you fall into sin unfortunately don't be late on repent. Here, &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;near&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; word is the most important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read the full hadith &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:590&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="177" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-24T12:17:56.443" LastActivityDate="2021-12-24T12:17:56.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="900" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-28T08:26:10.440" Score="13" ViewCount="12650" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some verses in Qur'an which refer to God as a plural entity, like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِ نَفْسُهُ&#xA;ۖ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيدِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;strong&gt;We&lt;/strong&gt; have already created man and know what his soul whispers to&#xA;him, and &lt;strong&gt;We&lt;/strong&gt; are closer to him than [his] jugular vein (Surat Qāf 50:16)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reason for using plural instead of singular pronoun here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="144" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2019-04-17T03:51:39.783" Title="Why some verses of Quran refer to God as a plural entity?" Tags="|quran|allah|arabic|" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="900" CreationDate="2012-06-28T08:33:57.980" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a feature of literary style in Arabic that a person may refer to himself by the pronoun &lt;strong&gt;nahnu&lt;/strong&gt; (we) for respect or glorification. He may also use the word &lt;strong&gt;ana&lt;/strong&gt; (I), indicating one person, or the third person &lt;strong&gt;huwa&lt;/strong&gt; (he). All three styles are used in the Qur’an, where Allah addresses the Arabs in their own tongue. (&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 4/143)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Extra Information:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah = Has no gender (not male and not female)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot; He &quot; is used only out of respect and dignity - not for gender&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah = Always singular - Never plural&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot; We &quot; is used only as the &quot; Royal WE &quot; just as in English for royalty&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah = Means &quot;The Only One to be Worshipped&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T13:38:44.377" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T13:38:44.377" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="904" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="900" CreationDate="2012-06-28T10:52:44.033" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Arabic and some other languages, sometimes plural is preferred to singular. Normally when the speaker wants to show the magnificence of the act being done or the subject itself, she/he uses plural. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surah Al-Fath: Lo! We have given thee (O Muhammad) a signal victory, (1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plural is used referring to a big victory given by God. So it's either:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Referring to the magnificence of Allah Himself, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or the act done by Him. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's what we sometimes do in our daily conversations too, so it's understandable for us. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T10:52:44.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="905" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="900" CreationDate="2012-06-28T11:58:08.490" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is about Oneness of Being. Oneness of Being doctrine states that there is none, but Haqq (The Truth) itself and all names/attributes/creations are just different manifestations of the same BEING.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;We&quot; is used in Quran mainly to emphasize two things: 1) that although a creation may be perceived, the doer is Allah, 2) that the action contains &lt;em&gt;zawk&lt;/em&gt; and thus points both to the creation and The Creator. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;We&quot; is unfolded in the verse below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And you did not kill them, but it was Allah who killed them. And you threw not, [O Muhammad], when you threw, but it was Allah who threw that.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(8:17)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T11:58:08.490" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="906" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-28T12:16:05.837" Score="3" ViewCount="2874" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some movies which don't show faces of prophets or some sahabas like &lt;em&gt;The Message&lt;/em&gt;. Nowadays, Majid Majidi is criticized because of the claims that the face of the Prophet (pbuh) will be shown in his movie. Is it not allowed to depict prophets in movies, or is it not allowed to watch such movies, or is it found inappropriate by Muslims for any other reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not asking drawings. So this is a different question than &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/869/is-drawing-people-prohibited-in-islam&quot;&gt;Is drawing people prohibited in Islam?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T20:32:00.263" Title="Why depicting Prophet (pbuh) in movies is not welcomed?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="906" CreationDate="2012-06-28T13:04:42.003" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a certain movement of thought among Muslims, in which people believe that prophets (nabi) are not mere humans and the last prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is the greatest of all prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to these people, when you call the prophets name, he can hear you. For example, they believe that when you are in difficulty, if you call him &quot;Help me, ya Rasulullah!&quot;, you will be saved. Or, if you call him &quot;Shafaat ya Rasulullah!&quot;, you will be forgiven by nabi Muhammad in the Dooms Day. They also believe that he didn't die and his rooh (soul) is wandering among us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This belief is &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/516/what-is-shirk-in-islam/517#517&quot;&gt;shirk&lt;/a&gt;, and is completely incompatible with Islam. Christians started to believe that Isa (Christ) was an ilah (god) this way. For this people to make their own idol, totem, statue, sculpture Muhammad, there is only one step ahead, that is making an image or statue of Muhammad (pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Carrying good thoughts and good intentions does not prevent this terrible end. Christians worship Isa with good intentions. Christians too didn't have bad intentions when they started worshiping nabi Isa. Mushriks of Makka also had good intentions, they were only trying to reach Allah by worshiping their totems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَلَا لِلَّهِ الدِّينُ الْخَالِصُ وَالَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاء مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَا إِلَى اللَّهِ زُلْفَى إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ فِي مَا هُمْ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي مَنْ هُوَ كَاذِبٌ كَفَّارٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Unquestionably, for Allah is the pure religion. And those who take protectors besides Him [say], &quot;We only worship them that they may bring us nearer to Allah in position.&quot; Indeed, Allah will judge between them concerning that over which they differ. Indeed, Allah does not guide he who is a liar and [confirmed] disbeliever.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Zumar 3 (39/3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to prevent this group from going further, in order to prevent uncontrollable love that would harm this religion, in order not to turn Islam into Sufism as it turned into &quot;Christianity&quot; in Isa's time, we don't print or paint image of Muhammad (pbuh), and we don't show his face in movies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T13:04:42.003" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="897" CreationDate="2012-06-28T13:18:19.577" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The tax governments collect is different of Zakat (religious tax). Tax is for costs of government but Zakat is for poor Muslims and other usages. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam no Muslim should be forces for paying Zakat. But governments may use force for collecting tax.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T14:37:49.510" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T14:37:49.510" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="900" CreationDate="2012-06-28T13:40:03.420" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Islam God does not always do works himself directly and do them using angels and also prophet and Ahl Bayt as servants and intermediates between God and Nature. But this does not mean they have any independent power or decision. But this will of God that some works be done using &quot;tools&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example about collecting the soul ( توفي) at death there are 3 different verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One verse says angels take the soul at death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another verse says the angel of death takes the soul at death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another verse says Allah himself directly takes the soul at death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَكَيْفَ إِذَا تَوَفَّتْهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ&#xA;  وَأَدْبَارَهُمْ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[47:27]  Then how [will it be] when the angels take them in death,&#xA;  striking their faces and their backs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللَّـهُ يَتَوَفَّى الْأَنفُسَ حِينَ مَوْتِهَا وَالَّتِي لَمْ تَمُتْ&#xA;  فِي مَنَامِهَا ۖ فَيُمْسِكُ الَّتِي قَضَىٰ عَلَيْهَا الْمَوْتَ&#xA;  وَيُرْسِلُ الْأُخْرَىٰ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ&#xA;  لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[39:42]  Allah takes the souls at the time of their death, and those&#xA;  that do not die [He takes] during their sleep. Then He keeps those for&#xA;  which He has decreed death and releases the others for a specified&#xA;  term. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ يَتَوَفَّاكُم مَّلَكُ الْمَوْتِ الَّذِي وُكِّلَ بِكُمْ ثُمَّ&#xA;  إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ تُرْجَعُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[32:11]  Say, &quot;The angel of death will take you who has been entrusted&#xA;  with you. Then to your Lord you will be returned.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But which are true? Finally who takes the soul?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to solve the problem it depends on the tank of one who dies. Because death is in fact enter in the universe (Barzakh) it is like when someone enters a new country. If this one is a usual person so the employees check his visa and he enter. if he is an important person may the foreign affairs minister welcome him and if this person is VIP like a president the president of new country directly welcomes him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly if the Muslim is a high rank believer God himself directly takes his soul and if lowe rank the angel of death who is boss of many other angels take his soul and if it is a normal person normal angels take his soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Islam Ahl Bayt (including prophet) are intermediates for delivering mercy of God to human and Nature and they have also control over the nature by will of God and if they want they can do miracle by controlling Nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But consider all of such powers is granted to them by will of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For another example Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then indeed, upon Us is their account. [88:26]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse is about Judgement at Judgement day. Who are &quot;We&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a Ziarat said by Ahl Bayt to Muslims to recite it whenever they want to meet prophet and Ahl Bayt either at their graves or at any place reminding meeting their soul to achieve very high reward by God and acceptance of prayers and asking (dua) from God. Because this Ziarat is said by Ahl Bayt is considered same as Hadith and is considered to be truth because it is derived from divine knowledge of Ahl Bayt. In this Ziarat some of the works that God has decided to be done by prophet and Ahl Bayt are mentioned and one of them is Judging Muslims at judgement day:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So finally &quot;we&quot; sometimes means God and angels and sometimes means God and prophet and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ziaraat.org/other/jamia_kabeer.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ziyarat-e-Jamia Kabeer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(This Ziarat* awarded by the tenth holy Imam of the Shi'ites Hadrat Imam Ali an-Naqi (A.S.) to Musa ibne Abdullah Nakhee at his request to teach him a comprehensive way of paying homage to any of the infallible Imams during pilgrimage in their shrines or from far away places is an excellent lesson on Imamat by the Imam himself.&#xA;Whoever recites this ziarat with love and cognizance of the divinely appointed Imams is purified from diseases of soul and body and all worries if the Imam intercedes for him. A pilgrim, who obeys the Imam, refrains from all sins and all of his good deeds which lack in perfection are accepted by Allah.&#xA;First recite the 'Kalima', then Takbir 100 times, then recite as follows)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T13:08:35.607" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T13:08:35.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="897" CreationDate="2012-06-28T14:30:30.363" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sunni point of view:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zakat is the third pillar in Islam, it is obligatory for each Muslim to calculate his zakat and pay it in the correct timing. Skipping the paying of Zakat money is like skipping praying, you will receive punishment in judgment day. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are eight categories of people (asnaf) who qualify to receive zakat funds, according to the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;1- Those living in absolute poverty (Al-Fuqarā')&#xA;2- Those who were restrained because they cannot meet their basic needs (Al-Masākīn)&#xA;3- The zakat collectors themselves (Al-Āmilīna 'Alaihā)&#xA;4- Non-Muslims who are sympathetic to Islam or wish to convert to Islam.(Al-Mu'allafatu Qulūbuhum)&#xA;5- People whom one is attempting to free from slavery or bondage. Also includes paying ransom or blood money (Diyya). (Fir-Riqāb)&#xA;6- Those who have incurred overwhelming debts while attempting to satisfy their basic needs (Al-Ghārimīn)&#xA;7- Those working in God's way (Fī Sabīlillāh)&#xA;8- Children of the street / Travellers (Ibnus-Sabīl)&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can notice, it is totally different from ways to spend taxes money (public service salaries, roads, public hospitals/schools, ...) .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since taxes are mandatory by law. Note that law (and constitution) is the contract between citizens. Fulfilling all your contracts are obligatory in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zak%C4%81t#Collection_of_funds&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="79" LastEditorUserId="79" LastEditDate="2012-06-28T14:51:10.883" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T14:51:10.883" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="911" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="914" CreationDate="2012-06-28T15:15:38.590" Score="11" ViewCount="5119" Body="&lt;p&gt;Usually it happens while praying in prayer room at office, people gathered and form Jamat. So in this case, if you are in the middle of offering your individual Farz prayer. Should you discontinue the prayer to participate in Jamaat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T19:13:14.563" LastActivityDate="2022-01-10T15:59:06.077" Title="Should I discontinue Farz prayer if Jamat has formed?" Tags="|salat|fard|jamaat|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="912" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="114" CreationDate="2012-06-28T15:26:36.033" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The minimum requirements for marriage:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;1- The Brides guardian (Father, Uncle, ...)&#xA;2- The bride-groom (or a delegate)&#xA;3- Two witnesses&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that Brides guardian is needed only if she is virgin. If she was married before, she can do it herself (doesn't need guardian).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="79" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-05T08:05:58.800" LastActivityDate="2017-09-05T08:05:58.800" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="911" CreationDate="2012-06-28T15:49:20.667" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jafari Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; No. breaking a prayer is sin. You can finish it quickly and join Jamaat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also if you have finished your prayer and want to have the reward of Jamaat you can offer a Ghaza (past lost prayer) with Jamaat and if you have no lost prayer you can offer a Mustahab prayer with Jamaat and gifts its reward for your dead relieves like parents or prophet or Ahl Bayt. (And they will respond your gift by a better gift based on below verse)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ&#xA;  رُدُّوهَا ۗ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَسِيبًا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[4:86]&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;   And when you are greeted with a greeting,&#xA;  greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it [in&#xA;  a like manner]. Indeed, Allah is ever, over all things, an Accountant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T11:02:15.493" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T11:02:15.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="911" CreationDate="2012-06-28T17:19:37.447" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Saheeh Muslim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (salallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, &quot;When the Iqamah is&#xA;  called, no prayer should be performed except the obligatory prayer.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18#249&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Riyad As-Saliheen&lt;/a&gt;, Saheeh Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith talks about a similar situation: someone is praying in jama'ah, already, and you show up. For example, you rush to pray Fajr in the masjid without praying your sunnah; you show up, and they already started salaat-ul-Fajr. Can you pray your sunnah, and then join them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars say (sunni scholars), specifically, &quot;no, you cannot,&quot; because of this hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your case individually is different. Allah knows best. I would suggest coordinating with them the timings, so you can pray in jamaat from the start.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T17:19:37.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="822" CreationDate="2012-06-28T18:15:11.183" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Absolutely, this is well-established in Islam. Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who consume interest cannot stand [on the Day of Resurrection]&#xA;  except as one stands who is being beaten by Satan into insanity. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/275&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Baqarah, verse 275&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This translation of &quot;beaten by Satan into insanity&quot; can be understood from the Arabic as &quot;the one possessed by a shaytan (evil devil).&quot; This unequivocally declares that jinns can possess humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for mental incapacitation or disability, this can be related to possession, or it can be medical. Islam does not say &quot;every mentally incapacitated person is possessed,&quot; nor does it say &quot;every mentally incapacitated person is not possessed.&quot; Like anything, it may be from natural causes, or it may be from supernatural causes like Jinn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T18:15:11.183" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="916" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="919" CreationDate="2012-06-28T18:45:41.883" Score="4" ViewCount="9114" Body="&lt;p&gt;Given a question on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/897/what-is-the-islamic-view-on-taxation&quot;&gt;how an Islamic state handles tax&lt;/a&gt;, I'm sure some people are wondering: does Islam permit tax evasion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tax evasion refers to &quot;trying to get out of paying tax that you rightfully owe, wherever you live.&quot; For example, if you earn $50k and get $10k in gifts, depending on where you live, you may be required to claim that $10k as income and pay taxes to the government. Tax evasion here would be to avoid declaring that amount in order to avoid paying tax on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also to clarify, this question is about &lt;strong&gt;Muslims living in a Muslim or non-Muslim country where taxes are collected by law.&lt;/strong&gt; Not an Islamic state (which doesn't exist).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T11:28:02.103" LastActivityDate="2019-04-15T11:28:02.103" Title="Does Islam Permit Tax Evasion?" Tags="|fiqh|finance|cheating|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="918" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="920" CreationDate="2012-06-28T19:02:28.563" Score="5" ViewCount="1558" Body="&lt;p&gt;The majority view (as far as I know) on smoking tobacco is that it is haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what is the rationale or evidence/proof behind that ruling?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-10T01:19:09.657" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T01:19:09.657" Title="Why is smoking tobacco haraam?" Tags="|halal-haram|health|smoking|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="919" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="916" CreationDate="2012-06-28T19:08:15.930" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;By living in a country you are in fact striking a form of contract with the government of that country to follow it's laws. As long as these laws do not contradict Islam you are obliged by your contract to follow those laws. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evading taxes means breaking the law of the country you are residing in, thus breaking your contract.  &lt;strong&gt;Something a Muslim must no do&lt;/strong&gt;. See this &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And do not approach the property of an orphan, except in the way that&#xA;  is best, until he reaches maturity. &lt;strong&gt;And fulfill [every] commitment.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  Indeed, the commitment is ever [that about which one will be]&#xA;  questioned.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/34&quot;&gt;An-Nahl (17:34)&lt;/a&gt; (Emphasis mine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="90" LastEditDate="2012-06-28T19:15:55.460" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T19:15:55.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="918" CreationDate="2012-06-28T19:08:51.283" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no explicit ayah or hadith about smoking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The goals of Islam (maqaasid ash-shari'ah, if I'm not mistaken) are five. Among those five are preservation of human life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The history is interesting: the default ruling on all non-worship things is that they are mubah (permissible) until proven guilty. As with smoking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When scholars initially investigated smoking, they found that: it causes bad breath, bad smells, blackened teeth. There are hadith about cleanliness, and specifically bad smells; so barring further evidence, they decided it's makrooh (no reward/sin to do it, but reward to avoid it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then along came medical science, which conclusively proved the link between smoking and lung damage, smoking and unhealth, smoking and cancer. Given the goal of preserving life, it became clear that smoking is haram because it harms you, severely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not consume one another's wealth unjustly&#xA;  but only [in lawful] business by mutual consent. &lt;strong&gt;And do not kill&#xA;  yourselves&lt;/strong&gt; [or one another]. Indeed, Allah is to you ever Merciful. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/29&quot;&gt;Surah Nisaa, verse 29&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more details, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/110/smoking&quot;&gt;this excellent reference question on Islam-QA&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T19:08:51.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="897" CreationDate="2012-06-28T19:11:57.473" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In islam we are advised to listen to the rule of the land unless we are told to carry out a sin. Taxes would count as laws or rules that the government has placed on us. The reason for this is because the people of the country and and the ruler have an agreement with eachother and by disobeying these laws you will be breaking this agreement, which muslims are not allowed to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sayyiduna Abd Allah ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace) said: “It is necessary upon a Muslim to listen to and obey the ruler, as long as one is not ordered to carry out a sin. If he is commanded to commit a sin, then there is no adherence and obedience.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 2796 &amp;amp; Sunan Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And fulfill the covenant of Allah when you have taken it, [O believers], and do not break oaths after their confirmation while you have made Allah , over you, a witness. Indeed, Allah knows what you do.16:91&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sayyiduna Abd Allah ibn Amr (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace) said: “Four traits, if found in an individual, then he will be a complete hypocrite (munafiq), and if an individual possesses one of these four, he will have one portion of nifaq: When he is given a trust he breaches it, when he speaks he leis, when he makes an agreement (ahd) he is guilty of treachery and disloyalty (gadar), and when he disputes he is fouled mouth.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 34)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;both quran and hadith warn us to keep true to our promises. The hadith above states that by breaking an agreement and becoming disloyal to somone your are a &lt;em&gt;hypocrite or munafiq&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although we must pay taxes, and it isnt haram for us to pay them, it would be haram of the government to forcibly take the money from us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Safwan ibn Sulaym narrates from a number of Companions of the Messenger of Allah (Allah be pleased with them all) on the authority of their fathers who were relatives of each other, that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace) said: “Beware, if anyone oppresses (or wrongs) the one with whom one has a agreement (mu’ahid), or diminishes his right, or forces him to work beyond his capacity, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;or takes from him anything without his consent&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, I shall plead for him on the Day of Judgment.” (Sunan Abu Dawud, no. 3047&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the above hadith applies to both sides, the ruler and the resident.So in conclusion, we must pay taxes if they are the rule of the land we reside in, but it is haram for them to forcibly take the money from us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="45" LastEditDate="2012-06-28T19:24:28.197" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T19:24:28.197" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="922" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="911" CreationDate="2012-06-28T19:25:57.413" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You must bear in mind that before starting your salaah, your niyyah was to perform the farz, so discontinuing is not what you should do until absolutely necessary. Secondly, there is no question of being accused of rejecting the jama'ath because at the time of starting the prayer(during niyyah) you were totally unaware of the jama'ath. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an advice I would like to say a thing. If you are behind  the jama'at's Imaam, you can coordinate the timings if you like  and end after your required raka'ats are over. But, if the jama'at is formed such that the imaam is actually behind you, if you follow him you are violating the terms of jama'at that the imaam must be in front of the followers.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And verily Allah knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazaakallah...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T19:25:57.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="924" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="916" CreationDate="2012-06-28T19:34:11.063" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja&amp;#39;fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;jafari Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; if Tax Evasion is illegal it is Haram (forbidden).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ref.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By Online Answering from &lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-20T12:20:14.760" LastActivityDate="2017-07-20T12:20:14.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="786" CreationDate="2012-06-28T19:37:45.683" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam buying and selling is &lt;em&gt;mubah&lt;/em&gt;. See this &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: &amp;quot;Both parties in a business&#xA;transaction have a right to annul it so long as they have not&#xA;separated; and if they tell the truth and make everything clear to&#xA;each other (i.e., the seller and the buyer speak the truth, the seller&#xA;with regard to what is purchased, and the buyer with regard to the&#xA;money) they will be blessed in their transaction, but if they conceal&#xA;anything and lie, the blessing on their transaction will be&#xA;eliminated.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as long as both buyer and seller are in agreement, and the contract doesn't contradict any other &lt;em&gt;Shari'ah&lt;/em&gt; law, then selling anything is &lt;em&gt;mubah&lt;/em&gt;. There are certain items that are explicitly &lt;em&gt;haraam&lt;/em&gt; to sell (like intoxicants), but real estate is not among them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T19:37:45.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="918" CreationDate="2012-06-28T19:45:20.690" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no ayats or hadiths directly related to smoking. But, there are ayats and hadiths related to wasting your life and energy for small Earthly desires.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا كَانَ لِنَفْسٍ أَنْ تَمُوتَ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِ الله كِتَابًا مُّؤَجَّلاً وَمَن يُرِدْ ثَوَابَ الدُّنْيَا نُؤْتِهِ مِنْهَا وَمَن يُرِدْ ثَوَابَ الآخِرَةِ نُؤْتِهِ مِنْهَا وَسَنَجْزِي الشَّاكِرِينَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And it is not [possible] for one to die except by permission of Allah at a decree determined. And whoever desires the reward of this world - We will give him thereof; and whoever desires the reward of the Hereafter - We will give him thereof. And we will reward the grateful.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Ali Imran 145 (3/145)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ حَرْثَ الْآخِرَةِ نَزِدْ لَهُ فِي حَرْثِهِ وَمَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ حَرْثَ الدُّنْيَا نُؤتِهِ مِنْهَا وَمَا لَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِن نَّصِيبٍ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Whoever desires the harvest of the Hereafter - We increase for him in his harvest. And whoever desires the harvest of this world - We give him thereof, but there is not for him in the Hereafter any share.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Shura 20 (42/20)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَّن كَانَ يُرِيدُ ثَوَابَ الدُّنْيَا فَعِندَ اللّهِ ثَوَابُ الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ وَكَانَ اللّهُ سَمِيعًا بَصِيرًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Whoever desires the reward of this world - then with Allah is the reward of this world and the Hereafter. And ever is Allah Hearing and Seeing.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Nisa 134 (4/134)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَّن كَانَ يُرِيدُ الْعَاجِلَةَ عَجَّلْنَا لَهُ فِيهَا مَا نَشَاء لِمَن نُّرِيدُ ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَا لَهُ جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلاهَا مَذْمُومًا مَّدْحُورًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Whoever should desire the immediate - We hasten for him from it what We will to whom We intend. Then We have made for him Hell, which he will [enter to] burn, censured and banished.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Isra 18 (17/18)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Mumin doesn't, a Muslim mustn't change his capital wealth (his energy, health, money, etc) for small and temporary delights of this dunya. Smoking is nothing but wasting one's capital wealth for sure. I cannot directly call it haram, but it looks to be so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T19:45:20.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="927" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="936" CreationDate="2012-06-28T19:53:20.260" Score="13" ViewCount="31748" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am finding  conflicting information on whether or not abortion is permitted unconditionally in Islam or not. Nearly all sources I am finding concede that abortion after 120 days gestation is not permitted; however, there is not a consensus on before 120 days gestation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The varying information I am receiving is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;abortion is permitted unconditionally before 40 days (not sure what the reasoning is)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;abortion is permitted unconditionally before 120 days (something about a soul entering the body?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;abortion is permitted at any time if there is a danger to the mother's health or in cases of rape&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;abortion is permitted at any time if the newborn has deformities that will make it difficult for the parents to take care of the child&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that the Qu'ran is not explicit about whether or not abortion is permitted. There are verses on &quot;blood money&quot; for the born, but is there anything on the unborn? Is there a definition of when life begins - is it when the child is conceived or when it enters the birth canal? Some sources indicate that there is a Hadith somewhere (I couldn't find it) which says that soul enters the body at 120 days gestation (another says that its 40 days), hence, the reason to permit abortion prior. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, there also seems to a big pro-life movement which goes as far as to ask Muslims to work with pro-life Christians in supporting a pro-life stance. The movement strongly believes that life begins at conception and that abortion should not be permitted (unless there is a danger to mother's health). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seeing that I probably will not be able to get a &quot;yes&quot; or &quot;no&quot; answer to whether abortion is permitted or not, my questions are, according to Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does life begin at conception or 40 days or 120 days when the soul enters?&lt;/strong&gt;  Please back this up with verses from the Quran/hadiths.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the Islamic view of an unborn child? Is it equivalent to a born child?&lt;/strong&gt; (i.e. killing unborn = killing born)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user83" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2018-03-18T11:24:38.403" LastActivityDate="2023-02-21T17:09:15.133" Title="Is abortion permitted in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="928" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26389" CreationDate="2012-06-28T20:01:42.450" Score="18" ViewCount="114116" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of my maternal uncles argued that, since the Qur'an does not explicitly say anything about praying 5 times a day, it may be considered as optional/less important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What argument can I place against his view? As the argument is coming from a Qur'an-only perspective, I am particularly interested in arguments that don't rely on hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user195" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-15T09:02:29.510" LastActivityDate="2021-11-19T04:48:31.010" Title="Does the idea of praying 5 times a day come from the Qur'an?" Tags="|salat|quran-only|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="930" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="928" CreationDate="2012-06-28T20:25:18.943" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The number of prayers can be derived from two verses of Qur’an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ لِدُلُوكِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَىٰ غَسَقِ اللَّيْلِ&#xA;  وَقُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ ۖ إِنَّ قُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ كَانَ مَشْهُودًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#17:78&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[17:78]&lt;/a&gt;  Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its&#xA;  meridian] until the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur'an of&#xA;  dawn. Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ طَرَفَيِ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ ۚ&#xA;  إِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ذِكْرَىٰ&#xA;  لِلذَّاكِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#11:114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[11:114]&lt;/a&gt;  And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and&#xA;  at the approach of the night. Indeed, good deeds do away with&#xA;  misdeeds. That is a reminder for those who remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also other verses talk about prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T18:06:03.647" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T18:06:03.647" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="931" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="928" CreationDate="2012-06-28T20:26:52.343" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a strictly Sunni view (AFAIK):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The number of prayers is already strictly mentioned in Hadith, but I will show the evidence in the Quran itself for five prayers. See this &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَىٰ وَقُومُوا&#xA;  لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the&#xA;  middle prayer and stand before Allah , devoutly obedient.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/238&quot;&gt;Al-Baqarah (2:238)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we need to look closely at this &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt;. In Arabic, there are two types of plural: duals (two of the noun) and plurals (three or more of the noun). The word الصَّلَوَاتِ is a three or more plural of صلاة (prayer). So we know that it refers to three or more prayers. Then it mentions another prayer, &lt;em&gt;the middle prayer&lt;/em&gt;. This other prayer is connected with the others using the conjunction و which translates to &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt;. Most scholars agree that this is a non-inclusive &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt;, i.e. the &lt;em&gt;middle prayer&lt;/em&gt; is distinct from the other &lt;em&gt;prayers&lt;/em&gt; referred to as الصَّلَوَاتِ. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since it is a &lt;em&gt;middle&lt;/em&gt; prayer we know that the sum of all prayers must be an odd number, as even numbers don't have a middle. It can't be three, since we know that الصَّلَوَاتِ is at least three itself (without the middle prayer). Which concludes that the number of prayers is (at least) five.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="90" LastEditDate="2012-06-28T20:35:03.347" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T20:35:03.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="932" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="911" CreationDate="2012-06-28T20:27:40.797" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Hanafi Fıqh, cancelling an ibadah deliberately and without an &lt;em&gt;excuse&lt;/em&gt; is haram. However, cancelling in order to gain the virtue of jama'ath is compared to demolishing a Masjid in order to renewing and correcting it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &quot;catching the farz&quot; part of the book Ni'met-i İslam, cancelling farz and joining the jama'ath is mustahab if you haven't reached the first Sujiud (that is you should participate in jama'ath). If you reached to the first Sujiud there different conditions and details to be asked a scholar or read from a book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T20:27:40.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="934" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8291" CreationDate="2012-06-28T20:28:23.980" Score="30" ViewCount="141584" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have noted that the Shia Muslims use a stone (or soil) called Turbah/Muhr for saying prayers, but the Sunni Muslims don't use that and also consider it something taboo.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why there is such difference in style?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user196" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-22T15:30:01.707" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T11:11:17.783" Title="Why Do Shia Muslims use a stone for saying prayers but Sunni Muslims don't?" Tags="|salat|shia-sunni|sajda|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="935" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1006" CreationDate="2012-06-28T20:29:21.467" Score="7" ViewCount="8404" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;verse 62 of sura Bakarah&lt;/a&gt; say that,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or&#xA;  Sabeans  [before Prophet Muhammad] - those [among them] who believed&#xA;  in Allah and the  Last Day and did righteousness - will have their&#xA;  reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor&#xA;  will they grieve.[sahih international]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, why do people need to embrace Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edited - Correct Translation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Added correct translation. Notice that Sihih International translation uses past tense. This question needs to be answered in light of correct translation below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the Christians,&#xA;  and the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last day and does&#xA;  good, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and there is no&#xA;  fear for them, nor shall they grieve. [Shakir]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user195" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2013-01-04T17:36:33.417" LastActivityDate="2018-07-19T23:24:35.947" Title="If Quran offers equal opportunity for Muslims, Christians, Jews and Sabians, why do we need Islam?" Tags="|christianity|" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="927" CreationDate="2012-06-28T20:39:41.610" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fuqaha'(jurists) have inferred that the angel of life blows the soul into the foetus after it is &lt;strong&gt;120 days old&lt;/strong&gt;, so without doubt, terminating the life of a foetus when it is over 4 months old is definitely murder (speaking in general terms). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is based on the hadeeth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن أبي عبد الرحمن عبد الله بن مسعـود رضي الله عنه ، قال : حدثنا رسول الله صلي الله عليه وسلم – وهو الصادق المصدوق - :( إن أحـدكم يجمع خلقه في بطن أمه أربعين يوما نطفه ، ثم يكون علقة مثل ذلك ، ثم يكون مـضغـة مثل ذلك ، ثم يرسل إليه الملك ، فينفخ فيه الروح ، ويـؤمر بأربع كلمات : بكتب رزقه ، واجله ، وعمله ، وشقي أم سعيد ؛ فوالله الـذي لا إلــه غـيره إن أحــدكم ليعـمل بعمل أهل الجنه حتى ما يكون بينه وبينها إلا ذراع فيسبق عليه الكتاب فيعـمل بعـمل أهــل النار فـيـدخـلها . وإن أحدكم ليعمل بعمل أهل النار حتي ما يكون بينه وبينها إلا ذراع فــيسـبـق عليه الكتاب فيعمل بعمل أهل الجنة فيدخلها ) رواه البخاري [ رقم : 3208 ] ومسلم [ رقم : 2643 ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the authority of Aboo 'Abd ir-Rahmaan 'Abdullaah ibn Mas'ood (radiAllaahu anhu), who said: The Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) and he is the Truthful, the Believed, narrated to us:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Verily the creation of each one of you is brought together in his&#xA;  mother's womb for forty days in the form of a nutfah (a drop), then he&#xA;  becomes an 'alaqah (clot of blood) for a like period, then a mudghah&#xA;  (morsel of flesh) for a like period, &lt;strong&gt;then there is sent to him the&#xA;  angel who blows his soul into him&lt;/strong&gt; and who is commanded with four&#xA;  matters: to write down his rizq (sustenance), his life span, his&#xA;  actions, and whether he will be happy or unhappy (i.e. whether or not&#xA;  he will enter Paradise).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By the One, other than Whom there is no deity, verily one of you&#xA;  performs the actions of the people of Paradise until there is but an&#xA;  arms length between him and it, and that which has been written&#xA;  overtakes him, and so he acts with the actions of the people of the&#xA;  Hellfire and thus enters it; and verily one of you performs the&#xA;  actions of the people of the Hellfire, until there is but an arms&#xA;  length between him and it, and that which has been written overtakes&#xA;  him and so he acts with the actions of the people of Paradise and thus&#xA;  he enters it. &lt;strong&gt;[Narrated by al-Bukhaari and Muslim.]&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also goes hand in hand with what Allah revealed regarding this matter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And verily We did create man from a quintessence (of clay). Then We&#xA;  placed him (as a drop of sperm) in a place of rest, firmly fixed. Then&#xA;  We made the sperm into a clot of congealed blood. Then of that clot We&#xA;  made a (foetus) lump. Then We made out of that lump bones and clothed&#xA;  the bones with flesh.THEN We developed out of it another creature (by&#xA;  breathing life into it). So blessed be Allah, the most marvellous&#xA;  Creator” &lt;strong&gt;(Surah al-Mu’minun  12-13-14)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fuqaha’ of the Sunni Islamic madhhabs have agreed that it is haram to kill the foetus after the soul has been breathed into it, i.e., after 120 days have passed since conception. It is not permissible to kill it under any circumstances except when continuing the pregnancy would lead to the mother’s death.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The differences among the fuqaha’ have to do with abortion in the period &lt;strong&gt;before the soul is breathed into the foetus&lt;/strong&gt;. After the soul is breathed into it, the fuqaha’ are agreed that the foetus has become a human being and a soul which has dignity and is to be respected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And indeed We have honoured the Children of Adam…”&lt;strong&gt;[al-Israa’ 17:70]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And He says (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“… if anyone killed a person not in retaliation of murder, or (and) to&#xA;  spread mischief in the land — it would be as if he killed all mankind,&#xA;  and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all&#xA;  mankind…”&lt;strong&gt;[al-Maa'idah 5:32]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, killing an unborn child after soul has been breathed into it without any legally permissible reason would be considered as murder. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are interested in know the Ruling on abortion at different stages of the foetus, check &lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Fatawa/fatawaDetails.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=8274&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=7&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More Reference&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/13319&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abortion after the soul has been breathed into the foetus&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-02T13:05:30.087" LastActivityDate="2016-01-02T13:05:30.087" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="939" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="928" CreationDate="2012-06-28T20:58:13.890" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although the Qur'an does not specifically say the amount of prayers that people should pray, it has said multiple times to follow and obey the prophet's commands. And of the prophets commanded, praying five times a day was certainly one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Obey Allah (Ta’ala) and His Beloved Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam)&#xA;   (3:132) (4:13) (4:59) (4:69) (4:80) (9:71) (24:52) (24:54) (24:56) (33:71) (49:14) (64:12)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Follow the Commands of Allah (Sub’hanahu wa Ta’ala)&#xA;   and of His Beloved Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (33:36)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet was told in his journey isra and mi'raj to observe 5 prayers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then the prayers were enjoined on me: They were fifty prayers a day. When I returned, I passed by Moses who asked (me), 'What have you been ordered to do?' I replied, 'I have been ordered to offer fifty prayers a day.' Moses said, 'Your followers cannot bear fifty prayers a day, and by Allah, I have tested people before you, and I have tried my level best with Bani Israel (in vain). Go back to your Lord and ask for reduction to lessen your followers' burden.' So I went back, and Allah reduced ten prayers for me. Then again I came to Moses, but he repeated the same as he had said before. Then again I went back to Allah and He reduced ten more prayers. When I came back to Moses he said the same, I went back to Allah and He ordered me to observe ten prayers a day. When I came back to Moses, he repeated the same advice, so I went back to Allah and was ordered to observe five prayers a day. When I came back to Moses, he said, 'What have you been ordered?' I replied, 'I have been ordered to observe five prayers a day.' He said, 'Your followers cannot bear five prayers a day, and no doubt, I have got an experience of the people before you, and I have tried my level best with Bani Israel, so go back to your Lord and ask for reduction to lessen your follower's burden.' I said, 'I have requested so much of my Lord that I feel ashamed, but I am satisfied now and surrender to Allah's Order.' When I left, I heard a voice saying, 'I have passed My Order and have lessened the burden of My Worshipers.&quot; - Sahih Al-Bukhari 5.227 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;full hadith can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawareness.net/Isra/hadith.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the Qur'an does not only talk about 3 prayers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You shall observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) at both ends of the day, and during the night. The righteous works wipe out the evil works. This is a reminder for those who would take heed 11:114&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse says both ends of the day and night, so the ends of the day must be fajr and maghrib, and the one at night is i'sha&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You shall observe the Contact Prayer (salat) when the sun declines from its highest point at noon, as it moves towards sunset. You shall also observe (the recitation of) the Qur'an at dawn. (Reciting) the Qur'an at dawn is witnessed. 17:78&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The highest point at noon is dhuhr prayer and dawn is fajr, once again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer and stand before Allah, devoutly obedient. 2:238&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The middle prayer is salat asr&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as you can see the Qur'an did mention all the prayers, and even if the Qur'an did not name all of them, the prophet did, and specifically ordered us to pray 5 prayers. And furthermore, there is no evidence that we may only pray 3 prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2015-08-30T23:22:37.077" LastActivityDate="2015-08-30T23:22:37.077" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="940" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-28T21:07:04.087" Score="11" ViewCount="10319" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it true that the Prophet forbade to write hadiths?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that so, why are hadith written and consequently there are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qatarliving.com/node/1119871&quot;&gt;so many misinterpretations&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://eprints.hec.gov.pk/2313/1/2168.htm&quot;&gt;fake hadiths&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user195" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-23T22:02:27.930" LastActivityDate="2021-03-02T10:05:49.497" Title="Is it true that the Prophet forbade writing hadiths?" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="935" CreationDate="2012-06-28T21:22:11.727" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ultimately the statement is saying that those who are true believers whether Muslim, Christian, or Jewish will be treated justly (this maybe opinion).  More detail...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The section you are referring to is a story about Moses.  It is (as implied in your translation in the []) referring to Moses and people of his time, before Islam was brought down.  Particularly if you read the two previous verses you will have see that it is describing people of Moses' time who chose not to believe and killed the prophets.  Then your verse states that those who did believe will be treated justly and be rewarded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T21:22:11.727" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="940" CreationDate="2012-06-28T21:23:20.013" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it is not true - in fact the Prophet (saws) taught his Companions (raa) these hadith formally in circles of knowledge. He spent a lot of time commanding them to convey his words, and he used to quiz the Companions also about what they had learned earlier. There was a group of people whose full-time job was to learn and record - commonly known as As-hab as-Suffah. Some of the famous Companions from this group include Abu Huraira, Jabir b. Abdullah, Mu'adh b. Jabal, Abdullah b. Mas'ud and others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In their time, the primary way of recording something and propagating it was by memorizing it and oral transmission. Needing to write something down was seen as a weakness - these people had extraordinary memories. Secondly, another method they used to preserve the hadith was by practising them and making them a part of their lives. This is another effective way of preservation and propagation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Initially, in the early stages of Islam, when the style and pattern of the Qur'an wasn't that clear yet, the writing down of hadith was prohibited so as to prevent them from being mixed with the words of the Qur'an. Later, &lt;strong&gt;the Prophet (saws) himself commanded&lt;/strong&gt; Amr b. al-Aas to write down the hadith he was learning. Other instances of explicit permission and commands to write hadith include the hadith in Jami' at-Tirmidhi about seeking help from &quot;the right hand&quot; - i.e. to preserve knowledge by writing it down. The Prophet (saws) explicitly told Rafi' b. Khadij that he could write down the hadith he was learning and there was no harm in it. Anas (ra) narrated that the Prophet (saws) told them to preserve knowledge by writing it down. And as mentioned earlier, Amr. b. Aas was commanded to write hadith. He asked whether he should write down everything, whether the Prophet (saws) was content or upset, and the Prophet (saws) replied by saying yes, everything, nothing comes out of my lips except it is the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith were written down since the earliest times - they were only compiled later in the times of the Companions and later, the Imams. There is a hadith from Anas (ra) that says that around 60 men would gather to review the ahadith of the Prophet (saws). 'Umar and Abu Musa al-Ash'ari used to review hadith until the early morning. For example, Abdullah b. Amr b. Aas had a compilation of hadith with over 5000 of them called As-Sahifa as-Sadiqa, which the Prophet (saws) himself reviewed. Anas b. Malik had a compilation of over 2000, Jabir b. Abdullah over 1500, Aisha (ra) over 2000, and ibn Abbas and ibn 'Umar over 1500. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first person to start an official compilation of hadith was Umar b. Abdul Aziz, just a few decades after the Prophet (saws) when he appointed the well-known muhaddith Ibn Shihab Az-Zuhri to oversee this project.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact is that the hadith were memorized systematically by the Companions and passed down just as the Qur'an was memorized and passed down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;--&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main source for this answer is notes from a class on hadith studies I took a few years ago. The textual sources for that class were mainly the book by Dr. Mustafa al-Azami on sciences of hadith and Shah Waliullah's book on the history of hadith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-28T21:34:19.590" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T21:34:19.590" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="943" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-28T21:25:59.430" Score="2" ViewCount="15675" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Quran say anything about beheading, stoning and hand-mutilation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How effective they are in case of controlling crimes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_tot_cri-crime-total-crimes/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;See this link.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;And this link.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aren't beheading, stoning and hand-amputation themselves crimes? Why not hang?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user195" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-18T06:28:12.280" LastActivityDate="2017-09-18T06:28:12.280" Title="Where do we get the idea of beheading, stoning and hand-mutilation in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|source-identification|punishment|hudud|rajm|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="945" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="326" CreationDate="2012-06-28T21:45:04.897" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In verse 7:180, Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا ۖ وَذَرُوا الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِي أَسْمَائِهِ ۚ سَيُجْزَوْنَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best names belong to God: so call on him by them; but shun such men as use profanity in his names: for what they do, they will soon be requited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in verse 7:110, Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قُلِ ادْعُوا اللَّهَ أَوِ ادْعُوا الرَّحْمَٰنَ أَيًّا مَّا تَدْعُوا فَلَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا وَابْتَغِ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ سَبِيلًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tell: &amp;quot;Call upon 'Allah', or call upon 'Rahman', by whatever name ye call upon Him, (it is well), for to Him belong the best names. Neither speak thy Prayer aloud, nor speak it in a low tone, but seek a middle course between.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God has many names and it is clear from Quran that 'Allah' is the same as God worshiped by Christians and Jews. So using those names for him are also fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The practice of using 'Allah' in translated text seems to be partly a result of the original language of the speakers (Arabic). For example in Turkish it is translated to &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanr%C4%B1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tanrı&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;, in Persian it is translated to &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D8%AF%D8%A7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;خدا&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; and so on in other languages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keeping the word 'Allah' is not a general practice. In fact it can be quite awkward not to translate the word 'Allah', e.g. I have never heard &amp;quot;بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ&amp;quot; translated to &amp;quot;به نام اللّه بخشنده مهربان&amp;quot; in Persian, either people use the full Arabic phrase or completely translate it to &amp;quot;به نام خداوند بخشنده ی مهربان&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can also be result of a desire by some Muslims to distinguish themselves from other religions and this goes both ways, i.e. they are also unhappy when a Christian uses 'Allah' to refer to God worshiped by Christians (This was an issue last year in Indonesia), they don't want people confuse the 'God' worshiped by Chrisitians with 'Allah' worshiped by Muslims, although Quran clearly is against this kind of behavior, e.g. verse 3:64 says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قُلْ يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ تَعَالَوْا إِلَىٰ كَلِمَةٍ سَوَاءٍ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَلَّا نَعْبُدَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ وَلَا نُشْرِكَ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا أَرْبَابًا مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ ۚ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَقُولُوا اشْهَدُوا بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say: &amp;quot;O People of the Book! ascend to the common words between us and you: That we worship none but 'Allah'; that we associate no partners with him; that we do not take from among ourselves patrons other than 'Allah'.&amp;quot; If then they turn back, say ye: &amp;quot;Bear witness that we submitter [to God]&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or in verses 23:51-23:53 where Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُوا مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَاعْمَلُوا صَالِحًا ۖ إِنِّي بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;وَإِنَّ هَٰذِهِ أُمَّتُكُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَأَنَا رَبُّكُمْ فَاتَّقُونِ&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;فَتَقَطَّعُوا أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ زُبُرًا ۖ كُلُّ حِزْبٍ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O ye messengers! eat pure [food] and do good, for I well-know what ye do.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;And verily this nation of yours is a single nation, and I am your cherisher: thus be pious.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;But people have cut off their affair (of unity) between them into sects, each group rejoices in that which is with itself!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However one should remember that translating words often doesn't preserve the full meaning of the original word, particularly when there are other attributes associated with the translation (but this also applies to other names of the God). A translation is after all a translation, it is a mean to understand Quran for those who cannot read it in Arabic, but it cannot replace Quran itself which is God's message in his own words and is the miracle of our prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T22:20:55.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="927" CreationDate="2012-06-28T21:50:06.860" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rules about Abortions according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jafari Fiqh&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rule 1:&lt;/strong&gt; In Islam, it is forbidden (haram) to abort the fetus and if this is done, it would result in the Diyah[74] having to be paid.  The Diyah is the responsibility of the person who was in charge of carrying out the abortion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the doctor was to perform it through an operation or by injecting some medication into the woman and through this act of his, the child was aborted, then he is responsible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it was the mother herself who ate some pills or was to use something else that the doctor prescribed for her to take, then the mother would be responsible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the father did not know about this taking place, then the Diyah would have to be paid to him.  However if the father knew about it and approved of it, then the Diyah is the responsibility of both the mother and father and the Diyah must be given to the indirect inheritor of that fetus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rule 2:&lt;/strong&gt; If the child was to die while in the womb of the mother, then it is obligatory to remove it from the womb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rule 3:&lt;/strong&gt; If the pregnancy is a danger to the life of the mother or would result in her become handicapped, then it is permissible for her to abort the child before the time when the soul has been infused into the body. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However it is not permissible to abort the child once the soul has come into the body and the fetus starts to move (inside the womb) and the mother must carefully watch over and give special attention to the child inside her and must make sure that it is brought into the world at the appropriate time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rule 4:&lt;/strong&gt; If the child which has been aborted was four months old or more, then it must be given the Ghusl-e-Mayyit[75] and must also be provided with a Kafan (burial shroud) and must be buried.  In addition, anyone that touched the body of the child (such as the mother, grandmother, or others who were taking care of the mother) must perform a Ghusl of Mass-e-Mayyit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the child was less than four months old, then it must be wrapped in cloth, and without giving it a Ghusl, it must be buried.  If anyone has touched the body of the child, then it is better that they too perform the Ghusl (of Mass-e-Mayyit).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References and more information:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/islamic-edicts-on-family-planning/3.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abortions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/islamic-edicts-on-family-planning/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islamic Edicts on Family Planning&lt;/a&gt; (Compiled by Doctor Bahram&#xA;    Dilawar, Doctor Saffiyah, Shahryari Afshar, and Doctor A`dham Dukht&#xA;    Rahimi, Published by: Ministry of Health and Medical Education with&#xA;    support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA))&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-28T05:11:33.627" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T05:11:33.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="947" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="943" CreationDate="2012-06-28T21:55:52.630" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The quran orders certain punishments for those who sin the quran however does not say anything specifically about stoning or beheding. But it does include cutting the theives hand&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“[As for] the thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands in recompense for what they earned [i.e. committed] as a deterrent [punishment] from Allaah. And Allaah is Exalted in Might and Wise.” [Quran 5:38]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the quran also put in the law of &quot;an eye for an eye&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;We ordained therein for them: 'Life for life, eye for eye, nose or nose, ear for ear, tooth for tooth, and wounds equal for equal.' But if any one remits the retaliation by way of charity, it is an act of atonement for himself. And if any fail to judge by (the light of) what God has revealed, they are (no better than) wrong-doers&quot; (Qur'an 5:45).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so if one did behead or kill somone, they may be beheaded as compnsation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the quran doesent say anything on stoning, only about lashing the adulterers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The woman or man found guilty of sexual intercourse – lash each one of them with a hundred lashes, and do not be taken by pity for them in the religion of Allah, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a group of the believers witness their punishment”. Quran 24:2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;stoning adulters came from hadith not quran stoning is the punishment for married adulters while lashing is for an unmarried adulterer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Jabir: A man from the tribe of Bani Aslam came to the Prophet while he was in the mosque and said, &quot;I have committed illegal sexual intercourse.&quot; The Prophet turned his face to the other side. The man turned towards the side towards which the Prophet had turned his face, and gave four witnesses against himself. On that the Prophet called him and said, &quot;Are you insane?&quot; (He added), &quot;Are you married?&quot; The man said, 'Yes.&quot; On that the Prophet ordered him to be stoned to the death in the Musalla (a praying place). When the stones hit him with their sharp edges and he fled, but he was caught at Al-Harra and then killed bukhari 7:63:196&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;based on the links you provided i would say that they are effective. muslim contries where near the end of the list, while america always being at the top, the country with the least punishment for crime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T21:55:52.630" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="943" CreationDate="2012-06-28T22:05:34.330" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadd punishment for a thief is to cut off his hand. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And (as for) the male thief and the female thief, cut off (from the&#xA;  wrist joint) their (right) hands as a recompense for that which they&#xA;  committed, a punishment by way of example from Allaah. And Allaah is&#xA;  All Powerful, All Wise” &lt;strong&gt;[al-Maa’idah 5:38]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because cutting off the hand is a serious matter, cutting off the hand of the thief should not be done for just any case of theft. A combination of conditions must be fulfilled before the hand of a thief is cut off. These conditions are as follows: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The thing should have been taken by stealth; if it was not taken by stealth, then (the hand) should not be cut off, such as when property has been seized by force in front of other people, because in this case the owner of the property could have asked for help to stop the thief. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1-&lt;/strong&gt; The stolen property should be something of worth, because that which is of no worth , has no sanctity, such as musical instruments, wine and pigs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2-&lt;/strong&gt; The value of the stolen property should be above a certain limit, which is three Islamic dirhams or a quarter of an Islamic dinar, or their equivalent in other currencies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3-&lt;/strong&gt; The stolen property should have been taken from a place where it had been put away, i.e., a place where people usually put their property, such as a cupboard, for example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4-&lt;/strong&gt; The theft itself has to be proven, either by the testimony of &lt;strong&gt;two qualified witnesses or by the confession of the thief twice&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5-&lt;/strong&gt; The person from whom the property was stolen has to ask for it back; if he does not, then (the thief’s) hand does not have to be cut off. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If these conditions are fulfilled, then the hand must be cut off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also similar punishments for Hiraabah. Hiraabah means ambushing people and threatening them with weapons and so on, in the deserts or in the cities, killing them, terrorizing them and seizing their property by force and openly. Hiraabah is one of the most serious of major sins, and it is forbidden according to the Qur’aan, the Sunnah and ijmaa’ (scholarly consensus)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur’aan says (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The recompense of those who wage war against Allaah and His Messenger&#xA;  and do mischief in the land is only that they shall be killed or&#xA;  crucified or their hands and feet be cut off on the opposite sides, or&#xA;  be exiled from the land. That is their disgrace in this world, and a&#xA;  great torment is theirs in the Hereafter. Except for those who (having&#xA;  fled away and then) come back (as Muslims) with repentance before they&#xA;  fall into your power; in that case, know that Allaah is Oft-Forgiving,&#xA;  Most Merciful.” &lt;strong&gt;[al-Maa’idah 5:33]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the above ayah, different punishment like killing, crucifying or cutting off hands and feet on opposite sides are implemented based on the severity and type of the crime by the ruler of the Islamic state with advice of the jurists. I do not wish into go into details of crime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly for fornication if the person is not married, the punishment is a hundred lashes :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The fornicatress and the fornicator, flog each of them with a hundred&#xA;  stripes. Let not pity withhold you in their case, in a punishment&#xA;  prescribed by Allaah, if you believe in Allaah and the Last Day. And&#xA;  let a party of the believers witness their punishment” &lt;strong&gt;[al-Noor 24:2]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they are married, the hadd punishment is stoning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah and Zayd ibn Khaalid al-Juhani (may&#xA;  Allaah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace&#xA;  and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “… Go tomorrow, O Unays, to&#xA;  this woman and if she admits (to adultery) then stone her.” He said: I&#xA;  went to her the next day and she admitted it, so the Messenger of&#xA;  Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) ordered that she be&#xA;  stoned.” Narrated by &lt;strong&gt;al-Bukhaari, 2575; Muslim, 1698.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding fornication, &lt;strong&gt;it has to be proven in the way dictated by sharee’ah, such as a confession of the zaani (fornicator), or the testimony of four men of good character who witnessed the act of fornication.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it should be noted that no one should carry out the hadd punishments without the permission of the ruler. If there is no ruler who rules according to sharee’ah then it is not permissible for the ordinary people to carry out the hadd punishments. Whoever does that is sinning, because carrying out the hadd punishments requires examining the matter and requires shar’i knowledge in order to know the conditions of proof. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/13926&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The hadd punishment for theft&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are law of Allah who is the most just and all knowing. And indeed, in following them is our success and safety. Some of these crimes are so abhorrent and they spread mischief in land, affecting society and its people. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-06-28T22:28:07.857" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T22:28:07.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="951" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="954" CreationDate="2012-06-28T22:14:12.197" Score="5" ViewCount="611" Body="&lt;p&gt;Often the words with root &quot;َتَقَو&quot; are translated to English words associated with &quot;fear&quot;, for example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_Yusuf_Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abdullah Yusuf Ali&lt;/a&gt; translates &quot;اتَّقُونِ&quot; to &quot;fear Me&quot;. But I feel that this doesn't convey the deep meaning intended by Qur'an. Is there a better word better conveying and preserving the meaning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-19T21:11:07.260" LastActivityDate="2016-04-19T21:11:07.260" Title="What word to use in English when translating words with root &quot;تقو&quot;?" Tags="|quran|arabic|translation|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="953" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-28T22:16:36.553" Score="3" ViewCount="417" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the process of the formation of government in an Islamic country? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any democracy in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user195" LastEditorDisplayName="user195" LastEditDate="2017-01-03T05:13:01.767" LastActivityDate="2017-01-03T05:13:01.767" Title="How should a government be formed in an Islamic country?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="951" CreationDate="2012-06-28T22:20:08.790" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I prefer to use the term &quot;God-consciousness&quot; to translate taqwa if I'm forced to do so in one or two words. &quot;Be conscious of Allah's rights&quot;, &quot;Fear Allah as He should be feared&quot; IMO are both valid translations depending on the context of the ayah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T22:20:08.790" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="951" CreationDate="2012-06-28T22:27:50.540" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I'm not too mistaken, a better (and more literal) translation for the root تقو is &quot;to make protection from&quot;. So تقوى &lt;em&gt;taqwa&lt;/em&gt; literally means &quot;protection from Allah's wrath&quot;. You can see this used as a verb in اتق الله &lt;em&gt;ittaqi Allah&lt;/em&gt; (protect yourself from Allah's wrath). It doesn't always have to be protection from Allah's wrath, see this famous Arabic proverb:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اتقي شر الحليم إذا غضب&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;ittaqi shar al-haleemi itha ghadib&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Beware (protect yourself from) the anger of the meek one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T22:27:50.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="957" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-28T22:27:58.997" Score="3" ViewCount="348" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard about one woman who convinced her family to go to Austria on a vacation but then left to go to Sweden. This woman was a Muslim woman from Saudi Arabia and tried to leave but needed the permission of a male. Does this go in accordance with what Islam says or is this kind of thing not right? Can someone please clarify this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="197" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T22:44:04.580" Title="Why do some Muslim Scholars require a woman to have permission to leave the country?" Tags="|women|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="957" CreationDate="2012-06-28T22:44:04.580" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;the prophet warned us that a women can not travel the distance of a one days travel without a mahram (man she cannot marry such as brother father uncle husband etc)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace) said: “It is unlawful for a woman who believes in Allah and the last day that she travels the distance of one day and one night without a Mahram accompanying her.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 1038) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so not only does she need permission, she needs somone to accompany her too. the reason for this is because there may be danger in travelling alone. but if the distance is close enough she may go alone such as a supermarket or store. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T22:44:04.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="953" CreationDate="2012-06-28T23:08:17.723" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;in Islam the ruler of Muslims is called Caliph&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;according to shia Islam Caliph only can be selected by God and so do not recognize Abubakr and Umar and Uthman as real Caliphs appointed by God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but according to sunni Caliph can be selected by people (can be considered democracy) but in fact above Caliphs were not selected by vote and for first was selected by a limited meeting with absence of Ali S.A. and second was by will of first and 3th was by another meeting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;do you believe prophet talked about every detail part of life and did not said anything about political leader of Islam Ummah and left it for people to themselves select any one they like by voting or any other way they wish?&#xA;Caliph literally means deputy. and is representative of God in earth for political leadership of Islamic government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;shia Muslims for proving their claim about Caliph use some verses of Quran and Ghadir sermon of prophet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran 6:57 says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ &quot;The command rests with none but Allah:&quot;&#xA;  (the word حکم in this verse (command) has same root and meaning of&#xA;  word حکومت meaning government)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so if prophet is really messenger of God so according to above verse did appoint the Caliph or not?&#xA;or left it for people select it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran 2:30 says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I am appointing Caliph on earth&quot;&#xA;   إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ&#xA;  خَلِيفَةً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this verse uses exactly the Arabic word for Caliph.&#xA;if God appoints Caliph so did God appoint the Caliph after prophet? or left it for people select it by voting or shura (meeting) or etc. anyway voting shura,.. are not appointing by God and are appointing by people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا دَاوُودُ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاكَ خَلِيفَةً فِي الْأَرْضِ فَاحْكُم&#xA;  بَيْنَ النَّاسِ بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا تَتَّبِعِ الْهَوَىٰ فَيُضِلَّكَ عَن&#xA;  سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَضِلُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لَهُمْ&#xA;  عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ بِمَا نَسُوا يَوْمَ الْحِسَابِ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[We said], &quot;O David, indeed We have made you a successor upon the&#xA;  earth [Caliph], so judge between the people in truth and do not follow&#xA;  [your own] desire, as it will lead you astray from the way of Allah.&quot;&#xA;  Indeed, those who go astray from the way of Allah will have a severe&#xA;  punishment for having forgotten the Day of Account. [38:26]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;uses exactly the Arabic word for Caliph. and God says:&#xA;WE made you Caliph. so did God do the same for Caliph after prophet? or this time God chaged his mind and left it people make Caliph by voting or shura or etc?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if Imams could not be political Caliph it was because Umayyids and Abbasids did not let them and kept them in home arrest or killed them and warned them to not have any political activity.&#xA;what you think? Imam Husain (sa) go to Yazid and say: please give me the politial power. and Yazid say OK come sit here in my chair and I go home good bye?!!&#xA;you are so simple thinking.&#xA;who Killed Imams of Shia? they all were killed by fake Caliphs because they wanted to be political leaders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;shura is for when God did no specify some thing or any part of religion?&#xA;for example can some Muslims make shura and change Zuhr Salat to 2 rakah? or remove fasting from Islam by shura?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;more info:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_of_the_pond_of_Khumm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith of the pond of Khumm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/ghadir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ghadir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastActivityDate="2012-06-28T23:08:17.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="961" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-28T23:59:20.593" Score="20" ViewCount="14985" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is well-known that Sunnis treat the closest companions of the Prophet (i.e., &#xA;Abu Bakr, Omar Ibn Alkhattab and Othman Ibn Affan (Radiya Allahu Anhum رضي الله عنهم اجمعين)) with the greatest of respect.  Why then do the Shi'a tend to dislike them and treat them with such contempt?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know some Shi'a do not (e.g., the Zaidi's in Yemen, the Shi'as in Southern Iraq and the Arab Shi'a in Ahwaz,) but many do dislike them. They won't even name their sons after Omar, Abu Bakr and Othman; it is almost impossible to find Shi'as with one of these names, whereas they are very common names among Sunnis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have also heard that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirouz_Nahavandi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Lo'lo'ah (أبو لؤلؤة)&lt;/a&gt;, the killer of Omar Ibn Alkhattab (RA), is actually venerated as a hero in some Shi'a schools, whereas the Sunni consider him a criminal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please note: I am not looking for an in-depth analysis here, just a summary of how this substantial difference in opinion came to be.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-26T06:41:08.200" LastActivityDate="2016-06-05T13:15:54.257" Title="Why does Shi'a Islam differ so much regarding Abu Bakr, Omar and Othman, compared to Sunni teachings?" Tags="|sunni|shiism|sahaba|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="961" CreationDate="2012-06-29T01:05:16.313" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason is that according to Shi'a only God can select the Caliph and after the Prophet God selected Ali as His Caliph, who received divine knowledge of the prophet to guide humans.  This was declared by the prophet &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/ghadir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;in front of 120,000 Muslims at Ghadir&lt;/a&gt; at the final Hajj of the Prophet.  Abubakr, Umar and Uthman gave Bayat (pledge of alliance) to Ali S.A. but when the prophet died and Ali S.A. was at the Prophet's funeral they left the funeral and made a meeting at Saqifah Bani Saedeh and selected Abubakr as Caliph without any permission from God and prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the Shi'a consider the Caliphate as Ali's S.A. right given by Allah and consider this act of Abubakr as stealing the position of Caliphate; ergo, he and those who acted with him are considered hypocrites and all their past good deeds were canceled because they  disobeyed Allah and his messenger. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also another reason is that the Shi'a believe that the daughter of prophet, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/gracious/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatima Zahra S.A.&lt;/a&gt; (and her baby in her womb) was martyred at age 18 because of injury made by attack of Umar to home of Ali S.A. to enforce Ali S.A. give Bayat to Abubakr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is all the reason. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Every single part of this answer can be proved from Qur'an and hadith, but because you asked for short answer I skipped them; you can ask each part in separate question)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More info:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_of_the_pond_of_Khumm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith of the pond of Khumm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/gracious/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatima ['a] The Gracious&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/ghadir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ghadir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-18T14:08:07.477" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T14:08:07.477" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="964" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="961" CreationDate="2012-06-29T01:05:37.467" Score="21" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is that Shia believe that the Prophet based on God's order choose Ali (PBUH) as his successor and expressed this several times to the Muslims (including in his last hajj). They view the fact that some Sahaba didn't follow his order as a big injustice and diversion from what Muslims should have done and believe that this diversion had a large effect on the Muslim community.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional negative feelings comes from (according to Shia narration of the early Islamic history) the way Abu Bakr and Omar treated the Prophet's family and decedents (particularly Ali and Fatimah (PBUT)) in various conflicts that arose during their reign. For example, the story according to Shia is that they used force to make Ali (PBUH) accept them as the successor of the Prophet (and some Shia believe that Fatimah (PBUH) was killed as a direct result of Omar's actions).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also the view that these diversions were the reason for internal conflicts among Muslims and also lead to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Karbala&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Battle of Karbala&lt;/a&gt; and the killing of Prophet's grandson Hussein (PBUH) (who was clearly one of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahl-ul-Bait&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ahl ul Bait&lt;/a&gt; in both Shia and Sunni views AFAIK).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Shia perspective, it is inconsistent to believe that all Sahaba can be admired when we know that they had several infightings and even war among them after the Prophet's time and it is not possible that all of them were just Muslims in these events.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are more or less the bases of the negative feelings. If you add to this the time passed since then and some other stories (possibly false/inaccurate) then it is not surprising that some Shia have a heavy negative views of some Sahaba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: I personally have never heard anyone admiring the killer of Omar among Shia, the person was not a Muslim let alone Shia. I don't think he is of much importance from Shia perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-05T13:15:54.257" LastActivityDate="2016-06-05T13:15:54.257" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="951" CreationDate="2012-06-29T03:28:38.003" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can use a combination or subset of these words/phrases:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to protect from&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to shield yourself&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to stay away from&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to be preserved&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to avoid&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't translate as &lt;code&gt;fear&lt;/code&gt;. The word &lt;code&gt;fear (n)&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;to fear (v)&lt;/code&gt; is used in Quran with the root &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;خوف&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Human are different from animals. An animal lives as it desires, and this &quot;&lt;em&gt;living according to desires&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is not harmful for them. But human are not in the same line. They need to protect themselves from wrong paths and desires. The word from the root &lt;code&gt;تقو&lt;/code&gt; is used in the meaning of this kind of &quot;&lt;em&gt;protection&lt;/em&gt;&quot; in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="4" LastEditDate="2012-06-29T03:33:48.870" LastActivityDate="2012-06-29T03:33:48.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="967" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="979" CreationDate="2012-06-29T03:55:58.930" Score="16" ViewCount="11336" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can anyone tell me about the origins of Shia and Sunni division? Why were two different groups of Muslims created? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah didn't send us to live divided. No verse of Quran or Hadith suggest that as far as I know. Both of the groups are driven by great scholars. They know Quran and Hadith very well still they are leading to something that Allah does not like?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any political involvement?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="56" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T04:37:46.637" LastActivityDate="2017-09-18T10:12:53.797" Title="What are the origins of Shia and Sunni division?" Tags="|sunni|history|shiism|shia-sunni|politics|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="968" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="953" CreationDate="2012-06-29T04:28:24.190" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, democracy is not compatible with Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِن تُطِعْ أَكْثَرَ مَن فِي &lt;strong&gt;الأَرْضِ&lt;/strong&gt; يُضِلُّوكَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللّهِ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلاَّ الظَّنَّ وَإِنْ هُمْ إِلاَّ يَخْرُصُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And if you obey most of those upon the &lt;strong&gt;earth&lt;/strong&gt;, they will mislead you from the way of Allah . They follow not except assumption, and they are not but falsifying.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Enam 116 (6/116)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;Ard&quot; written in bold face symbolizes &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dunya&lt;/a&gt; in Quran. &lt;code&gt;Dunya&lt;/code&gt; is the apparent surface of what we sense and perceive about this world in our lives. There is another word &quot;Sama&quot;, which symbolizes the understanding of the facts behind the apparent surface called &quot;Dunya&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Eating sugar is a delight for human. It is a delight of Dunya.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Knowing that sugar is not actually beneficial, and avoiding excess usage of it is a decision taken with a knowledge from Sama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this ayat, Allah says that if we take our paths according to the decisions of majority of people living in Dunya, then we enter wrong paths. Allah wants us the avoid the decisions taken by the majority of people living in Dunya. Democracy is applying decisions of all people in the world; decisions of both living in Dunya and Sama. Then the problem is, if we take decision of all people on Earth, would we accidentally take decisions of majority of people in Dunya?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer lies in another ayats. There are tons of ayats stating that most of the people will be in the wrong path, most of them will be indulged into Dunya. Thus, taking opinion of majority all people on Earth will lead to wrong decision. Democracy is not compatible with Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2012-06-29T04:28:24.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="953" CreationDate="2012-06-29T05:04:40.040" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are no direct &lt;em&gt;instructions&lt;/em&gt; on what form of government is considered Islamic. The closest thing in the Quran in regards to government is this &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who have responded to their lord and established prayer and&#xA;  whose affair is [determined by] consultation among themselves, and&#xA;  from what We have provided them, they spend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/42/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ash Shuraa (42:38)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Some&lt;/em&gt; scholars have interpreted this as proof for a representative government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other people will point to these two &lt;em&gt;ayahs&lt;/em&gt; as proof for the Caliphate style of government:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels,&#xA;  &quot;Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority.&quot; They&#xA;  said, &quot;Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and&#xA;  sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?&quot; Allah&#xA;  said, &quot;Indeed, I know that which you do not know.&quot;'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Baqara (2:30)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'[We said], &quot;O David, indeed We have made you a successor upon the&#xA;  earth, so judge between the people in truth and do not follow [your&#xA;  own] desire, as it will lead you astray from the way of Allah .&quot;&#xA;  Indeed, those who go astray from the way of Allah will have a severe&#xA;  punishment for having forgotten the Day of Account.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/38/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sad (38:26)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, these two &lt;em&gt;ayahs&lt;/em&gt; are about two very special cases (Adam and David) who were &lt;em&gt;directly&lt;/em&gt; appointed by Allah. There is &lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt; mention on how a leader may be chosen without the miraculous intervention of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, if we look at the history of the Caliphate (even the first four Rashidun Caliphs) there was no &lt;em&gt;uniform&lt;/em&gt; way of choosing a Caliph. Appointing the Caliph was actually dictated by the current affairs of the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of this has lead many scholars to conclude that Allah has left the matter of &lt;em&gt;how&lt;/em&gt; to rule themselves to humans. A democratically representative government is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; un-Islamic in the view of many (but not all) scholars. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-06-29T05:04:40.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="971" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-29T05:17:55.387" Score="11" ViewCount="95714" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have noticed that a majority of men cover their heads head with a cap or something to cover the hair while offering &lt;em&gt;salah&lt;/em&gt;. Is this mandatory? What if sometimes you don't find a cap or cloth to cover your head or if you are deliberately not covering your hair while praying? Is this considered sinful?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="78" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-14T06:38:02.030" LastActivityDate="2019-09-19T21:23:16.203" Title="Is it obligatory for Muslim men to cover their heads while praying?" Tags="|salat|men|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="971" CreationDate="2012-06-29T05:33:59.890" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;While it is true that the Prophet (saws) was never seen without a head-covering, there is no hadith reaching us from him (saws) that legislates covering the head while praying. The actions of the Prophet (saws) are divided into those that form part of the &lt;em&gt;shari'ah&lt;/em&gt; (in this case, actions of the Prophet (saws) that are legislated for us to perform and emulate and receive reward for), and those that form his own actions, or &lt;em&gt;'aadah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The general principle is to wear clothes that are respectful when in prayer. If in the culture you are in it is respectful to wear a head-covering (or disrespectful not to!), then do so out of an intention to be respectful to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam ash-Shatibi (rahimahullah) says in his book Al-Muwafaqat that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“[Customs] change matters from something praiseworthy to something&#xA;  blameworthy, and vice versa. For example, uncovering the head, for&#xA;  this is an issue that varies from place to place. In Eastern lands, it&#xA;  is something frowned upon for people of stature [muru’a], while in&#xA;  Western lands, it is not. Therefore, the Islamic ruling on it changes&#xA;  from place to place, and in Eastern lands, it would be taken into&#xA;  account for considering someone not worthy, while this would not be&#xA;  the case in Western lands”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah) says the following in Zad al-Ma'ad:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The custom of the Prophet (saws) with regards to clothing was that he&#xA;  would wear whatever Allah had facilitated for him of the clothes of&#xA;  his people, so he would wear a &lt;em&gt;qamis&lt;/em&gt;, a turban, an &lt;em&gt;izar&lt;/em&gt;, a &lt;em&gt;rida&lt;/em&gt;, a&#xA;  shawl, etc. And he would wear cotton and wool, and other garments, and&#xA;  he would also wear what was imported from Yemen and other lands. So&#xA;  his Sunnah actually necessitates that a man should wear whatever Allah&#xA;  has facilitated for him in his land, even if it be more luxurious&#xA;  [than this] ...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Yasir Qadhi adds that in fact the true sunnah is to wear clothes similar to those of the people around you, as the Prophet (saws) did with his clothes and headgear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah SWT knows better. (This is not a fatwa. I am merely pointing out facts that I've learned from my teachers, and quoting two of the great scholars of the past.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-06-29T06:19:30.910" LastActivityDate="2012-06-29T06:19:30.910" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="973" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-29T05:57:26.033" Score="5" ViewCount="1779" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some people have told me adoption is not allowed in Islam, but i could not find any hadees or verses to be sure of this thing. Is it  true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T10:50:06.487" LastActivityDate="2019-04-15T10:50:06.487" Title="Is adoption of a child allowed in Islam?" Tags="|fiqh|child-adoption|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="974" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="971" CreationDate="2012-06-29T06:00:33.283" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wearing a cap in salaah (prayer) is masnoon (derived from sunnah). Wearing a cap all the time too is sunnah. The holy prophet (pbuh)  covered his head for most of the time, not only during prayer. &#xA;Though one condition:&#xA; the cap should not contain things that  are forbidden to wear like gold and silk. &#xA;And wearing a cap is not at all a compulsion because no hadith or a verse of the Holy Qur'an relates it farz to pray wearing a cap. But it's a sunnah you'll be missing out if you don't. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2012-06-29T10:16:25.587" LastActivityDate="2012-06-29T10:16:25.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="975" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="973" CreationDate="2012-06-29T06:07:09.257" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The confusion arises because of different meanings of the word &quot;adoption&quot; in English and it's perceived equivalent in Arabic. In Arabic, in addition to taking an orphan in and feeding them and providing for them and raising them (this is &lt;em&gt;kafalah&lt;/em&gt;), it also means to give them your name and have them inherit from you and have similar mahram rules apply to them as with one's own children (this is &lt;em&gt;tabanna&lt;/em&gt;). It is the second part of the above that Allah SWT forbade in the Qur'an when He said in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/4&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat al-Ahzab:4&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“…nor has He made your adopted sons your real sons…”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/32750&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/302260&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (ra) narrates that the Prophet (saws) said that there is no man who knowingly calls himself after someone other than his real father, except that he has committed kufr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sponsoring an orphan, however, (by which one means bringing an orphan to live in one's house, or taking care of their expenses in another location) and raising them occupies a very high status in Islam and is the cause of a great reward from Allah. The Companion Sahl b. Sa'd (ra) narrates in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/56360&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; that the Prophet (saws) said he and the one who sponsors an orphan will be like so in Paradise, and he made a gesture with his index and middle fingers holding them very close to each other, just slightly apart, indicating closeness. The Prophet (saws) practice was to look after orphans and care about them and have concern for them. There are numerous ayaat in the Qur'an about &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/93/9-10&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;treating orphans&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/107/1-3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;well&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/220&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;dealing justly with them and their property&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the best example is the Prophet (saws) with Zaid b. Haritha (ra) - he loved him like his own son. The narrations that we have about how they interacted with each other are simply beautiful - in fact the Companions said they had no idea he wasn't the Prophet's (saws) real son until Zaid's biological family showed up (and he didn't want to go with them even when the Prophet (saws) gave him the choice!).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-07-16T17:58:43.923" LastActivityDate="2012-07-16T17:58:43.923" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="967" CreationDate="2012-06-29T06:30:15.260" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can anyone tell me about the Origin of Shia and Sunni?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia Shiite Shi’ite Shii'te Shīʿah Shi’ite Shi’ites Shias all are the same word for شيعه which means follower [of someone]/ sect. In Shia/Sunni debates means &quot;Shia of Ali&quot;. Shia is not limited to Shia of Ali S.A. and for example Shia of Muaviyeh existed in past but later only Shia of Ali S.A. remained in history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word Shia شيعه in used in 3 verses of Quran and this can be considered as Origin of this word. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/961/why-does-shia-islam-differ-so-much-regarding-abu-bakr-omar-and-othman-compare&quot;&gt;one verse&lt;/a&gt; says Ibrahim S.A. was Shia of Noah S.A. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِ لَإِبْرَاهِيمَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[[37:83]][2]  And indeed, among his sect was Abraham,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other verse says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ثُمَّ لَنَنزِعَنَّ مِن كُلِّ شِيعَةٍ أَيُّهُمْ أَشَدُّ عَلَى&#xA;  الرَّحْمَـٰنِ عِتِيًّا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[[19:69]][3]  Then We will surely extract from every sect those of&#xA;  them who were worst against the Most Merciful in insolence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And other verse is about Shia of Moses S.A:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَدَخَلَ الْمَدِينَةَ عَلَىٰ حِينِ غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ أَهْلِهَا فَوَجَدَ&#xA;  فِيهَا رَجُلَيْنِ يَقْتَتِلَانِ هَـٰذَا مِن شِيعَتِهِ وَهَـٰذَا مِنْ&#xA;  عَدُوِّهِ ۖ فَاسْتَغَاثَهُ الَّذِي مِن شِيعَتِهِ عَلَى الَّذِي مِنْ&#xA;  عَدُوِّهِ فَوَكَزَهُ مُوسَىٰ فَقَضَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ۖ قَالَ هَـٰذَا مِنْ&#xA;  عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ ۖ إِنَّهُ عَدُوٌّ مُّضِلٌّ مُّبِينٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[[28:15]][4]  And he entered the city at a time of inattention by&#xA;  its people and found therein two men fighting: one from his sect and&#xA;  one from among his enemy. And the one from his sect called for help to&#xA;  him against the one from his enemy, so Moses struck him and&#xA;  [unintentionally] killed him. [Moses] said, &quot;This is from the work of&#xA;  Satan. Indeed, he is a manifest, misleading enemy.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there are another verse with the same root and similar word but not exactly Shia. This verse is usually used by Sunnis against Shia for trying to disprove them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَرَّقُوا دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُوا شِيَعًا لَّسْتَ مِنْهُمْ&#xA;  فِي شَيْءٍ ۚ إِنَّمَا أَمْرُهُمْ إِلَى اللَّـهِ ثُمَّ يُنَبِّئُهُم&#xA;  بِمَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[[6:159]][5]  Indeed, those who have divided their religion and&#xA;  become sects - you, [O Muhammad], are not [associated] with them in&#xA;  anything. Their affair is only [left] to Allah; then He will inform&#xA;  them about what they used to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the word Sunni does not exist in Quran and this term was used later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;according to Shia Muslims this verse does not include to Shia of Ali S.A. because this verse prohibit MAKING SECT and not belonging to a sect like Ibrahim S.A. belonged to Noah S.A. sect. in fact Shia consider its religion exactly the original religion of prophet and not a created sect. and consider the group who disobeyed the will of God for appointing Ali S.A. as Caliph at Ghadir the group who separated the order of prophet and created a sect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason is that according to Shia only God can select the Caliph and God selected his Caliph after prophet and he was Ali S.A. and Ali S.A. received divine knowledge of prophet to guide humans and prophet declared it in front of 120,000 Muslims at Ghadir at final Hajj of prophet and Abubakr and Umar and Uthman given Bayat (pledge of alliance) to Ali S.A. but when prophet died and Ali S.A. was at funeral of prophet they left the funeral and made a meeting at Saqifah Bani Saedeh and selected Abubakr as Caliph without any permission from God and prophet and cause misguide of all humanity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the conflict of Shia and Sunni started by death of prophet when Ali S.A. and more than 100 of Sahaba did not given Bayat to Abubakr because they believed [Allah and prophet declared Ali S.A. as Caliph][6] after death of prophet and Ali S.A. and also believed the Caliphet of Abubakr was not legimate. Those Sahaba wondered for selection of Abubakr while Ali S.A. was at funeral of prophet. And this conflict continued until today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why 2 different group of Muslims is created?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;because one group believe Caliph can be selected only by God and other group believed Caliph can be selected by people by shura (meeting of leaders of tribes) or by will of past Caliph (like selection of Umar) or by voting (like demand of most of people from Ali S.A. to accept Caliphate after Uthman was killed by a group made of All groups Muslims) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah didn't send us to live divided.  No verse of Quran or Hadish suggest that as per my knowledge.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Allah wanted this to test us in Ahl ul-Bayt. Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Had Allah willed, He would have made you one nation [united in&#xA;  religion], but [He intended] to test you in what He has given you; so&#xA;  race to [all that is] good. To Allah is your return all together, and&#xA;  He will [then] inform you concerning that over which you used to&#xA;  differ. [5:48]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Both the groups are driven by great scholars.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Depends on what you define great scholar. According to Shia a scholar who ignore will of Allah and prophet in selecting Caliph is not a great scholar. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They know Quran and Hadish very well&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;InshaAllah this be true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Still why they are leading to something that Allah does not likes?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It’s not leaded by scholars. It’s leaded by political Kings. Scholars are not free to decide about political aspects of Islam. According to Islam there is only one nation of Muslim (Ummah) and only one Caliph. But if a King accept his should deliver the power to real Caliph of Allah and this is not what a King likes. For example you say this fact about Mubarak and Ghazafi who were two King in Islamic countries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there any political (government) involvement also?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This matter is 99.99% political.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Shia the current legitimate Caliph is [Imam Mahdi S.A.][7] who is alive and leading and supporting Muslims but for will of Allah is in hide. But exist among us and we see him but do not know him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) has two famous sayings about sects of Muslims:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1)  The Judaism nation after Moses (PBUH) became 71 sect that 70 of them are in Hell and 1 in Heaven and Christianity nation after Jesus (PBUH) became 72 sect that 71 of them are in Hell and 1 in Heaven and Islam nation after prophet become 73 sect that 72 of them are in Hell and 1 in Heaven. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2)  Truth is with Ali and Ali is with Truth &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;related question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/961/why-does-shia-islam-differ-so-much-regarding-abu-bakr-omar-and-othman-compare&quot;&gt;https://islam.stackexchange.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user21914" LastEditDate="2017-07-06T09:07:09.473" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T09:07:09.473" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="973" CreationDate="2012-06-29T06:37:03.173" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ادْعُوهُمْ لِآبَائِهِمْ هُوَ أَقْسَطُ عِندَ اللَّهِ فَإِن لَّمْ تَعْلَمُوا آبَاءهُمْ فَإِخْوَانُكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَمَوَالِيكُمْ وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ فِيمَا أَخْطَأْتُم بِهِ وَلَكِن مَّا تَعَمَّدَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Call them by [the names of] their fathers; it is more just in the sight of Allah . But if you do not know their fathers - then they are [still] your brothers in religion and those entrusted to you. And there is no blame upon you for that in which you have erred but [only for] what your hearts intended. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Ahzab 5 (33/5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adaption is OK. But you cannot claim that you are the father of the child you adapted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2012-06-29T06:37:03.173" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="979" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="967" CreationDate="2012-06-29T06:58:00.813" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The religion, Islam, born from the Book, Qur'an, but sects, Shi'a, Sunni and others are born from &quot;history&quot; of Islam. There is no debate on the Book, Qur'an, but there is a lot of debate on &quot;history&quot;. If you wipe out whole history the religion, Islam, will stand through Qur'an but all sects will be wiped out as well. A large part history of world is fabricate but who does care? But in this case it is related to a &quot;belief&quot; and made problems.&#xA;The main question is: What if we didn't know about the history?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Qur'an says what is brought by the Messenger is enough for human &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/165&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;An-Nisa/165&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;رُسُلًا مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنْذِرِينَ لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى&#xA;  اللَّهِ حُجَّةٌ بَعْدَ الرُّسُلِ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا&#xA;  ﴿النساء: ١٦٥﴾ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Messengers bearing good tidings, and warning, so that mankind might&#xA;  have no argument against Allah, after the Messengers; Allah is&#xA;  All-mighty, All-wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-01T13:25:51.563" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T13:25:51.563" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="428" CreationDate="2012-06-29T07:45:15.753" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This word has different usages which causes confusion. The context determines the sense in which you are using it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sometimes it is equated with the word 'Hadith'&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sometimes it is loosely applied to all the &lt;em&gt;acts&lt;/em&gt; performed by the Prophet. (IMHO uswah-e-hasanah i.e. the best practices is the correct term for this)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sometimes it refers to those rakah's of prayers that are not obligatory but the Prophet offered them more or less regularly&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sometimes it is used as an independent source of deen. This, I think, is the usage which is not well understood amongst the masses. So, I'll explain it further.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please try to categorize all the responses you receive in the above categories. It will certainly help&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunnah as an independent source of religion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In which form have we received religion? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qur'an? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes! But is Qur'an the only thing that the prophet gave to his followers? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course not! Here comes the Sunnah. The prophet also initiated some religious practices which have come down to us through &lt;code&gt;perpetual practice of intermediary generations&lt;/code&gt; e.g. the way of offering Salah, the rates of Zakah, the celebration of Eids, circumcision of male off-springs etc. We know that Qur'an is silent about these but majority of Muslims ever since the beginning have considered them a part of religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that this is different from Hadith. Hadith is basically a historical record which may also record the Sunnah being practiced at that time. Had there been no hadith written even then Sunnah would have been there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's why I said that Sunnah is an independent source in itself as compared to Hadith. Hadith may contain explanation of Qur'an and Sunnah but it does not add anything into religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2012-07-05T08:02:58.043" LastActivityDate="2012-07-05T08:02:58.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="983" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="589" CreationDate="2012-06-29T07:53:59.870" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the time of the Prophet (S) government in Medina, Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), himself participated in 28 wars which are called Ghuzwa, and sent troops 54 times for different wars making someone else as a commander. These 54 wars are called Sareea and Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) did not participate in them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So altogether there are 82 wars during the time of the Prophet (S) government in Medina&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="200" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-25T06:57:47.337" LastActivityDate="2012-07-25T06:57:47.337" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="589" CreationDate="2012-06-29T08:10:43.017" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a complete list with all the details in this Wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_expeditions_of_Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this source, nabi Muhammad did 100 expeditions, and 27 of them were wars and conflicts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="4146" LastEditDate="2014-06-03T21:15:12.547" LastActivityDate="2014-06-03T21:15:12.547" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="988" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="990" CreationDate="2012-06-29T11:06:22.460" Score="9" ViewCount="88950" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard my friends say (with absolutely no source to support it) that in order to fast Ramadan you need to be clean, i.e., not consume any alcohol or drugs at least 30 days prior to 1st day of Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My opinion is that you shouldn't drink or consume drugs anyway. The 30 days or whatever period shouldn't matter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone have credible source to give more information about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-11T07:16:20.000" LastActivityDate="2017-07-11T07:16:20.000" Title="Does one need to not consume any alcohol or drugs at least 30 days prior to the 1st day of Ramadan?" Tags="|ramadan|sawm|alcohol|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="988" CreationDate="2012-06-29T11:23:12.617" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is baseless. It is upon the person who is claiming that to bring the evidence. If a person neglects any of his prayers or fasts without any legal excuse, then he is committing a major sin which is worse than the sin of drinking alcohol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To legislate something like 30 days or 1 week prior, you need evidence from Qur'an and Sunnah or Valid Qiyas. If something like that is legislated and a Muslim fails to get rid of the habit before 30 days, he will fall under the impression that he is not clean to fast. And if he neglects the fast, that is dangerous. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; I'm talking about a person doing the obligation of fasting and not if his fast is accepted or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further Reference&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/20037&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Validity of the Fast of someone who drinks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-06-29T11:40:38.967" LastActivityDate="2012-06-29T11:40:38.967" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="990" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="988" CreationDate="2012-06-29T11:34:25.347" Score="9" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&quot;‏ مَنْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ &lt;strong&gt;لَمْ يَقْبَلِ اللَّهُ لَهُ صَلاَةً أَرْبَعِينَ صَبَاحًا&lt;/strong&gt; فَإِنْ تَابَ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنْ عَادَ لَمْ &lt;strong&gt;يَقْبَلِ اللَّهُ لَهُ صَلاَةً أَرْبَعِينَ صَبَاحًا&lt;/strong&gt; فَإِنْ تَابَ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنْ عَادَ لَمْ يَقْبَلِ اللَّهُ لَهُ صَلاَةً أَرْبَعِينَ صَبَاحًا فَإِنْ تَابَ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنْ عَادَ الرَّابِعَةَ &lt;strong&gt;لَمْ يَقْبَلِ اللَّهُ لَهُ صَلاَةً أَرْبَعِينَ صَبَاحًا&lt;/strong&gt; فَإِنْ تَابَ لَمْ يَتُبِ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَقَاهُ مِنْ نَهْرِ الْخَبَالِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قِيلَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَمَا نَهْرُ الْخَبَالِ قَالَ نَهْرٌ مِنْ صَدِيدِ أَهْلِ النَّارِ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ نَحْوُ هَذَا عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏ ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:&#xA;  That the Messenger of Allah (saws) said: &quot;Whoever drinks Khamr, Salat is not accepted from him for forty days. If he repents, then Allah will accept his repentance. It he returns to it, then &lt;strong&gt;Allah will not accept his Salat for forty days&lt;/strong&gt;. If he repents, then Allah will accept his repentance. If he returns to it, then &lt;strong&gt;Allah will not accepts his Salat for forty days&lt;/strong&gt;. If he repents, then Allah will accept his repentance. If he returns to it a fourth time, &lt;strong&gt;Allah will not accept his Salat for forty days&lt;/strong&gt;, and if he were to repent, Allah would not accept his repentance, and he will be given to drink from the river of Al-Khabal.&quot; They said: &quot;O Aby 'Abdur-Rahman! What is the river of Al-Khabal?&quot; He said: &quot;A river of the pus from the inhabitants of the Fire.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan. Similar to this has been reported from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr and Ibn 'Abbas from the Prophet (saws). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/22/2&quot;&gt;[Jami' Altirmithi]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clearly from the Hadith above that God will not accept the prayer for 40 days if you consume alcohol. The 40 days punishment is to show how sinful is it to consume alcohol. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the acceptance of the prayers, Scholars say if you drink you still have to pray all your prayers in this 40 days period. God will not give you Hasanat for it but will surely give you sins if you don't pray. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the acceptance of the Fasting, some people think that if the prayers are not accepted, then Fasting is not accepted. This was not mentioned in the Hadith and as I said above, The acceptance here is not an order for not praying or fasting.. it is a type of punishment where no hasanat will be collected for you but you will totally sin if you do not pray or fast in that 40 days period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, You said it yourself, &lt;strong&gt;Muslims should not consume alcohol anyway&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37" LastActivityDate="2012-06-29T11:34:25.347" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="600" CreationDate="2012-06-29T11:47:47.140" Score="27" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ask yourself this: If someone gave you a computer, and it turns out the computer itself was stolen, would it still be halal to use? Piracy is stealing, plain and simple. I've been working in software development for over ten years and I know first hand how much hard work goes into making it, and to have someone come and get it for free hurts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also grew up in the Middle East and I know what you're talking about when you refer to not knowing the software is pirated. Now that you know, you have to stop. Especially in this day and age where there is PLENTY of free software that is intended to be free by its developers, it further removes the excuse for any piracy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13" LastActivityDate="2012-06-29T11:47:47.140" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="992" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="600" CreationDate="2012-06-29T12:34:56.980" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you buy from someone who is selling those pirated softwares/computers with pirated softwares, you are basically taking part in his evil by aiding/encouraging him. I cannot say it is outright haraam because I have no authority or evidence to do so. But, I would like to admonish you regarding that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I would like you to listen to the audio of a scholar regarding this issue (parts of which seems relevant to this question) - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1UhRe_AVkc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shaykh al-Albani on Copyright&lt;/a&gt; (It is a small clip anyway!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-06-29T12:34:56.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="993" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-29T13:07:29.600" Score="5" ViewCount="39772" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nowadays, lot of students look for getting a job in banks. What is the Islamic view if a person gets a job in bank?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="203" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T12:24:21.760" LastActivityDate="2018-07-22T12:07:42.920" Title="What is the Sharia ruling on working in a bank?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|work|banking|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="994" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="993" CreationDate="2012-06-29T13:20:33.827" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends. If the bank doesn't deal with Riba (interest), it is absolutely permissible for him to work there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is not permissible (according to majority of the Sunni scholars) for a Muslim to work in a bank that deals with Riba, even if the job that they are appointed to do is not related to the Riba-based dealings. This is because they would be assisting those who work with Riba and cooperating with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (Exalted be He) says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...but do not help one another in sin and transgression.&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; &lt;strong&gt;[Sur'ah Al-Maidah 5:2]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, there are rulings which even forbid you from working as a driver there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: &lt;strong&gt;is it permissible to work for a riba-based organization as a driver or guard?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He replied: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not permissible to work for a riba-based organization even if&#xA;  you are a driver or a guard, because accepting employment with a&#xA;  riba-based organization implies that you approve of them, as whoever&#xA;  denounces something could not work to serve its interests. If he works&#xA;  to serve its interests, he must approve of it, and the one who&#xA;  approves of something haraam has a share in its sin. With regard to&#xA;  those who are directly involved in writing down transactions,&#xA;  transferring money, depositing money, etc, are undoubtedly dealing&#xA;  directly with something that is haraam. It was proven from the hadeeth&#xA;  of Jabir (may Allaah be pleased with him) that &lt;strong&gt;the Messenger of Allaah&#xA;  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed the one who&#xA;  consumes riba, the one who pays it, the one who writes it down and the&#xA;  two who witness it, and he said, “They are all the same.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Fataawa (religious receipts) Islamiyyah, 2/401 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Fatawa/Fatwaprint.aspx?id=5475&amp;amp;BookID=7&amp;amp;sectionid=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ruling on working in banks&lt;/a&gt; , &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/26771&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Working in Banks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-28T18:10:36.483" LastActivityDate="2017-07-28T18:10:36.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="993" CreationDate="2012-06-29T13:33:52.707" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the answer according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jafari Fiqh&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ANSWER TO QUESTIONS 3, 4 AND 5:  The following is the translation of&#xA;the fatwa of Ayat. Khu'i from &quot;Masa'ilah wa Rudud,&quot; p. 112.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Issue no. 319: Is it permissible to work in banks dealing with interest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;RESPONSE:  In His Name, the Exalted.  That is not permissible except&#xA;if his work is not primarily linked to riba (interest) transactions&#xA;like a sweeper [janitor], guard, driver and similar to them.  And God&#xA;knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/organizations/aalimnetwork/msg00032.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/laws/al-khui/38.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Current Issues (Islamic Laws of Ayatullah Khoei)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-06T11:14:27.443" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T11:14:27.443" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="997" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="428" CreationDate="2012-06-29T14:32:37.263" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding &quot;Is it mentioned in the Quran?&quot; part of the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;He who obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(4:80) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course personal practices of Muhammad (May Salat and Salam be upon him) cannot be directly taken as orders. However, obedience to the rasulullah has different degrees and at the highest degree, you follow all his footsteps. Why? Because you believe he is the messenger of Allah and thus know he cannot be wrong. Being the ultimate servant of God, he leads the way. Therefore if you ignore sunnah, you will miss a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastActivityDate="2012-06-29T14:32:37.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1000" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-29T15:25:06.297" Score="4" ViewCount="356" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shura&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (mutual consultation) is clearly prescribed in the Qur'an, as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالَّذِينَ اسْتَجَابُوا لِرَبِّهِمْ وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَأَمْرُهُمْ شُورَىٰ بَيْنَهُمْ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;And those who have responded to their lord and established prayer and whose affair is [determined by] consultation among themselves, and from what We have provided them, they spend. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#42:38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[42:38]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In particular, are there any examples from the sunnah where the prophet used &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;shura&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; for appointing rulers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="21569" LastEditDate="2017-04-03T07:47:35.247" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T07:47:35.247" Title="To what extent can Shura (consultation of Muslims) be used for selecting Caliph?" Tags="|history|khilafah|caliph|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1003" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-29T16:22:01.800" Score="7" ViewCount="1369" Body="&lt;p&gt;Definition of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent&quot;&gt;Patent&lt;/a&gt; from Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Islam allow people to take patent for their intellectual products?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If yes, what complexity a product must have to be allowed to taken patent for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everyone will agree that something as simple as &quot;lemonade&quot; cannot be patented. But, for example, consider a bicycle. Suppose that bicycle hadn't been invented, and someone invents it today. Can he patent it, so that everyone that wants to ride bicycle will have to pay him for that? Or, can he forbid riding bicycle all over the world out of a whim? You can thing on a different example, maybe on a more complex invention. Does complexity of the invention change the right to patent? If yes, what is the threshold level?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this kind technology hiring/leasing allowed in Islam? Can a knowledge belong to someone, can it be in someone's control? Does Allah permit this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please consider the following ayat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ إِنَّمَا أُوتِيتُهُ عَلَى عِلْمٍ عِندِي أَوَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَهْلَكَ مِن قَبْلِهِ مِنَ القُرُونِ مَنْ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُ قُوَّةً وَأَكْثَرُ جَمْعًا وَلَا يُسْأَلُ عَن ذُنُوبِهِمُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He said, &quot;I was only given it because of knowledge I have.&quot; Did he not know that Allah had destroyed before him of generations those who were greater than him in power and greater in accumulation [of wealth]? But the criminals, about their sins, will not be asked.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Kasas 78 (28/78)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qaroon thinks that he obtained everything with his ilm (knowledge), but he is wrong. What makes Qaroon wrong? Is this ayat related to our topic? If yes, what do we understand from it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2021-05-25T13:30:47.587" Title="Does Islam support the idea of patenting?" Tags="|technology|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1004" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-29T16:23:59.210" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-06-29T16:23:59.210" LastActivityDate="2012-06-29T16:23:59.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1005" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-29T16:23:59.210" Score="0" Body="Means &quot;knowledge&quot; in Arabic." OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="4" LastEditDate="2012-06-29T19:57:56.620" LastActivityDate="2012-06-29T19:57:56.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="935" CreationDate="2012-06-29T16:31:39.830" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;We believe, before Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), The Jews, Christians, and Sabeans &lt;em&gt;(Who were following original teachings of their prophets, such as belief in Islamic monotheism, and the day of judgement, with all their laws for them)&lt;/em&gt; were in Islam, So they will be rewarded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that, Allah first says about &amp;quot;who believed&amp;quot;, indicating the people now believed in Muhammad (pbuh) , and &lt;em&gt;(answering the question immediately, &amp;quot;what about the people before him?&amp;quot;)&lt;/em&gt;,  who are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jews or Christians or Sabeans [before Prophet Muhammad]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and who have also the quality  of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;will be rewarded. It doesn't imply that, the people who do not embrace Islam after prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) will be rewarded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Prophet Muhammad (Sall-allahu-alaihi-wa-sallam) says, in several hadith,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;He who dies without associating anything with Allah will enter Jannah, and he who dies associating partners with Allah will enter the Fire&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1#414&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, The prophet Muhammad (pbuh) clearly says that, Anyone who dies associating partners with Allah, will enter into the Fire. This is true for the current &lt;em&gt;(it is for the purpose of answer, not an attack on them)&lt;/em&gt; Jews and Christians, who associates partners with Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second point here is, Though the fundamental belief was same from time to time, the Shariah (Law) was changed, and the later people are obliged to follow the new Shariah. And in this point, Islam is the last Shariah from Allah, and the former believers &lt;em&gt;(we do not saying about people who associate with Allah, since they are filtered in the first point)&lt;/em&gt; have to follow and embrace the last Shariah, to be considered as the true servant of Allah. Who fail to follow, they will be excluded from the reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As prophet Muhammad (pbuh) says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, &amp;quot;All my followers will enter Paradise except those who refuse.&amp;quot; They said, &amp;quot;O Allah's Apostle! Who will refuse?&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;Whoever obeys me will enter Paradise, and whoever disobeys me is the one who refuses (to enter it). &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/68400&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As in this Hadith Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) clearly saying&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لاَ يَسْمَعُ بِي أَحَدٌ مِنْ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ يَهُودِيٌّ وَلاَ نَصْرَانِيٌّ ثُمَّ يَمُوتُ وَلَمْ يُؤْمِنْ بِالَّذِي أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِ إِلاَّ كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّارِ ‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By Him in Whose hand is the life of Muhammad, he who amongst the community of Jews or Christians hears about me, but does not affirm his belief in that with which I have been sent and dies in this state (of disbelief), he shall be but one of the denizens of Hell-Fire. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/202840&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;In short&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meaning of the Ayat is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The people, who were believers in Islamic monotheism &lt;em&gt;(do not associates any partner with Allah, and have belief in Last day&lt;/em&gt;) in their age, and follower of the Shariah (Law) revealed to them by their prophets, and died in that state, and the believer in present &lt;em&gt;(Muslims in short)&lt;/em&gt; will be rewarded, &lt;em&gt;if&lt;/em&gt; they did rightful deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Who are excluded&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The people who associates any partner to Allah, currently ...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The people who have believe in Allah's oneness, do not associate any partner to him, but also do not follow the last Shariah (Law) and do not accept and believe in the prophet Muhammad (pbuh), they are excluded.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that, I have answered this according to my knowledge. It should not be used as the last proof for something. You can go to the Ulama (Knowledgeable person) to understand more clearly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="177" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T05:06:28.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="935" CreationDate="2012-06-29T16:52:24.583" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(I)&lt;/strong&gt; Allah didn't name this religion (Abraham named us &quot;Muslims&quot; only). The name of this religion is &quot;Islam&quot;, it means &quot;obedience&quot;, and Quran uses that name for its literal meaning, not for naming the religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(II)&lt;/strong&gt; In order for someone to be salvaged from hell, he must be a Mumin and must have done good deeds. The word &quot;mumin&quot; comes from the root &quot;امن&quot;, and one of its etymological meaning is &quot;to be safe&quot;. Being a Mumin is nothing but being in the safe line called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirat_al-Mustaqim&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;suratal mustakim&lt;/a&gt;&quot;. There is a lot of ayats in Quran saying that those who are Mumin and who did good deeds will be salvaged for sure, but there is no ayat in Quran saying that a Muslim will be salvaged for sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(III)&lt;/strong&gt; It is possible that someone heard bad things about Islam on TV, did hear its rightful explanation from anyone, hated it by name only. But somehow lived as a Mumin. Stayed away from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/517/4&quot;&gt;shirk&lt;/a&gt;, did good deeds, did salat according to his own way and understanding and Allah accepted that, etc. Then he is a Mumin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you combine &lt;strong&gt;(I)&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;(II)&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;(III)&lt;/strong&gt; then you understand the ayat 2:62. Quran states that some of &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/7/4&quot;&gt;ahlul kitab&lt;/a&gt; are Mumin, even though they are defining themselves as Christian, Jew, etc. This is a fact. Defining yourself as a Muslim does not make you a Muslim. Defining yourself as an Atheist does not make you a pagan; there are some pagans who oppose the wrong definition of Allah, so they are opposing this wrong definition by saying &quot;There is no Allah!&quot; by their mouth, but they live a better life than an ordinary Muslim does. Quran is mentioning this fact in that ayat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An extra information and thinking exercise:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Animals and plants are not Muslim (they are living according to their own desires), but they are Mumin (Satan did not deceive them and lured them out of Cannat as he did to human race by Adam). So, being a Mumin is theoretically possible without being a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2012-06-29T16:52:24.583" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1009" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1015" CreationDate="2012-06-29T17:58:53.700" Score="5" ViewCount="7169" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it allowed to live with parents in the same house after marriage?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it allowed to live with siblings and parents in the same house after marriage?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it allowed to live with siblings and their wife and kids and parents in the same house after marriage?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What did Prophet (P.B.U.H) do in this matter and what did Sahaba do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:53:20.603" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:53:20.603" Title="What is the Islamic ruling on joint families?" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1010" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-29T18:28:35.820" Score="18" ViewCount="10302" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pantheism (Pan = all, theism=God) is the view that God is all.  Although some definitions describe pantheism as the view that God is the universe or God is nature, the more general definition is that these (universe, nature) are manifestations of God.  See &lt;a href=&quot;http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pantheism/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, pantheism defines God as the totality.  All matter, energy, space and time.  The universe and every other universe which may exist. All creators and all destroyers.  All things, ideas, forms.  Every-thing and every-nothing. In sum, He is the representation of the oneness of all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this conception of God compatible with Islam?  If not, why not and If yes, why yes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="92" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-06-17T20:35:18.087" LastActivityDate="2022-08-19T22:32:34.427" Title="Is Pantheism (as defined by Spinoza) compatible with Islam?" Tags="|allah|islamic-philosophy|tawheed|" AnswerCount="13" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1010" CreationDate="2012-06-29T19:11:16.220" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sufi scholars have a similar concept known as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahdat_al-wujud#Wahdat_al-Wujud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wahdat al-Wojood&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (the oneness of being). Roughly it is the concept that Allah and the universe are one, or (probably more accurately) that the universe is a manifestation of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-06-29T19:11:16.220" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1010" CreationDate="2012-06-29T19:15:21.517" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Jafari Fiqh, there are three different types of unity of existence (&lt;em&gt;wahdat al‑wujud&lt;/em&gt;), of which two are not Islamic and are considered as apostasy, but the third of which is acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In brief, the two types that are unacceptable briefly are those which claim that God is exactly same as physical creatures of world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The acceptable form claims that there is only one existence in world and it is God (i.e., one concept of existence). For example, one can similarly believe that the light of sun and light from a light bulb both are same concept of light; they are both the same entity, but in two distinct cases.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/farsi/estefta/?mit=118&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a controversial debate among scholars &amp;mdash; some do not accept any kind of it as Islamic &amp;mdash; but most of those who reject it do not fully understand it. Those who do accept &lt;em&gt;wahdat al‑wujud&lt;/em&gt; are called &lt;em&gt;Urafa&lt;/em&gt; (i.e., those who practice Gnosis (&lt;em&gt;Irfan&lt;/em&gt;)) and always claim to understand it. Intuition is needed &amp;mdash; not everybody can understand it fully &amp;mdash; and it can only be seen with an intuitive sense which few people have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imam-khomeini.com/web1/english/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Khomeini&lt;/a&gt;, the founder of Iran's Islamic Revolution, was a fan of &lt;em&gt;wahdat al‑wujud&lt;/em&gt; and for this was critiqued by some scholars inside Iran; he has written some books about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-04-07T03:06:02.867" LastActivityDate="2014-04-07T03:06:02.867" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1009" CreationDate="2012-06-29T19:28:04.490" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The prophet warned against men entering upon ladies without permission or her mahram present. If your family is joined there may be sin comminted if you brother is at your home without you present or enters without permission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Uqba bin 'Amir [RadhiAllahu a’nhu] narrated that the Prophet (prayers and peace be upon him) said,&quot;Beware of entering upon the ladies.&quot;&#xA;  A man from the Ansaar said, &quot;Allah's Apostle! What about Al-Hamuw(brother in-law)?” The Prophet replied, “The Hamuw is death.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this hadeeth clearly prohibits the brother in law being an exeption to the law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In islam a women also has certain right, within those rights, a women must have her own home, unless she states that she is wiling to sacrafice that right. So if you want to live in a joined house, you must recive her consent. The reason for this is because a husband is supposed to be protecting his wife , and protection includes covering her from the eyes of non-mahrams such as a brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“… and live with them honourably…” [al-Nisaa’ 4:19]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Part of that means providing them with accommodation, because she cannot do without proper accommodation to conceal her from people’s eyes and so that she may go about her business, relax and her keep her belongings in order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the prophet saaws gave each of his wives a seperate home, however he did not have any siblings or parents so i cannot give you a ruling on sunnah. Ali and fatima lived sepratly from abu bakr, this is the only example i can provide you on the matter of them living sepretaly from their parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in conclusion, it is possible for you to live as a joint family, however this would cause your wife to have to give consent of wavering her rights, possible risk of haram on your brother or wife, and maybe even discomfort on your wife. It may just be easier to allow your wife her own living space to avoind the possibilty of haram and discomfort.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastActivityDate="2012-06-29T19:28:04.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1016" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1025" CreationDate="2012-06-29T19:29:00.230" Score="8" ViewCount="3509" Body="&lt;p&gt;Smoking is seen by the majority of Muslim scholars as haraam on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/918/why-is-smoking-tobacco-haraam&quot;&gt;grounds that it is harmful to one's health&lt;/a&gt;. But tobacco is not the only harmful substance that has wide spread use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an example; sugary soda drinks. They have little to no nutritional value, and are in fact a leading cause in childhood obesity. Diseases like diabetes and morbid obesity are on the rise because of substances like soda drinks and junk food. In fact, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20090225/teen-obesity-as-deadly-as-smoking&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;some reports&lt;/a&gt; suggest that childhood obesity might be more dangerous than smoking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does that mean these substances are haraam as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-20T10:30:14.950" LastActivityDate="2017-08-20T10:30:14.950" Title="Are all unhealthy substances haraam?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1018" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1000" CreationDate="2012-06-29T19:38:58.033" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I have stated in my answer to this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/953/how-should-a-government-be-formed-in-an-islamic-state&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt;, the Quran is largely silent on the details of how an Islamic government works. We do know (from the Shura &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt;) that there should be some form of collaboration. We know that the government should be &lt;em&gt;righteous&lt;/em&gt;. But other than that there is nothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How if we look at Hadith, we see the prophet consulting with his companions at times, and at times taking the decision alone. &lt;em&gt;But&lt;/em&gt;, we know that the prophet was rightly guided by Allah. Are other people as &lt;em&gt;rightly guided&lt;/em&gt;? That is a matter of debate and at the core of the schism between Sunnah and Shi'a, so I will not go into that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many scholars have interpreted this absence of clear direction to mean that humans have been given free reign to choose the form of government that they see fit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2012-06-29T19:38:58.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1019" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1010" CreationDate="2012-06-29T20:08:52.363" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;This view wouldn't be compatible with Islam because we believe Allah created these things, he isn't these things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Praise be to Allah, who created (out of nothing) (Arabic: fatara) the heavens and the earth,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   [Al-Fatir 35:1]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Have not those who disbelieve known that the heavens and the earth were joined together as one united piece, then We parted them? And We have made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe [21:30]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on your definition of the term, you would say god is these things, but it says in the Quran he created these things. Allah cannot be what he created.&#xA;'&#xA;Also, the concept of time is diminished in the hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yet they ask you to hasten on the Punishment! But Allah will not fail in His Promise. Verily a Day in the sight of your Lord is like a thousand years of your reckoning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this verse we can assume that in the terms of modern day, the time we will spend in the hereafter is very long, but we wont feel this in the hereafter since there wouldn't be a concept of time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that Allah cannot perish or expire, but time will be diminished, so Allah cannot be all since Allah cannot perish like nature, time, earth and the universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although Allah is not all but he can control and create all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verily when He intends a thing His (only) Command is &quot;Be&quot;: and it is! [36:82]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-11T05:53:54.960" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T05:53:54.960" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1020" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1032" CreationDate="2012-06-29T20:19:07.327" Score="8" ViewCount="8441" Body="&lt;p&gt;Two of my brothers are from Turkey, Muslim, and are also Freemasons.  I am Christian and sometimes Christianity does not accept joining and sometimes forbids people from joining the fraternity.  They are great men, intelligent, and faithful to their religion.  Case in point, I had &lt;strike&gt;brats&lt;/strike&gt; bratwurst sausages (سجق = نقانق) and burgers during a cookout at my house and they wouldn't eat the brats because of the pork.  We also enjoy each other's company and discuss the differences and similarities of our faiths.  Something which I believe we need more of in society.  Freemasonry has united us as true friends even though we may have remained in perpetual distance otherwise.  However, I am concerned that other Muslims may not appreciate their decision to join.  Are there any common beliefs or stands in Islam against (or for) fraternities such as Freemasonry?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just as a side note: in one of the groups which we belong, there are people who practice Judaism, Christianity (different denominations), and Islam.  Where else can people of different faiths come together, discuss, and enjoy each other's company?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Please note that the information below is not enough information to answer the question.&lt;/strong&gt;  It is just an introduction for those who may not know anything at all about the organization.  I am specifically looking for reasons why Muslims should or should not join groups such as Freemasonry which are multi-faith groups that promote virtues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Freemasonry is one of the oldest and largest fraternal societies in&#xA;the world.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It provides you with a code of living in today's community, based on&#xA;good moral and ethical standards.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is an organisation of men who try to live by the principles of&#xA;integrity and goodwill which unifies them, regardless of colour,&#xA;creed or worldly status.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is a non profit making organisation that is involved in supporting&#xA;charity and service to the community.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It provides you with a common interest where you can meet and enjoy&#xA;the company of like minded men from all walks of life.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a Mason is initiated into the fraternity, he chooses the Holy Book of his choice to use - which is opened during the initiation as a symbol of the rules and guide he chooses to live by.  Freemasonry has many &quot;side bodies&quot; which include groups such as the Shriners, which appear associated with Islam but are not. I find it best described here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Despite its theme, the Shrine is not connected to Islam. The Shrine's&#xA;  charitable arm is the Shriners Hospitals for Children, a network of&#xA;  twenty-two hospitals in the United States, Mexico and Canada. They&#xA;  specialize in orthopedic care, burn treatment, cleft lip and palate&#xA;  care and spinal cord injury rehabilitation. All treatment offered at&#xA;  Shriner's Hospitals for Children is offered without any financial&#xA;  obligation to patients and their families, and there is no requirement&#xA;  for religion, race, or relationship to a Shriner. Patients must be&#xA;  under the age of eighteen and treatable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In 2008, Shriners Hospitals had a total budget of $826 million and in&#xA;  2007 they approved 39,454 new patient applications, attended to the&#xA;  needs of 125,125 patients.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;After reading some more questions on this site, I realize that my question is very similar to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/225/is-it-haraam-to-have-non-muslim-friends?rq=1&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; - but not quite a duplicate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is some more information from a Muslim who is also a Freemason: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/islam_freemasonry.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/islam_freemasonry.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user206" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditorDisplayName="user206" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T11:06:24.087" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T11:06:24.087" Title="Is it permissible for Muslims to join groups like Freemasonry?" Tags="|halal-haram|christianity|friendship|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1022" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="796" CreationDate="2012-06-29T21:18:17.840" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The number 12 gets repeated because the children of Israel had 12 tribes and because Qur'an deals in detail about the children of Israel. (Your first and third reference are from the events of children of Israel)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your second reference (from the life of Joseph, on whom be peace) - the number can also be counted as 13 (11 stars, a sun and a moon) or as fourteen (11 brothers + Joseph + Parents)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To conclude. There is as such no (&lt;strong&gt;apparent&lt;/strong&gt;) importance. There are several other numbers used in Qur'an as well - for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt; Qur'an 74:30:: Over it are Nineteen. &#xA; Qur'an 18:25:: So they stayed in their Cave three hundred years, and add nine&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="62" LastActivityDate="2012-06-29T21:18:17.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1020" CreationDate="2012-06-29T22:29:33.107" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not have very much knowledge of the freemason organization, but my answer is based on the information you have provided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In islam we follow the rule that everything is halal (permissable) unless it has been stated otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And why should you not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has been mentioned while He has explained in detail to you what He has forbidden you, excepting that to which you are compelled. And indeed do many lead [others] astray through their [own] inclinations without knowledge. Indeed, your Lord - He is most knowing of the transgressors.6:119&#xA;And leave what is apparent of sin and what is concealed thereof. Indeed, those who earn [blame for] sin will be recompensed for that which they used to commit.6:120&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse from the quran is a message from allah that is saying not to forbid yourself from doing things that were not said to be prohibited. Allah has explained to us what is prohibited, we should not commit what is prohibited, nor should we stray away from what isnt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we are allowed to interact with others, be in agreements with others and be freinds with people of other religions. We are also encourged to help those in need with charity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[2:177]  Righteousness is not turning your faces towards the east or the west. Righteous are those who believe in GOD, the Last Day, the angels, the scripture, and the prophets; and they give the money, cheerfully, to the relatives, the orphans, the needy, the traveling alien, the beggars, and to free the slaves; and they observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) and give the obligatory charity (Zakat); and they keep their word whenever they make a promise; and they steadfastly persevere in the face of persecution, hardship, and war. These are the truthful; these are the righteous&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5:85 Strongest among men in enmity to the Believers wilt thou find the Jews and Pagans; and nearest among them in &lt;em&gt;love&lt;/em&gt; to the Believers wilt thou find those who say, &amp;quot;We are Christians&amp;quot;: Because amongst these are men devoted to learning and men who have renounced the world, and they are not arrogant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the verses above explain that the strongest relashonships muslims will have to other religions would be jews and christians because within their religions they have people who are devoted to learning and are not arrogent, both being highley apprectiated characteristics in islam. The verses also demonstrate that not only is giving to charity allowed, but it is honored in the quran those who give to charity are being called &lt;em&gt;righteous&lt;/em&gt; by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we are also advised not to make agreements with those who are conspiering against islam or muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let not believers take disbelievers as allies rather than believers. And whoever [of you] does that has nothing with Allah , except when taking precaution against them in prudence. And Allah warns you of Himself, and to Allah is the [final] destination.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in conclusion, there is no evidence that a fraternity is prohibited in islam. However i cannot speak on behalf of the freemasons due to the limited information given on their secret organization, i do not know if any haram (prohibited) activity is being carried out within the fraternity and its members.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-06-30T06:01:04.410" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1020" CreationDate="2012-06-30T02:02:42.647" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess it may go political here, but I will present my ideas here and moderators may judge my ideas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;well it is a common belief for Arab and maybe Muslims, as I read from many books, that the main goal of the Masons is to rebuild the temple of King Solomon peace be upon him, and to establish the state of Israel, well this contradicts with what Muslims and Arab believe in the rights of Palestinians in the land of Palestine ( which is considered Israel to a lot of non-Arab, non-Muslim), &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;well another point that Harun Yahya (not only him but a lot or other scholars)  presents, he thinks that Masony was created as opponent to religions, you can see those links (http://www.harunyahya.com/en/books/677/Global_Freemasonry/chapter/1910, &lt;a href=&quot;http://harunyahya.com/en/Makaleler/5412/The_dark_philosophy_of_atheist_freemasonry&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://harunyahya.com/en/Makaleler/5412/The_dark_philosophy_of_atheist_freemasonry&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that this is the main problem regarding Masonry from the point view of an Arabic or Muslim person&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="158" LastEditorUserId="158" LastEditDate="2012-06-30T02:15:43.303" LastActivityDate="2012-06-30T02:15:43.303" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1025" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1016" CreationDate="2012-06-30T03:17:27.703" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Scholars (Sunni) said smoking is haram because it comes under the heading of al-khabaa’ith (that which is evil and unlawful), and Allah and His Messenger have forbidden al-khabaa’ith (that which is evil and unlawful). Allah says, describing the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“he allows them as lawful At-Taiyibat ((i.e. all good and lawful) as&#xA;  regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods, etc.), and prohibits&#xA;  them as unlawful Al-Khabaith (i.e. all evil and unlawful as regards&#xA;  things, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods, etc.),” &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[al-A‘raaf 7:157]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The evidence for the prohibition of that which is harmful is to be&#xA;  found in the Qur’aan and the Sunnah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From the Qur’aan: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;“and do not throw yourselves into destruction” [&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/195-195&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Baqarah 2:195&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;“And do not kill yourselves (nor kill one another)” [&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an-Nisa’&#xA;    4:29&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The prohibition on killing oneself is also a prohibition on the means&#xA;  of doing so. Whatever causes harm is haraam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “There&#xA;  should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm.” We might also quote&#xA;  as evidence the verse in which Allah says (interpretation of the&#xA;  meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;“But if you are ill or on a journey or any of you comes from answering&#xA;    the call of nature, or you have been in contact with women (i.e.&#xA;    sexual intercourse) and you find no water, then perform Tayammum with&#xA;    clean earth” [&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/6/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Maa’idah 5:6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The point here is that Allah enjoined tayammum for the one who is sick&#xA;  so as to protect him from harm and to offer him an alternative to&#xA;  water, which may harm him if he uses it when it is cold and he is sick&#xA;  and so on. . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ash-Sharh al-Mumti‘, 15/12, 13&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the case of that which is harmful in conjunction with something&#xA;  else, such as if this food is not compatible with that food, in the&#xA;  sense that if you eat the two foods together it will result in harm,&#xA;  but if you eat them separately that will not result in harm, and the&#xA;  doctor has advised this dietary restriction for one who is sick and&#xA;  has told him, “If you eat it, it will harm you,” then it becomes&#xA;  haraam for him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a person feels that some kind of food will cause him harm or give&#xA;  him indigestion, then it becomes haraam for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a person says: If I fill my belly with this food, I will need water, and if I add water to it I will hardly be able to walk and it will bother me; and if I sit it will bother me, and if I bow it will bother me, and if I lie on my back it will bother me, and if I lie on my stomach it will bother me. In this case, he says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If he fears that it will harm him, then it becomes haraam for him to&#xA;  eat it. And what he said is correct, because it is not permissible for&#xA;  a person to eat that which will harm him or to wear that which will&#xA;  harm him or to sit on that which will harm him. Even the Sahaabah (may&#xA;  Allah be pleased with them), with regard to prostration, if the heat&#xA;  would harm them, they would spread out their garments and prostrate on&#xA;  them, lest they be harmed and so that they might be at ease in prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If it is said to a man who has diabetes: Do not eat dates or sweets,&#xA;  then dates and sweets become haraam for him, because they are harmful&#xA;  for him and he has to avoid them, but they are halaal for others. &#xA;  Liqaa’aat al-Baab al-Maftooh, 229&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what we understand is there is no general prohibition on these foods. However, if someone eats it extravagantly and it causes him health problems, it becomes haram for him since he is ruining his life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source and further reference&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/118268&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Coffee, tea and sugar can be harmful; are they haram like cigarettes?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-16T11:42:41.807" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T11:42:41.807" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1026" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1030" CreationDate="2012-06-30T03:51:27.910" Score="6" ViewCount="24079" Body="&lt;p&gt;When we watch television we constantly keep our eyes on a person in the TV show. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“O Ali! Do not turn round to look! The first look is all right but you have no right for the second look.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this hadith it would seem that a man can only look once, as it is an accident that cannot be prevented. But what if a man is watching TV? He will repeatedly look at the unveiled women, so would this be haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-26T15:59:13.457" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T05:35:25.000" Title="Is it haram for a man to watch an unveiled women on TV?" Tags="|halal-haram|women|men|non-mahram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1026" CreationDate="2012-06-30T04:19:26.233" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jafari Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; if there is fear of falling in sin and looking for enjoy then yes it is Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Question: Is it permissible to look at non-Muslim women who are naked&#xA;  or half-naked in television and its like for the purpose of fulfilling&#xA;  the inquisitive nature with no guarantee whether or not sexual desire&#xA;  will be aroused? Is it permissible to look at them in the streets not&#xA;  for the purpose mentioned above but for arousing [the sexual desire&#xA;  of] the husband towards his wife?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Answer: It is not permissible to look with lust at the naked live&#xA;  scenes, on television, etc. Rather, based on compulsory precaution,&#xA;  one must refrain from it at all times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/index.php?p=251364&amp;amp;id=46&amp;amp;pid=2069&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;A Code of Practice For Muslims in the West&lt;/a&gt; by Grand Ayatollah Sistani &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-21T05:35:25.000" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T05:35:25.000" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1030" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1026" CreationDate="2012-06-30T04:50:03.797" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the hadith that you quote is very clear about lowering the gaze.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh, Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen said regarding the issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Watching television is divided into three categories:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1) Watching that which is of benefit for one's religion and beneficial&#xA;  matters of this life, however it is conditional on it not becoming a&#xA;  means to see the haraam, for example, &lt;strong&gt;the woman sits looking at and&#xA;  enjoying seeing the man giving the news, because this would be fitnah.&#xA;  The same applies to the man, looking at a beautiful woman giving the&#xA;  news with enjoyment, this is a fitnah.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2) Seeing that which is harmful to one's religion is haraam because&#xA;  the believer is obligated to protect himself and his family in the&#xA;  religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3) That which is of no benefit or no harm is nonsense which does not&#xA;  befit the believer and the believer should not waste his time with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/sins/TV-YesorNo.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Watching TV&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah, may the prayers and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;''The zinâ' of the eyes is the gaze (at that which is unlawful, e.g.&#xA;  nudity); the zinâ' of the ears is to listen (to talks of nudity which&#xA;  excites the carnal desired); the zinâ' of the tongue is to speak (what&#xA;  is evil); the zinâ' of the hand is to touch (the female which is&#xA;  unlawful to you); the zinâ' of the feet is to walk (towards&#xA;  immorality); the zinâ' of the heart is to desire (what is unlawful),&#xA;  and it is the private parts which either commits or shuns the actual&#xA;  act of fornication.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;(Muslim 4/1397 no. 6421, 6422)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-21T09:41:06.090" LastActivityDate="2015-12-21T09:41:06.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1020" CreationDate="2012-06-30T05:30:46.543" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know little about the Freemasons in particular, so this answer is geared towards fraternal organizations in general.  Regardless of the goals, rituals and creeds of any individual fraternity, they almost always promise a fellowship of mutual acceptance and support for their members; a &quot;brotherhood&quot; as it were.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims are not forbidden from socializing and just generally associating with non-Muslims (assuming of course that they're not actively fighting the Muslims or mocking God's Word).  Joining a fraternity, on the other hand, is a different story as God says in the Qur'an,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Let not believers take disbelievers as &lt;em&gt;'awliyaa'&lt;/em&gt; (أَوْلِيَاءَ) rather than believers. And whoever [of you] does that has nothing with Allah , except when taking precaution against them in prudence. And Allah warns you of Himself, and to Allah is the [final] destination.&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:28&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;em&gt;'awliyaa'&lt;/em&gt; (أَوْلِيَاءَ) does not really have a single translation in English; various major translations of the above &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt; have interpreted it as &quot;friends&quot;, &quot;guides&quot;, &quot;guardians&quot;, &quot;counselors&quot;, &quot;patrons&quot;, &quot;supporters&quot;, &quot;helpers&quot; and &quot;allies&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each and every one of these translations can also describe the members of a fraternity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rather, God proclaims that the Muslim community forms its own brotherhood, when He says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The believing men and believing women are &lt;em&gt;'awliyaa'&lt;/em&gt; (أَوْلِيَاءَ) of one another. They enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Those - Allah will have mercy upon them. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 9:71&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, if a fraternity is organized by and for Muslims, upholding God's Law and supporting each other along the straight path, it would be acceptable (albeit a bit redundant since we're supposed to be doing all that anyway).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2012-06-30T05:30:46.543" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1010" CreationDate="2012-06-30T08:49:20.123" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, any idea to be compatible with Islam, it has to conform all the principles and points mentioned about that idea in Islam. Then the idea may be expanded without making any collision with those basic points. Only then the idea can be considered &lt;strong&gt;compatible&lt;/strong&gt; with Islam. But still none can claim that this IS the idea/definition of Islam, it is just compatible. And the same principle will apply to this question- whether &quot;Pantheism&quot;, which is a theory about the nature of God, is compatible with Islam or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So let's start with the idea/definition of God in Islam. You have already asked a question in this site regarding this- &lt;a href=&quot;http://Islam.stackexchange.com/q/249/53&quot;&gt;Who is God? Do all Muslims agree on one definition?&lt;/a&gt;. And there are some very good, well organized discussion about this matter. To summarize, there are many verses of Quran and Ahadith that mention the attributes of Allah- the most important being Surat Al-'Ikhlas &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/112&lt;/a&gt; (you can check different translations here). Another important source is the 99 names of Allah- &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Names_of_God&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Names_of_God&lt;/a&gt;, where each one is describing an attribute of Allah. All these indicates that Allah is a supreme being with His own &lt;strong&gt;personality and consciousness&lt;/strong&gt;. So, to be compatible with Islam, any idea about God or Allah has to conform all these points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now come to &quot;Pantheism&quot;. We see several definition of pantheism. The most common and simple one is- &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Everything is God&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here &quot;everything&quot; is normally interpreted as &quot;the nature&quot; or &quot;the universe&quot; which we are within and experiencing. That means the nature or universe is identical to God. This is almost same as the other statement-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The universe or nature is a manifestation of God&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note I omitted your plural words here. Another definition which expands the first one (and the one you emphasized here) is-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Everything that exists- this nature or universe including all matter, energy, space and time or any other existence(if there are any) of other universes or forms or ideas beyond our experience and knowledge, combined in totality- is God&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, for the sake of answering, let me mention some other idea similar to pantheism-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/monism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Monism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;: &quot;Everything is one.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panentheism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Panentheism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;: &quot;Everything is IN God.&quot;(Not to confuse with pantheism, spelling is similar)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now let's examine whether these are compatible with Islam or not. In my understanding, pantheism is the same idea as monism. Pantheism merely mentions the word &quot;God&quot; and that's all. They do not mention any personality or consciousness of God or &quot;The Unity&quot;. And sometimes this attributes is clearly denied. And even if we account the other descriptions where the denial is not clear, people of this doctrine also held these ideas (i.e. pantheism or monism) sufficient to describe God. So these can be viewed as indirect denial and thus Monism/Pantheism are clearly not compatible with the view of Islam as I have already mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then come to &quot;Panentheism&quot;. While quite similar to pantheism regarding the totality saying &quot;everything is in God&quot;, it tends to accept the &quot;personality or consciousness&quot; of God (If not, it is also incompatible with Islam). But if it accepts all Islamic attributes of God, then will it become compatible with Islam? Here we need some further discussion about philosophical classification of existence- &lt;strong&gt;Physical&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Mental&lt;/strong&gt;. The physical existence is that of the matter and energy. In contrary, mental existence is existence of thoughts or information. And any of these two kind of existence can dissolve into another. For example, our brains or the memory or processors of computers are physical matters but they contain thoughts or information. On the other hand, think of a computer game. It has it's own materials, energy and physical rules, which may or may not resemble our own physical world. But all these things are nothing but data or information within the computer. Those material/energy/physics are &quot;virtual&quot; to us. There are even two topics in philosophy regrading this-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Idealism: Everything including matters and energy is actually thoughts or spiritual things. See- &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idealism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idealism&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Materialism: Everything is actually matters and all thoughts can be reduced to it. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materialism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materialism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, let's go back to Panentheism which states- &quot;Everything is in God&quot;. If this existence of everything is to be taken physically, that we, along with our physical universe or nature, is in God or part of God. Then it can be said- God or some part of Him is confined within the space, time and laws of our universe. But this is incompatible with the views of Islam. According to agreed upon view of Islam, Allah is not confined within our space, time and laws. Rather He is the creator of all these. And again, if it is said that, we and our universe is physically part of God, then it would mean that He did not actually created us from nothing. It would seem everything is a kind of transformation of parts of Himself. But Allah has stated that- He has created everything just by His will. Even He has created the events we perform or experience. So, materialistic Panentheism go with Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if we go the other way- the everything of this universe or reality is actually thought/information or will, and that is in God or mind/knowledge/will(or may be something beyond our knowledge/imagination) of God, then it becomes somewhat compatible with views of Islam. And in my understanding, this is the idea of &quot;Wahdat al-Wojood&quot; mentioned by different mystic people within Islam. I used &quot;somewhat&quot; because this idea is very difficult to grasp and express. Perhaps, my wording are not accurate and someone may go wrong way from silly confusions. Again, as I have mentioned, this is merely compatible with the Islamic view of God, not the Islamic view itself. So, someone can have a different view still compatible with Islam. And someone can even just skip all these idea and maintain the basic Islamic beliefs. And to get closer with the definition of Pantheism you mentioned, we may say, this universe/nature and everything within it manifest different attributes of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hope we have had enough discussion regarding the topic. If anyone find any inconsistency in this answer, please mention it in comment.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="53" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-02T09:37:49.673" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T09:37:49.673" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1035" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-30T11:49:41.823" Score="6" ViewCount="26347" Body="&lt;p&gt;Patriotism ( love of a person for His/Her country) , in my opinion is a natural sentiment.&#xA;I want to know what are the views of Islam on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it considered against the concept of &quot;Ummah&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The crux of what I understand is that the basis of Nationhood for Muslims is Islam i.e All the Muslims are one Nation. I have read a Hadith in my college book which says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;All the muslims are brother among themseleves&lt;/code&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we have any other Ayahs / Hadiths to support this or Am I missing something? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the world of today we see many political agreements involving Muslims countries in which the benefit of country is taken care of and that of Ummah is ignored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should be given preference &quot;The Country&quot; or &quot;The Ummah&quot; ?&#xA;or do we have some some conditions regarding what to prefer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="51" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:52:46.880" LastActivityDate="2019-06-03T14:37:14.713" Title="What is the view of Islam on Nationalism and Patriotism?" Tags="|sharia|tribalism|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="207" CreationDate="2012-06-30T12:35:24.690" Score="9" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Bukhari : Volumn 001, Book 008, Hadith Number 446.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narated By 'Aisha : Barira came to seek my help regarding her&#xA;  manumission [freedom from enslavement]. I told herself you like I would pay your price to your&#xA;  masters but your Al-Wala [right to inherit] would be for me.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Her masters said, &quot;If you like, you can pay what remains (of the price&#xA;  of her manumission), (Sufyan the sub-narrator once said), or if you&#xA;  like you can manumit her, but her Al-Wala [right to inherit] would be for us. &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Allah's Apostle came, I spoke to him about it. He said, &quot;Buy her&#xA;  and manumit her. No doubt Al-Wala is for the manumitted [i.e the one who sets free].&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then Allah's Apostle stood on the pulpit (or Allah's Apostle ascended&#xA;  the pulpit as Sufyan once said), and said, &quot;What about some people who&#xA;  impose conditions which are not present in Allah's Book (Laws)?&#xA;  Whoever imposes conditions which are not in Allah's Book (Laws), his&#xA;  conditions will be invalid even if he imposed them a hundred times.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The General rule about purchases in Islam is the buyer become owner of the entity and can do whatever he wants to do with it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact Bill Gates abstaining you from reselling your Windows 7 cd on the basis of copyright has no justification in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Copyright purchases are an altered form of transactions (lately invented), and they do relate to the above case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wallaho Alam (And Allah knows best)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="212" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-17T12:36:08.217" LastActivityDate="2016-03-17T12:36:08.217" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1003" CreationDate="2012-06-30T12:37:31.130" Score="0" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Bukhari : Volumn 001, Book 008, Hadith Number 446.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narated By 'Aisha : Barira came to seek my help regarding her&#xA;  manumission. I told herself you like I would pay your price to your&#xA;  masters but your Al-Wala would be for me.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Her masters said, &quot;If you like, you can pay what remains (of the price&#xA;  of her manumission), (Sufyan the sub-narrator once said), or if you&#xA;  like you can manumit her, but her Al-Wala would be for us. &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Allah's Apostle came, I spoke to him about it. He said, &quot;Buy her&#xA;  and manumit her. No doubt Al-Wala is for the manumitted.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then Allah's Apostle stood on the pulpit (or Allah's Apostle ascended&#xA;  the pulpit as Sufyan once said), and said, &quot;What about some people who&#xA;  impose conditions which are not present in Allah's Book (Laws)?&#xA;  Whoever imposes conditions which are not in Allah's Book (Laws), his&#xA;  conditions will be invalid even if he imposed them a hundred times.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The General rule about purchases in Islam is the buyer become owner of the entity and can do whatever he wants to do with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact Bill Gates abstaining you from reselling your Windows 7 cd on the basis of copyright has no justification in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Copyright purchases are an altered form of transactions (lately invented), and they do relate to the above case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallaho Alam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="212" LastActivityDate="2012-06-30T12:37:31.130" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1035" CreationDate="2012-06-30T13:36:46.000" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Division is the opposite of Unity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything that makes us satisfied (or even worse, make us feel proud) with a certain level of division in the ummah is indeed a mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some related ahadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whosoever fights under the banner of the blind, becoming angry for&#xA;  partisanship ('asabiyah i.e tribal-ship), calling towards it, or supporting it and&#xA;  then dies, he dies a death of (one in) the Days of Ignorance&#xA;  (Jahiliyah).&quot; [ Sahih Muslim(6/21)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;A believer (in regards to) to another believer is like a solid&#xA;  building, one part supports the other.&quot; - and then he interlaced his&#xA;  fingers to demonstrate this. [Al-Bukhari (no.481) and Muslim (no.2585)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Taymiyah (RH) said: &quot;Everything that is foreign to&#xA;  the call of Islam and the Qur'an, with regards to lineage, land,&#xA;  nationality, schools of thoughts and methodologies, then that is from&#xA;  the calls of the Days of Ignorance (jahiliyah). Once the Muhajireen and the Ansar argued, such that one of the&#xA;  Muhajireen said: 'O Muhajireen!' (meaning, come to assist me) And one&#xA;  of the Ansar said: 'O Ansar!' Upon hearing this, the Prophet (salla&#xA;  Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: 'Is it with the calls of Jahiliyah&#xA;  that you cry out, while l am still amongst you?!' [Reported by&#xA;  Al-Bukhaaree (8/137)] And he became very angry at&#xA;  that.&quot;[Majmoo'-ul-Fatawa (3/456)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;lndeed, Allah has revealed to me that you should have humbleness. And&#xA;  that no one should act proudly and oppressively over anyone else, nor&#xA;  should one boast over anyone else.&quot; - Saheeh Muslim (8/120) :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="212" LastEditorUserId="212" LastEditDate="2012-06-30T16:17:03.997" LastActivityDate="2012-06-30T16:17:03.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1040" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-30T14:50:18.523" Score="3" ViewCount="8519" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There will be after me twelve Amir (Prince/Ruler), all of them from&#xA;  Quraysh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_of_the_Twelve_Successors&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith of the Twelve Successors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this is true, can some one count them by name? Also is Yazid among them? Please mention your reasoning for counting each one among these 12.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am specially interested in a Sunni view. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T10:20:50.660" LastActivityDate="2021-06-07T17:00:21.687" Title="Is this Hadith authentic? And if yes, who are those 12 Caliphs?" Tags="|source-identification|khilafah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1042" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-30T15:55:39.803" Score="7" ViewCount="2252" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is Muraqabah? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the stages of Muraqabah?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know Muraqabah is like meditation and the word means to watch over or take care.  I know that metaphorically it means that through this kind of meditation a person can watch over or take care of his soul, and gain knowledge of it and it's surroundings and Creator.  I want to know more about what muraqabah is.  I have also heard that in the Sufi view of muraqabah, it is divided into &quot;stages&quot;; why is this, and what are these stages?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-30T15:58:07.773" LastActivityDate="2016-09-17T20:00:55.517" Title="What is Muraqabah?" Tags="|sufism|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1049" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-30T16:59:17.197" Score="8" ViewCount="692" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some people take up beggary driven by physical disability and some, especially children, are forced to do it. On the other hand there are a lot of people who take up beggary out of laziness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam mandates zakaat to help poor. Zakaat eliminates beggary to an extent but what about habitual beggars who can otherwise earn a living? How should the lazy and habitual beggars be dealt with according to shariyah? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people abuse and drive away the habitual beggars. That is of course not what Islam teaches. Then what does the Shariah teach us to discourage habitual beggary as it is against the National Pride? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:51:48.263" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:51:48.263" Title="How does Islam deal with habitual beggary?" Tags="|fiqh|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1051" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1049" CreationDate="2012-06-30T17:17:36.830" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not good to beg but if needed beg from people who are good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/9/91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Narrated Ibn al-Firasi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Firasi asked the Apostle of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam):&#xA;  May I beg, Apostle of Allah? The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa&#xA;  sallam) said: No, but if there is no escape from it, beg from the&#xA;  upright.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ،&#xA;  عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ سَوَادَةَ، عَنْ&#xA;  مُسْلِمِ بْنِ مَخْشِيٍّ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْفِرَاسِيِّ، أَنَّ&#xA;  الْفِرَاسِيَّ، قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَسْأَلُ يَا&#xA;  رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ لاَ وَإِنْ&#xA;  كُنْتَ سَائِلاً لاَ بُدَّ فَاسْأَلِ الصَّالِحِينَ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said that the poor person is not the one who asks or begs, but the poor person is the one who does not ask and show his poverty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/42180&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &quot;The poor person is not the one for whom a date or&#xA;  two or a morsel or two (of food is sufficient but the poor person is&#xA;  he who does not (beg or) ask the people (for something) or show his&#xA;  poverty at all. Recite if you wish, (Allah's Statement): &quot;They do not&#xA;  beg of people at all.&quot; (2.273)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ،&#xA;  قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي شَرِيكُ بْنُ أَبِي نَمِرٍ، أَنَّ عَطَاءَ بْنَ&#xA;  يَسَارٍ، وَعَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ الأَنْصَارِيَّ،&#xA;  قَالاَ سَمِعْنَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ قَالَ&#xA;  النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&quot;‏ لَيْسَ الْمِسْكِينُ الَّذِي&#xA;  تَرُدُّهُ التَّمْرَةُ وَالتَّمْرَتَانِ وَلاَ اللُّقْمَةُ وَلاَ&#xA;  اللُّقْمَتَانِ‏.‏ إِنَّمَا الْمِسْكِينُ الَّذِي يَتَعَفَّفُ&#xA;  وَاقْرَءُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ يَعْنِي قَوْلَهُ ‏{‏لاَ يَسْأَلُونَ النَّاسَ&#xA;  إِلْحَافًا‏}‏‏&quot;‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-30T17:24:26.483" LastActivityDate="2012-06-30T17:24:26.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1040" CreationDate="2012-06-30T17:25:03.997" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, this hadeeth is authentic. This hadeeth occurs in the Saheeh of al-Bukhaaree, in &quot;Kitaab ul-Ahkaam&quot; under the chapter of &quot;Istikhlaaf&quot;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ حَدَّثَنَا&#xA;  شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ&#xA;  سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ يَكُونُ&#xA;  اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَمِيرًا فَقَالَ كَلِمَةً لَمْ أَسْمَعْهَا فَقَالَ أَبِي&#xA;  إِنَّهُ قَالَ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Jaabir bin Samurah who said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) say: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;There will be twelve ameers (leaders)&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;, and then he said a word that I did not hear. Then he said: Meaning, he (the Prophet) said: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;All of them are from Quraish.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sunni&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; views that I would like to present. One that is of Ibn Katheer as discussed in his tafseer and another of Shaykh Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah ibn Baz (May Allah have mercy on him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The view of Ibn Katheer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Katheer discusses this matter in his tafseer of the verse in Surah al-Maa'idah (5:12), which mentions twelve elders raised amongst Banee Israa'eel (I quote only parts of it): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the basis of this hadeeth is established in the two Saheehs from&#xA;  the hadeeth of Jaabir bin Samurah who said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;I heard the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) saying: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;The affair&#xA;    of the people will never cease to continue so long as twelve men take&#xA;    authority over them.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; Then the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam)&#xA;    spoke with a word which was not audible to me, so I asked, meaning&#xA;    &quot;What?&quot; The Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) said, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;All of them&#xA;    are from Quraish.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And this is the wording of Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the meaning of this hadeeth is the glad tiding of the presence of&#xA;  twelve righteous khalifahs who will establish the truth and rule with&#xA;  justice over them [the people]. And it is not binding from this that&#xA;  their rule be successive, following each other [in succession].&#xA;  Rather, four of them have already been found in order, and they are&#xA;  the four rightly guided khalifahs: &lt;strong&gt;Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthmaan and Alee&#xA;  (radiallaahu anhum), and amongst them is Umar bin Abdul-Azeez without&#xA;  doubt in the view of the Scholars. And after the Banee al-Abbaas, the&#xA;  Hour will not be established until their rule (i.e those who remain&#xA;  from the twelve) has taken place, certainly. And what is apparent is&#xA;  that the promised Mahdi [mentioned] in the reported ahaadeeth is from&#xA;  amongst them.&lt;/strong&gt; So it has been mentioned that his name will concur&#xA;  with the name of the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) and that&#xA;  the name of his father will be the name of his (the Prophet's) father,&#xA;  and that he will fill the earth with justice, just as it had been&#xA;  filled with tyranny and oppression.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;View of Shaykh Ibn Baaz:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn Baaz (rahimahullaah) has a view different to that of Ibn Katheer on this subject, regarding the specification of these twelve rulers. He states (Majmoo' Fataawaa 4/99-101):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are some of the scholars who gave some irregular opinions in&#xA;  this regard but their views are not considered here. As for what&#xA;  Al-Hafiz Isma'il ibn Kathir (may Allah confer His Mercy on him) stated&#xA;  in his book of the exegesis of the Qur'an in Surah of Al-Ma'idah while&#xA;  speaking about the deputies of the people of Medina, that Al-Mahdi may&#xA;  be one of The Twelve Imams, this is doubtful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (may Allah's Peace and Blessings be upon him) said: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;The&#xA;    matter of this nation will continue well-established when they are&#xA;    ruled by twelve caliphs who all belong to Quraysh&quot;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The saying of the Prophet (peace be upon him) indicates that religion&#xA;  at their time is established and prevailing and the truth is apparent.&#xA;  It is known that &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;this prophecy was fulfilled before the end of the&#xA;  era of Banu Umayyah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. However, during the last days of this era a&#xA;  great difference occurred which caused disunity and was a disaster for&#xA;  Muslims for they divided into two countries, one in Andalusia and one&#xA;  in Iraq as well as other inflictions which affected Muslims during&#xA;  this time as known.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: &quot;The matter of this nation will&#xA;  continue well-established...&quot; Then, there were many great matters that&#xA;  helped unbalance the system of caliphate and the Islamic territory&#xA;  disunited into small countries with their own rulers, as is the case&#xA;  in the present time, even widely and apparently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To this day, Al-Mahdi has not appeared so how can one dare to say that&#xA;  the matter of religion will continue well-established until the coming&#xA;  of Al-Mahdi? Indeed, this is rejected by fair thinking and&#xA;  contemplation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to some scholars, the most proper meaning of the Hadith,&#xA;  &quot;The matter of this nation will continue well-established when they&#xA;  are ruled by twelve caliphs who all belong to Quraysh&quot;, is that the&#xA;  Prophet (peace be upon him) intends &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;the four caliphs (Abu Bakr,&#xA;  Umar, Uthman, and Alee (radiallahu anhum)), Mu'awiyah (may Allah be&#xA;  pleased with them), his son Yazid , 'Abdul-Malik ibn Marwan, his four&#xA;  sons and 'Umar ibn 'Abdul-`Aziz. These are twelve caliphs.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What I want to assure is that &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;the strongest and soundest view&#xA;  concerning the twelve Imams is that they end with Hisham ibn&#xA;  'Abdul-Malik as religion in their time was established, Islam was&#xA;  prevailing, the truth was apparent and Jihad was in force. As for what&#xA;  happened after the death of Yazid of difference and disunity in the&#xA;  caliphate so that Marwan ruled Al-Sham (The Levant) and Ibn Al-Zubayr&#xA;  ruled Hijaz all of this did not harm Muslims in their religion for&#xA;  their religion was predominant and widespread and their enemy was&#xA;  subjugated in spite of the dispute that happened then it ended by&#xA;  paying the pledge of allegiance to to 'Abdul-Malik and people became&#xA;  united in spite of the trouble that happened at the hands of Al-Hajjaj&#xA;  and others.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It becomes clear that the matter which the Prophet (peace be upon him)&#xA;  told us about has happened and ended whereas the matter of Al-Mahdi is&#xA;  to be during the last days (of the world) and that it has no relation&#xA;  to the Hadith narrated by Jabir ibn Samurah concerning the Twelve&#xA;  Imams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Upon this view, four of the rulers were in the period of Prophetic khilaafah (Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Alee (radiallahu anhum)) and the rest were in the period of kingship, and the reign of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;all of these twelve rulers (ameers, khalifahs) ended before the first century of Islaam, as Umar bin Abdul-Azeez died in 97H.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aqidah.com/creed/articles/jsxlv-concerning-the-mahdi-and-the-twelve-khalifahs-that-will-rule-all-of-them-from-quraish.cfm&quot;&gt;Concerning the Twelve Khalifahs That Will Rule Before the Hour, All Of Them From the Quraish&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=272&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=14&quot;&gt;Speech of Ibn Baaz concerning this affair&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-06-30T18:03:09.567" LastActivityDate="2012-06-30T18:03:09.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1054" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-30T18:10:45.367" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Arabic term aṣ-&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahabah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ṣaḥāba&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: الصحابة‎, &quot;the companions&quot;; from the verb صَحِبَ, &quot;accompany&quot;, &quot;keep company with&quot;, &quot;associate with&quot;) refers to the companions, disciples, scribes and family of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. This form is definite plural; the indefinite singular is masculine ṣaḥābiyy, feminine ṣaḥābiyyah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later scholars accepted their testimony of the words and deeds of Muhammad, the occasions on which the Qur'an was revealed and various important matters of Islamic history and practice. The testimony of the companions, as it was passed down through chains of trusted narrators (isnads), was the basis of the developing Islamic tradition. From the traditions (hadith) of the life of Muhammad and his companions are drawn the Muslim way of life (sunnah), the code of conduct (sharia) it requires and the jurisprudence (fiqh) by which Muslim communities should be regulated. The two largest Islamic denominations, the Sunni and Shi'a, take different approaches in weighing the value of the companions' testimony, have different hadith collections and, as a result, have different constructed views about the Sahabah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-30T18:11:41.537" LastActivityDate="2012-06-30T18:11:41.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1055" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-30T18:10:45.367" Score="0" Body="Sahabah means companions. It usually refers to the companions of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon Him." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-30T18:11:46.387" LastActivityDate="2012-06-30T18:11:46.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1056" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-30T18:13:14.833" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliph&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Caliph&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: خليفة‎ ḫalīfah/khalīfah) is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the ruler of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah. It is a transcribed version of the Arabic word  خليفة Khalīfah   which means &quot;successor&quot; or &quot;representative&quot;. Following Muhammad's death in 632, the early leaders of the Muslim nation were called &quot;Khalifat Rasul Allah&quot;, the political successors to the messenger of God (referring to Muhammad). Some academics prefer to transliterate the term as Khalīfah. A Calipha is the wife or widow of a caliph or (rarely) female caliph, there was one known instance in history that a calipha was regent and ruler of a Caliphate, Sitt al-Mulk was regent of the Fatimid Caliphate from 1221 to 1223.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-30T18:15:45.087" LastActivityDate="2012-06-30T18:15:45.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1057" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-30T18:13:14.833" Score="0" Body="Caliph means successor. The Caliph is the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler. There are four Kulafa al-rashidoon/righteous caliphs and they are Abu Bakr, Ummar, Uthman, and Ali." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-30T18:15:48.503" LastActivityDate="2012-06-30T18:15:48.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1058" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1117" CreationDate="2012-06-30T18:16:42.170" Score="13" ViewCount="20230" Body="&lt;p&gt;brain dead is defined as &lt;em&gt;Irreversible brain damage and loss of brain function, as evidenced by cessation of breathing and other vital reflexes, unresponsiveness to stimuli, absence of muscle activity, and a flat electroencephalogram for a specific length of time.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most people believe that one who becomes brain dead has no chance at survival, although a few cases prove otherwise. The only thing that is keeping the patient alive is a respiratory machine that keeps the heart pumping. Most of patient’s vital organs have ceased to function, causing them to be pronounced as legally dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are few cases where the patient has recovered after a long period of time, giving small chance of survival to those who are pronounced brain dead, but even when they do wake up they face years of trauma and rehabilitation from shock and the inactivity of their organs for so long.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So would it be haram to pull the plug on the respitory machine, as most doctors suggest you do? Or is the persons soul still in their body causing them to be alive and have a chance at survival. Should we leave their time of death to Allah? Or should we let them rest in peace to avoid pain and suffering to the patient and their family?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-06T23:16:33.260" LastActivityDate="2022-03-25T10:33:47.607" Title="Is it haram to stop life support for one who is brain dead?" Tags="|halal-haram|medical|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1059" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-06-30T18:17:50.320" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hudud&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic, also transliterated hadud, hudood; singular hadd, حد, literal meaning &quot;limit&quot;, or &quot;restriction&quot;) is the word often used in Islamic literature for the bounds of acceptable behaviour and the punishments for serious crimes. In Islamic law or Sharia, hudud usually refers to the class of punishments that are fixed for certain crimes that are considered to be &quot;claims of God.&quot; They include theft, fornication and adultery (zina), consumption of alcohol or other intoxicants (khamr), and apostasy (see apostasy in Islam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-06-30T18:53:33.607" LastActivityDate="2012-06-30T18:53:33.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1060" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-06-30T18:17:50.320" Score="0" Body="Use for questions on prescribed legal punishments i.e. for adultery, theft, robbery, drinking wine and slander. " OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-06-21T03:46:47.963" LastActivityDate="2021-06-21T03:46:47.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1063" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1049" CreationDate="2012-06-30T19:20:25.617" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says that the real poor people who deserves to be helped most are the ones who are embarrassed to beg:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِن تُبْدُواْ الصَّدَقَاتِ فَنِعِمَّا هِيَ وَإِن تُخْفُوهَا وَتُؤْتُوهَا الْفُقَرَاء فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لُّكُمْ وَيُكَفِّرُ عَنكُم مِّن سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَاللّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  If you disclose your charitable expenditures, they are good; but if you conceal them and give them to the poor, it is better for you, and He will remove from you some of your misdeeds [thereby]. And Allah , with what you do, is [fully] Acquainted.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  لَّيْسَ عَلَيْكَ هُدَاهُمْ وَلَكِنَّ اللّهَ يَهْدِي مَن يَشَاء وَمَا تُنفِقُواْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَلأنفُسِكُمْ وَمَا تُنفِقُونَ إِلاَّ ابْتِغَاء وَجْهِ اللّهِ وَمَا تُنفِقُواْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ يُوَفَّ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لاَ تُظْلَمُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Not upon you, [O Muhammad], is [responsibility for] their guidance, but Allah guides whom He wills. And whatever good you [believers] spend is for yourselves, and you do not spend except seeking the countenance of Allah . And whatever you spend of good - it will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  لِلْفُقَرَاء الَّذِينَ أُحصِرُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ ضَرْبًا فِي الأَرْضِ يَحْسَبُهُمُ الْجَاهِلُ أَغْنِيَاء مِنَ التَّعَفُّفِ تَعْرِفُهُم بِسِيمَاهُمْ لاَ يَسْأَلُونَ النَّاسَ إِلْحَافًا وَمَا تُنفِقُواْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ اللّهَ بِهِ عَلِيمٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [Charity is] for the poor who have been restricted for the cause of Allah , unable to move about in the land. An ignorant [person] would think them self-sufficient because of their restraint, but you will know them by their [characteristic] sign. They do not ask people persistently [or at all]. And whatever you spend of good - indeed, Allah is Knowing of it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  الَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُم بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ سِرًّا وَعَلاَنِيَةً فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلاَ خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Those who spend their wealth [in Allah 's way] by night and by day, secretly and publicly - they will have their reward with their Lord. And no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;Bakara 271-274 (2 / 271-274)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:35&lt;/a&gt;, Muslims must develop methods and seek means (by the government or by civil organizations) to find the ones who are really poor, those not faking it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, note that, it is forbidden to scold someone who is asking for something:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَمَّا السَّائِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And as for the petitioner, do not repel [him].&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;Duha 10 (93/10)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2012-06-30T19:20:25.617" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1065" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-30T19:35:40.050" Score="10" ViewCount="80838" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose that someone is praying salat of asr. After the the second rakat, he/she forgets that he has another 2 rakats and he finishes it. After he finishes everything and gets going back to his work, he notices that he only did 2 rakats of the salat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What must he do in this situation? Pray all the 4 rakats from the beginning? Or pray only the remaining 2 rakats over it? Or is there a different solution in the Sunnah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2018-03-02T11:52:10.833" Title="What must I do if I forget and finish a 4 rakat fard salat at the end of its 2nd rakat?" Tags="|salat|mistake|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1070" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1071" CreationDate="2012-06-30T20:16:27.800" Score="8" ViewCount="729" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is singing allowed in islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any difference if the singer is a man or a woman?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about if there is no music in the song?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="215" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:50:55.163" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:50:55.163" Title="Is singing permissible in Islam?" Tags="|fiqh|music|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1070" CreationDate="2012-06-30T20:41:36.780" Score="7" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Balj said: &quot;I heard Muhammad bin Hatib say:&#xA;  'What differentiates between the lawful and the unlawful is the voice&#xA;  (singing).'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ،&#xA;  عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بَلْجٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ&#xA;  حَاطِبٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ إِنَّ&#xA;  فَصْلَ مَا بَيْنَ الْحَلاَلِ وَالْحَرَامِ الصَّوْتُ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is disliked almost haram for men to listen to women who sing.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Source one:&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1033810&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source two:&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1033800&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Salam ibn Miskin, quoting an old man who witnessed AbuWa'il in a&#xA;  wedding feast, said: They began to play, amuse and sing. He united the&#xA;  support of his hand round his knees that were drawn up, and said: I&#xA;  heard Abdullah (ibn Mas'ud) say: I heard the apostle of Allah&#xA;  (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) say: Singing produces hypocrisy in the&#xA;  heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَلاَّمُ بْنُ&#xA;  مِسْكِينٍ، عَنْ شَيْخٍ، شَهِدَ أَبَا وَائِلٍ فِي وَلِيمَةٍ فَجَعَلُوا&#xA;  يَلْعَبُونَ يَتَلَعَّبُونَ يُغَنُّونَ فَحَلَّ أَبُو وَائِلٍ حَبْوَتَهُ&#xA;  وَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى&#xA;  الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏ &quot;‏ الْغِنَاءُ يُنْبِتُ النِّفَاقَ فِي&#xA;  الْقَلْبِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Songs sung by men or females under puberty, with a hand drum is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1067250&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;It was narrated from 'Urwah that he narrated from Aishah that Abu Bakr As-Siddiq&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Entered upon her and there were two girls with her beating the duff&#xA;  and singing, and the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam)&#xA;  was covered with his garment. He uncovered his face and said: &quot;Let&#xA;  them be there, O Abu Bakr, for these are the days of 'Eid.&quot; Those were&#xA;  the days of Mina and the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa&#xA;  sallam) was in Al-Madinah on that day.&quot; (Sahih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي&#xA;  أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ&#xA;  أَنَسٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ&#xA;  عَائِشَةَ حَدَّثَتْهُ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا&#xA;  وَعِنْدَهَا جَارِيَتَانِ تَضْرِبَانِ بِالدُّفِّ وَتُغَنِّيَانِ&#xA;  وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُسَجًّى بِثَوْبِهِ - وَقَالَ&#xA;  مَرَّةً أُخْرَى مُتَسَجٍّ ثَوْبَهُ - فَكَشَفَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ ‏&#xA;  &quot;‏ دَعْهُمَا يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِنَّهَا أَيَّامُ عِيدٍ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ وَهُنَّ&#xA;  أَيَّامُ مِنًى وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَئِذٍ&#xA;  بِالْمَدِينَةِ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: Islamic Online University&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-04-17T21:58:59.133" LastActivityDate="2013-04-17T21:58:59.133" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1072" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-30T20:55:11.247" Score="5" ViewCount="1875" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the death of the Prophet (S), several Caliphs became leaders of the Muslim Ummah. I have two questions about this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who was the last Caliph?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why is there no longer a set leader of the Muslim Ummah?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-02T14:27:41.700" LastActivityDate="2017-06-02T14:27:41.700" Title="Why is there no longer a Caliph of the Muslim Ummah?" Tags="|caliph|ummah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1073" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-06-30T22:56:53.607" Score="6" ViewCount="8622" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cysteine#Industrial_sources&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;L-cysteine&lt;/a&gt; is mostly made from human hair, chicken or duck feathers, boar bristles etc., or it can be synthetic. I would like to know if it is halal, since it can be found in many bakery products such as bread, pizza dough, bagels, donuts etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="139" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T01:05:08.747" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T01:05:08.747" Title="Is L-cysteine that is derived from human or animal sources halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1075" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1072" CreationDate="2012-07-01T05:01:13.383" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;(This answer is according to Shia Islam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Caliph is appointed by Allah and no matter if people support him or not. Even if no one support and follow him he is still considered Caliph in view of Allah even if people do not consider him as Caliph. In fact the definition of Caliph is not who people select him. But it is who God select him and recognize him as Caliph.&#xA;So according to Shia this Question is not true and already Caliph exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who was the last Caliph?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maaref-foundation.com/english/library/pro_ahl/imam12_mahdi/index.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Mahdi S.A.&lt;/a&gt; and he is still.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why is there no longer a set leader of the Muslim Ummah?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Main Leader is Mahdi S.A. and is already supporting and guiding Muslims but not publicly as all can see him (this does not mean no one can meet him). Prophet said: &quot;Muslims benefit from support of Mahdi S.A. when he is in his hide time but do not see him. like people use the light of sun behind cloud.&quot; also Imam Mahdi had four representative who Muslims could contact him through them and Mahdi S.A. has set four required terms for the scholar who Muslims should follow him at his hide time and &lt;a href=&quot;http://imam-khomeini.com/web1/english/showlist.aspx?lid=2104&amp;amp;h=13&amp;amp;f=14&amp;amp;pid=2104&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia scholars according to those terms agree one Mujtahid and appoint a qualified leader&lt;/a&gt; and currently he is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leader.ir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ayatollah Khamenei&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://imam-khomeini.com/web1/english/showlist.aspx?lid=2104&amp;amp;h=13&amp;amp;f=14&amp;amp;pid=2104&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Book Islamic Government written by Imam Khomeini the leader of Iran Islamic Revolution.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T07:49:45.710" LastActivityDate="2015-12-06T07:49:45.710" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1058" CreationDate="2012-07-01T05:15:36.890" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Jafari Fiqh, yes it is &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people believe that a brain-dead person is a dead person, even if&#xA;the heart has not yet stopped and that it will definitely stop after&#xA;that. This is what the doctors say. Is a person who has been&#xA;pronounced brain-dead be considered dead, even if his heart is still&#xA;working?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The criterion in applying the term “dead” in so far as the application&#xA;of religious laws goes is the common perception of people, in the&#xA;sense that they would call him “dead”. And this is not proven in the&#xA;situation mentioned in the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(Q.63)&lt;/strong&gt; What is the ruling on patients, who are brain dead, i.e. they do not have any senses and are only kept alive through some life&#xA;supporting devices? Should the doctor, following hospital orders,&#xA;remove such devices and let the patient die peacefully?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the patient is non-Muslim, there is no objection to removing such&#xA;medical devices, that help the patient continue life. If the patient&#xA;is Muslim, it is not permissible to do so. The request of his&#xA;relatives to switch off the life supporting machine must be rendered&#xA;ineffective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Sistani:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sistani.org/english/qa/01249/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.sistani.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/45/1963/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.sistani.org (2)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2022-03-25T10:33:47.607" LastActivityDate="2022-03-25T10:33:47.607" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1077" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1065" CreationDate="2012-07-01T05:23:03.213" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja&amp;#39;fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jafari Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; it depends on if you have dismissed the prayer condition or not. For example if you look your left or right side the prayer condition is dismissed. If you still have not dismissed the condition of prayer you can stand up and continue prayer (as if you have not said the Salam) and after finishing the prayer perform the Sajsa Sahw (سجده سهو sujud of mistake). But if you have dismissed, that prayer is canceled and should be offered again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ref:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By Online Answering from &lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T10:22:57.353" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T10:22:57.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1078" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="428" CreationDate="2012-07-01T06:20:13.737" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;God says the in Holy Quran: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;من يطع الرسول فقط أطاع الله، ومن تولى فما أرسلناك عليهم حفيظا &quot;&#xA;  النساء:80 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He who obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah; but those who turn away -&#xA;  We have not sent you over them as a guardian. (AL Nisa:80)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, obedience to the Prophet is obedience to God and disobedience to the Messenger of Allah is a disobedience to Allah.&#xA;And obedience to the Prophet reflected by following his Sunnah and following what ordered it and avoid what was forbidden it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note:&#xA;following Sunnah doesn't mean tradition human beings, but following the tradition of the Messenger of Allah,who infallible of guilt and sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="181" LastEditDate="2012-07-01T18:50:38.317" LastActivityDate="2012-07-01T18:50:38.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1079" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-01T06:59:41.130" Score="9" ViewCount="4710" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, my child spends all his/her pocket money for snacks in one day. Then, I swear that I won't give any money to him/her forever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should I do after a situation like this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-02T23:59:04.663" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T23:59:04.663" Title="What should I do if I accidentally swear to do something bad out of anger?" Tags="|oaths|anger|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1079" CreationDate="2012-07-01T06:59:41.347" Score="7" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لاَ يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْ وَلَكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا عَقَّدتُّمُ الأَيْمَانَ فَكَفَّارَتُهُ إِطْعَامُ عَشَرَةِ مَسَاكِينَ مِنْ أَوْسَطِ مَا تُطْعِمُونَ أَهْلِيكُمْ أَوْ كِسْوَتُهُمْ أَوْ تَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ ذَلِكَ كَفَّارَةُ أَيْمَانِكُمْ إِذَا حَلَفْتُمْ وَاحْفَظُواْ أَيْمَانَكُمْ كَذَلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللّهُ لَكُمْ آيَاتِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Allah will not impose blame upon you for what is meaningless in your oaths, but He will impose blame upon you for [breaking] what you intended of oaths. So its expiation is the feeding of ten needy people from the average of that which you feed your [own] families or clothing them or the freeing of a slave. But whoever cannot find [or afford it] - then a fast of three days [is required]. That is the expiation for oaths when you have sworn. But guard your oaths. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be grateful.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Maide 89 (5/89)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone oaths for a bad thing (with actually putting meaning to it - not with the way of speaking without caring), he/she has to feed ten families as the way he/she feeds his/her own family. Or, he/she must must cloth them. Or, he/she must find and free a slave. If he/she is not able to do any of these, then he/she must have fast for three days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلاَ تَجْعَلُواْ اللّهَ عُرْضَةً لِّأَيْمَانِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّواْ وَتَتَّقُواْ وَتُصْلِحُواْ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ وَاللّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And do not make [your oath by] Allah an excuse against being righteous and fearing Allah and making peace among people. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/224&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bakara 224 (2/224)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لاَّ يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِيَ أَيْمَانِكُمْ وَلَكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا كَسَبَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ وَاللّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Allah does not impose blame upon you for what is unintentional in your oaths, but He imposes blame upon you for what your hearts have earned. And Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/225&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bakara 225 (2/225)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah does not want us to do bad things because of our oaths. On the other hand, we should be careful about oaths and not oath for every single matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2012-07-02T04:07:25.190" LastActivityDate="2012-07-02T04:07:25.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1010" CreationDate="2012-07-01T08:46:40.807" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;NO, not at all. Quran clearly says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَّا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الْأَبْصَارَ وَهُوَ&#xA;اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#6:103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;60:103&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vision perceives Him not, but He perceives [all]&#xA;vision; and He is the Subtle, the Acquainted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can vision the nature, we can meature the energy and time, so they are not God or piece of God according to Quran's clear definition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user76" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-09-13T19:20:51.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1082" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1070" CreationDate="2012-07-01T11:02:52.773" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu 'Amir or Abu Malik Al-Ash'ari:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;that he heard the Prophet saying, &quot;From among my followers there will&#xA;  be some people who will consider illegal sexual intercourse, the&#xA;  wearing of silk, the drinking of alcoholic drinks and the use of&#xA;  musical instruments....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: &quot;ليكونن من امتي أقوام يستحلون الحر&#xA;  والحرير والخمر والمعازف ...&quot;  رواه البخاري&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the singing to the women is forbidden in Islam, as a woman's voice is a rugged (awrah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastActivityDate="2012-07-01T11:02:52.773" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1079" CreationDate="2012-07-01T12:38:24.183" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jafari Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; oath out of anger without intent is not valid and is canceled and so will have no obligation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/farsi/masael/masaleTxT.php?id=6445&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/index.php?p=616687&amp;amp;id=1278&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The conditions for validity of an oath &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-07-03T03:33:02.757" LastActivityDate="2012-07-03T03:33:02.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1065" CreationDate="2012-07-01T14:08:20.343" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sujood Saho is part of a Hadith by Bukhari.  Here is a translation of one &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mosquefoundation.org/Articles/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/353/Fiqh-of-Hadith--Sujood-al-Sahoo.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aalqama said: Abdullah Ibn Masoud said, “The prophet (SAAW) prayed (and) Ibrahim (Al Nakh’ie) said, ‘I don’t know if (the prophet) added or missed!’ After (the prophet) finished the prayer with tasleem, the companions asked him, ‘O prophet of Allah, was anything new given in Salah?’ The prophet asked why they asked. The companions said, ‘You did something different than was known to us!’ The prophet rolled his feet and faced Qiblah and prayed 2 sujood (prostrations), then made tasleem (salam) again, and when he turned toward us he said, ‘If something new was revealed during Salah I would have told you about it, but I am human like you (and) I do forget like you forget, so if I forget, remind me, and if someone is doubtful about his Salah let him seek what is right and continue his prayer, then make tasleem and pray two sujood.’”  Hadith narrated by Bukhari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see even after finishing Salah you can do the sujood.  I am not sure if there is a time limit on this, but it seems unlikely as none is mentioned.  There is a number of rules at the bottom of the page that may clarify on some scholarly deductions.  There is a number of other Hadiths giving examples: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imanway1.com/sujudussahu.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Hurairah/Ibn Buhaina&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21" LastActivityDate="2012-07-01T14:08:20.343" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1085" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-01T15:16:26.967" Score="1" ViewCount="141" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran, in many places of itself, is really focusing on this fact that the heaven is for believers because they was patient in their Earth's life. For example please read these &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/23:101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[23:101]&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَلَا أَنسَابَ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَلَا&#xA;  يَتَسَاءَلُونَ ﴿١٠١﴾فَمَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَـٰئِكَ هُمُ&#xA;  الْمُفْلِحُونَ ﴿١٠٢﴾وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَـٰئِكَ&#xA;  الَّذِينَ خَسِرُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ فِي جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدُونَ ﴿١٠٣﴾تَلْفَحُ&#xA;  وُجُوهَهُمُ النَّارُ وَهُمْ فِيهَا كَالِحُونَ ﴿١٠٤﴾ أَلَمْ تَكُنْ&#xA;  آيَاتِي تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ فَكُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿١٠٥﴾قَالُوا&#xA;  رَبَّنَا غَلَبَتْ عَلَيْنَا شِقْوَتُنَا وَكُنَّا قَوْمًا ضَالِّينَ&#xA;  ﴿١٠٦﴾رَبَّنَا أَخْرِجْنَا مِنْهَا فَإِنْ عُدْنَا فَإِنَّا ظَالِمُونَ&#xA;  ﴿١٠٧﴾قَالَ اخْسَئُوا فِيهَا وَلَا تُكَلِّمُونِ ﴿١٠٨﴾إِنَّهُ كَانَ&#xA;  فَرِيقٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِي يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا&#xA;  وَارْحَمْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ ﴿١٠٩﴾فَاتَّخَذْتُمُوهُمْ&#xA;  سِخْرِيًّا حَتَّىٰ أَنسَوْكُمْ ذِكْرِي وَكُنتُم مِّنْهُمْ تَضْحَكُونَ&#xA;  ﴿١١٠﴾&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;إِنِّي جَزَيْتُهُمُ الْيَوْمَ بِمَا صَبَرُوا أَنَّهُمْ هُمُ&#xA;  الْفَائِزُونَ ﴿١١١﴾&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So when the Horn is blown, no relationship will there be among them&#xA;  that Day, nor will they ask about one another. (101)And those whose&#xA;  scales are heavy [with good deeds] - it is they who are the&#xA;  successful. (102)But those whose scales are light - those are the ones&#xA;  who have lost their souls, [being] in Hell, abiding eternally.&#xA;  (103)The Fire will sear their faces, and they therein will have taut&#xA;  smiles. (104)[It will be said]. &quot;Were not My verses recited to you and&#xA;  you used to deny them?&quot; (105)They will say, &quot;Our Lord, our&#xA;  wretchedness overcame us, and we were a people astray. (106)Our Lord,&#xA;  remove us from it, and if we were to return [to evil], we would indeed&#xA;  be wrongdoers.&quot; (107)He will say, &quot;Remain despised therein and do not&#xA;  speak to Me. (108)Indeed, there was a party of My servants who said,&#xA;  'Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us and have mercy upon us, and&#xA;  You are the best of the merciful.' (109)But you took them in mockery&#xA;  to the point that they made you forget My remembrance, and you used to&#xA;  laugh at them. (110)&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Indeed, I have rewarded them this Day for their&#xA;  patient endurance - that they are the attainers [of success].&quot;&#xA;  (111)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These show that the believer's life is as hard as and as down as much that even some people take them mockery and laught at them!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that a lot of Muslims not only have such a life but also have very better life than others Muslims and non-Muslims. An example is Saudi Arabia's King and his sons and family and in general political people in Islamic's countries. They have control on world's Oil and so rich and so an easy and very different, patient-free life. I think such people will not reach the heaven at all according to these sentences from Qur'an. Am I wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user76" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-12T07:28:28.857" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T11:03:07.217" Title="Can we say that a person who does not have to be patient in his life, will not reach the heaven?" Tags="|belief|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1086" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1091" CreationDate="2012-07-01T15:23:28.377" Score="8" ViewCount="1412" Body="&lt;p&gt;From my days in a Christian seminary, I was taken to understand that there is a &quot;lesser jihad&quot; (the term most Americans assume is meant) and a &quot;greater jihad&quot; (which is the struggle against one's own sin.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the term has a clear connotation when used by non-Muslims in the United States, what is the real connotation of the term when used in Islamic circles?  Is the first reaction really the &quot;greater&quot; or &quot;lesser&quot; jihad, and what is the practical understanding for &quot;the man in the street?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="217" LastActivityDate="2024-02-12T06:55:10.823" Title="What is the real meaning and connotation of 'Jihad?'" Tags="|jihad|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1091" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1086" CreationDate="2012-07-01T16:15:03.430" Score="6" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is the first reaction really the &quot;greater&quot; or &quot;lesser&quot; jihad?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, there is lesser/greater jihad.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Greater jihad/Major jihãd&lt;/strong&gt;- One is fighting to overcome carnal desires and evil inclinations. It is known as the spiritual struggle, a struggle between two powers within ourselves: the soul and the body. The conscience is in conflict with the bodily desires. This spiritual conflict is an ongoing jihãd within each one of us. Islam expects its followers to give preference to the soul and the conscience over the body and its desires.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lesser jihad/Minor jihãd&lt;/strong&gt; - It is the armed struggle. However, that does not automatically mean unjustified use of violence. The minor jihãd may be divided into two: aggression and defense. Aggression against any people is not permitted in Islam; however, defense is an absolute right of every individual and nation. Islam has allowed the minor jihad only to defend the Muslim people and their land, and to maintain peace in Muslim societies.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first verse of the minor jihãd, the armed struggle, revealed at that time is in Chapter 22, Surah Al-Hajj, of the Qur’ãn, verses 39-40. It clearly explains the purpose of the minor jihãd:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Permission is granted to those who are fighting because they have been oppressed…those who have been expelled from their homes without any just cause…” (Surah al-Hajj, 22:39-40)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, referring to the non-believers of Mecca who waged war after war against the Prophet and his followers in Medina, the Qur’ãn in Chapter 2, Surah al-Baqara, verse 190, says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Fight in the way of God those who are fighting against you; and do not exceed (the limits). Verily Allãh does not love those who exceed (the limits).”  (Surah al-Baqara, 2:190)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse, the talk is about responding to a war by defending yourself; there is no talk of initiating aggression at all. Even in the defensive mode of struggle, Almighty God warns the Muslims that they should not “exceed” beyond the proper limits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam teaches that Muslims should be strong in order to defend themselves, but that does not mean they have to become aggressive and unjust. In Chapter 8, Surah al-Anfal, verses 60-61 of the Qur’ãn, God has provided this general guidance very clearly when He addresses Muslims in the following way:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Prepare against them (i.e., the enemy) with whatever force and trained horses you can in order to frighten thereby Allãh’s enemy, your enemy, and others besides them who you do not know but Allãh knows them.” (Surah al-Anfal, 8:60)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After giving this general guidance of being strong and prepared to defend ourselves, the verse goes on:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“But if they (the enemies) incline to peace, then you (also) incline to it, and put your trust in Allãh…” (Surah al-Anfal, 8:61)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, Islam wants Muslims to be strong so that others would not bully them; but then they have to extend the hand of peace even towards their enemies if there is an inclination of peace on the enemy’s part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Actual Jihad definition&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are the defenition of jihad taken from various sources. More or less they mean the same but just for clarity i am posting them all.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jihad (English pronunciation: /dʒɪˈhɑːd/), an Islamic term, is a religious duty of Muslims. In Arabic, the word jihād translates as a noun meaning &quot;struggle&quot;. Jihad appears 41 times in the Quran and frequently in the idiomatic expression &quot;striving in the way of God (al-jihad fi sabil Allah)&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Others use the term as a synonym for a struggle of any type. This reflects the origin of the word from the Arabic verb &quot;jahada&quot; which means to struggle or fight.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jihad has the literal meaning of exerting our best and greatest effort to achieve something. It is not the equivalent of war, for which the Arabic word is qital. Jihad has a much wider connotation and embraces every kind of striving in God’s cause  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the word jihãd literally means striving and working hard for something.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below are wrong definitions. It is based on the mentality of western non-muslims  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Many accounts in the media define &quot;jihad&quot; as a synonym for &quot;holy war,&quot; -- a vicious clash between followers of different religions, each of whom believes that God is on their side and that the other side is is of Satan. This usage often appears on Western TV, radio, and other media during news about the Middle East, where it is used to describe a call for Muslims to fight against non-Muslims in the defense of Islam. Some Muslims have begun to adopt this meaning of &quot;jihad&quot; as a result of Western influence.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The word ‘Jihād’ is commonly translated into English as ‘the Holy War’&#xA;and for a long while now the word has been interpreted so that it has become&#xA;synonymous with a ‘mania of religion’. The word ‘Jihād’ conjures up the vision&#xA;of a marching band of religious fanatics with savage beards and fiery eyes&#xA;brandishing drawn swords and attacking the infidels wherever they meet them and&#xA;pressing them under the edge of the sword for the recital of Kalima. The Artists&#xA;have drawn this picture with masterly strokes and have inscribed these words&#xA;under it in bold letters:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;code&gt;The History of this Nation is a tale of Bloodshed.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following are the sources from where i have picked up this content&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thewaytotruth.org/jihad/meaning.html&quot;&gt;http://www.thewaytotruth.org/jihad/meaning.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.religioustolerance.org/isl_jihad.htm&quot;&gt;http://www.religioustolerance.org/isl_jihad.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/peace-jihad-in-islam/&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/peace-jihad-in-islam/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastActivityDate="2012-07-01T16:15:03.430" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1085" CreationDate="2012-07-01T16:19:19.463" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, any person reaches jannah by the Mercy of Allah. Secondly, all the Qur'an is telling us is that the reward of being patient is to reach jannah. From this you cannot logically conclude the inverse statement, that those who are not patient will not reach jannah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thirdly, there are many kinds of patience. Imam ibnul Qayyim (rahimahullah) noted that patience is required in basically 3 areas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Patience in worshipping Allah and following His commands&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Patience in abstaining from forbidden actions&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Patience in accepting Allah’s decree and ruling (His qaḍa and qadr).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So just because you can't see anything happening to other people which would require patience that way that &lt;em&gt;you&lt;/em&gt; see it doesn't mean that there is nothing in their lives that requires patience. Who knows what is happening in their private lives. Perhaps someone is struggling to pray salat on time every day, and is dealing with that with patience. Perhaps someone is struggling with the urge to splurge, and is being patient with that urge. We don't know these things about individual people, so let us not make assumptions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-07-01T17:16:07.490" LastActivityDate="2012-07-01T17:16:07.490" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1073" CreationDate="2012-07-01T16:48:59.287" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is L-cysteine halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;What is L-cystiene?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cysteine (abbreviated as Cys or C)[3] is an α-amino acid with the chemical formula HO2CCH(NH2)CH2SH. It is a semi-essential amino acid, which means that it can be biosynthesized in humans.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;P.S Biosynthesized meansthe following - Biosynthesis (also called biogenesis) is an enzyme-catalyzed process in cells of living organisms by which substrates are converted to more complex products.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;or &lt;strong&gt;in brief it is produced in our body&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;this is one proof that it is halal&lt;/strong&gt;).Cysteine can usually be &lt;strong&gt;synthesized by the human body&lt;/strong&gt; under normal physiological conditions if a sufficient quantity of methionine is available. Cysteine is catabolized in the gastrointestinal tract and blood plasma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Where is is used? Where is it found?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although classified as a non-essential amino acid, in rare cases, &lt;strong&gt;cysteine may be essential for infants, the elderly, and individuals&lt;/strong&gt; with certain metabolic disease or who suffer from malabsorption syndromes. (&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;sup&gt;nd&lt;/sup&gt; proof of being halal&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cysteine is found in most high-protein foods, including:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Animal sources:- Sausage meat, chicken, turkey, duck, luncheon meat, eggs, milk, whey protein, ricotta, cottage cheese, yogurt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plant sources:- Red peppers, garlic, onions, broccoli, brussels sprout, oats, granola, wheat germ. (&lt;strong&gt;3&lt;sup&gt;rd&lt;/sup&gt; proof of being halal.&lt;/strong&gt; As these food stuff are halal and they occur naturally in these foods then it has to be halal.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;- Im not a biology student so this information is not from me but from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cysteine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Another thing to note is that L-cystiene is the same as cystiene. Well actually along with L-cystiene there also exists D-cystiene. They both are same to cystiene. Their chemical properties are similar but their physical properties might not be similar. i know this because i am a chemistry student.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-01T16:48:59.287" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1098" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1099" CreationDate="2012-07-01T18:00:19.447" Score="12" ViewCount="6562" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the first &lt;em&gt;adhan&lt;/em&gt; for &lt;em&gt;salat al-jumu'a&lt;/em&gt;, but before the imam comes, I see many people praying two &lt;em&gt;rakat&lt;/em&gt;.  Then after the congregational &lt;em&gt;salah&lt;/em&gt; is finished, they prayer another two &lt;em&gt;rakat&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that the imam prays four &lt;em&gt;rakat&lt;/em&gt; before he comes to the minbar, but what about for everyone else?  Is there a sunnah prayer between the &lt;em&gt;adhan&lt;/em&gt; and the &lt;em&gt;salat al-jumu'ah&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="215" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-06-28T09:10:46.480" LastActivityDate="2013-06-28T09:10:46.480" Title="Is there a sunnah prayer before salat aljumua (Friday prayer)?" Tags="|salat|sunnah|jumuah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1098" CreationDate="2012-07-01T18:04:35.257" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the time of the Prophet there was one adan before Imam comes to Menbar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The person who increased the number of Adhans for the Jumua prayers to&#xA;three was &lt;code&gt;Uthman bin &lt;/code&gt;Affan and it was when the number of the&#xA;(Muslim) people of Medina had increased. In the lifetime of the&#xA;Prophet there was only one Mu'adh-dhin and the Adhan used to be&#xA;pronounced only after the Imam had taken his seat (i.e. on the&#xA;pulpit).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ&#xA;أَبِي سَلَمَةَ الْمَاجِشُونُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنِ السَّائِبِ بْنِ&#xA;يَزِيدَ، أَنَّ الَّذِي، زَادَ التَّأْذِينَ الثَّالِثَ يَوْمَ&#xA;الْجُمُعَةِ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ حِينَ كَثُرَ&#xA;أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;مُؤَذِّنٌ غَيْرَ وَاحِدٍ، وَكَانَ التَّأْذِينُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ&#xA;حِينَ يَجْلِسُ الإِمَامُ، يَعْنِي عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But here nafel absolute mean it not sunnah ratimbeh&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, &amp;quot;Whoever takes a bath on Friday, purifies&#xA;himself as much as he can, then uses his (hair) oil or perfumes&#xA;himself with the scent of his house, then proceeds (for the Jumua&#xA;prayer) and does not separate two persons sitting together (in the&#xA;mosque), then prays as much as (Allah has) written for him and then&#xA;remains silent while the Imam is delivering the Khutba, his sins&#xA;in-between the present and the last Friday would be forgiven.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ&#xA;الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، عَنِ ابْنِ وَدِيعَةَ، عَنْ&#xA;سَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&#xA;&amp;quot;‏ لاَ يَغْتَسِلُ رَجُلٌ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ، وَيَتَطَهَّرُ مَا&#xA;اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْ طُهْرٍ، وَيَدَّهِنُ مِنْ دُهْنِهِ، أَوْ يَمَسُّ مِنْ&#xA;طِيبِ بَيْتِهِ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ، فَلاَ يُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ اثْنَيْنِ، ثُمَّ&#xA;يُصَلِّي مَا كُتِبَ لَهُ، ثُمَّ يُنْصِتُ إِذَا تَكَلَّمَ الإِمَامُ،&#xA;إِلاَّ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْجُمُعَةِ الأُخْرَى ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in Fateh Albary said: it's not proved by anything&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot; وأما سنة الجمعة التي قبلها فلم يثبت فيها شيء &amp;quot; انتهى.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;فتح الباري&amp;quot; (2/410).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="215" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-01T21:14:32.210" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1100" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1101" CreationDate="2012-07-01T18:14:50.080" Score="5" ViewCount="292" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says in Surat Al-Kahf in aya 79:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَمَّا السَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَاكِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِي الْبَحْرِ&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;فَأَرَدتُّ&lt;/strong&gt; أَنْ أَعِيبَهَا وَكَانَ وَرَاءَهُم مَّلِكٌ يَأْخُذُ كُلَّ سَفِينَةٍ غَصْبًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working at sea. So &lt;strong&gt;I&#xA;  intended&lt;/strong&gt; to cause defect in it as there was after them a king who&#xA;  seized every [good] ship by force&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then in the next aya :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَمَّا الْغُلَامُ فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ &lt;strong&gt;فَخَشِينَا&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  أَن يُرْهِقَهُمَا طُغْيَانًا وَكُفْرًا، &lt;strong&gt;فَأَرَدْنَا&lt;/strong&gt; أَن&#xA;  يُبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهُ زَكَاةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and &lt;strong&gt;we feared&lt;/strong&gt; that he&#xA;  would overburden them by transgression and disbelief, So &lt;strong&gt;we&#xA;  intended&lt;/strong&gt; that their Lord should substitute for them one better than&#xA;  him in purity and nearer to mercy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَمَّا الْجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلَامَيْنِ يَتِيمَيْنِ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ&#xA;  وَكَانَ تَحْتَهُ كَنزٌ لَّهُمَا وَكَانَ أَبُوهُمَا صَالِحًا &#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;فَأَرَادَ رَبُّكَ&lt;/strong&gt; أَن يَبْلُغَا أَشُدَّهُمَا وَيَسْتَخْرِجَا كَنزَهُمَا رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ وَمَا فَعَلْتُهُ عَنْ أَمْرِي ۚ&#xA;  ذَٰلِكَ تَأْوِيلُ مَا لَمْ تَسْطِع عَّلَيْهِ صَبْرًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city, and&#xA;  there was beneath it a treasure for them, and their father had been&#xA;  righteous. So &lt;strong&gt;your Lord intended&lt;/strong&gt; that they reach maturity and&#xA;  extract their treasure, as a mercy from your Lord. And I did it not of&#xA;  my own accord. That is the interpretation of that about which you&#xA;  could not have patience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reason of this difference in the three stories ?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowing that all this knowledge from God and his appreciation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-15T00:04:10.103" LastActivityDate="2017-06-15T00:04:10.103" Title="What is the reason of this differences in the three expressions in Surat Al-Kahf 79 - 82?" Tags="|quran|arabic|surat-al-kahf|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1100" CreationDate="2012-07-01T18:14:50.283" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know this difference is only as literature in general quranic expressions in storytelling, where in the first event said &quot;I intended&quot; and it's a bad business in general, and the second incident in which something of compassion and cruelty, the third incident he stated, &quot;Lord wanted&quot; because it is good work in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but I'm not sure if there is a direct cause of this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="181" LastEditDate="2012-07-02T11:03:44.700" LastActivityDate="2012-07-02T11:03:44.700" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1105" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-01T18:54:50.590" Score="12" ViewCount="3191" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that the music is forbidden in Islam.  (Referring to this Question - &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/237/music-in-islam&quot;&gt;Music in Islam&lt;/a&gt;), So what about Beat-Boxing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean in general is the musical instrument not allowed or the sound?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="215" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:24:57.847" Title="What is the Islamic ruling regarding Beat-Boxing?" Tags="|music|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1107" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-01T19:37:56.827" Score="3" ViewCount="5334" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know that when Muslims who die while believing in Islam and go to heaven will be rewarded many things from Allah, one of these things is exclusively for men which is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Alhour Alein)&lt;/a&gt; or the &amp;quot;Fair women&amp;quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كَذَلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَاهُم بِحُورٍ عِين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus. And We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Quran 44:54]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is Fair, but all rewards are for both men and women except for this, which appears to be exclusively for Muslim men.  Presumably, Muslim women would receive their own equivalent reward; is there any indication in the Qur'an or the Sunnah of what this reward would be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some said that in Arabic when directing words to both men and women then the Male form of the words is used. That is 100% correct. But when using the feminine form then it is for sure describing Females and not Males.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah used Feminine form when talking about AL-hour in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌ مَّكْنُونٌ) [Alsaffat: 49]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(إِنَّا أَنشَأْنَاهُنَّ إِنشَاء* فَجَعَلْنَاهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا* عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًا) [Alwaqi'ah: 35-37]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(فِيهِنَّ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَانٌّ* فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ* كَأَنَّهُنَّ الْيَاقُوتُ وَالْمَرْجَانُ) [Alrahman: 56-58]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(فِيهِنَّ خَيْرَاتٌ حِسَانٌ* فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُـمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ* حُورٌ مَّقْصُورَاتٌ فِي الْخِيَامِ* فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُـمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ* لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَانٌّ) [Alrahman: 70-74]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the above Ayas (verses) are about Alhour Alein and in all of them Allah used the Feminine form in Arabic to describe them which only means one thing, Alhour Alein are Females.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;P.S. I cannot translate the above Ayas accurately to English because there is not feminine form of grammar in English.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user37" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T05:30:29.807" Title="Men get Alhour Alein, what do women get?" Tags="|jannah|houri|men-women|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1110" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1113" CreationDate="2012-07-01T20:28:01.800" Score="7" ViewCount="178" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that the Prophet's body of believer is to be One, just as God is one.  Does this extend to all matters of politics?   In other words, is it a requirement that Muslims, say, vote for a single candidate for political office?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To what point can diversity of political opinion still square with oneness of purpose within the faith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="217" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T05:34:56.593" Title="Must the Ummah be one in matters of politics?" Tags="|politics|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1107" CreationDate="2012-07-01T20:36:39.160" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;s&gt;OK, I will get DVs for this answer too, but I feel like have to say these...&lt;/s&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The terms in Quran, &lt;code&gt;Rical (Man)&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Nisa (Woman)&lt;/code&gt; are not the genders we humans and other creatures actually have in this planet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Allah says &quot;male&quot;, he implies both men and women in our understanding. When he says &quot;female&quot;, he means a different kind of categorization.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran is a &lt;code&gt;muteshabih (symbolic)&lt;/code&gt; book. You mustn't take its expressions and way of speeches directly. They are not directly corresponding to the same meanings in our world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't want to say anything more, because my knowledge is still incomplete about this subject. I'm still doing research on it. And be sure that you can't find a better answer then this over the internet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;بِحُورٍ عِين&lt;/code&gt; means &quot;hooris with eyes&quot;. &lt;code&gt;Eye&lt;/code&gt; has a very special usage in several ayats. Like &lt;code&gt;قُرَّتُ عَيْنٍ&lt;/code&gt; in 28:9. &lt;code&gt;Eye&lt;/code&gt; is a special organ profusely used with both itself and its feature &quot;to see&quot; in both Quran and in knowledge of old ummats (the mythology).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the those &lt;code&gt;hooris&lt;/code&gt; are probably for both women and men, and don't carry a characteristic gender in our metrics; but does in another metric.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="4" LastEditDate="2012-07-02T11:10:59.503" LastActivityDate="2012-07-02T11:10:59.503" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1112" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1107" CreationDate="2012-07-01T20:40:39.860" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The nature of women is modesty,&#xA;and the lack of women to men is not as a lack of men to women - as is well known-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن أسامة بن زيد رضي الله عنهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏&quot;‏&#xA;  ما تركت بعدي فتنة هي أضر على الرجال من النساء‏&quot;‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق&#xA;  عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Usamah bin Zaid (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Prophet&#xA;  (PBUH) said, &quot;I am not leaving behind me a more harmful trial for men&#xA;  than women&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Allah doesn't Motivates women to the Paradise in thing women ashamed of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T10:23:57.020" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T10:23:57.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1113" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1110" CreationDate="2012-07-01T20:41:27.460" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Good question(s)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer will depend on a number of things. Firstly, whether the question is being asked in context of an &quot;Islamic&quot; state, or a Muslim-majority state, or Muslims living as a minority.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first case, politics is seen as a way of going about achieving the goals and purposes of the Islamic state, which is to legislate by what God has revealed to us and to apply that legislation. Muslims would be united in that (abstract) goal, but of course can differ in the methodology of achieving that. So a difference of opinion is definitely tolerated in this matter. When the second caliph of Islam died ('Umar) there was an election committee of 6 people who went around every household asking for their opinion about who was to be the next caliph. If no difference of opinion was to be tolerated, then this exercise was foolish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the second case, outside of efforts trying to bring in a system that legislates not by human will but by what God has revealed to us, Muslims abide by whatever political system is extant, and vote based on what they think is most beneficial for the country. Of course different people will have different opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the third case, again, Muslims vote based on the issues and in the manner prescribed by the extant political system. Of course, it's always good to have an organized effort that analyzes the candidates and their positions and suggests strategic voting, but by no means do they have the authority to make it obligatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-07-01T20:41:27.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1107" CreationDate="2012-07-01T20:46:26.753" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alhour Alein are not only female. There are also male Alhour Alein.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are different verses about Alhour Alein. Some talk about female Huri but some without any gender. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Arabic when there are group mix of men and women the male pronoun is used for them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if Quran says Huri is for them it not mean only for men. It means for them (both men and women)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also some verses say: for them [who arein paradise] is whatever they wish. So a woman simply can wish a male Huri!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact it should be asked what is your proof Huri is only female. This is only a misunderstanding in mind people and has no basis. Even if there are descriptions about female Huri this not mean no male Huri exist. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-28T05:12:46.187" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T05:12:46.187" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1110" CreationDate="2012-07-01T21:00:46.360" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shi'a Islam, only the Caliph has the right to decide about politics. The Caliph can only be selected by God; voting is not acceptable in matters of politics. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#6:57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 6:57&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The command rests with &lt;strong&gt;none but Allah&lt;/strong&gt;:&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The word حکم (command) in this verse has same root and meaning of the word حکومت (government).)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This remains true &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; if Allah directly governs people or if Allah himself appoints the Caliph to govern people. If the &lt;em&gt;people&lt;/em&gt; select a Caliph, then this verse is no longer valid because in that case command is for the people who selected the Caliph. (I.e. command is for the voters, which is not valid according to the Qur'an)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 2:30&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Indeed &lt;strong&gt;I&lt;/strong&gt; appoint Caliph on earth&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse, the exact Arabic word for Caliph is used. If God appoints a Caliph, did He appoint the Caliph after the prophet, or did he leave it for people to select it by voting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Caliph literally means deputy. It is the representative of God on earth for political leadership of the Islamic government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-21T05:34:56.593" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T05:34:56.593" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1058" CreationDate="2012-07-01T21:37:18.780" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although many people are told that its best to pull the plug on paitents that are brain dead, there are cases in which people have survived, such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/man_makes_miraculous_recovery_from_brain_death_after_accident/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is possible for someone to recover from brain death that must mean that the human soul is still in the body while they are being pronounced as &quot;leagally dead.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;death is usually defined as &lt;em&gt;the end of life for a living creature.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Allah takes soul at the time of their death and [the souls] of those that do not die during their sleep. He retains those souls for which He has ordained death, whereas He releases the rest for an appointed term.39:42” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one soul is still in their body, their life must not have ceased, because a soul only returns to the body at the day of ressurection. So in that case, when you pull the plug and their heart stops beating and their soul leaves their body, they would die at that instance not when they are prounouced as leagly dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says that he has determined a time for us to die, and even if you hide you will die at that moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then after distress, He sent down upon you security [in the form of] drowsiness, overcoming a faction of you, while another faction worried about themselves, thinking of Allah other than the truth - the thought of ignorance, saying, &quot;Is there anything for us [to have done] in this matter?&quot; Say, &quot;Indeed, the matter belongs completely to Allah .&quot; They conceal within themselves what they will not reveal to you. They say, &quot;If there was anything we could have done in the matter, some of us would not have been killed right here.&quot; Say, &quot;Even if you had been inside your houses, those decreed to be killed would have come out to their death beds.&quot; [It was] so that Allah might test what is in your breasts and purify what is in your hearts. And Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts.3:135&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the example in the Quran above is much like the situation of brain death, the people believe that they had &lt;em&gt;no chance at survival&lt;/em&gt; and that nothing could have been done. But Allah reasurred them that no matter what, they would die at the instance that he planned for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a person is still alive, even if it be with a respitory machine, it must mean that it isnt their time to die yet. Allah has still allowed them to live. By pulling the plug, you are interfearing with Allah's plans for that human. If it were really the time to let that person go, then Allah would do so, not us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the same verse above, Allah says that it is a test for us that he has determined our time of death, and we must give our trust to allah. When we pull the plug, we are not givng our trust to allah and determining for ourselves that it is better for them to die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in conclusion, we should trust allah for our time of death if it were best that we die at that moment then we will by the decree of allah. By pulling the plug we are interfearing with our qadr. If there is a possibilty of a brain dead person to recover, than that means that the soul is still in their body. By pulling the plug, we are killing that human. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-03T12:31:53.200" LastActivityDate="2016-08-03T12:31:53.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1118" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1123" CreationDate="2012-07-01T23:27:00.297" Score="7" ViewCount="14876" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was told that it's not allowed to say &quot;May Allah be merciful to him&quot; رحمه الله for Non-Muslim deads.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, while I know we can say that for both livings and deads, I didn't know that it's not allowed for non-Muslims deads, also I wonder if it's allowed for non-Muslim livings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is is allowed or forbidden (or other like Makrouh) to say that for non-Muslim livings/deads? A proof from the Quran or Sunnah or consensus... (any Sharia source) would be much appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in Advance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2012-07-02T01:04:53.717" LastActivityDate="2015-10-31T11:32:37.593" Title="Is it allowed to say &quot;May Allah be merciful to him&quot; for non-Muslim deads/livings?" Tags="|non-muslim|phrase|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1119" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1121" CreationDate="2012-07-02T00:25:17.073" Score="7" ViewCount="3149" Body="&lt;p&gt;I run cross-country and play soccer, unfortunately our training and ramadan coincide heavily this year.  Should I fast?  or should I not fast on the days I have practice/meets/games?  And what are the rules for making those days up? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-20T12:48:38.420" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T12:48:38.420" Title="Do I have to fast in Ramadan when playing soccer?" Tags="|sports|sawm|ramadan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1121" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1119" CreationDate="2012-07-02T01:02:02.953" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rules of fasting are well described Quran, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/183-184&quot;&gt;these Ayas:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا&#xA;  كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed&#xA;  upon those before you that you may become righteous -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَيَّامًا مَّعْدُودَاتٍ ۚ فَمَن كَانَ مِنكُم مَّرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ&#xA;  سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ ۚ وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ&#xA;  يُطِيقُونَهُ فِدْيَةٌ طَعَامُ مِسْكِينٍ ۖ فَمَن تَطَوَّعَ خَيْرًا&#xA;  فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّهُ ۚ وَأَن تَصُومُوا خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۖ إِن كُنتُمْ&#xA;  تَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Fasting for] a limited number of days. So whoever among you is ill or&#xA;  on a journey [during them] - then an equal number of days [are to be&#xA;  made up]. And upon those who are able [to fast, but with hardship] - a&#xA;  ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor person [each day]. And&#xA;  whoever volunteers excess - it is better for him. But to fast is best&#xA;  for you, if you only knew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ&#xA;  وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِّنَ الْهُدَىٰ وَالْفُرْقَانِ ۚ فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ&#xA;  الشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ ۖ وَمَن كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ&#xA;  فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ ۗ يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ&#xA;  وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَ وَلِتُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ&#xA;  وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَاكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur'an, a&#xA;  guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So&#xA;  whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and&#xA;  whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days.&#xA;  Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and&#xA;  [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that&#xA;  [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Bakarah, 183-185.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So If you are travelling, then you are allowed not to fast the days you are travelling, but must fast them (same number of days but not necessarily continuously) after Ramadan (and before the next Ramadan, needs citation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if you are talking about being allowed not to fast because you play sport (hard work), then it's not allowed, as it wasn't mentioned in Quran that hard works permit not fasting, in truth it was said in the Ayas quoted up there that even if you are allowed not to fast, it's better if you do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, among those allowed not to fast are the sick. And, from this, the majority of Shafi'i, Hanafi, Maliki, and Hanbali scientists said it's allowed not to fast (and fast the same number of days after Ramadan and before the next Ramadan) if you were working necessary &lt;strong&gt;extremely&lt;/strong&gt; hard work that could lead you to illness or doom. And this is reasonable: one purpose of fasting is to restore healthiness, not be lose it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I, for one, advice you against it, no matter how hard the sport you play, it's not as hard as the work Muslims did in Jihad. They were allowed to skip fasting (since they were travelling), but they didn't, so head their way and God will grant you power and help you Inshallah :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-07-02T06:59:12.130" LastActivityDate="2012-07-02T06:59:12.130" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1122" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1118" CreationDate="2012-07-02T02:12:57.280" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This world is a test. Till it is over, a person can come to the right path. I don't see any problem for asking having mercy on a living non-muslim, so that he/she can come to right path. In fact, we must.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a non-living non-muslim, I would say, only God knows what is in his heart. He might have converted at the last (allowable) minute of his life and only God knows about it. So, we should also ask mercy for him too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2012-07-02T02:12:57.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1118" CreationDate="2012-07-02T02:31:15.807" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that is permissible to pray for a non-muslim who is alive, but if they are already dead, then no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets get the easier one out of the way, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/113-113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 9:113 (At-Tawbah/Repentance)&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not for the Prophet and those who have believed to ask forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they were relatives, after it has become clear to them that they are companions of Hellfire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So no, you may not pray for a non-muslim who is already dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now onto the non-muslim who is alive.  It is accepted that you may pray for his or her guidance to the right. I will provide a translated quote about &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnahonline.com/ilm/seerah/0011.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Hurayrah's Mother&lt;/a&gt; (and how Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) prayed for her guidance):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;I have not let up in inviting my mother to Islâm but she has always rebuffed me. Today, I invited her again and I heard words from her which I do not like. Do make supplication to Allâh Almighty to make the heart of Abu Hurayrah's mother incline to Islâm.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet responded to Abu Hurayrah's request and prayed for his mother. Abu Hurayrah said: &amp;quot;I went home and found the door closed. I heard the splashing of water and when I tried to enter my mother said: &amp;quot;Stay where you are, O Abu Hurayrah.&amp;quot; And after putting on her clothes, she said, &amp;quot;Enter!&amp;quot; I entered and she said: &amp;quot;I testify that there is no Allâh but Allah and I testify that Muhammad is His Servant and His Messenger.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: &lt;strong&gt;In case you feel my answer is not relevant, here is my thinking: I stretched your quote to be a &amp;quot;prayer&amp;quot;.  And I want to say in atleast one of these cases (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/110-116&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 9:114&lt;/a&gt;) they are not even a prayer, just request to Allah for mercy or forgiveness.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-02T22:06:27.840" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1124" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1125" CreationDate="2012-07-02T03:37:09.717" Score="8" ViewCount="2044" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Qur'an, and throughout the hadith literature, there are numerous references to what is forbidden.  However, I have noticed that what is often translated as the English word &quot;forbade&quot; seems to be two distinct words in Arabic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;حَرَّمَ, from the root (ح ر م)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;نَهَى, from the root (ن ه ي)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly is the difference between these words?  Is something that is forbidden (ن ه ي&#xA;) somehow different from something that is forbidden (ح ر م)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-20T10:30:31.543" LastActivityDate="2020-11-01T15:53:32.453" Title="What is the difference between حَرَّمَ and نَهَى?" Tags="|halal-haram|arabic|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1124" CreationDate="2012-07-02T04:40:42.277" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The difference between the words is that حَرَّمَ or harama is closely related to make haram or unlawful its used when Allah says he has made it unlawful or forbidden for us to do something.&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bTYRV.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;enter image description here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zTPUz.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For wrongdoing on the part of the Jews, We made unlawful for them&#xA;  [certain] good foods which had been lawful to them, and for their&#xA;  averting from the way of Allah many [people],&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(your) obligations. Lawful to you (for food) are all the beasts of&#xA;  cattle except that which will be announced to you (herein), game&#xA;  (also) being unlawful when you assume Ihram for Hajj or 'Umrah&#xA;  (pilgrimage). Verily, Allah commands that which He wills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the examples above, the word that fits more correctly with the translation would be unlawful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;نَهَى means to prevent from doing something, stay away from or to forbid someone from doing something&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S0nIv.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nKsEb.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they forbid (men) from it and avoid it, and they ruin none save&#xA;  themselves, though they perceive not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The believing men and believing women are allies of one another. They&#xA;  enjoin what is right and stay away from what is wrong and establish prayer and&#xA;  give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Those - Allah will have&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both of these examples the words prevent from doing or stay away from would be acceptable replacement for naha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, the word &lt;em&gt;harama&lt;/em&gt; is used in the Quran when Allah says something is unlawful for us to do. The word &lt;em&gt;naha&lt;/em&gt; is used when Allah is giving us advice or asking us to stay away from something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-10T14:11:22.270" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T14:11:22.270" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1126" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1124" CreationDate="2012-07-02T05:50:40.953" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They basically lead to different &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahkam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ahkam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The former is used in the context of &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; actions, but the latter refers to disliked or offensive acts. Though it is not haram (sinful), a person who abstains from this act will be rewarded. Muslims are encouraged to avoid such actions when possible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Haraam (Arabic: حَرَام‎ ḥarām) is an Arabic term meaning &quot;sinful&quot;. In Islam it is used to refer to any act that displeases or angers Allah (God). Acts that are haram are typically prohibited in religious texts and is the highest status of prohibition given to anything that would result in sin when a Muslim commits it. A milder ruling than haram is &quot;makruh&quot;, which means &quot;disliked&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T13:03:09.427" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T13:03:09.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1127" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1118" CreationDate="2012-07-02T06:45:22.823" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;For guidance it is good and no problem and even needed. All prophets came for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But for asking forgiveness non-Muslims are two group:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some are believers (for example Christians) who do not have envy and enmity with Islam and for any reason could not know true Islam and if knew Islam without propaganda accepted it. For them there is no problem.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For those who have envy and enmity with Islam it is prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَن يَسْتَغْفِرُوا&#xA;  لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَوْ كَانُوا أُولِي قُرْبَىٰ مِن بَعْدِ مَا&#xA;  تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْجَحِيمِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#9:113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[9:113]&lt;/a&gt; Sahih International&#xA;  It is not for the Prophet and those who have believed to ask forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they were relatives, after it has become clear to them that they are companions of Hellfire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَّا يَنْهَاكُمُ اللَّـهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِي&#xA;  الدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُم مِّن دِيَارِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّوهُمْ&#xA;  وَتُقْسِطُوا إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#60:8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[60:8]&lt;/a&gt; Sahih International Allah does not forbid you from those&#xA;  who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from&#xA;  your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward&#xA;  them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-02-13T01:37:10.283" LastActivityDate="2015-02-13T01:37:10.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1129" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-02T08:09:24.307" Score="12" ViewCount="73699" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that no one can give assurance of anything especially life, but I don't think life insurance is about that. It is a way to have something to sustain your family in case you are not there to cater for their needs. So, what's wrong with that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T04:17:27.603" LastActivityDate="2022-07-11T14:11:53.507" Title="Why is life insurance considered as un-Islamic?" Tags="|halal-haram|insurance|" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1129" CreationDate="2012-07-02T09:15:15.237" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;All types of insurance are Haram (prohibited). They involve Jahalah (sale with lack of knowledge), Gharar (fraudulent transaction where details about the sold item are unknown or uncertain) - both of them are not pardoned - gambling, unjustly taking people's money, and Riba (usury/interest). There are many legal proofs that all these transactions are forbidden. Allah (Exalted be He) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And eat up not one another’s property unjustly (in any illegal way&#xA;e.g. stealing, robbing, deceiving, etc.) [&lt;strong&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah 2:188&lt;/strong&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaitân (Satan) wants only to excite enmity and hatred between you&#xA;with intoxicants (alcoholic drinks) and gambling, and hinder you from&#xA;the remembrance of Allâh and from As-Salât (the prayer). So, will you&#xA;not then abstain? [&lt;strong&gt;Surat Al-Mai'dah 5:91&lt;/strong&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade Gharar sale &lt;strong&gt;[Muslim, Book on transactions, No. 1513]&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.com/Fatawa/Fatwaprint.aspx?id=5651&amp;amp;BookID=&amp;amp;sectionid=7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Insurance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Gharar is something that involves uncertainty, risk or speculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)&#xA;forbade transactions determined by throwing a stone and &lt;strong&gt;transactions&#xA;which involved some uncertainty.&lt;/strong&gt;” (Narrated by Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20130518035507/http://islamqa.info:80/en/ref/islamqa/45918&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Jibreen&lt;/a&gt; was asked what if the commercial insurance is compulsory and cannot be avoided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If insurance is compulsory and cannot be avoided, the one who is&#xA;forced to buy it is excused. But if it is not compulsory then it is&#xA;not permissible to buy it, so long as it is a type of commercial&#xA;insurance, because it is a kind of gambling which is forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: This is only for commercial insurance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/8889&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Elaborate rulings on Insurance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-07T12:55:17.903" LastActivityDate="2022-06-07T12:55:17.903" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1133" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1119" CreationDate="2012-07-02T09:31:28.530" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ramadan is a month which we spare for fasting. Fasting in that month is fard. When an ibadat is fard, it is obligatory. Allah's orders are above anything, and must be done no matter what. All actions that would prevent us from fasting are canceled in that month. There is no exception for this (only exceptions are those mentioned in suratul Bakara; you can find them in other answers). We do long term plans for physical activities (like vocation, diet, work, traveling, etc) considering the Ramadan month.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2012-07-02T09:31:28.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-02T13:12:52.800" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually this is not mandatory or sunnah. In nabi Muhammad's time, his fellows called his name barely, or just called him &quot;rasulullah&quot; which means &quot;messenger of Allah&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Peace be upon him&lt;/code&gt; means &lt;code&gt;aleyhisselam&lt;/code&gt; in Arabic. Also, there is a longer version, this &lt;code&gt;p.b.u.h&lt;/code&gt; is a short of that longer version. The longer version is &lt;code&gt;sallallahu aleyhi vessellem&lt;/code&gt;. It means &lt;code&gt;peace and salat of Allah be upon him&lt;/code&gt;. Yes, the &lt;code&gt;salat&lt;/code&gt; here is the same &lt;code&gt;salat&lt;/code&gt; which is used in English as &lt;code&gt;prayer&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people claim that, when nabi Muhammad's name is heard, it is fard (order of Allah) to say &lt;code&gt;sallallahu aleyhi wessellem&lt;/code&gt;. Their this claim relies on this ayat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (It is for sure that) Allah and his malaks (angels) do salat upon the nabi (the prophet). You, who believes, do salat upon him and greet (&quot;sellimu&quot;; be peaceful against) him with obedience.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Ahzab 56 (33/56)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The misunderstanding comes from the meaning of &lt;code&gt;salat&lt;/code&gt;. It has a very wide meaning, and used in a lot of places in Quran, and translated with various different words in English translations. The median of meaning of &lt;code&gt;salat&lt;/code&gt; is &lt;code&gt;support&lt;/code&gt;, or &lt;code&gt;support the way via education&lt;/code&gt; as a term. When we do prayer we support &quot;something&quot; by reading Quran; this is a totally different and big discussion topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the meaning of this word is so wide, and Muslims felt themselves too lazy to support the prophet with actual affords. They found it easier to claim that this ayat only ordered us to repeat the phrase &lt;code&gt;sallallahu aleyhi wessellem (salat and salam of Allah be upon him)&lt;/code&gt; whenever the nabi's name is mentioned. I know it is sad but, this is the real reason why we are repeating it so much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only &lt;code&gt;salat-ing&lt;/code&gt; by month is nothing but implying &quot;You and Allah go and do all the works for us. Don't request any support from us!`. We are some lazy bums who love this &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;dunya&lt;/a&gt; life very much.&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالُواْ يَا مُوسَى إِنَّا لَن نَّدْخُلَهَا أَبَدًا مَّا دَامُواْ فِيهَا فَاذْهَبْ أَنتَ وَرَبُّكَ فَقَاتِلا إِنَّا هَاهُنَا قَاعِدُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  They said, &quot;O Moses, indeed we will not enter it, ever, as long as they are within it; so go, you and your Lord, and fight. Indeed, we are remaining right here.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Maide 24 (5/24)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-03-23T21:19:29.560" LastActivityDate="2013-03-23T21:19:29.560" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1138" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1139" CreationDate="2012-07-02T15:12:06.350" Score="6" ViewCount="47677" Body="&lt;p&gt;Moses' wife was of another race and in the Bible (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+12%3A1-15&amp;amp;version=NIV&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Numbers 12:1-15&lt;/a&gt;) Aaron and Miriam were punished for criticizing this interracial marriage.  What does the Qur'an say about interracial marriages? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user206" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-07-02T16:18:12.670" LastActivityDate="2020-04-09T21:27:22.903" Title="What does the Qur'an say about interracial marriages?" Tags="|quran|nikah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1139" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1138" CreationDate="2012-07-02T15:54:33.027" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Quran, Allah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَى وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted. [Quran 49:13]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah clearly encourages us to &lt;em&gt;knowing one another&lt;/em&gt; as stated in the verse. One of the ways of knowing other people and races is marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) Married to different women from different races and tribes and religions. Maria (RA) was &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copts&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Coptic (Native Egyptian)&lt;/a&gt; and she was Christian (Converted to Islam later), Safia (RA) was Jewish from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israelites&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Israelites&lt;/a&gt; (Also converted to Islam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as Allah encourages knowing other races and Mohammed (PBUH) married to another races, then it is something actually not only allowed but also recommended for Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-02T15:54:33.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1138" CreationDate="2012-07-02T16:16:45.397" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;in sura Al-Hujurat:13&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ&#xA;  وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ&#xA;  عِندَ اللَّـهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O men, We created you from a male and female, and formed you into&#xA;  nations and tribes that you may recognize each other. He who has more&#xA;  integrity has indeed greater honor with God. Surely God is&#xA;  all-knowing and well-informed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This indicates that it is not preferred between one interracial over another only piety and belief&#xA;And Islam encourage acquaintance and love between the interracial &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, with the condition of the same religion&#xA;Depending on the Al-Baqara:221&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَنكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكَاتِ حَتَّىٰ يُؤْمِنَّ ۚ وَلَأَمَةٌ&#xA;  مُّؤْمِنَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن مُّشْرِكَةٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَتْكُمْ ۗ وَلَا&#xA;  تُنكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ حَتَّىٰ يُؤْمِنُوا ۚ وَلَعَبْدٌ مُّؤْمِنٌ&#xA;  خَيْرٌ مِّن مُّشْرِكٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكُمْ ۗ أُولَـٰئِكَ يَدْعُونَ&#xA;  إِلَى النَّارِ ۖ وَاللَّـهُ يَدْعُو إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَالْمَغْفِرَةِ&#xA;  بِإِذْنِهِ ۖ وَيُبَيِّنُ آيَاتِهِ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do not marry idolatrous women unless they join the faith. A maid&#xA;  servant who is a believer is better than an idolatress even though you&#xA;  may like her. And do not marry your daughters to idolaters until they&#xA;  accept the faith. A servant who is a believer is better than an&#xA;  idolater even though you may like him. They invite you to Hell, but&#xA;  God calls you to Paradise and pardon by His grace. And He makes His&#xA;  signs manifest that men may haply take heed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowing that the islam (sharee'ah) has Allowed to Muslim men marriage from non-Muslim women, but not vice versa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-10-03T17:36:52.913" LastActivityDate="2012-10-03T17:36:52.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1141" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-02T16:43:49.247" Score="10" ViewCount="2831" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_of_the_Book&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; tells me:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Islam, the Muslim scripture, the Qur'an, is taken to represent the completion of these scriptures, and to synthesize them as God's true, final, and eternal message to humanity. Because the People of the Book recognize the God of Abraham as the one and only god, as do Muslims, and they practice revealed faiths based on divine ordinances, tolerance and autonomy is accorded to them in societies governed by sharia (Islamic divine law).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That indicates to me that &quot;the book&quot; refers to Qur'an.  Therefore Christians and Jews are included under the umbrella of the &quot;People of the Book&quot; only because our sacred books are &quot;pre-echoes&quot; of the Qur'an itself.  Given that many Christians reject the idea that the Qur'an completes the scriptures, just as many Jews reject the idea that Jesus completes the Tanakh, wouldn't we be rejecting &quot;the book&quot;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, is having an authoritative set of Scriptures from God via His prophets the essence of being a &quot;People of the Book&quot;?  The Wikipedia article seems to say that the designation has more to do with worshiping the one, true God of Abraham as being the key determinate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="138" LastActivityDate="2016-07-21T20:24:46.733" Title="What &quot;book&quot; is referred to in the phrase &quot;People of the Book&quot;?" Tags="|quran|people|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1141" CreationDate="2012-07-02T16:53:51.693" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Good question! It's not one specific book - that Arabic word used is &quot;Kitab&quot;, which, literally, means &quot;the writing&quot; or the Scripture. For example, Jesus (peace be upon him) is quoted in the Qur'an as saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Jesus] said, &quot;Indeed, I am the servant of Allah . He has given me &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;the Scripture&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and made me a prophet. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/19/30&quot;&gt;[Maryam:30]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(emphasis mine) The word used in the Arabic here is, again, al-kitab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to answer your question, the &quot;book&quot; refers to scripture that has been divinely revealed by God to His Prophets (may peace be upon them all). The books that we know of (aside from the Qur'an) are the Torah, Zabur, and Injil - roughly corresponding to the Torah, the Psalms of David, and the Gospel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-07-02T17:08:32.493" LastActivityDate="2012-07-02T17:08:32.493" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1143" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1160" CreationDate="2012-07-02T17:45:46.143" Score="13" ViewCount="19104" Body="&lt;p&gt;My understanding of the term &lt;em&gt;kafir&lt;/em&gt; is that it refers to a person who literally rejects God's authority.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So while even the most blatant polytheist would still be &lt;em&gt;mushrik&lt;/em&gt;, he would not (necessarily) be &lt;em&gt;kafir&lt;/em&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not until the message has been relayed to him and he refuses to accept it that he would be labelled &lt;em&gt;kafir&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it seems the common use of the word &lt;em&gt;kafir&lt;/em&gt;, at least nowadays, is to refer to anybody who is non-Muslim, regardless of whether or not they're familiar with God's message and His commands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the actual meaning of this term in the primary sources?  As in, when the Qur'an and the hadiths refer to the &lt;em&gt;kuffar&lt;/em&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;ayuhal kafireen&lt;/em&gt;) which interpretation is more correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T20:36:41.997" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T00:43:13.940" Title="What is the definition of a kaffir?" Tags="|arabic|terminology|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1144" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1143" CreationDate="2012-07-02T18:35:25.967" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Kuffar&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;kafir&lt;/code&gt; means &quot;the one who covers on something&quot;. It comes from the Arabic root &lt;code&gt;كفر&lt;/code&gt;. If we get deep into its etymology, it was used for the meaning of &quot;a farmer covering on the seeds in the field by scattering soil on them&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kafir is someone who covers the truth (even though there was satisfying evidence(s)  (beyyine) for it) in his/her conscience, and goes to the path of his own desires.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every messenger of Allah (rasulullah) brings a receipt of salvation with clear evidences to their societies. But those receipts are always very hard for people to accept, because they are always against their desires. So, only little of them accept the truth, and the rest of them cover the truth; thoses cover-ers are called &lt;code&gt;kafir&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be mushrik, one must cover the truth that all the gods (ilahs) he/she worships other than Allah are nothing but creatures like us created by Allah. So, the set of mushriks is a subset of kafirs; all mushriks are kafir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that, kafir is not someone who denies existence of Allah.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In fact, there is no person in this planet who denies existence of Allah (yes, including those Atheists too). Someone who is saying &lt;code&gt;&quot;There is no Allah!&quot;&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;&quot;There is no God!&quot;&lt;/code&gt; is not indeed denying the existing of Allah. An Atheist is someone who opposes the wrong &quot;definition of Allah&quot; (or &quot;definition of God&quot; for Christians) made by the people. They are opposing the wrong definition only. If we were to truly define Allah to them, they wouldn't say such things.&#xA;Quran does never mention Atheists, because there isn't an ideology like that. In this era they exist, because even Muslims themselves don't know their religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some examples of kafirs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If someone is doing zina (adultery), then he is doing a bad and sinful thing, bu we can't call him kafir for that. But if he/she brings excuses for his sin by saying &quot;If this would be a sin then why Allah created us of men and women? We are not harming anyone, this is the modern life. Accept it!&quot;, then he/she becomes a kafir by covering the truth that zina is a bad thing and is haram.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If someone is taking alcohol, then he is doing a bad and sinful thing, bu we can't call him kafir for that. But if he/she brings excuses for his sin by saying &quot;One cup a day is beneficial for human body. Even doctors are recommending it. I'm not harming anyone by drinking this. The ayats in Quran came after one night people drank too much and fought. If we don't do the same mistakes, why would it be haram to us too?&quot;, then he/she becomes a kafir by covering the truth that &quot;drinking one cup a day&quot; is not a stable point for humans. There cannot be a city in which people drink one cup alcohol every day, if you make them start from that initial point, they will start to drink more and more, and the city will be alcoholic in no time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If someone is saying that he/she has to live according to the rules of society, rather than the rules of Allah; if he doesn't, he will be a loser afterwards, because those who defy to the rules of society always live a difficult life. Then he is a kafir, because he covers the fact that the ahirat (afterwards) is only good for mumins.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="4" LastEditDate="2012-07-02T19:30:13.330" LastActivityDate="2012-07-02T19:30:13.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1129" CreationDate="2012-07-02T18:47:18.780" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short answer to your question is that in Islam you can't trade or make commercial transactions about that which you do not own. Our life is in God's Hands - we do not own our lives, we merely &quot;look after&quot; it. Also as Dr. Hatem quotes in the article linked below from Faisal Maulawi, life insurance is all about accumulating wealth - there is no element of removing harm or risk or anything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for other forms of insurance, @Ershad's answer gives you the answer from Eastern scholars who may not necessarily be familiar with insurance as practised in Western lands or scholars who issued their rulings for Muslims living in those lands. Insurance can be a highly complicated matter that requires a good amount of scholarly research to fully understand. For a Western perspective or Muslims living as minority perspective, I highly recommend &lt;a href=&quot;http://amjaonline.com/wp/2011/07/the-question-of-insurance-part-i/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dr. Hatem al-Haj's treatise on the subject&lt;/a&gt;. Dr. al-Haj is a member of AMJA, the Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America. He concludes by essentially saying that in a vacuum, it would appear after analysis that insurance as practised today commercially is not permissible. Even in context, a lot of it doesn't rise to the level of &lt;em&gt;darurah&lt;/em&gt;, except perhaps for certain cases (read the full article for details). In the case of life insurance, there is just no need-based justification for overturning the general impermissibility of insurance. Numerous ayaat and ahadith make it clear that Allah is the Provider, and there is no need to resort to unlawful means for fear of &quot;possible future poverty.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-07-06T09:55:42.997" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T09:55:42.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1146" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-02T19:51:52.897" Score="4" ViewCount="3901" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was curious to know about what sins are being pointed here. It seems from the hadith that its mentioning towards adultery. But sins also include giving bribe etc. Does it include those too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: &quot;I heard Allah's Apostle saying. &quot;All the sins&#xA;  of my followers will be forgiven except those of the Mujahirin (those&#xA;  who commit a sin openly or disclose their sins to the people). An&#xA;  example of such disclosure is that a person commits a sin at night and&#xA;  though Allah screens it from the public, then he comes in the morning,&#xA;  and says, 'O so-and-so, I did such-and-such (evil) deed yesterday,'&#xA;  though he spent his night screened by his Lord (none knowing about his&#xA;  sin) and in the morning he removes Allah's screen from himself.&quot;&#xA;  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab), Volume&#xA;  8, Book 73, Number 95)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="151" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditorDisplayName="user37" LastEditDate="2016-04-20T12:49:08.877" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T12:49:08.877" Title="What are the sins of a &quot;Mujahirin&quot;?" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1146" CreationDate="2012-07-02T20:07:30.820" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two kinds of sins:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/517/4&quot;&gt;Shirk&lt;/a&gt;. (The sin of having someone/something partner to Allah at least one matter.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fitne. (The sins that ruin social life.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second kind of sins are the ones like adultery, drinking, conceitedness, killing, stealing, swearing, being lazy, indulging into delights, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If these second kind of sins are done publicly, they spread around quickly. This is a psychological fact. People are afraid of doing a sin alone, but if they have friend with him, they feel more relieved while doing that sin. For this reason, doing a sin publicly is a bigger sin compared to doing it at home alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith is about this fact. It says &quot;If you can't prevent yourself from doing a sin, at least don't talk about it in public. By telling the other people about your sins, you are encouraging them to do that sin.&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2012-07-02T20:07:30.820" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1148" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-02T20:25:43.173" Score="6" ViewCount="5693" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know it is not good to make faces of people and crack jokes about their personality etc. but if all of them are in a agreement that they won't mind it, can we make such jokes with them? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, person A and B are two friends and they keep joking with each other. If person A copied some actions of B so as to make fun of him, and if person B does not have a problem with this, is it fine to do so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="151" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:50:41.783" LastActivityDate="2021-04-08T09:57:37.903" Title="Is mocking a friend (in a friendly way) forbidden?" Tags="|halal-haram|adab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1149" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1155" CreationDate="2012-07-02T20:44:36.733" Score="2" ViewCount="868" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Possible Duplicate:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/41/sufi-islam-practice&quot;&gt;Sufi Islam practice&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do Sunni and/or Shi'a followers consider Sufi Muslims brothers in Islam?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sufism is a mystical-ascetic approach to Islam that seeks to find&#xA;  divine love and knowledge through direct personal experience of God. &#xA;  By focusing on the more spiritual aspects of religion, Sufis strive to&#xA;  obtain direct experience of God by making use of &quot;intuitive and&#xA;  emotional faculties&quot; that one must be trained to use.  However, Sufism&#xA;  has been criticized by the Salafi sect for what they see as an&#xA;  unjustified religious innovation.  Many Sufi orders, or tariqas, can&#xA;  be classified as either Sunni or Shi'a, but others classify themselves&#xA;  simply as 'Sufi'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user206" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T05:29:17.367" Title="Is Sufism considered as Islamic by other Muslims?" Tags="|sharia|sufism|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2012-07-03T14:09:44.870" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1148" CreationDate="2012-07-02T20:58:27.990" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is this ayat about making fun of people:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا يَسْخَرْ قَومٌ مِّن قَوْمٍ عَسَى أَن يَكُونُوا خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَلَا نِسَاء مِّن نِّسَاء عَسَى أَن يَكُنَّ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُنَّ وَلَا تَلْمِزُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ وَلَا تَنَابَزُوا بِالْأَلْقَابِ بِئْسَ الاِسْمُ الْفُسُوقُ بَعْدَ الْإِيمَانِ وَمَن لَّمْ يَتُبْ فَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people; perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule [other] women; perhaps they may be better than them. And do not insult one another and do not call each other by [offensive] nicknames. Wretched is the name of disobedience after [one's] faith. And whoever does not repent - then it is those who are the wrongdoers.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Hujurat 11 (49/11)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in your case, those people are friends, they don't mind it, they are just having fun. So their doings are not related with this ayat. I think, their case does not count as one of &lt;code&gt;making fun of&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;ridiculing&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="42851" LastEditDate="2021-04-08T09:57:37.903" LastActivityDate="2021-04-08T09:57:37.903" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1149" CreationDate="2012-07-02T21:09:44.113" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I previously analyzed Sufi belief &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/696/4&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Quoting it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sufis claim that Sufism is a way of purification. This claim of theirs also require existence of another claim in their mind, that is &quot;&lt;em&gt;Islam itself is not enough for purification. So, we are making Islam better by adding it the way of Sufism.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, Sufis don't find Islam able to clean enough, they develop new emotional methods that cleans better. The biggest mistake of a Sufi is that, when he cries out of emotion, he thinks that he became a good mumin. They consider the warm feelings inside them as iman (faith), but that's nothing but a normal hormonal phenomena which is similar to the feeling between a man and woman (not same of course). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sufists live in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariqa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;tariqa&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt; community. The leader of a tariqa is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaykh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;shaykh&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. People controlled by the shaykh are called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwish&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;darwish&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the rules of Sufism, a darwish in the hand of his shaykh must be like a dead corpse in the hands of corpse-cleaner. Some Sufists even say that, if shaykh orders his darwish to do something haram, he has to do it. According to the laws of Sufism, a darwish &#xA;must obey to his shaykh under all conditions. This kind of shaykh-darwish relationship is nothing but &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/517/4&quot;&gt;shirk&lt;/a&gt;. A muslim cannot be this much of obedient to any person even if it is the rasulullah Muhammad (pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2012-07-02T21:52:07.470" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1155" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1149" CreationDate="2012-07-02T21:40:51.753" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many groups that go under sufism some do not go out side of the Qur'an or Sunnah, but the majority do in one way or another and each of the groups have separate rulings in regards to them, and no one line can speak about all the groups.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-28T19:02:40.363" LastActivityDate="2014-06-28T19:02:40.363" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1156" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1158" CreationDate="2012-07-02T22:10:15.343" Score="7" ViewCount="2088" Body="&lt;p&gt;How do I know that I had a Roya?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know if I saw the Prohphet (PBUH), then I really saw him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as&#xA;  saying: He who saw me in a dream in fact saw me, for the satan does&#xA;  not appear in my form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ، سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْعَتَكِيُّ&#xA;  حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدٍ - حَدَّثَنَا  أَيُّوبُ،&#xA;  وَهِشَامٌ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ&#xA;  اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ مَنْ رَآنِي فِي الْمَنَامِ فَقَدْ&#xA;  رَآنِي فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لاَ يَتَمَثَّلُ بِي ‏&quot;‏ ‏.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about other prophets (peace be upon them), and what about Alsahabeh(الصحابة) (God bless them)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="215" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T00:25:36.940" LastActivityDate="2018-03-30T18:48:31.063" Title="How to know this dream is really Ro'ya?" Tags="|sunnah|prophets|dream|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1148" CreationDate="2012-07-02T22:27:57.050" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I doubt it, There are a number of Hadiths showing the prophet making jokes, smiling, and having fun.  None are heavily at the expensive of the other person's feelings and it seems that it is not required to ask for permission (although I think if the person shows or expresses discomfort then it would be best to respect that). Here is a couple of examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ex. 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas ibn Malik reports: “A man asked the Prophet to give him a mount. The Prophet said to him: ‘I will give you a she-camel’s son.’ The man said: ‘What use do I have for a she-camel’s son?’ The Prophet said: ‘What camel is not born to a she-camel?’” (Related by Ahmad, Al-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawood and Al-Bukhari in Al-Adab Al-Mufrad). Here we see the Prophet making a joke, as he tells the man who requests a mount that he would give him a she-camel’s son. The man takes it literally and thinks that the Prophet is giving him only a young camel that is not fit to travel any distance carrying a man on his back. But the Prophet explains that every camel is the son of a she-camel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ex. 2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet even made practical jokes. Anas ibn Malik reports: “A Bedouin called Zahir ibn Haram used to visit the Prophet bringing him gifts from his desert area. When he was about to leave, the Prophet would give him a good supply. The Prophet once commented: ‘Zahir is our man from the desert and we are his urban people.’ The Prophet loved him, but Zahir was rather ugly in appearance. One day the Prophet came on him as he was selling his stuff. The Prophet held him from the rear, while Zahir could not see him. He said to him: ‘Let me go! Who are you?’ He then turned his head and recognized the Prophet. He tried his best not to press his back against the Prophet’s chest. The Prophet said loudly: ‘Who will buy this slave?’ Zahir said: ‘Messenger of God! You will find me unsaleable.’ The Prophet said to him: ‘But with God, you are not unsaleable. As God’s slave, you are highly valued.’” (Related by Ahmad, Al-Tirmidhi and Abd Al-Razzaq).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a good example of it possibly being ok to make a joke, hurt someone's feelings, but make them feel better in the end:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On another occasion the Prophet joked with an old woman who asked him to pray for her to be admitted into heaven. The Prophet said: ‘No old woman will ever enter heaven.’ The woman turned away crying. The Prophet said to those nearby: ‘Tell her that no woman goes into heaven as an old woman.’ He then read the Qur’anic verses: ‘We shall have brought them into being in a life renewed, having resurrected them as virgins.’ (56: 35-36)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a reference which provides a number of other &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnipath.com/library/Hadith/H0003P0014.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;examples&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21" LastActivityDate="2012-07-02T22:27:57.050" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1156" CreationDate="2012-07-02T23:29:16.480" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Praise be to Allaah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to a hadith narrated by Anas, the prophet said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whoever has seen me in a dream, then no doubt, he has seen me, for Satan cannot imitate my shape.&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/65790&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari 9:87:123&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In their commentary on this hadith, the scholars at IslamQA state (excerpted from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/47782&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;hellip;this is to be understood as referring to seeing the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in the physical form that is described in the saheeh ahaadeeth, for the Shaytaan cannot imitate the form of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But if the Shaytaan comes in another form, whether one is asleep or awake, then lies and says, “I am the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him),” then this is false and does not count as seeing the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To ensure that you have actually seen the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), rather than the Shaytaan attempting to impersonate him with a different form, here are some ahadeeth describing his physical features (collected from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/1512&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;Blockquote&gt;Rabee'ah ibn Abi 'Abd al-Rahmaan said: &quot;I heard Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him) describing the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). He said: 'He was of average height, not too tall and not too short, with a pinkish colour, not very white and not dark, and his hair was neither very curly nor very straight. The Revelation came to him when he was forty years old, and he stayed in Makkah for ten years after the Revelation came, then in Madeenah for ten years. When he died, there were no more than twenty white hairs on his head and in his beard.&quot; (al-Bukhaari, 3283).&lt;/Blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;Blockquote&gt;Al-Baraa' ibn 'Aazib said: &quot;The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was broad shouldered and had thick hair coming down to his shoulders and earlobes. He was wearing red garments. I have never seen anything more beautiful than him.&quot; (Reported by Muslim, Kitaab al-Fadaa'il, Baab Sifat Sha'r al-Nabi (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), no. 2338).&lt;/Blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;Blockquote&gt;'Ali said: &quot;He was neither tall nor short, and had large hands and feet. He had a large head and was big-boned, and the thin line of hair (starting from his chest and extending to the navel) was long. When he walked, he would lean forward, as if he was walking downhill. I have never seen anyone like him, before or since.&quot; (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, 3570, who said this is a saheeh hasan hadeeth).&lt;/Blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;Blockquote&gt;Jaabir ibn Samurah said: &quot;The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was dalee' al-fam, ashkal al-'ayn and manhoos al-'aqib.&quot; Shu'bah said: &quot;I asked Maalik, 'What is dalee' al-fam?' He said: 'Wide-mouthed.' I asked, 'What is ashkal al-'ayn?' He said, 'Big-eyed.' I asked, 'What is manhoos al-'aqib?' He said, 'His heels were not fleshy.'&quot; (Saheeh Muslim, Kitaab al-Fadaa'il, 2339).&lt;/Blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="236" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-07-05T05:25:03.673" LastActivityDate="2012-07-05T05:25:03.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1159" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1163" CreationDate="2012-07-02T23:48:18.930" Score="6" ViewCount="103052" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the different kinds of food that a Muslim can't eat and the reasons they were banned?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard some people mention that Muslims shouldn't eat horses' or donkeys' meat, but I couldn't find a proof of their claim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user126" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user202" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T01:38:37.600" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T01:38:37.600" Title="What are the foods forbidden for Muslims to eat and the reason?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1160" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1143" CreationDate="2012-07-02T23:57:56.320" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;A kaffir is somone who disbelives even when they know the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KRIAZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the&#xA;  polytheists were not to be parted [from misbelief] until there came to&#xA;  them clear evidence -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The aya above says that somone will not be a kaffir unless clear truth is provided, once somone knows the truth and decides to disbelive, they are a kaffir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when a messenger from Allah came to them confirming that which was&#xA;  with them, a party of those who had been given the Scripture threw the&#xA;  Scripture of Allah behind their backs as if they did not know 2:101&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we can infer from the aya above that a kaffir can also be somone from the people of the book weather it be a muslim christian or jew, if they disbelive when there is proof, they are a kaffir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“We never punish until We send a messenger” (17:15).”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ayah in the quran indicates that if one did not recive daawa and they were not sent a messanger, they will not be a kaffir. Since they had no knowledge they were not rejecting the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in conclusion a kaffir can be anyone who rejects truth, even if they are from the people of the book, it would not be correct to call somone a kaffir if they have no knowledge of islam. This would be equivalent to calling the prophets parents kaffireen, which we know is not true. If somone never knew about islam, they are not rejecting truth, they simply have no knowledge of islam, and they will not be punished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastActivityDate="2012-07-02T23:57:56.320" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1161" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1162" CreationDate="2012-07-03T00:33:10.967" Score="4" ViewCount="82272" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I had nightmares, what should I do? What can I do to avoid nightmares?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide answer from Quran or Hadith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="215" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T09:03:22.417" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T09:03:22.417" Title="What should I do if I had a nightmare according to the Quran or Hadith?" Tags="|sunnah|reference-request|dream|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1161" CreationDate="2012-07-03T00:33:11.183" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you have a nightmares if you wake up you should blow thrice on his left&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, &quot;A good vision&#xA;  (dream) is from Allah and a bad dream is from the Satan. He who sees&#xA;  something in a dream that he dislikes, should blow thrice on his left,&#xA;  must seek Allah's Refuge from the evil of the Satan (i.e., by saying:&#xA;  A'udhu billahi minash-Shaitanir-Rajim). Then it will not harm him.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن أبى قتادة رضى الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏&#xA;  ‏&quot;‏الرؤيا الصالحة -وفى رواية‏:‏ الرؤيا الحسنة- من الله، والحلم من&#xA;  الشيطان، فمن رأى شيئاً يكره فلينفث عن شماله ثلاثاً، وليتعوذ من الشيطان&#xA;  فإنها لا تضره‏&quot;‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Riyad as-Salihin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you must don't tell anyone about it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There came to him (the Holy Prophet) a desert Arab and said: I saw in&#xA;  a dream that I had been beheaded and I had been following it (the&#xA;  severed head). Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) reprimanded him&#xA;  saying: Do not inform about the vain sporting of devil with you during&#xA;  the night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا&#xA;  ابْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ أَبِي، الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ&#xA;  جَابِرٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ&#xA;  لأَعْرَابِيٍّ جَاءَهُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي حَلَمْتُ أَنَّ رَأْسِي قُطِعَ&#xA;  فَأَنَا أَتَّبِعُهُ فَزَجَرَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقَالَ ‏&#xA;  &quot;‏ لاَ تُخْبِرْ بِتَلَعُّبِ الشَّيْطَانِ بِكَ فِي الْمَنَامِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And to avoid nightmares just read Athkar for sleeping like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whenever Messenger of Allah () went to bed, he would lie down on his&#xA;  right side and recite: &quot;Allahumma aslamtu nafsi ilaika, wa wajjahtu&#xA;  wajhi ilaika, wa fawwadtu amri ilaika, wa 'alja'tu zahri ilaika,&#xA;  raghbatan wa rahbatan ilaika, la malja'a wa la manja illa ilaika.&#xA;  Amantu bikitabikal-ladhi anzalta, wa nabiyyikal-ladhi arsalta [O&#xA;  Allah! I have submitted myself to You, I have turned my face to You,&#xA;  committed my affairs to You, and depend on You for protection out of&#xA;  desire for You and out of fear of You (expecting Your reward and&#xA;  fearing Your punishment). There is no refuge and no place of safety&#xA;  from You but with You. I believed in the Book You have revealed, and&#xA;  in the Prophet You have sent (i.e., Muhammad ()).]&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن البراء بن عازب رضى الله عنهما قال‏:‏ كان رسول&gt;  الله صلى الله عليه&#xA;  وسلم ِإذا أوى إلى فراشه نام على شقه الأيمن، ثم قال‏:‏ ‏&quot;‏ اللهم أسلمت&#xA;  نفسي إليك، ووجهت وجهي إليك، وفوضت أمري إليك، وألجأت ظهري إليك، رغبة&#xA;  ورهبة إليك، لا ملجأ ولا منجى منك إلا إليك‏.‏ آمنت بكتابك الذي أنزلت&#xA;  ‏.‏ ونبيك الذي أرسلت‏&quot;‏‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Riyad as-Salihin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And before you sleep Tawatha'(Ablution) and sleep on your right side&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Messenger of Allah () directed me thus: &quot;Whenever you go to bed,&#xA;  perform Wudu' as you do for Salat then (before sleeping) recite: 'O&#xA;  Allah! I have submitted myself to You, I have turned myself to You,&#xA;  committed my affairs to You and sought Your refuge for protection out&#xA;  of desire for You and fear of You (expecting Your reward and fearing&#xA;  Your punishment). There is no refuge and no place of safety from You&#xA;  but with You. I believe in the Book You have revealed and in the&#xA;  Prophet () You have sent.&quot;' Messenger of Allah () added: &quot;If anyone&#xA;  recites these words and dies during the night, he will die on the true&#xA;  Deen, and if he remains alive till the morning, he will obtain good.&#xA;  And make this supplication your last words (before sleeping).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="215" LastActivityDate="2012-07-03T00:33:11.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1163" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1159" CreationDate="2012-07-03T00:52:21.117" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims are forbidden to eat the flesh of swine, blood, somthing that was killed by another animal, somthing killed accidentally or by being beated, and food that was slaughtered by somone other than the people of the book (muslims,christians, jews.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;say: i do not find in that which has been revealed to me anything&#xA;  forbidden for an eater to eat of except that it be what has died of&#xA;  itself, or blood poured forth, or flesh of swine-- for that surely is&#xA;  unclean-- or that which is a transgression, other than (the name of)&#xA;  allah having been invoked on it; but whoever is driven to necessity,&#xA;  not desiring nor exceeding the limit, then surely your lord is&#xA;  forgiving, merciful 6:145&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;forbidden to you is that which dies of itself, and blood, and flesh of&#xA;  swine, and that on which any other name than that of allah has been&#xA;  invoked, and the strangled (animal) and that beaten to death, and that&#xA;  killed by a fall and that killed by being smitten with the horn, and&#xA;  that which wild beasts have eaten, except what you slaughter, and what&#xA;  is sacrificed on stones set up (for idols) and that you divide by the&#xA;  arrows; that is a transgression. this day have those who disbelieve&#xA;  despaired of your religion, so fear them not, and fear me. this day&#xA;  have i perfected for you your religion and completed my favor on you&#xA;  and chosen for you islam as a religion; but whoever is compelled by&#xA;  hunger, not inclining willfully to sin, then surely allah is&#xA;  forgiving, merciful 5:3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and do not eat of that on which allah's name has not been mentioned,&#xA;  and that is most surely a transgression; and most surely the shaitans&#xA;  suggest to their friends that they should contend with you; and if you&#xA;  obey them, you shall most surely be polytheists 6:121&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ayat above states that swine is unclean, which is why we cannot eat it. We cannot eat anything that wasent slaughtered correctly because it means that you were not thinking of allah when the animal was killed, and the animal was not meant for being killed for meat. We also cannot eat meat that was slaughtered by somone other than the people of the book because the devil contends with you if you do, and you may obey the devil and become a polytheist.Also, the meat may have been slaughtered for one of their idols, meat that we surley would not want to eat and become a transgressor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason we cannot eat hore or donkey meat is because the quran did not grant permission to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And (He has created) horses, mules and donkeys, for you to ride and&#xA;  as an adornment. 16:8&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;allah is he who made the cattle for you that you may ride on some of&#xA;  them, and some of them you eat. 40:79&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Allah refered to donkeys and horses it was explicitly said that they were made for riding on, period. As for cows, its gives permission to eat it says we may ride and eat them while it only said we may ride horses and donkeys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;some religous scholers say that this is not enough to label horses and donkeys are haram, for that to be true it must directly say they are haram, this rather makes them makrooh (disliked) to eat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastActivityDate="2012-07-03T00:52:21.117" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1164" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-03T04:59:29.340" Score="6" ViewCount="6690" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe  that the Islamic Banking system is pure from impurity of Riba (interest). But some of the Muslims do not see any difference between the Islamic Banking and traditional interest based banking. They say, &quot;Both are same, only the name is different&quot;. I want to learn the difference between the two &lt;em&gt;(I have learned some)&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want here, Both a detailed and easier to grasp &lt;em&gt;(for general people)&lt;/em&gt; answer about the difference between the two, and why &quot;Mudarabah&quot; is not haram or not like Riba?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="177" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:50:19.013" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:50:19.013" Title="What is Mudarabah in Islamic Banking? How is this different from traditional banking?" Tags="|fiqh|finance|banking|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1165" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1176" CreationDate="2012-07-03T05:19:20.003" Score="5" ViewCount="2873" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How is the concept of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zuhd&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; understood from Qur'an and Sunnah?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is normally translated as asceticism, but does that mean living&#xA;in poverty, hunger and abstaining from marriage and sleep?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can someone who possess wealth be a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zahid&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What are the qualities of a true &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zahid&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; according to Qur'an and&#xA;Sunnah?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T09:36:35.960" LastActivityDate="2021-07-21T09:54:07.797" Title="What is the Islamic concept of Zuhd?" Tags="|quran|sunnah|imaan|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1166" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-03T05:55:27.557" Score="4" ViewCount="7246" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan ruled Islamic Caliphate from 661 till 680.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did he come to the power in a legitimate way (according to Quran and hadith)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am only interested in the views of Sunni Muslim scholars. Please support your answer using accepted references (and explicitly state the school they belong to if they are not generally accepted by Sunni scholars).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorDisplayName="user8749" LastEditDate="2012-07-03T06:05:58.057" LastActivityDate="2020-05-16T12:59:46.790" Title="Did Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan become the ruler of Muslims in a legitimate way?" Tags="|history|politics|sunni|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1167" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1169" CreationDate="2012-07-03T07:17:16.147" Score="3" ViewCount="6514" Body="&lt;p&gt;Marrying is not a farz in Islam. What if someone chooses not to get married and keep fasting to control desire?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="56" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2019-03-19T07:18:28.397" LastActivityDate="2019-03-19T07:18:28.397" Title="Is it permitted to not get married?" Tags="|nikah|fard|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1167" CreationDate="2012-07-03T07:37:10.350" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah said in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنْ خَلَقَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا&#xA;  لِّتَسْكُنُوا إِلَيْهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَكُم مَّوَدَّةً وَرَحْمَةً ۚ&#xA;  إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُون&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And among His signs is this, that He created for you wives from among&#xA;  yourselves, that you may find repose in them, and He has put between&#xA;  you affection and mercy. Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people&#xA;  who reflect. (21)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Quran, Chapter 30, verse 21]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;النکاح من سنتی فمن رغب عن سنتی فلیس منی&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Marriage is my sunnah and who ever turns away from my sunnah is not&#xA;  of me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nikaah (Marriage) is Prophet (PBUH)'s permanent sunnah. It is a great sin for a person who can marry but don't marry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once three Sahaba visited Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), one of them (while sitting there) in absence of Prophet said, &quot;Prophet is innocent, but we are sinner&quot; and then one of them said, &quot;I'll never get marry&quot;, When Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) came to know there discussion, He said: &quot;You are no more noble or innocent than me, Yes, you are not, If anyone will try to go farther than me, will be mislead&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are some social benefit of marriage, It helps to flourish the muslim ummah, and the children while they grow up, take care of their parents who are now older and can't take care of themselves.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="133" LastEditorUserId="133" LastEditDate="2012-07-03T07:44:16.923" LastActivityDate="2012-07-03T07:44:16.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1167" CreationDate="2012-07-03T07:58:53.767" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many people think Marriage is just a Sunnah (in the sense it is not Wajib). Because of the narration in the Sahihayn which was recorded as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O young people! Whoever amongst you can afford marriage, let him&#xA;  marry. Whoever cannot afford it, let him fast, for it will be a shield&#xA;  for him.&lt;strong&gt;(al-Bukhaari, 5066; Muslim, 1400)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fasting reduces the effects that desires have on young people. But, in reality, with respect to fuqahaa' who analyzed it, the obligation of marriage depends on the person you are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Qudaamah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With regard to marriage, people are of three types: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1.&lt;/strong&gt; Some fear that they may fall into haraam things if they do not&#xA;  get married. Such a person has to get married, according to the&#xA;  majority of fuqaha’, because he has to keep himself chaste and protect&#xA;  himself against doing haraam things, and the way to do that is getting&#xA;  married. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2.&lt;/strong&gt; For some it is mustahabb. This is the one who feels desire but&#xA;  there is no danger of his falling into haraam. It is better for him to&#xA;  get married than to devote himself to naafil acts of worship. This is&#xA;  the view of ashaab al-ra’y and it is the view of the Sahaabah (may&#xA;  Allaah be pleased with them and their deeds).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Mas’ood said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;If I only had ten days to live and I knew that I&#xA;        would die at the end of them, and I had any desire to get married, I&#xA;        would get married, for fear of fitnah (temptation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Sa’eed ibn Jubayr said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Ibn ‘Abbaas said to me: “Have you gotten married?”  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;I said: “No.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;He said: “Get married, for the best of this ummah are the ones with&#xA;    the most wives.” &lt;strong&gt;Narrated by al-Bukhaari (5069)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibraaheem ibn Maysarah said: Tawoos said to me: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;“Either get married, or I will say to you what ‘Umar said to&#xA;    Abu’l-Zawaa’id: Nothing is keeping you from getting married except&#xA;    impotence or immorality.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3.&lt;/strong&gt; who have no desire, either because they were not created with&#xA;  any desire, such as one who is impotent, or they had desire but it has&#xA;  disappeared due to old age, sickness and so on. There are two&#xA;  opinions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(i) It is mustahabb to get married because of the general meaning&#xA;  of what we have discussed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(ii) Remaining single is better for him because he cannot achieve&#xA;  the purpose of marriage, and he would be preventing his wife from&#xA;  becoming chaste by marrying someone else. And he would be harming her&#xA;  by keeping her for himself, and he is exposing himself to obligations&#xA;  and duties that perhaps he cannot fulfil, and he is distracting&#xA;  himself from seeking knowledge and worship with something that is of&#xA;  no benefit to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Qudaamah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;The apparent meaning of the words of Ahmad is that there is no&#xA;    difference between the one who can afford it and the one who cannot.&#xA;    He said: a man should get married and if he can afford to spend he&#xA;    should spend, and if he cannot then he should be patient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This applies to one who is able to get married. As for the one who&#xA;  cannot, Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;“And let those who find not the financial means for marriage keep&#xA;    themselves chaste, until Allaah enriches them of His Bounty” &lt;strong&gt;[al-Noor&#xA;    24:33]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best people in Taqwa were Prophets (Peace be upon all of them) and most of them we know have married. We cannot be better than them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Anas bin Maalik (radiyallaahu 'anhu), &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He says: &quot;A group of three men came to the houses of the wives of the&#xA;  Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) asking how the Prophet&#xA;  (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) worshipped (Allaah), and when they were&#xA;  informed about that, they considered their worship insufficient and&#xA;  said: 'Where are we compared to the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi&#xA;  wasallam) as his past and future sins have been forgiven.' Then one of&#xA;  them said: 'I will offer the prayer throughout the night for ever.'&#xA;  The other said: 'I will fast throughout the year and will not break my&#xA;  fast' The third said: 'I will keep away from women and will never&#xA;  marry.' Allaah's Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: 'Are you&#xA;  the same people who said so-and so? By Allaah! Indeed I am the one who&#xA;  fears Allaah the most amongst you, and the most pious of you; yet I&#xA;  fast and break my fast, I pray and I sleep, and I marry women. So he&#xA;  who opposes my Sunnah is not from me.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;Reported by Imaam al-Bukhaaree in&#xA;  his Saheeh.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)&#xA;  said: “There are three whom Allaah is bound to help: the mujaahid who&#xA;  strives (in jihad) for the sake of Allaah, the mukaatib (a slave who&#xA;  has made a contract of manumission with his master) who wants to pay&#xA;  off his manumission, and a man who gets married, seeking to remain&#xA;  chaste.” &lt;strong&gt;Narrated by al-Tirmidhi (1655), classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/82968&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, marriage becomes obligatory or recommended or even disliked depending on the type of person you are. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-07-03T07:58:53.767" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1170" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1175" CreationDate="2012-07-03T08:56:09.080" Score="1" ViewCount="32174" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a man who had only one wife and is now divorced remarry? Does the rule vary if they do or don't have children? If yes, how? If it's allowed, is it compulsory or optional?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="56" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-20T12:49:34.377" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T12:49:34.377" Title="Can a man who is now divorced remarry?" Tags="|talaq|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1166" CreationDate="2012-07-03T09:56:06.663" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan (RA) became the Caliph in a very legitimate way and as Mohammed (PBUH) predicted in his two authentic Hadiths:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُوسَى، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، سَمِعَ أَبَا بَكْرَةَ، سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ وَالْحَسَنُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ، يَنْظُرُ إِلَى النَّاسِ مَرَّةً وَإِلَيْهِ مَرَّةً، وَيَقُولُ ‏&quot;‏ ابْنِي هَذَا سَيِّدٌ، وَلَعَلَّ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُصْلِحَ بِهِ بَيْنَ فِئَتَيْنِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Bakra:&#xA;  I heard the Prophet talking at the pulpit while Al-Hasan was sitting beside him, and he (i.e. the Prophet ) was once looking at the people and at another time Al-Hasan, and saying, &quot;This son of mine is a Saiyid (i.e. chief) and perhaps Allah will bring about an agreement between two sects of the Muslims through him.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/62#h133780&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sahih Albukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see, Mohammed (PBUH) predicted that Alhassan (RA) will be the reason for reconciliation between two groups of Muslims and that was by giving up the throne to Muawiyah (RA). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;second Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : &quot; الْخِلافَةُ بَعْدِي فِي أُمَّتِي ثَلاثُونَ سَنَةً ثُمَّ مُلْكٌ &quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The khilaafah after me in my Ummah will last for thirty years. Then there will be kingship after that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=633&amp;amp;hid=220&amp;amp;pid=139240&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[reference]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, Mohammed (PBUH) clearly stated that there will be kingdom after thirty years of Caliphate. Abu Bakr (RA), Omar (RA), Othma (RA) and Ali (RA) ruled as Caliphs for thirty years then Muawiyah (RA) came and he was a king (because caliphate run through his dynasty) Which is the same as Mohammed (PBUH) predicted. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Quran, there is no evidence in Quran that states that Caliphate is for Ali (RA) and his dynasty. Instead, Allah says in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلِ اللَّـهُمَّ مَالِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِي الْمُلْكَ مَن تَشَاءُ وَتَنزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّن تَشَاءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَاءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَاءُ ۖ بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ‌ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ‌ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;O Allah , Owner of Sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You will and You take sovereignty away from whom You will. You honor whom You will and You humble whom You will. In Your hand is [all] good. Indeed, You are over all things competent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Quran 3:26]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clearly stated in the Aya above that God is the one who give &lt;em&gt;Sovereignty&lt;/em&gt;. So if God wanted Alhassan (RA) to be the Caliph then God could have done that. But instead Muawiyah (RA) was chosen. And trust no one can become Caliph against God's well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last proof is from history, (Ijma'a) at that time was in Muawiyah's (RA) side. Most Islamic areas were with Muawiyah (RA), Arabian Peninsula and Sham Area (Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon) and the rest of Islamic areas except for Iraq area. For sure most of the people chose Muawiyah (RA) for a valid reason, Many of them were Sahaba and Sahaba knows better because they were close to Mohammed's (PBUH) time.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: This answer is from Sunni point of view.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37" LastEditorDisplayName="user37" LastEditDate="2012-07-03T10:12:18.483" LastActivityDate="2012-07-03T10:12:18.483" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1172" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-03T10:24:16.507" Score="5" ViewCount="28534" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakra&quot;&gt;Chakras&lt;/a&gt; are said to be whirling pools of energy in our body according to Hinduism/Buddhism. It is said that these chakras can be open, closed or overactive, and depending on their status, they could affect people in different ways. Is there anything in Islam that refuse or accept this? Can a Muslim believe in chakras? (Bonus question: is it ok in Islam to meditate?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-20T12:50:04.817" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T12:50:04.817" Title="Is it permissible for Muslims to believe in Chakras?" Tags="|other-religions|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1174" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1180" CreationDate="2012-07-03T11:36:43.580" Score="8" ViewCount="5151" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently, scientists have discovered more evidence of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson&quot;&gt;Higgs Boson particle&lt;/a&gt;. It would be the last piece of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Model&quot;&gt;Standard Model&lt;/a&gt; of particle Physics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, what they are trying to do here is find out why the Universe works the way it does, and how it came to be. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, does Physics contradict the teachings of Islam? For example, Muslims believe God created the Universe, but Physicists are trying to find scientific proof. Is it OK do to so? Would it be haram for a Muslim to become a Physicist or Astronomer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-07-03T14:19:49.960" LastActivityDate="2018-01-19T12:21:43.710" Title="Do the teachings of Physics and Astronomy contradict the teachings of Islam?" Tags="|science|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1175" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1170" CreationDate="2012-07-03T11:55:12.940" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/chapter_display.php?chapter=2&amp;amp;translator=5#228&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah&lt;/a&gt; (interpretation of meaning) :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And divorced women shall wait (as regards their marriage) for three&#xA;  menstrual periods, and it is not lawful for them to conceal what Allah&#xA;  has created in their wombs, if they believe in Allah and the Last Day.&#xA;  And their husbands have the better right to take them back in that&#xA;  period, if they wish for reconciliation. And they (women) have rights&#xA;  (over their husbands as regards living expenses) similar (to those of&#xA;  their husbands) over them (as regards obedience and respect) to what&#xA;  is reasonable, but men have a degree (of responsibility) over them.&#xA;  And Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A woman should wait for at least 3 months before marrying someone again. There is no compulsion for man or woman to marry or not marry after divorce. Although getting married is recommended by Prophet (P.B.U.H) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=31&amp;amp;translator=1&amp;amp;start=0&amp;amp;number=129#129&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Alqama: While I was walking with 'Abdullah he said, &quot;We&#xA;  were in the company of the Prophet and he said, 'He who can afford to&#xA;  marry should marry, because it will help him refrain from looking at&#xA;  other women, and save his private parts from looking at other women,&#xA;  and save his private parts from committing illegal sexual relation;&#xA;  and he who cannot afford to marry is advised to fast, as fasting will&#xA;  diminish his sexual power.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-20T12:48:59.423" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T12:48:59.423" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1165" CreationDate="2012-07-03T12:56:53.930" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That God made the world is accessories to test for us&#xA;To know God where we act as ordered it or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zuhd : is the output the love of the world from the heart, so Zahid not pay any attention to the world  in his heart, and not preoccupied in this world on the purpose for which God created for it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zuhd does not mean to believer give up for a the world&#xA;and he gives up his money, and leave halal earning  and be a burden on others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 40 Hadith for Nawawi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن أبي العباس سهل بن سعد الساعدي رضي الله عنه ، قال : جاء رجل إلى&#xA;النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، فقال : يا رسول الله ! دلني على عمل إذا&#xA;عملته أحبني الله وأحبني الناس ؛ فقال : ( ازهد في الدنيا يحبك الله ،&#xA;وازهد فيما عند الناس يحبك الناس ) .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the authority of Abu al-’Abbas Sahl bin Sa’ad as-Sa’idee (may Allah&#xA;be pleased with him) who said: A man came to the Prophet (peace and&#xA;blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, “O Messenger of Allah,&#xA;direct me to an act which, if I do it, [will cause] Allah to love me&#xA;and the people to love me.” So he (peace and blessings of Allah be&#xA;upon him) said, “Renounce the world and Allah will love you, and&#xA;renounce what the people possess and the people will love you.” A&#xA;hasan hadeeth related by Ibn Majah and others with good chains of&#xA;authorities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (PBUH) explained the true meaning of Zuhd when he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أن رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال‏:‏ ‏&amp;quot;‏إن الدنيا حلوة خضرة وإن&#xA;الله تعالى مستخلفكم فيها، فينظر كيف تعملون، فاتقوا الدنيا واتقوا&#xA;النساء‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏ رواه مسلم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&#xA;Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: &amp;quot;The world is sweet and green&#xA;(alluring); and verily, Allah is making you to succeed each other,&#xA;generations after generations in it in order to see how you act. So&#xA;beware of this world and beware of women&amp;quot; [Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in another hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عـن ابـن عـمـر رضي الله عـنهـما ، قــال : أخـذ الرسول صلي الله عـلية&#xA;وسلم بمنكبي ، فقال : ( كن في الدنيا كـأنـك غـريـب أو عـابـر سبـيـل ).&#xA;وكـان ابـن عـمـر رضي الله عـنهـما يقول : إذا أمسيت فلا تـنـتـظـر&#xA;الصباح ، وإذا أصبحت فلا تـنـتـظـر المساء ، وخذ من صحـتـك لـمـرضـك ،&#xA;ومن حـياتـك لـمـوتـك . رواه البخاري&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the authority of Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him),&#xA;who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon&#xA;him) took me by the shoulder and said, “Be in this world as though you&#xA;were a stranger or a wayfarer.” And Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased&#xA;with him) used to say, “In the evening do not expect [to live until]&#xA;the morning, and in the morning do not expect [to live until] the&#xA;evening. Take [advantage of] your health before times of sickness, and&#xA;[take advantage of] your life before your death.” It was related by&#xA;al-Bukhari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And some scholars said: (not Zuhd to leave the world of your hand and&#xA;Is in your heart, but the Zuhd is Leave the world in your heart and is in your hand).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-09-14T12:10:58.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1177" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="833" CreationDate="2012-07-03T13:06:47.723" Score="15" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Temporary Marriage&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fixed-Term/Temporary/Pleasure Marriage&lt;/strong&gt; are different names for the Arabic word of &lt;code&gt;Mut'a&lt;/code&gt; which is a contract between a man and woman, much in the same way the Long-Term/Permanent/Conventional Marriage is. The main difference is that the temporary marriage longs only for a specified period of time, and man and woman will become stranger to each other after the expiration date without divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One misconception regarding temporary marriage is that some people think that the woman engaged in temporary marriage can have contract every other hour. This is completely misrepresentation of temporary marriage. After such contract has been expired, the woman has to wait for two months (Iddah) before which she can not marry any one else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The Disagreement between Sects&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first one who legislated Mut'a with all the rules pertaining to it, was the Messenger of Allah (PBUH), after it was revealed in Quran. All Muslims agree that the Messenger of Allah legislated Mut'a and made it legal after his migration to Medina, and the Muslims practiced it during his lifetime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However there is a &lt;strong&gt;disagreement&lt;/strong&gt; between the Shia and most of the Sunnis concerning whether the Prophet later banned it or not. Most Sunnis assert that although the Prophet legislated it, he later forbade it. This is while the Shia believe that temporary marriage was never abandoned by the Prophet (PBUH). Allah revealed it in Quran, and it was being widely practiced to the end of his lifetime and during the period of Abu Bakr and the early days of Umar's rule, until Umar forbade it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In th Quran it is stated :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [also prohibited to you are all] married women except those your right hands possess. [This is] the decree of Allah upon you. And lawful to you are [all others] beyond these, &lt;strong&gt;[provided] that you seek them [in marriage] with [gifts from] your property, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse. So for whatever you enjoy [of marriage] from them, give them their due compensation as an obligation. And there is no blame upon you for what you mutually agree to beyond the obligation&lt;/strong&gt;. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise. (Surat An-Nisā' 4:24)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This line stated it is allowed (the bold parts especially).&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Here &lt;code&gt;So for whatever you enjoy [of marriage]&lt;/code&gt; actually means temporary marriage or &lt;code&gt;Mutah&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is another translation of the line:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And all married women except those whom your right hands possess; (this is) Allah's ordinance to you; and lawful for you is (all) besides that - that you seek (them) by means of your wealth taking (them) with chastity, not committing fornication. &lt;strong&gt;Then as such of them with whom you have Mutah&lt;/strong&gt;, give them their dowries as appointed; and there is no blame on you about what you mutually agree after what is appointed; surely Allah is Knowing, Wise&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is still a debate between Shias and Sunnis regarding the acceptance of this practice (and im not going into that).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-04T14:54:29.533" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1180" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1174" CreationDate="2012-07-03T14:51:36.333" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it is not haraam to become a physicist or an astrophysicist or an astronomer. Science is only exploring what God has created. And indeed, we are told in many Hadith and even in the Qur'an to seek knowledge whenever possible. It is this that made the first generation of Muslims get into the Golden age of Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/chapter_display.php?chapter=13&amp;amp;translator=5#3&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Rad verse 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And it is He Who spread out the earth, and placed therein firm&#xA;  mountains and rivers and of every kind of fruits He made Zawjain&#xA;  Ithnain (two in pairs - may mean two kinds or it may mean: of two&#xA;  varieties, e.g. black and white, sweet and sour, small and big). He&#xA;  brings the night as a cover over the day. Verily, in these things,&#xA;  there are Ayat (proofs, evidence, lessons, signs, etc.) &lt;strong&gt;for people who&#xA;  reflect.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the God Particle, the Higgs Boson, is just a name given to it. It does not mean that it is literally God. It is named 'The God Particle' because it is so hard to find. Following is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_God_Particle%3a_If_the_Universe_Is_the_Answer,_What_Is_the_Question?&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lederman said he gave the Higgs boson the nickname &quot;The God Particle&quot;&#xA;  because the particle is &quot;so central to the state of physics today, so&#xA;  crucial to our final understanding of the structure of matter, yet so&#xA;  elusive,&quot;[5] &quot;And the Lord said, Behold&quot;.[6][7][8] The text in the&#xA;  book explain &quot;the publisher wouldn't let us call it the Goddamn&#xA;  Particle, though that might be a more appropriate title, given its&#xA;  villainous nature and the expense it is causing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="241" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2012-07-10T19:38:07.287" LastActivityDate="2012-07-10T19:38:07.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1184" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1174" CreationDate="2012-07-03T15:46:33.453" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the purposes of this answer, let us define &quot;Science&quot; from this angle:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Science is a method with its special terminology and notation for explaining how Allah creates things.`&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does Physics contradict the teachings of Islam?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Science must &lt;strong&gt;never&lt;/strong&gt; contradict with Islam. If it appears to be so, the cause can be one of these two reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We understand Islam (ayaat and ahadith) incorrectly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We misunderstand ayats.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A hadith is fake, or corrupted while passing from subnarrator to subnarrator.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The nabi was a mere human like us. He and his fellows studied Quran days and nights for 23 years. That's why they know more than any of us, and they became so successful. However, the only perfect and flawless being is Allah, they could have been made mistakes in their studies. Prophets are not flawless, having flaws is not a sin. So, a real hadith may contain errors.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scientists made a mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Muslims believe God created the Universe, but Physicists are trying to find scientific proof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe the atheists point of view is that they think if they are able to explain the mechanism of how something works, then it somehow automatically means that it is not created by Allah. Additionally, some Muslims claim that Allah created this Universe in an instant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it OK do to so? Would it be haram for a Muslim to become a Physicist or Astronomer?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unless your reason of being a physicist or astronomer is defying Allah or Islam, why would it be haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-07-10T17:56:34.563" LastActivityDate="2012-07-10T17:56:34.563" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="833" CreationDate="2012-07-03T16:33:34.877" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you ask me this is not a subject Muslims can divide on, because the subject depends directly on the history. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I understand from the hadith collections, mut'ah was first allowed, then later banned by Rasulullah (May Salat and Salam be upon him) himself. Although seems unlikely, it might be the other way around too. We have numerous hadith from legitimate sources in both ways (allowing and banning it). We just need a proper historian to lay out the facts and draw the proper chronology. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T12:25:37.777" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T12:25:37.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1187" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1195" CreationDate="2012-07-03T16:49:21.563" Score="6" ViewCount="297" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure whether it's culture or if it has roots in hadith, but I feel the Jumu'ah (Friday prayer) should be a centralized event, by which I mean that if in one region there are several mosques, only one of them should host the Jumu'ah salah. Can someone bring up relevant texts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T19:12:12.793" LastActivityDate="2013-06-03T19:12:12.793" Title="Is there a hadith about Friday prayer (Jumu'ah) being centralized and grouped in one place?" Tags="|hadith|prayer-timings|jumuah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1188" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1199" CreationDate="2012-07-03T16:53:45.710" Score="8" ViewCount="2644" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is well known that Muslims are forbidden to eat meat which is not slaughtered in Islamic way. But, what is the rule for eating meat sold in public markets or public places in &lt;strong&gt;non-Muslim countries&lt;/strong&gt;. For example, eating lunch at work place, school cafeteria or eating dinner in a friend's home, ... etc?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any exclusion or special permission for these cases to eat meat which is not slaughtered according to Islamic way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:50:06.210" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:50:06.210" Title="Are there special cases in which meat not slaughtered in Islamic way is allowed to eat?" Tags="|fiqh|food|dhabihah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1146" CreationDate="2012-07-03T16:55:20.917" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;That hadith is saheeh. Rasulullah (May Salat and Salam be upon him) also said in another hadith that anyone who has a tiny spark of faith will enter paradise in the end. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the answer is: Every sin except shirk and its descendants; kufr and hypocrisy. Shirk is considered more than a sin, treachery perhaps. You will need to merge the verses below to reach this conclusion from Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ&#xA;  Say, &quot;O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;39:53&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَالًا بَعِيدًا&#xA;  Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly gone far astray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4:116&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Warning:&lt;/strong&gt; Not considering some action a sin that is declared sin by either Allah himself or rasulullah is a sign of lack of faith. On the other hand, knowing something is a sin and doing it just because you believe in the mercy of Allah is having faith (at least the tiny spark of it), but being negligent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastActivityDate="2012-07-03T16:55:20.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1187" CreationDate="2012-07-03T17:03:12.703" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the following aya is enough to answer for your question ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يا أيها الذين آمنوا إذا نودي للصلاة من يوم الجمعة فاسعوا إذا ذكر الله&#xA;  وذروا البيع، ذلكم خير لكم ان كنتم تعلمون سورة الجمعة:9&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on&#xA;  the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah&#xA;  and leave trade. That is better for you, if you only knew.&#xA;  [Al-Jumu'a:9]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where according to the aya plural form &quot;فاسعوا&quot; in the sense of congregations &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so in this aya indicates that it should be presence Friday and listen to the khutbah &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="181" LastEditDate="2012-07-03T17:26:46.340" LastActivityDate="2012-07-03T17:26:46.340" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1191" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1194" CreationDate="2012-07-03T17:31:45.947" Score="2" ViewCount="45286" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard some people said that everything made me scared is forbidden in Islam, Is that right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, are horror movies haram in the light of Quran and sunnah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="215" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-03-18T04:46:45.897" LastActivityDate="2020-06-30T02:22:24.983" Title="Are horror movies haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|movies|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1165" CreationDate="2012-07-03T17:52:29.593" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ali (ra) defined zuhd best: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zuhd&lt;/em&gt; is not that you own nothing, but it is that nothing owns you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many of the Prophets and Sahabah were incredibly wealthy or powerful - but they didn't let that get in the way of their connection with Allah. Abd ar-Rahman b. Auf (ra) is a fantastic example of a very successful businessman and yet among those promised jannah. Sulaiman (as) &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/37/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;asked Allah SWT for a kingdom and dominion&lt;/a&gt; the likes of which would not be given to anyone else after him - here is a Prophet asking Allah SWT for literally a whole kingdom and power over it! But before he asked Allah for that, he asked for forgiveness. So he had his priorities straight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today people incorrectly associate &lt;em&gt;zuhd&lt;/em&gt; with leaving the world or renouncing everything and living a minimal existence. This is not the way of the Prophet (saws). He &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1032280&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;said&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is the matter with people who say such and such? But I pray and I sleep, I fast and I break my fast, and I marry women. Whoever turns away from my Sunnah is not of me.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In our prayer, the Prophet (saws) instructed us to ask Allah for the blessings and goodness of this life, the eternal life, and to be saved from the Fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sa'id b. Jubair said &quot;Allah tests me, I don't test Him&quot; in connection with people thinking they were doing Allah a favor by inflicting poverty on themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These examples from the Prophets, Companions, and other early Muslims give an indication as to the true meaning of &lt;em&gt;zuhd&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-07-03T17:52:29.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1193" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1191" CreationDate="2012-07-03T18:07:20.420" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allaah has enjoined on the Muslims to preserve its members from doing all that affects the human nature which is created by the worship of God, and that the conservation of that member enters in thanking those great blessing that God bestowed it upon His slaves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ولا تقف ما ليس لك به علم، ان السمع والبصر والفؤاد، كل أولئك كان عنه&#xA;  مسؤلا الاسراء:36&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do not follow that of which you have no knowledge. Verily the ear, the&#xA;  eye, the heart, each will be questioned Al-Isra:36&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, should not only have to move away from the obvious forbidden, but everything affects pure human Fitrah that God created them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and no one should argue that the the bad effects of those films on the communities in general, &lt;strong&gt;what may be a violation of the Islamic faith, educate the violence and to facilitate the crime, and other ill effects.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastActivityDate="2012-07-03T18:07:20.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1194" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1191" CreationDate="2012-07-03T18:20:54.173" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;When someone ask a&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is ... haram in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;question, we should response with&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What makes you think that ... is haram in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is not a religion full of harams. If something is not explicitly said to be haram in Quran, or is clearly forbidden by Rasul, then it is not haram under normal conditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And don't forget that, every halal action can be haram under extreme condition, and every haram action can be halal under extreme conditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Eating sugar is halal. But if you have a diabetic disease, and you blood glucose ratio is much above normal, you cannot eat sugar. Because it is suicide.&#xA;Eating meat of pig is haram. But if you are alone in desert and starving, it becomes halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can't say that watching horror movie is haram. But it can be haram if you enjoy watching people being slaughtered, or if you are wasting your precious time with watching too much movies (e.g.; 6 hours everyday).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A muslim must protect himself/herself from turning in a wrong way (from siratal mustakim - the rightful path defined in Quran). This kind of self protection is called &lt;code&gt;taqwa&lt;/code&gt; in Quran. Every kind of detail (like watching horror movies) are not mentioned in Quran and Sunnah; a muslim must have taqwa and make the optimum choice for himself/herself. We are all responsible for making the correct choices about our daily problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-02-22T02:07:35.663" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T02:07:35.663" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1187" CreationDate="2012-07-03T18:25:12.880" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;My answer is based on my understanding that this question actually touches the subject of usool-e-deen i.e. sources of deen.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is not culture but Sunnah. Sunnah itself is an independent source of Deen just like Quran.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Note: By Sunnah I do not mean Hadith. Sunnah, like Quran, has reached us through &lt;code&gt;consensus&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;perpetual practice&lt;/code&gt; of all the Muslim generations since the Prophet i.e. Muslims offer Friday prayer in congregation because every &lt;code&gt;generation&lt;/code&gt; has seen the earlier &lt;code&gt;generation&lt;/code&gt; offering it like this and this chain goes back to the prophet.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;So, asking for a Hadith is just like asking for historical record of a Sunnah which you see live.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Your feeling about it being a centralized event is not wrong. It is corroborated by the fact that according to Sunnah it has to be conducted by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.monthly-renaissance.com/issue/query.aspx?id=862&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim rulers&lt;/a&gt;. The rightly guided and umayyad caliphs always followed this.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2012-07-03T18:25:12.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1188" CreationDate="2012-07-03T20:19:02.647" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, &quot;This day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and the &lt;strong&gt;food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you&lt;/strong&gt; and your food is lawful for them.&quot; (5:5) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastActivityDate="2012-07-03T20:19:02.647" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1188" CreationDate="2012-07-03T20:29:21.453" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The conditions for slaughtered meat that is valid to eat are 5:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The slaughterer must be of the age of &lt;em&gt;tamyiz&lt;/em&gt; - i.e. he must be of an age where he is able to intend the slaughter, differentiate between right and wrong and perform simple commands.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The slaughterer must be either Muslim, Christian, or Jewish.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The instrument used to slaughter must be sharp and it must slaughter by &lt;em&gt;cutting&lt;/em&gt;, not weight or stunning or anything else. It must not be made of teeth or claws of animals.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The trachea, esophagus, and two jugular veins must be cut for a perfect slaughter. Some scholars say 2 or 3 of the above are sufficient.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Invoking the name of Allah on the slaughter.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(these conditions are derived from the Qur'an and ahadith and for the most part are agreed upon by scholars of all schools - one difference of opinion is discussed further down.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So first, ask yourself whether these conditions are satisfied in your case (lunch at workplace, school cafeteria, friend's home, etc.). People unfamiliar with the subject like to tack on extra conditions, but unless they have solid proof they are not conditions. And Allah SWT knows better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These conditions are merely what makes the slaughter &lt;em&gt;permissible&lt;/em&gt; to eat. There are a number of other things that are &lt;em&gt;recommended&lt;/em&gt; or highly recommended but not obligatory such as treating the animal well and other things. We are commanded to treat animals well in general and not torture them, and while failing to do so is not part of the sunnah, it will not invalidate the slaughter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two common misconceptions are that 1) you can simply say Bismillah over any meat and eat it because the Prophet (saws) did so - the full hadith however states that in that case the meat came from a new Muslim tribe who may not have known of the conditions, and so the Prophet (saws) said Bismillah over it and 2) today's Ahl al-Kitab have deviated from their original religion and it's not valid to eat their food - the answer to this is that they had deviated even at the time of the Prophet (saws) and neither Allah nor His Messenger specified that they must be following their original &lt;em&gt;deen&lt;/em&gt;, and so we can't impose that condition either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shafi'i scholars disagree about point 5 above. They say the saying of Allah's name over the slaughter is recommended, not obligatory. For this reason some Shafi'is eat meat where the other four conditions are satisfied. For non-Shafi'is it is usually the fifth condition that invalidates the majority of meat found in stores and restaurants (unless of course it is kosher-certified).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contemporary Western or non-Muslim societies, there are mainly 2 issues even for those who follow the Shafi'i opinion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A good percentage of animals die due to stunning, not cutting. This is particularly the case among cattle - I've heard a figure of up to 30% dying of stunning, before they reach the knife. For poultry, it may be a lower figure.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The inhabitants of the country are significantly not Christian or Jewish. For example in some Scandinavian countries, the percentage of atheists reaches 70%. Even in England, this number recently crossed the halfway mark. Since this number is not negligible, it calls into question the validity of assuming that the slaughterer most likely of the People of the Scripture. In the US, in some of the Southern states it is well-known that a lot of the slaughterers are Mexican Catholics, and so some Muslims in those areas who follow the Shafi'i opinion eat poultry in those states.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In light of these facts, the permissibility of eating such meat is extremely tenuous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another modern-day issue that has not received much attention yet from the scholars is the issue of machine slaughter and whether there needs to be one &quot;Bismillah&quot; per animal, or whether it's permissible to play tapes saying &quot;Bismillah&quot; and other such things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;--&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Summarized from the Precious Provisions course taught by Dr. Yasir Qadhi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-07-03T20:44:52.937" LastActivityDate="2012-07-03T20:44:52.937" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1200" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="604" CreationDate="2012-07-03T21:05:37.203" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding the guidance, the view towards Imams is similar to the view towards the Prophet. Shia do not believe that Imams can guide independently from God, the guidance is only from God. The views towards Imams being infallible is similar to views towards the Prophet being infallible.&#xA;The arguments regarding why they are infallible are more or less similar to why Sunni believe that the Prophet is infallible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many Shia believe in a stronger version of infallibility than Sunni Muslims about prophets and hold the stronger form of infallibility towards imams. The main verse used for this infallibility is verse 33:33 in addition to hadith regarding who are the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahl_al-Bayt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ahl al-bayt&lt;/a&gt;. There are also some philosophical arguments a number of other hadith attributed to Imams themselves regarding infallibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-18T06:58:42.897" LastActivityDate="2016-01-18T06:58:42.897" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1201" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1166" CreationDate="2012-07-03T22:07:21.543" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, Mu'awiyah (radiallahu anhu) is considered by sunnis as first king of muslims though he was called khalifah. The word &quot;khalifah&quot; simply means successor. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.com/Fatawa/Fatwaprint.aspx?id=1279&amp;amp;BookID=7&amp;amp;sectionid=&quot;&gt;The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Verdicts&lt;/a&gt; were asked the question: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) said: &lt;em&gt;&quot;The khilaafah after me is thirty years, then there will be biting kingship&quot;&lt;/em&gt; and for this reason Mu'aawiyah said, &lt;em&gt;&quot;I am the first of the kings&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, from the risaalah of Abi Zayd al-Qayrawaanee (1/96). What is the meaning of this hadeeth?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They replied:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This hadeeth has been related by Imaam Ahmad in al-Musnad, al-Haakim&#xA;  in al-Mustadrak, Abu Ya'laa in al-Musnad, Ibn Hibbaan in his Saheeh&#xA;  and at-Tirmidhee in as-Sunan. And the meaning of the hadeeth has been&#xA;  explained by al-Haafidh (Ibn Hajar) in al-Fath, he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He meant by the khilaafah, the khilaafah of prophethood (i.e. the thirty years), and as for Mu'aawiyah and whoever came after him, then&#xA;  they were upon the way of the kings (i.e. kingship) even if they are&#xA;  named &quot;khalifahs (successors)&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also other narrations confirming this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadeeth narrated by Safeenah (radiallaahu anhu), that the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;خلافة النبوة ثلاثون سنة ثم يؤتي الله الملك من يشاء&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophetic khilaafah will last for thirty years. Then Allaah will give the dominion to whomever He wills. &lt;strong&gt;Reported by Abu Dawud and al-Haakim. Saheeh al-Jaami' as-Sagheer (no. 3257) declared Saheeh by Imaam al-Albaani (rahimahullaah).&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in the Sunan of Abu Dawud, there occurs after this hadeeth, what is said by Sa'eed bin Jamhaan, who narrated from Safeenah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال سفينة: امسك، خلافة أبي بكر رضي الله عنه سنتين، وعمر رضي الله عنه&#xA;  عشراً، وعثمان رضي الله عنه اثنتي عشر، وعلي ستّاً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Safeenah said (to me): Hold on (meaning, listen), the khilaafah of Abu Bakr (radiallaahu anhu) was two years, and [that of] Umar&#xA;  (radiallaahu anhu) was ten years, and [that of] Uthmaan (radiallaahu&#xA;  anhu) twelve years, and [that of] Alee (radiallaahu anhu) six years.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Abu Dawud, Kitaab us-Sunnah, Chapter on the Khulafaa, (no. 4647).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also reported by Safeenah, the saying of the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الخلافة بعدي في أمتي ثلاثون سنة ثم ملك بعد ذلك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The khilaafah after me in my Ummah will last for thirty years. Then there will be kingship after that. &lt;strong&gt;Reported in the Musnad Imaam Ahmad, by at-Tirmidhi, Musnad Abi Ya'laa, and Ibn Hibbaan. Saheeh al-Jaami' as-Sagheer (no. 3341) declared Saheeh by Imaam al-Albaani (rahimahullaah).&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah explains (Majmoo' 10/354):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The kingship of Mu'aawiyah was one of mercy, and when Mu'aawiyah&#xA;  departed - may Allaah's mercy be upon him -&lt;/strong&gt; and the leadership of&#xA;  Yazeed came, and there occured therein the tribulation of the killing&#xA;  of Husain in Iraq, and the fitnah of the people of Harrah in Madinah,&#xA;  and the siege of Makkah, when Abdullah bin Zubayr made his stand. Then&#xA;  Yazeed passed away and the Ummah split, Ibn az-Zubayr in the Hijaaz,&#xA;  Banu al-Hakam in Shaam, and al-Mukhtaar bin Abee Ubayd seizing power&#xA;  in Iraaq. All of this took place at the end of the period of the&#xA;  Companions, when there only remained the likes of Abdullah ibn 'Abaas,&#xA;  Abdullah ibn Umar, Jaabir ibn 'Abdullah, Abu Saeed al-Khudree and&#xA;  others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, regarding Mu'awiyyah (radiallahu anhu) he was one of the Prophet's Sahabah (Companions) and one of the scribes who wrote down the Revelation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thirdly, coming to the claim of caliphate, Mu'awiyah(radiallahu anhu) did not claim the caliphate for himself and the Ba'yah (pledge of allegiance) was not made to him when he was fighting against Ali (radiallahu anhu). He did not fight Ali(radiallahu anhu) because he considered himself to be the rightful caliph or that he thought he deserved to be. Neither he nor his supporters wanted to initiate a fight with Ali (radiallahu anhu), it was only when Ali(radiallahu anhu) told them to swear allegiance and obedience to him, so there would not be two caliphs, that they refused their obedience. It was then that Ali(radiallahu anhu) had no alternative but to fight them, to force them to obey him and maintain the Muslim community, as Mu`awiyyah and his supporters were saying that this was not obligatory for them until Uthman's (radiallahu anhu) rights had been taken from those in Ali's army who had rebelled and killed him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following is evidence that Mu’awiyah’s true goal was not to become the caliph, but rather, his right for avenging Uthman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Siyar A’alam Al-Nubala:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقالوا: أنت تنازع عليا أم أنت مثله ؟ فقال: لا والله، إني لاعلم أنه&#xA;  أفضل مني وأحق بالامر مني، ولكن ألستم تعلمون أن عثمان قتل مظلوما، وأنا&#xA;  ابن عمه، والطالب بدمه، فائتوه، فقولوا له، فليدفع إلي قتلة عثمان، وأسلم&#xA;  له. فأتوا عليا، فكلموه، فلم يدفعهم إليه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rough translation: Al-Ju’fi (Yahya bin Sulaiman, from his book&#xA;  “Siffeen”): Ya’la bin Ubaid, from his father: Abu Muslim Al-Khawlani&#xA;  and a group of people entered upon Mu’awiyah, and they asked, “Do you&#xA;  dispute Ali? Are you his equal?” He replied, “No, I am not, and I know&#xA;  that he is better than me, and deserves this (khilafa) more than me,&#xA;  but don’t you know that Uthman was killed unjustly, and that I am his&#xA;  cousin, and that I ask for his blood? So go to him (Ali), and tell him&#xA;  to bring forth the killers of Uthman, and I will submit to him.” So,&#xA;  they went to Ali, and spoke to him, but he didn’t hand them (the&#xA;  killers).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same narration can be found in Shia sources. See Waq’at Siffeen by Nasr bin Muzahim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إن أبا مسلم الخولانى قدم إلى معاوية في أناس من قراء أهل الشام، [ قبل مسير أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام إلى صفين، ] فقالوا [ له ]: يا&#xA;  معاوية علام تقاتل عليا، وليس لك مثل صحبته ولا هجرته ولا قرابته ولا&#xA;  سابقته ؟ قال لهم: ما أقاتل عليا وأنا أدعى أن لى في الإسلام مثل صحبته&#xA;  ولا هجرته ولا قرابته ولا سابقته، ولكن خبروني عنكم، ألستم تعلمون أن&#xA;  عثمان قتل مظلوما ؟ قالوا: بلى.&#xA;      قال: فليدع إلينا قتلته فنقتلهم به، ولا قتال بيننا وبينه.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rough translation: And Abu Muslim Al-Khawlani came to Mu’awiya with a group of qura’a from the people of Al-Shaam, before Ali went to&#xA;  Siffeen. They said, “Why do you fight Ali? You are not in his level of&#xA;  suhba or hijra or closeness or earliness (in Islam). He said, “I don’t&#xA;  fight Ali with the claim that I am like him in suhba, hijra, closeness&#xA;  or earliness, but tell me, aren’t you aware that Uthman was killed&#xA;  unjustly?” They said, “Yes.” He said, “They if he gives us the&#xA;  killers, we’ll kill them, and there will be nothing between us and him&#xA;  (Ali).”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, interestingly, the following, by Al-Tabari implies that Mu’awiyah was never seen as a caliph, until after the death of Ali, nor was he given bay’a:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(وفى هذه السنة) بويع لمعاوية بالخلافة بايلياء حدثنى بذلك موسى بن عبد&#xA;  الرحمن قال حدثنا عثمان بن عبد الرحمن قال أخبرنا اسماعيل بن راشد وكان&#xA;  قبل يدعى بالشأم أميرا وحدثت عن أبى مسهر عن سعيد بن عبد العزيز قال كان&#xA;  على عليه السلام يدعى بالعراق أمير المؤمنين وكان معاوية يدعى بالشأم&#xA;  الامير فلما قتل على عليه السلام دعى معاوية أمير المؤمنين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rough translation: In this year, Mu’awiyah was given baya’a in Ilya’a. Musa bin Abdulrahman said that Uthman bin Abdulrahman said,&#xA;  Isma’eel bin Rashid told us that “he (Mu’awiyah) used to be called the&#xA;  ameer of Al-Shaam.” I was told that Abu Mushir that Sa’eed bin&#xA;  Abdulaziz said, “Ali used to be called Ameer Al-Mu’mineen in Iraq, and&#xA;  Mu’awiyah was called the ameer in Al-Shaam, but when Ali was killed,&#xA;  Mu’awiyah was later called Ameer Al-Mu’mineen.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also notice that Al-Tabari didn’t say that Mu’awiyah was given baya’a before this year. This implies that nobody gave Mu’awiyah a baya’a for the khilafa before this time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Katheer also says, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“When Ali died, the people of Al-Shaam pledged their allegiance to&#xA;  Mu’awiyah, as the Ameer Al-Mu’mineen, for there was nobody that could&#xA;  dispute them.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The belief of Ahlus Sunnah is that the Khilafaah and Immamate can be achieved in several ways: (1) Either by choosing the person who is most qualified and best positioned for it, as was the case with Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq, may Allah be pleased with him; or it can be achieved by (2) the former leader passing it onto his successor, as was the case when Abu Bakr delegated the authority over to 'Umar; or it may occur by (3) delegating the matter to a specified group of well-known individuals to choose someone among them, as was the case with when 'Umar delegated the authority to the people of the Shoora (Committee). Then when 'Uthmaan was martyred, the people gave oath of allegiance to Ali. Or leadership can be obtained by victory through battle, as it was case with Banu Umayyah. &lt;strong&gt;[From Beneficial Answers to Questions on Innovated Methodologies]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, when Ali martyred, Mu'awiyah was given oath of allegiance by people of Shaam as Ameer Al-Mu'mineen.&lt;/strong&gt; Hence, it is perfectly legitimate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is the view of the Sunni Muslims.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aqidah.com/creed/articles/kyvik-the-khilaafah-lasted-for-30-years-then-there-was-kingship.cfm&quot;&gt;The Khilaafah Lasted for 30 Years Then There Was Kingship Which Allaah Gives To Whomever He Pleases&lt;/a&gt;,&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aqidah.com/creed/articles/jebhu-regarding-the-khalifahs-after-the-khilaafah-of-prophethood-that-lasted-30-years.cfm&quot;&gt;Regarding the 'Khalifahs' After the Khilaafah of Prophethood that Lasted 30 Years&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;,&lt;a href=&quot;http://gift2shias.com/2012/01/08/muawiyahs-claim-for-the-caliphate/&quot;&gt;Mu’awiyah’s Claim for the Caliphate&lt;/a&gt;,&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=960&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=7&quot;&gt;Matters related to the Sahabah&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-07-03T22:14:36.993" LastActivityDate="2012-07-03T22:14:36.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1202" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1205" CreationDate="2012-07-03T23:54:06.977" Score="6" ViewCount="2345" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/334/44&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;, it is mentioned that (emphasis mine),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in Arabic, all words derive from their root verbs; so you can tell something about the meaning based on the letters used. In the case of &amp;quot;Allah,&amp;quot; &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;there is difference of opinion about which root word is the main one&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case, one of the stronger opinions is that it comes from the same root as &amp;quot;Al-Elah.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As there is a difference of opinion, that suggests that there are other strong scholarly interpretations as to what the root word for &amp;quot;Allah&amp;quot; could be.  I was wondering what these other possible roots are, and what their literal meaning would be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T22:05:32.593" Title="What are the different opinions on the etymology of the word &quot;Allah&quot;?" Tags="|arabic|asma-ul-husna|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1203" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-04T00:05:49.763" Score="11" ViewCount="12411" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any special or extra worship legislated for the night of mid-Sha'ban (nisf Sha'ban)? By this I mean is there a reward for worship on this night that is somehow different from any other night?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether yes or no, please provide evidence. If some of the proofs for either opinion turn out to be contentious, they may provide grounds for further questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: I would not like to see this get into argumentation or debating, so if you have an answer please just state the evidence behind it. If you need to reference another opinion, please do so respectfully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-20T12:48:25.733" LastActivityDate="2018-04-30T14:36:02.923" Title="Is there any special or extra worship legislated for the night of mid-Sha'ban (Shab-e-Barat)?" Tags="|sunnah|ibadah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1204" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1211" CreationDate="2012-07-04T00:28:21.897" Score="5" ViewCount="7010" Body="&lt;p&gt;Consider: a couple of friends gather together and organize a football match, where the losers would buy (non-alcoholic) drinks for the winners. Is this kind of challenge acceptable in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am confused because while it seems like a form of gambling, there &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; challenge and effort involved; rather than determining the victor via random chance as with gambling, the stakes would go directly to the person or team demonstrating the most skill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-07-04T00:56:22.307" LastActivityDate="2018-10-25T11:24:44.823" Title="Is it halal to place stakes on a sports challenge?" Tags="|halal-haram|gambling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1202" CreationDate="2012-07-04T01:00:32.727" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Good question! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are seven to eight different opinions on the origin of the Divine Name - the lafDh al-Jalalah - الله. Note that this should not be confused with the &quot;meaning&quot; of the word or anything like that. We do not use such a phrase. We will mention 4 of the stronger opinions here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The name is not derived from anything at all. It is simply a proper noun. Many classical scholars hold this opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The name is derived from اَلِهَ (aliha) - which means to astound or to astonish. So Allah is the One who bedazzles and bewilders.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The name is derived from وِلاه (wilah) - which means to turn to protection, refuge, solace, or comfort. The derivation is via ilah, then Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The strongest position, including the position taken by the famous Persian grammarian Sibawayh (the &quot;father&quot; of Arabic grammar), is that it is derived from اَلَهَ (alaha) - which means to worship or to show servitude. The name الله then, is a grammatical shortening of الإلاه (Al-Ilah) - the deity who is worshipped.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows better!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;--&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Light Upon Light taught by Dr. Yasir Qadhi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-07-04T01:00:32.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1141" CreationDate="2012-07-04T01:17:16.203" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is indeed a very interesting question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that Quran doesn't refer to &quot;people of the books&quot; but uses the singular &quot;the book&quot;. From Quran's perspective there seems to be one book in this regard. For example, in verse 2:113 it is said that Jews and Christians read &quot;the book&quot;. There are many similar verses where it is said that Jews/Christians read the book (verse 2:44). It is also stated that Moses was given the book (verse 2:53). Quran also seems to refer to itself as the book in several places e.g. verse 2:2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what Quran describes it seems that the Jews and Christian at the time of the prophet had access to the book (though according to Quran Injil and Torah has been altered to some extend). This is because Quran states that there are believers among people of the book that read the book the way it should be read (verse 3:113). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand there are verses that mention &quot;books&quot; like verses 2:285, 4:136, 66:12, and 98:3. There are also verses where &quot;the book&quot; is mentioned in addition to other books like Torah and Injil e.g. verses 3:3, 3:48, 5:110, 3:184.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also verses where &quot;the book&quot; is used in the same way that &quot;the prophethood&quot; is used, i.e. as a more general concept, e.g. verses 29:27 and 57:26.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summery, it seems that &quot;the book&quot; in &quot;people of the book&quot; in Quran is more general concept and does not refer exclusively to a particular book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the root of &quot;كتاب&quot; which is translated to &quot;book&quot; in Arabic is &quot;كتب&quot; which means &quot;write&quot; and is used to state God's decrees, e.g. in verse 2:183 we have &quot;&lt;em&gt;... it is written for you fasting as it was written for those before you ...&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. So it seems plausible that the people of the book can be interpreted as &quot;&lt;strong&gt;the people of the sacred law&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="42" LastEditDate="2016-07-21T20:24:46.733" LastActivityDate="2016-07-21T20:24:46.733" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1208" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-04T09:01:11.207" Score="5" ViewCount="23360" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the time of nabi Muhammad, zuhr (noon) and asr (afternoon) prayers were being done silent, because in the daytime there were some enemies who jeered when they heard the prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, today, we don't have such problems. Why are we still doing daytime prayers silent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rather than reading quoted fatwa from other site, I want to learn if they continue to pray silently even after the the jeering of mushriks had ended in the following years. If they continued, didn't any sahaba offered the nabi to pray the prayers out loud as they did in the past? Someone must have brought that subject to debate for sure. What was the nabi's answer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T19:11:35.090" LastActivityDate="2015-06-28T20:47:40.293" Title="Why are the two daylight prayers done silently, and the others out loud?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1208" CreationDate="2012-07-04T09:16:37.093" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah has specified how should your voice be when doing your prayers. Anything other than it is a personal preference and is not mandatory: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلِ ادْعُوا اللَّهَ أَوِ ادْعُوا الرَّحْمَٰنَ أَيًّا مَّا تَدْعُوا&#xA;  فَلَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا&#xA;  تُخَافِتْ بِهَا وَابْتَغِ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ سَبِيلًا ﴿الإسراء: ١١٠﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: 'Call upon Allah, or call upon the Merciful; whichsoever you call&#xA;  upon, to Him belong the Names Most Beautiful.' And be thou not loud in&#xA;  thy prayer, nor hushed therein, but seek thou for a way between that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastActivityDate="2012-07-04T09:16:37.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1208" CreationDate="2012-07-04T09:20:53.673" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a ruling is established in sharee’ah for a reason that no longer applies, and this ruling is in accordance with the fitrah or is one of the symbols of Islam, then it remains even if the reason no longer applies. Raml (walking at a fast pace) in tawaaf was originally intended so that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and his companions could demonstrate physical strength in front of the mushrikeen who said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There have come to you people who have been weakened by the fever of&#xA;  Yathrib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This reason no longer applies, but the ruling remains in effect, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did raml in the Farewell Pilgrimage. So, we do it to follow the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) who we consider as the best guide. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from that, if you are not going to follow what Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) [whose guidance is the best] did, then people are going to come up with new alternatives to corrupt the religion. Would you consider that as a better thing to follow?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in any case, loud or silent, your prayer is valid but it is better if you follow the example of the Prophet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reciting out loud in the prayers where this is done is not obligatory,&#xA;  rather it is what is better. If a person recites silently in a prayer&#xA;  in which it is prescribed to recite out loud, his prayer is not&#xA;  invalid, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon&#xA;  him) said: “There is no prayer for one who does not recite the Essence&#xA;  of the Book (al-Faatihah).” He did not specify whether this recitation&#xA;  is to be out loud or silent. So if a person recites what he is&#xA;  required to recite, silently or out loud, then he has fulfilled his&#xA;  duty. But it is better to recite out loud in the prayers where doing&#xA;  so is customary, as in Fajr and Jumu’ah prayers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a person deliberately does not recite out loud when he is leading&#xA;  the prayer, his prayer is valid but it is lacking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a person is praying alone, he has the choice between reciting out&#xA;  loud or silently. He should look at what is more likely to increase&#xA;  his focus and humility in prayer, and do that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Majmoo’ Fataawa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 13/73 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/67672/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;What is the reason why Qur’aan is recited out loud in some prayers and silently in others?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-07-04T09:26:56.050" LastActivityDate="2012-07-04T09:26:56.050" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1204" CreationDate="2012-07-04T11:16:52.103" Score="7" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏&quot;‏&#xA;  لاَ سَبَقَ إِلاَّ فِي نَصْلٍ أَوْ خُفٍّ أَوْ حَافِرٍ ‏&quot;‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: That the Prophet (saws) said: &quot;No stake is&#xA;  acceptable except in archery, racing a camel, and racing a horse.&quot;&#xA;  [Jami` at-Tirmidhi ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadeeth indicates that it is permissible to make money &lt;strong&gt;only in a competition horse,racing a camel,and archery&lt;/strong&gt; whether it is money from one or both racers, or from an external party such as the State, for example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not to enter the stakes on who wins the people of racers in the remaining games, this is gambling forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as God said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ&#xA;  وَالْأَنصَابُ وَالْأَزْلَامُ رِجْسٌ مِّنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ&#xA;  فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ&#xA;  المائدة:90 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O believers, this wine and gambling, these idols, and these arrows you&#xA;  use for divination, are all acts of Satan; so keep away from them. You&#xA;  may haply prosper. [Al-Ma'ida:90]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastActivityDate="2012-07-04T11:16:52.103" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1212" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1389" CreationDate="2012-07-04T12:35:26.270" Score="2" ViewCount="1543" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I've always known that fasting the day of Mid-Sha'ban is good and special, and tried to do so most times. Recently I've been told that there's nothing special about it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to ask, is there anything special about fasting the day of mid-Sha'ban? is it Sunnah or not? please give evidence Hadith (or aya) and show how strong/weak they (Hadiths) are, since I was told all Hadiths about Mid-Shaban are either weak or fabricated (موضوع).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S: This question is about the &lt;strong&gt;day&lt;/strong&gt; of mid-Sha'ban, for the &lt;strong&gt;night&lt;/strong&gt; of mid-Sha'ban, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1203/167&quot;&gt;this question.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T09:39:56.040" Title="Is there anything special about fasting in the day of mid-Sha'ban?" Tags="|sunnah|ibadah|sawm|bidah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1214" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-04T12:56:20.117" Score="15" ViewCount="66301" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my community, we used to celebrate the birth day of Mohammed (PBUH). In the past 30 or so years a lot of people start saying this is haram. Many people stopped doing it for many reasons but mainly not because they said it is haram but because the people who prohibit it are really bothering the people who do it. Like calling us &quot;Mushrikin&quot; or &quot;Bid'ah&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can see why they prohibit it, because some people do something considered odd by most Muslims, Like dancing or singing.. But the Celebrations I am talking about are simple, No dancing or any stuff like that. We gather, we read Quran, say some stories about Mohammed (PBUH) and remind each other about his ethics (Akhlaq). One more thing to mention, this kind of Mawlids are celebrated in many random days in a year not only in the real birthday of the prophet. But the name is Mawlid still. I think we do it this way to avoid making that day so special. Many times we call it 'Jalsat Zekr' جلسة ذكر and not Mawlid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question: Is celebrating Mawlid the way I describe it Halal or Haram and why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T14:19:41.647" Title="Is celebrating the &quot;Mawlid day&quot; Halal or Haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2015-04-13T05:24:20.897" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1212" CreationDate="2012-07-04T13:02:03.643" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The people who claim that &lt;em&gt;having fast in the day of mid-Sha'ban is valuable&lt;/em&gt; depend on their this claim for the reason that they think the night of that day is special. &lt;strong&gt;They have no any other reason.&lt;/strong&gt; Since &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1207/4&quot;&gt;that question&lt;/a&gt; explains that their this assumption was wrong, and that day didn't have any specialty at all, the hadiths about his matter were weak, then we understand that having fast in that day has no &lt;em&gt;extra&lt;/em&gt; benefit. If you have fast that day, your fast becomes a normal fast; it wouldn't give you any bonus &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-dictionary.com/index.php?word=thawab&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sawab&lt;/a&gt;s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2012-07-04T13:02:03.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1214" CreationDate="2012-07-04T13:28:21.373" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Adding new ibadats to Islam is called &lt;code&gt;bid'at&lt;/code&gt;, and it is haram. Then the question turns into &lt;code&gt;Is there an ibadat in Islam for celebrating the birth day of the nabi?&lt;/code&gt;. The answer is no. There is no birthday celebration for the nabi in Islam. Nabi's followers had never done any kind of celebration or birthday party for him when he was alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Birthday celebration for the nabi is definitely bid'at. Even those who intensely claim that it is not haram accept that it is a bid'at. But they say that it is a good kind of bid'at (bid'at-i hasene). Every bid'at is haram, there is no kind of &quot;good bid'at&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The nabi Muhammad was born in year 571. But, the first mawlid was celebrated in 1232 in Egypt. These celebrations are done mostly by mushriks of the type that are defined in Quran as &lt;code&gt;the ones who are obedient to the pat which they find their fathers on&lt;/code&gt;. They defend themselves by saying &quot;These celebrations are being done for centuries. Did all those people do wrong all those years? There were many scholars and omniscient among them. How do you know better than them?&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْاْ إِلَى مَا أَنزَلَ اللّهُ وَإِلَى الرَّسُولِ قَالُواْ حَسْبُنَا مَا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ آبَاءنَا أَوَلَوْ كَانَ آبَاؤُهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ شَيْئًا وَلاَ يَهْتَدُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And when it is said to them, &quot;Come to what Allah has revealed and to the Messenger,&quot; they say, &quot;Sufficient for us is that upon which we found our fathers.&quot; Even though their fathers knew nothing, nor were they guided?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Maide 104 (5/104)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The number of people doing something can not be used to prove that that thing is rightful. There is no such celebrations in Islam. They are injected inside Islam many years after the death of the nabi. Christians celebrate birthday of a certain nabi, we Muslims don't have such a sunnah (convention).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2012-07-04T13:28:21.373" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1217" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-04T13:28:39.670" Score="6" ViewCount="23374" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are movies allowed in Islam? I am speaking about sci fi, romance, horror, comedy or cartoon movies.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reading &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1191/are-horror-movies-haram-in-islam&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; makes me think only horror movies are an exception rest all are allowed.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think educational movies that teach us about Islam or some school/college related work are allowed. But what about the aforementioned types of movies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:49:21.923" LastActivityDate="2019-03-15T13:40:44.927" Title="Is watching movies permissible in Islam?" Tags="|fiqh|movies|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1218" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-04T13:37:43.010" Score="14" ViewCount="14340" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is known that prayers are accepted wherever you perform them &amp;mdash; washrooms and graveyards notwithstanding &amp;mdash; and that it is not &lt;em&gt;required&lt;/em&gt; to go to an actual masjid building to pray.  As the prophet said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The whole earth is a mosque for you, so pray wherever you are when the time for prayer comes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I was wondering if there is any solid evidence that praying in the masjid itself has any benefit.  I am aware of numerous hadiths which indicate that praying in congregation is much more blessed than praying alone (which is easier to arrange when you're at a masjid,) and also of hadiths which emphasize the importance of responding to the &lt;em&gt;adhan&lt;/em&gt; (which is usually called from a masjid), and even many which explicitly mention the masjid itself (but clearly in the context of either the congregation or the adhan as above, rather than the actual building), but I don't know of any clear evidences that even this congregational prayer is more valuable inside an actual masjid compared to being prayed just anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does praying in a masjid give extra reward than praying outside of one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2014-04-15T07:13:00.520" LastActivityDate="2021-11-04T15:40:00.957" Title="Is there any advantage to praying in a masjid?" Tags="|salat|masjid|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1219" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1218" CreationDate="2012-07-04T14:20:13.703" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Praying in masjid is a reclamation. If none do this masjid would be abandoned. Thus praying in masjid is better than other places as Quran says &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;At-Tawbah:9/18&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ&#xA;  الْآخِرِ وَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَى الزَّكَاةَ وَلَمْ يَخْشَ إِلَّا&#xA;  اللَّهَ فَعَسَىٰ أُولَٰئِكَ أَن يَكُونُوا مِنَ الْمُهْتَدِينَ ﴿التوبة:&#xA;  ١٨﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Only he shall inhabit masjids of Allah who believes in Allah and the&#xA;  Last Day, and performs the prayer, and pays the alms, and fears none&#xA;  but Allah alone; it may be that those will be among the guided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastEditorUserId="48" LastEditDate="2012-09-04T06:38:11.173" LastActivityDate="2012-09-04T06:38:11.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1220" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1226" CreationDate="2012-07-04T14:20:18.757" Score="2" ViewCount="220" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ibadats that are obligatory for Muslims like salat or fast, also have ancillary benefits. For example, fasting is said to be beneficial for our health. Judging from this, a Muslim may come to the conclusion that, whatever Allah (C.C) make us do, is beneficial for us this way or another. So, if I question about something like &quot;This ibadat (act of worship) is a must for me, therefore I do it, but what are its benefits?&quot;, is it beneficial and encouraged, or harmful and discouraged?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T05:40:37.330" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T05:40:37.330" Title="Should Muslims question about the earthly benefits of Islamic acts of worship?" Tags="|halal-haram|ibadah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1222" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1218" CreationDate="2012-07-04T14:38:45.030" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is additional sawaab when you pray in a masjid and even more more sawaab if you pray in the row just behind the Imam.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;There is a hadith about importance of praying in a mosque (Ther might be more than one but this is the one i know)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &quot;The prayer offered in congregation is twenty five times more superior (in reward) to the prayer offered alone in one's house or in a business center, because if one performs ablution and does it perfectly, and then proceeds to the mosque with the sole intention of praying, then for each step which he takes towards the mosque, Allah upgrades him a degree in reward and (forgives) crosses out one sin till he enters the mosque. When he enters the mosque he is considered in prayer as long as he is waiting for the prayer and the angels keep on asking for Allah's forgiveness for him and they keep on saying: 'O Allah! Be Merciful to him, O Allah! Forgive him, as long as he keeps on sitting at his praying place and does not pass wind.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   Bukhari Book 1 Volume 8 Hadith 466  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some say the reward is 27 times not 25.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-05T03:30:41.680" LastActivityDate="2012-07-05T03:30:41.680" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1223" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-04T14:42:38.067" Score="3" ViewCount="1774" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that sometime, somewhere I heard that Muslims should avoid asking so many details about faith and going deep in analyzing haram and halal. Arguments for this is mentioned in Surat al-Baqarah verse 67-71 (the verses which tells the story of slaughtering a cow) :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;67    And (remember) when Musa (Moses) said to his people: &quot;Verily, Allah&#xA;  commands you that you slaughter a cow.&quot; They said, &quot;Do you make fun of&#xA;  us?&quot; He said, &quot;I take Allah's Refuge from being among Al-Jahilun (the&#xA;  ignorant or the foolish).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;68    They said, &quot;Call upon your Lord for us that He may make plain to us&#xA;  what it is!&quot; He said, &quot;He says, 'Verily, it is a cow neither too old&#xA;  nor too young, but (it is) between the two conditions', so do what you&#xA;  are commanded.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;69    They said, &quot;Call upon your Lord for us to make plain to us its&#xA;  colour.&quot; He said, &quot;He says, 'It is a yellow cow, bright in its colour,&#xA;  pleasing to the beholders.' &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;70    They said, &quot;Call upon your Lord for us to make plain to us what it&#xA;  is. Verily, to us all cows are alike. And surely, if Allah wills, we&#xA;  will be guided.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;71    He [Musa (Moses)] said, &quot;He says, 'It is a cow neither trained to&#xA;  till the soil nor water the fields, sound, having no other colour&#xA;  except bright yellow.' &quot; They said, &quot;Now you have brought the truth.&quot;&#xA;  So they slaughtered it though they were near to not doing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another arguments for avoid going in details and too much analyzing so deep is this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Haram is clear, Halal is clear other thinks is Allah's mercy&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really do not know if this is the right argument, and does this hadith exist at all?&#xA;So, I will love to hear the opinions of those who know more than me. Also, if this is the right view it could be the answer to many questions asked here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-20T09:20:18.917" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T09:20:18.917" Title="What is the explanation of the event mentioned in Surat al-Baqarah verse 67-71?" Tags="|tafseer|surat-al-baqarah|quranic-events|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1224" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="170" CreationDate="2012-07-04T15:27:24.907" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in other questions and answers, Islam stipulates some rulings around interaction between genders. Starting at the top (most general):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an&#xA;  immorality and is evil as a way. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/32&quot;&gt;Surah Israa, verse 32&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this, we know that Islam regulates interaction between genders. What you're asking about is called &lt;em&gt;khitbah,&lt;/em&gt; or engagement. From my research, I have not found a lot of rulings about khitbah; it depends largely on your culture and society, as long as you fall within the general rulings of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What Islam explicitly prohibits are things like being alone with the person:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whenever a man is alone with a woman the Devil makes a third. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muslimtents.com/aminahsworld/Dating_and_marriage.html&quot;&gt;Ahmad and Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;; authenticated by Al-Albani)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can understand this ruling in the light of the ayah above -- to prevent an unlawful relationship. So obviously, a private date in your or her suite would fall under this ruling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An interesting scholarly discussion circulates around what &quot;alone&quot; means. The Arabic word is &quot;khulwah.&quot; Scholars state that &quot;alone&quot; includes &lt;em&gt;being in the presence of people who would not stop you from committing immorality.&lt;/em&gt; Therefore, a public location, such as a public restaurant in a non-Muslim country, would also constitute khulwah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does this leave? When I took a class on the fiqh of marriage, we mentioned one scenario that would work: &lt;em&gt;having both sitting together in the presence of a mahram of the girl.&lt;/em&gt; This includes her blood relatives, such as her father, brother, sister, mother, uncles or aunts by blood, etc. This is essentially a &quot;chaperoned date.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-07-04T15:27:24.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1225" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1233" CreationDate="2012-07-04T15:52:35.540" Score="7" ViewCount="1677" Body="&lt;p&gt;Consider this &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt; from Surat Ash-Sharĥ:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h1&gt;فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/94/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 94:7&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;(Sahih International)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;(Yusuf Ali)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;So when you are at leisure, (i.e., not o) then labor,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;(Dr. Ghali)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This has been translated a number of different ways, but they all convey the same basic message: When you're not working you should either &quot;stand up [for worship]&quot; or &quot;labour hard&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt;, can I conclude that having a vacation&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt; is discouraged in Islam? If so, to what extent (e.g &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;makruh&lt;/em&gt;) would this be discouraged?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, if there are any &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; explaining this issue, they would be very much appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;* By vacation, I mean stopping constructive work and taking time off just for rest and relaxation.  For example, even though your work or school can give you some time off, you can still do some constructive work on your free time, so my question isn't about that. I am asking about the situation where you go to a place for a while to do nothing but rest, or staying at home doing nothing (still doing obligatory &lt;em&gt;ibadat&lt;/em&gt; though).&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T05:29:38.350" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T05:29:38.350" Title="Does Qur'an forbid Muslims from going on vacation?" Tags="|tafseer|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1220" CreationDate="2012-07-04T16:21:09.160" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm going to address your question at a higher level first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word Islam comes from the root letters seen, laam, meem. Islam does not mean peace, but it means &lt;em&gt;submission&lt;/em&gt;. That is, a Muslim (Arabic equivalent of &quot;Islam-er&quot;, or one who does Islam) is someone who &lt;em&gt;submits&lt;/em&gt; their will and desires, their actions and beliefs, everything, to almighty Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is precisely what Prophet Ibrahim said in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When his Lord said to him, &quot;Submit&quot;, he said &quot;I have submitted [in&#xA;  Islam] to the Lord of the worlds.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/131&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Baqarah, verse 131&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the worldly benefits, or the justifications, sometimes we know it, and sometimes we don't. A famous statement of Ali ibn Abi Talib is: &quot;If everything in Islam made logical sense, masaah (wiping over your socks instead of washing over them) would be on the &lt;em&gt;bottom of the sock&lt;/em&gt;, not the top.&quot; Because that's where the dirt is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in da'wah, sometimes we fall into this mistake where we try to justify an action by the benefits. For example, Muslims used to say that &quot;we don't eat pig because of the parasites, it's really unclean and bad for you.&quot; But today, pork is much more hygienic, and you can get by without getting sick.  So yes, that was one benefit, but perhaps not the cause.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So ultimately, we say, Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to your exact question, why would there be an issue in questioning this? Scholars have written tomes on benefits of different 'ibaadat. In fact, rasulullah (salallahu alayhi wa sallam) said in one hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Follow up between Hajj and Umrah (i.e. continually repeat the&#xA;  performance) because they both eliminate poverty and sins just like a&#xA;  furnace eliminates the dirty impurities of iron, gold and silver. And&#xA;  an accepted Hajj has no reward less than paradise! (&lt;a href=&quot;http://ummahdesignblog.com/2009/03/24/7th-way-of-increasing-your-earnings/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Collected in Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there's the hadith about the fly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said &quot;If a house fly falls in the drink of anyone of you,&#xA;  he should dip it (in the drink), for one of its wings has a disease&#xA;  and the other has the cure for the disease.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/59#126&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Collected in Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following any commands of rasulullah are counted as ibaadah (obviously). Here, he mentions dipping the fly in, for the benefit of nullifying the disease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So again, sometimes we know, and sometimes we don't know, the reasons and benefits. We only need to submit; we can definitely investigate and find out if we are able to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2012-07-04T16:30:27.760" LastActivityDate="2012-07-04T16:30:27.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1227" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1228" CreationDate="2012-07-04T16:31:44.060" Score="4" ViewCount="34936" Body="&lt;p&gt;From most of the scholars I've heard that Laylatul Qadr could be on any of 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th and 29th of Ramadan. But why do they orient it toward 27th? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-07-04T22:35:03.810" LastActivityDate="2019-05-27T09:21:53.927" Title="Why is Laylatul Qadr commonly thought to be the 27th night of Ramadan?" Tags="|ramadan|laylat-al-qadr|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1227" CreationDate="2012-07-04T17:08:13.633" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Laylatul Qadr has many opinions on when it is like the night of the 27th of Ramadan which has a Hadith &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/6/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;from Abu Dawud&lt;/a&gt; and it is from this Hadith that most scholars probably orient towards the 27th:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Mu'awiyah b. Abi Sufyan : The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa&#xA;  sallam) as saying: Lailat al-qadr is the twenty-seventh night (of&#xA;  Ramadan)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي،&#xA;  أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ مُطَرِّفًا، عَنْ&#xA;  مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ لَيْلَةُ سَبْعٍ&#xA;  وَعِشْرِينَ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/202&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukari&lt;/a&gt;, The Prophet tells us to seek it in the odd numbered last days of Ramadan, 21st, 23ed, 25th,27th, 29th:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) used to observe I'tikaf in the&#xA;  last ten days of Ramadan and say, &quot;Seek Lailat-ul-Qadr (Night of&#xA;  Decree) in the odd nights out of the last ten nights of Ramadan.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al- Bukhari].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعنها، رضي الله عنها، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏ &quot;‏تحروا&#xA;  ليلة القدر في الوتر من العشر الأواخر من رمضان‏&quot;‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه&#xA;  البخاري‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also said that the Prophet used to stay up and do Ibadah when the ten last days of Ramadan came.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-07-04T17:50:06.900" LastActivityDate="2012-07-04T17:50:06.900" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1229" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1231" CreationDate="2012-07-04T17:44:34.547" Score="3" ViewCount="5878" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is Laylatul Qadr an Important night for Muslims? Please quote from the Qur'an or Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditorDisplayName="user37" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T05:29:20.427" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T08:28:03.183" Title="What is the significance Laylatul Qadr?" Tags="|ramadan|laylat-al-qadr|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1229" CreationDate="2012-07-04T17:54:51.077" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Laylatul Qadr is translated into the night of destiny, another translation is The Night of Power, there are many translations there is The Night of Decree, The Night of Value and so on.  Laylatul Qadr is the night in which the Qur'an was revealed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَـٰهُ فِى لَيۡلَةِ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ (١)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have indeed revealed this (Message) in the night of Power: (1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat Al Qadr Ayah 1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Laylatul Qadr is the night that is better than a thousand months:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ خَيۡرٌ۬ مِّنۡ أَلۡفِ شَہۡرٍ۬ (٣)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Night of Power is better than a thousand Months. (3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat Al Qadr Ayah 3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The source of the above Ayahs are from Suratul Qadr/ 97&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-04T17:54:51.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1231" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1229" CreationDate="2012-07-04T18:40:19.063" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lailatul Qadr&lt;/strong&gt; (Arabic: لیلة القدر‎) also known as Shab-e-Qadr,is the Night of &lt;strong&gt;Destiny&lt;/strong&gt;, Night of &lt;strong&gt;Power&lt;/strong&gt;, Night of &lt;strong&gt;Value&lt;/strong&gt;, the Night of &lt;strong&gt;Decree&lt;/strong&gt; or Night of &lt;strong&gt;Measures&lt;/strong&gt;,  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the anniversary of the night Muslims believe the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Holy Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We have indeed revealed this (Message) in the Night of Power:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   And what will explain to thee what the night of power is?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   Therein come down the angels and the Spirit by Allah's permission, on every errand:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   Peace!...This until the rise of dawn!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  —Sura 97 (Al-Qadr), āyāt 1-5 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore Allah himself puts this night better than a thousand months.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So worshipping on this night is better than if you worshipped for a thousand months (that’s about 83 yrs, and 4 months)! SubhanAllah!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Thus it would be foolish to miss this Night of Power.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the ayah 4 means that on this night, God’s decrees for the next year are brought down to the earthly plane. It is true that everything has been determined since the beginning of eternity and written down in the Preserved Tablet, but it is said that during this night, the Angels are informed of the destinies of the worshippers for the following year. It is a blessed Night. So, everything will be decreed on this Night. It is a night when fates are determined and it is a night of high standing.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another important factor related to this night is that in it every decreed matter is conveyed as mentioned in the Holy Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We sent it (Quran) down on a blessed Night. We were to warn [mankind]. Therein (in that Night) is decreed every matter of ordainment. Amran (i.e. a command or this Quran or His Decree of every matter) from Us. Verily, We are ever sending (the Messenger) (As) a Mercy from your Lord. He is the Hearing, the Knowing. Ad-Dukhaan 44: 3-6  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that answers your Questiion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-04T18:48:36.323" LastActivityDate="2012-07-04T18:48:36.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="75" CreationDate="2012-07-04T18:55:47.157" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslim women should be married to Muslim men to make sure that her kids will grow up in an Islamic Environment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also because the non-Muslim husband could prevent his kids from being Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="222" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-08T18:47:34.367" LastActivityDate="2017-09-08T18:47:34.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1233" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1225" CreationDate="2012-07-04T21:09:53.073" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The verse is not intended for this. In no way is it discouraging vacation. Every verse has to be understood in its context. This whole surah addresses the Holy Prophet. As for ayah 7-8 I quote &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islahi&quot;&gt;Islahi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This verse directs the Prophet (sws) to prepare for the ultimate destination&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In other words, two aspects are being highlighted in these verses: First, they bring glad tidings to the Prophet (sws) that he shall soon successfully complete his mission. Second, they assert that even after accomplishing the mission, he should continue with even more fervour and direct all his energies and efforts in seeking the Almighty and in preparing for the final journey which will confront him with the Creator of the heavens and the earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more &lt;a href=&quot;http://bit.ly/L0F1I1&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2012-07-04T21:09:53.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1234" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1223" CreationDate="2012-07-05T01:18:32.423" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the 1st story, Allah ask them to find a cow and he didn't specified anything about the attributes of this cow, so they do and get in more details, and that means nothing but complexing things for them. because if they were abide by the first guide of killing a cow so in this case any cow will be fine. so asking so many details will get you in more complexity so that it.&#xA; and Allahu aalam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="236" LastActivityDate="2012-07-05T01:18:32.423" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1235" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1238" CreationDate="2012-07-05T01:42:51.653" Score="11" ViewCount="5375" Body="&lt;p&gt;We don't touch or read Qur'an when we don't have wudu. On the other hand, we can recite it. Which ruling apply to reading Qur'an from a different medium than a printed book? Can we read Qur'an from internet when we don't have wudu, or should we do wudu before we read it through our computers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T17:50:11.250" Title="Can I read Qur'an from a monitor when I don't have wudu?" Tags="|wudu|reading-quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1235" CreationDate="2012-07-05T02:16:43.387" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Strictly speaking, the wudu requirement is for &lt;em&gt;mus-hafs&lt;/em&gt; only. A mus-haf is a tangible copy of the Qur'an, something that is permanent. This requirement comes from the ayah in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/56/79&quot;&gt;Surat Waqi'ah:79&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;None touch it except the purified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars say that digital media doesn't count as mus-haf because it is a fleeting display that comes and goes, there is no perpetuity to the display of Qur'an on a screen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference for assertion above: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/108477/&quot;&gt;Answer by Shaykh Salih Munajjid&lt;/a&gt; and from other scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note this is only about permissibility, not about the etiquette or adab of reciting Qur'an. It is obviously desirable to recite Qur'an in a state of purity from both major and minor hadath (impurities).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-07-05T02:16:43.387" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1242" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-05T11:16:57.933" Score="2" ViewCount="146" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Possible Duplicate:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1203/special-worship-on-the-night-of-mid-shaban&quot;&gt;Special worship on the night of mid-Sha&amp;#39;ban&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the significance of Shab-e-barat in Qur’an and Hadith? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People of our town cook sweet dishes on the night of 15th Shaban. Some say, that the fates are written and scaled on this night. It is also said that Allah (SWT) forgives all the sins in this night. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please explain the true significance with true quotes of Quran Kareem and Ahadees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="230" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:48:54.860" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:48:54.860" Title="What is Shab E Barat and what is its reality in Islam?" Tags="|sunnah|reference-request|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2012-07-05T13:54:22.453" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1245" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1246" CreationDate="2012-07-05T12:40:04.027" Score="16" ViewCount="6416" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_and_crescent&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;star and crescent&lt;/a&gt; a symbol of Islam? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it a tradition or is it mentioned in the Qur'an?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user206" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T05:25:13.050" LastActivityDate="2020-03-16T09:30:43.350" Title="Why is the &quot;crescent moon and star&quot; being used as the symbol of Islam by some Muslims?" Tags="|history|islamic-basis|symbolism|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1245" CreationDate="2012-07-05T12:50:55.510" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam has no symbols. Quran doesn't suggest or order to use any symbol, but doesn't prohibit as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story behind the reason why some people use the crescent moon as a symbol is explained in the passage below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The crescent moon and star symbol actually pre-dates Islam by several thousand years. Information on the origins of the symbol are difficult to ascertain, but most sources agree that these ancient celestial symbols were in use by the peoples of Central Asia and Siberia in their worship of sun, moon, and sky gods. There are also reports that the crescent moon and star were used to represent the Carthaginian goddess Tanit or the Greek goddess Diana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The city of Byzantium (later known as Constantinople and Istanbul) adopted the crescent moon as its symbol. According to some reports, they chose it in honor of the goddess Diana. Others indicate that it dates back to a battle in which the Romans defeated the Goths on the first day of a lunar month. In any event, the crescent moon was featured on the city's flag even before the birth of Christ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The early Muslim community did not really have a symbol. During the time of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Islamic armies and caravans flew simple solid-colored flags (generally black, green, or white) for identification purposes. In later generations, the Muslim leaders continued to use a simple black, white, or green flag with no markings, writing, or symbolism on it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It wasn't until the Ottoman Empire that the crescent moon and star became affiliated with the Muslim world. When the Turks conquered Constantinople (Istanbul) in 1453, they adopted the city's existing flag and symbol. Legend holds that the founder of the Ottoman Empire, Osman, had a dream in which the crescent moon stretched from one end of the earth to the other. Taking this as a good omen, he chose to keep the crescent and make it the symbol of his dynasty. There is speculation that the five points on the star represent the five pillars of Islam, but this is pure conjecture. The five points were not standard on the Ottoman flags, and as you will see on the following page, it is still not standard on flags used in the Muslim world today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For hundreds of years, the Ottoman Empire ruled over the Muslim world. After centuries of battle with Christian Europe, it is understandable how the symbols of this empire became linked in people's minds with the faith of Islam as a whole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this history, many Muslims reject using the crescent moon as a symbol of Islam. The faith of Islam has historically had no symbol, and many refuse to accept what is essentially an ancient pagan icon. It is certainly not in uniform use among Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.about.com/od/history/a/crescent_moon.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islam.about.com/od/history/a/crescent_moon.htm&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-05T12:50:55.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1250" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1847" CreationDate="2012-07-05T14:38:13.707" Score="9" ViewCount="6598" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recall sitting in a class where we talked about &lt;em&gt;ijtihaad&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;mujtahideen,&lt;/em&gt; the ones who are qualified Islamically to be able to derive a ruling on a new issue (for example, organ donation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recall hearing that Imam Ash-Shafi'ee wrote down a &quot;laundry list&quot; of the several qualities necessary for someone to become a qualified mujtahid; at the head of that list lies fluency in Arabic (classical Arabic, or &quot;fusha&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did some research and could not find his list. What exactly are the qualifications necessary for a mujtahid according to Imam Shafi'ee?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-22T15:53:26.293" LastActivityDate="2016-04-22T15:53:26.293" Title="What are the qualities Imam Ash-Shafiee Listed as qualifications necessary for someone to become a Mujtahid?" Tags="|usool-ul-fiqh|shafii|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1251" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1217" CreationDate="2012-07-05T15:32:51.560" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's tackle this issue from 50,000 feet first. In Islam, everything that is not worship is permitted, until proven guilty. So the default ruling, on everything, is permissibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, the question that comes up is: are there elements in some movies that would make them impermissible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me attempt this socially instead of from a pure fiqh perspective. Here are some points to consider:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Excessive movie watching, like excessive anything, can be a waste of time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Most movies and shows (even news!) contain women dressed provocatively (according to the Islamic boundaries).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Movies are steeped in music, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/237/music-in-islam&quot;&gt;which we've discussed already&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The messages and beliefs behind many movies can run contrary to Islam. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About this last point, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/3324/movies&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam-QA says&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] If these stories include lies, such as Darwin’s theory&#xA;  (evolution), and other things that are contrary to the facts stated by&#xA;  Islam and the facts of natural science, then the Muslim should avoid&#xA;  them, and keep himself busy with something that will be of use to him,&#xA;  such as learning good things or doing righteous deeds or reading true&#xA;  stories and historical accounts and so on. Many of the movies and&#xA;  novels that are known as “Science Fiction” include a lot of kufr, such&#xA;  as putting life and death in the hands of some created being, giving&#xA;  creatures the ability to create from nothing, saying that scientists&#xA;  in laboratories can create from nothing, making inanimate things come&#xA;  alive, creating life from a fossil that has been dead for many&#xA;  millenia, or travelling to the future then coming back to the present.&#xA;  All of this is impossible, and no one knows the unseen except for&#xA;  Allaah. Some of these novels and movies also include clear&#xA;  contradictions of historical facts that are mentioned in the Qur’aan&#xA;  and Sunnah, such as man’s creation and his life on earth. When the&#xA;  Muslim indulges in reading these books or watching these movies, it&#xA;  shakes his belief or at the very least wastes his time and keeps him&#xA;  busy with something that is of no benefit to him. Some people claim&#xA;  that this is just entertainment and a way of passing time, but&#xA;  entertainment is not permitted if it is haraam [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of this seems to indicate little good, or a lot of evil, around movies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2012-07-05T15:32:51.560" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1203" CreationDate="2012-07-05T16:04:23.237" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SHAB-E-BARAT:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The month of Sha’ban is the eighth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. The fifteenth night of this month is known as Laylatul Bara’ah or Laylatun Nisfe min Sha’ban in the Arab world. In India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Afghanistan, etc., it is known as Shab-e-barat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE BELIEVES ABOUT THIS DAY:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some people believe that in &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/44/3-13?translations=20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah al-Dukhan (44:3-4)&lt;/a&gt; there is a reference to this night as Allah says,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“We sent it (the Qur’an) down during a blessed night. We are truly&#xA;  warners. In that night is made distinct every affair of wisdom”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But the night referred to here cannot be a Sha’ban night, because it is said here clearly that the Qur’an was revealed in this night. We know from the Surah al-Qadr (97) that the Qur’an was revealed in the night of Qadr and we also know from the Qur’an (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Baqarah 2:185&lt;/a&gt;) that the Qur’an was revealed in the month of Ramadan, so it is obvious that the night of the revelation of the Qur’an was in Ramadan, not Sha’ban, and that it was Laylatul Qadr not Shab-e-barat (or the Sha’ban night).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some people also say that in the 2nd year of Hijrah, the direction of Qiblah was changed from Jerusalem to Ka’bah (Makkah) on the 15th day of Sha’ban.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This report is also not confirmed by authentic Ahadith.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to most of the scholars of Tafsir, the Qur’an has not mentioned anything about the Sha’ban night. There are some ahadith that speak about the Middle of Sha’ban and its night. However, the scholars of Hadith say that most of the ahadith concerning this night are not sound. They are &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;weak (da’if)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; according to the criteria of the Muhaddithin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE SUPERSTTIONS ABOUT THIS DAY:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some people believe that the spirits (arwah) of the deceased visit their relatives during this night.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some believe that there is a special Tree in the heaven upon whose leaves are the names of all human beings, and whatever leaves drop&#xA;  during this night, those people are destined to die in this year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some think that the decisions about the life and death of people are made during this night.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these beliefs and superstitions do not belong to the authentic teachings of the Qur’an and Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AHADITH ON (15TH) MID-SHABAN:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Mother of the Believers Aisha [May Allah be pleased with her]&#xA;  reports I missed the Prophet one night so I went out to al-Baqi` (and&#xA;  found him). He said: &quot;Were you afraid that Allah would wrong you and&#xA;  that His Prophet would wrong you?&quot; I said: &quot;O Messenger of Allah, I&#xA;  thought that you might have gone to visit one of your wives.&quot; He said:&#xA;  &quot;Allah Glorious and Exalted descends to the nearest heaven on the&#xA;  night of mid-Shaban and He forgives to more people than the number of&#xA;  hairs on the hides of the sheep of the tribes of Kalb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated from Aisha by Ahmad, Ibn Majah, and al-Tirmidhi who said that he heard al-Bukhari grading this Hadith as weak because some of the sub-narrators did not narrate directly from each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abd Allah ibn `Amr [May Allah be pleased with him] reports that&#xA;  Prophet [Peace be upon him] said “Allah looks upon His creatures on&#xA;  the night of mid-Shaban and He forgives all His servants except two:&#xA;  one intent on hatred, and the homicide.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;-Narrated from Abd Allah ibn Amr by al-Tirmidhi, Ahmad and al Bazzar with a chain he graded fair (hasan) through the great Tabi’I jurist&#xA;  al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn bi Bakr al-Siddiq.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Mother of the Believers Aisha [May Allah be pleased with her]&#xA;  reports, &quot;The Prophet stood up in prayer during part of the night and&#xA;  made his prostration so lengthy that I thought his soul had been taken&#xA;  back. When I saw this I got up and went to move his big toe, whereupon&#xA;  he moved, so I drew back. When he raised his head from prostration and&#xA;  finished praying, he said: &quot;O A'isha, O fair little one (humayra')!&#xA;  Did you think that the Prophet had broken his agreement with you?&quot; She&#xA;  replied: &quot;No, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah, but I thought that your&#xA;  soul had been taken back because your stayed in prostration for so&#xA;  long.&quot; He said: &quot;Do you know what night this is?&quot; She said: &quot;Allah and&#xA;  His Prophet know best.&quot; He said: &quot;This is the night of mid-Sha'ban!&#xA;  Verily Allah the Glorious and Majestic look at His servants on the&#xA;  night of mid-Sha`ban, and He forgives those who ask forgiveness, and&#xA;  He bestows mercy on those who ask mercy, and He gives a delay to the&#xA;  people of envy and spite in their state.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated from Aisha by al-Bayhaqi in Shu’ab al Iman (3:382) where he comments: “This hadith is missing the Companion in its chain, and is a&#xA;  good Hadith (hadha mursal jayyid). It is probable that al-Ala’ibn&#xA;  al-Harith took it from Makhul and Allah knows best.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ali ibn Abi Talib [May Allah be pleased with him] reports that the&#xA;  Prophet [Peace be upon him] is reported to have said: “The night of&#xA;  mid-Shaban, let all of you spend in prayer and its day in fasting, for&#xA;  Allah descends to the nearest heaven during that night beginning with&#xA;  sunset and says: ‘Is there no one asking sustenance that I may forgive&#xA;  them? Is there no one asking sustenance that I may grant them&#xA;  sustenance? Is there no one under duress that I may relieve them? Is&#xA;  there not such-and-such, is there not such-and-such, a so forth until&#xA;  dawn rises’”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;-Narrated from Ali by Ahmed and Ibn Majah with a chain containing Ibn Abi Sabra, Mufti Taqi Uthmani says regarding the authenticity of this&#xA;  hadith This Hadith is recorded by Ibn Majah in his Sunan, one of the&#xA;  famous six books of Hadith, and also by Baihaqi in his famous book&#xA;  Shu'ab-al-'iman'. Both of them have reported it without any comment&#xA;  about its authenticity. But after a critical analysis of its chain of&#xA;  narrators it is found that this tradition is mainly based on the&#xA;  report of Abu Bakr Ibn Abi Saburah whose narrations cannot be relied&#xA;  upon. That is why the scholars of Hadith have declared it as a weak&#xA;  (da'if) tradition. his memory was not of the standard required for the&#xA;  Authenticity of a tradition. That is why most of the critics and&#xA;  scholars of Hadith like Imam Bukhari etc. Have held him as weak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SCHOLARS OPINION:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AS THERE IS NO AUTHENTIC HADITH ABOUT MID SHABAN, BUT THERE ARE NUMBERS OF WEAK HADITH’S IN RELATION, THE OPINION OF THE SCHOLARS DIFFERED AT THIS POINT.&#xA;SOME OF THEM BELIEVED AS THERE ARE MANY (NEAR A DOZEN) WEAK HADITH, SO, MID-SHABAN CARRIES SPECIAL IMPORTANCE, AND SPECIAL ACTS SHALL BE PERFORMED AT THIS NIGHT!&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;OTHERS BELIEVED THAT, AS MOST OF THE HADITH ARE WEAK OR THERE IS NOT A SINGLE SAHIH HADITH AMONG THEM, PERFORMING ANY SPECIAL ACT ON THIS SPECIFIC NIGHT IS BIDAH (INNOVATION).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IN BRIEF, WHAT WE FIND IS:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is no specific prescribed Salaah reserved for this night.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is no specific form of Ibadah prescribed for this night.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was the noble habit of Rasoolullah &lt;em&gt;Sallallahu alaihi wasallam&lt;/em&gt; to engage in ibadah during the last portion of every night. Ibadah was not restricted to the 15th of Shaban or any other specific night. Ayesha Radhiyallahu anha reports that Rasoolullah &lt;em&gt;Sallallahu alaihi wasallam&lt;/em&gt; used to go to bed during the first portion of the night and he would stay awake the last portion of the night (spending it in ibadah). (Bukhari and Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Allah Ta'ala descends to the nearest heaven during the last third of every night. (Bukhari) This is not restricted to the 15th night of Sha'ban.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Visiting the graveyard is not a special characteristic of this night; it is proven from other authentic narrations that Rasoolullah &lt;em&gt;Sallallahu alaihi wasallam&lt;/em&gt; would visit the graveyard during the last portion of many nights.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fasting on the 15th of Sha'ban is not proven from any Sahih Hadith&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a misconception that the fast of the 15th of Sha'ban is Sunnah.&#xA;There is only one hadtih regarding fasting on this day but it is extremely weak, as one of its narrators, Ibn Abi Sabirah is extremely weak, has been accused of fabricating Ahaadith too. (Mizaan al-I'tidaal, p. 503)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fasting in the month of Sha'ban without the specification of any day is proven from Rasoolullah &lt;em&gt;Sallallahu alaihi wasallam&lt;/em&gt;. Infact, he used to fast excessively during this month. (Narrated by al-Bukhârî, no. 1833; Muslim, no. 1956)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fasting on the 13th, 14th and 15th of &lt;strong&gt;Every lunar month&lt;/strong&gt; is proven from the Ahaadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;8&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The BLESSED NIGHT, mentioned in Surah Dukhan of the Quran, is the night of Qadr, and not the 15th night of Sha'baan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The name Laylatul Bara'at was intoduced after a few centuries. Earlier Hadith books would mention Ahaadith regarding this night under the heading laylat al-Nisf min Sha'ban (Chapter on the night of the 15th of Sha'ban)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The custom of cooking a specific food for the 15th night of Sha'ban has no basis in the Qur'an or Sunnah. Nor does the lighting of lamps or having lighting outside the Masaajid as practised by some people.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is the consensus (ijma) of all jurists that it is better for an individual to perform optional prayers in ones own home.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was the practice of Rasoolullah &lt;em&gt;Salllallahu alaihi wasallam&lt;/em&gt; and the Sahaabah &lt;em&gt;Radhiyallahu anhum&lt;/em&gt; to engage in any Nafl/optional prayers in their own homes.&#xA;………………………………………………………………………….&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;One can conclude from this that the customs and traditions prevalent today where people assemble on nights such as these have no basis in the Qur'an or Sunnah.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don’t engage in any form of Bid'ah, Success lies in obeying the commands of Allah and adhering to the teachings of our Prophet, Muhammad Sallallahu alaihi wasallam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ALLAH KNOWS THE BEST. JAZAKALLAH KHAIR.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="240" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2018-04-30T14:36:02.923" LastActivityDate="2018-04-30T14:36:02.923" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1253" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1254" CreationDate="2012-07-05T17:39:15.660" Score="5" ViewCount="16540" Body="&lt;p&gt;Two words mentioned in the Qur'an are mukhlis (with I) and mukhlas (with A). They come from the same root word as &quot;ikhlaas,&quot; which means sincerity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The former is often translated as &quot;a person of sincerity&quot; or &quot;sincere in actions,&quot; as in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/40/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;in Surah Ghafir&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F16dZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So invoke Allah , &lt;strong&gt;[being] sincere to Him&lt;/strong&gt; in religion, although the&#xA;  disbelievers dislike it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contrast, the latter is translated differently, such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/37/74&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the ayah in Surah As-Saffaat&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nC0W9.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But not &lt;strong&gt;the chosen servants&lt;/strong&gt; of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember in one khutbah, the speaker mentioned a very minute shade of difference between these two words, which are both similar in structure and meaning. What exactly is the meaning of both of these words, and what is the difference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-22T13:50:51.160" LastActivityDate="2021-02-16T17:33:11.667" Title="What is the difference between &quot;mukhlis&quot; and &quot;mukhlas&quot;?" Tags="|arabic|terminology|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1254" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1253" CreationDate="2012-07-05T17:57:26.793" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A &quot;mukhlis&quot; (doer of the action) is the one who strives for sincerity (with intentions etc.) and is purely devoted to Allah. A &quot;mukhlas&quot; (actually &lt;em&gt;Mukhlasan&lt;/em&gt;) who is chosen by Allah for his devotion and sincerity to Allah and is endowed with it by Allah. Usually &quot;Mukhlasan&quot; refers to the Prophets (Peace be upon all of them) in Qur'an. For example. Allah says refering to Musa (Alayhi salam) in Surah Maryam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And mention in the Book, Musa. Verily, he was &lt;strong&gt;Mukhlasan&lt;/strong&gt;. Qur'an 19:51&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further source and context: &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/qurantafseer/tafsir/ibnkathir/TIK-Surah-019.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Tafsir of Surah Maryam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-07-05T17:57:26.793" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1255" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1253" CreationDate="2012-07-05T18:03:02.707" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Good question - both mukhlas and mukhlis come from the same root word: أخْلَصَ (akhlasa), which roughly means to dedicate, be loyal, faithful. So a مخلِص (mukhlis) - this is the active doer form - is one who does the action of this verb; someone who is devoted, sincere, frank, loyal, faithful. In the context of the ayah (mukhlis li) it means to apply those qualities toward something and to be purehearted, virtuous, and righteous toward them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مخلَص - mukhl&lt;i&gt;a&lt;/i&gt;s - on the other hand is the passive form of this noun - meaning someone who is caused to have those qualities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Hans Wehr dictionary and basic Arabic grammar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone more knowledgeable in classical Arabic can correct me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-07-05T18:29:55.267" LastActivityDate="2012-07-05T18:29:55.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1256" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1003" CreationDate="2012-07-05T18:09:45.353" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a quote from a similar question asked in Islam Q&amp;amp;A:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;Blockquote&gt;The question was:&#xA;&lt;Blockquote&gt;What do the Muslim fuqaha’ say about intellectual property rights such as trade names, trademarks, copyright and patents?&lt;/Blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the answer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;Blockquote&gt;Firstly:&#xA;Trade names, trademarks, copyright and patents are all rights which belong exclusively to their owners. In modern times they have come to have a considerable financial value. These rights are recognized according to sharee’ah, and they should not be violated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly:&#xA;It is permissible to buy or sell a trade name or a trademark, and to transfer any of them in return for monetary compensation, so long as there is no cheating or deception.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thirdly:&#xA;Copyright and patents are protected by sharee’ah. Their owners have the right to buy or sell them and nobody has the right to violate these rights. And Allaah knows best.&lt;/Blockquote&gt;&lt;/Blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And concerning the Aya, What makes Qaroon wrong? is that instead of thanking Allah for the gift he gives him he claimed that he was only given it because of knowledge he have. And known in Islam as &quot;Johood&quot; repudiation of Allah's gift. So that what makes him wrong. And about&#xA;whether the Aya is related to the topic or not? every thing is from Allah and we are just receivers, so we should to thanks Allah for his gifts.&#xA; Wallahu alaam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="236" LastEditorUserId="236" LastEditDate="2012-07-05T18:31:57.370" LastActivityDate="2012-07-05T18:31:57.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1258" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1270" CreationDate="2012-07-05T19:55:01.690" Score="6" ViewCount="347" Body="&lt;p&gt;Signed languages depend not just on movements of the hands, but also on subtle facial cues. Direction of eye gaze, puffed cheeks, and mouth movements are all essential elements of a signed language. Given that, wearing a full facial veil (as is the practice of many Muslim women) can significantly affect how one is able to communicate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For those Muslims who consider the veil to be obligatory, are there any special provisions which would allow deaf Muslim women to communicate effectively via sign language?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="156" LastEditorUserId="156" LastEditDate="2013-01-14T23:03:25.657" LastActivityDate="2015-03-12T01:04:59.913" Title="How do Deaf Muslims interact while veiled?" Tags="|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1259" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-05T20:00:45.253" Score="4" ViewCount="686" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many narrations where the Allah's Apostle (salallahu alayhi wassalam) mentions &quot;flag&quot; like the following one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet had informed the people of the martyrdom of Zaid, Ja'far&#xA;  and Ibn Rawaha before the news of their death reached. The Prophet&#xA;  said, &quot;Zaid took the flag (as the commander of the army) and was&#xA;  martyred, then Ja`far took it and was martyred, and then Ibn Rawaha&#xA;  took it and was martyred.&quot; At that time the Prophet's eyes were&#xA;  shedding tears. He added, &quot;Then &lt;strong&gt;the flag&lt;/strong&gt; was taken by a Sword&#xA;  amongst the Swords of Allah (i.e. Khalid) and Allah made them (i.e.&#xA;  the Muslims) victorious.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari Book 64, Hadith 4307&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_flags&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt; says &quot;An Islamic flag is a flag that complies with Islamic rules.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is &quot;Does Islam have a flag?&quot; and &quot;What are the rules for the flag?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answers with scholarly opinion based on Qur'an and Hadith preferred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2015-06-20T08:53:53.210" LastActivityDate="2018-08-24T11:44:39.557" Title="Does Islam have a flag?" Tags="|caliph|symbolism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1260" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-05T21:04:19.383" Score="7" ViewCount="9361" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to many Ulama (scholars), Prophets prior to Muhammad (peace be upon them) lived for hundreds of years and so did the people of their Ummah, and Muhammad (pbuh) and his Ummah has the shortest life span.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;How is this evident from scriptures? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;How is this fact proved and supported scientifically?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://eislamicarabic.com/prophets-ages.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Related link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2012-07-06T06:11:12.047" LastActivityDate="2012-09-22T09:39:33.170" Title="Did Prophets prior to Muhammad live for hundreds of years?" Tags="|history|scientific-proof|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1262" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1259" CreationDate="2012-07-05T21:32:32.087" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ كَانَتْ رَايَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ&#xA;  صلى الله عليه وسلم سَوْدَاءَ وَلِوَاؤُهُ أَبْيَضَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى&#xA;  هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ&#xA;  عَبَّاسٍ . ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: &quot;The flag of the Messenger of Allah (saws) was&#xA;  black, and his standard was white.&quot; [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is&#xA;  Hasan Gharib from this route, as a narration of Ibn 'Abbas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، مَوْلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ&#xA;  قَالَ بَعَثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ إِلَى الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ&#xA;  عَازِبٍ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ رَايَةِ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  فَقَالَ كَانَتْ سَوْدَاءَ مُرَبَّعَةً مِنْ نَمِرَةٍ . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Yunus bin 'Ubaid: the freed salve of Muhammad bin Al-Qasim&#xA;  said: &quot;Muhammad bin Al-Qasim sent me to Al-Bara' bin 'Azib to ask him&#xA;  about the flag of the Messenger of Allah (saws). He said: 'It was a&#xA;  black square of Namirah.'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of of these ahaadeeth it is clear that flag the Messenger of Allah -peace be upon him -was black and her name flag punishment, and is said to have been written on it (is no god but God and Mohammed is the Messenger of God), and this is the flag that was brought by all Muslims is the flag of Islam, and was his brigade white, so  flag that placed on the headquarters of the Muslims or the the headquarters of the caliph, where he was Brigade is white,&#xA;and is said to it also had written on it (is no god but God and Mohammed is the Messenger of Allah),and it  has remained the flag symbol of the Muslims flying since the time of the Prophet peace be upon him until the end of the state Ottoman 1342 AH, 1924.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastActivityDate="2012-07-05T21:32:32.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1263" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1260" CreationDate="2012-07-05T22:52:22.643" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum brother,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;Blockquote&gt;Ziyad related to me from Malik that he had heard a man he trusted of the people of knowledge say, &quot;The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was shown the lifespans of the people (who had gone) before him, or what Allah willed of that, and it was as if the lives of the people of his community had become too short for them to be able to do as many good actions as others before them had been able to do with their long lives, so Allah gave him Laylat al- Qadr, which is better than a thousand months.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَحَدَّثَنِي زِيَادٌ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ مَنْ، يَثِقُ بِهِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أُرِيَ أَعْمَارَ النَّاسِ قَبْلَهُ أَوْ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَكَأَنَّهُ تَقَاصَرَ أَعْمَارَ أُمَّتِهِ أَنْ لاَ يَبْلُغُوا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مِثْلَ الَّذِي بَلَغَ غَيْرُهُمْ فِي طُولِ الْعُمْرِ فَأَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ ‏.&#xA;&lt;Blockquote&gt;See: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/507060&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/urn/507060&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/Blockquote&gt;&lt;/Blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Hadeth shows clearly that Prophets prior to Muhammad (peace be upon them) lived for long time, you can see that in this quote&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;Blockquote&gt;... and it was as if the lives of the people of his community had become too short for them ...&lt;/Blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also i found that Hadith that reduces Muhammad's (PBUH) Umah ages to between 60s and 70s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;Blockquote&gt;The Messenger (peace be upon him) said: &quot;The ages of my Ummah (nation) are between sixty and seventy.&quot;&#xA;Al-Tirmidhy, nos. 2335 and 3550; Ibn Majah, and the wording is his, no. 4236; Al-Quda`y, Musnad, no. 252; Al-Hakim, vol. 2, p. 427; and Al-Khatib, vol. 6, p. 397; and vol. 12, p. 42.&lt;/Blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And about a scientific evidence, here are some statistics:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;Blockquote&gt;Visit this page: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/lifexpec.htm&quot;&gt;http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/lifexpec.htm&lt;/a&gt; and for more information you can Google it&lt;/Blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahu aalam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="236" LastActivityDate="2012-07-05T22:52:22.643" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1203" CreationDate="2012-07-06T00:19:01.173" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Twelver Shia Muslims believe that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Sha%27ban&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mid-Sha'ban&lt;/a&gt; is the birthday of the 12th and last Imam &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mahdi&lt;/a&gt; and celebrate it as such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several hadith accepted by Shia scholars that mention that this night is special and staying awake and praying and reciting Quran during it is advised. There are also hadith advising reading &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Du%27a_al-Kumayl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Du'a al-Kumayl&lt;/a&gt; during this night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most Sunni scholars (4 main schools) also have positive view of this night and accept some hadith about it as sahih. As an example, Al-Nawawi narrates from Al-Shafi`i that: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;there are 5 nights when dua (prayer) is answered, one of them being the night of the 15th of Sha`ban.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, unlike other Sunni scholars, Salafi scholars consider the hadith regarding this night to be week and object to giving a special treatment to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="42" LastEditDate="2012-07-06T00:37:45.800" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T00:37:45.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1266" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-06T00:36:42.937" Score="7" ViewCount="3471" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is considered part of the beard, and what hair on the face is not, and therefore permissible to shave or trim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="255" LastEditorUserId="255" LastEditDate="2012-07-06T03:29:06.200" LastActivityDate="2019-01-17T07:47:00.080" Title="What is considered part of the beard?" Tags="|sunnah|sharia|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1266" CreationDate="2012-07-06T02:51:53.080" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The majority of classical Arabic linguistic scholars consider the &lt;em&gt;lihya&lt;/em&gt; (from &lt;em&gt;lahi&lt;/em&gt;) to be the hair on the chin, plus on the entire jawbone. A minority say chin plus front teeth only. The vast majority also include hair on the cheekbone as well, while saying that the hair below the eyes and on the throat is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; part of the &lt;em&gt;lihya&lt;/em&gt;. There is further a difference of opinion on the hair below the chin and above the throat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: The above is taken from a class on fiqh of clothing taught by Dr. Yasir Qadhi. Other answers directly referencing books of fiqh are preferred - I will delete my answer when those show up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T02:51:53.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1268" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-06T05:34:24.323" Score="9" ViewCount="14442" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read in many places that circumcision hasn't proven to be any helpful to our health and no advantages of it have been found.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Why are we required to get circumcised when we are born?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are there any Hadith regarding this ruling?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="197" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-20T12:48:09.997" LastActivityDate="2023-12-25T04:12:55.417" Title="Why is circumcision required in Islam?" Tags="|islamic-basis|circumcision|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1269" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-06T05:41:11.693" Score="3" ViewCount="579" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any hadith or Quranic verse that tell us to take care of nature, to protect it. In short, I mean does Islam tell us to be an Environmentalist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-20T12:50:11.633" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T12:50:11.633" Title="Does Islam tell us to be environmentalists?" Tags="|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1270" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1258" CreationDate="2012-07-06T07:12:22.343" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;السلام عليكم&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per my knowledge Veil can be relaxed upon some conditions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Such as If you are being forced to not cover face (happened in some countries ),&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Same as a women can uncover her awra'h (body parts which are needed to be veiled) when facing a medical problem and needs to show to a male doctor (but Female doctor is recommended) one can open the face.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Similarly on many other issues Islamic rulings are relaxed when facing difficulties.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P.S:&lt;/strong&gt; I'm not a mufti or a knowledgeable Islamic scholar I'm just a student of knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="258" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T07:12:22.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1268" CreationDate="2012-07-06T07:16:04.000" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah's apostle (pbuh) considered circumcision as &lt;strong&gt;Fitra of Prophets&lt;/strong&gt; in the following Hadith and many other similar Ahadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: &#xA;  The Prophet said &quot;Five things are in accordance with Al Fitra (i.e.&#xA;  the tradition of prophets): to be circumcised, to shave the pelvic&#xA;  region, to pull out the hair of the armpits, to cut short the&#xA;  moustaches, and to clip the nails.' &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Al-Bukhari Volume 8: Book 74: Hadith 312)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is therefore evident that it was a tradition all Prophets followed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Exclusively, we get the proof of the circumcision of Prophet Ibraheem (pbuh) in the Ahadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Abu Huraira: &#xA;  Allah's Apostle said, &quot;Abraham did his circumcision with an adze at the age of eighty.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Al-Bukhari : Volume 4 : Book 55 : Hadith 575)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is why circumcision is considered as &lt;strong&gt;Sunnath-al-Ibrahimi (The Sunnah of Prophet Ibraheem[pbuh]).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming to the benefits of Circumcision, let us go through the following facts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Infection or inflammation of the foreskin affects about 10% - 14% of uncircumcised boys. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;urinary tract infections occur in about 1 in 100 uncircumcised boys in the first year of life, and 1 in 1,000 in circumcised boys. There is also an increased risk of inflammation and infections of the foreskin and glans in uncircumcised males. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Circumcision brings down the chances of catching genital ulcerative diseases.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Penile cancer is a risk for uncircumcised men. One male in 100,000 gets this malignancy and it is invariably an uncircumcised male.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kaiserpermanente.org/&quot;&gt;Kaiser Permanente&lt;/a&gt; HMO study found that uncircumcised infants are 10 times more likely to get kidney infections and urinary tract infections, especially in their first year of life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Most importantly, the biggest health benefit conferred by circumcision is that it helps bring down the chances of contracting the dreaded HIV virus. Not only this, circumcised males carrying the AIDS virus are less likely to transmit it to their female partners. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Suggested reading:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.health-benefits-of.org/2012/06/20/what-are-the-health-benefits-of-circumcision/&quot;&gt;What are the health Benefits of Circumcision&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalfamilyonline.com/basics/health-and-wellness/advantages-circumcision&quot;&gt;Advantages of circumcision&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazaakallah...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2012-07-06T07:25:53.670" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T07:25:53.670" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1269" CreationDate="2012-07-06T08:00:54.220" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah tells us in Qur'an that he has placed us as vicegerents of this world and cautions us regarding what we do with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (salallahu alayhi wassalam) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Verily, this world is sweet and appealing, and Allah placed you as&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;vicegerents therein; He will see what you will do. So, be careful of&#xA;  [what you do in] this world&lt;/strong&gt; and [what you do to/with] women, for the&#xA;  first test of the children of Israel was in women!&quot; &lt;strong&gt;[sahih Muslim]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah says in Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And remember when He made you successors after the 'Aad and settled&#xA;  you in the land, [and] you take for yourselves palaces from its plains&#xA;  and carve from the mountains, homes. Then remember the favors of Allah&#xA;  and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;[Surat&#xA;  Al-'A`rāf 7:74]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then We made you successors in the land after them so that We may&#xA;  observe how you will do. &lt;strong&gt;[Surat Yūnus 10:14]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there are several ayah where Allah tells us that he made us vicegerents of this world and everything in it. He also cautions us that he will observe what we do with it. This applies to plants, animals and the whole environment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also says he has made everything else in this world for use to human beings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And He has subjected to you, as from Him, all that is in the heavens&#xA;  and on earth: behold, in that there are Signs indeed for those who&#xA;  reflect.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;[Surah Al-Jāthiyah 45:13]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Do you not see that God has subjected to your (use) all things in the&#xA;  heavens and on earth. And has made His bounties flow to you in&#xA;  exceeding measure, (both) seen and unseen?&quot; &lt;strong&gt;[Surah Luqman 31:20]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And it is He who subjected the sea for you to eat from it tender meat&#xA;  and to extract from it ornaments which you wear. And you see the ships&#xA;  plowing through it, and [He subjected it] that you may seek of His&#xA;  bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful.[Surah An-Nahl 16:14]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the first thing is that Allah has made us vicegerents of the earth and made available everything for us and so we should first fulfill our basic role i.e. to Worship Allah alone. Second thing is &quot;I'mar&quot; i.e. In habitation on earth justly. We should consume, dwell and prosper on earth in a balanced way neither falling into excess or deficiency. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly there are many narrations which caution us against being unjust to the plants and animals and encourage us being good to them and protect environment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In, Islam there is a prohibition on Smoking not only because it kills you but it harms others as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And spend in the way of Allah and do not throw [yourselves] with your&#xA;  [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]. And do good; indeed,&#xA;  Allah loves the doers of good. &lt;strong&gt;[Surah Baqarah 2:195]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever&#xA;  kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land -&#xA;  it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one - it&#xA;  is as if he had saved mankind entirely. And our messengers had&#xA;  certainly come to them with clear proofs. Then indeed many of them,&#xA;  [even] after that, throughout the land, were transgressors. &lt;strong&gt;[Surah&#xA;  Al-Ma'idah 5:32]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Allah warns us against killing lives unjustly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The messenger of Allah (salallahu alayhi wassalam) asks us to take care of animals in several narrations and be kind to them and give them their right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abdullah Ibn Amr reported that the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“No human being kills a sparrow or [something] larger without right,&#xA;  except that God will ask him about it on the Day of Judgment.” It was&#xA;  said: “O Prophet of God! What is its right?” He said: “Its right is&#xA;  that you slaughter it and eat it, not that you decapitate it and throw&#xA;  it away!” &lt;strong&gt;[Narrated by An-Nasa'i and Al-Hakim who stated that it has&#xA;  sound chain of narrators. His statement was approved by Al-Mundhiri&#xA;  and Al-Dahabi]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaddad Ibn Aws reported that the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;...and excel in slaughtering; &lt;strong&gt;sharpen your blade&lt;/strong&gt; (so you may) relief&#xA;  your slaughtered (animal).&quot; &lt;strong&gt;[Muslim]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a Hadith narrated by Abu Dawud, with a sound chain of narrators, that Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) prohibited the killing of four creatures: &quot;The ant, the bee, the hoopoe and the sparrow-hawk.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding Plants,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Anas the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said:   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘There is no Muslim who plants a plant or a tree, or sows a seed and&#xA;  no bird, or human or animal eats from that except that it is a charity&#xA;  for that person.’ &lt;strong&gt;[Collected by Bukhari, Muslim &amp;amp; Ahmad]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abdullah ibn Habashi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: If anyone cuts the&#xA;  lote-tree, Allah brings him headlong into Hell. &lt;strong&gt;[Sunan Abu Dawud]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Dawud was asked about the meaning of this tradition. He said: This is a brief tradition. It means that if anyone cuts uselessly, unjustly and without any right a lote-tree under the shade of which travellers and beasts take shelter, Allah will bring him into Hell headlong. The lote-tree grows in the desert and it is very much needed in an area which has scarce vegetation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Jabir from the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘There is no Muslim who plants a plant or a tree, except that whatever is eaten from it is a charity for him.  Whatever is stolen&#xA;  from that is a charity for him.  Whatever is eaten from it by an&#xA;  animal is a charity for him.  Whatever a bird eats is a charity for&#xA;  him, no one suffers a loss except that it will be a charity for him&#xA;  till the Day of Judgement.’ &lt;strong&gt;[Collected by Muslim]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Anas -Radi Allaahu anhu- from the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘If the final hour comes and one of you has a small date-palm plant in&#xA;  his hand, and if you can plant it before you stand then plant it.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding using the land and protecting it from abuse, there are several ahadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurayrah reported the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Beware of two (acts that bring) curses: relieving oneself in the path of people or in the shade (i.e. where they usually rest). &lt;strong&gt;[Narrated by Muslim, Ahmad and Abu Dawud]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Abu Musa was sent to Al-Basrah as the new governor, he addressed the people saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I was sent to you by Umar Ibn Al-Khattab in order to teach you the&#xA;  Book of your Lord [i.e. the Qur'an], the Sunnah (of your Prophet), and&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;to clean your streets&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;[Narrated by Al-Darimi]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rasool of Allah (Peace be upon him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Iman has 70 branches. And the highest of al-Iman is the statement &quot;la&#xA;  illaha illallah&quot; (It is the most sublime, the most magnificent and the&#xA;  most superior of all Iman). The lowest of the Iman is to &lt;strong&gt;remove some&#xA;  harmful thing from the street&lt;/strong&gt;. And modesty is a part of al-Iman.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we also have been advice to be just with our usage of water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas - Allah's Messenger (salallahu alayhi wassalam) used&#xA;  only one mudd (600 grams) of water for ablution and one Sa' (little&#xA;  more than 2.5kg) to five mudd of water for his bath. &lt;strong&gt;[Narrated by&#xA;  Bukhari and Muslim]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the whole, we can see that we are not prevented from using the resources Allah has provided us but we have been advised to be just with it and warned regarding abuse. Also, we have been encouraged to plant trees and keep our surroundings clean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source and More:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mediafire.com/?dndnmoiyukm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islam and Environment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-07-06T08:17:48.317" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T08:17:48.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1273" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1269" CreationDate="2012-07-06T08:09:11.140" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the stories  concerning the environment is the instruction by &lt;code&gt;Abu Bakr,&lt;/code&gt; the first Caliph (Khalif) of Islam to his armies. In addition to telling them not to harm women, children and the infirm, he ordered them not to harm animals, destroy crops or cut down trees.&#xA;There were two elements present in this decree: the first, to establish justice even as the Muslim armies fought, and &lt;strong&gt;the second, to recognize the value of nature.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam requires the environment to be productively used.&#xA;There are numerous traditions of the Prophet which show his intense concern with these aspects.&#xA;Here are some:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said : “Whosoever plants a&#xA;  tree, he will be rewarded with as much reward as is relevant to its&#xA;  yields” (Bukhari).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On another occasion &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: “whosoever plants a&#xA;  tree, or grow crops, and a man, bird or an animal or a beast of prey&#xA;  eat its fruits, it is a charity for him” (Bukhari).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to another Hadith, plantation is so important that even if doomsday starts and a person has a palm seedling or palm shoot in his hands he should plant it (Bukahri).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is none amongst the believers who plants a tree, or sows a seed,&#xA;  and then a bird, or a person, or an animal eats thereof, but it is&#xA;  regarded as having given a charitable gift [for which there is great&#xA;  recompense]. [Al-Bukhari, III:513]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several hadiths of the Prophet stating the importance of protecting the environment and keeping it clean and fruitful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This principle of cleanliness applies internally to the mind, physically to the body and externally to the environment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to keep the environment free of pollution and therefore pleasant :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) has said “Picking up a bone&#xA;  from the way is a Sadaqah (Charity)”. He further said “Removing a&#xA;  harmful and dangerous thing from the way is also Sadaqah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31" LastEditorUserId="31" LastEditDate="2012-07-06T08:14:53.130" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T08:14:53.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1274" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1287" CreationDate="2012-07-06T08:46:44.583" Score="5" ViewCount="3642" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Quran or Hadith mention any other intelligent beings in the universe like humans maybe on some other planet? Except for Jin and Angels which are mentioned in Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet (P.B.U.H) was given the title of Rehmat-ul-Alamin. And generally the word Alamin is used for man, jin, angels and everything else. How does that fit with the theory of existence of any other being on any other planet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="90" LastEditDate="2012-07-07T10:09:07.880" LastActivityDate="2014-12-31T21:59:52.170" Title="Do other intelligent beings exist in some other planet besides man according to Quran or Hadith?" Tags="|science|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1275" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1274" CreationDate="2012-07-06T09:52:10.113" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;yes, In Quran there is a verse in which allah talah says i have created the heavens and the earth and have scattered my creations between the,which means between them lies the whole universe and obviously there are many creations we dont know about other than us on earth and angels in the heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="260" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T09:52:10.113" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1276" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1286" CreationDate="2012-07-06T10:41:10.940" Score="2" ViewCount="10364" Body="&lt;p&gt;In martial arts you often have to have sparring sessions or even inter-club championships where you have to hurt the opponent to win the fight. Similarly, in boxing you're hitting the opponent to gain points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these kinds of sports permissible in Islam in which there are chances of hurting the opponent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-20T12:50:20.053" LastActivityDate="2021-02-12T04:47:46.800" Title="Are sports like boxing and martial arts permissible in Islam?" Tags="|sports|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1277" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1141" CreationDate="2012-07-06T10:55:15.027" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The construction &lt;code&gt;Ahl ul Kitaab&lt;/code&gt; (people of the book) has been used in contrast with the word &lt;code&gt;Ummi&lt;/code&gt;. &lt;code&gt;Kitaab&lt;/code&gt; means &lt;code&gt;law&lt;/code&gt; in this construction. &lt;code&gt;Ummi&lt;/code&gt; means &lt;code&gt;unlettered&lt;/code&gt; i.e. those who were not bestowed with divine law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Ishmael, no prophet came to Arabs with divine guidance. That's why local Jews and Christian started calling Arabs as &lt;code&gt;Ummi&lt;/code&gt; and distinguished themselves as &lt;code&gt;people of the 'divine law'&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T10:55:15.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1266" CreationDate="2012-07-06T11:07:26.260" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Majority of the Scholars understand beard from the linguistic definition of &quot;lihyah&quot; which means the hair that comes from the chin and cheeks. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Manzoor said quoting from Ibn Sayyidih: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lihyah (beard) includes the hair that grows on the cheeks and the&#xA;  chin. &lt;strong&gt;Lisaan al-‘Arab, 15/243&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly it also says in Fath al-Baari, p. 35; vol. 10, al-Salafiyyah edition: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is a name for that which grows on the cheeks and chin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about what is meant by the beard. He replied: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The extent of the beard is from the cheekbones, level with the channel&#xA;  of the ears, until the bottom of the face. It includes the hair that&#xA;  grows on the cheeks.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It says in al-Qaamoos al-Muheet (p. 387): Lihyah (beard) is the hair&#xA;  of the cheeks and chin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Based on this, the one who says that the hair that grows on the cheeks&#xA;  is not part of the beard must bring proof of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Majmoo’ Fataawa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 11/question no. 49 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He (may Allaah have mercy on him) was also asked: Are the cheeks part of the beard? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He replied: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yes, the cheeks are part of the beard, because this is what is implied&#xA;  by the language in which sharee’ah came. Allaah says (interpretation&#xA;  of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;“Verily, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur’aan in order that you&#xA;    may understand”&lt;strong&gt;[Yoosuf 12:2]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;“He it is Who sent among the unlettered ones a Messenger (Muhammad)&#xA;    from among themselves, reciting to them His Verses, purifying them&#xA;    (from the filth of disbelief and polytheism), and teaching them the&#xA;    Book (this Qur’aan, Islamic laws and Islamic jurisprudence) and&#xA;    Al‑Hikmah (As‑Sunnah)” &lt;strong&gt;[al-Jumu’ah 62:2]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hence it is known that the meanings brought in the Qur’aan and Sunnah&#xA;  are the meanings indicated by the Arabic language, but if there is a&#xA;  particular  shar’i meaning it should be interpreted in that manner.&#xA;  For example, salaah in Arabic means supplication (as in du’aa’), but&#xA;  in shar’i terminology it refers to the specific, well known act of&#xA;  worship (prayer), so when it is mentioned in the Qur’aan and Sunnah,&#xA;  it is to be understood in the shar’i sense, unless there is any&#xA;  indication to the contrary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the hair that grows on the neck, it is not part of the beard. &#xA;Imam Ahmad (may Allaah have mercy on him) stated that there is nothing wrong with removing hair that is beneath the pharynx, as it says in al-Insaaf (1/250), because it is not part of the beard. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Muhammad al-Safareeni said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The reliable point of view, as it says in al-Iqnaa’ and elsewhere, is&#xA;  that it is not makrooh to remove hair that is beneath the pharynx.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ghidha’ al-Albaab Sharh Manzoomat al-Adaab, 1/433 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source and further reading:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/69749&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Definition of the beard and ruling on shaving the hair that grows on the neck&lt;/a&gt;,&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/9037&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;What is the hair that it is permissible to remove and the hair that it is not permissible to remove?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T11:07:26.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1279" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1282" CreationDate="2012-07-06T11:54:00.583" Score="9" ViewCount="4702" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith relating to the Prophet and a Bedouin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One day Prophet Muhammad ( peace and blessings be upon him) noticed a Bedouin leaving his camel without tying it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He asked the Bedouin - Why don't you tie down your camel?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The Bedouin answered - I put my trust in Allah.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The Prophet ( peace and blessings be upon him)  then said - Tie your camel first, then put your trust in Allah  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/727020&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean it's the same for Dua's?  If I make a dua to Allah and ask for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Please give me health.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But don't bother taking &lt;code&gt;action&lt;/code&gt; to exercise, and eat healthy nutritious foods.  Is this a similar scenario as above?  i.e. do everything you can first, and then put your trust in Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or, is it enough to get healthy by eating badly, with zero exercise and just doing dua to become healthy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-08-30T06:08:11.713" LastActivityDate="2018-08-30T06:08:11.713" Title="Are dua's without action accepted by Allah?" Tags="|dua|tawakkul|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1280" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1281" CreationDate="2012-07-06T12:32:34.610" Score="0" ViewCount="5405" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that scaring Muslims is not allowed in Islam. But if I scare my friend just for fun is that allowed or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example in the TV programs when they scare people, they meant to just &#xA;kidd with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="215" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2018-08-27T08:33:22.103" LastActivityDate="2021-03-28T02:05:53.410" Title="Is scaring Muslims allowed even if we are just kidding?" Tags="|sunnah|adab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1281" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1280" CreationDate="2012-07-06T12:32:34.813" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not allowed the prophet(Peace be upon him) inhibition for doing that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Companions of the Prophet () told us that they were travelling&#xA;  with the Prophet (). A man of them slept, and one of them went to the&#xA;  rope which he had with him. He took it, by which he was frightened.&#xA;  The Prophet () said: It is not lawful for a Muslim that he frightens a&#xA;  Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الأَنْبَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ&#xA;  نُمَيْرٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ&#xA;  عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَصْحَابُ،&#xA;  مُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَسِيرُونَ مَعَ&#xA;  النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَنَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ فَانْطَلَقَ&#xA;  بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى حَبْلٍ مَعَهُ فَأَخَذَهُ فَفَزِعَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ&#xA;  اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ لاَ يَحِلُّ لِمُسْلِمٍ أَنْ يُرَوِّعَ&#xA;  مُسْلِمًا ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43#232&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abu Dawud - Book 43 - Hadith no 232&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Apostle of Allah () said: None of you should take the property of&#xA;  his brother in amusement (i.e. jest), nor in earnest. The narrator&#xA;  Sulayman said: Out of amusement and out of earnest. If anyone takes&#xA;  the staff of his brother, he should return it. The transmitter Ibn&#xA;  Bashshar did not say &quot;Ibn Yazid, and he said: The Apostle of Allah ()&#xA;  said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ ابْنِ&#xA;  أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ&#xA;  الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي&#xA;  ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ&#xA;  أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه&#xA;  وسلم يَقُولُ ‏&quot;‏ لاَ يَأْخُذَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ مَتَاعَ أَخِيهِ لاَعِبًا&#xA;  وَلاَ جَادًّا ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ ‏&quot;‏ لَعِبًا وَلاَ جِدًّا ‏&quot;‏&#xA;  ‏.‏ ‏&quot;‏ وَمَنْ أَخَذَ عَصَا أَخِيهِ فَلْيَرُدَّهَا ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ لَمْ يَقُلِ&#xA;  ابْنُ بَشَّارٍ ابْنِ يَزِيدَ وَقَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله&#xA;  عليه وسلم ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43#231&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abu Dawud - Book 43 - Hadith no 231&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="215" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2013-01-14T18:58:05.943" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T18:58:05.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1279" CreationDate="2012-07-06T13:07:31.397" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The whole hadeeth revolves around the concept called &lt;em&gt;&quot;Tawakkul&quot;&lt;/em&gt; (i.e. putting one's trust on Allah alone). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is permissible and impermissible form of Tawakkul. And we learn the permissible form of tawakkul from the Messenger of Allah (salallahu alayhi wassalam). One of his names is the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) is al-Mutawakkil (One who depends only on Allah). The Permanent committee of Scholarly Research and Ifta' said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot; We should have Tawakkul to follow the way of Allah's Messenger&#xA;  (peace be upon him) in this regard as he was the best person who had&#xA;  Tawakkul. &lt;strong&gt;He used to consider other appropriate material means along&#xA;  with his Tawakkul.So, whoever ignores the material means thinking that&#xA;  it is sufficient for them to have Tawakkul, contradict the way of&#xA;  Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him). This type of Tawakkul is not&#xA;  permissible. Rather, it is recklessness and not a Shary (Islamically&#xA;  lawful) Tawakkul.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh al Fawzaan comments in his explanation of al Usool uth Thalaathah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And we should know that tawakkul does not negate using the means (to&#xA;  achieve a goal). So the Muslim combines having tawakkul upon Allaah and&#xA;  utilising the means. However you do not place your tawakkul upon the&#xA;  means; rather you depend upon Allaah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh al Fawzaan comments in his explanation of al Usool uth Thalaathah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So you plant the seed in the earth; this is the means. &lt;strong&gt;However you do&#xA;  not depend upon your planting and your own action. Rather you have&#xA;  reliance upon Allaah with regard to the growth of this plant and its&#xA;  producing fruit and its being kept safe and its being good and&#xA;  suitable.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the advice is you should combine both i.e. do the action that is required and then put the trust in Allah. In your example, &lt;strong&gt;Action + Du'a&lt;/strong&gt;. However, you do not put your trust on your action or the means. Rather, you put your trust on Allah. That is the right way of &lt;strong&gt;Tawakkul&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/character/the-meaning-of-tawakkul.html&quot;&gt;The Meaning of Tawakkul&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/character/tawkeel-tawakkul.html&quot;&gt;Tawakkul and Tawkeel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T13:07:31.397" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1279" CreationDate="2012-07-06T13:09:17.277" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course you must get drug and eat nutritious foods because must taking reasons&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/11749&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamQA website they wrote&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Taking the appropriate means does not affect belief in al-qadar; in&#xA;  fact it is part of perfecting that belief. Allaah decrees things for&#xA;  us, and He wants things from us. What He decrees for us is hidden from&#xA;  us, but what He wants from us, He commands us to do. He wants us to&#xA;  convey the call to the kuffaar even if He knows that they will not&#xA;  believe. He wants us to fight them even if He knows that we will be&#xA;  defeated by them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is this confusion about what Allaah wants for us and what He wants&#xA;  from us that has led to the confusion about this matter and caused us&#xA;  to fall into haraam things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when Allah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَهُزِّي إِلَيْكِ بِجِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ تُسَاقِطْ عَلَيْكِ رُطَبًا&#xA;  جَنِيًّا ﴿مريم: ٢٥﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree; it will drop upon you&#xA;  ripe, fresh dates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah can drop dates without shaking the palm tree but Allah want as to take reasons&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is true that Allaah is the One Who does whatever He wants, He is&#xA;  the Creator of all things, the One in Whose hand is the sovereignty of&#xA;  all things, the One to Whom belong the keys of the heavens and the&#xA;  earth, but He has created laws according to which this universe&#xA;  operates, although He is Able to go beyond these laws but He does not&#xA;  do this for everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="215" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-06T13:26:37.723" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T13:26:37.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1284" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1285" CreationDate="2012-07-06T13:40:57.500" Score="9" ViewCount="3459" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is known that several ayat in the Quran spoke about magic, for example in Sura Al-Baqara [2:102]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does Islam view magic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what is the ruling on learning magic in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-20T12:48:18.543" LastActivityDate="2018-09-25T21:36:21.963" Title="What is magic and what is the ruling regarding learning magic in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|sihr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1284" CreationDate="2012-07-06T14:02:17.290" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Learning, practicing and teaching magic, all of them, is kufr (disbelief). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the&#xA;  reign of Solomon. It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils&#xA;  disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the&#xA;  two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut. But the two angels do not&#xA;  teach anyone unless they say, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;We are a trial, so do not disbelieve&#xA;  [by practicing magic].&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; And [yet] they learn from them that by which&#xA;  they cause separation between a man and his wife. But they do not harm&#xA;  anyone through it except by permission of Allah . And the people learn&#xA;  what harms them and does not benefit them. But the Children of Israel&#xA;  certainly knew that whoever purchased the magic would not have in the&#xA;  Hereafter any share. And wretched is that for which they sold&#xA;  themselves, if they only knew. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/102-102&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surah Al-Baqarah 2:102]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Ja'far Ar-Razi said that Ar-Rabi' bin Anas said that Qays bin 'Abbad said that Ibn 'Abbas said, &quot;When someone came to the angels to learn magic, they would discourage him and say to him, 'We are only a test, so do not fall into disbelief.' They had knowledge of what is good and evil and what constitutes belief or disbelief, and they thus knew that magic is a form of disbelief. When the person who came to learn magic still insisted on learning it, they commanded him to go to such and such place, where if he went, Satan would meet him and teach him magic. When this man would learn magic, the light (of faith) would depart him, and he would see it shining (and flying away) in the sky. He would then proclaim, 'O my sorrow! Woe unto me! What should I do.'' &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Hasan Al-Basri said that this Ayah means, &quot;The angels were sent with magic, so that the people whom Allah willed would be tried and tested. Allah made them promise that they would not teach anyone until first proclaiming, &quot;We are a test for you, do not fall into disbelief.''' It was recorded by Ibn Abi Hatim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Qatadah said, &quot;Allah took their covenant to not teach anyone magic until they said, &quot;We are a test. Therefore, do not fall in disbelief.'''&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, As-Suddi said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;When a man would come to the two angels they would advise him, 'Do&#xA;  not fall into disbelief. We are a test. ' When the man would ignore&#xA;  their advice, they would say, 'Go to that pile of ashes and urinate on&#xA;  it.' When he would urinate on the ashes, a light, meaning the light of&#xA;  faith, would depart from him and would shine until it entered heaven.&#xA;  Then something black that appeared to be smoke would descend and enter&#xA;  his ears and the rest of his body, and this is Allah's anger. When he&#xA;  told the angels what happened, they would teach him magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Allah's statement,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But neither of these two (angels) taught anyone (such things) till&#xA;  they had said, &quot;We are for trial, so disbelieve not (by learning this&#xA;  magic from us).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunayd said that Hajjaj said that Ibn Jurayj commented on this Ayah (2:102), &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;No one dares practice magic except a disbeliever. As for the Fitnah,&#xA;  it involves trials and freedom of choice.''&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars who stated that learning magic is disbelief relied on this Ayah for evidence. They also mentioned the Hadith that Abu Bakr Al-Bazzar recorded from `Abdullah, which states,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever came to a soothsayer or a sorcerer and believed in what he&#xA;  said, will have disbelieved in what Allah revealed to Muhammad .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Hadith has an authentic chain of narration and there are other Hadiths which support it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, &quot;Avoid the seven&#xA;  destructive things.'' It was asked: (by those present): &quot;What are&#xA;  they, O Messenger of Allah?'' He replied, &quot;Associating anyone or&#xA;  anything with Allah in worship; &lt;strong&gt;practising sorcery&lt;/strong&gt;, killing of someone&#xA;  without a just cause whom Allah has forbidden, devouring the property&#xA;  of an orphan, eating of usury, fleeing from the battlefield and&#xA;  slandering chaste women who never even think of anything touching&#xA;  chastity and are good believers.''&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the acts mentioned in this Hadith are unlawful. The teaching, learning and practising of magic are all unlawful, and Imam An-Nawawi has quoted this Hadith here to prove the prohibition of magic in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are people who quote a hadith to learn magic : &quot;Learn magic but do not practice it&quot; is not a sound Hadith. It is false and has no basis. This Hadith has no basis and the correct view of scholars is that one is not allowed to learn magic or act according to it. Rather, one should beware of that, because learning magic and teaching it are disbelief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the view of the Sunni Muslim scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Fatawa/Fatwaprint.aspx?id=372&amp;amp;BookID=8&amp;amp;sectionid=&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Hadith: &quot;Learn magic but do not practice it&quot; has no basis&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/qurantafseer/ibnkathir/ibnkathir_web/2.2868.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Learning Magic is Kufr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/seerah/riyad/17/chap362.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Prohibition of Magic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-07-06T14:16:55.477" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T14:16:55.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1286" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1276" CreationDate="2012-07-06T14:34:48.357" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Boxing:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars (sunni) has unanimously agreed that boxing as practiced nowadays in contests and sport centers in our countries is a prohibited practice in the Islamic Shari`ah. It is based on permitting fighters to injure each other to the extent that could lead to blindness, permanent severe brain damage, serious fractures, or death; without imposing any liability on the other party. In addition, spectators derive pleasure from the winner's victory and feelings of happiness for the injury suffered by the loser. This is absolutely prohibited and rejected in Islam for Allah states (Exalted be He) :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...and do not throw yourselves into destruction &lt;strong&gt;[Surah Al-Baqarah 2:195]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And His Statement (Exalted be He):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not kill yourselves (nor kill one another). Surely, Allâh is&#xA;  Most Merciful to you. &lt;strong&gt;[Surah Al-Nisa 4:29]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to the statement of the Prophet (peace be upon him): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There should be neither causing nor reciprocating harm. &lt;strong&gt;[Sunan Ibn Majah no. 2340]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Second: Freestyle Wrestling:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for freestyle wrestling in which wrestlers deem it lawful to hurt one another and cause injury, the council views that it completely resembles boxing even if there are slight differences between them, because the legal physical reasons for the prohibitions of boxing exist in freestyle wrestling that assumes the nature of fighting. Thus, it takes the same ruling of prohibition. &lt;strong&gt;Regarding other types of wrestling practiced for physical exercise without causing any injury, they are legally permissible and the council does not view their prohibition.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The other opinion is&lt;/strong&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no harm in practicing freestyle wrestling so long as it does not involve danger, harm, or uncovering one's Awrah (parts of the body that must be covered in public). The Hadith mentions that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet (peace be upon him) wrestled Yazid ibn Rukanah and defeated&#xA;  him (peace be upon him). &lt;strong&gt;[Sunan Abu Dawud no.4078]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is because the basic ruling expresses permission unless otherwise declared by Islamic law. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as long as there is no harm to anyone involved or uncovering one's Awrah, it is permissible to &lt;strong&gt;practice&lt;/strong&gt; this type of wrestling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, it is permissible to practice arts of fighting for the cause of Jihad. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And make ready against them all you can of power, including steeds of&#xA;  war (tanks, planes, missiles, artillery) to threaten the enemy of&#xA;  Allâh and your enemy &lt;strong&gt;[Surah Al-Anfal, 8: 60]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are martial arts which require bowing to the opponent and such an act of bowing is not permissible since bowing is a religious act of Ibadah (worship) and Ibadah should be devoted to Allah Alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=421&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The ruling on boxing, bullfighting, and freestyle wrestling&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Fatawa/Fatwaprint.aspx?id=5629&amp;amp;BookID=7&amp;amp;sectionid=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;What are the categories of permissible games in Islam?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaSubjects.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;NodeID=3432&amp;amp;PageID=113&amp;amp;SectionID=7&amp;amp;SubjectPageTitlesID=51159&amp;amp;MarkIndex=1&amp;amp;0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Martial arts with bowing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-07-06T14:40:19.627" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T14:40:19.627" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1274" CreationDate="2012-07-06T15:45:54.247" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no clear information about aliens in Quran or hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One can bring these ayats in counter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُل لَّا يَعْلَمُ &lt;strong&gt;مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ&lt;/strong&gt; وَالْأَرْضِ الْغَيْبَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Say, &quot;None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except Allah , and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Naml 65 (27/65)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَرَبُّكَ أَعْلَمُ &lt;strong&gt;بِمَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ&lt;/strong&gt; وَالأَرْضِ وَلَقَدْ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَ النَّبِيِّينَ عَلَى بَعْضٍ وَآتَيْنَا دَاوُودَ زَبُورًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And your Lord is most knowing of whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And We have made some of the prophets exceed others [in various ways], and to David We gave the book [of Psalms].&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Isra 55 (17/55)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِن كُلُّ &lt;strong&gt;مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ&lt;/strong&gt; وَالْأَرْضِ إِلَّا آتِي الرَّحْمَنِ عَبْدًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  There is no one in the heavens and earth but that he comes to the Most Merciful as a servant.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Maryam 93 (19/93)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In these ayats, the bold written part in the original Arabic text, the phrase literally means &lt;code&gt;who is in the skies&lt;/code&gt;. The word &quot;who&quot; in these phrases is not the question word; it is for making relative clauses. Anyway, the word &lt;code&gt;مَن (who)&lt;/code&gt; is used for beings with human-level consciousness (i.e.; intelligent beings). For less intelligent beings (like animals, plants and objects), &lt;code&gt;مَا (what)&lt;/code&gt; is used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the words &lt;code&gt;سما (sky)&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;ارض (earth)&lt;/code&gt; and many other natural words are highly symbolic (mutashabih) words, and almost always used for symbolic expressions; they both symbolize certain something, but it is not our topic here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we trace the meaning of these words in the entire Quran, we see that &lt;code&gt;sky&lt;/code&gt; is not used for deep space where aliens would live in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that, Quran also does not say that there are no aliens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran is a book for:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Showing the people the path for keeping their society in the optimum (stable) state.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Warning the people about &lt;code&gt;sa'at (the point in which corruption of a society starts; the point of no return)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Warning the people about The Final Day (ahirat) in which all people will revive and be asked for what they had spent their lives for.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Being a &lt;code&gt;zikr (finding solutions to our daily life problems by using the basic current data/informations)&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Talking about aliens is outside of Quran's general scope.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I don't say that Quran has &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt; information about aliens. It just have no direct information. Directly and clearly does not mention them. No one can fully understand Quran, so I can't say that something is absolutely not mentioned in it. Maybe one day, someone can find it in Quran; who knows?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadiths are the outcome of the nabi Muhammad's 23 year of study and practice of Quran. They are not something too different from Quran. So, they also doesn't mention anything about aliens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T15:45:54.247" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1288" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-06T16:46:31.550" Score="4" ViewCount="12563" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah Forgave Adam and Eve for their sins after they ate from the forbidden tree. Allah forgive all of our sins as he promised if we commit Tawbah. The books of hadith are full of hadiths about how merciful Allah is. Its even one of Allah's names (The Most Merciful - الرحيم).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My question: Why didn't Allah forgive Eblees (The Devil)?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T05:28:55.960" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T05:28:55.960" Title="Allah is merciful, then why didn't HE forgive Eblees?" Tags="|allah|tawba|shaitan|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1288" CreationDate="2012-07-06T16:53:27.433" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Eblees is not a conscious intelligent being. It is an abstract conceptual definition for explaining how and why human soul became different from the souls of all other animals during its creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't take Eblees-Adam story directly. No one can actually chit-chat with and defy Allah like in that story. That story is mutashabih, which means it is symbolic, for explaining a very complex event in a very simple and condensed way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T16:53:27.433" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1290" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-06T16:57:23.213" Score="12" ViewCount="5344" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/159/29&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, and other related questions, that Muslims are not permitted to charge interest on loans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This brings up a question for me:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the U.S. many people have 401(k) retirement plans, and I think IRAs may have a similar provision (and possibly retirement plans in other countries as well), which permit, under certain circumstances, that a person makes a loan to himself, out of his 401(k), then repays the loan, with interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this scenario permitted in Islam?  Interest is being charged--but only to oneself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;EDIT&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A similar scenario can occur when a small business owner lends money to his own company.  Is he permitted to charge his company (which he owns outright) interest on such a loan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know if this is a similar enough situation to be covered by the same answer... if not, I can ask a second question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-08-20T10:31:02.460" Title="Can a Muslim borrow money from his own 401(k) plan, with interest?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|finance|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1291" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-06T17:16:35.550" Score="5" ViewCount="2179" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was a bit surprised by &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1289/29&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;, which says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Eblees [the devil] is not a conscious intelligent being. It is an abstract conceptual definition for explaining how and why human soul became different from the souls of all other animals during its creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe I'm confused by the term Eblees, but from context, that appears simply to be the name for the devil, aka Satan.  If this is correct, how widely held is this view that Satan/Eblees/the Devil is not a being, but rather a metaphorical concept?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE&lt;/strong&gt;:  When I talk about a personal Satan, I don't mean that each of us has a personal Satan, but rather that Satan is a person.  I mean it in the same way that many people speak of a &quot;personal God&quot;--as opposed to an impersonal force, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2018-03-30T01:25:43.253" Title="Does Islam believe in a personal Satan/devil?" Tags="|shaitan|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1292" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1288" CreationDate="2012-07-06T18:16:01.930" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several reasons for this ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sin of the devil has no  the repentance because God describes His&#xA;angels they do not disobey what God ordered them and they do what&#xA;they are commanded, and the devil was one of the angels.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلِلَّـهِ يَسْجُدُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مِن&#xA;  دَابَّةٍ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ وَهُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ ﴿٤٩﴾ يَخَافُونَ&#xA;  رَبَّهُم مِّن فَوْقِهِمْ وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا يُؤْمَرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All things that move on the earth and in the heavens, and the angels,&#xA;  bow in homage to God, and do not behave with pride. (49) They have&#xA;  fear of God for His power over them, and act as commanded.&#xA;  [An-Nahl :49-50]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Devil was arrogant and  challenge against God, he said &quot;he created me&#xA;from fire and You created from clay &quot;,so he did not repent after his&#xA;sin to God is to prostrate to Adam.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Devil Kafr but Adam did not do it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Finally, that Adam received from his god words of any knowledge of&#xA;God knows what Satan was to ask for mercy on repentance of Adam peace&#xA;be upon him to God and regrets he did, while Devil was arrogant and&#xA;refused to repent, how is treated them equally !!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَتَلَقَّىٰ آدَمُ مِن رَّبِّهِ كَلِمَاتٍ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّهُ&#xA;  هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then his Lord sent commands to Adam and turned towards him: Indeed He&#xA;  is compassionate and kind.&#xA;  [Al-Baqara:37]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T18:16:01.930" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1293" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1288" CreationDate="2012-07-06T18:26:46.797" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah did not forgive Iblees simply because he did not repent. We know the story of Adam(alayhi salam) and Iblees. When Adam realized and acknowledged that he has fallen to sin, he immediately realized his mistake and repented to Allah and asked Allah to forgive him. And Allah did. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They said, &quot;Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not&#xA;  forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the&#xA;  losers.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/23&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-'A`rāf 7:23]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah accepts his repentence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then Adam received from his Lord [some] words, and He accepted his&#xA;  repentance. Indeed, it is He who is the Accepting of repentance, the&#xA;  Merciful. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/37&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-Baqarah 2:37]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This applies to us as well, every human being falls into sins but the best of them is those who repent to Allah and asks for his forgiveness and Allah is ready to forgive them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As for Iblees, I can list his transgressions.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First,&lt;/strong&gt; he refused to obey Allah's command to bow to Adam (alayhi salam). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have certainly created you, [O Mankind], and given you [human]&#xA;  form. Then We said to the angels, &quot;Prostrate to Adam&quot;; so they&#xA;  prostrated, except for Iblees. He was not of those who prostrated.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/11&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-'A`rāf 7:11]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Secondly,&lt;/strong&gt; Satan said it is since he is better than Adam (Alayhi salam). Satan did not acknowledge his sin and was arrogant of his creation i.e. by saying he was better than Adam (Alayhi salam). It is not permissible to be arrogant and boastful of ones creation. One must humble himself before Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[ Allah ] said, &quot;What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded&#xA;  you?&quot; [Satan] said, &quot;I am better than him. You created me from fire&#xA;  and created him from clay. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/12&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-'A`rāf 7:12]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Satan was wrong. Fire is not better than clay. This is because clay causes growth. Plants germinate from soil and it leads to growth. However, fire is only destruction. So, clay is better than fire and Satan was wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thirdly,&lt;/strong&gt; Satan tried to blame Allah and the divine pre-decree for his sin and mistake. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Satan] said, &quot;Because You have put me in error, I will surely sit in&#xA;  wait for them on Your straight path. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/16&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-'A`rāf 7:16]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Satan blames Allah of putting him in error and leading him astray. It is not permissible for one to blame the pre-decree for his sins and only when some calamity befalls him, he accepts it as pre-decree and remains patient. So, whatever sin we do is the doing of our own hands and we cannot blame it on pre-decree as Allah says (interpretation of meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What comes to you of good is from Allah , but what comes to you of&#xA;  evil, [O man], is from yourself. And We have sent you, [O Muhammad],&#xA;  to the people as a messenger, and sufficient is Allah as Witness.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/79&quot;&gt;[Surat An-Nisā' 4:79]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since, Satan never repented and was arrogant, boastful and disputed with Allah, there is no question of forgiving. Mercy is for the one who repents. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://mtws.posterous.com/the-story-of-adam-and-iblis-by-shaykh-fawzan#&quot;&gt;Explanation of Story of Adam and Iblees by Shaykh Salih Al Fawzaan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T18:26:46.797" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1294" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1288" CreationDate="2012-07-06T18:35:22.067" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Qur'an 2:34 :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention] when We said to the angels, &quot;Prostrate before Adam&quot;; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He refused and was arrogant and became of the disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Iblees was arrogant with Allah when the Almighty asked him to bow before Adam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Qur'an 15:28-35 :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, &quot;I will create a human being out of clay from an altered black mud. And when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration.&quot; So the angels prostrated - all of them entirely, Except Iblees, he refused to be with those who prostrated. [ Allah ] said, O Iblees, what is [the matter] with you that you are not with those who prostrate?&quot; He said, &quot;Never would I prostrate to a human whom You created out of clay from an altered black mud.&quot; [ Allah ] said, &quot;Then get out of it, for indeed, you are expelled. And indeed, upon you is the curse until the Day of Recompense.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above two references, what we see is just arrogance and kibr(Feeling of superiority) by Iblees and there was no repentance from his side. And Allah doesn't like the arrogant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Qur'an 16:23 :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Assuredly, Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare. Indeed, He does not like the arrogant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, he went to the extent of blaming Allah after Allah cursed him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Qur'an 15:39-40 :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Iblees] said, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;My Lord, because You have put me in error&lt;/strong&gt;, I will surely make [disobedience] attractive to them on earth, and I will mislead them all Except, among them, Your chosen servants.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, (As for your question of why did Allah forgive Adam?) Adam (pbuh) after committing a mistake (Eating the forbidden fruit), repented.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Qur'an 2:37 :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then Adam received from his Lord [some] words, and He accepted his repentance. Indeed, it is He who is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Indeed, If Iblees had repented after committing the mistake, Allah would have forgiven him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Qur'an 5:39 :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But whoever repents after his wrongdoing and reforms, indeed, Allah will turn to him in forgiveness. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ۚ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-11-09T20:14:58.680" LastActivityDate="2013-11-09T20:14:58.680" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1291" CreationDate="2012-07-06T18:46:36.110" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [mention] when We said to the angels, &amp;quot;Prostrate to Adam,&amp;quot; and they prostrated, except for Iblees. &lt;strong&gt;He was of the jinn&lt;/strong&gt; and departed from the command of his Lord. Then will you take him and his descendants as allies other than Me while they are enemies to you? Wretched it is for the wrongdoers as an exchange. &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 18:50&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above Ayath of the Holy Qur'an, Allah makes it clear that Iblees is a Jinn. There is no such Hadith or a verse of Holy Qur'an that stresses Iblees is a metaphorical concept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jazaakallah...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T19:27:49.153" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1291" CreationDate="2012-07-06T18:47:44.127" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think your confusion will be clarified if you try to understand what the Arabic word &quot;Shaytan&quot; means and why devil is called &lt;em&gt;Shaytan&lt;/em&gt; (Insha Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Arabic language, Shaytan is derived from &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shatana&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, which means the far thing. Hence, the Shaytan has a different nature than mankind, and his sinful ways are far away from every type of righteousness. It was also said that Shaytan is derived from &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shata&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, (literally 'burned'), because it was created from fire. Some scholars said that both meanings are correct, although they state that the first meaning is more plausible. Hence, Shaytan is derived from the word that means, far away. This is why they call those who are rebellious (or mischievous) from among the Jinns and mankind a &lt;strong&gt;`Shaytan'&lt;/strong&gt;. So, shaytan is a title for the rebellious and mischievous one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two types of creation (that is known to us) - One is Jinn and the other, Mankind. As Allah says in Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/51/56/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat Adh-Dhāriyāt 51:56]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We all know mankind. The word &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jinn&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in Arabic refers to something that is concealed and hidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It says in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lisaan al`Arab&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Janana&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; means to cover or conceal. Everything that is concealed from you is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Junna 'Anka&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (concealed from you). &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jannahu al-layl&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; means the night covered him. The &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jinn&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is so called because they are concealed and hidden from view. Hence the fetus is called &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;al-Janeen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; because it is concealed in his mother’s womb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These Jinns like human beings live and die, they procreate and there are righteous ones among them and the rebellious ones among them. Just like us. You might want to check &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/621/38&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; answer for the verses from Qur'an. We believe that &lt;strong&gt;Iblees&lt;/strong&gt; is one of the Jinns (the verses quoted in other answers). There is also a opinion that he is an angel but most strongest opinion says he was a Jinn. Since he disputed and rebelled against Allah, he is also called Shaytan. We believe he is the father of all devils. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, there exists among Jinn and mankind, the rebellious ones who are the &lt;strong&gt;Shaytan/devil&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/character/isti-adhah.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Why the Devil is called Shaytan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T18:57:21.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1291" CreationDate="2012-07-06T18:49:19.260" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some groups or sects of Islam that take the Qur'an as a purely symbolic book, including some branches of Sufism. They do away with most of the laws, stories, etc. by calling it metaphorical and ascribing understanding only to their very high-level practitioners, much like the Bible cannot be interpreted by any but high-level officials.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can only speak on behalf of Sunni Islam, and somewhat of Shi'a Islam, when I say that &quot;Iblees is a real, living, breathing being.&quot; This is a non-issue, and substantiated by many ayaat, including:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/04bOG.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention] when We said to the angels, &quot;Prostrate to Adam,&quot; and&#xA;  they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was of the jinn and departed&#xA;  from the command of his Lord. Then will you take him and his&#xA;  descendants as allies other than Me while they are enemies to you?&#xA;  Wretched it is for the wrongdoers as an exchange. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/50&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Kahf, verse 50&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It clearly says &quot;kaana min al-jinn,&quot; he was from the jinns. &quot;min&quot; has several meanings in Arabic; one is to single out a subset of a group that belongs to that group. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another ayah states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C3Dvl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention] when We said to the angels, &quot;Prostrate before Adam&quot;; so&#xA;  they prostrated, except for Iblees. He refused and was arrogant and&#xA;  became of the disbelievers. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/34&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Baqarah, verse 34&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a very well-known hadith of rasulullah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لاَ تَأْكُلُوا بِالشِّمَالِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَأْكُلُ&#xA;  بِالشِّمَالِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The translation is: &quot;Do not eat with your left hand, for the Satan eats with his left hand.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/250070&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Collected in Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can say more, but I think these proofs answer your question sufficiently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for &quot;personal&quot; devil, there is an Islamic concept that each person has a devil assigned to him to tempt him and try to misguide him. Try this ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rXl5M.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful - We&#xA;  appoint for him a devil, and he is to him a companion. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/43/36&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 36&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;qareen&quot; used in this ayah indicates a companion. So there is Satan (Shaytaan, Eblees), and also other devils (shayateen) with different roles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T18:49:19.260" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1299" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1302" CreationDate="2012-07-06T21:06:13.590" Score="15" ViewCount="2717" Body="&lt;p&gt;Christian author and apologist &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CS_Lewis&quot;&gt;C.S. Lewis&lt;/a&gt;, is famous, among other things, for posing the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.existence-of-god.com/lord-liar-lunatic.html&quot;&gt;Lord, Liar, or Lunatic&lt;/a&gt; argument, in favor of the divinity of Christ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The cliff-notes version is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jesus said he was God (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.godonthe.net/evidence/said_god.htm&quot;&gt;see here for a summary of verses to this effect&lt;/a&gt;).  This leaves three logical possibilities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jesus was a lunatic, on par with someone who believes they are a slice of cheddar cheese.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jesus was a liar, knowing full well he was not God, but trying to convince people that he was.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jesus really was who he said he was, and he was God.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that Islam holds both Jewish and Christian religious texts in high esteem, and Islam believes Jesus was a prophet of Allah, how does Islam reconcile its concept of Jesus with these three possibilities?  Would Allah send a prophet who was a pathological liar, or a lunatic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I see also a fourth logical possibility, and that is that the scripture record is wildly inaccurate, and Jesus never actually claimed to be God. This possibility, of course, raises other issues, beyond the scope of this particular question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2012-07-06T21:12:52.773" LastActivityDate="2021-11-11T20:28:27.080" Title="How do Muslims respond to C.S. Lewis's &quot;Lord, Liar or Lunatic&quot; argument?" Tags="|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1300" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1303" CreationDate="2012-07-06T21:08:39.827" Score="20" ViewCount="113042" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, &quot;When the month of&#xA;  Ramadan starts, the gates of the heaven are opened and the gates of&#xA;  Hell are closed and the devils are chained. -&quot; Sahih Bukhari 31:123&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If devils are locked up in Ramadan how is that some Muslims still sin during the month? How is sinning during Ramadan different than sinning in other months?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-25T02:28:00.673" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T02:28:00.673" Title="If devils are locked up in Ramadan, why do some Muslims still sin during the month?" Tags="|ramadan|shaitan|behavior|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1299" CreationDate="2012-07-06T21:17:31.080" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you just answered your own question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I see also a fourth logical possibility, and that is that the&#xA;  scripture record is wildly inaccurate, and Jesus never actually&#xA;  claimed to be God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is exactly the Islamic view on this issue. While Islam does hold the holy scriptures of Christianity and Judaism in high regard, it also holds the view that these texts were corrupted by human meddling. The Christian version of the crucifixion is believed by Muslims to be a corrupted version of the true story. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/357/how-does-muslim-teaching-on-the-person-of-jesus-differ-from-that-of-christian-te/365#365&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; for further insight on how Islam views Jesus Christ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2012-07-06T21:17:31.080" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1300" CreationDate="2012-07-06T21:33:53.647" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;The complete hadith is as following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Hurairah (radiallahu ta’ala anhu): Allah’s Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“When the month of Ramadan comes, the gates of Paradise are opened and&#xA;  the gates of (Hell) Fire are closed, and the devils are chained.”&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;[Sahih al Bukhaari #3277]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many types of Shayateen with varying levels of wickedness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Those who reside in the toilets are known as &lt;strong&gt;Khubuth&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Anas reported that when the Messenger of Allah (salallahu alayhi&#xA;  wassalam) entered the  privy he  would say, &quot;In the name of Allah. O&#xA;  Allah! I seek refuge in you from male  (khubuth) and  female&#xA;  (khabaa’ith) noxious beings (devils).&quot; &lt;strong&gt;(Bukhari &amp;amp; Muslim)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Those who disturb us in the prayer are called &lt;strong&gt;Khinzaab&lt;/strong&gt;: &#xA;Narrated Uthman ibn Abul'As: Uthman came to Allah's Messenger (salallahu alayhi wassalam) and said:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger, the Satan intervenes between me and my prayer and&#xA;  my reciting of the  Qur'an and he confounds me. Thereupon Allah's&#xA;  Messenger (peace be upon him) said: “That is (the doing of the Satan)&#xA;  who is known as Khinzab, and when you perceive its  effect, seek&#xA;  refuge with Allah from it and spit three times to your left.” I did&#xA;  that and Allah  dispelled that from me. &lt;strong&gt;(Sahih Muslim, Ahmad, Abu&#xA;  Dawood)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The one who are more wicked than the Shaytaan is called &lt;strong&gt;Maarid&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And to guard against every rebellious devil (Shaytaan maarid).”&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;[Suran al-Saaffaat (37):7]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The most strong amongst them is called &lt;strong&gt;'Ifreet&lt;/strong&gt;:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“(Sulaymaan) said (to his own men): &quot;O Chiefs! Which of you can bring&#xA;  me her throne  before they come to me in submission?&quot; An  'Ifreet&#xA;  (strong one) from the jinn said: &quot;I will bring it to you before you&#xA;  rise from your place (council). And verily, I am indeed strong and&#xA;  trustworthy for such work.&quot; One with whom was knowledge of the&#xA;  Scripture said: &quot;I will bring it to you within the twinkling of an&#xA;  eye!&quot; Then when (Sulaymaan) saw it placed firmly before him he said:&#xA;  &quot;This is by the grace of my Lord! to test me whether I am grateful or&#xA;  ungrateful! And if any is grateful truly his gratitude is (a gain) for&#xA;  his own soul; but if any is ungrateful truly my Lord is Free of All&#xA;  Needs Supreme in Honor!&quot;  &lt;strong&gt;[Surah al-Naml (27): 38-40]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are more types of shayateen like these. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming to the question,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shakyh Abdur-Rahmaan bin Naasir as-Sa’di (rahimuhullaah) said in the chapter “Baab us-Siyaam” (Chapter of Fasting) in his book Minhaj as Saalikeen (translated to English):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As the Gates of Jannah are being opened at the same time the Gates of&#xA;  Jahannam are being closed.The Shayaateen are in levels, Iblis being at&#xA;  the top and then the Khabith next and the small shayateen. &lt;strong&gt;Iblis and&#xA;  the Khabith shayateen (May Allaahs Curse be upon them until The Hour),&#xA;  the Maarid (sick ones) are locked up but the small shayateen are not&#xA;  locked up&lt;/strong&gt;; hence why you see some small evil in Ramadhaan. The strong&#xA;  shayateen called maarid, they are also being locked up and chained in&#xA;  the month of Ramadhaan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, these small shayateen try to trap us and we choose to fall into it and sin. May Allah save us from that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shayaateen.wordpress.com/2011/09/22/devils-chained-during-ramadan/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Devils chained during Ramadan?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.salafitalk.net/st/uploads/Jinns1.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jinns.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-06T23:29:17.970" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T23:29:17.970" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1300" CreationDate="2012-07-06T23:42:18.527" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's simpler that that. In Islam it's not just the devil who are the sources of sins.&#xA;The person itself can be the source of the sin which is in Arabic &quot;annfaess el amara bel sou&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="263" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-06T16:19:13.907" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T16:19:13.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1306" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-07T03:50:10.163" Score="4" ViewCount="3256" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Usool-al-Fiqh Shia uses Aql or intellect as a source of legislation as mentioned in this answer-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/345/53&quot;&gt;http://islam.stackexchange.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Sunni uses Qiyas or analogy in Fiqh. In my understanding, both are related with reasoning. How do they differ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="53" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-09T17:30:47.243" LastActivityDate="2022-01-25T07:27:07.953" Title="How Aql is different from Qiyas?" Tags="|usool-ul-fiqh|qiyas|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1307" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1308" CreationDate="2012-07-07T04:00:35.907" Score="19" ViewCount="119251" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I know that Islam &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/76/167&quot;&gt;allow a man to marry four wives at the same time&lt;/a&gt;, it prohibited men from marrying specific women, such as mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, who are those women that are prohibited for a man? And are they prohibited forever?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="20796" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T13:22:59.477" LastActivityDate="2021-12-06T19:25:56.063" Title="Who are the women that a man is forbidden to marry?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|fiqh|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1308" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1307" CreationDate="2012-07-07T04:00:36.203" Score="34" Body="&lt;p&gt;These two Ayas are the key source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَنكِحُوا مَا نَكَحَ آبَاؤُكُم مِّنَ النِّسَاءِ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ&#xA;سَلَفَ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً وَمَقْتًا وَسَاءَ سَبِيلًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And do not marry those [women] whom your fathers married, except what&#xA;has already occurred. Indeed, it was an immorality and hateful [to&#xA;Allah ] and was evil as a way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَّهَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُكُمْ وَأَخَوَاتُكُمْ&#xA;وَعَمَّاتُكُمْ وَخَالَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُ الْأَخِ وَبَنَاتُ الْأُخْتِ&#xA;وَأُمَّهَاتُكُمُ اللَّاتِي أَرْضَعْنَكُمْ وَأَخَوَاتُكُم مِّنَ&#xA;الرَّضَاعَةِ وَأُمَّهَاتُ نِسَائِكُمْ وَرَبَائِبُكُمُ اللَّاتِي فِي&#xA;حُجُورِكُم مِّن نِّسَائِكُمُ اللَّاتِي دَخَلْتُم بِهِنَّ فَإِن لَّمْ&#xA;تَكُونُوا دَخَلْتُم بِهِنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَحَلَائِلُ&#xA;أَبْنَائِكُمُ الَّذِينَ مِنْ أَصْلَابِكُمْ وَأَن تَجْمَعُوا بَيْنَ&#xA;الْأُخْتَيْنِ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ سَلَفَ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورًا&#xA;رَّحِيمًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters,&#xA;your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your&#xA;brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who&#xA;nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and&#xA;your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto&#xA;whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is&#xA;no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who&#xA;are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters&#xA;simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is&#xA;ever Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/22-23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat An-Nisā' Aya 22-23.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah prohibited 14 classes of women, 7 due to blood relationship, and 7 for others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those because of blood relationship are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mothers: every direct female ancestor for you (note that she might on the side of your father too, for example, your father's mother). This includes not only ones mother, but also ones grandmother, great-grandmother, and so on no matter how high her level is.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Daughters: every direct female descendant of you (again, note that she might be on the side of your son, for example, your son's daughter). This includes not only ones daughters, but also ones granddaughters, great-granddaughters, and so on no matter how high her level is.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sisters: every female that shares with you your father or mother (or both of them). This includes half-sisters which share only one parent.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Aunts: both&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sisters of every male ancestor for you (even on the side of your mother, such as the sister of your mother's father), and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sisters of every female ancestor for you (even on the side of your father, such as the sister of your father's mother).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nieces: every female descendant of your brothers and sisters, no matter how low her level is (this count 2 out of 7).&#xA;This completes the list of women prohibited because of blood relationship.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we come to those prohibited because of milk relationship (breastfeeding), there is a basic hadith here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said about Hamza's daughter, &amp;quot;I am not legally permitted&#xA;to marry her, as foster relations are treated like blood relations (in&#xA;marital affairs). She is the daughter of my foster brother.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا&#xA;قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله&#xA;عنهما ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي بِنْتِ حَمْزَةَ&#xA;‏ &amp;quot;‏ لاَ تَحِلُّ لِي، يَحْرُمُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعِ مَا يَحْرُمُ مِنَ&#xA;النَّسَبِ، هِيَ بِنْتُ أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/52/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 2645&lt;/a&gt; (with many, many other riwayat [versions] ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, depending on that hadith, there is a basic rule in Shariaa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;يحرم من الرضاع ما يحرم من النسب&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's prohibited (for marriage) because of milk relationship are the&#xA;same as what's prohibited because of blood relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other translation: Marriage prohibition because of milk relationship&#xA;is similar to marriage prohibition because of blood relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if a &lt;strong&gt;woman breastfeeds a boy,&lt;/strong&gt; then she is considered (in marital affairs) as his own mother, and blood-relationship prohibition rules are applied with all of her family. And &lt;strong&gt;the husband of this woman at the time she breastfed the boy&lt;/strong&gt; is considered (in marital affairs) as his own father, and (again) blood-relationship prohibition rules are applied with all of his family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also &lt;strong&gt;milk sisters&lt;/strong&gt; are prohibited, they're every female breastfed by your (blood) mother or your mother in law (your father's wife). And she is considered (in maritial affairs) as your own sister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But&lt;/strong&gt;, the amount of breastfeeding that makes these rules applied is not the same for all scholars, and I'm not going to explain this now. (general speaking two pleasing breadfeeds are enough to make these rules applied).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we come to those prohibited because of affinity, they're:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wife's mothers: every female ancestor of the wife. And they become prohibited just if the marriage contract is made (even before any intercourse).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wife's daughters: every female descendant of man's wife from another husband. At the condition of making an intercourse with this wife, i.e, marriage contract is not enough to prohibit these daughters, an intercourse is needed to make the prohibition applied.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Daughters in law: the wife of any male descendant, no matter how low her level is.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Milk Sons' wives: wives of man's milk sons (the rule of milk prohibition applies here).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mother in law: the wife of any male ancestor, no matter how high his level is.&#xA;Also these three classes have some differences in scholars' views, in affairs of intercourse or just marriage contract... etc. But again, I'm not going to discuss these now.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sisters of current wives: a man is not allowed to marry two sisters at the same time, if he marry a woman, then all of her sisters are temporarily prohibited for him. If she die, or they divorce, then her sisters become un-prohibited for him, he can marry any of them (after the divorce period عدة of the wife is over).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally, of course he can't marry a married woman! if she divorce, then he can marry her after her divorce period عدة is over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: Tafseer Al Qurtubi, Ahkam Al-Quran by Ibn Arabi, and Ahkam&#xA;Al-Quran by Alkia Alharrasi (may Allah be merciful to them all).&#xA;Especially Tafseer Al Qurtubi 5 [105-134].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S: this is not a &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;complete&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; list or explanation, for example, I've not mentioned prohibited slave females (because there is no slavery anymore, thank Allah, and because they're very few), and I haven't mentioned some rare cases. If I want to explain and take care of every case and scholar view, this post could run into pages (full of information not interesting for everybody).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2021-12-06T19:25:56.063" LastActivityDate="2021-12-06T19:25:56.063" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1310" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-07T08:16:36.923" Score="18" ViewCount="1243" Body="&lt;p&gt;My background isn't in Islam it is in &lt;a href=&quot;https://christianity.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;Christianity&lt;/a&gt;. This question has to do with how the fields of study and interpretation differ in their handling of texts. While the terminology I know to ask with may not be directly applicable, I'm asking specifically to learn what terminology is relevant and how Islam views its own studies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When studying the Bible, one important step of determining what the text means is making sure that you have the right text to interpret in the first place. While not every scholar personally sees to this step, the collected evidence that the many copies of a given chapter or book all are authentic representations of the older original lost to history is important groundwork for anyone in the field of &lt;a href=&quot;https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;Biblical Hermeneutics&lt;/a&gt;. This is generally referred to as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textual_criticism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Textual Criticism&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is this field different for the texts on which Islam is founded? Is Textual Criticism important when studying the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran&lt;/a&gt;? &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunnah&lt;/a&gt;? How about &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt;? How broad is the textual corpus for these various works and to what extent are details about the originals called into question?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="75" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:56:52.367" LastActivityDate="2019-03-03T07:43:10.757" Title="Is Textual Criticism important to Islamic studies?" Tags="|quran|sunnah|hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1311" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-07T10:00:13.120" Score="6" ViewCount="625" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the conditions and rules for someone to declare his or her assets as Waqf? Besides, does it apply for intellectual properties?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:45:14.360" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:45:14.360" Title="What is Waqf in fiqh terminolgy?" Tags="|fiqh|terminology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1310" CreationDate="2012-07-07T10:27:56.830" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have several doubts regarding your question. However, I understand that it broadly means how is the texts (primary and secondary sources) handled in Islam and how explanations are made. I will give a brief explanation and I hope I answer your question as well, Insha Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Qur'an:&lt;/strong&gt; As for the text of the Qur'an itself, it is preserved as it was revealed. We believe Qur'an is the uncreated speech of Allah. You might want to read how Qur'an is preserved &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/766/38&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt; Now, that I understand what &quot;textual criticism&quot; is, I wanted to add a little bit about &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Ahruf of the Qur'an&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ahruf are the various ways that the verses of the Qur’aan are read. Imaam al-Qurtubee (d. 671 A.H.) said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Every variation of a word in the Qur’aan is said to be a harf. So,&#xA;  for example, when we say the harf of Ibn Mas’ood, it means the way&#xA;  that Ibn Mas’ood used to recite that verse or word.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur’aan was revealed in seven ahruf. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The different ahruf are all directly from Allaah, and not from the Companions. The reason the Prophet (PBUH) requested the number of ahruf to be increased was to make the memorisation and recitation of the Qur’aan easier. However, this is just style of reading and that doesn't change the meaning of the Qur'an. There are different opinions as to what those seven ahruf are. Some say, the seven ahruf refer to the seven dialects (lughaat) of the Arabs prevalent at the time of the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for today, the question is if the seven ahruf exists and there are many opinions on this. The Qur'an we have today is that compiled by Uthmaan (radiallahu anhu). You can read how he compiled in the link before. According to at-Tabaree (a scholar) and those who follow his opinion, ‘Uthmaan preserved only one harf. According to him, The seven ahruf were revealed by Allaah during the time of the Prophet (PBUH) to facilitate the memorisation of the Qur’aan, since the dialects of the Arabs were many. This facilitation (i.e., the ahruf) was not necessary to preserve, and eventually there was no need of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second group of scholars hold the opinion that all of the ahruf are in existence today, and the mus-haf of ‘Uthmaan was written to preserve all seven ahruf. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The third group of scholars is composed of Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 724 A.H.), ash-Shaatibee (d. 790 A.H.), ar-Raazee (d. 606 A.H.), Ibn Katheer (d. 774 A.H.), Ibn al-Jazaree (d. 832 A.H.) and others. They argue that ‘Uthmaan preserved the ahruf to the extent that the script of his mus-haf allowed him to do so. Thus, these scholars hold that a portion of the seven ahruf are preserved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for interpretation and explanation of Qur'an, we call it &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;tafseer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. But, even tafseer has some principles as to how the text should be interpreted. The interpretation has several sources. The first source that must be used to interpret the noble Qur’aan is the Qur’an (itself) along with the Sunnah, which consists of the Prophet’s statements, actions and silent approvals. Then after that, it must be interpreted using the interpretations (tafseer) of the people of knowledge, at the head of whom are the Companions of the Prophet (sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam). And the foremost amongst the Companions with regard to this subject (tafseer) is ‘Abdullaah bin Mas’ood (radyAllaahu ‘anhu). This is due to several factors, one being that he was one of the first to accompany the Prophet (sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) (i.e. accept Islaam), and another being that he (radyAllaahu ‘anhu) would give strong emphasis to asking about, understanding, and interpreting the Qur’aan. Then after him comes ‘Abdullaah bin ‘Abbaas (radyAllaahu ‘anhu), about whom ‘Abdullaah bin Mas’ood (radyAllaahu ‘anhu) said: “He is the interpreter (turjumaan) of the Qur’aan.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then after them, any Companion whose interpretation (tafseer) of an ayah (verse) can be authentically confirmed – and there exists no difference of opinion amongst the Companions regarding it, we accept this interpretation (tafseer) from him with full contentment, submission and reliance. And if no such tafseer can be found (from the Companions) regarding a particular ayah, then we take its tafseer from the Taabi’een (generation after the Prophet), particularly those who specialized in studying tafseer under the Companions of Allaah’s Messenger (sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam), such as Sa’eed bin Jubair, Taawoos and others who are well known for their studying of tafseer under some of the Companions, particularly Ibn ‘Abbaas (radyAllaahu ‘anhu), as we mentioned previously. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, even there are modern accepted tafseers, they do not deviate much from these explanation even though they have some opinions included it them. However, the majority explanation doesn't deviate at all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hadith:&lt;/strong&gt; Sunnah is not text. Sunnah consists of the Prophet’s statements, actions and silent approvals. And we know Sunnah from Hadith. And these hadiths are passed down to us through various narrators who heard the Prophet's statements or saw his actions and approvals. So, there are several narrators who hear it from others and pass down to others. So, that makes a chain of narrators. And the chain goes back to the person who heard it from the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) himself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a process of authentication of hadiths and we call it sciences of Hadith. A hadith is composed of three parts - Matn (text), isnad (chain of reporters), and taraf (the part, or the beginning sentence, of the text which refers to the sayings, actions or characteristics of the Prophet (Sallalaahu Ala'hi wa Sallam), or his concurrence with others action). The authenticity of the hadith depends on the reliability of its reporters, and the linkage among them. Based on the reliability and memory of narrators, Nature of the text and its chain, number of reports of the same hadith, and several criteria like that, we have classification of hadeeth. A hadith which is completely sound is called &quot;sahih&quot; and most rulings are derived from it. You can read requirements of sahih hadith &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/734/38&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. And there is a field in science of hadith called Jarh wa Ta'deel (criticism and praising of hadith narrators). This is used to authenticate the hadith as well. It is a science where the scholars judge the uprightness, honesty and reliability of a hadith narrator which helps in authenticating the text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, this very short introduction to fundamentals of these sciences. However, it involves more deep concepts (which is studied at university level). The people who can do authentication undergo years of serious study before they do this and they are called Muhaddith and most Muhaddith are also faqih (scholars of Islamic jurisprudence).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source and more:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/qurantafseer/tafseerofthesalaf.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An Introduction to the Principles of Tafseer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/sunnah/hadithterminologyfatwaonline.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tayseer Mustalah-il-Hadeeth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bismikaallahuma.org/archives/2005/the-ahruf-of-the-quraan/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Ahruf of The Qur'an&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2012-07-07T16:49:29.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1314" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1655" CreationDate="2012-07-07T11:12:32.310" Score="2" ViewCount="1783" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that the husband &lt;strong&gt;must&lt;/strong&gt; give Mehr before/on marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But is it something that needs to be mutually agreed upon as part of marriage contract as it is done these days or the original intent was that husband should give a gift to his wife that he can afford to give without needing to ask her (or her father/relatives)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm asking this since these days the Mehr is usually &lt;em&gt;demanded&lt;/em&gt; by bride's family (eg. 10 tola gold, 1 million cash, etc) and it is quite a lot such that it is getting harder for Muslims to get married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the Islamic ruling in this regard?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-10-25T10:48:59.357" LastActivityDate="2014-10-25T10:48:59.357" Title="Is Mehr supposed to be mutually agreed upon or is it a gift from husband on his own will?" Tags="|nikah|mehr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1306" CreationDate="2012-07-07T11:34:11.800" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer is from Sunni point of view. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not have much knowledge about fundamentals of &quot;Aql&quot; in Shia Usool-al-fiqh. But as I understand, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Aql&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;it is a general principle that can be rationally supported and does not have any basis from Qur'an or Sunnah&lt;/a&gt; or it is not restricted by Qur'an and Sunnah. I also understand that the Shia believe that the person who uses aql (reason) realizes a deep connection with God. Hence, most Shia fiqh is derived from Jaʿfar aṣ-Ṣādiq ( who is also one of their divinely appointed Imam). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qiyas is not the same. Qiyas means analogical deduction. And in Shariah, it is the analogy from the Book and the Sunnah. We call it al-qiyaasus-saheeh (sound and correct analogy), it is derived from the Book and the Sunnah. It is linking a subsidiary branch with its root, due to a common Illah (effective cause) between them. So whenever the Lawgiver (Allah) indicates a matter, or describes it with a particular wasf (characteristic); or the Scholars deduce that the ruling has been legislated because of that particular wasf (characteristic), then if that particular wasf (characteristic) is found to exist in another issue, which the Lawgiver has not legislated any particular ruling for - without their being a difference between it and the texts - then it is obligatory to link the two in their ruling. This is because the All-Wise Lawgiver does not differentiate between matters equivalent in their characteristics, just as He does not join between dissimilar and opposing matters. This sound and correct qiyaas (analogy) is al-Meezaan (the Balance) which Allaah sent down. And it is inclusive of justice, and it is that by which justice is recognised.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qiyaas is only resorted to when there exists no text. So this asl (fundamental principle) is turned to when there exists no other source. And qiyaas supports the text. Thus, all that the texts that the Lawgiver has given rulings to, then they are in agreement with qiyaas, not in opposition to it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qiyaas is mainly used in knowledge of current affairs where there is no direct textual ruling.  Qiyas is basically analogical deduction from any of the four things below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Book and the Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Unanimous agreement of scholars for things without proof from Book and the Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When some or one of the companions of the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) said something and we do not find any objection to it from rest of them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When companions differed among themselves, the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) did not object to it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Qiyaas is not something independent of the texts. In fact, a valid Qiyaas should not contradict any of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;An example of Qiyaas is following:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars cite as an example that the criminal liability for murder with a bludgeon is the same as that for murder with a knife, since in both cases there is “an intentional and hostile act of killing”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difference here to the examples above is that the shared reason for the ruling is one that has been deduced by the jurists from the ruling prohibiting murder. The formula “an intentional and hostile act of killing” is a legal construct developed by legal theorists to define when a killing is legally an act of murder. It is not something that is explicitly stated in the texts, but rather something that is deduced from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though I haven't talked much about aql (since I don't know much about it), I think I was able to make some obvious basic comparison between aql and Qiyas, Insha Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/showthread.php?t=535&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qiyas in Islamic Law&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/knowledge/layingfoundations-Baazmool.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Seeking Knowledge-Foundations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-07-07T12:01:41.360" LastActivityDate="2012-07-07T12:01:41.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1316" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1299" CreationDate="2012-07-07T13:05:10.833" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is view of Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذْ قَالَ اللَّهُ يَا عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ أَأَنتَ قُلْتَ&#xA;  لِلنَّاسِ اتَّخِذُونِي وَأُمِّيَ إِلَٰهَيْنِ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ قَالَ&#xA;  سُبْحَانَكَ مَا يَكُونُ لِي أَنْ أَقُولَ مَا لَيْسَ لِي بِحَقٍّ إِن&#xA;  كُنتُ قُلْتُهُ فَقَدْ عَلِمْتَهُ تَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِي وَلَا&#xA;  أَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِكَ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ ﴿المائدة:&#xA;  ١١٦﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when Allah said, 'O Jesus son of Mary, didst thou say unto men,&#xA;  &quot;Take me and my mother as Gods, apart from Allah&quot;?' He said, 'To&#xA;  Thee be glory! It is not mine to say what I have no right to. If I&#xA;  indeed said it, Thou knowest it, knowing what is within my soul, and I&#xA;  know not what is within Thy soul; Thou knowest the things unseen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastActivityDate="2012-07-07T13:05:10.833" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1317" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-07T13:19:52.753" Score="9" ViewCount="9012" Body="&lt;p&gt;When &lt;em&gt;shahid&lt;/em&gt; is used to mean &quot;martyr&quot; (rather than &quot;witness&quot;), who is considered a &lt;em&gt;shahid&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does someone who died in a battle qualify? What about suicide bombers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the act of becoming a &lt;em&gt;shahid&lt;/em&gt; absolve any sins? E.g., &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.snopes.com/rumors/sept22.asp&quot;&gt;the 9.11 hijackers were seen drinking before the flight&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Quran, the ones who had died in the way of Allah are called &lt;code&gt;الَّذِينَ قُتِلُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ (the ones who died in the way of Allah)&lt;/code&gt;, and they aren't called &lt;code&gt;shahid&lt;/code&gt; in any ayat. In Quran, the word &lt;code&gt;shahid&lt;/code&gt; is used in a more general and different way. So, why are we calling &lt;code&gt;the ones who died in the way of Allah&lt;/code&gt; as &lt;code&gt;shahid&lt;/code&gt;? What is evidence that they are the same? Is there a hadith for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="266" LastEditorUserId="266" LastEditDate="2012-07-28T06:45:55.860" LastActivityDate="2015-06-16T10:33:42.423" Title="What does &quot;shahid&quot; mean?" Tags="|terminology|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1319" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-07T15:43:30.450" Score="5" ViewCount="14234" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose a non-Muslim wants to convert to Islam but his/her partner doesn't want to convert, and they don't want to divorce because they love each other. If he/she still converts, is the marriage still valid? What should be done in such a situation in which a person has to choose between Allah and the spouse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In many countries (which call themselves secular), inter-religious marriages are valid. So, even if one partner converts, the marriage would still be valid as per the governing law. In this situation, what should a person do if his/her spouse neither agrees to convert, nor to divorce (maybe because of love)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:46:21.190" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:46:21.190" Title="Will a (non-Muslim) marriage still be valid if the husband or the wife reverts to Islam?" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|conversion|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1320" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-07T17:36:09.900" Score="7" ViewCount="10864" Body="&lt;p&gt;Students from economically backward communities who opt for higher studies generally depend on educational loans, which are offered with interest, either by banks, developmental organisations, or by government, if they don't get a scholarship high enough to meet their needs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I support the idea of doing a small job first, earn the required amount and then going further in studies. But, this would take more than a single year to earn even a single year's fee. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not all students are bold enough to ask for zakaat, and even if they are bold enough, they may not get the suitable sources. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In such scenarios where a student has no financial sources but the interest-based education loan, should a student abandon his studies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2012-07-07T19:09:07.250" LastActivityDate="2020-12-26T21:58:24.043" Title="Is interest-based educational loan allowed?" Tags="|riba|loan|education|" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1321" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1470" CreationDate="2012-07-07T17:55:20.860" Score="11" ViewCount="13209" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ubayy bin Kab, in one of the pre-Uthmanic compilations of the Qur'an, allegedly recorded two additional &lt;em&gt;suwar&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Surat al-Khal&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Surat al-Hafd&lt;/em&gt;) that are not found today; these &quot;missing &lt;em&gt;suwar&lt;/em&gt;&quot; are often brought up in debates to directly oppose the idea that the Qur'an is the complete and unchanging Word of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an example, the website Answering Islam &amp;mdash; a site unabashedly biased towards evangelical Christianity &amp;mdash; has an article titled &quot;Distortion in the Koran&quot; which includes the following exerpt:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for the copy of Ubayy Ibn Ka'b, it was widespread in Syria. It differs from the copy of Othman in that it has two more Suras - Al-hafd and Al-Khal'. Al-Baihaqi reported that Omar Ibn Al-Khattaab prayed them, that Ali taught them to the people, and that people used to recite them before king 'abd Al-Malik Ibn Marwaan!! (That is till the Ommiad era.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this (i.e., the claim of two additional &lt;em&gt;suwar&lt;/em&gt;) an accurate claim?  If so, has any reason been given for their lack of inclusion in Uthman's canonized text, especially given that the prophet is reported to have said (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/46760&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;in a sahih hadith&lt;/a&gt;),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Take (learn) the Qur'an from four: `Abdullah bin Masud, Salim, Mu`adh and &lt;strong&gt;Ubai bin Ka`b&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-06-21T19:25:39.900" LastActivityDate="2020-06-05T21:37:06.770" Title="Why are Surat al-Khal and Surat al-Hafd not included in the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|uloom-al-quran|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1322" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1340" CreationDate="2012-07-07T18:20:41.060" Score="2" ViewCount="465" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Quran it is claimed that Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him is Rehmat-al-alamin (that is kindness to all the worlds). Does that mean he was the only prophet for the Entire Universe. Does it mean Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) laws are applicable only to this world?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if we meet an alien race ever from the outer space, should we expect them to be Muslims or we should leave them alone assuming Islamic laws do not apply to them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2012-07-07T18:25:52.973" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T07:38:58.370" Title="Are Islamic Laws applicable across the entire Universe?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|universe|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1323" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-07T18:50:23.203" Score="20" ViewCount="14269" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I realize this is a rather broad question.  I'm looking for a broad answer as well, with just a general overview of the relevant material.  I will likely ask more specific followup questions.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Islam was founded several hundred years after Christianity, and is also an Abrahamic religion, and Islam, for example, views &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/365/29&quot;&gt;Jesus as a prophet of Allah&lt;/a&gt;, whose life is most well known through the Christian New Testament, I am left wondering how Islam regards these religious texts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the relationship between Islam and the Christian &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Testament&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;New Testament&lt;/a&gt;?  What authority, if any, does it have, and how should it be read and understood by a Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2018-06-10T03:35:29.943" Title="How does Islam view the Christian New Testament?" Tags="|christianity|scripture|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1324" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-07T19:05:14.770" Score="8" ViewCount="1300" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, are Muslims commanded to hate non-Muslim or hate their acts (such as shirk) or both?  Please enlighten me on this topic &amp;amp; provide references for your answer from authentic books only.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="176" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:44:44.497" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:44:44.497" Title="What should be the behaviour of a Muslim towards a non-Muslim?" Tags="|practical-islam|non-muslim|relationships|behavior|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1323" CreationDate="2012-07-07T20:24:14.313" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Christianity (along with Judaism) is recognized by Islam as a &lt;em&gt;predecessor&lt;/em&gt;. Christians are part of what is known as &lt;em&gt;Ahl al-Kitab&lt;/em&gt; (people of the scripture) and have special considerations (Muslims may eat their food and marry their women). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims believe that the New Testament was &lt;em&gt;originally&lt;/em&gt; a book of holy scripture called &lt;em&gt;Al-Injil&lt;/em&gt; (translated sometimes as the Gospel) that was revealed to Isa (Jesus) very much like the Quran was revealed to Mohammad. See this &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We sent, following in their footsteps, Jesus, the son of Mary,&#xA;  confirming that which came before him in the Torah; and We gave him&#xA;  the Gospel, in which was guidance and light and confirming that which&#xA;  preceded it of the Torah as guidance and instruction for the&#xA;  righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/46&quot;&gt;Al-Ma'idah (5:46)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims believe that this book of holy scripture was later altered by human hands and is no longer the word of Allah. The following &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt; describes Allah's wrath at those who altered His holy scripture:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So for their breaking of the covenant We cursed them and made their&#xA;  hearts hard. They distort words from their [proper] usages and have&#xA;  forgotten a portion of that of which they were reminded. And you will&#xA;  still observe deceit among them, except a few of them. But pardon them&#xA;  and overlook [their misdeeds]. Indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/13&quot;&gt;Al-Ma'idah (5:13)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran was revealed to Mohammad as Allah's &lt;em&gt;final&lt;/em&gt; word and testament, and as such obsoletes all other scriptures before it which includes the New Testament. Thus, the New Testament enjoys no authority in the Islamic view, although &lt;em&gt;some&lt;/em&gt; Muslim scholars will refer to it as an historical document on the lives of some of Allah's messengers and prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Muslims reading the New Testament, there is no clear consensus on that (as far as I know) from scholars. Some forbid it, others allow it with reservations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-07-07T20:24:14.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1327" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1324" CreationDate="2012-07-07T21:27:22.573" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah 29 ayah 46&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not argue with the People of the Scripture except in a way that&#xA;  is best, except for those who commit injustice among them, and say,&#xA;  &quot;We believe in that which has been revealed to us and revealed to&#xA;  you. And our God and your God is one; and we are Muslims (in&#xA;  submission) to Him.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also regarding the behavior of a Muslim towards a Non-Muslim, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How Muhammad (pbuh) was tolerant: you can read in the book &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muhammadilibrary.com/books/english-books/en_the_life_of_the_prophet_muhammad.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Life of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a part about the Treaty of Hudaybiyah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Soon after this, official &#xA;messengers came from Quraysh and talks began for a peaceful settlement. &#xA;A man called Suhayl ibn 'Amr was sent by the Meccans to work out a &#xA;treaty. When the Prophet (pbuh) asked 'Ali to write 'In the Name of Allah, &#xA;the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful', on the top of the page, Suhayl &#xA;objected, saying 'Write only: bismik Allahumma (in Thy name, 0 Allah). &#xA;I don't know him as al-Rahman (the Most Gracious), al-Rahim (the most &#xA;Merciful).' The Prophet (pbuh) agreed and dictated: 'This is a treaty &#xA;between Muhammad the Messenger of Allah and Suhayl ibn 'Amr.''Stop!' &#xA;cried Suhayl, 'I don't believe that you are Rasulallah (the Messenger of &#xA;Allah). If I thought you were Allah's Messenger, I wouldn't be fighting &#xA;against you, would I?' Calmly, the Prophet (pbuh) agreed that he should &#xA;be referred to in the treaty as Muhammad', son of 'Abd Allah. The &#xA;Muslims were very upset at this, and 'Umar furiously cried out, 'Are you &#xA;not Allah's Messenger, and are we not Muslims? How can we accept such &#xA;treatment when we are right and they are wrong? This will make people &#xA;laugh at our religion!' But the Prophet (pbuh) knew what was best and the &#xA;Treaty of Hudaybiyah was signed.  &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastEditorDisplayName="user123" LastEditDate="2012-08-04T12:25:12.997" LastActivityDate="2012-08-04T12:25:12.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1320" CreationDate="2012-07-07T23:02:54.703" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dealing with riba (interest) is a major sin in Islam. There is no ifs and buts. Be it educational loan, house loan or even marriage loan. In Qur'an and Sunnah, you find stern warning against riba. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who consume interest cannot stand [on the Day of Resurrection]&#xA;  except as one stands who is being beaten by Satan into insanity. That&#xA;  is because they say, &quot;Trade is [just] like interest.&quot; But Allah has&#xA;  permitted trade and has forbidden interest. So whoever has received an&#xA;  admonition from his Lord and desists may have what is past, and his&#xA;  affair rests with Allah . But whoever returns to [dealing in interest&#xA;  or usury] - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide&#xA;  eternally therein. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/275&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-Baqarah 2:275]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and he says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, fear Allah and give up what remains [due to&#xA;  you] of interest, if you should be believers.And if you do not, then&#xA;  be informed of a war [against you] from Allah and His Messenger. But&#xA;  if you repent, you may have your principal - [thus] you do no wrong,&#xA;  nor are you wronged. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/278-279&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-Baqarah 2:278-279]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“A dirham which a man consumes as riba knowingly is worse before&#xA;  Allaah than &lt;strong&gt;thirty-six acts of zina&lt;/strong&gt;.” &lt;strong&gt;Narrated by Ahmad and&#xA;  al-Tabaraani; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’, no.&#xA;  3375.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“There are seventy-two types of riba, &lt;strong&gt;the least of which is like a man&#xA;  committing incest with his mother.&lt;/strong&gt;” &lt;strong&gt;Narrated by al-Tabaraani in&#xA;  al-Awsat; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’, no.&#xA;  3537.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was proven from the hadeeth of Jabir (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;cursed the one who consumes riba, the one who pays it, the one who writes it down and the two who witness it, and he said, “They are all the same.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars are unanimously agreed that every loan involving interest or any kind of benefit is haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Search/ResultDetails.aspx?lang=en&amp;amp;view=result&amp;amp;fatwaNum=&amp;amp;FatwaNumID=&amp;amp;ID=3702&amp;amp;searchScope=14&amp;amp;SearchScopeLevels1=&amp;amp;SearchScopeLevels2=&amp;amp;highLight=1&amp;amp;SearchType=exact&amp;amp;SearchMoesar=false&amp;amp;bookID=&amp;amp;LeftVal=0&amp;amp;RightVal=0&amp;amp;simple=&amp;amp;SearchCriteria=allwords&amp;amp;PagePath=&amp;amp;siteSection=1&amp;amp;searchkeyword=115116117100101110116032108111097110115#firstKeyWordFound&quot;&gt;The Ruling on bank interest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-REIA2CvDoQ&quot;&gt;Ruling On Interest Based Student Loans - Shaykh Saalim al Taweel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-07-07T23:15:25.750" LastActivityDate="2012-07-07T23:15:25.750" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1319" CreationDate="2012-07-07T23:56:54.280" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the case of the husband converting to Islam, there is nothing to the marriage, because in the original, sharee'ah it is permissible to marry a Muslim man with non-Muslim women (ah-lul kitab)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the case of opposite, that is for the woman to convert to Islam and her husband remaining a non-muslim, there are several things to consider: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most correct of these opinions, in sharee'ah, is to divorce from him and enter into a (iddah) period. If her husband enters in islam during the (iddah) period she may return to him and does not need a new contract. If her husband enters in Islam after the (iddah) period, she may have to choose between returning to her husband or marrying another Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence for that in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا جَاءَكُمُ الْمُؤْمِنَاتُ&#xA;  مُهَاجِرَاتٍ فَامْتَحِنُوهُنَّ ۖ اللَّـهُ أَعْلَمُ بِإِيمَانِهِنَّ ۖ&#xA;  فَإِنْ عَلِمْتُمُوهُنَّ مُؤْمِنَاتٍ فَلَا تَرْجِعُوهُنَّ إِلَى&#xA;  الْكُفَّارِ ۖ لَا هُنَّ حِلٌّ لَّهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحِلُّونَ لَهُنَّ ۖ&#xA;  وَآتُوهُم مَّا أَنفَقُوا ۚ وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَن تَنكِحُوهُنَّ&#xA;  إِذَا آتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ ۚ وَلَا تُمْسِكُوا بِعِصَمِ&#xA;  الْكَوَافِرِ وَاسْأَلُوا مَا أَنفَقْتُمْ وَلْيَسْأَلُوا مَا أَنفَقُوا&#xA;  ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ حُكْمُ اللَّـهِ ۖ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَكُمْ ۚ وَاللَّـهُ عَلِيمٌ&#xA;  حَكِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O believers, when believing women come over to you as refugees, then&#xA;  examine them. God alone is cognisant of their faith. If you find that&#xA;  they are believers, do not send them back to unbelievers. They are not&#xA;  lawful for them, nor are infidels lawful for believing women. Give the&#xA;  unbelievers what they have spent on them. There is no sin if you marry&#xA;  them provided you give their dowers to them. &lt;em&gt;Do not retain your&#xA;  (marriage) ties with unbelieving women&lt;/em&gt;. Ask for the return of what you&#xA;  have spent (on them); and the unbelievers should ask for the return of&#xA;  what they have spent. This is the judgement of God. He judges between&#xA;  you. God is all-knowing and all-wise.&#xA;  [Al-Mumtahina:10]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And from hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The daughter of the Prophet (peace be upon him), Zainab, was married to Abu al-Aas ibn al-Rabee during the Jaahiliyyah (pre-islmaic period), and when she converted to Islam: the marriage between them was dissolved and she followed her father (peace be upon him), and when her husband (al-Aas ibn al-Rabee) became Muslim, the Prophet (peace be upon him) reinstated the marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be noted, that in such cases should not prefer and give priority to worldly interests on the law of God and told him, God alone knows our interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2012-08-07T18:32:20.050" LastActivityDate="2012-08-07T18:32:20.050" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1332" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1323" CreationDate="2012-07-08T00:46:52.797" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims are required to believe in all previous books sent by God including Torah and Injil (verses 2:2, 2:285). Regarding these books Quran states that the new book sent to Mohammad (PBUH) confirms what is in the hands of the followers of the previous books (i.e. what Christians and Jews had at the time of the prophet which we know is the same as the current books) and clarifies what is disputed among them (e.g. verse 2:41).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also maintains that parts of the previous books has been altered (though I don't remember any verse that explicitly says this about Injil, it mainly object to what Christians say not to the book). Regarding Jews it states that some Jewish scholars write words from themselves and then claim that it is from God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The contents of the four gospels are more or less consistent with Islamic views, though some are a bit less so. In particular, the opening part of the gospel according to John, and the parts regarding Jesus's (PBUH) death and resurrection are not consistent with Quran. Also the word son and father should be interpreted the same way as those in Old Testament and should not be held as literal in the way they are interpreted today by most Christians. In other words Jesus (PBUH) is called &amp;quot;son of God&amp;quot; the same way that Israelities and other are referred to as such in the books of Old Testament.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I should add that considering the importance of these beliefs for most Christians today, one can say the Christian reading of these books are heavily inconsistent with Islam and Quran explicitly points out these as false. According to Quran, Jesus was a human born without a father, the analogy for his creation in Quran is the creation of Adam, he was a major prophet but not son of God (there is no such thing according to Quran), he was taken (from Earth/this world) and ascended towards God, he was not put on cross and he didn't die. There are also some other minor points where Quran's narration differs from those of some the gospels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These does not apply to the other books of the new testament (e.g. writings of the apostles) and the rulings of the Church (e.g. the rulings in 3rd century A.D. about Jesus (PBUH) being God and trinity).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A considerable part of Quran is devoted to speaking with Jews and Christians and in such arguments Quran often refers to the contents of the Torah and Injil to advance its point. Also Quran says that in case Jews/Christians do not accept Islam and remain on their religion they should follow the rulings of their own books. For example, the verse following the one mentioned in SystemDown answer (verse 5:47) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلْيَحْكُمْ أَهْلُ الْإِنجِيلِ بِمَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ فِيهِ ۚ وَمَن لَّمْ يَحْكُم بِمَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the followers of Injil must judge based on what is sent in it and whoever does not judge based on what God has sent those are the rebellious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and continues with (verse 5:48):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَأَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَمُهَيْمِنًا عَلَيْهِ ۖ فَاحْكُم بَيْنَهُم بِمَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ ۖ وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ أَهْوَاءَهُمْ عَمَّا جَاءَكَ مِنَ الْحَقِّ ۚ لِكُلٍّ جَعَلْنَا مِنكُمْ شِرْعَةً وَمِنْهَاجًا ۚ وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَجَعَلَكُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَلَٰكِن لِّيَبْلُوَكُمْ فِي مَا آتَاكُمْ ۖ فَاسْتَبِقُوا الْخَيْرَاتِ ۚ إِلَى اللَّهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ جَمِيعًا فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And truthfully we sent to you the book, a confirmation to what is between their hands from the book and a guardian on them, thus judge between them based on what God has sent and do not follow their desires while the truth has come to you, for each of you we have put a [set of religious] laws and a light and if God wanted he could make [all of you] one nation but [God wants] to test you about what he has given to you. So hasten towards doing good, towards God is your return, all of you, then he will tell you about what you disputed on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and (verse 5:49):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَأَنِ احْكُم بَيْنَهُم بِمَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ أَهْوَاءَهُمْ وَاحْذَرْهُمْ أَن يَفْتِنُوكَ عَن بَعْضِ مَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ ۖ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ أَن يُصِيبَهُم بِبَعْضِ ذُنُوبِهِمْ ۗ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ النَّاسِ لَفَاسِقُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and judge between them based on what God has sent and do not follow their desires, and be alert of them lest they beguile you from some of what God has sent to you. And if they turn away, be assured that for some of their crime it is God's will to punish them. And truly most people are rebellious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From these it seems that Quran orders the prophet to rule among Christians based on their own book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In verses 3:113-115 Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَيْسُوا سَوَاءً ۗ مِّنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ أُمَّةٌ قَائِمَةٌ يَتْلُونَ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ آنَاءَ اللَّيْلِ وَهُمْ يَسْجُدُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not all of them are alike, of the people of the book are a portion that stay up rehearsing the signs of God all night long, and they prostrate themselves in adoration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَيُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَأُولَٰئِكَ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They believe in God and the judgement day; they enjoin what is right, and forbid what is wrong; and they hasten in [doing] good works, they are in the ranks of the righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَمَا يَفْعَلُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَلَن يُكْفَرُوهُ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِالْمُتَّقِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of the good that they do, nothing will be rejected; and God is omniscience about the righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In these verses, &amp;quot;signs&amp;quot; seems to refer the verses of their own books. In addition to the context of these verses which is about the people of the book and not Muslims, the fact that verse 3:114 does not include believing in Quran and the prophet seems to support the fact that these are not the people of the book who have accepted Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran's general attitude seems to be that these are good books (even in their current altered versions), Quran confirms what is right in them and points out the parts that they have been altered (at least the most important issues).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T01:42:42.027" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1322" CreationDate="2012-07-08T08:42:48.137" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, word of the &quot;al alamin &quot; in Arabic is the plural of the word &quot;world&quot; (al alam).&#xA;allah siad:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلِلَّـهِ يَسْجُدُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مِن&#xA;  دَابَّةٍ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ وَهُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All things that move on the earth and in the heavens, and the angels,&#xA;  bow in homage to God, and do not behave with pride.  [16:49]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is best known explain &quot;al alamin&quot; that it is all things only God, all of the galaxies in the universe and space and ... Etc. is one of worlds, and Imam Razi in his Tafseer the aya:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الحمد لله رب العالمين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Moreover, the &quot;al alamin&quot; is all that exists except God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="181" LastEditDate="2012-07-08T08:58:24.833" LastActivityDate="2012-07-08T08:58:24.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="626" CreationDate="2012-07-08T09:30:03.760" Score="5" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Meaning &amp;amp; Derivation of Aameen ( āmīn / آمين‎ )&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars are divided over the source of the word Aameen.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some say it is the abbreviation of the word &lt;strong&gt;Allaahummastajib lana&lt;/strong&gt; which means&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;code&gt;Oh Allah accept our invocation&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;or&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;code&gt;O Allah, respond to, (or answer) what we have said.&lt;/code&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other scholars say it is derived from the word &lt;strong&gt;Āmana (Arabic: آمن‎)&lt;/strong&gt; which means &lt;code&gt;So be it&lt;/code&gt;. (Even &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amen#Etymology&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; agrees to it)  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Importance of Aameen&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;TL;DR (Too long ; Didn't read)(Short version)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many hadees which state the importance of &lt;strong&gt;Aameen&lt;/strong&gt;. Some say that if our saying Aameen coincides with that of the angels our previous sins get washed away (you need serious timing here :P)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Also a few hadiths say that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to say it after finishing Surah Fatihah and he used to say it loudly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Long Version&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saying it is a sunnah. It means you can chose not to do it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadees about Aameen -  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bukhari :: Book 6 :: Volume 60 :: Hadith 2  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah’s Apostle said, “When the Imam says: ‘Ghair-il-Maghdubi ‘Alaihim Walad-Dallin (i.e. not the path of those who earn Your Anger, nor the path of those who went astray (1:7)), then you must say, ‘Ameen’, for if ones utterance of ‘Ameen’ coincides with that of the angels, then his past sins will be forgiven.”  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another Hadith  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslim :: Book 4 : Hadith 828  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) while teaching us (the principles of faith), said: Do not try to go ahead of the Imam, recite takbir when he recites it. and when he says:&quot; Nor of those who err,&quot; &lt;strong&gt;you should say Amin&lt;/strong&gt;, bow down when lie bows down, and when he says:&quot; Allah listens to him who praises Him,&quot; say:&quot; O Allah, our Lord, to Thee be the praise&quot;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For those who dont know &lt;code&gt;Nor of those who err&lt;/code&gt; is the last line of Surah Fatihah.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another one  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bukhari :: Book 1 :: Volume 12 :: Hadith 747&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &quot;Say Amin&quot; when the Imam says it and if the Amin of any one of you coincides with that of the angels then all his past sins will be forgiven.&quot; Ibn Shihab said, &quot;Allah's Apostle used to Say &quot;Amin.&quot;   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadees no 748 &amp;amp; 749 are the same as this one.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And hadees  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Malik :: Book 3 : Hadith 3.12.47&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab and Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman told him from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, &quot;When the imam says 'Amin', say 'Amin', for the one whose 'Amin' coincides with the 'Amin' of the angels - his previous wrong actions are forgiven him.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Shihab said, &quot;The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say 'Aameen' (extending it).&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And another hadees   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dawud :: Book 3 : Hadith 932&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Wa'il ibn Hujr:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) recited the verse &quot;Nor of those who go astray&quot; (Surah al-Fatihah, verse 7), he would say Amin; and raised his voice (while uttering this word).   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadees no 934 is th same just the following line is added  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;he would say Amin so loudly that those near him in the first row would hear it.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another hadees  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dawud :: Book 3 : Hadith 938&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated AbuZuhayr an-Numayri:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;AbuMisbah al-Muqra'i said: We used to sit in the company of AbuZuhayr an-Numayri. He was a companion of the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him), and he used to narrate good traditions. Once a man from among us made a supplication. He said: End it with the utterance of Amin, for Amin is like a seal on the book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;AbuZuhayr said: I shall tell you about that. We went out with the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) one night and came upon a man who made supplication with persistence. The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) waited to hear him. The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: He will have done something which guarantees (Paradise for him) if he puts a seal to it. One of the people asked: What should he use as a seal? He replied: Amin, for if he ends it with Amin, he will do something which guarantees (Paradise for him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then the man who questioned the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) came to the man who was supplicating, and said to him: So-and-so, end it with Amin and receive the good news. These are the words of Mahmud.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another hadees (im just posting a part of it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dawud :: Book 3 : Hadith 967&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated AbuMusa al-Ash'ari:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said: When you pray a (congregational) prayer, straighten your rows, then one of you should lead you in prayer. When he says the takbir (Allah is Most Great), say the takbir, and when he recites verses &quot;Not of those upon whom is Thy anger, nor of those who err&quot; (i.e. the end of Surah i.), say Amin; Allah will favour you. When he says &quot;Allah is most great,&quot; and bows, say &quot;Allah is most great&quot; and bow, for the imam will bow before you, and will raise (his head) before you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a few more but that would make the answer too long.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Most of them say the same thing that it is important to recite it and if your Aameen coincides with that of angels your past sins will be forgiven.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Coincidence of the word Aameen in other religions.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not some coincidence. Basically for them it used to mean the same thing when the Gospel was given to Jesus (PBUH). They used to say it after they said their prayers (dua). (i dont know what it means now days) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the Jews say that. Moses (PBUH) also used to use it after his prayers (dua).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-08T09:41:25.090" LastActivityDate="2012-07-08T09:41:25.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1322" CreationDate="2012-07-08T09:35:15.580" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Islam&lt;/code&gt; is a general name of the religion which applies to the entire beings in the Universe. &lt;code&gt;Islam&lt;/code&gt; means &lt;code&gt;obedience&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;surrender&lt;/code&gt;. Islam is the path of being obedient to Allah. Any creature (alive or non-living) that is obedient to Allah is on the path of &lt;code&gt;obedience&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, every being in the entire Universe, besides most of the humans, are obedient to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَسْجُدُ لَهُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ وَالشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ وَالنُّجُومُ وَالْجِبَالُ وَالشَّجَرُ وَالدَّوَابُّ وَكَثِيرٌ مِّنَ النَّاسِ وَكَثِيرٌ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِ الْعَذَابُ وَمَن يُهِنِ اللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُ مِن مُّكْرِمٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَاء&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Do you not see that to Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth and the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, the moving creatures and many of the people? But upon many the punishment has been justified. And he whom Allah humiliates - for him there is no bestower of honor. Indeed, Allah does what He wills.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Hajj 18 (22/18)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every being in the the skies and on Earth are &lt;code&gt;surrendered&lt;/code&gt; to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Shariat&lt;/code&gt; is for a specific target. It is updated with every delivery of nabi (prophet). Shariat changes according to era and conditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will give an example (don't take its directly with asking for proof, this is just an example). Assume that humanity escapes from the Earth and allocates in a different planet in a different solar system which is revolving around its sun once in a hour. Then, when a nabi comes, in the shariat given to him, the number of salats in a day likely to be reduced; like one salat each three days. This is what shariat is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, cats have a different shariat, their ibadats are catching birds in the park. Threes have different shariat, their ibadats are growing up and converting carbondioxide to oxygen. What we simply call &lt;code&gt;shariat&lt;/code&gt; is actually &lt;code&gt;shariat for humans&lt;/code&gt; in long.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shariat is not universal, we cannot claim that it is the same in the entire universe. It is updated as soon as a new nabi arrives. But Islam is universal, more general. It is the path or &lt;code&gt;surrendering to Allah&lt;/code&gt;. It is the same in the entire universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is an intelligent alien race somewhere in the Universe, they will receive their own nabi among them. Without receiving a nabi and warned by him, they won't be responsible for anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَّنِ اهْتَدَى فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدي لِنَفْسِهِ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا وَلاَ تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّى نَبْعَثَ رَسُولاً&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul. And whoever errs only errs against it. And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And never would We punish until We sent a messenger.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Isra 15 (17/15)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, another fantastic example, assume that an alien group visits the Earth when Moses was alive. They meet with Moses. Can Moses be a nabi for them? No. The aliens' nabi must be from themselves. As a nabi for human must be human, a nabi for aliens must an alien.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;هُوَ الَّذِي بَعَثَ فِي الْأُمِّيِّينَ رَسُولًا مِّنْهُمْ يَتْلُو عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتِهِ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَإِن كَانُوا مِن قَبْلُ لَفِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It is He who has sent among the unlettered a Messenger from themselves reciting to them His verses and purifying them and teaching them the Book and wisdom - although they were before in clear error.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Jumu'a 2 (62/2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2012-07-08T09:35:15.580" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1341" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-08T10:07:28.073" Score="0" ViewCount="18820" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam it is said that human being came from the Adam and Eve and it is added that when they get married, they had 41 children and they were twins. Holding this into hand, does Islam permit marriage between siblings?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="273" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T05:26:02.180" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T05:26:02.180" Title="Does Islam support marriage between siblings?" Tags="|nikah|adam-and-eve|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1341" CreationDate="2012-07-08T10:46:05.733" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta' said regarding the issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Regarding the fact that Adam (peace be upon him) married his sons to&#xA;  his daughters, this is something that he did according to the law that&#xA;  Allah commanded him to follow which we do not have any right to argue&#xA;  about. Anyway, as far as the Shari`ah (Islamic law) that was sent to&#xA;  Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is concerned; Allah makes it&#xA;  Haram (prohibited) for a man to marry his sister along with other&#xA;  well-established categories of women that a man is not allowed to&#xA;  marry. Besides, since Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;To each among you, We have prescribed a law and a clear way &lt;strong&gt;[Surah&#xA;    Al-Ma'idah 5:48]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While mentioning the laws of Tawrah (Torah), Injil (Gospel), and&#xA;  Qur'an; the same applies to Adam (peace be upon him) i.e. &lt;strong&gt;he had a&#xA;  specific law that he followed.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For us, is the Shariah that was revealed to Muhammad (salallahu alayhi wassalam) and we follow that. And this Shariah clearly forbids marrying between siblings. There are many things that were not legislated before and legislated now for example 5 daily salat. The wisdom behind all this is known only to Allah as he is most Just and the Lawgiver.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/showthread.php?t=10349&quot;&gt;Adam and Eve&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-07-08T10:46:05.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1347" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-08T12:52:34.403" Score="10" ViewCount="9005" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading the following Verse of the Holy Qur'an, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who commit unlawful sexual intercourse of your women - bring against them four [witnesses] from among you. And if they testify, confine the guilty women to houses until death takes them or Allah ordains for them [another] way.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Qur'an 4:15&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the following Ahadith,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Jabir:&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;  A man from the tribe of Bani Aslam came to the Prophet while he was in the mosque and said, &quot;I have committed illegal sexual intercourse.&quot; The Prophet turned his face to the other side. The man turned towards the side towards which the Prophet had turned his face, and gave four witnesses against himself. On that the Prophet called him and said, &quot;Are you insane?&quot; (He added), &quot;Are you married?&quot; The man said, 'Yes.&quot; On that the Prophet ordered him to be stoned to the death in the Musalla (a praying place). When the stones hit him with their sharp edges and he fled, but he was caught at Al-Harra and then killed. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Al-Bukhari Volume 7: Book 63: Hadith 195.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'Abdullah b. Buraida reported&lt;/strong&gt; on the authority of his father that Ma'iz b. Malik al-Aslami came to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and said: Allah's Messenger, I have wronged myself ; I have committed adultery and I earnestly desire that you should purify me. He turned him away. On the following day, he (Ma'iz) again came to him and said: Allah's Messenger, I have committed adultery. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) turned him away for the second time, and sent him to his people saying: Do you know if there is anything wrong with his mind. They denied of any such thing in him and said: We do not know him but as a wise good man among us, so far as we can judge. He (Ma'iz) came for the third time, and he (the Holy Prophet) sent him as he had done before. He asked about him and they informed him that there was nothing wrong with him or with his mind. When it was the fourth time, a ditch was dug for him and he (the Holy Prophet) pronounced judgment about him. He (the narrator) said: There came to him (the Holy Prophet) a woman from Ghamid and said: Allah's Messenger, I have committed adultery, so purify me. He (the Holy Prophet) turned her away. On the following day she said: Allah's Messenger, Why do you turn me away? Perhaps, you turn me away as you turned away Ma'iz. By Allah, I have become pregnant. He said: Well, if you insist upon it, then go away until you give birth to (the child). When she was delivered she came with the child (wrapped) in a rag and said: Here is the child whom I have given birth to. He said: Go away and suckle him until you wean him. When she had weaned him, she came to him (the Holy Prophet) with the child who was holding a piece of bread in his hand. She said: Allah's Apostle, here is he as I have weaned him and he eats food. He (the Holy Prophet) entrusted the child to one of the Muslims and then pronounced punishment. And she was put in a ditch up to her chest and he commanded people and they stoned her. Khalid b Walid came forward with a stone which he flung at her head and there spurted blood on the face of Khalid and so he abused her. Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) heard his (Khalid's) curse that he had hurried upon her. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Khalid, be gentle. By Him in Whose Hand is my life, she has made such a repentance that even if a wrongful tax-collector were to repent, he would have been forgiven. Then giving command regarding her, he prayed over her and she was buried. &#xA;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih Muslim: Book 17: Hadith 4206.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am still confused whether Islam supports Honor killing or not. The woman in the second Hadith I mentioned above repented, but still she was stoned to death (not forgiven). On the other hand Allah says that anyone who repents will be forgiven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But whoever repents after his wrongdoing and reforms, indeed, Allah will turn to him in forgiveness. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Qur'an 5:39&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How am I to interpret this concept? Is this (the stories from the two Ahadith) not Honor Killing? Isn't it allowed in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:41:05.167" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:41:05.167" Title="Does Islam permit honor killing?" Tags="|fiqh|zina|hudud|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1348" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1347" CreationDate="2012-07-08T13:22:40.357" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Killing a Muslim unlawfully is a serious matter and a grave crime. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell to&#xA;  abide therein; and the Wrath and the Curse of Allaah are upon him, and&#xA;  a great punishment is prepared for him.”&lt;strong&gt;[al-Nisa’ 4:93]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;al-Bukhaari (6355) narrated from Ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The believer will continue to be encompassed by the mercy of Allaah&#xA;  so long as he does not shed blood that it is forbidden to shed.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Even, if it is proven that he/she deserves the hadd punishment, it is not permissible for individuals to carry out this punishment themselves.&lt;/strong&gt; Rather the matter must be referred to the ruler or his deputy to prove the crime and carry out the punishment, because if individuals carry out hadd punishments, that will lead to a great deal of corruption and evil. &lt;strong&gt;And this is for a  country that is ruled by Shariah.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Muflih al-Hanbali (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in al-Furoo’ (6/53):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is haraam for anyone to carry out a hadd punishment except the&#xA;  ruler or his deputy.&lt;/strong&gt; This is something on which the fuqaha’ of Islam&#xA;  are unanimously agreed, as was stated in al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah&#xA;  (5/280): The fuqaha’ are unanimously agreed that the one who should&#xA;  carry out hadd punishments is the ruler or his deputy, whether the&#xA;  punishment is transgressing one of the limits of Allaah, may He be&#xA;  exalted, such as zina, or a transgression against another person, such&#xA;  as slander.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, &lt;strong&gt;Vigilantism is a totally haraam.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering the issue that you mention happened in a democratic country, it is not permissible to punish the person even if if proven guilty. If someone does it, it is the height of ignorance from pre-islamic era. And if he/she is killed unjustly, then it is a major sin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/101972&quot;&gt;Ruling on honour killings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT: Since question was updated, here is an addition :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both hadith you mentioned, the hadd punishment was carried out by the authorities not any random guy as it happens in honor killings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, why she was killed after repentance? Because, hadd punishments are a way to expiate sins. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhaari (may Allaah have mercy on him) narrated in his Saheeh (3/143, no. 3679) with his isnaad that ‘Ubaadah ibn al-Saamit, one of those who was present at Badr with the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), said that one of those who had been present at al-‘Aqabah told him:The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, with a group of his Sahaabah standing around him: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Come and give me your oath of allegiance, promising that you will not&#xA;  associate anything in worship with Allaah, or steal, or commit zinaa&#xA;  (illegal sexual activity), or kill your children, or utter slander&#xA;  intentionally forging falsehood (by wrongfully attributing&#xA;  illegitimate children to husbands), or disobey me with regard to&#xA;  anything good (ma’roof). Whoever among you fulfils this oath, his&#xA;  reward will be due from Allaah, and whoever commits any of these sins&#xA;  and is punished for it in this world, this will be an expiation for&#xA;  him. Whoever commits any of these sins and Allaah conceals it for him,&#xA;  then his case rests with Allaah – if He wills, He will punish him and&#xA;  if He wills, He will forgive him.” So they gave their oath of&#xA;  allegiance to him on that basis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Haafiz said in al-Fath (1/6):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“What we learn from this hadeeth is that the carrying out of the&#xA;  punishment is an expiation for the sin, even if the one on whom the&#xA;  hadd is carried out does not repent. This is the view of the majority.&#xA;  It was also said that he has to repent – this was stated by some of&#xA;  the Taabi’een.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The previous hadeeth was also narrated by al-Tirmidhi in his Sunan. After quoting it, he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Al-Shaafa’i said concerning this topic: I have not heard any better&#xA;  indication than this hadeeth to show that the hudood (punishments) are&#xA;  an expiation for the people on whom they are carried out. Al-Shaafa’i&#xA;  said: if a person commits a sin and Allaah conceals it for him, I&#xA;  prefer for him to keep it concealed and to repent, keeping the matter&#xA;  between himself and Allaah. Something similar was narrated from Abu&#xA;  Bakr and ‘Umar, that they commanded a man to conceal his sin.” (Sunan&#xA;  al-Tirmidhi, 1439). So there is no need for the person who commits a&#xA;  punishable sin to go to the Qaadi (judge) and confess and ask for the&#xA;  hadd to be carried out on him; rather, he is encouraged to keep it to&#xA;  himself and to repent, keeping the matter between himself and Allaah,&#xA;  may He be glorified, and to do lots of righteous deeds, for good deeds&#xA;  cancel out bad deeds, and the one who repents from sin is like one who&#xA;  did not sin at all.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/6202&quot;&gt;Hadd punishment expiation of sins&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-07-08T14:10:50.937" LastActivityDate="2012-07-08T14:10:50.937" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1349" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1347" CreationDate="2012-07-08T13:28:14.130" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Honor killing is not allowed in Islam, because it isn't the ordered punishment in Quran. A Muslim is not allowed to apply a different punishment other than the one ordered in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Recm (stoning)&lt;/code&gt; was only done once to a woman who herself confessed her sin. At that time, the ayats which contained law for punishment of adultery hadn't been delivered yet. So, the nabi Muhammad applied the law in Old Testament. After the law was defined in Quran, the stoning had never been applied from that time on.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And this kind of stoning has nothing to do with honor killings. That woman wasn't killed for honor. That was the proper type of punishment that remained from Old Testament.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other stoning occurrences are only mentioned in some weak hadiths. According to people who claim that Islam orders stoning punishment, (according to them) the page of Quran which contained that law for stoning punishment was eaten by a goat, so that that law became invalid after that. This claim has no basis, and it was asserted during the politic conflicts after which the Shiite sect formed. It is ironic that the same people who asserted this claim also claim that Quran was protected and even a single word of it can not be changed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;short term punishment&lt;/strong&gt; for adultery is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الزَّانِيَةُ وَالزَّانِي فَاجْلِدُوا كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِّنْهُمَا مِئَةَ جَلْدَةٍ وَلَا تَأْخُذْكُم بِهِمَا رَأْفَةٌ فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَلْيَشْهَدْ عَذَابَهُمَا طَائِفَةٌ مِّنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The [unmarried] woman or [unmarried] man found guilty of sexual intercourse - lash each one of them with a hundred lashes, and do not be taken by pity for them in the religion of Allah , if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a group of the believers witness their punishment.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nur 2 (24/2)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;long term punishment&lt;/strong&gt; for adultery is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَاللاَّتِي يَأْتِينَ الْفَاحِشَةَ مِن نِّسَآئِكُمْ فَاسْتَشْهِدُواْ عَلَيْهِنَّ أَرْبَعةً مِّنكُمْ فَإِن شَهِدُواْ فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ فِي الْبُيُوتِ حَتَّىَ يَتَوَفَّاهُنَّ الْمَوْتُ أَوْ يَجْعَلَ اللّهُ لَهُنَّ سَبِيلاً&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Those who commit unlawful sexual intercourse of your women - bring against them four [witnesses] from among you. And if they testify, confine the guilty women to houses until death takes them or Allah ordains for them [another] way.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nisa 15 (4/15)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are the orders from Allah. When Allah orders a method, all other methods become closed. People aren't allowed to violate the orders of Allah, and come out with different methods which they find in their minds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="4" LastEditDate="2012-07-08T14:57:17.390" LastActivityDate="2012-07-08T14:57:17.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1350" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-08T13:44:04.663" Score="10" ViewCount="13615" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Definition:&lt;/strong&gt; Euthanasia, also known as assisted suicide, physician-assisted suicide (dying) , doctor-assisted dying (suicide) , and more loosely termed mercy killing, basically means to take a deliberate action with the express intention of ending a life to relieve intractable (persistent, unstoppable) suffering. Some interpret euthanasia as the practice of ending a life in a painless manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a patient is suffering great pain from a disease, and there is no hope left for him/her with today's technology, can he/she have euthanasia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that Islam prohibits suicide in general. What about his special kind of suicide? Is it permissible? Is there any example application in Sunnah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2019-08-13T13:40:54.227" Title="Does Islam permit euthanasia?" Tags="|suicide|fatwa|medical|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1351" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1350" CreationDate="2012-07-08T13:58:30.577" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is Haram (prohibited) for a patient to hasten their death, whether by committing suicide or by taking medication to kill themselves. It is also Haram for a doctor, a nurse, or any other person to carry out the patient’s request, even if their disease is incurable. Anyone who assists in this shares in the sin, because they intentionally kill a human, whose life is protected by Shari‘ah (Islamic law), without a right. There are clear Nas (Islamic texts from the Qur’an or the Sunnah) prohibiting the killing of a human being without a right. Allah (Exalted be He) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...and kill not anyone whom Allâh has forbidden, except for a just&#xA;  cause (according to Islâmic law). &lt;strong&gt;[Surah Al-Anam 6:151]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not kill yourselves (nor kill one another). Surely, Allâh is&#xA;  Most Merciful to you. And whoever commits that through aggression and&#xA;  injustice, We shall cast him into the Fire, and that is easy for&#xA;  Allâh. &lt;strong&gt;[Surah Al-Nisa 4:29]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it was authentically reported on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anyone who kills themselves with a piece of iron (a weapon) will have&#xA;  that piece of iron in their hand and will be stabbing their stomach&#xA;  with it in the Fire of Hell forever, abiding eternally therein. Anyone&#xA;  who drinks poison and kills themselves will be drinking it in the Fire&#xA;  of Hell forever, abiding eternally therein. And anyone who throws&#xA;  themselves from (the top of) a mountain and kills themselves will be&#xA;  throwing themselves down in the Fire of Hell forever, abiding&#xA;  eternally therein. &lt;strong&gt;(Agreed upon by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For example from Sunnah:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jundub ibn ‘Abdullah Al-Bajaly (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Among the nations before you there was a man who got wounded, and&#xA;  growing impatient (with pain), he took a knife and cut his hand with&#xA;  it. The blood did not stop until he died. Allah (Exalted be He) said,&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;‘My slave hastened to bring about his demise; I have forbidden&#xA;  Paradise to him.’ (Agreed upon by Al-Bukhari and Muslim; this is the&#xA;  wording of Al-Bukhari)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade people to wish for death to put an end to their suffering. In a Hadith on the authority of Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), he reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;None of you should wish for death because of a calamity that has&#xA;  befallen them; but if it is unavoidable to do so, let them say, ‘O&#xA;  Allah, make me live as long as life is better for me and make me die&#xA;  if death is better for me.’ &lt;strong&gt;(Related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim; this is&#xA;  the wording of Al-Bukhari)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since it is forbidden to merely wish or ask Allah for death, committing suicide or assisting in it is considered a violation of Allah’s Laws and a transgression of the sacred boundaries set by Allah. &lt;strong&gt;Doing this is inconsistent with being patient with what is decreed by Allah.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It challenges Allah’s Divine Decree and Predestination, and shows dissatisfaction with Allah’s Wisdom of testing His servants with evil and good as trial for them. Allah (Exalted be He) says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...and We shall make a trial of you with evil and with good. &lt;strong&gt;[Surah Al-Anbiya 21:35]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah may try and afflict some of His servants with illness and He is the All-Wise in what He decrees and the All-Knowing of what is best for His servants, as this may bring goodness for the servant, increase their Hasanat (rewardable good deeds), the strength of their faith, and bring them closer to Allah (Glorified be He) through their resignation (to His Will), entreaties, submission, Tawakkul (putting one’s trust in Allah), and supplications to Him. If someone is afflicted with an illness, they should hope for Allah’s Reward and bear with patience their affliction. Showing patience over affliction can gain Allah’s Good Pleasure and increase heavenly reward and elevate the servant to a higher degree in the hereafter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=9767&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=7&quot;&gt;Using euthanasia to end suffering&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-07-08T13:58:30.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1341" CreationDate="2012-07-08T16:11:45.737" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all Islam does not support Marriage between Siblings. They are clearly forbidden in Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/23-23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Nisah 4:23&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you [for marriage] are &lt;strong&gt;your mothers, your daughters,&#xA;  your sisters&lt;/strong&gt;, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your&#xA;  brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who&#xA;  nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and&#xA;  your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto&#xA;  whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is&#xA;  no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who&#xA;  are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters&#xA;  simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is&#xA;  ever Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But yes there is a question, how generation can be propagated when all children of Adam and Even were brother and sisters. Isn't that forbidden in Islam?&lt;/strong&gt; The answer is Islamic laws did not apply to full extent at that time. Just like Zakat was not imposed until later years in Islam, there was no sin on not paying it. Also Alcohol were allowed in Islam initially (here allow means not specifically banned), then they were banned. So if you drank before, there was no sin on you. So if something happened before Almighty awarded his decree on the subject, it was allowed and totally acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;My Own Take&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From scientific point of view. This is a very &lt;strong&gt;weak&lt;/strong&gt; and over simplification of how human race started. Most likely this is not true. For this to be true, the entire evolution theory must be wrong and Adam and Eve must have existed only 5,000 years ago. Furthermore we have to allow Incest to make this model work, which is clearly forbidden by all religion and laws out there. I must mention there is nowhere in Quran and Hadith (that I am aware of) says incest were allowed for Adam children. These are merely our theories. Islam or any other religion essentially is lacking on this subject.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-16T08:59:45.093" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T08:59:45.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1311" CreationDate="2012-07-08T16:58:09.530" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a person makes something Waqf, it ceases to be his property, and neither he nor anybody else can either gift it or sell it to any person. Also, no one can inherit anything out of it. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/laws/waqf.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you can understand Arabic there is a scholar whose name is Abdullah bin Bayyah. He made a lot of research in this topic. He also has an &lt;a href=&quot;http://binbayyah.net/english/?s=waqf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;english version&lt;/a&gt; of his site but I don't think all of his researches are translated to english unfortunately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not a scholar but I'm interested a lot in this topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For your second question, from bayyah's research, I remember that intellectual properties were considered as waqf because it produces money as the publisher can buy and sell these intellectual properties of books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="174" LastEditorDisplayName="user123" LastEditDate="2012-08-04T12:39:34.477" LastActivityDate="2012-08-04T12:39:34.477" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1354" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-08T18:45:19.960" Score="5" ViewCount="4766" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two school of thought on Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) visit to the Heavens (sky) and meet God. One school says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This happened in real (this is more authentic).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This was shown to the prophet in a dream only&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is now that we know Earth is round, there are no 7 skies, there is no air above certain altitude where you can breath, you cannot survive without space suite and oxygen and you cannot survive at -273C temperature and there were no witnesses. + Prophet Muhammad never said anything that would have proved the visit otherwise. For example he never pointed that the earth was round, he never said anything about the stars, the moon. This would mean, in plain scientific terms, this was just an imagination and nothing close to reality. Muslims often explain things in Quran logically and scientifically. If I go by logic, this event by all means says it is false. But it is an important event. That is when 5 prayers/day were imposed. How can I convince myself that this happened in real, while all the odds are against it. Did it happen in real?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:43:04.787" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:43:04.787" Title="Was Prophet Muhammad ascension to heavens (Mirage or Miraj) Real?" Tags="|islamic-events|miraj|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1355" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1358" CreationDate="2012-07-08T19:05:08.857" Score="57" ViewCount="912389" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that in Islam people who are not married to each other do not have the right to have sex, but what about married people? Are there any limitations on sexual acts that can be performed between a married couple?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="273" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-02-25T00:30:27.133" LastActivityDate="2021-02-23T09:10:21.003" Title="In Islam, are there limits on sex between a married couple?" Tags="|sex|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1358" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1355" CreationDate="2012-07-08T19:52:35.260" Score="64" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes there are limitations in sexual intercourse in Islam. In fact Islam is very conservative about sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. A man can approach his wife from any direction&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your wives are a place of sowing of seed for you, so come to your&#xA;place of cultivation however you wish and put forth [righteousness]&#xA;for yourselves. And fear Allah and know that you will meet Him. And&#xA;give good tidings to the believers. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/223&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:223&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse say you can approach your wife from any direction you want. At that time there were common believes that if you approach your wife from behind that resulted in children, the kids would have some kind of deformity. The Quran simply busted that myth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Anal sex is strictly strictly forbidden&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although there is no direct verse related to it but there but this is general consensus among sunni Muslims that Anal sex between husband and wife is not allowed. It is also mentioned in tafsir of the above verse that sex must happen only where it is supposed to be, not in any other place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some hadiths that proves it is forbidden&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah, Book of Divination and Omens, Sunan Abu Dawood, 3895.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anyone [resorts to a diviner and believes in what he says&#xA;(according) to the version of Musa) or] has intercourse with his wife&#xA;(according to the agreed version) when she is menstruating, or has&#xA;intercourse with his wife through her anus, he has nothing to do with&#xA;what has been sent down to Muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the day of resurrection, Allah will not look at a man who had&#xA;intercourse with his wife in her anus&amp;quot;—Narrated by Ibn Abi Shayba,&#xA;3/529; narrated and classed as sahih by Sunan al-Tirmidhi, 1165&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and there are other available as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. Sex during menstruation is forbidden&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And they ask you about menstruation. Say, &amp;quot;It is harm, so keep away&#xA;from wives during menstruation. And do not approach them until they&#xA;are pure. And when they have purified themselves, then come to them&#xA;from where Allah has ordained for you. Indeed, Allah loves those who&#xA;are constantly repentant and loves those who purify themselves. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/222&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Buqarah 2:222&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This clearly states that sexual intercourse during the menstruation period is not allowed. Although a man can still fondle his wife in other ways, as the prophet used to do it. But his wife's private parts are not allowed for the husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4. Sex is not allowed during fasting&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is made lawful for you, in the nights of fast, to have sex with&#xA;your women. They are a cover for you and you are a cover for them ...&#xA;and do not have sexual intimacy with them while you are staying in&#xA;mosques for I'tikaf. These are the limits set by Allah, so do not go&#xA;near them. Thus Allah manifests His signs to the people that they may&#xA;be God-fearing. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/187&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:187&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This says simply any type of sex is not allowed during fasting. This also means slight touching for satisfaction purposes is also not allowed as it may lead to more and can lead to disobeying Allah's command. Older people might have relaxed restriction as their desires are not that strong. This verse was revealed to allow sex during the nights in Ramadan. Because before that sex in the whole month of Ramadan was not allowed. But one sahabi made a mistake and that's when this verse was revealed to change the rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following are debatable. More orthodox people tend to stay humble while other try to be more open.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The group that is humble&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You should not look at your women organs if there is no need even during sex&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is no need for nudity unless the condition required. In case of intercourse, a woman may just allow his man organ and she may not need to expose the whole body. It is probably best to cover the bodies with a blanket to stay humble.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A man should fulfill his wife's needs if his were met early.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;More open group&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The group that is more open would allow oral pleasures which group 1 does not allow. I personally think if you are not into it, never do it. If you are somewhat inclined and you think it will please your partner who demands it, you might break the rule. But at least keep it to yourself. Since there is no direct hadith related to it, it should be safe to do it. In sunni Islam a lot of things are imposed as precautionary. They are not forbidden but we don't do it just to be safe. So give yourself some room if you think you are that type of person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Almighty knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user24306" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-07-09T05:44:27.637" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1360" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-08T20:14:34.980" Score="8" ViewCount="1643" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the question states is Jihad an obligation for all Muslims? And if so, are there different forms of Jihad which Muslims can perform?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="242" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T00:09:19.387" LastActivityDate="2023-09-29T12:11:00.703" Title="Is Jihad obligatory for all Muslims?" Tags="|jihad|fard|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1361" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-08T20:20:11.773" Score="15" ViewCount="70268" Body="&lt;p&gt;Should people die as Muslims to get the chance to go to Paradise? If they don't die as Muslims, will they get punished in hell forever?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="273" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditorDisplayName="user37" LastEditDate="2016-04-22T15:53:35.763" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T10:28:12.650" Title="Do non-Muslims have a chance to go to Paradise?" Tags="|non-muslim|jannah|akhirah|" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1362" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1361" CreationDate="2012-07-08T20:36:15.747" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on what you mean by Muslim. The term in Quran has a complex meaning and often used to refer not to the followers of our prophet and the set of laws that he was given (i.e. the Muslim used these days) but to refer to those who truly submit to God's will. The followers of the prophet are typically referred to as &amp;quot;الذین آمنوآ&amp;quot; i.e. &amp;quot;those who believed&amp;quot;. See my post &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/759/42&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for further explanation of the usage and meaning of the words &amp;quot;Muslim&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Islam&amp;quot; in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your intended meaning is the later one, then then entering seems hard and regarding this meaning, Quran says in verse 3:83-85:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَفَغَيْرَ دِينِ اللَّهِ يَبْغُونَ وَلَهُ أَسْلَمَ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ طَوْعًا وَكَرْهًا وَإِلَيْهِ يُرْجَعُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do they seek for other than the religion of God?-while all creatures in the skies and on the earth have, willingly or unwillingly, submitted to his will, and to him shall they all returns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قُلْ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَمَا أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا وَمَا أُنزِلَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَالْأَسْبَاطِ وَمَا أُوتِيَ مُوسَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰ وَالنَّبِيُّونَ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّنْهُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tell: &amp;quot;We believe in God, and in what has been revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and in what was given to Moses, Jesus, and the prophets, from their Lord: we make no distinction between one and another among them, and to God do we submit.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَمَن يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anyone desires a religion other than submission to God, never will it be accepted of him; and in the hereafter he will be among the losers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Though it will be God's decision and he may forgive whomever he wants to, so this phrase doesn't mean they may never enter paradise.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the other meaning of &amp;quot;Muslims&amp;quot; which is more common these days and is probably what you meant, i.e. the followers of the prophet Mohammad (PBUH), in verse 2:61 Quran states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَىٰ وَالصَّابِئِينَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who believe [in you, i.e. Muslims], and those who are Jewish, and Christian, and Sabians, whoever believes in God and the last day, and work righteousness, shall have their reward with their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This has been interpreted as stating that whomever believes in God and the last day and does good will go to paradise. So according to Quran, non-Muslims can go to paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also verses where it stated that those who are called Muslims (i.e. following the Islamic culture and laws) may go to hell. From Quran's perspective, what is mainly important is believing in God and the last day and doing good, being member of a culture or a religion doesn't imply much by itself. For example, verse 2:214 says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَن تَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ وَلَمَّا يَأْتِكُم مَّثَلُ الَّذِينَ خَلَوْا مِن قَبْلِكُم ۖ مَّسَّتْهُمُ الْبَأْسَاءُ وَالضَّرَّاءُ وَزُلْزِلُوا حَتَّىٰ يَقُولَ الرَّسُولُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَعَهُ مَتَىٰ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ ۗ أَلَا إِنَّ نَصْرَ اللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or did you think that you would enter the garden [of paradise] without such (trials) as came to those who passed away before you? they encountered suffering and adversity, and were so shaken in spirit that even the messenger and those who believed with him said: &amp;quot;When is the help of God?&amp;quot; Know, the help of God is close.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or in verse 29:2 it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُوا أَن يَقُولُوا آمَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did people think that they will be left alone [with no problem] [just] because they said: &amp;quot;we believe&amp;quot; and that they will not be tested?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T00:51:17.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1360" CreationDate="2012-07-08T20:36:48.527" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The meaning of &lt;code&gt;jihad&lt;/code&gt; is not limited to &lt;code&gt;taking a rifle, going to the battlefield, and fighting to death&lt;/code&gt;. It has a wider meaning; that is &lt;code&gt;to correct the problems in yourself and on your surroundings&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we categorize ibadats of a Muslim, there are three different categories:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;code&gt;Tawheed&lt;/code&gt;: Staying away from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/517/4&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;shirk&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;code&gt;Salat&lt;/code&gt;: Supporting the way of Allah via education.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Animals born with enough knowledge to stay alive without any education. But humans are not so. Education for humans has no limit, and every human being must be educated. What we call &lt;code&gt;salat&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;prayer&lt;/code&gt; is in fact only a small subset of the actual &lt;code&gt;salat&lt;/code&gt; ordered in Quran. Our daily prayers are study of Quran, but we must do more salat out of them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;Jihad&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: Fixing the problems in our behaviors (nefs), and around us.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Fixing ourselves is called &lt;code&gt;tawba&lt;/code&gt;, and fixing around us is called &lt;code&gt;estigfar&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;islah&lt;/code&gt;. Jihad is a combination of &lt;code&gt;tawba&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;islah&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, jihad is obligatory for all Muslims. But it doesn't mean that all Muslims must take their rifles and rush to battlefield. There are many ways for making jihad. Kindly warning your friends about their mistakes and offering them solutions is a kind of jihad. Nurturing a good child who will one day be a good citizen is a kind of jihad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2012-07-08T20:36:48.527" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1365" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1368" CreationDate="2012-07-08T21:35:01.200" Score="2" ViewCount="2146" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the hijrah of rasulullah (salallahu alayhi wa sallam), he was with Abu Bakr in the cave while the mushrikeen sought him out. Unable to find him, they placed a significant bounty on his head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One particular bounty hunter managed to find rasulullah and Abu Bakr; but whenever he would approach them, his horse sank down into the sand and wouldn't move. &lt;a href=&quot;http://wikiz.info/islam/lopm/chptr17.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This website&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After a few moments the search parry decided that no one could have&#xA;entered the cave recently, or the spider's web would not have been&#xA;complete and the dove would not have nested there, and so they left&#xA;without searching inside. Three days later the Prophet (pbuh) and Abu&#xA;Bakr thought it safe to leave the cave. Abu Bakr's son, 'Amir, had&#xA;arranged for three camels and a guide to help them continue their&#xA;journey to Yathrib. 'Amir would ride behind his father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The leaders of&#xA;Quraysh, meanwhile, returned to Mecca and offered a reward of one&#xA;hundred camels to whoever captured the Prophet (pbuh). Among those who&#xA;went in search of him was a famous warrior. He was, in fact, the only&#xA;one to catch up with him, but whenever he came close, his horse would&#xA;suddenly sink up to its knees in the sand. When this had happened&#xA;three times, he understood that the Prophet (pbuh) was protected by a&#xA;power stronger than anything he had known, and so he went back to&#xA;Mecca. On arriving there he warned everyone against continuing the&#xA;search, relating what had happened to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe, although I cannot find any information about it currently, that this particular bounty hunter accepted Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To avoid making this question too broad, I would like to know, particularly, &lt;strong&gt;what rasulullah told him after he accepted Islam&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;his name (fulan ibn fulan) and clan.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything else is bonus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-09-08T16:44:57.170" Title="What did the prophet (PBUH) said to the bounty hunter who accepted Islam during Hijrah and what is his name?" Tags="|history|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1366" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1361" CreationDate="2012-07-08T22:19:17.207" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nobody on earth who lived do not desert to go to paradise without Allah's mercy.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;According to this only Allah dž.š. can only judge who will be in Paradise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is one story about men who lived nice Islamic life devoted to Allah and when he died, He was asked do you want to be judged by God's mercy or according to your works. Man said I want to be judged by my works. Then he was told your works and life value only as your one eye.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Idea of this is story to told us, everybody is depend on Allah's mercy.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have Qur'an , Sunnet to follow and to hope for the Best at Judgment Day, nobody beside Allah should   declare someone inhabitant of hell or vice versa&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastActivityDate="2012-07-08T22:19:17.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1365" CreationDate="2012-07-08T22:31:39.037" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll answer from what I have read from Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum - The Sealed Nectar, by Saifur Rahman al-Mubarakpuri &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The person is - &lt;strong&gt;Suraqah ibn Malik ibn Ju'sham al-Mudlaji&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is from &lt;strong&gt;Bani Mudlij&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that he accepted Islam but I couldn't find what the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) told him after he accepted Islam. However, there are many narrations reported from him. It is also known that he got the jewels of persia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Insha Allah, if I find anything, I will update this answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, you might find &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.icfbayarea.org/www.icfbayarea.org/files/YCNotes/Lessons_From_The_Lives_Of_Those_Who_Went_Astray/Lesson_8_Abu_Jahl_Part5.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; useful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/seerah/SN/sealednectar/20.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Migration of the Prophet&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-07-08T22:37:26.300" LastActivityDate="2012-07-08T22:37:26.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1368" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1365" CreationDate="2012-07-08T23:05:14.093" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;His name was &lt;strong&gt;Surakah bin Malek bin Jash'am&lt;/strong&gt; سراقة بن مالك بن جشعم, his is &lt;strong&gt;clan Banu Mudlaj&lt;/strong&gt; (بني مدلج), part of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu_Kinanah&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Banu Kinanah (بنو كنانة)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He didn't actually accept Islam when he was following the prophet Muhammad (PBUH), i.e, during Hijrah.&lt;/strong&gt; What happened at this time is that he followed the prophet and Abu Bakr seeking the bounty Quraish offered for the one who finds the prophet. And, as the quotation in the question says: He was, in fact, the only one to catch up with him, but whenever he came close, his horse would suddenly sink up to its knees in the sand. When this had happened three times, he understood that the Prophet (pbuh) was protected and that he won't capture him. He asked the prophet to ask Allah let him go and, in return, he would tell Quraish that they won't be able to capture the prophet. The prophet asked Allah and Allah answered to him, Surakah asked the prophet to give him a paper that remains between both of them, the prophet asked Abu Bakr to write it and gave it ho him, among what the prophet said to Sarakah at that time (and probably was written in the paper):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كيف بك إذ تسورت سواري كسرى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do you say about wearing the bracelets&#xA;of Kisra (Chosroes كسرى)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the day of Fath Mekkah (the conquer of Mekkah), Surakah went to the propeht (PBUH) to join Islam &lt;strong&gt;(this is when Surakah joined Islam)&lt;/strong&gt;, and showed him the paper, the prophet said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يوم وفاء وبر، أدن ، ألا لا إيمان لمن لا أمانة له ، ولا دين لمن لا عهد&#xA;له&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a day of fulfillment and devotion. Approach [O Surakah], indeed, who has no&#xA;honesty has no faith, and who isn't faithful to his promises isn't&#xA;faithful to his religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was a &amp;quot;confirmation&amp;quot; from the prophet (PBUH) to the promise that Chosroes' bracelets are for Surakah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the Khilafah of Omar bin Al Khattab (Radya Allah 'anhu), Persia was conquered and the bracelets of Chosroes were among the spoils, Omar fulfilled the promise and prophecy of the prophet, he called Surakah (who was an old man) and made him wear them, in such a great event :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-08T23:15:31.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1369" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-07-08T23:25:56.417" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-07-08T23:25:56.417" LastActivityDate="2012-07-08T23:25:56.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1370" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-07-08T23:25:56.417" Score="0" Body="Ramadan is the ninth month of the lunar Islamic calendar. It is also the Muslim month of fasting." OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-18T08:32:13.507" LastActivityDate="2012-07-18T08:32:13.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1371" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1373" CreationDate="2012-07-08T23:35:56.550" Score="4" ViewCount="12213" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will like to give an answer to someone who asked me this question, I looked all over but I could not find anything that actually states that women should not worship during this time, or stating that it is Haraam.  My question is - is it okay for a women to worship during her menses?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T18:49:13.807" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T18:49:13.807" Title="Is it permissible for a woman to pray during her menses?" Tags="|women|worship|menses|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1361" CreationDate="2012-07-09T00:15:46.690" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do non-Muslims have chance to go to Paradise?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they were following their prophet at his time, then they have a chance to go to heaven. For example Jews have a chance to go heaven at the time of Moses (pbuh) and Christians also have that chance at the time of Jesus (pbuh). But if any one follows any religion other than Islam after Mohammed (pbuh) became the prophet then no chance to go to heaven as stated clearly in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَمَن يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الإِسْلامِ دِينًا فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ فِي الآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Quran 3:85]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Tafsir for the above Aya is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following was revealed regarding those who apostatized and became disbelievers: Whoever desires a religion other than Islam, it shall not be accepted from him and in the Hereafter he shall be among the losers, because he will end up in the Fire, made everlasting for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=1&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=74&amp;amp;tSoraNo=3&amp;amp;tAyahNo=85&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Tafsir Aljalalyn]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And from Sunnah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لاَ يَسْمَعُ بِي أَحَدٌ مِنْ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ يَهُودِيٌّ وَلاَ نَصْرَانِيٌّ ثُمَّ يَمُوتُ وَلَمْ يُؤْمِنْ بِالَّذِي أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِ إِلاَّ كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّارِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By Him in Whose hand is the life of Muhammad, he who amongst the community of Jews or Christians hears about me, but does not affirm his belief in that with which I have been sent and dies in this state (of disbelief), he shall be but one of the denizens of Hell-Fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/304030&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user37" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user37" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T00:23:36.493" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1371" CreationDate="2012-07-09T00:17:07.183" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The rule of prayer for women menses is haraam,and not permissible a prayer or fasting or Tawaaf around the House and touch Holy Quran ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ،&#xA;  قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي زَيْدٌ، عَنْ عِيَاضٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ ـ رضى الله&#xA;  عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&quot;‏ أَلَيْسَ إِذَا&#xA;  حَاضَتْ لَمْ تُصَلِّ، وَلَمْ تَصُمْ فَذَلِكَ نُقْصَانُ دِينِهَا ‏&quot;‏‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Sa`id: The Prophet said, &quot;Isn't it true that a woman does&#xA;  not pray and does not fast on menstruating? And that is the defect (a&#xA;  loss) in her religion.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Sahih al-Bukhari]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and she do not spend a missed prayer   during the period of menstrual, but she spend that she has missed fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَتْ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْتُ مَا بَالُ الْحَائِضِ تَقْضِي&#xA;  الصَّوْمَ وَلاَ تَقْضِي الصَّلاَةَ فَقَالَتْ أَحَرُورِيَّةٌ أَنْتِ&#xA;  قُلْتُ لَسْتُ بِحَرُورِيَّةٍ وَلَكِنِّي أَسْأَلُ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ كَانَ&#xA;  يُصِيبُنَا ذَلِكَ فَنُؤْمَرُ بِقَضَاءِ الصَّوْمِ وَلاَ نُؤْمَرُ&#xA;  بِقَضَاءِ الصَّلاَةِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mu'adha said: I asked 'A'isha: What is the reason that a menstruating&#xA;  woman completes the fasts (that she abandons during her monthly&#xA;  course). but she does not complete the prayers? She (Hadrat 'A'isha)&#xA;  said: Are you a Haruriya? I said: I am not a Haruriya, but I simply&#xA;  want to inquire. She said: We passed through this (period of&#xA;  menstruation), and we were ordered to complete the fasts, but were not&#xA;  ordered to complete the prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sahih Muslim ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T00:17:07.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1361" CreationDate="2012-07-09T00:34:56.263" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;As adopilot said, no one on Earth deserves to go to Jannah but Allah is All Merciful.  If He wills someone to go to Jannah than it is up to Him and the same is if he wills someone to go to Hell.  It is said in the Qur'an Allah will not punish anyone who the message was not sent to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul. And&#xA;whoever errs only errs against it. And no bearer of burdens will bear&#xA;the burden of another. And never would We punish until We sent a&#xA;messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/15&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 17:15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But those who heard the message and became or chose a different religion after hearing the truth and becoming aware of it than those are the losers Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَمَن يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الإِسْلامِ دِينًا فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ فِي الآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the&#xA;losers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aal Imran Ayah 85&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah can do as He wills, he can forgive whom He wills and punish Whom He wills and there is no one who can stop Him, and remember if Nations gathered to benefit you, they can only benefit you with what Allah has prescribed for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user37" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-04-02T19:45:25.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1371" CreationDate="2012-07-09T02:19:19.843" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it is not OK and even haraam to worship during menses. There are about 20 ruling regarding menses, some of the important one are below&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Praying is haraam and waived&lt;/strong&gt;. That includes both obligatory and nawafil. If a woman does it, they are not valid. She is not required to make up these prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Fasting is haraam that is both obligatory and nawafil.&lt;/strong&gt; If she fasts, it is not accepted. But she has to make up the obligatory fasts that she missed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. Tawaaf around the Kaabah is haraam (obligatory and naafil)&lt;/strong&gt;. She &lt;em&gt;must&lt;/em&gt; make up for the obligatory tawaaf though when she becomes pure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to&#xA;  ‘Aa’ishah when she got her menses: “Do everything that the pilgrims&#xA;  do, but do not circumambulate the House until you become pure.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4. Tawaaf (Fairwell) around kabah during hajj haraam and waived&lt;/strong&gt;. She does not need to make it up. She can simply leave the Hajj without performing the farewell tawaaf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5. Staying in the mosque is haraam even on eid Prayer&lt;/strong&gt;. This comes from&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hadeeth of Umm ‘Atiyyah (may Allaah be pleased with her), who said&#xA;  that she heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)&#xA;  say: “Let the girls who have attained puberty, women in seclusion and&#xA;  menstruating women go out – i.e., to the Eid prayer.” In this hadeeth&#xA;  it says: “But let the menstruating women avoid the prayer place.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/70438/praying%20menstruation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source of information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2012-07-10T11:30:51.353" LastActivityDate="2012-07-10T11:30:51.353" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1058" CreationDate="2012-07-09T03:03:19.867" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A brain dead person is actually already dead. He is alive only with the help of machinery. A brain dead person can not feel any pain, cannot move on his own, cannot cough or inhale or eat. He can't even involuntary things such as breathe. His brain is completely dead. He is dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case two separate doctors opinion should be collected and if they agree, the patient is brain dead and there is no chance of his recovery, the life support should be taken off on his guardians will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is a very practical religion. It does not makes thing hard for us but rather makes things easy for us. An example is when a person dies, Islam tells us to mourn no more than 3 days. Some people mourn for two long which is against Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this event doctor should be the authority. They are the one who put him on life support and if they agree the patient cannot live on his own and is brain dead, life support should be removed. There should be no sin. A doctor was qualified enough to make that decision. We did not make that decision out of ignorance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I must mention one should not haste in removing the life support. But once verified the patient is being dead and is only on live support, an appropriate decision must be made sooner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is my opinion not a complete answer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-21T05:21:41.867" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T05:21:41.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1354" CreationDate="2012-07-09T04:03:15.303" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your statements about earth being round, oxygen and temperature are correct. Indeed a man by himself can not travel in space without life support &lt;em&gt;as of now according to established science&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that Prophet (P.B.U.H) went on Miraj is in the following &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;verse in Quran&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exalted is He who took His Servant&lt;/strong&gt; by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to&#xA;  al-Masjid al- Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of&#xA;  Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here Allah (S.W.T) mentions that Prophet went on Miraj but &lt;strong&gt;not how&lt;/strong&gt; he was taken there. We can not say something is wrong according to science unless we know how that something happened correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we're missing a point here. Prophet (P.B.U.H) &lt;em&gt;did not go on Miraj by himself&lt;/em&gt;. Allah (S.W.T) took him there. We are talking about The Creator of the universe here. He who has created the universe is not bound by the laws of physics that he has designed for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Certainly, Allah has power over all things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He who can bring Adam (P.B.U.H) from Heaven to earth without space suit can very well take a man from earth and ascend him up to sky without life support.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I write a computer program and restrict its behavior based on certain inputs it doesn't mean I can not modify it or add provisions in it to behave differently when I'm using it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah (S.W.T) knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2016-05-16T10:58:12.730" LastActivityDate="2016-05-16T10:58:12.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1379" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-09T04:50:19.200" Score="3" ViewCount="7738" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.thetruecall.com/modules.php?name=Quran&amp;amp;func=goto&amp;amp;gotoparam=31:10&amp;amp;at%5B%5D=99&amp;amp;at%5B%5D=3&amp;amp;at%5B%5D=6&amp;amp;at%5B%5D=1&amp;amp;at%5B%5D=5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;31:10&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has created the skies without the pillars that you may see, and&#xA;  placed mountains on the earth, lest it shakes with you, and spread&#xA;  over it all kinds of creatures. And We sent down water from the&#xA;  heavens, and caused to grow in it every noble pair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sky is just the color we see. It is not a structure, or a roof over our heads. So what is the Quran referring to when it mentions, &quot;He has created the skies without the pillars&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T05:27:06.553" LastActivityDate="2020-12-05T04:40:21.390" Title="What is the Quran referring to when it mentions, &quot;He has created the skies without the pillars&quot;?" Tags="|tafseer|scientific-proof|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1380" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1379" CreationDate="2012-07-09T05:17:58.040" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Pillar&lt;/code&gt; is something that carries a weighty object over the strength of ground. In Quran, the &lt;code&gt;Earth (Ard)&lt;/code&gt; symbolizes &lt;code&gt;the life of dunya&lt;/code&gt; which is the life dynamics that we perceive with our five basic senses and desires of our bodies (e.g.; like thinking something smelling good is always beneficial to our body). And the &lt;code&gt;sky (sama)&lt;/code&gt;, almost always mistranslated as &lt;code&gt;heavens&lt;/code&gt;, symbolizes the perception of the world beyond the life of dunya.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So, the meaning of &lt;code&gt;sky wouldn't need pillar&lt;/code&gt; is that in order to understand the real face of the world, we do not have to indulge into dunya, because it is independent of dunya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no end of explaining these symbolic expressions. Everything (water forming salty seas, ship floating on it, ship moving by wind, clouds, sun, moon, stars, ...) is tied up together. One should keep moving forward by studying all of these terms simultaneously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-07-11T03:22:18.727" LastActivityDate="2012-07-11T03:22:18.727" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1379" CreationDate="2012-07-09T06:04:42.397" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;We don't understand whole Qur'an Ayah by Ayah. Our belief to Qur'an doesn't go through understanding of all Ayahs and finding such intangible Ayahs (that are called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saheefah.org/2008/09/12/muhkam-and-mutashabih/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mutashabih&lt;/a&gt;) won't refute our belief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any interpretation for such Ayah today will be ridiculous in future. Read some old tafsir and you find a lot. Some people in old times may asked why Allah says that &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/75/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;he is able even to reconstruct our finger tips&lt;/a&gt;? What is so special in our finger tips? Now we know those unique identification codes in our fingerprints. In such cases we just say we don't understand it yet. As Qur'an says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لِّكُلِّ نَبَإٍ مُّسْتَقَرٌّ ۚ وَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ&#xA;  الَّذِينَ يَخُوضُونَ فِي آيَاتِنَا فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ&#xA;  يَخُوضُوا فِي حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِ ۚ وَإِمَّا يُنسِيَنَّكَ الشَّيْطَانُ&#xA;  فَلَا تَقْعُدْ بَعْدَ الذِّكْرَىٰ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ&#xA;  (الانعام/67-68)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Every tiding has its time appointed; you will surely know. When thou&#xA;  seest those who plunge into Our signs, turn away from them until they&#xA;  plunge into some other talk; or if Satan should make thee forget, do&#xA;  not sit, after the reminding, with the people of the evildoers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastEditorUserId="48" LastEditDate="2012-07-09T06:39:03.713" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T06:39:03.713" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1384" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1407" CreationDate="2012-07-09T10:54:28.037" Score="5" ViewCount="6804" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assume that I have dogs and I'm breeding them. They enter my home and my room where I pray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that permissible in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if I don't let them enter my room but let them stay in the rest of the house, is that Halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="215" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-24T10:55:22.557" LastActivityDate="2017-09-27T18:12:34.960" Title="Is breeding dogs at home permissible in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|pets|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1384" CreationDate="2012-07-09T10:54:28.270" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Angels do not enter places where there is a dog, The Prophet Naha(inhibition) and he said(Peace be upon him):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Talhah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (Peace be upon him) said, &quot;The angels do not enter a house in which there is a&#xA;  dog or a portrait.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن أبي طلحة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏&#xA;  &quot;‏لا تدخل الملائكة بيتًا فيه كلب ولا صورة‏&quot;‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18#174&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You see from Hadith that the angels do not enter these houses and you see that the portrait take the same rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Prophet said too:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (Peace be upon him) said, &quot;Angels do not accompany the travellers who have with&#xA;  them a dog or a bell.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏&#xA;  ‏ &quot;‏لا تصحب الملائكة رفقة كلب أو جرس‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18#180&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="215" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T10:54:28.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1361" CreationDate="2012-07-09T11:32:55.900" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to your question is &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt;. But that does not mean every Muslim will go to heaven.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is given in the Quran -  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By time,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Indeed, mankind is in loss,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.  [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-`Aşr 103:1-3&lt;/a&gt;]  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It means that there are certain criteria for a person to attain Paradise.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;They are - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Those people who do good and believe in doing good for others as said by this part - &lt;code&gt;those who have believed and done righteous deeds&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Those people who tell truth and make others tell truth as said by - &lt;code&gt;advised each other to truth&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Those people who have patience and tell others to be patient as said by - &lt;code&gt;advised each other to patience&lt;/code&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a point said earlier in the Quran -  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers. [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat 'Āli `Imrān 3:85&lt;/a&gt;]  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But that does not mean that all Muslims will go to Paradise. He also has to accept and follow the above 3 points as well.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in all we need to follow 4 points to be sure of going in Paradise.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional Information&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then you might ask -&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;But how do i know your religion and God is true?&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then I answer-  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take the case of Christianity. Never in the whole Bible did Jesus (PBUH) say that he is God.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following are his words from the Bible-  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I can do nothing on My own initiative&lt;/strong&gt;. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but &lt;strong&gt;the will of Him who sent Me&lt;/strong&gt;. [Gospel of John Ch-5 V-30]  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another verse  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You heard that I said to you, ‘I go away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved Me, you would have rejoiced because I go to the Father, for &lt;strong&gt;the Father is greater than I&lt;/strong&gt;.[Gospel of John Ch-14 V-28]  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here Father is referred to God.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Another verse  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all [Gospel of John Ch-10 V-29]   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another verse  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But if I cast out demons by the &lt;strong&gt;Spirit of God&lt;/strong&gt;. [Matthew 12:28]  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And another verse  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know. [Acts 2:22]  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Jesus' ancestor / forefather Abraham (PBUH), who was also a prophet, Allah says in the Quran to worship as he worships.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: &quot;(Allah) speaketh the Truth: follow the religion of Abraham, the sane in faith; he was not of the Pagans&quot; (Quran 3:95).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah also mentions  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abraham was not a Jew nor yet a Christian; but he was true in Faith, and bowed his will to Allah (which is Islam), and he joined not gods with Allah&quot; (Quran 3:67).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even in Judaism the story is similar. (i have not read any Jewish scriptures so i do not quote from them) I leave a quote from the Quran.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also mention in the Book (the story of) Moses: for he was specially chosen, and he was a messenger (and) a prophet.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   And we called him from the right side of Mount (Sinai), and made him draw near to Us, for mystic (converse).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   And, out of Our Mercy, We gave him his brother Aaron, (also) a prophet. [Surah Maryam  19:51-53]   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah considers Moses, the most important prophet in Jewish scriptures, as his own prophet and Allah even says that he was specially chosen as a messenger to spread the word of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even in Hinduism there is said to be a Muhammad Veda which says a lot about the prophet and his teachings (I haven't much researched on this topic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-09T08:27:02.910" LastActivityDate="2015-12-09T08:27:02.910" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1387" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-07-09T11:51:40.650" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-07-09T11:51:40.650" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T11:51:40.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1388" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-07-09T11:51:40.650" Score="0" Body="Anything that is worthy of being eaten." OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-18T08:31:36.503" LastActivityDate="2012-07-18T08:31:36.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1389" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1212" CreationDate="2012-07-09T12:26:52.390" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes nothing special about this days and all Hadiths are fabricated (موضوع).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/49675&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA They answer that&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Baz said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Celebrating the night of the fifteenth of Sha’baan (Laylat al-Nusf min&#xA;  Sha’baan) by praying etc, or singling out this day for fasting, is a&#xA;  reprehensible bid’ah (innovation) according to the majority of&#xA;  scholars, and there is no basis for this in sharee’ah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And they &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/8907&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;answer another question&lt;/a&gt; about that and said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no saheeh marfoo’ report that speaks of the virtue of the&#xA;  middle of Sha’baan that may be followed, not even  in the chapters on&#xA;  al-Fadaa’il (chapters on virtues in books of hadeeth etc.). Some&#xA;  maqtoo’ reports (reports whose isnaads do not go back further than the&#xA;  Taabi’een) have been narrated from some of the Taabi’een, and there&#xA;  are some ahaadeeth, the best of which are mawdoo’ (fabricated) or&#xA;  da’eef jiddan (very weak). These reports became very well known in&#xA;  some countries which were overwhelmed by ignorance; these reports&#xA;  suggest that people’s lifespans are written on that day or that it is&#xA;  decided on that day who is to die in the coming year. On this basis,&#xA;  it is not prescribed to spend this night in prayer or to fast on this&#xA;  day, or to single it out for certain acts of worship. One should not&#xA;  be deceived by the large numbers of ignorant people who do these&#xA;  things. And Allaah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And about weak ahaadeeth if we must take it or no, The scholars differed concerning acting upon weak ahaadeeth, Some scholar said it's ok to acting upon it with some conditions and some said forbidden that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/44877&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; about it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Haafiz ibn Hajar (may Allaah have mercy on him) summed up the&#xA;  conditions for weak ahaadeeth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1 – It should not be very weak, and one should not act upon a hadeeth&#xA;  which was narrated only by one of the liars or those who are accused&#xA;  of lying, or whose mistakes are serious. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2 – It should mention a good deed for which there is a basis in&#xA;  sharee’ah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3 – When acting upon it one should not believe that the action is&#xA;  well-founded, rather he should do it on the basis of erring on the&#xA;  side of caution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what i know you concerning acting upon weak ahaadeeth after condition above, Weak ahaadeeth must not conflicts with ahaadeeth Saheha you must do what ahaadeeth Saheha said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God bless you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="215" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T12:26:52.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="600" CreationDate="2012-07-09T12:45:51.860" Score="7" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And eat up not one another’s property unjustly (in any illegal way&#xA;  e.g. stealing, robbing, deceiving, etc.), nor give bribery to the&#xA;  rulers (judges before presenting your cases) that you may knowingly&#xA;  eat up a part of the property of others sinfully. Sura Al-Baqara:188&#xA;  (2:188)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is wrong to steal, plain and simple. Obviously, piracy &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; stealing by definition, hence piracy cannot be possibly allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="282" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T12:45:51.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1394" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-07-09T14:54:20.507" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lailatul Qadr the Night of Destiny, Night of Power, the Night of Decree, Night of Measures,  or Night of Value.  It is the night in which the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon Him recieved revelation &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-07-09T15:07:23.567" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T15:07:23.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1395" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-07-09T14:54:20.507" Score="0" Body="'Lailatul Qadr' the Night of Destiny, Night of Power, the Night of Decree, Night of Measures,  or Night of Value.  It is the night in which the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon Him recieved revelation " OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-07-09T15:07:26.407" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T15:07:26.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1396" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-07-09T14:59:22.970" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tafseer is most known as the explanation of the Qur'an, it derives from the root &quot;فسر&quot;  which means to explain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Quranic tafsir will often explain intent or provide places and times, not contained in Quranic verses, as well as give restriction of meanings, or explanations for why verses seem contradictory. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-13T10:15:35.717" LastActivityDate="2015-04-13T10:15:35.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1397" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-07-09T14:59:22.970" Score="0" Body="(In Arabic التفسير) Use for exegesis, explanation or interpretation of Quranic verses." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2022-09-20T07:00:14.803" LastActivityDate="2022-09-20T07:00:14.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1398" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-07-09T15:09:18.093" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jumu'ah&lt;/a&gt;(also rendered jum'ah; Arabic: صلاة الجمعة‎ ṣalāt al-jumuʿah, &quot;Friday prayer&quot;) is a congregational prayer (salah) that Muslims hold every Friday, just after noon in the place of dhuhr. Muslims pray ordinarily five times each day according to the sun's sky path regardless of clock time. . It is mentioned in the Qur'an as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! When the call is proclaimed to prayer on Friday&#xA;  (the Day of Assembly, yawma 'l-jumuʿati), hasten earnestly to the&#xA;  Remembrance of Allah, and leave off business (and traffic): That is&#xA;  best for you if ye but knew!&#xA;      And when the Prayer is finished, then may ye disperse through the land, and seek of the Bounty of Allah: and celebrate the Praises of&#xA;  Allah often (and without stint): that ye may prosper.&#xA;      —Qur'an, sura 62 (Al-Jumua), ayat 9-10&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The jumuʿah prayer is half the ẓuhr (dhuhr) prayer, for convenience, preceded by a khuṭbah (a sermon as a technical replacement of the two reduced rakaʿāt of the ordinary ẓuhr (dhuhr) prayer), and followed by a congregational prayer, led by the imam. In most cases the khaṭīb also serves as the imam. Attendance is strictly incumbent upon all adult males who are legal residents of the locality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The muezzin (muʾadhdhin) makes the call to prayer, called the adhan, usually 15-20 minutes prior to the start of Jum'ah. When the khaṭīb takes his place on the minbar, a second adhan is made. The khaṭīb is supposed to deliver two sermons, stopping and sitting briefly between them. In practice, the first sermon is longer and contains most of the content. The second sermon is very brief and concludes with a dua, after which the muezzin calls the iqama. This signals the start of the main two rak'at prayer of Jumu'ah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The communal prayers have higher compliance of worshippers, as compared to the non-communal ritual prayers. In Turkey for example, the ritual prayers are performed regularly by 44%, whereas Friday prayers were regularly attended by 56% (25% responded that they sometimes attended and 19% that they never did).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, &quot;On every Friday the angels&#xA;  take their stand at every gate of the mosques to write the names of&#xA;  the people chronologically (i.e. according to the time of their&#xA;  arrival for the Friday prayer) and when the Imam sits (on the pulpit)&#xA;  they fold up their scrolls and get ready to listen to the sermon.&quot;&#xA;      —Collected by Muhammad al-Bukhari, Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj an-Naysaburi relates that the Islamic prophet Muhammad used to read Surah 87 (Al-Ala) and Surah 88, (Al-Ghashiya), in Eid Prayers and also in Friday prayers. If one of the festivals fell on a Friday, the Prophet would have made sure to read these two Surahs in the prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-07-09T16:02:22.017" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T16:02:22.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1399" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-07-09T15:09:18.093" Score="0" Body="Jumah is the congregational prayer that men hold every Friday just after noon, it is prayed in the place of Dhur.  On this day there is a Kutbah (Sermon) that is done before making the prayer." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-07-09T16:02:30.533" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T16:02:30.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1400" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-07-09T15:16:12.200" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Fatwa  فتوى is an Arabic word which refers to a juristic ruling concerning shariah issued by a scholar or an authority. It's based on the sources of Shari'ah and is a kind of Ijtihad &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-27T00:26:52.963" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T00:26:52.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1401" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-07-09T15:16:12.200" Score="0" Body="A Fatwa  فتوى is a juristic ruling concerning shariah issued by a scholar." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-26T05:10:51.960" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T05:10:51.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="600" CreationDate="2012-07-09T15:17:58.217" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;License agreement is agreement  as any other.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Violation to agreement  is haram, no matter with whom it signed &quot;accepted&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T15:17:58.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1403" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-07-09T15:19:18.887" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-07-09T15:19:18.887" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T15:19:18.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1404" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-07-09T15:19:18.887" Score="0" Body="The word *fard* literally means &quot;obligatory.&quot; When an action is required of a Muslim in a situation, it is referred to as a *fard* action. It is a sin to leave off something that is *fard*." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-07-09T15:30:08.017" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T15:30:08.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1405" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-07-09T15:27:24.620" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-07-09T15:27:24.620" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T15:27:24.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1406" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-07-09T15:27:24.620" Score="0" Body="A masjid is the place of worship for Muslims.  Masjid is the same as Mosque it is just the Arabic word for it." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-07-09T16:02:32.997" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T16:02:32.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1384" CreationDate="2012-07-09T15:27:32.747" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two conditions in dog breeding:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1) If the protection of farm or to protect the general.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2) If used for hunting or used in security and police&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Except that, It is not permissible, and detract from wage work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  ‏:‏ ‏&quot;‏من أمسك كلبًا فإنه ينقص كل يوم من عمله قيراط إلا كلب حرث أو&#xA;  ماشية‏&quot;‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ وفي رواية لمسلم‏:‏ ‏&quot;‏من اقتنى كلبًا&#xA;  ليس بكلب صيد، ولا ماشية ولا أرض، فإنه ينقص من أجره قيراطان كل يوم‏&quot;‏‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (PBUH) said, &quot;He who keeps a dog, will lose out of his good&#xA;  deeds equal to one Qirat every day, except one who keeps it for&#xA;  guarding the fields or the herd.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In a narration of Muslim, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) is reported to&#xA;  have said: &quot;He who keeps a dog for any reason other than to guard his&#xA;  property (lands) or his flock of sheep, his good deeds equal to two&#xA;  Qirat will be deducted every day.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And angels do not enter a house that it(dog) was in this house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن أبي طلحة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏&quot;‏لا&#xA;  تدخل الملائكة بيتًا فيه كلب ولا صورة‏&quot;‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Talhah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (PBUH) said, &quot;The angels do not enter a house in which there is&#xA;  a dog or a portrait.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the knowledge, if to touch the human dog, you should wash the custom to touch the dogs&#xA;That is, washed with water and 7 times, including once with dust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="181" LastEditDate="2012-07-09T18:24:23.163" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T18:24:23.163" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1408" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-09T15:32:21.683" Score="9" ViewCount="7878" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is stated in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah instructs you concerning your children: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females. But if there are [only] daughters, two or more, for them is two thirds of one's estate. And if there is only one, for her is half. And for one's parents, to each one of them is a sixth of his estate if he left children. But if he had no children and the parents [alone] inherit from him, then for his mother is one third. And if he had brothers [or sisters], for his mother is a sixth, after any bequest he [may have] made or debt. Your parents or your children - you know not which of them are nearest to you in benefit. [These shares are] an obligation [imposed] by Allah . Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for you is half of what your wives leave if they have no child. But if they have a child, for you is one fourth of what they leave, after any bequest they [may have] made or debt. And for the wives is one fourth if you leave no child. But if you leave a child, then for them is an eighth of what you leave, after any bequest you [may have] made or debt. And if a man or woman leaves neither ascendants nor descendants but has a brother or a sister, then for each one of them is a sixth. But if they are more than two, they share a third, after any bequest which was made or debt, as long as there is no detriment [caused]. [This is] an ordinance from Allah , and Allah is Knowing and Forbearing. Surat An-Nisā' &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/11-12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:11-12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus in short the Quran stipulates what is the share of whom when someone dies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm taking one of the cases in which a husband dies and leaves behind a wife, a daughters and his parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Man dies leaving behind&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Wife is 1/8 = 3/24&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Daughters  1/2 = 12/24&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Father 1/6 = 4/24&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Mother1/6 = 4/24&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Total = 23/24 = .9583333333333333333&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see the total is less than one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another case of the same kind in which a husband dies and leaves behind a wife, 3 daughters and his parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Man dies leaving behind&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Wife is 1/8 = 3/24&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Daughters 2/3 = 16/24&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Father 1/6 = 4/24&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Mother1/6 = 4/24&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Total = 27/24 = 1.125&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here the total is more than one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I calculating something wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-09-04T07:10:19.027" Title="How to solve the following problem regarding distribution of Inheritance shares?" Tags="|inheritance|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2018-09-04T07:52:50.803" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1409" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-07-09T15:36:39.057" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word Tawbah (Repentance) in Arabic literally means 'to return'.  It is to return to Allah seek forgiveness from a sin and resolve to never go back to it.  It is one of the Qualities of a Wali (friend of Allah), that when he sins or makes a mistake he does not let the sin keep him down or slow his progress he asks for forgiveness, repents, and resolves to never go back to the sin and move on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-07-09T16:02:52.280" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T16:02:52.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1410" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-07-09T15:36:39.057" Score="0" Body="The word Tawbah -Arabic التوبة - (Repentance): It is to return to Allah seek forgiveness from a sin and resolve to never go back to it." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2022-09-20T07:14:25.310" LastActivityDate="2022-09-20T07:14:25.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1411" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-07-09T15:44:47.913" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shafi%27i&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shafi'i&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: شافعي‎ Šāfiʿī ) madhhab is one of the schools of fiqh, or religious law, within the Sunni branch of Islam. Named after Imām ash-Shafi'i, it is followed by Muslims worldwide in Southeast Asia, Horn of Africa, Yemen, and parts of the Egypt and Indian subcontinent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shafi'i school of thought stipulates authority to four sources of jurisprudence, also known as the Usul al-fiqh. In hierarchical order, the usul al-fiqh consist of: the Quran, the Sunnah of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, ijmā' (&quot;consensus&quot;), and qiyas (&quot;analogy&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shafi'i school also refers to the opinions of Muhammad's companions (primarily Al-Khulafa ar-Rashidun). The school, based on Shafi'i's books ar-Risala fi Usul al-Fiqh and Kitab al-Umm, which emphasizes proper istinbaat (derivation of laws) through the rigorous application of legal principles as opposed to speculation or conjecture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shafi'i's treatise ar-Risala fi Usul al-Fiqh is not to be mistaken or confused with the al-Risala of Imam Malik.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Shafi'i approached the imperatives of the Islamic Shariah (Canon Law) distinctly in his own systematic methodology. Imam Shafi'i, Imam Malik and Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal almost entirely exclude the exercise of private judgement in the exposition of legal principles. They are wholly governed by the force of precedents, adhering to the Scripture and Traditions. They also do not admit the validity of a recourse to analogical deduction of such an interpretation of the Law, whereby its spirit is adapted to the circumstances of any special case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shafi'i is also known as the &quot;First Among Equals&quot; for his exhaustive knowledge and systematic methodology to religious science&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-07-09T16:02:39.550" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T16:02:39.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1412" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-07-09T15:44:47.913" Score="0" Body="The Shafi'i (Arabic: شافعي‎ Šāfiʿī ) madhhab is one of the schools of fiqh, or religious law, within the Sunni branch of Islam. Named after Imām ash-Shafi'i, it is followed by Muslims worldwide in Southeast Asia, Horn of Africa, Yemen, and parts of the Egypt and Indian subcontinent." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-07-09T16:02:43.793" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T16:02:43.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1413" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-09T16:13:21.113" Score="6" ViewCount="369" Body="&lt;p&gt;How to determine the beginning of Ramadan in non-Muslim countries?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to depend on astronomical accounts or to follow an Islamic country?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="285" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:34:44.757" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:34:44.757" Title="How to determine the beginning of Ramadan in non-Muslim countries?" Tags="|fiqh|ramadan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1413" CreationDate="2012-07-09T16:26:55.737" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can prove it by seeing the new moon (the small sliver of it).  Basically that is astronomy, or part of it, I would say you could rely on astronomy if it is trusted, and yes you could also just follow the most closest Islamic country of the same time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T05:31:29.023" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T05:31:29.023" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1415" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1420" CreationDate="2012-07-09T16:49:40.770" Score="21" ViewCount="69418" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wonder whether two persons who are not married to each other have a right to be friends or even close friends? For example, was there any women friends of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) excluding His wives?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="273" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:34:17.013" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:34:17.013" Title="In Islam, is it permissible for a girl to be close friends with a boy?" Tags="|halal-haram|relationships|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1413" CreationDate="2012-07-09T17:13:12.473" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;“Ramaḍān enters by one of two ways:”    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;By sighting the crescent        &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;By completing thirty days of Shabān&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ṣālih al-Fawzān, may Allāh protect him, explained:       &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allāh, prayers and peace upon, said: “Begin fasting&#xA;  when you sight the moon, and end fasting when you sight the moon. And&#xA;  if you are unable to sight it, complete the month of Shabān thirty&#xA;  days.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;[al-Bukhārī and Muslim]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān, may Allāh protect him, explained: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Those who seek to begin fasting the month of Ramaḍān by using&#xA;  astrological calculations have added and innovated into the religion&#xA;  that which    Allāh and Messenger, prayers and peace upon him, did&#xA;  not   command us with.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://embodyislam.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/a-concise-study-guide-to-fasting-2nd-edition3.pdf&quot;&gt;A Concise Study Guide to Fasting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T17:13:12.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1408" CreationDate="2012-07-09T17:19:14.227" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No your calculation is right. In calculating the inheritance there are even cases, that I don't know, which have similar results. And those have even bigger Least common multiples like 64.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was told that in those cases you need to go to those who are specialized in the calculation of inheritance and they would give you the answer on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that the Quran puts the rules and the framework. The details for that are to be searched in the Sunna or even in the Idjtihad of the scholars. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="286" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-21T12:41:57.347" LastActivityDate="2016-04-21T12:41:57.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1418" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-07-09T18:42:55.163" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophetic_biography&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sīrat&lt;/a&gt; rasūl allāh (Life of the Messenger of God; Arabic: سيرة رسول الله‎) or al-sīra al-nabawiyya (Prophetic biography; Arabic: السيرة النبوية‎) or just al-sīra, is the Arabic term used for the various traditional Muslim biographies of Muhammad from which, in addition to the Qur'an and Hadith, most historical information about his life and the early period of Islam is derived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Arabic language the word sīra or sīrat (Arabic: سيرة‎) comes from the verb sāra (Present tense: yasīru), which means to travel or to be on a journey. A person's sīra is that person’s journey through life, or biography, encompassing their birth, events in their life, manners and characteristics, and their death. In modern usage it may also refer to a person's resume. It is sometimes written as &quot;seera&quot;, &quot;sirah&quot; or &quot;sirat&quot;, all meaning &quot;life&quot; or &quot;journey&quot;. In Islamic literature, the plural form, siyar, could also refer to the rules of war and dealing with non-Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The phrase sīrat rasūl allāh, or al-sīra al-nabawiyya, refers to the study of the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The term sīra was first linked to the biography of Muhammad by Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri, and later popularized by the work of Ibn Hisham. In the first two centuries of Islamic history, sīra was more commonly known as maghāzī (literally, stories of military expeditions), which is now considered to be only a subset of sīra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Early works of sīra consist of multiple historical reports, or akhbār, and each report is called a khabar. Sometimes the word tradition or hadith is used instead, as some consider the sīra and maghāzī literature to be a subset of Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-07-09T18:51:34.550" LastActivityDate="2012-07-09T18:51:34.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1419" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-07-09T18:42:55.163" Score="0" Body="Seerah or al-sīra, is the Arabic term used for the various traditional Muslim biographies of Muhammad from which, in addition to the Qur'an and Hadith, most historical information about his life and the early period of Islam is derived." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-21T14:40:00.360" LastActivityDate="2012-07-21T14:40:00.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1420" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1415" CreationDate="2012-07-09T19:09:14.283" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/30&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran - Surah An-Nur [24:30]:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what they do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi 3118:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whenever a man is alone with a woman the Devil makes a third.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do not call on women in theabsence of their husbands, because Shaitan&#xA;  mightbe circulating in you like blood circulates&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith - Fath-al-Qadir&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The one who touches the hand of a woman without having a lawful&#xA;  relationwith her, will have an ember (hot coal) placed on hispalm on&#xA;  the Day of Judgement&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you can &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;look at her (unless for marriage proposal)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;meet a woman without mahram&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;shake hands with her&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;be alone with her &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then how is this friendship going to form?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as friendship on internet is concerned just reason logically about it. Would a husband appreciate that his wife has a 'close' male friend besides him? Or would a wife appreciate that when husband has a argument with her, he goes to his best friend to discuss the matter as opposed to making it up to her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It leads to comparison between spouse as a friend and the close friend. This can cause problems in their married life. A friend who meets you only sometimes will always meet you with a smile (even on internet) but the spouse is living with you 24/7. There are more chances of conflicts and it requires patience and understanding to survive the relationship. This can be hard to understand when you can see the other opposite gender being nice to you while your spouse isn't as sweet most of the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Had it been permissible Sahaba's and Prophets would become friends with women. Prophet (P.B.U.H) did not have female friends and any of the Sahaba's did not have them. Neither did any other scholar of Islam had them. In Islam we look up to Quran, Sunnah, Sahaba and Scholars to learn how we should live our life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the trick's of Shaitan is that he encourages you to do something that looks alright but would eventually lead to sin. Also bear in mind that if guardians are OK with a girl meeting and being friends with boys that doesn't make it halal in Islam. We need to be worried about what Allah wants from us and whether He is OK with it (not the lady her self or her parents).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally I'd recommend you to read this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/60269/thankful&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa for a girl who became friends with a guy&lt;/a&gt; and watch &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWPJIFvcvaA&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Can Boys and Girls Be &quot;Just Friends&quot;?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2014-06-01T22:44:16.877" LastActivityDate="2014-06-01T22:44:16.877" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1421" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-09T21:14:51.480" Score="13" ViewCount="23742" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;An indication of their special relationship is found in the fact that Ali never married another woman as long as Fatima was alive. Sunni sources explain this curiosity in a tradition in which Ali asks for Abu Jahl's daughter in marriage, but the Prophet does not allow him to marry her because it would upset Fatimah.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   Denise L. Soufi, &quot;The Image of Fatima in Classical Muslim Thought,&quot; PhD dissertation, Princeton, 1997, p. 51-52&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot understand why Prophet Mohammed did not let Ali to marry another woman while Islam gives permission to a man to marry four wives? If Fatimah can be upset so every woman whose husbands marry more than one wife can be upset, right? When God allows men to have four marriage, why Prophet Mohammed said no?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="273" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T16:11:23.220" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T16:11:23.220" Title="Why did Prophet Mohammed (saws) not let Ali marry another woman?" Tags="|nikah|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1422" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1427" CreationDate="2012-07-09T22:40:50.530" Score="5" ViewCount="1142" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the sunnah of the prophet, it is known that he would on occasion combine his &lt;em&gt;salawat&lt;/em&gt;, especially when not doing so would cause hardship (e.g., travelling).  For example, the following practice was narrated by Ibn Abbas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed the noon and afternoon prayers together, and the sunset and Isha' prayers together without being in a state of fear or in a state of journey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When this combined &lt;em&gt;salat&lt;/em&gt; is performed, in what way (if any) does its form differ from the normal separated &lt;em&gt;salawat&lt;/em&gt;?  As in, if one were to (hypothetically) combine the dhuhr and asr &lt;em&gt;salawat&lt;/em&gt;, would they&amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;hellip;pray a normal &lt;em&gt;salat&lt;/em&gt; with eight &lt;em&gt;rakat&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;hellip;pray a normal &lt;em&gt;salat&lt;/em&gt; with four &lt;em&gt;rakat&lt;/em&gt;, immediately followed by another normal &lt;em&gt;salat&lt;/em&gt; with four &lt;em&gt;rakat&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;hellip;pray a &lt;em&gt;salat&lt;/em&gt; with eight &lt;em&gt;rakat&lt;/em&gt;, with a &lt;em&gt;taslim&lt;/em&gt; and/or &lt;em&gt;takbir&lt;/em&gt; between the fourth and fifth &lt;em&gt;rakat&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;hellip;none of the above?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-07-30T07:37:34.920" LastActivityDate="2023-07-30T07:37:34.920" Title="Is the combined salat different from the normal salat?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|combining-prayers|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1424" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1306" CreationDate="2012-07-10T01:20:20.643" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Qiyas is used by some Sunni scholars in Usul Fiqh and is the same as Analogy in Logic but Qiyas in Usul Fiqh is completely different from Qiyas in Logic and only they have similar names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qiyas in Fiqh is the transfer of a rule from one subject to another subject by guess. For example, God said wine is Haram and so a scholar thinks the Haram rule of wine is because it's befuddling. So he transfers this rule to any other liquid that has befuddled. In this case, there is no problem because there are many Hadith saying anything having befuddle is Haram. But if we did not have such Hadith could we have such conclude?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem is where we have no verse or Hadith and only use this guess. Can we understand the reason for each rule only using our minds? And use that reason ourself have guessed for making new rules? It is clear we can not find the reason of rules with certainty and it is only at the level of guess and we have no certain evidence (like verse or Hadith) about this guess. So in Shia Fiqh, this method of making Fitwa is not accepted and even is banned and Haram. Imam Sadiq S.A. was strictly against using this method and had many debates with the leader of this method (Abu Hanifa).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَمَا يَتَّبِعُ أَكْثَرُهُمْ إِلَّا ظَنًّا إِنَّ الظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِي&#xA;مِنَ الْحَقِّ شَيْئًا إِنَّ اللَّـهَ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا يَفْعَلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#10:36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[10:36]&lt;/a&gt;  And most of them follow not except assumption. Indeed,&#xA;assumption avails not against the truth at all. Indeed, Allah is&#xA;Knowing what they do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse prohibited us from the following guesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But about Aql. Not any kind of Aql is accepted in Shia Fiqh. The conclusion of Aql is accepted only if is certainly and surely and there is no probability of error. if Aql with this criteria reached a conclusion then it is accepted as a rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The conclusion of Aql is sometimes Axiom (for example injustice is bad) which is called independent concludes of Aql and sometimes is theoretical that it divides into two types: certain theoretical and guess theoretical (like Qiyas in Usul Fiqh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in short the difference between Qiyas and Aql is in the level of certainty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a Hadith saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;anything is commanded by Islam is commanded by Aql and anything&#xA;commanded by Aql is commanded by Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using Aql in Fiqh means that Aql (internal reasoning ability of human also known as internal messenger) judges if an action is good or evil. it means that each act is good or evil and some neutral and Aql can determine it (independent of what Islam says about that act) and God commands to only Good and prohibits only evil. So God commanded veracity because it is originally a good and prohibited lie. After all, it is originally evil. As an example, Aql says veracity is good and the lie is evil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes Aql is certain about some act and sometimes Aql is not certain and has doubt and only certain Judgments of Aql are accepted in Shia Fiqh and Qiyas is not considered as a certain judgment of Aql.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, consider a man is dying if you quickly do not take him to the hospital he will die and there is a car which is not yours and the only possible way to reach hospital is using that car. Islam says using properties of others without permission is Haram and also Islam says saving the life of a Muslim is Wajib. Here in Fiqh Aql is used to determine what a Muslim should do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using Aql in Fiqh is very wide and very complicated and is part of advanced Islamic studies. And using Aql in Fiqh contains many categories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was only a simple answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/al-tawhid/reason-ijtihad.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Role of Reason in Ijtihad&lt;/a&gt;  (in this article the &amp;quot;reason&amp;quot; is used as a translation of Aql)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/al-tawhid/islam-know-conc.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Islamic Concept of Knowledge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/farsi/maaref/?qid=11603&amp;amp;gro=172&amp;amp;sw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://makarem.ir/websites/farsi/maaref/?qid=11603&amp;amp;gro=172&amp;amp;sw&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;selections from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/shiism_in_sunnism/4.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shiism in Sunnism&lt;/a&gt; (from chapter 4)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=102834&amp;amp;ParentID=269557&amp;amp;BookID=16231&amp;amp;MetaDataID=722&amp;amp;Volume=1&amp;amp;PageIndex=13&amp;amp;PersonalID=0&amp;amp;NavigateMode=CommonLibrary&amp;amp;Content=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=102834&amp;amp;ParentID=269557&amp;amp;BookID=16231&amp;amp;MetaDataID=722&amp;amp;Volume=1&amp;amp;PageIndex=13&amp;amp;PersonalID=0&amp;amp;NavigateMode=CommonLibrary&amp;amp;Content=&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="49297" LastEditDate="2022-01-25T07:27:07.953" LastActivityDate="2022-01-25T07:27:07.953" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1214" CreationDate="2012-07-10T01:34:01.250" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on if it is Bidat or not. some scholars consider it Bidat and some not. Bidat is changing a law of Islam. But there is no law in Islam saying celebration for prophet SAWW is Haram. So it is not Haram. Even if there was no celebration at time of prophet SAWW this is not enough to prove it is Haram but a law saying it is Haram is needed. In Islam by default every thing is Halal unless it is specified to be Haram. this law called the principal of Ibahah. But this is not about Ibadaat (worshiping laws). And celebration is not among Ibadaat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note all following Fatwa are only about celebrating (without any other Haram act like dancing and etc. and with Halal acts like giving free foods to people and children and reciting happy poems about prophet, giving gifts to children who answer questions about life of prophet correctly,..)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja&amp;#39;fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jafari Fiqh&lt;/a&gt;, it is Halal. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/squestions/?qid=388&amp;amp;gro=2187&amp;amp;sw=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ref&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to sunni scholars, there is a difference of opinion. Some, like Al-Azhar University of Egypt consider it Halal. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dar-alifta.org/ViewFatwa.aspx?ID=140&amp;amp;text=celebrating&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arabic ref&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dar-alifta.org/viewfatwa.aspx?id=140&amp;amp;text=celebrating&amp;amp;Home=1&amp;amp;LangID=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;English ref&lt;/a&gt;) Others (Salafi/Wahhabi scholars), like followers of Ibn Taymiyah and Muhammad Inn Abdul-Wahhab, consider it Haram. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fatwa-online.com/fataawa/innovations/celebrations/cel001/0010503_5.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ref&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-28T14:19:41.647" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T14:19:41.647" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1422" CreationDate="2012-07-10T02:15:48.310" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is option 2: you pray four first, complete and end it with salaam, and then begin and end another four. This is what is meant by combining prayers. It is permitted to have a short delay between the two since there is a hadith that the Prophet (saws) did that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/22102/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa by Shaykh ibn Baz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-07-10T02:30:42.947" LastActivityDate="2012-07-10T02:30:42.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1428" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1434" CreationDate="2012-07-10T02:22:03.217" Score="4" ViewCount="138" Body="&lt;p&gt;New and complicated problems arise every now and then. They are almost bound with the time. In case an issue arises, Is there any Muslim body/school who can resolve the issue, by offering their own ruling? How well their ruling is accepted across different countries and among Muslims? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know Sunni School of thought as well Shia schools of thoughts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T00:09:50.883" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T00:09:50.883" Title="In case of confusion and controversies, is there an Islamic authority that has a ruling to address the issue?" Tags="|ijma|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1431" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-10T03:06:20.327" Score="6" ViewCount="21848" Body="&lt;p&gt;When in prayer you recite a section of the Qur'an that includes a &lt;em&gt;sajdah&lt;/em&gt;, what is the ruling on performing the &lt;em&gt;sajdah&lt;/em&gt;? Is it obligatory to do? Or is it recommended? I'm pretty sure there are madhahib-level differences, so in your answers please go into those with evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-04-09T10:00:16.833" LastActivityDate="2022-12-22T04:47:44.003" Title="Is the sajdah tilawah (prostration of recitation) obligatory or recommended?" Tags="|quran|salat|quran-recitation|sajdat-al-tilaawah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1433" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1443" CreationDate="2012-07-10T04:39:15.460" Score="13" ViewCount="19049" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the conditions which are needed to be fulfilled before marrying a second, third or fourth woman?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from the above part the thing I am actually looking is something that says that the current wife / wives permission is needed to be taken for the next marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T05:27:31.370" LastActivityDate="2016-04-29T18:13:12.020" Title="What are the conditions required for marrying more than one woman in Islam?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1428" CreationDate="2012-07-10T04:42:28.573" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no one body that is accepted by Muslims anywhere (and this could be more of a blessing than a hindrance). There has been a trend over the past half-century or so to form councils that issue fatawa in response to issues that come up. These councils accept pertinent questions, discuss it among themselves, and finally issue their ruling. Some are well-accepted across the Muslim world and some limited to their geographic region. For the most part, they are by country. Some examples include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islamic Fiqh Council of the Muslim World League&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dar al-Ifta al-Masriyyah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ifta at any Darul Uloom in India, Pakistan, South Africa, England, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fiqh Council of North America&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;European Council for Fatwa and Research&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lajnah Da'imah (Saudi Arabia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and many more. The fiqh councils of Azhar, Arabia, and Darul Uloom have large followings all over the world. The others are mainly restricted to their respective regions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-10T04:42:28.573" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1408" CreationDate="2012-07-10T05:03:57.013" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja&amp;#39;fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jafari Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; The wife inherits 1/8 (i.e. 12.5%) of her husband's estate, in the presence of all categories of heirs. If there are no children her share is 1/4 (i.e.25%).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First the inheritance if first category is separated and paid. Then second category. Then 3th category. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The calculation method of heritage is different in Shia Fiqh and Sunni Fiqh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Shia method there is not error. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After death of prophet same problem happened and Imam Ali S.A. explained the related verses and error related to misunderstanding Quran solved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/rightsofwomeninislam/23.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;PART NINE: THE QUESTION OF INHERITANCE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/organizations/aalimnetwork/msg00197.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/farsi/masael/masaleTxT.php?id=6445&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rules Regarding Will (Wasiyyat)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T12:47:08.197" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T12:47:08.197" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1431" CreationDate="2012-07-10T05:47:14.003" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will restrict this to the &lt;em&gt;hukm&lt;/em&gt; of Sajdah tilawah only. Since, there is a difference of opinion also on where/when it must be done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quoting Bidayat al-Mujtahid wa Nihayat al-Muqtasid:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the &lt;em&gt;hukm&lt;/em&gt; of the prostrations of recitation, Abu Hanifa and his disciples said that they are obligatory. Malik and al-Shafi'i said that they are prescribed as a &lt;em&gt;sunna&lt;/em&gt; and are not obligatory. The reason for disagreement arises from their dispute about the implication of the commands requiring prostrations and the traditions that convey the meaning of the commands. For example, whether the (following) words of the Exalted: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;When the revelations of the Beneficient were recited unto them, they&#xA;  fell down, adoring and weeping&quot; &lt;strong&gt;(Qur&quot;an 19:58)&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;are to be interpreted as an obligation or a recommendation. Abu Hanifa interpreted them in their apparent meaning of obligation, while Malik and al-Shafi'i followed the (interpretation of) the Companions, as they were the ones best grounded in the meaning of the command of law. Thus, it has been established that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab recited &lt;em&gt;surat al-Sajda&lt;/em&gt; on a Friday. He descended (from the pulpit) and made a prostration and the people prostrated with him. On the next Friday, he recited it again and the people prepared for the prostration, so he said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Wait! Wait! Allah has not prescribed it for us, unless we want to do&#xA;  it&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They said that this occurred in the presence of the Companions, and no disagreement was transmitted from any of them. They were the ones who best knew the essence of the law. This is used in support of that view by those who rely on the opinion of a Companion when there is no other conflicting evidence. The disciples of al-Shafi'i argued on the basis of the tradition of Zayd ibn al-Thabit, who said. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I used to read out the Qur'an for the Messenger of Allah (God's peace&#xA;  and blessings be upon him). Once I recited &lt;em&gt;surat al-Hajj&lt;/em&gt; and he did&#xA;  not prostrate, and neither did we&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These jurists also argued on the basis of the report &quot;that the Prophet (God's peace and blessings be upon him) did not prostrate during (the recitation of ) &lt;em&gt;al-Mufassal Surahs&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, and also on the reports that he did prostrate during their recitation, a reconciliation between these implies that the prostrations are not obligatory. Each one of them reported what he saw, that is, those who said that he prostrated and those who said that he did not. Abu Hanifa, on the other hand, relied in this on the argument that the principle is to construe the commands as implying an obligation, and also those reports that amount to commands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; Bidayat al-Mujtahid wa Nihayat al-Muqtasid (The Distinguished Jurist's Primer - Vol1) by Ibn Rushd&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith which is used for the opinion that it is not obligatory is the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam al-Bukhari recorded from Umar that he said: &quot;O people, sometimes&#xA;  we recite the verse of Sajdah, so whoever makes a prostration he act&#xA;  correctly and there is no sin upon the one who does not do so&quot; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/17/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=84896&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sujud-at-Tilawah outside Salah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2019-05-24T06:12:52.860" LastActivityDate="2019-05-24T06:12:52.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1421" CreationDate="2012-07-10T06:46:16.487" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace be upon him) prohibited `Ali from being married to his daughter and the daughter of Abû Jahl at the same time. He said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The daughter of Allah’s Messenger will not be together with the&#xA;  daughter of Allah’s enemy.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can be understood from the context of this hadîth that the Prophet (peace be upon him) had placed a condition on 'Alî not to marry any other woman beside Fâtimah. We can deduce this from what the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) said about his other son-in-law (Abu Al-'As bin Ar-Rabi', the husband of his daughter Zaynab) keeping his promise not to marry a second wife: “He spoke to me and he was truthful and promised me and fulfilled his promise.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Hajr observes in Fath al-Bârî (7/86):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The words “He spoke to me and he was truthful” could be that he made a&#xA;  promise on himself not to marry another woman beside Zaynab. And the&#xA;  same was done by 'Alî. Otherwise, it could be that 'Alî had forgotten&#xA;  that condition and that is why he proceeded with that engagement to&#xA;  the second woman. Or, it could be that he assumed the condition did&#xA;  not apply to him since he did not pronounce it himself. However, he&#xA;  should nevertheless have respected this condition as something&#xA;  understood, and that is why the Prophet (peace be upon him) blamed&#xA;  him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn al-Qayyim writes in Zâd al-Ma`âd (5/117-118):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If a man agrees to the condition that he will not marry a second wife,&#xA;  he is obliged by that condition.&lt;/strong&gt; If the man breaks his promise, the&#xA;  woman will be entitled to terminate the marriage contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is mentioned in the hadîth that what took place is hurting Fâtimah&#xA;  and therefore hurting him. It is known for sure that the Prophet&#xA;  (peace be upon him) let 'Alî marry his daughter Fâtimah on the&#xA;  condition that he does not hurt her or her father, even if that is not&#xA;  mentioned in the marriage contract. The Prophet (peace be upon him)&#xA;  brought up mention of his other son-in-law to incite 'Ali to do the&#xA;  same.” The Prophet’s reproach of `Ali was on account of 'Alî’s&#xA;  heedlessness of this condition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/quesshow-83-887.htm&quot;&gt;Implicit condition not to marry a second wife&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is the Sunni view.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-07-10T06:46:16.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1438" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1323" CreationDate="2012-07-10T06:55:44.047" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kaveh and SystemDown shared very good answers; would add that regarding reading the New Testament, or the whole Bible generally, I can confirm that it is significantly discouraged for laymen, the uneducated, and non-scholars among Muslims to read any of the old books, as it would not be possible for such individuals to discern what conforms to monotheistic submission (Islam), as it was re-taught to Muhammad (after it has been taught to Moses and Jesus and delivered by them), from what was altered. On the other hand, well-researched Muslim scholars like &lt;em&gt;Ahmed Deedat&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Dr. Zakir Naik&lt;/em&gt; did not just read the Bible, but they could actually quote parts of it from memory to audiences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="289" LastEditorUserId="289" LastEditDate="2018-06-10T03:35:29.943" LastActivityDate="2018-06-10T03:35:29.943" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1439" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1442" CreationDate="2012-07-10T06:58:51.247" Score="7" ViewCount="190" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know there are at least two versions of the history of the first caliphs, i.e., how those people came to be caliphs: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A simplified version, where the first three caliphs were elected by popular vote, and Ali by six representatives. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A more detailed version, involving a quarrel between Umar and Ali, and Abu Bakr being elected at a meeting, which Ali wasn't invited to.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any more versions? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is there no single canonical one? Are different versions supported by different groups?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="266" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-02T13:09:54.170" LastActivityDate="2016-01-02T13:09:54.170" Title="What different versions are there of the history of the Rashideen caliphs? Why?" Tags="|history|rashidi-caliphs|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="326" CreationDate="2012-07-10T07:13:20.883" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A word meaning &quot;god&quot; is distinct from a name of the God. &lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt; is both. Before Islam, Allah was one of many gods. For example, in the famous sentence لا إله إلا الله, &lt;em&gt;La illaha ila Allah&lt;/em&gt; meaning &quot;There is no god but Allah&quot;, &quot;god&quot; is spelled &quot;Alif, lam, heh&quot;, while Allah is &quot;alif, lam, lam, heh&quot; - it's essentially the same word. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_%28deity%29&quot;&gt;Wikpedia article&lt;/a&gt; on this and other similar Semitic words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Names are generally not translated into other languages, only slightly adapted, e.g., &quot;Theodore&quot; is an adaptation of the Greek name &quot;Theodoros&quot;, while a translation would have been &quot;Godsgift&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This explains why saying both &quot;God&quot; and &quot;Allah&quot; would be correct. I don't know why Muslims prefer &quot;Allah&quot;, probably initially they told foreigners something like &quot;We worship Allah&quot;  (as opposed to other gods).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You might wonder why this is different from what Christians and Jews do. Jews are simply not allowed to pronounce God's name. I don't know about Christians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="266" LastActivityDate="2012-07-10T07:13:20.883" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1439" CreationDate="2012-07-10T10:36:06.347" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Shia answer):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are only two version. One is supported by Shia Muslims and one by Sunni Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia Muslims believe God selected Ali S.A. as Caliph and prophet declared this at Ghadir after his final Hajj in front of 120,000 Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni Muslims believe Abubakr was first Caliph and Ali S.A. was 4th Caliph. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why is there no single canonical one?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is and was mostly for political reasons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are different versions supported by different groups?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes. by shia and sunni&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali came to lead the ummah?&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Abubakr was selected by a meeting of his friends and his tribe when ALi S.A. was at funeral of prophet and was absent in that meeting. That meeting is known as Saqifah Bani Saedeh meeting and in view of Shia it was the base and start of all corruptions in history of Islam including Karbala tragedy and all killings of Imams of Shia and misleading of Ummah.&#xA;Umar was selected without meeting nor voting nor shura. But it is said he was appointed by a will letter of Abubakr. But some sources say such letter not really existed and Umar made this letter and stamped the stamp of Abubakr under it while Abubakr was dead. Uthman was selected by a meeting by voting including few of top leaders including Ali S.A. in that meeting Ali S.A. did not receive enough vote and the reasons for not voting to Ali S.A. in that meeting are considered silly by Shia. after some times Uthman abused power and distributed governmental positions among his own tribe and this made Muslims and sahaba and specially Aisha who before was supporter of Uthman angry and finally a group of Muslims (Ali S.A. and his children were not included) seized home of Uthman and finally killed him. Then the population came to Ali S.A&gt; and asked him to accept Caliphate and although he disliked power he finally accepted which his reasoning is said in his sermons in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/nahj/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nahj ul Balaqah&lt;/a&gt; (for example see the 3th sermon, Sehqsheqiyah) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AFAIK, the Shiites agree that they did lead the ummah, but say that only Ali was supposed.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia believes Ali S.A. was selected by God but they hijacked the government. Shia does not consider their Caliphate legitimate. Shia only consider it a dark happening in history of Islam and only a struggle for power and not consider it legitimate. According to Shia only Allah can appoint the Caliph. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References and more study:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/history-of-the-caliphs-rasul-jafariyan/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;History of The Caliphs, From the Death of the Messenger (S), to the Decline of the 'Umayyad Dynasty 11-132 AH&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T09:20:55.670" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T09:20:55.670" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1433" CreationDate="2012-07-10T11:00:37.110" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before marriage, financial ability and not having more than 4 wives is enough but Islam does not allow any discrimination between the wives or between their children. The Holy Qur'an expressly says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you fear that you will not do justice (to them) then have one only&#xA;   (Surahan-Nisa,4:3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/womanrights/11.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Woman and her Rights, chapter 11 Polygamy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-24T12:16:42.217" LastActivityDate="2016-01-24T12:16:42.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1444" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1371" CreationDate="2012-07-10T11:04:32.707" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;according to shia Islam woman should not do daily prayers. but by leaving prayers, woman will lose her spiritual state and so it is recommended woman sit in her everyday prayer place and recite some Zikr other than prayer. especially Tasbih of Bibi Fateme Zehra (a.s) is highly recommended for this case:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/tasbihzehra.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tasbih of Bibi Fateme Zehra (a.s)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastActivityDate="2012-07-10T11:04:32.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1446" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1360" CreationDate="2012-07-10T12:48:49.930" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the dictionary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ji·had&lt;/strong&gt;   [ji-&lt;strong&gt;hahd&lt;/strong&gt;]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;noun&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;(among Muslims) A war or struggle against unbelievers&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The spiritual struggle within oneself against sin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everyone should Jihad (Muslim or not): The spiritual struggle within oneself against sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of Jihad: A war or struggle against unbelievers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nobel Qur'an (3:113-115)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Of the people of the Book are a portion that stand (for the right);&#xA;  they rehearse the Sings of Allah all night long, and they prostrate&#xA;  themselves in adoration. They believe in Allah and the Last Day; They&#xA;  enjoin what is right, and forbid what is wrong; and they hasten (in&#xA;  emulation) in (all) good works: They are in ranks of the righteous. Of&#xA;  the good that they do, nothing will be rejected of them; for Allah&#xA;  knows well those that do right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would suggest that a Muslim should respect peaceful people of other religions.  However, it does not imply that they should remain that way if attacked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pintails7886.hubpages.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;pintails7886&lt;/a&gt; has a really good article found &lt;a href=&quot;http://pintails7886.hubpages.com/hub/What-Islam-says-about-loving-thy-neighbor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.  I quoted what I found most interesting below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some steps we must take in order for peace to work are as follows:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;We must first think of what we can do for others, then ask what they can do for us.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We have to let go of selfishness, and realize that there are other    people on this earth, and we are not better than another&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We must realize that not all people will accept Islam and that we    should love them no matter what their religion.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We must realize that God created many people with many colors, and He    did this so we could come together no matter our differences. So&#xA;  we    could become stronger for overcoming this. And be better&#xA;  servants to    Him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We have to realize that even though we are different we have the same    goal. And we can work together even if we are different.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The future will not improve unless we accept the past and forgive on    another and learn from it, accept all culture and ways of life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We have to realize that no man is better than the other, No nation has the right to Judge another. But God will have His day of Judgment where no man will have power. And no matter what you social status you will bow before Allah, the One, the only One worthy of worship.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We must realize that all men and women are equal. And the law of man must apply to one just the same as the other. No man is above the law. Allah is the only one above the law. Because He is the Law.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We must provide help to all people in need. Not just one race or nation. This aid must be given without any conditions. You should never make a man pay a charity back. And a man must not force an unwanted charity onto another.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Leaders are not born, leadership is earned, through hard work and God-fearing rules. No person is worthy of leadership unless put in place by the people they rule.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We must realize that the rights we enjoy were not free. Some one had    to pay for them. And if you want to enjoy these rights you must realize they are not just something that is given out. They cost  blood, sweat, and tears, even if they weren't yours, you should act as if they were and be humble and respect these rights.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We must realize that military might does not give a nation more    rights. People of the entire world should stand against such actions by any nation. Power through fear and strong arming should be shunned and should not be tolerated.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Change starts with one, at home, in the family. Our charity should be given freely to those who need it. Raise your children to give excess to those in need. Raise them to love your enemy instead of hating them. Teach your children that kind actions reap kind actions, and Bad actions sow more bad actions. The children are the key. Raise them to love, and love they will.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user206" LastEditorDisplayName="user206" LastEditDate="2012-07-10T13:34:46.260" LastActivityDate="2012-07-10T13:34:46.260" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1448" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1457" CreationDate="2012-07-10T20:10:49.117" Score="11" ViewCount="1570" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many &lt;em&gt;ayahs&lt;/em&gt; in the Quran that have undergone &lt;em&gt;Naskh&lt;/em&gt; (abrogation). Some of them are still in the Quran, others have been removed completely from the current Quran we read today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, the so-called stoning &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;الشيخ والشيخة  إذا زنيا فارجموهما البتة نكالا من الله والله عليم حكيم&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The old man and the old lady if they committed adultery then stone them as a punishment from Allah and Allah is the Most Mighty, Most Wise&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Sahih Muslim this was part of the Quran then removed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Abdullah b. 'Abbas reported that 'Umar b. Khattab sat on the pulpit&#xA;  of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and said: Verily Allah&#xA;  sent Muhammad (may peace be upon him) with truth and He sent down the&#xA;  Book upon him, and the verse of stoning was included in what was sent&#xA;  down to him. We recited it, retained it in our memory and understood&#xA;  it. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) awarded the punishment&#xA;  of stoning to death (to the married adulterer and adulteress) and,&#xA;  after him, we also awarded the punishment of stoning, I am afraid that&#xA;  with the lapse of time, the people (may forget it) and may say: We do&#xA;  not find the punishment of stoning in the Book of Allah, and thus go&#xA;  astray by abandoning this duty prescribed by Allah. Stoning is a duty&#xA;  laid down in Allah's Book for married men and women who commit&#xA;  adultery when proof is established, or it there is pregnancy, or a&#xA;  confession.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does one reconcile Allah's infallibility with what seems like recanting previous &lt;em&gt;ayahs&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Views of any and all sects and schools of thought welcomed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2019-03-04T01:44:16.830" LastActivityDate="2019-03-04T01:44:16.830" Title="How to reconcile Allah's infallibility with Naskh?" Tags="|quran|allah|naskh|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1449" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-10T22:42:55.457" Score="8" ViewCount="19380" Body="&lt;p&gt;In summer when going to Swimming, it can be quite embarrassment to go with hairy body. Also I do not personally like hairs on my body. I am not sure if Islam allows shaving the body?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If yes, can one shave the whole body or only any part of it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about Muslim women? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they have this problem, can they shave too? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:33:52.343" LastActivityDate="2022-12-01T06:12:35.873" Title="Can  Muslim men and women shave their body? " Tags="|halal-haram|women|fiqh|men|human-body|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1449" CreationDate="2012-07-10T23:07:02.960" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only hair areas that I am aware of that have restrictions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The beard for men&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated By Ibn 'Umar : Allah's Apostle said, &quot;Cut the moustaches&#xA;  short and leave the beard (as it is).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithtranslations.com/ViewResultsFrame.aspx?sid=1890445392&amp;amp;setID=1&amp;amp;bookID=77&amp;amp;hadithID=5954&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhary, The Book of Dress, Hadith Number:5954&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The eyebrows for women&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated By 'Abdullah : Allah has cursed those women who practise&#xA;  tattooing and those who get themselves tattooed, and those who remove&#xA;  their face hairs, and those who create a space between their teeth&#xA;  artificially to look beautiful, and such women as change the features&#xA;  created by Allah. Why then should I not curse those whom the Prophet&#xA;  has cursed? And that is in Allah's Book. i.e. His Saying: 'And what&#xA;  the Apostle gives you take it and what he forbids you abstain (from&#xA;  it).' (59.7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithtranslations.com/ViewResultsFrame.aspx?sid=-1406961769&amp;amp;setID=1&amp;amp;bookID=77&amp;amp;hadithID=5994&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhary, The Book of Dress, Hadith Number:5994&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Removing hair from the rest of the body is halal, and in some areas (arm pits and pubic area) it is &lt;em&gt;sunnah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated By Abu Huraira : I heard the Prophet saying. &quot;Five practices&#xA;  are characteristics of the Fitra: circumcision, shaving the pubic&#xA;  hair, cutting the moustaches short, clipping the nails, and depilating&#xA;  the hair of the armpits.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithtranslations.com/ViewResultsFrame.aspx?sid=322291660&amp;amp;setID=1&amp;amp;bookID=77&amp;amp;hadithID=5952&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhary, The Book of Dress, Hadith Number:5952&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-07-10T23:07:02.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1452" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="226" CreationDate="2012-07-11T04:40:03.327" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Homosexual acts are strictly forbidden in Islam. Although it has mainly been focused around men, women homosexuals are not that strongly discussed. This could be that in adultery, the focus is mainly on penetration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the holy Quran, the people of Prophet Lut have been discussed often. These were the people who heavily dowelled in homosexuality (male). Quran discusses them in a number of verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [We had sent] Lot when he said to his people, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Do you commit such&#xA;  immorality&lt;/strong&gt; as no one has preceded you with from among the&#xA;  worlds?(80)&lt;strong&gt;Indeed, you approach men with desire, instead of women.&#xA;  Rather, you are a transgressing people.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;(81) &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/80-82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Araf 80-81&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/26/165-166&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ash-Shura 25:165-166&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do you approach males among the worlds(165).And leave what your Lord&#xA;  has created for you as mates? But you are a people&#xA;  transgressing.&quot;(166)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/27/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Naml 27:55&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do you indeed approach men with desire instead of women? Rather, you&#xA;  are a people behaving ignorantly.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 4:16&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the two who commit it among you, dishonor them both. But if they&#xA;  repent and correct themselves, leave them alone. Indeed, Allah is ever&#xA;  Accepting of repentance and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above verses clearly say sodomy is not allowed in Islam and is punishable. But it is somewhat soft. If you look at hadiths, homosexuality is rebuked in even stronger words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This sin, the impact of which makes one’s skin crawl, which words&#xA;  cannot describe, is evidence of perverted instincts, total collapse of&#xA;  shame and honor, and extreme filthiness of character and soul… &lt;strong&gt;The&#xA;  heavens, the Earth and the mountains tremble from the impact of this&#xA;  sin&lt;/strong&gt;. The angels shudder as they anticipate the punishment of Allah to&#xA;  descend upon the people who commit this indescribable sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This strong rebuke merely comes from the fact that our society has always condemned sodomy, esp male and those who use their back end. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is left out?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lesbian sex has been completely left out as if does not exist. Female homosexuality is very real just like male. Female homosexuals have zero interest in men and ideally they would not want to marry (a man). Why were they left out? The verdict seems to be incomplete and merely something that came from society not from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One hadith that I cannot find sources for is something like this (note these are my words) :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If two men commit sodomy, the one who is in the receiving end gets death penalty while the other gets 100 lashes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This clearly makes the case for penetration. The man who penetrated clearly was not looked down upon. He was given a regular punishment for adultery, the receiving guy was given the punishment for being gay. This is what the society thought of it at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I am not entirely sure but if two gays fondle each other, that may include kissing and other body parts, the punishment might be less severe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Punishment&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Almost all sahabas agreed on severe punishments for sodomy. Some agree that they should be burned and stoned, other said they should be thrown from height and then stoned, some said they should just be stoned, but most agreed, their punishment would be death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;A point to consider&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The punishment for sodomy can only be enforced if there are two witnesses. Usually they are very hard to produce. By witness most people agree, they must have seen the act with their own eyes including the penetration. This could be impossible to produce as some people argue. I will leave that out of the answer as it is off topic here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T05:53:29.720" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T05:53:29.720" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1453" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1469" CreationDate="2012-07-11T04:58:28.640" Score="4" ViewCount="8844" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it enough that two men see a couple hugging and fondling and copulating or do they have to see the actual penetration?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:33:29.063" LastActivityDate="2020-03-17T05:15:11.327" Title="How many witnesses are required to prove adultery?" Tags="|fiqh|witness|adultery|hudud|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1433" CreationDate="2012-07-11T09:30:21.360" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You said that you are looking for something that forces current wife/wives permission for next marriage. Actually, in contrary with what you are looking for, Allah forbids banning a halal to gain consent of one's wives:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَكَ&#xA;  تَبْتَغِي مَرْضَاتَ أَزْوَاجِكَ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿التحريم:&#xA;  ١﴾&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  O Prophet, why forbiddest thou what Allah has made halal to thee,&#xA;  seeking the consent of thy wives? And Allah is All-forgiving,&#xA;  All-compassionate. [66:1]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according to Qur'an (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nisa 4:3&lt;/a&gt;) not discriminating is enough,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-17T11:10:49.467" LastActivityDate="2012-07-17T11:10:49.467" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1457" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1448" CreationDate="2012-07-11T11:01:18.687" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The structure of answer is: First, I try to establish the reliability of Naskh and to prove that it is doesn't really contradict &amp;quot;Infallibility of Allah&amp;quot; rather it is the wisdom of Allah. Next, I provide explanation for the quoted hadith and &amp;quot;alleged&amp;quot; verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Naskh (Abrogation)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most Sunni Muslims strongly believe in Naskh (Abrogation). The principle of Naskh is mentioned in Qur'an and it is not something made up by scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We do not &lt;strong&gt;abrogate a verse or cause it to be forgotten except that We&#xA;bring forth [one] better than it or similar to it&lt;/strong&gt;. Do you not know&#xA;that Allah is over all things competent? &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/106/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[Surat Al-Baqarah]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse was explained by lot of classical scholars. One example would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Jarir Al-Tabari (d. 310 H.) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Allah means with (Such of Our revelations as we abrogate): we&#xA;abrogate the ruling of a verse by another to change and replace this&#xA;ruling. This is by making Halal to become Haram and vice versa or to&#xA;let what is permissible to become impermissible. Thus, abrogation is&#xA;only concerned with matters of commands and rulings such like:&#xA;permissibility and impermissibility, prohibition and Halal … etc.&#xA;Therefore, previous nation’s news and stories have no abrogation…”&#xA;[Tafsir Ibn jarir (jami’e Al-Bayan):1/521]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are explanations from Ibn Kathir, Al Qurtubi, Mujahid, Qutada and more, which you can find &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/showthread.php?t=1054&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many hadiths as well which provide examples of Abrogation. You can find examples of abrogations as well in the above link.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Wisdom behind Naskh&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naskh doesn't contradict &amp;quot;Infallibility of Allah&amp;quot;. It is important to realize that, just because an ayah was revealed and later recanted, does not mean that Allah made a mistake. Rather, this is wisdom of Allah. Allah reveals the first verse while knowing he is going to abrogate it with a second and there is a wisdom behind it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Qur'an was being revealed to Arabs, it was being revealed in stages and it was something new for them and it was supposed to be implemented in their lives and not just recite it. So, these changes were brought gradually and not suddenly, and this is a mercy of Allah so that people could adjust to these new prescriptions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example would be that of verses in Qur'an about drinking wine. Wine drinking was very common in the pre-islamic Arabia and although, it was evil, it was considered with high esteem (and that is even now). So, there were three verses which gradually lead to prohibition of intoxicating substances. It was revealed in stages - &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/43&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:43&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/219&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2: 219&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/93-94&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 5:93-94&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.call-to-monotheism.com/the_wisdom_of_naskh__abrogation___by_dr__abu_ameenah_bilal_philips_&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips&lt;/a&gt;, there are some wisdom behind abrogations-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;First, as I told you before, for the ease of implementation of a prohibition or any other ruling among people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Second, it is a test for human beings in which they are closely required to follow certain laws in certain situations while in others they are not required. It tests the willingness to submit and it is a test of steadfastness upon the religion. And that is why the Ansar and the Muhajir were the best of all ummah after the Prophets (peace be upon all of them). The Ansar and the Muhajir never doubted what was revealed to them. When there was a verse that came to them, they would immediately implement them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Third, it shows the love of Allah for the Islamic Ummah. When a naskh repeals one law with one more difficult, Allah gives the believers an opportunity to earn more reward with their obedience. Greater the difficulty, greater the reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recommend reading this book for further knowledge on Naskh — &lt;a href=&quot;https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0860371328&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ulum Al-Qur'an : An Introduction to the Sciences of The Qur'an&lt;/a&gt; by Ahmad von denffer (Beautiful Book!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming to the &amp;quot;alleged&amp;quot; verse quoted and regarding the hadith quoted in the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam ibn Hajar Al Asqalani says in his commentary on Saheeh Bukhari:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Umar said: &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;When this verse came down I approached the Prophet peace&#xA;be upon him so I asked him: Should I write it down?' It is as if he&#xA;hated that&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; Then Umar said: &amp;quot;Cant you see that if the old man if he&#xA;commits adultery he does not get the whip, and that if the young man&#xA;if he commits adultery he gets stoned?&amp;quot; (Ibn Hajar Al Asqalani, Fathul&#xA;Bari, Kitab: Al Hudood, Bab: Al I'tiraaf bil Zina, Commentary on&#xA;Hadith no. 6327)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can clearly see that the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) never wanted the verse to be written down as a part of Qur'an, and it was never meant to be part of it. And we do know that Prophet prohibited writing down things at one time and encouraged at others. This is because he wanted to prevent people from taking down everything he says (he wanted to differentiate between what was part of revelation and his commands (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/942/38&quot;&gt;More&lt;/a&gt;)) as part of Qur'an. Scholars of Islam are unanimous that the recitation of this verse has been abrogated but its ruling still remains in effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the reason why Umar (radiallahu anhu) got worked up and wanted to include that in Qur'an because he was afraid that people would argue about the punishment of stoning and would cancel it ( And how true Umar was when we see people arguing about stoning!). However, the companions did not allow him to do so because they all knew it was abrogated. Umar himself knew it but he got emotional because he feared for people of future (i.e. us).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam ibn Hajar Al Asqalani has in his commentary&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the verse whose recitation has been abrogated but its ruling&#xA;remained, and it has happened what Umar feared. A tribe from the&#xA;Khawarij or most of them and some of the Mu'tazilites rejected the&#xA;stoning. And it was reported by Abd al Razzaq and Al Tabari from&#xA;another view that Ibn Abbas said that Umar said &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;There will come a&#xA;people that will lie (or disbelieve) in the stoning&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Ibn Hajar Al&#xA;Asqalani, Fathul Bari, Kitab: Al Hudood, Bab: Rajam Al Hublah min Zana&#xA;Eezha Ahsanat, Commentary on Hadith no. 6328)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are many reports of consensus from companions of the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) that the recitation of the verse was always meant to be abrogated but the ruling remained in effect. You can read them &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.call-to-monotheism.com/the_quranic_verse_on_stoning&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the Sunni view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have linked the sources wherever I used stuff from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thanks to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/22/goldpseudo&quot;&gt;goldPseudo&lt;/a&gt; for helping me edit the answer.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-12-24T19:18:35.367" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2012-07-11T16:17:55.820" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1458" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-11T11:08:52.603" Score="13" ViewCount="612" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_Barnabas&quot;&gt;Gospel of Barnabas&lt;/a&gt; is a text that turned up in the form of a couple 16th century manuscripts in Spanish and Italian. It makes a claim to originate from the witness of Barnabas the disciple of Jesus. To my knowledge, every major Christian tradition categorically rejects the veracity of that claim and it's relevance to Christian doctrine. It is however, quite popular with the secular culture and various media outlets like to trumpet its alternate narrative of ancient events and teachings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every time it makes the rounds in popular media, the issue is raised that it's teachings are actually parallel to those of Islam rather than Christianity. However, I have never heard any Islamic teaching that actually embraced it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do any Islamic teachings directly speak to approve or reject the claims of this text? Do any scholars consider its content reliable in any way or relevant to understanding teaching before the rise of Islam? If so, which sects do they represent, to what extent do they give the text any authority, and what basis do they claim for that authority? Do any other sects specifically reject it or claim that it does not have value? If so what arguments do they forward? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to official Islamic teaching, could a devote believer in the teachings of the Gospel of Barnabas be considered a Muslim? Would they be Ahul-kitab?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Please note that this question is less about the debate as to dating, authorship, textual reliability and so on as it is about any official positions in regard to the text and its teachings from a authoritative Islamic sources.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="75" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T11:15:08.380" Title="Does Islam have any official position(s) on the Gospel of Barnabas?" Tags="|history|ahlul-kitab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1460" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1463" CreationDate="2012-07-11T17:28:39.967" Score="13" ViewCount="13723" Body="&lt;p&gt;What prompted to do ask this question is that last week when I was at the school the teacher offered the students some candy after he came back from his vacation. He is Buddhist. I thanked him and sat down next to my friend who is a Muslim too. The moment I was to eat the candy, he told me that it might not be Halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wondered a little, but when I read the ingredients I didn't recognize any Haram substances, and learned that he - the teacher - traveled to U.S., and that it is U.S. made, so I thought it is okay, and ate it. I though that it is Halal to eat because it came from U.S. whose majority of people adhere to Christianity, and that eating from Ahlul-Kitab (People of the Book) is okay as long as they declared it to not to contain Haram substances (ingredients).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Was what I did right? What if it is from non-Ahlul-Kitab (e.g. Hindu)? Why is there a difference between the two (Ahlul-Kitab and the rest)? And how would you respond in such cases?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-23T11:21:06.520" LastActivityDate="2016-04-23T11:21:06.520" Title="Is it permissible for a Muslim to eat something which is offered by a non-Muslim?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1461" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-07-11T17:35:04.140" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hudud is one of four categories of punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Qisas (retaliation)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Diyya (Money paid to the heirs of a victim)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tazir (Punishment)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hadd (Fixed punishment)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadd is the fixed punishment that is given to those who committed serious crimes, like theft, Drinking alcohol, apostasy etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-07-11T18:21:43.720" LastActivityDate="2012-07-11T18:21:43.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1462" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-07-11T17:35:04.140" Score="0" Body="Hadd means legal punishment.  It refers to the ordained punishment that Allah has put in place for those who do criminal acts in Shariah." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-06T23:07:38.583" LastActivityDate="2017-04-06T23:07:38.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1463" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1460" CreationDate="2012-07-11T17:35:38.663" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;The general ruling on food is that everything is permissible (for example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/172&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Baqarah:172&lt;/a&gt;). Then there are some things that have been explicitly made impermissible, for example in the next ayah &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/173&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Baqarah:173&lt;/a&gt; (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;that which has been dedicated to other than Allah.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], there is no sin upon him. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as long as you know that some food hasn't had something else's name invoked over it or offered to anything else, it should be fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point of difference between Ahl al-Kitab and others comes over slaughtered meat. Allah SWT has made permissible for us the meat of Ahl al-Kitab but again there are certain conditions (which you can read about in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1199/18&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;). Also there is a restriction on accepting Ahl al-Kitab meat that comes from a religious celebration or festival.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, as a side point, food made in the US cannot be considered by default as food of Ahl al-Kitab because it is widely known that they do not (in general) follow Christian practices during the slaughter. This is a long discussion and perhaps meant for another question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2012-07-11T17:54:12.423" CommentCount="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1464" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1458" CreationDate="2012-07-11T18:08:57.180" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a great question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not aware of any text from the Qur'an or hadith that explicitly mentions the gospel of Barnabas. Nor am I aware of any classical scholar who has addressed that gospel (but this is more than likely just my ignorance). As for modern positions, I don't know of any apart from the position taken by Yusuf Estes &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamnewsroom.com/news-we-need/730-gospelofbarnabasfactorfake&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD9SOqQ9JiE&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But that is all nonsense, because the so-called &amp;quot;Gospel of Barnabas&amp;quot; is &amp;quot;Bogabas&amp;quot; (fake). The translators of this old  manuscript were not convinced of any authenticity within it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the content deals with the mission of Jesus and his message and is quite compatible with all four gospels, another reason to doubt authenticity. Although the synoptic gospels are quite similar in many aspects, scholars have always insisted on Mark being the oldest, and most likely more authentic, and even then Mark is said to have been taken from another, much older document referred to only as &amp;quot;Q&amp;quot;. The gospel of St. John is nothing like the others and is held to be in a class by itself by scholars. So, this begs the question; &amp;quot;How did a document all of a sudden surface 1500 years later, in Spanish (just after the time of the Catholic conquest of Muslim Spain in January of 1492) that brings together a melding together of all the gospels and the Quran and offers the same Islamic interpretation of Christian origins, all at the same time?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars and academics from both Christians and Muslims have considered this gospel to be late and pseud epigraphical - But, others say it may contain remnants of earlier apocryphal (hidden from the public) work that was likely edited to conform to Islamic teachings, maybe from Gnostic or Ebionite or perhaps Diatessaronic sources. Some Muslim scholars have thought it to be a surviving version of a hidden apostolic original. Some Muslim academics have referred to it in support of their view of Jesus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other works, not related but with similar names and are associated with apocryphal writings. These include the surviving Epistle of Baranabas and Acts of Barabas and even an earlier (unrelated) &amp;quot;Gospel&amp;quot; of Barnabas.&#xA;Although there are many &amp;quot;theories&amp;quot; being offered about this document, I seriously doubt it has the necessary credentials to be considered anything more than a very old manuscript that was translated by two people, Lon and Laura Ragg, along with their comments about 100 years ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yusuf Estes is a former Christian preacher who became Muslim a while ago. Today he a popular Muslim preacher.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Frankly, I don't think many other serious scholars will take a position on this because it is fruitless. If one takes a position now, a few years down the line the authenticity might be disproven, or the text might be shown to have changed, or anything along those lines. Yusuf Estes is unique in that he is studied in the Christian tradition, so he may have the expertise to formulate an opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, the official position in Islam about Christian and Jewish texts (narratives on historical events, to be precise) are to neither affirm them nor to deny them. So for  example the Bible has much more detailed narrations of historical events, and when we read those details, the Prophet (pbuh) told us to neither affirm them nor to deny them. I imagine a similar principle might apply in this case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A reason that someone might say Islam does have a position on this is that in several places the Qur'an quotes Jesus and Moses (peace be upon them) as announcing the good news of another messenger (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/61/6&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;61:6&lt;/a&gt;) and if I remember correctly, another place about this being recorded in the Books as well. And of course the Qur'an insists that the Books in their original form contained the message of monotheism and not any message deviating from that. Now whether the Gospel of Barnabas corresponds to the text that the Qur'an refers to, we don't know (and I argue, we cannot know until the Day of Judgment).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-12T23:33:54.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1458" CreationDate="2012-07-11T19:34:53.653" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_Barnabas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gospel of Barnabas&lt;/a&gt; lacks historical evidence to support its authenticity, the earlist versions currently available date back 16th and 17th century, and because of this many scholars avoid enduring it as the correct Injil or relying on it. Typically scholars require historical/textual-analysis support for authenticity before accepting it. However its teachings are more consistent with the teachings of Islam than the four canonical ones. This has lead to the claim that the author was probably a Muslim or was influenced by Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a Persian translation of it with a long introduction by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Taleghani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ayatollah Mahmoud Taleghani&lt;/a&gt;. I don't think the introduction is available in English and I don't have access to a copy of it at the moment, but AFAIR (I have read it long time ago) he considers it a valuable resource and hopes for discovery of earlier versions of it to support its authenticity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also reported that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad-Taqi_Bahjat_Foumani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Bahjat&lt;/a&gt; had a positive view of it although he has said that in a few cases it is not consistent with Islamic views.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The followers of it will not be considered Muslims (in the usual sense, i.e. followers of Mohammad (PBUH)) unless they satisfy the general requirements for being a Muslim like accepting Quran and the prophethood of Mohammad (PBUH) and also follow Islamic laws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-24T11:15:08.380" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T11:15:08.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1466" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1460" CreationDate="2012-07-11T19:46:39.770" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;For comparison of Jewish Kosher and Islamic Halal see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Islamic_and_Jewish_dietary_laws&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Ansari pointed out, these days Christians in general do not follow religious dietary rules so this does not seem to apply to their food, i.e. because a food is from Christians does not mean it is fine. On the other hand, if the food does not contain meat nor the forbidden substances in Islam then it is fine, not because it is Christian food but because it is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="42" LastEditDate="2012-07-11T19:52:15.317" LastActivityDate="2012-07-11T19:52:15.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1448" CreationDate="2012-07-11T20:21:40.867" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;God may change the rules and this is clear from Quran. You can ask the same question regarding the rules sent to Moses and Jews and the Islamic rules that are narrated in Quran. Sometimes some extra rules are added to the laws as a punishment that makes the laws harder (because people have disobeyed God). Other times the situation changes so the rule also needs to change. None of this means that the rules were not right or just at the time they were given. If a verse comes later and changes a law it is not problematic or inconsistent. An explicit example is change of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qibla&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qibla&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, claiming that a part of Quran has been removed or changed needs a very strong support from other sources. Generally, Quran is considered the most authentic source in Islam and there are strong hadith from the prophet that said if someone narrates a hadith which is not consistent with Quran then throw that hadith away. There might be hadith similar to the one that you have mentioned but AFAIR there are also very strong hadith that say Quran has not changed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the verse 2:106. If you look at the context, in that part Quran is talking about the people of the book, verses 2:105-106 are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَّا يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَلَا الْمُشْرِكِينَ أَن يُنَزَّلَ عَلَيْكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يَخْتَصُّ بِرَحْمَتِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The unbelievers and the people of the book and the pagans do not like that anything good should come down to you from your Lord. But God will choose for his special mercy whomever he wishes, and God is Lord of grace abounding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَا نَنسَخْ مِنْ آيَةٍ أَوْ نُنسِهَا نَأْتِ بِخَيْرٍ مِّنْهَا أَوْ مِثْلِهَا ۗ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What we abrogate from signs or cause to be forgotten, we substitute something better or similar, don't you know that God is omnipotence to do all things?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the context it seems that the verse can be about God giving a new and better set of laws to Mohammad (PBUH) particularly in comparison to Jews (whose claim is that the laws of Torah are forever and cannot change).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The are various views regarding naskh and its meaning among Islamic scholars and it is a debated issue. You may want to have a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naskh_%28tafsir%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naskh&lt;/a&gt; article on Wikipedia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-11T20:29:04.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1469" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1453" CreationDate="2012-07-12T13:57:16.503" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Witnessing hugging or fondling is not enough for hudud (ordained punishments) for zina. This is because the zina that entails hudud is defined by penetration. Though, these haraam actions (fondling) could entail disciplinary punishments but that is depended on the level haraam actions and it can be given only by a judge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for zina that entails hudud,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in al-Sharh al-Mumti’ (6/157): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They should describe zina in clear terms, such as saying: “I saw his&#xA;  penis in her vagina”. There is no alternative to that. If they say:&#xA;  “We saw him on top of her and they were naked”, that is not&#xA;  acceptable. Even if they say “We saw him doing with her what a man&#xA;  does with his wife,” that is not sufficient as testimony. They must&#xA;  say “We bear witness that his penis was in her vagina.” And this is&#xA;  very difficult, as the man said who was testified against at the time&#xA;  of ‘Umar: “If you were among the (four) thighs you would never be able&#xA;  to give this testimony.” Hence Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah mentioned&#xA;  that at his time no case of zina was proven by means of testimony from&#xA;  the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)&#xA;  until the time of Ibn Taymiyah. If no case was proven from that time&#xA;  until the other, then we do not know of any case that was proven by&#xA;  testimony up till our own times, because it is very difficult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And moreover, for zina, it is four (not two) sound witnesses of upright character (i.e. should not be known as a faasiq (sinful) person). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahmaan al-Sa’di said in his Tafseer (1/563): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Why did they not produce four witnesses?” [al-Noor 24:13], i.e., why&#xA;  did the accusers not bring witnesses to the things they accused them&#xA;  of? &lt;strong&gt;“four witnesses” i.e., of good character.&lt;/strong&gt; “Since they (the&#xA;  slanderers) have not produced witnesses! Then with Allaah they are the&#xA;  liars” – even if they are certain about that in themselves, they are&#xA;  liars in Allaah’s judgement, because Allaah has forbidden them to&#xA;  speak of that without four witnesses. Hence Allaah says: “Then with&#xA;  Allaah they are the liars”, and He did not say “Then they are the&#xA;  liars”. All of this points to the grave sanctity of the Muslim’s&#xA;  honour, so it is not permissible to make accusations against it&#xA;  without establishing testimony.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/88051&quot;&gt;Zina&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, you should be careful if you are giving false witness because that will be a slander. And if it is really a slander, the hadd punishment will be upon the witness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/121059&quot;&gt;Slander&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-07-12T14:10:32.350" LastActivityDate="2012-07-12T14:10:32.350" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1470" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1321" CreationDate="2012-07-12T20:50:19.963" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ahmad von Denffer addresses this briefly in his book &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicbookstore.com/b3587.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Ulum al-Qur'an&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. He says that in the mus-haf of Ubay b. Ka'b (ra), in addition to it having surahs in a different order, there were two additional chapters and one additional ayah. The first one is entitled &quot;Al-Khal'&quot; or &quot;The Separation&quot; and translates as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Allah, we seek your help and ask your forgiveness, and we praise you and we do not disbelieve in you. We separate from and leave who sins against you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second one, &quot;Al-Hafd&quot; or &quot;The Haste&quot; translates as &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Allah, we worship You and to You we pray and prostrate and to You we run and hasten to serve You. We hope for Your mercy and we fear Your punishment. Your punishment will certainly reach the disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The forms for these two pieces are clearly akin to the numerous &lt;em&gt;du'a qunut&lt;/em&gt; that have been narrated from the Prophet (saws) (in fact, parts of the above are verbatim in known adhkar).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is another ayah found in Ubay (ra)'s mus-haf, which is the subject of discussion in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/60540&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d:&#xA;  I heard Ibn Az-Zubair who was on the pulpit at Mecca, delivering a sermon, saying, &quot;O men! The Prophet used to say, &quot;If the son of Adam were given a valley full of gold, he would love to have a second one; and if he were given the second one, he would love to have a third, for nothing fills the belly of Adam's son except dust. And Allah forgives he who repents to Him.&quot; Ubai said, &quot;We considered this as a saying from the Qur'an till the Sura (beginning with) 'The mutual rivalry for piling up of worldly things diverts you..' (102.1) was revealed.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So clearly Ubay (ra) was clear about what constituted Qur'an and what didn't, and if this non-Qur'anic statement was part of his mus-haf, then his mus-haf/notebook contained statements other than Qur'an and was meant for his own use, not as an official copy of the Qur'an. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This explains why this text occurred in his mus-haf - as for why these were not included in the Qur'an, it's because the surahs in the Qur'an were compiled according to the arrangement that was &lt;em&gt;mutawatir&lt;/em&gt; or well-known to the Muslims at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read the section of von Denffer's book where he discusses this &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.youngmuslims.ca/online_library/books/ulum_al_quran/Ch2S3s2.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the rest of the claim that some of the Companions recited those &lt;em&gt;du'as&lt;/em&gt; in prayer, &lt;em&gt;qunut&lt;/em&gt; and other &lt;em&gt;du'a&lt;/em&gt; are frequently recited in Fajr and Witr prayers. Additionally, there was no king Al-Malik Ibn Marwaan - there was however an Abdul Malik b. Marwan. This (mis)quoting calls into question the translation of this quote in Baihaqi. Even if the quote was translated accurately otherwise, it doesn't contradict anything since there is an established recitation of du'as in prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion ; No, they were never part of the Qur'an. They were most likely supplications of the Prophet (saws) he used in the witr prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="3466" LastEditDate="2016-06-24T15:37:47.830" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T15:37:47.830" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1471" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1472" CreationDate="2012-07-13T00:19:15.417" Score="6" ViewCount="2688" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the Islamic ruling if a man marries in secret without telling his family?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or a girl marries without telling her family?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:32:57.523" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:32:57.523" Title="What is the Islamic ruling regarding secret marriages?" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1471" CreationDate="2012-07-13T00:19:15.743" Score="5" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Man's secret marriage if the marriage has fulfilled the conditions&#xA;and corners is the true in sharee'ah (I mean guardian, two witnesses,&#xA;the couple, the formula).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is true, provided that the reservation of rights in dividing,&#xA;inheritance, and the rest of the rights.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;But marriage of women is not aware of her family, they are losing a&#xA;condition of marriage, which is the guardian&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏&quot;‏&#xA;  أَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ نُكِحَتْ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِ وَلِيِّهَا فَنِكَاحُهَا&#xA;  بَاطِلٌ فَنِكَاحُهَا بَاطِلٌ فَنِكَاحُهَا بَاطِلٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aishah narrated that: The Messenger of Allah said: &quot;Whichever woman&#xA;  married without the permission of her Wali her marriage is invalid,&#xA;  her marriage is invalid, her marriage is invalid. [Jami` at-Tirmidhi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that indicate the marriage without a guardian (wali) and two&#xA;witnesses is invalid.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the guardian wants to prevent women from their right to marry of&#xA;her efficient, she can submit a request to the judge,then the judge&#xA;takes the guardianship and marry her; except it her marriage is not&#xA;true.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastActivityDate="2012-07-13T00:19:15.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1473" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1517" CreationDate="2012-07-13T06:52:10.373" Score="30" ViewCount="5710" Body="&lt;p&gt;What, if anything, is &lt;em&gt;fundamentally&lt;/em&gt; unique about Islam?  Obviously there are different stories, texts, and traditions associated with Islam than with other religions.  But if we cut away all the fluff from all the world religions...  Is there anything that stands out as unique about the core of Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To clarify what I'm asking:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Many religions have prophets that claim to speak on behalf of god(s).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Many religions have scriptures, often claimed to be inspired by their god(s).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Many religions report miracles, or other supernatural phenomena.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Many religions claim to be the only &quot;true&quot; religion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Many religions claim to offer forgiveness of sin.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Many religions claim to be historically based and accurate.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Many religions claim to improve society.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Islam just has a &quot;better version&quot; of all of these points, it sounds like Islam is fundamentally the same as most/all other religions, it's just &quot;more completely evolved,&quot; so to speak.  So what I'm asking for is any characteristics of Islam that are &lt;strong&gt;fundamentally unique and important&lt;/strong&gt;, and not just improvements on existing ideas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-09T17:28:38.167" LastActivityDate="2020-09-13T17:18:38.567" Title="What is fundamentally unique about Islam?" Tags="|other-religions|tawheed|comparative-religions|" AnswerCount="12" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1474" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1477" CreationDate="2012-07-13T07:15:25.563" Score="6" ViewCount="2681" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the proper way to get back to a normal life after committing some major sins?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If somebody commits some major sins and after a long time he/she is deeply ashamed of that and feels uncomfortable, what should he/she do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What to do? How to pray to Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user195" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-23T11:55:29.570" LastActivityDate="2016-04-23T11:55:29.570" Title="If somebody commits some major sins and after a long time he/she is deeply ashamed of that and feels uncomfortable, what should he/she do?" Tags="|sin|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1474" CreationDate="2012-07-13T09:44:05.310" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Listen to your heart and pray as you wish. When praying, don't recite some memorized prayers of somebody. Instead, be sincere and talk to your Rab as you would talk to your friend, knowing that He is able to provide you anything He wills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastActivityDate="2012-07-13T09:44:05.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1476" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1473" CreationDate="2012-07-13T11:40:33.220" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately the word 'Deen' in Arabic which Islam says it is, doesn't have a direct translation in English. Therefore it roughly translates to 'Religion' in English. Although Islam rests on 5 pillars(You can read more about this anywhere, but since you question is in a different scope I will try to address that).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam isn't just a religion (A set of beliefs and faith) its a total way of life. The prophet of Islam (peace be upon him) taught not just religion but nearly every aspect of life. Starting from birth to death. There are etiquette of walking, sleeping, eating, drinking, behaving with parents, marriage, wars, charity, business, writing, learning etc. The list is endless. There are also laws, codified which are believed to be divine. In other words there is nothing on the face of earth that Islam doesn't teach you to deal with. For example one companion of the prophet is believed to have narrated the following.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abû Dharr al-Ghifârî, narrated: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad (peace be upon him) had left us in the following state: that&#xA;  there was not even a bird in the sky flapping its wings without his&#xA;  having already imparted to us knowledge about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is a new civilization, a total way life which touches a persons every aspect of life. But Islam believes that Allah sent prophets and messengers who taught the same path of monotheism and same fundamental beliefs of Islam, the only variation being the way of life different from time to time based on comfort of people at that time. Therefore all the prophets of Jews and Christians, are prophets in Islam too. Except that Muslims believe their message was lost or went corrupted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is in huge contrast with Christianity. Please note Christians don't have their laws of their own. The old or new testament doesn't have laws, but only guidelines on faith. Similarly Jews don't have a codified divine law, but torah is basically a work of humans over years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore it's wrong to look at Islam as a religion and trying to understand it from that perspective and will not give you an accurate picture. The best example is Prophet Muhammad's immediate companions and their lives and how it changed after Islam. You will see that nearly everything changed about a whole nation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="303" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2012-07-13T19:07:47.860" LastActivityDate="2012-07-13T19:07:47.860" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1474" CreationDate="2012-07-13T12:17:43.983" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;When one repents over his misdeeds it is necessary that he should make the utmost effort to keep himself away from that sin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If the sin is about non-performance of duties like &lt;code&gt;Salāt (daily&#xA;prayers)&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Siyyam (Ramzan fasting)&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Zakat (poor tax)&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Hajj&#xA;pilgrimage&lt;/code&gt;, then, after expressing repentance he should perform Qa‍za&#xA;(repeat to make good) of those duties.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If the sin was regarding rights of people&lt;/strong&gt;, like usurping someone’s property or money, then he should return it immediately to&#xA;the owner, and if the owner is not alive then to his heirs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tawba of Nasūh&lt;/strong&gt; (sincere turning) does not only removes the darkness of sins but it also replaces the darkness with light. The Almighty says :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Except him who repents and believes and does a good deed; so these are&#xA;  they of whom Allah changes the evil deeds to good ones; and Allah is&#xA;  Forgiving, Merciful. And whoever repents and does good, he surely&#xA;  turns to Allah a (goodly) turning&quot;. (Surah Furqān 25:70-71)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No matter what the committed sin is, it will be pardoned through Tawba Inchaallah ; Allah Almighty says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: O My servants! Who have acted extravagantly against their own&#xA;  souls, do not despair of the mercy of Allah; surely Allah forgives the&#xA;  faults altogether; surely He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. And&#xA;  return to your Lord time after time and submit to Him before there&#xA;  comes to you the punishment, then you shall not be helped. (Surah&#xA;  az-Zumar 39: 53-54)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Repentance has three conditions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- Feeling sorrow for the sin, as the Prophet (SAWS) says, “Repentance is feeling sorrow.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- Stopping the sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- Taking a firm decision not to return to the sin again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there is the story of the Prophet Muhammad(SAWS) with a man who visited him and asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If I performed a sin – O Prophet of Allah – would it be recorded? The&#xA;  Prophet answered: Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The man said: what if I repented?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said: It will be erased.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The man added: What if I returned to the sin once again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet answered: It will be recorded once again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The man said: What if I repented?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said: It will be erased.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The man said: What if I returned again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said: It will be recorded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The man asked: What if I repented?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said: It will be erased.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The man said: What if I returned again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said: It will be recorded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The man asked: What if I repented?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said: It will be erased.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The man asked: Until when will it be erased?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (SAWS) answered, “Allah does not stop bestowing His&#xA;  forgiveness until you get bored of asking for it.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-06-01T11:18:00.963" LastActivityDate="2015-06-01T11:18:00.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1473" CreationDate="2012-07-13T13:52:19.280" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's nothing to say after the previous answer of &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/303/kamaal&quot;&gt;Kamaal&lt;/a&gt; :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I wanted to add this aya:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِندَ اللَّـهِ الْإِسْلَامُ ۗ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ الَّذِينَ&#xA;  أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ إِلَّا مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْيًا&#xA;  بَيْنَهُمْ ۗ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِآيَاتِ اللَّـهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّـهَ سَرِيعُ&#xA;  الْحِسَابِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The true way with God is peace; and the people of the Book did not&#xA;  differ until knowledge (of this revelation) had come to them, out of&#xA;  mutual opposition. But those who deny the signs of God (should&#xA;  remember) He is swift in the reckoning.[Al-i-Imran]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2012-07-13T13:52:19.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1473" CreationDate="2012-07-13T13:54:00.357" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam is the final religion and the most complete religion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no prophet after Muhammad PBUH&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each religion was usable only for its own time. But Islam is for all times. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam did not left anything about life of human talks about every aspect of human life including very detailed aspects as well as politics, education, sleep, eating, food, marriage, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All past religions (in their original form and not deviated form) were a non-complete version of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-13T07:11:08.273" LastActivityDate="2016-02-13T07:11:08.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1481" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1473" CreationDate="2012-07-13T15:22:37.307" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The primary difference is the &lt;em&gt;shahada&lt;/em&gt;, or testification of faith: &amp;quot;Laa ilaaha illa Allah, Muhammadun rasulullah.&amp;quot; This translates (coarsely) to &amp;quot;there is no &lt;em&gt;ilaah&lt;/em&gt; except Allah, and Muhammad is His messenger.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TLDR:&lt;/strong&gt; The great companion, Rib'ee ibn Amir, enshrined our mission statement quite well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has sent us to deliver whomsoever chooses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;from the &lt;em&gt;worship&lt;/em&gt; of men to the &lt;em&gt;worship&lt;/em&gt; of Allah,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;from the narrowness of this world to the vastness of this world and the Hereafter,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;from the tyranny and oppression of (false) religions to the justice of Islam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main points are &lt;em&gt;worship&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;ilah.&lt;/em&gt; I will explain these now. Linguistically, &lt;em&gt;ilaah&lt;/em&gt; means any object that you worship. This can include people, objects, concepts, (false) gods, or Allah almighty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main concept is that &lt;strong&gt;worship is an all-encompassing idea in Islam.&lt;/strong&gt; Islam is a &lt;em&gt;deen&lt;/em&gt;, which means a comprehensive and complete way of life; everything from the way you sleep and eat to political policy at a state level:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h3bhx.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, &amp;quot;Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying&#xA;are for Allah , Lord of the worlds. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/162&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah An'aam, verse 162&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam differed from other religions in this. Islamically, passing a law on what is permissible and not permissible is worship. Praying to anyone for supernatural aid is worship. Sacrificing in the name of anyone is worship. And Islam &lt;strong&gt;limits this to only Allah; not anyone else, not even Prophet Muhammad,&lt;/strong&gt; peace and blessings be upon him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if Muhammad had made up about Us some [false] sayings, We would&#xA;have seized him by the right hand; Then We would have cut from him the&#xA;aorta. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/69/44-46&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Haqqah, verses 44-46&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As supporting evidence, consider this hadith of rasulullah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ahmad, At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Jarir At-Tabari recorded a Hadith via&#xA;several chains of narration, from `Adi bin Hatim r.a., who was a&#xA;Christian during the time of Jahiliyya … The Messenger of Allah&#xA;recited this Ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اتَّخَذُواْ أَحْبَـرَهُمْ وَرُهْبَـنَهُمْ أَرْبَاباً مِّن دُونِ&#xA;اللَّهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(They took their rabbis and their monks to be their lords besides&#xA;Allah). `Adi commented, &amp;quot;I said, 'They did not worship them.'&amp;quot; The&#xA;Prophet said: &amp;quot;Yes they did. They (rabbis and monks) prohibited the&#xA;allowed for them (Christians and Jews) and allowed the prohibited, and&#xA;they obeyed them. This is how they worshipped them.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://everythingislam.wordpress.com/tag/hadith/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Musnan Ibn Ahmad&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is really the crux of the message of Islam, and what distinguishes it from other religions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-13T15:22:37.307" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1483" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1495" CreationDate="2012-07-13T18:36:44.067" Score="4" ViewCount="5176" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the khutbah today, the shaykh mentioned that there is no specific hadith that mentions that the rewards of deeds are multiplied in Ramadan -- except for one, which is da'eef.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He mentioned that there is a difference of opinion about multiplication of rewards in Ramadan; and the scholars who say that it multiplies, use some sort of qiyas. They use proofs such as the hadith about praying in ka'bah is 100,000 times praying anywhere else to establish that multiplication of rewards is possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is there a specific, authentic hadith that mentions that rewards of deeds are multiplied in Ramadan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T07:21:49.563" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T07:21:49.563" Title="Is there any authentic hadith which mentions that rewards of deeds are multiplied in Ramadan?" Tags="|hadith|ramadan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1484" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1485" CreationDate="2012-07-14T00:36:31.163" Score="15" ViewCount="17178" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember reading somewhere that there are different types of bidah. Some of them are permissible or encouraged, and some others are haraam. However, one of the answers I read on this site mentions that all bidah are haram. So which one is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-12-29T23:01:11.803" LastActivityDate="2018-04-11T05:23:42.300" Title="All bidah are haram or not?" Tags="|bidah|definitions|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1485" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1484" CreationDate="2012-07-14T01:02:11.797" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am answering from one viewpoint among Ahlussunnah wa al-Jama'ah. The crux of the answer depends on how &lt;em&gt;bid'ah&lt;/em&gt; is defined. But this definition is inspired from the Qur'an, the sunnah, and the practices and sayings of the early generations. Two primary guiding lights here are the hadith of the Prophet (saws):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &amp;quot;‏ مَنْ أَحْدَثَ فِي أَمْرِنَا هَذَا مَا لَيْسَ فِيهِ فَهُوَ رَدٌّ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Aisha: Allah's Apostle said, &amp;quot;If somebody innovates something which is not in harmony with the principles of our religion, that thing is rejected.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the hadith about the khutbah haajah, a part of which says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَشَرَّ الأُمُورِ مُحْدَثَاتُهَا وَكُلَّ مُحْدَثَةٍ بِدْعَةٌ وَكُلَّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلاَلَةٌ وَكُلَّ ضَلاَلَةٍ فِي النَّارِ ‏&amp;quot;‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The worst of things are those that are newly invented; every newly-invented thing is an innovation and every innovation is going astray, and every going astray is in the Fire.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this and much more, Imam ash-Shatibi defined bid'ah as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An invented way in the religion, which is meant to assimilate with the Shari'ah (legitimate) way and intended to be followed to arrive at the objectives that the legitimate way would achieve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this definition of &lt;em&gt;bid'ah&lt;/em&gt;, the scholars say that every &lt;em&gt;bid'ah&lt;/em&gt; is forbidden in Islam. Imam Malik used to say&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Whosoever introduces into Islam an innovation,&#xA;which he deems is good, then he has claimed that Muhammad (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) has&#xA;betrayed (the trust of conveying) the message. Read the saying of Allah, the Mighty and&#xA;Majestic: ‘This day I have completed your religion for you, and I have perfected My favor upon you, and I am pleased with Islam as a religion for you,’ [Al-Ma’idah: 3] So whatever was not (part of) the religion on that day is not (part of) the religion on this day. And the last part of this ummah (nation) will not be rectified, except by that which rectified its first part.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A necessary corollary is that there is &lt;em&gt;no such thing as a good bid'ah&lt;/em&gt;. If there is a candidate for such a thing, it is either not good, or not a bid'ah at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Rajab said in Compendium of Knowledge and Wisdom:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And what is meant by al-bid’ah (innovation) is what was invented in the religion&#xA;of which there is no basis from the Shari’ah to support it.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abdullah ibn Umar (ra) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allahu ‘anhu) said, “Every bid’ah is a misguidance even if people see it as&#xA;something good.” [Ibn Battah, Al-Ibanah]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am aware that there is an opposing view within Ahlussunnah wa al-Jama'ah that defines &lt;em&gt;bid'ah&lt;/em&gt; differently and consequently allows some room for a &amp;quot;good&amp;quot; &lt;em&gt;bid'ah&lt;/em&gt;, but to the best of my knowledge it has a very weak basis in the texts and is easily open to misuse. And Allah knows better!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-14T01:13:13.927" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1486" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-14T01:15:27.497" Score="3" ViewCount="442" Body="&lt;p&gt;If, for example, I say that I would repeat Subhanallah 10000 times, and Hz. Muhammad (pbuh) didn't advice such thing, is it considered bidah, or should I claim that this ibadah is part of religion in order for it to be bidah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastActivityDate="2016-03-05T11:14:41.977" Title="Is extra ibadah considered bidah?" Tags="|bidah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1486" CreationDate="2012-07-14T01:19:05.560" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Given the answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1484/18&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; and the definition of &lt;em&gt;bid'ah&lt;/em&gt; therein, you would have to claim that there was something special about doing that dhikr 10,000 times or that that specific number has certain virtues, or doing it at a certain time that is not proven from the sunnah, or doing it at a certain place, etc. In general we are encouraged to do dhikr as much as possible, so by itself there is no issue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2012-07-14T01:19:05.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1488" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1501" CreationDate="2012-07-14T01:56:21.267" Score="9" ViewCount="11056" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1484/44&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; all bidah in religion is bad. But good things Hz. Umar said about people who were praying taraweeh with jamaah is known (couldn't find what exactly Hz. Umar said. I will give reference later). So, my question is if praying taraweeh with jamaah a good deed or bidah and therefore a bad deed? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-08-03T12:57:02.797" Title="Why Umar (r.a) said praying taraweeh in jamaah was &quot;good bidah&quot;?" Tags="|salat|bidah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1489" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-14T04:24:32.060" Score="5" ViewCount="2173" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:185&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;strong&gt;The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days. Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above ayah, the obligation to fast during Ramadan is clearly waived while one is travelling.  Less clear, however, is what exactly constitutes a &quot;journey.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given as an example, I decide to travel to another city to visit family, and intend to stay at that city for a span of days.  The trip between cities is long enough that it can easily be considered a journey, one in which fasting is unnecessary.  The point of contention is whether or not the fast becomes obligatory again upon reaching the destination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question lies thus: &lt;strong&gt;Does an extended visit in a distant city still count as a journey?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know there is a significant difference of opinion among the scholars regarding this issue.  As such, while scholarly opinions (from any school) are welcome, what I am particularly interested in is the actual &lt;em&gt;evidences&lt;/em&gt; used to derive these opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T07:22:04.973" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T07:22:04.973" Title="Is it obligatory to fast during an extended visit to another city?" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1490" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-14T05:10:51.277" Score="1" ViewCount="12028" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my locality (might also be elsewhere but im not sure) there are taraweeh prayer that are finished off within 5 to 10 days. The whole Qur'an is finished in those few days. The prayers are very long and tiring and are usually taken up by businessmen or students or workers who cant spend the whole month doing ibadat because of their work or studies or some other problems.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I have two questions regarding that - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is is necessary to pray taraweeh after those days. (i mean short taraweehs not the whole 20 rakats)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are such taraweeh namaz permissible?  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarawih&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Taraweeh prayers&lt;/a&gt; are those that are prayed at the nights of Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T05:30:35.573" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T05:30:35.573" Title="Is it permissible to complete Taraweeh Namaaz (Prayer) in 5-10 days?" Tags="|salat|taraweeh|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1491" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1489" CreationDate="2012-07-14T05:54:15.343" Score="2" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is no clear text to determine how long permissible in it to&#xA;fitr, but as long as human has traveled to far city, without&#xA;specifying the duration, but until finish his work, it is permissible&#xA;not to fast.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The scholars agreed that the period is permissible for authorized&lt;br&gt;&#xA;travel permit not fasting for those who &lt;strong&gt;intends&lt;/strong&gt; to stay in the&lt;br&gt;&#xA;country is below the four days, and  Imam Ahmed set it in twenty&lt;br&gt;&#xA;prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence of this: the period resided by the Prophet (peace be&#xA;upon him) in Macca, that he  resided in Mecca assertive, he entered&#xA;the fourth day of the argument before Zuhr prayer and got out to Mina&#xA;on the eighth day before Zuhr prayer, he prayed in Mecca twentieth&#xA;prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general there are three cases for the rule of Fitr in travel:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;First case: if the fasting and not fasting are same, in the sense&#xA;that fasting does not affect him, in this case fasting is better&#xA;hadeeth by the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى&#xA;  الله عليه وسلم فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ فِي يَوْمٍ شَدِيدِ الْحَرِّ&#xA;  حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ مِنْ شِدَّةِ&#xA;  الْحَرِّ وَمَا مِنَّا أَحَدٌ صَائِمٌ إِلاَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله&#xA;  عليه وسلم وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ ‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Darda' reported: We were with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be&#xA;  upon him) on some of his journeys on an intensely hot day so much so&#xA;  that a person would place his hand on his head (in order to protect&#xA;  himself) against excessive heat, and none amongst us was fasting but&#xA;  the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and Abdullah b. Rawaha&#xA;  [Sahih Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Second case: that the Fitr is easier for him, in which case we say&#xA;that the Fitr better, if a hard for him to fast, then fasting became&#xA;hateful(makroh); because doing hardship With the presence of a&#xA;permit is reneging on a permit of God.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Third case: if would be so difficult for him, and fasting unbearable&#xA;, in this case fasting is haraam for him. The evidence the report&#xA;narrated by Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، - رضى الله عنهما - أَنَّ رَسُولَ&#xA;  اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَرَجَ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فِي&#xA;  رَمَضَانَ فَصَامَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ كُرَاعَ الْغَمِيمِ فَصَامَ النَّاسُ&#xA;  ثُمَّ دَعَا بِقَدَحٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ فَرَفَعَهُ حَتَّى نَظَرَ النَّاسُ&#xA;  إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ شَرِبَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ إِنَّ بَعْضَ النَّاسِ&#xA;  قَدْ صَامَ فَقَالَ ‏&quot;‏ أُولَئِكَ الْعُصَاةُ أُولَئِكَ الْعُصَاةُ ‏&quot;‏ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jabir b. 'Abdullah (Allah be pleased with both of them) reported that&#xA;  Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) went out to Mecca in Ramadan&#xA;  in the year of Victory, and he and the people fasted till he came to&#xA;  Kura' al-Ghamim and the people also fasted. He then called for a cup&#xA;  of water which he raised till the people saw it, and then he drank. He&#xA;  was told afterwards that some people had continued to fast, and he&#xA;  said: These people are the disobedient ones; these are the disobedient&#xA;  ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/eramadan/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;References and some special cases&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="181" LastEditDate="2012-07-14T06:31:07.953" LastActivityDate="2012-07-14T06:31:07.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1492" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-14T06:01:12.277" Score="6" ViewCount="14605" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many people have told me not to turn your back to the quran. They either tell me to sit in some other position or get up from there. The reason they is to respect the Quran. Well I don't think turning your back to anything is disrespect.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also many people have told me that when ever the Quran is being read in a room never sit higher than the person reading the Quran as you would be higher than the Quran. Again here the reason is respect.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the actual reason for this?&#xA;Are there any hadiths or Quranic verses supporting this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-03T12:29:00.937" LastActivityDate="2016-08-03T12:29:00.937" Title="How to respect the Quran?" Tags="|quran|adab|reference-request|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1493" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1498" CreationDate="2012-07-14T06:37:39.037" Score="4" ViewCount="2408" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the Islamic ruling regarding depiction of prophets (peace be upon them all) or companions of Prophet Muhammad (God bless them) in movies and TV shows?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:33:12.967" LastActivityDate="2022-01-04T10:58:35.873" Title="What is the Islamic ruling regarding depiction of prophets or companions of prophets in movies?" Tags="|fiqh|prophets|movies|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1483" CreationDate="2012-07-14T07:33:39.663" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding the weak hadith that the shaykh mention, it is this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Salmaan may Allaah be pleased with him who narrated that the Prophet&#xA;  sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) said:&#xA;  &quot;A great and blessed month has cast a shadow on you … and whoever&#xA;  performs an obligatory act of worship in it, he will be like a person&#xA;  who performed 70 obligatory acts of worship in other times…”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A group of scholars classified it as weak. Those include Ibn Hajar, Al-albaani and Al-'aa'thami. The reason for classifying it as Dha’eef is that its chain of narration includes ‘Ali Ibn Zayd Ibn Jud’aan, and he is a weak narrator according to the scholars. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the main question - No, there are no authentic narrations or any other Islamic text directly mentioning that the deeds are multiplied. However, some scholars made a deduction using ijtihād (not based on text) and hold a view that the deeds are multiplied. So, there is no harm in saying it because the scholars differed. However, it is not absolutely certain whether it is multiplied.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=160215&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The multiplication of the reward of obligatory prayers in Ramadhaan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alalbany.net/albany_eng_015.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Deeds multiplying in Ramadan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-07-14T07:33:39.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1496" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1484" CreationDate="2012-07-14T07:56:43.183" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;(This is a Shia view)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No. there are two type of Bidah. Accepted and Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Accepted is what does not change any rule in Islam. Like innovations related to technology which have nothing to do with Islam. For example prophet did not use car but if we use car it is not Bidat and Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haram type is adding something to rules of Islam without any evidence like verse or Hadith or Sunnah. Claiming something is wajib or Mustahab while in fact such law does not exist in Islam. for example performing Mustahab prayers with Jamaat (by group) is not allowed in Islam and there is not Hadith or any evidence for it in Sunnah and Hadith books and ordering to do Mustahab prayer by Jamaat is considered Bidah. Or for example adding a shahadat about Imam Ali S.A. to 2 shahadah in Salam of prayer is Bidah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Aisha: Allah's Apostle said, &quot;If somebody innovates something&#xA;  which is not in harmony with the principles of our religion, that&#xA;  thing is rejected.&quot; Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 49, Number 861&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So, these 2 categories are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1) Any new matters that were not in harmony with the principles of&#xA;  religion were understood as Bidah by Rasool Allah [saww]. It was only&#xA;  these actions, customs, rites etc. that were considered as misguidance&#xA;  and were rejected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2) All newly introduced matters, that were in conformity with the&#xA;  principles of religion, were not labelled as Bidah's of misguidance by&#xA;  Rasool Allah [saww]. These were acts of guidance and Rasool Allah&#xA;  [saww] promised for great rewards for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answering-ansar.org/answers/bidah/en/chap2.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Definition of Bidah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/squestions/?qid=388&amp;amp;gro=2187&amp;amp;sw=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Question: “not following the lifestyle of companions and the&#xA;Successors (Taabi’een)” can be considered as innovation?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/farsi/compilation/book.php?bcc=5088&amp;amp;itg=12&amp;amp;bi=87&amp;amp;s=ct&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://makarem.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-05T15:53:20.593" LastActivityDate="2016-01-05T15:53:20.593" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1486" CreationDate="2012-07-14T08:00:00.510" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;(This is a Shia view)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibadah is two type. Wajib (obligatory) and Mustahab (liked). the example you said is not obligatory and is it is done without any belief that it is a rule in Islam there is no problem and allowed. but if one say it and believe it is part of Islam and consider it as a rule in Islam then it is Bidah and Haram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Wajib Ibadah adding something to them is Bidah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also any Zikr has a special spiritual effect on soul of human and it is not recommended use a personal made number of Zikr. it is recommended the numbers based on Hadith only. each Zikr for soul is like a drug for body and one should know spiritual effect of Zikar to can recommend numbers for each Zikr. it is recommended use only Zekr advices by Hadith like: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/tasbihzehra.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tasbih of Bibi Fateme Zehra (a.s)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/farsi/compilation/book.php?bcc=5088&amp;amp;itg=12&amp;amp;bi=87&amp;amp;s=ct&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://makarem.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-05T11:14:41.977" LastActivityDate="2016-03-05T11:14:41.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1498" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1493" CreationDate="2012-07-14T08:08:39.563" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is a Sunni Salafi view/Ijtihad and not necessarily agreed to by other Islamic schools/scholars:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Majority of the scholars have prohibited depiction of the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) and his companions (may Allah be pleased with them all). This is because the harm and evil done through them is much greater than the goodness in them (even if it is there at all). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars mention the following reasons for it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Depicting them in movies makes a mockery and ridicule of their high status with Allah. The actors usually depicting the Prophets or companions need not have piety or righteousness, needless to say not even a little compared to the people they are depicting. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;These movies are taken by some director and producer. No matter how hard they try to depict the actual truth, there will be some of their individual opinions creeping into the script of the movie. So, what will happen is some of the companions might be shown in bad light (mistakenly or on purpose). This is create a big dispute among people. This will be a great harm to their status. Not only that, some people will take their &quot;Seerah classes&quot; from these movies and it will be in their heart that this is the actual truth.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Portraying the life of Prophet and his companions will necessitate that they portray their enemies like Abu Jahl and his followers also. Now, we don't have exact conversations that took place between them. For the script of movie, they will probably fabricate something and this can be exaggerated. What will happen is the character portraying Abu Jahl may end up cursing the Prophet and his companions or talking bad about them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Since there were also women in the life of Prophet and their companions like their wives, mothers, it is possible (very likely) that they be shown not properly covered and this is a high disrespect to them. Not to say, watching them would be haram also. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also, remember, the non-Muslims would take the biography of the Prophet from the movie and if the movie gives them a bad opinion about the Prophet, then that is where the misconceptions about the Prophet rises. And it is a great harm done to the Dawa'h effort done by people.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, one of the principles of Islamic jurisprudence is that if something is a pure evil (or evil is dominant in it) then it becomes forbidden. Featuring the companions may Allah be pleased with them regardless of the estimated benefit, still contains a dominant evil. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of this, most scholars prohibit the depiction of Prophets and his companions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=74&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Denunciation of producing movie 'Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah'&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=88555&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Watching the movie 'The Message'&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2015-09-28T17:04:47.633" LastActivityDate="2015-09-28T17:04:47.633" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1499" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1488" CreationDate="2012-07-14T08:16:25.670" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;(This is a Shia view)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;taraweeh prayers are Mustahab prayers of Ramazan month and is accepted by both Shia and Sunni scholars. But according to Shia scholars there is no evidence in Hadith and Sunnah showing Mustahab prayer is allowed to be done in Jamaah (toghether) and should be performed individually. So doing it by Jamaah is Haram Bidah. According to Sahih Bukhari Umar was first one who ordered performing it with Jamaah and said this is a good Bidah. And he did not mention any reason for it. But according to Shia scholars he wanted to show he has the legislating power like prophet and to show this sometimes made such orders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Imam Ali S.A. banned it later in his government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamic-laws.com/taraweeh.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamic-laws.com/taraweeh.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/farsi/squestions/?qid=15806&amp;amp;gro=418&amp;amp;sw=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://makarem.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/arabic/short/taraweeh.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/arabic/short/taraweeh.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/peshawar/8.13.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/peshawar/8.13.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-28T05:57:36.993" LastActivityDate="2015-09-28T05:57:36.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1492" CreationDate="2012-07-14T08:28:49.740" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims should respect the Quran because according to Quran it is not a creature and or creator but Quran is word of Allah (کلام الله). Only respect it.&#xA;Also it is recommended to do not put Quran in the room you sleep or it is said do not put other book on Quran.&#xA;It is said by some scholars do not read Quran while sleeping. but none of them are Wajib (Obligatory) and are for Muslim's want to reach higher spiritual rank and become a close friend of God and meet God and even died before death (optional death).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim can understand how to respect Quran on their own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me say the memory of one scholar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said one day I went to a Great Scholar (Ayatollah Ghazi) and asked&#xA;  him: I have heard some people when read Quran they can see the&#xA;  paradise. why I can not? he replied: they do not read Quran while&#xA;  sleeping and hold Quran with their both hands. I wondered how he knew I read Quran while sleeping and only&#xA;  myself was aware of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When asked about the proper method to show respect for the Qur'an, Dr Liyakatali Takim made the following fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Ayatullah Seestani, we are not allowed to touch the&#xA;  actual script of the Qur'an with any part of our body without&#xA;  performing ablution. There is no harm in touching the translation of&#xA;  the Qur'an in any language without wudhu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You may read the Qur'an without wudhu if you do not touch the scripts.&#xA;  So when a lady is in a state of haidh, she is allowed to recite the&#xA;  Qur'an but not touch the words. It is makruh (but not forbidden) to&#xA;  recite more than 7 verses when in haidh or Janabat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ayatullah Seestani also adds that  based on obligatory precaution, it&#xA;  is not allowed to touch the name of Allah without wudhu, regardless of&#xA;  the language it may be written in. It is also better not to touch the&#xA;  names of the Prophet, the Imams and Bibi Fatima without wudhu also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;See Islamic laws explained p. 56&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ayatullah al-Khu'i further adds that even the attributes (sifat) of&#xA;  Allah should not be touched without wudhu. See MInhaj vol. 1, pg 50&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also the Qur'an should be treated with extreme respect, no act should&#xA;  be done which the urf (masses) may consider violating the sanctity of&#xA;  the  Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/organizations/aalimnetwork/msg00022.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-02T05:16:07.877" LastActivityDate="2016-01-02T05:16:07.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1501" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1488" CreationDate="2012-07-14T08:42:31.517" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;To understand this, you have understand what bid'ah is. People use this statement of Umar (radiallahu anhu) in wrong sense to promote Bid'ah (And this is what all they got to hang on to). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, what is prohibited is innovation in Religion. We call it &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;al bida'atush Shar'iyyah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (Innovation in Religion). That means bringing something into religion something that the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) never did before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is another innovation, that is, innovation in language, speech, customs etc. and this is perfectly permissible (mubah) in Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, inventions are divided into two:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A.&lt;/strong&gt; Innovating in 'aadaat (customs/habits/culture etc.): such as&#xA;  inventing innovations of speech, and this is permissible (mubaah),&#xA;  because the basic principle regarding 'aadaat (customs) is one of&#xA;  permissibility (ibaahah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;B.&lt;/strong&gt; And innovating in the religion, then this is prohibited because the&#xA;  basic principle regarding it is one of Tawaquf (restriction to&#xA;  authentic texts). He (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, &quot;Whoever&#xA;  invents (ahdatha) in this matter of ours what is not from it, then it&#xA;  is rejected. &quot;&lt;strong&gt;[Bukhaaree, Muslim]&lt;/strong&gt; And in a narration, &quot;Whoever&#xA;  performs an action not in accordance with our matter, then it is&#xA;  rejected. &quot;&lt;strong&gt;[Saheeh Muslim]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having this in mind, let us analyze the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;bid'ah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; that Umar (radiallahu anhu) mentioned.&#xA;Did Umar (radiallahu anhu) do something the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) never did? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No.&lt;/strong&gt; It is to be noted here that the Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) had led the Taraaweeh Prayer in congregation for a few days, but then discontinued it due to his fear that the people would think it obligatory. This condition remained throughout the Khilaafah of Abu Bakr (radiAllaahu anhu), until 'Umar (radiAllaahu anhu) restarted what the Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) had already laid a precedent for. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is said in commentary of Riyadus Saliheen :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some people say that performing Tarawih in congregation is a Bid`ah&#xA;  (innovation in religion) because it was introduced in the reign of&#xA;  'Umar (May Allah be pleased with him). But this is not correct because&#xA;  it is established that the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) did&#xA;  not continue it out of fear that it will be made obligatory; otherwise&#xA;  he would have carried on with it. When the fear that this practice be&#xA;  made obligatory was over, 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) gave&#xA;  it the form of a Nafl prayer and revived the mode of performing it&#xA;  collectively, and thus fulfilled the desire of the Prophet&#xA;  (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam). &lt;strong&gt;In spite of all these facts, it is&#xA;  still permissible for one to perform Tarawih individually in the late&#xA;  hours of the night. Since ordinary people are not capable of&#xA;  performing it individually, the step taken by 'Umar (May Allah be&#xA;  pleased with him) is perfectly correct.&lt;/strong&gt; If this had not been done, the&#xA;  majority of the people will have remained deprived of the blessings&#xA;  and reward of Qiyam-ul-Lail, which would have been a great deprivation&#xA;  indeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, he (Umar) used the word bid'ah in a purely linguistic sense, and not in the Shar'ee (Religious) sense that is used for blameworthy things. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/sunnah/nawavi40explanation.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Nawawi 40 Hadeeth explanation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=273&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Explanation of categories of Bid'ah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is the Sunni view&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-03T12:57:02.797" LastActivityDate="2016-08-03T12:57:02.797" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1502" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1490" CreationDate="2012-07-14T09:33:54.430" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, Taraweeh is not a obligatory prayer but optional. It is a stressed Sunnah i.e. there is a great reward for those who perform it and there is no blame upon one who does not. If you want to reap great benefits, continue performing it the whole month of Ramadan. If you leave it, there is no blame upon you. Be it 5 to 10 days or even greater. But, you will be missing a great benefit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger&#xA;  of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) used to urge (the people) to&#xA;  perform (optional Tarawih) prayer at night during the month of&#xA;  Ramadan. He did not order them or make it obligatory on them. He&#xA;  (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, &quot;Whosoever performs (optional&#xA;  Tarawih) prayers at night during the month of Ramadan, with Faith and&#xA;  in the hope of receiving Allah's reward, will have his past sins&#xA;  forgiven.'' &lt;strong&gt;[Muslim].&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding number of Rakah, I don't understand what you mean by short. Taraweeh is very flexible with respect to number of Rakah and it is not restricted to any number. In fact the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) would not increase it more than 11. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Salama bin 'Abdur Rahman:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;that he asked 'Aisha &quot;How was the prayer of Allah's Apostle in&#xA;  Ramadan?&quot; She replied, &quot;He did not pray more than eleven Rakat in&#xA;  Ramadan or in any other month. He used to pray four Rakat ---- let&#xA;  alone their beauty and length----and then he would pray four ----let&#xA;  alone their beauty and length ----and then he would pray three Rakat&#xA;  (Witr).&quot; She added, &quot;I asked, 'O Allah's Apostle! Do you sleep before&#xA;  praying the Witr?' He replied, 'O 'Aisha! My eyes sleep but my heart&#xA;  does not sleep.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;Bukhari Volume 3, Book 32, Number 230&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sunnah is to pray it in pairs of two and making tasleem at end of every two. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is substantiated by what is related in the Two Sahih (authentic) Books of Hadith (i.e. Al-Bukhari and Muslim) from the Hadith of Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Optional) Night Salah is two Rak‘ahs followed by two Rak‘ahs (and so&#xA;  on), and when one of you fears the break of dawn (Fajr Prayer), let&#xA;  them offer a single Rak‘ah to make the Salah they have offered Witr&#xA;  (Prayer with an odd number of units). &lt;strong&gt;[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Book on Friday, no.991]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding, finishing Qur'an in 5-10 days, that is permissible. This is because, there is no prescribed period of time, except that it is best that it is not completed before three days. This is because of the hadeeth of Abdullah ibn 'Amr where Prophet salallahu alayhi wassalam told him &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot; He who finishes the recitation of Qur'an in less than three days&#xA;  does not understand it.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;[Abu Dawud]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is room of difference regarding that as well,  since some scholars said this cannot be applied to Ramadaan. Imam al-Shafi'i was of the opinion that Qur'an can be finished every day or every night. What is necessary is that one should not haste but rather beautify the recitation of Qur'an and find peace in it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/ramadhan/fatwataraweehbaaz.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Taraweeh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-07-14T15:37:29.487" LastActivityDate="2012-07-14T15:37:29.487" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1504" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-14T14:37:33.997" Score="11" ViewCount="7031" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because of strong faith, Muslims look at the holy book in &lt;strong&gt;one and only one way: that it is the truth, and nothing but the truth&lt;/strong&gt;. They will provide every explanation to prove a verse is correct, even going so far as to provide the whole context under which it was revealed. They may gloss over or leave out an entire verses that are not clear or may have ambiguous meanings. If there ever is a mistake pointed out, they will blame their own intellect for misunderstanding it rather than claiming that the Qur'an itself is somehow in error.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as long as no mistake is pointed out, they will fully trust their own intellect and quickly rule according to what is &quot;clearly written&quot; in the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How, then, can any Muslim be so sure that he has interpreted the Qur'an correctly?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, many schools strongly encourage Muslims to learn from someone knowledgeable, on the basis that it is too easy to misguide yourself if you try to follow the Qur'an alone. However, my understanding is that if you give the Qur'an to a non-Muslim, he can better interpret it because he has not been influenced by anyone. If he is given the full context of the verse, he can present a more accurate and unbiased analysis thereof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question lies thus: &lt;strong&gt;Can a Muslim possibly interpret the Qur'an accurately, when he is so single-minded in his belief that the Qur'an is unquestionably complete and correct?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T05:37:38.730" LastActivityDate="2019-06-03T13:26:37.177" Title="Can any Muslim interpret the Qur'an accurately?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1505" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1490" CreationDate="2012-07-14T15:14:49.183" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Technically speaking there is nothing &quot;necessary&quot; about &lt;em&gt;taraweeh&lt;/em&gt;. It is a &lt;em&gt;nafl&lt;/em&gt;(superogatory) prayer at night performed either individually or in congregation. There is a very high reward associated with night prayer in Ramadan and that is why it is done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again technically speaking, there is no obligation to complete the Qur'an during taraweeh - the scholars deduce a benefit in completing the Qur'an in taraweeh because of the practice of the Prophet (saws) in reviewing what was revealed of the Qur'an in Ramadan with Jibril (as).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While theoretically speaking there may be no problem with praying long taraweeh for 5 or 10 nights and finishing Qur'an, practically speaking there are a number of issues that come up:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Typically, reciting Qur'an to finish it in 10 or 5 or 3 (or even 1) night &lt;strong&gt;means reciting it without the proper tajweed&lt;/strong&gt;. This is not fulfilling the rights of the Qur'an. In fact it is being quite disrespectful. The whole point of taraweeh and reciting Qur'an is to give it its due. Since completing the Qur'an is not obligatory, how can that necessitate the butchering of its recitation (which &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; obligatory)? There is no sense in leaving off something more valuable for something less valuable. Shaykh b. Baz said that seeking focus, calmness, and deliberation in recitation is better than seeking to complete it (if one must be chosen).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;attitude&lt;/em&gt; or motivation of someone who wishes to do this - it is as if one wishes to rid himself of the burden of going to taraweeh, or the burden of finishing Qur'an as soon as possible. Neither is obligatory, so if you're doing it you might as well do it properly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While technically the answer to your question may be that it is permissible, the larger issue at hand that needs to be addressed is the attitude as mentioned above. The person who does this is seriously missing out on some great hasanaat. What is important is the prayer at night, long or short, finishing Qur'an or not. If one is busy, then pray for shorter times whenever possible - but there is no basis for the attitude of thinking that one is &quot;done&quot; with the obligation/burden of taraweeh. It just doesn't work that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/66504&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatwa by Shaykh b. Baz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam21c.com/islamic-thought/1054-tarawih-recitation-a-message-to-all-imams&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Article by Shaykh Haitham Haddad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-07-14T16:15:26.353" LastActivityDate="2012-07-14T16:15:26.353" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1506" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-14T17:50:41.577" Score="12" ViewCount="652" Body="&lt;p&gt;The laws of Islam seem sufficiently detailed so as to preclude any possibility of &quot;bad behavior,&quot; assuming that a person has made the &quot;first choice&quot; to follow Islam and live their life by the ways of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how does choice fit into that equation?  Is there enough latitude within the laws of Islam that a person can choose the shape of his or her life within the Islamic framework?  Or does the framework itself more or less dictate the shape of one's life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I am not Muslim, so if you're going to quote scripture, please explain what that scripture means in layman's terms.  Also note that I'm not looking simply for opinions, but also reasoning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="235" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:40:47.903" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:40:47.903" Title="What is the role of free will in Islam?" Tags="|belief|aqidah|free-will|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="562" CreationDate="2012-07-14T18:11:50.497" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The stories in Quran, most likely, never happened in real although from religion point of view we can NEVER deny it. Neither do they refer to anything symbolically because they are very clear in context. In many cases these stories are contradictory to natural phenomena, science, and have no evidence otherwise in any book, other than the Quran that they happened. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the stories in Quran are the following, although they are not all by any means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Story of Habil and Qabil (Abel and Cain)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Harut and Marut&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dwellers of the Town&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Story of the Heifer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Moses and AI-Khadir&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Story of Qarun (Korah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bilqis (Queen of Sheba)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Story of Saba' (Sheba)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;`Uzair (Ezra)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dhul Qarnain&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gog and Magog&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;People of the Cave&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Believer &amp;amp; the Disbeliever&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;People of the Garden&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Sabbath-Breakers&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Story of Luqman&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;People of the Ditch&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Barsisa the Worshipper (The Renegade)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Owners of the Elephant&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then there are stories about &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Moses (when he divided the sea in tow)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jesus (that He will speak to the people from the cradle and)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sulemain (that who was eaten by fish alive, ants jinn used to obey him)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yousaf (of his beauty and other events)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Noah ( homosexuality, the great floods)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The stories that belonged to the prophet are prophetic only and will never happen to anyone else. The stories that happened otherwise to other people can happen as Quran clearly said it once happened. In reality they will probably not happen as there is no significant proof of these events ever happened in the first place. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islambasics.com/index.php?act=download&amp;amp;BID=80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source of first list&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2012-07-14T18:11:50.497" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1508" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-15T00:49:57.370" Score="11" ViewCount="30165" Body="&lt;p&gt;Under the assumption that keeping a dog itself is &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;, can Muslims keep pets such as foxes or wolves, which are closely related to dogs but not actually full-breed dogs?&lt;br&gt;  Or can they not keep anything that is in the dog family as a pet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="197" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:32:40.353" LastActivityDate="2019-04-18T10:22:13.630" Title="Does Islam allow to keep any pets that aren't dogs but are still part of the dog family?" Tags="|fiqh|pets|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1509" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1547" CreationDate="2012-07-15T03:21:14.393" Score="25" ViewCount="107949" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Islamic Banking involves the prohibition of interest based loans. But how do Islamic Banks make profit if they charge no interest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="251" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-07-21T05:16:27.237" LastActivityDate="2013-12-16T09:57:54.537" Title="How do Islamic banks make money if interest is prohibited?" Tags="|riba|banking|finance|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1511" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-15T06:39:42.577" Score="8" ViewCount="18019" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen many people who scold if someone crosses the path where someone is praying.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;But the following hadith says otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bukhari :: Book 1 :: Volume 9 :: Hadith 490&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Aisha:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The things which annul the prayers were mentioned before me. They said, &amp;quot;Prayer is annulled by a dog, a donkey and a woman (if they pass in front of the praying people).&amp;quot; I said, &amp;quot;You have made us (i.e. women) dogs. I saw the Prophet praying while I used to lie in my bed between him and the Qibla. Whenever I was in need of something, I would slip away. for I disliked to face him.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It shows that even prophet Muhammad (PBUH) didn't mind praying while someone was in front of him or moving in front of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is the right thing to do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-06-27T14:22:30.980" Title="Is crossing someone while he is praying permissible?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1484" CreationDate="2012-07-15T08:25:56.737" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If there is some new things that people start considering &quot;part of Islam&quot;, specially any new form of Ibadat(worship), is Bidah. And all these bidah is haram. So, if something is not being considered as &quot;part of Islam&quot; by people and there is no fear of so in future, specially not a new type or form of Ibadat(worship) and do not collide with any shariah ruling, is OK with Islam and not bidah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="53" LastActivityDate="2012-07-15T08:25:56.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1214" CreationDate="2012-07-15T09:54:00.677" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first thing is, scholars are not certain about 12th Rabiul Awaal being the birthday of our prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. Most are of the opinion that 9th Rabiul Awaal is the day of his birth. The shia scholars held the opinion of 17th. But it is certain that he passed away on this day. So, how can we celebrate this day?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then again, if people would celebrate this day-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Without performing any haram act like singing, dancing etc,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Without considering it an integral part of Islam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then probably it could be considered permissible. But people consider this as a part of Islam. Even they act like denying celebration of mawlid is like denying a part of Islam.  So, it has become Bidah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The islamic culture normally do not celebrate any historical event. The only exception is the Eid-ul-Adha which commemorates the sacrifice of Ibrahim alaihis salam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="53" LastActivityDate="2012-07-15T09:54:00.677" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1515" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1511" CreationDate="2012-07-15T10:05:57.480" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You may pass as long as you do not pass so close that you disturb his/her prayer by not letting him do the movements. I have came to this conclusion after reading several hadith similar to the one you have mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Update:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently, there is no direct hadith leading to this answer. However, we know that three things (donkey/black dog/woman) may interrupt someone’s prayer when in front, and that Aisha excluded woman from the list with evidence. So I interpret all other hadith forbidding passing in front of someone while (s)he is praying as avoiding creation of disturbance and blocking of movements. That means &lt;strong&gt;you may slip away when you have to&lt;/strong&gt;, but you can't 1) stand in front of, 2) move past too close or 3) try to interact with the one who prays in any way. And you should only do it when there is no other path you may take.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please also note that woman might be a distraction for some men. So women should either (preferably) wait for the person's prayer to end or be quick and silent enough to mask their identity while passing. Aisha was a wife of rasulullah (may Salat and Salam be upon him) and it is well possible that (s)he was an exception for being his mahram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastEditorDisplayName="user73" LastEditDate="2012-07-25T09:53:50.077" LastActivityDate="2012-07-25T09:53:50.077" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1516" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-15T10:06:46.267" Score="8" ViewCount="21234" Body="&lt;p&gt;Compared to indian style toilets, western toilets are comfortable but cleanliness-wise, worst because using it involves the resting of thighs on the commode which is mostly unclean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though after use, taharah can be regained by washing the thighs, it is not practical to do it with pants (izaars or bottoms) on and hence ghusl could be preferred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Performing ghusl after use is also not practical when he is outside home (trains, flights, etc.). &lt;strong&gt;How then would a Muslim use the western toilets and regain taharah without ghusl?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question is very important because these days all toilets in trains, flights and hotels are being westernised.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T07:21:31.063" LastActivityDate="2021-05-15T10:32:24.780" Title="How does a Muslim regain taharah after using a western style toilet?" Tags="|taharah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1473" CreationDate="2012-07-15T10:44:54.240" Score="23" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is a short summary of the answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is not significantly different from the previous Abrahamic religions in their original forms. However there are important differences between Islam and the current practices of these religions (Judaism/Christianity). The objections made against the followers of Judaism/Christianity are mainly because of them not following their original convent with God. It confirms them, states the main divergences, and updates the sacred laws. Some differences in perspective between them are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Islam emphasizes a very strong form of monotheism where God is the center of everything and there is no other (independent) force. This in addition to the fact that humans should submit to his will is the core of Islam (and where the name &amp;quot;Islam&amp;quot; comes from).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Spirituality and sacred laws are both important for Islam and in a sense Islam falls in the middle of the range between Judaism (focuses on following complicated external religious laws and has less focus on soul/spirituality) and Christianity (focuses on soul/spirituality and has less focus on following the sacred rules). The goal is to obtain growth and both &amp;quot;iman&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;good deeds&amp;quot; are required for this, neither is sufficient alone. Also both personal and social aspects are important in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There the story of creation is significantly different from the one in the Old Testament/Tanakh. This gives a different perspective regarding why God created humans and what they should do in this world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Islam encourages thinking and understanding. &amp;quot;Iman&amp;quot; (which is often translated to &amp;quot;belief&amp;quot; in English) comes through knowledge. The opposite of &amp;quot;Iman&amp;quot; is &amp;quot;Kufr&amp;quot; (covering/hiding truth). Covering/hiding/rejecting truth (when one is aware of it) is the biggest &amp;quot;zulm&amp;quot; (i.e. injustice, cruelty). &amp;quot;Zulm&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Kufr&amp;quot; are the central negative attributes in Quran (similar to &amp;quot;evil&amp;quot; in Judeo-Christian literature).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding non-Abrahamic religions, they are typically not monotheist, and any religion which is not monotheist is strongly inconsistent with Islam's core beliefs. According to Quran, anyone who does not submit to the will of God will follow other false patrons, consciously or unconsciously, and following false patrons will lead to astray from the right path towards the &amp;quot;light&amp;quot; and the &amp;quot;growth&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Quran's view, the core beliefs (there is one and only one God, there will be a judgment day, there are prophets sent by God, ...) and core required actions (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salah&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Salah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zak%C4%81t&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zakat&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sawm&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajj&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hajj&lt;/a&gt;, ...) in Islam are similar to those of previous Abrahamic religions. Quran invites them to accept Islam which is better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The objection made regarding the followers of the previous Abrahamic religions like Jews and Christians are mainly about them not following God's orders and breaking their convent with him, e.g. Christians considering Jesus (PBUH) as God and not following the scared laws (following Paul's teachings), Jews rejecting God's prophets like Jesus and killing them, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second suras of Quran talks with them and asks them to return, e.g. in verse 2:40 and several other places Quran tells the Israelities (i.e. the children of Israel):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتِيَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَوْفُوا بِعَهْدِي أُوفِ بِعَهْدِكُمْ وَإِيَّايَ فَارْهَبُونِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O children of Israel, remember the favor which I bestowed upon you, and fulfill your covenant with me and I will fulfill my covenant with you, and [only] me you [must] fear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(This covenant, according to Quran, includes believing and accepting the prophets that God sends including Jesus and Mohammad (PBUT).)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is considered as the continuation of these religions (and the final one), it is not expected to have significant difference in its teachings from the original version of previous Abrahamic religions. The intention is to confirm them, correct the mistakes that have become part of them, and update the sacred laws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The concept of &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawhid&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;tawhid&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;(i.e. a strong form of &amp;quot;monotheism&amp;quot;) is very central to Islam and it's &lt;em&gt;the&lt;/em&gt; concept in Quran that everything follows around. Everything is viewed from this perspective, there is no (independent) power in the world besides God. Clouds move by his will, rain drops by his will, trees grow by his will, birth, death, ... there is no concept of natural forces causing things to happen, everything that many people today attribute to nature/laws of physics are attributed to God. Some may say that one cannot understand Islam unless one understands this concept of the centrality of God for everything and when I am saying everything I really mean everything, and there is no other (independent) power. God is the creator of everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God in Quran is completely abstract and beyond human knowledge (verse 5:116), he is not like anything (verse 42:11), it is forbidden to liken God to anything, it often looks more similar to an intelligent abstract force governing everything than the person-like figure in Judaism/Christianity. At the same time, God has objectives and actively effects all events, he is not a non-participating passive force. A famous verse about God is verse 2:255 which might shed some light on Quran's perspective:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God, whom there is no god but him, the living, the self-subsisting [eternal]. The slumber does not seize him nor sleep. His are everything in the skies and on the earth. Who is there who can intercede in his presence except as he permitted? He knows what is in front of them and what is behind them, and they don't compass anything from his knowledge except as he wills. His throne extends the skies and the earth, and he felt no fatigue in guarding [preserving] them, and he is the most high, the supreme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَا إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّينِ ۖ قَد تَّبَيَّنَ الرُّشْدُ مِنَ الْغَيِّ ۚ فَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِالطَّاغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِن بِاللَّهِ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَىٰ لَا انفِصَامَ لَهَا ۗ وَاللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no compulsion in [accepting] the religion, the growth has been clarified from the obliquity, whoever rejects the despot[s] and believes in God has grasped the trustworthy hand-hold, there will be no break for it. And God all-hearing and all-knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللَّهُ وَلِيُّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ ۖ وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَوْلِيَاؤُهُمُ الطَّاغُوتُ يُخْرِجُونَهُم مِّنَ النُّورِ إِلَى الظُّلُمَاتِ ۗ أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God is the guardian [patron] of those who believed, he brings them out from the darknesses towards the light; and those who disbelieve, their guardians [patrons] are the despot[s], bring them out from the light towards the darknesses, they will be the companions of the fire, they will dwell therein [forever].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God has many names, and understanding these names is the way to know about God. This also brings us to another major difference with Judaism/Christianity. From Quran's perspective, everything in the universe worships God, sun, moon, birds, etc. The reason that humans were created was because humans are capable of knowing the names, all of the names, and this gives them the ability to worship God in a way that even Angels were incapable of. The story of creation of Adam (like verses 2:30-39, 7:11-25, 17:61-65, and 20:115-124) is significantly different from the one in Old Testament/Torah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Quran, God intended form the start for Adam be sent to earth, even before his creation. The story starts by God telling the angles that he is going to put a &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalifa&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;khalifa&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; (i.e. &amp;quot;vicegerent&amp;quot;) on earth. They object to this by stating the shortcoming of such a vicegerent and pointing out the fact that they do worship God already. God replies that he knows what they don't know and the story follows by God creating Adam and demonstrating to the Angles that Adam is capable of knowing all of the names while they are not. God orders all angles to &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sajdah&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sajdah&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; to Adam all do so but Satan who refuses to do so, claiming to be better than Adam. For this reason God expels Satan and the animosity of Satan towards Adam and his children starts. Then Satan causes Adam and Eve to eat from the tree and they are expelled also, but unlike Satan, Adam asks for forgiveness from God and God forgives him, so the original sin of Adam is already forgiven by God (unlike the Christian version of described by Paul where the original sin is significant to their narrative about Jesus).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story of creation is important for the reason that it gives a perspective about why humans were created and what was the goal. Also the role of Satan and what he can do (he doesn't have any control on humans, Satan's major ability is tempting humans to do wrong and he is skillful at it), unlike Christianity where Satan is considered a very powerful figure. The Christian narrative puts much more emphasis on Jesus (PBUH) and Satan and God is a less important actor in the events.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another central concept in Quran is &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iman_%28concept%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Iman&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; which is often translated to as &amp;quot;belief&amp;quot; but has a more delicate meaning. Its converse is called &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kufr&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kufr&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; which literally means &amp;quot;covering [truth]&amp;quot;. Acknowledging truth when it is presented to someone and not covering it is very important from Quran's perspective. Therefore, unlike Christianity (which following Paul's teachings considers faith and belief alone as sufficient and the main force), in Islam &amp;quot;iman&amp;quot; which comes through knowledge (in Quran's sense) takes the center role, thinking about the universe and trying to understand and see the signs of God in everything is encouraged (&amp;quot;iman&amp;quot; comes from understanding and is not in conflict with it). But this is not considered sufficient, one has to  walk towards God (by acting), to become &amp;quot;enlightened&amp;quot; and able to &amp;quot;see&amp;quot;. If a person knowingly covers or rejects a truth, it will cause problems for their &amp;quot;heart&amp;quot;. A person who doesn't have knowledge about something should neither accept (verse 17:36) nor reject it. Saying things that one does not know is criticized.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a sense, one can say that Islam falls in the middle ground between Judaism and Christianity (as verse 2:143 seems to suggest). The spirituality is important but actions and following sacred religious rules are also important. In Quran, when describing those who will eventually &amp;quot;prosper&amp;quot;, the word &amp;quot;iman&amp;quot; always comes with &amp;quot;good deed&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The oneness of God and the submission of humans to his will are the major themes of Islam and the reason it is called so, i.e. &amp;quot;[complete] submission [to the will of God]&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to have a deeper understanding of the central concepts of Quran, I think having a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshihiko_Izutsu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Toshihiko Izutsu&lt;/a&gt;'s books, particularly &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://books.google.ca/books?id=F-wsQwAACAAJ&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ethico-religious concepts in the Quran&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://books.google.ca/books?id=sJlAAQAAIAAJ&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;God and man in the Quran&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; can be helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding other (non-Abrahamic) religions, obviously &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrahamic_religions&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;there are major differences&lt;/a&gt;. Most don't even believe in monotheism and believe in independent forces in the universe besides God, and that would already make them strongly inconsistent with Islam. From Quran's perspective, this is the most important truth a human should know, and the &amp;quot;heart&amp;quot; of anyone who doesn't understand and &amp;quot;see&amp;quot; this truth has severe problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few unique facts about Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The main miracle of the Prophet was Quran, a book. Therefore it is timeless and accessible to people centuries after the time of the Prophet (unlike other miracles where one needed to be present at the time/place to see them),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Muslims consider Quran to be the words of God, each word and sentence is chosen by God himself, so in a sense it is God speaking with people directly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T05:35:09.373" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1516" CreationDate="2012-07-15T10:46:25.637" Score="10" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Take a toilet paper, make it slightly wet by putting some soap or disinfect on it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Clean the toilet seat with the wet toilet paper.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Discard the toilet paper in the bin.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Finally clean the seat with a dry toilet paper again.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Use the seat which is now clean and also germ free.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T05:36:17.257" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T05:36:17.257" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1473" CreationDate="2012-07-15T11:12:31.140" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The almost unique feature of Islam is &quot;Tawhid&quot; or &quot;strict monotheism&quot;. This is also the most important concept of Islamic faith. I said &quot;almost&quot; because comparable level of strictness on monotheism can be found in Judaism also. Because both of the religions are from same God or Allah. Though Christianity is also from same God, this &quot;Tawhid&quot; is not preserved there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what separates Judaism from Islam is, Judaism is for the Jews only which is by born. This is according to their view. But Islam is for the whole Mankind. I think the combination of this two is unique to Islam. At least to someone comparing and choosing among religions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="53" LastActivityDate="2012-07-15T11:12:31.140" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1506" CreationDate="2012-07-15T12:02:05.167" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The islamic commandments can be divided into several categories in this aspect:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Obligatory: No scope of choice in Islam. These are- &lt;strong&gt;Fardh&lt;/strong&gt;(mandatory/ implies greater obligation), &lt;strong&gt;Wajib&lt;/strong&gt;(obligatory), &lt;strong&gt;Haram&lt;/strong&gt;(strictly prohibited). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Recommended: Little scope of choice. Like- &lt;strong&gt;Sunnah&lt;/strong&gt;(practices of our prophet, peace be upon him, and graetly recommended), &lt;strong&gt;Mustahab&lt;/strong&gt;(recommended), &lt;strong&gt;Makhruh&lt;/strong&gt;(abstaining is recommended).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mubah&lt;/strong&gt; or neither obligatory nor recommended- doing or abstaining. These are normally not included directly in commandments. Mubah is the status of all other actions.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though the first two, specially the second covers a large area, there are many other things that fall in the last category which is done according to individual free will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="53" LastActivityDate="2012-07-15T12:02:05.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1473" CreationDate="2012-07-15T15:24:49.703" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is unique about Islam is Prophet Muhammad Peace be upon him.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He sat out examples that no prophet has ever done before. He did not have any miracles as other prophets used to have, he did not have any miraculous powers yet he accomplished everything with any special privilege from God. He was thus the most beloved prophet of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was stoned severely by the people of Taif when he was giving them the message of Islam. When God saw his beloved prophet is bleeding from stones because he was propagating his message, he immediately sent Angel Jabriel to help. Jabrial asked the prophet, if you want I can crush the people of Taif between the two moutons (this place was valley between the two moutons). The prophet said no, they are ignorant, they do not know who I am. Most Muslims believe any other prophet in the situation would have order this punishment, as was in the case of Noah and other prophets, but Muhammad forgave them. He choose love instead of hate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him was not given any special power to assist in spreading Islam. For example Moses could divide the sea in two and his stick could change in serpent. Jesus christ could heal any one who was near death. He would even make a dead person alive. Suleiman could understand the language of all animals and everything was under his command. He would order a bird and that bird would obey his order. Prophet Muhammad was not given any special power yes he preach Islam like other prophet did in the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad was given the complete code of life. No other prophet was given this privilage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The justice that Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him preached was unmatched by any other prophet in the past. He made himself subject to any punishment that his follower were subjected too. Towards the completion of the Dean (Islam), once the prophet addressed a crowd and said is there anyone to whom I owe anything? No one came up except one Sahabi. He said, oh the prophet in one of the battle I was hit by one of your arrow near the side of the gut. The prophet exposed his gut and said you can hit me too. In other words, his justice was unmatched by any prophet. He was fully accountable by all Islamic rules that he preached himself and he did not deviate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He by far exceeded the goodness of any man who can possibly exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;{Note I need to clarify my last para more. Did some research but did not find relevant info} &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-25T07:54:53.123" LastActivityDate="2016-02-25T07:54:53.123" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1511" CreationDate="2012-07-15T16:47:29.413" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following ruling was made by &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/168/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid&lt;/a&gt;, when he was asked about the permissibility of walking in front of someone while they were praying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Praise be to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not permissible to walk across in front of someone who is praying, and it is a great sin, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) said (approximate translation of meaning is):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&quot;If the one crossing in front of a praying person knew what sin is&#xA;    upon him, it would be better for him to wait forty than walk across.&quot;&#xA;    Abu Al-Nadhr (one of the narrators of the hadith) said: I don't know&#xA;    whether he said forth days, months, or years. (Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Al-Bukhari (R) has named the chapter in which he brings the hadith as follows: Chapter on the sin of walking across in front of a praying person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the praying person is the leader in the prayer or praying alone,&#xA;  and he has a sutrah( some object like a peice of wood) in front of&#xA;  him, then walking across in between him and his sutrah is not&#xA;  permitted. However, if he is praying without a sutrah, it is not&#xA;  permissible to walk across in between him and his place of&#xA;  prostration. For the followers (in a jamaa'ah prayer), the leader's&#xA;  sutrah is enough for them. Based on this, it is permissible to walk&#xA;  through in front of a row if need be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="315" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-07-15T17:42:27.300" LastActivityDate="2012-07-15T17:42:27.300" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1523" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1535" CreationDate="2012-07-15T16:51:15.773" Score="3" ViewCount="7663" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Quran/Hadith, What is the general guideline to choose a woman as bride/wife for a Muslim male?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What points to remember?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What points must be met?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user195" LastActivityDate="2013-05-05T17:43:45.483" Title="According to Quran/Hadith, what points to remember when choosing a bride/wife?" Tags="|wife|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1524" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1525" CreationDate="2012-07-15T18:38:21.707" Score="9" ViewCount="66062" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to listen to Qur'an recitation from headphones (using mp3 player, or cell phone etc.) when we are laying on the bed trying to sleep or is it disrespectful to Qur'an?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastActivityDate="2019-06-14T13:28:10.963" Title="Can I listen to Qur'an when going to sleep?" Tags="|quran|adab|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1524" CreationDate="2012-07-15T19:06:29.543" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would say it is okay as long as you pay attention and listen to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا قُرِئَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ فَٱسۡتَمِعُواْ لَهُ ۥ وَأَنصِتُواْ&#xA;لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَ (٢٠٤)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Qur'an is read, listen to it with attention, and hold your&#xA;peace: that ye may receive Mercy. (7:204)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Al Araaf, Ayah: 204&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Listening to the Qur'an when going to sleep actually puts peace in ones heart, Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَتَطۡمَٮِٕنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِ‌ۗ&#xA;أَلَا بِذِڪۡرِ ٱللَّهِ تَطۡمَٮِٕنُّ ٱلۡقُلُوبُ (٢٨)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction in the&#xA;remembrance of Allah, for without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do&#xA;hearts find satisfaction. (13:28)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sura Ar-Ra'ad. Ayah: 28&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will conclude, that it is okay and not disrespectful to listen to the Qur'an while going to sleep as long as you listen to it attentively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recall that there is a Hanafi ruling that you must pay attention if the Qur'an is recited (as the above Ayah says), because if you fall asleep you won't be paying attention any more.  If you feel that you are going to fall asleep than I would say to turn it off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Note that, It is disrespectful to Quran to turn if off in the middle of an Ayat. So, Turn if off, after the ayat is finished&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-16T11:57:24.203" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1506" CreationDate="2012-07-15T19:12:31.270" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well yes, Islam does give you choices to make, for instance if you want to work as an employee instead of owning a business that is your choice. If you prefer to be a teacher instead of a physician that is your free will etc.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Up to four wives are allowed, but if you prefer to keep only one or none for that matter, chances are Islam is ok with that.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I think the most interesting one is about the death penalty i.e if someone close to you has been murdered by a person, you can either seek death penalty, make a financial arrangement, or simply forgive (it is a detailed topic I must warn).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However in some cases there are no choices when it comes to praying, fasting unless genuine health concerns are there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="316" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-25T06:53:33.130" LastActivityDate="2012-07-25T06:53:33.130" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1524" CreationDate="2012-07-15T19:27:35.200" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing wrong with a Muslim listening to the Quran before going to sleep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed it is narrated in the saheeh Sunnah that the Remembrance of bedtime reading and listening verses (ayat) of the quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And listen to the Quran before sleeping and after&#xA;Leading to comfort of the hearts...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ اللَّـهِ ۗ أَلَا&#xA;  بِذِكْرِ اللَّـهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who believe and find peace in their hearts from the&#xA;  contemplation of God: Surely there is peace of heart in the&#xA;  contemplation of God!&quot;  [Ar-Ra'd 13:28]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The matter listening to Quran when  be read directed to listener sapiens ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنصِتُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ&#xA;  تُرْحَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the Qur'an is recited listen to it in silence. You may perhaps be&#xA;  blessed. [Al-A'raf 7:204]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it should be noted, not allow to listen to the Quran in the cases of fun or the departure thinking about it, either when going to sleep there is nothing wrong in that ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-16T05:33:33.647" LastActivityDate="2012-07-16T05:33:33.647" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1529" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-15T20:01:03.260" Score="1" ViewCount="1495" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Possible Duplicate:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/544/whats-the-stand-of-islam-on-a-muslim-woman-marrying-a-non-believer&quot;&gt;What&amp;#39;s the stand of Islam on a Muslim woman marrying a non-believer?&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible in Islamic law for a Muslim woman to marry a Jewish man? If not, why not?&#xA;Does the answer change if the woman is determined not to change her religion? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="273" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T15:01:38.983" Title="Why Muslim woman cannot mary Jewish man?" Tags="|nikah|women|jews|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2012-07-16T15:03:04.407" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1531" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1541" CreationDate="2012-07-15T22:13:35.413" Score="18" ViewCount="27135" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it possible for a Muslim to not identify himself/herself belonging to any sects? If so, how does s/he chose what to believe on the controversial (different sects have different opinions) topics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T06:46:41.503" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T06:46:41.503" Title="Can a Muslim not belong to any sect?" Tags="|sects|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1532" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-16T00:44:32.703" Score="5" ViewCount="391" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is especially in reference to moon sighting where a witness report can possibly be in conflict with sound scientific principles. Below is the visibility map of the moon on July 19, 2012 (for determining the first day of Ramadan). As you can see, it is not possible to see the moon in the USA on that day. &lt;strong&gt;If an otherwise reliable witness from the USA comes forward and claims to have seen the moon, is he still considered an acceptable witness (even though, scientifically, his claim is considered impossible)?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Green&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Easily visible with naked eye&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Blue&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Visible if perfect conditions&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Gray&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Optical aid to find moon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Red&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Visible with optical aid only&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Black&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;The moon cannot be seen by any means&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FWgia.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://moonsighting.com/1433rmd.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source - moonsighting.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:32:14.693" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:32:14.693" Title="Importance of science in moonsighting?" Tags="|fiqh|ramadan|science|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1535" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1523" CreationDate="2012-07-16T04:31:39.820" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ali Akber Mazaheri writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The notion that a man and a woman must 'know' each other before they&#xA;  decide to marry, so that they may then be able to live happily&#xA;  together is an illusion. Had there been any element of truth and&#xA;  validity in this, the divorce and separation rates in societies which&#xA;  practice it would not have shown a steady rise. Similarly, the&#xA;  marriages which take place without such pre-marital contacts would not&#xA;  have been known to last happily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shariah permits the intended spouses to see each other for the purpose of selection and also permits asking and giving opinions if asked (without it being considered as gheebat under certain conditions.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We should never resort to deceive the opposite party or conceal a defect during the selection process. Such things can have serious ramifications if exposed after marriage&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The school of Ahle-Bait (a.s.) has not left us to follow our whims and fancies. We have been taught the best method of selecting a suitable spouse. The most important criterion is piety or religiousness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A. Religiousness&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The author of Youth and Spouse Selection says, “The person who does not have religion, does not have anything.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a man came to the Prophet (s.a.) to seek guidance for selecting a spouse. He (s.a.w.s.) said, “It is binding upon you to have a religious spouse.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowing the human weakness for beauty and wealth, the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) has forewarned, “A man who marries a woman for the sake of her wealth, Allah leaves him in his own condition, and one who marries her (only) for her beauty, will find in her (things) which he dislikes (unpleasing manners) and Allah will gather up all these things for one who marries her for the sake of her faith (religiousness).” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;B. Good Nature&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next important criterion is good nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Reza (a.s.) wrote in reply to a person who had asked him if it was advisable to marry his daughter to a person known for his ill nature, “If he is ill-natured (bad tempered), don't marry your daughter to him.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same will apply where the bride-to-be lacks a good nature. Such a woman, though she may be beautiful and rich, would make the life of her husband miserable. She can never be patient in the difficulties that arise in married life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C. Compatibility&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (s.a.) gave no recognition to class distinction, but in marriage, he stressed upon compatibility. The marrying partners must be Kufw of each other, so that there are no unnecessary misgivings later.[21] It is better for a religious woman who is committed to laws and principles to marry a man like herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A man questioned the Prophet of Islam (s.a.w.s.), “Whom must we marry?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He replied, “The suitable (matches).”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Who are the suitable matches?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (s.a.) responded, “Some of the faithfuls are match for others.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said, “An intelligent and wise woman must not be matched except with a sage and wise man.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;D. Decent Family&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) has given great emphasis on taking into consideration a good family background when we intend to marry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said, “Marry in the lap of a decent family, since the semen and the genes have effect.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) also said, “Look very carefully and minutely as to where you are placing your child because genes and hereditary qualities are transferred in a concealed and unintentional way and have their effect.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;E. Reason&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Commander of the Faithful, 'Ali (a.s.) strongly forbade marrying a foolish and insane person. “Avoid marrying a stupid woman, since her company is a woe (distress) and her children too get wasted.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;F. Physical and Mental Health&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though religiousness and piety are most important, it does not mean that we totally disregard the physical appearance and beauty of the prospective spouse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) says, “When one intends to marry a woman, he should ask about her hair, just as he asks about her face (beauty), since the hair is one of the two beauties (of women).” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;G. Whom can you Marry?&lt;/em&gt;*&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Islamic law has placed certain restrictions on the choice of your spouse depending upon blood relationships and religious affiliations.” Maulana Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi has summarized these laws in a beautiful way:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a. Restrictions based on Relationship&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are certain blood relations which are considered haraam for you as far as marriage is concerned. (As a general rule, anyone who is your mahram is forbidden to you for marriage.) The list of such relatives is given in the Qur'an as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Man: mother, daughter, paternal aunt, maternal aunt, niece, foster-mother, foster-sister, mother-in-law, step-daughter, daughter-in-law, all married women, sister-in-law (as a 2nd wife) (See the Qur'an, ch. 4, verse 23-24)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Woman: father, son, paternal uncle, maternal uncle, nephew, foster-mother's husband, foster-brother, father-in-law, stepson, son-in-law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;b. Restrictions based on Religion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Shi'ah Muslim man can marry: a Shi'ah Muslim woman and a non-Shi'ah Muslim woman. However, if there is danger of being misled, then it is haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He can also marry a Jewish or Christian woman in mut'a only. But he cannot marry a woman of any other faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Shi'ah Muslim woman can marry: a Shi'ah Muslim man or a non-Shi'ah Muslim man, although it is better not to do so; and if there is danger of being misled, then it is haraam. But she cannot marry a non-Muslim man.3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;C. Cousin Marriages&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though Shariah does not forbid marriage between first cousins, but there are opinions advocating against them mainly due to a probable risk of the offspring inheriting genetic defects/diseases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/marriage-handbook/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islamic Marriage&lt;/a&gt; (from chapter 4, Selection of Spouse)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastActivityDate="2012-07-16T04:31:39.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1536" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1524" CreationDate="2012-07-16T04:59:42.687" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Jafari Fiqh yes it is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا قُرِئَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ فَٱسۡتَمِعُواْ لَهُ ۥ وَأَنصِتُواْ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the Qur'an is read, listen to it with attention, and hold your peace: that ye may receive Mercy. (7:204)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surah Al Araaf Ayah 204&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is for when you directly hear reciting Quran from one who recite it and this verse does not apply to indirect hearing like mp3 player.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-16T05:34:30.917" LastActivityDate="2012-07-16T05:34:30.917" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1529" CreationDate="2012-07-16T05:19:37.453" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Muslim Scholars A Shi'ah Muslim man can marry: a Shi'ah Muslim woman and a non-Shi'ah Muslim woman. However, if there is danger of being misled, then it is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He can also marry a Jewish or Christian woman in mut'a only. But he cannot marry a woman of any other faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Shi'ah Muslim woman can marry: a Shi'ah Muslim man or a non-Shi'ah Muslim man, although it is better not to do so; and if there is danger of being misled, then it is haram. But she cannot marry a non-Muslim man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the reason, in fact we know few reasons of laws of Islam. Islam is a set of laws for human life provided by God and human is free to accept or reject them. In few cases the reason of some laws are mentioned in Quran or Hadith but mostly we do not know them. But there are many guess from scholars and scientists but they are not certain. I personally think this can be for preventing decrease in population of Muslims. Usually the religion of family is determined by father and mother is usually follower in father. I think is to have Muslim children instead of non-Muslim children and to spread Islam more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/marriage-handbook/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic Marriage&lt;/a&gt; (chapter 4, b. Restrictions based on Religion)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;related Question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/570/why-do-shias-allow-mutah-marriage/853#853&quot;&gt;Why do Shi&amp;#39;as allow mut&amp;#39;ah marriage?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T08:05:08.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1539" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-16T05:44:26.240" Score="3" ViewCount="612" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this Question - &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/75/why-are-muslim-women-prohibited-from-marrying-non-muslims-while-muslim-men-are-a&quot;&gt;Why are Muslim women prohibited from marrying non-Muslims while Muslim men are allowed to?&lt;/a&gt; muslim men can marry non muslim women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I had read a hadeeth which said that we must not promote this thing because the laws keep on getting diluted as time passes by i.e. now the muslim men might be converting their wives to Islam but maybe in later years they might not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone help me clarify this by finding that hadeeth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T02:14:49.107" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T02:14:49.107" Title="Is there a hadeeth about not promoting Muslim men marrying non-Muslim women?" Tags="|nikah|source-identification|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1531" CreationDate="2012-07-16T06:14:57.920" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;(This is a Shia view)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly please note this Hadith of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the Judaism nation after Moses (PBUH) became 71 sect that 70 of them&#xA;  are in Hell and 1 in Heaven and Christianity nation after Jesus (PBUH)&#xA;  became 72 sect that 71 of them are in Hell and 1 in Heaven and Islam&#xA;  nation after prophet become 73 sect that 72 of them are in Hell and 1&#xA;  in Heaven. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], the Book in truth,&#xA;  confirming that which preceded it of the Scripture and as a criterion&#xA;  over it. So judge between them by what Allah has revealed and do not&#xA;  follow their inclinations away from what has come to you of the truth.&#xA;  To each of you We prescribed a law and a method. Had Allah willed, He&#xA;  would have made you one nation [united in religion], &lt;strong&gt;but [He&#xA;  intended] to test you in what He has given you&lt;/strong&gt;; so race to [all that&#xA;  is] good. To Allah is your return all together, and He will [then]&#xA;  inform you concerning that over which you used to differ. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[5:48]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#6:159&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[6:159]&lt;/a&gt; Indeed, those who have divided their religion and&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;become sects&lt;/strong&gt; - you, [O Muhammad], are not [associated] with them in anything. Their affair is only [left] to Allah; then He will inform&#xA;  them about what they used to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if sect means following a right path or group, then there's really nothing wrong with it. Quran explicitly talks Ibrahim S.A. was a follower of Muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#37:83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[37:83]&lt;/a&gt; And indeed, among his followers was Abraham,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So generally it is intuitive that division of Ummah is an ominus phenomena according to Quran and the Prophet, but finally there has to be only one sect out of 73 sects of Muslims that is exactly identical to the original and authentic religion of Prophet. So &lt;strong&gt;belonging to a sect&lt;/strong&gt; is not prohibited if that sect really represents true Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also intuitive that no Muslim wants the Ummah to be divided. As Quran says we should:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#3:103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[3:103]&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;strong&gt;hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and&#xA;  do not become divided.&lt;/strong&gt; And remember the favor of Allah upon you - when&#xA;  you were enemies and He brought your hearts together and you became,&#xA;  by His favor, brothers. And you were on the edge of a pit of the Fire,&#xA;  and He saved you from it. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses&#xA;  that you may be guided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But finally we are facing the reality and should accept the facts. The fact is that shia Muslims believe that Imamate (spiritual-political leadership of Ummah after prophet) is part of and one of the pillars of Islam with which religion was brought to perfection, whereas Sunnis believe that Imamate is not part of Islam. Can a Muslim really follow none of these two positions? He can't responsibly stay neutral on a question of such importance to religion, and finally he has to adhere to one of them and that makes him part of one sect. This is not the labels that are really important in the way that a sect is defined by its distinct beliefs and not by what we call ourselves. So if a sect can prove its full adhere to the religion of Prophet, then that would render it as the true Islam, not a misled deviant sect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T19:44:20.073" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T19:44:20.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1531" CreationDate="2012-07-16T07:06:13.103" Score="16" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Meaning of the Hadith about the 73 sects in Islam&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the Hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dawud :: Book 40 : Hadith 4579&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated AbuHurayrah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: The Jews were split up into seventy-one or seventy-two sects; and the Christians were split up into seventy one or seventy-two sects; &lt;strong&gt;and my community will be split up into seventy-three sects&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) says that his Ummat (community) &lt;strong&gt;will be&lt;/strong&gt; divided. He never told us to divide. This is one of our misconceptions that &amp;quot;He told us to divide  so we are dividing&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;From this hadith we must make it clear that he never supported division amongst muslims he just predicted that something like this will happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Verses from the Quran that prove making sects is bad&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has written in the Quran -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;strong&gt;hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided&lt;/strong&gt;. And remember the favor of Allah upon you - when you were enemies and He brought your hearts together and you became, by His favor, brothers. And you were on the edge of a pit of the Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be guided. [3:103]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here Allah says not to get divided.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Allah says in another verse -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who have divided their religion and become sects - you, [O Muhammad], are not [associated] with them in anything. Their affair is only [left] to Allah ; then He will inform them about what they used to do. [6:159]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here Allah says to Prophet (PBUH) to not to worry about people who make sects and that He himself will handle them.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Allah also says more about these people who create sects -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And indeed, there is among them a party who alter the Scripture with their tongues so you may think it is from the Scripture, but it is not from the Scripture. And they say, &amp;quot;This is from Allah ,&amp;quot; but it is not from Allah . And they speak untruth about Allah while they know.[3:78]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here Allah is saying that there will arise people who will misinterpret the Quran and tell it is word from God. Here Allah is pointing out to those who make sects and then justify the rightness of the sect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not agree with following any sect.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Always follow the word of Allah i.e. the Quran and The Sahih Hadeeths. If someone tells you something not there in these two places just disregard them.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Also call yourself none but a Muslim as stated in the following verse -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, &amp;quot;O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is equitable between us and you - that we will not worship except Allah and not associate anything with Him and not take one another as lords instead of Allah .&amp;quot; But if they turn away, then say, &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Bear witness that we are Muslims [submitting to Him]&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;quot;[3:64]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope Allah guides you onto the right path. Ameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-16T07:37:23.923" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1532" CreationDate="2012-07-16T07:14:48.303" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jafari Fiqh&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;for seeing moon and start of month the certainty is important and it&#xA;  is not important from what method this certainty is obtained. it can&#xA;  be by telescope or other scientific methods or by witness of trusted&#xA;  people. each Muslims when obtained certainty about start of month&#xA;  should follow his own certainty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also witness has required terms to his witness be accepted. scientists also are considered as witness and their findings about moon can be accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in case of conflict between different witnesses also there are related rules in Fiqh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/estefta/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi&lt;/a&gt; (Online answering by Chat)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastActivityDate="2012-07-16T07:14:48.303" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1546" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1549" CreationDate="2012-07-16T15:52:11.470" Score="8" ViewCount="527" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some medicine to help dieting that would control the feeling of hunger. Is using those kinds of dieting pills allowed when fasting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastActivityDate="2015-03-11T15:10:35.313" Title="Fasting using hunger control pills?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1547" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1509" CreationDate="2012-07-16T15:56:35.910" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;A traditional bank makes money by lending people money and charging interest on that. And they  provide various services and charges money for that also. Again they take money from other people and pay them interest, with lesser rate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An Islamic bank also lends money to people. But it is kind of a business agreement between the bank and the borrower. The borrower will run the business while bank will look over. The profit of that business will be shared between the bank and the borrower in a prefixed rate documented earlier in the agreement. Islamic bank also provide services and charge money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When people keep money in an Islamic bank, they become kind of share-holder of the bank's overall business. And share profits in a prefixed rate. Sometimes, a person can invest in a specific project and profits will be calculated specifically for that project.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="53" LastActivityDate="2012-07-16T15:56:35.910" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1548" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1552" CreationDate="2012-07-16T18:30:57.553" Score="7" ViewCount="2298" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some people that melt lead and pour it into cold water over a person's head believing that this would cure nazar and/or evil spiritual illness. If you don't understand what I mean, see this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&amp;amp;v=6Sv4bffxuvI#t=143s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;youtube video&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any reference from Islamic literature i.e. hadith or quran or scholarly opinion that support this way of curing nazar?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-01-03T05:07:40.790" LastActivityDate="2021-01-03T05:07:40.790" Title="Is the practice of &quot;melting lead and pouring it into cold water over the head&quot; from Islam?" Tags="|islamic-basis|bidah|evil-eye|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1546" CreationDate="2012-07-16T18:39:07.240" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah doesn't want us to fast for the sake of keeping stomach empty or does He? The essence of fast is in giving up your needs/desires for Allah and bearing the effort of trying to over come them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Bukhari:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, &quot;Whoever observes fasts&#xA;  during the month of Ramadan out of &lt;strong&gt;sincere&lt;/strong&gt; faith, and hoping to attain&#xA;  Allah's rewards, then all his past sins will be forgiven.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just like taking performance enhancement drugs in a game is cheating similarly taking such a drug for fasting would be cheating with Allah and therefore the 'sincerity' part will be gone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah (S.W.T) knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2015-03-11T14:47:41.037" LastActivityDate="2015-03-11T14:47:41.037" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1551" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2025" CreationDate="2012-07-17T06:56:54.807" Score="-1" ViewCount="237" Body="&lt;p&gt;In countries like Saudi Arabia, Aceh, Malaysia, etc people are fortunate that the government helps those who do not conform to the will of Allah(swt) by acting or dressing in a way contrary to the way he wishes for us to behave. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In countries currently dominated by the Kuffar (non-Muslims), like in England, whose job should it be to make sure our sisters don't fall out of line? Especially those who have bad parents, those who do not take responsibility for their children's actions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="242" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T12:45:57.803" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T12:45:57.803" Title="Whose job is it to ensure people are not being unIslamic?" Tags="|sharia|allah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1552" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1548" CreationDate="2012-07-17T08:21:38.690" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is similar question asked at our &quot;rijaset&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rijaset.ba/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=916%3asalijevanje-strave-&amp;amp;catid=130%3aostalo&amp;amp;Itemid=139&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official Ulema site.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is generally known that cast the horror rampant in Bosnia and discusses a lot about it, I think, without sufficient knowledge! I'm interested in the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Is it possible to cast the horror generally characterized as HARAM?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Can you in general for people who carry out terror argue that sihirbaz?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Can you cast the horror to be fine, if a person does it does not shirk, no pier, and do not call the somewhat contrary to Islam?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;First Cast the horror, as a method called. alternative, paramedical treatment was not explicitly verified nor expressly prohibited by the Shari'a. Its usefulness or uselessness to confirm the medical profession and practice. This treatment should not be linked to Islam. Because that in itself has elements of magic, that was not confirmed its usefulness, we think that is better and safer way to avoid such &quot;treatment&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Second It is not permitted on the basis of the fact that some people fear smelting trying to help the person who has suffered mental shock due to fear, etc., call the sihirbaz. It is difficult for the prosecution which must have hard evidence or answer for it. Cast the horror can not be confused with sihrom and sorghum, but it does not mean they do not or can not have in common.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Third We think that this way of &quot;treatment&quot; should be avoided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-07-17T16:30:00.563" LastActivityDate="2012-07-17T16:30:00.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1551" CreationDate="2012-07-17T10:00:41.620" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is an Islamic law called &quot;ENJOINING GOOD &amp;amp; FORBIDDING EVIL&quot;&#xA;in countries without Islamic government this is not done by government but Muslims should advice each other. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Holy Qur'an enjoins us again and again to do &lt;code&gt;amr-bil-ma'roof&lt;/code&gt; and&#xA;&lt;code&gt;nahya 'anil munkir&lt;/code&gt;. In suratul aale-Imran  Allah says:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You are the best community raised up for mankind. You enjoin right conduct&#xA;  and forbid evil (you do amr-bil-ma'roof and nahya 'anil munkir) and you&#xA;  believe in Allah.&quot;[3:110]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Please also see the ayah [3:104], [9:71] and [31:17]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the same time Islam safeguards an individual's right to privacy in the&#xA;strongest possible terms. In suratul Hujaraat  Allah says:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O you who believe! Avoid much suspicion, for indeed suspicion (in some&#xA;  cases) is a sin. And spy not, nor backbite one another. Would one of you&#xA;  like to eat the flesh of his dead brother?&quot; [49:12]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Amr-bil-ma'roof and nahya 'anil munkir inevitably involve encroachment&#xA;upon some one's right to privacy. Where the exercise by an individual of&#xA;his right to privacy is likely to adversely effect the right of another&#xA;individual or a group or the ummah or the mankind, that right of privacy&#xA;is forfeited and the ummah has the duty to counsel that individual. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few ahaadeeth on the subject are worth noting:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Holy Prophet (SAWAW). has said :The world is like a ship and mankind&#xA;  its passengers. The welfare of all depends upon the safe conduct of each.&#xA;  If anyone is found making a hole on the side of a ship, he must be&#xA;  stopped. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Holy 5th Imam (AS) &quot;Amr-bil-ma'roof and nahya 'anil munkir are the&#xA;most important obligations because upon them depend the performance of&#xA;all other obligations. If amr-bil-ma'roof and nahya 'anil munkir are done&#xA;the earth will become a safe place, enemies will be subdued and all other&#xA;affairs discharged satisfactorily&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Holy Prophet (SAWAW) said &quot;He who does amr-bil-ma'roof and nahya&#xA;  'anilmunkir is the vicegerent on the earth of Allah, His Prophet and His&#xA;  Book.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Addressing the Muslim scholars in Mecca after he had left Madinah on his&#xA;way to Kerbala, Imam Hussain (A.S.) remonstrated with them because of&#xA;their failure to do amr-bil-ma'roof and nahya 'anil munkir. This is a&#xA;very long hadith and is reported in Al-Tawhid Vol.VII, No.4 p.41. It also&#xA;explains Imams's stand against Yezid. I request the administration to&#xA;arrange to post the Hadith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now let us revert to your specific concerns. The fuqaha are all agreed on&#xA;an individual's duties with regard to amr-bil-ma'roof and nahya 'anil&#xA;munkir and the difficulties one often confronts. I am assured that&#xA;Ayatullah Khameni's views coincide with those of Ayatullah Ruhullah&#xA;Khumaini and marhum Ayatullah Khui, upon whom I have mostly relied. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Amr-bil-ma'roof and nahya 'anil munkir are wajib-e-Kifaai. If one person&#xA;does it, it is saqit on the others. If no one does it all are equally&#xA;accountable, regardless of their financial or social status, provided the&#xA;following requirements are met:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(a) he himself is aware of what is good and what is bad from the Islamic&#xA;    point of view; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(b) he believes that the person to whom he wishes to do amr-bil-ma'roof&#xA;    and nahya 'anil munkir will listen and follow the advice. If he is&#xA;    satisfied that the person will not under any circumstances listen to the&#xA;    advice, it is then not wajib upon him to do amr-bil-ma'roof and nahya&#xA;    'anil munkir to that person; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(c) he is satisfied that by his undertaking to do amr-bil-ma'roof and&#xA;    nahya 'anil munkir no personal or financial suffering will be caused &#xA;    to a third party. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ways of doing amr-bil-ma'roof and nahya 'anil munkir: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(a) By tongue. By talking to the person and persuading him, using the&#xA;    politest posible language to start off with. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(b) By conduct. If talking produces no result, a gradual withdrawal of&#xA;    friendship and companionship should be resorted to. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(c) (in Islamic Government) The next stage should be to report the matter to 'alam-e-shar'a (the&#xA;    mujtahid whose muqallid you are or his duly appointed &quot;wakil&quot; authorised&#xA;    to decide jurisprudential matters). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-laws.com/AmrBilMaroof.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamic-laws.com/AmrBilMaroof.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/organizations/aalimnetwork/msg00304.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/organizations/aalimnetwork/msg00304.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-17T10:50:47.200" LastActivityDate="2012-07-17T10:50:47.200" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1548" CreationDate="2012-07-17T10:18:31.497" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many superstitions are believed by local people in different cultures. &#xA;Such thing does not exist in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمِن شَرِّ حاسِدٍ إِذا حَسَدَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And from the evil of an envier when&#xA;  he envies.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#113:5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[113:5]&lt;/a&gt; Sahih International &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although existence of nazar is approved by Quran but this is not a method is Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For nazar there are other methods like reading some sura of Quran or reading some dua.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References and methods to cure evil eye and black magic and other spiritual illness:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/geniebook.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.duas.org/geniebook.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/magic.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.duas.org/magic.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-04T16:11:23.117" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T16:11:23.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1546" CreationDate="2012-07-17T10:32:04.603" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja&amp;#39;fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jafari Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;eating hunger control pills during fasting time is not allowed but&#xA;  eating them before morning Azan is not Haram and one can eat it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was Fiqh answer (Halal/Haram).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But morally and spiritually it is better to feel hungry to understand poor people more and to feel closeness to God and to remember God more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/estefta/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi&lt;/a&gt; (online answering by Chat)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-03-11T15:10:35.313" LastActivityDate="2015-03-11T15:10:35.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1170" CreationDate="2012-07-17T12:32:04.077" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The law of Islam has created several solutions and lines of defense for family before resorting to divorce ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;allah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَاللَّاتِي تَخَافُونَ نُشُوزَهُنَّ فَعِظُوهُنَّ&#xA;  وَاهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ ۖ فَإِنْ أَطَعْنَكُمْ&#xA;  فَلَا تَبْغُوا عَلَيْهِنَّ سَبِيلًا ۗ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ كَانَ عَلِيًّا&#xA;  كَبِيرًا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for women you feel are averse, talk to them suasively;&#xA;  then leave them alone in bed (without molesting them) and go to bed&#xA;  with them (when they are willing). If they open out to you, do not&#xA;  seek an excuse for blaming them. Surely God is sublime and great.&#xA;  [An-Nisa:34]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنْ خِفْتُمْ شِقَاقَ بَيْنِهِمَا فَابْعَثُوا حَكَمًا مِّنْ أَهْلِهِ&#xA;  وَحَكَمًا مِّنْ أَهْلِهَا إِن يُرِيدَا إِصْلَاحًا يُوَفِّقِ اللَّـهُ&#xA;  بَيْنَهُمَا ۗ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا خَبِيرًا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you fear a breach between them, appoint one arbiter from the people&#xA;  of the man and one from the people of the woman. If they wish to have&#xA;  a settlement then God will reconcile them, for God is all-knowing and&#xA;  cognisant. [An-Nisa:35]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when impossibility of married life, the divorce is the last solution to keep this family, but for the divorce terms and conditions and controls, the Muslim should abide by it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;allah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الطَّلَاقُ مَرَّتَانِ ۖ فَإِمْسَاكٌ بِمَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ تَسْرِيحٌ&#xA;  بِإِحْسَانٍ ۗ وَلَا يَحِلُّ لَكُمْ أَن تَأْخُذُوا مِمَّا&#xA;  آتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ شَيْئًا إِلَّا أَن يَخَافَا أَلَّا يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ&#xA;  اللَّـهِ ۖ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ اللَّـهِ فَلَا&#xA;  جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا فِيمَا افْتَدَتْ بِهِ ۗ تِلْكَ حُدُودُ اللَّـهِ&#xA;  فَلَا تَعْتَدُوهَا ۚ وَمَن يَتَعَدَّ حُدُودَ اللَّـهِ فَأُولَـٰئِكَ&#xA;  هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Divorce is (revokable) two times (after pronouncement), after which&#xA;  (there are two ways open for husbands), either (to) keep (the wives)&#xA;  honourably, or part with them in a decent way. You are not allowed to&#xA;  take away the least of what you have given your wives, unless both of&#xA;  you fear that you would not be able to keep within the limits set by&#xA;  God. If you fear you cannot maintain the bounds fixed by God, there&#xA;  will be no blame on either if the woman redeems herself. Do not exceed&#xA;  the limits of God, for those who exceed the bounds set by God are&#xA;  transgressors. [Al-Baqara:229]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First divorce (divorce small Baynunah):&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Is that the man called his wife by saying a one-time word: You are divorced or I divorce you, or other words that have the same significance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The right of the man who divorced his wife a divorce samll Baynunah ,&#xA;can restore it when he wanted without Mehr, contract, or witnesses,&#xA;that were not completed iddah (three whole months).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Not eligible for a man to recover his wife, who divorced her divorce&#xA;Baynunah samll, if they exceed the period of three months, then so is&#xA;shifting from divorce to divorce samll Baynunah to Baynunah big&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Second divorce (divorce big Baynunah):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that the reasonable man called his wife the right three divorces in varying times, or be divorce her one divorce and ended iddah of the wife three months.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The children not connected to them to rule of divorce or reversed from a shar'i point, but in some cases be continuation in married life itself is a harm to children and family, and the divorce is the final solution for the benefit of the Muslim family when impossible to married life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But for a Muslim to adhere to conditions of the divorce and his sunnah as not to falls in forbidden divorce &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some references:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divorce_%28Islamic%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Divorce in Islamic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huda.tv/articles/women-in-islam/351-laws-of-divorce-in-islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Laws of Divorce in Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=articles&amp;amp;id=92752&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Divorce in Islamic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastActivityDate="2012-07-17T12:32:04.077" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1559" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1565" CreationDate="2012-07-17T15:34:23.030" Score="5" ViewCount="16344" Body="&lt;p&gt;Depending on where you live, your city/country/region may celebrate Eid as one day (North America in general), or three days (India/Pakistan and much of the Arab world).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, there is no specific legislated number of days that 'Eid should be in shari'ah. However, I put that question out there: &lt;strong&gt;is there any legislation on how many days Eid should be?&lt;/strong&gt; (Either or both Eids).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that there's a hadith that talks about public holidays in Islam, and it mentions that we only have &quot;the two Eids.&quot; But it doesn't mention a number of days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:30:59.973" LastActivityDate="2019-05-22T07:59:53.737" Title="How many days are celebrated as Eid?" Tags="|ramadan|eid|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1560" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1586" CreationDate="2012-07-17T16:04:03.170" Score="1" ViewCount="12358" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Muslim cannot touch mushaf without wudu. What if a non-Muslim sees someone reading Qur'an and wants to hold it? Can Muslim allow him to hold Qur'an, or is it not allowed since that person can't technically have wudu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T08:45:15.367" LastActivityDate="2016-03-05T11:12:28.937" Title="Can Muslims allow non-Muslims to touch mushaf?" Tags="|quran|non-muslim|wudu|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1506" CreationDate="2012-07-17T16:34:32.633" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to some &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sufist&lt;/a&gt;, one should give up his/her own will in order to fill your hearth with gods will. Here are some quotes from different writings of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mevlana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rumi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;If they ask what Love is,&#xA;say: the sacrifice of will.&#xA;If you have not left your will behind,&#xA;you have no will at all.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Masnavi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;I am the lover of Love, and Love is my lover as well.&#xA;The body has become the lover of the soul, and the soul&#xA;the lover of the body.&#xA;Sometimes I embrace its neck with my two arms,&#xA;and sometimes it pulls me by the hem of my robe, like beloveds will&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Quatrain)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mevlevi_Order&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mevlevi Order&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: Tasawwuf is inner dimension of Islam. It is about your personal journey to reach God. Islam doesn't require you to give up your free will as long as you do your obligatory ibadah and stay away from unlawfull acts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2012-07-17T17:04:40.757" LastActivityDate="2012-07-17T17:04:40.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1562" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1506" CreationDate="2012-07-17T17:04:17.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following is a rough outline (lacking details and several degrees in-between), just to give you a basic idea. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At zero degree, learning about Islam. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At first degree, fulfilling&#xA;your servitude by obedience to all requirements set by your Lord. So&#xA;that you may be free from everlasting Hell fire and enter Paradise. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At second degree, desiring entry to Paradise and working&#xA;towards it (by doing good deeds). Here, you are trying to guarantee&#xA;your reward. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At third degree, losing interest in the material world.&#xA;Now you realize that what you gain here will stay here, so you&#xA;focus on afterlife. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At fourth degree, working on your spiritual&#xA;development and Enlightenment. Here you want to develop the one and&#xA;only thing that you will carry with yourself to the afterlife:&#xA;Divine Knowledge. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At fifth degree, becoming a good servant. Here all your actions are bounded by the love bond between you and your Creator. Everything you do is to strengthen this bond.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At sixth degree, realizing your servitude. Here you have realized that there is no free will; it is all His will. So you move with the flow willingly and submit completely.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At seventh degree, living as a true servant. So that what is expected of you (serving God as stated in Quran) is achieved and you are successful.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every degree encompasses the others before it. So the more you enter Islam the more you lose from what you value now. But the real question is, &quot;Do things you value are in fact worthy?&quot; Knowledge makes difference by defining values. And what book may be more accurate on that than the book of God?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastActivityDate="2012-07-17T17:04:17.120" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1560" CreationDate="2012-07-17T17:07:29.013" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's remember the event of Omar RA accepting Islam. He wanted to see what his sister and her husband was reading. But his sister insisted to clean himself. Then he took bath and recited a portion of Quran, which changed the direction of his mind. &lt;em&gt;So, obviously non-Muslims can touch Quran in a clean state, like Muslims.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="53" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-05T11:12:28.937" LastActivityDate="2016-03-05T11:12:28.937" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1559" CreationDate="2012-07-17T17:58:04.740" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this hadeeth, the prophet (pbuh) stated that islamic yearly festivals (eid) are two days. Fitr (After ramadan) and Adha (At Hajj time).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حديث أنس رضي الله عنه قال: &amp;quot;قدم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم المدينة&#xA;ولهم يومان يلعبون فيهما فقال: &amp;quot;ما هذان اليومان؟&amp;quot; قالوا: كنا نلعب فيهما&#xA;في الجاهلية فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: &amp;quot;إن الله قد أبدلكم بهما&#xA;خيراً منهما يوم الأضحى ويوم الفطر&amp;quot; رواه أحمد وأبو داود والنسائي&#xA;والحاكم وصححه ابن تيمية والألباني.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anas may Allah be pleased with him said: The Messenger of Allah peace&#xA;be upon him came to AlMadina (and they had two festival days) in which&#xA;he said: &amp;quot;What are these two days?&amp;quot; They said: We were celebrating in&#xA;them before Islam. He (pbuh) said: &amp;quot;God substitued them with better&#xA;days: the day of Fitr and Adha&amp;quot; narrated by Ahmad, Abu Dawood and&#xA;Nasa'y.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The length of Adha eid is 4 days (the 4 days after &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_Arafa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;day of arafa&lt;/a&gt;); because these are the days in which you are allowed to offer you sacrifice. Also you are not allowed to fast in these days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The length of Fitr eid is the first day after ramadan -only 1 day- (not 3 as people think). It is not allowed to fast in this day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding legalisations, It depends on the country laws. For example, in Egypt the official holidays are 2 in Fitr and 3 in Adha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="79" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-17T17:58:04.740" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1559" CreationDate="2012-07-17T18:01:21.370" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Eid by definition is one day. Take &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/51990&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; for example (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said (on the day of Idal-Adha), &quot;The first thing we will do on &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;this day&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; of ours, is to offer the (`Id) prayer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;celebration&lt;/em&gt; however for Eid al-Adha is three additional days, called the days of tashreeq:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade fasting on these days: “Do not fast on these days, for they are the days of eating, drinking and remembering Allaah.” Narrated by Ahmad, 10286&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Technically, this Eid is called Yaum an-Nahr - the day before is Yaum al-'Arafah and the three days after are called Ayyam at-Tashreeq.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other ahadith in which &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/tashriq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the three days are also called &quot;Eid&quot;s&lt;/a&gt; by the Prophet (saws) but that may be more linguistic than technical because in more authentic ahadith he also said (saws) that there are only two Eids for the Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-07-17T18:01:21.370" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1560" CreationDate="2012-07-17T19:03:16.110" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jafari Fiqh&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If there is any insult to Quran it is Haram and should not be allowed.&#xA;  but it there is any hope for his guidance there is no problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/estefta/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/estefta/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Sistani&lt;/a&gt; (Online answering by Chat)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastActivityDate="2012-07-17T19:03:16.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1568" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1591" CreationDate="2012-07-17T20:25:08.870" Score="4" ViewCount="230" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read a hadith which says that there are other duties on a wealthy person other than zakat, well I am wondering what those duties might be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/3/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Hadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fatimah bint Qais narrated that : she asked -or, the Prophet was asked&#xA;  - about Zakat, and he said: &quot;Indeed there is a duty on wealthy aside from Zakat.&quot; Then he recited this Ayah which is in Al-Baqarah: 'It is&#xA;  not Al-Birr (piety, righteousness) that you turn your faces.'&#xA;  (Al-Baqarah 2:177) (Da'if)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مَدُّويَهْ، حَدَّثَنَا&#xA;  الأَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ شَرِيكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، عَنِ&#xA;  الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ، قَالَتْ سَأَلْتُ أَوْ&#xA;  سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الزَّكَاةِ فَقَالَ ‏&quot;‏ إِنَّ&#xA;  فِي الْمَالِ لَحَقًّا سِوَى الزَّكَاةِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ تَلاَ هَذِهِ&#xA;  الآيَةَ الَّتِي فِي الْبَقَرَةِ ‏(‏ لَيْسَ الْبِرَّ أَنْ تُوَلُّوا&#xA;  وُجُوهَكُمْ ‏)‏ الآيَةَ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there is another one I do not remember where it is, but both are weak hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T05:26:42.723" LastActivityDate="2021-09-18T18:14:02.877" Title="What are the duties of wealthy aside from zakat?" Tags="|zakat|money|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1569" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1585" CreationDate="2012-07-17T21:23:45.097" Score="4" ViewCount="1581" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Surah Taha, Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7vRrl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He will say, &quot;My Lord, why have you raised me blind while I was [once]&#xA;  seeing?&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/20/125&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Taha, verse 125&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From surah 'abasa, we know that the word used here and translated as blind, أَعْمَىٰ (a3maa) means &lt;em&gt;blind from birth&lt;/em&gt;. It does not refer to a person who acquired blindness during their lifetime after having the ability to see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems interesting -- that a person who, by their own admission, &lt;em&gt;could see in their dunya life,&lt;/em&gt; is now &lt;em&gt;resurrected blind (from birth).&lt;/em&gt; What is the significance of the word a'maa here, as opposed to a different word that could have been used to describe &quot;could once see but is now blind&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T05:27:57.617" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T15:08:16.980" Title="What is the significance of being resurrected as &quot;blind (from birth)&quot;?" Tags="|tafseer|arabic|surat-ta-ha|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1473" CreationDate="2012-07-18T00:05:48.013" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the question presumes religions are trying to sell themselves with some sort of get rich quick scheme. As an important aside, it should be mentioned that &quot;religion&quot; as a category or concept is completely modern; prior to probably the 17-18th centuries, there was no way to conceptually isolate what we now categorize as &quot;religion&quot; or the &quot;religious&quot;. So even in speaking about what can &quot;religions&quot; offer, there is a presentist bias inherent in the question itself that makes assumptions about what &quot;religion&quot; is or isn't. And, no, reading a &quot;religion's&quot; scripture is not sufficient when it comes to determining what that &quot;religion&quot; is. There is such a thing as &quot;lived&quot; religion, that is how a religion's practitioners have historically molded their lives with reference to &quot;religion&quot;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the question, I agree with earlier commentators who've pointed out that Islam itself makes the claim that it's more of a corrective to earlier religions than it is a &quot;competitor&quot;.  With that said, according to Islam's vision of itself, no, there is nothing particularly unique (vis-a-vis pristine Judaism and Christianity) about Islam at the core theological levels. Of course, Islam claims that contemporaneous versions of Judaism and Christianity at the time of Islam's advent are partially inauthentic, so its uniqueness is one of authenticity more than anything else. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="328" LastActivityDate="2012-07-18T00:05:48.013" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1574" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-18T03:25:01.770" Score="9" ViewCount="7489" Body="&lt;p&gt;Among Muslims, controlling the djinn or the shayatin for worldly gain is considered a form of magic, and practicing magic is clearly condemned by God in the Qur'an (i.e., &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:102&lt;/a&gt;).  As such, one could easily derive that a devout Muslim should have nothing to do with fortune-tellers who claim, by communing with (evil) spirits or accessing the &quot;spirit world,&quot; to know the future or possess secret knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are, however, fortune-tellers who claim their knowledge comes from other sources.  Astrologers, for example, base their information on observation of the stars and the celestial bodies, and not from communing with the spirit world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, would practicing astrology be considered acceptable in Islam, even if spirit-based forms of fortune-telling are not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-21T00:34:00.657" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T15:07:17.013" Title="Is practicing astrology against Islam?" Tags="|ilm-al-ghaib|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1574" CreationDate="2012-07-18T03:25:01.770" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;The prophet is reported to have said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He who&#xA;  visits an 'Arraf (عَرّاف) and asks him&#xA;  about anything, his prayers extending&#xA;  to forty nights will not be accepted. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cmje.org/religious-texts/hadith/muslim/026-smt.php#026.5540&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim: 5540&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Going to an &lt;em&gt;'arraf&lt;/em&gt; (e.g., a diviner, seer or fortune-teller) is a clear violation of the Prophet (S)'s order, hence not allowed in Islamic Shari'ah.  Since God is &lt;em&gt;`Alimu-lghaib&lt;/em&gt; (Knower of the Unseen), visiting any &lt;em&gt;'arraf&lt;/em&gt; to gain knowledge of the unseen can also be considered a form of &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt;.  As God says in the Qur'an,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/72/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;72:26&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;[He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/72/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;72:27&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Except whom He has approved of messengers, and indeed, He sends before each messenger and behind him observers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as for anyone who claims to have knowledge of the future, God said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/31/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;31:34&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Indeed, Allah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it seems clear that anyone who goes to an astrologer for the purposes of knowing and predicting the future has strayed from the straight path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, I know of no strong evidences against using astrology &lt;em&gt;for purposes other than discerning the unseen&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, there are many astrologers who claim, through (pseudo-)scientific observations made over generations, that the positions of the stars may influence your personality or behaviour; rather than claiming to know the secrets of the unseen, which are God's alone to disclose, they are trying to explain observable phenomena using other observable phenomena.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if there's nothing to forbid such practices, or following those who espouse them, refraining from such is still probably safer since astrology (in general) is so strongly correllated to fortune-telling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="4769" LastEditDate="2014-05-21T12:11:52.950" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T12:11:52.950" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1576" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-07-18T06:53:04.100" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-07-18T06:53:04.100" LastActivityDate="2012-07-18T06:53:04.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1577" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-07-18T06:53:04.100" Score="0" Body="Questions about or that apply specifically to women." OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="853" LastEditDate="2013-02-20T04:47:15.390" LastActivityDate="2013-02-20T04:47:15.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1569" CreationDate="2012-07-18T07:18:43.973" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;By blind God does not mean physical eye. It is about eye of heart and it means seeing truth but not accepting it and having dogma about some false beliefs. Anything in other life is reflect of our behaviors in this life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#7:198&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[7:198]&lt;/a&gt;  And if you invite them to guidance, they do not hear;&#xA;  and you see them looking at you while they do not see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#7:179&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[7:179]&lt;/a&gt;  And We have certainly created for Hell many of the&#xA;  jinn and mankind. They have hearts with which they do not understand,&#xA;  they have eyes with which they do not see, and they have ears with&#xA;  which they do not hear. Those are like livestock; rather, they are&#xA;  more astray. It is they who are the heedless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#10:43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[10:43]&lt;/a&gt;  And among them are those who look at you. But can you&#xA;  guide the blind although they will not [attempt to] see?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#36:9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[36:9]&lt;/a&gt;  And We have put before them a barrier and behind them a&#xA;  barrier and covered them, so they do not see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[2:7] &lt;/a&gt; Allah has set a seal upon their hearts and upon their&#xA;  hearing, and over their vision is a veil. And for them is a great&#xA;  punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#16:108&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[16:108]&lt;/a&gt;  Those are the ones over whose hearts and hearing and&#xA;  vision Allah has sealed, and it is those who are the heedless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-26T08:02:16.213" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T08:02:16.213" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1579" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-18T07:47:20.413" Score="31" ViewCount="3865" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently I heard the term '&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahhabi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wahhabism&lt;/a&gt;' for specifying a group of Muslims. Actually what is Wahhabism? Is it a sect or normal religious group? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="119" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-28T14:05:19.477" LastActivityDate="2018-12-06T04:23:17.027" Title="What is Wahhabism?" Tags="|sunni|sects|salafi|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1581" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1582" CreationDate="2012-07-18T08:23:05.237" Score="2" ViewCount="962" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is not based on discussions, want i want here is to completely understand the picture of Clinical Trials in Islam. My question is can a Muslim work in Research department or back end IT department for such organisations, would it be a Halal income?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="230" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:39:58.583" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:39:58.583" Title="Are Muslims allowed to work for Clinical Trial organizations?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|science|medical|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1581" CreationDate="2012-07-18T12:36:10.657" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't see what is wrong about Clinical Trials to be prohibited in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Egypt we have a government-based company called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vacsera.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Vacsera&lt;/a&gt;. In this company they do drug trials on volunteers before releasing the drugs to public.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="79" LastActivityDate="2012-07-18T12:36:10.657" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1584" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1579" CreationDate="2012-07-18T14:12:02.953" Score="22" Body="&lt;p&gt;The term &quot;Wahhabi&quot; is nothing but an outcome of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.salafimanhaj.com/pdf/SalafiManhaj_TermWahhabi&quot;&gt;ideological attack&lt;/a&gt; by made by media and other sects in their efforts to harm the Call to Islamic Monotheism (Tawheed). It is sad to see some people still want to propagate this myth from what they know from hearsay information. And most probably, they even wouldn't know where the term comes from or what the so-called &quot;wahhabis&quot; call for. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term &quot;wahabbi&quot; comes from a scholar of Islam named &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wahhabis.com/pages/op-a-brief-history.cfm&quot;&gt;Muhammad bin Abd al-Wahhaab&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The condition of the Muslims in his time was a dire one and is&#xA;  described by historians and by both Imaam al-Shawkani (d. 1834CE) and&#xA;  Imaam al-San'aanee (d. 1769CE) (both contemporaries) as one in which&#xA;  the people had turned to worshipping graves, stones, trees and the&#xA;  likes. The people had abandoned or were very lax towards the main&#xA;  symbols of worship (prayer, zakah) and were content with innovations&#xA;  which became their connection to the religion, and rare were the&#xA;  scholars who would enjoin the good and forbid the evil, most were&#xA;  content with the status quo, and those who were not content were not&#xA;  able to speak out due to not having the will and courage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In this setting, &lt;strong&gt;Ibn Abd al-Wahhab began calling the people to the&#xA;  monotheism of the Prophets and Messengers, and rejected the worship of&#xA;  the graves, attachment to them, and soliciting intercession from them,&#xA;  and calling upon the dead for rescue from calamity and what is similar&#xA;  to this.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for the people who say this is something new - No, it is not. Many scholars before him called people to the same thing and long before them the Prophets and the Messengers.  Many scholars spoke against plastering of graves like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wahhabis.com/articles/vtltfpa-imaam-maalik-on-plastering-graves-building-over-them-and-placing-stones-on-them.cfm&quot;&gt;Imam Maalik&lt;/a&gt;. Some people who blame him of destroying &quot;historically important&quot; sites/graves would like to see this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ali Ibn Abi Talib said to abul Hayyaj al-Asadi: &quot;Shall I charge you&#xA;  with a duty which the Prophet (salallahu alaihe wa-sallam) charged me&#xA;  with? Destroy every idol or statue and &lt;strong&gt;level down every raised&#xA;  grave.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; &lt;strong&gt;[Saheeh Muslim]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And regarding what people accuse him of rejecting Madhabs and Islamic Scholarship (without any proof), this is my proof that he didn't from his own Book, He said, as occurs in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wahhabis.com/articles/gqcfihu-shaykh-abd-allaah-bin-muhammad-bin-abd-al-wahhaab-on-benefiting-from-the-knowledge-based-heritage-of-past-scholars.cfm&quot;&gt;al-Durar al-Saniyyah&lt;/a&gt; (1/228-229):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ثم إنا نستعين على فهم كتاب الله، بالتفاسير المتداولة المعتبرة، ومن أجلها لدينا : تفسير ابن جرير، ومختصره لابن كثير الشافعي، وكذا البغوي،&#xA;  والبيضاوي، والخازن، والحداد، والجلالين، وغيرهم . وعلى فهم الحديث،&#xA;  بشروح الأئمة المبرزين : كالعسقلاني، والقسطلاني، على البخاري، والنووي&#xA;  على مسلم، والمناوي على الجامع الصغير . ونحرص على كتب الحديث، خصوصاً :&#xA;  الأمهات الست، وشروحها ؛ ونعتني بسائر الكتب، في سائر الفنون، أصولاً،&#xA;  وفروعاً، وقواعد، وسيراً، ونحواً، وصرفاً، وجميع علوم الأمة . ولا نأمر&#xA;  باتلاف شيء من المؤلفات أصلاً، إلاّ ما اشتمل على ما يوقع الناس في&#xA;  الشرك، كروض الرياحين، أو يحصل بسببه خلل في العقائد، كعلم المنطق، فإنه&#xA;  قد حرمه جمع من العلماء، على أنا لا نفحص عن مثل ذلك، وكالدلائل، إلاّ إن&#xA;  تظاهر به صاحبه معانداً، أتلف عليه ؛ وما اتفق لبعض البدو، في اتلاف بعض&#xA;  كتب أهل الطائف، إنما صدر منه لجهله، وقد زجر هو، وغيره عن مثل ذلك .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thereafter, we seek aid in understanding the Book of Allaah with the well-circulated, accepted books of tafseer (Qur’anic commentary),&#xA;  and from the loftiest of them in our view are the tafseer of Ibn&#xA;  Jarir, and its summarized version by Ibn Kathir al-Shafi’i, and&#xA;  likewise (that of) al-Baghawi, and al-Baydawi, and al-Khaazin, and&#xA;  al-Haddaad and al-Jalaalayn and other than them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And in understanding the hadeeth, with the explanations upon [the hadeeth collection of] al-Bukhari by the prominent scholars such as&#xA;  al-Asqalaani, al-Qastalaani. And [that of] al-Nawawi for [the hadeeth&#xA;  collection of] Muslim, and [that of] al-Munawi upon al-Jami’&#xA;  al-Sagheer. And we are eager for the books of hadeeth, such as the six&#xA;  main books and their explanations, and we are occupied with all of the&#xA;  books, in all of the various disciplines, both in the foundations and&#xA;  the subsidiary [matters], in the principles, in biographies, in&#xA;  grammar, morphology and in all of the sciences of this Ummah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And we do not command the destruction of any of the authored works at all except what comprises that which makes the people fall into&#xA;  polytheism, such as Rawd al-Riyaaheen, or [those books] on account of&#xA;  which errors in creed are acquired, such as [books] on [Greek] logic,&#xA;  for a group of the Scholars have prohibited them, bearing in mind that&#xA;  we do not investigate into such matters (in any case), and like [the&#xA;  book] al-Dalaa’il. [And the same is with any book] unless its author&#xA;  manifests obstinacy [with respect to what is in it of error and&#xA;  misguidance], in that case it is destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And as for what one of the Bedouins did of destroying some of the books of the people of al-Taa’if, then that occurred from him due to&#xA;  his ignorance, and he and others have been reprimanded from the likes&#xA;  of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/showpost.php?s=5d51bbf900704149dce9d8fdfdda1bb6&amp;amp;p=52105&amp;amp;postcount=10&quot;&gt;Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhaab said&lt;/a&gt;, describing himself, was: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“I tell you that– praise be to Allah – my belief and my religion,&#xA;  according to which I worship Allah, is the way of Ahl al-Sunnah&#xA;  wa’l-Jamaa’ah, which was the way of the imams of the Muslims, such as&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;the four Imams and their followers until the Day of Resurrection&lt;/strong&gt;. But&#xA;  I explain to people that they must devote their worship sincerely to&#xA;  Allah (ikhlas). I forbid them to call upon the Prophets and the dead&#xA;  among the righteous and others, and from associating them with Allah&#xA;  in any act of worship that should be done for Allah alone, such as&#xA;  offering sacrifices, making vows, putting one’s trust, prostrating and&#xA;  other actions which are due to Allah and in which no one should be&#xA;  associated with Him, not any angel who is close to Him or any Prophet&#xA;  who was sent. This is the Message which was proclaimed by all the&#xA;  Messengers, from the first of them to the last of them, and this is&#xA;  the way of Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa’ah. I hold a high position in my&#xA;  village and people listen to me. Some of the leaders denounced that&#xA;  because it goes against the customs they grew up with. I also obliged&#xA;  those who are under me to perform regular prayer, pay zakaah and&#xA;  fulfil other Islamic duties, and I forbade them to deal with ribaa,&#xA;  drink intoxicants and other kinds of forbidden things. The leaders&#xA;  could not criticize that or find fault with it, because it is&#xA;  something that is liked by the common folk, so they directed their&#xA;  criticism and enmity against that which I enjoin of Tawheed and that&#xA;  which I forbid of shirk, and they confused the common folk by saying&#xA;  that this goes against what everyone is doing, and they caused a great&#xA;  deal of fitnah…” &lt;strong&gt;(al-Durar al-Sanniyyah, 1/64-65, 79-80)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So he never rejected Islamic scholarship rather he encouraged to take from them and note the bold part The four Imams refers to the four madh-habs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His call was not a new call and nor an innovated call for he was preceded&#xA;  in this rejection [of Worshiping graves] by centuries by other scholars such as Ibn Aqeel (d.&#xA;  488H) and Ibn al-Jawzee (d. 597H), both Hanbalis, and the erroneous&#xA;  nature of these practices was even indicated by Fakhr al-Din al-Razi&#xA;  (d. 606H) - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wahhabis.com/?qwrwa&quot;&gt;see this article&lt;/a&gt; and likewise al-Maqrizi (d. 845H), the&#xA;  Shafi'i scholar from Egypt (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wahhabis.com/?asnof&quot;&gt;see this article&lt;/a&gt;). His call started in&#xA;  Huraymalah, then went to al-Uyainah where he won temporary support of&#xA;  Uthmaan bin Mu'ammar, and then al-Dir'iyyah where he won the support&#xA;  of the leader, Muhammad bin Sa'ud, who had accepted his call.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should listen to his complete biography explained in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/audio/SalehAsSaleh/Seerah_-_Merits_of_the_Scholars/Saleh-asSaleh_-_07-_Shaykh_Muhammad_Abdul_Wahhab_-_Biography_www.AbdurRahman.org.mp3&quot;&gt;audio&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad bin Abd al-Wahhaab wrote many books on Tawheed because his focus was on the Monotheism and he was trying to revive it. His interest was to remove shirk (polytheism) which was what the call of the Prophet himself. His books include Kitab at-Tawheed (Book of Monotheism), Kashf ush-Shubuhaat (Removal of Doubts), Masaa’il-ul-Jaahiliyyah(Aspects of the days of Ignorance) and much more. All surrounded the central theme of &quot;Tawheed&quot; (Monotheism).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And one more allegation is made by some people is that the Terrorists and Extremists follows the principles of Muhammad bin Abd al-Wahhaab. These are merely empty claims. These Myths are debunked by scholars and students of knowledge umpteen times in a detailed manner. You can read a detailed article &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/jihad/thewahhabimyth.pdf&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; about the &quot;Wahhabi&quot; Myth and the complete debunking of it. This fact is also mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.notablebiographies.com/supp/Supplement-A-Bu-and-Obituaries/Ibn-Abd-al-Wahhab-Muhammad.html&quot;&gt;Encyclopedia of World Biography&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some have alleged that his strict interpretation of Islam has&#xA;  motivated terrorist activities generally and has specifically formed&#xA;  the basis for the militant Islam of terrorist mastermind Osama bin&#xA;  Laden, a Saudi follower of Wahhabism. During his own lifetime,&#xA;  however, Ibn Abd al-Wahhab favored debate and religious instruction&#xA;  over violent campaigns as methods of persuasion, and the proposed link&#xA;  between bin Laden and Wahhab’s thought has encountered strenuous&#xA;  objections.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[&lt;strong&gt;Abd al-Wahhab, Muhammad Ibn (c. 1702-c. 1791).&quot; Encyclopedia of World Biography. Vol. 27. Detroit: Gale, 2007]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2013-07-30T06:28:52.720" LastActivityDate="2013-07-30T06:28:52.720" CommentCount="10" CommunityOwnedDate="2013-07-30T05:57:12.350" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1569" CreationDate="2012-07-18T14:26:56.010" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In tafseer, scholars commented that this means the person will have no proof to justify his deeds in dunya (world). There will be no evidence supporting him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mujahid, Abu Salih and As-Suddi said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;This means he will have no proof.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;`Ikrimah said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;He will be made blind to everything except Hell.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is because of what Allah the Exalted says in Surah Al-Isra :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We shall gather them together on the Day of Resurrection on their&#xA;  faces, blind, dumb and deaf; their abode will be Hell. [&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an&#xA;  17:97&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=896&amp;amp;Itemid=74&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafseer Ibn Katheer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-11-05T15:08:16.980" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T15:08:16.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1560" CreationDate="2012-07-18T15:07:57.800" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a controversial matter and there is a difference of opinion. Most scholars prohibit disbelievers from touching the Qur'an. &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/12225&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shaykh Ibn Jibreen&lt;/a&gt; said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The Holy Qur’aan should not be touched by anyone except those who are&#xA;  purified. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;“Verily, the Mushrikoon (polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers&#xA;    in the Oneness of Allaah, and in the Message of Muhammad) are Najasun&#xA;    (impure)” &lt;strong&gt;[al-Tawbah 9:28]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On this basis, the kaafir should not be permitted to touch the&#xA;  Qur’aan, whether he is a Christian, a Jew, a Buddhist, a Hindu or&#xA;  anything else. &lt;strong&gt;But it is permissible for him to listen to the&#xA;  Qur’aan on radio or TV, or from tapes, and it is permissible for him&#xA;  to read the translations of the meanings of the Qur’aan which are&#xA;  available in different languages.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) prohibited carrying the Qur'an to the countries of enemies and justified this by saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;so as not to fall into their hands (i.e., the hands of the enemy) &lt;strong&gt;[Muslim]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, this has showed that they should not be enabled to take it, but they can listen to it. Allah (Exalted be He) says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if anyone of the Mushrikûn (polytheists, idolaters, pagans,&#xA;  disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh) seeks your protection, then&#xA;  grant him protection so that he may hear the Word of Allâh (the&#xA;  Qur’ân) &lt;strong&gt;[Surah At-Tawbah 9:6]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, some other scholars adopted the opinion that touching the Noble Qur'an is permissible for non-Muslims. They said it is probable that they embrace islam by doing so. They supported their argument by mentioning the Prophet's message (peace be upon him) to Heraclius the king of the Romans in which he mentioned Allah's Saying (Glorified and Exalted be He):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): &quot;O people of the Scripture (Jews&#xA;  and Christians): Come to a word that is just between us and you . &lt;strong&gt;[Surah Al-Imran 3:64]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They stated that this a great Ayah from the Book of Allah and he wrote it to Heraclius. However, the correct opinion is that this is not a proof, rather it indicates the permissibility of writing an Ayah or two of the Book of Allah. As for handing over the Mus-haf; there are no authentic reports from him (peace be upon him) in this regard. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Fatawa/Fatwaprint.aspx?id=4828&amp;amp;BookID=&amp;amp;sectionid=14&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fataawa al-lajnah al-daa’imah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-07-18T15:07:57.800" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1587" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-18T16:50:47.570" Score="14" ViewCount="17602" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a problem with men marrying more than one wife. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know this is written in the Holy QURAN, but it clearly states you should be able to love them equally which is definitely not possible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The women of course do not like that, because naturally &lt;code&gt;no woman would like to share a man, and sometimes&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel Islam doesn't consider how women feel. I am a Muslim and an open minded person and like to make meaning of things. I get really confused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="332" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2012-07-19T16:59:31.143" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T05:25:45.240" Title="Why should a man marry more than one wife, when he clearly cannot treat them equally?" Tags="|nikah|women|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1590" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1574" CreationDate="2012-07-18T19:34:20.327" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shia View&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It depends on purpose of this practice. It’s like using knife. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unseen is what one does not know and is relative from one person to other person. What you know but I do not know is unseen for me and not unseen for you. There are levels of unseen and everyone know unseen based on his knowledge. Prophets and Imams know unseen more than normal people but still lower than God. Some magicians can really firstly how you can ensure they tell truth and they do not use Kafir Jinns?&#xA;Also giving money and using any kind of magic and future telling is Haram unless in very especial cases only for prophets and Imams and very close friends of God (who are Wali of God).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Future by help of Jinns. There are Muslim and Kafir Jinns. Prophets and Imams have servants of Jinn who help them (like delivering a letter quickly or working like Jinns working for prophet Solomon S.A. in Quran) and Kafir Magicians use Kafir Jinns to see future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jinns are not material like human and they live in another parallel universe but are living in the same places human live. Because time and place limit is only for material and Jinns are not material Jinns can go to future or past in time and can go to any place quickly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kafir Jinns help Kafir humans only if they do some works for them in return. For example insulting Quran. For example after arresting a magician it was seen that he had a Quran under his sit and made it dirty with Najis things. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-16T09:55:29.100" LastActivityDate="2016-01-16T09:55:29.100" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1568" CreationDate="2012-07-18T19:49:57.843" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shia View&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Muslim should also pay Khums. both Shia and Sunni scholars accept Khums but conflict is about the items that their Khums should be paid.  According to &#xA;&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/beliefs/practices/khums.html#1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Khums (The Islamic Tax)&lt;/a&gt;&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Khums&quot; literally means &quot;one-fifth or 20%&quot;. In Islamic legal terminology, it means &quot;one-fifth of certain items which a person acquires as wealth, and which must be paid as an Islamic tax&quot;. The Qur'an mentions it in the following verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Know that whatever of a thing you acquire, a fifth of it is for Allah,&#xA;    for the Messenger, for the near relative, and the orphans, the needy,&#xA;    and the wayfarer...(&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#8:41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;8:41&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In this verse, the word &quot;ghanimtum&quot; has been used which has been translated as &quot;you acquire&quot;. As explained above, it means &quot;certain items which a person acquires as wealth.&quot; What are these certain items? According to the ahadith of the Imams of Ahlu 'l-bayt, the items which are eligible for khums are seven:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;the profit or the surplus of the income.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;the legitimate wealth which is mixed with some illegitimate wealth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;mines and minerals.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;the precious stones obtained from sea by diving.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;treasures.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;the land which a dhimmi kafir buys from a Muslim.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;the spoils of war.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, there are some people who interpret the word &quot;ghanimtum&quot; as &quot;whatever of a thing you acquire as spoils of war,&quot; thus confining the obligation of khums to the spoils of war only. This interpretation is based on ignorance of the Arabic language, the history of khums, the Islamic laws and of the interpretation of the Qur'an. To make this point crystal clear, I would like to quote the following arguments from my father, `Allamah Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi. In reading the following paragraphs, remember that the word ghanimtum has been derived from al-ghanimah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The Meaning of Ghanimtum: The famous Arabic dictionary of al-Munjid (by Father Louis Ma'luf of Beirut) says, al-ghanim and al-ghanimah means: (a) What is taken from the fighting enemies by force. (b) All earnings generally...Furthermore, the saying al-ghunm bi 'l-ghurm means that the profit stands against expenses, i.e., as the owner is the sole proprietor of the profit and nobody shares it with him, therefore only he bears all the expenses and risk.'(See the entry under G-N-M; in the 28th edition of al-Munjid (Beirut: Dar el-Machreq, 1986) it is on p. 561. Also see other famous dictionaries like Lisan al-`Arab and al-Qamus.) This implies that in Arabic language al-ghanimah has two meanings: one the spoils of war, and the other 'profit'. The above quoted proverb also proves that 'profit' is not uncommon meaning. When a word in the Qur'an can be interpreted in more than one way, it is incumbent upon the Muslims to seek guidance from the Prophet and the Ahlu 'l-bayt. Otherwise, they would be guilty of tafsir bi 'r-ra'iy (interpreting the Qur'an according to one's own personal views); and this is a sin which pushes the sinner into jahannam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference and further study:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/laws/khums.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/laws/khums.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter6b/4.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter6b/4.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-laws.com/khums.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamic-laws.com/khums.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-30T05:27:51.047" LastActivityDate="2016-04-30T05:27:51.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1592" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1587" CreationDate="2012-07-18T20:07:26.853" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;when he clearly cannot treat them equally&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;how you can ensure this? Quran says prophet is a good role model for you. if it was impossible Quran not said prophet is your model.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You might also want to see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/womanrights/11.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Woman and her Rights, chapter 11 Polygamy&lt;/a&gt;, which discusses this in depth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="143" LastEditDate="2012-07-19T07:06:35.343" LastActivityDate="2012-07-19T07:06:35.343" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1579" CreationDate="2012-07-18T23:59:29.790" Score="25" Body="&lt;p&gt;Abdullah (previously Ershad) has explained the Wahhabi movement&#xA;from the Wahhabi perspective and has mentioned some nice and positive aspects of the Wahhabi movement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every group believes that they are right, often they believe they are completely right with no mistake in their beliefs. &#xA;Typically it is almost impossible to find any serious criticism or &#xA;discussion of negative aspects and facts about the group in their own writings. &#xA;Let me try to provide a perspective from outside the movement. &#xA;Hopefully &lt;em&gt;together&lt;/em&gt; with Abdullah's answer &#xA;we will have a more objective view of the movement. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please keep in mind that &#xA;&lt;em&gt;some of what I write below &#xA;only applies to more radical groups in the Wahhabi movement&lt;/em&gt; and &#xA;may not be correct/accurate about more moderate Wahhabi Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahhabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wahhabi&lt;/a&gt; movement is &#xA;a recent 18th century ultraconservative fundamentalist movement &#xA;inside the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salafi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Salafi&lt;/a&gt; movement. &#xA;It was initiated by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. &#xA;The followers of this branch dislike being called &quot;Wahhabi&quot; &#xA;because it designates them as followers of the teachings of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab&#xA;which is harmful to their claim that they are the true followers of the true Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wahhabi movement is typically associated with Saudi Arabia, &#xA;since historically it started there in the 18th century, &#xA;became dominant through alliance with &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Saud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Saud&lt;/a&gt; family, &#xA;it is the dominant practice of Islam in Saudi Arabia, and &#xA;it is strongly supported and promoted by the Saudi government. &#xA;The cost of the alliance was that&#xA;the Wahhabi leaders should leave the political space to the Al Saud family.&#xA;Therefore the Wahhabi movement often discourages its followers from &#xA;participating in political process (like elections, popular protests, etc.).&#xA;Looking at the early Islamic history&#xA;it seems that discouraging political participation &#xA;is not based on early Muslim society but&#xA;rather an addition for the sake of the alliance between Wahhabi leaders and Al Saud family.&#xA;This apolitical attitude sometimes changes, e.g.&#xA;extremist Wahhabi groups like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Taliban&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ISIS&lt;/a&gt;, etc. &#xA;try to revive the Islamic Caliphate through force and violence, &#xA;and sometimes peacefully like the Wahhabi movement in Egypt &#xA;which initially were against any participation in elections and&#xA;protests against Mobarak, &#xA;but changed their view after the Mobarak was toppled and&#xA;participated in the elections as the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nour_Party&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Nour party&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The movement has a nostalgic and romantic view of the early Muslim society and &#xA;the first three generations of Muslims.&#xA;This idealization of Islamic society and early Muslims makes them &#xA;intolerant of practices not conforming to their understanding.&#xA;They believe it is possible to have a perfect Muslim society &#xA;by emulating the early Islamic society.&#xA;Anything after that period is considered with suspension and sometimes as corruption.&#xA;This is more true about those periods of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim history&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;where leaders of Muslims were not Arabs&#xA;(essentially anything after the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad_Caliphate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Umayyad period&lt;/a&gt;, and &#xA;specially the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Caliphate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ottoman period&lt;/a&gt;).&#xA;There are some elements of pan-Arabism in the movement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes the Wahhabi movement is categorized under &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanbali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hanbali&lt;/a&gt; school of Islamic jurisprudence (figh).&#xA;The movement started among Muslims following Hanbali school and &#xA;its growth so far has been mainly among the followers of Hanbali school.&#xA;But the movement is growing among other Sunni jurisprudence schools&#xA;(which have been considered more tolerant than Hanbali school).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wahhabi movement's strong insistence that they are following the true Islam&#xA;comes with a strong insistence that &#xA;other Muslims are not following the true Islam.&#xA;This makes them intolerant of other Muslims when &#xA;they seem to disagree with Wahhabi teachings.&#xA;This originates from their belief that &#xA;unlike other schools they are not interpreting Islamic sources and &#xA;&lt;em&gt;their understanding&lt;/em&gt; of Islamic sources is just Islam and nothing more.&#xA;They typically have a literal reading of Islamic sources.&#xA;In particular&#xA;they have a very strict understanding of &quot;tawheed (monotheism)&quot; and&#xA;do not tolerate those who disagree with their understanding.&#xA;You can literally loose your head for doing something that &#xA;violates tawheed in their view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They consider followers of other branches of Islam to be &quot;mushrik&quot;. &#xA;They have a strong anti-Shia and anti-Sufi attitude and&#xA;consider them &quot;mushrik&quot;.&#xA;They also take actions against these groups by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takfir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;takfiring&lt;/a&gt; them.&#xA;I should add that takfir is more than just calling someone non-Muslim, &#xA;it typically has severe consequences: &#xA;the takfir of a person makes him &#xA;loose legal rights, &#xA;loose ownership of his property, &#xA;invalidate his marriage, and &#xA;even gives permission to kill him as a kafir &#xA;(some extremist Wahhabi groups believe that &#xA;it is permitted and even duty to kill kafirs just for being kafir).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The issue gets more severe because&#xA;this practice of takfir is extended to other beliefs and teachings of the movement, e.g.&#xA;(as Abdullah confirmed) &#xA;some Wahhabi scholars takfir those Shia Muslims who believe that &#xA;some non-prophets like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ali ibn Abī Ṭālib&lt;/a&gt; (PBUH) are above &lt;em&gt;some&lt;/em&gt; prophets (PBUT). &#xA;There are similar cases against Sunni Muslims practicing &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sufism&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;for things like celebrating the birthdays of Sufi Muslim saints.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wahhabi movement also &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_early_Islamic_heritage_sites&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;destroys historical Islamic sites&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;You will have a very hard time finding any historical Islamic place &#xA;from pre-Al Saud period in Saudi Arabia.&#xA;This extends to sites associated with the prophet and his family and companions.&#xA;All of this is done in the name of fighting &quot;shirk&quot;.&#xA;Some Wahhabi scholars even want to destroy &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Masjid_al-Nabawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Masjid al-Nabawi&lt;/a&gt;&quot; and &#xA;the prophet's own tomb (see also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/mecca-for-the-rich-islams-holiest-site-turning-into-vegas-2360114.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; in the Independent).&#xA;Their justification is that some Muslims pray at these sites and&#xA;seek help from these saints and ask the saints to pray for them &#xA;in gaining God's favor.&#xA;They understand these practices as asking favors from someone other than God and&#xA;therefore &quot;shirk&quot;.&#xA;There are verses in Quran which indicate it is not problematic to &#xA;ask others to pray for us in gaining God's favor.&#xA;However, according to the Wahhabi understanding &#xA;these verses only apply to living persons,&#xA;so it is forbidden to do so &#xA;if the saint has passed away and is not in this world.&#xA;Again, the issue goes back on their strong insistence on a particular interpretation.&#xA;By the way,&#xA;there does not seem to be any evidence that &#xA;the destruction of graves and historical sites that is practiced by the movement &#xA;is a part of Prophet's Sunnah, &#xA;nor that of the four Caliphs following him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are also hostile to any practices that is not based on &#xA;the actions and sayings of the first three generations of Muslims.&#xA;It is probably OK to say that one should not claim that &#xA;any practice which is not based on Quran and &#xA;sayings and actions of the prophet (and maybe early Muslims) &#xA;is not part of the &lt;em&gt;original&lt;/em&gt; Islamic teachings.&#xA;However, because of their strong puritan tendencies and &#xA;idealistic view of early Muslim society as the complete perfect society,&#xA;they forbid such actions and teachings generally even if one makes no claim that &#xA;it was part of original Islamic teachings.&#xA;You are not allowed to come up with new practices acceptable in Islam by yourself.&#xA;This in particular confronts the teachings of Shia and Sufi Muslims &#xA;who believe that God may give new good teachings to Muslims&#xA;(through Shia Imams or Sufi saints).&#xA;It restricts the framework of acceptable and good practices to &#xA;those during the first three generations of Muslims.&#xA;It is an ultraconservative understanding of the Islam in the sense that&#xA;it is not sufficient that a practice does not violate basic teachings of Islam.&#xA;Anything that is not based on those basic teachings is forbidden.&#xA;This seems to be against the teaching of Quran that&#xA;regularly orders scholars not to forbid what God has not forbidden.&#xA;In this ultraconservative reading,&#xA;all such teachings are considered &quot;innovation&quot; (Bid'ah) and are forbidden.&#xA;They also have a very strict ultraconservative static understanding of Islamic law (figh).&#xA;They reject the influence of non-Arab cultures in later periods as non-Islamic,&#xA;but because of their idealistic view of the first three generation of Muslims&#xA;they do not make much distinction between Islamic teachings and &#xA;the Arab cultural of that time.&#xA;In other words,&#xA;the behavior and Arab culture of Muslims during early Islamic history become &#xA;part of Islam and are an ideal to be emulated,&#xA;while the behavior and non-Arab culture of later periods are rejected as unIslamic and&#xA;something to be avoided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of these and similar issues and &#xA;their general intolerance and violence towards other Muslim groups &#xA;(sometimes based on small difference in &#xA;beliefs, practices, or interpretations of Islamic sources)&#xA;many Muslim scholars (Sunni and Shia) &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahhabi#Criticism_and_controversy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;consider them extremists&lt;/a&gt;. &#xA;Some scholars see similarities between the extremist Wahhabi groups and &#xA;an early group in Islamic history called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharijites&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kharijites&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Imam_of_al-Azhar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Grand Imam of Al Azhar University&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_el-Tayeb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al Sharif Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.israinternational.com/world-nexus/419-salafi-attacks-on-sufi-shrines-violate-islam-declares-grand-imam-of-al-azhar-al-sharif.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Mufti&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Grand Mufti of Egypt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Gomaa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ali Gomaa&lt;/a&gt;, some Shia scholars, and even Saudi Prince &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamdouh_bin_Abdulaziz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mamdouh bin Abdulaziz&lt;/a&gt;).&#xA;Kharijites had a very strict and ultraconservative understanding of Islam and&#xA;were intolerant and violent towards other Muslims who disagreed with their interpretation (including the forth Caliph).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The estimated percentage of Muslims following Wahhabi school is relatively small &#xA;(less than 4% of Muslims, mainly in the central parts of Saudi Arabia and &#xA;coastal parts of United Arab Emirates). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rRYYi.png&quot; alt=&quot;Map of Middle East Religions&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(A larger versions of the map can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://gulf2000.columbia.edu/images/maps/Mid_East_Religion_lg.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However according to some reports, &#xA;they are the fastest growing group among Muslims &#xA;(this is mainly attributed to the heavy financial support by Saudi government &#xA;which some estimate &#xA;to provide over 90% of total money spent for preaching Islam in the world).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not sure what you mean by &quot;is it a sect or normal religious group?&quot;. &#xA;&lt;em&gt;It is a movement and a school of thought in Islam practiced by some Muslims.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T08:23:45.073" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T08:23:45.073" CommentCount="9" CommunityOwnedDate="2013-07-01T08:57:01.743" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1594" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-19T07:50:32.640" Score="6" ViewCount="176784" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the month of Ramadan, I intentionally broke my fast. What should I do to make up for the broken fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="41" LastEditDate="2012-07-23T15:06:16.640" LastActivityDate="2015-09-23T16:13:34.650" Title="What do I do if I intentionally break my fast?" Tags="|fiqh|ramadan|tawba|sawm|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1594" CreationDate="2012-07-19T07:50:32.640" Score="5" Body="&lt;h3&gt;Breaking Fast is a Sin&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, fasting in Ramadan is fard (i.e. the order of Allah). One must have fast in Ramadan if &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawm#General_conditions&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the general conditions&lt;/a&gt; are met.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَيَّامًا مَّعْدُودَاتٍ فَمَن كَانَ مِنكُم مَّرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ يُطِيقُونَهُ فِدْيَةٌ طَعَامُ مِسْكِينٍ فَمَن تَطَوَّعَ خَيْرًا فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّهُ وَأَن تَصُومُواْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;(Fast) a certain number of days; and (for) him who is sick among you, or on a journey, (the same) number of other days; and for those who can afford it there is a ransom: the feeding of a man in need - but whoso doeth good of his own accord, it is better for him: and that ye fast is better for you if ye did but know.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِيَ أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِّنَ الْهُدَى وَالْفُرْقَانِ فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ الشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ وَمَن كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ يُرِيدُ اللّهُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ وَلاَ يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَ وَلِتُكْمِلُواْ الْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُواْ اللّهَ عَلَى مَا هَدَاكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for mankind, and clear proofs of the guidance, and the Criterion (of right and wrong). And whosoever of you is present, let him fast the month, and whosoever of you is sick or on a journey, (let him fast the same) number of other days. Allah desireth for you ease; He desireth not hardship for you; and (He desireth) that ye should complete the period, and that ye should magnify Allah for having guided you, and that peradventure ye may be thankful.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُواْ لِي وَلْيُؤْمِنُواْ بِي لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me that they may be [rightly] guided.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ لَيْلَةَ الصِّيَامِ الرَّفَثُ إِلَى نِسَآئِكُمْ هُنَّ لِبَاسٌ لَّكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لِبَاسٌ لَّهُنَّ عَلِمَ اللّهُ أَنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَخْتانُونَ أَنفُسَكُمْ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَعَفَا عَنكُمْ فَالآنَ بَاشِرُوهُنَّ وَابْتَغُواْ مَا كَتَبَ اللّهُ لَكُمْ وَكُلُواْ وَاشْرَبُواْ حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ ثُمَّ أَتِمُّواْ الصِّيَامَ إِلَى الَّليْلِ وَلاَ تُبَاشِرُوهُنَّ وَأَنتُمْ عَاكِفُونَ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ تِلْكَ حُدُودُ اللّهِ فَلاَ تَقْرَبُوهَا كَذَلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللّهُ آيَاتِهِ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;It is made lawful for you to go unto your wives on the night of the fast. They are raiment for you and ye are raiment for them. Allah is Aware that ye were deceiving yourselves in this respect and He hath turned in mercy toward you and relieved you. So hold intercourse with them and seek that which Allah hath ordained for you, and eat and drink until the white thread becometh distinct to you from the black thread of the dawn. Then strictly observe the fast till nightfall and touch them not, but be at your devotions in the mosques. These are the limits imposed by Allah, so approach them not. Thus Allah expoundeth His revelation to mankind that they may ward off (evil).&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/160&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bakara 183-187 (2 / 183-187)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A muslim must seek for forgiveness (tawba) when he/she commits a sin. In general (not only for breaking a fast), making tawba after a sin is fard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا تُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ تَوْبَةً نَّصُوحًا عَسَى رَبُّكُمْ أَن يُكَفِّرَ عَنكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَيُدْخِلَكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ يَوْمَ لَا يُخْزِي اللَّهُ النَّبِيَّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَعَهُ نُورُهُمْ يَسْعَى بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَبِأَيْمَانِهِمْ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا أَتْمِمْ لَنَا نُورَنَا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  O you who have believed, repent to Allah with sincere repentance. Perhaps your Lord will remove from you your misdeeds and admit you into gardens beneath which rivers flow [on] the Day when Allah will not disgrace the Prophet and those who believed with him. Their light will proceed before them and on their right; they will say, &quot;Our Lord, perfect for us our light and forgive us. Indeed, You are over all things competent.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/66/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tahrim 8 (66/8)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ تَابُواْ وَأَصْلَحُواْ وَبَيَّنُواْ فَأُوْلَئِكَ أَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَنَا التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Except for those who repent and correct themselves and make evident [what they concealed]. Those - I will accept their repentance, and I am the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/66/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bakara 160 (2/160)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, one must never break his/her fast unless there are situations that exempt the faster from his/her fast, like becoming diseased or going on a travel. If one happens to bread his/her fast, he/she must ask Allah for forgiveness, and repent from his/her this sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Is There Any Practice Other Than Tawba?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no ayah or direct order from the prophet about further practices, but there is a hadith about it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A man came to the nabi Muhammad (pbuh) and said &quot;I am ruined!&quot;. Nabi Muhammad asked him &quot;What is the thing that ruins you?&quot;. The man replied &quot;I had intercourse with my wife in Ramadan.&quot;. Then Rasulullah said &quot;Can you find enough wealth to &lt;strong&gt;free a slave&lt;/strong&gt;?&quot;. The man replied &quot;No.&quot;. The nabi asked &quot;Can you have &lt;strong&gt;fast for 60 successive days&lt;/strong&gt;?&quot;. The man replied &quot;No.&quot;. In the meanwhile, a basket of date fruit was brought to the nabi, he donated the fruits to the man and said him to &lt;strong&gt;distribute those fruits to the poor people&lt;/strong&gt;. When the man said that there is no person in the area who is poorer than him, the nabi said to the man &quot;Go to your family with these and &lt;strong&gt;eat these fruits with them&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Sources: &lt;em&gt;Buhârî: Savm 30, Hibe 20, Nafakât 13, Keffârat 2-4; Müslim: Sıyâm 81; &#xA;  Ebû Davûd: Tahâre 123, Savm 37&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith raised different ideas among scholars:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some said that anyone who breaks his fast without any excuse must&#xA;fast for 60 successive days.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And some said that this hadith is a practical solution (or a simple&#xA;friendly advice for that man) in that specific situation only. What&#xA;would nabi decide if there wasn't a basket of fruits arrived at that&#xA;moment? Maybe the nabi would had given a different prescription for&#xA;him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A different hadith says that it is impossible to compensate a broken fast:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If someone breaks a fast in Ramadan, without being diseased or having any kind of excuse, he cannot compensate that fast even if he has fast for his entire life.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Sources: &lt;em&gt;Buhari: Savm 29; Tirmizi: Savm 27; Ebu Davud: Savm 3&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, there is no general direct order from nabi about what to do when someone intentionally breaks his/her fast, other than doing tawba. And, there is no common thought about it among the scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is an ayah about 60 day fasting, but it is about a totally different subject:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ أَن يَقْتُلَ مُؤْمِنًا إِلاَّ خَطَئًا وَمَن قَتَلَ مُؤْمِنًا خَطَئًا فَتَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ مُّؤْمِنَةٍ وَدِيَةٌ مُّسَلَّمَةٌ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ إِلاَّ أَن يَصَّدَّقُواْ فَإِن كَانَ مِن قَوْمٍ عَدُوٍّ لَّكُمْ وَهُوَ مْؤْمِنٌ فَتَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ مُّؤْمِنَةٍ وَإِن كَانَ مِن قَوْمٍ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ مِّيثَاقٌ فَدِيَةٌ مُّسَلَّمَةٌ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ وَتَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ مُّؤْمِنَةً فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ &lt;strong&gt;فَصِيَامُ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ&lt;/strong&gt; تَوْبَةً مِّنَ اللّهِ وَكَانَ اللّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And never is it for a believer to kill a believer except by mistake. And whoever kills a believer by mistake - then the freeing of a believing slave and a compensation payment presented to the deceased's family [is required] unless they give [up their right as] charity. But if the deceased was from a people at war with you and he was a believer - then [only] the freeing of a believing slave; and if he was from a people with whom you have a treaty - then a compensation payment presented to his family and the freeing of a believing slave. And whoever does not find [one or cannot afford to buy one] - then [instead], &lt;strong&gt;a fast for two months consecutively&lt;/strong&gt;, [seeking] acceptance of repentance from Allah . And Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/92&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nisa 92 (4/92)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="41" LastEditDate="2012-07-23T15:04:20.043" LastActivityDate="2012-07-23T15:04:20.043" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1596" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1601" CreationDate="2012-07-19T08:21:47.613" Score="4" ViewCount="19754" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now that Ramadan is approaching I was wondering whether I should pay zakat on my wife's jewellery. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/zakat/zakat_calculator.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamCity zakat calculator&lt;/a&gt; has the following line&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Please note that Women jewelry is not subject to zakat unless its&#xA;  amount is excessive or the jewelry is not being used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is a woman's jewellery subject to zakat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please cite your answer from Hadith, Quran or some scholarly work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T18:50:04.373" LastActivityDate="2018-10-15T06:13:25.260" Title="Is a woman's jewellery subject to zakat?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1597" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1587" CreationDate="2012-07-19T10:46:36.467" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course you can treat them equally. The great Prophet(pbuh) ensured he took it in terms to visit his wives rooms, spending a fair amount of time with each of them - unless of course honey was on offer ;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;treating them equally does not necessarily mean making love with them all the same number of times each, giving them the same amount of affection or even loving each of them the same - it means that you show respect to each of your wives for the duty she performs for you, regardless of whether her role is keeping the house, making babies or raising your children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="242" LastActivityDate="2012-07-19T10:46:36.467" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1587" CreationDate="2012-07-19T11:03:18.490" Score="21" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I seem to have a problem with men marrying more than 1 wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran is the only religious scripture on the face of the earth that says &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Marry only one&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; as mentioned  in &lt;code&gt;chapter 4:3&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but it also mentions in the same chapter that, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Marry women of your choice two, three, or four; but if you fear that&#xA;  you shall not able to deal justly with them, then marry only one ... (4:3).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another verse, it also mentions that, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You will never be able to do perfect justice between wives even if it&#xA;  is your ardent desire ... (4:129).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore polygamy is not a rule but an exception, many peoples are under the misconception that it is compulsory for a Muslim man to have more than one wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Broadly, Islam has five categories of &lt;code&gt;Do’s&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Don’ts:&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;‘Fard’ i.e. compulsory or obligatory&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;‘Mustahab’ i.e. recommended or encouraged&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;‘Mubah’ i.e. permissible or allowed&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;‘Makruh’ i.e. not recommended or discouraged&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;‘Haraam’ i.e. prohibited or forbidden&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Polygyny falls in the middle category of things that are permissible. It cannot be said that a Muslim who has two, three or four wives is a better Muslim as compared to a Muslim who has only one wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;because naturally no woman would like to share a man, and sometimes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By nature males and females are born in approximately the same ratio. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A female child has more immunity than a male child. A female child can fight the germs and diseases better than the male child. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For this reason, during the pediatric age itself there are more deaths among males as compared to the females.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During wars, there are more men killed as compared to women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More men die due to accidents and diseases than women. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The average life span of females is more than that of males, and at any given time one finds more widows in the world than widowers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;World female population is more than male population&lt;/strong&gt; I don't want to list down county wise, but its true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, considering above points normally women have two option  before a woman who cannot find a husband is to marry a married man or to become public property. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam prefers giving women the honourable position by permitting the first option and disallowing the second.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several other reasons, why Islam has permitted limited polygyny, but it is mainly to protect the modesty of women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I feel Islam doesn't consider how women feel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And again in the Qur'an:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O mankind! Verily we have created you from a single (pair) of a male&#xA;  and female, and made you into nations and tribes that you may know&#xA;  each other.&quot; (49:13)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="240" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T05:25:45.240" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T05:25:45.240" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1596" CreationDate="2012-07-19T11:25:57.010" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zakat is payable on gold and silver jewelry, even if it is not for business purposes, provided it reaches the quantity of nisab and has been possessed for one lunar year or more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, the zakat on your wife's jewelry is payable by her. If she does not have enough money to pay the zakat, then either she could sell some of the jewelry, or you could give her enough money to enable her to pay the zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hadith@&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;It is reported that a woman came to the Prophet (may Allah bless him and his Household and grant them peace) with a daughter of hers. On the daughter's arm were two thick bracelets of gold. He asked her, &quot;Do you give the zakat of this?&quot; She said, &quot;No.&quot; He said, &quot;Would it please you for Allah to put them around you as bracelets of fire on the Day of Resurrection?&quot; Thereupon, she removed them and threw them before the Prophet (may Allah bless him and his Household and grant them peace), saying, &quot;They are for [the cause of] Allah and His messenger.&quot;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[Narrated by Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Nasa'i, Ahmad and others. &#xA;Hafiz Ibn Hajar said, in Bulugh al-Maram, &quot;Its isnad is strong.&quot;]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), the wife of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and his Household and grant them peace), says, &quot;The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and his Household and grant them peace) entered upon me and saw bands ( i.e. rings without any stones) of silver on [the fingers of] my hand. He said, &quot;What is this, O A'ishah?!&quot; I replied, &quot;I put them on to make myself beautiful for you, O Messenger of Allah!&quot; He said, &quot;Do you pay their zakat?&quot; I said, &quot;No.&quot; He said, &quot;They are sufficient for you [as a share] of the Fire [of Hell].&quot;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[Narrated by Abu Dawud]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="240" LastActivityDate="2012-07-19T11:25:57.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1600" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1602" CreationDate="2012-07-19T14:54:26.623" Score="12" ViewCount="22003" Body="&lt;p&gt;We are young Muslim family who expecting  Inshallah one more female baby.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;We are thinking of giving the name Asija after &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiya,_wife_of_the_Pharaoh&quot;&gt;Asiya, wife of the Pharaoh&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are Muslims allowed to give such a name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T23:59:17.537" LastActivityDate="2018-10-28T05:57:18.817" Title="Are Muslims permitted to name their daughter Asija (Asiya)?" Tags="|halal-haram|naming|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1596" CreationDate="2012-07-19T15:05:04.800" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a (famous) issue over which the scholars differed. The majority of the scholars hold that a women does need to pay zakah on her gold and silver jewelry, while the Shafi'ee madhab holds that you don't need to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for those who say that zakah is not due on gold jewelry, their proofs include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That gold jewelry is a liability -- it's not easy to sell, unlike gold bars.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They quote a (weak) hadith to the effect of &quot;there is no zakah on jewelry.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the majority, they cite this hassan hadith (among other proofs):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Amr bin Shu'aib narrated from his father, from his grandfather, that&#xA;  two women came to the Messenger of Allah, and they each had a bracelet&#xA;  of gold on their forearms. So he said to them: &quot;Have you paid their&#xA;  Zakat?&quot; They said, &quot;No.&quot; The Messenger of Allah said to them: &quot;Would&#xA;  you like for Allah to fashion then into two bracelets of Fire?&quot; They&#xA;  said, &quot;No.&quot; He said: &quot;Then pay its Zakat.&quot; (Hasan)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ&#xA;  شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّ امْرَأَتَيْنِ، أَتَتَا&#xA;  رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَفِي أَيْدِيهِمَا سُوَارَانِ مِنْ&#xA;  ذَهَبٍ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا ‏&quot;‏ أَتُؤَدِّيَانِ زَكَاتَهُ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتَا&#xA;  لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&quot;‏&#xA;  أَتُحِبَّانِ أَنْ يُسَوِّرَكُمَا اللَّهُ بِسُوَارَيْنِ مِنْ نَارٍ ‏&quot;‏&#xA;  ‏.‏ قَالَتَا لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ فَأَدِّيَا زَكَاتَهُ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ&#xA;  أَبُو عِيسَى وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ قَدْ رَوَاهُ الْمُثَنَّى بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ&#xA;  عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ نَحْوَ هَذَا ‏.‏ وَالْمُثَنَّى بْنُ&#xA;  الصَّبَّاحِ وَابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ يُضَعَّفَانِ فِي الْحَدِيثِ وَلاَ&#xA;  يَصِحُّ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم شَيْءٌ&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/3#21&quot;&gt;Collected in Al-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith clearly outlines that gold must be paid on jewelry, like zakah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of course, this is contingent on the &lt;em&gt;nisaab&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;hawl&lt;/em&gt;, which I assume you know about -- you need to have enough gold to cover the nisab amount (3oz, I believe), and you need to hold it for one (Islamic) year before zakah becomes due.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reading between the lines of your question, I would like to mention some other points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Regarding the weight of stones, and non-gold items:&lt;/strong&gt; These items are not technically zakatable. However, trying to calculate and subtract this from the overall weight of the piece. Plus, they will add a very minuscule amount to the total weight. So just include them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Regarding white gold, platinum, et all:&lt;/strong&gt; Based on other ahadith, we know that gold and silver are zakatable because they are currency-valued. White gold, too, counts as gold; but platinum and other materials don't.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who pays the zakah:&lt;/strong&gt; If it's your wife's gold, it's &lt;strong&gt;her responsibility on the Day of Judgment&lt;/strong&gt; to be the one who pays it. You can help calculate, distribute, etc. although ultimate responsibility falls on her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; Fiqh of Zakah class (Shafi'ee madhab primarily), circa 2006&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2012-07-19T15:24:28.053" LastActivityDate="2012-07-19T15:24:28.053" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1602" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1600" CreationDate="2012-07-19T15:50:32.687" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;Congratulations! MashaAllah that is great news.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rasulullah narrated in one hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are many persons amongst men who are quite perfect but there are&#xA;  none perfect amongst women except Mary, daughter of 'Imran, Asiya wife&#xA;  of Pharaoh, and the excellence of 'A'isha as compared to women is that&#xA;  of Tharid over all other foods. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/259660&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Muslims, we believe that Asiya was one of the best women of all time; it's a great name to name someone with, and to teach them about the one you named them after. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note the spelling of the name in Arabic, as mentioned in the hadith in Muslim, is آسِيَةَ (alif, seen, yah, ta-marbuwta). There's &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/253320&quot;&gt;another hadith in Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt; where rasulullah changed the name of a woman from 'asiyah to jameelah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note the spelling difference: in the latter hadith, the name is spelt عَاصِيَةَ (ayn, alif, saad, yah, ta-marbuwtah). This name is from the root word ayn-saad-alif, which means to disobey, and is mentioned plenty of times in the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that the latter name uses letters that are harder to pronounce (ayn and saad), you would need to intentionally pronounce the name differently to use the unfortunate meaning. It won't be a problem inshaAllah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-07-19T15:50:32.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1603" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1608" CreationDate="2012-07-19T17:18:15.373" Score="6" ViewCount="777" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that Zakat becomes obligatory if wealth (money, gold, etc) is more than nisab for a period of one year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However if I don't have nisab amount yet but I want to give zakat, can I do it? &#xA;I mean to ask whether giving away thing as zakat is different than giving it away as khairat. Is there any difference in rewards? Or is zakat just a form of khairat that is obligatory?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The intention is to earn the rewards of zakat despite not having nisab amount but if Zakat is not different than khairat then probably there is no point in intending to give zakat (while not having nisab) and doing it specially in Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T05:28:22.723" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T05:28:22.723" Title="Can a Muslim pay zakat even if his wealth is less than nisab?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1604" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1626" CreationDate="2012-07-19T17:20:37.897" Score="8" ViewCount="40392" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it important to tell the recipient of Zakat that this is the money of Zakat? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can we give it without telling them (or telling them we're just helping you) to not hurt their ego or avoid making them feel bad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2020-04-19T15:04:33.310" LastActivityDate="2020-04-19T15:04:33.310" Title="Is it permissible to give Zakat to someone without telling them that this is the money of Zakat?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1606" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-20T07:42:50.170" Score="6" ViewCount="4537" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am an eBay seller and I need to ship goods to customers around the world. But custom officers in my country are corrupted and they ask for bribes from me on each shipment. Now I am using a courier service. The person who manage the customs told me to write lower values on the item invoice. I am doing so from then but I think it is not right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible in Islam to bribe the person if he otherwise won't do his job legally even though he should?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I under value the items because the courier officer asks me to and wouldn't let me do my business otherwise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both the cases I'm compelled to bribe them for something that I have legal right to do. What is Islamic ruling in this regard?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="335" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:30:47.867" LastActivityDate="2023-02-19T06:32:27.850" Title="Is it permissible in Islam to bribe someone out of compulsion?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1607" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1610" CreationDate="2012-07-20T08:57:44.927" Score="8" ViewCount="40634" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can someone give a part of his zakat to a family member (not a parent), say an uncle for example specially if he is in need?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="31" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-24T19:32:44.307" LastActivityDate="2016-07-06T05:22:23.587" Title="Is it permissible to give zakat to a family member?" Tags="|halal-haram|zakat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1603" CreationDate="2012-07-20T10:18:11.920" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It becomes a &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sadaqa Naafilah (Optional Saddaqa)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;instead since it is not obligatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zakat is considered Saddaqa Waajibah (Obligatory Saddaqa)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no limit (minimum or maximum) to how much Saddaqa Naafilah you can give.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The amount of blessings one gets are only known to Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an example, there is the case of Hazrat Abu Bakr and Hazrat Umar. Donations were being sought to fight the Tabuk expedition. &lt;a href=&quot;http://aulia-e-pak.blogspot.ca/2011/05/hazrat-abu-bakr-siddique-radi-alluho.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hazrat Umar Farooq decided that he would give exactly half of&#xA;  everything he owned. Once he collected it all, he took it to&#xA;  Rasulallah , who then asked him what he had left for his family.&#xA;  Hazrat Umar replied that he had left exactly half of his wealth for&#xA;  his family, and Rasulallah  accepted his donation.Shortly afterwards,&#xA;  Hazrat Abu Bakr  was on his way to see Rasulallah and was carrying a&#xA;  small package with him which contained everything he possessed. He&#xA;  then gave it to Rasulallah , who asked him what he had left for his&#xA;  family. Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique replied that he had left Allah and&#xA;  his Beloved Rasul for his family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At this Rasulallah smiled, and it was then that Hazrat Umar Farooq&#xA;  admitted that he could never surpass Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique in&#xA;  willingness to sacrifice for Allah's cause.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So even though Hazrat Abu Bakr's donation was smaller, but it carried greater favor because as a percentage of his wealth, it was greater. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2012-07-21T03:54:45.190" LastActivityDate="2012-07-21T03:54:45.190" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1606" CreationDate="2012-07-20T10:25:23.117" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bribes are not permissible. You should pay the customs or have your customer pay it, but it must be done according to the letter of the law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) cursed the one who bribes (rashi) and the one who takes (murtashi).” (Sunan Abu Dawud, Hadith No. 1595).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll try to find more references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2012-07-20T10:25:23.117" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1610" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1607" CreationDate="2012-07-20T12:30:24.823" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The prophet not only allowed charity to be given to family members, but said that double the reward is issued once for helping a family member and one for zakat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Volume 2, Book 24, Number 545 :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by 'Amr bin Al-Harith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zainab, the wife of 'Abdullah said, &quot;I was in the Mosque and saw the Prophet (p.b.u.h) saying, 'O women ! Give alms even from your ornaments.' &quot; Zainab used to provide for 'Abdullah and those orphans who were under her protection. So she said to 'Abdullah, &quot;Will you ask Allah's Apostle whether it will be sufficient for me to spend part of the Zakat on you and the orphans who are under my protection?&quot; He replied &quot;Will you yourself ask Allah's Apostle ?&quot; (Zainab added): So I went to the Prophet and I saw there an Ansari woman who was standing at the door (of the Prophet ) with a similar problem as mine. Bilal passed by us and we asked him, 'Ask the Prophet whether it is permissible for me to spend (the Zakat) on my husband and the orphans under my protection.' And we requested Bilal not to inform the Prophet about us. So Bilal went inside and asked the Prophet regarding our problem. The Prophet (p.b.u.h) asked, &quot;Who are those two?&quot; Bilal replied that she was Zainab. The Prophet said, &quot;Which Zainab?&quot; Bilal said, &quot;The wife of 'Adullah (bin Masud).&quot; The Prophet said, &quot;Yes, (it is sufficient for her) and she will receive a double rewards (for that): One for helping relatives, and the other for giving Zakat.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Number 507 :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Abu Huraira &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, &quot;The best charity is that which is practiced by a wealthy person. And start giving first to your dependents.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Number 508 :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Hakim bin Hizam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &quot;The upper hand is better than the lower hand (i.e. he who gives in charity is better than him who takes it). One should start giving first to his dependents. And the best object of charity is that which is given by a wealthy person (from the money which is left after his expenses). And whoever abstains from asking others for some financial help, Allah will give him and save him from asking others, Allah will make him self-sufficient.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there is a story of a man who gave charity to his relatives and cousins and the prophet praised him for doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Number 540 :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Ishaq bin 'Abdullah bin Al Talha&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard Anas bin Malik saying, &quot;Abu Talha had more property of date-palm trees gardens than any other amongst the Ansar in Medina and the most beloved of them to him was Bairuha garden, and it was in front of the Mosque of the Prophet . Allah's Apostle used to go there and used to drink its nice water.&quot; Anas added, &quot;When these verses were revealed:--'By no means shall you Attain righteousness unless You spend (in charity) of that Which you love. ' (3.92) Abu Talha said to Allah's Apostle 'O Allah's Apostle! Allah, the Blessed, the Superior says: By no means shall you attain righteousness, unless you spend (in charity) of that which you love. And no doubt, Bairuha' garden is the most beloved of all my property to me. So I want to give it in charity in Allah's Cause. I expect its reward from Allah. O Allah's Apostle! Spend it where Allah makes you think it feasible.' On that Allah's Apostle said, 'Bravo! It is useful property. I have heard what you have said (O Abu Talha), and I think it would be proper if you gave it to your Kith and kin.' Abu Talha said, I will do so, O Allah's Apostle.' Then Abu Talha distributed that garden amongst his relatives and his cousins.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the prophet specifically requested that you pay for your expenses first, then give to your dependents afterwards, to prevent them from asking from others for charity. If you are able to help your family members and be a dependent for them it will be best than to have them ask a stranger for help when you are capable of giving them alms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="45" LastEditDate="2012-07-20T21:07:42.293" LastActivityDate="2012-07-20T21:07:42.293" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="76" CreationDate="2012-07-20T13:04:20.490" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you see these &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File%3aSex_ratio_total_population.PNG&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;stats&lt;/a&gt; of wikipedia you'll know that most countries of the world have a greater population of women than men (notice the pink regions). In addition you'll find many gay people there who are not interested in women :)&#xA;This will cause serious problems to women in finding their husbands. And this will lead them to adultery and other things like that to fulfill their desires. Islam gives the best solutions to these problems.&#xA;Regards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="336" LastActivityDate="2012-07-20T13:04:20.490" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1612" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1625" CreationDate="2012-07-20T13:21:39.737" Score="4" ViewCount="5927" Body="&lt;p&gt;In countries whose native tongue isn't Arabic, some people, especially new learners, are afraid of reading Quran, because they might read it wrong. Is this understanding correct, or should they try to read it even if they might read it wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering this ayah (73:4 - Sahih International);&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7KFPH.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or add to it, and recite the Qur'an with measured recitation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One can conclude that this understanding is right. On the other hand, there might be special conditions for new learners. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2012-07-20T13:27:31.150" LastActivityDate="2012-07-21T04:39:41.750" Title="Is it right to not read Quran because of being concerned about reading it wrong?" Tags="|reading-quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1612" CreationDate="2012-07-20T14:28:27.353" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;innamal a'malu binniyat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actions are judged by intentions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Good intentions get rewarded even if you do not do any action. Bad intentions are only penalized if you do bad intentions. (not directly related but useful to know)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you attempt to read it and your niyyah (intention) is good, you will get the ajr (blessings). If you are worried about your pronounciation, take lessons and do the best you can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hazrat Bilal was an Ethiopian slave and his pronounciation of Azan was different from that of a native Arab, and yet our beloved Prophet PBUP liked his Azaan more than anyone else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilal_ibn_Rabah_al-Habashi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilal_ibn_Rabah_al-Habashi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on, some people suggested that this honor should be given to someone else, because Bilal could not pronounce the Arabic letter 'sheen' properly and instead used the letter 'seen' (the two sounds had merged in &amp;quot;s&amp;quot; in classical Ge'ez). It is reported that Muhammad said, &amp;quot;The 'seen' of Bilal is 'sheen' in the hearing of God,&amp;quot; meaning that God does not see the physical manifestation; He appreciates the purity of heart. This saying of Muhammad is held to be contentious by scholars of hadith, with almost all of them grading it as baseless.[5] Bilal felt deep love for Muhammad, and he is quoted as reciting some lines of poetry in his own language, in praise of Muhammad. One verse translated:&#xA;&amp;quot;When noble traits are described in our country, thou art pointed out as a model among us.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-20T14:28:27.353" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1614" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1619" CreationDate="2012-07-20T14:52:48.523" Score="11" ViewCount="8953" Body="&lt;p&gt;What should person do if during fasting while sleeping experience &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocturnal_emission&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;nocturnal emission&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2019-11-06T09:04:59.603" LastActivityDate="2019-11-06T09:04:59.603" Title="Does nocturnal emission due to wet dreams break fast?" Tags="|sawm|nocturnal-emission|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1615" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1810" CreationDate="2012-07-20T16:06:24.920" Score="6" ViewCount="1717" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TLDR:&lt;/strong&gt; What, if anything, are the implications for a child's (future) sins, if any, if they fall ill?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest of my question is a preamble and axioms for my assumptions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, &lt;strong&gt;children are considered sinless.&lt;/strong&gt; This is supported by many proofs, including the famous hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The pen has been lifted from three: From the sleeper until he wakes up, from the minor until he grows up, and from the insane until he comes back to his senses or recovers. (Collected in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/13#1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1034430&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nasaa'i&lt;/a&gt;'s books)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, hardship in general is a test from Allah, and forgiveness for our sins:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: There is&#xA;  nothing (in the form of trouble) that comes to a believer even if it&#xA;  is the pricking of a thorn that there is decreed for him by Allah good&#xA;  or his sins are obliterated. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/262410&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also supported by rasulullah's statement to a sick person:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet () visited a bedouin who was sick. Whenever he visited an&#xA;  ailing person, he would say, &quot;La ba'sa, tahurun in sha' Allah [No&#xA;  harm, (it will be a) purification (from sins), if Allah wills].&quot; (Saheeh Bukhari and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/7#14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Riyaad as-Saliheen&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, for adults, we know that illness necessitates forgiveness of your sins. That's great news.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But &lt;strong&gt;what about children?&lt;/strong&gt; Being inherently sinless, there is nothing to forgive. Is there any recompense or reward for them in the hereafter? Perhaps forgiveness for their future sins?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T13:20:47.057" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T13:20:47.057" Title="What are the implications for a child's (future) sins if they fall ill?" Tags="|sin|children|qadar|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1616" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1618" CreationDate="2012-07-20T16:28:16.453" Score="4" ViewCount="6332" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kurantefsiri.com/kuran_tefsiri/fatiha/fatiha_suresi_tefsiri.aspx?ayet=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a tafseer of Al-Fatiha&lt;/a&gt; (in Turkish), and it is mentioned on that text that there are 2 kinds of ni'met (benediction), one is material and other is spiritual. It says that we shukur (thanks) to Allah for material ni'mets, and we hamd (thanks) to Allah for spiritual ni'mets. I thought both of them meant thanking. Can anyone explain what exactly hamd and shukur means and what is the difference between them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T19:46:41.527" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T19:46:41.527" Title="What is difference between hamd and shukur?" Tags="|tafseer|arabic|surat-al-fatihah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1606" CreationDate="2012-07-20T16:34:03.093" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Giving a bribe is &lt;strong&gt;not allowed&lt;/strong&gt; in Islam.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following are the hadiths that prove it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dawud :: Book 19 : Hadith 2953&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Dhul-Zawa'id:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mutayr said: I heard a man say: I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) in the Farewell Pilgrimage. He was commanding and prohibiting them (the people). He said: O Allah, did I give full information? They said: Yes. He said: When the Quraysh quarrel about the rule among themselves, &lt;strong&gt;and the presents become bribery, them leave them&lt;/strong&gt;. The people were asked: Who was he (who narrated this tradition)? They said: This was Dhul-Zawa'id, a Companion of the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him).   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here the prophet says to not accept gifts given as bribes.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Another hadeeth -  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dawud :: Book 24 : Hadith 3573&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) &lt;strong&gt;cursed the one who bribes and the one who takes bribe&lt;/strong&gt;.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the prophet curses something then it has to be wrong.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Another hadeeth -   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Malik :: Book 33 : Hadith 33.1.2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab from Sulayman ibn Yasar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to send Abdullah ibn Rawaha to Khaybar, to assess the division of the fruit crop between him and the jews of Khaybar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The jews collected for Abdullah pieces of their women's jewellery and said to him, &quot;This is yours. Go light on us and don't be exact in the division!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abdullah ibn Rawaha said, &quot;O tribe of jews! By Allah! You are among the most hateful to me of Allah's creation, but it does not prompt me to deal unjustly with you. &lt;strong&gt;What you have offered as a bribe is forbidden&lt;/strong&gt;. We will not touch it.&quot; They said, &quot;This is what supports the heavens and the earth.&quot;  (this is not complete)   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So these three hadiths say that giving a bribe is wrong.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in the quran it is given that bribery is not allowed  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not consume one another's wealth unjustly or &lt;strong&gt;send it [in bribery]&lt;/strong&gt; to the rulers in order that [they might aid] you [to] consume a portion of the wealth of the people in sin, while you know [it is unlawful]. [Surat Al-Baqarah  2:188] (Translation by Saheeh International)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And you see many of them (Jews) hurrying for sin and transgression, and &lt;strong&gt;eating illegal things [as bribes and Riba (usury), etc.]&lt;/strong&gt;. Evil indeed is that which they have been doing. [Surat Al-Mā'idah 5:62] (Translation by Muhsin Khan)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, testimony [should be taken] among you when death approaches one of you at the time of bequest - [that of] two just men from among you or two others from outside if you are traveling through the land and the disaster of death should strike you. Detain them after the prayer and let them both swear by Allah if you doubt [their testimony, saying], &quot;&lt;strong&gt;We will not exchange our oath for a price&lt;/strong&gt;, even if he should be a near relative, and we will not withhold the testimony of Allah . Indeed, we would then be of the sinful.&quot; [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Mā'idah 5:106&lt;/a&gt;] (Translation by Saheeh International)    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And their taking of Riba (usury) though they &lt;strong&gt;were forbidden from taking it and their devouring of men's substance wrongfully (bribery, etc.)&lt;/strong&gt;. And We have prepared for the disbelievers among them a painful torment. [4:161] (Translation by Muhsin Khan)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even these Quranic verses say that bribery is wrong.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;May Allah guide you onto the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastActivityDate="2012-07-20T16:34:03.093" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1618" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1616" CreationDate="2012-07-20T16:45:05.810" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Great question! I was taught that the main difference between &lt;em&gt;hamd&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;shukr&lt;/em&gt; was that &lt;em&gt;shukr&lt;/em&gt; was thanks given after a favor was done. Someone does you a favor, helps you out, gives you something - and you give them &lt;em&gt;shukr&lt;/em&gt; in return. It's given in return for some kind of personal benefit. &lt;em&gt;Hamd&lt;/em&gt; on the other hand includes &lt;em&gt;shukr&lt;/em&gt; but also has an additional connotation of not being given in return for anything - it is praise that is given regardless of whether someone did you a favor or not, it is praise given because of &lt;em&gt;who they are&lt;/em&gt;, not what they did. In Islam, we say Allah SWT is Al-Hameed - He is the One who is deserving of Praise always, whether He has done something for us or not, whether we praise Him or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hans Wehr defines &lt;em&gt;hamd&lt;/em&gt; as praise, commendation, or laudation and &lt;em&gt;shukr&lt;/em&gt; as thankfulness or gratefulness or thanks, which roughly follows what I said above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References: &lt;br&gt;&#xA;1. Class on Names of Allah taught by Ustadha Muslema Purmul, 2009.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2. Hans Wehr dictionary&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-07-20T16:45:05.810" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1614" CreationDate="2012-07-20T18:51:38.977" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wet dreams do not invalidate Sawm (Fast) or Hajj because it is beyond human control. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. [&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/286&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Baqarah 2:286&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, you should perform Ghusl if sperm is ejaculated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.com/Fatawa/Fatwaprint.aspx?id=45&amp;amp;BookID=10&amp;amp;sectionid=&quot;&gt;Wet dreams- Fasting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-07-20T18:51:38.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1620" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1616" CreationDate="2012-07-20T19:01:55.863" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Good Answer by Ansari. There are several differences. I would like add something to his answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Hamd necessarily happens through tongue. However, ash-shukr is possible with the tongue as well as with action. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, from the point of view of where it occurs, ash-shukr is more general than al-hamd, because it includes the praise of the tongue and the action, and al-hamd is more specific because it only occurs by the tongue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اعْمَلُوا آلَ دَاوُودَ &lt;strong&gt;شُكْرً‌ا&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Work, O family of David, in gratitude.&quot; [&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/34/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Saba 34:13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is an example of Ash-Shukr through action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you see from the point of view that Ansari mentioned i.e. for what it is praised, then Al-Hamd is more general. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwaislam.com/fis/index.cfm?scn=fd&amp;amp;ID=530&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Difference between al-Hamd and ash-Shukr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-07-20T19:27:01.670" LastActivityDate="2012-07-20T19:27:01.670" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1622" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1638" CreationDate="2012-07-20T19:26:29.830" Score="5" ViewCount="1894" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please give reasons for why Allah created us. If it is for 'ibadah (worship), were the angels not enough? If it is for testing us, doesn't Allah know already who will be in Paradise and who will be in Hell? So why did He put us on this earth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="321" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-07-20T19:30:29.420" LastActivityDate="2015-10-11T06:54:14.023" Title="Why did Allah create us?" Tags="|ibadah|theology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1612" CreationDate="2012-07-20T20:19:25.510" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not true, as in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/182750&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt; in Sahih Bukhari narrated by Aisha&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &quot;Such a person as recites the Qur'an and masters it by heart, will be with the noble righteous scribes (in Heaven). And such a person exerts himself to learn the Qur'an by heart, and recites it with great difficulty, will have a double reward.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، قَالَ&#xA;  سَمِعْتُ زُرَارَةَ بْنَ أَوْفَى، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ،&#xA;  عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ مَثَلُ&#xA;  الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ وَهْوَ حَافِظٌ لَهُ مَعَ السَّفَرَةِ&#xA;  الْكِرَامِ، وَمَثَلُ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ وَهْوَ يَتَعَاهَدُهُ&#xA;  وَهْوَ عَلَيْهِ شَدِيدٌ، فَلَهُ أَجْرَانِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That means that everybody reading the Quran will be rewarded&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="340" LastActivityDate="2012-07-20T20:19:25.510" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1626" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1604" CreationDate="2012-07-20T20:46:10.253" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both quran and hadith tell us that the best of charity is one that is done for the sake of allah and not to be seen by others. So it may be perfectly acceptable to give without telling the recipient, because its for the sake of allah and to help another person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not invalidate your charities with reminders or injury as does one who spends his wealth [only] to be seen by the people and does not believe in Allah and the Last Day. His example is like that of a [large] smooth stone upon which is dust and is hit by a downpour that leaves it bare. They are unable [to keep] anything of what they have earned. And Allah does not guide the disbelieving people 2:264&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in the seven under the shade of allah hadith the prophet specifically says that those who give in secrecy recive the blessed reward of being under the shade of allah on the day of judgment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'A man who gives in charity and hides it, such that his left hand does not know what his right hand gives in charity...' &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some may argue that they may use it for acts that are not considered acceptable for zakat to be used for, but hadiths explain that that is not on our part and we will be rewarded for what we intended for it to be used for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Volume 2, Book 24, Number 503 :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Ma'n bin Yazid&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My grandfather, my father and I gave the pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle. The Prophet got me engaged and then got me married. One day I went to the Prophet with a complaint. My father Yazid had taken some gold coins for charity and kept them with a man in the mosque (to give them to the poor) But I went and took them and brought them to him (my father). My father said, &quot;By Allah! I did not intend to give them to you. &quot; I took (the case) to Allah's Apostle . On that Allah's Apostle said, &quot;O Yazid! &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;You will be rewarded for what you intended.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; O Man! Whatever you have taken is yours.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so if the charity is given to somone without them knowing and they use it for somthing that zakat dosent cover, the zakat is still valid since you are rewarded for what you intended for it to be used for. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just a sidenote: do the people who recive zakat really ever know who its from? if you give to a mosque and they distribute it among the poor as they did in the prophets time, the person wont know the specific people they recive the zakat from unless explicialty told. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="45" LastEditDate="2012-07-20T21:24:34.397" LastActivityDate="2012-07-20T21:24:34.397" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1607" CreationDate="2012-07-20T20:47:31.633" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zakkategypt.com/details.asp?id=6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Azhar_Mosque&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al Azhar&lt;/a&gt;, You &lt;strong&gt;can&lt;/strong&gt; give from your Zakaht to your relatives specially if they were poor and they in need for the money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="340" LastActivityDate="2012-07-20T20:47:31.633" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1628" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1639" CreationDate="2012-07-20T21:03:16.373" Score="8" ViewCount="39095" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rasulullah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: Al-Hasan bin `Ali took a date from the dates&#xA;  given in charity and put it in his mouth. The Prophet said, &quot;Expel it&#xA;  from your mouth. Don't you know that we do not eat a thing which is&#xA;  given in charity?&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/24#92&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/223390&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith clearly outlines the impermissibility of a &quot;syed&quot; person (someone proven to be from the lineage of rasulullah) receiving sadaqah from anyone else. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for them, then, to receive zakah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some groups and individuals believe other things about someone who is syed. That's fine, but don't answer this question with things like &quot;syeds can take zakah&quot; or &quot;syeds can take zakah from syeds,&quot; or other beliefs. This is a clearly-stated axiom of my question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, this question ignores the largely modern issue of &lt;em&gt;actually proving someone is syed.&lt;/em&gt; Don't go there; that's a tangent, and something a lot of people claim to today. Again, the assumption is that you can or have verified that someone really IS syed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-13T07:08:02.340" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T16:11:02.413" Title="Can descendants of the Prophet (syed) receive zakah?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|zakat|sayyid|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1629" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-20T21:21:36.443" Score="4" ViewCount="2443" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the difference between both of the terms?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Definition of Sharif is &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Don't use Wikipedia English page for it cause it's talking about something different, if you want to see an English translation then perhaps you can use Google Translate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Definition of Syed is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayyid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="340" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-09T17:31:52.353" LastActivityDate="2017-06-09T17:31:52.353" Title="What is the difference between Syed and Sharif?" Tags="|terminology|sayyid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="808" CreationDate="2012-07-21T00:16:15.130" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do we worship the black stone in Kaaba?&#xA;Can that stone bring you any good or bring you any harm?&#xA;That stone is our priced possession, but still &quot;nothing is worthy of worship except Allah&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly the prophets (pbuh) hair is a priced possession but still can't answer your prayers (like seeking blessings)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hair may have healing powers like the cloak of Yusuf (pbuh), but only with permission of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So seek blessings of Allah...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-22T10:28:25.947" LastActivityDate="2015-10-22T10:28:25.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1560" CreationDate="2012-07-21T00:43:51.133" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did you know the Prophet (pbuh) wrote letters with the Quranic ayats to kings?&#xA;Some accepted and some trampled it. Do you think that the Prophet (pbuh) didn't know what sort of kings they were?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He (pbuh) did his job of delivering the message and so should you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our duty is to give the message, if someone shows interest in the Qur'an please don't create hurdles for them by saying &quot;be clean&quot; etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The bath or wash will not cleanse as much as the message of Qur'an would.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-04T16:12:18.697" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T16:12:18.697" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1634" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="319" CreationDate="2012-07-21T00:54:57.800" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on my understanding, any money that you have had for more than one lunar year is considered &lt;em&gt;&quot;wealth&quot;&lt;/em&gt; and zakaat has to be paid on wealth if your net worth crosses minimum nisaab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So go through your bank statement of the lunar year and see what is the lowest balance on the statement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets say you have $3000 as the lowest, this means that this $3000 was sitting as wealth in your account, so you should pay zakaat on it if you are eligible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, remember if you pay more it will benefit you...so sometimes its better to be safe than sorry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah Guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-10-18T21:56:40.200" LastActivityDate="2012-10-18T21:56:40.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1635" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1628" CreationDate="2012-07-21T01:16:58.713" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narated By Abu Huraira : Dates used to be brought to Allah's Apostle&#xA;  immediately after being plucked. Different persons would bring their&#xA;  dates till a big heap collected (in front of the Prophet). Once&#xA;  Al-Hasan and Al-Husain were playing with these dates. One of them took&#xA;  a date and put it in his mouth. Allah's Apostle looked at him and took&#xA;  it out from his mouth and said, &quot;Don't you know that Muhammad's&#xA;  offspring do not eat what is given in charity?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithtranslations.com/ViewResultsFrame.aspx?sid=264424112&amp;amp;setID=1&amp;amp;bookID=24&amp;amp;hadithID=1509&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhary, The Book of Obligatory Charity, Hadith Number:1509&lt;/a&gt;,&#xA;  Narrated by: Abu-Huraira&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; we can see that charity (i.e. &lt;em&gt;zakah&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;sadaqah&lt;/em&gt;) is not to be taken by the prophet's family. Some scholars however &lt;em&gt;sadaqah nafilah&lt;/em&gt; (non obligatory charity) with this. Other scholars (like Ibn Taimiyah) conclude that if the person (who is from Ahl Al Bait) is poor and is deserving of charity, then they may accept &lt;em&gt;zakah&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-07-21T01:16:58.713" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1629" CreationDate="2012-07-21T01:28:48.590" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Syed&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Sharif&lt;/em&gt; are historical terms that have been used in different ways through different times and by different people. I know of two variations (but I know there are others):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first one (and probably the most used):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Syed: Descendant of Hassan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib.   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sharif: Descendant of Hussain ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Syed: Descendant of the prophet's grandsons (Hassan and Hussain).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sharif: Descendant of the prophet's greater family (Banu Ali, Banu Abbas, Banu Hashim ... etc).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related Wikipedia articles that cover some of these definitions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayyid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayyid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharif&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="90" LastEditDate="2012-07-21T15:48:14.597" LastActivityDate="2012-07-21T15:48:14.597" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1622" CreationDate="2012-07-21T04:54:24.890" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question has 3 parts&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A) Why did Allah create us...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And I created the jinn and mankind not except to worship Me. (Soorah&#xA;  Az-Zaariyaat 51:56)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So our creation purpose is to worship Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;B) If it is for ibadah, weren't the angels enough...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Angels have no free will, while we do. Allah is so majestic that creatures with free will worship Him alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;C) If to test us, doesn't Allah know who will go to paradise and who will not..&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me give you an example here....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doesn’t your teacher know who will pass &amp;amp; who will fail even before the exams? She knows which students pay attention in class and which don’t, does that mean she should not test you at all?&#xA;Allah knows who will pass and who will fail.... But the test is for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-11T06:54:14.023" LastActivityDate="2015-10-11T06:54:14.023" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1639" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1628" CreationDate="2012-07-21T06:44:15.373" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Members of Prophet's family such as the descendants of the family of Banu Hashim and Banu `Abdul-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with them) cannot be paid zakah, because there are religious text showing that it is unlawful for them to take it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Hadith related by Imam Muslim (may Allah be merciful with him) on the authority of 'Abdul-Muttalib ibn Rabi`ah ibn Al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with him) who reported&#xA;that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Charity (Zakah) is not becoming for the family of Muhammad, as it is&#xA;  people's impurities. &lt;strong&gt;[Sahih Muslim, Book on Zakah, no.1072]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another narration:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They (charities) are not permissible for Muhammad (peace be upon him),&#xA;  nor for the family of Muhammad. &lt;strong&gt;[Malik Muwatta']&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if the Zakah is given to some person other than members of the Prophet's family and then they give it as a gift to the members of the Prophet's family, that is permissible for them based on the following Hadith in which Um `Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) said:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) sent me some lamb from the&#xA;  Zakah. I sent `Aishah some of it. When the Messenger of Allah (peace&#xA;  be upon him) came to Aishah, he asked, &quot;Do you have anything (to&#xA;  eat)?&quot; She said, &quot;Nothing, except the lamb that Nusaybah (Umm&#xA;  'Atiyyah's nickname) sent us from that which you gave to her. He said,&#xA;  &quot;It has reached its proper place. &lt;strong&gt;(Agreed upon by Al-Bukhari and Muslim and the version quoted is from Imam Muslim)&lt;/strong&gt;. In another Hadith reported on the authority of Barirah, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It is charity for her, and a gift for us. &lt;strong&gt;[Malik Muwatta']&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.com/Fatawa/fatawaDetails.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=3478&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Giving Zakah to Al-ul-Bayt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-07-21T06:44:15.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1640" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-21T08:31:24.340" Score="7" ViewCount="2051" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia article on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shafi%27i&quot;&gt;Shafi'i&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He also argued that sunnah contradicting the Qur'an were unacceptable, claiming that &lt;strong&gt;sunnah should only be used to explain the Quran.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This implies that every hadith must have its roots in the Qur'an. This makes sense to me. It naturally raises the question I asked i.e. Under which Quranic injunction the hadith to kill apostates could be classified?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith I am referring to is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sahih-bukhari.com/Pages/Bukhari_9_84.php&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari Volume 9, Book 84 (Dealing with Apostates), Number 57&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Volume 9, Book 84, Number 57 :&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Narrated by 'Ikrima&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Some Zanadiqa (atheists) were brought to 'Ali and he burnt them. The news of this event, reached Ibn 'Abbas who said, &quot;If I had been in his place, I would not have burnt them, as Allah's Apostle forbade it, saying, 'Do not punish anybody with Allah's punishment (fire).' I would have killed them according to the statement of Allah's Apostle, 'Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-11T23:53:35.080" LastActivityDate="2018-03-15T22:46:17.323" Title="Under which Quranic injunction the hadith to kill apostates is classified?" Tags="|quran|hadith-interpretation|shafii|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1641" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-21T09:37:07.223" Score="7" ViewCount="132265" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are we allowed to dye our hair in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two hadiths contradict each other&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dawud :: Book 34 : Hadith 4210&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) &lt;strong&gt;disliked ten things&lt;/strong&gt;: Yellow colouring, meaning khaluq, &lt;strong&gt;dyeing grey hair&lt;/strong&gt;, trailing the lower garment, wearing a gold signet-ring, a woman decking herself before people who are not within the prohibited degrees, throwing dice, using spells except with the Mu'awwidhatan, wearing amulets, withdrawing the penis before the semen is discharged, in the case of a woman who is wife or not a wife, and having intercourse with a woman who is suckling a child; but he did not declare them to be prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This one says prophet did not like dyeing hair.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bukhari :: Book 7 :: Volume 72 :: Hadith 786&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &amp;quot;Jews and Christians do not dye their hair so you should do the opposite of what they do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This one tells us to dye our hair&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also if dyeing is possible then what colours are allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-01-30T10:43:29.900" LastActivityDate="2023-01-30T10:43:29.900" Title="Are we allowed to dye our hair?" Tags="|halal-haram|hair|dyeing-hair|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1642" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1769" CreationDate="2012-07-21T09:48:49.220" Score="6" ViewCount="21400" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Quran and Hadith, which actions make somebody long-lived and wealthy? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zakat? Alms giving? Maintaining relationships with and helping relatives? Obeying and Looking after parents? Behaving well with everybody?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does having a pious wife have any effect?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What more...?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what actions readily negate the effects of the aforementioned good deeds? If somebody doesn't pray five times how much effective these good actions will be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide references from Quran and Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please give me a complete and analytical answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user195" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-06T17:36:33.607" LastActivityDate="2017-04-08T21:39:02.353" Title="According to Quran and Hadith, which actions make somebody long-lived and wealthy?" Tags="|life|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1643" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-21T10:08:07.440" Score="10" ViewCount="432" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the concession for skipping a Ramadan fast and making it up later apply only to people who are actually in the act of travelling or does it also apply to someone who is temporarily not at his residence (a musafir, the state of a person in which the rules for shortening salah apply)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T07:15:50.053" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T07:15:50.053" Title="Does the concession for skipping a Ramadan fast apply only to people who are travelling or to someone who is temporarily not at his residence?" Tags="|sawm|travelling|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12979" CreationDate="2012-07-21T10:34:10.230" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Edit note: This question was merged here but was originally an answer to anoher more specific question.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course it is the duty of every Muslim to support the side of truth, especially when it is being oppressed. The question is then, how does one extend that support.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With a lot of people who want to &quot;do something&quot; - the question they should ask themselves is whether they got up for tahajjud that morning and cried in salah asking Allah to ease the pain of the Syrian people. I don't need to know the answer for each individual person, but if it is no then how can a person who cannot sacrifice their sleep go to sacrifice much more &quot;doing something&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason I say this is because like everything, there is a well-established fiqh for defending Muslim lands. Praying for Syria also counts as &quot;doing something&quot; in the eyes of Allah. In fact it is the first thing that a Muslim starts with. Then if you're capable of doing more, you try to learn more and figure out what is the best way to help, whether it's economically, politically, or whatever else. What is obligatory for us is to provide help in the department that they need the most, not the department that we feel like participating in - we might just be exacerbating the problem. And secondly, to provide help in a way that is legal according to the country you live in because you don't have to make things difficult for yourself or your immediate community.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Haitham al-Haddad of the UK recently published a very nice piece after consultation with Syrian scholars on what kind of help they need the most: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam21c.com/politics/5616-do-we-go-for-jihad-in-syria&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islam21c.com/politics/5616-do-we-go-for-jihad-in-syria&lt;/a&gt; . I highly recommend that for further reading and as a reference to my answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2014-05-14T05:25:41.897" LastActivityDate="2014-05-14T05:25:41.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1587" CreationDate="2012-07-21T11:33:14.880" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ayatullah Nasir Makarim Shirazi, address this issue in his book &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/180_questions_vol1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;180 Questions Enquiries About Islam Volume One: The Practical Laws&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, Question 23.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Question 23. What is meant by ‘justice’ as mentioned in the conditions (to be considered) with respect to polygamy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to him, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Without any doubt, justice, with respect to affections and sentiments of the heart, is something that is beyond the control of man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;.. What is obligatory upon a man is to maintain justice amongst the spouses with respect to issues that are practical and external in dimension.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the condition for polygamy is the justice which is associated with acts and deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="251" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-25T11:21:37.513" LastActivityDate="2015-10-25T11:21:37.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="458" CreationDate="2012-07-21T12:05:36.757" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I quote from Ayatullah Mahdi Hadavi Tehrani's book, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/faith_reason/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Faith and Reason, A Compendium of Fifty Questions and Answers Related to Islamic Theology, Jurisprudence and Other Themes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 24, Purpose of Creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah (awj) is an unlimited being who holds all perfections. Creating&#xA;  (bringing to existence) is munificence (jamal) and Allah (awj) is&#xA;  munificent. His munificence necessitates that He grant existence to&#xA;  anything worthy of creation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="251" LastActivityDate="2012-07-21T12:05:36.757" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1653" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-21T12:31:29.143" Score="5" ViewCount="14150" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is reading Qur'an fard? If so, what kind of fard is it (e.g every Muslim must, or some Muslim must?). If not, what is it categorized as? Is it sunnah or wajib or anything else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please don't answer with reading Qur'an is good for you, and every Muslim should read Qur'an, I know that. I am looking for technical point of view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Hanafi point of view preffered, but other sects/schools opinion is also welcome)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T08:47:06.867" Title="Is reading Qur'an fard?" Tags="|reading-quran|fard|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1654" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1641" CreationDate="2012-07-21T12:41:38.163" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first hadith says, The Prophet (Salla-Allahu-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) disliked dying of gray hairs, dying gray hairs is usually used as a method to beautify one's self, the prophet may have been saying that he disliked it when men dyed their hair in order to hide it to look more attractive. There could be many reasons for this, maybe it was too feminine or maybe he liked the look of gray hairs, or that gray hairs are something one should show off. Whatever the case he disliked people hiding the gray hairs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second hadith said, to dye hair to distinguish our religion. This would be different than a method to make oneself more attractive, this is being done in order to give members of Islam distinction between other religions. So it may be that the prophet disliked it when people dyed their hair for beautification, but he encouraged one to dye their hair to distinguish themselves as a Muslim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, gray hairs is already a color that is different from Jews and Christians, if ones hair is gray, then they are already distinguished from other religions and there is no need to dye there hair which may be another reason why the prophet disliked it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="177" LastEditDate="2012-08-09T11:50:51.533" LastActivityDate="2012-08-09T11:50:51.533" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1314" CreationDate="2012-07-21T13:28:55.993" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Marriage is between two consenting adults. Having said that, at the time of marriage of Hazrat Ali RA and Hazrat Fatima RA, Hazrat Ali was a man of very limited means. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He had some armour, sword and a camel for travelling according to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamicinsights.com/religion/clergy-corner/the-marriage-of-imam-ali-and-lady-fatima.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;reference&lt;/a&gt;. The Prophet PBUH said that sword and camel were indispensable, and asked Hazrat Ali to sell his armour and buy the necessary stuff required to make the arrangements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, the same reference also states that Abdul Rahman ibn Awf offered 10k Dirhams in gold as dowry (a huge sum), but his proposal was scoffed at due to materialism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our beloved Prophet PBUH, set an example for us. He placed character before wealth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point to take away is that, marriage is not meant to place hardships on one. It should be affordable. He asked Hazrat Ali, what he had, not how much he could borrow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have to take a loan to satisfy her parents', perhaps it is best if you say no now, as it might be the start of &quot;demands&quot; that you will feel hard pressed to fulfil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, based on fiqh, Ulema have a minimum Mehr. Anything above that is optional. The details vary based on which school of thought you follow. You can ask an imam, he should guide you better than I can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastActivityDate="2012-07-21T13:28:55.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1656" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1653" CreationDate="2012-07-21T13:33:44.560" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jafari Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; reading Quran is not Fard (Obligatory) but it is highly recommended (Mustahab Mu'akkad).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Shari'ah (Islamic Constitution) deeds and actions are divided&#xA;  into five classes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fardh or Wajib:   فرض او واجـب  An obligatory duty the omission of&#xA;  which is Islamicly punishable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mus'tahab:  مسـتـحب  An action which is rewarded, but whose omission&#xA;  is not punishable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mu'baah::     مـباحAn action which is permitted but legally is&#xA;  indifferent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mak'rooh: مكـروه   An action which is disapproved by the Shari'ah but&#xA;  is not under any penalty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Haram:  An action which is forbidden, and Islamicly punishable.&#xA;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-laws.com/hadithoverview.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reading Quran is an Action and Sunnah means practices of prophet Muhammad (PBUH) that can be Wajib or Mustahab or Mubah. (Prophet was infallible and never did any Makruh or haram). sometimes Sunnah is used as meaning of Mustahab but this is general and not technical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family)&#xA;  has said: “The best of those amongst you is the one who learns the&#xA;  Qur’an and then teaches it to others.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Amali of Shaykh at-Tusi, Volume 1, Page 5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Ja’far ibne Muhammad as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said: “The&#xA;  Qur’an is the trust of Allah (given) to His creations, therefore it is&#xA;  desirable for every Muslim to look at this trust and to  recite (a&#xA;  minimum of) 50 ayat (verses) of the Qur’an everyday.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usulul Kafi, Volume 2, Page 609&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Ja’far ibne Muhammad as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said that:&#xA;  “Reciting the Qur’an from the pages of the Qur’an (meaning to look at&#xA;  it and recite it - not from memory) lightens the punishment of one’s&#xA;  mother and father, even if they are both disbelievers.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usulul Kafi, Volume 2, Page 613&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References and more info about reading Quran:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/40hadithquran/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;40 Hadith - The Noble Qur'an&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/estefta/?it=1067%22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://makarem.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T08:47:06.867" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T08:47:06.867" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1657" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1653" CreationDate="2012-07-21T13:46:02.293" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;(This is a general answer. I do not believe in any sect in Islam)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The thing that is legislated for the Muslim is for him to &lt;strong&gt;consistently and frequently&lt;/strong&gt; recite the Qur’an, to a degree that he is capable of.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;There are verses from the Quran that tell us to read the Quran-  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recite, [O Muhammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book&lt;/strong&gt; and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing, and the remembrance of Allah is greater. And Allah knows that which you do. [29:45] (Sahih International)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Say, O Muhammad], &quot;I have only been commanded to worship the Lord of this city, who made it sacred and to whom [belongs] all things. &lt;strong&gt;And I am commanded to be of the Muslims [those who submit to Allah] And to recite the Qur'an.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; And whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] himself; and whoever strays - say, &quot;I am only [one] of the warners.&quot; [27:91-92] (Sahih International)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both these verses Allah tells Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to recite the Quran so who are we compared to him.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The conclusion is that it is not compulsory but it is recommended because  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We come to know about God's words.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We will always follow the right path, away from Satan.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) has said: “Nothing is harder for Satan to bear than a person who recites the Qur’an by looking at the pages (of the Qur’an).” [Thawabul A’mal, Page 231]  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lastly we will not be branded a disbeliever as stated by this verse  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O my Lord! Verily, my people deserted this Qur’an (neither listened to it, nor acted upon its laws and orders). [25:30]  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide you onto the right path. Ameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-18T07:49:37.413" LastActivityDate="2015-11-18T07:49:37.413" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1659" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-21T14:34:59.737" Score="14" ViewCount="76837" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Qur'an translations, we see that the phrase &lt;code&gt;right hands possess&lt;/code&gt; is used in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/search?q=right%20hands%20possess&quot;&gt;many ayahs&lt;/a&gt;. What exactly does that phrase refer to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-22T07:14:31.757" LastActivityDate="2017-11-08T06:17:24.080" Title="What does &quot;right hand possess&quot; mean?" Tags="|arabic|tafseer|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1628" CreationDate="2012-07-21T14:41:41.247" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja&amp;#39;fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jafari Fiqh&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sayyed can receive Sadaqah only from Sayyed. &#xA;Also only Wajib Sadaqah like Zikat Fitrah and Zikat of property and Khums are banned to Sayyids. And they can receive Mustahab (recommended) Sadaqah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for a &quot;Sayyid&quot; to have Sadaqa for their needs? If it&#xA;  is permissible, then please specify the condition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is permissible for a Hashimi to give his sadaqa to another Hashimi&#xA;  or to a non-Hashimi. This includes both Zakat of property and zakat of&#xA;  Fitra. But it is not permissible for a non-Hashimi to give his Sadaqa&#xA;  to a Hashimi. If a Hashimi receives Zakat of property or fitra from a&#xA;  non-Hashimi, it would be forbidden for him to use it, and he who gives&#xA;  it (zakat), his &quot;Zimma&quot; (obligation) would not be discharged. In cases&#xA;  other than those mentioned above it is permissible for a non-Hashimi&#xA;  to give his Sadaqa, atonement, or Fidya of fast ( kaffara) or any&#xA;  desirable charity to a Hashimi. Yes, if charity given to a Hashimi is&#xA;  too little an amount of property and it is given with the intention of&#xA;  repulsing calamity and evil, there is Ishkaal (objection) in its being&#xA;  permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Hashimi mens Sayyiid)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References and further info and reasoning:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sistani.org/index.php?p=855722&amp;amp;id=1358&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Sistani&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiachat.com/forum/index.php?/topic/234973112-sadaqa-for-syeds-is-haraam/page__p__2008862__hl__sadaqa%20syed__fromsearch__1#entry2008862&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sadaqa For Syeds Is Haraam?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiachat.com/forum/index.php?/topic/234934177-why-does-it-matter-if-someone-is-syed-or-not/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Why Does It Matter If Someone Is Syed Or Not?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-04T16:11:02.413" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T16:11:02.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1661" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1659" CreationDate="2012-07-21T14:49:52.000" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It means a female slave. There is no need for marriage to her be Halal to her owner man. Buying her or receiving her as a share of Jihad spoils is enough that she be Halal to the man who possesses her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before Islam, Arabs had a heavy slavery culture, but Islam had many rules about slaves and offered very high rewards for making them free. The Prophet and Ahl Bayt bought many slaves and freed them, and many of them became the best sahaba of the prophet and Ahl Bayt. In fact, rules of Islam about slaves are about controlling slavery and not encouraging it. It also says some slaves must be freed so that a sin or mistake is forgiven. Islam encourages freeing slaves. Freeing slaves is rewarding in Islam. If Islam wanted to oppose slavery strictly from the start, indeed tribal Arabs would have killed prophet and never accepted Islam. But Islam fought slavery step by step by controlling it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/enlightening-vol4/2.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Enlightening Commentary of the Holy Quran - Volume 4&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2016-11-19T00:41:57.990" LastActivityDate="2016-11-19T00:41:57.990" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1663" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-21T17:04:21.533" Score="10" ViewCount="33755" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed for a patient to use a &lt;a href=&quot;http://asthma.emedtv.com/ventolin-%28hfa%29/ventoline.html&quot;&gt;Ventoline inhaler&lt;/a&gt; during the fasting of Ramadan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice that the disease is chronic, so an inhaler must be used constantly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user126" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T07:57:26.200" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T07:57:26.200" Title="Is a Muslim allowed to use a Ventoline inhaler or similar medicine inhaler during Ramadan?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|medical|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1664" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-21T17:40:49.667" Score="8" ViewCount="26334" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though according to the shariyah, women have equal rights of entering the mosque as the men. Even at the time of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) women used to enter the mosque with hijab and used to pray freely. Then when and why did the women start the tradition of staying away from mosque?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastActivityDate="2013-11-26T19:12:50.733" Title="When and why did the tradition of woman not entering the mosque come into being?" Tags="|women|history|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1663" CreationDate="2012-07-21T18:27:41.183" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I hope my answer be useful. I think they are similar.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja&amp;#39;fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jafari Fiqh&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q16:&lt;/strong&gt; If a percentage of the pressurized gas taken orally by an asthma&#xA;  patient reaches his stomach, will it invalidate his fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A:&lt;/strong&gt; It does not invalidate his fast, unless it contains a liquid&#xA;  medicine which he&#xA;  knows that some particles of it will reach his stomach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://english.alhakeem.com/pages/book.php?bcc=220&amp;amp;itg=1&amp;amp;bi=156&amp;amp;s=ct&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohamed Saeed Alhakeem.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-11T10:09:54.027" LastActivityDate="2016-01-11T10:09:54.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1666" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-21T19:09:32.270" Score="9" ViewCount="3440" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed that in many masaahif (&quot;mushafs&quot;), certain words like &quot;salah&quot; and &quot;riba&quot; have an extra, unpronounced letter waw in them, such as Surah Baqarah, verse 3:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7Wwev.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fifth word here is pronounced &quot;salah,&quot; although the waw with the small alif above it is pronounced as an alif, not a waw.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's up with that? I recall one of my Arabic teachers mentioning that it's not permissible to rewrite words in the Qur'an (for cases like this -- removing silent letters), because the sahaba all agreed to write it this way during the time of Uthman. (That's tangential, it doesn't need to be discussed here.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-04-10T06:01:04.487" LastActivityDate="2023-07-13T09:22:02.500" Title="Why do words like &quot;salah&quot; and &quot;riba&quot; have an extra unpronounced letter waw in them?" Tags="|arabic|uloom-al-quran|mushaf|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1663" CreationDate="2012-07-21T19:30:44.787" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding Asthma Inhalers, al-lajnah al-daai'mah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Asthma medication which a sick person inhales reaches the lungs&#xA;  through the windpipe and does not reach the stomach. It does not&#xA;  constitute food or drink, nor is it regarded as similar to them.&#xA;  Rather, it is similar to urethra drops, deep head and body wound&#xA;  medication, kohl, enemas and medicines which reach the brain or the&#xA;  body but not through the mouth or the nose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it goes to abdomen, Scholars have differed in this issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars view that if a fasting person uses any of them, their Sawm is not invalidated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other group views that some of these medicines break Sawm while others do not. However, all scholars are of the opinion that taking these medicines is not the same as eating or drinking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, food and drink if it reaches stomach and abdomen, it invalidates the fast. And also, it was authentically reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) stated:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sniff water up into the nose deeply, unless you are fasting. &lt;strong&gt;[Al-Tirmidhi, Book on Fasting, No. 788]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace be upon him) excluded the fasting person from this for fear of water reaching the throat or stomach if one sniffs water strongly which can spoil fasting. This indicates that everything which reaches the abdomen voluntarily breaks fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among scholars who did not consider that this (inhaling medicine) will not invalidate fast were Shaykh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah be merciful to him), and other scholars who had the same opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They did not validate the analogy between these medicines and food&#xA;  and drink because the evidence does not indicate that nullifiers of&#xA;  Sawm are all that reach the brain, the body, or the stomach, or enter&#xA;  the body through an opening. Thus, as long as there is no Shar`y&#xA;  (Islamic legal) evidence to the effect that nullification of Sawm is&#xA;  conditional on one of these descriptions, it is right to suspend the&#xA;  ruling of invalidation of Sawm in this case. Moreover, deeming these&#xA;  medicines the same as water which reaches the throat or the stomach&#xA;  because of deep sniffing is not correct because they are different.&#xA;  Water is a type of nourishment, and thus if it reaches the throat or&#xA;  the stomach, it spoils Sawm whether it enters through the mouth or the&#xA;  nose which are merely passages. For this reason, Sawm is not&#xA;  invalidated by Madmadah (rinsing the mouth) or careful inhaling of&#xA;  water, as neither of the actions are prohibited. Hence, the mouth&#xA;  being the regular passage has no effect on the ruling. That is to say, &#xA;  if water and the like enter (the throat or the stomach) through the&#xA;  nose, it will take the same ruling as entering through the mouth.&#xA;  Furthermore, in some cases it is used as a nourishing passage, and&#xA;  consequently it is the same as the mouth. In conclusion, the opinion&#xA;  that seems correct is that inhaling the medicine in question does not&#xA;  break Sawm because, as is mentioned above, it does not fall under the&#xA;  same ruling as food or drink in any aspect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=84&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=17&quot;&gt;Asthmatics using spray inhalers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-07-21T19:30:44.787" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="320" CreationDate="2012-07-21T20:51:52.950" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zakat is money paid on &quot;wealth&quot;. So if someone has a certain wealth for one lunar year then zakaat is applicable on it provided they cross nisaab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let’s say you collect for something expensive like a car or education, 2.5% is not a very big amount in the beginning to mid of the collection period, but towards the end it would get a little difficult and you would reach your target of collection a few years late.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Technically speaking not paying zakaat and collecting wealth may be even considered hoarding...which is forbidden&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[9:34] &quot;O you who have believed, indeed many of the scholars and the monks devour the wealth of people unjustly and avert [them] from the&#xA;  way of Allah. And those who hoard gold and silver and spend it not in&#xA;  the way of Allah - give them tidings of a painful punishment.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, based on the verse below, I recommend that people be safe and pay the zakaat rather than have to answer for it in the hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[41:7]  &quot;Who do not give the obligatory charity (Zakat), and with regard to the Hereafter, they are disbelievers.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: A personal advice I'd give people especially for material things like cars and homes, is to live within means. If a car or house takes years to collect (since we cannot take on interest), then it is probably not within our reach and we should may be dream about something smaller.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Sunnah, if you see when the Prophet (pbuh) passed away, his house didn't have oil for the lamp. Keep in mind that he was the undisputed leader of Arabia then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-22T10:18:26.840" LastActivityDate="2015-10-22T10:18:26.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1669" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-21T21:20:06.297" Score="14" ViewCount="1308" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a very common Muslim name like Muhammad Öztürk. I live in Western Europe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think about &lt;strong&gt;adding a secular (non-Christian) second given name like Louis/Loic (French version) or Ludwig (German version)&lt;/strong&gt;. My new name would be like &quot;Muhammad Louis Öztürk&quot; or maybe &quot;Louis Muhammad Öztürk&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there &lt;strong&gt;any religious reason not to do this&lt;/strong&gt;? I know it's unusual and doesn't fit the local traditions. But is there actually anything about this in The Quran, Hadiths, or the rest of Fiqh? If so, where exactly? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some clarifications and explanations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I do practice my religion overtly and I will continue to do it. I do not want to deny who I am. I talk and will talk about my religion. I also do want to keep my first given name.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I don't want to hide my given name (Muhammad) by abbreviating it. So I would never call myself &quot;Louis M. Öztürk&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I want to do this to mitigate some discrimination. &lt;strong&gt;I just want to counter the power of stereotypes and the first impression.&lt;/strong&gt; Upon just reading or hearing my name some non-Muslim people who haven't met me yet have weird ideas of what I think or how I will behave or just have a strange feeling about me. I guess this is a disadvantage for me in applications, customer acquisitions, etc. I'm sure every muslin has experienced this. There's also a ton of scientific sociological and psychological literature about this topic, see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/11/22/fake-cvs-reveal-discrimination-against-muslims-in-french-job-market/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/11/22/fake-cvs-reveal-discrimination-against-muslims-in-french-job-market/&lt;/a&gt; . With such an unusual name I guess I wouldn't fall in the usual categories which might help sometimes. Some people might want to talk about my name etc. Then I'm in personal contact. If people then dislike me I'm okay with it. Let's take the case of an application: Perhaps 50 people apply for the same position. Let's say I am among the top group of 10 equally well suited individuals. But the manager responsible for the recruiting is supposed to do just five job interviews. So she'll throw out some names. She'll probably think she does it randomly. But probably she is influenced by subtle clues from the peoples' photos looks, her surrounding, her mood etc. I'm afraid my minority name might be factor in this process. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My idea is based on a simple &lt;strong&gt;cost-benefit analysis&lt;/strong&gt;. The process of thinking about changing my name and doing it just costs me a couple of hours and euros. My friends and family wouldn't suffer from it. So the cost is very low. The upside might be an additional job interview. The chance to get this soley through an additional first name is quite low. But the payout might be huge. So there is a notable expected value. And maybe I'll get a couple of additional customers during my lifetime. So it seems to me that the benefits outweigh the cost. The picture would change if my plan violated my faith. Then I surely wouldn't do it. As my knowledge in Islamic law is very limited I'm reaching out to you.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I'm talking about forms of discrimination which partly take place unconsciously. So antidiscrimination law does not help. So don't tell me to talk to lawyers, human right organizations etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Certainly it would be better if there were no wrong stereotypes among non-Muslims. But until we get there I will probably be dead. So don't tell me to go into politics... I just want to see some improvements for me now.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="351" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-04-15T05:42:20.703" LastActivityDate="2015-10-22T10:01:41.490" Title="Is it ok to add a typical secular western (non-christian) first name to my name to reduce discrimination?" Tags="|naming|non-muslim-countries|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1669" CreationDate="2012-07-21T22:39:02.950" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a Muslim (with a hard to pronounce name to boot!) living in the western world I've pondered this one a lot. I know only of two considerations from the Islamic point of view when it comes to names:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, the name you choose must not be objectionable in anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated AbudDarda': The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: On the Day&#xA;of Resurrection you will be called by your names and by your father's&#xA;names, so give yourselves good names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43#176&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, you must not change the name of your father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sa'd bin Abu Waqqas (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet&#xA;() said, &amp;quot;He who (falsely) attributes his fatherhood to anyone besides&#xA;his real father, knowing that he is not his father, will be forbidden&#xA;to enter Jannah.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18#292&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Bukhari and Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-21T22:39:02.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1642" CreationDate="2012-07-21T23:30:42.300" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me ask you a question here....&#xA;Is there any action we can do better than the prophet(pbuh)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason I ask this because .....when prophet(pbuh) passed away, there was no oil in the lamp ...and...he lived only 62 years...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This simply implies that money and life span is with the will of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, your Lord extends provision for whom He wills and restricts&#xA;  [it]. Indeed He is ever, concerning His servants, Acquainted and&#xA;  Seeing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Quran 17:30]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the prophet's(pbuh) good deeds were so many as compared to us that .... he would live forever while we would die much sooner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the prophet's(pbuh) good deeds were so many as compared to us that .... the wealth of the world would get over to equate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there is no direct equation &quot;if you do this....so and so will happen&quot;. You may do one good deed that Allah might like, and would make you super rich.&#xA;So keep on doing good...not for the money, but for Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I knew an aunt who lived to see her great grand children, but was in bed for the last nine years. So sometimes having these things is also not the best in the world...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I recommend asking Allah (as in the Quran) ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the&#xA;  Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of&#xA;  the Fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Quran 2:201]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah grant us all a good life here and in the hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2012-07-22T08:32:55.620" LastActivityDate="2012-07-22T08:32:55.620" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1164" CreationDate="2012-07-21T23:41:41.203" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several different forms of Islamic Banking. Specifically, in mudarabah you have 2 parties. One party, provides all the capital (rabb-ul-mal), other party provides management (mudarib). They split profits at a predetermined ratio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case of loss, only lender (rab-ul-mal) eats up the loss. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How is it different from non-Islamic banking?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to get capital, you take a loan and pay interest. Rab-ul-mal or the bank, never looses money. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In mudarabah, management or mudarib has a stake in the well being of the business because it gets a percentage of profits. This is not the case in loans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In mudarabah, you don't pay an interest, instead your share of the profits is not 100%. This is similar to how venture capitalists invest in companies. They take a percentage stake of the company in return for capital. All management resides with the startup/mudarib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;why &quot;Mudarabah&quot; is not haram or not like Riba?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is it not haram? Bank/investor/rab-ul-mal has a chance to make money or loose money depending on how the company performs. If it is profitable, bank gets money. If company is not successful, it looses money. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In interest, regardless of how company performs, lenders always get paid first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2012-07-21T23:51:05.293" LastActivityDate="2012-07-21T23:51:05.293" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1669" CreationDate="2012-07-21T23:58:48.577" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am aware about the discrimination and preconceived notions &amp;amp; bias a person might have to face with a Muslim name these days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First to establish if a person can have multiple names... the prophet (pbuh) had multiple names/titles Mustafa, Ahmad, alamin etc....so yes you can have multiple&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your situation there are two things...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1) First Impressions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the first impression I would recommend using Muslims names like &quot;Sad&quot; or &quot;Ayesha&quot; etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2) Working equation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the on going working equation, you should tell people you are Muslim... This is because they might offer you alcohol or non halal food and then you have one of two options either tell them you are Muslim or do haram things.&#xA;Also, if they know you are Muslim...this is also an opportunity to change their opinion about Muslims without talking religion and that is by being at your best behavior. This is a kind of dawah too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But here I also feel these are the best days to wear a hijab, grow a beard or to carry Muslim names.&#xA;Just imagine if someone doesn't give you a job because you say &quot;Laa illaha ilalah, muhammadur rasool ilah&quot; then it becomes Allah's responsibility to feed your family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-22T10:01:41.490" LastActivityDate="2015-10-22T10:01:41.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1664" CreationDate="2012-07-22T00:12:46.257" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;All those preventing women from entering mosque are doing it because of cultural reasons in south east asia. Muslim women around the world go for juma/ taraweh.&#xA;If a muslimah out of free will chooses not to go because of household duties there is no blame on her. But as a male the following hadith should be enough for &quot;not allowing&quot; women to enter mosque&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Salim's father: the Prophet said, &quot;If the wIfe of anyone of you asks permission to go to the mosque, he should not forbid her.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;(Sahih Al-Bukhari: Book 62, Hadith 165)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My understanding of this is that in south east asia where lower caste are not allowed into temples of the higher class. This tradition has somewhat crept in from there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2012-07-22T04:17:56.903" LastActivityDate="2012-07-22T04:17:56.903" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="748" CreationDate="2012-07-22T05:16:33.367" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a very thin line between &quot;trade and usury&quot;. To understand this we must understand the  definition of both and also understand why Islam forbade usury (interest).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In trade&lt;/strong&gt;, both (or all) parties share the risk of market fluctuation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In usury&lt;/strong&gt;, only the person who takes the loan bears the risk of fluctuation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Islam forbade usury becoz..&lt;/strong&gt; in usury one party gets bonded and oppressed while the other makes more money irrespective of the condition of the market. In my opinion, the current banking is a bondage becoz either you work hard all month or may not have job, but still your mortgage has to be paid. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Example:&lt;/strong&gt; After the 2008 financial meltdown many houses were not even worth what was owed after years of payment, the banks were &quot;immune&quot; to the fluctuation and would still receive their principle + interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Based on your example above,&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a) What if there is no tenant in the house for 5 months of the 12 months? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;b) What if there are repairs to be done during the 12 months?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the risk during 1 year would be B's that means B has &quot;rented the renting business&quot; from A....which would be allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the risk of these still is on A, then it would be considered interest since B is free of market conditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastActivityDate="2012-07-22T05:16:33.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1678" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-22T05:24:26.200" Score="2" ViewCount="424" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the Muslim women and a considerable number of old and disabled slaves of Allah cannot leave home or go to the mosque for reasons relevant to them. It is of course rational for them to pray from home and even the Shariah gives the permission. But for &lt;strong&gt;greater sawab (heavenly reward) of Jama'ah&lt;/strong&gt; and in the special occasions as that of &lt;strong&gt;Taraweeh&lt;/strong&gt; which they cannot perform on their own. &lt;strong&gt;Can these people use an audio-recorded version of the Salah from a nearby mosque?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-11T10:36:59.373" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T10:36:59.373" Title="Can women use a recorded version of the Salah from a nearby mosque?" Tags="|salat|women|jamaat|taraweeh|technology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1678" CreationDate="2012-07-22T05:45:52.900" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You don't have to be in Jama'h to get the swab of it if you're sick or a woman. It depends mostly based on Intention. Many participate Jamaat but have no sawab because for example they are hypocrite. Also For women the sawab rules are different men and you should first make sure the Hadith you use is equal about both man and woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I saw a Hadith for women the nearest position to Allah is when they are at corner of their home. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also for disabled. Indeed Allah see and know internal intentions. When you have an intention and for any reason cannot do it Allah will give you the sawab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also woman has some sawab that men do not have. For example a Hadith says the Jihad of them women is to treat their husband well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-16T09:13:54.693" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T09:13:54.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1669" CreationDate="2012-07-22T07:17:52.013" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've found this answer from &lt;a href=&quot;http://english.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=53996&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;According to the answer if the name you chose does not have a bad meaning and the meaning of the name doesn't contradict the Islamic belief then its fine. You chose name you like. Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="353" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-25T06:52:16.920" LastActivityDate="2012-07-25T06:52:16.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="207" CreationDate="2012-07-22T09:14:07.983" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In short, it is tantamount to stealing. So things like copying, burning a disc are not permissible. Also laws regarding copyright in individual countries must be respected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see Ayatullah Sistani's Q&amp;amp;A Section, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sistani.org/index.php?p=616687&amp;amp;id=1153&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="251" LastActivityDate="2012-07-22T09:14:07.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1684" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-22T10:27:50.307" Score="5" ViewCount="4914" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed a lot of my Sunni friends being very particular about breaking their fast immediately after it is sunset. As far as i know, it is makruh to wait a long time to break the fast, and that it is not wajib to break it immediately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to know the Sunni justification for a couple of things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why break the fast after sunset instead of after Maghrib?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why be so stringent about the time the fast is broken?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="251" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T18:51:55.070" LastActivityDate="2016-06-14T07:23:34.173" Title="What is the Sunni justification for breaking the fast after sunset instead of after Maghrib?" Tags="|sawm|shia-sunni|iftar|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1685" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1684" CreationDate="2012-07-22T11:25:12.207" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is sunnah to hasten the breaking of fast once the sun has set because Allah says in Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then complete the fast until the night. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/187/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Surah Al-Baqarah&#xA;  2:187]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The night begins when the sun sets. Therefore, when the person is overwhelmingly believes that the sun has set, then he has to hasten to break his fast. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab: Allah's Apostle said, &quot;When night falls&#xA;  from this side and the day vanishes from this side and the sun sets,&#xA;  then the fasting person should break his fast.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Al-Bukhari, Book&#xA;  30, Hadith 61]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the authority of Sahl b. S'ad, may Allāh be pleased with him: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The Messenger of Allāh, prayers and peace upon him, said: 'People will&#xA;  remain upon good as long as they break their fasts&#xA;  quickly.'&quot; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[al-Bukhārī, Book 30, Hadith 64]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://embodyislam.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/a-concise-study-guide-to-fasting-2nd-edition3.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fasting Guide- Explanation of Shaykh Salih Al-Fawzaan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-07-22T12:12:15.830" LastActivityDate="2012-07-22T12:12:15.830" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1686" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-22T12:40:46.750" Score="3" ViewCount="2960" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 24:3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The fornicator does not marry except a [female] fornicator or&#xA;  polytheist, and none marries her except a fornicator or a polytheist,&#xA;  and that has been made unlawful to the believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If my interpretation is correct, this clearly says if you commit adultery, you can only marry another Muslim adulterer, or a non Muslim. Is this interpretation correct? Am I missing something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:39:09.973" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:39:09.973" Title="Does Quran restrict marriage of a Muslim adulterer to only Muslim adulterer or a non Muslim?" Tags="|quran|nikah|fiqh|adultery|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1687" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1694" CreationDate="2012-07-22T13:21:28.907" Score="9" ViewCount="16716" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the internet the following hadith is quite &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=Do%20you%20know%20what%20is%20better%20than%20charity%20and%20fasting%20and%20prayer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;widespread&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do you know what is better than charity and fasting and prayer? It is&#xA;  keeping peace and good relations between people, as quarrels and bad&#xA;  feelings destroy mankind.&quot; (Muslims &amp;amp; Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there is no hadith number mentioned &lt;em&gt;anywhere&lt;/em&gt;. Is this authentic? If it is in Sahih bukhari then which hadith number is this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T18:47:41.273" LastActivityDate="2019-04-25T10:45:11.453" Title="What is the source of the following hadith which says good relations are better than fasting and prayer?" Tags="|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1689" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1691" CreationDate="2012-07-22T15:23:30.987" Score="6" ViewCount="779" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah mentions in verse 39 of Surah Al-e-Imran:&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PJ4ta.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fourth word from the end is &quot;hasuwran&quot; (حَصُورًا ), which Saheeh International (presumably accurately) translates as &quot;abstaining (from women).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Questions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What exactly is the (complete) translation of this word?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the significance of this property of Yahya (alayhi salaam)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read through a bunch of biography notes, but could not find any mention (let alone any relevance) to this specific word mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T05:23:28.627" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T05:23:28.627" Title="What is the significance of Prophet Yahya being &quot;hasuwran&quot;?" Tags="|quran|arabic|prophets|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1690" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-22T15:41:50.557" Score="6" ViewCount="738" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are Muslim required to observe full day of fasting where days (i.e. day light) are significantly longer than regular days in Arabia. I am referring to northern and southern hemisphere where days are very long in summer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T05:27:19.083" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T05:27:19.083" Title="Is it obligatory for Muslims to observe full day of fasting where days are very long?" Tags="|ramadan|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-04-10T10:14:04.443" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1691" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1689" CreationDate="2012-07-22T16:58:51.633" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer is what I know from &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/qurantafseer/ibnkathir/ibnkathir_web/3.8167.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafsir Ibn Katheer&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It says that &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Hasuran&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; with respect to Yahya (alayhi salam) means he is immune to illegal sexual relations. That is what Allah has made him. It does not mean he refrains from sexual relations with women he marries (i.e. legal), but that he is immune from &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;illegal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; sexual relations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-07-22T17:04:27.743" LastActivityDate="2012-07-22T17:04:27.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1686" CreationDate="2012-07-22T17:10:14.637" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This verses around is the answer to your question -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[24:2] &amp;quot;...And let a group of the believers witness their punishment.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[24:3] &amp;quot;...The fornicator does not marry except a [female] fornicator or polytheist,...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have witnessed lashing of a fornicator, you should not let any believing person marry them. This is a part of the punishment of fornication in an Islamic state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if some one has been punished for fornication publicly (4 witnesses etc), its a part of their punishment that they would not get a believing person in marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just like in the west, when you do an accident and apply for car insurance anywhere, you would end up being punished for that accident even if it was 25 years before the fact. Your record kind of gets ruined.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just to put things in perspective, we also have verses like -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[2:221] &amp;quot;And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe....&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How would you know that they are believers? can someone look into their hearts and see if they have really started to believe ?,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its about &amp;quot;public&amp;quot; declaration, just like above. If a person is publicly declared &amp;quot;fornicator&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;they are not believers&amp;quot; they don't get believing muslims for marriage&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-23T07:12:22.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1693" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1594" CreationDate="2012-07-22T17:50:14.180" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shi'a faith, if one breaks a fast intentionally, one must do a Qadha fast and also give &quot;Kaffarah&quot; for that fast. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Kaffarah of leaving out a fast of Ramadhan is to:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt; free a slave, or&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt; fast for two months or&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt; feed sixty poor to their fill or give one mudd (= 3/4 kg.) of food-stuff, like, wheat or barley or bread etc. to each of them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if it is not possible for him to fulfil any of these, he should&#xA;  give Sadaqa according to his means and seek Divine forgiveness. And&#xA;  the obligatory precaution is that he should give Kaffarah as and when&#xA;  he is capable to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference &lt;a href=&quot;http://sistani.org/index.php?p=251364&amp;amp;id=48&amp;amp;pid=2276&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me know if you need references from other Mujtahids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="251" LastActivityDate="2012-07-22T17:50:14.180" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1687" CreationDate="2012-07-22T17:55:32.473" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This one was tough to find a reference to, but it looks like this is the hadith being referred to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&quot;‏ أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِأَفْضَلَ مِنْ دَرَجَةِ الصِّيَامِ وَالصَّلاَةِ وَالصَّدَقَةِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا بَلَى ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ إِصْلاَحُ ذَاتِ الْبَيْنِ وَفَسَادُ ذَاتِ الْبَيْنِ الْحَالِقَةُ ‏&quot;‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (saws) said: “Do you want me to tell you of what is better than the rank of fasting, prayer and charity?” The Companions said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allaah. He said, “Making peace between people among whom there is discord, for the evil of discord is the shaver.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43#147&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud 4919&lt;/a&gt;. There is another version in &lt;a href=&quot;http://hadith.al-islam.com/Page.aspx?pageid=192&amp;amp;BookID=26&amp;amp;PID=2433&quot;&gt;Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2509&lt;/a&gt; which adds that the Prophet (saws) said &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“It is the shaver, and I do not say that it shaves hair, but that it shaves (i.e., destroys) the &lt;em&gt;deen&lt;/em&gt; (i.e. religious commitment).” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The version in Jami` Tirmidhi was authenticated as &lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt; by Shaykh al-Albani.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the translation on &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/65500&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt; this refers to &lt;em&gt;voluntary&lt;/em&gt; acts of fasting, prayer, and charity. Which makes sense because the obligatory versions are nothing less than the pillars of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-07-22T17:55:32.473" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1695" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1643" CreationDate="2012-07-22T18:08:45.727" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The scholars have differed on this. The majority of them draw analogy from the limit of curtailment of the prayer. A group of scholars view that &quot;any&quot; journey would qualify for this concession and the person may cease his fast. This view is attributed to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%BA%92%C4%81hir%C4%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Zahirites&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They differed over apparent meaning of the text where Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and whoever is ill or on a journey, [let him fast the same] then an&#xA;  equal number of other days. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Surah Al-Baqarah 2:185]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is understandable though is that the permission of not fasting during the travel is for relief from hardships in the travel. However, not all journeys have hardships that entails this concession. Moreover, the companions agreed upon a limit for this i.e. the analogy from limit of curtailment of prayer. The minimum distance is that of a journey on a camel for two days which is approximately 80 km. This is what is the opinion of majority of the scholars. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Fatawa/Fatwaprint.aspx?id=154&amp;amp;BookID=24&amp;amp;sectionid=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Minimum distance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bidayat al-Mujtahid wa Nihayat al-Muqtasid, The Book on Siyam&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-07-22T18:52:39.433" LastActivityDate="2012-07-22T18:52:39.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1341" CreationDate="2012-07-22T18:35:33.610" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;When asked a similar question, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja&amp;#39;far_al-Sadiq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Ja‘far as-Sadiq (a.s)&lt;/a&gt; replied that Adam (a.s) married 2 of his sons (Shith and Yaafith) to 2 huries (Nazala and Mauzela). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Baqir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam al-Baqir (a.s)&lt;/a&gt;, Allah also married a female jinni to another of Adam(a.s)'s son. Therefore beauty in creation due to the huri and ugliness due the Jinn. The Imam emphatically denied that Adam married sons to daughters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;From&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/hayat-al-qulub-vol1-allamah-muhammad-baqir-al-majlisi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hayat-al-Qulub&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;Volume 1, Section 2 (&lt;em&gt;Merits of Adam and Hawwa’ (Eve), Reasons behind&#xA;naming them so, the beginning of creation&lt;/em&gt;), by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Baqir_Majlisi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Allamah Muhammad&#xA;Baqir-al-Majlisi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="251" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-09T15:03:21.340" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T15:03:21.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1698" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-22T19:13:11.940" Score="6" ViewCount="5512" Body="&lt;p&gt;From time to time I stand in line to pray (saff) beside people who are loud while we are praying. Sometimes it can be annoying when we are in &lt;em&gt;sujud&lt;/em&gt; to hear other voices. Is it permissible for me to draw his attention to the fact that his voice is too loud and that he is impeding me while I pray?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T05:25:54.027" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T13:29:33.467" Title="Is it ok to warn someone who recites too loudly while praying?" Tags="|salat|adab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1699" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1702" CreationDate="2012-07-22T19:48:49.233" Score="7" ViewCount="26338" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have recently been introduced to the term &lt;em&gt;akhlaq&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhlaq&quot;&gt;defined in Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Akhlaq (Arabic: أخلاق‎) is an Arabic term referring to the practice of virtue, morality and manners in Islamic theology and falsafah (philosophy).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This to me sounds exactly the same as &lt;em&gt;adab&lt;/em&gt;, a term I was already familiar with and which is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adab_%28Islam%29&quot;&gt;defined in Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; thus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Adab, in the context of behavior, refers to prescribed Islamic etiquette: &quot;refinement, good manners, morals, decorum, decency, humaneness&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the surface, they appear to be referring to the same thing (i.e., good character, manners and morals).  Are the two terms actually synonymous, or do they have different applications?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T09:05:15.827" Title="What is the difference between akhlaq and adab?" Tags="|arabic|adab|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1700" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1666" CreationDate="2012-07-22T20:56:11.303" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The word &quot;salah&quot; (صلاة) is from the root Saad (ص), Lam (ل), Waw (و) and has the following meanings, taken from classical Arabic lexicons (e.g. E. W. Lane): prayer, supplication, petition, oration, eulogy, benediction, commendation, blessing, honour, magnify, bring forth, follow closely, walk/follow behind closely, to remain attached, to contact or to be in contact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;based on this etymology of the word it would seem that the &quot;waw&quot; adds a special meaning to the  root word of salat, by taking this letter away it would take away much of the meaning of prayer. The sahaba probably decided to keep the silent letter even though it dosent have a sound to keep the original meanings of the root word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sources:&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User%3aMuhammadharoon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastActivityDate="2012-07-22T20:56:11.303" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1689" CreationDate="2012-07-22T21:03:30.920" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has been clear in Quran and Hadith that Allah loves those who refrain from adultery even when they are tempted to do so. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in the &quot;seven under the shade of Allah&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;......a man who is called by a woman of beauty and position [for illegal intercourse], but be says: 'I fear Allaah'.....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There may be a story of the prophet (pbuh) that we have not heard about, such as that he refrained from adultery even when he was tempted to as the prophet yusuf (pbuh) did. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2012-07-22T21:38:46.523" LastActivityDate="2012-07-22T21:38:46.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1699" CreationDate="2012-07-22T21:10:45.560" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Akhlaq is more emotional, it’s similar to the word morals, you know the difference between right and wrong, or you feel for others etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adab is more of an action and how people perceive you as having good morals, it is related to etiquette, and behavior, rather than an emotional act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-03T18:40:13.427" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T18:40:13.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1643" CreationDate="2012-07-22T21:26:38.113" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is only permissible to break fast when you are actually traveling&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahaih international&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fasting for] a limited number of days. So whoever among you is ill or on a journey &lt;strong&gt;[during them]&lt;/strong&gt; - then an equal number of days [are to be made up]. And upon those who are able [to fast, but with hardship] - a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor person [each day]. And whoever volunteers excess - it is better for him. But to fast is best for you, if you only knew. 2:184&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the specific translation of  &quot;3ala safarin&quot; is &lt;strong&gt;while&lt;/strong&gt; traveling. Allah also incourages one to fast even if they are travelling although it is permissible to break the fast he says if you are able to fast then do so. And lastely he says if only you knew fasing is much better for you. So if Allah is encourging us to fast even while we are travelling he would surley want us to be fasting when we are simply in a foreign place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastActivityDate="2012-07-22T21:26:38.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1704" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1706" CreationDate="2012-07-22T22:26:02.147" Score="9" ViewCount="7413" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowable to take small notes, circle some words, underline some words on mushaf (Book of Quran)? It could be helpful while learning tajweed. Is it considered disrespectful?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-12T17:38:08.417" LastActivityDate="2021-12-11T09:58:04.853" Title="Is it ok to take notes on mushaf?" Tags="|quran|adab|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1686" CreationDate="2012-07-22T22:52:25.260" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, let us define some of the words that were translated, a mushrik is just someone who committed an unforgivable crime, it does not necessarily mean a polytheist, this is just one of the crimes that are considered shirk. Of the crimes that are considered shirk, adultery is one or them, so a mushrik can also refer to an adulterer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ayah says that they can marry an adulterer or a mushrik. This does not mean Allah gave permission to marry a  non-beliver, it means they are only allowed to marry an adulterer, and it adds or a mushrik to point out that the two words are synonymous, it is not giving a second option to marry a non beliver. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason for this is because they person who committed adultery in not worth a believer who has not sinned, so they shouldn't marry. A Muslim should marry someone who is as good as them, and in Islam a persons worth is calculated by their sins and good deeds. An adulterer is no longer as good of a Muslim as the believer is hence, they cannot marry them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-23T07:09:44.317" LastActivityDate="2012-07-23T07:09:44.317" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1704" CreationDate="2012-07-22T23:23:58.873" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it's not disrespectful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The holy Quran was written by Sahabah (radya Allah 'anhum) to keep it from distortion. And we have &quot;copies&quot; (mushafs) because we (most of us) don't memorize the whole Quran, so we need a way to be able to read and learn it, there is no problem with putting marks while learning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there are many mushafs that come with tafseer (e.g, I have a copy which has tafseer Ibn Katheer every page with it's tafseer beside it). And, better example, there are mushafs where letters are colored according to the tajweed situation of that letter, they're very helpful in fact (there are electronic programs that has so, as well), and nobody objected to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would compare it to the idea that &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/679/167&quot;&gt;reading Quran while walking&lt;/a&gt;, is not disrespectful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, I (personally) think it's better to make that on a personal mushaf, i.e, one which only you read from, in order to avoid any possible misunderstanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt; I searched and found &lt;a href=&quot;http://ibn-jebreen.com/?t=fatwa&amp;amp;view=vmasal&amp;amp;subid=10500&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa by Abdullah Ibn Jebreen&lt;/a&gt;, which confirms what came above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q: Some Quran teachers leave notes and marks with pencils on their&#xA;  mushafs or their students' mushafs to notify them about their&#xA;  mistakes. For example they underline Ghunnah (غنة) places and the like&#xA;  of reciting rules, they do that after the recitation is complete. So&#xA;  is it permitted to write similar things on mushafs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A: I see it's OK to put these notes and marks for the reasons&#xA;  mentioned in the question, it's OK to put them on the margin, on the&#xA;  footnote, or even between the lines, in case these notes were symbols&#xA;  and marks similar to stop and tajweed marks that are normally in&#xA;  mushafs. If these notes were small, written with pencils so they can&#xA;  be erased when no longer of use, then it's OK to put them. It's only&#xA;  not allowed to put on mushaf what doesn't belong to Quran if there was&#xA;  danger that the reader will think these things are part of Quran, or&#xA;  are describing it (and they originally don't). If there no such&#xA;  danger, then we see no problem putting these notes and marks when&#xA;  needed. And Allah knows best. And Salla Allah 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala&#xA;  alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abullah bin Abdulrahman Ibn Jebreen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2012-07-23T21:08:43.073" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1698" CreationDate="2012-07-23T05:30:01.257" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it is right to tell the person if it is disturbing your prayer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a verse from the quran that states we should use a proper tone depending on the situation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;Call upon Allah or call upon the Most Merciful. Whichever [name] you call - to Him belong the best names.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;And do not recite [too] loudly in your prayer or [too] quietly but seek between that an [intermediate] way&lt;/strong&gt;. [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'Isrā' 17:110&lt;/a&gt;] (Sahih International)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we must follow that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T07:15:21.147" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T07:15:21.147" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1708" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1250" CreationDate="2012-07-23T07:25:29.163" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;(A short answer)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars have mentioned that the person must be knowledgeble in five categories .  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Knowledge of the Sharī’ah (Islāmic Legislation)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It includes - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Knowledge of the Qur’ān and its sciences&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Knowledge of the Hadīth and its sciences&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Knowledge of the consensus and issues of difference (of opinions)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Knowledge of the fundamentals of Fiqh (jurisprudence)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Knowledge of the Arabic language  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Knowledge of the People and Current State of Affairs  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from these knowledges he must have some basic qualities -  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Battah mentioned in his book al-Khala’ that Imaam Ahmad said: No man should set himself up to issue fatwas until he has attained five qualities: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He should have a good intention, for if he does not have a good intention, he will not be blessed and there will be no blessings in his words.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He should be knowledgeable, forbearing, dignified and calm.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He should have a strong grasp of knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He should have a strong personality and not be affected by people’s criticism.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He should know what people are like. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what Ahmad said, and this is indicative of his status and knowledge. These five qualities are the foundation for issuing fatwas. If any of them are lacking, there will be a commensurate defect in the mufti.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source - &lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.islamicawakening.com/f16/types-of-mujtahids-and-their-qualifications-447/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Types of Mujtahids and their qualifications&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-23T07:36:33.240" LastActivityDate="2012-07-23T07:36:33.240" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1710" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1711" CreationDate="2012-07-23T08:40:58.880" Score="4" ViewCount="253" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the origin of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is it related to the war of Karbala anyway?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="56" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T05:24:38.693" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T05:24:38.693" Title="What is the origin of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan?" Tags="|ramadan|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1710" CreationDate="2012-07-23T09:02:39.710" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Origin is Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/183&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah: 2/183&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah: 2/185&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah: 2/187&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا&#xA;  كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ ﴿البقرة:&#xA;  ١٨٣﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O believers, prescribed for you is the Fast, even as it was&#xA;  prescribed for those that were before you -- happily you will be&#xA;  god fearing -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/183&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah: 2/183&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ&#xA;  وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِّنَ الْهُدَىٰ وَالْفُرْقَانِ فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ&#xA;  الشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ وَمَن كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ&#xA;  فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ وَلَا&#xA;  يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَ وَلِتُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا&#xA;  اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَاكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ ﴿البقرة: ١٨٥﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the month of Ramadan, wherein the Qu'ran was sent down to be a guidance&#xA;  to the people, and as clear signs of the Guidance and the Salvation.&#xA;  So let those of you, who are present at the month, fast it; and if any&#xA;  of you be sick, or if he be on a journey, then a number of other days;&#xA;  Allah desires ease for you, and desires not hardship for you; and that&#xA;  you fulfill the number, and magnify Allah that He has guided you, and&#xA;  happily you will be thank. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah: 2/185&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ لَيْلَةَ الصِّيَامِ الرَّفَثُ إِلَىٰ نِسَائِكُمْ هُنَّ&#xA;  لِبَاسٌ لَّكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لِبَاسٌ لَّهُنَّ عَلِمَ اللَّهُ أَنَّكُمْ&#xA;  كُنتُمْ تَخْتَانُونَ أَنفُسَكُمْ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَعَفَا عَنكُمْ&#xA;  فَالْآنَ بَاشِرُوهُنَّ وَابْتَغُوا مَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَكُلُوا&#xA;  وَاشْرَبُوا حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الْأَبْيَضُ مِنَ&#xA;  الْخَيْطِ الْأَسْوَدِ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ ثُمَّ أَتِمُّوا الصِّيَامَ إِلَى&#xA;  اللَّيْلِ وَلَا تُبَاشِرُوهُنَّ وَأَنتُمْ عَاكِفُونَ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ&#xA;  تِلْكَ حُدُودُ اللَّهِ فَلَا تَقْرَبُوهَا كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ&#xA;  آيَاتِهِ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ ﴿البقرة: ١٨٧﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Permitted to you, upon the night of the Fast, is to go in to your&#xA;  wives; -- they are a vestment for you, and you are a vestment for&#xA;  them. Allah knows that you have been betraying yourselves, and has&#xA;  turned to you and pardoned you. So now lie with them, and seek what&#xA;  Allah has prescribed for you. And eat and drink, until the white&#xA;  thread shows clearly to you from the black thread at the dawn; then&#xA;  complete the Fast unto the night, and do not lie with them while you&#xA;  cleave to the mosques. Those are Allah's bounds; keep well within&#xA;  them. So Allah makes clear His signs to men; happily they will be&#xA;  Allah fearing. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah: 2/187&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-23T11:35:21.103" LastActivityDate="2012-07-23T11:35:21.103" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1642" CreationDate="2012-07-23T13:43:12.137" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see this as falling under the topic of &amp;quot;Taqdeer&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everyone has a specific life span, written in the book of Records. So when we ask for longer life, presumably it means, we are asking to modify the original time of death which is written in taqdeer and get a later one. This cannot happen, as Allah knows that in advance, and will have already decided if this is to be granted or not. If it is to be granted, your life will already have been extended, hence you don't get a &amp;quot;longer&amp;quot; life because longer implied, original was modified and now you have more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You get what is given to you. Some get a short life, others a long life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a matter of perspective, and taqdeer is one of the most difficult concepts to get your head wrapped around. So think about it, and hopefully it makes sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it doesn't, you already have references of hadith and you can be on your merry way to a long and fulfilled life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The translations are from Quran.com (Shahih International).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same applies for wealth or anything else. The fact that we don't know our Taqdeer and are required to pray, and ask for these things is different. It does not mean, we sit on our collective bums and say my Taqdeer is already predetermined, I will not do anything. What will happen will happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No disaster strikes upon the earth or among yourselves except that it&#xA;is in a register before We bring it into being - indeed that, for&#xA;Allah , is easy -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sura Hadidh 57:22]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-Takweer 81:29]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Indeed, all things We created with predestination.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-Qamar 54:49]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-23T13:43:12.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1715" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-23T15:38:14.560" Score="12" ViewCount="20158" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the candidates (and evidences) for ayaat which are claimed to be the last one revealed? I've heard so many opinions over the years, from Ma'idah:3 to Baqarah:281 to Surat Nasr and a few more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2017-08-27T16:09:28.167" Title="Which ayah in the Qur'an was the last to be revealed?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1716" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1715" CreationDate="2012-07-23T18:11:05.580" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no general conclusion on the matter. It depends, really, on who you ask.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you go by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/42220&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari hadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Ibn `Abbas:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last Verse (in the Qur'an) revealed to the Prophet was the Verse dealing with usury (i.e. Riba).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ بْنُ عُقْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ آخِرُ آيَةٍ نَزَلَتْ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم آيَةُ الرِّبَا‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;English reference: Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 67&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Arabic reference: Book 65, Hadith 4586&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, this does not give the exact ayah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another common idea of the last verse revealed is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;third ayah in surat Al-Ma'ida&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah, and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns, and those from which a wild animal has eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death], and those which are sacrificed on stone altars, and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows. That is grave disobedience. This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion; so fear them not, but fear Me. &lt;strong&gt;This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion.&lt;/strong&gt; But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(emphasis mine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as you can see, there is no general consensus on the idea of the final verse. You can see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranicstudies.com/quran/the-last-verse-of-the-quran/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;several claims here&lt;/a&gt;, and a somewhat logical conclusion, although it is not a scholarly conclusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-23T18:11:05.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1717" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1690" CreationDate="2012-07-23T20:46:18.637" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Summarized from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=articles&amp;amp;id=153400&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as day and night is distinguishable from each other, one is obligated to fast. Allah says (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:187&lt;/a&gt; - Sahih International - Emphasis mine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It has been made permissible for you the night&#xA;  preceding fasting to go to your wives [for sexual relations]. They are&#xA;  clothing for you and you are clothing for them. Allah knows that you&#xA;  used to deceive yourselves, so He accepted your repentance and forgave&#xA;  you. So now, have relations with them and seek that which Allah has&#xA;  decreed for you. &lt;strong&gt;And eat and drink until the white thread of dawn&#xA;  becomes distinct to you from the black thread [of night]. Then&#xA;  complete the fast until the sunset.&lt;/strong&gt; And do not have relations with&#xA;  them as long as you are staying for worship in the mosques. These are&#xA;  the limits [set by] Allah , so do not approach them. Thus does Allah&#xA;  make clear His ordinances to the people that they may become&#xA;  righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However&lt;/strong&gt;, if one is harmed because of the hardship of fasting, than it is permissible to break fasting and make up for it another day. Allah says (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2-286&lt;/a&gt; - Sahih International - Emphasis mine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it&#xA;  will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. &quot;Our Lord,&#xA;  do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord,&#xA;  and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those&#xA;  before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no&#xA;  ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon&#xA;  us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving&#xA;  people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastActivityDate="2012-07-23T20:46:18.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1718" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-23T21:23:46.253" Score="12" ViewCount="1694" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/19/arts/19iht-bookmer.1.10176749.html?pagewanted=all&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;New York Times&lt;/a&gt; review of &lt;em&gt;Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy, and the West&lt;/em&gt; by Benazir Bhutto:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Bhutto's new book, &amp;quot;Reconciliation,&amp;quot; a volume she finished days before she was killed, she lays out her vision of Islam as &amp;quot;an open, pluralistic and tolerant religion&amp;quot; that she says has been hijacked by extremists, and her belief that Islam and the West need not be headed on a collision course toward a &amp;quot;clash of civilizations.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She quotes passages from the Koran in support of her argument that Islam preaches tolerance and pluralism (&amp;quot;You shall have your religion, and I shall have my religion&amp;quot;), and she compares Osama bin Laden's &amp;quot;attempt to exploit, manipulate and militarize Islam&amp;quot; to terrorist acts committed by other religious fanatics: &amp;quot;whether Christian fundamentalists' attacks on women's reproductive clinics or Jewish fundamentalist attacks on Muslim holy sites in Palestine.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The quote seems to support the idea &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; Islam preaches tolerance and pluralism&amp;quot;.  But I don't see &lt;em&gt;how&lt;/em&gt; two parties are supposed to resolve their differences.  So far, I haven't found any information about a practical model that a person should use if they feel someone has offended or wronged them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I gather there is an Arabic tradition of reconciliation called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sulha.org/category/whatisulha/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sulha&lt;/a&gt; that per-dates Islam.  Would this be an accepted model for most Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've asked a similar &lt;a href=&quot;https://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/14358/971&quot;&gt;question of Jews&lt;/a&gt; and I have &lt;a href=&quot;https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/6115/914&quot;&gt;an idea&lt;/a&gt; of how the Christian Scripture addresses the problem of what to do when one member of the faith sins against another.  In both cases, the first step is for the person who feels they've been wronged to approach the other privately.  But I don't know if there's a standard model of reconciliation in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="138" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-08-02T05:59:26.513" Title="Is there a model of reconciliation in the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1719" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1727" CreationDate="2012-07-23T22:07:24.670" Score="7" ViewCount="32198" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Qu'ran, Shaytan is mentioned as Ibles and Shaytan. Why does he have more than one name, and what do they mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-24T05:06:02.497" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T11:44:11.103" Title="Why does Shaytan have two names?" Tags="|quran|shaitan|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1720" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1718" CreationDate="2012-07-23T22:17:14.670" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Islamic justice system is very similar to one we would find in an American justice system. The Quran Tells us to make peace with one another and we will be rewarded, but if you feel like one is treating you unjustly to fight back and make a settlement between the two parties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if two factions among the believers should fight, then make settlement between the two. But if one of them oppresses the other, then fight against the one that oppresses until it returns to the ordinance of Allah . And if it returns, then make settlement between them in justice and act justly. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.The believers are but brothers, so make settlement between your brothers. And fear Allah that you may receive mercy. 49:9-10&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also some similarities to the example provided of the Jewish reconciliation process:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No good is there in much of their private conversation, except for those who enjoin charity &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;or that which is right or conciliation between people&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. And whoever does that seeking means to the approval of Allah - then We are going to give him a great reward.4-114&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This excerpt from the Quran is basically saying there is no good in secret confrontation unless the discussion is about giving charity in secret or trying to reconcile two groups of people. And for that sort of confrontation, there is reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also follow the words of our prophet hadith or sunnah as its referred to, this gives us detail to what the Quran revealed. the official rules as to what a judge can decide can be found in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gowister.com/sahihbukhari-9-282.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet Muhammad also used to practice something similar to suluh. It was a process made of of contracts between any non-muslim that wanted to make peace, it would vary from allowing them to stay in their land in trade of work, to paying them to protect from potential assassins. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawareness.net/Judaism/treaty.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is an example of a treaty made with some People of a Jewish tribe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;One who unjustly takes the life of a person with whom there is a treaty will not even receive the scent of heaven even though the scent of heaven can be detected a distance of forty years&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith shows how serious a contract with someone was in Muhammad's era if they broke the contract, even with a non-beliver, they wouldn't even make it to paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-08-02T05:39:10.057" LastActivityDate="2017-08-02T05:39:10.057" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1721" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1728" CreationDate="2012-07-23T22:18:03.567" Score="10" ViewCount="20738" Body="&lt;p&gt;The other day I prayed behind a Shi'a Muslim without realizing and I noticed a little later that he was Shi'a.  The prayer I followed didn't seem like the usual prayer I normally follow behind Sunni Muslims. I didn't notice all the differences, but I was worried I, as a Sunni Muslim, hadn't completed my prayers 'properly.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do Sunnis find it acceptable to pray behind Shi'ites, or vice-versa? And is their &lt;em&gt;salah&lt;/em&gt; accepted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-08T03:43:09.240" LastActivityDate="2017-08-11T00:22:36.733" Title="Is it permissible for Sunni Muslims to pray behind Shi'a Muslims?" Tags="|salat|sunni|shiism|fiqh|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1722" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1731" CreationDate="2012-07-23T22:36:42.747" Score="16" ViewCount="27598" Body="&lt;p&gt;In another post, I asked &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1721/is-it-permissible-for-sunni-muslims-to-pray-behind-shia-muslims&quot;&gt;Is it permissible for Sunni Muslims to pray behind Shi&amp;#39;a Muslims?&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I want to know now are the major differences so that I can understand this issue better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-09T07:55:25.680" LastActivityDate="2017-06-09T07:55:25.680" Title="What are the major differences between Sunni and Shi'i prayer?" Tags="|salat|shia-sunni|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1724" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1719" CreationDate="2012-07-23T23:32:49.290" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sorularlarisale.com/makale/11466/iblisi_ilzam_seytani_ifham_ehl-i_tugyani_iskat_eden_cumlesine_binaen_iblis_ve_seytan_arasindaki__fark_nedir.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Iblis literally means, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;who with no hope of hayr, who abandon hope from Allah's rahmat (mercy).&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; It is given as a name to who didn't bow before Adam and being expelled from Allah's rahmat. That page also mentions it's name was originally Azazil, but fails to mention reference for this claim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaytan literally means &quot;&lt;strong&gt;who is away from Hakk.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; and as a concept it is general name for anything which is away from correct way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a conclusion, Iblis is shaytan, but not every shaytan is Iblis. Iblis is a proper name, while shaytan is a general concept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-24T05:04:08.273" LastActivityDate="2012-07-24T05:04:08.273" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1725" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1719" CreationDate="2012-07-23T23:57:58.120" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Iblees is the Arabic word for the devil iblees is in the Quran so Arabs would understand who the devil was. Shaytan has appeared in the books that Allah sent down even before the Quran, so shaytan is the original name for the devil and iblees is the Arabic interpertation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Iblees comes from the arabic word balasa بَلَسَ which means despair and iblees would literally mean one who causes despair. Shaytan would be equivilant to satan which means one who obstructs, or opposes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Quran when Allah says iblees its definitely the devil, when Allah says shaytan it may refer to the devil, an evil creature, whether it be human or jinn, or the shaytans minions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia - satan&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_%28Islam%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia - devil (Islam)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="45" LastEditDate="2012-07-24T09:46:52.147" LastActivityDate="2012-07-24T09:46:52.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1721" CreationDate="2012-07-24T00:08:23.810" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fataawa (Ruling) of Shaykh Ibn Baaz (vol. 2, p. 396) &#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;“It is not permissible to pray behind any of the mushrikeen, including those who seek the help of anyone other than Allaah and seek support from him, because seeking help through anyone other then Allaah, such as the dead, idols, the jinn, etc. is shirk, the association of others with Allaah, glorified be He.” &#xA;And he said: one should not pray behind any imaam who is known to exaggerate concerning the Ahl al-Bayt (members of the Prophet’s household). If no such thing is known about him or any other Muslim, then it is OK to pray behind them.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A (islamqa . com)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edited for Elaboration:&lt;/strong&gt; The above is a fatwa, or a ruling, given by a scholar of Islam. Some of the Shia do things that are not permissible, things that are acs of kufr (disbelief) such as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Calling upon Ali, Hussein and Fatima along with Allah&#xA;2) Believing that the Angel Gabriel made a mistake when he brought down the revelation to Muhammad (Peace be upon him) - [they believe the revelation should have been given to Ali]&#xA;3) They curse the companions of the Prophet&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are only a few things that some of the Shia are known to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in the above fatwa, the scholar of Islam is saying that &quot;&lt;strong&gt;one should not pray behind any imaam who is known to exaggerate concerning the Ahl al-Bayt (members of the Prophet’s household). If no such thing is known about him or any other Muslim, then it is OK to pray behind them&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many shia, if not all, exaggerate concerning the family of the Prophet to the extent that their entire religion is based on praising members of his family and cursing his companions. In addition to that, and more importantly, they believe many things that are contradictory to what Allah revealed, such as (as mentioned previously), the belief that the Angel Gabriel made a mistake and brought the revelation to the wrong person. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tawheed has several elements, all pointing back to Allah as the One Supreme and Sovereign God of all. When you begin calling upon the dead family members of the Prophet, asking them for aid and help, you take yourself away from Tawheed and out of Islam. You set up rivals with Allah. When you curse those whom Allah has blessed, you commit kufr (disbelief). When you say that Gabriel &quot;made a mistake&quot; - you certainly become a disbeliever, as to Allah belongs all perfections and His angels are obedient and do not make mistakes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that in the end, the scholar said &quot;&lt;strong&gt;If no such thing is known about him or any other Muslim, then it is OK to pray behind them&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this helps you further understand, if even a little.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user361" LastEditorDisplayName="user361" LastEditDate="2012-07-24T20:14:06.327" LastActivityDate="2012-07-24T20:14:06.327" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1719" CreationDate="2012-07-24T00:21:11.430" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although the question doesn't have a specific answer (I'll mention the reason below), I will try to make this one clear enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First to know is generally (not specific to Quran) that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibles is the Grand Shaytan, he is a Jinn, and the first one of all Shaytans. He is the one who disobeyed Allah's order to him to prostrate (يسجد) to Adam (PBUH), while&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shaytan is every unbeliever Jinn (i.e, Kafer كافر of Jinn), and so Ibles is one of them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now it's argued whether Ibles is the Father of Jinn (just like Adam is the father of Humans), or he is the father of only Shaytans and not the whole Jinn, or he is the father of neither, I will not discuss this here (and I don't have enough proofs to any viewpoint).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now that's for generally speaking, &lt;strong&gt;BUT FOR Quran&lt;/strong&gt; there is a specification. In fact in Quran, that rule doesn't apply, as the word &quot;Shaytan&quot; is mentioned sometimes with the meaning of Ibles, and some other times in the meaning of all Shaytans (i.e, Shaytan Kind).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, in this Aya, the word الشيطان (Shaytan) means the whole Shaytan Kind, as Ibrahim (PBUH) tells his father not to worship Shaytans (written Satan in the translation):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَبَتِ لَا تَعْبُدِ الشَّيْطَانَ ۖ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ كَانَ&#xA;  لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَصِيًّا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O my father, do not worship Satan. Indeed Satan has ever been, to the&#xA;  Most Merciful, disobedient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/19/44&quot;&gt;Surat Maryam - 44&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Whereas in this aya, the word الشيطان (Shaytan) means Ibles himself, because he was mentioned before two Ayat (in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/34&quot;&gt;this aya&lt;/a&gt;), so the word in the following Aya refers to Ibles himself (in fact this has an Arabic Language side, as well):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَأَزَلَّهُمَا الشَّيْطَانُ عَنْهَا فَأَخْرَجَهُمَا مِمَّا كَانَا&#xA;  فِيهِ ۖ وَقُلْنَا اهْبِطُوا بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ ۖ وَلَكُمْ فِي&#xA;  الْأَرْضِ مُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمَتَاعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But Satan caused them to slip out of it and removed them from that&#xA;  [condition] in which they had been. And We said, &quot;Go down, [all of&#xA;  you], as enemies to one another, and you will have upon the earth a&#xA;  place of settlement and provision for a time.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/36&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah - 36&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, we conclude that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shaytan is a word that refers to any unbeliever Jinn, i.e, to a kind of the Jinn.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibles is a name of the first Shaytan (who disobeyed Allah's order to him to prostrate to Adam), he himself has only one (known) name, it's Ibles.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Quran&lt;/strong&gt;, the word Shaytan sometimes refers to all Shaytans, and some other times it refers to Ibles himself, &lt;strong&gt;it depends on the context.&lt;/strong&gt; (and that's why the question doesn't have a specific answer, you should specify an Aya in order to give an answer specific to that Aya).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that's clear enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This answer depends on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=34887&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; and many other ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2012-07-24T00:21:11.430" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1721" CreationDate="2012-07-24T01:22:03.423" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chiite.fr/en/islam_02.html&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; (sunni view),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some Shia are considered Muslims, and some Shia are considered Kufaar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that page goes on explaining that if one adheres to one of these, one is considered kuffar (not my belief, I am summarizing what is being said in that page)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief that their imams are superior to even one prophet&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief that a person after Muhammad (s.a.v) received revelation from Allah like a Prophet.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Believing tahreef of Qur'an. (Claiming Qur'an is tempered with)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cursing the sahabah (This item is somewhat complicated and too big to explain here)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Other strange beliefs (Ali is God, Angel Jibraeel made a mistake, Allah lies etc.) (Very uncommon)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;My interpretation&lt;/em&gt;: There is not a clear-cut answer to this question. If you judge that your Imam doesn't adhere to anything that would make him kufaar, there is no problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-12T23:18:36.750" LastActivityDate="2012-09-12T23:18:36.750" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1729" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1733" CreationDate="2012-07-24T04:11:29.223" Score="4" ViewCount="22525" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam has defined burial rites but is it allowable to cremate the body of a Muslim rather than bury him? The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_funeral&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; page says it is forbidden but does not back it up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="363" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:29:47.087" LastActivityDate="2018-05-15T11:37:26.163" Title="Is cremation permitted in Islam?" Tags="|fiqh|funeral|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1729" CreationDate="2012-07-24T04:34:53.180" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bukhari Volume 4, Book 52, Number 259:  Narrated Abu Huraira: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle sent us in a mission (i.e. am army-unit) and said, &quot;If&#xA;  you find so-and-so and so-and-so, burn both of them with fire.&quot; When&#xA;  we intended to depart, Allah's Apostle said, &quot;I have ordered you to&#xA;  burn so-and-so and so-and-so, and it is none but Allah Who punishes&#xA;  with fire, so, if you find them, kill them.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above hadis it is clear that we dont burn even our enemies. So cremating our dead would be treatment worse than enemies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastActivityDate="2012-07-24T04:34:53.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1731" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1722" CreationDate="2012-07-24T04:55:30.700" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Major differences are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;del&gt;In their adhan and iqaamah, they say &quot;I bear witness that Ali is the wali of Allah&quot;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In their adhan, they add &quot;Come to the best of works&quot; and believe it was removed form Azan by Muaviyeh - whereas according to the Sunni's you only have Come to prayer and Come to success&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;del&gt;In their tashahud, they add &quot;And I bear witness that the Amir of the Mu'mineen is Ali, the wali of Allah&quot;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;del&gt;In their Salaam, after the tashahud, they add, &quot;Peace be upon you (referencing Ali R.A)&quot;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What they do after the Salah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;del&gt;They praise Fatima&lt;/del&gt; They do &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/tasbihzehra.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatima's Tsbihat&lt;/a&gt; taught by prophet SAWW (34 Allahu Akbar, 33 Al-Hamdu LeLlah, 33 Subhan Allah). (This is recommended and not obligatory)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They say Allahu Akbar 34 times (according to Sunni's this is done 33 times)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They make a sujood of thankfulness as a highly recommended practice after prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They send curses on the enemies of the &quot;infallibles&quot; as a recommended practice. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They do &quot;Ziyaraat&quot; (a short Salam to soul of Prophet (SAWW) and Imams while standing toward direction of their graves) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;My answer comes from authentic Shia sources&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user361" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-25T07:48:18.043" LastActivityDate="2016-02-25T07:48:18.043" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1729" CreationDate="2012-07-24T09:42:00.613" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamopediaonline.org/fatwa/what-islams-viewpoint-cremation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;What is Islam's viewpoint on cremation?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Religious Authority: &lt;strong&gt;Ahmed Kutty&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Website URL: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamonline.net&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamonline.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fatwa Question or Essay Title: &lt;strong&gt;What is Islam's viewpoint on&#xA;cremation?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Websites and Institutions: &lt;strong&gt;Islam Online&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, funeral rites and practices have been prescribed by the divine law, in accordance with the dictates of Allah. According to this law, beginning from the time of Prophet Adam until the last Prophet, Muhammad, peace and blessing be upon them all, burying the dead has been the prescribed method of conveying the deceased to their graves. We have no mention anywhere that cremation was acceptable in any of the previous dispensations from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Qur’an: “We have honored sons of Adam.” (Q. 17:70). In keeping with the spirit of this verse, according to scholars, it is necessary for us treat the human body with the utmost of respect not only when a person is alive, but also when he/she is dead. Burning the deceased or discarding bodies to be eaten by vultures, wild beasts, etc., is considered sacrilege and abhorrent and, therefore, forbidden according to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the reasons for this is that our knowledge of what happens to the person after death is limited, and, therefore, God alone knows what is good and bad for us in an ultimate sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet, peace be upon him, has told us that a mayyit (a deceased person) knows who is bathing and shrouding him/her and who is lowering their body to the grave, etc. Such knowledge is from Allah alone. What should be remembered here is that we should treat the mayyit with the utmost of compassion, just as we would treat a person who is alive. In short, cremation is not a divinely instituted method of conveying the human body after death. Like all other man-made institutions, cremation is based on partial knowledge. It is only God, our Creator, “who knows what ails us as well as what benefits us.” (Q. 2: 220).&#xA;Another important observation is that it has been proven that burying the dead is more environmentally friendly than cremation. This further confirms the dictum that God has “forbidden for us only what is injurious or harmful for us (or for our environment.)”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="365" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-25T02:06:09.330" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1734" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1735" CreationDate="2012-07-24T09:56:46.367" Score="0" ViewCount="3040" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Possible Duplicate:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/448/islam-and-homosexuality&quot;&gt;Islam and homosexuality&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it okay for a human being to be gay, yet acceptable in the islamic world? Please answer in as much detail as possible with proper references to the sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="366" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2012-07-24T11:15:52.140" Title="What are the teachings of Islam about homosexuality?" Tags="|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2012-07-24T18:45:19.343" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1735" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1734" CreationDate="2012-07-24T11:15:52.140" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Islamic views on homosexuality are formed from the writings of the Qur'an and various Hadith narrations. &lt;strong&gt;It is not only a sin, but a crime under Islamic law.&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are various quranic verses that say it is a sin and that the people are transgressing Allah's limits  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;In the Quran&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, you approach men with desire, instead of women. Rather, you are a transgressing people.&quot;  Qur'an (7:80)  Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do you approach males among the worlds&#xA;  And leave what your Lord has created for you as mates? But you are a people transgressing.&quot; Qur'an (26:165-166) Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the two who commit it among you, dishonor them both. But if they repent and correct themselves, leave them alone. Indeed, Allah is ever Accepting of repentance and Merciful.  Qur'an (4:16)  Sahih International    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do ye do what is shameful though ye see (its iniquity)? Would ye really approach men in your lusts rather than women? Nay, ye are a people (grossly) ignorant! Qur'an 27:54  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;From the Hadith:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If you find anyone doing as Lot's people did, kill the one who does it, and the one to whom it is done. Abu Dawud 38:4447   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : If a man who is not married is seized committing sodomy, he will be stoned to death. Abu Dawud 38:4448  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: A man should not look at the private parts of another man, and a woman should not look at the private parts of another woman. A man should not lie with another man without wearing lower garment under one cover; and a woman should not be lie with another woman without wearing lower garment under one cover.  Abu Dawud 31:4007   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: A man should not lie with another man and a woman should not lie with another woman without covering their private parts except a child or a father. He also mentioned a third thing which I forgot. Abu Dawud 31:4008  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;AbuDawud said: From here I remembered this tradition from Mu'ammil and Musa: Beware! No man should lie with another man, no woman should lie with another woman except with one's child or father. He also mentioned a third which I have forgotten...  Abu Dawud 11:2169    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever is found conducting himself in the manner of the people of Lot, kill the doer and the receiver.  Tirmidhi 1:152   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated by Jaabir (may Allah be pleased with him): &quot;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 'There is nothing I fear for my ummah more than the deed of the people of Loot.'&quot;  Tirmidhi 1457  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Malik related to me that he asked Ibn Shihab about someone who committed sodomy. Ibn Shihab said, &quot;He is to be stoned, whether or not he is muhsan.&quot;  Al-Muwatta 41 41.111  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;According to various sects of Islam&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(this part is taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Islam_and_Homosexuality#Islam.27s_view_on_Homosexuality&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikiislam.net - Islam and Homosexuality &lt;/a&gt;)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of homosexuality, how it is dealt with differs between the four mainline schools of Sunni jurisprudence today, but what they all agree upon is that homosexuality is worthy of a severe penalty. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Hanafi school of thought, the homosexual is first punished through harsh beating, and if he/she repeats the act, the death penalty is to be applied. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the Shafi school of thought, the homosexual receives the same punishment as adultery (if he/she is married) or fornication (if not married). This means, that if the homosexual is married, he/she is stoned to death, while if single, he/she is whipped 100 times. Hence, the Shafi`i compares the punishment applied in the case of homosexuality with that of adultery and fornication. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hanafi differentiates between the two acts because in homosexuality, anal sex [something that is prohibited, regardless of orientation] may also be involved, while in adultery [and fornication], the penis/vagina (which are reproductive parts) are involved.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastActivityDate="2012-07-24T11:15:52.140" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1736" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1745" CreationDate="2012-07-24T12:01:27.097" Score="5" ViewCount="6396" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have this hadith in my memory but I don't know the source where I heard it from, it was something along the lines of...praising someone on his face is as if you destroyed him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a hadith along these lines? Can you please mention the hadith no. if there is one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastActivityDate="2020-02-21T14:17:00.740" Title="Is there a hadith that forbids praising a person on their face?" Tags="|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1729" CreationDate="2012-07-24T13:47:08.620" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam we must treat the body very gently when handling it, because they can still feel as we do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verily when the servant is put in his grave, and his companions turn away from him, he hears the noise of their sandals” (Sahih Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;To break a dead person's bone is like breaking the living person bone.&amp;quot; (Abu Dawud no. 3207)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith talks about how humans still have their senses and they even hear the footsteps of people walking away. If you were to cremate somone they would feel it as we do and would be as torture for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soorah Ghaafir: Ayah 46&#xA;The fire, they are exposed to it, morning and afternoon, and on the Day when the Hour will be established (it will be said to the angels): “Cause Pharaoh’s people to enter the severest Torment!”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first part of the ayah says they will be in fire day and night &lt;em&gt;then&lt;/em&gt; they will enter the severest torment, which means the first punishment was during the grave. These ayaat imply that fire to a dead person is their torture, we would not want to put our loved ones in a situation in which Allah uses as torture to non-believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For these reasons we are required to be gentle with a body, we do not sit or walk on their graves, we gently wash and shroud them, carfully carry them to their graves, we treat them as we would if they were alive. Creamation is a torturous process to the dead, it requires both burning and crushing their body, which is not the way we were instructed to treat the dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-25T00:28:16.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1739" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1978" CreationDate="2012-07-24T16:57:42.893" Score="20" ViewCount="4663" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion.&lt;/strong&gt; The&#xA;  right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves&#xA;  in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy&#xA;  handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/256&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Baqarah 2:256&lt;/a&gt; (emphasis mine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Quranic verse is pretty explicit in that no one should be compelled in regards of his belief. Yet, the majority of Muslim scholars today espouse the ruling that apostates are to be put to death and cite this &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Abbas said: &quot;The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'Whoever changes&#xA;  his religion, kill him.'&quot; (Sahih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/37#94&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan Al-Nasai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does one reconcile one with the other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2018-09-19T18:36:37.387" LastActivityDate="2018-09-19T18:36:37.387" Title="How do we reconcile the apostasy ruling with Al-Baqarah 2:256?" Tags="|tafseer|hadith-interpretation|apostasy|surat-al-baqarah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1740" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1750" CreationDate="2012-07-24T18:29:05.473" Score="4" ViewCount="3511" Body="&lt;p&gt;What exactly defines a sect in Islam? There are many supposed sects in Islam, but how do you define this label?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know the two 'major' sects in Islam are the Shia and Sunni, but why are these considered sects?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="240" LastEditDate="2012-07-25T04:18:24.197" LastActivityDate="2012-07-26T16:47:35.780" Title="What defines a sect in Islam?" Tags="|sects|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1741" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1761" CreationDate="2012-07-24T18:48:02.610" Score="5" ViewCount="36994" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am well aware of recent events that have sparked controversy over drawing the Prophet Muhammad, (SAW). However, what is the general ruling on pictures and images in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am only aware of one hadith on the mater, in which Aisha turns a piece of fabric previously hung on the wall into a rug at the Prophet's (SAW) request.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there more detailed rulings on this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-25T21:24:32.353" LastActivityDate="2015-08-23T14:22:10.040" Title="What kind of pictures in Islam are permissible?" Tags="|fiqh|image|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-08-28T23:47:39.887" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1742" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1741" CreationDate="2012-07-24T19:36:32.110" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ruling of a picture that has a soul like a human or animal is haram, but if it is a picture of a object that has no soul, like a tree or rock, than it is considered OK.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I was with Ibn Abbas a man came and said, &amp;quot;O father of Abbas!&#xA;My sustenance is from my manual profession and I make these pictures.&amp;quot;&#xA;Ibn `Abbas said, &amp;quot;I will tell you only what I heard from Allah's&#xA;Messenger (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) . I heard him saying,&#xA;'Whoever makes a picture will be punished by Allah till he puts life&#xA;in it, and he will never be able to put life in it. &amp;quot; Hearing this,&#xA;that man heaved a sigh and his face turned pale. Ibn Abbas said to&#xA;him, &amp;quot;What a pity! If you insist on making pictures I advise you to&#xA;make pictures of trees and any other inanimate objects&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/34/172&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-04-10T20:47:48.667" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1741" CreationDate="2012-07-24T20:16:28.057" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated in my answer to the similar question above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...........However, the Prophet did allow the drawing of inanimate objects such as trees and rocks -- anything which does not possess a soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Ibn Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&quot;Every painter will go to Hell, and for every portrait he has made, there will be appointed one who will chastise him in the Hell.'' Ibn `Abbas said: If you have to do it, draw pictures of trees and other inanimate things. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]................&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;click &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/869/is-drawing-people-prohibited-in-islam&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to see the full question and answer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2014-05-25T20:24:40.927" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1745" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1736" CreationDate="2012-07-24T20:54:52.217" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Hadeeth narrated by al Imaam Ahmad who said: 'Afaan narrated to us that Wuhayb said on the authority of Abu Bakrah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;A man praised another man in the presence of the Prophet - صلى الله&#xA;  عليه و سل; he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Woe to you! You have cut off your companion's neck – he repeated&#xA;  this a number of times – If it is necessary for one of you to praise&#xA;  his companion, then say: &lt;strong&gt;'I believe him to be as such, and Allah is a&#xA;  reckoner over him, and I do not praise anyone over Allah – I believe&#xA;  him to be like such and such.'&lt;/strong&gt; If one knows such about that person to&#xA;  be true.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Hadeeth was also collected by al Bukhaaree, Muslim, Abu Dawood, Ibn Maajah through Khaalid al Hadhaa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al Imaam Ahmad stated: 'Waqee' narrated to us on the authority of Hammaam ibn al Haarith who said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;A man approached 'Uthmaan and praised him in his presence.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He [the narrator] said: &quot;Al Miqdaad ibn al Aswad started pouring sand&#xA;  on the praising person's face saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;We were ordered by the Messenger of Allaah - صلى الله عليه وسلم - to&#xA;  pour sand over the praising people's faces when we came across them.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was collected by Muslim and Abu Dawood from the Hadeeth of ath Thawree on the authority of Mansoor. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.subulassalaam.com/articles/article.cfm?article_id=153&quot;&gt;Praise&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-07-24T20:54:52.217" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1746" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1747" CreationDate="2012-07-24T20:56:05.833" Score="7" ViewCount="5157" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, lets say madhab A argues bleeding invalidates wudu but touching women (for men) doesn't, and madhab B says the exact opposite. Can a layman Muslim argue something like one of these;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Neither bleeding nor touching to women invalidates wudu, because there is no clear evidence for making them so&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Both of them invalidates wudu, because there is a possibility, and we won't take any chances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Islamic scholars, are these kind of arguments acceptable, or are they discouraged?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-30T08:49:55.243" LastActivityDate="2018-12-29T08:28:59.777" Title="Is it permissible to mix rulings from different madhabs?" Tags="|halal-haram|madhhab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1746" CreationDate="2012-07-24T21:12:04.050" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. This is not allowed. This is a classical example of Talfeeq Batil i.e. mixing various rulings to come up with a new action that is not endorsed or held by anybody. This is Talfeeq Batil, because all the scholars who said that bleeding doesn't break Wudu say that it does break when a man touches a woman, and all scholars who say touching a woman doesn't break Wudu say that it does break when one bleeds. This is not allowed by scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is because when you start mixing rulings of different madh-habs, you start following your nafs and fancies. We believe all madh-hab rulings are valid since they are based on evidences from Qur'an and Sunnah. But, the madh-habs have some major differences in some opinions. And when you start to mix opinions, you end up following your nafs which not really based on Qur'an and Sunnah, you make yourself the authority. It is not permissible for someone to follow a opinion or switch them or mix them based on convenience. And also, all madh-habs make talfeeq baatil impermissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, note that there is permissible form of talfeeq and impermissible form. The example you have given comes under impermissible. A impermissible talfeeq is what is based on desires and conveniences. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically you cannot &quot;pick and choose&quot; whatever you like. At the same time, I am not asking someone to adhere to a madh-hab 100% [this is just for caution]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Summarizing &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.islamicawakening.com/f20/the-schools-of-thought-262/#post1331&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Prohibition of Devising Opinions and Following Allowances&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Majority of the latter scholars in Maliki, Shafi'i and Hanbali prohibit Talfeeq absolutely while, most of the Hanafis allow it. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The impermissible form of talfeeq is where the end result in and of itself is Haraam, such as the consumption of alcohol or fornication.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another impermissible form of talfeeq is to hunt out most lenient opinions of madh-habs and scholars. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The one who seeks such opinions is considered faasiq (someone who violates Islamic law(s)) as stated by Ahmad and also an opinion of among Shafi'is.  Ibn ‘Abdil-Bar also mentioned consensus (Ijma’) on this issue.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; excerpts from student of knowledge Harris Hammam &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-12T09:33:28.217" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T09:33:28.217" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1748" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-25T04:50:48.663" Score="14" ViewCount="8793" Body="&lt;p&gt;While performing Qirat on long ayaah of the Holy Qur'an, it is obvious to lose breath when in between the ayah. When losing breath, the recitation is paused and then continued from &lt;strong&gt;two or three words behind&lt;/strong&gt; where it was stopped, after inhaling again. The Qari's (Performers of Qirat) &lt;strong&gt;don't seem to follow a single ruling&lt;/strong&gt; on this. They sometimes go one word back, sometimes two, sometimes none. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to me that the Qari goes back to a word from where if read, there would be a &lt;strong&gt;meaningful statement&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;the statement would not contradict the meaning of the Ayah as a whole.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is my assumption true? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If true, how does a Qari who can just read but not understand Arabic go back to the correct word? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If false, what is the general ruling to continue a discontinued ayah while reciting The Holy Qur'an?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2020-10-03T16:09:17.853" LastActivityDate="2020-10-03T16:09:17.853" Title="How to continue a discontinued ayah while reciting the Qur'an?" Tags="|practical-islam|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1347" CreationDate="2012-07-25T05:00:43.267" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, the ahadith you cited has nothing to do with &quot;Honor Killing&quot;. &lt;strong&gt;The ahadith you cited is about the Hadd, the prescribed punishment recommended by Allah for those who commit such acts.&lt;/strong&gt; Secondly, you said &quot;The woman in the second Hadith I mentioned above repented, but still she was stoned to death (not forgiven).&quot; - &lt;strong&gt;Allah is the One Who grants forgiveness, not people.&lt;/strong&gt; Thirdly, in the second Ahadith you cited, &lt;strong&gt;the man and the woman both came, knowing they had committed a major sin, and they requested for the punishment to be carried out on them, as they knew it would purify them.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fourthly, you said &quot;The woman in the second Hadith I mentioned above repented, but still she was stoned to death (not forgiven).&quot; - &lt;strong&gt;What makes you think that because she was stoned (at her own request) that she was not forgiven? Did not she say &quot;I have committed adultery, so purify me.&quot; ? What do you think that means?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, you said &lt;strong&gt;&quot;How am I to interpret this concept?&lt;/strong&gt; Is this (the stories from the two Ahadith) not Honour Killing? Isn't it allowed in Islam?&quot; : &lt;strong&gt;Its simple. You commit an unlawful act, you receive the punishment for it. These people believe in Allah and have enough knowledge to know that the punishment in the hereafter is greater than any punishment you receive in this life, and this is why they requested their punishment in this life as opposed to &quot;getting away with a crime&quot; and having to face up to it on the Day of Judgment.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user361" LastActivityDate="2012-07-25T05:00:43.267" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1740" CreationDate="2012-07-25T05:12:47.877" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;First I will give the definition and then explain...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Any label in addition to muslim that in any way further describes any practice or ideology wrt Islam of a muslim is a sect. These labels are normally hurdles between muslims to practice Islam together&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For example:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sunni muslim:&lt;/em&gt; Implies they pray like they pray in mecca...hence &quot;sunni&quot; is a sect (practice)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shia muslim:&lt;/em&gt; Implies they believe in 12 imaams....hence &quot;shia&quot; is a sect (ideology)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Malay muslim:&lt;/em&gt; &quot;Malay&quot; does not tell you the ideology or practice of the person, rather origin hence &quot;malay&quot; would not be a sect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE:&lt;/strong&gt; I completely discourage sects, hence I am forced to add the repurcussions of being a part of any sect. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The arabic word for &quot;sect&quot; is &quot;shia&quot; &lt;code&gt;شِيَعًا&lt;/code&gt; and is used in the quran as follows..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;As for those who divide their religion and break up into sects (&quot;shiyaAAan&quot;), thou hast no part in them in the least: their affair is with Allah...&quot; [6:159]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;sunni&quot; implies &quot;shiya un sunnah&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;shia&quot; implies &quot;shiya un ali&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Under Islam both would be considered wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What really happens when you divide into sects?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have you ever wondered why youths are so confused about Islam? One of the reasons is that they see so many sects. In the verse below Quran talks about those who inherited the scripture after having sects are always in doubts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And they did not become divided until after knowledge had come to them&#xA;  - out of jealous animosity between themselves. And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord [postponing the penalty] until a&#xA;  specified time, it would have been concluded between them. And indeed,&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;those who were granted inheritance of the Scripture after them are,&#xA;  concerning it, in disquieting doubt&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;. [42:14]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="342" LastEditDate="2012-07-25T17:04:52.807" LastActivityDate="2012-07-25T17:04:52.807" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1751" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-07-25T05:39:23.310" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Qur'an recitation is the reading (tarteel, tajwid or taghbir) aloud, reciting, or chanting of portions of the Qur'an. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recitation should be done according to rules of pronunciation (tajwid), intonation, and caesuras established by the prophet Muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an is marked with twenty-six symbols, circles, rectangles, dashes and letters, some in color. These are written above, below, or beside the letters of the alphabet. They indicate the pronunciation of consonants, whether the blending of neighboring or adjacent consonants is allowed, and where recitation pauses and caesuras are forbidden and possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A different form of the Qur'an is available called the Tajwid Qur'an that emphasizes the tajwid rules by various symbols and colour coded letters and fonts etc that would assist in proper recitation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*For more info, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran_reading&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran_reading&lt;/a&gt;*&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user123" LastEditorDisplayName="user123" LastEditDate="2012-08-02T14:36:52.607" LastActivityDate="2012-08-02T14:36:52.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1752" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-07-25T05:39:23.310" Score="0" Body="The proper ways of recitation of the Qur'an by following the tajweed etc" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorDisplayName="user123" LastEditDate="2012-08-02T14:36:59.267" LastActivityDate="2012-08-02T14:36:59.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1759" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-07-25T07:32:26.050" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-07-25T07:32:26.050" LastActivityDate="2012-07-25T07:32:26.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1760" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-07-25T07:32:26.050" Score="0" Body="The Art of reciting Qur'an beautifully and melodiously." OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2012-07-25T07:35:57.383" LastActivityDate="2012-07-25T07:35:57.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1741" CreationDate="2012-07-25T07:58:04.640" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the Hadith which you are referring to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated By 'Aisha : (Mother of the faithful believers) I bought a&#xA;  cushion with pictures on it. When Allah's Apostle saw it, he kept&#xA;  standing at the door and did not enter the house. I noticed the sign&#xA;  of disgust on his face, so I said, &quot;O Allah's Apostle! I repent to&#xA;  Allah and H is Apostle. (Please let me know) what sin I have done.&quot;&#xA;  Allah's Apostle said, &quot;What about this cushion?&quot; I replied, &quot;I bought&#xA;  it for you to sit and recline on.&quot; Allah's Apostle said, &quot;The painters&#xA;  (i.e. owners) of these pictures will be punished on the Day of&#xA;  Resurrection. It will be said to them, 'Put life in what you have&#xA;  created (i.e. painted).' &quot; The Prophet added, &quot;The angels do not enter&#xA;  a house where there are pictures.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ahadith.net/bukhari/book/34/chap/40#2106&quot;&gt;Al-Bukhari, Book of Sales (34), Hadith No. 2106&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Ahadith are very much categorical on this issue. The scholars agree that painting, sketching and drawing any living being is forbidden unless there is a necessity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as far as taking pictures (snaps) is concerned majority especially the Arab scholars call it permissible as it is the image/reflection that is saved just like as we look into the mirror.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="343" LastEditorUserId="343" LastEditDate="2012-07-25T09:24:00.837" LastActivityDate="2012-07-25T09:24:00.837" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="426" CreationDate="2012-07-25T08:01:59.707" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I searched a lot for asked words in the book Ilal Al-Shara'i by Saduq but couldn't find anywhere in both the volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was unable to find it in any reliable source also. Even by the sound of the words it doesn't seems to be authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="343" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-12T22:44:03.250" LastActivityDate="2012-09-12T22:44:03.250" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1763" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-25T08:28:25.257" Score="2" ViewCount="2035" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Possible Duplicate:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1107/men-get-alhour-alein-what-do-women-get&quot;&gt;Men get Alhour Alein, what do women get?&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am concerned about the part after people go to heaven.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Men will get to marry beautiful virgin women called &quot;hoor&quot; or &quot;hur&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“They will recline (with ease) on thrones arranged in ranks. And We shall &lt;strong&gt;marry them to Huris (fair females&lt;/strong&gt;) with wide lovely eyes.”  (52:17-20)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Wearing [garments of] fine silk and brocade, facing each other.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Thus. And We will &lt;strong&gt;marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes&lt;/strong&gt;. [44:53-54] (Sahih International)    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also it is mentioned they will have a great figure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, for the righteous is attainment&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Gardens and grapevines&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And full-breasted [companions] of equal age [78:31-33] (Sahih International)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there is nothing said about women. What happens to them?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Also does it matter whether she died being married (once, twice or more), widowed or single?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T08:41:00.253" Title="What women will get after death?" Tags="|women|jannah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2012-07-25T14:22:03.290" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1764" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1767" CreationDate="2012-07-25T13:19:54.290" Score="5" ViewCount="2432" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems like most Muslim countries have green in their flags (indeed, Qaddahfi's Libyan flag was just green!).  This color seems to be associated with politically with most Islamic states, but I'm wondering why.  Is there a source to the tradition? Is it in the texts? Or, is it just a coincidence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="217" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T08:07:14.193" Title="Why is Green always associated with Islam?" Tags="|symbolism|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1763" CreationDate="2012-07-25T13:23:08.460" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, there is great deal of material on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;. You should've sifted through the references and verified them yourself and arrived at a better question .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, hoor are promised both for virtuous men and virtuous women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I  don't quite remember the reference, but I seem to recall a verse which loose is translated as those who are virtuous will meet your virtuous spouse in Heaven, and those who are virtuous and do not have a virtuous spouse, will be granted one. I don't remember the reference, and hopefully someone can point it out and I will improve the answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said that, and assuming that the above verse does not exist for the sake of argument, there is another aspect to this question. Why does the gender matter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Quran, there are only references to Hur, and there is no description. The descriptions which allude to female form are in hadith. Is it not beyond the possibility that the hadiths in question were asked by male audiences and hence the answer was adapted to relate to them. Imagine, if asked by men what Hoor look like the and the description was that of a man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps, if it had been asked by a group of females, the answer would've been different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said that, I think it does not matter what the hoor are. From Allah, who has given us so much, made the sun and the moon and other stars, the heaven and the earth and everything in between, for us to doubt or debate whether the hoor's we get are male or female is unfathomable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is pretty clear that all pious men AND women will get stream of honey and milk and hoor's (and other rewards), so can we leave it at that. This is an area which is only in Allah's knowledge and it serves us no purpose in this world. When this knowledge would be required, we would see the hur's in person and know what they are, hence the question would become moot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“They will recline (with ease) on thrones arranged in ranks. And We shall marry them to Huris (fair females) with wide lovely eyes.” (52:17-20)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Huris translation to fair females is a mistake. Hurs have no gender and their exact form is only known to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wearing [garments of] fine silk and brocade, facing each other.&#xA;Thus. And We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes. [44:53-54] (Sahih International)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ask yourself if Allah can create heaven and earth and everything in between, and not have a companion for mominaat (female Muslims). To me it just sounds incredulous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, Dr Zakir Naik has an explanation on youtube.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7f9LTqNpGc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7f9LTqNpGc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-05-08T12:47:30.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1764" CreationDate="2012-07-25T13:49:45.610" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no relation between green and Islam. I think it just a coincidence. If you take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/flagsoftheworld.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;all countries' flags&lt;/a&gt; you will find that green is very common in many flags.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qaddahfi's flag was green because he wrote a book called the green book, every thing in Libya (before revolution) was named green. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Libya#Great_Socialist_People.27s_Libyan_Arab_Jamahiriya_.281977.E2.80.932011.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;See Libyan flag history&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Saudi-Arabia flag is green, but I don't know why!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The old Islamic flag (at prophet Mohamed's time) was black with white writing. The color of Islamic empires after it differs in colors. Sometime black, sometimes red and sometimes green.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="79" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-27T08:07:14.193" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T08:07:14.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1764" CreationDate="2012-07-25T13:56:44.273" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia has an article on this specifically.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Reclining on green Cushions and rich Carpets of beauty&amp;quot; (sura 55, verse 76)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Upon them will be green garments of fine silk and heavy brocade, and they will be adorned with bracelets of silver; and their Lord will give to them to drink of a Water Pure and Holy.&amp;quot; (sura 76, verse 21)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the color of a lot of things in Paradise. The Quran doesn't really mention a lot of other colors positively, IIRC. So if someone wanted to pick out an &amp;quot;Islamic&amp;quot; color, it would just have to be green.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-25T23:00:03.833" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1642" CreationDate="2012-07-25T14:37:48.310" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You ask an interesting and deep question -- one that has implications in qadar itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's start with the basics. From &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nawawi40#4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a long hadith in Imam Nawawi's famous collection&lt;/a&gt; of 40 (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verily the creation of each one of you is brought together in his&#xA;mother’s womb for forty days in the form of a nutfah (a drop), then he&#xA;becomes an alaqah (clot of blood) for a like period, then a mudghah&#xA;(morsel of flesh) for a like period, then there is sent to him the&#xA;angel who blows his soul into him and who is commanded with four&#xA;matters: to write down his rizq (sustenance), &lt;strong&gt;his life span&lt;/strong&gt;, his&#xA;actions, and whether he will be happy or unhappy (i.e., whether or not&#xA;he will enter Paradise).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply put, Allah is Al-Aleem; he knows what actions you will take in your lifetime. Based on this, He obviously knows how long you will live or die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a hadith where one of ummuhaat al-mu'mineen made du'a for someone's life to be extended; Rasulullah replied that she's making du'a about &amp;quot;numbered days&amp;quot; (something fixed), and a du'a for forgiveness an salvation from Hellfire would be better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, there are ahadith like this one (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle said, &amp;quot;Whoever loves that he be granted more wealth&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;and that his lease of life be prolonged&lt;/strong&gt; then he should keep good&#xA;relations with his Kith and kin.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/56170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars ask, how can you put these two hadith together? The wholistic understanding they came up with is simple: there are two levels of writing of qadar. There is qadar which is known only to Allah, and is writtein in Al-Law Al-Mahfoodh (the protected tablet). This is where your ultimate, final lifespan goes. And there's the qadar which Allah tells the angels, which may be your lifespan &lt;strong&gt;before&lt;/strong&gt; accommodating for any changes for actions like keeping ties of kinship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you understand that, the rest of my answer actually addresses your answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Actions that increase your lifespan&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell from my research, the only activity that increases your life is keeping ties of kinship with your relatives, as mentioned in the hadith above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Actions that increase your rizq (wealth)&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Having Taqwa of Allah:&lt;/strong&gt; Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out. And will&#xA;provide for him from where he does not expect. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/65/2-3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah At-Talaq,&#xA;verses 2-3&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Istighfaar (seeking forgiveness from Allah):&lt;/strong&gt; Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And (Nuh) said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a&#xA;Perpetual Forgiver. He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in&#xA;[continuing] showers, and give you increase in wealth and children and&#xA;provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/71/10-12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Nuh,&#xA;verses 10-12&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tawakkul (putting your trust in Allah and taking the means):&lt;/strong&gt; Umar ibn Al-Khattab said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you were to put your trust in Allah the way that Allah deserves,&#xA;then you would be provided for as the birds are; they leave in search&#xA;of food at the beginning of the day hungry, and they return at the end&#xA;of the day full. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://ummahdesignblog.com/2009/03/16/4th-way-of-increasing-your-earnings/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fulfilling the Ties of Kinship/Family:&lt;/strong&gt; The first hadith I mentioned from Bukhari:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle said, &amp;quot;Whoever loves that he be granted more wealth&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;and that his lease of life be prolonged&lt;/strong&gt; then he should keep good&#xA;relations with his Kith and kin.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/56170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Being Thankful:&lt;/strong&gt; Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [remember] when your Lord proclaimed, 'If you are grateful, I will&#xA;surely increase you [in favor]; but if you deny, indeed, My punishment&#xA;is severe.'&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/14/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Ibrahim, verse 7&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Frequently performing Hajj and Umrah:&lt;/strong&gt; Rasulullah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Follow up between Hajj and Umrah (i.e. continually repeat the&#xA;performance) because they both eliminate poverty and sins just like a&#xA;furnace eliminates the dirty impurities of iron, gold and silver. And&#xA;an accepted Hajj has no reward less than paradise! (&lt;a href=&quot;http://ummahdesignblog.com/2009/03/24/7th-way-of-increasing-your-earnings/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best. Look up the book &amp;quot;15 Ways to Increase your Earnings (from the Qur'an and Sunnah) for a more comprehensive and detailed list.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-25T16:21:09.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1669" CreationDate="2012-07-25T14:38:10.260" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't see an issue with taking Western names any more than a Muslim adopting a Chinese name, as long as it's neutral. I have lived in Australia and the US for a while, it's not always about &quot;discrimination&quot;. Sometimes it's about fitting in and adopting the same culture, to indicate that you're not trying to turn the local culture into the Middle East. If you do it with the intention of dakwah, all the better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A name should be fine as long as it doesn't suggest any worship of something other than Allah. Something like Mercury or Christine would not be acceptable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd discourage from using names of Westernized Abrahamic figures, like Joseph (Yusuf), Mary (Maryam), because these are often associated with Biblical figures. Maybe some names like Sarah which happen in both contexts are fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But IMO, a neutral name is fine, like Louis or Ludwig. You might also want to consider Westernizing your own name, like the footballer Zinedine Zidane.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2012-07-25T14:38:10.260" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1771" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1773" CreationDate="2012-07-25T16:39:49.057" Score="10" ViewCount="23406" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes we get a receipt for whatever donation we do. It can be reimbursed when filing our tax returns. If I give zakat and get a receipt and claim it in the tax return, is it OK to do so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also can i use the claimed Zakat for my personal use?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example: I am due to pay Zakat of $500. Now if i claim this $500 in my tax return, i will get them reimbursed. Now lets say my total tax refund was $800. Now out of this $800, i know that $500 are the one that i claimed for Zakat. Now if i want to buy something worth $800 for myself, lets say TV or Refrigerator, can i do that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="373" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T08:41:42.243" LastActivityDate="2024-03-07T12:05:51.440" Title="Is it permissible to claim zakat (charity) in tax return?" Tags="|zakat|fatwa|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1772" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-25T17:18:28.150" Score="10" ViewCount="47306" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently bought a house and got Shariah loan (Mortgage). The only difference is that in the Shariah loan they don't use the word &quot;interest&quot;. They say I am paying them &quot;rent&quot; at a fixed percentage which is same as today's interest rate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now how do I calculate Zakat on my wealth if I am still in debt? Because if I do so, my net-worth will be negative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="373" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:29:11.767" LastActivityDate="2018-05-30T19:13:36.003" Title="How to calculate zakat while in debt?" Tags="|fiqh|zakat|loan|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1771" CreationDate="2012-07-25T17:42:46.407" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is important to note that a tax refund is exactly that: a &lt;em&gt;refund&lt;/em&gt;.  This isn't a case of the government giving you money, or reducing your &lt;em&gt;zakat&lt;/em&gt; donations, this is just the government &lt;em&gt;returning your own money back to you&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way income taxes work, at least in my country (i.e. Canada), is that the government takes a portion of every paycheque as advance payment toward your income tax.  However, they don't know how much income tax they will actually charge you until after you've filed your tax return.  Therefore, these deductions may add up to more, or less, than what they actually end up charging you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If these deductions didn't occur, then your taxes would more accurately look like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Without deducting &lt;em&gt;zakat&lt;/em&gt;, you owe the government $5,000.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;While deducting &lt;em&gt;zakat&lt;/em&gt;, you might owe the government $4,800. (Note this is a deduction, not a credit, so you don't get back a dollar-for-dollar match, but the amount you give in &lt;em&gt;zakat&lt;/em&gt; does lower your AGI, contributing to the lower tax.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you pay in &lt;em&gt;zakat&lt;/em&gt; is completely separate from what you pay the government, they just decide to charge you less if you've made a tax-deductible charitable donation: In effect, they're just agreeing that (a portion of) the money you used for charitable purposes (i.e. &lt;em&gt;zakat&lt;/em&gt;) is as good a use of your money as what they would've done with it instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The money you paid in &lt;em&gt;zakat&lt;/em&gt; is still considered &lt;em&gt;zakat&lt;/em&gt;.  Any money the government refunds you is just your own money that they were holding on to, which you can do with as you please.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-04-12T00:34:50.357" LastActivityDate="2015-04-12T00:34:50.357" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1740" CreationDate="2012-07-25T17:56:09.353" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;We can start to derive the definition of a sect from this ayah- (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/23/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/23/53&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But the people divided their religion among them into sects - each faction, in what it has, rejoicing. (Surat Al-Mu'minūn, 23:53)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, we can say from the ayah that a basic attribute of a sect is- the people of the sect is happy with what they have, in faith and actions. It can be little be extended like this- &quot;Sects say that only their group is right and thus it's opinions are enough for themselves. And all other groups or sects are wrong- if it is not on all matter, at least on some basic matters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, sects claim only they are true Muslims or true believer and others are not. On contrary, difference of opinions among different scholars and schools of Fiqhs is like- &quot;This is our view which is &lt;strong&gt;best&lt;/strong&gt; according to &lt;strong&gt;our&lt;/strong&gt; understanding. But that doesn't mean all others are wrong. Others can still be right on this matter and are overall on right track. And it does not mean following our opinion will make someone closer to Allah than the people not following it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="53" LastEditorUserId="53" LastEditDate="2012-07-26T10:04:35.237" LastActivityDate="2012-07-26T10:04:35.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1775" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1776" CreationDate="2012-07-25T19:10:50.683" Score="5" ViewCount="1554" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the correct time to begin my fast? I recently received an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam21c.com/fataawa/5696-imams-and-masjid-committees-must-inform-their-congregations-of-the-18-degrees-prayer-timing?utm_source=Islam21c%202012&amp;amp;utm_campaign=65bafc873b-vision3_13_2012&amp;amp;utm_medium=email&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;email&lt;/a&gt; with a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam21c.com/books/ramadanmrdfcalendar2012.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;time table&lt;/a&gt; given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short it claimed that the only true time for the start of fasting is when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, not 12 or even when 1/7th of the night remains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In light of the above time table, does the schedule give the correct time to begin my fast? Or can I continue to use &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.salahtimes.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;SalahTimes.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2016-06-12T00:10:52.930" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T00:10:52.930" Title="When is the correct time to start my fast?" Tags="|sawm|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1775" CreationDate="2012-07-25T21:18:32.353" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In every area the sun rises and sunsets at different times based on the time zone, technically the sun does rise when it's 18 degrees below the horizon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Astronomical dawn:  the moment after which the sky is no longer completely dark; formally defined as the time at which the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon in the morning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this does not mean the chart is accurate based on your area. The chart should have variation depending on where you live, otherwise its not accurate since the sun rises and sets at different times in different areas based on when it's located 18 degrees below the horizon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A better way to calculate is, to use a calculator in which it varies based on where you live and puts into account the mathematical definition of sunrise and sunset, the chart you provided has an option to use the degree rule, so it can be used if you want it based on your area and the degree rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article of Dawn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2012-08-09T11:56:48.813" LastActivityDate="2012-08-09T11:56:48.813" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1777" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="625" CreationDate="2012-07-25T21:47:43.313" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some cases:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you've missed &lt;strong&gt;less than six Fardhs&lt;/strong&gt;, then you must follow the order of these missed Fardhs. For example, if you've missed today's Dhuhr and Asr, and then came to Maghrib time, then you have to pray first Dhuhr, then Asr, and &lt;strong&gt;then&lt;/strong&gt; Maghrib, which also means that you should follow the order even with the current Fardh, i.e, you should pray previous missed Fardhs and then pray the current Fardh. Also if you remember that you've missed a Fardh &lt;strong&gt;while praying the current&lt;/strong&gt; (not after you finish it), then you continue your prayer, pray the missed ones, and then re-pray the current Fardh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evidence for the last idea (re-praying):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (PBUH) said: &quot;whoever misses salat due to sleeping to forgetfulness, and rememberes it just while he is praying behind Imam, let him continue his current prayer, and then do the one he remembered, and then redo (re-pray) the one he was praying behind Imam.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;Sunan Al-Dark Qutni and Al-Baihaqi.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evidence for the order of missed Fardhs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (PBUH) kept Fardhs order when he prayed missed Fardhs in the day of the battle of Khankdaq (خندق) when Mushrikeen kept him busy from doing four Fardhs and until a part of the night was passed. He asked Bilal to do Azan, and then he did Iqamah (إقامة) and prayed Dhuhr, then did Iqamah and prayed Asr, then did Iqamah and prayed Maghrib, then did Iqamah and prayed Ishaa'.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you've missed &lt;strong&gt;six or more Fardhs&lt;/strong&gt;, then you don't have to keep the order, because it might be very difficult to keep the order.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you have &lt;strong&gt;so little time left&lt;/strong&gt; of the time of the current Fardh, that you'll miss the current Fardh if you pray the missed Fardh(s), then you have to pray the current Fardh and then the missed Fardhs, because not missing the current Fardh is (obviously) higher in priority than doing missed ones. So do the current one, and then do the missed one(s).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you forgot that you've missed a Fardh, and &lt;strong&gt;completed praying the current Fardh&lt;/strong&gt;, and after that remembered the missed one. Then just do the missed one, you don't have to re-pray the current one (which you already did, but if you remember the missed one while praying the current one, then this is mentioned in the first case).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source for all of the above: Islamic Fiqh (Book), part 1: Prayer rules, version 8, Pages 304-305. By Dr.Ibraheem Muhammad Salqini, professor in Damascus University - College of (Islamic) Shariaa. (The book is taught in the same college).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P.S&lt;/strong&gt;: The translation is made by me, so sorry if there is some typos, I'll be happy if you edit to correct them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2012-07-25T21:47:43.313" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1778" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1787" CreationDate="2012-07-25T22:31:00.897" Score="6" ViewCount="112391" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just like the title states, is it haraam to take medicine that contains alcohol?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="255" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:28:58.357" LastActivityDate="2020-12-05T05:33:40.010" Title="Is it haraam to take medicine that contains alcohol?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|alcohol|medical|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1779" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-25T22:59:40.700" Score="13" ViewCount="1151" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims believe that the Quran has Divine authorship, and thus should have no incorrect statements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, 2:111 says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they say, &quot;None will enter Paradise except one who is a Jew or a Christian.&quot; That is [merely] their wishful thinking, Say, &quot;Produce your proof, if you should be truthful.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran is criticizing the Jews for this belief. However, this is completely false. Jews believe, and are the only religion that believe, that non Jews can go to heaven. It says so explicitly in the Talmud, which pre-dated the Quran. I think Mohammed also learned a little of it too. There is no record of Jews ever believing the opposite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So do Muslims have a resolution to this issue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="374" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T20:09:50.810" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T20:09:50.810" Title="Is the Quran incorrect about Jewish beliefs?" Tags="|tafseer|judaism|surat-al-baqarah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1780" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1772" CreationDate="2012-07-25T23:21:49.080" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zakat is meant to help those in poverty, by distributing the wealth from those who have much more than they need, which is why most forms of Zakat are applied on those who have maintained more than a certain amount of money in their bank accounts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisab&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nisab&lt;/a&gt; on Zakat which means that you have a minimum amount before you are obligated to pay Zakat. If your net worth would be negative, or below the Nisab amount, you're not obligated to pay (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zakatguide.org/english/zakat_debts.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Zakatguide.org&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;c) In long term, instalment debts, like housing instalments, and other debts that finance fixed assets, which are not counted for Zakat, the payer deducts the amount of annual instalment all at a time, then calculates the total sum of the remaining property and pays Zakat on it if it reaches the Nisab of Zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, someone might have US$100,000 in their bank account (which is above the Nisab level) and holds a $200,000 loan. They pay $15,000 of that loan a year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The debtor would have to pay Zakat on their $85,000 (savings minus installments) in their bank account, despite having a negative net worth. Which would mean that they pay $2,125 of Zakat (2.5% of $85,000).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, let's they were to pay $98,000 off their loan off that year, leaving them with a loan of $102,000. This puts their savings at $2,000 (below the Nisab level). They wouldn't have to pay Zakat on this, despite having the same net worth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is to the best of my understanding; if someone can confirm or correct this, it would be helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="371" LastEditDate="2012-07-28T05:33:27.823" LastActivityDate="2012-07-28T05:33:27.823" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1781" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1783" CreationDate="2012-07-25T23:27:28.307" Score="3" ViewCount="36285" Body="&lt;p&gt;I, and everyone else I see, pray witr after taraweeh. I am not sure if it is suggested or obligatory. If I don't pray taraweeh until I pray witr, and later I decide I want to pray taraweeh, can I do that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="8947" LastEditDate="2016-03-13T14:32:02.217" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T18:11:07.343" Title="Is it ok to pray taraweeh after witr?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1782" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1778" CreationDate="2012-07-25T23:41:34.253" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer is : Doing so knowingly is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alcohol in general is haram. Based on your question you probably already knew that.&#xA;Reference is &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[2:219]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, &quot;In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit.&quot; And they ask you what they should spend. Say, &quot;The excess [beyond needs].&quot; Thus Allah makes clear to you the verses [of revelation] that you might give thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this is the only medicine that can treat your ailment, with no non-alcoholic medicine available, you probably can use it to treat yourself based on the necessity principle, however do consult a scholar if you can.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can eat forbidden foods due to necessity. Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[2:173]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah . But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], there is no sin upon him. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="102" LastEditorUserId="102" LastEditDate="2012-07-25T23:53:02.823" LastActivityDate="2012-07-25T23:53:02.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1783" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1781" CreationDate="2012-07-25T23:47:05.287" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (saws) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Make witr as your last prayer at night.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/14#9&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 998&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/search/witr-last-night&quot;&gt;many other ahadith&lt;/a&gt; similar to this. Based on this the scholars say that it is recommended for the last prayer that a Muslim prays in the night be witr. This command is interpreted in the sense of recommendation because there is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/216230&quot;&gt;another hadith&lt;/a&gt; that the Prophet (saws) prayed two raka'at after witr sometimes as well, and Imam an-Nawawi says that he did so in order to show that it is indeed permissible to pray after witr. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, IslamQA (run by Shaykh Munajjid) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So if you want to pray Tahajjud at night, it is permissible for you to pray Witr with the congregation, then to pray after that as many rak’ahs as you want two by two, and do not repeat Witr. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summary, it is permissible for you to continue offering tahajjud or taraweeh after witr, and recommended and mustahabb to pray witr last when you can. However, make sure not to pray witr twice, since the Prophet (saws) also said that there are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/664690&quot;&gt;no two witrs in one night&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/37729/&quot;&gt;http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/37729/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-07-25T23:53:36.293" LastActivityDate="2012-07-25T23:53:36.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="41" CreationDate="2012-07-26T02:09:41.460" Score="6" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, &quot;The deeds are considered by the&#xA;  intentions, and a person will get the reward according to his&#xA;  intention&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everything has a zahiri (seen) and batini (unseen) side to it. For example, in salat doing ruku, sucud, reciting Qur'an is zahiri side, and your niyyah (intention) is batini side. If you don't meet both zahiri requirements and batini requirements, your salat is no good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Correcting the acts of zahir is known as fiqh and sharia, and correcting the act of hidden, the batin, is known as tasawwuf and sufism. That is the tariqa. (Dr.Tahir-ul-Qadri)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet (pbuh) taught us zahiri and batini side of Islam. After prophets time, because no one is perfect, different people specialized with different side of Islam. For example, Imam Abu Hanifah focused on science of fiqh, Imam Bukhari focused on science of Hadith etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/151&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:151&lt;/a&gt; - Sahih International)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Just as We have sent among you a messenger from yourselves reciting to&#xA;  you Our verses and purifying you and teaching you the Book and wisdom&#xA;  and teaching you that which you did not know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah sent us these things, and some people specialized on reciting Qur'an and become hafiz and qari, some people specialized on purification and became sufi, and some people specialized on Book and became Islamic scholar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Studying the life of the Prophet , the scholars who propagated the&#xA;  science of tasawwuf understood that a requisite for approaching Allah &#xA;  was abandonment of the common pursuits of the world. They often wore&#xA;  wool because of its simplicity and low cost. In Arabic the word for&#xA;  wool is suf and thus, those who wore it became known as the Sufis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sufist generally find it necessary to leave wordly pursuit. They spend most of their time by remembrance of God (dhikr), contemplation (fikr), meditation (muraqiba), and self-examination (muhasiba).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2GVXn4SkOI&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;What is Sufism Tasawwuf ? [English] Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr.Tahir-ul-Qadri&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tasawwuf.org/basics/what_tasawwuf.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;What is tasawwuf?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nimatullahi.org/our-order/practices/spiritual-method.php&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Nimatullah Sufi Order Practices&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1#1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1#1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2012-07-26T05:26:01.357" LastActivityDate="2012-07-26T05:26:01.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1785" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1779" CreationDate="2012-07-26T04:51:59.433" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here lets clarify a few things..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) The verse says &lt;strong&gt;&quot;they say&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; which implies belief of people not teachings of the torah, mishnah or gemara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) The verse &lt;strong&gt;DOES NOT say &quot;they all say&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;, so does not hold true for the beliefs of all jews.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) To further bolster this opinion, lets look at the christians (who are also a part of this verse ), you will find roman catholics say &quot;believe in the blood of christ to be saved&quot;, while some anglicans say that there might be other roads to salvation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) &lt;strong&gt;Resolution:&lt;/strong&gt; The last line of this verse is your resolution, which rhetorically ask  &quot;produce your proof, if you are truthful&quot; implying no such concept exists. and it will be hard for a jew or christian to find any evidence of the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would also take a small exception to something you mentioned in your question..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Jews believe, and are the only religion that believe, that non Jews&#xA;  can go to heaven&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam too believes that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the Christians,&#xA;  and the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last day and does&#xA;  good, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and there is no&#xA;  fear for them, nor shall they grieve.&quot; [Quran 2:62]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastActivityDate="2012-07-26T04:51:59.433" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1779" CreationDate="2012-07-26T05:10:32.557" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just because they say something doesn't necessarily mean that they speak true. Even the remainder of the &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt; indicates that what they said was nothing more than their own wishful thinking, rather than actual fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What really matters in this case is understanding who &quot;they&quot; is referencing &amp;mdash; based on the facts in OP, it's unlikely to be the Jews in general &amp;mdash; and why &quot;they&quot; would say something that is so apparently untrue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luckily for everyone here, I don't have to start working out any elaborate conspiracy theories involving little-known deviant sects of Judaism that just happened to be in existence during the time of the prophet (which is too bad, I had a couple of good ones).  Pulling back a bit in the Qur'an to get some context makes it quite clear who is actually speaking here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:109&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Many of the People of the Scripture wish they could turn you back to disbelief after you have believed&lt;/strong&gt;, out of envy from themselves [even] after the truth has become clear to them. So pardon and overlook until Allah delivers His command. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;They&quot; isn't referring to all of the Jews, it's not even referring to &lt;em&gt;most&lt;/em&gt; of the Jews.  And it's definitely not referring to the actual teachings of the Jewish Scriptures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;They,&quot; in this case, is referring to a specific subset of the People of the Scripture (which includes both the Jews and the Christians).  Those who, rather than going their own way with their own religion, actively wish to turn the Muslims away from Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are the ones who say &quot;None will enter Paradise except one who is a Jew or a Christian.&quot;   They may actually even believe it, or they may be lying just to win their point, I couldn't say. Even nowadays, there are plenty of people who play fast and loose with the facts in their own Scriptures (Muslims included), people who are less concerned with relaying the true message of God than they are about proving others wrong. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But their actions, and their claims, hardly reflect Judaism (or Christianity) as a whole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-12T22:57:13.017" LastActivityDate="2012-09-12T22:57:13.017" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1778" CreationDate="2012-07-26T07:21:46.940" Score="6" Body="&lt;h3&gt;Short Answer:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No, it's not haraam to take medicine that &lt;em&gt;contains&lt;/em&gt; alcohol, but haram to use alcohol itself as a medicine.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Completion:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's because when melted with water (or medicine) in small amounts (for example, 5% alcohol), alcohol will dissolve and the result will not cause person to be drunk, which is why alcohol is prohibited (causing one to be drunk), and once the prohibition reason is gone, then prohibition itself is gone, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a quotation from one major fiqh book (of the Shafei school):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;محل الخلاف في التداوي بها – يعني بالخمر - بصرفها ، أما الترياق المعجون&#xA;بها ونحوه مما تستهلك فيه ، فيجوز التداوي به عند فقد ما يقوم مقامه ،&#xA;مما يحصل به التداوي من الطاهرات ، كالتداوي بنجس ، كلحم حية ، وبول ,&#xA;ولو كان التداوي بذلك لتعجيل شفاء ، بشرط إخبار طبيب مسلم عدل بذلك ، أو&#xA;معرفته للتداوي به&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's disputed whether it's allowed or prohibited to use &lt;em&gt;pure&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;alcohol in treatment. But for antidote (and the like) that it's melted&#xA;with and dissolved, then it's allowed to use it in treatment if&#xA;there's no (alcohol-free) immaculate replacements that are usually&#xA;used in treatment. It's like when treating with impure things, like snake&#xA;meat, or urine. It's allowed to use it in treatment even it that was&#xA;only to hurry up the healing. But under the condition of telling an&#xA;upright muslim doctor about that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mughni Al Muhtaj By Al-Khateeb Al-Sharbini (may Allah be merciful to&#xA;him), 518/5.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there are fatwas about this issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiqhacademy.org.sa/qrarat/3-11.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;International Islamic Fiqh Academy, conference #3, decision #11&lt;/a&gt;, question #12:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q:&lt;/strong&gt; There are a lot of medicine that contains different amounts of&#xA;alcohol that varies between 0.01% and 25%, and most of them are&#xA;medicine for cold, sore throat, cough, and other popular diseases. The&#xA;medicine that contains alcohol is about 95% of the medicine in this&#xA;field, so obtaining alcohol-free medicine becomes very difficult or&#xA;impossible, can we get these (alcohol-containing) medicine?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A:&lt;/strong&gt; A muslim patient can get medicine that contain percentage of&#xA;alcohol if there is no alcohol-free replacement available, at the&#xA;prescription of an honest muslim doctor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.themwl.org/Fatwa/default.aspx?d=1&amp;amp;cidi=150&amp;amp;l=AR&amp;amp;cid=12&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic Fiqh Council of the Muslim World League MWL, conference #16, decision #6&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Using pure alcohol in treatment is not allowed in any case, because The Prophet (PBUH) said: (Allah didn't put your treatment in what he&#xA;prohibited you) Sahih Bukhari, and The Prophet (PBUH) said: (Allah&#xA;created medicine for every disease so you have to get treatment, and&#xA;don't use haraam (things) in treatment) Ibn Dauood in his sunan, and&#xA;Ibn Assuni, and Abu Na'im. And he (The Prophet) told Tariq bin Swaid&#xA;when he asked him about using alcohol in treatment: (It's not a&#xA;treatment, but a disease) Ibn Majah in his sunan, and Aub Na'im.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's allowed to use in treatment medicine that contains percentage of alcohol that dissolve and are important for the medical industry&#xA;and have no replacement. Under the prescription of an upright doctor.&#xA;It's also allowed to use alcohol as an outside antiseptic for wounds,&#xA;and germs killer, and in (outer) kreams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Islamic Fiqh Council recommends medical industry companies and pharmacists in Islamic countries, and medicine importers, to make the&#xA;best they can to exclude alcohol from medicine and alcohol containing&#xA;medicine, and use alternative medicine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Council also recommends doctors to avoid prescribing alcohol-containing medicine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/ref/146013&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is the main source of the answer (it depends on the same evidences).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that's clarifying enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S: sorry for typos and bad translation, any edit is most welcome :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-26T07:21:46.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1746" CreationDate="2012-07-26T07:50:17.083" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(Shia view)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Shia scholars No and a Muslim should personally without any personal prefer do enough research and find highest knowledgeable scholar and follow his different Fitwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually such action have worldly reasons. For example based on fitwa of one scholar the Zikat I should pay is less than other scholar from other Madhab and so on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one consider only God will search and find highest knowledgeable madhab and scholar and follow it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/estefta/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi&lt;/a&gt; (by online answering)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-laws.com/taqlid.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;TAQLEED ( Following a Most learned scholar(Marja)  in Islamic laws /fiqh )&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-10T07:40:05.397" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T07:40:05.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1791" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-26T14:27:24.650" Score="3" ViewCount="125" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it possible to live a life that is free from trivial troubles we face in our everyday life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everybody face trivial troubles everyday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, everybody in your class bought a specific book. You suddenly discover that only your book doesn't contain the chapter you need because of binding mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or, everybody gets a packet lunch from the office. Suddenly you discover that only your lunch-box doesn't contain the fried chicken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or, everybody requested for an extra holiday so did you. You were granted no extra holiday. Moreover, your usual holidays had been stripped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or, suppose you go to office and see that your office has been plundered and your were somehow accused for that mishap with which you didn't have any connection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or, your company suddenly makes a list of employees who would be fired. And, even though some of your non-performer colleagues remained in service, you are in the list.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do Quran and Hadiths say about this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why these troubles happen? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are people themselves responsible? Or their fate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or what?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it really possible to avoid these troubles completely?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user195" LastEditorDisplayName="user195" LastEditDate="2012-07-26T14:44:41.057" LastActivityDate="2012-07-26T23:58:50.607" Title="What factors are responsible for the troubles faced by human beings in this worldly life?" Tags="|life|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1793" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1791" CreationDate="2012-07-26T15:14:39.613" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several aspects that play into account when it comes to &quot;troubles,&quot; as you call it in your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, the issue of qadar (pre-destination). In the famous Hadith Jibreel, the Messenger of Allah said (excerpt):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is that you believe in Allah and His angels and His Books and His&#xA;  Messengers and in the Last Day, and in fate (qadar), both in its good&#xA;  and in its evil aspects. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nawawi40#2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith Jibreel in Imam Nawawi's collection&#xA;  of 40&lt;/a&gt;; from Saheeh Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that some of what happens to you was decided and written before your creation. This includes good things (like promotions) and bad things (like getting fired).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the rest, Allah almighty says in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do the people think that they will be left to say, &quot;We believe&quot; and&#xA;  they will not be tried? (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/29/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Ankabuwt, verse 2&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether you are a Muslim or not, &lt;strong&gt;Allah will test you in your life.&lt;/strong&gt; Another verse even mentions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a&#xA;  loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the&#xA;  patient. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/155&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Baqarah, verse 155&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this does not account for everything. There is a strong concept in the Qur'an of &quot;sin consequences&quot; -- that people who sin suffer hard consequences of their actions in this life:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Corruption has appeared throughout the land and sea by [reason of]&#xA;  what the hands of people have earned so He may let them taste part of&#xA;  [the consequence of] what they have done that perhaps they will return&#xA;  [to righteousness]. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/30/41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Room, verse 30&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, &lt;strong&gt;it is impossible to live a life free of tests.&lt;/strong&gt; Allah will always test you. One hadith says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If Allah Loves a people, He tests them. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://iskandrani.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/sulayman-bin-abdillah-how-is-it-that-allah-can-test-those-who-are-beloved-to-him/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The higher you go up in deen, the more Allah will test you; this is why the Prophets were tested the hardest. Some of them were even killed by their nations. They were outcast, ridiculed, and more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how, as Muslims, should we react to hardship? As the ayah in Surah Baqarah says (quoted above):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] but give good tidings to the patient: who, when disaster strikes&#xA;  them, say, &quot;Indeed we belong to Allah , and indeed to Him we will&#xA;  return.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/155-156&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Baqarah, verses 155-156&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only cure is patience and good deeds. Allah says, one of the fruits of having eman is a good life:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a&#xA;  believer - We will surely &lt;strong&gt;cause him to live a good life,&lt;/strong&gt; and We&#xA;  will surely give them their reward [in the Hereafter] according to the&#xA;  best of what they used to do. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Nahl, verse 97&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-07-26T15:14:39.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1796" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-26T17:56:21.557" Score="5" ViewCount="1176" Body="&lt;p&gt;Usually it is said that Sunni schools of fiqh are 4 (Hanbali, Shafi'i, Maliki, Hanafi).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it true that some Sunni scholars like Abubakr, Ahmad and Bayhaqi had a higher level of knowledge than founders of above 4 madhabs but their madhhabs didn't survive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How many Sunni schools of fiqh are there if they are not limited to 4? And why didn't they survive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T08:39:20.543" LastActivityDate="2021-10-05T14:02:35.557" Title="Are the Sunni madh'habs limited to 4?" Tags="|history|fiqh|sunni|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1800" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1816" CreationDate="2012-07-26T20:33:26.717" Score="7" ViewCount="2845" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the rulings over differences in opinion between madh'habs? How should they be resolved? As an example: as the Hanafi interpretation of 'Praying the prayers according to it's time' leading to a later time for Asr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How are these differences of opinion over madh'hab aligned with the ideology of Islam having no sects?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Edit&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My understanding was that, in this example, there was a hadith that prayers should be prayed &lt;strike&gt;'according to it's time'&lt;/strike&gt;  &amp;quot;In it's just time&amp;quot; and the Hanafi scholar ruled that this meant towards the end of it's time and the other 3 rules it meant towards the beginning of it's time. Thus there is a division, with one group believing one thing, and another believing another thing. &lt;strong&gt;And yet the different madh'habs aren't treated as sects. Why is this?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-06-27T19:03:21.450" Title="Do the four Sunni madh'habs divide Muslims?" Tags="|sects|madhhab|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1801" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1791" CreationDate="2012-07-26T22:23:08.340" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to just add to what ashes999 said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah does not forget us even though we may forget Him, He assures us below that relief will come...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.&quot; [Quran 94:6]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, when a person is continuously in trouble (like the example above)... it may also mean one more thing based on the quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Whatever good, (O man!) happens to thee, is from Allah; but whatever evil happens to thee, is from thy (own) soul...&quot; [Quran 94:6]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse actually tells us that good things happen to us because of Allah's grace but evil things happens to us because of ourselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To solve this a person must retrospectively look at their lives and see if there is something that they are doing (or not doing ) that may displease Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are thousands of examples in Muslim history &amp;amp; personal experiences of people where Muslims have got stuck in places for no reason. When they retrospectively looked at their lives they found either some good deed missing or an evil deed present. The moment that was rectified their troubles were eased.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I know the admins of SE might frown on my personal experience note below, but I am trying to make a point to better explain the quranic ayaah above and not have a discussion.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I knew someone who was not doing very well in business, when they looked at their life they saw that they had a mortgage out. Even though they were fully aware of the sin involved. At that time removing the mortgage and going into rent was really hard for them but the moment they got rid of that mortgage their troubles started to ease out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="61" LastEditDate="2012-07-26T23:58:50.607" LastActivityDate="2012-07-26T23:58:50.607" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1800" CreationDate="2012-07-26T23:05:55.553" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as sects go madhabs aren't sects, they are schools of thought. These are necessary as the original ruling that can derived from the sources i.e. Quran, sunnah etc are all in arabic, hence the need for qualified scholars to extract ahkam (ruling) with knowledge. As for it being necesssary, Islam has spread over the world to non arab speaking nations and most people are not able to speak arabic nor are they near qualified to extract ahkam.&#xA;Where there is ikhtilaf (difference of opinion) then the adaab al ikhtilaf (manners in dealing with difference of opinion) needs to be adhered to. &#xA;All schools of thoughts respect different ahkam as long as they are from islamic sources, and historically and even now there is no problems with hanafis praying behind shafis etc.&#xA;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="108" LastActivityDate="2012-07-26T23:05:55.553" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1803" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1804" CreationDate="2012-07-27T01:31:37.273" Score="4" ViewCount="875" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am from a secular country; our constitution has no element of sharia law in it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Sometimes I see that our brothers do not respect and do not follow the laws of our country.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually these brothers belong to groups who do not like to be called &quot;Wahabi&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I disagree with them when they said 'we do not want to pay VAT(taxes)', or 'We do not want to vote on elections', or 'We do not want to pass driving test', claiming that they do not admit to a government or the laws of unbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I am looking for the Quran's explanation or Hadith or an event in history form the time of our Messenger (Peace be upon him), which would help prove that they are wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T07:24:44.250" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T07:24:44.250" Title="What are counter arguments for those who do not admit to the laws of a secular countries?" Tags="|fiqh|reference-request|politics|secular|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1804" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1803" CreationDate="2012-07-27T03:17:59.197" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is something a lot of people unfortunately indulge in. They seek to go against the law and become lawless, claiming their religion as an excuse to do this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is very clear about this; everything from tax evasion to vigilantism. In the Qur'an, Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, fulfill [all] contracts. [...] [Surah Ma'ida, verse 1]&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/1&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meaning of this verse (tafseer) is included in the square brackets; from the language, we understand that it means fulfill your contracts and agreements and pledges and promises.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of them. Which means if you live in a country, you need to &lt;strong&gt;obey their laws.&lt;/strong&gt; There is a famous athar of Umar ibn Al-Khattab (which some say is a hadith) which says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Obey the law of the land.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, if your country stipulates taxes, you have to pay tax. If your country stipulates driving with a license, you need to get the license.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's one caveat though; what about cases where &lt;em&gt;the law advocates something haram,&lt;/em&gt; like the hijab ban in so many countries, or modern forms of insurance? Rasulullah answered this with one hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no obedience to the creation in disobedience to the Creator.&#xA;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://dailyhadith.adaptivesolutionsinc.com/hadith/No-Obedience-in-Disobedience-to-Allah.htm&quot;&gt;Ahmed and Haakim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, you need to consult with a locak scholar who understands shari'ah and the customs of your land in order to figure out what to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, where I live, it's haram to drive without car insurance. Car insurance is also haram (money for money transaction with extreme uncertainty). Scholars have said, in this case, that we should buy only the minimal insurance (third party), and not &quot;full coverage.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-07-27T03:17:59.197" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1800" CreationDate="2012-07-27T03:24:32.887" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Knowledge of Islam can be divided into two layers: aqeedah (belief) and fiqh (laws). From this perspective, a sect is a group that distinguishes itself from the rest of the groups through beliefs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fiqh, on the other hand, does not make or break a sect; in fact, the four madhabs (in terms of fiqh) are simply &lt;em&gt;codified rules for extracting law from primary sources.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All four madhaahib agree that you derive fiqh from the following sources in order of priority and strength:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Quran (ayaat)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hadith&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ijmaa (consensus)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Qiyaas (analogy)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this, each madhab differs about how to treat categories of sources. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Difference of opinion exists now, and agreed in the time of the Prophet. In one instance, he told people to &quot;Pray Asr when you reach [a certain location for battle].&quot; As Asr time came to a close, one group of companions stopped to pray, and one group hastened and prayed Asr when they reached (at Maghrib time).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For us non-scholars, the result is simple: if an issue comes up, ask a scholar who you trust. If you insist on following one madhab, ask a scholar who specializes in that madhab. If you don't have any preference, then you can ask any scholar whom you trust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; Usool Al-Fiqh course (18 CDs, audio)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-07-27T03:24:32.887" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1806" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1800" CreationDate="2012-07-27T04:42:17.933" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly we must acknowledge a few things...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) All 4 scholars meant well and did their best to understand and explain Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) All 4 scholars were human beings and are prone to mistakes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer to your question would be &quot;YES&quot; and &quot;NO&quot;.... and here is why....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;YES it divides...&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;If someone chooses to follow a specific scholar and calls himself a &quot;hanafi&quot; or &quot;shafi&quot; muslim then that is dividing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;YES it divides...&lt;/strong&gt; If someone chooses to follow a specific scholar and calls the other wrong without listening to the other then that is dividing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NO it doesn't divide...&lt;/strong&gt; If a person continues to call themself &quot;MUSLIM&quot; only&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NO it doesn't divide...&lt;/strong&gt; But if a person simply uses the opinion of one scholar but is open to the idea or reasoning of the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastActivityDate="2012-07-27T04:42:17.933" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1803" CreationDate="2012-07-27T07:11:05.027" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shia View&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhollah_Khomeini&quot;&gt;Imam Khomeini&lt;/a&gt; the leader of the Iran Islamic Revolution (who was an Jafari Fiqh Mujtahid also) said in a Fatwa: obeying governmental laws of a country is Wajib (Obligatory). Not only Islamic governments, but all governments. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While he was exiled to France by Shah of Iran he did not eat meat for a long time because the meat there was not Halal. One day some of his friends who came from Iran to visit him bought a sheep and slaughtered it in home of Imam Khomeini in Islamic method and when Imam saw the meat asked: &quot;From where is this meat?&quot; They replied: &quot;We bought a sheep and slaughtered it at home.&quot; Imam Khomeini replied: &quot;According to laws of France slaughtering animals in home is banned and so I do not eat from this meat.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is only one example of his practices and there are many more, which support this view. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hawzah.net/fa/MagArt.html?MagazineArticleID=15942&amp;amp;ParentID=78642&quot;&gt;Some practices of Imam Khomeini&lt;/a&gt; (Persian)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imam-khomeini.com/web1/english/&quot;&gt;Imam Khomeini Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2012-07-27T18:32:48.903" LastActivityDate="2012-07-27T18:32:48.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1808" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1812" CreationDate="2012-07-27T08:16:05.073" Score="10" ViewCount="864" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some muslims believe that our feet should not be towards Kaabah because it is disrespectful. But if Kaabah is just a building where we go for worship then how can we disrespect a building? Unless of course there is hadith or verse of Quran telling us to associate love and respect with Kaabah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore my question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is significance of Kaabah besides a place for doing worship? Are we supposed to love and respect the building? Will that give us sawab?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: My question is not about pointing feet at Kabah in particular. It is about Whether we need to love and respect the building itself or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please cite your answer from Quran or Hadith or scholarly opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: I do know that Quran has verses that require us to adhere to certain rules while we're inside Kaabah because it is a place of worship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-06-06T15:21:56.800" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T06:48:37.107" Title="What is significance of Kaabah besides a place for doing worship?" Tags="|kaabah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1809" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1814" CreationDate="2012-07-27T09:08:36.507" Score="8" ViewCount="5618" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Surah Nisa, verse 136, Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RpHpX.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before the first stop (jeem), Allah describes the Qur'an with &quot;nazzala&quot; (نَزَّلَ), while he describes the previous books with &quot;anzala&quot; (أَنزَلَ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both of these come from the same root verb, nazala, which means &quot;to descend, to go down.&quot; The first is baab two, which is a more severe form, while the second looks like the form used often when you cause something to happen (eg. make something descend).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But my Arabic is rusty. What exactly is the difference of meaning of these two verbs, and what's the implication here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T08:39:00.463" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T08:39:00.463" Title="What exactly is the difference of meaning of nazzala and anzala in Qur'an verse 136?" Tags="|tafseer|arabic|surat-an-nisa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1615" CreationDate="2012-07-27T10:11:03.573" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is already in your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: There is&#xA;  nothing (in the form of trouble) that comes to a believer even if it&#xA;  is the pricking of a thorn that there is decreed for him by &lt;strong&gt;Allah good&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  or his sins are obliterated. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/262410&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Either there is something good from Allah OR his sins are forgiven. If there are no sins then what happens? The former i.e. something good from Allah either in this life or hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran 2:281&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And protect yourselves against a Day in which you will be returned to&#xA;  Allah. Thereafter every self will be (paid) in full what it has&#xA;  earned, and they will &lt;strong&gt;not be done injustice&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah doesn't do injustice to &lt;em&gt;anyone&lt;/em&gt;. Whether you died as a child, you were poor, you had bad health or a lot of problems in your life. Allah will compensate you for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="24" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2012-07-27T20:14:21.710" LastActivityDate="2012-07-27T20:14:21.710" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1808" CreationDate="2012-07-27T11:40:23.627" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some Muslims believe that our feet should not be towards Kabbah because it is disrespectful.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, Though it is considered disrespectful , it is NOT. In the olden days (during the prophets time ) there were no loud speakers. The people used to say the azan by standing on the kaabah. So just pointing the feet towards it is insignificant. Actually it depends on your mentality - If you consider pointing your feet at anything as disrespect then don't do it &amp;amp; if you don't consider pointing your feet at anything as disrespect then there is no harm in doing it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is significance of Kabbah besides a place for doing worship?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main significance of the kaabah is to unify the muslims to pray in a definite direction. Nothing apart from that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastActivityDate="2012-07-27T11:40:23.627" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1808" CreationDate="2012-07-27T13:01:23.930" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/URXEy.png&quot; alt=&quot;In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, most Merciful&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Contradictory to what you say, &lt;strong&gt;Ka'bah&lt;/strong&gt; is not a mere building, it is a house of worship. Rather, it is the first ever place of worship the mankind was allotted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Makkah - blessed and a guidance for the worlds. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/96&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Qur'an 3:96.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most importantly, Allah has called it &lt;strong&gt;&quot;My House&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; in the following Ayah and maybe a few more Ayaah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], when We designated for Abraham the site of the House, [saying], &quot;Do not associate anything with Me and purify My House for those who perform Tawaf and those who stand [in prayer] and those who bow and prostrate. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/22/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Qur'an 22:26&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though Allah does not dwell in that house, nor does he need a house, he has still called it as &lt;strong&gt;&quot;My House&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Allah's house or Baythullah). This signifies its importance and sacredness. And we have no right to call it a mere building.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.icbwayland.org/outreach/kaaba.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;most important significance of Ka'bah is to unify the people.&lt;/a&gt;. If there was no Qibla, muslims would pray facing anywhere and they would consider any place they personally respect as their Qibla. Like the muslims are now divided on other bases, they would have been divided based on Qibla. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After realising its importance, if a person still finds no harm in just pointing the feet toward the Ka'bah it should be acceptable because there is no hadith or Ayah supporting that it is Haraam or makrooh. When Qur'an and Hadith don't support or contradict an act, we are left with Ijmaa'. When we consider Ijmaa', some scholars like Mufti Ibraheem Desai find it disrespectful, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/12871&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;some&lt;/a&gt;  don't. It's up to your heart now. If a person's heart is very rational and finds no harm, its up to him. But, if his heart considers it disrespectful, and he still points it purposely, he is a transgressor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is significance of Kaabah besides a place for doing worship?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It unites people toward one Allah whether black or white, slaves or masters, rich or poor, young or old.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It signifies equality in the eyes of Allah as all face toward one Qibla no matter where a person hails from, what his caste or profession or income is.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Further reading: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-about-hajj-and-umrah/fiqh/hajj-merits-and-rulings/179128.html?Rulings=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Significance of the Ka'bah.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are we supposed to love and respect the building?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Allah has called it &quot;My House&quot; despite of the fact that he doesn't need a house, it is clear that he has stressed its importance. If you love and respect Allah, you must love and respect what he emphasizes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Will that give us sawab?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Loving what Allah emphasizes is a consequence of loving Allah Himself. Allah loves who love Him unconditionally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Allah loves you, the whole heaven loves you:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;  The Prophet said, &quot;If Allah loves a person, He calls Gabriel saying: 'Allah loves so and so; O Gabriel, love him.' Gabriel would love him, and then Gabriel would make an announcement among the residents of the Heaven, 'Allah loves so-and-so, therefore, you should love him also.' So, all the residents of the Heavens would love him and then he is granted the pleasure of the people of the earth.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 8: Book 73: Number 66.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;اللهُمَّ علِّمنا مَا يَنْفَعُنا وَانْفَعْنا بِما عَلَّمتَنَا وزِدْنَا عِلما&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T08:39:05.413" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T08:39:05.413" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1809" CreationDate="2012-07-27T14:27:42.497" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;MashaAllah this is a beautiful observation and profound use of the fi'l. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are scholarly opinions on the different usage and the beautiful gems behind it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أنزل comes from the إفعال pattern which denotes something to be sent all at once, whereas نزّل is from the تفعيل pattern which denotes something to be sent down piecemeal or gradually. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the ayah mentioned, and also the third ayah of Surah Ale Imran (http://quran.com/3/3) - the previous scriptures have been  attached to أنزل which again denotes they were sent down or revealed all at once, whereas the Quran was sent down piecemeal depending on various occasions and situations (http://quran.com/17/106) and most appropriately the نزّل form of the fi'l was used - SubhanAllah &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, one might say what about Surah Qadr where Allah SWT explained the Quran as أنزلناه (we sent it down - &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/97/1&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/97/1&lt;/a&gt;) using the pattern which denotes to send down all at once? The scholars have said, there are two revelations of the Quran. One from the Al Lawh Al Mahfoadh to the heavens and the other from the heavens to the heart of the Messenger S.  The first revelation was sent down all at once إنزال and the second revelation was تنزيل or piecemeal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;والله اعلم &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="385" LastActivityDate="2012-07-27T14:27:42.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1815" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1803" CreationDate="2012-07-27T15:21:19.253" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you live in a secular country, you've signed a contract to abide by the laws of the country in return for being granted entry. And as other answers have said, a Muslim is required to abide by contracts he or she have signed as long as they don't include explicit haram(to use an absurd example, such as a ban on prayer or fasting or something).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13" LastEditorUserId="24" LastEditDate="2012-07-28T00:12:56.443" LastActivityDate="2012-07-28T00:12:56.443" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1800" CreationDate="2012-07-27T16:15:38.470" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two type of differences among groups:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Difference in beliefs views&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Difference in Fiqh views&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first one is what makes sects (Sunni, Shia, etc..), and it's actually a disaster. This difference shouldn't have existed at all. The whole Muslim Ummah should be united, we should follow what the prophet said &quot;Follow my Sunnah, and the Sunnah of the Rashidi Khalifes succeeding me. Hold it with your teeth&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second difference, which is difference in Fiqh, is what makes Mathahib. This difference has reasons, and is completely acceptatble (these differences doesn't have to be resolved), in fact Allah has a great wisdom about it, of which is mercy upon muslims so there's no very strict rules that may be hard to do, instead there is an ability to extract rules out of sources and, since sources (much of the times) can have more than one meaning or can be understood in more than one way, then it's very normal to have difference Fiqh views, this is not a bad thing (if it was, then Allah with his mercy wouldn't allow more than one understanding to his Ayat), in fact &quot;flexibility&quot; is one major &quot;feature&quot; of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following hadith is an evidence that Islam encourages deriving rules (if the one who derives has the knowlegde):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Amr bin 'Al-'As (May Allah be pleased with him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying, &quot;When a judge utilizes his&#xA;  skill of judgement and comes to a right decision, he will have a&#xA;  double reward, but when he uses his judgement and commits a mistake,&#xA;  he will have a single reward.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن عمرو بن العاص رضي الله عنه سمع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  يقول‏:‏ ‏ &quot;‏إذا حكم الحاكم، فاجتهد، ثم أصاب، فله أجران، وإن حكم&#xA;  واجتهد، فأخطأ، فله أجر‏&quot;‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/19/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Riyad as-Salihin:1856]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although agreement (Ijmaa) is preferred, there is no problem at all having different opinions among Mathahib, because all mathahib don't derive rules from nothing, they absolutely but evidences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An important fact to know is that the four Imams (Imam Hanafi, Imam Malik, Imam Shafei, and Imam Ibn Hanbal, may Allah be merciful to all of their majesties) where students of each other: Malik was a student of Hanafi, Shafei was a student of Malik, and Ibn Hanbal was a student of Shafei. They all greatly (and, in truth, &lt;em&gt;amazingly&lt;/em&gt;) trust, love, and respect each other, the difference in Fiqh views is because of reasons, reasonable reasons. If the four Imams where very respectful to each other, they why followers should fight? this is a nonsence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(Note: to understand really why having Mathahib is acceptable and a good thing in Islam, you should ask about the reasons for having different Fiqh views).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources that helped in making the answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.themwl.org/Fatwa/default.aspx?d=1&amp;amp;cidi=120&amp;amp;l=AR&amp;amp;cid=17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic Fiqh Council of the Muslim World League MWL, conference #10, decision #9&lt;/a&gt; (and researches linked with it).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A final thing I would like to say is that I agree to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1805/167&quot;&gt;ashes999 answer&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2012-07-27T16:15:38.470" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1817" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1819" CreationDate="2012-07-27T16:30:37.890" Score="3" ViewCount="11922" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I can see, the words &quot;Kafiroon&quot; and &quot;Kafireen&quot; is translated the same. There are also different similar words like &quot;Muslimoon&quot; and &quot;Muslimeen&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the difference between a word ending with &quot;oon&quot; and the same word ending with &quot;een&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-28T07:02:52.507" LastActivityDate="2020-03-28T15:22:12.960" Title="What is the difference between &quot;Kafiroon&quot; and &quot;Kafireen&quot;?" Tags="|arabic|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1817" CreationDate="2012-07-27T16:34:05.247" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is technical. The short answer is that, semantically, &lt;strong&gt;they have exactly the same meaning;&lt;/strong&gt; it's a difference of syntax.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Arabic, words can be three (and sometimes, four) cases: marfoo' (ending with damma), majroor (ending with kasra), and mansoob (ending with fatha). There are some more details here which are not relevant to this answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, the word &quot;kafiroon&quot; (with waw, noon) is in the marfoo' form. That usually means (among other things) that it's the subject of the sentence, or the doer of the action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kafireen (yaa, noon) is the majroor and mansoob forms. It usually means (among other things) that it's the receipient of an action, or it's modified by a preposition -- a word like &quot;from,&quot; &quot;to,&quot; etc. (Harf Al-Jarr in Arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, this form (using waw/noon vs. yaa/noon) applies to all masculine plurals; commonly in the Qur'an, you will see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muslimoon / Muslimeen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kafiroon / Kafireen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muttaqoon / Muttaqeen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muhsinoon / Muhsineen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-07-27T16:34:05.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1817" CreationDate="2012-07-27T20:14:38.850" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Arabic, a noun can be in one of three cases of &lt;strong&gt;E'raab إعراب (which is something related to grammar and context, affects tashkeel, spelling, and pronunciation)&lt;/strong&gt;: raf' (the noun is then called marfoo'), nasb (mansoob), and jur (majroor).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since E'raab is related to context, then it changes according to meaning. For example, according to if the noun is the subject (actor) the verb, or the object the verb. A subject of the verb is usually marfoo', while the object of the verb is usually mansoob. &lt;strong&gt;(The meaning of the noun itself is not changed, but the meaning of the context is changed, I'll give some examples below).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, a noun can be in one of three count cases:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Singular&lt;/strong&gt;: In our example it's كافر (pronounced Kafir in the silence form, which means the noun ends with neither damma, nor fatha, nor kasra, but silence). In this case, the E'raab case changes only the tashkeel and pronounciation of the noun; If the noun is marfoo' then it ends with damma كافرُ (damma is a light pronounced O); if majroor it ends with kasra كافرِ (kasra is a light pronounced E); if mansoob it ends with fatha كافرَ (fatha is a light pronounced A). In fact it's difficult to write the pronounciations in English letters here.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dual, in this case the noun referes to two enitites, this doesn't exist in english, instead plural is used. The E'raab case mainly changes the spelling of the noun here, it attaches either Alef and Noon ان or Yaa and Noon ين to the end of the singular form of the noun. If the noun is marfoo' then Alef and Noon ان is attached, so in our example it becomes كافران (Kafiraan); if the noun is mansoob or majroor, then Yaa and Noon ين is attached, and the final letter of the singular form has a fatha, so in our exmaple it becomes كافرَين (Kafirain).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Plural&lt;/strong&gt;, in this case the noun referes to three or more. Just like in english, plural can be either regular prular or irreular prular:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Irregular plural (called jam' Takseer جمع تكسير in Arabic) has no general rule in Arabic (like in English), an example is that Kafir كافر does has an Irregular plural form, and it's كُفّار Kuffar. Irregular plurals are treated in matter of E'raab just like singular nouns.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Regular plural&lt;/strong&gt; can be either masculine or feminine:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Feminine regular plural جمع مؤنث سالم&lt;/strong&gt;: it's formed by attaching Alef and Taa ات to the end of the singular noun, in our example it becomes كافرات (Kafiraat in the silence form). The E'raab case changes the tashkeel and pronounciation: if the noun is marfoo' then it ends with damma كافراتُ, if mansoob or majroor then it ends with kasra كافراتِ.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Masculine regular plural جمع مذكر سالم: THIS IS WHAT WE WANT (FINALLY :D)&lt;/strong&gt; The E'raab case mainly changes the spelling of the noun here, it attaches either Wao and Noon ون or Yaa and Noon ين to the end of the singular form of the noun. If the noun is marfoo' then Wao and Noon ون is attached, so in our example it becomes كافرون (Kafiroon); if the noun is mansoob or majroor then Yaa and Noon ين is attached, and the last letter in the singular form has kasra, so in our example it becomes كافرِين (Kafireen).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples of how :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ ۖ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ&#xA;  لَا يُحِبُّ &lt;strong&gt;الْكَافِرِينَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;Obey Allah and the Messenger.&quot; But if they turn away - then&#xA;  indeed, Allah does not like the disbelievers (&lt;strong&gt;Kafireen&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/32&quot;&gt;Surat 'Āli `Imrān - 32&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the above Aya, Kafireen is the object of the verb &quot;like&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يُرِيدُونَ أَن يُطْفِئُوا نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَيَأْبَى&#xA;  اللَّهُ إِلَّا أَن يُتِمَّ نُورَهُ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ &lt;strong&gt;الْكَافِرُونَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They want to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths, but&#xA;  Allah refuses except to perfect His light, although the disbelievers (&lt;strong&gt;Kafiroon&lt;/strong&gt;)&#xA;  dislike it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/32&quot;&gt;Surat At-Tawbah - 32&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the above Aya, Kafiroon is the subject of the verb &quot;dislike&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that's clarifying enough (and sorry for writing a journal!).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2012-07-27T20:14:38.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1820" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1824" CreationDate="2012-07-27T21:49:00.597" Score="11" ViewCount="423" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read couple of definitions of sunnah and they were all something like &quot;whatever the Prophet (pbuh) said, did or approved to do.&quot; But none mentions these have to be after Islam have been revealed to him (pbuh). On the other hand, I don't recall anything called sunnah that happened before Islam. Is there an implied &quot;after Islam revealed&quot; in the definition of sunnah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-28T07:06:33.447" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T07:06:33.447" Title="Is the prophet's (pbuh) life before the Qur'an was revealed to him considered as sunnah?" Tags="|sunnah|usool-ul-fiqh|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1821" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-27T21:53:46.627" Score="3" ViewCount="55899" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why shouldn't people swear? It's rational to say it is a bad thing when you hurt someone's feelings with your bad words, but if a person swears and no one cares, is it still haram to say 'f*** you' for example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="273" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-27T09:23:20.853" LastActivityDate="2021-09-10T04:27:46.927" Title="Why is swearing forbidden?" Tags="|halal-haram|behavior|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1822" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1834" CreationDate="2012-07-27T21:58:27.830" Score="12" ViewCount="65309" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I first learned to pray, I was instructed to rest my arms on the floor, and was told that only men are required to lift them. But recently, after I moved to Palestine, it seems that everyone believes the opposite. I have been told many times that you must lift you arms when making sujood, and have been getting tapped on the arm to do so while praying. So which is the correct way of doing sujood - should I rest my arms or slightly lift them as I recently have been instructed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its very uncomfortable to slightly lift them, and feels awkward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-19T05:00:14.720" LastActivityDate="2020-12-30T16:46:41.113" Title="Should a woman's arm rest in sujood (prostration)?" Tags="|salat|women|" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1824" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1820" CreationDate="2012-07-27T23:04:40.197" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The quran simply says to follow the prophets example, it dosent say to exclude any certain point of time such as the time before he became a prophet&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, [O Muhammad], &amp;quot;O mankind, indeed I am the Messenger of Allah to you all, [from Him] to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death.&amp;quot; So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the unlettered prophet, who believes in Allah and His words, and follow him that you may be guided.7:158&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;… He [Heraclius] said, ‘Had you ever blamed him for telling lies before he claimed what he claimed?’ I replied, ‘No.’ … He said, ‘Does he break his promises?’ I replied, ‘No, but we are now at truce with him and we are afraid that he may betray us.’ … . ‘When I asked you whether he was ever blamed for telling lies, your reply was in the negative, so I took it for granted that a person who did not tell a lie about (others) the people could never tell a lie about Allah. I asked you whether he had ever broken his promise. You replied in the negative. And such are the apostles; they never break their promises…’&amp;quot; (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 52, Number 191)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith above exlains that even the enemies of the prophet knew that he never told a lie, before and after prophet hood, demonstrating that he was a role model before he bacame the prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, that during the isra wal mi'raj the Prophet (pbuh) was offered wine, water and milk as a drink by Jibreel (or gabriel)  The prophet (pbuh) chose to drink milk upon which Jibreel alaihi salaam commented: you are rightly guided and your Ummah will be as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would also like to point out that the incident explained above occured before alcohol was made unlawful, so the prophet was a guide to his ummah before Allah commanded much of the the prohabition of certain things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This shows that the prophet was rightly guided before he had the title of the prophet, and we are simply told to follow him to be guided, Allah did not differentiate before or after he became a prophet, as he was a good example at all times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-27T23:04:40.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1825" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1821" CreationDate="2012-07-28T00:07:00.377" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, by all means it's forbidden to swear.&lt;/strong&gt; (reasoning and logic is in the last of the answer).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt; Why shouldn't people swear?&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Allah said in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا يَسْخَرْ قَوْمٌ مِّن قَوْمٍ عَسَىٰ&#xA;أَن يَكُونُوا خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَلَا نِسَاءٌ مِّن نِّسَاءٍ عَسَىٰ أَن&#xA;يَكُنَّ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُنَّ ۖ وَلَا تَلْمِزُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ وَلَا&#xA;تَنَابَزُوا بِالْأَلْقَابِ ۖ بِئْسَ الِاسْمُ الْفُسُوقُ بَعْدَ&#xA;الْإِيمَانِ ۚ وَمَن لَّمْ يَتُبْ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people;&#xA;perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule [other]&#xA;women; perhaps they may be better than them. &lt;strong&gt;And do not insult one&#xA;another and do not call each other by [offensive] nicknames.&lt;/strong&gt; Wretched&#xA;is the name of disobedience after [one's] faith. And whoever does not&#xA;repent - then it is those who are the wrongdoers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/49/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Ĥujurāt - 11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt; but if a person swears and no one cares is it still haram to say 'f*** you' for example.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, it's still haraam, regardless of whether he care or doesn't. swearing is not only a matter between two people, it's a bad behaviour that Allah forbade, so we shouldn't do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You shouldn't swear a muslim, as the hadith says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, &amp;quot;Reviling a Muslim is Fusuq&#xA;(disobedience of Allah) and killing him is (tantamount to) disbelief.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏ &amp;quot;‏سباب المسلم فسوق، وقتاله كفر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1559&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Riyad as-Salihin - 1559&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you shouldn't swear a non-muslim, or what they worship, as Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَسُبُّوا الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ فَيَسُبُّوا&#xA;اللَّهَ عَدْوًا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ زَيَّنَّا لِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ&#xA;عَمَلَهُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِم مَّرْجِعُهُمْ فَيُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا&#xA;كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And do not insult those they invoke other than Allah , lest they&#xA;insult Allah in enmity without knowledge. Thus We have made pleasing&#xA;to every community their deeds. Then to their Lord is their return,&#xA;and He will inform them about what they used to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/108&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'An`ām - 108&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the translation says &amp;quot;And do not insult those they invoke other than Allah&amp;quot;, which means don't swear what non-muslims worship, the Ayah is also understood as &amp;quot;And do not insult those who worship other than Allah&amp;quot;, which means don't insult non-muslims themselves, in fact these two understandings are both acceptable, it's a matter of Arabic Language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also this story shows that you shouldn't be obscene or say obscene words, and shouldn't insult non-muslims (but, of course, do reply to them politely):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'A'isha reported that some Jews came to Allah's Apostle (may peace be&#xA;upon him) and they said: Abu'l-Qasim (the Kunya of the Holy Prophet),&#xA;as-Sam-u-'Alaikum (Let Boredom be upon you), whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Wa 'Alaikum.&#xA;A'isha reported: In response to these words of theirs, I said: But let&#xA;there be death upon you and disgrace also, whereupon Allah's Messenger&#xA;(may peace be upon him) said: 'A'isha, do not use harsh words. She&#xA;said: Did you hear what they said? Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet)&#xA;said: Did I not respond to them when they said that; I said to them:&#xA;Wa'Alaikum (let it be upon you).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ&#xA;الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ  عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ&#xA;أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أُنَاسٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ فَقَالُوا&#xA;السَّامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ وَعَلَيْكُمْ ‏&amp;quot;‏&#xA;‏.‏ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ قُلْتُ بَلْ عَلَيْكُمُ السَّامُ وَالذَّامُ ‏.‏&#xA;فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&amp;quot;‏ يَا عَائِشَةُ لاَ&#xA;تَكُونِي فَاحِشَةً ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ مَا سَمِعْتَ مَا قَالُوا فَقَالَ&#xA;‏&amp;quot;‏ أَوَلَيْسَ قَدْ رَدَدْتُ عَلَيْهِمُ الَّذِي قَالُوا قُلْتُ&#xA;وَعَلَيْكُمْ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/358230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Swearing is not an Islamic behavior, nor it's acceptable to be in a muslim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of&#xA;Allah (pbuh) said, &amp;quot;A true believer is not involved in taunting, or&#xA;frequently cursing (others) or in indecency or abusing.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[At-Tirmidhi].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏&#xA;‏ &amp;quot;‏ليس المؤمن بالطعان، ولا اللعان، ولا الفاحش، ولا البذي‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‏(‏‏(‏رواه الترمذي وقال حديث حسن‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1555&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Riyad as-Salihin&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah loves polite muslims who have good morals, and rewards them generously:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abud-Darda (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (pbuh)&#xA;said, &amp;quot;Nothing will be heavier on the Day of Resurrection in the Scale&#xA;of the believer than good manners. Allah hates one who utters foul or&#xA;coarse language.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[At- Tirmidhi].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وعن أبى الدرداء رضي الله عنه‏:‏ أن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ “ما&#xA;من شئ أثقل في ميزان المؤمن يوم القيامة من حسن الخلق، وإن الله يبغض&#xA;الفاحش البذي”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;رواه الترمذي وقال‏:‏ حديث حسن صحيح‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:625&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Riyad as-Salihin&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;So, after these evidences, what is the logic behind forbidding swearing?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It's a bad behavior that will greatly harm the community and ruin it&lt;/strong&gt;, even if the insulted one doesn't have a problem. It's like adultery and homosexuality forbidden, even though both sides &lt;em&gt;want&lt;/em&gt; to do that in adultery and homosexuality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Good morals are main elements of islam, The Prophet (PBUH) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that the Messenger of&#xA;Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, &amp;quot;I was sent to&#xA;perfect good character.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ قَدْ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ&#xA;صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &amp;quot;‏ بُعِثْتُ لأُتَمِّمَ حُسْنَ الأَخْلاَقِ&#xA;‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/516220&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muwatta Malik&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Good morals are preferred by all humans, and Muslims should be the best a human can so that non-muslims would be interested in joining Islam when they see Muslims characteristics.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that's convincing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2021-09-10T04:27:46.927" LastActivityDate="2021-09-10T04:27:46.927" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1827" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1870" CreationDate="2012-07-28T02:17:36.663" Score="18" ViewCount="98896" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it proper to greet a non-Muslim with &quot;&lt;strong&gt;As-Salāmu Alaykum&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (&lt;em&gt;Peace be upon you&lt;/em&gt;) or respond with &quot;&lt;strong&gt;wa alaykumu s-salāmu wa rahmatu l-lāhi wa barakātuh&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (&lt;em&gt;may peace, mercy and blessings of God be upon you&lt;/em&gt;) to non-Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not consider myself Muslim, but I find it respectful to use these greetings to Muslims.  It is not much different than I would address a Christian, except the language.  Similarly I use &quot;&lt;strong&gt;IN SHA' ALLAH&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; as I would say &quot;&lt;strong&gt;God willing&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't want to offend anyone by using these greetings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user206" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user206" LastEditDate="2017-06-04T06:50:00.870" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T18:42:24.707" Title="Is it proper to greet a non-Muslim with &quot;As-Salāmu Alaykum&quot;?" Tags="|arabic|non-muslim|greetings|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="103" CreationDate="2012-07-28T02:18:54.337" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Sahih Muslim, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.us/hadith/muslim/009.smt.html&quot;&gt;The Book of Divorce, (Kitab al-Talaq), in the chapter of three Divorces&lt;/a&gt;, it is said that three divorces were treated as one during the lifetime of the Holy Prophet (saws), during the caliphate of Abu Bakr and during the first 3 years of the caliphate of Umar, after which Umar treated them as different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Sahba' said to Ibn 'Abbas (Allah be pleased with them): Do you know that three (divorces) were treated as one during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him), and that of Abu Bakr, and during three (years) of the caliphate of Umar (Allah be pleased with him)? Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with them) said: Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Shi'a fiqh, such an invocation is invalid. I quote the commentary of the verse in Surah Baqarah 2:229, from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/enlighteningv4/&quot;&gt;An Enlightening Commentary into the Light of The Holy Qur'an, Volume 4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Plurality of divorce is based on plurality of marriage, i.e. there&#xA;  should be a marriage before a divorce. When a man, in one session,&#xA;  tells his wife: 'I divorced you thrice', there has occurred, indeed&#xA;  one divorce, because he has not ceased more than one marriage. For&#xA;  this reason, in the jurisprudence of Ahlul-Bayt (a) it is cited that a&#xA;  number of divorces should be fulfilled in a number of stages; and&#xA;  before every divorce there should also be wedlock&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="251" LastEditorUserId="251" LastEditDate="2013-03-08T04:35:02.400" LastActivityDate="2013-03-08T04:35:02.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1829" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="643" CreationDate="2012-07-28T02:32:33.540" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not consider myself Muslim, yet I have visited a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iccleveland.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mosque&lt;/a&gt;.  I was well received and we discussed beliefs.  I found it educational, fun, and I made new friends.  However I did feel like there was an 800 pound gorilla in the room that we were all avoiding.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IMHO, I feel that interfaith friendships are very important and should be explored.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user206" LastActivityDate="2012-07-28T02:32:33.540" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1827" CreationDate="2012-07-28T02:57:09.940" Score="13" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Islamic Point of View&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to non-Muslims offering greetings to Muslims I found this &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anas b. Malik reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as&#xA;saying: When the People of the Book offer you salutations, you should&#xA;say: The same to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/358170&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which tells Muslims to return greetings (whatever they may be) when they are offered to them. This is due that there is no solid consensus on whether Muslims should greet a non Muslim with the &lt;em&gt;salam&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Etiquette Point of View&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From my personal experience, whether it is appropriate to use the &lt;em&gt;salam&lt;/em&gt; as a non Muslim largely depends on the audience. The more open minded Muslims will most probably be flattered to be greeted with their own words of peace, and will view you positively as someone who accepts them. Some, however, might take offense at a &lt;em&gt;kafir&lt;/em&gt; (non-believer) appropriating something they see as holy, especially if they don't know you that well. So my (personal) advice, is to use it with Muslims who you know are comfortable with your presence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-30T20:37:43.600" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="493" CreationDate="2012-07-28T03:00:59.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah (c.c) says (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/111&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;9-11&lt;/a&gt; Sahih International)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their&#xA;  properties [in exchange] for that they will have Paradise. They fight&#xA;  in the cause of Allah , so they kill and are killed. [It is] a true&#xA;  promise [binding] upon Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur'an.&#xA;  And who is truer to his covenant than Allah ? So rejoice in your&#xA;  transaction which you have contracted. And it is that which is the&#xA;  great attainment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this ayah, believers gave up their life and wealth in exchange for paradise. When one does ibadah, one gives their precious life and when one does charity one gives their precious wealth. Allah says you will get paradise in exchange for this. If Allah promised rewards in this world, Prophet (pbuh) would have most carefree and wealthy life. But he (pbuh) didn't. So, one shouldn't expect anything in this world in exchange for one's ibadah and takwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, there are some ancillary benefits for believing. First of all, it gaves meaning and purpose to life. That is indeed great relief for a believer. Also, knowing that you are not a randomly initialized meatball, alone in a huge universe also increases your spiritual wellness, and gives you a positive view about yourself. Moreover, believing in hereafter, changes the otherwise horrifying fact of death, into something ordinary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2012-07-28T14:32:42.710" LastActivityDate="2012-07-28T14:32:42.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1832" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1663" CreationDate="2012-07-28T04:27:20.217" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't have much study of Islam, thus I cant refer Quran and Hadith. But as a prudent man I think Ventolin will not break the fasting since it is related with life saving aspect. Moreover, it affects the lungs only and provided that it does not have any liquid particles which can go up to the stomach.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But caution&lt;/strong&gt; for people that they should not misinterpret and take smoking as a benefit of doubt because it is injurious to health and it leads us to death through cancer or by different diseases. So smoking is life threatening and not a life saver!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="387" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-11-05T15:00:58.330" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T15:00:58.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1822" CreationDate="2012-07-28T06:40:51.593" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are different views for different sects and madhabs.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shafiee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Do not rest your arm as it makes you equivalent to a dog  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hanafee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Rest your arm on the ground    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the following is stated on this &lt;a href=&quot;http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?ID=1311&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; (Thanks to Gulshan) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Hanafi Madh-hab &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allaamah Muhammad Amin Ibn Abidin as-Shami rahimahullah: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;A woman should not raise her hands till her shoulders. She should not take her hands out of her sleeves. She should place one palm over the other on her breast . She should bend only slightly in ruku'. She will not spread her fingers out in ruku' but rather keep them close together and place her palms on her knees without clasping them. She should bend her knees slightly. She should contract herself in ruku' and sajdah. &lt;strong&gt;She should place her arms flat on the ground.&lt;/strong&gt; She should sit with her legs out and resting on her posterior in tashahhud. In tashahud she should keep her fingers close together. If any mistake occurs in salah, she should clap her hands without uttering anything. She cannot make imamah of a male. It is makruh to have a female only congregation. The female imam will stand in their midst. It is makruh for her to attend the congregation. In a mixed congregation the females will stand at the rear. Jumu'ah is not obligatory for her, but if she attends it, she will be absolved of responsibility. Neither is Eid compulsory on her nor the takbir of tashriq. It is not mustahab for her to perform Fajr when it brightens up. In the loud salahs she will not raise her voice. &quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Most of the shias rest their hand on the ground, some don't.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Just a muslim&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bukhari :: Book 1 :: Volume 11 :: Hadith 604&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &amp;amp;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Bukhari :: Book 9 :: Volume 91 :: Hadith 352 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Malik:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... He also mentioned some other things which I have (remembered or) forgotten. The Prophet then added, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Pray as you have seen me praying&lt;/strong&gt; and when it is the time for the prayer one of you should pronounce the Adhan and the oldest of you should lead the prayer.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see in this women should pray as men as nothing special is specified for women. Thus raise your arm from the ground.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;References&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;[Proof for hanafee] &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam.tc/cgi-bin/askimam/ask.pl?q=2104&amp;amp;act=print&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?ID=1311&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Rest are from observation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-07-30T20:40:19.790" LastActivityDate="2012-07-30T20:40:19.790" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="493" CreationDate="2012-07-28T14:47:19.010" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I think one of the main issues for people coming to terms with Islam is that the world, and all of Allah's creation is at times too big to perceive, let alone understand.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Possessions&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Put one must keep in mind that this isn't your earth, with your possessions, your materials, your money, your knowledge, your anything. It all belongs to Allah, and He has only lent these things to us, from His infinite mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I find this in itself more freeing than any liberal, secular life I could lead:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“I am satisfied with Allah as My Lord, with Islam as my religion and with Muhammad as my Prophet”.&lt;/em&gt;                                                                            (Abu Dawud, Book 41, Number 5054)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note the word satisfied, meaning that those three things are sufficient. Let go of whatever is in the way of worshipping Allah. You mention you stress out about missing prayer times, and sinning. Those things are easy to remedy, what is difficult is not missing prayer times &lt;em&gt;and partaking in this worldly life&lt;/em&gt;. Keeping in mind you are Muslim is not hard, &lt;em&gt;so long as nothing else takes over your mind&lt;/em&gt;. Free your self from ideas of nationality, race and other prejudices. You are a Muslim &lt;em&gt;first&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;foremost&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is true regardless of your faith, that the prosperous non-muslims you speak of who are 'happy' owe their happiness, possessions and life to Allah. And they do not even show respect to Allah, when He created mankind only to worship him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Worship and afterlife&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the Day when those who disbelieved are exposed to the Fire: &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;You dissipated the good things you had in your worldly life and enjoyed yourself in it. &lt;strong&gt;So today you are being repaid with the punishment of humiliation for being arrogant in the Earth without any right and for being deviators.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt; (Surat al-Ahqaf: 20)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The afterlife as well is often seen as compensation or consolation for having died, rather than a reward for making it through this life. &lt;strong&gt;Can you imagine a marathon runner, crossing the finish line in first place and having to be consoled that the race is over?&lt;/strong&gt; No! He would be rewarded for his efforts, though they left him tired, and broken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's as though some people thing that in dying you have been wronged, and your life has been stolen away from you. This is backwards, as the goal of a muslim is towards Jannah (paradise), regardless of the Dunyah (worldly life). So put Jannah first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let go of this life, and submit to Allah and his teachings and insha Allah he will make it easy for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-28T14:47:19.010" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1837" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1820" CreationDate="2012-07-28T15:03:44.903" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are certainly stories form before Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon him), became a Prophet of Allah that we can learn form and are often cited as such, though I do not have a grasp as to whether these have the same level of authenticity as when his actions were being actively recorded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One such &lt;a href=&quot;http://hraic.com/hadith/ibn_ishaq.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;story&lt;/a&gt; is told by Muhammad himself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The apostle of Allah later told how Allah had preserved him in his childhood and state of innocence, saying, &lt;em&gt;‘I was among Quraysh boys and we were carrying stones for some play. We were all naked, and every boy had placed his ezar [loincloth] around his neck to carry stones in it, and I had done the same as . When I was thus moving about, some Being whom I did see struck me a fearful blow and exclaimed, “Bind on thy ezar “; accordinglyl I girded myself therewith, and thus carried the stones on my neck, I being the only one among my companions who wore his ezar.’&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastActivityDate="2012-07-28T15:03:44.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1803" CreationDate="2012-07-28T15:30:15.807" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In any land where the sharia is not applied wholistically this can be regarded as secular, if you are a citizen you cannot abide by any law that contradicts Islam i.e. in France and other countries there are hijab bans this definitely contradicts Islam so you cannot abide by that law and must reject it! Similarly other laws in secular countries not so obvious are also contradictory to Islam such as participating in a secular democratic election process, as you are going against the ayat: Allah (swt) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“Those who do not rule by what Allah has revealed are disbelievers.”&lt;/em&gt;[5-44]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A good read is a book called the fiqh of minorities (a new fiqh to subvert Islam) by asif khan.&#xA;The whole content of the booklet can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.whymuhammad.com/fr/contents.aspx?aid=1202&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The key is not which opinion appeals most to oneself or sounds most rational but which has the most strong daleel (proof/text) and don’t forget the order it is Quran first then Sunnah and so on, some people have the tendency to go to masalih mursilah first ignoring clear ayats, this is usually for personal gains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="108" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-16T09:13:18.200" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T09:13:18.200" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1822" CreationDate="2012-07-28T22:51:38.860" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should lift them as much as you can. There is a hadith that says you should and it does not differentiate between a man and woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, &quot;Do the prostration properly and do not put your fore-arms flat with elbows touching the ground like a Dog. And if you want to spit, do not spit in front, nor to the right for the person in prayer is speaking in private to his Lord.&quot;  (Bukhari, Book #10, Hadith #509)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, &quot;Be straight in the prostrations and none of you should put his forearms on the ground (in the prostration) like a Dog.&quot;  (Bukhari, Book #12, Hadith #785)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastEditorDisplayName="user73" LastEditDate="2012-07-30T23:35:01.300" LastActivityDate="2012-07-30T23:35:01.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1317" CreationDate="2012-07-28T23:20:51.727" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Arabic, &quot;shaheed&quot; means witness. Islamically, it means &quot;martyr&quot; -- someone who is generally slain fighting in the way of Allah, or other conditions (eg. dying from abdominal illness). This is well established from the sunnah; see the hadith below, which mentions (in Arabic) the word shaheed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The benefits granted to shaheed for their self-sacrifice are many, including forgiveness of sins. As Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said in one hadith (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;لِلشَّهِيدِ&lt;/strong&gt; عِنْدَ اللَّهِ سِتُّ خِصَالٍ يُغْفَرُ لَهُ فِي أَوَّلِ&#xA;  دَفْعَةٍ وَيَرَى مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ وَيُجَارُ مِنْ عَذَابِ&#xA;  الْقَبْرِ وَيَأْمَنُ مِنَ الْفَزَعِ الأَكْبَرِ وَيُوضَعُ عَلَى&#xA;  رَأْسِهِ تَاجُ الْوَقَارِ الْيَاقُوتَةُ مِنْهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا&#xA;  وَمَا فِيهَا وَيُزَوَّجُ اثْنَتَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ زَوْجَةً مِنَ&#xA;  الْحُورِ الْعِينِ وَيُشَفَّعُ فِي سَبْعِينَ مِنْ أَقَارِبِهِ ‏&quot;‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are six things with Allah for the martyr. &lt;strong&gt;He is forgiven with&#xA;  the first flow of blood (he suffers),&lt;/strong&gt; he is shown his place in&#xA;  Paradise, he is protected from punishment in the grave, secured from&#xA;  the greatest terror [the fear of Day of Judgment], the crown of&#xA;  dignity is placed upon his head - and its gems are better than the&#xA;  world and what is in it - he is married to seventy two wives along&#xA;  Al-Huril-'Ayn of Paradise, and he may intercede for seventy of his &#xA;  close relatives. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/18#46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this does not necessarily mean that all their sins are forgiven. Sins and good deeds are weighed against each other on the Day of Judgement, for everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for suicide bombing, this is &lt;strong&gt;something that is haram (forbidden, and sinful)&lt;/strong&gt;. If someone commits suicide, whether in a situation of war or not, whether they are fighting or not, they will be held accountable for committing that sin. As I mentioned earlier in my answer, being sinful and being shaheed are two separate things that can happen at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2012-07-31T14:08:54.810" LastActivityDate="2012-07-31T14:08:54.810" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1841" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1842" CreationDate="2012-07-29T06:04:32.707" Score="5" ViewCount="14807" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Islam make/suggest any distinction/restriction by caste when it comes to making alliances (finding a partner for marriage)? Additionally, does it allow or even mention about caste?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="390" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2020-10-17T15:12:21.873" LastActivityDate="2020-10-17T15:12:21.873" Title="Does Islam make any distinction by caste when it comes to marriage?" Tags="|nikah|caste|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1841" CreationDate="2012-07-29T06:51:31.710" Score="8" Body="&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;Does Islam make/suggest any distinction/restriction by caste when it comes to finding a partner for marriage?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Holy Prophet (pbuh) asks us to marry the most religious woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;The Prophet said, &amp;quot;A woman is married for four things, i.e., her wealth, her lineage (family status), her beauty and her religion. So you should marry the religious woman (otherwise) you will be a losers. &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Hadith 27.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see, in the above Hadith, It is the religion that matters, not family status (which, in modern times can be called caste), wealth or anything else. Even the people who are invited to the marriage should not be distincted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;The worst food is that of a wedding banquet to which only the rich are invited while the poor are not invited. And he who refuses an invitation (to a banquet) disobeys Allah and His Apostle . &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Volume 7, Book 62, Hadith 106&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Islam doesn't condemn any inter-caste marriage. The only ground at which a marriage proposal can be rejected is the taqwa (religoiusness and righteousness).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;Does Islam allow or even mention about caste?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has divided us into tribes so we may know each other, not to fight and discriminate. If a man is noble and superior to another, it is only through righteousness and taqwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/49/13&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Qur'an 49:13.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jazaakallah...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-08-10T07:14:08.163" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1290" CreationDate="2012-07-29T12:52:27.790" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Definition&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First we should define what exactly interest is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are two types of riba discussed by Islamic jurists: an increase in capital without any services provided and risktaking, which is prohibited by the Qur'an, and commodity exchanges in unequal quantities, also prohibited in the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And for practising riba, which was forbidden, and for consuming the people's money illicitly. We have prepared for the disbelievers among them painful retribution. (Quran 4:161)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These excerpts show that the reason for the prohibition of riba is because you are basically cheating people out of their money, you charge them excessively for no extra services provided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;paying interest to yourself&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some do not realize in a 401k plan that the money you have to pay back to you account or &quot;interest&quot; is taxed, and this may be the reason to regard it as haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Second, on the interest component, it’s more complicated. Here, the “interest” you’re paying on a retirement plan loan is new money you are putting into your account. You’re using after-tax dollars to make these interest payments/contributions, as opposed to the pre-tax dollars that you might normally put into the plan. When the money comes out in retirement, however, you owe income tax on this “interest” at the same rate as the other pre-tax amounts in the plan. So, in this sense, you “pay tax twice” on the interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize it, you are taxed once when you pay the interest, unlike the usual pre-tax payment to the bank from your paycheck. Then you are taxed a second time when you pull the money out of your bank account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that you are being taxed twice on money that should only be taxed once, hence calling it &quot;interest&quot; the government makes a gain off of money you are &quot;giving yourself&quot; they are basically cheating you out of your money, you shouldn’t have to pay taxes on the same money twice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jabir said that Muhammad cursed the accepter of usury and its payer, and one who records it, and the two witnesses, and he said: They are all equal&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bank and the government probably do this knowingly, to make people belive they pay money to themselves, when some of the money goes elsewhere. This would make it haram, they all play a part in it including the person paying the money, and this is what the prophet prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in conclusion, not all the interest goes to yourself, you're being taxed on the interest so part of it goes elsewhere, most likely the government, and in rotation, eventually the government returns the money to the bank when it gives loans, turning &quot;a payment to yourself&quot; back to a regular old interest payment to the bank.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikipedia-Riba&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vanguardblog.com/2009.07.24/401k-loans-are-you-really-taxed-twice.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;401k blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2012-07-30T09:34:21.897" LastActivityDate="2012-07-30T09:34:21.897" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1748" CreationDate="2012-07-29T17:18:30.330" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Is my assumption true?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes it is true.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;If true, how does a Qari who can just read but not understand Arabic go back to the correct word?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as i have been taught it depends on the meaning of the word. If he does not know the meaning, at least by reading continuously &amp;amp; regularly he should get a faint idea about what constitutes a complete meaningful word (reading by tajweed usually gives a faint idea. i learnt most of that way) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like in Surah Al-Bayinah 98:8  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;جَزَاؤُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًا ۖ رَّضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا عَنْهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَنْ خَشِيَ رَبَّهُ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Transliteration with the stopping shown -  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jazaohum AAinda rabbihim jannatuAAadnin &lt;strong&gt;tajree min tahtiha al-anhar (stop), tajree min tahtiha al-anharu&lt;/strong&gt; khalideenafeeha abadan radiya Allahu AAanhum waradooAAanhu thalika liman khashiya rabbah  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here two words are repeated because of the meaning  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;another example  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا أُمِرُوا إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ حُنَفَاءَ وَيُقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُوا الزَّكَاةَ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ دِينُ الْقَيِّمَةِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Transliteration&#xA;  Wama omiroo illa liyaAAbudooAllaha &lt;strong&gt;mukhliseen (stop), mukhliseena&lt;/strong&gt; lahu addeena hunafaawayuqeemoo assalata wayu/too azzakatawathalika deenu alqayyima  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here only one word is repeated.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;thus you see there is no exact rule for repeating ayahs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="61" LastEditorUserId="744" LastEditDate="2012-10-28T19:28:30.923" LastActivityDate="2012-10-28T19:28:30.923" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1845" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1846" CreationDate="2012-07-29T17:56:02.887" Score="6" ViewCount="3684" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone mistreats their animals or pets, is that punishable?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:28:41.013" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:28:41.013" Title="Is there any punishments prescribed for cruelty towards animals?" Tags="|fiqh|punishment|animals|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1846" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1845" CreationDate="2012-07-29T18:17:16.043" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is impermissible to treat Animals bad, and the punishment is in the hereafter from Allah, but there is no haad or punishment in life, Also there is a reward from Allah for being kind to animals, Wallah A'laam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/42/13&quot;&gt;Narrated&lt;/a&gt; 'Abdullah bin `Umar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle said, &quot;A woman was tortured and was put in Hell&#xA;  because of a cat which she had kept locked till it died of hunger.&quot;&#xA;  Allah's Apostle further said, (Allah knows better) Allah said (to the&#xA;  woman), 'You neither fed it nor watered when you locked it up, nor did&#xA;  you set it free to eat the insects of the earth.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ&#xA;  عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ&#xA;  صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ عُذِّبَتِ امْرَأَةٌ فِي هِرَّةٍ&#xA;  حَبَسَتْهَا، حَتَّى مَاتَتْ جُوعًا، فَدَخَلَتْ فِيهَا النَّارَ ـ قَالَ&#xA;  فَقَالَ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ ـ لاَ أَنْتِ أَطْعَمْتِهَا وَلاَ&#xA;  سَقَيْتِهَا حِينَ حَبَسْتِيهَا، وَلاَ أَنْتِ أَرْسَلْتِيهَا فَأَكَلَتْ&#xA;  مِنْ خَشَاشِ الأَرْضِ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam),was asked if acts of charity&#xA;  even to the animals were rewarded by the Almighty. He replied: &quot;Yes,&#xA;  there is a reward for acts of charity to every beast alive.&quot; (Narrated&#xA;  by Abu Huraira, Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mishkat Al-Masabih concluded from &quot;Bukhari&quot; and &quot;Muslim&quot; to the effect&#xA;  that: &quot;A good deed done to a beast is as good as doing good to a human&#xA;  being; while an act of cruelty to a beast is as bad as an act of&#xA;  cruelty to human beings,&quot; and that: &quot;Kindness to animals was promised&#xA;  by rewards in Life Hereafter&quot; (Mishkat al-Masabih; Book 6; Chapter 7,&#xA;  8:178).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://maseeh1.tripod.com/advices7/id188.htm&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2012-07-29T19:26:26.740" LastActivityDate="2012-07-29T19:26:26.740" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1847" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1250" CreationDate="2012-07-29T18:20:47.640" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First to know is that there are levels for Mujtahids, what we are talking about here is the &quot;Unlimited Mujtahid&quot; (Mujtahid Motlak المجتهد المطلق), which is the highest level.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a quote of Imam Shafei (may Allah be merciful to his majesty) that describes who can derive fatwas, i.e, who is a qualified mujtahid:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال الشافعي: لا يحل لأحد أن يفتي في دين الله إلا رجلاً عارفاً بكتاب&#xA;  الله: بناسخه ومنسوخه، وبمحكمه ومتشابهه، وتأويله وتنزيله، ومكيّه&#xA;  ومدنيّه، وما أريد به، وفيما أنزل، ثم يكون بعد ذاك بصيراً بحديث رسول&#xA;  الله بالناسخ والمنسوخ، ويعرف من الحديث ما عرف من القرآن، ويكون بصيراً&#xA;  باللغة، بصيرا بالشعر، وبما يحتاج إليه للعلم والقرآن، ويستعمل مع هذا&#xA;  الإنصاف، وقلة الكلام ، ويكون بعد هذا مشرفاً على اختلاف أهل الأمصار،&#xA;  وتكون له قريحة بعد هذا، فإذا كان هكذا فله أن يتكلم ويفتي في الحلال&#xA;  والحرام، وإذا لم يكن هكذا فله أن يتكلم في العلم ولا يفتي.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shafei said: Nobody is permitted to give fatwas in Islam except a person who is&#xA;  knowlegeable in Quran: what's abolishing and abolished, what's Mohkam مُحكَم [clear,&#xA;  precise, decisive, entirely clear, categorical, firmly constructed,&#xA;  lucid, obscure] and Motashabeh مُتشابِه [unclear, unspecific, cosimilar, ambiguous,&#xA;  allegorical, not entirely clear, indistinct], it's [Explanation,&#xA;  interpretation] and revelation, what's Makki&#xA;  or Madani, what was meant by it and why it was revealed [Story of&#xA;  revelation أسباب النزول], and then he should be experienced (skilled)&#xA;  in Hadith: what's abolishing and abolished, and know about&#xA;  Hadith like what he knows about Quran. Then he should be skilled in&#xA;  (Fusha Arabic) language: skilled in poetry, and whatever he needs in&#xA;  (Islamic) science (knowledge) and Quran. Besides he have to use&#xA;  justice, and not to be talkative (or have to be a man of&#xA;  few words). Then he have to be aware of the differences among people&#xA;  in countries. And have to have the talent, after all that. If he had&#xA;  all that then he is permitted to give fatwas and talk about halal and&#xA;  haraam, and if he doesn't have all that then he can speak (discuss) in&#xA;  (Islamic) sciene but is not permitted to give fatwas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Faqieh wa Al-Motafaqeh by Al-Khabeeb Al-Baghdadi, vol.2, pages&#xA;  157-158. Similar quotes of Imam Shafei can be found in his book Al-Um الأم vol.7, pages 274 and later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الفقيه والمتفقه للخطيب البغدادي، ج2 ص157-158&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Online citations can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?indexstartno=0&amp;amp;hflag=&amp;amp;pid=152085&amp;amp;bk_no=708&amp;amp;startno=1&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikisource.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%87_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%82%D9%87/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A1%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D8%B9%D8%B4%D8%B1&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Imam Shafei (may Allah be merciful to his majesty) has well-declared the qualifications that are required in Mujtahid in this quote and other quotes, in summary to all quotes they are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Knowledge of Quran science&lt;/strong&gt;: many of it's fields, this doesn't mean that he have to be memorizing the whole quran, this is not obligatory but is preferred. What's important is to know what Quran contains, what Ayas of Ahkam (rules) are there (but not necessarily memorize them) and where are they, in other words, he have to be &quot;flexible&quot; in Quran. Also he have to have knowledge in many Quran science fields, such as (there are many others required):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abolishing and Abolished: a short description of this is that there are some Ayat that were revealed and included rules, but then Allah revealed other Ayat that overwrites the rules of the previous ones (there are reasons why Allah may do this, and the reasoning is part of this Quran science field itself), the previous ones may be omitted from Quran, and may not (still exist yet not a valid ruling source).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muhkam and Mutashabeh: there are clear Ayat in Quran that cannot bear more than one meaning, on the other hand, there are Ayat that are not entirely clear, or can bear more than one meaning, or are ambiguous and only Allah knows their meanings (such as الم and كهيعص).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I won't mention other fields, yet there are others.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Knowledge of Sunnah (Hadith) science&lt;/strong&gt;: many of it's fields, and, as mentioned in the quote, he should have knowledge of the same fields in Hadith that are required to know in Quran. For example he should be &quot;flexible&quot; in Hadith, which means knowing what hadiths there are, what's sahih and what's weak and what's fabricated (موضوع), the history of men (who narrat hadith) and how trustworthy they're, in fact there are many things required, I cannot mention here.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Knowledge of (Fusha) Arabic Language&lt;/strong&gt;: especially poetry because it's the source from which word meanings and rhetoric and be learned, this is important mainly because Quran is very eloquent (the most), and The Prophet (PBUH) is very eloquent as well. So if one is to really understand Quran in Hadith, he definitely have to be reasonably good (but not expert) in Arabic Language, all of it's fields: rhetoric, grammar.. etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Justice and Fairness&lt;/strong&gt;: This is obviously required, otherwise his fatwa wouldn't be acceptable if he is not justice, as he would direct it according to his own will.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Knowledge of Ijmaa'&lt;/strong&gt;: This means he should now what scholars have agreed on so that he doesn't violate agreement (as agreement is more preferred than difference in opinions in Fiqh). And as a requirement, he should also know what previous scholars mathahib were, and what they said, what's their reasons, and Usool al Fiqh (but doesn't have to know Foroo' al Fiqh).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Knowing differences among people (communities)&lt;/strong&gt;, in other words, knowing the specifications of each (muslim) community (of course not all of them, just what he needs in the case he is giving fatwa in), in fact sometimes fatwas differ according to the place where the Mujtahid gives it, because of necessity, conventions, and other reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Talent&lt;/strong&gt;: it's like when one is very skilled in dealing with numbers and can give hard answers without even thinking. Ali Jum'a (Mufti of Egypt) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ومعني ذلك أن يكون كثير الإصابة صحيح الاستنباط وهذا يحتاج إلى حُسن&#xA;  التصور للمسائل وبقدر ما يستطيع المجتهد أن يتخيل المسائل بقدر ما يعلو&#xA;  اجتهاده ويفوق أقرانه فهو يشبه ما يعرف في دراسات علم النفس بالتصور&#xA;  المبدع.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It means he mostly give right answers (and opinions), and he devises&#xA;  (derives) correctly, this requires good conception and imagination for&#xA;  the problem, the more the mujtahid is good at conception and&#xA;  imagination, the more his Ijtihad is superior to his peers, it's just&#xA;  like what's known as &quot;creative imagination&quot; in the psychology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other things like being Muslim (obviously), not being talkative (in fact this is because wise people can say what they want in few words, unlike others), being a good man and not known to do prohibited things, being adult (i.e, pubescent), being reasonable.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;It deserves mention that there are things that &lt;strong&gt;doesn't have to be&lt;/strong&gt; in a Mujtahid (while people think they should be in him), like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Doesn't have to be a man, a woman (that has the above qualifications) can be Mujtahid.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Doesn't have to be a free man, a slave (that has the above qualifications) can be Mujtahid.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Sources:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almostaneer.com/show_book.aspx?id=67&quot;&gt;Ijtihad and levels of Shafei Mujtahids, by Muhammad Hasan Heito&lt;/a&gt; (in fact it's well cited, I liked it so much).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alimamalallama.com/article.php?id=497&quot;&gt;Article By Ali Jum'a, Mufti of Egypt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The book Al Um, by Imam Shafei.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alkeltawia.com/vb/showpost.php?p=25818&amp;amp;postcount=1&quot;&gt;This topic was also helpful&lt;/a&gt; (although it's a forum post).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that's helpful, and hope I could make it clear enough and didn't make any mistake collecting them and didn't miss anything, &lt;strong&gt;if anything is wrong, I's much appreciate to edit and correct.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2012-07-29T18:20:47.640" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1848" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-29T19:59:39.600" Score="3" ViewCount="1467" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know that credit cards and similar money cards are haram, so would it be haram to accept donations from such cards?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-11T05:49:33.123" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T05:49:33.123" Title="Is it acceptable to accept donations from haram money cards?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|money|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1848" CreationDate="2012-07-29T20:20:05.403" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The credit card itself is a contract between the issuer and client - a merchant has nothing to do with it. As far as the merchant is concerned it is simply a payment made on behalf on the client by the card issuer. There is no interest involved, and whatever percentage the card issuer takes from the merchant for facilitating this transaction counts as a service charge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/quesshow-31-1034.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa Department Research Committee on Islamtoday.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-07-29T20:20:05.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1848" CreationDate="2012-07-29T20:20:32.007" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a hadith where the prophet (salallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the hand changes, the ruling changes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this hadith, even if someone has haram money -- say they work for a tobacco or alcohol company -- you can accept their money without any issue. (The only exception is stolen property; changing the hand does not absolve it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, credit cards, from a contract perspective, would be permissible: the credit card company pays you, in lieu of the actual buyer, within a day or two of the sale &amp;mdash; no interest involved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; Islamic Finance 101 weekend course; circa 2008.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="156" LastEditDate="2012-09-29T17:32:48.077" LastActivityDate="2012-09-29T17:32:48.077" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1851" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1853" CreationDate="2012-07-29T20:43:02.383" Score="5" ViewCount="13791" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically my question is in the title field, my question stems from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1848/is-it-acceptable-to-accept-donations-from-haram-money-cards#comment4221_1848&quot;&gt;this comment&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It deserves mention that not all credit card services are haram, it depends.&#xA;  –&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/167/tamer-shlash&quot;&gt;Tamer Shlash&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1848/is-it-acceptable-to-accept-donations-from-haram-money-cards#comment4221_1848&quot;&gt;Jul 29 '12 at 20:30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-11T05:49:03.260" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T05:49:03.260" Title="What are the credit card services that are not haram? and how is it built to make it not haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|banking|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1852" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1958" CreationDate="2012-07-29T21:19:22.183" Score="4" ViewCount="462" Body="&lt;p&gt;I find it difficult to eat plenty of fresh fruit, and veggies during the month of Ramadan. I normally eat plenty of fruit during the day and have vegetables with my meal in the evening. However during Ramadan, I am fasting during the day, and in the evening I am full before I have chance to eat much veggies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a practical way for me to eat more fruit and veggies and stay healthy during Ramadan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="45" LastEditDate="2012-07-29T22:47:05.350" LastActivityDate="2012-08-03T23:13:36.137" Title="How can I get my 5-a-day during Ramadan?" Tags="|ramadan|food|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1851" CreationDate="2012-07-29T21:34:11.493" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Credit cards are similar to loans from a merchant to a seller, when you use a credit card you charge the bank you received the card from, and then they bill you later. The only way that the bank makes money is if you miss a payment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;18) Grace Period. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;You can avoid interest on any portion of a Purchase shown on your current billing statement that you pay by the Payment Due Date&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; if&#xA;  the New Balance shown on your previous billing statement was zero or was paid in full by the previous Payment Due Date. The Payment Due Date will be&#xA;  at least 25 days from the statement closing date and is printed on each billing statement you receive. You cannot avoid interest on Cash Advances or&#xA;  balance transfers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you pay the bank its due at the end of each month there is no excess charge to you, but if you miss a payment, they begin charging interest to encourage you to pay already, otherwise you pay the amount that you would normally owe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in conclusion if you don’t miss any payments, you won't be charged interest, and it wouldn’t be haram. Unless of course as stated above, certain credit card companies wont let you avoid paying interest on cash advances or balance transfers. They would simply be giving you a loan for a short amount of time then you will pay it back. But if you miss a payment (which is very easy to accomplish) they begin charging interest. So it would be best to stay away from these types of cards unless you absolutely trust yourself to pay on time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you dont feel that you can trust yourself to always pay on time, or feel it it best to stay away from something that may lead you to haram, you may want to use a debit card. This is a pre paid card, you connect the card to your bank account, and the seller withdraws money directly from your bank account, without you being required to make a payment, it also has a set limit on how much you can spend a day, and they alert you if suspicious buying habits begin. And its completely void of interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sources: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.wellsfargo.com/downloads/pdf/credit_cards/agreements/wf_rewards_card.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wells Fargo contract agreement rules&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2012-07-31T20:59:00.680" LastActivityDate="2012-07-31T20:59:00.680" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1852" CreationDate="2012-07-29T22:42:39.990" Score="6" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Dates, the preferred fruit of the prophet&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Muslims, I believe we should turn to the sunnah and example of the prophet to answer such questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas b. Mâik narrates that Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) used to break his fast with fresh dates before going to prayer. When fresh dates were unavailable, he would break his fast with dried dates. When dried dates were unavailable, he would take a few sips of water. [Sunan Abî Dâwûd (2356)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet was reportedly seen many times by various people eating dates to break his fast. I would also like to point out that he used to eat them in odd numbers, so it would be sunnah to eat 5 dates based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/generic/date?portionid=18580&amp;amp;portionamount=1.000&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; website, each date is considered a serving size.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it is related from Anas that Allah’s Messenger (peace) never went out in the morning on the day of `Îd al-Fitr without eating some dates, and that they would be an odd number. [Sahîh al-Bukhârî (953)] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dates are also very nutritional for us:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dates provide a wide range of essential nutrients, and are a very good source of dietary potassium. The sugar content of ripe dates is about 80%; the remainder consists of protein, fiber, and trace elements including boron, cobalt, copper, fluorine, magnesium, manganese, selenium, and zinc. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_dactylifera&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikipedia- dates&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that it is very possible for us to rely on dates as the main source of fruits in our diet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I would like to point out that there is also going to be a certain amount of fruits and vegetables in whatever meal you eat (unless your choosing to just eat a slab of chicken or steak.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And lastly, I would like to remind you that fasting is a way to become a better Muslim, we see all the great things we have in life once we cannot have them anymore, such as your healthy palate of food. We should be reminded that there are those who are less fortunate than us that eat whatever they can get their hands on ( or do not eat at all) and do not have the option to choose a healthy lifestyle. So we should try to give up this luxury for Allah, and to become a better person. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2012-07-31T20:58:32.460" LastActivityDate="2012-07-31T20:58:32.460" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1820" CreationDate="2012-07-29T23:01:51.853" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Consider this: the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wa sallam) &lt;strong&gt;was sent as a Prophet, to guide us to the straight path.&lt;/strong&gt; That was the mission statement of his life after prophethood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Muslims, being told to follow his sunnah, obviously means that we should follow whatever Allah inspired him to, &lt;em&gt;as part of his prophethood.&lt;/em&gt; Also, as a prophet, Allah protected his actions from anything wrong -- like in Surah Abasa, when he turned away from Abdullah ibn Umm Maktoom, Allah revealed a rebuke in the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, sunnah, linguistically, means something &lt;em&gt;habitually done&lt;/em&gt; by someone. Islamically, it means a collection of actions, approvals, etc. that Allah inspired the Prophet to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on these points, it doesn't really make sense to follow his actions prior to his prophethood as part of his sunnah, because they are not linked to divine guidance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; Seerah + usool-ul-fiqh classes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-07-29T23:01:51.853" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1856" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1863" CreationDate="2012-07-29T23:50:08.407" Score="5" ViewCount="11869" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the month of Ramadan that last went by, I was at my local mosque for iftar. When it was time to break our fast, we did so but I was encouraged to keep on eating for at least ten minutes before we went to pray. Is it normal to wait so long after the adhan for maghrib to start praying? Normally, when I've prayed in mosques we wait a minimal time between the adhan and the prayer, and at home I pray directly after breaking my fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it normal to wait so long after breaking ones fast to pray maghrib?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2012-12-11T18:04:00.930" LastActivityDate="2018-05-27T02:52:20.967" Title="How long should I wait after breaking my fast to pray?" Tags="|sawm|iftar|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1851" CreationDate="2012-07-30T02:52:20.707" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shariah-fortune.com/component/content/article/6-standard/50-how-islamic-credit-cards-work&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;How Islamic Credit Cards work&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[The] bank buys the product in the moment the card goes through. Then it sells the product to the customer at a higher price (costs plus x) and buys it back again at cost price. So the bank made a profit from the difference of prices.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes they make money from transactional fees, though very little. There are also similar models as mentioned on the quoted article.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They're making money on the convenience of letting you pay your debt over longer periods of time, instead of on the spot. While riba encourages you to borrow a lot of money and keep you in debt for more profit, Islamic credit cards will want you to pay off that debt by a set amount of time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2012-07-30T02:52:20.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1820" CreationDate="2012-07-30T04:46:17.997" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Qur'an says Prophet (SAW) was already lost then Allah guided him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ad-Duhaa:93/7:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَوَجَدَكَ ضَالًّا فَهَدَىٰ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And did He not find you erring and guided you?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastActivityDate="2012-07-30T04:46:17.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1856" CreationDate="2012-07-30T11:56:53.280" Score="8" Body="&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;As for the time of Iftar,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Umar bin Al-Khattab:&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;  Allah's Apostle said, &quot;When night falls from this side and the day vanishes from this side and the sun sets, then the fasting person should break his fast.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 3, Book 31, Hadith 175.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Ibn Abi Aufa:&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;  We were in the company of Allah's Apostle on a journey. He said to a man, &quot;Get down and mix Sawiq (powdered barley) with water for me.&quot; The man said, &quot;The sun (has not set yet), O Allah's Apostle.&quot; The Prophet again said to him, &quot;Get down and mix Sawiq with water for me.&quot; The man again said, &quot;O Allah's Apostle! The sun!&quot; The Prophet said to him (for the third time) &quot;Get down and mix Sawiq with water for me.&quot; The man dismounted and mixed Sawiq with water for him. The Prophet drank it and then beckoned with his hand (towards the East) and said, &quot;When you see the night falling from this side, then a fasting person should break his fast.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 3, Book 31, Hadith 162.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first hadith says we must break fast during sunset. The second Hadith asks us not to delay the Iftar till the sun fully sets. In short, it is logical to break the fast just at the beginning of sunset.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;As for the timing of Maghrib prayer,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;  The Prophet used to pray the Zuhr at mid-day, and the 'Asr at a time when the sun was still bright, the Maghrib after sunset (at its stated time) and the Isha at a variable time. Whenever he saw the people assembled (for Isha' prayer) he would pray earlier and if the people delayed, he would delay the prayer. And they or the Prophet used to offer the Fajr Prayers when it is still dark. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 1, Book 10, Hadith 535.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Salama:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  We used to pray the Maghrib prayer with the Prophet when the sun disappeared from the horizon. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 1, Book 10, Hadith 536.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Rafi' bin Khadij:&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;  We used to offer the Maghrib prayer with the Prophet and after finishing the prayer one of us may go away and could still see as Par as the spots where one's arrow might reach when shot by a bow. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 1, Book 10, Hadith 534.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the Maghrib prayer is after sunset. Take a look at another Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Ibn 'Umar:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  Allah's Apostle said, &quot;None of you should try to pray at sunrise or sunset.&quot; &#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 1, Book 10, Hadith 559.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Hisham's father:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  Ibn 'Umar said, &quot;Allah's Apostle said, 'Do not pray at the time of sunrise and at the time of sunset.' &quot; Ibn 'Umar said, &quot;Allah's Apostle said, 'If the edge of the sun appears (above the horizon) delay the prayer till it becomes high, and if the edge of the sun disappears, delay the prayer till it sets (disappears completely).' &quot; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 1, Book 10, Hadith 557.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;As for the delay in between,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Referring to all the Ahadith above, we may infer that the Iftar timing is just at the (beginning of) sunset and the Maghrib prayer timing is after sunset. Going scientifically, the sunset takes around 3-5 minutes depending on where you live. These 3-5 minutes + a few minutes after sunset (So that there is no ambiguity of timing) decided by the Mosque authorities + some time for the people to gather, come to a gross 7-8 minutes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, this delay is in accordance with the Ahadith.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jazaakallah...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2012-08-05T17:38:33.130" LastActivityDate="2012-08-05T17:38:33.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1864" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-30T17:20:22.063" Score="13" ViewCount="44526" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that chess is haram, I would like to know if it is? if its, than why is it haram?  I have thought about it's possibilities of why it might be haram, and I came up with that you are wasting your time playing, but than I realized that you are not really wasting time because in learning chess you are learning strategy and that is good to learn.  So my questions are, is chess haram? if so than why is it haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-20T02:01:34.203" LastActivityDate="2022-12-18T09:22:37.270" Title="Is chess haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|game|" AnswerCount="10" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1865" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1864" CreationDate="2012-07-30T17:29:17.030" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In short, it seems not:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Imam al-Shafi'i - Allah be well-pleased with him - who said: &amp;quot;It is disliked and not forbidden, for a number of the Companions played it and countless of the Tabi'in and those after them&amp;quot; - such as Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, Sa'id ibn Jubayr, Muhammad ibn Sirin, Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir, 'Urwa ibn al-Zubayr and his son Hisham, Sulayman ibn Yasar, Abu Wa'il, al-Sha`bi, al-Hasan al-Basri, 'Ali ibn al-Hasan ibn 'Ali, Ja'far ibn Muhammad, Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri, Rabi'a, 'Ata'... [Ibn 'Abd al-Barr, al-Tamhid (13:181)]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Full text below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q: Why was chess forbidden? (Muslim vol. IV,no. 5612)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Ali and Ibn 'Umar - Allah be well-pleased with them - detested it because of those who neglected worship due to it and because of the gambling and betting involved. The Faqih of Madina, al-Qasim ibn Muhammad - Allah be well-pleased with him - said: &amp;quot;All that distracts from remembrance of Allah and Salat is dice (maysar).&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise, al-Nawawi said &amp;quot;In our school it is makruh, not haram, and this is the position reported from a number of the Tabi'in&amp;quot; while al-Qurtubi said in his Tafsir, it is permitted once in a while without being disliked according to the vast majority of the Fuqaha' and despite the misleading words of Ibn Kathir in his Tafsir, &amp;quot;Malik, Abu Hanifa, and Ahmad stipulated that chess is haram while al-Shafi`i disliked it&amp;quot; and the even more misleading prohibition in the unverified editions of al-Dhahabi's al-Kaba'ir presently in circulation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is established that Abu Hurayra (who entered Islam in the year 7 after the Hijra) and others of the pious Salaf played chess - but not as an all-consuming activity. In the final analysis the correct position in the matter seems that of Imam al-Shafi'i - Allah be well-pleased with him - who said: &amp;quot;It is disliked and not forbidden, for a number of the Companions played it and countless of the Tabi'in and those after them&amp;quot; - such as Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, Sa'id ibn Jubayr, Muhammad ibn Sirin, Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir, 'Urwa ibn al-Zubayr and his son Hisham, Sulayman ibn Yasar, Abu Wa'il, al-Sha`bi, al-Hasan al-Basri, 'Ali ibn al-Hasan ibn 'Ali, Ja'far ibn Muhammad, Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri, Rabi'a, 'Ata'... [Ibn 'Abd al-Barr, al-Tamhid (13:181)] - while the Hafiz Ibn Hajar said: &amp;quot;There is not one firmly-established narration to prohibit chess, neither sahih nor hasan.&amp;quot; [Fayd al-Qadir.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: The hadith &amp;quot;Whoever plays chess and dice is as one who dipped his hand in swine's blood&amp;quot; is inauthentic. The correct wording does not mention chess but only dice, narrated from Burayda by Imam Muslim in his Sahih.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livingislam.org/fiqhi/fiqha_e54.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-30T17:29:17.030" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1866" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1867" CreationDate="2012-07-30T17:32:52.097" Score="7" ViewCount="2440" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read that Islam is antitrinitarian as several verses of the Qur'an teach that the doctrine of trinity is blasphemous.  What parts in the Qur'an specifically or directly discuss the trinity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user206" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T08:41:37.290" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T08:41:37.290" Title="What does the Qur'an say about trinity?" Tags="|quran|christianity|tawheed|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1866" CreationDate="2012-07-30T17:48:23.727" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an refers explicitly to some concept of a trinity at least twice:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They have certainly disbelieved who say, &amp;quot; Allah is the third of three.&amp;quot; And there is no god except one God. And if they do not desist from what they are saying, there will surely afflict the disbelievers among them a painful punishment. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/73&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Ma'idah:73&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allah and His word which He directed to Mary and a soul [created at a command] from Him. So believe in Allah and His messengers. And do not say, &amp;quot;Three&amp;quot;; desist - it is better for you. Indeed, Allah is but one God. Exalted is He above having a son. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/171&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;An-Nisa':171&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At several other locations the Qur'an refers to people taking Jesus (pbuh) as a deity:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [beware the Day] when Allah will say, &amp;quot;O Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say to the people, 'Take me and my mother as deities besides Allah ?'&amp;quot; He will say, &amp;quot;Exalted are You! It was not for me to say that to which I have no right. If I had said it, You would have known it. You know what is within myself, and I do not know what is within Yourself. Indeed, it is You who is Knower of the unseen. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/116&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Ma'idah:116&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course in this case it doesn't refer to the traditional trinity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-30T17:48:23.727" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1866" CreationDate="2012-07-30T17:48:32.447" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is not so much 'discussed' in great detail, as warned of in the following verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O people of the Scripture (Christians)! Do not exceed the limits in your religion, nor say of Allah aught but the truth. The Messiah 'Îsa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), was (no more than) a Messenger of Allah and His Word, (&amp;quot;Be!&amp;quot; - and he was) which He bestowed on Maryam (Mary) and a spirit (Ruh ) created by Him; so believe in Allah and His Messengers. Say not: &amp;quot;three (trinity)!&amp;quot; Cease! (it is) better for you. For Allah is (the only) One Ilah (God), glory be to Him (Far Exalted is He) above having a son. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. And Allah is All-Sufficient as a Disposer of affairs. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/chapter_display.php?chapter=4&amp;amp;translator=5&amp;amp;mac=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An-Nisa&lt;/a&gt;, Chapter #4, Verse #171&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surely, disbelievers are those who said: &amp;quot;Allah is the third of the three (in a Trinity).&amp;quot; But there is no Ilah (god) (none who has the right to be worshipped) but One Ilah (God -Allah). And if they cease not from what they say, verily, a painful torment will befall on the disbelievers among them.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/chapter_display.php?chapter=5&amp;amp;translator=5&amp;amp;mac=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Maeda&lt;/a&gt;, Chapter #5, Verse #73&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/search.php?keyword=trinity&amp;amp;chapter=&amp;amp;translator=5&amp;amp;search=1&amp;amp;start=0&amp;amp;records_display=10&amp;amp;search_word=all&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have provided links to the Surah's so you can see the verses in context, so as to avoid any confusion insha Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-30T17:48:32.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1869" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1827" CreationDate="2012-07-30T20:00:20.730" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is known, that when a person from the people of the book say the greetings, a Muslim will say and on you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah&#xA;(sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, &amp;quot;When the people of the Book&#xA;greet you (i.e., by saying 'As-Samu 'Alaikum,' meaning death be upon&#xA;you), you should respond with: 'Wa 'alaikum' [The same on you (i.e.,&#xA;and death will be upon you, for no one will escape death)].&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ ‏&amp;quot;‏إذا&#xA;سلم عليكم أهل الكتاب فقولوا‏:‏ وعليكم” ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:867&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Riad Assaliheen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also known, that if a Jew says Assaam Alaikum (which means may death be upon you) you say Wa Alaikum, and on you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn `Umar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle said, &amp;quot;When the Jews greet anyone of you they say:&#xA;'Sam'Alaika (death be upon you); so you should say; 'Wa 'Alaika (and&#xA;upon you).'&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ،&#xA;وَمَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ دِينَارٍ،&#xA;قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ&#xA;اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &amp;quot;‏ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ إِذَا سَلَّمُوا عَلَى&#xA;أَحَدِكُمْ إِنَّمَا يَقُولُونَ سَامٌ عَلَيْكَ‏.‏ فَقُلْ عَلَيْكَ&#xA;‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/89/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also recall reading some where that if a non-believer says the salaams than just say &amp;quot;Salam&amp;quot; or peace.  Or perhaps it is as brother Muz said in his answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would, to be on the good side not say the greetings in Arabic if you are not Muslim, because you do not know who will get offended and how they might react.  Now the reason why I also suggest not to say it in Arabic is because Arabic is considered the religion's language, and if you say some words, it is like you are making fun of it.  WllahA'llamm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-06T18:42:24.707" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T18:42:24.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1827" CreationDate="2012-07-30T20:31:53.110" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since I brought this up in chat, I feel I should throw my perspective here. Let me address the inverse of this question (should Muslims return salam?) first, because that issue appears in the mind of Muslims when someone not visibly Muslim gives them salaam. Then, I will address the social implications of doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Should Muslims Return the Greeting of Salam to Non-Muslims?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, there's a principle that the greeting &amp;quot;As-salaamu 'alikum&amp;quot; (peace be upon you) is for the believers (Muslims). I Thought this came from an ayah; however, I cannot locate that ayah presently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One hadith states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do not initiate the greeting of salaam to a Jew or a Christian (&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam-qa.com/en/ref/6583/greeting%20non-muslim&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this, we can conclude that there &lt;em&gt;may&lt;/em&gt; be a problem giving salam (or returning it) to non-Muslims. Because we cannot initiate salam to non-Muslims. (Ahlul Kitab is considered a higher level of non-Muslims since their religions were originally also divine; if &lt;em&gt;they&lt;/em&gt; can't have salam initiated to them, obviously it would apply to other religions and ways of life that Islam holds at a lower status.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, Islam commands us to treat others well, irrespective of their choice of religion or way of life. In fact, one ayah mentions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one&#xA;better than it or [at least] return it [in a like manner]. Indeed,&#xA;Allah is ever, over all things, an Accountant. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/86&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Nisaa, verse 86&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars differed about whether it's obligatory to return the greeting or not. Some say yes it is, and some say no it's not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For those who say yes it is, based on this ayah, they see no problem with returning salam if a non-Muslim (Christian or Jew specifically) initiates salam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Socially, What Should I (a Non-Muslim) Do?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Socially speaking, it's absolutely proper to greet Muslims with salam even if you are not a Muslim. However, bear in mind two things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They may be confused about whether you are Muslim or not, and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They may be confused about whether it's correct for them to return your salam or not.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're willing to accept the implications of those two points, then sure, go for it! And finally, some people &lt;strong&gt;may be offended if you imply that they are non-Muslim by not returning their salaam,&lt;/strong&gt; such as those from other groups of Islam that your group's scholars may not consider Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-07-30T20:31:53.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1827" CreationDate="2012-07-31T04:00:35.537" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Light on history@&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In pre-Islamic Arabia, when people met, they used to greet each other with various greetings. Islam changed and replaced these greetings with this standard form of greeting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meaning@&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The greeting &lt;strong&gt;Assalamu Alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh&lt;/strong&gt;  is commonly translated as &lt;code&gt;May the peace of Allah descend upon you and His Mercy and&lt;/code&gt;Blessings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Greeting to Non-Muslim@&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“A believer may greet a &lt;code&gt;non-Muslim&lt;/code&gt; (with the greeting of salam) if he has a need from him otherwise it is prohibitively disliked (makruh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Therefore, one should abstain from saying Salam to the disbelievers, for the Hadith says: Do not commence by greeting the Christians and Jews with Salam. If you meet one of them on a pathway, force them to walk on the side” recorded by al-Bukhari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a Jew, Christian or fire-worshipper greets you, then there is nothing wrong in replying to them, but one should not say more than &lt;strong&gt;Wa alaykum.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is stated in al-Shir’a (name of a book) that when one greets non-Muslims, one should say: Assalamu ala man ittaba’a al-huda (may peace be upon the guided ones). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The reason for this impermissibility of saying Salam to non-Muslims is to not show them respect. When one greets them for a need, it is not out of respect, thus permissible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Radd al-Muhtar ala al-Durr al-Mukhtar, 6/412).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In case of Crowded(Muslim &amp;amp; Non-Muslim)@&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;How to greet a gathering in which there are Muslims and non-Muslims?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A long Hadith has been recorded on the authority of &lt;em&gt;Usama ibn Zaid (Allah be pleased with him)&lt;/em&gt; that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace) passed by a gathering in which there were Muslims, Idolaters and Jews, and the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace) greeted them and invited them to Allah. (Sahih al-Bukhari).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;The author of Tafsir al-Mazhari states:&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a group consists of Muslims, Idolaters and Jews, one should greet them (with Salam), as mentioned in the Hadith recorded by &lt;em&gt;al-Bukhari and Muslim from Usama ibn Zaid.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, the intention should be to say Salam to the Muslims (of that group) so that it does not entail commencing to greet non-Muslims &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Ahkam al-Quran by al-Tahanawi, 2/306).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion@:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) It is impermissible to greet non-Muslims with the Islamic greeting of &lt;strong&gt;Assalamu Alaykum.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) One may greet non-Muslims with the greeting they themselves use&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) If a non-Muslim greets a Muslim with the Islamic greeting, one should respond by saying &lt;strong&gt;Alaykum or Assalamu ala man ittaba’a al-huda.&lt;/strong&gt; While doing so, one should pray that Allah Almighty guide him/her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5) If a group consists of &lt;strong&gt;Muslims and non-Muslims&lt;/strong&gt;, then it is permissible to greet them with the Islamic greeting. However, the intention should be to greet the Muslims only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;MAY ALLAH GUIDE US&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="240" LastEditorUserId="240" LastEditDate="2012-11-11T04:31:03.067" LastActivityDate="2012-11-11T04:31:03.067" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1872" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1317" CreationDate="2012-07-31T09:00:51.647" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The some of the different causes through which one attains martyrdom:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To lay down ones life while fighting in the way of Allah,  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To get killed while protecting life and wealth,  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Getting killed while&#xA;defending the Muslims  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This struggle in the way of Allah is waged for strengthening Islam or to implement its laws. Both are clear instances of struggle in the way of Allah. Regarding this, Allah the High says in the Holy Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;And strive hard in (the way of) Allah, (such) a striving as is due to Him; He has chosen you and has not laid upon you any hardship in&#xA;  religion; the faith of your father Ibrahim; He named you Muslims&#xA;  before and in this, that the Apostle may be a bearer of witness to&#xA;  you, and you may be bearers of witness to the people; therefore keep&#xA;  up prayer and pay the poor-rate and hold fast by Allah; He is your&#xA;  Guardian; how excellent the Guardian and how excellent the Helper!&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;  (Surah Hajj (22) : 78)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of us think that only the one who dies in a battle is a shaheed (martyr), but there is even another type of a martyr, which is the one who dies on struggle against himself, ie, with his &lt;strong&gt;nafs&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;•   A great emphasis has been laid on struggle against the self. It is narrated that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) sent the army of Islam for war. When they returned victoriously, Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) while congratulating them said: &quot;Congratulation to the people who performed struggle in the way of Allah. Now bigger struggle is remaining for them. People enquired from Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) about bigger struggle. He (s.a.w.a.) replied: To struggle against the self.&quot; (Wasaaelush Shiah, vol. 6, Chapter of Jehaad against the self, pg.122, tradition. 1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So  the answer of your 2nd question about suicide bombers doesn’t come in to any of these situation, &lt;strong&gt;at first&lt;/strong&gt;, he does suicide which is forbidden in Islam &amp;amp; &lt;strong&gt;secondly&lt;/strong&gt;, he kills other innocent people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="339" LastEditorDisplayName="user123" LastEditDate="2012-08-04T13:21:23.737" LastActivityDate="2012-08-04T13:21:23.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1873" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1504" CreationDate="2012-07-31T15:46:05.157" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;You seem to be asking a couple of related questions. Let me attempt to address them individually first, because they interdepend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;How do we Know the Qur'an is Error Free?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Muslims, we take it for granted that the Qur'an is divinely revealed and preserved, error free, for all time. This is a topic in itself worthy of research. The summary is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2PZZ9.png&quot; alt=&quot;Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur&amp;#39;an and indeed, We will be its guardian.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its&#xA;  guardian. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/15/9&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Hijr, verse 9&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;strong&gt;a promise from Allah Himself,&lt;/strong&gt; the all-knowing, all-powerful, that the Qur'an &lt;em&gt;will&lt;/em&gt; be protected for all time. This verse contains at least five forms of emphasis (the particle lam, repetition, the word inna, etc.) to confirm this. It's a very, very strong statement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're interested in more details, you can read about Zaid ibn Thabit, the famous companion who collected the entire Qur'an, twice, from &lt;strong&gt;people who heard verses directly from rasulullah.&lt;/strong&gt; Not only did he compile this once, but twice, from scratch; that is now the famous Uthmanic mushaf we have today. He (radiallahu anhu) said about this task:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If they had asked me to move a mountain, &lt;em&gt;it would have been easier&lt;/em&gt; than this task.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This topic is usually studied in the sciences of Qur'an, called &quot;Uloom Al-Quran.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Who is the Best and Most Impartial in Interpreting the Qur'an?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an was revealed 1400+ years ago, into an oral society, in the middle of the desert; for some, on the other side of the world -- that's a long distance, physically and culturally. Civilization as we knew it changed dramatically in that timespan. Not to mention the language barrier, both for non-Arabs and (to a lesser extent) Arabs -- the Qur'an is in fusha, classical Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which brings us to your second question: sitting here in an air-conditioned home a contintent away, how can we understand the Qur'an correctly? Who, in fact, would be the best and most objective in understanding the Qur'an?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given the cultural, geological, and socio-political changes, one would conclude that &lt;strong&gt;the people who were &lt;em&gt;there&lt;/em&gt; when the Qur'an was revealed* would be the best interpreters.&lt;/strong&gt; They understand the context, the culture, the language, all of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aisha (radiallahu anhaa) said essentially this when asked about rasulullah. She said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His personality &lt;em&gt;was&lt;/em&gt; the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is: he was a &lt;em&gt;walking, talking, living, breathing embodiment of the Qur'an.&lt;/em&gt; He understood it, lived it, and implemented it -- all of it, without exception, as it was revealed to him and preserved throughout time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;What About Other Humans?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest of the answer is easy; if you want to understand who is the best to interpret the Qur'an and sunnah, and Islam in general, the answer is &lt;strong&gt;the ones who are most knowledgable and closest to it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rasulullah died. He's gone. But he did one very important thing before he died: he taught the Qur'an to his companions, &lt;strong&gt;both in letter and in interpretation.&lt;/strong&gt; They, too, died; but they passed this on to the tabi'een, who passed it on, down through the chain of scholarship throughout time until today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For us, today, scholars are the ones who are the best fit to understand the Qur'an. Many of them spent &lt;em&gt;decades&lt;/em&gt; of their lives studying Arabic, studying the life of rasulullah, the biographies of companions and scholars, and the various sciences (more than a dozen!) of the Qur'an -- in an attempt to give you, to the best of their ability, the real, &lt;em&gt;true&lt;/em&gt; interpretion of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is why rasulullah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Scholars are the inheritors of the prophets. [Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasai, and others]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is it they inherit? &lt;strong&gt;Knowledge.&lt;/strong&gt; Real, true knowledge (which necessitates action).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, difference of opinion exists. It existed in the time of rasulullah (he clarified it), and it existed after him; that doesn't take away from what Islam is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-07-31T15:46:05.157" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1874" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1890" CreationDate="2012-07-31T20:57:32.837" Score="2" ViewCount="41864" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Islam what is the right age for circumcision and when can it be done?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="337" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-12-24T03:24:34.253" LastActivityDate="2023-12-24T03:44:41.263" Title="What is the right age for circumcision?" Tags="|fiqh|circumcision|khitan|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1876" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1898" CreationDate="2012-07-31T21:15:46.523" Score="5" ViewCount="3891" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the hadith that says that the Sahabah, when the Prophet was alive used to say in the tashahhud in the salah, &quot;Assalam Alaik ...&quot; but when the Prophet died they say &quot;Asalam Alla ...&quot;.  I will also like to know how it changed? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-07-31T21:32:21.187" LastActivityDate="2012-08-01T08:37:16.507" Title="what is the Hadith that mentions how the tashahhud was &quot;recited&quot; after the Prophets death?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1877" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-07-31T21:49:08.220" Score="15" ViewCount="1286" Body="&lt;p&gt;Inspired by the growing popualarity of the Olympic games, does being a competitor in the Olympics really give a legitamite reason to break your fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tribune.com.pk/story/412378/malaysian-olympians-can-postpone-ramadan-fast/&quot;&gt;Many countries have allowed their athletes to break their fast,&lt;/a&gt; but is it allowed in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="401" LastEditDate="2012-07-31T23:31:44.623" LastActivityDate="2012-08-01T21:44:29.807" Title="Does being in the olympics pardon you from fasting?" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1866" CreationDate="2012-07-31T22:35:43.897" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Adding to other answers, although it doesn't discuss specifically the concept of trinity, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'Ikhlāş&lt;/a&gt; denies trinity by the means of it's implications. Allah (c.c) says:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZrEOV.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ayah is commonly translated as &lt;code&gt;Say, &quot;He is Allah , [who is] One,&lt;/code&gt;. Although the word &lt;code&gt;Ahad&lt;/code&gt; translated as &quot;one&quot;, the word implies something that has no relatives, no similiars, no opposites, something that is absolutely unique in its kind. By its implications, Allah's &quot;ahad&quot;ness denies the concept of trinity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, Allah (c.c) says;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mnvCs.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this ayah, Allah explains more about its &quot;ahad&quot;ness by saying &lt;code&gt;He neither begets nor is born,&lt;/code&gt; (Sahih International translation of above ayah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, we can conclude by Surat Al-'Ikhlāş that Islam's understanding of tawheed doesn't allow the concept of trinity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2012-07-31T23:28:18.373" LastActivityDate="2012-07-31T23:28:18.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1881" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-07-31T22:51:14.377" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-07-31T22:51:14.377" LastActivityDate="2012-07-31T22:51:14.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1882" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-07-31T22:51:14.377" Score="0" Body="Confirming the Oneness of Allah. It is the basis of Islam." OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2012-07-31T23:31:54.967" LastActivityDate="2012-07-31T23:31:54.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1884" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-07-31T23:25:04.633" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-07-31T23:25:04.633" LastActivityDate="2012-07-31T23:25:04.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1885" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-07-31T23:25:04.633" Score="0" Body="Confirming the Oneness of Allah. It is the basis of Islam." OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2012-07-31T23:31:57.680" LastActivityDate="2012-07-31T23:31:57.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1886" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1877" CreationDate="2012-08-01T00:25:01.170" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;All things that are mandatory (fard) in Islam must be observed. Unless there is a rukhsah (excuse) to not do it i.e. it is obligatory to fast unless you find some daleel (text) to say that you are allowed to miss it and it must fall on those conditions and nothing else. So when the ayat says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“but if any of you is ill or on a journey, the same number (should be made up) from other days”&lt;/em&gt; [al-Baqarah 2:184] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“And as for those who can fast with difficulty, (e.g. an old man), they have (a choice either to fast or) to feed a Miskeen (poor person)&#xA;  (for every day)”&lt;/em&gt; [al-Baqarah 2:184]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the scholars these include travelling a distance of 48 miles or more (there are differences of opinion).&#xA;The sick includes pregnant women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please look up tafseer of Quran for more detailed explanations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according to this not fasting in the olympics isn't a valid reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just to give an analogy, All mandatory obligations work the same way unless there is text (daleel) to allow you abstain .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="108" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2012-08-01T13:26:42.847" LastActivityDate="2012-08-01T13:26:42.847" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1877" CreationDate="2012-08-01T00:49:56.863" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of my friends is actually competing (10,000m) in London this week representing Canada. He consulted with the major Ahlussunnah scholars of Toronto and they told him since he would be travelling, it was up to him whether to fast or not depending on how difficult it would be. He decided to not fast in the days leading up to his competition, and then fast in the days after it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah SWT says in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So whoever among you is ill or on a journey [during them] - then an equal number of days [are to be made up].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These athletes are clearly travelling and so they have the option of availing of this concession. The thing to realize is that these participants are not undertaking a frivolous trip simply in order to avoid fasting. For many of them it is a very important part of their careers and livelihoods. It's not something that can be optional to many of them. As such, they are on legitimate travel and these scholars were of the opinion that the &lt;em&gt;rukhsah&lt;/em&gt; applies to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/20165&quot;&gt;This answer&lt;/a&gt; from IslamQA states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If fasting and not fasting are the same, in the sense that fasting does not affect him, then in this case fasting is better. If not fasting is easier for him, then in this case we say that not fasting (when traveling) is better. If something will give him hardship, then in his case fasting becomes makrooh, because doing something that causes hardship when there is a concession indicates that one is spurning a concession granted by Allaah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the concession is due to travel, not due to hardship in competing in the Games. It's not as if these athletes are ignoring something that is &lt;em&gt;fard&lt;/em&gt; upon them in order to compete. There is a clear concession for those who are travellers. For many of these professional athletes, this &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; their job, no different from if you or I had to undertake a business journey during Ramadan and having the option of fasting or not fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah SWT knows better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: IslamQA answer linked above, and personal communication with athlete mentioned above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-08-01T00:49:56.863" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1888" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1874" CreationDate="2012-08-01T01:54:54.207" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First look at this hadees&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, &quot;Five practices are&#xA;  characteristics of the Fitra: circumcision, shaving the pubic region,&#xA;  clipping the nails and cutting the moustaches short.&quot; (Bukhari Book&#xA;  72, Hadith 777)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you should ask your self...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;How fast you want your child to have characteristics of the Islamic Fitra?&quot;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;As a muslim, it should be the earliest. We should race towards good deeds...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing I have heard is that if circumcision is done late, the child feels mutilated if they don't understand the reasoning behind doing it. So many recommend as early as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A small note about antibiotics.... Allah forbid your child is playing and hurts himself, he might have to take much more heavy dose of antibiotics than the ones required for this small procedure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastActivityDate="2012-08-01T01:54:54.207" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1889" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2054" CreationDate="2012-08-01T02:31:45.290" Score="5" ViewCount="1707" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Islam, which of the following understandings of Jannah is more correct;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All people who will go Jannah, will be in same place.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There will be different Jannahs, and one will go into a Jannah according to deeds.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Everyone will go to their individual Jannah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is 2 or 3, do we know if people will be able to visit other Jannahs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastActivityDate="2017-11-25T17:20:10.713" Title="Is Jannah one place?" Tags="|jannah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1874" CreationDate="2012-08-01T03:57:09.803" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Male Circumcision is among the rites of Islam and is part of the (in Arabic): fitrah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;As recorded in Hadith@&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, &quot;Five are the acts quite akin to fitrah:Circumcision, clipping or shaving the pubes, cutting the nails, plucking  or shaving the hair under the armpits and clipping (or shaving) the moustache.&quot; (Reported in  Bukhari &amp;amp; Muslim) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Time for Circumcision@&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During the time of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) circumcision was done for boys at the time of their Aqiqah (It's a traditional celebration for the birth of a child which involves the sacrifice of an animal in thanks to Allah. That's the short answer) as reported in al-Bayhaq. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other Hadiths mention it being done later. The details here are not important but it goes without saying that this minor operation is easier on a baby than it is on an older boy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is essential, circumcision &lt;code&gt;can be delayed for practical reasons, but it would be sensible to perform circumcision before the boy starts praying&lt;/code&gt;regularly due to practical purposes of simplifying Taharah, or being clean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Abdullah Ibn Jabir (r.a.) and Aisha (r.a.) said@&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace be upon him) performed the Aqiqah of al-Hasan and al-Hussein (the prophets grandsons) and circumcised them on the 7th. Day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, It would be good to circumcision within a few days after the birth of the child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholar also recommended that circumcision is  to be performed on the &lt;code&gt;seventh day of infancy-the day of  Aqiqah.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;MAY ALLAH GUIDE US&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="240" LastActivityDate="2012-08-01T03:57:09.803" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1891" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-01T04:44:21.680" Score="17" ViewCount="258322" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asslamu allikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know the usage of &lt;strong&gt;Jazak Allah Khair&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt; When is it best used and, is there any restrictions?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;What does &quot;Jazak Allah Khair&quot; mean?&lt;br&gt; When do we use &quot;Jazak Allah Khair&quot;?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazak Allah Khair for the answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="337" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T15:22:40.990" LastActivityDate="2021-07-01T10:45:31.067" Title="What does &quot;Jazak Allah Khair&quot; mean?" Tags="|arabic|terminology|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1889" CreationDate="2012-08-01T05:31:18.300" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Quran and Hadith we know that there are levels of Jannah. For example, acc. to hadith we should ask for Jannat ul Firdous because its closest to Allah's Arsh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although its good to be excited about the rewards of the hereafter because they help us focus on working for them in this world, but it is better to not go into too much detail and rather spend our time and energy on trying to earn them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/69750&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 7418&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Abu Huraira The Prophet said, &quot;Whoever believes in Allah&#xA;  and His Apostle offers prayers perfectly and fasts (the month of)&#xA;  Ramadan then it is incumbent upon Allah to admit him into Paradise,&#xA;  whether he emigrates for Allah's cause or stays in the land where he&#xA;  was born.&quot; They (the companions of the Prophet) said, &quot;O Allah's&#xA;  Apostle! Should we not inform the people of that?&quot; He said, &quot;There are&#xA;  one-hundred degrees in Paradise which Allah has prepared for those who&#xA;  carry on Jihad in His Cause. The distance between every two degrees is&#xA;  like the distance between the sky and the Earth, so if you ask Allah&#xA;  for anything, ask Him for the Firdaus, for it is the last part of&#xA;  Paradise and the highest part of Paradise, and at its top there is the&#xA;  Throne of Beneficent, and from it gush forth the rivers of Paradise.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="399" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-08-06T05:39:35.570" LastActivityDate="2012-08-06T05:39:35.570" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1876" CreationDate="2012-08-01T05:42:57.130" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard from a scholar that the Companions of the Prohpet SAW changed it to Assalamu Ala but then changed it back because they argued that Prophet SAW never gave any instructions to that and Muslims are supposed to say their prayers as Prophet SAW did so we should say as he used to. If its the matter of his presence or not, one could also argue that Prophet SAW himself shouldnt have said Assalamu alaka because he was not a second person for himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS. Ill try to find out the reference for what I heard....then Ill update. Inshallah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="399" LastActivityDate="2012-08-01T05:42:57.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1895" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1896" CreationDate="2012-08-01T07:12:59.560" Score="13" ViewCount="78549" Body="&lt;p&gt;We hear it very commonly that according to Islam, it is necessary for males to keep your pants (or whatever you are wearing on your lower body) above your ankles. i.e., it should not be hanging below your ankles. Is their any authentic hadith that confirms it or is it more of a tradition thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further, is there any different ruling regarding this during salat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="183" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:26:23.317" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:26:23.317" Title="Is it necessary for Muslim males to wear cloths that which show up the skin above the ankles?" Tags="|salat|hadith|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1895" CreationDate="2012-08-01T07:27:38.010" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wearing one's lower garment below the ankles (for men) is known as &lt;em&gt;isbāl&lt;/em&gt; (from sa-ba-la which means to lower). There are dozens of authentic &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; from the Prophet (saws) prohibiting isbal. For example, here are two well-known ones:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (saws) said “Whatever is below the ankles of the izār is in the fire.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abdullah ibn ‘Umar, the Prophet (saws) said “Whoever trails his garment out of pride, Allah will not look at him on the Day of Judgment.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both of these ahadith are in Sahih al-Bukhari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before getting to the scholarly opinions on this issue, a little bit of history to get some context to better understand this will help. In the society of the Prophet (saws) most people were poor. Clothing was one way the arrogant and rich among them would flaunt their wealth. They would lower their lower garments so that the bottom would get soiled, as if to say “Oh I don’t care if this garment is dirtied, I have dozens more like it at home.” For the Arabs of that time, their status symbol was wearing garments below the heels and letting it drag behind them in the dirt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, within two generations this custom was gone. Arab society grew prosperous and this practice lost its place as a status symbol. Now this is interesting because this was the time of the great imams and fuqaha. The position among the scholars at the time and since then was that pride was prohibited but not the garment itself (one that goes below the ankles).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today there are two major opinions on the issue of isbal. There is unanimous consensus that isbal when done out of pride or arrogance is &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; and in fact it is a major sin due to the explicit punishment prescribed in the Hereafter in the hadith. When it is not done due to pride, the opinions of the scholars are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Minority opinion&lt;/strong&gt;: Practising isbāl out of habit or custom is harām. This is the opinion of Imam ibn Hajr, Imam ibn al-’Arabi and a minority position among the other madhhabs. Two of their proofs are the hadiths of ibn ‘Umar (ra) and Abu Huraira (ra):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abdullah ibn ‘Umar narrated that the Prophet (saws) said : “Whoever trails his garment out of pride Allah will not look at him on the Day of Judgment.” Abu Bakr said “One of the sides of my garment drags below [the other] unless I protect myself against that.” The Prophet (saws) said “You don’t do that out of arrogance.” [Bukhari]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu Huraira narrated that the Prophet (saws) said “Whatever is below the ankles of the izār is in the Fire” [Bukhari]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Majority opinion&lt;/strong&gt;: Practising isbāl out of habit or custom is &lt;em&gt;makruh&lt;/em&gt; (disliked and not recommended). This the standard position of all four madhhabs as well as that of Imam ibn Taymiyya and Imam an-Nawawi. They have 3 major proofs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;From a fiqhi standpoint, they consider the unconditional hadith (e.g. Abu Huraira’s hadith above) as being conditional to ‘arrogance’ due to the other hadith. So it’s important to put all the related hadith together and view them that way.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some of the salaf understood that if isbāl was done for a valid reason it would be permissible.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Considering the historical context above, isbāl no longer holds the cultural significance it once did.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why the second group of scholars still categorizes this as &lt;em&gt;makruh&lt;/em&gt; is due to the quantity of hadith on this matter. It cannot be mubāh (permissible).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Precious Provisions&lt;/em&gt; taught by Yasir Qadhi, AlMaghrib Institute, 2009.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-01T07:27:38.010" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1897" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1899" CreationDate="2012-08-01T08:05:40.953" Score="5" ViewCount="6086" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are curses the exact opposite of dua's?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand from the last question I asked titled &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1279/dua-with-or-without-action&quot;&gt;Dua with or without action&lt;/a&gt;&quot; that dua's need to be followed by action, i.e. if your dua is for health and you just sit on your behind eating lots of food, you're not going to become healthy; the dua for health needs to be followed up by healthy eating and exercise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are curses the same?  As in for example, if you're in a poor country, where people are begging for money, for example your neighbour, and you don't have any money to give them, but they think you are loaded, if they curse you, will you be cursed, or will the curser have to follow up the curse with action?  For example, lets say this people's curse is that you experience hardship in the form of a disability.  Is that all the person has to do, or will that person have to do the curse and follow it up with actions to cause you to become disabled, like placing items infront of you deliberately so you trip over them and break a bone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, I just wanted to know if dua's and curses are the same interms of making the dua or curse and then having to follow up the dua/curse with action, then trusting in Allah?  Or is it enough to curse someone, without following it up with action, and trusting in Allah to make it happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T14:03:33.457" Title="Are curses the exact opposite of dua's?" Tags="|dua|lanat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1876" CreationDate="2012-08-01T08:37:16.507" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This should be the Hadith you are looking for:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn Mas`ud:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle taught me the Tashah-hud as he taught me a Sura from&#xA;  the Qur'an, while my hand was between his hands. (Tashah-hud was) all&#xA;  the best compliments and the prayers and the good things are for&#xA;  Allah. Peace and Allah's Mercy and Blessings be on you, O Prophet!&#xA;  Peace be on us and on the pious slaves of Allah, I testify that none&#xA;  has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and I also testify that&#xA;  Muhammad is Allah's slave and His Apostle. &lt;strong&gt;(We used to recite this in&#xA;  the prayer) during the lifetime of the Prophet , but when he had died,&#xA;  we used to say, &quot;Peace be on the Prophet.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَيْفٌ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ&#xA;  مُجَاهِدًا، يَقُولُ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَخْبَرَةَ أَبُو&#xA;  مَعْمَرٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ، يَقُولُ عَلَّمَنِي رَسُولُ&#xA;  اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَكَفِّي بَيْنَ كَفَّيْهِ التَّشَهُّدَ،&#xA;  كَمَا يُعَلِّمُنِي السُّورَةَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ&#xA;  وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ، السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا&#xA;  النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْنَا&#xA;  وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الصَّالِحِينَ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ&#xA;  اللَّهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ‏.‏ &lt;strong&gt;وَهْوَ&#xA;  بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيْنَا، فَلَمَّا قُبِضَ قُلْنَا السَّلاَمُ‏.‏ يَعْنِي&#xA;  عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/153690&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that when The Prophet (PBUH) was alive Ibn Mas'ud recited it in the presence form (Assalamu 'alaika ayyuha annabiu - peace be upon you O Prophet), when he died Ibn Mas'ud recited it in the absence form (Assalmu ala Annaby - peace be upon the Prophet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However&lt;/strong&gt;, it should be known that too many scholars don't consider this Hadith an evidence that hadith changed, because Ibn Mas'ud said that they changed that form, but didn't say that the Prophet (PBUH) told them to do, while he did say that the Prophet (PBUH) taught them tashahhud as he would teach them Sura from the Qur'an, and since Qur'an never changes, then Tashahhud shouldn't change. I won't explain more as the question is limited to the Hadith and the new form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2012-08-01T08:37:16.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1897" CreationDate="2012-08-01T09:55:55.140" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, curses are completely different. It's &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; to curse someone when they don't deserve it. Generally, bearing actual malice toward humans is &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; when they don't deserve it. So no, you don't need to do something to get your curse to happen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet PBUH said: When a curse comes out of one's mouth, it first checks if there's a way  to the one it is directed to (the one deserves it), will go that way, if not, it'll be back to the one who said it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's highly recommended to not say curses about other people. In case you can do nothing else, so you'll say curses and leave it to God. They don't need to be followed by actions like dua's. We do it to avoid taking actions upon anger, and that's the point of curses. When you are hopeless and someone has done many things against you, you leave it to God to give them what they deserve because of their actions and trust God with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8749" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-10T14:03:33.457" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T14:03:33.457" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1901" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-01T12:47:53.653" Score="4" ViewCount="1477" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the Quran say somewhere that Allah has confused the minds of the infidels? I'm sure I read something like this before, but can't find the actual reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="406" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-28T07:07:39.463" LastActivityDate="2020-01-13T10:53:38.507" Title="Does the Quran say that Allah has confused the minds of the infidels?" Tags="|quran|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1902" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1901" CreationDate="2012-08-01T13:15:45.370" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do you mean misguidance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... So when they turned away (from the Path of Allah), Allah turned their hearts away (from the Right Path). And Allah guides not the people who are Fasiqun (the rebellious, the disobedient to Allah).&#xA;  [Qur'an 61:5]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verily, those who disbelieve, it is the same to them whether you warn them or do not warn them, they will not believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah has set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing,  (i.e they are closed from accepting Allah's Guidance), and on their eyes there is a covering. Theirs will be a great torment.&#xA;  [Qur'an 2:6-7]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah mocks at them and gives them increase in their wrong-doing to wander blindly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These are they who have purchased error for guidance, so their commerce was profitless. And they were not guided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Their likeness is as the likeness of one who kindled a fire; then, when it lighted all around him, Allah took away their light and left them in darkness. (So) they could not see.&#xA;  [Qur'an 2:15-17]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="371" LastEditDate="2012-08-01T14:11:52.027" LastActivityDate="2012-08-01T14:11:52.027" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1903" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1877" CreationDate="2012-08-01T14:44:18.133" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think it is in regards to travelling, but the difficulty of fasting. The site in your question quotes the reason given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“They are going to the Olympics to bring fame for the country. They can fast when they return to Malaysia,” Mufti Harussani Zakaria, the top religious official for the Malaysian state of Perak, told AFP on Monday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“The Quran says if you have a mission to complete, you can postpone the fasting but you must replace the number of days you did not fast.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.awqaf.ae/Fatwa.aspx?Lang=EN&amp;amp;SectionID=18&amp;amp;RefID=14027&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Another site&lt;/a&gt; brings up the same ruling:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is permissible for those who have hard jobs that require efforts beyond their capabilities to break their fast. Such permission is based on the Islamic ruling that any hardship must be treated with leniency in Ramadan or any other time. The worker must, however, have prior intention to fast. If he finds it to be extremely difficult to pursue fasting during the day, he is allowed to break it. Al-Nafrawi, the religious scholar, referred to the conditions that allow Muslims not to fast&amp;quot;... such as the harvester who needs the money to survive, he may go to the harvest even if he had to stop fasting provided he has prior intention to fast. Moreover, he is only allowed to stop fasting when he feels exhaustion&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize, it all depends on the level of hardship. If one deems it to be beyond one's power, one may break his fast provided one makes up for the missed days after Ramadan. Allah Knows Best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An athlete would certainly be exhausted after doing their job and it would make their job a lot more difficult!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can only find two verses in the Quran which addresses this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;..but if any of you is ill or on a journey, the same number (should be made up) from other days. And as for those who can fast with difficulty, (e.g. an old man), they have (a choice either to fast or) feed a needy person (for every day missed) But whoever does good of his own accord, it is better for him. And that you fast is better for you if only you knew.&#xA;[Quran 2:184]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some argue that verse 2:185 abrogates verse 2:184, in the sense that you can fast on other non-Ramadan days instead of feeding the poor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... So whoever sights the month (of Ramadan) he must observe Saum (fast) for that month, and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number from other days. &lt;strong&gt;Allah intends you ease, and he does not want to make things difficult for you.&lt;/strong&gt; (He wants that you) must complete the same number (of days), and that you must magnify Allah for having guided you so that you may be grateful to Him.&#xA;[Quran 2:185]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-01T21:44:29.807" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1904" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1504" CreationDate="2012-08-01T15:50:54.680" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is an interesting question. I've always approached it from a philosophical angle, and so I'll answer the question from a philosophical angle as well. There has to be a source of truth to derive all other truths. A common foundation for truth is &lt;code&gt;I think, therefore I am&lt;/code&gt; in the sense of not doubting one's own existence. But outside of one's own thoughts and senses, how else do you approach the truth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mu'adh ibn Jabal said: &quot;&lt;em&gt;Knowledge and faith will abide until the Day of Resurrection. Whoever seeks them will find them in the Qur'an and Sunnah. Check everything you hear against the Qur'an, but do not check the Qur'an against anything that you hear.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; For Mu'adh, &lt;strong&gt;the Qur'an was the standard against which everything else was to be measured, but it was not to be measured against anything else&lt;/strong&gt;. This was Mu'adh's method in teaching the Qur'an, which he adhered to until the last moment of his life.&#xA;  ('Umar Ibn Al-Khattab [Radia-Allahu 'Anhu - &quot;May Allah be pleased with him] His Life &amp;amp; Times vol.1 p.366, 367 Dr. 'Ali M. as-Sallabi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To a Muslim, &lt;em&gt;the Quran is their foundation for truth&lt;/em&gt;. As was cited by ashes999, verse 15:19, it is divinely preserved. The Quran is always right. To reject the Quran is to reject being a Muslim, as it is one of the Six Pillars of Iman (faith). It is the manual to existence; how Muslims view the universe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one were to find flaws in the Quran, and disbelieve in its total truth, they would no longer be Muslim. Thus, it's to a Muslim's best interest to ignore what they don't understand until later (similar to how a person might ignore a complicated mathematical problem) or interpret it in a way that makes sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interpretation in itself can be false, and even the Prophet's Companions have stated that it's not impossible for learned scholars to misinterpret.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Umar warned against the mistake of scholars and said: &quot;&lt;em&gt;Islam will be destroyed by the mistakes of scholars, the arguments of the hypocrites who misinterpret the Qur'an to support their views and misleading rulers.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&#xA;  ('Umar Ibn Al-Khattab [Radia-Allahu 'Anhu - &quot;May Allah be pleased with him] His Life &amp;amp; Times vol.1 p.333 Dr. 'Ali M. as-Sallabi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A non-believer's interpretation may be biased, but so would a hypocrite acting as a scholar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a strong faction that believes that only scholars can interpret the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslim scholars and commentator of Quran are unanimous on the view that &lt;strong&gt;no one has the right to interpret the ayats of Quran according to ones personal view and opinion&lt;/strong&gt;. Many traditions are narrated in this regard. We present below a few examples of the same:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said: One who interprets the Quran according to personal opinion[77] he makes his place in fire (Hell).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;One who interprets the Quran according to his view,[78] &lt;strong&gt;even though it may be right&lt;/strong&gt;, yet he has committed a &lt;strong&gt;sin&lt;/strong&gt;.[79]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/falsafa/57.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/falsafa/57.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, there are also many who believe that it is free for all to interpret, provided that they have sufficient theological background:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah says: &quot;&lt;em&gt;Do they not then reflect on the Quran? Nay, on the hearts there are locks.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (47:24), and: &quot;&lt;em&gt;Do they not then meditate on the Quran? And if it were from any other than Allah, they would have found in it many a discrepancy.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (04:82). We deduce from these two verses that &lt;strong&gt;people are obliged to read the Quran and it is their right to understand it, reflect on it, and study&lt;/strong&gt; the denotations and connotations of the words that formed it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(...)we believe that every educated person who is well-acquainted with the basic sources of the religious knowledge and who is well-versed in the Arabic language, as well as the entire aspects of the religious knowledge… &lt;strong&gt;has the right to interpret the Quran&lt;/strong&gt; in accordance with his culture, whether he was a Muslim or a non-Muslim, a man of religion or a secularist, because there is no clergy in Islam and the Quran was revealed to all the people. Moreover, the Quran is a Divine text; however, its interpretation is a human act, except if it was the Prophet (p.)'s interpretation or that of whom we believe are infallible. Actually, the Prophet (p.)'s role was not to recite the Quran, but rather to educate people on it, by education we mean explaining the idea and the meaning and not restricting it to the words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(...)&lt;strong&gt;the Prophet (p.) interprets what the Quran did not elaborate on&lt;/strong&gt;, as well as the points that were not clear, so his (p.) interpretation was Divine, as much as his recitation was Divine(...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We say that the human Quranic interpretation can be subjected to criticism, debate, and meditation. Therefore, we consider that &lt;strong&gt;the Quranic interpretations of the religious scholars do not represent the ultimate truth&lt;/strong&gt;, for they might misinterpret the text, since interpretation is subjected to the cultural aspect of the interpreter's mentality that is affected by the environment in which he lived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://english.bayynat.org.lb/Issues/iss_interpretation%20of%20the%20quran.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://english.bayynat.org.lb/Issues/iss_interpretation%20of%20the%20quran.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the Quran is such a strong source of truth for Muslims, some will interpret it as best they can. Others may misinterpret it for political reasons and even reject valid interpretations by others in order to support their own views.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While this is a bit of a shady conclusion, I've highlighted some major points to think about, and as with any good question, it brings up more questions than answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2012-08-01T15:50:54.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1905" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2052" CreationDate="2012-08-01T16:17:10.287" Score="14" ViewCount="59765" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When exactly must one stop eating and drinking if one is going to&#xA;fast? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it the adhaan of Fajr when the muezzin says Allaahu akbar,&#xA;or what is the exact time? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What should I do if the cup is at my mouth and I am drinking and the call to prayer begins?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="337" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2018-05-19T16:51:14.583" LastActivityDate="2018-05-19T16:51:14.583" Title="When should one stop eating and drinking? And what is the ruling on one who has the vessel in his hand when hearing the adhaan?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|fajr|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1906" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1049" CreationDate="2012-08-01T16:23:59.443" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is encouraged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(..) [Righteousness is the one who] gives wealth, in spite of love for it, to the kinsfolk, to the orphans, and to the Al-Masakin (the needy) and to the wayfarer, &lt;strong&gt;and to those who ask&lt;/strong&gt;, (...)&#xA;  [&lt;em&gt;Quran 2:177&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2012-08-01T16:23:59.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1907" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1940" CreationDate="2012-08-01T17:26:23.690" Score="14" ViewCount="2236" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question was asked in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/8791/reasons-why-there-must-be-a-god&quot;&gt;Christianity.SE&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I realize this might be a question better suited for the philosophy&#xA;  site, but I am very interested to get the Christian perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I was raised Catholic, but have left the Church in the last few years&#xA;  because of conflicts between my beliefs and the Church's. I suppose my&#xA;  real problem is that I have a hard time seeing a reason that requires&#xA;  God to exist. I was hoping to pose the question directly to you all:&#xA;  &quot;Why must there be a God?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My lack of belief has definitely negatively affected my relationships&#xA;  with my family and I would really like a reason to believe once more.&#xA;  Any answers at all would be appreciated&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wonder what the Islamic perspective would be to such a question if you were to replace &lt;em&gt;Catholic&lt;/em&gt; with &lt;em&gt;Islam&lt;/em&gt; and Islam with Christianity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I realize this might be a question better suited for the philosophy&#xA;  site, but I am very interested to get the &lt;strike&gt;Christian&lt;/strike&gt; Islamic perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I was raised &lt;strike&gt;Catholic&lt;/strike&gt; Islamic, but have not practiced Islam in the last few years&#xA;  because of conflicts between my personal beliefs and the Islamic belief system. I suppose my&#xA;  real problem is that I have a hard time seeing a reason that requires&#xA;  &lt;strike&gt;God&lt;/strike&gt; Allah to exist. I was hoping to pose the question directly to you all:&#xA;  &quot;Why must there be a &lt;strike&gt;God&lt;/strike&gt; Allah?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My lack of belief has definitely negatively affected my relationships&#xA;  with my family and I would really like a reason to believe once more.&#xA;  Any answers at all would be appreciated&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just for the record, &lt;strong&gt;I&lt;/strong&gt; do not question God or his existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user206" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user206" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:56:52.367" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T11:12:54.603" Title="Why must there be a God?" Tags="|allah|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="8" ClosedDate="2012-08-27T03:49:43.780" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1908" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1920" CreationDate="2012-08-01T18:47:49.390" Score="5" ViewCount="912" Body="&lt;p&gt;At home I normally break my fast with dates or something sweet, but at my local mosque we mainly had fried food, and this seems unusual to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How should I break my fast? I know it is sunnah to eat dates, but is it ok not to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T02:46:33.260" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T02:46:33.260" Title="What should I break my fast with?" Tags="|food|iftar|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1909" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2055" CreationDate="2012-08-01T18:56:18.693" Score="2" ViewCount="139" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quoting from another &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1049/43&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Islam mandates zakaat to help poor. Zakaat eliminates beggary to an extent but what about habitual beggars who can otherwise earn a living? How should the lazy and habitual beggars be dealt with according to shariyah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people who live on benefits can 'otherwise earn a living', but do not either due to laziness or fraud, but are not as such begging for income in the strictest sense. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How are people such as these treated Islamically?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2012-08-08T10:18:34.107" Title="Are those falsely on benefit considered 'beggers'?" Tags="|zakat|money|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1910" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1916" CreationDate="2012-08-01T19:32:33.287" Score="6" ViewCount="2956" Body="&lt;p&gt;I checked 2 mushaf and internet, and as far as I can see, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/109/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3rd ayah&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/109/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5th ayah&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Kāfirūn&lt;/a&gt; are exactly the same. On the other hand, 3rd ayah translated as;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nor are you worshippers of what I worship&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and 5th ayah translated as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the cause of the difference in translation of these two ayahs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:57:48.347" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T03:57:48.347" Title="Why is there a repetition in Surat Al-Kafiroon?" Tags="|tafseer|arabic|translation|surat-al-kafirun|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1907" CreationDate="2012-08-01T20:27:53.260" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So let me get this right...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people question, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Does God Exists?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Prove God Exists&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;, which doesn't seem to be your question but rather you ask &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Why does God Exist?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your question translates to one of two dimensions...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;a) A philosophical dimension ... &quot;Why God exists among us?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;b) A literal dimension ... &quot;Why God is?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will try to answer both ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;a) &quot;Why God exists among us?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I was in school and my parents forced me to do my homework or cut my TV time or play time I asked a similar questions &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Why do parents exist?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; , &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Why cant kids just grow off trees?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But today I am an engineer and when I look back at those questions they were innocent thoughts which made no sense. Now I believe, parents are the right of every child. And I pray no child is an orphan ever. And I thank Allah for the parents he gave me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, as a Muslim if you go further down in life you would see the benefits of having God in your life. We all know that smoking, alcohol &amp;amp; gambling is not permitted in Islam. But adhering to these would prevent one from many hazards which one might not realize initially.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;b) &quot;Why God is?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Normally, to answer the &quot;whys&quot; and &quot;hows&quot;, the &quot;what&quot; has to be answered....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example: Lets go back to the early-1600's and ask someone then &lt;em&gt;&quot;Why do bacteria exists?&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, the answer that people then would give you would be... &lt;em&gt;&quot;What is bacteria?&quot;&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This answer by those people is but normal, because humans had at that time not discovered bacteria. The whole concept of bacteria was not within human comprehension or vision at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Muslims it is our conviction that comprehension or vision of God is not a feature of God.&#xA;Anything that human comprehends or can envision (like idols, pictures or sun/moon etc) cannot be God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran confirms that ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision: He is above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things. [Quran 6:103]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if something is outside human comprehension, the &quot;whys&quot; and &quot;hows&quot; are hard to even imagine unless if God willed and Himself chooses to bestow that knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me follow this up with an incident in the Quran [7:143], where Moses(pbuh) asked God to show himself. Here God refused to show Himself but showed Moses(pbuh) only His glory and Moses(pbuh) fainted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When Moses came to the place appointed by Us, and his Lord addressed him, He said: &quot;O my Lord! show (Thyself) to me, that I may look upon thee.&quot; Allah said: &quot;By no means canst thou see Me (direct); But look upon the mount; if it abide in its place, then shalt thou see Me.&quot; When his Lord manifested His glory on the Mount, He made it as dust. And Moses fell down in a swoon. When he recovered his senses he said: &quot;Glory be to Thee! to Thee I turn in repentance, and I am the first to believe.&quot;  [Quran 7:143]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize, anyone who tries to answer the &quot;why&quot; question, would need to answer the &quot;what&quot; first, and then apply the &quot;why&quot; to anything (in this case God). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;[PS: I used the word God for the benefit of those who are unfamiliar with the term Allah]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="342" LastEditDate="2012-08-01T21:44:01.400" LastActivityDate="2012-08-01T21:44:01.400" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1912" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1877" CreationDate="2012-08-01T20:46:34.377" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ramadan is the month in which we muslims fast, and only occurs once a year. The Olympics only occurs once every 4 years. Clearly missing out on the Olympics for a professional sports person is a big deal, but not as big a deal for some Muslims as fasting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question asks, &lt;em&gt;does being a competitor in the Olympics really give a legitamite reason to break your fast?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would ask, do you need to? Several muslim sports-people manage to fast and compete without any ill effects. For instance &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/Faith-and-Football.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hamza and Husain Abdullah&lt;/a&gt;, who are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nfl.com/trainingcamp/story/09000d5d8199a654/article/vikings-abdullah-prepares-to-mix-30day-fast-with-football&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt; players.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact various &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20029094&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;studies&lt;/a&gt; have shed light on fasting:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whereas subjective feelings of fatigue and other mood indicators are often cited as implying additional stress on the athlete throughout Ramadan, most studies show these measures may not be reflected in decreases in performance. The development and early implementation of sensible eating and sleeping strategies can greatly alleviate the disruptions to training and competitiveness, thus allowing the athlete to perform at a high level while undertaking the religious intermittent fast. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I realise I haven't quoted quran or sunnah here, but this has been extensively covered by other answers. I only hope to show another side to the answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastActivityDate="2012-08-01T20:46:34.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1910" CreationDate="2012-08-01T20:56:34.893" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you see yusuf ali, he translates them as the same...&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.yusufali/109:3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.yusufali/109:3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem is putting them in english, not with the arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did you know that Al-fatihah is 29 words in arabic, but 60-70 (may be more) words in english translations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further more,..&#xA;The difference in the translation that you quote is only the tense...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 3rd ayah is in present tense...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nor &lt;strong&gt;are&lt;/strong&gt; you worshippers of what I worship&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the 5th ayah is in future tense...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nor &lt;strong&gt;will&lt;/strong&gt; you be worshippers of what I worship&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;....its choice of words by the translators and each translator tries to put the ayah in context as they translate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastActivityDate="2012-08-01T20:56:34.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1910" CreationDate="2012-08-01T21:52:02.810" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Great question! That is a very subtle difference in translation and it points to the great care that translators take to preserve the context from surrounding verses as well as the reasons of revelations and interpretation of the verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difference in this case comes due to &lt;em&gt;context&lt;/em&gt;. The context for each of these verses is set in the respective previous verse. The tafsir that I studied actually has it the other way around - verses 2 and 3 refer to the future and 4 and 5 to the past, so I'm not sure why these translators have it this way. It must be due to another interpretation. Regardless, verse 2 uses the verb form for the first person (a'budu), and verse 4 uses the noun form ('abidun). It is this difference that provides context for the following verse. The tafsir that I heard said that the emphasis in verse 2 was on the future, and so verse 3 has the context of the future, whereas the noun form (seen as permanent and immutable) points to an emphasis on the past, and therefore verse 5 has the context of the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why these are opposite, perhaps there is another nuance in the usages that gives rise to another difference in emphases. The point of my answer is that the context is provided by the previous verse. Different scholars interpret those contexts differently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-08-01T21:52:02.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1910" CreationDate="2012-08-02T03:23:02.737" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you said, the two Ayas have exactly the same word, they are copycats.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two approaches to understand these ayat (and the context as a whole), both are acceptable, and both depend greatly on Arabic Language, they are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Either there is a repetition in meaning itself, and so the translation should be exactly the same, and reasons for that repetition are available in the source I'll include below below.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Or there is no repetition in meaning, and the two ayas are different due to context, this bears three understandings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One is that the &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/109/2-3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;first two ayas&lt;/a&gt; refer to future and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/109/4-5&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;second two ayas&lt;/a&gt; refer to the present time (or current state). The evidence is in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/109/2&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;second aya&lt;/a&gt; { لا أعبد ما تعبدون }, it is that the negation tool &quot;La لا&quot; can come before verbs that are only present and refer to the future, this is because in Arabic there are no future form for verbs, future is represented in the present form plus a tool, and in this case, this tool is &quot;La لا&quot;. So, the meaning becomes that I will not (in the future) worship what you ask me to worship, nor will you worship what I ask you to worship, this actually happened and they never became Muslims (see the revelation reasons of this Aya). Then he said (in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/109/4-5&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ayas 4&amp;amp;5&lt;/a&gt;) that I am not (currently, my state) worship what you worship, nor you worship what I worship.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The second is the reverse (this is the situation in the question), the fist two ayas refer to the present time (and current state) and the second two ayas refer to the future. The evidence is in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/109/4&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;4th aya&lt;/a&gt; { ولا أنا عابد ما عبدتم }, it's that this sentence is a negation of the sentence أنا عابد ما عبدتم which refers to the future (I'm going to worship what you worship) because the &quot;actor noun&quot; عابد (actor noun is something in Arabic equal to the &quot;doer form&quot; in English, for example, make-&gt; maker, sing-&gt;singer, and so on) in the context of the aya includes the meaning of intention, which refers to the future.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The third is that each couple of ayas (2&amp;amp;3 and 4&amp;amp;5) can bear the meaning of present (current state) and future at the same time, but we specify one for current state and the other for future to prevent repetition. So if we say that he talked about state firstly, and then about future, then that is reasonable because he is following the order of times (present and then future); on the other hand if we say that he talked about future firstly, then that's because they (Mushrikeen) asked him to make a future deal with them (see the revelation reason of the Sura), and for that future is more important to talk about, hence talked about it firstly and then talked about the present.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source of the above: Tafseer Al-Razi (or The Big Tafseer) Vol.32, P.145, By Imam Fakhr Aldeen Al Razi (may Allah be merciful to him).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a very nice reasoning for the repetition in &lt;em&gt;Asrar Al-Tikrar fi Al Qur'an (Repetition Secrets in Qur'an) paragraph #585, by Mahmoud Al-Karmani.&lt;/em&gt; But I'll not mention here because the question will become too complicated and may lead the reader to confusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In fact, this is a good example to see the miraculous wording of Qur'an, which Allah challenged Kuffar to get similar eloquence and wording.&lt;/strong&gt; I thank you for asking this question and making me read that awesome tafseer by Imam Al Razi!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2012-08-02T03:23:02.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1917" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1928" CreationDate="2012-08-02T06:27:49.517" Score="9" ViewCount="230051" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know the usage of wa iyyakum. When is it best used and, any restrictions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;What does &quot;wa iyyakum&quot; mean?&#xA;When do we use &quot;wa iyyakum&quot;.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazak Allah Khair for the answer &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="337" LastEditorUserId="337" LastEditDate="2012-08-02T08:47:34.070" LastActivityDate="2021-06-24T12:14:10.733" Title="What does “wa iyyakum&quot; mean?" Tags="|arabic|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1907" CreationDate="2012-08-02T07:03:19.833" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since this is more of a philosophical question, it needs to be adressed argumentatively, therefore, I will not be quoting neither any ayah or hadith nor any scholarly opinion. On the other hand, I won't claim that I came up with all of this, but I have thought, been taught, discussed these topics over the years and here I intend to write down the much I can remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Existence&lt;/strong&gt; : I find it unsatisfactory that existence just happened to be there. For me, the fact that anything exists at all, indicates that there is a reason for it to be exist. And only existence of an entity such as god can be arguable reason of existence.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Everything works&lt;/strong&gt; : I think universe is so complicated that, if it existed aimlessly and just happened to be there randomly, I don't think anything would work. When we observe the universe, one can't help to see the delicate balance that things are supposed to in order for them to work, and how they are actually balanced. This indicates some consciousness and intend behind it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Beauty/Art&lt;/strong&gt; : I think everything looks so artistically designed that it indicates the artist. For example, when someone looks at mona lisa painting, one can't argue that this is naturally occured to be there, or different colored paints were dropping on a piece of cloth for so long that it formed itself over the years. Or one can't look at statue of liberty and think that it formed itself through natural process of events without any artist taking part doing it. When you look at even tiniest creature on earth and inspect it closely, it will become clear that it has some jaw-dropping side to it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Suitablity of Earth for life&lt;/strong&gt; : You are most propbably heard this argument so I will be brief. Even with slightest change in the way it works, earth wouldn't be suitable for life.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Search for higher being&lt;/strong&gt; : I always felt like we humans have inner desire to search for higher truth than ourselves. We can't seem to accept we are only intellectual creates in the huge universe. It is like hunches people get when doing math problems. I think we all have a hunch that we are not alone in the universe and acting on it to find God.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reports of different prophets&lt;/strong&gt; : Consider you aren't at your home, and most untrustable person you know come to you and say &quot;Your house is on fire!&quot;. You may not believe it, but he was talking about such an important topic that it would probably make you unconfortable a little bit. Later, someone else, also known as a liar, comes and say the same thing, and you are inclined to believe a little bit more. And this goes on and on, and you come to think that it has to be true, why else would that many people agree on one such lie. When you come to think about it, prophets are reported to be most trustworthy people of their times. And It is enough evidence to argue that a person who didn't tell a single lie for all of his lifetime can't be lieing about something that is really important. Moreover, more prophets over time came and said similiar thinks about god over and over again.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grapes&lt;/strong&gt; : This occured to me other day. Grapes are so awesome, there has to be a god :)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;: Also, this person named &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Said_Nurs%C3%AE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Said Nursi&lt;/a&gt; was focused on reasoning when teaching islam and he wrote &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risale-i_Nur&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;couple of books&lt;/a&gt;. You will probably find &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nur.gen.tr/en.html#leftmenu=Risale&amp;amp;maincontent=Risale&amp;amp;islem=read&amp;amp;KitapId=456&amp;amp;BolumId=8562&amp;amp;KitapAd=The+Words&amp;amp;Page=683&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Thirty-Third Word&lt;/a&gt; of him (it is in his book words) interesting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2012-08-02T07:15:29.303" LastActivityDate="2012-08-02T07:15:29.303" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1919" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1917" CreationDate="2012-08-02T07:32:47.457" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It means &quot;And to you.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a phrase that is usually said in return when someone says something good to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorDisplayName="user123" LastEditDate="2012-08-29T15:53:09.620" LastActivityDate="2012-08-29T15:53:09.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1908" CreationDate="2012-08-02T07:36:02.870" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is the practice of Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) to break fast with fresh dates. So, it is sunnah. If dates aren't available, then the second preferred way to break fast is by drinking water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The quotation from the Hadith is given below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas bin Malik narrated: &quot;The Messenger of Allah would break the fast with fresh dates before performing Salat. If there were no fresh dates then (he would) break the fast) with dried dates, and if there were no dried dates then he would take a few sips of water.&quot; (Hasan)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/4#15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This hadith from Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="177" LastActivityDate="2012-08-02T07:36:02.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1922" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1917" CreationDate="2012-08-02T07:48:44.243" Score="4" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;wa&quot; is for &quot;and&quot;, here means &quot;the same&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;iyya&quot; is for &quot;to&quot; (returning something)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;kum&quot; is for you all&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &quot;wa iyya kum&quot; means, &quot;The same is for you all&quot;. This is used or can be used in the return of greetings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This words should be used to return greetings preferably from Non-Muslims who greet you with ambiguous or unclear wordings. Though, it can also be used for return of general greetings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But the preferred and best way to return salam is &quot;Wa alaikumus Salam&quot;, speaking the word salam in return.&lt;/strong&gt; Allah knows best.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="177" LastActivityDate="2012-08-02T07:48:44.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1891" CreationDate="2012-08-02T07:57:14.903" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It means &lt;strong&gt;may Allah give you reward&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="409" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-08T14:37:16.680" LastActivityDate="2016-07-08T14:37:16.680" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1924" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1891" CreationDate="2012-08-02T08:19:12.333" Score="13" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Jaza&quot; (جزا) is the Arabic verb meaning &quot;May he give reward&quot;. The root is &quot;Jazaun&quot; means &quot;reward&quot;. Although the meaning is such, literally, it's in past tense, meaning HE REWARDED. That's how a number of du'as are stated.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;ka&quot; (ك) here means &quot;to/for you&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &quot;jazaka&quot; (جزاك) means  &quot;He will reward you&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah&quot; here explicitly refers Allah as the doer (subject of the sentence or فاعل). Now &quot;He&quot; is &quot;Allah&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Khair&quot; (خير) is the noun meaning, &quot;good&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The full meaning becomes: &quot;Allah will reward you good&quot;. This is used as a Du'a by the Muslims and in Arabic it is: جزاك الله خيرا.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="177" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-28T10:02:04.000" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T10:02:04.000" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1925" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-02T08:25:39.003" Score="6" ViewCount="950" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the site &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ruqyashariyah.org&quot;&gt;http://www.ruqyashariyah.org&lt;/a&gt;, the following amal should be done to be given inspiration on certain matters/causes of problems, which should be recited before going to sleep::&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;(1) Istighfar 3x&#xA;(2) Fatihah 1x&#xA;(3) Ayat Qursi 1x&#xA;(4) Al-Imran: 26-27 1x&#xA;(5) A-Baqarah: 285-286 1x&#xA;(6) Salawat 21x&#xA;(7) Al-Jinn: 1-5 21x&#xA;(8) Al-Kauthar 11x&#xA;(9) Salawat 21x&#xA;(10) Ameen&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, where is this amal from?  Is this something our prophet taught us?  If yes, then it must be recorded in some hadith?  If no, is it right for scholars/raqis/imaams to create new quranic ayat combinations like this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, I am fairly sure that I have read a hadith somewhere which says that the 3 qul in the quran are medicine for protection from jin or the evil eye.  Fair enough, we know that our prophet used this medicine himself.  But what about this firasat amal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-28T07:07:26.167" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T03:50:25.150" Title="What is the source of firasat amals?" Tags="|quran|hadith|sunnah|prophets|allah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1907" CreationDate="2012-08-02T08:40:15.873" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason of the existence of a god is actually detached from Islam, Christianity and any other religion. Furthermore, you should distinguish between two questions: &quot;if a god exists?&quot; and &quot;how is the god?&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does a god exist?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many philosophers in Islam, split the entities into two groups, &quot;the old&quot; and &quot;the created&quot; ones. The old entities, are the ones that forever existed while the created ones are actually created by the old ones. That's simply because you cannot consider all the entities in the world as created ones. Just consider a chain: A is created by B, B is created by C, C is created by ..., etc. The chain must stop somewhere, otherwise it does not make sense at all. Therefore, there must be an entity, say Z, who is not created. The entity Z is an old entity. To make my explanation more practical, assume the world is made by the physics laws. There are two cases: either the laws of physics are created by something/someone or the laws existed forever. In the latter case physics laws are the old entities while in the former case the creator of the laws (or the creator of the creator ...) is the old entity. In any case, the old entity is called a god or in the Islamic view &quot;The God&quot; (since they believe in a unique old entity called Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How is the God?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a more complicated question than the first one. Islam, Christianity, and Judaism share almost a common view to the God. They all believe that there is a unique (not multiple) God and the God has a sort of personality. Having personality means you can talk with the God, you can ask him your requests and he is kind, merciful, great, etc. This is in contrast with many other religions who believe there are multiple gods or believe in a god which is a part of the nature (with no personality).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="411" LastActivityDate="2012-08-02T08:40:15.873" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1927" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2068" CreationDate="2012-08-02T09:17:44.587" Score="6" ViewCount="2194" Body="&lt;p&gt;Surah Al-An'aam, verse 34, begins with:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدْ كُذِّبَتْ رُسُلٌ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you ignore the first two particles (waw + laqad), it begins a verbal sentence with &quot;kuthhibat rusulun.&quot; The verb (kutthibat) is feminine and singular, while the word rusul is masculine plural (broken plural).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that in Arabic grammar, plurals of inanimate objects can be referred to grammatically as feminine singular; but to apply this concept to human beings would be to degrade them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why, in this case, is the feminine singular of kuthhiba used instead of the masculine singular or plural?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-28T10:58:25.833" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T10:58:25.833" Title="Why, in Qur'an verse 4:34, the feminine singular of kuthhiba used instead of the masculine singular or plural?" Tags="|quran|arabic|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1917" CreationDate="2012-08-02T10:09:44.483" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Wa iyyakum&amp;quot; means &amp;quot;and you&amp;quot;, It's most used in response to &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1891/167&quot;&gt;Jazak Allah Khair&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;, which makes the conversation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;pckabeer: Jazak Allah Khair (May Allah reward you with goodness)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mr.TAMER: Wa iyyakum (And you)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In it's form &amp;quot;Wa iyyakum&amp;quot;, it responds in the plural, i.e, you reply to a group of people. However, it's obvious that I used &amp;quot;Wa iyyakum&amp;quot; even though pckabeer is a single person (supposed to be, at least :D ), this is because in Arabic, it's of respect to speak to a person in the plural form - and also if someone is speaking about himself in the plural form, then he is very self-confident and proud, hence Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إنا &lt;strong&gt;نحن&lt;/strong&gt; نزلنا الذكر وإنا له لحافظون&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, it is &lt;strong&gt;We&lt;/strong&gt; who sent down the Qur'an, and indeed, We will be its guardian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/15/9&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Ĥijr - 9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, Allah is speaking about himself without companions, this is a part of emphasizing in that aya which assures that the Qur'an never changes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as mentioned it's &amp;quot;attached&amp;quot; with meanings of respect, so it's not appropriate to say it in response to harm or insult, it's said only in response to good words, specifically Dua'a.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that this is a personal-experience answer, no citations included because it's not a part of Sharia, it's only a good convention (like Salam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2020-05-09T06:49:10.160" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1929" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1748" CreationDate="2012-08-02T10:51:12.043" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some general rules under the tajwid that are to be followed when you run out of breath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those rules (special punctuation marks) are called the &quot;Rumūz al-Awqāf &quot;رموز الاوقاف or &quot;pause marks&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These symbols in the Qurʾān show where to stop or continue and this is to preserve the correct meaning of your recitation. For more information on these and its examples, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/wiki/Pause_marks&quot;&gt;https://tanzil.net/wiki/Pause_marks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is better to try to stop on one of the mentioned pause marks if possible.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there are no pause marks to where you run out of breath, the general consensus is that you go 2 or 3 words back and resume the recitation (so as to make sure it forms a better sense of that ayah and perhaps to make sure the last word recited was complete). Most beginners however can omit this method and pickup from where they stopped (since they are learning).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It depends best on the Qari's ability to infer the ayah and decide if it would be better to pick up from 2-3 words from back or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user123" LastActivityDate="2012-08-02T10:51:12.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1930" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1905" CreationDate="2012-08-02T11:56:17.747" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both quran and sunnah have explained when it is best to start fasting and to break your fast:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Short summery:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You stop eating when it is clearly obvious that it is fajir time or the end of sunset. You may continue eating after the first call to prayer, untill the muathin calls right before prayer, or the second athan. If you have food in your mounth or you are about to eat somthing, you may continue and your fasting will start right after you are done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Details and evidence:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The words of Allah Almighty, &quot;'Eat and drink until you can clearly discern the white thread from the black thread of the dawn. Then complete the fast until the night appears.&quot; (2:187) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;later, the prophet explained the hadith to his ummah to avoid confusion to what this means:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is related that 'Adi ibn Hatim said, &quot;When it was revealed, 'Eat and drink until you can clearly discern the white thread from the black thread', I got a black string and a white string and put them under my pillow. I began to look at them during the night, but it was not clear to me. In the morning I went to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and mentioned that to him and he said, 'That means the blackness of the night and the whiteness of the day.' 1817- sahih bukhari:book of fasting&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you are in a country where athan is called, you begin fasting at the last athan before fajr, so its the second athan when he calls right before prayer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is related from 'A'isha, &quot;Bilal used to call the adhan whilst it was still night, and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said 'Eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan. He does not call the adhan until it is dawn.'&quot; Al-Qasim said, &quot;The time between the two adhans was only long enough for this one to go up and that one to come down. Malik muttawa, book 3- book of prayers&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though bilal used to call for prayer, it was permissible to keep eating untill Ibn maktum (the second muathin) did athan right before prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and lastly, if you have a cup of water of food in your hand and you were right about to eat/drink it, it is permissible to do so:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If one of you hears the call (to prayer) and the vessel is still in his hand, let him not put it down until he finished with it. Abu Dawood, 2350”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But one must keep in mind that the resoning behind this hadith is because of the ayah in the quran mentioned above that says to stop eating when its distinctly past dawn or sunset. So this does not mean that you may eat and drink when its past dawn, only when the athan is called, since it dosent truley determine whether dawn has passed or not. If you have a vessel in your hand and you are in a foreign country and you are relying on the sun, then it would not be permissible to continue eating and drinking, since it is distinct that suhoor time is over. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="45" LastEditDate="2012-08-02T21:18:58.390" LastActivityDate="2012-08-02T21:18:58.390" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1931" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1907" CreationDate="2012-08-02T12:40:06.090" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Believe in God is the most important thing in faith. If someone does not believe that God exists then he is in deep astray. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Atheist-ism@&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does God exist? We have never seen God. We have never talked with God. That is why the Atheists believe God does not exist. It is just a fantasy or a made up thing!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After a lot reading and search I found one of story between atheist and scholar, which clear above all questions, very interesting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Story of a Scholar and an Atheist@&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is one story of a &lt;code&gt;Scholar and an Atheist.&lt;/code&gt; Long ago an Atheist did not believe the existence of God. He asked a scholar for a debate about the existence of God. Among the questions are: &lt;code&gt;“Does God exist?” and “If God exists then where is God?”&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does God exist?@&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Atheist and the villagers were waiting for the scholar, but the scholar did not come right on time. When the Atheist and the villagers thought that the scholar will not come for the debate, then the scholar showed up. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“I am sorry to keep you waiting for so long. But the rain is so heavy so the river floods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bridge drifted away so I could not cross it. Thank God suddenly there was a big tree fell down. Then the branches cut out by themselves so the trunk was branch-less.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that the trunk was cut and a hole was created so it became a boat. So I used the boat and crossed the river,” said the scholar. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Atheist and the villagers were laughing. The Atheist said to the villagers, “This scholar is mad. How can a tree became a boat by itself with no one made it? How can a boat exist with no maker who made it?” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The villagers were laughing out loud.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After the people calmed down, the scholar said, “If you believe that the boat could not exist without its maker, then how could you believe the earth, sky, and its contents exist without its creator? Which is the most difficult to make? Making a boat or creating the earth, sky, and its contents? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hearing that, they realized that they trapped with their own statement.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If God exists then where is God?@&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Then answer my second question,” said the Atheist. “If God exists, why can’t He be seen? Where is God?” The Atheist thought since he cannot see God then God does not exist. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholar slapped the Atheist’s cheek hardly so the Atheist felt so much pain. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Why did you slap me? It’s very painful” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholar asked, “There is no pain. I cannot see pain. Where is pain?” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“The pain is here,” the Atheist pointed his cheek. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“No, I cannot see pain. Do you see the pain?” asked the scholar to the villagers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The villagers said, “No!” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So, though we cannot see the pain does not mean that the pain does not exist. So is the God. Just because we cannot see the God does not mean that God does not exist. Though we cannot see Him, but we can see His creations.” Said the scholar. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The argument of the scholar is very simple. Yet, the argument that God does not exist just because human’s sense could not sense the existence of God is very wrong. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;How many things that could not be seen or heard by people but exist?@&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We cannot see the Wind but the Wind exists. We cannot see electricity (what you can see is wire) but electricity exist. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;How many things in the sky that billions light years away, even trillions light years away that could not be seen by people yet the things exist?@&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How many molecular things even nucleus (hair divided in millions) that cannot be seen by people yet exist? People could only see those things by using a very powerful microscope. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;How many waves (radio, electromagnetic, electricity, etc) that cannot be seen yet exist?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those things exist, yet the human sense is very limited so it cannot sense their existence. &#xA;  The human ability to see colors limited to certain frequencies. People only could hear limited frequencies. Sometimes the light not only very dazzling but also could make people blind. So is the sound. Certain sound could not be heard by human sense while other sound which is very loud could destroy human‘s hearing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion@&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is the greatness of (GOD)Allah’s creation! If we believe in the magnificence of (GOD)Allah’s creation, then we should believe in the magnificence of (GOD)Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="240" LastEditorUserId="240" LastEditDate="2012-08-02T13:17:13.533" LastActivityDate="2012-08-02T13:17:13.533" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1932" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1933" CreationDate="2012-08-02T16:30:45.270" Score="13" ViewCount="15918" Body="&lt;p&gt;I also asked this question &lt;a href=&quot;https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/8851/christianity-judaism-and-islam-worship-the-same-god&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/18254/christianity-judaism-and-islam-worship-the-same-god&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://judaism.about.com/od/judaismbasics/a/whatdojewsbelieve.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Judaism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Judaism is a monotheistic faith, meaning that Jews believe there is&#xA;  only One God. Often this God is beyond our ability to comprehend, but&#xA;  God is nevertheless present in our everyday lives. How individual Jews&#xA;  choose to understand this manifestation of the divine varies. Some&#xA;  connect with God through prayer, others see the divine in the majesty&#xA;  of the natural world, others may not think about God on a daily basis.&#xA;  Each individual's relationship with God is unique and personal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/islam/blfaq_islam_basic.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslims monotheism is closer to that of Judaism than Christianity,&#xA;  rejecting the Christian concept of a &quot;Trinity.&quot; Muslims believe that&#xA;  God, creator of all of existence, is just, omnipotent, and merciful.&#xA;  Muslims also reject the anthropomorphization of God in other&#xA;  monotheistic religions like Christianity or Judaism. For Muslims, God&#xA;  is completely &quot;other&quot; — God does not talk, does not walk and does not&#xA;  do anything like humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Christianity (quoting myself)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Christianity isn't as easy to define - in fact there are many&#xA;  religious groups who consider themselves Christian but have very&#xA;  different beliefs.  Some of those are Catholic, Protestant, Christian&#xA;  Scientist, and Rosicrucians.  Very generally speaking, Christians&#xA;  believe in a single God and is a Monotheistic religion.  They&#xA;  generally believe in the trinity which is the God, Jesus, and the Holy&#xA;  Spirit are homoousios (the same substance).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/re6at.png&quot; alt=&quot;BigThree&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All three believe that their God is the God of Abraham.  Jewish people believe that Christians believe in the same God that they do and Christians also believe that they believe in the same God as Judaism.  Similarly, Jewish people believe that Muslims believe in the same God that they do and Muslims also believe that they believe in the same God as Judaism.  However, Christians do not believe that they believe in the same God as Muslims and many Muslims do not believe that Christians believe in the same God as they do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me, I believe that if you believe in one all mighty God then you believe in the same God as I do - but your worship is different.  Do Muslims and Christians believe in the same God?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user206" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:56:52.367" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T01:02:20.353" Title="Do Christians, Jews and Muslims worship the same God?" Tags="|allah|christianity|judaism|" AnswerCount="10" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2017-07-04T17:02:45.977" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1932" CreationDate="2012-08-02T16:59:55.577" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. It's the same God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is equitable&#xA;  between us and you - that we will not worship except Allah and not&#xA;  associate anything with Him and not take one another as lords instead&#xA;  of Allah .&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Al-e-Imran, verse 64&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Essentially, the word &quot;Allah&quot; in Arabic is not a translation for &quot;God.&quot; It has more connotations than that; for example, it means a being that is inherently unique, and cannot be feminized (goddess) or pluralized (gods). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Islam elevates the status of Christianity and Judaism (&quot;ahlul kitab&quot;) because they &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt; sourced from the same source -- the same One God (Allah) -- albeit that Islam claims to be corruption-free, while stating that the latter two were corrupted by the hands of humankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2017-07-05T01:02:20.353" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T01:02:20.353" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1907" CreationDate="2012-08-02T17:26:00.333" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://instruct.westvalley.edu/lafave/Truth_theories.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Common theories of truth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Coherence Theory&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to the coherence theory of truth, a statement is true if it is logically consistent with other beliefs that are held to be true. A belief is false if it is inconsistent with (contradicts) other beliefs that are held to be true. We should doubt claims that are currently inconsistent with the rest of our beliefs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is simply no reason not to believe. This is why many people never change religious beliefs. There is nothing to disprove what they currently believe; it is coherent with how their perception of reality works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam does claim other truths, all of the major ones are in the Quran. And none of it is disproven, as far as any Muslim is concerned. Because the theme of the Quran is that there is One Almighty God, and the Quran itself is credible enough, there is no reason not to believe that the claims put forth by Islam are false.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, there are verses that say Allah rewards the charitable. If one were to act charitable and get a lot of unexpected income, it is coherent. If they did not get any income in return, they will expect to gain it back in the future, or expect to gain it in the afterlife, so it can still be coherent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Correspondence Theory&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to the correspondence theory, a claim is true if it corresponds to what is so (the &quot;facts&quot; or &quot;reality&quot;) and false if it does not correspond to what is so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can only apply if there are solid conditions to test it to. An atheist's test conditions are that there's no divine actions. A Muslim has no real test conditions, it cannot be proven until after death. So, there's no reason to disbelieve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pragmatic Theory&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to the pragmatic theory, a statement is true if it allows you to interact effectively and efficiently with the cosmos. The less true a belief is, the less it facilitates such interaction. A belief is false if it facilitates no interaction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam intertwines very well with reality and the way of life. Unlike many religions, it allows Muslims to live a normal life - get married, eat, drink, work, have hobbies, be happy. It doesn't oppose this interpretation of truth. And this also aligns with those who believe that God exists because it's easier than creating the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2012-08-02T17:26:00.333" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6" CreationDate="2012-08-03T01:43:04.653" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;All the prophets (messengers of Allah) were called Nabi. But those who came with books were called Rasool. These books were given to establish a new Shariat (codes of law) by Allah. Nabi was also the messenger of Allah, but he was not given any new Shariat and followed the shariat of earlier Rasool. The Rasool is higher in rank than a Nabi. A Prophet is always a Nabi by birth, but a prophet become Rasool when he officially receives the post and declares it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Out of 25 Prophets mentioned in the Holy Quran, among about 124000 Nabis, Six were Rasool, and are called Ulu l-azm prophets, meaning those who possess a quality of determination and firmness.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The six Rasools and Ulul-azm Prophets are:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;1 - Hazrat Nooh (Alayhis - salaam)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;2 - Hazrat Ibrahim (Alayhis - salaam)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;3 - Hazrat Dawud (Alayhis - salaam)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;4 - Hazrat Musa (Alayhis - salaam)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;5 - Hazrat Isa (Alayhis - salaam)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;6 - Hazrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply, every messenger is a prophet [Nabi], but not every Prophet is a Rasool [Apostle]. All Rasools were Nabi but all Nabis were not Rasools.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, check out:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="412" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-07-22T19:03:29.137" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1938" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1143" CreationDate="2012-08-03T01:55:05.647" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mushrik comes from shirk. Shirk means accompanying someone to Allah, so who ever believes in more than one God is a mushrik.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kafir comes from kufur. Kufr is denial and concealment of the truth, such as one denies the existence of Allah(God), or one who denies that prayer is obligatory, or that zakaah is obligatory, and so on. so kufur could be realted to any non believer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply, a mushrik is a kafir, but not all kafirs are mushrikeen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="412" LastEditorUserId="143" LastEditDate="2012-08-03T06:20:27.057" LastActivityDate="2012-08-03T06:20:27.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1939" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1932" CreationDate="2012-08-03T02:51:39.517" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jews, Christians and Muslims all believe in the same God according to Muslims belief. There is no contradiction in this regard. Islam do believe that Ibrahim, Moses, Jesus and along many other were valid prophet of Almighty Allah but they were there only for that time. Prophet Muhammad was there for rest of the time and is the final prophet of God. Some of the indication that proves Judaism, Christinity and Islam believe in the same God can be proved from the fact that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Many of the stories in the Quran are same as in old and new testament. That incudes Adam and Eve, Noha floods, Sulomon and many others&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quran recognizes Jesus Christ, Moses and Ibrahim. They have been mentioned in the Quran as valid messenger of God. There is not question about it. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Islam abides by Bible to some extent. It can be used as source of guidance if something is not clear enough in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Muslims has utmost respect for Jesus Christ, Moses. When they call their names, they give them special reverence title, that they do not use for any one else but only for the messengers of God.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following verse in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 5:46&lt;/a&gt; talks about Jesus Christ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We sent, following in their footsteps, Jesus, the son of Mary,&#xA;  confirming that which came before him in the Torah; and We gave him&#xA;  the Gospel, in which was guidance and light and confirming that which&#xA;  preceded it of the Torah as guidance and instruction for the&#xA;  righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The holy Quran about Moses in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;7:103&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then We sent after them Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his&#xA;  establishment, but they were unjust toward them. So see how was the&#xA;  end of the corrupters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zimbio.com/Islam/articles/139/Similarities+between+Bible+Quran+Torah+Common&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Similarities between Judaim, Christianity and Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2012-08-03T02:51:39.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1907" CreationDate="2012-08-03T07:20:42.667" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following is what I understand from Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Quran, there are things that are beyond human knowledge, human knowledge is very limited (verse 17:85). Many questions about God fall in that category. &amp;quot;Why must there be a God&amp;quot; seem to be such a question (verses 5:116 and 72:26).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am guessing that your real question is more like &amp;quot;why do we accept that God exists?&amp;quot;. From Quran's perspective, we must accept that God exists simply because it is true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can we know that it is true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before answering that question, let me clarify something: people mean various things by &amp;quot;God&amp;quot;, therefore what people mean when they talk about the existence of &amp;quot;God&amp;quot; varies a lot. Most people would not object to the existence of a force that created the universe &lt;em&gt;as long as&lt;/em&gt; it doesn't actively influence it and does not have a effect on their lives. I am guessing that you would not object to accepting that. However the question can become more challenging if the existence of God interferes with what they desire to do and the way they want to live their lives; actively gets involved in their daily life; and asks them to follow some rules: perform some actions and avoid doing others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This distinction in present in Quran. The discussions with disbelievers mentioned in Quran are not centered around the existence of &amp;quot;Allah&amp;quot;, the creator God (verses 29:61, 31:25, 39:38, and 43:9). The discussion are mainly around the fact that there are no other gods but God and that God alone is the &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabb&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rabb&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; of everything, that God has sent a messenger (verses 17:94 and 18:55), etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Now let me return to the question we had above:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can we know that it is true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran doesn't use logical and philosophical arguments that much to support its claims (it does sometimes). The main part of humans to understand truth is not their brain but their &amp;quot;hearts&amp;quot; (e.g. verses 63:3 and 7:179). The kind of arguments used in Quran are intended to make honest truth-seeking people to &amp;quot;see&amp;quot; the truth and this is quite different from having an logical argument for validity of a statement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously this is at odds with the usual modern rationalist practice in western culture which believes that the truth of a statement can be shown by logical and philosophical arguments and reasoning; that thinking is sufficient; and that it is possible to convince any intelligent person about the truth of a statement using logical and philosophical arguments independent of the way they live their lives. That is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; Quran's perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Quran's perspective, thinking and intelligence are not sufficient to understand truth.  One's ability to understand truth is strongly connected to the condition of the person's &amp;quot;heart&amp;quot;. General actions and behavior effect those conditions. Sins can cloud &amp;quot;heart&amp;quot; and make it unable to see the truth (verse 7:100). Therefore from Quran's perspective there is no argument that would convince a disbeliever to change their view (verses 2:5 and 2:6).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What Quran presents are mostly reminders (تذکره). These reminders often describe a way to look at the world and oneself which directs a person honestly seeking the truth to see it (verses 73:19 and 76:29). Another kind of arguments used in Quran are interactions with God. For comparison, why do you believe that your mother exists? Why do you believe that I, the author of this answer, exist? Quran seems to suggest that seeing that God exists can be achieved in a similar way, i.e. trough interaction. For example, in verse 2:186, Quran states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا لِي وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا بِي لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When my servants ask you about me, [tell them] I am indeed close [to them], I answer to the call of the caller when he calls me. Therefore they must answer my [call] and believe in me, [that] they may grow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or in verse 17:67, Quran states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا مَسَّكُمُ الضُّرُّ فِي الْبَحْرِ ضَلَّ مَن تَدْعُونَ إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ ۖ فَلَمَّا نَجَّاكُمْ إِلَى الْبَرِّ أَعْرَضْتُمْ ۚ وَكَانَ الْإِنسَانُ كَفُورًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When distress seizes you at the sea, those that you call upon disappear but him, then when he saves you to the land, you turn away [from him], and the humankind is very ungrateful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the issue of conflict between your and the imam's opinions: remember that there are various issues in Islam that even expert scholars may disagree on them and have different opinions regarding them. Not all issues are of the same importance and the amount of our confidence in all of them is not the same. Disagreeing about some minor issues should not be a reason to reject the main ones like the belief in God. A person should accept the main ones like the belief in God directly and not based on following other people's opinions or what they say. So unless you are certain that the imam's opinion is really the will of God disagreeing with it should not have an effect on your belief in God. (However if you are certain that something is God's will and your belief or desire is against his will and it is important for you then you should try to fix this since not submitting to God's will can cloud one's &amp;quot;heart&amp;quot; from seeing the truth. Fixing this doesn't mean necessarily changing your opinion, the fix might be noticing that your belief in it being God's will was not correct.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T11:12:54.603" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1852" CreationDate="2012-08-03T08:44:27.207" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;An easy way is to have fruits during the iftar. &#xA;For example, just after a glass of water or a date you can have fruits and veggies. &#xA;This way, you will not feel &quot;full&quot; and that will help you to stay healthy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can have some after Tahajoud too and during Suhoor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah accept your work :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="415" LastActivityDate="2012-08-03T08:44:27.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1943" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1949" CreationDate="2012-08-03T10:38:26.217" Score="12" ViewCount="41167" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is &lt;strong&gt;eating on the same table with non-Muslims&lt;/strong&gt; (Christians, Jews, Hindus, etc) allowed? The assumption is that you would be eating halal food such as vegetables, and that non-Muslims would eat food which they consider permissible according their religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="416" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-11T05:48:31.893" LastActivityDate="2018-02-13T09:54:11.347" Title="Is it permissible to eat with non-Muslims?" Tags="|halal-haram|non-muslim|food|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1945" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1907" CreationDate="2012-08-03T12:07:57.153" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is better for you to believe in God who rules the universe (and keeps it in perfect order) than NOT believing. When you believe in God, you turn out to be a good human. If you believe there is no God but in the end there turns out to be One on the Day, you will loose. However if you believe there IS a God, you are not loosing anything at all, so &lt;strong&gt;it is better to believe (with no cost) than to not believe (at the possible cost of punishment).&lt;/strong&gt;. Though for &lt;strong&gt;believers&lt;/strong&gt; it is not a matter of &lt;strong&gt;cost&lt;/strong&gt; but &lt;strong&gt;faith&lt;/strong&gt; instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Human has limited senses to perceive each and everything in this universe. There are certain things you don't feel but have to believe in (you can't see the pain but it does exist). Not believing in God because you don't feel or perceive Him sounds absurd, you can't prove He doesn't exit to those who believe. You need to explore the nature, working of a cell to anything, you would notice complete order in everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Human nature calls for help automatically when in troubles and adversities which itself is a proof that there is One, the Creator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: Using word &quot;God&quot; here instead of &quot;Allah&quot; for people from other religions.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="416" LastActivityDate="2012-08-03T12:07:57.153" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1947" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1932" CreationDate="2012-08-03T12:19:44.240" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, the definition of God is in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sura Ikhlas&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;He is Allah , [who is] One, Allah , the Eternal Refuge. He&#xA;  neither begets nor is born, Nor is there to Him any equivalent.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we Muslims believe in Allah who is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One and Only&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Eternal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Neither begets nor is born&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is nothing like Him&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="416" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-27T05:34:27.077" LastActivityDate="2016-09-27T05:34:27.077" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1948" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1943" CreationDate="2012-08-03T14:08:51.733" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can share food with non-muslims as long as it's Hallal and Allah know better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surat Al Maa'ida Ayah 5: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اليوم أحل لكم الطيبات وطعام الذين أوتوا الكتاب حل لكم وطعامكم حل لهم والمحصنات من المؤمنات والمحصنات من الذين أوتوا الكتاب من قبلكم إذا آتيتموهن أجورهن محصنين غير مسافحين ولا متخذي أخدان ومن يكفر بالإيمان فقد حبط عمله وهو في الآخرة من الخاسرين &#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/5/5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here is Ibn Kathir explanation: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=49&amp;amp;ID=375&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=49&amp;amp;ID=375&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if we can eat Christians and Jews food (their sacrifices) I don't see why we shouldn't share and Allah know better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, you need to represent islam and show how beautiful it is to others by all means allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah help you succeed in your life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="415" LastEditorUserId="415" LastEditDate="2012-08-03T14:14:07.577" LastActivityDate="2012-08-03T14:14:07.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1943" CreationDate="2012-08-03T14:35:18.860" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam as a &lt;em&gt;deen&lt;/em&gt; (comprehensive way of life) generally permits everything, and screens out those things which are haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Usool ul-Fiqh, we learn that &quot;all actions (which are not acts of worship) are halal until proven haram.&quot; The default ruling would apply here: you would assume that it's okay, unless shari'ah puts some conditions or exclusions on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some exclusions do exist. Consider this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him not sit at a table&#xA;  where alcohol is being passed around. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://thethinkingmuslim.wordpress.com/tag/alcohol/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tirmidhi, Saheeh&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, Allah's messenger did not permit us to sit at the table where people are drinking. Doing so would be considered sinful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An additional ruling that would apply here would be the ruling of mixed gatherings. Islam in general does not permit mixing of genders without a very solid reason. This is pretty well-known; you can find an extensive list of proofs in &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/1200/mixed%20gatherings&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this IslamQA fatwa&lt;/a&gt;. Their introduction says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The meeting together, mixing, and intermingling of men and women in&#xA;  one place, the crowding of them together, and the revealing and&#xA;  exposure of women to men are prohibited by the Law of Islam&#xA;  (Shari'ah). These acts are prohibited because they are among the&#xA;  causes for fitnah (temptation or trial which implies evil&#xA;  consequences), the arousing of desires, and the committing of&#xA;  indecency and wrongdoing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would apply at all social gatherings, including sitting at tables which are mixed. This applies double if the sitting is in khulwa (isolation from others), such as a date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2012-09-12T01:30:29.483" LastActivityDate="2012-09-12T01:30:29.483" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1950" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-03T18:37:05.163" Score="1" ViewCount="119" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to locate the source of some ahadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Prophet (S) used to say: “On the Day of Resurrection, I will identify my ummah by the mark of prostration that they have on their foreheads.”&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That portion of the earth on which prostration was made will testify to the devotion of man on the Day of Resurrection.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And even in the world, a radiant point connect it to the heavens.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(These are three narrations of one hadith, I think)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="419" LastEditorDisplayName="user123" LastEditDate="2012-08-04T12:21:58.773" LastActivityDate="2024-03-04T15:02:40.310" Title="What books are the following ahadith collected in?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1950" CreationDate="2012-08-03T18:58:07.053" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you saw that hadith where I saw them, you can click on numbers to see where they are from. I will write it down just in case:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“On the Day of Resurrection, I will identify my ummah by the mark of prostration that they have on their foreheads.” (Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal, vol. 4, p. 189.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That portion of the earth on which prostration was made will testify to the devotion of man on the Day of Resurrection.(Jami‘ al-Ahadith, vol. 5, p. 189.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and even in the world, a radiant point connect it to the heavens. (Mustadrak al-Wasa’il, vol. 4, p. 485.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;: and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/a-commentary-on-prayer-muhsin-qaraati/10.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; is where I got this from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2012-08-03T19:05:48.773" LastActivityDate="2012-08-03T19:05:48.773" CommentCount="3" CommunityOwnedDate="2012-08-03T19:47:22.933" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1953" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-08-03T21:20:42.710" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Use this tags for questions on how to do something correctly as it should according the rulings of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-06T06:58:40.127" LastActivityDate="2018-12-06T06:58:40.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1954" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-08-03T21:20:42.710" Score="0" Body="'Practical Islam' is putting Islam to practice, and applying it in everyday life." OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-03-21T21:13:20.720" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T21:13:20.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1956" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1962" CreationDate="2012-08-03T22:33:11.677" Score="4" ViewCount="318" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard many times from various people a famous hadith attributed to the prophet that says something like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;there is no pitfall that Jews fall in and Muslims will not fall in&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried to find a reference for it by searching on the internet but wasn't successful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone tell me the exact wording and give a reference where I can find it? &#xA;How &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_terminology&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;authentic&lt;/a&gt; is this hadtih? Is it considered sahih or mutawatir?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am looking for both Sunni and Shia references and viewpoints regarding this hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="42" LastEditDate="2012-08-03T22:49:35.307" LastActivityDate="2012-08-03T23:55:56.740" Title="Looking for references for a hadith about Jews and Muslims" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1957" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-03T23:05:32.807" Score="11" ViewCount="11136" Body="&lt;p&gt;I sometime hear hadith that want to see if they are included in the major hadith collections. Or I want to see who have narrated them and the lines of narrations, how authentic the hadith is considered by different scholars, and other information about the hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However it is not easy because often I don't know the exact Arabic phrasing of the hadtih.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can I find information like those stated above given a rough English translation of a hadith? Is there any software or site for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastActivityDate="2021-02-17T10:49:50.660" Title="How can I locate and check the authenticity of a hadith" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1852" CreationDate="2012-08-03T23:13:36.137" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I am not wrong &quot;5 a day&quot; needs 5 x 80g of fruits and veggies a day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just start your suhur and iftar with dates, then salads (divided between sehri and iftaar) and then go onto the heavy foods if you have place. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It barely comes to 200g of veggies and fruits per sitting(iftar or suhur). A small box of salad and some veggie or fruit juice should make you reach 200g easily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I normally pray taraveeh to work out an appetite for a 3rd mini meal (dinner after taraveeh). This gets me blessings (insha Allah) and I get nutrition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And even after all this, if you still reach &quot;4 a day&quot; or &quot;3 a day&quot;. Its just 30 days, and its for Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastActivityDate="2012-08-03T23:13:36.137" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1959" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1996" CreationDate="2012-08-03T23:34:40.633" Score="15" ViewCount="3885" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SAnWr.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;###Sahih International (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;translation&lt;/a&gt;)&#xA;Indeed, Allah is not timid to present an example - that of a mosquito or what is smaller than it. And those who have believed know that it is the truth from their Lord. But as for those who disbelieve, they say, &amp;quot;What did Allah intend by this as an example?&amp;quot; He misleads many thereby and guides many thereby. And He misleads not except the defiantly disobedient.*&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly is the meaning of this ayah? Is the supposed question 'Why do mosquitos or that which is smaller (bacteria, viruses etc) exist?' I looked into this a few years ago when I was first considering Islam (I have now converted, Alhamdulillah) and all I could find when I looked into it all that I could find were opinions and guess work of people who didn't seem to have studied the Quran or hadith, and had nothing to back up their claims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a conclusive (perhaps majority) scholarly opinion on this ayah? How can I understand it better?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2020-07-02T20:28:57.143" LastActivityDate="2023-05-25T10:48:58.517" Title="What is the example of the mosquito?" Tags="|tafseer|surat-al-baqarah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1960" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-03T23:39:27.537" Score="6" ViewCount="3705" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet Elisha (Arabic: الْيَسَعَ) is mentioned in a couple of ayaat of Qur'an. I can't recall ever reading about him or hearing anything about his biography.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is he? Do we have any details from the Qur'an and sunnah (and perhaps also israiliyaat)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, he is mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Al-An'aam verse 86&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/38/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Saad, verse 48&lt;/a&gt; -- albeit without details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-01T17:21:57.723" LastActivityDate="2022-01-04T11:00:40.757" Title="Who is Elisha (الْيَسَعَ)?" Tags="|prophets|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1957" CreationDate="2012-08-03T23:50:50.783" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As someone who frequently hunts down references, I can only offer a hit-and-miss approach. Until hadith collections and their translations are properly digitized and stored in a retrieval-friendly format, that's going to be the best we non-Arabic speakers can do. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt; is one step in that direction but there is a long way to go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hit-and-miss approach is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Find reliable websites that mention the hadith, say in English. You can use your paraphrasing to do this and most modern search engines will be able to figure out what you mean.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Once you find a reliable website with the hadith translation, copy down the text of the translation (which you didn't have).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Now search for this translation and see if you get any hits which include a reference. If so, track down that reference either on a website that has that collection digitized or in a PDF e-copy of that collection. If you found it, you're done. Typically however it's not that easy. Even if there is a reference, it typically won't be according to the standard numbering scheme. In that case, try to see what scheme they follow and where that hadith is in relation to the book and chapter numbers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Translate a few keywords of the translation into Arabic and force Google to search within websites that have digitized copies of the hadith collections (for example hadith.al-islam.com or al-eman.com or other websites). You will get multiple results and you will need rudimentary Arabic to sift through these. If you're lucky, they will be in the primary collections. Otherwise you'll get references, which you then track down.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep doing this and follow the leads and if it exists chances are you'll keep narrowing the field and eventually find it, inshaAllah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-08-03T23:57:13.837" LastActivityDate="2012-08-03T23:57:13.837" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1956" CreationDate="2012-08-03T23:55:56.740" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am only familiar with the Sunni sources. Is this the hadith you're looking for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:&#xA;  You would tread the same path as was trodden by those before you inch by inch and step by step so much so that if they had entered into the hole of the lizard, you would follow them in this also. We said: Allah's Messenger, do you mean Jews and Christians (by your words)&quot; those before you&quot;? He said: Who else (than those two religious groups)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/48#7&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/muslim/48#7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-08-03T23:55:56.740" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1960" CreationDate="2012-08-03T23:56:05.723" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;His English name is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Elisha&lt;/a&gt;. He was one of the prophets of Israelites, his time was after that of &quot;الیاس&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Elijah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastActivityDate="2012-08-03T23:56:05.723" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1964" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-04T01:23:36.663" Score="7" ViewCount="40599" Body="&lt;p&gt;How can one clean clothes, bedsheets etc after being made najas by Urine, Natural discharges etc. So that they can be used for Prayers again.&#xA;What way / method Shariah teaches us for this purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="424" LastActivityDate="2021-06-09T15:13:00.987" Title="How to clean najas ( نجس ) Clothes according to Shariah?" Tags="|sharia|sunnah|sunni|taharah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1967" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-04T11:45:55.920" Score="5" ViewCount="7423" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the precautions to be noted when performing a Ghusl (Full ritual bath) while fasting in the Ramadan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith that says during ablutions, water should not be sniffed when one is fasting. However, one of the Fard acts of Ghusl includes sniffing the water and blowing it out. So is Ghusl invalid without this? Can Ghusl be done while fasting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user123" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-02T05:45:07.010" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T05:45:07.010" Title="What are the precautions to be noted when performing a Ghusl while fasting?" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1968" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1964" CreationDate="2012-08-04T12:03:49.763" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found a forum &lt;a href=&quot;http://ashraf786.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=sib&amp;amp;action=display&amp;amp;thread=3905&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;post&lt;/a&gt;, that quotes '&lt;em&gt;To A Muslim Daughter, The rules of&#xA;cleanliness&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Ata Ul Mustafa jamil&lt;/strong&gt;.' But I can find no such book. I've repeated what is said there with corrections and aditions that I have found on various islamic sites&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two types of najasat (uncleanliness) Najasat Khaliza and&#xA;Najasat Khafifa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Najasat Khaliza&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is intense uncleanliness and has strict orders,&#xA;The following are examples of this:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Excreta, Urine, Blood, puss, Blood from haiz, nifaas and istihaza,&#xA;Mani and mazi, water from yes and breasts due to pain, Mouthful of&#xA;vomit, Infants urine, Infants mouthful of vomit of milk, fat and meat&#xA;of the dead, Milk and fat of haraam animals, Dogs saliva, Excreta and&#xA;urine of haraam animals, Excreta of Halal animals, All kinds of wine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the body or cloth gets dirty with Najasat Khaliza more than a &lt;em&gt;size&#xA;of a coin&lt;/em&gt; then it is farz to clean it. Salah offered without cleaning&#xA;will not be valid. If it is the same size of a small coin then it is&#xA;wajib to clean it it is also wajib to repeat salah offered without&#xA;cleaning it. If it is less than a coin then it is sunnah to clean it&#xA;salah will be counted without cleaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Najasat Khafifa&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is minor uncleanliness and does not have strict orders. The&#xA;following are examples of Najasat Khafifa:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Urine of halal animals such as cows and sheep's, urine of a horse,&#xA;Excreta of haraam birds such as crows and eagles, Gall bladder of&#xA;halal animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If less than a quarter of a part of the body or clothing becomes dirty&#xA;with Najasat Khafifa then it is allowed to offer salat without&#xA;cleaning. However if it is more than quarter then it is wajib to clean&#xA;before performing salaat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Methods of cleaning Najasat&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Najasat such as excreta and blood if it can be removed by washing&#xA;once/twice the cloth will be clean but it is best to wash it three&#xA;times. Najasat such as urine (including child's urine) should be&#xA;washed three times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clothing contaminated with Najasat should be washed separately from&#xA;those which have no Najasat. Prior to loading the machine the Najasat&#xA;such as Mani and excreta should be removed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Najasat on the body&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is adequate to wash the body three times so that the Najasat is&#xA;completely removed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Najasat on utensils&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also wash the utensils three times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here I found a &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/65617&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;difference of opinion&lt;/a&gt; compared to the above quoted text:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by al-Bukhaari (5478) and Muslim (3567) from Abu Tha’labah al-Khushani who said: I said, “O Prophet of Allaah, I live in a land where there are some of the People of the Book; can we eat from their vessels?” He said: “As for what you said about the People of the Book, if you can find anything else, do not eat from their vessels, but if you cannot find anything else then wash them and eat from them.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here no stipulation on number of times is given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Najasat on the carpet The najasat should be scrubbed off and wash in the&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;normal manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Najasat on shoes If shoes become unclean with excreta etc then they&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;should be cleaned, once the najasat has scraped off whilst drying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Najasat on atta (flour) If a dog or mouse touches flour (either in wet&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or dry form) then the part which was in contact should be removed, the&#xA;rest will be clean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This information was taken from &lt;em&gt;To A Muslim Daughter, The rules of&#xA;cleanliness&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Ata Ul Mustafa jamil&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately I cannot find any corroborating material on the subject, however insha Allah this will be sufficient until I, or someone else can find more information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-04T12:03:49.763" CommentCount="1" CommunityOwnedDate="2012-09-01T00:20:57.427" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1932" CreationDate="2012-08-04T12:43:37.967" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are already nice answers discussing the topic of the question. As linked, I visited the other stackexchange sites on the same question. And I felt to share a summery which is actually an answer to the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems Judaism thinks, it's the same God they and Muslims are worshiping &lt;a href=&quot;https://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/14461/1712&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;. But Christianity has gone away from the real concept of God with trinity &lt;a href=&quot;https://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/89/1712&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Christianity thinks, they are worshiping the same God as Judaism and Islam. But by rejecting trinity, the do not fully recognize the real God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as you can see, Islam holds the view all three religions are from same God, Allah. The Jewish idea of God remains alright with possible distortions in other rulings. But in the case of Christianity, the idea of God became distorted with trinity committing the grave sin of Shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="53" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:42:06.830" LastActivityDate="2015-11-08T06:52:47.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1970" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1967" CreationDate="2012-08-04T12:47:04.150" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no Hadith that states that Ghusl is not allowed in Ramadan.&#xA;However concerning Sniffing it is Sunnah in Ghusl (can be omitted), and u can make it in Ramadan while fasting, only if water didn't enter your stomach, or if it entered without purpose it is OK, you can continue fasting. But if you sniffed strongly and on purpose so that water entered to your inside this will affect your fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are an Arabic reader you can check &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;Id=51607&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastEditorUserId="602" LastEditDate="2014-04-01T06:59:07.870" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T06:59:07.870" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1971" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1972" CreationDate="2012-08-04T12:53:42.977" Score="2" ViewCount="1905" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read some hadith about silk:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Musa al-Ash'ari reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, &quot;&lt;em&gt;Wearing silk and gold has been forbidden for the men of the my community but is lawful for its females.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; [at-Tirmidhi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hudhayfa said, &quot;&lt;em&gt;The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade us to drink or eat from gold and silver vessels and to wear silk and brocade or sit on them.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; [al-Bukhari]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this last hadith prohibit the use of silk in bed throws?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-08-04T19:44:44.787" LastActivityDate="2012-08-04T19:44:44.787" Title="Is it permissible to use/own silk bed-throws?" Tags="|hadith|fatwa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1971" CreationDate="2012-08-04T14:55:49.037" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, It is not permissible to use silk for bed throws, because it is one kind of using silk, which is clearly prohibited. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The words and to sit on them are strong proof for those who say that it is not allowed to sit on silk, which is the view of the majority. Ibn Wahb narrated in his Jaami from the hadeeth of Sad ibn Abi Waqqaas that he said: To sit on a live coal is dearer to me than sitting on a seat of silk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even if we did not have this text, the prohibition on wearing it would still include using it in furnishings, as it also includes using it as covers or blankets, as the word libs (lit. wearing) includes these meanings in both the linguistic and shari sense; Anas said: I went to a reed mat of ours that had turned black from long use (lit. wearing). Narrated by al-Bukhaari (380) and Muslim (658). Even if the general wording did not imply that the prohibition included using it in furnishings, mere analogy would imply that it was forbidden. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamonline.com/news/articles/141/It-is-haraam-for-a-man-to-wear-natural-silk-or-to-.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="177" LastActivityDate="2012-08-04T14:55:49.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1974" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1317" CreationDate="2012-08-04T16:27:56.627" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The True Meaning of Shaheed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term &quot;Shaheed&quot; is only applied to those who sacrifice their lives for Allah's (God's) cause.  They have no fear; they only fear Allah and want to obey Him and to serve Him.  They realize that their lives belong to Allah, the One who created them, so it is a gift and we should not be so selfish about it.  To obey Allah and to implement what He has commanded might mean the loss of their loves. They are assured of a great reward in the end for their unselfish act.  Their focus is on the next life and on pleasing Allah.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now a days we see many people who want to terrorize people, whether they are Muslim or no, and kill other by blasting a bomb with themselves and call themselves as Shaheed (actually, suicide bomber). They are just mislead, they don't have anything wih Islam. They commit suiside and this act is prohibited in Islam. Allah will punish them for it. They are also trying to defame the image of Islam. This is not Islam. Now those who did 9/11 were drunk or not, I don't know. Its also strange for me to believe that they were muslims. Allah knows well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in order to earn the title of Shaheed one must have the correct Niat (intention).  In Islam intention is important behind every action in the religion.  The only One who really knows the true intention of a person is Allah, for He sees their heart and knows their mind.  Thus, the reward will rest upon the intention of the person.  The Shaheed must have in his intention to risk his life only for Allah and not for anyone else. It can't be for his own ego.  It can't be for the title of &quot;hero&quot;.  It can't be for revenge, for Allah will truly take care of the evildoers.  It must be to serve the purpose of Allah and to uphold truth, justice, and liberty as well as to fight against all types of oppression.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah states in the Qur'an that &quot;Those who believe, and suffer exile and strive with might and main,, in Allah's cause, with their goods and their persons, have the highest rank in the sight of Allah:  They are the people who will achieve (salvation)&quot;  (9:  20)&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;To die as a Shaheed is an honour.  Some people desire this title if they must die because of the great reward.  Other people can achieve equal reward as a Shaheed:  those who die from terminal illnesses like cancer, the woman who dies as a result of childbirth or those who are murdered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An incentive to be a Shaheed is found in the &lt;strong&gt;Hadeeth that states:  &quot;No one who enters Paradise will want to come back to the world and have anything on the earth except the 'Shaheed.'.  He will wish to return to the world and be killed ten times because of the honour he sees&quot; (Bukhari and Muslim).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="412" LastActivityDate="2012-08-04T16:27:56.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1975" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-04T19:40:02.203" Score="9" ViewCount="24577" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does swallowing saliva break one's fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should one do with it if they cannot swallow it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please answer providing good evidences or references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="428" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2012-08-10T05:48:39.200" LastActivityDate="2020-08-02T06:02:24.940" Title="Does swallowing saliva break one's fast?" Tags="|sharia|sawm|fatwa|muftirat|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1976" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-04T19:54:02.780" Score="6" ViewCount="6711" Body="&lt;p&gt;In our class, once our teacher said, have you ever heard our prophet went to a doctor? Then he explained, he did not because if you eat less (according to Islamic principles) you will never get sick and will not need a doctor. &lt;em&gt;Note this para is only a reference, I do not need answer to this part&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My question is, did the prophet ever see a doctor&lt;/strong&gt;. It is quite normal that one can get sick and would need to see a doctor but on the other hand, the status of the prophet is so high that it is inappropriate for him to seek a doctor as God is with him and he is more knowledgeable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2012-08-05T03:49:23.607" LastActivityDate="2022-12-16T13:28:52.317" Title="Did the prophet ever seek a doctor or tabib?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|life|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1977" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1980" CreationDate="2012-08-04T19:56:54.633" Score="4" ViewCount="9344" Body="&lt;p&gt;Someone told me that it is not good to pray with an empty stomach. He told me I should open my fast and then pray. Is that right? Should I eat before doing my maghrib prayer? What order did rasulAllah follow?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="428" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T16:07:54.950" LastActivityDate="2020-10-30T05:21:12.943" Title="Should I pray before opening my fast or after it?" Tags="|sunnah|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1978" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1739" CreationDate="2012-08-04T20:10:36.167" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two different things here. Firstly, let me begin asking one question...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;What is the punishment for treason in most countries?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In most countries (almost all) in the punishment for treason is &lt;strong&gt;death&lt;/strong&gt;. &#xA;This would be for spying, attacking ones own country etc. This applies all the more on the military. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the time of the Prophet (pbuh) most people we drafted in the army. There are qur’anic verse that clearly frown upon people that do not go for fighting along with the Prophet (pbuh). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So let us assume, the Prophet (pbuh) were to go to war and a person learns all the plans/ battle tactics and then goes and joins the disbelievers. This would amount to treason. Deserting the Prophet (pbuh) is apostasy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This strict punishment also prevents a disbeliever from coming to the Prophet (pbuh) accepting Islam just to spy on the Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the evidence...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Evidence 1: Hadith Classification&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of these hadiths are classified in the &lt;em&gt;&quot;Books of Fighting&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Evidence 2: A more elaborate hadith&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See the following hadith which elaborates more..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It was narrated from 'Aishah that:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: &quot;It is not permissible to shed the blood of a Muslim except in three cases: An adulterer who had been married, who should be stoned to death; a man who killed another man intentionally, who should be killed; and &lt;strong&gt;a man who left Islam and waged war against Allah, the Might and Sublime, and His Messenger&lt;/strong&gt;, who should be killed, or crucified, or banished from the land.&quot; [Nasai Vol. 5, Book 1, Hadith 4053]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Evidence 3: Punishments to hypocrites who rejected Islam&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no evidence of these punishments being given to hypocrites among Muslims. Those hypocrites who were simply not practicing or were practicing to be seen among people. &#xA;If you read full of Surah 63 Munafiqoon. It talks about people who accepted and rejected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;That is because they believed, then they rejected Faith: So a seal was set on their hearts: therefore they understand not. [Quran 63:3]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in the &lt;em&gt;same surah&lt;/em&gt; ahead after they reject they went around telling people not to give money to the Prophet’s (pbuh) cause.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They are the ones who say, &quot;Spend nothing on those who are with Allah's Messenger, to the end that they may disperse (and quit Medina).&quot; But to Allah belong the treasures of the heavens and the earth; but the Hypocrites understand not.[Quran 63:7]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So they changed from belief to disbelief, but the fact that they had the opportunity to go around telling people not to give money to the Prophet’s (pbuh) cause implies that the same punishment didn't apply to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So based on all the above &quot;death for apostasy&quot; applies when there is a trace of treason involved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-13T03:40:18.043" LastActivityDate="2015-09-13T03:40:18.043" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1979" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1976" CreationDate="2012-08-04T21:34:27.483" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The assumption that the Prophet(pbuh) never fell sick is incorrect.&#xA;See Sahih Bukhari Book #11, Hadith #646&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Abu Musa:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The Prophet became sick and when his disease became aggravated...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BUT I would agree with your teacher that it is recommended to eat less to be healthy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Why the Prophet(pbuh) never went to the doctor?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are certain rules that apply only to the Prophet(pbuh). For example, the Prophet's wives cannot re-marry etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case it is seeking cure from someone else. If the Prophet(pbuh) fell sick and went to the doctor, the unbelievers would say &amp;quot;He goes to the doctor but cannot ask Allah for a cure whose prophet he claims to be&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you refer to the quran...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;And when I am ill, it is He Who cures me;&amp;quot; [Quran 26:80]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above verse applies to us and to the Prophet(pbuh), but since the Prophet(pbuh) had a direct connection with Allah he got the cure directly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence you will see many books of topics like &amp;quot;Cures of the Prophet(pbuh)&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Medicine of the Prophet(pbuh)&amp;quot; etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In short, the Prophet(pbuh) was doctor himself and had learnt his cures from the best university in the world (Allah)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-04T21:41:49.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1977" CreationDate="2012-08-04T22:50:43.277" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some reasons why one should not pray while hungry, the one that I know of is because when you pray and you are hungry than you can not concentrate in the salat properly.  The Prophet (Peace be Upon Him) said that one should hasten to break their fast as the following Hadith tells us (from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/64&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukari&lt;/a&gt; ) :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle said, &quot;The people will remain on the right path as&#xA;  long as they hasten the breaking of the fast.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ&#xA;  أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله&#xA;  عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ لاَ يَزَالُ النَّاسُ بِخَيْرٍ مَا عَجَّلُوا&#xA;  الْفِطْرَ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One should only break fast before Maghrib salat but not eat dinner, you break your fast with fresh fruit, the sunnah is to break fast on Dates:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah&#xA;  (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) used to break his Saum (fasting) before&#xA;  performing Maghrib prayer with three fresh date-fruits; if there were&#xA;  no fresh date- fruits, he will eat three dry dates; and if there were&#xA;  no dry date- fruits; he would take three draughts of water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يفطر قبل أن&#xA;  يصلي على رطبات، فإن لم تكن رطبات فتميرات فإن لم تكن تميرات حسا حسوات&#xA;  من ماء‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه أبو داود والترمذي وقال‏:‏ حديث حسن‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/249&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Riaddussaliheen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-08-04T22:50:43.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1739" CreationDate="2012-08-04T23:11:40.073" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You'd have to look at historical context as well. First of all, there were a large power vacuum when the Prophet Muhammad died, leading to the Ridda wars. This was a clear attempt by apostates and other false prophets to gain power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apostasy contributed very strongly to national instability at this point, as well as a lot of killings and torture upon Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While this did not occur during the lifetime of the Prophet, some scholars argue that the Prophet foresaw the troubles that apostates would cause immediately after his death and this was what the hadith meant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridda_wars&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article on Ridda wars&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Biography of Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq&lt;/strong&gt; by &lt;em&gt;Dr. 'Ali Muhammad Muhammad As-Sallabee&lt;/em&gt; does a very good coverage of this too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, Muslims were offered substantial benefits, such as the trust to serve in the military, thus gaining war booty, as well as other benefits. They were also given some political status to hold certain government offices, though this varied between the different Caliphates, more so in the later ones than the earlier ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A non-Muslim under many caliphates were required to pay a Jizya tax.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Non-Muslim men must pay a nominal tax called Jizya that gives them full citizenship rights, exempting them from National Service and taxes specific to Muslims like zakat . Jizya is means tested and there are different bands for different levels of wealth. Caliph Omar imposed three bands for the Jizya tax - 4 dinars (£108) for the rich, 2 dinars (£54) for the middle class and 1 dinar (£27) for the poor. The Jizya tax rate is much lower rate than that of zakat , t herefore the tax burden of non-Muslims is lower than that of Muslims in the Caliphate. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.caliphate.co.uk/caliphate/nonmuslims.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;caliphate.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What many Muslims who support the apostasy death penalty conveniently forget to mention today was that a death penalty was also applied to those who refused to pay the Zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both al-Bukhari, in &amp;quot;The Book of Calling the Apostates to Repent&amp;quot; in &amp;quot;The Chapter on Killing those who Refuse to Accept the Obligatory Laws and those Associated with Apostacy&amp;quot;; and Muslim, in &amp;quot;The Book of Faith&amp;quot; in &amp;quot;The Chapter on the Order to Fight People&amp;quot;, report, on the authority of Abu Hurayra, who said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;After the Prophet had died, and Abu Bakr was made his successor, there were [some] Arabs who turned to disbelief. 'Umar said: 'O Abu Bakr! How can you fight the people when the Prophet of Allah (S.A.W.) has said: 'I have been ordered to fight the people until they say: 'There is no God but Allah' and whoever says this, makes himself and his property inviolable except by legal right, and his reckoning is with Allah?' Abu Bakr replied: 'By Allah! I will fight whoever differentiates between salat and zakat , for zakat is a lawful right upon the property! By Allah! Were they to withhold even a single animal that they used to give the Prophet of Allah (S.A.W.), I will fight them over their withholding it'. Then 'Umar said: 'By Allah! I saw then that Allah had opened the heart of Abu Bakr to [the cause of] fighting, and I realized then that it was correct&amp;quot;. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.momin.com/Books/Ask+Those+Who+Know-18/Chapter+Five-35/Abu+Bakr+kills+the+Muslims+who+refused+to+pay+him+the+Zakat-2714.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;momin.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As quoted, this death sentence was further supported by the right to sentence an apostate to death. It's an economical move, and was done to prevent people converting in and out of Islam as a tax loophole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it applies mainly for economical and political purpose. Even more so, because people &lt;a href=&quot;http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/publications/civilsoc/obrien.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;identified themselves by religion more than by nationality&lt;/a&gt; back then. Joining a religion then exiting was akin to gaining citizenship then dropping it, which many leaders would consider treason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &amp;quot;no compulsion in religion&amp;quot; verse is often cited in the sense that forcing someone to join Islam does not make the conversion valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-04T23:11:40.073" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1982" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-04T23:29:32.993" Score="18" ViewCount="1961" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know if this question is too imprecise to be answerable; if people think so, let me know and I'll delete it...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the outside, Islam has quite a... reputation. Firstly, I should note that I am non-Muslim and directly know a good number of Muslims - all of whom are perfectly friendly, but I get the distinct impression that they are pretty liberal by comparison with their peers/family, bordering on &quot;cultural Muslims&quot; (if you see what I mean).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More generally, and I have to be brutally honest, Islam has a reputation as being a bit volatile, sexist, aggressive, leaning towards genuine threats and violence - most typically towards anyone whose views conflict with Islam (secularists, people supporting the rights of homosexuals, feminists, ex-Muslim apostates, people who think that freedom-of-speech includes the right to criticize religion, etc). I think we can agree there are plenty of high- and low-profile examples of this type of behavior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam also describes itself as a religion of peace, so this strange duality is makes me curious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question, then: does Islam have a view on its external reputation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;is the reputation truly an unfair portrayal, and undeserved?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;is it the views of a tiny minority unfairly being used to represent the whole? (or, conversely, would most Mulsims &lt;em&gt;support&lt;/em&gt; reactions such as, say, the physical threats and violence towards papers over &quot;those cartoons&quot;, even if they wouldn't participate)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;is it simply not a concern, with the external reputation an irrelevant factor given the desire/necessity to worship (and defend?) Allah in the manner instructed?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;or...?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="143" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-30T15:55:26.790" LastActivityDate="2018-02-23T15:42:18.743" Title="Why is Islam often perceived as sexist, aggressive and leaning towards genuine threats and violence?" Tags="|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1983" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7693" CreationDate="2012-08-04T23:46:59.170" Score="8" ViewCount="6068" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said that the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/639/is-it-possible-that-the-quran-contains-any-errors&quot;&gt;Quran contains no errors&lt;/a&gt; and is the direct word of Allah, flawless until the end of time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith are not always right, hence why it's become the lifetime work by many scholars just to verify them. But they are valued as a collection of advice/rulings from those who are most knowledgeable in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my question is whether in the case of the Quran conflicting with a Hadith, the rulings from the Quran should be used instead? In cases of conflict between these sources, how is it normally resolved?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some examples of conflicts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sahih hadith says that Zina is punishable by stoning, Quran says that Zina is punishable by flogging (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zina&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;No compulsion in religion&quot; versus death penalty on apostates (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1739/how-do-we-reconcile-the-apostasy-ruling-with-al-baqarah-2256&quot;&gt;local&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-01-24T10:18:56.513" Title="Does the Quran always override the Hadiths?" Tags="|quran|sharia|hadith|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1984" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1982" CreationDate="2012-08-04T23:51:29.567" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam is not volatile rather SOME Muslims are, and the reason are more or less in history as opposed to theology or even ideology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today Muslims are sitting on a lot of oil in the middle east, diamonds in Africa and opium in Afghanistan. Even after all these resources you would imagine them to be happy people. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But one thing we forget that the world is after these resources. So instability and confusion is the key to get these resources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is this volatile mix of natural resources, local/world politics, local customs and a lot of dishonesty by Muslims and non Muslims for personal gains that has created this chaos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you remove all this from the equation, you are left with Muslims of the West. Many are indeed better muslims than their eastern counter parts based in knowledge and reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-12T22:54:58.573" LastActivityDate="2012-09-12T22:54:58.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1985" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1988" CreationDate="2012-08-05T00:02:53.497" Score="22" ViewCount="1419" Body="&lt;p&gt;This should be an easy one...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not Muslim, but I am fascinated by religion and try to read etc on the major religions. I am unclear, however, about the correct use of ṣalawāt (&quot;PBUH&quot; etc) when referring to prophets by name: is this requirement intended for the speaker/author, or for the listener/reader, or both? More specifically, as a non-Muslim, would it be actively inappropriate to include such? Obviously it would not serve me to offend a listener/reader by either including it inappropriately, or omitting it where the Muslim reader/listener would expect it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even when used (or not) incorrectly, I expect most people would probably give me the benefit of the doubt and simply write it off (correctly) as ignorance, but: it would be good to have clear guidance in the correct usage by a non-Muslim (I am reminded of &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1827/as-salmu-alaykum-for-non-muslims&quot;&gt;the potential issues arising from &lt;em&gt;the salam&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="143" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2021-09-10T04:35:48.833" Title="Salawāt upon prophets - for the reader, the writer, or both?" Tags="|non-muslim|prophet-muhammad|adab|salawat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1983" CreationDate="2012-08-05T00:09:03.513" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum.&#xA;First of all I would like to say that don't ever try to mix the words of &quot;Quran&quot; and &quot;Hadith&quot; together.&#xA;Actually &quot;Quran&quot; is the collection of every single aspect of knowledge and the shower of the correct path. If you actually read Quran with its meaning, you have definitely found that this greatest book contains only the brief summary/descriptions of various matters. No explanations have been given.&#xA;So, to explain the messages of the great heavenly book, Nabi Karim(SM) was sent to this world by Allah. Hadiths are the acts, thoughts, speeches, silent agreements, forbiddings, etc. of the great Prophet(SM). Hadith is the explanation of all the messages present in the greatest heavenly book ever (Quran).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surely, the position of Quran is above any others, though without Hadith you cannot execute the orders given by Allah in the holy Quran. For example: &quot;Allah told in the Holy Quran &lt;strong&gt;to perform Salat and pay Zakat&lt;/strong&gt;, but no idea is given in it as to how to perform Salat or what amount of wealth to be donated for Zakat. In this case, Hadith explains all these things clearly and easily.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus we must follow Quran and Hadiths correspondingly. Though some faulty (by faulty, I mean, the ones for which no source can be found tracing upto the Prophet (SM)'s age. These are created by people randomly which may have passed from one person's mouth to another) Hadiths may be found, but you can easily measure the authenticity through internet or any other book and for Hadiths there are many books of which the one that is thought most unfaulty is &quot;Sahi Bukhari&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;In-shā Allah you have got your answer I think.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-24T10:18:56.513" LastActivityDate="2016-01-24T10:18:56.513" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1987" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1990" CreationDate="2012-08-05T04:21:51.763" Score="12" ViewCount="317629" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the month of Ramadan, what should a person who couldn't wake up for &lt;em&gt;suhoor&lt;/em&gt; do? Should he continue the fast or should he compensate for it later?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-08-05T18:11:05.030" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T07:31:08.580" Title="Can I fast without sehri (suhoor)?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1985" CreationDate="2012-08-05T04:34:07.263" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have not fully understood your question but I will answer it to closest I can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salawat is the plural form of the word Salat which simply means ‘to call' as in prayer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salawat is mentioned in the holy Quran in surat al-ahzaab 33 verse 55 :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask&#xA;  Him to do so]. O you who have believed, &lt;strong&gt;ask [ Allah to confer]&#xA;  blessing upon him and ask [ Allah to grant him] peace.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran&#xA;  33:56&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is mandatory on all Muslims and will be deemed utterly disrespectful (to unimaginable extent) that a Muslim will skip this salutation on the prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Speaker&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is mandatory on the person who calls the prophet's name either alone or in speech, he must say the salutation. Usually the salutation is &quot;Peace be upon him&quot; in English or &quot;allahumma salli 'ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin&quot; in Arabic. The Arabic version is more correct and has the meaning of &quot;Oh Almighty, send peace to Muhammad and all his family&quot;. So, for the question, if the speaker repeats the prophet's name 50 times, he has to perform salutation 50 times. A short version might be acceptable but not recommended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Listener&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone who listen the prophet's name (even if he does not utter it) must also perform this salutation. Although in this case their is leniency. If the speaker repeats the prophet name too often, it is acceptable for the listen to just say it one time (the first time he hear it), but can repeat it with every mention of the prophet's name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Writer&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you write and the prophet's name comes in, it is natural to perform this salutation. There is no skipping because the salutation is not for show off, it is out of utmost respect, which every Muslim has for his beloved prophet. Also it is more convenient to say it when writing because writing cannot be that fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;For a non-Muslim&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not think it is compulsory for a non-Muslim to perform salawat. There is no compulsion in Islam. Islam never dictated anything on non-Muslim. Because non-Muslim would be allowed to drink in a Muslim country even though it is haraam for all Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there is reward for performing salawat for Muslims. Every time they say it, Almighty God gets happy with them and gives them reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Just a little note&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While it is compulsory to perform salawat for the prophets, many scholars especially in west believe, the same should be done for God himself and they believe that is even more important because God is the supreme being. The proper way to salute God (Allah) is Subhana wa t'ala (Glorified and Exalted is He).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-02T05:40:31.850" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T05:40:31.850" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1987" CreationDate="2012-08-05T04:45:12.943" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You can and you must!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no excuse of breaking the fast if you skipped Sehri for one reason or another. Sehri (mid night meal) has it own benefit and is recommended by the prophet but that is not a requirement for fast. All you need to do is make your intentions for fast and offer prayer. The prayer is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Wa be somi ghadin navaithu min sheri ramadan' meaning&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot; I have made the intention of obligatory fast for this day of Ramadan for the sole pleasure of Allah Almighty.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam786.org/powerofdua.htm#92410650&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Intention for fasting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The time for the intention (Niyyat) for fasting begins anytime after&#xA;  sunset until midday. Intention is obligatory and it is Sunnat to&#xA;  recite it verbally each day. Even if the intention is made before&#xA;  midday the fast will be valid. Recite Durood Shareef before and after&#xA;  making the intention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in short sehri is not compulsory for fasting but it is highly recommended. If you skip it which can very well happen, you should still keep the fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you skipped sehri and now it is too hard for you to keep the fast, that is probably another question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2012-08-05T04:56:27.360" LastActivityDate="2012-08-05T04:56:27.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1990" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1987" CreationDate="2012-08-05T05:20:18.703" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;Eating Suhur is Sunnah. Not obligatory. As Prophet Muhammad (Salla-Allahu-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) Says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Eat Suhur (predawn meal). Surely, there is a blessing in Suhur.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/239&quot;&gt;This hadith from Bukhari and Muslim&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, Keeping Fast during Ramadan is Obligatory for every Muslim. As described in the Quran and many Ahadith of Prophet (Salla-Allahu-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Ayat from Quran is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/185&quot;&gt;Sahih International Translation of The Holy Quran&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the conclusion is, Even if you missed Suhur, &lt;strong&gt;You have to fast&lt;/strong&gt;. Suhur is not obligatory and it is a Sunnah and Prophet says, there is Barakah &lt;em&gt;(blessings)&lt;/em&gt; in Suhur. But, it is not in the per-requisites of Fasting&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this will help&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="177" LastActivityDate="2012-08-05T05:20:18.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1987" CreationDate="2012-08-05T06:05:29.923" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As othe answers mentioned, suhoor is a Sunnah (and a recommened Sunnah), but it's not obligatory, and many people don't take it when the fast-time is short and the eating-time is long, however it's still recommended to take it, as this Hadith mentions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, &amp;quot;Eat Suhur (predawn meal). Surely,&#xA;there is a blessing in Suhur.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن أنس، رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ ‏&#xA;&amp;quot;‏تسحروا فإن في السحور بركة‏&amp;quot;‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/239&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Riyad as-Salihin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you see that suhoor is a confirmed sunnah, but it's still Sunnah, not obligatory, not taking suhur:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Neither spoils your fasting: You still can fast if you have the intention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nor give you permissions to eat after fajr (the starting time of fast), as this fasting duration is mentioned in Quran and eating anything within that duration breaks your fast:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ لَيْلَةَ الصِّيَامِ الرَّفَثُ إِلَىٰ نِسَائِكُمْ ۚ&#xA;هُنَّ لِبَاسٌ لَّكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لِبَاسٌ لَّهُنَّ ۗ عَلِمَ اللَّهُ&#xA;أَنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَخْتَانُونَ أَنفُسَكُمْ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَعَفَا&#xA;عَنكُمْ ۖ فَالْآنَ بَاشِرُوهُنَّ وَابْتَغُوا مَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ&#xA;ۚ وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ&#xA;الْأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الْأَسْوَدِ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ ۖ ثُمَّ&#xA;أَتِمُّوا الصِّيَامَ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ ۚ وَلَا تُبَاشِرُوهُنَّ وَأَنتُمْ&#xA;عَاكِفُونَ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ ۗ تِلْكَ حُدُودُ اللَّهِ فَلَا&#xA;تَقْرَبُوهَا ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ آيَاتِهِ لِلنَّاسِ&#xA;لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has been made permissible for you the night preceding fasting to go&#xA;to your wives [for sexual relations]. They are clothing for you and&#xA;you are clothing for them. Allah knows that you used to deceive&#xA;yourselves, so He accepted your repentance and forgave you. So now,&#xA;have relations with them and seek that which Allah has decreed for&#xA;you. &lt;strong&gt;And eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes&#xA;distinct to you from the black thread [of night]. Then complete the&#xA;fast until the sunset.&lt;/strong&gt; And do not have relations with them as long&#xA;as you are staying for worship in the mosques. These are the limits&#xA;[set by] Allah , so do not approach them. Thus does Allah make clear&#xA;His ordinances to the people that they may become righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah:187&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see Quran explicitly says that you can eat till fajr time, and after that you'll have to fast until Maghrib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that's helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-05T06:05:29.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1992" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1987" CreationDate="2012-08-05T06:20:20.410" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;All the other answers (correctly) point out that fasting is &lt;em&gt;wajib&lt;/em&gt; (obligatory) and &lt;em&gt;suhoor&lt;/em&gt; is &lt;em&gt;sunnah&lt;/em&gt; (in the sense that it is not obligatory, but recommended). However, more clearly, the reason you still have to fast is because of the &lt;em&gt;conditions&lt;/em&gt; of fasting:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Being Muslim&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Being beyond puberty and possessing a sound state of mind&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Having the ability to complete the fast&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not being sick or in a state of travel&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not having other impediments to fasting (women in their menses etc.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, &lt;em&gt;suhoor&lt;/em&gt; is not a condition for fasting - and therefore you are obliged to fast despite missing &lt;em&gt;suhoor&lt;/em&gt;. If one of the conditions is broken, only then you are not obliged to fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So while the &lt;em&gt;wajib/sunnah&lt;/em&gt; distinction is valid, technically it would be that &lt;em&gt;suhoor&lt;/em&gt; is not a condition for fasting that gives you the answer to your query. And Allah knows better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/26814/&quot;&gt;Source for conditions of fasting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-08-05T06:20:20.410" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1993" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="1997" CreationDate="2012-08-05T07:00:08.290" Score="8" ViewCount="5842" Body="&lt;p&gt;Often I have came across translations of Quran and the translation is totally different between two interpreters. Why is it so when the Quran itself is very clear? As an example&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yYhUL.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note here, beautified the nearest heaven &lt;strong&gt;with stars&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another more correct version, it is correctly translated as follows&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;067.005  YUSUFALI: And we have, (from of old), adorned the lowest heaven with Lamps, and We have made &lt;strong&gt;such (Lamps)&lt;/strong&gt; (as) missiles to&#xA;drive away the Evil Ones, and have prepared for them the Penalty of&#xA;the Blazing Fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PICKTHAL: And verily We have beautified the world's&#xA;heaven with &lt;strong&gt;lamps&lt;/strong&gt;, and We have made them missiles for the devils, and&#xA;for them We have prepared the doom of flame.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SHAKIR: And certainly We&#xA;have adorned this lower heaven with &lt;strong&gt;lamps&lt;/strong&gt; and We have made these&#xA;missiles for the Shaitans, and We have prepared for them the&#xA;chastisement of burning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did some investigation weather start (Najam) is the correct word or Lamp (Misbah). They are clearly different words. After google search, I found&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مصباح lamp, bulb, floodlight, glow-lamp&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;star = نجمة, النجمة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is why scholars utterly change the meaning of the verse, provide totally different translations when the verse itself is very clear?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: This is not just one verse, there are many. You may put the question in a better form, provide it does not loose its meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-11-02T06:58:01.417" Title="Why are there different translations of the Quran?" Tags="|arabic|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1994" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1982" CreationDate="2012-08-05T07:15:35.400" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a really broad question and it is one that is discussion-provoking. And it's hard to answer comprehensively in a short amount of space. Especially in this month when time is at a premium and many Muslims try to focus exclusively on worship. Having said that, I will take a stab at addressing just a few of the points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, of course, there is such a &quot;reputation&quot; today of the &lt;em&gt;deen&lt;/em&gt; of Islam in pretty much the whole world now. One must admit that this reputation exists in the minds of many people due to the medium through which they receive information - modern media, in many of those cases, which focuses on negative here-and-now events. These impressions of volatility, aggression, etc. form with repeated exposure to substandard reporting and incomplete context. By the same token if the focus were on Muslims who were kind, charitable, generous, this perception may not be the way it is today. So a lot of this is circumstantial. Any community and its members can be demonized with sufficient media attention. In fact a recent poll established that (American) Muslims were &lt;a href=&quot;http://thinkprogress.org/security/2011/08/02/285734/gallup-poll-american-muslims-arent-anti-israel-reject-violence/?mobile=nc&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;less&lt;/em&gt; likely to see violence&lt;/a&gt; as an acceptable solution to a problem than other communities. Given that this position arises out of theology and not politics, it is likely to be similar to positions of other Muslim communities. Also check the book &quot;What a Billion Muslims Really Think&quot; published based on the results of an extensive worldwide survey by Gallup to see statistically the views of Muslims all over the world. What you will find will stand in stark contrast to this &quot;perception.&quot; So yet again, a deeper, scholarly, and academic look at things shows the reality of the situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A lot of this also comes from trying to apply Western (I don't use this term geographically) notions of what is right and ethical to peoples with different notions of what is right and ethical. I can decide that X is a horrible thing, but it would be unfair of me to apply that standard to a people where X is not a horrible thing to do, and then paint those people as being horrible and backward and oppressive (of course, not everything is relative - Murder without right is never bad in one place and good in another). Getting upset about religion is not cool in some lands, and in some lands it's natural. Some action X is seen as volatile in one land, and part of every day life in another. Plus these notions of what is right and ethical change from generation to generation - 50 years ago, gay marriage was not the litmus test for human rights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hate playing the victim card, but one has to point out that in mainstream reporting today when the perpetrator is Muslim, it is always their religion that is seen to motivate them. Muslims cannot have any nuance to them - they cannot have political or social or economic motivations - it must all be religiously motivated. Muslims cannot have psychological conditions or just be simple criminals - they must be doing it because of their religion. True, sometimes these perpetrators explicitly claim inspiration from religious texts, but as a serious scholar of current affairs one must question their motivation for doing so. How much of it is just a convenient cover for what they're doing or to justify it to other people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims really love God and His Messenger and His Message - this is something that people who've been secularized have a hard time understanding. It is something that's very close to their hearts, as close or closer than their families. When they perceive an attack on Islam or on fellow Muslims, they take it to heart and wish to defend it, as anyone would with something they love. Try telling an Apple fan that Apple products are inferior. Or a Bieber fan that Bieber's music stinks. Then think about that for something that is far more consequential. This is not to excuse violent reactions (these are personal failings on the part of people who have not internalized Islamic notions of restraint and forbearance) but it explains where they come from. Aggression is a base human response - Islam came to tame it. Anger and impulsive response is not the way of the Muslim, there are plenty of textual citations for this claim. Of course when the focus is on the proportion of the population that &lt;em&gt;hasn't&lt;/em&gt; internalized these notions, then the perspective of the relative proportions is going to be skewed (&lt;em&gt;&quot;where are all the nice Muslims?? Why don't I see them on TV??&quot;&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question at the end - it's probably all three of the options you presented. Sometimes I take a few steps back and wonder how a &lt;em&gt;deen&lt;/em&gt; that 1) prescribes the worship of the Creator alone 2) enjoins justice and good deeds to humanity above all 3) tells human beings they are accountable for all their actions 4) tells human beings that nothing distinguishes them apart from their piety and closeness to their Creator 5) other similar things ever got caught in this negative feedback cycle. These are the main points, the core, by which a person should judge Islam. The other things are just distractions from this message.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Strictly theologically and jurisprudentially speaking there is no basis for violence against someone who insults Islam in a non-Muslim state. I don't know what kind of laws a modern Islamic state might have for this. One of the objectives of &lt;em&gt;shari'ah&lt;/em&gt; is to preserve and facilitate the practice of Islam. So I imagine that open mockery or blasphemy is not something that will be tolerated in the public domain (just as every community has its taboos, this is ours). However this doesn't necessarily mean that debate or criticism and such must be outlawed - they just need to go about it in a different way. Look up John of Damascus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Practically speaking, most of the Muslim world in the East still lives in a culturally communal mindset - something like this is seen an as insult to the community and it must be dealt with as a community - and another community is seen as responsible for the sins of one of its members (parts of the West seem to be stuck at this as well). Notions of freedom of speech and individual protections are not part of the culture yet (but theologically speaking there is broad room for these notions and in fact an encouragement). And this isn't restricted to Muslim societies - try mocking a Hindu deity in India and see how far you get. Or try mocking Jesus (pbuh) inside Vatican City. Or try mocking Buddha in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, or Thailand. I don't think they'll be eager to uphold your free speech rights just then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, this external perception is not really a concern. From the beginning Islam made enemies of those who stood to lose economically and politically from its message of egalitarianism and service to God and humanity, and this will be the case until the end of time. A Muslim's job is to individually submit to God, and collectively spread the message of Islam, and that's it. The rest is up to God. Despite this negative perception you bring up, literally thousands of people become Muslim all over the world every month.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-08-08T07:14:02.497" LastActivityDate="2012-08-08T07:14:02.497" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1995" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1985" CreationDate="2012-08-05T07:52:37.523" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does salawat upon prophets mean?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salawat from Muslims upon the prophets is like a prayer (i.e, asking to Allah) to lay peace and blessing upon them. It means that the one who offers it does believe that the prophet is really a prophet, he (the Muslim) believes in his (the prophet) prophecy that Allah gave him. It's a form of respect, as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whom does it apply to?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The abbreviation &amp;quot;PBUH&amp;quot; is for (Peace be upon him), in fact it corresponds to three phrases in Arabic (I don't know why!):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;عليه السلام 'alaihi assalam (peace be upon him): which is used for prophets (but not preferred for them) and Ahl al-bait (the Muslim family of Muhammad).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;عليه الصلاة والسلام 'alahi assalatu wa assalam (peace and blessing be upon him): used (and preferred over the previous) for all prophets.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;صّلى الله عليه وسلّم salla Allah 'alaihi wa sallam (may Allah lay much blessing and peace upon him): which is used only for the prophet Muhammad, and is preferred over the previous ones, also there are &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A9_%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A#.D8.AC.D9.85.D9.84_.D8.A7.D9.84.D8.B5.D9.84.D8.A7.D8.A9_.D8.B9.D9.84.D9.89_.D8.A7.D9.84.D9.86.D8.A8.D9.8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;many better forms&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic link, sorry!) to offer prayer upon Muhammad.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Should writer/speaker or listener/reader write/say salawat upon the Prophet (PBUH) every time he is mentioned?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First of all, Allah ordered Muslims to say salawat upon the prophet:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ۚ يَا&#xA;أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask&#xA;Him to do so]. &lt;strong&gt;O you who have believed&lt;/strong&gt;, ask [ Allah to confer]&#xA;blessing upon him and ask [ Allah to grant him] peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-'Aĥzāb:56]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This aya (verse) of Quran explicitly orders &lt;strong&gt;Muslims&lt;/strong&gt; to offer salawat upon the Prophet (PBUH). &lt;strong&gt;But it doesn't order non muslims&lt;/strong&gt; to do so, nor any verse or hadith or any Islamic Ruling source does. It obviously doesn't make sense to order people who don't believe in you, you shouldn't expect them to obey, too. Islam doesn't order non-muslims to do anything (except &lt;em&gt;too little&lt;/em&gt; social things if they live in a Muslim county). However, It's not prohibited for non muslims to offer it (it doesn't make sense to prohibit things to someone who doesn't believe in you), in truth it shows respect as salawat contains respect, and it's welcome, but if salawat indicates belief (as mentioned above) why should they offer it if they don't believe in the Prophet Muhammad? Muslims don't (and shouldn't) expect non msulims to believe in Muhammad or offer salawat upon him, but they &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; expect non muslims to respect him (as a religious symbol), because muslims respect others' religious symbols and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1825/167&quot;&gt;it's prohibited for muslims to insult non muslims or their religious symbols&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Of course, for Muslims, saying salawat upon the prophet is very good and Allah rewards for it very much, it's too much rewarded and is considered respectful, there are &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A9_%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A#.D8.A2.D9.8A.D8.A7.D8.AA_.D9.88.D8.A3.D8.AD.D8.A7.D8.AF.D9.8A.D8.AB_.D9.81.D9.8A_.D8.A7.D9.84.D8.B5.D9.84.D8.A7.D8.A9_.D8.B9.D9.84.D9.89_.D8.A7.D9.84.D9.86.D8.A8.D9.8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;many Hadiths&lt;/a&gt; (again, sorry for the arabic link) about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scholars differ in the obligation level of salawat, some say that it's a must only once in life, some say a must every time he is mentioned, others say it's Fardh Kifaia (if he is mentioned between people, then it's enough if some of them offer it, but prohibited that none do it), BUT it's considered disrespectful not to offer salawat upon him, and it indicates that one isn't a good man, like this hadith says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah () said, &amp;quot;The miser is the one in whose&#xA;presence I am mentioned but he does not supplicate for me.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[At- Tirmidhi].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وعن علي رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ ‏ &amp;quot;‏&#xA;البخيل من ذكرت عنده، فلم يصلِ علي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‏رواه الترمذي وقال‏:‏ حديث حسن صحيح‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1403&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Riyad as-Salihin]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it's also tiring to remember to say it every time he is mentioned, especially if the speaker mentions him too much, it's preferred to say it as much as possible, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Allah doesn't require us more that we can&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that answers your question, as I didn't get it completely (but who would miss answering Marc Gravell's question! :D).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-10T04:35:48.833" LastActivityDate="2021-09-10T04:35:48.833" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="1996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1959" CreationDate="2012-08-05T08:35:02.573" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason why this verse is said is: When God mentioned the Flies (ذباب) and spider (عنكبوت) in the Quraan, the polytheists said: &quot;We don't believe in a god who uses such (flies and spiders) examples&quot;, so Allah revealed this verse: &quot;Indeed, Allah is not timid to present an example - that of a mosquito or what is smaller than it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can check this on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=73&amp;amp;idto=73&amp;amp;bk_no=49&amp;amp;ID=77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamweb&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastEditorUserId="602" LastEditDate="2014-04-01T06:57:09.923" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T06:57:09.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1997" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1993" CreationDate="2012-08-05T08:42:34.250" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;First to know is that &lt;strong&gt;Quran translations are not considered translations, they are considered translated simple-interpretations&lt;/strong&gt;, i.e, Quran interpreted so simply and then the interpretation is translated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because &lt;strong&gt;it's impossible to give the meaning of Quran in any language other than Arabic&lt;/strong&gt;. You shouldn't think of a translation as a real translation, but only like an interpretation, a simple one particularly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now about differences among translations, it's sad that there is no translation that was adopted by any recognized Muslim Organization around the world (at least as far as I know), all these translations are individual tries (JazaAllah Khair who made these tries, their work is appreciated if they did it for the sake of Islam). And, as I said above, they are simple interpretations of Quran rather than perfect translation. And like there are differences among major tafseers (such as Al-Razi, Ibn Katheer, Tabari, etc...), there is difference between simple interpretations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I for one prefer the as-literal-as-possible translations. Because they (1) prevent incorrect understanding and (2) will not be clear when ayat are not entirely clear (there are such ayat in Quran, by the way), so one will try to understand by looking into a more detailed one, which is better I believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For your particular example, all you say is correct, the literal translation is &quot;lamps&quot;, and I prefer it. And it's good that you've mentioned that very example because in it, Sahih international may really have given an incorrect meaning, because what Allah means by &quot;lamps&quot; is not likely to be &quot;stars&quot;, but rather falling stars (Shihab شهاب), these two ayat confirm that understanding &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/15/18&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/37/10&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, (don't forget to see translations other that Sahih International!).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an Arabic man and always read Quran in Arabic, I often find translations I don't agree to in &lt;code&gt;Sahih International&lt;/code&gt;, but since everybody in the site use it, I do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2012-08-05T08:42:34.250" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1983" CreationDate="2012-08-05T09:10:26.830" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The basic principle is that Qur'an and authentic ahadith cannot contradict each other because their source is the same. The contradiction is only on the surface, and in reality one is either a specification of the other or they apply in mutually exclusive conditions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the conditions for the strength of a hadith is that it doesn't contradict something more authentic than itself (the Qur'an, as you alluded, is most authentic by virtue of its unparalleled &lt;em&gt;tawatur&lt;/em&gt;). By definition, the &lt;em&gt;sunnah&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;explains&lt;/strong&gt; the Qur'an, and so if some hadith appears to contradict the Qur'an and this contradiction cannot be reconciled, then that hadith is severely diminished in strength and authenticity and not applied to the ruling. Usually however, scholars find ways to make both work together. The contradiction is usually just superficial and it turns out that one &lt;em&gt;specifies&lt;/em&gt; the other (makes it more specific - like the Qur'an orders the establishment of prayer, the sunnah specifies exactly how). Usually this reconciliation works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is usually not a problem - the hard part is reconciling between different hadiths!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Sh. Yusuf al-Qaradawi - summary at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/english/shariah/hadith/hadith-studies/436311.html&quot;&gt;http://www.onislam.net/english/shariah/hadith/hadith-studies/436311.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-08-05T09:10:26.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2000" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="639" CreationDate="2012-08-05T09:17:57.200" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;By Quran I assume that the book Quran we have today. &lt;strong&gt;We have very high confidence that Quran as we have today is very close to what was revealed to the prophet by God&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Historical athentecity&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims believe that there has been no error in Quran as revealed to the prophet and that prophet made no mistake in exactly presenting it to the people as it was revealed to him. During the time of the prophet, he was present and was the main reference for Quran. There wasn't a compiled written copy during his time. I assume that this is not the part you are asking about. Your question is about how well what was stated by the prophet is preserved from his time up to today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After him &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Quran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the history&lt;/a&gt; becomes a little bit complicated. Scholars agree that Ali (PBUH), unarguably the closest person to the prophet and the fourth Sunni Caliph and first Shia Imam, had a created a written copy by 6 moths after the prophet's death. But that was a private copy. The main reference for Quran among people were the people who memorized the whole Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Until sometime during the first Caliph's reign, Muslims didn't feel a need for having a written collections of Quran. The memorizers were present and many and could be used as reference. However during a battle many of them died and as a result the first Caliph felt a need to have a written form in case other memorizers die. So a compiled version was created during the first Caliph's time and it passed on to the second Caliph.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the canonization of Quran only happened during the time of third Caliph. His rule starts 12 years after the death of the prophet, i.e. 644 A.D.&#xA;He also destroyed all other codified versions of Quran. From that point we are rather certain that what we have is close to what was compiled at the time of third Caliph. Today we have copies dating back to 688 A.D.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are issue regarding how well they collected and canonized it. There are stories about disagreement about what was part of Quran and what was not, even among the companions of the prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were also extreme groups like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharijites&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kharijites&lt;/a&gt; who believed that large parts of what we have today as Quran are not part of it (for example, some of them believed that the whole Sura Yusuf was not part of Quran, mainly because of their extreme conservative beliefs that looked inconsistent with the topic of the Sura to them, and unfortunately even today some people advice against reading it for young people, mainly because they don't understand it. Really unfortunate because it is one of the literal wonders of classical story telling and as Quran says in the start of the Sura it is the best of stories &amp;quot;أَحْسَنَ الْقَصَصِ&amp;quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &lt;strong&gt;Muslims generally believe that canonization was done correctly&lt;/strong&gt;. Sunni because of their belief in the four Caliphs, and Shia because of confirmation by Ali (PBUH) and Imams (descending from him). Also many of the prophet's close companions were alive and present when Quran was compiled and canonized and it was done under supervision of two of most famous memorizers of Quran. Any major/significant/important diversions would have been strongly objected to by at least some of them and would been noted in history. (There are some Shia that believe that Ali's (PBUH) version had differences because of some hadith attributed to him, but that is not a popular view among Shia scholars. Ali (PBUH) was the forth Caliph and we don't have any historical evidence that he tried to change the official version of Quran canonized during the third Caliph's reign.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the canonization there hasn't been any major disputes about Quran. Copies of the canonized version were spread over the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_expansion_of_Caliphate.svg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic world&lt;/a&gt; and is preserved through multiple copies over a very large area of land. We are quite certain to have the canonized copy. So if we accept that the Quran is preserved well in the 12 years following the prophet's death during the time of the first 3 caliphs (632-644), then we can say that Quran is preserved well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it doesn't mean that what we have is completely error and typo free. There are 14 famous narrations of Quran and they have some differences that even change meaning in some cases. But the variations in meaning are not many nor major and for a text dating more than 1400 years is not surprising. There are books that discuss the differences in these 14 variations in detail. (Some apologists try to get around this issue and keep the belief that Quran is preserved exactly as it was revealed by prophet by arguments which look rather weak to me, e.g. some may say that all 14 versions are correct, etc. in any case, what we know for certain is that Quran has not been kept as a single undisputed written document from the time of the prophet till today, there are 14 versions with small differences today and there has been arguments about Quran's content during the 12 years that followed the prophet's death.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, we have a very high confidence that Quran we have today is very close to what was revealed to the prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Theological/Philosophical arguments&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally find these arguments regarding Quran has not been changed because of the verse mentioned in the other answers rather weak. The argument is that that verse 15:9 states that God protects Quran in a very particular sense, i.e. that Quran as a book among Muslims will be as it was revealed during prophet's time (independent of what Muslims do and whether they keep following his will and orders). So the arguments claim that to prove that Quran is exactly as it was revealed we only need to prove the authenticity of one verse. The authenticity of that verse is then established using historical arguments. (The authenticity of that verse itself needs to be confirmed through some other external way and cannot be based on itself, that would presuppose what is to be argued for and would be circular.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this is a weak argument. The argument is based on a particular interpretation of the verse (to be fair, I should state that this interpretation is a very popular one, probably the most popular one among scholars). There are verses in Quran that implies that if even prophet (let alone Muslims) do not follow God's orders God may take away Quran (verse 17:86 in conjunction with other verses warning the prophet not to diverge from God's path, these are &lt;em&gt;hypothetical&lt;/em&gt; verses and we don't believe they happened, my point is in the hypothetical case that they did then there would be such consequences and similar consequences &lt;em&gt;may&lt;/em&gt; follow if Muslims diverge from God's path). So it seems reasonable that if Muslims did not follow God's orders he may take away it from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also theological arguments based on the fact that God must preserve Quran to guide people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also a weak argument to me. God can guide whomever he want however he wants. He doesn't need to follow what some people might think he should.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most troubling issue regarding these arguments for me is that exactly same things are claimed by Jews, and based on Quran we believe that they didn't preserve it as it was revealed by God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some Muslims can add that Islam is the last religion to their arguments but in reality Jews claim exactly the same thing. They don't believe that there is going to be a new religion after Judaism. And in any case these all rely on some beliefs that are supposed to be secondary to the authenticity of these texts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, I haven't seen any philosophical or theological argument saying God preserves Quran which is not stated by Jews also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran is a great gift that God gave to Muslims. Like other gifts God may take it away if Muslims don't understand its value and perform their duty, don't follow his orders, or diverge from his path. It is the responsibility of Muslims to perform their duty and preserve Quran as it is given to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-05T09:54:20.460" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1975" CreationDate="2012-08-05T11:08:15.810" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it does not. Because saliva is produced within the body itself and is not something that we put in from outside. It does not cause nourishment and is the body's natural process.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Similarly if he sticks out his tongue with saliva on it, then brings&#xA;  it back in and swallows what is on it (of saliva), that does not break&#xA;  his fast according to the more correct view, because however the&#xA;  tongue moves it is regarded as part of the inside of the mouth, &lt;em&gt;the&#xA;  nature of which cannot change&lt;/em&gt;, so it does not matter what is on it (of&#xA;  saliva). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Haashiyat Qalyoobi, 2/72.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same goes for mucus (phlegm).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/49005&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/49005&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user123" LastEditorDisplayName="user123" LastEditDate="2012-08-07T15:05:54.230" LastActivityDate="2012-08-07T15:05:54.230" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2002" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2011" CreationDate="2012-08-05T12:42:06.977" Score="12" ViewCount="33182" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does someone who listens to the Quran in Ramadan gets the same amount of rewards as the one who reads it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="341" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-01T17:21:49.410" LastActivityDate="2018-06-17T15:11:19.717" Title="Does someone who listens to the Quran in Ramadan gets the same amount of rewards as the one who reads it?" Tags="|quran|ramadan|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2003" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-05T14:46:14.270" Score="5" ViewCount="31653" Body="&lt;p&gt;Say, for example, that I desperately need to build a house and to do this I am accumulating money. Say after 1 year I have accumulated 10K dollars but that still wont solve my purpose and the expense I incur to build my house are more than 10K. In that case do I have to pay the Zakat on the 10K that I have accumulating for building my house or is this amount waived off, given that this is not my real savings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="78" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T00:14:54.160" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T00:14:54.160" Title="Do I need to pay the Zakat if I am accumulating money for a needy purpose?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2003" CreationDate="2012-08-05T17:10:30.820" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think, Every people accumulate money to build, get something. We accumulate money to get a Car, Building, Carrier etc, isn't it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Accumulating money doesn't prevent you from paying Zakat. Zakat becomes fard (compulsory) upon you, If you have money for a complete year fulfilling Nisab (The minimum quantity, upon which Zakat becomes compulsory).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This answer is given from knowledge of me. I'll try to update the answer with necessary citations and sources soon, Insha' Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Update after knowing the exact ruling&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My assumption is seems correct. I've found &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/?p=20380&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; from another answer. It is saying, you have to pay zakat for accumulating money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Note that, If you already bought a house and you are using that house, you don't need to pay zakat. Because, &lt;em&gt;Your house which you are using is considered among necessity&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mosquefoundation.org/zakat-center/zakat-faqs.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;The reason of this rulings&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think, the reason for this ruling is, The house you are &lt;em&gt;currently&lt;/em&gt; living is considered a necessity and indeed it &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt;. But, if you are &lt;em&gt;accumulating money to buy a house&lt;/em&gt;, it is not included in necessity, because, &lt;em&gt;You are already living in a house&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if this ruling was not there, then I could say, &lt;em&gt;I want to buy a house in the USA's most precious and ranked area&lt;/em&gt;, and to fulfill this destiny, may be I have to wait a long time, it may be impossible in this life also. Though, &lt;em&gt;You are living happily with fulfilling all your necessity in the meantime&lt;/em&gt;. Thus, this is excluded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="177" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-07T04:58:18.230" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2006" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2037" CreationDate="2012-08-05T22:06:13.110" Score="7" ViewCount="309" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometime, somewhere I heard a story something like this from context:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In one Muslim country when leaders were realized that they is going to&#xA;  be defeated by enemy, they started returning collected taxes from&#xA;  non-Muslims,  justifying  that, they can't provide them  security&#xA;  anymore. After seeing that greatness, non-Muslim troops joined to Muslims troops and they defeated enemy together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I love this story so much, and I love to narrate this so often. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be more convincing, I'd love to know source of this story and maybe just more historical fact about this or is this hadith or anything ?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-28T08:55:13.630" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T08:55:13.630" Title="What is the story of returning Jiziah (tax) to non-Muslims when Muslims were unable to defend them?" Tags="|source-identification|history|jizya|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1975" CreationDate="2012-08-05T22:17:47.987" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it doesn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &amp;quot;If somebody eats or drinks forgetfully then he should complete his fast, for what he has eaten or drunk, has been given to him by Allah.&amp;quot; Narrated 'Amir bin Rabi'a, &amp;quot;I saw the Prophet cleaning his teeth with Siwak while he was fasting so many times as I can't count.&amp;quot; And narrated Abu Huraira, &amp;quot;The Prophet said, 'But for my fear that it would be hard for my followers, I would have ordered them to clean their teeth with Siwak on every performance of ablution.&amp;quot; The same is narrated by Jabir and Zaid bin Khalid from the Prophet who did not differentiate between a fasting and a nonfasting person in this respect (using Siwak).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aisha said, &amp;quot;The Prophet said, &amp;quot;It (i.e. Siwak) is a purification for the mouth and it is a way of seeking Allah's pleasures.&amp;quot; Ata' and Qatada said, &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;There is no harm in swallowing the resultant saliva&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shariahprogram.ca/Hadith/Sahih-Bukhari/031.sbt.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 31, Number 154&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-05T22:17:47.987" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2008" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1982" CreationDate="2012-08-06T03:53:31.583" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because this is a fairly 'big' question, I'll try to keep my response concise and directly address the point with minimum detail, as opposed to if you broke it down into smaller questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wars&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_career_of_Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;earliest&lt;/a&gt; Muslim wars of conquest were out of self-defense, in the sense that &quot;the best defense is a good offense&quot;. The first wars throughout the Arabian peninsula, was because the Arab polytheists opposed the Prophet Muhammad's assertive expansion of Islam. Many were defensive, except in the case of violated treaties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridda_wars&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ridda wars&lt;/a&gt; was the suppression of various revolutions that occurred right after Muhammad's death. Some refused to pay Zakat (which was a major source of income for the nation), some outright attacked, or were said to plan to attack. I mention this only because the Byzantines and Persians were directly funding militants and sending mercenaries to weaken the Arabian nation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Byzantine and Persian conquests that followed were a response to this hostility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many of those who lived in the conquered regions actually welcomed the Arabian forces, because of the freedom of religion, lowered taxes, and promises of protection. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rosenweinshorthistory.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;B. Rosenwein, 2004&lt;/a&gt;). Religious tolerance may sound difficult to believe among Muslims today, but note that the original Muslims suffered for decades under religious persecution and were very welcoming of a tolerant world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their wars were not done out of greed and desire for power, but out of the wish to expand Islam and overthrow those who were strictly against Islam. They have attempted to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_conquest_of_Persia#Battle_of_Nahawand_.28641.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;peace out those wars&lt;/a&gt; when they felt that their opponents were no longer a threat. The original Caliphs would take minimum wage, dress poorly, and avoided being treated like kings. Hence why it was considered sinful to wear silk and gold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Source: Dr. 'Ali Muhammad Muhammad As-Sallaabee, 2007. &lt;em&gt;Abu Bakar As-Siddeeq&lt;/em&gt;. KSA: Darussalam. A very good, concise, academically accurate book which also explains it in the form of a story.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it should be kept in mind that history is written by the victorious, and the Shiah also have their own perspective of the story which looks poorly upon the early Rashidun Caliphs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are of course, many other Muslim conquests, but these were the ones sanctioned by Muhammad and the Caliph Abu Bakr, and would probably be the closest to the original Islamic teachings. It is not an aggressive religion, but one that will rise to arms if threatened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Terrorism&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, terrorism is not a Sunnah. The early Muslim armies were told to respect the bodies of the enemies, to avoid damaging the lands of the territories they conquered or sieged. Their wars were utilized as a means of spreading Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They wanted to win the hearts and minds of the people. Note that most of their greatest leaders at this point, such as Umar al-Khattab and Khalid al-Walid, were once their worst enemies. ('Ali Muhammad, 2007)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Arabian form of unconventional warfare rose from Muhammad's military strategy to minimize damage by hitting only the important points. &lt;a href=&quot;http://thecult.info/blog/2011/09/03/the-four-false-prophets-part-i-al-aswad-al-ansi/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Assassination&lt;/a&gt; and espionage was part of the Islamic war book, but focuses on core figures, not civilians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While terrorism follows similar covert operation methods, the philosophy behind it has been lost after a few centuries, and terrorism by killing innocent civilians goes against Islam's methods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sexism&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, polygamy and wife beating is mentioned in the Quran. But just because it was recognized, does not mean that it is condoned, and some people take these verses out of context to do what they like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And you will never be able to be equal [in feeling] between wives, even if you should strive [to do so]. So do not incline completely [toward one] and leave another hanging. And if you amend [your affairs] and fear Allah - then indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful. (Quran 4:129)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam actually encourages monogamy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what Allah would have them guard. But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them. But if they obey you [once more], seek no means against them. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted and Grand. (Quran 4:34)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wife-beating is an absolute last resort, and forbidden if unjustified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these are not explicitly forbidden, because there may be cases where they are necessary. The only verse on polygamy in the Quran mentions marriage in the context of charity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for separating men and women, it is only because it is a sin to 'approach fornication'. Muslims throughout the world have very different views on 'approaching' fornication, some claim that simply looking at the face or an SMS is sinful, others may draw the line at following each other into a bedroom. It is more of cultural conservatism than strictly religious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Homosexual rights&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia covers all sides of Islamic rulings on LGBT&lt;/a&gt; better than I could.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Death penalty for apostates&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is another &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1739/how-do-we-reconcile-the-apostasy-ruling-with-al-baqarah-2256&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt; that covers this. But generally, in context, it seems to apply in the case of treason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam does make claims and have solid traditions on certain controversial topics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But most of the rest is dependent on Muslim culture. You'll find that Muslims in the West and far East may have drastically different opinions and levels of conservatism compared to those in the Middle East. Many will grasp at anything for recognition of their political beliefs, which often involves trying to reinterpret religion to that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you wish to find examples of large group of Muslims who think negatively, you'll find them somewhere in the world, but they must always be compared to Muslims in the rest of the world in order to get a clear perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, Islam simply calls on its followers to worship Allah and Allah rewards those who do good and prohibit evil. It is when people commit greater evils under the justification of 'prohibiting evil' that these things happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2012-08-06T03:53:31.583" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2009" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2028" CreationDate="2012-08-06T07:05:06.697" Score="4" ViewCount="5437" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Abu Hanafi sajdah tilavah is obligatory. What is the ruling about the one who doesn't realized he just heard sajdah ayat? Can one make lots of tilavah sajdah in one go in order to compensate the ones he might missed and what happens if one makes sajdah more times than he should? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-04-09T10:00:05.260" LastActivityDate="2022-04-09T10:00:05.260" Title="What happens if you don't realize sajdah ayah?" Tags="|fiqh|sajdat-al-tilaawah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2010" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1889" CreationDate="2012-08-06T07:39:00.927" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/57/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Ĥadīd (The Iron)  ayah 21.&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  Sahih International&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Race toward forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden whose width is like the width of the heavens and earth, prepared for those who believed in Allah and His messengers. That is the bounty of Allah which He gives to whom He wills, and Allah is the possessor of great bounty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastActivityDate="2012-08-06T07:39:00.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2002" CreationDate="2012-08-06T07:52:10.007" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have finally reached at this conclusion that, The reward of listening the Quran is not same as the reward of Reciting Quran. I am giving my reasons, but Allah knows exactly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Some Ahadith about virtues of Reciting and Listening Quran&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Musa al-Ash'ari reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: A believer who recites the Qur'an is like an orange whose fragrance is sweet and whose taste is sweet; a believer who does not recite the Qur'an is like a date which has no fragrance but has a sweet taste; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/217430&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this hadith, We see the reward of believing reciter is more than of a believer who do no recite. &lt;em&gt;(though there is no mention of Listener)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Salim narrated on the authority of his father (Ibn 'Umar) that the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Envy is not justified but in case of two persons only: one who, having been given (knowledge of) the Qur'an by Allah, recites it during the night and day (and also acts upon it) and a man who, having been given wealth by God, spends it during the night and the day (for the welfare of others. seeking the pleasure of the Lord). [source]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this hadith, there is no mentioning of Listener's of Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, &quot;Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah, he will be credited with a good deed, and a good deed gets a ten-fold reward. I do not say that Alif-Lam-Mim is one letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter and Mim is a letter.&quot; [source]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this hadith, we see that, every harf (a letter or syllable) is rewarded ten-fold. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever listens to even one verse of the Qur'an will be given double the rewards; and for the one who reads, it will become light on the Day of Resurrection - Ahmad &lt;em&gt;(sorry, I failed to cite the source, I'll update it as soon as possible)&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rasul-ul-Allah (Sallallahu-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) used to listen the recitations of his Sahabah (R.A) as in this hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Burda narrated on the authority of Abu Musa that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) had said to Abu Musa: If you were to see me, as I was listening to your recitation (of the Qur'an) yester-night (you would have felt delighted). You are in fact endowed with a sweet voice like that of David himself. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/217350&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated `Abdullah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That the Prophet said to him, &quot;Recite the Qur'an to me.&quot; `Abdullah said, &quot;Shall I recite (the Qur'an) to you while it has been revealed to you?&quot; He said, &quot;I like to hear it from others.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/47250&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in this hadith we see, The Prophet (Sallallahu-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) Orders Abdullah (ibn Masud, i believe) to recite Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;The reason behind my conclusion&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is explict mentioning of reward of reciters of Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In other hadiths, Rasul (Sallallahu-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) ordered his Ummah to beautify Quran with their voices and to recite it precisely and smoothly. And I think, reciting quran with this order justify extra reward.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In one hadith mentioned above, there is ten-fold reward for reciting each harf of ayat of Quran. But, we failed to find such rewards for listener.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A reciter indeed a listener of his/her own recitation. So, the reciter gets extra rewards automatically &lt;em&gt;(It is my opinion only)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;But, there are some points to consider&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reward is only Awarded by Allah (Subhanahu-wa-ta'la). And The true reward is according to your level of Iklas (the intension) and level of Takwa, which is Only best know by Allah (Subhanahu-wa-ta'la). The intension of both action should be seeking pleasure of Allah. There should be complete absence of Riya (seeking reputation, worldly benefit...etc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And another point is, If the Iklas of Listener is higher than the reciter, then of course the listener will be rewarded far more than the reciter. There are plenty of examples, where a reciter is not aware of what he reciting, but after listening this same recitation, a person completely changes his life, coming to Islam and embraces Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, The final word I think should be this: &lt;strong&gt;Reciters generally will get greater reward than the listeners, but this can vary according the their level of Iklas and Takwa&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Allah says, &quot;Indeed Allah accepts only from Muttaqeen (God aware persons)&quot; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And at the end, Allah is the rewarder and He knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="177" LastActivityDate="2012-08-06T07:52:10.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1551" CreationDate="2012-08-06T08:15:49.350" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Look at the stories of the prophets(pbut) in the quran. Most of them were sent to nations that were deep in kufr. So I feel it is pretty whiny if a person complains of not having these governments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These prophets(pbut) were responsible to give their messages. To enforce is the responsibility of the person themselves. In the end, it is Allah that guides.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Most Muslims in the west should read a book &quot;Enjoy your Life&quot; by Dr. Muhammad Adb Al-Rahman Al-Arifi, it is based on hadith and life of Prophet Muhammad(pbuh).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, when there is an consensus / ijmah about the rules of Islam, then governments come into picture to enforce these values at a later stage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today even after all these governments in Saudi/Malaysia etc if a person wants to do evil they can do so by switching on their computer. So the problem is not &quot;enforcement&quot; rather &quot;guidance&quot;. If a person is rightly guided and in the worst country of the world, still they will not be swayed by the evil around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For parents, if you are a good example to children, Insha Allah they will be good muslims IN ANY COUNTRY. If you dont have a beard and try to enforce hijab on your daughter, pls dont expect any wonders. If you have not set a good example by praying five times, dont expect them to do so either. BUT if you have done all you could, the it is Allahs will to guide. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today most muslim parents look angry &amp;amp; smile less. Its probably because they are in a new land and have troubles of their own. But smiling and listening to what your child did in school goes a long way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, I would say just give dawah /islah to people and automatically things will fall in line. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would also take exception to how you frame your question &quot;sisters out of line&quot;. I am sure there are &quot;brothers way out of line&quot; too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastActivityDate="2012-08-06T08:15:49.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1932" CreationDate="2012-08-06T08:40:52.257" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came across this verse today - it answers the question in the title pretty directly (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not argue with the People of the Scripture except in a way that is best, except for those who commit injustice among them, and say, &quot;We believe in that which has been revealed to us and revealed to you. &lt;strong&gt;And our God and your God is one; and we are Muslims [in submission] to Him.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/29/46&quot;&gt;al-'Ankabut:46&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course this is broad and doesn't address nuances, but there it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-08-06T08:40:52.257" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2015" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2027" CreationDate="2012-08-06T08:58:38.113" Score="4" ViewCount="14477" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have 2 questions about the intention one should make when giving sadaqah, and hope someone here knows the answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is there a recommended intention one should make when giving sadaqah?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is it standard islamic practice (or is this cultural) to give sadaqah on behalf of another person to add barakah and/or make their life easier and/or remove some calamity from their life?  i.e. Can I give sadaqah on behalf of a troubled family member?  In the hope that this troubled family member will receive the blessings of me giving the sadaqah on his/her behalf?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T08:58:21.917" LastActivityDate="2022-01-12T05:32:38.650" Title="What should be the intention and practices for Sadaqah?" Tags="|money|practical-islam|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2016" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2003" CreationDate="2012-08-06T09:13:31.213" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE 2:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a fatwa which says that money saved for any purpose is accumulated money, and all accumulated money must have zakat paid on it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zakaat is paid on accumulated cash, not on income. You stated that in&#xA;  2000 you started working, thus you should work out in what month&#xA;  (Islamic, not solar) you had accumulated cash equivalent to the nisab.&#xA;  This month will now be your zakaat month. If for example it was April&#xA;  2000 which corresponds with Muharram 1421, then Muharram is your&#xA;  Zakaat month. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Now you have to work out how much accumulated cash you had in Muharram&#xA;  1422(April 2001) and work out 2,5 % of that.. Do the same for Muharram&#xA;  1423(March 2002) and this Muharram 1424 (March 2003). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After working out these 2,5% of these 3 amounts, compare it to the&#xA;  amount that you paid in the last 3 years. If you paid more then you&#xA;  can carry it over for next year's Zakaat and if less then you have to&#xA;  pay the difference. You will now pay zakaat next year on the amount of&#xA;  cash you have in Muharram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mufti Ebrahim Desai&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam.tc/cgi-bin/askimam/ask.pl?q=10277&amp;amp;act=view&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATED ANSWER WITH REFERENCES:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zakat is compulsory upon a person who possesses the quantum of nisab&#xA;  (i.e. 612.35 grams of silver or 87.47 grams of gold or currency,&#xA;  wealth equivalent to that amount) for a complete lunar year; which is&#xA;  over and above his basic needs and also free from debts. (Raddul&#xA;  Muhtar p.171 v.3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zakat is obligatory on wealth, which remains in a person’s possession&#xA;  for a lunar year regardless of why they were held onto. (Raddul Muhtar&#xA;  p.179 v.3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Keeping the aforementioned point in mind, &lt;em&gt;we can derive that zakat is&#xA;  obligatory on wealth with the passing of one lunar year even if one&#xA;  was saving to buy a house.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Only Allah Knows Best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mohammed Tosir Miah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Darul Ifta Birmingham&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/?p=20380&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ORIGINAL ANSWER:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I understand, you have to pay zakat on any amount of money above the nizab value which you have had in your possession for a year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be honest, do you really want to not give zakat?  A nice metaphor for zakat I heard once was this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have a plant, and you want this plant to grow, you should trim it regularly to promote growth!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now think of the plant as your money, you want it to grow, so you should regularly give zakat (trim it) to promote further growth in your savings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus, &lt;code&gt;savings&lt;/code&gt; is any amount of money you have in your position at any given time minus critical debt.  Saving for a house is not critical debt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2012-08-12T09:53:45.080" LastActivityDate="2012-08-12T09:53:45.080" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2017" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2015" CreationDate="2012-08-06T09:57:47.273" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Q2: Can I give sadaqah on behalf of a troubled family member?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Off course you can, If you can go to Hajj for someone else you can also give sadaqah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is lot of kinds of sadaqah, and sadaqah is widespread notion.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Some of most common sadaqah are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zekiat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sadaqatul Fitr ( sadaqah in holy ramadan before)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;sadaqah for redemption of oath&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;sadaqah for redemption of avoiding fasting&#xA;... and others.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I think that this again depend on what kind of charity you are preforming.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This answer could be useful&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1607/is-giving-zakat-to-a-family-member-allowed&quot;&gt;Is it permissible to give zakat to a family member?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2012-08-06T10:36:16.383" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2018" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2003" CreationDate="2012-08-06T10:53:46.400" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My dear, as your tag expresses it, zakat is one of Islam's pillars. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If all the conditions are satisfied for zakat, you have to give. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Sahih Muslim you will find this hadeeth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Asma', daughter of Abu Bakr (Allah be pleated with him), reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said to me:&#xA;  Spend, and do not calculate, or otherwise Allah would also calculate in your case.&#xA;  (Book 5, Number 2243)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also a hadeeth that I can't find in English from Sahih Muslim too:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ما نقصت صدَقة منْ مال وما زاد اللهُ عبدًا بعفو إلا عزا وما تواضع أحد لله إلاَّ رفعهُ الله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;where the first about Sadaqa means: Sadaqa does not make you have less money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though have faith and don't worry about your money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah gives it to us and he can take it from us, why carrying that much?&#xA;And may Allah give you the residence you always dreamed of, here and in Jannah inchae Allah ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="415" LastActivityDate="2012-08-06T10:53:46.400" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2019" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="935" CreationDate="2012-08-06T11:33:09.167" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Quran, the followers of the religious laws of our prophet are referred to as &quot;الذین آمنوا&quot;. The phrase is similar to &quot;الذین هادوا&quot; which refers to the followers of the religious laws brought by Moses (PBUH) (and other prophets following him), i.e. Jews.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't refer to the Jews before the time of our prophet. The Jews at the time of the prophet are also referred to as &quot;الذین هادوا&quot; in Quran (e.g. verse 5:41). So the verse does apply to Jews and Christians during the time of the prophet and after his time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the verse states that &quot;the followers of Mohammad (PBUH) and those who follow Judaism and Christians and Sabeans whomever believes in God and the last day and does good&quot;. That is those following our prophet are added to these other religious groups and the verse states very explicitly that if any of them satisfies those three conditions they shall have neither fear nor sorrow. And These conditions do &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; include believing in our prophet, do not include following the religious laws given to him. If they accepted and followed the laws brought by our prophet they wouldn't be called Jews, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those conditions also apply to the followers of the Islamic laws, i.e. simply following the Islamic laws is not considered to result in salvation in this verse. A person following Islamic laws should also satisfy the later three conditions, otherwise this verse doesn't apply to that person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what the verse implies that following a particular set of religious laws (Islamic Sharia, Judaism halaka, etc) is not necessarily nor sufficient for salvation. What is important is iman in God and the last day and doing good. (However, there is a catch here: iman in God means submitting to his will and if a person knowingly reject his will and insists on disobeying God's orders then that person doesn't have iman. So if a person from those religions knows that Mohammad (PBUH) is sent from God but rejects him then the verse does not apply to that person because that person does not have iman.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If being Jew or Christian meant that the person doesn't have iman after our prophet's time we wouldn't have verses in Quran were God allows relations between Muslims and them, eating from each others food, marrying each other, etc. (e.g. verse 5:5). In Quran the treatment of the people of the book is clearly and explicitly different from the non-believers. There are several very positive verses about the people of the book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the strongest related verses is verse 5:48 which states that for each of these religions God has given a (different) set of religious laws and if God wanted he could make all of them one, but he didn't. Therefore he doesn't want so. The preceding verse (5:47) orders that the followers of Christianity should judge between themselves based on Injil, this is during during the prophet's time and even the prophet has to judge between them based on Injil and not based on Islamic laws.&#xA;The verse 5:48 ends by ordering the followers of all of these religions to speed and outpace each other in doing good. That is what God wants from people: believe in him, in the last day, and do good. &lt;em&gt;If you think you are following a better religion, outpace the followers of the other religions in doing good.&lt;/em&gt; And in the judgement day God will judge between the followers of these religions over their disagreements (also see verses 22:67-69).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the answers that say the verse is about the time before our prophet do not look consistent with Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, let's return to your question. You ask:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;why do people need to embrace Islam&quot; if the followers of the previous religions can also obtain salvation without embracing Islam (under the conditions mentioned in the verse)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A follower of these religions needs to have iman in Mohammad (PBUH) and what is given to him (Quran) &lt;em&gt;if&lt;/em&gt; that person knows that this is from God. A person who knows this has to do so because it is God's explicit order to them, e.g. verse 2:41. It is also part of God's covenant with them to accept the prophets that God sends(verse 5:12). If a person doesn't know these, then that person may not need to accept them, however such a person should neither reject them. A person lacking knowledge should neither accept nor reject. Accepting without knowledge and rejecting without knowledge about a matter are both bad. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if a follower of these religions does not know that Mohammad (PBUH) is sent by God, that person may not need to accept it, but must not rejects either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what I understand from Quran, and God knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="42" LastEditDate="2012-08-06T11:45:48.150" LastActivityDate="2012-08-06T11:45:48.150" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2020" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2009" CreationDate="2012-08-06T11:59:06.520" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As soon as you realize or remember you've heard an ayah with a sajdah, you must do sajud (it could be even a day after the event). If you never realized such thing, it doesn't matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Forgetfulness is not a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="41" LastEditDate="2012-08-07T15:40:05.527" LastActivityDate="2012-08-07T15:40:05.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2023" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2026" CreationDate="2012-08-06T12:48:05.540" Score="2" ViewCount="2002" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't get it, shaitan, iblis, devil, lucifer, whatever you want to call him doesn't need blind faith to know god exists.  I don't know if he's seen god directly, but he has definitely seen what god can do and felt his power, and even heard and has followed his direct orders.  He can probably appreciate the power of god better than any man, he has I'm guessing has seen heaven and hell too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet he still went against a direct order of god.  Why?  Is he stupid or something?  i.e. I don't think any man can be stupid enough not to follow a direct order of god if he knew everything the shaitan knew.  I don't think any man who would heard gods worlds directly would be stupid enough to disobey him no matter how much pride he had in his heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the deal, is the shaitan mentally retarded or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So god and the devil made a pact, i.e. that the devil will be given permission to whisper into mans ear will judgement day to lead him off the right path, without physically or mentally influencing him, i.e. all the devil can do is whisper stuff into your ears to give help you create ideas in your own mind.  And it is 100% your choice to act upon your thoughts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if the devil can stick to this agreement without breaking it, why not break the pact?  if he has no issue in disobeying a direct order of god?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2012-08-06T13:22:22.203" LastActivityDate="2012-08-07T22:34:17.000" Title="What is wrong with the devil?" Tags="|shaitan|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2003" CreationDate="2012-08-06T13:59:43.883" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First I would like to inform you about the matter that Zakat is not &lt;strong&gt;Farz&lt;/strong&gt; upon any daily necessities. That doesn't mean that you will buy lots of cars or ACs for your comfort and won't pay Zakat. The case that you have mentioned is, you are accumulating money for building your house. In this case you don't need to pay Zakat. But if you are thinking of making your house too sofisticated/luxurious, in that case you will need to pay Zakat. Becasuse, Islam does not allow one to lead a luxurious life when the others are living a life full of poverty and for that case Zakat is made Farz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think you have Inshallah recieved your answer. For any other matter related to this, feel free to ask.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2012-08-06T13:59:43.883" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2025" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1551" CreationDate="2012-08-06T14:10:32.093" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the job of everyone who have a strong sense of the knowledge of Islamic Shariah and Quran to guide every other Muslim or non-Muslim to the right direction and to inform them about their path(if they are not following the dictates of Islam). Any Muslim &lt;strong&gt;must&lt;/strong&gt; encourage others in performing the duties imposed by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2012-08-06T14:10:32.093" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2023" CreationDate="2012-08-06T14:16:56.453" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The devil was one the &quot;Jin&quot; (creatures made of fire) and had a chance to be with angels. However when God created Adam, human from dust:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, the example of Jesus to Allah is like that of Adam. He created Him from dust; then He said to him, &quot;Be,&quot; and he was. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/59&quot;&gt;Surat 3: Ayah 59&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and asked them to Prostrate before him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention] when We said to the angels, &quot;Prostrate to Adam,&quot; and they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was of the jinn and departed from the command of his Lord. Then will you take him and his descendants as allies other than Me while they are enemies to you? Wretched it is for the wrongdoers as an exchange. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/50&quot;&gt;Surat 18: Ayah 50&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he became arrogant and a disbeliever:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[ Allah ] said, &quot;What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?&quot; [Satan] said, &quot;I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/12&quot;&gt;Surat 7: Ayah 12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this is why... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: Your post is quite funny.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="415" LastActivityDate="2012-08-06T14:16:56.453" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2027" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2015" CreationDate="2012-08-06T14:31:09.717" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a recommended intention one should make when giving sadaqah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clear, the intentions of giving Sadaqah can be many and the reward will be increased with many good intentions (Niyah). Some of the intentions can be --&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I am giving him these, seeking pleasure of Allah, because I know, Allah likes the deed of giving sadaqah to poor and needy people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He is a creation of Allah  and I am giving charity to one of His creation seeking His pleasure. Because, Rasul (Salla-Allahu-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) says, &amp;quot;be kind to the creation in this world, the creator on the heaven will be kind to you&amp;quot; &lt;em&gt;(translation of the meaning)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your heart become soft by seeing the hardness of their life and thus you are helping them. It is one of the good intentions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you are giving Sadaqah to a relative of your's, your intention can include &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;The prophet orders to maintain relative bondings and strengthen it, And I am obeying one of the command of our Prophet&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (Salla-Allahu-Alahi-Wa-Sallam) ordered to be good to parents and says one of the way to be good to your parent after their death is - maintaining good relation with the friends and relatives of your parents. You can include this intension on such condition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many more good intentions and you are recommended to include as many as possible to include them in your intension. The reward will be multi-fold with those intentions. Allah said in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is like a seed [of grain] which grows seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains. And Allah multiplies [His reward] for whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/261&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to hint to the bad intentions as well, just as a reminder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A bad intention can include Riya (Doing good with the intension of earning worldly benefit). Allah gives great warning to these kind of people in the Holy Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not invalidate your charities with reminders or injury as does one who spends his wealth [only] to be seen by the people and does not believe in Allah and the Last Day. His example is like that of a [large] smooth stone upon which is dust and is hit by a downpour that leaves it bare. They are unable [to keep] anything of what they have earned. And Allah does not guide the disbelieving people. &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/264&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You should not give sadaqah, so that you can win over him at a later time or injure him with your words. This is indeed very bad. Allah says, This kind of Sadaqah has no reward and it is not considered a good deed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kind words and forgiving of faults are better than Sadaqah (charity) followed by injury. And Allah is Rich (Free of all wants) and He is Most-Forbearing. &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/263&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Intension of earning any worldy benefit from the Sadaqah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your second was this -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it standard islamic practice (or is this cultural) to give sadaqah on behalf of another person to add barakah and/or make their life easier and/or remove some calamity from their life? i.e. Can I give sadaqah on behalf of a troubled family member? In the hope that this troubled family member will receive the blessings of me giving the sadaqah on his/her behalf?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, of course. You can give sadaqah on behalf of a troubled family member, you are encouraged to do so as a means of Tightening relationship, which is given high importance on Islam. The prophet was asked a similar question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:&#xA;A man said to the Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam): &amp;quot;My mother has died suddenly. I think that if she were able to talk (alive) she would have given in Sadaqah (charity). So, if I give Sadaqah now on her behalf, will she get the reward?&amp;quot; The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, &amp;quot;Yes (she will be rewarded for that)&amp;quot; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:948&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="177" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-01-12T05:32:38.650" LastActivityDate="2022-01-12T05:32:38.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2009" CreationDate="2012-08-06T15:25:04.463" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The majority of scholars said that the tilawah sajdah is sunnah for the reader and the listener &lt;strong&gt;who listens and is intended to hear&lt;/strong&gt;, not the listener: He hears without listening is intended&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as in Sahih al-Bukhari [1077]:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْهُدَيْرِ التَّيْمِيِّ ـ&#xA;  قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَكَانَ رَبِيعَةُ مِنْ خِيَارِ النَّاسِ عَمَّا&#xA;  حَضَرَ رَبِيعَةُ مِنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَرَأَ&#xA;  يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ بِسُورَةِ النَّحْلِ حَتَّى إِذَا&#xA;  جَاءَ السَّجْدَةَ نَزَلَ فَسَجَدَ وَسَجَدَ النَّاسُ، حَتَّى إِذَا&#xA;  كَانَتِ الْجُمُعَةُ الْقَابِلَةُ قَرَأَ بِهَا حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ&#xA;  السَّجْدَةَ قَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا نَمُرُّ بِالسُّجُودِ&#xA;  فَمَنْ سَجَدَ فَقَدْ أَصَابَ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْجُدْ فَلاَ إِثْمَ&#xA;  عَلَيْهِ‏.‏ وَلَمْ يَسْجُدْ عُمَرُ ـ رضى الله عنه‏.‏ وَزَادَ نَافِعٌ&#xA;  عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يَفْرِضِ&#xA;  السُّجُودَ إِلاَّ أَنْ نَشَاءَ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Rabia: Umar bin Al-Khattab recited Surat-an-Nahl on a&#xA;  Friday on the pulpit and when he reached the verse of Sajda he got&#xA;  down from the pulpit and prostrated and the people also prostrated.&#xA;  The next Friday Umar bin Al-Khattab recited the same Sura and when he&#xA;  reached the verse of Sajda he said, &quot;O people! When we recite the&#xA;  verses of Sajda (during the sermon) whoever prostrates does the right&#xA;  thing, yet it is no sin for the one who does not prostrate.&quot; And Umar&#xA;  did not prostrate (that day). Added Ibn `Umar &quot;Allah has not made the&#xA;  prostration of recitation compulsory but if we wish we can do it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in Sahih Muslim &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ رُبَّمَا قَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ&#xA;  صلى الله عليه وسلم الْقُرْآنَ فَيَمُرُّ بِالسَّجْدَةِ فَيَسْجُدُ بِنَا&#xA;  حَتَّى ازْدَحَمْنَا عِنْدَهُ حَتَّى مَا يَجِدُ أَحَدُنَا مَكَانًا&#xA;  لِيَسْجُدَ فِيهِ فِي غَيْرِ صَلاَةٍ ‏.‏ ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Umar reported: Sometimes the Messenger of Allah (may peace be&#xA;  upon him) recited the Qur'an, and would pass by (recite) the verse of&#xA;  sajda and performed prostration and he did this along with us, but we&#xA;  were so crowded in his company that none of us could find a place for&#xA;  performing prostration. (and it was done on occasions) other than&#xA;  prayer. Should not for the listener sajdah ayah to prostrate unless if&#xA;  the reader prostrated, because the Prophet (peace be upon him) read to&#xA;  him Zaid ibn Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) Najm surah didn't&#xA;  prostrate and  prophet didn't prostrate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: Should not for the listener sajdah ayah to prostrate(sajdah) unless if the reader prostrated, because the Prophet (peace be upon him) read to him Zaid ibn Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) Najm surah didn't prostrate and  prophet didn't prostrate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="181" LastEditDate="2012-08-06T23:07:21.503" LastActivityDate="2012-08-06T23:07:21.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2029" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2003" CreationDate="2012-08-06T15:25:09.957" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;there're  two opinion for that..&#xA;the fist one says that have to pay zakat becouse if the money has reached the limits of Zakat then you have to pay..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the second one says : if you are so poor and you need to buy house soon so you can not to pay  &amp;quot; Islam is a religion of ease and not religion of hardship &amp;quot; ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but i prefer the fist one because the zakat wont less your money and  there's a hadeeth  :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مانقص مال من صدقة&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Money does not detract from the charity&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and allah says in Surat At-Tawbah (103) :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;خُذْ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ صَدَقَةً تُطَهِّرُهُمْ وَتُزَكِّيهِم بِهَا وَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ إِنَّ صَلَاتَكَ سَكَنٌ لَّهُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take, [O, Muhammad], from their wealth a charity by which you purify them and cause them increase, and invoke [ Allah 's blessings] upon them. Indeed, your invocations are reassurance for them. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so it's better to pay zakat and be sure that God will bless your money , your home in future and your life :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;my reference is one of trusted Scholar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and this site : islamqa.info&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="421" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-06T15:25:09.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1927" CreationDate="2012-08-06T20:36:04.420" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;My knowledge of arabic is limited, but when there is a plural noun, with a mix of masculine and feminine, either gender can be applied to the verb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the above is a guess...in the end &quot;Allah knows best&quot;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastActivityDate="2012-08-06T20:36:04.420" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2023" CreationDate="2012-08-06T23:03:23.273" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;&amp;quot;...why not break the pact? if he has no issue in disobeying a direct order of god?&amp;quot;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First let me explain this &amp;quot;pact&amp;quot; between Allah and the devil&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Iblees] said, &amp;quot;My Lord, because You have put me in error, I will surely make [disobedience] attractive to them on earth, and I will mislead them all&amp;quot; 15:39&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This isnt a typical agreement, treaty or contract, the reason why the devil is trying to mislead us is for revenge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now you ask why dosent the devil break this &amp;quot;agreement?&amp;quot; &lt;strong&gt;its not really an agreement&lt;/strong&gt; its revenge Allah Never said &amp;quot;I give permission for you to do so&amp;quot; during this whole process of revenge he dosent have Allahs consent to be misleading us. In other words he is breaking allah command, and he has never stopped.There isnt an agreement between them. Also, nowhere suggets that the devil has the power to force us to sin, even in the beggining he used his words to pursuade adam and eve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now let me explain what exactly is the relationship between the devil, Allah, and the people. As the ayah mentioned above, this is all a process of revenge. So why dosent allah just stop it? The proceeding ayats explain:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, My servants - no authority will you have over them, except those who follow you of the deviators.And indeed, Hell is the promised place for them all 15:42-43&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is trying to disprove the devil, He is showing him that there is hope for this nation, that we will rebel against the devils words, and follow the Almighty lord. But those who dont will be punished, because we fell into the traps of the devil with our own will. The devil in this situation is trying to do the exact opposite, he is showing allah that his &amp;quot;faithful&amp;quot; servents, will instantly listen to what he says, so its a bonus that they are doing it at their own will, and not forcibly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in conclusion the devil dosent posses the power to force us to sin its not that he is following an agreement, and the fact that people sin on their own makes it better for the devil, because it angers Allah to know that they did so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-07T22:34:17.000" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2034" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-07T04:05:21.167" Score="12" ViewCount="76959" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where was the first Qibla in Islam? Is there any verse in the Qur'an or hadith that established that Qibla? Why did Muslims pray towards Jerusalem?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T19:10:12.477" LastActivityDate="2015-06-23T06:53:37.807" Title="Where was the first Qibla of Islam?" Tags="|history|qiblah|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2034" CreationDate="2012-08-07T04:18:58.113" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before the Qur'an came from Allah the Bible (new &amp;amp; old testament) came from Allah . According to the old testament people were required to pray towards Jerusalem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The origin of this is based in the Bible as below...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and &lt;strong&gt;shall pray unto the LORD toward the city ( Jerusalem )&lt;/strong&gt; which thou hast chosen, and toward the house ( Baitul Makdas ) that I have built for thy name&quot; [ 1 Kings 8:44 ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Muslims were following that direction because that was the last known direction of prayer given by Allah until He changed it in the Quran towards Mecca based on the verse below...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;From whencesoever Thou startest forth, turn Thy face in the direction of the sacred Mosque; that is indeed the truth from the Lord. And Allah is not unmindful of what ye do.&quot; [Qur'an 2:149]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-22T16:08:00.243" LastActivityDate="2014-10-22T16:08:00.243" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2034" CreationDate="2012-08-07T05:12:38.883" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The First Qibla of Islam was toward Bitul-Maqdis, which is now in Jerusalem. Muslims used to pray Salat towards this Qibla, until this Ayat is revealed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We have certainly seen the turning of your face, [O Muhammad], toward the heaven, and We will surely turn you to a qiblah with which you will be pleased. So turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram. And wherever you [believers] are, turn your faces toward it [in prayer]. Indeed, those who have been given the Scripture well know that it is the truth from their Lord. And Allah is not unaware of what they do &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/144&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith From Anas (R.A) which is recorded in Sahih Muslim is saying this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas reported:&#xA;  The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to pray towards Bait-ul-Maqdis, that it was revealed (to him):&quot; Indeed We see the turning of the face to heaven, wherefore We shall assuredly cause thee to turn towards Qibla which shall please thee. So turn thy face towards the sacred Mosque (Ka'ba)&quot; (ii. 144). A person from Banu Salama was going; (he found the people) in ruk'u (while) praying the dawn prayer and they had said one rak'ah. He said in a loud voice: Listen! the Qibla has been changed and they turned towards (the new) Qibla (Ka'ba) in that very state. &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/210750&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt; 1: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/144&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/2/144&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt; 2: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/210750&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/urn/210750&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="177" LastActivityDate="2012-08-07T05:12:38.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2006" CreationDate="2012-08-07T06:19:06.663" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, this is a true story and actually it happened but with some difference in details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Figures:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu Obaida Ibn Al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Khalifah Omar Ibn Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Place and Time&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Year: 17th Hijri, 638 AD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Place: The Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Story&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Muslim armies led by Abu Obaida have been conquering The Levant and making quick and continuous victories, and Romans were retreating. But simultaneously Muslim armies led by Sa'd bin Abu Waqqas were going to battle the Persians. The persian chosroes prepared more than 200 thousand warriors for that battle, while the Muslims were only 32000, there was big imbalance (yet Muslims won that battle later, and it's called Qadisya معركة القادسية).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Khalife Omar Ibn Al-Khattab worried that Muslims would lose the battle against the perisans and then the Muslim armies across The Levant and the Arabian peninsula would be at a great danger, so he sent a message to Abu Obaida ordering him to retreat and regroup his forces. And so Abu Obaida did, he grouped in Homs, and Khalid bin A-Walid (who led a part of the army) grouped in Damascus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when the Romans saw that, they prepared a huge army to re-control the Levant, Abu Obaida realized that Muslims may not be able to defend the cities they conquered, and so he decided to retreat to the borderlines of the Arabian peninsula (there are more details here about how they agreed on that).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before leaving Homs, Abu Obaida ordered the Jiziah keeper Habib bin Muslimah to give back the Jiziah money to those who it's been taken from (in Homs and every city they're leaving), as Muslims no longer are able to protect them, and Jiziah is a &quot;price&quot; for protection. Abu Obaidah said to them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;نحن على ما كان بيننا وبينكم من الصلح لا نرجع عنه إلا أن ترجعوا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We keep the oath between you and us, and won't break it unless you do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The people in Homs were greatly surprised and pleased with that, they said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ردكم الله إلينا ولعن الله الذين كانوا يملوكننا من الروم لكنهم والله لو&#xA;  كانوا هم ما ردوا علينا بل غصبونا وأخذوا مع هذا ما قدروا عليه من&#xA;  أموالنا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;May Allah return you to us and damn the Romans who were ruling us. We&#xA;  swear they wouldn't return our money to us if they were you, but they&#xA;  would harrow us and take additionally what they can from us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Obaida also sent a messenger to Khalifah Omar telling him the plans and situation, and asking him for reinforcements (later Omar himself came with reinforcements). And the Muslim armies then retreated to the borderlines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People of the left cities agreed that they don't want to allow Romans to reenter and control it again, they agreed that they will close the doors and hold their cities until the battle between Muslims and Romans is over, if the Romans win, they will surrender let them re-control it, if the Muslims win, then they will be happy for their return, as the oath between them and Muslims still stand. (However, this part is not mentioned in the references I give below, I've read it in a reference while researching this story, and lost the link to that reference).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, Muslims won the battle of Qadisya, and reinforcements of Omar were about to reach the Muslim armies led by Abu Obaida, the Roman allies from above Euphrates river feared and returned home leaving the Romans alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;References&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Book: الاكتفاء بما تضمنه من مغازي رسول الله والثلاثة الخلفاء&#xA;المؤلف: أبو الربيع سليمان بن موسى الكلاعي الأندلسي (Sufficiency with what's contained in the morals of the Prophet and the three Khalifates, By Abu Rabie' Sulaiman Al-Andalusi). Vol.1 P.678. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicbook.ws/tarekh/alaktfa-007.html&quot;&gt;Here is an online containing the page I refer to.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamstory.com/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%B5_%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AD_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%85&quot;&gt;The retreat from Homs, by Dr.Ragheb Elsergany.&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2012-08-07T06:19:06.663" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2038" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-07T07:19:11.253" Score="8" ViewCount="1894" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know about the justifications for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khums&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;khums&lt;/a&gt; as understood by Shi'a scholars. Their definition doesn't seem to appear in Quran, so I am wondering where it comes from. In particular, do we know if the Prophet or Ali (PBUT) collected khums (in this sense) or said anything about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I am only interested in the views of Shi'a scholars and hadith accepted by them. Please cite name of the scholar(s) who have expressed the opinion and cite references when possible.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T09:01:06.520" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T11:50:46.270" Title="What is the Shia justification for khums?" Tags="|shiism|money|islamic-scholar|khums|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2023" CreationDate="2012-08-07T07:29:58.430" Score="1" Body="&lt;h3&gt;What was the cause of disobeying order?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You said, ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet he still went against a direct order of god. Why? Is he stupid or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think, The &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Main&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; cause of Shaitain which influence him to disobey the direct order of Almighty Allah, The creator of All, The Owner of All, Subhanahu-wa-ta'la was &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;arrogance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; i.e pride, vanity, &lt;em&gt;egoism&lt;/em&gt;. I would like to put emphasis on the word &lt;em&gt;egoism&lt;/em&gt;. This word is more closer to his situation. The indicence of his disobiedience and arrogance is reflected in this ayat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And  when We said to the angels, &amp;quot;Prostrate before Adam&amp;quot;; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He refused and was arrogant and became of the disbelievers. &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clear from this ayat is, He was proud and arrogant and refused to prostrate Adam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cause of his arrogance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The cause of his arrogance was, he thought and considered himself better than Adam &lt;em&gt;(indeed this is the main cause of creation of arrogance and pride in most of us)&lt;/em&gt; because, He was made from Fire and Adam was made from earth/clay. This cause is narrated by himself!. Quran quoting his words:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[ Allah ] said, &amp;quot;What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?&amp;quot; [Satan] said, &amp;quot;I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay.&amp;quot; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was also told that, He said, Fire always go up and clay go down even if you throw it up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Huzzatul Islam (&lt;em&gt;The proof of Islam&lt;/em&gt;) Imam Gazzali (Rahimahu-Allah) wrote in his Great book (Ih-ya-u-uloom-id-din), Once prophet Musa (A.S) saw Saitain and Saitain said,&amp;quot;I want to repent, please seek forgiveness for me from Allah&amp;quot;. Allah said in reply to Musa's request to forgive him, &amp;quot;Say him, to prostrate Adam's Grave&amp;quot;. Hearing this, He strong and quickly refused to do so, saying &amp;quot;I didn't prostrate living Adam, How can I prostrate Adam after his death. It's impossible&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another cause was, As He was made the leader of Angels because of his excessive worship &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/?p=12340&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;em&gt;(It is said that, there is no place in the heaven where saitain did not give sajdah to Allah)&lt;/em&gt; and Jinn and from his knowledge he forseen that, Mankind is going to be the Kalif of Allah in earth and he thought, He will no longer be preferred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Did God make a pact?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So god and the devil made a pact...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, never, God didn't make a pact. A pact can be made with equal parties. There is absolutely no power of Saitain in front of Allah. He fear Allah too much&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/59/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; and he knows his power also. He just seek a time period before his punishment and Allah gave him this chance. (Allah wants to test mankind with him)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Satan] said, &amp;quot;Reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected.&amp;quot; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and Allah answered:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[ Allah ] said, &amp;quot;Indeed, you are of those reprieved.&amp;quot; 7:15&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has given him chance, so that We can be tested.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And Allah knows all and best, He is the all-knower.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="177" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-07T07:29:58.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2043" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1722" CreationDate="2012-08-07T15:24:18.343" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;When we start talking about prayer, we should to be aware of which practices within that prayer are wajib (compulsory) and which are mustahabb (recommended or optional).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before the actual prayer starts, it is common but optional to read the adhan and iqaamat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are differences between the Sunni and Shia adhan as detailed in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adhan#Text&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this wikipedia entry&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia add the line &quot;Ash hado anna Aliyan wali-Allah&quot; in their adhan, however they all unanimously agree that this line is not part of the adhan and is optional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regards to the actual prayer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shia pray with their hands by their sides, whereas Sunnis either pray with their hands folded, or by their sides depending on the madhhab (Maliki's from West Africa pray with their hands by their sides).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After the rukoo, when standing back up again, it is common, but optional for Shia to say &quot;Samey Allahho-layman hamedah&quot; (Allah listens to one who praises him). &lt;strike&gt;Sunnis also say this&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In between the two prostrations, it is common but optional for Shia to say &quot;Astaghfir-oollaha Rabbee wa atoobo-ilaih&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After the 2nd prostration when standing back up again, after saying Allahu-Akbar, Shia say &quot;Bay hawlillahay wa quoowa-teyhe aqoomo aqood&quot; (Due to the vigor given by Allah and because of the vitality from Him, I rise and stand). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the second rakat, after the second surah, it is very common, but again optional for Shia to read a dua/qunoot. While Sunnis also believe that qunoot is an optional part of prayer, from what I've seen it is rare.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In a 3 or 4 rakat prayer, after the 2nd prostration of the 2nd rakat, Shias &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; recite the tashahhud. &lt;strike&gt;I believe Sunnis recite both the taslim/salaam as well as the tashahhud.&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After the last rakat and final prostration, both Shias and Sunnis recite the tashahhud and taslim/salaam which officially ends the prayer, immediately after which, Shias optionally say Allahu-Akbar 3 times and recite salawat 3 times.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Immediately after reciting tashahhud (in either 2nd or last rakat), it is wajib for Shia to recite a salawat.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I believe there are some differences in the Sunni and Shia taslim.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shias prostrate on to a small clay or stone block - for why, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/934/438&quot;&gt;see this question&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some notes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The salawat after the tashahhud is the usual salawat to the Prophet (ص) that all Muslims read, i.e.: &quot;Allaahumma salli `alaa Muhammadin wa Aali Muhammad&quot;. It is incorrect to say that this is meant just for Imam Ali (ع).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Once the taslim has been read the prayer is finished. Anything after the taslim are optional mustahabb pratices.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One of these optional practices is to read a tasbeeh, i.e. 100 beads on a string - 34 x Allahu Akbar, 33 x Alhamdo lillah, 33 x Subhan-Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;While a very tiny minority of Shia add the line &quot;And I bear witness that the Amir of the Mu'mineen is Ali, the wali of Allah&quot; to the tashahhud, this is due to ignorance. All Shia scholars and jurists unanimously agree that adding this line is bidah and will make the prayer void.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-01-20T11:04:30.600" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2034" CreationDate="2012-08-07T17:10:34.950" Score="15" Body="&lt;h3&gt;What was the first Qibla in Islam?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first Qibla Muslims prayed towards is Al-Aqsa mosque المسجد الأقصى (or Bait Al-Maqdis بيت المقدس), here is a lovely photo the southern &amp;quot;chapel&amp;quot; of it (which is the oldest and main part) :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/R2q0G.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Al-Aqsa Mosque&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's still a sacred place for Muslims (and Christianity and Judaism as well), in fact Allah blessed it and the lands surrounding it, and the Israa was from the Holy Mosque (Kaabah) to it, and the Miraj was from it to heaven &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;see this aya&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;, and it's there (in Al-Aqsa Mosque) where the Prophet prayed as Imam and all the Prophets behind them (Peace and Blessing Be Upon Them All).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Is there any verse or hadith that established that Qibla? Why Muslims prayed towards Jerusalem?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, there is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First to know is that the prophet prayed towards Al-Aqsa mosque before Hijrah, and after it, he prayed towards it for about seventeen months until Rajab of the second year (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dorar.net/h/c76bef11d2ffb3db8f1b7807266f15dd&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;according to Ibn Abbas&lt;/a&gt;), when Allah &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/144&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ordered him to pray towards Kaabah.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Did the Prophet pray towards Al-Aqsa at the order of Allah or at his own decision?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority of scholars agreed that it was at the order of Allah, the following ayah is an evidence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَاكُمْ أُمَّةً وَسَطًا لِّتَكُونُوا شُهَدَاءَ عَلَى&#xA;النَّاسِ وَيَكُونَ الرَّسُولُ عَلَيْكُمْ شَهِيدًا ۗ &lt;strong&gt;وَمَا جَعَلْنَا&#xA;الْقِبْلَةَ الَّتِي كُنتَ عَلَيْهَا إِلَّا لِنَعْلَمَ مَن يَتَّبِعُ&#xA;الرَّسُولَ مِمَّن يَنقَلِبُ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيْهِ&lt;/strong&gt; ۚ وَإِن كَانَتْ&#xA;لَكَبِيرَةً إِلَّا عَلَى الَّذِينَ هَدَى اللَّهُ ۗ وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ&#xA;لِيُضِيعَ إِيمَانَكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِالنَّاسِ لَرَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And thus we have made you a just community that you will be witnesses&#xA;over the people and the Messenger will be a witness over you. &lt;strong&gt;And &lt;em&gt;We&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;did not make the qiblah which you used to face except that We might&#xA;make evident who would follow the Messenger from who would turn back&#xA;on his heels.&lt;/strong&gt; And indeed, it is difficult except for those whom Allah&#xA;has guided. And never would Allah have caused you to lose your faith.&#xA;Indeed Allah is, to the people, Kind and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/143&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah:143&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse Allah says that he made the old qiblah (Al-Aqsa) for a reason (rest of the ayah), so this is an evidence that Allah is who chose Al-Aqsa as the first Qibla.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, other scholars (the minority) say that he prayed towards it at his own decision, they say that although he did so, Allah wouldn't let him do that if he was wrong. Others say that he is preserved from mistaking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, even if it was at his own decision (although it wasn't), he used to pray towards Al-Aqsa through Kaabah. For after Hijrah, he probably chose it based on this ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلِلَّهِ الْمَشْرِقُ وَالْمَغْرِبُ ۚ فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ&#xA;وَجْهُ اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And to Allah belongs the east and the west. So wherever you [might]&#xA;turn, there is the Face of Allah . Indeed, Allah is all-Encompassing&#xA;and Knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/115&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah:115&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=141157&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Source&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A final note&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; before leaving: the photo below show the &lt;em&gt;complete&lt;/em&gt; Al-Aqsa mosque, the green area is the entire Al-Aqsa mosque, eveything within the wall. The main and original and oldest building is the one to the south-left corner of the photo (also shown in the photo above in the answer), it's considered the Al-Aqsa mosque infact. While the golden dome in the center is called &amp;quot;The Rock Dome قبة الصخرة&amp;quot;, built by Khalifah Omar Ibn Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) when he entered the city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/VBRtJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The complete Al-Aqsa mosque&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-07T17:10:34.950" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1796" CreationDate="2012-08-07T17:27:13.587" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not know if Abubakr Ahmad Bayhaqi had higher knowledge or not, in my opinion it does not mater all the great Imams had knowledge and only Allah knows what they had so we can not judge and we have no right to judge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were more than 4 Madhabs, there is the four as many know there is a fifth one called &quot;Zahiri&quot; and they follow the literal expressions of the Qur'an and Sunnah.  Now I have heard somewhere that there were more Madhabs but the Kulafa of the time in which the Madhabs came did not allow it so that is possibly how only 4 left. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-08-07T17:27:13.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="544" CreationDate="2012-08-07T17:33:03.097" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Answer to your question is in &lt;code&gt;Surah Al-Baqarah - Aayat 221&lt;/code&gt; [Chapter No. 2 Verse No. 221], as stated follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe. And a&#xA;  believing slave woman is better than a polytheist, even though she&#xA;  might please you. And do not marry polytheistic men [to your women]&#xA;  until they believe. And a believing slave is better than a polytheist,&#xA;  even though he might please you. Those invite [you] to the Fire, but&#xA;  Allah invites to Paradise and to forgiveness, by His permission. And&#xA;  He makes clear His verses to the people that perhaps they may&#xA;  remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/221&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastActivityDate="2012-08-07T17:33:03.097" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2048" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2117" CreationDate="2012-08-07T18:30:14.547" Score="13" ViewCount="13556" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.questionsonislam.com/question/why-covering-kaaba-black&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; online, explaining in part why the Kaaba is covered in black cloth, that it is a sign of respect. But I still don't fully understand why covering it in black cloth is respectful. Could someone help explain this for me please?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastActivityDate="2018-05-12T12:33:43.563" Title="Why is the Kaaba covered in black cloth?" Tags="|kaabah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2049" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2050" CreationDate="2012-08-07T18:36:14.843" Score="8" ViewCount="4188" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am wondering who the people of the Ress that the Qur'an mentions are? unlike other peoples/tribes it does not say what Prophet is sent to them, or who they are.  Who are the People of the Ress? and what Prophet was sent to them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٍ۬ وَأَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلرَّسِّ وَثَمُودُ&#xA;  (١٢)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Before them was denied (the Hereafter) by the people of Noah, the&#xA;  Companions of the Rass, the Thamud (12)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:50:39.263" LastActivityDate="2018-06-14T08:19:09.020" Title="Who are the people of the Ress?" Tags="|tafseer|surat-qaf|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2049" CreationDate="2012-08-07T18:50:40.497" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Great question! Here is commentary on the people of &quot;Rass&quot; by Syed Maududi in his Tafhim al-Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Before this the people of Rass (Ashab ar-Rass) have been mentioned in Surah Al-Furqan: 38 above, and now here, but at both places they have been only referred to as of those nations who rejected the Prophets. No other detail about them has been given. In the traditions of Arabia two places are well known by the name of ar-Rass, one in the Najd and the other in northern Hejaz. Of these ar-Rass of the Najd is better known and has been referred to more often in the pre-Islamic poetry of Arabia. Now it is difficult to determine which of these was the home of the Ashab ar-Rass. No reliable detail of their story is found in any tradition either. The most that one can say with certainty is that it was a nation which had thrown its Prophet into a well. But from the mere allusion that has been made to them in the Qur'an one is led to think that in the time of the revelation of the Qur'an the Arabs were generally aware of this nation and its history, but the traditions about them could not be preserved in historic records. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the commentary on Furqan:38, he says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no definite knowledge about &quot;the people of the Raas'' . Different commentators have said different things about them, but nothing is convincing. The only thing that may be said about them is that they were a people who had killed their Prophet by throwing him into or hanging him down a &quot;Rass &quot; (an old or dry well).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Kathir in his tafsir on Furqan:38 says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for the Dwellers of Ar-Rass, Ibn Jurayj narrated from Ibn `Abbas about the Dwellers of Ar-Rass that they were the people of one of the villages of Thamud. Ath-Thawri narrated from Abu Bukayr from `Ikrimah that Ar-Rass was a well where they buried (Rassu) their Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/tafsir/Quran/50/index.html#sdfootnote12sym&quot;&gt;http://www.searchtruth.com/tafsir/Quran/50/index.html#sdfootnote12sym&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;http://www.searchtruth.com/tafsir/Quran/25/index.html#sdfootnote52sym&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2394&amp;amp;Itemid=80&quot;&gt;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2394&amp;amp;Itemid=80&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-08-07T18:57:18.710" LastActivityDate="2012-08-07T18:57:18.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1905" CreationDate="2012-08-08T09:19:30.477" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The majority are of the view that sahoor should stop when dawn breaks. This is the view of the four imams, and the majority of fuqaha’, and was also narrated from ‘Umar and Ibn ‘Abbaas. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/66202&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz&lt;/a&gt; (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: What is the ruling on the fast of one who hears the adhaan of Fajr but continues eating and drinking? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He replied: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What the believer must do is to abstain from things that break the&#xA;  fast, eating and drinking etc., when it becomes clear to him that dawn&#xA;  has broken, if the fast is an obligatory one such as in Ramadaan and&#xA;  fasts in fulfillment of vows or as an act of expiation, because Allaah&#xA;  says (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;“and eat and drink until the white thread (light) of dawn appears to&#xA;    you distinct from the black thread (darkness of night)”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[al-Baqarah 2:187]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If he hears the adhaan and knows that this is the call for Fajr&#xA;  prayer, he must stop eating. If the muezzin gives the call to prayer&#xA;  before dawn breaks, then he does not have to stop eating, and it is&#xA;  permissible for him to eat and drink until it is clear to him that&#xA;  dawn has come. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If he does not know whether the muezzin gives the call to prayer&#xA;  before or after dawn, then it is better and safer for him to stop&#xA;  eating when he hears the adhaan, but it does not matter if he drinks&#xA;  or eats something during the adhaan because he does not know whether&#xA;  dawn has broken. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is well known that those who live in cities where there are&#xA;  electrical lights cannot know whether dawn has come at the time when&#xA;  it breaks, but they can follow the adhaan and timetables which give&#xA;  the time of dawn, hour and minute, in accordance with the words of the&#xA;  Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “Leave that which&#xA;  makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.” And he (peace&#xA;  and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever avoids doubtful&#xA;  matters will have protected his religious commitment and honour.”  And&#xA;  Allaah is the Source of strength.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from Fataawa Ramadaan, compiled by Ashraf ‘Abd al-Maqsood, p. 201 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer to this question was also explained by Shaykh Abdul Muhsin Al-Abbadd (Hafidhahullah) when explaining the following hadeeth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  إِذَا سَمِعَ أَحَدُكُمُ النِّدَاءَ وَالإِنَاءُ عَلَى يَدِهِ، فَلاَ&#xA;  يَضَعْهُ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ حَاجَتَهُ مِنْهُ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him ): Allah's&#xA;  Messenger ( Sallahu alayhi wa salam) said: If any of you hear the call&#xA;  for Fajr and in your hand is a vessel, don’t put it down until you&#xA;  finish taking what you need from it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunnan Abu Dawud (2350) graded as being Hasan Saheeh by Al-Albani (Rahimahullah)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Abdul Muhsin Al-Abbadd (may Allah preserve him) said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The title here asks a question. Does the person continue to drink or&#xA;  remove the glass from his mouth and stop drinking?  The answer: If&#xA;  this is the Athan which the person relies on for knowing the entrance&#xA;  of Fajr and he's already drinking, then he can continue. However he&#xA;  shouldn’t start to drink after the Athan has been called. &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what we understand from the hadeeth is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When a person hears the adhaan of Fajr, his fasting begins and time for eating and drinking has ended. This is in general. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, if the person was already &lt;em&gt;drinking&lt;/em&gt; before the adhaan and there is some drink in his mouth, he can consume or swallow it. Moreover, he can drink what is left in his glass that he is holding in his hand. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What is impermissible to do is - Hastening and starting to drink when you hear the adhaan. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;It is permissible to continue but not start.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having cup in the mouth and waiting to hear the adhaan and then drinking - that is not permissible as well. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, this permissibility of continuing applies &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;only for drinking from glass&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and not eating food. This is important.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Taking what you need from it.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; This refers to drinking water from the&#xA;  glass, but this doesn’t apply to food. (Explanation of Sunnan Abu&#xA;  Dawud)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;    &lt;a href=&quot;http://abuaaliyah.multiply.com/journal/item/241&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Holding a Vessel at the time of the Athan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-08-10T14:06:50.920" LastActivityDate="2012-08-10T14:06:50.920" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1976" CreationDate="2012-08-08T09:42:35.027" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ever heard of the Prophetic Medicine? There are many advices from the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) to cure some ailments. These are recorded in Authentic &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/sunnah/sahihBukhari/071.sbt.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadeeths&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) also said :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunan Abu Dawud Book 22, Number 3846&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Usamah ibn Sharik:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I came to the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) and his Companions were sitting as if they had birds on their heads. I saluted and sat down.&#xA;  The desert Arabs then came from here and there. They asked: Apostle of&#xA;  Allah, should we make use of medical treatment? He replied: Make use&#xA;  of medical treatment, for Allah has not made a disease without&#xA;  appointing a remedy for it, with the exception of one disease, namely&#xA;  old age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 22, Number 3855:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) sent a physician to Ubayy (ibn&#xA;  Ka'b), and he cut his vein.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim scholars have agreed that adopting the proper and Islamically permissible means to reach a specific end and does not contradict Tawakkul (putting one’s trust in Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since, the question is about the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) himself, it is also known that he used to get cupped (Hijamah) when he had any ailment which is a prophetic solution as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 71, Number 595:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet was cupped and he paid the wages to the one who had&#xA;  cupped him and then took Su'ut (Medicine sniffed by nose).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 71, Number 602:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet was cupped on his head for an ailment he was suffering&#xA;  from while he was in a state of Ihram. at a water place called Lahl&#xA;  Jamal. Ibn 'Abbas further said: Allah s Apostle was cupped on his head&#xA;  for unilateral headache while he was in a state of Ihram .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-08-08T09:42:35.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2054" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1889" CreationDate="2012-08-08T10:02:27.693" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is only one Hell and one Paradise. However, within Paradise there are many levels, the highest being Firdaws. However, there is no agreement or knowledge of the number of levels though there are reports from scholars saying the levels are equal to the number of verses in Qur'an (&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/27075&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Targheeb wa’l-Tarheeb, 2/228&lt;/a&gt;)but it is still under discussion. However, there are several hadiths saying that there are levels of Paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (saw) said, narrated by al-Bukhâri from Abû Hurayrah &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...Paradise has one hundred levels which Allâh has reserved for the&#xA;  mujâhidîn who fight in His Cause and the distance between each of the&#xA;  two grades is like the distance between the heavens and the earth. So&#xA;  when you ask Allâh for something, ask for al-Firdaws which is the best&#xA;  and highest part of Paradise. Above it is the throne of the Most&#xA;  Merciful, and from it originate the rivers of Paradise&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[al-Bukhâri in as-Sahîh, Kitâb al-Jihâd, Bâb Darajat al-Mujâhidîn fi&#xA;  Sabîlillâh, Fath al-Bâri, 6/11]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ahmad, at-Tirmidhi, Ibn Mâjah and Ibn Hibbân reported from Abû Sa'îd that the Prophet (saw) said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The people in the higher levels will be seen by those below them as&#xA;  if they were looking at a star rising on the horizon. Abû Bakr and&#xA;  'Umar will be among them; what good people they are!&quot; [Sahîh al-Jâmi'&#xA;  as-Saghîr, 2/187, no. 2026]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al Qurtubi said, these different levels are based upon the deeds of the occupants. Some are higher than the others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=729&amp;amp;category=101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Jannah wal an-Nâr-The Paradise and the Hellfire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-08-08T10:02:27.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2055" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1909" CreationDate="2012-08-08T10:18:34.107" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This money from Government is referred to as hibbah (gift) in Shariah. However, if it is got in a unlawful manner i.e. by lying or fraud, then it is not allowed in Islam. Usually, the government attaches some binding conditions to be eligible for this money. These conditions of the Government (regardless of who specifies them) must be given importance according to the consensus of the scholars. If the person isn't eligible and he falsifies it, then it is not allowed. If he does so, it is stealing and it is haraam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDOmw7aZVNs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shaykh Falaah ibn 'Ismail al-Mandakar answers a question on Benefit Fraud&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-08-08T10:18:34.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2056" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2057" CreationDate="2012-08-08T10:28:30.600" Score="8" ViewCount="10418" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read somewhere that Prophet (SAW) himself told the good news to ten (10) of his companions that they will have a place in Jannah. These ten companions are called al-'Ashara al-Mubashara (العشرة المبشرة)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anybody point me to a historical reference like a Sahih hadith where this is mentioned and who were these ten (10) companions exactly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="183" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T12:26:31.427" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T12:26:31.427" Title="What hadith mentions the ten companions (al-'Ashara al-Mubashara) in Jannah?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|history|reference-request|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2057" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2056" CreationDate="2012-08-08T10:58:08.410" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The narration pertaining to these ten companions is recorded by Ahmad (1/193) and At-Tirmithee (no. 3747). ‘Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn ‘Awf (radiallahu anhu) narrated that the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَبُو بَكْرٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَعُمَرُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَعَلِيٌّ فِي&#xA;  الْجَنَّةِ وَعُثْمَانُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَطَلْحَةُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ&#xA;  وَالزُّبَيْرُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ فِي&#xA;  الْجَنَّةِ وَسَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ&#xA;  زَيْدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ نُفَيْلٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَأَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ&#xA;  بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Bakr is in Paradise, ‘Umar is in Paradise, ‘Alee is in Paradise,&#xA;  ‘Uthmaan is in Paradise, Talhah is in Paradise, Az-Zubayr is in&#xA;  Paradise, ‘Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn ‘Awf is in Paradise, Sa’d Ibn Abee&#xA;  Waqqaas is in Paradise, Sa’eed Ibn Zayd Ibn ‘Amr Ibn Nufayl is in&#xA;  Paradise, and Abu ‘Ubaydah Ibn Al-Jarraah is in Paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also has other supporting narrations by way of Sa’d Ibn Zaid (radiallahu anhu) from Ahmad (1/187-188) and At-Tirmithee (no. 3747).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-08-08T10:58:08.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1905" CreationDate="2012-08-08T12:17:07.297" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just an addition to the answer provided, it is preferred to delay suhur as much as possible and hasten to break fast as much as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (S) said: &quot;Hasten the breaking of the fast and delay the&#xA;  Suhoor&quot;. [Sahih al-Jami`]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zaid ibn Thabit reported: &quot;We ate Suhoor with the Messenger of Allah&#xA;  and then we got up for the prayer. He was asked: 'What was the amount&#xA;  of time between the two?' He responded: '[The time it would take to&#xA;  recite] fifty ayat.&quot;' [al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Amr ibn Maimun adds: &quot;The companions of Muhammad (S), would be the&#xA;  first to break the fast and the last to eat their Suhoor.&quot;&#xA;  [al-Baihaqi, Abdur-Razzaq and al-Haithami; Sahih]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (S) said: &quot;We, the Prophets, have been ordered to hasten&#xA;  breaking the fast, delay the Suhoor, and to put our right hand on the&#xA;  left one in prayer&quot;. [Sahih al-Jami`]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="330" LastActivityDate="2012-08-08T12:17:07.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2061" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2063" CreationDate="2012-08-08T21:42:41.783" Score="10" ViewCount="8839" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I heard the story of prophet Nuh (AS) I always assumed it was only him and his sons left in the whole entire world, but recently I've heard theories that only Nuh's tribe was drowned and other parts of world consisted of other people. Assuming only him and his sons were left, we would all be descendants of Nuh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But is it possible that there were other people existing in other parts of the world? does the Quran ever explicitly say that only prophet Nuh and his sons stayed alive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="177" LastEditDate="2012-08-09T06:49:51.153" LastActivityDate="2022-01-04T11:08:15.803" Title="Are we all descendents of Noah (Nuh AS)?" Tags="|history|prophets|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1905" CreationDate="2012-08-08T23:00:30.350" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As much as i know, the person can continue eating till the end of the closest Adhaan :)  But please verify more, this might also be different from Imam to another.. Salam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="448" LastActivityDate="2012-08-08T23:00:30.350" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2063" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2061" CreationDate="2012-08-08T23:36:44.323" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can read the story of Noah (AS) in these six chapters of Qur'an in detail:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-'A`raf(7) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hud(11)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Mu'minun(23)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ash-Shu`ara'(26)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Qamar(54)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nuh(71)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the most detailed one is the &lt;strong&gt;Hud&lt;/strong&gt; chapter in which you can read about Noah (AS) in 25 verses ( 25 to 49 ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In verse 11:40, Quran states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءَ أَمْرُ‌نَا وَفَارَ‌ التَّنُّورُ‌ قُلْنَا احْمِلْ فِيهَا مِن كُلٍّ زَوْجَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ وَأَهْلَكَ إِلَّا مَن سَبَقَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْلُ وَمَنْ آمَنَ ۚ وَمَا آمَنَ مَعَهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[So it was], until when Our command came and the oven overflowed, We said, &quot;Load upon the ship of each [creature] two mates and your family, except those about whom the word has preceded, and [include] whoever has believed.&quot; But none had believed with him, except a&#xA;  few.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so from the part &quot;&lt;strong&gt;whoever has believed&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; we can understand that some other people were also in Noah's(AS) ship and they did survived, so one may think even if there were no people living in other parts of the world, we may be descendents of &lt;strong&gt;those other believers&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in verses 37:75 to 37:82, Quran explicitly states that &lt;strong&gt;all of us are descendents of Noah(AS)&lt;/strong&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدْ نَادَانَا نُوحٌ فَلَنِعْمَ الْمُجِيبُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And Noah had certainly called Us, and [We are] the best of responders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ مِنَ الْكَرْ‌بِ الْعَظِيمِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We saved him and his family from the great affliction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَجَعَلْنَا ذُرِّ‌يَّتَهُ هُمُ الْبَاقِين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We made his descendants those remaining [on the earth]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَتَرَ‌كْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْآخِرِ‌ينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And left for him [favorable mention] among later generations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٍ فِي الْعَالَمِين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Peace upon Noah among the worlds.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, he was of Our believing servants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ثُمَّ أَغْرَ‌قْنَا الْآخَرِ‌ينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then We drowned the disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/37/75-82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[As-Saffat:75-82]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And about Noah's(AS) son, in verses 11:42 and 11:43, Qur'an proves his drowning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَهِيَ تَجْرِ‌ي بِهِمْ فِي مَوْجٍ كَالْجِبَالِ وَنَادَىٰ نُوحٌ ابْنَهُ وَكَانَ فِي مَعْزِلٍ يَا بُنَيَّ ارْ‌كَب مَّعَنَا وَلَا تَكُن مَّعَ الْكَافِرِ‌ينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And it sailed with them through waves like mountains, and Noah called to his son who was apart [from them], &quot;O my son, come aboard with us and be not with the disbelievers.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ سَآوِي إِلَىٰ جَبَلٍ يَعْصِمُنِي مِنَ الْمَاءِ ۚ قَالَ لَا عَاصِمَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ أَمْرِ‌ اللَّـهِ إِلَّا مَن رَّ‌حِمَ ۚ وَحَالَ بَيْنَهُمَا الْمَوْجُ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُغْرَ‌قِين &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[But] he said, &quot;I will take refuge on a mountain to protect me from the water.&quot; [Noah] said, &quot;There is no protector today from the decree of Allah , except for whom He gives mercy.&quot; And the waves came between them, and he was among the drowned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/11/42-43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Hud:42-43]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-07T09:28:11.157" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T09:28:11.157" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2048" CreationDate="2012-08-08T23:40:50.570" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no hard and fast rule that only Black color is standard. its just like a Covering, in Black color. there is nothing much imporant about color. it can be any color, it doesnt matter&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2012-08-08T23:40:50.570" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2065" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1976" CreationDate="2012-08-08T23:43:12.630" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad had no use to goto any doctor because was a very good doctor himself, thats why there was no need to goto any doctor. He used to cure his diseases on his own, without anyone's help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2012-08-08T23:43:12.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2066" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2224" CreationDate="2012-08-09T01:41:58.487" Score="4" ViewCount="24524" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone smokes close to you and you inhale the smoke involuntarily, does that break your fast? Also, does ruling change between fard fasting and extra (nafilah) fasting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-10T01:19:32.813" LastActivityDate="2017-06-02T23:12:54.343" Title="Does passive smoking break fasting?" Tags="|fiqh|sawm|smoking|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2067" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-09T02:47:35.797" Score="2" ViewCount="334" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Possible Duplicate:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/368/what-is-the-fate-of-someone-who-died-never-hearing-of-islam&quot;&gt;What is the fate of someone who died never hearing of Islam?&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ومن يبتغ غير الإسلام دينا فلن يقبل منه وهو في الآخرة من الخاسرين&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But also Allah says :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;من اهتدى فإنما يهتدي لنفسه ومن ضل فإنما يضل عليها ولا تزر وازرة وزر أخرى &lt;strong&gt;وما كنا معذبين حتى نبعث رسولا&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul. And whoever errs only errs against it. And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;And never would We punish until We sent a messenger&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if someone haven't heared of Islam.. Whether he/she is Christian or a Jew or an atheist or otherwise..&#xA;Does she/he enter the &lt;strong&gt;hell&lt;/strong&gt;..?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what about who heard about Islam, but in a &lt;strong&gt;distorted manner&lt;/strong&gt; ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="421" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2012-08-09T04:15:03.487" Title="If they haven't heard of Islam .. Do they enter the hell?" Tags="|fatwa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2012-08-09T09:35:45.103" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2068" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1927" CreationDate="2012-08-09T02:47:37.347" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Arabic, if the subject of the verb is irregular muscular plural جمع تكسير مذكر (or in general any irregular plural no matter feminine or masculine it is) then the verb can be in feminine form or in masculine form, there is no disregard to the subject if it's masculine, both are acceptable, and in fact both are use in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;كُذِّبَت رُسُلُ - &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Al-An'am:34]&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/35/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Fatir:4]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;كُذِّبَ رُسُلٌ - &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/184&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Al-Imran:184]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(There are &lt;em&gt;many&lt;/em&gt; similar situations in Quran)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However, of course Allah does choose one option for a reason, this is an example of the eloquence of Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two opinions about this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;One, which is the most correct and the majority of Arabic language scholars agrees to, is that it depends on what we mean by the subject (which is irregular plural) itself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If we mean the individual singulars, then the verb follows the gender of the singular form of the subject. I.e, if we mean that the verb applies to each single one of that plural individually, then we deal with the plural as we deal with it's singular noun, if the singular noun is feminine, the verb becomes feminine, if the singular noun is masculine, then the verb becomes masculine. For example, They Ayah كُذِّبَ رسل means that each single rasoul رسول was disbelieved كُذِّبَ on his own.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If we mean the whole group of singulars, then the verb is feminized, because the irregular plural جمع التكسير is fake feminine and is dealt with as the real feminine (it's because we refer to Jama'ah جماعة which is feminine), so the verb is feminized. I.e, if we mean that the verb apply to the whole group altogether at one time, then the verb is feminized. &lt;strong&gt;And this is the situation in كُذِّبت رسل&lt;/strong&gt;, it means that some people disbelieve a group of prophets (not one) altogether. In fact this may contain consolation from Allah to Muhammad (pbuh) that don't be sad, if they disbelieve you and you are one, then there are groups of prophets that were disbelieved (I read this meaning in 2 or 3 tafseer books).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The other opinion, which Dr.Fadel Samurrai mentions, but few agree to, is that the masculine form of verb means that the object, which is plural, is only a small group, while the feminine form of verb means that the object is a large group, and also the feminine form of verb may mean stressing the verb, i.e, that the verb is too much applied (in our example, it means that the prophets were greatly disbelieved). However, this opinion is criticized because this rule is broken by some ayas in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Finally, a context-specific opinion I would like to mention is based on the aya preceding the aya we were talking about:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَدْ نَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُ لَيَحْزُنُكَ الَّذِي يَقُولُونَ ۖ فَإِنَّهُمْ&#xA;  لَا يُكَذِّبُونَكَ وَلَٰكِنَّ الظَّالِمِينَ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ&#xA;  يَجْحَدُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We know that you, [O Muhammad], are saddened by what they say. And&#xA;  indeed, they do not call you untruthful, but it is the verses of Allah&#xA;  that the wrongdoers reject.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Al-An'am:33]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ayah tells that disbelievers don't mistrust Muhammad (pbuh), but rather mistrust the ayat of Allah; the word aya آية is feminine, and the word آيات is regular feminine plural جمع مؤنث سالم which is always dealt like feminine as well.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The opinion says that كذبت رسل in the next aya bears the same meaning, it means that what were disbelieved are not the prophets themselves, but the ayat Allah sent to them, so it becomes &quot;كذبت آيات رسل&quot;, and since آيات is always dealt like feminine, then the verb is feminized as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Source&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;: I can't mention one source, this is a conclusion of research and many discussions. A link to one discussion is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tafsir.net/vb/tafsir32748&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-19T07:25:47.317" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T07:25:47.317" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2069" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2072" CreationDate="2012-08-09T03:22:05.900" Score="4" ViewCount="110" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading a fatwa that says that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamandquran.org/fatwas/what-should-we-do-if-we-break-the-nafilah-fast.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;if you break a nafilah (voluntary) fast&lt;/a&gt;, you have to replace it. However, I was taught that it was not necessary to replace a voluntary fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone have any strong evidence towards whether or not it is compulsory?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2012-08-09T05:43:22.023" Title="Does a broken nafilah fast have to be replaced?" Tags="|sawm|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2067" CreationDate="2012-08-09T04:15:03.487" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a verse in the Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Soon will We show them our Signs in the (furthest) regions (of the earth), and in their own souls, until it becomes manifest to them that this is the Truth. Is it not enough that thy Lord doth witness all things? (Quran 41:53)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So getting the message across &lt;strong&gt;clearly&lt;/strong&gt; is the responsibility of Allah and Allah is the witness of this too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the above verse Allah takes the responsibility of showing people His Signs. It clearly says &lt;em&gt;&quot;until it becomes manifest to them&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, so they would know it is the truth from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So even if a person is a Jew, Christian or a non-practicing Muslim, they would at some point in their life know Islam is the truth and it becomes their responsibly to accept it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One must remember that every one is born a Muslim. So if you remove the external influences of the world on a person from birth, the person will tend to be a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are instances where people have found tribes deep in forests who have not had contact with modern humans at all. The practices and religion of these tribes is very similar to Islam. Like belief in one God or they do the sajud when they pray etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Allah is the Best of Guides...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastActivityDate="2012-08-09T04:15:03.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2066" CreationDate="2012-08-09T05:19:28.670" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are studies that show passive smoking is extremely harmful. Taking smoke in directly or indirectly or thru a sheesh all are harmful for the inhaler. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;...make not your own hands contribute to your destruction...&quot; (Qur'an 2:195)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we know ALL these smoke(passive,active etc) will destroy our lung and still continue to inhale these smoke then we are going against the above verse of the quran. Hence I would deem these smoke as haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would also include any undesirable smoke like pollution from vehicles in this category.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To explain better I would use the analogy of someone ridiculing Allah's Message...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Already has He sent you Word in the Book, that when ye hear the signs of Allah held in defiance and ridicule, &lt;strong&gt;ye are not to sit with them unless they turn to a different theme&lt;/strong&gt;: if ye did, ye would be like them. For Allah will collect the hypocrites and those who defy faith - all in Hell..&quot; (Quran 4:140)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the above verse Allah says that if someone is ridiculing Allah's message, you must go away until they change the subject. This should happen the moment you know that they start to do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if someone is doing something haraam and you must go away if you do not have the ability to stop it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now to answer your question about fasts..&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;If something is haraam on normal days, it is haraam when you fast too (with the exception of food, drink and sex, which is not haraam otherwise)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you walk away from the smoker your fast MAY remain intact just like your emaan remains intact, otherwise it MAY have been broken because passive smoking itself is haraam. The reason I use &lt;strong&gt;MAY&lt;/strong&gt; is because here I have used an analogy and not a direct quote or hadees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Allah knows best...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="342" LastEditDate="2012-08-11T23:51:03.333" LastActivityDate="2012-08-11T23:51:03.333" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2072" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2069" CreationDate="2012-08-09T05:43:22.023" Score="2" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shafei, Hanbali, and Maliki, schools: You don't have to replace, but are mustahab to do.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hanafi: Youh have to replace.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Special case: If it was a Nuthr (vow نذر), then all the four schools agree that you have to replace.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both opinions have evidences from Hadiths, but I will not translate them now, you can see them in the book below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The majority say you don't have to&lt;/strong&gt;, but are recommended to do. This majority say that the Hadith which tells that you have to replace (on which those who said you have to depend), doesn't mean &quot;have to&quot;, but rather &quot;mustahab to&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Source&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=1712&amp;amp;idto=1712&amp;amp;bk_no=15&amp;amp;ID=1657&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al Mogni by Ibn Qudamah | Vol.3 | P.44&lt;/a&gt; (A compared Fiqh book, in which all schools' opinions are mentioned an compared).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2012-08-09T05:43:22.023" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2073" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-09T09:55:57.540" Score="9" ViewCount="2030" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asslamu allikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When praying in jamaah (congregation/group), I happened to be the only one in the last row. What do I do? Do I have to usher some one to step back and be with me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallahu khayr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="337" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-02T05:50:10.237" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T07:21:00.773" Title="When praying in Jamaah, what should I do if I am the only one in the last row?" Tags="|sharia|salat|jamaat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2074" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-09T15:06:34.353" Score="0" ViewCount="80" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Possible Duplicate:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/368/what-is-the-fate-of-someone-who-died-never-hearing-of-islam&quot;&gt;What is the fate of someone who died never hearing of Islam?&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose that we have a person has heard about Islam, but in a distorted manner. Or if they know &lt;em&gt;of&lt;/em&gt; Islam but don't know &lt;em&gt;about&lt;/em&gt; it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will this person go to the hell or heaven? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="421" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2012-08-09T17:37:22.403" Title="If they heard about Islam, but in a distorted manner will they go to the hell or heaven?" Tags="|fatwa|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2012-08-21T21:10:55.340" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2075" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-09T16:37:30.840" Score="5" ViewCount="4400" Body="&lt;p&gt;Eyeliner eye(Kohl) is known from a long time and also in the time of the Prophet. All the people, whether they are men or women, put kohl on their eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does using eyeliner(Kohl) break the fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="421" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2012-08-10T01:09:10.337" LastActivityDate="2020-05-13T08:47:59.963" Title="Does using eyeliner (Kohl) break the fast?" Tags="|sharia|sawm|muftirat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2076" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-09T17:12:47.897" Score="7" ViewCount="1996" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Surah Al-e-Imran, verse 37, Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/92D0S.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word I'm asking about here is &quot;rizq&quot; (second line, right at the stop). According to the mufasireen, the tafseer of this ayah is two things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maryam (alayhaa salam) had out-of-season fruits with her&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She had scrolls of knowledge with her&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand the first source of tafseer: the word rizq in Arabic language means &quot;provision,&quot; and can encompass meanings of wealth and food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what about the second meaning -- scrolls of knowledge? Where or how does this meaning derive from -- is it from the language? From a correlated source (a second ayah, or a hadith)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-01T21:58:13.367" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T05:53:13.230" Title="What is the source of the tafseer of the verse (3:37) that says rizq means scrolls of knowledge?" Tags="|tafseer|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2077" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2075" CreationDate="2012-08-09T23:06:46.387" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/92923&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa from islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Short answer:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;most scholars agree that eyeliner will not break the fast, but it would be best to wear it at night, due to caution of the possiblity of it entering your body. Also, in the blessed month of ramadan, we are encourged to give up plesures that we usually enjoy outside of ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Details&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked in Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (15/260): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the ruling on women using kohl and some cosmetics during the day in Ramadaan? Do these things break the fast or not? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He replied: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kohl does not break the fast of men or women according to the more correct of the two scholarly opinions, but it is better to use it at night if one is fasting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same applies to soaps, creams etc that are used to beautify the face and are applied to the surface of the skin, including henna, makeup and the like. There is nothing wrong with using them for one who is fasting, but makeup should not be used if it will cause harm to the face. And Allaah is the source of strength. End quote. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about the ruling on a fasting person using ointment to treat dryness of the lips. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He replied: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is nothing wrong with a person using ointment to moisturise the lips or nose, or moistening them with water, or with a cloth and the like, but he should avoid anything that could reach the throat. But if anything reaches the throat without him intending it to, there is no sin on him, just as if he rinses his mouth and some water reaches his throat by accident, his fast is not invalidated by that. End quote. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (19/224). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn Jibreen (may Allaah preserve him) said in Fataawa ‘Ulama’ Balad al-Haraam (201): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is nothing wrong with applying creams to the body when fasting if there is a need for that, because the cream only reaches the surface of the skin and does not enter the body. Even if it is absorbed by the pores it is not regarded as breaking the fast. End quote. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allaah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastActivityDate="2012-08-09T23:06:46.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2078" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-09T23:33:09.780" Score="9" ViewCount="20705" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the night of power (laylat al-qadr) fixed, year to year, or does it change? I've been reading some hadith and the only conclusion I can come to is that whenever it is revealed, to be on such-and-such a date (last ten odd nights, 27th, or the 23rd/25th/27th) it's &lt;strong&gt;that date for that year&lt;/strong&gt; and then it changes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, related: What is the cause of the night of power? Is it the angels taking records back to heaven, or is it the mark of when the Quran was first revealed, or did the two just coincide once?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-08T03:51:04.637" LastActivityDate="2019-06-01T09:09:28.597" Title="Is the night of power (laylat al-qadr) fixed?" Tags="|ramadan|laylat-al-qadr|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2079" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2081" CreationDate="2012-08-10T02:04:31.663" Score="5" ViewCount="55733" Body="&lt;p&gt;I generally (or always...) recite an surah in last teen surahs in Quran. Nowadays I have free time to memorize some new surahs, and I want to recite them in salah so that I won't forget.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did some lookup, and It seems that I need to recite at least 3 ayahs after al-fatiha. Does these need to be from beginning of surahs or, for example, can I read first 3 ayah of a surah in first rak'ah and second 3 in second rak'ah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, does it matter if ayahs I recite make a meaningfull context? I mean, might taking random 3 ayahs from its context be wrong? For example, fourth ayah of Al-Baqarah start with (wa) &quot;and&quot;. Would it be inappropriate for me to recite 4th ayah, without first reciting 3th ayah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2012-08-10T03:32:10.183" LastActivityDate="2017-08-24T09:49:36.697" Title="Can you recite from the middle of a surah in salat?" Tags="|quran|salat|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2079" CreationDate="2012-08-10T04:09:16.617" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing wrong to start reciting from middle of a Surah in salat. In Quran, there are some special punctuation marks, which indicates where it is ok to stop, where it is better to continue with different level of instruction like compulsory or recommended. I got a full list here after a quick search-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.as-sidq.org/durusulQuran/index/stop.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.as-sidq.org/durusulQuran/index/stop.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be better to not begin recitation in points, where continuation is recommended or compulsory. Similarly, we should not stop at points, where continuation is recommended or compulsory. Else there should be know problem I think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="53" LastActivityDate="2012-08-10T04:09:16.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2079" CreationDate="2012-08-10T04:40:38.590" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can I read from not from the beginning of a Surah?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, of course you can do that, and all Imams do so, like in Taraweeh some of them read a page of Quran in every rak'ah, and then the next page.. etc so they can complete the whole Quran along the month of Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can start wherever you want, and read at least three tiny ayat or one non-tiny ayah. Allah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So recite what is easy from it [Quran]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/73/20&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-Muzzammil:20]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Abu Hanifah said this is an evidence that you can read the least amount of it, i.e, one ayah. However, most other scholars agree that the minimum is either 3 tiny ayat (tiny like &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/74/21&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;), or one non-tiny ayah. But this establishes that there is no restriction on the start point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the Prophet (pbuh) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِذَا قُمْتَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ فَكَبِّرْ، ثُمَّ اقْرَأْ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you stand for Prayer say Takbir and then recite from the Holy Qur'an (of what you know by heart)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/151&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/5/47&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also establishes that there is no restriction on where you should start.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Also, does it matter if ayahs I recite make a meaningfull context?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's recommended that you read a contextually related ayat, especially if you're Imam, because this will encourage everence (خشوع) and ability to dive in the meanings of Quran. But it's not a must. An evidence I could say is that it's very hard to find a single non-tiny ayah that's not related to the ayat before and after it, while it's acceptable to read it alone as mentioned above. Also Allah requires us no more than we can do, and if you're non-Arabic it'll be so hard to decide if the context is ok or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source&lt;/strong&gt;: I brought some of the info above from the book: &lt;em&gt;Islamic Fiqh (Book), part 1: Prayer rules, version 8, Pages 224-227 By Dr.Ibraheem Muhammad Salqini&lt;/em&gt;, professor in Damascus University - College of (Islamic) Shariaa. (The book is taught in the same college).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2083/167&quot;&gt;What Suras/Ayat are Mustahab (recommended) to recite in the five fardh prayers&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that's helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-10T07:30:34.497" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2082" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2073" CreationDate="2012-08-10T05:14:02.290" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, you shouldn't usher anybody. This will result in a gap in his row because, which is contradictory to what the prophet said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, &quot;Arrange the rows in order, stand&#xA;  shoulder to shoulder, close the gaps, be accommodating to your&#xA;  brothers, and do not leave gaps for Satan. Whoever joins up a row, he&#xA;  will be joined to Allah (i.e., to the Mercy of Allah); and whoever&#xA;  cuts off a row, he will be cut off from Allah (i.e., from His Mercy).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Abu Dawud].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏&#xA;  &quot;‏أقيموا الصفوف، وحاذوا المناكب، وسدوا الخلل، ولينوا بأيدي إخوانكم،&#xA;  ولا تذروا فرجات للشيطان، ومن وصل صفًا وصله الله، ومن قطع صفًا قطعه&#xA;  الله‏&quot;‏‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه أبو داود بإسناد صحيح‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Riyad as-Salihin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Only if there were Imam and one person praying beside him (on his right side with a slight backprayer), then you will have to usher him if you want to pray with them so that both of you will make a row behind Imam, else you should try to fill a gap in the last row, if there is no gap, then just start a new row (by standing in the middle so the Imam is strait in front of you) and join the prayer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If someone came and stood with you in the new row, then that's done it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If none came, then you should re-pray the salat.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;A man prayed alone behind the row s the Prophet ordered him to repeat&#xA;  the Salat.&quot; (Sahih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ&#xA;  جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ هِلاَلِ&#xA;  بْنِ يِسَافٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ رَاشِدٍ، عَنْ وَابِصَةَ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ،&#xA;  أَنَّ رَجُلاً، صَلَّى خَلْفَ الصَّفِّ وَحْدَهُ فَأَمَرَهُ النَّبِيُّ&#xA;  صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يُعِيدَ الصَّلاَةَ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى&#xA;  وَسَمِعْتُ الْجَارُودَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ وَكِيعًا يَقُولُ إِذَا صَلَّى&#xA;  الرَّجُلُ خَلْفَ الصَّفِّ وَحْدَهُ فَإِنَّهُ يُعِيدُ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/702310&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jami' Al-Tirmithi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that's helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2012-08-10T05:43:10.267" LastActivityDate="2012-08-10T05:43:10.267" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2083" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2084" CreationDate="2012-08-10T07:28:53.203" Score="9" ViewCount="38396" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that it's mustahab to read from specific Surahs in quran in each of he five fardh prayers (i.e, Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Ishaa).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are these Surahs for each prayer? and who recommended that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2018-05-21T23:20:31.973" Title="What Suras/Ayat are Mustahab (recommended) to recite in the five fardh prayers?" Tags="|salat|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2083" CreationDate="2012-08-10T07:28:53.203" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;First I will have to define the word &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Mufassal Surahs&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are surahs from &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/49&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Hujurah&lt;/a&gt; to the end of Quran. They're called so because they are relatively short compared to the surahs before them. So when reading them we say basmalah too often because surahs are short and finish quickly (so when starting the next one we say basmalah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now here we come:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Fajr and Dhuhr: It's mustahab to read from (some of) the long-Mufassal surahs, they are the surahs starting with &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/49&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Hujurah&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/85&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Buruj&lt;/a&gt;. That's because there are plenty of time in Fajr and Dhuhr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Asr and Ishaa: It's mustahab to read from (some of) the medium-Mufassal surahs, they are surahs starting with &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/85&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Buruj&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/98&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Bayyinah&lt;/a&gt;. That's because it's mustahab to delay Asr and Ishaa (not too much, of course), so there may be no much time for a long reading, hence medium Mufassal are mustahab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Maghrib: It's mustahab to read from (some of) the short-Mufassal surahs, they are surahs starting with &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/98&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Bayyinah&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/114&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;An-Nas&lt;/a&gt; (end of Quran). That's because Maghrib time is too short, so short readings are mustahab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where did this recommendation come from?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It came from a letter that Khalifah Omar Ibn Al-Khattab sent to Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleassed with both of them) that said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أن إقرأ في الفجر، والظهر: بطوال المفصل، وفي العصر، والعشاء: بأوساط المفصل، وفي المغرب: بقصار المفصل.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read in Fajr and Dhuhr [some of] long-Mufassal, and in Asr and Ishaa medium-Mufassal, and in Maghrib short-Mufassal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that's helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-10T07:28:53.203" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2085" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1905" CreationDate="2012-08-10T08:40:06.930" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the 'Ehtiat would be to stop eating suhur before adhan(maybe some minutes) to be sure light of sun has not been arrived to our area(physical fajr) &#xA;and start breaking fast after adhan(maybe some minutes) to be sure light of sun completely fades out from our area(physical Maqrib).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="451" LastActivityDate="2012-08-10T08:40:06.930" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2088" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37041" CreationDate="2012-08-10T13:10:05.493" Score="2" ViewCount="406" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the meaning of this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَعِظُكُم بِوَاحِدَةٍ ۖ أَن تَقُومُوا لِلَّـهِ مَثْنَىٰ وَفُرَادَىٰ ثُمَّ تَتَفَكَّرُوا ۚ مَا بِصَاحِبِكُم مِّن جِنَّةٍ ۚ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ لَّكُم بَيْنَ يَدَيْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, &amp;quot;I only advise you of one [thing] - that you stand for Allah, [seeking truth] in pairs and individually, and then give thought.&amp;quot; There is not in your companion any madness. He is only a warner to you before a severe punishment. [34:46]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it mean thinking &lt;strong&gt;after&lt;/strong&gt; starting &lt;strong&gt;amal&lt;/strong&gt; or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="452" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T16:12:49.697" Title="Does the Qur'an verse (34:46) mean thinking after starting amal or not?" Tags="|tafseer|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2089" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2090" CreationDate="2012-08-10T13:48:52.123" Score="6" ViewCount="967" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know if it is allowed to underline with pen translations / explanations or tafseer of Holy Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="423" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-02T05:51:50.353" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T05:51:50.353" Title="Is it permissible to underline translations of Qur'an in the mushaf?" Tags="|sharia|quran|tafseer|adab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2090" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2089" CreationDate="2012-08-10T14:18:55.100" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course it's permissible, they're just like any other book!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1706/167&quot;&gt;it's allowed to take notes on mushaf itself.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-04-30T13:23:30.793" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2091" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2097" CreationDate="2012-08-10T14:42:08.110" Score="9" ViewCount="2894" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if it is permitted to use a digital version of the Holy Quran for recitation, reading and such-alike, as the one shown in the video below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_r0Xmt3kG8&amp;amp;feature=youtu.be&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Example Video&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="423" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-02T05:40:55.007" LastActivityDate="2020-03-16T13:30:11.143" Title="Is it permissible to use a digital version of the Holy Quran?" Tags="|quran|sharia|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2088" CreationDate="2012-08-10T19:29:19.623" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should look at the context of the rest of the Surah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, they say, &amp;quot;This is not but a man who wishes to avert you from that which your fathers were worshipping.&amp;quot; And they say, &amp;quot;This is not except a lie invented.&amp;quot; And those who disbelieve say of the truth when it has come to them, &amp;quot;This is not but obvious magic.&amp;quot; [34:43]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And those before them denied, and the people of Makkah have not attained a tenth of what We had given them. But the former peoples denied My messengers, so how [terrible] was My reproach. [34:45]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, &amp;quot;Whatever payment I might have asked of you - it is yours. My payment is only from Allah , and He is, over all things, Witness.&amp;quot; [34:47]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In context, the rest of the Surah is about how people used to deny the prophets that Allah has sent to them. The part about &amp;quot;there is no madness in your companion&amp;quot; is to say that the prophet (your companion) is not mad, and is only preaching Allah's word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to &lt;code&gt;give thought&lt;/code&gt; in this context means to think carefully of what happened to those who reviled the previous prophets, how they were treated, and the punishments that was sent to them. This was likely directed towards disbelievers of the time of the prophet Muhammad (pbuh) who doubted whether he was really a Prophet or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T03:01:57.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2093" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2094" CreationDate="2012-08-10T20:29:55.910" Score="2" ViewCount="5292" Body="&lt;p&gt;The company that employs me are offering me shares in the company. I pay in on a regular basis. I don't see anywhere about interest, but they will be subject to the market price of the company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these shares halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2012-12-06T15:31:17.180" LastActivityDate="2014-09-04T05:40:54.157" Title="Are shares Halal?" Tags="|fiqh|riba|trading|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2093" CreationDate="2012-08-10T22:18:10.427" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most Islamic companies do deal with shares, so it's halal. It is haraam if the company is selling haraam products, which I doubt is your concern if you're working for the company. So, I assume you're worried if it's Riba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Riba is basically what happens when you lend someone a product at a fixed value and then request higher than the perceived value for it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Trading&lt;/em&gt; is not Riba... for example, if you bought a sick cow, nursed it to health, sold it back at a higher price, that is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you &lt;em&gt;lent&lt;/em&gt; someone a sick cow and asked a healthy cow from him &lt;em&gt;in return&lt;/em&gt;, it becomes Riba. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you lent someone 10g of gold at $100, and got 10g of gold back at $300 later, it is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; riba, because the &lt;em&gt;value&lt;/em&gt; is different, just that the value of money (which is unrelated) has dropped. If you lent someone 10g of gold at $100 and got back 11g of gold worth $100, then that &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; Riba, because you are getting back more than the value.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, if you're not lending or borrowed money, you shouldn't be worried about it. Even if the value was different, if you are not bound to return it, it should be considered trading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars also &lt;a href=&quot;http://suite101.com/article/what-is-riba-a91216&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;consider dishonest trading as riba&lt;/a&gt;, like price fixing or hoarding goods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Stocks are directly related to the value of your company and how many other people are owning those stocks. If you work hard for your company and the value goes up, it is a result of your work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you are deceptively raising the prices through financial engineering, price fixing, or some insider information, like selling all your stocks when you know the CEO is going to step down, then the halalness of the money is questionable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicperspectives.com/RibaIntro.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Another good reference on Riba&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="371" LastEditDate="2012-08-10T22:32:24.713" LastActivityDate="2012-08-10T22:32:24.713" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2095" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2093" CreationDate="2012-08-10T22:38:19.537" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In general, shares or stock in a company that deals in permissible business or trading is permissible. Buy acquiring these shares you are investing your money in that company and acquiring part ownership. If the company does well, you profit. If it does badly, you sustain a loss. This is perfectly fine, and it's not &lt;em&gt;riba&lt;/em&gt; since there is no guaranteed increase.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two things to keep in mind however are that the business the company engages is must primarily be permissible according to &lt;em&gt;shari'ah&lt;/em&gt;, i.e. among other things not engaged in trading unlawful things in Islam. The second thing is that most companies today invest their money in interest-bearing accounts in banks (or other interest-bearing vehicles). Since that also forms part of the profits of the company, it will affect your dividend. It is then upon you estimate how much of that income came from unlawful means and to proportionally remove it from your profit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However bear in mind that more conservative scholars (not based in North America) opine that it is not permissible to own shares or stock in companies that deal with &lt;em&gt;riba&lt;/em&gt; in their finances. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/45929/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/45929/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume part of the discrepancy is due to the fact that in Islamic lands a company that deals with &lt;em&gt;riba&lt;/em&gt; in their finances is (or should be) relatively rare whereas in the West it is extremely difficult to escape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://amjaonline.com/00en_f1_details.php?fid=79979&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://amjaonline.com/00en_f1_details.php?fid=79979&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;AMJA is a body of top North American scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-08-10T22:38:19.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2096" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2089" CreationDate="2012-08-10T22:59:54.070" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In many verses of Quran, such as the following ones, Allah has told us to think deeply about what it states.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُ‌ونَ الْقُرْ‌آنَ أَمْ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an, or are there locks upon [their] hearts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/47/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;47:24&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;--&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُ‌ونَ الْقُرْ‌آنَ ۚ وَلَوْ كَانَ مِنْ عِندِ غَيْرِ‌ اللَّـهِ لَوَجَدُوا فِيهِ اخْتِلَافًا كَثِيرً‌ا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an? If it had been from [any] other than Allah , they would have found within it much contradiction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:82&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;--&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاهُ قُرْ‌آنًا عَرَ‌بِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, We have made it an Arabic Qur'an that you might understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/43/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;43:3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So do you think if underlining helps your understanding of Quran, God will punish you for that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think so :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="435" LastEditDate="2014-03-22T16:09:53.210" LastActivityDate="2014-03-22T16:09:53.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2097" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2091" CreationDate="2012-08-10T23:50:58.343" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it's allowed, as long as you trust that there's no distortion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/191&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat 'Āli `Imrān:191&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِهِمْ&#xA;وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ رَبَّنَا مَا&#xA;خَلَقْتَ هَٰذَا بَاطِلًا سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who remember Allah while standing or sitting or [lying] on their sides&#xA;and give thought to the creation of the heavens and the earth,&#xA;[saying], &amp;quot;Our Lord, You did not create this aimlessly; exalted are&#xA;You [above such a thing]; then protect us from the punishment of the&#xA;Fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ayah talks about &amp;quot;those who understand&amp;quot; in the ayah preceding it. The idiomic meaning of the expression &amp;quot;قياماً وقعوداً وعلى جنوبهم&amp;quot; is in any case and way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a very essential rule in Fiqh that says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الأصل في الأشياء الإباحة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The default state of things is permit&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That basically means that a new thing is allowed unless it's contradictory to an existing rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran originally wasn't revealed in any physical form (unlike, for example, the panels of Musa -pbuh-), it was revealed gradually and the prophet and Sahabah memorized it, then later in the Time of Rashidi Khalifates, it was paper-written because many of the Sahabah who memorize it died, and so original &amp;quot;memorizers&amp;quot; are getting fewer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, when printing became easy, prints of Quran entered every house to enable normal people to read and understand Quran, since the majority doesn't memorize it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any way that is intended to help people read Quran and understand it is very welcome, and the effort is thankful, Mufassireen tried to make Quran clear, their efforts are thankful, printers tried to make Quran books (mushaf) available, their efforts are thankful. And now comes technology time, and efforst are always welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's very welcome to try to digitize Quran so people can read it easily in, say, the Bus, the Metro... etc. It's very welcome to digitize it so search and research becomes easy (and we're being benefit from that here).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/22/32&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Ĥaj:32&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ذَٰلِكَ وَمَن يُعَظِّمْ شَعَائِرَ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهَا مِن تَقْوَى&#xA;الْقُلُوبِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That [is so]. And whoever honors the symbols of Allah - indeed, it is&#xA;from the piety of hearts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Trying to make Quran easy-to-read can be included in such meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is deleting a &amp;quot;Quran.pdf&amp;quot; destroying a copy of the Quran?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2091/is-it-allowed-to-use-a-digital-holy-quran#comment4772_2091&quot;&gt;Ansari's comment&lt;/a&gt;, I would like to say that if you do that with a bad intention then you're sinful, else you're not so long as you do that in a respectful way. Muslims do destroy copies of Mushaf and there's no problem in that so long as they do that in a respectful way, there are preferred ways to do that, of course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-10T23:50:58.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="252" CreationDate="2012-08-11T06:07:08.450" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/13/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;In sura Ar-RAD there is verse:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih International&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It is Allah who erected the heavens without&#xA;  pillars that you [can] see; then He established Himself above the&#xA;  Throne and made subject the sun and the moon, each running [its&#xA;  course] for a specified term. He arranges [each] matter; He details&#xA;  the signs that you may, of the meeting with your Lord, be certain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard that this ayah is counter argument for old conception of the origin of the Arabs of the world.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;They thought that the sky standing on columns (pillars) at end of world.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This is also considering as one of miracles of holy Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastActivityDate="2012-08-11T06:07:08.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2099" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2106" CreationDate="2012-08-11T09:34:40.937" Score="13" ViewCount="1122" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xVlWX.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/strong&gt; And We have put before them a barrier and behind them a barrier and covered them, so they do not see. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/36/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Yasin, verse 9&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the most common qira'ah (Hafs 'an 'Aasim), this ayah is recited with the word &quot;saddan&quot; (barrier/dam). However, in Qaloon, this ayah is recited with &quot;sudan&quot; or &quot;suddan&quot; instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly is the difference of meaning between these two versions, and do they provide complimentary meanings that support each other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T05:35:46.607" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T05:35:46.607" Title="What exactly is the difference of meaning between saddan and suddan in Qur'an verse 36:9?" Tags="|quran|arabic|qiraat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2100" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-11T09:44:36.810" Score="9" ViewCount="1038" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/115&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah, verse 115&lt;/a&gt;, Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vjhpq.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, Allah says that he owns Al-Mashriq (literally: the east/sunrise), in the Arabic singular form, المشرق .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/55/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Ar-Rahman, verse 17&lt;/a&gt;, Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0iIqP.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, Allah says that he is Lord of Al-Mashriqayni (literally: the two easts/sunrises), in the Arabic dual form, المشرقين.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/37/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah As-Saffaat, verse 5&lt;/a&gt;, Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F2YK9.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, Allah says that he is Lord of Al-Mashaariq (literally: the multiple easts/sunrises), in the Arabic plural (3+) form, المشارق.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since parts of the Qur'an explain other parts, what exactly do the scholars of tafseer (the mufassireen) explain as the interpretation of these three ayat when you look at them together as a set?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-02T05:35:30.070" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T05:35:30.070" Title="What is the difference between the east (مشرق) in singular, dual, an plural forms?" Tags="|arabic|tafseer|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2078" CreationDate="2012-08-11T09:56:07.870" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Night of Qadar&lt;/strong&gt; is not fixed as obvious from the following Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So after that day 'Abdullah (bin 'Umar) started offering Tahajjud. The&#xA;  companions of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to tell him their dreams that&#xA;  (Laila-tul-Qadr) was on the 27th of the month of Ramadan. The Prophet&#xA;  said, &quot;I see that your dreams agree on the last ten nights of Ramadan&#xA;  and so whoever is in search of it should seek it in the last ten&#xA;  nights of Ramadan.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Bukhari, Night Prayer (19), Hadith 1159 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://ahadith.net/bukhari/book/19/chap/20#1159&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Companions of the Prophet (s.a.w) asked him about the 27th of Ramadan and He insisted to look for the night in the last ten nights of Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, in another Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated By 'Aisha : Allah's Apostle said, &quot;Search for the Night of&#xA;  Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadan.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Bukhari, Superiority of the Night of Qadr (32), Hadith 2018 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://ahadith.net/bukhari/book/32#2018&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the last level, the Prophet (s.a.w) specified. A night either on 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th or the 29th.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the second part of the question, the following results can be deduced:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;From Surah Al-Baqarah (2) , Ayat 185 that Quran was revealed in Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;From Surah Ad-Dukhan (44), Ayaat 1-5 that on the night Quran was revealed, the Angels come down.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;From Surah Al-Qadr (97), Complete that the Night of Qadr is the same night in which the Quran was revealed and the Angels come down&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All point to the same thing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="343" LastEditorUserId="343" LastEditDate="2012-08-11T10:06:02.757" LastActivityDate="2012-08-11T10:06:02.757" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2102" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2100" CreationDate="2012-08-11T10:20:53.087" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you noted in the question, the literal meaning of the words mashriq and maghrib is that of the place or time of sunrise and sunset, resptecively. The different usages show that the direction and time of sunset/sunrise is not fixed and constant always (which we know from experience as well). The singular is used when the emphasis is not on this plurality, and the plural is used to emphasize this fact. The dual is taken to mean the extremes and everything in between.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: Tafhim al-Qur'an&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-08-11T10:20:53.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2100" CreationDate="2012-08-11T10:39:29.193" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;When you observe the sunrise for a year, you will notice that the sun rises at different locations in the east on different days of the year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This different locations consists of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1) Two extremities in the east&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The dual would imply the two extremities of the sun's positions [Al-Mashriqayni]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2) All points between two extremities&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The plural (3+) would imply all the points between the two extremities [Al-Mashaariq]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3) Absolute center or Entire spectrum&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The singular however could imply either the absolute center or could also imply the whole spectrum as a singular unit [Al-Mashriq]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below see the 3 points of the sun on different days. (I.e. two extremities and absolute center)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aLdA3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;See central point and two extremities of the sun&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-07T09:24:34.547" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T09:24:34.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2078" CreationDate="2012-08-11T10:53:25.243" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer would be &lt;strong&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has a reason to keep the details of the Night of Qadar a secret. This is so that we fill the last 10 odd nights with lots of ibadah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This simply reminds me of surah Kahf [18:22], in which Allah says people dispute about the number of sleepers in the cave, BUT STILL Allah does not reveal the exact number. This is because we don't need to know this information and Allah has prevented us to enter into controversies about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Some) say they were three, the dog being the fourth among them; (others) say they were five, the dog being the sixth,- doubtfully guessing at the unknown; (yet others) say they were seven, the dog being the eighth. Say thou: &quot;My Lord knoweth best their number; It is but few that know their (real case).&quot; &lt;strong&gt;Enter not, therefore, into controversies concerning them, except on a matter that is clear, nor consult any of them about (the affair of) the Sleepers.&lt;/strong&gt; [Quran 18:22]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, anymore information beyond &quot;last 10 odd nights&quot; would just be guess work. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastActivityDate="2012-08-11T10:53:25.243" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2105" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-11T11:07:53.867" Score="4" ViewCount="125444" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if it is permissible to hug the wife in the month of Ramadan in bed? What's the ruling if they are fasting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit / Clarification:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suspect sexual intercourse isn't allowed &lt;strong&gt;when any spouse is fasting&lt;/strong&gt; (correct me if I am wrong), so my questions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is intercourse allowed in the month of Ramadan when both spouses don't have fast?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If any &lt;strong&gt;one&lt;/strong&gt; of the spouses has fast, can they still hug each other but do not have intercourse?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="423" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-02T05:46:43.337" LastActivityDate="2017-05-30T07:03:51.503" Title="Is it permissible to hug the wife in the month of Ramadan?" Tags="|ramadan|sex|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2099" CreationDate="2012-08-11T11:34:36.220" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are three different opinions by Arabic language scholars about the difference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Al-Kisa'i الكسائي: They're two spellings for the same meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sibawayh سيبويه and Al-Khalil (Al-Farahidi): سُداً (Suddan) is the noun, and سَداً (Saddan) is the infinitive form of the verb.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abu-Obaidah and Ibn-Alanbari: سُداً (Suddan) is a barrier made by Allah (plural: سُدُد Sudud), and سَداً (Saddan) is a barrier made by mankind (plural: سُدُود Sudood).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The third opinion is very strong, and on it depends Qaloon in his reading (qira'ah), not only in this ayah, but in these two ayat &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/93-94&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-Kahf:93-94]&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/X7vCV.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TPQQl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The images show the qira'ah of Hafs for the words &quot;السَّدَّيْنِ Assaddayni&quot; and &quot;سَدَّاً Saddan&quot;. But the qira'ah of Qaloon differs for &quot;السُدَّيْنَ Assuddayini&quot;. That's because in the first ayah, السدين refers to two mountains, which are made by Allah of course, while in the second ayah, people are asking Thu-AlQarnain to build a barrier سداً, so it'll be made by humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alrazistudent.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/trazi32.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafseer Al-Razi | Vol.21 | P.170&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.4shared.com/office/GY7RiP8p/___-_____-__.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mu'jam Al-Qira'at (The dicitonary of Qira'at) | Vol.5 | Pages 298-299&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic), By Dr.Adullatif Al-Khateeb.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2012-08-11T11:34:36.220" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2107" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2111" CreationDate="2012-08-11T11:35:44.707" Score="2" ViewCount="3650" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1772/43&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; question but it did not help me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have two bank accounts. One for savings (wherein I periodically pay off any interest incurred), and another for my current money. I have an &lt;strong&gt;interest free&lt;/strong&gt; overdraft that I am in, and have been in since last ramadan. My savings have increased by £400 since last year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this situation, my savings are out weighed by the debt of my overdraft. But my overdraft is interest free so I am not paying money on it. Do I still need to consider it for Zakat calculation? Do have the nisab amount?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2018-01-09T11:30:43.503" LastActivityDate="2018-01-09T11:30:43.503" Title="How do I account for debt when I calculate Zakat?" Tags="|zakat|nisab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2108" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="252" CreationDate="2012-08-11T11:39:18.523" Score="8" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Quran says the earth is a sphere!!&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He created the heavens and the earth in true (proportions): He makes the Night &lt;strong&gt;overlap&lt;/strong&gt; the Day, and the Day &lt;strong&gt;overlap&lt;/strong&gt; the Night: He has subjected the sun and the moon (to His law): Each one follows a course for a time appointed. Is not He the Exalted in Power - He Who forgives again and again? [Quran 39:5]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most translators use the word &quot;overlap&quot; etc for translating &lt;code&gt;كَوِّرُ&lt;/code&gt; (kawiru). But if you refer to the arabic root &lt;code&gt;كَوِّرُ&lt;/code&gt; (kawiru) it means &quot;ball&quot; as a verb. (Paste the word in google translate and see for yourself! It will tell you &quot;ball&quot; as a verb or see refrence below). Literally &quot;ball like mass or core&quot; actually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this verse says Allah created the heavens and the earth and &quot;bowls&quot; the night on the day and &quot;bowls&quot; the day overnight. This practically describes the relation of the earth wrt to night and day.... &lt;strong&gt;a ball like motion&lt;/strong&gt; !!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many would argue that this is in reference to the night or day and not the earth. But the night or day are &lt;em&gt;NOT&lt;/em&gt; physical entities to have a ball like motion but are a resultant of the earth having a ball like motion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have identified 3 verses in the question (forgive me if I have missed any other). I will try to answer in short here for each. But if you need a detailed explanation of these 3 or any other verse feel free to open it as an individual question for a more detailed answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Verses you mentioned in your question&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;None of the verses mentioned actually indicate the earth's shape being flat or sphere&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1) &quot;Earth Spread&quot; [79:30]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you take a sphere (globe) and cover it with a cloth, you would be spreading it with the cloth but it would still be a sphere. So this in no way indicates the earth to be flat. Just talks about &quot;spreading&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Example:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let’s assume we want to cover a table tennis ball with glitter for decoration. You would probably take a glue stick &amp;amp; SPREAD the glue on the ball. &quot;Spreading&quot; has nothing to do with the shape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2) &quot;he (Dhul-Qarnain) found it setting in a spring of black muddy (or hot) water&quot; [18:86]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just because Dhul-Qarnain saw it as setting in a spring does not indicate that it actually is setting in the water. Today WE ALL call it &quot;sunset&quot; but does the sun really set? It’s just the usage of the language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, when we call Japan the &quot;land of the rising sun&quot; does the sun really fly up from Japan? The word &quot;Japan&quot; is the Romanization of the word &quot;Nippon&quot;, which means &quot;where the sun originates&quot;. This was Japan's name during the Sui Dynasty. If you translate that phrase to arabic it roughly comes to &lt;code&gt;مشرق الشَّمْسِ&lt;/code&gt; (mashrik ash-shams) or &quot;where the sun rises&quot;. The word &lt;code&gt;مَغْرِبَ الشَّمْسِ&lt;/code&gt; (magrab ash-shams)  which is used in this verse could mean a place too and is translated as &quot;where the sun sets&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example of current Arabic usage is the word &lt;code&gt;مَغْرِبَ&lt;/code&gt; (magrab) can mean &quot;a place of setting&quot; but in context it can simply mean &quot;Morocco&quot; as in the country of &quot;Morocco&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows better where Dhul-Qarnain was travelling. BUT this has nothing to do with the shape of the earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3) &quot;Mountains as pegs&quot; [78:6-7]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here I would refer you to look at the phenomenon of mountains &lt;em&gt;&quot;folding&quot;&lt;/em&gt;. This phenomenon makes two masses of land lock into each other creating the mountain. The mountain is an overlap of the mass of land. So when there is any seismic activity (earthquake etc.) it prevents it from shaking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &quot;folding&quot; phenomenon is the reason why the height of certain mountains can be seen increase every year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to explain in simple terms...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let’s assume you buy a bed and the bed is very shaky. If you nail one end of the bed to the wall, you will notice that it will stop to shake as much. So in this case, the end of the bed that you nailed to the wall actually prevents it from shaking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This again has nothing to do with the shape of the earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oHCkj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oHCkj.jpg&quot; width=&quot;100&quot; height=&quot;100&quot;/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Screenshot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://translate.google.com/#ar/en/%D9%83%D9%8E%D9%88%D9%90%D9%91%D8%B1%D9%8F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google translate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-13T03:42:35.183" LastActivityDate="2015-09-13T03:42:35.183" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2109" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-11T11:51:11.163" Score="3" ViewCount="5918" Body="&lt;p&gt;I once found this fantastic website: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muslimaccess.com/articles/jihad/surah9_29.asp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Explaining Surah 9:29&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the things that learned from it is that there are two separate words for a disbeliever:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;KAAFIR (sing.) Kaafiroon or Kaafireen (plu.): These are non-Muslims who rejected Islam after knowing and understanding Islam from authentic sources. See Qur'an verses 2:6-7 about them. I would like to translate the term as &amp;quot;Islam-rejecters&amp;quot; but the ignorant translate it as &amp;quot;infidels&amp;quot;. Unfortunately, ignorant translators use the term infidel for Mushrik as well as Kaafir whereas these are very different terms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JAAHIL (sing.) Juhla or Jahiloon or Jahileen (plu.): As a Qur’anic term jaahil means those ignorant people who are unaware of Islamic teachings and they didn’t have a chance to accept or reject Islam. Once a person rejects Islam after knowing its teachings and understanding from authentic sources, this person would be a Kaafir. Literally jaahil is any uninformed or uneducated person including Muslims who did not make efforts to know the teachings of the Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet. Some learned Muslims have the opinion that a Kaafir may also be a Jaahil; the case in point may be Abul Hakam Amr ibn Al-Hisham knew the message of Islam yet he rejected it and the Prophet called him Abu Jahal, the father of ignorance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I only ever however hear the term Kaafir used, and it strikes me that in some cases it may be more appropriate to say Jaahil, not Kaafir. Am I wrong in my assumption? The issue is also compounded by the fact that some people can be &lt;strong&gt;both&lt;/strong&gt;, according to some opinions. In this case, which is more correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-14T02:56:32.343" Title="What is the correct word for a disbeliever?" Tags="|arabic|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2105" CreationDate="2012-08-11T14:57:22.803" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer lies in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6wcGq.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/strong&gt; It has been made permissible for you the night preceding fasting to go to your wives [for sexual relations]. They are&#xA;  clothing for you and you are clothing for them. Allah knows that you&#xA;  used to deceive yourselves, so He accepted your repentance and forgave&#xA;  you. So now, have relations with them and seek that which Allah has&#xA;  decreed for you. [...] (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Baqarah, verse 187&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this ayah, scholars have said that it's permissible for couples to have physical relations during the nights of Ramadan (which I believe is what you're asking about). Although the translation here says &quot;the night preceding fasting,&quot; it talks about during Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, It's worth noting that fasting prohibits only the actual act of intercourse. Aisha narrated that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Prophet would kiss during the month of fasting.&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/4#46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jaami at-Tirmidhi, grade: Sahih&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahu a'lam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-02T05:54:28.513" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T05:54:28.513" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2107" CreationDate="2012-08-11T15:11:02.880" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically if you have accumulated money (savings), and you also have debt, and you don't use your savings to pay off your debt, resulting in you having that accumulated money for a complete lunar year which is more than nisab, you pay zakaat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you use the accumulated money to pay off the debt before zakaat is due, you only pay zakat on what you have left, so if what you have left is less than nisab, you don't pay zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you have had that 400 for 1 complete lunar year, you pay 10 for zakat.  If you have a total of 400 now, but only 300 of that has been in your possession for a complete lunar year, you pay 7.5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have a look at this fatwa: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/22426&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Praise be to Allaah.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The one who has any “zakatable” wealth must pay zakaah on it, when one&#xA;  year has passed since he acquired it, even if he has debts, according&#xA;  to the more correct of the two scholarly opinions, because of the&#xA;  general meaning of the evidence that zakaah is obligatory upon&#xA;  everyone who has wealth on which zakaah is due, if one year has passed&#xA;  since he acquired it, even if he has debts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to&#xA;  command his agents to take zakaah from those who owed zakaah, and he&#xA;  did not tell them to ask them whether they had any debts or not. If&#xA;  having debts meant that one did not have to pay zakaah, the Prophet&#xA;  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) would have told his agents&#xA;  to ask the people who were paying zakaah whether they had any debts or&#xA;  not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Majmoo’ Fataawa wa Maqalaat Mutanawwi’ah by Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn&#xA;  Baaz, 14/51 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“… But if you pay off the debt with cash in hand before one year has&#xA;  passed, there is no zakaah on what you have spent to pay off the debt;&#xA;  rather zakaah is due on whatever is left, if one year has passed and&#xA;  it reaches the minimum threshold (nisaab).” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about a&#xA;  person who has capital worth two hundred thousand riyals and owed a&#xA;  debt of two hundred thousand riyals, and was paying it off at a rate&#xA;  of ten thousand per year – does he have to pay zakaah? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He replied: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yes, he has to pay zakaah on the wealth that is in his possession,&#xA;  because the texts which speak of the obligation of zakaah are general&#xA;  in meaning, and do not make any exceptions. No exception is made for&#xA;  one who is in debt. As the texts are general in meaning, we have to&#xA;  follow them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Moreover, zakaah must be paid on wealth, because Allaah says&#xA;  (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Take Sadaqah (alms) from their wealth in order to purify them and&#xA;  sanctify them with it, and invoke Allaah for them. Verily, your&#xA;  invocations are a source of security for them; and Allaah is&#xA;  All-Hearer, All-Knower”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[al-Tawbah 9:103] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And according to the hadeeth narrated by al-Bukhaari from Ibn ‘Abbaas&#xA;  (may Allaah be pleased with him), when the Prophet (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allaah be upon him) sent Mu’aadh to Yemen he said: “Tell&#xA;  them that Allaah has enjoined zakaah from their wealth.” So Allaah and&#xA;  His Messenger have stated that zakaah has to do with the wealth&#xA;  itself, not with the person’s obligations towards others; debt has to&#xA;  do with personal obligations towards others. They are two separate&#xA;  issues, so zakaah must be paid from the wealth that is in your&#xA;  possession, and the debt is a personal responsibility.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Each person must fear his Lord and pay zakaah on the wealth that is in&#xA;  his possession, and seek the help of Allaah to pay the debt that he&#xA;  owes, saying: O Allaah, pay off the debt that I owe and make me&#xA;  independent of means. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Perhaps if he pays zakaah on the wealth that is in his possession,&#xA;  that may be a means of bringing blessing to this wealth and causing it&#xA;  to grow, so that he may discharge his duty of paying his debts. If he&#xA;  withholds zakaah, however, that may be a cause of his becoming poor,&#xA;  so that he always sees himself as being in need and not able to pay&#xA;  zakaah. Praise Allaah if He makes you one of the givers and not one of&#xA;  the takers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 18/39 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And he said, in another Fatwa on the same issue (18/38): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the debt is currently due and repayment is being demanded, and he&#xA;  wants to pay it off, in that case we say: Pay off the debt, then pay&#xA;  zakaah on what is left after that if it reaches the minimum threshold&#xA;  at which zakaah becomes due. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That is supported by what the Hanbali fuqaha’ said about zakaat&#xA;  al-fitr. They said that being in debt does not mean that one should&#xA;  not pay it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Similarly, it is reported that ‘Uthmaan (may Allaah be pleased with&#xA;  him) used to say during the month of Ramadaan: “This is the month of&#xA;  your zakaah, but whoever is in debt, let him pay it off.” This&#xA;  indicates that if a debt is currently due to be paid, and the debtor&#xA;  wants to pay it off, that should take precedence over zakaah. But if a&#xA;  debt is not yet due to be paid off, the zakaah must still be paid,&#xA;  beyond a doubt. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And it says in Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 9/189: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The correct scholarly view is that being in debt does not mean that&#xA;  zakaah should not be paid. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah&#xA;  be upon him) used to send his agents to collect the zakaah, and he did&#xA;  not tell them to see if the people were in debt or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2012-08-11T15:42:35.443" LastActivityDate="2012-08-11T15:42:35.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2112" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="869" CreationDate="2012-08-11T15:52:05.883" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found several other fatwas listing a different opinion on the issue.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Some key arguments,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;1) 3d objects(statues) are strongly disallowed but 2d images are ONLY detestable.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslim has also reported from 'Aisha that she said, &quot;We had a &lt;strong&gt;curtain with the figure of a bird&lt;/strong&gt; on it. When the Messenger of Allah (peace be on him) entered the house, he saw it right in front of him and he said, 'Remove it from here. When I enter and see it, I am &lt;strong&gt;reminded of this world&lt;/strong&gt; .' &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace be on him) did not tell 'Aisha to tear up the curtain but only to remove it from the place where it hung facing the entrance; he disliked seeing it there because it brought to his mind the world and its attractions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is quite clear from the preceding ahadith that the Prophet (peace be on him) &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;did not disapprove of having a curtain with a picture of a bird&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and a drape with figures in his house. On the basis of this and other similar ahadith scholars of earlier times have commented, &quot;What is prohibited are figures which cast shadows (meaning those which are solid) and not those which do not cast shadows (meaning on plane surfaces).&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Al-Nawawi mentions this opinion in his Sharh Muslim but rejects it, saying that it represents a wrong position. In Fath al-Bari, al-Hafiz has traced this opinion on sound authority back to al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr, who was a jurist of Madinah and the best of his time.)   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ymsite.com/books/lpi/ch2s3pre.htm#Islam%20Prohibits%20Statues&quot;&gt;The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam by Sheikh Yusof Qardawi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;2) The role of intention in determining permissibility.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The question of a person aspiring to create like Allah is really a question of that person’s intent. It is an action of the heart and it is tantamount to unbelief. A person who acts with such intent is in a state of unbelief, regardless of whether he is making replicas of animals or of inanimate objects like trees, rocks, rivers, or mountains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is the reason for the prohibition against the image making in the hadîth. This is the reason why the image makers are being cursed. This is clarified by another hadîth where the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Allah says: ‘Who does a greater wrong than one who aspires to creates as I create – a grain of corn, a seed, or a barleycorn?” &#xA;  [Sahîh al-Bukhârî (7559) and Sahîh Muslim (2111) – The wording accords with al-Bukhârî]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Therefore, if the reason for the prohibition is that of &lt;strong&gt;aspiring to create&lt;/strong&gt; like Allah creates, then the &lt;strong&gt;subject matter is irrelevant. It makes no difference if the image is that of an animal or an inanimate object.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Taken from a fatwa discussion elucidating 3 distinct positions on the issue,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-383-3367.htm&quot;&gt;Drawing Pictures &amp;amp; Producing Animated Cartoons | Sheikh Sa`ûd al-Funaysân | IslamToday - English&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure how this opinion compares to the accepted answer above. &lt;strong&gt;Maybe some comments is helpful&lt;/strong&gt; in order to facilitiate the decision making process.&#xA;But since these are also opinions of scholars, its best to mention it here as well, and let the proofs do the talking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="455" LastEditorUserId="455" LastEditDate="2012-08-12T17:16:23.760" LastActivityDate="2012-08-12T17:16:23.760" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2113" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2114" CreationDate="2012-08-11T18:23:34.360" Score="3" ViewCount="56038" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both husband and wife work, and the wife owns jewellery. Does the responsibility to pay zakat fall on the husband (who is earning) or should the wife pay for her own zakat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2016-05-02T05:38:48.210" LastActivityDate="2021-03-30T12:01:07.467" Title="Who is responsible for zakat on wifes jewellery when both spouses are working?" Tags="|zakat|fatwa|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2113" CreationDate="2012-08-11T19:12:11.440" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ANSWER SIMPLIFIED EVEN FURTHER:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both husband and wife work&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This has nothing to do with paying zakaat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the wife owns jewellery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is where zakaat does come in!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the responsibility to pay Zakat fall on the husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, but he can pay for it if he wishes to do so, AND as long as the wife gives him permission to pay for it.  If he doesn't want to pay for it, he does not have to, if the wife gives him permission to pay for it, he still doesn't have to pay for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(who is earning)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, this has nothing to do with zakaat.  Zakaat is not based on who is earning and how much is being earnt.  It is based on what you have and how much you have had in your possession as accumulated wealth for a complete lunar year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;should the wife pay for her own Zakat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes she should, unless her husband offers to pay on her behalf and she gives him permission to pay.  If she does not give him permission, he cannot pay for it.  Likewise, if she gives him permission and he does not want to (or can't) pay for it, he does not have to.  So the responsibility belongs to the wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The below fatwa could not be more suited to your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ORIGINAL SIMPLIFIED ANSWER:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everyone pays their own zakat, however, someone can pay on your behalf if they want to for some extra reward from Allah, but no sin on them if they don't, as it's 100% their choice (voluntary) to pay for someone else.  Also, zakat is not about who works, it's about the wealth you have had for a complete lunar year after necessary expenses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FATWA:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have a look at this fatwa: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/50273&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Praise be to Allaah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever owns the minimum amount of gold (nisaab),&#xA;namely 85 grams, and one full hijri year has passed, is obliged to pay&#xA;zakaah on it, by giving one-quarter of one-tenth (2.5%), whether that&#xA;is paid from the gold itself or the equivalent after selling it, or&#xA;from other wealth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you do not own any other wealth with which to pay the zakaah, you&#xA;have to give the zakaah from the gold itself, or sell some of it and&#xA;pay the zakaah. If someone (your father, brother, husband, etc)&#xA;volunteers to pay zakaah on your behalf, that is permissible, and he&#xA;will be rewarded for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If zakaah is owed by a woman who owns jewellery, and her husband or&#xA;someone else pays it on her behalf with her permission, there is&#xA;nothing wrong with that. Zakaah does not have to be paid from the&#xA;jewellery itself, rather it is sufficient to give its value every time&#xA;one hijri year passes, according to the value of gold and silver in&#xA;the market at the time when the year is completed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Fataawa Islamiyyah, 2/85&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: Is&#xA;zakaah due on gold that is prepared for adornment, if a woman does not&#xA;have any means of paying zakaah other than selling some of the gold?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He replied:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The correct scholarly view and the most likely to be correct in my&#xA;view is that zakaah must be paid on jewellery if it reaches the nisaab&#xA;(minimum threshold), which is eighty-five grams. If it reaches this&#xA;amount, zakaah must be paid on it. If she has other wealth and pays&#xA;from that, there is nothing wrong with it. If her husband or one of&#xA;her relatives pays it on her behalf, there is nothing wrong with that.&#xA;If neither of these options is available to her, then she should sell&#xA;some of it and pay zakaah with that money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people may say: if we do this, soon she will not have any&#xA;jewellery left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We say: that is not correct, because if it falls below the nisaab,&#xA;even by a small amount, no zakaah is required. In that case she will&#xA;inevitably have some jewellery left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Majmoo’ Fataawa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 18/138&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allaah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-12T09:50:08.907" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2048" CreationDate="2012-08-11T23:22:22.330" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It does not serve any religious reasons as far as I know, and is basically an act of respect dating to before the Prophet's time. Even the polytheists of Makkah regarded the Ka'aba with great respect, and took great pride in beautifying it. This included draping it with fine cloth, and at one time adorning it with copies of the day's greatest poems (known as Al Mu'alaqat). And it wasn't always black cloth. At one time it was green. If I remember my history correctly,  it was the Fatimids who started the custom of using black cloth, a tradition that is continued on today by the Saudi government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-08-11T23:22:22.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2100" CreationDate="2012-08-12T01:50:51.427" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafsir_al-Mizan&quot;&gt;Tafsir al-Mizan&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1)&lt;/strong&gt; The singular &lt;strong&gt;Al-Mashriq&lt;/strong&gt; refers to the whole eastern hemisphere of the earth( or even the universe)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2)&lt;/strong&gt; The dual &lt;strong&gt;Al-Mashriqayn&lt;/strong&gt; refers to two different sunrises, one in the summer and the other in the winter (which &lt;em&gt;islam101&lt;/em&gt; mentioned)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3)&lt;/strong&gt; The plural &lt;strong&gt;Al-Mashaariq&lt;/strong&gt; may refer to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;different sunrises in one place in different times of the year( again what &lt;em&gt;islam101&lt;/em&gt; mentioned)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;different sunrises in different places(for example countries or cities) at a same time (pointing to the spherical earth)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;different sunrises(?) of different stars, one of which is the sun.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastActivityDate="2012-08-12T01:50:51.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2119" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-12T03:35:01.607" Score="8" ViewCount="11507" Body="&lt;p&gt;At what age it becomes fardh for a Muslim to start praying (5 fardh prayers) and fasting (in Ramadan) regularly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any difference in opinion among Imams of Fiqh regarding this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, does the age differ for boy and girl?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be very much helpful if you cite sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="51" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T19:09:15.300" LastActivityDate="2016-10-07T11:13:03.677" Title="At what age Prayer and Fasting become fardh?" Tags="|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2121" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2105" CreationDate="2012-08-12T10:05:53.017" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fasts are supposed to help us learn self restraint in atleast 3 desires. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Hunger&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Thirst&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Sexual&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint,- (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/183&quot;&gt;2:183&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When we fast we do not indulge in any activity that would in anyway ignite or satisfy these desires. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Between iftar and suhur we can eat, drink and have sex (but no sex in itikaf).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Permitted to you, on the night of the fasts, is the approach to your wives.&lt;/strong&gt; They are your garments and ye are their garments. Allah knoweth what ye used to do secretly among yourselves; but He turned to you and forgave you; so now associate with them, and seek what Allah Hath ordained for you, and &lt;strong&gt;eat and drink, until the white thread of dawn appear to you distinct from its black thread; then complete your fast Till the night appears;&lt;/strong&gt; but &lt;strong&gt;do not associate with your wives while ye are in retreat in the mosques&lt;/strong&gt;. Those are Limits (set by) Allah: Approach not nigh thereto. Thus doth Allah make clear His Signs to men: that they may learn self-restraint.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/187&quot;&gt;2:187&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Hugging&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a couple is newly married, even a phone call might ignite sexual desires BUT if a couple is old, much physical contact might not ignite anything. It depends from couple to couple. The couple should talk and set boundaries during fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idea here is not &quot;if hugging is permitted&quot; rather it is &quot;if hugging ignites sexual desires to nullify the fast&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes the effect of certain gestures (like hugging) might not be known to the couple, so I advise not to involve in them so as to keep the fast intact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2012-08-12T17:29:47.497" LastActivityDate="2012-08-12T17:29:47.497" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2124" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-12T16:52:46.010" Score="11" ViewCount="3576" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm doing computer science and I've contemplated taking modules in game development and computer graphics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Initially, I was worried about its permissibility since it is apparently related to the picture-making(tasweer) issue. However, the issue is &lt;strong&gt;nicely clarified&lt;/strong&gt; here in another question.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/105/is-game-development-programming-prohibited#comment1177_130&quot;&gt;Is game development/programming prohibited in Islam?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I'm still having second thoughts regarding the fatwa cited.&#xA;It seems really weird that all forms of drawing of creatures are not allowed on paper. But &lt;strong&gt;whip out an wacom tablet&lt;/strong&gt; or ipad, and suddenly everything becomes permissible on the &quot;temporary&quot; digital screen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, there are 2 main reasons for the prohibition against drawing creatures,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;1) Danger of taking such drawings as objects of worship.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2) Competing against Allah with regards to the act of creation,   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Allah says: ‘Who does a greater wrong than one who aspires to creates as I create – a grain of corn, a seed, or a barleycorn?” [Sahîh al-Bukhârî (7559)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regards to the first point, the argument for the permissibility of digital images goes as follows. &#xA;Since the digital images are &quot;temporary&quot;, the danger in taking such images for worship is negligible. This seems reasonable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regards to the second point, this danger still stands even in the digital age right?&#xA;It's worse with &lt;strong&gt;hyper-realistic computer graphics&lt;/strong&gt; that can create totally new worlds altogether. &#xA;eg. Avatar movie.&#xA;The creatures within these worlds are heavily modified, blue skinned people, extremely perfect complexion, strange creatures etc.&#xA;This brings to mind the prohibitions regarding changing Allah's creations,&#xA;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, there are also other harmful effects of games and computer graphics animation; namely, addiction and escaping from reality(akin to drugs).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that this is a new issue. And hence, the ruling for it is derived from existing rulings, as in the fatwa in the previous question.&#xA;But, shouldn't the ruling be &lt;strong&gt;a bit stricter&lt;/strong&gt; based on qiyas/analogy?&#xA;Considering that its bad effects are similar to,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;1) Drugs/alcohol (escaping from reality)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2) Changing creation of Allah in the material world (bigger issue)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="455" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2014-03-05T09:55:19.467" Title="Are games containing hyper-realistic humans/creatures really permitted?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2125" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-12T19:07:34.223" Score="5" ViewCount="18474" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the holy Quran, Quran is mentioned numerous time as the book&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is He who has sent down to you, [O Muhammad], &lt;strong&gt;the Book&lt;/strong&gt;; (3:7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the last sermon of the prophet, the prophet said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I leave behind me two things, &lt;strong&gt;the QUR'AN&lt;/strong&gt; and my example, the SUNNAH&#xA;  and if you follow these you will never go astray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Quran was never compiled as book in the life of Muhammad (PBUH). Why was it left out of the book form when the Quran itself refer to it as a book? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2012-08-12T19:16:22.873" LastActivityDate="2019-11-22T16:37:58.350" Title="Why was Quran not compiled at the time of the Prophet?" Tags="|quran|history|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2126" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2125" CreationDate="2012-08-12T19:48:51.700" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran comes from the root word &quot;Qirat&quot; which means &lt;em&gt;recitation&lt;/em&gt;. So the Prophet (pbuh) gave the Quran in the form of a recitation. &quot;Al-Quran&quot; means &quot;THE RECITATION&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first word revealed of the Quran was &quot;IQRA&quot;, which means &quot;Recite&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recite&lt;/strong&gt; in the name of your Lord, Who created- Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood (Quran 96:1-2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the Quran (recitation) is in the form of a Book with Allah. The following verses indicate that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ha, Meem.  &lt;strong&gt;By the clear Book&lt;/strong&gt;, Indeed, &lt;strong&gt;We have made it an Arabic Qur'an&lt;/strong&gt; that you might understand. And indeed it is, in &lt;strong&gt;the Mother of the Book with Us&lt;/strong&gt;, exalted and full of wisdom. (Quran 43:1-4)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran clearly indicates &quot;We have made it an Arabic Quran&quot;, so it is THAT BOOK that is made into a recitation and given to us in Arabic. Allah has the &quot;Mother of the Book&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today the Quran exists in books but also exists in the hearts of millions of Muslims who know it by heart it. We have the &quot;hafiz&quot;, who is a person that knows the whole Quran by heart. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Quran as a book&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main aim of the Quran is to learn by heart, but to assist in learning it, people would write it down as it was being revealed to the Prophet (pbuh). It was written on wood, leather etc. by different people. But 19 years after the Prophet (pbuh) passed away the Khalifah Uthman(ra) realized that there were too many of these pieces that were floating  around and could cause corruption or loss of text. Hence he gathered all those small pieces together and burnt them. The Muslims formed a committee and compiled a standard version. This was in presence of Uthaman(ra), Ali(ra) and many other people who were present always beside the Prophet(pbuh) when the Quran was revealed or had learnt the entire Quran by heart under the Prophet(pbuh). This was easily compiled as all of them knew the Quran entirely by heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This compiled version is still present in Turkey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-16T09:08:19.230" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T09:08:19.230" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2127" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-12T21:58:33.180" Score="2" ViewCount="586" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this last days of holy month Ramadan there is a lot of telling about Night of Power.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;My question is how do we concurred (know) that &quot;Laylat Al Qadr&quot; occurs every Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-22T06:49:16.963" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T14:41:09.313" Title="How can we concur that night of power &quot;Laylat Al Qadr&quot; occurs every year?" Tags="|ramadan|laylat-al-qadr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2128" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2125" CreationDate="2012-08-12T22:31:50.640" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The revelation of Quran took 23 years and it had continued to the last year of the Prophet Muhammad's(PBUH) life. So nobody was able to compile it as a book during the Phrophet's life, since it was not complete.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But after the Prophet's demise everyone knew that the revelation had finished and Quran was not going to change anymore(no ayah would be added).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So at that time they collected all those scripts written by sahaba and compiled it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastActivityDate="2012-08-12T22:31:50.640" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2129" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-12T22:46:32.797" Score="8" ViewCount="1752" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know some Muslims who have been invited to one of their evangelical Christian friend's weddings, and there will surely be a lot of singing and worshipping of Jesus Christ as lord and savior.  Is it acceptable for a Muslim to attend such a wedding ceremony, and is it acceptable to sing songs that go against the teachings of Islam as a courtesy to Christian friends (or, for that matter, friends of other religions)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="457" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-23T11:07:28.957" LastActivityDate="2017-04-23T11:07:28.957" Title="Is it permissible for a Muslim to praise another God as a courtesy during a Christian wedding?" Tags="|non-muslim|christianity|celebration|wedding|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2127" CreationDate="2012-08-12T22:49:08.300" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know from many ahadith that laylatul al qadr happends during ramdan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih Bukhari : Volume 3, Book 32 &quot;Taraweeh&quot;, Number 238&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated ‘Ibn Abbas (Radi Allah Anha): The Allah’s Messenger (sal-allahu- alleihi-wasallam ) said:&#xA;  “Look for the Night of Qadr in the last ten nights of Ramazan on the night when nine or seven or five nights remain out of the last ten nights of the Ramazan.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we know, ramdan occurs every hijri year, and if laylatul qadar hapends in ramdan, then it must occur every hijri year too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although we may not know the exact date of laylatul qadr we know for sure that it happens every year. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-24T19:59:56.940" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T19:59:56.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2131" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-12T22:49:27.113" Score="0" ViewCount="751" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalammu allikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know the procedure for performing Ghusal/Ghusl (bathing).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1891/337&quot;&gt;Jazak Allah Khair&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="337" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T06:00:53.637" Title="How to perform Ghusal/Ghusl?" Tags="|sharia|sunnah|ghusl|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2132" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2143" CreationDate="2012-08-12T22:54:54.753" Score="7" ViewCount="152363" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I start my fast if I am in a state of janabah or do I need to perform Ghusl prior to start fasting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1891/337&quot;&gt;Jazak Allah Khair&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="337" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2022-04-25T07:28:45.817" LastActivityDate="2022-04-25T07:28:45.817" Title="Is it permissible to start the fast while in the state of janabah (sexual impurity) and then perform Ghusl later on?" Tags="|fiqh|sawm|sex|ghusl|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2133" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2127" CreationDate="2012-08-13T01:36:56.983" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you can see below the verse 44:4 (in bold) refers to the Laylat al-Qadr:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَالْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the clear Book,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَارَ‌كَةٍ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِ‌ينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, We sent it down during a blessed night. Indeed, We were to warn [mankind].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;فِيهَا يُفْرَ‌قُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ‌ حَكِيمٍ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On that night &lt;strong&gt;is made distinct&lt;/strong&gt; every precise matter&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/44/2-4&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Ad-Dukhan: 2-4]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And because of the present tense of the word &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;is made distinct( يُفْرَ‌قُ )&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;, we believe that the Laylat al-Qadr do occur every year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafsir_al-Mizan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir al-Mizan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T14:41:09.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2134" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-13T02:01:31.753" Score="5" ViewCount="392" Body="&lt;p&gt;From an MSNBC interview with Franklin Graham (starting about 3:05):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reporter&lt;/strong&gt;: You've said in the past that President Obama's father was Muslim, so that President Obama has the seed of Islam, I believe is how you put it, in his blood...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Graham&lt;/strong&gt;: No, it's not in his blood. Under Islamic law, under Sharia Law, Islam sees him as a son of Islam because his father was a Muslim, his grandfather was a Muslim, great-grandfater was a Muslim, and so under Islamic law, the Islamic world sees Barak Obama as a Muslim, as a son of Islam. That's just the way it works. That's the way they see it. But of course he says he didn't grow up that way, he didn't believe in that, he believes in Jesus Christ, so I accept that. So I'm just saying, in the Muslim world, they see him as a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it true that the son of a Muslim has some special standing within Islam, even if he rejects Islam?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is this special standing (referred to both as &amp;quot;son of Islam&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;seed of Islam&amp;quot; in the interview)?  What is the scriptural and/or historical context of this special standing?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="29" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-13T15:24:39.053" Title="Do children of Muslims have the &quot;seed of Islam&quot;?" Tags="|sharia|history|scripture|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2134" CreationDate="2012-08-13T03:57:22.940" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no such thing as children of Islam. Islam believes in individual righteousness and obedience to God. Being the son of a Muslim does not give you any favor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Aisha: The people of Quraish worried about the lady from&#xA;  Bani Makhzum who had committed theft. They asked, &quot;Who will intercede&#xA;  for her with Allah's Apostle?&quot; Some said, &quot;No one dare to do so except&#xA;  Usama bin Zaid the beloved one to Allah's Apostle .&quot; When Usama spoke&#xA;  about that to Allah's Apostle Allah's Apostle said, (to him), &quot;Do you&#xA;  try to intercede for somebody in a case connected with Allah's&#xA;  Prescribed Punishments?&quot; Then he got up and delivered a sermon saying,&#xA;  &quot;What destroyed the nations preceding you, was that if a noble amongst&#xA;  them stole, they would forgive him, and if a poor person amongst them&#xA;  stole, they would inflict Allah's Legal punishment on him. &lt;strong&gt;By Allah,&#xA;  if Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad stole, I would cut off her&#xA;  hand.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sahih-bukhari.com/Pages/Bukhari_4_56.php&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari Book 56, Number 681&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fatima was the beloved daughter of the prophet (PBUH) and was very righteous. This shows being the daughter of the Prophet does not give you any favor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In reality&lt;/strong&gt; some high profile Muslims easily get away with punishment if they leave Islam because of influential parents not because Islam give them that status. Son of Hamas leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6jS4UERbUY&quot;&gt;Mosab Hassan Yousef&lt;/a&gt; is an example who left Islam and embraced Christianity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short there is no such thing as &quot;Son of Islam&quot; or &quot;Seed of Islam&quot;. Something that might be close is when a Muslim child is born, the prayer is said loud in his years. According to Muslim that make him muslim. So you can say it is like a seed. But in reality, it probably does not have any affect on his faith, what affects is his faith is his upbringing, believes and his own action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2012-08-13T04:15:20.093" LastActivityDate="2012-08-13T04:15:20.093" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2134" CreationDate="2012-08-13T04:13:33.917" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per Islam, every child is born a muslim. Every child has the seed of Islam even if the child is born in a non-muslim family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Abu Huraira&#xA;  The Prophet said, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Every child is born with a true faith of Islam (i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone) and his parents convert him to Judaism or Christianity or Magianism&lt;/strong&gt;, as an animal delivers a perfect baby animal. Do you find it mutilated?&quot; (Bukhari Volume 2, Book 23, Number 467)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, the children of Muslims and Non-Muslims have the seed of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastActivityDate="2012-08-13T04:13:33.917" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2137" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2129" CreationDate="2012-08-13T04:58:21.377" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no objection in Islamic Sharia for a Muslim to accept the invitation of a Christian to attend a wedding ceremony in the church provided there are no Munkarat (all evil acts and things) such as: drinking alcohol, singing, statues and performing forms of worship that are not for Allah. If such evil acts or things are present in the church then, it becomes unlawful to go there. Abdel Razak reported from Aslam (the servant of Umar ) who said: 'When Umar (Radiya Allahu Anhu) came to Al Sham, a top ranking Christian man made some food for him. He said to him: 'I would like you to do me a favor to visit me and eat with me'. Umar (Radiya Allahu Anhu) replied: 'We do not enter your churches because of the pictures in them' .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="458" LastActivityDate="2012-08-13T04:58:21.377" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2138" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-13T07:25:17.250" Score="6" ViewCount="258" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course, menses go for few days and woman cannot fast anymore with such condition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what does the Quran and the hadith has to say about it? What should woman do then?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="423" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-01T17:21:09.517" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T05:50:32.707" Title="Does the coming of menses break the fast?" Tags="|sharia|sawm|women|menses|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2139" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2132" CreationDate="2012-08-13T08:03:01.400" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is permitted to do so but not advised, please see the below hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Narated By Abu Bakr bin ‘Abdur-Rahman: My father and I went to ‘Aisha&#xA;  and she said, 'I testify that Allah’s Apostle ﷺ at times used to get&#xA;  up in the morning in a state of Janaba from sexual intercourse, not&#xA;  from a wet dream and then he would fast that day.' Then he went to Um&#xA;  Salama and she also narrated a similar thing.&quot; - [Bukhari Vol.3, Book&#xA;  31, #153]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah SWT knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="460" LastEditorUserId="460" LastEditDate="2012-08-13T11:54:16.353" LastActivityDate="2012-08-13T11:54:16.353" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2138" CreationDate="2012-08-13T08:06:16.573" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The woman should break the fast and make all the missed ones up after Ramadhan :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mu&lt;code&gt;âdhah, the daughter of&lt;/code&gt;Abd Allah al-&lt;code&gt;Adwiyyah, asked&lt;/code&gt;Aisha:&#xA;  &quot;Why do we make up our fasts but not our prayers? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;`Aisha answered: &quot;When we were beset with menstruation, we were&#xA;  commanded to to make up our fasts but not our prayers.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is an authentic hadîth reported in Sahîh al-Bukhârî (321) and Sahîh Muslim (335). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="460" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-02T05:50:32.707" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T05:50:32.707" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2141" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-13T08:48:11.833" Score="5" ViewCount="854" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of my friends doesn't perform salah behind anyone other than those he defines as Muslim. He is following a group of people who say that you can not make sects, and the people who call themselves Debandi, Sunni, Ahle-hadith, and others have divided Islam, and are not Muslims. So he concludes that he can not perform salah behind them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I, on the other hand, think that calling them non-Muslim is not right, and I am confused on this. How do I convince him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="459" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T06:01:50.873" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T06:01:50.873" Title="How do I convince my friend that the Muslims who don't follow his group are Muslims?" Tags="|sharia|salat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2141" CreationDate="2012-08-13T09:25:23.847" Score="-2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He is following a group of people who say that you can not make sects,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That group is saying the truth. You can not make sects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the people who call themselves debandi, sunni, ahleHadith, and others have divided Islam, and are not Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can't make sure of this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Muslim is someone who obeys no one other than Allah and his rasul. A person may accept that his religion is nothing but the orders of Allah, and he lives according to the orders of Rasulullah, but he may also define himself as Sunni, Shiite, etc, even though he mustn't. This is the case of &quot;assigning a wrong label to the right religion&quot;, and happens because of wrong education.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, when the rules in Quran are contradicting with his fiqh, if he chooses the rules in his fiqh, he is not a Muslim even if he defines himself as a mere Muslim and does not add any different extra label to his religion (like: Sunni, Siite, etc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I, on the other hand, think that calling them non-muslim is not right, and I am confused on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you meet people who add labels like Shiite, Sunni, etc next to the name of their religion, ask them this question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What do you do if the rules you heard from your ancestors (scholars, imams, madhabs, etc) contradict with Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he says he chooses Quran, then he is a Muslim. You can pray with him.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If he says something like &quot;&lt;em&gt;My ancestors are always right. They never contradict with Quran. You are misunderstanding the ayats in Quran. You are not capable of understanding the ayats correctly, or criticizing my ancestor because you don't know as much knowledge as they know.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, then I suggest you don't pray with him, because he is probably a musrik.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How do I convince him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you come across with a different idea, you shouldn't ask the question &quot;How do I make him think like me?&quot;. Rather than that, first try to understand what he is saying. You might be the wrong one. Or maybe he is indeed wrong, but you may realize a flaw in your opinions on that matter and improve yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2012-08-13T09:25:23.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2143" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2132" CreationDate="2012-08-13T09:38:31.973" Score="8" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ لَيْلَةَ الصِّيَامِ الرَّفَثُ إِلَى نِسَآئِكُمْ هُنَّ لِبَاسٌ لَّكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لِبَاسٌ لَّهُنَّ عَلِمَ اللّهُ أَنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَخْتانُونَ أَنفُسَكُمْ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَعَفَا عَنكُمْ فَالآنَ بَاشِرُوهُنَّ وَابْتَغُواْ مَا كَتَبَ اللّهُ لَكُمْ &lt;strong&gt;وَكُلُواْ وَاشْرَبُواْ حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ ثُمَّ أَتِمُّواْ الصِّيَامَ إِلَى الَّليْلِ&lt;/strong&gt; وَلاَ تُبَاشِرُوهُنَّ وَأَنتُمْ عَاكِفُونَ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ تِلْكَ حُدُودُ اللّهِ فَلاَ تَقْرَبُوهَا كَذَلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللّهُ آيَاتِهِ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It has been made permissible for you the night preceding fasting to go to your wives [for sexual relations]. They are clothing for you and you are clothing for them. Allah knows that you used to deceive yourselves, so He accepted your repentance and forgave you. So now, have relations with them and seek that which Allah has decreed for you. &lt;strong&gt;And eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread [of night]. Then complete the fast until the sunset.&lt;/strong&gt; And do not have relations with them as long as you are staying for worship in the mosques. These are the limits [set by] Allah , so do not approach them. Thus does Allah make clear His ordinances to the people that they may become righteous.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/187&quot;&gt;Bakara 187 (2/187)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The things that are not allowed in fast, are not allowed only during the time between dawn and sunset. &quot;Becoming janabah&quot; ruins your fast, but &quot;being janabah&quot; does not. &quot;Being  janabah&quot; is a hindrance for salat, not for fast. &quot;Being janabah&quot; is an after-state of &quot;becoming janabah&quot;. If the event of &quot;becoming jahabah&quot; was before the starting time of the fast, it won't affect your fast. It is like, &quot;being full&quot; is the after-state of &quot;eating food&quot;; &quot;being full&quot; does not ruin your fast, but &quot;eating food&quot; ruins.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Anyway, you still need to clean yourself for the morning prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2012-08-13T09:38:31.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2144" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2141" CreationDate="2012-08-13T09:57:43.920" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;This is my personal view&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, calling someone a non-muslim is very dangerous. Prophet (pbuh) said;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When a man calls his brother an unbeliever, it returns (at least) to one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/201160&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, one shouldn't call anyone disbeliever until there is strong evidence. To be able to call someone as disbeliever, that person needs to have a (dis)belief contradicting with Islam. Also,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mu’awiyah b. Abi Sufiyan stood among us and said: Beware! The Apostle&#xA;  of ALLA H (SAWS) stood among us and said: Beware! The people of the&#xA;  Book before were split up into seventy-two sects, and this community&#xA;  will be split into seventy three: seventy-two of them will go to Hell&#xA;  and one of them will go to Paradise, and it is the majority group. Ibn&#xA;  Yahya and ‘Amr added in their version : “ There will appear among my&#xA;  community people who will be dominated by desires like rabies which&#xA;  penetrates its patient”, ‘Amr’s version has: “penetrates its patient.&#xA;  There remains no vein and no joint but it penetrates it.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/42/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and this,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One who found in his Amir something which he disliked should hold his&#xA;  patience, for one who separated from the main body of the Muslims even&#xA;  to the extent of a handspan and then he died would die the death of&#xA;  one belonging to the days of Jahiliyya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/245590&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, one should stick to main body of Muslims, instead of separating themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastActivityDate="2012-08-13T09:57:43.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2134" CreationDate="2012-08-13T10:33:28.823" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, if a family member is a kaffir, or someone who rejects the truth when they know its true, they are not considered your family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah promised Noah (AS) that his &lt;em&gt;family&lt;/em&gt; will be saved from the flood, but Allah commanded the water to swollow all who disbelived, and Noahs son was one of them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[But] he said, &amp;quot;I will take refuge on a mountain to protect me from the water.&amp;quot; [Noah] said, &amp;quot;There is no protector today from the decree of Allah , except for whom He gives mercy.&amp;quot; And the waves came between them, and he was among the drowned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;....And Noah called to his Lord and said, &amp;quot;My Lord, indeed my son is of my family; and indeed, Your promise is true; and You are the most just of judges!&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said, &amp;quot;O Noah, indeed he is not of your family; indeed, he is [one whose] work was other than righteous, so ask Me not for that about which you have no knowledge. Indeed, I advise you, lest you be among the ignorant.&amp;quot; 11: 43-47&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So these ayat explain that if someone who has a blood relationship with you, and they have no relationship with God, then they are not your family member. Those with a true bond are those who are muslims, hence the reason for us calling fellow muslims &lt;em&gt;brothers, and sisters.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, when the prophet's uncle died, he was asking Allah to forgive him for being a kaffir and Allah said that he cannot pray for those who disbelieved&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By Allah, I will keep on asking Allah's forgiveness for you unless I am forbidden (by Allah) to do so.&amp;quot; So Allah revealed:-- 'It is not fitting for the Prophet and those who believe that they should invoke (Allah) for forgiveness for pagans.' (9.113) And then Allah revealed especially about Abu Talib:--'Verily! You (O, Muhammad) guide not whom you like, but Allah guides whom He will.' (28.56) Sahih Bukhari Book #60, Hadith #295&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and lastly, the story of a convert from Islam. Some Muslims tried to bury him next to the dead Muslims, and they failed to do so:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anas b. Malik reported: There was a person amongst us who belonged to the tribe of Bani Najjar and he recited Sura al-Baqarah and Surat Al-i-'Imran and he used to transcribe for Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him). He ran away as a rebel and joined the People of the Book. They gave it much importance and said: He is the person who used to transcribe for Muhammad and they were much pleased with him. Time rolled on that Allah caused his death. They dug the grave and buried him therein, but they found to their surprise that the earth had thrown him out over the surface. They again dug the grave for him and buried him but the earth again threw him out upon the surface. They again dug the grave for him and buried him but the earth again threw him out upon the surface. At last they left him unburied.  (Muslim Book #038, Hadith #6693)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith shows that when this body was going to give the honor of being buried next to Muslims, the earth wouldn’t allow it. Which means that Allah was not pleased with this man, even thought his ancestors were Muslims, he was a convert, and he was not given the permission to be buried next to Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So family members do not get a special place in Islam, they will be judged accordingly based on their actions, not by those who they were related to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-13T15:24:39.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2146" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2147" CreationDate="2012-08-13T11:41:44.517" Score="4" ViewCount="22551" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know the meaning and the usage of Assalamu alaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1891/337&quot;&gt;Jazaakallah Khair&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="337" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T05:49:54.267" Title="What is the meaning and the usage of &quot;Assalamu alaikum&quot;?" Tags="|sharia|arabic|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2020-06-01T09:26:33.323" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2146" CreationDate="2012-08-13T12:42:38.383" Score="4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Meaning of the Phrase&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Salam&lt;/code&gt; comes from the root &lt;code&gt;سلم&lt;/code&gt; which means &lt;code&gt;peace&lt;/code&gt;, and usually translated as &lt;code&gt;blessing&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Assalam&lt;/code&gt; is &lt;code&gt;as&lt;/code&gt;+&lt;code&gt;salam&lt;/code&gt;; the &lt;code&gt;as&lt;/code&gt; here is the &lt;code&gt;the&lt;/code&gt; definite article in Arabic. So, &lt;code&gt;assalam&lt;/code&gt; can be translated as &lt;code&gt;the blessing&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Alaikum&lt;/code&gt; means &lt;code&gt;to you&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;upon you&lt;/code&gt;. The &lt;code&gt;you&lt;/code&gt; here is plural.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Also, &lt;code&gt;alaike&lt;/code&gt; means &lt;code&gt;upon you&lt;/code&gt; (singular), &lt;code&gt;alayna&lt;/code&gt; means &lt;code&gt;upon us&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;code&gt;assalamu aleykum&lt;/code&gt; simply means &lt;code&gt;peace/blessings be upon you&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a version without the &lt;code&gt;the&lt;/code&gt; article:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;code&gt;Salamun alaikum&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Usage in Daily Life&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Assalamu alaikum&lt;/code&gt; is used for greeting other people. Of course, it is not the only way of greeting. The reason why Muslims use it often is because it is mentioned in the Quran very often in the following verses. But it is not ordered to be said strictly in this phrase, one can use different phrases as well which carries the same meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saying it implies that you mean no harm to the one(s) who you say it to. When you say it, you state that you won't be giving any kind of harm to the receiver. Therefore, it is a promise of safety, and its role is important in the society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Usage in Quran&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah orders us to greet people before entering their residences:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتًا غَيْرَ بُيُوتِكُمْ حَتَّى تَسْتَأْنِسُوا وَتُسَلِّمُوا عَلَى أَهْلِهَا ذَلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not enter houses other than your own houses until you ascertain welcome and greet their inhabitants. That is best for you; perhaps you will be reminded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Noor &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(24/27)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When someone greet us, it is obligatory for us to greet him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا حُيِّيْتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّواْ بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ رُدُّوهَا إِنَّ اللّهَ كَانَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَسِيبًا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it [in a like manner]. Indeed, Allah is ever, over all things, an Accountant.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nisa &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(4/86)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Greeting&lt;/code&gt; is one way of how Allah rewards someone. When Allah greets someone, that means that person is safe of torments and punishments in akhirat (that doesn't necessarily mean that he will live an easy life in this world, &quot;safety&quot; is not safety from the hardships of this world). Allah only greets the good doers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;سَلَامٌ عَلَى نُوحٍ فِي الْعَالَمِينَ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Peace upon Noah among the worlds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّا كَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Saffat &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/37/80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(37/79-80)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;سَلَامٌ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Peace upon Abraham.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّا كَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Saffat &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/37/110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(37/109-110)&lt;/a&gt; (37/109-110)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;سَلَامٌ عَلَى مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Peace upon Moses and Aaron.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّا كَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Saffat &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/37/121&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(37/120-121)&lt;/a&gt; (37/120-121)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;سَلَامٌ عَلَى إِلْ يَاسِينَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Peace upon Elias.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّا كَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Saffat &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/37/131&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(37/128-131)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mumins (firm believers) will be greeted in akhirat, so they will be safe on that day:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;سَلاَمٌ عَلَيْكُم بِمَا صَبَرْتُمْ فَنِعْمَ عُقْبَى الدَّارِ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Peace be upon you for what you patiently endured. And excellent is the final home. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rad &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/13/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(13/24)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Cannah/Garden/Paradise will be a safe place for its inhabitants. They will be greeted there:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا إِلَّا سَلَامًا وَلَهُمْ رِزْقُهُمْ فِيهَا بُكْرَةً وَعَشِيًّا  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They will not hear therein any ill speech - only [greetings of] peace - and they will have their provision therein, morning and afternoon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Maryam &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/19/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(19/62)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When mumins (firm believers) come across with people who make empty and ill speech, they do not disturb their safty(unless being attacked - there are other rules in the case of attack):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا سَمِعُوا اللَّغْوَ أَعْرَضُوا عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا لَنَا أَعْمَالُنَا وَلَكُمْ أَعْمَالُكُمْ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ لَا نَبْتَغِي الْجَاهِلِينَ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when they hear ill speech, they turn away from it and say, &quot;For us are our deeds, and for you are your deeds. Peace will be upon you; we seek not the ignorant.&quot;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Qasas &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/28/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(28/55)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2016-05-01T17:38:43.697" LastActivityDate="2016-05-01T17:38:43.697" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2148" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2149" CreationDate="2012-08-13T12:49:32.643" Score="13" ViewCount="2333" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does a muslim do when he finds an unclaimed property (book, cash, etc.) fallen somewhere (roadside etc.)? Is picking it up lawful? If unlawful, should he leave it there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastActivityDate="2012-12-02T06:58:19.727" Title="Is keeping a lost property lawful?" Tags="|fiqh|property|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2149" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2148" CreationDate="2012-08-13T12:49:32.643" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/URXEy.png&quot; alt=&quot;In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful&quot; /&gt;&#xA;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;What to do when you find an unclaimed (lost) property:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first thing you have to do if an unclaimed object comes in your custody is make a public announcement. Then wait for a year to see if the owner returns. If he doesn't you can utilize it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 3, Book 42, Hadith 609:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;A Bedouin went to the Prophet and asked him about picking up a lost thing. The Prophet said, &amp;quot;Make public announcement about it for one year. Remember the description of its container and the string with which it is tied; and if somebody comes and claims it and describes it correctly, (give it to him); otherwise, utilize it.&amp;quot; &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;...continued.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;Is picking it up lawful?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;continued...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; The Bedouin said, &amp;quot;O Allah's Apostle! What about a lost sheep?&amp;quot; The Prophet said, &amp;quot;It is for you, for your brother (i.e. its owner), or for the wolf.&amp;quot; He further asked, &amp;quot;What about a lost camel?&amp;quot; On that the face of the Prophet became red (with anger) and said, &amp;quot;You have nothing to do with it, as it has its feet, its water reserve and can reach places of water and drink, and eat trees.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This part of the hadith explains two cases:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;'Sheep'&lt;/strong&gt; which is potentially &lt;em&gt;harmable&lt;/em&gt;. The sentence &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;It is for you, for your brother (i.e. its owner), or for the wolf.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; means that till the owner finds it, if you don't guard it, the wolf will have its meal. The sheep here can be compared to any fallen object not abled (designed) to protect itself eg. a book, cash, cell phone, etc. and the wolf can be compared to any harm that can be caused. So you should pick it up, make a public announcement and guard it for a year. If the owner still doesn't turn up, you can keep it for yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;'Camel'&lt;/strong&gt; which can protect and feed itself. The camel can be compared to any potentially &lt;em&gt;un-harmable&lt;/em&gt; object eg. a stone slab etc. These things should not be picked up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْـتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-12-02T06:58:19.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2150" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-13T15:42:32.700" Score="5" ViewCount="2582" Body="&lt;p&gt;How are Muslims informed by their religion to view large-scale natural disasters? In Islam, does God control those phenomena?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="462" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-24T00:38:38.943" LastActivityDate="2017-04-24T00:38:38.943" Title="Does God cause natural disasters?" Tags="|disasters|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2150" CreationDate="2012-08-13T19:40:40.227" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Question #1: Please explain me the natural disasters that occurs in the world&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are the fact of this world. They are not any kind of punishment. They just happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Question #2: cant it be controlled by the god?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course. Every thing is controlled by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Extra Question #1: Why is Allah sending those bad disasters to us?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are not bad; &quot;bad&quot; is differently defined in the Book of Allah. They happen to both good and bad people, even come upon sinless animals. They are just reduction in &lt;code&gt;rizk&lt;/code&gt;, which means the all kinds of capitals given by Allah to keep our lives on in this planet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah orders us not to rebel when our rizk gets reduced:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, &quot;My Lord has offered (offerings) to me.&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, &quot;My Lord has betrayed me.&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Fecr &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/89/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;15&lt;/a&gt;-&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/89/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;16&lt;/a&gt; (89/15-16)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah orders to be patient for these kind of encounters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا بُنَيَّ أَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ وَأْمُرْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَانْهَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَاصْبِرْ عَلَى مَا أَصَابَكَ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ الْأُمُورِ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Lokman says to his son:) &quot;O my son , establish prayer, enjoin what is right, forbid what is wrong, and be patient over what befalls you. Indeed, [all] that is of the matters [requiring] determination.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/31/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lokman 17 (31/17)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Extra Question #2: But Allah says in Quran that a lot of ancient societies were destroyed by natural disasters because of their bad deeds they made by their own hands. How do you explain this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The typical types of destruction of ancient societies are listed to be in Quran as&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- drowning in rising water&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- a piece falling from sky&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- a powerful instantaneous sound&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- punishment coming from sky&lt;br&gt;&#xA;These are not natural disaster. They symbolize realistic problems that born in corrupted societies. This is simile exposition, just a way of symbolic telling. It is widely used in Quran.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This is a different and complex matter. Just keep in mind that the natural disasters in Quran are not actual natural disasters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2012-08-13T19:40:40.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2150" CreationDate="2012-08-13T20:08:15.687" Score="8" Body="&lt;h2&gt;In Islam, does God control those phenomena?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is God who controls natural disasters. For example, in the quran, when a natural disaster occurs, it is Allah who commands the earth, sky, water, etc. to act upon what Allah decrees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the sky has split,&lt;br&gt; And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]&lt;br&gt;And when the earth has been extended,&lt;br&gt; And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]&lt;br&gt; And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] &lt;br&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/84/1-5&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'Inshiqāq&lt;/a&gt; (The Sundering) 84: 1-5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These ayat explain that whenever the earth does something, the reason is because it is responding to Allah's command.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;How are Muslims informed by their religion to view large-scale natural disasters?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We dont know every specific reason as to why Allah does these things, but obviously there is a reasoning behind it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;...Indeed, I know that which you do not know.&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/30&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah (The Cow)&lt;/a&gt; 2:30&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So although we do not not know the specific reason we do know that when somthing bad happens to a person, it is usually either a test or a punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“(The apostles were sent) thus, for thy Lord would not destroy for their wrong-doing men’s habitations whilst their occupants were unwarned.” &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/131&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'An`ām&lt;/a&gt; (The Cattle) 6:131&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient, &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/155&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah&lt;/a&gt; (The Cow) 2:155&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, not every bad person recives punishment:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He will forgive whom He will and He will punish whom He will. Allah is Able to do all things &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/284&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah&lt;/a&gt; (The Cow) 2:284&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These &amp;quot;bad&amp;quot; things aren't necessarily bad either; if somone is being punished, then it's somthing they deserve, and if it is a test, they they may be getting closer to their Lord through their ordeals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-13T22:58:28.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2155" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2124" CreationDate="2012-08-13T22:53:22.330" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;An excellent question, as it hasn't been addressed that well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd agree partially with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/10326/electronic%20picture&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;given fatwa&lt;/a&gt;. A game or graphic is not an object. It shouldn't be considered creation because it cannot affect the real world physically. It's not even possible to compete against Allah in the act of creation!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O people, an example is presented, so listen to it. Indeed, those you invoke besides Allah &lt;strong&gt;will never create [as much as] a fly&lt;/strong&gt;, even if they gathered together for that purpose. And if the fly should steal away from them a [tiny] thing, they could not recover it from him. Weak are the pursuer and pursued. (Quran 22:73)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd also agree on the point that an animation does not stay in that form forever. A picture/painting can be framed on a wall. An animation can not. It is thus much more difficult to idolize an animation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hyper realistic graphics are simply not good enough. At a certain point, it will reach an uncanny valley, where people find it unrealistic and creepy because things like physics and lighting aren't perfect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A bigger issue might be simulations rather than games. As it is, games are only an abstraction of reality. You'll never find someone who confuses games with reality, even something as grand as Avatar!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything can lead to idol worship and addiction, even children and inanimate objects. It is not the fault of the person who creates it, unless they purposely develop addiction into it. For example, someone who creates a gun is not held accountable to what people do with the gun, unless they created it with the purpose of unlawfully harming someone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2012-08-13T22:53:22.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2156" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-14T01:31:56.187" Score="25" ViewCount="126705" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching TV and a person who was being regarded as scholar said that &lt;code&gt;It's ok to touch Qur'an without wudu.&lt;/code&gt;. He quoted an ayah, I guess it was this one;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَّا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/56/79&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Wāqi`ah - 79&lt;/a&gt; translated by Sahih International as; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;None touch it except the purified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And said that this ayah doesn't mention wudu but clean intentions. He said something like this ayah means only the ones with pure heart can benefit from Qur'an. Also said that Muslims are clean (I guess he meant as in good-heartedness). He further explained that there weren't any compiled Qur'an at the time of Prophet (pbuh), so this ayah can't be about physical touching to Qur'an. He advised this (meaning having to do wudu) shouldn't discourage Muslims to read Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the first time I am hearing such interpretation. Is there any truth in this? If so, why are we told to do wudu before touching Qur'an, is it traditional?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2014-05-23T02:31:26.960" LastActivityDate="2023-01-10T09:24:39.757" Title="Can Qur'an be touched without wudu?" Tags="|wudu|mushaf|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2141" CreationDate="2012-08-14T02:35:40.207" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Also related is &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1531/can-a-muslim-not-belong-to-any-sect&quot;&gt;Can a Muslim not belong to any sect?&lt;/a&gt;. Your friend is right but probably needs some guidance. I will try to answer it in two different form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;1. Islam in its pure form does not exist today.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is true. Islam in its true form does not exist. By this I mean Islam as preached and practiced at the time of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). There are huge number of reforms done by the first four caliphs. Strictly speaking they had no right to change anything in Islam but they did and for the most part, for the good of Islam (we can discuss this later).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hazrat Abu Bakar compiled the Quran. It did not exist in the book form. Without the Quran we would be totally lost. Which version of Quran would you read now if Hazrat Abu Bakar did not compile it?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hazrat Umar was a poltician genious. He established econmoic and political system in Islam. Before Umar, there was no salary system among Muslim. People worked free. They though of it as insult that they be paid. Umar changed that and started salaries which were reluctantly accepted. Umer establish the political system of Islam. There are numerous stories of Hazrat Umer when he the caliph himself would petrol the street to keep his people safe. He established strict rules goverment official and made them accountable.  He made government official require not to ride a Trukic horse, wear fine clothes, not eat sifted flour, that he would not keep a porter at his door, and that he will always keep his door open to the public.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hazrat Umar also made some changes to islam. At that time women were allowed to go to Mosque and even go to outside to relieve themselves (like men did). Hazrat banned this citing that the world is not that nice anymore and that could lead to problems. He also introduce a phrase in the morning Azan which has the meaning of &quot;Prayer is better than sleep&quot;. With out these reforms, I am not sure if we would be where we are today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hazrat Usman discarded all other version/translations of Quran and kept only one version. Without this we surely would have different version of Quran. Knowing that even at that time it was an issue.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hazrat Ali - the forth caliph, worked mostly behind the scene in many of these reforms and was genius himself. Hazrat Abu Bakar and Umar both seeked his guidance numerous number of times to solve difficult issues. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These were not the only reforms that were done to Islam. Then there are four imams of Islam who further reformed Islam (by reform it really means clarified things not changed things) as new issues arised by the day. These four imams did have different opinions about the subject.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;2. Sunni Islam is the mainstream (sect less) Islam&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In software development there is a term called traditional architecture which is also called free fall architecture. Sunni Islam is the free fall Islam to the best that I know. All events that happened in the life and after life of the prophet are accepted as it without any confusion. This is natural or free fall version. But it is not completely free fall. There are things that are mentioned in holy Quran and in hadith but Sunni Islam does not consider it any more (Muta marriage for example). Sunni Islam actually makes the religion tougher in some sense esp in prayers. Our prophet did not stricly adhere to same nawafil after each fard. When he would be in the mosque he would usually pray 4 rackets for exampe and when in home, he would pray 2 rakkat. Sunni Islam combined the two and made it 6, thus making it more difficult. Shia Islam made it easy by combining 5 prayers into 3. So basically these reforms were introduced because there was room for reforms. There were no defined standards, without standards we would certainly be lost and our belief weakened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So far your question, your friend should pray after any sect if he truly believes in no sect at all. Calling them non muslim is not appropriate.  If he thinks these sects are bad, they aren't because Islam was not strictly defined as such (remember even the Quran was not written). The fact that they are here is for the good not for the bad. Obviously I am not in favour of all these minor sects even among Sunni Islam. What is important is what you believe in, it is not crutial who are you praying against if you look at from one angle. So it is difficult question but I hope if scratched the surface a little.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why Shia Islam is not considered mainstream? Because of their Shahada &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله&#xA;و أشهد أنَّ محمد رسول الله&#xA;و أشهد أنَّ علي ولي الله&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice the third line says &quot;And Ali was saint/gaurdian of Allah&quot;. To the best of what I know, this was not the the shahada at the time of prophet Muhammad otherwise it would have changed the whole scenario. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some references&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reforms_of_Umar%27s_era&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Umar Reforms Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uthman_ibn_Affan#Reforms_of_Uthman.27s_era&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Usman Era Wikipeida&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I may need to clean up this answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2012-08-14T02:35:40.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2109" CreationDate="2012-08-14T02:56:32.343" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note that there is also the word &quot;unbeliever&quot;. It seems that &quot;unbeliever&quot; can be used for a person &quot;who does not believe&quot; whereas &quot;disbeliever&quot; can be used for a person &quot;who is presented and rejected&quot;. The prefix &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dis-&quot;&gt;dis&lt;/a&gt;&quot; can be used for rejection (compared to the prefix &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/un-&quot;&gt;un&lt;/a&gt;&quot; which can be used for &quot;not&quot; without rejection). So &quot;disbelieve&quot; seems to imply &quot;making a conscious decision&quot; to reject/dismiss something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Disclaimer: I am not a English language expert and my answer is based on limited research. It might be good to ask a question about their differences on English.SE.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastActivityDate="2012-08-14T02:56:32.343" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2164" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2156" CreationDate="2012-08-14T12:44:35.713" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Waqiah 79 is Wrongly Translated&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَاقِعِ النُّجُومِ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Then I swear by the setting of the stars,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  وَإِنَّهُ لَقَسَمٌ لَّوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And indeed, it is an oath - if you could know - [most] great.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  إِنَّهُ لَقُرْآنٌ كَرِيمٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Indeed, it is a &lt;s&gt;noble&lt;/s&gt; kind/generous Qur'an&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  فِي كِتَابٍ &lt;strong&gt;مَّكْنُونٍ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  In a Register &lt;strong&gt;well-protected&lt;/strong&gt;;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  لَّا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;None are able to touch&lt;/strong&gt; it except the purified.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  56 . Waqiah &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/56/75&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;75&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/56/76&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;76&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/56/77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;77&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/56/78&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;78&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/56/79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;79&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In English, when we say &lt;code&gt;Can I touch it?&lt;/code&gt;, we understand two different meanings. The first one is &lt;code&gt;Am I allowed/permitted to touch it?&lt;/code&gt;, and the other one is &lt;code&gt;Am I able to touch it?&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Arabic, these two meanings are separately written in text and are very clear to understand. But the problem occurs when the text is translated into some languages like English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;لا يَمْسَسْهُ - la yemseshu - don't let (him) touch&#xA;لَّا يَمَسَّهُ - la yemessehu - (he is) not allowed to touch&#xA;لَّا يَمَسُّهُ - la yemessuhu - (he is) not able to touch &amp;lt;-- the one in the ayat&#xA;&#xA;Another example:&#xA;la yemudduhu : (he is) not able to reach  &amp;lt;-- the form in the ayat&#xA;la yemeddehu : (he is) not allowed to reach&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The vocalizing signs are too tiny and illegible in the text. I'm adding a larger, image version of it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jscmK.png&quot; alt=&quot;yemessehu-yemessuhu&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ayat simply says that &quot;unclean&quot; ones are not able to touch Quran. In other words, they can't touch it even if they want to. This is because it is &quot;well protected&quot;. Being well protected is explained in the 22&lt;sup&gt;nd&lt;/sup&gt; ayat of the same sura:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَحُورٌ عِينٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Hoors with big eyes.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  كَأَمْثَالِ اللُّؤْلُؤِ &lt;strong&gt;الْمَكْنُونِ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The likenesses of pearls &lt;strong&gt;well-protected&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  56 . Waqiah &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/56/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;22&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/56/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;23&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word for &quot;well protected&quot; in the ayat is &lt;code&gt;maknoon&lt;/code&gt; which literally means &lt;code&gt;protective shell&lt;/code&gt;. It is explained in the ayat with the example, shell of a shelled &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mollusk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mollusk&lt;/a&gt; protecting the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pearl&lt;/a&gt; inside it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Mus'haf and Qur'an are Different Things&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%27haf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mus'haf&lt;/a&gt; is a physical book in which Qur'an is written in. Quran is not a physical thing. It is the meaning and data written in mushaf. Quran can not be physically touched, burnt, erased, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if the order were &quot;don't touch Quran without wudu&quot; that wouldn't mean that you couldn't touch mushaf without wudu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another point is, what if I have Quran installed in my MP3 player, or in my PC/laptop? Will I have wudu everytime before using my computer or carrying my MP3 player? Today't technology is paper &amp;amp; pen, maybe in the future we will give up using paper, and will only use touch screens. Quran will be installed in our electronic devices, and those devices will be the new format of &quot;mushaf&quot;. Maybe we will have electronic memory chips installed in our bodies, and Quran will be installed in them. How are we going to understand this ayat when/if that time comes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&quot;To Be Cleaned&quot; is Not the Same With &quot;To Have Wudu&quot;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;To be Cleaned&quot; or &quot;cleanliness&quot; have a special usage in Quran. Cleanliness and dirt don't always have physical meanings in Quran. Let us see some example usage in ayats.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لاَ تَقُمْ فِيهِ أَبَدًا لَّمَسْجِدٌ أُسِّسَ عَلَى التَّقْوَى مِنْ أَوَّلِ يَوْمٍ أَحَقُّ أَن تَقُومَ فِيهِ فِيهِ رِجَالٌ يُحِبُّونَ أَن &lt;strong&gt;يَتَطَهَّرُواْ&lt;/strong&gt; وَاللّهُ يُحِبُّ الْمُطَّهِّرِينَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Do not stand [for prayer] within it - ever. A mosque founded on righteousness from the first day is more worthy for you to stand in. Within it are men who love to &lt;s&gt;purify&lt;/s&gt; &lt;strong&gt;clean&lt;/strong&gt; themselves; and Allah loves those who &lt;s&gt;purify&lt;/s&gt; &lt;strong&gt;clean&lt;/strong&gt; themselves.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/108&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9 . Tawba 108&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ إِنَّمَا الْمُشْرِكُونَ &lt;strong&gt;نَجَسٌ&lt;/strong&gt; فَلاَ يَقْرَبُواْ الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ بَعْدَ عَامِهِمْ هَذَا وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ عَيْلَةً فَسَوْفَ يُغْنِيكُمُ اللّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ إِن شَاء إِنَّ اللّهَ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  O you who have believed, indeed the polytheists are &lt;strong&gt;unclean&lt;/strong&gt;, so let them not approach al-Masjid al-Haram after this, their [final] year. And if you fear privation, Allah will enrich you from His bounty if He wills. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Wise.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9 . Tawba 28&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الْخَبِيثَاتُ لِلْخَبِيثِينَ وَالْخَبِيثُونَ لِلْخَبِيثَاتِ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ لِلطَّيِّبِينَ وَالطَّيِّبُونَ لِلطَّيِّبَاتِ أُوْلَئِكَ مُبَرَّؤُونَ مِمَّا يَقُولُونَ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَرِزْقٌ كَرِيمٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;s&gt;Evil words are for evil men, and evil men are [subjected] to evil words. And good words are for good men, and good men are [an object] of good words.&lt;/s&gt; &lt;strong&gt;The dirty (females) are to the dirty (males), and the dirty (males) are to the dirty (females). The clean (females) are to the clean (males), and the clean (males) are to the clean (females).&lt;/strong&gt; Those [good people] are declared innocent of what the slanderers say. For them is forgiveness and noble provision.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24 . Nur 26&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِ إِلَّا أَن قَالُوا أَخْرِجُوا آلَ لُوطٍ مِّن قَرْيَتِكُمْ إِنَّهُمْ أُنَاسٌ &lt;strong&gt;يَتَطَهَّرُونَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  But the answer of his people was not except that they said, &quot;Expel the family of Lot from your city. Indeed, they are people who keep themselves &lt;s&gt;pure&lt;/s&gt; &lt;strong&gt;clean&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/27/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;27 . Neml 56&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;هُنَالِكَ دَعَا زَكَرِيَّا رَبَّهُ قَالَ رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِن لَّدُنْكَ ذُرِّيَّةً &lt;strong&gt;طَيِّبَةً&lt;/strong&gt; إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاء&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  At that, Zechariah called upon his Lord, saying, &quot;My Lord, grant me from Yourself a &lt;s&gt;good&lt;/s&gt; &lt;strong&gt;clean&lt;/strong&gt; offspring. Indeed, You are the Hearer of supplication.&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3 . Ali Imran 38&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a lot more examples like this in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The Verb &quot;Touch&quot; Has a Special Meaning and Usage in the Entire Qur'an&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verb roots for &lt;a href=&quot;http://translate.google.com/#ar/en/%D9%85%D8%B3%0A%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;touch&lt;/a&gt; are &lt;code&gt;مس&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;لمس&lt;/code&gt;. The verb &lt;code&gt;touch&lt;/code&gt; is almost always used in symbolic meaning in Quran (including &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:7&lt;/a&gt;). Let us see some examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلاةِ فاغْسِلُواْ وُجُوهَكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَى الْمَرَافِقِ وَامْسَحُواْ بِرُؤُوسِكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ إِلَى الْكَعْبَينِ وَإِن كُنتُمْ جُنُبًا فَاطَّهَّرُواْ وَإِن كُنتُم مَّرْضَى أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ أَوْ جَاء أَحَدٌ مَّنكُم مِّنَ الْغَائِطِ أَوْ &lt;strong&gt;لاَمَسْتُمُ&lt;/strong&gt; النِّسَاء فَلَمْ تَجِدُواْ مَاء فَتَيَمَّمُواْ صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا فَامْسَحُواْ بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُم مِّنْهُ مَا يُرِيدُ اللّهُ لِيَجْعَلَ عَلَيْكُم مِّنْ حَرَجٍ وَلَكِن يُرِيدُ لِيُطَهَّرَكُمْ وَلِيُتِمَّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  O you who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your faces and your forearms to the elbows and wipe over your heads and &lt;s&gt;wash&lt;/s&gt; your feet to the ankles. And if you are in a state of janabah, then &lt;s&gt;purify&lt;/s&gt; clean yourselves. But if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have &lt;s&gt;contacted&lt;/s&gt; &lt;strong&gt;touched to&lt;/strong&gt; (made intercourse with) women and do not find water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and hands with it. Allah does not intend to make difficulty for you, but He intends to purify you and complete His favor upon you that you may be grateful.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5 . Maide 6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَّوْلاَ كِتَابٌ مِّنَ اللّهِ سَبَقَ &lt;strong&gt;لَمَسَّكُمْ&lt;/strong&gt; فِيمَا أَخَذْتُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  If not for a decree from Allah that preceded, you would have been &lt;strong&gt;touched&lt;/strong&gt; for what you took by a great punishment.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/8/68&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;8 . Anfal 68&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ الرِّبَا لاَ يَقُومُونَ إِلاَّ كَمَا يَقُومُ الَّذِي يَتَخَبَّطُهُ الشَّيْطَانُ مِنَ &lt;strong&gt;الْمَسِّ&lt;/strong&gt; ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُواْ إِنَّمَا الْبَيْعُ مِثْلُ الرِّبَا وَأَحَلَّ اللّهُ الْبَيْعَ وَحَرَّمَ الرِّبَا فَمَن جَاءهُ مَوْعِظَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِ فَانتَهَىَ فَلَهُ مَا سَلَفَ وَأَمْرُهُ إِلَى اللّهِ وَمَنْ عَادَ فَأُوْلَئِكَ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Those who consume interest cannot stand [on the Day of Resurrection] except as one stands who is being &lt;s&gt;beaten&lt;/s&gt; &lt;strong&gt;touched&lt;/strong&gt; by Satan into insanity. That is because they say, &quot;Trade is [just] like interest.&quot; But Allah has permitted trade and has forbidden interest. So whoever has received an admonition from his Lord and desists may have what is past, and his affair rests with Allah . But whoever returns to [dealing in interest or usury] - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/275&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2 . Bakara 275&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلاَ تَرْكَنُواْ إِلَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ &lt;strong&gt;فَتَمَسَّكُمُ&lt;/strong&gt; النَّارُ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ اللّهِ مِنْ أَوْلِيَاء ثُمَّ لاَ تُنصَرُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And do not incline toward those who do wrong, lest you be &lt;strong&gt;touched&lt;/strong&gt; by the Fire, and you would not have other than Allah any protectors; then you would not be helped.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/11/113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;11 . Hood 113&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لاَ &lt;strong&gt;يَمَسُّهُمْ&lt;/strong&gt; فِيهَا نَصَبٌ وَمَا هُم مِّنْهَا بِمُخْرَجِينَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  No fatigue will &lt;strong&gt;touch&lt;/strong&gt; them therein, nor from it will they [ever] be removed.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/15/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;15 . Hijr 48&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا مَسَّكُمُ الْضُّرُّ فِي الْبَحْرِ ضَلَّ مَن تَدْعُونَ إِلاَّ إِيَّاهُ فَلَمَّا نَجَّاكُمْ إِلَى الْبَرِّ أَعْرَضْتُمْ وَكَانَ الإِنْسَانُ كَفُورًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And when adversity &lt;strong&gt;touches&lt;/strong&gt; you at sea, lost are [all] those you invoke except for Him. But when He delivers you to the land, you turn away [from Him]. And ever is man ungrateful.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;17 . Isra 67&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Quran, &quot;hands&quot; symbolize one's deeds. And &quot;to touch something&quot; has the meaning &quot;to make one's deeds interact with something&quot;. Therefore, &quot;someone dirty touching to Quran&quot; has a very deep meaning, to understand it one must first understand the true definition of Quran, which is a very wide and deep topic itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Wudu is Only Ordered for Salat, There is No Other Practical Usage&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wudu is only required for salat. There is no other practical usage in Islam. There is no other ibadat that requires wudu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rewriting 5:6 for convenience:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلاةِ فاغْسِلُواْ وُجُوهَكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَى الْمَرَافِقِ وَامْسَحُواْ بِرُؤُوسِكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ إِلَى الْكَعْبَينِ وَإِن كُنتُمْ جُنُبًا فَاطَّهَّرُواْ وَإِن كُنتُم مَّرْضَى أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ أَوْ جَاء أَحَدٌ مَّنكُم مِّنَ الْغَائِطِ أَوْ &lt;strong&gt;لاَمَسْتُمُ&lt;/strong&gt; النِّسَاء فَلَمْ تَجِدُواْ مَاء فَتَيَمَّمُواْ صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا فَامْسَحُواْ بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُم مِّنْهُ مَا يُرِيدُ اللّهُ لِيَجْعَلَ عَلَيْكُم مِّنْ حَرَجٍ وَلَكِن يُرِيدُ لِيُطَهَّرَكُمْ وَلِيُتِمَّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  O you who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your faces and your forearms to the elbows and wipe over your heads and &lt;s&gt;wash&lt;/s&gt; your feet to the ankles. And if you are in a state of janabah, then &lt;s&gt;purify&lt;/s&gt; clean yourselves. But if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have &lt;s&gt;contacted&lt;/s&gt; &lt;strong&gt;touched to&lt;/strong&gt; (made intercourse with) women and do not find water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and hands with it. Allah does not intend to make difficulty for you, but He intends to purify you and complete His favor upon you that you may be grateful.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5 . Maide 6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Hadiths About This Topic&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What prevented rasulullah from reading Quran was only being janabah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Subnarrator: Ali bin Ebu Talib&#xA;Recorded by: Tirmizi&#xA;             Abu Davud&#xA;             Ibn Mace&#xA;             Darul Hutmi&#xA;             İbn Huzayma&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The list of question one shall ask after hearing this hadith are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How do you know that he was janabah(?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How many times did you observe this situation?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How long does he stay janabah at average?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If he wasn't reading Quran, then what else he was doing while he was janabah?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there were a rule that janabahs are not allowed to touch Quran, and the rasulullah was always behaving according to this rule, then why didn't he order us to do so as well?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It is fard for a Muslim to do what rasulullah orders. But there is no rule about immitating what he does. We know that the nabi didn't eat some foods but didn't order us not to eat them, didn't like some scents but didn't orders us to stay away from them, didn't wear some cloths but didn't order us not to wear as well. The nabi was a human like us, he will of course have some personal habbits and behaviors. We are only ordered to submit him and do what he says.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menstration&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;menstration&lt;/a&gt; and someone jahabah are not allowed to read Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Subnarrator: Abdullah ibn Umar&#xA;Recorded by: Tirmizi&#xA;             Ibn Mace&#xA;             Darul Hutmi&#xA;             Beyhaki&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith is weak because of Ismail bin Ayyash in its chain of narrators. It is know that Ismail bin Ayyash's reports from Hijaz people are untrustworty (Imam-ı Buhari (master of Tirmizi) also mentions this detail). Behaving according to a hadith like this is wrong according to the hadith technique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Woman in menstration and someone in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postnatal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;postnatal&lt;/a&gt; are not allowed to read Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Subnarrator: Cavahir&#xA;Recorded by: Darul Hutmi&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith is the same with the previous one; only difference is that the word &quot;janabah&quot; is replaced by &quot;postnatal&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This hadith is also weak because of Muhammed bin Fadl in its chain of narrators.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, our topic was wudu, but all these hadiths are about different topics. Why didn't I mention some hadiths directly about wudu? Because there is no hadith in this topic about wudu! These are the only ones those who claim that touching Quran without wudu is haram depend their claims on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only books of some fiqh, madhabs, scholars of sects, today's some fatwa sources claim that wudu is required for holding Quran in hand. If you read their explanations you will see sentences like &lt;code&gt;Imam _____ says that...&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;The famous scholar _____ says that...&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;The book of _____ explains that...&lt;/code&gt;. They have no references from Quran or orders of rasulullah. They are just following the path on which they found their fathers/ancestors on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Results and Conclusion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried to explain that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;56:79 was wrongly translated. There is no order for not to touch mushaf without wudu; it just clarifies the fact that one is not able to touch Quran without being clean.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mushaf and Quran are different things. Mushaf is the physical media in which the text of Quran is written in. So, when we think that we physically touch Quran, actually what we are doing is nothing but touching a physical object, not Quran itself.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Quran, &quot;being clean&quot; is not used in the meaning of &quot;being had wudu&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The verb &quot;touch&quot; has a very wide and special usage in Quran.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Requirement of wudu is stated only for salat.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is no hadith saying that one must have wudu before touching Quran. Only some fiqh sources make this claim.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This wrong belief is only good for keeping people away from Quran. If one decides to look up a phrase in Quran and then realizes that he didn't have wudu, he will most probably postpone his research to a later time, and maybe will never do that research.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This wrong belief itself is a reason why people keep believing wrong ideas like this. Because, they don't read Quran, they are staying away from it. They think that touching mushaf is haram (forbidden) without wudu, and so they read is less often.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two or three hadiths I remember about this matter which says that touching mushaf is haram without wudu. But they are all weak hadiths. I am going to add them in my answer and explain why they are weak later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As my final words, you can touch mushaf without any worries. Read Quran profusely, learn it, and live according to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="4" LastEditDate="2012-08-14T16:19:09.820" LastActivityDate="2012-08-14T16:19:09.820" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2165" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2168" CreationDate="2012-08-14T14:13:46.100" Score="4" ViewCount="2944" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes I get passionate about religion and sometimes about my profession. It's hard to maintain a balance, sometimes I am totally religious and I am left with little interest in my work and money. Sometimes I get busy in work and get passionate about it. I don't get passionate because I am greedy or I need more &amp;amp; more money. I do it with an intention to help others with that money (and I have been trying to help others as well).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To what extent can a man go about his profession? What if the profession is his passion and he can't get away with it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="466" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T08:59:24.283" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T08:59:24.283" Title="How to ratio passion for profession and passion for Islam?" Tags="|practical-islam|work|money|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2166" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2172" CreationDate="2012-08-14T15:06:45.250" Score="5" ViewCount="341" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are the English translated versions of the Qur'an &lt;strike&gt;&quot;safe&quot;&lt;/strike&gt; practical to read and understand the true lessons within?  I'm confident that there are things in Arabic that can only be expressed in that language.  English is not different in this regard - I'm sure that there are things that cannot be translated with the same emphasis to Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user206" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user206" LastEditDate="2016-11-30T02:49:03.170" LastActivityDate="2016-11-30T02:49:03.170" Title="Are the English translations of the Qur'an practical to read with the purpose of understanding?" Tags="|quran|english|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2166" CreationDate="2012-08-14T15:47:54.523" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are no translations of Quran, and they can not be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you have said, there are a lot of things that can only be expressed in Arabic language. Quran translations are not translations at all, they are very approximate interpretations, and you should perceive them in that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, you should not make important decisions, study Islam or teach somebody using interpretations, because they can be wrong in any point. For such purposes, Islamic books written by well-known Muslim scholars are preferable unless you have education that let you read and understand (in general) original text in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="467" LastEditorUserId="467" LastEditDate="2012-08-15T00:57:59.377" LastActivityDate="2012-08-15T00:57:59.377" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2165" CreationDate="2012-08-14T19:20:04.610" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find any verse or quote from Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) to answer your question, but I've found this saying of Imam &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ali&lt;/a&gt;(AS) very useful to myself in my whole life. It may help you as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;للمؤمن ثلاث ساعات: فساعة يناجي فيها ربه، وساعة يرم معاشه، وساعة يخلى بين نفسه وبين لذتها فيما يحل ويجمل&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;A believer divides his day into three parts. He spends one for worshipping Allah, another for making a living, and another for resting and for ligitimate pleasurable activities.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.rafed.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=2797&amp;amp;catid=319&amp;amp;Itemid=965&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;reference&lt;/a&gt; (It worths reading)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;EDIT:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eventually I found these verses related to the topic, I hope they help you come to a conclusion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فَإِذَا قُضِيَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَانتَشِرُ‌وا فِي الْأَرْ‌ضِ وَابْتَغُوا مِن فَضْلِ اللَّـهِ وَاذْكُرُ‌وا اللَّـهَ كَثِيرً‌ا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when the prayer has been concluded, disperse within the land and seek from the bounty of Allah , and remember Allah often that you may succeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا رَ‌أَوْا تِجَارَ‌ةً أَوْ لَهْوًا انفَضُّوا إِلَيْهَا وَتَرَ‌كُوكَ قَائِمًا ۚ قُلْ مَا عِندَ اللَّـهِ خَيْرٌ‌ مِّنَ اللَّـهْوِ وَمِنَ التِّجَارَ‌ةِ ۚ وَاللَّـهُ خَيْرُ‌ الرَّ‌ازِقِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when they saw a transaction or a diversion, [O Muhammad], they rushed to it and left you standing. Say, &amp;quot;What is with Allah is better than diversion and than a transaction, and Allah is the best of providers.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/62/10-11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Jumu`ah: 10-11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُلْهِكُمْ أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَلَا أَوْلَادُكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ‌ اللَّـهِ ۚ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَـٰئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُ‌ونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, let not your wealth and your children divert you from remembrance of Allah . And whoever does that - then those are the losers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/63/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Munafiqun: 9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-18T11:15:56.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2165" CreationDate="2012-08-14T20:07:45.233" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see that your problem is not a schedule confusion or work vs deen problem rather a battle within yourself as to where to concentrate yourself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Check 1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, you need to see if your love for your profession gets in the way of practicing Islam when it is within you.&#xA;This can be evaluated by asking yourself if you are able to practice the 5 pillars and basic dos and donts of Islam especially salaat which would include fajr. If your profession does get into the way of practicing these basic principles then your next steps should be to correct them at the earliest. I would say that it is just a battle from within you between good and evil. Evil will loose once good is corrected and increased.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Check 2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With or without doing the check above, you should increase reading of the Quran in the language you understand the best. The format of the Quran is such that it keeps on reminding a person that death is close by and kiyaamah is inevitable. Above all, it will keep on telling you Allah is THE reality. You will slowly see both your profession and deen in a better perspectives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Insha Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-12T09:11:48.940" LastActivityDate="2015-11-12T09:11:48.940" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2170" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-14T23:55:02.447" Score="8" ViewCount="952" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why was the Qiblah changed from Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) to the Ka’bah (Makkah)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, where and when was that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="173" LastActivityDate="2013-08-27T01:11:51.007" Title="The Change of Qiblah" Tags="|qiblah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-05-26T20:20:57.143" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2171" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2173" CreationDate="2012-08-15T00:29:29.580" Score="4" ViewCount="8643" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is taraaweeh prayer required for women?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which is better for women, to perform Taraaweeh at home or in a mosque?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="173" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T06:02:48.810" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T06:02:48.810" Title="Is taraaweeh prayer obligatory for women?" Tags="|taraweeh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2166" CreationDate="2012-08-15T02:35:01.433" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course, best way to understand Qur'an is to understand Qur'an Arabic. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouman_Ali_Khan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nouman Ali Khan&lt;/a&gt; argues in his speech titled  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&amp;amp;v=wCFV41VEnek&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Brilliance Of The Book&lt;/a&gt; that there are 3 types of Arabic;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spoken Arabic&lt;/strong&gt;: Dialectical Arabic. People from different Arabic speaking nations have their own version of spoken Arabic. Spoken Arabic can be quite different from region to region that parties may not understand each other.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Proper Arabic&lt;/strong&gt;: Newspaper and television Arabic. Arabic term for that is fus-ha. This is also called &lt;em&gt;modern standard Arabic&lt;/em&gt;. Proper Arabic can be argued to be correct Arabic.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ancient Arabic&lt;/strong&gt;: Far more sophisticated, advanced, complex, intrigued and involved than proper Arabic. Understanding of Proper Arabic doesn't still mean the understanding of Ancient Arabic. The subtleties that ancient Arabs can hear and understand what is going on is no longer present today. So an avarage Arab doesn't hear what Arab of 1400 years ago heard.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, best way to understand Qur'an would be to learn ancient Arabic. However, learning it requires serious effort (years of study), and not practical for average person. That is where &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafseer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tafseer&lt;/a&gt; becomes neccessary. A tafseer is a work of an Islam scholar, that explains each ayah in its context of relevation, using hadith and also demonstrating the relationship between different ayahs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my suggestion is, first read one or two tafseers. After reading tafseers, I would argue reading translations become &lt;em&gt;safe&lt;/em&gt;, because you now know that what is going on. If you want understand in Arabic while you are reading it, you can learn fus-ha and have a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ejtaal.net/m/aa/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;good dictionary&lt;/a&gt; under your hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I do sometimes is to read some ayahs &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordbyword.jsp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;word by word&lt;/a&gt; and check meaning of some words in the dictionary I mentioned above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, check out &lt;a href=&quot;http://ia600705.us.archive.org/12/items/BayyinahE-bookGemsCollection-Linguisticmiracle.com/near-synonyms-nouman-ali-khan-muslimmattersorg.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Near Synonyms&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://bayyinah.com/podcast/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this audio library&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2012-08-15T03:56:42.910" LastActivityDate="2012-08-15T03:56:42.910" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2171" CreationDate="2012-08-15T04:10:33.227" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu'alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ulema have some differences on taraweeh being sunnah mua'kkadah (emphasised sunnah) or simply nafl. This applies equally to men and women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nafl because the Prophet (s.a.w) stopped praying it in congregation after the third day whereas he was not known to have stopped the other sunnah mua'kkadah prayers except usually only for travel. Wallahu alim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And sunnah mua'kkadah because the night prayer in the nights of Ramadan of which Taraweeh is one of - was greatly emphasised by the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa salam to pray it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding women praying taraweeh at home or in the mosque; the classical opinion of our ulema has always been that home is better than mosque for all prayers for women. However homes are sometimes very distracting places for women and many women are not able to reach much spiritual tranquility given the distractions of looking after family and household duties. In such situations, it may be advisable for women to make time and make provision to attend the Taraweeh prayers at the mosque.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahu alim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="469" LastActivityDate="2012-08-15T04:10:33.227" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2174" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2170" CreationDate="2012-08-15T04:12:42.973" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is form a quote by Mufti Ibrahim Desai:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some Ulama are of the opinion that the order to change the Qiblah was&#xA;  given before Asr salah, thereafter Nabi (Saw) and the Sahabah (R.A)&#xA;  performed salah to the new Qiblah in Masjidun Nabawi. This is based on&#xA;  a narration in Sahih Bukhari which mentions that the first salah&#xA;  performed by Nabi (Saw) to the ka'bah was Asr salah, which was&#xA;  performed in Masjidun Nabawi. This is the opinion of Allamah Suyuti&#xA;  and Allamah Aalusi. According to them, the Masjid that is famous today&#xA;  as Masjidul Qiblatain , has in fact no real virtue as its supposed&#xA;  significance is based on the fact that Nabi (Saw) turned around to the&#xA;  new Qiblah while performing salah in this masjid. ( See Ruhul Ma'ani&#xA;  Vol.2 Pg.10, Faidul Bari and Darsul Bukhari of Allamah Uthmani)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, the majority of Ulama say that Nabi (saw) really changed&#xA;  Qibla while in salah. The entire incident is as follows: When Hazrat&#xA;  Bishr ibn Baraa ibn Ma'roor (R.A) passed away, Nabi (Saw) visited his&#xA;  mother who was residing in the area of Banu Salimah. She prepared&#xA;  lunch for Nabi (SAW), thereafter the time of Zuhr salah entered so&#xA;  Nabi (Saw) led the Zuhr salah in the Masjid of Banu Salimah. After&#xA;  completing two rakaat of Salah, whilst in the third rakat, Nabi (Saw)&#xA;  was ordered to now face towards the Ka'bah. which was in the opposite&#xA;  direction to Baitul Maqdis. While in salah Nabi (Saw) turned around&#xA;  and went to the other side (back) of the musjid. The men also turned&#xA;  and stood where the women had been standing, while the women now took&#xA;  what had been the place of the men. In this way, everyone turned to&#xA;  face the Ka'bah. This masjid then became known as Masjidul Qiblatain.&#xA;  This is the opinion of Hafiz ibn Hajr, Allamah Binnori, Hafiz&#xA;  Mughlataa'ee, Hafiz Ainee, Allamah Samhoodi, Allamah Halabi etc. It is&#xA;  also backed up by many ahadith and is attested to by many historical&#xA;  narrations as well as the practice of the people of Madina of&#xA;  according significance to Masjidul Qiblatain. They resolve the&#xA;  apparent contradiction between these narrations and the one in&#xA;  Bukhari, by saying that while the qibla was changed in Zuhr salah in&#xA;  Masjidul Qiblatain, the first complete salah performed towards the&#xA;  Ka'bah was Asr salah in the masjid of Nabi (Saw).(See Fathul Bari Baab&#xA;  no. 30, Ma'arifus Sunan Vol.3 Pg.371, Wafaa ul Wafaa Vol.1&#xA;  Pg.361,363,841, Sharhul Aini ala Abi Dawud Vol.4 Pg.355, Sharhu Ibn&#xA;  Majah Pg.1669, Saheeh ibn Khuzaimah Vol.2 Pg.224,Ibn Sa'd Vol.1&#xA;  Pg.187,As-Seerah Al-Halabiyyah Vol.2 Pg.355 ,Al-Muqtafaa Vol.1 Pg.79,&#xA;  At-Tamheed Vol.6 Pg.484, Ibn Kathir Vol.1 Pg.199,Durrul Manthoor Vol.1&#xA;  Pg.348 etc)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahu alim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="469" LastActivityDate="2012-08-15T04:12:42.973" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2175" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-15T04:27:07.310" Score="5" ViewCount="3707" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is something that is debated about endlessly in my opinion, and also a cause for grief between the partners in a marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could someone categorically, with proof and evidence from Quran and Sunnah show what the strongest opinion is on the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What does obedience in a marriage really mean?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If husband and wife disagree about something and cannot come to a decision then who should make the final call?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="470" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T05:35:08.400" LastActivityDate="2021-02-25T16:43:01.053" Title="Who should make the final decision in married life?" Tags="|nikah|women|wife|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2175" CreationDate="2012-08-15T04:52:28.307" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;men are quick to say men should take the final call, but I would recommend taking it case by case and checking each individual issue against the Qur'an and hadeeth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the reason I say this is because in the Qur'an it says that you may dislike some thing in a woman  but Allah may like it (4:19)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so simply take it case by case. BUT there are certain issues where there is no right or wrong way its just two different ways ( like color of a room or color of a car ). In such cases i think men should give in. simply because Qur'an  (4:19) calls men to be kind to their wives and then says that if you dislike a thing in your wife ,Allah might like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BOTH man and woman should remember these trivial issues are not worth the peacefulness within a family and on children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is the verse that talks about kindness to wives and explains that our dislikes are not important in front of Allah's likes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, it is not lawful for you to inherit women by compulsion. And do not make difficulties for them in order to take [back] part of what you gave them unless they commit a clear immorality. &lt;strong&gt;And live with them in kindness. For if you dislike them - perhaps you dislike a thing and Allah makes therein much good.&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 4:19)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in the famous last sermon of the Prophet(pbuh) he said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fear Allah concerning women, for &#xA;verily you have taken them on the security of Allah and have made their &#xA;persons lawful unto you by words of Allah.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This instruction is a very clear that we will be accountable for our women to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;FYI...I am a man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-12-01T19:34:15.547" LastActivityDate="2012-12-01T19:34:15.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2177" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2218" CreationDate="2012-08-15T10:00:39.550" Score="8" ViewCount="6340" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently, I heard the imam of a masjid say that they're planning to plow through 1000 ayaat of Qur'an during a certain night of laylatu-al-qadar because of a hadith that specifically mentions reciting 1000 verses with a certain reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't get a chance to ask him which hadith it is. I couldn't find it when I searched online. What hadith is he probably alluding to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T05:33:18.690" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T05:50:10.160" Title="What is the authentic hadith about reciting 1000 ayats of Qur'an in Qiyaam?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|ibadah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2180" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2191" CreationDate="2012-08-15T12:55:25.807" Score="8" ViewCount="317" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know and can appreciate that the Qur'an can never be altered in anyway shape or form, but us humans can only get access to a copy of the Qur'an, i.e. the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%27haf&quot;&gt;Mus'haf&lt;/a&gt;.  Can we be sure that the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%27haf&quot;&gt;Mus'haf&lt;/a&gt; is also perfectly intact and unaltered?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2012-08-15T15:29:03.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-16T02:30:37.130" Title="The Qur'an will always be perfect, but what about the Mus'haf?" Tags="|quran|mushaf|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2181" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2183" CreationDate="2012-08-15T16:34:34.060" Score="7" ViewCount="11763" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hello I want to run some tests in hospital (for my health) and I need to take out my blood for this occasion, I'm wondering is there anything I should look out for (like the blood thing) in order &lt;strong&gt;NOT&lt;/strong&gt; to break my fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have to do it during the Ramadan, but it's the most convenient time for me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional explanation:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not ill in any way (I think). But this is one of those once-per-year check-ups that everyone ought to do sick or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I were sick I'd proceed with any treatment if needed, including blood tests or what not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T05:50:32.660" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T05:50:32.660" Title="Does drawing out blood while fasting break the fast?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2181" CreationDate="2012-08-15T17:36:49.890" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;there are 2 reasons why scholars have deemed this as breaking your fast:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;one is from a hadith about vomiting volentary and involentary&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever vomits involuntarily does not have to make up the fast, but whoever vomits deliberately let him make up the fast.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 720, classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 577.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this would mean that is somthing comes out of the body volentarily, such as a cut, nosebleed, etc, then your fast is valid. But if one deliberatly tries to expell nutriants, then their fast is invalid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the second reason is because of a hadith about cupping- a medicinal practice that involves removing blood from the body to ease pain. read more &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupping_therapy#Wet_Cupping_.28Al-Hijamah_or_medicinal_bleeding.29&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The cupper and the one for whom cupping is done have both invalidated their fast.” Narrated by Abu Dawood, 2367; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 2047.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;taking out blood to run tests is the same, since it is deliberatly pulling blood out of the body, even if it is for your health.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would also like to point out that if you are fasting and you pull blood out it may be a safety hazard, as you are loosing neseccary nutrients. This may be one of the reasons why the prophet seemed it as breaking your fast&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;unless it is absoulutly necessary to run tests at that moment (which im assuming it isn't) you cannot break you fast. Even though it may be easier to do it in ramadan, it would be best to postpone your appointment. This month of ramadan is about sacrafice, and it is not limited to food. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this is necessary, Allah said in the quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Fasting is for] a limited number of days. So whoever among you is ill or on a journey [during them] - then an equal number of days [are to be made up]. And upon those who are able [to fast, but with hardship] - a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor person [each day]. And whoever volunteers excess - it is better for him. &lt;strong&gt;But to fast is best for you&lt;/strong&gt;, if you only knew. 2:184&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you truley are ill, then it would be permissible to give the blood, and break your fast, and feed a poor person for each day you break. But if it can be postponed, it would be preferred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="45" LastEditDate="2012-08-15T20:47:31.247" LastActivityDate="2012-08-15T20:47:31.247" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2184" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2190" CreationDate="2012-08-15T18:11:18.710" Score="4" ViewCount="495" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, Juzu' 30 starts with sura &lt;code&gt;Naba&lt;/code&gt; and ends with sura &lt;code&gt;Nas&lt;/code&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;My question is, when, how and why did the idea of juzu' came?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="436" LastEditorUserId="45" LastEditDate="2012-08-15T18:22:07.930" LastActivityDate="2012-08-16T10:25:59.863" Title="From where did the concept of Juzu' came?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2186" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-15T20:31:58.973" Score="5" ViewCount="2804" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a Muslim sell things that are required only by non-Muslims? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A very good example I can give is that of a book vendor whose customers demand for (say) a Bible or Gita.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can a Muslim sell such things driven by the market demands?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T06:02:15.483" LastActivityDate="2019-11-27T06:50:32.977" Title="Can a Muslim sell goods that are specific to other religions?" Tags="|business|other-religions|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2186" CreationDate="2012-08-15T21:21:48.353" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this fatwa will help you and I will quote this paragraph for you :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whatever it is haraam for a Muslim to use, it is also haraam for him to sell it to either Muslims or kaafirs, because the kaafirs are also addressed by the rulings of sharee’ah, including rulings on minor issues, according to the view of the majority of scholars, and what is forbidden for Muslims is also forbidden for them. So it is not permissible to sell them alcohol or pork, or anything else which is proven to be forbidden in our religion, even if we assume that it is permitted to them in their religion, because the sharee’ah of Islam abrogates and corrects the laws that came before it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/14355&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The full fatwa&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will remember you that every fatwa is specialized in certain cases in certain conditions and varies from person to another , so it is better to ask scholar(using the same link maybe)  a specific question not in examples to be the fatwa more accurate  . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However this will help you either :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is prohibited to trade in what Allah has prohibited of foods and drinks such as alcohol and pigs even if a person sells them to non-Muslims. It was authentically reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: &quot;If Allah forbids something (to be consumed), He, with greater reason, forbids its price (i.e. selling it).&quot; Moreover, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: cursed is Khamr (alcohol), the one who drinks it, the one who sells it, the one who buys it, the one who carries it, the one to whom it is carried, the one who consumes its price, the one who squeezes it (the grapes, etc) and the one for whom it is squeezed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.net/Fatawa/FatawaDetails.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=4591&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=7#P49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The fatwa link&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="174" LastEditorUserId="174" LastEditDate="2012-08-15T21:41:13.397" LastActivityDate="2012-08-15T21:41:13.397" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2181" CreationDate="2012-08-15T21:54:29.533" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Voluntary Blood Donor. I saw Fatwa at clinic that giving blood does not break fast from our local ulama few days ago.&#xA;I don't know how they made that conclusion but I suppose they should be serious about these things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2012-08-16T02:01:25.080" LastActivityDate="2012-08-16T02:01:25.080" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2184" CreationDate="2012-08-15T22:08:52.717" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I read, the term of juz' was not established in the time of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). This term and this methodology was introduced by earlier muslims. To be exact, it was introduced by Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf when he was the Governor of Iraq in Umayyad caliphate .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My reference is (I'm sorry but it is arabic) :&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/ref/109885&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/ar/ref/109885&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update :&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;I found some facts(&lt;strong&gt;in english&lt;/strong&gt;) about the role of Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf in introducing sections in qur'an in the famous tafsir  , Tafsir al-Qurtubi(Sciences of the Qur'an)  :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bewley.virtualave.net/ulum3.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://bewley.virtualave.net/ulum3.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="174" LastEditorUserId="174" LastEditDate="2012-08-16T10:25:59.863" LastActivityDate="2012-08-16T10:25:59.863" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2180" CreationDate="2012-08-16T02:30:37.130" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the life of Prophet (pbuh) we know that original means of protecting the Qur'an is through memorization. Today, it is estimated that there are more than 10 million huffaz (person who memorized the Qur'an)&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam101.com/dawah/WhatIsQuran.html&quot;&gt;*&lt;/a&gt; Therefore, for a mass printed mushaf, if there are intentional or accidental errors, it won't take long before someone notices it and warn people. Incidents like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_True_Furqan&quot;&gt;The True Furqan&lt;/a&gt; might happen in future, but personally, I don't think it has any chance to fool anyone. If you are in doubt about a certain copy of mushaf, you can visit a local huffaz to get it examined, or compare it to a trusted copy to be sure if it's intact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastActivityDate="2012-08-16T02:30:37.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2192" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2193" CreationDate="2012-08-16T02:49:25.923" Score="12" ViewCount="7525" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason behind pig/pork/boar being forbidden in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is this reason? How is it justified, and what are the benefits of it in day-to-day life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:49:00.417" LastActivityDate="2019-06-07T20:45:23.177" Title="Why is pork forbidden in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|fiqh|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2193" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2192" CreationDate="2012-08-16T03:07:57.343" Score="30" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many people will talk about diseases and medical research and all that sort of thing, but the simple fact is that we were never given a reason. Like many things, Muslims are expected to &lt;em&gt;submit&lt;/em&gt; to Allah's will in this matter, after all the word Islam means &quot;submission&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-08-16T03:07:57.343" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2194" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1594" CreationDate="2012-08-16T04:20:09.850" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you break fast intentionally in Ramadan without any excuse, &lt;strong&gt;you have to keep 2 months of fasting continuously&lt;/strong&gt; to make up for one fast. Note the two conditions: 60 days fasting and continuously for one fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you  broke two fasts, you have to observe 60*2 = 120 fasts. The first 60 fast will be continous and the second 60 fasts would be continuous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.about.com/od/ramadan/f/makingup.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sources 1&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source 2: I heard this originally from Imam in the mosque. When he said this, there was a roar in the crowd because people were not expecting it and thought this was excessive (ad probably he made up himself). But I found an online link and therefor posted it as answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2012-08-16T04:20:09.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2195" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-16T05:27:31.273" Score="11" ViewCount="854" Body="&lt;p&gt;I personally have no doubt in it but when searching, this &lt;a href=&quot;http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090719162728AAx4Vhf&quot;&gt;similar yahoo question&lt;/a&gt; is very interesting. All answers are really long and they basically do not deny the pen and paper story of the Prophet. If the prophet was illiterate, how can he ask for pen and paper in his last days? The answer by MuhammadK is very methodical. He refers to Quran 25:5 (among other things) and says he indeed could read and write. This would be against our belief, if we know he could both read and write.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My question is, Was prophet Muhammad illiterate?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2012-08-16T06:33:24.207" LastActivityDate="2012-08-16T12:59:58.980" Title="Was the prophet illiterate?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2192" CreationDate="2012-08-16T08:25:44.413" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have always been told a variation of the below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Because it says so in the Quran&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Because pigs are seen to be dirty animals (often eating their own excrement)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Because they don't have a proper neck, therefore cannot be made Halal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Because their DNA structure is very similar to that of a human being, Islamically, we cannot eat another human being so the concept&#xA;    would be the same&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="460" LastActivityDate="2012-08-16T08:25:44.413" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2202" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2205" CreationDate="2012-08-16T09:45:04.033" Score="12" ViewCount="18271" Body="&lt;p&gt;What exactly is the diamond mark printed in some mushafs in Surah Hud, verse 41, under the ra in &quot;majrahaa&quot;? Does this change the pronunciation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zkr7V.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T05:59:41.013" LastActivityDate="2021-04-27T22:10:32.117" Title="What is the diamond mark printed in some mushafs in surah hud, verse 41?" Tags="|reading-quran|tajweed|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2195" CreationDate="2012-08-16T11:31:32.520" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah referes to the prophet, as the unlettered prophet, which means illiterate, or poorly educated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who follow the Messenger, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;the unlettered prophet&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, whom they find written in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel, who enjoins upon them what is right and forbids them what is wrong and makes lawful for them the good things and prohibits for them the evil and relieves them of their burden and the shackles which were upon them. So they who have believed in him, honored him, supported him and followed the light which was sent down with him - it is those who will be the successful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, [O Muhammad], &quot;O mankind, indeed I am the Messenger of Allah to you all, [from Him] to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death.&quot; So believe in Allah and His Messenger, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;the unlettered prophet&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, who believes in Allah and His words, and follow him that you may be guided.7:157-158&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;nothing else can contradict the quran of course, if Allah has given him the title of the &quot;unlettered prophet&quot; then indeed he is illiterate, in which we cannot deny. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastActivityDate="2012-08-16T11:31:32.520" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2202" CreationDate="2012-08-16T12:41:30.573" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;This marks the only place in the &lt;em&gt;Hafs&lt;/em&gt; reading of the Quran where &lt;em&gt;imala&lt;/em&gt; is applied.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Im%C4%81la#section_2&quot;&gt;http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Im%C4%81la#section_2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Hafs&lt;/em&gt; reading, you don't pronounce the vowel in the middle of &quot;majraha&quot; as a regular &lt;em&gt;aliph&lt;/em&gt;. Instead, you pronounce it like the letter &quot;A&quot; in &quot;fate&quot;. You should find an audio sample of the &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt; by a good &lt;em&gt;qari&lt;/em&gt; to get it exactly right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="90" LastEditDate="2012-08-16T13:02:36.593" LastActivityDate="2012-08-16T13:02:36.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2195" CreationDate="2012-08-16T12:59:58.980" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/25/5&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/25/5&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to Nesreen's answer I'd like to add this about Al-Furqan 25:5. The word in question is اكتتبها. Note that this is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; translated as &quot;has written down&quot; which is more properly كتبها. A more precise translation is &quot;has had written down&quot; which of course can imply that he (the Prophet) could have had someone &lt;em&gt;else&lt;/em&gt; write it for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-08-16T12:59:58.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2207" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-16T17:18:45.443" Score="29" ViewCount="57503" Body="&lt;p&gt;In South Asia, names like &lt;strong&gt;Johirul&lt;/strong&gt; Islam or &lt;strong&gt;Kabir&lt;/strong&gt; Ahmed are very common. My name is &lt;strong&gt;Mohayeminul&lt;/strong&gt; Islam (&lt;em&gt;Muhaiminul&lt;/em&gt; should be the correct spelling I suppose). All the first names I noted are the names of Almighty Allah. Often I hear that such names are not allowed in Islam because those are qualitative names of Allah and we as human cannot expect those within ourselves. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, adding an &lt;strong&gt;Abd&lt;/strong&gt; is fine. For example, &lt;strong&gt;Abdur Rahman&lt;/strong&gt; is OK because it means Slave of Rahman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a fact? What are the references?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="436" LastEditorUserId="436" LastEditDate="2013-04-02T03:27:54.303" LastActivityDate="2022-12-14T04:44:33.387" Title="Is naming a person using one of Allah's names allowed?" Tags="|halal-haram|asma-ul-husna|naming|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2208" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2207" CreationDate="2012-08-16T18:25:35.540" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, finding references on this is hard. Perhaps it's sufficient to say that rasulullah changed the names of certain people when their names were islamically unacceptable. See &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1602/7&quot;&gt;my answer on naming girls Asiya&lt;/a&gt; for some examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look through the sunnah, you won't find that rasulullah changed the names of anyone who had these names;  you will find he changed Abdul 'Uzzah (the slave of Uzzah, one of the mushrikeen gods), or similar names, into Abdullah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I put this question to my Arabic teacher; this is essentially what he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah's names all have Alif-Laam at the beginning (eg. &lt;strong&gt;Ar&lt;/strong&gt;-Rahman, &lt;strong&gt;Al&lt;/strong&gt;-'Aleem).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This prefix (alif-lam) makes a very strong form of the name; this prefix is unique to Allah alone&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can name your sons without the prefix (eg. Ar-Raheem =&gt; Raheem)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You cannot name your son &quot;Rahman,&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; because the meaning is unique and distinct from the other names (roughly translates to &quot;the source of mercy&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can name your sons with &quot;Abd&quot; and the name of Allah (eg. Abd Ar-Rahman, commonly written as Abdur-Rahman)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahu a'lam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; Understanding Islam Arabic Course, circa 2005&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2012-08-16T18:25:35.540" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2207" CreationDate="2012-08-16T18:38:12.217" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;The general rules for naming someone with one of Allah's Names are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the name has a meaning or refers to a function or quality that &lt;strong&gt;only&lt;/strong&gt; Allah is capable of, like creating, resurrecting, lordship, etc. then it is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; permissible to call a human being by these names, except by prefixing &quot;'abd&quot; to that name. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If however the name refers to a more general quality, like hearing, listening, being generous, wisdom, etc. it is permissible to call a person by that name. Of course the permissibility is for those Names of Allah that satisfy this condition and with the initial &quot;al&quot; removed from the name (because &quot;al&quot; implies uniqueness and exclusivity).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/114309&quot;&gt;IslamQA answer&lt;/a&gt; - quoting Imam an-Nawawi, a Shafi'i reference and a Hanafi reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now as for the name &lt;strong&gt;Muhaimin&lt;/strong&gt;, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/english/reading-islam/understanding-islam/belief/allah/449814-gods-attribute-al-muhaimin-the-protector.html&quot;&gt;this article by Shaykh Muhammad Ratib al-Nabulsi&lt;/a&gt; means, among other things, to have knowledge and be protective and control through that knowledge. The article contains more information about the name, but it appears as if the name Muhaimin can be used in a context other than Allah's Name. Ask a trusted scholar to verify.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-08-16T20:43:19.867" LastActivityDate="2012-08-16T20:43:19.867" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="522" CreationDate="2012-08-16T19:46:05.373" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I would conclude that suicide bombing is not permissible, and is in fact highly punishable&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To support this, there are many examples from Hadith, where suicide is explained quite explicitly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/searchHadith.php?keyword=poison%20fire%20iron&amp;amp;translator=1&amp;amp;search=1&amp;amp;book=&amp;amp;start=0&amp;amp;records_display=10&amp;amp;search_word=all&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith - Bukhari 7:670, Narrated Abu Huraira&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;Whoever purposely throws himself from a mountain and kills himself, will be in the (Hell) Fire falling down into it and abiding therein perpetually forever; and whoever drinks poison and kills himself with it, he will be carrying his poison in his hand and drinking it in the (Hell) Fire wherein he will abide eternally forever; and whoever kills himself with an iron weapon, will be carrying that weapon in his hand and stabbing his abdomen with it in the (Hell) Fire wherein he will abide eternally forever.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, an explicit example from a battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/searchHadith.php?keyword=suicide%20bilal&amp;amp;translator=1&amp;amp;search=1&amp;amp;book=&amp;amp;start=0&amp;amp;records_display=10&amp;amp;search_word=all&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith - Bukhari (Book #52, Hadith #297) Narrated Abu Huraira&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We were in the company of Allah's Apostle in a Ghazwa, and he remarked about a man who claimed to be a Muslim, saying, &amp;quot;This (man) is from the people of the (Hell) Fire.&amp;quot; When the battle started, the man fought violently till he got wounded. Somebody said, &amp;quot;O Allah's Apostle! The man whom you described as being from the people of the (Hell) Fire fought violently today and died.&amp;quot; The Prophet said, &amp;quot;He will go to the (Hell) Fire.&amp;quot; Some people were on the point of doubting (the truth of what the Prophet had said) while they were in this state, suddenly someone said that he was still alive but severely wounded. &lt;em&gt;When night fell, he lost patience and committed suicide&lt;/em&gt;. The Prophet was informed of that, and he said, &amp;quot;Allah is Greater! I testify that I am Allah's Slave and His Apostle.&amp;quot; Then he ordered Bilal to announce amongst the people: 'None will enter Paradise but a Muslim, and Allah may support this religion (i.e. Islam) even with a disobedient man.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Emphasis mine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Compare with:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/searchHadith.php?keyword=martyr%20heaven%20malik&amp;amp;translator=1&amp;amp;search=1&amp;amp;book=&amp;amp;start=0&amp;amp;records_display=10&amp;amp;search_word=all&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith - Sahih Bukhari, 52:53 Narrated Anas bin malik:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;Nobody who dies and finds good from Allah (in the Hereafter) would wish to come back to this world even if he were given the whole world and whatever is in it, except the martyr who, on seeing the superiority of martyrdom, would like to come back to the world and get killed again (in Allah's Cause).&amp;quot; Narrated Anas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;A single endeavor (of fighting) in Allah's Cause in the afternoon or in the forenoon is better than all the world and whatever is in it. A place in Paradise as small as the bow or lash of one of you is better than all the world and whatever is in it. And if a houri from Paradise appeared to the people of the earth, she would fill the space between heaven and the Earth with light and pleasant scent and her head cover is better than the world and whatever is in it.&amp;quot;  (Book #52, Hadith #53) [see also Sahih Muslim, 20:4635]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such a clear distinction. I would conclude, may Allah forgive me if I am mistaken, that had the man from the second hadith waited, he would have been martyred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whilst the first hadith does not mention explosives, nor the fact that the act of suicide kills those whom a martyr may fight, it seems clear from this that suicide, even 'in the name of Allah' is forbidden, and punished severely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2021-12-03T03:29:50.367" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T03:29:50.367" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2211" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-16T21:57:50.690" Score="9" ViewCount="74557" Body="&lt;p&gt;I used to recite The Holy Quran all the night in a room, doors closed, at our house, for the whole night until the time of Fajr prayer. My parents stopped me from doing so. The reason behind their worry is that they think a person reciting Holy Quran alone, in the dark, is more likely to be attacked by a Jinn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is there any evidence from Quran and sunnah that a person is more likely to attract jinn if they isolate themselves when they read Quran and do zikr?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="477" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2012-08-17T07:58:11.480" LastActivityDate="2013-07-11T13:31:33.347" Title="Does reading the Qur'an while alone attract jinn?" Tags="|jinn|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2212" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-16T22:17:25.573" Score="7" ViewCount="7565" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it cruel to give a cat &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catnip&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;catnip&lt;/a&gt;? Cats go after the herb by themselves, but too much can make them aggressive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would it be considered halal or haram to give a cat catnip?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-17T14:55:14.157" LastActivityDate="2023-09-18T14:43:18.817" Title="Is giving catnip to a cat halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|animals|cats|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2207" CreationDate="2012-08-16T23:11:08.833" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think a good example of those allowed names, which &lt;em&gt;ashes999&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Ansari&lt;/em&gt; also mentioned is the name &lt;strong&gt;Ali&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-ʿAlī&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is one of the Allah's names and we also know about &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ali ibn Abu Talib&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (A.S.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali#Birth_and_childhood&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Many sources, especially Shia ones, attest that Ali (ibn Abu Talib) was born inside the Kaaba in the city of Mecca, where he stayed with his mother for three days. According to a tradition, Muhammad was the first person whom Ali saw as he took the newborn in his hands. &lt;strong&gt;Muhammad named him Ali&lt;/strong&gt;, meaning &quot;the exalted one&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And God knows best&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-17T12:27:58.477" LastActivityDate="2016-03-17T12:27:58.477" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2214" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2215" CreationDate="2012-08-16T23:29:55.643" Score="3" ViewCount="8378" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know there is a certain rule when Zakat becomes Farz. But I suppose in case of Hajj, it cannot be that strict because the cost to travel to the Holy Makka differs from place to place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is the rule regarding Hajj becoming obligatory?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="436" LastEditorUserId="436" LastEditDate="2012-08-16T23:39:53.560" LastActivityDate="2014-05-31T19:17:58.740" Title="When does hajj become farz?" Tags="|fard|hajj|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2214" CreationDate="2012-08-17T03:52:02.093" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Conditions which when met, make Hajj fardh for you:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Being Muslim&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Being of sound mind&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Being an adult&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Being free  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Being able to do Hajj&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Click &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/41957&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to see the full fatwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just in case that link stops working, please see the edits of this answer for the full fatwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2012-08-17T07:42:56.030" LastActivityDate="2012-08-17T07:42:56.030" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2211" CreationDate="2012-08-17T04:54:35.803" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;We would require &lt;strong&gt;very strong&lt;/strong&gt; evidence to forbid you from reciting the quran in the night in a dark room. BUT if your parents have a problem with the dark room, you can always light it up more so that their hearts are at ease. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Attacks from Satan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you do good, they will distract and attack you anyways. I would strongly disagree with anyone who restricts any good with the fear of being attacked by the satan or jinns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to protect yourself&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recite surah falaq&lt;/strong&gt; in which we ask Allah protection from the &quot;mischief of the darkness&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recite surah naas&lt;/strong&gt; in which we ask Allah protection from the &quot;retreating whisperer....from among men and jinn&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both these suras will Insha Allah protect you...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some hadith to support night ibaadaah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bukhari Volume 2, Book 21, Number 246 :&#xA;  Narrated by Abu Huraira&#xA;  Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, &quot;Our Lord, the Blessed, the Superior, comes every night down on the nearest Heaven to us when the last third of the night remains, saying: &quot;Is there anyone to invoke Me, so that I may respond to invocation? Is there anyone to ask Me, so that I may grant him his request? Is there anyone seeking My forgiveness, so that I may forgive him?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some personal advice: Get some sleep too....&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have other commitments, please do not over pressure yourself . Even the Prophet(pbuh) used to sleep. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PLS Remember ... I am not stopping you to pray the full night, rather only advising. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bukhari Volume 2, Book 21, Number 247 :&#xA;  Narrated by Al-Aswad&#xA;  I asked 'Aisha &quot;How is the night prayer of the Prophet?&quot; She replied, &quot;He used to sleep early at night, and get up in its last part to pray, and then return to his bed. When the Muadh-dhin pronounced the Adhan, he would get up. If he was in need of a bath he would take it; otherwise he would perform ablution and then go out (for the prayer).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet(pbuh) would &quot;sleep early&quot;, so he would balance his sleep. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastActivityDate="2012-08-17T04:54:35.803" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2131" CreationDate="2012-08-17T06:09:40.377" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Narrated `Aisha:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whenever the Prophet took a bath after Janaba he started by washing his hands and then performed ablution like that for the prayer. After that he would put his fingers in water and move the roots of his hair with them, and then pour three handfuls of water over his head and then pour water all over his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ بَدَأَ فَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ، ثُمَّ يَتَوَضَّأُ كَمَا يَتَوَضَّأُ لِلصَّلاَةِ، ثُمَّ يُدْخِلُ أَصَابِعَهُ فِي الْمَاءِ، فَيُخَلِّلُ بِهَا أُصُولَ شَعَرِهِ ثُمَّ يَصُبُّ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثَلاَثَ غُرَفٍ بِيَدَيْهِ، ثُمَّ يُفِيضُ الْمَاءَ عَلَى جِلْدِهِ كُلِّهِ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/5/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-08-17T06:09:40.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2177" CreationDate="2012-08-17T06:31:50.140" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this is the hadith you are looking for:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: If anyone prays at&#xA;  night reciting regularly ten verses, he will not be recorded among the&#xA;  negligent; if anyone prays at night and recites a hundred verses, he&#xA;  will be recorded among those who are obedient to Allah; and if anyone&#xA;  prays at night reciting one thousand verses, he will be recorded among&#xA;  those who receive huge rewards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Dawud said: The name of Ibn Hujairah al-Asghar is 'Abd Allah b.&#xA;  'Abd al-Rahman b. Hujairah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا&#xA;  عَمْرٌو، أَنَّ أَبَا سَوِيَّةَ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ ابْنَ&#xA;  حُجَيْرَةَ، يُخْبِرُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ،&#xA;  قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ مَنْ قَامَ&#xA;  بِعَشْرِ آيَاتٍ لَمْ يُكْتَبْ مِنَ الْغَافِلِينَ وَمَنْ قَامَ&#xA;  بِمِائَةِ آيَةٍ كُتِبَ مِنَ الْقَانِتِينَ وَمَنْ قَامَ بِأَلْفِ آيَةٍ&#xA;  كُتِبَ مِنَ الْمُقَنْطَرِينَ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ ابْنُ&#xA;  حُجَيْرَةَ الأَصْغَرُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ&#xA;  حُجَيْرَةَ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/6/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is graded as Sahih (authentic) by Sheikh Nasiruddin Al Albani.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T05:50:10.160" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T05:50:10.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2219" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-08-17T07:43:59.990" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-08-17T07:43:59.990" LastActivityDate="2012-08-17T07:43:59.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2220" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-08-17T07:43:59.990" Score="0" Body="&quot;pbuh&quot; is a acronym for &quot;Peace be Upon Him&quot; which is put after the Prophet's name." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-08-17T11:28:24.273" LastActivityDate="2012-08-17T11:28:24.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2202" CreationDate="2012-08-17T09:10:22.843" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is called Imala, and the word in the Hafs reading that has Imala is the Ayah in your question.  It changes the&quot;Fathah&quot; a A sound to a &quot;Kasra&quot; a &quot;e&quot; or &quot;i&quot; sound, and it changes the &quot;Alif&quot; to a &quot; Ya' &quot;, so instead of saying &quot;Majraha&quot; you say &quot;Majreha&quot; or &quot;Majriha&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can hear it from a good reciter at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranexplorer.com/Quran/Default.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an Explorer&lt;/a&gt;, chose Abdul Basit as the reciter or the down from him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://qurancomplex.org/quran/mostalhat.asp?TabID=1&amp;amp;SubItemID=8&amp;amp;l=arb&amp;amp;SecOrder=1&amp;amp;SubSecOrder=8#3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-08-17T09:10:22.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2222" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2271" CreationDate="2012-08-17T10:21:19.567" Score="6" ViewCount="1484" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sadqa fitr is something(money) that we(Muslims) offer at the end of the Ramazan. But it is entirely different from Zakat. May I know what is the amount of Sadqa Fitr that a Muslim should a pay and who is primarily eligible to receive the Sadqa Fitr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="78" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-03-29T12:01:03.313" LastActivityDate="2022-06-14T07:20:56.640" Title="Who is eligible to receive Sadqa Fitr?" Tags="|ramadan|sadaqah-al-fitr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2224" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2066" CreationDate="2012-08-17T12:48:23.127" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer the first question, if done on purpose, then yes.  If not intensional, then no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Depends on your intention according to the following extract from a fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One's fast is not invalidated by what is too hard to protect oneself&#xA;  from swallowing. This includes the dust of the street, the dust of the&#xA;  flour, and the like. &lt;em&gt;Although smoking a cigarette breaks the fast of&#xA;  the smoker himself, it does not break the fast of a passive smoker&#xA;  (the person next to him who breathes in some of the smoke). Also, it&#xA;  does not break the fast of one who breathes in the odor of incense or&#xA;  other fragrances,&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;however if one deliberately breathes in the&#xA;  particles which come out of a spray bottle (whether perfume or the&#xA;  like), while remembering that one is fasting, then one's fast is&#xA;  terminated.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Full fatwa can be seen &lt;a href=&quot;http://darulfatwa.org.au/content/view/454/273/&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2012-08-17T13:17:29.777" LastActivityDate="2012-08-17T13:17:29.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2225" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2226" CreationDate="2012-08-17T13:09:47.933" Score="4" ViewCount="20351" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can I cut my nails after the sunset? Is there any ruling for this ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1891/337&quot;&gt;Jazak Allah Khair&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="337" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2020-08-15T19:01:26.733" Title="Ruling on cutting of nails after sunset?" Tags="|sharia|taharah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2225" CreationDate="2012-08-17T13:40:30.180" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no rule for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In old times, there was no electricity. Illuminating the environment and surroundings was a problem. Without sufficient ambient light, cutting nails, cutting hair, shaving, etc would spread around more dirt. One of the primary sources of what we call &quot;dust&quot; and &quot;dirt&quot; in our homes is nothing but hairs, granulated death skin tissues. So, in order to prevent or reduce undesired dirt at home. In worst case, this dirt may may even get into food and water in dark. People would had done these kind of sensitive body care works in the daylight. This stayed as a rule and reached to today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your house is lightened well, there is nothing to be afraid of cutting nails at night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="4" LastEditDate="2012-08-18T02:28:02.730" LastActivityDate="2012-08-18T02:28:02.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2227" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-17T14:20:14.297" Score="2" ViewCount="1327" Body="&lt;p&gt;As-Salam-o-Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do someone ask for forgiveness of his/her past qaza salaat (prayers that were not offered) when she/she doesn't know how many (hundreds) of prayers has been missed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JazakAllah khair&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="466" LastActivityDate="2018-06-22T00:13:44.193" Title="How to ask for forgiveness of Past Qaza Salaat" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-06-25T06:40:56.970" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2228" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2241" CreationDate="2012-08-17T14:27:37.077" Score="4" ViewCount="537" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/10672&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;, you can't touch the Quran (mus'haf) if you have major or minor impurities. However, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2156/can-quran-be-touched-without-wudu/2159&quot;&gt;some scholars&lt;/a&gt; think that you can touch the Quran with minor impurities, but not with major impurities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;when the Quran eventually appeared in the form of the mus'haf, what were non-muslims supposed to do if they wanted to read the Quran?  For example, Arab Christians that were only able to speak Arabic. In modern day, people have the internet and they can read the Quran online, how would they have read the Quran back in the day? As stated in the two links above, Muslims sin for touching the mus'haf if we were not free from major and/or minor impurities based on the majority of Islamic scholars. What about non-muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How would non-muslims in the past have read the Quran if they couldn't touch it as they wouldn't be appropriately cleansed from major and/or minor impurities?  Would they have sinned by touching it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-04-06T13:42:55.170" Title="How can non-Muslims read a physical copy of the Quran?" Tags="|quran|fatwa|mushaf|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2227" CreationDate="2012-08-17T16:03:33.270" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whatever the answer to my comment, there are 2 scenarios here (according to the fatwa linked below):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You missed salaah unintentionally, i.e. you fell asleep, you forgot etc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You missed salaah intentionally, i.e. you couldn't be bothered, you didn't want to pray etc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the unintentional scenario, you can make up the salaah by praying asap as soon as you realise.  For the intentional scenario, you can't make up for it by praying, you have to do lots of good deeds, pray lots of optional prayers, ask for forgiveness a lot, do a lot of charity work etc, in the hope that you do enough to get forgiven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/111783&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;full fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2012-08-17T17:35:47.550" LastActivityDate="2012-08-17T17:35:47.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2230" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2282" CreationDate="2012-08-17T16:30:10.530" Score="5" ViewCount="10699" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2184/from-where-did-the-concept-of-juzu-came&quot;&gt;similar question&lt;/a&gt; about juzu. Now its about Ruku (as in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruku%27#Qur.27anic_subdivision&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quranic Subdivisions&lt;/a&gt;, not the bowing position during &lt;em&gt;salah&lt;/em&gt;) .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Was Ruku evolved by the direct order from Allah [ie in the time of the Prophet (Sm)]? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If not&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When was it added to Quran?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who was/were the pioneer?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why was it added?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="436" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T04:52:40.903" Title="What is the origin of ruku in the Quran?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2231" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2225" CreationDate="2012-08-17T18:47:08.167" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is  no rule for this. People are superstitious about cutting nails at  a particular time of day. There is no harm in cutting nails at any point of time. However, Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W) used to cut his nails on fridays. So a Muslim should try to cut his nails on fridays, but if he can't, then there is no harm in doing this on any other day. This is just a superstitious belief that we Muslims have gotten.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="78" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2012-08-18T03:58:27.263" LastActivityDate="2012-08-18T03:58:27.263" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2214" CreationDate="2012-08-17T18:49:33.570" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll assume that you meet most of the standard criteria, so the real major thing to consider is being able to financially support it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hajj is obligatory on a person who has the financial means to travel to Makkah and is able to maintain himself there and his dependants (if any) at home. As for other debts, if a person is heavily indebted and his liabilities exceed his assets, Hajj is not compulsory upon that person. If he fulfils his monthly commitments and his creditors do not have any arrears claim against him, he will not be infringing on the rights of his creditors by performing Hajj on condition that he is sincere in fulfilling the remaining amount according to the commitments. If the creditors have arrears claims against him, he will be infringing on their rights by performing Hajj. Hence, he cannot perform Hajj unless he receives the prior consent of his creditors claiming arrears from him. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?HD=7&amp;amp;ID=2882&amp;amp;CATE=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most people will never be free from debt, so it's difficult to consider the ruling on whether they can afford it. Some things are required to live, such as a house, maybe a business/job, which can get in the way of performing hajj. Scholars have conflicting opinions on whether someone who saves money to get married does not need to perform Hajj first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But generally, it's agreed that if you have manageable debts, if your creditors allow you to do so, and if don't need to work in that period of time to survive, it becomes compulsory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2012-08-17T18:49:33.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2233" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2066" CreationDate="2012-08-17T18:54:51.333" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Only if it's intentional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Firstly, in order for one's fast to become invalid, &lt;strong&gt;one has to inhale the smoke intentionally and deliberately&lt;/strong&gt;. If the smoke of a perfume entered through one's nose or throat unintentionally, then one's fast will not break. (Maraqi al-Falah, P: 660)&#xA;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&amp;amp;ID=4181&amp;amp;CATE=170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2012-08-17T18:54:51.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2234" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="522" CreationDate="2012-08-17T19:34:08.103" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Suicide bombing&amp;quot; is not simply direct suicide. None of the answers here actually address &amp;quot;suicide bombing&amp;quot;; they only address suicide. It is simply a term used by those who disagree with it. A suicide bomber will refer to themselves as a &amp;quot;martyr&amp;quot; - someone who faces certain death to defend Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Faced with a different audience and different situations, I think you'll find very different answers to this one. It's remarkably easy for someone who lives in a modern society to consider suicide bombing as unnecessary, but there are situations where it is indeed defense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many of the Prophet's Companions who went to war with near suicidal odds. But it's not the same analogy as suicide bombing, because a suicide bomber has a 100% chance of death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are no weapons during the early Islamic times which could deal the kind of damage suicide bombs do, with the same degree of certain death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The closest I can find is a situation in the Ridda wars, in the battle against Musaylimah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;o Muslim army: 11000, Musaylimah's army: lowest estimate was 40000&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;o Musaylimah's army backed into a garden and sealed it. The garden became known in history as the Garden of Death because of the many people killed there on that day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;o One Muslim soldier asked to be thrown into the garden so that he could open the door from the inside. Who was this very courageous soldier?&#xA;This man was al-Baraa ibn Malik al- Ansari, the brother of Anas ibn Malik, the personal aide of the Prophet. He was thin and wiry with so little flesh on his bones that it was painful to look at him. Yet in single- handed combat he defeated and killed many opponents and in the thick of battle he was an outstanding fighter against the mushrikeen. During the battle against Musaylimah, al-Baraa went forward and addressed his company, &amp;quot;Put me on a shield. Raise the shield on spears and hurl me into the garden near the gate. &lt;strong&gt;Either I shall die a martyr or I shall open the gate for you.&amp;quot; He sustained numerous wounds before he could open the gate.&lt;/strong&gt; (taken from &amp;quot;Companions of The Prophet&amp;quot;, Vol.1, By: Abdul Wahid Hamid) (&lt;a href=&quot;http://puplic-concern.blogspot.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Also another reference to the same story in Huroob Ar-Riddah, by Shauqee Abu Khaleel, pg 92)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The situation was of someone who, alone, faced near certain death to hasten a siege. He survived, but jumping alone into a room filled with enemy soldier is near certain death! This was also an offensive maneuver, not one done by someone who is backed into a corner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There have also been plenty of other near-suicidal moves done by the Sword of Islam, Khalid al-Walid himself. As these were some of the Prophet's companions, it could be argued that it is an Islamic approach to sacrifice oneself for the greater good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, this is a poor analogy, because there were no suicide bombs during the Prophet's time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It depends on intention and situation. If a person is going to blow up civilians out of spite and desperation, of course, it's haraam. If a person does so to enable a decisive victory in the name of Islam, history seems to encourage it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-17T19:34:08.103" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2235" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2211" CreationDate="2012-08-17T19:43:03.237" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on verses &lt;strong&gt;46:29&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;72:1&lt;/strong&gt;, once some of the jinn were listening to the Prophet's(PBUH) recitation of Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَإِذْ صَرَ‌فْنَا إِلَيْكَ نَفَرً‌ا مِّنَ الْجِنِّ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقُرْ‌آنَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُ‌وهُ قَالُوا أَنصِتُوا ۖ فَلَمَّا قُضِيَ وَلَّوْا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِم مُّنذِرِ‌ينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], when We directed to you a few of the jinn, listening to the Qur'an. And when they attended it, they said, &amp;quot;Listen quietly.&amp;quot; And when it was concluded, they went back to their people as warners.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/46/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Ahqaf: 29&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قُلْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ اسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ‌ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْ‌آنًا عَجَبًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, [O Muhammad], &amp;quot;It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/72/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Jinn: 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So your parent's thought may be somehow derived from these verses. But I think according to the following verse of Surat Al-Jinn, there should be no worry about them while doing so:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The Jinns said:)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَأَنَّا لَمَّا سَمِعْنَا الْهُدَىٰ آمَنَّا بِهِ ۖ فَمَن يُؤْمِن بِرَ‌بِّهِ فَلَا يَخَافُ بَخْسًا وَلَا رَ‌هَقًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when we heard the guidance, we believed in it. And whoever believes in his Lord will not fear deprivation or burden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/72/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Jinn: 13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also suggest that you have a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/72/1-15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;these&lt;/a&gt; verses of Surat Al-Jinn as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-07-11T13:31:33.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2192" CreationDate="2012-08-17T21:47:56.147" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is that Pigs are, by nature, scavengers. This means they eat what they can find, be it fresh or old. Because they have evolved to eat this sort of food they can handle the toxins and bacteria that come along with that diet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However much an animal is domesticated and fed clean processed food it is still &lt;em&gt;able&lt;/em&gt; and inclined to scavenge, so there can be no guarantee that it will be halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why mention Pigs specifically? Well for one, they are large domesticate-able animals that provide a lot of meat. Other scavengers such as rats and pigeons don't fall into this category. As well as this, if they are left undomesticated the pig will revert to it's natural function as a scavenger. The fact it's haram should not &lt;em&gt;rely&lt;/em&gt; on man domesticating it and feeding it vegetation and clean food alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2012-09-05T19:42:37.007" LastActivityDate="2012-09-05T19:42:37.007" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2237" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-18T00:25:15.880" Score="21" ViewCount="183277" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Everything in ocean is Madhbooh (slaughtered).&quot; [Bukhari]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hear a lot of discussions going on about what is halal and haram from the sea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One side claims that anything form the sea is halal, be it fish (including carnivore fish like sharks), shell fish, octopus, quid, crab, shrimp etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other side states there is a more specific ruling, in that if the animal is a scavenger (in the above cases, a filter feeder, or bottom feeder picking up floating or sunk pieces of food, etc) of if it is a carnivore then it is not halal even if it is from the sea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've never found a scholar rule on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What from the sea is Halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-16T08:45:15.753" LastActivityDate="2019-05-25T06:28:55.600" Title="Which foods from the sea are halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2237" CreationDate="2012-08-18T00:55:37.203" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everything in the sea is Halal&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Made lawful to you is the fished of the sea and its food, an enjoyment&#xA;  for you and for travelers. But you are forbidden the hunted of the&#xA;  land whilst you are on pilgrimage. Have fear of Allah, before whom you&#xA;  shall all be assembled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/96&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Surat Al-Mā'idah&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-Mā'idah, 96th ayah]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;fished&quot; (SaYD) is a verb and doesn't mean (or include only) fish. It means anything &quot;caught&quot; in the sea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="491" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2013-07-13T06:33:01.907" LastActivityDate="2013-07-13T06:33:01.907" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2237" CreationDate="2012-08-18T00:56:17.513" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an doesn't exclude any type of fish. It simply says that meat from the sea is lawful:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lawful to you is game from the sea&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and its food as provision for you and the travelers, but forbidden to you is game from the land as long as you are in the state of ihram. And fear Allah to whom you will be gathered. 5:96&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And it is He who subjected the sea for you to eat from it tender meat&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and to extract from it ornaments which you wear. And you see the ships plowing through it, and [He subjected it] that you may seek of His bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful. 16:14&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And not alike are the two bodies of water. One is fresh and sweet, palatable for drinking, and one is salty and bitter. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;And from each you eat tender meat&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and extract ornaments which you wear, and you see the ships plowing through [them] that you might seek of His bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful.35:12&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idea that bottom feeders are not considered halal is because people concluded that its behavior is similar to swine, and thus we should not eat it. This idea is a biddat, to belive that it is haram, when Allah and the sunnah of the prophet (pbuh) have made it permissible for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But of course the original ruling for food would still apply:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;forbidden to you is that which &lt;strong&gt;dies of itself&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;blood&lt;/strong&gt;, and flesh of swine, and that on which any other name than that of allah has been invoked, and the &lt;strong&gt;strangled (animal) and that beaten to death,&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;that killed by a fall and that killed by being smitten with the horn&lt;/strong&gt;, and that which &lt;strong&gt;wild beasts have eaten&lt;/strong&gt;, except what you slaughter, and what is &lt;strong&gt;sacrificed on stones set up (for idols)&lt;/strong&gt; and that you divide by the arrows; that is a transgression. this day have those who disbelieve despaired of your religion, so fear them not, and fear me. this day have i perfected for you your religion and completed my favor on you and chosen for you islam as a religion; but whoever is compelled by hunger, not inclining willfully to sin, then surely allah 5:3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for slaughtering it yourself and invoking Allah's name, the hadith you quoted above already explains that meat from the sea is already slaughtered correctly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2012-08-18T04:02:12.420" LastActivityDate="2012-08-18T04:02:12.420" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2228" CreationDate="2012-08-18T02:49:58.557" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you have read about the incident of Hadrat Umar (RTA) before he accepted Islam, we see that his sister did not let him read the Holy Quran because he was impure and asked him to take a bath first. He took a bath and it was only then his sister let him read the Quran and after that he visited Prophet Muhammad pbuh and accepted Islam. No fatwa here, just referring an incident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="492" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-14T00:14:02.740" LastActivityDate="2012-09-14T00:14:02.740" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="622" CreationDate="2012-08-18T09:46:38.360" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, there are things that you are mustahab (recommended) to recite after Fardh prayers (the five prayers), as they're Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Shafei mathhab, these recitations are said directly after the Fardh prayer is finished and before praying sunnah if it exists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But according to Hanafi mathhab, if the Fardh prayer has no sunnah prayer after it, then you recite them directly. But if there is sunnah after it and you want to do it, then you should only say the first item, then do the sunnah, then after it continue the rest of the recitations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you have the choice, don't be confused, this is a minor detail, just to what you find it fits for you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mustahab recitations are (to be said in this order):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ask for forgiveness &lt;em&gt;three times&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أستغفر الله (العظيم)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Astaghfirullah (Al-'athim)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;I ask Allah (The Almighty) for forgiveness&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then Say&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللهم أنت السلام، ومنك السلام، تباركت ياذا الجلال والإكرام&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Allaumma Antas-salam, wa minkas-salam, tabarakta wa ta'alaita ya thaj-jalali wal-ikram&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;O Allah, you are Assalam&lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt; and peace and perfection comes from You. Blessed You are, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Referencing  this Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thauban reported:&#xA;When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) finished his prayer. he begged forgiveness three times and said: O Allah! Thou art Peace, and peace comes from Thee; Blessed art Thou, O Possessor of Glory and Honour. Walid reported: I said to Auza'i: How Is the seeking of forgiveness? He replied: You should say:, I beg forgiveness from Allah, 1 beg forgiveness from Allah.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ رُشَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ، - اسْمُهُ شَدَّادُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ - عَنْ أَبِي أَسْمَاءَ، عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا انْصَرَفَ مِنْ صَلاَتِهِ اسْتَغْفَرَ ثَلاَثًا وَقَالَ ‏ &amp;quot;‏ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلاَمُ وَمِنْكَ السَّلاَمُ تَبَارَكْتَ ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالإِكْرَامِ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ الْوَلِيدُ فَقُلْتُ لِلأَوْزَاعِيِّ كَيْفَ الاِسْتِغْفَارُ قَالَ تَقُولُ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/702990&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, also there are &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/-dq-%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%88%D9%85%D9%86%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-dq-&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;many other Riwayat (versions)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Reading aya of the Thrown (Al-Kursi), which is &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/255&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the 255&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; Aya of Surah Al-Baqarah&lt;/a&gt;. Referencing this Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن الحسن بن علي رضي الله عنهما قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: من قرأ آية الكرسي في دبر الصلاة المكتوبة كان في ذمة الله إلى الصلاة الأخرى&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Narrated Al-Hasan Bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with both of them), the Prophet (pbuh) said: whoever reads aya of the Thrown (Al-Kursi) after the Fardh Salat, he will be in the protection and guarantee of Allah until the next Fardh Salat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Tabarani&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Reading &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Ikhlas (Surat #112)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Reading the Mu'awwithat (the two last Suras of Quran): &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Falaq (Surat #113)&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An-nas (Surat #114 - the last Surat)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tasbeeh 33 times:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;سبحان الله&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Subhanallah (Subhan Allah)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Glorified be Allah (Hallowed be Allah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Tahmeed 33 times:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الحمد لله&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Alhadulillah&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Praise be to Allah (All Thanks to Allah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Takbeer 33 times:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الله أكبر&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;AllahuAkbar&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Allah is the Greatest&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then completing the 100 times (33 + 33 + 33 + this one = 100) with by saing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد، وهو على كل شيء قدير‏.‏ اللهم لا مانع لما أعطيت، ولا معطي لما منعت، ولا ينفع ذا الجد منك الجد‏&amp;quot;‏&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulku, wa lahul-hamdu, wa Huwa 'ala kulli shai'in Qadir. Allahumma la mani'a lima a'tayta, wa la mu'tiya lima mana'ta, wa la yanfa'u dhal-jaddi, minkal-jaddu&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;There is no true god except Allah. He is One and He has no partner with Him, His is the sovereignty and His is the praise, and He is Omnipotent. O Allah! None can deny that which You bestow and none can bestow that which You hold back; and the greatness of the great will be of no avail to them against You&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Referencing this Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&#xA;Messenger of Allah () used to say at the conclusion of prayer: &amp;quot;La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulku, wa lahul-hamdu, wa Huwa 'ala kulli shai'in Qadir. Allahumma la mani'a lima a'tayta, wa la mu'tiya lima mana'ta, wa la yanfa'u dhal-jaddi, minkal-jaddu (there is no true god except Allah. He is One and He has no partner with Him, His is the sovereignty and His is the praise, and He is Omnipotent. O Allah! None can deny that which You bestow and none can bestow that which You hold back; and the greatness of the great will be of no avail to them against You).&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وعن المغيرة بن شعبة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، كان إذا فرغ من الصلاة وسلم قال ‏:‏ ‏ &amp;quot;‏لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد، وهو على كل شيء قدير‏.‏ اللهم لا مانع لما أعطيت، ولا معطي لما منعت، ولا ينفع ذا الجد منك الجد&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1416&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Riyad as-Salihin&lt;/a&gt;, through Bikhari and Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Finally, saying Du'aa (asking Allah whatever you want) for yourself and for all Muslims, and finishing the Du'aa with these Ayat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ﴿١٨٠﴾ وَسَلَامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿١٨١﴾ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّـهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ﴿١٨٢&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhsin Khan Translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Glorified be your Lord, the Lord of Honour and Power! (He is free) from what they attribute unto Him! (180) And peace be on the Messengers! (181) And all the praise and thanks be to Allah, Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). (182)&#xA;&amp;gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/37/180-182&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat Aş-Şāffāt:180-182]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Referencing that Ali bin Abu Talib (may Allah honor his face and be pleased with him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَكْتَالَ بِالْمِكْيَالِ الأَوْفَى مِنَ الأَجْرِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ، فَلْيَكُنْ آخِرُ كَلامِهِ مِنْ مَجَلسِهِ : سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ، وَسَلامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cited in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=765&amp;amp;pid=163254&amp;amp;hid=1004&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this book&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=1851&amp;amp;pid=280611&amp;amp;hid=789&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this book&lt;/a&gt;, and others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source: Islamic Fiqh (Book), part 1: Prayer rules, version 8, Pages 264-266. By Dr.Ibraheem Muhammad Salqini, professor in Damascus University - College of (Islamic) Shariaa.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-10T05:00:04.557" LastActivityDate="2021-09-10T05:00:04.557" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2243" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2283" CreationDate="2012-08-18T10:07:52.553" Score="7" ViewCount="161088" Body="&lt;p&gt;What should I say immediately after starting any salat? i.e, after Takbeer (saying Allahu Akbar الله أكبر) and before beginning recitation of surah Fatiha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T05:32:16.440" LastActivityDate="2020-05-21T00:46:26.283" Title="What is the opening Du'aa of salat?" Tags="|salat|dua|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2244" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2249" CreationDate="2012-08-18T10:36:22.523" Score="3" ViewCount="6143" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asslamu alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it sunnah to eat dates before going for eid al-Fithr prayer? Any references for that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1891/337&quot;&gt;Jazak Allah Khair&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="337" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T19:54:17.253" Title="Is it sunnah to eat dates before going to eid al-Fithr prayer?" Tags="|sunnah|eid|reference-request|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2245" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2243" CreationDate="2012-08-18T11:18:08.493" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are hadiths about what to read after the start of salat. I listed the ones I know below. What we see from the hadiths in this topic, we deduce that there is no fixed dua to read (and of course, a dua cannot be fixed by definition, it must be natural, and should be stating our needs). It is prelude to salat, can be about asking forgiveness, staying clean of sins, praising Allah, giving thanks to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1yIik.png&quot; alt=&quot;Original Arabic text of the hadith #1&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rasulullah was being silent for a while between takbir-ul iftidah and Fatiha. I asked:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;&lt;em&gt;Ya Rasulullah, can you tell me what you are doing in that silent time?&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He said he was saying:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;&lt;em&gt;O Allah, make me away from my sins, like you made East and West away from each other. O Allah, make me clean from my sins, like a clean cloth was cleaned from stains. O Allah, wash and clean me from my sins with snow, water, cold water.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Narrator  : Abu Hureyre&#xA;Listed in : Buhari 774&#xA;            Muslim 598&#xA;            Ebu Davud 781&#xA;            Nesei 2/129&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vbISA.png&quot; alt=&quot;Original Arabic text of the hadith #2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rasulullah was saying after takbir-ul iftidah at the beginning of salat:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;&lt;em&gt;O Allah, I verily absolve You from all evil. Your name is sacred, blessed. You are great above all. And there is no ilah/god besides You.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Narrator  : Aisha bint Abu Bakr&#xA;Listed in : Ebu Davud 776&#xA;            Tirmizi 243&#xA;            Nesei 2/132&#xA;            Ibnu Mace 804&#xA;            Ahmed 3/50&#xA;            Pare Kutni 1/112&#xA;            Hakim 1/235&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PeLeM.png&quot; alt=&quot;Original Arabic text of the hadith #3&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A person who was catching his breath (because of fast pace walking) came and joined to the salat with us. Then said:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;&lt;em&gt;The praise is to Allah profusely, cleanly, and blessingly.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  When the salat ended, rasulullah asked:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;&lt;em&gt;Who was the one who say that words among you?&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  People stay silent. Rasulullah asked again:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;&lt;em&gt;Who did say those words? Those aren't bad words.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Then someone from the people said:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;&lt;em&gt;I was catching my breath. I said those words because of joining the salat in time.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Rasulullah:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;I swear to Allah, I saw twelve angels, they were racing to rise those words to Allah.*&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Narrator  : Anas ibn Malik&#xA;Listed in : Muslim 600&#xA;            Abu Davud 763&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="4" LastEditDate="2012-08-19T09:26:05.340" LastActivityDate="2012-08-19T09:26:05.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2246" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2259" CreationDate="2012-08-18T14:03:16.373" Score="6" ViewCount="27242" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that predicting the future is haram in Islam because only God knows the future and we cannot predict what only God knows (some say it is almost shirk). My question is: Is predicting the future haram? To what extent it is and to what extent it is not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is predicting the weather wrong in Islam?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is predicting the moon's location scientifically haram because only God know when it is going to reveal itself?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there any prediction that &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; allowed, if yes which type of prediction are they?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:49:39.187" LastActivityDate="2020-06-29T08:13:56.930" Title="Is predicting the future haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|ilm-al-ghaib|future|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2247" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2165" CreationDate="2012-08-18T16:16:15.733" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There should not be a separation between the two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is well known that the prophet Muhammad and his first wife were merchants. Abu Bakr as-Siddik was not only a prominent businessman, he was also one of the wealthiest in his tribe at one point, and a well-known philantropist. In fact, he earned a lot of respect from his opponents at the time because he had earlier donated a lot of wealth to help many of them. Many other early Muslims were incredibly wealthy, but spent much of that wealth furthering the cause of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, people will respect the world more than the afterlife. I recall a hadith where one of the Prophet's Companions said that people only work so hard for the world because it is what they can see. If they could see what was in the afterlife, they would rush for that first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being successful in life gains you some respect. Turning down some of the luxuries of life in order to serve Allah will give you and your religion far more respect. The earliest Caliphs chose to live as the poorer citizens of their countries, despite being some of the most powerful people in the world at the time. This earned them a lot of respect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was taught that work is a fard kifayah - someone in the community has to do it. Without engineers, who will have buildings? Much of the disrespect for Islam today comes from how Muslim nations are technologically and socially backwards. The golden ages of Islam was when they were technologically and socially at the peak of the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being successful in life is a form of da'wah. Converts to Islam do not look at the hermits or listen to the clerics. They watch the regular people who are practicing Islam. If a person can maintain a good career-religion balance, it becomes an impressive feat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Look to the times of the Rightly Guided Caliphs - a potential governor and military leader is expected to be able to lead people in Friday prayers. They were also strongly career people, considering the degree of success they had in modernizing Arab cities at the time, but they were also religiously passionate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2012-08-18T16:16:15.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2248" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2261" CreationDate="2012-08-18T18:19:05.990" Score="4" ViewCount="1065" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many stories about the sahaba such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://invitation2islam.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/how-umar-ibn-al-khattab-became-muslim/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the story of how Umar ibn al khattab reverted to islam&lt;/a&gt; that are very well known, and are retold in various lectures and sermons by religious figures. However, these stories are rarley found in sunnah books, or hadiths by the prophet (saaw.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where were such stories recorded and who recorded them? are there any books that contain a collection of sahih stories of the sahaba's lives?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2012-08-19T17:56:12.050" LastActivityDate="2012-08-19T17:56:12.050" Title="Where were the stories of the sahaba recorded?" Tags="|source-identification|history|sahaba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2249" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2244" CreationDate="2012-08-18T18:23:57.790" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it is :-)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's sunnah to eat (in general) before going to Eid Al-Fitr prayer, and is sunnah to eat dates especially. And it's sunnah &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; to eat before going to Eid Al-Adha prayer, but rather eat after coming back from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Eid Al-Fitr, here is a Hadith that confirms it is sunnah to eat dates before going to Eid Al-Fitr prayer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle never proceeded (for the&#xA;prayer) on the Day of `Id-ul-Fitr unless he had eaten some dates. Anas&#xA;also narrated: The Prophet used to eat odd number of dates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ&#xA;سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ&#xA;اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ&#xA;رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لاَ يَغْدُو يَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ حَتَّى&#xA;يَأْكُلَ تَمَرَاتٍ‏.‏ وَقَالَ مُرَجَّى بْنُ رَجَاءٍ حَدَّثَنِي&#xA;عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَنَسٌ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه&#xA;وسلم وَيَأْكُلُهُنَّ وِتْرًا‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/13/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that's helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-18T18:49:53.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2250" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-19T01:02:45.037" Score="9" ViewCount="11717" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Muslims, the Quran has never been altered by humans down the centuries and is today what it was when first narrated to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For this to be true requires a master Quran that all others are copied from, otherwise copying copies leads to errors which become magnified, depending upon the number of copies of copies made. so my questions are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where are the master copies of the Quran kept?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How are they prevented from deteriorating over the years?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When were they created?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="494" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-14T00:16:08.383" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T19:28:30.073" Title="Where are the master copies of the Quran kept?" Tags="|quran|history|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2251" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2253" CreationDate="2012-08-19T01:08:46.027" Score="11" ViewCount="9378" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the UK, there is debate about what what the word Islam means. Maajid Nawaz claims it means peace, Anjum Choudary claims it means submission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does the word Islam mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="494" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2012-08-19T02:48:26.910" LastActivityDate="2015-12-12T06:35:06.920" Title="What does the word &quot;Islam&quot; mean?" Tags="|arabic|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2250" CreationDate="2012-08-19T02:53:14.917" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The First Master Copy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word Quran means recitation, so the first &quot;master copy&quot; would be the hearts of millions of Muslims who know the Quran by heart. The people who know the entire Quran by heart are called as &quot;Hafiz&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you go to any hafiz from Malaysia to Mexico, you will see that they recite the same Quran. This is the same for any sect or denomination in Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Prophet (pbuh) received revelation, he would himself learn it by heart &amp;amp; teach his companions. He would later keep checking them to make sure all of them knew it properly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, every Ramadhan most Mosque have a full Quran recitation to make sure those that who know the full Quran by heart get a revision, while those listening too get a revision of parts that they know. These prayers are called as &quot;taraweeh&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Next Master Copy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The oldest entire Quran is the official copy compiled by the companions of the Prophet (pbuh) under the third Khilafah Uthman. This was completed 19 years after the Prophet (pbuh) passed away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They were the first generation who learnt the entire Quran from the Prophet (pbuh). This Quran is still present in &lt;strong&gt;Topkapı Palace, in Turkey&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Other Master Copies&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you go thru the ages, Muslims built many monuments. They had parts of the Quran etched on them. Those monuments have the same Quran that you will see people recite or in the copies we read at home. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Taj Mahal in Agra, India has the parts of the Quran etched on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Raudat Tahera in Mumbai, India has the full Quran etched on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-11T09:53:54.883" LastActivityDate="2015-10-11T09:53:54.883" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2251" CreationDate="2012-08-19T03:16:28.810" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;To understand these different meanings of &quot;Islam&quot; a very small Arabic lesson below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Arabic (or Hebrew) you will see that words are very inter connected and most verbs are derived from a combination of 3 Arabic alphabets called as roots letters; hence: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Peace&lt;/strong&gt; in arabic is called &quot;salaam&quot; (root S-L-M)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Submit&lt;/strong&gt; in arabic is called &quot;islam&quot; (root S-L-M)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So both words come from the same roots.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Analogy in English&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In English we do not have the concepts of roots but,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;just for the purpose of an analogy is the word &quot;orange&quot; which can mean the fruit orange or the color orange. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when we talk about the fruit &quot;orange&quot;, it also happens to define its own color i.e. &quot;orange&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So those on either side of the debate wouldn't be technically wrong. But if you refer to the Quran, it does use the word &quot;submit&quot; for islam &lt;code&gt;إِسْلَامُ&lt;/code&gt; i.e. submit to Allah. It is however sometimes confused with the greeting that muslims say which is &quot;Salaam&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;So whoever Allah wants to guide - He expands his breast to [contain] Islam;..&quot; (Quran 6:125)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2012-09-18T09:48:57.537" LastActivityDate="2012-09-18T09:48:57.537" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2254" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2250" CreationDate="2012-08-19T03:41:21.940" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two strategies of preserving something for a long time. One, as you alluded to, involves one standard, reference master copy. This is what was done for example with the units of measurement - the gold standard was stored in a temperature-controlled room in France. Everything else was measured against it. The principle here is that it is extremely difficult for anybody to get past security and introduce any sort of corruption.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second way is to make a billion copies of it and distribute them throughout the world. If one of them becomes corrupt or damaged or somehow gets modified, there are 999,999,999 copies that easily point out the discrepancy. At the same time, it is near impossible to track down even a majority of these copies and alter &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; of them identically. So the principle here is that it is extremely difficult to alter enough copies so as to cause confusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an is preserved through the second mechanism. Tens of millions of people have memorized the Qur'an everywhere around the world. That is how it is preserved. Sure, there are also hundreds of millions of printed copies as well, but they are not the standard. Even today, when someone memorizes the Qur'an, they &lt;em&gt;recite&lt;/em&gt; it orally to their teacher in order to receive certification.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-08-19T03:41:21.940" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2255" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2246" CreationDate="2012-08-19T12:43:26.317" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is predicting weather wrong in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/83837&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; fatwa, the answer to this question is no, it's not wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Predicting moon scientifically is haram because only God know when it&#xA;  is going to reveal itself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/83837&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;same&lt;/a&gt; fatwa as above answers this question and the answer is no, it's not haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is there any prediction that is allowed,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Predictions via calculations, observations, experience are fine.  Read &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/83837&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; fatwa, this is the same as the 2 links above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;if yes which type of prediction are they?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This becomes an invalid question as the answer was no for the question above. However, attempting to obtain knowledge of the future via jinn/fortune tellers is haraam.  Have a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/114820&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; fatwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2012-08-19T17:37:30.610" LastActivityDate="2012-08-19T17:37:30.610" CommentCount="3" CommunityOwnedDate="2012-08-19T17:25:28.177" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2256" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2260" CreationDate="2012-08-19T12:56:34.927" Score="11" ViewCount="104411" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which is the longest surah and the longest ayah of the Qur'an?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-04T18:51:06.770" LastActivityDate="2020-08-26T02:30:03.287" Title="What are the longest Surah and Ayah of the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2256" CreationDate="2012-08-19T13:01:43.873" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The longest Sura:  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Baqarah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The longest Aya: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/282&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Baqarah: 282&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Baqara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T08:22:18.067" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T08:22:18.067" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2246" CreationDate="2012-08-19T13:29:26.873" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prediction is not necessarily prediction; it might actually be inferences or even observations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As &lt;em&gt;oshirowanen&lt;/em&gt; mentioned, there are two kinds of predictions: &lt;em&gt;Magical Prediction&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Scientific Prediction&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scientific Prediction&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;(Actually I don't believe them as prediction)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term &amp;quot;Scientific prediction&amp;quot; is a misnomer .The correct terms are Scientific Inference, Statistical Inference, Computation or Calculation. None of which predict unseen in the literal sense, but do give a rough estimate given historical data.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Weather forecasting and similar predictions fall into this category. They're usually statistical and probabilistic approaches. So like any other helpful science they are &lt;strong&gt;not &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (And Allah knows best).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Magical Prediction&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_%28paranormal%29#In_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; states, they are definitely &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;haram&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; .  The evidence for this is found in the following &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They followed what the evil ones gave out (falsely) against the power of Solomon: the blasphemers were, not Solomon, but the evil ones, teaching men magic, and such things as came down at Babylon to the angels Harut and Marut. But neither of these taught anyone (such things) without saying: &amp;quot;We are only for trial; so do not blaspheme.&amp;quot; They learned from them the means to sow discord between man and wife. But they could not thus harm anyone except by Allah's permission. And they learned what harmed them, not what profited them. And they knew that the buyers of (magic) would have no share in the happiness of the Hereafter. And vile was the price for which they did sell their souls, if they but knew!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/102&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baqarah: 102&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, some of the prophets were able and allowed to predict the unseen future with the permission and help of Allah (of course again not magically, the knowledge was directly from Allah), as evidenced by the following &lt;em&gt;ayat&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ‌ عَلَىٰ غَيْبِهِ أَحَدًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِلَّا مَنِ ارْ‌تَضَىٰ مِن رَّ‌سُولٍ فَإِنَّهُ يَسْلُكُ مِن بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ رَ‌صَدًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Except whom He has approved of messengers, and indeed, He sends before each messenger and behind him observers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/72/26-27&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Jinn: 26-27&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-11-12T09:11:40.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2259" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2246" CreationDate="2012-08-19T14:39:06.033" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 2 key points here;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the base of information&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How certain is the claim.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one is basing his prediction on observation and calculations it doesn't fall under fortune-telling and it is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; haraam. In cases like weather prediction, it may look unseen phonemana for common man because they don't understand how people come up with predictions. However, we know that they aren't predicting weather using jinns or dreams etc. but using observable evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, claiming knowledge about future is &lt;strong&gt;haraam&lt;/strong&gt;. Meaning, you can't claim you &lt;em&gt;know&lt;/em&gt; it is going to rain tomorrow, but it is ok to claim &lt;code&gt;based on present evidence and personal experience, it is likely to rain tomorrow.&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/83837&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastActivityDate="2012-08-19T14:39:06.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2256" CreationDate="2012-08-19T15:32:45.333" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The longest Sura&lt;/strong&gt; is &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Baqarah&lt;/a&gt; البقرة (Arabic for &quot;The Cow&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;consisting of 286 ayat&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;occupying 48 pages of currently printed mushafs (called Raas Ayah Mushafs مصحف رأس آية, it's special that every page ends with the end of the last ayah in it, so no ayah starts in a page and ends in the next page, which makes it easier while reading).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Sura was so named (by the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), of course) because the story of the prophet Moses (pbuh), Bani Israel, and the cow was told within it. Where Moses (pbuh) ordered them to slay a specific cow so that he can use its meat to temporarily revive a killed man and make him say who killed him, at the willing of Allah, of course.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The longest Ayah&lt;/strong&gt; (verse) is &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/282&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the 282&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; Aya of Surat Al-Baqarah itself&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It occupies a whole page of currently printed mushafs, no other aya does.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's called Ayat Al-Mudaianah آية المداينة (the verse of debiting, lending, borrowing, etc.) because it describes the Islamic rules of debiting money.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars say that Allah made the longest Ayah a description about debiting to show us that money exchange should be treated &lt;em&gt;so&lt;/em&gt; carefully.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that's helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T06:46:04.073" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T06:46:04.073" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2261" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2248" CreationDate="2012-08-19T17:00:40.937" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are recorded in many types of books:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Islamic History books&lt;/strong&gt;, some well known Islamic History books are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Bidaya_wa%27l-Nihaya&quot;&gt;The beginning and the End البداية والنهاية&lt;/a&gt; By &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Kathir&quot;&gt;Ibn Katheer&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Prophets_and_Kings&quot;&gt;History of Al-Tabari (History of Prophets and Kings) تاريخ الرسل والملوك&lt;/a&gt; By &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_Jarir_al-Tabari&quot;&gt;Al-Tabari&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sirah books&lt;/strong&gt;: biography of the Propeht Muhammad (pbuh) and events in his life, some well known Sirah books are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sirat Ibn Hisham (Biography of the Prophet by Ibn Hisham) سيرة ابن هشام, By &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hisham&quot;&gt;Ibn Hisham&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sirat Ibn Katheer سيرة ابن كثير, by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Kathir&quot;&gt;Ibn Katheer&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Books of Sahabah Figures&lt;/strong&gt; أعلام الصحابة, which speak about the life of Sahabah, either many of them, or some books speak about the life of a specific one of them, may Allah be pleased with them All. Some Sahabah Figures books I could mention are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Al-Isabah fi tamyiz al-Sahabah الإصابة في تمييز الصحابة(weak translation: Correctness in recognizing the Sahabah) By &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hajar_al-Asqalani&quot;&gt;Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Usd al-ghābah fi ma‘rifat al-ṣaḥābah أسد الغابة في معرفة الصحابة (weak translation: The lions of the Forest - Knowing About the Sahabah) By &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_ibn_al-Athir&quot;&gt;Ibn Al-Athir&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Books of the Study of Narrators&lt;/strong&gt; تراجم الرجال, which study narrators of Hadiths and how trusty are them, it regards their personal life, and so mention such stories. Some books I could mention are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tahdhib Al-Tahdhib تهذيب التهذيب by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hajar_al-Asqalani&quot;&gt;Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Taqrib al-Tahdhib تقريب التهذيب (considered a summary of the previous one) also by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hajar_al-Asqalani&quot;&gt;Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani&lt;/a&gt;, in fact he has many books in the Study of Narrators.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Some of these books, especially books of Islamic History and Sirah, depend on the narration technique that Hadith depends on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note the the example books I mentioned are not necessarily the best of their type (it's just they were recommended to me when I needed such books). Also there might be other types, but those are the ones I know, and I didn't hear about any other types.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that's helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2012-08-19T17:00:40.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2263" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2569" CreationDate="2012-08-19T17:53:14.863" Score="7" ViewCount="2259" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose I am on a journey to more than the minimum distance (three manzils or 77 km) to be considered as Musafir (Traveler) with a intention of staying less than 15 days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When does the Qasr Salah comes to consideration? Immediately after the journey has begun, or whenever 77km is traveled?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Should I participate Jamat of Salat or prefer to perform salat alone?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="436" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T00:11:37.133" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T00:11:37.133" Title="Traveler's Salat: When the reduction should be started?" Tags="|salat|travelling|salat-al-qasr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2264" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-19T20:24:18.030" Score="6" ViewCount="6132" Body="&lt;p&gt;In holy Quran there is a verse in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Ĥadīd (The Iron) - سورة الحديد&lt;/a&gt; about giving loan to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surat Al-Ĥadīd (ayah 11. ) Sahih International&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Who is it that would loan Allah a goodly loan so He will multiply it for him and he will   have a noble reward?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have few dilemmas about this subject, Can someone please direct me in right way about this.&#xA;Here is some of them:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are we allowed to ask for goods through this type of loan, correct me if I'm wrong or misunderstanding the term &quot;loan&quot;? For example: &quot;I'll pray for 40 days two more dawn prayers besides the obligatory prayers, and for reward I seek halal food&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is there any hadith which describes how we can use this blessing of Allah?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How I can give loan to Allah in the correct way?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What if I fail?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T05:52:17.227" LastActivityDate="2019-10-09T10:40:54.673" Title="How to give loan to Allah?" Tags="|practical-islam|tafseer|surat-al-hadid|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2264" CreationDate="2012-08-19T21:42:01.727" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This ayah is meant for spending for the cause of Allah with sincere heart. For example, helping out with building a new mosque or providing scholarship for Muslim students fall under this ayah. In this ayah, Allah teaches us that whoever spents for Allah will be rewarded with much greater reward than he spent in afterlife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this ayah, we can't conclude loaning Allah a goodly loan would have its reward in this world. On the other hand, this doesn't mean that nafilah prayers and making du'a is unnecessary. InshaAllah, they too will help you out in this world and the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1643&amp;amp;Itemid=113&quot;&gt;Tafsir Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastActivityDate="2012-08-19T21:42:01.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2266" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2273" CreationDate="2012-08-20T07:00:15.290" Score="12" ViewCount="5700" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/62&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah ayah 62&lt;/a&gt;, Allah (The Glorified) says;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FkmMd.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih International&lt;br&gt;Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews&#xA;  or Christians or Sabeans [before Prophet Muhammad] - those [among&#xA;  them] who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness -&#xA;  will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be&#xA;  concerning them, nor will they grieve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who were (or are?) the people called &lt;code&gt;الصابئين&lt;/code&gt; according to this ayah, and what makes them relevant in the context of this ayah? How are they similar with Jews or Christians? I assume similarity because they were mentioned alongside Jews and Christians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T20:10:05.310" LastActivityDate="2023-11-23T10:01:48.237" Title="Who are Sabeans?" Tags="|tafseer|ahlul-kitab|surat-al-baqarah|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2267" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2272" CreationDate="2012-08-20T07:06:17.310" Score="13" ViewCount="104446" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know the number of sajdas in Qur'an, and the exact verse numbers where performing a &lt;code&gt;Sajda&lt;/code&gt; is required. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just mentioning the verses' numbers would be sufficient instead of referencing complete Ayat here, as it would become obligatory for the person reading the answer (you know what I mean) which may be inconvenient for some people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Jazakallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-04-09T10:03:18.587" LastActivityDate="2022-04-09T10:03:18.587" Title="How many sajdas are in Qur'an?" Tags="|quran-recitation|sajda|sajdat-al-tilaawah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2264" CreationDate="2012-08-20T07:52:05.297" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's my interpretation of the word Loan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah gives you everything - wealth, money, happiness. If you choose to spend a little of that which Allah gives you in His name, you're not giving Him anything; it's just a loan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are similar verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is it that would loan Allah a goodly loan so He may multiply it for him many times over? And it is Allah who withholds and grants abundance, and to Him you will be returned. (2:245)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is like a seed [of grain] which grows seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains. And Allah multiplies [His reward] for whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing. (2:261)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All this says that charity, or what you spend out of what Allah has given you will be multiplied and given back. Loan would imply that you are getting back what you have given, as in this case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-20T07:52:05.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2267" CreationDate="2012-08-20T08:08:06.940" Score="5" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/206&quot;&gt;Araf 206&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/13/15&quot;&gt;Rad 15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/49&quot;&gt;Nahl 49&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/107&quot;&gt;Isra 107&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/19/59&quot;&gt;Maryam 58&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/22/18&quot;&gt;Hajj 18&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/25/60&quot;&gt;Furqan 60&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/27/25&quot;&gt;Naml 25&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com//32/15&quot;&gt;Sajda 15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/38/24&quot;&gt;Sad 24&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/41/37&quot;&gt;Fussilat 37&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/53/62&quot;&gt;Nejm 62&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/84/21&quot;&gt;Inshiqaq 21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/96/19&quot;&gt;Alaq 19&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="4" LastEditDate="2012-08-20T08:22:40.850" LastActivityDate="2012-08-20T08:22:40.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2222" CreationDate="2012-08-20T08:18:27.143" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 1:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May I know what is the amount of Sadqa Fitr that a Muslim should a pay&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer for question 1:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Abu Sa'eed al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased with him) said):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;At the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon&#xA;him) we used to give it in the form of a saa' of food…&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Reported by al-Bukhaari, 1412).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 2:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is primarily eligible to recieve the Sadqa Fitr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer for question 2:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Al-Shaafa'i said):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Zakaat al-fitr should be divided among those among whom zakaat&#xA;al-maal is divided, and it should not be spent anywhere else. It&#xA;should be shared out among the poor and needy, slaves who have made a&#xA;contract to purchase their freedom from their masters, debtors, those&#xA;who are fighting in the way of Allaah, and wafarers.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Kitaab al-Umm: Baab Dayah Zakaat al-Fitr qabla Qasmihaa).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Above answers extracted from full ruling which can be seen &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20120409120120/http://islamqa.info/en/ref/books/54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-14T07:20:56.640" LastActivityDate="2022-06-14T07:20:56.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2267" CreationDate="2012-08-20T08:20:50.847" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 15 sajdas in Quran, as comes in this Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Amr ibn al-'As: The Prophet () taught me fifteen prostrations&#xA;  while reciting the Qur'an, including three in al-Mufassal and two in&#xA;  Surah al-Hajj. Abu Dawud said: Abu al-Darda' has reported eleven&#xA;  prostrations from the Prophet (), but chain of this tradition is weak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ بْنِ الْبَرْقِيِّ،&#xA;  حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا نَافِعُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ،&#xA;  عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْعُتَقِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ&#xA;  مُنَيْنٍ، - مِنْ بَنِي عَبْدِ كُلاَلٍ - عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ،&#xA;  أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَقْرَأَهُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ&#xA;  سَجْدَةً فِي الْقُرْآنِ مِنْهَا ثَلاَثٌ فِي الْمُفَصَّلِ وَفِي سُورَةِ&#xA;  الْحَجِّ سَجْدَتَانِ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي&#xA;  الدَّرْدَاءِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ&#xA;  سَجْدَةً وَإِسْنَادُهُ وَاهٍ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/7/1&quot;&gt;Sunan Abu Dawud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are in the following Ayat(in order):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/206&quot;&gt;Al-'A`rāf:206&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/13/15&quot;&gt;Ar-Ra`d:15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/49&quot;&gt;An-Naĥl:49&lt;/a&gt;, but the sajda should be performed after reading the ayah &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/50&quot;&gt;#50&lt;/a&gt;  (when the sujood meaning is complete).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/107&quot;&gt;Al-'Isrā':107&lt;/a&gt;, but the sajda should be performed after reading the ayah &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/109&quot;&gt;#109&lt;/a&gt; (when the sujood meaning is complete).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/19/58&quot;&gt;Maryam:58&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/22/18&quot;&gt;Al-Ĥaj:18&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/22/77&quot;&gt;Al-Ĥaj:77&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/25/60&quot;&gt;Al-Furqān:60&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/27/25&quot;&gt;An-Naml:25&lt;/a&gt;, but the sajda should be performed after reading the ayah &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/27/26&quot;&gt;#26&lt;/a&gt; (when the sujood meaning is complete).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/32/15&quot;&gt;As-Sajdah:15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/38/24&quot;&gt;Şād:24&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/41/37&quot;&gt;Fuşşilat:37&lt;/a&gt;, but the sajda should be performed after reading the ayah &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/41/38&quot;&gt;#38&lt;/a&gt; (when the sujood meaning is complete).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/53/62&quot;&gt;An-Najm:62&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/84/21&quot;&gt;Al-'Inshiqāq:21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/96/19&quot;&gt;Al-`Alaq:19&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that performing the &lt;strong&gt;sajdah is not obligatory but is a stressed (confirmed) sunnah&lt;/strong&gt; (سنة مؤكدة) that is highly recommended to follow. Here is a hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Rabi'a: 'Umar bin Al-Khattab recited Surat-an-Nahl on a&#xA;  Friday on the pulpit and when he reached the verse of Sajda he got&#xA;  down from the pulpit and prostrated and the people also prostrated.&#xA;  The next Friday 'Umar bin Al-Khattab recited the same Sura and when he&#xA;  reached the verse of Sajda he said, &quot;O people! When we recite the&#xA;  verses of Sajda (during the sermon) whoever prostrates does the right&#xA;  thing, yet it is no sin for the one who does not prostrate.&quot; And 'Umar&#xA;  did not prostrate (that day). Added Ibn `Umar &quot;Allah has not made the&#xA;  prostration of recitation compulsory but if we wish we can do it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ&#xA;  يُوسُفَ، أَنَّ ابْنَ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَهُمْ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو&#xA;  بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ&#xA;  التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْهُدَيْرِ&#xA;  التَّيْمِيِّ ـ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَكَانَ رَبِيعَةُ مِنْ خِيَارِ&#xA;  النَّاسِ عَمَّا حَضَرَ رَبِيعَةُ مِنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ـ رضى&#xA;  الله عنه ـ قَرَأَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ بِسُورَةِ&#xA;  النَّحْلِ حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ السَّجْدَةَ نَزَلَ فَسَجَدَ وَسَجَدَ&#xA;  النَّاسُ، حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتِ الْجُمُعَةُ الْقَابِلَةُ قَرَأَ بِهَا&#xA;  حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ السَّجْدَةَ قَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا&#xA;  نَمُرُّ بِالسُّجُودِ فَمَنْ سَجَدَ فَقَدْ أَصَابَ، وَمَنْ لَمْ&#xA;  يَسْجُدْ فَلاَ إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ‏.‏ وَلَمْ يَسْجُدْ عُمَرُ ـ رضى الله&#xA;  عنه‏.‏ وَزَادَ نَافِعٌ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما إِنَّ&#xA;  اللَّهَ لَمْ يَفْرِضِ السُّجُودَ إِلاَّ أَنْ نَشَاءَ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/17/11&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Also here is a hadith about how good performing sajdah is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that when, the son of&#xA;  Adam recites the Ayat of Sajdah (prostration) and then falls down in&#xA;  prostration, the Satan goes into seclusion and weeps and says: Alas,&#xA;  and in the narration of Abu Kuraib the words are: Woe unto me, the son&#xA;  of Adam was commanded to prostrate, and he prostrated and Paradise was&#xA;  entitled to him and I was commanded to prostrate, but I refused and am&#xA;  doomed to Hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ&#xA;  حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ،&#xA;  عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  ‏ &quot;‏ إِذَا قَرَأَ ابْنُ آدَمَ السَّجْدَةَ فَسَجَدَ اعْتَزَلَ&#xA;  الشَّيْطَانُ يَبْكِي يَقُولُ يَا وَيْلَهُ - وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي&#xA;  كُرَيْبٍ يَا وَيْلِي - أُمِرَ ابْنُ آدَمَ بِالسُّجُودِ فَسَجَدَ فَلَهُ&#xA;  الْجَنَّةُ وَأُمِرْتُ بِالسُّجُودِ فَأَبَيْتُ فَلِيَ النَّارُ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/302540&quot;&gt;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that's clarifying and helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2012-08-20T08:59:24.013" LastActivityDate="2012-08-20T08:59:24.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2273" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2266" CreationDate="2012-08-20T09:45:19.030" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabians&quot;&gt;Sabians&lt;/a&gt; are one of the three pre-Islamic monotheistic Abrahamic faiths that the Qur'an describes as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_of_the_Book&quot;&gt;People of the Book&lt;/a&gt; - alongside (obviously) Judaism and Christianity. The Qur'an declares this in three places (2:62, 5:69, 22:17), and it &lt;em&gt;seems&lt;/em&gt; to relate to &quot;Sābi'ūn&quot;, i.e. conversion by submersion. Very little is known about this religious group, with some sources (see wiki for full detail) suggesting they were broadly Christian in nature. This is, therefore, virtually nothing known about what separates them from Christianity in terms of naming. One could speculate that it was a sect of Christianity that had separated (willingly, or due to claims of heresy) from the main Christian branch of the time; Christianity is &lt;em&gt;massively&lt;/em&gt; fractured, with tracking all the different sects incredibly difficult (especially the sects that were forcibly suppressed, with attempts made to erase them from records).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="143" LastActivityDate="2012-08-20T09:45:19.030" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2274" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2264" CreationDate="2012-08-20T11:44:03.863" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/57/7-11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;previous verses&lt;/a&gt; of Surat Al-Hadid, this loan means &lt;strong&gt;infaq (إنفاق)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And infaq is an Arabic word meaning charity simply to please God without asking for any favor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is different from &lt;strong&gt;Zakat&lt;/strong&gt;, which is obligatory on Muslims or &lt;strong&gt;Sadaqah&lt;/strong&gt; which is charity for obtaining specific return or protection from some adverse event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Infaq is a very important topic in Islam and there are several ayah in Quran specifying why, what, when and how should we pay for infaq. If you don't know about them you can ask a new question about infaq itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a good sample the following ayah points to the people deserving infaq:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَسْأَلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَ ۖ قُلْ مَا أَنفَقْتُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ‌ فَلِلْوَالِدَيْنِ وَالْأَقْرَ‌بِينَ وَالْيَتَامَىٰ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ ۗ وَمَا تَفْعَلُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ‌ فَإِنَّ اللَّـهَ بِهِ عَلِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They ask you, [O Muhammad], what they should spend. Say, &amp;quot;Whatever you spend of good is [to be] for parents and relatives and orphans and the needy and the traveler. And whatever you do of good - indeed, Allah is Knowing of it.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/215&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Baqarah: 215&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infaq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tafsir Al-Mizan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-21T08:20:21.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2278" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-21T14:17:13.447" Score="5" ViewCount="4478" Body="&lt;p&gt;People of every religion claim that they are the ones in the right path. Even the people of sects in these religions think that they are on a better path than the peoples of other sects are on. How come could they be so sure?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a Muslim, how can I be sure that my religion or sect/madhab/path is the rightful one? How can I be sure that there isn't any other religion sent by Allah which is better than Islam, but it is wrongly advertised so that I think that it is wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2014-11-10T09:57:19.920" Title="How do we make sure that we are on the rightful religion/path?" Tags="|other-religions|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-11-10T20:36:31.003" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2279" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2278" CreationDate="2012-08-21T14:17:13.447" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَن يَعْشُ عَن ذِكْرِ الرَّحْمَنِ نُقَيِّضْ لَهُ شَيْطَانًا فَهُوَ لَهُ قَرِينٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful - We appoint for him a devil, and he is to him a companion.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  وَإِنَّهُمْ لَيَصُدُّونَهُمْ عَنِ السَّبِيلِ وَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And indeed, they avert them from the way [of guidance] while they think that they are [rightly] guided&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Zukhruf&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/43/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;36&lt;/a&gt;-&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/43/37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;37&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Muslim is someone who always considers the probability that he may be in the wrong path. Someone who is so sure about being in the right path will only limit himself from improving further. Because there is no perfect person, and everyone have flaws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even the world of Islam doesn't have a rigid body. There are a lot of sects and madhabs. Every sect claim that they are the rightful ones, and they are the ones who are living in the rightful path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some conflicting decisions between the sects on some matters. When two sects have contrasting opinions on a matter, one of them will be wrong for sure. Christianity, Judaism or Atheism may have a better decision on that matter compared to that wrong-thinking sect. Every person in a sect must consider this probability; but they don't. They think that what they found from their fathers is enough for them, and they are being happy with what they found from their fathers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مِنَ الَّذِينَ فَرَّقُوا دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُوا شِيَعًا كُلُّ حِزْبٍ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [Or] of those who have divided their religion and become sects, every faction rejoicing in what it has.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/30/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Room 32&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ اتَّبِعُوا مَا أَنزَلَ اللّهُ قَالُواْ بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَا أَلْفَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ آبَاءنَا أَوَلَوْ كَانَ آبَاؤُهُمْ لاَ يَعْقِلُونَ شَيْئاً وَلاَ يَهْتَدُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And when it is said to them, &quot;Follow what Allah has revealed,&quot; they say, &quot;Rather, we will follow that which we found our fathers doing.&quot; Even though their fathers understood nothing, nor were they guided?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bakara 170&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being a Muslim is not joining to a group, or defining yourself as &quot;Muslim&quot;. Someone cannot be a Muslim just by defining himself as a &quot;Muslim&quot;. And someone may be a Muslim even if he is defining himself as a &quot;non-Muslim&quot;; this is theoretically possible. Someone can be defining himself as a &quot;non-Muslim&quot; because of the reason that he heard bad things about Islam on TV and he is brainwashed, but at the same time he could be living according to the will of God (even if he is not naming Him/It Allah) as much has he could according to his capacity and knowledge. Again: this is theoretically possible. In this case, we cannot say that he is a kafir (non-believer) just because of not joining our club named &quot;Islam&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why all people think they are on the right path is that, they think their religion as a club, and they think that their &quot;club&quot; always know the best and is always perfect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, being in the right path is not labeling yourself with the name of a religion. The word &quot;Islam&quot; simply means &quot;submission&quot; and used for naming the path of &quot;submitting to Allah&quot;. The name &quot;Islam&quot; is not emphasized in Quran. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3/19&lt;/a&gt; is usually translated as &quot;the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam&quot;, but it could also be translated as &quot;the religion in the sight of Allah is submission&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the entire Quran, Allah does not call people to gather under a name or label. Throughout the history, Allah called people to obey the rules He inspired to His nabis, like inspired to Nooh, Ibrahiym, Ishaq, Yaqoob, Moosa, Isa, Muhammad. The meaning and aim of this right path was always &quot;submission to Allah&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Labeling ourselves &quot;Muslim&quot; does not guaranty that we are on the path of &quot;submission to Allah&quot;. It doesn't imply that. Being in the right path is nothing but:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا أُمِرُوا إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ حُنَفَاء وَيُقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَذَلِكَ دِينُ الْقَيِّمَةِ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And they were not commanded except to worship Allah , [being] sincere to Him in religion, inclining to truth, and to establish &lt;s&gt;prayer&lt;/s&gt; salat and to give zakah. And that is the correct religion.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/98/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bayyina 5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (&quot;Salat&quot; has a more general meaning, it is not only the practice we do as &quot;prayer&quot;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't have any right to feel ourselves safe or on the right path. We must always consider the possibility of being wrong. We mustn't take decisions of a person, group, sect, group as absolute truths. We mustn't be &quot;so sure&quot; by labeling ourselves as &quot;Muslim&quot;, what is important is how Allah labels us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَفَأَمِنُواْ مَكْرَ اللّهِ فَلاَ يَأْمَنُ مَكْرَ اللّهِ إِلاَّ الْقَوْمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Then did they feel secure from the plan of Allah ? But no one feels secure from the plan of Allah except the losing people.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/99&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Araf 99&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2012-08-21T14:17:13.447" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2278" CreationDate="2012-08-21T14:19:25.643" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not know what other religions think, but Muslims accept that Christianity and Judaism WERE rightful religions in their original forms when they was sent by Allah. After those ummats, once again Islam was sent by Allah as a correction to the man made corruptions entered into earlier sets of laws and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;to make perfected religion and completed Allah's favor&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Islam inherits some laws and rules of Judaism and Christianity. We in Islam, believe that original word of God sent to Christianity and Judaism has been changed too much by humans. This is why they are not valid today and that is why God send us mercy with the prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If we put all (Islam, Christianity and Judaism) together, we have the majority of the population of world united on a common word, this is one of the many reason why we can be so sure that we are on the right tracks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastEditorUserId="140" LastEditDate="2012-08-21T20:18:46.903" LastActivityDate="2012-08-21T20:18:46.903" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2230" CreationDate="2012-08-21T21:14:45.200" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;A ruku'in the quran is a small section that is grouped up based on the meaning of the ayat that are grouped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example of a ruku would be the first 7 ayat of surat baqarah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The origin of this did not begin during the time of the prophet, in fact it is not even recognized worldwide, hence the reason for people misunderstanding your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Organizing the quran in ruku' started in south asia, when people began disecting the quran into sections to prepare for taraweeh in ramadan. they seperated it into 540 section to read in each raka' of the month, hence the name &quot;ruku'.&quot;  this beame a guide for people leading prayer to know how many ayat to say, instead of just guessing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it is not known when exactly this tradition started, but it still used today by color coding certain quran's sections. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.discoveringislam.org/organization-of-quran.pdf&quot;&gt;&quot;organization of the quran&quot; By M. Amir Ali. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastActivityDate="2012-08-21T21:14:45.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2243" CreationDate="2012-08-21T22:56:56.297" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Right after starting salat, i.e, after Niah (intention) and Takbeer (saying Allahu Akbar الله أكبر), you can say &lt;strong&gt;The Opening Du'aa, which is Sunnah, i.e, it's not obligatory, but is recommended to say.&lt;/strong&gt; I.e, if you don't say it then your salat is still correct and there's nothing wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, scholars differ in what the Opening Du'aa is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shafei Mathhab scholars say that the Opening Du'aa is the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ حَنِيفًا&#xA;  وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ، إِنَّ صَلاَتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَاىَ&#xA;  وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَبِذَلِكَ&#xA;  أُمِرْتُ، وَأَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْمَلِكُ،&#xA;  لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، أَنْتَ رَبِّي، وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، ظَلَمْتُ&#xA;  نَفْسِي، وَاعْتَرَفْتُ بِذَنْبِي، فَاغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي جَمِيعًا،&#xA;  إِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، وَاهْدِنِي لأَحْسَنِ&#xA;  الأَخْلاَقِ، لاَ يَهْدِي لأَحْسَنِهَا إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، وَاصْرِفْ عَنِّي&#xA;  سَيِّئَهَا، لاَ يَصْرِفُ عَنِّي سَيِّئَهَا إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، لَبَّيْكَ&#xA;  وَسَعْدَيْكَ، وَالْخَيْرُ كُلُّهُ فِي يَدَيْكَ، وَالشَّرُّ لَيْسَ&#xA;  إِلَيْكَ، أَنَا بِكَ وَإِلَيْكَ، تَبَارَكْتَ وَتَعَالَيْتَ،&#xA;  أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I turn my face in complete devotion to One Who is the Originator of&#xA;  the heaven and the earth and I am not of the polytheists. Verily my&#xA;  prayer, my sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, the Lord&#xA;  of the worlds; There is no partner with Him and this is what I have&#xA;  been commanded (to profess and believe) and I am of the believers. O&#xA;  Allah, Thou art the King, there is no god but Thee, Thou art my Lord,&#xA;  and I am Thy bondman. I wronged myself and make a confession of my&#xA;  Sin. Forgive all my sins, for no one forgives the sins but Thee, and&#xA;  guide me in the best of conduct for none but Thee guideth anyone (in)&#xA;  good conduct. Remove sins from me, for none else but Thou can remove&#xA;  sins from me. Here I am at Thy service, and Grace is to Thee and the&#xA;  whole of good is in Thine hand, and one cannot get nearneststo Thee&#xA;  through evil. My (power as well as existence) is due to Thee (Thine&#xA;  grace) and I turn to Thee (for supplication). Thou art blessed and&#xA;  Thou art exalted. I seek forgiveness from Thee and turn to Thee in&#xA;  repentance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/318490&quot;&gt;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/11/22&quot;&gt;[Sunan an-Nasa'i]&lt;/a&gt;, and also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/16/8&quot;&gt;[Sunan Abu Dawud]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hanafi Mathhab scholars say that the Opening Du'aa is the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ وَتَعَالَى&#xA;  جَدُّكَ وَلاَ إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Subhanakallahumma, wa bihamdika tabarakasmuka wa ta'ala jadduka wa la&#xA;  ilaha ghairuk (Glory and praise be to You, O Allah. Blessed be Your&#xA;  name and exalted be Your majesty, there is none worthy of worship&#xA;  except You.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/11/25&quot;&gt;[Sunan an-Nasa'i]&lt;/a&gt;, also in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/702440&quot;&gt;[Jami`&#xA;  at-Tirmidhi]&lt;/a&gt; and others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in nafilat salat you should add after &quot;and exalted be Your majesty&quot; (وَتَعَالَى جَدُّكَ) the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وجل ثناؤك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And honored be your tribute and thankfulness (weak translation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this has no reference in famous Hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Du'aa should be said right after Takbeer and before even Isti'athan (الاستعاذة), if you begun saying Isti'athan and forgot to say it, then you shouldn't say it anymore because it's right place is passed, yet (as mentioned above) that doesn't affect your salat correctness at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference: Islamic Fiqh (Book), part 1: Prayer rules, version 8, Pages 230-231. By Dr.Ibraheem Muhammad Salqini.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2012-08-21T22:56:56.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2284" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2278" CreationDate="2012-08-22T06:48:03.103" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer in one word would be the &lt;strong&gt;Quran&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran: Miracle of Prophet(pbuh)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only miracle that the Prophet(pbuh) left Muslims with is the Quran. So by reading and  analyzing this Quran, you can assure yourself that you are on the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A person can also assure themselves by implementing the Quran in their life and see the transformation it brings.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many miracles associated with Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) like splitting of the moon or that he(pbuh) had no shadow etc. But you will rarely see muslims talk about these miracles. The reason for this is that there is no strong empirical way of proving them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A) Assure yourself by: Analysis of the Quran&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran repeatedly calls people &lt;strong&gt;&quot;men of understanding&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; , this simply implies that we are expected to analyze the message of the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one of the verses the Quran goes way out to challenge everyone to analyze the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an? If it had been from [any] other than Allah, they would have found within it much contradiction (Quran 4:82)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today you can pick up books of any religion and you will see many scientific errors and internal contradictions in them. But this is not the case with the Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many facts mentioned in the Quran (like motion of the sun etc) are &quot;advance facts&quot; because they are recent discoveries by humans but have been a part of the Quran since 1400 years. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;B) Assure yourself by: Implementation of the Quran&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When people implement the simple teaching of the Quran in their life, you will actually see transformations happen to individuals &amp;amp; societies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Praying 5 times will reduce you chances of back or knee problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Eating halal will not transfer germs from blood of animals to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Fast in ramadhan to increase intestinal absorption.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) Pray in the mosque as one ummah with others and it will reduce racism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5) Dont drink alcohol, this will keep your brain healthy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;..and the list goes on&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="342" LastEditDate="2012-08-22T06:59:12.993" LastActivityDate="2012-08-22T06:59:12.993" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1641" CreationDate="2012-08-22T09:05:20.100" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;but he did not declare them to be prohibited.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard that we shouldn't dye out hair black but nothing about any other colours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jaabir ibn ‘Abdullah reported that Abu Quhaafah was brought on the day of the conquest of Makkah, and his head and beard were white like &quot;thaghaamah&quot; (a plant whose flowers and fruit are white). The Messenger of Allah (Peace &amp;amp; Blessings of Allah be upon Him) said: &quot;Change this with something, but avoid black.&quot; (Reported by Muslim, no. 3962).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: &quot;The Messenger of Allah (Peace &amp;amp; Blessings of Allah be upon Him) said: ‘At the end of time there will be people who will dye their hair black like the crops of pigeons. They will never even smell the fragrance of Paradise.&quot; (reported by Imam Ahmad, see also Saheeh al-Jaami‘, no. 8153).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was also reported from the Prophet (Peace &amp;amp; Blessings of Allah be upon Him) that one should change grey hair, using any colour except black. Abu Dharr reported that the Prophet (Peace &amp;amp; Blessings of Allah be upon Him) said: &quot;The best things with which to change grey hair are henna and ‘katam’ (a plant similar to henna which is used as a dye).&quot; (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, no. 1675; he said: This is a saheeh hasan hadith). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="460" LastActivityDate="2012-08-22T09:05:20.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2289" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2290" CreationDate="2012-08-22T17:22:36.530" Score="8" ViewCount="11348" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat An-Nisā'&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/119&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ayah 119&lt;/a&gt;, Allah says;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WGUwO.png&quot; alt=&quot;Surat An-Nisa - 119&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih International&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; And I will mislead them, and I will arouse in them&#xA;  [sinful] desires, and I will command them so they will slit the ears&#xA;  of cattle, and I will command them so they will change the creation of&#xA;  Allah .&quot; And whoever takes Satan as an ally instead of Allah has&#xA;  certainly sustained a clear loss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this ayah, Satan will command us so we will change the creation of Allah. What is considered as changing the creation of Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T05:59:55.230" LastActivityDate="2021-08-24T18:24:24.757" Title="What actions are considered as changing the creation of Allah?" Tags="|tafseer|creation|surat-an-nisa|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2290" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2289" CreationDate="2012-08-22T17:35:31.740" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A comparison with 30:30 will show clearly that by &quot;Allah's creation&quot; is meant the religion of Allah, because the true religion is also the natural religion of man or the fitrah i.e. Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So direct your face toward the religion, inclining to truth. [Adhere to] the fitrah of Allah upon which He has created [all] people. &lt;strong&gt;No change should there be in the creation of Allah.&lt;/strong&gt; That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know. (Quran 30:30)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastActivityDate="2012-08-22T17:35:31.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2291" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1686" CreationDate="2012-08-22T18:13:37.763" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Holy Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not marry Al-Mushrikât (idolatresses, etc.) till they believe (worship Allâh Alone). And indeed a slave woman who believes is better than a (free) Mushrikah (idolatress, etc.), even though she pleases you. And give not (your daughters) in marriage to Al-Mushrikûn till they believe (in Allâh Alone) and verily, a believing slave is better than a (free) Mushrik (idolater, etc.), even though he pleases you. Those (Al-Mushrikûn) invite you to the Fire, but Allâh invites (you) to Paradise and Forgiveness by His Leave, and makes His Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) clear to mankind that they may remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Surah: Al-Bakara, 221&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="507" LastActivityDate="2012-08-22T18:13:37.763" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2292" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1587" CreationDate="2012-08-22T19:08:08.583" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If there's no reason to do it, then don't do it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam allows everything unless it is forbidden. This includes polygamy. If there is a reason to do so, maybe for political reasons or to help the wives financially, then it is allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But by default, it is discouraged to marry more than one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. &lt;strong&gt;But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one&lt;/strong&gt; or those your right hand possesses. &lt;strong&gt;That is more suitable&lt;/strong&gt; that you may not incline [to injustice]. (Quran, an-Nisa' 4:3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2012-08-22T19:08:08.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2294" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2299" CreationDate="2012-08-23T09:21:11.177" Score="6" ViewCount="2905" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a web developer. I have been asked by people to work on improving clients dating site design. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is that would it be halal for me to do it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user46" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-11T10:44:39.340" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T10:44:39.340" Title="Is it permissible to work for clients who want to make dating websites?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|relationships|internet|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2295" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-23T10:12:44.987" Score="10" ViewCount="31444" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are Shrimp, Lobster, Crayfish and Crab Halal? Are they different from fiqh point of view? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-16T08:45:47.607" LastActivityDate="2017-09-16T08:45:47.607" Title="Are Shrimp, Lobster, Crayfish and Crab Halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-11-05T03:03:07.397" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2296" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2305" CreationDate="2012-08-23T10:24:24.297" Score="11" ViewCount="9537" Body="&lt;p&gt;Cloning is a wider term than what people normally think. What I am interested in is specifically the biological cloning as defined below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloning&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cloning in biotechnology refers to processes used to create copies of&#xA;  DNA fragments (molecular cloning), cells (cell cloning), or organisms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This type of cloning can be used for several productive things, the most important of which is Stem Cell Research which can be really helpful in curing certain Genetic diseases which are not caused by Bacteria or Virus or the like but in fact, these diseases are mainly because of some abnormality or deformity of Genes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is Reproductive Cloning as well which resulted in famous &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_%28sheep%29&quot;&gt;&quot;Dolly The Sheep&quot;&lt;/a&gt; and later on, several other Mammals were successfully cloned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is what is Islam's stance on this? Is cloning allowed wholly or partially and if partially what is allowed and what isn't. I am not sure but I think there may not be a lot of direct Ayahs or Ahadith for this but there might be some scholarly research which I am looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="183" LastEditorUserId="4" LastEditDate="2012-08-24T14:45:31.547" LastActivityDate="2014-06-22T15:50:06.800" Title="What does Islam say about cloning (in biology)?" Tags="|quran|sharia|hadith|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2295" CreationDate="2012-08-23T10:25:34.503" Score="6" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Are Shrimp, Lobster, Crayfish and Crab Halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, those are halaal:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hence all kinds of food from the sea are permissible, whether they are&#xA;  plants or animals, alive or dead. Allaah says (interpretation of the&#xA;  meaning): “Lawful to you is (the pursuit of) water-game and its use&#xA;  for food – for the benefit of yourselves and those who travel…”&#xA;  [al-Maa’idah 5:96]. Ibn ‘Abbaas said: “ Sayduhu (lit. hunting,&#xA;  pursuit) refers to whatever is taken from it alive, and ta’aamuhu&#xA;  (lit. its food) means whatever is taken dead.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/1919&quot;&gt;Full fatwa here&lt;/a&gt; which explains in more detail, which also explains if animals such as Crocodiles, Frogs, Otters and turtles are halaal or not, but to summaries the fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Crocodiles = Haraam &#xA;Frogs = Haraam &#xA;Sea Snakes = Halaal &#xA;Otters and turtles = Halaal but only after slaughtering them in the islamic manner &#xA;Any food which can cause you harm, even if it is from the sea is Haraam.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2012-08-23T10:32:31.060" LastActivityDate="2012-08-23T10:32:31.060" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2296" CreationDate="2012-08-23T10:40:15.400" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;How about this hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah&#xA;  (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) visited me after returning from a&#xA;  journey, and I had a shelf with a thin cloth curtain hanging over it&#xA;  and on which there were portraits. When he saw it, the colour of his&#xA;  face changed (because of anger) and he said, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;O Aishah! the most&#xA;  grievous torment from Allah on the Day of Resurrection will be for&#xA;  those who imitate (Allah) in the act of His creation.'&lt;/strong&gt;' `Aishah said:&#xA;  We tore it into pieces and made a cushion or two cushions out of that.&#xA;  [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though this is about portraits, doesn't the bold bit apply to cloning too?  Doesn't full human cloning fit into the same category as imitating Allah in the act of His creation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2012-08-23T21:39:11.003" LastActivityDate="2012-08-23T21:39:11.003" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2294" CreationDate="2012-08-23T10:49:55.290" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the fatwa listed below, you shouldn't work for them because of this ayah in the quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;but do not help one another in sin and transgression&#xA;[al-Maa’idah 5:2] &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Full fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/22756&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; about a web developer asking about making a website for selling music which is haraam, which inturn means a web developer shouldn't help them achieve their goal.  Then I guess the same principles would apply for making a dating website, as dating is haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is dating allowed?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (sws) said: “Whenever a man is alone with a woman the&#xA;  Devil makes a third.” (Sahih Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more about dating and it's permissibility in islam &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/7492&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2012-08-28T15:42:05.783" LastActivityDate="2012-08-28T15:42:05.783" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2300" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-23T11:02:38.223" Score="7" ViewCount="1405" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the question says: What should I say when I hear the Aazan (Adhaan)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T05:28:49.193" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T05:30:05.857" Title="What should I say when I hear the Aazan?" Tags="|adhan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2301" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2296" CreationDate="2012-08-23T11:33:52.053" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;When a new rasul&amp;amp;nabi (messenger&amp;amp;prophat) arrives, he receives a Book from Allah in which there are rules to arrange the social life and relationships between people. After the death of that nabi, new and unseen problems start to occur in the society which are not clearly described in the previous Books of Allah. People stay in dark until a new nabi arrives and rearranges the social life according to the new conditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;14 centuries have passed after the death of the last nabi. The technology changed a lot, lives of people have changed greatly. Because of that, we are in complete dark in some matters. Cloning is one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we are understanding &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;33:40&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/40/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;40:34&lt;/a&gt; correctly, there won't be any more nabi arriving anymore. So, we won't be able to receive perfect solutions from Allah to solve our problems. In this case, we should try to solve our these kind of unclear problems according to maroof (common sense).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, cloning is not good. It will probably disrupt the balance in nature. Evil people will may make human farms in far future. Rich people will clone healty and beautiful children, so a different kind of the racism and social class differences between people will start to appear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we can't say that that it is haram, because we don't have proof or enough knowledge to state so. All the current fatwas are jumping to conclusions from ayats that are actually irrelevant of the topic. Cloning will sure may have some good points too; like producing more animals in a state of drought or scarceness. But also, having good points does not guaranty something to be halal - e.g.; alcohol is haram despite having some good points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cloning is new to humans. I will be easier and more common in the future. This is inevitable, it will be a fact of our lives. We feel some great problems in it. We need to be cautious. We don't know what future will give birth to. But, it is best not to make claims like &quot;it is haram&quot; or &quot;it is halal&quot;. Allah forbids it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلاَ تَقُولُواْ لِمَا تَصِفُ أَلْسِنَتُكُمُ الْكَذِبَ هَذَا حَلاَلٌ وَهَذَا حَرَامٌ لِّتَفْتَرُواْ عَلَى اللّهِ الْكَذِبَ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى اللّهِ الْكَذِبَ لاَ يُفْلِحُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And do not say about what your tongues assert of untruth, &quot;This is halal (lawful) and this is haram (unlawful)&quot;, to invent falsehood about Allah. Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allah will not succeed.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/116&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nahl 116&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="4" LastEditDate="2012-08-23T12:45:15.413" LastActivityDate="2012-08-23T12:45:15.413" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2300" CreationDate="2012-08-23T11:57:25.980" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is Sunnah to repeat the adhaan word by word when you hear the Mu'adhin's voice because the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When you hear the Mu'adhin, &lt;strong&gt;repeat what he says word for word&lt;/strong&gt;, then&#xA;  invoke Allah's Blessings and Peace upon me, for whoever invokes&#xA;  Allah's Blessings and Peace upon me (once), Allah will send His&#xA;  Blessings and Peace tenfold upon them. Then ask Allah to grant me&#xA;  Al-Wasilah (the most superior degree in Paradise), for it is a rank in&#xA;  Jannah (Paradise) that is granted to only one of Allah’s Servants, and&#xA;  I hope I will be this one. Whoever asks Allah to grant me Al-Wasilah&#xA;  will deserve my Shafa`ah (intercession). &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/5/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[Sahih Muslim 384]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Fatawa/fatawaDetails.aspx?BookID=8&amp;amp;View=Page&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;PageID=1211&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ruling on repeating Adhan after the Mu'adhin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T05:30:05.857" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T05:30:05.857" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2300" CreationDate="2012-08-23T12:38:08.920" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Adhan contains the phrases:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حي على الصلاة&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Come to salat&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  حي على الفلاح&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Come to salvation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the best reply would be accepting this invitation and joining the salat where the adhan was read in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2012-08-23T12:38:08.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2305" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2296" CreationDate="2012-08-23T12:50:30.257" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Cloning is a new issue, and it is still being discussed. I am going to answer with what I concluded by reading couple of different views on the subject. As far as I can tell, There are 3 main areas of discussion about this issue;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Partial Cloning:&lt;/strong&gt; This includes cloning of heart, kidneys etc. I conclude that this kind of cloning for treatment purposes, not only allowed, but also encouraged. In Islam, it is encouraged to find cures to diseases.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Non-human cloning&lt;/strong&gt;: This includes cloning whole animals and plants. Scholars are in the middle about this, but it seems like more people lean towards it being allowed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Human Cloning&lt;/strong&gt;: This is the most discussed part about cloning. Majority argues that human cloning is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; permitted. I will present most  common argument that I found against it. As far as I can tell, main argument supporting it is that, there is not enough evidence to ban it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Main point against the human cloning is it would mess up inter-human relationships. In islam, inter-human relationships is very important. Also, islam puts great importance on identification of father of a person. What would be the relationship between a cloned person and the person who gave the DNA? Are they siblings, or mother-child? Who would be the father? Would you be allowed to marry your close blood relative's clone? All these questions remains to be answered. Considering this, human cloning can cause havoc in family and social life. Therefore, it wouldn't be permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Articles listed &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam101.com/science/cloning.htm&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and couple of other web pages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2012-08-23T13:03:30.487" LastActivityDate="2012-08-23T13:03:30.487" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2295" CreationDate="2012-08-23T15:24:02.533" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the point of view of Shia just Shrimp is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See followings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa782&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa782&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa2070&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa2070&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastActivityDate="2012-08-23T15:24:02.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2307" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2323" CreationDate="2012-08-23T15:41:35.750" Score="6" ViewCount="633" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the meaning of &quot;لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ&quot; (neither Eastern nor Western) in surah &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#24:35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Noor:35&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;God is the Light of Heaven and Earth! His light may be compared to a&#xA;  niche in which there is a lamp; the lamp is in a glass; the glass is&#xA;  just as if it were a glittering star kindled from a blessed olive&#xA;  tree,] which is [neither Eastern nor Western, whose oil will almost&#xA;  glow though fire has never touched it. Light upon light, God guides&#xA;  anyone He wishes to His light. God composes parables for mankind; God&#xA;  is Aware of everything!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T05:29:05.600" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T05:29:05.600" Title="What is the meaning of &quot;لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ&quot; in surah Noor verse 35?" Tags="|tafseer|arabic|surat-an-noor|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2308" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-23T16:46:20.523" Score="8" ViewCount="923" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are the harams and halals made by rasulullah in the same category with harams and halals made by Allah? Can a rasul give us orders in the name of Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T08:49:48.827" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T08:49:48.827" Title="Are the harams made by rasulullah in the same category with harams made by Allah?" Tags="|halal-haram|prophet-muhammad|sunnah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2309" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2308" CreationDate="2012-08-23T16:46:20.523" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A &lt;code&gt;rasul&lt;/code&gt; (messenger) or &lt;code&gt;rasulullah&lt;/code&gt; (messenger of Allah) is someone who understands the orders of Allah and applies them in social life. A rasul is also the leader of a society, and can make laws according to the Book of Allah. Rasul has authority to make something halal or haram. But a rasul is someone that only governs according to rules in the Book of Allah. So, a rasul will not use his authority to make something haram or halal by an approach or logic that is against the Book of Allah. If he were to do that, he wouldn't had been a &quot;rasul&quot; by definition in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ الرَّسُولَ النَّبِيَّ الأُمِّيَّ الَّذِي يَجِدُونَهُ مَكْتُوبًا عِندَهُمْ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَالإِنْجِيلِ يَأْمُرُهُم بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَاهُمْ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَيُحِلُّ لَهُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَيُحَرِّمُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْخَبَآئِثَ وَيَضَعُ عَنْهُمْ إِصْرَهُمْ وَالأَغْلاَلَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ فَالَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ بِهِ وَعَزَّرُوهُ وَنَصَرُوهُ وَاتَّبَعُواْ النُّورَ الَّذِيَ أُنزِلَ مَعَهُ أُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Those who follow the Messenger, the unlettered prophet, whom they find written in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel, who enjoins upon them what is right and forbids them what is wrong and makes lawful for them the &lt;s&gt;good&lt;/s&gt; clean things and prohibits for them the &lt;s&gt;evil&lt;/s&gt; unclean and relieves them of their burden and the shackles which were upon them. So they, who have believed in him, honored him, supported him and followed the light which was sent down with him - it is those who will be the successful.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Araf 157&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ayat clarifies the authority of a rasul to make laws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, how do we understand the following ayat?:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُل لاَّ أَجِدُ فِي مَا أُوْحِيَ إِلَيَّ مُحَرَّمًا عَلَى طَاعِمٍ يَطْعَمُهُ إِلاَّ أَن يَكُونَ مَيْتَةً أَوْ دَمًا مَّسْفُوحًا أَوْ لَحْمَ خِنزِيرٍ فَإِنَّهُ رِجْسٌ أَوْ فِسْقًا أُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ اللّهِ بِهِ فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ غَيْرَ بَاغٍ وَلاَ عَادٍ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Say, &quot;I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out or the flesh of swine - for indeed, it is impure - or it be [that slaughtered in] disobedience, dedicated to other than Allah . But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], then indeed, your Lord is Forgiving and Merciful.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/145&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;An'am 145&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this ayat, Allah orders His rasul Muhammad (pbuh) to say that there was nothing haram other then the ones listed in this ayat. Not only says so, and also orders him to say that he wasn't able to find &lt;strong&gt;anything else&lt;/strong&gt; other than the ones mentioned. Yes, Rasul Muhammad wasn't able to find anything else other than the ones listing in this ayat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Confused? You should be.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;7:157 seems to be contradicting with 6:145. 7:157 says that the rasul has authority to make clean things halal, and unclean things haram. While 6:145 states that there is no haram to be found other than the listed things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This confusion arises from the general accepted terminology of &quot;haram&quot; and &quot;halal&quot;. People think that there is only one kind of &quot;haram&quot; and one kind of &quot;halal&quot;. But that is not true. There are a lot of harams made by different authorities.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Some of them are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Harams and halals made by Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Harams and halals made by rasulullah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Harams and halals made by government&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Harams and halals made by parents&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Harams and halals made by husband&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first two are our concern under this topic.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;People think that there &lt;code&gt;harams made by Allah&lt;/code&gt; is the same with &lt;code&gt;harams made by rasulullah&lt;/code&gt;. They are both the same kind of haram and there is only one &lt;code&gt;haram&lt;/code&gt; category. This seems correct in application, but is a very big mistake in theory (in terms of belief).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;For an example, a parent may order his child &quot;Don't eat too much candy&quot; or &quot;Go to you school&quot;. These orders cannot be categorized in the same category of Allah's orders. But the child still has to obey these orders of his parents. Again, in this example, orders of the parents are not as strong as the orders of rasulullah. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;33:6&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;There is no one whose orders are to be categorized as equal to Allah's orders. It is shirk to think the orders of rasulullah, government or parents equal to the orders of Allah; it is a great sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, what is the difference between &lt;code&gt;harams made by Allah&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;harams made by rasulullah&lt;/code&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Harams and halals made by Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Listed in Quran&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Independent of geographical location&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Independent of era&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Independent of nations&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Independent of local conditions&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Independent of people&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cannot be wrong&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cannot be changed later&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cannot be discussed on with Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Harams and halals made by rasulullah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Said by rasulullah (Muhammad (pbuh)) who is a mere human like us&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Depends on geographical location&lt;br&gt;&#xA;E.g.: Orders not to travel from a route, because it is unsafe.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Depends on era&lt;br&gt;&#xA;E.g.: Suggests to end fast with date fruit&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Depends on nation  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Depends on local conditions&lt;br&gt;&#xA;E.g.: Orders to brush teeth with a special wooden stick found in that place&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Depends on people&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can be wrong&#xA;E.g.: It is recorded that in some events, the rasulullah realizes that he was wrong, and then changed his decision - we must still obey even if we are sure that they are wrong or erroneous; this is necessary for disciplinary reasons&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can be changed later&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can be discussed on&#xA;E.g.: Rasulullah Muhammad (pbuh) was used to taking his decisions by discussing with sahaba (his friends)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Harams and halals made by Allah form our religion Islam. They are absolute rules to save our society from corruption. They are given in Quran. No one has authority to add new ones to the list, or remove any of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Harams and halals made by raslulullah are practical solutions to the daily life of his local area according to the Book of Allah, and according to the conditions of this time.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In Quran, in a lot of ayats, you can see the phrase &quot;obey Allah and obey His rasul&quot;. When rasul orders us something, it becomes a fard for us to do it. This is the important part, try to understand it: It doesn't become a fard like Allah's orders, it becomes a fard to do it because Allah orders us to do whatever rasul says. We obey the rasul, because Allah orders us to obey him. That's why Allah says &quot;whoever obeys the rasul, in fact, he orders to Allah&quot; in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:80&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rasul Muhammad was a successive leader. He governed the nation of Islam successfully for long years until his death. Because of his devotion, determination, success, hardworking and correctfulness, Allah shows him as an example to us in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;33:21&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summary, rasulullah is leader a nation who governs his nation according to the rules of Allah sent to him. Muslims must obey him no matter what because of keeping ordinance of the nation.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If there is no rasul and/or rasul is dead (our situation), we keep following the chain of command, and obey the orders of our government which is governed according to the rules of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A rasul may make some things haram which are not made haram in Quran. In that case, those things became &quot;harams made by rasulullah&quot;. It is fard to stay away from them. Some of these rules are strategically made ones; for example, he may order not to buy sheep from a nearby tribe. Reason may be economical; for example, if he finds out a contiguous disease in milk, he may forbid drinking milk. In that case, drinking milk becomes haram. But we cannot push this order in the format of hadith, like &quot;Don't drink milk, it is haram to you&quot;, and consider it as a haram even after 14 centuries. Or, he may order cleaning teeth with miswak (a special wood), when we see someone using teeth-brush we cannot say him &quot;don't use this, use miswak, rasulullah ordered so&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The key point is to understand the true motivations of the rasul, not the apparent surficial reasons. In my examples, what actually ordered were not &quot;not buying sheep&quot;, &quot;not drinking milk&quot;, &quot;brushing teeth with wood&quot;. But they were &quot;keeping the nation strong&quot;, &quot;staying away from diseases&quot;, and &quot;keeping our bodies healthy&quot;. &lt;strong&gt;Those who understand these true motivations are the people who really are living according to the Sunnah.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wrote this long message after seeing that somebody who claims that eating frogs were haram, because rasulullah ordered not to kill frogs, and since we couldn't eat them alive, eating frogs automatically becomes haram...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If you really understood what I tried to explain in my message, after reading a claim like this you should ask this at first: &quot;Why did he forbid killing frogs? What was the true motivation behind this order of his? Were the people massacring the frogs because of the noise they make and he just wanted to stop them?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to end my message with this ayat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلاَ تَقُولُواْ لِمَا تَصِفُ أَلْسِنَتُكُمُ الْكَذِبَ هَذَا حَلاَلٌ وَهَذَا حَرَامٌ لِّتَفْتَرُواْ عَلَى اللّهِ الْكَذِبَ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى اللّهِ الْكَذِبَ لاَ يُفْلِحُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And do not say about what your tongues assert of untruth, &quot;This is halal (lawful) and this is haram (unlawful)&quot;, to invent falsehood about Allah. Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allah will not succeed.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/116&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nahl 116&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastEditorUserId="4" LastEditDate="2012-08-31T05:40:14.783" LastActivityDate="2012-08-31T05:40:14.783" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2310" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2308" CreationDate="2012-08-23T18:03:45.397" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, whatever the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم has forbade is same as what Allah has forbade. The Saheeh Sunnah of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم is nothing but wahy from Allah himself. There are several evidences in Qur'an and Sunnah for it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;Verily I have been given the Qur’an and something similar to it along&#xA;  with it&lt;/strong&gt;. But soon there will be a time when a man will be reclining on&#xA;  his couch with a full stomach, and he will say, ‘You should adhere to&#xA;  this Qur’an: what you find that it says is permissible, take it as&#xA;  permissible, and what you find it says is forbidden, take it as&#xA;  forbidden.’ &lt;strong&gt;But indeed, whatever the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم forbids is&#xA;  like what Allah forbids.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by &lt;strong&gt;al-Tirmidhi (2664)&lt;/strong&gt;. He said: It is hasan ghareeb with this isnaad. It was classed as &lt;strong&gt;hasan by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah (2870)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Verily I have been given the Qur’an and something similar to it along&#xA;with it&quot; - The &quot;something similar&quot; is nothing but the Sunnah of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, Allah the Exalted affirms this in Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He who obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah&lt;/strong&gt; .. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/80&quot;&gt;[Surah An-Nisa&#xA;  4:80]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And He says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But no, by your Lord, they will not [truly] believe until &lt;strong&gt;they make&#xA;  you, [O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم], judge concerning that over which they dispute among themselves and then find within themselves no discomfort from what you have judged and submit in [full, willing] submission. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/65-65&quot;&gt;[Surah An-Nisa 4:65]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم doesn't make decision based on his intellect or decision. Rather, it was revealed to him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): “&lt;strong&gt;I warn you only by the&#xA;  Revelation&lt;/strong&gt; (from Allah and not by the opinion of the religious&#xA;  scholars and others). But the deaf (who follow the religious scholars&#xA;  and others blindly) will not hear the call, (even) when they are&#xA;  warned [i.e. one should follow only the Qur’an and the Sunnah (legal&#xA;  ways, orders, acts of worship, and the statements of Prophet Muhammad&#xA;  صلى الله عليه وسلم, as the Companions of the Prophet صلى الله عليه&#xA;  وسلم did)]” &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/21/45&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[al-Anbiya’ 21:45]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah also says in Qur'an regarding the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/53/3&quot;&gt;[Surah An-Najm&#xA;  53:3]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, there is no difference between haraam or halal made by Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم and that by Allah. Both are same and the one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He [the Exalted] also says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has&#xA;  forbidden you - refrain from. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/59/7&quot;&gt;[Surah Al-Hashr 59:7]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-08-23T18:42:51.040" LastActivityDate="2012-08-23T18:42:51.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2307" CreationDate="2012-08-23T20:48:33.813" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Tafsir Ibn Kathir, &lt;code&gt;neither Eastern nor Western&lt;/code&gt; in this particular verse refers to the best kind of oil. When the sun rises it reaches the olive tree from the east and when it sets it reaches it from the west, so the sun reaches it morning and evening, so it is not counted as being in the east or in the west.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2423&amp;amp;Itemid=79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-08-23T20:50:00.180" LastActivityDate="2012-08-23T20:50:00.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2312" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-24T00:03:04.800" Score="2" ViewCount="7045" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the very first revelation on the prophet in Cave of Hira, when the light (Gabriel) spoke the to prophet for the first time, I see a technical difficulty, when Gabriel said, God created man from a clot of blood. This is not true. Blood has no role in creation of human being. Why it was said, man was created from a clot of blood? This is surah 96 verse 1-3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Shakir&#xA;Read in the name of your Lord Who created.&#xA;&#xA;Shakir&#xA;He created man from a clot.&#xA;&#xA;Shakir&#xA;Read and your Lord is Most Honorable&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T05:30:21.687" LastActivityDate="2021-03-19T16:39:54.977" Title="According to the Quran, is man created from a clot of blood?" Tags="|tafseer|creation|surat-al-alaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2313" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2312" CreationDate="2012-08-24T02:15:30.807" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you see sahih international the translation says &quot;clinging substance&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word used in the Quran is &lt;code&gt;عَلَقٍ&lt;/code&gt; (alaq), which would denote &quot;hanging&quot; or &quot;clinging&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also has roots to &lt;code&gt;علقة&lt;/code&gt; (alaqah), which would mean a &quot;leech&quot; (which is a worm that hangs or clings to its host and sucks blood).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below are the images of a leech and embryo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between the 37th and 44th day (16 - 17 - 18 in image), the embryo looks similar to a leech. The embryo also acts like a leech by clinging on its host and drawing its nutrition from its host. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/emGHr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zEL6u.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastActivityDate="2012-08-24T02:15:30.807" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2314" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2315" CreationDate="2012-08-24T03:49:07.187" Score="8" ViewCount="1486" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am trying to accomplish a task for me. A person is assigned to verify me but unfortunately s/he is asking to give them some cost (to be clear, bribe).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is this kind of bribe allowed for the one who giving&lt;/strong&gt; (which is me in the current scenario)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Points to be noted:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I am not competing anyone. No one will be harmed directly by this bribe (but of course, there is social impact of bribe).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I am not trying to do anything illegal.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I am being forced to bribe and have no other option.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="436" LastEditorUserId="436" LastEditDate="2012-08-24T15:50:08.413" LastActivityDate="2012-08-24T15:50:08.413" Title="Is this allowed to bribe when I am forced?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2314" CreationDate="2012-08-24T06:43:05.657" Score="11" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Ahmad (10739) from ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab, according to&#xA;  which the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon&#xA;  him) said: “One of them asks me for something and I give it to him,&#xA;  and he goes out with it, carrying it under his arm, and it is nothing&#xA;  but fire for him.” ‘Umar said: O Messenger of Allaah, why do you give&#xA;  it to them?” He said: “They insist on asking me, and Allaah insists&#xA;  that I should not be stingy.” Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in&#xA;  Saheeh al-Targheeb, 844.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the hadith which scholars say means that if someone is forced to pay a bribe, it's ok and the one who takes it will be sinning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/72268&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you read the &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/72268&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;, they mention that if you can get the job done without paying the bribe, but still pay the bribe, both the giver and receiver would be sinning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2012-08-24T07:44:17.010" LastActivityDate="2012-08-24T07:44:17.010" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2316" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2357" CreationDate="2012-08-24T14:35:19.420" Score="9" ViewCount="1950" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some hadith listing Mubah actions that involve khayr. These are; flirting with the spouse, horse racing and marksmanship. I would like to know if marksmanship encompasses javelin throwing or not. Maybe someone can find and check the Arabic original of the hadith and share here the meaning(s) of the word used. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This might not look so important, but I believe if we could shift our Mubah activities to the ones mentioned in the hadith, we would kill two birds with one stone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Amir who said: I heard&#xA;  the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) say-and he was&#xA;  delivering a sermon from the pulpit: Prepare to meet them with as much&#xA;  strength as you can afford. Beware, strength consists in archery.&#xA;  Beware, strength consists in archery. Beware, strength consists in&#xA;  archery. (Muslim, Book #020, Hadith #4711)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa: The Prophet passed by some people of the&#xA;  tribe of Bani Aslam who were practicing archery. The Prophet said, &quot;O&#xA;  Bani Ismail ! Practice archery as your father Isma'il was a great&#xA;  archer. Keep on throwing arrows and I am with Bani so-and-so.&quot; So one&#xA;  of the parties ceased throwing. Allah's Apostle said, &quot;Why do you not&#xA;  throw?&quot; They replied, &quot;How should we throw while you are with them&#xA;  (i.e. on their side)?&quot; On that the Prophet said, &quot;Throw, and I am with&#xA;  all of you.&quot; (Bukhari, Book #52, Hadith #148)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa: The Prophet passed by some persons of the&#xA;  tribe of Aslam practicing archery (i.e. the throwing of arrows)&#xA;  Allah's Apostle said, &quot;O offspring of Ishmael! Practice archery (i.e.&#xA;  arrow throwing) as your father was a great archer (i.e.&#xA;  arrow-thrower). I am with (on the side of) the son of so-and-so-.&quot;&#xA;  Hearing that, one of the two teams stopped throwing. Allah's Apostle&#xA;  asked them, ' Why are you not throwing?&quot; They replied, &quot;O Allah's&#xA;  Apostle! How shall we throw when you are with the opposite team?&quot; He&#xA;  said, &quot;Throw, for I am with you all.&quot;  (Bukhari, Book #55, Hadith #592)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Salama: Allah's Apostle passed by some people from the tribe&#xA;  of Aslam practicing archery. He said, &quot;O children of Ishmael! Throw&#xA;  (arrows), for your father was an archer. I am on the side of Bani&#xA;  so-and-so,&quot; meaning one of the two teams. The other team stopped&#xA;  throwing, whereupon the Prophet said, &quot;What has happened to them?&quot;&#xA;  They replied, &quot;How shall we throw while you are with Bani so-and-so?&quot;&#xA;  He said, &quot;Throw for I am with all of you.&quot; (Bukhari, Book #56, Hadith #710)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: The word &quot;throwing&quot; is used, so I am not sure what exactly it means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T09:19:26.383" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T09:19:26.383" Title="What does Islam say about marksmanship?" Tags="|sunnah|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2317" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-24T15:53:23.117" Score="5" ViewCount="18187" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed in islam to marry a woman who is the direct sister of the man whom you sister is married to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="443" LastActivityDate="2020-05-17T13:59:47.190" Title="Is it legal to marry your brother in law's sister?" Tags="|nikah|relationships|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2318" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2317" CreationDate="2012-08-24T16:14:50.883" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;God is very clear on who is and is not permissible for a Muslim man to marry.  As explained in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/22-24&quot;&gt;Surat an-Nisa&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[&lt;strong&gt;4:22&lt;/strong&gt;] &lt;em&gt;And do not marry those [women] whom your fathers married, except what has already occurred. Indeed, it was an immorality and hateful [to Allah ] and was evil as a way.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[&lt;strong&gt;4:23&lt;/strong&gt;] &lt;em&gt;Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto&#xA;  whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[&lt;strong&gt;4:24&lt;/strong&gt;] &lt;em&gt;And [also prohibited to you are all] married women except those your right hands possess. [This is] the decree of Allah upon you. And lawful to you are [all others] beyond these, [provided] that you seek them [in marriage] with [gifts from] your property, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse. So for whatever you enjoy [of&#xA;  marriage] from them, give them their due compensation as an obligation. And there is no blame upon you for what you mutually agree to beyond the obligation. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nowhere in this list is a brother-in-law's sister mentioned, or any directly analogous variation on relationship-through-marriage: the general ruling given by &quot;&amp;hellip;&lt;strong&gt;And lawful to you are [all others] beyond these&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;hellip;&quot; would indicate that marrying her is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2012-08-24T16:14:50.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2319" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2296" CreationDate="2012-08-24T18:53:59.797" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Found a hadith addressing creation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Zur'a reported: I visited the house of Marwan in the company of Abu Huraira and he found pictures there, whereupon he said: I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Allah, the Glorious and Exalted, said: &lt;strong&gt;Who is a more wrongdoer than one who tries to create creation like Mine creation.&lt;/strong&gt; Let him create an atom or a grain of wheat or that of barley. This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Zur'a and he said: Abu Huraira went to the house of Sa'ld or Marwan which they had built in Medina and he (Abu Huraira) saw a painter who had been painting pictures in his house, whereupon he told that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) had said like this, but he made no mention of the words: &quot;Let him create the grain of barley.&quot; [Sahih Muslim, Book 024, Hadith Number 5275]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't seem to be incredibly strong (as in it could be a misquote). The &quot;Let him create a grain of barley&quot; part, if true, would seem to be a challenge to do so, implying that it is not possible but would still be a sin to try.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2012-08-24T18:53:59.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2320" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41326" CreationDate="2012-08-24T19:16:26.937" Score="13" ViewCount="11197" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some hadiths that say creation is haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Aisha reported: Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) visited me and I had a shelf with a thin cloth curtain hanging over it and on which there were portraits. No sooner did he see it than he tore it and the color of his face underwent a change and he said: 'Aisha, &lt;strong&gt;the most grievous torment from the Hand of Allah on the Day of Resurrection would be for those who imitate (Allah) in the act of His creation&lt;/strong&gt;. 'Aisha said: We tore it into pieces and made a cushion or two cushions out of that.&#xA;  [Sahih Muslim Book 024, Hadith Number 5261]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Zur'a reported: I visited the house of Marwan in the company of Abu Huraira and he found pictures there, whereupon he said: I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Allah, the Glorious and Exalted, said: &lt;strong&gt;Who is a more wrongdoer than one who tries to create creation like Mine creation.&lt;/strong&gt; Let him create an atom or a grain of wheat or that of barley. This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Zur'a and he said: Abu Huraira went to the house of Sa'ld or Marwan which they had built in Medina and he (Abu Huraira) saw a painter who had been painting pictures in his house, whereupon he told that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) had said like this, but he made no mention of the words: &quot;Let him create the grain of barley.&quot; [Sahih Muslim, Book 024, Hadith Number 5275]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as long as the creation is not a tangible object, it &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/105/is-game-development-programming-prohibited#comment1177_130&quot;&gt;looks like it's fine&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, how about robots? Today, there are many robots that attempt to walk, move, and talk like people and animals. Does this follow the same category as paintings? Many of them don't have a human face and don't even look very human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bonus question: What about artificial intelligence that isn't in a physical form but tries to replicate a human mind exactly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T08:53:56.930" LastActivityDate="2020-07-26T11:26:28.790" Title="Is it haram to make humanoid robots?" Tags="|halal-haram|creation|technology|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2321" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2421" CreationDate="2012-08-24T19:55:25.503" Score="4" ViewCount="2997" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Falaq&lt;/a&gt; first ayah says;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dweWx.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih International&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; Say, &quot;I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word translated as &lt;code&gt;daybreak&lt;/code&gt; is &lt;code&gt;الْفَلَقِ&lt;/code&gt;, I did some research on the words roots and triliteral word of fā-lām-qāf has meanings of;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to split&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to cleave&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to sunder&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to cause dawn to break&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ejtaal.net/m/aa/#HW=745,LL=6_229,LS=2,HA=587,LS_HIDE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why might Allah (the exalted) use this specific word, instead of more general term like &lt;code&gt;رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ&lt;/code&gt; (Lord of worlds) or &lt;code&gt;رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ&lt;/code&gt; (Lord of heavens and earth). How does this world relate to context of this ayah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-08-26T20:14:57.303" LastActivityDate="2012-09-03T10:22:10.383" Title="Importance of الْفَلَقِ in Surat Al-Falaq?" Tags="|tafseer|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2322" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2328" CreationDate="2012-08-24T19:58:40.930" Score="4" ViewCount="1033" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is clearly haraam to approach zina. There is a good response on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/816/what-actions-would-constitute-zina&quot;&gt;definition of zina&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it seems very difficult and impractical to completely block off every sense from the opposite sex. Eventually you will have to talk to members of the opposite sex, look at some of them in the eye, listen to them, or talk. Especially if interviewed or at the workplace!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've been taught that it is fine to touch or look at someone if it involves healing or teaching. But what if listening to a teacher leads to fantasies? Would it be haraam to continue learning with that teacher?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would actions between people who will never possibly physically approach each other be constituted as approaching zina? For example, long distance calls or intimate text conversations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Especially in less Islamic nations, it is not practical to simply avoid all contact with the opposite sex or to tell them to cover up. How does one reach the balance between finding a practical way to avoid zina and not completely avoid people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T06:02:00.687" Title="How to avoid zina?" Tags="|practical-islam|zina|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2323" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2307" CreationDate="2012-08-24T19:59:16.667" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are different interpretations on this, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qurancomplex.com/Quran/tafseer/Tafseer.asp?nSora=24&amp;amp;t=tabary&amp;amp;l=arb&amp;amp;nAya=35#24_35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafseer Al Tabari&lt;/a&gt; he interprets it as &quot;the sun of the east does not touch it (the olive tree) nor does the sun of the west touch it&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;( لا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلا غَرْبِيَّةٍ ) قال: فمثله مثل شجرة التفّ بها&#xA;  الشجر، فهي خضراء ناعمة، لا تصيبها الشمس على أيّ حال كانت، لا إذا طلعت&#xA;  ولا إذا غربت، وكذلك هذا المؤمن قد أجير من أن يصيبه شيء من الغير، وقد&#xA;  ابتلي بها فثبته الله فيها، فهو بين أربع خلال: إن أعطي شكر، وإن ابتلي&#xA;  صبر، وإن حكم عدل، وإن قال صدق، فهو في سائر الناس كالرجل الحيّ يمشي في&#xA;  قبور الأموات&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can not translate this properly, so I am just going to translate what I can if someone can give a better translation please edit it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A tree that is green and soft which the sun does not hit in what ever&#xA;  state it is in, not when the sun comes up nor when it goes down.  It&#xA;  goes on to tell that this is the believer that has been saved from&#xA;  something that would have tested him.  It goes on to give four&#xA;  &quot;signs&quot;: If he was given something he thanked, if he was tested he was&#xA;  patient, if you judged he was fair, if he talked he only said truth,&#xA;  and he is in with people like a alive man walking among the graves of&#xA;  the dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qurancomplex.com/Quran/tafseer/Tafseer.asp?l=arb&amp;amp;t=baghawi&amp;amp;nSora=24&amp;amp;nAya=35#24_35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafseer Al Baghawee&lt;/a&gt; he interprets it as that the tree is not all eastern so when the sun goes down it does not hit the tree, and it is not all western so when the sun comes up in the east it does not hit the tree.  So the tree is both eastern and western so it takes the sunlight from the two so the oil is more lighter or has more light.  It is like the saying &quot;he is not white or black&quot; meaning he is not all white nor is he all black he is in between, I pray this helped to clarify it more Insha'Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many other interpretations for this part of the Ayah in my opinion I think one should read all the tafaseers &quot;At least the famous good ones :)&quot; so that he can understand it from different views hence forming a view himself based on all the views he has read, that is my opinion.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-08-24T19:59:16.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2324" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5351" CreationDate="2012-08-24T20:18:42.253" Score="15" ViewCount="2181" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone is born homosexual, with completely no interest in those of the same sex, how would the laws/guidelines on approaching zina affect them? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, would it be haraam for a homosexual woman to to look at an unveiled woman? Or would it be considered approaching zina if a homosexual man were to hold the hand of another man?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does this work in reversal? For example, if a heterosexual man were to shake hands with a homosexual man (feeling no arousal), but he's aware that the man is homosexual, would he be sinning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2015-05-07T19:44:40.103" Title="Do homosexuals avoid zina in the same way?" Tags="|sin|homosexuality|zina|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2317" CreationDate="2012-08-24T20:34:11.553" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally yes, keeping in mind the following special cases in which you can't marry her:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She is your sister in Milk, i.e, her mother breastfed you or your mother breastfed her, this is because the prophet said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said about Hamza's daughter, &quot;I am not legally permitted&#xA;  to marry her, as &lt;strong&gt;foster relations are treated like blood relations&lt;/strong&gt; (in&#xA;  marital affairs). She is the daughter of my foster brother.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا&#xA;  قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله&#xA;  عنهما ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي بِنْتِ حَمْزَةَ&#xA;  ‏ &quot;‏ لاَ تَحِلُّ لِي، يَحْرُمُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعِ مَا يَحْرُمُ مِنَ&#xA;  النَّسَبِ، هِيَ بِنْتُ أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/52/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 2645&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She is the sister (or half sister) of a woman that you'r married to.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She is your half sister, this can happen, for example, if your father (let's call him Saleem) and mother (called Mary) divorced after having you and your sister Fatima, Saleem  married and had a new boy called Salem and a new daughter called Salma, Mary married and had a new girl called Miriam and a new boy called Mario. In this case, Asma and Salem and Miriam can marry, and Mario and Salma can marry, but YOU still can't marry Salma and Miriam as they're your half-sisters; and Fatima still can't marry Mario and Salem, as they're her half-brothers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If none of the above special cases is your case then yes, you can do marry her, as she's not of &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1307/167&quot;&gt;the women that you can't marry&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that there might be other special cases I didn't think about, you should just seek all Milk, blood, and in-law routes to her and see if any existing route prohibits your marriage, if none, then you can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T14:31:33.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2326" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2350" CreationDate="2012-08-25T05:44:03.830" Score="7" ViewCount="4231" Body="&lt;p&gt;Talha bin Ubaidullah (may Allah be pleased with him) was one of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_of_the_ten_promised_paradise&quot;&gt;Ashara al-Mubasharîn bi-l-Janna&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did he die? Was it natural death? or, he died in battle?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to listen to both Sunni and Shi'a views, so please declare your view (to which sect it belongs) in the answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also I hope to see only answers with proofs/citations/references, answers that doesn't provide any kind of source will be utterly rejected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user195" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2012-08-25T17:46:24.343" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T11:09:29.133" Title="How did Talha bin Ubaidullah die?" Tags="|history|sahaba|islamic-events|shia-sunni|battle-of-jamal|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2322" CreationDate="2012-08-25T09:19:57.650" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/84066&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;, when you get such fantasy type thoughts, but you try to get them out of your mind, you will not be sinning.  However, if you get such fantasy type thoughts, and you start dwelling on them, you will be sinning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2012-08-25T09:19:57.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2332" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2334" CreationDate="2012-08-25T12:40:29.883" Score="4" ViewCount="2284" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their khimār over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husband, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex; and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat An-Nūr - ayah 31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It makes clear that believing women need to veil their beauty. So shouldn't that mean unattractive women, such as those that are over the age of 50, or the very fat etc don't need to wear a hijab?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="494" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2013-01-14T18:01:01.293" LastActivityDate="2013-08-05T04:50:36.177" Title="Do unattractive women need to wear a hijab?" Tags="|sharia|hijab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2333" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-25T19:00:19.903" Score="4" ViewCount="968" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1268/why-is-circumcision-required-in-islam&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; question it was asked why circumcision is required, and the answers make it clear that the prophet(pbuh) says that Muslim men should remove their foreskin. I don't understand this since&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Isn't it contradictory for Islam to acknowledge Allah as being all knowing and wise in what he creates and wills to be, yet at the same time recommending to remove the foreskin and change what he has created for every newborn male child?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="494" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T23:38:12.793" Title="Does circumcision go against Allah's creative will?" Tags="|quran|hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2332" CreationDate="2012-08-25T19:30:36.970" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is an ayat about your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالْقَوَاعِدُ مِنَ النِّسَاء اللَّاتِي لَا يَرْجُونَ نِكَاحًا فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِنَّ جُنَاحٌ أَن يَضَعْنَ ثِيَابَهُنَّ غَيْرَ مُتَبَرِّجَاتٍ بِزِينَةٍ وَأَن يَسْتَعْفِفْنَ خَيْرٌ لَّهُنَّ وَاللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And women of post-menstrual age who have no desire for marriage - there is no blame upon them for putting aside their outer garments [but] not displaying adornment. But to modestly refrain [from that] is better for them. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/60&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Noor 60&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ayat doesn't mention &lt;code&gt;beauty&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;attractiveness&lt;/code&gt;, but it mentions &lt;code&gt;age&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;losing hope of marriage&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2012-08-25T19:30:36.970" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2335" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-25T20:57:10.730" Score="5" ViewCount="3994" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are two places where one can pray (uphold Salat) in any direction, one is Masjid al-Haram and the other is Masjid Al-Aqsa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this correct? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this is correct, is there any explanation about the reason that any direction is permitted inside them (other than Masjid Al-Aqsa being the first qibla)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I would prefer answer with references to primary sources like Quran and/or Hadith).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T09:02:50.217" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T09:02:50.217" Title="What is the correct direction of praying in Masjid Al-Aqsa?" Tags="|salat|sharia|masjid|qiblah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2333" CreationDate="2012-08-25T21:13:30.063" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not sure how this can be blasphemy since God commanded Prophet Ibraheem (Abraham) (pbuh) to do this as a test.  Which he did at the age of 80.  All prophets followed this after Prophet (Abraham) (pbuh), including prophet Eisa (Jesus) (pbuh) (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%202:21&amp;amp;version=NIV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;confirmed in the new testament (bible)&lt;/a&gt;) and prophet Mohammed (pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/9412&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; if you're interested.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T23:38:12.793" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T23:38:12.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2335" CreationDate="2012-08-26T05:22:08.860" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every time I read the suratu'l Bakara I get surprised that so many times it repeated that one should turn his face to the direction of Masjid-ul Haram where ever he is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ayats I found after a quick look up:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَدْ نَرَى تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِي السَّمَاء فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ قِبْلَةً تَرْضَاهَا فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَحَيْثُ مَا كُنتُمْ فَوَلُّواْ وُجُوِهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُ وَإِنَّ الَّذِينَ أُوْتُواْ الْكِتَابَ لَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ وَمَا اللّهُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  We have certainly seen the turning of your face, [O Muhammad], toward the heaven, and We will surely turn you to a qiblah with which you will be pleased. So turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram. And wherever you [believers] are, turn your faces toward it [in prayer]. Indeed, those who have been given the Scripture well know that it is the truth from their Lord. And Allah is not unaware of what they do.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/144&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bakara 144&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمِنْ حَيْثُ خَرَجْتَ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَإِنَّهُ لَلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ وَمَا اللّهُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  So from wherever you go out [for prayer, O Muhammad] turn your face toward al- Masjid al-Haram, and indeed, it is the truth from your Lord. And Allah is not unaware of what you do.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/149&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bakara 149&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمِنْ حَيْثُ خَرَجْتَ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَحَيْثُ مَا كُنتُمْ فَوَلُّواْ وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُ لِئَلاَّ يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَيْكُمْ حُجَّةٌ إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ مِنْهُمْ فَلاَ تَخْشَوْهُمْ وَاخْشَوْنِي وَلأُتِمَّ نِعْمَتِي عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And from wherever you go out [for prayer], turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram. And wherever you [believers] may be, turn your faces toward it in order that the people will not have any argument against you, except for those of them who commit wrong; so fear them not but fear Me. And [it is] so I may complete My favor upon you and that you may be guided.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bakara 150&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, in the masjid called &quot;Masjid-ul Aqsa&quot; &lt;em&gt;(This name was given to there 50 years after the ayat &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;17:1&lt;/a&gt; had arrived because of political power struggles between the governors of Jerusalem and Makkah. This renaming happened after the death of the nabi Muhammad (pbuh). It is a long story. Its original name was Baytu'l Makdis.)&lt;/em&gt; you must turn your face to Mascid'ul Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An interesting question would had been &lt;code&gt;Then, where should I turn my face inside Masjid'ul Haram?&lt;/code&gt;. Inside Masjid'ul Haram, it is sunnah to turn Kaaba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inside Kaaba? I don't know. And I don't think that it is practically possible to get in there; it is locked all the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4" LastActivityDate="2012-08-26T05:22:08.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1907" CreationDate="2012-08-26T12:17:46.827" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why must there be a God?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Human beings through out the ages have questioned the existence of the world they live in, including their own existence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;what made us exist?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;will we still exist when we die? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;what made the world exist?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;what made the existence of the thing that made the existence of the world exist?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Religion developed in societies to try and answer these questions using what was known to be true about the world at that time and to propose a theory, even if that theory couldn't be proven. In order for a particular religion to flourish, it must also have given some sort of advantage to the people that practiced that religion, so that they could have more children and therefore pass their genes onto their children who would teach their children to practice the religion and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A recent religion is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Philip_Movement&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prince Philip Movement&lt;/a&gt; created by the Yaohnanen tribe who believe that Prince Philip is a pale-skinned divine being, the son of their mountain spirit. This is how they interpret the world based upon what they know and believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So an answer to your question is that &lt;strong&gt;Allah must exist to explain how the universe and everything in it came to exist using the beliefs of the Islamic religion.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this does not mean that in a world based upon further knowledge and scientific evidence, the Islamic belief of Allah will still exist. This may no longer be true just as for the Yaohnanen tribe Prince Philip is no longer a divine being, but is now seen as an ordinary man married into a culturally privileged family from England. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above answer isn't meant in a disrespectful way to the belief of the Yaohnanen tribe or any other religious group. We believe in what we believe because of our culture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="494" LastEditorUserId="494" LastEditDate="2012-08-26T19:25:25.370" LastActivityDate="2012-08-26T19:25:25.370" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2339" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2351" CreationDate="2012-08-26T13:25:21.197" Score="5" ViewCount="6757" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is actually behind the steel gates at Prophet Muhammad's Grave (PBUH) in Medina?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it visible if I look through the steel gates?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard it is so secure with concrete wall around the Prophet Muhammad's grave (PBUH) even saudi King cant access it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GVYrG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="521" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T09:01:00.337" LastActivityDate="2021-02-09T14:53:08.290" Title="What is behind the steel gates at prophet Mohammed's Grave (PBUH)?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|grave|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2340" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-26T15:50:55.150" Score="10" ViewCount="776" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my village, Azan is recited to help people wake up for Sahri in the time of Ramadan. Is such a practice allowed? Generally speaking, &lt;strong&gt;is it allowed to use Azan PUBLICLY for as a signal?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that I am aware that Azan should (or must? I am not sure) be recited after birth of a child. Therefore, I suspect there may be some other FIXED purposes of Azan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="436" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T19:49:27.523" LastActivityDate="2014-07-12T17:14:19.737" Title="Is Azan allowed to be recited for any social purpose?" Tags="|sunnah|adhan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2341" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2379" CreationDate="2012-08-26T20:22:21.723" Score="19" ViewCount="35371" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have many questions about that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is raising one's hands for du'a after each and every salat bid'a?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is it true that the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) never really raised his hands in Du'a except in Salat Istisqa'a (salat in which people ask Allah to bring rains)? Are there other instances where the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) raised his hands?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also I remember reading a Hadith in which the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) said that Allah is shy of His servant when he raises his hands in Du'a, and Allah does not like not to answer to him when he puts his hands down.  I would like to know where this Hadith is and it's authenticity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would prefer answer be from Hadith or Quran only no fatwas or such things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2014-05-13T02:57:02.273" LastActivityDate="2021-01-31T08:47:36.803" Title="Is raising hands in du'a (dua) bid'ah?" Tags="|dua|islamic-basis|bidah|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2332" CreationDate="2012-08-27T00:14:41.893" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The translation that you picked is wrong. The more accurate translation is by shakir &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And say to the believing women that they cast down their looks&#xA;  and guard their private parts and do not display their ornaments&#xA;  except what appears thereof, and let them wear their head-coverings&#xA;  over their bosoms, and not display their ornaments except to their&#xA;  husbands or their fathers, or the fathers of their husbands, or their&#xA;  sons, or the sons of their husbands, or their brothers, or their&#xA;  brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or those whom&#xA;  their right hands possess, or the male servants not having need (of&#xA;  women), or the children who have not attained knowledge of what is&#xA;  hidden of women; and let them not strike their feet so that what they&#xA;  hide of their ornaments may be known; and turn to Allah all of you, O&#xA;  believers! so that you may be successful.- Shakir (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 24:31&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A woman should guard her private parts. This most likely meant bosom, but applies equally  other private parts well.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A woman should not display her ornament (bangles, necklaces, anklet) to men other than what is mentioned in the verse above, that is husband, father-in-law, sons, sons of her husband (of another wife), her brothers, brothers sons,sisters sons, other women like her, slaves, and servants who do not have desire for women or children who are not familiar with a woman beauty (that is they are not attracted to women).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The should not strike their feet, walk the way to draw attention to her ornaments.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I think the term beautify is being misquoted here. It is verse related to all women, not just beautiful women. As far as I know, there is not such term as beautiful women or men in Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as your question, A muslim women must wear hijab regardless of weather she is beautiful or not (unless someone can correct me). Note that I have answer it in general way. They may be specific cases that I have not addressed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you need more explanation, please comment, so I can explain better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T14:29:04.043" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T14:29:04.043" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2343" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2335" CreationDate="2012-08-27T00:53:47.650" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is most likely incorrect. There are a couple of reasons&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Praying in the direction of Masjid-al-Haram is mentioned in the holy Quran, Bakara 144, as mentioned by brother Ahmad Han in his answer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed We see the turning of your face to heaven, so We shall surely&#xA;  turn you to a qiblah which you shall like; &lt;strong&gt;turn then your face towards&#xA;  the Sacred Mosque&lt;/strong&gt;, and wherever you are, turn your face towards it,&#xA;  and those who have been given the Book most surely know that it is the&#xA;  truth from their Lord; and Allah is not at all heedless of what they&#xA;  do. - shakir (quran 2:144)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sacred mosque here means Masjid-al-Haram, the current Kaaba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order for something to overrule the verdict of the Quran, it must be more powerful than the Quran. There is not such source that is more powerful than the Quran. Nothing can overrule the Quran. If it mentioned in the Quran, you must obey it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Citing the above two points, it is not possible to face Al-Aqsa Mosque for prayer. That would be equivalent to disobeying Allah commands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Can I pray in any direction inside in Masjid-al-Haram&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is no indication that Muslims are allowed to pray in any direction in Masjid-al-haram&lt;/strong&gt;. If it happened so, it must have happened in the life of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) but it probably never happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is logical that when you are in Masjid-al-Haram, you fact the center kaaba. There is no confusion about it. If you do not face the kaaba, or face the opposite direction, wouldn't that be insulting the kaaba right in its own? Turning your back towards kaaba is not something that is considered good among many scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam strictly believe in discipline. When Muslims pray they are repeatedly asked to make a proper line. This line would not be possible if one person is face one side and the other in another direction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Facing different direction is against message of unity in Islam. Islam by instinct will not allow it. There is no such freedom in Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Can I pray in any direction inside in Masjid-al-Aqsa&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Masjid-al-Aqsa was never mentioned by Quran by name. It has been referenced as the farthest mosque [as most scholars agree] in verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;17:1&lt;/a&gt;. That was related to the prophet's ascension to the heavens. Although the Quran does establish that there was &lt;em&gt;another&lt;/em&gt; Qibla used for prayer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We did not make the qiblah which you used to face except that We&#xA;  might make evident who would follow the Messenger from who would turn&#xA;  back on his heels - Sahih International (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/143&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-bakara 2:143&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does not specifically say what really was this Qibla. Almost all scholars unanimously believe it was Al-Aqsa Mosque.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a little bit of problem though, Al-Aqsa Mosque was not built at the time. It was built later after the death of the prophet by Hazrat Umar. It was then rebuilt a couple of times by Muslim rulers. The Dome of the Rock also did not exist at the time and was built later by Muslim ruler Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, although given high regards by Muslims, Al-Aqsa Mosque's existence as a proper mosque or temple is in question itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It would be safe to say, no one is allowed to face in any direction in Al-Aqsa mosque&lt;/strong&gt;. They must fact the Kaabba and abide by Allah's command. And it just dawned on me when writing this answer, I believe Al-Aqsa mosque does point towards Mecca which is proof that it was built later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Bottom line&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just a myth among many others that probably exist out there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-08-28T05:30:48.667" LastActivityDate="2012-08-28T05:30:48.667" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2344" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2346" CreationDate="2012-08-27T06:10:29.577" Score="6" ViewCount="314" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are certain things which may be accepted as proper worship in a religion, but others may consider it Bid'ah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, some people say that reciting &quot;Ameen&quot; after the Fatihah in prayer is a Bid'ah because it is a non-Arabic word. Or that celebrating the Prophet Muhammad's birthday is Bid'ah. Or even specific prayers and acts of over-worship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the proper approach when you believe something is Bid'ah but the people around you don't?&lt;/strong&gt; Is it permissible to do a prayer that you believe is Bid'ah just to please the people around you, if there is a weak hadith/fatwa supporting it? Is it considered haraam because you'd be strengthening a false belief?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I specifically mean the ones that are relatively harmless, not the ones that lead on to shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2013-05-16T15:21:21.790" Title="What is the proper approach to Bid'ah?" Tags="|bidah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2333" CreationDate="2012-08-27T11:22:32.857" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your definition of &quot;blasphemy&quot; is wrong, but assuming you mean &quot;against the rules of religion&quot; , I will give you an answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By your definition Circumcision &amp;amp; Education both are &quot;Blasphemy&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If &quot;circumcision is blasphemy&quot;, wouldn't teaching a child to read and write be blasphemy too? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Humans are born illiterate and they will remain that way if they are not taught to read and write. There are millions of people in Africa, India, China who never learn to read or write, by your definition they are in &quot;natural state&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah's order is the rule&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, angels &amp;amp; jinns were ordered by Allah to bow to humans. This in no way means that we humans are superior in any way to Allah, but it simply was &quot;Allah's order&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, it is Allah's order for us to remove the foreskin. Not removing the foreskin would be &quot;blasphemy&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would NOT call it &quot;changing Allah's creation&quot;, but rather &quot;following Allah's orders&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Priority for Muslims&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many medical benefits to circumcision, but I can assure you, that for the millions of Muslims those medical benefits are secondary or may be even not of any importance, it is Allah's order that is of prime importance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastActivityDate="2012-08-27T11:22:32.857" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2346" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2344" CreationDate="2012-08-27T11:34:22.673" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;What is the proper approach when you believe something is Bid'ah but the people around you don't?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Look/research for proof that it is Bid'ah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Is it permissible to do a prayer that you believe is Bid'ah just to please the people around you, if there is a weak hadith/fatwa supporting it?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all if there is a week hadith or fatwa than you should seek to find a stronger one, for the weak in authenticity is a source of fitna.   And to make a form of worship just to please others is called &quot;Al Raya'a الرياء&quot; and this is very dangerous and reduces the real value of the worship for Allah down to nothing because you would be making it for people.  Furthermore if you know it is Bid'ah, don't do it for it leads to hell fire, and all worship that would bring us close to Allah has already been prescribed, and recommended by the Prophet and he has not left anything that would get us close to Allah except that he told us about it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Is it considered haraam because you'd be strengthening a false belief?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are told that All Innovations in religion lead to the hell fire:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَشَرَّ الأُمُورِ مُحْدَثَاتُهَا وَكُلَّ مُحْدَثَةٍ بِدْعَةٌ وَكُلَّ&#xA;  بِدْعَةٍ ضَلاَلَةٌ وَكُلَّ ضَلاَلَةٍ فِي النَّارِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;he worst of things are those that are newly invented; every&#xA;  newly-invented thing is an innovation and every innovation is going&#xA;  astray, and every going astray is in the Fire&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/19/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan Annasa'i&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So isn't anything that we are told that leads to hellfire haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-05-16T15:21:21.790" LastActivityDate="2013-05-16T15:21:21.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2349" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2388" CreationDate="2012-08-27T16:25:48.890" Score="15" ViewCount="2310" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since childhood, I had been hearing many fantasy stories about prophets and other Islamic historical persons. Some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Adam (A) was 60 &lt;del&gt;feet&lt;/del&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubit&quot;&gt;cubit&lt;/a&gt; tall (&lt;del&gt;Its possible, but is there any evidence by Quran/Hadis&lt;/del&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/60#1&quot;&gt;reference&lt;/a&gt;)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Musa (A) fought an enemy who was extremely tall (say 20 times than a normal man)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Buraq was a horse and was female.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A prophet (don't remember who) had a black Pegasus from heaven which was so beautiful that that prophet could not concentrate to his duties. As a result he cut off the Pegasus's wings. The Arabian Black horse is the children of that horse that is why Arabian Black Horse is the best quality horse (truthfulness of this last sentence is off-topic).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;very descriptive conversation between Allah and Adam (A)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These stories were really very nice to hear but as I grew older, I realized that most of these stories are just stories. No evidence is found either by Quran/Hadis or History. Unfortunately, I have found many matured muslims who believe many of such stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does Islam say about believing or spreading such fantasy story?&lt;/strong&gt; I would like to warn people who do such things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please note that I do not claim that all those stories (including the examples here) are necessarily false. I just don't want people believe things without appropriate reference.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further Clarification&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question is not about lying in general. Obviously to lie is a great sin is Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By Fantasy story, I mean those which appears to be impossible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, the Miraj of Muhammad(Sm) and Musa(A) fighting a 20 times tall Man. However, the first one is obviously true (I am sure someone can quote from Quran/Hadith) while the second one may or may not because from whom I heard this did not give me a reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem is: because these stories are about prophets, people usually believe them as Allah often gave prophets unusual power. I am sure a false story may become very harmful, specially when offering Islam to a non-muslim. Therefore, I would like to know what Islam says about spreading them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or, a more general question may be equivalent to this question: &lt;strong&gt;What Islam says about telling something that &lt;em&gt;may or may not&lt;/em&gt; be true? And what about believing such things?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="436" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-30T08:51:52.173" LastActivityDate="2017-06-30T08:51:52.173" Title="Spreading fantasy stories about Prophets: what is the rule?" Tags="|halal-haram|prophet-muhammad|mythology|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2350" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2326" CreationDate="2012-08-27T22:24:11.347" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Talha Bin Abeedullah was killed during the battle of Jamal by Marwaan bin Al Hakam.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ قَيْسٍ، قَالَ:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;رَأَيْتُ مَرْوَانَ بنَ الحَكَمِ حِيْنَ رَمَى طَلْحَةَ يَوْمَئِذٍ&#xA;  بِسَهْمٍ، فَوَقَعَ فِي رُكْبَتِهِ، فَمَا زَالَ يَنْسَحُّ حَتَّى مَاتَ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it is reported that Qais said that he saw Marwaan bin Al-Hakam who&#xA;  threw an arrow at Talha bin Ubaydullah that day, he fell to his knees,and after a while he died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source (in Arabic): &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saaid.net/Doat/alarbi/24.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.saaid.net/Doat/alarbi/24.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-03-14T23:58:18.683" LastActivityDate="2014-03-14T23:58:18.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2351" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2339" CreationDate="2012-08-28T06:21:27.087" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Behind the gold mesh and black curtains are the graves of the prophet Mohammad, Abu Bakr, and Umar Ibn Al-Khattab. Because of the curtains you cannot actually see the graves, and no photos exist that I know of. The grave was first walled off during the reign Umar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-08-28T06:21:27.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2316" CreationDate="2012-08-28T07:50:03.033" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Perhaps it becomes clear if we look at Volume 5, Book 58, Number 156: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Talha was a strong, experienced archer who used to keep his arrow bow strong and well stretched. On that day he broke two or three arrow bows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems to make it clear that this is referring to regular bow-based archery, suggesting that &quot;throw&quot; in the translation is being used simply to describe the flight of the arrow (which might more familiarly termed: to &quot;loose&quot; an arrow).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="143" LastActivityDate="2012-08-28T07:50:03.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2353" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2354" CreationDate="2012-08-28T09:56:33.147" Score="5" ViewCount="641" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the sharia legal system are Muslims and non-Muslims treated equally when:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;placing value on their witness statements?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;carrying out sentencing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="494" LastActivityDate="2012-08-29T07:01:21.290" Title="Are Muslims and non-Muslims treated equally within the sharia legal system?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2353" CreationDate="2012-08-28T10:35:26.983" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes and no. Sharia law is not really practiced in any country in its original form. Countries just claim for it to be the source but that's incorrect. I lived in two Middle Eastern countries and they exercise it quite differently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for witness statements, religon has nothing to do with it, it is more of a reputation thing. If someone is known to be righteous then his statement will be taken into account no matter what religon he follows. However, if someone, even if he's a Muslim, is known to be a liar then his statements should not be taken into consideration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please know that false witness statments are heavily punishable as they might lead to injustice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Carring out sentencing also depends on situation. Non Muslims used to have a choice to be judged by a Muslim or non Muslim law in early Islamic countries. However, countries do it differently nowadays. In Qatar for example, while non Qataries can go to a night club, Qataris can't go as the law is different for them. In other countries like KSA or Iran it's their version Islamic law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In North Africa, kids smoke weed and youngsters drink. There you can drink but you should not wander outside while drunk, otherwise you will be busted and you will do time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again if Islamic law is not really applied, otherwise banks would not have operated there, remember that usury is not allowed in Islam and even Islamic banks practice it in some form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did more research concerning the subject of eyewitnessing. Schools of thought exist in Islam and different schools mean different ideas. As we progress in time, new events, traditions, habbits take place and normally schools of thoughts address those issues and decide if they are ruled as allowed or disallowed. Per example Porn and the Internet, should we forbid the internet because of pornography?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Iranians a while ago decided to start their own network, in KSA and Qatar they filtered the internet and in other country they just left it as it is and said &quot;sinning is choice and we can not protect you from yourself&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back to eyewitnessing, some schools refuse the eyewitnessing of non Muslims and some do. Other accept it only if it is between non Muslims&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But again, Sharia law is not applied like it should be. Umar ibn Al-Khattab was the first Muslim leader after the prophet and his companion. He accepted eyewitnessing of non Muslims against Muslims:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Umar ibn Al-Khattab always favored individual freedom and&#xA;  self-respect. By word of mouth and through his writings he made it&#xA;  very clear that every human being was born free and no one should have&#xA;  to abase himself in front of others. Once, the son of Amr bin As&#xA;  abused and beat up a Copt Christian; on hearing this Umar ibn&#xA;  Al-Khattab had son of Amr punished publicly by the hand of the victim&#xA;  Copt Christian. Then Umar ibn Al-Khattab addressed both father and son&#xA;  and said, &quot;Since when have you turned men into slaves, whereas they&#xA;  are born free of their mothers?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:  The 100: A Ranking Of The Most Influential Persons In History [Paperback]&#xA;Michael H. Hart&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is missing that the Copt christian and his father travalled to see Umar and it was them who informed him about the injustice that took place. You want to read the whole story then look it up. Google is your best friend after all, except if you don't trust google with your data which you should not ;-)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that this helped,&#xA;Best regards&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources for the internet&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/04/iran-plans-to-unplug-the-internet-launch-its-own-clean-alternative/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/04/iran-plans-to-unplug-the-internet-launch-its-own-clean-alternative/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://topnews.us/content/247597-iran-plans-launch-alternative-internet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://topnews.us/content/247597-iran-plans-launch-alternative-internet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_Qatar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_Qatar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would have listed other sources but I don't know the religious words in English and what I have written is from my educational background.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="524" LastEditorUserId="524" LastEditDate="2012-08-29T07:01:21.290" LastActivityDate="2012-08-29T07:01:21.290" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2355" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-28T11:57:39.410" Score="7" ViewCount="797" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even though I am a non-muslim (Orthodox Hindu Brahmin), I am a rational person. I don't stick to my religion, but I study all religions and love all philosophies. It is by that I read the Qur'an and Hadith. I liked it, but though for some points I couldn't get any proper explanation. Ipso facto, I am stating one of the points ad seriatim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know one festival by name &quot;Bakrid&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eid-Al-Adha&lt;/a&gt;). I have read about the history of the festival and liked the sincerity of Prophet Abraham (PBUH) towards the words of God. As per the history, God once wanted to test the faith of Abraham (PBUH) and God came in the dream asking Abraham (PBUH) to sacrifice his own son for him. Abraham (PBUH) being a great prophet and a staunch believer in God, went to his son and told him the same, and his son also agreed the will of God. When Abraham (PBUH) was going to kill his son, God replaced his son by some ram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It makes much sense to me since Abraham (PBUH) had much love towards the God and was ready to sacrifice his own son for the God; there is no problem that God replaced the son by a ram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Question&lt;/em&gt;: Why do other Muslim brothers slaughter animals remembering the sacrifice of Abraham (PBUH)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sacrificing animals is not a test of human sacrifice. If one sacrifices his own hand for God then it's a true sacrifice, but how can sacrificing an animal be considered at the same level as the sacrifice of a man? (The animal is sacrificing its life there.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been having very long debates about vegetarianism and other things but I didn't receive a satisfactory answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After some brother answers this question, I would be interested in an answer to this question too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Question&lt;/em&gt;: If God created animals for eating, why would he create them with the ability to feel pain? He could have removed that stimuli from animals and then make them just only for eating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It contradicts to some extent that God didn't create animals for eating and we humans are having the domination over animals. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="526" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-15T08:56:15.323" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T09:34:21.727" Title="Eid al-Adha: Why do Muslims slaughter animals remembering the sacrifice of Abraham?" Tags="|history|eid-ul-adha|prophet-ibrahim|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2356" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-28T13:43:30.860" Score="19" ViewCount="81687" Body="&lt;p&gt;In summer days my house inhabits a lot of ants.I searched for a anti insect drug but they told me that there is no drug that gets rid of ants without killing.  I don't want to make a sin what do I have to do? Does Islam allow me kill insects in situations like this? what do you offer me as a Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="528" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-08-30T11:53:58.107" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T09:04:58.207" Title="Getting rid of ants and insect Islamic way?" Tags="|taharah|animals|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2357" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2316" CreationDate="2012-08-28T17:17:01.487" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Arabic word &lt;em&gt;rimaya&lt;/em&gt; رماية literally means &lt;em&gt;throwing&lt;/em&gt;, but when it is unqualified it is  used as a synonym for &lt;em&gt;shooting&lt;/em&gt;, which at the time meant archery. In modern usage this has been extended to marksmanship in firearms. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But getting back to the hadith itself, looking at the context we can deduce that the &lt;em&gt;throwing&lt;/em&gt; in question is of the martial kind (i.e. to aid in war). So at the time of the prophet that meant archery, since it was one of the most effective weapons of war at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Applying this hadith in modern times, we find that archery (and javelin throwing) are no longer contemporary battle skills. So we have to assume that it now encompasses their modern equivalent, which is (as I stated earlier) firearm marksmanship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-08-28T17:17:01.487" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2358" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2356" CreationDate="2012-08-29T06:44:07.237" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not a Muslim to provide you authentic references from Quran and Hadith, but as far as my knowledge is concerned I will try to address your queries ad seriatim &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;During the Hajj Pilgrimage, my friend told me that, any Muslim should be in the state of IHRAM and should be completely away from killing ants, lice and any parasites. &lt;strong&gt;&quot; Killing insects: It is forbidden to kill insects or even throwing them down or brush-off an insect originating from one's own body e.g. parasites, lice, bugs, fleece, etc. There is no harm to transfer them from one place to another and the expiation for this rule being violated is to give a handful of food to the poor. &quot;&lt;/strong&gt;  . I am adding the source &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ezsoftech.com/hajj/hajj4.asp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Its really a happy thing that Islam ( I started reading scriptures before short time, and hence don't know that they exist in the religion ) speaks about love towards such small creatures, on the other hand as I said previously ( refer to my comments above ) we have no right to dominate over other creatures. Every creature is a mere creation of God, and that is the humanitarian approach.  &lt;em&gt;&quot;The Holy Prophet Muhammad (S) was asked by his companions if kindness to animals was rewarded in the life hereafter. He replied: 'Yes, there is a meritorious reward for kindness to every living creature'.&quot; (Bukhari)&#xA;&quot;&lt;/em&gt; , &lt;em&gt;All creatures on earth are sentient beings. &quot;There is not an animal on earth, nor a bird that flies on its wings - but they are communities like you.&quot; (The Quran, 6:38)&lt;/em&gt; clarifies these points. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is not a single religion on the face of this world that teaches to be cruel. Islam also says the same thing, as I gave the references above. We can't call anything a predator. Many people kill rats for coming into their fields and eating away the paddy. I ask them, do they create the Paddy by their own? They take the help of the nature's sun-light, nature's water, and nature's earth. I heard one joke that my friend shared. &#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;God laughs on two occasions. He laughs when the physician says to the patient's mother, &quot;Don't be afraid, mother; I shall certainly cure your boy.&quot; God laughs, saying to Himself, &quot;I am going to take his life, and this man says he will save it!&quot; The physician thinks he is the master, forgetting that God is the Master. God laughs again when two brothers divide their land with a string, saying to each other, &quot;This side is mine and that side is yours.&quot; He laughs and says to Himself, &quot;The whole universe belongs to Me, but they say they own this portion or that portion.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we are living on mutual exchange policy. No land belongs to us, even though we have registrations etc, but &lt;strong&gt;AN ANT HAS A SAME RIGHT TO LIVE AND ENJOY THE RESOURCES AS A HUMAN HAS.&lt;/strong&gt; Not only ant, any creature for that instance.  If we call, other creatures as predators, we are the worst predators, for taking the milk from cows, stealing the honey from honey-bees , cutting the plants and building houses etc., &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God never created these things for us . Even though Bible and Quran speaks that God has made the creatures for consuming and other purposes, they should be respected as homo sapiens, only that they don't have rationality. If God created the creatures for Eating purpose, why could he give the element of pain for them? (He could have created them , in such a way that they couldn't experience pain and don't have relations ). The present day science ( bee intelligence and ant intelligence ) reveal that,  they too have feelings, and they too keep relation-ships in their language. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am happy that Quran and other scriptures have revealed it thousands of years ago, when Science didn't advance. You can read more on this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ivu.org/news/1-96/muslim.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; . The reference provides beautiful words in Quran that condemn testing animals, blood sports and hunting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salute to Quran's kindness towards creatures. People due to their misconceptions change the rules to satisfy themselves. But no religion says to be cruel towards other animals. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="526" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-12T08:56:27.233" LastActivityDate="2015-11-12T08:56:27.233" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2341" CreationDate="2012-08-29T11:07:09.553" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;(6341) – Abu ‘Abd Allah said: And Al-Uwaysi said, “Muhammad ibn Ja’far related to me about Yahya ibn Sa’id and Shurayk [that] they heard Anas say about the Prophet – may Allah bless and grant him peace: “He raised his hands until I saw the whiteness of his armpits.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abdullah ibn Zubayr (Allah be pleased with him) saw a person raising his hands and supplicating before he completed his prayer. When he ended his prayer, he said to him: “The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace) never used to raise his hands until after completing his prayer.” (Recorded by Tabrani in his al-Mu’jam, and authenticated by al-Haythami in Majma’ al-Zawaid vol. 1, pg. 169) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure how authentic the above hadiths is but I came across it a few times and thought that it is relevant to your question. Maybe the confusion is for raising your hands during Salah, which is not Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="460" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-31T07:51:32.233" LastActivityDate="2015-08-31T07:51:32.233" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2360" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-08-29T12:06:49.173" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawm#Definition&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Definition&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims are prohibited from eating, drinking, smoking, and engaging in sexual intercourse from dawn (fajr) to sunset (maghrib) while fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fasting is essentially an attempt to seek nearness to Allah and increase one's piety. One of the remote aims of fasting is to empathize with those less fortunate ones who do not always have food and drink readily available. Also one must try to avoid cursing and thinking evil thoughts. Fasting is also viewed as a means of controlling one's desires (of hunger, thirst, sexuality, anger) and focusing more on devoting oneself to God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sawm also carries a significant spiritual meaning. It teaches one the principle of love: because when one observes fasting, it is done out of deep love for God and to learn self-restraint.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2018-03-26T09:47:09.823" LastActivityDate="2018-03-26T09:47:09.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2361" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-08-29T12:06:49.173" Score="0" Body="Sawm الصوم or Siyam الصيام is the Arabic word for fasting." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-16T12:00:06.140" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T12:00:06.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2355" CreationDate="2012-08-30T03:03:32.210" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have identified two questions but I will answer one of them fully i.e. about Eid &amp;amp; sacrifice. I will answer the vegetarianism vs non vegetarianism question in short. But I would beg you to open another question, so that people who read the title can read the answer too.... This will make this site more useful for people seeking answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;A) Why do Muslims sacrifice animals to remember Ibrahim(pbuh)?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly , I'd like to bring to your notice that it is recommended that the meat is normally divided into 3 equal parts. One part is for the poor (charity), the second part is for friends, neighbors and family(sharing), the last part we eat oursleves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is this willingness to do acts of charity &amp;amp; sharing that we will be rewarded by Allah. It is these good deeds that make us closer to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This fact is confirmed by the Quran...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;It is not their meat nor their blood, that reaches Allah: it is your piety that reaches Him;.. &quot; (Quran 22:37)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above verse is very clear that nothing reaches Allah except for the righteousness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This simply implies, even if we sacrificed anything (including the hand), it would not reach Allah rather the righteousness and piety.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibrahim(pbuh) was promised honor in the coming generations for his great act of sacrifice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations: ..&quot;(Quran 37:108)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This honor is in the form of the Hajj (and Eid), where we follow and remember Ibrahim(pbuh) &amp;amp; his families acts. No Abrahamic faith except Islam can boast of having its biggest pilgrimage to honor this great prophet(pbuh) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;B) Why do Muslims eat animals and plants?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scientifically, if you see the teeth of carnivorous animals like lions &amp;amp; tigers, you will notice they have  strong molar teeth(back teeth) and weak or absent incisors. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you see the teeth of herbivorous animals like cow and deer, you will notice that they have incisor teeth(front teeth) but weak or absent molar teeth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BUT if you see humans, we have both molars and incisors which are sufficiently developed. So since we have both the sets of teeth, we should eat both meat and vegetables.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastActivityDate="2012-08-30T03:03:32.210" CommentCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2340" CreationDate="2012-08-30T08:32:03.923" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes&lt;/strong&gt;, there are other occasions for which Adhaan can be used. Adhaan was originally legislated to call people to prayer for the five obligatory prayers and the Jumu'ah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another permissible occasion is upon seeing a spirit or apparition from the Jinn because of the hadith :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the Jinn try to mislead you (by taking different shapes), hasten&#xA;  to pronounce Adhan (call to Prayer). [&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Narrated by Jabir ibn 'Abdullah, Musnad Ahmad no. 13865]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Calling out adhaan when someone sees the Jinn, will drive him away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what is legislated from Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Fatawa/Fatwaprint.aspx?id=1180&amp;amp;BookID=8&amp;amp;sectionid=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ruling on announcing Adhan for purposes other than Salah&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2014-06-12T16:49:40.927" LastActivityDate="2014-06-12T16:49:40.927" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2366" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2349" CreationDate="2012-08-30T15:05:46.317" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Adam (A) was 60 feet cubit tall (Its possible, but is there any&#xA;  evidence by Quran/Hadis reference)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, from a translation of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sultan.org/books/bukhari/055.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari - Volume 4, Book 55, Number 543&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &quot;Allah created Adam, making him 60 cubits tall. When&#xA;  He created him, He said to him, &quot;Go and greet that group of angels,&#xA;  and listen to their reply, for it will be your greeting (salutation)&#xA;  and the greeting (salutations of your offspring.&quot; So, Adam said (to&#xA;  the angels), As-Salamu Alaikum (i.e. Peace be upon you). The angels&#xA;  said, &quot;As-salamu Alaika wa Rahmatu-l-lahi&quot; (i.e. Peace and Allah's&#xA;  Mercy be upon you). Thus the angels added to Adam's salutation the&#xA;  expression, 'Wa Rahmatu-l-lahi,' Any person who will enter Paradise&#xA;  will resemble Adam (in appearance and figure). People have been&#xA;  decreasing in stature since Adam's creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I'm not sure if I've fully understood your question, but it sounds like you're asking if it's OK in islam to lie?...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“O you who believe! Be afraid of Allaah, and be with those who are&#xA;  true (in word and deeds).” [al-Tawbah 9:119]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read a &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/2424&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; here about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if these fantasy stories are true, what's the harm in telling them and what's the harm in believing them?  But if these fantasy stories are lies, they should not be told and they should not be believed in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2012-08-30T18:36:02.780" LastActivityDate="2012-08-30T18:36:02.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2349" CreationDate="2012-08-30T15:36:18.777" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;These kinds of stories if it does not come form The Quran or sunnah, than most come from legends, for example (this is the only example I could think of)  in Syria when you go and visit Maqamul Arba'een on Mountin Qasiun, when you take the tour and go into the no camera area, which is a cave.  In this cave there is a hand print on the wall which &quot;legend says&quot; when Qabeel killed Habeel the mountain was so sad that it was falling down, so Allah sent Jibreel to hold up the mountain so that is the reason for the hand print, and the legend goes on.  Now there is absolutely no evidences from the Qur'an or sunnah that proofs this legend true.  So your &quot;Fantasy stories&quot; may come from such legends.  There is no real way to tell whether such stories are true or not so it is better to stick to the stories from Qur'an and sunnah, and what I mean by that is only believe those stories.  Now it is not good to spread something that might or might not be true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/15-15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/24/15-15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-08-30T15:36:18.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2368" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2356" CreationDate="2012-08-30T16:36:20.667" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is prohibited to kill ants.  The Prophet {Peace Be Upon Him} has prohibited the killing of ants and three other creatures:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/495&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) prohibited to kill four&#xA;  creatures: ants, bees, hoopoes, and sparrow-hawks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ،&#xA;  حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ&#xA;  عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ إِنَّ&#xA;  النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ قَتْلِ أَرْبَعٍ مِنَ&#xA;  الدَّوَابِّ النَّمْلَةُ وَالنَّحْلَةُ وَالْهُدْهُدُ وَالصُّرَدُ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is haram to kill ants, it would also be bad to have someone else like an exterminator kill the ants, for it would mean that he will also be doing haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, if someone stops at a place, or goes to bed at night and says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I seek refuge in the Perfect Word of Allah from the evil of what He&#xA;  has created&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nothing would harm him, until he moves from that place.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/370910&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Narrated by Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only things that could be given is tips on how to rid of them without killing them.&#xA;Marc Gravell gave a link a good &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/217/1/Ant-deterrent-tips.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the tips:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pouring lemon juice around areas ants frequent.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pouring boiling water over their tracks (destroys the scent trail)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[Put a] sugar trail away from the house to [the] compost pile and put out the intent that they would find a greater feast there.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-03-31T14:21:06.237" LastActivityDate="2013-03-31T14:21:06.237" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2294" CreationDate="2012-08-31T01:06:23.923" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah Says in Suratul Isra'a Ayah 32:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَقۡرَبُواْ ٱلزِّنَىٰٓ‌ۖ إِنَّهُ ۥ كَانَ فَـٰحِشَةً۬ وَسَآءَ&#xA;سَبِيلاً۬ (٣٢)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nor come nigh to adultery: for it is a shameful (deed) and an evil, opening the road (to other evils). (32)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zina is Haram, and in this Ayah it is clear that Allah did not say do not commit Zina, no he says do not even come close to Zina.  So not coming close to Zina means blocking everything that will get you there, the eyes which should be lowered, and the gentiles and others.  One should not date, rather he should look into marrying.  Dating can also help you get to sin Zina, so helping in that sin is and even helping to get another person in their sin is not allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَعَاوَنُواْ عَلَى ٱلۡإِثۡمِ وَٱلۡعُدۡوَٲنِ‌ۚ&#xA;help ye not one another in sin and rancour&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-08-31T01:06:23.923" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="269" CreationDate="2012-08-31T08:59:41.173" Score="32" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am going to approche this question from another angle. Here is a list of animals mention in the holy book:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;The Quail&#xA;The Hoopoe&#xA;The Crow&#xA;The Lion&#xA;The Whale&#xA;The Wolf&#xA;The Dog&#xA;The Ant&#xA;The Cow&#xA;The Donkey&#xA;The Horse&#xA;The Elephant&#xA;The Camel&#xA;The Bee&#xA;The Snake&#xA;The Termite&#xA;The Spider&#xA;The Fly&#xA;The Ewe&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you know any other animals that exist in nature that are not listed above? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you answere yes, then yes you can believe in Dinosaurs.&#xA;If you answere no, then that says a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People should not be thinking like, it's not mentioned then it's not possible or does not exist. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The holy book is list rules not a list of things. After all:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;طلب العلم فريضة &amp;gt;&amp;gt; seeking knowledge is obligatory upon every muslim&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="524" LastEditorUserId="524" LastEditDate="2012-08-31T10:24:33.923" LastActivityDate="2012-08-31T10:24:33.923" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2349" CreationDate="2012-08-31T10:05:40.477" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, let me assert that it would be a sin to spread these fantasy stories &lt;strong&gt;as real&lt;/strong&gt; because they undoubtedly fall under the category of &quot;lying&quot; even if it might have glorified the prophets/islam in anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When asked about the permissibility of narrating unverified stories, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fatwa-online.com/scholarsbiographies/15thcentury/ibnuthaymeen.htm&quot;&gt;Sheikh Muhammad ibn al Uthaymeen&lt;/a&gt; ruled thus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not permissible for a person, a storyteller or one who gives advice, to narrate a hadeeth and attribute it to the Messenger (sallallahu alayhe wassallam) whilst he does not know if it is authentic. And it is (also) not permissible for him to narrate a hadeeth whilst he knows it to be weak. However, if he narrates a weak hadeeth to reveal it's weakness and warn the people from it, then that is obligatory.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Likewise, he should not narrate stories which he assumes are worthy (of being narrated) without checking (their authenticity)&lt;/strong&gt;, and he should not narrate stories which he knows are fabricated, because that is being &lt;strong&gt;dishonest and deceiving the people&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.defenderofsunnah.com/fatwa/concise-fatwa/miscellaneous/dawah/2132-narrating-unverified-stories-in-the-path-of-dawah&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[0]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If these fantasy stories also include our Prophet, we must also note that the Prophet himself said the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Whoever tells lies about me deliberately, let him take his place in Hell.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1291; Muslim, 933. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;Regarding spreading fantasy stories &lt;strong&gt;with a clear disclaimer&lt;/strong&gt; that it is not true, such may be classified as fiction. And a ruling on that by Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If it is made perfectly clear that this did not really happen, and that the story is being told just to give an example, then there is nothing wrong with that, but one should be careful to ensure that the style, contents and goal are beneficial and that the story helps to explain something about Islam and serves as a effective means of teaching and guiding people. We ask Allaah to grant you strength.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistersbookroom.net/t139-fatwa-about-writing-fiction&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding &quot;fantasy stores&quot; you mentioned it may rather be held as &quot;legends&quot; for historical reasons and it should be made clear that it is a legend rather than true incidents. (because there is very little information that it could be real) Believing such stories is not right because it should be backed by authentic reports of hadiths and/or the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user123" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-09-02T17:29:29.990" LastActivityDate="2012-09-02T17:29:29.990" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2356" CreationDate="2012-08-31T11:10:59.230" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shia jurisprudence any insect that harm or we suspect they may harm is allowed to be killed, even though its name appear in Quran, including ants. As a more general rule, if I've understood right, killing animals or insects or plants for a reasonable and religiously-admittable reason is allowed (&lt;em&gt;exceptions always may arise though!&lt;/em&gt;); but for not admittable reasons, like for fun or as sport and etc. it would be a place for problem. Killing some animals like snakes and scorpions may even be encouraged. Specifically, there is a Hadeeth from Imam Sadiq peace be upon him that killing the ants is allowed whether they will harm any or not &amp;quot;ِلَا بَأْسَ بِقَتْلِ النَّمْلِ آذَيْنَكَ أَوْ لَمْ يُؤْذِينَك‏&amp;quot;, however, there are Ahadeeth that suggest not to kill the honey bees, and there are Ahadeeth that allows killing some insects like mosquitoes only if they harm you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that sometimes apparently contradicting Ahadeeth may be found that are not really contradicting, they are either wrongly narrated or the translations are problematic, e.g. for ant we have at least two Arabic word: &amp;quot;النمل&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;الذر&amp;quot;. Consult &lt;a href=&quot;http://porseman.org/q/show.aspx?id=173444&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread12894.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, all in  Persian, for more explanations, from Fiqh perspective and from Ethic perspective. Also see the section &amp;quot;بَابُ جَوَازِ قَتْلِ الْحَيَّاتِ وَ النَّمْلِ وَ الذَّرِّ وَ سَائِرِ الْمُؤْذِيَاتِ وَ كَرَاهَةِ قَتْلِ حَيَّاتِ الْبُيُوتِ مَعَ عَدَمِ الْخَوْفِ مِنْ أَذَاهَا&amp;quot; of the great Hadeeth book &amp;quot;وسائل الشیعة&amp;quot;. Finally note that this is never true while being in Hadj!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, it is reported from an authentic tradition from Imam Ali (A.S.) that whoever recites the following Duala at bed-time his poverty and problems will disappear, and &lt;strong&gt;will not be harmed by any dangerous insect&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اَلّلهُمَّ اَنْتَ اْلاَوَّلُ فَلا شَيْءَ قَبْلَكَ وَاَنْتَ الظّاهِرُ فَلا شَيْءَ فَوْقَكَ وَاَنْتَ الْباطِنُ فَلا شَيْءَ دُونَكَ وَاَنْتَ اْلآخِرُ فَلا شَيْءَ بَعْدَكَ اَلّلهُمَّ رَبُّ السَّمواتِ الْسَبْعِ وَرَبُّ اْلاَرَضينَ السَّبْعِ وَرَبُّ التَّوْراةِ وَاْلاِنْجيلِ وَالزَّبُورِ وَالْقُرآنِ الْحَكيمِ اَعُوذُبِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ دابَةٍ اَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِناصِيَتِها اِنَّكَ عَلى صِراطٍ مُسْتَقيمٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaahumma Antal Awwalu Falaa Shay'a Qablaka Wa Antadh-Dhwaahiru Falaa Shay'un Fawqaka Wa Antal Baatwinu Falaa Shay'a Doonaka Wa Antal Aakhiru Falaa Shay'a Ba'adaka. Allaahumma Rabbas-Samaawaatis-Sab'I Wa Rabbal Aradheenas-Sab'I Wa Rabbat-Tawraati Wal Injeeli Waz-Zaboor Wal Qur'aani-l Hakeem. Aoodhu Bika Min Sharri Kulli Daabbatin Anta Aakhizun Bi  Naaswiyatihaa, Innaka Alaa Swiraatum Mustaqeem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/bedtimedua.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This dua has worked fine for me at bedtime but I haven't tested this solution in other times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T09:04:58.207" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2373" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2375" CreationDate="2012-08-31T13:35:56.423" Score="13" ViewCount="21812" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am wondering whether leather is halal or haram if the animal dies or is killed in the wrong way? I got a couch that was made of leather, I took it but I did not want it in the house or to be sat on because I think it is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2019-07-24T13:06:25.523" Title="Is leather haram if the animal dies a haram way?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="269" CreationDate="2012-08-31T14:02:01.223" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why muslims should not believe in dinosaur? Since, believing in dinosaur does not contradict any fundamental beliefs of Islam, We should all believe it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And before Allah created mankind, the earth existed. So, the dinosaur could exist also, especially when we have discovered fossil of them. I think, believing in dinosaur has nothing to do with the fundamental teaching of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="177" LastActivityDate="2012-08-31T14:02:01.223" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2373" CreationDate="2012-08-31T14:42:57.013" Score="10" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, &amp;quot;I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out or the flesh of swine - for indeed, it is impure - or it be [that slaughtered in] disobedience, dedicated to other than Allah . But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], then indeed, your Lord is Forgiving and Merciful.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قُل لَّا أَجِدُ فِي مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ مُحَرَّمًا عَلَىٰ طَاعِمٍ يَطْعَمُهُ إِلَّا أَن يَكُونَ مَيْتَةً أَوْ دَمًا مَّسْفُوحًا أَوْ لَحْمَ خِنزِيرٍ فَإِنَّهُ رِجْسٌ أَوْ فِسْقًا أُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ بِهِ ۚ فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ غَيْرَ بَاغٍ وَلَا عَادٍ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/145&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-'An`ām:145]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prohibition on &lt;em&gt;maitah&lt;/em&gt; (dead meat) is explicitly in regards to eating it, not on using its leather for other purposes.  There are a number of &lt;em&gt;sahih ahadith&lt;/em&gt; regarding the hides of dead animals, where the prophet is reported to have permitted their use, such as this one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet passed by a dead sheep that had been thrown aside. He said: &amp;quot;Who does this belong to?&amp;quot; They said: &amp;quot;Maimunah.&amp;quot; He said: &amp;quot;Why did she not make use of its skin?&amp;quot; They said: &amp;quot;It is dead meat (i.e., it was not slaughtered properly).&amp;quot; He said: &amp;quot;Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has only forbidden us to eat it.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِذَا أَرْسَلْتَ كَلْبَكَ فَذَكَرْتَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فَقَتَلَ وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ فَكُلْ وَإِنْ أَكَلَ مِنْهُ فَلاَ تَأْكُلْ فَإِنَّمَا أَمْسَكَهُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَمْ يُمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/nasai/41/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sunan an-Nasai]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above indicates that even if an animal dies or is killed in a manner which would render its meat &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;, the hide itself — insofar as it is not eaten, as couches typically aren't — remains permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While some variations on the above &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; include a condition that the hide be tanned before using it, they remain inconsistent on this point.  However, there is a more general &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt;, also &lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt;, which clearly indicates that hide is purified by the process of tanning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abdullah b. Abbas said: I heard the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) say: When the skin is tanned it becomes purified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏ &amp;quot;‏ إِذَا دُبِغَ الإِهَابُ فَقَدْ طَهُرَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/3/133&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This still doesn't indicate whether rawhide (i.e., untanned leather) is permissible, but it does reinforce the idea that leather from &lt;em&gt;maitah&lt;/em&gt;, if it is tanned, can be used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(As an aside, I've read claims that God commanded Musa to remove his shoes in the valley of Tuwa (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/20/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 20:12&lt;/a&gt;) specifically because they were made of untanned leather; I can't speak for their authenticity, but it's worth noting.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, while the general meaning of the tanning &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; suggests that all hides become pure after tanning, there is disagreement among the scholars whether this would actually apply to hides which are inherently impure (e.g., pigskin), or if it only applies to those which would otherwise be permissible to eat if they weren't &lt;em&gt;maitah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, as long as the couch is made of tanned cow leather (which, as far as I know, most leather couches are) I know of nothing which would prohibit it's use.  If it's made of untanned leather, or pig leather, there is some dispute as to it's permissibility; in lieu of any strong evidences to the contrary, my personal opinion is that they would remain permissible, although not preferable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-06-09T19:54:58.187" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2373" CreationDate="2012-08-31T14:49:34.117" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many hadiths in which the prophet says that tanning an animals skin (the process in which leather is made) makes an animals skin pure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“If the hide of an animal is tanned, it becomes pure.” sahih muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(refering to tanning) “Only the eating of dead animals is prohibited.” [Sahîh al-Bukhârî and Sahîh Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Tanning them is as slaughtering them.” sunan- al-Nasai&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there is also a wide range of views on this hadith by the different schools of thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Hanafi school&lt;/strong&gt; of thought states that it purifies all animal skins exept that of a pig.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn `Abd al-Barr states that this is “…the opinion narrated from Mâlik and most of his students, since it (the pig) is forbidden in and of itself, whether living or dead. Its hide is like its flesh. Tanning does not purify its hide any more than being alive makes its flesh pure.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Shafi'i school&lt;/strong&gt; of thought states, that in addition to pigs being nijis regardless of tanning, dog's skin too cannot be used even after tanning. The severity of its impurity is established by the fact that the Prophet (peace be upon him) ordered us to wash a dish seven times, once with soil, if a dog drinks from it, as this hadith mentions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Mughaffal reported:&#xA;  The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) ordered killing of the dogs, and then said: What about them, i. e. about other dogs? and then granted concession (to keep) the dog for hunting and the dog for (the security) of the herd, and said: When the dog licks the utensil, wash it seven times, and rub it with earth the eighth time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُغَفَّلِ، قَالَ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِقَتْلِ الْكِلاَبِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ مَا بَالُهُمْ وَبَالُ الْكِلاَبِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ رَخَّصَ فِي كَلْبِ الصَّيْدِ وَكَلْبِ الْغَنَمِ وَقَالَ ‏&quot;‏ إِذَا وَلَغَ الْكَلْبُ فِي الإِنَاءِ فَاغْسِلُوهُ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ وَعَفِّرُوهُ الثَّامِنَةَ فِي التُّرَابِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/2/119&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The third opinion&lt;/strong&gt; is held by some scholars that tanning can only be used on animals its lawful to eat if they were slaughtered correctly. This is based on the wording of the hadith &quot;tanning is as slaughtering them&quot;&lt;sup&gt;citation needed&lt;/sup&gt; it is argued that if tanning is as slaughtering an animal then tanning somthing such as a tiger still wouldn't be halal since is wouldn't be halal by simply slaughtering it. This means that only dead cows, sheep, camels, and other food animals can be purified by tanning them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And the last&lt;/strong&gt;, and very weak opinion is that no animals flesh can be purified by tanning. This is based on weak ahadith in which the prophet says: &lt;strong&gt;“Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) prohibited the use of the sinew and hide of an animal that dies (without being slaughtered).”&lt;/strong&gt; Ibn `Abd al-Barr says about this hadîth that its chain of transmission is not strong. This last view would also mean that the weak hadith would contradict the stong one, which means that one must be incorrect, and most likley its the weak one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-07-24T13:06:25.523" LastActivityDate="2019-07-24T13:06:25.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2377" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2380" CreationDate="2012-08-31T17:18:51.153" Score="3" ViewCount="45641" Body="&lt;p&gt;In sura &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Qamar 54:1-2&lt;/a&gt;, it is evident that the Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two]. And if they&#xA;  see a miracle, they turn away and say, &quot;Passing magic.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Did this phenomena ever happened? Who witnessed it if it ever happened? What were the circumstances under which it happened? I would like to know the history behind it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or, it just never happened. In that case, what does 54:1-2 mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T05:29:21.040" LastActivityDate="2020-04-20T04:01:41.420" Title="Did the Quran mention the splitting of the moon as a miracle?" Tags="|tafseer|quranic-events|miracles|surat-al-qamar|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2378" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2406" CreationDate="2012-08-31T17:27:51.883" Score="5" ViewCount="12048" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since converting to Islam I've always attended my (atheist) family's Christmas celebrations (though they are &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; celebrated in a religious way).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My parents expect me to give gifts to my family, and I know how important this gift giving is to them, and how highly regarded parents are to a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found a hadith (emailed to me by a friend) that seems to support my logic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated ‘Aisha:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah’s Apostles used to accept gifts and used to give something in return.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 47, Number 758).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it Halal to reciprocate with gifts in this fashion, though it is haram to celebrate a religious holiday not form Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-04-26T02:49:58.887" Title="Can I reciprocate with gifts at christmas?" Tags="|hadith|practical-islam|holidays|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2379" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2341" CreationDate="2012-08-31T17:30:24.200" Score="10" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Is raising one's hands for du'a after each and every salat bid'a?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims make du'a on several occasions. There are instances reported where the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) raised his hand during du'a and there are instances where he did not. It is a Sunnah to raise our hands in the postures in which he raised his and it is a Sunnah not to raise them in the postures he did not raise his hands in. For instance, before you finish Tahiyyat i.e. before the taslim, there is a du'a - Do you raise hands in that? No. Similarly, between the prostrations, you say &quot;Rabbi, ighfir li&quot;, that is also a du'a. Do you raise hands? No. Because, the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) did not. There are no reports that he did. And if you do an action of worship, which has no evidence in Islam, then it is rejected.  He (salalallahu alayhi wassalam) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Anyone who does an action which is not in accordance with this matter&#xA;  of ours (Islam) will have it rejected.” &lt;strong&gt;[Sahih Muslim #1718]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) never raised the hands after the obligatory prayers. However, in other situations, the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) did - like when supplicating for rain or during the Friday Khutbah or any other occasion etc. Hence, raising hands during du'a after the obligatory prayers is a bid'ah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Is it true that the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) never really raised his hands in Du'a except in Salat Istisqa'a (salat in which people ask Allah to bring rains)? Are there other instances where the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) raised his hands?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other instances (not exhaustive) - During Qunoot of Witr &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) used to raise his hands in&#xA;  his qunoot an-naazilah, supplicating against people.  &lt;strong&gt;[Saheeh: Ahmad&#xA;  3/137, al-Mu'jam as-Sagheer, and al-Bayhaqee in Dalaa'il an-Nubuwwah&#xA;  and as-Sunan al-Kubraa]&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Also I remember reading a Hadith in which the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) said that Allah is shy of His servant when he raises his hands in Du'a, and Allah does not like not to answer to him when he puts his hands down. I would like to know where this Hadith is and it's authenticity.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Salman Al-Farisy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Your Lord is Most Shy and Most&#xA;  Generous! He is so Shy that He does not send His Servant's&#xA;  supplications back without answering them when His Servant raises his&#xA;  hands on supplicating Him. &lt;strong&gt;[Ahmad #23202, Abu Dawud #1488]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadeeth is usually quoted as a proof of permissibility of raising hands. However, the answer to that is that the hadeeth is meant for outside of the&#xA;salaah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=12129&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Raising the hands when saying Du`a' after obligatory Salah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=1824&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ruling on raising hands for supplications&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Fatawa/Fatwaprint.aspx?id=1831&amp;amp;BookID=&amp;amp;sectionid=8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ruling on raising the hands for Du`a'&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-16T11:36:08.680" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T11:36:08.680" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2380" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2377" CreationDate="2012-08-31T18:37:23.857" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn `Abbas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The moon was split into two parts during the lifetime of the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/61/142&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 3638&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated `Abdullah bin Masud:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During the lifetime of the Prophet the moon was split into two parts&#xA;  and on that the Prophet said, &quot;Bear witness (to thus). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/61/140&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 3636&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; Both Abdullah ibn Masud and Ibn Abbass were companions of the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) and also, one of the greatest scholars of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/qurantafseer/ibnkathir/ibnkathir_web/54.51236.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;History&lt;/a&gt; is :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/61/141&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; recorded that Anas bin Malik said, &quot;The people of Makkah&#xA;  asked the Messenger of Allah to produce a miracle, and he showed them&#xA;  the splitting of the moon into two parts, until they saw (the mount&#xA;  of) Hira' between them.'' This Hadith is recorded in the Two Sahihs&#xA;  with various chains of narration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and Allah said what you quoted from Surah Al-Qamar 54:1-2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narration of Jabyr bin Mut'im&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Ahmad recorded that Jubayr bin Mut'im said, &quot;The moon was split&#xA;  into two pieces during the time of Allah's Prophet ; &lt;strong&gt;a part of the&#xA;  moon was over one mountain and another part over another mountain&lt;/strong&gt;. So&#xA;  they said, Muhammad has taken us by his magic.' They then said, `If&#xA;  he was able to take us by magic, he will not be able to do so with all&#xA;  people.''' Only Imam Ahmad recorded this Hadith with this chain of&#xA;  narration. Al-Bayhaqi used another chain of narration in a similar&#xA;  Hadith he collected in Ad-Dala'il.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/qurantafseer/ibnkathir/ibnkathir_web/index.54.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir of Surah Qamar&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from that,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You might be knowing the &lt;a href=&quot;http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap021029.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;fault line&lt;/a&gt; in the moon that splits it. NASA says it appears all over the moon. Not that I am claiming evidence that it happened during the splitting of moon by Prophet (Peace be upon him), but it can be a food for thought. NASA doesn't have any concrete evidence regarding how it happened. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Annemarie Schimmel (a non-Muslim author of &quot;And Muhammad Is His Messenger: The Veneration of the Prophet in Islamic Piety&quot;, University of North Carolina Press, 1985, p.69–70) quotes Qadi Iyaad in support of this miracle as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;It has not been said of any people on the earth that the moon was&#xA;  observed that night such that it could be stated that it was not&#xA;  split. Even if this had been reported from many different places, so&#xA;  that one would have to exclude the possibility that all agreed upon a&#xA;  lie, yet, we would not accept this as proof to the contrary, for the&#xA;  moon is not seen in the same way by different people.... An eclipse is&#xA;  visible in one country but not in the other one; in one place it is&#xA;  total, in the other one only partial.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I, also, have storyline with references (in the link to source), but I am not sure about the authenticity of the all. Most of references are known to me as authentic like Sahih Bukhari, Tirmidhi, Muslim, Musnad Ahmad, Tafsir of Tabari, Qurtubi etc and I am not sure about the rest. But, if you are curious:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The miracle of the splitting of the moon occurred before the migration&#xA;  to Medina upon the demands of the polytheists with the permission&#xA;  of God and it was shown by the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as narrated by&#xA;  many companions like Anas b. Malik, Hz. Ali, Huzayfa b. Yaman,&#xA;  Abdullah b. Mas’ud, Abdullah b. Abbas, Abdullah b. Umar,&#xA;  Abdullah b. Amr b. As , Jubayr b. Mut’im (May Allah be pleased&#xA;  with all of them). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Among Quraish polytheists, Walid b. Mughira, Abu Jahl. As b. Wail, As&#xA;  b. Hisham, Aswad b. Abdi Yaghus, Aswad b. Muttalib, Zama b. Aswad,&#xA;  Nadr b. Harith and others said to the prophet Muhammad (PBUH):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“If you truly are a Prophet that has been appointed by Allah, then&#xA;  split the moon in half. Let it be in such a way that one half will&#xA;  appear over the &lt;em&gt;Mount Abu Qubais&lt;/em&gt; and the other half will be seen over&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;Mount Quayqian&lt;/em&gt;.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The prophet Muhammad (PBUH) asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“If I do it, will you become Muslims?”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The polytheists answered:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“Yes, we will.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the 14th night, when it was full moon, the prophet Muhammad (PBUH)&#xA;  wanted Almighty Allah to give him the miracle which the polytheists&#xA;  demanded from him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the Gabriel (AS) informed the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) that God&#xA;  had accepted his prayer, he announced it to the Meccans. The&#xA;  polytheists witnessed the splitting of the moon on the 14th night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Almighty God let the moon split in half, one half standing over&#xA;  Mount Abu Qubais and the other half over Mount Quayqian, the Prophet&#xA;  Muhammad (PBUH) shouted at Muslims:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“O Abu Salama b. Abdulasad! Arqam b. Abi’l Erqam! Bear witness!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And to the polytheists, he said, &lt;strong&gt;“Bear witness! So and so!&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, the polytheists said  &lt;strong&gt;“This is one of the spells of Abu&#xA;  Kabsha’s Son.” “The son of Abu Kabsha cast a spell on you!” &#xA;  They said “Muhammad cast a spell on us!”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some of them also said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“If Muhammad had cast a spell on us then, He couldn’t have cast a&#xA;  spell on everyone! Let us ask the wayfarers who came from the&#xA;  surrounding areas if they saw what we saw.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They asked the people who came from every everywhere. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“Yes! We also did see the moon in that state! We saw the moon as&#xA;  split! They informed that the moon was split. Among the people who&#xA;  came from everywhere and seen the moon split, there was no one who had&#xA;  not informed them about it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, the polytheists rejected to be Muslims and to believe by&#xA;  saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“This is a prevalent magic!” , they said “Abu Talib’s orphan&#xA;  affected the sky with his spell!” .&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/showthread.php?t=12189&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;splitting of the moon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-09-01T13:10:53.560" LastActivityDate="2012-09-01T13:10:53.560" CommentCount="16" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2381" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-08-31T21:16:13.090" Score="2" ViewCount="105" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Possible Duplicate:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/368/what-is-the-fate-of-someone-who-died-never-hearing-of-islam&quot;&gt;What is the fate of someone who died never hearing of Islam?&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Islam accept that there was life before the Prophet's birth? If yes, then at that time on what basis people were admitted to the afterlife?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="539" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2012-08-31T22:54:52.697" Title="What happened to people who were born and died before the Prophet's birth?" Tags="|sharia|prophets|history|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2012-10-15T10:44:07.463" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2382" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7739" CreationDate="2012-08-31T23:54:10.113" Score="7" ViewCount="456" Body="&lt;p&gt;(&lt;em&gt;question prompted by the answers on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2373/is-leather-haram-if-the-animal-dies-a-haram-way&quot;&gt;this related question&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a &lt;em&gt;sahih hadith&lt;/em&gt; wherein the Prophet (Peace be Upon Him) is reported to have said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the skin is tanned it becomes purified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the meaning of this &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt;, many schools accept that tanning leather removes &lt;em&gt;najasah&lt;/em&gt;, such as when the leather comes from a dead animal (&lt;em&gt;maitah&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is known that with modern advancements in technology, tanning is not necessarily performed in the same manner as it was during the time of the Prophet (Peace be Upon Him).  For example, innovations such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanning#Chemistry_of_chrome_tanning&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chrome tanning&lt;/a&gt; were likely unknown to the Arab world in the seventh century.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What ruling does tanning leather fall under?  I have been told that it falls under the ruling that tanning chemically alters the leather (i.e., &lt;em&gt;istihalah&lt;/em&gt;), meaning that tanned leather is not the same as untanned leather; if this is the case then the resulting leather would be just as pure regardless of the method of tanning, so long as a chemical reaction has taken place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am particularly interested in any scholarly opinions on this matter: How was leather tanned during the time of the Prophet (Peace be Upon Him), and is tanning with chromium (or any other modern method) considered the same as tanning via these traditional means?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2013-03-18T12:23:07.290" Title="Is leather tanned via modern methods still considered pure?" Tags="|taharah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2383" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-01T01:02:01.040" Score="18" ViewCount="19214" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why were the rest of the world ignored, don't they have the right to get a messenger from God?  I could argue that no prophet was ever sent to Australia, Asia, North America, South America. In other words Eskimos (Siberia), Red Indians (North America), Aborigines (Australia),Mayas &amp;amp; Aztecs (advance civilizations in south America) were never mentioned in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did God only choose Arabia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-11-21T18:46:44.773" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T10:40:47.120" Title="Why did God send prophets only to Arabia?" Tags="|allah|prophets|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2384" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2383" CreationDate="2012-09-01T01:34:05.777" Score="31" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah has not sent messengers only to Arabia, Allah has said in the Qur'an that he has sent a messenger every people:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدۡ بَعَثۡنَا فِى ڪُلِّ أُمَّةٍ۬ رَّسُولاً أَنِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ&#xA;  ٱللَّهَ وَٱجۡتَنِبُواْ ٱلطَّـٰغُوتَ‌ۖ فَمِنۡهُم مَّنۡ هَدَى ٱللَّهُ&#xA;  وَمِنۡهُم مَّنۡ حَقَّتۡ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلضَّلَـٰلَةُ‌ۚ فَسِيرُواْ فِى&#xA;  ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَٱنظُرُواْ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ (٣٦)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For We assuredly sent amongst every People a messenger, (with the&#xA;  Command) &quot;Serve Allah, and eschew Evil&quot;: of the people were some whom&#xA;  Allah guided, and some on whom Error became inevitably (established).&#xA;  So travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who&#xA;  denied (the Truth). (36)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do not assume that messengers were only sent to Arabia for as the Ayah above says, a messenger was sent to every people and nation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَرُسُلاً۬ قَدۡ قَصَصۡنَـٰهُمۡ عَلَيۡكَ مِن قَبۡلُ وَرُسُلاً۬ لَّمۡ&#xA;  نَقۡصُصۡهُمۡ عَلَيۡكَ‌ۚ وَكَلَّمَ ٱللَّهُ مُوسَىٰ تَڪۡلِيمً۬ا (١٦٤)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Of some messengers We have already told thee the story; of others We&#xA;  have not;― and to Moses Allah spoke direct.― (164)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-03-24T13:11:23.327" LastActivityDate="2013-03-24T13:11:23.327" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2385" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8194" CreationDate="2012-09-01T07:48:31.970" Score="3" ViewCount="14172" Body="&lt;p&gt;I hear a persistent rumor that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Arafat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Adam and Eve met on Mount Arafat&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Islamic tradition, it was on Mount Arafah that Adam and Eve, separated for 200 years following their expulsion from the Garden of Eden, met and recognized each other and were reunited&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anything backing this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-05-13T15:00:52.930" LastActivityDate="2015-06-20T11:00:51.557" Title="Did Adam and Eve meet at Mount Arafat?" Tags="|source-identification|adam-and-eve|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2387" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2425" CreationDate="2012-09-01T12:27:46.993" Score="4" ViewCount="246" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miswak&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Miswak&lt;/a&gt; is a teeth cleaning twig whose use predates the inception of Islam. The Prophet Muhammed (P.B.U.H) used Miswak in his life and hence it's use is considered as a &lt;code&gt;sunnah&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know some info regarding the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What are the benefits of using a Miswak ?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When should one use a Miswak ?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How to place a Misswak in idle time vertical or horizontal ?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T10:12:14.757" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T10:12:14.757" Title="What are the benefits of using a Miswak?" Tags="|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2388" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2349" CreationDate="2012-09-01T13:13:26.300" Score="6" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Is your question about &quot;Unverified and unbelievable stories&quot;?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the &lt;em&gt;clarification&lt;/em&gt; you added, my understanding is that you simply mean &lt;strong&gt;&quot;unbelievable stories&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; rather than &quot;fantasy stories&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You also mentioned that, &lt;code&gt;No evidence is found either by Quran/Hadis or History&lt;/code&gt;. This would make your question about &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Unverified &amp;amp; unbelievable stories&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Islam does lay stress on how VERIFIABLE anything is...&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with information, investigate, lest you harm a people out of ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful. (Quran 49:6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the above verse the Quran makes it &lt;strong&gt;compulsory&lt;/strong&gt; on verifying information if it comes from a disobedient person(i.e. faasiqun). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But another point that comes to light in this verse is that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;verification of information prevents us to &quot;harm people out of ignorance&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Why we verify these stories?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Abu Huraira&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet; said, &quot;A slave (of Allah) may utter a word which pleases Allah without giving it much importance, and because of that Allah will raise him to degrees (of reward): &lt;strong&gt;a slave (of Allah) may utter a word (carelessly) which displeases Allah without thinking of its gravity and because of that he will be thrown into the Hell-Fire.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;  (Bukhari Volume 8, Book 76, Number 485 )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam requires us not to be careless about &quot;a word&quot; we say.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="342" LastEditDate="2012-09-01T13:22:26.490" LastActivityDate="2012-09-01T13:22:26.490" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2390" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2391" CreationDate="2012-09-01T15:42:43.150" Score="3" ViewCount="864" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard various accounts that various prophets were extremely long lived. For instance a brother at my mosque told me that Moses was ~1200 years old, and had been a prophet for ~300. I've never once encountered a solid, authentic account of this sort of longevity for any of the prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anything verifiable that says certain prophets lived longer than others?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T10:52:45.617" Title="On the longevity of prophets?" Tags="|prophets|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2391" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2390" CreationDate="2012-09-01T16:22:19.617" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Noah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lived for 950 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We certainly sent Noah to his people, and &lt;strong&gt;he remained among them a thousand years minus fifty years&lt;/strong&gt;, and the flood seized them while they were wrongdoers. &#xA;  (Al-'Ankabut 29:14)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Adam&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lived for 940 years. Not sure how strong this hadith is; all the sites I find it on say it is sound, but none of those sites are reliable, mostly personal websites and blogs, but they all refer to the same hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;.... Now Adam was reckoning for himself, and  when the angel of death came to him, Adam said to him, &quot;You have come before your time. &lt;strong&gt;A thousand years have been recorded for me&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot; He replied, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Certainly, but you appointed sixty years&lt;/strong&gt; for your descendant David.&quot; Then he denied, and his descendants denied; and he forgot, and his descendants forgot. The Prophet said that from that day orders were given that a document be drawn up and witnesses be produced.&#xA;  Transmitted by Tirmidhi.&#xA;  (Hadith Sunan Al-Tirmidhi 4662)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2012-09-01T16:22:19.617" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2392" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-01T16:46:23.500" Score="7" ViewCount="6699" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know it contains references/stories/events that happened during the lifetime of the Prophet (saws) and was compiled some 250 years after his death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My question is how is it compiled?&lt;/strong&gt; There are different books, different chapters. In some online references there is 4 digit reference to hadith, in others it is volume 1, book 5, number 248.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is is there one compilation (order) of Sahih al-Bukhari? How is it compiled? How can I use it best?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-09-01T16:54:14.053" LastActivityDate="2019-04-26T00:36:02.120" Title="How is Sahih al-Bukhari arranged?" Tags="|sahih-bukhari|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2393" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2395" CreationDate="2012-09-01T18:04:56.797" Score="26" ViewCount="43012" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that Imam Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) was born inside the Ka'bah, &lt;strong&gt;that is the walls cracked&lt;/strong&gt; and he was delivered inside the kaabah.  My question is what is the validity of this story according to &lt;strong&gt;the Shia&lt;/strong&gt;?  Did the events in this story actually happen? I am looking for clear cut evidences of the veracity of this story and the events in it according to the Shia view.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T06:07:23.937" LastActivityDate="2018-11-28T02:45:59.630" Title="Was Hazrat Ali (RA) born inside the kabba with the walls cracked?" Tags="|history|shiism|ali|kaabah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2394" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-01T18:21:06.773" Score="10" ViewCount="5448" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many of the marriage of the prophet was believed to be political or to strengthen relationship between two families. Some can argue that a marriage in Islam can be for supporting a girl (and vice versa to support a guy). I have also read a story in which a girl's father was worried about his daughter marriage and the prophet proposed an old man who was also looking for marriage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My question is, does Islam recognize love marriage or the love between a boy and a girl? If yes in what capacity? If marriage can be political, is there a room for love marriage?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-12-29T15:51:54.943" LastActivityDate="2014-12-31T17:05:47.003" Title="How does Islam view love marriages?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2393" CreationDate="2012-09-01T21:51:10.353" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;In order to answer this question, one may use the quote by Nuru'd-din Bin Sabbagh Maliki (or the similar ones mentioned &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_reported_to_be_born_in_the_Kaaba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;) stating that Ali(a.s.) was born inside the Ka'ba and this was unique to him alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nuru'd-din Bin Sabbagh Maliki in his Fusulu'l- Muhimma, Fasl I, p.14:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;No one before Ali was born in the Ka'ba. This was a distinction given to Ali in order to enhance his honor, rank, and dignity.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_reported_to_be_born_in_the_Kaaba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[People reported to be born in the Kaaba]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or one may mention the last dialogues between &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa%27sa%27a_bin_Sohan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sa'sa'a bin Sohan&lt;/a&gt; and Imam Ali (A.S.) before Imam's death in which Imam Ali (a.s.) introduces himself superior to Jesus (as) with the sign of his birth inside Kaaba:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]Sa'sa'a asked: &amp;quot;Who is superior, you or Jesus?&amp;quot; Ali said: &amp;quot;I am superior, for when Mary became pregnant by the Grace of Allah, and the time of her delivery approached, a revelation was granted to her: 'Leave this holy House for this is a House for prayers, not a place for the delivery of children.' Accordingly, she left the holy House and went to the wilderness where she gave birth to Jesus. But when my mother, Fatima Bint-e-Asad, felt labor pains within the precincts of the holy Ka'ba, she clung to the wall and prayed to Allah in the name of that House and the builder of that House, to lessen her pain. Soon a fissure appeared in the wall, and my mother heard a mysterious voice telling her, &amp;quot;O Fatima! Enter the House of the Ka'ba.' She went in, and &lt;strong&gt;I was born inside of the holy Ka'ba&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/peshawar/7.1.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Book: PESHAWAR NIGHTS     By: Sultanu'l-Wa'izin Shirazi&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Translated by: Hamid Quinlan and Charles Ali Campbell      Published&#xA;1996 by Pak Books, P.O. Box EE, Palisades, NY 10964&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or even one may point at the &lt;strong&gt;crack on the wall of Kaaba&lt;/strong&gt; which you can see on &lt;a href=&quot;http://wikimapia.org/14677816/The-Yemeni-Corner-al-Rukn-al-Yamaani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Yemeni Corner&lt;/a&gt;. It is said that although the walls of Kaaba has been rebuilt many times since the birth of Imam Ali (a.s.), but this crack keeps reappearing&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://13rajab.ir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Reference)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;. You can somehow see this fact in the pictures below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YGf5J.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZpFD7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to my view, none of these proofs is as strong as the fact that throughout the history, no other place has been identified to be the birthplace of this great Imam. In other words, this absence of any other potential alternative is a good proof to such a belief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T18:40:05.847" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2397" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-02T12:47:36.003" Score="20" ViewCount="108124" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many Sunni references point to the fact that Ayesha, along with some of the companions of the Prophet (saws) such as Talha and Zubair engaged into a battle with Ali (a.s).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References : &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;History (Tarikh) of al-Tabari, Events of year 36 AH&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;History of Ibn al-Athir, v3, page 120&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Usdul Ghabah, v2, page 252&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Mustadrak by Al-Hakim, v3, page 169 and page 371&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was the reason behind it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="251" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-24T12:19:09.677" LastActivityDate="2017-07-24T12:19:09.677" Title="Why did Ayesha battle with Ali (a.s) in the Battle of the Camel (Jamal)?" Tags="|ali|aisha|battle-of-jamal|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2400" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2401" CreationDate="2012-09-02T13:16:15.707" Score="6" ViewCount="2193" Body="&lt;p&gt;By non-Islamic, I mean a country that is not ruled according to Shariah. Not necessarily non-Muslim-majority. For example, my country, Bangladesh, is a Muslim-majority country, but not a Islamic country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And by rules, of course I mean those rules which do not contradict Shariah. I am sure if a rule contradict shariah, it cannot be obeyed by a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr/&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe most countries have an age restriction for marriage. Bangladesh has 18 years for women and 21 years for men. Now, I have seen many people give their daughter to marriage before 18. Perhaps because it is encouraged by the Prophet (S).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, Is it farz for a Muslim to obey such a rule? Or it depends on situation and type of the rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="436" LastEditorUserId="436" LastEditDate="2012-09-02T15:11:04.537" LastActivityDate="2012-09-02T15:11:04.537" Title="Is this compulsory for a Muslim to obey all the government rules in a non-Islamic country" Tags="|sharia|sin|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2400" CreationDate="2012-09-02T13:37:26.690" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is a hadith which says that our Prophet (pbuh) said that we must obey the ruler of the country we reside in unless ofcourse the rule goes against islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace) said: “It is&#xA;  necessary upon a Muslim to listen to and obey the ruler, as long as&#xA;  one is not ordered to carry out a sin. If he is commanded to commit a&#xA;  sin, then there is no adherence and obedience.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, no.&#xA;  2796 &amp;amp; Sunan Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/128453&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a fatwa about this issue, and here is a relevant extract from that fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The ruler who does not rule according to the Book of Allaah and the&#xA;  Sunnah of His Messenger should be obeyed in matters that do not&#xA;  involve disobedience towards Allaah and His Messenger&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2012-09-02T13:37:26.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2402" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2410" CreationDate="2012-09-02T13:41:36.227" Score="18" ViewCount="5789" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says in Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not kill yourselves. Verily Allaah is All-Merciful to you. &lt;strong&gt;[Surah An-Nisaa: 29]&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And He says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not throw yourselves into destruction with your own hands. &lt;strong&gt;[Surah Al-Baqarah: 195]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can understand that the Shi'ites are mourning. However, this practice of harming oneself through chest beating to the point of bleeding excessively (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A4tam#Matam&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Matam&lt;/a&gt;) and striking oneself with sword (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatbir&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tatbir&lt;/a&gt;) seems to be something excessive and extreme that is prohibited in the light of above mentioned verses. You can see graphic images of these events all over the internet which I do not want to link here. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, the Grand Ayatollahs seem to endorse it as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatbir#Views_of_Grand_Ayatollahs_regarding_Tatbir&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;desirable deed&lt;/a&gt;. There are news of Shia scholars &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jafariyanews.com/2k8_news/jan/17tatbeer_kuwait_shialeaders.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;favoring&lt;/a&gt; Tatbir. However, I am not sure of its authenticity. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75B5CECA3D9A3454&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; are videos of some Shia scholars endorsing Tatbir (one even calling it wajib).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does the Shia school of belief justify this act when it contradicts the verses of Qur'an?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T07:22:16.797" LastActivityDate="2016-10-22T07:57:58.267" Title="How does the Shia school of belief justify Matam (Self-flagellation) and Tatbir (Striking oneself with sword)?" Tags="|shiism|azadari|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2403" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2397" CreationDate="2012-09-02T14:04:37.923" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Sunnah view, I guess)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, this will be quite the story. My reference shall be the documentary series aired in Ramadan 1432 Hijri. (Al-Hassan Wa Al-Hussain [RA]).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, to give you a complete idea about the situation, what were Ayesha (RA), Talha (RA) and Zubair (RA) doing? Where were they?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It all began with the murder of the Caliph Othman bin Affan (RA). He happens to be a relative to Moawiya bin Abi Sofyaan (RA) (Ruler of Al-Shaam [Syria, Jordon, Palestine ... etc.] and Ayesha (RA). So naturally, they, above all other Muslims, felt the need to pass judgment on these murderers promptly, before doing anything else. However, the murderers have already left Madina Al-Munawara (were they killed the Caliph) and went towards the east to Iraq.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ayesha (RA) took some of the Caliphs belongings, that had blood on them, and sent them to Muaviyeh (RA) so he can help pass justice on the murderers... She (RA) was against the Murderers!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT END&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the death of the Caliph, there were two main issues:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Appointing a new Caliph.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Passing judgment on the murderers (whose numbers exceeded 100).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ali bin Abi Talib (RA) was chosen by the Muslims as the new Caliph, and he decided that it would be wise to wait a few months for the events to calm down before pursuing the murderers. Ayesha (RA), along with a small army, decided to dispatch and pursue the murderers under the impression that the murderers would dissolve between the Muslims and would never be found later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ali (RA) in that context of events saw this as a bit chaotic for anyone to go pass judgement on his own. After all, he is the Caliph and he should take matters in his own hands. Thus, he dispatched and army, too, and told Ayesha's (RA) army to halt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After reaching Ayesha's (RA) army's camp, they came to an agreement. I would like to emphasize here, this is only natural. History tells us how these people are all wise and in the end do &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; seek self-interest. Sadly, however, war broke out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did that happen? Apparently, some of the murderers, who were later known as &amp;quot;Al-Khawarij&amp;quot; have entered with Ali's (RA) army, and during the night, just before dusk, they attacked Ayesha's (RA) army screaming that it's war!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, this particular battle was a misunderstanding, and caused by &amp;quot;Al-Khawarij&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not long after the war broke out, Ayesha (RA) herself went into the battle on her camel (She was inside the thing over the camel), and things slowly calmed down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="542" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T07:24:01.140" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2404" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-02T15:07:43.670" Score="3" ViewCount="2010" Body="&lt;p&gt;A friend of mine told me few days ago that all of those who do believe in fundamental beliefs of Islam will ultimately go to Jannat, after suffering punishment (if awarded) for their sins in Jahannam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It sounded misguiding information to me (Allah knows the best), but I neither accepted nor rejected the information because I do not know it for sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any evidence of its being true or false?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="436" LastActivityDate="2014-06-11T18:39:37.257" Title="Is this true that all Mumins will eventually go to Paradise?" Tags="|source-identification|jannah|mumin|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2404" CreationDate="2012-09-02T16:25:06.617" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is true, If a person has Iman (belief) and he didn't shirk, he eventually enters paradise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As said here&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;None shall enter the Fire (of Hell) who has in his heart the weight of a mustard seed of Iman and none shall enter Paradise who has in his heart the weight of a mustard seed of pride.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/201650&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and here&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Ubadah bin As-Samit (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, &quot;He who bears witness that there is no true god except Allah, alone having no partner with Him, that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger, that 'Isa (Jesus) is His slave and Messenger and he (Jesus) is His Word which He communicated to Maryam (Mary) and His spirit which He sent to her, that Jannah is true and Hell is true; Allah will make him enter Jannah accepting whatever deeds he accomplished&quot; - [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Another narration in Muslim is: the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, &quot;Whosoever testifies that there is no true god except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, Allah (SWT) saves him from the Fire (of Hell)&quot;. &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/412&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also this hadith which is recorded by Imam Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&#xA;  A bedouin came to the Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) and asked him, &quot;O Messenger of Allah, what are the two imperatives which lead to Jannah or Hell&quot;. He (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) replied, &quot;He who dies without associating anything with Allah will enter Jannah, and he who dies associating partners with Allah will enter the Fire&quot;. &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/414&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I hope you find the answer. It is the reward of belief and don't take it lightly. There are many hadith on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="177" LastEditorUserId="177" LastEditDate="2012-09-02T16:30:50.197" LastActivityDate="2012-09-02T16:30:50.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2406" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2378" CreationDate="2012-09-02T16:43:53.817" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is an excellent question indeed!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mainly yes, you can both accept and give gifts to non-Muslims. And there are many proofs for that from the Quran and Sunnah (some listed below).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite that, some scholars say that it's not permissible to accept gifts (but still permissible to give gifts) from non-Muslims, they have some proofs (listed in the source I provided at the bottom of the answer), but these proofs do not actually prove the prohibition. But there are &lt;strong&gt;some considerations on the exchange of gifts with non-Muslims, which are:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The gift should not be an interface for a bribe, bribe is utterly prohibited in Islam, it's prohibited to give and accept it from/to Muslims and non-Muslims alike.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The gift should not be helping to demonstrate the recipient's religion, like giving him a cross or a bible. Also it should not be a haram gift (this applies to Muslim-Muslim gifts too) such as giving him a bottle of wine or sexy songs... etc. &lt;strong&gt;This also includes that gifts shouldn't be given on religious holidays, because that might mean that you encourage and agree with them on their religion, and that's prohibited. However, as you noted in your question and Marc noted in his comment, Christmas is not celebrated in a religious way, it became only a good social interaction day. So this doesn't apply to this particular case.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's recommended to make the gift leave a good impression for the recipient about Islam. In fact, one kind of the people that zakat is given to are new Muslims المؤلفة قلوبهم&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Surat At-Tawbah:60]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;, in order to make them love Islam more. In your case you can show how greatly respected parents are in Islam, you might like to try to demonstrate that through your gifts and interactions. Islam orders us to be devoted to our parents even if they aren't Muslims, moreover, even if they wanted us to become non-Muslims. As comes in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/31/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Surat Luqmān:15]&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The gift should not be the result of or result in a bad thing. Such as making the non-Muslim recipient/receiver feel that he is better and his religion is the correct one. If you think he will, don't give or accept it. Another example is that it should not be over expensive, because wasting money is generally prohibited in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It should not be preferred to a more important thing, like helping a Muslim who is in need, priorities should be taken into consideration.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some proofs that prove it's permissible to &lt;em&gt;accept&lt;/em&gt; gifts from non-Muslims:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas bin Malik: A Jewess brought a poisoned (cooked) sheep&#xA;  for the Prophet who ate from it. She was brought to the Prophet and he&#xA;  was asked, &quot;Shall we kill her?&quot; He said, &quot;No.&quot; I continued to see the&#xA;  effect of the poison on the palate of the mouth of Allah's Apostle .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ&#xA;  بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ&#xA;  أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ يَهُودِيَّةً، أَتَتِ&#xA;  النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِشَاةٍ مَسْمُومَةٍ، فَأَكَلَ مِنْهَا&#xA;  فَجِيءَ بِهَا فَقِيلَ أَلاَ نَقْتُلُهَا‏.‏ قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ لاَ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ فَمَا&#xA;  زِلْتُ أَعْرِفُهَا فِي لَهَوَاتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/51/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;, also in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/358710&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/a&gt; and other versions in Sunan Abu Dawud&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/41/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/41/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[2]&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/41/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[3]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Humaid As-Saidi: We accompanied the Prophet in the Ghazwa&#xA;  of Tabuk and the king of 'Aila presented a white mule and a cloak as a&#xA;  gift to the Prophet. And the Prophet wrote to him a peace treaty&#xA;  allowing him to keep authority over his country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ بَكَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، عَنْ عَمْرِو&#xA;  بْنِ يَحْيَى، عَنْ عَبَّاسٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ&#xA;  السَّاعِدِيِّ، قَالَ غَزَوْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  تَبُوكَ، وَأَهْدَى مَلِكُ أَيْلَةَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  بَغْلَةً بَيْضَاءَ، وَكَسَاهُ بُرْدًا، وَكَتَبَ لَهُ بِبَحْرِهِمْ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/58/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also that the Prophet accepted gift from the the King of Alexandria, of which was his wife Maria.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some proofs that prove it's permissible to &lt;em&gt;give&lt;/em&gt; gifts to non-Muslims:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَّا يَنْهَاكُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِي&#xA;  الدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُم مِّن دِيَارِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّوهُمْ&#xA;  وَتُقْسِطُوا إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhsin Khan Translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah does not forbid you to deal justly and kindly with those&#xA;  who fought not against you on account of religion and did not drive&#xA;  you out of your homes. Verily, Allah loves those who deal with equity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/60/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-Mumtaĥanah:8]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn Umar: Umar saw a silken cloak over a man for sale and&#xA;  requested the Prophet to buy it in order to wear it on Fridays and&#xA;  while meeting delegates. The Prophet said, &quot;This is worn by the one&#xA;  who will have no share in the Hereafter.&quot; Later on Allah's Apostle got&#xA;  some silken cloaks similar to that one, and he sent one to Umar.&#xA;  Umar said to the Prophet &quot;How can I wear it, while you said about it&#xA;  what you said?&quot; The Prophet said, &quot;I have not given it to you to wear,&#xA;  but to sell or to give to someone else.&quot; So, `Umar sent it to his&#xA;  brother at Mecca before he embraced Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ،&#xA;  قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى&#xA;  الله عنهما ـ قَالَ رَأَى عُمَرُ حُلَّةً عَلَى رَجُلٍ تُبَاعُ فَقَالَ&#xA;  لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ابْتَعْ هَذِهِ الْحُلَّةَ تَلْبَسْهَا&#xA;  يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَإِذَا جَاءَكَ الْوَفْدُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏&quot;‏ إِنَّمَا&#xA;  يَلْبَسُ هَذَا مَنْ لاَ خَلاَقَ لَهُ فِي الآخِرَةِ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ فَأُتِيَ&#xA;  رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْهَا بِحُلَلٍ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى&#xA;  عُمَرَ مِنْهَا بِحُلَّةٍ‏.‏ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ كَيْفَ أَلْبَسُهَا وَقَدْ&#xA;  قُلْتَ فِيهَا مَا قُلْتَ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ إِنِّي لَمْ أَكْسُكَهَا&#xA;  لِتَلْبَسَهَا، تَبِيعُهَا أَوْ تَكْسُوهَا ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ فَأَرْسَلَ بِهَا&#xA;  عُمَرُ إِلَى أَخٍ لَهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/51/51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Asma' bint Abu Bakr: My mother came to me during the lifetime&#xA;  of Allah's Apostle and she was a pagan. I said to Allah's Apostle&#xA;  (seeking his verdict), &quot;My mother has come to me and she desires to&#xA;  receive a reward from me, shall I keep good relations with her?&quot; The&#xA;  Prophet said, &quot;Yes, keep good relation with her. &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ،&#xA;  عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ـ رضى&#xA;  الله عنهما ـ قَالَتْ قَدِمَتْ عَلَىَّ أُمِّي وَهْىَ مُشْرِكَةٌ، فِي&#xA;  عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، فَاسْتَفْتَيْتُ رَسُولَ&#xA;  اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قُلْتُ ‏{‏إِنَّ أُمِّي قَدِمَتْ‏}‏ وَهْىَ&#xA;  رَاغِبَةٌ، أَفَأَصِلُ أُمِّي قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ نَعَمْ صِلِي أُمَّكِ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/51/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;In fact this is very close to your case&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saaid.net/mktarat/aayadalkoffar/42.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; research paper about exchanging gifts and congratulations between Muslims and non-Muslims.&lt;/strong&gt; By Dr.Ryadh Musaimiri, professor of the University of Al-Imam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T05:29:51.557" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T05:29:51.557" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2394" CreationDate="2012-09-02T17:13:33.777" Score="4" Body="&lt;h3&gt;Update:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems the OP didn't asked the love marriage, which is today so common and seems he know the fact that it is prohibited and asking whether Islam recognizes natural love between opposite sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, Islam does of course recognize love between a boy and a girl (as long that do not cross the border). Because,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is Allah himself, which created affection, desire and love between the opposite genders, as he saying&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Beautified for people is the love of that which they desire - of women and sons, heaped-up sums of gold and silver, fine branded horses, and cattle and tilled land. That is the enjoyment of worldly life, but Allah has with Him the best return. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and saying this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih International: And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquility in them; and He placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/30/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I think it is clear, Islam does not ignore this fact. (how can it ignore where Allah is the creator of such things in human nature?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Why prophet proposed an old man?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though you didn't mention the exact incident, I would say this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet is the messenger of Allah. Allah reveals many things to his messenger which he does not reveal to any other. May be the prophet saw, future goodness in that marriage with the old man or it may be indicated by Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, the general guideline is not this. Because, once a Sahaba got married and he informed the Prophet. The prophet asked, was she a virgin ( indicating young, same age) or a widow. The Sahaba replied, She was a widow. The prophet then said, &quot;Why didn't you marry a women of same age? &quot; or something similar. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/234640&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;See here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, marrying a man or women of same age isn't discouraged by Islam, rather it is encouraged. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Old answer (but I think, still relevant) :&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First we need a real good definition on the term &quot;Love marriage&quot;. I assume, you are asking about the general practice which involve making friendship with someone and then loving and ... etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On that context, I believe, that kind of &lt;em&gt;Love marriage&lt;/em&gt; is totally unacceptable. My point of reasoning is given below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;With this &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;saying of Allah&lt;/a&gt; about lowering your gaze, I don't find a way to make a friendship with someone of opposite sex. Because, making friendship usually very naturally involves at least seeing &lt;em&gt;(please don't say , some hypothetical concept of making friend)&lt;/em&gt;, then how you supposed to be loving someone, while you are not even allowed to see him/her?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you argue that, Allah prohibits gazing but now loving, then I would say, does it make sense, if your father orders you to not to be with someone and you think it is okay to can send messages,.. etc without physically being near him/her ?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Love marriage&quot; in the context of current age, essentially involve being alone with the loved person, which is clearly prohibited. &lt;em&gt;(Again, I am realistic and can't dream of any loving pair not being alone, especially in current age)&lt;/em&gt; as recorded in Tirmidhi, #2165. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;No man is ever alone with a (non-mahram) women but the Shaytaan is the third one present.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muftisays.com/blog/mokap/804_04-01-2011/free-mixing-.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this similar question&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=6812&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, If it becomes possible to love a person without seeing him/her, not thinking anything which is not allowed and after some time goes on proposal in appropriate way and marry him/her, then I would say, it will be allowed, because it do not break any rule or order of Allah and his messenger, of course Love can exists without even seeing &lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; (intentionally) someone. such as by their quality or good characters etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1: I am not saying it is prohibited to see someone with intention of marriage. I am saying about the general looking and gazing things&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further reading..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/253720&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Turning gaze on sudden fall on non-mahram women&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.brevardmasjid.com/marriage/dating_p.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Why dating is prohibited&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="177" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-12T18:28:42.863" LastActivityDate="2012-09-12T18:28:42.863" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2397" CreationDate="2012-09-02T17:52:25.897" Score="14" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Shia View&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short Answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She wanted her cousin Talha to succeed Uthman &#xA;(The first Umayyad caliph) and was jealous of Ali. She ignored the Prophet's fore-warning about taking part in such a conflict. She also disregarded Umm Salama's warnings not to pick a fight against Ali as a especially revered Prophet's companion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Detailed Answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These have been demonstrated by historical evidences collected by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shaykh_Al-Mufid&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid&lt;/a&gt;. An example is the narration is that once she heard the news of murdering of Ali ibn Abi Talib in mosque, she gratefully prostrated in happiness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(This is a summary translated from the links in the end. If you need more details and more references for each part, let me know or ask as a separate question)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia and Sunni scholars have different views about the causes of the war mostly because Aisha is highly regarded in Sunni view. However, although Aisha is respected by Shias and insulting her has been made forbidden, she is not regarded as a high ranking &lt;em&gt;sahaba&lt;/em&gt; (prophet's companion) and is highly criticized for her conduct especially after the passing of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, towards Prophet's family and righteous companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shiite narrative is that, Aisha, the daughter of Abu Baker from Bani Tamim tribe, treated Uthman differently over two periods. In the beginning she supported him along other Muslims. But after a while, when Uthman distributed power among his close Umayyad relatives, muslim public went angry. During Umar’s Caliphate, Aisha used to get 12,000 Dirhams in governmental salary each month. But when Uthman succeed Umar conflicts grew between him and Aisha, and he finally cut her salary. Aisha among other notable Islamic figures (such as Talha and Zubair) declared Uthman as Kafir (apostate). Emboldened by the Prophet's wife open opposition to the caliph, the already dissident Muslims got together and seized Uthman’s house. Uthman access to water was prevented but Ali ibn Abi Talib and his sons protected Uthman’s home and delivered water to Uthman. Their reason for supporting Uthman at the time was that they wanted to prevent the precedent of killing of caliphs by the Ummah. But despite their efforts, Uthman was ultimately killed by revengeful muslims and his dead body remained on ground for 3 days and no one did any funeral for him. Finally Muslims left his body in rubbish wasteland outside the city where became his grave. But years later when Muaviyeh declared himself the caliph he extended the cemetery of Medina to include the grave of Uthman. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Imam Ali (from Bani Hashim descent) accepted Caliphate in response to Medina muslims’ request, Muaviyeh, who was then the governor of Sham (Syria), sent two letters to Talha and Zubair and called them &quot;Amir ul-Mumenin&quot; (commander of the faithful) and told them that the people of Basra and Kufa wanted them to be their governors but they should rush before Ali’s governors take over the cities. Talha and Zubair came to Ali and asked him to give them the governments of Kufa and Basra arguing that they were the ones who helped Ali to rise to power by contributing to the fall of Uthman, which was a faulty argument for two reasons. Ali had no role in the fall of Uthman in the first place. In fact he did all he could to prevent this from happening. Second, authority over Muslims according to Ali had to be based on Islamic virtues not self-interested political alignments. Therefore Ali refused their requests telling them that he needed them the most in the capital, Medina. His refusal also implied that he didn't consider them qualified for the positions. Upset with Ali’s refusal, Talha and Zubair went to Mecca under the pretext of pilgrimage to prepare an army to occupy Kufa and Basra by the support of Muawiya’s associates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aisha, who was in Mecca at the time, was delighted upon hearing the news of murder of Uthman and decided to travel to Medina to see her tribesman (from Bani Tamim tribe) succeeding Uthman. But on her way (to Medina) at Serf caravansary, she met Ibn Umm Kilab who told her that the people of Medina had pleaded allegiance to Ali as their Caliph. Aisha, furious at the news, went back to Mecca and declared that she was to take revenge on the killers of Uthman (meaning people of Medina who had pleaded allegiance to Ali). Ummu Salma another wife of the prophet refused to accompany Aisha and even tried to discourage her by reminding her of prophet’s hadiths stressing the superior status of his son-in-law, Ali ibn Abi Talib over the rest of Muslims. Other among prophet’s wives also discouraged her and supported Ali’s caliphate. But Aisha made up other excuses to carry on with the rebellion. She allied herself to Talha. He and Zubair relied on her status as prophet’s wife to legitimize and garner support for their rebellion against Ali. Thus Mecca turned into the center of those who opposed Ali Ibn Abi Talib, for various reasons. Uthman's governors financed the war against Ali. Among them were: Abdullah Ibn Rabi’ah governor of Sana, Yemen; Ya'li Ibn Umayyah, one of commanders of Uthman, and others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On their way to Basra, The army of Mecca reached a place called Hawab where they heard dogs barking. Aisha immediately recalled a prophecy by Prophet Muhammad in which he related to them that he saw one of his wives passing over a location named Hawab while dogs barking at her, and told them lest they be the one finding themselves in the situation. Upon the recalling of the alarming prophecy, Aaisha changed her mind and decided to return to Mecca but Abdullah Ibn Zubair testified falsely that they had already passed Hawab behind long ago, and Aisha was, thus, fooled.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ultimately the army arrived at Basra and secured it after suppressing opposing groups who had recognized the ill intentions behind the rebellion against the established Caliph. They put the governor of Basra who was faithful to Ali under arrest. Some rebels plundered the city treasury after killing the guards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ali Ibn Abi Talib, departed Medina to stop the rebellious army. His envoys finally managed to encourage ten thousands from Kufa to join the Medina army of four thousands. Notable figures among Ali’s army were Ibn Abbas, Ammar Yasir, Haatam Ta’ei, Malik Ashtar, Muhammad Ibn Hanafiya, Muhammad Ibn Abi Bakr (Aisha’s brother) and Ali’s sons, Hassand and Hussein.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ali sent many messengers to the three rebel leaders (Aisha, Talha and Zubair) to discourage them from war and to invite them to unity but despite the strong arguments of his messengers the rebel leaders were determined to fight as they thought they can easily win the battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The war started while Aisha was seated on a camel and dozens protecting her ride. She and her camel were seen by the rebelling army as a testimony to their legitimacy and also a source of morale as she was viewed as the wife of the holy Prophet. During the war Ali made many attempts to discourage the rebels and its leaders from war but to no avail. As war continued Ali ordered his men to approach the camel carrying Aisha and severe its legs.  The camel collapsed and Aisha surrendered herself and the battle was over. Talha and Zubair were killed in the meantime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite Aisha’s main role in agitating people against Ali Ibn Abi Talib, he treated her with utmost respect and ordered her brother and some women disguised in men’s dress to accompany her to Mecca.  Aisha on numerous occasions expressed much regret and remorse at her decision to rebel against Ali. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ali also felt much pity for the ill fate of Talha and Zubair who used to be among faithful supporters of the Holy Prophet during his life. He recited prayers for all victims of the war including those of the rebels. The popular estimate sets the total death toll of the war at 20,000. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the aftermath, Ali ordered all properties of people of Basra taken by his army returned to them unless those with government asset marks. He also refrained from suing those involved in the rebellion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During his lifetime, Prophet had predicted that Ali would have to fight with three groups, Nakesin,  Qasetin and Mareqin. His companions were always interested to know these three groups were. “The Battle of the Camel” was the realization of Nakesin’s war against Ali.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/FA/articleview.html?ArticleID=8571&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.hawzah.net&lt;/a&gt; (107 historical references are mentioned at end of this article)&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=3056&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2016-07-20T15:18:15.780" LastActivityDate="2016-07-20T15:18:15.780" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2410" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2402" CreationDate="2012-09-02T18:47:11.703" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;First note that although inflicting harm on body is &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; in Islam but the verses you mentioned are irrelevant because they refer to killing not injury.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the view of Shi'a scholars similarly any inflicting any kind of harm to body including this action is &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as for your claim that some Shi'a scholars endorse it, this is not true. The wiki link you mentioned is based on a fatwa which is taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://imamshirazi.com/tatbir%20fatawa.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;imamshirazi.com&lt;/a&gt;, but this is a fake site with no address or telephone or known office; it has no verifiable connection to the scholar you mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a website that presents prominent Shi'ite scholar's view on &lt;em&gt;tatbir&lt;/em&gt;.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tatbir.org/?page_id=98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tatbir.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We should keep me mind that &lt;em&gt;tatbir&lt;/em&gt; is a local culture and not based on Shi'a Islam. It is mostly practiced by uneducated people and only in &lt;em&gt;some&lt;/em&gt; regions. Over the last years the popularity of the practice has significantly waned and most of pictures you see belong to the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-25T08:06:31.097" LastActivityDate="2016-01-25T08:06:31.097" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2397" CreationDate="2012-09-02T21:12:43.807" Score="28" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Sunni View&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fighting was instigated by Sab'iyyah, it was not the intention of Ali or A'ishah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The historians like al-Tabari &#xA;(that you referred in the question) and others &#xA;mention that this fighting was instigated by &#xA;a group known as the Sab'iyyah &#xA;in order to prevent the conciliation between the companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the killing of Uthman, &#xA;some companions wanted the murderers to be brought to justice. On the other hand Ali wanted to stabilize the situation and avoid an even bigger problems. &#xA;So he chose not to immediately. &#xA;A'ishah, Talha, and Azubayr lead a contingent to Basra&#xA;(May Allah be pleased with them all) &#xA;with the intention of reconciliation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Ali heard this, &#xA;he traveled to meet them with an a large contingent.&#xA;The intention was to make them understand and obey his order &#xA;(as the caliph and leader of Muslims),&#xA;as well as discussing what to do with the murderers.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sab'iyah saw this as a threat to themselves.&#xA;They hid among both sides. &#xA;When the two met they caused them fight:&#xA;They would attack the other side.&#xA;Those in the other side would call out that &#xA;they are being attacked. &#xA;This is how the battle started and &#xA;a number of great companions died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-18T13:50:19.510" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T13:50:19.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2412" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2424" CreationDate="2012-09-02T22:17:19.800" Score="5" ViewCount="2205" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2402/38&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; question, I asked justification for tatbir (Striking oneself with sword) and Matam (Self-flagellation) in Shi'ite sect. The answer I received is that tatbir and any kind of harming to body is declared haram (prohibited) as it is harming oneself by Shi'ite scholars with some links to authentic Shi'ite resources. In one of those links, I found a fatwa which does not clearly call tatbir haram rather it says &quot; &lt;em&gt;must be avoided since enemies of Islam would not understand it&lt;/em&gt; &quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To quote the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lankarani.com/eng/adv/06.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;Q1&lt;/strong&gt;: I have a question about blood matam or what is known as Qama&#xA;  zani or Tatbir? What is your ruling about using blades, knives, swords&#xA;  and spilling blood during mourning rituals? Is it permissible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A2&lt;/strong&gt;: The philosophy of mourning during 'Ashura, is to respect the symbols of Religion and remember the suffering of Imam Hussain (a), &#xA;  his companions, and his uprising to defend Islam and prevent the&#xA;  destruction of the religion by Bani Umayyad dynasty.  These rites must&#xA;  be done in such a way that in addition to serving that purpose, it&#xA;  draws the attention of others to these lofty goals. Obviously, Qama&#xA;  Zani does not have such a role and the enemies of Ahlalbayt misuse it.&#xA;  So those actions which are not understandable for the enemies of Islam&#xA;  and causes misunderstanding and contempt for the religion must be&#xA;  avoided. &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not see any mention of it being haram (prohibited) because it causes harm to oneself here. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and one more :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q2&lt;/strong&gt;: It so happens that people beat their chests and their backs with&#xA;  chains and their bodies turn red and even start bleeding. Is it&#xA;  permissible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A2&lt;/strong&gt;: It is permissible and even preferable provided that it does not&#xA;  cause significant harm to the body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It says beating until bleeding starts is preferable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and this &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20060522090508/http://sistani.org/html/eng/menu/4/?lang=eng&amp;amp;view=d&amp;amp;code=77&amp;amp;page=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; by Shia scholar Grand Ayatollah &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_al-Sistani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ali al-Sistani&lt;/a&gt; (It is offline now, so had to use Internet wayback machine) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;§ &lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt; : What is the ruling on beating our backs with chains only&#xA;  during Muharram rituals?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;§ &lt;strong&gt;Answer&lt;/strong&gt; : It is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is tatbir or extreme mourning by beating the back using chains a issue of difference of opinion among the Shi'ite scholars or is it unanimously declared haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T08:06:45.773" Title="Is tatbir (striking oneself by sword) unanimously declared haram by Shi'ite scholars?" Tags="|shiism|azadari|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2413" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2416" CreationDate="2012-09-02T23:56:30.343" Score="1" ViewCount="9593" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard rumors that Hassan (RA),grand child of the prophet, had over 100 wives (4 at a time though). I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/al-serat/imamhasan.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this reference&lt;/a&gt; which talks about this claim too&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some have reported 70 wives. Others have increased the number to 90.&#xA;  Still others have said 250 wives! The highest number is 300! (excerpt from above link)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there any truth to it? If not what is exact number of wives he had and what were their names?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2017-09-02T15:40:19.427" Title="How many wives did Hazrat Hassan (R.A) had?" Tags="|history|sahaba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2414" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-03T00:17:01.760" Score="6" ViewCount="10147" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard from a Shi'a friend that when the Prophet ascended to the skies to meet Allah at the night of Esraa and Miraj, Imam Ali (R.A.) was already there and was presented to the Prophet by God. Is this true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-03T12:59:19.043" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T11:48:29.693" Title="Did Imam Ali (R.A.) reach the skies before the Prophet did, according to the Shi'a?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|shiism|ali|miraj|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2415" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-03T06:42:17.130" Score="-1" ViewCount="2411" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know if it is true that fasting is recommended by Sunni scholars on the day of Ashura. If so, are they following the Umayyads? Is it a celebration of the day Hussain a.s. the pious grandson of prophet and 3th Imam of Shia was killed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the justification they use for recommending this fasting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they refer to Hadith, who are the chain of narrators of that Hadith? And is that Hadith authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it should be mentioned that, in Islam, fasting is a symbol of celebration and Shukr (appreciating God for his gifts)(because fasting at Eid Mabath and Eid Ghadeer is Mustahab and also Umayyads fast at their Celebration for Killing Hussain as at Ashura) . Fasting is Haraam in Eid Qurban and Fitr. But, it is Mustahab in Eid Mabath (start of prophet-hood of prophet) and also in Eid Ghadeer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;reference for fasting being symbol of celebration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as evidence I found this Hadith from Imam Reza the 8th Imam of Shia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;سئل الامام الرضا (ع) عن صوم یوم عاشورا، قال: عن صوم ابن مرجانه تسالنی&#xA;  ذلک یوم صامه الادعیاء من آل زیاد لقتل الحسین (ع)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;reference of Hadith: تهذیب، 4/301&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;translate:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Reza a.s. was asked about sawm of Ashura. he said: you asked&#xA;  about sawm of Ibn Marjaneh (Muaviyeh). in that day Children of Ziyad&#xA;  took sawm for thir Eid (celebrationg) for killing Hussain s.a.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;aslo Sahih Muslim in book of sawm narrated from Ibn Masud: when the sawm of Ramazan became obligatory the sawm of Ashura was left. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also shia Imams said the sawm of Ashura should be left because when sawm of Ramazan became obligatory it was left and backing to what was left by prophet is Bidat. and also Imams said who celebrate at Ashura Allah will place the Judgement day his sadness day. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;only Umayyads continued sawm of Ashura and insisted on on it until it became a sunnah for sunni Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;fasting is not generally symbol of celebration in Islam. but this is only for Umayyads. because they insisted fasting in this day that was left to keep their celebration day alive every year. and for this fasting and celebration at Ashura are related to each other by Umayyds. and not all Muslims or all sunni Muslims. and any one recommend fasting at Ashura has no base unless following Umayyads because Sahih Muslim says it was left by prophet when Ramazan sawm was obligatory and shia Imams said sawm at Ashura is Makruh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-09-14T13:55:30.087" LastActivityDate="2017-09-14T13:55:30.087" Title="Is it true Umayyads and now Sunni scholars recommend taking fast at Ashura day as celebration?" Tags="|sawm|fatwa|ashura|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2413" CreationDate="2012-09-03T07:08:40.077" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The number of his wives is not recorded in history, and Shia scholars do not speculate about this number. At least the scholars I asked said this is not recorded in history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in different books, the names of a maximum of 13 women are mentioned as his wives (not necessarily all authentic).  They are also not mentioned as his wives at the same time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think your own link is best answer to this question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he had lots of wives, he should have lots of children also, but the number of his children were 15 according to researches of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shaykh_Al-Mufid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid&lt;/a&gt;. Some references mentioned up to 25 children. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does not seem logical that he would have 100 wives and only 15 or 25 children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, a fabricated Hadith says that he divorced his wives, who then participated in his funeral. How is this logical? Usually a divorced woman, especially one divorced from someone who has many wives, would never participate in the funeral of her ex-husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was a very pious and respected man.  Such accusations do not match with his personality as recorded in history. Please study what happened to his body when he died and with whom. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think if you read your own link carefully, you will find the answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/farsi/maaref/?qid=3065&amp;amp;gro=3716&amp;amp;sw=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.makarem.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/al-serat/imamhasan.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user202" LastEditDate="2015-11-16T09:06:59.397" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T09:06:59.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2415" CreationDate="2012-09-03T07:08:49.653" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;1) Fasting on the day of 'Ashura is recommended by &lt;strong&gt;Sunni&lt;/strong&gt; scholars (not just some Sunnis, but all) due to the following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated `Aisha:&#xA;  Allah's Apostle ordered (the Muslims) to fast on the day of 'Ashura', and when fasting in the month of Ramadan was prescribed, it became optional for one to fast on that day ('Ashura') or not. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30#106&quot;&gt;Link to hadith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Umayyads did not celebrate the death of the grandson of the Prophet (saws). Bring your proof if you claim it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) The significance of the day of Ashura for Sunnis comes &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; from the killing of Husain (ra) but from various other historical events that took place on that day, e.g. the emancipation of Bani Israil from Egypt:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Musa:&#xA;  When the Prophet arrived at Medina, he noticed that some people among the Jews used to respect Ashura' (i.e. 10th of Muharram) and fast on it. The Prophet then said, &quot;We have more right to observe fast on this day.&quot; and ordered that fasting should be observed on it. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/63#167&quot;&gt;Link to hadith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both the above hadith are authentic, found in Sahih al-Bukhari, and come to us with sound chains. Click on the links above to view the chains of narration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) In Sunni Islam at least, fasting is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; an act of celebration, and on Eids it is &lt;strong&gt;haram&lt;/strong&gt; to fast:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu 'Ubaid:&#xA;  (the slave of Ibn Azhar) I witnessed the 'Id with 'Umar bin Al-Khattab who said, Allah's Apostle has forbidden people to fast on the day on which you break fasting (the fasts of Ramadan) and the day on which you eat the meat of your sacrifices (the first day of 'Id ul Fitr and 'Id ul-Adha).&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30#97&quot;&gt;Link to hadith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/fast-fitr-forbade&quot;&gt;Link to similar hadith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-09-03T07:16:48.297" LastActivityDate="2012-09-03T07:16:48.297" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2415" CreationDate="2012-09-03T07:25:10.850" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;First I will correct some notable mistakes in the question itself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also it should be mentioned in Islam fasting is a symbol of celebration&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not really, please cite this if you have any reference, fasting is either Fardh or Sunnah, and is a kind of worship, not celebration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fasting is Haraam in Eid Qurban and Fitr. But, it is Mustahab in Eid Mabath (start of prophet-hood of prophet) and also in Eid Ghadeer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eid Ghadeer is not recognized by Sunni muslims for reasons you know or might ask to know in another questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the &quot;celebration&quot; part of this sentence needs citation!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Umayyads who celebrated Ashura day the day Hussain a.s. the pious grandson of prophet and 3th Imam of shia was killed by Yazid the Umayyad Caliph&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Now we come to fasting Ashura, which is a confirmed Sunnah, as comes in the following Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet came to Medina and saw the Jews&#xA;  fasting on the day of Ashura. He asked them about that. They replied,&#xA;  &quot;This is a good day, the day on which Allah rescued Bani Israel from&#xA;  their enemy. So, Moses fasted this day.&quot; The Prophet said, &quot;We have&#xA;  more claim over Moses than you.&quot; So, the Prophet fasted on that day&#xA;  and ordered (the Muslims) to fast (on that day).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا&#xA;  أَيُّوبُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ&#xA;  أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ قَدِمَ&#xA;  النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمَدِينَةَ، فَرَأَى الْيَهُودَ تَصُومُ&#xA;  يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ، فَقَالَ ‏&quot;‏ مَا هَذَا ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ قَالُوا هَذَا يَوْمٌ&#xA;  صَالِحٌ، هَذَا يَوْمٌ نَجَّى اللَّهُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ&#xA;  عَدُوِّهِمْ، فَصَامَهُ مُوسَى‏.‏ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ فَأَنَا أَحَقُّ بِمُوسَى&#xA;  مِنْكُمْ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ فَصَامَهُ وَأَمَرَ بِصِيَامِهِ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it authentic? Of course, it's called &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih&lt;/strong&gt; Bukhari&quot; because he included in it only Hadiths he was certain of their authenticity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is obvious from the Hadith (and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30#105&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;many other&lt;/a&gt; hadiths) that the prophet himself recommended fasting the day of Ashura because of the major event that happened in it, and that's why Sunni muslims in general recommend fasting Ashura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be noted that Imam Hussein bin Ali (may Allah be please with both) is one of Sahabah and also one of Ahl Al-Bait (the family of the Prophet), He is the grandson of the Prophet (pbuh), that makes him a very great figure for Sunni Muslims, unlike what others think that they don't love him, which is utterly wrong!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2012-10-30T16:04:10.060" LastActivityDate="2012-10-30T16:04:10.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2419" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-03T09:33:20.693" Score="5" ViewCount="28722" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think there are some Hadith in this book are not compatible with Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also I think this is not a logic term to say &quot;Sahih Bukhari is Sahih (authentic) &lt;strong&gt;because its name is Sahih&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bukhari was an Iranian written this book near 200 years after prophet and indeed any human can have mistakes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamal_al-Banna&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jamal Albanna&lt;/a&gt; a sunni Scholar argues that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;653 of the hadiths as written in al-Bukhari and Muslim are incorrect&#xA;  and should not be accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His Arabic book is titled &quot;The Cleansing of Bukhari and Muslim from useless Hadiths&quot; (2008).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly I want to know considering Sahih Bukhari a 100% authentic Book by sunni scholars is true or not? and if yes is it an Islamic fitwa or it is mostly for policies of Sunni Kings during history and accepted as a rule today? or has other reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is an article but in Persian containing names of many sunni scholars with evidence critiquing Sahih Bukhari and not considering in 100% authentic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hawzah.org/FA/articleview.html?ArticleID=79418&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://hawzah.org/FA/articleview.html?ArticleID=79418&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;translating all of it takes much time. and maybe you can read it using google translator. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for example this article says &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hajar_al-Asqalani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn Hajar Asqalani&lt;/a&gt; in his book Tahzib al-Tahzib  volume 10 page 461 (تهذیب التهذیب، ج 10، ص 461) says there are some narrators in Sahih Bukhari that Muslim never consider them reliable and even critiqued them and did not narrate any hadith from them. for example one narrator Muslim never considered him reliable is نعیم بن حماد مروزی. some sunni scholars considered him reliable but still many not. I think evidences from sunni books mentioned in this article prove there is no Ijma among sunni scholars that Sahih Bukhari is 100% authentic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T11:01:57.220" LastActivityDate="2021-09-28T10:39:05.787" Title="Is Sahih al-Bukhari considered as 100% authentic by Sunni scholars?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|sahih-bukhari|ilm-ar-rijal|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2420" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2125" CreationDate="2012-09-03T10:03:25.447" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Quran was compiled at life of prophet by Imam Ali as.&#xA;He came to home of prophet every night and said Salam. If heard reply entered and if not backed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At nights prophet said the Quran to Ali as and he wrote them on animal skins. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also at time of Government of Uthman ordered to all cities that all Qur'an should be collected and burnt them all. But Ali sa did not obey and did not deliver his Quran to be burnt and kept it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Quran was protected by memorizing it by hundreds of sahaba and even if no written Quran existed still it survived by high number of Quran memorizes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Quran also has comments of Gabriel about verses of Quran told to prophet and its volume is 3 times of Quran only. This Quran was on separated animal skins and prophet before his death said to Ali as whe I died remain at home and collect my Quran and make it compiled. When Ali as finished compile took it to mosque and said to Sahab this is Quran of prophet. They said we have our own Quran and do not need it. (In commentaries of that Quran there was some interprets about Caliphet of Ali as) then Ali as said you will never see this Quran. this Quran passed to next Imams and now it is with Imam Mahdi a.s. each Imam said parts of it to their students and thy wrote 400 books based on them and those 400 formed knowledge and Fiqh of Shia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lots of Sunni references can be found in this page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter8/4.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Quran Compiled by Imam Ali (AS)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-26T10:06:49.927" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T10:06:49.927" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2321" CreationDate="2012-09-03T10:09:16.283" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Very good and deep question indeed!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will mention some qualities of this verse and also, mention the significance of this in light of those qualities, Insha Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A point of benefit from this Ayah is that reciting it in the morning and evening is a major cause for one to be protected by Allah. This surah is one of the  Mu`awwi- dhatayn (Surah Al Falaq &amp;amp; An-Naas)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated by ‘Abdullah bin Khubayb from his father from the Messenger of Allah (salallahu alahyhi wassalam) who said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Recite!” I said, &quot;Messenger of Allah, what should I recite? The&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (salallahu alayhi wassalam) said, &quot;Recite Qul huwa&#xA;  Allahu Ahad (Soorat-ul-Ikhlaas) and the two chapters of seeking refuge&#xA;  (Soorat-ul-Falaq and Soorat-un-Naas) when you enter upon evening and&#xA;  when you enter upon the morning three times each and it will suffice&#xA;  you from every thing.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was related by Aboo Daawud (#5082) with its wording and by at-Tirmidhee (#3575) and al-‘Alaamah Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy upon him) graded it as being Hasan in Tuhfat-ul-Akhyaar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is called one of the surahs of Isti`aadah (seeking refuge) [Among the others mentioned in the hadith]. And in this surah, the name of “ar-Rabb” and the Ruboobiyyah (Lordship of Allah) mentioned therein has been tied to the Daybreak (al-falaq). Similarly in Soorat-un-Naas, “ar-Rabb”, “al-&#xA;Malik” has been tied to Mankind (an-naas). This affirms the power of Allah and his lordship over day and night and the mankind. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to remember that &lt;strong&gt;The Night and Day are Signs of the Great Power of Allah&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming to the verse, Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Jabir said, &quot;Al-Falaq is the morning.&quot; Al-'Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas, &quot;Al-Falaq is the morning.&quot; The same has been reported from Mujahid, Sa'id bin Jubayr, Abdullah bin Muhammad bin 'Aqil, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, Muhammad bin Ka'b Al-Qurazi and Ibn Zayd. Malik also reported a similar statement from Zayd bin Aslam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, in the Ayah, He mentions evil of darkness of night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And from the evil of the Ghasiq when Waqab (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/113/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Falaq :3&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mujahid said, &quot;Ghasiq is the night, and `when it Waqab' refers to the setting of the sun.'' Al-Bukhari mentioned this from him. Ibn Abi Najih also reported a similar narration from him (Mujahid). Lot of other early scholars said the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Zayd said, &quot;The Arabs used to say, `Al-Ghasiq is the declination (of the position) of the heavenly body known as Pleiades. The number of those who were ill and stricken with plague would increase whenever it would decline, and their number would lessen whenever it rose.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Jarir said, &quot;Others have said that it is the moon.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The support for the people who hold this position (that it means the moon) is a narration that Imam Ahmad recorded from Al-Harith bin Abi Salamah. He said that `A'ishah said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The Messenger of Allah took me by my hand and showed me the moon&#xA;  when it rose, and he said, &quot;Seek refuge with Allah from the evil of&#xA;  this Ghasiq when it becomes dark.''&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa'i both recorded this Hadith in their Books of Tafsir in their Sunans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The important message&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, the core of this ayah is that Allah shows you by his Signs that he has the power to remove the evil (of darkness of night) and the daybreak is sign of his power and his ability to remove the evil. That is why, the refuge must be sought only with Allah since he has the power to remove afflictions and if evil overcomes you, His refuge must be sought. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On a related note&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/96&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'An`ām :96&lt;/a&gt; also mentions Him as the cleaver of daybreak and then immediately He says, the opposite, that he has made the night for rest. Allah reminds of His ability to create diversified things in opposites. The sun, moon, and the night and day are all the signs of His power. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/qurantafseer/tafsir/ibnkathir/TIK-Surah-113and114.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafsir&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/qurantafseer/ibnkathir/ibnkathir_web/6.16096.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Recognizing Allah Through Some of His Ayat&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-09-03T10:09:16.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2356" CreationDate="2012-09-03T10:30:58.143" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally the fitwa of Shia scholars is that if they are harmful they can be killed but if not harmful you are not allowed to kill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are chemicals for killing them if they are harming. But blocking their whole may cause them go other place. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ants are free in my home. But they are not too much. They walk and eat some food they find on floor and live in peace and we have no problem with them. Sometimes one of them want to eat my skin when I am sleeping and I blaw it. It reminds me when I will be in grave and insects eating me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فاکثروا ذکرالموت&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Increase remembering death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are useful for this hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also about animals there is an interesting story. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One scholar at way saw a baby sparrow fallen from tree and children playing with it. He did not care and passed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At night he felt has not the proper spiritual state like past. He made dua to know the cause. At dream he saw one said him a sparrow complained against you to God. He was sad until one day he saw another sparrow fallen and a snake wants to eat it. And he saved the complain with his wand. Again at dream he heard one said hm: appreciated you a sparrow to God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is said that some scholars at winter when sparrows cannot find seeds on snow go and provide wheat for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-22T10:00:13.780" LastActivityDate="2015-11-22T10:00:13.780" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2423" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2419" CreationDate="2012-09-03T10:33:03.703" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is Sunni perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari is considered completely authentic by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ijma&amp;amp;oldid=1042464376&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;consensus&lt;/a&gt; (Ijma').&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ummah is unanimously agreed that these two books are saheeh and it&#xA;is obligatory to follow their ahaadeeth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tahdheeb al-Asma’ wa’l-Lughaat (1/73)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no book beneath the canopy of heaven that is more sound than&#xA;al-Bukhaari and Muslim, after the Qur’aan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (18/74).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, Jamal al-Banna is not a scholar according to Sunni scholars. He is just an author and most of his views go against Qur'an and Sunnah [The wiki link that you gave says the same]. So, it is not a surprise that he wants to go against the consensus fabricating stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The minor criticisms that you mention doesn't strip Al-Bukhari of the &amp;quot;Saheeh&amp;quot; label. It is not correct methodology to accept criticism just because it exists, rather it depends on evidence and proof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The number of ahadeeth in Saheeh al-Bukhaari, including repetitions – according to the numbering of Muhammad Fu’aad ‘Abd al-Baaqi (may Allah have mercy on him) – is 7563. The number of minor criticisms is around 20. Most of these criticisms have to do with matters concerning the isnaads, or whether the hadeeth reaches the highest level of saheeh, or they have to do with one or two words in a hadeeth and this does not affect the saheeh status of the Bukhari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find the complete list of issues for which Al-Bukhari was criticized &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/answers/122705/are-all-the-ahaadeeth-in-saheeh-al-bukhaari-saheeh-sound&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. None of them undermine the basic matter of al-Saheeh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/answers/122705/are-all-the-ahaadeeth-in-saheeh-al-bukhaari-saheeh-sound&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Are all the ahaadeeth in Saheeh al-Bukhaari saheeh (sound)?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-09-28T09:54:46.830" LastActivityDate="2021-09-28T09:54:46.830" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2424" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2412" CreationDate="2012-09-03T13:30:50.320" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. Here are a list of Fitwas about Tatbir:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tatbir.org/?page_id=98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tatbir.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This link is not official site of Shia Maraje but is an interesting collection and each case can be found in related official Marja website. If you need any let me know to find and add it here. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note as first Fitwa you mentioned says Mourning for Hussain (a.s.) itself is not Haram and is recommended by prophet and has great Sawab but hurting is Haram. And all Fitwa I have seen says mourning is recommended by harming to body is Haram. All above Fitwa say the same. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second question is not clearly mentioned mourning but it is in the mourning category of website. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also final fitwa is about using chain for mourning only and question assumes it is used without harm to body (that usually it is used with no harm) if Question added with bleeding Indeed Marja answered it is Haram or it is not permitted. It is like to ask is using pen allowed. Marja says yes. But if you ask is using pen to I make my own eye blind allowed? Then Marja says No it is not permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The final Fitwa you mentioned is not related to bleeding or harm to body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using chain properly has no harm or bleeding. And it is a local culture for mourning and there is no evidence in Islam to ban mourning by local culture method while it has no harm to body or does not include any other Haram act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-15T08:06:45.773" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T08:06:45.773" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2387" CreationDate="2012-09-03T17:20:20.910" Score="2" Body="&lt;h1&gt;What are the benefits of using a Miswak ?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brushing with Miswak cleans the mouth and is pleasing to Allah, and this (in my opinion) is the greatest benefit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, &quot;The Miswak&#xA;  (tooth-stick) cleanses and purifies the mouth and pleases the Rubb.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها ان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ قال‏:‏ ‏&#xA;  &quot;‏السواك مطهرة للفم مرضاة للرب‏&quot;‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه النسائي، وابن خذيمة في&#xA;  صحيحه بأسانيد صحيحة‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/212&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Riyadussaliheen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;When should one use a Miswak ?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One should brush his teeth with Miswak when:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One gets up for making Tahajjud prayer or to pray at night&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Hudhaifa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whenever the Prophet got up for Tahajjud prayer he used to clean his&#xA;  mouth (and teeth) with Siwak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ&#xA;  اللَّهِ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ ـ رضى الله&#xA;  عنه ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ&#xA;  لِلتَّهَجُّدِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ يَشُوصُ فَاهُ بِالسِّوَاكِ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/19/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Hudhaifah said: &quot;We were commanded to use the&#xA;  siwak when we got up to pray at night.&quot; (Sahih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ&#xA;  سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي سِنَانٍ، عَنْ أَبِي حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ،&#xA;  عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ، قَالَ كُنَّا نُؤْمَرُ بِالسِّوَاكِ إِذَا قُمْنَا مِنَ&#xA;  اللَّيْلِ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1067510&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;An-Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Before or at each Salat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger&#xA;  of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, &quot;Had I not thought it&#xA;  difficult for my Ummah, I would have commanded them to use the Miswak&#xA;  (tooth-stick) before every Salat.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏&#xA;  &quot;‏لولا أن أشق على أمتي - أو على الناس- لأمرتهم بالسواك مع كل صلاة‏&quot;‏&#xA;  ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/206&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Riadussaliheen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;At ones death&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Aisha:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr entered upon the Prophet while I was&#xA;  supporting the Prophet on my chest.&lt;/code&gt;AbdurRahman had a fresh Siwak&#xA;  then and he was cleaning his teeth with it. Allah's Apostle looked at&#xA;  it, so I took the Siwak, cut it (chewed it with my teeth), shook it&#xA;  and made it soft (with water), and then gave it to the Prophet who&#xA;  cleaned his teeth with it. I had never seen Allah's Apostle cleaning&#xA;  his teeth in a better way. After finishing the brushing of his teeth,&#xA;  he lifted his hand or his finger and said thrice, &quot;O Allah! Let me be&#xA;  with the highest companions,&quot; and then died. `Aisha used to say, &quot;He&#xA;  died while his head was resting between my chest and chin.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، عَنْ صَخْرِ بْنِ&#xA;  جُوَيْرِيَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ،&#xA;  عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، دَخَلَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَلَى&#xA;  النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَنَا مُسْنِدَتُهُ إِلَى صَدْرِي،&#xA;  وَمَعَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ سِوَاكٌ رَطْبٌ يَسْتَنُّ بِهِ، فَأَبَدَّهُ&#xA;  رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَصَرَهُ، فَأَخَذْتُ السِّوَاكَ&#xA;  فَقَصَمْتُهُ وَنَفَضْتُهُ وَطَيَّبْتُهُ، ثُمَّ دَفَعْتُهُ إِلَى&#xA;  النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاسْتَنَّ بِهِ، فَمَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ&#xA;  اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم اسْتَنَّ اسْتِنَانًا قَطُّ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهُ،&#xA;  فَمَا عَدَا أَنْ فَرَغَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَفَعَ&#xA;  يَدَهُ أَوْ إِصْبَعَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ فِي الرَّفِيقِ الأَعْلَى&#xA;  ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ قَضَى، وَكَانَتْ تَقُولُ مَاتَ بَيْنَ حَاقِنَتِي&#xA;  وَذَاقِنَتِي‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/41280&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-09-03T17:20:20.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2426" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2430" CreationDate="2012-09-03T17:38:19.140" Score="3" ViewCount="701" Body="&lt;p&gt;First verse says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whoever turns his back to them on such a day, unless swerving [as&#xA;  a strategy] for war or joining [another] company, has certainly&#xA;  returned with anger [upon him] from Allah, &lt;strong&gt;and his refuge is Hell&lt;/strong&gt; -&#xA;  and wretched is the destination. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#8:16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;8:16&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah has already given you victory in many regions and [even] on the&#xA;  day of Hunayn, when your great number pleased you, but it did not&#xA;  avail you at all, and the earth was confining for you with its&#xA;  vastness; &lt;strong&gt;then you turned back, fleeing&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#9:25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;9:25&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse is clearly saying all or some of Muslims with prophet fled from war and so they will be in Hell. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this means that who were at prophet army prophet are in Hell ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They were Muslims and by combining these two verse it means Muslims are in hell! Is not it conflict in Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How this can be solved ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-19T06:54:42.390" LastActivityDate="2018-09-11T18:26:04.577" Title="How the conflict between these two verse of Quran can be solved?" Tags="|history|tafseer|jihad|war|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2414" CreationDate="2012-09-03T19:25:27.687" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. according to Shia scholars this is not true. Ali s.a. was not there at Miraj. Prophet only saw an angel who was in the shape of Ali sa and also Allah talked prophet with voice of Ali as and Allah said somethings to prophet about Ali as. But as I searched in many hadith nothing mentioned Ali as himself was there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only authentic Hadith I found about Ali a.s. and Miraj are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the book Kashf al‑Ghummah, it has been narrated from &lt;code&gt;Abdullah ibn&#xA;  &lt;/code&gt;Umar that: &quot;I heard someone ask the Prophet of Allah , `With what&#xA;  voice did Allah, the Glorified and High, speak to you in on the night&#xA;  of the Me'raj?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet replied, &quot;My Lord spoke to me with the voice of 'Ali ibn&#xA;  Abi Talib and said, `O' Ahmad! I am an Entity that is not like&#xA;  anything else. I can not be compared to anything else and I know all&#xA;  the secrets of your heart. With the exception of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib ,&#xA;  you have no other close friend. Thus, I speak to you with the voice of&#xA;  'Ali ibn Abi Talib  so that your heart will be at ease.&quot;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From Kashf al-Ghummah, Vol. 1, p. 106, Fee mahabbati al-rasooli (s)&#xA;  iyyahu wa tahreedahu alaa mahabbatihi wa muwaalaatihi wa nahyuhu an&#xA;  baghdihi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/al-miraj/34.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in the Hadith Book &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar_al-Anwar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bihar al Anwar&lt;/a&gt; vol.9 page 76 it is narrated from Imam Sadiq a.s. that prophet said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;when reached where there was nothing between me and Allah and there&#xA;  was no angel or prophet. I did not asked anything unless I received&#xA;  better of it. at that time this came to my mind: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;You are only a warner, and for every Ummah is a guide. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#13:7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#13:7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;so I asked Allah: O my trainer you placed me Warner. but who is Guide&#xA;  of m Ummah? Allah replied O Muhammad! he is Ali Ibn Abi Talib. he is&#xA;  guide and leader of who found my way and who are pious...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translated from this &lt;a href=&quot;http://dorenajaf.valiasr-aj.com/include/VIEW.php?bankname=LIST&amp;amp;code=2278&amp;amp;RADIF=57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also these hadiths are narrated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar_al-Anwar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bihar al Anwar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“It is related that Muhammad declared that on the night of Ascension,&#xA;  the Most High commanded me to inquire of the past prophets for what&#xA;  reason they were exalted to that rank, and they all testified, “We&#xA;  were raised up on account of your Prophetical Office, and the Imamate&#xA;  of Ali Ibn Abu Talib, and the Imams of your posterity”. A divine voice&#xA;  then commanded, ‘look on the right side of the empyrean’. I looked and&#xA;  saw the similitude of Ali, and Hasan, and Husain, and Ali ibn&#xA;  al-Husain, and Muhammad Bakir, and Jafar as-Sadiq, and Musa Kazim, and&#xA;  Ali ibn Musa-ar-Reza, and Muha­mmad Taki, and Ali Naqi, and Hasan&#xA;  Askhari, and Mahdi ­all performing prayers in a sea of light. ‘These’,&#xA;  said the Most High, “are my proofs, Vicegerents, and friends, and the&#xA;  last of them will take vengeance on my enemies.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘The Prophet declared that when he performed the Ascension, the angels&#xA;  inquired very particularly about Ali. ‘When I arrived,’ he continued,&#xA;  ‘at the fourth heaven, I saw the angel of death, who said that it was&#xA;  his office to take the soul of every creature by God’s command; but in&#xA;  the case of you and Ali, I will have to take your consent.’ When I&#xA;  came under the empyrean, I saw Ali ibn Abu Talib standing there, and&#xA;  said to him, ‘O Ali have you got there before me?’ ‘Whom are you&#xA;  add­ressing’, asked Gabriel. ‘My brother’, I replied. ‘This is not&#xA;  Ali,’ said he, ‘but an angel of the Merciful God, whom he created in&#xA;  the likeness of Ali and when those of us pri­vileged to approach near&#xA;  the Deity wish to behold Ali, we visit this angel.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And so Jesus and Moses and Abraham all inquired about Ali and&#xA;  congratulated Muhammad on having left so good a Caliph in his place.&#xA;  The Apostle further related, “On the night of MERAJ, on every one of&#xA;  the curtains of light and on every one of the pillars of the empyrean&#xA;  to which I came, I saw written; there is no God but Allah, Muhammad is&#xA;  the Apostle of God, and Ali ibn Abu Talib is the commander of the&#xA;  Faithful.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T18:01:27.027" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T18:01:27.027" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2429" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2426" CreationDate="2012-09-03T20:48:00.923" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;What really happened is that the Muslim army included big number of الطلقاء, people who the Prophet forgave when he conquered Mekkah. They were either new muslims with no deep belief in Allah, or hypocrites who were just waiting for a chance to fail muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the arrows of Hawazen army came like falling rains, most of those الطلقاء flew away either because they became scared because they have weak faith, or because they were hypocrites and found it a good chance to fail muslims. That fled away made big confusion in the Muslim Army, and the &amp;quot;original&amp;quot; Muslims were confused what to do, some thought it was a general retreat and fled away, some went back to return those who fled into the battle field before the wrath of Allah be cast upon them (as comes in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/8/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aya&lt;/a&gt; you mentioned). The Prophet (pbuh), who wasn't in an easy to find place, moved to the right of the army and ordered Abbas to retreat the muslims towards the Prophet, and so he did, and muslims did so (with some details).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a quotation by Al-Abbas that describes some of these details, sorry I can't translate right now due to the lack of time:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;روى مسلم من حديث العباس ـ رضي الله عنه ـ قال شهدت مع رسول الله ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يوم حنين فلزمت أنا وأبو سفيان بن الحارث بن عبد المطلب رسول الله ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فلم نفارقه ، ورسول الله ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ على بغلة له بيضاء أهداها له فروة بن نفاثة الجذامي ، فلما التقى المسلمون والكفار ولى المسلمون مدبرين ، فطفق رسول الله ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يركض بغلته قبل الكفار ، قال عباس : وأنا آخذ بلجام بغلة رسول الله ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أكفها إرادة أن لا تسرع ، وأبو سفيان آخذ بركاب رسول الله ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ، فقال رسول الله ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ : &amp;quot; أي عباس ناد أصحاب السمرة &amp;quot; فقال عباس ( وكان رجلا صيتا ) فقلت بأعلى صوتي : أين أصحاب السمرة ؟ قال : فوالله لكأن عطفتهم حين سمعوا صوتي عطفة البقر على أولادها ، فقالوا : يا لبيك يا لبيك ، قال : فاقتتلوا والكفار ، والدعوة في الأنصار يقولون : يا معشر الأنصار يا معشر الأنصار . قال : ثم قصرت الدعوة على بني الحارث بن الخزرج ، فقالوا : يا بني الحارث بن الخزرج يا بني الحارث بن الخزرج ، فنظر رسول الله ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وهو على بغلته كالمتطاول عليها إلى قتالهم [ ص: 227 ] فقال رسول الله ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ هذا حين حمي الوطيس قال : ثم أخذ رسول الله ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ حصيات فرمى بهن وجوه الكفار ، ثم قال : &amp;quot; انهزموا ورب محمد &amp;quot; قال : فذهبت أنظر فإذا القتال على هيئته فيما أرى ، قال : فوالله ما هو إلا أن رماهم بحصياته فما زلت أرى حدهم كليلا وأمرهم مدبرا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=65&amp;amp;ID=516&amp;amp;idfrom=1540&amp;amp;idto=1548&amp;amp;bookid=65&amp;amp;startno=4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same Source page includes a quotation of Imam Al Nawawi (may Allah be peaceful to him) that explains that &amp;quot;The fled was not far away, and they returned so soon&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Tafseer Al Manar. These pages: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=65&amp;amp;ID=516&amp;amp;idfrom=1540&amp;amp;idto=1548&amp;amp;bookid=65&amp;amp;startno=4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=65&amp;amp;ID=1548&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-09-03T20:48:00.923" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2426" CreationDate="2012-09-04T08:14:25.790" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The holy Quran answers your question itself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By having accepted the first verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#8:16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;8:16&lt;/a&gt;) and the fact that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1)&lt;/strong&gt; Whoever turns his back to the disbelievers and escapes from them in a war, will go to the hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let’s have a look at the second verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#9:25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:25&lt;/a&gt;) and its following two verses(&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#9:26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:26&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#9:27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:27&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَقَدْ نَصَرَ‌كُمُ اللَّـهُ فِي مَوَاطِنَ كَثِيرَ‌ةٍ ۙ وَيَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ ۙ إِذْ أَعْجَبَتْكُمْ كَثْرَ‌تُكُمْ فَلَمْ تُغْنِ عَنكُمْ شَيْئًا وَضَاقَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْأَرْ‌ضُ بِمَا رَ‌حُبَتْ &lt;strong&gt;ثُمَّ وَلَّيْتُم مُّدْبِرِ‌ينَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has already given you victory in many regions and [even] on the day of Hunayn, when your great number pleased you, but it did not avail you at all, and the earth was confining for you with its vastness; &lt;strong&gt;then you turned back, fleeing&lt;/strong&gt;. [9:25]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ثُمَّ أَنزَلَ اللَّـهُ سَكِينَتَهُ عَلَىٰ رَ‌سُولِهِ وَعَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَأَنزَلَ جُنُودًا لَّمْ تَرَ‌وْهَا وَعَذَّبَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُ‌وا ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ جَزَاءُ الْكَافِرِ‌ينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then Allah sent down His tranquility upon His Messenger and upon the believers and sent down soldiers angels whom you did not see and punished those who disbelieved. And that is the recompense of the disbelievers. [9:26]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ثُمَّ يَتُوبُ اللَّـهُ مِن بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَاءُ ۗ&lt;/strong&gt; وَاللَّـهُ غَفُورٌ‌ رَّ‌حِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Then Allah will accept repentance after that for whom He wills&lt;/strong&gt;; and Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. [9:27]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2)&lt;/strong&gt; And we believe that whoever Allah accepts repentance from him won't go to the hell (at least for that sin).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according to the verse 9:27 we should change our first hypothesis to the following one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(1)&lt;/strong&gt; + &lt;strong&gt;(2)&lt;/strong&gt; = &lt;strong&gt;Whoever turns his back to the disbelievers and escapes from them in a war, will go to the hell, except those ones Allah has accepted their repentance.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any conflict yet in our holy Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-01T05:40:32.507" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2431" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-04T08:17:08.627" Score="8" ViewCount="4754" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What are Satanic verses?&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard about them and about the book by Salman Rushdie. Were there really some verses which were removed from Quran, which were termed as satanic?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is so, then it is possible that all those points on which Quran contradicts Bible, like Divinity of Jesus, Death &amp;amp; Resurrection of Jesus or sacrifice of Abrahams son Isaac could be verses from same source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="426" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-04T11:00:19.173" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T04:50:25.803" Title="What are Satanic verses?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2432" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2433" CreationDate="2012-09-04T10:03:48.420" Score="2" ViewCount="1900" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it Sunnah to cut the nails? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the way and the time or day that is best for cutting nails?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1891/337&quot;&gt;Jazak Allah Khair&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="337" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-05-06T13:24:02.533" Title="Is it Sunnah to cut the nails?" Tags="|sunnah|taharah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2432" CreationDate="2012-09-04T10:21:33.900" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The majority of scholars agree on this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And he (may Allah have mercy on him) said in Sharh Saheeh Muslim&#xA;  (3/149): It is mustahabb to start with the hands before the feet, and&#xA;  to start with the forefinger of the right hand, then the middle&#xA;  finger, then the ring finger, then the pinkie finger, then the thumbs,&#xA;  then to move to the left hand and start with the pinkie finger then&#xA;  the ring finger, until all the fingers are done, then to move to the&#xA;  right foot and start with the smallest toe on the right foot and end&#xA;  with the smallest toe on the left foot. And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read the full fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/114810&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-01-14T19:01:24.533" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T19:01:24.533" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2434" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-04T10:39:54.587" Score="5" ViewCount="407" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for a novelist/writer to work for a client who wants erotic stories? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please cite references from Quran/Hadith, if there are any.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also, are there any fatwas from shia scholars regarding this ruling?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="396" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T05:58:43.283" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T05:58:43.283" Title="Is it permissible to work for a client who wants erotic stories?" Tags="|sharia|fatwa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2434" CreationDate="2012-09-04T10:45:53.747" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/2&quot;&gt;Quran 5/2&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;but do not help one another in sin and transgression [al-Maa’idah 5:2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fatwa about erotic stories &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/34489&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2012-09-04T14:06:55.097" LastActivityDate="2012-09-04T14:06:55.097" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1983" CreationDate="2012-09-04T11:40:36.673" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hadith is like a window in the past to the Sunnah of the Prophet PBUH. All Muslims alike, irrespective of whatsoever sectarian or other bent they may have, agree that the Sunnah is the first, foremost and canonical interpretation of the Quran. The Quran itself testifies to that, for example in 33:21. Taken this way, Sunnah as an interpretation is ontologically an extension of the source (&quot;Quran&quot;), and no matter how esoteric, by definition, can not stand orthogonal to its source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only question with respect to an interpretation can be of its correctness. In the case of Sunnah, it is an axiom of Muslim faith that the Sunnah is flawless. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A hadith is only a narration that claims to ascertain a Sunnah and is therefore subject to sincere and hard criticism. There are cases where authentic Ahadith elaborate and/or seemingly override the verses of Quran. An example is that of the permissibility of easting dead locust. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He hath only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh&#xA;  of swine, and that on which any other name hath been invoked besides&#xA;  that of Allah. But if one is forced by necessity, without willful&#xA;  disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- then is he guiltless. For&#xA;  Allah is Oft-forgiving Most Merciful. [2:173]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, we find Hadith like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Ahmed and Imam Ibn Majah narrate from son of Omar (may Allah be&#xA;  pleased with them all) that the Prophet of Allah (PBUH) said for us&#xA;  two dead animal are lawful and two bloods. The two dead are fish and&#xA;  locust, and the two bloods are liver and spleen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The eating of locust is also narrated in&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated in Sahih Muslim and Bukhari that Abd’Allah bin Abi Auffi (may&#xA;  Allah be pleased with him) said we were with the Prophet of Allah&#xA;  (PBUH) in a holy battle [ghazwa'] and we use to eat locust in the&#xA;  presence of the Messenger Allah (PBUH).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering only the Quranic verses, one can arrive at one of the two possibilities &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Easting insects - including locust - is permissible.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Easting insects - including locust - is impermissible.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is from the Ahadith that the commonly accepted rulings of the general non-permissibility of consuming insects except locust are formed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-12T23:12:47.020" LastActivityDate="2012-09-12T23:12:47.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2437" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-04T15:06:12.610" Score="9" ViewCount="2471" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know from verses like &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/150&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; that Musa (alayhi salaam), like the previous nations believe, did indeed receive tablets with some fiqh (rulings) from Allah (azza wa jal) when he visited Him in Tuwa. And that he broke the tablets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we have any verses or ahadith that explicitly mention what was listed on those tablets? I can't recall ever reading this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-16T21:22:25.387" LastActivityDate="2021-04-14T21:50:51.413" Title="What are the (Ten) commandments sent to the prophet Musa (pbuh)?" Tags="|tafseer|prophet-musa|surat-al-araf|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2439" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2443" CreationDate="2012-09-04T18:35:20.477" Score="3" ViewCount="1253" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am eager to know, &lt;strong&gt;can a son use his own salary without his father's permission.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the father, who is head of the house, has the right to stop his son from spending the money the way he wants to. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="535" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T05:58:08.690" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T05:58:08.690" Title="Can a son use his own salary without his father's permission?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2392" CreationDate="2012-09-04T21:04:35.823" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;As with all classical books, significant editing is required to publish them in modern format.  Hadith books can be organized in many different ways - the most popular being by topic (&lt;em&gt;Jami'&lt;/em&gt;) and by narrator (&lt;em&gt;Musnad&lt;/em&gt;). Sahih al-Bukhari is a &lt;em&gt;Jami'&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Imam al-Bukhari's time, hadith were known by their narrators and subject matter. They weren't referred to with numbers, the way we do now. It was the same with ayaat of the Qur'an - they didn't go around saying things like &quot;fifty one, fifty six&quot; to refer to ayaat in the Qur'an. Rather, people were familiar enough with the Qur'an to navigate to wherever it was that someone was referring to. Additionally, the culture we have today of plucking out and citing singular hadith in support of a matter was simply not the norm in those days, nor is it the norm in scholarly circles today. For this reason, numbering the hadith was not crucial, and the collector (Imam al-Bukhari) did not number the hadith in his book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most popular edition of Sahih al-Bukhari that we have today is the one that is transmitted through one of his last students, Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Firabri. Others students of al-Bukhari transmitted it also. This is the basis of all printed editions in the world today. Muhammad Fuad Abd al-Baqi went through the collection and assigned numbers to each hadith (this is not as simple as it sounds). His numbering is the most widely used today to refer to Sahih al-Bukhari, although alternative numbering systems exist as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam al-Bukhari divided his collection into books, and then chapters (*bab*s). On average, a book might contain 70-80 hadith, and a chapter within a book 2-3 hadith. There are 97 books in Sahih al-Bukhari according to the Abd al-Baqi numbering containing 7563 hadith. Each book deals with a coherent topic. Hadith are repeated in different chapters and books on average three times, although there are hadith that appear once, and others that appear over 10 times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way to understand hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari is to first see which book it occurs under, then which chapter it occurs under. Sometimes a chapter heading is accompanied by a hanging narration (&lt;em&gt;mu'allaqat&lt;/em&gt;) in which Imam al-Bukhari presents a quote from the Qur'an or the Prophet (saws) or the Companions (raa) or a scholar from the &lt;em&gt;Salaf&lt;/em&gt; without the full chain of narration. These are not considered independent Sahih hadith, but rather part of the chapter heading. These headings are crucial in understanding the context of the hadith and what is meant by it. Once these have been read, one can proceed to read the hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many ways of referring to a hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari. The most foolproof and consistent one is to specify the name of the book, the name of the chapter, and either the name of the narrator or the position of the hadith in that chapter. Another way is to specify the hadith number as assigned by Abd al-Baqi (a number between 1 and 7563). Other methods are not as portable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most famous numbering system on the Internet today for translations of Sahih al-Bukhari was popularized by the USC MSA hadith website. It usually consists of a volume number, book number, and hadith number. This numbering is entirely arbitrary unfortunately and does not correspond to any printed edition. It has a number of mistakes and should be phased out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-09-04T21:04:35.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2442" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-05T01:18:02.997" Score="6" ViewCount="1762" Body="&lt;p&gt;As-Salam-o-Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just wondering, how to take care of every small element when doing online business. And how to beat competitors while doing that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am talking about a business scenario in western world i.e. UK, US, Europe. Previously we have rejected many online ideas just because we don't want to publish stuff that is not permitted in Islam, for example photos, videos etc. We know that there is more money in such things but we restricted ourselves. Then we came down things like, job sites &amp;amp; car hire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's say we have a job site for a western world country. What if non muslims want to post jobs for things that are not permissible in Islam. For example, pubs, night clubs, photography, filming, tv, media, alcohol, and the list goes on... What do we do in that case? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the car rental site, We don't have any pictures of women etc on our website. But the whole car rental business circles around travel insurance. We are stuck again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we go towards finance or credit cards related sites then there is interest rates and banks. Again stuck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's extremely difficult to think of a business which is totally pure. There are many scenarios where if we don't do anything bad. BUT our customers, affiliates or publishers are  going to have some element of it. e.g. job site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any guidance to tackle such issues please?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JazakAllah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="466" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T06:00:29.630" LastActivityDate="2020-10-20T09:31:48.733" Title="How to run a online business without breaking the principles of Islam?" Tags="|practical-islam|business|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2439" CreationDate="2012-09-05T03:18:41.630" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer might be a little long, but I beg you to read..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt; Kindness to parents with absolutely NO resentment&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, &lt;strong&gt;say not to them [so much as], &quot;uff,&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word. (Quran 17:23)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word used in this verse is &quot;uffin&quot; &lt;code&gt;أُفٍّ&lt;/code&gt; , which not only means resentment, rather just an expression of resentment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt; Taking care of parents &lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents.&lt;/strong&gt; His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the [final] destination. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness and follow the way of those who turn back to Me [in repentance].&lt;/strong&gt; Then to Me will be your return, and I will inform you about what you used to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Quran 31:14-15)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above verse makes it compulsory to take care of parents. By &quot;taking care&quot; it would not only mean material comforts but.... &lt;strong&gt;IT WOULD ALSO MEAN TAKE CARE OF THEIR FEELINGS.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;HOWEVER, the above verse makes an EXCEPTION about obedience to parents. We can only disobey our parents when they tell you something that is against Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;In your case...&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I completely agree that you have full right over your money and wealth (and may Allah grant you more wealth) BUT if your father tells you to spend somewhere OR not to spend somewhere, then you have to follow him unless it is against Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The very fact that you do not wish to seek his permission is that you know he would not approve of it; so re-think where you are going to spend your money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, when there is a conflict of this nature, I often see the cause is that the children want freedom to spend but the parents want them to save. There is no right or wrong in these type of issues. But you would be in the wrong if you hurt your parents in anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would simply recommend take each spending issue one by one and try NOT to hurt your father in anyway. Try to convince him, just like you used to convince him for toys when you were a small child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The best example of kindness to father from the Quran&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In surah Maryam (ch 19) around verse 41-42 you will notice a conversation between Ibrahim(pbuh) and his father. In this conversation a mighty prophet of Allah, Ibrahim(pbuh), is pleading with his father, who was an idol worshiper. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BUT Ibrahim(pbuh) was soo kind to his father that he keeps on repeating &quot;O my father&quot; multiple times in just one conversation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nothing is more important than the blessings of parents. So use your money wisely and MAKE SURE YOU DONT HURT HIM in anyway!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="342" LastEditDate="2012-11-25T11:35:17.257" LastActivityDate="2012-11-25T11:35:17.257" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2447" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2457" CreationDate="2012-09-05T11:49:40.820" Score="2" ViewCount="5211" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the ruling about selling dogs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there different rules depending on the type of dog or the purpose for which the dog is intended?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditorDisplayName="user202" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T11:24:25.917" LastActivityDate="2020-06-15T14:41:10.377" Title="Is selling and buying dogs haram (banned) in Islam?" Tags="|fiqh|fatwa|dogs|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2448" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2431" CreationDate="2012-09-05T12:15:41.537" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;By definition a Satanic verse is a verse induced to mind of prophet by Satan that prophet think this is a revealed verse from God. But in real life of prophet such think did not happened because God protected his mind from induces of Satan. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/180_questions_vol2/47.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Explained here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to all Muslims no verse was removed from Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who claims such verse existed should show evidence for this claim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there is a completely different concept called Naskh that means changing a past rule by a new rule. Such verses exist in Quran but both verses for before and after Naskh exist in Quran and the past verse was not removed from Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example sahaba came to home of prophet and sit there and did not leave there. Prophet did not said them leave my home if you have no question or work with me for being polite. Then a verse was revealed to people that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not enter the houses of the Prophet except&#xA;  when you are permitted for a meal, without awaiting its readiness. But&#xA;  when you are invited, then enter; and when you have eaten, disperse&#xA;  without seeking to remain for conversation. Indeed, that [behavior]&#xA;  was troubling the Prophet, and he is shy of [dismissing] you. But&#xA;  Allah is not shy of the truth. And when you ask [his wives] for&#xA;  something, ask them from behind a partition. That is purer for your&#xA;  hearts and their hearts. And it is not [conceivable or lawful] for you&#xA;  to harm the Messenger of Allah or to marry his wives after him, ever.&#xA;  Indeed, that would be in the sight of Allah an enormity. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#33:53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#33:53&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also this verse came saying who wants to talk prophet first should pay money for charity:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, when you [wish to] privately consult the&#xA;  Messenger, present before your consultation a charity. That is better&#xA;  for you and purer. But if you find not [the means] - then indeed,&#xA;  Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#58:12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#58:12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After reveal of this verse none of sahaba came to home of prophet unless &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Ali a.s.&lt;/a&gt; who paid money for charity each time wanted to meet prophet and asked him different questions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then this verse revealed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Have you feared to present before your consultation charities? Then&#xA;  when you do not and Allah has forgiven you, then [at least] establish&#xA;  prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. And Allah is&#xA;  Acquainted with what you do. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#58:13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#58:13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse was Naskh for past verse. But as you see past verse still exist in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The book you mentioned is contains propaganda against Islam and insult to prophet and his wives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naskh_%28tafsir%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Naskh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/hayat-al-qulub-vol2-allamah-muhammad-baqir-al-majlisi/13.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Obligatory to respect the Prophet – an account of his social&#xA;etiquettes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-26T10:02:41.337" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T10:02:41.337" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2450" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-05T12:44:22.253" Score="6" ViewCount="4895" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are four different verses about banning wine. Islam firstly said do not pray while you are drunk. And step by step made harder rule. Then, finally said wine is Haraam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why not in just one step?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T11:33:39.763" LastActivityDate="2019-04-15T11:33:39.763" Title="Why Islam banned wine in four steps and not in one step?" Tags="|fiqh|tafseer|islamic-philosophy|alcohol|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2450" CreationDate="2012-09-05T13:16:48.070" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Qur'an was being revealed to Arabs, it was being revealed in stages and it was something new for them and it was supposed to be implemented in their lives and not just recite it. So, these changes were brought gradually and not suddenly, and this is a mercy of Allah so that people could adjust to these new prescriptions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verses in Qur'an about drinking wine is an example of that. Wine drinking was very common in the pre-islamic Arabia and although, it was evil, it was considered with high esteem. So, there were three verses which gradually lead to prohibition of intoxicating substances. It was revealed in stages - &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/43&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:43&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/219&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2: 219&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/93-94&quot;&gt;Qur'an 5:93-94&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-09-05T13:16:48.070" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2452" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2453" CreationDate="2012-09-05T13:33:30.710" Score="9" ViewCount="1303" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;…and he who refuses to accept an invitation to a marriage feast,&#xA;  verily disobeys Allah and His Prophet”. (Ahmad &amp;amp; Abu Dawood)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've been invited to a wedding where I know there will be free mixing, men and women flirty, touching each other, kissing in public, partial nudity, dressed in tight clothing etc. I know they will have music and dancing. The music will have inappropriate words too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will I be disobeying Allah and his Prophet's command by not going to such a wedding?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="512" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-11T10:35:43.380" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T10:35:43.380" Title="Going to a wedding involving haram activities?" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|wedding|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2453" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2452" CreationDate="2012-09-05T14:54:03.123" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Extract from fatwa at islamqa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But the scholars have stipulated conditions for accepting an&#xA;  invitation; if these conditions are not met then it is not obligatory&#xA;  or mustahabb to accept the invitation, rather it may be haraam to&#xA;  attend. These conditions were summed up by Shaykh Muhammad ibn&#xA;  ‘Uthaymeen, who said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;There should be nothing objectionable (munkar) in the place where the party etc. is to be held. If there is something objectionable and&#xA;  it is possible to remove it, then it is obligatory to attend for two&#xA;  reasons: to accept the invitation and to change the objectionable&#xA;  thing. If it is not possible to remove it then it is haraam to attend.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/22006&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2012-09-05T14:54:03.123" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2455" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2459" CreationDate="2012-09-05T20:54:27.047" Score="1" ViewCount="250" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a few questions if I may. I have no idea if this is true or not since it's really hard to find this stuff online, nevertheless, here are my questions as a total newbie in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is it true that Islam prohibits eating &quot;food on top of food&quot;? I mean having two types of different foods in one meal? For example soups and steak?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is it true that if you get wealthy you have to feed the poor in your city one a week on the weekends?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And of course, is Quran in general tolerant? I mean is it really strict in it's rules (I have not read it myself, yet, but I will one day).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Any other good/impressive guidelines that Quran offers are more then welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="556" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-26T15:55:54.137" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T15:55:54.137" Title="Truth or not about Islam rules" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-11-03T22:30:03.237" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2455" CreationDate="2012-09-05T21:15:42.807" Score="7" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Is it true that islam prohibits eating &quot;food on top of food&quot;? I mean having two types of different foods in one meal? For example soups and steak?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't believe there is any Ayah or Hadith that says it is not permissible to eat food over food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Is it true that if you get wealthy you have to feed the poor in your city one a week on the weekends?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have never come across an Ayah or Hadith that states it has to be on weekends but there are Ayahs and Hadiths that state it is a Must to give to the poor, this is ether zakat or sadaqah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Righteousness is not that you turn your faces toward the east or the&#xA;  west, but [true] righteousness is [in] one who believes in Allah , the&#xA;  Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the prophets and gives wealth, in&#xA;  spite of love for it, to relatives, orphans, the needy, the traveler,&#xA;  those who ask [for help], and for freeing slaves; [and who]&#xA;  establishes prayer and gives zakah; [those who] fulfill their promise&#xA;  when they promise; and [those who] are patient in poverty and hardship&#xA;  and during battle. Those are the ones who have been true, and it is&#xA;  those who are the righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/177&quot;&gt;Surat Al Baqarah Ayah 177&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Salman bin 'Amir that the Prophet said: &quot;Giving&#xA;  charity to a poor person is charity, and (fiving) to a relative is two&#xA;  things, charity and upholding the ties of kinship.&quot; (Sahih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ،&#xA;  قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ الرَّائِحِ،&#xA;  عَنْ سَلْمَانَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ&#xA;  ‏ &quot;‏ إِنَّ الصَّدَقَةَ عَلَى الْمِسْكِينِ صَدَقَةٌ وَعَلَى ذِي&#xA;  الرَّحِمِ اثْنَتَانِ صَدَقَةٌ وَصِلَةٌ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1077590&quot;&gt;Sunan Annasa'i&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so you can give charity at any time, not just on weekends.  And actually zakat is different from sadaqah, zakat is obligatory Sadaqah is voluntary, and actually sadaqah is translated as voluntary charity.  Zakat has seperate rules telling how much should be given, when and to whom it should be given and so on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;And of course, is Quran in general tolerant? I mean is it really strict in it's rules(I have not read it myself, yet, but I will one day).&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are asking for a perspective, and that really differs from person to person.  If you ask a strong Muslim, they would most likely say it is just, but the answer will differ in the level the Muslim is in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;I do not understand your last question.&lt;/h2&gt;  &#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-05T21:26:28.207" LastActivityDate="2012-09-05T21:26:28.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2457" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2447" CreationDate="2012-09-05T21:59:46.003" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Mas`ud:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet prohibited taking the price of a dog, the earnings of a&#xA;  soothsayer and the money earned by prostitution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ&#xA;  الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي&#xA;  مَسْعُودٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ نَهَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  عَنْ ثَمَنِ الْكَلْبِ، وَحُلْوَانِ الْكَاهِنِ، وَمَهْرِ الْبَغِيِّ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/50000&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above Hadith, as well as many other Authentic Ahadeeth, it is haram to sell a dog, whatever kind it is (even those dogs which are halal to have, like a hunting or farm dog).  So in short conclusion, no there is no different rulings depending on the type of dog.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-qa.com/ar/698180&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;(Arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-09-26T22:26:59.133" LastActivityDate="2013-09-26T22:26:59.133" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2349" CreationDate="2012-09-05T22:58:02.027" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;A very important parallel can be made with the transmission of &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt;; while the two extremes (authentic vs fabricated) have rulings which are clearly understood, there are also various grades in between, in which the authenticity can be neither guaranteed nor dismissed out of hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Excepting the ones that are truly weak, even &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; which are not guaranteed to be authentic can be used to make authoritative rulings.  And a number of scholars consider that even those weak &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; still have value; in the introduction to his &lt;code&gt;Forty Hadith&lt;/code&gt;, An-Nawawi describes the majority scholarly opinion thus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Religious scholars are agreed it is permissible to put into practice a weak Hadith if virtuous deeds are concerned&amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to note that classifying any &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; (or story) as weak is not the same as classifying it as false.  Similarly, stories in which the authenticity is disputed &amp;mdash; and as is often the case, impossible to verify &amp;mdash; may (or may not) still be true.  Such stories fall into the realm of &lt;em&gt;al-Ghaib&lt;/em&gt; (the Unseen).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After narrating the story of Companions of the Cave in the Qur'an, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/22&quot;&gt;God rebukes those who attempt to guess at &lt;em&gt;al-Ghaib&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Arguing about the details about any such story, including details such as whether it's authentic or fabricated, is futile unless clear evidence is available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How unbelievable and fantastical it may appear is irrelevant.  Belief in &lt;em&gt;al-Ghaib&lt;/em&gt; includes believing in things that are otherwise unexplainable by science or observation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Insofar as nobody was witness to the actual event, or has clear proofs thereof, narrating such stories as fact is (inadvertently) claiming knowledge of the unseen; this is arrogance tantamount to &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt;.  However, exactly the same argument can be made against outright decrying it as false.  In order to claim that anyone should, or should not, believe and narrate such a story depends on its veracity; if its veracity is indeterminate, so too is any attempt at ruling on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best one can do would be to apply the advice presented in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/34#5&quot;&gt;hadith of God's pasture&lt;/a&gt;: by only narrating those stories which are clearly permissible (such as those in the Qur'an, those authentically narrated by the prophet, or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/60#128&quot;&gt;those from the children of Israel&lt;/a&gt;) and avoiding all others, one can be sure they're not transgressing God's own limits, even if by accident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is incorrect to apply a general ruling such as &quot;One must never tell such stories, nor believe in them,&quot; as there is no way of knowing that the stories themselves are not true.  I know of no evidences to outright forbid such, especially if the following points are considered:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Such stories are not directly contradicted by clear evidences (such as the Qur'an),&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Such stories are not proclaimed as fact,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is a benefit, and no harm, from telling such stories (such as helping a person toward virtuous deeds)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But even then, avoiding doubtful matters is still preferable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-09-06T00:57:32.433" LastActivityDate="2012-09-06T00:57:32.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2459" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2455" CreationDate="2012-09-06T04:39:40.870" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Shari'ah (Islamic Constitution) deeds and actions are divided&#xA;  into five classes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fardh or Wajib:   فرض او واجـب  An obligatory duty the omission of&#xA;  which is Islamicly punishable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mus'tahab:  مسـتـحب  An action which is rewarded, but whose omission&#xA;  is not punishable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mu'baah::     مـباحAn action which is permitted but legally is&#xA;  indifferent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mak'rooh: مكـروه   An action which is disapproved by the Shari'ah but&#xA;  is not under any penalty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Haram:  An action which is forbidden, and Islamicly punishable.&#xA;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-laws.com/hadithoverview.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1- Is it true that islam prohibits eating &quot;food on top of food&quot;? I mean having two types of different foods in one meal? For example soups and steak?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;no. but it is recommended in Islam. there are many recommendations regarding health specially by Imam Sadiq a.s. and Imam Riza a.s. but I do not know any English references for them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2- Is it true that if you get wealthy you have to feed the poor in your city one a week on the weekends?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;no but you should pay Khums and Zikat (whenever was applied to you)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3- And of course, is Quran in general tolerant? I mean is it really strict in it's rules(I have not read it myself, yet, but I will one day).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there are four type of rules as I said. but in general Islam is easy religion for going paradise. but for meeting God it is more difficult. in fact it depends on you what you are seeking. only escaping hell? entering paradise? what floor of paradise? paradise has floors same as number of verses of Quran. or you want to meet God? higher level needs higher work and pain. no pain no gain. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Any other good/impressive guidelines that Quran offers are more then welcome.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran is full of guidelines. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; is full of good/impressive guidelines that Quran offers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2012-09-06T07:26:44.513" LastActivityDate="2012-09-06T07:26:44.513" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2452" CreationDate="2012-09-06T04:51:07.153" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja&amp;#39;fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jafari Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; participating in such wedding is not permissible (Haram) and while not participating you should talk them in a polite manner and explain them it is sin and warn them and try to change their mind about such action (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/alpha.php?sid=713655420&amp;amp;cat=151&amp;amp;alpha_id=62&amp;amp;t=alpha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nahy min Munkar&lt;/a&gt;). But if you think there is no probability of accepting you then it is not obligatory to talk them in order to prevent them from sin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;asked by online chat from &lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/estefta/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-03T12:23:52.770" LastActivityDate="2016-08-03T12:23:52.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2462" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2479" CreationDate="2012-09-06T07:39:31.370" Score="5" ViewCount="1307" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally islam religion is thought of being violent, because of the terrorists attacks for example and the general stereotypes in the world. I have met 4 muslims so far in my life, all 4 of them better then my both neighbors and I mean &lt;em&gt;far better and kinder&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, my questions, excuse me that they are again more then one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is Quran saying that other non-islamic religions should be destroyed/punished/, even killed may be?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When is it ok (if ever) for a muslim to fight back or act violent open another human being?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For example Jesus is quoted (see below) saying that once you have been hit on the left cheek, turn the right one too. Meaning be humble and &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; tolerant. Does a rule like this exist in Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Point #3 is found here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Matthew 5:38-40 NIV&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for&#xA;  tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone&#xA;  slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. &#xA;  And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your&#xA;  coat as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank You for your time,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eugene. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="556" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditorDisplayName="user206" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T05:54:19.720" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T05:54:19.720" Title="How to balance between general stereotypes and the Quran?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2463" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-06T09:45:19.610" Score="6" ViewCount="269" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed in Islam to critically analyze the lives (events and happenings etc, discussed in the Quran, hadiths or accepted as historical facts) of Prophets, specially Muhammad (Peace be upon him)? If it is allowed are there any recommended approach, cares and precautions specified in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="259" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T05:56:20.300" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T05:56:20.300" Title="Does Islam allow critically analysing the lives of the Prophets?" Tags="|history|prophets|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2464" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2487" CreationDate="2012-09-06T09:48:22.317" Score="20" ViewCount="20856" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, I am new to reading the Quran, so forgive me for any misunderstanding that I may cause.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surat &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/18/74&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Kahf aya 74&lt;/a&gt;, the journey between Al-Khidr and Moses, Al-Khidr kills an innocent boy and later on explains to Moses that the boy's parents were of the believers and they feared lest he(the boy) should oppress them with rebellion and disbelief. Here is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alim.org/library/biography/stories/content/SOP/7/17/Musa%20%28Moses%29/The%20Story%20Moses%20and%20Al-Khidr%20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the whole story is taken from alim.org&lt;/a&gt;. Not sure if I am citing the right source, so I would welcome any corrections:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moses said to him (Khidr) &amp;quot;May I follow you so that you teach me something of that knowledge (guidance and true path) which you have been taught (by Allah)?&amp;quot;&#xA;He (Khidr) said: &amp;quot;Verily! You will not be able to have patience with me! And how can you have patience about a thing which you know not?&amp;quot;&#xA;Moses said: &amp;quot;If Allah will, you will find me patient, and I will not disobey you in aught.&amp;quot;&#xA;He (Khidr) said: &amp;quot;Then, if you follow me, ask me not about anything till I myself mention it to you.&#xA;So they both proceeded, till, when they were in the ship, he (Khidr) scuttled it. Moses said: &amp;quot;Have you scuttled it in order to drown its people? Verily, you have done Imra - a Munkar (evil, bad, dreadful) thing.&amp;quot;&#xA;He (Khidr) said: &amp;quot;Did I not tell you, that you would not be able to have patience with me?&amp;quot;&#xA;(Moses) said: &amp;quot;Call me not to account for what I forgot, and be not hard upon me for my affair (with you).&amp;quot;&#xA;Then they both proceeded, till they met a boy, he (Khidr) killed him. Moses said: &amp;quot;Have you killed an innocent person who had killed none? Verily, you have done Nukra a great Munkar (prohibited, evil, dreadful) thing!&amp;quot;&#xA;(Khidr) said: &amp;quot;Did I not tell you that you can have no patience with me?&amp;quot;&#xA;(Moses) said: &amp;quot;If I ask you anything after this, keep me not in your company, you have received an excuse from me.&amp;quot;&#xA;Then they both proceeded, till, when they came to the people of a town, they asked them for food, but they refused to entertain them. Then they found therein a wall about to collapse and he (Khidr) set it up straight. (Moses) said: &amp;quot;If you had wished, surely you could have taken wages for it!&amp;quot;&#xA;(Khidr) said: &amp;quot;This is the parting between me and you. I will tell you the interpretation of (those) things over which you were unable to hold patience.&#xA;'As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working in the sea. So I wished to make a defective damage in it, as there was a king after them who seized every ship by force.&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared lest he should oppress them by rebellion and disbelief. So we intended that their Lord should change him for them for one better in righteousness and near to mercy.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&amp;quot;And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the town; and there was under it a treasure belonging to them, and their father was a righteous man, and your Lord intended that they should attain their age of full strength and take out their treasure as a mercy from your Lord. And I did it not of my own accord. That is the interpretation of those (things) over which you could not hold patience. Surah 18: 60-82&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;Bold emphasis is mine.&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please submit your answer with authentic sources.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2020-08-16T03:31:44.133" LastActivityDate="2021-06-03T07:10:50.770" Title="Why did Al-Khidr kill a boy?" Tags="|tafseer|islamic-events|quranic-events|surat-al-kahf|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1983" CreationDate="2012-09-06T10:17:19.650" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Islam yes, there is a rule in Shia Islam saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any Hadith contradicting Quran should be thrown to wall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Therefore we have to strictly adhere to the well-established principle&#xA;  that any hadith going against the Qur'an must be discarded and 'thrown&#xA;  to the wall' - if it cannot be reinterpreted in an acceptable way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/protection/4.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-18T09:34:11.867" LastActivityDate="2015-11-18T09:34:11.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2466" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2464" CreationDate="2012-09-06T10:37:10.460" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short answer is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the rules of religion, it is not allowed to kill such boy. But he did not kill based on religion. God directly ordered him to kill the boy. It is like a disaster, such as an earthquake. In this case, God wanted to use Khidr as a tool of killing, instead of a disaster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actions such as this, that contradict religion, are only allowed of those who have a direct connection with God. They are called Wali. Wali means those who can meet God, and are close friends of God. Allah may use them as a mean like the other means of Him in the universe and they will obey Him just like those other means do obey him without any excuse or question. At the scale of the truth they have reached they see only the truth and no ambiguity exists there that they will fall in doubt if this is really a command from Allah or an inspiration from Satan or desires. Of course this is not something that can be generalized to all and so cannot be a part of religion, the set of rules for all. Like to say prostration for anyone except Allah is forbidden but only if Allah command to do it directly then it will be obligatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same God who said that killing an innocent boy is sin, issued the command to kill this boy. Therefore, it is not a sin, because the command of God is above religion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference and detailed answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/faith_reason/45.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Khidr’s actions in the Qur’an&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-11T05:28:40.827" LastActivityDate="2016-01-11T05:28:40.827" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2463" CreationDate="2012-09-06T10:42:27.473" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Islam yes. There is no limit about asking any question about God, any prophet, any wife of prophet, any Caliph, any war or any of 12 Imams of Shia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only if contains insult it has problem and it is recommended the asker first increase his knowledge about their life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asked from online answering service of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.makarem.ir/websites/english/?p=oas.&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-01-24T12:13:49.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2349" CreationDate="2012-09-06T14:16:33.297" Score="7" Body="&lt;h3&gt;A true-story non-islamic example&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About a week ago, news spread about &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/#q=samsung+giving+billion+doolar+apple+cent&quot;&gt;Samsung giving a billion dollars to apple as 5 cents!&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, even famous news sites like Yahoo! reported this legendary story, but was it correct? &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2012/aug/29/apple-samsung-trucks-nickels-fake&quot;&gt;Actually No!&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Where did the error happen? What's wrong?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see a rumor spread like a plague which affected famous companies. This is because they didn't (apparantly) try to check the authenticity of it, although they should be masters of authenticity checking. This is only because the story was funny and people &lt;em&gt;wanted&lt;/em&gt; it to be real (although I never believed it, I liked it very much and wished it be true :D ). So the error happened in the authenticity-checking step, which is the most important, but also likely to be most difficult, and hence comes the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Should I always check the authenticity of what I hear/read?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should do that if you will ever repeat it. Because if it was proven to be wrong, then the one who heard it from you will have a bad image about you (as you maybe will towards the one who told it to you/the source you read it from). This is one reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another is that you should check the authenticity of it if you know you are affected -willingly or unwillingly- by things you hear from wherever (which is a bad thing indeed), so you can't leave anything &quot;hanged&quot; in your mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A third reason is that you should check it's authenticity if you you thought it is not correct, this is because you are likely to just say &quot;This story is not correct&quot; without any proofs, and that will result in a bad image about you as well, disbelieving without a reason is sometimes a bad behaviour, besides, this story is taking part of your mind, why not free it and get some authenticity check experience? maybe with an idea about how authentic the source is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;But this is very hard, authenticity check is not an easy process&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;True, this is hard especially for, for example, bottleneck historical stories. Based on this, you should either just keep silent and not repeat the story, which is something most of us can't do! Or reference this story to the source where you got it (and maybe saying &quot;I'm not sure about it's authenticity&quot;), thus giving the listener a &quot;handler&quot; and maybe freeing yourself from the accusation of lying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;So, what does Islam say about that?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam seems to prohibit us from saying what we are not certain about, or tell stories that we author and are fake, as the ayah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ ۚ إِنَّ السَّمْعَ وَالْبَصَرَ&#xA;  وَالْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُولَٰئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْئُولًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And follow not (O man i.e., say not, or do not or witness not, etc.)&#xA;  that of which you have no knowledge (e.g. one's saying: &quot;I have seen,&quot;&#xA;  while in fact he has not seen, or &quot;I have heard,&quot; while he has not&#xA;  heard). Verily! The hearing, and the sight, and the heart, of each of&#xA;  those you will be questioned (by Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/36&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-'Isrā':36]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But since authenticity check in Islam is a more complex process, which the majority of people can't do (neither do I generally), then it largely depends on the authenticity of the source. There is a Hadith which I think is very useful for this topic, it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated &lt;code&gt;Abdullah bin&lt;/code&gt;Amr:&#xA;  The Prophet said, &quot;Convey (my teachings) to the people even if it were a single sentence, and tell others the stories of Bani Israel (which have been taught to you), for it is not sinful to do so. And whoever tells a lie on me intentionally, will surely take his place in the (Hell) Fire.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَسَّانُ بْنُ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ بَلِّغُوا عَنِّي وَلَوْ آيَةً، وَحَدِّثُوا عَنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَلاَ حَرَجَ، وَمَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَىَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/60/128&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See there are three ideas we can extract:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet, and the Quran, are most trusted sources, the Prophet ordered us to repeat what they say because they are authentic, rule #1: &lt;strong&gt;If the source is ultimately authentic (and you understand it well), then repeat the story, advice... etc.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet allowed us to adopt israilites, but in caution. If the story contradicts to Islam then we shouldn't accept it, rule #2: &lt;strong&gt;Use the powerful brain with which Allah made you superior to all other creations. And check authenticity.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The prophet warned us from talking lies and refer them to him &lt;em&gt;on purpose&lt;/em&gt; and said who does that will be in Hell. But what about the non-purpose, for example, saying a Hadith we think is Sahih but in truth it's not? This is the bottleneck, and depends largely on the reference, if you can't check authenticity, then look for the most trustworthy source at least, if you don't trust the source, then don't repeat what it says.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that's helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2012-09-06T14:16:33.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2473" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2488" CreationDate="2012-09-06T18:03:57.083" Score="4" ViewCount="8266" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally Muslims believe when God is not happy with us, or something is seriously going wrong on earth, he sends some type of destruction to the people in one form or another. It could be wind (hurricane,) earth (Earthquake,) sea (Tsunami,) and other forms. Some say it is for punishing the people who are on wrong path or warning the people that are doing something wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is this a correct belief in Islam? Is there evidence that supports this?&lt;/strong&gt; Note that Christians also have the same belief. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;My question is not about natural disasters in general, which can come in an enormous number of forms that no one can think about at one time. My question is about Earthquakes, hurricanes and tusnamis that were known at the time of the prophet, and we can probably find some reference to it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="45" LastEditDate="2012-09-08T08:43:34.293" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T12:21:37.913" Title="Do Earthquakes come because the Almighty is not happy with us?" Tags="|allah|belief|disasters|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2474" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2496" CreationDate="2012-09-06T19:31:25.027" Score="11" ViewCount="2941" Body="&lt;p&gt;While reading Surat Al-Noor, I came across the following verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what must ordinarily appear therof; &lt;strong&gt;that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands’ fathers, their sons, their husbands’ sons, their brothers, or their brothers’ sons or their sisters’ sons, or their women or the servants whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex, and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments. And O you Believers, turn you all together towards Allah, that you may attain Bliss.”&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 24:31).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(*&lt;em&gt;Bold emphasis is mine.&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's apparent that face plays a central role when it comes to beauty in human beings. I wonder as to why some scholars deem it necessary for women to cover their faces while others don't? If covering the face is not necessary then why Allah said so in this verse? Please support your answer with authentic sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-07-26T15:29:01.287" LastActivityDate="2019-07-07T15:42:02.407" Title="Why scholars disagree on whether it's obligatory for women to veil their faces or not in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|women|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2475" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2477" CreationDate="2012-09-07T01:19:20.107" Score="13" ViewCount="1227" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am new to Islam and wondering whether or not the Qur'an states that Jesus was crucified on a cross. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="562" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-07T21:59:06.717" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T10:35:17.150" Title="Does the Qur'an state that Jesus was crucified?" Tags="|quran|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2476" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2491" CreationDate="2012-09-07T01:34:09.390" Score="6" ViewCount="3083" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the noble Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;96:2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Created man from a clot of&#xA;blood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6:2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;{ هو الذي خلقكم من طين } بخلق أبيكم آدم منه { ثم قضى أجلا } لكم تموتون&#xA;عند انتهائه { وأجلٌ مسمّىّ } مضروب { عنده } لبعثكم { ثم أنتم } أيها&#xA;الكفار { تمترون } تشكون في البعث بعد علمكم أنه ابتدأ خلقكم ومن قدر على&#xA;الإبتداء فهو على الإعادة أقدر .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is He who created you from clay and then decreed a term and a&#xA;specified time [known] to Him; then [still] you are in dispute.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;25:54&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;{ وهو الذي خلق من الماء بشرا } من المني إنسانا { فجعله نسبا } ذا نسب {&#xA;وصهرا } ذا صهر بأن يتزوج ذكرا كان أو أنثي طلبا للتناسل { وكان ربُّك&#xA;قديرا } قادرا على ما يشاء .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it is He who has created from water a human being and made him [a&#xA;relative by] lineage and marriage. And ever is your Lord competent&#xA;[concerning creation].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So did man come from blood, clay, or water?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user206" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-09-25T04:17:21.683" Title="Where did humans come from?" Tags="|creation|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2475" CreationDate="2012-09-07T01:44:30.920" Score="12" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Direct Answer:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qur'an does talk about it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَوْلِهِمْ إِنَّا قَتَلْنَا الْمَسِيحَ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوهُ وَلَٰكِن شُبِّهَ لَهُمْ ۚ وَإِنَّ الَّذِينَ اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ لَفِي شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ ۚ مَا لَهُم بِهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِلَّا اتِّبَاعَ الظَّنِّ ۚ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ يَقِينًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih International&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [for] their saying, &quot;Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah .&quot; And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Surat An-Nisā':157]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is, the Qur'an says that it was made to look like he was crucified however he was not.  It was someone else who took his place.&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Side Notes / Points of interest:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some &lt;a href=&quot;http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Gospel-of-Judas---Jesus-Was-Not-Crucified&amp;amp;id=179434&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Christian Gnostics also believe&lt;/a&gt; he was not Crucified:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Second Treatise of The Great Seth&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was another...who drank the gall and the vinegar; it was not I...&#xA;  it was another Simon, who bore the cross on his shoulder. It was&#xA;  another upon whom they placed the crown of thorns. But I was rejoicing&#xA;  in the height (the hills) over... their error. And I was laughing at&#xA;  their ignorance. (for thinking it was I who they were crucifying)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AND &lt;strong&gt;The Gospel of Judas&lt;/strong&gt; never mentions the event at all!  Quite surprising considering Judas' (يهوذا) role in Jesus' life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;FYI, The Christian Gnostic Gospel of Judas pre date the 4 Gospels kept in the New Testament.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Logically, it would be really hard to know if was crucified - however if that is what you believe, it's your belief.  What is important is that we love God, the single creator God, the God of Abraham/אַבְרָהָם/Ibrahim/إبراهيم‎.  Remember that as the name of Abraham changes in each language, God, YHWH, and Allah refer to the one single God - which some of us worship differently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user206" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditorDisplayName="user206" LastEditDate="2013-02-09T08:48:12.023" LastActivityDate="2013-02-09T08:48:12.023" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2476" CreationDate="2012-09-07T01:54:53.700" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;(This is my personal view.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Different ayah refers to different stages of creation. For example, when building a house, these would be valid;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I have built this house from a blueprint.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I have built this house from ground up.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I have built this house from bricks.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although I don't know for sure, I think creation from clay is for creation of humanity (or you can say first human.) Clot of blood is for creation in a mother's womb. And creation from water points to creation from sperm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastActivityDate="2012-09-07T01:54:53.700" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2462" CreationDate="2012-09-07T03:48:49.487" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Welcome to Islam.SE. Thank you for your question ... Since you have asked 3 questions , my answer might seem a little long. But I beg you for your attention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I go along I will also give you the chapter and verse number from the Quran so you can  verify it easily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt; Firstly, since you have not read the Quran, I will paste some verses from the Quran and I leave it upto you to decide if they are violent or not. &lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who spend [in the cause of Allah] during ease and hardship and who restrain anger and who pardon the people - and Allah loves the doers of good;&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 3:134)&#xA;  &lt;hr/&gt;&#xA;  &quot;And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth easily, and &lt;strong&gt;when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace,&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (Quran 25:63)&#xA;  &lt;hr/&gt;&#xA;  &quot;Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that &lt;strong&gt;whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (Quran 5:32)&#xA;  &lt;hr/&gt;&#xA;  &quot;&lt;strong&gt;And whoever is patient and forgives - indeed, that is of the matters [requiring] determination.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (Quran 42:43)&#xA;  &lt;hr/&gt;&#xA;  &quot;&lt;strong&gt;There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong&lt;/strong&gt;...&quot; (Quran 2:256)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr/&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Q1: Is Quran saying that other non-islamic religions should be destroyed/punished/, even killed may be?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the Christians, and the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Final Day and does good, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve. (Quran 2:62)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Normally it is very unlikely for a religion to testify for another religion BUT in the above verse the Quran says that Jews, Christians &amp;amp; Sabians will be rewarded for the good they do and the faith they have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have not come across a verse that says kill people of other religions. If you have a quote, please feel free to open another question for clarification.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Q2: When is it ok (if ever) for a muslim to fight back or act violent open another human being?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress. Indeed. Allah does not like transgressors&lt;/strong&gt;. And kill them wherever you overtake them and expel them from wherever they have expelled you, and corruption is worse than killing. And do not fight them at al-Masjid al- Haram until they fight you there. But if they fight you, then kill them. Such is the recompense of the disbelievers. (Quran 2:191)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above verse is in the context of war, but even in that context you will notice this verse talks about fighting as a defense BUT within boundaries. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Q3: For example Jesus is quoted (see below) saying that once you have been hit on the left cheek, ...... Does a rule like this exist in Quran?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have already quoted many verses from the Quran that would suffice but I wish to explain  a little more about such verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The teaching of the bible &quot;turn the other cheek&quot; is a very good teaching, but in my opinion it wouldn't always work in todays times. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example : If a some one breaks into your home, and after he is caught by the police, would you invite him to break into your home again? NO.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I have already shown the Quran requires us to be patient BUT it also requires us to be JUST. So when patience is required, we have to be patient, but at the time of justice we have to make sure justice also gets served.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm in justice, witnesses for Allah, even if it be against yourselves or parents and relatives. Whether one is rich or poor, Allah is more worthy of both. So follow not [personal] inclination, lest you not be just.&quot; (Quran 4:135) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse the Quran says you should testify against yourself if you have done something wrong for justice being served. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Beware of Sound bites&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many people (muslims and non-muslims) that quote the Quran out of context for personal gain. So please beware of such misquotations that cause misconceptions. They become very popular without even verifying with the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would request you that if you have any questions about Islam, please feel free to post it on Islam.SE where you will get references to the Quran which are even easy to verify.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="342" LastEditDate="2012-09-07T03:54:05.577" LastActivityDate="2012-09-07T03:54:05.577" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2476" CreationDate="2012-09-07T04:10:16.907" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I give you a perfect cup of coffee , which of the following statements would be false?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) The cup of coffee is made from water&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) The cup of coffee is made from coffee powder&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) The cup of coffee is made from sugar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Listing ingredients does't make them contradictory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastActivityDate="2012-09-07T04:10:16.907" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2482" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-07T05:54:12.353" Score="10" ViewCount="13791" Body="&lt;p&gt;In reference to 33:40 you will find that Muhammad is the last of the Prophets (anbiya'):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allah and &lt;strong&gt;last of the prophets&lt;/strong&gt;. And ever is Allah , of all things, Knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But is he also the last of the messengers (Rasool), and how can we prove that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="563" LastEditorUserId="435" LastEditDate="2014-03-03T13:43:28.993" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T10:54:26.007" Title="Is Muhammad the last Rasool (messenger)?" Tags="|quran|prophet-muhammad|prophets|messengers|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2484" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2482" CreationDate="2012-09-07T08:23:03.300" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Extract from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/11725&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“but he is the Messenger of Allaah and the last (end) of the Prophets”&#xA;  [al-Ahzaab 33:40]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and why it did not say the last of the Messengers – the end of the&#xA;  Message does not mean the end of Prophethood, but the end of&#xA;  Prophethood does mean the end of the Message. Hence the Prophet (peace&#xA;  and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There will be no Prophet&#xA;  after me,” and he did not say, there will be no Messenger after me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2012-09-07T08:23:03.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2485" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2482" CreationDate="2012-09-07T08:24:10.520" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah the Exalted says in Surah Al-Azhab:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَّا كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَبَا أَحَدٍ مِّن رِّ‌جَالِكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن&#xA;  رَّ‌سُولَ اللَّـهِ وَخَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَكَانَ اللَّـهُ بِكُلِّ&#xA;  شَيْءٍ عَلِيمًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interpretation of the meaning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah and last of the prophets. And ever is Allah , of&#xA;  all things, Knowing.&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/40&quot;&gt; &lt;strong&gt;[Al-Azhab: 40]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ayah looks to you apparently that it says Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم‎) is only the last Prophet and not the last messenger. However, we should understand some things about the Prophets and the Messengers as stated by early scholars. Moreover, I will show it to you from the hadith, Insha Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tafsir of Ibn Katheer (rahimahullah) says that this verse which says &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;but he is the Messenger of Allah and the last of the Prophets. And Allah is Ever All-Aware of everything&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is like the ayah where Allah says in Surah Al-An'am:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللَّـهُ أَعْلَمُ حَيْثُ يَجْعَلُ رِ‌سَالَتَهُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interpretation of the meaning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah knows best with whom to place His Message &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/124&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[Al-An'am&#xA;  :124]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Katheer (rahimahullah) said in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/qurantafseer/tafsir/ibnkathir/TIK-Surah-033.html&quot;&gt;tafseer&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This Ayah clearly states that there will be no Prophet after him. If&#xA;  there will be no Prophet after him then there will surely be no&#xA;  Messenger after him either, because the status of a Messenger is&#xA;  higher than that of a Prophet, for every Messenger is a Prophet but&#xA;  the reverse is not the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before anyone argues that this is just an opinion of a scholar, let me present to you the hadith which affirms it and seals the door to Prophethood and &lt;em&gt;messengership&lt;/em&gt; with Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم‎) as the last Prophet and the Messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anas bin Malik narrated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: '&lt;strong&gt;Indeed Messenger-ship and&#xA;  Prophethood have been terminated, so there shall be no Messenger after&#xA;  me, nor a Prophet&lt;/strong&gt;.'&quot; He(Anas) said:&quot;The people were concerned about&#xA;  that, so he (s.a.w) said: 'But there will be Mubash-shirat.' So they&#xA;  said: 'O Messenger of Allah! What is Mubash-shirat?' He said: 'The&#xA;  Muslim's dreams, for it is a portion of the portions of Prophethood.'&quot;&#xA;  (Sahih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الزَّعْفَرَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا&#xA;  عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ&#xA;  زِيَادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُخْتَارُ بْنُ فُلْفُلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ&#xA;  مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&quot;‏ إِنَّ&#xA;  الرِّسَالَةَ وَالنُّبُوَّةَ قَدِ انْقَطَعَتْ فَلاَ رَسُولَ بَعْدِي&#xA;  وَلاَ نَبِيَّ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَشَقَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَقَالَ ‏&quot;‏&#xA;  لَكِنِ الْمُبَشِّرَاتُ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا&#xA;  الْمُبَشِّرَاتُ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ رُؤْيَا الْمُسْلِمِ وَهِيَ جُزْءٌ مِنْ&#xA;  أَجْزَاءِ النُّبُوَّةِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ&#xA;  وَحُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ أَسِيدٍ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَأُمِّ كُرْزٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ&#xA;  هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ&#xA;  الْمُخْتَارِ بْنِ فُلْفُلٍ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/675760&quot;&gt;[Jami` at-Tirmidhi Vol. 4, Book 8, Hadith 2272]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-09-07T08:29:37.700" LastActivityDate="2012-09-07T08:29:37.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2486" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2475" CreationDate="2012-09-07T09:46:08.730" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is what Quran says about Jesus PBUH:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [for] their saying, &quot;Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus,&#xA;  the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah.&quot; And they did not kill him,&#xA;  nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to&#xA;  them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They&#xA;  have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they&#xA;  did not kill him, for certain. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#4:157&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; he was not crucified but was raised to sky  and will save humanity from Dajjal and Jesus PBUH will pray behind Mahdi AJ. But God changed shape of his hypocrite companions to the shape of Jesus PBUH to punish him. So he was arrested and curified instead of Jesus PBUH. shia Muslims believe Jesus PBUH is alive but  like 12th Imam of shia (Imam Mahdi AJ. who is in occultation currently) and they both will return at ends of times. Hided from public but not from all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also a movie about life of Jesus PBUH is made based on believes of Shia Islam that watching is useful about learning view of Shia Islam regarding this issue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References and further info:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/jesus_shiite_narrations/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jesus through Shiite Narrations&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Messiah_%282007_film%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Messiah (2007 film)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/mahdi/nontl/Toc.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; Al-Imam al-Mahdi, The Just Leader of Humanity &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T19:42:50.060" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T19:42:50.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2464" CreationDate="2012-09-07T10:32:15.367" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer for why the boy was killed is in Qur'an itself. Khidr explains his action:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَمَّا الْغُلَامُ فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ فَخَشِينَا أَن&#xA;  يُرْ‌هِقَهُمَا طُغْيَانًا وَكُفْرً‌ا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interpretation of the meaning: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he&#xA;  would overburden them by transgression and disbelief. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/80&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Al-Kahf:80]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also explained in &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/qurantafseer/ibnkathir/ibnkathir_web/18.30737.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir Ibn Katheer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Abbas narrated from Ubayy bin Ka`b that the Prophet said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الْغُلَامُ الَّذِي قَتَلَهُ الْخَضِرُ طُبِعَ يَوْمَ طُبِعَ كَافِرًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The boy Al-Khidr killed was destined to be a disbeliever from the day&#xA;  he was created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, he was killed not only because he was a disbeliever or bad person but because it was feared he would oppress his parents (who were believers) to disbelief. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned in Tafsir Ibn Kathir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was recorded by Ibn Jarir from Ibn `Abbas. He said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ فَخَشِينَا أَن يُرْهِقَهُمَا طُغْيَانًا&#xA;  وَكُفْرًا&#xA;  his parents were believers, and we feared he would oppress them by&#xA;  rebellion and disbelief &lt;strong&gt;[Muslim 2380]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many other hadith regarding this as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ubayy b. Ka’b said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard the Apostle of Allah (May peace be upon him) explaining the&#xA;  verse “As for the youth his parents were people of Faith,” he was&#xA;  created infidel the day when he was created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفِرْيَابِيُّ، عَنْ&#xA;  إِسْرَائِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ،&#xA;  عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أُبَىُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ، قَالَ&#xA;  سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ فِي قَوْلِهِ ‏{‏&#xA;  وَأَمَّا الْغُلاَمُ فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ ‏}‏ ‏&quot;‏ وَكَانَ&#xA;  طُبِعَ يَوْمَ طُبِعَ كَافِرًا ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/42/111&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sunan Abi Dawud 4706]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tafseer Ibn Katheer explained further why he was killed as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Their love for him might make them follow him in disbelief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it quotes Qatadah who said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;His parents rejoiced when he was born and grieved for him when he was&#xA;  killed. If he had stayed alive, he would have been the cause of their&#xA;  doom. So let a man be content with the decree of Allah, for the decree&#xA;  of Allah for the believer, if he dislikes it, is better for him than&#xA;  if He were to decree something that he likes for him.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this was from knowledge of Allah who knows the future and he knew that this boy would drive his parents to disbelief. So, he was killed in order to protect the belief and faith of his parents. The practical message from this is that there are several things in our life which might seem disastrous to us, a lost job perhaps, an accident or money lost. However, while we do not know, it might be actually good for us in long time. Hence, what is good for a believer is to be content with the will of Allah and not be sad or impatient. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah says in Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for&#xA;  you.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/216&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Al-Baqarah :216]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-21T06:25:02.463" LastActivityDate="2015-11-21T06:25:02.463" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2473" CreationDate="2012-09-07T11:12:45.593" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah almighty said in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yusuf Ali: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whatever misfortune happens to you, is because on the things your&#xA;  hands have wrought, and for many (of them) He grants forgiveness.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#42:30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#42:30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“The things your hands have wrought&quot; means sins done. All kind of sin. Commuting a Haram act or even morally bothering others. Or even forgetting to say Bismillah at start of works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Allah does not have emotions or any change to become happy or angry. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-21T12:21:37.913" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T12:21:37.913" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2491" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2476" CreationDate="2012-09-07T12:59:26.673" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; the definition of clay is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clay is a general term including many combinations of one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter.&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; Geologic clay deposits are mostly composed of phyllosilicate minerals &lt;strong&gt;containing variable amounts of water trapped in the mineral structure.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So clay is dirt and water combined it would make sense that Allah included both in the quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the parts that you quoted are also all very relevant, and interconected in another surah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And verily We did create man from a quintessence (of clay). Then We&#xA;  placed him (as a drop of sperm) in a place of rest, firmly fixed. Then&#xA;  We made the sperm into a clot of congealed blood.* Then of that clot We&#xA;  made a (foetus) lump. Then We made out of that lump bones and clothed&#xA;  the bones with flesh.  We developed out of it another creature (by&#xA;  breathing life into it). So blessed be Allah, the most marvellous&#xA;  Creator” (Sura al-Mu’minun 12-14).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so from these verses we can conclude that the order goes as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Adam was made from clay&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Humans were placed as sperm in a resting place (in adam)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the sperm was formed into a clot of blood* &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;humans were formed into a lump, then into flesh&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then the humans were given a soul&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So all of the verses and processes of creation you listed above all come together into one method, that allah creates us by.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*clot of blood is translated into many different things, including &quot;chewed substance&quot; and &quot;clinging substance&quot; see &lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Z7vtfbaddlI/SY1fftccMnI/AAAAAAAAACs/Lx5ECESURjo/s320/f5.jpg&quot;&gt;what stage it's reffering to&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastActivityDate="2012-09-07T12:59:26.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1214" CreationDate="2012-09-07T16:03:20.127" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Despite being considered an innovation, in that there is insufficient evidence that it was either practiced or recommended by the prophet himself, many scholars consider celebrating &lt;em&gt;mawlid&lt;/em&gt; acceptable so long as it is done with good intentions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Hanbali scholar &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Taymiyyah&quot;&gt;Ibn Taymiyyah&lt;/a&gt;, those who celebrate may still be rewarded for their love of the prophet and for whatever good they do, even if they are not rewarded for the act of innovation itself.  And &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Suyuti&quot;&gt;Al-Suyuti&lt;/a&gt;, a prominent Shafi'i scholar, describes his own opinion thus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If one takes care to include in such a commemoration only things that are praiseworthy and avoids those that are otherwise, it is a praiseworthy innovation, while if ones does not, it is not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further detail, Sheikh G F Haddad explains the legality of this issue with references, including those previously mentioned, in the following fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livingislam.org/n/mwld_e.html#furth&quot;&gt;Some Sayings Of The Rightly Guided Imams On Mawlid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="101" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-09-12T04:36:28.823" LastActivityDate="2012-09-12T04:36:28.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2494" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-07T18:28:34.747" Score="10" ViewCount="524" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that in the offspring of Imam Ali bin Abu-Talib (may Allah be pleased with him and honor his face), there were ones who were called:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abu-Bakr&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Omar&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;'Aisha&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this true? could you mention them (or some at least)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2018-06-07T13:03:11.920" Title="Abu-Bakrs, Omars, and 'Aishas in the offspring of Imam Ali" Tags="|caliph|ali|ahl-ul-bayt|rashidi-caliphs|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2494" CreationDate="2012-09-07T18:28:34.747" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, this is true. I could mention:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abu-Bakrs&lt;/strong&gt; in the offspring of Imam Ali:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abu-Bakr, son of Imam Ali &lt;sup&gt;may Allah be pleased with him and honor his face&lt;/sup&gt; himself and his wife Laila bint (daughter of) Mas'ud.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=97299&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abi_Bakr_ibn_Hasan&quot;&gt;Abu-Bakr&lt;/a&gt;, son of Imam Hasan bin Ali &lt;sup&gt;may Allah be pleased with both&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Omars&lt;/strong&gt; in the offspring of Imam Ali:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Omar, son of Imam Ali himself and his wife Um Habibah bint Rabi'aa.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=97299&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Omar the senior and Omar the junior, sons of Imam Hussein bin Ali &lt;sup&gt;may Allah be pleased with both. &lt;a href=&quot;http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:8OEZkHfxEj0J%3aar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%8A_%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8+&amp;amp;cd=1&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;ct=clnk&quot;&gt;citation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Omar ibn Zain Al-Abideen Ali bin Hussein bin Ali &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AF#.D8.A3.D8.A8.D9.86.D8.A7.D8.A4.D9.87&quot;&gt;citation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'Aisha's&lt;/strong&gt; in the offspring of Imam Ali:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;'Aisha bint Ali Al-Hadi &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A#.D9.86.D8.B3.D8.A8.D9.87&quot;&gt;citation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll research and improve this question with more figures and citations, Allah willing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2012-09-07T18:28:34.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2496" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2474" CreationDate="2012-09-07T18:38:57.147" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whether covering a women's face is &lt;em&gt;wajib&lt;/em&gt; has been debated for a long time. Since the side that assures that it is &lt;em&gt;wajib&lt;/em&gt; has already been covered, I'll cover here the side that says it is not. I will be referring to the writings of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Albani&quot;&gt;Sheikh Al-Albani&lt;/a&gt;, who is considered by many as the most prominent Sunni scholar in modern times to have come to criticize covering the face as being obligatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to the ayah in the question (Al Nur 24:31), the part that is in dispute is this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وليضربن بخمرهن على جيوبهن&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two crucial words are خمرهن (khumurihin) and جيوبهن (jiyubihin). According to Al-Albani, the first word is the plural of خمار (khimar) which he translates as &lt;em&gt;head&lt;/em&gt; covering and the second word is the plural of جيب (jayb) which is the collar line (the area where a shirt/dress is cut off to expose the neck). So in this translation the ayah does &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; instruct Muslim women to cover their faces, but only their heads (as in their hair).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then we have Al-Ahzab 33:59&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the&#xA;  believers to draw their cloaks (veils) all over their bodies (i.e.&#xA;  screen themselves completely except the eyes or one eye to see the&#xA;  way). That will be better, that they should be known (as free&#xA;  respectable women) so as not to be annoyed. And Allaah is Ever&#xA;  Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point of contention is the translation of the verb يدنين (yudneen), that many translate  (as in the above translation) as &quot;to cover the face (with a veil)&quot;. Al-Albani postulates that the verb actually means &quot;to bring closer&quot; and does not specify the face. And the word جلابيبهن (jalabeebihin) is the plural of جلباب (julbab), which means &quot;covering&quot; without any specifics as to what it covers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A third ayah, Al Ahzab 33:53&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not enter the houses of the Prophet&#xA;  except when you are permitted for a meal, without awaiting its&#xA;  readiness. But when you are invited, then enter; and when you have&#xA;  eaten, disperse without seeking to remain for conversation. Indeed,&#xA;  that [behavior] was troubling the Prophet, and he is shy of&#xA;  [dismissing] you. But Allah is not shy of the truth. And when you ask&#xA;  [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition. That is&#xA;  purer for your hearts and their hearts. And it is not [conceivable or&#xA;  lawful] for you to harm the Messenger of Allah or to marry his wives&#xA;  after him, ever. Indeed, that would be in the sight of Allah an&#xA;  enormity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word حجاب (hijab) here means &lt;em&gt;screen&lt;/em&gt;, and the ayah itself only concerns itself to conduct when entering a house (the prophet's house in particular) and not for day to day veiling. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, Al-Albani cites many hadith, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Jabir said: &quot;I attended the prayer with the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah () on the day of 'Eid. He started with the prayer&#xA;  before the Khutbah, with no Adhan and no Iqamah. When he finished the&#xA;  prayer, he stood leaning on Bilal, and he praised and glorified Allah&#xA;  (SWT) and exhorted the people, reminding them and urging them to obey&#xA;  Allah (SWT). Then he moved away and went to the women, and Bilal was&#xA;  with him. He commanded them to fear Allah (SWT) and exhorted them and&#xA;  reminded them. He praised and glorified Allah, then he urged them to&#xA;  obey Allah, then he said: 'Give charity, for most of you are the fuel&#xA;  of Hell.' A lowly woman with dark cheeks said: 'Why, O Messenger of&#xA;  Allah?' He said: 'You complain a great deal and are ungrateful to your&#xA;  husbands.' They started taking off their necklaces, earrings and&#xA;  rings, throwing them into Bilal's garment, giving them in charity.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Sahih) &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1115830&quot;&gt;Sunan Al-Nasa'ai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is apparent here that since the narrator was able to describe the woman's cheeks that her face was &lt;em&gt;uncovered&lt;/em&gt; in public. Something that was not commented on negatively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Amra bint Abd&#xA;  ar-Rahman that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him&#xA;  and grant him peace, said, &quot;The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless&#xA;  him and grant him peace, used to pray subh and the women would leave&#xA;  wrapped in their garments and they could not yet be recognised in the&#xA;  darkness.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/1/4&quot;&gt;Muwatta Malik&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Albani deduces that since it was the darkness (and only the darkness) that lead to the women becoming unrecognizable, then it comes to reason that they are recognizable in the light, which means that their faces were known and seen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One more hadith is this one, although it's authenticity is disputed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:&#xA;  Asma, daughter of AbuBakr, entered upon the Apostle of Allah ()&#xA;  wearing thin clothes. The Apostle of Allah () turned his attention&#xA;  from her. He said: O Asma', when a woman reaches the age of&#xA;  menstruation, it does not suit her that she displays her parts of body&#xA;  except this and this, and he pointed to her face and hands. Abu Dawud&#xA;  said: This is a mursal tradition (i.e. the narrator who transmitted it&#xA;  from 'Aishah is missing) Khalid b. Duraik did not see 'Aishah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/34/85&quot;&gt;Sunan Abu Dawud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith has &lt;em&gt;direct&lt;/em&gt; instruction on what &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; to cover. &lt;em&gt;But&lt;/em&gt;, this hadith is weak according to Abu Dawud (see his commentary at the end of the quote), and most scholars. However, both Al-Albani and Al-Bayhaqi have disputed this classification.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following pages (Arabic) have more on Al Albani's writings in the subject:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nationalkuwait.com/vb/showthread.php?t=69797&quot;&gt;http://www.nationalkuwait.com/vb/showthread.php?t=69797&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ikhwan.net/forum/showthread.php?18491-%D1%D3%C7%E1%C9-%C7%E1%D4%ED%CE-%C7%E1%C3%E1%C8%C7%E4%ED-%DD%ED-%CC%E6%C7%D2-%DF%D4%DD-%C7%E1%E6%CC%E5-%E6-%C7%E1%ED%CF%ED%E4&quot;&gt;http://www.ikhwan.net/forum/showthread.php?18491-%D1%D3%C7%E1%C9-%C7%E1%D4%ED%CE-%C7%E1%C3%E1%C8%C7%E4%ED-%DD%ED-%CC%E6%C7%D2-%DF%D4%DD-%C7%E1%E6%CC%E5-%E6-%C7%E1%ED%CF%ED%E4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="90" LastEditDate="2012-09-07T19:28:26.690" LastActivityDate="2012-09-07T19:28:26.690" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2475" CreationDate="2012-09-07T20:20:21.057" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the proof from the Holy Qur'an that Jesus (PBUH) was not crucified&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surat An-Nisā' (The Women)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4:157&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;Blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CJiAH.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [for] their saying, &quot;Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah .&quot; And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International&lt;/Blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="236" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-11T10:35:17.150" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T10:35:17.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2498" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2556" CreationDate="2012-09-08T00:22:35.717" Score="9" ViewCount="79466" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've notice a few people (men) at the mosque put their hands on the chest while praying &lt;em&gt;salat&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I also see that the majority of Indian and Pakistani people put their hands on their stomach while praying &lt;em&gt;salat&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is there such a difference in style?  I am less interested in the rulings according to any &lt;em&gt;particular&lt;/em&gt; school, rather I am looking for a general Sunni perspective on this issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="521" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-01-20T00:42:05.217" LastActivityDate="2015-01-20T04:58:46.180" Title="Putting the hands on the stomach or chest while praying salat?" Tags="|salat|sunni|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2500" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-08T06:55:22.230" Score="7" ViewCount="1920" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims are given equal rights in the non-muslim world such as in the west. They are free to practice their religion, faith, can serve in military, have freedom of speech and can even be head of the state (by Law). Is the same true in Islam also for a minority group? &lt;strong&gt;How does Islam treat minority?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="426" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2012-09-09T16:36:48.530" LastActivityDate="2014-12-13T12:55:11.507" Title="How does Islam treat minorities? Do they give them the same right, they get in Non-Muslim countries?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2503" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2504" CreationDate="2012-09-08T09:12:19.650" Score="0" ViewCount="305" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apparently in Islam, the day you die has already been set by God&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/6/2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is He who created you from clay and then decreed a term and a&#xA;  specified time [known] to Him; then [still] you are in dispute.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is the purpose of war?  I mean if those soldiers/mujahids have their dates already set, it won't matter if they die at war or die while crossing the road, they will die on the date set.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why was war done in islam in the past?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="512" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T08:58:59.550" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T08:58:59.550" Title="What is the reasoning behind the previous Islamic wars given a predestined lifespan?" Tags="|quran|hadith|death|war|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2503" CreationDate="2012-09-08T09:45:51.197" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Abandoning Jihad does not delay your death from appointed time nor does participating in it hasten your death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلِيَعْلَمَ الَّذِينَ نَافَقُوا  وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا&#xA;  قَاتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّـهِ أَوِ ادْفَعُوا  قَالُوا لَوْ نَعْلَمُ&#xA;  قِتَالًا لَّاتَّبَعْنَاكُمْ  هُمْ لِلْكُفْرِ‌ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَقْرَ‌بُ&#xA;  مِنْهُمْ لِلْإِيمَانِ  يَقُولُونَ بِأَفْوَاهِهِم مَّا لَيْسَ فِي&#xA;  قُلُوبِهِمْ  وَاللَّـهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَكْتُمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الَّذِينَ قَالُوا لِإِخْوَانِهِمْ وَقَعَدُوا لَوْ أَطَاعُونَا مَا&#xA;  قُتِلُوا  قُلْ فَادْرَ‌ءُوا عَنْ أَنفُسِكُمُ الْمَوْتَ إِن كُنتُمْ&#xA;  صَادِقِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And that He might make evident those who are hypocrites.  For it was said to them, &quot;Come, fight in the way of Allah or [at least] defend.&quot; They said, &quot;If we had known [there would be] fighting, we would have followed you.&quot; They were nearer to disbelief that day than to faith, saying with their mouths what was not in their hearts. And Allah is most Knowing of what they conceal -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who said about their brothers while sitting [at home], &quot;If they&#xA;  had obeyed us, they would not have been killed.&quot; Say, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Then prevent&#xA;  death from yourselves, if you should be truthful.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/167-168&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[Qur'an 3:167-168]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the above Ayah Allah challenges those who say sitting at home will prevent the death and he says to them &quot;prevent death from yourselves if your are truthful&quot;. And they know they can't. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Allah says and he answers the same question you asked in Surah An-Nisa' (emphasis mine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَلَمْ تَرَ‌ إِلَى الَّذِينَ قِيلَ لَهُمْ كُفُّوا أَيْدِيَكُمْ&#xA;  وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ فَلَمَّا كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِمُ&#xA;  الْقِتَالُ إِذَا فَرِ‌يقٌ مِّنْهُمْ يَخْشَوْنَ النَّاسَ كَخَشْيَةِ&#xA;  اللَّـهِ أَوْ أَشَدَّ خَشْيَةً  وَقَالُوا رَ‌بَّنَا لِمَ كَتَبْتَ&#xA;  عَلَيْنَا الْقِتَالَ لَوْلَا أَخَّرْ‌تَنَا إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ قَرِ‌يبٍ &#xA;  قُلْ مَتَاعُ الدُّنْيَا قَلِيلٌ وَالْآخِرَ‌ةُ خَيْرٌ‌ لِّمَنِ اتَّقَىٰ&#xA;  وَلَا تُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَيْنَمَا تَكُونُوا يُدْرِ‌ككُّمُ الْمَوْتُ وَلَوْ كُنتُمْ فِي&#xA;  بُرُ‌وجٍ مُّشَيَّدَةٍ  وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ حَسَنَةٌ يَقُولُوا هَـٰذِهِ&#xA;  مِنْ عِندِ اللَّـهِ  وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ يَقُولُوا هَـٰذِهِ&#xA;  مِنْ عِندِكَ  قُلْ كُلٌّ مِّنْ عِندِ اللَّـهِ  فَمَالِ هَـٰؤُلَاءِ&#xA;  الْقَوْمِ لَا يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ حَدِيثًا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Have you not seen those who were told, &quot;Restrain your hands [from&#xA;  fighting] and establish prayer and give zakah&quot;? But then when fighting&#xA;  was ordained for them, at once a party of them feared men as they fear&#xA;  Allah or with [even] greater fear. &lt;strong&gt;They said, &quot;Our Lord, why have You&#xA;  decreed upon us fighting? If only You had postponed [it for] us for a&#xA;  short time.&quot; Say, The enjoyment of this world is little, and the&#xA;  Hereafter is better for he who fears Allah . And injustice will not be&#xA;  done to you, [even] as much as a thread [inside a date seed].&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wherever you may be, death will overtake you, even if you should be&#xA;  within towers of lofty construction.&lt;/strong&gt; But if good comes to them, they&#xA;  say, &quot;This is from Allah &quot;; and if evil befalls them, they say, &quot;This&#xA;  is from you.&quot; Say, &quot;All [things] are from Allah .&quot; So what is [the&#xA;  matter] with those people that they can hardly understand any&#xA;  statement? &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/77-78&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[Qur'an 4:77-78]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this context, as an example, it is mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/qurantafseer/ibnkathir/ibnkathir_web/2.6575.html&quot;&gt;tafseer of Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt; (rahimahullah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Sulayman, Khalid bin Al-Walid, the commander of the Muslim armies,&#xA;  the veteran among Muslim soldiers, the protector of Islam and the&#xA;  Sword of Allah that was raised above His enemies, said while dying, &quot;I&#xA;  have participated in so-and-so number of battles. There is not a part&#xA;  of my body, but suffered a shot (of an arrow), a stab (of a spear) or&#xA;  a strike (of a sword). Yet, here I am, I die on my bed just as the&#xA;  camel dies! May the eyes of the cowards never taste sleep.'' He, may&#xA;  Allah be pleased with him, was sorry and in pain because he did not&#xA;  die as martyr in battle. He was sad that he had to die on his bed!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, wishing for death while fighting in the cause of Allah will need not make it happen and also, staying away from it will not delay the death. Indeed, the affair of every living thing is with Allah. And it's life is predestined. But, for those who fight in the cause of Allah, they have a reward and those who martyr, they have a reward too. So, why sit at home and lose the opportunity to please Allah and earn his reward. That is why the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) and his companions fought wars against enemies of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-09-08T09:45:51.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2505" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2473" CreationDate="2012-09-08T11:21:56.247" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer uses references of explanation from famous contemporary sunni scholars who have addressed this issue. Those include &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muqbil_bin_Haadi_al-Waadi%27ee&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shaykh Al-Allaamah Muqbil Ibn Haadee Al-Waadi’ee&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Aziz_ibn_Abd_Allah_ibn_Baaz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shaykh Al-Allaamah Abdul-Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn Baz&lt;/a&gt;, May Allah have mercy on them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Muqbil had written a book with regards to this matter: &lt;strong&gt;‘Asbaabu Zilzaal’&lt;/strong&gt; (The Reasons for Earthquakes) and similar calamities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The shaykh mentions &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/94-99&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Al-'A`raf 94:99&lt;/a&gt; where Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We sent to no city a prophet [who was denied] except that We&#xA;  seized its people with poverty and hardship that they might humble&#xA;  themselves [to Allah ].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then We exchanged in place of the bad [condition], good, until they&#xA;  increased [and prospered] and said, &quot;Our fathers [also] were touched&#xA;  with hardship and ease.&quot; So We seized them suddenly while they did not&#xA;  perceive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if only the people of the cities had believed and feared Allah ,&#xA;  We would have opened upon them blessings from the heaven and the&#xA;  earth; but they denied [the messengers], so We seized them for what&#xA;  they were earning.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then, did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment&#xA;  coming to them at night while they were asleep?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment coming&#xA;  to them in the morning while they were at play?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then did they feel secure from the plan of Allah ? But no one feels&#xA;  secure from the plan of Allah except the losing people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you pay attention to these Ayah, you see that from the reasons for destruction and from the reasons for these calamities that have takes place, is &lt;strong&gt;disobedience to the Messengers of Allaah&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The people go about as Allaah mentions, in the day and in the night&#xA;  and some of them go to sleep in disobedience to Allaah. Not having any&#xA;  awareness and not being aware of that which Allaah has in plan for&#xA;  them in punishment and in seizing them.Or those who go about in the&#xA;  forenoon playing and going about their normal business in the day and&#xA;  not concerning themselves with that which they have done from&#xA;  disobedience, until Allaah takes and sends a tremendous punishment and&#xA;  calamity upon them and calls them to account for that which they had&#xA;  done. So clearly we see, and do not be mistaken, that which we have&#xA;  seen from destruction, and that which we have seen from death, is from&#xA;  the punishment of Allaah; for those who have belied the Messengers,&#xA;  and those who have disbelieved in the Messengers, and for those who&#xA;  have disobeyed the Messengers of Allaah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the Shaykh mentions &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/58-59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Isra 17:58-59&lt;/a&gt; where Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And there is no city but that We will destroy it before the Day of&#xA;  Resurrection or punish it with a severe punishment. That has ever been&#xA;  in the Register inscribed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And nothing has prevented Us from sending signs except that the former&#xA;  peoples denied them. And We gave Thamud the she-camel as a visible&#xA;  sign, but they wronged her. &lt;strong&gt;And We send not the signs except as a&#xA;  warning.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So Allaah sent many signs to the people of the earth, past and&#xA;  present.He has sent them Messengers with revelations to their people&#xA;  to call them to that which is correct, and to that which is good, and&#xA;  to Tawheed, and to obedience to Allah. But these people belied the&#xA;  Messengers, and they denied the signs of Allaah, and therefore Allaah&#xA;  took them, as we mentioned, with terrible punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not want to narrate the whole article but you can read it &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/character/reasons-for-earthquakes.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=1200&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shaykh Ibn Baaz&lt;/a&gt; said with reference to same ayah in his advice regarding the earthquakes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He predestines them (earthquakes) to make His servants fear Him,&#xA;  reminds them of what they have to do and warn them against Shirk&#xA;  (associating others with Allah in His Divinity or worship), disobeying&#xA;  His commands and violating His prohibitions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then he mentions some ayah and a hadith with which I will wind up my answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) also says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We will show them Our Signs in the universe, and in their own selves,&#xA;  until it becomes manifest to them that this (the Qur’ân) is the truth.&#xA;  Is it not sufficient in regard to your Lord that He is a Witness over&#xA;  all things? &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/41/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[Surah Fussilat : 53]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (Exalted be He) also says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: &quot;He has power to send torment on you from above or from under&#xA;  your feet, or to cover you with confusion in party strife, and make&#xA;  you to taste the violence of one another.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Surah Al-'Anam :65]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith with regard to above ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhari narrated in his Sahih on the authority of Jabir Ibn&#xA;  `Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace be&#xA;  upon him) said when Allah's saying was revealed: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Say: &quot;He has power to send torment on you from above&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&quot;I seek refuge in You.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah (Exalted be He) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;...or from under your feet&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&quot;I seek refuge in You.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;[Al-Bukhari , Book on Tafsir, no.4262]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then he quotes from Abu Al-Shaykh Al-Ashahany, his interpretation of the ayah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Al-Shaykh Al-Asbahany reported from Mujahid in the interpretation&#xA;  of Allah's saying: Say: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;He has power to send torment on you from&#xA;  above he said that it means an awful cry or a stone. ..&lt;/strong&gt;.or from under&#xA;  your feet he said: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;It means an earthquake and causing the earth to&#xA;  swallow them.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then he says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no doubt that what happens these days of&#xA;  earthquakes in many countries are of these portents that Allah&#xA;  (Exalted be He) brings to make His servant fear Him. All the&#xA;  earthquakes that happen in this world and other things that cause harm&#xA;  to people are because of Shirk and evil deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read the complete treatise &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=1200&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-09-08T14:35:52.507" LastActivityDate="2012-09-08T14:35:52.507" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2506" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7017" CreationDate="2012-09-08T11:33:41.767" Score="7" ViewCount="4606" Body="&lt;p&gt;For most Muslims, Muhammad al-Bukhari's collection (i.e. Sahih Bukhari) is considered among the most trusted &amp;mdash; if not &lt;em&gt;THE&lt;/em&gt; most trusted &amp;mdash; and authentic collection of hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are the original copies of his books still available, either in their original physical form or in photographic (i.e. not manual) reproductions?  If so, where can they be found?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="521" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-03-01T15:59:02.627" LastActivityDate="2023-03-31T20:35:43.527" Title="Original Copies of Muhammad al-Bukhari's Books?" Tags="|hadith|history|books|sahih-bukhari|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2494" CreationDate="2012-09-08T11:48:03.197" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This names are usually used by Sunni Muslims to try to prove Imam Ali a.s. loved the Sunni Caliphs and named his children after them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the Kuniyah Abubakr:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Abubakr it is not a name to be given by father of one to the child. Abubakr is a Kuniyah (title) which is given to one by people. Any one called Abubakr has another name. Also Abubakr was a popular Kuniyah used by many of Sahaba and was not a name specific to the Caliph (in Sunni view) Abubakr unlike today that this name is a specific name. If Imam Ali a.s. wanted to use the name of Caliph used his name (Abdu-Kaaba, Ateeq, Abdullah,..) and not his Kuniyah.  The name of this son was Abdullah and was martyred in Karbaka. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قتل عبد الله بن علي بن أبي طالب، وهو ابن خمس وعشرين سنة ولا عقب له.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الاصفهاني، أبو الفرج علي بن الحسين (متوفاي356)، مقاتل الطالبيين، ج 1، ص 22.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the name Umar:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of habits of Umar (the Caliph in Sunni view) was changing names of people and he changed name of son of Imam Ali a.s. to Umar. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وكان عمر بن الخطاب سمّى عمر بن عليّ بإسمه.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;البلاذري، أحمد بن يحيى بن جابر (متوفاي279هـ)، أنساب الأشراف، ج 1، ص 297.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ومولده في أيام عمر. فعمر سماه باسمه.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الذهبي، شمس الدين محمد بن أحمد بن عثمان، (متوفاي748هـ)، سير أعلام النبلاء، ج 4، ص 134، تحقيق: شعيب الأرناؤوط، محمد نعيم العرقسوسي، ناشر: مؤسسة الرسالة - بيروت، الطبعة: التاسعة، 1413هـ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only 3 examples of changes of names of other people by Umar with Sunni references:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;إبراهيم بن الحارث بـ عبد الرحمن.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عبد الرحمن بن الحارث.... كان أبوه سماه إبراهيم فغيّر عمر اسمه.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;العسقلاني الشافعي، أحمد بن علي بن حجر أبو الفضل (متوفاي852هـ)، الإصابة في تمييز الصحابة، ج 5، ص 29، تحقيق: علي محمد البجاوي، ناشر: دار الجيل - بيروت، الطبعة: الأولى، 1412 - 1992.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;الأجدع أبى مسروق بـ عبد الرحمن.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الأجدع بن مالك بن أمية الهمداني الوادعي... فسماه عمر عبد الرحمن.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;العسقلاني الشافعي، أحمد بن علي بن حجر أبو الفضل (متوفاي852هـ)، الإصابة في تمييز الصحابة، ج 1، ص 186، رقم: 425، تحقيق: علي محمد البجاوي، ناشر: دار الجيل - بيروت، الطبعة: الأولى، 1412 - 1992.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- ثعلبة بن سعد بـ معلي:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وكان إسم المعلى ثعلبة، فسماه عمر بن الخطاب المعلى.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الصحاري العوتبي، أبو المنذر سلمة بن مسلم بن إبراهيم (متوفاي: 511هـ)، الأنساب، ج 1، ص 250.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About name Uthman:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ali (a.s) himself said that: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I named my son Uthman for my brother Uthman Ibn Mzoun&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunni reference&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إنّما سمّيته بإسم أخي عثمان بن مظعون.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الاصفهاني، أبو الفرج علي بن الحسين (متوفاي356)، مقاتل الطالبيين، ج 1، ص 23.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Ibn Hajar Asqalani recorded the names of 26 of sahaba with name of Uthman:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;. عثمان بن ابوجهم الأسلمي؛ 2. عثمان بن حكيم بن ابوالأوقص؛ 3. عثمان بن&#xA;  حميد بن زهير بن الحارث؛ 4. عثمان بن حنيف بالمهملة؛ 5. عثمان بن ربيعة&#xA;  بن أهبان؛ 6. عثمان بن ربيعة الثقفي؛ 7. عثمان بن سعيد بن أحمر؛ 8. عثمان&#xA;  بن شماس بن الشريد؛ 9. عثمان بن طلحة بن ابوطلحة؛ 10. عثمان بن ابوالعاص؛&#xA;  11. عثمان بن عامر بن عمرو؛ 12. عثمان بن عامر بن معتب؛ 13. عثمان بن عبد غنم؛ 14. عثمان بن عبيد الله بن عثمان؛ 15. عثمان بن عثمان بن الشريد؛&#xA;  16. عثمان بن عثمان الثقفي؛ 17. عثمان بن عمرو بن رفاعة؛ 18. عثمان بن عمرو الأنصاري؛ 19. عثمان بن عمرو بن الجموح؛ 20. عثمان بن قيس بن&#xA;  ابوالعاص؛ 21. عثمان بن مظعون؛ 22. عثمان بن معاذ بن عثمان؛ 23. عثمان بن&#xA;  نوفل زعم؛ 24 . عثمان بن وهب المخزومي؛ 25. عثمان الجهني؛ 26. عثمان بن&#xA;  عفان.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;العسقلاني، أحمد بن علي بن حجر أبو الفضل الشافعي، الإصابة في تمييز الصحابة، ج 4، ص 447 ـ 463، تحقيق: علي محمد البجاوي، ناشر: دار الجيل - بيروت، الطبعة: الأولى، 1412 - 1992&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the names you mentioned were popular names at that time and does not mean being about Sunni Caliphs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also names of children of Imams are not recorded clearly and there are different narrations about number and names of their children that all of them are not authentic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also some Shia scholars say Imams sometimes names their children with Sunni names and even married to families of Sunni kings of their times in order to make unity between Shia and Sunni against enemies of Islam and prevent civil wars that lead in weakening of Islam that harms both Shia and Sunni and Islam generally. Like prophet that marries to different tribes of Arabs to unite them in Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An important question from Sunni brothers in this regard is if naming means loving so those who claim to love Ahl Bayt like Umayyads, etc. how many of their children are named after them by names like Ali, Hussain, Fatima,...?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Sahih Bukhari says Ali a.s. did not give bayat to Abuabkr until 6 months that peoves he had conflict with Abubakr. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More Sunni references and detailed answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.valiasr-aj.com/fa/page.php?id=437&amp;amp;bank=question&amp;amp;startrec=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.valiasr-aj.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="251" LastEditDate="2018-06-07T07:34:57.453" LastActivityDate="2018-06-07T07:34:57.453" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2509" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-08T13:53:51.667" Score="3" ViewCount="4175" Body="&lt;p&gt;It happens many times that when I'm in washroom, I hear Azan. I want to know if I should answer the Azan while dealing with disposal needs in a washroom as we do under normal conditions? As turning the tap on makes enough noise to block the Azan from our ears, would it be sinful to turn the tap on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="477" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-09-08T13:59:30.027" LastActivityDate="2012-09-09T16:10:55.730" Title="Answering the Azan while in washroom?" Tags="|adhan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1722" CreationDate="2012-09-08T16:20:35.000" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Differences: in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Method of Wiping feet during ablution (Wudhu)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Shia Islam, it is permitted (but not recommended to not combine)&#xA;to combine the Prayers (Zuhr and Asr, Maghrib and Isha)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Adhan (Call to Prayer); Shia say “Hayya ‘ala Khayril ‘Amal” (Come to the&#xA;Best of Deeds) (Shia believe this was removed from Azan by Muaviyeh)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shia Muslims do not cross their right hand over left while Praying and keep them hanged.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Concluding the Prayers with Three Takbirs (Saying: Allahu Akbar!) (Not compulsory)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Prostrating on Earth (or part of earth like Turbah or a stone)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is recommended to pray on the Soil of Karbala.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Prayers for the Dead (Salat al-Mayyit)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tarawih Prayers is recommended by performing it in Jamaat is Haram&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference and detailed answer and reasoning:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 13 of the book: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/shiism/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Inquiries About Shi'a Islam&lt;/a&gt; (by Imam Sayed Moustafa al-Qazwini)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-21T06:46:03.073" LastActivityDate="2015-11-21T06:46:03.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2511" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-09T08:00:04.430" Score="6" ViewCount="1595" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that in principle, backbiting is prohibited but I want to know of differences of opinion about what exactly is considered backbiting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="251" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T11:24:48.980" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T18:42:59.953" Title="What is backbiting and what kinds of speech are considered backbiting?" Tags="|definitions|backbiting|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2511" CreationDate="2012-09-09T08:21:27.687" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said backbiting is Your mentioning something about your fellow brother that he would not like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A hadith of the Prophet says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;10ـ رسولُ اللهِ‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) ـ لأبي ذرّ ـ: ....&#xA;  يا أباذرٍّ، إيّاكَ والغِيبَةَ؛ فإنَّ الغِيبَةَ أشَدُّ مِن الزِّنا ...&#xA;  قلتُ: يارسولَ اللّه‏ِ، وما الغِيبَةُ؟ قالَ: ذِكرُكَ أخاكَ بما يَكرَهُ،&#xA;  قلتُ: يارسولَ اللّه‏ِ، فإن كانَ فيهِ ذاكَ الذي يُذكَرُ بهِ ؟ قالَ:&#xA;  اِعلَمْ أ نَّكَ إذا ذَكَرتَهُ بما هو فيهِ فقدِ اغتَبتَهُ، وإذا&#xA;  ذَكَرتَهُ بما ليسَ فيهِ فَقَد بَهَتَّهُ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;10– The Prophet (SAWA) said to Abu Dharr, ‘O Abu Dharr, beware of&#xA;  backbiting, for verily backbiting is worse than adultery…’ [Abu Dharr&#xA;  narrates], I asked, ‘O Prophet of Allah, and what is backbiting?’ to&#xA;  which he replied, &lt;strong&gt;‘Your mentioning something about your fellow brother&#xA;  that he would not like.’&lt;/strong&gt; I asked, ‘O Prophet of Allah, and what if the&#xA;  thing mentioned about him was actually true about him?’ so he replied,&#xA;  ‘Know that if you say something about him that is true then you have&#xA;  indeed backbit about him, and if you what you have said is not true,&#xA;  then you have indeed slandered him.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source of Hadith: [&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar_al-Anwar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; Bihar al-Anwar&lt;/a&gt;, v. 77, p. 89, no. 3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.darolhadith.com/modules.php?name=my_AlfabetMenu&amp;amp;vid=229&amp;amp;scid=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Backbiting category of Online Hadith Databank&lt;/a&gt; of English website of wonderful Institute &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.darolhadith.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dar al-Hadith&lt;/a&gt; dedicated to Hadith sciences and research for distinguishing authentic and non authentic hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T07:24:27.267" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T07:24:27.267" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2513" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2514" CreationDate="2012-09-09T11:25:42.570" Score="6" ViewCount="3104" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/2512&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; answer to the question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2511&quot;&gt;What is backbiting and what kinds of speech are considered backbiting&lt;/a&gt;, I learn that backbiting is worse than committing adultery in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that's the case, does it mean an adulterer is the lesser evil; or should a backbiter be treated worse than an adulterer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am pretty sure backbiting is common both in the Muslim and Non-Muslim worlds, but I haven't seen any rulings against backbiting the way I do against adultery. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T09:25:59.410" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T09:25:59.410" Title="Is adultery better than backbiting?" Tags="|fiqh|sin|adultery|backbiting|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2513" CreationDate="2012-09-09T12:10:39.617" Score="8" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Narration ‘Backbiting is worse than Zina’ - The Sunni Perspective&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are various similar reports of this hadeeth by Al-Bayhaqi and also Ibn Abi Ad-Dunya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Hadeeth is &lt;strong&gt;Dha’eef [weak]&lt;/strong&gt; as stated by Shaykh Al-Albaani may&#xA;Allaah have mercy upon him in “Dha’eef Al-Jaami’”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, Al-Haythami stated in “Majma’ Az-Zawaa’id” that in its chain&#xA;of narrators there is ‘Abbaad ibn Katheer Ath-Thaqafi and &lt;strong&gt;he is&#xA;Matrook (abandoned)&lt;/strong&gt; and the author of “Kashf Al-Khafaa’” said:&#xA;“As-Saaghaani said that it (this Hadeeth) is &lt;strong&gt;fabricated&lt;/strong&gt;.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, Ibn Abi Haatim may Allaah have mercy upon him quoted this&#xA;Hadeeth in his book entitled “Al-‘Ilal” and he said: “I said to my&#xA;father (Abu Haatim): &lt;strong&gt;this Hadeeth is Munkar (denounced)&lt;/strong&gt;, and he&#xA;answered: “It is as you said.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaah Knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=131936&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The narration ‘Gheebah is worse than Zina’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we do not make ruling or conclusions based on a weak hadith let alone a fabricated one. They are not sources of Sharee'ah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Hazm says in 'al-Milal',&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;and it is not permissible with us that we say as these ahaadeeth say&#xA;(i.e. those weak and fabricated narrations), or to trust in them, or&#xA;to take anything from them.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Taymiyyah says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'and it is not permissible to rely in the Sharee'ah upon da'eef&#xA;ahaadeeth which are not saheeh or hasan. But Ahmad bin Hanbal and&#xA;other scholars considered it permissible to report with regards to&#xA;Fadaa'il al-A'amaal (rewards and excellences of actions) that which&#xA;they did not know to be affirmed, when it is known that it is not a&#xA;lie. And that is because when the action is known to be legislated&#xA;with a Sharee'ah evidence, it is possible that the reward be a fact.&#xA;And not one of the Imaams said that he considered it to be permissible&#xA;to make something obligatory or recommended based upon a da'eef&#xA;hadeeth.' &lt;strong&gt;['al-Qaa'idah al-Jaleelah' (pg.82) of ibn Taymiyyah]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=17&amp;amp;category=89&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Using weak narrations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, adultery is one of the worst and grievous sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imaam Ahmad (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: I do not know of any sin after murder that is worse than zina, and he quoted as evidence the following hadeeth (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that 'Abdullah said: &amp;quot;I asked the Messenger of Allah&#xA;[SAW], which sin is most grievous?&amp;quot; He said: &amp;quot;Shirk, setting up a&#xA;rival to Allah, &lt;strong&gt;committing adultery with your neighbor's wife&lt;/strong&gt;, and&#xA;killing your child for fear of poverty, and that he may eat with you.&amp;quot;&#xA;Then 'Abdullah recited the Verse: &amp;quot;And those who invoke not any other&#xA;Ilah (god) along with Allah.&amp;quot; (Hasan)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدَةُ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا يَزِيدُ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا&#xA;شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ&#xA;سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَىُّ الذَّنْبِ أَعْظَمُ&#xA;قَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ الشِّرْكُ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لِلَّهِ نِدًّا وَأَنْ تُزَانِيَ&#xA;بِحَلِيلَةِ جَارِكَ وَأَنْ تَقْتُلَ وَلَدَكَ مَخَافَةَ الْفَقْرِ أَنْ&#xA;يَأْكُلَ مَعَكَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ‏{‏ وَالَّذِينَ&#xA;لاَ يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَهًا آخَرَ ‏}‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ&#xA;الرَّحْمَنِ هَذَا خَطَأٌ وَالصَّوَابُ الَّذِي قَبْلَهُ وَحَدِيثُ&#xA;يَزِيدَ هَذَا خَطَأٌ إِنَّمَا هُوَ وَاصِلٌ وَاللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَعْلَمُ&#xA;‏.‏ &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/nasai/38/50&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[ Sunan an-Nasa'i Book 38, Hadith 50]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, Allah says in Surah Al-Furqan (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّـهِ إِلَـٰهًا آخَرَ‌ وَلَا&#xA;يَقْتُلُونَ النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّ‌مَ اللَّـهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ&#xA;وَلَا يَزْنُونَ  وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثَامًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And those who do not invoke with Allah another deity or kill the soul&#xA;which Allah has forbidden [to be killed], except by right, and &lt;strong&gt;do&#xA;not commit unlawful sexual intercourse.&lt;/strong&gt; And whoever should do that&#xA;will meet a penalty. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/25/68&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Al-Furqaan : 68]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-09-09T16:12:25.617" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2515" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2511" CreationDate="2012-09-09T12:28:57.877" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There isn't really much differences in what backbiting is, telling things about someone that he or she would not like others to know, and if what is told is not true than that is slandering.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of&#xA;Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, &amp;quot;Do you know what is&#xA;backbiting?&amp;quot; The Companions said: &amp;quot;Allah and His Messenger know&#xA;better.&amp;quot; Thereupon he said, &amp;quot;Backbiting is talking about your (Muslim)&#xA;brother in a manner which he dislikes.&amp;quot; It was said to him: &amp;quot;What if&#xA;my (Muslim) brother is as I say.&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;If he is actually as you&#xA;say, then that is backbiting; but if that is not in him, that is&#xA;slandering.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏&#xA;“أتدرون ما الغيبة‏؟‏” قالوا‏:‏ الله ورسوله أعلم قال‏:‏ ‏&amp;quot;‏ذكرك أخاك&#xA;بما يكره‏&amp;quot;‏ قيل‏:‏ أفرأيت إن كان في أخي ما أقول‏؟‏ قال‏:‏ ‏&amp;quot;‏إن كان&#xA;فيه ما تقول، فقد اغتبته، وإن لم يكن فيه ما تقول فقد بهته”‏.‏&#xA;‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sources: &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1523&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also some occasions in which you are allowed to backbite, you can read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/484/when-is-talking-behind-someones-back-allowed/488&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-06T18:42:59.953" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T18:42:59.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2517" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-09T15:11:12.480" Score="5" ViewCount="779" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see sometimes his story is &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2397/why-did-ayesha-battle-with-ali-a-s-in-the-battle-of-the-camel-jamal&quot;&gt;used as evidence&lt;/a&gt;. but as I know he is only mentioned in one book Tabari and the narrator of this story who Tabari said his name in his book is not known as a reliable source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can some one mention some authentic evidences he was a real human and existed in history?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also Tabari has said in his book Iwrote everything transmitted to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-09-10T04:53:20.807" Title="Is Ibn Saba a real person in History of Islam or just a myth?" Tags="|history|mythology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2517" CreationDate="2012-09-09T15:40:48.327" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Abdullah Bin Saba' Al-Yahudi is not only mentioned in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sunni&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; sources but also in popular &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shi'ite&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; references from Shi'a scholars:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Maamqaani from his work Tanqih al-Maqaal Fi Ilm al-Rijaal (2/183-184):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عبد الله بن سبأ الذي رجع إلى الكفر وأظهر الغلو ... غال ملعون، حرقه&#xA;  أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام بالنار، وكان يزعم أن علياً إله، وأنه نبي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abdullah bin Saba' who returned to kufr (disbelief) and manifested&#xA;  ghuluww (exaggeration)... Exaggerator, cursed one, Amir al-Mu'mineen&#xA;  burned him with the fire, and he used to claim that Alee is a deity&#xA;  and that he (Abdullah bin Saba') is a prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Sa'd bin Abdullah al-Ash'ari al-Qummi who was speaking of the Sab'iyyah (in al-Maqaalaat wal-Firaq p. 20): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;السبئية أصحاب عبد الله بن سبأ، وهو عبد الله بن وهب الراسبي الهمداني،&#xA;  وساعده على ذلك عبد الله بن خرسي وابن اسود وهما من أجل أصحابه، وكان أول&#xA;  من أظهر الطعن على أبي بكر وعمر وعثمان والصحابة وتبرأ منهم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Sab'iyyah are the associates of Abdullah bin Saba' and he is&#xA;  Abdullah bin Wahb al-Raasibee al-Hamdaanee, and he was supported in&#xA;  that by Abullah bin Khurasee and Ibn Aswad and they are the loftiest&#xA;  of his companions, and the first of what he manifested was revilement&#xA;  upon Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthmaan and the Companions and he freed himself&#xA;  from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Ibn Abi al-Hadeed, another famous Shi'a scholar from his work Sharh Nahj al-Balaaghah (5/5):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أن عبد الله بن سبأ قام إلى علي وهو يخطب فقال له: أنت أنت، وجعل يكررها،&#xA;  فقال له - علي - ويلك من أنا، فقال: أنت الله، فأمر بأخذه وأخذ قوم كانوا&#xA;  معه على رأيه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abdullah bin Saba' stood addressing Ali saying, &quot;You, You&quot; and he began repeating it, so Ali said to him, &quot;Woe be to you, and who am I?&quot;&#xA;  He said, &quot;You are Allaah.&quot; So he ordered that he be captured and a&#xA;  group of people with him upon his view.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ni'matullah al-Jazaa'iree, another of Shi'ite famous scholars from his book al-Anwaar al-Nu'maaniyyah (2/234):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال عبد الله بن سبأ لعلي عليه السلام: أنت الإله حقاً، فنفاه علي عليه&#xA;  السلام إلى المدائن، وقيل أنه كان يهودياً فأسلم، وكان في اليهودية يقول&#xA;  في يوشع بن نون وفي موسى مثل ما قال في علي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abdullah bin Saba' said to Ali (alayhis salaam), &quot;You are the deity in truth.&quot; So Ali (alayhis salaam) banished him to al-Madaa'in,&#xA;  and it is said that he was a Jew who accepted Islam and whilst upon&#xA;  his Judaism he used to say about Joshua bin Noon and about Moses the&#xA;  likes of what he said about Ali.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name of Abdullah bin Saba figures in the most reliable book of Shia on Isma ur-Rijal, entitled &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rijal-i-Kashshi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and it is related in it from Imam Jafar Sadiq (may Allah have mercy on him) that Ibn Saba believed in the divinity of Hadhrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and, ultimately, he was burnt alive at his command. About Abdullah bin Saba, Rijal-e-Kashshi says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Many knowledgeable people have stated that Abdullah bin Saba was a&#xA;  Jew who had accepted Islam and showed great devotion for Hadhrat Ali&#xA;  (may Allah be pleased with him). As a Jew, he used to exaggerated the&#xA;  personality of Joshua, the son of Nun, and the Wasi of Moses. After&#xA;  becoming a Muslim he began to exalt the personality of Hadhrat Ali&#xA;  much beyond the due limit, and he was the first person to declare that&#xA;  it was obligatory to believe in the Imamate of Hadhrat Ali, and&#xA;  completely dissociated himself from his enemies and he openly opposed&#xA;  them and denounced them as infidels”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[Rijal-i-Kashi, page.71].&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Famous Shia scholar Nau Bakhti writes,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“It is known as the Sabai sect because Abdullah bin Saba was its ring&#xA;  leader. “&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[Khandan-i-Nau-Bakhti, page 275]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single/en_Fundamental_Shiite_Beliefs.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muhammad Ali al-Mual'lim&lt;/a&gt;, a present day Shi'ite also affirmed the existence of Abdullah bin Saba' in his book &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Abdullah bin Saba: The Unknown reality&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; This book was a refutation of those who denied the existence of Abdullah bin Saba' giving the excuse of &quot;false narrations&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Sunni source other than Tabari&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hafiz ibn Hajr (may Allah have mercy on him) has related on the authority of Tarikh Abi Asakir,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“He belonged to Yemen. He was a Jew, but he had donned the guise of&#xA;  Islam and roamed through the Muslim cities to lead the Muslims astray&#xA;  and dissuade them from the obedience of their Imams and to sow&#xA;  dissension among them. He also visited Damascus with this end in&#xA;  view”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[Tarikh Damishq, 7:430]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus, there is several &lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaDetails.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=688&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mention&lt;/a&gt; of his name in fataawa of contemporary sunni scholars as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more references like these from below links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shia.bs/articles/bmiahaf-more-shiite-authorities-on-the-existence-and-reality-of-abdullah-bin-saba.cfm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Existence and Reality of Abdullah Bin Saba'&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shia.bs/articles/otavb-al-naubakhti-and-al-qummee-founder-of-major-shia-doctrines-is-abdullah-bin-saba-al-yahudi.cfm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;References of Al-Naubakhti and Al-Qummee&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gift2shias.com/2010/07/04/abdullah-ibn-saba/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;More Shi'ite sources&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gift2shias.com/2010/05/03/is-abdullah-bin-saba-a-myth/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Is Abdullah ibn Saba' a Myth?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-09-09T18:45:37.167" LastActivityDate="2012-09-09T18:45:37.167" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2509" CreationDate="2012-09-09T16:10:55.730" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, you are not suppose to answer the Azan loudly while you are in the washroom or in a place where people relieve themselves. According to  this answer to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=87039&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this similar question&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is disliked to repeat the Azan while in the toilet according to the&#xA;  well-known opinion of the four Madhabs, because it contains&#xA;  remembrance of Allah. but &lt;strong&gt;it is permissible to say it internally (in one’s heart), and when &gt; a person finishes relieving himself then he can say it with his tongue (outside the toilet)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why you should not answer it verbally in bathroom?&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because bathroom is not a clean place. There are certain etiquittes in place for reading Quran or remembering Allah. You can not recite Quran in a bathroom or when you are not clean (or when you are cleaning yourself, I should add). &lt;strong&gt;Therefore it is not OK to answer Azan loudly&lt;/strong&gt; inside the toilet. I think answering it silently is totally acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2012-09-09T16:10:55.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2523" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-09T16:45:23.127" Score="5" ViewCount="1728" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is respecting and/or worshiping the black stone of Kaaba an important part of Islam in order to please God to gain his favor?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like when a scholar specifically goes to the black stone and kisses it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-12T09:23:15.493" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T09:23:15.493" Title="Is respecting and/or worshipping the black stone part of Islam?" Tags="|fatwa|ibadah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2524" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2523" CreationDate="2012-09-09T17:06:36.580" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bukhari, Muslim and Abu Daw'ud reported that 'Umar approached the Black Stone and kissed it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then he said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I know that you are a mere stone that can neither harm nor do any&#xA;  good. If I had not seen the Prophet (peace be upon him) kissing you, I&#xA;  would have never kissed you.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, it's ONLY done because the Prophet did it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-10T12:43:20.810" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T12:43:20.810" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2525" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-09T17:16:01.370" Score="6" ViewCount="1530" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the Islamic ruling regarding making the grave of the Prophet (pbuh) as a place of worship?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is making shrines on graves of the Prophets and respecting them an important part of Islam? Is it done in order to please God and gain his favour?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-30T08:55:37.737" LastActivityDate="2017-12-12T06:37:21.340" Title="What is the Islamic ruling regarding making the grave of the Prophet as places of worship?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|islamic-basis|ibadah|grave|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2527" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-09T17:21:55.273" Score="4" ViewCount="11225" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have always performed Fard prayers with the related Sunnah prayers but after I came to United States, I saw that many Muslims here (esp Arabic) perform Fard only leaving Sunnah prayer altogether. I know there are two types of Sunnah prayer. One that is stressed Sunnah, the other is not stressed sunnah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My question is what is the importance of Sunnah Prayer. My concern it, they make the prayer longer, somewhat difficult &lt;em&gt;if they are made compulsory&lt;/em&gt;. What are its sources that make it compulsory? Should they be observed or not? Sunni view is welcomed (and any there if there is)?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-20T12:16:35.990" LastActivityDate="2018-02-02T13:34:27.107" Title="What is the importance of Sunnah prayers?" Tags="|salat|sunnah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2528" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2529" CreationDate="2012-09-09T18:11:16.833" Score="5" ViewCount="262" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came across to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euO_pTHQKl4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this video&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam and people around him are flogging themselves. Why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does this mean in Islam? any hadith or Quran to back this up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: I am not being funny or insulting anyone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="521" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-18T05:37:12.863" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T13:35:32.150" Title="What does Islam say about flagellating?" Tags="|shiism|islamic-events|azadari|mourning|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2529" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2528" CreationDate="2012-09-09T19:41:39.537" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is part of a practice that is done during the month of Muharram called as &quot;matam&quot; or &quot;mourning&quot;. It was introduced into Shia Muslims to mourn the matyrdom of Hussain(ra) the grandson of prophet(pbuh) in the battle of Karbala. &lt;strong&gt;This practice of self beating to mourn is not accepted by mainstream Islam and many Shia muslims too.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing all Muslims agree, that the martyrdom of the grandson of the prophet(pbuh) is a sad event. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This practice of &quot;self beating&quot; was NOT done during the lifetime of the prophet(pbuh) or  during lifetime of his grandson Hussain(ra) whose martyrdom is being mourned. Rather it was introduced later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Initially, it started as only &quot;days of mourning&quot; , where people would refrain from super happy things like marriages etc. BUT as time passed by, practices of self-beating, political processions and rhetoric cursing sessions were introduced from local customs and political situations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-15T08:07:44.433" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T08:07:44.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2530" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2533" CreationDate="2012-09-09T20:28:44.873" Score="14" ViewCount="1108" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was told that there are three other holy books apart from Qur'an that Shi'ites believe in. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Jafr_%28book%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Jafr&lt;/a&gt; - This book claims to have the original injil, Torah and Zabur and more secret knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Jamia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Jamia&lt;/a&gt; - This has information about all halal and haram and knowledge of sciences that you people need to know. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Fatimah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Book of Fatimah&lt;/a&gt; - Also known as Mush-haf Fatimah, it came across as most controversial to me because it claims to have things that was revealed to Fatimah (radiallahu anha) by Angel Gabriel from Allah and Ali (radiallahu anhu) acted as her scribe. How can there be a divine revelation to someone after Prophet Muhammad (salallahu alayhi wassalam)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please help me understand what these books are about and do they really exist? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-21T16:09:36.953" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T09:26:34.717" Title="Do Shi'ites believe in other holy books/revelations after Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|shiism|revelation|fatima-zahra|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2525" CreationDate="2012-09-09T23:03:21.703" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not allowed in Islam to take any grave even the Prophet's {Peace Be Upon Him} grave as a place of Worship.  The Prophet {Peace Be Upon Him} said that Allah cursed the Jews because they had built places of worship at the graves of their Prophets,  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/8/86&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here is the hadith in Sahih Bukari narrated by Abu Huraira&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is forbidden to build any kind of structures over any grave,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Jabir: I heard the Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam)&#xA;forbid to sit on the grave, to plaster it with gypsum, and to build&#xA;any structure over it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ،&#xA;أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ&#xA;سَمِعَ جَابِرًا، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;نَهَى أَنْ يُقْعَدَ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ وَأَنْ يُقَصَّصَ وَيُبْنَى&#xA;عَلَيْهِ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/21/137&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunnan Abi Dawood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet's {Peace Be Upon Him} grave is in the Masjid yes but it is cut off from the Masjid so it cannot be entered through the Masjid but you have to go out of the Masjid to get to it, His {Peace be Upon Him} grave has a dome on top of it for people to know where the grave is.  Worshiping the Grave of the Prophet {Peace Be Upon Him} is forbidden and the Prophet himself even asked Allah to prevent his grave from being &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/404160&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Worshiped&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes we should respect the Prophet {Peace Be Upon Him} but there is or should be a distinction between respect and worship, worshiping the grave of the Prophet {Peace be Upon Him} is Shirk, and that is no way of respecting the Prophet {Peace Be Upon Him} or even gaining Allah's pleasure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-09-09T23:03:21.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2533" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2530" CreationDate="2012-09-10T02:16:14.650" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, please note that the belief in revelations after the Holy Prophet does not whatsoever imply revelation of new religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Islam, prophets do not leave wealth as heritage but same as the Quran says their heritage is divine knowledge from God. Likewise Prophet Muhammad PBUH left his divine knowledge as a heritage for Imam Ali a.s. This is the reason Imam Ali a.s. throughout his life was never caught saying &quot;I don't know&quot; for he inherited the full wisdom of Prophet. It is narrated that Sahaba always asked him questions and Sunni Caliph used him as their consultant to solve their problems by the divine knowledge that the Holy Prophet left for his chosen heir, Ali. Imam Ali had wonderful judgements and was known as &quot;the wisest of the Sahaba&quot; by Sahaba. The book &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/nahj/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nahj ul-Balaqa&lt;/a&gt; is a collection of his sayings, sermons and letters to Sahaba like Muaviyeh, Umar,... The content of the book is revered for its beautiful style, impressive eloquence and for containing wisdom about a whole range of topics from theology, revelation to ethics and history and is described as &quot;the brother of Quran&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For fulfilling the guidance of the Ummah after the passing of the Prophet, Imams are also able to receive revelation. However such revelation does not contain any thing about a new religion or law. But rather it helps the Imams to rightly interpret and explain the religion of Prophet Muhhamad PBUH and therefore preserving Islam from corruption due to wrong interpretations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many Quranic clues for why this is not strange, for the Quran already teaches us that people other than prophets can also receive revelation. The Arabic root for revelation is &quot;wa ha ya&quot; which in many verses is used about people who are not prophet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mother of Moses PBUH was not prophet but the Quran says he received revelation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَى أُمِّ مُوسَى أَنْ أَرْ‌ضِعِيهِ فَإِذَا خِفْتِ&#xA;  عَلَيْهِ فَأَلْقِيهِ فِي الْيَمِّ وَلَا تَخَافِي وَلَا تَحْزَنِي&#xA;  إِنَّا رَ‌ادُّوهُ إِلَيْكِ وَجَاعِلُوهُ مِنَ الْمُرْ‌سَلِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We revealed the mother of Musa, saying: suckle him, then when thou&#xA;  fearest for him, cast him into the river and fear not, nor grieve.&#xA;  Verily We are going to restore him unto thee, and shall make him one&#xA;  of the sent ones. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#28:7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#28:7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If mother of Moses PBUh can receive revelation so the saint daughter of prophet can as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The companions of Jesus PBUH were not prophet but the Quran says they received revelation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذْ أَوْحَيْتُ إِلَى الْحَوَارِ‌يِّينَ أَنْ آمِنُوا بِي&#xA;  وَبِرَ‌سُولِي قَالُوا آمَنَّا وَاشْهَدْ بِأَنَّنَا مُسْلِمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And recall what time I revealed to the disciples: believe in Me and My&#xA;  Apostle, they said: we have believed and bear thou witness that verily&#xA;  we are Muslims. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:111&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#5:111&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Companions of Jesus PBUH can receive revelation Indeed companions of prophet can as well. So according to these verses there are other forms of Divine Revelation other than those that are specific to Prophets. Therefore there should be no wonder at the Shia belief that a non-prophet or some of the pious companions of prophet or Imams receive revelation. If Wahhabi scholars claim non-prophets cannot receive revelation, it is them that should provide evidence for their claim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although there are books in the name of Al-Jafr but Al-Jafr originally is the name of a science and has its own usages in regards with Imams' roles. However it does not contain anything about any religion after Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Jafr is said to be the science of the unseen and performing miracles and esoteric knowledge. The other two books you mentioned contain hadiths and likewise not any revelation akin to the special status of the Holy Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Islam these books do exist now and are currently kept by Imam Mahdi S.A. Past Imams during their office have taught parts of them to their students, and these teachings can be found in Shia hadith books. But the original books are with Mahdi S.A.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I could help you understand. But if you had been read above verses carefully you could see revelation is not limited to prophets. But it only needs being a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/nahj/193.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;real pious Muslim&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-12T09:26:34.717" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T09:26:34.717" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2535" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2528" CreationDate="2012-09-10T03:10:27.870" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mourning for martyrdom of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Karbala&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;killing of Imam Hussain (a.s.) at Karbala&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/short/karbala.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;details&lt;/a&gt;) by order of Umayyad Caliph Yazid is recommended by prophet and has very high reward even reward higher than going Hajj.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The goal of this mourning is to  Remembrance of message of Imam Hussain (a.s.) who wanted to save Islam from being destroyed by Umayyads. he wanted to say to all humans that there are two different Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Karbala tragedy majority of Iranians converted from Sunni Islam to Shia Islam after thinking and analyzing Battle of Karbala and facts leading it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However each people do mourn by their local culture and some uneducated people do mourn by harming to their body which is rejected and declared as Haram by Shia scholars and Maraje. But still in few locations some people do mourn with harm. such cases are few but the enemies of Shia Islam for making propaganda spread them in Internet as if it is accepted by shia scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia Muslims do &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_of_Muharram&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mourning for Hussain (a.s.) at Ashura day&lt;/a&gt; of each year slightly with no harm and with reciting some poems about happenings in Karbal for slaughtering Imam Hussai as and 72 of his pious companions and his infant baby and taking his family and women as prisoners and taking them to Castle of Yazid at Shaam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally have not seen even one case of slapping head at Ashura. it was for past years and recently it is very rare. but videos are still spreading in Internet by who hate Shia. A typical mourning usually is with poems and hearing to speeches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This action (slapping head with bleeding) is called Tatbir and here you can find a list f Fatwa of Shia Maraje about it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tatbir.org/?page_id=98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tatbir.org/?page_id=98&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not an official website of scholars but it is true and fatwa of each scholar can be found in his official website.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there are many fake propaganda website against shia claiming Tatbir is accepted by Shia scholars and show fake fatwa of shia scholars to defame shia Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One example of them is &lt;a href=&quot;http://imamshirazi.com/tatbir%20fatawa.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://imamshirazi.com/tatbir%20fatawa.html&lt;/a&gt; which is a 100% fake website.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please take care to believe any shia fatwa only from official website of scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to clear misunderstandings please note according to shia scholars mourning for Hussain a.s and hazrat Abbas including injury and harm to body is Haram. but without injury it is recommended and has very high reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T13:35:32.150" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2538" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2523" CreationDate="2012-09-10T04:10:02.047" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;(&lt;em&gt;Shia Islam view&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia believes the black stone is more than a stone and also believe grave of prophet and Imams are more than the black stone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Quran says the shirt of prophet Yusuf (PBUH) did cure the blind eyes of his father. So there are more sacred things that are blessed and can be kissed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dawud ibn Salih says: &quot;[The Caliph] Marwan [ibn al-Hakam] one day saw&#xA;  a man placing his face on top of the grave of the Prophet. He said:&#xA;  &quot;Do you know what you are doing?&quot; When he came near him, he realized&#xA;  it was Abu Ayyub al-Ansari. The latter said: &quot;Yes; I came to the&#xA;  Prophet, not to a stone.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Hibban in his Sahih , Ahmad (5:422), Tabarani in his Mu`jam&#xA;  al-kabir (4:189) and his Awsat according to Haythami in al-Zawa'id&#xA;  (5:245), al-Hakim in his Mustadrak (4:515); both the latter and&#xA;  al-Dhahabi said it was sahih. It is also cited by al-Subki in Shifa'&#xA;  al-siqam (p. 126), Ibn Taymiyya in al-Muntaqa (2:261f.), and Haythami&#xA;  in al-Zawa'id (4:2).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference and more evidences:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answering-ansar.org/answers/salafi_literalism/en/chap10.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Innovations of Salafies regarding places of Ziyyaraat&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-10-27T11:42:47.307" LastActivityDate="2016-10-27T11:42:47.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2539" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-10T04:27:33.203" Score="5" ViewCount="2288" Body="&lt;p&gt;The story of death of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_the_Persian&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Salman Al-Farsi r.a.&lt;/a&gt; the Persian Sahabi of prophet is mentioned in different Shia books like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/MagArt.html?MagazineArticleID=58305&amp;amp;MagazineNumberID=5789&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this reference&lt;/a&gt;. It includes that Imam Ali passed a long distance in &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; short period of time, this action is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_al-Arz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tay al-Arz&lt;/a&gt; طي الأرض and is considered as a kind of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keramat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Keramat&lt;/a&gt; and is mentioned in this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قَالَ الَّذِي عِندَهُ عِلْمٌ مِّنَ الْكِتَابِ أَنَا آتِيكَ بِهِ قَبْلَ&#xA;أَن يَرْتَدَّ إِلَيْكَ طَرْفُكَ ۚ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ مُسْتَقِرًّا عِندَهُ&#xA;قَالَ هَٰذَا مِن فَضْلِ رَبِّي لِيَبْلُوَنِي أَأَشْكُرُ أَمْ أَكْفُرُ&#xA;ۖ وَمَن شَكَرَ فَإِنَّمَا يَشْكُرُ لِنَفْسِهِ ۖ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ&#xA;رَبِّي غَنِيٌّ كَرِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhsin Khan Translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: &amp;quot;I will bring it to&#xA;you within the twinkling of an eye!&amp;quot; then when [Sulaiman (Solomon)]&#xA;saw it placed before him, he said: &amp;quot;This is by the Grace of my Lord to&#xA;test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful! And whoever is grateful,&#xA;truly, his gratitude is for (the good of) his ownself, and whoever is&#xA;ungrateful, (he is ungrateful only for the loss of his ownself).&#xA;Certainly! My Lord is Rich (Free of all wants), Bountiful.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/27/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat An-Naml:40]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Shia theology, it is believed that Imams and some of very pious scholars had and have this ability granted by Allah. There are many stories recorded in different books that says Imams and many of scholars did Tay al-Arz but usually they keep this ability secret from public and only their near friends know it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tay al-Arz is part of &amp;quot;knowledge of Kitab&amp;quot; mentioned in the Quran and hadith. it is narrated in a hadith (I think from Sunni also)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Saeed Khidri asked from prophet who is &amp;quot;who has some of knowledge&#xA;of Kitab&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#27:40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الَّذِي عِندَهُ عِلْمٌ مِّنَ الْكِتَابِ&lt;/a&gt; in the Quran?&#xA;prophet replied: he is executor of my brother Solomon. then I asked&#xA;and who is &amp;quot;who has knowledge of Kitab&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#13:43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;مَنْ عِندَهُ عِلْمُ&#xA;الْكِتَابِ&lt;/a&gt; in the Quran? prophet replied he is my brother Ali Ibn&#xA;Abi Talib&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;جلد 3 احقاق الحق صفحه 280- 281&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;نور الثقلین جلد 2 صفحه 523&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-17T08:48:35.083" Title="Is it accepted by Sunni scholars that Imam Ali a.s performed Keramat?" Tags="|sunni|ali|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2540" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-10T06:21:30.420" Score="6" ViewCount="771" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Holy Qur'an, two categories of people are addressed in various verses: &lt;em&gt;the believers&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;the disbelievers&lt;/em&gt;. Do the disbelievers include People of the Book, e.g. Christians and Jews?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is an example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wKlOu.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;  Sahih International&#xA;  But if you do not - and you will never be able to - then fear the Fire, whose fuel is men and stones, prepared for the disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2012-09-10T06:55:14.510" LastActivityDate="2023-03-27T03:15:58.587" Title="Do the disbelievers include People of the Book?" Tags="|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2541" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2543" CreationDate="2012-09-10T07:07:25.903" Score="-8" ViewCount="822" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is common knowledge today that Extremist groups such as Al Qaeda (a Muslim group) blew up the towers. Is there any source of this carry out terrorist attacks in multiple areas of the Quran? I have heard that Muslims say that Allah told them to do it world. Is this true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do they base their actions on verses in the Quran? If so which ones? Why do they claim to be justified?  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does this confirm to Islamic ideology?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="574" LastEditorUserId="574" LastEditDate="2013-07-14T21:52:22.727" LastActivityDate="2013-07-14T21:52:22.727" Title="Justification for terrorism" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2012-10-18T00:27:26.980" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2541" CreationDate="2012-09-10T08:07:31.607" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;First off, no serious Muslim claims that Allah told them personally to do something specific. Muslims believe that revelation ended with the Qur'an and with the Prophet Muhammad (saws). Allah's message for humanity is contained in the Qur'an. This message has zero tolerance for the killing of innocent human beings and terrorism in general. There is no religious justification for what happened that day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever perpetrated that act did so out of geopolitical motivations, not religious ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims remember their Lord at every moment of the day, from waking up to eating to working to sleeping. This by itself is no evidence of fanaticism or extremism. As for launching missiles or suicide bombing, other answers will provide evidence of why these actions are prohibited in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-09-10T08:13:29.653" LastActivityDate="2012-09-10T08:13:29.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2544" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2545" CreationDate="2012-09-10T08:46:24.330" Score="5" ViewCount="767" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just wanted to know if any school of thought has proof that the mawlid was celebrated by the ahlul bayt and/or if the prophet celebrated anyone's birthday while he was alive.  I am not interested in any opinion of any school of thought without proof that the ahlul bayt celebrated mawlid or without proof that the prophet celebrated birthdays of his family members.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-14T00:53:12.737" LastActivityDate="2012-09-17T13:29:35.603" Title="Did ahlul bayt celebrate mawlid?" Tags="|bidah|history|islamic-events|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2545" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2544" CreationDate="2012-09-10T09:14:34.240" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As-Salamu Alaykum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find better answer &lt;a href=&quot;http://darulifta-deoband.org/showuserview.do?function=answerView&amp;amp;all=en&amp;amp;id=20428&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;from here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm quoting a portion of the fatwa below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Celebrating Eid Meelad al-nabi (the birthday of the Prophet) is not proved by Hadith and Quran. The companions of the holy Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) who held great respect and love for holy Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم), they never celebrated Eid Meelad. It is the invention of Christians which was invented following six hundred years after the holy Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم). We are not asked to celebrate the birthday or death-day of anyone. This day should be spent like other days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://darulifta-deoband.org/showuserview.do?function=answerView&amp;amp;all=en&amp;amp;id=20428&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember in Dua.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="575" LastEditorUserId="177" LastEditDate="2012-09-14T08:21:59.340" LastActivityDate="2012-09-14T08:21:59.340" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2541" CreationDate="2012-09-10T09:29:35.313" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam is a message to all the mankind and for all the time. Islam is based on Qur'an and the tradition of the Messenger and slave of Allah, Muhammad ibn Abdullah (Peace and blessing upon him) to whom Qur'an was revealed. The revelation is complete and the religion of Islam is complete with the death of the Messenger. Islam is free from imperfections and it was revealed to the humanity to follow. However, human beings are not perfect. They make mistakes. All the muslims strive to follow the perfect teachings of Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what does the perfect teachings of Islam say? The muslims follow the Qur'an and the Qur'an says (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... &lt;strong&gt;whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the&#xA;  land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely.&lt;/strong&gt; And whoever saves&#xA;  one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely. And our messengers&#xA;  had certainly come to them with clear proofs. Then indeed many of&#xA;  them, [even] after that, throughout the land, were transgressors.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/32&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-Mā'idah:32]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the traditions of the Prophet of Islam i.e. hadeeth (which is another source of Islam), it is said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, &quot;A believer continues to&#xA;  guard his Faith (and thus hopes for Allah's Mercy) so long as &lt;strong&gt;he does&#xA;  not shed blood unjustly&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/220&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[Al-Bukhari]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is a forgiving religion and asks the muslims to establish justice between themselves and with others. It prohibits oppression. There are several &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.madeenah.com/article.cfm?id=1174&quot;&gt;hadiths&lt;/a&gt; of the Prophet (peace be upon him) where he advices muslims that oppression is prohibited, so do not oppress anyone and the one who does so is a transgressor against Allah. Islam also places a great emphasis on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/262730&quot;&gt;kindness&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/173&quot;&gt;virtues&lt;/a&gt;. Islam asks us to show &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/109&quot;&gt;forgiveness&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/104&quot;&gt;enjoin people in good and forbid what is wrong&lt;/a&gt;. It says that God loves those who pardon and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/134&quot;&gt;do good&lt;/a&gt; and warns people against &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1082210&quot;&gt;extremism&lt;/a&gt;. There are several verses in Qur'an which warns muslims of extremism:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...&lt;strong&gt;do not commit excess in your religion&lt;/strong&gt; or say about Allah except the&#xA;  truth. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/171&quot;&gt;[Surah An-Nisa:17]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/77&quot;&gt;another verse&lt;/a&gt; asks us to not follow those who call to their desires.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, terrorism happens. It happens in all societies because sometimes muslims are ignorant about what their religion tells them. This world has various elements of ignorance, injustice and oppression. Terrorism takes the form of individuals, groups and even sometimes, states. Terrorists do not take their motivations or inspirations from Islam but from elsewhere. They call towards their desires. Islam is not at fault. The terrorists usually have a political motivation and they misquote Qur'an to gather fame and crowd. Suicide bombings, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.authentictranslations.com/trans-pub/ae_aaib_3.pdf&quot;&gt;hijackings or kidnappings&lt;/a&gt; are not a part of Islam. Islamic scholars have given &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.authentictranslations.com/trans-pub/ae_saf_10.pdf&quot;&gt;verdicts against such&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.authentictranslations.com/trans-pub/ae_aaib_5.pdf&quot;&gt;acts of terrorism&lt;/a&gt; and they have voiced their &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.authentictranslations.com/trans-pub/ae_various_1.pdf&quot;&gt;opinion against the perpetrators&lt;/a&gt; of this crime. These are acts of corruption and Allah says in Qur'an that he does not like those who spread corruption in land:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when he goes away, he strives throughout the land to cause&#xA;  corruption therein and destroy crops and animals. And &lt;strong&gt;Allah does not&#xA;  like corruption. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/205&quot;&gt;[Surah Al-Baqarah:205]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing we should remember is that among those killed in the 9/11 incident were also &lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.about.com/od/terrorism/a/Muslim-Victims-Of-9-11-Attack.htm&quot;&gt;innocent muslims&lt;/a&gt;. How can the terrorists justify their killing when &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1086980&quot;&gt;murder is a major sin&lt;/a&gt;? &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/29&quot;&gt;This verse&lt;/a&gt; in Qur'an asks muslims not to kill one another or themselves. Then how is suicide bombing or any kind of bombing justified? Indeed they are lying against Allah and the messenger and Qur'an says those who invent &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/50&quot;&gt;lie against Allah&lt;/a&gt; are sinners.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like you, there were &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYQIxuIv7K0&quot;&gt;many people&lt;/a&gt; who got interested in Qur'an after incidents like these and they sincerely read Qur'an and found the reality of Islam and became muslims. They found that the Qur'an is completely against what the terrorists claim. The Prophet said &quot;The Qur'an will either be a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1076170&quot;&gt;proof for you or against&lt;/a&gt; you&quot;. The Qur'an is a proof against the terrorists. We hope, you also, sincerely read Qur'an and discover the truth about Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-09-10T10:59:36.450" LastActivityDate="2012-09-10T10:59:36.450" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2550" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2552" CreationDate="2012-09-10T10:59:03.307" Score="11" ViewCount="8003" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apparently there are no recordings anywhere that the prophet (pbuh) prayed 20 rakah taraweeh.  That the prophet (pbuh) prayed 8 rakah taraweeh.  I understand that Umar (may allah be pleased with him) introduced 20 rakah taraweeh after the prophet?  Why?  Was the islam taught by the prophet not perfect?  Did Umar know islam better than the prophet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that the prophet thought highly of Umar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;If there were a prophet after me, it would have been Umar&quot; Sunan&#xA;  Tirmidhi, Volume 2 page 754.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it says &lt;code&gt;if&lt;/code&gt; he was a prophet, so he clearly was not a prophet, so are non prophet (but highly pious) people allowed to make alterations to the original islam taught to us by the prophet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="512" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2012-09-10T12:44:06.937" LastActivityDate="2018-07-01T18:36:06.853" Title="Why Hz. Umar changed 8 rakah taraweeh to 20 rakah?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|bidah|history|taraweeh|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2551" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-10T11:10:07.117" Score="3" ViewCount="204" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember hearing a story. If I recall it correctly, one sahaba sees other one in dream. And in dream other sahaba says something like &quot;there is no fire in jahannam, everyone brings it's fire from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;dunya&lt;/a&gt;&quot;. Can anyone identify this story exactly? If so, is it an authentic one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastActivityDate="2012-09-23T10:47:26.137" Title="Where it was said &quot;There is no fire in jahannam&quot;?" Tags="|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2552" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2550" CreationDate="2012-09-10T11:31:08.907" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want you to understand that in Islam, some matters of fiqh have flexibility and open to choice within the boundaries permitted by Shari'ah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One such matter is the tarawih prayer. From the authentic hadeeth of the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) himself, it is known that he used to perform this prayer with different number of rakah. One hadeeth by Bukhari report him performing it with &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/19/19&quot;&gt;thirteen rakah&lt;/a&gt;. Another hadeeth reports him performing it with &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/19/20&quot;&gt;seven, nine or eleven rakah&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/31/6&quot;&gt;Another hadeeth narrated by Aisha'&lt;/a&gt; says that the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) did not extend it more than eleven rakah (i.e. including three rakah of witr). &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/ramadhan/fatwataraweehbaaz.pdf&quot;&gt;Scholars in Islam&lt;/a&gt; say this is more closer to Sunnah and it is better since Aisha' had the most understanding of the religious matters and Sunnah of the Messenger (salallahu alayhi wassalam). But, they do not forbid you from practicing the way 'Umar did as well i.e twenty rakah or twenty three with witr. There are also reports that Umar ordered to perform it with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/malik/6/4&quot;&gt;eleven rakah on some occasions&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/malik/6/5&quot;&gt;twenty three in others&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, there is much flexibility in this matter. Scholars of Islam say you can follow any of the opinions as long as they are valid. There is no harm in it. However, what is not permissible is to pray four, six or eight rakah' uninterruptedly since the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/19/18&quot;&gt;commanded to pray it in pairs of two&lt;/a&gt;, pronouncing the tasleem after every two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-09-10T11:53:05.177" LastActivityDate="2012-09-10T11:53:05.177" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2554" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2558" CreationDate="2012-09-10T17:54:32.547" Score="13" ViewCount="11988" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is wearing taweez/charm/amulet haram? What does the Holy Quran or Hadith has to say about it? What does the scholars say about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To elaborate, I got sick and was about to die and went to doctors. Then I took alopathic and homeopathic medicine but none helped. My brother suggested me to go to a Molvi who asked me to sleep flat and recited some verses of the Quran and I who was at no hope felt that I was back in life at that very moment. Later on he gave me a amulet/taweez and asked me to wear it because according to him I was afflicted with black magic and ever since then I have been wearing taweez and I haven't felt anything bad yet. So I am wearing taweez just to thwart that black magic done to me because of which I was almost always sick with some or other disease and getting weaker and weaker. (Please pray for me if you can, thanks)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="423" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:53:06.943" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:53:06.943" Title="What is the Islamic ruling regarding wearing charms or amulets?" Tags="|halal-haram|tawiz|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2498" CreationDate="2012-09-10T18:57:20.423" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikhtilaf&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;difference of opinion (Ikhtilaf)&lt;/a&gt; in this issue. This issue is a study of its own. In order to keep my answer concise I am going to state all the different opinions and quote one ahadeeth in support for the opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, with regard to placing the right hand upon the left, it comes from the following narration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qutaybah narrated to us; Abû al-Ahwas narrated to us; from Sammâk bin Harb; from Qabîsah bin Hulb; from his father [Hulb at-Tâ’î] who said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allaah (SAW) used to lead us in prayer and grasp his&#xA;left hand with his right.&lt;strong&gt;(Tuhfatu-l-Ahwadhî bi Sharh Jâmi‘&#xA;at-Tirmidhî [2/74])&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The people of knowledge among the companions of the prophet (Salallahu Alayhi Wassalam) acted upon this hadith and there was a flexibility in this according to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The Maliki Madh-hab&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Malikiyyah were of the opinion that one leaves his hands free [by his sides] in prayer (irsâl). Al-Hâfidh ibn al-Qayyim said in I‘lâm after mentioning the ahâdîth concerning placing the hands in prayer,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“these narrations are contradicted by the narration of al-Qâsim from&#xA;Mâlik that he said, ‘leaving it is more beloved to me’ and I do not&#xA;know anything else that contradicts them.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the Maliki madh-hab preferred the narration of al-Qasim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, from Imam Maalik himself there are three different opinions reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One does irsâl (most famous opinion)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That one places his hands below the chest but above the navel.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One has a choice between placing and irsâl.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The Hanafi Madh-hab&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The madh-hab of Imam Abu Hanifah has one single opinion without contradictions - man should place his hands below the navel in prayer and the woman upon her chest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The Shafi'i Madh-hab&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are three reports from Imam Shafi'i:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One places them below the chest but above the navel&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Placing them upon the chest&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Placing them below the navel&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The different opinions are because it is reported by different sources from Imam Shafi'i.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The Hanbali Madh-hab&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are three reports from Imam Ahmad as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Placing them below the navel&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Placing them below the chest&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A choice between the above two&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should know that these differences of opinion is an issue of choice between the Imaams of Islam - May Allah have mercy upon them all. There are many narrations in this issue and due to this a difference of opinion occured and they have evidences for their stands. I am going to quote one hadeeth for each opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Placing the hands below the navel&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadîth of Wâ’il bin Hujr (RA) reported by ibn Abî Shaybah, Musannaf, from Wakî‘; from Mûsâ bin ‘Umayr; from ‘Alqama bin Wa’il bin Hujr; from his father who said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‘I saw the Prophet (SAW) placing his right hand over his left below&#xA;the navel.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Holding the hands above the navel&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reported by Abû Dâwûd in his Sunan from Jarîr ad-Dabbî who said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“I saw ‘Alî grasping his left wrist with his right hand above the&#xA;navel.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though this hadith is sahih, the action is not marfu i.e. the action is not reported from the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Placing the hands upon the chest&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From them the hadîth of Wa’il bin Hujr who said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“I prayed with the Messenger of Allaah (SAW) and he placed his right&#xA;hand upon his left on his chest in the prayer.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reported by ibn Khuzaymah, and this hadîth is authentic, authenticated by ibn Khuzaymah as was made clear by ibn Sayyid an-Nâs in his Sharh at-Tirmidhî&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, there is valid difference of opinion in this issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are interested in all the narrations with references and different opinions within the madh-hab, read &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/salah/concerningplacinghands.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this treatise&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-09-11T05:38:37.780" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2557" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7810" CreationDate="2012-09-10T19:55:35.117" Score="7" ViewCount="8787" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mubahala&quot;&gt;Mubahala&lt;/a&gt;? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it permitted by the Sharee'ah?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is evidence of using it, from Qur'an and authentic hadeeth?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What are the conditions associated with its permissible usage?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-06T00:49:59.580" LastActivityDate="2017-07-21T16:44:53.473" Title="What is Mubahala?" Tags="|halal-haram|reference-request|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2554" CreationDate="2012-09-10T20:46:01.260" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disclaimer:&lt;/strong&gt; I would talk to a different imam -- one who you think has knowledge and is trustworthy in deen -- and get him to sort this out for you. If you want to take things into your own hands (which could impact your health, or something else), read below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is something very serious. I would read this thoroughly, do some more research, and step very, very carefully. We will be praying for your success inshaAllah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Shirk, Magic, Jinns, and Taweez&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned so often, black magic is steeped in shirk, which is the worst sin. Suffice to say that Allah Almightly declares in the Qur'an:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WdwGG.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/strong&gt; Indeed, Allah does not forgive shirk (association with Him), but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/48&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Nisaa, verse 48&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether your illness has magic or not is something to consider carefully. Magic is itself shirk, and an affliction of jinns. Note the ayah above; &lt;strong&gt;it is absolutely haram to combat magic with magic.&lt;/strong&gt; You cannot hire magicians to beat up other magicians, or otherwise remove any magic-based affliction, because this is shirk. You must use Qur'anic ruqiyyah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to the issue of taweez, this is tricky. There are some companions and scholars who permit it, while most of them do not -- and this is only **with a taweez that has Qur'an in it. A taweez with magic in it is shirk and haram.*&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even those who do permit Qur'anic taweez mention that it's better to leave it, because others may see you wearing it and fall into the shirk taweez.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Applying a Qur'anic Ruqiyyah&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best healing is to seek help from Allah almighty, and also to take whatever medication your doctor thinks you need to do. For Qur'anic methods:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Make lots of sincere du'a asking Allah to cure you&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Read surah fatiha an odd number of times, and blow onto water. Then drink it. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Keep adding more fatiha to the water, as well as other select surahs and ayahs (like the three &quot;quls&quot; and ayah al-kursi). Never throw the water, but keep refilling it and stocking up the ruqiyyah on it -- it will increase in power.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Read fatiha, blow onto your hands, and wipe wherever you feel ill.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ultimately, the level of your eman determines the effectiveness of the cure. Don't despair, because Allah is with His servents, and he is Ar-Rahman and Ar-Raheem. Ask him by his name, Ash-Shaafee, the one who can cure you a cure with no remnant disease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;What about your Taweez?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My knee-jerk reaction is that it's a shirk taweez. The chance of it being a Qur'anic taweez is unfortunately not too high.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recommend you go back to the shaykh who gave it to you, and make it clear that you do not wish to commit any shirk. He will agree with you. Mention you only want the taweez if it has Qur'an on it. He will agree with you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then I would personally &lt;em&gt;ask him to open it and show you which ayaat he wrote on it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he refuses any of these steps, I would conclude that it's probably a shirk taweez. Or if you open it and find strange symbols and numbers (probably jinn language), it's a shirk taweez.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bottom line: open it, or make him open it, and make sure it's Qur'anic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Aqeedah 101 (double-weekend course) circa 2006&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Aqeedah 201 (double-weekend course) circa 2007&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kitab At-Tawheed (from AudioIslam.com)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2012-09-10T21:33:03.120" LastActivityDate="2012-09-10T21:33:03.120" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2559" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2560" CreationDate="2012-09-10T21:56:55.023" Score="17" ViewCount="7275" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, with my elementary readings in Shi’ite theology, specifically the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelver&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ithnā‘ashariyyah or the Twelver Shi'a&lt;/a&gt; branch, I couldn't differentiate between a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophets_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Prophet&lt;/a&gt; and a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imamah_%28Shi%27a_doctrine%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shi'ite Imam.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Prophets are divinely appointed by Allah for a mission, so are the Imams.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Prophets are divinely guided, so are &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/604/38&quot;&gt;the Imams&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Prophets are infallible with respect to the religion, so are the Imams.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Prophets are leader of the ummah and obedience to them is obligatory, so it is for the Imams.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Prophets communicate with the angels, so do the Imams.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Prophets performed miracles with the permission of Allah, so do the Imams.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Prophets were revealed the things of the future by Allah, so it is for the Imams.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Prophets have a higher rank/status compared to the average believer, so do the Imams.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the differences between them then? Please clarify the misconceptions if any.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T12:09:03.610" Title="What is the difference between a Prophet and an Imam according to Shi'ite theology?" Tags="|shiism|prophets|theology|shia-imam|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2559" CreationDate="2012-09-11T04:42:17.573" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hasan Ibn Abbas Marufi wrote a letter to Imam Reza a.s. (the 8th Imam) and asked this question. So Imam wrote in response:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ&#xA;  مَرَّارٍ قَالَ كَتَبَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ الْمَعْرُوفِيُّ إِلَى&#xA;  الرِّضَا ع جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَخْبِرْنِي مَا الْفَرْقُ بَيْنَ&#xA;  الرَّسُولِ وَ النَّبِيِّ وَ الْإِمَامِ قَالَ فَكَتَبَ أَوْ قَالَ&#xA;  الْفَرْقُ بَيْنَ الرَّسُولِ وَ النَّبِيِّ وَ الْإِمَامِ أَنَّ&#xA;  الرَّسُولَ الَّذِي يُنْزَلُ عَلَيْهِ جَبْرَئِيلُ فَيَرَاهُ وَ يَسْمَعُ&#xA;  كَلَامَهُ وَ يُنْزَلُ عَلَيْهِ الْوَحْيُ وَ رُبَّمَا رَأَى فِي&#xA;  مَنَامِهِ نَحْوَ رُؤْيَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع وَ النَّبِيُّ رُبَّمَا سَمِعَ&#xA;  الْكَلَامَ وَ رُبَّمَا رَأَى الشَّخْصَ وَ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ وَ الْإِمَامُ&#xA;  هُوَ الَّذِي يَسْمَعُ الْكَلَامَ وَ لَا يَرَى الشَّخْصَ &#xA;  Reference:&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitab_al-Kafi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;الكافي&lt;/a&gt; ج 1، ص176،باب الفرق بين الرسول و النبي و المحدث&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this hadith and also other references some differences of prophet and Imam are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Imam does not have The Tashree' authority (i.e. legislation or&#xA;bringing a new religion making rules of religion) but prophet have.&#xA;Imam only protects the religion of prophet from going astray but&#xA;does not have the right to make any change or new law in religion.&#xA;prophet transfers all the divine knowledge of religion to next Imam&#xA;(prophet is both Imam and prophet at the same rime like Quran says&#xA;about Ibrahim a.s.) and so Imam has the perfect knowledge of&#xA;religion. for example Imam can not change halal and haram.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Prophet can see revelation angel Gabriel  directly. but Imam does not see&#xA;angel directly but the messages of God is inspire to him or Imam&#xA;only hears angle (but not seeing)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Prophet can see unseen universe directly but Imam learn about unseen&#xA;from prophet.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;According to this verse rank of Imam is higher than prophet:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذِ ابْتَلَى إِبْرَ‌اهِيمَ رَ‌بُّهُ بِكَلِمَاتٍ فَأَتَمَّهُنَّ&#xA;  قَالَ إِنِّي جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًا قَالَ وَمِن ذُرِّ‌يَّتِي&#xA;  قَالَ لَا يَنَالُ عَهْدِي الظَّالِمِي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And remember that Abraham was tried by his Lord with certain commands,&#xA;  which he fulfilled: He said: &quot;I will make thee an Imam to the&#xA;  Nations.&quot; He pleaded: &quot;And also (Imams) from my offspring!&quot; He&#xA;  answered: &quot;But My Promise is not within the reach of evil-doers.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:124&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#2:124&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can be understood that the rank of Imam is higher than prophet because prophet Ibrahim a.s. could become Imam after passing exams and it was at ends of his life because he asks &quot;and from my children&quot;? We know he did not have children until he was aged according to other verses. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note this does not mean the rank of 12 Imams of Shia like for example Imam Ali a.s. was higher than prophet because prophet Muhammad PBUH was prophet and Imam at the same time and his rank is higher than all 12 Imams. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-02-28T08:37:27.757" LastActivityDate="2015-02-28T08:37:27.757" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2554" CreationDate="2012-09-11T05:21:03.710" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja&amp;#39;fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; view)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is wearing taweez/charm/amulet haram or prohibited?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, based on below Fatwa (Islamic ruling) it is not Haram What &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does Holy Quran or Hadith has to say about it?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a lot Ahadeeth teaching different Taweez in form of Dua.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is final decision / fatwa about it ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the Fatwa about this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the dua used in Taweez is authentic from Quran or prophet (S.A.W.A) or Ahl&#xA;  Bayt (S.A.) it is permissible. but writing dua and giving them people as a job it&#xA;  is Haram and most of people doing this  and receiving money as a job&#xA;   are cheaters and the books they use as reference are invalid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Online answering of &lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/estefta/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-21T16:05:47.287" LastActivityDate="2017-07-21T16:05:47.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2562" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2557" CreationDate="2012-09-11T08:18:23.417" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Shia Islam view)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is Mubahala?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mubahala means imprecation, or invoking the curse of Allah upon the liar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is evidence of using it, from Qur'an and authentic hadeeth?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Which took place in the 9th-10th year of Hijrah. In that year a&#xA;  delegation consisting of 14 Christian priests came from Najran to meet&#xA;  the Prophet (PBUH&amp;amp;HF). When they met the Prophet they asked him what&#xA;  is his opinion about Jesus (AS). The Messenger of Allah (PBUH&amp;amp;HF)&#xA;  said: &quot;You may take rest today and you will receive the reply&#xA;  afterwards.&quot; The next day, 3 verses of Quran (3:59-61) about Jesus&#xA;  were revealed. When Christians did not accept the words of Allah, The&#xA;  Prophet recited the last revealed verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فَمَنْ حَاجَّكَ فِيهِ مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ فَقُلْ تَعَالَوْا نَدْعُ أَبْنَاءَنَا وَأَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَنِسَاءَنَا وَنِسَاءَكُمْ وَأَنفُسَنَا وَأَنفُسَكُمْ ثُمَّ &lt;strong&gt;نَبْتَهِلْ&lt;/strong&gt; فَنَجْعَل لَّعْنَتَ اللَّـهِ عَلَى الْكَاذِبِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But whoever disputes with you in this matter after what has come to&#xA;  you of knowledge, then say: Come let us call our sons and your sons,&#xA;  and our women and your women, and ourselves and your selves; then let&#xA;  us be earnest in prayer and invoke the curse of Allah upon the liars.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#3:61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#3:61&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The world Nabtahil (the verb meaning we do Mubahala) in this verse has same rot of Mubahala and Mubahala is after this word in this verse. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In this way, the Prophet (PBUH&amp;amp;HF) challenged the Christians. The&#xA;  next day the Christian priests came out on one side of the field. Also&#xA;  on the other side, the Prophet came out of his house carrying&#xA;  al-Husain in his arm with al-Hasan walking along with him while he was&#xA;  holding his hand. Behind him was Fatimah al-Zahra, and behind her was&#xA;  Ali, peace be upon them all. When the Christians saw the five pure&#xA;  souls, and how determined the Prophet is in his idea that he put the&#xA;  closest people to him at risk, the Christians were terrified and&#xA;  abstained from the proposed malediction (Mubahala) and submitted to a&#xA;  treaty with the Prophet (PBUH&amp;amp;HF).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Suyuti who was a great Sunni scholar, wrote:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the above verse (3:61), according to what Jabir Ibn Abdillah&#xA;  al-Ansari (the great companion of the Prophet) said, the word &quot;sons&quot;&#xA;  refers to al-Hasan and al-Husain, the word &quot;women&quot; refers to Fatimah,&#xA;  and the word &quot;our selves&quot; refer to the Prophet and Ali. Thus Ali is&#xA;  referred as &quot;the self&quot; of the Prophet (Nafs of the Prophet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: al-Durr al-Manthoor by al-Hafidh Jalaluddin al-Suyuti, v2, p38 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it permitted by the Sharee'ah?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Islam yes it is permitted. But it has some recommended conditions. It should be used after debated and if other side insist on a false belief. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a Hadith from Imam Sadiq (a.s.) is said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;if your dissenter did accept your truth words invite him to Mubahala ref: کلینی، &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitab_al-Kafi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;الکافی&lt;/a&gt;، ج 2، ص 513.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What are the conditions associated with its permissible usage?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Making himself pure of any evil morals for 3 days&#xA;having sawm and Qusl for 3 days.&#xA;Going to desert with who wants to do mubahala with him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter1a/5.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Incident of Mubahala&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa6566&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;What are the conditions of Mubahla&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is interesting to mention a Karamah about Mubahala from Shaykh Murtaza Zahid (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shia-leaders.com/?p=4251&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;biography&lt;/a&gt;) a very pious scholar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One day Shaykh Murtaza Zahid and a Jew were debating about Incident of Mubahala between prophet and Christians and Jew did not accept this Incident and insisted on his doubts about it. Then Shaykh Murtaza Zahid says to him: you do not accept Mubahala is true? No problem I invite you to Mubahala to you see and believe: then Shaykh Murtaza Zahid entered his hand into fire of stove and said: OK you please also enter your hand in fire to we see words or who is truth if you are ensure about what you say. The Jews fared and left the meeting and never came back. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saghiyekosar.ir/index.php/zendeghinameh/7-olia/118--1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;some of Keramat of Shaykh Murtaza Zahid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keramat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keramat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-10-27T08:17:58.793" LastActivityDate="2016-10-27T08:17:58.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2564" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-11T08:55:14.990" Score="5" ViewCount="8126" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many verses in Quran which promise gardens in which rivers flow. Like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4:13 - These are the limits [set by] Allah , and whoever obeys Allah and&#xA;  His Messenger will be admitted by Him to &lt;strong&gt;gardens [in Paradise] under&#xA;  which rivers flow&lt;/strong&gt;, abiding eternally therein; and that is the great&#xA;  attainment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;47:12 - Indeed, Allah will admit those who have believed and done&#xA;  righteous deeds to &lt;strong&gt;gardens beneath which rivers flow&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4:57 - But those who believe and do righteous deeds - We will admit&#xA;  them to &lt;strong&gt;gardens beneath which rivers flow&lt;/strong&gt;, wherein they abide&#xA;  forever&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what's the significance of these gardens? Is there anything special about them? Can we assume that these promises are only appealing to the people who lived mostly in droughty deserts at that time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="144" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T18:31:04.283" Title="What is the significance of trees under which rivers flow in Heaven?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2565" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2582" CreationDate="2012-09-11T10:24:32.490" Score="3" ViewCount="230" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that the best example on how to get to paradise has already been set for us:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran - 33:21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed in the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad SAW)&#xA;  you have a good example to follow for him who hopes in (the Meeting&#xA;  with) Allah and the Last Day and remembers Allah much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it safe to assume that this verse is saying that the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) is the best of examples, and we should try our best to follow his steps as closely as possible?  If no, please let me know.  If yes. please continue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets say that certain Muslims like to do &lt;code&gt;extra worship&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;types of worship which Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) and/or Ahl al-Bayt where never seen doing&lt;/code&gt;.  I can list many examples, but I won't because I would prefer if answers are not geared towards specific &lt;code&gt;extra worship&lt;/code&gt; Muslims do these days, which will end up creating answers that will not answer my question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, lets say 1 group of Muslims says that we do a certain type of &lt;code&gt;extra worship&lt;/code&gt; &lt;code&gt;which Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) and/or Ahl al-Bayt where never seen doing&lt;/code&gt; because Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) never made it forbidden.  Then another group says that we don't do this type of extra worship &lt;code&gt;which the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) and/or Ahl al-Bayt where never seen doing&lt;/code&gt; because Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) was never seen doing it, so it's forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which approach to &lt;code&gt;extra worship&lt;/code&gt; &lt;code&gt;which Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) and/or Ahl al-Bayt where never seen doing&lt;/code&gt; is the better approach?  i.e:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) did not make it forbidden, so what's the harm?&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) did not do such worship, so it's innovation, therefore forbidden?&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answers backed with quran/hadith will be preferred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-18T05:36:48.410" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T15:43:48.910" Title="What is the ruling regarding doing forms of worship not done by Prophet Mohammed and/or the Ahl al-Bayt?" Tags="|sharia|prophets|practical-islam|ibadah|ahl-ul-bayt|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2564" CreationDate="2012-09-11T13:29:29.263" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The environment mentioned in Qur'an as Jannat (garden) is not constructed yet. It will be heavenly environment for valuable and precious people in future. Thus talking about it in current language and culture is like talking about current modern environment in culture and language of a caveman even more far away. So it is our current and retarded culture that may interpret it as an appealing promise for people dwelling in deserts. So we should wait while image to be clearer as Qur'an says (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-an'am:6/67&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لِّكُلِّ نَبَإٍ مُّسْتَقَرٌّ ۚ وَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Every tiding has its time appointed; you will surely know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastEditorUserId="48" LastEditDate="2012-09-11T13:35:05.930" LastActivityDate="2012-09-11T13:35:05.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2567" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="900" CreationDate="2012-09-11T13:37:32.797" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was told it was because Allah SWT gives credit to angels. The angels perform bureaucratic tasks for Allah SWT.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Angels were used to send down the Quran to Muhammad SAWS; it wasn't sent down directly. And this seems to apply in every context that We is used in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In cases where it is attributed to Allah SWT alone, the singular is used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[ Allah ] said, &quot;O Iblees, what prevented you from prostrating to that which &lt;strong&gt;I&lt;/strong&gt; created with My hands? Were you arrogant [then], or were you [already] among the haughty?&quot; (Sad 38:75)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Sura Ta Ha, where Allah speaks to Prophet Musa AS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, &lt;strong&gt;I&lt;/strong&gt; am Allah. There is no deity except &lt;strong&gt;Me&lt;/strong&gt;, so worship &lt;strong&gt;Me&lt;/strong&gt; and establish prayer for &lt;strong&gt;My&lt;/strong&gt; remembrance. (Ta Ha 20:14)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Taymiyah has supported this view:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The view of the salaf (early generations) of this ummah and of its imams and later generations is that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) heard the Qur’aan from Jibreel, and Jibreel heard it from Allaah. &lt;strong&gt;The use of plural forms in such phrases is the style of Arabic speech used to refer to one who is of high standing and has helpers who obey him.&lt;/strong&gt; So if his helpers do something by his command, he says, “we did it”. This is like when a king says, “We conquered this land, we defeated this army” and so on. Because he did that through the actions of his helpers. Allaah is the Lord of the angels and they speak not until He has spoken, and they act in accordance with His commands; they do not disobey the commands of Allaah, rather they do what He commands. Moreover He is their Creator and the creator of their deeds and their power. But He has no need of them; He is not like a king whose helpers do things by their own strength. So what He says when He does something through His angels is, “We did it”, this is more appropriate and He is more entitled to say it than some king. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/12713&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Majmoo’ al-Fataawaa (5/233, 234)&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="371" LastEditDate="2012-09-11T14:05:25.693" LastActivityDate="2012-09-11T14:05:25.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2568" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2463" CreationDate="2012-09-11T14:12:27.510" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a sense, your question doesn't make sense. Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lh48d.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/strong&gt; Indeed in the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad SAW) you have a good example to follow [...] (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 21&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in Surah Yusuf:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KCIbk.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/strong&gt; There was certainly in their stories a lesson for those of understanding. [...] (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/12/111&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Yusuf, verse 111&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These verses make it pretty clear that the lives of the prophets (all of them) are here for us to learn and benefit from. And there is no way that we can accomplish that without &lt;strong&gt;critically analyzing their lives&lt;/strong&gt; an extracting lessons from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would include things in the Qur'an, as well as books of ahadith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is one caveat; rasulullah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] Do not prefer me over other prophets (like Moses) [...] (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/65070&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is to say, we do not say that any prophet is better or worse than any other. This is despite rasulullah also saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] I will be the leader of the children of Adam on the day of&#xA;  resurrection [...] (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/60#15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, prophets need to be treated respectfully, because they are divinely sent by Allah -- even if we don't always understand everything about their lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahu a'lam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-09-11T14:12:27.510" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2263" CreationDate="2012-09-11T15:56:53.763" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Hanafi school of fiqh, you become a traveller once you are out of your home town. You should do Qasr for all Salahs after this point until unless you have arrived back or have firmly decided to stay at destination for over 15 days (counting from the day you make the intention).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Joining a jamat is always better. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Maghrib and Fajr prayers you can join jamats without any confusions as to how many rakats you will have to do. Just make the intention of praying Qasr Salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the rest any additional rakats that you will perform would be considered as Nafil (voluntary).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further detail, refer to Shaykh Abu Usamah's fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&amp;amp;ID=3079&amp;amp;CATE=165&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="101" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-09-21T03:45:42.320" LastActivityDate="2012-09-21T03:45:42.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2570" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2571" CreationDate="2012-09-11T16:34:29.847" Score="13" ViewCount="3392" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people6/Wright/wright-con3.html&quot;&gt;Lawrence Wright's book&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11&lt;/em&gt;, Osama bin Laden quoted the Qur'an in reference to the attack on the World Trade Center:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Wherever you are, death will find you, even in the looming tower.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the original context, Surah 4, Ayah 78, the text reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Wherever you are, death will overtake you, though you are in lofty towers, and if a benefit comes to them, they say: This is from Allah; and if a misfortune befalls them, they say: This is from you. Say: All is from Allah, but what is the matter with these people that they do not make approach to understanding what is told (them)?&amp;mdash;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/16955/pg16955.html&quot;&gt;Qur'an Translation by Mohammad Habib Shakir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Presumably this was not intended to refer to skyscrapers on Manhattan.  So what was the original meaning of the passage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please take this question on this day as an attempt to build understanding between our cultures.  The passage reminds me very much of a story we have about Jesus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There were some present at that very time who told [Jesus] about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And he answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. &lt;strong&gt;Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.&lt;/strong&gt;”&amp;mdash;Luke 13:1-5 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.esvbible.org/Luke+13/&quot;&gt;ESV&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems like both passages talk of understanding human tragedy from God's point of view, rather than our own limited conceptions.  Does this seem a profitable parallel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="138" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T20:07:13.977" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T20:07:13.977" Title="In the original context, what is the &quot;looming tower&quot;?" Tags="|tafseer|surat-an-nisa|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2571" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2570" CreationDate="2012-09-11T17:52:34.920" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;This verse is misquoted in this case. I actually laughed because the classical commentaries on Qur'an have explained this verse centuries before and I can see how the people who committed the heinous act of terror have misquoted this verse to suit their purpose and justify their actions. I will provide the historical context of this verse and also the message from this verse. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In pre-islamic period, the people of Makkah were polytheistic and there was also a lot of oppression, slavery and much injustice in the society. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) started preaching Islam to the people of Makkah and asked people to worship only Allah, be just with people and warned them of the consequences in the hereafter of associating partners with Allah. He started alone and as time progressed, there were people who found the truth of his call and joined him. But they were just few. The polytheists of Makkah hated them, oppressed them and tried to kill them. The muslims wanted to fight them back. However, Allah ordered the muslims to be patient with them, forgive them and call them to islam since fighting was not legislated. Then the muslims, migrated to Madinah since it was too dangerous for them to stay at Makkah. In Madinah, muslims got power, support and strength. Then, it was commanded to fight the oppressors, and idolators of Makkah. You should notice that the muslims were very patient at the beginning, however the people of Makkah didn't change their ways. When the fighting was commanded, some of the muslims were weary and also fearful in facing the idolators at the battle. As in the verse before in Qur'an, Allah mentions them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But then when fighting was ordained for them, at once a party of them feared men as they fear Allah or with [even] greater fear. They say: &quot;Our Lord! Why have You ordained for us fighting Would that&#xA;  You had granted us respite for a short period' &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/77&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[An-Nisa:77]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is, some of them asked Allah to delay the fighting because they feared death and loss. Hence, in order to encourage them to fight, Allah reveals in the same verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, The enjoyment of this world is little, and the Hereafter is&#xA;  better for he who fears Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is, everything in this world is little compared to the reward in the hereafter if one fights in the cause of Allah. And this was fighting against oppression and injustice. And since some of those muslims feared death, Allah revealed in next verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Wherever you may be, death will overtake you, even if you should be&#xA;  within towers of lofty construction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, this verse - It shows the reality of death. Those muslims feared their death in battle and preferred to remain at their homes. To them Allah said &lt;strong&gt;even if you are in your homes, and even if you make big lofty towers and hide inside it, you cannot prevent death.&lt;/strong&gt; This is the reality of death i.e. we find ourselves healthy and happy and enjoying our lives and death suddenly overtakes us. So, Allah tells them that the matter of death is in the complete control of Allah and death will take them at the time decreed by Allah. Fighting in the cause of Allah doesn't hasten it or locking yourself in lofty towers will not prevent it or delay it. No one can escape death. Everyone has an appointed time, and a limited term of life.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the famous commentary of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Kathir&quot;&gt;Ibn Katheer&lt;/a&gt;, he mentions the incident of commander of the muslims in several battles, in context of this verse. Khalid bin Al-Walid, the commander of muslims, wanted to always die in a battle. However, he did not. Because, it was not in his control. He died a natural death. In the illness that preceded his death, Khalid bin Al-Walid said, while in his bed, &quot;I participated in so and so number of battles, and every part of my body sustained an injury due to a stab or a shot. Yet here I am, I die in my bed! Let not the eyes of the cowards ever taste sleep.'' &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those muslims weren't able to understand this. That is why Allah tells them in the same verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But if good comes to them, they say, &quot;This is from Allah &quot;; and if&#xA;  evil befalls them, they say, &quot;This is from you.&quot; Say, &quot;All [things]&#xA;  are from Allah .&quot; So what is [the matter] with those people that they&#xA;  can hardly understand any statement?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is both good and bad things that happen to them is from Allah and it is his control.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse has, in reality, nothing to do with towers, or skyscrappers or anything of that sort. The word &quot; بُرُوجٍ&quot; translated as fortresses has been given too much unnecessary importance and cause. It was just meant to convey the message about reality of death which I explained above. It has no other significance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=631&amp;amp;Itemid=59&quot;&gt;Tafsir Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-09-12T07:12:38.300" LastActivityDate="2012-09-12T07:12:38.300" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2572" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2575" CreationDate="2012-09-11T17:53:32.507" Score="10" ViewCount="4741" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the proven (via quran/hadith) method of greeting Muslims?  I have seen some people who handshake with:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;hellip;1 hand.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;hellip;2 hands.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;hellip;1 hand, followed by putting their hand on their chest.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;hellip;2 hands, followed by putting 1 hand on their chest.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;hellip;2 hands, followed by putting 2 hands on their chest.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;hellip;1 or 2 hands, followed by kissing the others hand.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;hellip;1 or 2 hands, followed by bowing their head a little.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which method is the method which was used by the Prophet if any of these.  If none of these methods was used by the Prophet, which method did the prophet use, was it just a verbal greeting, a physical greeting, or both?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="512" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-07-02T17:36:58.490" LastActivityDate="2021-09-05T17:35:34.370" Title="What is the proper way to shake hands?" Tags="|practical-islam|greetings|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2573" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2606" CreationDate="2012-09-11T18:08:50.733" Score="9" ViewCount="4779" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih Muslim, Book 27, Hadith 5584&lt;/em&gt;: &#xA;  Abu Huraira reported Allah's&#xA;  Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying: Do not abuse Time, &lt;strong&gt;for it&#xA;  is Allah Who is the Time&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the phrase &quot;For it is Allah Who is the Time?&quot; mean that Allah is physically or spiritually time and that we are within Allah's body (metaphorically speaking) just as the human body has cells within it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="512" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-18T05:32:23.827" LastActivityDate="2017-05-14T17:06:02.393" Title="What does the phrase &quot;For it is Allah who is the Time&quot; mean?" Tags="|allah|islamic-philosophy|time|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2574" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2570" CreationDate="2012-09-11T18:16:09.303" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;To begin, the book quotes the translation of this ayah as &quot;the looming tower.&quot; This is a misaccurate translation; I suggest Saheeh International (a collaboration of English writing scholars, Arabic and Islamic scholars), which suggests the translation of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Wherever you may be, death will overtake you, even if you should be&#xA;  within towers of lofty construction. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/4/78&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Nisaa, verse 78&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The key I want to bring attention to here is that the Arabic mentions: بُرُوجٍ مُّشَيَّدَةٍ, which is singular; you could almost translate it as &quot;even if you were within &lt;em&gt;a tower&lt;/em&gt; of lofty construction.&quot; It does not indicate a specific tower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the translation out of the way, we can dive into the meaning. First, the Qur'an describes itself as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[image/translation pending]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Parts of the Qur'an explain and clarify other parts&lt;/em&gt;. When we look at this ayah, the apparent meaning is &lt;strong&gt;the reality of death: that everything and everyone will die.&lt;/strong&gt; This correlates very nicely with other parts of the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mRTyp.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/strong&gt; Every soul will taste death, and you will only be given your [full] compensation on the Day of Resurrection [...]&#xA;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/185&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Al-e-Imran, verse 185&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IcDBg.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/strong&gt; [...] Everything will be destroyed (perish) except His Face. [...] (Surah &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/28/88&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Qasas, verse 28&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gye9S.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/strong&gt; And We did not grant to any man before you eternity [on earth]; so if you die - would they be eternal? (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/21/34&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Anbiyaa,&#xA;  verse 34&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you take these verses together, they paint a very clear picture: that no soul will live together, and that everyone will die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A final side-note about Al-Qa'eda: across the board, they are considered as a deviant group of Islam. Their actions and beliefs need to be addressed with skepticism; they do not represent Muslims in general, and certainly not the majority of us. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-09-11T18:16:09.303" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2572" CreationDate="2012-09-11T19:21:07.350" Score="9" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man asked: &amp;quot;O&#xA;Messenger of Allah! When a man meets a brother or a friend, should he&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;bow to him?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; He said, &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;No.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; The man asked whether he should &lt;strong&gt;embrace and kiss him?&lt;/strong&gt; The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) replied, &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;No.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; He asked whether he should &lt;strong&gt;hold his&#xA;hand and shake it?&lt;/strong&gt; The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa&#xA;sallam) replied, &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;Yes.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:888&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[At-Tirmidhi]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith prohibits greeting by bowing (a little or more) and embracing when it is accompanied by kissing the hand. There are ahadeeth that allow embracing &lt;em&gt;alone&lt;/em&gt; when a person returns from a long journey or two people meet after a long time. For example,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the authority of Anas who said: &amp;quot;When the Companions of the Prophet&#xA;(sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) used to meet they used to shake hands&#xA;and if they came from a journey they would hug.&amp;quot; &lt;strong&gt;[Silsilah Ahadeeth&#xA;As-Saheehah No. 2647]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, the Prophet only asked to &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/439&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;shake hands&lt;/a&gt; when the muslims meet. There is no reference or evidence for putting hands on chest or using two hands. The question put to the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) in the first hadeeth was about holding a single hand to which he replied in the affirmative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the correct way is to just shake hands with a single hand i.e. the right hand because the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) used his &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1087920&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;right hand&lt;/a&gt; for all the affairs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-05T17:35:34.370" LastActivityDate="2021-09-05T17:35:34.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2576" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-11T20:07:10.377" Score="5" ViewCount="4067" Body="&lt;p&gt;How can we define and categorize Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat in modern times?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Especially when a lot of groups who do not adhere to the principles of Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat label themselves as Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a clear and agreed way to differentiate these groups from the actual Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="101" LastEditorUserId="101" LastEditDate="2012-09-11T20:15:18.510" LastActivityDate="2023-03-19T08:02:00.130" Title="How can we define Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat?" Tags="|sunnah|fiqh|sunni|belief|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2577" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-11T20:44:05.633" Score="14" ViewCount="57787" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can Muslims safely consider all vegetarian products as Halal? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If not then what are the things that are required to be looked at carefully before purchasing such products?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="101" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-05T05:51:19.687" LastActivityDate="2018-09-21T11:00:23.823" Title="Are all vegetarian products Halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2578" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-11T20:59:51.150" Score="4" ViewCount="423" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Possible Duplicate:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1484/all-bidah-are-haram-or-not&quot;&gt;All bidah are haram or not?&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the Bidaat (Innovation) in Islam? and is there something as Good and Bad bidaat? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like the Salat al Taraveeh for which Hazrat Umar ra said that indeed it's a good innovation. So can we classify acts that do not contradict the Shariah and promote good deeds in general as a Good Bidaat or will they just be considered as Bidaat and considered as wrong/bad according to another tradition in which the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon Him said that all biddats are bad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="101" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2012-09-11T20:59:51.150" Title="What is the Bidaat (Innovation) in Islam? and is there something as Good and Bad bidaat?" Tags="|sunnah|fiqh|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2012-09-11T21:01:43.323" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2576" CreationDate="2012-09-11T22:03:27.793" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is a big part of the journey that each and every individual Muslim must take, which is to do his very best to follow Allah's way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each and every group will (naturally) label itself as the most &lt;em&gt;correct&lt;/em&gt; way of doing things, and only Allah knows which one of them really is 100% on the right path. So basically &lt;em&gt;no one&lt;/em&gt; can tell you what the real righteous path is. It's up to you, and to each individual Muslim, to choose their own path. See this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hudhaifah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Do not let yourselves be 'yes-men', saying: 'If the people are good&#xA;  then we will be good, and if they are wrong then we will be&#xA;  wrong.'Rather, make up your own minds, if the people are good then you&#xA;  are good, and if they are evil, then do not behave unjustly.&quot; (Hasan)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/721330&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jami` at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's clear from the above command and that you're not supposed to go out and find a group and just follow them. Learn Islam to the best of your ability, read and listen to what various scholars say, and then follow the path that looks like the right one. Yes, you may err. None of us are perfect and we are all sinners. All that we can do is do our best, and to repent once we learn that what we did was wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-09-11T22:03:27.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2577" CreationDate="2012-09-11T22:39:10.923" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, all vegetarian products need not be halal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, &lt;em&gt;Vanilla&lt;/em&gt; in liquid form may contain alcohol. It is vegetarian but not halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-12-01T19:23:41.207" LastActivityDate="2012-12-01T19:23:41.207" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2565" CreationDate="2012-09-11T23:57:19.693" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;very&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; basic Fiqh rule says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الأصل في الأشياء الإباحة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The default state of things is permissible&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although usually &amp;quot;things&amp;quot; are meant to be food, drinks... etc. This rule can (probably with some caution) be applied to worship as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (pbuh) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated `Aisha:&#xA;The Prophet was asked, &amp;quot;What deeds are loved most by Allah?&amp;quot; He said,&#xA;&amp;quot;The most regular constant deeds even though they may be few.&amp;quot; He&#xA;added, 'Don't take upon yourselves, except the deeds which are within&#xA;your ability.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَرْعَرَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سَعْدِ&#xA;بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها&#xA;ـ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَىُّ&#xA;الأَعْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ أَدْوَمُهَا وَإِنْ قَلَّ&#xA;‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ وَقَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ اكْلَفُوا مِنَ الأَعْمَالِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/155740&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;, with &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/%D8%A3%D8%AD%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;many other context-similar Hadiths&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously the Prophet didn't specify anything. Also he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, &amp;quot;Allah said, 'I will&#xA;declare war against him who shows hostility to a pious worshipper of&#xA;Mine. &lt;strong&gt;And the most beloved things with which My slave comes nearer to&#xA;Me, is what I have enjoined upon him; and My slave keeps on coming&#xA;closer to Me through performing Nawafil (praying or doing extra deeds&#xA;besides what is obligatory) till I love him&lt;/strong&gt;, so I become his sense of&#xA;hearing with which he hears, and his sense of sight with which he&#xA;sees, and his hand with which he grips, and his leg with which he&#xA;walks; and if he asks Me, I will give him, and if he asks My&#xA;protection (Refuge), I will protect him; (i.e. give him My Refuge) and&#xA;I do not hesitate to do anything as I hesitate to take the soul of the&#xA;believer, for he hates death, and I hate to disappoint him.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ،&#xA;حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ، حَدَّثَنِي شَرِيكُ بْنُ عَبْدِ&#xA;اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي نَمِرٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ&#xA;قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &amp;quot;‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَالَ مَنْ&#xA;عَادَى لِي وَلِيًّا فَقَدْ آذَنْتُهُ بِالْحَرْبِ، وَمَا تَقَرَّبَ&#xA;إِلَىَّ عَبْدِي بِشَىْءٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَىَّ مِمَّا افْتَرَضْتُ عَلَيْهِ،&#xA;وَمَا يَزَالُ عَبْدِي يَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَىَّ بِالنَّوَافِلِ حَتَّى&#xA;أُحِبَّهُ، فَإِذَا أَحْبَبْتُهُ كُنْتُ سَمْعَهُ الَّذِي يَسْمَعُ بِهِ،&#xA;وَبَصَرَهُ الَّذِي يُبْصِرُ بِهِ، وَيَدَهُ الَّتِي يَبْطُشُ بِهَا&#xA;وَرِجْلَهُ الَّتِي يَمْشِي بِهَا، وَإِنْ سَأَلَنِي لأُعْطِيَنَّهُ،&#xA;وَلَئِنِ اسْتَعَاذَنِي لأُعِيذَنَّهُ، وَمَا تَرَدَّدْتُ عَنْ شَىْءٍ&#xA;أَنَا فَاعِلُهُ تَرَدُّدِي عَنْ نَفْسِ الْمُؤْمِنِ، يَكْرَهُ الْمَوْتَ&#xA;وَأَنَا أَكْرَهُ مَسَاءَتَهُ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/156130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's clear out from this Hadith that, if you are completed doing all obligatory worships, then doing extra worship is going to make Allah love you, but no specific sort of extra worship is mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another Hadith I would like to mention is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Abdullah bin 'Amr (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The&#xA;Messenger of Allah () said, &amp;quot;The Salat which is dearest to Allah is&#xA;that of (Prophet) Dawud; and As-Saum (the fasting) which is dearest to&#xA;Allah is that of (Prophet) Dawud. He used to sleep half the night, get&#xA;up to perform Salat for one-third of it, then sleep through the&#xA;remaining one-sixth of it; and he used to observe Saum on alternative&#xA;days.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وعن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص، رضي الله عنهما، أن رسول الله صلى الله&#xA;عليه وسلم ، قال‏:‏ ‏ &amp;quot;‏أحب الصلاة إلى الله صلاة داود، وأحب الصيام إلى&#xA;الله صيام داود، كان ينام نصف الليل ويقوم ثلثه وينام سدسه ويصوم يومًا&#xA;ويفطر يومًا‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Riyad as-Salihin]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite the previous hadith, the Prophet (pbuh) was not reported to be fasting one day and not fasting the other day. So it's obvious that Allah did like something that the Prophet weren't doing, i.e, it's permitted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, keep in mind that these worships shouldn't be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Exaggeration in a bad way, for example, not eating meat as an extra worship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A &amp;quot;direct&amp;quot; contradiction of Sunnah, as not accepting Sunnah is not permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the Hadith says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas bin Malik: A group of three men came to the houses of&#xA;the wives of the Prophet asking how the Prophet worshipped (Allah),&#xA;and when they were informed about that, they considered their worship&#xA;insufficient and said, &amp;quot;Where are we from the Prophet as his past and&#xA;future sins have been forgiven.&amp;quot; Then one of them said, &amp;quot;I will offer&#xA;the prayer throughout the night forever.&amp;quot; The other said, &amp;quot;I will fast&#xA;throughout the year and will not break my fast.&amp;quot; The third said, &amp;quot;I&#xA;will keep away from the women and will not marry forever.&amp;quot; Allah's&#xA;Apostle came to them and said, &amp;quot;Are you the same people who said&#xA;so-and-so? By Allah, I am more submissive to Allah and more afraid of&#xA;Him than you; yet I fast and break my fast, I do sleep and I also&#xA;marry women. So he who does not follow my tradition in religion, is&#xA;not from me (not one of my followers).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ&#xA;جَعْفَرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلُ، أَنَّهُ&#xA;سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ جَاءَ ثَلاَثَةُ&#xA;رَهْطٍ إِلَى بُيُوتِ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;يَسْأَلُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَةِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَمَّا&#xA;أُخْبِرُوا كَأَنَّهُمْ تَقَالُّوهَا فَقَالُوا وَأَيْنَ نَحْنُ مِنَ&#xA;النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدْ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ&#xA;ذَنْبِهِ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ‏.‏ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ أَمَّا أَنَا فَإِنِّي&#xA;أُصَلِّي اللَّيْلَ أَبَدًا‏.‏ وَقَالَ آخَرُ أَنَا أَصُومُ الدَّهْرَ&#xA;وَلاَ أُفْطِرُ‏.‏ وَقَالَ آخَرُ أَنَا أَعْتَزِلُ النِّسَاءَ فَلاَ&#xA;أَتَزَوَّجُ أَبَدًا‏.‏ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;فَقَالَ ‏ &amp;quot;‏ أَنْتُمُ الَّذِينَ قُلْتُمْ كَذَا وَكَذَا أَمَا وَاللَّهِ&#xA;إِنِّي لأَخْشَاكُمْ لِلَّهِ وَأَتْقَاكُمْ لَهُ، لَكِنِّي أَصُومُ&#xA;وَأُفْطِرُ، وَأُصَلِّي وَأَرْقُدُ وَأَتَزَوَّجُ النِّسَاءَ، فَمَنْ&#xA;رَغِبَ عَنْ سُنَّتِي فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/142640&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/334920&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So to conclude: Yes it's generally permissible to do a custom extra worship not done by the Prophet and Ahl Al-Bayt, IF it's not exaggeration, contradictory to Sunnah, or, of course, containing something haram or something that leads to haram. And there are a lot of Hadiths about &amp;quot;فضائل الأعمال the preferred deeds&amp;quot; which Allah love most, so it'll be a good approach to try to do them.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-09-11T23:57:19.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2583" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-12T01:26:14.747" Score="4" ViewCount="707" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Sunni Islam, there's a concept of &lt;em&gt;zakah&lt;/em&gt; -- 2.5% (1/40) of your savings saved for a year need to be given to the poor in eight groups, which are outlined in &lt;em&gt;ayah az-zakah&lt;/em&gt; (The Ayah of Zakah). This is well understood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know some people who are Ismailis. I have heard them talking about a similar concept, except that it is one eighth (12.5%), and apparently it also applies to cooked food and other things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, &lt;strong&gt;what is this called and what is the &quot;fiqh&quot; of it?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T01:29:04.277" LastActivityDate="2017-04-19T10:14:03.720" Title="What is the Ismaili equivalent of zakah?" Tags="|zakat|shia-ismaili|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2584" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24595" CreationDate="2012-09-12T01:28:03.200" Score="8" ViewCount="14997" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ismailis pray three times a day at fixed times based on the clock. During their prayers, they read, in congregation (or individually), some sort of book which they call a &quot;du'a book.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know much about this book; it seems it has six chapters, the first being Surah Al-Fatiha from the Qur'an, and the last containing the names of all 40-50+ of their imams (ending with the living imam). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How exactly was this book compiled, and does it change or remain unchanged throughout the ages?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T01:28:45.883" LastActivityDate="2023-08-16T06:36:08.980" Title="How exactly is the Ismaili daily prayer (du'a) book compiled?" Tags="|shia-ismaili|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2564" CreationDate="2012-09-12T07:37:47.170" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rivers in paradise are not only water and have different streams: water, honey, milk, special wine&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also water itself has high value and because we have used to have water available everyday we forget its value. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are only examples of what are in paradise. Other verses there is anything you wish. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Noble Qur`an points to four kinds of liquid that flow in four&#xA;  different riverbeds in heaven: the river of water that quenches&#xA;  thirst; the river of milk that satiates hunger; the river of honey&#xA;  that gives pleasure and strength; and the river of wine for&#xA;  happiness.[353]  These liquids have been created in such a way that&#xA;  the passing of time does not corrupt them. In other verses an&#xA;  indication is made to a drink called “Rahiq Makhtum”[354] or that&#xA;  which is mixed with camphor[355] or zanjabil[356]. In one verse&#xA;  mention is made of a pure drink[357] that the Lord will give; the&#xA;  saqi, or cup bearer, being Allah (awj) himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/faith_reason/43.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-01T18:31:04.283" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T18:31:04.283" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2565" CreationDate="2012-09-12T07:56:39.707" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shia view&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Islam when no evidence of found that in Quran or Hadith is banned, that action is considered Mubah (neutral, not Halal, not Harm and is free to be done and does not have reward or sin). And calling such actions (with no evidence for being Haram) as Haram is considered Bidat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also doing Mubah acts with hope of being preferred by God with no claim of being part of Islam is permitted and is not Bidat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/farsi/squestions/?qid=6771&amp;amp;gro=388&amp;amp;sw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.makarem.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-18T07:18:45.443" LastActivityDate="2015-11-18T07:18:45.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2588" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-12T10:57:47.940" Score="8" ViewCount="41021" Body="&lt;p&gt;Websites like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.etoro.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;eToro&lt;/a&gt; offer services where you can buy and sell &lt;strong&gt;currencies&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;commodities&lt;/strong&gt;(gold, silver, oil, etc.) and &lt;strong&gt;indices&lt;/strong&gt;(SPX500, NSDQ100, DJ30, UK100, FRA40, GER30, etc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's basically an online trading platform. The way it works is that, for example, you buy &lt;em&gt;gold&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;euro&lt;/em&gt; at a price from the current market and later sell it for a higher price(if the price goes up). Now, you predict the market and think that euro may rise against dollar or vice versa, which may or may not happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know much about Interest or Riba and I wonder if the above trading is Halal in Islam? Detailed answers with authentic references are appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The comments to this question convinced me that it was Halal, until I read the following on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.etoro.com/why-etoro/islamic-account.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;eToro&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both FX and commodities are traded in the spot market for 24 hours. At 5:00 pm New York time, all open positions are rolled over for the next 24 hours and the daily interest is added to the company’s accounts every 24 hours. The company can then either pay the interest or charge the client’s account to cover the fees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With an Islamic account we make sure that there is no Riba in any form throughout the duration of the contract. In the FX market, if you don't close the trade before 5:00 pm New York time, all open trades will be automatically rolled over, which normally poses a problem for those following Islamic law, due to the possibly usurious interest charged for the rollover.  However with an eToro Islamic account, all your positions will be closed at 5:00 pm (10:00 pm UST) and you can then reopen them immediately in order to avoid all interest problems and trade according to Islamic Sharia law. If the client chooses to reopen a trade immediately, the client will not pay any usurious interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no doubt that currency trading is one of the most difficult dilemmas in Islamic jurisprudence (Faqih). On the one hand, it requires the simultaneous exchange of currencies,  which makes it a kind of hand to hand exchange. On the other hand, contemporary scholars consider the record of money transferred to or from a bank account as delivery. To resolve the issue, several decisions and fatwas have been issued. According to these decrees, the conditions for trading currency are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Immediate buying and selling without delay&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The currencies needs to be transferred from the account of the seller to that of the buyer and vice versa&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The cost of the trade should be paid without delay&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;No interest on trades. In the case that there is any usurious interest, the contract will be invalid, void and Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-10-01T08:52:16.937" Title="Is buying or selling forex, commodities and stock indices halal in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|trading|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2589" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2539" CreationDate="2012-09-12T11:22:08.723" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Sunni scholars accept Karamat in General, among which those of Imam Ali &lt;sup&gt;may Allah be pleased with him and honor his face&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here you a book by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/showalam.php?ids=15113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Lalikani&lt;/a&gt; (or Lalika'a) called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=1&amp;amp;idto=291&amp;amp;lang=&amp;amp;bk_no=110&amp;amp;ID=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Describing the principles of beliefs of Ahl Al-Sunnah wa Al-Jama'ah شرح أصول اعتقاد أهل السنة والجماعة&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, it contains a chapter called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=193&amp;amp;idto=291&amp;amp;lang=&amp;amp;bk_no=110&amp;amp;ID=182&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Karamat of Awliaa' Allah كرامات أولياء الله the semi-miracles of saints (very pious people)&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, which contains a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=110&amp;amp;ID=204&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;section about the Karamat of Caliph Ali&lt;/a&gt; &lt;sup&gt;may Allah be pleased with him an honor his face&lt;/sup&gt; in a reporting matter (not exclusive). Among which he mentions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That one man came and told him something that is a lie, Ali replied: &quot;You lied to me&quot;, the man said: &quot;No I didn't&quot;, Ali replied: &quot;Do you accept that I ask Allah something against you if you were lying?&quot; The man said: &quot;Yes&quot;, Ali did that, and the man turned blind before leaving Ali.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The book also mentions evidences about the existence of Karamat from Quran and Sunnah, but I won't talk about that here as the question doesn't ask about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hope that's helpful.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-02T07:26:14.173" LastActivityDate="2016-03-02T07:26:14.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2594" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="54" CreationDate="2012-09-12T13:58:32.763" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Quran creation is a gradual process:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Look at some examples of using word creation in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِن كُنتُمْ فِي رَ‌يْبٍ مِّنَ الْبَعْثِ&#xA;  فَإِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن تُرَ‌ابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ&#xA;  عَلَقَةٍ ثُمَّ مِن مُّضْغَةٍ مُّخَلَّقَةٍ وَغَيْرِ‌ مُخَلَّقَةٍ&#xA;  لِّنُبَيِّنَ لَكُمْ وَنُقِرُّ‌ فِي الْأَرْ‌حَامِ مَا نَشَاءُ إِلَى&#xA;  أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ثُمَّ نُخْرِ‌جُكُمْ طِفْلًا ثُمَّ لِتَبْلُغُوا&#xA;  أَشُدَّكُمْ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُتَوَفَّى وَمِنكُم مَّن يُرَ‌دُّ إِلَى&#xA;  أَرْ‌ذَلِ الْعُمُرِ‌ لِكَيْلَا يَعْلَمَ مِن بَعْدِ عِلْمٍ شَيْئًا&#xA;  وَتَرَ‌ى الْأَرْ‌ضَ هَامِدَةً فَإِذَا أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا الْمَاءَ&#xA;  اهْتَزَّتْ وَرَ‌بَتْ وَأَنبَتَتْ مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍ بَهِيجٍ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O mankind! if ye have a doubt about the Resurrection, (consider) that&#xA;  We created you out of dust, then out of sperm, then out of a&#xA;  leech-like clot, then out of a morsel of flesh, partly formed and&#xA;  partly unformed, in order that We may manifest (our power) to you; and&#xA;  We cause whom We will to rest in the wombs for an appointed term, then&#xA;  do We bring you out as babes, then (foster you) that ye may reach your&#xA;  age of full strength; and some of you are called to die, and some are&#xA;  sent back to the feeblest old age, so that they know nothing after&#xA;  having known (much), and (further), thou seest the earth barren and&#xA;  lifeless, but when We pour down rain on it, it is stirred (to life),&#xA;  it swells, and it puts forth every kind of beautiful growth (in&#xA;  pairs). &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#22:5&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#22:5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا&#xA;  وَأَنزَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ الْأَنْعَامِ ثَمَانِيَةَ أَزْوَاجٍ يَخْلُقُكُمْ&#xA;  فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ &lt;strong&gt;خَلْقًا مِّن بَعْدِ خَلْقٍ&lt;/strong&gt; فِي&#xA;  ظُلُمَاتٍ ثَلَاثٍ ذَلِكُمُ اللَّـهُ رَ‌بُّكُمْ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ لَا&#xA;  إِلَـهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَأَنَّى تُصْرَ‌فُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He created you (all) from a single person: then created, of like&#xA;  nature, his mate; and he sent down for you eight head of cattle in&#xA;  pairs: &lt;strong&gt;He creates you, in the wombs of your mothers, in stages&lt;/strong&gt;,&#xA;  one after another, in three veils of darkness. such is Allah, your&#xA;  Lord and Cherisher: to Him belongs (all) dominion. There is no god but&#xA;  He: then how are ye turned away (from your true Centre)? &#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#39:6&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#39:6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is compatible with Quran to say in view of Quran evolution is creation in fact. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theistic_evolution&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Theistic evolution&lt;/a&gt;n  view evolution is a tool God used for creation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But one verse of Quran saying Adam was created from mud is clearly in conflict Quran. but according to some hadith from Imam Sadiq a.s. and Imam Ali a.s. some humans existed before Adam and some of them extincted and only two group of them survived that are called Yajooj and Majooj in Quran. Also creation of Adam from mud does not mean no human existed before Adam. Adam s.a. and Jesus s.a. can be created at once out of evolution process while other humans were in evolution process. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also some scholars say the verse &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذْ قَالَ رَ‌بُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْ‌ضِ&#xA;  خَلِيفَةً قَالُوا أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ&#xA;  الدِّمَاءَ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ قَالَ إِنِّي&#xA;  أَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: &quot;I will create a vicegerent on&#xA;  earth.&quot; They said: &quot;Wilt Thou place therein one who will make mischief&#xA;  therein and shed blood?- whilst we do celebrate Thy praises and&#xA;  glorify Thy holy (name)?&quot; He said: &quot;I know what ye know not.&quot;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:30&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#2:30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Proves that some humans existed at earth before creation of Adam unless angels did not ask such question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-23T14:24:28.737" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T14:24:28.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2598" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-12T14:23:34.073" Score="7" ViewCount="691" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is celebrating &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mawlid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mawalid&lt;/a&gt; (birth of the Prophet) &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bid%E2%80%98ah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;bidat&lt;/a&gt; (innovation)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note this question is different of &quot;if Mawalid is Halal or Haram&quot; because one action can be bidat but still halal. Or it might be not be bidat, but still haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please mention the reasoning for your answer from Quran or authentic hadith and not only a fitwa.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T09:18:08.280" LastActivityDate="2021-11-12T19:12:31.640" Title="Is celebrating the birth of the Prophet a form of innovation?" Tags="|bidah|celebration|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2598" CreationDate="2012-09-12T14:31:43.253" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shia view&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to history available it is not proved prophet celebrated Mawalid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this does not mean Mawalid is Bidat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet did not use cell phone and computer. So it is Haram? No but it is Mubah because we do not have any evidence prophet made it Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While we do not have an evidence prophet made something Haram we are not allowed to make it Haram only because we do not have any evidence to show prophet made it Halal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also maybe prophet did something but its hadith did not survive in 1400 years in history and wars and for different reasons. Currently I have no evidence they celebrated mawalid. Also we have no evidence they banned it. So banning what prophet did not ban is Bidat. When there is no evidence for ban or permit of an action in Islam it is considered Mubah. Not Haram. Changing something from Mubah to Haram is Bidat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt;, it no Bidat. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/squestions/?qid=388&amp;amp;gro=2187&amp;amp;sw=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ref&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Sunni scholars, there is a difference of opinion. Some, like Al-Azhar University of Egypt consider it no Bidat. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dar-alifta.org/ViewFatwa.aspx?ID=140&amp;amp;text=celebrating&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arabic ref&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dar-alifta.org/viewfatwa.aspx?id=140&amp;amp;text=celebrating&amp;amp;Home=1&amp;amp;LangID=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;English ref&lt;/a&gt;) Others, like Ibn Taymiyah and Muhammad Inn Abdul-Wahhab), consider it Bidat. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fatwa-online.com/fataawa/innovations/celebrations/cel001/0010503_5.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ref&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mawalid of family members is not Islamic but still is not Harm while it does not contain a Haram act. it’s like using computer. Not banned and not recommended in Islam. But some Shia Hadith from Imams for shia like Imam Sadiq a.s says: our followers are happy with our happiness and are sad with our sadness. Can you prove why Mawalid is Bidat? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Islam when there is no evidence for one action to be Halal or Haram it is Mubah and not considered ad Bidat because there is no positive or negative rule for ir in Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cultures change over time and prophet said leave cultures not conflicting Islam. if prophet did not celebrate Mawalid it was not usual at that time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Milawd itself is not done while claimed to be part of Islam. but it is used as a tool for advertising and promoting Islam and teachings of prophet. when you give free foods to people at Mawalid it attracts other people to Islam and make interest in them to learn about prophet and Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/farsi/squestions/?qid=6771&amp;amp;gro=388&amp;amp;sw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://makarem.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answering-ansar.org/answers/bidah/en/chap2.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Definition of Bidah [Rasool Allah (saww) vs. Salafies]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-02T07:29:38.050" LastActivityDate="2016-03-02T07:29:38.050" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2600" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-12T14:44:16.450" Score="8" ViewCount="3976" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Islamic rules, is it required for a woman to wear the headscarf in the presence of a non-Mahram blind man?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T11:34:46.170" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T12:29:28.283" Title="Is Hijab required in front of blind men?" Tags="|fiqh|hijab|men-women|non-mahram|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2601" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-12T20:16:27.253" Score="14" ViewCount="38060" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/279820/hypnosis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Encyclopedia of Britannica&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;hypnosis&lt;/em&gt; means:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;hypnosis&lt;/strong&gt;, special psychological state with certain physiological&#xA;  attributes, resembling sleep only superficially and marked by a&#xA;  functioning of the individual at a level of awareness other than the&#xA;  ordinary conscious state. This state is characterized by a degree of&#xA;  increased receptiveness and responsiveness in which inner experiential&#xA;  perceptions are given as much significance as is generally given only&#xA;  to external reality&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have never heard of it being forbidden, but I have also never heard of it being allowed either. To me, it looks like its affects resembles to two different haraam things,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alcohol: As alcohol, it affects your natural way of thinking. It alternate the way of your thinking superficially.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/237/music-in-islam&quot;&gt;Music&lt;/a&gt;: I don't remember the exact reference, but I remember it is being argued that one can get influenced greatly with the message delivered by music without giving much thought about it, or it might evoke superficial emotional state. it resembles the way how delivering a message is easy with hypnosis and how it might evoke superficial emotional state.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering this, how should a Muslim approach the practice of hypnosis?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: I am not talking about self-hypnosis, which resembles more to meditation, since there can be many differences in rulings between hypnosis made by one person to the other and self-hypnosis. This question is focused about hypnosis made by one person and affecting the other. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T23:52:58.550" LastActivityDate="2021-05-15T00:00:39.053" Title="How does Islam see hypnosis?" Tags="|halal-haram|medical|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2602" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2600" CreationDate="2012-09-12T23:07:16.193" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam-o-alaikom-va-rahmat-o-Allah-e-va-Barakatoh&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She doesn't need to but she may. An example exists in the history of Islam when a blind person came to the Prophet (S.A.)'s or Hazrat Fatimeh (S.A.)'s house and she left the room or wore her Hijab (sorry, I have read that some years ago and don't remember the exact details), that's the place the Prophet (S.A.) says about her that she is a part of me, who bothers her has bothered me and who bothers me has bothered Allah, if my memory helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Godspeed&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-08T11:24:58.177" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T11:24:58.177" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2603" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-12T23:37:45.727" Score="12" ViewCount="7888" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard from an Ahmadi (sect) person that once the prophet went to a village. His followers told him there is a really pretty woman who lives here. The prophet contracted Mut'ah marriage with her for the night and left the next day. He said it was common in those days in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is:  Did Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) ever contract Muta'h (temporary) marriage? Is the above story true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-04T02:19:45.843" LastActivityDate="2017-05-28T09:22:53.350" Title="Did Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) ever contract temporary marriage (Mut'ah)?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|source-identification|nikah-al-mutah|ahmadiyyah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="458" CreationDate="2012-09-12T23:50:44.617" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;God also created us without requiring us, as Nerrve quoted correctly, and if God was to choose what to create and in what order and what quality to create things it was certainly &lt;strong&gt;Zolm&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;anyone then was able to debate why you have created me this way!&lt;/em&gt;), and he created without even requiring to think (&lt;em&gt;thinking is a weak point for God and he is just perfect with no weakness&lt;/em&gt;) what and with what quality to create! He creates anything which creatable in any sense that it is creatable, just when the necessary conditions for its creations are all already available and existed! So to give an answer to the original question, the way God has created us has been the only way that we have been creatable! That he has created us to worship him is nothing but an illustration of the Fitrat (&lt;em&gt;the most basic creation of every species, special to that species, made by Faater, the creator&lt;/em&gt;) he has given to us as a part of our creation, that's what we have created based upon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is Hagh (&lt;em&gt;sometimes translated as truth!&lt;/em&gt;), means the only real existence which is &lt;strong&gt;Motehaghigh&lt;/strong&gt;, and we can get more real existed and better qualified by getting closer and closer to him which is to be &lt;em&gt;by training his names on our own place&lt;/em&gt;, that is, trying to become similar to him in the sense of his (&lt;em&gt;Hosna&lt;/em&gt;) names, all of them but two (&lt;strong&gt;motekabbir&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;jabbar&lt;/strong&gt;) or four(?sorry, I can't just remember?). That is, we should try to be &lt;strong&gt;rahman&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;rahim&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;ghafoor&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;shakoor&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;karim&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;saboor&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;ghahhar&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;montaghem&lt;/strong&gt; and etc. each in its right place (like: اشداء علی الکفار، رحماء بین انفسهم). The Prophet Muhammad (S.A.) did that the best, he got just closest possible to Allah, a khalifeh for Allah for all his creatures from top of the earth to below the thara. It is him who says I got such smaller and smaller in front of Allah that I found myself like a point mass or even smaller in front of him. What does that mean? First he did all the Vajib's and avoid doing any Haram's, then he did all the Mustahab's and avoid every Makrouh's, then even in Mobah's he chose what was better in the eyes of Allah, from the colors of clothing to the way to walk or speak or sleep or etc. . He just reached a place that he did want nothing but what was God's will; this is the point that God wants whatever that he choose and he choose whatever that God wants, he dislikes whatever that God dislikes and God dislikes whatever that he dislikes and etc. . This is the potential of every human and is reached through worshiping God only, that is, living by Quran and Sunnah (both best illustrated, explained and interpreted by his Ahl-ul-beit, A.S.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize, yes God doesn't need anything of his own creation, all being created from nothingness, but worshiping God is for us getting closer and closer to the only Hagh, which is the best place for us ourselves. The rules of Sharia'at is for taking us through the way and Sallat is the jewelry in the ring of all sort of praying, the direct communication with Allah...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T09:52:08.767" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T09:52:08.767" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2606" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2573" CreationDate="2012-09-13T01:48:40.270" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a metaphor. In the old days before Islam, Arabs used to curse time whenever a problem or an accident happened to them. So the prophet said don't curse time for it is Allah Who is the Time (which is a metaphor) which means don't curse the doer of the problem or accident because the doer is Allah (before they knew Allah they thought it's the time which is the doer and this should be no longer accepted in Islam). Of course time is something Allah created and time doesn't have the ability to cause problems to people. So Allah is the Time means Allah is the doer so don't insult the doer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover a good Muslim should submit to Allah's will. If something good happened to him it's a reward or a test (will he thank Allah?), and if something bad happened to him it's a test (will you be patient and thank Allah for all the other good things he gave you?). When a problem happens a Muslim should be patient and thank Allah. Read the following verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who, when disaster strikes them, say, &quot;Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return &lt;strong&gt;[2:156]&lt;/strong&gt; Those are the ones upon whom are blessings from their Lord and mercy. And it is those who are the [rightly] guided. &lt;strong&gt;[2:157]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No disaster strikes upon the earth or among yourselves except that it is in a register before We bring it into being - indeed that, for Allah, is easy - &lt;strong&gt;[57:22]&lt;/strong&gt; In order that you not despair over what has eluded you and not exult [in pride] over what He has given you. And Allah does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful - &lt;strong&gt;[57:23]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No disaster strikes except by permission of Allah. And whoever believes in Allah - He will guide his heart. And Allah is Knowing of all things. &lt;strong&gt;[64:11]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S: Metaphors are extensively used in Arabic like (This man is a Lion = This man is strong and brave), (This athlete is a rocket = This athlete runs very fast).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="585" LastActivityDate="2012-09-13T01:48:40.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="406" CreationDate="2012-09-13T06:25:40.920" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam-on-aleikom,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not necessary but only encouraged, and if you want the truth it is quite very encouraged, mention that God himself has stressed on his book being in Arabic and that of course has quite many reason why God has done that, e.g. Arabic is mobin, it is the only language wherein a real relation exists between the words with the same root such that studying why God has chosen a word for a notion would lead you toward a true scientific discovering process (e.g. Adam is a name available in many languages, but it has meaning only in Arabic, if I am right, meaning made from Adim, dust on the upper layer of the earth, so is about Samaa'--sky-- which has the same root as Maa'--water-- and means the resource of water, and so on …).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should also be mentioned that only the Arabic Quran can be considered the words of Allah, the miracle of prophet Muhammad,PBUH ! You read Quran in other languages, fine, better than not reading it at all, it would still touch your hearth by sure, however, that's not actually Quran, as it is!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that I have not discourage you from reading Quran, although in other languages, as I was only trying to encourage you read it in Arabic and think about its words and etc., difficult for the first time reading but it is worth bearing that difficulty thrust me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah may help you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2012-09-13T06:25:40.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2603" CreationDate="2012-09-13T08:33:02.133" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Islam there is no proved evidence that show prophet himself did Mutah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But please note when permission of an action is proved by Quran or authentic hadith there is no need for evidence that prophet or Ahl ul-Bayt practiced it and the evidence from Quran or Haith is enough to it be considered permitted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a verse in Quran and many hadith in Shia Hadith books and some hadith in sunni Hadith books proving prophet permitted Mutah to sahaba and sahaba practiced Mutah. so there is enough proof for considering Mutah Halal even if no evidence is found prophet himself did or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/al-serat/muta/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Temporary Marriage in Islamic Law&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/4634&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/4634&lt;/a&gt;  (you can use google translate to read.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/915&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/915&lt;/a&gt; (containing many evidence from sunni books)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2012-09-13T09:17:52.590" LastActivityDate="2012-09-13T09:17:52.590" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2601" CreationDate="2012-09-13T14:37:56.563" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Fiqh of Shia Islam using hypnosis for medical purposes is permitted but for discovering hidden information or for getting news from past or future is not permitted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/farsi/estefta/?mit=900&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastActivityDate="2012-09-13T14:37:56.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1361" CreationDate="2012-09-13T14:59:10.633" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shi'a Islam, the answer is Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam classifies non-Muslims into two groups,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To whom the message of Islam has reached and who have understood its&#xA;truthfulness but are stubborn and don't accept the truth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To whom the message of Islam has not reached, or it has been&#xA;presented to them in a very incomplete and untruthful manner.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The latter group i.e. group 2, have a chance to go to heaven, if they satisfy certain conditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information about the conditions, please refer &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/religiouspluralism/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/religiouspluralism/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/faith-and-reason-ayatullah-mahdi-hadavi-tehrani/question-13-non-muslims-and-hell/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/faith-and-reason-ayatullah-mahdi-hadavi-tehrani/question-13-non-muslims-and-hell/&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/faith-and-reason-ayatullah-mahdi-hadavi-tehrani/question-50-religious-pluralism-and-different&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/faith-and-reason-ayatullah-mahdi-hadavi-tehrani/question-50-religious-pluralism-and-different&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;(About different religions and their simultaneous validity)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="251" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-25T11:31:40.793" LastActivityDate="2015-10-25T11:31:40.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2614" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-14T03:48:12.367" Score="10" ViewCount="3545" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah clearly permits marriage to multiple wives &amp;mdash; insofar as they can be treated justly &amp;mdash; in Qur'an 4:3, where He says &quot;&amp;hellip;&lt;em&gt;then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four.&lt;/em&gt;&amp;hellip;&quot;  The conventional opinion of this verse, however, seems to be that it sets a hard limit of four wives; a man may not under any conditions take a fifth wife without first divorcing one of the four.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given the general principle of Islamic jurisprudence wherein anything that is not explicitly forbidden is permissible (even if not recommendable) by default, why then is marriage limited to four wives?  The above verse clearly permits up to four, but does not expressly forbid more.  It is also well-established through the hadith literature that the prophet himself had significantly more than four wives during his life, most of them simultaneously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Admittedly, just because the prophet was granted certain privileges does not mean they are applicable to Muslims on the whole, but this fact combined with the distinct &lt;em&gt;lack&lt;/em&gt; of an explicit prohibition otherwise, suggests to me that that marrying beyond the four-wife cap would be permissible behavior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has this opinion been argued by any reputable scholars in the past, and if so (or even if not) why did the apparent majority opinion of no-more-than-four win out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-11-23T13:43:23.230" LastActivityDate="2023-12-07T04:21:21.630" Title="Why is marriage restricted to four wives?" Tags="|sharia|nikah|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2614" CreationDate="2012-09-14T04:55:37.780" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Fiqh of Shia Islam the limit of four wives is only for permanent marriage and in Mut'ah marriage this restriction does not exist. The reason for this restrict is derived from is verse you mentioned. Shia scholars say the verse clearly permits only one or two or three or four, and the verse does not include something like &quot;or more&quot;, to indicate that more than four are permitted. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such exact rulings need investigating the Arabic verse considering Arabic grammar and cannot be extracted from translations of Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa7582&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-22T09:38:20.257" LastActivityDate="2015-10-22T09:38:20.257" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2616" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-14T09:24:42.943" Score="7" ViewCount="498" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not clearly known from which source finally the Quran was compiled whether from earlier fragmented writings preserved on Animal skins, bone, Date palm wood and animal shoulder or whether from people’s memory. I have seen some answers here which claims that sources are from both.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A written source is always undisputed and is logically the authentic source as compared to a memorised one. This is basically so because a memoriser can wilfully twist and recite (However trusted he may be) and there is no way of verifying it unlike a written source. With this I mean there is scope for N numbers of instances for omission and additions.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if there were written sources of Quran then there was no need to consult the memorisers at the time of compilation of Quran. it is like taking best of the two sources. Was it therefore from both sources or either of the one source?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="426" LastEditorUserId="426" LastEditDate="2012-09-14T09:39:18.323" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T16:13:01.037" Title="From which original source was Quran compiled?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2616" CreationDate="2012-09-14T11:41:40.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran has a very strong oral tradition. The effectiveness of this oral tradition can be observed by simply picking any number of quranic reciters who may be worlds apart and asking them to recite any part of the Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Quran's historic reliability by &quot;written source&quot;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the quran was being revealed to the Prophet(pbuh), he would by heart it himself and make all his companions by heart it. The companions would keep on revising and checking each other often. This happened while the prophet(pbuh) was amongst them and even after. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The oldest Quran that exist today is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uthman_Qur%27an&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Uthman Quran&lt;/a&gt;. This Quran was compiled under the  khilafah of Uthman(ra). It was compiled 19 years after the prophet(pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time of compilation there were many companions of the prophet(pbuh) who had learnt it directly from the prophet(pbuh) so verification was never a problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A point to note here is that even though different sects in Muslims differ in many rulings there is consensus about every word of the Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastActivityDate="2012-09-14T11:41:40.687" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2620" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2624" CreationDate="2012-09-14T12:23:41.623" Score="7" ViewCount="388" Body="&lt;p&gt;While reading a Turkish text, I saw an unreferenced hadith, which can be translated to English like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;True scholars are those who speak the right and the truth against&#xA;  tyrant rulers without fear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a sahih Hadith (according to Sunni sources), or is there any sahih Hadith with similar meaning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-15T11:45:16.063" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T11:45:16.063" Title="Is the hadith &quot;true scholars are those who speak... the truth against tyrant rulers&quot; sahih?" Tags="|hadith|sunni|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2621" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7340" CreationDate="2012-09-14T13:45:06.110" Score="7" ViewCount="15980" Body="&lt;p&gt;How do the Malaki school of fiqh (islamic jurisdiction) make the Tasleem at the end of salat? I have heard that if someone was praying with you at your side then you can just say the salams to that side (the right side).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know, how do the Malaki school of fiqh make Tasleem in salat? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I would like to know what hadith is used and if it is authentic, or what other sources they cite for this ruling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T09:01:19.500" LastActivityDate="2020-06-09T23:56:28.787" Title="How does the Maliki school make Tasleem at the end of salat?" Tags="|hadith|salat|sunnah|madhhab|maliki|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2624" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2620" CreationDate="2012-09-14T14:56:05.993" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found the following on a website. Not sure if this is what you are looking for:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The best (Jihad) is (to speak) a word of truth to an oppressive ruler.&quot; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/39/54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan of Abu-Dawood, Hadith 4344&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-09-20T18:40:02.850" LastActivityDate="2012-09-20T18:40:02.850" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2625" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-14T16:02:41.530" Score="40" ViewCount="16378" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the quran or hadith give any guidance on how to handle the case if a Non-Muslim insults the Prophet (Peace be upon him)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="521" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T11:35:16.660" LastActivityDate="2023-08-30T12:17:15.917" Title="How should insults to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) be handled?" Tags="|fiqh|prophet-muhammad|sunni|non-muslim|blasphemy|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2626" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2627" CreationDate="2012-09-14T17:35:26.697" Score="2" ViewCount="121" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is it explicitly mentioned to not use 6 handfuls of water?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aljamaat.org/islam/practical/ghusal.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;aljamaat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then perform ablution in a manner, as described for the Salat. (Saheeh&#xA;  Bukhari), that is: Thrice do the gargling in the mouth and thrice put&#xA;  water into the nose with 3 handsfull of water and not 6 handsfull,&#xA;  wash the face with 3 handsfull and both the hands up to the wrist,&#xA;  thrice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user206" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T08:57:51.277" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T08:57:51.277" Title="Why is ablution specifically mentioned to use 3 and not 6 handsfull of water?" Tags="|practical-islam|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2626" CreationDate="2012-09-14T22:55:25.793" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are numerous &lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt; reports, such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/4/57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one collected by Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;, that the sunnah of the prophet was to perform his ablution in such a way.  He would rinse his mouth and his nose with a single handful of water, that is to say he would take a single handful of water and rinse his mouth out with part of it, then rinse his nose out with the remainder.  And, as with the washing of other body parts, he would do so three times (although there &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt; reports of him only washing &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;once&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/4/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;twice&lt;/a&gt; instead).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, three handfuls of water (instead of six, if one used a handful for the mouth and another handful for the nose).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for a definite explanation for this behaviour, I know of no evidences; following the sunnah of the prophet for no reason than because it's the sunnah of the prophet is often reason enough for most Muslims.  However, given that using a single handful of water is less wasteful than using two, this can be understood as a general application of avoiding extravagance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This point is brought home by a hadith collected in Sunan Ibn Majah (although I cannot speak for it's authenticity), wherein the prophet was asked about whether there could be extravagance in ablution, to which he responded, &quot;Yes, even if you are on the bank of a flowing river.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2012-09-14T22:55:25.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2600" CreationDate="2012-09-15T07:12:11.763" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Shia view)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja&amp;#39;fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; it is not obligatory. (Considering there is no other sin). But it is recommended According to a Hadith about prophet and his daughter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Once a blind man asked for permission to enter Fatima's (Her&#xA;  Holiness) house but she kept a veil between them. The Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (SAWS) noticed her (Our Lady Fatimah (SWT)) actions and asked:&#xA;  Why did you (Her Holiness (SWT)) keep a veil between you (Her Holiness&#xA;  (SWT)) when he cannot see you?&quot; Her Holiness Fatimah (SWT) answered:&#xA;  Messanger of Allah, it is true that he cannot see me (Her Holiness&#xA;  (SWT)), but I (Her Holiness (SWT)) can see him and he can smell my&#xA;  (Her Holiness (SWT)) fragrance.' At this, the Prophet (SAWS) said: &quot;I&#xA;  bear witness that you are part of me&quot;. (Book `Fatimah the Gracious' Pg&#xA;  187)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/?p=oas&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Online answering&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.makarem.ir/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Makarem&#xA;Shirazi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ziaraat.org/fatima.php&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://ziaraat.org/fatima.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=6267&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=6267&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-28T06:25:33.880" LastActivityDate="2015-06-28T06:25:33.880" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2629" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-15T19:22:46.633" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bidah means innovation in the religion, or something made up and introduced as a part of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are different of opinions about what is a bidah and what isn't and whereby good bidah exists, or only bad and forbidden bidah exists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2016-08-20T01:22:07.087" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T01:22:07.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2630" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-15T19:22:46.633" Score="0" Body="Bidah means innovation in the religion, or something made up and introduced as a part of Islam." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-01-30T22:27:03.833" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T22:27:03.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2631" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-15T19:28:35.797" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T19:28:35.797" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T19:28:35.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2632" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-15T19:28:35.797" Score="0" Body="asma-ul-husna is the 99 names for Allah that are in the Qur'an." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2013-12-06T23:22:53.430" LastActivityDate="2013-12-06T23:22:53.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2625" CreationDate="2012-09-15T19:41:00.027" Score="23" Body="&lt;h3&gt;The first thing we must do..&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first thing we must do is ask Allah for forgiveness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I say this because, the people that insult the Prophet (pbuh) have never met him or seen him BUT they know him through our actions. &lt;strong&gt;So we have failed to deliver the message of Islam&lt;/strong&gt; for them to insult someone they have never seen or met.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These insults will not change the status of the Prophet (pbuh) in the least. Allah is enough to protect the name of His messenger (pbuh) BUT these insults are a warning from Allah  about our failure to deliver the message of Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Patience is the key..&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You will surely be tested in your possessions and in yourselves. And you will surely hear from those who were given the Scripture before you and from those who associate others with Allah much abuse. But if you are patient and fear Allah - indeed, that is of the matters [worthy] of determination.&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 3:186)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah in the above verse clearly says that we will hear a lot of stuff that will grieve us BUT BE PATIENT.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have today become emotional puppets. We are insulted and we respond exactly how &quot;they&quot; want us to. This is because we have forgotten this verse from the Quran. We have to be calm, collected &amp;amp; calculative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;This is nothing new&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quraish used to go around insulting the Prophet (pbuh) all the time. As the Islamic empire expanded the number of people insulting the Prophet (pbuh) increased BUT the Prophet (pbuh) or his companions never lost focus. They went on spreading the message.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Understand the nature of disbelief&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We should understand that it is the nature of disbelief to insult the prophets(pbuh), the books of Allah &amp;amp; even Allah. We should not be surprised at all. Our problem will not be solved by reprimanding the disbeliever rather spread more awareness about Islam to remove disbelief. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See how the Prophet (pbuh) responded to a person urinating in masjid Annabawi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas reported: A Bedouin urinated in the mosque. Some of the persons stood up (to reprimand him or to check him from doing so), but the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Leave him alone; don't interrupt him. He (the narrator) said: And when he had finished, he called for a bucket of water and poured it over. (Muslim hadith 557, Book of purification)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Understand our failure&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reason of our failure?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are we few in number? ... one in every five on this planet is Muslim&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Don't we have the means?... we control all the natural resources under our feet.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (pbuh) didn't build the Islamic empire with numbers or money....rather he won hearts and we have failed to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Go to any masjid, you will see that we have even forgotten to smile which is one of the sunnahs of the Prophet (pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PS:&lt;/strong&gt; I feel we should let everyone know that it is unacceptable to insult the prophet(pbuh) BUT they way to convey this needs to be better and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;with patience&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-24T10:15:48.640" LastActivityDate="2016-01-24T10:15:48.640" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2634" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-15T21:04:50.840" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T21:04:50.840" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T21:04:50.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2635" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-15T21:04:50.840" Score="0" Body="Ibadah means worship, examples for worship are: salat (five times prayer), zakat (Obligatory Charity), ziker (remembrance of Allah), and sawm (fasting).  " OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T21:16:58.773" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T21:16:58.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2636" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-15T21:06:59.090" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T21:06:59.090" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T21:06:59.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2637" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-15T21:06:59.090" Score="0" Body="Activities associated with the governance of a country or area." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T21:16:45.030" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T21:16:45.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2638" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-15T21:12:09.977" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T21:12:09.977" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T21:12:09.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2639" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-15T21:12:09.977" Score="0" Body="Prophets are selected individuals whom Allah has chosen to deliver His message. Their commandments were valid for specific era, specific nations/tribes. They received the revelations sometimes directly from Allah, by the angels or in the form of dreams. The Quran mentions 25 Prophets." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T17:45:06.617" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T17:45:06.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2640" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-15T21:29:24.167" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ablution (&lt;em&gt;wudū'&lt;/em&gt;, Arabic: الوضوء)  is a ritual of washing parts of one's body for purification and is mandatory prior to performing prayers (&lt;em&gt;salat&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;namaz&lt;/em&gt;) or handling the Qur'an. There are other instances where one needs to make &lt;em&gt;wudu'&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a ritual washing, &lt;em&gt;wudū&lt;/em&gt; has a set of rules defined in Islamic jurisprudence (&lt;em&gt;fiqh&lt;/em&gt;) that specify which parts of the ritual are pillars (&lt;em&gt;rukn&lt;/em&gt;, Arabic: ركن), which parts are conditions (shart, Arabic: شرط), and what invalidates &lt;em&gt;wudū'&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;nawāqid&lt;/em&gt;, Arabic: نواقض).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَى الْمَرَافِقِ وَامْسَحُوا بِرُءُوسِكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ ۚ وَإِن كُنتُمْ جُنُبًا فَاطَّهَّرُوا ۚ وَإِن كُنتُم مَّرْضَىٰ أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ أَوْ جَاءَ أَحَدٌ مِّنكُم مِّنَ الْغَائِطِ أَوْ لَامَسْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا فَامْسَحُوا بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُم مِّنْهُ ۚ مَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيَجْعَلَ عَلَيْكُم مِّنْ حَرَجٍ وَلَٰكِن يُرِيدُ لِيُطَهِّرَكُمْ وَلِيُتِمَّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your faces and your forearms to the elbows and wipe over your heads and wash your feet to the ankles. And if you are in a state of &lt;em&gt;janabah&lt;/em&gt;, then purify yourselves. But if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted women and do not find water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and hands with it. Allah does not intend to make difficulty for you, but He intends to purify you and complete His favor upon you that you may be grateful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;— Qur'an 5:6&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2018-03-12T10:46:28.487" LastActivityDate="2018-03-12T10:46:28.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2641" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-15T21:29:24.167" Score="0" Body="Ablution is a ritual of washing parts of one's body for purification. It is mandatory prior to performing prayers or handling the Qur'an." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2018-03-12T10:46:28.487" LastActivityDate="2018-03-12T10:46:28.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2642" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-15T21:30:03.527" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Read Sahih Bukari &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T21:42:19.157" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T21:42:19.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2643" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-15T21:30:03.527" Score="0" Body="Sahih Bukari is a hadith collection by Muhammad Al-Bukari, and is considered the most authentic book of Hadith." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T21:42:13.743" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T21:42:13.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2644" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-15T21:33:07.893" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T21:33:07.893" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T21:33:07.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2645" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-15T21:33:07.893" Score="0" Body="Mushaf is referring to the written form of the Quran. " OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T21:42:22.417" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T21:42:22.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2646" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-15T21:55:59.553" Score="3" ViewCount="2843" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my mind I do not see a difference between a king and a kalipha, a king is usually chosen by the people, and a kalipha is also chosen by the people, I do not really see a difference between them.  However, Islamic historians seem to differentiate between the early khalifate and the later kingdoms, which implies that there is a difference between them. So is there a difference between a Kalipha and a king?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T22:05:50.680" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T06:29:50.993" Title="What is the difference between a King and a Khalif?" Tags="|khilafah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2647" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:07:57.353" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T22:07:57.353" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T22:07:57.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2648" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:07:57.353" Score="0" Body="Sayyid means sir or master." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T22:13:07.680" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T22:13:07.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2649" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:11:21.920" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T22:11:21.920" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T22:11:21.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2650" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:11:21.920" Score="0" Body="Reciting refers to the recitation of the Qur'an." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T22:13:12.860" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T22:13:12.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2651" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:20:22.407" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurarirah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:&#xA;  &quot;Dreams are of three types: The true dream, dreams about something&#xA;  that has happened to the man himself, and dreams in which the Shaitan&#xA;  frightens someone. So whoever sees what he dislikes, then he should&#xA;  get up and perform Salah.&quot; And he would say: &quot;I like fetters and I&#xA;  dislike the iron collar.&quot; And he would say: &quot; Whoever has seen me (in&#xA;  a dream) then it is I , for indeed Shaitan is not able to resemble&#xA;  me.&quot; And he would say: &quot;The dream is not to be narrated except to a&#xA;  knowledgeable person or a sincere advisor.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ السَّلِيمِيُّ&#xA;  الْبَصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ،&#xA;  عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ،&#xA;  قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&quot;‏ الرُّؤْيَا ثَلاَثٌ&#xA;  فَرُؤْيَا حَقٌّ وَرُؤْيَا يُحَدِّثُ بِهَا الرَّجُلُ نَفْسَهُ وَرُؤْيَا&#xA;  تَحْزِينٌ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَمَنْ رَأَى مَا يَكْرَهُ فَلْيَقُمْ&#xA;  فَلْيُصَلِّ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ ‏&quot;‏ يُعْجِبُنِي الْقَيْدُ&#xA;  وَأَكْرَهُ الْغُلَّ الْقَيْدُ ثَبَاتٌ فِي الدِّينِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ وَكَانَ&#xA;  يَقُولُ ‏&quot;‏ مَنْ رَآنِي فَإِنِّي أَنَا هُوَ فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ&#xA;  لِلشَّيْطَانِ أَنْ يَتَمَثَّلَ بِي ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ ‏&quot;‏ لاَ&#xA;  تُقَصُّ الرُّؤْيَا إِلاَّ عَلَى عَالِمٍ أَوْ نَاصِحٍ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ وَفِي&#xA;  الْبَابِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ وَأَبِي بَكْرَةَ وَأُمِّ الْعَلاَءِ وَابْنِ&#xA;  عُمَرَ وَعَائِشَةَ وَأَبِي مُوسَى وَجَابِرٍ وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ وَابْنِ&#xA;  عَبَّاسٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا&#xA;  حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Grade: Sahih&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/675840&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Atirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T22:20:54.443" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T22:20:54.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2652" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:20:22.407" Score="0" Body="Dreams are that which we see when we go to sleep.  There are three types of dreams, 1. The true dream, 2. dreams about something that has happened to the man himself, and 3. Dreams that are from Shaitaan." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T22:21:02.417" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T22:21:02.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2653" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:21:41.877" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T22:21:41.877" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T22:21:41.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2654" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:21:41.877" Score="0" Body="Adam and Eve also known as Adam and hawa are known to be the father and mother of mankind." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T23:09:14.137" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T23:09:14.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2655" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:22:15.370" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T22:22:15.370" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T22:22:15.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2656" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:22:15.370" Score="0" Body="صلاة الجماعة Questions regarding congregational prayer. " OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-19T06:27:29.187" LastActivityDate="2022-06-19T06:27:29.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2657" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:24:01.403" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T22:24:01.403" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T22:24:01.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2658" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:24:01.403" Score="0" Body="Charity is two types, one that is obligatory and that is zakat, an another that is voluntary and that is known as Sadaqah. " OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T23:14:11.683" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T23:14:11.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2659" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:25:35.007" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The questions included in this category would generally deal with the creations of Allah, as described in Qur'an and Hadith, and usually talk about the reason or wisdom of why were they created given to us in those manuscripts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, everything that exists in this universe is considered a creation of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-13T10:16:22.930" LastActivityDate="2015-04-13T10:16:22.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2660" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:25:35.007" Score="0" Body="Refers to everything that is created by Allah." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T23:14:22.587" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T23:14:22.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2661" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:26:15.100" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T22:26:15.100" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T22:26:15.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2662" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:26:15.100" Score="0" Body="Refers to the new Muslim who just converted to Islam." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T23:14:06.160" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T23:14:06.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2663" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:30:06.170" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Read more on it &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Camel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T23:14:19.983" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T23:14:19.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2664" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:30:06.170" Score="0" Body="Battle of Jamal also known as Battle of the Camel refers to the battle that took place at Basra, Iraq in 656 between Ali bin Abi Talib and Aiysha who wanted justice on the perpetrators of the assassination of the previous caliph, Uthman. " OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T23:14:02.947" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T23:14:02.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2665" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:31:21.800" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T22:31:21.800" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T22:31:21.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2666" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:31:21.800" Score="0" Body="the adhan refers to the call to prayer.  The Adhan is called five times a day at the times of each five times prayers {salat}." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T23:14:17.300" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T23:14:17.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2667" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:33:45.200" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T22:33:45.200" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T22:33:45.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2668" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:33:45.200" Score="0" Body="Taharah is purity in English. Wudu provides Taharah from Hadath Al Asghar (small impurity), and Ghusul provides Taharah from Hadath Al Akbar (major impurity)." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2019-02-23T20:42:12.013" LastActivityDate="2019-02-23T20:42:12.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2669" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:39:27.970" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T22:39:27.970" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T22:39:27.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2670" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-15T22:39:27.970" Score="0" Body="Jahannam means hell.  It refers to the hell fire that the disbelievers will be in." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-15T23:14:08.890" LastActivityDate="2012-09-15T23:14:08.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2671" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2672" CreationDate="2012-09-16T05:13:14.233" Score="6" ViewCount="1817" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know this is an obvious question, but I usually find some stories bias. Please include resources to back-up your opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ok taking a very basic example...women can't look at the moon. And we shouldn't go outside after its magjib time. And men can do both of those. Also, there is an American friend and she is really into women's right (usually catholic women's right)....and whenever I talk to her, she mentions that Muslim women in other countries don't have rights. For example, she says in Saudi women can't drive. And we have to wear hijab, niqab, and abaya. I am a hijabi, so I just tell her we choose to wear hijab, in my case i was not forced. Or in Saudi, women use the taxi/auto ricksha and those are the main source of transportation. But then there are news where women are mistreated with such violence and abuse...that's hard to explain. And the main reason between those mistreat is when a man thinks he is superior to a woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="552" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-07T07:32:11.467" LastActivityDate="2023-04-16T15:06:02.667" Title="Are Muslim woman and man considered equal?" Tags="|sharia|hadith|history|women|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2671" CreationDate="2012-09-16T06:33:18.053" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short answer is yes and no, but to be clear, in the sense that they are both human, potentially among the best creatures of Allah even of a higher position than the angels, yes they are equal:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For Muslim men and women,- for believing men and women, for devout men&#xA;  and women, for true men and women, for men and women who are patient&#xA;  and constant, for men and women who humble themselves, for men and&#xA;  women who give in Charity, for men and women who fast (and deny&#xA;  themselves), for men and women who guard their chastity, and for men&#xA;  and women who engage much in Allah's praise,- for them has Allah&#xA;  prepared forgiveness and great reward. (Al-Ahzab,35)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is also from Quran that Allah created every species and gave each everything that was required for it to live and experience a journey toward Allah (for human specifically: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;To Allah We belong, and to Him is our return&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;, &lt;em&gt;Al-Baghareh: 156&lt;/em&gt;; and for other alive species: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;There is not any alive being on the earth, nor a being that flies on its wings, but forms part of communities like you. Nothing have we omitted from the Book, and they all shall be gathered to their Lord in the end&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;, &lt;em&gt;Al-Ana'am:38&lt;/em&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ رَبُّنَا الَّذِي أَعْطَىٰ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلْقَهُ ثُمَّ هَدَىٰ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said: &quot;Our Lord is He Who gave to each (created) thing its&#xA;  [particular] form and nature [through which it is distinguished from&#xA;  another thing], then gave (it) guidance.&quot; (Taahaa:50)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَاهُ بِقَدَرٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verily, all things have We&#xA;  created in proportion and measure. (Al-Ghamar:49)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that everything that is helped and guided differently it's because it has been created differently, with different natures, although sometimes the differences is as much small as one can easily categorize them in groups, like: human, different plant groups, different animal groups like dogs and cats, viruses etc. They all have different shapes and behavior as God has created them differently so also guided them differently, each to the extent required for itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now see that males and females have different bodies and even some genes and organs are different between them, then who on the earth can claim that God should have been guided them similarly as has guided males? Not even for human alone but also for plants and animals, there is always a different between males and females in the way to live, not that because males are better or females, they are just different, although in that they are all human being, or animal or plant, are similar and equal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In humans specifically, women are created in a way and men are created in another way, their bodies which their soul should use here in this world in the journey toward Allah is just different, so should be their souls. To put is differently, if the souls of male and female were to be equal, their bodies required for their creation were also required to be equal (see again the Ayah's referred above), and if it is not so their souls are also different. You of course know by yourself that even psychologically men and women are different. Let me even say something more, even every male is different from another when their faces, the shape of their noses, the color of their hairs and eyes, their height, and etc. are all different, however, it is told to us by the creator that the difference between men and women is much greater than the differences between women themselves or men themselves, so the rules expressed by Allah for men is different from those for women. But each person who acts in the way he/she is guided by Allah (required by its nature) would reach a place for human being, be it man or woman, a fat one or a tall one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last point, if you are still in doubt, see every human is everyday subjected to different tests, if everyone was equal to the others then it was a must for their tests also to be equal, and then we had not have such a world with this much varieties. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tests for the prophets have always been more difficult than the tests for us and other common people, as their souls was different and you can see there was always a sign of prophecy in their bodies as well, like in their face or the right shoulder or etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the most important thing about human being and Elves, among all the alive beings, is that they can choose to improve and that's the reason behind all the tests of Allah, going by the rules of Allah can improve one's soul and you can see this through his/her face and/or eyes (although most of the times it is hidden to our eyes as Allah is Al-Sattar, but it is stated that after death or in the judging day the hijab's would go away). The prophets all did obey Allah in every instant of their lives so should their tests be more difficult if you care.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-07-18T17:02:37.863" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T17:02:37.863" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2671" CreationDate="2012-09-16T07:21:20.170" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shi'a Islam&lt;/a&gt;, men and women have the same kind of (genderless) soul but have differences in physical bodies and psychological aspects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Men and women have totally equal rights but not necessarily the same rights, and this is due to differences in their bodies and psychologies  that makes them being not suitable for some positions in society and makes different rights. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many rights that women have but men don't. For example women can ask wages for breastfeeding the baby, or ask wages for working at home. Men don't have any right to demand women to breastfeed babies or work at home. Also, women own all their property. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The book &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/womanrights/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Woman And Her Rights&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morteza_Motahhari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ayatullah Murtada Mutahhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-07-18T17:02:50.227" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T17:02:50.227" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2646" CreationDate="2012-09-16T07:51:53.267" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Shia view)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Caliph can be selected only by Allah but King can be who is not selected by Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#6:57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;in verse 6:57&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;Indeed, I am on clear evidence from my Lord, and you have denied it. I do not have that for which you are impatient. &lt;strong&gt;The command is only for Allah.&lt;/strong&gt; He relates the truth, and He is the best of deciders.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The word حکم in this verse (command) has same root and meaning of word حکومت meaning government) and means the command should be issued only from Allah and so only the Caliph selected by Allah can have commands from Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;verse 2:30&lt;/a&gt; says:&#xA;&quot;I appoint Caliph on earth&quot;&#xA;إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels,&#xA;  &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Indeed, I make upon the earth a successive authority.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; They said,&#xA;  &quot;Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds&#xA;  blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?&quot; Allah said,&#xA;  &quot;Indeed, I know that which you do not know.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse uses exactly the Arabic word for Caliph and clearly says Allah selects and places Caliph on earth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا دَاوُودُ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاكَ خَلِيفَةً فِي الْأَرْضِ فَاحْكُم&#xA;  بَيْنَ النَّاسِ بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا تَتَّبِعِ الْهَوَىٰ فَيُضِلَّكَ عَن&#xA;  سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَضِلُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لَهُمْ&#xA;  عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ بِمَا نَسُوا يَوْمَ الْحِسَابِ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[We said], &quot;O David,&#xA;  indeed &lt;strong&gt;We have made you Caliph upon the earth&lt;/strong&gt;, so judge&#xA;  between the people in truth and do not follow [your own] desire, as it&#xA;  will lead you astray from the way of Allah.&quot; Indeed, those who go&#xA;  astray from the way of Allah will have a severe punishment for having&#xA;  forgotten the Day of Account. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#38:26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;38:26&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse also uses exactly the Arabic word for Caliph. And God says:&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;WE&lt;/strong&gt; made you Caliph. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is absolutely no single verse in Quran saying humans have the right to select Caliph and according to Quran only Allah has this right. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-07T06:29:50.993" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T06:29:50.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2676" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-16T09:56:04.670" Score="20" ViewCount="13711" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know there are more than one reading for Quran. Some say they are 7 and others say they are 14.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;What does that mean? Are there more than one Quran? Which reading is the correct one and why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the role of Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) exactly concerning these readings?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user126" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2012-09-16T12:27:07.657" LastActivityDate="2022-01-18T16:07:03.470" Title="What are the readings (qira'at) of Quran?" Tags="|quran|arabic|history|qiraat|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2677" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-16T10:28:46.957" Score="2" ViewCount="7202" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it good or permissible for a pilgrim after his pilgrimage to change or cover one's tooth with gold or silver metal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="593" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2012-09-16T12:36:25.363" LastActivityDate="2016-01-11T10:11:49.887" Title="Ruling on covering the tooth with gold or silver?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2678" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-16T10:59:13.980" Score="6" ViewCount="2876" Body="&lt;p&gt;As salaam aalaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many Shias say that being an &quot;imam&quot; is greater than being a prophet. They normally quote the following verse where Ibrahim (pbuh) prays to be an &quot;imam&quot; after he became a prophet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham was tried by his Lord with commands and he fulfilled them. [Allah] said, &quot;Indeed, I will make you an imam for the people.&quot; [Abraham] said, &quot;And of my descendants?&quot; [Allah] said, &quot;My covenant does not include the wrongdoers.&quot; (Quran 2:124)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the following verse I feel that any Muslim believer can be an imam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who say, &quot;Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us an imam.&quot; (Quran 25:74)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above verse it seems that any Muslim can make the dua of being an &quot;imam&quot;.  Even Ibrahim (pbuh) was making a similar dua.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, if we start reading the above verse in context of the 4-5 verses before, we notice it talks about repentance and turning a persons life around from sin and then making this dua to be an imam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This simply implies that ANY sinner who turns his life around can make dua to be an &quot;imam&quot; as opposed to the concept of infallibility of imams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how does one bring together the idea that an &quot;imam&quot; is greater than a prophet when any Muslim can make dua to be a imam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would prefer Shia view, but the others are welcome to chime in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-27T07:28:53.397" LastActivityDate="2022-07-26T10:45:38.627" Title="Is &quot;imam&quot; greater status than prophet?" Tags="|shiism|imamah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2678" CreationDate="2012-09-16T11:28:46.710" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Shia View)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Yes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although anyone can make any dua but this verse says clearly in response that Imamat is covenant of Allah and does not include the wrongdoers (wrongdoers include who do sin)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note making dua is completely different of its acceptance by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham was tried by his Lord with&#xA;  commands and he fulfilled them. [Allah] said, &quot;Indeed, I will make you&#xA;  an imaan for the people.&quot; [Abraham] said, &quot;And of my descendants?&quot;&#xA;  [Allah] said, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;My covenant does not include the wrongdoers&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot; (Quran&#xA;  2:124)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also when the verse says prophet Ibrahim a.s. become Imam after passing exams it is clear the level of Imamat is greater than prophet unless no exam was needed to reach rank of Imam by prophet Ibrahim a.s. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Imam is not greater than prophet so why Allah mentions passing exams before becoming Imam in this verse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also this exams is for ends of life of prophet Ibrahim a.s. when he was already prophet. Because he did not have child until ends of his life and in this verse he mentions his own children. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note this does not mean 12 Imams of Shia are greater than prophet Muhammad PBUH because according to Shia Islam prophet Muhammad PBUH is the greatest human in all times. And all other prophets and all 12 Imams of Shia have lower ranks than him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Regarding verse 25:74&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes this verse says there are some special people who make this dua. so what? But it needs to be accepted. And Allah said a required term for accepting this dua in above verse (&lt;strong&gt;My covenant does not include the wrongdoers&lt;/strong&gt;). The verse 25:74 never says anyone who make this dua will pe appointed as Imam by Allah. But says some people make this dua. Only this. But this dua can be accepted or rejected by Allah. And for acceptance needs fulfilling its requirement terms. Also Imam does not always mean the specific Imam. Sometimes Imam means general leading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T09:34:27.330" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T09:34:27.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2625" CreationDate="2012-09-16T12:42:13.013" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Shia View)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although Islam religion of mercy but this mercy is not for all equal. Quran says: &lt;em&gt;(the verse is long so I mention only related part)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مُّحَمَّدٌ رَّ‌سُولُ اللَّـهِ وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ أَشِدَّاءُ عَلَى&#xA;  الْكُفَّارِ‌ رُ‌حَمَاءُ بَيْنَهُمْ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; and those with him are &lt;strong&gt;forceful&#xA;  against the disbelievers&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;merciful among themselves&lt;/strong&gt;... &#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#48:29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#48:29&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jafari_fiqh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; if who insulted prophet is Muslim or is ex-Muslim should is considered &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Murtad&lt;/a&gt; (apostate) and should be killed. But if he is a non-Muslim it depends on command of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/islamicgovernment/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wali Faqih&lt;/a&gt; (i.e. the Islamic leader at time of Occultation of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Mahdi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;12th Imam&lt;/a&gt;, currently &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leader.ir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Khamenei&lt;/a&gt;) and any command of Leader in this regard should be executed by Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/farsi/news/index.php?nid=1135&amp;amp;sw=%20%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/islamicgovernment/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islamic Government: Governance of the Jurist&lt;/a&gt; by Imam Khomeini&#xA;(ra)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-30T06:23:48.177" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T06:23:48.177" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2681" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-16T16:04:37.400" Score="6" ViewCount="10655" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is inspired by this question: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2625/how-should-insults-to-the-prophet-muhammad-pbuh-be-handled&quot;&gt;How should insults to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) be handled?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: The Prophet said, &quot;Who is ready to kill&#xA;  Ka'b bin Al-Ashraf who has really hurt Allah and His Apostle?&quot;&#xA;  Muhammad bin Maslama said, &quot;O Allah's Apostle! Do you like me to kill&#xA;  him?&quot; He replied in the affirmative. So, Muhammad bin Maslama went to&#xA;  him (i.e. Ka'b) and said, &quot;This person (i.e. the Prophet) has put us&#xA;  to task and asked us for charity.&quot; Ka'b replied, &quot;By Allah, you will&#xA;  get tired of him.&quot; Muhammad said to him, &quot;We have followed him, so we&#xA;  dislike to leave him till we see the end of his affair.&quot; Muhammad bin&#xA;  Maslama went on talking to him in this way till he got the chance to&#xA;  kill him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunni Reference:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=52&amp;amp;translator=1&amp;amp;start=234&amp;amp;number=270&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)&lt;/em&gt;, Sahih Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is this compatible with peace?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T09:19:59.670" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T09:19:59.670" Title="Why did Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) order the killing of Ka'b bin Al-Ashraf?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|hadith-interpretation|shia-sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2682" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5543" CreationDate="2012-09-16T17:36:36.927" Score="12" ViewCount="29467" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is their anything wrong with leaving Quranic audio playing in the background while you get on with your day to day tasks?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think I read somewhere that if the Quran is being recited, you must listen to it attentively.  So if you have it playing in the background which you do your daily chores, you won't be listening to it attentively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is it a sin to leave it playing in the background like that and not listen to it attentively?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="512" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T09:00:27.343" LastActivityDate="2020-03-29T00:35:04.990" Title="Is it okay to leave Quranic Arabic audio playing in the background?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1982" CreationDate="2012-09-16T21:13:00.173" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam is neither a religion of peace, nor a religion of war, peace or war each may be the right choice for each specific case, although there are some general guidances as well among which are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do not start the war.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A problem solvable by speech should not be tried through war.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing that is over-clear in Shia Islam (&lt;em&gt;I don't know about the Sunni Islam, maybe Sunni Muslims want to complete my answer&lt;/em&gt;) is that there are sins about which both the doers and the doeths are responsible, the doers for doing the sin and the doeths for remaining passive or mis-reactive. For example people during a colonialism shouldn't submit themselves to the authority of the outsiders, they should fight for their rights in anyway possible for them otherwise would be responsible, remaining silent (&lt;em&gt;still not as passive, but fighting e.g. by boycotting the colonizer's goods and etc&lt;/em&gt;) may be forgiven or not. Actually, if they have enough power to fight, i.e. 1/10 of that of their enemies or at least 1/2 of them --according to Quran-- then it would be of course unforgivable as Jihad is already Vajib: (Al-Anfal:65,66)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Prophet! rouse the Believers to the fight. If there are twenty&#xA;  amongst you, patient and persevering, they will vanquish two hundred:&#xA;  if a hundred, they will vanquish a thousand of the Unbelievers: for&#xA;  these are a people without understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For the present, Allah hath&#xA;  lightened your (task), for He knoweth that there is a weak spot in&#xA;  you: But (even so), if there are a hundred of you, patient and&#xA;  persevering, they will vanquish two hundred, and if a thousand, they&#xA;  will vanquish two thousand, with the leave of Allah: for Allah is with&#xA;  those who patiently persevere. [Abdullah Yusuf Ali]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Returning back to your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Islam has a reputation as being a bit volatile, sexist, aggressive,&#xA;  leaning towards genuine threat and violence - most typically towards&#xA;  anyone whose views conflict with Islam (secularists, people supporting&#xA;  the rights of homosexuals, feminists, ex-Muslim apostates, people who&#xA;  think that freedom-of-speech includes the right to criticize religion,&#xA;  etc). … Does Islam have a view on its external reputation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I try my best here to show some aspects of Islam and that's you who should judge if the reputations are correct or not, albeit not only upon my writings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1.&lt;/strong&gt; First let me say that Islam is different than Muslim's beliefs and behaviors. Allah has ordered us to look at his prophet as one good symbol:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ye have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful pattern (of&#xA;  conduct) for any one whose hope is in Allah and the Final Day, and who&#xA;  engages much in the Praise of Allah. (Al-Ahzab:21)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as Allah quotes from him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And I am commanded to be the first of those who bow to Allah in&#xA;  Islam.&quot; [or probably translated more accurately as: &lt;em&gt;I am commanded to submit myself to Allah more than any other person do, i.e., precess all the others and be the foremost&lt;/em&gt;] (Al-Zomar:12) -- (and similar to that in Al-Ana'am:163)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you want to learn about Islam you should study Quran (the prophet's miracle, albeit the original text and not similarly its translations) and the prophet's story of life, his sayings and behaviors. Only be warned that Quran has a key, stated in (Aal-e-Emran):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: In it are verses basic or&#xA;  fundamental (of established meaning); they are the foundation of the&#xA;  Book: others are allegorical. But those in whose hearts is perversity&#xA;  follow the part thereof that is allegorical, seeking discord, and&#xA;  searching for its hidden meanings, but no one knows its hidden&#xA;  meanings except Allah. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge&#xA;  say: &quot;We believe in the Book; the whole of it is from our Lord:&quot; and&#xA;  none will grasp the Message except men of understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2.&lt;/strong&gt; Then let me say something about the genders in Islam, their rights and rules. First have a look at this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2671/are-muslim-woman-and-man-considered-equal&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt;. Men and women are certainly not the same and, therefore, it is not so wise to ask them equal tasks or admit equal rights for them, women being more sensitive and emotional, less bodily powerful, more flexible with respect to the conditions of living, more attention absorbing, less stronger in difficulties, better communications with children, and etc., however, these are all statistical. It is stated in Quran that human being is &lt;strong&gt;created in pair&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;And [have We not] created you in pairs&lt;/em&gt;; Al-Naba':78), that is, men for women and women for men, then why these much restrictions on their relations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to keep the families safe (family is the first community in which a human child is treated)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the parents of each child should be known for at least two specific reasons (1. those who are Mahram to the child should be known as marriage between two Mahram's is forbidden; 2. legacy has its own rules and for that the child's parents should be known); this is partly the reason why men are allowed to have four wives whereas women can have only one husband at a time (the mother is always known but the father not!)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;men lose less in rapes than women lose, sometimes not compensable at all, so although men are commanded to control their sights but also women are commanded to wear Hijab, Hijab is partly to keep the women safe (so is a private rule for them) and partly to keep men away from incitation as much as possible, so that the atmosphere be more pleasant and salubrious. More focus on work in offices, less divorce, safer families, better treaded children, better future societies, less children with no known parents, less crimes and etc. &lt;strong&gt;NOTE.&lt;/strong&gt; In Islam Hijab starts from nudity (between a wife and husband) to wearing only the special points (for Mahram's like parents, children, aunts and uncles, and some others) to the complete wearing of all body except some exceptions, without any incitation inductions in others who is to communicate with &quot;she the human&quot; and not &quot;she the beautiful girl&quot; or &quot;she the body&quot; or else. Hijab in western country also exist (except for nudists maybe) but with some differences: in Islam Hijab is largely w.r.t. people around somewhat (but obviously not completely) irrespective of the situation, whereas in western countries clothing is w.r.t. situation almost (but again not completely) irrespective of the people around, e.g. clothing in universities, in parties and in sea shores are different although people be the same around. Although the top limit of clothing is different between Islam and many western and eastern countries, but the question is that who is qualified to determine this limit, God the creator or the psychologists (&lt;em&gt;trying to discover human what they are, studying it as a blackbox&lt;/em&gt;) and youths (&lt;em&gt;living by their right and wrong wishes&lt;/em&gt;)? Certainly this limit has been lowered a lot in the western and eastern countries in the few past decades, maybe due to internet and satellites and movie making industry.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;even people of the same gender, which are considered also Mahram w.r.t each other, are not allowed to relate with each other in an offensive manner, be it seeing or touching or speaking and etc., be it between women alone or between men alone. This clearly reject the rights for homosexuals in Islam. The story of the prophet Lot (PBUH) in Islam specifically mention the homosexuality as a big sin, also see &lt;a href=&quot;http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071022141054AAId2gU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for some probable scripture from bible about this behavior. Let me add something, until a few decades before homosexuality was considered a psychological disease, then it was omitted that you may think it be based on a mere scientific reasoning but I think it be mere political (zionism, freemasonry).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and …&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3.&lt;/strong&gt; Then let me say something about the freedom of speech, commonly considered as a respected right of the human being. It is not strange for one to believe any misuse of the gifts given to him by Allah may be forbidden. For example, eyes are given to us to use them in the right way, but misusing it can be probably a sin. Among all the limbs given to us by Allah, eyes, ears, tongues and sexual organs are more probable to be misused, and among these tongue has a lot of misuses introduced to us: backbiting, lying, using smear words and libeling, abusive speaking, being earful, making joke of others and etc. . Who can ever allow what God has forbidden? Only people who are accustomed to misuse their tongues, or those who want be able to say anything wrong that they want may try to establish &quot;freedom of speech&quot; as a human right, otherwise they can say what they want and no one would be teased like now Muslims are teased of rude people not believing in anything but themselves and their own (dirty) politics. People have right to laugh at us and our beliefs and we should stay happy? Someone mock my father and I remain smiled is the reaction of a psychologically healthy person? Muslims respect their prophets more than they respect their fathers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If thou dost question them, they declare (with emphasis): &quot;We were&#xA;  only talking idly and in play.&quot; Say: &quot;Was it at Allah, and His Signs,&#xA;  and His Messenger, that ye were mocking?&quot;(Al-Tubah:65)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Freedom of speech is a respected right only if a question is asked to learn about something, be it God or the historic facts about our prophet and Imams, PBU. But there are times that someone ask not to learn but to make laugh of us, then the behavior against the questioner would be different as should be. To us most of the insults against Islamic values are just some (political, planned) examinations to see where is the Muslim's bearing threshold! Muslims be silent they would go further and further, but Muslims have proved to be zealous thanks to Allah, not allowing the United States and the global Zionism to reach their new world order that they intend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in western countries they have given a controlled limited speech freedom, one can even make joke of Obama and think what a free country, but then he says something about zionism and one day all at once his body will be found in a river or else as if he was drunken and fallen in the river, or is introduced as a terrorist and the rest of story is clear. Introducing their counter ideas as terrorism and pretending like they are fighting for democracy (a mouthful phrase) are signs of freedom of Speech? Muslims are more honest in their beliefs, to be honest, I think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4.&lt;/strong&gt; Freedom of idea is accepted also in Quran, but let me clear the situation better. In Islam we are not created as free (&lt;em&gt;in the sense that we are allowed to do whatever we may wish&lt;/em&gt;), but only able to make decision, with a piece of caution that be careful, you are responsible of your decisions, choosing among all the available options. We are not allowed to choose all the options, but only able to choose. We are not allowed both to believe in God and don't believe in God, or believe in badness of the sins and to deny them in our minds, we are only able to do such, but we should choose. Freedom of idea being accepted in Islam means no one is allowed to bothering someone with any different ideology (including the ones quitting Islam), however, there is yet two &quot;but&quot;s, (1) but as he is not allowed to have any ideology that he wish God may punish or forgive him depending on if he couldn't believe otherwise or wanted not to believe, (2) but this is true only as long as his idea remains in his mind and if it was stated then it will be a speech and not a personal idea any longer, it can have social effects now and so can be treated also by the society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These were my personal answers with an eye open to Shia Islam, it is very probable that my explanations are lame or even partly wrong, so that maybe others would help complete it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2012-09-17T05:28:51.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2686" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1010" CreationDate="2012-09-16T23:09:03.500" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;(My personal view on the issue.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (the exalted) described himself as Most High and Above All in many place in Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer&#xA;  of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him&#xA;  belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who&#xA;  is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows&#xA;  what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they&#xA;  encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His&#xA;  Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation&#xA;  tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/255&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ayat Al-Kursi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ayah is one of the most memorized ayah in Qur'an and given much importance in Islam. (You can open seperate question about Ayat al-Kursi). In this ayah it is mentioned that Allah (the exalted) is the sustainer of all existence and the owner of it. So this would suggest that Allah (the exalted) is above the universe, and not the universe itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A revelation from He who created the earth and highest heavens, The&#xA;  Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established. To Him belongs&#xA;  what is in the heavens and what is on the earth and what is between&#xA;  them and what is under the soil. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/20/4-6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Ţāhā 4-6&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat taha starts by mentioning that Qur'an is a revelation from Allah (the exalted) who created the universe, and mentions that he is the owner of everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are much more ayah in Qur'an mentioning that Allah (the exalted) created the universe, he is sustaining it, and he is the owner of it. I would conclude that Islam isn't compatible with pantheism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-27T08:34:09.013" LastActivityDate="2015-08-27T08:34:09.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2625" CreationDate="2012-09-17T05:58:22.943" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Duplicate from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1982/the-external-perception-of-islam/&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims are teased of rude people not believing in anything but themselves and their own (dirty) politics. People have right to laugh at us and our beliefs and we should stay happy? Someone mock my father and I remain smiled is the reaction of a psychologically healthy person? Muslims respect their prophets more than they respect their fathers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If thou dost question them, they declare (with emphasis): &quot;We were&#xA;  only talking idly and in play.&quot; Say: &quot;Was it at Allah, and His Signs,&#xA;  and His Messenger, that ye were mocking?&quot;(Al-Tubah:65)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Freedom of speech is a respected right only if a question is asked to learn about something, be it God or the historic facts about our prophet and Imams, PBU. But there are times that someone ask not to learn but to make laugh of us, then the behavior against the questioner would be different as should be. To us most of the insults against Islamic values are just some (political, planned) examinations to see where the Muslim’s bearing threshold is! Muslims be silent they would go further and further, but Muslims have proved to be zealous thanks to Allah, not allowing the United States and the global Zionism to reach their new world order that they intend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;The film just produced in US insulting the holy Prophet PBUH of course is not artistic or else and one cannot assume its target to be anything other than stimulation of Muslims' anger, to start an inter-religions war (another crusade) or to scare their own Christian and other non-Muslim people of Muslims to unite them against a common enemy to deviate their people's worry about the economical and political crises inside their own countries. So that Muslims and non-Muslims over all the globe should be cautious about this dirty politic, we should demonstrate not being passive, but also peaceful for the global Zionism not to reaches any single goal of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T16:11:59.570" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2677" CreationDate="2012-09-17T06:52:47.010" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja&amp;#39;fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; if gold is used to cover tooth for purpose of beauty it is Haram for men (but permitted for women) in any condition (in prayer or not prayer, in Hajj or not Hajj). Only in necessary medical purposes it is allowed for men. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About silver there is no limitation in any condition. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/?p=oas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Online answering&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.makarem.ir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Makarem&#xA;Shirazi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-11T10:11:49.887" LastActivityDate="2016-01-11T10:11:49.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2693" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2678" CreationDate="2012-09-17T08:20:40.300" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imam is both an Arabic word meaning a general leader and a title given to specific persons by Allah. The same is true also for Rasul, which can be both a prophet of Allah, one of a kind (as Rasul is usually considered different from Nabi), and anyone who has a Resalah. For example in the Surah Yasin there are talks about a number of Rasul's being send to one group of people and in Hadith they are introduced as some apostles of the Christian religion. The same is also for Imam, and you know we have had many of such Imams (not the same as the 12 innocents of Shia Islam) being called Imam: Imam Muhammad Ghazzali, Imam Musa Sadr, Imam Khomeini, Imaam khamenei and etc., they are not innocents in the sence of the Shia's Imams, but are people quilified such to be able and accepted to lead their people at their times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That Ibrahim A.S. was chosen as Imam after many examinations passed while he was already a grand prophet of Allah shows that the title &quot;Imam&quot; is more ranked than the title &quot;prophet&quot; and it is quite intuitional as well, a prophet by definition is one who shows the way and Imaam is one who accompanies the believers to their destination. Also note that being infallible is a pre-requisite of becoming prophet so that the title &quot;imaam&quot; needs also the infallibility of the one candidate for it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Islam the prophet Muhammad S.A. is both &lt;strong&gt;prophet&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;both Rasul and Nabi, see Al-Nesaa':163,164, according to which verses even God has spoken to our holy prophet directly as he had talked with Moses PBUH&lt;/em&gt;) and &lt;strong&gt;Imaam&lt;/strong&gt; (*e.g. according to a Hadith from Imaam Ali A.S. our prophet is Imaam, be him alive or death, Bahar-ol-anvar, vo.22, p.536, as is referenced &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread17587.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, or also according to some duas that state &lt;strong&gt;the prophet was given a rank not given to anyone else&lt;/strong&gt; *). But if you also want a sign from Quran I bring you this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;… But thou art truly a warner, and to every people a guide. (13:7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that the holy prophet had Vilayah over Imaam Ali, A.S., holiness Fatimah, S.A., And all their after Imaams, so that they all was expected to obey the prophet S.A. and this shows he must be ranked higher than them, the imaams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Proving the tile of Imaam for the Shia's Imaams is not very difficult, but as Shia Islam is almost based on this point you can study any Shia text to understand their reasons better, I am not an expert to show you all the required proofs in order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that this will help&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T12:42:45.237" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T12:42:45.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2694" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-17T11:03:05.313" Score="6" ViewCount="264" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the ruling(s) about organs separated from the body before death?  For example amputated limbs.  Can they be treated as rubbish? Or should they receive proper burying?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please explain whether the ruling(s) cover clipped nails, hair, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T11:32:41.307" LastActivityDate="2019-04-15T11:32:41.307" Title="What are the ruling(s) about organs separated from the body before death?" Tags="|fiqh|human-body|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2676" CreationDate="2012-09-17T11:29:58.947" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Shia view)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does that mean? Are there more than one Quran?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are 15 different reciting methods but with the same text of Quran. This does not mean they are different text of Quran. But all are the same text but with different reciting methods (like different accents). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which reading is the correct one and why?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja&amp;#39;fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; the reading of Hafs from Asim is the most correct method because it is the method of reciting Quran by Imam Ali a.s. that he directly learned from prophet s.a.w.a. he was most of times with prophet from when he was child and heard verses at the same time of reveal. he said I know each single verse exactly when revealed at day or night at what place. Imam Ali a.s. taught his exact reciting method to Asim and Asim taught it to Hafs and was known as most correct reciting method among 15 methods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the role of Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) exactly concerning these readings?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Uthman was Caliph ordered to all cities to send all Qurans to him and he burnt all of them and made a standard Quran. The reason he said for this burning was that people recite Quran by different methods and this can lead to different meanings of Quran. but Imam Ali a.s. did not deliver his Quran (that was dictated to him directly by prophet and written by Imam Ali a.s. on skins of animals) to be burnt and kept his Quran and left it as heir for Imam Hasan a.s. and currently this Quran is with &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Mahdi a.s.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.andisheqom.com/Files/quranolom.php?idVeiw=3804&amp;amp;level=4&amp;amp;subid=3804&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.andisheqom.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-02T13:14:58.817" LastActivityDate="2016-01-02T13:14:58.817" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2697" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2698" CreationDate="2012-09-17T12:26:46.443" Score="6" ViewCount="224" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching a Turkish soap opera called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhte%C5%9Fem_Y%C3%BCzy%C4%B1l&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Magnificent Century&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. A preacher in the series was saying that Jesus (PBUH) was more significant than Mohammed (PBUH). The Sultan ordered people to prove that the preacher was wrong and then kill him.&#xA;But the Sultan's priests had failed to prove that twice already. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The series is made by Muslims and is entirely about Turkish Muslims. I do not understand the purpose of the debates shown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it common in Islam to debate who is more significant?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="596" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-03-17T10:16:00.783" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T10:16:00.783" Title="Is it common to debate which prophet is more significant?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|prophets|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2697" CreationDate="2012-09-17T13:56:44.537" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would refer you to the following verse of the Holy Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللّهِ وَمَلآئِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ لاَ نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِ وَقَالُواْ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:285&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], &lt;strong&gt;&quot;We make no distinction between any of His messengers.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; And they say, &quot;We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination.&quot; ( Quran 2:285 )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason the quran makes us say this is because these debates will never end and are not fruitful in any way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion,  Muslims and Christians are not in a position to judge between the messengers(Peace Be Upon Them)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="747" LastEditDate="2013-01-07T11:56:04.427" LastActivityDate="2013-01-07T11:56:04.427" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2699" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7738" CreationDate="2012-09-17T15:24:37.987" Score="12" ViewCount="3176" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know (In Hanafi school of law or Madhab), I need to wash clothes three times to make them clean(pure). But the rule doesn't say anything about using detergent or chemicals, which can effectively remove impurity (Najas).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the same rule apply if we use &lt;em&gt;detergent&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="177" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-07T19:20:36.373" LastActivityDate="2014-06-07T19:20:36.373" Title="Does the &quot;three times&quot; count still apply if we use &quot;detergent&quot;?" Tags="|fiqh|taharah|hanafi|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2700" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-17T16:51:14.607" Score="7" ViewCount="2247" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, all scholars seem to agree that shaving off the beard is prohibited(Haram) and some say at least part of it should be kept. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reasoning for this rule?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-06T10:19:32.983" LastActivityDate="2018-12-08T15:48:50.077" Title="What is the reason or wisdom behind the rule of growing beard in Islam?" Tags="|beard|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2701" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-17T16:58:04.577" Score="2" ViewCount="1814" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) became prophet, he did not actively fight the Meccans until he immigrated to Medina after three years.  Afterwards, he had multiple wars with the Meccans (e.g. the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Badr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Battle of Badr&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Uhud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;battle of Uhud&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Trench&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Battle of the Trench&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did the Prophet wait three years to battle them, while during this time the Meccans were hostile to the Prophet and the Muslims and killed many of them during these three years?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2024-02-02T06:31:42.733" LastActivityDate="2024-02-02T06:34:47.757" Title="Why didn't the Prophet fight his enemies during the early years of Islam?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|jihad|seerah|battles|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2700" CreationDate="2012-09-17T17:01:58.637" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; It seems from the comments that you are inquiring about the &lt;em&gt;reason&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;wisdom&lt;/em&gt; behind growing the beard. You need to update your question accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My original answer is mentioned below. Two similar ahadith with slightly different wordings and chains tell us the reason (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Umar said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be opon him) said:&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Act against the polytheists,&lt;/strong&gt; trim closely the moustache and grow beard. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/3#69&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)&#xA;  said: Trim closely the moustache, and grow beard, and thus &lt;strong&gt;act against&#xA;  the fire-worshippers.&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/3#70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The explanation of these from 50,000 feet: Islam came to protect five things. Among them is the protection of deen (religion) itself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this goal, you see many rulings in Islam that pertain to the deen, and that specifically mention other nations (Christians, Jews, and polytheists). We are frequently referred to them and told not to imitate them, thus dissolving our religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two ahadith quoted above in Saheeh Muslim show that, in this case, we know that the command to grow beards is for safeguarding of the religion -- to distinguish ourselves from other nations and past religions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ruling on the beard is quite clear. Rasulullah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Trim the mustache and grow the beard. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9#215&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari and Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this hadith, and other proofs (including the practice of the companions), scholars derive the ruling that &lt;strong&gt;growing a beard is fard.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The technical definition of fard is: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Any action which you are rewarded for doing, and punishable for not&#xA;  doing. (Usool Ul-Fiqh Principle)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is something we intuitively understand -- if growing the beard is fard, shaving it is haram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But anyway, based on this principle, scholars deduce that shaving the beard is haraam, and it's the opposite of growing the beard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2012-09-17T18:51:03.620" LastActivityDate="2012-09-17T18:51:03.620" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2681" CreationDate="2012-09-17T17:06:57.247" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ka’b bin al-Ashraf al-Yahoodee was a jew in Al-Madinah who used to recite defamatory poetry about the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم  and also made explicit poems about the Muslim women. Hence, he was ordered to be killed by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since you asked this question in the light of the other question about insulting the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, I have to clear up some details about this event in history. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ka’b bin al-Ashraf returned from Makkah to Madinah and continued reciting such poems. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was the ruler of al-Madinah and Ka’b bin al-Ashraf was living under his authority in Madinah. And hence he was killed. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم didn't ask his companions to punish the neighbours of Ka’b bin al-Ashraf or his family members for what Ka'b bin al-Ashraf did. Nor did he harm any representatives of his tribe Banu an-Nadeer, or randomly target the Jews of al-Madeenah nor did he boycott their businesses. Because this will be unjust. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم as a ruler dealt with Ka'b bin al-Ashraf specifically and punished him for the harm he had done. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Peace means being just. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was just and carried out the prescribed punishment for the person under his jurisdiction and rule. To show this, I have to mention another incident where the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was insulted but the person who did it was not living under his rule at that particular time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is about a man named ‘Abdullah bin Khatal. Many ahadiths mention &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/39880&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;him&lt;/a&gt;. He had two female singers whom he taught to make fun of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم by singing. However, Ibn Khatal was living in Makkah outside the rule of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم . The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not order his companions to kill him then or harm the kuffar of Makkah or any other town in retribution for defamation and insults of Ibn Khatal because that would be unjust. So he صلى الله عليه وسلم was patient and did not oppress.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, when he conquered Makkah later, he صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered his companions to kill only few among the people whom he named. Among them were ‘Abdullah bin Khatal and his two singers. He didn't harm their neighbors or family or anyone else. He carried out punishment on only the person who did the crime. And it was done when Makkah came under his rule. Hence, this is the justice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not from the way of Islam to go and carry out punishment on someone who is not living under the rule of Muslims. And it is injustice to harm someone else for the crime of a person. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://salafiyyah-kuwait.blogspot.in/2012/09/the-prophet-cannot-by-defended-by.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) cannot by defended by oppression and misguidance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-02T07:29:32.473" LastActivityDate="2016-03-02T07:29:32.473" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2705" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2794" CreationDate="2012-09-17T19:42:59.203" Score="19" ViewCount="124934" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes there is a scenario that Salat ba-jamat has been started and one person arrives at a time such that his one or more Rakat's are missed. Then in this situation what is the exact ruling to join the jamat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the exact manner to join the Jamat in this case?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In which Rakat should qirat be recited by the individual?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In which rakat should one sit after the original jamat has completed the Salat for Attahyiyat if he joins the jamat in 4th rakat for example in Zuhar?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide your answer for all such possible confusing scenarios with reference to all the Salat timings i.e. &lt;code&gt;Fajr&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Zuhar&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Asr&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Magrib&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Isha&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-12T05:08:30.333" LastActivityDate="2019-03-07T16:08:37.123" Title="What is the exact manner to join the Salat Jamat after arriving late?" Tags="|salat|jamaat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2706" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2707" CreationDate="2012-09-17T19:57:31.733" Score="4" ViewCount="42983" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know what the names of all the Pillars (Arkans) that are in a &lt;em&gt;Prayer(Salat)&lt;/em&gt;. I know a few names &lt;em&gt;Ruku&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Sajda&lt;/em&gt;, etc. but I want to know the rest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide a detailed explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-09-18T07:17:24.480" LastActivityDate="2018-11-18T15:20:14.843" Title="What are the various positions in Prayer (Salat) called?" Tags="|sharia|salat|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2706" CreationDate="2012-09-17T20:18:51.793" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 14 Arkan of Salat.  These 14 pillars must be done for the salat to be accepted. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Qiyam ma'il Qudrah fil fard (Standing, if able)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Takbeerat ul-ihram (Opening Takbir)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Qir`aat al-Fatihah (Recitation of Surat al-Fatihah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ruku` (Bowing)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rafi' min ar-ruku' (Standing from bowing position)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sujud 'alal a'dha a-sab'a (Prostrating on seven bones)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-i'tidhan min a sujud (Rising from sujud)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-jalsa bayna as-sajdatain (The sitting between the two sajdas)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abta ma anina fi jami' arkani salat (Tranquility in all the pillars of the salat)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At-tartib baynal arkana salat (the proper order of the pillars of the salat)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At-tashahud al-akheer (The final tashahud)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A-julus li tashahud al-akheer (The sitting of the final tashahud)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A salatu 'ala nabiyan, salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam (Sending salam upon the Prophet, salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Taslimatan (The two Taslims) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.salafitalk.net/st/viewmessages.cfm?Forum=10&amp;amp;Topic=8984&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Conditions, Pillars, and Wajibat of the Salat, by Shaikh Taraheeb ad-Dosiri&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These actions are based on the evidences from Qur'an and Sunnah. You can find them listed &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.subulassalaam.com/articles/article.cfm?article_id=98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for each action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All Sunni madh-habs (Hanafi, Shafi'i, Maliki, Hanbali) at least contain all these 14 Arkan of Salat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-15T04:59:44.277" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T04:59:44.277" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2708" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2714" CreationDate="2012-09-17T20:25:49.147" Score="2" ViewCount="2581" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know &lt;code&gt;Salat&lt;/code&gt; have types like &lt;code&gt;Farz&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Sunnat&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Nafil&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Wajib&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know What is the difference between those? What is the importance of each one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-20T12:49:57.457" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T12:49:57.457" Title="What are the details of different types of Salat?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2710" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-18T03:23:55.633" Score="6" ViewCount="1419" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the sake of full disclosure, I am a former muslim turned atheist and am asking this because I genuinely would like to see how muslims justify what is happening at the moment. As a former muslim whose family is still such, there is no need to explain to me the difference in culture and religious sentiments between western and muslim countries and why muslims find current events offensive and are reacting the way they are. My question is regarding the muslims in countries such as U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia who are demanding islam and their prophet be immune to critique, satire or even downright insult even though no other religion, culture, political party and whatever else gets no such privilege. And since all this is protected under the freedom of speech as observed by these nations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Christianity, judism, buddhism, hinduism, scientology and any other religion or cult you can name, are constantly made fun of (in many cases far worse than what's happening with the mohammed fiasco) and yet people from those faiths don't riot, engage in random acts of violence and even kill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question is, as a guest in a country how can these muslims justify their demands?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they do not like the culture and respect the laws, of the country where they knowingly immigrated, why don't they just go back to their muslim countries where their sentiments are respected and even enforced by law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And before someone brings up the principle of &quot;freedom of region&quot; which is equally observed by these western nations, you cannot use that as an excuse by saying it is against my religion to stand by and not get violent while it or it's founder is insulted. For the same reason that a grade school teacher doesn't accept the &quot;It is against my religion to do homework&quot; excuse. That is a slick but unacceptable attempt at making your region exempt from any and all critique. If tomorrow someone claimed it was part of their religion to sacrifice babies that wouldn't fly for obvious reasons and neither should this. Freedom of religion can be invoked to argue the practice of one's religion in one's private residence or public place of worship freely and doesn't really extend far beyond that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So please explain if you are a practicing muslim living in a western nation who believe islam should be immune to the same things that no other region is immune to, your reasoning...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of course it goes without saying, I will like to hear reasons based on reason and logic (of the terrestrial kind) as it is pointless to quote verses from a book to an atheist who doesn't see it as anything more that just that, a book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user599" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-18T14:58:18.337" LastActivityDate="2012-09-18T14:58:18.337" Title="Why should Islam be given special treatment when it comes to religious sensitivity?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|non-muslim|sin|violence|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2012-10-18T00:09:06.050" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2710" CreationDate="2012-09-18T04:38:48.737" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, I don't know of any serious community leader &quot;demanding&quot; this privilege in the West. By and large this is something Western Muslims take in their stride as a necessary consequence of living here. In fact all the scholars that I know in the West counsel patience and information, not demands for privilege.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, you frame your question about Muslims in the West and then disingenuously include the actions of Muslims in the East. Decide what it is you want to ask about. Also Muslims are not a monolith and anyone who generalizes to say &quot;Muslims do X&quot; when the only evidence supporting that statement is the action of some Muslims in some place needs a lesson in sociology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thirdly, it is juvenile to reduce this to an overly simple &quot;Someone offended Islam, Muslims get enraged&quot; scenario. That is ignoring a lot of complexity, the most serious component of which is the power dynamic. If some random person insults me or something dear to me, I wouldn't really care. But in the context of an unequal power relationship, where the other person has been treating me like crap for the past decade and longer and I wasn't in a position to be able to do anything about it, the perceived insult becomes much more potent. So it's really not just about being &quot;unable to understand&quot; the concept of free speech. It's about a lot of pent-up feelings of resentment and frustration at international meddling in domestic affairs and bombings and occupation and so forth that adds context to this whole mess. Why is it more socially unacceptable to insult a black person's skin color than a white person's? It's the history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fourthly, it is the hypocrisy of the application and non-application of free speech by Western governments that totally delegitimizes it in the eyes of many people and makes them feel it is fungible and open to influence. When the Ground Zero mosque controversy happened 2 summers ago, many many mainstream commentators had the following line of argument: &quot;Well, &lt;em&gt;sure&lt;/em&gt; it's their right to build it I guess, but they should be sensitive to the feelings of those who will be offended by this.&quot; And you know what? I actually sympathize with that sentiment. Free speech is meant to facilitate democracy and social harmony, not merely to hurl insults (not that building a mosque is hurling insults at anyone).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fifthly, why should Muslims consider themselves &quot;guests&quot; in this country? There are millions of Muslims who are as American as the next person. It is their country too. Maybe you feel like you have to tiptoe around, but many Muslims don't. As for the &quot;if you don't like it, go home&quot; trope, that's just insulting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, I don't think it's un-American to demand that the community be allowed to live with dignity and not be the subject of hate speech that paints the ideology that binds them in a grossly inaccurate manner and renders its members, as a whole, liable to suspicion of criminality and terrorism and even liable to personal attacks. Seriously, if this was done to African-Americans or Jews, the debate would not revolve around free speech, it would be around hate speech. Having said that, I think most American Muslims accept that as currently defined and enforced, this is covered under freedom of speech, no matter how disgusting or blatantly false. There is no contradiction between (legally) making your displeasure known and at the same time accepting free speech. KKK material is allowed, but are you going to expect African-Americans to remain quiet about it? (Don't tell me that &quot;Muslims&quot; get violent and other people don't - we're talking about Muslims in the West and we're ignoring all the complexity in some of the Muslim lands).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-09-18T05:12:41.267" LastActivityDate="2012-09-18T05:12:41.267" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2712" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1361" CreationDate="2012-09-18T05:14:46.540" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems to me that not all the Muslims (i.e. being titled as Muslim, Shia or Sunni) are easily sent to heaven and not all those titled as Non-Muslims are sent to hell. It depends. Allah has explained this as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission to Allah),&#xA;  never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter He will be in&#xA;  the ranks of those who have lost (All spiritual good).(Aal-Emran:85)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the point is that Islam here points to being a true obeyer (Tasleem) to God, not necessarily Muslim as is commonly understood from the title. Evidence for this the following verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: &quot;O People of the Book! come to common terms as between us and&#xA;  you: That we worship none but Allah; that we associate no partners&#xA;  with him; that we erect not, from among ourselves, Lords and patrons&#xA;  other than Allah.&quot; If then they turn back, say ye: &quot;Bear witness that&#xA;  we (at least) are Muslims (bowing to Allah's Will).(Aal-Emran:64)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Islam, if I'm right, whoever that is not considered as an &lt;strong&gt;enemy of God and his friends&lt;/strong&gt; has the chance to go to heaven, as they may don't know about the God's friends (like the prophet S.A. and his Ahl-ol-Beit A.S.). It is not hard to understand. Someone who is not enemy of another it means he either like him or doesn't know him carefully. For example is it close to impossible that a Christian who respect honesty and trustworthy and forgiveness and any other good attributes dislikes Allah (&lt;em&gt;who has asked him to respect the goods and avoid the bads&lt;/em&gt;) and his friends (&lt;em&gt;the best patterns for gathering all the good attributes in one person&lt;/em&gt;). Also note the following verses in this respect:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Not all of them are alike: Of the People of the Book are a portion&#xA;  that stand (For the right): They rehearse the Signs of Allah all night&#xA;  long, and they prostrate themselves in adoration. (3:113)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining what is&#xA;  right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah. If only the&#xA;  People of the Book had faith, it were best for them: among them are&#xA;  some who have faith, but most of them are perverted transgressors.&#xA;  (3:110)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And there are, certainly, among the People of the Book, those who&#xA;  believe in Allah, in the revelation to you, and in the revelation to&#xA;  them, bowing in humility to Allah: They will not sell the Signs of&#xA;  Allah for a miserable gain! For them is a reward with their Lord, and&#xA;  Allah is swift in account. (3:199)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also maybe a key explanation of that is the Al-Asr surah whose listener is Man (people) and not only Muslims by title:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By (the Token of) Time (through the ages),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verily Man is in loss,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together)&#xA;  in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Patience and Constancy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah forgiveth not (The sin of) joining other gods with Him; but He&#xA;  forgiveth whom He pleaseth other sins than this: one who joins other&#xA;  gods with Allah, Hath strayed far, far away (from the right).&#xA;  (An-Nesaa':116) -- (similar is also An-Nesaa':48)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T10:28:12.650" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T10:28:12.650" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2710" CreationDate="2012-09-18T05:18:15.490" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to answer your question phrase to phrase. Also the question is too long to be clearly grasped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You asked,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So the question is, as a guest in a country how can these muslims justify their demands?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nobody is demanding anything. If I call the police for you insulting my mother/father, it is not like I'm demanding something. It is my right to live in a country with respect. For your information, a Muslim loves the prophet more than their father, mother and all worldly things&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas: The prophet said &quot;None of you will have faith till he loves me more than his father, his children and all mankind.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/2/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari #14&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a question, Can you say the same thing in a Christian country about Jesus or Mary (Muslim can't say bad things about them)? Can you ask critical questions about the details of  the Holocaust in an European country?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So please explain if you are a practicing muslim living in a western nation who believe islam should be immune to the same things that no other region is immune to, your reasoning...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My above paragraph has the answer. Every other religion is immune to such things, I mean &lt;em&gt;every&lt;/em&gt; other religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Freedom of religion can be invoked to argue the practice of one's religion in one's private residence or public place of worship freely and doesn't really extend far beyond that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It really depends on the religion. And practically of course, it extends far far beyond that. A Muslim should be Muslim in Mosque, in home, in shop, in private, in public, in front of TV, in front of Computer monitor screen, in thought, in ...... everywhere, all the time. There is nothing being Muslim in mosque and become atheist in a shop. &lt;em&gt;(This is the beauty and power of Islam, Islam inspires the whole life of its followers)&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And thus, as a Muslim, I can't say, hi, hello to those of my &lt;em&gt;friends&lt;/em&gt; who offended the Prophet for the sake of some notion of &lt;em&gt;freedom of speech&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By saying this, I'm not justifying the killing of innocent people, I'm just saying, you can't expect my respect, love, and honor after doing things like that. As a Muslim, I must raise my voice to the government of the country to stop/prevent such things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="177" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-09-18T05:24:49.553" LastActivityDate="2012-09-18T05:24:49.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2708" CreationDate="2012-09-18T05:22:10.180" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Farz and Wajib are the same and means obligatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunnat and Nafil are the same and means recommended but not obligatory. a slight difference is Sunnat is mostly used for practices done by the Prophet as a role model for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Shari'ah (Islamic Constitution) deeds and actions are divided&#xA;  into five classes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fardh or Wajib:   فرض او واجـب  An obligatory duty the omission of&#xA;  which is Islamicly punishable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mus'tahab:  مسـتـحب  An action which is rewarded, but whose omission&#xA;  is not punishable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mu'baah::     مـباحAn action which is permitted but legally is&#xA;  indifferent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mak'rooh: مكـروه   An action which is disapproved by the Shari'ah but&#xA;  is not under any penalty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Haram:  An action which is forbidden, and Islamicly punishable.&#xA;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-laws.com/hadithoverview.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the importance of each one?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salat is tool for nearness to Allah and its acceptance is required for acceptance of all other good deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Salat (prayer) is either obligatory (wajib) or supererogatory&#xA;  (mandub). The most important of prayers are the obligatory prayers&#xA;  performed daily five times, and there is consensus among Muslims that&#xA;  a person who denies or doubts their wujub is not a Muslim, even if he&#xA;  recites the shahadah, for these prayers are among the 'pillars'&#xA;  (arkan) of Islam. They are the established necessity of the faith&#xA;  (al-Din) that doesn't need any ijtihad or study, taqlid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter7/6.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prayer (Salat), According to Five Islamic Schools of Law&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-11T10:04:26.153" LastActivityDate="2016-01-11T10:04:26.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2706" CreationDate="2012-09-18T05:37:12.133" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/laws/rulesofnamaaz2.html#951&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/laws/rulesofnamaaz2.html#951&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Obligatory acts of prayer are eleven:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Niyyat (intention)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Qiyam (standing erect)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Takbiratul Ehram (saying Allahu Akbar while commencing the prayers)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ruku' (bowing)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sajdatayn (two prostration)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Qira'at (recitation of Surah al-Hamd and other surah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zikr (prescribed recitation in Ruku' and Sajdah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tashahhud (bearing witness after completing the Sajdah of the second&#xA;and the last Rak'at)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Salaam (Salutation)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tartib (sequence)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muwalat (to perform the different acts of prayers in regular&#xA; succession).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The elementals (Arkan) of Prayer are five:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Intention (Niyyat)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Takbiratul Ehram&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Standing before the Ruku'&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ruku'&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Two Sajdah in every Rak'at.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;951- *Some of the obligatory acts of prayers are elemental (Rukn). Hence, a person who does not offer them, whether intentionally or by&#xA;  mistake, his prayers become void. Some other obligatory acts of&#xA;  prayers are not elemental. Therefore, if they are omitted by mistake,&#xA;  the prayers does not become void.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/laws/rulesofnamaaz2.html#951&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference and further details:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/laws/rulesofnamaaz2.html#951&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Obligatory Acts Relating to Namaz&lt;/a&gt; from  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/laws/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Risalah of Ayatullah al Uzama Syed Ali al-Husaini Seestani &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/nutshell/files/prayers.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;How to Perform the Daily Prayers&lt;/a&gt; (illustrated positions of Salat)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter7/6.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prayer (Salat), According to Five Islamic Schools of Law&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-laws.com/salaat.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamic-laws.com/salaat.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2012-09-18T08:09:53.007" LastActivityDate="2012-09-18T08:09:53.007" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2717" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2880" CreationDate="2012-09-18T09:45:20.587" Score="11" ViewCount="41052" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know it's better to avoid sleeping in the morning, but if I had to sleep(due to late night work), what would be the best time to sleep after Fajr?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it after sunrise or after Ishraq? Basically, I want to know if sleeping before Ishraq is forbidden or not? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please support your answer with authentic references from the Holy Quran or Hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-07-17T09:54:49.503" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T08:55:55.400" Title="What's the best time to sleep after Fajr?" Tags="|practical-islam|sunnah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2718" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-18T10:00:04.777" Score="12" ViewCount="41142" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any verse in the Holy Quran that provides a clear definition of who should be considered Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some extremist groups of Muslims use their own definition of Muslim and call some other Muslims unbeliever (Kaafir) for political and worldly purposes. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takfir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Takfir&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I would like to see how the Holy Quran defines Muslim. Please support your answers with verses and their respective translations from the Holy Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What are minimum requirements of being considered as a Muslim according to Islam and Quran?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-02T16:20:44.317" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T16:20:44.317" Title="What is the definition of Muslim according to the Holy Quran?" Tags="|quran|terminology|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2720" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-18T10:26:11.123" Score="10" ViewCount="265" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Holy Quran in different verses says that the Prophet(PBUH) did not ask any wage for Islam. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لِكَ الَّذِي يُبَشِّرُ اللَّـهُ عِبَادَهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا&#xA;  الصَّالِحَاتِ ۗ قُل لَّا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا إِلَّا&#xA;  الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبَىٰ ۗ وَمَن يَقْتَرِفْ حَسَنَةً نَّزِدْ لَهُ&#xA;  فِيهَا حُسْنًا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ غَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is the glad tidings that Allah gives to His worshipers, who&#xA;  believe and do good works. Say: '&lt;strong&gt;For this I ask of you no wage&lt;/strong&gt; except&#xA;  the love of the (Prophet's) relatives. We will add good to whosoever&#xA;  gains a good deed. Allah is the Forgiving and the Thanker'&#xA;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.qaribullah/42:23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;42:23&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Imam Ali a.s. did not receive any governmental wage for himself and always had his own business (farming) even when he was the Caliph.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Salman Farsi (a.s.) one of the great Sahabas of the Prophet (SAWW) did not take any governmental wage for himself when he was the governor of Madaaen. He had income from making dishes (utensil ) from leafs of dates trees and selling them.  He had a poor life and used his small room in Madaaen as a shop, governmental office and home. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in Islam, can a scholar receive salary for Islam or should he have his own business to make a living and keep his independence from any government or King?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do Quran and Hadith say about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T11:31:04.743" LastActivityDate="2019-04-15T11:31:04.743" Title="Is it permissable for a scholar to recieve govermental salary?" Tags="|islamic-scholar|finance|islamic-government|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2722" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2729" CreationDate="2012-09-18T14:29:44.410" Score="5" ViewCount="4445" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always understood Riyad As-Saliheen (the famous book compilation of hadith) to contain &lt;em&gt;ahadith from Saheeh Bukhari or Saheeh Muslim, or both.&lt;/em&gt; But when &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;perusing it on sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;, I noticed &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18#116&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;one hadith says at the end&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Abu Dawud and At- Tirmidhi].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly is Riyad As-Saliheen? Where do the ahadith come from? What range are they (eg. is it a collection of only saheeh, or does it also contain hassan, da'eef, and mawdoo' ahadith?) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-15T13:16:39.367" LastActivityDate="2018-09-12T16:55:33.473" Title="Where do the ahadith in Riyad As-Saliheen come from, and what grade are they?" Tags="|hadith|books|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2600" CreationDate="2012-09-18T14:35:25.043" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Umm Salamah (radiallahu anhaa), the mother of the believers (wife of Rasulullah), narrates (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I was with the Messenger of Allah (salallahu alayhi wa sallam) along with Maimunah (May Allah be&#xA;  pleased with him) when &lt;strong&gt;Ibn Umm Maktum&lt;/strong&gt; (May Allah be pleased with him)&#xA;  (who was blind) came to visit him. &lt;strong&gt;(This incident took place after the&#xA;  order of Hijab)&lt;/strong&gt;. The Prophet (salallahu alayhi wa sallam) told us to hide ourselves from him&#xA;  (i.e., observe Hijab). We said: &quot;O Messenger of Allah (salallahu alayhi wa sallam), he is blind&#xA;  and is unable to see us, nor does he know us.&quot; He replied; &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Are you&#xA;  also blind and unable to see him?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18#116&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Riyad As-Saliheen&lt;/a&gt;; from Abu&#xA;  Dawud and At-Tirmidhi's collections)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this hadith, Abdullah Ibn Umm Maktoom (radiallahu anhu) came to visit Rasulullah. Abdullah ibn Umm Maktoom is none other than &lt;em&gt;the same sahabi mentioned in Surah Abasa.&lt;/em&gt; From the tafseer of that great surah, we know that he was a3maa, or &lt;em&gt;blind from birth.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, the wives of the Prophet (may Allah be pleased with them) did not wear hijab at this time. The hadith mentions that &lt;code&gt;this took place after the order of Hijab.&lt;/code&gt; And in this case, Rasulullah rebuked them for not wearing hijab in front of him, although he was blind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this hadith, and other proofs, scholars mention that it is absolutely required for a woman to wear hijab in front of a non-mahram, even if he is blind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-02T11:19:35.610" LastActivityDate="2016-03-02T11:19:35.610" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2724" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-18T15:03:49.093" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note that this is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; for seeking unknown items that meet certain criteria (e.g. &quot;Are there any hadith about [topic]?&quot; would be a &lt;em&gt;bad&lt;/em&gt; question), it must at least be known that the source in question refers to exactly one item.  For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you heard an imam quote a particular ayah, but you can't remember the exact wording&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If an essay alludes to a hadith by description rather than with a direct quote&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If a scholar quotes only a snippet of an older fatwa&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If using this tag to identify a source, explain in as much detail as is reasonable what you know about the source in question.  The more detail you provide, the better the chance of getting a good answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples for questions that would be tagged under here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What is the source of this hadith regarding angels and the language of the Qur'an?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is the Hadith that says that Allah was a hidden treasure and sought to be found an authentic hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-04-03T04:16:02.200" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T04:16:02.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2725" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-18T15:03:49.093" Score="0" Body="Questions about identifying a source of information. Not for seeking lists of items that meet a criteria; it is seeking individual known items based on clear descriptions." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T01:41:33.780" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T01:41:33.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2726" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-18T15:09:59.743" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-09-18T15:09:59.743" LastActivityDate="2012-09-18T15:09:59.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2727" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-18T15:09:59.743" Score="0" Body="The prayer in Ramadan that prayed after Isha' Prayer.  The Prophet used to make 8 rakahs, but it is common today for 20 rakahs to be done, and in some countries they make 35. " OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-18T16:18:30.753" LastActivityDate="2012-09-18T16:18:30.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2722" CreationDate="2012-09-18T16:14:01.193" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you mentioned, &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/seerah/riyad/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Riyad-us-Saliheen&lt;/a&gt; is compilation of hadiths by Imam An-Nawawi, a great scholar of Hadith and fiqh. He is known for such compilations like &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/sunnah/nawavi40explanation.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;40 Hadeeth by An-Nawawi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/sunnah/40hadithqudsi.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;40 Hadith Qudsi&lt;/a&gt; etc. Riyad-us-Saliheen is a popular and useful compilation because of its classification based on wide range of topics. It serves as a hadith primer. It has selected hadiths of approximately 2000 hadiths from the six major collections: Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, An-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah. These 2000 hadiths are grouped in 372 Chapters and 19 Sections with titles - &lt;em&gt;The Book of Good Manners, The Book about the Etiquette of Eating, The Book of Dress, The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and Sitting, etc&lt;/em&gt; and so on. Hence, it serves as an easy reader. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the hadiths compiled are from the six major collections, it can be &lt;em&gt;considered&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;called&lt;/em&gt; as authentic. However, it is not devoid of weak hadiths. There are some &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/sunnah/daefriyadh.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadiths checked and declared weak&lt;/a&gt; by Shaykh Al-Albaani&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-09-18T16:37:22.920" LastActivityDate="2012-09-18T16:37:22.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2731" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-18T17:17:26.023" Score="7" ViewCount="35192" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any Hadith/Quran citations that refer to celebrating an individual's birthday? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is birthday celebration allowed? If yes, what is and is not appropriate? What other basic rulings are relevant for planning one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-17T11:24:02.450" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:13:21.373" Title="Are birthday celebrations allowed?" Tags="|halal-haram|celebration|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2732" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-18T17:32:51.437" Score="3" ViewCount="209" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam is one, but we hear about different Madhabs. I would like to gain information regarding various madhab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How many ?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How were they formed ?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What common things bind them together ?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please let me know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-19T23:08:23.077" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T06:51:20.160" Title="What are the different Madhabs created by people in Islam?" Tags="|sects|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-04-12T00:45:44.283" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2733" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2784" CreationDate="2012-09-18T17:41:13.187" Score="1" ViewCount="504" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know what the Salat start and end times for each of the Fard Salats(Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Magrib and Isha) are. And also the other ones i.e. Tahajjud, Ishraq, Chast and Awabbein.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2012-09-20T17:06:00.080" LastActivityDate="2013-11-18T07:41:17.240" Title="What are the Salat times?" Tags="|salat|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2015-05-09T16:29:05.980" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2734" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2792" CreationDate="2012-09-18T17:54:41.213" Score="5" ViewCount="4133" Body="&lt;p&gt;After numerous discoveries by mankind, the world now believes that we are on a planet which is in a solar system revolving around the Sun. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Islam have any reference(s) to this? What is the concept of this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T08:58:12.570" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T08:58:12.570" Title="Does Islam reference the solar system, with planets revolving around the sun?" Tags="|quran|science|scientific-proof|universe|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2735" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="961" CreationDate="2012-09-18T19:01:42.067" Score="6" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِذَا جَآءَكَ ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقُونَ&#xA;  قَالُوا۟ نَشْهَدُ إِنَّكَ لَرَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ&#xA;  إِنَّكَ لَرَسُولُهُۥ وَٱللَّهُ يَشْهَدُ إِنَّ ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ&#xA;  لَكَـٰذِبُونَ ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ أَيْمَـٰنَهُمْ جُنَّةًۭ فَصَدُّوا۟ عَن&#xA;  سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ سَآءَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ&#xA;  ذَ‌ٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ءَامَنُوا۟ ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا۟ فَطُبِعَ عَلَىٰ&#xA;  قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَفْقَهُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. When the&#xA;  Hypocrites come to thee, they say, &quot;We bear witness that thou art&#xA;  indeed the Messenger of Allah.&quot; Yea, Allah knoweth that thou art&#xA;  indeed His Messenger, and Allah beareth witness that the Hypocrites&#xA;  are indeed liars. They have made their oaths a screen (for their&#xA;  misdeeds): thus they obstruct (men) from the Path of Allah: truly evil&#xA;  are their deeds.&#xA;  That is because they believed, then they rejected Faith: So a seal was&#xA;  set on their hearts: therefore they understand not. (Al-Monafeghun:1,2,3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia Muslims believe in that these verses are about the Sahabah to whom Sunni Muslims respect and Shia Muslims don't. That is stated about them first being Mu'men to the holy prophet but then denying his succeeder Imam Ali A.S. after his Vilayah was clarified for them for many times the last of which being at Ghadeer-e-Khum. (Tafseer Al-Borhan)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Certainly they were hypocrites in the history of Islam which were not known by all, Shia Islam asserts every one that do not go by every order of the Prophet is either a wrongdoer Mu'men or a hypocrites not believing to Allah A.J. and his Prophet PBUH. But denying the explicit command of the holy Prophet PBUH, which can turn the whole trend of Islam at the beginning curve of its life would be an unforgivable sin, and its doer is more than a simple wrongdoer mu'men!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest of answer is as Kaveh and Ahmadi gave in their answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-05T13:54:54.247" LastActivityDate="2016-02-05T13:54:54.247" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2736" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-18T19:23:25.240" Score="19" ViewCount="3365" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, Sunni Muslims believe in four Califs after the holy prophet S.A the fourth of which being the first Imam of Shia Muslims. However, they respect all &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fourteen_Infallibles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Fourteen Infallibles&lt;/a&gt; (not sure about how they believe in Imam Mahdi Aj. though) in Shia Islam according to both Quran (verses about Ahl-ol-Beit A.S.) and Hadith from the holy Prophet S.A. . Now the question is if Sunni Muslims agree on that the holy Prophet of Islam has given the title of Sadiq (honest and truthful) to the sixth Imam of Shia Muslims, Imam Ja'far Sadiq A.S., why they do not follow the teaching of him, being introduced as truthful by the holy prophet, instead of e.g. his students not being nominated to any attribute by the holy prophet S.A if I am right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me, if the holy prophet has accepted such a position for 13 people after him among all his companion and children (children of Fatimah S.A. to be more explicit), God being talked about them as them being infallible (Al-Ahzab:33) then why a Muslim may follow others talking different than those holy and innocent people? I mean if they were wrong they were not of such a position in the eyes of prophet and for Allah, were they? And if they are not wrong why to follow others giving Fatwa sometimes in complete different ways?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that the question is clear enough for the answers also to be clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To emphasize the point in question let put the matter as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I was a non-Muslim and I was to become a Muslim, just after confessing in uniqueness of Allah Azza-va-Jalla and that Muhammad --peace be upon him-- is his prophet I required first to know which school in Islam to obey. If I have no precise knowledge of Quran and Hadith, when all Muslim brothers know their own school to be the right one, how can I decide which one to follow? Maybe there should be a hint for me to decide, based on Quran or/and Hadith equally accepted by all different schools of Muslims. If it is a relevant expectation, then does there exist any hint in Quran or/and Hadith accepted by all Muslim brothers? Shia claims there are some, and maybe many, one of them is asked about here, that Sadiq (truthful) is an attribute (and not a forename) accepted by all Muslim brothers to be given to Imam Ja'far-ibn-Muhammad Sadiq by the holy prophet --peace be upon him-- around a century before Imam's birth date, and that Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- is one from whom the majority of Shia's Fiqh is derived. That is Shia Muslims believe majority of their Fiqh is already approved by the holy prophet --peace be upon him-- when he called his son &quot;Al-Sadiq&quot;. Is this hint acceptable by Sunni brothers? And if not, do they have their own hints to override this and the other hints used by Shia brothers? Do such hints exist for all the branches of the Sunni's, Hanbali, Shaafe'ee, Maaleki, and etc.? That is, if it is proved to someone that Shia Islam is not the one which should be followed, does exist a hint that explain which Sunni school should he follow then?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, the questioner tries to understand why Sunni brothers don't agree upon the Shia's hints, and that do they have their own hints then or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;em&gt;I am trying to ask the question as neutral, I really want to know if these reasoning by Shia Brothers are considered as reasonable or unreasonable by other Muslims, and if not reasonable then why? And that if the answer to the previous question is no then what is their own reasonable hints (&lt;code&gt;based on Quran and Hadith accepted by all the Muslims&lt;/code&gt;) to prefer their own school over the Shi'ite's based on them? This is a general question with a general scope but at the same time I have specified its scope to one single question about Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- for the question to meet the conditions of an acceptable question to Islam.SE.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-15T16:17:29.247" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T16:17:29.247" Title="Why is the jurisprudence (fiqh) of Sunni Muslims different than Shia Muslims? (Sunni View)" Tags="|shia-sunni|sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2738" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-18T20:27:25.960" Score="11" ViewCount="2399" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I understand, the subject of infallibility of the Prophets (peace be upon all of them) is dealt differently in Sunni and Shi'ite theology. I believe it is necessary to present my understanding of both views before I can ask the question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=739&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=14&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunni View&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We believe that the Prophets are infallible with respect to all they&#xA;  conveyed from Allah, in word, deed and what they approved of. The&#xA;  majority of Sunni scholars also viewed that the prophets were&#xA;  protected from major sins but not from minor sins. With regard to&#xA;  minor sins, these might have been committed by them. However, if they&#xA;  committed such actions, they were not left to persist, rather, Allah&#xA;  (Exalted be He) pointed that out to them and they hastened to repent.&#xA;  We can witness that in several ayah in Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Story of Prophet Adam (عليه السلام):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;... And Adam disobeyed his Lord and erred. Then his Lord chose him and&#xA;    turned to him in forgiveness and guided [him]. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/20/121-122&quot;&gt;[Surah Taha 20:121-122]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or Prophet Musa (عليه السلام) also committed a mistake of killing an&#xA;  Egyptian man. In Verse &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/28/16&quot;&gt;28:16&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; of the Quran, Allah Almighty&#xA;  says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;He said, &quot;My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me,&quot; and&#xA;    He forgave him. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And there are similar mention about &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/38/23-24&quot;&gt;Prophet Dawud&lt;/a&gt;(عليه السلام)&#xA;  and in many Ayahs, Allah corrects Prophet Muhammad (صلّى الله عليه&#xA;  وآله وسلّم) like in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/66/1&quot;&gt;Surah At-Tahrim 66:1&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/80/1-11&quot;&gt;Surat 'Abasa&lt;/a&gt; or&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/8/67&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Anfal&lt;/a&gt;. It is also worth mentioning the hadith of the &#xA;  pollination of palm tree where the Prophet (صلّى الله عليه  وآله&#xA;  وسلّم) made a mistake in worldly affair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my perspective (correct me if I am wrong), the following is the Shi'ite view regarding the Prophets (peace be upon all of them) and &lt;em&gt;also&lt;/em&gt;, the Imams (including the twelve Imams).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shi'ite View:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The Prophets and Imams are free and protected from &lt;em&gt;both&lt;/em&gt; major and minor sins.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The Imams are free from errors.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The Imams do not make mistake with respect to worldly affairs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The Imams do not forget anything.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does the above presented ayah reconcile with the Shi'ite view?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-15T08:57:53.977" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T07:06:05.473" Title="How does the Shi'ite view of Infallibility of the Prophets and the Imams reconcile with the examples in Qur'an?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|shiism|prophets|shia-imam|infallability|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2718" CreationDate="2012-09-18T21:03:47.033" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to (Al-Hojorat:14)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَتِ الْأَعْرَابُ آمَنَّا قُل لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا وَلَٰكِن قُولُوا&#xA;  أَسْلَمْنَا وَلَمَّا يَدْخُلِ الْإِيمَانُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ وَإِن&#xA;  تُطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ لَا يَلِتْكُم مِّنْ أَعْمَالِكُمْ&#xA;  شَيْئًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The desert Arabs say, &quot;We believe.&quot; Say, &quot;Ye have no faith; but ye&#xA;  (only) say, 'We have submitted our wills to Allah,' for not yet has&#xA;  Faith entered your hearts. But if ye obey Allah and His Messenger, He&#xA;  will not belittle aught of your deeds: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving,&#xA;  Most Merciful.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every person who starts Islam is a Muslim (&lt;em&gt;although Muslim can be any submission to Allah as well, as may be the case for even people of the book&lt;/em&gt;). The name of Islam is Islam to show its highest goal (being submitted to Allah) but this submission has only one constraint, it should be truthful not only a word of mouth or even a decision of mind not backing with proper behavior at the times of examinations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;So becoming Muslim starts from saying the world by mouth (say, after seeing a spark of light in the hearth, an evolution in hearth, feeling a presence of Allah and similarly other cases).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then this statement absorbs examinations to the new Muslim, he would be examined at the same time that he is gradually learning Islam, its ideology and Shari'ah. The examinations have at least one important objective, the person would find his weak points as Allah says &quot;&lt;strong&gt;For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch-tower&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (Al-Fajr:14), he can either choose to accept the weak point and try to resolve it or simply deny it arrogantly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He cannot pass to a higher level until he passes the examinations successfully, step by step.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At some point (&lt;em&gt;perhaps from the very beginning that he faces the examinations for the first time and decide to overcome his weak points, switching from only tongue to also mind situation?&lt;/em&gt;) the rather new Muslim will feel the joy of presence of Allah all over around as a sign of faith, as faith is now touching his hearth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;However, he is now only a beginner in being faithful as Allah says: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;O ye who believe! Believe in Allah and His Messenger, and the scripture which He hath sent to His Messenger and the scripture which He sent to those before (him). Any who denieth Allah, His angels, His Books, His Messengers, and the Day of Judgment, hath gone far, far astray.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;(An-Nesaa':136) or similarly &quot;**O ye that believe! Fear Allah, and believe in His Messenger, and He will bestow on you a double portion of His Mercy: He will provide for you a Light by which ye shall walk (straight in your path), and He will forgive you (your past): for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. **&quot;(Al-Hadid: 28). The point to focus on here is &quot;O ye who believe! Believe …&quot; so that becoming faithful has degrees, the Muslim should travel his journey toward Allah step by step. There are a bunch of verses guiding the believer how to think and behave for him to improve, as Quran is the book of guidance for those who believe (according to Quran itself)!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Faith and fear of Allah (fear of his Justice, being decent before his majesty: Taghva) are related to each other as faith in hearth causes Taghva (piety) in behavior (avoiding sins and not being in observance to his commands), Taghva in behavior brings back confidence (yagheen) which again makes the faith of the faithful person stronger. This chain is the right way (Serat-e-Mostaghim) toward Allah that no one reaches it but the truthful men, those who say we believe and then prove it in action (Al-Aghaf:13, Fosselat:30):&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Only those are Believers who have believed in Allah and His Messenger,&#xA;  and have never since doubted, but have striven with their belongings&#xA;  and their persons in the Cause of Allah: Such are the sincere ones.&#xA;  (Al-Hojorat:15)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the 14 innocents A.S. are the most sincere ones, and the prophet S.A says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And I am commanded to be the first (foremost) of those who bow to Allah in&#xA;  Islam.&quot; (Az-Zomar:12)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To sum up all the above stated things, Muslim in Quran (&lt;em&gt;when is used for Muslims really and not anyone who submits to Allah, whether or not has stated the words of &quot;Shahaadatein&quot;: Allah is unique and Muhammad S.A. is his prophet&lt;/em&gt;) include both who have just entered Islam, no faith even touching their hearth, to the foremost of all the Muslims and faithful creatures of Allah the holy prophet Muhammad S.A., and should be easily understandable as anyone who enters a religion/ism would be called with a title taken from the name of that religion/ism, but the name of the religion/ism itself should already have an eye open to the ending point of that religion/ism as well. To speak strictly, anyone who says the &quot;Shahaadaatein&quot; (accepting Allah as the only God through the prophecy of his prophet Muhammad S.A.) will be Muslim, that is, not Kafir. So that even a &quot;yet unbeliever&quot; (different than unbeliever who is not also tended to believe) is not that unbeliever which is known as Kafir (atheist)! Confessing to be Muslim and not being hypocrite equals being Muslim in view of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS. Shirk, opposite of Islam, has also a similar gradual structure, the biggest being stating that God is not unique or there are gods with Allah, to that we believe in uniqueness of Allah but follow our will instead of his will in action, although we know he is the only ruler of the world and has no coadjutor, not my will and not any will other than his, be it the will of my society, its government, my family, the world-wide will, or else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-29T05:45:33.040" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T05:45:33.040" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2741" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-18T23:28:54.867" Score="23" ViewCount="21890" Body="&lt;p&gt;As is known, there are six major books of &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; used in Sunni jurisprudence.  The Shi'a typically don't treat these collections with such esteem, and instead give preferential treatment to four of their own books of &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that the Shi'a and the Sunni can have very different ideas about who is considered a reliable narrator of any given &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt;, which would account for a significant disparity between the two corpora.  In addition, there is a general Shi'a rejection of the idea that any book compiled by fallible men can be considered &quot;&lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, which flies directly against Sunni opinions of the books of Bukhari and Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, given that any individual &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; would need to be tried for authenticity regardless of the compilation it is in, why then would Shi'a jurisprudence so prefer the Shi'a compilations rather than the Sunni compilations; if my understanding is correct, each and every such volume would still be treated as a mixture of weak and authentic &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am passingly familiar with the Sunni method of determining the health of a &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt;, typically by analyzing the &lt;em&gt;isnad&lt;/em&gt; and judging the reliability of each individual narrator and whether any links in the chain are missing, as well as comparing it against similar &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; transmitted via alternate routes.  If Shi'a jurisprudence uses a similar method for handling &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt;, with the exception that a narrator considered reliable by the Sunni may be rejected by the Shi'a and vice-versa, then I don't understand the need for such disparate collections of &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a fundamental difference in the collection and analysis of &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; literature which would necessitate entirely different books thereof?  If not (or even if so), why is there so little apparent co-mingling of the Shi'a and Sunni &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-06-18T12:30:23.060" LastActivityDate="2023-03-08T07:51:40.147" Title="Why do the Shi'a have different hadiths?" Tags="|hadith|shiism|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2743" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-19T01:32:48.553" Score="5" ViewCount="2844" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the thing that convinces me the Islam is indeed the true religion is because of the fact that the prophet (SAW) himself abided by all rules that were given to other believers. I have found some exceptions though with proof for example the prophet (SAW) was allowed any woman who willingly gave herself to the prophet (SAW). I believe he was also allowed more than 4 wives but I do not have reference for it. My question is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did the prophet (SAW) fully abide by all the laws that were preached in Islam? I am asking this because I read in Sahih Bukhari that the prophet (SAW) did pee while standing &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=4&amp;amp;translator=1&amp;amp;start=0&amp;amp;number=224#224&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhari 224&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=002&amp;amp;translator=2&amp;amp;start=0&amp;amp;number=0523#0523&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim 523&lt;/a&gt; (we Muslim are not allowed so, so why did he do it?). Also we are asked not to face kabah if we are in the bathroom, but the Prophet (SAW) himself did &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamiska.org/e/b1.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link, fifth paragraph&lt;/a&gt;. Knowing that he is more intelligent and wise, &lt;em&gt;why&lt;/em&gt; did he himself do these violations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At another place I read that Sahabas were waiting for him for Isha prayer but he did not show up. They slept and woke up but he still did not show up, they slept again and then woke up and then the prophet (SAW) showed up with his beard wet &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/searchHadith.php?keyword=isha%20prayer%20time&amp;amp;book=&amp;amp;translator=1&amp;amp;search=1&amp;amp;search_word=all&amp;amp;start=10&amp;amp;records_display=10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhari 542,543&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this makes me ask this question, &lt;strong&gt;Did the prophet (SAW) strictly adhere to the rules that are imposed on all the people?&lt;/strong&gt; For example we are told to pray even when we are bed ridden and cannot stand. Did he himself do so? Did he never miss a prayer? It is possible he woke up late one morning or was sick? Did he always lead the prayer? Did he ever combine two prayers for his ease? &lt;strong&gt;Are there any evidences that he took the hard route to fulfill his religious duties and not the easy one?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-26T06:36:51.920" LastActivityDate="2017-03-26T06:36:51.920" Title="Did the Prophet (SAW) himself fully adhere to the rules imposed on all Muslims?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2745" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2743" CreationDate="2012-09-19T05:59:20.037" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a great link that I believe that answers one of your questions. &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&amp;amp;ID=15025&amp;amp;CATE=239&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&amp;amp;ID=15025&amp;amp;CATE=239&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;I was raised with the belief that the prophet was PERFECT. The role of a prophet is difficult and hard. Prophet is a messenger from Allah. He doesn't have an easy way out or path, and the last prophet strictly adhere to the rules that were imposed on all the people. Allah wanted us to follow a PERFECT role model. If he was imperfect and made mistakes, how can he go visit Allah? The prophet was the only one who went to see Allah, not even the angels were able to go that far. Allah wouldn't let such a common man stand before him. This makes the prophet special and beloved by all.&#xA;I suggest you don't believe everything you read. There is a lot of non-sense on the internet. My 10th grade Islamic teacher said, that the prophet made mistake in his prayer when he was leading prayer once. I was really shocked that a teacher would say such a thing about the last prophet.&#xA;I greatly admire tahir ul qadri's speeches. Maybe he has some English speeches about the prophet. In one of his speeches, he says the prophet was made from a special mud/clay from the rest of us. I think it was angel Gabriel (if I’m not mistaken), was ordered to get the clay from madinah which then the prophet was created. It was a beautiful video!&#xA;Hope I helped to some degree. And all the best on gaining knowledge about Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="552" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-15T05:03:43.603" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T05:03:43.603" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2743" CreationDate="2012-09-19T14:27:52.710" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short answer to your question is &lt;strong&gt;yes, Rasulullah (the apostle of Allah) did everything he taught his ummah to do.&lt;/strong&gt; He was a leader who lead by example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The long answer to your question is, &lt;em&gt;it's complicated.&lt;/em&gt; Very complicated. Therefore, permit me to indulge in a sample of the complexity belied by your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps the best and simplest basis to answer your question is this ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kAfpc.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/strong&gt; There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah &lt;strong&gt;an excellent pattern (example)&lt;/strong&gt; for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the&#xA;  Last Day and [who] remembers Allah often. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Ahzaab, verse&#xA;  21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a long hadith in Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, the beginning of which states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yazid ibn Yabnus said, &quot;We went to 'A'isha and said, 'Umm al-Mu'minin,&#xA;  what was the character of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him&#xA;  and grant him peace, like?' She replied, &lt;strong&gt;'His character was the&#xA;  Qur'an.&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/2203080&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Adab Al-Mufrad by Imam Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both of these sources make it very, very clear that Rasulullah did everything he was commanded. He examplified the very methodology of the Qur'an through his actions; that is why hadith have such a lofty and elevated status in Islam. They prevent people from just interpreting verses any way they desire; they lock down the meaning with concrete examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for being hardcore, Aisha narrates:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'A'isha reported: Never did Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)&#xA;  make a choice between two things &lt;strong&gt;but adopting the easier one as&#xA;  compared to the difficult one,&lt;/strong&gt; but his choice for the easier one was&#xA;  only in case it did not involve any sin, &lt;strong&gt;but if it involved sin he was&#xA;  the one who was the farthest from it amongst the people.&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/257540&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh&#xA;  Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This exhibits one of the most interesting characteristics of Rasulullah: he wanted ease for the ummah. He knows the practicality of our human existance. Islam is a very humane religion; it deals with people on their reality, not just on someone's ideas of what people should be like. And note, that he always chose the easier &lt;em&gt;permissible&lt;/em&gt; alternative; he never chose a haram route. He never said &quot;I can't pray five times a day, I have to work,&quot; or other statements that people make today, claiming that Islam is &quot;too hard.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to the fiqh, you ask a question which can be rewritten as: &lt;em&gt;how can there be a hadith saying rasulullah prohibited X, but he did it himself?&lt;/em&gt; This is a very deep question. As I've already shown, he's our living example. We turn to the books of &lt;em&gt;usool ul-fiqh&lt;/em&gt;, the science of deriving fiqh, for our answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many reasons that, although a hadith or ayah may say something, we do not implement it exactly. These reasons can include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A text is specific to Rasulullah only.&lt;/strong&gt; This includes things like Allah permitting him to marry seven women simultaneously, although the norm for the rest of us is up to four.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A text may be for a specific case only.&lt;/strong&gt; In the case of Rasulullah urinating standing, the context of the hadith tells us that this is because &lt;em&gt;he was in an area that was essentially a trash dump.&lt;/em&gt; In many other ahadith, we see him urinating while squatting.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A text may be superseded/abrogated.&lt;/strong&gt; There are two ayaat in Surah Baqarah about a woman's 'iddah from being widowed. The earlier ruling indicates one year, while the second ayah, which was the final ruling until the Day of Judgment, indicates four months and ten days.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A text by itself may not be enough to derive the ruling.&lt;/strong&gt; For example, the Qur'an says, pray morning and evening. It does not indicate when and how to make takbeer, rukoo', sujood, etc. To determine these things, you need to collect a wealth of different ahadith, and sort through them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No doubt, these are a small set of reasons which may contribute to us not apparently following a text indicating some ruling; there are many, many more reasons. Ultimately, Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qq0De.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/strong&gt; And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed [Our message]. So ask the people of the message if you do not&#xA;  know. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah An-Nahl, verse 43&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't try to derive fiqh or necessarily understand ahadith about rulings ourselves. When in doubt, ask a scholar or imam who you believe has taqwa and whom you can trust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Usool ul-Fiqh class (live and recorded), circa 2006-2010&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fiqh of Salah course, circa 2007&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Adab and akhlaaq course, circa 2008&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-08T11:04:13.097" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T11:04:13.097" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2750" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-19T16:01:45.300" Score="4" ViewCount="101" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking for a hadith I heard. It basically says that the Prophet (Peace Be upon Him) when commanding people to do something, he had already done or raced to it and done it. I would like to know if this is a Hadith, is it authentic? and what book is it in?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-03T05:40:29.830" LastActivityDate="2017-02-03T05:40:29.830" Title="Is there a hadith &quot;...when commanding people to do something, he had already done or raced to it and done it&quot;?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2751" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-19T17:40:27.547" Score="7" ViewCount="941" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was once told by a Shafei scholar that Imam Ash-Shafei rejected hadith narrated by two Sahaba. I distinctly remember one of them to be Amr ibn Al-Aas, and the second one was Abu Sufiyan or one his sons. I tried to look for references for this claim, but have failed so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any truth to this claim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-01T20:47:08.617" LastActivityDate="2018-03-14T16:45:48.507" Title="Did Imam Ash-Shafei reject some hadith?" Tags="|sunni|uloom-al-hadith|madhhab|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2752" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2765" CreationDate="2012-09-19T17:52:17.777" Score="18" ViewCount="32677" Body="&lt;p&gt;From this article on BBC &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19645273&quot;&gt;'Wife of Jesus' reference in Coptic 4th Century script&lt;/a&gt;, I learn that Jesus(PBUH) was married. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it true? Did he ever have a wife? Is there any reference to this in the Holy Quran and Ahadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="521" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-23T22:00:49.597" LastActivityDate="2021-12-25T04:58:36.233" Title="Was Jesus (PBUH) married?" Tags="|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2754" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-19T21:34:12.283" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-09-19T21:34:12.283" LastActivityDate="2012-09-19T21:34:12.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2755" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-19T21:34:12.283" Score="0" Body="Iftar refers to the breaking of ones fast at *maghrib* (sunset)." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-09-19T22:10:57.023" LastActivityDate="2012-09-19T22:10:57.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2756" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-19T21:37:14.197" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-09-19T21:37:14.197" LastActivityDate="2012-09-19T21:37:14.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2757" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-19T21:37:14.197" Score="0" Body="Ali bin Abi Talib, the son of the Prophet's {Peace Be Upon Him} uncle, was the first Imam for the Shi'a, and the fourth of the Rightly Guided Khulafa' for the Sunni." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-09-19T22:09:50.067" LastActivityDate="2012-09-19T22:09:50.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2758" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-19T21:40:18.360" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-09-19T21:40:18.360" LastActivityDate="2012-09-19T21:40:18.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2759" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-19T21:40:18.360" Score="0" Body="Ayah refers to a verse from the Qur'an, it can also refer to a sign for example the appearance of the Dajjal is a sign of the end of times." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-19T22:09:55.633" LastActivityDate="2012-09-19T22:09:55.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2760" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-19T22:38:50.217" Score="10" ViewCount="20852" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have been taught in schools that the Prophet lived a very simple and humble life. That is he hardly have enough food at home so that it would not last for the day. He would have patches in his clothes, because he was really humble and did not need expensive clothes. But else where recently I read somewhere that the Prophet was actually rich. &lt;strong&gt;My question is did the Prophet live a simple and humble life? Did he have limited means and a life poor mans life?&lt;/strong&gt; Did all of his wives live in one home or had separate home? &lt;strong&gt;For short what was his wealth status?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T03:06:25.517" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T12:20:50.880" Title="Did prophet Muhammad live a simple and humble life who had limited means?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|money|" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2743" CreationDate="2012-09-19T23:28:09.120" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some things (very few) in which the ruling for the Prophet (saws) was different than for the rest of the Ummah. Most of these things, in fact, are not concessions to him, rather they are &lt;strong&gt;stricter on him&lt;/strong&gt;. For example, the standing in prayer at night for him was &lt;em&gt;fard&lt;/em&gt;, whereas for us it is at the status of being recommended only. Meaning, to miss it, any night, was a &lt;em&gt;sin&lt;/em&gt; for him. It is the same with some other prayers of the day, the ones that he never ever missed, for example the &lt;em&gt;sunan rawatib&lt;/em&gt; after Dhuhr - one time he was occupied in state matters and the time for offering them had passed. But he made them up later - for us, we don't make up &lt;em&gt;sunnah&lt;/em&gt; prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wives&lt;/strong&gt;: The other exception I can think of is the number of wives - at one point he had more than 4 wives. However, if you examine the situation carefully, this was more a responsibility than a privilege, given that most of his wives were old and widowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise, the Prophet (saws) personally adhered to every single rule in Islam in the most perfect manner possible. He didn't seek out loopholes or make exceptions for himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Examples&lt;/strong&gt;: As for your examples of relieving himself, facing the Ka'bah, drinking while standing, etc. - those examples are to drive home the point that while it is not recommended to do those things, it is &lt;em&gt;not forbidden&lt;/em&gt;. And this is a mercy to the believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your example about the 'Isha prayer was an incident meant to demonstrate the latest possible time at which 'Isha can be offered. This happened only once, as far as we know. Same with combining prayers while not travelling - we have precisely &lt;em&gt;one&lt;/em&gt; report that he (saws) did this. All these instances are to make room for us and to not constrict things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He (saws) was a Prophet of Allah; he was held to a much higher standard than the rest of us and he fulfilled it (saws).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-09-19T23:28:09.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2738" CreationDate="2012-09-20T07:13:41.103" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me first give some explanation of the Shi'ite viewpoint on the subject. In your quotation from Sunni view:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We believe that the Prophets are infallible with respect to all they&#xA;  conveyed from Allah, in word, deed and what they approved of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia Muslims believe the prophets to be infallible in any way not restricted only to their prophecy. This also seems reasonable as one should be able to trust in them and if they do/say something wrong how would people be able to trust in them in the rest of their deeds/invitations, including the call that says they are messengered by Allah? Let me clarify this more thoroughly: all of us are infallible with respect to some sins, e.g. murder, that is, if someone asks us to kill someone innocent we just strictly answer &quot;No!&quot; with not even a single instant of being in scruple. However, the same people may be fallible with respect to other sins, be it small or big. If I am a person fallible in &lt;strong&gt;some respects&lt;/strong&gt; and infallible in &lt;strong&gt;some other respects&lt;/strong&gt; then people would find me as a person who is &lt;strong&gt;sometimes&lt;/strong&gt; fallible and &lt;strong&gt;sometimes&lt;/strong&gt; infallible, and of course a person like me would not be trustable when I am tended to assert a big claim, that all that I say about these concepts are nothing but true, messages of Allah A.J. . Would you believe me or you would remain in doubt? The prophets to be trustable should certainly be infallible with respect to all the sins such that not even a single sin should have been ever reported about them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The majority of Sunni scholars also viewed that the prophets were&#xA;  protected from major sins but not from minor sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are no small and large sins for the prophets, the sins all would be considered large for them as they are to be good patterns for their people, a small sin may affect their whole prophecy. If I do a small sin and the holy prophet of Islam does that as well would the punishment be equal? Would his sin be considered small as mine? Also from Quran (Al-An'aam:50) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: &quot;I tell you not that with me are the treasures of Allah, nor do I&#xA;  know what is hidden, nor do I tell you I am an angel. I but follow&#xA;  what is revealed to me.&quot; Say: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;can the blind be held equal to the&#xA;  seeing&lt;/strong&gt;?&quot; Will ye then consider not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;---&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And now about the sins apparently counted in Quran in relation with the prophets, in Shia view: (actually there many more than what you have gathered here)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a Hadith from Imam Reza PBUH available in Ref [1] we have:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ma'mun the Abbasid Caliphate gathered a number of Ulamaa' around Imam&#xA;  Reza (PBUH) to ask him their questions, then Ali-ibn-Jahm asked him&#xA;  the same question based on verses of Quran. Imam Reza A.S. answered&#xA;  &quot;Woe to you! Fear God and be away of interpreting the divine verses by&#xA;  your own opinion, as Quran says: but no one knows its hidden meanings&#xA;  except Allah, and those who are firmly grounded in knowledge&#xA;  (Ael-Emran: 7)&quot;, then imam answered all his questions one by one. In&#xA;  brief:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;About &lt;strong&gt;Adam&lt;/strong&gt; PBUH that Allah says &quot;وَعَصَىٰ آدَمُ رَبَّهُ فَغَوَىٰ&quot; that seemingly implies &quot;&lt;em&gt;thus did Adam disobey his Lord, and allow himself to be seduced.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (Taha: 121): Allah created Adam as his Argument and Caliph on the earth and not heaven, whereas the disobedience of Adam was in heaven and not earth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;About &lt;strong&gt;Yunes&lt;/strong&gt; PBUH that Allah says &quot; وَذَا النُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَاضِبًا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِي الظُّلُمَاتِ أَن لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ&quot; that seemingly implies &quot;&lt;em&gt;And remember Zun-nun, when he departed in wrath: He imagined that We had no power over him! But he cried through the depths of darkness, There is no god but thou: glory to thee: I was indeed wrong!&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (Al-Anbiya':87): Yunes surmised that Allah will never restrict his life for him but Allah did it according to the verse: &quot;But when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him …&quot; (Al-Fajr:16), and if it was the case that Yunes was thinking that God may have no power on him this was Kufr with no doubt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;About &lt;strong&gt;Yusof&lt;/strong&gt; PBUH that Allah says &quot;وَلَقَدْ هَمَّتْ بِهِ وَهَمَّ بِهَا&quot; that seemingly implies &quot;&lt;em&gt;And (with passion) did she desire him, and he would have desired her&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (Yusof:24): Zuleikha was to reach him with passion and Yusof was to kill her, as her insistency may have caused Yosuf to do the shameful deed, but Allah survived hi of the situation and then stated that: &quot;thus (did We order) that We might turn away from him (all) evil and shameful deeds&quot; (Yusof:24).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;About &lt;strong&gt;Davud&lt;/strong&gt; PBUH that Allah says &quot;وَظَنَّ دَاوُودُ أَنَّمَا فَتَنَّاهُ فَاسْتَغْفَرَ رَبَّهُ وَخَرَّ رَاكِعًا وَأَنَابَ&quot; that seemingly implies &quot;&lt;em&gt;... and David gathered that We had tried him: he asked forgiveness of his Lord, fell down, bowing (in prostration), and turned (to Allah in repentance).&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (Sad:24): First Ali-ibn-Jahm tells a story that was spread among people about the prophet Davud, A.S., when he finished Imam said, while he was beating his hand on his brow, &quot;To Allah We belong, and to Him is our return(Al-Baghareh:156), you have introduced an honorable prophet accused of being frail in worshipping God, doing passionate deeds and murdering, while he only surmised that Allah has not created a human more knowledgeably than him. For him not to think so God sent to him two angles and then verses 22,23 of surah Sad is about their arguments, he judged between them without hearing claims of the both sides. It was his only mistake, and Quran says: &quot;O David! We did indeed make thee a vicegerent on earth: so judge thou between men in truth (and justice)&quot; (Sad: 26), then Imam gave some clarifying information on the rest of the story first stated by ibn-jahm. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;About &lt;strong&gt;Muhammad&lt;/strong&gt; PBUH that Allah says &quot;وَتُخْفِي فِي نَفْسِكَ مَا اللَّهُ مُبْدِيهِ وَتَخْشَى النَّاسَ وَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَن تَخْشَاهُ &quot; that seemingly implies &quot;&lt;em&gt;But thou didst hide in thy heart that which Allah was about to make manifest: thou didst fear the people, but it is more fitting that thou shouldst fear Allah.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (Al-Ahzab: 37): one of the prophet's wives was &quot;Zeinab-bint-Jahsh&quot; who was a wife for the prophet's stepson Zeid before. Although she was his wife but he didn't call her in her name for him not to be accused more by the hypocrites and the prophet was in fear for the people not to turn back to Jaheliyat's beliefs with the hypocrites' sayings, and so the noted verse was inspired to him. Then Imaam Reza A.S. stated that there are three marriages that Allah himself commanded for them: marriage of Adam and Eve, marriage of Muhammad and Zeinab, and the marriage of Ali and Fatimah, PBUT.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there are many other misgivings clarified in the same reference [1], about Adam and Eve, about Abraham, about Yusof, about Moses and etc., PBUT, but it's almost 20 pages long and I cannot just write all of them here, you'd be better to find a similar book and read the clarifications of the Ahl-ol-Beit A.S. on these issues. This short answer was only to address a few and also grab your attention to the verse (Ael-Emran:7):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: In it are verses basic or&#xA;  fundamental (of established meaning); they are the foundation of the&#xA;  Book: others are allegorical. But those in whose hearts is perversity&#xA;  follow the part thereof that is allegorical, seeking discord, and&#xA;  searching for its hidden meanings, but no one knows its hidden&#xA;  meanings except Allah. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge&#xA;  say: &quot;We believe in the Book; the whole of it is from our Lord:&quot; and&#xA;  none will grasp the Message except men of understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In which God has stressed that he himself has inspired some Ayat in a way that are ambiguous and through which no one will survive but those who follow him and his men --who are firmly grounded in knowledge. I we don't access to their deep meaning we should only simply pass over them by confessing that &quot;We believe in the Book; the whole of it is from our Lord&quot;. Hope that it may help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference 1:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قصص الآنبیاء یا سرگذشت پیامبران از آدم تا خاتم انبیاء صلوات الله علیهم اجمعین written in Arabic by آیت الله سید نعمت الله جزایری translated to Persian by یوسف عزیزی&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-03T16:28:27.993" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T16:28:27.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2763" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-20T07:33:48.717" Score="12" ViewCount="11004" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any guidelines provided by Islam on &lt;strong&gt;how&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;when&lt;/strong&gt; to protest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;strong&gt;how&lt;/strong&gt; to decide the &lt;strong&gt;magnitude&lt;/strong&gt; of protests and &lt;strong&gt;who&lt;/strong&gt; will decide it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please cite references from the Holy Quran, Ahadeth, Islamic history, and the life of Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) or Ahleybayt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="396" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-09T14:37:09.347" LastActivityDate="2019-01-19T00:03:12.217" Title="Are there Islamic guidelines on how and when to protest?" Tags="|quran|sharia|hadith|sunnah|shiism|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2763" CreationDate="2012-09-20T09:37:27.383" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If there is something which runs contrary to the teachings of the prophet (pbuh) then it is the duty of ALL muslims to protest. This could be a woman refusing to dress appropriately, someone refusing to fulfill their duty as a muslim or a non-believer attacking the honor of all muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَاقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ وَأَخْرِجُوهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ أَخْرَجُوكُمْ وَالْفِتْنَةُ أَشَدُّ مِنَ الْقَتْلِ وَلاَ تُقَاتِلُوهُمْ عِندَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ حَتَّى يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِيهِ فَإِن قَاتَلُوكُمْ فَاقْتُلُوهُمْ كَذَلِكَ جَزَاء الْكَافِرِينَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may kill those who wage war against you, and you may evict them whence they evicted you. Oppression is worse than murder. Do not fight them at the Sacred Masjid, unless they attack you therein. If they attack you, you may kill them. This is the just retribution for those disbelievers. (Al-Baqra:191)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="614" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-20T10:59:00.290" LastActivityDate="2012-09-20T10:59:00.290" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2752" CreationDate="2012-09-20T09:50:42.293" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, Jesus(Isa; Arabic: عیسی A.S) is considered a messenger of Allah(SWT), who was sent to guide the Children of Israel(Bani Israel; Arabic: ‌بنی اسرایل). And just like all the messengers of Allah he was a human and had the ability to get married and have offspring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on my research, I couldn't find anything in Islamic Books(The Holy Quran and Ahadeeth) that specifically talks about his(علیه السلام) marital status. That said, the Quran doesn't see anything wrong with it either. The Holy Quran says in Surat Ar-Rad 13:38:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pKwfK.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&#xA;￼&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Sahih International Translation:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And We have already sent messengers before you and &lt;strong&gt;assigned to them&#xA;wives and descendants.&lt;/strong&gt; And it was not for a messenger to come with a&#xA;sign except by permission of Allah . For every term is a decree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(**Bold emphasis is mine.*)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's possible that he was married, but we don't know that for sure and Allah(SWT) knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2020-08-16T03:49:31.417" LastActivityDate="2020-08-16T03:49:31.417" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2752" CreationDate="2012-09-20T10:01:37.807" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shia View&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; he was not married. But he did not have any opposition to marriage. His &lt;em&gt;not being married&lt;/em&gt; was due to his short life before his Occultation (around 30 years), his living style (as he was mostly traveling for promoting religion) and the society he was living in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa13716&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/jesus_shiite_narrations/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jesus through Shiite Narrations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T18:03:27.450" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T18:03:27.450" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2760" CreationDate="2012-09-20T10:18:44.990" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the Prophet (SAWW) married Khadijah a.s. she was a rich trader woman and dedicated all her wealth for promoting Islam and prophet spent all of her wealth. The Prophet had a very poorly life and spent his money for charity. He did have many things but quickly donated what he had. He had a home with one room for each wife and one roof for himself alone for prayers and meetings. Homes of the Prophet did not had door and roof. But only a curtain and leafs of date trees as roof and rain came into home. One time when the Prophet came back from a Battle saw the relatives of one of his wives had made a door for room of one of his wives. So the Prophet said you should take off this door or I divorce you. My life should remain simple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/lifeprophet/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Life of Muhammad The Prophet&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also a speech about life of the Prophet (SAWW) from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almazaheri.ir/farsi/default.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ayatollah Mazaheri&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-08T12:45:34.833" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T12:45:34.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2743" CreationDate="2012-09-20T10:27:51.900" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; Prophet Muahmmad (SAWW) was infallible and fully adhered to all rules of Islam including all Mustahab and Makruh rules. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Shari'ah (Islamic Constitution) deeds and actions are divided&#xA;  into five classes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fardh or Wajib:   فرض او واجـب  An obligatory duty the omission of&#xA;  which is Islamicly punishable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mus'tahab:  مسـتـحب  An action which is rewarded, but whose omission&#xA;  is not punishable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mu'baah::     مـباحAn action which is permitted but legally is&#xA;  indifferent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mak'rooh: مكـروه   An action which is disapproved by the Shari'ah but&#xA;  is not under any penalty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Haram:  An action which is forbidden, and Islamicly punishable.&#xA;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-laws.com/hadithoverview.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter1b/2.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Infallibility of the Prophets (Part I)&lt;/a&gt;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter1b/3.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Part II)&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter1b/3.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Part III&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-30T13:51:14.397" LastActivityDate="2016-04-30T13:51:14.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2738" CreationDate="2012-09-20T11:06:10.017" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we know the correct definition of Sin and also do not use unreliable interprets of Quran (like who are based on personal opinions and have false information either intentionally or unintentional) prophet had no minor or major sin and all are infallible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Regarding Adam a.s:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sin is disobeying Allah in rules of religion. When there is no religion so there is no sin. Adam ate from that tree when he was in Heaven and before any religion start and before God define sin for him. So although it was disobeying Allah but it was not sin. he just came to existence and one said him do not eat from this tree and another said him this tree has benefits and if you eat will have divine like. It was first time he saw Satan and Allah did not defined for him to hearing Satan is sin. Also later when he came to earth he was very sad for leaving heaven and was crying for a very long time until an angel came to earth and talked him. He asked the angel: what God said about me after I left there? The Angle said: Allah said to us:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذْ قَالَ رَ‌بُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْ‌ضِ&#xA;  خَلِيفَةً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, &quot;Indeed,&#xA;  I will make upon the earth a successive authority.&quot;...&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#2:30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adam said: he really said I will make upon the earth a successive authority? Angel said yes. So Adam became happy because knew it has been plan of Allah from first to Adam come to earth and be Caliph (successive authority) of Allah on earth. That angel then converted to a black stone and it is now the black stone in Kaaba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Regarding Moses a.s.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly Istiqfar is not always for sin. Istiqfar has many usage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In previous verse Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَدَخَلَ الْمَدِينَةَ عَلَى حِينِ غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ أَهْلِهَا فَوَجَدَ&#xA;  فِيهَا رَ‌جُلَيْنِ يَقْتَتِلَانِ هَـذَا مِن شِيعَتِهِ وَهَـذَا مِنْ&#xA;  عَدُوِّهِ فَاسْتَغَاثَهُ الَّذِي مِن شِيعَتِهِ عَلَى الَّذِي مِنْ&#xA;  عَدُوِّهِ فَوَكَزَهُ مُوسَى فَقَضَى عَلَيْهِ قَالَ هَـذَا مِنْ عَمَلِ&#xA;  الشَّيْطَانِ إِنَّهُ عَدُوٌّ مُّضِلٌّ مُّبِي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And he entered the city at a time of inattention by its people and&#xA;  found therein two men fighting: one from his faction and one from&#xA;  among &lt;strong&gt;his enemy&lt;/strong&gt;. And the one from &lt;strong&gt;his [faction]&lt;/strong&gt; called for help to him&#xA;  against the one from his enemy, so Moses struck him and&#xA;  [unintentionally] killed him. [Moses] said, &quot;This is from the work of&#xA;  Satan. Indeed, he is a manifest, misleading enemy.&quot; &#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#28:15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#28:15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran says one of two fighting men were his Shia (from his faction/his follower) and other was his enemy. So killing an enemy of prophet (who is also enemy of God) who was fighting his Shia is not a sin. Also he did not have intention of killing him and Istiqfar was not for any sin but Istiqfar was because he taught maybe his actions may not satisfy God fully. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also prophet (SAWW) always said Astaqfirullah everyday for purifying his heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;انه ایغان علی قبلی فانی اقول استغفرالله سبعین مرة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My Heart gets rust so I sa Astaqfirullah seventy times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Reference of Hadith:نهايه/ابن اثير، ج3، ص403 -باب الغين مع الياء  ‎&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophets and Awlia of Allah when turn their attention from Allah to people and talk them their heart get some rust and this cause them cannot see spiritual universe and meet Allah properly so clean their heart by saying Istiqfar. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About other prophets can be asked in separate questions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter1b/2.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Infallibility of the Prophets (Part I)&lt;/a&gt;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter1b/3.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Part II)&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter1b/3.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Part III&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T07:06:05.473" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T07:06:05.473" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2760" CreationDate="2012-09-20T14:35:40.753" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to a hadith of Shi'ite &lt;strong&gt;Derham&lt;/strong&gt; (silver coin) comes from &lt;strong&gt;Dar-ol-hamm&lt;/strong&gt; (the house of suffer), and &lt;strong&gt;Dinar&lt;/strong&gt; (Golden coin) comes from &lt;strong&gt;Dar-on-Nar&lt;/strong&gt; (the house of fire), that is, gathering silver and golden coins (or say money in general) without caring for the life of poor people would be like saving suffer and fire for ourselves, and this is what we have been prohibited from. In other words, being rich is not bad but not caring the poor people will be. Having more money to help the others more is by no means discouraged. And the prophet S.A. in Mecca had this situation, he was not a ruler at that time as there was no Islamic society established yet. His wife Khadijeh was a rich woman before she married with Muhammad the trustworthy, S.A., and she dedicated all that he had to his husband. When Muhammad S.A. became a prophet those who were absorbed to him were under restrictions from the atheists of Mecca. In the last three years of his living in Mecca (before traveling to Medina) the Muslims were boycotted by the atheists of Mecca, they became poor and there were days that they had nothing to eat. That was where the holy prophet S.A. spent all that he had for the Muslims and became poor. Then Abi-Taleb and Khadijeh A.S. died in the last year of the prohibition. After the prohibition the Prophet left Mecca to Medina and there he established a society based on Islam, a government, and he was at the top. He could have an easy life as his earns from wars and etc. but he preferred to remain his level of living at the level of the poorest in his society and he also commanded this to his succeeders, the ones Shia Muslims know as Imams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ali, A.S., in the times of three first Caliphs was a farmer, his income was just too much, he was perhaps one of the richest of the time, although he always used to live simple (like Soleiman A.S., the prophet, used to live when he was king), an ascetic life. Then he became the fourth Caliph and as the order of his brother Muhammad S.A. switched his life to a simple level again, sitting on the door of his house for people could more easily visit him, the Caliph, and etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once Imam Sadiq A.S. was asked why he is rich and he answered because he is not the ruler. However at the same time he was living an ascetic way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-30T10:38:52.090" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T10:38:52.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2772" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-20T15:36:21.063" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-09-20T15:36:21.063" LastActivityDate="2012-09-20T15:36:21.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2773" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-20T15:36:21.063" Score="0" Body="One of the great Prophets and Servants of God." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-20T16:10:42.113" LastActivityDate="2012-09-20T16:10:42.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2774" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-20T15:40:58.687" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-09-20T15:40:58.687" LastActivityDate="2012-09-20T15:40:58.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2775" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-20T15:40:58.687" Score="0" Body="Indeed, mankind is in loss, Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-20T16:00:18.357" LastActivityDate="2012-09-20T16:00:18.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2776" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-20T15:53:31.243" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zina in Arabic الزنا is often translated as adultery but it means having illegal sex with someone you are not married with. This could include premarital sex/intercourse as well as cheating of a husband or wife on his/her partner. According to Quran and Sunna Zina is a very grave sin (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/17/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;17:32&lt;/a&gt;). In a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/46/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt; some preliminaries which could lead to Zina are described as Zina of the eye, ear, hand, foot and heart...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-13T14:33:10.217" LastActivityDate="2016-03-13T14:33:10.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2777" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-20T15:53:31.243" Score="0" Body="Having illegal intercourse with someone you are not married with." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-03-15T21:38:23.767" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T21:38:23.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2778" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-09-20T15:56:52.083" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2012-09-20T15:56:52.083" LastActivityDate="2012-09-20T15:56:52.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2779" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-09-20T15:56:52.083" Score="0" Body="Isma'ili is a sect of shia." OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-09-20T16:12:37.057" LastActivityDate="2012-09-20T16:12:37.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2780" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2781" CreationDate="2012-09-20T20:21:48.700" Score="11" ViewCount="1855" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen &lt;code&gt;PBUH&lt;/code&gt; (Peace Be Upon &lt;strong&gt;Him&lt;/strong&gt;) added as a suffix to many prominent males who are highly respected in Islam, e.g. Muhammad, Jesus, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is whether there are any &lt;em&gt;women&lt;/em&gt; who have &lt;em&gt;Peace Be Upon Her&lt;/em&gt; added in a similar fashion, e.g. perhaps the mother of Muhammad or Jesus?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;(I'm not a Muslim, so please treat this as a complete newbie question.)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="582" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-01-07T20:32:43.507" LastActivityDate="2019-09-17T02:24:35.840" Title="Is the &quot;PBUH&quot; suffix used for any women?" Tags="|practical-islam|muslim-practices|salawat|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2781" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2780" CreationDate="2012-09-20T21:38:36.880" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, this suffix is added to Mary The Virgin (Mariam مريم), the mother of the Prophet Jesus, peace be upon both of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not added the mother of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is not an exclusion, there might be other women who have that suffix, but I'm not sure about them so I'll try to research and update the answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2012-09-20T21:38:36.880" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2782" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2780" CreationDate="2012-09-20T23:04:44.387" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Peace be upon him&lt;/code&gt; is reserved for prophets only specifically for Hazrat Muhammad (Peace be upon Him). Best practice is, it should not be used for anyone else, including any women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam different figures have different titles. These actually come from Arabic. Peace be Upon him is just one version of translation. The correct titles are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Prophet Muhammad -صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم Sallalaho Alaihi wa AalihiWasallam&#xA;&#xA;Jesus, Moses, Ibrahim and all others - عليه السلام Alai Salam&#xA;&#xA;Early Followers of the prophet who personally saw him - رضی الله تعالیٰ عنہ Raziulll tala unho&#xA;&#xA;This is not distinction between men, women, children including children of the prophet in the above title, all are treated the same.&#xA;&#xA;Great Muslim scholars who came later, did not see the prophet - Rehmatullah Alai&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in short Peace be upon his/her is never used with a woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In english we do see the name PBUH is used with Jesus Christ and seldom with Bibi Maryam. This is actually wrong. I think Muslim scholars use this just to attract sympathy from Christian brothers + show respect to them as well. They should not have this title, only prophet Muhammad has this title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So no woman can have this title. In the woman who has the highest rank is suppose to be, Bibi Fatima (RA). She is the daughter of prophet Muhammad. We do not use PBUH with her. She has the regular title as any other follower has. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Correction for Muslims:  It is wrong to use PBUH with Bibi Maryam because she was not a prophet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also we do not use any title with the mother of the prophet herself. But she is treated with respect, nevertheless. Her name is Aminah Bibi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2012-09-20T23:04:44.387" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2733" CreationDate="2012-09-21T03:36:03.387" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a Hadith about that (mentioned below), according to it the timings are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fajr&lt;/strong&gt;: begins when dawn begins (and fasting begins), and ends when the land glows (with sunlight).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dhuhr&lt;/strong&gt;: begins when the shadow is similar to the length the strap of a sandal, and ends when everything's length is equal to it's shadow's length.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Asr&lt;/strong&gt;: begins when everything's length is equal to it's shadow's length, and ends when the shadow of everything is about twice as long as it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maghrib&lt;/strong&gt;: begins when the sun had set (and fasting ends), and that's its time, the sun setting (as long as there is twilight).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Isha&lt;/strong&gt;: begins when the twilight has vanished, and ends when the third of night has gone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Abbas narrated that : the Prophet said: &amp;quot;Jibril (peace be upon&#xA;him] led me (in Salat) twice at the House. So he prayed Zuhr the first&#xA;time when the shadow was similar to (the length of) the strap a&#xA;sandal. Then he prayed Asr when everything was similar (to the length&#xA;of) its shadow. Then he prayed Maghrib when the sun had set and the&#xA;fasting person breaks fast. Then he prayed Isha when the twilight had&#xA;vanished. Then he prayed Fajr when Fajr (dawn) began, and when eating&#xA;is prohibited for the fasting person. The second time he prayed Zuhr&#xA;when the shadow of everything was similar to (the length of) it, at&#xA;the time of Asr the day before. Then he prayed Asr when the shadow of&#xA;everything was about twice as long as it. Then he prayed Maghrib at&#xA;the same time as he did the first time. Then he prayed Isha, the later&#xA;one, when a third of the night had gone. The he prayed Subh when the&#xA;land glowed. The Jibril turned towards me and said: &amp;quot;O Muhammad! These&#xA;are the times of the Prophets before you, and the (best) time is what&#xA;is between these two times.&amp;quot; (Hasan)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ&#xA;بْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ&#xA;عَيَّاشِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ، وَهُوَ ابْنُ&#xA;عَبَّادِ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ أَخْبَرَنِي نَافِعُ بْنُ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ&#xA;مُطْعِمٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله&#xA;عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &amp;quot;‏ أَمَّنِي جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ عِنْدَ&#xA;الْبَيْتِ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَصَلَّى الظُّهْرَ فِي الأُولَى مِنْهُمَا حِينَ&#xA;كَانَ الْفَىْءُ مِثْلَ الشِّرَاكِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى الْعَصْرَ حِينَ كَانَ&#xA;كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِثْلَ ظِلِّهِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى الْمَغْرِبَ حِينَ وَجَبَتِ&#xA;الشَّمْسُ وَأَفْطَرَ الصَّائِمُ ثُمَّ صَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ حِينَ غَابَ&#xA;الشَّفَقُ ثُمَّ صَلَّى الْفَجْرَ حِينَ بَرَقَ الْفَجْرُ وَحَرُمَ&#xA;الطَّعَامُ عَلَى الصَّائِمِ ‏.‏ وَصَلَّى الْمَرَّةَ الثَّانِيَةَ&#xA;الظُّهْرَ حِينَ كَانَ ظِلُّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مِثْلَهُ لِوَقْتِ الْعَصْرِ&#xA;بِالأَمْسِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى الْعَصْرَ حِينَ كَانَ ظِلُّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ&#xA;مِثْلَيْهِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى الْمَغْرِبَ لِوَقْتِهِ الأَوَّلِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى&#xA;الْعِشَاءَ الآخِرَةَ حِينَ ذَهَبَ ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى&#xA;الصُّبْحَ حِينَ أَسْفَرَتِ الأَرْضُ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَىَّ جِبْرِيلُ&#xA;فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هَذَا وَقْتُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ ‏.‏&#xA;وَالْوَقْتُ فِيمَا بَيْنَ هَذَيْنِ الْوَقْتَيْنِ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو&#xA;عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَبُرَيْدَةَ وَأَبِي&#xA;مُوسَى وَأَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ وَجَابِرٍ&#xA;وَعَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ وَالْبَرَاءِ وَأَنَسٍ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/701490&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Jami` at-Tirmidhi]&lt;/a&gt;, with &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%AC%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%84&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;other Riwayat&lt;/a&gt; available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-09-21T03:42:47.513" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2780" CreationDate="2012-09-21T10:33:47.573" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Peace Be Upon Him is generally used for the Prophets (Peace Be Upon Them).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For other people who are highly repected: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Radi'Allahu Anhu' is used, which means 'Allah's blessings be on him' &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;OR&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Radi'Allahu Anha' is used for females, which means 'Allah's blessings be on her'. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;OR&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Radi'Allahu Anhum' is used for male plural, which means 'Allah's blessings be on them'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Radi'Allahu Anhuma' is used for female plural, which also means 'Allah's blessings be on them'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Abu Bakr (Prophet Muhammad PBUH's Father-in-Law) Radi'Allahu Anhu&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Aisha (Prophet Muhammad PBUH's wife) Radi'Allahu Anha&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="460" LastEditorUserId="460" LastEditDate="2012-09-21T11:19:45.600" LastActivityDate="2012-09-21T11:19:45.600" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2551" CreationDate="2012-09-21T14:10:49.210" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do these help?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;… save yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is Men and&#xA;  Stones [the fake gods you used to believed beside Allah?] …&#xA;  (At-Tahrim:6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;… then fear the Fire whose fuel is men and stones,- which is prepared&#xA;  for those who reject Faith … (Al-Baghareh:24)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Focusing on the word &quot;&lt;strong&gt;fuel&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; in these verses, it may implies that &quot;no fuel no fire&quot;, so that &quot;if there are no unbeliever in God and fake gods then there would be no fire either&quot;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="584" LastEditDate="2012-09-23T10:47:26.137" LastActivityDate="2012-09-23T10:47:26.137" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2750" CreationDate="2012-09-21T16:35:41.673" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is only almost true, but not exactly. According to a Shia Hadith the exception is the &quot;Voteyre Sallah&quot; that the holy prophet was encouraging Muslims for doing this praying but himself wasn't doing it as he knew his death time, I don't know if Suuni Muslims are familiar with this praying?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2012-09-21T16:35:41.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2790" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2791" CreationDate="2012-09-21T17:17:43.403" Score="11" ViewCount="1347" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, I've lived in enough Muslim countries to understand that Friday and Saturday are, in fact, the closest thing there is to a weekend in the US (which would normally be Saturday and Sunday), but what I don't understand is why Muslim services are on Friday?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be clear, I understand that Saturday is almost universally held as the end of Creation, and the original &quot;Day of Rest.&quot;  I understand that is why Jews (and some Christian denominations) celebrate their services on Saturday. I understand that in Christianity, however, the &quot;Day of Rest&quot; was celebrated on the day &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; the Sabbath, celebrating the Resurrection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What motivated Islam to make Friday, rather than Saturday, its High Holy day of the week?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="217" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-23T22:02:04.063" LastActivityDate="2021-09-05T17:34:54.563" Title="Why are the most important services in Islam held on Fridays?" Tags="|jumuah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2791" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2790" CreationDate="2012-09-21T17:54:50.657" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Friday holds importance in Islam for many reasons. We call Friday Al-Jumu'ah because it is derived from Al-Jam', literally meaning &amp;quot;gathering&amp;quot;. That is when Muslims gather in places of worship for prayer, weekly. Following are some of the important events associated with Friday:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was a Friday when Allah finished the &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:2789&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;creation&lt;/a&gt;, with the creation of Adam (alayhi salam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ironically, it was a Friday when Adam (alayhi salam) was &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/664870&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;taken out of the heaven&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It will be on a Friday that the Last Hour will &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/664870&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;commence&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from this, there is a hour on Friday when if a Muslim prays and asks Allah for something, He will &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/11/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;definitely meet his demands&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer the question, why Friday was chosen for prayer specifically for Muslims- We believe that Friday was the chosen day for prayer also for the other nations before Muslims i.e. for the nation of Moses (alayhi salam) and the nation of Jesus (alayhi salam). But they were led astray from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is narrated by Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:856a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;said&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was Friday from which Allah diverted those who were before us. For&#xA;the Jews (the day set aside for prayer) was Sabt (Saturday), and for&#xA;the Christians it was Sunday. And Allah turned towards us and guided&#xA;us to Friday (as the day of prayer) for us. In fact, He (Allah) made&#xA;Friday, Saturday and Sunday (as days of prayer). In this order would&#xA;they (Jews and Christians) come after us on the Day of Resurrection.&#xA;We are the last of (the Ummahs) among the people in this world and the&#xA;first among the created to be judged on the Day of Resurrection. In&#xA;one narration it is: ', to be judged among them&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Sahih Muslim : Book 7, Hadith 32)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-05T17:34:54.563" LastActivityDate="2021-09-05T17:34:54.563" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2734" CreationDate="2012-09-21T23:10:56.613" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe you refer to this verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/21/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;21:33 And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all [heavenly bodies] in an orbit are swimming.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse also points to the fact that also the sun is part of a larger system having its own orbit of revolving around the galaxy (or any larger entity, that is).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Islam started long before these scientific discoveries its role was not to prove or disprove any specific scientific fact, Instead, since it is a religion to govern ALL aspect of life its role was (and is) to create a healthy environment for science to flourish. Urging muslims to (discover) and (use) natural resources for the better benefit of mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="621" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2012-09-22T05:35:02.240" LastActivityDate="2012-09-22T05:35:02.240" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2793" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1260" CreationDate="2012-09-21T23:26:32.383" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll discuss the first question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse is the only reference form the holy Quran indicating the age of an earlier prophet: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/29/14&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[29:14] And We certainly sent Noah to his people, and he remained&#xA;  among them a thousand years minus fifty years, and the flood seized&#xA;  them while they were wrongdoers.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet it indicates that the prophet Noah (PBUH) himself lived for 950 years without referencing the people whom he lived among. He might have lived and delivered the message for a single generation or many generations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="621" LastEditorUserId="621" LastEditDate="2012-09-22T09:39:33.170" LastActivityDate="2012-09-22T09:39:33.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2705" CreationDate="2012-09-22T08:39:47.917" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;IF one arrived late and the Salat has been started, it is recommended for him to join it, rather than praying alone. How does he follow it?&#xA;I'll explain in general, then give the detailed prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, the reference of each Raka(ركعة) is Rokou3 (ركوع), which means that if you reached after Rokou3, then the missed Raka must be repeated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, you must follow the Imam, you don't start with the missing Raka then continue with him, for ex: if you arrived while he was in Sujud, you must make Sujud with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You follow the Imam till he finishes praying, then check how many have you prayed, in order to continue the Rakat till finishing the required number of Rakat in this prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the first lost Rakat contain the verse reading after Fatiha, then while repeating your missed Rakat you read the verses, even if this was your 3rd Raka for ex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we will start the scenarios:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Arriving in 1st Raka:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you arrived in the 1st Raka, and they hadn't make rokou3 yet or in the Rokou3, then you continue with them, make Rokou3 with them, even if you hadn't finish Reading Fatiha, you have to follow the imam, then continue the prayer with them, and make salam with them, because you hadn't miss any Raka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you had arrived after Rokou3 (it is considered the 2nd Raka), continue with them, then when they finish you don't make salam, you stand up and make an additional Raka and read a verse after Fatiha during this Raka as if you were making the first missed Raka, then after Sujud you sit, say Tahiyat, then make salam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Arriving in 2nd Raka:&#xA;IF you arrived before or during Rokou3 in 2nd Raka, continue with them, then when they finish you don't make salam, you stand up and make an additional Raka and read a verse after Fatiha during this Raka as if you were making the first missed Raka, then after Sujud you sit, say Tahiyat, then make salam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you arrived after Rokou3 then this will be considered the 3rd Raka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Arriving in 3rd Raka:&#xA;IF you arrived before or during Rokou3 in 3nd Raka, continue with them, then when they finish you don't make salam, you stand up and make the missed Rakat (you will have two more Rakat to repeat).&#xA;If this was Maghrib prayer (then the total is 3 Rakat, and you have done only one raka), so after you stand up, make Rokou3, then after Sujud you sit down to say tahiyat because it will be your 2nd Raka, then you stand up to make the 3rd Raka, after Rokou3 and Sujud, you say tahiyat, then make salam.&#xA;Else, if this was Duhr, Aser, or Isha'a prayer (4 Rekaat), then after the imam makes salam, you stand up to make your 3rd Raka, you don't sit after sujud, you stand again to make the fourth raka, then sit again and finish. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Arriving in 4th Raka:&#xA;this means you still have 3 Rakat to make, so you stand up to make your 2nd Raka (1st one made with imam), then after sujud you sit, say ta7iyat, then stand up, and make other 2 Rakat as usual.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the rule is that you continue with the imam then repeat the missed Rakat, if you are in the 2nd Raka you sit and say ta7iyat, due to your prayer, and the number of Rakat you have reached after the imam has finished prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that helped, if you still have any question please don't hesitate to ask.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the references, my reference is the Book: &quot;تيسير فقه العبادات &quot; for the Author: &quot;Sheikh Faysal Mawlawy&quot;, but I summarized it, sorry I couldn't find the contents of this book on the net to add the link, but you can find on islamweb.net some issues by typing: &quot;صلاة المسبوق&quot;, it states the rules of being late, you can try this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.awqaf.ae/Fatwa.aspx?SectionID=9&amp;amp;RefID=2473&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;site&lt;/a&gt; also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-03-07T16:08:37.123" LastActivityDate="2019-03-07T16:08:37.123" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2795" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-22T10:01:39.033" Score="4" ViewCount="43526" Body="&lt;p&gt;How old is earth in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it age of earth in Islam near ~5000 years old &#xA;or &#xA;Islam shares scientific point of view of earth age?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="596" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-11T12:38:07.807" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T12:38:07.807" Title="How old is earth in Islam?" Tags="|quran|scientific-proof|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2780" CreationDate="2012-09-22T12:48:06.127" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Peace be upon him can be used for anyone, that just means you would like to send peace to someone. It like the saying rest in peace. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What muslims say is Sallah Allahu alehe wa salam, Which is much different that peace be upon him, it actually means may Allah send our prayer and peace to him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For this reason we don't use it for anyone but the prophets, in our prayers we include the prophets. There is many arguements as to who exactly this can be used for. Some say it is exclusivly for Prophet muhammad (SAAW) others include Prophet abraham And others say all prophets in general. But it is agreed that it dosen't go beyond prophets. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What we use for people other than prophets is &quot;Radiya allahu anhum,&quot; which menas Allah is pleased with them. We only use this for people of high honor, and close to the prophet, (including women) such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The sahaba ( the friends and companions of the prophet) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mary&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Asiya (pharohs wife)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The prophet's wives etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the prophets mother, we do not give this title, becasue we do not know whether Allah was pleased with her or not, as we are not given any mention of her in quran or hadith as the others listed above are. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastActivityDate="2012-09-22T12:48:06.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2797" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-22T13:31:00.257" Score="8" ViewCount="3286" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prompted from &lt;a href=&quot;http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/5904/discussion-between-tamer-shlash-and-nesreena&quot;&gt;this discussion,&lt;/a&gt; there are various opinions as to who we are allowed to add the suffix sallah Allahu allehe wa salam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect. 33:56&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this ayah we can infer that we must use it for prophet Muhammad (SAAWS) but what about the other prophets?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We say in our prayers that Allah send his blessings to prophet Muhammad and Abraham, and his Aal (family), if that's the case, then we can use the suffix to more people other than Prophet Muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So who do we use this suffix for, Prophet Muhammad, Prophet Abraham, or all the prophets?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-19T06:31:16.430" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T06:31:16.430" Title="To whom do we add the suffix (SAW)?" Tags="|prophets|greetings|salawat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2799" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-22T19:00:40.600" Score="15" ViewCount="342" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ۚ يَا&#xA;  أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask&#xA;  Him to do so]. O you who have believed, ask [ Allah to confer]&#xA;  blessing upon him and ask [ Allah to grant him] peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/56&quot;&gt;Al-Ahzab 56&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As is well-established by the primary sources, Muslims regularly send their blessings on the prophet Muhammad; this is often done by mentioning the &lt;em&gt;salawat&lt;/em&gt; after any mention of his name.  In Arabic, the construction &lt;code&gt;صلى الله عليه وسلم&lt;/code&gt; is the most common, which translates to &lt;code&gt;May God's blessings and peace be upon him&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In English, however, this is often translated as &lt;code&gt;Peace be upon him&lt;/code&gt;, which only accounts for half (and arguably the less-important half) of the &lt;em&gt;salat&lt;/em&gt;.  &quot;Peace be upon him&quot; is more accurately a translation of &lt;code&gt;عليه السلام&lt;/code&gt; which, while also a common &lt;em&gt;salat&lt;/em&gt;, is rarely (if ever) used among Arabic-speaking Muslims for the prophet Muhammad himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In English, the &lt;code&gt;Peace be upon him&lt;/code&gt; construction is predominant where an Arabic-speaking Muslim would use &lt;code&gt;صلى الله عليه وسلم&lt;/code&gt;, that is to say it is reserved for the prophet Muhammad himself.  To a lesser extent, it is also used for other prophets or notable figures as the Arabic &lt;code&gt;عليه السلام&lt;/code&gt; would be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that the Arabic text is hardly ambiguous in this regard, and the very term &lt;em&gt;salat&lt;/em&gt; is derived from the root &lt;code&gt;ص ل و&lt;/code&gt; (meaning prayer, or blessing), it would seem that the most important part to translate would be the &lt;code&gt;صلى الله&lt;/code&gt; (God's blessings).  To me, it seems an odd sort of mistake for any Islamic scholar worth his salt to make.  This suggests that either there's a wisdom behind this translation that I don't understand, or it was translated thus through distinctly non-Islamic channels (at which point, the universality of the phrase among English-speaking Muslims seems peculiar).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So where did this translation come from, and why is it so prevalent among English-speaking Muslims today?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-02-11T09:18:48.650" Title="Whence came PBUH?" Tags="|arabic|salawat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2801" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2802" CreationDate="2012-09-22T19:59:02.873" Score="4" ViewCount="1333" Body="&lt;p&gt;In answering &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2734/the-solar-system-in-islam&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, this verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/21/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;21:33&lt;/a&gt; is used which has the translation of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the&#xA;  moon; all [heavenly bodies] &lt;strong&gt;in an orbit are swimming&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I picked Mohsin Khan, Picktal, Yousaf ali translation, all mention orbit in translation except Shakir which translates it as follows &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;all (orbs) travel along swiftly in their celestial spheres.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, even &lt;em&gt;Google translate&lt;/em&gt; mentions orbit. But I am still not sure because I know Arabic a little. Here is how I break down this verse word by word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كُلٌّ - All&#xA;فِي - in&#xA;فَلَكٍ - the Sky&#xA;يَسْبَحُونَ - Swim (ok can be translated to float as well)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where does the word orbit come from in Translation when it is not mentioned in the verse? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I translate the words &quot;The sun and moon travel in an orbit&quot;, I get this in Google&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الشمس والقمر في المدار العائمة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So here is my question, where does the word orbit come from in translation?&lt;/strong&gt; or am I missing something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-02-06T02:16:31.897" Title="Does The Quran specifically mention orbit when referring to sun and moon?" Tags="|quran-translation|tafseer|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2801" CreationDate="2012-09-22T22:29:42.270" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your problem comes from the word فَلَك, from it comes the word orbit, but does it really mean orbit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll quote It's meaning from the Major Arabic dictionary &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Manzur#Lis.C4.81n_al-.CA.BFArab&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lisan Al-Arab&lt;/a&gt; (completed in 1290 - 688 Hijri):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الفَلَك مَدارُ النجوم والجمع أَفْلاك والفَلَكُ واحد أَفْلاك النجوم [...] وفَلَكُ كل شيء مُسْتداره ومُعْظمه.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The فَلَك is the orbit of stars, its plural is أفْلاك, and فَلَك is the singular, i.e, one orbit of the orbits of stars [...] and the فَلَك of everything is the rounding of it or the majority of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=6343&amp;amp;idto=6343&amp;amp;bk_no=122&amp;amp;ID=6355&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lisan Al-Arab by Ibn Manzhour, The Letter ف, section فلك&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مدار is the &amp;quot;place form&amp;quot; of the verb دار, which means orbit (the verb), so مدار means orbit (the noun).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So obviously yes, Qur'an refers specifically to the orbit, i.e, the round way/road which sun and moon move (float) in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-09-23T09:14:33.053" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2804" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2780" CreationDate="2012-09-23T13:23:30.573" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have four women most respected in Shia Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fatimah سلام الله علیها, daughter of the holy Prophet صل الله علیه و آله&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Khadijeh سلام الله علیها, wife of the holy Prophet صل الله علیه و آله and mother of Fatimah سلام االه علیها&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Virgin Mary سلام الله علیها, the mother of Jesus علیه السلام&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Asiyeh سلام الله علیها, wife of pharaoh and she believed in Moses while hiding her belief from her husband (she may be considered also the Moses' stepmother, when she took him from the river)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many who we can send سلام الله toward, but there are some people that we should do this as neglecting this may be somewhat a disrespect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2012-09-23T13:23:30.573" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2795" CreationDate="2012-09-23T14:02:44.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran is somewhat a cryptographic book, too much data claimed to be stored therein within only the size of a usual book, say 500 pages. If you read Hadith from Ahlol-Bayt you will find many interesting points there in verses that you have already passed over them for times but never mentioned them. According to Quran itself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That this is indeed a qur'an Most Honourable; In Book well encrypted&#xA;  and guarded; &lt;strong&gt;Which none shall touch but those who are clean&lt;/strong&gt;; A&#xA;  Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds. (Al-Vaaghe'e:77,78,79,80)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is, no one should touch its text but after getting clean (say, for Muslims by making Vozu') and its inside meaning by cleaning his/her hearth with the light of faith. Maybe someone would think about the days i the viewpoint of the creator, Allah, being different in different situations or for different creatures, for example Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a Day the measure whereof&#xA;  is (as) fifty thousand years (Al-Ma'aarej:4)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then use the verse that Allah says he has created the universe in 6 days:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We created the heavens and the earth and all between them in Six Days,&#xA;  nor did any sense of weariness touch Us. (Ghaf:38)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to obtain a value of equal to 300,000 years for creating the Earth and the skies, not as for their age. Of course it is not acceptable in Islam that the Earth be 5000 years old when we believe Adam's descension occurred around 7000 years ago and many many Adams and their quite many children living here on earth before our parents being created from dust, however, I cannot as well support my above answer as if I am right according to Shia Islam time can vary (not inverted though I guess!?) remarkably, something similar to relativity theory but I'm not sure for time to change only with speed, actually it may change with speed but of course it changes with other factors as well that my little knowledge has never touched them. I've only seen its evidences in Shia Ahadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may be able to find some guides to answer in Ahadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2012-09-23T14:02:44.630" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2625" CreationDate="2012-09-23T17:15:38.973" Score="27" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer comes from a secular perspective; if it is out of place, let me know and I'll remove it. But I offer it anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Short version:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ignore it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Offense has the interesting characteristic in that it is, quite literally, an imaginary thing: in only exists to the observer - it is not a concrete thing by itself. Add religion into that mix and we have guaranteed confusion. It is largely impossible to make any claim by one religion without it somehow being &amp;quot;offensive&amp;quot; to another religion (by disqualifying their deity, et). Indeed, often within a single religion the views of one sect can &amp;quot;offend&amp;quot; another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being so subjective, it is not something that is easy to quantify: there are answers here that suggest that offense towards the prophet is like being struck in the face - yet the fact remains: you &lt;em&gt;were not&lt;/em&gt; struck in the face - you &lt;em&gt;chose&lt;/em&gt; to be offended. Being offended is your right, but that doesn't mean a person can respond in any way you choose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, it could also be said that an all-powerful God (with a well-established process for dealing with the unbelievers and unworthy) does not need you to leap to his defense, nor (with Allah on his side) does Muhammed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, we must consider the true victims in all the recent fuss: it isn't the Muslim community: it is the innocent bystanders wo happened to be in the wrong place (meaning: too close to some volatile faction of Islam). People working in embassies, or just non-Muslims living in a predominantly Muslim community. These are people unconnected to the fuss, now murdered, maimed or dishomed. I am under the impression that the Koran does not support (quite the opposite) attacking innocent populations, yet this is what invariably results. This of course also harms the Muslim community: both in terms of the global reputation, and the fate of those few Muslims responding with acts of violence and cruelty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ironic thing in all this is that one of the reasons Islam attracts so much attention is because of the reputation it has for being aggressive - there's a circle here that can't be broken while some people of Islam responds with force for imagined slights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We must also consider the perspective of the &amp;quot;perpetrator&amp;quot;. In most of the law, offense and blasphemy are not crimes. Freedom of thought and word are valued. Islam repeatedly saying &amp;quot;you cannot&amp;quot; (for something that is not actually illegal in most countries) is the main driver for why people do things like drawing cartoons of Mohammed. When Islam says &amp;quot;you cannot, or else&amp;quot;, then that throws down a gauntlet - and there are a lot of people who feel that this is a kind of bully-tactic that &lt;strong&gt;must&lt;/strong&gt; be answered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, I'll remark on representation: Islam, in common with many religions, does not have direct and accurate representation. The people doing much of the talking on the international stage do not necessarily have a huge support base. Indeed, most of the Muslims I know and have known have been &lt;strong&gt;completely&lt;/strong&gt; different to the uglier face of Islam that keeps making headlines - yet even in there own communities they have felt unable to speak out openly. But: until this &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; challenged from within, these unelected figureheads will assume false authority and support.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So perhaps I should further qualify my relief response, with the guidance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Respond by denouncing the calls for violence and blood. Openly state that you do not recognize this brutality as the true message of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unless, of course, it is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="143" LastEditorDisplayName="user44821" LastEditDate="2021-05-04T08:26:31.777" LastActivityDate="2021-05-04T08:26:31.777" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2808" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4198" CreationDate="2012-09-23T18:01:48.577" Score="6" ViewCount="30663" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard somewhere that you should never stop having children based on wealth.  I.e. if you hardly have any money to provide for your family, you should not let this stop you from having more and more children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this Islamic or cultural?  I know people who have 10 children, husband and wife, and even grandparents all living, sleeping, and cooking in 1 room.  And then they go and have even more children.  Is that what we're supposed to do in Islam, is this right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it wrong not to have any children, and/or is it wrong to have just 1 or 2 children?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, is it haram not to have lots and lots of children due to lack of wealth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="512" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2020-09-07T07:56:01.410" LastActivityDate="2021-02-27T19:48:23.600" Title="Is it obligatory in islam to continue to have more children when you can't provide for your existing children?" Tags="|fiqh|children|pregnancy|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2809" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2741" CreationDate="2012-09-24T05:52:09.670" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short answer is that the difference in the content of hadith, too, stem from the same significant questions of Islamic political doctrine that originally divided the two sects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Shia scholars, Shia and Sunni hadith has no difference and are checked with the same methods of checking authenticity . If a hadith is known to be authentic, it is used, but if not, it is left, whether it is recorded by Shia or Sunni scholars. Shia scholars do not reject Sunni hadith books completely, but (say) every individual hadith (from Shia or Sunni) should be investigated for authenticity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia scholars use authentic hadith from Sunni hadith book in their works and books. For example, the hadith from Sahih Muslim and other Sunni hadith books are used in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhollah_Khomeini#Works&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Khomeini books&lt;/a&gt;, and the books of many other Shia scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note there are different methods of determining the health of a hadith and this makes some conflict in scholars about considering a hadith authentic or not. This conflict exists in Shia scholars. For example, a Shia scholar may consider a hadith and other inauthentic due to different methods of determining the health of a hadith and this may lead to different fatwa an a subject.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main fundamental difference of Shia and Sunni is conflict in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/leadership&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imamat&lt;/a&gt; which is a very big conflict and this conflict makes big different in every aspect of Islam including hadith collections, Madhab, prayers, beliefs and everything else. There are tens of thousands of hadith that accepting them as authentic will in fact means accepting Imamat as a pillar of Islam and in a way are related to Imamat. So those kind of hadith are totally censored in main Sunni hadith books but still many of them can be found in many Sunni hadith books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni scholars are different about recording hadith related to Imamat and it depends on the relation of that scholar to King of his time and pressures of King of that time on scholars. In fact Imamat is opposite of Kingship. A King accepting Imamat in fact is as accepting himself as not qualified for governing Islamic society; so no King will never accept Imamat (if he accepts he is not a King anymore) and this caused Kings always controlling scholars and hadith books to  not write anything related to Imamat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Shia view, a good hadith narrator for Sunni Kings and hadith recorders is who be silent about Imamat and Caliphate and support power of Sunni Caliphs and Kings even if that narrator is from Kharijites. And if a narrator oppose Sunni Caliphs and Kings, he should not be used as a narrator even if he is Imam Ali a.s. or Imam Sadiq a.s.; unless their hadith is not talking about Caliphate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Malik the golden age of hadith started and Sunni collections were written in this age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is some of views of Shia scholars regarding 6 main Sunni hadith collections:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- Sahih Bukhari (year 194-256): the Sunni hadith recorders have had many exaggerations about this book while this book narrates hadith from Kharijates and Nasibi people. But from Imam Sadiq a.s. and next Imams who Bukhari was living at their time even one hadith is not narrated. His ancestors were Zoroastrian and first one of their family who converted to Islam was his 3th father Mughayrah. When Bukhari was child his father died and left a wealth that he used for travels for collecting hadith. Firstly he was respected by scholars of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishapur&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nishabur&lt;/a&gt; but later due to his serious conflicts with Muhammad Ibn Yahya Nishaburi (the Grand Hadith Sheykh of Nishabur) he was forced to immigrate from his city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- Sahih Muslim (year 204-261): although this book has advantages that Bukhari book does not have but is in lower rank and popularity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- Sahih Abu Dawood: its ahadith are mostly about Sunni Fiqh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4- Sahih Abu Isa Muhammad Ibn Isa Tarmazi: he was the first one who categories ahadith in 3 category of Sahih, Hasan, Zaif instead of 2 category.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5- Sahih Ahmad Ibn Shoaib Nesai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last 4 are called Sunan also because the terms considered for Sahih hadith by first two are not considered in these 4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6- Sahih Muhammad Ibn Yazid Ibn Abdullan Ibn Majeh Ghazwini: some consider Sunan Darami higher than this book and consider it as 6th Sahih.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadith.net/n590-e5313.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.hadith.net (1)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadith.net/n590-e5304.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.hadith.net (2)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/FA/articleview.html?ArticleID=79418&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.hawzah.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="51089" LastEditDate="2023-03-08T07:51:40.147" LastActivityDate="2023-03-08T07:51:40.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2808" CreationDate="2012-09-24T07:12:27.340" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَاقٍ نَّحْنُ&#xA;  نَرْ‌زُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ إِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْئًا كَبِيرً‌ا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not kill your children for fear of poverty. &lt;strong&gt;We provide for them&#xA;  and for you&lt;/strong&gt;. Indeed, their killing is ever a great sin. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#17:31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#17:31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fiqh&lt;/a&gt;, permanent pregnancy prevention, by disabling some organs of the body of a man or a woman is Haram (prohibited). But birth control methods that do not cause any disability or abortion of the fertilized ovum after its implantation [in the womb], is permitted. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also having many children is recommended in different ahadith and mentioned as an honor of prophet (SAWW) at the day of judgement, but it is not obligatory. Preventing birth due to financial problems is discouraged and is kind of Hidden Shirk because such Muslims do not really believe that Allah provide food and needs for humans and not humans for themselves. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just 1 or 2 children have no base in Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/index.php?p=616687&amp;amp;id=1139&amp;amp;page=2&amp;amp;perpage=7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Q &amp;amp; A : Birth Control&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Sistani&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/farsi/estefta/?mit=806&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Q &amp;amp; A : Birth Control &lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.makarem.ir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2012-09-24T17:52:29.663" LastActivityDate="2012-09-24T17:52:29.663" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2815" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4189" CreationDate="2012-09-24T12:17:05.450" Score="4" ViewCount="2408" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it obligatory, optional or forbidden to get married when you have restrictions on the time/energy to give to a possible wife?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets say you work 7 days a week, 12 hours a day, commute 4 hours a day, and sleep/rest 8 hours a day, because you're so exhausted from the 12 hours at work plus 4 hours of commuting.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically: You have absolutely no time/energy to give to anyone, and barely have enough energy to pray 5 times a day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this instance, is it obligatory, optional, or forbidden to get married according to islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="512" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2012-10-27T01:45:38.887" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T16:01:07.577" Title="Islamic view on getting married if you have no time/energy" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2815" CreationDate="2012-09-24T13:41:35.060" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja&amp;#39;fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; Marriage is basically recommended and not obligatory provided not marrying does not cause any sin (for example masturbation). But if not marrying cause any sin it becomes obligatory for him/her to marry. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many hadith from prophet (SAWW) and Ahl ul-Bayt saying a Muslim should distribute his times for himself and God and family. Working too much is not an Islamic method of life and a Muslim should consider time for family and prayers and resting. Allah gives Barakat to income and life of believers. Barakat means that money/food/needs you have does not finish soon and God make it remain for more times and you have more benefits from what you have. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/farsi/masael/masaleTxT.php?id=6111&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.makarem.ir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/marriageandfamily/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Principles Of Marriage &amp;amp; Family Ethics&lt;/a&gt; by Ayatullah Ibrahim Amini &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-06T11:12:43.297" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T11:12:43.297" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2819" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-24T14:12:44.617" Score="6" ViewCount="981" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Hadith sciences, how is a hadith which is narrated from Khawarij handled?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can it be considered authentic or as soon as it is proved it is narrated from any of Khawarij , is it considered not authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is ruling about such kind of hadith according to hadith sciences?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-12-18T15:09:42.440" LastActivityDate="2013-02-16T04:53:31.757" Title="Can a Hadith naratied from Khawarij be considered authentic?" Tags="|shia-sunni|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2820" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-24T15:42:52.517" Score="8" ViewCount="15192" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam All,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know what authentic way to perform witr is. Hanafi School of thought sit after two rakahs and then in third rakah they perform rafaydan and make dua. But some raises hand after ruku in witr. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please give authentic hadith as references to your answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JazakAllah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="459" LastEditorUserId="17124" LastEditDate="2016-06-15T07:34:39.030" LastActivityDate="2016-06-15T07:34:39.030" Title="How to perform witr salah?" Tags="|salat|witr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2821" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2625" CreationDate="2012-09-24T16:41:27.373" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this photo will speak more than words&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/xLddm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;*In response to the abusive film about the Holy Prophet Muhammad upon him blessings and peace, “Discover Islam UK” in London distributed more than 110,000 copies of a translation of the Qur’an And the life of the Prophet Mohammed for the citizens of London. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="119" LastActivityDate="2012-09-24T16:41:27.373" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2808" CreationDate="2012-09-24T17:08:24.077" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can't find anything that says you should not stop having children or that it's encouraged to have more children. This is the closest I can find:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;..and do not kill your children out of poverty; We will provide for you and them...&#xA;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-'Anam 6:151&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2012-09-24T17:08:24.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2823" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2830" CreationDate="2012-09-24T17:39:25.460" Score="11" ViewCount="15533" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading Alan Turing's 1950 paper &lt;em&gt;Computing Machinery and Intelligence&lt;/em&gt; and suddenly stumbled upon the following statement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How do Christians regard the Moslem view that women have no souls?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could not find any sources for that to be true. So I want to know the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does the Qur'an, Hadith or other authoritative Muslim source state anything on women having or not having the soul?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are there any sects of Islam that consider that women do not have souls?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Where does this notion regardless of its truthfulness come from?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="635" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T12:24:18.090" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T15:55:03.017" Title="Do women have soul according to Islam or its various sects?" Tags="|women|soul|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2824" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2823" CreationDate="2012-09-24T18:25:17.260" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's debatable whether Islam even recognizes a &lt;em&gt;soul&lt;/em&gt;, or what the definition of &lt;em&gt;soul&lt;/em&gt; is. I'll make the assumption that it is independent conscious thought and being able to continue this consciousness after death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, there's no such notion according to Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever does an evil deed will not be recompensed except by the like thereof; but whoever does righteousness, &lt;strong&gt;whether male or female&lt;/strong&gt;, while he is a believer - those will enter Paradise, being given provision therein without account. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/40/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sura Ghafir 40:40&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If women can enter Paradise and do righteousness, they must certainly have souls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for where the notion came from, it might probably just be a misunderstanding, as Muslim (not necessarily Islamic) culture can be quite controlling of women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2012-09-24T18:25:17.260" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2826" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2827" CreationDate="2012-09-24T19:37:30.847" Score="15" ViewCount="1999" Body="&lt;p&gt;Qur'an clearly states the fact that the believers will see Allah the Exalted on the Day of Judgement.  Allah says about the believers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَ‌ةٌ ﴿٢٢﴾ إِلَىٰ رَ‌بِّهَا نَاظِرَ‌ةٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some faces that Day shall be Nadirah (shining and radiant). Looking at their Lord (Allah);&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/75/22-23&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Surat Al-Qiyāmah [75:22-23])&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And He says about the evil-doers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كَلَّا إِنَّهُمْ عَن رَّ‌بِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nay! Surely, they (evil-doers) will be veiled from seeing their Lord&#xA;that Day. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/83/15&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Surat Al-Muţaffifīn [83:15])&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I heard that the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelver&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ithnā‘ashariyyah&lt;/a&gt; branch (Not sure about all other branches) of Shi'a deny seeing of Allah on the Day of Judgement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it true? If yes, why? And what is their interpretation of above verses then?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-04-29T21:12:49.650" Title="Do Shi'ites deny seeing Allah on the Day of Judgement? If yes, Why?" Tags="|allah|shiism|day-of-judgement|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2826" CreationDate="2012-09-24T21:37:40.260" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, true! Note that Quran should be viewed as a whole, somewhere something is stated but its details, exceptions, and etc. are stated elsewhere. This is a key to go deep inside its hidden secrets, you find an apparent paradox in Quran but believe the whole book to be exactly inspired by Allah, so try to resolve the situation, you probably should generalize a concept such that the two apparent paradoxes be two different aspects of one notion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do they not consider the Qur'an (with care)? Had it been from other&#xA;  Than Allah, they would surely have found therein much discrepancy.&#xA;  (An-Nesaa':82)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example is that somewhere it states that &quot;لَا إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّينِ قَد تَّبَيَّنَ الرُّشْدُ مِنَ الْغَيِّ&quot; (&lt;em&gt;Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error …; Al-Baghareh:256&lt;/em&gt;) like there is no need for enjoining what is just (امر بالمعروف) and forbidding what is wrong (نهی عن المنکر), and somewhere else it encourages enjoining what is just and forbidding what is wrong. Thinking about how to resolve this puzzle, a more thorough understanding of Islam would then be acquired, and this will not be the case until we believe the whole book to be the words of Allah, and thus correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the question you have, recall the answer Allah gave Moses A.S. when he asked Allah to let him see Allah in eyes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Moses came to the place appointed by Us, and his Lord addressed&#xA;  him, He said: &quot;O my Lord! show (Thyself) to me, that I may look upon&#xA;  thee.&quot; Allah said: &quot;By no means canst thou see Me (direct); But look&#xA;  upon the mount; if it abide in its place, then shalt thou see Me.&quot;&#xA;  When his Lord manifested His glory on the Mount, He made it as dust.&#xA;  And Moses fell down in a swoon. When he recovered his senses he said:&#xA;  &quot;Glory be to Thee! to Thee I turn in repentance, and I am the first to&#xA;  believe.&quot; (Al-A'raaf:143)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In non-translated Arabic text the word that is used by Allah to reject his prophet's request is &quot;لن&quot; which is like &quot;never ever&quot;, but evidently this is talking about seeing Allah in eyes as Allah then ordered him to see the mountain and he saw the mountain with eyes on his face. Also note that when Moses A.S. is recovered he first confess that &quot;Glory is to Allah&quot; which is a translation of &quot;سُبْحَانَكَ&quot; which more accurately means Allah is super-empirical, refined of any imperfections, that is to say Moses A.S. had understood that God being seeable is an imperfection to his being, a limitation in his being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then what about the verses you cited in your question? Someone asked Imam Ali A.S. if he has seen Allah, he answered that he will never pray a God that he cannot see! Then he said but Allah is not seeable with they eyes on face but with the eyes of heart!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone went to Imam Sadiq A.S. and asked him to show him Allah. Imam A.S. stated haven't you read Quran that Allah said to Moses A.S. that he will never be able to see Him? He answered yes I have, but this is the religion of Muhammad S.A. that some of his people come together somewhere and all of a sudden one of them loudly announce that he has just seen Allah!? (Maybe he meant Sufism by this example) Then Imam Sadiq A.S. asked him to accompany Imam going out toward a river. There he ordered his companions to tie his hands using a shackle and push him into the river. The man was afraid, not sure if this is serious or a joke, but then he couldn't swim and whenever that he was risen by water to the surface he was all screaming asking Imam's companion around him for rescue, but no one was to help him. After some rounds he lost his hopes in Imam's companions and asked Allah for rescue. Imam ordered his companions to catch him, then after the man got better Imam asked him about how he has found Allah? The man answered like a light in darkness with my heath, Imam said &quot;then protect this light&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now see a description of Allah by Imam Ali (A.S.) from &quot;Nahj-ol-Balagheh&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The foremost in religion is the ackowledgement of Him, the perfection&#xA;  of acknowledging Him is to testify Him, the perfection of testifying&#xA;  Him is to believe in His One-ness, the perfection of believing in His&#xA;  One-ness is to regard Him Pure, and the perfection of His purity is to&#xA;  deny Him attributes, because every attribute is a proof that it is&#xA;  different from that to which it is attributed and everything to which&#xA;  something is attributed is different from the attribute. Thus whoever&#xA;  attaches attributes to Allah recognises His like, and who recognises&#xA;  His like regards Him two; and who regards Him two recognises parts for&#xA;  Him; and who recognises parts for Him mistook Him; and who mistook Him&#xA;  pointed at Him; and who pointed at Him admitted limitations for Him;&#xA;  and who admitted limitations for Him numbered Him. Whoever said in&#xA;  what is He, held that He is contained; and whoever said on what is He&#xA;  held He is not on something else. He is a Being but not through&#xA;  phenomenon of coming into being. He exists but not from non-existence.&#xA;  He is with everything but not in physical nearness. He is different&#xA;  from everything but not in physical separation. He acts but without&#xA;  connotation of movements and instruments. He sees even when there is&#xA;  none to be looked at from among His creation. He is only One, such&#xA;  that there is none with whom He may keep company or whom He may miss&#xA;  in his absence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Allah was seeable with the eyes of face He should have had boundary and this is a big limitation for his being, and so high that He is He has no limit, no shape, no color, and not any other imperfection He Himself has created in this universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last but by no means least, note that before the Day of Judgment all the dead would be re-created with their own material bodies (the same or similar to it):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his&#xA;  fingers. (Al-Ghiyamah:4)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means if you, the believer, could see Allah in that day by eyes of face then you would also be able to see him in this world again by the eyes of face, and this means like God has got hidden not to be seen, only sending messengers although He Himself could come and guide us to the right way. Do you see the similarity between this and what some sects of the Christians believe? It is according to such a belief that Bertrand Russel, an atheist philosopher, when was asked about what would be his answer to God after his death if he suddenly found out that God exists indeed, he answered that I would say Sir, why ever did you go to such extraordinary lengths to hide yourself? You and many Christians may find the question valid and try to answer it but at least Shia Muslims do not believe even if such a question can be valid, as they believe Allah is higher than to be seeable. Indeed, nothing among His creatures is able to reflect God as is, Allah is the omnipotent but the universe and its elements have not the ability to reflect Him. You may agree upon this and instead claim if the imperfect beings (like anything created by God which would then obviously not be Allah, the perfect) cannot reflect God as is, then they might can reflect Him to some extent, that is, not AS IS. Then we would also agree with you but with a small comment that everything in universe is already reflecting its Creator and is thus a sign to His existence, but none of them are or can the God Himself. No matter how big or strange or how-many-dimensional be the body that you may expect for God at the Judgment Day, that cannot be called the God but a very limited (compared to God Himself) imperfect being that is an imperfect sign of God like me and you are signs of God. It may be interesting to you that once an atheist asked Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- something very much like that Bertrand Russell was quoted for above, some 13 centuries before:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from: الكافي (ط - الإسلامية)، کتاب الغقل و الجهل (ج1)، ص: 74 و 75 و 76&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(you can find the English translation of the book &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/Al-Kafi.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ&#xA;  عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ&#xA;  أَبِي هَاشِمٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَسِّنٍ الْمِيثَمِيِّ قَالَ: كُنْتُ&#xA;  عِنْدَ أَبِي مَنْصُورٍ الْمُتَطَبِّبِ فَقَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ&#xA;  أَصْحَابِي قَالَ كُنْتُ أَنَا وَ ابْنُ أَبِي الْعَوْجَاءِ وَ عَبْدُ&#xA;  اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُقَفَّعِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ فَقَالَ ابْنُ&#xA;  الْمُقَفَّعِ تَرَوْنَ هَذَا الْخَلْقَ وَ أَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى&#xA;  مَوْضِعِ الطَّوَافِ مَا مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ أُوجِبُ لَهُ اسْمَ&#xA;  الْإِنْسَانِيَّةِ إِلَّا ذَلِكَ الشَّيْخُ الْجَالِسُ يَعْنِي أَبَا&#xA;  عَبْدِ اللَّهِ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ ع فَأَمَّا الْبَاقُونَ&#xA;  فَرَعَاعٌ وَ بَهَائِمُ فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ أَبِي الْعَوْجَاءِ وَ كَيْفَ&#xA;  أَوْجَبْتَ هَذَا الِاسْمَ لِهَذَا الشَّيْخِ دُونَ هَؤُلَاءِ قَالَ&#xA;  لِأَنِّي رَأَيْتُ عِنْدَهُ مَا لَمْ أَرَهُ عِنْدَهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ&#xA;  ابْنُ أَبِي الْعَوْجَاءِ لَا بُدَّ مِنِ اخْتِبَارِ مَا قُلْتَ فِيهِ&#xA;  مِنْهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ الْمُقَفَّعِ لَا تَفْعَلْ فَإِنِّي&#xA;  أَخَافُ أَنْ يُفْسِدَ عَلَيْكَ مَا فِي يَدِكَ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ ذَا&#xA;  رَأْيَكَ وَ لَكِنْ تَخَافُ أَنْ يَضْعُفَ رَأْيُكَ عِنْدِي فِي&#xA;  إِحْلَالِكَ إِيَّاهُ الْمَحَلَّ الَّذِي وَصَفْتَ فَقَالَ ابْنُ&#xA;  الْمُقَفَّعِ أَمَّا إِذَا تَوَهَّمْتَ عَلَيَّ هَذَا فَقُمْ إِلَيْهِ وَ&#xA;  تَحَفَّظْ مَا اسْتَطَعْتَ مِنَ الزَّلَلِ وَ لَا تَثْنِي عِنَانَكَ&#xA;  إِلَى اسْتِرْسَالٍ فَيُسَلِّمَكَ إِلَى عِقَالٍ وَ سِمْهُ مَا لَكَ أَوْ&#xA;  عَلَيْكَ قَالَ فَقَامَ ابْنُ أَبِي الْعَوْجَاءِ وَ بَقِيتُ أَنَا وَ&#xA;  ابْنُ الْمُقَفَّعِ جَالِسَيْنِ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ إِلَيْنَا ابْنُ أَبِي&#xA;  الْعَوْجَاءِ قَالَ وَيْلَكَ يَا ابْنَ الْمُقَفَّعِ مَا هَذَا بِبَشَرٍ&#xA;  وَ إِنْ كَانَ فِي الدُّنْيَا رُوحَانِيٌّ يَتَجَسَّدُ إِذَا شَاءَ&#xA;  ظَاهِراً وَ يَتَرَوَّحُ إِذَا شَاءَ بَاطِناً فَهُوَ هَذَا فَقَالَ لَهُ&#xA;  وَ كَيْفَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ جَلَسْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا لَمْ يَبْقَ عِنْدَهُ&#xA;  غَيْرِي ابْتَدَأَنِي فَقَالَ إِنْ يَكُنِ الْأَمْرُ عَلَى مَا يَقُولُ&#xA;  هَؤُلَاءِ وَ هُوَ عَلَى مَا يَقُولُونَ يَعْنِي أَهْلَ الطَّوَافِ&#xA;  فَقَدْ سَلِمُوا وَ عَطِبْتُمْ وَ إِنْ يَكُنِ الْأَمْرُ عَلَى مَا&#xA;  تَقُولُونَ وَ لَيْسَ كَمَا تَقُولُونَ فَقَدِ اسْتَوَيْتُمْ وَ هُمْ&#xA;  فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ وَ أَيَّ شَيْءٍ نَقُولُ وَ أَيَّ&#xA;  شَيْءٍ يَقُولُونَ مَا قَوْلِي وَ قَوْلُهُمْ إِلَّا وَاحِدٌ فَقَالَ وَ&#xA;  كَيْفَ يَكُونُ قَوْلُكَ وَ قَوْلُهُمْ وَاحِداً وَ هُمْ يَقُولُونَ&#xA;  إِنَّ لَهُمْ مَعَاداً وَ ثَوَاباً وَ عِقَاباً وَ يَدِينُونَ بِأَنَّ&#xA;  فِي السَّمَاءِ إِلَهاً وَ أَنَّهَا عُمْرَانٌ وَ أَنْتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ&#xA;  أَنَّ السَّمَاءَ خَرَابٌ لَيْسَ فِيهَا أَحَدٌ قَالَ فَاغْتَنَمْتُهَا&#xA;  مِنْهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ &lt;strong&gt;مَا مَنَعَهُ إِنْ كَانَ الْأَمْرُ كَمَا&#xA;  يَقُولُونَ أَنْ يَظْهَرَ لِخَلْقِهِ وَ يَدْعُوَهُمْ إِلَى عِبَادَتِهِ&#xA;  حَتَّى لَا يَخْتَلِفَ مِنْهُمُ اثْنَانِ وَ لِمَ احْتَجَبَ عَنْهُمْ وَ&#xA;  أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمُ الرُّسُلَ وَ لَوْ بَاشَرَهُمْ بِنَفْسِهِ كَانَ&#xA;  أَقْرَبَ إِلَى الْإِيمَانِ بِهِ&lt;/strong&gt; فَقَالَ لِي &lt;strong&gt;وَيْلَكَ وَ كَيْفَ&#xA;  احْتَجَبَ عَنْكَ مَنْ أَرَاكَ قُدْرَتَهُ فِي نَفْسِكَ نُشُوءَكَ وَ&#xA;  لَمْ تَكُنْ وَ كِبَرَكَ بَعْدَ صِغَرِكَ وَ قُوَّتَكَ بَعْدَ ضَعْفِكَ&#xA;  وَ ضَعْفَكَ بَعْدَ قُوَّتِكَ وَ سُقْمَكَ بَعْدَ صِحَّتِكَ وَ صِحَّتَكَ&#xA;  بَعْدَ سُقْمِكَ وَ رِضَاكَ بَعْدَ غَضَبِكَ وَ غَضَبَكَ بَعْدَ رِضَاكَ&#xA;  وَ حُزْنَكَ بَعْدَ فَرَحِكَ وَ فَرَحَكَ بَعْدَ حُزْنِكَ وَ حُبَّكَ&#xA;  بَعْدَ بُغْضِكَ وَ بُغْضَكَ بَعْدَ حُبِّكَ وَ عَزْمَكَ بَعْدَ&#xA;  أَنَاتِكَ وَ أَنَاتَكَ بَعْدَ عَزْمِكَ وَ شَهْوَتَكَ بَعْدَ&#xA;  كَرَاهَتِكَ وَ كَرَاهَتَكَ بَعْدَ شَهْوَتِكَ وَ رَغْبَتَكَ بَعْدَ&#xA;  رَهْبَتِكَ وَ رَهْبَتَكَ بَعْدَ رَغْبَتِكَ وَ رَجَاءَكَ بَعْدَ&#xA;  يَأْسِكَ وَ يَأْسَكَ بَعْدَ رَجَائِكَ وَ خَاطِرَكَ بِمَا لَمْ يَكُنْ&#xA;  فِي وَهْمِكَ وَ عُزُوبَ مَا أَنْتَ مُعْتَقِدُهُ عَنْ ذِهْنِكَ&lt;/strong&gt; وَ مَا&#xA;  زَالَ يُعَدِّدُ عَلَيَّ قُدْرَتَهُ الَّتِي هِيَ فِي نَفْسِي الَّتِي&#xA;  لَا أَدْفَعُهَا حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ سَيَظْهَرُ فِيمَا بَيْنِي وَ&#xA;  بَيْنَه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn&#xA;  Khalid from Muhammad ibn Ali from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn abu&#xA;  Hashim from Ahmad ibn Muhsin al-Maythami who said that I was with abu&#xA;  Mansur al-Mutatbbib who said the following. &quot;One of my friends has&#xA;  said that he was with ibn abu al-‘Awja’ and ‘Abdallah ibn al-Muqaffa‘&#xA;  in the holy Mosque of Makkah and ibn al-Muqaffa‘ said, &quot;Do you see&#xA;  these creatures, pointing towards the location where people walk seven&#xA;  times around the Kabah‘? Of all these no one deserves to be called a&#xA;  human being accept that Shaikh sitting there, meaning thereby Imam abu&#xA;  ‘Abdallah (a.s.). The rest is garble and beasts.&quot; Upon this ibn abu&#xA;  al-‘Awja’ said, &quot;For what reason do you call him a human being and not&#xA;  the rest?&quot; Ibn al-Muqaffa‘ then replied, &quot;Because I saw with him what&#xA;  I did not see with the others.&quot; Ibn abu al-&quot;Awja’ then said, &quot;We must&#xA;  test your claim.&quot; Ibn al-Muqaffa‘ then said, &quot;I advise you not to do&#xA;  so lest you will lose whatever faith you have. Ibn abu al-‘Awja’ then&#xA;  said, &quot;I do not think that is what you mean. I think you are afraid of&#xA;  failing to substantiate what you have just said about this man.&quot; Ibn&#xA;  al-Muqaffa‘ then said, &quot;If that is what you think then go to him and&#xA;  protect yourself as much as you can. Be strong as much as you can so&#xA;  you are not harnnessed and note all points against and in your favor.&#xA;  Ibn abu al-‘Awja’ then left and ibn al-Muqaffa‘ and I remained there.&#xA;  When ibn abu al-‘Awja’ returned he said, &quot;Woe is you, O ibn&#xA;  al-Muqaffa‘. This is not a human being even though he lives in this&#xA;  world. He is a spiritual being but appears in the form of man whenever&#xA;  he wants the out world and turns into a spiritual being whenever he&#xA;  wants the inner world. That is the way he is.&quot; Ibn al-Muqaffa‘ then&#xA;  asked, &quot;How does that happen?&quot; Ibn abu al-‘Awja’ then said, &quot;I sat&#xA;  near him and when everyone had gone he turned to me and said, &quot;If it&#xA;  is the way they (people walking around the Ka‘bah) say, which is true&#xA;  then they are saved and you are destroyed. If it is the way you say it&#xA;  is, which is not so then you and they are all equal.&quot; I then asked,&#xA;  &quot;May Allah be kind to you. What is it that we say and what is it that&#xA;  they say? We all say the same thing.&quot; He said, &quot;How can what you say&#xA;  be equal to what they say? They say that they will have a return, a&#xA;  day of receiving their rewards and penalties. They believe in a&#xA;  religion which says that in the heavens is the Lord and that they are&#xA;  habitable while you say that they are in ruins and there is nothing in&#xA;  them.&quot;Ibn abu al-‘Awja’ has said, &quot;I then found the opportunity to&#xA;  speak and I asked, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;What then keeps this Lord, if it is true the way&#xA;  they say that He exists, from appearing to His creatures and call them&#xA;  to His worship so that no two people would oppose each other? Why is&#xA;  He hiding from them and has only sent messengers? If He would have&#xA;  been in direct contact with them it would have been more helpful to&#xA;  have faith in Him.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; He then responded, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Woe is you, how someone&#xA;  who is already shown His power within you is hiding from you? He&#xA;  brought you up. You did not even exist. He made you grow when you were&#xA;  so small. He gave you strength and power when you were so weak and&#xA;  will make you weak again after being strong. He make you sick after&#xA;  being healthy and can give you good health after suffering sickness.&#xA;  He can make you happy after you experience anger and make you angry&#xA;  after being happy. He can make you sad after your joy and give you joy&#xA;  after sadness. He can give love after your experiencing hatred and&#xA;  hatred after enjoying love. He can give you determination after your&#xA;  uncertainty and uncertainty after having determination. He can give&#xA;  you strong desires after your experiencing dislike and dislike after&#xA;  having strong desires. He can give you willingness after experiencing&#xA;  fear and concerns and fear after having strong willingness. He can&#xA;  give you hope after despair and despair after having a great deal of&#xA;  hope. He can give you good remembrance of what you had no idea and&#xA;  remove what you may have had as a belief.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; He kept reminding and&#xA;  counting for me the effects of His power within my soul that I could&#xA;  not deny and I begin to have a feeling that all that is between me and&#xA;  him will all appear in the open.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T12:16:44.017" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T12:16:44.017" CommentCount="22" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2823" CreationDate="2012-09-24T22:02:54.000" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have never heard of such a statement! I do not know about other sects but Shi'ites all believe every one has soul, be it man or woman. If you ask what soul is then there is a verse in Quran that warns we cannot understand the soul's meaning (&lt;em&gt;maybe because no human can see human from outside in, like we cannot see the spherical shape of the earth until we fly out from it&lt;/em&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They ask thee concerning the Spirit. Say: &quot;The Spirit (cometh) by&#xA;  command of my Lord: of knowledge it is only a little that is&#xA;  communicated to you, (O men!)&quot; (Al-Esraa':85)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Islam these spirits are created before their material bodies as e.g. we have:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When thy Lord drew forth from the Children of Adam - from their loins&#xA;  - their descendants, and made them testify concerning themselves, (saying): &quot;Am I not your Lord (who cherishes and sustains you)?&quot;- They&#xA;  said: &quot;Yea! We do testify!&quot; (This), lest ye should say on the Day of&#xA;  Judgment: &quot;Of this we were never mindful&quot; (Al-A'raaf:172)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and of course this is about both men and women. Also note that the humans are indeed the souls, and the material bodies are just a tool for the souls to live in this world, a Barzakh body would be created for them to live in Barzakh:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We have decreed Death to be your common lot, and We are not to be&#xA;  frustrated; from changing your Forms and creating you (again) in&#xA;  (forms) that ye know not. (Al-Vaghe'e:60,61)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and again material body for the Judging day and its beyond … .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this help you or I have just misunderstood your question?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2012-09-24T22:02:54.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2829" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7407" CreationDate="2012-09-24T22:45:43.483" Score="7" ViewCount="413" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read (probably in wikipedia but can't track down the reference now) that the Asharite strand in Islamic theology couldn't accept that substance necessarily exists pre-eternally as the Quoran revealed Allah as the creator of this universe, and if something existed pre-eternally then there is no need for a creator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Accordingly they dismantled time and space, by cleverly extending Democritus's theory of atomism from substance to both space &amp;amp; time. That is time and space emerged from a gathering together of time &amp;amp; space atoms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Of course one could say that these time atoms were also pre-existant before time itself. On a straight reading that question is nonsensical as time has been dismantled, there is no pre-, but to me, the question still has force, it is a matter of framing it correctly. How, I don't know, otherwise I would have framed it here.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone have a reference where this is discussed, as it seems an interesting &amp;amp; fundamentally novel extension of greek atomism. Or who may have discussed this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-06T00:42:17.353" LastActivityDate="2014-06-06T00:42:17.353" Title="Does Asharite atomism affirm that space &amp; time must necessarily be atomic?" Tags="|source-identification|history|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2823" CreationDate="2012-09-24T22:52:33.907" Score="16" Body="&lt;h3&gt;Does Islam believe in souls (spirits)?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, it does believe, and it's mentioned in many places, I would mention this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ ۖ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhsin Khan Translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they ask you (O Muhammad SAW) concerning the Ruh (the Spirit); Say: &quot;The Ruh (the Spirit): it is one of the things, the knowledge of which is only with my Lord. And of knowledge, you (mankind) have been given only a little.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-'Isrā':85]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Does Islam believe that Humans have souls?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes it does, and It's clearly mentioned in Quran that Allah gave Adam a spirit when he created him as comes in this Ayah (in which Allah is talking):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِي فَقَعُوا لَهُ سَاجِدِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhsin Khan Translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;So, when I have fashioned him completely and breathed into him (Adam) the soul which I created for him, then fall (you) down prostrating yourselves unto him.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/15/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-Ĥijr:29]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Does Islam say that women DON'T have souls?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NO, there is nothing in real Islam that says that women don't have souls. Islam respects women very much and orders men to treat them very nicely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Does Islam say that women DO have souls?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, again and again I'm surprised how Qur'an is really miraculous and eloquent! Qur'an contains an ayah that internally provide the fact that women have souls! in fact I never ever thought of that before when reading this ayah because I never imagined that one may request authentication for whether women have souls or not (and the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;more&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; amazing thing is that it's the fist aya in Surat An-Nisa', which is Arabic for: The Chapter of Women).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالًا كَثِيرًا وَنِسَاءً ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ الَّذِي تَسَاءَلُونَ بِهِ وَالْأَرْحَامَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَيْكُمْ رَقِيبًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhsin Khan Translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam), and from him (Adam) He created his wife [Hawwa (Eve)], and from them both He created many men and women and fear Allah through Whom you demand your mutual (rights), and (do not cut the relations of) the wombs (kinship). Surely, Allah is Ever an All-Watcher over you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat An-Nisā':1]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the translation translates &quot;نفس&quot; as &quot;person&quot;, the word &quot;نفس&quot; in Arabic is mainly a synonym of &quot;soul&quot;, as comes at the very beginning of the explanation of the word &quot;نفس&quot; in the Major Arabic Dictionary Lisan Al-Arab (The Tongue of Arabs):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;النفس : الروح&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;النفس (the نفس): The soul (spirit).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=8335&amp;amp;idto=8335&amp;amp;bk_no=122&amp;amp;ID=8346&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lisan Al-Arab - The Letter Noon - The section of نفس&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are many other quotation that prove they are identical, I won't quote because the answer would become long, some can be found either in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=8335&amp;amp;idto=8335&amp;amp;bk_no=122&amp;amp;ID=8346&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;same link of Lisan Al-Arab&lt;/a&gt; provided above, or from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=46544&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that ayah clearly says that the &quot;wife&quot; of the first soul was created out of it, and then from both many men &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;and women&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; where created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, the hadith that talks about the creation of babies never specifies that he is a male, it's general:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Abdullah bin Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (), the truthful and the receiver of the truth informed us, saying, &quot;The creation of you (humans) is gathered in the form of semen in the womb of your mother for forty days, then it becomes a clinging thing in similar (period), then it becomes a lump of flesh like that, then Allah sends an angel who breathes the &lt;strong&gt;soul&lt;/strong&gt; into it; and (the angel) is commanded to record four things about it: Its provision, its term of life (in this world), its conduct; and whether it will be happy or miserable. By the One besides Whom there is no true god! Verily, one of you would perform the actions of the dwellers of Jannah until there is only one cubit between him and it (Jannah), when what is foreordained would come to pass and he would perform the actions of the inmates of Hell until he enter it. And one of you would perform the actions of the inmates of Hell, until there is only one cubit between him and Hell. Then he would perform the acts of the dwellers of Jannah until he would enter it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[Al- Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن ابن مسعود، رضي الله عنه ، قال‏:‏ حدثنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، وهو الصادق المصدوق‏:‏ ‏ &quot;‏إن أحدكم يجمع خلقه في بطن أمه أربعين يوماً نطفةً، ثم يكون علقة مثل ذلك، ثم يكون مضغةً مثل ذلك، ثم يرسل الملك، فينفخ فيه &lt;strong&gt;الروح&lt;/strong&gt;، ويؤمر بأربع كلمات‏:‏ يكتب رزقه، وأجله، وعمله، وشقى أم سعيد‏.‏ فوالذي لا إله غيره إن أحدكم ليعمل بعمل أهل الجنة حتى ما يكون بينه وبينها إلى ذراع، فيسبق عليه الكتاب ، فيعمل بعمل أهل النار فيدخلها، وإن أحدكم ليعمل بعلم أهل النار حتى ما يكون بينه وبينها إلا ذراع، فيسبق عليه الكتاب فيعمل بعمل أهل الجنة فيدخلها‏&quot;‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/396&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Riyad as-Salihin]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Where does this notion regardless of its truthfulness come from?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Not sure about it&lt;/strong&gt;, but this might have come from the beliefs of Alawites (who are an extremely distorted sect of Shi'a and are &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1998/167&quot;&gt;not considered Muslims by much of scholars&lt;/a&gt;), I read once that they believe in reincarnation: If a man (not woman) had a good religious life, his spirit will reincarnation as another man, if he had a bad religious life however, his spirit will be damned and cast into a woman, and then into an animal, this (&lt;strong&gt;if was true&lt;/strong&gt;) may be the primary source of that notion about women not having (proper) souls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2012-09-24T23:01:08.583" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2833" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2717" CreationDate="2012-09-25T03:25:34.310" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The best time to sleep is is &lt;strong&gt;Midday&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Sahl bin Sad, &amp;quot;We used to have a midday nap and take our meals after the Jumua (prayer).&amp;quot; (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 74, No 296)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Thumama, &amp;quot;Anas said, &amp;quot;Um Sulaim used to spread a leather sheet for the Prophet and he used to take a midday nap on that leather sheet at her home.&amp;quot;&amp;quot; (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 74, No 298)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran doesn't recommend it directly, but suggests that it's normal for people to rest in the middle of the day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, let those whom your right hands possess and those who have not [yet] reached puberty among you ask permission of you [before entering] at three times: before the dawn prayer and &lt;strong&gt;when you put aside your clothing [for rest] at noon&lt;/strong&gt; and after the night prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also recall somewhere that the Prophet SAWS did the Hijra to Medina during the midday because that was when everyone was asleep and the time when his enemies were least likely to see him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-09-25T03:25:34.310" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2826" CreationDate="2012-09-25T05:02:26.947" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; view&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly this verse says &quot;faces&quot; look their God and not eyes. If it was about seeing God itself if should have been &quot;eyes look their God&quot; and not face. So this is not about seeing God itself by eyes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly the world الی in this verse does not necessarily means &quot;at&quot;. It means looking to their God. According to different Shia hadith it does not mean looking at God. But means looking (while waiting to see what rewards they will receive from God).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.noorsoft.org/modules.php?name=Contenten&amp;amp;pa=showpageen&amp;amp;pid=101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Anwar al-Razawi&lt;/a&gt; software of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.noorsoft.org/index.php?newlang=english&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Noor Soft Institute&lt;/a&gt; 31 hadith (from Hadithi tafseers only) found about interpret of this verse :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mhDNw.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of them are translated below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Hadith is from 8th Imam (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_ar-Ridha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Ridha a.s&lt;/a&gt;) about 75:23 says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لي، الأمالي للصدوق عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنِ الصُّوفِيِّ&#xA;  عَنِ الرُّويَانِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ الْحَسَنِيِّ عَنْ&#xA;  إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ أَبِي مَحْمُودٍ قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُوسَى&#xA;  الرِّضَا ع فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ&#xA;  ناضِرَةٌ إِلى‏ رَبِّها ناظِرَةٌ قَالَ يَعْنِي مُشْرِقَةٌ تَنْتَظِرُ&#xA;  ثَوَابَ رَبِّهَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Ridha a.s. said: &quot;Some faces that Day shall be Nadirah&quot;&#xA;  means shining and waiting for rewards of their God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ref: بحار الأنوار   ج‏4   28   باب 5 نفي الرؤية و تأويل الآيات فيها&#xA;  .....  ص : 26&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another Hadith is about one who asked the same question from Imam Ali a.s.  :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1 ج، الإحتجاج جَاءَ بَعْضُ الزَّنَادِقَةِ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ&#xA;  ع وَ قَالَ- لَوْ لَا مَا فِي الْقُرْآنِ مِنَ الِاخْتِلَافِ وَ&#xA;  التَّنَاقُضِ لَدَخَلْتُ فِي دِينِكُمْ- فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ ع وَ مَا&#xA;  هُوَ قَالَ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى نَسُوا اللَّهَ فَنَسِيَهُمْ- وَ قَوْلُهُ&#xA;  فَالْيَوْمَ نَنْساهُمْ كَما نَسُوا لِقاءَ يَوْمِهِمْ هذا- وَ قَوْلُهُ&#xA;  وَ ما كانَ رَبُّكَ نَسِيًّا- وَ قَوْلُهُ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الرُّوحُ وَ&#xA;  الْمَلائِكَةُ صَفًّا لا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ- وَ قَوْلُهُ وَ اللَّهِ رَبِّنا&#xA;  ما كُنَّا مُشْرِكِينَ- وَ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى يَوْمَ الْقِيامَةِ&#xA;  يَكْفُرُ بَعْضُكُمْ بِبَعْضٍ وَ يَلْعَنُ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً- وَ&#xA;  قَوْلُهُ إِنَّ ذلِكَ لَحَقٌّ تَخاصُمُ أَهْلِ النَّارِ- وَ قَوْلُهُ لا&#xA;  تَخْتَصِمُوا لَدَيَّ- وَ قَوْلُهُ الْيَوْمَ نَخْتِمُ عَلى‏&#xA;  أَفْواهِهِمْ وَ تُكَلِّمُنا أَيْدِيهِمْ- وَ تَشْهَدُ أَرْجُلُهُمْ بِما&#xA;  كانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ- وَ قَوْلُهُ وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ ناضِرَةٌ إِلى‏&#xA;  رَبِّها ناظِرَةٌ&#xA;  - وَ قَوْلُهُ لا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَبْصارُ وَ هُوَ يُدْرِكُ الْأَبْصارَ- وَ قَوْلُهُ وَ لَقَدْ رَآهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرى‏- وَ قَوْلُهُ لا تَنْفَعُ&#xA;  الشَّفاعَةُ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمنُ الْآيَتَيْنِ- وَ&#xA;  قَوْلُهُ ما كانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَنْ يُكَلِّمَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَّا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بحار الأنوار   ج‏90   98   باب 129 احتجاجات أمير المؤمنين صلوات الله&#xA;  عليه على الزنديق المدعي للتناقض في القرآن و أمثاله .....  ص : 98&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;9 ج، الإحتجاج فِي خَبَرِ الزِّنْدِيقِ الَّذِي سَأَلَ أَمِيرَ&#xA;  الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع عَمَّا تَوَهَّمَهُ مِنَ التَّنَاقُضِ فِي الْقُرْآنِ&#xA;  قَالَ ع وَ أَمَّا قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ ناضِرَةٌ إِلى‏&#xA;  رَبِّها ناظِرَةٌ  ذَلِكَ فِي مَوْضِعٍ يَنْتَهِي فِيهِ أَوْلِيَاءُ&#xA;  اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بَعْدَ مَا يَفْرُغُ مِنَ الْحِسَابِ إِلَى&#xA;  نَهَرٍ يُسَمَّى الْحَيَوَانَ فَيَغْتَسِلُونَ فِيهِ وَ يَشْرَبُونَ مِنْ&#xA;  آخَرَ فَتَبْيَضُّ وُجُوهُهُمْ فَيَذْهَبُ عَنْهُمْ كُلُّ قَذًى وَ&#xA;  وَعْثٍ ثُمَّ يُؤْمَرُونَ بِدُخُولِ الْجَنَّةِ فَمِنْ هَذَا الْمَقَامِ&#xA;  يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى رَبِّهِمْ كَيْفَ يُثِيبُهُمْ وَ مِنْهُ يَدْخُلُونَ&#xA;  الْجَنَّةَ فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي تَسْلِيمِ&#xA;  الْمَلَائِكَةِ عَلَيْهِمْ سَلامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ طِبْتُمْ فَادْخُلُوها&#xA;  خالِدِينَ‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A pagan thinking Quran has contradictions asked questions from Imam&#xA;  Ali a.s. and Iamm said him: but regarding &quot;Some faces that Day shall&#xA;  be Nadirah&quot; it is when Judgement of friends of Allah AWJ has finished&#xA;  and they enter a river called &quot;The Life&quot; and take bath on it and drink&#xA;  from another called so their faces become white and shining and&#xA;  radiant and all of dirt and sick and problem, then they are ordered to&#xA;  enter paradise, so at this point they wait and look to how their God&#xA;  reward them and from there enter Paradise and for it Allah AWJ said: &quot;&#xA;  &quot;Peace be upon you; you have become pure; so enter it to abide&#xA;  eternally therein,&quot; [they will enter].&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#39:73&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;39:73&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ref: بحار الأنوار   ج‏4   32   باب 5 نفي الرؤية و تأويل الآيات فيها&#xA;  .....  ص : 26&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So finally it can be said looking to their God means looking and waiting to see what reward they will receive from their God. In Shia Islam it is strongly believed that Allah is not a physical being to can be seen physically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also God is able to do anything. But firstly we should ensure what we except Allah to do is really a &quot;thing&quot;. One atheist came to Imam Sadiq (a.s.) and asked him: do you claim Allah is able to do anything? Imam replied: yes. Atheist said: so can your God put earth inside an egg without changing size of any of them? Imam Sadiq (a.s.) replied: Allah is able to do anything but what you want is not a &quot;thing&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is not a physical material thing so it is basically &lt;strong&gt;impossible&lt;/strong&gt; to can be seen by physical eyes as a physical seeing but Quran mentions Allah can be met and this meeting is not a physical meet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Believing God can be seen by eye is considered Shirk in Shia Islam because it leads to believing in two God. Because if God be a material thing so needs &quot;place&quot; and without place no material can exist. So place existed before any material exist. So the question is: who created &quot;place&quot; for God? Himself cannot because when no place exist no material God can exist. So another God is needed to first create place for second God. So second is not God. And is created by first God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also believing in seeing God has conflict with this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَّا تُدْرِ‌كُهُ الْأَبْصَارُ‌ وَهُوَ يُدْرِ‌كُ الْأَبْصَارَ‌ وَهُوَ&#xA;  اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ‌ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision: He is above&#xA;  all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#6:103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#6:103&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of main critiques of Shia Islam to Bukhari hadith book is some hadith attributing material properties to God which are considered &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isra%27iliyat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Isra'iliyat&lt;/a&gt; by Shia scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide us to know him correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;سُبْحَانَ رَ‌بِّكَ رَ‌بِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Glory to thy Lord, the Lord of Honour and Power! (He is free) from&#xA;  what they ascribe (to Him)! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#37:180&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#37:180&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-02T16:02:19.840" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T16:02:19.840" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2795" CreationDate="2012-09-25T06:32:06.257" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; the exact age of Earth is not mentioned but there are some Hadith that show the age of earth is millions or billions of years. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly this verse of Quran is interpreted that humans lived before creation of Adam a.s. :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ&#xA;  خَلِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوا أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ&#xA;  الدِّمَاءَ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ ۖ قَالَ&#xA;  إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When your Lord said to the angels: 'I am placing on the earth a&#xA;  caliph,' they replied: 'Will You put there who corrupts and sheds&#xA;  blood, when we exalt Your praises and sanctify You?' He said: 'I know&#xA;  what you do not know'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#2:30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because this question of angels means that other humans lived before Adam a.s. on earth unless they did not asked such question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a Hadith &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27far_al-Sadiq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Sadiq a.s.&lt;/a&gt; said to one of his companions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;لَعَلَّكَ تَرَى أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِنَّمَا خَلَقَ هَذَا&#xA;  الْعَالَمَ الْوَاحِدَ وَ تَرَى أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَمْ&#xA;  يَخْلُقْ بَشَراً غَيْرَكُمْ بَلْ وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ&#xA;  تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَلْفَ أَلْفِ عَالَمٍ وَ أَلْفَ أَلْفِ آدَمٍ&#xA;  أَنْتَ فِي آخِرِ تِلْكَ الْعَوَالِمِ وَ أُولَئِكَ الْآدَمِيِّين‏&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Perhaps you think Allah (AWJ) created only this universe and created&#xA;  no humans unless you?! Yes, By Allah Indeed God created thousands of&#xA;  thousands of universes and  thousands of thousands of Adams that you&#xA;  are at the end of those universes and Adams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference of hadith:  Shia hadith book &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/mot/Prophetic-Hadiths-Al-Khisal.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Khisal&lt;/a&gt; written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaykh_Saduq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shaykh Saduq&lt;/a&gt; volume 2 page 652&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another hadith from Imam Baqir a.s. (the 5th Imam of Shia) sais:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَقَدْ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي الْأَرْضِ مُنْذُ خَلَقَهَا&#xA;  سَبْعَةَ عَالَمِينَ لَيْسَ هُمْ مِنْ وُلْدِ آدَمَ خَلَقَهُمْ مِنْ&#xA;  أَدِيمِ الْأَرْضِ فَأَسْكَنَهُمْ فِيهَا وَاحِداً بَعْدَ وَاحِدٍ مَعَ&#xA;  عَالَمِهِ ثُمَّ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ آدَمَ أَبَا الْبَشَر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed Allah (AWJ) in this earth, from the time created it, created&#xA;  seven world that were not from children of Adam. created them from&#xA;  surface of earth. so God inhabited them on earth and made one&#xA;  generation after another generation and for each made a world after&#xA;  another world on earth until finally created Adam the father of&#xA;  Bashar* and divaricated his descendents from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference of hadith:  Shia hadith book &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar_al-Anwar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bihar al-Anwar&lt;/a&gt; volume 54 page 320&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ineed Islam does not say earth is young or has small ages like 5000 or 1000. age of earth is not clearly mentioned as we know. InshaAllah Imam Mahdi a.s. comes soon and scientists can ask him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2012-09-25T13:40:32.907" LastActivityDate="2012-09-25T13:40:32.907" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2795" CreationDate="2012-09-25T07:04:43.343" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no reason to disbelieve the accounts of the holy prophets (pbut) who Allah sent to this earth before Muhammad. However, sticking just to the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is Allah who created the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them in six ayums (Qur'an, Surah 32:4)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know Allah took six days to create the earth and the universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah created Adam, making him 60 cubits tall. When He created him, He said to him, &quot;Go and greet that group of angels, and listen to their reply, for it will be your greeting and the greeting of your offspring.&quot; bukhari 4:543&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know too that Allah created Adam (pbuh), Allah's first prophet, which he sculpted out of clay and dirt (the origins of humanity) and whom he sent from heaven to earth around 6000 years ago. He was the first human to step foot on this universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has chosen not to fully tell us what he did with the earth between when he created it, and when he sent humans 6000 years ago - We do not know if there were beasts before mankind, whether Allah created the earth with their bones or whether their claimed existence is a plot by non-believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please have a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3253&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.turntoislam.com&lt;/a&gt; for an interesting discussion about whether or not creatures (like Dinosaurs) really existed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="614" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-04T07:50:57.650" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T07:50:57.650" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2840" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-25T13:33:42.193" Score="3" ViewCount="3166" Body="&lt;p&gt;How did the children of Adam and Eve breed? Was it incest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, as far as I know the only problem for a brother and a sister to have a child is mutations in DNA.&#xA;If Adam and Eve had an original DNA without mutations then their children could make healthy grandchildren.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="596" LastEditorDisplayName="user12680" LastEditDate="2015-07-17T23:25:35.247" LastActivityDate="2015-07-17T23:25:35.247" Title="Adam and Eve and children: Were they practising incest?" Tags="|adam-and-eve|children|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2841" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2849" CreationDate="2012-09-25T13:48:59.763" Score="12" ViewCount="719" Body="&lt;p&gt;I realize that the entire Qur’an is inspired and that there is no section that is &quot;more important&quot; than any other, but in any book the size of the Qur’an, there is bound to be a section that is considered &quot;more fruitful&quot; for beginners than others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Christian Bible, for example, new converts are often told to read the Book of John, maybe Romans - but very few would say you need to start in Genesis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islamic missiology, then, where are seekers generally counselled to start? Which Suras (and I think I've only read Sura 5 &amp;amp; Sura 2) are seekers typically pointed to when considering where to start? Put another way, what is the &quot;Go-To Verse&quot; for new readers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="217" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-04T07:39:46.807" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T09:37:51.437" Title="What is the &quot;Go-To Verse&quot; in the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2842" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-25T13:51:55.857" Score="6" ViewCount="6833" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Christian Bible is, of course, the work of many authors over many centuries, and is more properly considered a library than a single book. While there is a general order to some of the books (there's &quot;sort of&quot; a chronology, but not really), there is no reason to read them in order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is my understanding that the Prophet (PBUH) is considered to have received the entirety of the Qur'an all at once - but is its authorship considered to be all from one person as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And how is the Qur’an, then, arranged? My understanding is that the individual Surahs are simply arranged in order of size - is there any other basis?  And, as a result, should one read the individual Surahs separately, or is there a story progression that should be considered when jumping from one Surah to the next?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="217" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-04T07:41:34.373" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T09:37:14.843" Title="What is the nature and order of the Surahs in the Quran?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-03-18T19:18:34.520" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2841" CreationDate="2012-09-25T14:26:51.150" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is, in fact, no difference in the Quran where you start. Understanding the whole Quran correctly, and in context is more important. If one is a serious seeker of truth, God himself will help you to understand and, then if one denies truth when they see it, God makes one unable understand the rest of the Quran and lose interest in continuing to read the Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It all depends on the level of honesty of the reader in accepting truth even it is costly for him/her. For example, if one does not accept the Quran because he loves wine and then the Quran tells them to leave wine, he forgets the Quran because he loves wine more than the quran; he is not honest in accepting truth and so God puts some spiritual curtain  between him and the Quran, so that they cannot be guided as punishment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some hadith saying that the Quran has 70 deptha and each depth has 70 depths (each dept means a level of knowledge and meaning) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further more the Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَّا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُ‌ونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Which none shall touch but those who are clean.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#56:79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#56:79&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can be interpreted to mean no one can reach deep meanings of Quran unless they purify his heart from immoralities. (for example loving wine is considered morally evil or having any prejudice about Islam before doing enough research) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;خَتَمَ اللَّـهُ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ وَعَلَى سَمْعِهِمْ وَعَلَى&#xA;  أَبْصَارِ‌هِمْ غِشَاوَةٌ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah hath set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing, and on&#xA;  their eyes is a veil; great is the penalty they (incur). &#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#2:7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Still, if a suggestion for a starting place is needed, I would recommend the chapter &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#19:1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mariya&lt;/a&gt; a.s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2012-09-25T20:16:55.583" LastActivityDate="2012-09-25T20:16:55.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2842" CreationDate="2012-09-25T14:44:44.940" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran was revealed to the Prophet (SAWW) both at once and verse by verse during 23 years. Firstly it revealed to the Prophet (SAWW)  during 10 years of his prophet-hood verse by verse and again it was revealed at once. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The current arrange of verses of Quran is different of order of reveal of verses. Prophet himself ordered to change order of verses to make Quran as current order and it was by order of God. By this Change in verses of Quran, Quran became like a shuffled puzzle and more difficult to understand. When Imam Mahdi a.s. (the 12th Imam) come back of Occultation will order to change the sort of verses of Quran as its original revelation order. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact current arranged of Quran is by order of God to prophet SAWW.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the Quran is revealed to Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) by angel Gabriel and the Prophet (SAWW) taught it to his companions and encouraged them to memorize it and thousands of companions of him memorized all the Quran under audit of prophet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no story progression in start to end of Quran. But there are story progression for each story of Quran. Stories of Quran are also distributed in different Surahs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no Jumping needed. Only:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَّا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُ‌ونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Which none shall touch but those who are clean.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#56:79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#56:79&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Purify your heart of any evil moral and read Quran as a honest and serious truth seeker who is ready to pay any cost for finding truth. even if that cost is leaving wine, losing Job, being mocked by friends and family,... if so God himself opens door of your mind and heart to understand Quran so deeply that most of Muslims do not understand. God inspires the meanings to your heart and mind. Read Quran will deep asking of guidance from God himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you prove to God that you do strive in way of finding truth, then God himself guides you and even if needed sends some of his Wali (close friends) to talk you and guide you without even you know him or he know you previously to you know God correct and can meet God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا وَإِنَّ&#xA;  اللَّـهَ لَمَعَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who strive in Our (cause),- We will certainly guide them to&#xA;  our Paths: For verily Allah is with those who do right.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#29:69&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#29:69&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is recommended to while reading Quran wash yourself and be clean and hold Quran in your hands with respect and it is better to read Quran when at least for 40 days no wine is drunk. Because God does not accept who drink wine until 40 days. Truth is expensive! And its price is higher than money. Its price accepting truth whenever comes to you at any cost and disobeying evil thinks coming in mind. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References and some suggested resources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/glorious_quran/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;An Introduction to the Glorious Qur'an&lt;/a&gt; by Bahram Samii &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/quraninislam/index.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Qur'an in Islam&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/al-tawhid/default.asp?url=unique-quran.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Understanding the Uniqueness of the Qur'an&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/tahrif_quran/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;A Reflection on the Collection of the Holy Qur’an&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-22T14:22:11.900" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T14:22:11.900" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2845" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2866" CreationDate="2012-09-25T16:16:14.393" Score="9" ViewCount="42730" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Islam approve &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_attraction&quot;&gt;Law of attraction&lt;/a&gt;? I mean is it OK to think like that or it's conflicting with Islamic beliefs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is what they call &quot;The Universe&quot; same as Allah? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this in any way mentioned in Islamic resources?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user559" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T09:03:11.297" LastActivityDate="2021-02-08T17:51:20.887" Title="What is the Islamic view of the Law of Attraction?" Tags="|belief|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="15" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2846" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2845" CreationDate="2012-09-25T18:45:56.920" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The example the link give me reminds me of a verse form the quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2:117- The Initiator of the heavens and the earth: to have anything done, He simply says to it, &quot;Be,&quot; and it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not believe this power is granted to humans, who are less than their creator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As well as this, the example given seems a lot like what is known as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reporting_bias&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reporting Bias&lt;/a&gt;. You only remember when what you expect to happen happens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastActivityDate="2012-09-25T18:45:56.920" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2848" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2857" CreationDate="2012-09-25T19:55:24.273" Score="5" ViewCount="353" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've just answered a question, and then posted this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2845/islamic-point-of-view-to-law-of-attraction/2846#comment6707_2846&quot;&gt;comment&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If your asking is Allah the universe then no, Allah is seated upon his throne, i.e. islam does not claim Allah is omnipresent. If you are asking if what they call the 'universe' is actually Allah then...I'm going to say no but it's not as clear cut. &lt;em&gt;I don't think anyone calling on the 'universe' consciously or subconsciously would 'get' Allah, unless they intended to call on him.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I'm left wondering (as I am not 100% certain, and at a slight tangent), if you called upon Allah but not by a known name, but in your heart you wanted 'whatever supreme power out there' to respond (even if you called it 'the universe'), would that be considered Taghut? Would that be a valid (if flawed) form of right-worship?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2021-12-29T08:46:14.337" Title="Can you call on and worship Allah without knowing His name?" Tags="|theology|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2841" CreationDate="2012-09-25T20:45:48.243" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually there are many Ahadith which state e.g. &quot;&lt;em&gt;Ayat-ol-korsi&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is the &lt;strong&gt;most beautiful verse&lt;/strong&gt; in Quran (2:255), if I am right,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah! There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-subsisting,&#xA;  Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the&#xA;  heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence&#xA;  except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures&#xA;  as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of&#xA;  His knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend over the&#xA;  heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and&#xA;  preserving them for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or that the &lt;em&gt;Surah-Al-A'laa&lt;/em&gt; (87th) contains both the scripture of &lt;strong&gt;Abraham&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Moses&lt;/strong&gt; PBUT:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Glorify the name&#xA;  of thy Guardian-Lord Most High, Who hath created, and further, given&#xA;  order and proportion; Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;&#xA;  And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture, And then doth&#xA;  make it (but) swarthy stubble. By degrees shall We teach thee to&#xA;  declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget, Except as Allah&#xA;  wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden. And We will&#xA;  make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path). Therefore give&#xA;  admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer) The admonition&#xA;  will be received by those who fear (Allah):  But it will be avoided by&#xA;  those most unfortunate ones, Who will enter the Great Fire, In which&#xA;  they will then neither die nor live. But those will prosper who purify&#xA;  themselves,  And glorify the name of their Guardian-Lord, and (lift&#xA;  their hearts) in prayer. Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this&#xA;  world; But the Hereafter is better and more enduring. And this is in&#xA;  the Books of the earliest (Revelation), The Books of Abraham and&#xA;  Moses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or that &lt;em&gt;Surah-Al-Yaaseen&lt;/em&gt; (36th) is &lt;strong&gt;the hearth of Quran&lt;/strong&gt;, or that the &lt;em&gt;Surah-Al-Ekhlaas&lt;/em&gt; (112th) is &lt;strong&gt;one-third of Quran&lt;/strong&gt; (it only contains 4 verses!), or that &lt;em&gt;Surah-Al-Faatehe&lt;/em&gt; (1st) &lt;strong&gt;contains the whole Quran&lt;/strong&gt; in it (only 7 verses). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there are Surah's revealed before Hijrah in Mecca (mostly the smaller Surah's at the end of the book) and those revealed after Hijrah in Medina and I suggest you first read those revealed in &lt;strong&gt;Mecca&lt;/strong&gt;, as there you find more Islamic Ideology than in the Surah's revealed in Medina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-08T12:19:28.550" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T12:19:28.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2852" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2841" CreationDate="2012-09-25T22:48:42.427" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a no getting started section in the holy Quran. The whole text is considered to be auspicious and words of God. There are some distinctions made(possibly by people themselves) as pointed in @owari answer that basically say some parts of Quran is kind of superior, but is not really.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is recommended that one starts Quran right from the start and continue till the finish. Skipping is not recommended while reading Quran, esp if you are a Muslim and reading the Quran for learning puposes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It might help to know that Quran was not in the form of a book when the prophet died, it was compiled &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; his death, the chapter were arranged then too and as far as I know even the verses were not arranged in one chapter at that time. In short the verse were all over the place on need by need basis. For example if you want to look at Creation of the world in Quran, there is no one chapter or place that address it instead it is addressed in&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah created the heavens and the earth, and all that is between&#xA;  them, in six days&quot; (7:54)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;We created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in&#xA;  six days, nor did any sense of weariness touch Us&quot; (50:38).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;turned to the sky, and it had been (as) smoke. He said to it and to&#xA;  the earth: 'Come together, willingly or unwillingly.' They said: 'We&#xA;  come (together) in willing obedience'&quot; (41:11)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Notice that the same topic has been discussed in 3 different verese, which are far apart from each other in Quran. There is also no deep explanation as given in bible in some cases.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.y19.net/subjectivQ.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This link gives you an idea of different topics in a chapter.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T09:37:51.437" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T09:37:51.437" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2856" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2848" CreationDate="2012-09-26T06:21:50.983" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly according to Islam universe is a creation of God among thousands of other universes and worshiping it is considered Shirk (polytheism). But for who do not know the truth and do not know Islam, still, it is different. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It depends on whether the person has sought and is serious about seeking out the truth or not. For example, if travel and immigration is needed to find the truth he/she should undertake this travel or immigration and do their best in striving for finding truth. In this case if they die and cannot find and know real Allah his striving will be accepted and rewarded by paradise or even higher reward than paradise. But if they only claim to been seeking the truth or not have striven enough then his worship (of the universe) will be considered as idol worshiping and Shirk, but still Allah is merciful and perhaps He may forgive him/her (but this not mean having a good rank at paradise).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As side note paradise has the same number levels as verses in the Quran and there are higher rewards than paradise such as meeting Allah. When meeting Allah all human senses are satisfied. But in paradise only one or some of them. For example when eating fruit (in paradise) only your sense of taste is satisfied. Also a human has more than 5 sense that will be activated after death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also positions between hell and paradise like an animal grazing in pasturage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So short answer is: If he/she is really, actively striving for truth seeking, then Yes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ ظَالِمِي أَنفُسِهِمْ&#xA;  قَالُوا فِيمَ كُنتُمْ قَالُوا كُنَّا مُسْتَضْعَفِينَ فِي الْأَرْ‌ضِ&#xA;  قَالُوا أَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَرْ‌ضُ اللَّـهِ وَاسِعَةً فَتُهَاجِرُ‌وا فِيهَا&#xA;  فَأُولَـئِكَ مَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَسَاءَتْ مَصِيرً‌ا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When angels take the souls of those who die in sin against their&#xA;  souls, they say: &quot;In what (plight) Were ye?&quot; They reply: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Weak and&#xA;  oppressed Were we in the earth&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot; They say: &quot;Was not the earth of Allah&#xA;  spacious enough for you to immigrate in it?&quot; Such men&#xA;  will find their abode in Hell,- What an evil refuge! -&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#4:97&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse &quot;Weak and oppressed Were we in the earth&quot; means that because of all the propaganda and fake religions and sects around us we could not find the truth and the &quot;straight path&quot; of Allah and were trapped in fake belief systems. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This, below, is law and a promise of God to guide who do not just sit still and strive for research and seeking the truth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا وَإِنَّ&#xA;  اللَّـهَ لَمَعَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who strive in Our (cause) - We will certainly guide them to&#xA;  our Paths: For verily Allah is with those who do right.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#29:69&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#29:69&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a human (even if is atheist) do real and serious strive for finding truth, Allah himself guided him with different methods and when he reach to some higher ranks send someone miraculously to talk and guide him to secrets of meeting God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنسَانُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَى رَ‌بِّكَ كَدْحًا&#xA;  فَمُلَاقِيهِ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord-&#xA;  painfully toiling,- but thou shalt meet Him. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#84:6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#84:6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To meet with God many secrets are required, ones that cannot be found simply in laws of religion and only a Wali (ولی)can guide a human to meet God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ اللَّـهُ وَرَ‌سُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا&#xA;  الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُمْ&#xA;  رَ‌اكِعُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Your (real) Wali (no less than) Allah, His Messenger, and the&#xA;  (fellowship of) believers,- those who establish regular prayers and&#xA;  regular charity while bowing down. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#5:55&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Quran only those who seek the truth and always are on a &quot;straight path&quot; their worship will be accepted and will enter paradise and meet God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Straight path is very, very, very, narrow and few people are on the straight path. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَنَّ هَـذَا صِرَ‌اطِي مُسْتَقِيمًا فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا&#xA;  السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّ‌قَ بِكُمْ عَن سَبِيلِهِ ذَلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُم بِهِ&#xA;  لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verily, this is My way, leading straight: follow it: follow not&#xA;  (other) paths: they will scatter you about from His (great) path: thus&#xA;  doth He command you. That ye may be righteous.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#6:153&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#6:153&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the problem is what exactly the straight path is? And how we can distinguish it among many other paths? For example if one were to leave Jihad out of Straight path, what would we have done at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Camel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Battle of the Camel&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Karbala&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Battle of Karbala&lt;/a&gt;? Allah and the Prophet did not leave this question without answer, however only a real seeker is needed to find the answer. Only one person in history claimed &quot;I am the straight path&quot;. By reading &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/nahj/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nahj al-Balaghah&lt;/a&gt; a straight path can be found more easily. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-03T06:28:20.587" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T06:28:20.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2848" CreationDate="2012-09-26T07:11:12.927" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is not the universe but its creator, and he is omnipresent but not in its physical sense. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me bring you an example. Imagine an infinitely large clean white paper, with only one single black dot on it, is place in your front close to your eyes. You don't see the borders of the paper, it is just too large, thus, if someone asks you what do you see You'll answer only a simple black dot! You will not report back a black impact on a white paper as you just cannot recognize the white paper from void when you are not able to see its boundaries (&lt;em&gt;the paper's texture is assumed as invisible to your eyes&lt;/em&gt;). If someone paints the paper and then ask you what do you see you will describe the shapes drawn in colors but will never answer back a paper with some colors on it as you see the colors on the paper not the paper under color (&lt;em&gt;again the paper's texture is ignored&lt;/em&gt;), again the paper would be understood not any more than void in the absence of intuition. This is a mere example to say if I am asked about what I see from when I get up in my bed in the morning to when I go to my bed in the night I can describe quite many things that I have seen that day but I just cannot describe the reality that nothing exists but Allah, we are all only some impacts owing our existence (&lt;em&gt;not only first becoming to existence but also remaining existed&lt;/em&gt;) to His creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was one example, now let me bring another example which describes the creativity of Allah better (although still in a translative manner). Suppose you stand in front of a mirror, do you agree that what you see in mirror does not exist at all? Of course there is no &quot;you&quot; behind the mirror, that's only &quot;the imaginary you, mirrored&quot;. But of course you can describe what you see, the color of skin, the form of nose, the kind of clothing, the height, the fatness, the shape of face and style of hairs and etc. . Hey, you are just describing what doesn't exist in real! Similarly some Muslims believe that nothing exist but Allah. He is the only existence whose existence owe to nothing else (He is the true Needless). But then he will to create something, the creation for God is roughly like imagination for us, God creates just as He will as we can produce a whole imaginary world just as we will. All of us whose existence owes to the existence and continuous creation of Allah exist only to the extent that Allah will give us existence, to one in the form of a stone, to one in the form of a cat, and to another in the form of a human, angel or elf and etc. . He has created us but before that He has created time and space, material and energy and the rest of what we do need to exist upon, in any stage of our existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything that we see in universe is a sign (Ayeh) of Allah as it would have never existed if Allah was not existed and creating it instant by instant. Those who we call &quot;Aaref-bel-lah&quot; (knowing Allah better than others) are those who see Allah everywhere when looking around (&lt;em&gt;Imam Ali AS has stated that I see no one unless I see Allah before him, with him and after him&lt;/em&gt;), not me and you and mountain and river. Allah is omnipresent but not in the sense that he has filled somewhere or not, neither he sits on a place called throne, nor he fits in any volume of his created universe, he is just beyond any of these concepts and the words used in Quran for him are most of the times TRANSLATIVE! Note this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‪&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَكَأَيِّن مِّنْ آيَةٍ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ يَمُرُّونَ&#xA;  عَلَيْهَا وَهُمْ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And how many Signs in the heavens and the earth do they pass by, yet they turn (their faces) away from them! (Yusof:105)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which states &lt;strong&gt;the signs of Allah&lt;/strong&gt; and not his parts or body limbs as He has none.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He has no mass as He has created masses and materials, and spaces that masses fill, or time through which masses evolve, or energy and light which can be emitted or translated from a place to another place, and He is just beyond any of His own creations. His creations in his scale of existence never exist at all, they exist only in our scale of existence and by this scale I do not mean a scale for size but a scale for the reality of existence. When we say &quot;الله اکبر&quot; (Allah is greater) it means He is greater than to be described in words not bigger than everything in size, as he has no size and He is just not measurable with the measure of a non-existent universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that Allah Himself is even beyond His names, as His Hosna names are attributes that work in relation with His created universes (&lt;em&gt;our universe being one among many universes that He has created&lt;/em&gt;), be it Ar-Rahman (&lt;em&gt;the most Gracious&lt;/em&gt;), Ar-Rahim (&lt;em&gt;the most Merciful&lt;/em&gt;), Al-Ghahhar (&lt;em&gt;the Irresistible&lt;/em&gt;), Al-Montaghem (&lt;em&gt;the revenger&lt;/em&gt;), Ash-Shakoor (&lt;em&gt;the grateful&lt;/em&gt;), and etc., he is just beyond all these notions and He is beyond the infinite limit of these notions as well (&lt;em&gt;all these names would coincide in the infinite limit, even the Al-montaghem and Al-Ghaffar would be the same for Allah as Allah is one unique existence without aspects, He is not like a coin that may turn from one side to another side&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next note that when a concept is beyond our imagination we can never coin a description to Him by ourselves, Only Allah himself can describe Himself, anything that we say about Him would be like Allah has stated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No knowledge have they of such a thing, nor had their fathers. It is a&#xA;  grievous thing that issues from their mouths as a saying what they say&#xA;  is nothing but falsehood! (Al-Kahf:5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or something like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But they have no knowledge therein. They follow nothing but&#xA;  conjecture; and conjecture avails nothing against Truth. (An-Najm:28)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is, before He send a prophet we would never know if we are allowed to call Him Al-Montaghem or not, Al-Ghaffar or not, these are what we can say nothing about until Himself (who knows Himself and the only one who knows Him) let us know. Now we are introduced to His Hosna names so that we can call Him only through them, as He has ordered us in Quran as well. The only exceptions are those statements that instead of describing Him rather try to purify Him, like &quot;Alleluia&quot;, &quot;there is no god but Allah&quot;, &quot;Allah is greater&quot; and some few others …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People who don't know Allah well, but feel an attraction toward Allah, the Almighty, may ask Allah trough some names and attributes not actually allowed by Allah, but as long as they do not know the truth that will be ok, as they are not trying to lowering his grade from what He is to what He is not, they just don't know how they should call Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-30T09:45:35.113" LastActivityDate="2015-11-30T09:45:35.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2845" CreationDate="2012-09-26T07:29:14.947" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; most of its laws are compatible with Islam but still some critiques remain according to Islam. They are useful but at their situation and not for every purpose. These laws are very idealistic, for example if one think to remaining young does not prevent aging and death. Best case of these laws in Islam are &lt;a href=&quot;http://duas.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dua&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These laws discourage action and recommend only thinking. For example Iran Islamic Revolution never happened with only thinking. Thinking is recommended in Islam but not &quot;Only thinking&quot;. For example a man came to mosque and left his camel at door of mosque. Prophet SAWW said him: why you did not fasten it? He said: I trusted on God! (I.e. God will protect my camel for me). Prophet SAWW said: fasten it and trust on God! But in law of attraction being worried for car to be stolen is clearly rejected. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam too much thinking to worldly goals is discouraged and instead thinking to hereafter is encouraged. And gaining world for Islamic goals and not as independent goal is recommended. (Working and living to gain more world (wealth,..) is considered worshiping world and is same as idol worshiping and is Shirk) but gaining world for serving family and satisfying God is in fact worshiping Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pasokhgoo.ir/node/20716&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a full answer to this question based on Quran verses and hadith by analyzing the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pasokhgoo.ir/node/20716&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Secret (2006 film)&lt;/a&gt; and comparing it with Islam teachings by an expert team of Shia Islam scholars. The answer is in Persian language and long and needs time to translate. InshaAllah I translate a summary of it and improve this answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Secret (2006 film) is a film based on the law of attraction. It&#xA;  was then developed into a book of the same title in 2007. The movie&#xA;  and book gained widespread attention in the media also from Saturday&#xA;  Night Live to The Oprah Winfrey Show in the United States. Ref:&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_attraction&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_attraction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pasokhgoo.ir/node/20716&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.pasokhgoo.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-18T05:48:00.133" LastActivityDate="2015-11-18T05:48:00.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2845" CreationDate="2012-09-26T07:45:28.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You'd be better to distinguish between Allah and his traditions (i.e. Allah's Way of dealing with some behavior: سنت الله). The traditions He has approved are just some rules that He has put to this universe:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;… وَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّةِ اللَّهِ تَبْدِيلًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;… No change wilt thou find in the practice (approved) of Allah.&#xA;  (Al-Ahzab:62)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if you see someone ill and get afraid of that then the same disease will catch you as well, rather we should say thanks to Allah for the health that he has provided for me, instead of being afraid saying I hope I'll never get ill with such a disease. Also there is another tradition that says: &quot;کما تدین تدان&quot; which implies in any way that I deal with others the others I will be treated with the same behavior sometimes before my death. Or it is stated that no one taunts of a wrongdoer unless he WILL do the very same sin before his death. And among these traditions (&lt;em&gt;many of them described by Ahlol-Beyt in their Ahadith&lt;/em&gt;) is what you mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And your Lord says: &quot;Call on Me; I will answer your (Prayer)&#xA;  (Al-Ghafir:60)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And be ye not like those who forgot Allah; and He made them forget&#xA;  their own souls! Such are the rebellious transgressors! (Al-Hashr:19)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I am right. To be precise If I am right &quot;Low of attraction&quot; is more or less accepted in Islam, but only as a rule (a tradition) of Allah not Allah Himself, Allah is not the universe (passive) but He is the creator and describes Himself as active (contrary  to passive in the scientific language).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-04T07:50:29.180" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T07:50:29.180" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2841" CreationDate="2012-09-26T07:57:34.007" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before anything, read &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah al-Fatihah&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;many&lt;/em&gt; times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think about its verses deeply.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Surah contains 7 great verses that I think understanding each of them is enough for a non Muslim to accept Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I myself have seen miraculous changes in my own life just by reciting and believing these two verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rwjU0.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is You we worship and You we ask for help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LZBUn.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guide us to the straight path&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then ask the God himself to guide you through his book and show the proper steps to become a real believer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he WILL, ensha'Allah :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-09-26T08:20:39.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2864" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-26T12:29:10.510" Score="2" ViewCount="520" Body="&lt;p&gt;This verse says there are some slaves of God who can make other people forget remembrance of Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَاتَّخَذْتُمُوهُمْ سِخْرِ‌يًّا حَتَّى أَنسَوْكُمْ ذِكْرِ‌ي وَكُنتُم&#xA;  مِّنْهُمْ تَضْحَكُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But you took them in mockery to the point that they made you forget My&#xA;  remembrance, and you used to laugh at them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#23:110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#23:110&lt;/a&gt; (Sahih International translation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Arabic grammar the word &quot;Ansahum&quot; in this verse means causing/making other one forget something. As we know, ordinary Muslims can not do such thing. So who are them exactly? Is there any hadith interpreting this verse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems a very bad punishment. Such people will never think to God and this cause them go Hell because of forgetting God and being trapped by Satan in different deviated ways and religions and isms and sects and ideologies. Who are those that have such a power? And can we reach such a rank to have such powers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2014-01-18T12:55:55.587" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T07:01:22.233" Title="Who are those who can make others forget remembrance of God?" Tags="|tafseer|shiism|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2865" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2760" CreationDate="2012-09-26T14:09:59.793" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (SAW) acquired great wealth but did not hold on to it for himself, rather he (SAW) gave it to the poor,  the needy, the tribes to sooth communal relations, to the ones whose hears were inclined towards Islam, for the military, for the beggars, for any who needed or any who asked. He (SAW) lived on what was sufficient, and died with only a few belongings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Our property will not be inherited, whatever we (i.e. prophets)&#xA;  leave is sadaqa&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="646" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-30T14:51:37.173" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T14:51:37.173" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2845" CreationDate="2012-09-26T14:17:40.727" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Personal belief)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1)&lt;/strong&gt; If you want to achieve or gain something in this way, actually you are invoking the universe to give it to you. And invoking/asking from anyone other than Allah is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirk_%28Islam%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;shirk&lt;/a&gt;. The following verses state about those who do this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّن يَدْعُو مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَن لَّا يَسْتَجِيبُ لَهُ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَهُمْ عَن دُعَائِهِمْ غَافِلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And who is more astray than he who invokes besides Allah those who will not respond to him until the Day of Resurrection, and they, of their invocation, are unaware.&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/46/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[46:5]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ذَٰلِكُم بِأَنَّهُ إِذَا دُعِيَ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ كَفَرْتُمْ ۖ وَإِن يُشْرَكْ بِهِ تُؤْمِنُوا ۚ فَالْحُكْمُ لِلَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْكَبِيرِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[They will be told], &quot;That is because, when Allah was called upon alone, you disbelieved; but if others were associated with Him, you believed. So the judgement is with Allah , the Most High, the Grand.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/40/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[40:12]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَهُ دَعْوَةُ الْحَقِّ ۖ وَالَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ لَا يَسْتَجِيبُونَ لَهُم بِشَيْءٍ إِلَّا كَبَاسِطِ كَفَّيْهِ إِلَى الْمَاءِ لِيَبْلُغَ فَاهُ وَمَا هُوَ بِبَالِغِهِ ۚ وَمَا دُعَاءُ الْكَافِرِينَ إِلَّا فِي ضَلَالٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To Him [alone] is the supplication of truth. And those they call upon besides Him do not respond to them with a thing, except as one who stretches his hands toward water [from afar, calling it] to reach his mouth, but it will not reach it [thus]. And the supplication of the disbelievers is not but in error [i.e. futility]. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/13/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[13:14]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2)&lt;/strong&gt; The universe is a creature of Allah and should not be supposed to do what just our creator, Allah, is able to do. Again it's called &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَيُشْرِكُونَ مَا لَا يَخْلُقُ شَيْئًا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do they associate with Him those who create nothing and they are [themselves] created? &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/191&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[7:191]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3)&lt;/strong&gt; Allah has warned us not to be a Mushrik believer! So it's not that strange when you see some Muslims believe and obey this law of attraction:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا يُؤْمِنُ أَكْثَرُهُم بِاللَّهِ إِلَّا وَهُم مُّشْرِكُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And most of them believe not in Allah except while they associate others with Him. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/12/106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[12:106]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4)&lt;/strong&gt; And as the last word, when Allah has promised to respond our invocations, &lt;strong&gt;why not to call himself?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ ۖ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ ۖ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا لِي وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا بِي لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me that they may be [rightly] guided. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/186&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[2:186]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And your Lord says, &quot;Call upon Me; I will respond to you.&quot; Indeed, those who disdain My worship will enter Hell [rendered] contemptible.&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/40/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[40:60]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T08:02:23.203" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T08:02:23.203" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2841" CreationDate="2012-09-26T15:24:01.777" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;For non-Muslims holy Quran should be one of sources to get knowing about Islam. Hadith is second of course but to get involved you should begin with &quot;easier books&quot; or with exploring one subject at a time. &#xA;When I was at primary school of Islam we started with el-Fathia and continue on to reading the short surahs of Juz Amma (30th  (last) chapter of holy Quran).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Maybe you can try from explore from last sura and so on.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also if You are Christian you can start with &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Maryam (Mary) - سورة مريم&lt;/a&gt; or with &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat 'Āli `Imrān (Family of Imran) - سورة آل عمران&lt;/a&gt;  there is a lot of analog (same) stories told in Christianity and Islam.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;To note holy Quran was delivered to our prophet PB-UH Muhammed around 23 years.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It is so hard to compile holy Quran during first reading.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Islam ,beside others, are way to live life, so holy Quran is beside others proposes is constitution of Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T07:11:12.783" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T07:11:12.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2864" CreationDate="2012-09-26T16:58:06.947" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not a power or a certain type of believer that can make someone forget Allah.  In this Ayah it is the people who mocked the believers because of their Dua to Allah and worship.  So the disbelievers forgot Allah because of themselves and by themselves because they mocked so much they forgot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tafseer al-Muyassar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فاشتغلتم بالاستهزاء بهم حتى نسيتم ذكر الله, فبقيتم على تكذيبكم، وقد&#xA;كنتم تضحكون منهم سخرية واستهزاء.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and you wasted your time in mocking them until you forgot to remember Allah, so you stayed on your ignorance/lies, and you used to laugh at them mockingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this is no special power, it was the disbelievers that made themselves forget because they mocked too much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For deeper reading about this, read &lt;a href=&quot;http://qurancomplex.com/Quran/tafseer/Tafseer.asp?t=BAGHAWI&amp;amp;TabID=3&amp;amp;SubItemID=1&amp;amp;l=arb&amp;amp;SecOrder=3&amp;amp;SubSecOrder=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://qurancomplex.com/Quran/tafseer/Tafseer.asp?t=Saady&amp;amp;TabID=3&amp;amp;SubItemID=4&amp;amp;l=arb&amp;amp;SecOrder=3&amp;amp;SubSecOrder=4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maaref-foundation.com/english/library/quran/light/light_11/023/109-110.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://qurancomplex.com/Quran/tafseer/Tafseer.asp?t=MOYASAR&amp;amp;TabID=3&amp;amp;SubItemID=5&amp;amp;l=arb&amp;amp;SecOrder=3&amp;amp;SubSecOrder=5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-09-26T18:32:41.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2869" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2717" CreationDate="2012-09-26T22:22:50.553" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have never heard of anything that forbids sleeping before or after Ishraq, as long as you attend Fajr prayer, there is no restriction on when to sleep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am almost certain that the Holy Quraan does not include any verses forbidding anything like this. So, my advice is: since it is allowed to sleep whenever you want, just 'sleep whenever you feel comfortable', and do not research this further since researching it will only lead you to some conflicting personal opinions with no real importance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. In all my life, I've heard (with no real evidence) references to these two habits:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's preferred to have a quick power nap of 15-20 minutes after Midday.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is not preferred (markrooh) to sleep between Asr and Maghreb (sunset)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="621" LastActivityDate="2012-09-26T22:22:50.553" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2864" CreationDate="2012-09-27T00:31:14.157" Score="1" Body="&lt;h3&gt;Fundamental problem:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A very important question here is why would a muslim cause someone to forget the remembrance of Allah? Even if we had the power to make someone forget and we hate that person, why would we stop that person from praising Allah? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rather we could make them forget bad things like riba, zina etc. Wouldn't it account hindering men from the path?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Does satan have special powers?...&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are verses in the Quran that imply forgetfulness is from the satan. I will list a few of them below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said, &quot;Did you see when we retired to the rock? Indeed, &lt;strong&gt;I forgot [there] the fish. And none made me forget it except Satan&lt;/strong&gt; - that I should mention it. And it took its course into the sea amazingly&quot;.(Quran 18:63)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And he said to the one whom he knew would go free, &quot;Mention me before your master.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;But Satan made him forget the mention [to] his master, and Joseph remained in prison several years&lt;/strong&gt;. (Quran 12:42)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;How does Satan make people forget?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The satan does not have a &quot;memory eraser&quot; or some special powers (else he would make us forget Allah altogether ;-) ) RATHER the satan simply makes us busy in something else so that we forget.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;In the verse you quoted...&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah talks about people mocking the believers. While these people mocked the believers  they forgot the remembrance of Allah as they were BUSY in mocking. This has nothing to do with special powers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They were simply overzealous in mocking that they forgot the remembrance of Allah. This simply implies the degree of obsessiveness of those people who mocked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Example: I was on youtube...&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was watching youtube the other day and realized I had missed my zohar salaat. Does that mean youtube has special powers to make me forget the &quot;remembrance of Allah&quot; or satan made me busy in youtube to forget?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="342" LastEditDate="2012-09-27T11:12:23.083" LastActivityDate="2012-09-27T11:12:23.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="331" CreationDate="2012-09-27T03:51:54.860" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Shi'ite Islam Qiyaas (making analogy) is forbidden, and instead Aghl (intellect) is substituted and also Ahadith are also provided from all the 14 infallibles A.S., as already stated by the other members.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that Qiyaas and Aghl are both devolved to Muslims not being infallible. These are required as to find the answer for new questions in different times (so that Islam is alive), and on the hand should be used only with ultimate care not to let personal ideas enter the Ash-Shari'ah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Islam Aghl is permitted to be used as Quran declares that for example after stating a rule:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كَذَ‌ٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ&#xA;  تَعْقِلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thus doth Allah Make clear His Signs to you: In order that ye may&#xA;  understand. (Al-Baghareh:242)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or after complaining those who do not use their intellect about what rule is the rule of Allah and what is not, invented as a lie against Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَا جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِنۢ بَحِيرَةٍۢ وَلَا سَآئِبَةٍۢ وَلَا وَصِيلَةٍۢ&#xA;  وَلَا حَامٍۢ ۙ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى&#xA;  ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ ۖ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was not Allah who instituted (superstitions like those of) a&#xA;  slit-ear she-camel, or a she-camel let loose for free pasture, or idol&#xA;  sacrifices for twin-births in animals, or stallion-camels freed from&#xA;  work: It is blasphemers who invent a lie against Allah; but most of&#xA;  them lack wisdom. (Al-Maa'edeh:103)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also there is famous Hadith in Shia Islam that everything commanded by Aghl (not personal feelings) is also approved by Shar' and everything commanded by Shar' is also approved by Aghl (کلما امر به العقل امر به الشرع، و کلما امر به الشرع امر به العقل).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are evidences that Qiyaas is not permitted in Islam, e.g., once there was a debate between Imam Sadiq AS and one of the Sunni Imams, Imam Sadiq AS asked him if he exploit Qiyas and he answered yes, then Imam A.S. Asked him three questions in this regard one of them is this: Which sin is bigger, murder or adultery (Zinaa')? He answered back Murder. Imam AS asked him then why does Allah states in his book that proof of murder needs 2 witnesses whereas the proof of adultery needs 4 person as witness? Not all the underlying wisdoms of a rule is clear to us so that Qiyaas (making analogy between different rules) is forbidden in Shia Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest of sources of legislation is common in Shi'ite and Sunnah, &lt;em&gt;except for them having different authentic Ahadith&lt;/em&gt;, as you already know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-13T10:57:14.497" LastActivityDate="2015-09-13T10:57:14.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2872" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-27T04:38:44.823" Score="23" ViewCount="2530" Body="&lt;p&gt;As is known, the majority of &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; literature available today was compiled well after the death of the prophet, due in part to the nigh-unmanageable number of questionable or downright fabricated &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; which were being narrated.  The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_studies&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; sciences&lt;/a&gt; were developed, giving scholars criteria with which to distinguish between &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/23/what-are-the-requirements-of-a-sahih-hadith&quot;&gt;authentic &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8/how-do-we-make-sure-if-an-hadith-is-sahih-or-fake&quot;&gt;weak &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take, for example, &lt;em&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/em&gt;.  Bukhari was notoriously discriminating, and went through significant effort to collect and compile only the most authentic &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; that he could; for the sake of argument let's assume that he was successful and that &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2419/is-sahih-bukhari-hadith-collection-100-authentic-and-if-yes-how-sunni-scholars&quot;&gt;this collection was 100% authentic&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this merely determines that these collected &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; were authentic at that particular point in time.  Given that these books were written centuries before any form of &quot;perfect&quot; scriptural reproduction was available, any copies made thereof would have to have been transcribed manually.  And without any &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2506/original-copies-of-muhammad-al-bukharis-books&quot;&gt;original manuscripts to refer to&lt;/a&gt;, any current references would be based upon these copies, or copies of copies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to simple human error, every manually-copied edition increases the chances of mistakes being introduced into the text, be it intentional or accidental.  To me, this parallels very strongly with the earlier &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; sciences, wherein determining the authenticity of any particular &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; requires a thorough understanding of every narrator in the &lt;em&gt;isnad&lt;/em&gt;.  A &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; is only considered &lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt; if each and every narrator in the &lt;em&gt;isnad&lt;/em&gt; is considered reliable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only difference in the case of transcription is that this &quot;narration&quot; is transmitted textually, rather than orally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No hadith text I have seen lists a &quot;scribal &lt;em&gt;isnad&lt;/em&gt;;&quot; the chain of narration, such as it is, tends to end with the fact that it was compiled by Bukhari.  Given that any scribe between the original compilation and the invention of perfect digital copies may have (inadvertently) changed the text, what we have today as &quot;Sahih Bukhari&quot; may or may not be the original text compiled by Bukhari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I realize that just because I've not seen such a &quot;scribal &lt;em&gt;isnad&lt;/em&gt;&quot; does not mean they do not exist (limited to English as I am, many &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; do not even bother to translate the normal &lt;em&gt;isnad&lt;/em&gt;), and I also realize that a number of &lt;em&gt;sahih ahadith&lt;/em&gt; would've been recorded during that time in disparate enough works that they could (by the same parallel) be considered &lt;em&gt;mutawatir&lt;/em&gt;, but I know little (if anything) about the sciences of &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; which specifically deal with &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; after they're compiled.  Do the extant &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; sciences account for such (potential) scribal errors, or must we resort to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1310/is-textual-criticism-important-to-islamic-studies&quot;&gt;textual criticism&lt;/a&gt; to determine authenticity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To put it another way, if (for example) Imam Bukhari were alive today, would he call any hadith, even those compiled in his own &lt;em&gt;Sahih&lt;/em&gt;, &quot;&lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt;&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(note that &lt;em&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/em&gt; was used as an example, but the question is applicable to any &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; which is called &quot;&lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt;,&quot; regardless of where it was compiled or who authenticated it)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I am not asking about whether the hadith sciences themselves are valid; I'm asking about how or even whether they've &lt;em&gt;continued&lt;/em&gt; to be valid in the same way over the thousand-plus years since they were developed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2022-04-06T15:53:46.680" Title="Can any hadith truly be called sahih anymore?" Tags="|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2873" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2841" CreationDate="2012-09-27T06:42:45.610" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would personally recommend reading it from front to back. Al-Fatihah captures the essence of Islam; what every Muslim prays for several times a day - guidance, and ultimate submission to Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Baqarah, while long and tiring to recite, is actually interesting to read casually. It covers a lot of the more serious aspects of Islam, and a lot of quotations/rulings are taken from Al-Baqarah, reflecting its importance. It also addresses the other two Abrahamic religions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last pages of the Quran are briefer and often easier to recite, but have lighter content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the converts I know were attracted to Islam mainly via the Quran, and they read it front to back. It would make sense to be arranged to be read front to back as well. Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2012-09-27T06:42:45.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2875" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2879" CreationDate="2012-09-27T11:23:30.890" Score="6" ViewCount="1795" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Indo-Pak region there is a tradition that if you want to get something done esp. you want to get a good job, or transfer a job or get admission in a good university, mothers or sisters usually say I will do &quot;khatm-ul-Quran&quot; if this happens. There are also other alternatives as as well, for example they might have a different type of khatm which may include only one surah being recited many times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, is this practice Islamic/sunnah or bid'ah? Is there any proof that Qur'an can be used for such purposes, does it help achieve such purposes or does it simply it do nothing at all? What does Islam say about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-01T00:54:01.897" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T00:54:01.897" Title="Reciting Quran for personal goals, is this allowed in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|quran|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2877" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-27T15:00:42.010" Score="4" ViewCount="1298" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Surah Naas, Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MSEFt.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ymd4Z.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The key phrases I want to focus on are &quot;rabbi an-naas&quot; and &quot;maliki an-naas.&quot; I will explain shortly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, in 'aqeedah, we study two topics: tawheed of Allah's rububiyyah (his Lordship) -- that he is the Creator, the Sustainer, and Provider of the human race. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second is the topic of Allah's uloohiyyah -- that He is the only one worthy of worship (laa ilaaha illa Allah) -- we pray to Him, make du'a to Him, sacrifice for His sake, and all this to Him alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ayah #3 establishes Allah's uloohiyyah and links the concepts of rububiyyah and uloohiyyah. Sure. But my question is, &lt;strong&gt;what are the benefits to mentioning two qualities of Allah's rububiyyah in this surah?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the goal was to illustrate and link rububiyyah to uloohiyyah, one of the two qualities would suffice -- rabb an-naas, or maalik an-naas. However, both together seems to hint at something deeper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, please clarify the meaning of &quot;malik&quot; in the Qur'an, as it refers to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T08:58:35.877" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T08:58:35.877" Title="What is the necessity of both rabb and malik in Surah Naas?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|allah|surat-an-nas|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2877" CreationDate="2012-09-27T16:19:10.330" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Quran, it's not always linking two different qualities, it's common to read &quot;Samee' + Baseer&quot;; where both refer to Allah's Olouheya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Al-nas surah, the main point is &quot;Este'atha&quot;; people turn to Allah to protect them. So Allah did not only mention that he created them and sustained the universe (Rab), but he added he's the king and ruler as well (Malik). &lt;strong&gt;People usually go to kings when they seek protection, don't they?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, Allah mentioned that he is the only one worthy of worship. Afterwards, Allah mentioned some of the enemy's properties we seek protection from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&#xA;   &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imamu.edu.sa/DContent/BOOKS/arabic_ibook51/Page_3185.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Alkash-af, by Al-Zomokhshory (ar)&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="603" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-30T07:41:08.523" LastActivityDate="2016-04-30T07:41:08.523" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2875" CreationDate="2012-09-27T16:49:24.640" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nathr is acceptable in Islam: You say if I get so and so (marriage, money ..) I will give so and so (Omra, Sadaqa, recite Quran ..) to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the nathr to be accepted, both [what you get] and [what you give] should be halal. So you should only ask Halal, and promise to give halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you give to Allah is categorized under &quot;worship&quot;. &lt;strong&gt;You give Allah what HE ACCEPTS, not what you want to give.&lt;/strong&gt; What Allah accepts is all included within the quran and sunnah. All Islamic worships should have their evidence from Quran and/or Sunnah to be accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those kinds of &quot;Khatm&quot; could only be accepted if they have an evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Update:&#xA;Check Nazr Fatwa: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/2587/nazr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/2587/nazr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="603" LastActivityDate="2012-09-27T16:49:24.640" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2717" CreationDate="2012-09-27T17:10:30.337" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nothing forbids it! Here's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/2063/sleep%20fajr&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;Although it's preferred to sit till sunrise and say Morning's Azkar, Quran, .. etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as a person’s sleeping after praying Fajr is concerned, no text (of Qur’aan or hadeeth) has been reported to indicate that this is prohibited, so the general principle applies (i.e., everything is permitted except that which has been expressly forbidden).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the practice of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and his Companions after praying Fajr was to remain sitting in the place where they had prayed until the sun rose, as is reported in Saheeh Muslim (1/463) in the hadeeth of Sammaak ibn Harb, who said: “I asked Jaabir ibn Samurah, ‘Did you used to sit with the Messenger of Allaah?’ He said, ‘Yes, frequently. He would not get up from the place where he had prayed Subh until the sun rose. When the sun rose, he would get up. They used to talk about things that had happened during the Jaahiliyyah, and they would laugh and smile.’”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="603" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-09-29T01:13:29.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2882" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-28T00:30:54.847" Score="4" ViewCount="1586" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wonder how the verses are ordered in Quran. Looking at this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-info.ch/en/Arrangement_of_the_Quran.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;site&lt;/a&gt;, it says all verses were ordered in the life time of the prophet, because Quran was being written and was in same order we read today. This &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.missionislam.com/quran/revealationorder.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;site&lt;/a&gt; also mentions that the prophet used to recite Quran during prayer in correct order. But then there are these verses in which the verse that abrogates the previous verse are right after each other. For example &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/58/12-13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;58:12-13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, when you [wish to] privately consult the&#xA;  Messenger, present before your consultation a charity. That is better&#xA;  for you and purer. But if you find not [the means] - then indeed,&#xA;  Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.58-12&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Have you feared to present before your consultation charities? Then&#xA;  when you do not and Allah has forgiven you, then [at least] establish&#xA;  prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. And Allah is&#xA;  Acquainted with what you do.58-13&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Supposedly there were number of days in the above two verse because people stopped coming to the prophet and then the second verse was revealed. Other times the verse that abrogates the previous verse lies far apart from the original verse. When it comes to the last verse of the Quran, it is still not clear. Among the many candidates for the last verse according to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranicstudies.com/quran/the-last-verse-of-the-quran/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;site&lt;/a&gt;, many of the verses are not the last verses of the Surah, that proves, the verses order was not in the same order it was revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone clarify this? How were the verses ordered in the Quran? Was it determined by the prophet himself or was it done later in the first caliph period. Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2015-11-11T07:46:43.383" LastActivityDate="2016-03-27T13:22:08.667" Title="Order of verses in Quran" Tags="|quran|surah|verses|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-05-26T02:23:28.577" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2883" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2885" CreationDate="2012-09-28T06:19:27.727" Score="7" ViewCount="2322" Body="&lt;p&gt;I learned that there are no worshiping places of other religion than Islam in Saudi Arabia. This is for political reason or because of something written explicitly  in Quran? Whether for political reason or as dictated by Quran, can any reason be associated with this prohibition?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not aware of any country that forbids building a mosque despite being a non-Islamic state. How the tolerance of these countries is viewed by Islamic scholars?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="616" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T07:32:45.110" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T07:32:45.110" Title="Why are worshiping places of other religions (Church, Temple) prohibited in Saudi Arabia?" Tags="|quran|other-religions|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2013-06-29T18:59:17.053" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2885" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2883" CreationDate="2012-09-28T07:21:13.410" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Saudi Grand Mufti (back inMarch) &lt;em&gt;apparently&lt;/em&gt; justified this on the teachings from Islam. If you copy/paste the following into google, you'll see many news reports of this, however, I cannot cite any in particular as the &quot;original&quot; / &quot;authentic&quot; source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Grand Mufti, who is the highest official of religious law in Saudi Arabia, as well as the head of the Supreme Council of Islamic Scholars, cited the Prophet Mohammed, who said the Arabian Peninsula is to exist under only one religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vexingly, none of the sources I looked at said &lt;em&gt;what&lt;/em&gt; the citation from Mohammed was, so it is very hard to comment on whether this conclusion is valid (by which I mean: has Quranic / Hadith support, as is the claim) or ... &lt;em&gt;somewhat stretched&lt;/em&gt;. I suspect the original proclamation is in Arabic, but if any readers have access to the original statement (March 2012) I welcome edits!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So; religion is certainly being used as part of the &lt;em&gt;official&lt;/em&gt; reason / justification, however it is not always the case that the &lt;em&gt;official&lt;/em&gt; reason for something is the &lt;em&gt;actual&lt;/em&gt; reason. I am also aware that this attitude has received much critique from within the international Muslim community, with many saying there is no Quranic justification for this, and many others saying it &lt;em&gt;contradicts&lt;/em&gt; the teachings of the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regrettably, I &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;speculate&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; that the &lt;em&gt;actual&lt;/em&gt; reason is more simple: the authorities in that location a: wanted it, and b: could get away with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="143" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-06-29T18:55:14.553" LastActivityDate="2013-06-29T18:55:14.553" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2886" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2864" CreationDate="2012-09-28T12:09:46.337" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This Ayah was not talking to Muslims, it was talking to Kuffar Quraish, who were mocking the people (mainly Bilal, Suhaib, Ammar Ben Yasser, and Salman) because of their prayers and Dua'a, so this mocking let the Kuffar forget, so they will enter to Hell. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important when we explain a verse to know the reason of coming and to know the environment why was it stated, and with whom is this conversation, to understand the fully meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more explanation check this &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.al-islam.com/Page.aspx?pageid=221&amp;amp;BookID=12&amp;amp;Page=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;site&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastEditorUserId="602" LastEditDate="2014-04-01T07:01:22.233" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T07:01:22.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2887" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2890" CreationDate="2012-09-28T14:01:41.660" Score="-1" ViewCount="18876" Body="&lt;p&gt;A basic question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the difference between khulfa-e-rashideen and Sahaba? Are these two words referring the same persons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asking this question as I am not good at urdu, and I hear many times these words and sometimes get confused as to these are the same people or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please let me know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-09-28T14:19:11.003" LastActivityDate="2016-07-20T15:56:04.113" Title="What is difference between Khulfa-e-rashideen and Sahaba?" Tags="|sahaba|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2883" CreationDate="2012-09-28T15:31:15.577" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta' consisting of the Mufti Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al Al-Shaykh,  Shaykh Salih Al-Fawzan,(May Allah preserve them), Shaykh Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan and Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd (May Allah have mercy on them) answered a similar question. The complete answer and verdict can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Fatawa/fatawaDetails.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=10805&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=7&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam came into being to remove Shirk (associating partners with Allah), idolatry and polytheism. Make no mistake, the ultimate crime according to Islam is Shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/19&quot;&gt;Qur'an&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And He &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/85&quot;&gt;says&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be&#xA;  accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia adopts Islamic Shariah as the law of the land. How can you expect something that encourages disbelief to be constructed in their land? It is the Islamic duty to forbid disbelief. Hence, the public worship of &lt;em&gt;anything&lt;/em&gt; other than Allah is forbidden. What you do in private, however, cannot be monitored. The least that can be done is prevent construction of churches, temples and so forth. Because they promote disbelief and apostasy is a crime punishable by death under Islamic Shariah which is carried out by the legal authorities in the country. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So a good analogy would be - If cocaine is banned, how logical would it be to legalize cocaine selling shops? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from this, unlike everyone says here, there is a hadith to support this action:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace be upon him) stated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There should not be two religions together in the Arabian Peninsula. [Al-Muwatta, vol.2, pg.892, Narration of Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her).]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, scholars have unanimously agreed upon the prohibition of building temples such as churches in Muslim countries. They have also agreed that there is an obligation of destroying churches and any other places of worship if they have been recently built. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/2&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Maidah&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Help you one another in Al-Birr and At-Taqwâ (virtue, righteousness&#xA;  and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression. And&#xA;  fear Allâh. Verily, Allâh is Severe in punishment&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-09-28T15:54:55.190" LastActivityDate="2012-09-28T15:54:55.190" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2887" CreationDate="2012-09-28T15:49:28.087" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Khulafa ar-Raashideen&lt;/em&gt; refers to the four rightly-guided Caliphs i.e. Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq (radiallahu anhu), Umar bin al-khattab al-Farooq (radiallahu anhu), Uthmaan bin Affaan (radiallahu anhu) and Ali bin Abee Talib (radiallahu anhu).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahaba&lt;/em&gt; refers to all the the companions of the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam). The four Caliphs were also among the Sahaba, in fact, the most righteous of them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source&lt;/strong&gt;: Various Seerah books&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-09-28T15:49:28.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2891" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-28T16:56:12.750" Score="10" ViewCount="10327" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does the word &lt;strong&gt;Sahaba&lt;/strong&gt; stand for ?&lt;br /&gt; &#xA;Who qualify to be &lt;strong&gt;Sahaba&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;br /&gt; &#xA;How many people were &lt;strong&gt;Sahaba&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="6743" LastEditDate="2014-08-02T15:16:52.460" LastActivityDate="2023-05-17T12:41:08.460" Title="Who are Sahaba and what qualify to be a Sahaba?" Tags="|sahaba|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2887" CreationDate="2012-09-28T18:23:06.540" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I assume you know what sahaba means -- companions of rasulullah. The Khulafa Ar-Rashideen are four specific companions of rasulullah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu Bakr As-Siddique&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Umar ibn Al-Khattab&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Uthman ibn 'Affan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ali ibn Abi Talib&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hassan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To start from the beginning: rasulullah told us to follow them. Abu Dawud collects a huge hadith, which ends with:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You must then follow my sunnah and that of the rightly-guided caliphs.&#xA;  Hold to it and stick fast to it. Avoid novelties, for every novelty is&#xA;  an innovation, and every innovation is an error. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/42#12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abu Dawud&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith establishes the status of the khulafa ar-rashideen: their sunnah &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; the sunnah. This comes up in issues of fiqh and other places, where their statements are taken as slightly above statements of other companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another hadith mentions that the number of years of the khilafah of the khulafa ar-rashideen will be 30 years. I cannot locate this hadith presently; there are several supporting ahadith in Abu Dawud's collection, including this one (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;caliphate of Prophecy will last thirty years;&lt;/strong&gt; then Allah will give&#xA;  the Kingdom to whom he wishes; or his kingdom to whom he wishes. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/42#52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abu&#xA;  Dawud&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also of note, one of the praiseworthy names of the righteous khalifah 'Umar ibn Abdil Azeez, the grandson of 'Umar ibn Al-Khattab, is &quot;the fifth righteous khalifah.&quot; However, this was just a name some scholars gave him; he is not counted in the 30 years which is established from the ahadith of rasulullah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; History of the Khulafa class, circa 2006&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-09-28T18:23:06.540" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2895" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-28T20:01:56.363" Score="3" ViewCount="116" Body="&lt;p&gt;How far is it permissible or impermissible in Islam to claim costs for damages to a vehicle through insurance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually there are a few governments that make vehicle insurance mandatory, in which case it is something unavoidable, but how much is it in Taqwa to claim for that after one is forced to have insurance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallah Khair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="650" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T03:04:12.077" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T03:04:12.077" Title="Claiming forced insurance in Islam" Tags="|sharia|insurance|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-06-05T03:11:09.993" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2896" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2916" CreationDate="2012-09-28T20:31:37.367" Score="4" ViewCount="4263" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a definition for it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should an Islamic country's government do so that we call it Islamic? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In what way is a Islamic government different from any other government?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user559" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-02T06:07:39.557" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T12:18:13.063" Title="What is the definition of an Islamic Country?" Tags="|islamic-government|definitions|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2897" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-28T22:22:08.840" Score="5" ViewCount="461" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was recently emailed this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An Nawawi Hadith Number 030 : The Authority Of Jurthum bin Nashir&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The messenger of Allah said : &quot;Allah the Almighty has laid down religious duties, so do not neglict them. He has set boundaries, so do not over step them. He has prohibited some things, so do not violate them; about some things He was silent - out of compassion for you, not forgetfulness, so seek not after them.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Daraqutni&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is being referred to by &lt;em&gt;about some things He was silent&lt;/em&gt;? By the mention that it was '&lt;em&gt;out of compassion&lt;/em&gt;' it would imply to me these things are halal. But as we are not supposed to seek them out, are they then haram? If it's nebulous, are the mukhrooh...? Also, what sort of things specifically (obviously so I may try to avoid them, insha Allah)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T12:36:32.187" Title="&quot;About some things He was silent-out of compassion for you, not forgetfulness, so seek not after them&quot; - What things?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2898" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2899" CreationDate="2012-09-28T22:34:32.627" Score="3" ViewCount="10031" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes I'll pass a note to someone, for what ever reason, for instance I might write to someone:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I will see you tomorrow, Insha'Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That piece of paper is sent on to them and maybe sent back to me (it may be a piece of shared paper we keep between us).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do I with that paper now? How do I dispose of it? Is it any different from a normal piece of paper?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T09:01:13.020" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T09:01:13.020" Title="What to do with paper after writing the name of Allah?" Tags="|allah|adab|asma-ul-husna|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2898" CreationDate="2012-09-29T00:46:42.383" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is more than one correct way of disposing writings which are considered holy. Based on your example, you are using the word 'Allah', this one word would be considered holy, while the rest of the text can be disposed of in any halal manner. To expand, any word or phrase using 'Allah' (Bismillah, Abdullah, etc.) would need to be treated in such a manner. I would recommend cutting out the word(s) and storing them in a safe place until you can dispose of them properly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The traditional methods are listed below, in order of preference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Burial, preferably in a place where people will not walk over, such as a graveyard.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In flowing water, so that the ink will wash out, and the paper will break up naturally.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Burning, must be done completely and only with other holy material. Many say to them scatter the ashes on flowing water.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nowadays, the following options are also available:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shredding, must be done until the text is not recognizable.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Permanent storage, mainly used for old Qurans.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In many places, the local mosque may take your papers to dispose of them in the same manner they would with old mushafs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="82" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-11T12:37:32.227" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T12:37:32.227" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2897" CreationDate="2012-09-29T01:33:43.630" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe this hadeeth rowaya is more clear. It's totally halal as I understand it in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Salmaan al-Faarisi in the words: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was asked about ghee, cheese and wild donkeys. He said: ‘The halaal is that which Allaah has permitted in His Book and the haraam is that which Allaah has forbidden in His Book, and whatever He was silent about is pardoned&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So those three things (ghee, cheese and wild donkeys) are certainly halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="603" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-11T12:36:32.187" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T12:36:32.187" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2903" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-29T06:16:18.053" Score="5" ViewCount="381" Body="&lt;p&gt;From all the things I've learned so far, I reckon that Allah (SWT) is perfect and there's none comparable unto him; all other beings other than Him (SWT) are bound to be imperfect. However, while reading Surat-Alshams (91:15), I came across the following translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iIBqf.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih International&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And He does not &lt;em&gt;fear&lt;/em&gt; the consequence thereof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(**Emphasis is mine.*)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if this translation is correct, does Allah (SWT) fear anything? If not, why did He (SWT) refer to Himself in this way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-05T15:05:15.303" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T15:05:15.303" Title="Does Allah(SWT) &quot;fear&quot; anything at all?" Tags="|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2904" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2896" CreationDate="2012-09-29T07:01:18.023" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islamic country and Islamic government are completely different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islamic country is a country that majority of its people are Muslim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; View&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islamic government is a government using Islamic laws are base of the rules and plans of the government and the best form of it is that a top Jurist be the top governor of the country like government of Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) at Medina or Government of Imam Ali (a.s.) at Kufa. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best source in this regard is the famous book &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/islamicgovernment/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic Government: Governance of the Jurist&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhollah_Khomeini&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Khomeini (ra)&lt;/a&gt; which currently is the base of Iran Islamic government after Iran Islamic Revolution. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T12:18:13.063" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T12:18:13.063" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2905" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2898" CreationDate="2012-09-29T07:12:37.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja&amp;#39;fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; the name of Allah should be respected always and burning them is disrespect and Haram. They can be buried in earth or left in rivers or hided by thick black pen or delivered to centers converting them to paste for new papers and cartons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can place a small box in your office and collect them and once use one of above methods. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/?p=oas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Online answering&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.makarem.ir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-16T09:54:17.577" LastActivityDate="2016-01-16T09:54:17.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2903" CreationDate="2012-09-29T08:25:12.493" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Almizan Tafsir:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Persian: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ghadeer.org/qoran/almizan/j20/x38.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.ghadeer.org/qoran/almizan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.holyquran.net/tafseer/almizan/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.holyquran.net/tafseer/almizan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah didn't fear punishing them, like kings fear the consequences of punishing their enemies, because kings don't know what will be happening next and what will be the consequences, but Allah knows what will be the consequences of the punishment: it will be according to his will and his command.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was my translation, if you can read Arabic or Persian, please read the links given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user559" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-31T07:29:22.557" LastActivityDate="2015-10-31T07:29:22.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2897" CreationDate="2012-09-29T09:24:06.293" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are anything have no rule in Islam. Your hadith says &quot;so seek not after them&quot; and this question seems is seeking after them. They are permitted and so better we do not seek them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [recall] when Moses said to his people, &quot;Indeed, Allah commands&#xA;  you to slaughter a cow.&quot; They said, &quot;Do you take us in ridicule?&quot; He&#xA;  said, &quot;I seek refuge in Allah from being among the ignorant.&quot; (67)&#xA;  They said, &quot;Call upon your Lord to make clear to us what it is.&quot;&#xA;  [Moses] said, &quot;[Allah] says, 'It is a cow which is neither old nor&#xA;  virgin, but median between that,' so do what you are commanded.&quot; (68)&#xA;  They said, &quot;Call upon your Lord to show us what is her color.&quot; He&#xA;  said, &quot;He says, 'It is a yellow cow, bright in color - pleasing to the&#xA;  observers.' &quot; (69) They said, &quot;Call upon your Lord to make clear to us&#xA;  what it is. Indeed, [all] cows look alike to us. And indeed we, if&#xA;  Allah wills, will be guided.&quot; (70) He said, &quot;He says, 'It is a cow&#xA;  neither trained to plow the earth nor to irrigate the field, one free&#xA;  from fault with no spot upon her.' &quot; They said, &quot;Now you have come&#xA;  with the truth.&quot; So they slaughtered her, but they could hardly do it. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#2:70&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is said in stories of prophets that there was only one cow with these specific terms. And it was for a young man who his father had a shop in market and his father was resting at noon and the key of shop was under his head while sleeping. At noon some very good customers came to home of young man and asked to immediately come and open the shop. When he came to pick the key see his father is sleeping and so did not want to bother his father and returned and said the customers I cannot open the shop and they left. For reward God sent those who were seeking to buy cow of this young man. After seek they found out only this young man has such a cow described by God. And young man said I sell it only if you give me gold at the same weight of cow. They finally accepted and young man became rich. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example is celebrating birthday of prophet that there is no evidence it is Haram in Islam. And so by default it is permitted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-31T07:30:48.540" LastActivityDate="2015-10-31T07:30:48.540" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2903" CreationDate="2012-09-29T09:31:16.647" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is not like humans but if we want to talk about Allah there is no way to use words unless we cannot talk about Allah. Words have not capacity of transmitting meanings about Allah but finally we have no way to use them. They are words used for us to understand the meanings. Also Qur'an is for all audience of people and if be in high complicated language only few people can understand it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْ‌نَا الْقُرْ‌آنَ لِلذِّكْرِ‌ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ‌&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And &lt;strong&gt;We have certainly made the Qur'an easy&lt;/strong&gt; for remembrance, so is&#xA;  there any who will remember?  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#54:17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#54:17&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah can not be known correctly by words and best way of knowing Allah is Intiotion and meeting him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنسَانُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَى رَ‌بِّكَ كَدْحًا&#xA;  فَمُلَاقِيهِ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great]&#xA;  exertion and will meet it. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#84:6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#84:6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-11T12:36:01.993" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T12:36:01.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2882" CreationDate="2012-09-29T10:20:36.363" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is not a complete agreement in this regard among scholars. There is t opinion: some say Prophet (SAWW) himself when was alive changed the arrange of verses from &quot;ordered by revelation time&quot; to current arrange by command of Allah and before this change of arrange order of verses was by revelation times. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And other opinion says after prophet Sahaba changed the arrange of verses of Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second opinion is considered much more correct by Shia scholars. For example the paper below (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-shia.org/html/far/books/majalat/28/01/02.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Newest theory about arrange of verses of Quran&lt;/a&gt;) proves the second opinion based on different evidences. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the Great Shia scholar and Quran scientist &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Husayn_Tabatabaei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Allamah Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaei&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;writer of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafsir_al-Mizan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tafseer Al-Mizan&lt;/a&gt; was supporter of second opinion &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it is authentic that the Prophet (SAWW) ordered to Imam Ali a.s. that write the Quran bases on revelation time. and he did this duty after death of prophet until 6 months and remained at home for this duty and collected Quran written in different parts of animal skins and bone of animals and made it as a one book that he transported it by Camel and took it to mosque of the Prophet (SAWW) and said to Sahaba: this is Quran of prophet and I collected it. Sahaba said him: we have our own Quran and do not need it. Imam replied: you will never see it. Also when Imam Mahdi a.s. comes from Occultation will bring Quran of Imam Ali a.s. and will declare it as official Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Currently there are verses with parts revealed in different times. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter8/2.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Different Arrangements of Quran&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The article &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-shia.org/html/far/books/majalat/28/01/02.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Newest theory about arrange of verses of Quran&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-shia.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ahl ul-Bayt center&lt;/a&gt; under supervision of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_al-Sistani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Grand Ayatollah Sistani&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The valuable textbook &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/per/k/olm-qrn/index.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quranic Scienses&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-27T13:22:08.667" LastActivityDate="2016-03-27T13:22:08.667" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2912" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2877" CreationDate="2012-09-29T10:57:43.643" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As humans we are limited and created by Absolute God. we do not have the ability to Know entity of God. i.e. we can not understand what is God itself. but we only can understand names (attributes of God). God has thousands of attributes. and each attribute of God represents properties of God to us. in Quran we see different names of God and each is to we know God more and more and using this knowledge become more and more near to God to finally can meet him. knowing God at a high level is needed to meet God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Malik means King/Lord&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is some part of commentary of this verse from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafsir_al-Mizan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafsir al-Mizan&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is human nature that when one is faced with (some kind of evil),&#xA;  which he fears and feels vulnerable, he seeks help from the one whom&#xA;  he sees as very capable of protecting and defending him from the evil&#xA;  (reaching him). The one who is suitable to be a protector and&#xA;  preserver is one of the three:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;First, a Lord who guards, administers and rears him and to whom he may&#xA;  turn for all affairs and what is needed for survival and protection&#xA;  from evil that may threaten him. This is an independent reason in&#xA;  itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Second, a King who is strong in authority, extreme in ability and&#xA;  influential in ruling who protects him from evil with his authority.&#xA;  This as well is an independent reason (for seeking help) in itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Third, a worshipped God who is One having no partner, especially if&#xA;  this worshipping is associated with sincerity from the worshipper who&#xA;  will not glorify and beseech (help) for his needs, except Him. So he&#xA;  does not desire except what God dictates for him and does not act&#xA;  except what God wills (for him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiasource.com/al-mizan/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The rest of this tafsir here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference and more study:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/concept/3.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Ninety Nine Attributes of Allah&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2012-09-29T14:24:11.543" LastActivityDate="2012-09-29T14:24:11.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2875" CreationDate="2012-09-29T11:42:07.783" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It can be Nazr or Tawassul. Although it is not Haram and can be effective but is not recommended for worldly purposes but good for spiritual purposes. because maybe what we are seeking be harmful for us. specially for our religion and belief. a hadith from Ahl ul-Bayt says there are 10 steps of belief and low level believers do not have capacity to be patient in problems and enforcing rules of high level believers to low level believers cause hate of religion and even breaking their beliefs and leaving religion. believers of each step should not be charged more than their capacity. with insist God accept their Dua but it better for them to be patient. by being patient in such problems a believer can reach to higher spiritual ranks as reward. it is better to we ask God only &lt;a href=&quot;http://duas.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;what Ahl ul-Bayt taught us to we ask God&lt;/a&gt; and never ask God what we prefer. &#xA;Quran says perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْقِتَالُ وَهُوَ كُرْ‌هٌ لَّكُمْ وَعَسَى أَن&#xA;  تَكْرَ‌هُوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ‌ لَّكُمْ وَعَسَى أَن تُحِبُّوا&#xA;  شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ‌ لَّكُمْ وَاللَّـهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا&#xA;  تَعْلَمُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fighting has been enjoined upon you while it is hateful to you. But&#xA;  perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; &lt;strong&gt;and perhaps you love&#xA;  a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:216&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#2:216&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such actions are called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/mot/tawassul.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tawassul&lt;/a&gt; (using tools for supporting Dua to increase probability of its acceptance by Allah). its better to Tawassul be used only for spiritual purposes and not for worldly purposes. but some times it can be used for worldly purposes specially when God intends to finish a problem and solve a worldly problem. for example when prophet Ayyub a.s. (Job) asked God to cure him it was when God wanted to finish his sick and then he asked such Dua, unless he remained satisfied with will of God and never asked cure. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَى رَ‌بَّهُ أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ‌ وَأَنتَ&#xA;  أَرْ‌حَمُ الرَّ‌احِمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention] Job, when he called to his Lord, &quot;Indeed, adversity has&#xA;  touched me, and you are the Most Merciful of the merciful.&quot; &#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#21:83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#21:83&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meaning of such actions that yo mentioned is in fact we know more than God and we are ordering to God to make for us what we prefer and not what God prefer to make for us. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a story it is said God said to go to a man and meet him. he went and say in a city that all are atheist there is a poor and blind man and is the only believer. Moses a.s. said him do you want to I ask God to cure your eyes? he replied: &lt;strong&gt;No, what God prefers for me is more likely for me that what I prefer for myself.&lt;/strong&gt; then Moses a.s. look him more and saw his eye are coming out of their places and he is getting more and more sick but does not ask God to cure him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also a scholar said in his memories that one time he was saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الهی راضیا برضاک، لا معبود سواک&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;O my God I am satisfied to what you satisfy, there is no God unless you&quot; at this time a nest of bees fallen on him from tree and he and his family was bitten severally and wanted to go hospital by his car. at way he had accident and his legs and shoulder were broken. people took them hospital and the doctor said him: you need surgery urgently but currently we have problems that can not do Anesthesia and if you accept to we do surgery without Anesthesia become ready. that scholar said: at that time I understood claim is easy but really being satisfying with satisfaction of God is not easy and God wanted to teach me this. the best of who was satisfied with God was Imam Hussain a.s. with his family and 6 month baby and he was told by prophet ever detail of happenings in Battle of Karbala and was going to Karbala while being completely aware of what will happen for him. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Karbala&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/short/karbala.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2012-09-29T11:47:50.587" LastActivityDate="2012-09-29T11:47:50.587" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2883" CreationDate="2012-09-29T13:12:18.337" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In fact according to Quran Mecca is one great exception that should be mentioned here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! Truly the Pagans are unclean; so let them not, after&#xA;  this year of theirs, approach the Sacred Mosque. And if ye fear&#xA;  poverty, soon will Allah enrich you, if He wills, out of His bounty,&#xA;  for Allah is All-knowing, All-wise. (At-Tubah:28)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this verse everyone who prays anyone beside Allah, the only God, would be forbidden to enter Mecca and, thus, live there as well. If there is no one in Mecca but Muslims (a true unitarian) then there is to be no church and temple as well! But again note that Mecca is just one exception. I know many Christian and Jews may criticize me for not considering them as true unitarians, but the very concept of trinity, that Allah has child (like Uzeir that Jews believe in and Jesus that Christian believe in) or the God has parents (like Christian believe about Jesus) puts them out from the circle of true unitarians, and this has some evidences that they do not believe in God as they should, e.g. the Jews approved Moses but rejected another prophet of Allah, Jesus, and the Christians approved Jesus but rejected another prophet of Allah, Muhammad, may Allah bless them all:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who deny Allah and His messengers, and (those who) wish to&#xA;  separate Allah from His messengers, saying: We believe in some but&#xA;  reject others: And (those who) wish to take a course midway&#xA;  (An-Nesaa':150)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, I'm not going deep inside this subject, only note that no non-Muslim is allowed to enter or live in Mecca and that clarifies why there would be no church or temple. But in other places that's not an Islamic order. You see Saudi's clerics give such extreme orders on behalf of Islam then they are the greatest ally for US and Israel in the region as well. They kill Muslims, both Shia and Sunni, for the sake of defending the privileges of the Imperialism in this strategic region, Middle East. Sorry for the political answer, but the question was itself political.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="584" LastEditDate="2012-09-29T18:14:34.627" LastActivityDate="2012-09-29T18:14:34.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2896" CreationDate="2012-09-29T19:50:53.413" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Islam is defined as being truly submitted to Allah, then an Islamic country is one that has some characteristics:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;its governing rules are the rules declared by Allah&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;its ruler is chosen by Allah&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise, according to Shi'ite (as much as I have understood) the government will be called Taaqut and it is forbidden for Muslims to obey such a government unless in a state of Taghiyyeh (reservation?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah is the Lord (المالک الملک), the only King (الملک، ان الحکم الا لله), and no one can rule on His behalf on His Earth except with His specific permission. So that even a &lt;strong&gt;prophet&lt;/strong&gt; that is not chosen by Allah as a &lt;strong&gt;ruler&lt;/strong&gt; if rules he will be an example of Taaqut, like that Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Their &lt;strong&gt;Prophet&lt;/strong&gt; said to them: &quot;Allah hath appointed Talut as king over&#xA;  you.&quot; They said: &quot;How can he exercise authority over us when we are&#xA;  better fitted than he to exercise authority, and he is not even&#xA;  gifted, with wealth in abundance?&quot; He said: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Allah hath Chosen him&#xA;  above you&lt;/strong&gt;, and hath gifted him abundantly with knowledge and bodily&#xA;  prowess: &lt;strong&gt;Allah Granteth His authority to whom He pleaseth&lt;/strong&gt;. Allah&#xA;  careth for all, and He knoweth all things.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this prophet PBUH was introducing himself as a ruler for the Israelite then he was an example of Taaqut, but so perfect that Allah is He knows whom to choose for the prophecy, someone that will never disobey Him! However, Talut was also ruling Israelite with the rules of Allah and not rules of his wish. Then David and Solomon PBUT were chosen as rulers and they were also prophets at the same time. &lt;em&gt;In Shi'ite's believe an example for those who were true believer Muslims but at the same time Taaqut is Umar-ibn-Abdul-Aziz, for he did a lot for Muslims (and even Shia Muslims) while he was ruling the Islamic societies but at the same time he was Taaqut because he was not eligible in the view of Allah for this ruling position. In a Hadith from Imam Baqir-al-Ulum AS the narrator tells that Imam pointed toward Umar-ibn-Abdul-Aziz in Mosque and murmured that he is the one after whose death people on the Earth will cry for him passed away but angels in the sky will not, as he has sat on a seat not belonging to him&lt;/em&gt;. This was to illustrate the importance of the &lt;strong&gt;must&lt;/strong&gt; for the ruler (be him a true believer or even a prophet or whatsoever) to be chosen by Allah for the country governed by him or his government to be Islamic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this condition is met it will be trivial that such a ruler will try his best to also exploit the rules of Allah in his country, so that the other condition would be trivial as already mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims are forbidden to undergo non-Islamic rules:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;… And never will Allah grant to the unbelievers a way (to triumphs) over the&#xA;  believers. (An-Nesaa':141)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims are even ordered not to resort to Taaqut for the judgement: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who declare that they believe&#xA;  in the revelations that have come to thee and to those before thee?&#xA;  Their (real) wish is to resort together for judgment (in their&#xA;  disputes) to the Evil One, though they were ordered to reject him. But&#xA;  Satan's wish is to lead them astray far away (from the right). (An-Nesaa':60)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims are not even allowed to take such Taaqut governments as their supporter and protector:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or think ye that ye shall be abandoned, as though Allah has not flagged&#xA;  those among you who strive with might and main, and take none for&#xA;  friends and protectors except Allah, His Messenger, and the (community&#xA;  of) Believers? But Allah is well-acquainted with (all) that ye do. (At-Tubah:16)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And all these altogether imply that, if possible, Muslims should have their own government and the ruler should also be coined the title &quot;ruler&quot; by Allah, then this government will be an Islamic government and the country governed by such a government will be an Islamic country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also you may like these verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who were given a portion of&#xA;  the Book? they believe in sorcery and Evil, and say to the Unbelievers&#xA;  that they are better guided in the (right) way Than the believers!&#xA;  (An-Nesaa':51)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Never will the Jews or the Christians be satisfied with thee unless&#xA;  thou follow their form of religion. Say: &quot;The Guidance of Allah,-that&#xA;  is the (only) Guidance.&quot; Wert thou to follow their desires after the&#xA;  knowledge which hath reached thee, then wouldst thou find neither&#xA;  Protector nor helper against Allah. (Al-Baghareh:120)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-01T08:58:39.370" LastActivityDate="2015-11-01T08:58:39.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2917" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4160" CreationDate="2012-09-29T20:20:52.673" Score="8" ViewCount="1587" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a friend that although born in a Muslim family, will not accept Islamic resources for proof and only accepts reasoning, so how would I prove scientifically Imam Mahdi's long life to him as a Twelver Shia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quranic reasoning would be appreciated but not required.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user559" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-07T03:44:41.873" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T00:56:07.273" Title="How would a Twelver Shia prove Imam Mahdi's long life to an Atheist?" Tags="|shiism|imam-mahdi|atheists|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2921" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-30T09:16:05.947" Score="11" ViewCount="1116" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/mustafa_akyol_faith_versus_tradition_in_islam.html&quot;&gt;this talk&lt;/a&gt; on TED, the guy says many things, including that in masjid al-haram, men and women are mixed and pray together and there is no separation between men and women, but outside in the city even in a fast food they are separated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How would we answer this paradox in Islamic rules? In Allah's house we are together and outside we are separated...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user559" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T14:56:59.850" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T14:56:59.850" Title="How to reconcile Masjid al-haram rules with daily rules?" Tags="|sharia|masjid|masjid-al-haram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2922" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2926" CreationDate="2012-09-30T09:36:12.420" Score="10" ViewCount="3396" Body="&lt;p&gt;In some Muslim countries, including mine, we force foreign women to wear hijab, and we say &quot;it's the rule.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now when a Muslim woman in a non Islamic country wants to wear hijab and the government forces them to remove their hijab as &quot;it's the rule&quot;, we get offended that &quot;this is a human right you should let us wear hijab.&quot; how do we explain this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user559" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-06T15:42:37.553" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T12:28:03.100" Title="Forcing hijab on non Muslims" Tags="|non-muslim|hijab|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2917" CreationDate="2012-09-30T11:35:01.663" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The more fundamental way:&lt;/strong&gt; Islam is like a math book, you cannot open it up in the page 345, read a theory with all details of its proof and understand it unless you have read its prerequisites in the first 344 pages of the book and even perhaps other books cited therein. There is a proof for the theorem but the reader would not be able to understand it (even may call the proof as misleading and fake!) unless he is qualified to do so.  Therefore, like Noah correctly stated you may first try to show him how to crawl before to learn him how to walk and run. Yes, Imam Mahdi AS himself is fundamental to Shi'ite Islam but not more than is The holy Prophet SA and Quran. If he could accept Quran (&lt;em&gt;which is the miracle of the Prophet SA and, thus, would be a firm reason for itself&lt;/em&gt;) then you can simply bring on the desk what Quran says about Noah --peace be upon him-- who was a prophet for 950 years (that is, even living more):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَقَد أَرسَلنا نوحًا إِلىٰ قَومِهِ فَلَبِثَ فيهِم أَلفَ سَنَةٍ إِلّا&#xA;  خَمسينَ عامًا فَأَخَذَهُمُ الطّوفانُ وَهُم ظـٰلِمونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We certainly sent Noah to his people, and he remained among them a&#xA;  thousand years minus fifty years, and the flood seized them while they&#xA;  were wrongdoers. [29:14]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually Noah's --peace be upon him-- long life is a traditional example from Quran, but maybe a more useful but less noticed example is what Allah states about Yunus --peace be upon him-- after he was swallowed by a big fish: [37:139,140,141,142,143,144]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So also was Jonah among those sent (by Us).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When he ran away (like a slave from captivity) to the ship (fully)&#xA;  laden,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He (agreed to) cast lots, and he was condemned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then the big Fish did swallow him, and he had done acts worthy of&#xA;  blame. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Had it not been that he (repented and) glorified Allah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He would certainly have remained inside the Fish till the Day of Resurrection.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this means perhaps hundreds of thousands of years remaining alive in such a difficult situation. Also according to Ahadith there we have Khizr, peace be upon him, as one good example who will be alive until the Day of Resurrection as he has drunk from the fountain of life (عین الحیات). Also Allah Azza-va-Jalla says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَتَجِدَنَّهُم أَحرَصَ النّاسِ عَلىٰ حَيوٰةٍ وَمِنَ الَّذينَ&#xA;  أَشرَكوا ۚ يَوَدُّ أَحَدُهُم لَو يُعَمَّرُ أَلفَ سَنَةٍ وَما هُوَ&#xA;  بِمُزَحزِحِهِ مِنَ العَذابِ أَن يُعَمَّرَ ۗ وَاللَّـهُ بَصيرٌ بِما&#xA;  يَعمَلونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And you will surely find them the most greedy of people for life -&#xA;  [even] more than those who associate others with Allah. One of them&#xA;  wishes that he could be granted life &lt;strong&gt;a thousand years&lt;/strong&gt;, but it would&#xA;  not remove him in the least from the [coming] punishment that he&#xA;  should be granted life. And Allah is Seeing of what they do. [2:96]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And by this verse Allah never rejects the possibility for existence of such long lives but only states even if they are granted with such long lives (&lt;em&gt;so it is not impossible&lt;/em&gt;) they will anyway die when its time eventually comes and taste the punishment for all their wrongdoings. Also all Muslims according to Quran believe in an &lt;strong&gt;eternal life&lt;/strong&gt; with the same human bodies as our present human bodies after the Resurrection. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After believing in Quran he will certainly believe in the holy prophet --peace be upon him-- the proof of whose prophecy is Quran the miracle. Then he can easily find a bunch of Ahadith which address the issue of Mahdi --peace be upon him--. If he accepted the Hadith of Pond, he will then be a Shia Muslim and then there he can find lots of authentic Ahadith from the holy prophet and his succeeders, Imams, --peace be upon them all-- among which there are witnesses about the very long life of Imam Mahdi, the 12th and last Imam in the Shi'ite school of thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The less fundamental but more direct way&lt;/strong&gt;. People usually and naturally guard against anything that would appear odd with respect to their instantaneous collection of &quot;knowledge and beliefs&quot;, so that one should first try to show them why something can be true although seems odd at the first sight, then they would put aside their guard and search to understand the truth, if he care to know the truth indeed. Also there are times that people are taught something and they have trusted their teacher (&lt;em&gt;be it their parents, their close friends, their tutors in university, the distinguished scholars or scientists and etc.&lt;/em&gt;) and learnt what they have been taught. Then through the course of time a chain of evidences come to their mentions, no matter however they try not to change their mind they cannot withstand the train, and one day they rebel against all such beliefs that they previously had and anyone who resembles their previous teachers! These people also have produced a natural guard over their mind not to let anyone easily push an idea to their mind. However, if one study this group of people more thoroughly will find out that such persons still quite easily accept data from some new teachers that they think they can now trust in them, usually scientists and philosophers, those who have once set them free from their previous thought cages. Anyway, all of those who have a guard against listening to your new arguments will try not to undergo accepting any new difficulty (duty and etc.) to be introduced to their own life styles unless there is a strong proof for that, as Allah states in [98:1]:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بِسمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحمـٰنِ الرَّحيمِ، لَم يَكُنِ الَّذينَ كَفَروا مِن&#xA;  أَهلِ الكِتـٰبِ وَالمُشرِكينَ مُنفَكّينَ حَتّىٰ تَأتِيَهُمُ&#xA;  البَيِّنَةُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the&#xA;  polytheists were not to be parted [from misbelief] until there came to&#xA;  them clear evidence&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among such people many would withstand the difficulty and adhere to the easier life style, but also many would accept you if you can bring a clear evidence to them. One example for this can be that a verse of Quran would affect their hearth so that they would become curious to know more about it, what is it, what is it talking about. One another way to make them curious about the religion, a monster (in their new perspective) that they have once escaped from it, is to ruin its obstacles, such big religious claims that they have once used as excuses to call the religion that monster, misleading, nonscientific, non-intellectual, and etc. To do so, we can try to show them that such claims are not necessarily unreasonable, this may bring them back to the debate desk, it is only then that we can go through the first more fundamental way addressed in the first part of this answer. Two reasonable person can debate based on reasons and this needs them not to be pre-guarded hardliners. TO make them put aside their guards, we can ask them first some questions, since people don't like to be answered by you (against your teachings they have a guard) but rather like to reach a conclusion on their own, this way they will feel safer. I will try to list a few questions that may help disarm your friend in such a discussion (&lt;em&gt;of course it would be funny for him to be expected to directly become a believer in Imam Mahdi, based on our explanations, while he still deny Allah, so that here by no means we want to prove Imam Mahdi but only to reject their claims that it is basically impossible, at least we want them not to think of their own claims as obvious and absolute&lt;/em&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;if someone is living people barely ask him why he is alive, but rather if someone passes a way it is very common to ask what was its cause, so that a simple question would be this: &quot;which one requires a cause, remaining alive or dying?&quot; Of course, this is not a very detailed question, one may answer you both needs their own causes, for example aging is one common cause of death and remaining alive for a long time needs somehow to overcome this barrier, that is, remaining alive also needs a help, a cause. If you are answered by such an answer, then you should ask him what age is acceptable to him as average before death, he may answer a number between 60 to 85. Then you can ask him if he would then wonder and deny if he hear in news that a man is 120 years old? He would say No, that was average and this is a rare event acceptable in the same statistical system of data. Then you can ask him what about 150 years or 180 years or beyond, of course he cannot easily reject the possibility but would only say there are lesser possible compared to the 120 years in the former example. Then you would ask him what would be the probability of a person to live about 1000 years, he would say almost impossible, but that word &quot;almost&quot; in his answer would be a great gift to you! This very small (but not zero) probability is according to the system of data available to us from scientists and etc., such a small probability states a very very ... very small (the number of &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt;'s here depends on how much small that the probability is) number of people throughout the history may live over 1000 years, and religion also is not claiming that the number has been a big one, and particularly here we are talking about one of them, Imam Mahdi --peace be upon him--.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The second question would be inspired from the answers you are given from the previous question, there your friend would say ok it is possible but doesn't seem to be practical in the real world, since &lt;strong&gt;science&lt;/strong&gt; has never recorded any such a long life before. You can answer him the new science has not recorded them but history has recorded some, Noah --peace be upon him-- being one accepted by all the heavenly religions. If the possibility is too small no one should expect such an event to happen every two or three years or even decades or even centuries for the scientists of the new era to record them easily, you don't agree? Also one can easily ask this way: &quot;if Imam Mahdi AS was over a thousand of year old and once you understood it will it then be the first thing that you thought about as impossible but then you have found it just true?&quot; This question is addressing the position of the new science, there are many witnesses in history of science that something was considered as impossible but then it was experienced and proved to be very possible and even very common in nature! (Breaking the sound wall was also considered as impossible based this science!)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;now a deeper challenge is to discuss about the biological and psychological aging processes and senescence, and also about the scientific meaning of the Time, about the hidden dimensions of this world and things like that, some being considered as scientific issues and some only as semi-scientific issues (although it is still a place for the scientists to play in)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;About the aging processes and senescence&lt;/em&gt;: Isn't it possible for the rules governing the aging processes and their mechanisms to be discovered scientifically? Don't you think one day science &lt;em&gt;may&lt;/em&gt; be able to discover them and accordingly prevent them through some medications? One may even try to find a gene which controls senescence and alters it to obtain a state of eternality! Now let me say this has some witnesses in Islam, a specific fountain is reported to exist drinking whose water can modify the human body's fine substructures such that the body will become diseases-proof and senescence-proof, say somewhat eternal. (&lt;em&gt;Like about Khidr --peace be upon him--, also &quot;Saad&quot; (ص) in [38:1] is stated in Hadith to be the name of such a fountain under the right pillar of the Throne.&lt;/em&gt;) Or in a Hadith [&lt;em&gt;you can find it in the book &quot;Elal-ul-Sharayi'&quot; written by Shiekh Saduq&lt;/em&gt;] it is stated that once Jesus --peace be upon him-- advised a man's wife not to eat to the extent that her stomach is full and this will slow her face skin's aging process, the couples were going to divorce due to this problem. That is, eating is one important key to the aging process, according to the religious scripts, then we have the issue of heavenly provisions, examples for it in Quran is: I. for the Virgin Mary &quot;&lt;strong&gt;... Every time Zechariah entered upon her in the prayer chamber, he found with her provision. He said, O Mary, from where is this [coming] to you? She said: It is from Allah. Indeed, Allah provides for whom He wills without account.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; [3:37]; II. for the disciples of Jesus &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Said Jesus, the son of Mary, O Allah, our Lord, send down to us a table [spread with food] from the heaven to be for us a festival for the first of us and the last of us and a sign from You. And provide for us, and You are the best of providers.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; [5:114] ; and III. For the Israelite &quot;&lt;strong&gt;and We shaded you with clouds and sent down to you manna and quails, [saying], Eat from the good things with which We have provided you. And they wronged Us not - but they were [only] wronging themselves.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; [2:57] (also cited in [7:160] and [20:80]). And there are witnesses that Imam Mahdi --peace be upon him-- is frequently fed with such heavenly provisions, so that maybe someone would claim that such a diet is the cause for his extraordinary long life. Some also may claim that he, with whom is the knowledge heritage of the holy prophet, knows how to prevent the aging processes and this is more acceptable to a Shia Muslim to be more precise. Of course none of these claims have scientific proofs today, but at the same time none can be regarded as impossible, thus, are worth mentioning for someone who cares to know the truth, &lt;strong&gt;since none of the possible answers should be removed from the desk&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;About the conception of the Time&lt;/em&gt;: do you know what exactly the definition of time is? Do you know any scientist who can claim to know what is &lt;strong&gt;the Time intrinsically&lt;/strong&gt;? How is &lt;strong&gt;the perception of time&lt;/strong&gt; and its passage, is it logical or it depends on the person who is to realize and measure an event and on the conditions for that measuring? That the relativity theory &lt;em&gt;claims&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;code&gt;every rigorous proof based on a claim is still nothing more than the claim it grew upon&lt;/code&gt;) a relation between speed, mass and time does show that the modern science is trying to understand the Time but yet has nothing to say about the Time based on a firm ground! There are many debates to define an arrow of time, many debates to understand the reversible and irreversible phenomena, to understand if time is really another dimension of our universe, and many other unanswered questions. Islam has also an idea about time, I don't claim to have fully understood this idea, but it seems that one can intentionally change his perception of the Time. The Relativity Theory may be able to explain this using one of the following ways: FIRST, the more faster to travel the slower passage of time would be sensed and measured (&lt;em&gt;the ascension of the holy prophet to the seven skies, in his material body, is known to have happened during only a few seconds, travelling the whole universe in the time it takes a bowl to drop, during this travel the prophet was seeing what he was seeing through his hearth: &lt;strong&gt;The heart did not lie [about] what it saw.&lt;/strong&gt; [53:11]&lt;/em&gt;); SECOND, according to the general relativity theory great masses (or equivalently energies) can shape the space-time manifold, causing a curvature in the spcaetime that in Shia school of thought's language is called folding up of the earth or the skies [&lt;em&gt;at least for the case of Tay al-Arz and Tay as-Samaa'&lt;/em&gt;], then moving in the background uncurved space would be like moving a longer path in the wrinkled space, and if it is true also about time (and not only space) this can scientifically explain changing of the perception of time and aging without even requiring a motion at the speeds comparable to the speed of time. This latter explanation is more acceptable to Shia Muslims. You may ask about how to prepare this much mass or energy, that would be the science that our present knowledge has nothing to say about but of course no one can claim it to be impossible, or logically wrong. There is a Hadith that states Imam Mahdi --peace be upon him-- would live no longer than Abraham --peace be upon him--, that is, about 180 years, but his time is different than ours, the Muslims. A witness for this time being different for different consciousnesses is this verse in Quran: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;And they urge you to hasten the punishment. But Allah will never fail in His promise. And indeed, &lt;em&gt;a day with your Lord is like a thousand years of those which you count&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; [22:47]. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-03T16:50:12.580" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T16:50:12.580" CommentCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2924" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2922" CreationDate="2012-09-30T12:33:30.130" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a certain principle in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt;  saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الكفّار مكلّفون بالفروع كما انّهم مكلّفون بالأصول&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that non-Muslims should obey the rules of practices of Islam and the pillars of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this principle, they should respect Islamic societal rules, such as the ban of drinking wine (at least in public) and hijab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the protest of Shia Muslims about the ban of hijab in some western countries, please note there are differences. The rule of wearing hijab in an Islamic country is based on religion and is a value in Islamic culture; but in the West, the ban on hijab is not based on religion, it is not any value and it is unjust.  The only reason for it is enmity with Islam, which is not fair and is in conflict with peace. In original Christianity, hijab is a value and portraits of Mariya a.s. show her with hijab. Muslims protest against the West because the West claims consideration of freedom for all humans, but when it comes to Muslims they are not free to wear hijab. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/?p=oas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Online answering&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.makarem.ir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorDisplayName="user202" LastEditDate="2012-11-01T04:06:39.353" LastActivityDate="2012-11-01T04:06:39.353" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2925" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-09-30T14:38:28.463" Score="1" ViewCount="1125" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many times the Sahabas would ask questions from the prophet about things they did not know or were not sure. One such question was about the moon, how it is thin at one stage then become full moon and then wanes and become thin again. So the God did answer sahaba's question in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/189&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Bakara 2:189&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the new moons. Say, &quot;They are&#xA;  measurements of time for the people and for Hajj.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My take on this is, although my knowledge is limited 1. Moon is a weak measurement of time. It depends on &lt;em&gt;seeing&lt;/em&gt; the new moon every month. 2. Moon cannot be seen equally in all part of the word that also includes the 10 day Zil-Haj moon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The question here is, the Sahabas asked a purely scientific question, and the God gave a purely non scientific answer. So my question is, did the God know how the moon works?&lt;/strong&gt; Note that it was not known at the time how the moon works and therefore they asked this question. This tafseer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=74&amp;amp;tSoraNo=2&amp;amp;tAyahNo=189&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; exactly says that this was a scientific question. They did not ask about &quot;what is the purpose of moon&quot;, but how the moon works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2020-03-07T11:33:26.353" Title="Did The God (Allah) know how the moon works?" Tags="|allah|science|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2922" CreationDate="2012-09-30T14:59:44.583" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is largely a longer response to Ahmadi's answer - I don't know that it addresses the question, although some on the context may be useful. As such, I've marked it wiki. However, if this is too far away from the question I do not object if it should be edited/deleted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, there are &lt;strong&gt;very few&lt;/strong&gt; places in the west that are actively (legally) anti-hijab - France would be an example, IIRC. There are places, however, where the &lt;em&gt;social zeitgest&lt;/em&gt; (not the law) is anti-hijab, for various reasons, including:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;mixed opinions of those wearing it - every example found of a woman &lt;em&gt;electing and supporting hijab&lt;/em&gt; can usually be countered by an example of a women forced by their local community to wear hijab, when they would rather not&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;for hijab that includes face-covering:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;it acting as a barrier to communication: most face-to-face communication involves a lot of non-verbal cues, that can confuse things; additionally, speaking as someone with less-than-perfect hearing/processing, it makes things unnecessarily difficult (I'm not deaf or anything, but I find it a lot easier to process things when I can see the speaker's mouth)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;this is a &lt;strong&gt;much lower&lt;/strong&gt; concern, but there are also some security considerations (most shops won't allow a motor-cyclist into a shop without removing their helmet, for example); there have also been &lt;strong&gt;very isloated&lt;/strong&gt; incidents of men avoiding the authorities by hiding under a burqa - it would be wrong to claim that is a large concern, though - a &quot;red herring&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps a bigger concern in the west is the choice of the individual. It is not obvious that all those wearing hijab/burqa &lt;em&gt;have themselves chosen&lt;/em&gt; to do so, and plenty of supporting data to suggest otherwise. I suspect people in the west would be much more accepting of hijab/burqa if it was abundantly clear that women in those communities were themselves free &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; to wear hijab/burqa if that is their choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A final concern is that it places an unusual slant on culpability, that suggests notions that are rejected in western law. For example, one of the purposes of hijab/burqa is (as I understand it) to avoid leading men to lust (with the awful crimes that periodically follow). The western view on this is that the woman is absolutely not at blame here, and that men must take control of themselves, and responsibility of their actions. By asking women to cover themselves, it a: places accountability unfairly on women, and b: suggests that men are not capable of controlling themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But my main point is to observe the false premise in the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and the government forces them to remove their hijab&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are very few places where the government will do so, with the majority having laws and guidelines &lt;strong&gt;specifically&lt;/strong&gt; to protect the &lt;em&gt;right&lt;/em&gt; to observe hijab / burqa / etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="143" LastActivityDate="2012-09-30T14:59:44.583" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2012-09-30T14:59:44.583" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2927" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2931" CreationDate="2012-09-30T17:54:00.687" Score="8" ViewCount="480" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose there is a country with Islamic government, if there was an election and 60% of the people voted for a secular government for example, would the Islamic government give up power or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user559" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-08T06:52:19.420" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T09:01:35.633" Title="What's the limit of democracy in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|islamic-government|people|democracy|limitation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2928" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2934" CreationDate="2012-10-01T02:36:41.753" Score="8" ViewCount="4105" Body="&lt;p&gt;We do online business and sell products and services online. We do not put any photos, pictures or videos on our website (as photos are haram in Islam). By not adding any photos I mean not even pictures of men or animals, cartoons or animations, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are really suffering because our competitors do all these. They share funny photos on the website and Facebook, etc. to keep their customers engaged, etc. Practically speaking, it's nearly being out of business without photos or videos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't want to add any vulgar images. What should we do in such a situation? If we don't put any women photos, can we add some other photos on the website e.g. men, cartoons, animations? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or what will be the best alternative to photos in a business?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="466" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-06T06:46:27.220" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T06:46:27.220" Title="Can I use pictures on a website?" Tags="|practical-islam|business|photos|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2929" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="287" CreationDate="2012-10-01T04:35:14.180" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my view the answer has two aspects. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One is to draw attention to the magnificence of Allah who has created these four things  three of which are fruits whose usefulness for mankind is limitless. fourth is city and mention of Mecca is prophetic. This surah was revealed in Mecca when there was no peace for Muslims in it, but once Mecca came under control of Muslims, it has been an abode of peace. There had been some instances where due to some internal strife, there was a breach of peace but this was minor compared to Jerusalem (which also means city of peace in Hebrew) which was named so by Jews themselves.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As prophesied by the Prophet (saws) in certain Ahadith it will always remain a symbol of peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second explanation is as these four things are related to four great prophets mentioned in Qur'an so believers are reminded that as those incidences related to those prophets have been fulfilled so what is being said in this surah will also be fulfilled. Fig is related to Adam (as)- he used fig leaves to cover his nakedness. olive is related to Noah (as), when he released dove it came back with an olive branch meaning that there is place to land the boat somewhere. Mecca is related to Abraham(as) and Mohammad(saws) it has been a city of peace, though for some time it was not for the greatest prophet of all time (saws) but ultimately it was given to Muslims. One finds such refs in bible as well like in Duet 33:2 , Gen 3:7 &amp;amp; 8:11     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="658" LastEditorDisplayName="user123" LastEditDate="2012-10-02T09:27:55.417" LastActivityDate="2012-10-02T09:27:55.417" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2930" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2925" CreationDate="2012-10-01T05:29:44.833" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As-Salam-o-Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, I am not a scholar. I am just a very ordinary Muslim. Brothers please read Quran daily and many of your questions will be solved when you would realize the power &amp;amp; knowledge of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@hunter I am not sure in which context Sahabah asked about the moon when they were replied in Al-Bakara 2:189. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah clearly has knowledge of everything, please see the translation on page below..Surat Ar-Ra`d (The Thunder) - سورة الرعد, 13:2&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/13/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/13/2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is Allah who erected the heavens without pillars that you [can]&#xA;  see; then He established Himself above the Throne and made subject the&#xA;  sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. He&#xA;  arranges [each] matter; He details the signs that you may, of the&#xA;  meeting with your Lord, be certain. [sahih international]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;same verse Pikthall translation&#xA;  Allah it is Who &lt;strong&gt;raised up the heavens without visible supports&lt;/strong&gt;, then&#xA;  mounted the Throne, and compelled the sun and the moon to be of&#xA;  service, each runneth unto an appointed term; He ordereth the course;&#xA;  He detaileth the revelations, that haply ye may be certain of the&#xA;  meeting with your Lord&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of-course It's Allah who created them and He knows about them more than anyone. Please also note that science at that time would not know that moon and sun are running in their own course in space. Scientist did not use to know that they actually move or they stand still. Science also did not know at that time that all of this is going to end after a specified term (Although these days scientists say that the world is going to end one day).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has told us clearly what a moon is scientifically and it run in its course and this is all going to end one day!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@MarcGravell. The link you shared is nothing but more than proving a logic through manipulation of the meaning of the words. Here is an example:  If sun is a source of light and an electric bulb is also a source of light, I cannot just &quot;Find &amp;amp; replace&quot; word &quot;Sun&quot; with &quot;Bulb&quot; in every book of science. So, if Allah calls his Messenger &quot;siraajan muneeran&quot;, you cannot just replace this word with all characteristics of sun and the moon etc which has been said in a different context. Allah gave us wisdom to understand the meanings of the words and not to just play around with them to aruge. Exampple 2: If a father says to his son, you are my heart, the son is not the &quot;actual&quot; heart of the father. There are millions of examples where a particular word said in a particular context would give a different meaning to if it was used in another context. Example 3: Please search on Google &quot;Wall St laid an egg&quot;, Should we just say that Wall St is same as a chicken cause someone said they both laid eggs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please see the translation below which describes the difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/10/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/10/5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/25/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/25/61&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat Yūnus (Jonah) - سورة يونس 10:5&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/10/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/10/5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is He who made the sun a shining light and the moon a derived&#xA;  light and determined for it phases - that you may know the number of&#xA;  years and account [of time]. Allah has not created this except in&#xA;  truth. He details the signs for a people who know [sahi international]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Same verse Pickthall translation&#xA;  He it is Who &lt;strong&gt;appointed the sun a splendour and the moon a light&lt;/strong&gt;, and&#xA;  measured for her stages, that ye might know the number of the years,&#xA;  and the reckoning. Allah created not (all) that save in truth. He&#xA;  detaileth the revelations for people who have knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even this line describes that the moon has its phases. If you visualize it scientifically, you would realize that the the moon is running in its own course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update 1:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@Marc: Brother, English is not my first language so i am unable to describe here what the word noor means. May be someone else can differentiate it to help you out, Or I will try to find a better explanation. Here is wiki &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nur_(name)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nur_(name)&lt;/a&gt;, noor means a shining light, but it does not differentiate whether the object where the noor is coming from is the source of the light or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We Muslims use the word &quot;noor&quot; in many other ways where it does not convey the meaning of reflected light. For example if someone looks very beautiful we say to him/her you have &quot;noor&quot; on your face. Honestly, in my mind, I take &quot;noor&quot; as a shiny light and the source of the noor could be the source of the light or it could be reflecting the light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliocentrism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliocentrism&lt;/a&gt;. It says that &quot;It was not until the 16th century that a fully predictive mathematical model of a heliocentric system was presented&quot;, This page says that Heliocentrism was just a theory which was not supported by most. Further reading tells that no one actually knew anything for sure. All of these were theories with variations of views. But Quran does not present a theory, Quran says it is The Truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@hunter moon does not change its size, it's just bright part of the moon that we see when sun light hits part of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@both of you: Also, please have read of &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/81&lt;/a&gt;, Lines 15 &amp;amp; 16 tells that there are retreating stars and the stars run in their courses. This answers the original question whether God had the knowledge of moon and stars or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. Before the modern science, no one ever proved that the stars run in their courses. Please share a link if it says for sure that it was the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update 2:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@hunter, Bro. Where it says in Quran that sky is concrete? i think you just assumed it because you read that sky has been created without pillars. e.g. If I say that Ozone layer is in the atmosphere without pillars, it does not mean that it is a solid matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the we all including scientists don't know yet the definition of the sky. In science, the sky is just an imaginary sphere...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestial_sphere&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestial_sphere&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also don't know what is the shape of this universe &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape_of_the_Universe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape_of_the_Universe&lt;/a&gt; Scientists believe that they only know very little about universe. I don't have the source (but i read somewhere) scientists believe that they only know 3% of the universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, i think, by making the sky without pillars Allah means that everything in sky is just hanging and it does not fall on earth and Allah did not use any pillars to hang them in space. As we need walls or pillars when we build the roof of a building (otherwise it will fall down). Allah talks about the sky as the roof but Allah does not mention whether it is concrete or not. For example: We have Ozone layer in Earth's atmosphere but it is not concrete.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;By using of pillars it also means, there is something stationary...&quot; if a plane has pillar and walls and it flies in the sky, having pillars does not make it stationary. e.g. If we assume that the shape of universe is round, there are no pillars inside that circle from one end to the other end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was just an assumption that universe is round, it's not round and Allah did not use pillars, so it does not make it stationary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just need to add a clarification about noor. The difference between noor and light is that light is emited from the original source while noor is only a reflection. For example: Sun emits light while moon emits noor ( the reflection of sun's light.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="466" LastEditorUserId="4250" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2014-02-21T14:09:39.783" LastActivityDate="2014-02-21T14:09:39.783" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2931" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2927" CreationDate="2012-10-01T06:02:45.333" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question reminds me of a poll in Portugal if my memory could help, the physicians there were to vote for &quot;permitting killing fetus in womb, yes or no&quot;? I just remember a physician was too angry, expressing his anger with this analogy: &quot;if everyone on the Earth vote for permitting murder would it then be moral and permitted? Of course not!&quot; I agree with him, not everything is up to us and even if every single person on the Earth but one votes for something to be obligatory or forbidden, that will not always be acceptable and therefore a MUST to that single person not voting for that!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By democracy if you mean a way to govern an Islamic country whose ruler is a prophet or a succeeder of him, introduced in name by the Prophet, then the answer is NO, unless the ruler himself invite the others for a poll:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ وَلَا مُؤْمِنَةٍ إِذَا قَضَى اللَّـهُ&#xA;  وَرَسُولُهُ أَمْرًا أَن يَكُونَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ ۗ&#xA;  وَمَن يَعْصِ اللَّـهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَالًا مُّبِين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not fitting for a Believer, man or woman, when a matter has been&#xA;  decided by Allah and His Messenger to have any option about their&#xA;  decision: if any one disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he is indeed on&#xA;  a clearly wrong Path. (Al-Ahzaab:36)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the present era that neither our prophet SA is directly ruling the Islamic society nor his succeeder introduced in name --Imam Mahdi AS--, democracy can find a place in the overall method of governing an Islamic country. The basic and fundamental rules should always be that of Islam, the overall foreign diplomacy should be determined by Islam, and no poll should be held in which a rule of Allah is proposed to be accepted or not, but after that any rule whose acceptance and rejection has nothing to do with Islam can be proposed to all the inhabitant of that country as poll. This kind of democracy is of course a limited one, if Allah brings the idea the rule should be based on the idea of the creator who knows best, but otherwise there would be a chance that a public decision based on the collected-wisdom be more accurate and trustworthy than a personal-decision based on a personal-wisdom. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually note that not every person is eligible to vote for every specific issue and it was better that a governor could give weight to votes of different voters, however, sometimes reserving equal votes for every inhabitant (&lt;em&gt;although not a child which is not eligible to vote in almost any poll!&lt;/em&gt;) is the only practical way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-15T09:01:35.633" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T09:01:35.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2932" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-01T07:20:00.203" Score="11" ViewCount="15445" Body="&lt;p&gt;I learned from the Quran that our first parents, Adam and Eve, were living in Paradise until they committed sin/wrong. Quran says that they were forgiven of their sins/wrongdoing. If they were forgiven of their sin/wrong, then why did God being so merciful and gracious make them leave the garden? Does it mean He did not forgive them?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="426" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T07:25:08.693" LastActivityDate="2021-01-15T13:19:03.797" Title="Did God forgive Adam and Eve?" Tags="|forgiveness|adam-and-eve|prophet-adam|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2933" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-01T09:35:16.903" Score="10" ViewCount="9480" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question comes to my mind  as why this special treatment to Jesus and why not for Mohammed also.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith, Hadith 4.506, narrated by Abu Huraira:   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&quot;‏ كُلُّ بَنِي آدَمَ يَطْعُنُ الشَّيْطَانُ فِي&#xA;  جَنْبَيْهِ بِإِصْبَعِهِ حِينَ يُولَدُ، غَيْرَ عِيسَى بْنِ مَرْيَمَ،&#xA;  ذَهَبَ يَطْعُنُ فَطَعَنَ فِي الْحِجَابِ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &quot;When any human being is born, Satan touches him at both sides of the body with his two fingers, except Jesus, the son of Mary, whom Satan tried to touch but failed, for he touched the placenta-cover instead.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith, Hadith 4.641&#xA;Narrated by Said bin Al Musaiyab:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏&quot;‏ مَا مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ مَوْلُودٌ إِلاَّ&#xA;  يَمَسُّهُ الشَّيْطَانُ حِينَ يُولَدُ، فَيَسْتَهِلُّ صَارِخًا مِنْ&#xA;  مَسِّ الشَّيْطَانِ، غَيْرَ مَرْيَمَ وَابْنِهَا ‏&quot;‏‏&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira said, &quot;I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'There is none born among the off-spring of Adam, but Satan touches it. A child therefore, cries loudly at the time of birth because of the touch of Satan, except Mary and her child.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what so special about Jesus and not with Mohammed?  Why was Jesus Christ faultless and without sin, whereas Mohammad was touched by Satan and sinned like all of us? Many times in the Quran, Mohammad is reminded of repenting his sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="426" LastEditorUserId="181" LastEditDate="2012-11-13T20:08:54.827" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T09:22:47.493" Title="Why Jesus was born as faultless son and why not Mohammed?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2928" CreationDate="2012-10-01T09:59:46.977" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Photography is a very tricky issue and I am not going to give you a straightforward answer. I am going to give you the general ruling and some advice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;general&lt;/em&gt; ruling is that image making (tasweer) of living things is prohibited in Islam because it is trying to match Allah in creating. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is because of various strong evidences in sahih hadeeths:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the two Saheehs (al-Bukhaaree and Muslim), on the authority of Abu&#xA;  Hurairah (radiallaahu 'anhu), who said: the Messenger of Allaah&#xA;  (salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: Allaah, the Most High, said: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Who&#xA;  is more a wrongdoer than o‎ne who tries to create creation like My&#xA;  creation. Let him create a small ant (dharrah) or a grain of wheat or&#xA;  that of barley.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; This wording is from Muslim. [Al-Bukhaaree 7/541,&#xA;  no.837; Muslim 3/1162, no.5275.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in the two Saheehs, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;on the authority of Ibn Mas’ood (radiallaahu&#xA;  ‘anhu), who said: the Messenger of Allaah (salallaahu ‘alaihi wa&#xA;  sallam) said: &lt;strong&gt;“The most severely punished people o‎n the Day of&#xA;  Resurrection would be the image-makers (al-musawwiroon).”&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  [Al-Bukhaaree 7/540, no.834; Muslim 3/1161, no.5272, 5270]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several &lt;a href=&quot;http://audio-islam.com/2012/06/28/photography-and-videography-thought-provoking-discussion-mp3englishmoosa-richardson/&quot;&gt;other hadeeth&lt;/a&gt; which indicate that the curse of Allah is upon the image-makers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, what makes the issue tricky is what falls under the category of image-making. Without doubt, painting living things, or making sculptures falls under this prohibition and there is no differing opinion regarding that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The issue of photography i.e. taking pictures with camera or making cartoons is what is highly discussed. Majority of the scholars deem it permissible to take photos &lt;em&gt;in case of necessity&lt;/em&gt;. Examples of necessity include identity photos, passport photos, or photos of criminals for the purpose of identification and then arrest when they commit a crime or attempt to flee. These majority of the scholars considered photographs to be prohibited on occasions other than these. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, a &lt;em&gt;slightly&lt;/em&gt; different opinion is also held by few scholars like Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen. I repeat, it is only slightly different. He feels there is no harm in taking photograph with camera instantaneously since it is not matching Allah in creating rather, it is transporting an image created by Allah with help of a device. So, it is not an action but an impression. However, he also said it will be prohibited to take pictures if it is meant for haraam purpose, for example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb13FSyreUo&quot;&gt;for enjoyment or for memory&lt;/a&gt;. Regarding cartoons on TV, he also deemed it permissible since it does not follow the real image. I suggest you read &lt;a href=&quot;http://troid.ca/media/pdf/variousissuesrelatedtoimages.pdf&quot;&gt;his verdicts&lt;/a&gt; in the issues surrounding images.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, I am going to give you some advice (&lt;em&gt;based on my personal perference and opinion that I take from scholars&lt;/em&gt;). You can see in the hadeeths that curse of Allah is upon the image-maker and there is a horrifying punishment for them. In one hadeeth, the prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) said :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Whoever makes an image (soorah) in this world would be compelled to&#xA;  breathe a soul (rooh) in it o‎n the Day of Resurrection, but he would&#xA;  not be able to do so“&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The issue of image-making is related to tawheed (monotheism) and your belief in Allah. If you are really serious about it, I recommend you listening to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.troid.ca/media/audio/MR_54explanationkitaabattowheed.mp3&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; audio which explains well how it is connected to your belief in Allah. Now, though there is a permissible differing among the scholars, Allahu A'lam which opinion is the truth. I do not force you to take any one particular opinion but I advice you to give some thought into the risks and benefits and If I were you, I wouldn't want to jeopardize my hereafter based on differing. If photography with camera is excused, Alhamdulilah but if not, I want to be on the safer side. I hope you get what I mean. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding your purpose of photos, if you want to share these photos for &lt;em&gt;entertainment&lt;/em&gt; (you said &lt;em&gt;to keep them engaged&lt;/em&gt; - I assume it is entertainment) or if it keeps your customers from doing what is obligatory, then it would be haraam by all opinions (the majority and the minority). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for best alternative, I am not qualified to suggest. However, the world of Allah is big. He is the one who gives sustenance to all. I hope you will definitely find some halal way to keep you and your family happy, bi'ithnillah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-10-01T10:08:44.193" LastActivityDate="2012-10-01T10:08:44.193" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2928" CreationDate="2012-10-01T12:32:56.470" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja&amp;#39;fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; using pictures or drawing them or taking photos is not haram and is permitted. But making statue of living creatures is not permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/?p=oas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Online answering&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.makarem.ir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Makarem&#xA;Shirazi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-01T18:25:07.790" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T18:25:07.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2939" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2960" CreationDate="2012-10-01T15:25:59.553" Score="8" ViewCount="35955" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard that all contests and competitions that have prize money are haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) said: No contest is allowed except in swordplay or horse or camel racing.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=87600&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[0]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though the Prophet(S.A.W) explicitly said that, it's kind of ridicules to my mind that &lt;em&gt;good&lt;/em&gt; competitions are not allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my problem is that I've participated in a lot of contests, both online and offline; and &lt;strong&gt;I want to know the permissibility of such contests&lt;/strong&gt;. (whether or not cash/gift is involved)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;1. Free to enter online contests&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These require no money to enter (Hence they can't be considered as a lottery/raffle). They range from contests &lt;em&gt;of luck&lt;/em&gt; (not entirely, since most sweepstakes enable contestants of higher social interaction etc to have a higher probability of winning) to contests &lt;em&gt;of skill&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;What about these two?&lt;/strong&gt; (contests of luck and contests of skill).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;2. Contests (of skill) that require a small registration fee&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These variants have very little resemblance to raffles. Unlike raffles, these don't work as &amp;quot;pure chance&amp;quot;. So it's clearly not gambling. eg. Technical Fests, Inter-College events, Developer conferences etc. Personally, I think these competitions can be beneficial in developing one's skills (since the competition is usually strong) even if nothing is won.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Citing a fatwa from the same source,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Giving prizes willingly from a participant in the competitions are also allowed but collecting the contribution from the participants to grant the prize to a winner is not allowed.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=87600&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[0]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could argue that some of these technical fest events simply collect a small registration fee in the form of &lt;em&gt;donation&lt;/em&gt;. The prizes are often directly from the sponsors of the events, etc. &lt;strong&gt;Would it be halaal then?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user123" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-05-24T09:58:44.300" Title="Are competitions haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|money|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2941" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2942" CreationDate="2012-10-01T17:02:45.377" Score="0" ViewCount="4119" Body="&lt;p&gt;This has baffled me a lot. Everyone is aware that one of the many Qayamat(Judgement Day) signs is that there will be tall/strong skyscraper's in the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know, when there is a majority of population in Gulf follower of Islam, why does this region encourage and implement (example - the tallest skyscraper is in Dubai) the above Qayamat Sign vividly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At least, there should be some resistance to this in the Gulf and the people there should not be the one who become part of making a Qayamat Sign come true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastActivityDate="2012-10-01T18:50:13.290" Title="Why are Skyscraper(a Qayamat Sign) encouraged in Gulf?" Tags="|islamic-events|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2012-10-01T18:53:54.020" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2941" CreationDate="2012-10-01T18:50:13.290" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;What must be realized is that the Alamat Al-Qiyama are &lt;em&gt;signs&lt;/em&gt;, not &lt;em&gt;causes&lt;/em&gt;. The Qiyama will not happen &lt;em&gt;because&lt;/em&gt; someone is building tall buildings, it will happen because Allah &lt;em&gt;wills&lt;/em&gt; it. The time of Qiyama has already been set, and the signs just mean that this time is coming closer and closer (as it naturally should given the nature of time). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking this sign in particular, here's an excerpt from a longer hadith that mentions it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said, &quot;Inform me about the Hour.&quot; He (the Messenger of Allah) said,&#xA;  &quot;About that the one questioned knows no more than the questioner.&quot; So&#xA;  he said, &quot;Well, inform me about the signs thereof (i.e. of its&#xA;  coming).&quot; Said he, &quot;They are that the slave-girl will give birth to&#xA;  her mistress, that you will see the barefooted ones, the naked, the&#xA;  destitute, the herdsmen of the sheep (competing with each other) in&#xA;  raising lofty buildings.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many people have interpreted &lt;em&gt;&quot;the barefooted ones, the naked, the destitute, the herdsmen of the sheep&quot;&lt;/em&gt; to be the Bedouin tribes of Arabia, but I'm not going to get into how accurate that interpretation is. What &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; apparent is the sense of unlikeliness of this event happening during the time of the Prophet. In other words, enough time has advanced from the event of narration that the unlikely has become the norm. Thus Qiyama is getting closer and closer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember the golden mantra of statistics: &quot;correlation is not causation&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-10-01T18:50:13.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2943" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-01T20:08:21.933" Score="7" ViewCount="3305" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the meaning of intercession in Islam? Are there certain people who have the privilege to do it? It (shafa'a) is mentioned in a number of locations in the Qur’an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Either positive or negative, please support your answer with Qur’anic verses or authentic narrations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="618" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-06-12T06:19:23.247" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T18:43:32.697" Title="What does Islam say about Intercession (Shafa'a)?" Tags="|quran|sunni|shiism|shafaah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2944" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-02T00:07:49.463" Score="7" ViewCount="22438" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have been told about seven heavens in the Quran. Quran mentions it in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/71/15-16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;71:15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do you not consider how Allah has created seven heavens in layers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the Prophet (PBUH) went through all these heavens one by one when he was ascended to the skies. He was accompanied by Angel Gabriel in his journey and even Gabriel had to leave him alone on his last part of journey because Jabiel was not allowed to go above certain heaven (sky).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My question is, does Heaven in Quran mean Sky? What does it refer too? How can I visualize seven heavens? Can I take that as scientific statement?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T19:47:05.037" LastActivityDate="2021-04-11T21:39:59.917" Title="How can I understand the concept of seven heavens in Islam?" Tags="|tafseer|science|surat-nuh|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2945" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2925" CreationDate="2012-10-02T02:21:21.133" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is another answer to this from an English Tafseer...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I have exaplained earlier that Allah knows about moon and the stars, Below is the answer to  &quot;In this particular Surah why Allah did not give a scientific explanation?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The phases of the moon have attracted the attention of mankind in every age, and different kinds of rites and superstitions have been connected with these in every country. The Arabs also had some superstitions connected with these. They took omens from them for journeys, marriage ceremonies, business, etc., and performed some superstitious practices, for they believed that the phases and the eclipse of the moon affected their fortunes. Therefore they questioned the Holy Prophet concerning this. Allah answered their question and informed them that the phases of the moon were nothing but uatural calendar in the sky to indicate dates of the month to the people simultaneously throughout the world. Hajj has been specially mentioned in this connection because of its religious, cultural and economic importance to the Arabs. Four months of the year were fixed for Hajj and 'Umrah during which war was suspended and the routes were made safe, and business flourished on account of peace.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.englishtafsir.com/Quran/2/index.html#sdfootnote198anc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.englishtafsir.com/Quran/2/index.html#sdfootnote198anc&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;http://www.englishtafsir.com/Quran/2/index.html#sdfootnote198sym&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I am just going to copy below some answers from our chat room because all of the visitors will not be reading it there...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time of revelation of the Qur’an, it was a commonly held belief that the earth stood still and that the sun orbited around us. After all it seemed logical. Man’s ego was bigger than the universe or so he thought. It was easier to believe that he lived in the centre of the universe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was not until the 16th century that the astronomer Copernicus showed otherwise, that the earth orbited around the sun instead. Just pause and look at the time interval when that piece of information was in the holy Qur’an. Hostility to Science generally and Astronomy particularly was the misfortune of the Catholic Church in the early 16th and 17th century. Let us not imitate them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“It is He who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, all (the celestial bodies) swim along, each in its orbit.” (21:33) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And the moon, we have measured for her mansions (to traverse) till she returns like the old, (withered, and curved-up like a sickle) date-palm. It is not permitted for sun to catch-up the moon, nor can the night outstrip the day; each swims along in (its own) orbit.” (36:39-40)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://moonsighting.com/articles/roleofislam.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://moonsighting.com/articles/roleofislam.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="466" LastActivityDate="2012-10-02T02:21:21.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2948" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2944" CreationDate="2012-10-02T08:21:11.987" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually there are seven Earths and seven Skies, to be more precise and this is also in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ وَمِنَ الْأَرْضِ مِثْلَهُنَّ&#xA;  يَتَنَزَّلُ الْأَمْرُ بَيْنَهُنَّ لِتَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ&#xA;  كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَحَاطَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ&#xA;  عِلْمًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah is He Who created seven Firmaments and of the earth a similar&#xA;  number. Through the midst of them (all) descends His Command: that ye&#xA;  may know that Allah has power over all things, and that Allah&#xA;  comprehends, all things in (His) Knowledge. (At-Talaaq:12)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to a Hadith from Imam Ali AS the name Sky (السماء) comes from the root وسمة which means a source for water (الماء). Also apparently Sky is used in Quran with some different meanings, e.g. once it is introduced as a canopy to us the residents of the Earth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالسَّقْفِ الْمَرْفُوعِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By the Canopy Raised High (At-Toor:5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and this is perhaps the definition of the Earth's atmosphere as He later adds:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَجَعَلْنَا السَّمَاءَ سَقْفًا مَّحْفُوظًا وَهُمْ عَنْ آيَاتِهَا&#xA;  مُعْرِضُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have made the heavens as a canopy well guarded: yet do they&#xA;  turn away from the Signs which these things (point to)!&#xA;  (Al-Anbiaa':32)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which may mean guarding us against the ultraviolet and similar dangerous lights and also meteors!?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to a Hadith from Imam Reza AS suppose your hand (&lt;em&gt;its &lt;strong&gt;palm&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;fist&lt;/strong&gt;? That may make huge differences! My Arabic is not very well&lt;/em&gt;) be the first Earth, the first Sky is above it like a thole, then the second Earth is over the first Sky, then the second Sky is above it like a thole, then accordingly are the rest of the seven Earths and the seven Skies. We live on the first Earth (the nearer Earth: الأرض الدنیا) and the six others are above us: (I only translated the part directly pointing the issue but the complete Arabic version can be found below, which is cut from [1])&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;علي بن إبراهيم، قال: حدثني أبي، عن الحسين بن خالد، عن أبي الحسن الرضا&#xA;  (عليه السلام)، قال: قلت له: أخبرني عن قول الله عز و جل: وَ السَّماءِ&#xA;  ذاتِ الْحُبُكِ «4». فقال: هي «محبوكة إلى الأرض»، و شبك بين أصابعه.&#xA;  فقلت: كيف تكون محبوكة إلى الأرض، و الله يقول: رَفَعَ السَّماواتِ&#xA;  بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ تَرَوْنَها «5»؟ فقال:  «سبحان الله! أليس الله يقول:&#xA;  بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ تَرَوْنَها؟». قلت: بلى. فقال: «ثم عمد و لكن لا&#xA;  ترونها». قلت: كيف ذلك، جعلني الله فداك؟ قال: فبسط كفه اليسرى، ثم وضع&#xA;  اليمنى عليها، فقال: «هذه أرض الدنيا، و السماء الدنيا فوقها قبة، و&#xA;  الأرض الثانية فوق السماء الدنيا، و السماء الثانية فوقها قبة، و الأرض&#xA;  الثالثة فوق السماء الثانية، و السماء الثالثة فوقها قبة، و الأرض&#xA;  الرابعة فوق السماء الثالثة، و السماء الرابعة فوقها قبة، و الأرض&#xA;  الخامسة فوق السماء الرابعة، و السماء الخامسة فوقها قبة، و الأرض&#xA;  السادسة، فوق السماء الخامسة، و السماء السادسة فوقها قبة، و الأرض&#xA;  السابعة فوق السماء السادسة، و السماء السابعة فوقها قبة، و عرش الرحمن&#xA;  تبارك و تعالى فوق السماء السابعة، و هو قول الله عز و جل: الَّذِي&#xA;  خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَماواتٍ طباقا وَ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ مِثْلَهُنَّ يَتَنَزَّلُ&#xA;  الْأَمْرُ بَيْنَهُنَّ فأما صاحب الأمر فرسول الله (صلى الله عليه و&#xA;  آله)، و الوصي بعد رسول الله (صلى الله عليه و آله) قائم على وجه الأرض،&#xA;  فإنما يتنزل الأمر إليه من فوق السماء من بين السماوات و الأرضين». قلت:&#xA;  فما تحتنا إلا أرض واحدة؟ فقال: «ما تحتنا إلا أرض واحدة، و إن الست لهن&#xA;  فوقنا».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also according to another Hadith of these seven Earths three are inhabit and from the seven Skies there are four inhabit, and the mount Ghaaf (the name of a Surah as well) is in the fourth Earth the earthquake anywhere on Earth being caused by it, and also the blue color of Sky is from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However there are also verses seemingly talking about Skies outside the atmosphere containing the Heavenly bodies, e.g.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي السَّمَاءِ بُرُوجًا وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا&#xA;  سِرَاجًا وَقَمَرًا مُّنِيرًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Blessed is He Who made constellations in the skies, and placed therein&#xA;  a Lamp and a Moon giving light; (Al-Forghaan:61)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا فِي السَّمَاءِ بُرُوجًا وَزَيَّنَّاهَا&#xA;  لِلنَّاظِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is We Who have set out the zodiacal signs in the heavens, and made&#xA;  them fair-seeming to (all) beholders; (Al-Hijr:16)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there is a hadith from imam Ali AS, [2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ&#xA;  قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ&#xA;  بِإِسْنَادِهِ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ أَتَى عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع&#xA;  يَهُودِيٌّ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ&#xA;  أَشْيَاءَ إِنْ أَنْتَ أَخْبَرْتَنِي بِهَا أَسْلَمْتُ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع&#xA;  سَلْنِي يَا يَهُودِيُّ عَمَّا بَدَا لَكَ فَإِنَّكَ لَا تُصِيبُ أَحَداً&#xA;  أَعْلَمَ مِنَّا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْيَهُودِيُّ&#xA;  أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ قَرَارِ هَذِهِ الْأَرْضِ عَلَى مَا هُوَ وَ عَنْ&#xA;  شَبَهِ الْوَلَدِ أَعْمَامَهُ وَ أَخْوَالَهُ وَ عَنْ أَيِّ&#xA;  النُّطْفَتَيْنِ يَكُونُ الشَّعْرُ وَ الدَّمُ وَ اللَّحْمُ وَ الْعَظْمُ&#xA;  وَ الْعَصَبُ وَ لِمَ سُمِّيَتِ السَّمَاءُ سَمَاءً وَ لِمَ سُمِّيَتِ&#xA;  الدُّنْيَا دُنْيَا وَ لِمَ سُمِّيَتِ الْآخِرَةُ آخِرَةً وَ لِمَ&#xA;  سُمِّيَ آدَمُ آدَمَ وَ لِمَ سُمِّيَتْ حَوَّاءُ حَوَّاءَ وَ لِمَ&#xA;  سُمِّيَ الدِّرْهَمُ دِرْهَماً وَ لِمَ سُمِّيَ الدِّينَارُ دِينَاراً وَ&#xA;  لِمَ قِيلَ لِلْفَرَسِ‏&#xA;                          إِجِدْ وَ لِمَ قِيلَ لِلْبَغْلِ عَدْ وَ لِمَ قِيلَ لِلْحِمَارِ حَرِّ فَقَالَ ع أَمَّا&#xA;  قَرَارُ هَذِهِ الْأَرْضِ لَا يَكُونُ إِلَّا عَلَى عَاتِقِ مَلَكٍ وَ&#xA;  قَدَمَا ذَلِكَ الْمَلَكِ عَلَى صَخْرَةٍ وَ الصَّخْرَةُ عَلَى قَرْنِ&#xA;  ثَوْرٍ وَ الثَّوْرُ قَوَائِمُهُ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الْحُوتِ فِي الْيَمِّ&#xA;  الْأَسْفَلِ وَ الْيَمُّ عَلَى الظُّلْمَةِ وَ الظُّلْمَةُ عَلَى&#xA;  الْعَقِيمِ وَ الْعَقِيمُ عَلَى الثَّرَى وَ مَا يَعْلَمُ تَحْتَ&#xA;  الثَّرَى إِلَّا اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَل‏ …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which declares the address of the Earth in the Skies (&lt;em&gt;maybe each stage is one Sky, though I am not sure&lt;/em&gt;) when a Jew ask him about, based on the Zodiac Signs, I think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith from Imam Reza AS stated previously may also call for the whole universe and not only the earth's atmosphere (&lt;em&gt;which is &lt;strong&gt;layered&lt;/strong&gt; as Sky is layered according to Quran&lt;/em&gt;), since it talks about Allah's throne and of course that's not surrounding the atmosphere circumscribing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also you may like to refer to [3] which is about the issue you are already interested in. Also there are many other references you can fid many of them in the software [4]. The question to be properly answered is beyond my data so that I only give you a starting point and also marked the answer as wiki.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[1] البرهان فی تفسیر القرآن: جلد ۵صفحات ۴۱۴ و ۴۱۵&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[2] علل الشرایع شیخ صدوق، الجزء الأول، باب ۱&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[3] بحار الانوار علامه مجلسی، جلد۵۵، باب ۸: السماوات و کیفیاتها و عددها و النجوم و &#xA;اعدادها و صفاتها و المجرة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[4] Jami' al-Ahadith 3.5, Computer Research Center of Islamic Sciences (CRCIS).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-12-01T13:39:23.920" LastActivityDate="2012-12-01T13:39:23.920" CommentCount="2" CommunityOwnedDate="2012-10-02T08:21:11.987" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2949" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2950" CreationDate="2012-10-02T10:35:01.807" Score="6" ViewCount="1003" Body="&lt;p&gt;Given that the Holy qur'an is the indisputable word of Allah (swt), is anyone who tries to claim that it's not perfection directly attacking Allah and insulting 2bn Muslims? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And so, what is the appropriate punishment for their Blasphemy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="614" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-03-28T08:46:18.173" LastActivityDate="2018-03-28T08:46:18.173" Title="Is anyone who tries to deny the holy Qur'an is perfect blasphemous?" Tags="|quran|blasphemy|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2950" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2949" CreationDate="2012-10-02T11:06:44.310" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually the Quran does not contain any sort of &quot;blasphemy&quot; law. These are derivations drawn by early Muslim scholars from the Torah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death;&lt;/strong&gt; all the congregation shall certainly stone him; as well the stranger, as the home-born, when he blasphemeth the Name, shall be put to death. (Leviticus 24:16)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran requires us to be patient when we hear things we dont like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You will surely be tested in your possessions and in yourselves. &lt;strong&gt;And you will surely hear from those who were given the Scripture before you and from those who associate others with Allah much abuse. But if you are patient and fear Allah - indeed, that is of the matters [worthy] of determination.&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 3:186)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Insulting Muslims or Islam is a favorite pass time in todays time and the reactions is actually the result of years of unresolved local conflicts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, please see how a muslim is expected to handle blasphemy &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/2633/342&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2012-10-02T11:06:44.310" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2949" CreationDate="2012-10-02T11:18:55.433" Score="7" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;is anyone who tries to claim that it's not perfection directly attacking Allah and insulting 2bn Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are roughly 7 billion people on this planet. I could re-phrase that statement as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;is anyone who tries to claim that it &lt;strong&gt;is&lt;/strong&gt; perfection directly insulting 5bn non-Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer to both is simply: &quot;no&quot;. We just disagree on a point of philosophy. There is no more &quot;insult&quot; when I say &quot;I do not believe the teachings of Islam&quot; than there is when you say &quot;I do believe the teachings of Islam&quot; (where we may incidentally substitute the word &quot;Islam&quot; for any other point of debate, religious or otherwise). So it would &lt;em&gt;absolutely&lt;/em&gt; be a good thing if everyone stopped talking in terms of &quot;appropriate punishment&quot;, and instead focused on:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{Here's} what I believe, {here's} what you believe; that's cool. Now that we understand each-other's views, and since it is particularly unlikely that either of us is going to change views suddenly: how can we best get along without antagonizing each-other? What middle ground can we build upon to just &lt;em&gt;get along&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps the only &quot;insult&quot; here is expecting those who disagree with your view to remain silent, under fear of &quot;appropriate punishment&quot;, instead of being offered the same right to speak their views, on equal footing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{That's} your view? Thanks for taking the time to tell me that - that's interesting. {Here's} what I happen to believe. Thanks for taking the time to listen to my views.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="143" LastEditorUserId="143" LastEditDate="2012-10-02T11:24:04.193" LastActivityDate="2012-10-02T11:24:04.193" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2952" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2933" CreationDate="2012-10-02T11:44:49.937" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith above does not indicate Jesus(pbuh) is a &quot;faultless son&quot; rather just that he was not touched by the Satan when he was born which resulted in him not crying. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Quran he was not over bearing to his mother. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Jesus says:] And [Allah made me] dutiful to my mother, and He has not made me a wretched tyrant. (Quran 19:32)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just imagine an alone woman in a conservative society where having a child out of wed lock could result in death. To add to those troubles, she delivered the child all by herself in the desert. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it Allah's mercy to Virgin Mary(pbuh) that her son didnt cry. BUT ALLAH KNOWS BEST, why Jesus(pbuh) didn't cry on being born. This in no way means he is MORE faultless than Muhammad(pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Every prophet has miracles...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every prophet has his own set of miracles. That does not in anyway imply one is greater than the other. Rather this implies that all miracles come from the same Allah. ESPECIALLY we as muslims ARE NOT allowed to distinguish between prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], &lt;strong&gt;&quot;We make no distinction between any of His messengers.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; And they say, &quot;We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination.&quot; ( Quran 2:285 )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Comparing miracles trivia&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jesus(pbuh) didnt have a father which was a miracle BUT Adam(pbuh) didnt have a mother and a father. This is double the miracle of Jesus(pbuh)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This does not in anyway mean Adam(pbuh) is &quot;greater faultless son&quot; than Jesus(pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Different prophets, different miracles....same Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="342" LastEditDate="2012-10-14T01:09:52.737" LastActivityDate="2012-10-14T01:09:52.737" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2943" CreationDate="2012-10-02T12:15:09.247" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shafa'ah is different from Tawasul, but the translation for both is the same (intercession).  The Prophet {Peace be Upon Him} will be the first one to intercede and the first one whose intercession is accepted, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/42/78&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abi Dawood&lt;/a&gt;.  The intercession of the Prophet {Peace be upon Him} will be for the people who committed major sins, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/677410&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;At-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet {Peace be Upon Him} said that if forty people who do not associate anything with Allah in worship. make salatul Janazah (funeral prayer) over a Muslim that died than Allah would accept their their intercession for him. &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:933&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Riyadussaliheen&lt;/a&gt;.  In another Hadith it states that if 100 Muslims pray over (funeral prayer) a dead person, all of them interceding for him, their intercession will be accepted. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/220710&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-06T18:43:32.697" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T18:43:32.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2955" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-03T05:29:56.287" Score="12" ViewCount="138865" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes after you have finished urinating, it may happen that you drip in your pants right after you perform Wudu or before you go for prayer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So I wonder if it breaks the Wudu; what about the pants, do we have to change them every single time? And what if you are at school and can't get changed?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-07-20T13:32:42.617" LastActivityDate="2023-07-20T13:32:42.617" Title="Does dripping urine break Wudu?" Tags="|salat|wudu|taharah|incontinence|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="833" CreationDate="2012-10-03T07:37:36.463" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are rules which are introduced gradually during 23 years of Quran being inspired, so there are some obsolete verses in Quran, but there are verses which state a rule and never come to be obsolete then after, so that the rule will remain a rule for ever after. And the verse about Mut'ah (&lt;em&gt;cited in the answers by other brothers&lt;/em&gt;) is not one of those obsolete verses as you can nowhere in Quran find a verse to ban it or even limit it, so what is said about the Prophet (صل الله علیه و آله) forbidding it is either a &lt;strong&gt;lie&lt;/strong&gt; to the Prophet and so to Allah or only a &lt;strong&gt;wrong generalization&lt;/strong&gt; of the prophet's &lt;em&gt;temporal&lt;/em&gt; commands e.g. while being in a &lt;em&gt;war&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;during special situations temporary rules are very common, known as secondary rules, but they are never more than temporary&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-06T06:19:05.627" LastActivityDate="2016-05-06T06:19:05.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2932" CreationDate="2012-10-04T09:11:41.230" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There were four sequential steps in Adam's story:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Order/Command&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[ &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:35&quot;&gt;2:35&lt;/a&gt; ] And We said, &quot;O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise and eat therefrom in [ease and] abundance from wherever you will. But do not approach this tree, lest you be among the wrongdoers.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[ &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:36&quot;&gt;2:36&lt;/a&gt; ] But Satan caused them to slip out of it ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qortoby Tafseer states that this slip is considered a sin (Arabic reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=354&amp;amp;idto=370&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;ID=70&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). That sin caused them to be punished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Punish&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[2:36] and removed them from that [condition] in which they had been. And We said, &quot;Go down, [all of you], as enemies to one another, and you will have upon the earth a place of settlement and provision for a time.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Repentance, Acceptance and Mercy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[ &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:37&quot;&gt;2:37&lt;/a&gt; ] Then Adam received from his Lord [some] words, and He accepted his repentance. Indeed, it is He who is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="603" LastEditorUserId="603" LastEditDate="2012-10-04T09:22:26.787" LastActivityDate="2012-10-04T09:22:26.787" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2959" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2955" CreationDate="2012-10-04T09:47:18.330" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The general rule if you can control urination:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you pass urine or drops of urine, you have to make wudoo’ and wash only the parts of the body and clothing (on which the urine has fallen).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have no control over these drops:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the situation you describe, the occasional emission of a few drops of urine, is beyond your control, then your case is like that of one who is incontinent, so do the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wash the private parts with water.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wash the part of your clothes that the urine has gotten onto (there is no need to change your clothes).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Put a pad or a piece of cotton, or  something similar, over the private parts so that the urine will not spread.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do wudoo’ for each prayer, then pray as you are, and pray as much as you like, fard and naafil, with this wudoo’. After doing this,&#xA;  anything else that comes out does not matter. Allaah says&#xA;  (interpretation of the meaning): “So keep your duty to Allaah and fear&#xA;  Him as much as you can…” [al-Taghaabun 64:16]. Do not miss any prayers&#xA;  or delay doing them on time, and your prayer will be valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is what should be done in the case of incontinence, but if the&#xA;  urine comes out shortly after urinating, then it stops, in this case&#xA;  you can go to the bathroom fifteen minutes before the prayer or the&#xA;  adhaan, for example, then put something (a cloth, etc) to prevent&#xA;  contamination after you do istinjaa’ (cleaning yourself after&#xA;  relieving yourself), do wudoo’ and pray. And Allaah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fatwa by: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/6656/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="603" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-19T17:02:20.300" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T17:02:20.300" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2939" CreationDate="2012-10-04T11:58:15.193" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let us first clarify some points; a competition/contest is a challenge between a group of people. Some (or one) prizes go to the winners.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a contest to be ``surely'' halal:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The activities should be halal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not all competitors pay a prize share. One of them, some of them or a third party may pay. This third party is often referred to as the sponsor.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if the organizers require some fees -from all- to enter the contest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If the fees are due to administrative, judging and organizational costs, then it's halal as well.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If they collect prizes through those fees, then here comes another question regarding the contest purpose:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;==&gt; for entertaining: Then it's Haram (Actually this is gambling!)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;==&gt; for developing civilization-related fields (military, scientific, .. ): Then it's Halal &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last point can be controversial. The listed allowed fields are those 3 you mentioned (swordplay, horse or camel racing). But Ibn Taymeya (in his Forooseya book) gave a fatwa to broaden this short list to a more general purpose: civilization-related development. This definition was accepted within many &quot;Hanafy&quot; scholars. See this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=186467&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other scholars (actually most of them) did not like this definition, and went to another method &quot;Mohallel&quot;. Here every one pays except 1; called Mohallel.&#xA;See this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=3381&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="603" LastEditorUserId="90" LastEditDate="2012-10-04T16:44:05.320" LastActivityDate="2012-10-04T16:44:05.320" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2939" CreationDate="2012-10-04T16:58:22.093" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all , not all contests are forbidden . Thus the Hadith correctly goes like this :&#xA;“ There should be no [ MONEY ] PRIZES for competitions except in archery , camel and horse-racing .”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If contests is done on the basis of paying money which is ultimately taken by the winner , that is Haram except in archery , horse or camel races , and other similar .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus , some Scholars added to them everything that helps in Jihad , such as competitions for memorising The Qur’an and the Sunnah , and competitions in airplanes , ships , boats , etc .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For contests that don't come for preparing for war or strengthening for Jihad , accepting prize money is haram .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the prize comes from competitors then this is gambling which is obviously haram .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the prize is given by a third person , or by one of them , such as the sponsors , then it's haram, even if it's not gambling . This is because we don't know exactly how the system they are functioning ..the sponsors maybe taking our contest entry fees .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the participants doesn't pay any money for participating in the contest and this contest has a prize to the winner , then this prize is equivalent to giving a &quot; gift &quot; , which is permissible , as long as this contest does not involve in doing Haram things such as wearing forbidden clothes by the participants , music , singing , dance , clapping , etc .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This free entry contest could be tricky in some cases such as the contests in the newspaper or magazine . Here one would think he doesn't pay anything for the entry , but in reality the price of the newspaper might have raised because of the contest it has .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="665" LastEditorUserId="665" LastEditDate="2012-10-05T06:29:36.447" LastActivityDate="2012-10-05T06:29:36.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2962" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2966" CreationDate="2012-10-04T22:02:23.143" Score="2" ViewCount="2178" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm out of the house for most of the day either for school or work. When I need to make wudu there are times when I get to the part of washing my feet I just spray water over my shoes three times each. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it's not a proper wudu but I was told that sometimes we do what we can and leave the rest for God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if it's a public bathroom (I know some people here (in this country) won't understand what I'm doing) do I still do the cleansing the proper way or is what I do sufficient?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="661" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-06-12T06:18:38.840" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T06:18:38.840" Title="What is the correct way to wash the feets when performing wudu?" Tags="|practical-islam|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2963" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2965" CreationDate="2012-10-04T22:07:48.533" Score="1" ViewCount="373" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Possible Duplicate:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/33/does-a-muslim-have-to-pray-all-the-prayers-that-he-left-out&quot;&gt;Does a Muslim have to pray all the prayers that he left out?&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I think about all of the days I missed salat it could count up to months of missed prayer days. I need to make all those day up but I don't know how. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is asking for forgiveness for the prayers I missed enough or should I make them all up and if so how?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="661" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-04-19T21:15:19.233" Title="Do I have to redo the prayers I missed?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2012-10-06T10:41:14.693" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2963" CreationDate="2012-10-04T22:32:23.307" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ask forgiveness, dropping prayers is dropping Islam! Welcome back to Islam!&#xA;Please read this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/2199&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;I quote the following from it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If he repents and starts to pray the obligatory prayers and to fast in Ramadaan, and he continues to do so, then he is considered to be a Muslim, and the prayers and fasts that he deliberately failed to do in the past do not have to be made up, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Islam wipes out what came before and repentance wipes out what came before”, and because the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them), when they fought the apostates at the time of [Abu Bakr] al-Siddeeq (may Allaah be pleased with him), they did not tell those who came back to Islam to make up the fasts or prayers, and they [the Sahaabah] are the most knowledgeable of the sharee’ah of Allaah after the Messengers, peace and blessings of Allaah be upon them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="603" LastActivityDate="2012-10-04T22:32:23.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2966" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2962" CreationDate="2012-10-04T22:56:59.390" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should do proper wodu to be in the purity state (Tahara) in order to perform your prayers. Sharee'a is dynamic; if it's difficult to wash your feet in public, you can wipe over your socks (under some conditions) once with your wet hand and your wodu' will still be proper. Prophet Muhammad did that, as well as his followers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a complete &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/9640/socks&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; about the conditions, they're easy anyway, I can summaries as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Make wodu before putting on your socks&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The socks must be pure (Tahir)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wiping over your socks if you are doing regular wodu, not after janaba&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wiping is permitted for a single night/day (3 in case of travel). Afterwards, you can take them off, do wodu and wash your feet, put your socks back, restart counting a new period if you wish. So your feet will be washed at least once a day.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice the following scenario: Make wodu' and wash your feet - put on socks - go to the toilet - Make wodu' and wipe over your socks .. you can then pray normally. At this point, if you took off your socks, your wodu' is over! Even if you did not break it. So your socks should be on to preserve your wodu' when you're out of home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: I normally make wodu' when i get up in the morning, wear my socks, goto work, wipe over my socks for the next four prayers :) It's an everyday scenario.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another PS: Please dont say &quot;do what we can and leave the rest for God&quot;. If you are (really) unable to do it, then Allah would not have made it a command. Islam is easy and dynamic, just ask how to do it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="603" LastActivityDate="2012-10-04T22:56:59.390" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2967" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2969" CreationDate="2012-10-04T23:28:58.433" Score="1" ViewCount="762" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said that the best of the Muslims are those who memorize the quran. What I've been doing is listening to surahs over and over again until I can recite them with the reciter. That has worked for me so far, but now I'm having trouble with yaseen. I'm not going in order. Does anyone have any tips for how to memorize those long surahs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="661" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-19T06:28:24.620" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T06:28:24.620" Title="Memorizing the quran" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2015-03-18T19:19:55.273" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2968" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2752" CreationDate="2012-10-05T11:22:28.783" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The work in question is the only one ever found to use the word &quot;bride&quot; in this fashion without the word &quot;church&quot; close by. The fact that it is four centuries after the fact would tend to diminish its claims. No other text supports this claim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, the fragment in question is so small that scholars cannot be sure even of the context. It is clearly a Gnostic text (Gnostics were a very weird sect of people who are not considered Christians by anyone but themselves, and are explicitly called out as not Christian in the Christian New Testament), and Gnostics are typified by their use of imagery and metaphor. This may be the case- the fragment is so small that the possibility is actually very high that the phrase is simply unfinished. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally it should be understood that in Christianity (and I do realize this is Islam, but I think the facts will help here), Jesus is often said to have a bride- namely his church. In our theology, this has all sorts of implications, including oneness of purpose and love for his body of believers. In many traditions, for example, nuns and priests will remain unmarried to show that they believe they are married to Christ - not in a physical sense, but a metaphorical one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, Jesus and his church are truly one, in that sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="217" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-04T09:44:17.183" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T09:44:17.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2967" CreationDate="2012-10-05T11:59:34.960" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Listening again and again is not a way of memorizing, though it may help you memorize short surahs. Longer surahs have to be memorized  by reading again and again. Listening is a great way of revising. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to share how I memorize the long surahs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;First of all stop treating it a long surah. Divide the surah into pages or ruku's, you'll find it shorter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fix a time of the day for memorizing and follow it daily. The ideal time I would suggest is the time between asr and isha prayers. After fajr is also a great time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For memorizing, use a &lt;strong&gt;hafizi mushaf&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Be in a constant effort to join the divided memorizations as soon as you complete the memorization of a new part.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For revising by listening, divide the surah's audio file in the same proportion as you did for memorizing. As an example, you can take a look &lt;a href=&quot;https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B7dbPy02FOURX0Rjbk12UWI1dXM/edit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, at the parts I have divided Ruku' wise. You can use softwares like &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.blazemp.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blaze&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adobe.com/products/audition.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Adobe Audition&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; or a free one like &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://audacity.sourceforge.net&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;audacity&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt; But make sure you don't miss out an ayah. You can use this divided file for revising and listen when you are free or while travelling.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Audio is a great way of revising and correcting yourself but it is slow. I recommend you to use the mushaf for revising and use the audio only when you don't have access to the mushaf. As for correcting yourself, visit a Hafiz or the Imaam of your mosque at least once a week. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, As @Abdullah suggested, Constantly pray to Allah and seek guidance and his help to memorize and retain the memorized.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you continue memorizing, you'll develop your own methods and patterns Insha Allah. Do add an answer here if later you realise that you've developed one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jazaakallah...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-09-03T14:18:05.740" LastActivityDate="2013-09-03T14:18:05.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2970" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2922" CreationDate="2012-10-05T14:40:29.223" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims and non-Muslims have different values. A non-Muslim may build his life on some values such as human rights, freedom, democracy, peace, etc. However, Islam teaches us to live in accordance with that we are mortal, we came here for a reason, we will be asked about each of our actions after death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Humans can forget and slip easily. We can forget that we are living on earth which is created by Allah and that everything we eat, drink, benefit belongs to Allah. So, in order not to forget Allah, we pray at least five times in a day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With five prayers in a day, we also practice our full lifespan, our birth and death. Fajr is like our birth from a dark place to this world. Dhuhr is like our youth... And Isha is like our death and being embedded under a dark and silent ground. It is like living each part of our lives remembering Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also gather together at a specific place on a specific time to practice our Hajj. It is like training for resurrection day. In a simple dress and inside a huge crowd with people from different nations far from wordly thoughts. We also learn and train with fasting and zakat that we aren't the actual owner of what we have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a careful Muslim, rain, storm, animals, trees also can remind Allah. Rain teaches mercy of Allah, storm teaches magnificence of Allah. However, beauty of women will instantly kill your contemplation. It is not necessary to lead men to lust. You will forget Allah and start being secular. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thinking on this basis, hijab helps Muslims living as good servants of Allah. Muslims obey Allah, cover their bodies as Allah ordered them, and lower their gazes. However, a foreign woman without hijab can easily break the system. Muslim men will be distracted to look, Muslim women will be distracted show their own beauty. So, it is very natural for a Muslim country to force foreign women to wear hijab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, non-Muslim countries can allow wearing hijab because they claim freedom and human rights. Is Islam against freedom and human rights? Actually, the words are tricky. A Muslim man can't look at everything. A Muslim can't eat during fast and can't eat meat slaughtered without mentioning name of Allah. Then, it is important what is meant by freedom and human rights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this point, someone may ask that do Muslims always remember Allah? Is it only the women beauty that will hinder thinking about Allah? I can say no. We are covering rain, storm, animals, trees whatever may remind Allah. We put advertisement and entertainment tools everywhere inviting to the world. We are running from meeting to meeting. Coming home at night and watch TV. We love world, don't want to think about death and hardly find time for prayers. I want to mention a hadith here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thawban, radi Allahu anhu (may Allah be pleased with him), one of the&#xA;  companions of the Prophet (saws) and a freed slave, narrated a hadith&#xA;  (prophetic saying) of the beloved Prophet (saws). He related that the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (saws) said, “The nations are about to call each&#xA;  other and set upon you, just as diners set upon food.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was asked, “Will it be because of our small number that day?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (saws) answered, “Rather, on that day you will be many,&#xA;  but you will be like foam, like the foam on the ocean. And Allah will&#xA;  remove the fear of you from the hearts of your enemies and will throw&#xA;  wahn (weakness) into your hearts.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Someone then asked, “O Messenger of Allah! What is Wahn?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He replied, “Love of the world and the hatred for death” (Abu Dawood&#xA;  4297).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims are glad to wear hijab in non-Muslim countries but those countries doesn't have to allow. You can't be sure what will happen tomorrow. Human rights doesn't always work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="93" LastActivityDate="2012-10-05T14:40:29.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2971" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2949" CreationDate="2012-10-05T14:46:21.247" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;is anyone who tries to claim that it's not perfection directly&#xA;  attacking Allah and insulting 2bn Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No it is not.&lt;/strong&gt; There is very clear difference between insult and difference of opinion. Not only the non Muslims but we Muslims should also have to understand this difference. For example the movie clip &quot;Innocence of Muslims&quot; is clearly insult and provocation attempt but if someone deny that Quran is word of God and s/he does not believe in Islam or Prophet Muhammad then it is not insult, it is just an opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And so, what is the appropriate punishment for their Blasphemy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nothing.&lt;/strong&gt; When Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) moved to Madina (in Saudia Arabia now a days) from Mecca there were so many Jews living there. He had agreements with them. One example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Historians (see Sahih Bukhari, Tradition Number 1311) report that as a&#xA;  funeral of a Jew passed before Prophet Muhammad [peace and blessings&#xA;  be upon him], as a sign of respect he stood up. In doing this, he&#xA;  showed respect and shared in the feeling of sorrow with Jewish family&#xA;  and community. &quot;Why did you stand up for a Jewish funeral?&quot; he was&#xA;  asked. The Prophet replied: &quot;Is it not a human soul?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a Muslim my question to you as another Muslim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Non Muslims don't belive in Quran because they don't believe that it is word of God BUT we Muslims believe that Quran is word of God so doing anything opposite to Quran is denying that it is word of God. You and I both know that more than 90% Muslims, now a days, don't act according to Quran. We &lt;code&gt;lie&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;don't keep promises&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;bear false witness&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;don't treat our wives and sub ordinates respectfully&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;don't pray&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;don't do our work sincerely&lt;/code&gt; etc. etc. So what should be the punishment for us (Muslims) for denying Quran by our actions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="365" LastActivityDate="2012-10-05T14:46:21.247" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2972" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-05T15:57:35.043" Score="1" ViewCount="551" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a person only performs eid and jumma prayers and is good with people and honest, how  does Islam see that person? Also, what could he face on the day of judgement?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user46" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-06-12T06:18:55.010" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T06:18:55.010" Title="How does Islam see those who only offer eid prayers and jumma prayers?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2975" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2977" CreationDate="2012-10-05T17:09:21.287" Score="3" ViewCount="6401" Body="&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_were_the_ages_of_the_wives_of_the_prophet_Mohammad_when_they_married_him&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki answer &lt;/a&gt; mentions, that Khadija (RA) the business women and first wife of the prophet could be 28 years old, not 40 at the time of her marriage with the prophet&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;if you google for &quot;The Sons of Khadija&quot; by M. J. Kister (1993), &lt;strong&gt;you&#xA;  will find interesting evidence that she was actually only about&#xA;  28&lt;/strong&gt;.That makes sense when you consider that she bore Mohammed six children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am asking this because even the age of Ayesh (RA) is disputed, but we never dispute Khadija (RA) age.  How can we be sure that she was 40 years old at the time of marriage? Is there any reference to this fact?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T06:20:29.637" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T06:20:29.637" Title="Where does it come from that Khadija (RA) was 40 years old when she married the prophet?" Tags="|history|source-identification|wives-of-the-prophet|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2976" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2980" CreationDate="2012-10-05T17:41:01.903" Score="4" ViewCount="22132" Body="&lt;p&gt;We pray 2 extra rakats after the morning prayer, 2 or 4 after duhr, 2 after maghrib and 3 after Isha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I always knew that they were extra and it's good to pray them but I don't know what they mean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did Prophet Muhammad (pbup) used to do them and that's why we're doing them or did Allah (swt) say it's good to do them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also what's the benefit? Any extra prayer is good of course, I'm just wondering if there is a hadith or something that will kind of clarify it for me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="661" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T18:53:35.343" Title="What are the extra prayers and what do they mean?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2975" CreationDate="2012-10-05T22:40:53.737" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, there &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; dispute over how old Khadija was when she married the prophet. It's just not as famous as the one over Aysha's age. Some historians put her as young as 25 while others put her as old as 45. The most wide spread view remains that she was 40 (although the claim that she was 28 is gaining traction). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main reference for her being 40 is a report attributed to Hakim ibn Hizam (her nephew) where he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;توفّيت خديجة في شهر رمضان سنة عشر من النبوة ، وهي ابنة خمس وستين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Khadija died in the month of Ramadan in the tenth year of the&#xA;  prophethood, and she was 65&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since we know they were married for 15 years before Mohammad became the prophet, we reach the age 40 when she was married. Many historians however have disputed the narration link to Hakim ibn Hizam and have relied on other reports. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following article (Arabic) discusses the many theories over Khadija's age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aqaed.com/faq/2039/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.aqaed.com/faq/2039/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="90" LastEditDate="2012-10-05T22:46:15.960" LastActivityDate="2012-10-05T22:46:15.960" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2978" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2976" CreationDate="2012-10-05T23:02:25.923" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are called &lt;em&gt;الرواتب Arrawatib&lt;/em&gt;, and yes the prophet did do them and advised his followers to do the same (i.e. it is Sunnah). See this sahih hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Juraij said: &quot;I said to Ata: 'I heard that you pray twelve rak'ahs&#xA;  before Jumu'ah. What did you hear concerning that?' He said: 'I was&#xA;  told that Umm Habibah bin Abi Sufyan said: &quot;I heard the Messenger of&#xA;  Allah () say: 'Whoever prays twelve rak'ahs during the day and night,&#xA;  apart from the prescribed prayers, Allah (SWT), the Mighty and&#xA;  Sublime, will build for him a house in Paradise.'&quot; (Sahih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1118050&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan Al Nasaai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The nature and timing of these 12 was pieced together by scholars from various hadiths, and the widely accepted view is that they are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Two rakats before Fajr.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Four rakats before Dhuhur and two after.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Two after Maghrib.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Two after Isha.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-10-05T23:02:25.923" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2979" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3026" CreationDate="2012-10-06T00:00:45.443" Score="9" ViewCount="77913" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've asked several people and the opinion seems to be split. Some people say it's completely haram eating non-halal meat. Others tell me that if you say Bism-Allah Alrahaman Alraheem before eating the meat then it's ok. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No one can come and try to convince you that eating pork is halal because we know it's completely forbidden. However, how strict are the rules for halal meat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="661" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T07:16:28.717" LastActivityDate="2020-04-08T05:35:02.583" Title="How important is eating halal meat?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|meat|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2976" CreationDate="2012-10-06T11:26:14.420" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As SystemDown said, these salats are called الرواتب Arrawatib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aishah narrated that Allah's Messenger (S) said: &amp;quot;Whoever is regular&#xA;with twelve Rak'ah of Sunnah (prayer), Allah will build a house form&#xA;him in Paradise: Four Rak'ah before Zuhr, two Rak'ah after it, two&#xA;Rak'ah after Maghrib, two Rak'ah after Isha, and two Rak'ah before&#xA;Fajr.&amp;quot; (Hasan)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/664130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Atirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Two Rakat's before fajr and four before Dhur&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Aishah that: The Prophet () would not omit four&#xA;rak'ahs before Zuhr and two rak'ahs before Fajr. (Sahih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ&#xA;بْنُ عُمَرَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ&#xA;مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ&#xA;النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ لاَ يَدَعُ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ&#xA;قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ ‏.‏ خَالَفَهُ&#xA;عَامَّةُ أَصْحَابِ شُعْبَةَ مِمَّنْ رَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ فَلَمْ&#xA;يَذْكُرُوا مَسْرُوقًا ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Four before Dhur and two after&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ali narrated: &amp;quot;The Prophet (S) would pray four Rak'ah before Az-Zuhr&#xA;and two Rak'ah after it.&amp;quot; (Hasan)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in some hadiths it is four after,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet () said: &amp;quot;Whoever prays four rak'ahs before Zuhr and four&#xA;after, the Fire will not touch him.&amp;quot; (Sahih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Four before asr&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet {Peace be Upon Him} said that may Allah's mercy be on one who makes four before Asr. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/664290&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Atirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Two Rakas after Maghrib&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Two Rakas after Isha' &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;3 witr&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;actually, if one wants one can make a seven Raka witr, five, three, or one. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1068380&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Annasa'i&lt;/a&gt; the Prophet {Peace be Upon Him} used to make thirteen Rakahs witr, atleast until He got older/weaker he than preformed seven. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/664560&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Atirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;  The Prophet also used to finish witr when it was the time Dawn. &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:745a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-06T18:53:35.343" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T18:53:35.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="2981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2979" CreationDate="2012-10-06T14:01:35.550" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not scholar so I don't have any authority to give FATWA (juristic ruling) on this matter. As an ordinary Muslim I can answer that saying &lt;code&gt;Bism-Allah Alrahaman Alraheem&lt;/code&gt;on Haram food do not make it halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A link on this topic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.contactpakistan.com/news/news143.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Haram and Halal Meat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="365" LastEditorUserId="365" LastEditDate="2012-10-08T08:00:22.870" LastActivityDate="2012-10-08T08:00:22.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2982" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="2984" CreationDate="2012-10-06T18:56:02.490" Score="8" ViewCount="13564" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.azhar.jp/info/halal-eng/halal7.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Issue of Halal Meat&lt;/a&gt;, which is linked to in an answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2979/how-important-is-eating-halal-meat&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;.  Towards the end, it claims &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The law concerning meat is so strict that even if the meat leaves the sight of a Muslim into the care of a Kaafir at any time after slaughtering till the time of consumption, then such meat cannot be eaten and is said to be Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know what verses support this?  Does this mean that if I buy Halal meat, which is then cooked for me by a non-Muslim, that the meat becomes Haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I am the only Muslim in my family, this would imply that I must do all of the family's cooking (of meat) myself.  Have I understood this correctly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user202" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T07:17:06.090" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T07:17:06.090" Title="Does halal meat become haram when prepared by a non-Muslim?" Tags="|halal-haram|non-muslim|meat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2983" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-06T22:17:17.403" Score="5" ViewCount="45307" Body="&lt;p&gt;When my sister travels, I know that she can't travel without a mahram. But if I act as a mahram for her so she can travel, I am sexually attracted to her and the temptation is very high when we are alone together. I know that it's forbidden to have sex with her and I pray that I don't sin like that, but it is very hard in that situation with travel.  Is it haram for me to be mahram for her because of this?   How can I refuse to be mahram for her when she needs me to, when I can't explain the real reason without destroying the family?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="668" LastEditorDisplayName="user202" LastEditDate="2012-10-07T01:39:59.600" LastActivityDate="2014-02-21T18:12:33.993" Title="Can I be mahram to my sister whom I am attracted to?" Tags="|sex|travelling|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2984" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2982" CreationDate="2012-10-07T01:50:49.617" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No, it does not become haram when prepared by a non-Muslim.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are five simple conditions that must be met for meat to be considered halal. I have pages of discussion and notes on this, so permit me to summarize:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Intelligence:&lt;/strong&gt; He has to understand and intend to slaughter, on purpose. (This excludes accidental/unintentional slaughtering.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Religion:&lt;/strong&gt; He has to be a Muslim, or a Christian, or a Jew. No other religion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instrument Used:&lt;/strong&gt; It must be slaughtered by a sharp tool, such as a knife. No blunt objects, bludgeoning, stunning to death, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cut the four veins:&lt;/strong&gt; There are four &quot;veins&quot; that make up the &quot;perfect&quot; cut -- esophagus, two jugular veins, and trachea. There's a difference about if you don't get all four.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You must say &quot;bismillah&quot; (in the name of Allah/God Almighty) before slaughtering.&lt;/strong&gt; Yes, even if you're a Christian or Jew.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice there is no condition #6 that says that &quot;you must always have Muslim eyes on it until it reaches a Muslim house,&quot; or anything similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, we know cases where rasulullah ate at the house of a Jewish man or a woman (the latter being after the conquest of Khaybar). Think about this. &lt;em&gt;He walked into an invitation in the house of a non-Muslim in a non-Muslim land and ate their food.&lt;/em&gt; So subhanallah, we see that Islam is easy, from the best of the best of the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're interested in more, deep details, please open more questions. There are differences of opinion (and tons of details) about the five conditions and the implications from madhab to madhab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-10-07T01:50:49.617" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2985" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-07T07:06:30.987" Score="7" ViewCount="2210" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know there are numerous opinions on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muqatta%27at&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muqatta'at&lt;/a&gt;, and there is &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/328/what-is-the-meaning-of-arabic-letters-in-the-begining-of-some-suras&quot;&gt;another question&lt;/a&gt; already asked here on that topic. But there is a particular theory which occurred to me, and I wanted to know if there is any history of this theory in Islamic scholarship, and whether it makes any sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The theory is that the Muqatta'at are actually roots (triliteral or otherwise), or else as words derived from those roots. Considering for example Sura 2:1 there is alif-lam-meem. Is that a valid triliteral root in Arabic? I know &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H481&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;in Hebrew it is a valid root&lt;/a&gt;, with a root meaning of &quot;bind&quot;, and derived meanings of &quot;silenced&quot;, &quot;mute&quot;, etc. Doesn't الم mean pain, trouble, distress, etc in Arabic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could this theory be extended to the other disjointed letters? Does the theory make any sense?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="670" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2023-11-01T08:04:11.917" Title="Could the Muqatta'at be interpreted as a semitic root?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2986" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-07T09:12:51.470" Score="3" ViewCount="196" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently bought a copy of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_3?asin=B002UZZCJW&amp;amp;qid=1349600276&amp;amp;sr=1-3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Inspired By...The Bible Experience: Old Testament&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; from audible.com. One of the things in this recording is that &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_L._Jackson&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Samuel L. Jackson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; provides the voice of God. I wonder if it's okay to listen to an audio like this according to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T08:53:31.623" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T15:46:02.743" Title="Is listening to a book in which God's voice is imitated forbidden?" Tags="|halal-haram|books|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2983" CreationDate="2012-10-07T10:58:14.420" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mahram is two-fold in Islam, one kind is the kind a person is Mahram with his wife or her husband, and one kind is the kind a person is Mahram with his/her parents, brothers and sisters from the same father or mother, Reza'ee brothers and sisters, uncles, aunts, grand parents, parents in law, and etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The former kind is the kind in which any (common) sexual relationship is allowed, while the latter kind is only to make the everyday life possible, no lust stimulation is ever allowed in this kind of being Mahram. Every person can look at his mother/sister/aunt/... face/hair/body-with-only-two-exceptions, can talk with them not necessarily seriously, and etc., but only if there is not lust stimulation, otherwise even looking at his sister's face may be forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you cannot travel with your sister without lust being stimulated then traveling with her would be forbidden for you. If you are to obey Allah be sure that he will help you, just go one step for Allah for Him to come to you hundreds of steps. Also as much as I know (&lt;em&gt;according to many Shia scolars, but not all of them perhaps&lt;/em&gt;) marriage is also obligatory for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2012-10-07T10:58:14.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2979" CreationDate="2012-10-07T11:33:35.303" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah has stated that &quot;&lt;strong&gt;إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; which implies &quot;&lt;em&gt;Allah only accepts from those who guard (against evil)&lt;/em&gt;&quot; [5:27]. Even if &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Bism-Allah Alrahaman Alraheem&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; can do something (&lt;em&gt;which can but in its place&lt;/em&gt;), it would not be accepted from a guy who easily eat what Allah has forbidden for him, he is obviously not a Muttaghi! So Haram is Haram, nothing can change it to Halal unless there is another rule for it, e.g. in the case of Taghiyyeh, or extreme hunger when there is no other thing to eat, and etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gpdspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2012-10-07T11:33:35.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2990" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5560" CreationDate="2012-10-07T11:56:47.647" Score="12" ViewCount="47984" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've viewed a few websites in search of an answer to whether alcohol is permitted in perfumes, trying to answer my friend's question. However, I can't find a definitive answer to this question; some people say it is strictly forbidden, while others that a seemingly arbitrary amount is halal in some perfumes. I've researched this before and it seems to hinge on whether alcohol is considered pure or not, but I never got to the bottom of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is perfume containing alcohol halal? Haram? If it's a grey area, under what circumstances is it considered one or the other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-29T11:02:31.760" LastActivityDate="2018-07-09T05:46:56.147" Title="Alcohol in perfumes?" Tags="|halal-haram|alcohol|perfume|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2991" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3003" CreationDate="2012-10-07T12:05:21.487" Score="8" ViewCount="2436" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Sunni Islam, I am often told that divorce can be performed without witnesses, which doesn't really make sense to me since everything in Islam requires witness (even when an adulterer commit adultery require witnesses).  Is this the same in Shi'a Islam, and if so, why?  Wouldn't unwitnessed divorce cause problems?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2014-04-07T04:03:51.007" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T04:04:01.160" Title="According to Shi'ism, does divorce require witnesses?" Tags="|shiism|talaq|witness|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2994" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3017" CreationDate="2012-10-07T15:52:12.130" Score="7" ViewCount="3920" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;*First off, I realize that in many Mulsim countries proselytize is contentious term. In many Muslim countries, for example, it is illegal for Christians to &quot;proselytize,&quot; by which it is believed that non-Muslims are using incentives in order to convince Muslims to drop their faith.  I considered using the term &quot;Evangelize,&quot; but the root of that word is a specifically Christian word to mean &quot;to announce the Good News.&quot;  Finally, I considered asking &quot;How does Islamic Missiology work?&quot; but that too seemed a loaded term.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, here's how I would describe what I am looking for - Islam is clearly a growing religion.  That implies that there exists a cadre of Muslims who would seek convince non-Muslims that they should become Muslims.  I would suspect that like other religions, including Christianity, that means that some even feel compelled to leave the lands of their birth in order to promulgate the religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From earlier questions, I have gathered that convincing one to become a Muslim does not necessarily entail suggesting to others that they read the Quran and then choose to follow its theology. From what I have gathered here, there seems to be a very deep level of traditional practices that are undertaken once one has become a Mulsim, but what I am trying to understand is the path by which a non-Muslim is enticed or mentored to start down that path in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, in Christianity, for example, a person who feels called of God to become a missionary will typically leave for distant land, form relationships with locals, and then in the course of that relationship, typically suggest that the Bible addresses the problem of sin in one's life. The concept of grace - namely that God forgives sin - is shown through the Bible, and if a person chooses to be forgiven of their sin, they are often then invited to become a Christian in order to learn how to live in the context of that freedom. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The method of evangelism would then be relationship driven.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &quot;What's in it For Me?&quot; would be forgiveness&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first step would be to encourage the would-be convert to read the Bible.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The ultimate goal would be to get the convert to make a decision to continue learning about this forgiveness and grace from Jesus, typically in some kind of fellowship.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contrast, my naive understanding of Islam seems to be that it is a highly cultural thing - that one is born into a Muslim culture, and one is expected to simply continue to follow the traditions of the culture. While within the culture a life-long learning of the Quran is praised and encouraged, that would presuppose being born into that culture. If, however, it were merely a cultural thing, then it would not be growing beyond immigration. Within America's prison system in particular, this is demonstrably false.  And, since Islam is, in fact, growing, there must be a mechanism by which non-Muslims are enticed into it.  I would like to know how that occurs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question, again, is, how does a Muslim go about bringing a non-Muslim into the ummah?  What techniques, incentives, and methodologies are common for proselytizing amongst those who were not already born into the culture?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="217" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T14:32:32.393" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T14:32:32.393" Title="How do Muslims proselytize* in non-Muslim areas?" Tags="|practical-islam|dawah|culture|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="3003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2991" CreationDate="2012-10-07T18:20:27.657" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Qur'an divorce requires witness: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/65/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;At-talq:65/2&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A man can start the process of divorce in presence of no one but it should be completed and committed with two witnesses after they fulfilled their term otherwise the divorce is not done and they return to their normal life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="48" LastEditorUserId="48" LastEditDate="2012-10-12T20:21:02.347" LastActivityDate="2012-10-12T20:21:02.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3004" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-07T18:24:30.043" Score="23" ViewCount="267702" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see that Islam has given very good options for people to remain sexually fit. My question is that nowadays usually people have only one marriage and even that at an age of 25-37 (my own observation, which may be very wrong). Now there is a whole lot of time in between which is spent without having a wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In all of this time, if a person tries to control himself from doing sex, he can go weird and unusual (this creates a lot of tension, depression and other health problems, as I read). A man can not wait for so many years for sex. So if he is in a position that he can not control it any further, can he  masturbate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="anon" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:52:54.120" LastActivityDate="2023-12-26T01:33:56.003" Title="Is masturbation permissible for a man during an extended period of unmarried life?" Tags="|halal-haram|masturbation|" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3005" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-07T18:40:12.857" Score="3" ViewCount="790" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Possible Duplicate:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/207/where-does-islam-stand-in-internet-piracy&quot;&gt;Where does Islam stand in Internet Piracy?&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a very common question. Is Anything illegal by laws haram?&#xA;Mp3 is one issue. Downloading illegal mp3 is strictly illegal by laws. &#xA;What about jail-breaking the iphone? US courts say it is legal. But Apple does not think so. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="682" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2012-10-08T01:54:34.640" Title="Is downloading mp3 halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2012-10-08T11:26:47.560" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3010" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-07T21:48:13.707" Score="10" ViewCount="36511" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is a picture of Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH) footprint near the Kaabah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Tr6HO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any evidence that is definitely footprint of Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="521" LastActivityDate="2021-06-30T10:58:55.003" Title="Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH) footprint near the Kaaba" Tags="|history|kaabah|prophet-ibrahim|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3011" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5737" CreationDate="2012-10-07T21:55:15.100" Score="16" ViewCount="110764" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2165422/Coke-Pepsi-contain-tiny-traces-alcohol-reveals-French-research.html&quot;&gt;Daily Mail&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Coca-Cola and Pepsi contain minute traces of alcohol, scientific&#xA;  research published in France has revealed.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;They suggest that the alcohol levels are as low as 10mg in every&#xA;  litre, and this works out at around 0.001 per cent alcohol.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it indeed contain 0.001 per cent alcohol - would that still count as Haraam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="521" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:52:42.183" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:52:42.183" Title="Haraam or Halal? - Coke and Pepsi contain 0.001% Alcohol" Tags="|halal-haram|alcohol|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3005" CreationDate="2012-10-08T01:54:34.640" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Leaving aside the issue of whether music is halal or haram, let's look at Islam's stance on &lt;strong&gt;copyright&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most Muslim scholars agree that Islam protects intellectual ownership. See this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated AbuHurayrah: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet () said: Conciliation between&#xA;  Muslims is permissible. The narrator Ahmad added in his version:&#xA;  &quot;except the conciliation which makes lawful unlawful and unlawful&#xA;  lawful.&quot; Sulayman ibn Dawud added: The Apostle of Allah () said:&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Muslims are on (i.e. stick to) their conditions.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/25/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if the owner of the intellectual property has set limitations on copying it, and those limitations do not violate Islam, then Muslims &lt;em&gt;must&lt;/em&gt; honor that. This means that &lt;strong&gt;copying an MP3 is haram if the manner of copying it runs contrary to the wishes of its owner&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now let's take a look at &lt;strong&gt;Jailbreaking iPhones&lt;/strong&gt; and such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, Apple &lt;em&gt;does&lt;/em&gt; say that you are not permitted to Jailbreak your iDevice. &lt;em&gt;But&lt;/em&gt;, this limitation violates &lt;em&gt;you're&lt;/em&gt; rights as the owner of the device. You bought the device legally, and you have the right to do whatever you want with it. Thus this limitation is one that you are not required to honor, so Jailbreaking is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-10-08T01:54:34.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3010" CreationDate="2012-10-08T02:08:28.623" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am unable to validate the authenticity of this picture. However, it has been reported by the sahabi Anas ibn Malik that the prophet Ibrahim's footprints had already been worn out (from people touching it) in his time. This was 1400 years ago, so I doubt that there are any of the original markings left in this day and age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anas bin Malik's report is mentioned in &lt;em&gt;Tafsir Ibn Katheer&lt;/em&gt;, specifically in the commentary on Al Baqarah 2:125. It is in page 417 of &lt;a href=&quot;http://ia600301.us.archive.org/29/items/tqatqa/tqa1.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this PDF version&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic), or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=310#1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here for an English translation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-12-11T05:30:58.923" LastActivityDate="2015-12-11T05:30:58.923" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3016" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-08T05:27:30.987" Score="8" ViewCount="460" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember, I read that once a person came to Muslims in either Macca or Madina and they had to make arrangements for his stay so they decided to give the honor to one of the men. When they both went home and there was very less food at his home which could only be sufficient for one person, he did a trick that he sat with the guest and started to eat and then closed the light and pretended that there was something wrong with the light. He stopped eating in real after that but acted if he was eating with the other guy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next day, the Holy Prophet told him that God has liked his hospitality.&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;There might be a lot of citations needed in the above as I wrote it from my memory and did not copied it. Please improve the above mentioned story if you find the exact one.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my question is that what is that our religion teaches? Doing good with the people or always speaking truth? I know speaking truth is a good thing but in cases where you are getting more good benefit for other people and for humanity, can a person lie too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that the person could have said to the guest that sorry we do not have enough food. But he did not eat it himself nor his wife but did a very good hospitality with a trick. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please help me understand the moral of the story. Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user46" LastEditorDisplayName="user46" LastEditDate="2012-10-08T05:56:50.493" LastActivityDate="2021-09-17T17:05:00.013" Title="Speaking truth or doing good? What is the more important in Islam?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3017" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2994" CreationDate="2012-10-08T06:08:21.280" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;We as Muslims barely do anything to spread Islam. May be a &lt;strong&gt;Quran distribution program&lt;/strong&gt; or a &lt;strong&gt;signature campaign for a mosque&lt;/strong&gt; etc. But on the whole we do very little as compared to what we should be doing.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many conspiracy theorist will blame &quot;out breeding&quot;, &quot;anti-apostasy law&quot;, &quot;forced conversions&quot; but unfortunately for them, our converts are mainly in non-muslims lands like North America, Europe etc where most of these things are absent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually all the negative publicity about Islam in the media has raised a lot of curiosity about it. When people come to meet a muslim or come to a mosque they are expecting angry crazies but find devout docile human beings. That's normally the starter fuel towards their conversion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember a young Australian girl who accepted Islam. Her mother was not a Muslim. Her mother however mentioned something that doesn't strike muslims even. She had said that she was not concerned of her daughter being Muslim because her daughter had skipped most common teenage problems like drinking, partying, boyfriends. Who wouldn't like children like this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, your answer is....&lt;strong&gt;we don't have a clue&lt;/strong&gt;. Every convert has a different story.  It is their personal connection with Allah. Sometimes its just hearing the adhaan or sometimes a verse from the quran. Even to our shock, most of our converts are women whom Islam supposedly oppresses. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only proselytizers we Muslims have to offer is &quot;random checks&quot; at the airport, weird stares when we sport our beards or hijaabs. Branded as being &quot;not social&quot; when we turn down alcohol or haraam food. Even financial uncertainty as we cannot take mortgages on interest. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Along with this we have to offer is... &lt;strong&gt;&quot;as-shado allah ilaha ilalaa, wa-ashado ana muhammadur rasool ilah&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-08T12:14:18.377" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T12:14:18.377" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3018" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2994" CreationDate="2012-10-08T07:39:52.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I try to answer your question but doubt at the same time if what I say would be the answer you expect. Islam means submitting to one and only one God, a one that is not followed or accompanied by a second. He is the Creator, the Owner, the Leader and the Target. He has introduced Himself to His creatures, humans, from the very first day that He Made them, note that our father himself was a prophet of God, so that humans will not be lost in this tangled world of &quot;intellect vs. desire&quot;. Then after every time that a society was going wrong He sent another prophet to remind them of the truth. All people in history were expected to be submitted to God, as He is the Needless and Wise and if he commands something the humans themselves would benefit. In this regard, Islam is not a new religion, it only came to complete all those previous versions of the one heavenly religion, so that when it came to completeness the name came to be &quot;Islam&quot;, meaning the complete submission to Allah. Also the rules have experienced minor changes and the final rules were in preparation, but the rules of Islam would not be substituted ever after as Islam is the last religion, and when there is no other rule to be added or changed there would also be no prophet after the last prophet, the holiness Muhammad --peace be upon him--.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if someone asks you why you believe in Jesus --peace be upon him-- or why Jews believe in Moses --peace be upon him-- you and them would probably answer because Jesus and Moses have proved their prophecy (&lt;em&gt;neglecting what Christians say about the incarnation of God in Jesus&lt;/em&gt;) through many miracles, we approve that, but if again you are asked how can you get assured that the miracles have actually happened what would be your answer? You have not seen them happening! You have trusted your parents and other persons to whom you can trust, they don't lie, also you have sensed faith in God and these trustworthy people were the only ones on around who were talking about what you have personally sensed, so that you could now believe in Christianity, everything that they say as there is no other alternatives. However, Islam is only different in one point. Its prophet's miracle is still in our hands, Quran the book, you can read it like you are just beside its prophet, if there is a believe in Islam that would be acquired through reading this book and then confessing that I understand this book being sent from Allah, so I come to Islam and would be a Muslim. Then if all the people on Earth come to you and try to make you doubt in everything you have your belief structure based on a firm ground, it would not shake until you choose the otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can guide people to different verses of Quran or Ahadith for them to get familiar with Islam, but making them to believe is only put aside for Allah Himself, as he has warned us we cannot touch anyone's hearth unless He wants them to be touched. The hearths are the territory of Allah only:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not required of thee [or more accurately if I am right, &lt;em&gt;up to you&lt;/em&gt;] (O Messenger), to set them on the right&#xA;  path, but Allah sets on the right path whom He pleaseth. Whatever of&#xA;  good ye give benefits your own souls, and ye shall only do so seeking&#xA;  the &quot;Face&quot; of Allah. Whatever good ye give, shall be rendered back to&#xA;  you, and ye shall not Be dealt with unjustly. [2:272]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And (moreover) He hath put affection between their hearts: not if thou&#xA;  hadst spent all that is in the earth, couldst thou have produced that&#xA;  affection, but Allah hath done it: for He is Exalted in might, Wise.&#xA;  [8:63]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why should ye be divided into two parties about the Hypocrites? Allah&#xA;  hath upset them for their (evil) deeds. Would ye guide those whom&#xA;  Allah hath thrown out of the Way? For those whom Allah hath thrown out&#xA;  of the Way, never shalt thou find the Way. [4:88]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also see that in many other verses including these ones:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah hath set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing, and on&#xA;  their eyes is a veil; great is the penalty they (incur) [2:7]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Our Lord!&quot; (they say), &quot;Let not our hearts deviate now after Thou&#xA;  hast guided us, but grant us mercy from Thine own Presence; for Thou&#xA;  art the Grantor of bounties without measure. [3:8]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Messenger! let not those grieve thee, who race each other into&#xA;  unbelief: (whether it be) among those who say &quot;We believe&quot; with their&#xA;  lips but whose hearts have no faith; or it be among the Jews,- men who&#xA;  will listen to any lie,- will listen even to others who have never so&#xA;  much as come to thee. They change the words from their (right) times&#xA;  and places: they say, &quot;If ye are given this, take it, but if not,&#xA;  beware!&quot; If any one's trial is intended by Allah, thou hast no&#xA;  authority in the least for him against Allah. For such - it is not&#xA;  Allah's will to purify their hearts. For them there is disgrace in&#xA;  this world, and in the Hereafter a heavy punishment. [5:41]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Such were the towns whose story We (thus) relate unto thee: There came&#xA;  indeed to them their messengers with clear (signs): But they would not&#xA;  believe what they had rejected before. Thus doth Allah seal up the&#xA;  hearts of those who reject faith. [7:101]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, according to Quran even our own believing in God is not up to ourselves, there is no guarantee for us to remain believers till our death time, so we should care about it for Allah not to take his giving back:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even if We did send unto them angels, and the dead did speak unto&#xA;  them, and We gathered together all things before their very eyes, they&#xA;  are not the ones to believe, unless it is in Allah's plan. But most of&#xA;  them ignore (the truth). [6:111]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And last I should mention you a point. There is a specific age in Islam since when the humans are charged for their wrong doings, 9 for girls and 15 for boys. Note that even in Islamic cultures people are not all the same, differences exist between different Islamic cultures, be it Shia or Sunni, be it Iran or Saudi Arabia or Malaysia, and even there are differences between different inside a single Islamic culture. Allah has given a time to every child during which he can learn, first from their parents, then from their friends in schools and also from tutors, then they further and farther enter the society and can learn even more, then it is time to choose their own way and style. Today children are almost playing all their sub-9 and sub-15 ages, but this is not what is expected from them and even their parents. The time Allah has given each individual person to choose his life style and indeed, belief style, is somewhat vital but not the only opportunity for him. Since Quran has stated humans can still be guided easily until they are 40:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We have enjoined on man kindness to his parents: In pain did his&#xA;  mother bear him, and in pain did she give him birth. The carrying of&#xA;  the (child) to his weaning is (a period of) thirty months. At length,&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;when he reaches the age of full strength and attains forty years&lt;/strong&gt;, he&#xA;  says, &quot;O my Lord! Grant me that I may be grateful for Thy favour which&#xA;  Thou has bestowed upon me, and upon both my parents, and that I may&#xA;  work righteousness such as Thou mayest approve; and be gracious to me&#xA;  in my issue. Truly have I turned to Thee and truly do I bow (to Thee)&#xA;  in Islam.&quot; [46:15]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And according to Shi'ite Ahadith 40 is the age that if someone is not guided before that then there would be a very small chance that he/she will ever submit to Allah then after, maybe because he/she has generated answers (even if fake and not true) to the very important questions that would make a base for all of his/her beliefs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, let me sum up my answer, Guiding in hearth is not something that any of us, even the prophet himself, peace be upon him, can do. We can only guide people to hear the words of Allah and He Himself would show them his signs so that they will know them, then they may accept it or not:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And to rehearse the Qur'an: and if any accept guidance, they do it for&#xA;  the good of their own souls, and if any stray, say: &quot;I am only a&#xA;  Warner&quot;. [27:92]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And say: &quot;Praise be to Allah, Who will soon show you His Signs, so&#xA;  that ye shall know them&quot;; and thy Lord is not unmindful of all that ye&#xA;  do.  [27:93]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But beside what we can do there should be a sentence that says &quot;also we must do what we can!&quot; So if we are not doing as much as we can we would be questioned with no doubt. Maybe this website is a place to do this then! If we cannot guide anyone in hearth but we can show them the truth for themselves to decide to come and stay or to leave and stray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-30T09:48:30.457" LastActivityDate="2015-11-30T09:48:30.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3020" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-08T09:42:48.140" Score="4" ViewCount="3189" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What are the manners of eating and drinking in Islam?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What were the eating manners and habits of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What are the benefits for us to adopt eating habits/manners of Islam?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="365" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T14:07:23.813" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T14:07:23.813" Title="What are the proper dietary and eating habits or manners in Islam?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|sunnah|food|adab|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="3022" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-08T14:44:05.900" Score="11" ViewCount="1057" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I understand correctly, according to Quran before Prophet Muhammad, there were other prophets such as Jesus, Moses and message delivered by them was time bound. Message of Prophet Muhammad is till Qayamat (till world's end: this is also a time bound ). &#xA;If all these prophets were sent by same creator (God, Allah) then,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is there mention of life of Prophet Muhammad in earlier messages?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Given that message of prophets are subject to change with time, can I assume that message of Prophet Muhammad may change?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As said in Quran, Islam is the perfect religion. Why it took so long for creator (God, Allah) to perfect it?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How should the message be interpreted &quot;There is no God but Allah and Prophet Muhammad is his messenger&quot; given that creator has not changed? Should it not be 'God and Allah are the same and Prophet Muhammad is his messenger'&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="616" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-03T12:27:27.523" LastActivityDate="2016-08-03T12:27:27.523" Title="Frequent change in message from the creator (God, Allah)" Tags="|quran|other-religions|prophets|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3022" CreationDate="2012-10-08T17:14:48.733" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not change. but it is perfection over time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Is there mention of life of Prophet Muhammad in earlier messages?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Islam Yes, all prophets mentioned but those who their benefits from being leaders of religious people falls in danger by admitting it, keep its evidences hided from public. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Given that message of prophets are subject to change with time, can&#xA;I assume that message of Prophet Muhammad may change?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only a prophet can bring a new religion. Quran clearly says Muhammad SAWW is final prophet and Islam was completed at Ghadeer day by adding Imamat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. As said in Quran, Islam is the perfect religion. Why it took so long for creator (God, Allah) to perfect it?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perfect religion needs prefect people and capacity to understand it. it is like teaching PhD lessons to high school students. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastActivityDate="2012-10-08T17:14:48.733" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3025" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3022" CreationDate="2012-10-08T17:36:58.923" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/URXEy.png&quot; alt=&quot;In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Is there mention of life of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in earlier messages?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know I would not be able to answer this question better than at the following articles by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakir_Naik&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dr. Zakir Naik&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irf.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=205&amp;amp;Itemid=101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad in Christian scriptures.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irf.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=141&amp;amp;Itemid=136&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad in Jewish scriptures.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irf.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=201&amp;amp;Itemid=131&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad in Hindu scriptures&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irf.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=199&amp;amp;Itemid=142&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad in Buddhist scriptures&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irf.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=123&amp;amp;Itemid=96&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Further reading.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the answer is 'yes'. Muhammad was mentioned in earlier messages of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Given that message of prophets are subject to change with time, can I assume that message of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) may change?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you say the following,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Message of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is till Qiyamah (till world's end: this is also a time bound ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you are failing to understand that after the qiyamah, the mankind will not need a Qur'an or the Torah or the Bible because the day of Qiyamah is the final Judgement Day and no one will be able to do anything out of his own will, let alone sinning or doing something to please Allah. So apparently since the man will not sin, there is no need of guidance for him. And since there is no need of guidance, the Holy Books cease to do their work of guidance on the day of Qiyamah and there will be no reason to re-perfect Allah's message again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;As said in Quran, Islam is the perfect religion. Why it took so long for creator (God, Allah) to perfect it?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad (pbuh) is Imaam-ul-Anbiyaa (Leader of prophets). So the perfect religion was perfected on Muhammad (pbuh) to signify his status.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, like others mention, it is a perfection over time. It would have been difficult for the people of previous Prophets (pbut) to follow a Message as perfect as the Holy Qur'an. A good example is the word of &lt;strong&gt;New Testament:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;John 16:12.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;em&gt;Since the creator hasn't changed, shouldn't the invocation be &quot;God and Allah are the same and Prophet Muhammad is his messenger&quot;?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No doubt the Kalimah/invocation that you suggest implies that Allah is the same creator who had sent down Jesus(pbuh), Moses(pbuh) and other Messengers (pbut) and that He has not changed. But, it doesn't imply the Unity of God from any angle.  Islam on the other hand requires us to believe in the Unity of Allah at the primary level. So the invocation has to be the one which says that there is no other God except Allah, ideally it is :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h1&gt;لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad (pbuh) is His Messenger]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and its variations like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h1&gt;أشهدُ أنْ لا إلهَ إلاَّ الله. وأشهدُ أنَّ محمّدًا رسولُ الله&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I bear witness that there is no God but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad (pbuh) is His Messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْـتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2012-12-10T11:32:51.620" LastActivityDate="2012-12-10T11:32:51.620" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2979" CreationDate="2012-10-08T18:02:36.620" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me firstly bring to light a hadith which is well known....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O people, Allah is Good and He therefore, accepts only that which is good. And Allah commanded the believers as He commanded the Messengers by saying: &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;O Messengers, eat of the good things, and do good deeds; verily I am aware of what you do&amp;quot; (xxiii. 51)&lt;/em&gt;. And He said: &lt;em&gt;'O those who believe, eat of the good things that We gave you&amp;quot; (ii. 172)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He then made a mention of a person who travels widely, his hair dishevelled and covered with dust. He lifts his hand towards the sky (and thus makes the supplication):&amp;quot; O Lord,O Lord,&amp;quot; whereas his diet is unlawful, his drink is unlawful, and his clothes are unlawful and his nourishment is unlawful. How can then his supplication be accepted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(Muslim Book #005, Hadith #2214)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I consider the understanding of this hadith as very crucial to Muslims today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the first part of this hadith...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... the prophet(pbuh) quotes two verses from the Quran where Allah lays emphasis on eating halal food and doing good deeds. It affirms that Allah is aware of all that we do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the second part of this hadith...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... the prophet (pbuh) gives us an example of a person &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;who travels widely&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. As we all know, that Islamic rules are relaxed for travelers BUT the prophet (pbuh) is laying emphasis on NOT CROSSING THE LINE towards evil under the guise of relaxation. This part implies that our supplications will not be accepted if we eat haram, dress haram and have haram hygiene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet (pbuh) describes this person as...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A person who travels widely&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;His hair dishevelled and covered with dust (i.e. not much personal hygiene)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;His diet is unlawful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;His drink is unlawful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;His clothes are unlawful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;His nourishment is unlawful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;In short, if we want our duas to be accepted by Allah we should eat halal and be very cautious that we don't consume haram.&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Halal and saying Bis-millah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quranic laws of halal food are well known. So I will skip quoting the verses from the Quran but will provide some practical examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Example:&lt;/strong&gt; chicken meat is halal but if the chicken was previously dead due other causes  it becomes haram. (refer to Quran 2:173 about dead animals)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Certain places have passed laws that allow animals to be served even after they are dead on the condition that they are cleaned and frozen within the first few hours after they are dead. BUT this practice is haram&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Example:&lt;/strong&gt; Recently all most all non-Muslim butchers have started to stun the animals. This is due to the pressure from animal rights groups . This practice keeps the blood of the animal in the body hence this meat is haram even if bismillah is said. This is because blood itself is haram. (refer to Quran 2:173 about blood)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was a fatwa in the 90's that meat in North America/Europe was halal if bismillah was said before eating it, BUT that fatwa IS NOT VALID ANYMORE as almost all meat processors have moved to stunning. This old fatwa was based on the process they used to follow previously i.e. cut the animals like we do (by draining the blood) but they did not say bismillah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T06:57:56.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3027" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3004" CreationDate="2012-10-08T19:14:24.037" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A narration attributed to Hasan ibn Arfah reports:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nabi (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said, 'Seven persons are such that Allah will not look at them on the Day of Qiyaamat nor will He purify them nor will He include them among the learned and Allah will make  enter them into Jahannam. They will enter Jahannam first except for those who repent. As those who repent Allah will accept their repentance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Person who masturbates.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Person who performs the act of sodomy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The person upon whom the act of sodomy is performed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A long time drunkard without any stop.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The person who hits his parents so much that they appeal for help.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The person who harms his neighbours so much so that they curse him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The person who commits adultery with his neighbour's wife.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;And those who guard their chastity, except in the case of their wives or those whom their right hands possess, - for then, they are free from blame; but whoever seeks beyond that, then those are transgressors.&quot; -23:5-7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an chapter 23 Al-Muminun verse 5 to 7&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the above ayah shows, masturbation is not allowed in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="689" LastEditorUserId="24208" LastEditDate="2017-09-09T17:08:17.573" LastActivityDate="2017-09-09T17:08:17.573" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3029" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3020" CreationDate="2012-10-09T04:35:10.283" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manners of Eating and Drinking in Islam and its advantages:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.ahmedali/7:31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;...eat and drink, but do not be wasteful, for God does not like the prodigals.&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; [7:31].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Holy Prophet (saww) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Eat when you feel hungry, drink when you feel thirsty ... &amp;quot; (1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He (saww) also said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Whoever eats little, will have a sound body and a pure heart, and whoever eats too much will get sick and will become hardhearted.” (2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Avoid overeating which ruins the body, causes ailment and prevents one from worshiping.” (3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Sadiq (as) reported as saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“A believer eats in one gut, whereas a disbeliever eats in seven guts!” (4)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Jesus (as) has been reported as saying to the Israelites:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“O children of Israel! Do not overeat, for whoever overeats will sleep much, and whoever sleeps much will not perform his prayer properly, and whoever does not perform his prayer properly will be among the unmindful.” (5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1).  Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 59, p.261&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(2).  Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 63, p.338&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(3).  Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 59, p.266&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(4).  Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 63, p.325&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(5). Abwab al-Jinan (the doors to paradises).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maaref-foundation.com/english/library/ethics/taqwa_advice_of_ahl_al_bayt/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;book&lt;/a&gt; is a gem. Piety and Health are discussed in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maaref-foundation.com/english/library/ethics/taqwa_advice_of_ahl_al_bayt/53.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;topic&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources with references are mentioned in the book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope you find it useful. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="396" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-10-11T04:45:18.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3030" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="215" CreationDate="2012-10-09T08:26:49.767" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me answer you somewhat fundamentally. Allah is the Just so never choose what to create or what to let not created, He creates just whatever that is creatable and having cause for its creation (addressing the Causality). Now let do some Q/A:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it possible for a creature to have intellect but not desire? Yes. the examples are angels. (&lt;em&gt;Angels have the power to decide and choose, like us the humans, they are not mechanical machines, but no desire that they have there is no reason for them not to accept what is intellectually a must for them, e.g. when Allah commands them to do something they know they must do that and also have no desire-kind barrier to withstand their will obeying Allah!&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it possible for a creature not to have intellect but only desire? Yes. the examples are animals. (&lt;em&gt;Note that there is a big difference between intellect and intelligence. The animals have been given instincts by which they can decide what to do and what not to do, so again they have will and can decide, they are not mechanical machines either.&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it possible for a creature to have both intellect and desire together? Yes. the examples are humans and Jinns.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Humans and Jinns have intellect by which they should decide between what they know being intellectually a must and desire which should be fulfilled to the extent again allowed by intellectual power, but one can also neglect intellect and decide based on desire, an example is that we the humans have been given a material body, which needs to be fed with water and minerals and proteins and etc. but the scientists of even the present modern era are just trying to study this body, what it is consist of, what is good for what limb, and etc., that to say in short, we do not know our own bodies! So how are we expected to keep it safe? Note that this question is more critical for all the people living behind the present era, with a lower medical knowledge that they had. Allah has thus given us a kind of instinct, the power to understand the tastes and a desire to the taste which is required by our bodies, we sometimes feel like we need something salty, no matter how much that we eat sour things we would still need to eat enough salty things to be satisfied. This desire is for our benefit for us to feed our bodies to the extent that the bodies need but we was not to know it otherwise. Eating to the extent we need using this desire is itself an intellectual decision! However, what do we have done especially in the modern societies? We have changed the whole thing into an &quot;eating industry&quot; and even worst &quot;taste industry&quot;. First of all, we do not eat because we need it but we eat because a food is delicious! Second, we do not eat to the extent that we need but to the extent that we can eat, extremely according to our desire and wish! Third, we do not eat healthy things but we only eat tastes! For example the natural Salt (&lt;em&gt;full of minerals&lt;/em&gt;) which is among the main foods of old nations now has been purified and turned to be only an additive that if we eat more than is allowed by the physicians then we would be led to many deceases! They call it improvement while it is of course not an improvement!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, even prophets had the evil desires with themselves (&lt;em&gt;see surah An-Naas, they are intrinsically humans like others&lt;/em&gt;), they could choose to do wrong, but they have always chosen to live the way Allah expect from them, that is, to choose intellect over desire whenever that there arise a contradiction between them. They are infallible means they never choose to to do wrong and Allah would help them and everyone else who wish so. The mechanism is just too simple. You choose to do right or wrong, the first decision would be hard but you choose your choice, then again you come to the same contradiction of intellect and desire, this time you have a preferred choice, so you may be more easily choose your last choice rather than to change it. If you treat yourself to always do right then it will become your manner and you will be infallible in the sense of all the prophets. However, one always has the possibility to choose its way to deviate, in one way it is called return (Tubah) and in the other way it is called being seduced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-09-28T11:09:10.540" LastActivityDate="2014-09-28T11:09:10.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3031" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-09T08:52:56.647" Score="3" ViewCount="1432" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know what are the major books for supplications? For Shia Muslims, I know the collection book of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qul.org.au/library/duas-supplications&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mafatih-al-jinan&lt;/a&gt; with all the supplications from the prophet and the 12 holy household. There, you can see supplication like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qul.org.au/library/duas-supplications/399-dua-kumayl-the-supplication-of-kumayl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kumayl&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qul.org.au/library/duas-supplications/414-munajat-e-imam-ali-whisper-prayer-of-imam-ali-as&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Munajat Imam Ali&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qul.org.au/library/duas-supplications/413-munajat-e-shabaniya-the-invocation-of-the-month-of-shaban&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Munajat Shabaniya&lt;/a&gt; and much more...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is if the sunni scholors consider these supplications to be authentic and if yes, do the Sunni Muslims recite them in daily life? What are the sources of supplications for Sunni Muslims? I need some examples!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="618" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2020-02-16T10:21:10.437" LastActivityDate="2020-02-16T10:21:10.437" Title="Major sources of supplications" Tags="|shia-sunni|dua|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="8" ClosedDate="2015-03-18T01:11:37.930" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3032" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3036" CreationDate="2012-10-09T09:17:50.703" Score="10" ViewCount="9490" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Farewell_Sermon&quot;&gt;The poorly-cited Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt; states: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Farewell Sermon (Arabic: خطبة الوداع‎, Khuṭbatu l-Wadā), also&#xA;  known as Muhammad's Final Sermon or The Last Sermon, was delivered by&#xA;  Muhammad on the 9th of Dhu al-Hijjah, 10 AH (9 March 632) in the&#xA;  Uranah valley of Mount Arafat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-watch.org/authors/89-other-authors/134-fraudulent-translation-of-muhammad-last-sermon-egalitarian.html&quot;&gt;This page&lt;/a&gt; states that his famed &quot;Last Sermon&quot; is a fake from 1991.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The top of 4.630.000 Google results for &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.nl/search?q=last+sermon&quot;&gt;last sermon&lt;/a&gt;&quot; are indeed unsourced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3857469006279&amp;amp;set=a.1273801416204.2032216.1564999382&amp;amp;type=1&quot;&gt;my last Facebook comment quoting it&lt;/a&gt; got &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3857468566268&amp;amp;set=a.1273801416204.2032216.1564999382&amp;amp;type=1&quot;&gt;censored without comment&lt;/a&gt;, I'd like to know whether that part (&quot;You will neither inflict nor suffer any inequity.&quot;) was representative of the religion of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="691" LastActivityDate="2019-06-11T05:57:48.480" Title="Is prophet Muhammad's &quot;Last Sermon&quot; an accurate translation?" Tags="|translation|prophet-muhammad|books|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3034" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3035" CreationDate="2012-10-09T15:54:23.667" Score="6" ViewCount="5491" Body="&lt;p&gt;How does Islam define the word &lt;em&gt;saint&lt;/em&gt;? Does it just mean any reasonably good person; or a person in close communication with God? Is it in some way analogous to the Christian concept of a &quot;saved&quot; person? Can you call someone a saint while they're still alive, or is that title given only to a person now dead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Britannica&lt;/em&gt; has &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/516666/saint/34118/Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a short paragraph on saints in Islam&lt;/a&gt; which, if I'm reading it correctly, says that saints are not an &quot;official&quot; part of the religion. Perhaps. I'm not actually sure what it's saying. I do note that the word &lt;em&gt;saint&lt;/em&gt; is used three times on this site, without any definition being given, so presumably there is a fairly standard accepted definition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="156" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T23:01:54.010" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T23:01:54.010" Title="What is a &quot;saint&quot; in Islam?" Tags="|terminology|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3034" CreationDate="2012-10-09T17:34:01.457" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The concept of &lt;em&gt;saint&lt;/em&gt; is not universal in Islam, and as far as I know is almost exclusive to Sufist Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Sufism, a &quot;wali&quot; (saint) is a particularly pious person chosen by Allah Himself. They rank above most people but below prophets. Some of them are granted a &lt;em&gt;karama&lt;/em&gt; (minor miracle) or more, but they are not infallible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Maryam (Mary) in Sufism is regarded as a &lt;em&gt;wali&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-10-09T17:34:01.457" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3032" CreationDate="2012-10-09T18:10:49.397" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Farewell Sermon (as it is also known) can be found in all the major biographies of the prophet Mohammad such as &lt;em&gt;&quot;Al Seerah Annabawiyah&quot;&lt;/em&gt; by Ibn Hisham.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second link isn't saying that the sermon itself is fake, rather that the translation quoted in the article is erroneous and skewed. And in a way, they are right. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a&#xA;  non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white&#xA;  has no superiority over a black nor a black has any superiority over&#xA;  white except by piety and good action. Learn that every Muslim is a&#xA;  brother to every Muslim and that the Muslims constitute one&#xA;  brotherhood. Nothing shall be legitimate to a Muslim which belongs to&#xA;  a fellow Muslim unless it was given freely and willingly. Do not,&#xA;  therefore, do injustice to yourselves.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This paragraph for instance has no word-to-word equivalent in the original sermon. While the original does state &quot;All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab&quot; there is no mention of &quot;white has no superiority over a black nor a black has any superiority over white&quot;, and so on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm still searching for a better more accurate translation to English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming to your third point, &quot;You will neither inflict nor suffer any inequity.&quot; is indeed part of the Farwell Sermon. The Arabic equivalent is &quot;لا تَظلمون ولا تُظلمون&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For reference, here is the full text of the sermon in Arabic (I may translate it myself later if I can't find a good sourced translation):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الحمدُ لله نحمدُهُ وَنَسْتَعِينُه، ونَسْتَغْفِرُهُ، ونَتُوبُ إليه،&#xA;  ونَعُوذُ باللهِ مِنْ شُرورِ أنْفُسِنا ومِنْ سيّئآتِ أعْمَالِنَا مَن&#xA;  يَهْدِ اللهُ فَلا مُضِلَّ لَهُ، ومَنْ يُضَلِلْ فَلاَ هَادِيَ لَهُ .&#xA;  وأشهد أن لا إله إلاّ الله وحْده لا شريك له، وأنّ محمداً عبدُه ورسولُه.&#xA;  أوصيكُم عبادَ الله بتقوى الله،وأحثّكم على طاعته! &#xA;  وأستفتح بالذي هو خير.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  أَمَّا بعد، أيّهَا النّاس، &#xA;  اسْمَعُوا منّي أُبّينْ لَكُمْ، فَإنّيَ لاَ&#xA;  أَدْرِي، لعَليّ لاَ أَلْقَاكُمْ بَعْدَ عَامي هَذَا، في مَوْقِفي هذا،&#xA;  أَيُهَا النَّاس، إنّ دِمَاءَكُمْ وَأمْوَالَكُمْ وَأَعْرَاضَكُمْ&#xA;  عَليكُمْ حَرَامٌ إلى أنْ تَلْقَوْا رَبَّكُمْ، كَحُرمَةِ يَوْمِكُمْ&#xA;  هَذَا في شَهْرِ كُمْ هَذَا في بَلَدِكُم هَذَا وإنكم ستلقون ربكم&#xA;  فيسألكم عن أعمالكم وقد بلغت ، فَمَنْ كَانَتْ عِنْدَهُ أَمَانةٌ&#xA;  فليؤُدِّها إلى مَنْ ائْتمَنَهُ عَلَيها، وإن كل ربا موضوع ولكن لكم رءوس&#xA;  أموالكم لا تظلمون ولا تظلمون ، و قضى الله أنه لا ربا ، وإن ربا عمي&#xA;  العباس بن عبد المطلب موضوع كله وأن كل دم كان في الجاهلية موضوع وإن أول&#xA;  دمائكم أضع دم عامر ابن ربيعة بن الحارث بن عبد المطلب ، فهو أول ما أبدأ&#xA;  به من دماء الجاهلية ، وإن مآثر الجاهلية موضوعة غير السدانة والسقاية&#xA;  والعمد قَوَدٌ ، وشبه العمد ما قتل بالعصا والحجر وفيه مائة بعير فمن&#xA;  ازداد فهو من الجاهلية.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  أما بعد أيها الناس فإن الشيطان قد يئس من أن&#xA;  يعبد بأرضكم هذه أبدا ولكنه إن يطع فيما سوى ذلك فقد رضي به بما تحقرون&#xA;  من أعمالكم فاحذروه على دينكم أيها الناس ﴿ إِنَّمَا النَّسِيءُ&#xA;  زِيَادَةٌ فِي الْكُفْرِ يُضَلُّ بِهِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يُحِلُّونَهُ&#xA;  عَاماً وَيُحَرِّمُونَهُ عَاماً لِيُوَاطِئُوا عِدَّةَ مَا حَرَّمَ&#xA;  اللَّهُ فَيُحِلُّوا مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ ﴾ إن الزمان قد استدار كهيئته&#xA;  يوم خلق الله السموات والأرض و﴿ إِنَ عِدَّةَ الشهور عند اللَّهِ اثْنَا&#xA;  عَشَرَ شَهْراً ﴾ منها أربعة حرم ثلاثة متوالية ورجب مضر ، الذي بين&#xA;  جمادى وشعبان.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  أما بعد أيها الناس ، إن لِنسَائِكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ حقاً،&#xA;  ولَكُمْ عَلَيْهِنّ حقّ، لَكُمْ عَليِنّ ألا يُوطْئنَ فُرُشَكُمْ غيرَكم&#xA;  وَلا يُدْخِلْنَ أحَداً تكرَهُونَهُ بيوتَكُمْ، ولا يأتينَ بِفَاحِشَة&#xA;  فإن فعلن فإن الله قد أذن لكم أن تهجروهن في المضاجع وتضربوهن ضربا غير&#xA;  مبرح فإن انتهين فلهن رزقهن وكسوتهن بالمعروف واستوصوا بالنساء خيرا ،&#xA;  فإنهن عندكم عوان لا يملكن لأنفسهن شيئا ، وإنكم إنما أخذتموهن بأمانة&#xA;  الله واستحللتم فروجهن بكلمات الله فاعقلوا أيها الناس قولي ، أَيهَا&#xA;  النّاسُ، إنّما المُؤمِنُونَ إخْوةٌ ، فَلاَ يَحِلُّ لامْرِىءٍ مَالُ&#xA;  أَخيهِ إلاّ عَنْ طيبِ نفْسٍ منهُ، أَلاَ هَلْ بلّغْتُ، اللّهُم اشْهَدْ،&#xA;  فلا تَرْجِعُنّ بَعْدِي كُفاراً يَضرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رقابَ بَعْض فَإنّي&#xA;  قَدْ تَركْتُ فِيكُمْ مَا إنْ أخَذتمْ بِهِ لَمْ تَضِلُّوا بَعْدَهُ،&#xA;  كِتَابَ اللهِ وَ سُنَّة نَبيّه ، أَلاَ هَلْ بلّغتُ، اللّهمّ اشْهَدْ.&#xA;  أيها النّاسُ إن رَبَّكُمْ وَاحِدٌ، وإنّ أَبَاكُمْ واحِدٌ ، كُلكُّمْ&#xA;  لآدمَ وآدمُ من تُراب، إن أَكرمُكُمْ عندَ اللهِ أتْقَاكُمْ وليس لعربيّ&#xA;  فَضْلٌ على عجميّ إلاّ بالتّقْوىَ، أَلاَ هَلْ بلَّغْتُ، اللّهُمّ اشهد&quot;&#xA;  قَالُوا: نَعَمْ قَال: فلْيُبَلِّغِ الشاهدُ الغائبَ والسلامُ عليكم&#xA;  ورحمة الله!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-06-11T05:57:48.480" LastActivityDate="2019-06-11T05:57:48.480" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="3037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3034" CreationDate="2012-10-09T18:16:46.657" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;A saint or Wali in Islam refers to a friend of Allah, Allah has said in the Quran that his friends, Awliya' will have nor fear nor shall they grieve. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَلَآ إِنَّ أَوۡلِيَآءَ ٱللَّهِ لَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ&#xA;  يَحۡزَنُونَ (٦٢)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Behold! verily on the friends of Allah there is no fear, nor shall&#xA;  they grieve; (62)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read:   &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allaahuakbar.net/misconceptions/121.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-10-09T18:22:14.263" LastActivityDate="2012-10-09T18:22:14.263" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1509" CreationDate="2012-10-10T06:17:22.963" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Working of Islamic banking and conventional banking are quite different with one another. In Islamic Banking the concept of profit sharing, ownership and risk bearing matters are the vital elements of Islamic banking that differentiate it from the conventional banking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="693" LastActivityDate="2012-10-10T06:17:22.963" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2991" CreationDate="2012-10-10T08:35:35.877" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shi`a and Sunni Muslims differ in the acceptable method of divorce. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divorce_%28Islamic%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; says Sunni practice requires no witnesses and allows triple-talaq and Shi`a rules do not allow this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The primary evidence used by the Shi`a are the first two verses of Surat at-Talaq:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Prophet, when you [Muslims] divorce women, divorce them for [the&#xA;commencement of] their waiting period and keep count of the waiting&#xA;period, and fear Allah , your Lord. Do not turn them out of their&#xA;[husbands'] houses, nor should they [themselves] leave [during that&#xA;period] unless they are committing a clear immorality. And those are&#xA;the limits [set by] Allah . And whoever transgresses the limits of&#xA;Allah has certainly wronged himself. You know not; perhaps Allah will&#xA;bring about after that a [different] matter.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/65/1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[At-Talaq: 1]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when they have [nearly] fulfilled their term, either retain them&#xA;according to acceptable terms or part with them according to&#xA;acceptable terms. And &lt;strong&gt;bring to witness two just men from among you&lt;/strong&gt; and&#xA;establish the testimony for [the acceptance of] Allah . That is&#xA;instructed to whoever should believe in Allah and the Last day. And&#xA;whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/65/2&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[At-Talaq: 2]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-04-16T23:25:11.717" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3043" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3060" CreationDate="2012-10-10T13:03:47.280" Score="7" ViewCount="353" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Qur'an, Allah says;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jQxd5.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We did not make the prophets forms not eating food, nor were they&#xA;  immortal [on earth].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/21/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'Anbyā' - 8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikmah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hikmah&lt;/a&gt; of Prophets being mortals eating food?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T23:37:51.953" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T12:56:27.827" Title="Why is it important that Prophets eat food and they are not immortal?" Tags="|tafseer|prophets|surat-al-anbiya|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3044" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3053" CreationDate="2012-10-10T15:11:47.243" Score="8" ViewCount="2431" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith I heard that said: Whoever listens to music, molten rock will be poured into his ears on Youmul Qyamah.  Where is this Hadith recorded? and what is it's authenticity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh, and I also already checked Sunnah.com and it's not there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-10-10T15:33:35.623" LastActivityDate="2012-10-30T16:47:21.500" Title="Where did this Hadith come from?" Tags="|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3045" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-10T17:06:19.573" Score="3" ViewCount="284" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt; is not specific to Islam. It's an Arabic word for &lt;em&gt;God&lt;/em&gt;. But it is frequently used in the form of a proper-noun to describe a god specific to Islam, when in fact Arab Christians and Jews also use it since, in their language, it's the word for &lt;em&gt;god&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why does it get used in English so much?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one were to translate &lt;em&gt;Deus é misericordioso&lt;/em&gt; from Portuguese, for example, one would write &lt;em&gt;God is merciful&lt;/em&gt;, and not &lt;em&gt;Deus is merciful.&lt;/em&gt; Surely the same consistency must be applied when translating from Arabic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if the source were a Christian Arab? Would الله be translated as &quot;Allah&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other examples: The word &lt;em&gt;madrassa&lt;/em&gt; means school in Arabic. Yet it is used to describe an extremist religious school. I went to a &lt;em&gt;madrassa&lt;/em&gt;, and so did most students in Arabic speaking countries, whether they were Christian, Jews, etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="695" LastEditorUserId="695" LastEditDate="2012-10-10T17:29:35.973" LastActivityDate="2015-12-29T13:46:35.723" Title="Why has the usage of transliterated Arabic words become so popular in English?" Tags="|allah|translation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3020" CreationDate="2012-10-10T17:50:11.350" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet {peace be Upon Him used to drink while standing or sitting, but drinking while sitting remains the best out of the two.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/3/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Riyaddusaliheen&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is Haram to eat with the left hand, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1800780&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shama'il Muhammadiyah&lt;/a&gt;, The Prophet {peace be Upon}lean while eating &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1801310&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shama'il&lt;/a&gt;, and He {peace be Upon Him} used to eat with three &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1801320&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fingers&lt;/a&gt; and used to lick them three times after he finished eating, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1801290&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shama'il&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also ok to eat while walking, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/3/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Riyaddusaliheen&lt;/a&gt;. The Muslim is satisfied with little food, he does not need to eat a lot, the Prophet {Peace be Upon Him} said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, &quot;A believer eats in one&#xA;  intestine (is satisfied with a little food), and a kafir (unbeliever)&#xA;  or a hypocrite eats in seven intestines (eats too much).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدَةُ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ&#xA;  اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ&#xA;  رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَأْكُلُ فِي&#xA;  مِعًى وَاحِدٍ، وَإِنَّ الْكَافِرَ ـ أَوِ الْمُنَافِقَ فَلاَ أَدْرِي&#xA;  أَيَّهُمَا قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ ـ يَأْكُلُ فِي سَبْعَةِ أَمْعَاءٍ&#xA;  ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/50490&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-10-10T17:50:11.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3047" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3043" CreationDate="2012-10-10T18:45:27.857" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran is a very eloquent book. When it talks about the prophets (pbuh) eating it also includes a lot processes associated with eating; like hunger, call of nature, weakness (in the absence of food). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you see any verse where &quot;eating&quot; is used in this context, you will notice that the verses around talks about the prophets being human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran even talks about Jesus (pbuh) and his mother in this fashion (Quran 5:75) as their followers took them as gods and worshipped them. Here too the Quran implies that they cannot be gods but were human beings and ate food and hence were associated with all processes that come along with eating food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-16T08:31:17.077" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T08:31:17.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3048" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="326" CreationDate="2012-10-10T19:04:14.743" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah (الله) is actually Al-ilah (ال + اله), &quot;Al&quot; implies &quot;the&quot; and &quot;ilah&quot; (which comes from either Alaha اَلَهَ or valaha وَلَهَ) implies &quot;god&quot;, a being that is worshipped or is so wonderful that we will at most be perplexed in. Therefore, &quot;the god&quot; is &quot;God&quot; and as you said Allah is God, but on the other hand it is a name, not a reputation, it is different than the God's other names like Rahman and Rahim, this addresses most the godness of God while those commonly address His reflection to His created world, if there is no created world then there would be no meaning to say Ar-Rahman for example or Al-Ghafoor and etc. as well. Allah is somewhat more general than the Husna names, also more intrinsic as is not specific in the sense the others are. It is so much like the names John, Robert and etc., these are not translated so that Allah is &lt;em&gt;better&lt;/em&gt; not to be translated either! In a Shia Hadith there is a statement for the meanings of the three alphabets used in Elah (ا+ل+ه), but that would get-off the subject and Sunni Muslims may not agree upon either, so let me skip it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Allah is not still the best word referring to God, I mean the intrinsic name of Him; but the best way to point to His very nature is to point to Him only through &quot;He&quot; (هو) and you can find nothing that can describe Him better! A secret without a key to resolve it. &lt;strong&gt;He&lt;/strong&gt; is then the only one who knows who He is, and thus can speak about it, in one level by giving attributes to it (&lt;em&gt;but being the infinite limit of a sequence made by each attribute as He has no alike&lt;/em&gt;) and in one highest level by calling Himself &quot;&lt;strong&gt;I&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (me: انا). The highest level of Unitarianism is to know and believe in &lt;strong&gt;He&lt;/strong&gt;, a &lt;strong&gt;He&lt;/strong&gt; with no attribute, according to a Hadith from Imam Ali, peace be upon him. This can help you understand better when He states in His book:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: &lt;strong&gt;He&lt;/strong&gt; is Allah, the One and Only [112:1]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He&lt;/strong&gt; is Allah, than Whom there is no other god;- Who knows (all things) both secret and open; He, Most Gracious, Most Merciful./&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;He&lt;/strong&gt; is Allah, than Whom there is no other god;- the Sovereign, the Holy One, the Source of Peace (and Perfection), the Guardian of Faith,&#xA;  the Preserver of Safety, the Exalted in Might, the Irresistible, the&#xA;  Supreme: Glory to Allah! (High is He) above the partners they&#xA;  attribute to Him./&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;He&lt;/strong&gt; is Allah, the Creator, the Evolver, the Bestower of Forms (or Colours). To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names: whatever is in the&#xA;  heavens and on earth, doth declare His Praises and Glory: and He is&#xA;  the Exalted in Might, the Wise. [59:22,23,24]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but to Him He is I:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Verily, &lt;strong&gt;I&lt;/strong&gt; am Allah: There is no god but I: So serve thou Me&#xA;  (only), and establish regular prayer for celebrating My praise.&#xA;  [20:14]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that &quot;is&quot; and &quot;am&quot; are not the very common equalities in math, they are not two-sided relation between the left hand side and right hand side of the equality!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2012-10-10T19:04:14.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3049" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3052" CreationDate="2012-10-10T19:24:40.903" Score="2" ViewCount="91" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to sunnis, who must give Udhiyyah?  i.e. do you have to have a certain amount of money before you can give Udhiyyah?  Must you be of a certain age? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="512" LastEditorUserId="512" LastEditDate="2012-10-15T08:49:35.367" LastActivityDate="2012-10-15T08:49:35.367" Title="Who must give Udhiyyah?" Tags="|eid|udhiyyah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3020" CreationDate="2012-10-10T19:31:25.563" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I suggest you refer to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-mubin.org/attachments/301_Sunanun%20Nabi%20-%20GIFT.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this book&lt;/a&gt; for the manner of eating in Islam and much more practical tips in your life. It is compiled by the late grand contemporary Islamic philosopher and Quran commentator. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also for the other part of your question that why we should follow these rules: It is because the Prophet is the best example for the Muslims to follow as indicated in Quran. These manners result in a healthy life. In particular one should pay much attention to adopt the right manners in eating to make the body fulfill its potentials for acquiring the spirituality which is a must for everybody. Ultimately according to Quran everybody is created to worship God, but in order to do that you need a healthy body in this world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some Quranic verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran has ordered us to notice to what we eat &quot;Then let man look at his food&quot; [80:24]. And that &quot;Say: &quot;Truly, my prayer and my service of sacrifice, my life and my death, are (all) for Allah, the Cherisher of the Worlds&quot; [6:162] and the Needless that is God the prophet's life style was good for himself, and so would be good for us as well if we follow him!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this addresses your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="618" LastEditorUserId="618" LastEditDate="2012-10-10T20:47:07.983" LastActivityDate="2012-10-10T20:47:07.983" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3051" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3043" CreationDate="2012-10-10T20:19:46.767" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;On one hand let me ask you this question: What do you think about a rich person giving hope to the poors that if they will be patient the good days will come? The rich never understand how would be like to be poor, the hope giving would not be honest then, I guess. The prophets were not prevented from doing sins either, they were given desires much stronger (&lt;em&gt;up to 50 times according to a Shia Hadith&lt;/em&gt;) than the usual people, but they all controlled their desires with the power of believe and intellect! Allah has warned us:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! Why say ye that which ye do not? [61:2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if such things are stated by an angel that will not be fair to expect such things from humans as well, isn't it? The prophets have been always a pattern to their people so they should have been in their same situations, tasting hunger and thirst, darkness and cold and hot, injuries and closeness of death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;If there were settled, on earth, angels walking about in peace&#xA;  and quiet, We should certainly have sent them down from the heavens an&#xA;  angel for a messenger.&quot; [17:95]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, it is according to the very original will of Allah that the before-death life should be a place for conflict between sensibility and intellect. These conflicts are called examinations. We are told of the set of all rights and wrongs, we should first believe in the message from Allah sent through his many Messengers, then apply it to our lives:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do men think that they will be left alone on saying, &quot;We believe&quot;, and&#xA;  that they will not be tested? [29:2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The examination will not be a real benchmark for our beliefs until there is a conflict between desire and intellect. Intellect pushes us to choose according to our belief, while desire pushes us to choose according to our wishes and instincts. Preferring intellect over desire is not easy in general, not very easy anyway. Humans most of the times want more reasons to stop them being led by desire, compared to the small set of reasons intellect put forward to them. They care a lot to make sure that they are not putting aside what they like very much for no strong reason! But the &quot;strong reason&quot; that they are expected to have is much stronger than is usually provided for them, they very much like to have &quot;no other choice&quot; than to select what their intellect wants them to choose! And this is dangerous. But Allah wants them to choose according to their intellects even so they have other choices as well! So many times in Quran Allah stresses on the fact that the non-believer wanted their prophets to ring them strange miracles for them to believe, and all the time they were told that the miracles are only up to Allah Himself and they cannot do anything without Him letting them. There have been times that the non-Believers questioned about if Allah wants to send us a message why not to send it via an angel that we can see it and easily approve it being sent from God? Then Allah explains:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They say: &quot;Why is not an angel sent down to him?&quot; If we did send down an angel, the matter would be settled at once, and no respite would be granted them./&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;If We had made it an angel, We should have sent him as a man, and We should certainly have caused them confusion in a matter which they have already covered with confusion.&lt;/strong&gt; [6:8,9]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you see how the non-believers have always ridiculed the messengers of Allah by telling that they are only humans like us:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Thou art no more than a mortal like us, and indeed we think thou art&#xA;  a liar!&quot; [26:186]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They said: &quot;Shall we believe in two men like ourselves? And their&#xA;  people are subject to us!&quot; [23:47]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Their messengers said: &quot;Is there a doubt about Allah, The Creator of&#xA;  the heavens and the earth? It is He Who invites you, in order that He&#xA;  may forgive you your sins and give you respite for a term appointed!&quot;&#xA;  They said: &quot;Ah! ye are no more than human, like ourselves! Ye wish to&#xA;  turn us away from the (gods) our fathers used to worship: then bring&#xA;  us some clear authority.&quot; [14:10]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But the chiefs of the Unbelievers among his people said: &quot;We see (in)&#xA;  thee nothing but a man like ourselves: Nor do we see that any follow&#xA;  thee but the meanest among us, in judgment immature: Nor do we see in&#xA;  you (all) any merit above us: in fact we think ye are liars!&quot; [11:27]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And yes, they prophets are all human like us, but we should believe in them and their message from Allah for that it is intellectual, although we have always other choices as well and Allah would never force anyone to choose the right way:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We showed him the Way: whether he be grateful or ungrateful (rests on&#xA;  his will). [76:3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from&#xA;  Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the&#xA;  most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and&#xA;  knoweth all things. [2:256]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If it had been thy Lord's will, they would all have believed,- all who&#xA;  are on earth! wilt thou then compel mankind, against their will, to&#xA;  believe! [10:99]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It may be thou frettest thy soul with grief, that they do not become&#xA;  Believers./ If (such) were Our Will, We could send down to them from&#xA;  the sky a Sign, to which they would bend their necks in humility.&#xA;  [26:3,4]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that the prophets are always told to be Bashar &quot;بشر&quot; like us and not Insaan &quot;انسان&quot; like us, as Bashar only points to the appearance of a human, while Insaan also points to its inside, they are so closer to God than we are!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And God knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-09T09:52:02.120" LastActivityDate="2015-12-09T09:52:02.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3049" CreationDate="2012-10-10T20:27:33.920" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Uddhyah is Wajib in the Hanafi school, it is required on &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A Muslim, it is not required on a Kafir&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On a Free person&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On a non-traveling one, it is not required on a traveler &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On a Rich person, it is not required on a poor person&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a must to eat from the udhiyyah, as well as it is a must to feed the poor and the rich  from the meat.  The best thing to do is split it up into three parts, give one part as sadaqah, keep one part for himself and his family, and the other part to his close relatives and friends.  If he gives all of the meat as sadaqah, than that is the best.  If he kept all of it than it is  ( i am not sure if ok is the word, in Arabic it is {Jaaz})  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://kitaabun.com/shopping3/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=34&amp;amp;products_id=2980&amp;amp;osCsid=b0d&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Fiqh Al Muyassar on the school of the greatest Imam Abu Hanafa Anna'man&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-10-10T21:20:47.380" LastActivityDate="2012-10-10T21:20:47.380" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3044" CreationDate="2012-10-10T20:28:17.630" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you mean is probably this one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;من جلس إلى قينة صب في أذنه الآنك يوم القيامة.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He who sits (and listens) to a singer will have molten lead poured&#xA;  into his ears in the day of judgement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The authenticity of this hadith is highly suspect and is considered by most scholars as &lt;em&gt;mawduu&lt;/em&gt; (false). Following link is a fatwa in Arabic regarding it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=151267&quot;&gt;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=151267&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-10-10T20:28:17.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3054" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-10T22:49:17.030" Score="6" ViewCount="25390" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are women allowed to go to school? If yes, are their any restrictions they have to observe? I understand they may have to go to school alone at times (if not all the time), they might have to travel in public transport just to get to the school. Is this OK/acceptable according to Islam? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T11:34:09.983" LastActivityDate="2019-04-15T11:34:09.983" Title="Does Quran/Islam forbid women from going to school?" Tags="|women|education|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3055" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-11T04:33:47.600" Score="4" ViewCount="288" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Qur'an there are several verses that tell you to help the needy and that being a good Muslim means helping those less fortunate than you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I always see or hear of people who live in this country and are straining themselves to help their families that are in another country. Their family may be low on cash, yet they still have valuables like gold, or a car, etc. that they won't sell to get by for a while until they can get back on their feet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everyone obviously wants to help their family, however at what point are you going beyond your Islamic duty and just being used?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is demanding that they find a way to help themselves first listening to the &lt;em&gt;shaitan&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="661" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-10-18T00:23:29.710" LastActivityDate="2013-11-03T11:05:32.830" Title="What limits, if any, are there on the Islamic duty to help the needy?" Tags="|sharia|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3054" CreationDate="2012-10-11T05:40:25.333" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Quran does not forbid women from going to school. There is only a verse in Quran (relevant to the matter) ordering to only wives of prophet that they should remain in their homes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And abide in your houses&lt;/strong&gt; and do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former times of ignorance. And establish prayer and&#xA;  give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah intends only to&#xA;  remove from you the impurity [of sin], O people of the [Prophet's]&#xA;  household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَرْ‌نَ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّ‌جْنَ تَبَرُّ‌جَ&#xA;  الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الْأُولَى وَأَقِمْنَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتِينَ الزَّكَاةَ&#xA;  وَأَطِعْنَ اللَّـهَ وَرَ‌سُولَهُ إِنَّمَا يُرِ‌يدُ اللَّـهُ لِيُذْهِبَ&#xA;  عَنكُمُ الرِّ‌جْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَ‌كُمْ تَطْهِيرً‌ا&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#33:33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#33:33&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this command of God is only to wives of prophet; although one of them did not obey this and left her house and leaded a war. this verse does not apply to all women and every situation, most of verses only apply to a specific time and situation with the potential of generalizing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some verses about hijab and affairs of women but they are different topics. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you consider only this topic, then there is no such verses in Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2013-12-22T16:55:24.827" LastActivityDate="2013-12-22T16:55:24.827" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3058" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3045" CreationDate="2012-10-11T22:41:48.603" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;God&quot; is defined as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the Supreme Being considered with reference to a particular attribute. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in websters.com.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is an English word to define a supernatural/holy being but unfortunately it is not a translation for &quot;Allah&quot;. For example, you can use god in plural or define gender like (gods of war, goddess, etc...) Thus, the name &quot;Allah&quot; is specific to Islam and implies singularity. Morever, &quot;Allah&quot; is used in all islamic countries irrespective of their language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="697" LastActivityDate="2012-10-11T22:41:48.603" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3043" CreationDate="2012-10-11T23:31:37.760" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=2&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=73&amp;amp;tSoraNo=21&amp;amp;tAyahNo=8&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafseer&lt;/a&gt; of this verse is as follows&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(We gave them not) i.e. the Prophet (bodies that would not eat food)&#xA;  or drink, (nor were they immortals) in this worldly life. Rather, they&#xA;  ate and drank and died. This verse was revealed about the people of&#xA;  Mecca when they said: how come this Messenger eats food and walks in&#xA;  the marketplace?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically God answered queries by the people of Mecca who thought prophet are extraordinary people who may not require any food or who can live like other people. God answer it and said, they eat food like us and die. They are not immortal. They are basically people like us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2012-10-13T13:34:11.080" LastActivityDate="2012-10-13T13:34:11.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3043" CreationDate="2012-10-12T01:48:38.993" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason is simply because of the core message of Islam: &lt;em&gt;Laa ilaaha illa Allah.&lt;/em&gt; The word &lt;em&gt;ilah,&lt;/em&gt; in Arabic, means anything that anyone worships. It includes idols, false gods, Allah, and others. And worship, in Islam, is everything from du'a to sacrifical animals, to more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rasulullah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, &quot;May Allah's curse be on&#xA;  the Jews for they built the places of worship at the graves of their&#xA;  Prophets.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/8#86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keeping in mind the understanding of Islam's core message, we see a clear warning: don't worship your prophet. He was a man, just like you. He &lt;em&gt;ate food&lt;/em&gt; (and digested it), just like you did. He had needs, like you did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The previous nations exalted and venerated their prophets, and even &lt;em&gt;built masajid on top of their graves.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is why it's important: to realize that &lt;strong&gt;they are humans, just like us, and not  worthy of our worship,&lt;/strong&gt; despite their elevated status in the Hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, you can also see examples of over-veneration and worship to our Rasool (Apostle) in many corners of the Muslim world. May Allah forgive us and guide us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-10T12:56:27.827" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T12:56:27.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3061" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4094" CreationDate="2012-10-12T05:54:32.510" Score="1" ViewCount="8368" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that hugging(Mu'anakka) muslim brothers is by placing the head to the right shoulder of other guy.&#xA;Is it correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How many times (Mu'anakka) is permissible in Islam(one or three)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard a sentence in a bayan that Hugging(Mu'anakka) after Eid salat is a bidah.&#xA;Then, When it is permissible to do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I also need to know :Is Mu'anakka allowed between ladies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please support your answer with authentic references from Hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T04:10:30.053" LastActivityDate="2016-07-07T13:12:06.873" Title="How and when to hug muslim brothers?" Tags="|practical-islam|bidah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2523" CreationDate="2012-10-12T13:20:32.887" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Worshipping anything but Allah is shirk, but kissing and touching and etc. aren't shirk, as kissing and touching are not among the worshipping behaviors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the black-stone is not what is thought about, it is believed according to Shia Ahadith that the black stone was indeed a white stone from Heaven which turned into black due to wrongdoings of Adam's children, and the white stone is indeed an angel, one among the highest ranked angels, the first who accepted the covenant between Allah and His angels, so that Allah chose him as the most trustworthy one to preserve the covenant of His other creatures, so was sent out from the Heavens toward the Earth after the Covenant day before Adam's descension to the Earth. All the humans' covenant in there kept inside that stone and people are told to touch it every year (although it is not obligatory) during Hajj, like renewing the allegiance to Allah, so that the black-stone is like the God's hand on the Earth. [You can find one such Hadith in &lt;em&gt;Kaafi, v.4, p.185&lt;/em&gt;, although I have seen other such Ahadith as well]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that according to the Quran consciousness is not limited to what we know as a live-species, even stones are alive but to being alive to an extent not understandable to our material senses. You can see it e.g. when Allah informs us like the followings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whatever&lt;/strong&gt; is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare the Praises and Glory of Allah,- the Sovereign, the Holy One, the Exalted in&#xA;  Might, the Wise. [62:1]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are many other verses reporting the same news. Note the &quot;whatever&quot; instead of &quot;whoever&quot; in a verse like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Seest thou not that it is Allah Whose praises &lt;strong&gt;whoever&lt;/strong&gt; in the&#xA;  heavens and on earth do celebrate, … . [24:41]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah the Wise never use a word unless there is an intention before that. Also note the following verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That Day shall We set a seal on their mouths. But their hands will&#xA;  speak to us, and their feet bear witness, to all that they did.&#xA;  [36:65]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They will say to their skins: &quot;Why bear ye witness against us?&quot; They&#xA;  will say: &quot;Allah hath given us speech,- (He) Who giveth speech to&#xA;  everything: He created you for the first time, and unto Him were ye to&#xA;  return. [41:21]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then the word went forth: &quot;O earth! swallow up thy water, and O sky!&#xA;  Withhold (thy rain)!&quot; and the water abated, and the matter was ended.&#xA;  The Ark rested on Mount Judi, and the word went forth: &quot;Away with&#xA;  those who do wrong!&quot; [11:44]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And last but not least, note that all the fake gods (with the exception of a few, like Jesus, Uzeir, the Virgin Mary, PBUT) would be sent to the hell for being worshipped:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If these had been gods, they would not have got there! but each one&#xA;  will abide therein. [21:99]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And even there is a Hadith that an idol of Arabs in Mecca was appeared to Imam Ali --peace be upon him-- as a black ugly man and was killed by him according to an order from the holy prophet to Imam, then the idol was found as broken by people in the city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, there are things that we know and there are things that we think we know and there are things that we don't know at all. If respecting a person or kissing a family member (kissing being a manner to show liking or respect) is considered as shirk then kissing and touching the black stone and many other things (seemingly non-alive species) may be shirk as well, otherwise if someone accuse a Muslim for shirk and cannot prove it he will be stopped to be questioned in the Judging day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-11T13:33:25.400" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T13:33:25.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3063" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-12T16:25:51.950" Score="10" ViewCount="4053" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a verse in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَن يَسْتَغْفِرُ‌وا&#xA;  لِلْمُشْرِ‌كِينَ وَلَوْ كَانُوا أُولِي قُرْ‌بَى مِن بَعْدِ مَا&#xA;  تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْجَحِيمِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not for the Prophet and those who have believed to ask&#xA;  forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they were relatives, after it&#xA;  has become clear to them that they are companions of Hellfire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#9:113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#9:113&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there is a hadith in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar_al-Anwar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bihar al-Anwar&lt;/a&gt; from the Prophet (SAWW) asking forgiveness for Meccan pagans when bothered him with throwing stone to him at first times he invited them to religion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللَّهُمَ‏ اهْدِ قَوْمِي‏ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Allah! forgive my people, they do not know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bihar al-Anwar, vol.20 p.21&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How this verse and this hadith are compatible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-28T06:20:31.473" LastActivityDate="2016-10-23T01:10:45.470" Title="Can a Muslim make dua and ask forgiveness for non-Muslims?" Tags="|tafseer|non-muslim|hadith-interpretation|surat-at-tawbah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3064" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="3065" CreationDate="2012-10-12T16:58:26.220" Score="9" ViewCount="6106" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading through owari's answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/215/is-the-prophet-sinless&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and he mentioned somewhere that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Humans and Elves have intellect by which they.....etc..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and I was quite shocked to know that he referred to Elves as actual beings instead of just being fictional characters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any Islamic references to the existence of Elves? Can you please describe them a bit more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="251" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2020-07-05T00:12:51.883" Title="Do elves really exist?" Tags="|history|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3065" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3064" CreationDate="2012-10-12T18:40:54.167" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a mistranslation I believe. There is no concept of &quot;Elves&quot; in Islam, but it does have the concept of &quot;jinn&quot; (also spelled djinn). But it is a common error. Arab culture also doesn't have Elves, so when the word Elf (in English) is translated to Arabic it is usually translated as &lt;em&gt;jinn&lt;/em&gt;, as they are the closes beings in Arab culture to Elves. So sometimes people think the reverse is true.but the arabic islamic meaning of ELVES or Djinn is closest to demons and devils or any light creature made by Allah so the pictures of elves like in LOTR or the Hobbit doesn't match the islamic meanings or anything mentionned in Koraan &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T18:42:17.233" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T18:42:17.233" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3063" CreationDate="2012-10-12T21:38:01.610" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Look at the verse you cited more precisely, it then adds &quot;&lt;strong&gt;after it has become clear to them that they are companions of Hellfire&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also stated about Ibrahim --peace be upon him-- when he promised he will ask Allah to forgive his father (uncle indeed) and this is the one respect we shouldn't follow him although he is a good pattern according to [60:4]:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is for you an excellent example (to follow) in Abraham and those&#xA;  with him, when they said to their people: &quot;We are clear of you and of&#xA;  whatever ye worship besides Allah: we have rejected you, and there has&#xA;  arisen, between us and you, enmity and hatred for ever,- unless ye&#xA;  believe in Allah and Him alone&quot;: &lt;strong&gt;But not when Abraham said to his&#xA;  father: &quot;I will pray for forgiveness for thee&lt;/strong&gt;, though I have no power&#xA;  (to get) aught on thy behalf from Allah.&quot; (They prayed): &quot;Our Lord! in&#xA;  Thee do we trust, and to Thee do we turn in repentance: to Thee is&#xA;  (our) Final Goal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asking for forgiveness for such people is like Noah --peace be upon him-- asking Allah for rescuing his son from the flood which is again forbidden for him (&lt;em&gt;although what he did was not a sin either, clearly&lt;/em&gt;), see [11:37,40,45,46,47]:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;But construct an Ark under Our eyes and Our inspiration, &lt;strong&gt;and&#xA;  address Me no (further) on behalf of those who are in sin: for they&#xA;  are about to be overwhelmed (in the Flood)&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At length, behold! there came Our command, and the fountains of the&#xA;  earth gushed forth! We said: &quot;Embark therein, of each kind two, male&#xA;  and female, &lt;strong&gt;and your family - except those against whom the word has&#xA;  already gone forth&lt;/strong&gt;- and the Believers.&quot; but only a few believed with&#xA;  him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And Noah called upon his Lord, and said: &quot;O my Lord! &lt;strong&gt;surely my son&#xA;  is of my family! and Thy promise is true,&lt;/strong&gt; and Thou art the justest&#xA;  of Judges!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said: &quot;O Noah! He is not of thy family: For his conduct is&#xA;  unrighteous. &lt;strong&gt;So ask not of Me that of which thou hast no&#xA;  knowledge!&lt;/strong&gt; I give thee counsel, lest thou act like the ignorant!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Noah said: &quot;O my Lord! I do seek refuge with Thee, lest I ask Thee for&#xA;  that of which I have no knowledge. And unless thou forgive me and have&#xA;  Mercy on me, I should indeed be lost!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2012-10-12T21:38:01.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3011" CreationDate="2012-10-13T08:33:37.067" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't want to make fatwa, but as I've read in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=169293&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;, the Hadith by Prophet Mohammad is:&quot;That what its many makes you drunk, its few is forbidden.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This fatwa is by IslamWeb, and they said due to the preceding Hadith, then any thing containing alcohol is forbidden even it was in a very low amount and it doesn't make you drunk. Unless due to the chemical mixture its material is changed and no more alcohol (Which is not the case in the Coke, I believe).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastActivityDate="2012-10-13T08:33:37.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3071" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4072" CreationDate="2012-10-13T17:57:01.920" Score="5" ViewCount="883" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does Islam say about life after death? There is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barzakh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia, but none of it is cited. There is a decent hadith that addresses parts of it on &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/11110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;, but can't really find anything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember my teachers consistently saying something about everyone being tortured in the grave. Some say that good people who do certain deeds like praying voluntary salat get palaces in their graves. Some say that it is painless, like a dream, and that people will wake up not realizing that they have died (I believe some Quran verses suggest this theory). But there was never any good citation for any of this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my question is, what does Islam say about the experience in the grave? Not the part about paradise/hell, but specifically about what happens between death and the day of judgement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-12T05:12:40.123" LastActivityDate="2017-03-09T10:39:12.783" Title="What does Islam say about life after death?" Tags="|source-identification|barzakh|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4072" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3071" CreationDate="2012-10-13T23:51:51.073" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Islam death in this life is not equal to becoming nothingness until being recreated for the Judgement day, but there is another life style that we will experience after death and before the Judgement day. This after-death but before-the-Hour life is to happen in a world intermediate to this and after-the-Judgement worlds, and is called Barzakh or grave world (عالم البرزخ او القبر). Do not consider it as limited to the walls of grave, no its bigger than our present world but has many relations with the grave known to us as well, people may die in seas, never buried but burned, and etc. but still they will experience this grave world! Therefore, every human from the first time that is created before this life in the material world, as in the Dhar world (عالم الذر) or even before that(?), experiences a number of stages of lives:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;during living in the Dhar world life is the first that I am aware of its name, the Day of Covenant has happened during that life (&lt;em&gt;the Covenant itself is kept in the Black Stone in Al-Haram Mosque, in Mecca&lt;/em&gt;), when none of us but Aadam were created in our material bodies. A witness for that from Quran is this:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When thy Lord drew forth from the Children of Adam - from their loins&#xA;  - their descendants, and made them testify concerning themselves, (saying): &quot;Am I not your Lord (who cherishes and sustains you)?&quot;- They&#xA;  said: &quot;Yea! We do testify!&quot; (This), lest ye should say on the Day of&#xA;  Judgment: &quot;Of this we were never mindful&quot; [7:172]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the world Dhar comes from Dharrah (ذره: a small whit) and Dhorriyeh (ذریه: descendent) comes from this as well! Also when Allah talks about a place of sojourn and a place of departure in the verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is He Who hath produced you from a single person: so a place&#xA;  of sojourn and a place of departure: We detail Our signs for people&#xA;  who understand. [6:98]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The place for sojourn is the loins of fathers and the place for departure is the wombs of mothers. Also see [11:6] for a similar verse. That is, all of us have been existed since or before the creation of our first father's material body being created. Anyway, let skip this pre-present-world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;during living in the womb of our mothers. Note that death is sometimes compared to being born, there we had eyes and nose and hands and many other limbs we were not to use them and even were not caring about them, like they are unnecessary, but then we came to this world and saw how was the case if we had not even one single of those limbs, similarly we are told here to get prepare for our next life, some care their next life and some don't, and we will see who was righteous. Anyway, as death is an end to this-world-life being born is an end to the-womb-world-life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;during living in the present world, scientists are trying to understand it through their senses and intellectual power&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;during death, it seems to be almost instantaneously to our eyes but it is said in Ahadith that it may take either a short or a very long time, depending on the person who is experiencing it. Only note what Allah says after telling the story of the prophet Lut --peace be upon him--: [11:82,83]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Our Decree issued, We turned (the cities) upside down, and rained&#xA;  down on them brimstones hard as baked clay, spread, layer on layer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Marked as from thy Lord: &lt;strong&gt;Nor are they ever far from those who do&#xA;  wrong!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- was asked about the last phrase in bold in the above cited verse and he answered this is about anyone who commit the same sin as did the people of Lut --peace be upon him--, which is the homosexually, not any of them will die unless with a similar chastisement. Then he was asked to clarify his answer further and he added they will be punished like the people of Lut --peace be upon him-- but you will not understand this. Also this is not only about those who commit such a sin but also those who are acquiescent about this sin being committed by the others, and this has also a witness in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;during living in the Barzakh world. This will again be short or long depending on the person, it is not somewhere to pray or make choice but rather something like Akherah (الأخرة: after the Judgment day), people will be rewarded or punished but not to the extent stated about Akherah, it may be considered as a weak form of Akherah, still to prepare people for that life. I'm not sure if Sunni people believe in such a world or not but it has some witnesses in Quran to exist:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;In order that I may work righteousness in the things I neglected.&quot; -&#xA;  &quot;By no means! It is but a word he says.&quot;- Before them is a Partition&#xA;  [Barzakh] till the Day they are raised up. [23:100]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;of which verse the name Barzakh is taken. Then:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In front of the Fire they are brought, morning and evening&lt;/strong&gt;: And (the sentence will be) on the Day that Judgment will be established: &quot;Cast ye the People of Pharaoh into the severest Penalty!&quot; [40:46]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which definitely is not talking about Akherah as elsewhere it is stated that chastisement at Akherah is continuous and not intermittent, by entering the fire and not being hold in its front and etc. There are actually many witnesses in Quran that states people after death are taken to an intermediate world before the Judgement day, e.g. see [56:83-94]. The Martyr being alive fed close to God are alive in the sense we are but in Barzakh, if I am not wrong. That some people dream, honestly, the death people he/she is seeing them in thei Barzakh bodies (souls and spirits have no shape, color, and etc. if you mention!):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We have decreed Death to be your common lot, and We are not to be&#xA;  frustrated / from changing your Forms and creating you (again) in&#xA;  (forms) that ye know not. [56:60,61]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is to say, the reward and punishment in Barzah, altough being more sever than any reward and punishment in this world, again would be for/against that new body as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Shia People believe in a return-to-this-world (رجعة) for some specific people, those who are extremely good or extremely bad (but not having died due to a Allah's chastisement as He has said: &lt;strong&gt;But there is a ban on any population which We have destroyed: that they shall not return&lt;/strong&gt; [21:95]). For example there is no martyr unless he/she would return to this life before the Judgement day, since they have not yet experienced the death and Allah has stated that everyone would taste it! [3:169 &amp;amp; 21:35] There are also many other witnesses for that among the historical ones being for example the miracle of Jesus --peace be upon him-- and the verse [2:259] in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;during the Judgement day, which of course is so longer than to be called a simple day, it's so long to be precise, but maybe like a day compared to the eternal life after that and … , or the day here may refer to a period of time instead of 24 hours!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;during Akherah after the Judgement day … &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now returning back to the world of grave (Barzakh), with the above classification I hope you can find quite many Ahadith and explanations based on them; only add the word Barzakh to your search keywords. A thorough explanation will take so long to be stated here. It starts from death in this life (not from being buried in a grave), contains the questions and answers of the angels in graves (two groups of people would not have these difficult Q/A), through which people would either immediately enter a Jannah which is said to be close to Najaf in Iraq at the Vadi-os-Salamm graveyard, enter a hell which is stated to be somewhere in Yemen at a desert named Barahoot (&lt;em&gt;this is not fake although strange, our understanding of time and space is just too preliminary, note that there is also a relation between the world of grave and the very grave that we think to be familiar with, Barzakh is actually a hidden inside &quot;باطن&quot; to this world&lt;/em&gt;), the death people are freed every Friday's night (the night followed by Friday), so that it is stated that many of them would come to their families in this world looking for something good that we will do for them: Kheiraat &quot;خیرات&quot;, and Barzakh will be until &quot;one blast is sounded on the Trumpet&quot; by which everyone would die &lt;em&gt;for the second time&lt;/em&gt; for the world to be prepared for the Judgement day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this will help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-10T12:41:25.213" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T12:41:25.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2917" CreationDate="2012-10-14T00:58:43.620" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to prove all miracles?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An atheist does not believe in miracles unless they can themselves verify them. The best miracle you can show an atheist is the Quran which they can verify themselves. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, you should prove that the Quran is a miracle. This can be done by proving the scientific signs of the Quran. Once they believe the Quran to be a miracle of Allah they would automatically believe Allah can do anything. They will believe Allah has the power to do anything which would include giving long lives. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Imam Mahdi (ra)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately the Quran &lt;em&gt;does not&lt;/em&gt; mention Imam Mahdi (ra) or his long life. But this does not mean Allah cannot give people long lives. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah may have given Imam Mahdi (ra) a long life or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The long life of Imam Mahdi (ra) or any prophet or Khidr is not relevant to how we practice Islam. There are millions of secrets in this universe and &quot;having knowledge&quot; of all these secrets is not necessary to be a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-11T09:26:03.770" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T09:26:03.770" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4075" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-14T12:36:52.467" Score="3" ViewCount="253" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was asked to donate for a madrasa. I wanted to donate 200&amp;thinsp;Rs., so I gave a 1000&amp;thinsp;Rs. note and asked for change. I was told, however, that though he had 800&amp;thinsp;Rs., he couldn't give it to me as change because the notes were from zikat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it true that notes given for zikat cannot be exchanged with others?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="704" LastEditorUserId="156" LastEditDate="2012-10-14T23:16:30.850" LastActivityDate="2012-10-14T23:16:30.850" Title="Can zikat money (notes) be exchanged with other notes?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3071" CreationDate="2012-10-14T13:33:14.287" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; when one dies enters Barzakh universe. Barzakh is the barrier universe between death and Judgement day and every dead should wait in this universe until Judgement day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَلِّي أَعْمَلُ صَالِحًا فِيمَا تَرَ‌كْتُ كَلَّا إِنَّهَا كَلِمَةٌ&#xA;  هُوَ قَائِلُهَا وَمِن وَرَ‌ائِهِم بَرْ‌زَخٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That I might do righteousness in that which I left behind.&quot; No! It is&#xA;  only a word he is saying; and behind them is a barrier until the Day&#xA;  they are resurrected.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#23:100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#23:100&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At Barzakh (also said as grave in some hadith) at first night after death two angels (Nakeer and Munkar) comes to dead and question him/her about pillars of Islam. i.e. ask him three main questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;who is your God&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;who is your prophet?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;who is your Imam?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last question is based on this famous hadith mentioned in many Shia and Sunni hadith books:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He who dies without recognizing the Imam of his time dies the death of Jahiliyah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some references:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal, Volume 4 page 94 Hadith 16271&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kanz ul Ummal, Volume 1 page 103 hadith 463 &amp;amp; 464&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Musnad Abu Daud al-Tyalsi, Hadith 2013&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If answer of any of questions is wrong grave becomes very tight and changes shape to a room of rooms of hell full of hell and if all are correct the grave becomes very large and changes shape to a garden of gardens of paradise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources and Detailed and step by step stations after death are describes in two books below:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/gallery/kids/Books/unseen/title.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Journey to the Unseen World&lt;/a&gt; (Illustrated book for kids but still useful for a quick study) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/the-hereafter/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Hereafter - Ma'ad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; by Ayatullah Dastghaib Shiraazi (q.s.)  (this writer was a very pious scholar and it is said by many scholars his spiritual eyes were open and he had Keramat and was able to see see إazakh universe before his death)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T09:57:51.143" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T09:57:51.143" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4078" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4075" CreationDate="2012-10-14T16:15:16.923" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That person was wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you give money for Zakat and you have larger bill and you want the other person to give you some change (out of Zakat money), he is obliged to give you that money out of Zakat fund or otherwise. You are not getting any money from that Zakat, you are in fact replacing smaller bills with larger bills, ending up giving more money. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One should not make life of a Muslim difficult. It is your right that you ask for exact change. It is his duty to provide you the exact change, no matter how much pain he has to go through for this. At best he may refuse to take your larger bill but he cannot deny you money back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Collecting Mosque Funds in mosque does allow taking money back&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is common that in mosques when the collect fund, people drop larger bills and in return pick smaller bills to balance what they want to give. I personally do not approve this. If I have a larger bill, I will drop the whole bill because I do not want anything back from Allah house. So basically you drop money and you money money yourself from the fund, they do not object on it and it is generally ok.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are doing that outside mosque, I think become even more important that you get your money back out of zakat money. While it is true that note of Zakat should not be misused in any way, in this case, it is not misused but it is put to a good use because otherwise it will burden a Muslim beyond his means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Optional work around: Change Money via third person&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another options that he can do is take your money, give it to third person and ask for change. He gets what you want to pay and puts the rest int he fund but again he cannot make it an excuse that he has zakat money and he cannot give it to other person. There are work arounds even he is worried about this. But again I don't think it is an issue or should be an issue. If the money is extremely large that I suggest for him to seek his master approval for such exchange but for ordinary currency, it is just how business work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2012-10-14T16:15:16.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4079" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-14T16:54:44.220" Score="6" ViewCount="502" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was looking at the interpretation of this verse from a Shia perspective&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But why should Allah not punish them while they obstruct [people] from al-Masjid al- Haram and they were not its guardians? &lt;strong&gt;Its guardians are not but the righteous&lt;/strong&gt;, but most of them do not know.(Quran 8:34)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this verse was revealed there has never been a &quot;sect&quot; change in Mecca. It's guardians (awliya) have always been Muslims (some call them Sunni or ahle sunnah) but the Quran says they are mutaqoon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now this gives me the understanding that all those who are guardians of al Masjid al Haram are mutaqoon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Do Shias think otherwise?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T09:01:23.910" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T09:01:23.910" Title="Who are the guardians of Mecca according to Shia theology?" Tags="|shiism|shia-sunni|theology|masjid-al-haram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4082" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4079" CreationDate="2012-10-14T18:01:19.023" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This verse does not mean anyone who is guardian of (regardless of if they are believer or not) are Mutaqoon (pious men). But it mean its real guardians are Mutaqoon. So we should seek who are Mutaqoon. So firstly we should know what Taqwa is and then check who has the attributes of Taqwa. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A sermon of Imam Ali in response of Hammam when he asked Imam to describe Mutaqoon in such a way that as if he see them is known as best source for definition and knowing Mutaqoon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This sermon can be read here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/nahj/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sermon 193 It is related that a companion of Amir al-mu'minin called Hammam who...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This sermon is famous and is recorded in many shia and sunni books. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1) Kitab Sulaym ibn Qays, 211;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(2) al-Saduq, al-'Amali, 340;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(3) Ibn Qutaybah, `Uyun, II, 352;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(4) al-Harrani, Tuhaf, 159;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(5) Sibt ibn al-Jawzi, Tadhkirah, 148;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(6) Ibn Talhah, Matalib, I, 151;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(7) al-Karajiki, Kanz, 31;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(8) al-Mas&lt;code&gt;udi, Muruj, II, 420.&lt;/code&gt;Abd al-Zahra' mentions 8 commentaries on this famous khutbah al-Qasi`ah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some parts of this sermon:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thus, the God-fearing, in it are the people of distinction. Their&#xA;  speech is to the point, their dress is moderate and their gait is&#xA;  humble. They keep their eyes closed to what Allah has made unlawful&#xA;  for them, and they put their ears to that knowledge which is&#xA;  beneficial to them. They remain in the time of trials as though they&#xA;  remain in comfort. If there had not been fixed periods (of life)&#xA;  ordained for each, their spirits would not have remained in their&#xA;  bodies even for the twinkling of an eye because of (their) eagerness&#xA;  for the reward and fear of chastisement. The greatness of the Creator&#xA;  is seated in their heart, and, so, everything else appears small in&#xA;  their eyes. Thus to them Paradise is as though they see it and are&#xA;  enjoying its favors. To them, Hell is also as if they see it and are&#xA;  suffering punishment in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then you asked about interpret of this verse according to Shia. Here is an English commentary of Shia about this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.al-islam.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Pooya/Ali Commentary 8:34]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The true custodians of the masjid al haram are the divinely&#xA;  commissioned guardians of faith- the Imams of the Ahl ul Bayt. After&#xA;  the Holy Prophet there is no one equal to them in taqwa (piety) (see&#xA;  commentary of al Baqarah: 2).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T07:49:31.923" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T07:49:31.923" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4084" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-14T20:28:31.733" Score="8" ViewCount="11463" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=73&amp;amp;tSoraNo=66&amp;amp;tAyahNo=3&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;66:3 with tafseer&lt;/a&gt;. There are different interpretation of it, some interpretation deals with Maria, other with Abu Bakar, Umar and then some regarding Ali (RA). What is the correct interpretation of this verse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when the prophet secretly communicated a piece of information to&#xA;  one of his wives-- but when she informed (others) of it, and Allah&#xA;  made him to know it, he made known part of it and avoided part; so&#xA;  when he informed her of it, she said: Who informed you of this? He&#xA;  said: The Knowing, the one Aware, informed me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we have any authentic evidence regarding the secret message? Also what is not clear, was it Aisha (RA) or Hafsa (RA) to whom this secret was revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-22T12:52:03.320" LastActivityDate="2018-06-13T20:09:02.750" Title="What was the secret message that the Prophet (PBUH) confided in one his wives?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|tafseer|wives-of-the-prophet|surat-at-tahreem|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4085" PostTypeId="7" CreationDate="2012-10-14T20:45:50.073" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&#xA;Islam - Stack Exchange is for Muslims, experts in Islam, and those interested in learning more about Islam.&#xA;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&#xA;This site welcomes &lt;b&gt;all&lt;/b&gt; sects and groups that identify themselves as Muslim. &lt;b&gt;Do&lt;/b&gt; expect to see answers from multiple points of view, unless a certain point of view is &lt;i&gt;specifically&lt;/i&gt; requested in the question. Respect other people's beliefs, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.islam.stackexchange.com/questions/275/why-sectarianism-is-ruining-your-site&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;don't&lt;/b&gt; get into &quot;&lt;i&gt;your sect/group is wrong&lt;/i&gt;&quot; debates&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="8" LastEditDate="2013-04-30T14:47:39.750" LastActivityDate="2013-04-30T14:47:39.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4089" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4171" CreationDate="2012-10-15T08:21:59.397" Score="6" ViewCount="83" Body="&lt;p&gt;On a large animal, is there a minimum share that it is allowed to be split by for Udhiyyah purposes.  I heard somewhere that a large animal can have 7 shares.  Is this the max?  Authentic sunni sources would be preferred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="512" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T08:59:32.453" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T08:59:32.453" Title="How many shares for Udhiyyah can a large animal have?" Tags="|quran|hadith|sunni|udhiyyah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4090" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4084" CreationDate="2012-10-15T09:37:54.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are more than one tafseer recorded in history for this verse. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One says the secret is that prophet did not eat a honey drink because did not want to his holy mouth take the smell of that special honey made of a bad smell flower. But told his wife do not tell this to people because I do not want to people say prophet made Haram what in fact is Halal (i.e. drinking honey drink). But she published this secret. &lt;em&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt;: summary translation from &lt;a href=&quot;http://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%B1_%D9%86%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D9%87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafseer Nemooneh&lt;/a&gt; which is a great and new tafseer by collaborative effort of a group of top scholars)&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is another tafseer from the book hayat-al-Qulub by great scholar &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Baqir_Majlisi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad Baqir Majlisi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But what is the secret? The Prophet said: “It is that Abu Bakr will&#xA;  become the Caliph after me through injustice and oppression and after&#xA;  him, your father will become the Caliph.” Hafasa asked him, “Who has&#xA;  told you this?” The Holy Prophet (S) said that “the Almighty Allah has&#xA;  informed me about it.” Hafasa revealed this secret to Ayesha the same&#xA;  day and she mentioned it to her father, Abu Bakr.   Abu Bakr came to&#xA;  Umar and said that “Ayesha has quoted Hafasa thus, but I don’t trust&#xA;  her statement, you ask Hafasa directly if this is true.” Umar came to&#xA;  Hafasa, “Is it true what Ayesha has mentioned on your authority?”&#xA;  Initially Hafasa denied having said any such thing to Ayesha. Umar&#xA;  said, “Don’t conceal this from us if it is true, so that we may plan&#xA;  about it beforehand.”   Hafasa said, “Yes, the Holy Prophet (S) had&#xA;  mentioned thus.” Then the two men and their daughters plotted to&#xA;  poison the Prophet. Jibraeel came down with those verses. And the&#xA;  secret that the Almighty Allah had mentioned is the same secret. And&#xA;  apart from that the Almighty Allah had informed His Messenger about&#xA;  some other secrets. And they had decided to expose the secret and to&#xA;  eliminate the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/hayat-al-qulub-vol2-allamah-muhammad-baqir-al-majlisi/57.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Section 55 Account of Ayesha and Hafasa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-27T09:13:18.263" LastActivityDate="2017-07-27T09:13:18.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4091" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4092" CreationDate="2012-10-15T10:13:53.930" Score="3" ViewCount="7522" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Possible Duplicate:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1235/can-i-read-quran-from-a-monitor-when-i-dont-have-wudu&quot;&gt;Can I read Qur’an from a monitor when I don’t have wudu?&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm always on the computer because my job. I want to ask Are you supposed to perform wudu to read the Quran online or Quran digital? I usually just read it like that because it's not like I'm physically touching it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="662" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T12:53:15.927" Title="Are you supposed to perform wudu to read the Quran online or Quran digital?" Tags="|quran|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2012-10-15T14:53:29.883" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4091" CreationDate="2012-10-15T10:26:09.693" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is recommended to have wudu always. Hadith says wudu is light and wudu on wudu is light on light. (Light means spiritual benefits that we are not able to understand them. It is like explaining what is light of sun for a blind born man who never has seen sun. So hadith says only light.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَمْ يَرَ‌ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُ‌وا أَنَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْ‌ضَ&#xA;  كَانَتَا رَ‌تْقًا فَفَتَقْنَاهُمَا وَجَعَلْنَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ كُلَّ&#xA;  شَيْءٍ حَيٍّ أَفَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the&#xA;  earth were a joined entity, and We separated them and made from water&#xA;  every living thing? Then will they not believe? &#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#21:30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#21:30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse Water is wudu and it means with wudu soul and heart of human become alive and can receive divine inspires and gifts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَّا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُ‌ونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;None touch it except the purified. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#56:79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#56:79&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having wudu is needed only for touching Quran. And if you do not touch its words it is not needed. but still it is recommended. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who are seeking higher ranks of believers and want to their spiritual eyes become open always respect recommended rules of Islam. but who only want to escape Hell not. if you want to learn deeper meanings of Quran having wudu is recommended. Hadith says Quran has 70 levels of meaning and each level has 70 levels. One scholar said one time I could have opportunity to meet a Wali of Allah and he said for me 5000 different meaning for only one verse of Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-22T12:53:15.927" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T12:53:15.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4084" CreationDate="2012-10-15T11:18:27.280" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The secret message refers to incident of the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) drinking honey. This is mentioned in the tafsir of &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/qurantafseer/ibnkathir/ibnkathir_web/66.54321.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt; with several ahadeeth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened was that the Messenger of Allah (salallahu alayhi wassalam) used to stay with Zainab bint Jahsh and drink honey at her house (A later narration mentions it could be Hafsah). Ayesha (radiallahu anha) and Hafsah (radiallahu anha) agreed that if the Prophet came to either of them, they would say to the Messenger of Allah (salallahu alayhi wassalam): '&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;I detect the smell of Maghafir (a nasty-smelling gum) on you; have you eaten Maghafir?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;' He came to one of them and she said that to him. He said: '&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;No, rather I drank honey at the house of Zainab bint Jahsh, but I will never do it again.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;' &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the verse was &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/66/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;revealed&lt;/a&gt; : &quot;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;O Prophet! Why do you forbid (for yourself) that which Allah has allowed to you, seeking the approval of your wives?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot; referring to the incident that the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) forbade for himself drinking honey after one of his other wives asked regarding it. This verse appears a verse before the verse you mentioned in question. Usually, there is a coherence between verses when it refers to incidents like these. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then Allah says referring to Aisha (radiallahu anha) and Hafsah (radiallahu anha) &quot;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;If you two turn in repentance to Allah, (it will be better for you)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. It is also mentioned in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/45910&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;narration&lt;/a&gt; of Umar that the verses were regarding Aisha and Hafsah (radiallahu anhuma). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;And (remember) when the Prophet disclosed a matter in confidence to one of his wives&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; refers to the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam) saying: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;No, rather I drank honey.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This has been recorded in several hadeeth in Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abi Dawood and Sunan An-Nasa'i  &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1039730&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source1&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1034320&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source2&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/234960&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source3&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/45890&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source4&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/27/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-27T09:15:29.293" LastActivityDate="2017-07-27T09:15:29.293" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3061" CreationDate="2012-10-15T12:43:13.443" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shomail Kobrah page 408&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Eid (Mu'anakka)  is Bidah narrates by Mulah Ali Qari , Written in sharrah mishkat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are from Journey , (Mu'anakka) is sonnat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but regular meeting Musafia ( Shaking Hands ) is sonnat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="707" LastActivityDate="2012-10-15T12:43:13.443" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4095" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="326" CreationDate="2012-10-16T08:54:24.283" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In pre-Islamic &#xA;  times, the word AllĀh was understood by the Arabs as referring to a&#xA;  certain deity among numerous deities, sometimes also identified as the&#xA;  one  responsible for the creation and maintenance of heaven and earth.&#xA;  But  He was, after all, but one of the gods worshipped by the pagan&#xA;  Arabs.  With the coming of Islam a profound change of far-reaching&#xA;  consequences was brought to this conception. The QurāĀn introduces&#xA;  AllĀh as the  absolutely supreme (aĂlĀ) and unique (aĄad),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This suggest that Allah is proper name, therefore, it shouldn't be translated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Works Cited&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Arif, Syamsuddin. &quot;Preserving The Semantic Structure Of Islamic Key Terms And Concepts: Izutsu, Al-Attas, And Al-Rāghib Al-Iṣfahānī.&quot; Islam &amp;amp; Science (17037603) 5.2 (2007): 107-116. Academic Search Complete. Web. 16 Oct. 2012.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastActivityDate="2012-10-16T08:54:24.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4097" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2985" CreationDate="2012-10-16T12:41:29.327" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah u A'lam (Allah knows best).  Allah subhanahu Wa Ta'ala has said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ عَلَيۡكَ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ مِنۡهُ ءَايَـٰتٌ۬&#xA;مُّحۡكَمَـٰتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَـٰبِهَـٰتٌ۬‌ۖ&#xA;فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِمۡ زَيۡغٌ۬ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا&#xA;تَشَـٰبَهَ مِنۡهُ ٱبۡتِغَآءَ ٱلۡفِتۡنَةِ وَٱبۡتِغَآءَ تَأۡوِيلِهِۦ‌ۗ&#xA;وَمَا يَعۡلَمُ تَأۡوِيلَهُ ۥۤ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ‌ۗ وَٱلرَّٲسِخُونَ فِى&#xA;ٱلۡعِلۡمِ يَقُولُونَ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ كُلٌّ۬ مِّنۡ عِندِ رَبِّنَا‌ۗ&#xA;وَمَا يَذَّكَّرُ إِلَّآ أُوْلُواْ ٱلۡأَلۡبَـٰبِ (٧)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: in it are verses basic or&#xA;fundamental (of established meaning); they are the foundation of the&#xA;Book: others are not of well-established meaning. But those in whose&#xA;hearts is perversity follow the part thereof that is not of&#xA;well-established meaning. Seeking discord, and searching for its&#xA;interpretation, but no one knows its true meanings except Allah, and&#xA;those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: &amp;quot;We believe in it; the&#xA;whole of it is from our Lord&amp;quot;; and none will grasp the Message except&#xA;men of understanding. (7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Aal Imran Ayah 7&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this Ayah it is clear that whoever has perversity in their hearts, they are the ones seeking interpretation of these Ayahs, Alif lam meem, Noon, Ha Meem and the others.  It is also clear from this Ayah that only Allah knows the true interpretation of these Ayahs.  So it does not matter how many theories there are, no matter what theories are chosen as logical or something, we would never know if it is true or not.  Only Allah knows the true meaning.  It is also clear from the Ayah that only those who are grounded in knowledge, are the ones who say: &amp;quot;We believe in it; the whole of it is from our Lord&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-10-16T12:41:29.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3020" CreationDate="2012-10-16T13:52:32.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“O’ Believers! Eat of the good and pure (lawful) that We have provided&#xA;  you with and be grateful to Allah, if you truly worship Him.” (2:172)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And eat and drink, but waste not in extravagance, certainly He&#xA;  (Allah) likes not those who waste in extravagance.” (7:31)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has forbidden you only what dies of itself, and blood, and the&#xA;  flesh of swine, and that over which any other (name) than (that of)&#xA;  Allah has been invoked. Then whoever is driven by necessity, not&#xA;  desiring, nor exceeding the limit, no sin is upon him. Surely Allah is&#xA;  Forgiving, Merciful. (2:173)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam teaches us many etiquette’s of eating and drinking. The Prophet(PBUH) made a point of developing remarkably clean and healthy eating habits among his followers. &lt;code&gt;He asked the companions to wash their hands before and after, to start eating with the praise of Allah, to eat using the right hand, not to eat until they really felt hungry, not to eat and drink excessively. Finally, by praising and thanking Allah for the food and drink, for making it easy to swallow and for producing an exit for it.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eating, like any other act of a Muslim, is a matter of worship when performed according to the Islamic guidelines. The following are SOME of the many food habits that had been practiced and performed by the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Never Criticize Any Food&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Food should not be criticized for any reason, despite personal&#xA;disliking. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) never criticized any food that was&#xA;offered to him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The Prophet (PBUH) never criticized any food (he was invited to) but &#xA;  he used to eat it if he liked the food, and leave it if he disliked&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  it.”&#xA;         Sahih Bukhari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Supplication Before Each Meal&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since eating, like any other act of a Muslim, is a matter of worship,&#xA;it begins with the name of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims are to start their eating by making the following&#xA;supplication:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“O Allah! Bless the food You have bestowed upon us and protect us&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  from the torment of hell. In the name of Allah we start.” (OR AT&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  LEAST SAY..Bismillah)&#xA;     - An-Nasa’i&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Supplication After Each Meal&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After completing the meal, Muslims praise and thank Allah for the&#xA;blessing that He bestowed upon them. After finishing their meal,&#xA;Muslims say the following supplication:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Praise be to Allah the One Who gave us the food and the drinks.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Praise be to Him Who made us Muslims.” (OR AT LEAST&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  SAY..Al-Humdullilah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Tirmidhi &amp;amp; Abu Dawud&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Eating Less&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the main principles of good health is a balanced diet. Prophet&#xA;Muhammad (PBUH) emphasized the habit of eating less as a method of&#xA;preventing sickness and disease. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Nothing is worse than a person who fills his stomach. It should be&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  enough for the son of Adam to have a few bites to satisfy his hunger. &#xA;  If he wishes more, it should be: One-third for his food, one-third&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  for his liquids, and one-third for his breath.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Tirmidhi &amp;amp; Ibn Majah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Eating Slowly&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eating slowly is recommended for health. Slow eating reduces the&#xA;consumption of food, as it postpones much of the meal to a time when&#xA;the absorption of nutrients begin to produce physiological signals of&#xA;satiety.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Slow eating helps in chewing the food well. This results in the&#xA;exercise of the jaws and mixing of the saliva with food. Hence,&#xA;efficient digestion takes place because the food particles are cut&#xA;into smaller pieces, not requiring as much churning in the stomach or&#xA;intestine.(less Heartburn)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moderation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The religion of Islam laid down the basis of dietary regulations as&#xA;well as the limits within which Islam teaches man to enjoy the&#xA;pleasures of life, including food, in a moderate way, not becoming a&#xA;slave to his desires and not losing sight of his ultimate spiritual&#xA;goal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Muslim is advised to avoid extremes and to choose a moderate course&#xA;in all his affairs, including his eating habits.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“O children of Adam! Wear your beautiful apparel at every time and&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  place of prayer; eat and drink, but waste not by excess. For Allah&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  loves not the wasters.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Al- Qur’an, 7:31&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sharing&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), demonstrated to his followers the pleasures&#xA;of sharing as opposed to over-indulgence in the good things of life.&#xA;The sharing of food with neighbors, relatives, friends, the needy,&#xA;and the destitute is emphasized. Ibn Abbas (May Allah be pleased with&#xA;him) reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“He is not a believer who eats to his fill but his neighbor goes&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  without food.”&#xA;         Sahih Bukhari&#xA;         Prophet Muhammad elaborated on the duty of the Muslim to suppress    greed, especially in eating. This appears in a very&#xA;  specific    situation reported by Ibn Umar, in which the Prophet&#xA;  (PBUH)    prohibited anyone taking two dates together before asking&#xA;  permission    from his companions (Sahih Bukhari).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Eating Together&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eating with others bring about harmony and understanding among&#xA;people. People are usually more relaxed when eating in company, this&#xA;is one reason why families should always try to eat Together, not to&#xA;mention this is the Sunnah of our Beloved Prophet (PBUH) Your mind is&#xA;less absorbed in your daily activities and are free of worries.&#xA;Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) brought the attention of Muslims to the&#xA;importance of eating together (Note: ‘Eating together’ here does not&#xA;imply mixed eating by males and females at parties or banquets):&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Eat together and not separately, for the blessing is associated with &#xA;  the company.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Ibn Majah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was also reported that he said, “I do not eat reclining.” Narrated&#xA;  by al-Bukhaari, 5083.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He used to eat using the first three fingers (of his right hand),&#xA;  which is the best way of eating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;See: Zaad al-Ma’aad, 220-222. And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Prophet’s guidance regarding diet:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (PBUH) used to know what he was eating. He used to eat what was good for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He used to eat enough to keep him going, but no so much as to make him fat. Ibn ‘Umar narrated that the Prophet (PBUH) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The believer eats in one stomach whilst the kaafir eats in seven.”&#xA;  Narrated by al-Bukhaari (5081) and Muslim (2060).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He taught his ummah something to protect them from diseases caused by eating and drinking. He said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The son of Adam does not fill any vessel worse than his stomach. It&#xA;  is sufficient for the son of Adam to eat a few mouthfuls, to keep him&#xA;  going. If he must do that (fill his stomach), then let him fill one&#xA;  third with food, one third with drink and one third with air.”&#xA;  Narrated by al-Tirmidhi (1381), Ibn Maajah (3349); classed as saheeh&#xA;  by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah (2265).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;**&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;**&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From all that has been mentioned, the importance of healthy eating, a balanced diet and hygiene can be understood in the light of the Qur’an and Sunnah. Islam has stressed on the importance of these things right from the start unlike health authorities etc., which have just recently begun to stress its importance. This could be counted as just another gem that manifests the perfection of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://religionatlums.wordpress.com/about/eating-habitssunnah-of-the-beloved-prophet-sallalahu-alihiwasallam/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source 1: &#xA;Eating Habits/Sunnah of the Beloved Prophet sallalahu alihiwasallam&#xA;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.inter-islam.org/Lifestyle/diet.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source 2: Diet In Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="365" LastActivityDate="2012-10-16T13:52:32.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4099" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-16T14:23:37.110" Score="7" ViewCount="2442" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith is in Al-Hakim, and Mustadrak, by Ali may Allah be pleased with him. It basically says that the sufyani will be descendant of Khalid bin Yazid bin Abi Sfyan, he will emerge in Damascus, and he will kill many and the killing will be so bad that it will get to a point were women will be sliced open  and the infants in them will be killed.  The Hadith goes on, it is long, but I wonder what is the authenticity of it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T16:29:40.977" LastActivityDate="2022-06-29T04:08:14.933" Title="What is the authenticity of the hadith about Assufyani?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1172" CreationDate="2012-10-16T14:57:43.237" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chakras aren't entirely a religious concept. One may need faith to believe in them, however that would depend on the person; in some cultures, there are cases where representations of chakras actually show results in some way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as for meditation, it is allowed and is practiced in Islam. &lt;em&gt;Dhikr&lt;/em&gt;, in a sense, is a form of meditation, since you sit and dedicate time out of your life directly to God. There are some who focus during this so greatly with all their heart that they cry during &lt;em&gt;dhikr&lt;/em&gt; because they feel God's Blessing. This is in fact considered a form of meditation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, not all meditation is religious &amp;mdash; it can be medical, and it has been proven to improve health in some areas &amp;mdash; so you're not doing anything wrong if you meditate. There are many forms of meditation out there, and I suggest you look some up.  You'd be surprised at how many there are. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="709" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-10-17T06:12:49.667" LastActivityDate="2012-10-17T06:12:49.667" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4101" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-16T15:19:09.723" Score="2" ViewCount="1710" Body="&lt;p&gt;The end of the verse mentioned above mentions purification twice. The first mention of this word means &quot;to purify you&quot; and the second mention according to Arabic grammar relates to the &quot;type&quot; of purification. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is that specific type of purification? Some translations have translated it as extensive purification or other types of purification. Please mention evidences or hadith to show what type of purification Allah means in this verse&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَرْ‌نَ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّ‌جْنَ تَبَرُّ‌جَ&#xA;  الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الْأُولَى وَأَقِمْنَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتِينَ الزَّكَاةَ&#xA;  وَأَطِعْنَ اللَّـهَ وَرَ‌سُولَهُ إِنَّمَا يُرِ‌يدُ اللَّـهُ لِيُذْهِبَ&#xA;  عَنكُمُ الرِّ‌جْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَ‌كُمْ تَطْهِيرً‌ا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And abide in your houses and do not display yourselves as [was] the&#xA;  display of the former times of ignorance. And establish prayer and&#xA;  give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah intends only to&#xA;  remove from you the impurity [of sin], O people of the [Prophet's]&#xA;  household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification. &#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#33:33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#33:33&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please note the evidence or proof for type of purification is needed and not only the personal idea of an interpreter even if he is a famous interpreter.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-28T06:20:24.193" LastActivityDate="2016-10-01T13:57:52.500" Title="What is the meaning of Tathira (تطهیرا) at end of verse 33:33?" Tags="|tafseer|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4102" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-16T15:38:09.490" Score="6" ViewCount="6141" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I have observed from childhood, when a Mushaf of the Holy Qur'an accidentally comes in contact with someone's feet or when it falls down, people usually pick the Qur'an/Mushaf up,  touch it by their eyes and sometimes forehead, then kiss it and maybe ask for forgiveness in an audible voice and keep it in its place. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I asked this to scholars, scholars of different schools had different opinions. Some said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Give sadaqah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Offer  1 raka'ah salaah (at the same place if you can) and ask for forgiveness.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;kissing it was okay but some were against it&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of them provided any reference to this ruling/action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should one do if the Mushaf of the Holy Quran is accidentally dropped or comes in contact with someone's feet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A strongly referenced answers would be much appreciated.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-05-23T17:13:28.240" LastActivityDate="2016-08-18T10:12:33.477" Title="What to do when Mushaf is dropped or comes in contact with someones feet?" Tags="|source-identification|mushaf|respect|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4104" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-16T16:00:35.833" Score="5" ViewCount="1449" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this case should the baby be taken out with surgery or mother should be buried with the baby? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any verse or hadith in this regard?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please specify your answer in according to your school of Fiqh (Hanafi, Shafei, Hanbali, Maliki, Jafari) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T09:00:24.667" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T06:20:15.647" Title="What to do if a pregnant mother dies with a baby in her womb?" Tags="|fiqh|shia-sunni|baby|pregnancy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4105" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4102" CreationDate="2012-10-16T16:12:49.600" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; if it is intentional it is a great sin and even who commit this can be Murtadd (apostate) and should repent and cover it with good deeds. But if it is accidentally it has no sin and should quickly pick it and respect it. and anyway Quran should be protected and respected. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/?p=oas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Online answering&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.makarem.ir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastActivityDate="2012-10-16T16:12:49.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2540" CreationDate="2012-10-16T16:45:03.533" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it does not, the people of the book (Jews and Christians) originally were believers.  There are those who believed and those who disbelieved.  Those who believed are the ones who have no fear or sadness and will have their reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَٱلَّذِينَ هَادُواْ وَٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰ&#xA;وَٱلصَّـٰبِـِٔينَ مَنۡ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأَخِرِ&#xA;وَعَمِلَ صَـٰلِحً۬ا فَلَهُمۡ أَجۡرُهُمۡ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ وَلَا خَوۡفٌ&#xA;عَلَيۡہِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُونَ (٦٢)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who believe (in the Qur'an) and those who follow the Jewish&#xA;(Scriptures) and the Christians and the Sabians, any who believe in&#xA;Allah and the Last Day and work righteousness, shall have their reward&#xA;with their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. (62)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Bakarah Ayah 62&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But those who disbelieve as Allah has said in Surah Al Baiynah Ayah 6 are the worst of creatures:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنۡ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ وَٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ&#xA;فِى نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيہَآ‌ۚ أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ هُمۡ شَرُّ&#xA;ٱلۡبَرِيَّةِ (٦)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who reject (Truth), among the People of the Book and among the&#xA;Polytheists, will be in Hell-fire, to dwell therein (for aye). They&#xA;are the worst of creatures. (6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-10-16T16:45:03.533" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4107" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-16T17:35:29.107" Score="10" ViewCount="16313" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when We said to the angels: Make obeisance to Adam they did&#xA;  obeisance, but Iblis (did it not). He refused and he was proud, and he&#xA;  was one of the unbelievers. (2:34)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the above verse, Allah asks the Angels to bow before Adam. As far as I know, Iblees was a jinn. Then why did Allah say &quot;he refused&quot;, when the order was not to him (Shaitan)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="251" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T09:39:43.807" LastActivityDate="2021-09-24T04:10:42.283" Title="Why does Iblees or Satan refuse to bow, when the command is to angels?" Tags="|shaitan|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4108" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2985" CreationDate="2012-10-16T19:24:12.500" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe I should answer you NO! Whatever that they be they are not, in general, Arabic or Semitic roots! Some of such Mughatta'aat's only comprise one single letter, like &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Qaaf&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (&lt;strong&gt;ق&lt;/strong&gt;) in [50:1], &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Nun&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (&lt;strong&gt;ن&lt;/strong&gt;) in [68:1] and &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Sad&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (&lt;strong&gt;ص&lt;/strong&gt;) in [38:1]. Do you think these be roots? What about &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Kaf Ha Ya 'Ain Sad&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (&lt;strong&gt;کهیعص&lt;/strong&gt;) in [19:1]?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, you may like to think about another subject, why a single alphabet may be read like a word, e.g. why do we say Qaf to mean &quot;ق&quot;, from where do &quot;a&quot; and &quot;f&quot; come into its name? Why its name differs from its sound? Also a same thing can be asked about all the Arabic alphabets and even alphabets in many and maybe all the other languages. Why we call it an alphabet if it is already read as a word? Maybe they and their combinations are only acronyms for words which are actually sound like how we read them now for Mughatta'aat's? Maybe there are words that we don't know and there is no entrance for them in any dictionary but they exist? It &lt;em&gt;may&lt;/em&gt; be the case! Yes, some Shia Muslims believe e.g. the alphabet &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Qaf&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (&lt;strong&gt;ق&lt;/strong&gt;) is name of a mountain, the name of the mountain itself is Qaf, not Q alone, that is, قاف instead of only ق ! The mountain is introduced in Shia Ahadith as a mountain which is the root for every earthquake, the blue colour of sky is due to its reflection of sun light and it is located in the fourth Earth (&lt;em&gt;see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2944/how-can-i-understand-the-concept-of-seven-heavens-in-islam/2948#2948&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to know more about the Seven Skies and Seven Earths according to the teachings of Alhlol-Beyt --peace be upon them--&lt;/em&gt;). Anyway, I only know that we have a &lt;em&gt;science of &lt;strong&gt;numbers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and a &lt;em&gt;science of &lt;strong&gt;alphabets&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and these you can find in Shia Ahadith from Ahlol-Beyt --peace be upon them-- whom the Shia Muslims believe to be the firmly-grounded-in-knowledge introduced in Quran and then by the holy prophet --peace be upon them--. Then you may be able to judge a single word, not only Mughatta'aat's in Quran, as a acronym representing a sentence! This is particularly the case for the name of the prophet David --peace be upon him--, actually &lt;strong&gt;Davood&lt;/strong&gt;. Then you may find a hidden strength in the language Arabic and may understand better why Allah has chosen this language for His last and most complete divine book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2012-10-16T19:24:12.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2296" CreationDate="2012-10-16T20:38:39.360" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Cloning is not prohibited so far we can't provide a verse or prophetic saying that opposes it directly. Anything that is cloned is also a creature of Allah s.w.t, the reason for this is not far fetched. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are the cloners the providers of all the materials used for cloning? No and moreover it is an outcome of what has been told in Al-quran that we are created from &lt;code&gt;halaq&lt;/code&gt; i.e leech. So, if a man can scientifically practice what it is discussed in our glorious book to make it clear that this book is truly from the lord of mankind why opposition then ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="712" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2012-11-15T14:41:29.463" LastActivityDate="2012-11-15T14:41:29.463" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4107" CreationDate="2012-10-16T20:42:07.560" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;That Satan is a Jinn is clear from [18:50]&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Behold! We said to the &lt;strong&gt;angels&lt;/strong&gt;, &quot;Bow down to Adam&quot;: They bowed down&#xA;  except Iblis. He was one of the &lt;strong&gt;Jinns&lt;/strong&gt;, and he broke the Command of his&#xA;  Lord. …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This (&lt;em&gt;many times in Quran with the same sentences: [20:116], [18:50], [17:61], [7:11] and [2:34], indeed&lt;/em&gt;) is how Allah tells &lt;strong&gt;us&lt;/strong&gt; the story, as you see from the quoted verse what Allah has stated is actually a command without mentioning its listeners: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Make obeisance to Adam&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;, and Satan was with angles maybe for almost 6000 years, living and praying with them and even teaching them, being their guru and among the most respected ones, even some Ahadith tell us that angels had forgotten the fact that he is not an angle like themselves. Maybe they had thought Satan to be an angel like themselves and this is why Allah has told us the story the way he has told us the story! To understand this better, note that Allah also talks about the father of Abraham --peace be upon him--, Aadhar, while we know Aadhar was not his father but his uncle! This only explains how Allah Azza-Va-Jalla has chosen to tell the stories of the previous people in His Quran, talking in their own words! But why has Allah Azza-va-Jalla chosen to do so I don't know. I can at most think this can clarify some points about the real story of those times, helping people to overcome some misunderstanding of the stories, small doors to great halls of reality! This you should be encountered a lot while reading Ahadith of Ahlol-Beyt --peace be upon them-- that they use very tiny points in Quran to obtain very useful conclusions at the end! After all they are firmly grounded in Knowledge!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the reason why Allah has ordered this to angles may be equally valid also for Satan. Therefore, one may claim that Allah's order was to the rank and stature of the angels and not to the beings which were created as angels! So that the command also included Satan, who at those times were leveled with the greatest angels of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2012-10-16T20:42:07.560" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4111" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-17T10:56:57.070" Score="3" ViewCount="1227" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah commands in Quran to wives of the Prophet SAWW to abide in their houses. and different Ahadeeth says this this command is mainly about after death of the Prophet SAWW considering they were not allowed to marry again after death of the Prophet SAWW. so why thy should not have leave their homes for example for travel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And abide in your houses&lt;/strong&gt; and do not display yourselves as [was] the&#xA;  display of the former times of ignorance. And establish prayer and&#xA;  give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah intends only to&#xA;  remove from you the impurity [of sin], O people of the [Prophet's]&#xA;  household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَرْ‌نَ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّ‌جْنَ تَبَرُّ‌جَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ&#xA;  الْأُولَى وَأَقِمْنَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتِينَ الزَّكَاةَ وَأَطِعْنَ&#xA;  اللَّـهَ وَرَ‌سُولَهُ إِنَّمَا يُرِ‌يدُ اللَّـهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ&#xA;  الرِّ‌جْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَ‌كُمْ تَطْهِيرً‌ا&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#33:33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#33:33&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They were prohibited to marry after death of the Prophet SAWW while other women are free to marry again after death of their husband. So some rules are only for them and not all women. Also before death of the Prophet SAWW they left their homes for travel. And definition of houses in this verse can be Medina. Definition of house in this verse is not what we think necessarily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T13:21:01.320" LastActivityDate="2020-12-15T14:35:51.470" Title="Why wives of prophet should abide in their houses after death of prophet SAWW?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|tafseer|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4112" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-17T12:18:48.310" Score="-2" ViewCount="5092" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some famous hadith saying if one drink wine, God does not accept his prayer until 40 days. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is significance of number 40? why not less or more?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:51:32.437" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T20:51:32.437" Title="Why if one drink wine his prayer is not accepted until 40 days? why not more or less than 40?" Tags="|salat|fiqh|alcohol|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4113" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4121" CreationDate="2012-10-17T12:23:41.707" Score="2" ViewCount="486" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran orders:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالسَّارِ‌قُ وَالسَّارِ‌قَةُ فَاقْطَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمَا جَزَاءً بِمَا&#xA;  كَسَبَا نَكَالًا مِّنَ اللَّـهِ وَاللَّـهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[As for] the thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands in&#xA;  recompense for what they committed as a deterrent [punishment] from&#xA;  Allah. And Allah is exalted in Might and Wise. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#5:38&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From where the hand should be amputated? Only fingers? From wrist? From elbow? Or other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reasoning for your answer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please specify your answer in according to related school of Fiqh (Hnafi, Shafei, Hanbali, Maliki, Jafari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T09:18:42.167" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T09:18:42.167" Title="From where the hand of the thief should be amputated?" Tags="|fiqh|punishment|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4114" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-17T13:11:18.040" Score="2" ViewCount="2860" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read in a book that when a person steals once, his/her right hand is cut off. If he/she steals a second time than their left leg is cut off. But what if they steal a third time? I heard that there are many opinions on this. What is done if one steals a third time? And what do the scholars say about this?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T11:28:47.003" LastActivityDate="2019-04-15T11:28:47.003" Title="What is the punishment for stealing more than twice?" Tags="|fiqh|punishment|hudud|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4115" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4122" CreationDate="2012-10-17T15:47:35.520" Score="12" ViewCount="2081" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been reading a book about &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0062508865&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muhammad&lt;/a&gt; (pbuh) and have learnt, I am sure only a little, about Islam and the culture and times back then. It seems to an unlearned man like myself that the laws were highly relevant given the nature of society and culture of the day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, are the laws still relevant in the culture and society of the modern day, and as I can only talk for UK I will direct it with this culture and society in mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am aware of the obvious cultural/tradition heritage of the Middle-east versus the UK but that aside please could someone elaborate or at least ask some further questions so that I can refine this question further into the format required for this forum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The specific laws that for me personally are hard to grapple with are those of corporal punishment etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Update: Both cultural and Islamic claims are played to win over whether a law is to be adhered to or not, that is partly why I asked the question. On the face of it this question can seem obvious to answer, but on a closer consideration there are complications that arise, especially for people that do not have a great knowledge on the subject and the answers are found only through further research.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My problem is laws have been and can be determined by interpretation through the lens of culture and some are considered truly universal but how can you know and if knowledge is there to aid discernment, how can it be distilled from scripture that has been written possibly for a different audience in a different era and being no scholar on Arabic how can one be sure the meaning in the language still has the same meaning today, I am sure it is not only English that suffers from loss of meaning through language evolution? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, on second thought, justice is justice and that is universal, but the prescription for certain crimes such as theft where the offender loses limbs seem unnecessary, I am not saying they are wrong although to me that kind of punishment seems to me to be unnecessary for the culture I live in but in that case I would be using my own culture as a means to interpret the rewards for such crimes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think my question is difficult to answer when attempting to discern what are cultural and what are Islamic precepts, so I will ask another question more specific to certain laws that have already been suggested in answers to this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="713" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T09:41:23.000" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T16:03:41.967" Title="Are all of the laws in the Quran/Haddith/Islam relevant to modern (western) society?" Tags="|sharia|non-muslim|secular|culture|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4115" CreationDate="2012-10-17T16:31:48.347" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am going to assume that your question is about &lt;em&gt;Islam&lt;/em&gt;, and not about the &lt;em&gt;Qur'an&lt;/em&gt;, because much of the body of texts that dictate specifics about laws exist in hadith literature (narrations of the Prophet, peace be upon him, and his companions).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, everything in Islam is universal. The Qur'an says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MIs5J.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/strong&gt; And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/21/107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah al-Anbiyaa, verse 107&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse pretty much clearly indicates the universality of Islam -- it was revealed in the desert of Arabia 1400 years ago, and Allah designed and intended the message to spread throughout and across the globe. This is why we see, in the first 30 years of Islam, rapid expansion far beyond the confines of the Arabian peninsula.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By direct implication, all of the laws of Islam apply equally and universally to all nations. While we may see certain Muslim &lt;em&gt;countries&lt;/em&gt; choose to apply some laws and ignore others, Islam necessitates &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; of its laws to be implemented in every country and nation that rules by Islam. This includes, as you mentioned, hudood (capital punishment).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is a minor question of culture. Islam does not stipulate what your culture should be; rather, it forms around and within different cultures of different nations, regions, and peoples. The best example of this is the famous incident of the Prophet, peace be upon him, being offered lizard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will summarize; the entire hadith is recorded in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/247910&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet, peace be upon him, was offered a roasted lizard, which&#xA;  was a common food in some cultures at that time. He did not eat it.&#xA;  When his companions asked, &quot;is this haram?&quot; There question means: is&#xA;  this forbidden under Islamic law to consume? He replied, no, but &lt;em&gt;it&#xA;  is not food from my  culture and I don't like it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also see narrations, like this one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He is not one of us who does not have mercy upon our young, nor knows the honor of our elders.. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/672230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith commands respect and kindness. But what do these mean from an Islamic law perspective? The answer is, &lt;em&gt;it depends on your culture.&lt;/em&gt; In some cultures, you kiss the head of your grandparents when they visit. In others, you don't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we see two groups of laws in Islam: those that apply, directly, and the same way, in every nation and culture; and those that change from culture to culture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2012-10-17T16:41:28.193" LastActivityDate="2012-10-17T16:41:28.193" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4118" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-17T16:51:35.467" Score="5" ViewCount="570" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many ways to classify ahadith. One method is by authenticity: is it saheeh (authentic beyond question), hassan (good), da'eef (weak), or mawdoo' (fabricated?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/4117/7&quot;&gt;my answer on another question&lt;/a&gt;, I mentioned a hadith that's recorded in At-Tirmidhi, which is Hassan (according to my source). Although that example did not have a hadith which scholars derived a ruling from, it raised this question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What kinds of ahadith do scholars derive fiqh from, in terms of authenticity?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not interested in that discussion about tawaatur, so please don't mention that in your answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T15:13:06.730" Title="What types of ahadith do scholars derive fiqh from?" Tags="|usool-ul-fiqh|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4119" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2577" CreationDate="2012-10-17T17:14:34.307" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, not all vegetarian products are Halal.  Some vegetarian products have alcohol, and alcohol itself is mostly vegetarian in nature.  It can be made out of grapes, apples etc etc.  In Islam it is Haram to consume alcohol:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِنَّمَا ٱلۡخَمۡرُ وَٱلۡمَيۡسِرُ&#xA;وَٱلۡأَنصَابُ وَٱلۡأَزۡلَـٰمُ رِجۡسٌ۬ مِّنۡ عَمَلِ ٱلشَّيۡطَـٰنِ&#xA;فَٱجۡتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُفۡلِحُونَ (٩٠)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones,&#xA;and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination― of Satan's handiwork:&#xA;eschew such (abomination), that ye may prosper. (90)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Al Ma'idah Ayah 90&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You must try to avoid all Haram things in vegetarian products, the only thing I can think of that would be in the products is Alcohol.  There might be other things, but I do not have the knowledge of it.  Examples of products that sometimes have alcohol is vanilla extract and soy sauce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-10-17T17:14:34.307" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4121" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4113" CreationDate="2012-10-17T18:59:59.310" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Taqi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Muhammad-al-Taqi&lt;/a&gt; --peace be upon him-- only fingers should be amputated, since the Qur'an says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the places of worship (المساجد) are for Allah (alone): So invoke not any one&#xA;  along with Allah [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/72/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;72:18&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we know there are seven places which should lie on the ground during prostration, and two of these seven places are the palms of the two hands, the palms are for Allah and no one is allowed to amputate them as such a punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-10-17T22:05:35.107" LastActivityDate="2012-10-17T22:05:35.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4122" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4115" CreationDate="2012-10-17T19:46:11.003" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;What do you think about someone making a mistake while crossing a road and being hit by a car? He may turn to become blind for the rest of his life, he may find his arms broken, he may loose even his life, all due to that simple mistake, and of course God can stop him making the mistake, and can prevent the crash happening, and can prevent the man becoming blind or disabled or killed, but once you read a newspaper there are lots of such crashes happening and all those disasters that you may know better, then you would think God (&lt;em&gt;God of Christians, God of Jews, and God of Muslims&lt;/em&gt;) is unjust or rules of this life are unjust or what? We only say there are reasons and wisdoms before any happening and behind any rule of God in His religion, we should obey it just after we understood that there is a God and that this rule is certainly due to his command, however we can always try to understand the background wisdoms as well so that we can obey God more easily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, we have the verse [2:216] which reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fighting is prescribed for you [&lt;em&gt;whenever its conditions are met&lt;/em&gt;], and ye dislike it. But it is possible&#xA;  that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a&#xA;  thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the verses [5:45] and [2:179] which read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We ordained therein for them: &quot;Life for life, eye for eye, nose or&#xA;  nose, ear for ear, tooth for tooth, and wounds equal for equal.&quot; But&#xA;  if any one remits the retaliation by way of charity, it is an act of&#xA;  atonement for himself. And if any fail to judge by (the light of) what&#xA;  Allah hath revealed, they are (No better than) wrong-doers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Law of Equality there is (saving of) Life to you, o ye men of&#xA;  understanding; that ye may restrain yourselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have a specific question about a specific rule then you can ask your question and hopefully you would be answered by those who know the wisdoms behind such rules of Allah. but only to say short, yes, the laws in Quran are universal and for all the times before resurrection, although during each era some secondary rules can be added to its collection of rules as temporary by the God's vicegerent of the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About your first added question, that you compared Arabic with English it is a very good point to think why Quran has been inspired in this language, and you know that none of the previous divine books were in Arabic, although God being the same! Arabic is not my first language but as much as I study it I find it more and more remarkable. The words in Arabic are highly structured, the words in Arabic have intrinsic relation with other words through their roots, this intrinsic relation is usually more fundamental than you can find in any other language. For example two of the oldest words common to many languages are Adam or Aadam (آدم) and Noah or Nuh (نوح), peace be upon them, they are among the oldest words as they are the name of our first fathers, at their times all the people were together in one place so the language was unique! Adam was attributed to him due to his creation which was from dust, in English you may see no relation between Adam and dust but the relation in Arabic is quite clear as Adam has created from Adeem (ادیم), the upper layer of the Earth's surface. The same is also true for Noah, this is not actually a name but rather only an attribute, and comes from the Arabic world Nohe (نوحه = monody) and Noah was called Nuh (نوح) because he was very much a monodist during his loneliness. These are only examples to show you an Arabic text is much more talent for be survived than any other language. It is less possible in Arabic that you can interpret Quran based on culture, and for this claim I should first distinguish Quran from any other text in Arabic, as there is very tangled relationship between different words and verses in Quran, it is by no means a &quot;local text&quot;, that is, you cannot always understand meaning of a part, or a verse, by only reading itself, rather you would like to read the whole book and then judge what that part or verse may imply! Being Arabic on one hand and being such tangled on the other hand and being a word of god with no mistake in it (in producing the tangled web) makes it impossible for the book to become mis-understandable through the passage of time, although there are always people who try to interpret it with their own perspectives and so there are many disagreements between different sects in Islam, however, these disagreements can be resolved by Quran itself if people would care. Then you will find a unique Arabic text with a unique interpretation of it among all the Muslims, and this is what all Muslims dream about, a united Ummah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But about your second added question. You have been grown in another country compared to me, you have been taught different values and a different collection of rights and wrongs. If I do something, you may judge me based on your &quot;learned collection of values&quot; and would say, &quot;you did right&quot; or &quot;you did wrong&quot;. This is quite natural to judge people based on our own learned values. But then, among us the Muslims, we see a man who has happend to be the holy prophet --peace be upon him--, if he dose something we have no other choice than to say &quot;he is right&quot;, both in his deeds and speeches. This is what Allah has ordered us to say and to judge about him as the holy prophet --peace be upon him-- is introduced to us a good pattern in every respect:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: &quot;I tell you not that with me are the treasures of Allah, nor do I&#xA;  know what is hidden, nor do I tell you I am an angel. &lt;strong&gt;I but follow&#xA;  what is revealed to me&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot; Say: &quot;can the blind be held equal to the&#xA;  seeing?&quot; Will ye then consider not? [6:50]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Your Companion is &lt;strong&gt;neither astray nor being misled&lt;/strong&gt;. / &lt;strong&gt;Nor does he say&#xA;  (aught) of (his own) Desire&lt;/strong&gt;. [53:2,3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ye have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful &lt;strong&gt;pattern&lt;/strong&gt; (of&#xA;  conduct) for any one whose hope is in Allah and the Final Day, and who&#xA;  engages much in the Praise of Allah. [33:21]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so that his deeds and speeches are reasons for us to conclude if something is prescribed or forbidden, encouraged or discouraged or simply only allowed. If from my own cultural perspective any of his deeds seems to be strange then the reasonable conclusion would be this: &quot;&lt;em&gt;my collection of values is deviated and I should modify it a bit, or maybe even rebuild it from the beginning&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. Of course, this is not acceptable by non-Muslims because the holy prophet is not considered to be a pattern for them, but if they become Muslims the same thing also apply to them. Dealing with someone who is approved not to be astray, nor misled, nor talks on his own desire, nor follow but the God's inspiration, should of course be different than dealing with someone like me that behaves based on his culture and family traditions and etc. The punishment rules in Quran are also a must for Muslims to be accepted as authentic and wise, if some of these rules seem strange to me that's because my values are wrong, religion itself is the touchstone, it should not be analyzed by personal touchstones, everyone should obtain his collection of values from religion and of course this is partly why religions are set forward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran very much addresses us to seek for the source of our own beliefs, have we got them from a confident source? My own system of beliefs for example was build in my family, in relation with cousins and later friends and then in thinking about our own and other cultures, all the times in past I was trying to make my system of beliefs less self-inconsistent, always modifying it based on different ideas and theories, mine or others', so that such an evolving system can never be claimed to be rigorous based on a solid ground, always one could ask a why so that I will have no answer in return, but then I came across the religion, after God was proved to me both intellectually and through my hearth I read Quran, which was claimed to be God's book, and found it from no one but God, then I had no other accuse not to accept the God's preferentials over mine, after all it is from the one who knows best, in any conflict between His ideas and mine certainly He knows what I don't know, and this is first trusting and then submitting to Allah, and Submission to Allah is the very meaning of Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When it is said to them: &quot;Come to what Allah hath revealed; come to&#xA;  the Messenger&quot;: They say: &quot;Enough for us are the ways we found our&#xA;  fathers following.&quot; what! even though their fathers were void of&#xA;  knowledge and guidance? [5:104]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that now if someone tells me I just can't understand that rule in Islam because that's strange and I just cannot accept it, I answer then maybe &lt;strong&gt;your&lt;/strong&gt; idea is wrong, they may simply laugh like them being wrong is even more strange(!) but that's what I have experienced for myself, so I still encourage them to think more deeply, that being I doesn't mean being right always.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, that was my perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="584" LastEditDate="2012-10-17T21:47:10.723" LastActivityDate="2012-10-17T21:47:10.723" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1300" CreationDate="2012-10-17T22:17:11.353" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What if Allah chains them to help us but also let us free them if we insist on the desire? This has a witness from Quran as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For each (such person) there are (angels) in succession, before and&#xA;  behind him: They guard him by command of Allah. Allah does not change&#xA;  a people's lot unless they change what is in their hearts. But when&#xA;  (once) Allah willeth a people's punishment, there can be no turning it&#xA;  back, nor will they find, besides Him, any to protect. [13:11]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People have an inside devil, right, but one who insist on a forbidden desire would find the devils set free to affect them, and of course insisting on the desire is inspired by the inside devil. God will never force us not to do sin, although he may always help us and this helping is more bold during Ramadan!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2012-10-17T22:17:11.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4124" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4142" CreationDate="2012-10-17T22:41:50.587" Score="5" ViewCount="592" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam is said, by many, to be the perfect religion. If this is so then why do we find differences of opinion on modern issues? Why are there changes to the religion to deal with modern issues if innovations are haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that there are differences between the two eras, when the Religion was revealed and now. I understand that Islam was delivered over the course of many years and therefore may even contradict itself in a few ways, that is to say the later rulings could contradict earlier ones. But why do so many people claim it is 'perfect' if its rulings cannot be transferred from one era to another?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People use the following quote for their argument&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;This day I have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favor&#xA;  upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion&quot; (Al-Maidah&#xA;  5: 3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I recall correctly the Prophet(s.a.w.) announced this to his followers, which when you think about it who does 'you' refer to. Does it mean the entire Muslim Ummah until the Day of Judgement or just the ones he was talking to. If the latter that would make perfect sense, as every culture would have different expectations, needs and limitations. Beheading of murderers may have made sense then due to the effort needed to keep them imprisoned and likelihood of innocent deaths if he escaped. Where as now it would make more sense to keep him locked up. this is just one example, there are of course several more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is 'If Islam is perfect and innovations are haram, then why do changes still occur?'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regards,&#xA;B.M.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="620" LastActivityDate="2012-10-19T16:14:10.477" Title="If Islam is perfect and innovations are haram, then why do changes still occur (fatwas)?" Tags="|fatwa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4118" CreationDate="2012-10-18T10:38:49.480" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Scholars use only authentic hadith for fiqh. But problem is that each scholar has different method for determining if a hadith is authentic or not. a specific hadith is authentic in view of a scholar but is not authentic in view of another scholar and this leads to different fatwa about the same Islamic question. For example a scholar may consider any hadith in Bukhari hadith collection as authentic but another scholar may disagree this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Authentic hadith is authentic only for scholar(s) who consider it authentic and not for all scholars.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References and more study:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-laws.com/shariasources.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;THE SHARI‘A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-laws.com/impoffiqh.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Importance - Basics of Fiqh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T15:13:06.730" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T15:13:06.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4127" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2917" CreationDate="2012-10-18T11:43:11.500" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;One may accept history about him. His birth date is recorded in history but until now no death date is recorded for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mahdī (Arabic:محمد بن الحسن المهدي) (born c.&#xA;  July 29, 869 (15 Sha‘bān 255 AH), in Occultation since 941) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Mahdi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Mahdi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thousands of Shia Muslims have met him before and after his occultation. The historical texts about him are mostly found in Shia records. And today there are people meeting him and many miraculous cures have happened by him. If one know Persian language and investigate records of thousands of people who met him only by a historical view (not religious) most probably he will accept he has been alive during his long life. Also the way of meeting him is open for anyone seriously want to meet him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can an atheist prove long life is impossible? If no so it is not logical to reject it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naturally and scientifically and logically human can have longer life. So there is no reason to reject it. So it is possible. Scientists assume it is possible even up to 1000 years (for example Francis Bacon English philosopher and scientist). And some like Professor Smith at Columbia University said &quot;same as breaking the sound barrier the limit of life length of human will be broken one day&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are scientists working on finding methods to extend life. If scientists were sure it is impossible so such branches of science did not exist. Rejecting something without any proof is in fact ignorance. Fixed life length of human is only a myth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A rational man when does not have proven to reject or accept something selects neutral position not to reject. No scientifically credible exceptions does not mean being impossible. When something is possible a rational man does not reject it. An atheist who cannot prove impossibility of long life should first ask proof for existence of God. It is step by step to reach life of Mahdi a.s. it is like one who do not know basics of biology ask a scientist to prove Evolution. A rational atheist should disprove long life or first talk about God. This is ethics of talking a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a big mistake to say I do not believe something until science prove it. Science is developing and maybe long life become possible by science 500 years later when who currently reject it is dead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long life is amazing. OK so what? Many things were amazing 100 years ago which are not amazing today. Imagining flying of human or going to moon was amazing for human one day. But not today. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Scientists Oeppen and Vaupel observe that experts who assert that&#xA;  &quot;life expectancy is approaching a ceiling ... have repeatedly been&#xA;  proven wrong.&quot; It is thought that life expectancy for women has&#xA;  increased more dramatically owing to the considerable advances in&#xA;  medicine related to childbirth.[24] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mice have been genetically engineered to live twice as long as&#xA;  ordinary mice. Drugs such as deprenyl are a part of the prescribing&#xA;  pharmacopia of veterinarians specifically to increase mammal lifespan.&#xA;  A large plurality of research chemicals have been described at the&#xA;  scientific literature that increase the lifespan of a number of&#xA;  species.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some argue that molecular nanotechnology will greatly extend human&#xA;  life spans. If the rate of increase of life span can be raised with&#xA;  these technologies to a level of twelve months increase per year, this&#xA;  is defined as effective biological immortality and is the goal of&#xA;  radical life extension. (from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longevity&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Longevity&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A wise atheist should can either prove impossibility of long life or have nutral position (not reject and not accept) about long life of Imam Mahdi a.s. but for a Muslim is different. a Muslim firstly accept existence of God by logical poofs and reasoning like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalam_cosmological_argument&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kalam cosmological argument&lt;/a&gt; (any critique is not true really. many critiques are false in fact like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Straw man&lt;/a&gt;. the critique on this argument says by quantum mechanics a particle can be made from nothing and this disproves this argument. but this argument never has such promise. this argument says nothing cannot become thing without any reason but agrees nothing can become thing) or other proves or personally see a miracle or meets Imam Mahdi a.s. himself directly and ensures. In next steps ensures God has sent Prophet Muhammad SAWW as messenger and then ensures prophet was infallible and current Quran is really and exactly said by prophet. And then based on authentic hadith and also historical birth date of Imam Mahdi a.s. ensures life length of Imam Mahdi a.s. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference and further study:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/farsi/compilation/book.php?bcc=10410&amp;amp;itg=7&amp;amp;bi=137&amp;amp;s=ct&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://makarem.ir/websites/farsi/compilation/book.php?bcc=10410&amp;amp;itg=7&amp;amp;bi=137&amp;amp;s=ct&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maaref-foundation.com/english/library/pro_ahl/imam12_mahdi/index.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Some translated Islamic books about Imam Mahdi a.s.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longevity&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longevity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_extension&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_extension&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senescence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senescence&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-09T09:52:18.830" LastActivityDate="2015-12-09T09:52:18.830" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4128" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-18T13:02:42.723" Score="0" ViewCount="217" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Possible Duplicate:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/4115/are-all-of-the-laws-in-the-quran-haddith-islam-relevant-to-modern-western-soci&quot;&gt;Are all of the laws in the Quran/Haddith/Islam relevant to modern (western) society?&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question was spawned from:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/4115/are-all-of-the-laws-in-the-quran-haddith-islam-relevant-to-modern-western-soci&quot;&gt;Are all of the laws in the Quran/Haddith/Islam relevant to modern (western) society?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know more specifically whether or not the punishments such as amputation for theft should still stand in modern societies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Practical speaking, I can understand that when initiating communities, there is a need for law and order and the punishments need to be effective. I believe that not all the punishments prescribed are no longer necessary in established societies to maintain order. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Capital punishment can be seen as a deterrent but crimes that would warrant such punishments still occur, so it seems to me that they aren't as effective a deterrent as they are supposed to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these kind of considerations examined by religious leaders to be sure that they are being applied properly and are truly universal or are the punishments considered infallible and universal and therefore not under any scrutiny.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I ask this question there are many thoughts flying around in my head just like what I have written so for my it is not clear what the Islamic stance is on such questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Update: I will delete this question if it is not different sufficiently, but I thought this question is different because there is a distinction between a judgement and the sentence, and I think the first question was more about the judgement, i.e., has a law been transgressed and this question where the law has been transgressed and a sentence should be passed and should the sentencing be equivalent to that of 1400 years ago where law and order was in the process of being established.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="713" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2012-10-19T07:15:55.010" Title="Are the prescribed Islamic punishments still relevant in established societies?" Tags="|sharia|secular|culture|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2012-10-19T15:11:26.057" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4130" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4134" CreationDate="2012-10-18T16:03:52.887" Score="19" ViewCount="98538" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know how many punctuations are there and their respective action (i.e. stop for a while or don't stop at this point of sentence) that come in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, I know of one punctuation(not the exact letter) that is meant to be - the reader should not stop at this point while reading because that would make the sentence change it's meaning and could be totally opposite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please let me know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastActivityDate="2022-07-27T00:00:03.180" Title="What are the different punctuation in Quran?" Tags="|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4131" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-18T17:41:48.157" Score="5" ViewCount="364" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it okay to develop and sell a software that contains Islamic materials, for example, &lt;em&gt;Quranic duas, Ahadeeth, etc.&lt;/em&gt;? My question stems from the belief that selling Quranic verses is forbidden. It's mentioned in Sura Al-Baqara (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2:41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:41&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zZStE.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih International&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  And believe in what I have sent down confirming that which is [already] with you, and be not the first to disbelieve in it. And do not exchange My signs for a small price, and fear [only] Me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T11:57:22.407" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T11:57:22.407" Title="Is it okay to sell Islamic software?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|software|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4130" CreationDate="2012-10-18T18:34:50.880" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;These punctuation marks indicate where a person can/cannot or should/shouldn't stop. They're the tiny Arabic letters you see above the line you're reading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do they mean? They match up pretty much one-to-one with ahkaam taklifeeya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meem:&lt;/strong&gt; A fard stop. You &lt;em&gt;must&lt;/em&gt; stop here.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Qaaf + Laam:&lt;/strong&gt; A musthabb stop. You &lt;em&gt;should&lt;/em&gt; stop here.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jeem:&lt;/strong&gt; A mubah stop. You can stop here if you want.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saad + Laam:&lt;/strong&gt; A makrooh stop. It's better if you don't stop here.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Laam + Alif:&lt;/strong&gt; A haram stop. You &lt;em&gt;must not&lt;/em&gt; stop here.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Two Pairs of Three Dots:&lt;/strong&gt; You need to stop at one of the two pairs of dots, but not both. Not sure if it's recommended, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference (with pictures of the stops): &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilmfruits.com/2008/tajweed-different-stops/&quot;&gt;Tajweed - Different Stops&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2012-10-18T19:07:36.923" LastActivityDate="2012-10-18T19:07:36.923" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4133" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4130" CreationDate="2012-10-18T19:00:59.367" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is a summary of &lt;em&gt;Alamat Al-Waqf&lt;/em&gt; (stopping punctuation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At the end of each &lt;em&gt;aya&lt;/em&gt; (usually denoted by the &lt;em&gt;aya&lt;/em&gt;'s number inside a stylized circle), it is &lt;em&gt;wajib&lt;/em&gt; (mandatory) to stop.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ug8Sv.png&quot; alt=&quot;Al Fathihah 1:3&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(مـ) Mandatory stop (&lt;em&gt;wajib&lt;/em&gt;). Note that this is different from (م) which is a pronunciation symbol used to denote &lt;em&gt;idgham&lt;/em&gt; (pronouncing the adjacent letter as &lt;em&gt;meem&lt;/em&gt;).&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RKg60.png&quot; alt=&quot;An&amp;#39;am 6:36&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(قلى) It is better to stop (&lt;em&gt;mustahab&lt;/em&gt;), but you may continue (&lt;em&gt;ja'iz&lt;/em&gt;).&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DYomI.png&quot; alt=&quot;Al-Baqara 2:106&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(ج) Neutral. You may stop and you may continue. Choice is left to the reader. Both are &lt;em&gt;ja'iz&lt;/em&gt;.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WApek.png&quot; alt=&quot;Al-Kahf 18:13&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(صلى) It is better to continue (&lt;em&gt;mustahab&lt;/em&gt;), but you may stop (&lt;em&gt;ja'iz&lt;/em&gt;).&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JYZCI.png&quot; alt=&quot;Al An&amp;#39;aam 6:17&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(لا) Mandatory (&lt;em&gt;wajib&lt;/em&gt;) to continue.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7vu9W.png&quot; alt=&quot;ِAl-Nahl 16:32&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;∴&lt;/strong&gt;) These come in two. If you stop in one (&lt;em&gt;ja'iz&lt;/em&gt;) you must continue in the other (&lt;em&gt;wajib&lt;/em&gt;). You do not stop at both (&lt;em&gt;wajib&lt;/em&gt;). &#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/94XwZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;Al-Baqara 2:2&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(س) You make a very short pause (without taking a breath), then continue. (&lt;em&gt;ja'iz&lt;/em&gt;)&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XBdhM.png&quot; alt=&quot;Al-Mutafifeen 83:14&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.com/fatwa/18732&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source (Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="90" LastEditDate="2012-10-19T20:51:53.550" LastActivityDate="2012-10-19T20:51:53.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4130" CreationDate="2012-10-18T19:22:33.170" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;These punctuation marks are called Alamatul Waqf or stopping punctuation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(م) Meem&lt;/strong&gt;: When seen, it means you must stop, it is a mandatory stop.  Mind you, you will also see a meem After a Noon Sakin or a Tanwin which means that the rule of Iqlab is to be applied.  You will see a Baa' after it, if you see no Baa' than there is no Iqlab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(ج) Jeem&lt;/strong&gt;: It means you are able to stop if you want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(لا) Laam Alif&lt;/strong&gt;: Means to not stop here &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(س) ٍُSeen&lt;/strong&gt;: Means to take a soft/short pause without taking a breath.  You would also sometimes see a Seen above a Saad (ص) That means you pronounce the latter a seen instead of Saad, but if it is under the Saad than pronouncing it as a Saad (it's original pronunciation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(قلي)&lt;/strong&gt;:  Means that you can stop or move on, but stopping is more preferred than continuing on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(صلي)&lt;/strong&gt;: Means you can stop or continue on, but continuing on is more prefered than stopping. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Three dots:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3CTzr.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means you can stop at one of them but not both, so you can stop at (ريب) but not at (فيه), but you can not stop at (ريب) and (فيه) but just at one of them.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.com/fatwa/18732&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://ar.islamway.com/fatwa/18732&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tip&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;: Usually you can look at the back of a Qur'an and you can see the list of the Alamat/Signs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also Alamat in the Indian Script, they have most of the above. Here is the rest:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(ز) Zai&lt;/strong&gt;: al-waqf al-mujawwaz, means that you can stop, but the better choice is not to stop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(ص) Saad&lt;/strong&gt; al-waqf al-murathkhas: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;means that the statement has not yet been completed at this point but, because the sentence has become long, here is the place to breathe and stop rather than do it elsewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;سكته&lt;/strong&gt;: means one should stop here breaking the sound but not the breath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وقفه&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Means one must stop a little longer than saktah (pause). But, breath should not break here too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(ق) Qaaf&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;means that some phoneticians of the Qur'an identify a stop here while others do not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;قف&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This word is 'qif which means 'stop' and it is inserted where the reader may possibly think that a stop was not correct there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read More &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saracenic.com/saracenic/Books/Maaruf/Volume1/Volume1-027-RumuzAl-Awqaf-Stop%20signs.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-10-18T20:05:36.160" LastActivityDate="2012-10-18T20:05:36.160" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4137" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4140" CreationDate="2012-10-19T02:18:07.877" Score="7" ViewCount="11989" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a prohibition to take care of dogs in the rule in Islam, because I just to know it is haram if exposed to saliva alone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="662" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2022-01-17T06:36:09.800" LastActivityDate="2022-02-02T19:05:26.993" Title="Why is dogs saliva considered Haram in Islam?" Tags="|fiqh|dogs|pets|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4128" CreationDate="2012-10-19T07:15:55.010" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. One of the most beautiful things about the quran is Allah is all knowing; he delivered his guidance in a way which would always be relevant, irrespective of whether a society is 'established' or athiest!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, if you look at non-islamic lands in Europe, people are calling for punishments of criminals similar to what Allah recommended. Prison does not work, if you want to stop a thief, cut off his hand. If you want to deter a murder, he should know that he will be killed, as allah wishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="614" LastActivityDate="2012-10-19T07:15:55.010" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4139" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4137" CreationDate="2012-10-19T11:03:26.563" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some hadith's in this reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1] [Hadith - Bukhari 3:515]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A dog for guarding the cattle or hunting&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle(P.B.U.H) said, &quot;Whoever keeps a dog, one Qirat of the&#xA;  reward of his good deeds is deducted daily, unless the dog is used for&#xA;  guarding a farm or cattle.&quot; Abu Huraira (in another narration) said&#xA;  from the Prophet, &quot;unless it is used for guarding sheep or farms, or&#xA;  for hunting.&quot; Narrated Abu Hazim from Abu Huraira: The Prophet  said,&#xA;  &quot;A dog for guarding cattle or for hunting.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2] [Hadith - Bukhari 3:515] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Angels Don't enter&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard Allah's Apostle(P.B.U.H) saying; &quot;Angels (of Mercy) do not&#xA;  enter a house wherein there is a dog or a picture of a living creature&#xA;  (a human being or an animal).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://muttaqun.com/dogs.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastActivityDate="2012-10-19T11:03:26.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4137" CreationDate="2012-10-19T11:54:20.930" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is only Haram to have a dog if it is for being a pet, other than that the dog is ok.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَنِ اتَّخَذَ كَلْبًا إِلاَّ كَلْبَ مَاشِيَةٍ أَوْ صَيْدٍ أَوْ زَرْعٍ&#xA;انْتَقَصَ مِنْ أَجْرِهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قِيرَاطٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That the Messenger of Allah () said: &amp;quot;Whoever acquires a dog - with&#xA;the exception of a dog to guard livestock, a hunting dog, or a farm&#xA;dog - each day a Qirat is deducted from his reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/17/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abi Dawood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it is also good to take care of animals, and dogs are animals and there is a reward for taking care of animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yahya related to me from Malik from Sumayy, the mawla of Abu Bakr from&#xA;Abu Salih as-Samman from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may&#xA;Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, &amp;quot;A man was walking on a&#xA;road when he became very thirsty. He found a well and went into it and&#xA;drank and came out. There was a dog panting and eating earth out of&#xA;thirst. The man said, 'This dog has become as thirsty as I was.' He&#xA;went down into the well and filled his shoe and then held it in his&#xA;mouth until he climbed out and gave the dog water to drink. Allah&#xA;thanked him for it and forgave him.&amp;quot; They said, &amp;quot;Messenger of Allah,&#xA;do we have a reward for taking care of beasts?&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;There is a&#xA;reward for every one with a moist liver.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/417560&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muwatta' Malik&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-04-06T17:25:17.143" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4114" CreationDate="2012-10-19T12:52:58.247" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hanafia and the Hanbalia opinion is that if someone keeps stealing, nothing is cut off after the rights hand is cut and the left leg is cut.  Rather He should be imprisoned until he repents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is narrated from Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that A thief&#xA;was brought to him, so he cut off his hand, and then he was brought&#xA;the same thief a second time so he cut off his leg.  Then He was&#xA;brought a third time so Ali Said: I will not cut, if I cut his hand&#xA;than with what will he eat with, and what will he wipe with? If I cut&#xA;his leg than with what will he walk with?  I am shy from Allah?.  So&#xA;he hit the man with a wood and put him in prison.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was also narrated the same thing from Ummar (may Allah be pleased with him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Malikia and Shafi'iah opinion is that if someone steals a third time than his left hand is cut off, and if someone steals a fourth time, his right leg is cut off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: that the Prophet&#xA;(May Allah's peace and blessings be upon Him) said: If a thief steals&#xA;than cut off his hand, than if he steals again than cut off his leg,&#xA;than if he steals again than cut his hand, than if he steals again cut&#xA;his leg.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Addarqatni in his Sunan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Al Fiqh Al Maliki Al Muyassar by Dr.Whbat Azzuhayli&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-10-19T12:52:58.247" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4124" CreationDate="2012-10-19T15:57:15.113" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mathematics has ten digits: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.  Other numbers are derived from this set, the perfect and independent set !!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Out of these numbers, if I ask you to find a combination of numbers which when added together gives 17, the answers are unlimited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;1+9+7&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;5+7+5&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some trickster among us may just raise up his voice and say &quot;1 and 7&quot;. When asked how, he would say &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Add 7 next to 1 and you'll get 17&quot;.&lt;/strong&gt; The solution is Great!! Innovative!! but against laws of mathematics. This is Bid'ah. Though the former solution is not so great, not so innovative, it respects the laws of mathematics and hence is considered a valid solution to the problem. Any new law that is introduced in Mathematics must be derived from the basic laws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just like Mathematics, there are a set of &lt;strong&gt;Basic Rules &amp;amp; Regulations&lt;/strong&gt; that a mufti (Scholar who gives fatwa) must comply with. Those rules and regulations are &lt;strong&gt;The Holy Qur'an&lt;/strong&gt; and the &lt;strong&gt;Sahih Ahadith&lt;/strong&gt; which are by any means, most perfect. A fatwa is a ruling derived from these rules and regulations. So, you cannot call it Bid'ah (innovation). It is a derived ruling (Ruling in the light of Qur'an and Ahadith). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For every kind of society or era, new rulings must be derived due to various factors like culture &amp;amp; financial diversities, geography, governments and technologies. Rulings must only be derived, not created. If a ruling (fatwa) is found non-compatible with even a single Ayah of the Holy Qur'an or a hadith, it can always be challenged just to make sure (the perfectness of) the &lt;strong&gt;Principle Rules and Regulations of Islam&lt;/strong&gt; are not tampered with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Last word:&lt;/strong&gt; what you consider as changes are actually rulings derived from &lt;strong&gt;The Holy Qur'an&lt;/strong&gt; and the &lt;strong&gt;Ahadith.&lt;/strong&gt; Fatwas are derived rulings, not innovations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jazaakallah...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2012-10-19T16:14:10.477" LastActivityDate="2012-10-19T16:14:10.477" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4143" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4168" CreationDate="2012-10-19T16:29:46.120" Score="4" ViewCount="3282" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know, whether it is allowed to make &lt;code&gt;dua&lt;/code&gt; after the &lt;code&gt;Khutba&lt;/code&gt; (is it called sermon?) given by any Iman (say in Friday prayer, Eid prayers).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard different views from different people as to some say &lt;em&gt;dua&lt;/em&gt; is not to be made after the khutba, and some say it is one of the moments when your &lt;em&gt;dua&lt;/em&gt;  gets accepted. But, these views were never supported by any reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone elaborate on this point with proper reference to authentic sources?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2012-10-29T00:54:14.240" LastActivityDate="2021-09-10T04:52:21.233" Title="Is dua allowed after khutba?" Tags="|dua|jumuah|khutbah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4145" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4149" CreationDate="2012-10-19T16:37:10.133" Score="3" ViewCount="492" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know, what is a &lt;code&gt;Hadith&lt;/code&gt; ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What all books are considered to be taken into account as &lt;code&gt;Hadith&lt;/code&gt; and what is there count?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T23:17:36.363" Title="What is a Hadith?" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4146" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4151" CreationDate="2012-10-19T16:49:34.753" Score="8" ViewCount="23697" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can anyone elaborate on Hadith Qudsi ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I know is that they are considered as the &lt;strong&gt;Word of God expressed in Muhammad's Words&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastActivityDate="2021-08-08T06:09:48.857" Title="What is Hadith Qudsi?" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4131" CreationDate="2012-10-19T17:01:08.467" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the logical analysis and &lt;em&gt;dars-e-quran&lt;/em&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not that you can't sell a Islamic software. Yes, you can. The printed Quran has been sold by the publishers since ages. Just to point out - various narrations/ translation of Quran by different Imam's are sold in hundreds of countries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now about the verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 2:41&lt;/a&gt; -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And believe in what I have sent down confirming that which is&#xA;  [already] with you, and be not the first to disbelieve in it. And do&#xA;  not exchange My signs for a small price, and fear [only] Me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a scholar says, I would teach you this verse only if you pay me this much amount, then clearly this is the wrong thing and this is the things addressed here here i.e. &#xA;&lt;em&gt;not exchange My signs for a small price&lt;/em&gt; as we all know, The Quran was revealed in Arabic and hence such activities would come up in communities where the Word of God would spread but the people would not be Arabic speaking and might have a different native language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope you are able to understand my point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-01-14T20:27:29.257" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T20:27:29.257" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4146" CreationDate="2012-10-19T17:10:38.713" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=18457&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;, Hadith Qudsi is what was said by the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), but it's meaning was from Allah, or what God sent to him by inspiration or a dream, so Prophet Mohammad said it in his own words but with the same meaning. That's why it seems as if God was saying this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-10-21T11:47:26.847" LastActivityDate="2012-10-21T11:47:26.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4149" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4145" CreationDate="2012-10-19T17:51:04.810" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Hadith relative to Sunna is what is said by the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) whether it said or done, a report, or a habit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith is considered the second main source to Islamic laws after Qur'an according to most schools of &lt;em&gt;fiqh&lt;/em&gt; as they represent the details of what Qur'an didn't mention, and a completion for what the Qur'an didn't talk about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we must pay attention while reading any Hadith since there are fake ones, and there are some writers who said Ahadith, but they are not 100% correct. This &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB_%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%8A#.D9.83.D8.AA.D8.A8_.D8.A7.D9.84.D8.AD.D8.AF.D9.8A.D8.AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; discusses many of the books you asked for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-01-08T23:17:36.363" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T23:17:36.363" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4150" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4152" CreationDate="2012-10-19T18:08:25.753" Score="5" ViewCount="200" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for a hadith which the khatheeb mentioned today. He mentioned that the hadith permits us to sacrifice for Dhul-Hijjah on Eid, or any of the three days following 'Eid. (For example, if Eid is on Friday, the hadith permits sacrificing up to, and including, Monday.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T14:56:35.403" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T14:56:35.403" Title="What hadith mentions sacrifice on or during the three days of Nahr?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|sacrifice|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4146" CreationDate="2012-10-19T18:24:03.887" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hadith Qudsi (or Sacred Hadith) is a sub-category of hadith which are sayings of prophet Muhammad (SAWW). &#xA;Muslims regard the Hadith Qudsi as the words of God &#xA;, repeated by prophet Muhammad (SAWW) and recorded on the condition of a sanad (document). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to as-Sayyid ash-Sharif al-Jurjani, the Hadith Qudsi differ from the Quran in that the former are &quot;expressed in Muhammad's words&quot;, whereas the latter are the &quot;direct words of God&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastActivityDate="2012-10-19T18:24:03.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4150" CreationDate="2012-10-19T21:57:05.773" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's probably this &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; narrated in &lt;em&gt;Sunan Ahmad&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ مُطْعِمٍ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ&#xA;  وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ كُلُّ عَرَفَاتٍ مَوْقِفٌ وَارْفَعُوا عَنْ بَطْنِ&#xA;  عُرَنَةَ وَكُلُّ مُزْدَلِفَةَ مَوْقِفٌ وَارْفَعُوا عَنْ مُحَسِّرٍ&#xA;  وَكُلُّ فِجَاجِ مِنًى مَنْحَرٌ وَكُلُّ أَيَّامِ التَّشْرِيقِ ذَبْحٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Jubair ibn Mut'im from the Prophet: &quot;All Arafat is a&#xA;  standing-place,, except the middle of Urana, and the whole of&#xA;  Muzdalifa is a standing-place, except for the middle of Muhassir, and&#xA;  all pathways of Mina is a sacrifice place, and all the days of Tashriq&#xA;  are days of sacrifice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The days of Tashriq are of course the three days following Yaum Annahr (day of sacrifice). This &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; is a matter of contention, as many scholars classify the last part &quot;all the days of Tashriq are days of sacrifice&quot; as &lt;em&gt;da'eef&lt;/em&gt;. However, Imam Ashafi'ee and others have accepted it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sulaymani.net/index.php/2010-11-18-19-57-50/2010-11-18-20-24-37/285-2009-07-17-20-30-14&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source (Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-10-19T21:57:05.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4153" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4229" CreationDate="2012-10-20T05:06:07.787" Score="11" ViewCount="8580" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;em&gt;night&lt;/em&gt; occurs in many hadith, but what exactly is night time relative to the Prophet's time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a) Sunset to Sunrise&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;b) Isha to Fajr&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;c) Isha to Sunrise&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;d) Sunset to Fajr&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2022-04-28T06:37:21.813" Title="How is the night defined?" Tags="|time|definitions|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4153" CreationDate="2012-10-20T08:20:41.580" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Baqir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muhammad al-Baqir&lt;/a&gt; --peace be upon him-- during a debate with a Christian scholar (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://ferdos70.blogfa.com/post/49/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B8%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B1-%28%D8%B9%29-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%8F%D8%B3%D9%82%D9%81-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%B8%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;), there is a period of time that neither is considered within day and nor night. But this time is a time from the heavens, Dua is accepted during such times and more, and this occurs between Fajr and Sunrise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that means that days are from sunrise to sunset. That is, when the sun is fully formed or at least part of it is viewable in the sky; nights are from Sunset to Fajr. Isha is when night has been settled and the Night of Qadr according to Quran [97:5] is until Fajr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS. I couldn't find the original debate's text apparently recorded in (تفسير جامع، ج1، ص412 ـ مفاخر الولايه، كاظميني بروجردي ص 189), but as much as I could remember the same was also true about the interval between Sunset (Qorub) and Maqrib (about half an hour after Sunset). So that I hope someone can find the original text and improve this answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T07:49:55.843" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T07:49:55.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4155" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2921" CreationDate="2012-10-20T11:44:40.047" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a Hadith from Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- it is stated that where Kaaba is placed (including Masjid-ul-Haram or the very Masjid-ul-Haram or maybe inside the Masjid-ul-Haram around the Kaaba?) is called Bakka (بکّه), see [3:96]:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first House appointed for men was that at Bakka: Full of blessing&#xA;  and of guidance for all kinds of beings&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and Bakka comes from Bokaa' (بکاء = crying), while the city itself is still called Mecca. The Hadith continues with a comment that this is the reason for why it is not discouraged for women there to worship Allah in front of men or on their left or right, while it is discouraged (again not forbidden) anywhere else. See [1].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[1] علل الشرایع شیخ صدوق، ج. ۲، ص ۲۸۷&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2012-10-20T11:44:40.047" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4156" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4146" CreationDate="2012-10-20T12:12:19.500" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hadith Qudsi is sayings from God. But is different of Quran. In Quran both concept and words are revealed to the Prophet from God but in Hadith Qudsi only concept (meaning) is revealed to prophet and prophet express it by his own words. Also another difference is that the Hadith Qudsi is not miracle. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nekoonam.ir/allbooktxt/7/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.nekoonam.ir/allbooktxt/7/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T08:23:30.943" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T08:23:30.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4145" CreationDate="2012-10-20T12:18:15.703" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hadith literally means saying. And refers to sayings of Prophet narrated by people. After Prophet SAWW there was bans on narration and writings of hadith and first hadith collections were by Bukhari and Kulayni when this ban was removed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of hadith have usually 4-6 persons in their chain of narrators to reach prophet SAWW. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Islam sayings of any of the fourteen infallibles are considered same as sayings of prophet SAWW because Shia believe prophet SAWW left his divine knowledge for Imam Ali a.s. and he left for second Imam (Imam Hasan a.s) and then left for Imam Hussain a.s. and so on and currently this knowledge is with &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Mahdi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Mahdi&lt;/a&gt; a.s. who is in Occultation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-09T06:55:09.450" LastActivityDate="2015-12-09T06:55:09.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4114" CreationDate="2012-10-20T13:20:22.903" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cutting off the hand is for the first stage of theft. For the second&#xA;  time, the left leg will be cut off. For the third time, the&#xA;  retribution is life imprisonment, and annihilation is for the fourth&#xA;  time. [27]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/enlightening-vol4/39.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafsir of Sura Al-Ma’idah: 33 - 38&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/enlightening-vol4/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Enlightening Commentary of the Holy Quran - Volume 4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastActivityDate="2012-10-20T13:20:22.903" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4160" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2917" CreationDate="2012-10-20T14:02:08.583" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer is my attempt at trying to bring an end to a long series of comments, where I have pointed out issues that would prevent a non-believer from accepting the version presented.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess a first rhetorical question I would have might be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;what evidence/logic would it take for &lt;em&gt;you&lt;/em&gt; to accept the legends of other cultures?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Immortals&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;8 immortals&lt;/a&gt; in Taoism. If we assume the atheist does not accept the authority of the Koran/hadiths, the scenario is quite apt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need to be gentle with the next line: I accept and acknowledge that this is part of the belief of many Muslims, but the &lt;strong&gt;objective&lt;/strong&gt; evidence available here is ... lacking. As I understand it, the accounts / history are not even universally accepted inside Islam, so it is trying to prove to a non-Muslim something that cannot (as I understand it) be agreed satisfactorily within Islam. That raises an immediate red flag about the strength of the evidence available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my next rhetorical question would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;what evidence/logic could be provided that would unify Islam's view of this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You would, after all, have a lot more &quot;common ground&quot; with a Muslim who simply doesn't share this view, than you do with the atheist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The accounts that are available are very anecdotal, and today's atheists &lt;em&gt;tend&lt;/em&gt; (as a generalisation...) to apply a skeptical / critical-thinking approach to such discussions. When it comes to the 12th Imam, there are plenty of reasonable explanations that might be applied:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;it didn't happen, or didn't happen quite as recorded&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the child (who may or may not have been the descendent - that was, IIRC, disputed by the brother) simply died, with the 4 agents taking power to try to keep things running smoothly&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;or maybe for more power-hungry reasons&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;or maybe just to avoid issues with the line of 12 Imams coming to an abrupt end, it may have been... &lt;em&gt;pragmatic&lt;/em&gt; to have such an arrangement&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I realise these may seem like blasphemy/heresy - no insult is intended, but it should be obvious that &lt;strong&gt;to a non-believer&lt;/strong&gt; (which was the question) these are very real possible explanations, reflecting much reality of humanity and politics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To make the atheist accept this view, then, I would propose:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;provide much more compelling &lt;strong&gt;objective&lt;/strong&gt; evidence / reason - sorry, but religious doctrines are not usually very objective in the true meaning of the word&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and ideally, in the process, unify Islam's view on the subject&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;or: first convert (revert) the individual to Islam: if they, by definition, accept the texts, then: they accept the texts&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;which may represent a &lt;em&gt;widening&lt;/em&gt; of the problem to solve, if (as the question suggests), the atheist is skeptical&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="143" LastEditorUserId="143" LastEditDate="2015-09-16T08:36:49.540" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T08:36:49.540" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4161" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-20T16:49:50.750" Score="5" ViewCount="2041" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please somebody give me a proper, full reference (volume number, book number, hadith number) for this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O son of Adam! You wish for one thing whilst I wish for another,&#xA;  Ultimately only that will occur, which is in accordance with My wish;&#xA;  And if you make yourself content, in that which is My wish, Then I&#xA;  shall also grant you, that which is your wish; However, if you turn&#xA;  against that which is My wish, Then I shall tire you out in the&#xA;  pursuit of that which is your wish; And ultimately only that will&#xA;  occur which is in accordance with My wish!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if it's not a hadith, please give me a reference of whose saying this is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="726" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-10-23T04:09:12.450" LastActivityDate="2012-10-23T04:27:15.630" Title="What is the source of &quot;You wish for one thing whilst I wish for another...&quot;? Is it a hadith?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2921" CreationDate="2012-10-21T10:52:11.070" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is not true. Guards in almasjid alharam tries their best to separate between men and women specially at pray time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imagine you have multi-million people at one place, organizing them is pretty hard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At time of prophet mohamed the women were not praying intermixed with men, even for tawaf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As narrated by om-salama (the wife of the prophet): i complained to the prophet. So he told me: revolve ( around the kabaa) after people (outside their circle) while riding (her donkey). Om-salama cpntinus: so, i revolved while the prophet is praying  beside the kabaa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference (arabic): &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/ref/98313&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/ar/ref/98313&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="79" LastEditorUserId="79" LastEditDate="2012-10-21T11:03:21.497" LastActivityDate="2012-10-21T11:03:21.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4163" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2990" CreationDate="2012-10-21T17:15:59.820" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is firmly approved is that drinking Alcoholic drinks is forbidden&lt;/strong&gt;, but there is a doubt about the other usages of Alcohol, be it in perfume, in medical treating like after a surgery or even injection, and etc., some scholars --&lt;em&gt;like the Grand Ayatullah Sistani&lt;/em&gt;-- &lt;strong&gt;permit&lt;/strong&gt; these usages and some --&lt;em&gt;like the Grand Ayatullah Bahjat&lt;/em&gt;-- &lt;strong&gt;forbid&lt;/strong&gt; them. Me the person don't use perfumes containing Alcohol and try to avoid even its medical usages (&lt;em&gt;unless I find no alternative and its usage is inevitable&lt;/em&gt;), as I read a Hadith from Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- that he said he would even not look at it, although if physicians would prescribe it then it would be Halal (&lt;em&gt;while still discouraged&lt;/em&gt;). I should however stress over the fact that Imam was talking about an alcoholic drink, seeing it or using it for medications, you can find the Hadith in a book devoted to the medical teachings of Imam Sadiq peace be upon him: طب جامع امام صادق علیه السلام&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See the Fatwa of the Grand Ayatullah Sistani who &lt;strong&gt;allows&lt;/strong&gt; using such perfumes &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/index.php?p=616687&amp;amp;id=1123&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2012-10-21T17:15:59.820" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4164" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-22T06:18:35.310" Score="3" ViewCount="4097" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any specific time in which we should perform replacement (قضاء) Salah? and Is there any restriction on particular time on which we should not perform Salah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user530" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2012-10-22T19:02:24.550" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T18:41:55.680" Title="Time restriction on Salah and replacement (قضاء) Salah" Tags="|salat|time|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4114" CreationDate="2012-10-22T09:45:28.083" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In prophet's time sahaba kept cutting hands and legs of the thief in alternating order until there were none left. And after 4th time (s)he committed theft, person himself/herself was killed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on a hadith narrated by Jabir as in Abu Dawud Kitab Al-Hudud 20 (4410). I couldn't find the english text on the internet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastActivityDate="2012-10-22T09:45:28.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4166" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="97" CreationDate="2012-10-22T13:05:24.613" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;As much as I have understood from the Shi'ite teachings this world, Dunya (&lt;em&gt;which means closer, or less precious&lt;/em&gt;), is a projection of a more realistic world which we call Barzakh, being somewhat a surface to a deep universe, and Barzakh on its own is the projection of a more realistic world which we call Akherah, apparently again like a surface to a deeper universe. So that one can assume the real world a many (finite or infinite?) dimensional universe, Barzakh being comprised of a set of its subspaces and Dunya being comprised of a set of Barzakh's subspaces. I am even not sure if multi-dimension would mean 4, 5, 6 or more dimensional, maybe it would be even a fractal dimension or a real number dimensional (&lt;em&gt;NOTE. our sensed three dimensional space is full of holes in the microscopic scales so that one can even expect Dunya not being three dimensional&lt;/em&gt;). Anyway, this is off-topic to this question. Death in Dunya is actually a travel from the upper surface of the universe toward inside of it, Barzakh, and resurrection would be a death from Barzakh to Akherah, again a travel toward deeper inside. The deeper volumes are also always called to be the reality behind the surface, the hidden truth by the surface. The uppest surface, Dunya, is pleased for the Worldly life but we are then warned not to forget the truth. A witness from Quran for that Akherah exists even now and Barzakh also exists for us even before our death in this surface world is [29:54]:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ بِالْعَذَابِ وَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمُحِيطَةٌ&#xA;  بِالْكَافِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;they urge you to hasten the punishment. and indeed, hell has been already&#xA;  encompassing of the disbelievers {&lt;em&gt;this verse is most of the times translated not very precisely&lt;/em&gt;}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that is, they are already in hell but they don't understand it. Since this world is created to show things almost irrespective of its truth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَلَولا إِذ جاءَهُم بَأسُنا تَضَرَّعوا وَلـٰكِن قَسَت قُلوبُهُم&#xA;  وَ&lt;strong&gt;زَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيطـٰنُ ما كانوا يَعمَلونَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then why, when Our punishment came to them, did they not humble&#xA;  themselves? But their hearts became hardened, and &lt;strong&gt;Satan made&#xA;  attractive to them that which they were doing&lt;/strong&gt; [6:43]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... فَيُحِلّوا ما حَرَّمَ اللَّـهُ ۚ &lt;strong&gt;زُيِّنَ لَهُم سوءُ أَعمـٰلِهِم&lt;/strong&gt; ۗ&#xA;  وَاللَّـهُ لا يَهدِى القَومَ الكـٰفِرينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... [they] make lawful what Allah has made unlawful. &lt;strong&gt;Made pleasing to&#xA;  them is the evil of their deeds&lt;/strong&gt;; and Allah does not guide the&#xA;  disbelieving people. [9:37]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and many other verses reporting about this pleasing mechanism, a most important mechanism of Dunya acting against the Humans and Jinns. Also see this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَقَد كُنتَ فى &lt;strong&gt;غَفلَةٍ&lt;/strong&gt; مِن هـٰذا فَكَشَفنا عَنكَ &lt;strong&gt;غِطاءَكَ&lt;/strong&gt; فَبَصَرُكَ&#xA;  اليَومَ حَديدٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[It will be said], &quot;You were certainly in &lt;strong&gt;unmindfulness&lt;/strong&gt; of this, and&#xA;  We have &lt;strong&gt;removed from you your cover&lt;/strong&gt;, so your sight, this Day, is&#xA;  sharp.&quot; [50:22]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or that Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... إِنَّهُ يَعلَمُ الجَهرَ وَما يَخفىٰ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Indeed, He knows what is Overt and what it [the overt thing]&#xA;  hides. [87:7] {&lt;em&gt;This verse is not usually translated precisely&lt;/em&gt;}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that is, what is known would cover what is not known, but Allah knows all. Or that Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَسُبحـٰنَ الَّذى بِيَدِهِ مَلَكوتُ كُلِّ شَىءٍ وَإِلَيهِ تُرجَعونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So exalted is He in whose hand is the &lt;strong&gt;realm of all things&lt;/strong&gt;, and to Him&#xA;  you will be returned. [36:83]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see the following verse which report a same news about this world having a hidden truth covered by a surface which we call Dunya:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الَّذينَ يَكتُمونَ ما أَنزَلَ اللَّـهُ مِنَ الكِتـٰبِ&#xA;  وَيَشتَرونَ بِهِ ثَمَنًا قَليلًا ۙ أُولـٰئِكَ &lt;strong&gt;ما يَأكُلونَ فى&#xA;  بُطونِهِم إِلَّا النّارَ&lt;/strong&gt; وَلا يُكَلِّمُهُمُ اللَّـهُ يَومَ القِيـٰمَةِ&#xA;  وَلا يُزَكّيهِم وَلَهُم عَذابٌ أَليمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, they who conceal what Allah has sent down of the Book and&#xA;  exchange it for a small price - &lt;strong&gt;those consume not into their bellies&#xA;  except the Fire&lt;/strong&gt;. And Allah will not speak to them on the Day of&#xA;  Resurrection, nor will He purify them. And they will have a painful&#xA;  punishment. [2:174]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الَّذينَ &lt;strong&gt;يَأكُلونَ&lt;/strong&gt; أَموٰلَ اليَتـٰمىٰ ظُلمًا &lt;strong&gt;إِنَّما&#xA;  يَأكُلونَ فى بُطونِهِم نارًا&lt;/strong&gt; ۖ وَسَيَصلَونَ سَعيرًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who devour the property of orphans unjustly &lt;strong&gt;are only&#xA;  consuming into their bellies fire&lt;/strong&gt;. And they will be burned in a Blaze.&#xA;  [4:10]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are then giving a body which we call it the material body, but we are also given a hearth (&lt;em&gt;different than the limb, though there is a relation between them, and a better relation exists between that and brain&lt;/em&gt;). The hearth is a door to the deeper inside truth. So that each person is at the same time experiencing life inside an inner universe (&lt;em&gt;to some extent having intersections with other people's inner universe&lt;/em&gt;) and inside the outer universe, Dunya. When we fall into asleep, our bodily eyes are closed, but we can see, we have yet a body, we can hear and etc., if the dream is among the honest ones this is a journey in the inner universe, although if we are not treated enough we may see things symbolic, that is, not very realistically. Maybe Jinn's live in some more inner layers of Dunya, maybe Tay ul-Arz and similar things all happen in those inner layers of the universe, having seemingly more spatial dimensions than Dunya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we reach to the place to be able to talk about the purpose for Allah to create the universe in such a layered structure. The answer is simple, the very creation of Humans and Jinn's require such a creation as a mean for their evolution and improvement. Allah put us in a world whose &lt;em&gt;sensed reality&lt;/em&gt; is different from its &lt;em&gt;real but hidden truth&lt;/em&gt;, then guides us toward the real truth and warns us not to adhere to the adornments provided in this illusion which we call Dunya:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَما أوتيتُم مِن شَىءٍ فَمَتـٰعُ الحَيوٰةِ الدُّنيا &lt;strong&gt;وَزينَتُها&lt;/strong&gt; ۚ وَما&#xA;  عِندَ اللَّـهِ خَيرٌ وَأَبقىٰ ۚ أَفَلا تَعقِلونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whatever thing you [people] have been given - it is [only for] the&#xA;  enjoyment of worldly life and its &lt;strong&gt;adornment&lt;/strong&gt;. And what is with Allah is&#xA;  better and more lasting; so will you not use reason? [28:60]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَاصبِر نَفسَكَ مَعَ الَّذينَ يَدعونَ رَبَّهُم بِالغَدوٰةِ وَالعَشِىِّ&#xA;  يُريدونَ وَجهَهُ ۖ وَلا تَعدُ عَيناكَ عَنهُم تُريدُ زينَةَ الحَيوٰةِ&#xA;  الدُّنيا ۖ وَلا تُطِع مَن أَغفَلنا قَلبَهُ عَن ذِكرِنا وَاتَّبَعَ&#xA;  هَوىٰهُ وَكانَ أَمرُهُ فُرُطًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And keep yourself patient [by being] with those who call upon their&#xA;  Lord in the morning and the evening, seeking His countenance. And let&#xA;  not your eyes pass beyond them, &lt;strong&gt;desiring adornments of the worldly&#xA;  life&lt;/strong&gt;, and do not obey one whose heart We have made heedless of Our&#xA;  remembrance and &lt;strong&gt;who follows his desire&lt;/strong&gt; and whose affair is ever [in]&#xA;  neglect. [18:28]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that Dunya is a place to choose, choose between what &lt;strong&gt;intellect&lt;/strong&gt; orders us to do (or to avoid) and what &lt;strong&gt;desire&lt;/strong&gt; asks us to do for it to be satisfied more and more. Allah will never force anyone by uncovering the truth, as He has said in Surah Ya-Sin:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And there came from the farthest end of the city a man, running. He&#xA;  said, &quot;O my people, follow the messengers. (20) Follow those who do&#xA;  not ask of you [any] payment, and they are [rightly] guided. (21) And&#xA;  why should I not worship He who created me and to whom you will be&#xA;  returned? (22) Should I take other than Him [false] deities [while],&#xA;  if the Most Merciful intends for me some adversity, their intercession&#xA;  will not avail me at all, nor can they save me? (23) Indeed, I would&#xA;  then be in manifest error. (24) Indeed, I have believed in your Lord,&#xA;  so listen to me.&quot; (25) It was said, &quot;Enter Paradise.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;He said, &quot;I&#xA;  wish my people could know (26) Of how my Lord has forgiven me and&#xA;  placed me among the honored.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (27) And We did not send down upon his&#xA;  people after him any soldiers from the heaven, &lt;strong&gt;nor would We have&#xA;  done so&lt;/strong&gt;. (28)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The truth will be covered from our senses until death comes or someone treats himself to become such good that the hidden universe will be shown to him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَكَذٰلِكَ نُرى إِبرٰهيمَ مَلَكوتَ السَّمـٰوٰتِ وَالأَرضِ وَلِيَكونَ&#xA;  مِنَ الموقِنينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And thus did We show Abraham the realm of the heavens and the earth&#xA;  that he would be among the certain [in faith] [6:75]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually there are many who was known to be able to see the Barzakh before they die, seeing the realm of what they are eating (if it is Halal or not), where they are praying and etc., but to this position no one reaches unless he will first be submitted to Allah, there would be no other reason then for Allah to cover things from such a man, he has already passed the &quot;making choice exam&quot;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, you see there are many other living species that live in this world while they are not going to make a choice, this is partly because they were creatable in this universe and God never choose what to create and what not to create, and partly because we are told that the whole universe is created for us to benefit, every such species have something to do for the whole thing to remain stable and the system simply works!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Least but by no means mention that Dunya is merely a &lt;strong&gt;bonus level&lt;/strong&gt;, for us to know our weaknesses and to improve toward a complete humanity. However, there are those who try to improve and those who want only to live the easy life. For those who try to improve this world is somewhat a bonus level, in one Qadr Night one can improve like in thousands of months, and even the whole life of a human being (&lt;em&gt;all the joys and suffers during the years which we count&lt;/em&gt;) is less than a real day&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... وَإِنَّ يَومًا عِندَ رَبِّكَ كَأَلفِ سَنَةٍ مِمّا تَعُدّونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And indeed, a day with your Lord is like a thousand years of those&#xA;  which you count. [22:47]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قـٰلَ كَم لَبِثتُم فِى الأَرضِ عَدَدَ سِنينَ / قالوا لَبِثنا يَومًا&#xA;  أَو بَعضَ يَومٍ فَسـَٔلِ العادّينَ / قـٰلَ إِن لَبِثتُم إِلّا قَليلًا&#xA;  ۖ لَو أَنَّكُم كُنتُم تَعلَمونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Allah] will say, &quot;How long did you remain on earth in number of&#xA;  years?&quot; / They will say, &quot;We remained a day or part of a day; ask&#xA;  those who enumerate.&quot; / He will say, &quot;You stayed not but a little - if&#xA;  only you had known. [23:112,113,114]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But even during such a short time one can reach to the highest rank among all the creatures of Allah, like the prophets and Imams reached such a position! However, if someone lose this opportunity then he would led toward the hell therein being purified as much as possible, and ... So that even Hell is a mean for Allah to apply his mercy to the human being, although it will be very much suffering and not as easy as the life in Dunya was, actually very very hard for our minds today to understand it, the cost for getting purified of what we have acquired by ourselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T10:22:01.040" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T10:22:01.040" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4161" CreationDate="2012-10-22T17:27:24.477" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Shia view)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the Hadith from Shaykh al-Saduq's compilation &lt;em&gt;al-TawHid&lt;/em&gt; with the isnad:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4 – AHmad b. al-Hasan al-QiTTan. He said: AHmad b. MuHammad b. Sa'eed&#xA;  al-Hamadani narrated to us. He said: 'Ali b. al-Hasan b. 'Ali b.&#xA;  FaDDal narrated to us from his father from Marwan b. Muslim from&#xA;  Thabit b. Abu Safiyyah from Sa`d al-Khaffaf from al-ASbagh b. Nabatah.&#xA;  He said: Amir al-Mu'mineen عليه السلام said: Allah عزوجل revealed to&#xA;  Dawud عليه السلام:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Dawud! You wish and I wish, and there occurs not but what I wish. So&#xA;  if you resign yourself to that which I wish, I will grant you that&#xA;  which you wish. And if you do not resign yourself to that which I&#xA;  wish, I will cause you to wear (yourself) out regarding what you wish;&#xA;  then there will not happen but what I wish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Chapter 55, Will and Intention, of &lt;em&gt;al-TawHid&lt;/em&gt; by Shaykh al-Saduq]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arabic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4 - حدثنا أحمد بن الحسن القطان، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن سعيد&#xA;  الهمداني، قال: حدثنا علي بن الحسن بن علي بن فضال، عن أبيه، عن مروان&#xA;  ابن مسلم، عن ثابت بن أبي صفية، عن سعد الخفاف، عن الاصبغ بن نباته، قال:&#xA;  قال أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام: أوحى الله عزوجل إلى داود عليه السلام:&#xA;  يا داود تريد واريد ولا يكون إلا ما اريد، فإن أسلمت لما اريد أعطيتك ما&#xA;  تريد، وإن لم تسلم لما اريد أتعبتك فيما تريد، ثم لا يكون إلا ما اريد.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="625" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2012-10-23T04:27:15.630" LastActivityDate="2012-10-23T04:27:15.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4143" CreationDate="2012-10-22T18:18:21.267" Score="2" Body="&lt;h3&gt;Is it permissible for Khateeb (Imam) to make du'aa after the Khutbah of Jum'a (Friday)?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes it is, and in fact it's authentic that the prophet did make duaa after the Khutbah. &lt;strong&gt;However&lt;/strong&gt;, the point of confusion is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Is it permissible for Imam and people to raise their hands while making this du'aa?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For the &lt;strong&gt;Imam&lt;/strong&gt;, he shouldn't raise his hands, but rather raise only his forefinger, as the Prophet only raise his forefinger while making du'aa after Khutbah of Jum'aa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah, disfigure these hands! I have seen Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) gesture no more than this with his hands, and he pointed with his forefinger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ، بْنِ رُؤَيْبَةَ قَالَ رَأَى بِشْرَ بْنَ مَرْوَانَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ رَافِعًا يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ قَبَّحَ اللَّهُ هَاتَيْنِ الْيَدَيْنِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَا يَزِيدُ عَلَى أَنْ يَقُولَ بِيَدِهِ هَكَذَا . وَأَشَارَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ الْمُسَبِّحَةِ .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:873c&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;, with other versions available like &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/715&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For &lt;strong&gt;people&lt;/strong&gt;, who say Ameen after him, some scholars say that they shouldn't raise their hands as it's not recorded that people raised their hands while the Prophet made dua'a after the Khutbah of Jum'aa. While other scholars say that they can raise their hands, because of the many Hadiths about how good raising hands while making duaa is, like this one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Salman al-Farsi:&#xA;The Prophet said: Your Lord is munificent and generous, and is ashamed to turn away empty the hands of His servant when he raises them to Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْحَرَّانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ يُونُسَ - حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَيْمُونٍ صَاحِبَ الأَنْمَاطِ - حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ سَلْمَانَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم  &amp;quot; إِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى حَيِيٌّ كَرِيمٌ يَسْتَحْيِي مِنْ عَبْدِهِ إِذَا رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَرُدَّهُمَا صِفْرًا &amp;quot; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/8/73&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sunan Abu-Dawud]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And since there's nothing mentioning that people should raise hands in the Dua'a after the Khutbah of Jum'aa, then they can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-10T04:52:21.233" LastActivityDate="2021-09-10T04:52:21.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4161" CreationDate="2012-10-22T20:18:23.217" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Islamic reference sites &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=73171&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dorar.net/enc/hadith_spread&amp;amp;page=5#hadith_spread-hadith-77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dorar.net&lt;/a&gt;, this hadith doesn't exist in any of the Sunni hadith books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in his famous book &lt;code&gt;إحياء علوم الدين&lt;/code&gt; (Reviving the knowledge of [Islam] religion), Imam Ghazali &lt;em&gt;does&lt;/em&gt; mention the following anecdote, which is almost identical to the text in question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ويروى أن الله تعالى أوحى إلى دواد عليه السلام: يا داود إنك تريد وأريد, وإنما يكون ما أريد, فإن سلمت لما أريد كفيتك ما تريد, وإن لم تسلم لما أريد أتعبتك فيما تريد, ثم لا يكون إلا ما أريد&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation mine (so poor translation):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;It's narrated that Allah revealed to Dawud (David) (peace be upon him): O' Dawud, you wish one thing and I wish, and what I wish is what happens/occurs. So if you were content with my wish I will grant you what you wish. And if you weren't content with my wish I will tire you with your wish and then only My wish is what happens.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to note that Imam Ghazali never claims in this text that this was a hadith by the Prophet (or even that it was narrated by any of the Sahabah), he merely references it without mentioning any source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also important to note is that, whether or not this is an authentic hadith, one absolute truth that it portrays remains valid; nothing happens without the permission of Allah, even those actions of His creation.  This very same sentiment is also mentioned in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhsin Khan Translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;But you cannot will, unless Allah wills. Verily, Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/76/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Al-'Insan:30]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-10-23T04:04:29.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4112" CreationDate="2012-10-23T04:20:49.583" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, these hadiths the question talk about needs good understand, and don't just mean what they appear to mean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=127&amp;amp;ID=724&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; from Zad Al-Mi'ad زاد المعاد by Imam ابن قيم الجوزية Ibn Qayyem Al-Jawziah (may Allah be merciful to him):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كما قيل في قوله صلى الله عليه وسلم : ( من شرب الخمر لم تقبل له صلاة أربعين يوما ) : إن أثر الخمر يبقى في جوف العبد وعروقه وأعضائه أربعين يوما ، والله أعلم .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it was said in explaining the Hadith by the Prophet &lt;sup&gt;صلى الله عليه وسلم&lt;/sup&gt;: &amp;quot;Whoever dirnks wine, his prayer will not be accepted for 40 days&amp;quot;. The effect of wine remains in the body, veins and organs of the person for 40 days, and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=127&amp;amp;ID=724&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zad Al-Mi'ad زاد المعاد&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it's obvious Imam In Qayyem narrated that, but he didn't mention its source. However, Imam Sindi said in his explanation of Sunan Ibn-Majah حاشية السندي على ابن ماجه  that Imam Ibn Qayyem narrated that from the Explanation of Imam Soyuti for Sunan Al-Tirmithi حاشية السيوطي عل سنن الترمذي, as comes here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قوله : ( أربعين صباحا ) قال السيوطي في حاشية الترمذي : ذكر في حكمة ذلك أنها تبقى في عروقه وأعضائه أربعين يوما نقله ابن القيم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=6215&amp;amp;idto=6216&amp;amp;bk_no=54&amp;amp;ID=1288&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;حاشية السندي على ابن ماجه&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In explaining &amp;quot;Forty days&amp;quot;: Soyuti said in his explanation of Sunan Al-Tirmithi: &amp;quot;The reason of that is because the effect of wine remains in person's veins and organs for 40 days&amp;quot;. And Ibn narrated that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=6215&amp;amp;idto=6216&amp;amp;bk_no=54&amp;amp;ID=1288&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The explanaiton of Sunan Ibn-Majah by Al-Sindi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;However, I don't know if this is proven scientifically, (nor that's important for me to accept that Hadith, although I would like to know if it's scientifically proven out of curiosity).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-10-23T04:20:49.583" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4089" CreationDate="2012-10-23T15:00:53.603" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Sheep is only one share.  While a Camel, a Cow, or a Buffalo can have 7 shares.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah : We performed tamattu' during the&#xA;  lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (), sacrificed a cow for seven and&#xA;  a camel for seven people. We shared them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، حَدَّثَنَا&#xA;  عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ،&#xA;  قَالَ كُنَّا نَتَمَتَّعُ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  نَذْبَحُ الْبَقَرَةَ عَنْ سَبْعَةٍ وَالْجَزُورَ عَنْ سَبْعَةٍ&#xA;  نَشْتَرِكُ فِيهَا ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/16/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if there are seven people who want to slaughter for nearness (القربة) than it is right, but if one of the seven just wants to slaughter for the meat than the Udhyyah is not accepted from all of the seven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Al fiqh Al Muyyassar Ala Mdhab al Imam Al A'tham Abu Hanifah Anna'man ( الفقه الميسر على مذهب الإمام الأعظم أبو حنيفة النعمان)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-10-23T15:00:53.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4175" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1604" CreationDate="2012-10-24T07:22:51.250" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;strong&gt;Hanafi Fiqh&lt;/strong&gt; and accordig to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.central-mosque.com/fiqh/Zakat.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt;, yes it is allowed to pay zakat without mention that this is Zakat money. The recipient may not know that this is actually Zakat but you are helping them out with the intention that it is Zakat, so it is counted as Zakat. This link does not provides concrete reference (in fact any no reference at all). Some excerpts are as follow&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zakat without mentioning it but only with intentions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3 At the time of giving the zakaat to a poor person, &lt;strong&gt;one must have&#xA;  the intention in his heart that he is giving this money as zakaat&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;  If he merely gives it without making any intention, the zakaat will&#xA;  not be fulfilled. He will have to give the zakaat again, and he will&#xA;  be rewarded separately for the money that he had already given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you forgot to make the intention in the first place&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If the person did not make the intention of giving zakaat at the time of giving it to the poor person&lt;/strong&gt;, then as long as that money is&#xA;  still in the possession of the poor person, he will be able to make&#xA;  the intention. By making the intention at this stage, his zakaat will&#xA;  be fulfilled. But if the poor person has already spent that money,&#xA;  then the intention that is made at this stage will not be considered.&#xA;  He will have to repeat the payment of his zakaat.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Debts as Zakat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A person comes to borrow some money and it is known that he is so poor and hard-pressed that he will be unable to fulfil this debt or&#xA;  that &lt;strong&gt;he is a very bad payer and never fulfils his debts&lt;/strong&gt;. If the person&#xA;  gives him some zakaat money and also makes this intention in his heart&#xA;  that he is giving zakaat, then in such a case zakaat will be fulfilled&#xA;  despite the poor person regarding it as a debt.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gift as Zakat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;If a poor person is given something as a gift, but in his heart the person has the intention of giving zakaat, even then zakaat will&#xA;  be fulfilled.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this would also make since if someone works for your for period period, he/she does the work, you pay him 10 times more with intentions that his increase wage/tip is for her needs as Zakat, knowing that he qualified for Zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personnely thing, it may be advisable to mention this is Zakat money so that you keep a good track of Zakat Money and wages. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2012-10-24T07:22:51.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4177" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4179" CreationDate="2012-10-24T08:34:08.180" Score="5" ViewCount="481" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamu Alaykum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many people in my neighborhood do not fast (Sawm) giving reasons such as, they have burdensome jobs they must complete everyday. Whether people who have these jobs such as coal mining, gold mining or the like is it still compulsory to fast (Sawm) or may they replace it with feeding the poor?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="662" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T14:31:46.230" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T14:31:46.230" Title="Does having a burdensome job affect the need to fast?" Tags="|practical-islam|sawm|ramadan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4177" CreationDate="2012-10-24T10:42:32.733" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;وعليكم السلام&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, more information regarding the work is required and this information should be given to person qualified to do Ijtihad (juristic effort to infer expert legal rulings) so that he can get advice for his particular kind of work. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This answer covers, in general, the aspects of fasting while doing hard work according to scholars&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sawm (fasting) of Ramadan is an obligation upon every Mukallaf (person meeting the conditions to be held legally accountable for their actions). This is because Allah says in Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;شَهْرُ‌ رَ‌مَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْ‌آنُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ&#xA;  وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِّنَ الْهُدَىٰ وَالْفُرْ‌قَانِ ۚ فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ&#xA;  الشَّهْرَ‌ فَلْيَصُمْهُ ۖ وَمَن كَانَ مَرِ‌يضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ‌&#xA;  فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ‌ ۗ يُرِ‌يدُ اللَّـهُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ‌&#xA;  وَلَا يُرِ‌يدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَ‌ وَلِتُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ&#xA;  وَلِتُكَبِّرُ‌وا اللَّـهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَاكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ&#xA;  تَشْكُرُ‌ونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur'an, a&#xA;  guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So&#xA;  whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, &lt;strong&gt;let him fast it; and&#xA;  whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and&#xA;  [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that&#xA;  [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Surah Al-Baqarah : 185]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see above, the Lawgiver (Allah) has granted a concession to break fast  to people who are sick, travelers, and those who come under those categories. However, &lt;strong&gt;those who do hard work do not come under these category (Sick or travelers and others) and they are obliged to fast.&lt;/strong&gt; It is impermissible to break fast due to hard work. So, they have to form the intention to observe the fast of Ramadan from the night before and to start the day fasting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, according to scholars, the person should analyze different other possibilities in order to ease the hardship for Ramadan for e.g. make his working hours during night or distribute the working hours in manner that he can both work and fast. In general, he should try to ease the hardship on him due to this work. Some scholars even have an opinion that if the person is unable to find other work without these hardships and they fear that they may suffer due to unfair laws that do not permit them to practice their religion, then it becomes obligatory on them to migrate from these countries to somewhere else where they can practice the obligations of their religion and their daily life, and interact with Muslims in righteousness and piety.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However (if all the above is not possible), &lt;strong&gt;if they are forced to break the fast&lt;/strong&gt; (and this is after they start fasting), for example due to severe hunger, &lt;strong&gt;then it is permissible for him to break the fast only to the extent that wards off any harm or hardship&lt;/strong&gt; and he must refrain from eating and drinking for the rest of the day (till maghrib) and later has to make up for that fast at the proper time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what is indicated by the shar`i evidence from the Qur'an and Sunnah and it is what is indicated by the words of the scholars of all madh-habs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And remember Allah says in Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out And will&#xA;  provide for him from where he does not expect. And whoever relies upon&#xA;  Allah - then He is sufficient for him. Indeed, Allah will accomplish&#xA;  His purpose. Allah has already set for everything a [decreed] extent. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/65/2-3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Surah At-Talaq : 2-3]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I ask the person in question to fear Allah regarding his affairs. Also, take a look at below rulings regarding fasting with hard work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وبالله التوفيق وصلى الله على نبينا محمد وآله وصحبه وسلم.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Tree&amp;amp;NodeID=2848&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sawm while doing a hard job- Fatwas of the Permanent Committee&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaSubjects.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;HajjEntryID=0&amp;amp;HajjEntryName=&amp;amp;NodeID=1030&amp;amp;PageID=2849&amp;amp;SectionID=14&amp;amp;SubjectPageTitlesID=100420&amp;amp;MarkIndex=0&amp;amp;0#BreakingSawmduetohardwork&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Breaking Sawm due to hard work-  Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Humayd and Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah ibn Baz &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n06mbdETwIk&amp;amp;feature=plcp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Breaking Sawm due to hard work -  Al´Allâmah Muḥummed Nâṣir ad-Dîn al-Albânî&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2012-10-24T10:42:32.733" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4180" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4181" CreationDate="2012-10-24T16:04:23.597" Score="4" ViewCount="4247" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know, what is the ruling in performing a Sajde-e-sahu (the sajde required to offer at the end of salat in case of mistake)? What situations in &lt;code&gt;salat&lt;/code&gt; might make them obligatory ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-06T15:43:22.720" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T15:43:22.720" Title="When is Sajde-e-sahu required/obligatory?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4180" CreationDate="2012-10-24T18:36:38.907" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Malikiyah and Shafi'iyah Sajdatu Sahu is Sunnah, but according to the Hanafiyah and Hanabalah it is wajidb, and the Mussali (one who prays) has made an error if he leaves it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You make Sajdatul Sahu for three reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you do not do a Sunnah Mu'akadah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you added something to the salat that is not originaly of the salat, like an extra Rakat.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you added and took away something from the salat for example one forgets to say a surah out loud and makes an extra Rakah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Al Fiqh Al maliki Al Muyassar by Dr. Wahbat Azuhayli&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-10-24T18:36:38.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2808" CreationDate="2012-10-25T01:07:27.383" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Islam is no different...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your question is leaning towards regulating the number of children. Except for China (who adheres to the &quot;one child policy&quot;), there is no country I have heard that regulates the number of children. There is also no religion in the world that regulates the number of children. In this aspect, Islam is no different. ISLAM DOES NOT REGULATE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Correction: Not to &quot;kill&quot; children based on wealth&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And &lt;strong&gt;do not kill your children&lt;/strong&gt; for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Indeed, their killing is ever a great sin. (Quran 17:31)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse many people quote is the above, where Allah is specifically talking about NOT KILLING children for fear of poverty. This would include abortion but does not say too many or too less.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muslims have too many children??&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a list of 5 MOST POPULATED countries in the world and the percentage of world population each make up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) China - 19.12%&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) India - 17.17%&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) USA   - 4.46%&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) Indonesia - 3.37%&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5) Brazil - 2.75%&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wiki: List of countries by population&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most populated Muslim country is INDONESIA BUT it makes up only 3.37% of world population. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims have a long way to go before being a driving demographic. The claim that Muslims have TOO many children is an over exaggerated fear tactic by western politicians to win votes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why Muslims CHOOSE to have SLIGHTLY more children&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims CHOOSE to have slightly more children. They do this BY CHOICE because we firmly believe that the framework of Islam, will help us raise better individuals that can contribute to society and make this world a better place. Insha Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The number of children should be driven by this vision of making the world a better place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As human beings, we should be appreciative of those parents who raise their children DESPITE the poverty rather than despise these brave parents. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Freedom is a two way street&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people choose to have fewer children some others choose to have many. One cannot walk into a rich man’s house and demand to know why he is having fewer children; similarly one cannot walk into a poor family’s house and demand to know why they are having more children. It’s unethical and against basic freedom in both cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-16T08:35:36.573" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T08:35:36.573" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4184" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4187" CreationDate="2012-10-25T15:14:26.177" Score="4" ViewCount="3184" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Even God cannot change the past.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; ...goes a saying. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We Indeed know that &lt;strong&gt;Time&lt;/strong&gt; is the creation of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://hadithcollection.com/sahihmuslim/155-Sahih%20Muslim%20Book%2027.%20Concerning%20The%20Use%20Of%20Correct%20Words/13938-sahih-muslim-book-027-hadith-number-5584.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih Muslim: Book 027, Hadith 5584.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying: Do not abuse Time, for it is Allah Who is the Time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We humans can strongly believe that Allah has control over future and the present, but cannot grasp the fact that Allah has control over the past (Events that have already taken place). Adding to it, there are no evidences (at least to my knowledge &lt;strong&gt;نعوذ بالله&lt;/strong&gt;) which tell us that Allah can control or change the past. Still, bound by our Imaan and the fact that Allah is the creator of everything, including time (referring to above hadith),  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;should we believe that Allah can change the past and has chosen not to exhibit this strength for the reasons divine?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;OR&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;should we believe that we fail to notice the changes as the present is the consequence/result of the past (ie. when past changes, present changes accordingly)?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T09:53:49.253" LastActivityDate="2018-08-07T22:02:23.613" Title="Can God/Allah سبحانه و تعالى change the past?" Tags="|allah|creation|time|" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4185" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4184" CreationDate="2012-10-25T17:07:31.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes Allah is capable of changing the past, He is capable of doing anything that He wills.  Allah has said many times in the Quran that He is capable of doing anything, example: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/2/20&lt;/a&gt; .  and if He wants something all He has to do is say BE and it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He&#xA;only says to it, &amp;quot;Be,&amp;quot; and it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/117&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al Baqarah Ayah 117&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whatever choice Allah makes, we have no right to question it.  If Allah chose to exhibit His power than that is His choice, but if He chooses not too than that is His choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-10-25T17:13:52.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4184" CreationDate="2012-10-25T18:10:20.173" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did not fully understand the context of the hadith. But I will answer the question itself. &lt;strong&gt;Can Allah change the past?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, he can. The way you look at it is not in real world example but rather what Allah can do. For example you may have committed many sins, did many things wrong not knowingly or knowingly. At the end of the day you are a sinful man. But when you enter the world after  (Akharath), you may notice that God has turned all your bad things into good thing. He rewarded even your bad acts into good one. Thus Allah has changed your past. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again I have not referenced the hadith which I failed to understand properly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-10-25T19:09:13.223" LastActivityDate="2012-10-25T19:09:13.223" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4184" CreationDate="2012-10-25T20:29:46.720" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, it is a little bit hard to explicitly answer as shortly as stating yes or no, but let only clarify the situation to some extent. Based on this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2573/for-it-is-allah-who-is-the-time/2605#2605&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt;, time is a creation of Allah, and Allah is not bounded to His own creation so Allah is just beyond the notion of time. That is, all past, present, and future are the same in the view of Allah. The past, present and future are past, present and future as measured by us, not by Allah. We cannot understand anything beyond the notion of time, so it is even close to impossible to say Allah has created the whole past, present and future --that is, the whole creation book-- in one single instant, as an instant has meaning only on a time axis and there is no time axis in the being-scale of Allah! What we or any other creature of Allah feels as a gradual effect by Allah is merely in our own view of universe, the creation being evolved in the course of time is also in our own view of universe, the word of Allah that &quot;Be&quot; --&lt;em&gt;and it will be&lt;/em&gt;-- is also in our view of universe. Difficult to understand, yes, but anyway, that's intellectually correct, Allah is beyond His creations, time being one among the most fundamental creations of Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In our view of universe, Allah has ordered a whole system through introducing a rule that we call it the Causality principle, and He is Al-Jabbar (the predestinator):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْمَلِكُ الْقُدُّوسُ&#xA;  السَّلَامُ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمُهَيْمِنُ الْعَزِيزُ &lt;strong&gt;الْجَبَّارُ&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  الْمُتَكَبِّرُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah is He, than Whom there is no other god;- the Sovereign, the Holy&#xA;  One, the Source of Peace (and Perfection), the Guardian of Faith, the&#xA;  Preserver of Safety, the Exalted in Might, the &lt;strong&gt;Irresistible&lt;/strong&gt; [or&#xA;  indeed: &lt;strong&gt;predestinator&lt;/strong&gt;], the Supreme: Glory to Allah! (High is He)&#xA;  above the partners they attribute to Him. [59:23]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He, the Wise, has put forward this order based on His wisdom starting from a set of initial conditions, and He never ever commits a vain attempt so there is no way to think He will ever change the past or will to do so. But He has always contrived an option for compensating the past, that is, by changing the effect a past event has/will-have on the present and/or future. Tubbah (repentance) is one such mechanisms to compensate the past. Some scholars also believe in even some miraculous compensations through history like Radd-ush-Shams (رد الشمس: bringing back the sun) as a probable implicitly-cited-story in [38:31-33], but still no change of the past even by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To sum up all the above explanations, changing the past certainly is not something that God would ever do, He is Al-Jabbar and He has predestinated the whole story since the very beginning (&lt;em&gt;indeed, beyond the concept of time and not exactly in a beginning&lt;/em&gt;), the history will not ever change as the present or future will not ever change in the view of Allah, but in our view of universe past is passed and has been frozen and only present and future are formable!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T10:20:03.710" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2829" CreationDate="2012-10-26T04:17:53.870" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;One can go to these links also-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Time in islamic Kalam -&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pdfio.com/k-2179269.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.pdfio.com/k-2179269.html&lt;/a&gt; (go read online)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Essence of Time, Space, and Motion in Islam -&lt;a href=&quot;http://aksa.us/AKSAarticles/EditorsIntroduc.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://aksa.us/AKSAarticles/EditorsIntroduc.pdf&lt;/a&gt; (PDF file)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope these helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="53" LastActivityDate="2012-10-26T04:17:53.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2815" CreationDate="2012-10-26T04:36:24.707" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Marriage is Sunnah. According to the Hadith of Rasulullah (PBUH) Marriage is my Sunnah and whosoever turns away from my Sunnah is not of me. This is pretty serious. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another issue is that Allah (swt) tells us to not go near Zina, which means to not create situations where it could lead to Zina. Not being married is one of those situations... and if there is such fear, it becomes wajib (to avoid committing a major sin) to get married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for busy life, Islam is the middle way. It teaches us to live in balance. A life such as described in the question is that of extreme and I suppose it would be prohibitively unfavorable. It will put barriers between you and performing your religious obligations such as performing Salah. But I can't just outright make a suggestion like that as I do not know the financial situation of the person/people in question. However, hardship doesn't negate the ruling but at the same time husband must be able to maintain and afford having a family. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is kind of a catch 22. From one side earning rizq and providing for the family is obligatory and from other not being married due to financial situation can result committing major sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have to say such people should make a judgement based on their own individual situation with the help of a religious expert/scholar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahu A'lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="330" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-04T07:30:22.803" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T07:30:22.803" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4190" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4197" CreationDate="2012-10-26T08:28:29.450" Score="6" ViewCount="11092" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sorry for coming with such a lame question but this is the first place I thought of when the idea came to my mind, and it is not just a question for questions sake but I really do need some advice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to write a letter to a Muslim man of quite high standing, but I am a Christian and know very little of the Islamic customs, but I want to be respectful without sounding false or patronising.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to reference Eid and call a blessing for this man; what is the best way of starting my letter, is there a set way such a thing should be done? Also I know from looking &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid&quot;&gt;at this wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; there is more than one Eid, do I mention which particular Eid or do I have to write in full?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks and again sorry if this does not fit this sites format.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would it be appropriate for me to say, 'Taqabbalallâhu minnâ wa minkum' when I am not a muslim? Would it be received well or could it be in some way insulting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am concerned that he may consider me a 'kafir' and by saying such things that he might take them the wrong way, where in fact I just want to be seen as respectful and trying to be considerate and understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="713" LastEditorUserId="713" LastEditDate="2012-10-26T10:28:17.757" LastActivityDate="2014-07-26T05:16:28.917" Title="How do I greet a Muslim man in a letter referencing Eid?" Tags="|non-muslim|eid|greetings|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4184" CreationDate="2012-10-26T09:46:25.343" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to islam everything except ALLAH is a creation of ALLAH . It includes time also. So ALLAH is independent of time ,Ie terms like present, past and cureent are not applicable for ALLAH&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope it will answer your question :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="119" LastActivityDate="2012-10-26T09:46:25.343" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4193" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2815" CreationDate="2012-10-26T16:52:10.677" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Marriage is Sunnah, if you turn away from it (&lt;em&gt;deny its advantages, not having interest in marriage, and etc.&lt;/em&gt;) it will be forbidden , but if you simply postpone it to a better situation it will be ok, you may need to prepare for it or else find a better woman. However, there is a simple rule in Islam an example of which being stated in [17:29] about spending in charity:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Make not thy hand tied (like a niggard's) to thy neck, nor stretch it&#xA;  forth to its utmost reach, so that thou become blameworthy and&#xA;  destitute.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the rule states that &lt;strong&gt;commit the encouraged deeds to the extent that you will not then get blameworthy and destitute&lt;/strong&gt;. According to this simple rule many scholars encourage people to marry only if they have been prepared for it, otherwise know it as discouraged unless it has become obligatory (for example if the person is going to commit a sin). However, this rule never determines a specific threshold for all the Muslims, as not all the Muslims are the same in the sense of faith and trusting in Allah. So that you should decide about your marriage by yourself, but if the question is a general question then we can speak in a way that may be of practical value for some and only of theoretical value to others (no Muslim would ever deny its value anyway, as it would be equal to denying Quran or turning away the holy prophet's tradition). This speaking starts from the following verses in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا مِن دَابَّةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا عَلَى اللَّهِ رِزْقُهَا&#xA;  وَيَعْلَمُ مُسْتَقَرَّهَا وَمُسْتَوْدَعَهَا كُلٌّ فِي كِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no moving creature on earth but its sustenance dependeth on&#xA;  Allah: He knoweth the time and place of its definite abode and its&#xA;  temporary deposit: All is in a clear Record. [11:6]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَكَأَيِّن مِّن دَابَّةٍ لَّا تَحْمِلُ رِزْقَهَا، اللَّهُ يَرْزُقُهَا&#xA;  وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How many are the creatures that carry not their own sustenance? It is&#xA;  Allah who feeds (both) them and you: for He hears and knows (all&#xA;  things). [29:60]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which clearly state that sustenance for any moving creature is provided by Allah, that is, any moving creature (&lt;em&gt;say, &lt;strong&gt;alive creature&lt;/strong&gt; in the sense we usually define an alive species&lt;/em&gt;) is given its own proportion of sustenance, such that no creature can eat the sustenance put aside for another creature, whatever that you see someone is eating is certainly his own sustenance, we can only make our sustenance licit or ill-gotten. This is very critical to note no one dies before his sustenance (&lt;em&gt;food to eat, air to breath, and etc.&lt;/em&gt;) is finished, so that the holy prophet's Hadith stating that &lt;strong&gt;eating less would always elongate the life&lt;/strong&gt;! However, this needs a short comment to be added at this point: according to Ahlul-Beyt --peace be upon them-- sustenance is provided for the &lt;strong&gt;aspirant of sustenance&lt;/strong&gt;, that is, this guarantee is &lt;em&gt;never an encouragement for laziness&lt;/em&gt;, Allah doesn't always send the creature its part but usually hides its part in a process for the creature to go for it and reach it where and when it was planned. That providing sustenance to all the moving creatures in general and to humans in particular is guaranteed by Allah is as much important that Allah even use it as a witness that no other god exists aside him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَمَّن يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ وَمَن يَرْزُقُكُم مِّنَ&#xA;  السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ أَإِلَٰهٌ مَّعَ اللَّهِ قُلْ هَاتُوا&#xA;  بُرْهَانَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or, Who originates creation, then repeats it, and who gives you&#xA;  sustenance from heaven and earth? (Can there be another) god besides&#xA;  Allah? Say, &quot;Bring forth your argument, if ye are telling the truth!&quot;&#xA;  [27:64]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَمَّنْ هَٰذَا الَّذِي يَرْزُقُكُمْ إِنْ أَمْسَكَ رِزْقَهُ بَل&#xA;  لَّجُّوا فِي عُتُوٍّ وَنُفُورٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or who is there that can provide you with Sustenance if He were to&#xA;  withhold His provision? Nay, they obstinately persist in insolent&#xA;  impiety and flight (from the Truth). [67:21]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may then ask why some are given more and some are given less? This is what Allah has addressed as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللَّهُ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَيَقْدِرُ&#xA;  لَهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah enlarges the sustenance (which He gives) to whichever of His&#xA;  servants He pleases; and He (similarly) grants by (strict) measure,&#xA;  (as He pleases): for Allah has full knowledge of all things. [29:62]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and there is a wisdom behind that which is off-topic to this question. According to a Hadith from Imam Ali --peace be upon him-- &quot;اَلدَّهرُ يَومانِ : يَومٌ لَكَ وَ يَومٌ عَلَيكَ فَإذا كانَ لَكَ فَلا تَبطَر وَ إذا كانَ عَلَيكَ فَاصطَبِر&quot; (&lt;em&gt;meaning: time consists of two days, one day for you and one day against you, when it is for you then don't get willful and slaphappy and when it is against you be patient&lt;/em&gt;), and this Hadith can well be valid also about the economical issues, that is, the sustenance issue, that is, anyone may experience both a state of being wealthy and indigence, during his/her life, to some extent. Anyway, based on these concept in Islam, when you say &quot;&lt;em&gt;barely have enough energy to pray 5 times a day&lt;/em&gt;&quot; it is completely considered as wrong, as Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَاصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا لَا نَسْأَلُكَ&#xA;  رِزْقًا نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُكَ وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Enjoin prayer on thy people, and be constant therein. We ask thee not&#xA;  to provide sustenance: We provide it for thee. But the (fruit of) the&#xA;  Hereafter is for righteousness. [20:132]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that is, we are guaranteed to earn what is our part if we simply work, the part may be small or large but this is our part, we &lt;strong&gt;will not ever&lt;/strong&gt; earn more than we are hidenly given sustenance by Allah, so it would be better for us to concentrate on the reason we are here in this world, not mainly focusing on how to survive and remain alive in this world, we are here to improve in humanity and get closer to Allah. If someone tries to please Allah by undergoing his rules, then Allah gives him his sustenance from a source he could never have imagined:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى&#xA;  اللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَالِغُ أَمْرِهِ قَدْ جَعَلَ&#xA;  اللَّهُ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدْرًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And He provides for him from (sources) he never could imagine. And if&#xA;  any one puts his trust in Allah, sufficient is (Allah) for him. For&#xA;  Allah will surely accomplish his purpose: verily, for all things has&#xA;  Allah appointed a due proportion. [65:3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This needs a Muslim to trust in Allah, this needs more that being a Muslim merely while speaking, but a believer with a true faith in hearth. Then Allah states that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ تَعَالَوْا أَتْلُ مَا حَرَّمَ رَبُّكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ أَلَّا&#xA;  تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا &lt;strong&gt;وَلَا&#xA;  تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُم مِّنْ إِمْلَاقٍ نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُكُمْ&#xA;  وَإِيَّاهُمْ&lt;/strong&gt; وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا&#xA;  بَطَنَ وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلَّا&#xA;  بِالْحَقِّ ذَٰلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُم بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: &quot;Come, I will rehearse what Allah hath (really) prohibited you&#xA;  from&quot;: Join not anything as equal with Him; be good to your parents;&#xA;  kill not your children on a plea of want;- We provide sustenance for&#xA;  you and for them;- come not nigh to shameful deeds. Whether open or&#xA;  secret; take not life, which Allah hath made sacred, except by way of&#xA;  justice and law: thus doth He command you, that ye may learn wisdom.&#xA;  [6:151]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is to say, to any child Allah specifies a sustenance, so that no matter how many child a person would have Allah would provide the family with enough sustenance (&lt;em&gt;enough in the view of Allah is not always as expected by people!&lt;/em&gt;). Even if people want Barakat in their money they may try to make more and more children, because Allah will put their sustenance in the family's basket! (&lt;em&gt;Note that guests eat in the host's house, consuming their foods and maybe even some other goods, but they are also introduced as sources of barakat&lt;/em&gt;) Also mention the following verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَدْ خَسِرَ الَّذِينَ قَتَلُوا أَوْلَادَهُمْ سَفَهًا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ&#xA;  وَ*&lt;em&gt;حَرَّمُوا مَا رَزَقَهُمُ اللَّهُ&lt;/em&gt;* افْتِرَاءً عَلَى اللَّهِ قَدْ&#xA;  ضَلُّوا وَمَا كَانُوا مُهْتَدِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lost are those who slay their children, from folly, without knowledge,&#xA;  and &lt;strong&gt;forbid food which Allah hath provided for them&lt;/strong&gt;, inventing (lies)&#xA;  against Allah. They have indeed gone astray and heeded no guidance.&#xA;  [6:140] {&lt;em&gt;I doubt if this verse is usually translated and even interpreted in a precise manner! Allah has put a sustenance for the family and they are destructing this opportunity with their own hands&lt;/em&gt;}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keeping in mind all the above witnesses and reasonings, now I grab your mention to the following verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلْيَسْتَعْفِفِ الَّذِينَ لَا يَجِدُونَ نِكَاحًا حَتَّىٰ يُغْنِيَهُمُ&#xA;  اللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ وَالَّذِينَ يَبْتَغُونَ الْكِتَابَ مِمَّا&#xA;  مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ فَكَاتِبُوهُمْ إِنْ عَلِمْتُمْ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًا&#xA;  وَآتُوهُم مِّن مَّالِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي آتَاكُمْ وَلَا تُكْرِهُوا&#xA;  فَتَيَاتِكُمْ عَلَى الْبِغَاءِ إِنْ أَرَدْنَ تَحَصُّنًا لِّتَبْتَغُوا&#xA;  عَرَضَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَمَن يُكْرِههُّنَّ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ مِن&#xA;  بَعْدِ إِكْرَاهِهِنَّ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Let those who find not the wherewithal for marriage keep themselves&#xA;  chaste, until Allah gives them means out of His grace&lt;/strong&gt;. And if any of&#xA;  your slaves ask for a deed in writing (to enable them to earn their&#xA;  freedom for a certain sum), give them such a deed if ye know any good&#xA;  in them: yea, give them something yourselves out of the means which&#xA;  Allah has given to you. But force not your maids to prostitution when&#xA;  they desire chastity, in order that ye may make a gain in the goods of&#xA;  this life. But if anyone compels them, yet, after such compulsion, is&#xA;  Allah, Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (to them) [24:33]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that anyone who is afraid of getting married like when feels not to be yet ready for that may instead try to keep himself chaste, and of course if someone is afraid of committing a sin (not able to keep himself chaste) this verse is not for him!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2012-10-26T16:52:10.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4194" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4184" CreationDate="2012-10-26T19:51:41.027" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course he can, Allah(swt) is all powerful - if there is a need for Him to change the past he does. The thing is, as humans we are unaware that things have changed since we would have been part of the change too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best thing to do brother is accept that Allah knows best and if you put your faith in Him and dedicate your life to his message, you and your family will be fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allahu Akbar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="614" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-26T06:36:36.297" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T06:36:36.297" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4190" CreationDate="2012-10-26T20:04:23.127" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is not a lame question at all, allow me to thank you for being considerate and wish you a happy Eid as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back to the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;عيد مبارك Eid Mubarak&lt;/strong&gt; (Have a blessed Eid) is the most common greeting, and entirely appropriate for all to use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;كل عام وأنتم بخير Kul 'aam wa antum bekhair&lt;/strong&gt; (May you stay well with every year that passes) is another popular one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also customary (in Arabic corrospondance) to add &lt;strong&gt;أعاده الله علينا وعليكم سنين مديدة A'adahu Allah alaina wa alaikum sineena madeeda&lt;/strong&gt; (May Allah repeat this occasion for you and me many years to come), though this addition might depend on the recipient's skill in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-10-26T20:04:23.127" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4196" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2815" CreationDate="2012-10-27T01:09:56.517" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Others have answered exceptionally well, but in each of the responses you seem to have commented in a way to completely object the advice:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I would have thought it would be forbidden as that is no way for a wife and children to live, i.e. only ever see their father sleeping... Plus I can't imagine such a marriage lasting, it would probably end in a divorce anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or try to preempt any answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lets say you work 7 days a week, 12 hours a day, commute 4 hours a day, and sleep/rest 8 hours a day, because you're so exhausted from the 12 hours at work plus 4 hours of commuting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You seem to have already decided on your answer, and are looking for approval, but Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a few options I see for you, and I'll lay them out as practically and candidly as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Continue on as you are, scraping by with money and provision, as well as your deen. You will barely make it through this life, and no time to put anything set aside for the next life, subhanAllah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Let go of whatever is requiring you to work 12 hours a day, be it many small things (one few drink while at work) or big things. It might be such a large thing that it feels impossible, &lt;strong&gt;but Allah is the doer of the impossible&lt;/strong&gt;.  In part I'd like to say that you must be exaggerating somewhat as you have found time to spend on this site. I'm not saying you have enough time for a wife, but enough time perhaps to sort your life out, little by little. Your story reminds me of a hadith:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;**Narrated / Authority Of: Abdullah bin Amr**&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Allah's Apostle was informed that I had taken an oath to fast daily and to pray (every night) all the night throughout my life (so Allah's Apostle came to me and asked whether it was correct): I replied, &quot;Let my parents be sacrificed for you! I said so.&quot; The Prophet said, &quot;You can not do that. So, fast for few days and give it up for few days, and pray and sleep. Fast three days a month as the reward of good deeds is multiplied ten times and that will be equal to one year of fasting.&quot; I replied, &quot;I can do better than that.&quot; The Prophet said to me, &quot;Fast one day and give up fasting for a day and that is the fasting of Prophet David (Daud) and that is the best fasting.&quot; I said, &quot;I have the power to fast better (more) than that.&quot; The Prophet said, &quot;There is no better fasting than that.&quot;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The man overworked himself fasting, and was 'told off' by the Prophet, may peace and blessing be upon him. &lt;strong&gt;What do you think he would say to you today if he saw you over working yourself over this dunyah?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3 (&lt;strong&gt;My favourite option&lt;/strong&gt;) Find a wife who can work with your life! A wife is not , and should not be just a drain on resources. If you commute 4 hours, find a wife who can commute with you. If your are struggling to provide for yourself, find a wife who can help you provide for yourself (either she works also, or she can help you save/live more efficiently). A good wife who suits you should understand the constraints of your daily life. &lt;strong&gt;A great wife will appreciate the hard work you put in, and try and make your life easier.&lt;/strong&gt; At least make dua to Allah, to find you this wife, or one who will help you out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And may Allah help you and guide you, brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastActivityDate="2012-10-27T01:09:56.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4190" CreationDate="2012-10-27T01:50:12.893" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most used greeting by Muslims is &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Eid Mubaarak&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. It is normally acceptable by a very large majority of Muslims even if it comes from a non muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note the culture too..&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mostly all cultures use the above greeting. However there might be some other greetings which may be rooted in local tradition. So in order to cover that, you may have to ask around about this person's origin and proceed accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About his high standing..&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, &quot;high standing&quot; is only in front of Allah. If this person is truly of &quot;high standing&quot; he will accept any nice greeting from you. Don't worry about political correctness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About you being a kafir...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Contrary to popular belief, the definition of &quot;kafir&quot; is someone who rejects the message of Islam after knowing it. The nature of your question tells me that you have not experienced Islam. So I would request you not to even think such a thing of yourself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Muslims we do not wish this title on anyone, not even our worst enemies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PS:&lt;/strong&gt; Sorry admins for getting a little chatty, but there were other context that had to be explained.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastActivityDate="2012-10-27T01:50:12.893" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2808" CreationDate="2012-10-27T02:27:12.113" Score="2" Body="&lt;h1&gt;No it is not, but Allah knows best.&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muslimaccess.com/articles/misc/islamic_contraception.asp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;discussion on contraceptives&lt;/a&gt;, which presents 4 hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Jabir (RA) narrates, &quot;We used to practice 'azl (coitus interruptus) I the prophet's (SAWS) lifetime while the Qur'an was being revealed.&quot; Another version of the same hadith reads, 'We used to practise 'azl during the Prophet's lifetime and he was informed about this and he did not forbid us.&quot; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Abu Sa'id (RA) narrates, &quot;The Jews say that 'azl is minor infanticide, so the Prophet (SAWS) said, 'The Jews are wrong; for if Allah wanted to create something, no one can divert Him'.&quot; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;'Umar ibn al Khattab (RA) narrates, &quot;The Prophet (SAWS) forbade the practice of 'azl with a free woman except with her permission.&quot; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Judhamah bint Wahb (RA) narrates, &quot;I was there when the Prophet (SAWS) was with a group of people when he said, 'I was about to prohibit the ghila (the act of engaging in sexual intercourse with a woman in lactation), but I observed the Byzantines and the Persians, and saw them do it, and their children wee not harmed.' Then they asked him about 'azl and the Prophet said, 'it is minor infanticide'.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also some explanation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In his famous commentary on Sahih al Bukhari, Fath al Bari, Ibn Hajar discusses the issue in depth. First, he points out that some scholars regard the hadith narrated by Judhamah as weak (da'if)....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likewise another &lt;a href=&quot;http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?HD=11&amp;amp;ID=4735&amp;amp;CATE=117&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;discussion&lt;/a&gt; backs up my summary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I interpret this to mean, you should have children &lt;em&gt;within your means&lt;/em&gt; i.e. up to what you can sustain, preferably at least one for the reasons given in other answers, but if the husband and wife agree and they have good reason to then it is allowed to use contraception.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A good analogy/hadith for this (and most of Islam you practice) is of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dailyhadith.adaptivesolutionsinc.com/hadith/Tie-Your-Camel.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;man and his camel&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas (radi Allahu anhu) reported that a person asked Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam), “Should I tie my camel and have Tawakkul (trust in Allah for her protection) or should I leave her untied and have Tawakkul.” Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) replied, “Tie her and have Tawakkul.” (Hasan) [Jami At-Tirmidhi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So tie your camel (try and prevent intercourse/conception if needed) but if Allah wishes you to have more children, you will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastActivityDate="2012-10-27T02:27:12.113" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4199" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4207" CreationDate="2012-10-27T08:52:09.030" Score="2" ViewCount="1120" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been doing some Googling for the Injil but I seem to be finding Christian websites that are trying to evangelise instead. Is there a version of the Injil out on the web that Muslims would read, rather than a rebranded new testament or is the new testament what Muslims would read?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have read this question:&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1323/how-does-islam-view-the-christian-new-testament&quot;&gt;How does Islam view the Christian New Testament?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="713" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2013-02-28T20:56:25.570" Title="I am looking for a version of the Injil" Tags="|scripture|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4202" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4164" CreationDate="2012-10-28T05:55:29.433" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no restriction on time for Qada' (قضاء) prayer.  When you remember that you have not made a salat yet, then you must try to make it right away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qatada narrated on the authority of Anas b. Malik that the Apostle of&#xA;Allah (may peace be upon him) said: He who forgets the prayer, or he&#xA;slept (and it was omitted), its expiation is (only) that he should&#xA;observe it when he remembers it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى،&#xA;حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ&#xA;قَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &amp;quot;‏ مَنْ نَسِيَ صَلاَةً أَوْ&#xA;نَامَ عَنْهَا فَكَفَّارَتُهَا أَنْ يُصَلِّيَهَا إِذَا ذَكَرَهَا ‏&amp;quot;‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:684c&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salat should not be made in five particular times:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;After Fajr salat until the sun is about a spears length in the eyes sight, meaning about a third of an hour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The time in which the sun is rising until it is about a spears length, meaning about a third of an hour after the rising of the sun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When the sun is exactly in the middle of the sky, meaning 3 or 4 minutes before Zuhr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When the sun becomes yellow until it's setting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;After Asr until the sun has set.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Al Fiqh Al Maliki Al Muyassar By Dr. Wahbat Azzuhayli&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-06T18:41:55.680" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T18:41:55.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2990" CreationDate="2012-10-28T08:05:22.187" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;A translated fatwa from my country (Malaysia, Shafi'i):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I'm not going to translate the word Arak here, as the english word for alcohol is used for the drink as well as the chemical. In context, the word Arak here means a drink that is used as an intoxicant.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;All Arak contains alcohol. Not all alcohol is a component of Arak. Alcohol from the process of Arak creation is haraam and najis, but alcohol that is not from the process of Arak creaion is not najis, but haram to drink.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Drinks that are created from the same process of Arak creation, whether it contains a little alcohol or the alcohol is removed is haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Drinks that are not intended to be Arak or intoxicants and not created in the same method are halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tapai is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alcohol as a byproduct of food creation is not a najis and can be eaten.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Medicine and perfumes that contain alcohol are permitted.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Personally disagree with point 2 as other scholars have said that non-alcoholic beer and wine vinegar is halal, but just translating)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.e-fatwa.gov.my/fatwa-kebangsaan/alkohol-menurut-pandangan-islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.e-fatwa.gov.my/fatwa-kebangsaan/alkohol-menurut-pandangan-islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another less formal source on this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If alcohol is derived from grapes or dates, it will be haram and impure. If it is from anything else besides dates and grapes and it does not intoxicate directly or through a mixture, then it is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some research turns up this point of view as a common one in other parts of the world, but this is the most formal version I could find.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://central-mosque.com/index.php/General-Fiqh/alcohol-its-kinds-usage-and-rulings.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://central-mosque.com/index.php/General-Fiqh/alcohol-its-kinds-usage-and-rulings.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T09:44:04.013" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4204" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9598" CreationDate="2012-10-28T08:13:30.617" Score="4" ViewCount="2075" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some perfumes that use pheromones and musk, with the intention of making members of the opposite sex chemically attracted to the perfume user. Are these permissible? I think it goes under the ruling of going closer to zina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if those chemicals don't really work? Let's say a person really likes a perfume that happens to have something like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androstadienone&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Androstadienone&lt;/a&gt;, but isn't wearing it for the purpose of sexual attraction and doesn't find any response from the chemicals. But the perfume itself is still sold under the marketing tagline of making people sexually attracted to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-29T11:02:02.950" LastActivityDate="2017-06-29T11:02:02.950" Title="Are aphrosidacs in perfume permissible?" Tags="|halal-haram|perfume|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4205" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-28T08:27:44.723" Score="6" ViewCount="660" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is agreed upon that piracy is theft according to the question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/207/where-does-islam-stand-on-internet-piracy&quot;&gt;What is the Islamic stance on Internet Piracy?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, cutting the hand of someone for downloading a bad pop song seems a little… excessive as it would leave most of my friends without hands. Is there a law suited for those who commit very minor theft or if they commit theft but aren't prosecuted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T15:29:35.880" Title="What is the punishment for someone who pirates digital files?" Tags="|sharia|hudud|digital-files|theft|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4207" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4199" CreationDate="2012-10-28T13:56:50.637" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;During a debate with a Christian Scholar Imam Reza --peace be upon him-- asked the scholar if he knew for how many days Injil was lost after Jesus the Christ --peace be upon him-- and what is the reason behind the Christians going to church every sunday? The scholar answered maybe for a few days, as the answer to the first question, but had no answer for the second one. Then Imam explained that the Injil was lost after the Jesus's ascent, then two of the Christ's apostles said Injil is in our hearth and we will tell it to you, so come to the church every Sunday for us to inform you of its context, then they became 4 and people were going to church to learn about Injil, so that there are 4 gospels each having some differences compared to the three others. But anyway neither is the true one among them, nor are they intact, but all are corrupted. Shia Muslims believe the true one will be brought back to us with Imam Mahdi and Jesus --peace be upon them-- at the end (of the first part) of history! But among the gospels now available the one that goes well with the Islamic teachings is the Barnaba's Injil. According to Grand Ayatullah Bahjat, only four parts in this Injil contradicts with the Islamic Teachings! I have read parts of it. The main points of distinction between this and those most famous gospels are perhaps: Jesus is neither God nor His son but a distinguished creature of God, a prophet, and he repeatedly give glad tidings that a prophet would come after me who is known as Farghteliya (in Arabic it would be: Ahmad), which is the heavenly name of the holy prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS. I preferred to put this paragraph as a comment to the original question or to the answer given by @windmaker, but I am afraid my writings barely fit the size of a comment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2012-10-28T13:56:50.637" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4208" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4209" CreationDate="2012-10-28T17:23:34.237" Score="7" ViewCount="9070" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was told Prophet Adam (PBUH) was very tall... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that true and how tall?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="521" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-13T03:47:15.170" LastActivityDate="2015-11-22T07:03:27.433" Title="How tall was Prophet Adam (PBUH)?" Tags="|history|prophet-adam|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4208" CreationDate="2012-10-28T19:33:12.557" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the hadith below it says 60 cubits tall. That’s about 90 feet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Allah created Adam, making him 60 cubits tall.&lt;/strong&gt; When He created him, He said to him, &quot;Go and greet that group of angels, and listen to their reply, for it will be your greeting (salutation) and the greeting (salutations of your offspring.&quot; So, Adam said (to the angels), As-Salamu Alaikum (i.e. Peace be upon you). The angels said, &quot;As-salamu Alaika wa Rahmatu-l-lahi&quot; (i.e. Peace and Allah's Mercy be upon you). Thus the angels added to Adam's salutation the expression, 'Wa Rahmatu-l-lahi,' any person who will enter Paradise will resemble Adam (in appearance and figure). People have been decreasing in stature since Adam's creation. (Sahih al-Bukhari 3326)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-16T08:34:23.387" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T08:34:23.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4208" CreationDate="2012-10-29T00:34:09.163" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, there are sahih hadiths that mention that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&#xA;  The Prophet said, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Allah created Adam, making him 60 &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;cubits&lt;/a&gt; tall&lt;/strong&gt;. When He created him, He said to him, &quot;Go and greet that group of angels, and listen to their reply, for it will be your greeting (salutation) and the greeting (salutations of your offspring.&quot; So, Adam said (to the angels), As-Salamu Alaikum (i.e. Peace be upon you). The angels said, &quot;As-salamu Alaika wa Rahmatu-l-lahi&quot; (i.e. Peace and Allah's Mercy be upon you). Thus the angels added to Adam's salutation the expression, 'Wa Rahmatu-l-lahi,' Any person who will enter Paradise will resemble Adam (in appearance and figure). People have been decreasing in stature since Adam's creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ آدَمَ وَطُولُهُ سِتُّونَ ذِرَاعًا، ثُمَّ قَالَ اذْهَبْ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَى أُولَئِكَ مِنَ الْمَلاَئِكَةِ، فَاسْتَمِعْ مَا يُحَيُّونَكَ، تَحِيَّتُكَ وَتَحِيَّةُ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ‏.‏ فَزَادُوهُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ‏.‏ فَكُلُّ مَنْ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ عَلَى صُورَةِ آدَمَ، فَلَمْ يَزَلِ الْخَلْقُ يَنْقُصُ حَتَّى الآنَ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/60/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;, with other versions &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/153300&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/373800&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2012-10-29T00:34:09.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4211" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4213" CreationDate="2012-10-29T02:32:23.330" Score="5" ViewCount="365" Body="&lt;p&gt;لسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If ‘Eid prayer and Friday prayer (salaatul-Jumu’ah) fall on the same day, what are the options? because some persons only do eid prayer in my neighbors.&#xA;Thanks in advance&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="662" LastActivityDate="2012-10-29T04:33:13.470" Title="If ‘Eid prayer and Friday prayer (salaatul-Jumu’ah) fall on the same day, what are the options?" Tags="|salat|eid|jumuah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4212" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-29T03:51:10.783" Score="7" ViewCount="2439" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a couple of questions about Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) last sermon. As there are &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Last_Sermon_of_Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;different versions&lt;/a&gt; as well as &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/3032/is-prophet-muhammads-last-sermon-an-accurate-translation&quot;&gt;variant translations&lt;/a&gt; of this sermon in circulation, I have included the copy I am asking about at the end of this question if anyone wants to go over it (I got it in an email).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, on to the questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the beginning of this sermon Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) talks about he not knowing if he'll be alive after that year. &lt;strong&gt;Did he know when he was going to die?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the sermon Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) says to be aware of Satan because he cannot lead you astray in big things so be aware of following him in small things.  &lt;strong&gt;What does he mean when he talks about big things vs. small things?&lt;/strong&gt; For instance, what makes a sin big vs. small?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Prophet's Last Sermon:&lt;/strong&gt; (emphasis mine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O People, lend me an attentive ear,&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;for I don't know whether, after this year, I shall ever be amongst you again.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  Therefore listen to what I am saying to you carefully and take these&#xA;  words to those who could not be present here today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O People, just as you regard this month, this day, this city as&#xA;  Sacred, so regard the life and property of every Muslim as a sacred&#xA;  trust. Return the goods entrusted to you to their rightful owners.&#xA;  Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you. Remember that you will indeed&#xA;  meet your Lord, and that He will indeed reckon your deeds. Allaah has&#xA;  forbidden you to take usury (Interest), therefore all interest&#xA;  obligation shall henceforth be waived... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Beware of Satan, for your safety of your religion.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;He has lost all hope that he will ever be able to lead you astray in big things, so beware of following him in small things.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O People, it is true that you have certain rights with regard to your&#xA;  women, but they also have right over you. If they abide by your right&#xA;  then to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed in kindness. Do&#xA;  treat your women well and be kind to them for they are your partners&#xA;  and committed helpers. And it is your right that they do not make&#xA;  friends with any one of whom you do not approve, as well as never to&#xA;  commit adultery. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O People, listen to me in earnest, worship Allaah, say your five daily&#xA;  prayers (Salaah), fast during the month of Ramadaan, and give your&#xA;  wealth in Zakaat. Perform Hajj if you can afford to. You know that&#xA;  every Muslim is the brother of another Muslim. You are all equal.&#xA;  Nobody has superiority over other except by piety and good action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Remember, one day you will appear before Allaah and answer for your&#xA;  deeds. So beware, do not astray from the path of righteousness after I&#xA;  am gone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O People, no prophet or apostle will come after me and no new faith&#xA;  will be born. Reason well, therefore, O People, and understand my&#xA;  words which I convey to you. I leave behind me two things, the Qur'an&#xA;  and my example, the Sunnah and if you follow these you will never go&#xA;  astray. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others and those&#xA;  to others again; and may the last ones understand my words better than&#xA;  those who listen to me directly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Be my witness oh Allaah that I have conveyed your message to your&#xA;  people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="661" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-05T15:08:01.273" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T15:08:01.273" Title="Questions about Prophet Muhammad's last sermon" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|khutbah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4211" CreationDate="2012-10-29T04:33:13.470" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the first day of Eid (Fitr or Adha) happen to be a Friday. Then you can:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Either pray Salat Eid &lt;strong&gt;and&lt;/strong&gt; Dhuhr prayer, without having to pray Jumu'ah,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Or just pray Jumu'ah prayer,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And of course he can pray both Eid and Jumu'ah, and it is good to do that.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evidence that the Jumu'ah prayer is not required if one prayed Eid are this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Iyas bin Abi Ramlah said:&#xA;  &quot;I heard Mu'awiyah asking Zaid bin Arqam: 'Did you attend two 'Eids with the Messenger of Allah ()?' He said: 'Yes; he prayed 'Eid at the beginning of the day then he granted a concession with regard to jumu'ah.'&quot; (Hasan)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ إِيَاسِ بْنِ أَبِي رَمْلَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ، سَأَلَ زَيْدَ بْنَ أَرْقَمَ أَشَهِدْتَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عِيدَيْنِ قَالَ نَعَمْ صَلَّى الْعِيدَ مِنْ أَوَّلِ النَّهَارِ ثُمَّ رَخَّصَ فِي الْجُمُعَةِ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/19/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sunan An-nasai]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there are many other evidences in these two pages  &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/ref/109323&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;lang=&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=15442&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[2]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2012-10-29T04:33:13.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4208" CreationDate="2012-10-29T06:22:56.430" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two branches of thought regarding the hadith of Adam's height (i.e. &quot;Allah created Adam, making him 60 cubits tall.&quot;); while some scholars consider it wholly authentic, other scholars (including Sunni scholar Ramzi Noanea in his book &lt;a href=&quot;http://archive.org/stream/israilat_tfseer_pdfbook_ara/israiliatt#page/n376/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;الإسرائيليات وأثرها في كتب التفسير&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;) consider it to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isra%27iliyat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Isra'iliyat&lt;/a&gt; as similar narrations can be found in the Talmud.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of special note is the fact that this hadith was narrated through Abu Hurairah, who was known to be Jewish before he accepted Islam and thus presumably knowledgeable in the Israi'iliyat stories.  He is considered an unreliable narrator by many scholars (predominantly Shi'a), due in part to the abnormally high number of narrations attributed to him and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/69#5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his own admittance&lt;/a&gt; to speaking of his own volition. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For reference, a few of Jewish sources regarding the height of Adam (as can be found in &lt;a href=&quot;https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/18567/how-tall-was-adam&quot;&gt;this related question&lt;/a&gt;) follow:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Talmud (Chagiga 12A) says that Adam was created as tall as one end&#xA;  of the heavens to the other (also described as from earth to the&#xA;  heavens), but after he sinned G-d made him smaller.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rashi (Baba Batra 75A) explains that when G-d made Adam smaller, he&#xA;  shrunk him to 100 Cubits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further Reading:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sonnat.net/article.asp?id=2733&amp;amp;cat=129&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.sonnat.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://porsojoo.com/fa?q=en/node/28114/print&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.porsojoo.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread16899.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.askdin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of references mentioned in above links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;سیوطی، جلال الدین، تفسیر درالمنثور، ج 1، ص 48 و ابن کثیر، قصص الأنبیاء من القرآن و الأثر، ص 53&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;نجمی، محمد صادق، سیری در صحیحین، ص 150&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;جزائری نعمت الله، قصص الأنبیاء، ترجمه‌ی فاظمه‌ی مشایخ، ص 50&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;تین، آیه‌ی &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:42:06.830" LastActivityDate="2015-11-22T07:03:27.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4180" CreationDate="2012-10-29T06:27:18.950" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sajda Sahv means genuflection of mistake and is for indemnity of a non-intentional mistake in prayer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; Sajda Sahv is for doing a mistake in obligatory prayers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If any of the following five types of mistakes occurs forgetfully&#xA;  during a wajib salat, then it is wajib to perform Sajdah Sahv&#xA;  immediately after completing the salat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(1) Talking forgetfully during&#xA;  salat (or even uttering a single word which has a meaning, e.g. saying&#xA;  ‘Ah’ in pain). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(2) Reciting Salam forgetfully at a wrong place during salat. (For&#xA;  example, if you recite Salam after Tashahhud in 2nd rakat in a 4-rakat&#xA;  salat). Salam in a salat has three parts. Sajdah Sahv becomes wajib if&#xA;  2nd or 3rd part of Salam is recited forgetfully. If only 1st part is&#xA;  recited forgetfully, then Sajdah Sahv is not wajib, but it is mustahab&#xA;  to perform. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(3) Forgetting to recite Tashahhud during salat. If you forget&#xA;  Tashahhud after 2nd rakat, but remember it before the ruku of next&#xA;  rakat, then you should return and perform it. And after the salat,&#xA;  perform Sajdah Sahv for performing additional standing (qiyam). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(4) Adding or omitting something forgetfully during salat, but that&#xA;  addition or omission does not make salat void. (Examples:  (i)&#xA;  reciting Tashahhud after 1st rakat or after 3rd rakat in a 4-rakat&#xA;  salat;  (ii) doing an extra sajda by mistake;  (iii) forgetting zikr&#xA;  in a sajdah or ruku,  (iv) forgetting second surah in 1st rakat or 2nd&#xA;  rakat, etc). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(5) When doubts occurs in the number of rakats in a 4-rakat salat, if&#xA;  it is 4th or 5th rakat, or it is 4th or 6th rakat, or it is 4th or&#xA;  more rakat (as explained in Fiqh Notes #2). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lecture #3 Maulana Abul Qasim Rizvi, Panjtan Ctr, Melb rev 160107 5&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-laws.com/sajda_sahv.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;SAJDAH SAHV, NOTES OF LECTURES ON FIQH - By Maulana Abul Qasim Rizvi&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2012-10-29T06:32:35.247" LastActivityDate="2012-10-29T06:32:35.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4216" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4217" CreationDate="2012-10-29T07:21:29.600" Score="8" ViewCount="1548" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said that prophet SAWW predicted about Ammar a.s. that the cruel group will kill him and the final thing he drinks will be milk. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any authentic hadith about this prediction?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-10-29T22:56:25.627" LastActivityDate="2022-08-18T11:54:27.367" Title="Did prophet SAWW predict the death of Ammar?" Tags="|history|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4216" CreationDate="2012-10-29T22:41:49.463" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith in question can be found, via multiple &lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt; chains of transmission, in the &lt;em&gt;Sahihain&lt;/em&gt; as well as in the lesser Sunni collections, with slight variations in wording (Muslim &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/269660&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;55:7504&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/269680&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;55:7506&lt;/a&gt;, Bukhari &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/8/96&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;447&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/56/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2812&lt;/a&gt;, Tirmidhi 3826, etc.).  The authenticity of this prediction is well-established, and considered unassailable by Sunnis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While none of the above narrations make mention of his last provision (whether it was milk or not), they clearly report that the prophet predicted Ammar's death at the hands of a rebellious group (فِئَةٌ بَاغِيةٌ), who would &quot;invite him to Hell-fire.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is established that Ammar died during the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Siffin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;battle of Siffin&lt;/a&gt;, and the above report was presumably referring to some soldiers of Muawiya's army that opposed him.  In his &lt;em&gt;Sunan&lt;/em&gt;, introducing the section entitled &quot;&lt;em&gt;The Virtues Of 'Ammar bin Yasir&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (13/11), Ibn Majah reports thus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...[Ammar] met his martyrdom at the age of 93, in the year 37 AH, at the hands of the Syrian army.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-11-03T01:55:24.447" LastActivityDate="2019-11-03T01:55:24.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4212" CreationDate="2012-10-30T10:42:01.617" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 1: In the beginning of this sermon Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) talks about he not knowing if he'll be alive after that year. Did he know when he was going to die?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, prophets, Imams and believers who are &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wali&lt;/a&gt; (high rank believers) know the time and place of their death. They are told it before their death from God. In sleep dream or in an intuition or a prophet or Imam tell it to them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 2: In the sermon Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) says to be aware of Satan because he cannot lead you astray in big things so be aware of following him in small things.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This needs reference and could not be found in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Last_Sermon_of_Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;text of this sermon&lt;/a&gt;. Also this is illogical. Why Satan cannot lead us to astray in big things. What are big things? There is nothing bigger than God and Tawhid. But still Quran says many of Muslims are Mushrik. So this does not seem to be authentic because is in conflict with Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا يُؤْمِنُ أَكْثَرُ‌هُم بِاللَّـهِ إِلَّا وَهُم مُّشْرِ‌كُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And most of them believe not in Allah except while they associate&#xA;  others with Him.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#12:106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#12:106&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Shia Point of view)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-13T11:02:41.213" LastActivityDate="2016-09-13T11:02:41.213" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4219" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4208" CreationDate="2012-10-30T10:54:30.227" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is true Adam was 90ft tall. Allah initially made humans very tall, and mankind has been decreasing in height ever since.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &quot;Allah created Adam, making him 60 cubits tall. When He created him, He said to him, &quot;Go and greet that group of angels, and listen to their reply, for it will be your greeting (salutation) and the greeting (salutations of your offspring.&quot; So, Adam said (to the angels), As-Salamu Alaikum (i.e. Peace be upon you). The angels said, &quot;As-salamu Alaika wa Rahmatu-l-lahi&quot; (i.e. Peace and Allah's Mercy be upon you). Thus the angels added to Adam's salutation the expression, 'Wa Rahmatu-l-lahi,' Any person who will enter Paradise will resemble Adam (in appearance and figure). People have been decreasing in stature since Adam's creation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 55, Number 543)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="614" LastEditorUserId="614" LastEditDate="2012-10-30T14:29:17.077" LastActivityDate="2012-10-30T14:29:17.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4220" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5504" CreationDate="2012-10-30T11:06:05.827" Score="6" ViewCount="9201" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a Hadith or verse in the Holy Qur'an that says that a woman mustn't shout at her husband? I know this is not polite, but I would like to know if there's anything about this in the Holy Quran or Ahadeeth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T14:32:43.283" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T14:32:43.283" Title="What does the Quran or hadith say about a woman shouting at her husband?" Tags="|hadith|women|reference-request|relationships|husband|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4221" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-30T15:19:15.580" Score="5" ViewCount="270" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was just curious to list down the narrators of Ahadith. While scraping through some hadith sites (programmatically), I found the following hadith which had no narrator. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithcollection.com/sahihbukhari/117-Sahih%20Bukhari%20Book%2084.%20Dealing%20with%20Apostates/6542-sahih-bukhari-volume-009-book-084-hadith-number-072.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 9, Book 84, Hadith 72:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu 'Abdur-Rahman and Hibban bin 'Atiyya had a dispute. Abu 'Abdur-Rahman said to Hibban, &quot;You know what made your companions (i.e. Ali) dare to shed blood.&quot; Hibban said, &quot;Come on! What is that?&quot; 'Abdur-Rahman said, &quot;Something I heard him saying.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithcollection.com/sahihbukhari/117-Sahih%20Bukhari%20Book%2084.%20Dealing%20with%20Apostates/6542-sahih-bukhari-volume-009-book-084-hadith-number-072.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;.  .  .&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithcollection.com/sahihbukhari/117-Sahih%20Bukhari%20Book%2084.%20Dealing%20with%20Apostates/6542-sahih-bukhari-volume-009-book-084-hadith-number-072.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;click here for full hadith&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith looks like a conversation between &lt;strong&gt;Abu 'Abdur-Rahman&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Hibban bin 'Atiyya&lt;/strong&gt; which Imaam Bukhari (Rahimullah) might have witnessed and recorded, against most other ahadith that are narrated by someone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Did &lt;strong&gt;Imaam Bukhari&lt;/strong&gt; (Rahimullah) record incidents in addition to narrations?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are there more ahadith of this format recorded by &lt;strong&gt;Imaam Bukhari&lt;/strong&gt; (Rahimullah) and other Muhadditheen like &lt;strong&gt;Imaam Muslim&lt;/strong&gt; (Rahimullah), &lt;strong&gt;Abu Dawood&lt;/strong&gt; (Rahimullah), etc.?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;جزاك اللهُ‎&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T03:08:09.527" LastActivityDate="2021-09-10T04:26:57.530" Title="Did Imaam Bukhari record incidents (which he witnessed) in addition to narrations?" Tags="|uloom-al-hadith|islamic-scholar|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4222" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5300" CreationDate="2012-10-30T15:47:34.530" Score="4" ViewCount="1127" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know there are several days aside from Ramadhan, during which Islam advises to observe fasting. I would like know what those days are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2012-10-31T07:11:40.060" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T03:52:53.933" Title="What are the occasions/days to keep a fast?" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4221" CreationDate="2012-10-30T16:19:24.383" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can read the Arabic text of the hadith here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/89#21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/89#21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at the full chain of narration, it goes: Musa b. Isma'il heard from Abu 'Awanah from Husain from Fulan (an unknown narrator) who said that Abu 'Abd ar-Rahman and Hibban were arguing ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So clearly this wasn't an incident from Imam al-Bukhari's life. Also the text of the hadith makes it clear that Abdurrahman was either a Companion or Successor (he quotes 'Ali (ra)). I don't know 'ilm ar-rijal so I can't say definitively which without more information, and I can't seem to find more information on him. Finally, I'm not sure what's going on with the Fulan business because we know Imam al-Bukhari's conditions for including a hadith in his Sahih - there must be something else that's going on. Either there is another chain or there is something else to make this hadith Sahih.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your other questions, Imam al-Bukhari includes a number of mursal ahadith, not as full numbered hadith in his collection but in his chapter headings and introductions. These are not incidents of his life, but usually quoting the Sahaba or Tabi'in or the Imams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will use this opportunity to say that it can be dangerous to study hadith without a basic knowledge of Usul al-Hadith or Mustalah al-Hadith. Also it is dangerous to study hadith only in translation. Finally, the website you cited got all of its material (at least in Sahih al-Bukhari) from the USC MSA website, which is replete with errors and missing ahadith. The numbering system they use also does not correspond with any printed edition. I suggest you use sunnah.com because they are cleaning up that translation, adding the missing ahadith, removing the mu'allaqat and correctly numbering the hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the record, the correct hadith number for the hadith you cited is 6939.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-10-30T16:42:02.807" LastActivityDate="2012-10-30T16:42:02.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4224" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4222" CreationDate="2012-10-30T16:21:39.173" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is a hadith in Sahih Muslim that is at least one answer to your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He was then asked about fasting for a day and breaking on the other, whereupon he said: That is the fasting of my brother David (peace be upon him). He was then asked about fasting on Monday, whereupon he said: It was the day on which I was born. on which I was commissioned with prophethood or revelation was sent to me, (and he further) said: Three days' fasting every month and of the whole of Ramadan every year is a perpetual fast. He was asked about fasting on the day of 'Arafa (9th of Dhu'I-Hijja), whereupon he said: It expiates the sins of the preceding year and the coming year. He was asked about fasting on the day of 'Ashura (10th of Muharram), whereupon be said: It expiates the sins of the preceding year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/14#253&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/muslim/14#253&lt;/a&gt; (what is quoted above is a part of the full hadith - click on the link for the full hadith)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize fasts from this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fasting every other day is the best (the fast of Prophet Dawud)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fasting on Mondays&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fasting thrice a month (13-15: the &quot;White Days&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fasting on Arafah day (9 Dhul Hijjah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fasting on the 10th of Muharram&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2012-11-06T19:59:06.880" LastActivityDate="2012-11-06T19:59:06.880" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4221" CreationDate="2012-10-30T16:27:33.520" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; In this case, I was wrong, and this hadith was not mentioned in the chapter heading. I will leave this answer as-is for now, since it applies to other places in Bukhari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TLDR:&lt;/strong&gt; Imam Bukhari used non-saheeh ahadith in his book, &lt;em&gt;in his chapter headings.&lt;/em&gt; This includes ahadith like the one you mentioned specifically, which is mursal (doesn't go back to rasulullah) or an athar (statement of companions).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Bukhari's Saheeh is a complex and multi-faceted beast. It's interesting to study, and it does require some level of intellect and understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, his book contains multiple types of ahadith: those that are saheeh, and those that are not. As you would expect, the 7000-odd ahadith which make up the bulk of the book are all saheeh beyond any doubt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing to understand from Imam Bukhari's methodology is that &lt;em&gt;he puts his fiqh in chapter headings.&lt;/em&gt; When he wants to explain a certain perspective or understanding, he will name his chapter heading &lt;em&gt;very carefully&lt;/em&gt; to explain that facet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another facet of his headings is that they contain ahadith; this is why some chapter headings are huge (pages long), because they contain long ahadith in them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to the non-saheeh ahadith, &lt;strong&gt;Imam Bukhari used them in some of his chapter headings.&lt;/strong&gt; If you look carefully at the link you posted, it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Book 84: Dealing with Apostates. Narrated by N/A: ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;em&gt;entire page&lt;/em&gt; is the chapter heading (a lengthy hadith). You can verify this by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithcollection.com/sahihbukhari/118-Sahih%20Bukhari%20Book%2085.%20Saying%20Something%20under%20Compulsion%20%28Ikraah%29.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;looking at Book 85&lt;/a&gt;, which contains a numerical listing of ahadith under that book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; Weekend course on Sahih Bukhari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2012-10-30T16:42:16.483" LastActivityDate="2012-10-30T16:42:16.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3044" CreationDate="2012-10-30T16:47:21.500" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;A hadith similar to the one you're looking for is collected by Ibn 'Asakir on the authority of Anas (ra). Al-Albani classified it as maudu' (fabricated) in Da'if al-Jami' as-Saghir #5410 (I checked the attribution to Al-Albani myself):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;من استمع قينة صب في أذنيه الآنك يوم القيامة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Whoever listens to a female singer, molten lead will be poured into his ears on the Day of Judgement.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-10-30T16:47:21.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4221" CreationDate="2012-10-30T16:47:57.753" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although this hadith seems to be missing a narrator (unknown narrator), it doesn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That narrator is called سعد بن عبيدة Sa'd bin Obaidah, he was clearly named in other versions of the hadith you quoted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The version you narrated of that hadith is this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated: &lt;strong&gt;(The translation doesn't mention the list of narrators)&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Abu 'Abdur-Rahman and Hibban bin 'Atiyya had a dispute. Abu 'Abdur-Rahman said to Hibban, &amp;quot;You know what made your companions (i.e. 'Ali) dare to shed blood.&amp;quot; Hibban said, &amp;quot;Come on! What is that?&amp;quot; 'Abdur-Rahman said, &amp;quot;Something I heard him saying.&amp;quot; The other said, &amp;quot;What was it?&amp;quot; 'AbdurRahman said, &amp;quot;'Ali said, Allah's Apostle sent for me, Az-Zubair and Abu Marthad, and all of us were cavalry men, and said, 'Proceed to Raudat-Hajj (Abu Salama said that Abu 'Awana called it like this, i.e., Hajj where there is a woman carrying a letter from Hatib bin Abi Balta'a to the pagans (of Mecca). So bring that letter to me.' So we proceeded riding on our horses till we overtook her at the same place of which Allah's Apostle had told us. She was traveling on her camel. In that letter Hatib had written to the Meccans about the proposed attached of Allah's Apostle against them. We asked her, &amp;quot;Where is the letter which is with you?' She replied, 'I haven't got any letter.' So we made her camel kneel down and searched her luggage, but we did not find anything. My two companions said, 'We do not think that she has got a letter.' I said, 'We know that Allah's Apostle has not told a lie.'&amp;quot; Then Ali took an oath saying, &amp;quot;By Him by Whom one should swear! You shall either bring out the letter or we shall strip off your clothes.&amp;quot; She then stretched out her hand for her girdle (round her waist) and brought out the paper (letter). They took the letter to Allah's Apostle. Umar said, &amp;quot;O Allah's Apostle! (Hatib) has betrayed Allah, His Apostle and the believers; let me chop off his neck!&amp;quot; Allah's Apostle said, &amp;quot;O Hatib! What obliged you to do what you have done?&amp;quot; Hatib replied, &amp;quot;O Allah's Apostle! Why (for what reason) should I not believe in Allah and His Apostle? But I intended to do the (Mecca) people a favor by virtue of which my family and property may be protected as there is none of your companions but has some of his people (relatives) whom Allah urges to protect his family and property.&amp;quot; The Prophet said, &amp;quot;He has said the truth; therefore, do not say anything to him except good.&amp;quot; Umar again said, &amp;quot;O Allah's Apostle! He has betrayed Allah, His Apostle and the believers; let me chop his neck off!&amp;quot; The Prophet said, &amp;quot;Isn't he from those who fought the battle of Badr? And what do you know, Allah might have looked at them (Badr warriors) and said (to them), 'Do what you like, for I have granted you Paradise?' &amp;quot; On that, Umar's eyes became flooded with tears and he said, &amp;quot;Allah and His Apostle know best.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ فُلاَنٍ، قَالَ تَنَازَعَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَحِبَّانُ بْنُ عَطِيَّةَ&lt;/strong&gt; فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ لِحِبَّانَ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ الَّذِي جَرَّأَ صَاحِبَكَ عَلَى الدِّمَاءِ يَعْنِي عَلِيًّا‏.‏ قَالَ مَا هُوَ لاَ أَبَا لَكَ قَالَ شَىْءٌ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُهُ‏.‏ قَالَ مَا هُوَ قَالَ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَالزُّبَيْرَ وَأَبَا مَرْثَدٍ وَكُلُّنَا فَارِسٌ قَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ انْطَلِقُوا حَتَّى تَأْتُوا رَوْضَةَ حَاجٍ ـ قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ هَكَذَا قَالَ أَبُو عَوَانَةَ حَاجٍ ـ فَإِنَّ فِيهَا امْرَأَةً مَعَهَا صَحِيفَةٌ مِنْ حَاطِبِ بْنِ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ إِلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَأْتُونِي بِهَا ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ فَانْطَلَقْنَا عَلَى أَفْرَاسِنَا حَتَّى أَدْرَكْنَاهَا حَيْثُ قَالَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَسِيرُ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ لَهَا، وَكَانَ كَتَبَ إِلَى أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ بِمَسِيرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَيْهِمْ‏.‏ فَقُلْنَا أَيْنَ الْكِتَابُ الَّذِي مَعَكِ قَالَتْ مَا مَعِي كِتَابٌ‏.‏ فَأَنَخْنَا بِهَا بَعِيرَهَا، فَابْتَغَيْنَا فِي رَحْلِهَا فَمَا وَجَدْنَا شَيْئًا‏.‏ فَقَالَ صَاحِبِي مَا نَرَى مَعَهَا كِتَابًا‏.‏ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا كَذَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ حَلَفَ عَلِيٌّ وَالَّذِي يُحْلَفُ بِهِ لَتُخْرِجِنَّ الْكِتَابَ أَوْ لأُجَرِّدَنَّكِ‏.‏ فَأَهْوَتْ إِلَى حُجْزَتِهَا وَهْىَ مُحْتَجِزَةٌ بِكِسَاءٍ فَأَخْرَجَتِ الصَّحِيفَةَ، فَأَتَوْا بِهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ خَانَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ‏.‏ دَعْنِي فَأَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&amp;quot;‏ يَا حَاطِبُ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَالِي أَنْ لاَ أَكُونَ مُؤْمِنًا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ، وَلَكِنِّي أَرَدْتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ لِي عِنْدَ الْقَوْمِ يَدٌ، يُدْفَعُ بِهَا عَنْ أَهْلِي وَمَالِي، وَلَيْسَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ لَهُ هُنَالِكَ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ مَنْ يَدْفَعُ اللَّهُ بِهِ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ صَدَقَ، لاَ تَقُولُوا لَهُ إِلاَّ خَيْرًا ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ قَالَ فَعَادَ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَدْ خَانَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ، دَعْنِي فَلأَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ أَوَلَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ، وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ اطَّلَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ فَقَدْ أَوْجَبْتُ لَكُمُ الْجَنَّةَ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ فَاغْرَوْرَقَتْ عَيْنَاهُ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6939&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;There are other versions of the hadith both in sahih Bukhari and in other hadith books, what we care about now is Sahih bukhari itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are the other versions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Ali: &lt;strong&gt;(Also the translation doesn't list narrators)&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Allah's Apostle sent me, Az-Zubair bin Al-Awwam and Abu Marthad Al-Ghanawi, and all of us were horsemen, and he said, &amp;quot;Proceed till you reach Rawdat Khakh, where there is a woman from the pagans carrying a letter sent by Hatib bin Abi Balta'a to the pagans (of Mecca).&amp;quot; So we overtook her while she was proceeding on her camel at the same place as Allah's Apostle told us. We said (to her) &amp;quot;Where is the letter which is with you?&amp;quot; She said, &amp;quot;I have no letter with me.&amp;quot; So we made her camel kneel down and searched her mount (baggage etc) but could not find anything. My two companions said, &amp;quot;We do not see any letter.&amp;quot; I said, &amp;quot;I know that Allah's Apostle did not tell a lie. By Allah, if you (the lady) do not bring out the letter, I will strip you of your clothes' When she noticed that I was serious, she put her hand into the knot of her waist sheet, for she was tying a sheet round herself, and brought out the letter. So we proceeded to Allah's Apostle with the letter. The Prophet said (to Habib), &amp;quot;What made you o what you have done, O Hatib?&amp;quot; Hatib replied, &amp;quot;I have done nothing except that I believe in Allah and His Apostle, and I have not changed or altered (my religion). But I wanted to do the favor to the people (pagans of Mecca) through which Allah might protect my family and my property, as there is none among your companions but has someone in Mecca through whom Allah protects his property (against harm). The Prophet said, &amp;quot;Habib has told you the truth, so do not say to him (anything) but good.&amp;quot; 'Umar bin Al-Khattab said, &amp;quot;Verily he has betrayed Allah, His Apostle, and the believers! Allow me to chop his neck off!&amp;quot; The Prophet said, &amp;quot;O 'Umar! What do you know; perhaps Allah looked upon the Badr warriors and said, 'Do whatever you like, for I have ordained that you will be in Paradise.'&amp;quot; On that 'Umar wept and said, &amp;quot;Allah and His Apostle know best.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ بُهْلُولٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي حُصَيْنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ &lt;em&gt;سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ&lt;/em&gt;، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ&lt;/strong&gt; قَالَ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَالزُّبَيْرَ بْنَ الْعَوَّامِ وَأَبَا مَرْثَدٍ الْغَنَوِيَّ وَكُلُّنَا فَارِسٌ فَقَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ انْطَلِقُوا حَتَّى تَأْتُوا رَوْضَةَ خَاخٍ، فَإِنَّ بِهَا امْرَأَةً مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ مَعَهَا صَحِيفَةٌ مِنْ حَاطِبِ بْنِ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ إِلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَدْرَكْنَاهَا تَسِيرُ عَلَى جَمَلٍ لَهَا حَيْثُ قَالَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ قُلْنَا أَيْنَ الْكِتَابُ الَّذِي مَعَكِ قَالَتْ مَا مَعِي كِتَابٌ‏.‏ فَأَنَخْنَا بِهَا، فَابْتَغَيْنَا فِي رَحْلِهَا فَمَا وَجَدْنَا شَيْئًا، قَالَ صَاحِبَاىَ مَا نَرَى كِتَابًا‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ مَا كَذَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَالَّذِي يُحْلَفُ بِهِ لَتُخْرِجِنَّ الْكِتَابَ أَوْ لأُجَرِّدَنَّكِ‏.‏ قَالَ فَلَمَّا رَأَتِ الْجِدَّ مِنِّي أَهْوَتْ بِيَدِهَا إِلَى حُجْزَتِهَا وَهْىَ مُحْتَجِزَةٌ بِكِسَاءٍ فَأَخْرَجَتِ الْكِتَابَ ـ قَالَ ـ فَانْطَلَقْنَا بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ مَا حَمَلَكَ يَا حَاطِبُ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ قَالَ مَا بِي إِلاَّ أَنْ أَكُونَ مُؤْمِنًا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ، وَمَا غَيَّرْتُ وَلاَ بَدَّلْتُ، أَرَدْتُ أَنْ تَكُونَ لِي عِنْدَ الْقَوْمِ يَدٌ يَدْفَعُ اللَّهُ بِهَا عَنْ أَهْلِي وَمَالِي، وَلَيْسَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ هُنَاكَ إِلاَّ وَلَهُ مَنْ يَدْفَعُ اللَّهُ بِهِ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ صَدَقَ فَلاَ تَقُولُوا لَهُ إِلاَّ خَيْرًا ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ قَالَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ إِنَّهُ قَدْ خَانَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ، فَدَعْنِي فَأَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ يَا عُمَرُ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ قَدِ اطَّلَعَ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ فَقَالَ اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ فَقَدْ وَجَبَتْ لَكُمُ الْجَنَّةُ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ قَالَ فَدَمَعَتْ عَيْنَا عُمَرَ وَقَالَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/58830&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Ali: &lt;strong&gt;(Again, the translation doesn't list the narrators)&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Allah's Apostle sent me, Abu Marthad and Az-Zubair, and all of us were riding horses, and said, &amp;quot;Go till you reach Raudat-Khakh where there is a pagan woman carrying a letter from Hatib bin Abi Balta' a to the pagans of Mecca.&amp;quot; So we found her riding her camel at the place which Allah's Apostle had mentioned. We said (to her),&amp;quot;(Give us) the letter.&amp;quot; She said, &amp;quot;I have no letter.&amp;quot; Then we made her camel kneel down and we searched her, but we found no letter. Then we said, &amp;quot;Allah's Apostle had not told us a lie, certainly. Take out the letter, otherwise we will strip you naked.&amp;quot; When she saw that we were determined, she put her hand below her waist belt, for she had tied her cloak round her waist, and she took out the letter, and we brought her to Allah's Apostle Then 'Umar said, &amp;quot;O Allah's Apostle! (This Hatib) has betrayed Allah, His Apostle and the believers! Let me cut off his neck!&amp;quot; The Prophet asked Hatib, &amp;quot;What made you do this?&amp;quot; Hatib said, &amp;quot;By Allah, I did not intend to give up my belief in Allah and His Apostle but I wanted to have some influence among the (Mecca) people so that through it, Allah might protect my family and property. There is none of your companions but has some of his relatives there through whom Allah protects his family and property.&amp;quot; The Prophet said, &amp;quot;He has spoken the truth; do no say to him but good.&amp;quot; 'Umar said, &amp;quot;He as betrayed Allah, His Apostle and the faithful believers. Let me cut off his neck!&amp;quot; The Prophet said, &amp;quot;Is he not one of the Badr warriors? May be Allah looked at the Badr warriors and said, 'Do whatever you like, as I have granted Paradise to you, or said, 'I have forgiven you.&amp;quot;' On this, tears came out of 'Umar's eyes, and he said, &amp;quot;Allah and His Apostle know better.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ حُصَيْنَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ &lt;em&gt;سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ&lt;/em&gt;، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ـ&lt;/strong&gt; رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَبَا مَرْثَدٍ وَالزُّبَيْرَ وَكُلُّنَا فَارِسٌ قَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ انْطَلِقُوا حَتَّى تَأْتُوا رَوْضَةَ خَاخٍ، فَإِنَّ بِهَا امْرَأَةً مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ، مَعَهَا كِتَابٌ مِنْ حَاطِبِ بْنِ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ إِلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ فَأَدْرَكْنَاهَا تَسِيرُ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ لَهَا حَيْثُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْنَا الْكِتَابُ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ مَا مَعَنَا كِتَابٌ‏.‏ فَأَنَخْنَاهَا فَالْتَمَسْنَا فَلَمْ نَرَ كِتَابًا، فَقُلْنَا مَا كَذَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، لَتُخْرِجِنَّ الْكِتَابَ أَوْ لَنُجَرِّدَنَّكِ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا رَأَتِ الْجِدَّ أَهْوَتْ إِلَى حُجْزَتِهَا وَهْىَ مُحْتَجِزَةٌ بِكِسَاءٍ فَأَخْرَجَتْهُ، فَانْطَلَقْنَا بِهَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، قَدْ خَانَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ، فَدَعْنِي فَلأَضْرِبْ عُنُقَهُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&amp;quot;‏ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ قَالَ حَاطِبٌ وَاللَّهِ مَا بِي أَنْ لاَ أَكُونَ مُؤْمِنًا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَرَدْتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ لِي عِنْدَ الْقَوْمِ يَدٌ يَدْفَعُ اللَّهُ بِهَا عَنْ أَهْلِي وَمَالِي، وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ إِلاَّ لَهُ هُنَاكَ مِنْ عَشِيرَتِهِ مَنْ يَدْفَعُ اللَّهُ بِهِ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&amp;quot;‏ صَدَقَ، وَلاَ تَقُولُوا لَهُ إِلاَّ خَيْرًا ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ إِنَّهُ قَدْ خَانَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ، فَدَعْنِي فَلأَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ أَلَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ اطَّلَعَ إِلَى أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ فَقَالَ اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ فَقَدْ وَجَبَتْ لَكُمُ الْجَنَّةُ، أَوْ فَقَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَكُمْ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ فَدَمَعَتْ عَيْنَا عُمَرَ وَقَالَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/37250&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you compared the Arabic list of narrators, you can see that سعد بن عبيدة in the two last versions comes in place of that Unknown narrator in the first version (yours).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The questions now is: &lt;strong&gt;If Imam Bukhari knew the narrator was سعد بن عبيدة, why didn't he mention that in the first version?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is that Imam Bukhari heard the two last versions from people who mentioned the names of that narrator, and heard the first version from someone who didn't knew the name of that narrator; Imam Bukhari surely knew who the narrator was, but he never changed the narration, he recorded it just as he heard it from the one who told it to him.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;That strongly proves the authenticity and honesty of (great) Imam Bukhari رحمه الله تعالى (May Allah be pleased with him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-10T04:26:57.530" LastActivityDate="2021-09-10T04:26:57.530" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4228" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-30T19:21:09.070" Score="7" ViewCount="11097" Body="&lt;p&gt;A friend of mine has recently had a bereavement, and some of their family have suggested the husband of the sister who passed away spend 40 days going to the grave and reading them Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whilst my initial research brought up varied accounts on the permissibility of reciting quran &lt;em&gt;at all&lt;/em&gt; in the cemetery. As well as this I have read some Sheikhs considering any formal remembrance of the dead to be Ibadah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am unsure on how to advise my friend. What of this is allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastActivityDate="2015-10-03T09:49:04.723" Title="What, of reciting Quran at the grave, is permissible?" Tags="|quran-recitation|death|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4153" CreationDate="2012-10-30T23:49:24.290" Score="15" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By the sun and its brightness&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And the moon when it follows it&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And the day when it displays it&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And the night when it covers it&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/91/1-4&quot;&gt;Surat al-Shams 1-4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the time of the prophet, as was also the case in the Hebrew world and in pre-Islamic Arabia, the day was not calculated as a twenty-four hour period starting at midnight (as our current system of time does).  Rather, each day would marked at sunset, and would consist of two parts, starting with &quot;Night&quot; (ليل) and proceeding to &quot;Day&quot; (نهار).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an itself does not define &quot;night&quot; clearly; while there are many references associating &quot;day&quot; with the sun and brightness and associating &quot;night&quot; with darkness and concealment, the exact delineation between the two is not so precise.  In fact, according to the classical text &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=3623&amp;amp;idto=3623&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;ID=3092&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;الجامع لأحكام القرآن&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Imam Qurtubi claims that God alone knows the exact measure of night, based on the revelation in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/73/20&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Muzzammil&lt;/a&gt; that &quot;Allah determines the night and the day&quot; (الله يقدر الليل والنهار). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tyndalearchive.com/tabs/lane/&quot;&gt;Lane's Lexicon&lt;/a&gt;, ليل and نهار are opposites, with no intervening period between them.  Day, being defined as &quot;&lt;em&gt;the time from the rising of the dawn to sunset&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, would thus perfectly complement night, which would by extension be defined as the time from sunset to the rising of the dawn (i.e. sunset to &lt;em&gt;Fajr&lt;/em&gt;).  Similarly, Brill's Encyclopedia of the Qur'an  considers the night to include everything from the &quot;evening twilight&quot; (شفق) until &quot;the breaking of morning&quot; (سحر), which immediately precedes the dawn (فلق) itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/187&quot;&gt;Surat al-Baqarah&lt;/a&gt; regulates the nights of fasting until &quot;the white thread of dawn is distinct from the black thread&quot; (يتبين لكم الخيط الأبيض من الخيط الأسود من الفجر), which correlates strongly with the above definitions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to note that, colloquially, the word ليل (night) can also be overloaded in a similar manner to the English &quot;day&quot;, wherein it can be used to refer to an entire 24-hour period (more accurately, an entire period from sunset to sunset) rather than the night-time in particular.  The intended meaning is usually clear in context, especially when ليل is used in a pluralized form, but this too needs to be kept in mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While there has been significant scholarly interest in the exact definitions of night and day, especially in regards to the transitory periods of twilight and dawn, much of this research was not conducted until significantly after the death of the prophet himself.  As such, any references to &quot;night&quot; in the hadith literature were not necessarily (or likely) using the the term in any scientifically precise manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-10-31T01:00:57.643" LastActivityDate="2012-10-31T01:00:57.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4230" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4237" CreationDate="2012-10-31T00:06:03.977" Score="3" ViewCount="1571" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Quran, Allah has used natural disasters as a way of punishing those who have acted against his will (such as the people of Lut whom he destroyed for being homosexuals). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the hurricane Allah sent an example of his displeasure with the US? Their refusal to embrace Islam, their violence towards muslims and refusal to help remove the Alawite tyrants in Syria? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there anything else in islam which could back this up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="614" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2012-10-31T09:58:00.007" LastActivityDate="2012-11-01T05:45:02.203" Title="Is Hurricane Sandy Allah's punishment for US?" Tags="|allah|punishment|disasters|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="9" ClosedDate="2012-10-31T22:13:57.913" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4231" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4228" CreationDate="2012-10-31T02:17:38.337" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslim scholars hold different opinions as to the matter of reciting&#xA;  the Qur'an at a grave. Some hold the opinion that it is dislikable,&#xA;  while others say it is permissible at the time of burial. Yet, the&#xA;  preponderant opinion, Allah Willing, is that it is not permissible at&#xA;  the time of burial. The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to recommend&#xA;  asking forgiveness for the dead, as stated in Saheeh Muslim, but not&#xA;  reciting the Qur'an at the grave. As to whether the dead knows about&#xA;  someone's supplication for him, this is affirmed, Allah willing.&#xA;  Scholars unanimously agree that reward of charity and supplication&#xA;  will reach the dead. As for whether the dead hear whomever addresses&#xA;  them among the living, the most reliable opinion held by the scholars&#xA;  is that it is true, Insha Allah (Allah Willing). Imam Ibn Taymiyah&#xA;  (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Generally the dead person hears&#xA;  the speech addressed to him, but not all the time; rather he may hear&#xA;  it in certain conditions and may not in others. And this kind of&#xA;  hearing is that of perception not response.  Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah&#xA;  have mercy on him) quoted Ibn Abdul-Barr as saying: It was verified&#xA;  that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Whenever a Muslim passes by&#xA;  the grave of someone whom he knows in life and salutes him (say&#xA;  Ass-salamu Alaikum) Allah will return the soul of the dead person to&#xA;  respond to the salutation. [Kitab Ar-Rooh (the book of the Soul) part&#xA;  1, page: 5] Thus we advice our dear inquirer to frequently make&#xA;  supplications, give in charity, and recite the Holy Qur'an for the&#xA;  sake of his father. And whatever good deeds you do for your father,&#xA;  their reward will reach him, Insha Allah. Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sorce : &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=86300&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=86300&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this can convince you about adab reading Qur'an in the grave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="662" LastActivityDate="2012-10-31T02:17:38.337" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4233" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-31T07:56:14.353" Score="7" ViewCount="864" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand the view Muslims have of Christians where they associate Jesus as a partner with Allah. I am unsure why Jews would be considered in the same situation as Christians as I thought they associated no partners with Allah, so why would they still not be considered people of the book?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: &quot;O People of the Book! come to common terms as between us and&#xA;  you: That we worship none but Allah; that we associate no partners&#xA;  with him; that we erect not, from among ourselves, Lords and patrons&#xA;  other than Allah.&quot; If then they turn back, say ye: &quot;Bear witness that&#xA;  we (at least) are Muslims (bowing to Allah's Will).(Aal-Emran:64)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="713" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-08-16T07:07:57.803" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T05:49:20.357" Title="Do muslims consider jews/judaism to associate a partner with Allah?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|judaism|bani-israel|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4237" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4230" CreationDate="2012-10-31T09:12:01.173" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you go to the pages of holy Qur'an, As an example of storm &lt;strong&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.free-islamic-course.org/NaturalDisasterorDivinePunishment.html#Layer22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maybe a hurricane&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/strong&gt;, you'll find this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/46/21-25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Ahqaf (Ayaah 21 - 25):&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And mention, [O Muhammad], the brother of 'Aad, when he warned his people in the [region of] al-Ahqaf - and warners had already passed on before him and after him - [saying], &amp;quot;Do not worship except Allah . Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They said, &amp;quot;Have you come to delude us away from our gods? Then bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the truthful.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said, &amp;quot;Knowledge [of its time] is only with Allah , and I convey to you that with which I was sent; but I see you [to be] a people behaving ignorantly.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when they saw it as a cloud approaching their valleys, they said, &amp;quot;This is a cloud bringing us rain!&amp;quot; Rather, it is that for which you were impatient: a wind, within it a painful punishment,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Destroying everything by command of its Lord. And they became so that nothing was seen [of them] except their dwellings. Thus do We recompense the criminal people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 'Aad are actually the people of Prophet Hud (pbuh). They had disbelieved in Allah and had suffered the punishment. Taking this incident as an example, Allah has warned the people of Muhammad (pbuh) against disbelief in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/54/18-22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Qamar (Ayaah 18 - 22):&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Aad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Extracting the people as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In light of these Ayaah, you can draw a conclusion that Allah brings disasters to punish the disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you look at another Ayah, you'll realise that punishment may not be the only motive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/94&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Al-A'raf (Ayah 94):&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And We sent to no city a prophet [who was denied] except that We seized its people with poverty and hardship that they might humble themselves [to Allah].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from the punishment to the disbelievers, Allah also imposes these disasters as a test to believers. Making the believers humble before Allah is also another motive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the Hurricane Sandy, it is not good to say Allah sent this as a punishment to the U.S because there is nothing to confirm it, unlike the calamities over the people of Prophet Hud (pbuh) which were confirmed by The Holy Qur'an. Though owing to the coincidences, you may believe that it is a punishment, and though there are many Ayaah in the Holy Qur'an which state generally that Allah may bring calamities as a punishment, we still have no knowledge of Allah's motive. So, claiming that this was a punishment or expressing it to others or asking questions such as this one (in open) will only spread unpleasant arguments and hatred among people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;جزاك اللهُ&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-11-01T05:45:02.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4239" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-31T12:12:45.367" Score="4" ViewCount="92" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apparently in the UK, work based pension schemes will become obligatory in 2014.  I have done a little research in this and it is possible to choose a company you want to invest in, allowing you to choose a zero interest based pension in a halaal company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is all well and good.  My question is, how does zakaat work on this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously you will not have the money until you retire. Does that mean zakaat is exempt on pensions until you actually get the pension in your hands if you're alive when you retire?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni view with authentic texts would be preferred if available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="512" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T14:31:02.923" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T14:31:02.923" Title="How does zakaat work with pension schemes?" Tags="|practical-islam|sunni|zakat|money|investment|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4239" CreationDate="2012-10-31T15:14:50.740" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alsalam alaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not expert but i'll answer from what i know,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zakaat should be taken from money you already have for 1 year&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if you spend or add more money to them ( using the money ) you should not do zakaat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so i'm holding my money in bank let say $500 for 1 year .. i didn't add or subtract any of the amount in all the year . i will do zakaat on that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i hope that helps&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="752" LastActivityDate="2012-10-31T15:14:50.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4241" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-31T15:26:43.187" Score="8" ViewCount="3098" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that magic has been mentioned in the Quran but somehow these verses are referring to the magic done in order to move from one place to another in no time or making people believe false things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However; I want to know if another types of magic exists. Specifically, the one that plays with human emotions and make someone hate his wife or make someone love a girl. Does this type of magic exist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="752" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-04T02:18:25.563" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T10:30:13.880" Title="Does Al-Sihir (magic) still exist?" Tags="|quran|sihr|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4242" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-10-31T16:53:59.543" Score="12" ViewCount="701" Body="&lt;p&gt;In most ayahs in Qur'an, we found that السَّمَاوَاتِ (heavens) is mentioned first, and الْأَرْضَ (earth) is mentioned second. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/search?q=samawati%20wal-ardi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;see&lt;/a&gt;). However, in Surat Ţāhā, ayah 4, they are in reverse order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pX0qr.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;  A revelation from He who created the earth and highest heavens,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the benefit of this, and how does it relate to the subject of the surah? Also, it is interesting that the ordering returns back to its usual case in the 6th ayah of the same Surah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ffWqb.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;  To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is on the earth and what is between them and what is under the soil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:53:37.157" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T20:03:13.140" Title="Why words الْأَرْضَ and السَّمَاوَاتِ are in reverse order in Taha 4?" Tags="|tafseer|surat-ta-ha|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4243" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2903" CreationDate="2012-10-31T17:09:32.397" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, as you  said Allah is the perfect and his power is ultimate, he fears nothing at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the ayah &quot;وﻻ يخاف عقباها&quot;, there are many understandings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;First One: &lt;strong&gt;It refers to Allah&lt;/strong&gt; as He is the latest mentioned in ayat before it. Some mufasireen say it means that He doesn't fear the consequence of the punishment, as if He is clarifying that he did the rightful thing (doing right things doesn't have bad consequence), And all what He does is full of wisdom and is rightful so he doesn't fear its consequence. Others say it means the punishment is so easy-doing for Allah the Almighty. Others say it's a stressing to tell that the punishment was extremely torment and painful; that is: Kings usually fear sequences and so don't punish so much, but since Allah doesn't fear sequences (He is the Perfect and the Almighty), and didn't ease the punishment, so telling the fearlessness doesn't express that He didn't fear, but rather how greatly torment the punishment was.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Second one: &lt;strong&gt;It refers to the Proepht Saleh (PBUH)&lt;/strong&gt;; i.e: Saleh shouldn't fear the sequence of this punishment that Allah sent to those people, this means that it was a promise from Allah to Saleh that he will aid and protect him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Third one: &lt;strong&gt;It refers to the one who killed that camel&lt;/strong&gt;: the ayah came at the end but it will be interpreted as if it was after (إذ انبعث أشقاها), so as a meaning it would be: (إذ انبعث أشقاها * وﻻ يخاف عقباها), that أشقاها (the worst person among the people of Thamoud) was so stupid and ignorant that he killed the camel and was sure no punishment will touch him and his people without having any real guarantee, and only a stupid and ignorant commits something despite the big fear of the consequence that comes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=132&amp;amp;ID=5325&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafseer Al-Razi, by Imam Fakhr-Aldin Al-Razi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (And sorry if the translation is bad).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2012-10-31T17:09:32.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4245" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4230" CreationDate="2012-10-31T21:31:46.703" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hurricane on the east coast is the result of well understood weather conditions that are endemic to that region due to equally understood geographic, coastal and atmospheric conditions. The infrastructure impact, while significant, has resulted in remarkably few deaths, and is mainly inconvenient. High population density contributes to the number of people affected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Contrast, however:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Death Toll   Event                    Location      Date&#xA;280,000      Indonesian Tsunami       Indonesia     December 2004&#xA;110,000      Ashgabat earthquake      Turkmenistan  October 1948&#xA;79,000       Kashmir earthquake       Pakistan      October 2005&#xA;50,000       Manjil-Rudbar earthquake Iran          June 1990&#xA;45,000       İzmit earthquake         Turkey        August 1999&#xA;28,000       Khait earthquake         Tajikistan    July 1949&#xA;26,000       Bam earthquake           Iran          December 2003&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The numbers here are only primary deaths - not secondary impact (such as the 12 million displaced/stranded by the Pakistan floods of 2010)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be in poor taste to express a judgement on the US, without first considering a much more significant and damning judgement on these countries with a Muslim majority.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps we should simply consider: natural disasters happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="143" LastEditorUserId="143" LastEditDate="2012-10-31T21:48:37.030" LastActivityDate="2012-10-31T21:48:37.030" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4241" CreationDate="2012-10-31T23:55:16.110" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes this form of Magic exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَاتَّبَعُوا مَا تَتْلُو الشَّيَاطِينُ عَلَى مُلْكِ سُلَيْمَانَ وَمَا&#xA;  كَفَرَ‌ سُلَيْمَانُ وَلَـكِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُ‌وا يُعَلِّمُونَ&#xA;  النَّاسَ السِّحْرَ‌ وَمَا أُنزِلَ عَلَى الْمَلَكَيْنِ بِبَابِلَ&#xA;  هَارُ‌وتَ وَمَارُ‌وتَ وَمَا يُعَلِّمَانِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ حَتَّى يَقُولَا&#xA;  إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ فِتْنَةٌ فَلَا تَكْفُرْ‌ فَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مِنْهُمَا&#xA;  مَا يُفَرِّ‌قُونَ بِهِ بَيْنَ الْمَرْ‌ءِ وَزَوْجِهِ وَمَا هُم&#xA;  بِضَارِّ‌ينَ بِهِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّـهِ&#xA;  وَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مَا يَضُرُّ‌هُمْ وَلَا يَنفَعُهُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمُوا&#xA;  لَمَنِ اشْتَرَ‌اهُ مَا لَهُ فِي الْآخِرَ‌ةِ مِنْ خَلَاقٍ وَلَبِئْسَ&#xA;  مَا شَرَ‌وْا بِهِ أَنفُسَهُمْ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the&#xA;  reign of Solomon. It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils&#xA;  disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the&#xA;  two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut. But the two angels do not&#xA;  teach anyone unless they say, &quot;We are a trial, so do not disbelieve&#xA;  [by practicing magic].&quot; And [yet] they learn from them that by which&#xA;  they cause separation between a man and his wife. But they do not harm&#xA;  anyone through it except by permission of Allah. And the people learn&#xA;  what harms them and does not benefit them. But the Children of Israel&#xA;  certainly knew that whoever purchased the magic would not have in the&#xA;  Hereafter any share. And wretched is that for which they sold&#xA;  themselves, if they only knew. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:102&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#2:102&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This knowledge that was taught by these two angels to Jews has passed during history and today it is called Kabbalah. This knowledge is taught to cancel the magic of evil magicians. And the two angels taken promise to this knowledge not be used for evil purposes. For canceling an evil effect, believer scholars should have its knowledge. But still Jews use this knowledge for evil purposes. This magic is possible by selling the soul to Satan. But the may think they have sold their soul to God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alvadossadegh.com/fa/article/48-secret-organization/21936-1391-05-03-21-56-54.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jews and Kabbalah&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="6552" LastEditDate="2014-06-14T20:31:41.617" LastActivityDate="2014-06-14T20:31:41.617" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4248" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4101" CreationDate="2012-11-01T09:02:31.990" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is an Arabic Language way of confirmation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word تطهيراً is, in matter of I'rab is called مفعول مطلق, it can be used for:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To further confirm the verb&lt;/strong&gt;, like (but not identical to) the difference between saying: &quot;I will clean the floor&quot; and &quot;I will clean up the floor&quot;, both mean cleaning, but the latter sentence has more confirmation in meaning. المفعول المطلق is used for confirmation by adding the infinitive of the verb. &lt;strong&gt;And this is the case we have in the Ayah you mentioned&lt;/strong&gt;, تطهيراً is مفعول مطلق, it's an infinitive of يطهر, it's used for further confirmation and expressing a stronger meaning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَرْنَ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الْأُولَىٰ ۖ وَأَقِمْنَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتِينَ الزَّكَاةَ وَأَطِعْنَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ۚ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَ*&lt;em&gt;يُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا&lt;/em&gt;*&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih International Translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And abide in your houses and do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former times of ignorance. And establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah intends only to remove from you the impurity [of sin], O people of the [Prophet's] household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-'Aĥzāb:33]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To specify the type&lt;/strong&gt;, the same ayah above contains this type at: وﻻ تبرجن تبرج الجاهلية الأولى, you can see that He specifies the type of تبرج (display or, easier meaning, make up) in the words after it &quot;الجاهلية الأولى&quot;, so He specified the type with مفعول مطلق and a word after it that mentions the type. The specification of type &lt;em&gt;must&lt;/em&gt; have a type mentioned after it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To specify the count (or amount)&lt;/strong&gt;, like in this ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَحُمِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ وَالْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَاحِدَةً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih International Translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/69/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-Ĥāqqah:14]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see there is دكتا دكة, the verb is دكّ (attached to it تا) and the infinitive is دكْ (feminized with ة), and then He specifies how many دكة (blow is a close translation) are made with the word واحدة which mean &quot;one&quot;. So He specified the count using مفعول مطلق and a word for the number.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that makes it clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2012-11-01T09:02:31.990" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4249" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4252" CreationDate="2012-11-01T09:51:37.533" Score="21" ViewCount="1805" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Christian, and in Christianity a person becomes a Christian when they say a prayer to God. The prayer would include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;asking for forgiveness with heart felt meaning and sincerity&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;turning away from their ways that are in contradiction to God commands and good desire for our lives&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;most importantly they recognise that they cannot save themselves and ask God to save them. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Christians we believe that salvation is a gift from God and in order to receive the gift, one needs to ask but ask in faith that God has the desire to give them the gift of salvation, and by His grace God would remember that Jesus died to take the punishment of sin for every sinner. This is how as a Christian we would say a person has become a Christian and therefore saved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am aware that in Islam the belief is that Jesus did not die, but what I would like to know is how someone is saved in Islam and is there a similar process for a person becoming a Muslim, how would you teach someone to become a Muslim? What steps should a person take to become a Muslim and what do they do after they become a Muslim in order to stay a Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="713" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-06T01:46:26.093" LastActivityDate="2018-04-07T16:32:15.673" Title="How would I convert to Islam and become a Muslim?" Tags="|conversion|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4249" CreationDate="2012-11-01T16:40:30.910" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Becoming a Muslim is done by:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Saying the Tashahhud (bear witness):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أشهد أن ﻻ إله إلا الله وأشهد أن محمداً رسول الله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Transcribe: Ashhadu anna la ilaha ella Allah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammad rasoul Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Translation: I bear witness that there is no god except Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Completely believing in that statement without any doubt in heart or mind, (and consequently obeying what Allah ordered us and not doing what he banned us. And believing that Muhammad is His messenger and what he says is correct and obeying what he says).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also recommended according to many the scholars to take wash after saying Tashahhud as there are many Hadiths that mention stories of people becoming Muslims and taking wash right after that. But that's not obligatory as other Hadiths mention Tashahhud without any other action.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Also there are Hadiths that mention that people say Tashahhud, take wash, and learn how to pray two rakaat and pray them. But that doesn't mean that praying those two rakaat is required to become a Muslim, it's to indicate that prayer is the most important thing in Islam and that a Muslim must care most about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also here's a good hadith to mention:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn 'Umar:&#xA;  Allah's Apostle said: Islam is based on (the following) five (principles):&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  1. To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is Allah's Apostle.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  2. To offer the (compulsory congregational) prayers dutifully and perfectly.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  3. To pay Zakat (i.e. obligatory charity) .&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  4. To perform Hajj. (i.e. Pilgrimage to Mecca)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  5. To observe fast during the month of Ramadan.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا حَنْظَلَةُ بْنُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ بُنِيَ الإِسْلاَمُ عَلَى خَمْسٍ شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، وَإِقَامِ الصَّلاَةِ، وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ، وَالْحَجِّ، وَصَوْمِ رَمَضَانَ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/2/1&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2012-11-01T16:40:30.910" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4251" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4249" CreationDate="2012-11-01T22:08:41.550" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Very Simple:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you truly believe that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no true god (deity) but God (Allah) and that Muhammad is his&#xA;  Messenger (Prophet of Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then you are a Muslim.&#xA;Next step is to pronounce the “Shahada” (visit links below) to do it formally, which you can do by yourself or ask any Muslim AND then Start learning about Islam. &lt;strong&gt;SO SIMPLE!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Few links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/204&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;How to Convert to Islam and Become a Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muslimconverts.com/shahadah/converting.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Who can become a Muslim?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;what do they do after they become a Muslim in order to stay a Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Until unless you believe in &quot;Shahada&quot; you are a Muslim. You can be a good Muslim or bad Muslim but you will remain Muslim. Nobody, even a Muslim, has authority to declare you Non-Muslim if you believe in Allah and his Prophet (Muhammad PBUH).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="365" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-20T09:51:56.400" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T09:51:56.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4249" CreationDate="2012-11-03T08:20:48.233" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;em&gt;Parts of my answer is in the Shia perspective, other Muslims may not agree upon them.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- First. Is Islam the religion that I want to switch to?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps a main distinction of Islam compared with its previous versions (mainly Judaism and Christianity) is that its prophet's miracle (The Quran) is still with us. Anyone can read it, think about it, ask about its ambiguous verses  and eventually decide by himself whether to accept this claimed miracle as a real miracle and believe in Islam or not. &lt;strong&gt;Be warned&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;em&gt;there are some ambiguous verses intentionally placed inside the book; see [3:7] for announcing this news&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This simplifies accepting Islam in comparison to accepting the other heavenly religions, since no Christian can ever claim that he can show you the miracles of Jesus --peace be upon him-- that prove he was a prophet (being a God is superior to being a prophet of course!). Also no Jew can claim a similar thing with respect to Moses --peace be upon him--, but all Muslims can make such a claim. It is somewhat like living in the time of the holy prophet, peace be upon him. There are differences as well, since no one of us know The Quran as well as it was understood by the messenger himself. &lt;em&gt;The prophet's successors, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14_infallible&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Fourteen Infallibles&lt;/a&gt; according to Shia Muslims, are considered as exceptions as they were taught be the holy prophet himself whatever was required for guiding the humanity.  However, the fourteenth of them Imam Mahdi peace be upon him is hidden in this era, not accessible by all&lt;/em&gt;. Thus your questions may either be answered or left unanswered when are asked from us, the Muslims.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran, like almost all other beings created by Allah, is layered in the sense of truth. It has one face and many layers of truth hidden inside.  Behind the face, each layer of truth is covered by an upper layer of truth. The gradual simplification of The Quran from its utmost real being to its face available and understandable to many believers and non-believers is called the revelation of The Quran (تنزیل القرآن). The truth itself is in no language; it is basically a light of knowledge, but its revelation is in Arabic, as it is the most precise and natural language, and therefore the best choice to clarify, albeit in an encrypted manner, the truth in alphabets and within a rather small number of pages. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each verse in The Quran is called a sign (Ayah: آیة) and acts as a door to the deeper layers of truth that Allah has meant to show us. The way to open this door is through the heart and by being clean and purified. The cleaner and more purified one is, the more deeply one can travel inside the verse and the more one can touch its truth meant by Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّهُ لَقُرْآنٌ كَرِيمٌ \ فِي كِتَابٍ مَّكْنُونٍ \ لَّا يَمَسُّهُ&#xA;  إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَ \ تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ \&#xA;  أَفَبِهَـٰذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدْهِنُونَ \ وَتَجْعَلُونَ&#xA;  رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That this is indeed a qur'an Most Generous [&lt;em&gt;that is, open handed&lt;/em&gt;], /&#xA;  In Book well-guarded [that is, highly encrypted], / Which none shall&#xA;  touch but those who are clean [&lt;em&gt;touching its face allowed only by&#xA;  having Vozu', and touching its deeper truth only by having clener&#xA;  hearths&lt;/em&gt;] / A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds. / Is it such a&#xA;  Message that ye would hold in light esteem? / And have ye made only&#xA;  this your livelihood that ye should declare it false? [while you could&#xA;  exploit its messages many times more by accepting them!] [56:77-82]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/97/what-is-the-purpose-of-creating-this-universe/4166#4166&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for a probable explanation of the layered structure of the universe Allah has created&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As already explained, the book, although being much simplified, is still mysterious and ambiguous in parts. Indeed, this is the very intention of Allah.  We should go to His men, those firmly grounded in knowledge (&lt;em&gt;which means they should be purified more than everyone else&lt;/em&gt;), for them to better clarify the situation for us, [3:7]:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;هُوَ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُّحْكَمَاتٌ&#xA;  هُنَّ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَابِهَاتٌ ۖ فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ&#xA;  فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ ابْتِغَاءَ&#xA;  الْفِتْنَةِ وَابْتِغَاءَ تَأْوِيلِهِ ۗ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُ&#xA;  إِلَّا اللَّـهُ ۗ وَالرَّاسِخُونَ فِي الْعِلْمِ يَقُولُونَ آمَنَّا&#xA;  بِهِ كُلٌّ مِّنْ عِندِ رَبِّنَا ۗ وَمَا يَذَّكَّرُ إِلَّا أُولُو&#xA;  الْأَلْبَابِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: In it are verses basic or&#xA;  fundamental (of established meaning); they are the foundation of the&#xA;  Book: others are &lt;strong&gt;allegorical&lt;/strong&gt;. But those in whose hearts is perversity&#xA;  follow the part thereof that is allegorical, seeking &lt;em&gt;discord&lt;/em&gt;, and&#xA;  searching for its hidden meanings, but no one knows its hidden&#xA;  meanings except &lt;strong&gt;Allah and those who are firmly grounded in knowledge&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  say: &quot;We believe in the Book; the whole of it is from our Lord:&quot; and&#xA;  none will grasp the Message except men of understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Allah wants us to stay on their door, they are the most purified people as no one can access the concepts hidden in Quran but those who are clean. The cleaner and more purified one is, the more one can understand of this encrypted book. So people who reject going to the door of those firmly-grounded-in-knowledge, to ask them, learn from them, accept from them and finally obey them, are rejecting staying on the doors of those who are the most purified humans ever. This is due either to their lack of knowledge, or to arrogance and/or jealousy. In the latter case, they will arise in discord:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللَّـهُ وَلِيُّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ&#xA;  إِلَى النُّورِ ۖ وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَوْلِيَاؤُهُمُ الطَّاغُوتُ&#xA;  يُخْرِجُونَهُم مِّنَ النُّورِ إِلَى الظُّلُمَاتِ ۗ أُولَـٰئِكَ&#xA;  أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah is the Protector of those who have faith: from the depths of&#xA;  darkness He will lead them forth into light. Of those who reject faith&#xA;  the patrons are the evil ones: from light they will lead them forth&#xA;  into the depths of darkness. They will be companions of the fire, to&#xA;  dwell therein (For ever). [2:257]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this short guide about The Quran, you may start a survey about this claimed miracle, then if you decide to convert, you should follow the next step.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- Second. What should I do to become a Muslim?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a non-Muslim decides to convert and become a Muslim, then they must confess to two things: that Allah is God and the only god, and that Muhammad is his messenger (اشهد ان لا اله الا الله و اشهد ان محمد رسول الله). This is the beginning of becoming a Muslim and the final stage of being a Muslim as well, depending on how much the concepts are understood and believed by the person and applied to his everyday life. This has been already addressed &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2718/what-is-the-definition-of-muslim-according-to-the-holy-quran/2739#2739&quot;&gt;elsewhere&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- Third. How do I stay a Muslim?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first thing to do (&lt;em&gt;which may take days, months, or even years, but anyway it is a must-do for staying a Muslim&lt;/em&gt;) is to understand and completely admit the pillars of Islam, the most fundamentals belief in Islam. This is completely on your own shoulder; you cannot accept any of them unless you understand and admit them by yourself. Following the scholars is not permitted in this stage. Then (&lt;em&gt;second in rank but not in timely order&lt;/em&gt;) you should do the duties commanded by Allah, as you have already chosen to submit to Him, if and when you have passed the two steps mentioned above this paragraph. These duties, their details and sometimes even a whole duty, may vary from sect to sect, so you should choose one and follow its rule. After you have chosen your sect, you will no longer be expected to learn why you should do what, although it is always good that people know the wisdoms behind what they are expected to do, so as to help them do what they do better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sectarianism is not a real part of the religion but like the pillars of Islam you should have a reason for yourself why to choose which.  Otherwise you would always feel unsafe and uncomfortable, wondering if the one Sect whose rules you are following is not the true Sect and whether how you pray to God is not the way that is really expected from you. This is the reason why I asked &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2736/why-is-the-jurisprudence-fiqh-of-sunni-muslims-different-than-shia-muslims-s&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; and hope that a Sunni brother will answer it; also I pray that the Sunni brothers would not consider it an attempt to increase the sectarianism, as I think that at Judgement Day, all of us should be able to &lt;strong&gt;rigorously&lt;/strong&gt; explain the reasons behind our deeds. If we are expected to do whatever Allah has commanded us, we should first make sure what we are told is really what Allah has commanded, so that we always have reason for ourselves why we are doing such. [maybe not bad at this stage to take a look &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/331/sources-of-legislation-in-shia-islam&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1306/how-aql-is-different-from-qiyas&quot;&gt;here] &lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the way to stay in Islam. Rebelling against a rule of Islam, after we have understood it being a command of Allah, is to explicitly disobey Allah, which is equivalent to quitting Islam. But as long as a Muslim has not quit Islam, he will be considered a Muslim, though he may be a wrongdoer Muslim (Fasiq). He may commit sins over sins and still be titled as Muslim, since he doesn't reject the rules of Allah and knows what he is doing is against the will of Allah, he is Muslim in belief although not being Muslim in deeds!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- In Christianity, salvation is through the Christ, what about in Islam?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About salvation, yes at least Shia Muslims believe in the concept. Shia scholars sometimes describe the issue by making an analogy between this life and traveling by bus. Suppose you are to move from your city to another city, if you are on the right bus you will reach the correct destination even though you may find your hands broken due to not fastening your seat belt. If you are on the wrong bus, you will never reach your correct destination, no matter how pleasant the trip! Simply being on the right bus is what really matters, not the inside decoration and facilities of the bus, or even its safety. Shia Muslims believe, based on Ahadith from the holy prophet and The Quran, that believing in Imam Ali's real rank is being on the right bus, and that the believer people may still suffer their wrong deeds but eventually (&lt;em&gt;maybe even after thousands of years suffering in hell&lt;/em&gt;) they &lt;strong&gt;will survive&lt;/strong&gt;; this is called intercession (Shafa'at). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is somewhat similar to the concept of Salvation on Christianity but maybe not exactly the same. Christians believe that salvation is only through the Christ (if I am not wrong) and Shia Muslims believe the salvation is only through Imam Ali, peace be upon them both. However, I saw some Christians were talking like no non-Christian would ever reach salvation since none of them would accept Jesus as a son of God, and this is not what Shia Muslims say about those who are not Shia or even Muslim. What Shia Muslims believe is that no enemy of Imam Ali peace be upon him would ever enter the paradise, but not all the non-Muslims or non-Shia Muslims can be considered as enemy to him; everyone who likes good intentions and good deeds would like Imam Ali --peace be upon him-- very much, albeit if they know anything about him.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, according to Shia Muslims' way of thinking, those who can gain more are those who know Imam Ali peace be upon him more, like him, and of course obey him.  Obeying him is obeying the holy prophet and obeying the holy prophet is obeying Allah. Also I saw some Christians believing that when they confesses Jesus is God or His son it will suffice and there is no need to be good any more, at least not very seriously. According to the Shia way of believing, we should try our best not to commit any sin, be it major or minor in the sense classified by the religion.  Imam Ali --peace be upon him-- has advised us not to look at the smallness of the sin, but to see the greatness of the one we are rebelling against by disobeying Him.  Most of us cannot keep ourselves clean in practice; in the inside fight between desire and intellect, some examinations of Allah are indeed very difficult and Allah Himself has told us that human in general is created as weak:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah doth wish to lighten your (difficulties): For man was created&#xA;  Weak (in flesh). [4:28]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And impatient:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Man is a creature of haste: soon (enough) will I show you My Signs;&#xA;  then ye will not ask Me to hasten them! [21:37]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Truly man was created very impatient. [70:19]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and very loving of wealth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لِرَبِّهِ لَكَنُودٌ  \ وَإِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ&#xA;  لَشَهِيدٌ  \ وَإِنَّهُ لِحُبِّ الْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Truly man is, to his Lord, ungrateful; / And to that (fact) he bears&#xA;  witness (by his deeds); / And violent is he in his love of wealth.&#xA;  [98:6,7,8]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that our need to Allah's forgiveness is not a trivial need for most of us.  We would need the intercession of God's distinguished men's for salvation, and Allah wants us to stay on their door, to learn from them and obey them; for they are our patterns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user202" LastEditDate="2017-06-22T10:32:10.863" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T10:32:10.863" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4253" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-03T09:17:09.067" Score="15" ViewCount="3786" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why Islam contradicts itself with Quran about the authenticity of Bible?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an affirms that Allah revealed His word to previous prophets and messengers in the form Torah (Pentateuch), Zabur (Psalms) and Injeel (Gospels) and which was written down in the form of books. The Qur'an testifies to the truth and authenticity of all the previous Scriptures and claims that all these heavenly books are a guidance, blessing and light to all the people of the world. All are to believe in these Scriptures. (Surah 2,91,136,285; 3:3,84; 4:47, 136,163; 5:44-46, 66, 68; 7:145; etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these heavenly books were in existence when the Qur'an was revealed. Jews and Christians read them, studied them, taught them, and here in above quoted verses from Quran, they were exhorted to hold fast to them (5:66,68).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thus the Qur'an speaks of these two communities as readers of the Scriptures or &amp;quot;the People of the Scripture&amp;quot; (ahlu'l kitab) (ahlu'l kitab 2:44, 121; 5:43; etc.) not readers of the false Scriptures or &amp;quot;the People of the False Scripture&amp;quot;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Torah is to judge the Children of Israel. (5:43). The Christians are to judge by the Gospel (5:47).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Arabs doubt Muhammad's message, they are to appeal to the People of the Scripture. (16:43)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Muhammad himself is in doubt, he too should ask the readers of the previous Scriptures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verse 10:94; so if you are in doubt, [O Muhammad], about that which We have revealed to you, then ask those who have been reading the Scripture before you. The truth has certainly come to you from your Lord, so never be among the doubters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verse 6:114: [Say], &amp;quot;Then is it other than Allah I should seek as judge while it is He who has revealed to you the Book explained in detail?&amp;quot; And those to whom We [previously] gave the Scripture know that it is sent down from your Lord in truth, so never be among the doubters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;With all these verses advocating the authenticity of Torah (Tawrat) and the Gospel (Injil), how can Islam say that the bible is changed?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="426" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T20:03:07.020" Title="Why Islam contradicts with Quran about the authenticity of Bible?" Tags="|quran|authenticity|bible|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4254" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4260" CreationDate="2012-11-03T09:48:19.787" Score="12" ViewCount="110331" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am learning about Islam and have noticed people mentioning Hadith and Qur'an, I am not entirely sure what if any difference there is between them, for example. Is the Qur'an like the Bible and a Hadith a proverb within the Qur'an or is a Hadith an entire book within the Qur'an like the Torah is within the Bible. Or is the Hadith a separate set of scripture/book to the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I have heard that the Qur'an is considered superior than Hadith, as in, if you read a verse in Hadith that contradicts the Quran then the Quran is considered the authority.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I have some help understanding this, please?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="713" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-20T21:17:33.120" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T21:17:33.120" Title="What is the difference between Hadith and Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|hadith|scripture|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4255" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4242" CreationDate="2012-11-03T10:32:29.423" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Said the Heaven before earth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Refers to the meaning of which is that the heavens and the Earth often mention in the context of the evidence on the existence of God and his greatness and his ability and his oneness ....etc&#xA;And it is known that the verses in heaven is greater than Earth for heaven's capacity, greatness, the planets, sun, height and lack of need to pillars to raises it ... other wonders.&#xA;So said the sky before the earth is better evidence to the greatness of God, because it have more information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while in the said the Earth before heaven :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot; قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ شُرَكَآءَكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ&#xA;  ٱللَّهِ أَرُونِي مَاذَا خَلَقُواْ مِنَ ٱلأَرْضِ أَمْ لَهُمْ شِرْكٌ فِي&#xA;  ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ ... &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: &quot;Look at the compeers you invoke apart from God. Show me, what&#xA;  of the earth have they created, or what share have they in the&#xA;  heavens? .... [Fatir:40]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse began by mentioning the Earth; that in the context incapacitate of humans to creation and participation, and earth is much easier than the sky, so began in the earth to exaggerate the statement of disability;&#xA;because who was  deficit of easier two things, he was more deficit&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while in this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;تَنزِيلًا مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ الْأَرْضَ وَالسَّمَاوَاتِ الْعُلَى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is on the earth and&#xA;  what is between them and what is under the soil.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have came in meaning, that this Koran, which came to Mohammed is from Allah, the Lord and sovereign of all things capable of what he wants, who created the earth with its intensity and the creation of the heavens with its height.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So here came the verse in the context of the statement evidence of humans on the existence of God and his greatness,so said the Earth before heaven to closeness it to our understanding  of God's power and greatness in the land.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="181" LastEditDate="2012-11-03T13:34:49.030" LastActivityDate="2012-11-03T13:34:49.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4256" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="301" CreationDate="2012-11-03T11:02:25.830" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What do you think about the holy prophet's ascent (Mi'raj)? It is only cited in Quran but of course Allah has talked with his messenger during such a mysterious journey, or at least has sent His Angels to bring messages from Him to His prophet! It is almost obvious. It was not like Allah sending an angel to His holy prophet for the angel to take the prophet --peace be upon him-- with himself and show him around, the universe. It was not a discovering journey. If you could accept this then see we are told every single praying is an ascent for the believers: الصلوة معراج المؤمن&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran as it states is a book for guidance, it is to guide all the humanity up to the Day, all the guidance in one single volume book not so that not every saying of Allah would find a place in the guidance book. Also nowhere it is claimed to be a collection of all messages from Allah to his prophet, but always ,it is stated to be a guidance book, that's all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Muqatta'aat phrases in the beginning of some specific Surah are highly encrypted that even the Angel who was the messenger of Allah to His prophet wa not aware of its meaning, but the prophet knew their meanings, so that he should have given the key and the key is not in Quran otherwise the angel should have known about it as well. Allah knows best, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@Ahmadi's answer is perhaps the most direct and explicit answer to your question from Quran itself. There are verses in Quran clarifying that the holy prophet --peace be upon him-- was too much submitted to Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّـهِ رَبِّ&#xA;  الْعَالَمِينَ / لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ۖ وَبِذَٰلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا&#xA;  أَوَّلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: &quot;Truly, my prayer and my service of sacrifice, my life and my&#xA;  death, are (all) for Allah, the Cherisher of the Worlds: No partner&#xA;  hath He / this am I commanded, and I am the first of those who bow to&#xA;  His will. [6:162,163]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Explained further in Hadeeth that nothing he said or did unless it was what Allah has expected from him, his will coinciding to the will of Allah in this universe, so that whatever that he says is a saying of Allah, but in His prophet's language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-01T18:23:53.347" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T18:23:53.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4254" CreationDate="2012-11-03T11:27:22.947" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/4145/what-is-a-hadith&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Hadeeth (حدیث) is an Arabic world, its plorual form is Ahadeeth (احادیث), and it means statements narrated from someone whose authority is obvious in the first place, like the holy prophet himself, peace be upon him, or a report given from his behavior in different situations. Even there are Ahadeeth narrated by the prophet himself from God, this class of Ahadeeth are called the divine Ahadeeth (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/4146/what-is-hadith-qudsi&quot;&gt;Hadeeth Qudsi&lt;/a&gt;). Also e.g. Shia Muslims treat the Ahadeeth narrated from all &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fourteen_Infallibles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Fourteen Infallibles&lt;/a&gt; in the same way that they treat the Ahadeeth narrated from the holy prophet --peace be upon him--, and interestingly almost never there is found a contradiction between any of the authentic Ahadeeth. Also there is to be no contradiction between authentic Ahadeeth and Quran, but anyway, human errors are always expectable in narrating a saying or a report of behavior in time spans of the order of a thousand year, so that if a contradiction is found Quran will be regarded as more authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/215/is-the-prophet-sinless&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/301/any-evidence-in-quran-of-a-word-of-allah-to-muhammad-pbuh-out-of-quran&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to understand better why we use Hadeeth at all, also there is a hadith that states the holy prophet told us not to lose our way by adhering to the Book of Allah and to his Etrat (people of the house) / Sunnah (traditions).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2012-11-03T11:27:22.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4254" CreationDate="2012-11-03T12:34:19.807" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Quran&lt;/code&gt; is the revelation, revealed to Prophet Muhammed(P.B.U.H). It was revealed in small bits i.e. few ayats at a time and completely it took over a period of 23 years (approx.). The Quran today is as it was revealed to Prophet Muhammed(P.B.U.H).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Hadith&lt;/code&gt; is a collection of the talks, behavior and commands of Prohphet Muhammed(P.B.U.H) said by himself and testified by &lt;code&gt;Sahaba&lt;/code&gt; which was collected later after him. These were collected by respected Scholar's and Imams like &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sahih Bukhari collected by Imam Bukhari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sahih Muslim collected by Muslim b. al-Hajjaj&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunan Abu Dawood, collected by Abu Dawood&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranexplorer.com/hadith/english/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a collection of 4 main hadith books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-11-03T12:59:46.397" LastActivityDate="2012-11-03T12:59:46.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4254" CreationDate="2012-11-03T12:44:04.187" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are differences between Hadith and Quran.  &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Quran is&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Words of God&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Revealed in Arabic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Rhythmical form&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To Prophet {May Allah's Blessings and peace be upon him)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's recitation is used in forms of worship such as salat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's smallest chapter is a miracle in it of itself&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now there are two kinds of Ahadith&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hadith Qudsi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hadith Nabawi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hadith Qudsi is&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The words of God in the words of the Prophet (May Allah's Blessings and Peace be upon Him)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Arabic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is not used in forms of worship&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a collection of Hadith Qudsi by Imam Annawawi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/qudsi40&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;40 Hadith Qudsi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hadith Nabawi is&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The words of the Prophet (May Allah's blessings and peace be upon Him)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Arabic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gives us extra details about the forms of worship we are to do that is not in the Quran.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are six major collections or books of Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari - صحيح بخاري, collected by Imam Bukhari (d. 870), includes 7275 ahadith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim صحيح مسلم, collected by Muslim b. al-Hajjaj (d. 875), includes 9200 ahadith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan An-Nasa'i سنن النسائي, collected by An-Nasa'i (d. 915)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abu Dawood سنن أبي داود, collected by Abu Dawood (d. 888)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami al-Tirmidhi جامع الترمذي, collected by al-Tirmidhi (d. 892)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan ibn Majah سنن إبن ماجه, collected by Ibn Majah (d. 887)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So these are the main differences between the Quran, Hadith Qudsi, and Hadith Nabawi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: The foundations of Islamic studies by Dr.Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips, Module 2 Tafseer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-11-03T19:10:26.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4262" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11184" CreationDate="2012-11-03T13:12:24.203" Score="1" ViewCount="1331" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran was revealed in approx 22 and a half years. Does anyone have the exact total time for this with a authentic source?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-28T05:47:53.987" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T05:47:53.987" Title="What is total time in which Quran was completely revealed?" Tags="|quran|revelation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4249" CreationDate="2012-11-03T17:32:40.183" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; view)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer to this question depends on how &quot;Muslim&quot; is defined. to explain lets use an example. It is like to ask &quot;how would I become an student?&quot; Here are some answers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- A students is who enrolled in university and has gotten an student ID cart. This definition is valid for a keeper at gate of university. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- A student is who participates in classed properly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- A student is who can pass all exams of university. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4- A real student is who pass all units with best grade. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5- A real student is not only who study lessons but do extra research to be an expert. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Becoming a Muslim is like it. If you mean the minimum requirements to be counted as an Muslim it is only saying Sahadah ( I bear witness that there is no god except Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah). In this case one is counted Muslim even if do not perform rituals of Islam like prayer and fasting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there are higher defines of Muslim. for example prophet Ibrahim calles himself Muslim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَا كَانَ إِبْرَ‌اهِيمُ يَهُودِيًّا وَلَا نَصْرَ‌انِيًّا وَلَـكِن&#xA;  كَانَ حَنِيفًا مُّسْلِمًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِ‌كِينَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian; he was a Muslim, wholly&#xA;  devoted to God. And he certainly was not amongst those who associate&#xA;  others with Allah in His divinity. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#3:67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#3:67&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed he was not a minimum requirements Muslim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Immediately after saying Shahadat this question is raised: what are correct beliefs of a Muslim? The principal beliefs that a Muslim should believe them are called Five Pillars of Islam. Unfortunately from this point Muslims become two branch with two standard for pillars of Islam. Shia believes that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/leadership&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imamat&lt;/a&gt; (Islamic rules regarding political leadership) is one main pillar of Islam and not believing them makes serious problems for a Muslim after death at grave and judgement day. some say only Muslim and no shia sunni. This would be very good is was possible. but in real world it is not possible. Finally a Muslim believes in Imamat or not and this makes him shia or sunni. And what he calls or labels himself is not important. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After beliefs there are Practices like prayer and fasting,... which have detailed rules. these rules relating practices are called Fiqh (jurisprudence). again unfortunately Shia and Sunni have different standards for practices. for example shia Muslims pray with hands standing at sides of body but Sunni Muslims with crossed hands which makes prayer void by shia Fiqh. again one should decide what standard to select. the Fiqh of Shia is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jafari Fiqh&lt;/a&gt;  and Sunni Muslims have 4 different school of Fiqh which are made by four of their scholars who all of them were directly of indirectly students of the great polymath &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27far_al-Sadiq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Jafar Sadiq a.s.&lt;/a&gt; (the founder of Fiqh of shia) and according to had divine knowledge of prophet as heir and was one of the fourteen infallibles who never said &quot;I do not know&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Five Pillars of Islam according to shia Muslims are:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Monotheism: The Oneness of Allah (tawhid)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Divine Justice ('adl)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prophethood (nubuwwa)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Succession to Muhammad (imamat)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Day of Judgement and the Resurrection (Qiyama)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Practices of Islam according to shia Muslims:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- Prayers (salaat) - 5 times a day&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- Fasting (sawm) during Ramadan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3-4. Alms giving (zakaat and khums)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5- Pilgrimage to the city of Makkah (hajj)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6- Holy Defense (Jihad)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7-8. Enjoining good (amr bil-ma'rouf) and forbidding evil (nahiy an al-munkar)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;9- Supporting those who walk in the path of Allah (tawalli li awliyaa' Allah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;10- Turning away from the enemies of Allah (tabarri min a'daa Allah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Five Pillars of Islam according to Sunni Muslims are:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;professing (Shahadah)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prayer (Salat)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alms-giving (Zakāt)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fasting (Sawm of Ramadan)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also different sects of sunni have differs in five pillars. for example Mu'tazilate Sunni Scholars like shia consider Adl as one pillar. but Ash'arites does not believe Adl is one of Pillars although believing in Adl as an attribute of God but with an interpret of Adl that in view of shia and Mu'tazilate is equal to not having Adl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;how someone is saved in Islam?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be saved someone should become alley of God to God save him from darkness (ignorance) to light (divine knowledge). for this someone should find &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14_infallible&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;true leaders&lt;/a&gt; who God has chosen them to lead humans and follow them and disobey Taghut (hypocrite leaders who are in fact dictators but call themselves Islamic leaders or corrupted scholars who are in fact servants of dictators) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللَّـهُ وَلِيُّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يُخْرِ‌جُهُم مِّنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ&#xA;  إِلَى النُّورِ‌ وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُ‌وا أَوْلِيَاؤُهُمُ الطَّاغُوتُ&#xA;  يُخْرِ‌جُونَهُم مِّنَ النُّورِ‌ إِلَى الظُّلُمَاتِ أُولَـئِكَ&#xA;  أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ‌ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah is the ally of those who believe. He brings them out from&#xA;  darknesses into the light. And those who disbelieve - their allies are&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Taghut&lt;/strong&gt;. They take them out of the light into darknesses. Those are the&#xA;  companions of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:257&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#2:257&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-07T16:25:15.400" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T16:25:15.400" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1379" CreationDate="2012-11-03T19:20:59.580" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you have already mentioned in your question the verse [31:10] doesn't states that Allah has created the skies without pillars, but without pillars that you may (or, can) not see. That is, there are pillars but we cannot see, invisible pillars! you may instead ask what is meant by these invisible pillars. According to a hadeeth from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_ar-Ridha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Ali ar-Ridha&lt;/a&gt; --peace be upon him-- there are pillars but not visible to us. According to a Hadeeth from Imam Ali --peace be upon him-- the pillars are pillars of light, maybe one should interpret it like gravitons (or gravitational waves) in new Physics, maybe not, but anyway, there are pillars! For further reading please see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-shia.org/html/ara/others/index.php?mod=maqalat&amp;amp;id=140&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tahoordanesh.com/page.php?pid=8239&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2012-11-03T19:20:59.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4253" CreationDate="2012-11-04T05:53:14.230" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Thank you for your question. Your question actually includes multiple questions. I will try to answer all sequentially, but forgive me if I miss any. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just so that it is easy for any reader, I will quote parts of your question followed by my answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;The Qur'an testifies to the truth and authenticity of all the previous Scriptures&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...Yes this is TRUE&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;And claims that all these heavenly books are a guidance, blessing and light&#xA;to all the people of the world.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TRUE that the Quran says these books were &quot;guidance, blessing and light&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BUT FALSE that it is for &quot;all the people of the world&quot; or for this day and age. I have not seen any verse that says these.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;All are to believe in these Scriptures.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;FALSE, we do believe that the Gospel and Torah was revealed from Allah but this does not validate its current day authenticity or require us to believe in its present day content entirely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;They (Jews and Christians) were exhorted to hold fast to them&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PARTLY TRUE, as per the verses you quoted (5:66,68) the Jews and Christians were exhorted to hold fast to the Torah, Bible AND THE QURAN. Read entire verses below...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And if only they upheld [the law of] the Torah, the Gospel, &lt;strong&gt;and what has been revealed to them from their Lord&lt;/strong&gt;,..&quot; (Quran 5:66)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;O People of the Scripture, you are [standing] on nothing until you uphold [the law of] the Torah, the Gospel, &lt;strong&gt;and what has been revealed to you from your Lord.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (Quran 5:68)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;&quot;The People of the False Scripture&quot;.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;OUT OF CONTEXT. The Quran does not comment on the authenticity of the scriptures while saying &quot;ahlul-kitaab&quot;, this would mean it neither labels the books &quot;true&quot; or &quot;false&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A comparable example in the Quran would be &quot;People of Lut&quot;(pbuh) (54:33), here the Quran does not talk about nature of Lut(pbuh) or the nature of the people of Lut(pbuh). It does not necessarily mean that the people were good or bad neither it means Lut(pbuh) was true or false. It just simply means &quot;People of Lut&quot; (pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;The Torah is to judge the Children of Israel. (5:43).&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;FALSE. Let’s firstly read the entire verse...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But how is it that they come to you for judgement while they have the Torah, in which is the judgement of Allah? Then they turn away, [even] after that; but those are not [in fact] believers. (Quran 5:43)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse actually talks about the Torah being insufficient at the time. It says that the Jews would come to the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) for judgement when they claimed to have the Torah that guides them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;The Christians are to judge by the Gospel (5:47)&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;FALSE. Let us firstly look at the verse...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And let the People of the Gospel judge by &lt;strong&gt;what Allah has revealed therein&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot; (Quran 5:47)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the present day bible, there is actually no way to find out what Allah has revealed in the gospel to Jesus (pbuh). There are actually four narrations of the gospel in use today (namely Mark, Mathew, Luke and John) but not the original gospel. To add to these four narrations are books and letters of Paul which ARE NOT gospels even as per Christians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This inconsistency of text has given rise to many problems to interpret basic theology. One example of this inconsistency would be, Jesus says &quot;Keep the law&quot;, while Paul says &quot;Nail the law to the cross&quot;. I call this a &quot;fundamental problem&quot; since this contradiction within the bible itself has closed a lot of good practices of the Torah (like keeping kosher, not making idols etc.) to Christians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;If Arabs doubt Muhammad's message, they are to appeal to &#xA;the People of the Scripture.(16:43)&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;OUT OF CONTEXT. Let us read the verse...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed [Our message]. So ask the people of the message if you do not know.(Quran 16:43)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse tells us that Moses (pbuh), David (pbuh) and Jesus (pbuh) were men. And the Arabs could confirm THIS FACT from Jews and Christians too. It does NOT say anything about &quot;validating&quot; any scripture in its current state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Muhammad himself is in doubt, he too should ask the readers of &#xA;the previous Scriptures.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both the verses you quote talks about confirming the coming Muhammad (pbuh) which is mentioned in the Gospel and Torah. Does not mean that that entire Bible or Torah is valid or authentic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-04T20:03:07.020" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T20:03:07.020" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4270" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-04T06:48:05.947" Score="4" ViewCount="48438" Body="&lt;p&gt;I sometimes find myself wasting time on the computer, or watching movies when I have work to do. What I do then is swear in Allah's name that until a task is done (some tasks take a few months) that I won't waste my time doing these things. It used to work perfectly; however, I don't know how I started breaking these promises, but I did and I want to know: what's the consequence? I think I heard somewhere that you have to fast three days or something, but I figured I would come here and get a clearer answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="661" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T14:31:32.687" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T14:31:32.687" Title="What is the consequence for breaking a promise made in the name of Allah?" Tags="|practical-islam|sharia|muslim-practices|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4270" CreationDate="2012-11-04T08:03:58.877" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The compensation/expiation of breaking an oath is clearly stated in this ayah of the Holy Qur'an. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Ma`idah (Ayah 89)&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah will not impose blame upon you for what is meaningless in your oaths, but He will impose blame upon you for [breaking] what you intended of oaths. &lt;strong&gt;So its expiation is the feeding of ten needy people from the average of that which you feed your [own] families or clothing them or the freeing of a slave. But whoever cannot find [or afford it] - then a fast of three days [is required].&lt;/strong&gt; That is the expiation for oaths when you have sworn. But guard your oaths. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be grateful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not acceptable of a muslim to break promises all the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari :: Book 1 :: Volume 2 :: Hadith 32&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;(and many similar ahadith)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated by Abu Huraira:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &quot;The signs of a hypocrite are three:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whenever he promises, he always breaks it (his promise).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you trust him, he proves to be dishonest. (If you keep something as a trust with him, he will not return it.)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;جزاك اللهُ&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2012-11-04T08:09:19.373" LastActivityDate="2012-11-04T08:09:19.373" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4272" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-04T08:45:50.497" Score="7" ViewCount="46118" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it wrong for a man to look at a naked woman who is getting changed, if he looks at her without her knowledge?  I require evidences from the Qur'an to support any answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="759" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-27T09:24:05.150" LastActivityDate="2018-04-22T18:45:34.280" Title="Is it haram for a man to look at naked women in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|men-women|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4273" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4272" CreationDate="2012-11-04T09:11:55.193" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let alone the naked women, Islam doesn't even allow a man to look into a woman's eyes(with lust). Every muslim is obligated to lower his/her gaze when talking or facing a person of opposite sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/14/30-31&quot;&gt;An-Nūr (Ayaah 30 - 31)&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what they do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And spying someone (Watch someone changing without their knowledge) is like eating their flesh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/49/12&quot;&gt;Al-Ĥujurāt (Ayah 12)&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْـتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="2381" LastEditDate="2013-04-25T14:19:44.027" LastActivityDate="2013-04-25T14:19:44.027" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4274" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-04T10:07:09.880" Score="0" ViewCount="454" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Muslim girl loves a Muslim boy, knowing it is haram in Islam, and also a big sin. If they get married will their sins be forgiven?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="760" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:52:31.117" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:52:31.117" Title="Marrying the boy who i loved is acceptable or not?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4274" CreationDate="2012-11-04T14:45:02.377" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;To have feelings of love toward someone (not mahram to you) without being married to them is not a sin by itself nor is it haram. But if those feelings of love lead you to commit actions that are sinful, then, of course, that's sinful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marriage to one another is perhaps the best solution if it is feasible. Marriage by itself may not be the cause of sins related to pre-marriage stuff being forgiven. Make the intention with Allah that you are getting married in order to avoid sin and gain the blessings of being married, and ask Him to forgive your sins in the past. And keep asking Him and returning to Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/23420&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/23420&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-11-04T14:45:02.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4277" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5453" CreationDate="2012-11-04T14:57:28.547" Score="5" ViewCount="418" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read of this salat online but I can not find a Hadith that mentions it.  What or is there any Hadith mentioning this salat, and what is the authenticity of the Hadith?  Is this salat a Bid'ah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-11-08T18:12:04.757" LastActivityDate="2018-09-08T17:43:13.060" Title="What is Salat Al Abhar صلاة العبهر?" Tags="|salat|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4284" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="4297" CreationDate="2012-11-05T05:36:34.710" Score="3" ViewCount="3095" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that the Sunnah is to shorten one's mustache. But I want to clarify if it is better to shorten it to an extent that it no longer covers the top of the upper lip, or to remove it completely. Should one trim it or shave it completely?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The generic answer is that both are accepted by scholars (I need to know which one is better)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T14:32:04.353" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T14:32:04.353" Title="Is it better to shave or trim one's mustache?" Tags="|practical-islam|prophet-muhammad|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="4285" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-05T08:31:59.960" Score="5" ViewCount="11567" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Quran was revealed to the prophet but in what form and which form was more common over the other(if there were more than one forms). Were these different forms suited to the occasion about which a verse would be revealed? I am aware of a few types like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gabriel will come to the prophet in a human form&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the prophet would write it down at night (it was revealed)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the prophet would use a blanket and would shake heavily when Quran was revealed&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was a dream may be?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone answer this in the context of Quran and Hadith? In short, &quot;What were the different forms of revelation, and which form was more common, were different forms used in different occasions or situations?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2012-11-06T13:31:35.937" LastActivityDate="2019-12-25T11:21:39.220" Title="In what different forms was Quran reveled to the Prophet?" Tags="|quran|prophet-muhammad|revelation|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4286" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4249" CreationDate="2012-11-05T09:32:12.943" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Converting to Islam requires that you believe in one God and that you believe in Muhammad, Jesus, Moses, Ibrahim and all others were messengers of God. Most importantly you believe in the fact that &quot;Muhammad is the last messenger of God&quot;. You have to utter the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;shahadah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله&#xA;&#xA;There is no deity (god) but God, Muhammad is the messenger of God.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can do this alone or in company with another Muslim. I would highly recommend to visit a local mosque and ask them for guidance to converting to Islam. They will be very pleased to help you out. After this you would want to learn how to Pray Salat (prayer to God). You would most likely want to learn it from another learned Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;To make things a little complicated&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ok so that is how you will convert to Islam, where is the complications? Well there are two main sects in Islam, Sunni- the bigger one and Shia - the smaller one. According to Sunni Sects, Islam stops at prophet Muhammad. According to Shia, you have to give special reverence to Ali (RA) who was the follower of Muhammad, Son in Law of Muhammad, a great warrior, a very wise man and indeed very righteous. That is a whole new story that you may want to explore more. I would stick with mainstream Islam first and then later change my mind if I want to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Changing your mind later&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most people only tell you half the story. The complete story is like this. If you later change your mind and found that this is not a religion for you, then you can't change your mind (strictly speaking). The punishment for leaving Islam is death (esp if you begin to propagate the flaws in Islam). However the punishment is death only in Sunni Islam (mainstream Islam that I follow). There is no death penalty in leaving Islam in Shia sect. Realistically this death penalty is almost never exercised by any government (but may be in some countries). However an extremist my exercise this penalty on his own although it is not common either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.about.com/od/converts/ht/convert.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;About Islam Convertion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-08T11:05:07.250" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T11:05:07.250" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4288" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5298" CreationDate="2012-11-05T09:44:33.077" Score="5" ViewCount="5731" Body="&lt;p&gt;Our Beloved Prophet Muhammed (&lt;em&gt;Sallallaho Alihiwassallam&lt;/em&gt;) is reported to have prayed &lt;em&gt;Salatul Tasbih&lt;/em&gt; and then said to that this &lt;em&gt;salah&lt;/em&gt; should be prayed once a day, if you can not pray once a day then every Friday, and even if this is not possible then once a month and even if this is not possible then once a year and even if this is not possible then at least once in a lifetime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it necessary that this prayer must be performed at least once in a lifetime?  Is it a sin if someone doesn't pray this prayer at all during his life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="662" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-05-25T20:58:41.407" LastActivityDate="2013-05-25T20:58:47.907" Title="Must Salatul Tasbih be performed at least once in a lifetime?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4285" CreationDate="2012-11-05T09:47:05.300" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله&#xA;  عنها ـ أَنَّ الْحَارِثَ بْنَ هِشَامٍ، سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه&#xA;  وسلم كَيْفَ يَأْتِيكَ الْوَحْىُ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ كُلُّ ذَاكَ يَأْتِي&#xA;  الْمَلَكُ أَحْيَانًا فِي مِثْلِ صَلْصَلَةِ الْجَرَسِ، فَيَفْصِمُ&#xA;  عَنِّي وَقَدْ وَعَيْتُ مَا قَالَ، وَهْوَ أَشَدُّهُ عَلَىَّ،&#xA;  وَيَتَمَثَّلُ لِي الْمَلَكُ أَحْيَانًا رَجُلاً، فَيُكَلِّمُنِي فَأَعِي&#xA;  مَا يَقُولُ ‏&quot;‏‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Aisha: Al Harith bin Hisham asked the Prophet, &quot;How does the&#xA;  divine inspiration come to you?&quot; He replied, &quot;In all these ways: The&#xA;  Angel sometimes comes to me with a voice which resembles the sound of&#xA;  a ringing bell, and when this state abandons me, I remember what the&#xA;  Angel has said, and this type of Divine Inspiration is the hardest on&#xA;  me; and sometimes the Angel comes to me in the shape of a man and&#xA;  talks to me, and I understand and remember what he says.&quot; [Sahih&#xA;  al-Bukhari:3215]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‏A'isha added:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot; وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الشَّدِيدِ&#xA;  الْبَرْدِ فَيُفْصِمُ عَنْهُ وَإِنَّ جَبِينَهُ لَيَتَفَصَّدُ عَرَقًا&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‏&quot;I saw it coming down on him on an intensely cold day, and when&#xA;  it had left him his forehead was dripping with sweat.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Muwatta Malik]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith shows us how to Gabriel contact with Prophet peace be upon him to inform him of God's revelation to him whether the quran or not quran, which is two things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- The first case:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gabriel remain to his spiritual situation, and connected with the messenger peace be upon him, and the Prophet then hear introductions arrival in like the ringing of a bell, because who around him knew situation of the revelation from the situation that the prophet suffered when is received.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then after the separation of the revelation from the Prophet peace be upon him and his return to its normal state, reads to his companions what he received from the Koran by Gabriel ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- The second case:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;including Previous hadeeth:&#xA;It turns Gabriel from his case property to the human form, and comes to the Messenger of Allah and spoke to him as normal human speak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nawawi40#2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here's another hadeeth shows this case&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;* After talking about the ways of the revelation ..&#xA;This verse from the Qur'an shows  and restrict ways to the talk of God with human ...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُكَلِّمَهُ اللَّـهُ إِلَّا وَحْيًا أَوْ مِن&#xA;  وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ رَسُولًا فَيُوحِيَ بِإِذْنِهِ مَا&#xA;  يَشَاءُ إِنَّهُ عَلِيٌّ حَكِيمٌ&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not given to man that God should speak to him except by&#xA;  suggestion or indirectly, or send a messenger to convey by His command&#xA;  whatsoever He please. He is all-high and all-wise. [Ash-Shura:51]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It mentioned three ways (with in mind that you want to speak telling):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;By revelation: This includes inspiration even for non-prophets, and&#xA;true dreams ..&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Or indirectly: The intended to talk God to prophets without mediation, words they hear and do not see speakers, as happened to Moses when sent, which is in phase, and Mohammed (peace be upon him) when ascended to heaven (Mi'raj)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Or send a messenger: This applies to the descent of Gabriel to the Prophet peace be upon him in the two previous cases ..&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastActivityDate="2012-11-05T09:47:05.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4290" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5303" CreationDate="2012-11-05T10:22:56.070" Score="16" ViewCount="12188" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently, I heard that a hadith states that the day of judgement will never be appear before the arrival of Imam al-Mahdi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, I started searching details about Imam al-Mahdi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I gone through many documents in internet like &lt;a href=&quot;http://kanizereza.weebly.com/sunni-documentation-on-imam-mehdi-alahis-salam.html&quot;&gt;this.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also heard some strange things about Imam al-Mahdi from some Islamic scholars personally, like &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Imam al-Mahdi had already born just a few years ago(ie, the day of judgement nears us)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even Imam al-Mahdi does not know he is Imam al-Mahdi.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At the time of His Hajj, a sound from sky will appear which sounds that he is Imam al-Mahdi.(This will happen within a two or three years,Insha Allah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muslims all over the world(Sunnis,Shias,and all other muslims) will come under his Khalifath.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then only Dhajjal will come.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone explain detail about Imam al-Mahdi and also about the above informations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-07T03:43:18.830" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T03:43:18.830" Title="Clarifications about Imam al-Mahdi" Tags="|imam-mahdi|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4292" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-05T11:22:19.707" Score="4" ViewCount="167" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if the below information is true or not.&#xA;I have heard this from one of my friend and she claims that she has got this info from reliable sources like Peace TV, well known and qualified Mufti's etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The information is:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose a person has debts and the debt amount has exceeded the minimum Nisab amount. As his net amount was negative, the person did not give Zakaat in Year 1. However, he was able to clear off his debts up to considerate amount in Year 2 and he has savings on which Zakaat becomes obligatory. Hence, he gives Zakaat on the savings in Year 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, according to my friend, this person needs to give the Zakaat from Year 1 as well in Year 2. Since he was not able to give Zakaat in Year 1 due to his debts, he needs to give Year 1's zakaat in Year 2. If he is not in a state to give the whole amount at once, he can distribute the money all over the year and pay off monthly/quarterly/whenever he can. BUT, still it is obligatory to pay off Year 1's Zakaat whether or not you are in debt. Summary is, After you clear off the debts, you need to give the previous year's Zakaats as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope I am not confusing you with the content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if this information is correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="753" LastActivityDate="2024-03-19T23:08:46.103" Title="Is it obligatory to Pay Previous Zakaat after clearing off Debts" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4293" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-05T11:29:13.790" Score="7" ViewCount="51954" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if touching the feet of elders is allowed in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people, even elders who have performed Hajj and pray five times a day, believe that children should touch the feet of elders/Parents and seek their blessings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that one should never bow/bend over except in front of Allah. This almost equals to a Sajdaah which is a very big sin as one should never do Sajdaah to anyone else except for Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please correct me and provide me with correct info with reliable sources of information (Hadith, Fatwa, etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="753" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2012-11-06T13:33:07.953" LastActivityDate="2018-08-31T09:07:42.657" Title="Is it allowed in Islam to touch the feet of elders?" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|belief|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4290" CreationDate="2012-11-05T19:53:00.040" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not know of a Hadith that says that he Day of Judgement won't appear until The Mahdi comes, but there is a Hadith that says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If only one day of this world remained. Allah would lengthen that day (according to the version of Za'idah), till He raised up in it a man who belongs to me or to my family...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/38/4&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawood&lt;/a&gt;  This Hadith Is graded as Hasan Sahih حسن صحيح&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al Mahdi will be of the family of the Prophet (May Allah's Blessings and Peace be upon Him) from the descendants of Fatimah (May Allah be pleased with Her) &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/38/6&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.  He will have a broad forehead a prominent nose.  He will fill the earth will equity and justice as it was filled with oppression and tyranny, and he will rule for seven years &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/38/7&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-11-05T19:53:00.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4284" CreationDate="2012-11-05T20:10:31.687" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two views about this.  The Hanafiyah and the Hanbaliyah view it as sunnah to shave it off.  The MAlikiyah and the Shafi'iyah view it that it is sunnah to trim the moustache not shave it, and shaving it is makrooh.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas was asked: In a number of&#xA;  ahaadeeth it says “trim the moustache”. Is shaving different from&#xA;  trimming? Some people trim the first part of the moustache that is&#xA;  closest to the upper lip, and they leave the hair of the moustache, so&#xA;  they trim nearly half of the moustache and leave the rest. Is this&#xA;  what is meant? Or does trimming the moustache mean shaving off all of&#xA;  it? Please advise me of the manner in which the moustache should be&#xA;  trimmed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They replied: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The saheeh ahaadeeth from the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings&#xA;  of Allaah be upon him) indicate that it is prescribed to trim the&#xA;  moustache. For example, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be&#xA;  upon him) said: “Trim the moustache and let the beard grow; be&#xA;  different from the mushrikeen.” (Agreed upon). And he (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Trim the moustache and let the&#xA;  beard grow; be different from the Magians,” and in some versions it&#xA;  says: “Trim the moustache.” Trimming means cutting it very short. The&#xA;  one who cuts his moustache very short so that the upper lip is visible&#xA;  or trims it is not to blame, because the ahaadeeth mention two things,&#xA;  but it is not permissible to leave the edges of the moustache, rather&#xA;  the whole moustache should be trimmed or cut, in accordance with the&#xA;  Sunnah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/103623&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/103623&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-11-05T20:10:31.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4292" CreationDate="2012-11-05T21:24:08.780" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rule varies according to detailed information of issue, time and type of property ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But generally:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority of scholars say that debt prevents the necessity of Zakat from inner money (Batinah), Such as cash, gold and silver and trade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And therefore zakat not obligatory in money that if you have debt take all money or not left a full quorum (Nessap) after  pay the debt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastActivityDate="2012-11-05T21:24:08.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4288" CreationDate="2012-11-05T23:14:37.577" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is dispute among Sunni scholars over the validity of &lt;em&gt;Salatul Tasbih&lt;/em&gt;. The root of this dispute comes from differing views over the authenticity of this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah () said to al-Abbas ibn AbdulMuttalib: Abbas,&#xA;  my uncle, shall I not give you, shall I not present to you, shall I&#xA;  not donate to you, shall I not produce for you ten things? If you act&#xA;  upon them, Allah will forgive you your sins, first and last, old and&#xA;  new, involuntary and voluntary, small and great, secret and open.&#xA;  These are the ten things: you should pray four rak'ahs, reciting in&#xA;  each one Fatihat al-Kitab and a surah. When you finish the recitation&#xA;  of the first rak'ah you should say fifteen times while standing:&#xA;  &quot;Glory be to Allah&quot;, &quot;Praise be to Allah&quot;, &quot;There is no god but&#xA;  Allah&quot;, &quot;Allah is most great&quot;. Then you should bow and say it ten&#xA;  times while bowing. Then you should raise your head after bowing and&#xA;  say it ten times. Then you should kneel down in prostration and say it&#xA;  ten times while prostrating yourself. Then you should raise your head&#xA;  after prostration and say it ten times. Then you should prostrate&#xA;  yourself and say it ten times. Then you should raise your head after&#xA;  prostrating and say it ten times in every rak'ah. You should do that&#xA;  in four rak'ahs. If you can observe it once daily, do so; if not, then&#xA;  once weekly; if not, then once a month; if not, then once a year; if&#xA;  not, then once in your lifetime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/5#48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars such as Abu Dawud and Al-Albani have classified it as &lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt; (authentic), while others such as Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Ibn Taimiyah have classified it as &lt;em&gt;da'eef&lt;/em&gt; (weak). Still, even the scholars that have considered &lt;em&gt;Salatul Tasbih&lt;/em&gt; as valid have classified it as &lt;em&gt;mustahab&lt;/em&gt;, so there is no sin attached if one does not perform it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source (Arabic):&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=2501&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=2501&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-11-05T23:14:37.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4285" CreationDate="2012-11-06T15:57:59.697" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (May Allah's blessings and peace be upon Him) used to receive revelation in two ways:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Revelation comes to him like the ringing of a bell&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jibreel (Peace be upon Him) comes to Him with revelation in the form of a human being.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/1/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So these are the two ways the Prophet (May Allah's blessings and peace be upon Him), the first one was the hardest on Him (May Allah's blessings and peace be upon Him).  The starting of revelation was in the form of True Dreams, for the Prophet (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon Him) when He saw a dream it came tue like the breaking of daylight.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/1/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are three ways in which Allah talks to us:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Through Revelation, either through a dream or inspiration.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;From behind a veil, like how Allah spoke to Musa (peace be upon Him).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or by sending a messenger, either Jibreel (peace be upon Him) or another angel.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://qurancomplex.com/Quran/tafseer/Tafseer.asp?l=arb&amp;amp;t=baghawi&amp;amp;nSora=42&amp;amp;nAya=51#42_51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-11-06T15:57:59.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4222" CreationDate="2012-11-06T21:35:32.720" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following are the occasions on which is suggested to fast:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mondays and Thursdays.  &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:745&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fasting the 13, 14 and 15 of every month.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/22/331&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The tenth of Muharram. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the of Dhul-Hijja (The day of Arafah).  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/260&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Six days of Shawwal.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/264&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The ninth day of Muharram.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/263&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Fasting of Dawood (Peace be upon Him). &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/60/92&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-06T03:52:53.933" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T03:52:53.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5301" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-06T23:56:44.147" Score="13" ViewCount="1687" Body="&lt;p&gt;In much of the modern world, currency is defined according to a &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floating_exchange_rate&quot;&gt;floating exchange rate&lt;/a&gt;.&quot;  To the best of my knowledge, such an innovation was unknown during the time of the prophet, where the economy directly revolved around gold and silver.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whereas before, while under the gold standard, &quot;a dollar&quot; was defined by a particular weight of gold.  Regardless of how the currency changed through time, or how the value of gold fluctuated in the economy at large, such a fixed currency maintained a solid value of exchange.  That dollar would always be worth such-and-such amount of gold, period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A floating currency, on the other hand, does not have such a guarantee.  &quot;A dollar&quot; under a floating exchange is effectively only ever worth a dollar, whatever that may mean.  Combined with the effects of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation&quot;&gt;inflation&lt;/a&gt;, this typically results in the dollar having less and less buying power with every passing year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, a dollar's worth of gold in 2012 would &lt;em&gt;NOT&lt;/em&gt; be the same as a dollar's worth of gold in 2002.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is very relevant when providing a loan; if the value of a dollar goes down as time goes on, the debtor has a strong motivation to &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; pay back an interest-free loan immediately, especially if the period of the loan is lengthy or undefined.  The longer one waits to return the money, the cheaper it effectively becomes to pay back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not good for the lender, who typically gets less &lt;em&gt;value&lt;/em&gt; (despite the same dollar amount) in return than he had originally loaned out.  In the non-Muslim world, this risk is often handled by charging interest on any loan; this not only offsets the effects of inflation (as well as providing a profit), but provides debtors with a motivation to pay back a loan as soon as possible so as not to accrue additional debt.  Such an option is, of course, not appropriate in Islam as God has explicitly &quot;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/275&quot;&gt;permitted trade and has forbidden interest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It occurs to me that, with an interest-free loan, one could effectively mitigate this problem by providing a loan of &quot;effective value&quot; rather than of a particular dollar amount.  For example, instead of loaning somebody $50, one could loan them &quot;the cash equivalent of .915g of gold&quot; (which as of the time of this post works out to roughly $50).  That way, when the loan is repaid, the exact dollar amount returned would be based on whatever the price of gold is at that time, rather than a straight dollar-for-dollar return.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I realize that this transaction could be performed without stepping on any Islamic laws by simply loaning out the gold directly; arguably even by loaning out the gold and immediately buying it back for market price (and reversing the transaction when the debt is repaid), which would &lt;em&gt;functionally&lt;/em&gt; be the same as the above proposal.  Of course, most people typically don't deal with gold directly anymore (at least not in Canada), which makes this sort of transaction awkward at best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question lies thus: &lt;strong&gt;Would performing such an &quot;equivalent value&quot; transaction be valid according to Islamic law?&lt;/strong&gt;  As Islamic finance in general has received significant study, especially in the wake of the interest-based economic system so favored by the modern world, I would be particularly interested in any scholarly opinions on the matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2015-09-15T10:48:19.690" Title="Is making an &quot;equivalent value&quot; loan in accord with Islam?" Tags="|practical-islam|riba|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5302" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-07T06:24:47.653" Score="4" ViewCount="1644" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a loyalty card at the local grocery store.  Fairly typical, really, one of those &quot;for every dollar you spend, you get X points added to your card&quot; that most if not all grocery stores (at least around these parts) carry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Over the years, I have accrued many thousands of points.  While these points &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; be redeemed for &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;FABLUOUS PRIZES&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, they can also be exchanged (and in a much more cost-effective manner, I might add) for a straight cash reduction to a future grocery bill.  The exact cash value of each point is easily calculated, but varies depending on how many are used in the transaction; points are more valuable for larger transactions than they are for smaller ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As these points do thus have a form of direct (albeit limited) cash value, are they subject to &lt;em&gt;zakat&lt;/em&gt;?  And if so, how should it be calculated?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2016-09-13T11:00:56.213" Title="Do I have to pay zakat on the balance of my point card?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4290" CreationDate="2012-11-07T16:01:38.170" Score="8" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The day of judgement will never be appear before the arrival of Imam&#xA;  al-Mahdi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prophet Muhammad&lt;/strong&gt; (saww) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Even if the entire duration of the world's existence has already been exhausted and only one day is left before the Day of Judgment, Allah will expand that day to such a length of time, as to accommodate the kingdom of a person out of Ahl al-Bayt who will be called by my name and my father's name. He will then fill the Earth with peace and justice as it will have been filled with injustice and tyranny before then.&quot;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Mahdi#Significance_of_the_Twelfth_Imam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sahih Tirmidhi, V2, P86, V9, P74–75]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam al-Mahdi had already born just a few years ago(ie, the day of&#xA;  judgement nears us)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Twelver Shia Muslims believe that Imam Mahdi _ may Allah hasten his advent_ is the Twelfth Imam, who was born in 869 and was hidden by God at the age of five (874). He is still alive but has been in occultation, &quot;awaiting the time that God has decreed for his return&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even Imam al-Mahdi does not know he is Imam al-Mahdi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since he is the twelfth Imam and has been awaiting his advent for hundreds of years, of course he knows this. however, it's true that even Imam Mahdi (aj) doesn't know when his advent is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At the time of His Hajj, a sound from sky will appear which sounds&#xA;  that he is Imam al-Mahdi.(This will happen within a two or three&#xA;  years,Insha Allah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are certain specific signs about Imam Mahdi(aj)'s advent, one of them is the Cry/Scream of supernatural origin, coming from the sky and calling man to defend the Imam’s cause. This call is said to be by Gabriel.&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam_Mahdi#Mahdism_in_Twelver_Shi.27ism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Birth and occultation of the Mahdi]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The ultimate arrival of Imam Mahdi_ may Allah hasten his advent_ is unknown and only Allah knows when his advent is.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslims all over the world (Sunnis, Shias, and all other Muslims) will&#xA;  come under his Khalifath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Imam Mahdi (aj) comes, the whole world will be taken to submission. Imam Mahdi (aj) will be in control upon the earth for certain time, after which ensues the death of all civilization just preceding the Day of Judgment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq&lt;/strong&gt; (as), the Sixth Imam, has made the following prophecy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;The Mahdi will conquer the world; at that time the world will be illuminated by the light of God, and everywhere in which those other than God are worshiped will become places where God is worshiped; and even if the polytheists do not wish it, the only faith on that day will be the religion of God.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam_Mahdi#cite_note-27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Bihar al-Anwar: 51: 146]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conquering the world is predicted in Quran and this will happen to be true by Imam Mahdi a.s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;هُوَ الَّذِي أَرْ‌سَلَ رَ‌سُولَهُ بِالْهُدَى وَدِينِ الْحَقِّ&#xA;  لِيُظْهِرَ‌هُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَلَوْ كَرِ‌هَ الْمُشْرِ‌كُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is He who sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of&#xA;  truth to manifest it over all religion, although those who associate&#xA;  others with Allah dislike it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#61:9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#61:9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then only Dhajjal will come.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Masih ad-Dajjal is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology. He is to appear pretending to be Hazrat Masih (as). Shias believe that Dajjal will be killed by Imam Mahdi (aj).&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masih_ad-Dajjal#Sh.C4.ABa_beliefs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[source]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;--&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masih_ad-Dajjal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masih_ad-Dajjal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following QA is from the book &quot;پرسش‌های شما و پاسخ‌های آیت الله العظمی بهجت&quot; written by Hamed Islamju, published with a permission from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad-Taqi_Bahjat_Foumani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ayatullah Bahjat&lt;/a&gt;'s office, page 50.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q: Some people say that even Imam Mahdi himself doesn't know the time for his rise, is it right?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A:&lt;/strong&gt;  in a Hadeeth from Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- he says &quot;…. we wait and endure what we know but our Shia followers wait and endure what thy don't know&quot;. How patient is Imam Mahdi! He knows all what we know and what we don't know, he is aware of all our troubles and difficulties. He is waiting for the day to rise as well but he knows when it would be. That is sometimes stated that he doesn't know its time is not correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also has many witnesses in Ahadeeth when Imams say they are told by the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- every happening that will occur until the Day of Judgement! That they know Sufyani, his name and his fathers' names, his apparent looking and many more. After all the prophet and his household are those firmly grounded in knowledge cited in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the book &quot;عصر شکوهمند رجعت&quot; (The glorious era of Return) written by Muhammad Reza Akbari, many different Ahadeeth on Return (Rij'ah) is stated and discussed, it is actually a research book on the issue. After a beautiful discussion on great many Ahadeeth it states that one can classify the Ahadeeth about what happens after Imam's passing away in 6 categories:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Twelve Mahdi becoming rulers&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jesus being a ruler&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;fifty years of chaos&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;forty days being left to the Judgement day&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Imam Hussein becoming a ruler (whose ruling would last for 300 years and nine years more) and after him Imam Ali (a moving creature from the Earth according to Quran: دابة الأرض, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/27/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[27:82]&lt;/a&gt;) becoming a ruler&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The three first categories are least probable as the Ahadeeth pointing toward them are rather weak, so the 4th and 5th category are more probable, and the fifth one is most probable. Maybe one wants to gather these two categories in one category by stating that those two imam would return in the time of ruling of Imam Mahdi, like the other Imams and all the prophets would return in his time, but it is not probable when we mention they will have their own rulings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, after the last friend of Allah passes away, be it Imam Mahdi or Imam Ali, peace be upon them, there would be forty days left to the end of this world. People of this time are the worst of ever and the news about the wrath of Allah over them is spread everywhere in Quran, people are always scared of such a wrath, cf. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/22/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[22:2]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-07T10:26:02.747" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T10:26:02.747" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5305" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-07T17:04:23.753" Score="6" ViewCount="2265" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/5303/9&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; at the end, it says that the Mahdi will kill the Dajjal. I wonder if it is believed that Isa (peace be upon Him) will come back? If so, then what will be his (mission)? Will he kill the Dajjal? If not than will the Mahdi? which one of them will kill the Dajjal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-07T14:22:44.307" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T11:43:22.080" Title="Will Isa (peace be upon Him) come back? (Shia View)" Tags="|prophet-isa|shiism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5302" CreationDate="2012-11-07T17:55:44.173" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The methodology to determine financial aspects of any given transaction is to look at the actual transaction -- what's changing hands, and when, and why -- and from that, we can understand what exactly is happening, and how to relate that to the actual fiqh rulings (such as zakah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For groceries, the transaction is quite simple. You, the buyer, are purchasing some groceries at some price. The seller agrees to sell you these groceries now, in exchange for immediate payment (cash/debit) or deferred payment (credit card). It's a simple, &quot;vanilla&quot; buying and selling transaction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The points, then, are not part of the actual transaction. If you didn't have the loyalty card, paid for your groceries, and walked away, we would say that you completed the transaction. There's nothing else here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what about the points? In this case, &lt;strong&gt;they are considered a gift from the shari'ah's perspective.&lt;/strong&gt; They're not actually part of the transaction; they're a gift from the seller to the buyer. This applies to similar situations, such as credit-card points (which are a gift from the credit-card company to the card wielder).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's more, these points are not zakatable. Rasulullah (the Apostle of Allah) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gold for gold, silver for silver, wheat for wheat, ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this hadith, scholars have postulated that zakah &lt;strong&gt;only applies on cash and currency.&lt;/strong&gt; (This includes digital cash -- what's in your bank account.) In this case, points wouldn't be considered currency (money, gold, or silver); they would be considered, well, points. So they would not be zakatable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To explain this hadith a bit further: scholars mention that rasulullah only mentioned two things: gold and silver. Some scholars (a minority) note that both these things are metal, and by extension, postulate that zakah should be paid on &lt;strong&gt;all metals&lt;/strong&gt; -- including iron, steel, copper, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This opinion is a minority. The majority of the ulama say that this hadith means only gold and silver, because &lt;em&gt;they were the currency of the day.&lt;/em&gt; Based on this, &lt;em&gt;any currency&lt;/em&gt; is zakatable, including USD, CAD, GBP, et. all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best. If you want to play it safe, you can always cash out your points on your hawl date and pay zakah on your savings. 2.5% really is very little, and you usually don't feel the pinch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; Weekend class on Islamic Finance 101&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-13T11:00:56.213" LastActivityDate="2016-09-13T11:00:56.213" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5309" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5301" CreationDate="2012-11-07T21:50:48.257" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before I answer this, I want to mention something about precision. In the old days, metallurgy was less advanced than now (obviously). It's normal to expect variation -- for example, in the minting of coins, bullions, and other currency materials.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to the meat of your question: you're really asking &lt;strong&gt;does Islam acknowledge the time-value of money?&lt;/strong&gt; That is, that the value of money can change over time? And the answer is a resounding &lt;em&gt;yes.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we discussed in my Islamic finance class, Islam acknowledges and understands the time-value of money, and the depreciation of inflationary-economy-based cash. In the case of a loan specifically, the default is to &lt;strong&gt;pay back the exact amount borrowed, to the dollar.&lt;/strong&gt; This is because Rasulullah (the apostle of Allah) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no loan that benefits the debtor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need not explain this much further; any benefit (especially lending $100 and being paid back $101) would classify as riba under this hadith (among other places).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, what about the case of a long-term loan -- perhaps one that spans five, ten, twenty years? In this case, the value of money would change significantly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, we are told to &lt;strong&gt;seek the assistance of a qadi.&lt;/strong&gt; In these kinds of situations, a qualified judge should give a ruling on how much the borrower should repay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; Weekend course on Islamic Finance 101&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-15T10:48:19.690" LastActivityDate="2015-09-15T10:48:19.690" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5310" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5316" CreationDate="2012-11-07T22:00:41.627" Score="6" ViewCount="10518" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the Shia version of zakat different from the Sunni version?  AFAIK, the Sunni version of the zakat is based on accumulated wealth every year.  And apparently the Shia version of zakat is based on earnings per year?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="512" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-13T11:02:13.337" LastActivityDate="2022-01-23T00:41:25.127" Title="Is the Shia method of calculating zakat different from the Sunni method?" Tags="|shia-sunni|zakat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5311" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5434" CreationDate="2012-11-07T23:53:34.580" Score="5" ViewCount="8310" Body="&lt;p&gt;The above hadith is often quoted to emphasis gaining of knowledge other than Islamic knowledge because at that time, China did not have Islam but the hadith says so. I have heard this may not be authentic hadidth. Is this true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-04-06T18:57:16.990" LastActivityDate="2020-09-23T20:31:22.130" Title="Is this a authentic hadith, &quot;Seek Knowledge even if you have to travel to China&quot;?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|authenticity|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5311" CreationDate="2012-11-07T23:55:56.027" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard from our Masjid Imam who was a learned Imam in well educated area that he could not found source of this hadith even though he read many book. Therefore this hadith is not true and can be treated as fabricated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/13637&quot;&gt;This link on IslamQA&lt;/a&gt; also says this is farbicated hadith. The correct hadith is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘Seeking knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2012-11-07T23:55:56.027" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5313" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-08T02:10:09.573" Score="4" ViewCount="3466" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a game show called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deal_or_No_Deal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Deal or No Deal&lt;/a&gt;, where people are presented with a number of boxes containing unknown amounts of token money, and the contestant has to try and eliminate boxes which have the lowest amounts possible. Ideally, at the end they're left with a box with the most token money, which they would then redeem for real money. Alternatively, the banker may make a deal offering a known amount of money, which the participant can choose to accept, rather than continue with the competition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now although they're not gambling with their own money, they are effectively trying to get the most prize money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is participating in such a game show &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would say yes, but according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deal_or_No_Deal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the above link&lt;/a&gt; this show is also broadcast in a number of Islamic countries, such as Afghanistan, UAE and Iran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="494" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-27T09:24:45.670" LastActivityDate="2017-08-27T09:24:45.670" Title="Is participating in the game show &quot;Deal or No Deal&quot; haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|money|game|gambling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5314" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-08T04:09:38.797" Score="8" ViewCount="468" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my neighborhood, the Friday khutbah is delivered only using Arabic. There are other khateebs that use both Indonesian (or other languages) and Arabic. As far as I know, they replace the sermon by two cycles, one for each language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; Can the khateeb deliver the Friday khutbah in a language other than Arabic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="662" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-06-30T01:47:02.377" LastActivityDate="2018-01-11T12:36:39.890" Title="Should the khateeb deliver the Friday khutbah in Arabic?" Tags="|arabic|jumuah|khutbah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5302" CreationDate="2012-11-08T07:41:47.953" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; it is not needed to pay Zakat for balance of point card but they can be subject to Khums if include in terms of Khums.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zakat is of two types, Obligatory and recommended. Obligatory Zakat&#xA;  is again of two types. The Zakat of wealth and the Zakat of body&#xA;  (Fitra). The Zakat of wealth is for nine items: Four food grains&#xA;  (Wheat, barley, dates and dried grapes); Three quadrupeds, (Sheep or&#xA;  goats, cows and camels) and two types of coins, (gold and silver).&#xA;  Zakat of food grains becomes obligatory when wheat, barley, dates or&#xA;  resins reach a particular quantity (Nisab). The Nisab (taxable limit)&#xA;  is fixed at 40 mithqal less than 280 Tabrizi mounds approximately&#xA;  equal to 847 Kilograms. If the cultivation of wheat, barley, dates or&#xA;  resins was carried out by rain water, stream/river or from the&#xA;  moisture of the earth (like the lands of Egypt etc.) the Zakat payable&#xA;  is one-tenth of the total yield. But if it was cultivated with&#xA;  well-water etc. the Zakat is 1/20 (twentieth part / 5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-laws.com/zakat.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamic-laws.com/zakat.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastActivityDate="2012-11-08T07:41:47.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5316" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5310" CreationDate="2012-11-08T08:07:49.390" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja&amp;#39;fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zakat is of two types, Obligatory and recommended. Obligatory Zakat is&#xA;  again of two types. The Zakat of wealth and the Zakat of body (Fitra).&#xA;  The Zakat of wealth is for nine items: Four food grains (Wheat,&#xA;  barley, dates and dried grapes); Three quadrupeds, (Sheep or goats,&#xA;  cows and camels) and two types of coins, (gold and silver). Zakat of&#xA;  food grains becomes obligatory when wheat, barley, dates or resins&#xA;  reach a particular quantity (Nisab). The Nisab (taxable limit) is&#xA;  fixed at 40 mithqal less than 280 Tabrizi mounds approximately equal&#xA;  to 847 Kilograms. If the cultivation of wheat, barley, dates or resins&#xA;  was carried out by rain water, stream/river or from the moisture of&#xA;  the earth (like the lands of Egypt etc.) the Zakat payable is&#xA;  one-tenth of the total yield. But if it was cultivated with well-water&#xA;  etc. the Zakat is 1/20 (twentieth part / 5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-laws.com/zakat.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamic-laws.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-01T18:21:44.133" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T18:21:44.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5317" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-08T09:14:00.763" Score="2" ViewCount="594" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is needed to wash clothes three times to make them clean(pure). But the rule doesn't say anything about using detergent or chemicals, which can effectively remove impurity (Najas).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the same rule apply if we use detergent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jafari Fiqh view is preferred but view of other schools is welcomed.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-30T08:46:04.060" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T11:39:18.743" Title="Does the “three times” count still apply if we use “detergent”?" Tags="|sharia|shiism|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5318" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5317" CreationDate="2012-11-08T09:14:17.360" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja&amp;#39;fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; Yes, the “three times” count still apply if we use “detergent”. But “three times” is only for situation the water used is Under-Kurr water. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After removal of Najasat if water is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/laws/taharat.html#25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Under-Kurr Water&lt;/a&gt; three times of washing is needed. But if water is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/laws/taharat.html#16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kurr Water&lt;/a&gt; after removal of Najasat one washing is enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Notes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Islam rules, clean is different of Islamic pure.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Najasat means the Najis thing like Stool or blood.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/laws/mutahhirat.html#150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chapter: Mutahhirat Title: Water &lt;/a&gt; from  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/laws/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Risalah&lt;/a&gt; of Ayatullah al Uzama Syed Ali al-Husaini &lt;a href=&quot;http://sistani.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Seestani&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T18:49:44.783" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T18:49:44.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5305" CreationDate="2012-11-08T09:53:06.923" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dajjal is a controversial topic among Muslim scholars. There are different interprets about it. Some say it is a system and not a person and some say he is a person. But there are some hadith saying there is not only one Dajjal but more than one and there will be many Dajjal starting after prophet. for example this this hadith says some of who saw prophet SAWW can see a Dajjal after death of prophet SAWW:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I heard the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w): 'There was never a Prophet&#xA;  after Nuh but that he warned his people about the Dajjal, and indeed I&#xA;  shall warn you of him.' Then the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) described&#xA;  him for us, and he said: &quot;Perhaps some of you who see me, or hear my&#xA;  words shall live to see him.&quot; They said: &quot;O Messenger of Allah! How&#xA;  will our hearts be on that day?&quot; He said: &quot;The same&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference of hadith:  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/723940&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jami` at-Tirmidhi &gt; Chapters On Al-Fitan&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia scholars believe the Dajjal in this hadith who some of Scholars see him is Muaviyeh or Umayyad Kings. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/farsi/compilation/book.php?bcc=10404&amp;amp;itg=7&amp;amp;bi=137&amp;amp;s=ct&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ref&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Jesus a.s. at revolution of Mahdi a.s. it is certain that Jesus a.s. will come and will pray behind Mahdi a.s. and will support and help him and many of Christians will convert to Islam when seeing Jesus a.s. praying behind Mahdi a.s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;9&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Hudhayfah reported that the Prophet (‘s) said, “Al-Mahdí will turn his face to Jesus when he descends as if water were dropping from his&#xA;  hair, and will say to him, ‘Go ahead and say the prayer.’ Jesus will&#xA;  say, ‘The prayer has been set up only for you.’ So, Jesus will pray&#xA;  behind a man who is among my sons.” (Siràt al-Mustaqím, 2, 257) (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/jesus_shiite_narrations/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ref&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Mahdi a.s. will have an army with 313 top commanders and himself is leader. It is possible that Imam Mahdi a.s. send Jesus a.s. to a mission about fighting Dajjal. In this case it is correct if said any of them fight Dajjal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note there are both authentic and non-authentic hadith about Mahdi a.s. and it is hard to determine details of what will happen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But assuming it is authentic there is no problem is somewhere is said Dajjal will be killed by Mahdi a.s. and in some other place said will be killed by Jesus a.s. because Mahdi a.s. is leader and Jesus a.s. a supporter or commander of Mahdi a.s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is like that when a minister do a mission it can be attributed to president as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References and more study:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/jesus_shiite_narrations/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jesus through Shiite Narrations&lt;/a&gt; (Chapter 11 Second Coming)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maaref-foundation.com/english/library/pro_ahl/imam12_mahdi/index.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Books about Imam Mahdi a.s.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/farsi/compilation/book.php?bcc=10404&amp;amp;itg=7&amp;amp;bi=137&amp;amp;s=ct&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;About Dajjal&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-01T08:43:31.547" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T08:43:31.547" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5323" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-08T10:33:25.453" Score="5" ViewCount="4645" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it authentic that the Prophet (SAWW) said no one loves Ali (a.s.) unless believer and no one hates him unless hypocrite?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If yes then what is the reason of this? And is this said about any other Sahaba or only about Ali (a.s.)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T13:31:54.290" LastActivityDate="2019-04-21T08:37:41.300" Title="Is it true that the Prophet (SAWW) said no one hates Ali (a.s.) unless hypocrite?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5326" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5328" CreationDate="2012-11-08T10:53:22.803" Score="3" ViewCount="810" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia's article on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikah_mut%E2%80%98ah#Similarities&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nikah mut'ah&lt;/a&gt; mentions that like a permanent marriage, it can't be conducted between a Muslim male and a non-Abrahmic-religion female, or between a non-Muslim male and a Muslim female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can it be conducted between a non-Muslim male and a non-Muslim female?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T09:49:00.267" Title="Can a temporary (mut'ah) marriage be conducted between two non-Muslims?" Tags="|nikah|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5327" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-08T10:54:17.313" Score="2" ViewCount="1633" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this verse exactly the Arabic word of Imam is used. but amazingly it is translated &quot;register&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It will be interesting to know why the Arabic word امام (Imam) is translated to register or book. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway this verse is clearly saying &quot;clear Imam&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْيِي الْمَوْتَى وَنَكْتُبُ مَا قَدَّمُوا&#xA;  وَآثَارَ‌هُمْ وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَاهُ فِي إِمَامٍ مُّبِينٍ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, it is We who bring the dead to life and record what they have&#xA;  put forth and what they left behind, and all things We have enumerated&#xA;  in a clear register. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#36:12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#36:12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is who is this Imam in this verse? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please avoid any answer or tafseer without evidence from Quran or hadith. even if it is the commentary (personal idea) of a famous interpreter of Quran but without any hadith as evidence. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2012-11-08T12:26:44.670" LastActivityDate="2012-11-08T12:26:44.670" Title="Who is &quot;clear Imam&quot; in the verse 36:12 of Quran?" Tags="|tafseer|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5326" CreationDate="2012-11-08T11:23:00.273" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja&amp;#39;fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; it is permitted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Islam any human potentially has duty to research about existence of God and then about religion and and if do a real and serious research will finally become a Muslim. because in fact God exists and currently the only accepted religion in view of God is Islam. although Judaism was accepted before prophet Jesus (PBUH) and Christianity was accepted before Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) but they are not accepted today because they are deviated today and Islam is sent by God as a perfect and updated religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islamic view if a couple marry according to their own religion they are considered married and couple in Islam view although they are not Muslim. this means that for example if a non Muslim married couple convert to Islam their marriage is considered legal and there is no new marriage needed based on Islamic rules. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A non-Muslim male and a non-Muslim female can marry based on their own religion and laws and this marriage is considered legal in Islam if their own religion consider it legal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/english/?p=oas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Online answering&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.makarem.ir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Official website of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T09:49:00.267" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T09:49:00.267" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5330" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-08T11:48:14.017" Score="8" ViewCount="1418" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any hadith to show which side first asked for marriage in the marriage of the daughter of The Prophet (SAWW) to Imam Ali (a.s.)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-15T13:26:36.203" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T13:26:36.203" Title="Who asked whom when The Prophet's daughter married Imam Ali (a.s).?" Tags="|nikah|history|ali|fatima-zahra|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5331" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5327" CreationDate="2012-11-08T12:12:42.177" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It means that all the creator are written in a book.   إِمَامٍ مُّبِينٍ according to Tafseer Ibn Katheer refers to Suratul Fatihah (أم الكتاب).  Imam also refers to the book of deeds the good of them, and the bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَوۡمَ نَدۡعُواْ ڪُلَّ أُنَاسِۭ بِإِمَـٰمِهِمۡ‌ۖ فَمَنۡ أُوتِىَ&#xA;ڪِتَـٰبَهُ ۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ يَقۡرَءُونَ ڪِتَـٰبَهُمۡ&#xA;وَلَا يُظۡلَمُونَ فَتِيلاً۬ (٧١)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think of) the Day when We will call every people with their books of&#xA;deeds. Then the ones who will be given their book in their right hands&#xA;will read their book (happily) and will not be wronged even to the&#xA;measure of a fine thread. (71)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suratul Isra' Ayah 71&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://qurancomplex.org/Quran/tafseer/Tafseer.asp?nSora=36&amp;amp;t=katheer&amp;amp;l=arb&amp;amp;nAya=12#36_12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafseer Ibn Katheer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-11-08T12:12:42.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5332" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5335" CreationDate="2012-11-08T12:47:29.343" Score="11" ViewCount="5644" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a Sahih Hadith stating the names of ten (10) people who the Prophet (SA) stated that they will be in Paradise. These names include the names of four righteous caliphs, Abu Bakar RA, Umer RA, Uthman RA and Ali RA among others. Please see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2056/hadith-about-ashra-mubashara?rq=1&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; for details about the Hadith I am talking about...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, from the questions on this website, I have got the impression that Shias believe that Abu Bakar RA and Umer RA did many wrong things against Ahl ul Bayt. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my question is: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do Shia believe that these three righteous caliphs will end up in Paradise?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do they believe that this Hadith is not correct? If they do believe this, what are the reasons behind this belief?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do they believe that Prophet (S.A.)'s judgement was wrong?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is there a 4th dimension to this that I am missing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="183" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2023-03-18T11:04:54.990" Title="Shia view about three righteous caliphs (Other than Ali R.A.)" Tags="|hadith|shiism|caliph|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5333" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-08T13:31:57.430" Score="7" ViewCount="2563" Body="&lt;p&gt;While watching and participating on Islam.SE and a few other places, I have observed that there is frequently &lt;strong&gt;very&lt;/strong&gt; heated anger whenever the subject of naturalism comes up; for example, anything in the region of volcanoes, earthquakes, storms, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalism_(philosophy)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;naturalist&lt;/a&gt; view, obviously, would relate to fields such as physical geography, tectonics, meteorology, seismology, etc. Through observation and application of the scientific method, we (as a world) now have a pretty good understanding of these fields, which while not &lt;em&gt;perfect&lt;/em&gt;, allows for ever-improving predictive power, often (not always) allowing successful planning (whether preparation or evacuation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I've also seen significant offence taken; for example, simply by &lt;em&gt;discussing&lt;/em&gt; the topic I've had some quite angry responses, suggesting that I was insulting Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;i.e. you're stating that Allah has no power over this 'natural' occurrence.... that the earth just 'moves' on it own and the wind just 'blows' by itself. If you knew anything about anything, you'd know this isn't the case and nothing happens without Allah's will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Quran, he is referred to as al-Alim, the all knowing. You may not understand his hand on the world and ignorantly think that Earthquakes, Hurricanes, etc just come from 'no where', but you'd not walk up to a muslim and say the Quran is lies to his face - so why do it to us on here? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I know Islam is a huge group, with diverse peoples and interpretations. It is, however, very hard for an outsider to understand whether a particular view is &lt;strong&gt;central&lt;/strong&gt; and common to all of the faith, or whether that is a fringe view, or somewhere in between.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So (my question): how common in Islam is this objection to naturalism, in particular when discussing natural forces such as weather or significant geological / etc events? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="143" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-24T00:38:19.820" LastActivityDate="2021-03-19T21:40:25.363" Title="Is there a way to reconcile naturalism and Islam? How divided is Islam on naturalism?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5332" CreationDate="2012-11-08T13:47:07.287" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; that hadith is not authentic and is fabricated. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2056/hadith-about-ashra-mubashara/5334#5334&quot;&gt;explain&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1-Do Shia believe that these three righteous caliphs will end up in Paradise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, Shia Muslims does not have such a belief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do they believe that this Hadith is not correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, Shia Muslims believe that this hadith is not authentic and is fabricated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they do believe this, what are the reasons behind this belief?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith contains contradictions :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ali a.s. considered Killing Talha and Zubair permitted when they didn't returned and Talha and Zubair also considered killing Imam Ali a.s. permitted and they fought each other at  the Camel war with Talha and Zubair being killed in this war. They were enemy of each other. &lt;strong&gt;How it is possible that two enemy can both go to paradise while fighting and killing each other?&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَمَن يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُّتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ خَالِدًا&#xA;فِيهَا وَغَضِبَ اللَّـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَعَنَهُ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُ عَذَابًا&#xA;عَظِيمًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But whoever fights [or murders] a believer intentionally - his recompense is Hell,&#xA;wherein he will abide eternally, and Allah has become angry with him&#xA;and has cursed him and has prepared for him a great punishment.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:93&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#4:93&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Talha and Zubair were in the army of Aisha fighting Imam Ali (a.s.) and both were killed in this , then how both side can go to paradise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another proof:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ali a.s. had serious conflicts with Abubakr,Umar and Uthman and each of them had conflicts with each other. Imam Ali a.s. did not accept to follow methods of Abubakr, Umar and Uthman (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sonnat.net/upload/article/E1591B7D.25CB.4931/H18OSJSL_pic.png?rnd=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;scanned Sunni ref&lt;/a&gt;). Imam Ali a.s. did not participate in the attack of Umar to Iran because had conflict with Umar about the legitimacy of this attack and disagreed this action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many other conflicts between Imam Ali a.s. and Abubakr,Umar and Uthman. Here is a famous sermon from Imam Ali a.s. about them recorded in many Shia and Sunni books:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/nahj/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sermon 3 Sermon of ash-Shiqshiqiyyah&lt;/a&gt; (Including Sunni references)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Abdu Alrahman Ibn Auf had serious contradictions with Uthman and was at wrathful with Uthamn until his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How so many inconsistency is possible if this hadith is authentic?!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the camel war before the war starts Imam Ali a.s. called Talha and&#xA;Zubair and said them: do you know that the companions of Camel are&#xA;cursed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zubair replied: how we are cursed while we are promised to paradise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ali a.s.: if I considered you from people of paradise I did not&#xA;fight you and did not consider your blood Halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zubair said: have not you heared the hadith of Saiid Ibn Amru Ibn&#xA;Nafil from prophet that ten people from Quraish are in paradise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ali a.s. said: I heard he said this hadith at time of Caliphet of&#xA;Uthman for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zubair said: did he lie?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ali a.s. said: I do not say anything until you tell their names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zubair said the name of nine of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ali a.s. said: who is the 10th?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zubair said: it is you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ali a.s. said: so you admitted that I am from companions of&#xA;paradise. but I deny what you claim about yourself and your companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zubair said: do you doubt that Saiid lied?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ali a.s. said: I do not doubt. I am sure he lied and some of&#xA;them are in coffin in the lowest Darak of Hell and at top of that well&#xA;is a stone that when Allah wants to punish the people of Hell&#xA;removes that stone. I heard this from prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zubair cried and returned.  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/websites/farsi/squestions/?gro=289&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ref&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do they believe that Prophet (SA)'s judgement was wrong?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, Shia believe prophet was infallible and did not committed any mistake nor any sin nor any Makruh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References and more study:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter3/9.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Opinion of Imam Ali (AS) on Caliphate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/caliphate-imamate-ahmad-namaee/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Caliphate and Imamate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://english.bayynat.org/infallibles/ali.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Ali (a.s.) and the Caliphate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/imamate-vicegerency-prophet-sayyid-saeed-akhtar-rizvi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imamate The Vicegerency of the Prophet [s]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/questionview.html?questionid=12342&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;About the hadith ten Mubashere hadith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sonnat.net/article.asp?id=428&amp;amp;cat=88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Contradiction inside the hadith of ten Mubashare hadith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="51089" LastEditDate="2023-03-18T11:04:54.990" LastActivityDate="2023-03-18T11:04:54.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5333" CreationDate="2012-11-08T15:17:13.057" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam considers Nature created by God and a tool in hand of God for performing commands of God. Nature is like a knife in hand of a man for cutting a fruit. The knife itself is not a decision maker. But knife is a tool for mind of human to perform commands of mind. So anything happening by Nature is in fact done by God. Even humans are considered tools in hand of God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَلَمْ تَقْتُلُوهُمْ وَلَـكِنَّ اللَّـهَ قَتَلَهُمْ وَمَا رَ‌مَيْتَ&#xA;  إِذْ رَ‌مَيْتَ وَلَـكِنَّ اللَّـهَ رَ‌مَى وَلِيُبْلِيَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ&#xA;  مِنْهُ بَلَاءً حَسَنًا إِنَّ اللَّـهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And you did not kill them, but it was Allah who killed them. And you&#xA;  threw not, [O Muhammad], when you threw, but it was Allah who threw&#xA;  that He might test the believers with a good test. Indeed, Allah is&#xA;  Hearing and Knowing. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#8:17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#8:17&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse means that actions done by human are in fact done by God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَفَرَ‌أَيْتُمُ الْمَاءَ الَّذِي تَشْرَ‌بُونَ ﴿٦٨﴾ أَأَنتُمْ&#xA;  أَنزَلْتُمُوهُ مِنَ الْمُزْنِ أَمْ نَحْنُ الْمُنزِلُونَ ﴿٦٩﴾ لَوْ&#xA;  نَشَاءُ جَعَلْنَاهُ أُجَاجًا فَلَوْلَا تَشْكُرُ‌ونَ ﴿٧٠﴾&#xA;  أَفَرَ‌أَيْتُمُ النَّارَ‌ الَّتِي تُورُ‌ونَ ﴿٧١﴾ أَأَنتُمْ أَنشَأْتُمْ&#xA;  شَجَرَ‌تَهَا أَمْ نَحْنُ الْمُنشِئُونَ ﴿٧٢﴾ نَحْنُ جَعَلْنَاهَا&#xA;  تَذْكِرَ‌ةً وَمَتَاعًا لِّلْمُقْوِينَ ﴿٧٣﴾ فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَ‌بِّكَ&#xA;  الْعَظِيمِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And have you seen the water that you drink? (68) Is it you who brought&#xA;  it down from the clouds, or is it We who bring it down? (69) If We&#xA;  willed, We could make it bitter, so why are you not grateful? (70) And&#xA;  have you seen the fire that you ignite? (71) Is it you who produced&#xA;  its tree, or are We the producer? (72) We have made it a reminder and&#xA;  provision for the travelers, (73) So exalt the name of your Lord, the&#xA;  Most Great.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/56:69&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/56:69&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Believing that Nature is something working by itself and without control from God is against Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one consider intelligence and decision making ability for Nature then it is same as Allah but only different name. it depends that one consider the decision making  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;he answer to this is that if there is no Designer of the universe, why&#xA;  are they not more severe catastrophes, as for example the complete&#xA;  disorder in the universe, the rending of the earth, the cessation of&#xA;  sunrise, the drying up of river beds so as to leave no drop of water&#xA;  to moisten the lips, the air becoming stationary leading to the&#xA;  disorganisation of all matter, the advance of oceanic water to the&#xA;  earth submerging it. Who guards all these events? Whose planning is&#xA;  behind the scenes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When you say that if there had been a Designer and Creator, such&#xA;  swarms of locusts would not have visited us to cause such heavy&#xA;  damage, such virulent epidemics would not have taken toll c&gt;I'&#xA;  millions of lives, hail storms would not have been so severe as to&#xA;  destroy our corn fields. If all these are real facts, why does not&#xA;  this universe get disorganised leading to the destruction of the whole&#xA;  world? Why does not the ocean submerge the earth with gushing water?&#xA;  Why does not the air become stationary to stifle all living beings?&#xA;  Why does not all this occur?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/mufaddal/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tradition of Mufaddal&lt;/a&gt; (Fourth Session - The Natural Disasters )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now, I know Islam is a huge group, with diverse peoples and&#xA;interpretations. It is, however, very hard for an outsider to&#xA; understand whether a particular view is central and common to all of&#xA; the faith, or whether that is a fringe view, or somewhere in between.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is will of God to Muslims do not be a united nation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّـهُ لَجَعَلَكُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَلَـكِن يُضِلُّ&#xA;  مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ وَلَتُسْأَلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنتُمْ&#xA;  تَعْمَلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if Allah had willed, He could have made you [of] one religion, but&#xA;  He causes to stray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And you&#xA;  will surely be questioned about what you used to do.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#16:93&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#16:93&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ&#xA;  يَدَيْهِ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَمُهَيْمِنًا عَلَيْهِ فَاحْكُم بَيْنَهُم&#xA;  بِمَا أَنزَلَ اللَّـهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ أَهْوَاءَهُمْ عَمَّا جَاءَكَ&#xA;  مِنَ الْحَقِّ لِكُلٍّ جَعَلْنَا مِنكُمْ شِرْ‌عَةً وَمِنْهَاجًا وَلَوْ&#xA;  شَاءَ اللَّـهُ لَجَعَلَكُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَلَـكِن لِّيَبْلُوَكُمْ&#xA;  فِي مَا آتَاكُمْ فَاسْتَبِقُوا الْخَيْرَ‌اتِ إِلَى اللَّـهِ&#xA;  مَرْ‌جِعُكُمْ جَمِيعًا فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ&#xA;  تَخْتَلِفُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], the Book in truth,&#xA;  confirming that which preceded it of the Scripture and as a criterion&#xA;  over it. So judge between them by what Allah has revealed and do not&#xA;  follow their inclinations away from what has come to you of the truth.&#xA;  To each of you We prescribed a law and a method. &lt;strong&gt;Had Allah willed, He&#xA;  would have made you one nation [united in religion], but [He intended]&#xA;  to test you in what He has given you&lt;/strong&gt;; so race to [all that is] good.&#xA;  To Allah is your return all together, and He will [then] inform you&#xA;  concerning that over which you used to differ. &#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#5:48&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-03-30T13:24:00.007" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T13:24:00.007" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5338" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-08T15:23:52.457" Score="2" ViewCount="415" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &amp;quot;imam&amp;quot; simply means &amp;quot;imam&amp;quot;, but some interpreters (Mofasers) like Ibn Katheer have interpreted the word to mean &amp;quot;book&amp;quot;. Why interpret it to &amp;quot;book&amp;quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَوۡمَ نَدۡعُواْ ڪُلَّ أُنَاسِۭ بِإِمَـٰمِهِمۡ‌ۖ فَمَنۡ أُوتِىَ&#xA;ڪِتَـٰبَهُ ۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ يَقۡرَءُونَ ڪِتَـٰبَهُمۡ&#xA;وَلَا يُظۡلَمُونَ فَتِيلاً۬ (٧١)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think of) the Day when We will call every people with their books of&#xA;deeds. Then the ones who will be given their book in their right hands&#xA;will read their book (happily) and will not be wronged even to the&#xA;measure of a fine thread. (71)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suratul Isra' Ayah 71&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://qurancomplex.org/Quran/tafseer/Tafseer.asp?nSora=36&amp;amp;t=katheer&amp;amp;l=arb&amp;amp;nAya=12#36_12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafseer Ibn Katheer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some Translations of this verse are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One day We shall call together all human beings with their (respective) Imams.  [Ahmed Ali]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the day when We shall summon every group along with its leader [Ahmed Raza Khan]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then think of the Day We shall summon every community with its leader. [Abul Ala Maududi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Remember) the day when We will call every people with their Imam; [Mohammad Habib Shakir]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Day will surely come when We shall summon every people with their leader.[Wahiduddin Khan]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;1. What is the reason for this interpret?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;2. Is there any hadith saying Imam means book?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="8467" LastEditDate="2020-07-17T01:49:05.373" LastActivityDate="2020-07-17T01:49:05.373" Title="What is the reason for interpreting word Imam to book in Quran?" Tags="|tafseer|arabic|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1932" CreationDate="2012-11-08T15:32:48.420" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah Al Rahmaan Al Raheem&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Muslims we believe in the tawheed (oneness) of God. We believe in the tawheed of his rububiyyah (lordship), which means that there is no power or movement except with Allah, we believe in the tawheed of his uluhiyyah (godship), which means that nothing is worthy of worship (ibaadah) besides him and to worship anyone besides him is shirk (shittuf or avodah zarah) and is the one sin that will never be forgiven if one is to die upon it, and we believe in the tawheed of his names and attributes, which means that we affirm and negate for him what he affirms and negates for himself in the quran and what the messenger of God muhammad has said and we do not liken him to his creation but we do not negate his attributes through interpreation. Just like God has an essence so do we but his essence is unlike ours. God is also above his throne above the seven heavens seperate from the creation and in a way that befits his majesty. We believe to call upon anyone other than God, whether it be a prophet, an angel or a dead person is tantemount to shirk (polytheism). We believe that God has no son and was not himself begotten and to believe so is also polytheism. All the prophets were sent to their people to their people to call them to worship God alone. Muhammad is the final prophet and was sent to all of mankind. Whether we are to believe the tora, the psalms or the new testament are corrupted is irrelavent as they have all been abrogated. God has promissed to preserve his final revelation which means he will preserve it from increase or decrease. It do not believe any jew or christian will deny that the old and new testaments have not been changed even if it is only one word. We also believe that the jews went astray by not practicing what was revealed to them and by hiding the truth and we believe that the christians went astray by acting upon ignorance. Islam means submission and it is compulsory for all of mankind including bani israel to submitt to their creater and to worship him alone in accordance with the legislation given to Prophet Muhammad. We are the only religion that has a chain of narration going back to the Prophet and so we can verify what is said to be his words. It is not possible to practice a religion or have a creed that one believes in and is not a 100% sure that it can be authentically linked to the Prophet. We only believe in what is established and we dont just rely on good opinions of people.  Peace be upon those who follow the guidance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="777" LastActivityDate="2012-11-08T15:32:48.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5340" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5342" CreationDate="2012-11-08T16:12:34.673" Score="3" ViewCount="293" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;رَأَيۡتَ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; ثَمَّ &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;رَأَيۡتَ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; نَعِيمً۬ا وَمُلۡكً۬ا كَبِيرًا (٢٠)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a Maf'ool for رأيت ?  If so than where is it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please your sources if possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-11-08T16:24:45.937" LastActivityDate="2012-11-09T07:20:28.813" Title="Is there a Maf'ool مفعول in Ayah 20 of Suratul Insan?" Tags="|quran|arabic|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5333" CreationDate="2012-11-08T16:14:58.303" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, the reactions you're seeing are from Muslims, and are not necessarily representative of Islam; simply representative of whoever has the &quot;louder voice.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two important preconditions to understanding the answer to this question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Islam came as a way of guidance, &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; scientific details or evidence.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Islam, Allah (God) is the all-knowing, all-capable, all-powerful, all-merciful, and all-just ruler of the universe.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam, therefore, postulates that natural disasters are done by the will and power of Allah almighty. Nobody will dispute this. There are many ayaat in the Qur'an that speak of natural diasters, to which the cause is ascribed to Allah. (For example, the great flood in the story of Prophet Nuh (Noah).) Other phenomena (such as shooting stars) are addressed lightly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an (and hadith) also state that Allah punishes people through the use of natural disasters. This goes without question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, we know as Muslims that even the lives of Muslims are subject to hardship. Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eOOf2.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/strong&gt; Do the people think that they will be left to say, &quot;We believe&quot; and they will not be tried? (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/29/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Ankaboot, verse 2&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that Muslims, believers, who subject themselves to Islam, may also be tested. These tests can come in many forms, &lt;em&gt;including natural diasters.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there is not an immediate, observable cause-and-effect. Just because one person, or group, or nation, does something that goes against Islam, does not mean that they would be &lt;em&gt;immediately and completely obliterated from the face of the Earth.&lt;/em&gt; Allah is Ar-Rahman and Ar-Raheem, the source of mercy, the one who is especially merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On this particular point, the Qur'an says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aQnwO.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;And I know not; perhaps it is a trial for you and enjoyment for a time.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/21/111&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Anbiyaa, verse 111&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we know that Allah gives respite, and accepts repentance, and does not punish immediately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Putting all this together, the bottom-line TLDR is that &lt;strong&gt;only Allah knows the wisdom and reason behind natural disaters.&lt;/strong&gt; Sometimes, we can analyse them with an Islamic lens and say &quot;perhaps the reason is this (sin or unislamic reason) and perhaps the reason is that (sin or unislamic reason).&quot; But ultimately, &lt;em&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-11-08T16:14:58.303" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5340" CreationDate="2012-11-08T16:21:29.087" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two verbs in this Ayah (as you highlighted in bold). The first one is categorized as  &quot;Lazem&quot;, i.e. a verb that does not require an object (Maf'ool). It would be translated as &lt;code&gt;if you look there you see bliss...&lt;/code&gt;. The second one has its object right after it (&quot;نعيما&quot;), with the subject removed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastEditorUserId="778" LastEditDate="2012-11-09T07:20:28.813" LastActivityDate="2012-11-09T07:20:28.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5343" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5333" CreationDate="2012-11-08T16:42:19.317" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/URXEy.png&quot; alt=&quot;In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naturalism is a philosophy that says &lt;strong&gt;&quot;There is no such thing as God&quot;.&lt;/strong&gt; And, Almost all religions (obviously including Islam) say &lt;strong&gt;&quot;There is someone called God controlling everything&quot;.&lt;/strong&gt; So basically, naturalism denies the presence and concept of God. You find heated arguments only because of this non-intersection of the two concepts. Naturally, people who believe in God and pray to Him 5 times a day, will not readily accept denial of His control over His creations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every religion teaches that natural events like rain are controlled by God alone.&#xA;For example,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[He] who made for you the earth a bed [spread out] and the sky a ceiling and sent down from the sky, rain and brought forth thereby fruits as provision for you. So do not attribute to Allah equals while you know [that there is nothing similar to Him]. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:22&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Are there any among the false gods of the nations that can bring rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are you not He, O Lord our God? We set our hope on you, for you do all these things. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2014:22&amp;amp;version=ESV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jeremiah 14:22.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, by supporting naturalism, you are already partially denying the truth in every holy scripture on the earth. This may be a reason why you find &lt;strong&gt;&quot;You are insulting Allah&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;-like comments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;em&gt;Coming to your final question &lt;strong&gt;&quot;How common in Islam is this objection to naturalism?&quot;,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam doesn't totally reject the concept of naturalism. It supports many naturalist theories like &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Water cycle:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The water cycle is described by the Qur’aan in the following verses: “Seest &#xA;  thou not that Allah Sends down rain from The sky, and leads it Through &#xA;  springs in the earth? Then He causes to grow, Therewith, produce of &#xA;  various Colours.” &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Qur’an 39:21.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“He sends down rain From the sky And with it gives life to The earth &#xA;  after it is dead: Verily in that are Signs For those who are wise.”  &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Qur’an 30:24.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And We send down water From the sky according to (Due) measure, &#xA;  and We cause it To soak in the soil; And We certainly are able To drain &#xA;  it off (with ease).” &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Qur’an 23:18.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Bang:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Do not the Unbelievers see That the heavens and the earth &#xA;  Were joined together (as one Unit of Creation), before We clove them &#xA;  asunder?” &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Qur’an 21:30.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnahonline.com/ilm/quran/qms.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;And many more...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam doesn't reject the laws and theories of Naturalists. After all, nature itself is a creation of Allah. But, wherever the concept of God is denied, Islam opposes it strongly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Last word: It is not God that rejects naturalism. It is Naturalism that rejects God.&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْـتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastActivityDate="2012-11-08T16:42:19.317" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2324" CreationDate="2012-11-08T17:37:23.697" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question itself is irrelevant. Allah wouldn't prescribe something as haraam if it was a natural part of someone's physical makeup. For e.g., all people are made to have a sexual urge  as a part of the process of procreation and Allah The Creator has prescribed marriage as the acceptable way to indulge in that urge. He only makes it haraam to have sex outside of a marriage, He hasn't made sex haraam at all times. Since homosexuality is not in that category and has been made haraam at all times, the only conclusion we can draw as Muslims is that homosexuality is not a natural state i.e. Allah did not make anyone homosexual at birth. No one is ever born a homosexual and therefore the question is based on a false premise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: &quot;&lt;em&gt;On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear&lt;/em&gt;. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray:) &quot;Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against those who stand against faith.&quot; Quran Ch.2:V.286 &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/2/286&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that is pretty strong evidence. The strength of sexual urge is not something that can be withstood by man, given in the context of the relation between the genders and marriage in An-Nisa. &quot;Allah doth wish to lighten your (difficulties): For man was created Weak (in flesh).&quot; Quran Ch.4:V.28 &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/4/28&lt;/a&gt;. Everyone has been affected by that urge at one time or the other,no matter how much willpower they have. That is by design otherwise the species would die out. Hence the device of marriage to satisfy that need lawfully, among other advantages of marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Riba is not a physical temptation i.e. it is not a built in or born with temptation like sex,so that is a wrong category comparison. A thing is not forbidden because we have urges for it. Anything that is forbidden in Islam has a reason it is forbidden. Riba because it is an unlawful gain. Smoking because it harms your health and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A cigarette addiction can be overcome because no one believes it to be part of who we are. On the other hand,if someone believes that being gay is part of who they are when they are born and they have no choice in the matter, then they don't see it as a problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to tempting them into what is haraam, again the approach depends on what you believe to be haraam or not. For a gay person, if s/he believes they are born with it and god made them like that, then they won't accept it as haraam. therefore the clamour for legalising gay marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user780" LastEditorUserId="781" LastEditDate="2012-11-10T06:32:49.320" LastActivityDate="2012-11-10T06:32:49.320" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5351" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2324" CreationDate="2012-11-08T18:09:03.273" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Perhaps you may look at the act in a more significant manner. Meaning... looking at anyone, regardless of the sex or sexual preference, is not haraam. A man looking at a man, a woman looking at a man, a boy looking at a man ... these acts of looking are not haraam in any way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the MANNER in which one looks, that can become haraam. So, we can conclude, through the beautiful Guidance of Allah Most Mysterious, that intention is a key factor in this act of &amp;quot;looking&amp;quot;. And it is haraam even if the transgresor is the only one who knows of the wrong intention of his / her looking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for holding of hands, it is clear that physical contact between any two people, is reserved for those who have the right, privilege or relation to do so. As also, is the Guidance of our Most Divine Allah, Most Wise. Again, this can be logically accepted as a most worthy Guide. As it is physical contact which leads to intimacy. And intimacy can evolve into seductive thoughts. Which can, in turn, transfer to sexual intentions and acts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, although the holding of hands is not &amp;quot;wrong&amp;quot; at all, it is an act of intimacy that needs to be respected in order to avoid unclean thoughts. And rather than place risk upon those less acquainted, rather than invoke intimate thoughts by onlookers who may continue into unclean intentions, rather than risk inviting the other person to have unclean thoughts (for which he will be answerable), it is the wisest (note I say wisest and not most understandable) choice to avoid holding hands....can you see where this goes? It is best to refrain from holding hands unless it is with a those that are permitted by Allah Most Insightful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps this will help you draw your own clear, balanced and wise decision. I can only add and remind, that Allah All Knowing, declared that the greatest Gift he bestows upon man is the intelligence, Alghamdu Lilaah. It is up to us, to expand our thinking to what is the wisest, and not what makes the easiest sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say to believing women that they should lower their gaze and remain&#xA;chaste and not to reveal their adornments save what is normally&#xA;apparent thereof, and they should fold their shawls over their bosoms.&#xA;They can only reveal their adornments to their husbands or their&#xA;fathers or the husbands fathers, or their sons or their husbands sons&#xA;or their brothers or their brothers sons or their sisters sons or&#xA;maidservants or those whom their right hand possess or their make&#xA;attendance or their male attendants who have no sexual desire or&#xA;children who still have no carnal knowledge of women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al Quraan - LIGHT 24:31 -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I answer the question with absolute respect and in bowing humility. As I acknowledge there is no complete answer. As in order to remain filled with desire for true enlightenment and driven for the Pleasure of Allah All Powerful, we must respond when someone seeks a positive influence. I ask apology for any offence my comment may draw from the most respected Umah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="769" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-11-08T20:20:52.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5313" CreationDate="2012-11-08T23:38:50.513" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A game is considered gambling in Islam (as defined by most Sunni scholars) if the participant(s) have contributed to the winning pot.&lt;/strong&gt; According to some scholars, something as small as an entry fee is enough to make a game into a gambling game. In other words, if the participant(s) risk losing money (however small the amount) when they play the game then it is considered gambling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I am aware of the game show in question, I am not aware of its underlying logistics. Specifically, if there is any money involved in being picked to appear in the show. So I can't comment further.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another concern is that some scholars specify only certain types of games that Muslims are allowed to participate in, and these vary from scholar to scholar and from school of thought to another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that I'm addressing the mechanics of the game itself, and choosing to gloss over other things characteristic of the game show (such as the scantily clad models holding the cases), as they are a different topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=3381&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Detailed fatwa (Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-11-08T23:38:50.513" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5356" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-09T03:06:07.950" Score="8" ViewCount="2848" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was recently introduced to the term &lt;em&gt;I'rab (الإعراب) al-Qur'an&lt;/em&gt;, and told it was one of the sciences of the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now me, I love sciences of the Qur'an as much as anybody else (hey, who doesn't), but this was a new one for me.  Google searching was inconclusive; the closest thing to a clear definition I could find was on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranhifdh.com/2011/11/on-the-importance-of-nahw-and-sarf/&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt;, where it is described thus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I’raab is to state the type of the word (naw’ul kalimah), its hukm (ruling) and its ‘alaamah (its sign).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Concise, but I still can't quite wrap my head around exactly &lt;em&gt;what&lt;/em&gt; it is.  Is it just a catch-all for any form of lexical and/or grammatical analysis as applied to the Qur'an, or does it have a more particular meaning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question lies, from the perspective of a layman, what exactly is &lt;em&gt;I'rabul Qur'an&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2020-04-29T11:33:06.263" Title="What is I'rabul Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|arabic|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5357" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5356" CreationDate="2012-11-09T03:23:58.223" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'raab al-Quran means to &lt;em&gt;grammatically dissect verses and understand them.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, in Surah Fatiha, Allah says &quot;Ar-Rahmani, Ar-Rahimi.&quot; Why do these two names end in kasra (majroor, or &quot;genitive case&quot;)? Scholars differed. Some say it is na'at and man'oot (noun + adjective), and some say it is idaafah (possessive case).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is obviously an important part of studying the Qur'an -- understanding exactly what verses say, and what the meaning implications are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-11-09T03:23:58.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5360" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2872" CreationDate="2012-11-09T08:39:45.157" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, there is extreme confidence in the correctness of &quot;sahih&quot; ahadeeth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To make a long story short, all valuable books in Islamic history were validated by the writer by reading them loudly to the original author, who would certify that the book was copied correctly. Additionally, important books would receive further attention, and people would memorize them and read them aloud to the author by-heart. Combining these two tactics, and adding a reconciliation process from many copiers at large libraries (such as in Baghdad or Damascus or Cordoba, etc.) proved to be very successful at maintaining reliable authenticity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even to day, scholars keep an &lt;em&gt;isnad&lt;/em&gt; telling who certified them for having studied such books, and that isnad is required for someone to be able to certify another. This process is famous in the Arab world, such as at Azhar in Egypt, and people usually seek certification from multiple scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, any printing of such books in Egypt has to submit to a thorough review (tahqiq - تحقيق) and certification process in order to be published. This is probably the same in many other countries as well. The review process has been applied historically to most (all?) important copies throughout the ages, and some scientists are devoted to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastActivityDate="2012-11-09T08:39:45.157" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5333" CreationDate="2012-11-09T09:28:35.120" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many long answers have been written, but still, I would like to clarify a bit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The faith of Islam is very clear in stating that Allah is the Almighty controller of everything. He has created the universe and set the rules that control how and why things happen. Everything that happens is within His control, and He can change the &quot;normal&quot; flow of events upon His will. Most of the time (99%), He leaves the universe to interact as per the rules He set at the time of creation. However, upon His will, He may order the universe to act differently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, earthquakes happen due to geological reasons, and maybe even for astronomical reasons (who knows?). They are the result of particular interactions (which may be rooted to events that happened millions of years ago), and scientists would agree that these interactions follow a specific order that may or may not be entirely known to us. This &quot;naturalist&quot; view is acceptable within Islam, as long as the rules that control everything are attributed to Allah, the single God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, some unusual things may happen upon His order. One of the most famous examples is &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.ksu.edu.sa/index.php?l=en#aya=54_1&amp;amp;m=hafs&amp;amp;qaree=husary&amp;amp;trans=en_sh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the splitting of the moon&lt;/a&gt; about 1300 years ago. This is, of course, an unnatural event. It had been witnessed by hundreds (thousands?) of people in different regions of the earth. How did this happen? Because of His will. As the creator, He just orders the moon to split, and it obeys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, here comes the question: are disasters (such as earthquakes, floods or hurricanes) natural events or unnatural, based upon His will? An answer would be divided into multiple parts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Regardless of whether they are natural, they &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt; upon His will. It was His will that set the rules for such interactions in the first place, so, by definition, all results of such interactions are upon His will.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Regardless of their frequency, these disasters are tools meant to punish some people, cleanse others of sins, and warn others. They are reminders that Allah has the power to obliterate all humanity, and He will at a destined time, upon His will.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even if they were caused by just &quot;natural&quot; interactions (i.e. following the usual rules), one might discuss the potential of it being a punishment to sinners.  As the all-knowledgeable, Allah knew since eternity that these people would stray from the right path,  and might have ordered the earth, at any point in history, to start interacting in a way that would lead to that disaster happening at an exact point in time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, only annihilating disasters are described as a total punishment, such as when a disaster happens to a city and absolutely nobody survives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summary, Islam accepts the idea that &quot;nature&quot; has clear rules, but rejects the idea that &quot;nature&quot; has an independent will. It is only by the approval of Allah that nature follows (or strays from) its defined rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastEditorUserId="778" LastEditDate="2018-03-05T14:03:25.370" LastActivityDate="2018-03-05T14:03:25.370" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5364" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5356" CreationDate="2012-11-09T13:48:46.863" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Irab also sometimes known as grammar.  With Irab one can know the&#xA;conditions of the Arabic words in terms of Al Bana' البناء and Al Irab&#xA;الإعراب (Al Mabni المبني  is where the end of a word stays on one&#xA;condition in any composition, and Al Murab المعرب  is when the end of&#xA;a word can change.), و من حيث ما يعرض  لها في حال تركيبها  .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ahmed bin Faris bin Zakariyah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without Irab we could not tell the difference between Fa'il and Maf'ool (فاعل و مفعول), nor Mudhaf from man'oot (مضاف من منعوت), nor would one marvel from a  exclamation (استفهام), nor a Sadr from a Masdar, nor a Na't from a Ta'keed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a must to know Irab if one wants to interpret the Qur'an, for it is a need.  It is also a need for those who look into the Quran, uncovering it's secrets looking at a word it's wording and place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sciences of the Quran is made of a number of researches like Maki and Madani, and Tafseer, Annasikh and Al Mansookh.  One of these researches are Irabul Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Attabiyan Fi Irabul Qur'an by AbilBaba' Abdulah bin Al Husayn Al Akbari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;WikiPedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-12-01T13:50:46.507" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2442" CreationDate="2012-11-09T15:43:19.637" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short answer is to take a local class on Islamic finance. It's a huge field of its own. Barring that, talk to a local scholar or imam you trust who can answer your specific questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a software developer, I run into this all the time. &quot;Should I build a software like X,&quot; where X could be woefully misused, abused, and misconstrued by users. Should I try to monitor every post, comment, and piece of content? Should I let people moderate each other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One principle that comes to play widely here is the &lt;em&gt;certainty principle.&lt;/em&gt; In a nutshell, &lt;strong&gt;how certain are you that the person will use your site/service/product for haram?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you are 100% sure, then it is haram to sell that product/service to that person.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you are 50-99% sure, then it is makrooh (disliked; rewarded if you avoid it) to do so.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you are 49% or less sure, then it is mubah (permissible; no reward/sin either way).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's the fiqh of it. For the practical application, you need to be clever and think ahead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say you wanted to start a stock photography website. Digital photography, by itself, would be mubah (permissible) (so long as it remains digital). However, people can upload haram photographs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I would recommend is &lt;strong&gt;create a terms-of-usage.&lt;/strong&gt; Something like: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Any content which is pornographic, overly sexualized, or illustrates alcohol or drug use, etc. at the discretion of the site, may be immediately removed and your account may be banned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at existing sites, you often see terms of use. This lowers the chance of someone using your site incorrectly by quite a lot. If they do, you have a legal and ethical way to evict their content, and possibly their account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which leaves you with a bigger problem: &lt;em&gt;how do you check all the content?&lt;/em&gt; In short, you can't. Perhaps, wallahu a'lam, you have taken enough means, and whatever sneaks through is really someone else's problem anyway (they're uploading haram content to a service you worked hard to halalify). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another tactic that works well is flagging/moderating. Allow users (who may be trustworthy or may not be) to flag or push out content which goes against the site terms. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, it's not a perfect system, but it doesn't need to be. These are some examples of principles you can apply and practical systems you can adopt to try to keep your business as squeaky-clean as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summary: I asked one of my teachers this question: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What do you say about a building a product or service that can be used by people to do unhalal stuff. For example if I create a tool for posting stories/books/writings online, and people use that platform to write Harry Potter type books, or sex books, or etc. We are definitely not building it for that (haram) purpose. But the issue is, they will come in our site and use it unethically, then what?  Or a better question, is Mark Zuckerberg responsible for what happens on Facebook? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He replied:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In general, you are not responsible, nor is Mark Zuckerberg.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-11-09T15:43:19.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1827" CreationDate="2012-11-10T06:26:41.733" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Excuse me for reviving this old question, but after reading the previous answers, I believe some context is due, especially a historical one. I'll try to summarize in a concise points. The answer to your question is in the last point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In a salutation context, the word &amp;quot;Assalam&amp;quot; does not mean (nor refer to) God's name &amp;quot;Assalam&amp;quot;. Even though the two words are written the same, the context provides different meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Islamic salutation has a clear meaning, and that meaning was better recognized in earlier times. The full salutation is read &amp;quot;Assalamu alikum warahmatu Allah wabarakatoh&amp;quot;, which roughly translates to &amp;quot;Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings&amp;quot;. The words are meant to convey their meanings, it's not just a salutation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first part, &amp;quot;Assalamu alikum&amp;quot; (Peace be upon you), implies peaceful interaction with others. This is (logically) forbidden to say to enemies, regardless of their religion, unless the speaker is intentional about it, because he cannot take it back. This rule is clearly evident at times of war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The contrapositive version of the previous rule is that if someone is offered peace it cannot be retracted. An enemy who is granted peace is &lt;em&gt;guaranteed&lt;/em&gt; to be safe until he returns to his faction. (Except of course if he commits an action that would break peace, such as killing a Muslim.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The same applies to Muslims as well. Muslims are never supposed to fight, and this salutation should be a constant reminder of peaceful coexistence even at times of conflicts. Conflicts must be solved peacefully if possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The second part, &amp;quot;Warahmatu Allah&amp;quot; (Allah's mercy be upon you), is a prayer for God to be merciful upon your soul. It's a prayer that all Muslims pray for each other. However, it is &lt;em&gt;strictly forbidden&lt;/em&gt; for non-Muslims, because asking for forgiveness and mercy can only be for Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَن يَسْتَغْفِرُوا لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَوْ كَانُوا أُولِي قُرْبَىٰ مِن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْجَحِيمِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.ksu.edu.sa/index.php#aya=9_113&amp;amp;m=hafs&amp;amp;qaree=husary&amp;amp;trans=en_sh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;سورة التوبة، الآية 113&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not for the Prophet and those who have believed to ask forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they were relatives, after it has become clear to them that they are companions of Hellfire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.ksu.edu.sa/index.php#aya=9_113&amp;amp;m=hafs&amp;amp;qaree=husary&amp;amp;trans=en_sh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Attawbah, Ayah 113&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thus, in normal cases, especially peace times, a Muslim greeting a non-Muslim may say &amp;quot;Assalamu alikum&amp;quot;. However, he may not complete the longer salutation. In practice, many Muslims salute fellow Muslims with just &amp;quot;Assalamu alikum&amp;quot;, so there is no offense to non-Muslims here. (However, it's much better for a Muslim to salute other Muslims with the full salutation.)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saaid.net/Doat/assuhaim/fatwa/11.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Some schools&lt;/a&gt; would find it unacceptable for a Muslim to start salutation by saying &amp;quot;Assalamu alikum&amp;quot; to a non-Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From non-Muslims&lt;/strong&gt;, it is always welcome to hear the salutation from them, at least in the short form &amp;quot;Assalamu alikum.&amp;quot; But please make sure you mean it (which you normally do) and will act based on it. For example, you don't say that and then get into a quarrel with somebody. Some people may welcome the full salutations, but others may not. However, everybody is expected to be welcoming for the short form of the salutation, &amp;quot;Assalamu alikum&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-11-11T06:27:02.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5374" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10100" CreationDate="2012-11-11T04:51:58.327" Score="11" ViewCount="16871" Body="&lt;p&gt;Getting an education is considered a fundamental right of every man and woman and it is a virtue to get educated. But if we talk about coeducation in the context of below hadith and ayah of the Holy Qur'an it may cause harm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The importance of haya (modesty) can be found in this Sahih hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 8::Book 73::Hadith 138:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي السَّوَّارِ الْعَدَوِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عِمْرَانَ بْنَ حُصَيْنٍ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&amp;quot;‏ الْحَيَاءُ لاَ يَأْتِي إِلاَّ بِخَيْرٍ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ بُشَيْرُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ مَكْتُوبٌ فِي الْحِكْمَةِ إِنَّ مِنَ الْحَيَاءِ وَقَارًا، وَإِنَّ مِنَ الْحَيَاءِ سَكِينَةً‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ عِمْرَانُ أُحَدِّثُكَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَتُحَدِّثُنِي عَنْ صَحِيفَتِكَ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Abu As-Sawar Al-Adawi:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;'Imran bin Husain said, &amp;quot;The Prophet said, 'Haya' does not bring anything except good.&amp;quot; Thereupon Bashir bin Ka'b said, 'It is written in the wisdom paper: Haya leads to solemnity; Haya leads to tranquility (peace of mind).&amp;quot; 'Imran said to him, &amp;quot;I am narrating to you the saying of Allah's Apostle and you are speaking about your paper (wisdom book)?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in the Qur'an too:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/30-31&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;An-Nūr (Aayaah 30 - 31)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا فُرُوجَهُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَزْكَىٰ لَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ ﴿٣٠﴾ وَقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا ۖ وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَىٰ جُيُوبِهِنَّ ۖ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَائِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَائِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي أَخَوَاتِهِنَّ أَوْ نِسَائِهِنَّ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُنَّ أَوِ التَّابِعِينَ غَيْرِ أُولِي الْإِرْبَةِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ أَوِ الطِّفْلِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلَىٰ عَوْرَاتِ النِّسَاءِ ۖ وَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ بِأَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْفِينَ مِن زِينَتِهِنَّ ۚ وَتُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّـهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;quot;Say to the believing man that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that will make for greater purity for them; and Allah is well acquainted with all that they do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do coeducation systems in schools and other educational institutions go against the above hadith &amp;amp; Quranic verses?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="240" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-03-04T18:28:51.567" Title="Is coeducation permissible?" Tags="|halal-haram|education|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5375" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-11T15:33:36.237" Score="4" ViewCount="790" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is very clear that Allah is not everywhere rather He is above the heavens and the earth, beyond the creation/not within the creation (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith in Muslim)&lt;/a&gt;.  So I wonder, where did the concept of Allah being everywhere come from? And when did it begin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-20T13:11:29.217" LastActivityDate="2021-01-26T21:43:32.713" Title="Where did the concept of Allah being everywhere come from?" Tags="|source-identification|allah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5375" CreationDate="2012-11-11T16:27:39.260" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a question that has kept theologians very busy over the centuries. There are literally entire books about this one issue from opposing camps trying to prove their side. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Very briefly though, this issue arises because of a difference of opinion on epistemology: &quot;How do we know what is true?&quot; One camp (the kalamis and Ash'ari theologians) argue that revelation must be interpreted through reason, a specific branch of reasoning derived from Aristotelian logic, to be precise. To be extremely simplistic, one path their argument takes in this particular issue is as follows: Ascribing a direction to Allah implies that He occupies space, implying that He needs space to exist, implying that He is in need of something, whereas the Qur'an says He is Al-Ghani (free of need from anything), and therefore He cannot have a direction and He must be everywhere. There are a few other similar paths of reasoning but they all end up at the same place. Now the problem is to deal with relatively clearcut ahadith and athaar that contradict conclusions derived in this framework - they are either dismissed as abrogated, misunderstood, or in some cases, dismissed as simple-minded sayings from people who didn't understand how things &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; worked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The position of the other camp is relatively simple - they accept the ahadith and athaar as they have reached us without ascribing a &quot;how&quot; to them (i.e. without taking them literally as we understand it). They take everything through the ayaat of affirmation (re. Allah's Attributes and ayaat in the Qur'an) and negation (e.g. the ayah that there is nothing like unto him) and go no further.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: 'Aqeedah class with Shaykh Yasir Qadhi, and other classes with other teachers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-11-11T16:36:37.017" LastActivityDate="2012-11-11T16:36:37.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5375" CreationDate="2012-11-11T16:38:33.123" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is one of the main implications or principles of Wahdat Al-Wujud. Basically means every creature that the eye sees is Allah in essence. This concept is held by several so called &lt;em&gt;soofee&lt;/em&gt; saints like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_al-Farid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn Al-Faarid&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Arabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn ‘Arabi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Sab%27in&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn ‘Sab’een&lt;/a&gt;, Al-‘Afeef At-Tilmisaani, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_as-Salam_ibn_Mashish_al-Alami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn Masheesh&lt;/a&gt;, An-&#xA;Nabulusi and others. Many Soofis consider Ibn ‘Arabi as the symbol of the concept of Wahdat Al-Wujud.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Arabi considers the Soofee who knows of Allaah (‘Aarif billaah) as the one who &lt;em&gt;“Sees Allaah in everything, rather he sees Him the essence of Everything,&quot;&lt;/em&gt; and that &lt;em&gt;“He (Allaah) is the Essence of Existence”&lt;/em&gt; [Ibn ‘Arabi’s Fusoos al-Hikam [Beirut, Lebanon: Daar Al-Kitaab Al-‘Arabi, 1400 AH/1980 C.E.], p. 192.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.asharis.com/creed/articles/dhpom-on-the-origins-roots-and-sources-of--the-jahmite-ashari-assault-against-the-creed-of-the-salaf.cfm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Historically&lt;/a&gt;, it started with Jahmiyyah and Mu'tazila who took their principles from Aristotle and Democritus. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/innovation/Sufism-OriginandDevelopment.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sufism- Origin and Development&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2012-11-11T16:56:27.783" LastActivityDate="2012-11-11T16:56:27.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5378" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5381" CreationDate="2012-11-11T18:11:06.360" Score="4" ViewCount="1931" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally speaking or defined based on sect, is Christianity consider &lt;strong&gt;polytheistic&lt;/strong&gt; (Mushrikeeen) or &lt;strong&gt;of the book&lt;/strong&gt; (Ahl al-Kitāb)?  Please answer with references, not opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user206" LastEditorUserId="2469" LastEditDate="2015-03-11T12:33:19.177" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T14:17:05.903" Title="Is Christianity considered polytheistic or &quot;of the book&quot;?" Tags="|christianity|ahlul-kitab|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5379" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5378" CreationDate="2012-11-11T19:09:14.910" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Christianity (and Judaism) are considered true Monotheist religions in Islam. They are not considered Mushrikeen or infidelas. They are in fact considered one true religion which was preached by two different prophets at different times. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 2:87&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We gave Moses the Book and followed him up with a succession of&#xA;  messengers; &lt;strong&gt;We gave Jesus the son of Mary Clear (Signs) and&#xA;  strengthened him with the holy spirit.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran fully aknoledges that prophet Moses and Jesus (PBHP) were given scriptures books (Torah and Injeel). Most Muslim, however beleive, they are not in true form and has been altered in one way or another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Moses and Jesus along with others have been mentioned below which shows that these are indeed messengers of God. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/136&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 2:136&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say ye: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;We believe in Allah, and the revelation given to us, and to&#xA;  Abraham&lt;/strong&gt;, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that given to&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Moses and Jesus&lt;/strong&gt;, and that given to (all) prophets from their Lord: We make no difference between one and another of them: And we bow to&#xA;  Allah (in Islam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 3:3&lt;/a&gt; mentions Scripture of Jesus and Moses&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is He Who sent down to thee (step by step), in truth, the Book,&#xA;  confirming what went before it; and He sent down the Law (of Moses)&#xA;  and the Gospel (of Jesus) before this, as a guide to mankind, and He&#xA;  sent down the criterion (of judgment between right and wrong).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims also believe that Jesus will come to this world because the end of the world. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/43/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 43:61&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And (Jesus) shall be a Sign (for the coming of) the Hour (of&#xA;  Judgment): therefore have no doubt about the (Hour), but follow ye Me:&#xA;  this is a Straight Way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is sahib Bukhari hadith that says the same thing also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Hurairah: Allah's Apostle said, &quot;The Hour will not be&#xA;  established until the son of Mary (i.e. Jesus) descends amongst you as&#xA;  a just ruler, he will break the cross, kill the pigs, and abolish the&#xA;  Jizya tax. Money will be in abundance so that nobody will accept it&#xA;  (as charitable gifts)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;On a positive note&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam fully recognized christinaity (and Judiasm) as true monotheist regligions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;On a negative note&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following verse does encourages fighting against christians and Jews and required them to pay Jazya. They are not treated any different from non believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day&lt;/strong&gt;, nor hold that&#xA;  forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor&#xA;  acknowledge the religion of Truth, &lt;strong&gt;(even if they are) of the People&#xA;  of the Book&lt;/strong&gt;, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and&#xA;  feel themselves subdued.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2012-11-11T19:09:14.910" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5378" CreationDate="2012-11-11T19:35:51.030" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although there are christians and jews that disbelieve and associate partners with Allah, it doesn't mean that they aren't the people who recieved the book, they are still the people of the book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gpcv2.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion or&#xA;  say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary,&#xA;  was but a messenger of Allah and His word which He directed to Mary&#xA;  and a soul [created at a command] from Him. So believe in Allah and&#xA;  His messengers. And do not say, &quot;Three&quot;; desist - it is better for&#xA;  you. Indeed, Allah is but one God. Exalted is He above having a son.&#xA;  To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the&#xA;  earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/171&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ayah 171 of Surah Annisa'&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Ayah came down in regards to groups of christians who said that Jesus is the son of of Allah/God  &lt;a href=&quot;http://qurancomplex.com/Display.asp?section=3&amp;amp;l=arb&amp;amp;f=nozol_00081&amp;amp;trans=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though these christians had disbelieved, Allah still called them People of the Book/scripture, Ahlul-Kitab.  The christians are known as the lost ones, or the ones who gone astray (الضالين \ الضالون).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلۡ يَـٰٓأَهۡلَ ٱلۡڪِتَـٰبِ لَا تَغۡلُواْ فِى دِينِڪُمۡ غَيۡرَ&#xA;  ٱلۡحَقِّ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوٓاْ أَهۡوَآءَ قَوۡمٍ۬ قَدۡ ضَلُّواْ مِن&#xA;  قَبۡلُ وَأَضَلُّواْ ڪَثِيرً۬ا وَضَلُّواْ عَن سَوَآءِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ&#xA;  (٧٧)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: O People of the Scripture! Stress not in your religion other than&#xA;  the truth, and follow not the vain desires of folk who erred of old&#xA;  and led many astray, and erred from a plain road. (77)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:  &lt;a href=&quot;http://qurancomplex.com/Quran/tafseer/Tafseer.asp?l=arb&amp;amp;t=baghawi&amp;amp;nSora=1&amp;amp;nAya=7#1_7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://qurancomplex.com/Quran/tafseer/Tafseer.asp?l=arb&amp;amp;t=baghawi&amp;amp;nSora=1&amp;amp;nAya=7#1_7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-11-11T19:35:51.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5382" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1174" CreationDate="2012-11-11T19:47:17.567" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am adding something in response to the latest answer. First of all, In Quran Sky is called a &lt;strong&gt;Canopy&lt;/strong&gt;, you know why? Because like a roof or canopy, the upper sky/atmosphere protects us from harmful cosmic rays just as the roof protects from the heat. see this website:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.universetoday.com/25370/how-does-the-earth-protect-us-from-space/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.universetoday.com/25370/how-does-the-earth-protect-us-from-space/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second point: the days mentioned in Quran are periods rather than days, see this site for details: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.speed-light.info/miracles_of_quran/age_of_universe.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.speed-light.info/miracles_of_quran/age_of_universe.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third point: That it was not proven by science that the moon was split in two. Science cannot prove or disprove a historical event with limited amount of information. For example, if there was a magnitude 5 earthquake 8000 years back in Mexico city, can science prove that? no, Science has limitations because it's based on observations. Science cannot disprove a theory until it observes a contradiction to that theory. In here, we are talking about historical event in which the moon was split in two by a supernatural force. Then the moon may have been merged. Science cannot go back to past to observe this event. So how it can disprove the possible event that moon was split and merged back to normal again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fourth point: That, the moon will become dark, sun and moon will join together. How profound scientific indication this verse has! Do you know about the big crunch theory. See this website for details: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://science.howstuffworks.com/dictionary/astronomy-terms/big-crunch.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://science.howstuffworks.com/dictionary/astronomy-terms/big-crunch.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;according to this theory the universe will stop expanding and gravity will cause the universe to collapse. Often physicists use a balloon to explain the expansion of universe. Have you seen a Balloon loose air? The big crunch will be like that. If you consider the spots on the balloon as galaxies, stars and planets, we can imagine that because of the collapse they will come close together again and it's completely normal for sun and moon to fall on one another and be joined together, in such a scenario the sun may loose light (black holes are stars that loose light is'nt it? so why can't sun loose it) and this will cause the moon to loose it's light too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fifth point: &quot;to guard&quot;.i do not see anything wrong with this verse. Can you devise a mathematical theory that says, it is wrong. That's the limitation of Science. It's domain is only limited to observable things (or things the effect of which can be observed). One cannot devise a mathematical theory which can disprove this because, Angels and devils are not observable in the material world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Stars do not have direction purposes???? see here how stars are used for direction/navigation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Astro_p008.shtml#procedure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Astro_p008.shtml#procedure&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sixth point: Science does not believe in moon and sun's reckoning purpose. Reckoning means to estimate something. Don't we use sun and moon for estimating????? see this University of Washington pdf document about how to estimate size of earth by using distance from Sun and Moon.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.astro.washington.edu/courses/astro211/CoursePack/cp03a_distance_sun.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.astro.washington.edu/courses/astro211/CoursePack/cp03a_distance_sun.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Original answer: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May ALLAH forgive me for my mistakes.So far it does not contradict Islam. In fact, Quran encourages research and investigation, it has verses with profound scientific implications.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined&#xA;  together before we*  set them apart? We made from water every living&#xA;  thing. Will they not then believe?  (The Noble Quran, 21:30)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*(Islam is a strictly monotheistic religion, by 'we' ALLAH refers to himself but this is a kingly way of referring to oneself in Arabic language)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;how can earth and heavens (planets, stars, galaxies) be joined together, it's only possible in an extremely dense state of universe, now it's been widely accepted for last couple of decades that the universe (and space-time) started with big bang. During this event, all the matter were packed in an extremely dense state. Since the big bang the universe has been expanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the second part of the verse gives another proven fact that, wherever there is water, there is life. I guess you know how desperately NASA scientists are looking for water in Mars. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even the expansion of universe was mentioned in Quran: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are&#xA;  expander (51:47)&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Refer to these website for more on holy Quran, Astronomy and Science in general. There are many more websites, you just need to explore a bit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not haram for a muslim to become a physicist or astronomer. Quran holds scholarly people in high regard. see the second website to read the verses about scholarly people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.elnaggarzr.com/en/index.php?ID=3&amp;amp;CatName=Universe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.elnaggarzr.com/en/index.php?ID=3&amp;amp;CatName=Universe&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.themodernreligion.com/misc/edu/edu_attain.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.themodernreligion.com/misc/edu/edu_attain.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="790" LastEditorUserId="790" LastEditDate="2012-11-12T19:53:45.830" LastActivityDate="2012-11-12T19:53:45.830" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1174" CreationDate="2012-11-12T02:56:37.013" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far the question&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do the teachings of Physics and Astronomy contradict the teachings of Islam?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, the teachings of Science and Astronomy contradicts the teaching of Islam in many ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Universe was not created in 6 days&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, your Lord is Allah , who created the heavens and earth in six&#xA;days and then established Himself above the Throne.(continued..) (7:54)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qurans says the Heavens and the Earth (not the Universe) were created in 6 days. There was no concept of days at the time (at least). Science does not agree with this. According to Science, It all happened in a flash, The Big Bang Theory explains it. The actually galaxies, stars and planets formed much later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Earth is not older than Heavens (the Sky's)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth. Then&#xA;He directed Himself to the heaven, [His being above all creation], and&#xA;made them seven heavens, and He is Knowing of all things.(2:29)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran implies that Earth was created first and then the Heavens. Science does not believe in this. According to Science the Universe already existed when earth formed. In fact the universe is 14.5 Billion years old but earth is only 4.57 Billion years old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Sky is not a canopy&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are&#xA;turning away. (21:31)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Science, Sky is not a canopy, it does not exist. Sky appears blue because blue color is scatter more by the air molecules, not because Sky is an object.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Science does not agree, the Moon was ever split into two&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two] (54:1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Science does not support that moon was ever split. Splitting of such a huge moon is unimaginable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The moon will eventually become dark and joined with the Sun&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the moon becomes dark,&#xA;And the sun and the moon are joined(75:8-9)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above are verse about Qayamat. There is no scientific explanation that this can possibly happen. As long as the sun is there, moon will reflect the Sun light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Stars are not their for beautification, protection and Direction purposes&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And We have placed within the heaven great stars and have beautified&#xA;it for the observers.(Quran 15:16)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment of stars&#xA;(37:6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And We adorned the nearest (lowest) heaven with lamps (stars) to be an adornment as well as &amp;gt;to guard (from the devils by using them as missiles against the devils) - Yousaf Ali (41:12)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it is He who placed for you the stars that you may be guided by&#xA;them through the darknesses of the land and sea. We have detailed the&#xA;signs for a people who know. (6:97)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qurans says that God beautified the lower heaven with stars for the observer. The stars are also there to guard against the devils. They are also there for us to find directions at night. Science does not agree with this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Sun and Moon are not for reckoning purposes&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(He is the) Cleaver of the daybreak. He has appointed the night for&#xA;resting, and the sun and the moon for reckoning. Such is the measuring&#xA;of the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Science does not believe this is the purpose of the Sun and Moon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short Islamic model of Universe does not comply with Scientific version. Or The scientific version does not comply with the Quranic version. Muslims usually ignore such contradictions, however if one digs into, they will find that such contradictions does exists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-11-12T02:56:37.013" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2500" CreationDate="2012-11-13T07:40:02.800" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam clearly states that a true believer should do &lt;em&gt;Husn-e-sulook&lt;/em&gt; i.e. a respectful behaviour with others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;For the poor and needy&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;They (the true believers) give food, out of love for Allah, to the poor, the &amp;gt; orphan and the slave, saying: We feed you only for Allah's pleasure - we &amp;gt; desire from you neither reward nor thanks.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/76/8-9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;76:8-9&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Have you seen him who goes against religion? That is the one who is rough to &amp;gt; the orphan and does not urge the feeding of the needy.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/107/1-3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;107:1-3&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Neighbours&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to&#xA;relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away,&#xA;the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands&#xA;possess. Indeed, Allah does not like those who are self-deluding and boastful.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:36&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muslim.org/islam/int-is7.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-11-13T07:40:02.800" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2799" CreationDate="2012-11-13T07:48:31.940" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/80/380&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; to a question in same concern&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1/380&quot;&gt;Why do Muslims add “peace be upon him” after names of important people?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer states&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The phrase is translation of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عليه السلام&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is usually translated as &amp;quot;peace be upon him&amp;quot; but it does not completely&#xA;preserve the meaning (as with any translation). The word &amp;quot;سلام&amp;quot; is often&#xA;translated as &amp;quot;peace&amp;quot; but it is only one of the meanings. It is also one of&#xA;God's names (verse 59:23).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the Arabic root of &amp;quot;سلام&amp;quot; is &amp;quot;َسَلَم&amp;quot; which is also the root of Islam&#xA;which can be translated to &amp;quot;submission [to God]&amp;quot; (c.f. verse 2:131).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, if you check for the translations, you'll find many such examples as Translation is just a nearby meaning and it's hard to translate 100% of Arabic meaning into other languages (and that is the case of almost all the language translations).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-11-13T07:48:31.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5388" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2500" CreationDate="2012-11-13T16:16:19.417" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In response to the part about whether non-Muslims get the same rights as Muslims in Muslim states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Non-muslims living in an Islamic state should have (almost) all rights Muslims have. &lt;em&gt;Everything&lt;/em&gt; a Muslim is entitled to do is entitled to non-Muslims as well, &lt;strong&gt;except&lt;/strong&gt; for specific rules:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Non-Muslims may not lead the state.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A non-Muslim male may not marry a Muslim female.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They may not sell forbidden goods (Haram, eg. wine) to Muslims.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They are required to pay Jizyah (a kind of tax). (Although under normal conditions 50%-75% of them are relieved from it.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They are not required to submit to military duty as long as Muslims are capable of defending the state, and thus non-Muslims do not join the Islamic army. It's the duty of the Muslim army to defend non-Muslims in an Islamic state. If the Muslim army is incapable of this, non-Muslim help is asked for, either in the form of a mutual-defense treaty (in case the non-Muslims form a distinct group, such as a whole city), or as army members, in which case they are entitled to get a salary in return for their military service (even if Muslims don't get paid).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(This may not be a comprehensive list.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's noteworthy that Christians and Jews have the right to be judged according to either their religious rules or to Islamic rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for how Islam treats minorities, I would like to refer you to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.constitution.org/cons/medina/con_medina.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Medina Charter&lt;/a&gt; or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.constitutionofmadina.com/blog/2012/02/22/constitution-of-medina-in-63-articles/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Constitution of Medina&lt;/a&gt;. (It's the same document, but different translations).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastEditorUserId="778" LastEditDate="2012-11-17T09:22:42.010" LastActivityDate="2012-11-17T09:22:42.010" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5390" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-14T00:43:50.993" Score="3" ViewCount="6799" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(&lt;em&gt;I originally asked &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2991/why-divorce-does-not-require-witnesses-shia-view&quot;&gt;the same question&lt;/a&gt; but it was answered only by Shi'a brothers. Since there were no Sunni answers, I accepted that answer and opened this new question requesting a Sunni view.&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why Sunni Islam does not require witnesses for divorce?&lt;/strong&gt; It is such an important turning point in one's life and it must require witnesses. There are cases where couple live together even though the husband has issued verbal divorce. But they still live together because of either shame or the difficulty they have to go through if separated. Shi'a Muslims refer to this verse to justify that witnesses &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt; required in divorce:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/65/1-2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;62:1-2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus when they fulfil their term appointed, &lt;strong&gt;either take them back on&#xA;equitable terms&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;part with them on equitable terms&lt;/strong&gt;; and &lt;strong&gt;take for&#xA;witness two persons from among you&lt;/strong&gt;, endued with justice, and establish&#xA;the evidence (as) before Allah. Such is the admonition given to him&#xA;who believes in Allah and the Last Day. And for those who fear Allah,&#xA;He (ever) prepares a way out,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T20:49:20.070" Title="Why doesn't divorce require witnesses (Sunni View)?" Tags="|fiqh|sunni|talaq|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5391" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-14T01:08:37.330" Score="4" ViewCount="6904" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam is the religion of truth and Quran is the words of God. But why was it revealed in an era where it cannot be properly recorded and propagated. Communication was mostly from person to person or from prophet to person. There was no paper to write on, no television to record anything, no radio to broadcast anything, no camera to prove anything. Communication from person to person is liable to carry misinformation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was it revealed in a period where the message of God could not be properly recorded?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2012-11-14T01:13:56.223" LastActivityDate="2017-01-17T04:26:26.263" Title="Why was Islam revealed 1400 years ago when it could not be properly recorded?" Tags="|history|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5392" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5401" CreationDate="2012-11-14T02:41:41.670" Score="4" ViewCount="165" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Surah Al Mujadalah Ayah 3, Allah(SWT) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالَّذِينَ يُظَاهِرُونَ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ ثُمَّ يَعُودُونَ لِمَا&#xA;  قَالُوا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the Lam (اللام) connected to?  and what is the tafseer/meaning of &quot;they go back to what they said&quot;  (يَعُودُونَ لِمَا قَالُوا) ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;بماذا تتعلق اللام؟  و ما معنا عودهم لما قالوا؟&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T19:39:50.630" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T19:39:50.630" Title="What is the Lam for?" Tags="|tafseer|arabic|surat-al-mujadilah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5391" CreationDate="2012-11-14T09:35:19.457" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/URXEy.png&quot; alt=&quot;In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me clarify first that Information technology is the need of today's people not Allah's. Allah doesn't need anything to reveal His message. He also doesn't need anything to preserve His revelations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet, Allah has made use of other great technologies:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;The Angel Gabriel(pbuh)&amp;quot;:&lt;/strong&gt; He was used to reveal the Qur'an, ie. He brought the Qur'an from the Heaven to the Earth. He was way more faster than today's Communication technology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;The Hearts of Sahabah and their Sincerity&amp;quot;:&lt;/strong&gt; Sahabah were used to record the Qur'an. Their sincerity prevented them from interpolating it. Their hearts were used to preserve the Qur'an in the initial stage until it was compiled into a book by Uthman (ra). Sahabah were also the main source of recording of Ahadith and the Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;The Huffaz (people who memorize the Qur'an)&amp;quot;:&lt;/strong&gt; This technology was used to preserve the Qur'an after it was compiled into a book by Uthman (ra). This technology makes sure human interpolation is identified and corrected at source, thus preserving it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These technologies (In addition to many other) appointed by Allah are so perfect that they remain perfect in any era. Eg. If some copy of the Qur'an has human-interpolated words, A hafiz can identify it then and there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, Communication technology that you are talking about is imperfect, insecure and subject to interpolation because it is open not only to the hypocrites but also the kuffar. For eg. If Allah had made use of Information technology to preserve the Qur'an, people would agree on a single database that was preserved from the age of Sahabah. To interpolate the Qur'an, all one had to do is hack the central database, and the Qur'an would have gone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But these were the things chosen by Allah to preserve His message. If Allah willed, he would have surely used the Information technology, but he didn't, perhaps simply out of His own will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And your Lord creates what He wills and chooses. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/26/68&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Qur'an 28:68.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We all know that Allah doesn't do anything without a reason. But still, some knowledge is only with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They said, &amp;quot;Exalted are You; we have no knowledge except what You have taught us. Indeed, it is You who is the Knowing, the Wise. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Qur'an 2:32.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And still questioning His choice will be nothing less than questing for the knowledge that might sometimes harm our Imaan (faith and belief in Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from the knowledge which does not benefit, from the heart that does not entertain the fear (of Allah), from the soul that does not feel contented and the supplication that is not responded.&amp;quot; &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/265680&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end, I would like to say that people of this era (era of IT) can think of this preservation as a &lt;strong&gt;miracle.&lt;/strong&gt; As without much technology (particularly IT and communications that you talk about), Islam has managed to be preserved as is for 14 centuries. And by the will of Allah, It will be preserved until the end of time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/15/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Qur'an 15:9.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْـتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-05-13T08:19:44.657" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5395" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-14T10:03:33.773" Score="11" ViewCount="36546" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2700/what-is-the-reason-or-wisdom-behind-the-rule-of-growing-beard-in-islam&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt; discussed in this site which reveals the reason of growing beard and also the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/507/is-it-more-important-to-grow-a-beard-or-to-avoid-resembling-non-muslims&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt; discussed about importance of beard in islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need to clarify some doubts about cutting of beard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it permissible to cut the beard lesser than the fist length?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Someone says that leaving a small part is makrooh and shaving off the beard is haraam, is it so?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I also heard that cutting the beard which is more than the size of a fist length is mushtahab, is it correct?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;what is the actual shape and length of beard that was allowed in Islam?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Did the prophet(PBUH) or his companions cut their beard? yes means how much?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2014-05-22T04:18:59.500" Title="Shape and size of beard in Islam" Tags="|quran|hadith|sunnah|prophet-muhammad|sahaba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2014-05-24T00:06:31.193" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2797" CreationDate="2012-11-14T10:20:29.513" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Phrases&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;May Allah pray on him and grant him peace.&quot;: (Arabic: صلى الله عليه&#xA;  وسلم‎ ṣall Allāhu ʿalay-hi wa-sallam - S.A.W., SAAW, or SAAS)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;May Allah grant peace and pray on him and his family.&quot;: (Arabic: صلى&#xA;  الله عليه وآله‎ ṣall Allahu ʿalayhi wa-’ālih - S.A.W.W.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;are used specifically after saying the name of the last prophet of Islam, Muhammad (ﷺ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Phrase &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Peace be upon him&quot;: (Arabic: عليه السلام‎ ʿalayhi s-salām - A.S.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;follows after naming any prophet other than Muhammad (ﷺ), or one of the archangels (i.e. Jibreel, Mikaeel, etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About other people:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The great scholar of Hadith and Shafi’i jurist (faqih), Imam al-Nawawi&#xA;  (may Allah be pleased with him) states: “It is recommended (mustahab)&#xA;  to seek Allah’s pleasure (taraddi) and mercy (tarahhum) for the&#xA;  Companions (sahaba), their followers (tabi’un) and those after them&#xA;  such as the scholars, worshippers and all good people. Hence, one&#xA;  should say: “may Allah be pleased with him” or “may Allah have mercy&#xA;  on him” (Arabic: رضي الله عنه Radi-Allahu anhu), and other similar phrases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="794" LastActivityDate="2012-11-14T10:20:29.513" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5391" CreationDate="2012-11-14T17:07:17.440" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question shows a very shallow understanding of the circumstances around the time of rasulullah, as well as the revelation and preservation of the Qur'an (and hadith) specifically. I will address your misconceptions point by point, inshaAllah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;code&gt;Communication was mostly from person to person&lt;/code&gt;: Communication was done person-to-person (which is done today: emails, text messaging, phone calls) &lt;strong&gt;as well as person-to-group.&lt;/strong&gt; When rasulullah received the first ayaat, he stood on a mountain and called many groups and relatives to him to embrace Islam. For many years, he went to Hajj and talked to whole tribes to convince them to support him (the Ansar accepted). It was &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; simply one-to-one.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nor is there any issue with one-to-one communication: he sent Mu'adh ibn Jabal (radiallahu anhu) to Yemen. Alone. And instructed him to teach the five pillars, one by one. There is no problem with individuals teaching individuals; rasulullah himself proved this.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;code&gt;There was no paper to write on&lt;/code&gt;: the sahabas themselves narrated that they used to write on many, many surfaces. While the processed form of paper we have today probably didn't exist, they wrote on bones, leaves, and leather, among other things. Not that it matters, see my next point.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;code&gt;No television, no cameras to record&lt;/code&gt;: In fact, Allah ('azza wa jal) sent the message to a place and time with very advanced cameras; these cameras recorded everything in detail, good and bad, and relayed it back to us. Those cameras were &lt;strong&gt;the sahaba,&lt;/strong&gt; and the detailed recordings exist today &lt;strong&gt;in hadith.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me explain further. The society and place and time, 1400 years ago in the Arabian penninsula (as well as other places in the world at that time), was largely &lt;strong&gt;an oral society.&lt;/strong&gt; Literature and writing ability was scarce, but in existence; in fact, people were &lt;em&gt;extremely strong memorizers and reciters.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To the point that in Imam Bukhari's time (200+ years later), &lt;strong&gt;teachers were shamed if they consulted their notes in class.&lt;/strong&gt; That showed weakness in their memory. And that was &lt;em&gt;200 years later&lt;/em&gt; from rasulullah's time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize: Allah 'azza wa jal says in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l1vCQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/strong&gt; Indeed, we indeed revealed the Qur'an, and surely we will definitely protect it. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/15/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Hijr, verse 9&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When we dig into details about the circumstances and lives of the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wa sallam) and his companions, at the place and time that he lived, we see that &lt;strong&gt;Allah sent the Qur'an and explanation for it (the sunnah) in a place that guaranteed its preservation.&lt;/strong&gt; Allah promised, and Allah delivered on that promise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To this day, the Qur'an alone is narrated &lt;em&gt;mutawaatir&lt;/em&gt;: from so many sources and peoples that it &lt;em&gt;cannot possibly&lt;/em&gt; have any mistakes in it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Uloom Al-Qur'an double-weekend intensive course&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seerah double-weekend course, CD lectures (Medini and Mecci seerah CD sets)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Basics of Saheeh Al-Bukhari, weekend intensive course&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-11-14T17:07:17.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5400" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5577" CreationDate="2012-11-14T17:07:58.217" Score="6" ViewCount="2286" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I can see, there are two different ways to express immortality in the Qur'an, one is by using the root خلد (khuld), which as far as I can see is used for people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lr5uE.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/26/129&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Ash-Shu`arā' 129&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the other one (لَا يَمُوتُ -- la yamut) is used for Allah (Azza wa Jall). For example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8X442.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/25/58&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Furqān -- 58&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the difference in the meaning of these two terms, and why one suits better with people and other with Allah (Azza wa Jall)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-06-09T02:02:21.830" Title="What is the difference between خلد (khuld) and لَا يَمُوتُ (la yamut)?" Tags="|quran|arabic|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5392" CreationDate="2012-11-14T17:16:55.577" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Eozaheron&quot; &quot;يظاهرون&quot; They relate in Arabic word &quot;zihaar&quot; &quot;الظهار&quot; which is derived from &quot;AL Zohar&quot; &quot;الظهر&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Were Arabs in Jaahiliyyah , if someone Zahara&quot;ظاهر&quot; from his wife, who told her: &quot;You are on myself as  Zahr of my mother&quot; &quot;انت عليّ كظهر أمي&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And zihaar in the Jaahiliyyah  was divorce, and God making for this divorce expiation,so did not make it a divorce as Arab in Jaahiliyyah  considered it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in another ayah describes this meaning explicitly and clearly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot; الَّذِينَ يُظَاهِرُونَ مِنكُم مِّن نِّسَائِهِم مَّا هُنَّ أُمَّهَاتِهِمْ ۖ إِنْ أُمَّهَاتُهُمْ إِلَّا اللَّائِي وَلَدْنَهُمْ ۚ&#xA;  وَإِنَّهُمْ لَيَقُولُونَ مُنكَرًا مِّنَ الْقَوْلِ وَزُورًا ۚ وَإِنَّ&#xA;  اللَّـهَ لَعَفُوٌّ غَفُورٌ &quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those of you who divorce your wives by calling them 'mothers,' cannot&#xA;  (make them) their mothers. Their mothers are only those who gave birth&#xA;  to them. They surely utter what is unseemly and a lie. But God is&#xA;  forbearing and forgiving. [58:2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;then revoke what they had said&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;ثم يعودون لما قالوا&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several sayings and explanations for this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some people said: to returning to term zihaar so repeat it, and this&#xA;statement is invalid.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Imam Shafei said: that is holding his wife after &quot;zihaar&quot; divorce&#xA;while you can to divorce her and didn't divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And Ahmad ibn Hanbal said: is that return to intercourse or insist&#xA;upon, is not permissible for him until expiate in this expiation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hanifa said: is returning to divorce (zihaar) after forbidden it&#xA;and lift what it was is Jaahiliyyah, when man divorce (Zahir) his&#xA;wife, he forbidden her, not bump up except  offer expiation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The expiation is explaining in the rest of ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot; فَتَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَتَمَاسَّا ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ تُوعَظُونَ بِهِ ۚ وَاللَّـهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ،فَمَن لَّمْ&#xA;  يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَتَمَاسَّا&#xA;  ۖ فَمَن لَّمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَإِطْعَامُ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ&#xA;  لِتُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّـهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ۚ وَتِلْكَ حُدُودُ اللَّـهِ ۗ&#xA;  وَلِلْكَافِرِينَ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ &quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;should free a slave before having physical contact (with them). This&#xA;  is to warn you, as God is aware of what you do,If one does not have&#xA;  the means (of doing so) then he should fast for two months&#xA;  continuously before he has physical contact; but any one who is unable&#xA;  to do so, should feed sixty needy persons. This (is enjoined) so that&#xA;  you may be faithful to God and His Apostle. These are the limits set&#xA;  by God. As for the unbelievers, there is painful punishment for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastActivityDate="2012-11-14T17:16:55.577" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5375" CreationDate="2012-11-14T18:58:15.310" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Neither Allah is everywhere in the sense that He has occupied the whole space or share position with everything, nor is He above the heavens and the rest, he is location-less, he is the Creator, the creator of space and time, so beyond all such notions. &quot;Allah is everywhere&quot; but is a correct statement, not in its apparent meaning but it needs a deep insight to be fully understood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;see a description of Allah by Imaam Ali --peace be upon him-- from Nahj-ol-Balagheh: (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.andisheqom.com/Files/nahjmatn.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for the Arabic text and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nahjulbalagha.org/SermonDetail.php?Sermon=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for the English text)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَوَّلُ الدِّينِ مَعْرِفَتُهُ وَ كَمَالُ مَعْرِفَتِهِ التَّصْدِيقُ&#xA;  بِهِ وَ كَمَالُ التَّصْدِيقِ بِهِ تَوْحِيدُهُ وَ كَمَالُ تَوْحِيدِهِ&#xA;  الْإِخْلَاصُ لَهُ وَ كَمَالُ الْإِخْلَاصِ لَهُ نَفْيُ الصِّفَاتِ&#xA;  عَنْهُ لِشَهَادَةِ كُلِّ صِفَةٍ أَنَّهَا غَيْرُ الْمَوْصُوفِ وَ&#xA;  شَهَادَةِ كُلِّ مَوْصُوفٍ أَنَّهُ غَيْرُ الصِّفَةِ فَمَنْ وَصَفَ&#xA;  اللَّهَ سُبْحَانَهُ فَقَدْ قَرَنَهُ وَ مَنْ قَرَنَهُ فَقَدْ ثَنَّاهُ&#xA;  وَ مَنْ ثَنَّاهُ فَقَدْ جَزَّأَهُ وَ مَنْ جَزَّأَهُ فَقَدْ جَهِلَهُ وَ&#xA;  مَنْ أَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَدْ حَدَّهُ وَ مَنْ حَدَّهُ فَقَدْ عَدَّهُ وَ&#xA;  مَنْ قَالَ فِيمَ فَقَدْ ضَمَّنَهُ وَ مَنْ قَالَ عَلَامَ فَقَدْ أَخْلَى&#xA;  مِنْهُ كَائِنٌ لَا عَنْ حَدَثٍ مَوْجُودٌ لَا عَنْ عَدَمٍ &lt;strong&gt;مَعَ كُلِّ&#xA;  شَيْ‏ءٍ لَا بِمُقَارَنَةٍ وَ غَيْرُ كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ لَا بِمُزَايَلَةٍ&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  فَاعِلٌ لَا بِمَعْنَى الْحَرَكَاتِ وَ الْآلَةِ بَصِيرٌ إِذْ لَا&#xA;  مَنْظُورَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ مُتَوَحِّدٌ إِذْ لَا سَكَنَ&#xA;  يَسْتَأْنِسُ بِهِ وَ لَا يَسْتَوْحِشُ لِفَقْدِهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The foremost in religion is the acknowledgement of Him, the perfection&#xA;  of acknowledging Him is to testify Him, the perfection of testifying&#xA;  Him is to believe in His Oneness, the perfection of believing in His&#xA;  Oneness is to regard Him Pure, and the perfection of His purity is to&#xA;  deny Him attributes, because every attribute is a proof that it is&#xA;  different from that to which it is attributed and everything to which&#xA;  something is attributed is different from the attribute. Thus whoever attaches attributes to Allah recognises His like, and who recognises His like regards Him two; and who regards Him two recognises parts for Him; and who recognises parts for Him mistook Him; and who mistook Him pointed at Him; and who pointed at Him&#xA;  admitted limitations for Him; and who admitted limitations for Him&#xA;  numbered Him. Whoever said in what is He, held that He is contained; and whoever said on what is He held He is not on something else. He is a Being but&#xA;  not through phenomenon of coming into being. He exists but not from&#xA;  non-existence. &lt;strong&gt;He is with everything but not in physical nearness. He&#xA;  is different from everything but not in physical separation.&lt;/strong&gt; He acts&#xA;  but without connotation of movements and instruments. He sees even&#xA;  when there is none to be looked at from among His creation. He is only&#xA;  One, such that there is none with whom He may keep company or whom He&#xA;  may miss in his absence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;being everywhere implies both being aware of everything everywhere (how doesn't He know when He Himself has created everything instant by instant? --according to Imam Sadiq peace be upon him) and that everything is a sign of His being, His existence, His uniqueness, His mercy, His wisdom, and etc. . You read a book and partly understand its writer, the writer is not necessarily talking about himself clarifying how he is but you can know him better, and better if you read more of him. We see the universe God has created and we understand His attributes better and better, until we would say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَٰذَا بَاطِلًا سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ&#xA;  النَّارِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... &quot;Our Lord, You did not create this aimlessly; exalted are You&#xA;  [above such a thing]; then protect us from the punishment of the Fire.&#xA;  [3:191]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2012-11-14T18:58:15.310" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5404" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5406" CreationDate="2012-11-15T06:43:03.260" Score="3" ViewCount="2848" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alikum wa rahmatullah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the Quran and Sunnah based way to cure black magic and evil eye? Is there any way to find out the source of black magic? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="790" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-19T06:23:09.057" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T06:23:09.057" Title="How to cure black magic and evil eye" Tags="|sihr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5405" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9979" CreationDate="2012-11-15T11:31:53.357" Score="5" ViewCount="12442" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw the etiquette of respecting the &lt;em&gt;Holy Quran&lt;/em&gt; on a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alahazrat.net/islam/jewels-of-quran.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;site&lt;/a&gt; that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;one shouldn't not put their back towards the Quran or &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;extend their legs towards the Quran or &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;sit in a high place when the Quran is beneath.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to carry the Holy Quran with me when I'm on a long trip. Is it permitted in Islam to carry it in my double-sided shoulder bag?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please support your answer with references from hadiths or from the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:43:13.290" LastActivityDate="2018-05-21T07:44:00.987" Title="Is it allowed to carry the Quran in a shoulder bag?" Tags="|halal-haram|quran|hadith|respect|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5406" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5404" CreationDate="2012-11-15T12:36:24.867" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To eat seven Ajwa dates in the morning, than he or she will not be affected by magic that day, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/54200&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;As for the evil eye, the Ma'udhatan (Surat Al Falaq and Annas), &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/51/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.  As for a cure, take a bath, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/254270&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.  A du'a that Gibril (peace be upon Him) used to recite on the Prophet (May Allah's peace and blessings be upon Him) when he fell ill is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ يُبْرِيكَ وَمِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ يَشْفِيكَ وَمِنْ شَرِّ&#xA;  حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ وَشَرِّ كُلِّ ذِي عَيْنٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah. He may cure you from all kinds of illness and&#xA;  safeguard you from the evil of a jealous one when he feels jealous and&#xA;  from the evil influence of eye&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/254240&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-11-15T12:36:24.867" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5407" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-15T18:48:20.807" Score="10" ViewCount="734" Body="&lt;p&gt;When a person claims they are seeing the angel Gabriel giving them a message from Allah, there are a number of possibilities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The experience is real.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This person is sincere, but experiencing a mental illness.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This person is manipulating the gullibility of simple minded people&#xA;that can't think for themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other possibilities&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How are Muslims to tell the difference between these possibilities, and therefore be guided towards a true prophet of Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="494" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T06:46:21.443" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T11:02:57.023" Title="How are Muslims to tell the difference between a true and a false prophet?" Tags="|prophets|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5407" CreationDate="2012-11-15T19:36:14.297" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even if his claim is true, it does not mean that he is a prophet.  There will be no prophet after Prophet Muhammad (May Allah's blessings and peace be upon him), anyone who claims to be a prophet is either a liar or a crazy person.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There will be no prophet after me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لاَ نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/60/122&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-11-17T12:50:24.687" LastActivityDate="2012-11-17T12:50:24.687" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5409" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5407" CreationDate="2012-11-16T05:36:05.503" Score="0" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He should be introduced by the earlier prophets, like the prophet Muhammad --peace be upon him-- was introduced in Torah and Injeel at the time (maybe the &lt;strong&gt;current translations&lt;/strong&gt; of the books do not contain these announcements, I don't know). We even know people in history of Islam who knew the prophet of Islam to be a prophet only based on what they were told by the Jew scholars, although they never become believers as well. The last proved prophet but has announced that no new prophet would be sent to guide people after him --that Jesus peace be upon him will return before the Resurrection doesn't contradict with this announcement obviously!-- so that any one who would claim to be sent as prophet would simply be a liar.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prophets should have miracles as another proof for their prophecy, to show they are the prophet announced by the previous prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS. &lt;strong&gt;About Miracles.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Everywhere in Quran miracles are referred to as Signs (آیات), Clarifications (بینات) or Clarifying Signs (آیات البینات or آیات المبینات), but the signs that according to [27:93] people would know them when is show to them, thus if they don't believe then they would be Kaafir (denier). However, there are now people who can do many of such historical miracles, like in Sufism and Erfaan, even doing some of those deeds need not a person to be a strong believer, an atheist like those in India can do many odd jobs, but these are not miracles to prove their prophecy. Miracles of Moses was for he time of Moses, miracles of Jesus was miracle at the time, peace be upon both of them. Ad-Dajjal can kill and rise like Jesus rose his friend, but Ad-Dajjal is not even a believer. People will think he is God like Christians now think Jesus is God, but imams have thought us the benchmarks not to get lost. The miracle for the present time and upto the Day would only be Quran, no one till then can ever bring a book like Quran. That the previous miracles are no longer miracles is due to improvement of knowledge and knowledge completed with the last prophet, provided to us through Quran and the Prophet's house-hold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-08T11:24:32.117" LastActivityDate="2016-02-08T11:24:32.117" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5411" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5416" CreationDate="2012-11-16T15:40:23.970" Score="7" ViewCount="28496" Body="&lt;p&gt;My parents repeatedly insult and degrade my husband to a point that they personally attack him on issues such as how much money he makes, how he dresses, etc. They have been doing this for many years until a little while ago, they burst at him and crossed every line of disrespect. My husband lost his temper and responded that they are doing wrong and he does not wish to keep a further relationship with them because of the way they wrong him EVERY time we meet (at gatherings, etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My parents at that time did the same with me and told me that I am blinded and that my husband is a liar, and so is his family, etc. etc. My husband was selected by my parents, we had gotten married with everyone's consent and he is making a halal earning Alhumdullilah. My parents also gave me the ultimatum that I have hurt them over the years by siding with my husband. At this point, my siblings are also siding with my parents and all parties are at a no-talking relationship. I do not know how to proceed but am completely aware of the fact that my parents are in the wrong, as much as I hate to say it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islamically, how should a woman deal with such a conflict between her two families (i.e. between her husband and her parents), especially insofar as she is expected to maintain ties with both?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="801" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T11:01:17.463" LastActivityDate="2021-11-13T13:03:33.270" Title="Should I side with my parents or my husband?" Tags="|husband|family|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5413" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-16T17:43:57.413" Score="5" ViewCount="11634" Body="&lt;p&gt;Through out the ages, Allah has sent prophets amongst mankind to spread his message of compassion, mercy and obedience to his will. But this system is open to abuse by the unworthy among men, masquerading as prophets for their own selfish ends. It would be far more credible if Allah would speak to each human being individually, yet instead he uses prophets, including Jesus (PBUH) and the last and greatest, Mohammad (PBUH).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rather than communicating with humanity individually, why does Allah instead use prophets to spread his message to humanity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="494" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T10:59:29.287" LastActivityDate="2017-07-15T09:49:43.303" Title="Why does Allah use prophets to spread his message to humanity?" Tags="|allah|islamic-philosophy|prophets|" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5415" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5411" CreationDate="2012-11-16T19:39:16.340" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have to obey your parents instructions If it is not against islamic law(shareeath). You also have responsibility to to love and care your husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is difficult to believe that your parents hurt your husband without any reason . Insulting a person a person is not allowed in islam ,So you must not support it even if they are your parents . But at the same time you must not say any rude words to parents or show disrespect to support your husband &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;husband or parents? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answer is both, you should must stay with your husband and support him, but at the same time you should respect your parents and obey their instructions which not against shareeath, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is very hard to practise, pray to almighty ALLAH to resolve all these issues, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sorry for my bad English&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="119" LastActivityDate="2012-11-16T19:39:16.340" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5411" CreationDate="2012-11-16T20:28:29.213" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Being respectful to your both families - your previous and your current family - is praised by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the two families can not welcome each other, pushing them together doesn't help. So I propose you to kindly communicate both of them - your parents and your husband. You can meet your parents lonely. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But don't let each one to say bad things about the other when you are there - just try to change the talk or behave such that they feel you dislike -  &lt;strong&gt;ولا يغتب بعضكم بعضا -.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Making peace between them is something very hard and time consuming but very pleasant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَهُمَا بِالْعَدْلِ وَأَقْسِطُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-23T13:50:12.473" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T13:50:12.473" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5413" CreationDate="2012-11-16T20:39:52.883" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think if Allah directly talked to me and said: &quot;Believe in me!&quot;, my belief was not valuable anymore!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Believe in Allah is valuable and praised because it's a decision - not a force. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even for the case of prophets, Allah did not talk them just after their birth, but they’ve grown, they’ve proven their belief in Allah during their life, they showed their capacity to be a prophet, they were examined many times with hardest exams and then they were selected by Allah to be prophet. Even most of them received the messages of Allah not directly, but through the angels or a different way: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;و ما کان لبشر أن یکلمه اللّه إلا وحیا أو من وراء حجاب أو یرسل رسولا&#xA;  فیوحی باذنه ما یشاء إنه علی‌ حکیم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-20T10:45:19.170" LastActivityDate="2016-02-20T10:45:19.170" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5413" CreationDate="2012-11-16T21:10:17.943" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Quran, God is close to everyone, closer than their vein in the neck, however we the humans are not necessarily close to God to hear His messages! So those who can hear are chosen and introduced as prophets and for them are defined missions to send us the messages!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is said above is not really wrong although it is not the way the issue is usually discussed. God is beyond His creations, so beyond time and space, no creation of God can ever fully understand a notion beyond the limits of creation, we cannot even fully understand ourselves! What is really important is to know who we are, not who God is! Where we are and that why are we here? Where we have come from and where we are going to be? Our main questions are concerning ourselves. These are questions that everyone may ask himself just at any rare moment that he deeply thinks of himself and care his own being, off from the routines of everyday life. These are not merely theoretical questions in the sense of pure mathematics, these can have very serious application to our everyday life as well. If we know why we are here then we can focus on the reason why we are here and plan our rest of life based on such understandings and etc. However, the adventure of finding proper and satisfactory answers to these MOST-IMPORTANT questions needs somewhat intelligence, honesty not to ignore the facts --in believing level-- in the favor of desires, strong will not to ignore the facts --in the action level-- in the favor of laziness or withstanding people's mocking and things like that, responsibility and maybe some other characteristics. Not everyone can individually find the truth and adhere to it in his own life. However, there have been also many who could accomplish this, they were all known in their own societies as wise, reasonable, trustworthy, honest, energetic, caring about the others, responsible, mild and etc. then have one day seen or heard a strange being introducing himself an angel of God stating that God has chosen him --now that he has survived-- help His other creature to survive as well. This is again a simplified version of the whole story. We have had prophets that were previously announced by another prophet that he will become a prophet, we have had prophets that were left free to choose if they want to be prophet or not, and Luqman --peace be upon him-- who was eligible for the position but didn't choose to become a prophet, since he was wise, more wise than the one who chose to become a prophet in a similar situation!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who ask why Allah doesn't show himself more explicitly to us, so that we can see or hear Him, scholars bring them an analogy. Break a mirror in very tiny parts, take one part and hold it in your front, can you see yourself in it? No, you may see an eye, your nose, your lips, but not the complete body. So the suggestion is for the mirror to be bigger. Here we are all mirrors for Allah, his creations, anyone who has enlarged his mirror-ness he would find Allah reflected in his being more clearly. Human can reach a place that Imam Hussain --peace be upon him-- reached when he was whispering with his God in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wakingvoice.com/1391/08/03/imam-hosseinas-arafe-dua-english-translation/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arafe Dua&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اِلهی تَرَدُّدی فی الاْآثارِ یُوجِبُ بُعْدَ الْمَزارِ فَاجْمَعْنی&#xA;  عَلَیْکَ بِخِدْمَةٍ تُوصِلُنی اِلَیْکَ. کَیْفَ یُسْتَدَلُّ عَلَیْکَ&#xA;  بِما هُوَ فی وُجودِهِ مُفْتَقِرٌ اِلَیْکَ؟ اَیَکُونُ لِغَیْرِکَ مِنَ&#xA;  الظُّهُورِ ما لَیْسَ لَکَ حَتّی یَکُونَ هُوَ الْمُظْهِرُ لَکَ، مَتی&#xA;  غِبْتَ حَتّی تَحْتاجَ اِلی دَلیلٍ یَدُلُّ عَلَیْکَ وَمَتی بَعُدْتَ&#xA;  حَتّی تَکُونَ الاْآثارُ هِیَ الَّتی تُوصِلُ اِلَیْکَ؟ عَمِیَتْ عَیْنٌ&#xA;  لا تَراکَ عَلَیْها رَقیبا وَخَسِرَتْ صَفْقَةُ عَبْدٍ لَمْ تَجْعَلْ&#xA;  لَهُ مِنْ حُبِّکَ نَصیبا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O my God, my hesitation in (following) Your traces will result in&#xA;  unlikely visitation; so, (please) join me to You through a service&#xA;  that takes me to You. How can You be figured out through that whose&#xA;  existence relies on You? Can any thing other than You hold a (kind of)&#xA;  manifestation that You lack and thus it may act as an appearance for&#xA;  You? When have You ever been absent so that You may need something to&#xA;  point to You? When have You ever been far-off so that traces may lead&#xA;  to You? &lt;strong&gt;Blind be the eye that cannot see You watching it&lt;/strong&gt; [&lt;em&gt;by eyes here eyes of hearth  are meant and not eyes of face of course&lt;/em&gt;]. Losing&#xA;  is a servant’s deal that does not dedicate a share to the love for&#xA;  You.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, the prophecy is the position to bring the special messages of God to the people not being aware of the messages otherwise, but this doesn't mean that seeing the angels or hearing to them or even hearing the messages of Allah Himself is limited to the prophets. There are many who were not prophets but could see and hear the angels (examples are in Quran, the Virgin Mary, the wife of Abraham, Luqmaan, peace be upon them and etc) and heard the messages of Allah, actually not every message is a rule, the rules are necessarily stated by the prophets but even you and me may have heard some inspirations and messages from God deep to our hearts, this is what we call Elhaam (inspiration maybe?). Even animals have this inspiration like Quran reports it about bees. For many of us for whom there are some darknesses in our hearth it is not always easy to make sure if an inspiration to our hearth is necessarily correct from Allah or maybe corrupted and fake from evils, but for those who have been purified there would be no doubt that the inspiration is from God and hence truth, so that we see prophets in history to whom God was talking, through His angels while they were asleep. While we cannot always rely on our dreams but the prophets' dreams are always honest dreams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT.&lt;/strong&gt; Also let me add this that every prophet was also a good pattern for his people, so that no one can claim he was not able to live by the laws of God at his time, since there have been at least one person among them at the same time that was living by the rules of God, in more or less similar situations. So that God has always sent His rules with a guide who can interpret the rule for different situations and himself is a good pattern to learn from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="584" LastEditDate="2012-11-18T11:14:08.097" LastActivityDate="2012-11-18T11:14:08.097" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5407" CreationDate="2012-11-16T21:17:25.153" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we are talking about our beliefs - as Muslims who believe in Qur'an - there is no prophet after Prophet Muhammad (PBUH):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 33:40&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَّا كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَبَا أَحَدٍ مِّن رِّجَالِكُمْ وَلَكِن رَّسُولَ&#xA;اللَّهِ وَ&lt;strong&gt;خَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّينَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allah and &lt;strong&gt;last of the prophets&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if we are talking to the other people who don't believe in Qur'an, we can say: &lt;em&gt;OK, so what's the new messages of God?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It remains to compare the messages Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) has brought from God - without being educated, without having internet, without being grown in scientific community - with the new messages somebody claims are from God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-04-23T06:24:25.537" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5424" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5411" CreationDate="2012-11-17T01:32:23.080" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should side with your husband if He is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kind to you&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Provides you living and financial support&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Provides you emotional support&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does not insult your family or siblings&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Generally cares about you&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should side with your parents if your parent do all of the above for you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In either case respect both. Do not offend your parents or even talk loud to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a very common issue in our society. We can decide such issues by generally understanding things. Usually religion in this case does not help much because both parties are regarded very high in Islam.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/23-24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Verse 17:23-24&lt;/a&gt; talks about how to treat old parents. Also there is plenty of emphasis on husband right in Islam. In short use common judgement, who really cares about your and who is right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case you seem to be already decided. Just wanted to give you some help. By the way you cannot talk loud with your parents and you cannot offend them in any possible way. There is no way you can hurt your parents’ feelings to Islam. So if you think they are wrong, be kind to them and try to console them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-09T11:33:45.300" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T11:33:45.300" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5413" CreationDate="2012-11-17T05:12:48.497" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum warahmatullaahi wabarakaatuh&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it appropriate for a Great King to speak to each of his subjects? He would send a messenger to convey his orders, just as Allah the most high sent messengers with clear proofs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran - And Moses had certainly brought you clear proofs. Then you took the calf [in worship] after that, while you were wrongdoers. (2:92)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The miracles they were sent with enable us to differentiate the real Prophets from impostors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="805" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-22T14:40:31.623" LastActivityDate="2016-02-22T14:40:31.623" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5429" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-17T07:03:00.037" Score="3" ViewCount="647" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a &lt;strong&gt;nonpracticing&lt;/strong&gt; Mushrik or a &lt;strong&gt;practicing&lt;/strong&gt; Ahle-Kitab or a &lt;strong&gt;nonpracticing&lt;/strong&gt; Muslim lives an honest life, doesn't do any harm to anybody with his actions and with his words and engages his entire life helping the poor and distressed people, &lt;strong&gt;according to Koran&lt;/strong&gt;, what will be his fate in the after life? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is better? A dishonest and cruel man who is a Muslim by born? Or, an honest and benevolent man who is a Mushrik by born? Will he still go to hell?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, what about &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mother Teresa&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user195" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T06:45:27.517" LastActivityDate="2022-06-16T06:49:06.537" Title="What will be the fate of a nonpracticing Mushrik or a practicing Ahle-Kitab in the next life?" Tags="|shirk|akhirah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5431" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5413" CreationDate="2012-11-17T16:13:15.170" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no doubt that God is able to tell us his law by himself or through his angels or revelation ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the mercy of God that he sent us messengers from humans, speak like us and think like us ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If God sent us angels and told us  his law, so was difficult for us to apply that law, and we say that this king is not human, while he made ​​God's messengers from human to tell us God's law and &lt;strong&gt;how to apply them.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُل لَّوْ كَانَ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَلَائِكَةٌ يَمْشُونَ مُطْمَئِنِّينَ&#xA;  لَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ مَلَكًا رَّسُولا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: &quot;If angels had peopled the earth and walked about in peace and&#xA;  quiet, We would surely have sent to them an angel as messenger.[17:95]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-23T14:11:08.493" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T14:11:08.493" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5432" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5811" CreationDate="2012-11-17T16:15:33.400" Score="11" ViewCount="15617" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) married Hazrat Aisha(RA) when she was only 9 years old and he was 53. He in fact proposed her when she was only 6.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This sounds strange that the most genius person in the world would marry a 9 year old girl? For what? This would mean that a divine decree was involved here and that God had special place for Aisha(RA). But even that is doubtful. Hazrat Aisha(RA) has been a main cause of the rift in Islam i.e. Sunni Version and Shia Version. Shia Muslim do not really favor Aisha(RA) in a number of ways&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That she propelled her father into caliph-hood when the Prophet died;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She fought against Hazrat Ali in battle of Camel. (Having a sound mind, I think it was wrong on her part to get involved in such war, especially that she was defeated);&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The marriage of Aisha(RA) to the Prophet was not the happiest marriage in the world. Even the Quran talked about their divorce &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/28-29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:28-29&lt;/a&gt;;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Her own right as a little girl was violated by having such early marriage;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I have heard her first menses came when she was 14. This falsify the claim that she was really an adult at the time of marriage.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Prophet, say to your wives, &amp;quot;If you should desire the worldly life&#xA;and its adornment, then come, I will provide for you and &lt;strong&gt;give you a&#xA;gracious release&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;But if you should desire Allah and His Messenger and the home of the&#xA;Hereafter - then indeed, Allah has prepared for the doers of good&#xA;among you a great reward.&amp;quot; [33:28-29]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question is, why did the Prophet marry a 9 year old girl when potentially it brought no good to Islam. Yes there are huge number of hadiths related to her but they are related in a chain and majority of them are not accepted by Shia Muslim (and hence my question). Why did the Prophet marry a 9 year old girl?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this was divine decree, wasn't it terribly wrong one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Disclaimer:I  am Sunni Muslim and this question is I no way intended to defame Aisha(RA). She is Ammul-Momimin. My question is really about God, and how he makes decision, which can be potentially wrong. Also note that I will accept Sunni Islam view answer, although Shia answers are highly encouraged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T12:23:24.347" Title="Was the marriage of Aisha(RA) to Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) a divine decree?" Tags="|nikah|prophet-muhammad|history|aisha|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5433" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-17T17:58:56.710" Score="7" ViewCount="9716" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why doesn't Muslims have organized &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Missionaries&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;missionaries&lt;/a&gt; for humanitarian activity like Christians do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be a very effective way of spreading Islam, as it has proven effective for Christianity. Even if it doesn't help much to spread Islam, Muslims can do it just anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why are Missionaries ignored in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;NOTE: Please do not down-vote without first understanding the question.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user195" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-06T16:57:39.423" LastActivityDate="2018-10-26T20:31:11.070" Title="Why don't Muslims have missionaries like Christianity does?" Tags="|dawah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5311" CreationDate="2012-11-17T19:54:26.870" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This Hadith is fabricated, it has no Sanad. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This Hadith was related by Ibn Adee, and classified as fabricated (موضوع) by Ibn Jawzee and Ibn Hibban.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.missionislam.com/knowledge/books/100FabricatedHadith.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;100 Fabricated Hadiths, page 45&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mostmerciful.com/fabricated-hadiths.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Information for the book: 100 Fabricated Hadiths&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-11-18T01:12:28.237" LastActivityDate="2012-11-18T01:12:28.237" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5435" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-17T22:31:50.573" Score="6" ViewCount="301" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read in a book about the big sins (الكبائر) at one of the (local) masajids.  In the book it said that one should destroy the homosexuals by standing at a high place and throwing rocks on them, for that is how Loot's (لوط) peace be upon him people were destroyed.  What I would like to know is, is there any Hadith mentioning this? if so what is the authenticity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-11-18T01:11:35.807" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T07:51:30.420" Title="What is the punishment for homosexuals?" Tags="|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5436" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-18T03:35:11.593" Score="1" ViewCount="6220" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ritual of pilgrimage (Hajj) was a pre-Islamic practice, which we do not find in Christianity or Judaism. Islam adopted it in almost the same form as it was done before. Can someone explain to me that it is not a pagan worship? This would tell me that while pagans were doing everything wrong, this was the only thing they were doing right! but to the wrong person. How can they do such a complicated ritual right. Why Jews and Christian have no such practice, where does it come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My main question is in what way Hajj is not a pagan worship. Explain please.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surely the Safa and the Marwa are among the signs appointed by Allah;&#xA;  so whoever makes a pilgrimage to the House or pays a visit (to it),&#xA;  there is no blame on him if he goes round them both; and whoever does&#xA;  good spontaneously, then surely Allah is Grateful, Knowing. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/158&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 2:158&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-08T11:21:27.440" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T15:30:21.600" Title="Is Hajj a pagan worship?" Tags="|hajj|worship|ritual|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5429" CreationDate="2012-11-18T13:01:27.950" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the intention behind their good deeds is a desire (&lt;em&gt;whether the person be aware of it or not&lt;/em&gt;) to earn fame for that good deed (&lt;em&gt;for others to respect him, like him or etc&lt;/em&gt;), or anything like that (&lt;em&gt;e.g. some people are polite for others to be polite about them, help the others to be helped by the others, respect the others to be respected by the others, and many more&lt;/em&gt;) then the answer is that they will have nothing in the Day and its beyond:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا نُوَفِّ&#xA;  إِلَيْهِمْ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فِيهَا وَهُمْ فِيهَا لَا يُبْخَسُونَ /&#xA;  أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ فِي الْآخِرَةِ إِلَّا النَّارُ ۖ&#xA;  وَحَبِطَ مَا صَنَعُوا فِيهَا وَبَاطِلٌ مَّا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who desire the life of the present and its glitter,- to them we&#xA;  shall pay (the price of) their deeds therein,- without diminution. /&#xA;  They are those for whom there is nothing in the Hereafter but the&#xA;  Fire: vain are the designs they frame therein, and of no effect and&#xA;  the deeds that they do!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also an example of such people is Samiri:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ فَاذْهَبْ فَإِنَّ لَكَ فِي الْحَيَاةِ أَن تَقُولَ لَا مِسَاسَ ۖ&#xA;  وَإِنَّ لَكَ مَوْعِدًا لَّن تُخْلَفَهُ ۖ وَانظُرْ إِلَىٰ إِلَٰهِكَ&#xA;  الَّذِي ظَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ عَاكِفًا ۖ لَّنُحَرِّقَنَّهُ ثُمَّ&#xA;  لَنَنسِفَنَّهُ فِي الْيَمِّ نَسْفًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Moses) said: &quot;Get thee gone! but thy (punishment) in this life will&#xA;  be that thou wilt say, 'touch me not'; and moreover (for a future&#xA;  penalty) thou hast a promise that will not fail: Now look at thy god,&#xA;  of whom thou hast become a devoted worshipper: We will certainly&#xA;  (melt) it in a blazing fire and scatter it broadcast in the sea!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he made an idol after Israelites weren under teachings of Moses (peace be upon him), so it seems that he should have been killed not only being banished. The reason for this was asked from a Shia Imam (peace be upon him) and he answered that was a punishment-lowering by God since Allah liked him being very generous! See how Allah paid Samiri back in this world for him to have nothing in Hereafter but the fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everywhere in Quran we are told that good deed is indeed good only if it follows fate (in Allah and the Hereafter), and fate will not lead to Heaven but only if is followed by righteous deeds, since Allah wants us to be truthful (honest), confessing Allah is unique and that we are submitted to Him but on the other hand doing whatever that we desire is not really truthfully! The importance of truthfulness and honesty in this respect is such that you can measure fate with this single parameter! So we have &quot;the most truthful&quot;s (Seddiqeen: الصدیقین) in Quran as those with highest ranks in the view of Allah. Now see some witnesses from Quran addressing the point:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بِسمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحمـٰنِ الرَّحيمِ وَالعَصرِ / إِنَّ الإِنسـٰنَ لَفى&#xA;  خُسرٍ / إِلَّا الَّذينَ ءامَنوا وَعَمِلُوا الصّـٰلِحـٰتِ وَتَواصَوا&#xA;  بِالحَقِّ وَتَواصَوا بِالصَّبرِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.&#xA;  By time / Indeed, mankind is in loss / Except for those who have&#xA;  believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and&#xA;  advised each other to patience. [Surah Al-Asr]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or many verses in which Allah guarantees Heaven for only those who bring both fate and righteous deeds together, e.g.: [2:25], [2:82], [2:277], [3:57], [4:57], [4:122], [5:9], [7:42], [10:9] and many others. Now look at [5:119] which reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قالَ اللَّـهُ هـٰذا يَومُ يَنفَعُ الصّـٰدِقينَ صِدقُهُم ۚ لَهُم&#xA;  جَنّـٰتٌ تَجرى مِن تَحتِهَا الأَنهـٰرُ خـٰلِدينَ فيها أَبَدًا ۚ رَضِىَ&#xA;  اللَّـهُ عَنهُم وَرَضوا عَنهُ ۚ ذٰلِكَ الفَوزُ العَظيمُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah will say, &quot;This is the Day when the truthful will benefit from&#xA;  their truthfulness.&quot; For them are gardens [in Paradise] beneath which&#xA;  rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever, Allah being pleased with&#xA;  them, and they with Him. That is the great attainment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يـٰأَيُّهَا الَّذينَ ءامَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّـهَ وَكونوا مَعَ&#xA;  الصّـٰدِقينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, fear Allah and be with those who are true.&#xA;  [9:119]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لِيَسـَٔلَ الصّـٰدِقينَ عَن صِدقِهِم ۚ وَأَعَدَّ لِلكـٰفِرينَ عَذابًا&#xA;  أَليمًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That He may question the truthful about their truth. And He has&#xA;  prepared for the disbelievers a painful punishment. [33:8]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لِيَجزِىَ اللَّـهُ الصّـٰدِقينَ بِصِدقِهِم وَيُعَذِّبَ المُنـٰفِقينَ&#xA;  إِن شاءَ أَو يَتوبَ عَلَيهِم ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ كانَ غَفورًا رَحيمًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That Allah may reward the truthful for their truth and punish the&#xA;  hypocrites if He wills or accept their repentance. Indeed, Allah is&#xA;  ever Forgiving and Merciful. [33:24]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;إِنَّمَا المُؤمِنونَ الَّذينَ ءامَنوا بِاللَّـهِ وَرَسولِهِ ثُمَّ لَم يَرتابوا وَجـٰهَدوا بِأَموٰلِهِم وَأَنفُسِهِم فى سَبيلِ اللَّـهِ ۚ&#xA;  أُولـٰئِكَ هُمُ الصّـٰدِقونَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The believers are only the ones who have believed in Allah and His&#xA;  Messenger and then doubt not but strive with their properties and&#xA;  their lives in the cause of Allah. It is those who are the truthful.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  [49:15]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَمُنّونَ عَلَيكَ أَن أَسلَموا ۖ قُل لا تَمُنّوا عَلَىَّ إِسلـٰمَكُم ۖ&#xA;  بَلِ اللَّـهُ يَمُنُّ عَلَيكُم أَن هَدىٰكُم لِلإيمـٰنِ إِن كُنتُم&#xA;  صـٰدِقينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They consider it a favor to you that they have accepted Islam. Say,&#xA;  &quot;Do not consider your Islam a favor to me. Rather, Allah has conferred&#xA;  favor upon you that He has guided you to the faith, if you should be&#xA;  truthful.&quot; [49:17]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لِلفُقَراءِ المُهـٰجِرينَ الَّذينَ أُخرِجوا مِن دِيـٰرِهِم&#xA;  وَأَموٰلِهِم يَبتَغونَ فَضلًا مِنَ اللَّـهِ وَرِضوٰنًا وَيَنصُرونَ&#xA;  اللَّـهَ وَرَسولَهُ ۚ أُولـٰئِكَ هُمُ الصّـٰدِقونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For the poor emigrants who were expelled from their homes and their&#xA;  properties, seeking bounty from Allah and [His] approval and&#xA;  supporting Allah and His Messenger, [there is also a share]. Those are&#xA;  the truthful. [59:8]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;أَحَسِبَ النّاسُ أَن يُترَكوا أَن يَقولوا ءامَنّا وَهُم لا&#xA;  يُفتَنونَ / وَلَقَد فَتَنَّا الَّذينَ مِن قَبلِهِم ۖ فَلَيَعلَمَنَّ&#xA;  اللَّـهُ الَّذينَ صَدَقوا وَلَيَعلَمَنَّ الكـٰذِبينَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do the people think that they will be left to say, &quot;We believe&quot; and&#xA;  they will not be tried? / But We have certainly tried those before&#xA;  them, and Allah will surely make evident those who are truthful, and&#xA;  He will surely make evident the liars.&lt;/strong&gt; [29:2,3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَن يُطِعِ اللَّـهَ وَالرَّسولَ فَأُولـٰئِكَ مَعَ الَّذينَ أَنعَمَ&#xA;  اللَّـهُ عَلَيهِم مِنَ النَّبِيّـۧنَ وَ &lt;strong&gt;الصِّدّيقينَ&lt;/strong&gt; وَالشُّهَداءِ&#xA;  وَالصّـٰلِحينَ ۚ وَحَسُنَ أُولـٰئِكَ رَفيقًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger - those will be with the&#xA;  ones upon whom Allah has bestowed favor of the prophets, &lt;strong&gt;the&#xA;  steadfast affirmers of truth&lt;/strong&gt;, the martyrs and the righteous. And&#xA;  excellent are those as companions. [4:69]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, we also have Ahl-ul-A'raaf which may point to those you have question about more directly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَبَينَهُما حِجابٌ ۚ وَعَلَى الأَعرافِ رِجالٌ يَعرِفونَ كُلًّا&#xA;  بِسيمىٰهُم ۚ وَنادَوا أَصحـٰبَ الجَنَّةِ أَن سَلـٰمٌ عَلَيكُم ۚ لَم&#xA;  يَدخُلوها وَهُم يَطمَعونَ /  وَإِذا صُرِفَت أَبصـٰرُهُم تِلقاءَ&#xA;  أَصحـٰبِ النّارِ قالوا رَبَّنا لا تَجعَلنا مَعَ القَومِ الظّـٰلِمينَ /&#xA;  وَنادىٰ أَصحـٰبُ الأَعرافِ رِجالًا يَعرِفونَهُم بِسيمىٰهُم قالوا ما&#xA;  أَغنىٰ عَنكُم جَمعُكُم وَما كُنتُم تَستَكبِرونَ / أَهـٰؤُلاءِ الَّذينَ&#xA;  أَقسَمتُم لا يَنالُهُمُ اللَّـهُ بِرَحمَةٍ ۚ ادخُلُوا الجَنَّةَ لا&#xA;  خَوفٌ عَلَيكُم وَلا أَنتُم تَحزَنونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And between them will be a partition, and on [its] elevations are men&#xA;  who recognize all by their mark. And they call out to the companions&#xA;  of Paradise, &quot;Peace be upon you.&quot; They have not [yet] entered it, but&#xA;  they long intensely. / And when their eyes are turned toward the&#xA;  companions of the Fire, they say, &quot;Our Lord, do not place us with the&#xA;  wrongdoing people.&quot; / And the companions of the Elevations will call&#xA;  to men [within Hell] whom they recognize by their mark, saying, &quot;Of no&#xA;  avail to you was your gathering and [the fact] that you were&#xA;  arrogant.&quot; / [Allah will say], &quot;Are these the ones whom you&#xA;  [inhabitants of Hell] swore that Allah would never offer them mercy?&#xA;  Enter Paradise, [O People of the Elevations]. No fear will there be&#xA;  concerning you, nor will you grieve.&quot; [7:46-49]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are people who were not people of fate, but was not among the arrogant wrongdoers as well, so they will not enter the paradise for their good deeds but Allah will give them mercy and enter them paradise for He is the most Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you see, things are a little bit more complex to answer you in a single line, every judgment should concern both the deeds and their behind intentions. People are arrogant if they understand the truth but prefer this life over the Hereafter, like they know better than God, like it is not important what God and his messengers are saying, but there are people who have not heard the massage &#xA;and are going by their own good will. But Allah knows best. Others may be able to help you better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="584" LastEditDate="2012-11-19T05:51:09.187" LastActivityDate="2012-11-19T05:51:09.187" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5440" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5436" CreationDate="2012-11-18T13:35:28.373" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we look only at the time the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was selected by God, it seems that Hajj was some ceremony of pagan (Mushrik) worship, but if we look back in the history we will find Hajj to be rooted in worship of the unique God, Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the Hajj comes from what Ibrahim (PBUH) - one of the greatest prophets of Allah - and his family did. According to the order from God, Ibrahim moved his wife - Hajar - and his infant son - Ismail - to a &lt;em&gt;wasteland&lt;/em&gt; called Makkah and left. Ismail was thirsty and Hajar started to look for water in that desert. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She walked between Safa and Marwa 7 times, looking for water, and finally returned to Ismail disappointed, but found Zamzam water appeared beside Ismail. We walk between Safa and Marwa as Hajar did, and drink Zamzam as Ismail and Hajar did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5Lp7r.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During repair of Ka'ba - the building that originally was built by Adam - Ibrahim climbed on a stone - called now مقام ابراهيم - that is now the sign of the place to pray after Tawaf. The footprint of Ibrahim is still on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PoTGB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We kiss Hajar-Al-Aswad as the holy stone from heaven. Its history goes back to Adam (PBUH). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZwVzn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sheeps are sacrificed on Eid-al-Adha just as Ibrahim did. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoning_of_the_Devil&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Stoning devil&lt;/a&gt; was also what Ibrahim performed on the same day, going to sacrifice Ismail when he was tempted by Satan not follow the order of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pbIaU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So belief in the unique God was the origin of what we do during Hajj. It was modified later by the Mushrik (polytheist) people - such as putting idols in Ka'ba or doing Tawaf without any clothes. But later prophet Muhammad (PBUH) saved the original practices of Ibrahim, removed the signs of Shirk from Hajj, and made it what we do now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-01T09:42:51.490" LastActivityDate="2016-02-01T09:42:51.490" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5444" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-18T19:16:28.880" Score="3" ViewCount="4535" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Possible Duplicate:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2790/why-are-the-most-important-services-in-islam-held-on-fridays&quot;&gt;Why are the most important services in Islam held on Fridays?&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is a true Ibrahimic religion just like Christianity. But in Christianity the holy day is considered Sunday, and in Judaism it is Saturday, but in Islam it is Friday? How can such an major change be? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where does the origin of holy Friday come from in Islam? My question is really, was this a pagan holiday in Pre-Islamic time and Islam kept it as it is Or Islam changed it from Saturday and Sunday to Friday at one point?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user206" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2012-11-20T17:40:23.583" Title="Where does the concept of Holy Friday come from in Islam?" Tags="|christianity|judaism|history|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2012-11-20T22:41:36.383" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5444" CreationDate="2012-11-18T20:23:49.570" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Original Holy Day is Saturday&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, a small correction, holy day of the week for Judaism is Saturday known as Sabaath. Even in the general usage of Arabic and Hebrew BOTH, Saturday is called as sabaath (as-sabath and yom sabaath respectively).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even the Quran acknowledges the establishment of as-sabaath as the holy day for the Jews.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We raised over them the mount for [refusal of] their covenant; and We said to them, &quot;Enter the gate bowing humbly&quot;, and We said to them, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Do not transgress on the sabbath&quot;, and We took from them a solemn covenant&lt;/strong&gt;. (Quran 4:154)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why was it changed to Sunday in Christianity?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why Christianity changed it to Sunday is something that &lt;a href=&quot;https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/4/30&quot;&gt;is covered by the experts on Christianity.SE&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why was it changed to Friday in Islam?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Friday is called as &quot;Juma&quot; in arabic. There is a chapter al-Juma(#62) in the Quran that is dedicated to Friday. The verse actually does not necessitate resting like Jews were required to rest on Sabaath (Saturday). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade. That is better for you, if you only knew. (Quran 62:9) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above verse does not require us to be resting on Friday, rather be involved in trade and leave it only at the time of the Friday prayers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Muslims we know that Allah has not forgotten sign from the Quran in comparison to the signs in the Torah, Psalms &amp;amp; Gospel. Rather replaced it with something similar or better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We do not abrogate a ayah or cause it to be forgotten except that We bring forth [one] better than it or similar to it. Do you not know that Allah is over all things competent? (Quran 2:106)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does Friday have pagan origins?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The issue with pagan rituals are that they are inconsistent and have multiple gods. The number gods are so large that any given day or month is associated with a god. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Jewish tradition the presiding pagan race was Mesopotamian and they associated Saturday with NINURTA an eagle god of war and irrigation. BUT the sabaath comes from resting and has NOTHING to do with that pagan practices associated with ninurta. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islamic tradition, the very word &quot;Jumah&quot; means gathering, even though there might have been some god associated in pre-Islamic arabia to Friday. It has nothing to do with those pagan practices.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="342" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:56:52.367" LastActivityDate="2012-11-19T15:00:20.690" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5447" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5444" CreationDate="2012-11-18T21:30:08.157" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The direct answer is that Friday is the original holy day chosen by Allah. Quoting Sahih Muslim, Chapter 152: Excellence of Friday, Book 004:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/7/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith Number 1861&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حدثنا أبو هريرة أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال:&#xA;  ‏ نَحْنُ الآخِرُونَ السَّابِقُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بَيْدَ&#xA;  أَنَّهُمْ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا وَأُوتِينَاهُ مِنْ&#xA;  بَعْدِهِمْ وَهَذَا يَوْمُهُمُ الَّذِي فُرِضَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَاخْتَلَفُوا&#xA;  فِيهِ فَهَدَانَا اللَّهُ لَهُ فَهُمْ لَنَا فِيهِ تَبَعٌ فَالْيَهُودُ&#xA;  غَدًا وَالنَّصَارَى بَعْدَ غَدٍ ‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be&#xA;  upon him), as saying: We who are the last would be the first on the&#xA;  Day of Resurrection but they (other Ummahs) were given the Book before&#xA;  us and we were given after them, and this was the day that was&#xA;  prescribed for them but they disagreed on it. And Allah guided us to&#xA;  it. and they came after us with regard to it, the Jews observing the&#xA;  next day and the Christians the day following that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/7/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith Number 1862&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن أبي هريرة قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:&#xA;  أَضَلَّ اللَّهُ عَنِ الْجُمُعَةِ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَنَا فَكَانَ&#xA;  لِلْيَهُودِ يَوْمُ السَّبْتِ وَكَانَ لِلنَّصَارَى يَوْمُ الأَحَدِ&#xA;  فَجَاءَ اللَّهُ بِنَا فَهَدَانَا اللَّهُ لِيَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَجَعَلَ&#xA;  الْجُمُعَةَ وَالسَّبْتَ وَالأَحَدَ وَكَذَلِكَ هُمْ تَبَعٌ لَنَا يَوْمَ&#xA;  الْقِيَامَةِ نَحْنُ الآخِرُونَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الدُّنْيَا وَالأَوَّلُونَ&#xA;  يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ الْمَقْضِيُّ لَهُمْ قَبْلَ الْخَلاَئِقِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is narrated by Abu Huraira and Huraira that the Messenger of Allah&#xA;  (may peace be upon him) said: It was Friday from which Allah diverted&#xA;  those who were before us. For the Jews (the day set aside for prayer)&#xA;  was Sabt (Saturday), and for the Christians it was Sunday. And Allah&#xA;  turned towards us and guided us to Friday (as the day of prayer) for&#xA;  us. In fact, He (Allah) made Friday, Saturday and Sunday (as days of&#xA;  prayer). In this order would they (Jews and Christians) come after us&#xA;  on the Day of Resurrection. We are the last of (the Ummahs) among the&#xA;  people in this world and the first among the created to be judged on&#xA;  the Day of Resurrection. In one narration it is: ', to be judged among&#xA;  them&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reasons for the holyness of this day are described in other Hadiths, like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/7/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith Number 1857&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن أبي هريرة أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: خَيْرُ يَوْمٍ طَلَعَتْ&#xA;  عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ. فِيهِ خُلِقَ آدَمُ، وَفِيهِ&#xA;  أُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ، وَفِيهِ أُخْرِجَ مِنْهَا، وَلاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ&#xA;  .إِلاَّ فِي يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) as&#xA;  saying: The best day on which the sun has risen is Friday; on it Adam&#xA;  was created. on it he was made to enter Paradise, on it he was&#xA;  expelled from it. And the last hour will take place on no day other&#xA;  than Friday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastEditorUserId="778" LastEditDate="2012-11-19T04:45:09.067" LastActivityDate="2012-11-19T04:45:09.067" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5435" CreationDate="2012-11-18T22:19:39.403" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only punishments for liwaT that I have come across are stoning to death, lashes (for non-penetrative or ghayr-muHsan), striking of the neck by the sword, being burnt alive and being thrown off a mountain with hands and feet tied. I have found no mention of stoning from a high place, or a specific manner of doing so. These are the references (Shi`i aHadith):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/greater_sins_complete/16.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org/greater_sins_complete&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tashayyu.org/hadiths/hudud/sodomy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.tashayyu.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith about being struck and then being burnt in the fire is SaHiH as per al-Majlisi's grading for the book, al-Kafi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="625" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-21T07:51:30.420" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T07:51:30.420" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4277" CreationDate="2012-11-18T22:40:07.480" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a prayer related from Amir al-Mu'mineen (a) for anyone desirous of seeing the Holy Prophet (saww). In Mustadrak al-Wasa'il, we find this Hadith detailing the method of its performance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;7070 / 28 - رأيت في بعض المجاميع، مرويا عن أمير المؤمنين (عليه&#xA;  السلام)، أنه قال: (إني إذا اشتقت إلى رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله،&#xA;  أصلي صلاة العبهر (1) في أي يوم كان، فلا أبرح من مكاني حتى أرى رسول&#xA;  الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) في المنام) قال علي بن منهال: جربته سبع مرات،&#xA;  وهي أربع ركعات، يقرأ في كل ركعة: فاتحة الكتاب مرة، وإنا أنزلناه عشر&#xA;  مرات، ويسبح خمس عشرة مرة (سبحان الله والحمد لله ولا إله إلا الله والله&#xA;  أكبر) ثم يركع ويقول ثلاث مرات: سبحان ربي العظيم، ويسبح عشر مرات، ثم&#xA;  يرفع رأسه ويسبح ثلاث مرات، ثم يسجد ويسبح خمس عشرة مرة، ثم يرفع رأسه،&#xA;  وليس فيما بين السجدتين شئ، ثم يسجد ثانيا كما وصفت إلى أن يتم أربع&#xA;  ركعات، بتسليمة واحدة، فإذا فرغ لا يكلم أحدا، حتى يقرأ فاتحة الكتاب عشر&#xA;  مرات، وإنا أنزلناه عشر مرات، ويسبح ثلاثا وثلاثين مرة، ثم يقول: صلى&#xA;  الله على النبي الأمي، جزى الله محمدا عنا ما هو أهله ومستحقه، ثلاثا&#xA;  وثلاثين مرة، من فعل هذا وجد ملك الموت وهو ريان، وذكر (عليه السلام) له&#xA;  ثوابا جزيلا، ذكرناه في دار السلام (2).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shiaonlinelibrary.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/1242_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%AC-%D9%A6/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%AD%D8%A9_0?pageno=393#top&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://shiaonlinelibrary.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The authenticity cannot be determined because the author has not given the isnad for the Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="625" LastEditorUserId="625" LastEditDate="2018-09-08T17:43:13.060" LastActivityDate="2018-09-08T17:43:13.060" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2018-09-08T17:43:13.060" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5452" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5429" CreationDate="2012-11-19T05:12:15.180" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Qur'an, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat 'Ali `Imran, Ayah 85&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/AOipH.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt; And whoever desires other than&#xA;Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the&#xA;Hereafter, will be among the losers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And confirmed by the Hadith in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:153&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim, The Book of Faith, Hadith 293&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ&#xA;قَالَ: وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لاَ يَسْمَعُ بِي أَحَدٌ&#xA;مِنْ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ يَهُودِيٌّ وَلاَ نَصْرَانِيٌّ ثُمَّ يَمُوتُ&#xA;وَلَمْ يُؤْمِنْ بِالَّذِي أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِ إِلاَّ كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ&#xA;النَّارِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the&#xA;Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed: By Him in Whose&#xA;hand is the life of Muhammad, he who amongst the community of Jews or&#xA;Christians hears about me, but does not affirm his belief in that with&#xA;which I have been sent and dies in this state (of disbelief), he shall&#xA;be but one of the denizens of Hell-Fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Ayah above deserves some context. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/81-85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Starting from Ayah 81&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [recall, O People of the Scripture], when Allah took the covenant&#xA;of the prophets, [saying], &amp;quot;Whatever I give you of the Scripture and&#xA;wisdom and then there comes to you a messenger confirming what is with&#xA;you, you [must] believe in him and support him.&amp;quot; [ Allah ] said, &amp;quot;Have&#xA;you acknowledged and taken upon that My commitment?&amp;quot; They said, &amp;quot;We&#xA;have acknowledged it.&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;Then bear witness, and I am with you&#xA;among the witnesses.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And whoever turned away after that - they were the defiantly disobedient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is it other than the religion of Allah they desire, while to Him&#xA;have submitted [all] those within the heavens and earth, willingly or&#xA;by compulsion, and to Him they will be returned?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, &amp;quot;We have believed in Allah and in what was revealed to us and&#xA;what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the&#xA;Descendants, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus and to the&#xA;prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them,&#xA;and we are Muslims [submitting] to Him.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be&#xA;accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-16T06:49:06.537" LastActivityDate="2022-06-16T06:49:06.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5453" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4277" CreationDate="2012-11-19T05:54:47.293" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is non-existing in Sunni Islam, and Sunnis would consider it a clear Bid'ah. It bears some resemblance to صلاة التسابيح (Salat At-tasabih), except that in the latter no Surah is repeated, and it has no relation to seeing the Prophet (SAAW).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salat Al Abhar, as described in @phoenix's answer, has some violations (according to Sunnis):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Repeating Surahs in prayer is a Bid'ah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Repeating Surahs directly after prayer is a Bid'ah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ending with one salam is unreasoned. (This is only specified in Janazah/funeral prayer).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Expecting a specific reward without proof from Qur'an or Sunnah is unacceptable.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastActivityDate="2012-11-19T05:54:47.293" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5455" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5459" CreationDate="2012-11-19T07:33:10.623" Score="3" ViewCount="14164" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen a hadith in Sunni references that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abdul Rahman bin `Awf said: The prophet (PBOH) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abu Bakr in Paradise&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Omar in Paradise&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Uthman in Paradise&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ali in Paradise&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Talha in Paradise&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;al- Zubair (bin al-'Awwam) in Paradise&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;AbdulRahman bin `Awf in Paradise&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Saad (bin Abi Waqqass) in Paradise&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Saeed (bin Zaid) in Paradise&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;abu 'Ubaida bin al- Jarrah in Paradise&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;—&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/736260&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is in a hadith that the Prophet(PBOH) said that He heard the sound of footprints of Bilal R.A.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in the lifetime of Prophet(PBOH),He said that Bilal R.A will enter paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why his name is not included in this hadith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-21T11:17:08.597" LastActivityDate="2021-09-14T07:39:02.893" Title="Why bilal R.A name was not included in the names of ten sahabas to enter paradise?" Tags="|hadith|sahaba|jannah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5457" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2212" CreationDate="2012-11-19T11:45:48.003" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is the benefit of giving catnip to cat? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just for fun? Does it annoy them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume you are not sure because it has no benefit to the animal and will annoy them. Annoying animals and other creatures without any reason is definitely not pleased by God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found this Hadith a really great example, to what degree the rights of animals is important in Islam. It is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imamalinet.net/en/nahj/nahj.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nahj-Al-Balagha, Sermone 224&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال علي ابن ابي طالب (کرم الله وجهه): وَاللهِ لَوْ أُعْطِيتُ الاََْقَالِيمَ السَّبْعَةَ بِمَا تَحْتَ أَفْلاَكِهَا، عَلَى أَنْ أَعْصِيَ اللهَ فِي نَمْلَةٍ أَسْلُبُهَا  جِلْبَ شَعِيرَةٍ مَا فَعَلْتُهُ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ali ibn Abi Talib (Karramallahu Wajhah): By Allah, even if I am given all the domains of the seven (stars) with&#xA;  all that exists under the skies in order that I may disobey Allah to&#xA;  the extent of &lt;strong&gt;snatching one grain of barley from an ant&lt;/strong&gt; I would not do&#xA;  it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-20T10:39:07.877" LastActivityDate="2016-02-20T10:39:07.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5459" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5455" CreationDate="2012-11-19T14:43:05.517" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no reason to assume that the Hadith is a comprehensive list of those promised paradise. There are literally hundreds of companions who are known to deserve paradise (isA). This Hadith just mentions 10 of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastActivityDate="2012-11-19T14:43:05.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5463" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5469" CreationDate="2012-11-19T20:46:15.107" Score="4" ViewCount="7351" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ رَبُّنَا الَّذِي أَعْطَىٰ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلْقَهُ ثُمَّ هَدَىٰ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said: &quot;Our Lord is He Who gave to each (created) thing its&#xA;  [particular] form and nature [through which it is distinguished from&#xA;  another thing], then gave (it) guidance.&quot; (Taahaa:50)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lord is Allah (الرحمن الرحيم) here.  However in the Bible and Torah, there are different words.  There is &lt;strong&gt;Lord&lt;/strong&gt; which is &lt;strong&gt;Adonai&lt;/strong&gt; and is the literal &quot;lord&quot; or ruler.  There is also &lt;strong&gt;LORD&lt;/strong&gt; which is &lt;strong&gt;YAHUAH&lt;/strong&gt; which is the personal name of the God.  Why is the translation here from &quot;رَبُّنَا&quot; to Lord?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user206" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-11-19T21:03:16.087" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T21:34:00.180" Title="Who is Lord in Islam?" Tags="|arabic|allah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5464" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5436" CreationDate="2012-11-20T06:59:50.423" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I understand your question correctly, below verse explains your point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You commit no error by seeking provisions from your Lord (through&#xA;  commerce). When you file from `Arafaat, you shall commemorate Allah at&#xA;  the Sacred Location (of Muzdalifah). &lt;strong&gt;You shall commemorate Him for&#xA;  guiding you; before this, you had gone astray&lt;/strong&gt;. You shall file&#xA;  together, with the rest of the people who file, and ask Allah for&#xA;  forgiveness. Allah is Forgiver, Most Merciful. Once you complete your&#xA;  rites, you shall continue to commemorate Allah as you commemorate your&#xA;  own parents, or even better. Some people would say, &quot;Our Lord, give us&#xA;  of this world,&quot; while having no share in the Hereafter. Others would&#xA;  say, &quot;Our Lord, grant us righteousness in this world, and&#xA;  righteousness in the Hereafter, and spare us the retribution of Hell.&quot;&#xA;  [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/198-201&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:198-201&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2013-03-13T04:51:42.920" LastActivityDate="2013-03-13T04:51:42.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5463" CreationDate="2012-11-20T13:33:07.527" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's really a matter of translation here as Hosam Aly stated. In hindi I have heard same verse with different word like  'Rab', 'Malik', etc All mean the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may refer to some other person as you have stated in Bible or Torah, but in Quran, it does mean the God Almighty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastActivityDate="2012-11-20T13:33:07.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5469" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5463" CreationDate="2012-11-20T15:03:43.363" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this particular Ayah, the word &quot;ربنا&quot; (Rabbuna) is (most probably) used as an adjective, not a noun. So a translation should be referring to &quot;Our Lord&quot; as in &quot;The One who created us, who cares for us and our livelihood.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Excuse my poor English translation; please improve it if you can.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastEditorUserId="778" LastEditDate="2012-11-20T22:05:21.397" LastActivityDate="2012-11-20T22:05:21.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5470" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5444" CreationDate="2012-11-20T17:40:23.583" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;User islam101 has given a detailed answer. I would like to quote the exact verse from Surah Jumu`ah, where the Juma[Friday] has come into light&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah &#xA;  [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade. That is better for you, &#xA;  if you only knew.[&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/62/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;62:9&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastActivityDate="2012-11-20T17:40:23.583" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5472" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-20T20:44:30.873" Score="7" ViewCount="1239" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's well documented in the Hadiths that Mohammad (PBUH) became engaged to Aisha when she was six, and consumated the marriage when she was nine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before the Iranian revolution, female marriage was legal at eighteen years of age and above, and this was lowered afterwards to nine years of age to reflect Islamic law as interpreted by Iranian Imams. However, this was then raised to thirteen years of age in 2002 by the Expediency Council. But now recently, Mohammad Ali Asfenani has said Iran has a religious obligation to legally recognise the weddings of girls as young as nine: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;As some people may not comply with our current Islamic legal system, we must regard nine as being the appropriate age for a girl to have reached puberty and qualified to get married,&quot; Mr Asfenani, chairman of the parliamentary legal and judiciary committee, told Khabar Online. &quot;To do otherwise would be to contradict and challenge Islamic Sharia law.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it unIslamic to raise female marriageable age above nine years of age?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="494" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-08T11:19:44.423" LastActivityDate="2016-02-20T10:43:25.880" Title="Is it unIslamic to raise female marriageable age above nine years of age?" Tags="|sharia|nikah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5472" CreationDate="2012-11-20T21:18:03.320" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think there is a difference between the laws and what actually happens in the society. I have heard the mother of my grandfather was also engaged at the age of 6 and consummated at the age of 9, but this is not the case that will happen now, even if there are laws allowing the engagement just after birth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also every country parliament has many members and many of them say many things every day, but this is far from passing a law. Parliaments mostly care the social/political considerations, and there are other organizations that check the laws to be according to the Shari'ah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally in addition to the permanent Islamic laws, there are social laws also that are decided according to the conditions of the society. Raising the minimum age of marriage is not converting a Shari'ah Wajib (Obligation) to Haram (Forbidden) or vice versa, it is only limiting a Mubah (Indifferent) according to the current conditions of the society, that can be done through social laws - as done earlier in Iran or some other Islamic countries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-09T10:11:48.887" LastActivityDate="2015-11-09T10:11:48.887" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5474" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2527" CreationDate="2012-11-20T22:10:02.417" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To use a metaphor, &lt;em&gt;fard&lt;/em&gt; is kind of like homework in school whereas &lt;em&gt;sunnah&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;nafl&lt;/em&gt; are more like extra credit.  Not performing &lt;em&gt;sunnah&lt;/em&gt; won't prevent you from &quot;graduating&quot; (i.e. &lt;em&gt;jannat&lt;/em&gt;) per se, but performing it can only help; it's your choice whether you actually want to do it or not.  The importance of a &lt;em&gt;sunnah&lt;/em&gt; is that it is the tradition of the prophet, and if you follow both the &lt;em&gt;sunnah&lt;/em&gt; and the &lt;em&gt;fard&lt;/em&gt; then &lt;em&gt;jannat&lt;/em&gt; will be yours (&lt;em&gt;inshallah&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="816" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-11-21T23:56:15.733" LastActivityDate="2012-11-21T23:56:15.733" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5432" CreationDate="2012-11-20T22:47:32.363" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some Ayahs in Quran regarding marriages of  Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)  like the below Ayah: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَا يَحِلُّ لَكَ النِّسَاء مِن بَعْدُ وَلَا أَن تَبَدَّلَ بِهِنَّ مِنْ&#xA;  أَزْوَاجٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكَ حُسْنُهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا مَلَكَتْ يَمِينُكَ&#xA;  - الاحزاب 52&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I have never heard an Ayah that orders Prophet to marry Aisha. I think making an argument that it has been a divine order is not so simple and needs very trustful references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However I would like to add several points to my answer: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Like everybody else, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)  had a private life, in addition to the social and religious life. It's not easy at all to make a judgement about a Prophet's decision that has also a private face that we can not see. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Everything has happened 14 centuries ago and many things are forgotten by the history, or changed. So saying what was good or bad does not seem very easy. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Think a few minutes about converting the beliefs of the huge number of people who praised their hand-made idols for many generations just in 23 years. Specially in the era that there was no internet, very limited education, and people replied dialogs by their swords.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) made a lot of social/political connections through his marriages, and having a good support from different tribes was critical for the progress of Islam, considering the hardest limitations and sanctions of pagans against Muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I believe we can not say some marriage of Prophet was a wrong choice, even if we think some decisions of a wife has been wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-01T09:23:29.633" LastActivityDate="2016-02-01T09:23:29.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5476" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-20T23:30:19.823" Score="5" ViewCount="747" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read this verse and found that the last part of the verse is translated wrong by almost &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; translators. What is the correct translation of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ذَٰلِكَ أَدْنَىٰ أَلَّا تَعُولُوا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to google it has a translation of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The lowest not count&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which makes sense but almost all translators skip this part. My questions are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the correct literal meaning of the above text?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If google translator is correct, does that means this verse was translated wrong by almost all well-known translators?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the contextual meaning of this part of the verse?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tlUTb.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation of 4/3 by major translators&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you fear that you will not deal justly with&#xA;the orphan girls, then marry those that please you of [other] women,&#xA;two or three or four. But if you fear that you will not be just, then&#xA;[marry only] one or those your right hand possesses. That is more&#xA;suitable that you may not incline [to injustice].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhsin Khan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if&#xA;you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the&#xA;orphan-girls, then marry (other) women of your choice, two or three,&#xA;or four but if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly&#xA;(with them), then only one or (the captives and the slaves) that your&#xA;right hands possess. That is nearer to prevent you from doing&#xA;injustice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pickthall&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if ye fear that ye will not deal fairly by&#xA;the orphans, marry of the women, who seem good to you, two or three or&#xA;four; and if ye fear that ye cannot do justice (to so many) then one&#xA;(only) or (the captives) that your right hands possess. Thus it is&#xA;more likely that ye will not do injustice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yusuf Ali&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If ye fear that&#xA;ye shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans, Marry women of&#xA;your choice, Two or three or four; but if ye fear that ye shall not be&#xA;able to deal justly (with them), then only one, or (a captive) that&#xA;your right hands possess, that will be more suitable, to prevent you&#xA;from doing injustice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shakir&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you fear that you cannot act&#xA;equitably towards orphans, then marry such women as seem good to you,&#xA;two and three and four; but if you fear that you will not do justice&#xA;(between them), then (marry) only one or what your right hands&#xA;possess; this is more proper, that you may not deviate from the right&#xA;course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dr. Ghali&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, in case you fear that you will not act&#xA;equitably towards the orphans, then marry such women as is good to&#xA;you, two, three, four, (Literally: in twos and threes and fours) then,&#xA;in case you fear that you will not do justice, then one (only), or&#xA;what your right hands possess. That (way) is likelier you will not be&#xA;in want (Or: you will have too many dependents).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T10:22:47.427" Title="What is the meaning of ذَٰلِكَ أَدْنَىٰ أَلَّا تَعُولُو in 4/3?" Tags="|tafseer|surat-an-nisa|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5476" CreationDate="2012-11-21T00:28:36.923" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your answer is inside your question: Most of the translations listed in the question provide a good attention to this part. These are the sections of the listed translations that belong to ذلک ادنی الا تعولوا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That is nearer to prevent you from doing injustice.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Thus it is more likely that ye will not do injustice.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That will be more suitable, to prevent you from doing injustice.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This is more proper, that you may not deviate from the right course.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That (way) is likelier you will not be in want (Or: you will have too many dependents).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;تعولوا comes from عول that means oppression, injustice, incline or aberrance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ادنی comes from دنی and means closer or nearer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ذلک refers to فَوَاحِدَةً أَوْ مَا مَلَکَتْ أَیْمَانُکُمْ that means a single [marriage] or [the captives and the slaves] that your right hands possess&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://translate.google.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Google translator&lt;/a&gt; is useful for basic translation, but for a technical translation like the holy Quran it's better to use &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordbyword.jsp?chapter=4&amp;amp;verse=3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="803" LastEditDate="2012-11-21T14:55:15.030" LastActivityDate="2012-11-21T14:55:15.030" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5472" CreationDate="2012-11-21T05:11:48.757" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;marriage needs not to be legal at all&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, it needs the &lt;em&gt;wife&lt;/em&gt; and the &lt;em&gt;husband&lt;/em&gt; to agree upon being husband and wife and in cases it is also required that the &lt;em&gt;bride's father&lt;/em&gt; agree upon his daughter's marriage as well. So that they can marry at any age that they want and Islam allows them, although if they want their marriage to be legally provable they should record it somewhere. However, no one can forbid what Allah has allowed and no one can allow what Allah has forbidden. According to Islam when the human body is grown enough to have its sexual organs coming to be functional the person is allowed to marry, for either male or female, that is, at the age of 9 (&lt;em&gt;or some say around 13 as this age may vary from region to region depending on the race, climate and etc.&lt;/em&gt;) for females and 15 for males. Nowhere Islam obligate males or females to marry as soon as they reach these ages, although always encourage them to marry as soon as they can. Only if the man or woman &lt;strong&gt;needs&lt;/strong&gt; to have some kind of relation with the opposite gender, &lt;em&gt;be it sexual or not&lt;/em&gt;, then it will be obligatory for him/her to marry. Increasing the marriage age however is always a discouraged action, there may be cases --&lt;em&gt;as there are many&lt;/em&gt;-- that need such a relation but they find it socially unacceptable so that they will either decide to &lt;em&gt;suffer until reaching the marriage age&lt;/em&gt; or to &lt;em&gt;open an Islamically forbidden relation with the other gender&lt;/em&gt;, making friendships and even having sexual relations, all being some levels of Zina. Thus it is encouraged to lower the marriage age to the age that Islam has allowed, so that everyone who &lt;strong&gt;needs&lt;/strong&gt; or anyway &lt;strong&gt;likes and can&lt;/strong&gt; would be able to marry easily without fear of laws or social traditions. &lt;em&gt;Based on these explanations it can be Islamically admitted to rise the marriage age temporarily during wars and other critical situations, if Allah' Caliph on the Earth will command so, however other than temporarily it might be anti-Islamic as it can cause sins to spread in the hearts of every youths. I said it might be as we also have a concept called &quot;temporal marriage&quot; in Islam, although only Shia Muslims now allow it. However, temporal marriage is not a complete solution as the classic marriage, mainly being a solution to reduce Zina to its least possibility (according to a Hadeeth from Imam Ali peace be upon him), so that rising the marriage age still might be unti-Islamic.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PS&lt;/strong&gt;. Actually social traditions have changed much in the course of time, in past the marriage age was a lot lower, say around 15 for females (&lt;em&gt;compared to about 25 now&lt;/em&gt;) and around 20 for males (&lt;em&gt;compared to about 30 now&lt;/em&gt;), but now based on accuses like &lt;strong&gt;the natural right to have enough fun not to bear the great responsibility of a family very soon&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;the need for studying in university&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;earning money&lt;/strong&gt; the marriage age has been risen and an attempt has been made to satisfy the natural desires with &lt;em&gt;forbidden friendships&lt;/em&gt; during this gap, putting forward the friendship as one alternative to marriage in lower ages. This is due to the fact that we have practically approved a concept glued to the phrase &quot;teenager&quot; which translates this phrase as a period of time in each person's life during which the male or female has right to have fun, less to work and more to joy, be with friends, go to parks and cinema, travel and etc., while there is no such concept in Islam or any other religion, it can at most be linked to childhood and not to the teen-ages during which a youth has more energy and an stronger will and at the same time is sharper and full of ideas. One can both study-and-earn-money in this period and marry at the same time if he only sacrifices what is defined for him as teen-agery life, introducing it a natural (read it &lt;em&gt;fake&lt;/em&gt;) human right!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-20T10:43:25.880" LastActivityDate="2016-02-20T10:43:25.880" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5476" CreationDate="2012-11-21T10:00:15.403" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to add to @Ali's answer that the word &lt;code&gt;&quot;تعولوا&quot;&lt;/code&gt; can have &lt;a href=&quot;http://baheth.info/all.jsp?term=%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;two different meanings&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To be in need because of having too many dependents, or&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To be unjust&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most interpretations confirm that in this Ayah it refers to injustice. Ibn Kathir discused it in his interpretation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That is nearer to prevent you from Ta`ulu,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;meaning, from doing injustice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Abi Hatim, Ibn Marduwyah and Abu Hatim Ibn Hibban, in his Sahih, recorded that Aishah said that,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;ذَلِكَ أَدْنَى أَلاَّ تَعُولُواْ (That is nearer to prevent you from Ta`ulu, means, from doing injustice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Abi Hatim reported from Ibn Abbas, Mujahid, Ikrimah, Al-Hasan, Abu Malik, Abu Razin, An-Nakhai, Ash-Sha`bi, Ad-Dahhak, Ata Al-Khurasani, Qatadah, As-Suddi and Muqatil bin Hayyan that;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Ta`ulu means to deviate (from justice).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qurancomplex.com/Quran/tafseer/Tafseer.asp?l=arb&amp;amp;t=katheer&amp;amp;nSora=4&amp;amp;nAya=3#4_3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arabic source&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran4u.com/Tafsir%20Ibn%20Kathir/004%20Nisa.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;English source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastActivityDate="2012-11-21T10:00:15.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5481" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-21T11:34:31.873" Score="10" ViewCount="7194" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am asking so because a lot of Muslims in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Masjid_an-Nabawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Masjid Al Nabawi&lt;/a&gt; in Madina face to the grave of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)  say Salam directly to prophet or read some Du'a: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;السَّلامُ عَلَیکَ یا رَسول الله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But some people prevent them to do so (specially several years ago - they are more tolerate now I feel) and say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Prophet is passed away and he is no longer alive to hear us or reply our Salam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We should only ask Allah. Asking something from prophet is Shirk.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We should face only towards Qibla. Facing towards the grave of prophet is Haram.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For sure the people who ask prophet something - like their forgiveness - don't think prophet is God or doing something independent of Allah. In fact &lt;em&gt;they ask him to ask Allah something on behalf of them, because he has more reputation near Allah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is saying Salam to prophet Muhammad, asking him something, or facing towards his grave Shirk or Haram? The answers of both Sunni and Shia brothers/sisters are more than welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-21T07:55:07.963" LastActivityDate="2017-12-19T21:02:59.973" Title="Is saying Salam or facing towards the grave of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and greeting him Shirk?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|shirk|greetings|grave|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5481" CreationDate="2012-11-21T13:38:07.973" Score="2" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saluting the Prophet (saaw) at his grave is not shirk. In fact, it is recommended.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Asking him for help or money or pregnancy or even forgiveness is shirk.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You are required to face Qibla only during prayers. Other than that, face anywhere you like.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a fatwa from Bin Baz regarding this issue (in Arabic):&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.binbaz.org.sa/mat/19164&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.binbaz.org.sa/mat/19164&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastEditorUserId="778" LastEditDate="2017-12-19T21:02:59.973" LastActivityDate="2017-12-19T21:02:59.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5485" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5492" CreationDate="2012-11-21T19:04:21.130" Score="3" ViewCount="278" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many different views in Islam, but all Muslims have major things in common:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief in Allah as the one and only God who created the world&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief in Quran as the messages of Allah to the human&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief in prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as the last prophet sent by Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief in Ka'ba as the unique Qibla to pray towards&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief in all the previous prophets including Adam, Noah, Ibrahim, Musa and Isa&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief in the future life, the day of judgement, heaven and hell&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And many other things&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this is my question: If there is another group of people who believe in Allah as the unique God, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as the last prophet, and the holy Quran, is another Muslim allowed to call them unbeliever (Kafir)? - By Kafir I mean Kufr-Ul-Kibr as stated in @DanAndrew answer below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-01T08:08:08.160" LastActivityDate="2017-04-01T08:08:08.160" Title="Is a Muslim allowed to think some other group of Muslims having different views are unbeliever (Kafir)?" Tags="|adab|kufr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5486" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5496" CreationDate="2012-11-21T19:18:39.777" Score="1" ViewCount="1656" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can we see Allah in the Hereafter, the same way we see the other things?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@owari commented the link to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2826/do-shiites-deny-seeing-allah-on-the-day-of-judgement-if-yes-why&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; that has already listed the Shia references from Quran and Hadith that watching Allah by eyes is impossible before or after death, including: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لاَّ تُدْرِكُهُ الأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الأَبْصَارَ وَهُوَ&#xA;  اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ - الانعام 103&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَمَّا جَاءَ مُوسَى لِمِيقَاتِنَا وَكَلَّمَهُ رَبُّهُ قَالَ رَبِّ&#xA;  أَرِنِي أَنظُرْ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ لَنْ تَرَانِي - الأعراف:143&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Shia interprets ناظرة in ayah below as &lt;em&gt;waiting&lt;/em&gt; rewards from the Lord:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ ناضِرَةٌ إِلى‏ رَبِّها ناظِرَةٌ - القيامة 22 ,23&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I narrow down this question to the ideas of Sunni brothers - to prevent duplicate question: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the most agreed idea of Sunni scholars about watching Allah in the Hereafter? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do all Sunni scholars have the same idea about this? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the reasoning behind their ideas? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If some (or all) believe we are able to see Allah in the Hereafter, do they mean seeing him the same way we see any other object now?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2021-09-05T17:35:20.930" Title="Can we see Allah in the hereafter, the same way we see the other things? (Sunni view)" Tags="|allah|sunni|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5487" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5507" CreationDate="2012-11-21T19:25:05.243" Score="11" ViewCount="14788" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many cases, specially for the Muslims living in non-Muslim countries, that a non-Muslim woman draws her hand towards a Muslim man to greet him with shaking hands, or a non-Muslim man tries to shake hand with a Muslim woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What to do in this situation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T00:12:52.600" LastActivityDate="2018-06-12T09:49:54.660" Title="Is a Muslim man allowed to shake hand with a non-Muslim woman or vice versa?" Tags="|halal-haram|non-muslim|physical-contact|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5488" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-11-21T19:43:18.507" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nikah is a urdu/Arabic word for &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/marriage&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged 'marriage'&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;marriage&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2012-11-21T22:17:34.427" LastActivityDate="2012-11-21T22:17:34.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5489" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-11-21T19:43:18.507" Score="0" Body="Nikah is a urdu/Arabic word for marriage." OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2012-11-21T22:17:39.213" LastActivityDate="2012-11-21T22:17:39.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5486" CreationDate="2012-11-21T20:07:29.060" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a reference to seeing Allah after death, but only those who enter paradise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In an uncited commentary on &lt;a href=&quot;http://hadithaday.org/hadith-qudsi-collection/had-149-%E2%80%93-seeing-allah-in-paradise/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HadithADay.org&lt;/a&gt;, it is said that,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The blessings which Allah bestows upon His slaves cannot be counted. Allah has singled &#xA;  out the believers for additional blessings in this world, as He has blessed them with &#xA;  Islam, and chosen them to be guided by the Qur’an, and He will bless them exclusively in &#xA;  Paradise with the greatest blessing that He can bestow, which is the honour of looking &#xA;  upon His holy Face in Paradise, as He says (interpretation of the meaning): “Some faces &#xA;  that Day shall be Naadirah (shining and radiant). Looking at their Lord (Allah)” [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/75/22-23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Qiyaamah :22-23&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-11-22T02:00:24.060" LastActivityDate="2012-11-22T02:00:24.060" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5491" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5485" CreationDate="2012-11-21T21:06:12.847" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quoting Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Types of kufr (disbelief) - Adapted from 'Tafseer ibn Katheer The&#xA;  Qur'an uses the word kufr to denote a person who covers up or hides&#xA;  realities, one who refuses to accept the dominion and authority of God&#xA;  (Allāh). There are several types of Al-Kufr al-Akbar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kufrul-Kibr: Disbelief out of arrogance and pride.&lt;/strong&gt; The disbelief by the devils (Iblees) is an example of this type of Kufr.&#xA;  Kufrul-Juhood: Disbelief out of rejection.This applies to someone who&#xA;  acknowledges the truth in his heart, but rejects it with his tongue.&#xA;  This types of kufr is applicable to those who calls themselves Muslims&#xA;  but who reject any necessary and accepted norms of Islam such as&#xA;  Salaat and Zakat. Allaha says: They denied them (OUR SIGNS) even&#xA;  though their hearts believed in them, out of spite and arrogance.&#xA;  [Soorah Naml (27), Ayah 14]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering someone Kufrul-Kibr should be used with great caution as it is extremely offensive.  For example, I have a Muslim friend who drinks beer.  He knows he shouldn't, but he does (and feels bad).  This is not a case for Kufrul-Kibr.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user206" LastActivityDate="2012-11-21T21:06:12.847" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5485" CreationDate="2012-11-21T22:53:28.827" Score="5" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Common people &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/search/%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A3%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;may not&lt;/a&gt; issue the verdict of Kufr on a Muslim, unless he explicitly confirms it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A Muslim may be described as &quot;doing an action of Kufr&quot; if that is clearly the case, but that does not make him a Kafir. An example of such an action would be &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/search/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%83%D9%81%D8%B1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;to abandon praying completely&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To claim Kufr of a Muslim, an Islamic judge has to go through a number of very strict steps to confirm it. For example, in the aforementioned case of abandoning prayers, the judge has to make sure the accused understands all the following:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The accusation and its cause.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The rules that make performing this action obligatory.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The proofs (Quran, Hadith, Tafseer, Fiqh, etc.) that make abandoning this action an action of Kufr.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The accused has to confess that he denies the obligation of such an action, and that he is not leaving it out of laziness for example.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rules above are neither comprehensive nor decisive, but you get the idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastActivityDate="2012-11-21T22:53:28.827" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5493" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-22T03:20:24.620" Score="7" ViewCount="144990" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does dream have keys to hidden truth? Are they real? Do they have clues for future events?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If yes, is every person's dream real or is it only pious people whose dreams are real? What about a non Muslim dream? Are their dreams real? I am asking this question because dreams have been used in almost all religions, even to an extent that in some religions the whole religious influence is based on dreams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-23T14:09:35.203" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T14:09:35.203" Title="Are dreams real? What does Islam say about this?" Tags="|quran|islamic-philosophy|dream|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5494" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5493" CreationDate="2012-11-22T04:49:58.417" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Quran there have been several cases of real dreams, and it was not limited to the people who were Muslim or even believed in the only God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah ordered his great prophet Ibrahim (PBUH) through his dream, to sacrifice his son Ismail:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%2837:102:10%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;And when he reached with him [the age of] exertion, he said, &amp;quot;O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I [must] sacrifice you, so see what you think.&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;O my father, do as you are commanded. You will find me, if Allah wills, of the steadfast.&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Famous cases are in the story of prophet Yusuf:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%2812:4:9%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;When Joseph said to his father, &amp;quot;O my father, indeed I have seen (in a&#xA;dream) eleven stars and the sun and the moon; I saw them prostrating&#xA;to me.&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O9HWB.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this dream came into reality several years later when his father, mother and 11 brothers traveled to Egypt to meet him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later in prison, Yusuf &lt;strong&gt;predicted the future&lt;/strong&gt; of the two other prisoners based on their dreams:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O two companions of prison, as for one of you, he will give drink to&#xA;his master of wine; but as for the other, he will be crucified, and&#xA;the birds will eat from his head. The matter has been decreed about&#xA;which you both inquire&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also he predicted the next 14 years of Egypt of the dream, not seen by a Muslim, but by the king:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [subsequently] the king said, &amp;quot;Indeed, I have seen [in a dream] seven fat cows being eaten by seven [that were] lean, and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry. O eminent ones, explain to me my vision, if you should interpret visions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَقَالَ المَلِكُ إِنِّي أَرَى سَبْعَ بَقَرَاتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعَ سُنْبُلاتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَاتٍ يَا أَيُّهَا المَلأُ أَفْتُونِي فِي رُؤْيَايَ إِن كُنتُمْ لِلرُّؤْيَا تَعْبُرُونَ ‏- يوسف‏:43&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what we can infer is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The true dreams exist, and for sure many false dreams also exist&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The future can be predicted by some of them, but everybody cannot - It was only Yusuf who could understand the dream of the king&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They are not only seen by the Muslims. Other people can also see true dreams&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There have been single dreams, like the one of the king of Egypt that changed the life of thousands or millions of people&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;But it's not a simple case for many people to select the true from false dreams, and even harder to understand the meaning of a dream.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T10:53:54.610" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5493" CreationDate="2012-11-22T05:42:35.767" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dreams (رؤیا) have different kinds, authentic or not authentic, and the authentic ones are themselves symbolic or realistic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First note that sleeping according to Quran is very similar to death:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَتَوَفَّاكُم بِاللَّيْلِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا جَرَحْتُم&#xA;  بِالنَّهَارِ ثُمَّ يَبْعَثُكُمْ فِيهِ لِيُقْضَىٰ أَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى ۖ&#xA;  ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ&#xA;  تَعْمَلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is He who doth take your souls by night, and hath knowledge of all&#xA;  that ye have done by day: by day doth He raise you up again; that a&#xA;  term appointed be fulfilled; In the end unto Him will be your return;&#xA;  then will He show you the truth of all that ye did. [6:61]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللَّـهُ يَتَوَفَّى الْأَنفُسَ حِينَ مَوْتِهَا وَالَّتِي لَمْ تَمُتْ&#xA;  فِي مَنَامِهَا ۖ فَيُمْسِكُ الَّتِي قَضَىٰ عَلَيْهَا الْمَوْتَ&#xA;  وَيُرْسِلُ الْأُخْرَىٰ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ&#xA;  لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is Allah that takes the souls (of men) at death; and those that die&#xA;  not (He takes) during their sleep: those on whom He has passed the&#xA;  decree of death, He keeps back (from returning to life), but the rest&#xA;  He sends (to their bodies) for a term appointed verily in this are&#xA;  Signs for those who reflect. [39:42]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually death in Islam is not merely an almost instantaneous phenomena of soul being detached from the material body, but it is a period of life and takes some time which may be comparable to the whole person's life in length, although it would seem like almost instantaneous to us. Dream is similar to death in that soul is detached from the material body in both of them. Even note that the word یتوفی in these two verses comes from وفی which implies &lt;em&gt;completely&lt;/em&gt; returning back something in the sense of being troth. So that the souls can (&lt;em&gt;not necessarily do as it would be clear from what follows&lt;/em&gt;) experience things and states as a death person experiences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not every asleep person would dream, but if he dreams then the dreams are three-fold:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dreams with bodily origin, for example some dreams seen after eating heavy meals, or some dreams while the person is ill and in fever, or some dreams when the body is not in a comfortable state; although not all dreams in these cases are necessarily fake&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dreams rooted in the happenings experienced by the guy before falling asleep, say during the day or the past couples of days; or thoughts that have affected the person much so that intensely engaging his mind such that he cannot stop thinking about them (including demands and wishes or scary things or similar things) even the person may be not thinking about the subject but if the subject has affected his soul much he would recall the issue while asleep in the form of a dream&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dreams that are honest, captured by the soul during its travel in the other world. Such dreams occurs mainly in some specific hours of the night. Everyone may experience such dreams. However such dreams can either be symbolic or realistic. There are some issues about why the dreams are usually symbolic but let me pass over them, you can set a research about it by yourself, if you mind. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the honest dreams (the third category above) people may be shown some facts about past, present or future, regarding themselves or others; they may be let experience some situations, and even they may encounter some examinations of Allah while being in such dreams. mainly the honest dreams that are of &quot;news&quot; type, about some facts, may be symbolic or realistic, the other kind of honest dreams are almost always realistic or almost realistic. Those dreams that are symbolic but need to be interpreted and the interpretation of the dreams based on the symbols observed is itself a science, though not an ordinary science, but anyway teachable and learn-able. This science is referred to in Quran with the title &quot;تأویل الأحادیث&quot; (the interpretation of stories), e.g. see [12:6]:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَكَذَٰلِكَ يَجْتَبِيكَ رَبُّكَ وَيُعَلِّمُكَ مِن تَأْوِيلِ&#xA;  الْأَحَادِيثِ وَيُتِمُّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ يَعْقُوبَ&#xA;  كَمَا أَتَمَّهَا عَلَىٰ أَبَوَيْكَ مِن قَبْلُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَاقَ&#xA;  ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Thus will thy Lord choose thee and teach thee the interpretation of&#xA;  stories (and events) and perfect His favor to thee and to the&#xA;  posterity of Jacob - even as He perfected it to thy fathers Abraham&#xA;  and Isaac aforetime! for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or similarly [12:21] and [12:101], and the applications of this science is also reported in [12:36,37], [12:45-49] and [12:100].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also about dreams you may like to see the following verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لَكَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ أَحَاطَ بِالنَّاسِ ۚ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا&#xA;  الرُّؤْيَا الَّتِي أَرَيْنَاكَ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلنَّاسِ&#xA;  وَالشَّجَرَةَ الْمَلْعُونَةَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ ۚ وَنُخَوِّفُهُمْ فَمَا&#xA;  يَزِيدُهُمْ إِلَّا طُغْيَانًا كَبِيرًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Behold! We told thee that thy Lord doth encompass mankind round about:&#xA;  We granted the vision which We showed thee, but as a trial for men,-&#xA;  as also the Cursed Tree (mentioned) in the Qur'an: We put terror (and&#xA;  warning) into them, but it only increases their inordinate&#xA;  transgression! [17:60]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ الرُّؤْيَا ۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Thou hast already fulfilled the vision!&quot; - thus indeed do We reward&#xA;  those who do right. [37:105]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَّقَدْ صَدَقَ اللَّـهُ رَسُولَهُ الرُّؤْيَا بِالْحَقِّ ۖ&#xA;  لَتَدْخُلُنَّ الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ إِن شَاءَ اللَّـهُ آمِنِينَ&#xA;  مُحَلِّقِينَ رُءُوسَكُمْ وَمُقَصِّرِينَ لَا تَخَافُونَ ۖ فَعَلِمَ مَا&#xA;  لَمْ تَعْلَمُوا فَجَعَلَ مِن دُونِ ذَٰلِكَ فَتْحًا قَرِيبًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Truly did Allah fulfill the vision for His Messenger: ye shall enter&#xA;  the Sacred Mosque, if Allah wills, with minds secure, heads shaved,&#xA;  hair cut short, and without fear. For He knew what ye knew not, and He&#xA;  granted, besides this, a speedy victory. [48:27]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-23T14:08:09.103" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T14:08:09.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5496" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5486" CreationDate="2012-11-22T07:00:04.520" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the most agreed idea of Sunni scholars about watching Allah in the Hereafter?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is confirmed by the Quran, Sunnah, and consensus of the Pious Salaf that the believers will see Allah with their eyes on the day of the Judgement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do all Sunni scholars have the same idea about this?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the reasoning behind their ideas?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evidence for any belief about Allah is from Qur'an and Sunnah. While, in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2826/38&quot;&gt;this post&lt;/a&gt; the verses which are evidence for this belief is quoted, it is also proven by overwhelming number of Sahih Hadiths. I quote some of them here (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suhaib reported the Apostle (may peace be upon him) saying: When&#xA;those deserving of Paradise would enter Paradise, the Blessed and the&#xA;Exalted would ask: Do you wish Me to give you anything more? They&#xA;would say: Hast Thou not brightened our faces? Hast Thou not made us&#xA;enter Paradise and saved us from Fire? He (the narrator) said: He&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;(God) would lift the veil, and of things given to them nothing would&#xA;he dearer to them than the sight of their Lord, the Mighty and the&#xA;Glorious.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ، قَالَ&#xA;حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ&#xA;سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ&#xA;أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ صُهَيْبٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ&#xA;‏ &amp;quot;‏ إِذَا دَخَلَ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ الْجَنَّةَ - قَالَ - يَقُولُ&#xA;اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى تُرِيدُونَ شَيْئًا أَزِيدُكُمْ&#xA;فَيَقُولُونَ أَلَمْ تُبَيِّضْ وُجُوهَنَا أَلَمْ تُدْخِلْنَا الْجَنَّةَ&#xA;وَتُنَجِّنَا مِنَ النَّارِ - قَالَ - فَيَكْشِفُ الْحِجَابَ فَمَا&#xA;أُعْطُوا شَيْئًا أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِمْ مِنَ النَّظَرِ إِلَى رَبِّهِمْ&#xA;عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:181a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Qais:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jarir said, &amp;quot;We were with the Prophet and he looked at the&#xA;moon--full-moon--and said, &lt;strong&gt;'Certainly you will see your Lord as you&#xA;see this moon and you will have no trouble in seeing Him.&lt;/strong&gt; So if you&#xA;can avoid missing (through sleep or business, etc.) a prayer before&#xA;the sunrise (Fajr) and a prayer before sunset (Asr), you must do so.'&#xA;He then recited Allah's Statement: And celebrate the praises Of your&#xA;Lord before the rising of the sun and before (its) setting.&amp;quot; (50.39)&#xA;Isma`il said, &amp;quot;Offer those prayers and do not miss them.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ&#xA;مُعَاوِيَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ جَرِيرٍ،&#xA;قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَنَظَرَ إِلَى&#xA;الْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةً ـ يَعْنِي الْبَدْرَ ـ فَقَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ إِنَّكُمْ&#xA;سَتَرَوْنَ رَبَّكُمْ كَمَا تَرَوْنَ هَذَا الْقَمَرَ لاَ تُضَامُّونَ&#xA;فِي رُؤْيَتِهِ، فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَنْ لاَ تُغْلَبُوا عَلَى صَلاَةٍ&#xA;قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا فَافْعَلُوا ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ ثُمَّ&#xA;قَرَأَ ‏{‏وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ&#xA;الْغُرُوبِ‏}‏‏.‏ قَالَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ افْعَلُوا لاَ تَفُوتَنَّكُمْ‏.‏&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/9/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many hadiths regarding the same event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If some (or all) believe we are able to see Allah in the Hereafter, do they mean seeing him the same way we see any other object now?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your doubt regarding how we will see Him (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) is cleared by the statement of the Prophet(salallahu alayhi wassalam) in several hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: &amp;quot;Do&#xA;you crowd one another in order to see the moon on the night of a full&#xA;moon? Do you crowd one another in order to see the sun?&amp;quot; They said:&#xA;&amp;quot;No.&amp;quot; He said: &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;So verily, &lt;strong&gt;you shall see your Lord as you see the moon&#xA;on the night of a full moon&lt;/strong&gt;, you shall not crowd one another to see&#xA;Him.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/678600&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That we will see Him with our own eyes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Jarir bin `Abdullah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &amp;quot;You will definitely see your Lord with your own&#xA;eyes.&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/69870&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you will have no trouble seeing Him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah said : The people asked : Messenger of Allah! Shall we&#xA;see our lord, the Exalted, on the Day of resurrection? He replied : Do&#xA;you feel any trouble in seeing the sun at noon when it is not in the&#xA;cloud? They said: No. He asked : &lt;strong&gt;Do you feel any trouble in seeing the&#xA;moon on the night when it is full and not in the cloud? They replied:&#xA;No. He said: By him in whose hand my soul is, you will not feel any&#xA;trouble in seeing him except as much as you feel in seeing any of&#xA;them.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/42/135&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sunan Abi Dawood]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read several other Ahadeeth and statements of the Salaf and Scholars of the Ummah regarding the belief &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.as-salaf.com/article.php?aid=77&amp;amp;lang=en&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt; It is a compendium of all the evidences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-05T17:35:20.930" LastActivityDate="2021-09-05T17:35:20.930" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5497" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5500" CreationDate="2012-11-22T12:47:56.300" Score="5" ViewCount="366" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Possible Duplicate:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2625/how-should-insults-to-the-prophet-muhammad-pbuh-be-handled&quot;&gt;How should insults to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) be handled?&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should we do when we discover people (deliberately or otherwise) insulting the noble prophet? Even on this board we've seen (non Muslim) members essentially call him a fake and a liar while on other sites they are even more vicious with the insults.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Muslims, should we yet again ignore the provocations? and how far should we let them go? Is there any guidance in the holy Quran against those who attack us and our beliefs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="614" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T13:54:42.413" Title="People insulting the noble Prophet online" Tags="|quran|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2012-11-24T20:15:51.530" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5497" CreationDate="2012-11-22T14:03:58.150" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Insulting back is the worst decision, I think. Holy Quran has prohibited us from insulting even idols:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلاَ تَسُبُّواْ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللّهِ فَيَسُبُّواْ&#xA;اللّهَ عَدْوًا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ - الانعام 17&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And do not insult those they invoke other than Allah , lest they insult Allah in enmity without knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should we do? It depends on the person who is doing so. There are some cases that the people doing so aim to attract the traffic and raises the arguments, or our reply has no effect to what is he doing. In this condition I think just a reminder that proves to every other visitor the insulter is far from the basics of a constructive dialog and forgetting that website could be enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you believe your behavior can change the behavior of the insulter, you may provide some nice stories of how Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) treated the people who insulted him - like his visit from the Jewish neighborhood who was sick - can be constructive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T13:54:42.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5502" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5493" CreationDate="2012-11-22T15:44:18.057" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes dreams are real.  As the Prophet (May Allah's Peace and blessings be upon Him) said there are three kinds of dreams,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One from Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One from Shaytaan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One from ones self.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (May Allah's Peace and blessings be upon Him) also said that when the end of time draws near, the believers dreams won't lie, and the most truthful dreams are those of most truthful talk &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/675740&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;True dreams can be seen by non-Muslims, the evidence for that in the story of the king:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [subsequently] the king said, &amp;quot;Indeed, I have seen [in a dream]&#xA;seven fat cows being eaten by seven [that were] lean, and seven green&#xA;spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry. O eminent ones, explain&#xA;to me my vision, if you should interpret visions.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/12/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;12:43&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-11-22T15:44:18.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5503" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-22T18:18:56.833" Score="4" ViewCount="329" Body="&lt;p&gt;I used to have a problem with moisture developing on my bathroom wall.  According to the plumber, this was due to a leak in the waste-water pipe from the commode upstairs; the water would accumulate in the ceiling and eventually flow down the wall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The plumber has sealed this leak and the wall has since been painted (it is not a plastic paint, it is more like whitewash).  The wall itself has long since dried from the initial leak, and I have noticed no further problems with moisture accumulating on it.  However, given that the wall had been exposed to waste-water for so long, I am concerned about whether or not the wall itself is still &lt;em&gt;najis&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In particular, sometimes water from the shower will splash onto the wall, and then flow down (e.g. onto the knobs of my shower).  I can't even be sure that my &lt;em&gt;wudu&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;ghusl&lt;/em&gt; are still valid in such a situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am looking for answers from a Sunni perspective: &lt;strong&gt;How should I consider my wall, and anything that comes in contact with it?  Is it &lt;em&gt;najis&lt;/em&gt;, or is it &lt;em&gt;pak&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="822" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-11-27T06:19:07.630" LastActivityDate="2012-12-27T07:07:21.773" Title="Is my wall pak after being exposed to waste-water?" Tags="|fiqh|sunni|taharah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4220" CreationDate="2012-11-22T19:33:58.607" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏&quot;‏ لو&#xA;  كنت آمرًا أحدًا أن يسجد لأحد لأمرت المرأة أن تسجد لزوجها‏&quot;‏&quot; (رواه&#xA;  الترمذي وقال ‏:‏ حديث حسن صحيح‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet&#xA;  (PBUH) said, &quot;If I were to order anyone to prostrate himself before&#xA;  another, I would have ordered a woman to prostrate herself before her&#xA;  husband&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[At-Tirmidhi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadeeth shows the importance of respect for the wife to her husband, including the shouting ... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not think there is clear evidence of the shouting in particular !!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shouting during the talk is from  respected .. !!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="181" LastEditDate="2012-11-22T20:07:25.923" LastActivityDate="2012-11-22T20:07:25.923" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5505" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4220" CreationDate="2012-11-22T19:54:50.857" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no Ayah nor Hadith directly answering this particular question AFAIK, although some scholars consider it &quot;نشوز&quot; (Nushooz / unobedience). There is a Hadith saying that the Prophet's wives would become angry with him sometimes, but I couldn't find out the form of their reactions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastActivityDate="2012-11-22T19:54:50.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5487" CreationDate="2012-11-23T07:03:43.253" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Both are prohibted&lt;/strong&gt;.As in Islam it is strictly prohibted to touch a stranger for women and men.&lt;strong&gt;Even both hand shakers are muslim(even man or woman) or one is muslim and other one is non muslim&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surah An-Nur, Verses 30 and 31&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;'And Say to the believing women to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts) and not to show off their adornment except only that which is apparent (like both eyes for necessity to see the way, or outer palms of hands or one eye or dress like veil, gloves, head-cover, apron), and to draw their veils all over Juyubihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bossoms) and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husband's fathers, or their sons, or their husband's sons, or their brothers or their brother's sons, or their sister's sons, or their (Muslim women) (i.e. sisters in Islam), or the (female) slaves whom their right hands possess, or old male servants who lack vigour, or small children who have no sense of feminine sex. And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment. And all of you beg Allah to forgive you all, O believers, that you may be successful'&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In THIS AYAT E PAK you can see that all womens are bound to hide them from others/strangers.So it is simply a logical thing that Even they are not allowed to someone see them then How it is possible that someone touch them?&#xA;So same as for Men , They can't touch any stranger women and are not even allowed to see any stranger women&lt;br&gt;Let me share you some detailed links about this &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamnewsroom.com/answers/93-shaking-hands-with-women&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/21183&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; , &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.suhaibwebb.com/islam-studies/faqs-and-fatwas/shaking-hands-with-a-non-mahram-dr-yusuf-al-qaradawi/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="821" LastEditorUserId="821" LastEditDate="2018-06-12T09:49:54.660" LastActivityDate="2018-06-12T09:49:54.660" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5510" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-23T08:15:39.857" Score="4" ViewCount="4223" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Shia view, people use (Alayh Al Salam = A.S.) after the name of Imams, but in Sunni view, (Rathi Allahu Anh = R.A.) is used. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reason behind or how do we know which one to use in this website?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="821" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-06-27T05:49:19.180" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T11:03:57.167" Title="A.S or R.A? Which one is right?" Tags="|sharia|shiism|shia-sunni|honorifics|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5511" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5616" CreationDate="2012-11-23T09:58:22.417" Score="6" ViewCount="5757" Body="&lt;p&gt;Will the people of paradise/heaven be physical beings or spiritual beings?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here on Earth, I understand that we are physical beings with souls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, will the people of paradise/heaven also be physical beings with souls, or will they be souls without physical bodies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="512" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T06:58:12.680" LastActivityDate="2019-05-03T01:36:25.780" Title="Does the soul have a physical body in the hereafter? (Sunni view)" Tags="|sunni|jannah|soul|human-body|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2682" CreationDate="2012-11-23T11:45:03.593" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an, or are there locks upon&#xA;  [their] hearts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/47/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;47:24&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It safe to say that if one is chores, one won't be able to ponder over the meanings.  What one should do is set a certain time of day for reading the Quran, morning after or before Fajr is a good time for it is when you wake up and your brain and body has rested.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://qurancomplex.com/Quran/tafseer/Tafseer.asp?l=arb&amp;amp;t=katheer&amp;amp;nSora=47&amp;amp;nAya=24#47_24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafseer Ibn Katheer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-11-23T22:00:52.647" LastActivityDate="2012-11-23T22:00:52.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5510" CreationDate="2012-11-23T11:49:09.940" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both Sunni and Shia brothers respect a lot to Prophet Muhammad(PBUH), his family and Imams. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُل لَّا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا إِلَّا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبَى - الشوري 23&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Rathi-Allahu-Anh and Alayh-al-Salam are the signs of being respectful, but even not limited to these. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe no matters HOW to be respectful, every sign of being respectful is praised by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-14T11:36:54.713" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T11:36:54.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2682" CreationDate="2012-11-23T20:47:23.887" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You may leave Qur'an playing in the background, even if you are not listening attentively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoting the Ayah 204 of Surat Al-'A`rāf:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SL6bu.png&quot; alt=&quot;Surat Al-&amp;#39;A`rāf, Ayah 204&quot;&gt;&#xA;  So when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention that you may receive mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the majority of scholars agree that this is only a requirement during prayer. So in your situation they would describe it as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Listening to Qur'an while paying attention is better than listening without paying attention, and listening without paying attention is better than not listening at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, they had different views over whether you may talk while listening to Qur'an. Some said you should turn it off, while others said you may talk but in a relatively lower voice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, a minority of scholars consider it inappropriate, impolite or disrespectful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Relevant fatwas (in Arabic): &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;lang=&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=14575&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;lang=&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=11269&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;lang=&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=11191&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=40027&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;lang=&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=30521&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;lang=&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=22205&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/ref/103137&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastEditorUserId="778" LastEditDate="2012-11-24T06:45:51.280" LastActivityDate="2012-11-24T06:45:51.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5521" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5534" CreationDate="2012-11-23T23:38:48.543" Score="7" ViewCount="18331" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sunni brothers normally use &lt;code&gt;&quot;Rathi Allahu Anh&quot;&lt;/code&gt; after the name of Sahaba of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). But in many cases use &lt;code&gt;&quot;Karram Allahu Wajhah&quot;&lt;/code&gt; for Ali ibn Abi Talib. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, on some tiles of Masjid Al Haram there are names of Sahaba, all of them are followed by &lt;code&gt;&quot;Rathi Allahu Anh&quot;&lt;/code&gt;. But name of Ali is followed by &lt;code&gt;&quot;Karram Allahu Wajhah&quot;&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reason for respecting him differently from other Sahaba?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-21T07:54:58.637" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T07:45:11.200" Title="Why Sunnies put &quot;Karram Allahu Wajhah&quot; after name of Ali ibn Abi Talib?" Tags="|sunni|sahaba|ali|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5523" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-24T00:07:47.727" Score="6" ViewCount="1076" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is very recommended in Islam to start everything with the name of Allah. So starting the letters, books or presentations with name of Allah is very common.&#xA;But it has been a question for me that is it suitable for the Muslims leaving in non-Muslim countries to use the name of Allah or God in public?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example consider a student who wants to write a letter, or make a seminar in his/her department. Is it suitable that s/he use the name of Allah above the letter or presentation? Does it make negative or positive effect on the audiences? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Specially for the case that the major audiences are non Muslims or even people with no religion. Referenced answers are more than welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-21T07:55:01.637" LastActivityDate="2019-02-01T18:27:43.707" Title="Using the name of Allah or God in public in non-Muslim countries?" Tags="|allah|non-muslim|non-muslim-countries|names|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5524" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-24T00:21:23.430" Score="6" ViewCount="294" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen this question on the Judaism.StackExchange: &lt;a href=&quot;https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/22316/what-is-the-appropriate-response-of-someone-outside-israel-during-a-war&quot;&gt;What is the appropriate response of someone outside Israel during a war?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jewish people living outside Israel feel responsibility to help the cruel regime that fired the war unfairly and very far from basics of humanity. Muslims can also ask the same question, to be at least a Muslim, as prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَن اَصبَحَ وَ لَم یَهتَمَ بامُورالمُسلِمین فَلَیسَ بمُسلِم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one who does not care the Muslims affairs is not a Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I want to make the same question: What is the appropriate response of someone outside a Muslim country during a war? Please verify both cases of Muslims being attacked by non-Muslims (like the case of Palastine or Myanmar) or a war between two Muslim countries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T03:53:38.630" Title="What is the appropriate response of someone outside a Muslim country during a war?" Tags="|war|politics|islamic-countries|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-06-04T16:58:10.403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5525" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-24T02:33:58.750" Score="6" ViewCount="292" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (May Allah's blessings and peace be upon Him):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَنْ رَآنِي فِي الْمَنَامِ فَقَدْ رَآنِي فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لا&#xA;  يَتَمَثَّلُ بِي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The one that has seen me in one's dream, has really seen me, as the&#xA;  shaytaan cannot impersonate me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/shamail/56/1&quot;&gt;Ashama'il&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is there any &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Authentic&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Hadith mentioning how we can get to see Him (May Allah's blessings and peace be upon Him)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-03-16T02:34:21.773" Title="How to see the prophet (May Allah's blessings and peace be upon Him)?" Tags="|source-identification|prophet-muhammad|dream|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5433" CreationDate="2012-11-24T04:25:31.347" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Da'wah is considered a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;duty of every Muslim&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Missionary_Activity&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;There are several documented cases of missionary work in the history of Islam&lt;/a&gt;. If you look at it, Islam was rarely spread by organized missionaries, but by powerful individuals. The Prophet Muhammad SAWS himself and his closest companions were powerful and honest people whom everyone respected. The first missionary movements were liberation wars against kings who did not support freedom of religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A person who spends all his time preaching to others will often not be respected by people outside the religion. If someone comes up to you while you're waiting for a bus and preaches to you, it can be quite annoying. This can be counter-productive to the spread of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam spread fastest by doing, rather than talking. A person who is a brilliant scientist, charismatic businessman, or brave humanitarian will gain more respect than someone who spends his whole time preaching to people. If this person denotes himself as a devout Muslim, by excusing himself for prayer when working with non-Muslims or fasting during Ramadan, people will associate him/her with Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Passive da'wah can prove to be more effective than active da'wah. And there are also some semi-missionary groups like Islamic Relief who actively da'wah, by helping others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2012-11-24T04:25:31.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5528" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-24T06:38:10.523" Score="13" ViewCount="21406" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen a queston about dressing for &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/88/what-does-islam-say-about-womens-clothing&quot;&gt;women&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need to know :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What does Islam say about men's clothing?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it permitted to wear t-shirt,jeans in public?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it permitted to tuck-in the shirts?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Most of our scholars wear jibbah for prayers, why?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please, provide some references from hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:42:44.060" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T20:42:44.060" Title="What is the sunnah in dressing for men?" Tags="|sunnah|men|clothing|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5530" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5805" CreationDate="2012-11-24T13:37:54.757" Score="1" ViewCount="11180" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are very nice Ayahs and Du'a to glorify Allah, like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يُسَبِّحُ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ الْمَلِكِ&#xA;الْقُدُّوسِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ - الجمعة 1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%2862:1:1%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth is exalting Allah , the Sovereign, the Pure, the Exalted in Might, the Wise&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ - الانبيا 19&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%2821:87:19%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the prayers would be so beautiful with these Ayahs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can Muslims use similar Ayah or Du'a to glorify Allah in genuflection and prostration? If yes are they enough, or the normal genuflection and prostration sentences also should be added? An answer containing ideas of different schools is more than welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2019-01-01T03:15:39.947" Title="What can a Muslim say in genuflection and prostration of prayers (Roku' and Sajdah)?" Tags="|salat|dua|sajda|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5530" CreationDate="2012-11-24T13:53:08.567" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Ruku' you say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Subahana Rabbial-'azim, Subhana Rabbial-'azim (Glory be to my Lord&#xA;  Almighty, Glory be to my Lord Almighty)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/12/117&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan Annasa'i&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is how the Prophet (May Allah's blessings and peace be upon Him) did it, and so this is how we do it. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/adab/10/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Backup&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-11-24T13:53:08.567" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5532" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-24T15:03:47.260" Score="3" ViewCount="216" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know the background of this Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What does it mean &quot;Um Haran bint Milhan, who would &lt;strong&gt;offer him reals&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean the prophet slept in her house. What type of relationship was it ?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَدْخُلُ عَلَى أُمِّ حَرَامٍ&#xA;  بِنْتِ مِلْحَانَ، فَتُطْعِمُهُ، وَكَانَتْ أُمُّ حَرَامٍ تَحْتَ&#xA;  عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله&#xA;  عليه وسلم فَأَطْعَمَتْهُ وَجَعَلَتْ تَفْلِي رَأْسَهُ، فَنَامَ رَسُولُ&#xA;  اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ اسْتَيْقَظَ وَهُوَ يَضْحَكُ‏.‏&#xA;  قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ وَمَا يُضْحِكُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ نَاسٌ&#xA;  مِنْ أُمَّتِي عُرِضُوا عَلَىَّ، غُزَاةً فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ،&#xA;  يَرْكَبُونَ ثَبَجَ هَذَا الْبَحْرِ، مُلُوكًا عَلَى الأَسِرَّةِ، أَوْ&#xA;  مِثْلُ الْمُلُوكِ عَلَى الأَسِرَّةِ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ شَكَّ إِسْحَاقُ‏.‏ قَالَتْ&#xA;  فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي&#xA;  مِنْهُمْ‏.‏ فَدَعَا لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ&#xA;  وَضَعَ رَأْسَهُ، ثُمَّ اسْتَيْقَظَ وَهُوَ يَضْحَكُ فَقُلْتُ وَمَا&#xA;  يُضْحِكُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ نَاسٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي عُرِضُوا&#xA;  عَلَىَّ، غُزَاةً فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ كَمَا قَالَ فِي&#xA;  الأَوَّلِ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ&#xA;  يَجْعَلَنِي مِنْهُمْ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ أَنْتِ مِنَ الأَوَّلِينَ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&#xA;  فَرَكِبَتِ الْبَحْرَ فِي زَمَانِ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ،&#xA;  فَصُرِعَتْ عَنْ دَابَّتِهَا&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle used to visit Um Haran bint Milhan, &lt;strong&gt;who would offer&#xA;  him reals&lt;/strong&gt;. Um-Haram was the wife of Ubada bin As-Samit. Allah's&#xA;  Apostle, once visited her and she provided him with food and started&#xA;  looking for lice in his head. &lt;strong&gt;Then Allah's Apostle slept, and&#xA;  afterwards woke up smiling&lt;/strong&gt;. Um Haran asked, &quot;What causes you to smile,&#xA;  O Allah's Apostle?&quot; He said. &quot;Some of my followers who (in a dream)&#xA;  were presented before me as fighters in Allah's Cause (on board a&#xA;  ship) amidst this sea cause me to smile; they were as kings on the&#xA;  thrones (or like kings on the thrones).&quot; (Ishaq, a sub-narrator is not&#xA;  sure as to which expression the Prophet used.) Um-Haram said, &quot;O&#xA;  Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah that he makes me one of them. &lt;strong&gt;Allah's&#xA;  Apostle invoked Allah for her and slept again and woke up smiling.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  Once again Um Haram asked, &quot;What makes you smile, O Allah's Apostle?&quot;&#xA;  He replied, &quot;Some of my followers were presented to me as fighters in&#xA;  Allah's Cause,&quot; repeating the same dream. Um-Haram said, &quot;O Allah's&#xA;  Apostle! Invoke Allah that He makes me one of them.&quot; He said, &quot;You are&#xA;  amongst the first ones.&quot; It happened that she sailed on the sea during&#xA;  the Caliphate of Mu'awlya bin Abi Sufyan, and after she disembarked,&#xA;  she fell down from her riding animal and died. [Volume 4, Book 52, Number 47 ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-26T06:35:28.870" LastActivityDate="2017-03-26T06:35:28.870" Title="What does &quot;offer reals&quot; mean in this hadith?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|hadith-interpretation|arabic-translation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5521" CreationDate="2012-11-24T15:07:45.060" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;We say &lt;em&gt;Rady Allahu Anhu&lt;/em&gt; (may Allah be pleased with him) when talking about any of the companions or the mothers of believers, including the caliphates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can say &lt;em&gt;Rady Allahu Anhu&lt;/em&gt; about Ali, as we say &lt;em&gt;Karam Allah Wajhah&lt;/em&gt; (may Allah bless his face) as he has never bowed to an idol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="831" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-24T11:03:53.073" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T11:03:53.073" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5535" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5521" CreationDate="2012-11-24T15:30:06.790" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no particular compulsion to say &quot;Radyallahu anhu&quot; or &quot;karam Allah wajhah&quot;. Even &quot;Alaihis-Salam&quot; (may peace be upon him) is fine. There is &lt;em&gt;NO&lt;/em&gt; religious compulsion on saying what with whom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is simply a matter of conventions which can certainly be overridden with any other word which does not contradict the essence of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May peace be upon you too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="832" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-28T10:10:37.983" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T10:10:37.983" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5536" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5539" CreationDate="2012-11-24T15:30:07.227" Score="1" ViewCount="4713" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; popular story that narrates like this &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It goes that a Jewish woman in Mecca who would throw garbage on the&#xA;  doorstep of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in defiance&#xA;  of his message, and one day she fell sick and could not throw the&#xA;  garbage, so the Prophet (peace be upon him) visited her.  Then it is&#xA;  said that she was so amazed at his character that she realized his&#xA;  prophethood and accepted Islam. &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekersguidance.org/ans-blog/2011/02/11/is-it-true-that-someone-threw-trash-on-the-prophet-peace-and-blessings-of-allah-be-upon-him/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there any reference of this story in book of hadith or otherwise?&lt;/strong&gt; I have seen this narrated many times in school and in every day life by others. In one of story, it even has her name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T03:23:20.137" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T03:23:20.137" Title="Source of this story of a Jewish woman and the prophet?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5538" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5532" CreationDate="2012-11-24T17:05:09.527" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The phrase &quot;who would offer him reals&quot; is a mistranslation; the Arabic term used (according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/56#7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;) is &lt;code&gt;فتطعمه&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verb &lt;code&gt;طعم&lt;/code&gt; (meaning &quot;to eat&quot;) has as it's Form IV the verb &lt;code&gt;أطعم&lt;/code&gt;, which is a reflexive version of the root verb; for example, instead of &quot;to eat&quot;, &lt;code&gt;أطعم&lt;/code&gt; would mean &quot;to cause to eat&quot;.  In other words, &quot;to feed&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;تطعم&lt;/code&gt; is the singular third-person feminine imperfect conjunction of the above, that is to say &quot;she feeds&quot; or &quot;she will feed&quot;.  (This construction could &lt;em&gt;also&lt;/em&gt; be the second-person masculine imperfect of the same, which would translate as the imperative &quot;Feed,&quot; but that translation seems unlikely in context.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;code&gt;ه&lt;/code&gt; suffix is a simple pronoun (&quot;him&quot;) referring to the target of the verb, thus &lt;code&gt;تطعمه&lt;/code&gt; would mean &quot;she will feed him&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The particle &lt;code&gt;ف&lt;/code&gt; prefixing the word doesn't really translate cleanly; it is used to connect clauses but it's purpose is more grammatic than vocabularic.  Depending on context, it may be directly translated as &quot;and&quot;, &quot;then&quot; or &quot;so,&quot; but this list is hardly exhaustive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All-in-all, the first sentence of this hadith would be much better translated as,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle used to visit Um Haran bint Milhan, who would offer him meals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And to answer your second question, eating food is not necessarily correlated with sleeping, beyond possibly feeling drowsy after a large meal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2012-11-24T17:05:09.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5539" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5536" CreationDate="2012-11-24T23:57:40.567" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is no authentic source for the above story&lt;/strong&gt;. Script &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekersguidance.org/ans-blog/2011/02/11/is-it-true-that-someone-threw-trash-on-the-prophet-peace-and-blessings-of-allah-be-upon-him/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;from my own link above&lt;/a&gt; says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I have not found a basis for this specific incident in the books of&#xA;  hadeeth or reliable works of prophetic biography&lt;/strong&gt;, and it seems as&#xA;  though this story has become popular on the tongues of people without&#xA;  any source to support it, and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means this story as it is did not happen. It mainly propagated from mouth to mouth or from books which are not considered a major work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above link does mention, the prophet &lt;strong&gt;was&lt;/strong&gt; thrown filth on his head by other mushrikeen, mostly males. Only one female did something similar to the prophet, it was Umm Jamil, the wife of Abu Lahab (the prophet paternal uncle). She would gather thorny branches and palm branches and place it in way overnight where prophet Muhammad would walk). The prophet issued her forgiveness after the conquest of Mecca.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2012-11-24T23:57:40.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5503" CreationDate="2012-11-25T00:16:36.023" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe your Wadu and Ghusal are ok. You do not need to worry about it. You said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Your bathroom walls do not get wet anymore&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It has been painted and supposedly stays dry.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I am assuming no smell comes from it &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That means it is properly sealed and you can consider it clean, from outside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is very easy to detect bad smell if something is Najs (dirty). I think in your case, there is no bad smell that means, it is clean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I had a similar situation where I would take extra care in shower where the water drop from body would fall back in bucket, making the bucket water unclean. Although i never asked question about it, I realized finally, it is OK. The water is still clean. So in this I would say do not bother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2012-11-25T00:16:36.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5532" CreationDate="2012-11-25T06:57:31.547" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Answer your second question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That the Prophet Muharram to Um Haran bint Milhan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their relationship either by blood or breastfeeding ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Nawawi said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;((اِتَّفَقَ الْعُلَمَاء عَلَى أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ&#xA;  مَحْرَمًا لَهُ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , وَاخْتَلَفُوا فِي&#xA;  كَيْفِيَّة ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ اِبْن عَبْد الْبَرّ وَغَيْره: كَانَتْ&#xA;  إِحْدَى خَالَاته مِنْ الرَّضَاعَة , وَقَالَ آخَرُونَ: بَلْ كَانَتْ&#xA;  خَالَة لِأَبِيهِ أَوْ لِجَدِّهِ ; لِأَنَّ عَبْد الْمُطَّلِب كَانَتْ&#xA;  أُمّه مِنْ بَنِي النَّجَّار))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The scholars are agreed that it was taboo (Mohrram) to him peace be upon him,&#xA;  and they differ in how to do so; Ibn Abd al-Barr and others: One aunts&#xA;  of breastfeeding, and others have said: it was aunt to his father or&#xA;  his grandfather; because Abdulmutallab mother was from Bani Najjar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Book: Explanation of Al-Nawawi to sahih Muslim, page: 51]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Al-Nawawi said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;((وكانت أُمّ سُلَيْم هذه هي وأختها خالتين لرسولِ الله مِنْ جِهةِ&#xA;  الرَّضَاعَ))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And &quot;Om Salim&quot; and her sister (Um Haran bint Milhan) were aunts to the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah on the one hand breastfeeding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastActivityDate="2012-11-25T06:57:31.547" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2682" CreationDate="2012-11-25T07:41:49.807" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Listen Quran by radio or recorded, good work will be rewarded rights, no blame on him if he carries on business, or preoccupation, as long as heard as much as possible, and is either a job does not allow him to listen to the Quran, it should not because it goes against literature and respect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nawawi said in his book &quot;Clarification of the Literature campaign of the Koran&quot;, Page 92:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ومما يعتنى به ويتأكد الأمر به احترام القرآن من أمور قد يتساهل فيها&#xA;  بعض الغافلين القارئين مجتمعين . فمن ذلك : اجتناب الضحك واللغط والحديث&#xA;  في خلال القراءة إلا كلاما يضطر إليه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And which should be paid attention to make sure it respected the Quran&#xA;  from things that may leniency where some unsuspecting readers&#xA;  combined. For example: avoid laughing and talking through reading&#xA;  Quran  only talk are forced him,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But complied with the words of God:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنصِتُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ&#xA;  تُرْحَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the Qur'an is recited listen to it in silence. You may perhaps be&#xA;  blessed.&#xA;  [7:204]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamport.com/d/2/fqh/1/29/318.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this reference&lt;/a&gt; in book &quot;Fiqh on the four doctrines&quot; &quot;الفقه على المذاهب الأربعة&quot; , Under paragraph: Terms of prostration of recitation &quot;شروط سجدة التلاوة&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;shows Shafi'i stated that it is not obligatory prostration (Sajdah) of recitation to who heard the Quran from not &quot;Mokalaf&quot; (human) Such as a machine recorder or radio, So the previous ayah ([7:204]) does not apply in the case of listening to the Quran from the recorder ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This indicates there is no of sin on who was busy when heard Quran from recorder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-11-26T15:46:50.413" LastActivityDate="2012-11-26T15:46:50.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5544" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5545" CreationDate="2012-11-25T11:18:07.013" Score="3" ViewCount="16500" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Imaam makes mistake in Salaah (prayer), eg. when he makes just one Sajdah or when he makes an extra Raka'ah, how do we correct him? Is interrupting his concentration advisable?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastActivityDate="2018-06-27T09:26:02.600" Title="How do we correct Imaam when he makes mistake in Salaah?" Tags="|mistake|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5545" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5544" CreationDate="2012-11-25T11:18:07.013" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/URXEy.png&quot; alt=&quot;In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Imaam makes mistake in basic actions like Ruku' and Sujood, the follower should correct him by saying out loud &amp;quot;Subhanallah&amp;quot;. If the mistake is realised by a female follower, she can alert by clapping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahl b. Sa'd al-Sa'idi reported:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) went to the tribe of Bani Amr b. Auf in order to bring reconciliation amongst (its members), and It was a time of prayer. The Mu'adhdhin came to Abu Bakr and said: Would you lead the prayer in case I recite takbir (tahrima, with which the prayer begins)? He (Abu Bakr) said: Yes. He (the narrator) said: He (Abu Bakr) started (leading) the prayer. The people were engaged in observing prayer when the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) happened to come there and made his way (through the people) till he stood in a row. The people began to clap (their hands), but Abu Bakr paid no heed (to it) in prayer. When the people clapped more vigorously, he (Abu Bakr) then paid heed and saw the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) there. (He was about to withdraw when) the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) signed to him to keep standing at his place. Abu Bakr lifted his hands and praised Allah for what the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) had commanded him and then Abu Bakr withdrew himself till he stood in the midst of the row and the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) stepped forward and led the prayer. When (the prayer) was over, he (the Holy Prophet) said: 0 Abu Bakr, what prevented you from standing (at that place) as I ordered you to do? Abu Bakr said: It does not become the son of Abu Quhafa to lead prayer before the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said (to the people) around him: What is it that I saw you clapping so vigorously? &lt;strong&gt;(Behold) when anything happens in prayer, say: Subhan Allah, for when you would utter it, it would attract the attention, while clapping of hands is meant for women.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/111&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Muslim.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While, if the mistake is made in the recitation of Qur'an, the follower should point out the mistake by reciting the correct Ayaah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the Imaam still doesn't realise, he should be explained after finishing the prayer. If the meaning of recitation made by the Imaam had contradicted the meaning of actual Ayah, the prayer has to be repeated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a female follower detects the mistake made by the Imaam, she can alert the Imaam by clapping. She should not read out as it may go well against the above hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further reading:&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/8686&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Correcting the mistakes of the imam’s recitation in a surah other than al-Faatihah.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْـتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-11-25T11:23:12.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5546" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-25T12:00:56.210" Score="11" ViewCount="2917" Body="&lt;p&gt;A month ago, I was invited to give Adhaan (Call to prayer) in Fajr in a mosque. Since I had done this only in a small mosque, I was a little nervous, but still did it. A few minutes after finishing, I realised that I had missed out the statement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h2&gt;الصلوة خير من النوم&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Prayer is better than sleep)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, two persons pointed that to me, but none of them asked me to repeat the Adhaan. The remaining prayer went on peacefully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, A Mu'addhin may also do mistakes like saying &quot;ﺤﻲﻋﻠﻰﺍﻠﺼﻼﺓ&quot; just once. After all, it is human to make mistakes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally asking, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What does a Mu'addhin do when he makes a mistake?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If an Imaam makes a mistake in Salaah, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/5544/59&quot;&gt;we  alert him by saying out loud &quot;Subhanallah&quot;.&lt;/a&gt; What do we do to point out mistake done by a Mu'addhin?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T08:28:29.800" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T08:28:29.800" Title="What to do when Mu'addhin makes mistake in Adhaan?" Tags="|mistake|adhan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5547" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-25T12:48:37.270" Score="3" ViewCount="7732" Body="&lt;p&gt;When there are already 1000 questions are the islam.StackExchange, I found it interesting to ask the question 1001 about 1001 names of Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a Du'a narrated from Imam Ali-ibn-Hussain from prophet Muhammad (PBUH) called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/downloads/JoshanKabir.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Joushan Kabir Dua (this links contain Du'a in Arabic, English and Persian)&lt;/a&gt; that is 100 parts, each containing 10 beautiful names of Allah. Also part 55 contains 11 names, so the total names of Allah in this Du'a will be 1001. I found calling Allah by 1001 names not only an very good way to ask him my needs - specially in Qadr nights, but also a excellent way to think and learn better about my Lord.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is: How many names are provided for Allah (Asma-ul-Husna) in Hadith or Sunnah? Is there any name of Allah missing from this great Du'a, or is there any other source with more names of Allah? If not, maybe we can consider these 1001 names are all the names Muslims know about Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-09T15:24:03.100" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T15:24:03.100" Title="How many names are provided for Allah in Quran and Hadith?" Tags="|quran|hadith|allah|dua|asma-ul-husna|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5546" CreationDate="2012-11-25T13:02:10.867" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For forget the phrase &quot;الصلاة خير من النوم&quot; (Prayer is better than sleep):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Must not repeat the adhan because the addition of this sentence is a sunnah and not duty, recompense who said it and no sin to those who left it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But for the makes a mistake in the adhan:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Who left something from the words of the adhaan or iqaamah because of forgetfulness, if the time is slight, he should comes what forgets then completes adhaan after that, and else if time is long, it must repeat the adhaan or iqaamah from the beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he repeats the adhaan or iqaamah in both cases there is nothing wrong with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Nawawi said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;لو ترك بعض كلماته [الأذان] أتى بالمتروك وما بعده ، ولو استأنف كان&#xA;  أولى&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;If he leave some words [adhan] came what he leave it and beyond, and&#xA;  If he resumed was the best &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[AlMajmo' (3/121)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/ref/131320&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatwa reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="181" LastEditDate="2012-11-25T18:58:43.677" LastActivityDate="2012-11-25T18:58:43.677" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5550" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-25T13:47:57.893" Score="15" ViewCount="3461" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do Shi'a Muslims hit chests, slapping cheeks, hit shoulders with chains and, hit heads with swords and shed blood during Ashura?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These reprehensible things forbidden by the Prophet (peace be upon him) as he did not tell his followers to make something of it or close to it, for the death of a great, or loss of a Shahid, whatever the amount and status.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه&#xA;  وسلم:‏&quot;‏ اثْنَتَانِ فِي النَّاسِ هُمَا بِهِمْ كُفْرٌ الطَّعْنُ فِي&#xA;  النَّسَبِ وَالنِّيَاحَةُ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) observed: Two (things) are&#xA;  found among men which are tantamount to unbelief: slandering one's&#xA;  lineage and lamentation on the dead&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/133&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; [this hadith in Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there is many of evidence that prevent such acts...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;So my questions:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why they do it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What reasoning and argument do they use to support their practice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T08:40:41.973" LastActivityDate="2021-12-25T11:12:26.470" Title="What do Shi'a Muslims do in Ashura? And why they do it?" Tags="|shiism|mourning|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5544" CreationDate="2012-11-25T16:20:40.513" Score="-2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;A moderm view&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks @Tabres for question and answer. I am giving a modern view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If Imam forgetts the text or  utters something wrong, one of the follower should say it loud &lt;em&gt;correct&lt;/em&gt; for him. This is very effective and a decent way of correctin the Imam. The beauty is you do not say anything other that Quran text in prayer and the Imam gets the benefit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the Imam offers more Rakkath than it was suppose to, the followers should sit in their position, allowing Imam time to correct himself. If he still does not, the follower should stand up and follow the extra rakkath after the Imam. The Imam should then be informed of the mistake, he made.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the Imam finishes early and turns Salam, the followers should not turn Salam yet giving the Imam time to correct himself. If the Imam realizes his mistake, he should stand up to continue his prayer. If he does not realize his mistake, the follower should turn Salam and let him know about the error.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other cases, if the Imam made a mistake and someone has to point him out, I think a better word is &quot;Allah ho Akabar&quot;. Clapping is disgraceful in my opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2012-11-25T16:20:40.513" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5552" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-25T17:04:53.810" Score="2" ViewCount="246" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember that there was some verse or hadith that said something about those people who used to make noises and silly questions and used to make fun out of that when the Last Prophet S.A.W.W used to talk about Islam. Please somebody help me find the exact reference!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="834" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T08:28:14.567" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T08:28:14.567" Title="Hadith about noises and questions during sermon?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2402" CreationDate="2012-11-25T19:05:01.373" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The verses that you have mentioned are totally irrelevant. They are about killing oneself. According to Shia scholars hitting oneself with sword is haram. Just go to khamenei.ir for example and search for it. There is a link &lt;a href=&quot;http://farsi.khamenei.ir/treatise-content?uid=30&amp;amp;tid=1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; as well, unfortunately in Persian. Use a translator for the last couple of questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything that causes any &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;harm&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; to your body is haram. Doing professional sports also harms often but it is not considered as haram and it is permissible. This holds true for biting yourself with chain. If it harms you it is haram. Look the one before the last question in that link for the definition of harm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="618" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-01-11T05:36:39.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5555" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-25T22:51:50.200" Score="5" ViewCount="709" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone is looking for someone who can give speeches, some consider female speakers as a bad idea, given the general opinion among Muslims that there shouldn't be gender-mixing? Is there a Hadith that says that it is forbidden to mix genders in an auditorium or so? If so where is it and is it authentic? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-09-14T13:26:14.730" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T11:27:45.813" Title="Why many think free-mixing of the sexes is forbidden?" Tags="|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-01-06T05:33:20.663" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5550" CreationDate="2012-11-26T01:14:12.163" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hadith referenced in the question prohibits Muslims from &lt;code&gt;النِّيَاحَةُ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ = lamentation on the dead&lt;/code&gt;. We must however ask ourselves which people are considered &lt;strong&gt;dead&lt;/strong&gt; in Islam, and whether or not Hussain-ibn-Ali is among them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1- Is Hussain-ibn-Ali &lt;code&gt;الْمَيِّتِ = dead&lt;/code&gt;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does Allah say about the dead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ - آل عمران 169&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%283:169:8%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;And &lt;strong&gt;never think&lt;/strong&gt; of those who have been killed in the &lt;strong&gt;cause of Allah&lt;/strong&gt; as &lt;strong&gt;dead&lt;/strong&gt;. Rather, &lt;strong&gt;they are alive&lt;/strong&gt; with their Lord, receiving provision&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;أَمْوَاتًا&lt;/code&gt; is the plural form of &lt;code&gt;الْمَيِّتِ&lt;/code&gt;. So if someone is killed in the &lt;strong&gt;cause of Allah&lt;/strong&gt;, considering him dead is not compatible with the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2- Was Hussain killed in the cause of Allah?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) say about him? Among many Hadith provided for Hussain-ibn-Ali in Sunni books, a few are listed below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏ &amp;quot;‏ الْحَسَنُ&#xA;وَالْحُسَيْنُ سَيِّدَا شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَأَبُوهُمَا خَيْرٌ&#xA;مِنْهُمَا ‏&amp;quot;‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah said: &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Hasan and Husain will be the leaders of&#xA;the youth of Paradise&lt;/strong&gt;, and their father is better than them.&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1301220&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan ibn Majah, Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 118&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another Hadith from Prophet Muhammad (PBUH):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ&#xA;بْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ رَاشِدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ مُرَّةَ&#xA;أَنَّهُ قَالَ‏:‏ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم،&#xA;وَدُعِينَا إِلَى طَعَامٍ فَإِذَا حُسَيْنٌ يَلْعَبُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ،&#xA;فَأَسْرَعَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمَامَ الْقَوْمِ، ثُمَّ&#xA;بَسَطَ يَدَيْهِ، فَجَعَلَ يَمُرُّ مَرَّةً هَا هُنَا وَمَرَّةً هَا&#xA;هُنَا، يُضَاحِكُهُ حَتَّى أَخَذَهُ، فَجَعَلَ إِحْدَى يَدَيْهِ فِي&#xA;ذَقْنِهِ وَالأُخْرَى فِي رَأْسِهِ، ثُمَّ اعْتَنَقَهُ فَقَبَّلَهُ،&#xA;ثُمَّ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ &lt;strong&gt;حُسَيْنٌ مِنِّي وَأَنَا&#xA;مِنْهُ، أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ مَنْ أَحَبَّ الْحَسَنَ وَالْحُسَيْنَ،&#xA;سَبِطَانِ مِنَ الأَسْبَاطِ‏.‏&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ya'la ibn Murra said, &amp;quot;We went out with the Prophet, may Allah bless&#xA;him and grant him peace, and we were invited to eat. Husayn was&#xA;playing in the road and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him&#xA;peace, raced the people and then spread out his arms. The boy began to&#xA;run this way and that and the Prophet made him laugh until he caught&#xA;hold of him. He put one of his hands under his chin and the other on&#xA;his head and then embraced him. Then the Prophet, may Allah bless him&#xA;and grant him peace, said, &lt;strong&gt;'Husayn is from me and I am from Husayn.&#xA;Allah loves anyone who loves al-Hasan and al-Husayn. They are two of&#xA;my distinguished descendants.'&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; -  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/adab/19/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 364&lt;/a&gt; and also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1301480&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan ibn Majah,  Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 144&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what does Hussain himself say about the reason behind this battle?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اني لم اخرج اشرا ولا بطرا ولا مفسدا ولا ظالما وانما &lt;strong&gt;خرجت لطلب الاصلاح&#xA;في امة جدي، اريد ان آمر بالمعروف وانهى عن المنكر&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did not come out seeking to do evil, nor seeking to have fun, nor&#xA;seeking corruption nor oppression.&#xA;Rather, &lt;strong&gt;I came out seeking reform in the nation of my Grandfather. I&#xA;want to enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong.&lt;/strong&gt;[Testament of Hussain ibn Ali to Muhammad ibn Hanafiyah] &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamicbooks.info/H-23-Interesting%20Articles/Nazar-Yasin%20al-Jibouri-2.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also from himself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الا ترون الى الحق لا يعمل به والى الباطل لا يتناهى عنه، ليرغب المؤمن&#xA;في لقاء الله، فاني لا ارى الموت الا سعادة، والحياة مع الظالمين الا&#xA;برما&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamicbooks.info/H-23-Interesting%20Articles/Nazar-Yasin%20al-Jibouri-2.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do you not see how right is not acted upon and falsehood is not&#xA;prevented?&lt;/strong&gt; Then let the believer desire the meeting with Allah, for &lt;strong&gt;I&#xA;see death as being nothing other than happiness, while life with the&#xA;oppressors as the most undesirable.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3- Is there any permission to cry because Hussain?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1303&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahid al-Bukhari, Book 23, Hadith 62&lt;/a&gt; says that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) cried after his son Ibrahim-ibn-Muhammad passed away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The case for Hussain-ibn-Ali is also outstanding, because he is killed in the cause of Allah (and so Quran says &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%283:169:8%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;he is Alive with his Lord&lt;/a&gt;). There are several book chapters of Hadith that offsprings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) cried for Hussain, like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aqaed.com/ahlulbait/books/behar44/a28.html#t17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this chapter of Bihar al Anwar&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4- What is the benefit?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We may then ask ourselves: What is the benefit of lamenting and crying to the offspring of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a good way to remember that Hussain sacrificed himself to prevent &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazid_I&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yazid-ibn-Muawiya&lt;/a&gt; from changing the direction of Islam from the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hussain trained us &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamicbooks.info/H-23-Interesting%20Articles/Nazar-Yasin%20al-Jibouri-2.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;not to live with oppression and not to be quiet upon the falsehood&lt;/a&gt;, even if it costs our life. And this may be a reason that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/adab/19/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Husayn is from me and I am from Husayn&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5- Are all types of mourning people do correct?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Definitely not. Most current Shi'a scholars do not permit people to show their sorrow by any means that severely injure the body, such as by hitting themselves on the head with a sword. Here is a fatwa by a Shi'a scholar, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leader.ir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sayed Ali Khamenei&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any practice that causes bodily harm, or leads to defaming the faith,&#xA;is Haram. Accordingly, the believers have to steer clear of it. There&#xA;is no doubt that many of these practices besmirch the image of Ahlul&#xA;Bayt's (a.s.) School of Thought which is the worst damage and loss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-25T11:12:26.470" LastActivityDate="2021-12-25T11:12:26.470" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5557" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5547" CreationDate="2012-11-26T11:53:39.607" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a list of supposed names of Allah in the Haidth, but this list is inauthentic and hence should not be listened to.  The scholars who reject this list (in the hadith) as inauthentic are, at-Tirmidhi, al-Baihaqi, ibn Hazm, al-Dawudi, ibn Taymiya, ibn Katheer, ibn Hajr, al-Juwaini, ibn Baz, al-Albani, ibn Uthaimin and Abdul Qadir al-Arnaut.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لِلَّهِ تِسْعَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ اسْمًا، مِائَةٌ إِلاَّ وَاحِدًا، لاَ&#xA;  يَحْفَظُهَا أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ، وَهْوَ وَتْرٌ يُحِبُّ&#xA;  الْوَتْرَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah has ninety-nine Names, one hundred minus one, and whoever&#xA;  believes in their meanings and acts accordingly, will enter Paradise;&#xA;  and Allah is witr (one) and loves 'the witr'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/80/105&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are ninety-nine names mentioned in the Quran, and in authentic Ahadith, anything other than these names are weak or fabricated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://muttaqun.com/99names.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muttaqun Online&lt;/a&gt; To see the ninety-nine names in the link, scroll down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-11-26T12:53:24.253" LastActivityDate="2012-11-26T12:53:24.253" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5550" CreationDate="2012-11-26T12:35:01.803" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As @Ali has already mentioned the holy Prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- has stated that &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Hussain is from me and I'm from Hussain&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. But what does it mean? It is clear that Hussain peace be upon him is from Prophet as he is the Prophet's grandson. But what about the part saying &quot;&lt;em&gt;and I'm from Hussain&lt;/em&gt;&quot;? The Shia scholars have understood this statement as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam, the religion, is founded by the holy Prophet, he is truly the father of every Muslim including the holiness Ali (&lt;em&gt;Ali peace be upon him is &quot;Qaasim Al-Jannate wan-Naar&quot; which implies the divider of hell and heaven, so the holy Prophet peace be upon him and his family is Abul-Qaasim&lt;/em&gt;) and Al-Hassan and -Al-Hussain, peace be upon them all. But what about after the holy Prophet, if would the religion corrupt like the previous religions have corrupted by their corrupted scholars? The holy book alone to survive is not sufficient as the book needs a describer. So that the holy Prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- has stated that I would leave two precious things for you after me not to be misled, the book of Allah and my household, they would never separate from each other until they come to me together at Kuthar. (&lt;em&gt;AFAIK even most Sunni scholars have recorder this Hadeeth this way and only Abu-Hurayreh has recorded this Hadeeth the way that reads: &quot;the book of Allah and my Sunnah&quot;, and this is obviously wrong as Sunnah itself needs a describer exactly like the book&lt;/em&gt;) Therefore, the household of the holy Prophet peace be upon them are the describers of the book, and they are those by whom the religion would remain healthy. Therefore, here the holy Prophet peace be upon him is stating that &quot;I am the founder of the religion and they (&lt;em&gt;&quot;my household&quot; to whom all the Sunni brothers also respect very much, all introduced in name by the holy Prophet although some was never born until years after the Prophet had passed away&lt;/em&gt;) are the reason for it to survive, without them even my role in Islam will get lost, as is lost the role for Jesus and Moses peace be upon them, inviting people to real Christianity and Judaism totally different than what is now called Christianity and Judaism. To conclude this paragraph the religion is founded by the holy Prophet and guaranteed to remain healthy by his household.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why in the Hadeeth of the holy Prophet --peace be upon him-- the stress is over Hussain --peace be upon him? Simply because he was the only one who found the opportunity to explicitly announce that the Muslim community is going the wrong way, rising to enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong. He gave his blood to lit up a candle that is glowing for centuries by now. Also we. Mentioning this one can now read &quot;حُسَيْنٌ مِنِّي وَأَنَا مِنْهُ&quot; (Hussain is from me and I'm from him) like &quot;الإسلام محمدی الحدوث و حسینی البقاء&quot; (the religion is founded by Muhammad and guaranteed by Hussain).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The candle Imam Hussain --peace be upon him-- has lit up is still glowing and has lighten the way for many Muslims and non-Muslims, Shia and Sunni. What Shia Muslims do in AL-Muharram and AL-Safar, including Ashura, is to not let the lighted candle goes dark. We have many times in Ahadeeth adviced not to let this light goes off by crying for the martyred Imam, dressing in black and to do all these in public, for someone to ask why are these people doing such and be answered because their leader who was among the most faithful, honest, kind, respectful, knowledgeable, pious and ... was killed with many of his lovers and followers while they were much thirsty and hungry, by those who were claiming to be the true followers of his grandfather --who was the Prophet of Islam-- but were truly far from being Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although there are Ahadeeth stating the way Imams themselves were doing in the loss of their family members and perhaps other afflictions, but there is no deed forbidden in this regard unless it will harm oneself. Even each culture may have its own way of that. Crying, even if is accompanied by yelling, is obviously permitted; hitting chests and slapping cheeks are also way to do this and it is very common that someone who suffers a great disaster may do this as an extreme form of crying; I have experienced it by myself that I couldn't understand what are these hitting to chest or laps for, but at a time that I was suffering a great disaster I was doing so while I was unaware of what I am doing, then I found myself and mentioned that I have done this when I was deep in suffer and sorrow. Anyway, it may depends on culture, neither obligatory nor forbidden. Only about hitting the body with sword, this is something under debate even between the Shia Scholars, but AFAIK it has been announced as forbidden by most Shia scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information you can read &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa7443&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa12865&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and other pages in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;site&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And last, but by no means least, it should be stated that &quot;Everyday is Ashura and everyland is Karbala&quot; (کل یوم عاشورا و کل أرض کربلا) which implies anywhere around the globe wherein there are two groups of people, the good and bad people, the situation there is like in Karbala and people should look what Imam Hussain did and follow him, first put themselves in the right side then to withstand and fight against the bad guys, be it Wall-Street, the Zionist regime or else. According to this teaching of Karbala Islamic revolution in Iran won against the American backed government of Shah, and according to this teaching of Ashura Iran is withstanding the West although is under sanctions and etc., and according to this teaching people in Bahrain shouts &quot;هیهات من الذلة&quot; and etc. So Karbala is alive, we are living those past days, and we refresh every Muharram with all those mourning ways that I have described, Karbala should never die because if it dies out Islam would die and even Islamic countries all would be American and Zionism backed like some today are. Mournings and re-stating what has happened there every year is a way to let the candle keep lighting. You can see how many Muslims our enemies kill in Iraq or other countries ever year during Muharram doing such mournings, they want the candle to goes dark and Allah wants it to glow, even if the enemies don't like it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T09:55:21.313" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T09:55:21.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2990" CreationDate="2012-11-26T12:51:11.197" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lIBZW.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing&#xA;  on] stone alters [to other than Allah ], and divining arrows are but&#xA;  defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be&#xA;  successful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this Ayah (verse), it is only referring to alcohol that you drink and intoxicates.  You can't drink rubbing alcohol that is in perfumes, if done you would become blind or die. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQa5ozZ4yrM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamic University | Foundations of Islamic Studies | Module 4.4 &lt;/a&gt;  This is in the form of a video on YouTube, go to ( 1:14:00 ) in the video.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="26773" LastEditDate="2018-07-09T05:46:56.147" LastActivityDate="2018-07-09T05:46:56.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5561" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7203" CreationDate="2012-11-26T13:01:14.957" Score="7" ViewCount="7459" Body="&lt;p&gt;I &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophets_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;read&lt;/a&gt; that Quran mentions 25 prophets by name. It is &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/298/evidence-of-124-000-prophets-messengers-peace-be-upon-them-in-islam?rq=1&quot;&gt;believed&lt;/a&gt; that there were many more prophets sent by the creator on earth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is there any reason for mention of these 25 prophets only? On what basis these prophets selected (for example - if arranged in ascending/descending time, every 10000th was selected? )&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;How many of the prophets mentioned in the Quran were known commonly at that time in Arabia? Prophets mentioned in the Jewish and Christian holy books can be for example assumed to be known to common people.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="616" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2015-09-04T11:46:31.477" Title="Out of the Prophets mentioned in the Quran how many were known to comman man in 6th century in Arabia?" Tags="|quran|history|prophets|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2718" CreationDate="2012-11-26T17:58:38.403" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslim is the one who submit's to the Will of Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per Surah Al Imran verse 52: We see Christ Jesus Calling out to his disciples:&#xA;&quot;Who will be my helper in the works of Allah - This is the &quot;First Dawah&quot; to an independent group. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Desciples respond &quot;We will be your helper and we believe in Allah - This as such is the &quot;first Shahadah&quot; by an independent group - six hundred years prior to the Dawn of Islam in Arabia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This message has been given to us by Allah through his Prophet Mohammad (PBUH):&#xA;Also it is stated in the Quran: All those who follow Jesus will be superior in this world and the hereafter - as such we follow Jesus not as God but as the only Messiah of mankind and declare to be &quot;Senior Muslims&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All are invited to join this first but new group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="838" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T09:38:03.347" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T09:38:03.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5566" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5580" CreationDate="2012-11-27T06:12:13.733" Score="13" ViewCount="157334" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that there are totally 6666 ayats in Al-Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, I counted in my own Quran and it has less than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the actual number of ayats in Al-Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-31T17:35:36.553" LastActivityDate="2024-03-15T14:49:13.443" Title="How many ayaths are there in Al-Quran?" Tags="|quran|ayah|uloom-al-quran|" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5567" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-27T06:59:03.197" Score="7" ViewCount="642" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a (non-interest bearing) account with a local bank.  Typically this account charges a monthly service fee, which is waived as long as a minimum balance is maintained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I were to agree to provide a loan to someone, but the only cash I had available would dip into this minimum balance, is it permissible to ask the debtor to repay the loan as well as the incurred service charges?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an example, I lay out the following scenario:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I have a bank account which typically charges me $5 a month unless I maintain a minimum balance of $1000, at which point the bank charges me nothing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I regularly maintain exactly this minimum balance.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I agree to loan someone $100.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;This leaves $900 in my account, which is below the minimum balance.  As such, the bank charges me $5 in monthly fees.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I am re-paid the $100 after a period of four months.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a condition of the loan, is it permissible for me to also demand repayment of these service charges (i.e. $5 * 4 = $20) which were incurred as a direct result, or would that be considered &lt;em&gt;riba&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2012-11-27T19:01:18.597" Title="Can I ask for repayment of service charges along with repayment of a loan?" Tags="|riba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5568" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5566" CreationDate="2012-11-27T07:53:19.677" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The difference between the total of ayahs is due to some people count the Starting &lt;code&gt;Bismillah&lt;/code&gt; in start of every Surah as a separate verse and others just count it once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamworld.net/docs/quran.info.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This islamword.net link&lt;/a&gt; has a complete statistic gathered at one place. From the page&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Total No. of Verses 6236&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2014-01-16T04:54:21.160" LastActivityDate="2014-01-16T04:54:21.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5567" CreationDate="2012-11-27T09:22:00.760" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/URXEy.png&quot; alt=&quot;In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Riba (interest) is a factor that directly benefits the lender. The extra amount you are collecting is the service charge which in turn is demanded by your bank. This amount is neither demanded by you directly, nor does it benefit you directly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since most likely this is not riba, two things should be obvious:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;To avoid misunderstanding you must discuss these terms while giving out the loan. (Though not doing it will not make your transaction interest-based)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If ever in the loan period you added the money to your account and changed the balance to more than $1000, service charge of this period should not be collected. You should charge only what you are charged. Any extra amount you get will likely be deemed riba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said so much, I  still leave you with a task: &lt;strong&gt;get a scholarly opinion.&lt;/strong&gt; Before making any decision, please consult a scholar and if my answer turns out to be contradictory to it, post an answer here and alert me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazaakallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْـتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-11-27T19:01:18.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5571" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5575" CreationDate="2012-11-27T19:00:16.030" Score="9" ViewCount="15207" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not a Muslim, but I have visited a mosque before and enjoyed the service. When I visited, the local imam approached me and we talked a little about questions that I had regarding the service.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that imams have a very special position in the community.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is there a special way to address an imam to show respect?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also, is there a special way to talk about an imam with friends?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100201213129AA6Y0RK&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; on Yahoo Answers particularly interesting, but the accepted answer seemed like a better fit for a first-time visitor. I'm hesitant to use Arabic phrases that a Muslim would use because I don't want to sound like I'm mocking him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="843" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-11T22:34:05.843" LastActivityDate="2018-06-11T21:56:18.823" Title="How should a non-Muslim address an Imam?" Tags="|non-muslim|imam-khatib|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5572" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5574" CreationDate="2012-11-27T19:25:52.567" Score="7" ViewCount="1383" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quote taken from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1450/843&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah has cursed those women who ... create a space between their teeth artificially to look beautiful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above quote, it seems that cosmetic orthodontic work for women is not halal. I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.elroubyegypt.com/it/islamic_opinion.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; which talks about plastic surgery in general, but I'd like a more clear explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the above generalize to both men and women? What are the major differences, if any, between sects?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm also interested in non-cosmetic surgery, but that's not the intent of the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="843" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2012-11-27T20:37:39.537" Title="Is orthodontic work halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|medical|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5573" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-27T19:43:15.013" Score="5" ViewCount="754" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Police&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt; mentions that some 400 women joined the Iranian police force between 1979 and 2003.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/483/843&quot;&gt;This answer&lt;/a&gt; gives a pretty good explanation of women working outside the home. It seems to me that police work would directly go against the guidelines in the accepted answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I understand, Shia Islam is the official religion in Iran. Is this a general Shia guideline? If not, what justification is there for this type of thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="843" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-07-09T11:52:53.703" Title="How does Iran justify women in the police force? (Shia View)" Tags="|sharia|shiism|women|islamic-government|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5574" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5572" CreationDate="2012-11-27T20:37:39.537" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the most part, the general guidelines when it comes to plastic surgery or cosmetic surgery, or orthodontic procedures are the same for men and women. When there is an explicit text that specifies something for men and women, then that is a point of difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The general rule is that plastic surgery is permitted if it is to correct a deformity or there is something unusual about the body part in question. Notions of what is considered unusual are loosely defined and are determined by the general prevalence of these conditions in the population in that region.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is not permitted however is to perform those procedures even when there is nothing &quot;wrong,&quot; but just to improve one's looks or appear more attractive or other such motivations. This would come under the category of &quot;changing Allah's creation&quot; and is forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/node/1327&quot;&gt;http://en.islamtoday.net/node/1327&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-11-27T20:37:39.537" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5571" CreationDate="2012-11-27T21:05:44.800" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is really nothing special beyond being generally respectful, and that's the respect you'd give to any human being who has put in the time and effort to excel in his/her field. Imams do have a special position in the community, but its a position of respect for the time that they spent studying the sciences of the religion and the knowledge that they have. There's nothing that's sacred or mystical about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you just address them as &quot;Imam&quot; or &quot;Shaykh&quot; or something that should be fine. I can't think of anything else. It's the same as when you go to a doctor or councilman or whatever - you typically don't call them by their first name unless you know them personally. Same here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no special way to talk about imams with friends either. Like I said above, just a respect for their position is all that you need in any interaction with them or about them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-11-27T21:05:44.800" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5576" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5626" CreationDate="2012-11-27T21:54:37.510" Score="6" ViewCount="298" Body="&lt;p&gt;As most people know, the depiction of Muhammad has stirred up the hornet's nest quite a bit and to such a degree that NO pictures of him are shown in official media by fear of repercussions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I had a discussion about this with a Muslim co-worker and he said that it's only a part of islam that takes offense in depiction of the Prophet (even a non-caricature one). In other parts it's disgraceful to NOT show pictures of him. Can anyone here clarify this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="844" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-11-27T21:58:10.320" LastActivityDate="2012-12-02T23:18:39.820" Title="To depict Muhammad or not" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5577" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5400" CreationDate="2012-11-27T23:04:19.953" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Khuld&lt;/em&gt; is translated: &lt;em&gt;everlasting&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;eternity&lt;/em&gt;, and also &lt;em&gt;immortality&lt;/em&gt;. This word can refer to both living or non-living creatures. For example consider two Ayah below, in which &lt;em&gt;Khuld&lt;/em&gt; refers to non-livings things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6royq.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%2810:52:7%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Then it will be said to those who had wronged, &quot;Taste the punishment of eternity; are you being recompensed except for what you used to earn?&quot; - Yunus 52&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7BbZz.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%2825:15:6%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Say, &quot;Is that better or the Garden of Eternity which is promised to&#xA;  the righteous? It will be for them a reward and destination. - Al Furqan, 15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is an example of the reference to living people:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DNQuq.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%285:119:14%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Allah will say, &quot;This is the Day when the truthful will benefit from&#xA;  their truthfulness.&quot; For them are gardens [in Paradise] beneath which&#xA;  rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever, Allah being pleased with&#xA;  them, and they with Him. That is the great attainment. - Al Maidah 119&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yamut&lt;/em&gt; means &lt;em&gt;dies&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;La Yamut&lt;/em&gt; means &lt;em&gt;does not die&lt;/em&gt;. They can be used only for living things, because &lt;em&gt;dead&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;aliveness&lt;/em&gt; do not make sense for non-living objects. Allah is the only one who &lt;em&gt;does not die&lt;/em&gt;, so &lt;em&gt;La Yamut&lt;/em&gt; can be used only for Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/djoW4.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3KPIo.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%2855:27:5%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Everyone upon the earth will perish * And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor. - Al Rahman 26, 27&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T08:43:01.963" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T08:43:01.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5400" CreationDate="2012-11-27T23:04:38.380" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a very subtle difference between the two words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The root خلد can be translated to English as &quot;Ever lasting&quot;. It is used to describe objects that do not go away, and not necessarily people. The gardens of paradise are described as جنات خلد (Ever lasting gardens). Something like a memory can be described that was as well: ذكرى خالدة. Actual physical death might not come into the meaning. For instance, the name Khalid (such as from the famous companion Khalid ibn Al-Waleed) is derived from that root. It does not imply that the person is physically immortal, but that his other aspects (his reputation, piety, deeds ... etc) will be ever lasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand لا يموت is actually the combination of two words: the negative لا and the verb يموت (die). Here it is more concrete what we mean: immortality. Never dying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-11-27T23:04:38.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5573" CreationDate="2012-11-27T23:11:08.550" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just imagine Police wants to arrest a female suspect. What to do if all the Police forces are men? In many cases there would be no solution without breaking Shari'ah laws like the situation that the Police force needs to touch or catch the female suspect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shari'ah has limitations on the relationships between stranger men and women, for looking or touching, some of them included in Quran and some of them in Sunnah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SPU60.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%2824:30:7%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision and guard&#xA;  their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allah is&#xA;  Acquainted with what they do. - Al Nur, 30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, and many other cases you can imagine, there are female Police forces needed to respect Shari'ah laws of Maharim (Mahrams or محارم) and to avoid a Policeman to touch, catch or inspect a woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-01T09:25:48.050" LastActivityDate="2016-02-01T09:25:48.050" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5580" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5566" CreationDate="2012-11-28T04:35:58.350" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 6236 in total (not counting the basmalas at start). You can get a copy of Quran in text file from &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/download&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tanzil&lt;/a&gt;. Just download a copy and check the number of lines/entries to see for yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user73" LastActivityDate="2012-11-28T04:35:58.350" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5581" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5644" CreationDate="2012-11-28T10:17:45.757" Score="16" ViewCount="53147" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the maximum time period for a man to leave his wife separate without having sexual intercourse between them? (For instance, he went to a foreign country to earn a living.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard that at the time of Umar(R.A), he made a fatwa of &quot;four months period is the maximum time for a women to control herself from haraam without husband, so who even went for jihad should return after four months to fulfill his wife's Haq&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the fatwa of Shia and Sunni scholars about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="138" LastEditDate="2012-11-30T19:20:55.643" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T11:33:23.873" Title="What is the maximum time for a man to leave his wife alone?" Tags="|nikah|shiism|sunni|fatwa|sex|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2820" CreationDate="2012-11-28T10:48:09.513" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace be upon him) offered the Witr prayer in various ways. On occasion, he offered it as a single unit of prayer. At other times, he prayed three, five, seven, or nine units.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were two different ways that he would offer the three-unit Witr prayer. At times, he would offer all three units of prayer together and then sit for one tashahhud at the end. At other times, he would offer two units of prayer, then sit for tashahud. After that he would complete the two unit prayer with a taslîm. Then he would stand and pray one more unit on its own with another tashahhud and taslîm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He did not offer the Witr prayer in the same manner that the Maghrib prayer is to be prayed – a single three-unit prayer with two sittings for tashahhud and a single taslîm at the end. In fact, he forbade offering the Witr prayer in this manner, saying: “Do not pray Witr in three units in the same manner as Maghrib.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;strong&gt;Mustadrak al-Hâkim (1/304) and Sunan al-Bayhaqî (3/31)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Hajr al-`Asqalânî says about this hadîth: “Its line of transmission meets the conditions of authenticity imposed by al-Bukhârî and Muslim.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;strong&gt;Fath al-Bârî (4/301)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is flexibility as to the number of units that can be offered for the Witr prayer, though it must be an odd number. Whoever prays one, three, five, seven or nine units of prayer will be following the Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Witr prayer is essential for every Muslim. Whoever wants to offer it in five may do so, whoever wants to offer it in three may do so, and whoever wants to offer it in one may do so.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;strong&gt;Sunan Abî Dâwûd (1422), Sunan al-Nasâ’î (1710) and Sunan Ibn Mâjah (1190)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no objection in this issue. This is a flexible matter and no limitation has been imposed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The supplication of qunût is Sunnah in Witr prayer at all times. It consists of the supplication that the Prophet (peace be upon him) taught his grandson al-Hasan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Allâhummahdinî fîman hadayt.&#xA;&#xA;Wa `Afinî fîman `âfayt.&#xA;&#xA;Wa tawallanî fîman tawallayt.&#xA;&#xA;Wa bârik lî fîmâ a`tayt.&#xA;&#xA;Wa qinî sharra mâ qadayt.&#xA;&#xA;Fa-innaka taqdî walâ yuqdâ `alayk.&#xA;&#xA;Wa-innahu lâ yadhillu man wâlayt.&#xA;&#xA;Tabârakta rabbanâ wa ta`âlayt. &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;strong&gt;[Sunan al-Tirmidhî (464), Sunan Abî Dâwûd (1725), and Sunan al-Nasâ’î (1725, 1746)] Al-Tirmidhî declares it to be a good (hasan) hadîth.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may add anything you prefer for your worldly life and the Hereafter, and thereafter send salutations upon the Prophet (peace be upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is permissible to offer the supplication of qunût after rising from rukû`. The worshiper says “Allah Akbar” after reading the Qur’ân and bows down; then when he stands up, he starts with the qunût supplication, then prostrates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, the worshipper may offer this supplication before bowing, after completing the recitation of the Qur’ân. In this case, the worshiper recites the qunût supplication without preceding it with takbîr. After finishing the qunût, he says “Allah Akbar”, bows, and completes his prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence for offering qunût after bowing is found in Sahîh Muslim. The evidence for doing so before bowing it is found in Sunan al-Nasâ’î, Sunan Ibn Mâjah, and other hadîth compilations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, offering qunût after bowing is preferable, because the hadîth in that regard are more authentic. Also the Prophet (peace be upon him) offered it this way more often, as did the Rightly Guided Caliphs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is permissible to raise one’s hands in qunût, because it was narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) did so in the qunût he offered during times of calamity. It is also authentically established that the Rightly Guided Caliph `Umar did so.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The issue of the qunût is something flexible. No one should object if others offer it differently. If some people choose to offer it one way or another, it is alright as long as it is in accordance with the Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same thing can be said about the issue of offering the supplication of qunût audibly or quietly. People of knowledge have disagreed on this issue. Scholars of the Hanafî and Mâlikî schools of thought prefer a quiet qunût, arguing that this is what is appropriate for a supplication. They say that the Sunnah is to offer the supplication quietly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah says: “Call on your Lord with humility and in private.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;strong&gt;Sûrah al-A`râf: 55&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars of the Shâfi`î and Hanbalî schools of thought believe that offering it audibly is permissible, because the Prophet (peace be upon him) did so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever does either will be following the Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn al-Qayyim says: “The opinion in this issue that should satisfy an objective scholar is that the Prophet (peace be upon him) offered qunût both audibly and quietly, and that he offered the qunût supplication sometimes and left it out at other times.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims should be concerned to avoid unnecessary disagreement and to maintain good relations with each other, particularly when it comes to flexible matters such as these. This is why, when someone prays with other people who differ with him, he should follow them in their manner of praying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if someone holds the view that qunût should be offered after bowing but prays with an imam who offers the qunût before bowing, then he should follow the imam. The same would apply to the number of units offered and other issues that are open to more than one point of view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference- &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-384-4105.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islamtaday Site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T07:20:51.877" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T07:20:51.877" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5584" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7029" CreationDate="2012-11-28T16:15:37.313" Score="13" ViewCount="898" Body="&lt;p&gt;While women are welcomed to vote in many Islamic countries, it seems some Islamic countries still do not let women to vote.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe allowing women to participate in making decision about their future is essential according to the Islamic justice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reason behind countries preventing women to vote? Is there any Islamic reason to prevent women to vote, or is it just a cultural/political issue?* &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-18T12:40:27.877" LastActivityDate="2016-09-18T12:41:21.490" Title="Is there any Islamic reason to prevent women from voting?" Tags="|sharia|women|politics|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5585" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-28T18:42:36.230" Score="8" ViewCount="85368" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the source of this dua (dua qunoot read in Witr prayer by people from Hanafi school)? Are these verses from holy Quran or Sunnah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allahumma inna nasta'inuka wa nastaghfiruka, wa nu'minu bika wa&#xA;  natawakkalu 'alaika wa nuthni 'alaikal khair, wa nashkuruka wa la&#xA;  nakfuruka wa nakhla'u wa natruka manyyafjuruka, allahumma iyyaka&#xA;  na'budu , wa laka nusalli wa nasjudu wa ilaika nas'a wa nahfidu wa&#xA;  narju rahmataka wa nakhsha 'adhabaka inna 'adhabaka bil kaffari&#xA;  mulhiq.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="790" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T03:23:06.740" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T03:23:06.740" Title="What is the source of this dua read in Witr prayer?" Tags="|salat|dua|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5585" CreationDate="2012-11-28T19:33:22.150" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This du`a comes to us principally through an &lt;em&gt;athar&lt;/em&gt; (narration) of `Abdullah ibn Mas`ud and collected in the Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaybah, in Kitab as-Salah and the chapter of the du`a in the qunut of witr:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن أبي عبد الرحمن قال : علمنا ابن مسعود أن نقرأ في القنوت : اللهم إنا نستعينك ونستغفرك ونؤمن بك ونثني عليك الخير ولا نكفرك ونخلع ونترك من يفجرك اللهم إياك نعبد ولك نصلي ونسجد وإليك نسعى ونحفد ونرجو رحمتك ونخشى عذابك إن عذابك الجد بالكفار ملحق . &lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Slight variants of this du`a occur in other parts of the Musannaf as well (e.g. in the Book of Du`a and section on what to make du`a by in the qunut of Fajr &lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information on the provenance of this du`a, check this answer&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; from askimam and this post&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt; on ahlalhadeeth (section on nusus al-athar)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=10&amp;amp;ID=763&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=10&amp;amp;ID=763&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=4290&amp;amp;idto=4290&amp;amp;bk_no=10&amp;amp;ID=4029&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=4290&amp;amp;idto=4290&amp;amp;bk_no=10&amp;amp;ID=4029&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/22316&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/22316&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=219108&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=219108&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-11-28T19:33:22.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5587" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-28T19:38:57.973" Score="5" ViewCount="693" Body="&lt;p&gt;In recent years I have been through difficult times and had major emotional traumas. I noticed after that I no more find joy in &lt;em&gt;Salat&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;zikr&lt;/em&gt;. I also no more read Quran in a daily basis as I was doing before. I'm taking some medications to fight the depression and psychiatric traumas But the treatment is not working well. I was doing well in my Iman and religious practice few years ago but recently I find myself struggling and fear I'm committing sins by being all the time mind absent and not feeling any joys or peace while praying or reading Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also developed a serious faith crisis similar to that experienced by Imam Al Ghazali. I'm not a giant thinker and philosopher like him but I feel I'm going through same faith crisis he experienced. I don't have the Intellectual capabilities of Imam Ghazali to overcome this crisis. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any practical advice you can advise me to revert this dreadful feeling and state of mind?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="848" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T23:54:30.697" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T23:54:30.697" Title="How to overcome past emotional trauma to concentrate in salat?" Tags="|salat|depression|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2820" CreationDate="2012-11-28T19:58:13.023" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shi'ite teachings, the night prayer is 11 rak'ah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4 two-rak'ah prayer are called specifically called Nafeleh of night (نافلة اللیل);&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1 two-rak'ah prayer is called Shaf' prayer (صلوٰة الشفع);&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and 1 single-rak'ah prayer is called Witr prayer (صلوٰة الوتر).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/laws/al-khui/15.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to see Grand Ayatullah Khuyee --a Shia Scholar--'s remark on the issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Out of the 11 units of the midnight nafila 8 units should be offered with the intention of the midnight nafila, 2 units with the&#xA;  intention of Shaf'a prayers, and 1 unit with the intention of witr&#xA;  prayers. Complete instructions regarding the midnight nafila are given&#xA;  in the books of prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nafila prayers can be offered in the sitting posture. However, it is better that 2 units of nafila prayers offered in the sitting&#xA;  posture are reckoned to be equal to 1 unit. For example, if a person&#xA;  wishes to offer midday nafila which consists of 8 units, in a sitting&#xA;  posture, it is better that he should offer 16 units. And if he wishes&#xA;  to offer witr prayers while sitting he should offer two prayers of 1&#xA;  unit each in the sitting posture.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shaf' and Witr prayers are explicitly mentioned in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By the even and odd (contrasted) [89:3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Although many different interpretations are devoted to the beginning verses of the Surah Al-Fajr, see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qaraati.net/show.php?page=tafsir&amp;amp;numsooreh=89&amp;amp;numayeh=2758&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aftabir.com/articles/view/religion/religion/c7c1151830004_ghoran_p1.php/%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%87-%D9%81%D8%AC%D8%B1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the Wotaireh prayer (صلوٰة الوتیره) which is performed before sleeping is a two-rak'ah prayer which is performed while sitting toward Qiblah (&lt;em&gt;note that two units while sitting is stated to be equal to one unit while standing, a probable wisdom behind why in each unit we have &lt;strong&gt;one Roku'&lt;/strong&gt; but &lt;strong&gt;two Sajdeh&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;). If someone dies during the night and doesn't perform the Witr prayer the Wotaireh prayer will be counted as his Witr prayer and this is the only prayer that the holy prophet peace be upon him himself was not comitting but was encouraging the others to do it, since he knew when he will pass away but the others didn't know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus in Shia teaching the Witr prayer is a single-rak'ah prayer, it has the Qiraa'at (recitation), then Qonut (dua), then Roku', then two Sajdeh, then Tashahhud and last Salam. Like the Dawn prayers (Fajr) but within one rak'ah instead of two. However, there are many recommendations for Witr prayer in Dua books which are not necessary so let pass over it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2012-11-28T19:58:13.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5589" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5587" CreationDate="2012-11-28T21:01:34.053" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am quoting from Allamah Tabatai, one of the greatest contemporary Quran commentator, faqih and philosopher whom was asked to introduce a practical way to increase the level of spirituality: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the morning, promise yourself to do only things that are good for hereafter and&#xA;  Allah will be pleased with them. Anything other than that just leave&#xA;  it whatever it may be. Every day before going to bed try to read Surahs Hadid, Hashr,&#xA;  Saff, Jum'ah and Taqabon or at least Hashr. Also think for a few&#xA;  minutes what you have done that day. If it were good say&#xA;  alhamdullilah, otherwise repent and say Astaqfurillah. It is going to be&#xA;  difficult for the nafs but it is very effective at the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from this, one should always increase his knowledge on various topics in Islam, trying to better know the Allah, Prophet and the companions. This can be done by reading good books and hadith. Also bear in mind not to judge on the religion based on the behavior of Muslims. Even at the time of prophet there were many munafiq (hypocrite) among the Muslims. There are many verses and a full surah on that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, I advise you to keep away from the news for a few days and think what is happening to you at the personal level. Think what is driving you away from religion where you want to be at, try to pinpoint that. If that is crystal clear then you know what to do next.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it helps,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="618" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-17T07:31:09.623" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T07:31:09.623" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5592" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="900" CreationDate="2012-11-29T00:24:32.603" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not claim to be an expert of The Qur'an, but a simple student. Maybe the pronoun &quot;We&quot; is used sometimes in reference to the many attributes, characteristics and manifestations of The One God...Allah. Even in English one may ask another, &quot;How are you?&quot; Another will answer,&quot;We're doing just fine.&quot; This speaks of the whole person in respects of his many facets of his personality. There is a teaching even among Christians who believe in One God but refer to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. These Christians say there is One God manifested as three. And when Moses saw God and God spoke through a Burning Bush, which doesn't make God a Burning Bush...only revealed to Moses as such. I hope I did not offend or insult anyone, The Qur'an or God with my explanation. I am but a simple student of the Qur'an, not an expert.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="849" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-12-09T20:54:21.797" LastActivityDate="2012-12-09T20:54:21.797" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5594" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-29T09:25:43.700" Score="2" ViewCount="4828" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it acceptable for Muslims to mark festivals of other religions (particularly, given the time of year, Christmas)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does our acceptance of these 'holy days' give legitimacy to beliefs which, as Muslims we know to be clearly false? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or should we once again put our feelings to one side in order to maintain harmony (with neighbors who don't afford the same respect towards us)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="614" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-16T14:17:46.950" LastActivityDate="2017-09-16T14:17:46.950" Title="Celebrating religious festivals of non-Muslims allowed in Islam?" Tags="|non-muslim|kuffar|holidays|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5596" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2614" CreationDate="2012-11-29T13:49:56.193" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;That Allah has stated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... فَانكِحُوا مَا طَابَ لَكُم مِّنَ النِّسَاءِ مَثْنَىٰ وَثُلَاثَ&#xA;  وَرُبَاعَ ۖ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا فَوَاحِدَةً أَوْ مَا&#xA;  مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Marry women of your choice, Two or three or four; but if ye fear&#xA;  that ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one,&#xA;  or (a captive) that your right hands possess ... [4:3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Limits the common marriage (different from the temporary marriage) to &lt;strong&gt;four&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;simultaneous&lt;/em&gt; wives. That you said Allah has not explicitly banned more than four wives doesn't seem to be correct, Allah has stated &lt;em&gt;what is allowed&lt;/em&gt; and what he has not stated is, therefore, not permitted. To better understand this e.g. see the following verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي&#xA;  الْأَرْضِ مَا يَكُونُ مِن نَّجْوَىٰ ثَلَاثَةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ رَابِعُهُمْ&#xA;  وَلَا خَمْسَةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ سَادِسُهُمْ &lt;strong&gt;وَلَا أَدْنَىٰ مِن ذَٰلِكَ&#xA;  وَلَا أَكْثَرَ إِلَّا هُوَ مَعَهُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كَانُوا&lt;/strong&gt; ثُمَّ&#xA;  يُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا عَمِلُوا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِكُلِّ&#xA;  شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Seest thou not that Allah doth know (all) that is in the heavens and&#xA;  on earth? There is not a secret consultation between three, but He&#xA;  makes the fourth among them, - Nor between five but He makes the&#xA;  sixth,- &lt;strong&gt;nor between fewer nor more, but He is in their midst,&#xA;  wheresoever they be&lt;/strong&gt;: In the end will He tell them the truth of their&#xA;  conduct, on the Day of Judgment. For Allah has full knowledge of all&#xA;  things. [58:7]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And note how Allah has Himself extended His own stated example to include all the other possibilities as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That the holy prophet had more than 4 simultaneous wives is then according to another three verses revealed specifically about himself, not for the others, [33:50-52] (&lt;em&gt;even according to Hadeeth from Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- what is stated in [33:52] doesn't mean something that was allowed for other believers became forbidden for the holy prophet --peace be upon him-- and he could have married women as much as he wish, ref [1]&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then why common marriage being limited to four simultaneous wives? See the following Ahadeeth from [2]:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;محمد بن يعقوب: عن علي بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن جميل&#xA;  بن دراج، عن زرارة، و محمد بن مسلم، عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام)، قال:&#xA;  «إذا جمع الرجل أربعا فطلق إحداهن فلا يتزوج الخامسة حتى تنقضي عدة&#xA;  المرأة التي طلق». و قال: «لا يجمع الرجل ماءه في خمس».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- is quoted that if a man marries&#xA;  with four, then divorce from one, he can not marry with a fifth until&#xA;  the Eddeh time counted from his divorce is passed, since a man must&#xA;  not have his sperms in five.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن منصور بن حازم، عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام)، قال: «لا يحل لماء&#xA;  الرجل أن يجري في أكثر من أربعة أرحام من الحرائر».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- is quoted that it is not&#xA;  permitted for a man's sperm to be collected in more than four &lt;em&gt;free&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;  wombs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ابن بابويه، قال: حدثنا علي بن أحمد، قال: حدثنا محمد بن أبي عبد الله،&#xA;  عن محمد بن إسماعيل، عن علي بن العباس، قال: حدثنا القاسم بن الربيع&#xA;  الصحاف، عن محمد بن سنان، أن الرضا (عليه السلام) كتب إليه فيما كتب من&#xA;  جواب مسائله: «علة تزويج الرجل أربع نسوة و يحرم أن تتزوج المرأة أكثر من&#xA;  واحد، لأن الرجل إذا تزوج أربع نسوة كان الولد منسوبا إليه، و المرأة لو&#xA;  كان لها زوجان أو أكثر من ذلك، لم يعرف الولد لمن هو، إذ هم مشتركون في&#xA;  نكاحها، و في ذلك فساد الأنساب و المواريث و المعارف». قال محمد بن سنان:&#xA;  و من علل النساء الحرائر و تحليل أربع نسوة لرجل واحد، لأنهن أكثر من&#xA;  الرجال، فلما نظر- و الله أعلم- لقول الله عز و جل: فَانْكِحُوا ما طابَ&#xA;  لَكُمْ مِنَ النِّساءِ مَثْنى وَ ثُلاثَ وَ رُباعَ فذلك تقدير قدره الله&#xA;  تعالى ليتسع فيه الغني و الفقير فيتزوج الرجل على قدر طاقته، وسع ذلك في&#xA;  ملك اليمين، و لم يجعل فيه حدا، لأنهن مال و جلب، فهو يسع أن يجمعوا من&#xA;  الأموال، و علة تزويج العبد اثنتين لا أكثر، أنه نصف رجل حر في الطلاق و&#xA;  النكاح، لا يملك نفسه، و لا مال له، إنما ينفق عليه مولاه، و ليكون ذلك&#xA;  فرقا بينه و بين الحر، و ليكون أقل لاشتغاله عن خدمة مواليه.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From Imam Reza --peace be upon him-- is quoted that if a man marries&#xA;  with four woman the child born is his, but if a woman marries with&#xA;  more than one man the born child's father will not be known whose is,&#xA;  since the men have share in a single marriage and in this is the&#xA;  corruption of the off-spring, the heritage, and the Ma'aarif(?) [&lt;em&gt;note&#xA;  that maybe today one can identify the real father based on genetics&#xA;  but 1. this identification is not free from mistakes, 2. no one can&#xA;  guarantee this identification to be performed for every born if the&#xA;  statistics rise up much, 3. the wisdom behind the rules of Allah are&#xA;  not necessarily one or two, they can be very but not all of them known&#xA;  to us or even understandable to us till the Judgment day and maybe&#xA;  beyond!&lt;/em&gt;] And the reason why a man can have four wives is that men are&#xA;  larger in number than woman [&lt;em&gt;not only in those times due to wars and&#xA;  etc men being killed or die at the work more than were killed and died&#xA;  the women, but even from genetics if my mind could help, moreover that&#xA;  men's death statistics has been always greater even now&lt;/em&gt;] and Allah&#xA;  knows best and what Allah has stated that &quot;Marry women of your choice,&#xA;  Two or three or four&quot; this is His decree that He has decreed for&#xA;  simplicity of marriage for every reach and poor, so that every one&#xA;  marries to the extent that his wealth would let him. ... [&lt;em&gt;the rest of&#xA;  Hadeeth is about non free women which is not the case for today life&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[1] البرهان فی تفسیر القرآن، جلد ۴، صفحات: ۴۷۸-۴۸۲&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[2] البرهان فی تفسیر القرآن، جلد ۲، صفحات: ۱۸و۱۹&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-22T09:40:12.330" LastActivityDate="2015-10-22T09:40:12.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1587" CreationDate="2012-11-29T14:42:33.950" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First let me refer you to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/5596/584&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next let me add some other points from Ahadeeth that you can find in [*] (&lt;em&gt;I have added my points within the translations in a [ ]&lt;/em&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;محمد بن يعقوب: عن علي بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه، عن نوح بن شعيب، و محمد بن&#xA;  الحسن، قال: سأل ابن أبي العوجاء هشام بن الحكم، فقال: أليس الله حكيما؟&#xA;  قال: بلى، هو أحكم الحاكمين. قال: فأخبرني عن قوله عز و جل: فَانْكِحُوا&#xA;  ما طابَ لَكُمْ مِنَ النِّساءِ مَثْنى وَ ثُلاثَ وَ رُباعَ فَإِنْ&#xA;  خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا فَواحِدَةً أليس هذا فرض؟ قال: بلى. قال:&#xA;  فأخبرني عن قوله عز و جل: وَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعُوا أَنْ تَعْدِلُوا بَيْنَ&#xA;  النِّساءِ وَ لَوْ حَرَصْتُمْ فَلا تَمِيلُوا كُلَّ الْمَيْلِ «1» أي&#xA;  حكيم يتكلم بهذا؟ فلم يكن عنده جواب، فرحل إلى المدينة، إلى أبي عبد الله&#xA;  (عليه السلام)، فقال: «يا هشام في غير وقت حج و لا عمرة؟» قال: نعم جعلت&#xA;  فداك، لأمر أهمني، إن ابن أبي العوجاء سألني عن مسألة لم يكن عندي فيها&#xA;  شيء قال: «و ما هي»؟ قال: فأخبره بالقصة. فقال له أبو عبد الله (عليه&#xA;  السلام): «أما قوله عز و جل: فَانْكِحُوا ما طابَ لَكُمْ مِنَ النِّساءِ&#xA;  مَثْنى وَ ثُلاثَ وَ رُباعَ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا&#xA;  فَواحِدَةً يعني في النفقة، و أما قوله: وَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعُوا أَنْ&#xA;  تَعْدِلُوا بَيْنَ النِّساءِ وَ لَوْ حَرَصْتُمْ فَلا تَمِيلُوا كُلَّ&#xA;  الْمَيْلِ فَتَذَرُوها كَالْمُعَلَّقَةِ «2» يعني في المودة». قال: فلما&#xA;  قدم عليه هشام بهذا الجواب و أخبره، قال: و الله، ما هذا من عندك.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is quoted from &lt;em&gt;Hishaam ibn Al-Hakam&lt;/em&gt; that &lt;em&gt;ibn abel-Evajaa'&lt;/em&gt; asked&#xA;  him: Isn't Allah wise? He answered yes he the wisest of all kings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then asked again: so inform me of His saying:  &quot;&lt;strong&gt;... Marry women of&#xA;  your choice, Two or three or four; but if ye fear that ye shall not be&#xA;  able to deal justly (with them), then only one ...&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;, isn't it&#xA;  obligation? He answered yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then he asked again: so inform me of His saying: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Ye are never able&#xA;  to be fair and just as between women, even if it is your ardent&#xA;  desire: But turn not away (from a woman) altogether ...&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;, does a&#xA;  Wise speaks like this? Hishaam has no answer for this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He thus went to Medina to the door of Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him--&#xA;  and asked him for answer, Imam answered: His saying --so great that He&#xA;  is-- that &quot;&lt;strong&gt;... Marry women of your choice, Two or three or four; but&#xA;  if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then&#xA;  only one ...&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; is about the expense issue [again look at &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/5596/584&quot;&gt;this&#xA;  answer&lt;/a&gt; for further explanation] and His saying --so great that He&#xA;  is-- &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Ye are never able to be fair and just as between women, even&#xA;  if it is your ardent desire: But turn not away (from a woman)&#xA;  altogether, so as to leave her (as it were) hanging (in the air).&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&#xA;  is about the love issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then Hishaam went back to the questioner and answered him accordingly&#xA;  and he said in return: By Allah this answer is not yours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;و عنه، قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن (رحمه الله)، قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن&#xA;  الصفار، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن علي بن الحكم، عن محمد بن الفضيل،&#xA;  عن سعد الجلاب، عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام)، قال: «إن الله عز و جل لم&#xA;  يجعل الغيرة للنساء، إنما تغار المنكرات منهن، فأما المؤمنات فلا، إنما&#xA;  جعل الله عز و جل الغيرة للرجال، لأنه قد أحل الله عز و جل له أربعا و ما&#xA;  ملكت يمينه، و لم يجعل للمرأة إلا زوجها وحده، فإن بغت معه غيره كانت&#xA;  زانية».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- it is quoted that he said Allah&#xA;  --so great and powerful that He is-- has not given Qeyrat (mettle or zealotry?) to the women, they have jealous instead which is evil, but&#xA;  this is not the same for believer men, Allah has given them Qeyrat,&#xA;  since Allah has allowed for him four free woman and (a captive) that&#xA;  his right hands possess, and has not permitted for women but only a&#xA;  single husband and if she passes this limit this would be adultery.&#xA;  [&lt;em&gt;looking at this Hadeeth in a reverse engineering fashion one can say&#xA;  men have mettle and woman have jealous, so if the women hate to share&#xA;  their loves with other women that's a bad spiritual characteristic and&#xA;  should try to remedy it; the reasons why this is so might be many but&#xA;  one may take into account the very fact that the &lt;strong&gt;sexual desire&lt;/strong&gt; in&#xA;  men is far stronger than that in healthy women, and this is a must&#xA;  since this desire is a very strong reason which satisfies a man with&#xA;  all the outdoor labors to have family and produce off-spring, and&#xA;  having off-spring is perhaps one ultimate goal for that although this&#xA;  would also help the wives and husband to improve toward Allah and this&#xA;  is an even more important goal for men having stronger desires, women&#xA;  should naturally have desire to please their husband and need not more&#xA;  than it&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;العياشي: عن يونس بن عبد الرحمن، عمن أخبره، عن أبي عبد الله (عليه&#xA;  السلام)، قال: «في كل شيء إسراف إلا في النساء، قال الله: فَانْكِحُوا ما&#xA;  طابَ لَكُمْ مِنَ النِّساءِ مَثْنى وَ ثُلاثَ وَ رُباعَ، و قال: و أحل&#xA;  الله ما ملكت أيمانكم».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- is quoted that: &quot;in everything&#xA;  is a limit beyond which it would be extravagance but in marriage with&#xA;  women. Allah has stated that: &lt;strong&gt;Marry women of your choice, Two or&#xA;  three or four&lt;/strong&gt;  and has stated that: &lt;strong&gt;or (a captive) that your right&#xA;  hands possess&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[*] البرهان فی تفسیر القرآن، جلد ۲، صفحات: ۱۸و۱۹&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT.&lt;/strong&gt; Also note that a wife usually is almost completely dedicated to her husband until a child is born who will attracts much of her mother's time to himself/herself and the wife would be naturally less dedicated to her husband. The wife may need her husband less strongly (although not economically) especially if she has a good number of children to care about but the husbands usually still need and like their wife to care about them as before, this unbalance can be overcome when a man marries more that one woman, such that he still has a good share of caring of each of his wives and of course he is ordered to care his wives in return such that he must not leave any of them altogether alone as she was hanging in the air:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... فَلَا تَمِيلُوا كُلَّ الْمَيْلِ فَتَذَرُوهَا كَالْمُعَلَّقَةِ ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... But turn not away (from a woman) altogether, so as to leave her&#xA;  (as it were) hanging (in the air) ... [4:129]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2012-12-15T22:12:25.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5602" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-30T07:53:56.347" Score="6" ViewCount="419" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are Muslims allowed to break copyright? I mean using a software, watching a movie, listening a music or reading an e-book - that are supposed to be paid - without purchasing them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it depend to the laws of the country a Muslim is living?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Answers containing the views of different scholars/schools are more than welcome.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-24T11:03:23.913" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T11:03:23.913" Title="Is breaking copyright laws allowed in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|hadith|sunnah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-07-27T18:12:16.827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5603" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-11-30T08:13:58.830" Score="1" ViewCount="3723" Body="&lt;p&gt;I, before converting to Islam used to take part in weekly Tae Kwon do classes. These kept me fit, taught be discipline as well as focus. I would be interested in taking up another martial art, but I'm concerned that the amount of bowing involved (and for instance in jiu-jitsu, prostration) may lead to minor shirk. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could anyone advise me ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T09:54:22.110" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T09:54:22.110" Title="Is bowing in martial arts forbidden?" Tags="|shirk|prostration|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5603" CreationDate="2012-11-30T09:45:46.910" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually almost all such Eastern martial arts, or Yoga and Meditation and etc. have background philosophies based on atheistic and non Heavenly religions, but there would be no problem for you to learn and practice the arts as long as you don't accept their philosophies and ideas, and look at it as merely a body treatment and sport. Even you can set your intention to be something like &quot;&lt;code&gt;I'll exercise to get ready for Jihad and fighting for the religion of Allah, or for defending myself and my religious brothers and sisters&lt;/code&gt;&quot; [&lt;em&gt;in today wars the body strength is not as important as in the previous centuries if you are not a specialist soldier, but defending against robbers and etc. is still a good reason, even becoming healthy as thanking Allah for the gift He has given to you is a good intention on its own&lt;/em&gt;]. Maybe the following verse can be related to this issue as well(?):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَعِدُّوا لَهُم مَّا اسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن قُوَّةٍ وَمِن رِّبَاطِ&#xA;  الْخَيْلِ تُرْهِبُونَ بِهِ عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ وَعَدُوَّكُمْ وَآخَرِينَ&#xA;  مِن دُونِهِمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَهُمُ اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُهُمْ ۚ وَمَا&#xA;  تُنفِقُوا مِن شَيْءٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ يُوَفَّ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ&#xA;  لَا تُظْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power,&#xA;  including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the&#xA;  enemies, of Allah and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may&#xA;  not know, but whom Allah doth know. Whatever ye shall spend in the&#xA;  cause of Allah, shall be repaid unto you, and ye shall not be treated&#xA;  unjustly. [8:60]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and when the intention is for Allah the deed would be even considered good! In a famous Hadeeth from Imam Reza --peace be upon him-- Imam specifically stresses &quot;الأعمال بالنیات&quot; which implies the worth of the deeds is measured by the intentions behind them. Let me bring you an example. You see a glass of water and drink from it and all of a sudden understand it was actually wine, if you immediately stop drinking that drinking was not Haraam since your intention was drinking water, but if you think there is a glass of wine and start to drink and find out it was nothing more than water it will still be like drinking wine in the view of Allah and thus Haraam and sin, not being submitted to Allah. So that a unique deed can worth differently in the view of religion if their background intentions are different when done by different persons. The only thing that may be not recommended is that you would pay a teacher to learn you the art and this will help the background wrong philosophies to spread and grow in the society. That this is OK or not depends on you yourself if you think it is a relevant reasoning then you should stop it and anything like it, and if you think not then you can pay for it. In the country that I live the same arts are taught almost all by Shia Muslims and no such wrong philosophies are considered at all. So the situation largely depends on you yourself and the class that you want to take part in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also bowing in such sports is to show respect only and not worshiping, thus, no major or minor shirk is involved, as long as we are allowed to respect the person (&lt;em&gt;to whom we are expected to show respect&lt;/em&gt;) to any extent (&lt;em&gt;I'm not sure but there might be people who are enemies of God and any respect to them is forbidden, and of course no one can be identified as an enemy of Allah unless it is proved&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS. Let me add two points to this answer for further clarification:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Can a Muslim join a Satanic cult and perform their rituals as long as they do no accept their philosophies and ideas? &lt;strong&gt;Answer&lt;/strong&gt;: Is there any personal or cultural or Islamic profit in doing so? When there is no advantage in doing so and only disadvantages (like helping the wrong ideas to grow and spread) are probable then of course it would be wrong and as a religious rule it would be Haram (&lt;em&gt;forbidden due to the nature of its disadvantages, otherwise it could be also Makrouh, like smoking is based on the ideas of most of the scholars&lt;/em&gt;). However, if you found any profit in taking part in their rituals then it could again be discussed, maybe allowed and maybe forbidden. As an example suppose you live in a city that almost all of its citizens are members of a Satanic cult, and you cannot immigrate for some reasons, you should live there and at the same time that you pray the only God you also want to save your life not to be executed by those people. Now the answer to the question would be &quot;Yes, do Taqiyyah!&quot; which means: pretend you are one of those but pray the only one God in your solitude times. This answer has many witnesses in Quran cited &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/2937/584&quot;&gt;elsewhere&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Shia jurisprudence (fiqh) it is forbidden (Haraam) to appear in the society in the traditions of atheists, like it is Haraam for a man to put on the women's dresses and vice versa. However, you may then ask is it forbidden to wear a tie in public? It depends on the society that you live, is it considered only as a clothing of the atheists or even Muslims commonly use it? So that if the clothing of such arts are considered in your community as clothing of atheists then it would not be allowed to use their clothing while practicing their sports, if the art is considered a ritual practice than a simple sport then again it will be forbidden for you to do it, and this thread can be continued more and more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be simple and short, if it is merely a sport in your region, then go on and take part in their classes, particularly if you can find classes that are managed by Muslims although not really necessary AFAIK.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hopefully other brothers will guide you better. I am not so familiar with the region that you live in. And if you need Fatwa you can ask a Mujtahid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2012-12-02T12:50:52.173" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5607" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5633" CreationDate="2012-11-30T13:31:43.803" Score="7" ViewCount="2381" Body="&lt;p&gt;While there is also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/763/what-should-the-hijab-for-muslim-women-cover&quot;&gt;another related question&lt;/a&gt; on the website, my question is however different:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In many countries, Muslim women don't cover their face and palms, although they cover their hair, ears, neck, the parts of hand higher than wrist, and their body by Hijab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also some Islamic countries that women cover their face with Hijab. Is it part of Islam or it's just a cultural issue of that countries? Is it a must? And if it is not a must in Islam, doesn't it limit the social activity of women in that countries?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2021-12-07T08:10:43.340" Title="Are women required to cover their face and palms in Islam?" Tags="|women|hijab|islamic-countries|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2034" CreationDate="2012-11-30T23:54:00.550" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;em&gt;Answering my self for lack of complete answer&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first Qiblah of Islam is unknown to the best of my research. Although by most people it is believed to be Bait-ul-Muqadas in Jerusalem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can certainly say that when the prophet was in Medina, he faced toward Jerusalem for Qibla direction. This is verified from the following haidiths &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sahih-bukhari.com/Pages/results.php5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Volume 1, Book 8, Number 392&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle prayed facing &lt;strong&gt;Baitul-Maqdis for sixteen or seventeen&#xA;  months&lt;/strong&gt; but he loved to face the Ka'ba (at Mecca) so Allah revealed:&#xA;  &quot;Verily, We have seen the turning of your face to the heaven!&quot; (2:144)&#xA;  So the Prophet faced the Ka'ba and the fools amongst the people namely&#xA;  &quot;the Jews&quot; said, &quot;What has turned them from their Qibla&#xA;  (Bait-ul-Maqdis) which they formerly observed&quot;&quot; (Allah revealed):&#xA;  &quot;Say: 'To Allah belongs the East and the West. He guides whom he will&#xA;  to a straight path'.&quot; (2:142) A man prayed with the Prophet (facing&#xA;  the Ka'ba) and went out. He saw some of the Ansar praying the 'Asr&#xA;  prayer with their faces towards Bait-ul-Maqdis, he said, &quot;I bear&#xA;  witness that I prayed with Allah's Apostle facing the Ka'ba.&quot; So all&#xA;  the people turned their faces towards the Ka'ba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that it says for 16 or 17 months (not 13 years or so when Islam was propagated). This was the second year of the prophet in Madina (2nd Hiji). This would mean the Masj-al-Aqsa qibla was specifically made Qibla in Madina after the prophet migrated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verse says &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/143&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:143&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And We did not make the qiblah which you used to face except that We might make evident who would follow the Messenger from who would turn back on his heels.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This proves that the Bait-ul-Muqaddas Qibla &lt;em&gt;was not ordered by God&lt;/em&gt; as God says &quot;We did not make that Qibla&quot; and &quot;test who would follow the prophet&quot; because the prophet ordered (not through divine intervention though, because it was a test). Most likely the prophet ordered it after the Migration to Madina. This would certify that it &lt;em&gt;was&lt;/em&gt; actually a test. However interestingly no reference to this event exists in any hadith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;History:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; The prophet did it most likely to please the Jews. There are hadith available that mentions the prophets fasted on the 10th of Muhammad when Jews told them it is auspicious day because of Moses. The prophet order Muslim to fast on that day to for &quot;we have more right over Moses&quot;(Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 31). Making Juraselam as Qibla was probably one such provision that the prophet made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short Bait-ul-Muqadas was not likely the first Qiba of Islam but it was adopted in Madina, then later changed to Kabba. We still do not know for sure what was the first Qibla in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-22T16:14:35.213" LastActivityDate="2014-10-22T16:14:35.213" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="256" CreationDate="2012-12-01T05:24:30.630" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read different views about this, but being a Muslim, from Islamic perspective and under the light of its authentic scriptures, Ghosts (spirits of dead people) do not exist in this world that humans live in. After the death of a person, his soul/spirit can directly go to heaven (for eternity), otherwise according to my knowledge (if Allah (God) decides that he was a bad person and does not forgive him, then it suffers from punishment in grave until the day of judgement when they may be placed in hell). In a case where a person was neither good nor too bad to go to heaven or hell then its up to God's will, it has been told in the sayings of prophet (peace be upon him) that such a person's soul may await in another realm and tested further until a decision for him going to hell or heaven can be made. There are many questions that can arise regarding what i have written until now, but all cannot be compressed within this text area. &#xA;According to Islam the supernatural beings from human perspective are the angels and the Jinns. Angels are totally different beings than the Jinns. Angels are righteous and do not have free will as Jinns and humans do. They were created pure in nature by God with only a good side and solely to serve and worship Him hence they only do what God has ordered them to and worship God. As for Jinns (created from smokeless fire) they have been given the same free will as human beings and they can be good or bad ones.&#xA; the word demon can be related to the bad Jinns. The good Jinns am not sure if i can relate that to a word in English. Jinns do have free will but restricted access to the world of humans or i should rather say to come directly in contact with humans even if they may reside on this earth. There are certain boundaries which they cannot trespass unless it be the will of Allah (i would say from my knowledge and faith that those boundaries have been set by Allah to keep his beloved humans protected from the bad Jinns). This again gives birth to many further questions which can only be answered in a very long discussion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Iblees (biblical Lucifer) is the Arabic word for the Satan. According to Islamic beliefs he was not an angel. As i mentioned angels CAN NOT and DO NOT disobey God (they do not have the ability to do so...lack of will to make a choice and being created pure in nature and immune to satanic mischief). Iblees was given the status of an angel by God due to his high amount of worship towards Him. He was from the Jinns and chose to disobey God when humankind was created as God's favorite creation. He refused to bow down to Adam as ordered by God (due to pride and arrogance) and he asked God for a chance and challenged God that this human race that is your favorite creation, i will misguide them and lead them into mischief, God gave him the chance to do so (which is the test for humans) and at the same time God told Satan that you will never be able to misguide my true believers and they will eventually repent for their sins and ask for forgiveness and will return to the path of the righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah created human kind with free will of choice as well but i guess with even more constraints and restrictions and a way harder form of test as there was for the Jinns.&#xA;When people usually do see something supernatural which looks like a dead person that they knew, that is probably a Jinn that has appeared in that humans form, mostly from among the bad kind of jinns to spread mischief or fear.&#xA;Hope that clarifies the concept of ghosts, jinns and angels in Islam.&#xA;I have written this totally on the basis of my memory as to what i have read all my life in Authentic Islamic scriptures, in order to clarify some concepts which i have read on some websites by some muslims or &quot;muslims&quot; (i guess they wrote the otherwise out of ignorance or mistake). There may be small mistakes in what i have written but i can assure the basic concepts are up to the mark according to Islamic teachings.&#xA;Allah (God) Knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="856" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-12-01T12:55:40.987" LastActivityDate="2012-12-01T12:55:40.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5610" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="256" CreationDate="2012-12-01T07:29:40.650" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dead souls may not return to the world of livings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to Qur'an:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ns1et.png&quot; alt=&quot;حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَهُمُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ رَبِّ ارْجِعُونِ&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0tC1d.png&quot; alt=&quot;لَعَلِّي أَعْمَلُ صَالِحًا فِيمَا تَرَكْتُ ۚ كَلَّا ۚ إِنَّهَا كَلِمَةٌ هُوَ قَائِلُهَا ۖ وَمِن وَرَائِهِم بَرْزَخٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/23/99-100&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;سورة المؤمنون، الآيات 99 و100&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[For such is the state of the disbelievers], until, when death comes to one of them, he says, &quot;My Lord, send me back&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That I might do righteousness in that which I left behind.&quot; No! It is only a word he is saying; and behind them is a barrier until the Day they are resurrected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/23/99-100&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Mu'minūn, Ayas 99, 100.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And according to Hadith:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;روى الترمذي وابن ماجة عن جابر بن عبد الله بن عمرو بن حرام، يحكي عن&#xA;  استشهاد أبيه في غزوة أحد، قال:ـ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَمَّا قُتِلَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ&#xA;  عَمْرِو بْنِ حَرَامٍ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ لَقِيَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى&#xA;  الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَ ‏&quot;‏ يَا جَابِرُ أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكَ مَا قَالَ&#xA;  اللَّهُ لأَبِيكَ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ يَحْيَى فِي حَدِيثِهِ فَقَالَ ‏&quot;‏ يَا&#xA;  جَابِرُ مَالِي أَرَاكَ مُنْكَسِرًا ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ&#xA;  اللَّهِ اسْتُشْهِدَ أَبِي وَتَرَكَ عِيَالاً وَدَيْنًا ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏&#xA;  أَفَلاَ أُبَشِّرُكَ بِمَا لَقِيَ اللَّهُ بِهِ أَبَاكَ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ&#xA;  بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ مَا كَلَّمَ اللَّهُ أَحَدًا&#xA;  قَطُّ إِلاَّ مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ وَكَلَّمَ أَبَاكَ كِفَاحًا ‏.‏&#xA;  فَقَالَ يَا عَبْدِي تَمَنَّ عَلَىَّ أُعْطِكَ ‏.‏ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ&#xA;  تُحْيِينِي فَأُقْتَلُ فِيكَ ثَانِيَةً ‏.‏ &lt;strong&gt;فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ سُبْحَانَهُ&#xA;  إِنَّهُ سَبَقَ مِنِّي أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهَا لاَ يَرْجِعُونَ ‏.&lt;/strong&gt;‏ قَالَ&#xA;  يَا رَبِّ فَأَبْلِغْ مَنْ وَرَائِي ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ&#xA;  تَعَالَى ‏{وَلاَ تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ&#xA;  أَمْوَاتًا بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ}‏ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibj Majah and At-Tirmidhi &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1301940&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;reported&lt;/a&gt; that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin )Haram) was killed on the Day of Uhud, the Messenger of Allah met me, and said: &quot;O Jabir, shall I not tell you what Allah has said to your father?&quot; Yahya said in his Hadith: &quot;And he said: 'O Jabir, why do I see you broken-hearted?' I (Jabir) said: 'O Messenger of Allah, my father has been martyred and he has left behind dependents and debts.' He said: 'Shall I not give you the glad tidings of that with which Allah met your father?' I said: 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'Allah never spoke to anyone except from behind a screen, but He spoke to your father directly, and He said: &quot;O My slave! Ask something from Me and I shall give it to you.&quot; He said: &quot;O Lord, bring me back to life so that I may be killed in Your cause a second time.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;The Lord, Glorified is He, said: &quot;I have already decreed that they will not return to life.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; He said: &quot;My Lord, then convey (this news) to those whom I have left behind.&quot; Allah said: &quot;Think not of those as dead who are killed in the way of Allah, Nay, they are alive, with their Lord, and they have provision.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this Hadith, it is clearly stated that no soul may return back to the world of livings, not even the soul of a martyr or a messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastEditorUserId="778" LastEditDate="2012-12-01T07:40:58.613" LastActivityDate="2012-12-01T07:40:58.613" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5612" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7540" CreationDate="2012-12-01T14:22:09.170" Score="8" ViewCount="1346" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a follow-up questions for &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1323/835&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; and a similar (though not the same) to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/4199/835&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;Supposing the Injil/New Testament was changed, what was in it originally? I know there are some hints in Quran for this, and I'm interrested in other islamic sources (Hadith or prominent Muslim scholars) too, if they address this topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: I'm also interrested in what is in Bible and wasn't in Injil according to Islam. Some issues are well known (whether Jesus was God or just a prophet, crucifixion etc.), but I have few more subquestions, especially concerning morale. According to Quran and other Islamic sources, is it possible to assess whether these parts were (or could be) in Injil or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a) all food is clean:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mark 7:14-23&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone,&#xA;  and understand this. Nothing outside a person can defile them by going&#xA;  into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles&#xA;  them.”&#xA;  After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his&#xA;  disciples asked him about this parable. “Are you so dull?” he asked.&#xA;  “Don’t you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside can&#xA;  defile them? For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their&#xA;  stomach, and then out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared&#xA;  all foods clean.) He went on: “What comes out of a person is what&#xA;  defiles them. For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that&#xA;  evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed,&#xA;  malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All&#xA;  these evils come from inside and defile a person.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;b) connected - importance of love and purity of heart:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Matthew 5:21-22a&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall&#xA;  not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I&#xA;  tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be&#xA;  subject to judgment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are similar passages for other sins next to this one, ending with this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Matthew 5:43-48&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your&#xA;  enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who&#xA;  persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven.&#xA;  He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on&#xA;  the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you,&#xA;  what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?&#xA;  And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than&#xA;  others? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your&#xA;  heavenly Father is perfect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="835" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2013-02-27T07:41:48.547" Title="What was in Injil before it was changed according to Islam?" Tags="|christianity|scripture|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5566" CreationDate="2012-12-02T02:06:26.247" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;the &quot;6666 verses&quot; myth was likely introduced to scare off Christians from looking into Islam, by associating the Quran with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_Beast&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;devil's number&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The total number of Ayats in the Quran is around 6,236.&#xA;The actual number may vary depending on what is counted as a complete Ayat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and Allah knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="857" LastActivityDate="2012-12-02T02:06:26.247" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2431" CreationDate="2012-12-02T05:58:20.220" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To suggest that the Qur'an has satanic verses are contradicting to the verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%2834:49:5%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;34:49:5&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%283:60:1%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:60:1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%282:176:6%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:176:6&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%282:213:13%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:213:13&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%2818:27:3%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;18:27:3&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%283:60:1%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&#xA;حق (Haq)&lt;/a&gt; would mean truth, and truth is devoid of باطل (baaTil) or falsehood (&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=34&amp;amp;verse=49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;34:49&lt;/a&gt;).&#xA;The وحي (waHy) or revelation of الكتاب (alkitaab) or the book by a نبي (nabee) or prophet as per 2:213 is inspired by الله (Allah) SWT (18:27) and thus the book cannot contain falsehood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd assume that when Allah SWT mentions about نسخ الايات (nasK alayaat) or the abrogation of verses as per &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=2&amp;amp;verse=106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:106&lt;/a&gt;, that He is talking about it in the context of two different eras/times and places as in the verses pertaining شرعة (shirAh) or fundamental laws (morals of conducts/the ways/streams of things/motivation behind the SOP) and منهاج (minhaaj) or methods/rites (standards of procedures/SOP) as per &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=5&amp;amp;verse=48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:48&lt;/a&gt;,&#xA;as time/era changes the challenges change, the subtleties and precision of understanding of realities increases/decreases etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="858" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-30T07:54:20.453" LastActivityDate="2015-11-30T07:54:20.453" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5511" CreationDate="2012-12-02T06:19:14.590" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Certainly by several evidence and sources of the Qur'an and the Hadith, that in hereafter soul will re-link with the body, both in terms of reward (in Paradise) or punishment (in the hellfire) ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلًا وَنَسِيَ خَلْقَهُ ۖ قَالَ مَن يُحْيِي الْعِظَامَ&#xA;  وَهِيَ رَمِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And applies comparisons to Us, having forgotten his origin, and says:&#xA;  &quot;Who can put life into decayed bones?&quot; [36:78]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ وَهُوَ أَهْوَنُ&#xA;  عَلَيْهِ ۚ وَلَهُ الْمَثَلُ الْأَعْلَىٰ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ&#xA;  ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is He who first creates and then reverts it. This is how His law&#xA;  works inevitably. His semblance is of the most sublime in the heavens&#xA;  and the earth. He is all-mighty and all-wise. [30:27]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is evidence in the torment of the body in the fire ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا سَوْفَ نُصْلِيهِمْ نَارًا&#xA;  كُلَّمَا نَضِجَتْ جُلُودُهُم بَدَّلْنَاهُمْ جُلُودًا غَيْرَهَا&#xA;  لِيَذُوقُوا الْعَذَابَ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ كَانَ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who disbelieve in Our verses - We will drive them into a&#xA;  Fire. Every time their skins are roasted through We will replace them&#xA;  with other skins so they may taste the punishment. Indeed, Allah is&#xA;  ever Exalted in Might and Wise.[4:56]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in this Hadith ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ‏:‏ أَتَتْ عَجُوزٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه&#xA;  وسلم، فَقَالَتْ‏:‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُدْخِلَنِي&#xA;  الْجَنَّةَ، فَقَالَ‏:‏ يَا أُمَّ فُلانٍ، إِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ لا&#xA;  تَدْخُلُهَا عَجُوزٌ، قَالَ‏:‏ فَوَلَّتْ تَبْكِي، فَقَالَ‏:‏&#xA;  أَخْبِرُوهَا أَنَّهَا لا تَدْخُلُهَا وَهِيَ عَجُوزٌ إِنَّ اللَّهَ&#xA;  تَعَالَى، يَقُولُ‏:‏ إِنَّا أَنْشَأْنَاهُنَّ إِنْشَاءً،&#xA;  فَجَعَلْنَاهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا، عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًا‏.‏ ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hasan Basri radiyallahu anhu says that an old woman came to&#xA;  Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam and made a request, O Messenger&#xA;  of Allah make Dua that Allah grants me entrance into Jannah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam replied, O Mother, an old woman&#xA;  cannot enter Jannah. That woman started crying and began to leave.&#xA;  Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam said, Say to the woman that one&#xA;  will not enter in a state of old age, but Allah will make all the&#xA;  women of Jannah young virgins. Allah Ta'ala says, Lo! We have created&#xA;  them a (new) creation and made them virgins, lovers, equal in age.&#xA;  (Surah Waaqi'ah, 35-37).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This evidence and many others show that the body be re-created in the the Hereafter ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="778" LastEditDate="2012-12-09T16:50:17.727" LastActivityDate="2012-12-09T16:50:17.727" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2718" CreationDate="2012-12-02T06:31:54.823" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ تَعَالَوْا إِلَىٰ كَلِمَةٍ سَوَاءٍ&#xA;  بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَلَّا نَعْبُدَ إِلَّا اللَّـهَ وَلَا نُشْرِكَ&#xA;  بِهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا أَرْبَابًا مِّن دُونِ&#xA;  اللَّـهِ ۚ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَقُولُوا اشْهَدُوا بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Say, &quot;O People of the (Divine) Scripture, come to a word that is&#xA;  equitable between us and you - that we will not worship except Allah&#xA;  and not associate anything with Him and not take one another as lords&#xA;  instead of Allah.&quot; But if they turn away, then say, &quot;Bear witness that&#xA;  we are Muslims [in peace with Him].&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aali Imran 64&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per the above &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt;, a Muslim has these characteristics:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They come to a word that is equitable between us and you (will look for commonalities rather than differences which opt for a peaceful settlements)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They will not worship except Allah and not associate anything with Him (allegiance is only to the Prime One / the Creator of All, to be a slave/servant to only Him)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They do not take one another as lords (against slavery on each other)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims are the common denominating factor of the &lt;em&gt;Yahood&lt;/em&gt; (Jews), the &lt;em&gt;NaSara&lt;/em&gt; (Christians), the &lt;em&gt;Sabeans&lt;/em&gt; (the monotheistic Hindus? and prior) and the &lt;em&gt;mu'mins&lt;/em&gt; (the believers commonly misrepresented as the &quot;traditional/conventional Sunni/Shi'a Muslims&quot;) as per &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=2&amp;amp;verse=62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:62&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=3&amp;amp;verse=19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:19&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example in the Qur'an, Ibraheem AS was a Muslim and was not a Jew nor was he a Christian as per 3:67. But he might be a Sabean or a &lt;em&gt;mu'min&lt;/em&gt;, but either way he was a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="858" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-08T10:43:53.160" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T10:43:53.160" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5618" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-02T07:39:52.373" Score="3" ViewCount="469" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the general meaning of صلاة (Salat) referred in the Quran?&#xA;Please provide verses that mentions the definition/description of Salat, also the rites of the ritual if it was to be treated as such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="858" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-06T16:48:26.017" LastActivityDate="2020-10-14T21:20:10.567" Title="What is صلاة (Salat) according/in the Quran?" Tags="|quran|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2020-10-14T21:45:49.673" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2588" CreationDate="2012-12-02T07:52:20.870" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assuming the definition of riba is not derived from ra-ba-wa (to grow) as hinted by Allah SWT at 30:39, where by there is no notion of growing in riba, but rather riba would have something to do with ra-ya-ba or uncertainties such as futures, hedging, etc. The abuse of ra-ya-ba to the point of harming others is what i define as riba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in the case of futures, as long as it's for the good of others it's ok.&#xA;Cases like anticipating a hardship season to come, would be an example of a good for others.&#xA;Cases like insider trading would be bad for others and be categorized as riba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;wallahua3lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="858" LastActivityDate="2012-12-02T07:52:20.870" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5620" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-02T08:03:36.090" Score="6" ViewCount="25213" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is Riba according to the Quran?&#xA;Please also state the verses in the Quran that hints to the term.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="858" LastActivityDate="2021-12-18T22:59:55.847" Title="What is ربا (Riba) according to the Quran?" Tags="|quran|riba|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4079" CreationDate="2012-12-02T16:48:07.613" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Doesn't the verse itself answer you?&#xA;Allah is talking about the Mushrikeen in Mecca before triumph of Mecca who claimed to be guardians (&lt;em&gt;although Guardian is not a very complete translation for Awliya&lt;/em&gt;) of Masjid Al-Haram, so that they prevented Muslims to enter the city [&lt;strong&gt;obstruct from al-Masjid al- Haram&lt;/strong&gt;], but Allah says &quot;&lt;strong&gt;they were not its guardians&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. Note that Ka'ba was considered by Mushrikeen of Mecca as a holy place for keeping their idols! They claim Muslims are unclean and cannot enter the Masjid ul-Haram. Allah here states that they are not true Awliya of the mosque, then in another verse states that Mushrikeen are not clean and should not enter the mosque! So that not anyone who has the political power or army in Mecca is true Walee for Masjid Ul-Haram, but the real Walee of the mosque is the one who is Mutaqqee. Also no one --who is not the true Walee for Masjid Ul-Haraam-- is ever permitted to prevent the other Muslims --from anywhere around the globe-- from coming to it. I saw several Shia interpretations and none said anything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Does this answer satisfy you or you meant something else?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T09:37:45.783" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T09:37:45.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2718" CreationDate="2012-12-02T17:16:43.120" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#search/quran/%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;searched&lt;/a&gt; the whole Quran for the word &lt;strong&gt;Muslim&lt;/strong&gt;. It seems there is no explicit definition of a Muslim, although it has been called to different people in different situations. Among them the following verses seem to match your question better than others:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1)&lt;/strong&gt; قُلْ يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ تَعَالَوْا إِلَىٰ كَلِمَةٍ سَوَاءٍ&#xA;بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَلَّا نَعْبُدَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ وَلَا نُشْرِكَ&#xA;بِهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا أَرْبَابًا مِّن دُونِ&#xA;اللَّهِ ۚ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَقُولُوا اشْهَدُوا بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, &amp;quot;O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is equitable&#xA;between us and you - that &lt;strong&gt;we will not worship except Allah and not&#xA;associate anything with Him and not take one another as lords instead&#xA;of Allah&lt;/strong&gt; .&amp;quot; But if they turn away, then say, &amp;quot;Bear witness that we are&#xA;Muslims [submitting to Him].&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/64&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[ Ali-Imran: 64 ]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2)&lt;/strong&gt; وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ قَوْلًا مِّمَّن دَعَا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا&#xA;وَقَالَ إِنَّنِي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And who is better in speech than one &lt;strong&gt;who invites to Allah and does&#xA;righteousness&lt;/strong&gt; and says, &amp;quot;Indeed, I am of the Muslims.&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/41/33&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Fussilat:&#xA;33]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3)&lt;/strong&gt; وَجَاهِدُوا فِي اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ ۚ هُوَ اجْتَبَاكُمْ وَمَا&#xA;جَعَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ مِنْ حَرَجٍ ۚ مِّلَّةَ أَبِيكُمْ&#xA;إِبْرَاهِيمَ ۚ هُوَ سَمَّاكُمُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مِن قَبْلُ وَفِي هَٰذَا&#xA;لِيَكُونَ الرَّسُولُ شَهِيدًا عَلَيْكُمْ وَتَكُونُوا شُهَدَاءَ عَلَى&#xA;النَّاسِ ۚ فَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَاعْتَصِمُوا&#xA;بِاللَّهِ هُوَ مَوْلَاكُمْ ۖ فَنِعْمَ الْمَوْلَىٰ وَنِعْمَ النَّصِيرُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And strive for Allah with the striving due to Him. He has chosen you&#xA;and has not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty. [It is]&#xA;the religion of your father, Abraham. Allah named you &amp;quot;Muslims&amp;quot; before&#xA;[in former scriptures] and in this [revelation] that the Messenger may&#xA;be a witness over you and you may be witnesses over the people. So&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;establish prayer and give zakah and hold fast to Allah&lt;/strong&gt; . He is your protector; and excellent is the protector, and excellent is the&#xA;helper. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/22/78&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Al-Haj: 78]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4)&lt;/strong&gt; وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ يَا قَوْمِ إِن كُنتُمْ آمَنتُم بِاللَّهِ فَعَلَيْهِ&#xA;تَوَكَّلُوا إِن كُنتُم مُّسْلِمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Moses said, &amp;quot;O my people, if you have believed in Allah , then&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;rely upon Him, if you should be Muslims&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/10/84&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[ Yunus: 84]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5)&lt;/strong&gt; وَإِذْ أَوْحَيْتُ إِلَى الْحَوَارِيِّينَ أَنْ آمِنُوا بِي وَبِرَسُولِي&#xA;قَالُوا آمَنَّا وَاشْهَدْ بِأَنَّنَا مُسْلِمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [remember] &lt;strong&gt;when I inspired to the disciples, &amp;quot;Believe in Me and&#xA;in My messenger Jesus.&amp;quot; They said, &amp;quot;We have believed, so bear witness&#xA;that indeed we are Muslims&lt;/strong&gt; [in submission to Allah ].&amp;quot;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/111&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Al-Ma'idah: 111]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as you asked for the minimum reqiurements of a Muslim, I think the first verse (Ali-Imran: 64) has the key answer, since it points to &lt;em&gt;the word that is equitable&#xA;between different people of the Scripture&lt;/em&gt;.&#xA;These requirements (as &lt;em&gt;johan.i.zahri&lt;/em&gt; mentioned) are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Worshiping just and just Allah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Not associating anything with him (Renounce Shirk)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Not taking one another as lords instead of Allah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it could mean that Qur'an even calls Christians and Jews, 'Muslim'. Then how can we call some Muslims, 'non-Muslim'?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-08-26T11:52:50.293" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5623" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-02T18:07:39.957" Score="8" ViewCount="7068" Body="&lt;p&gt;There has been some debate between some friends and myself about at what age should parents start covering their daughters with hijab or niqab? Should it be from birth? when she starts school (mixing with boys)? At an age when potential husbands are being searched? when she starts puberty.... or should we simply speak with her at young age and explain that Allah desires females cover themselves and let her decide whether she would like to fulfill Allah's wishes or go against his will?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you all for your responses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="614" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-06T00:18:08.170" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T12:14:32.957" Title="At what age should girls be covered with Hijab?" Tags="|hijab|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5626" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5576" CreationDate="2012-12-02T23:18:39.820" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Thank you for your question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has certainly stirred up a lot of controversy. The Sunnah (authentic sayings of Prophet Muhammad) is very clear on the issue regarding making pictures of humans or any other animate beings. It is not permissible. Islam was sent to do away with the practices of people worshiping the creation and solely focusing their worship to the Creator alone. Creating images and statues of people is at the root of idolatry, which Islam is completely against.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any depiction of the prophets, not just Muhammad, but of Jesus, Moses, etc.. is not permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not a new concept. One of the ten commandments from the Bible says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as Muslims, we take offense to any depiction of the prophets. Whether they draw pictures of Muhammad or depict Jesus in offensive cartoons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So your Muslim co-worker was incorrect when he said that there would be instances where it would be disgraceful to NOT show pictures of him. Any depiction of any of the prophets is not permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the way we Muslims reacted to this by rioting and violence is also not permissible, but I guess that is for another question..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="861" LastActivityDate="2012-12-02T23:18:39.820" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5627" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7414" CreationDate="2012-12-02T23:54:13.020" Score="6" ViewCount="950" Body="&lt;p&gt;ربا is undoubtedly &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; as per the Qur'an, which says, &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/275&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;وأحل الله البيع وحرم الربا&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.  This is almost universally translated as &quot;interest&quot; or &quot;usury&quot; in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=rbw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Qur'anic Arabic Corpus&lt;/a&gt;, the word ربا is listed with a root of (ر ب و), indicating &quot;to grow&quot;.  This root is corroborated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tyndalearchive.com/tabs/lane/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lane's Lexicon&lt;/a&gt;, which indicates that it's at least the common (if not the only) root.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, in the hadith literature, it is well-established that the prophet forbade such transactions that involved &quot;growth,&quot; such as from trading goods in unequal amounts, or from loaning out money while expecting more in return; these such transactions are classically referred to as different forms of ربا.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/5619/22&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;, the root may in fact be (ر ي ب), indicating &quot;to doubt&quot;.  Going back to the hadith literature, it is also known that the prophet forbade a number of business transactions in which &quot;doubt&quot; was involved, and is even quoted as having said &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1323630&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;So give up &lt;em&gt;riba&lt;/em&gt; (ربا) and doubtful things (ريبة)&lt;/a&gt;,&quot; which at least suggests a relation between the two terms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if the ر ب و root is most prevalent, was (or is) this a known difference of opinion among Islamic scholars?  What evidence is there on the actual root of the word ربا, and how can we be sure (one way or the other) which one is correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2013-02-16T20:03:05.933" Title="What is the root of ربا?" Tags="|arabic|riba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18" CreationDate="2012-12-03T07:02:04.867" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You may also like to look at &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/2739/584&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; which says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim has a &lt;strong&gt;general meaning&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;submission to Allah&lt;/em&gt;) and a &lt;strong&gt;specific meaning&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;commonly used now by people around the globe&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;specific meaning&lt;/strong&gt; still has a large scope as it starts from apparent submission to Allah with minimal state of confession in uniquness of Allah and that the holiness Muhammad --peace be upon him-- in His prophet, to the maximal state of being completely and thoroughly submitted to Allah like the holy prophet was:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ&#xA;  الْعَالَمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: &quot;Truly, my prayer and my service of sacrifice, my life and my&#xA;  death, are (all) for Allah, the Cherisher of the Worlds [6:162]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But being Mu'min is having faith in heart, it's a good state of being Muslim, both in its general and specific meaning of Muslim, so we both have a believer Christian and a believer Muslim. This attribute further measures the degree someone is Muslim (submitted to Allah, in general or in Islam the last version of the heavenly religion):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَتِ الْأَعْرَابُ آمَنَّا قُل لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا وَلَٰكِن قُولُوا&#xA;  أَسْلَمْنَا وَلَمَّا يَدْخُلِ الْإِيمَانُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ وَإِن&#xA;  تُطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ لَا يَلِتْكُم مِّنْ أَعْمَالِكُمْ&#xA;  شَيْئًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The desert Arabs say, &quot;We believe.&quot; Say, &quot;Ye have no faith; but ye&#xA;  (only) say, 'We have submitted our wills to Allah,' For not yet has&#xA;  Faith entered your hearts. But if ye obey Allah and His Messenger, He&#xA;  will not belittle aught of your deeds: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving,&#xA;  Most Merciful.&quot; [49:14]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;although it rather seems that the Christians and other people of book hardly can be considered as Mu'min, most of them can at most be Muslims and at the beginning of being submitted to God, although doing hard worships as well. That's because what they believe in God and His prophet is close to Kufr and Shirk. And if they remedy such ideas then they will commonly convert to Islaam and if they don't live much after remedying their beliefs to convert and die they might be still considered as Mu'min (even although not converted according to the rules of Islam). I rather prefer to skip this issue as I have very small evidences on this issue, and Allah knows best. But let bring these verses that may help:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ لَا تَغْلُوا فِي دِينِكُمْ وَلَا تَقُولُوا عَلَى&#xA;  اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْحَقَّ إِنَّمَا الْمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ&#xA;  رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَكَلِمَتُهُ أَلْقَاهَا إِلَىٰ مَرْيَمَ وَرُوحٌ&#xA;  مِّنْهُ &lt;strong&gt;فَآمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ&lt;/strong&gt; وَلَا تَقُولُوا ثَلَاثَةٌ&#xA;  انتَهُوا خَيْرًا لَّكُمْ إِنَّمَا اللَّهُ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ سُبْحَانَهُ&#xA;  أَن يَكُونَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي&#xA;  الْأَرْضِ وَكَفَىٰ بِاللَّهِ وَكِيلًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion: Nor say of&#xA;  Allah aught but the truth. Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no more&#xA;  than) a messenger of Allah, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary,&#xA;  and a spirit proceeding from Him: &lt;strong&gt;so believe in Allah and His&#xA;  messengers&lt;/strong&gt;. Say not &quot;Trinity&quot;: desist: it will be better for you:&#xA;  for Allah is one Allah: Glory be to Him: (far exalted is He) above&#xA;  having a son. To Him belong all things in the heavens and on earth.&#xA;  And enough is Allah as a Disposer of affairs. [4:171]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِنَّ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ لَمَن &lt;strong&gt;يُؤْمِنُ&lt;/strong&gt; بِاللَّهِ وَمَا&#xA;  أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِمْ خَاشِعِينَ لِلَّهِ لَا&#xA;  يَشْتَرُونَ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ&#xA;  أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And there are, certainly, among the People of the Book, those who&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;believe&lt;/strong&gt; in Allah, in the revelation to you, and in the revelation to them, bowing in humility to Allah: They will not sell the Signs of&#xA;  Allah for a miserable gain! For them is a reward with their Lord, and&#xA;  Allah is swift in account. [3:199]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَيْسُوا سَوَاءً مِّنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ أُمَّةٌ قَائِمَةٌ يَتْلُونَ&#xA;  آيَاتِ اللَّهِ آنَاءَ اللَّيْلِ وَهُمْ يَسْجُدُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Not all of them are alike: Of the People of the Book are a portion&#xA;  that stand (For the right): They rehearse the Signs of Allah all night&#xA;  long, and they prostrate themselves in adoration. [3:113]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ مَنْ إِن تَأْمَنْهُ بِقِنطَارٍ يُؤَدِّهِ&#xA;  إِلَيْكَ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ إِن تَأْمَنْهُ بِدِينَارٍ لَّا يُؤَدِّهِ&#xA;  إِلَيْكَ إِلَّا مَا دُمْتَ عَلَيْهِ قَائِمًا ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ&#xA;  قَالُوا لَيْسَ عَلَيْنَا فِي الْأُمِّيِّينَ سَبِيلٌ وَيَقُولُونَ عَلَى&#xA;  اللَّهِ الْكَذِبَ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Among the People of the Book are some who, if entrusted with a hoard&#xA;  of gold, will (readily) pay it back; others, who, if entrusted with a&#xA;  single silver coin, will not repay it unless thou constantly stoodest&#xA;  demanding, because, they say, &quot;there is no call on us (to keep faith)&#xA;  with these ignorant (Pagans).&quot; but they tell a lie against Allah, and&#xA;  (well) they know it. [3:75] [&lt;em&gt;and honesty, truthfulness and&#xA;  trusteeship are among the most important measures of Iman according to&#xA;  Ahadeeth, even more important measures than prayer and fast and etc.&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And at a last point, Iman itself has several ranks and it will be measured by Taqwa if I'm not wrong:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا آمِنُوا&lt;/strong&gt; بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَالْكِتَابِ الَّذِي نَزَّلَ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِ وَالْكِتَابِ الَّذِي&#xA;  أَنزَلَ مِن قَبْلُ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ&#xA;  وَرُسُلِهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَالًا بَعِيدًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O ye who believe! Believe&lt;/strong&gt; in Allah and His Messenger, and the scripture which He hath sent to His Messenger and the scripture which&#xA;  He sent to those before (him). Any who denieth Allah, His angels, His&#xA;  Books, His Messengers, and the Day of Judgment, hath gone far, far&#xA;  astray. [4:136]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَآمِنُوا&lt;/strong&gt; بِرَسُولِهِ يُؤْتِكُمْ كِفْلَيْنِ مِن رَّحْمَتِهِ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ&#xA;  نُورًا تَمْشُونَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O ye that believe! Fear Allah, and believe&lt;/strong&gt; in His Messenger, and He will bestow on you a double portion of His Mercy: He will provide&#xA;  for you a Light by which ye shall walk (straight in your path), and He&#xA;  will forgive you (your past): for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most&#xA;  Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many verses that Allah tells the believers to believe, to fear Allah, and warn them, but there is no where that Allah warns a Mutaqqi who fears Allah as this fear is itself a mean to save the Mu'min.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PS&lt;/strong&gt;. there may exists gaps in this answer, so feel free to fill them. Also bear in mind that the writer of the answer is not a scholar/expert and can easily make mistakes, although tries to prevent errors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2012-12-03T07:02:04.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5630" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5650" CreationDate="2012-12-03T18:46:40.467" Score="10" ViewCount="1872" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are various schools of Islam including the main ones: Sunni, Shiism, Sufism, Wahhabism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which Islamic school should a non-Muslim convert to first?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="494" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T09:48:00.347" Title="Which Islamic school should a non-Muslim convert to first?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-01-06T04:07:12.583" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5630" CreationDate="2012-12-03T18:57:17.703" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslim, a Sunni one, but after that I don't know what sect or school I belong to, because I have been following only what has been written in Quran.&#xA;The best would be to just be a Muslim, read the Quran in full, and then let your consciousness decide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can't say which one is good and which isn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hoping to hear a lot of negative comments on this one now :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="254" LastActivityDate="2012-12-03T18:57:17.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5630" CreationDate="2012-12-03T20:30:35.097" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sunni, Shiite, Sufi ... etc. These are all simply labels created &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; the fact. There is &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; Islam. When you convert (or revert, which is more in vogue these days) you convert to Islam. Period. You testify that you believe that Allah is the one and only god, and that He has sent the Prophet Mohammad as a messenger with Islam as His message and Quran as His words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, how you interpret that more definitely is really up to you. Listen to what various people and scholars have to say. Your interpretation may fall in line with one of the above labels, straddle two or more of them, or perhaps none of them. People from each label will claim that they are the owners of the &quot;One and Correct Way&quot; (as is natural), but in truth only Allah knows if the path we are taking is the most righteous one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Part of the individual journey of faith each of us take is to try to figure out which way is the most correct way, and follow it. We will all commit mistakes along the way, but &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; Allah will judge us for those.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-12-03T20:30:35.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5607" CreationDate="2012-12-03T20:42:44.187" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a very divisive issue that has been debated (and is still being debated) to death. Almost all of Islamic scholars agree that covering the hair is mandatory, but on covering the face you will find very little consensus. Those who believe that covering the face is mandatory have cited their interpretation of Quran and Hadith, while those who oppose them have their own interpretation as well. The answers in this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2474/why-scholars-disagree-on-whether-its-obligatory-for-women-to-veil-their-faces/2496#2496&quot;&gt;related question&lt;/a&gt; should shed more light on the subject.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2012-12-03T20:42:44.187" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5634" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-04T05:06:05.490" Score="3" ViewCount="12674" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is Al Jarh Wa at-Ta'dil ( الجرح و التعديل )? and what is it's purpose?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T10:53:37.230" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T17:35:52.400" Title="What is Al Jarh Wa at-Ta'dil ( الجرح و التعديل )?" Tags="|hadith|uloom-al-hadith|ilm-ar-rijal|ilm-mustalah-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5636" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-04T05:50:42.610" Score="4" ViewCount="6890" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know where can I find the Hadith in which it mentions that wind and string instruments are prohibited? and if the hadith is authentic or not? and What is the reason for this prohibition? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard from someone that it was prohibited because in the Prophet's (May Allah's peace and blessings be upon Him) day, they used to kill animals to make these instruments, is this the main reason? if not, than what is the reason? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would also like to know if there are any opinions of reliable scholars on this as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-16T04:47:30.323" LastActivityDate="2016-08-03T03:11:37.957" Title="Is wind and string instruments haram to build, listen to, or play with?" Tags="|halal-haram|source-identification|music|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5637" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-04T08:15:11.287" Score="8" ViewCount="2986" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard dual views over stock trading, insurance and other kind of financial components. Many a times it also comes forward that the complete system is working on interest only, hence there is nothing much we can do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can you please let me know, if there is any kind of financial trading allowed (stock, derivatives, commodity, bonds, etc.)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-03T00:21:08.170" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T22:03:35.470" Title="Which kind of financial trading is permissible in Islam?" Tags="|fiqh|trading|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5630" CreationDate="2012-12-04T09:41:11.590" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As others have also mentioned all the Islamic sects, believe in Allah and the Prophet (pbuh). However there is a difference of opinion on various things. Between Shia and Sunni there is mainly a difference of opinion on the concept of Imamah. Among Sunni it is a matter of following one of the major four sects. Wahhabism is also a Sunni sect which in fact is a movement newly created as you can read &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahhabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I recommend you is to read some books but from different schools of thoughts and Scholars and then decide which one you find it more rational and authentic. This can be answered in another question. Just don't be overwhelmed with the information that you get from only one sect. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not going to advertise the sectarianism but the various Islamic schools of thought are different at the end of the day. This fact cannot be neglected in any way. One should strive to find the truth (although all the sects claim it). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it helps,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="618" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-07T06:26:04.580" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T06:26:04.580" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5640" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5671" CreationDate="2012-12-04T16:11:33.040" Score="0" ViewCount="107" Body="&lt;p&gt;The basis of a Muslim's Imaan is the statement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no god but Allah, and Muhammed is his prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this found anywhere in the Qur'an?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2012-12-07T04:55:01.287" LastActivityDate="2012-12-07T04:55:01.287" Title="In which chapter of the quran is the invocation' there is no god but the God, and Muhammed is his prophet'?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5643" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-04T19:11:21.520" Score="5" ViewCount="1418" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's pretty well-acknowledged that many companions (radiallahu anhum ajmaeen) like Bilal, Uthman ibn Affan, and others saw rasulullah (salallahu alayhi wa sallam) in their dreams. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some authors contend that seeing rasulullah in dreams is not necessarily a bishara, and mention that several of the kuffar saw rasulullah in their dreams, like Abu Jahl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any confirmed incidents in the sunnah that mention if any kuffar saw rasulullah in their dreams? Bearing in mind that I'm looking for hadith specifically; Shaytan commonly appears in dreams of certain demographics of Muslims as a clean shaven, green-turban-clad man claiming to be rasulullah. I'm not looking for rhetoric or incidents out of hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2015-07-02T15:53:58.717" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T12:52:18.510" Title="Who saw rasulullah in their dreams?" Tags="|hadith|dream|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5581" CreationDate="2012-12-04T20:04:11.550" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no clear-cut answer to this issue. It is told that Omar Ibn ElKhattab asked his daughter (and possibly other women) on &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=2012&amp;amp;pid=913471&amp;amp;hid=19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;how long a woman can wait for her husband&lt;/a&gt;, and she answered &quot;4-6 months&quot;, so he decided that soldiers should spend at most 6 months in duty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this is not a final rule, and the ruling is subject to the wife's needs. Some women may be able to withstand loneliness for longer periods, while others may fall to temptations in shorter periods. Her security in the society also makes a difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more detailed information, I'd like to refer you to a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.binbaz.org.sa/mat/12479&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa by Bin Baz&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastEditorUserId="778" LastEditDate="2018-08-08T12:56:29.117" LastActivityDate="2018-08-08T12:56:29.117" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5645" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5630" CreationDate="2012-12-04T21:12:49.577" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّـهُ لَجَعَلَكُمْ &lt;strong&gt;أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً&lt;/strong&gt; وَلَـٰكِن&#xA;  يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ &lt;strong&gt;وَلَتُسْأَلُنَّ عَمَّا&#xA;  كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if Allah had willed, He could have made you &lt;strong&gt;[of] one religion&lt;/strong&gt;, but&#xA;  He causes to stray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. &lt;strong&gt;And you&#xA;  will surely be questioned about what you used to do&lt;/strong&gt;. [16:93]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope my answer will not be considered as effort on Sectarianism. Actually your question seems to me very important and fundamental, and answers to it can be very informative, so that even I have asked a question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2736/584&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; that somewhat addresses a similar issue. Personally I was going to convert to a Sunni sect maybe a decade ago. I was extensively seeking for reasons why to believe in what. Then one day a very simple reasoning grabbed my attention and that was only a beginning for further studying religion. So I think this is also necessary for everyone, Muslim or non-Muslim, to think why I believe in what I believe? For my parents believing so? For the culture I have born in? Since most of the people believe in the same sets of beliefs? What if I was born or grown up in another family, culture, country, era? These all were my mind-consuming questions and might be questions for other as well and that's why I think your question can be so informative if answered reasonably for at least some people, if not everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, according to Quran, everyone who does anything would be questioned about in the Judgment day [&quot;&lt;em&gt;... And you will surely be questioned about what you used to do&lt;/em&gt;&quot;], so we should all have reasons for ourselves for what to believe, so to be able to walk on the firm ground rather than to walk suspectingly. What can be the source of such a confident? Parents?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ اتَّبِعُوا مَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ قَالُوا بَلْ&#xA;  نَتَّبِعُ مَا أَلْفَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ آبَاءَنَا أَوَلَوْ كَانَ آبَاؤُهُمْ&#xA;  لَا يَعْقِلُونَ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When it is said to them: &quot;Follow what Allah hath revealed:&quot; They say:&#xA;  &quot;Nay! &lt;strong&gt;we shall follow the ways of our fathers&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot; What! &lt;strong&gt;even though&#xA;  their fathers Were void of wisdom and guidance&lt;/strong&gt;? [2:170]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ لَا تَغْلُوا فِي دِينِكُمْ غَيْرَ الْحَقِّ&#xA;  وَ&lt;strong&gt;لَا تَتَّبِعُوا أَهْوَاءَ قَوْمٍ قَدْ ضَلُّوا مِن قَبْلُ&lt;/strong&gt; وَأَضَلُّوا&#xA;  كَثِيرًا وَضَلُّوا عَن سَوَاءِ السَّبِيلِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: &quot;O people of the Book! exceed not in your religion the bounds (of&#xA;  what is proper), trespassing beyond the truth, &lt;strong&gt;nor follow the vain&#xA;  desires of people who went wrong in times gone by&lt;/strong&gt;,- who misled many,&#xA;  and strayed (themselves) from the even way. [5:77]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the majority of people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ آيَاتٍ بَيِّنَاتٍ ۖ وَمَا يَكْفُرُ بِهَا&#xA;  إِلَّا الْفَاسِقُونَ / أَوَكُلَّمَا عَاهَدُوا عَهْدًا نَّبَذَهُ&#xA;  فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُم ۚ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have certainly revealed to you verses [which are] clear proofs,&#xA;  and no one would deny them except the defiantly disobedient. / Is it&#xA;  not [true] that every time they took a covenant &lt;strong&gt;a party of them&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  threw it away? But, &lt;strong&gt;[in fact], most of them do not believe&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;  [2:99,100] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِن تُطِعْ أَكْثَرَ مَن فِي الْأَرْضِ يُضِلُّوكَ عَن سَبِيلِ&#xA;  اللَّـهِ ۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَإِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا&#xA;  يَخْرُصُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if you obey most of those upon the earth, they will mislead you&#xA;  from the way of Allah. They follow not except assumption, and they are&#xA;  not but falsifying. [6:116]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا يَتَّبِعُ أَكْثَرُهُمْ إِلَّا ظَنًّا ۚ إِنَّ الظَّنَّ لَا&#xA;  يُغْنِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ شَيْئًا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا&#xA;  يَفْعَلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And most of them follow not except assumption. Indeed, assumption&#xA;  avails not against the truth at all. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of what&#xA;  they do. [10:36]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NO! But many times in Quran we are invited to think and reason. I rather like to suggest you a school and some reasons for that but I fear it be Sectarianism, so like @rowman suggested I invite you to study as much as you can about all the schools and conclude for yourself. Also you can search for some hints in Quran and Ahadeeth like the kind of which I have tried to address in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2736/584&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2012-12-04T21:12:49.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5646" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5647" CreationDate="2012-12-05T00:40:47.723" Score="5" ViewCount="2103" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who are these people? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3:113 - 115&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They are not [all] the same; among the People of the Scripture is a&#xA;  community standing [in obedience], reciting the verses of Allah during&#xA;  periods of the night and prostrating [in prayer].&#xA;  They believe in Allah and the Last Day, and they enjoin what is right&#xA;  and forbid what is wrong and hasten to good deeds. And those are among&#xA;  the righteous.&#xA;  And whatever good they do - never will it be removed from them. And&#xA;  Allah is Knowing of the righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user206" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditorDisplayName="user206" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T06:13:33.340" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T06:13:33.340" Title="Who are the people in Qur'an 3:113 - 115" Tags="|tafseer|ahlul-kitab|surat-al-imran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5647" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5646" CreationDate="2012-12-05T04:28:53.710" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Taking a look on a good number of interpretation books around these verses, some have considered those cited in these verses to be the people of book who have accepted Islam, and some have considered them to be the true believers among the people of book (&lt;em&gt;submitted to Allah and not their own desires&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in one book I found an explanation that clarified the situation better: In the verses prior to these verses Allah was describing the worse situation of the wrongdoers of the people of the book, then in these verses He state not all of the people of the book are such, so that the main problem with the people of the book cited in previous verses is their wrong deeds and intentions not them being worse humans in creation and blow. There are witnesses in Quran that such good will people of the books as cited in these verses are believers anyway and if they are informed of Islam they will accept it as well (stress on their good will), they wish to be good persons and even hasten to good deeds, so why not to admit the book revealed from their Lord? This last explanation can nicely bring the first two different interpretations in one understandable place. Now &quot;reciting the verses of Allah&quot; can point to either Bible or Quran depending on them being informed of Islam or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the books I referred to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;تفسیر نمونه، آیت الله ناصر مکارم شیرازی&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;المیزان فی تفسیر القرآن، علامه سید محمد حسین طباطبایی&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;الأصفی فی تفسیر القرآن، ملا حسن فیض کاشانی&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;اطیب البیانفی تفسیر القرآن، سید عبدالحسین طیب&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;انوار التنزیل و اسرار التأویل، عبدالله بن عمر بیضاوی&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;البحر المحیط فی تفسیر، ابوحیان محمد بن یوسف اندلسی&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;البلاغ فی تفسیر القرآن بالقرآن، محمد صادقی تهرانی&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;التبیان فی تفسیر القرآن، محمد بن حسن طوسی&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-06T16:13:07.617" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T16:13:07.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5648" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5651" CreationDate="2012-12-05T06:57:38.193" Score="3" ViewCount="387" Body="&lt;p&gt;The title says it all. A chapter reference, quote, and translation would be appreciated&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T11:04:22.540" Title="What evidence is there in the Quoran that Muhammed is the seal of prophets?" Tags="|quran|prophet-muhammad|prophets|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5649" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-05T07:11:48.483" Score="9" ViewCount="780" Body="&lt;p&gt;The problem of evil: How does an infinitely merciful &amp;amp; compassionate Allah create an evil Shaitan to plague us every day of our lives?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-01T09:29:07.023" LastActivityDate="2024-03-31T19:53:20.190" Title="How does Islamic Theology solve the problem of evil that so plagues Christian Theology?" Tags="|christianity|shaitan|theology|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5650" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5630" CreationDate="2012-12-05T08:04:38.657" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer is a little different from the others, but maybe I can offer a useful perspective, as I myself am a very recent convert to Islam, and I had to deal with this exact same question.  Almost all of the Muslims where I live are Sunni, but at the time I converted, I had a very close friend who was Shi'a, and who would have liked me to become a Shi'a too.  So I found this a very difficult question to deal with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The different sects and different schools have different rules for living.  They pray slightly differently.  There are slightly different rules about halal food.  There are different rules about what behaviour is permissible.  If you're going to be a Muslim, you'll need to know which rules to live by.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sheikh at one masjid (mosque) close to me told me that as soon as I convert, I should decide immediately whether to be Sunni or Shi'a.  I told him that I didn't know enough about either sect to be able to choose between them.  He told me that if I tried to hedge my bets between the different sects, I would become horribly confused trying to live an Islamic life, and would end up never knowing what I could and couldn't do.   And, of course, he wanted me to be Sunni.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few months later, I have to admit that he was right.  It's very confusing to try and learn Islam from Sunnis and from Shi'as at the same time.  Pick one and run with it.  At the time that I converted, I was more comfortable with Sunniism, although I would find it hard to justify my reasons for feeling this way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An important point to realise is that such a decision isn't irrevocable.  If I decide in the future that the Shi'a view is correct, I can start doing things the Shi'a way.  And if this doesn't work out for me, I can revert back to Sunni.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Converting to Islam is the most important step to take; and this will change your life like nothing else you've ever done.  Once you have converted, you will have quite a learning curve to go through.  As you learn more and more about Islam, you will have a better understanding of what the differences are between the sects and between the schools; and you will gain your own understanding of which is right for you.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But until that day, just pick a sect and follow their teachings.  As other answerers have said, there is &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; Islam; and being Muslim at all is far more important than being one particular flavour of Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you asked this question because you are thinking of converting, then I wish you luck.  May Allah guide you to the truth.  Also, if you want to discuss my experiences with me, comment on this answer and we can go to the chat room or something.  I am happy to help you in any way that I can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user202" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T09:48:00.347" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T09:48:00.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5648" CreationDate="2012-12-05T09:34:41.677" Score="6" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M1vdC.png&quot; alt=&quot;مَّا كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَبَا أَحَدٍ مِّن رِّجَالِكُمْ وَلَٰكِن رَّسُولَ اللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّينَ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمًا&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/40&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;سورة الأحزاب، الآية 40&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah and last of the prophets. And ever is Allah , of&#xA;  all things, Knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/40&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'Aĥzāb, Ayah 40&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastActivityDate="2012-12-05T09:34:41.677" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5652" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1299" CreationDate="2012-12-05T10:16:46.463" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Their response is the “last possibility that you have brought out “that the scripture record is wildly inaccurate, and Jesus never actually claimed to be God”.  Without this assertion it is like self denial for them.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The speck of doubt on Bible and the idea that Bible is changed, emanates from our brethren in arms who are trying to portray that they are worshipping God of Abraham and yet wants to remain separate from us. Their identity as a separate religion is possible and could be maintained only by casting aspiration on the word of God. Islam cannot change its views on the Bible without admitting that Koran is erroneous. Without changing its views on Divinity of Jesus, it cannot admit that Koran is  without error,. Islam cannot cease to oppose the important doctrines of Christianity without ceasing to call themselves Muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="426" LastActivityDate="2012-12-05T10:16:46.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5653" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5581" CreationDate="2012-12-05T11:38:29.843" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Shi3a ithna `Ashari fiqh, it's a unanimous ruling that unless some form of contract was entered into at the time of nikaH or the wife herself permits, a husband cannot refuse sexual intercourse with his wife beyond four months.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following is by Sayyid al-Sistani:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2427 It is not permissible for the husband to abandon sexual intercourse with his youthful, permanent wife for more than 4 months, except when sexual intercourse is harmful to him, or involves unusually more effort, or when the wife herself agrees to avoid it, or if a prior stipulation to that effect was made at the time of Nikah by the husband. And in this rule, there is no difference between the situations when the husband is present, or on a journey, or whether she is a wife by permanent or temporary marriage. &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/laws/marriage1.html#2389&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is by Sayyid al-Khoei (ar):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2427 It is not permissible for a man to abandon sexual intercourse&#xA;  with his young permanent wife for more than 4 months.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/laws/al-khui/27.htm#6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="625" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-12T09:31:21.793" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T09:31:21.793" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5654" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5620" CreationDate="2012-12-05T14:33:19.587" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no clear-cut definition of what &lt;em&gt;riba&lt;/em&gt; is in the Qur'an. The understanding based on the reading of verses is that, it is some form of an increase in a loan, that might end up doubling or quadrupling the debt, and that it is not to be confused with trade/sale. The ahadith are where you will find a more detailed explanation of the term.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are four places in the Qur'an where Allah mentions usury:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surat al-Baqarah 2:275-76, 278-79] Those who swallow down usury cannot arise except as one whom the Shaytan has prostrated by (his) touch does rise. That is because they say: Trading is only like usury, while Allah has allowed trading and forbidden usury. To whomsoever then the admonition has come from his Lord, then he desists, he shall have what has already passed, and his affair is in the hands of Allah; and whoever returns (to it) - these are the inmates of the fire; they shall abide in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah does not bless usury, and He causes charitable deeds to prosper, and Allah does not love any ungrateful sinner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who believe! Be careful of (your duty to) Allah and relinquish what remains (due) from usury, if you are believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you do (it) not, then be apprised of war from Allah and His Messenger; and if you repent, then you shall have your capital; neither shall you make (the debtor) suffer loss, nor shall you be made to suffer loss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surah Ali `Imran 3:130] O you who believe! Do not devour usury, making it double and redouble, and be careful of (your duty to) Allah, that you may be successful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surat al-Nisaa' 4:161] And for their taking usury though indeed they were forbidden it and for their devouring the property of people falsely, and We have prepared for the unbelievers from among them a painful chastisement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surat al-Rum 30:39] And whatever you lay out as usury, so that it may increase in the property of men, it shall not increase with Allah; and whatever you give in charity, desiring Allah's pleasure - it is these (persons) that shall get manifold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="625" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-21T07:11:00.467" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T07:11:00.467" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5656" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5649" CreationDate="2012-12-05T18:08:35.403" Score="3" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Allah is Just so He creates anything creatable as soon as there is a cause for it to exist based on the causality principles. Satan was creatable so was created, a mercy toward Satan as one creature of Him. Note that Allah is Ar-Rahman which means have mercy toward every living and non-living species that He creates, every Muslim and non-Muslim, every human and non-human, and etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Satan was not created as devil, his name is Hareth indeed, he was created as a Jinn and left free to choose between good and bad, he was good until in a hard (for him) examination of Allah he failed and chose the wrong, then he chose to remain bad and an enemy of the human being. We are also all created as humans, not good or bad, we ourselves earn attributes based on our choices in our real everyday life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ اسْجُدُوا لِآدَمَ فَسَجَدُوا إِلَّا&#xA;إِبْلِيسَ كَانَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَفَسَقَ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِ&#xA;أَفَتَتَّخِذُونَهُ وَذُرِّيَّتَهُ أَوْلِيَاءَ مِن دُونِي وَهُمْ لَكُمْ&#xA;عَدُوٌّ بِئْسَ لِلظَّالِمِينَ بَدَلًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Behold! We said to the angels, &amp;quot;Bow down to Adam&amp;quot;: They bowed down&#xA;except Iblis. He was one of the Jinns, and he broke the Command of his&#xA;Lord. Will ye then take him and his progeny as protectors rather than&#xA;Me? And they are enemies to you! Evil would be the exchange for the&#xA;wrong-doers! [18:50]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was conflicting with God's mercy and compassion if there was set any dominance put aside for Satan over us, but according to Quran Satan and his group has no dominance over the human being until we accept their obedience and go after them:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَقَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ لَمَّا قُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَعَدَكُمْ&#xA;وَعْدَ الْحَقِّ وَوَعَدتُّكُمْ فَأَخْلَفْتُكُمْ وَمَا كَانَ لِيَ&#xA;عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَانٍ إِلَّا أَن دَعَوْتُكُمْ فَاسْتَجَبْتُمْ لِي&#xA;فَلَا تَلُومُونِي وَلُومُوا أَنفُسَكُم مَّا أَنَا بِمُصْرِخِكُمْ وَمَا&#xA;أَنتُم بِمُصْرِخِيَّ إِنِّي كَفَرْتُ بِمَا أَشْرَكْتُمُونِ مِن قَبْلُ&#xA;إِنَّ الظَّالِمِينَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Satan will say when the matter is decided: &amp;quot;It was Allah Who gave&#xA;you a promise of Truth: I too promised, but I failed in my promise to&#xA;you. I had no authority over you except to call you but ye listened to&#xA;me: then reproach not me, but reproach your own souls. I cannot listen&#xA;to your cries, nor can ye listen to mine. I reject your former act in&#xA;associating me with Allah. For wrong-doers there must be a grievous&#xA;penalty.&amp;quot; [14:22]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّ عِبَادِي لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَانٌ إِلَّا مَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ&#xA;مِنَ الْغَاوِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;For over My servants no authority shalt thou have, except such as put&#xA;themselves in the wrong and follow thee.&amp;quot; [15:42]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ الَّذِي آتَيْنَاهُ آيَاتِنَا فَانسَلَخَ&#xA;مِنْهَا فَأَتْبَعَهُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْغَاوِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Relate to them the story of the man to whom We sent Our signs, but he&#xA;passed them by: so Satan followed him up, and he went astray. [7:175]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update (31 march 2024):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not being around for some years, I was active in some Persian's forum where we used to discuss issues under the supervision of some Shia scholars. What follows has no support from scholars, and some may dislike the answer, but it makes sense to me and found no reason in Quran or Hadeeth than to contradict it. Indeed it has its base in psychology but goes well with Shia beliefs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main question is this: why Allah created someone who he already knew from the very first beginning that will go astray at some time during his life in Dunya, and will thus deserve remaining in the hell for ever ever ever, with no end. At this point some scholars may reject the question by adding that &amp;quot;ever&amp;quot; in Quran and Ahadeeth doesn't necessarily mean really &amp;quot;ever&amp;quot; in the sense that there will be no end, but it will have a very very very late end. Also there are some other explanations that say even if the hell will have no end, torture in the hell might have. Any such explanations have some hints in Quran and Ahadeeth but none are so explicit and clear, so I will try to answer the question &lt;em&gt;as is&lt;/em&gt;, since there exist Ahadeeth that can be more easily understood this way, and Allah knows best. No need to mention that if no one resides in the Hell for ever (people be purified there and finally enter the Heaven), or Hell will not mean torture for ever ever ever with no end, or if the answer giving here is correct, no one will fall out of Mercy of Allah, and so creating the Devil will lose its point altogether.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My answer to the question reads as follows. Have you ever seen someone who is so sad, or extremely angry? Such people may stop sitting and start walking as a light reaction, or punch their heads into a wall as a more sever reaction. But why? why such reactions? (&lt;em&gt;also think Why people dance? why to move body when a music is listened? why people cannot avoid such behavior quite easily?&lt;/em&gt;) Sometimes inner pains, are so great that people hurt their bodies so to forget the soul pain for a moment. I have seen people who wished to be killed when ther were demonstrated how guilty they were when they have committed a crime like killing the innocents. Many even commit suicide in that regard. Now the question is to think about if people may accept physical punishment (like burning in fire) for themselves in the hope that feeling guilty will let them free for a second or two. People will never object their creator when they feel all the opportunities and mercy Allah has given them through out their lives, and feel how guilty they are when remember what they have done back in respond. They may ask Allah to torture them as they know they deserve it, and that they implicitly hope receiving this punishment may calm them a little bit. Beside all these psychological states, remember there is a psychological disorder called Masochism which says people may even enjoy an activity that appears to be painful or tedious. This is the way they like to live in the hell, so why Allah give them Mercy the way people in Heaven expect and like? Allah gives his mercy the way people ask for, as he did when Israelites asked Allah a food while Allah has had given them foods way better: &amp;quot;وَ إِذْ قُلْتُمْ يَا مُوسَيٰ لَنْ نَصْبِرَ عَلَيٰ طَعَامٍ وَاحِدٍ فَادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُخْرِجْ لَنَا مِمَّا تُنْبِتُ الْأَرْضُ مِنْ بَقْلِهَا وَ قِثَّائِهَا وَ فُومِهَا وَ عَدَسِهَا وَ بَصَلِهَا قَالَ أَتَسْتَبْدِلُونَ الَّذِي هُوَ أَدْنَيٰ بِالَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ&amp;quot; translated as &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;O Moses! we cannot endure one kind of food (always); so beseech thy Lord for us to produce for us of what the earth groweth, -its pot-herbs, and cucumbers, Its garlic, lentils, and onions. He said: &lt;strong&gt;Will ye exchange the better for the worse?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="584" LastEditDate="2024-03-31T19:53:20.190" LastActivityDate="2024-03-31T19:53:20.190" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5649" CreationDate="2012-12-06T01:17:16.233" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, please note that &lt;strong&gt;Satan is not the only bad creature&lt;/strong&gt;. The history can tell you a long list of many humans who killed many innocents and/or misdirected their followers. Qur'an also says we should seek refuge to the Lord, not only from the devil we cannot see, but also from the devils we see among humans:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1.Say: &quot;I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of mankind, 2. The King of mankind, 3. The Illah (God) of mankind, 4. From the evil of the&#xA;  whisperer (devil who whispers in the hearts of men) who withdraws&#xA;  (from his whispering in one's heart after one remembers Allah), 5. Who&#xA;  whispers in the breasts of mankind, 6. Of jinn and mankind. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah An-Nas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But why these extremely bad creatures are created by God?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of them were bad just after they were created. As @owari answered, Satan was worshipping the Lord for a very long time. But it was &lt;strong&gt;free&lt;/strong&gt; to make good or bad choices, and once it made bad choice when Human was created (as @owari referenced)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of the murderers were bad people just after born. They were cute and innocent children, but they were &lt;strong&gt;free&lt;/strong&gt; to make good or bad choices, and they made bad choices during their lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why God made Satan or murderers free to make bad choices?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The freedom to make choices is one of the great gifts of the Lord to the creatures. Without it, belief or worship of the Lord would be of &lt;em&gt;zero&lt;/em&gt; value, because it would be just of force, not choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-24T08:59:21.823" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T08:59:21.823" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5661" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24859" CreationDate="2012-12-06T01:50:49.867" Score="8" ViewCount="15441" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know the Arabic script, and can read the Quran. But I have no understanding of what I'm reading. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the best route to learning Classical Arabic? Most of the guides I've seen (in the UK) deal only with modern Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should I learn this first, or can I go straight into learning the Classical Arabic of the Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My main reason for learning Quranic Arabic, is that its poetic force simply does not come through in English. The translations I have looked at are, poetically speaking, dull. Which is a pity. And I don't see that changing any time soon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-01T06:14:59.307" LastActivityDate="2021-04-22T12:34:39.100" Title="What is the best way to learn the Classical Arabic (Fusha)?" Tags="|quran|arabic|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1299" CreationDate="2012-12-06T04:31:06.920" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Christianity was an underground minority movement until the Roman State embraced it. The Roman State habitually raised its emperors to divine status, in order that the public viewed the state &amp;amp; its laws with suitable awe &amp;amp; majesty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rousseau in his Social Contract says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;This is what has, in all ages, compelled the fathers of nations to have recourse to divine intervention and credit the gods with their own wisdom, in order that the peoples, submitting to the laws of the State as to those of nature, and recognising the same power in the formation of the city as in that of man, might obey freely, and bear with docility the yoke of the public happiness.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simone Weil, a moral philosopher &amp;amp; mystic, believed that it was the tragedy of Christianity to have compromised with Roman State power, which she called the 'great beast'. She meant it corrupted its essential spirit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Christ said he was God (I haven't read the Bible closely), this may simply have been no different from Al-Hallaj saying 'ana al-haq' (I am the truth), one of the 99 names of Allah. Thus identifying himself with the divinity. He was executed, raising a fierce debate within Islam about the mystical path; only being rehabilitated several generations later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=k32wZRMxltUC&amp;amp;printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&amp;amp;q&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lord Jesus Christ, page 204&lt;/a&gt; referenced on wikipedias article on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christianity#cite_note-32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Early Christianity&lt;/a&gt;, &quot;Early Christians saw Jesus as the &lt;em&gt;uniquely&lt;/em&gt; significant agent of the one God&quot; (this doesn't sound disimilar to the relation between Muhammed &amp;amp; Allah); by the first Nicaea Council &quot;he was identified as God in the fullest sense, being 'of the same substance, essence or being'.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suggest it was the political class in Rome that actually installed Christ as God, and Mary as the Mother of God in a pale imitation of their polythiest past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="270" LastEditDate="2012-12-07T04:26:18.850" LastActivityDate="2012-12-07T04:26:18.850" CommentCount="19" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5663" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-06T05:07:19.243" Score="7" ViewCount="2002" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned in the Qur'an (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;9:29&lt;/a&gt;) that,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why it is necessary for non-Muslims to pay &lt;em&gt;Jizya&lt;/em&gt;? Although females, children and the poor are exempted from it I do not find any justification for others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that Muslims are required to pay &lt;em&gt;Zakah&lt;/em&gt; but if they do not, there is no punishment for them doing so. But if any non-Muslim refuses to pay the &lt;em&gt;Jizya&lt;/em&gt; he may lose all of his property, as mentioned in hadith (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/242940&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim:19:4294&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If they refuse to accept Islam, demand from them the Jizya. If they agree to pay, accept it from them and hold off your hands. If they refuse to pay the tax, seek Allah's help and fight them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="616" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T10:56:52.077" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T10:56:52.077" Title="Why is Jizya necessary if there is no compulsion of religion?" Tags="|jizya|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5663" CreationDate="2012-12-06T06:36:51.947" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you rightly mentioned, a similar tax (wouldn't want to use that word because there is no notion of taxation in Islam) had to be paid by Muslims, that is &lt;em&gt;Zakah&lt;/em&gt;. By paying Jizya, the non-Muslim in a Muslim emirate was both, exempted from compulsory military service &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; was also protected from his enemies. Muslims were accorded no such privilege; Zakah-payer or not, every able-bodied Muslim was liable for military conscription. Secondly, Jizya was liable only upon able-bodied non-Muslim men of military age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example of this was during the Muslim ouster from Spain in the 15th century. Since the Muslim rulers could no longer protect people of the Jewish faith from the onslaught of the oncoming Crusaders, they were returned their Jizya amounts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;HTH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastActivityDate="2012-12-06T06:36:51.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5620" CreationDate="2012-12-06T07:06:02.230" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Riba, translated as interest or usury, is strongly forbidden in Islam to the extent that there is a declaration of war from God and His Messenger against the one who practices it (Holy Qur'an 2:278,279).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the concept of &lt;em&gt;Riba&lt;/em&gt; is a lot wider than is commonly understood. The term &lt;em&gt;Riba&lt;/em&gt; need not be restricted to any amount charged on cash, but can also mean any kind of excess given over and above any commodity. So any excess paid by a borrower of, say, wheat, to a creditor also implies riba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you think a little harder, riba is an anomalous charge that creates absurd situations in society. To take an instance, most nations today have central reserve banks (like the Fed in the United States) that retains the sole right to print currency. It then loans out these monies to banks with the understanding that the latter will return the same amount + interest on these monies. But since the central bank itself retains the right to create currency, there is no way that the banks will be able to return the interest amount except by getting it by fair means or fowl from the other banks (and the consumers). This fact itself is a losing proposition for any society that has a central bank as such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastActivityDate="2012-12-06T07:06:02.230" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5630" CreationDate="2012-12-06T07:35:05.710" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would not want to give a politically-correct answer to this question. Rather I will use a different approach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are a Muslim, answer y/n to the list below with what you agree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do you agree that there is no god except Allah?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do you agree that Muhammad (SAWS) is the &lt;em&gt;final&lt;/em&gt; Messenger of Allah?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do you agree to Allah's promise in the Holy Qur'an that He will preserve the Qur'an for our guidance till the end (HQ 15:9)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do you agree that the Qur'an that we have in our hands today is the same book that was revealed word-for-word and syllable-for-syllable to Muhammad (SAWS)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do you agree that the best person to understand the Qur'an and implement it in his life is the Messenger (SAWS) himself?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do you agree that the best people to have understood the Qur'an as students of the Messenger (SAWS) himself were his companions (the Sahaabah)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do you then agree (logically following from points 5 and 6 above if you answered Y to them) that the best of people to understand the Qur'an were the Messenger (SAWS) and his companions (RA) and of course, their students, the tabieen? In everyday parlance, we refer to the companions and their students as the salaf-us-saliheen or the pious predecessors. They are the best of people and the Messenger (SAWS) also commends them as the best of people in this ummah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do you then agree that the words and the actions of the Messenger (SAWS) known as the &lt;em&gt;Sunnah&lt;/em&gt; are the best to emulate if a person would want eternal salvation; and any religious practice that deviates from the Sunnah is to be shunned since it leads to the fire of Hell? (There are words by the Messenger to this effect.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Finally, do you then agree that Revelation is not just of the Qur'an but also includes the words and deeds of the Messenger (SAWS), since they too are part of the Religion? And the Sahaabah are the most trusted people to transmit these to us. Do you also agree that we owe a debt of gratitude to the Sahaabah for being the sole link between us and the Messenger (SAWS) and what was revealed to him?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you agree to all of these, congratulations! Just read the Holy Qur'an and follow the Sunnah of the Messenger (SAWS) as found in the valid books of the hadeeth, and you will in sha Allah be on the right path. And yes, don't bother with the labels that people will accord upon you. Just ignore them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The moment you agree to follow the Messenger (SAWS) and his Companions (RA), you become a part of the jama'ah, and this jama'ah is not restricted by space or time. Even if you are the only person in the entire world who believes in faithfully following this blessed group and the entire world is against you, know that you are in jama'ah and they are not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastActivityDate="2012-12-06T07:35:05.710" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5667" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2012-12-06T14:06:11.003" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Trading refers to the business people do to earn money. There are profits and losses related to it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Financial Trading&lt;/em&gt; is one kind of trading that involves many trades like stock market, commodity trading, derivatives, etc&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Some questions in this reference&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2093/are-shares-halal&quot;&gt;Are shares Halal?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/5637/which-kind-of-financial-trading-is-permissible-in-islam&quot;&gt;Which kind of financial trading is permissible in Islam?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1509/how-do-islamic-banks-make-money-if-interest-is-prohibited&quot;&gt;How do Islamic banks make money if interest is prohibited?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2588/is-buying-or-selling-forex-commodities-and-stock-indices-halal-in-islam&quot;&gt;Is buying or selling forex, commodities and stock indices halal in Islam?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2018-10-23T09:57:49.137" LastActivityDate="2018-10-23T09:57:49.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5668" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2012-12-06T14:06:11.003" Score="0" Body="Trading is an action of engaging in a trade/business/commerce." OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2012-12-06T14:08:26.110" LastActivityDate="2012-12-06T14:08:26.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5669" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5661" CreationDate="2012-12-06T15:02:46.883" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;TLDR: the best way is to find a local, structured class that will take you from zero to fluent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, there are a number of approaches you can take to learn the Qur'anic Arabic, depending on your location and means (time, energy, internet connectivity, and willingness to learn). These are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Take a local Arabic class.&lt;/strong&gt; My personal favourite. These usually follow the cirriculum of the three books by shaykh Abdul-Raheem V., which focuses on grammar.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learn online.&lt;/strong&gt; Find a reputable institute (like the Fajr Institute) and have online one-on-one learning with a shaykh who knows his stuff.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Self-Study (The Three Books):&lt;/strong&gt; The three books also have &quot;Key&quot; books which explain, in decent English, the lessons learned from each book; the perfect complementary resource for a self-studier.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Self-Study (Online Websites):&lt;/strong&gt; There are several resources online -- sites, videos, etc. for someone who wants to study Arabic. Look it up.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I've tried all of these, and nothing beats being forced to sit in a class every week and study -- it keeps you motivated, it keeps you going, and you can ask questions when you don't understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-12-06T15:02:46.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5630" CreationDate="2012-12-06T15:53:02.710" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was born in a family which had strong influence of Sufism. With such a surrounding, I believed in some of the 'powers' of Sufis, like their souls listens to your prayers and can advocate to ALLAH for you even when they are dead. It was amazing that, some of my family members used to read Quran but did not read the translation in our native language. Therefore, they missed some straightforward guidance of holy Quran. Later on in my life (when I was 24/25), I started reading authentic translations of holy Quran. I was amazed by it's power and sophistication. Verses like this changed some of my old beliefs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم): &quot;Who is the Lord of the heavens&#xA;  and the earth?&quot; Say: &quot;(It is) Allah.&quot; Say: &quot;Have you then taken (for&#xA;  worship) Auliya' (protectors) other than Him, such as have no power&#xA;  either for benefit or for harm to themselves?&quot; Say: &quot;Is the blind&#xA;  equal to the one who sees? Or darkness equal to light? Or do they&#xA;  assign to Allah partners who created the like of His creation, so that&#xA;  the creation (which they made and His creation) seemed alike to them?&quot;&#xA;  Say: &quot;Allah is the Creator of all things; and He is the One, the&#xA;  Irresistible.&quot; (Quran 13:16)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah! There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-subsisting,&#xA;  Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the&#xA;  heavens and on earth. &lt;strong&gt;Who is there can intercede in His presence&#xA;  except as He permitteth?&lt;/strong&gt; He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures&#xA;  as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of&#xA;  His knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend over the&#xA;  heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and&#xA;  preserving them for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory)&quot;&#xA;  (Quran 2: 255)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are people with exceedingly high moral who may have attained closeness to ALLAH and maybe their prayers have more weight when they are alive. Maybe they can be called Sufis. However, a dead soul (or even a living soul) cannot advocate for someone without the permission of ALLAH (Quran 2:255). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What disturbs me about Shia view is their too strong belief in the Imams. Even they consider their Imams to be Sinless and perfect&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shia.org/fundamental.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; [http://www.shia.org/fundamental.html]&lt;/a&gt;. Islam is a strictly monotheistic religion where only ALLAH is perfect. Such attributes given to Imams undermine Islam's strictly monotheistic belief. Therefore, personally, I feel at ease with the teachings of Quran and Sunnah (the authentic narrations of prophet's (pbuh) life) and I would recommend reverts/converts to follow these two sources of guidance (primarily Quran and then Sunnah). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="790" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-25T11:18:06.940" LastActivityDate="2015-10-25T11:18:06.940" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5671" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5640" CreationDate="2012-12-06T15:59:52.850" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/URXEy.png&quot; alt=&quot;In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There could have been many examples, but this one will be enough Insha Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/158&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'A`rāf :: Ayah 158&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, [O Muhammad], &quot;O mankind, &lt;strong&gt;indeed I am the Messenger of Allah to you all&lt;/strong&gt;, [from Him] to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. &lt;strong&gt;There is no deity except Him&lt;/strong&gt;; He gives life and causes death.&quot; So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the unlettered prophet, who believes in Allah and His words, and follow him that you may be guided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْـتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastActivityDate="2012-12-06T15:59:52.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5672" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-06T19:20:04.003" Score="0" ViewCount="929" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is this something culturally conditioned and left open by the Quran; or is it definitely sanctioned by it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-14T02:05:06.760" LastActivityDate="2014-05-14T02:05:06.760" Title="Why are most mosques men only?" Tags="|islamic-basis|masjid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5673" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11723" CreationDate="2012-12-06T21:26:05.673" Score="6" ViewCount="213" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Sunni tradition, what exactly is the role of an Imam? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastActivityDate="2014-03-09T21:12:59.257" Title="What is an Imam, is he simply the leader of the jamaat?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5674" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-06T21:44:26.270" Score="11" ViewCount="7522" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do Muslims place so much emphasis on halal/haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just perusing some of the questions on this site, people are wondering about food, trading, gambling, musical instruments, ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it possible to be a Muslim and live one’s life without having to worry if something is halal or haram? Can a Muslim make any decisions of their own?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="872" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T00:12:11.970" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T00:12:11.970" Title="Why is halal/haram important to Muslims?" Tags="|halal-haram|aqidah|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5672" CreationDate="2012-12-06T23:38:02.273" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;While this may be more representative of the communities I've frequented rather than the Muslim world at large, I don't know that I have &lt;em&gt;ever&lt;/em&gt; seen a &quot;Men-only mosque.&quot;  While it would not surprise me that such buildings do exist, I think it is a bit of a misnomer to state that &quot;most&quot; &lt;em&gt;masajid&lt;/em&gt; are designated thus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, there are a number of wide-spread practices that &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; lead to the mistaken impression of a male-only &lt;em&gt;masjid&lt;/em&gt;.  I will summarize them in brief, as in-depth details on each are probably complex enough to warrant separate questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Internal Segregation&lt;/strong&gt;: Many &lt;em&gt;masajid&lt;/em&gt; maintain strong gender segregation within the prayer hall.  Depending on the size of the &lt;em&gt;masjid&lt;/em&gt;, this may take the form of a distinct prayer hall/balcony for women, or just having the main hall partitioned with a curtain or some form of barrier.  Often in such buildings, the entrances are also separated, so even if you see &quot;Men Only&quot; on the front door, chances are there's another &quot;Women Only&quot; door somewhere.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cultural Norms&lt;/strong&gt;: There are many cultures in which women are generally discouraged from unnecessary public exposure.  Women from such cultures (or raised according to such cultural norms) would just not be inclined or encouraged to attend the &lt;em&gt;masjid&lt;/em&gt;.  So even if the &lt;em&gt;masjid&lt;/em&gt; itself is open to men and women alike, the fact that no women ever do attend would make it (de facto if not de jure) men-only. (see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1664/when-and-why-did-the-tradition-of-woman-not-entering-the-mosque-come-into-being&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Limited Space&lt;/strong&gt;: Some &lt;em&gt;masajid&lt;/em&gt; are just plain too small to support the whole community, especially during the major congregations.  While the Friday &lt;em&gt;jumu'ah&lt;/em&gt; prayers, for example, are generally recommendable for everybody, attendance is only ever considered &lt;em&gt;mandatory&lt;/em&gt; for men.  As such, if the &lt;em&gt;masjid&lt;/em&gt; is too small to hold everybody, there may be a temporary &quot;men-only&quot; policy in place to ensure that these mandatory prayers can be accommodated.  However, such policies are typically only during such high-traffic periods, and only insofar as they are necessary.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2012-12-06T23:38:02.273" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5676" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5697" CreationDate="2012-12-07T03:25:51.870" Score="5" ViewCount="6536" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do not waste water, even if you perform your ablution on the banks of&#xA;  an abundantly-flowing river&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Ibn Majah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this hadith authentic? if it is not authentic, should Muslims still act on it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="857" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T14:57:13.267" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T14:57:13.267" Title="Is this hadith about wasting water by ibn Majah authentic?" Tags="|hadith|wudu|authenticity|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5674" CreationDate="2012-12-07T08:49:53.250" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/URXEy.png&quot; alt=&quot;In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not only muslims, people of every religion give emphasis to halaal and haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Halaal&lt;/strong&gt; is just an Arabic word for what is &lt;strong&gt;lawful&lt;/strong&gt; and encouraged.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Haraam&lt;/strong&gt; is just an Arabic word for what is &lt;strong&gt;sinful&lt;/strong&gt; and prohibited.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As pointed out, these two are just the extremities. A lot of categories and subcategories come between these two (read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicacademy.org/html/Books/GLIS/tsc.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicacademy.org/html/Books/GLIS/tsc_2.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no religion on this world without these two key aspects. Not only religions, the law of every country/place is based on these.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But still, we muslims agree that we give more emphasis to the two aspects 'allowed' or 'prohibited' even for small things. The reason is the fear of getting astray through minor sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beware of Shaitan, for the safety of your faith. He has lost all hope that he will ever be able to lead you astray in big things, so beware of following him in small things.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Farewell_Sermon&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Farewell Sermon.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a person chooses to live without these two key ethical aspects, it is as if he has chosen to live without the knowledge of what is right or wrong. This kind of person can niether become a Muslim, nor a Christian, nor a Jew, nor a follower of any other religion.&#xA;Not just limited to the religions, if a person refuses to know what is Halaal or Haraam (right or wrong), he will niether become a good citizen, nor a good father, nor a good mother, nor any other responsible person. He will become someone who has nothing to do with this world and with whom the world has nothing to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can a Muslim make any decisions on their own?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By 'decisions', I assume that you are asking about the &lt;strong&gt;halaal-haraam&lt;/strong&gt; decisions. A simple answer is &lt;strong&gt;YES,&lt;/strong&gt; The human race is set free to decide whatever they want. But again, you are answerable for your decisions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you - refrain from. And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is severe in penalty. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/59/7&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 59:7.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْـتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2012-12-08T08:53:06.350" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5678" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="47457" CreationDate="2012-12-07T15:25:17.880" Score="3" ViewCount="2397" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a  hadith from Burayda by Imam Muslim in his Sahih,&#xA;&quot;Whoever plays &lt;em&gt;Backgammon&lt;/em&gt; is as one who dipped his hand in swine's blood&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I gather from this that, games of chance &amp;amp; playing with dice may be Haram. Is this true/correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones,&#xA;  and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination― of Satan's handiwork:&#xA;  eschew such (abomination), that ye may prosper.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surah Al Ma'idah Ayah 90&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Isn't the admonishment in the Qur'an against Gambling only? And surely this means with property or money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise, Snakes &amp;amp; Ladders, a game children play with dice would be Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-04-13T11:18:55.543" LastActivityDate="2018-04-13T12:09:48.353" Title="Is playing backgammon Haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|game|gambling|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2278" CreationDate="2012-12-07T15:52:40.607" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have no better idea than to encourage thinking, using the intellectual power God has given to any of us!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This may vary for different people how they can find the truth, but for the people joining the StackExchange who are commonly educated with a good amount of knowledge I will suggest a gradual (step by step) but &lt;strong&gt;rigorous&lt;/strong&gt; proof! Uneducated people may even never need such proofs, they have not learned and practiced to repeatedly ask why? Why? and Why? They easily trust in scholars, in parents, in family and friends, in news from radio and TV and internet, less suspect, less question, and more move with their hearts and hopefully good will. But for people here (and similar to them off this site), it is more than recommended to provide ourselves with reasons and rigorous proofs, otherwise today we are satisfied with an answer and tomorrow will be another challenge with a new question! We can classify the questions like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Those that are fundamental about religion: These cannot be answered from Quran or Hadeeth but merely reasons. For personal reasoning one can also trust in his/her inside feelings and understanding, although reason is reliable anyway in challenging with doubts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Those that are fundamental to our sect but not religion: These can be addressed based on reasons and Quran (in Islam of course, and similarly other books for other religions) only, but still not hadeeth or scholarly opinions depending on assumptions from a specific sect.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Those that are neither fundamental to our religion nor to our sect: These can be addressed like most of the questions are answered now in Islam.SE, based on Quran, Hadeeth, reasoning, scholarly opinions and etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among these three classes of questions the first two is of interest to the present question. The reasoning part of the answers is common in both of these classes. So let me clarify my idea about this issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When a religion/sect can be considered &lt;em&gt;reasonably&lt;/em&gt; righteous?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a religion/sect is to be the righteous one, the one that we are expected to admit currently, then it must be the true one, that is others should be the fake ones. There are two ways to determine a right answer among the available answers: the direct method and the indirect method. The direct method tries to prove why a religion/sect is righteous, usually difficult. The indirect method tries to get rid of the other wrong answers, the remaining one would be the right answer. That which method is best depends on the &lt;em&gt;difficulty&lt;/em&gt; of what we are to prove directly and the &lt;em&gt;number of available answers&lt;/em&gt; that should be proved to be wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Arabic, truth (حق) has the same root as Mutihaqqiq (متحقق) which implies &quot;existed or occurred&quot;. Baatil (باطل) is somewhat its antonym, something that cannot exist or occur. Like in axiomatic mathematics that a system of mathematics is existable only if it is &lt;strong&gt;self-consistent&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;otherwise in a single system we will have e.g. two contradicting theories, so that based on a same assumption we will have two contradicting results, a statement and its contradiction will be equally considered true in one system, &lt;strong&gt;self-contradiction&lt;/strong&gt;, quite illogical&lt;/em&gt;) anything that is to exist in a rational (logically existable) universe should undergo its logical rules, otherwise the universe would be self-contradicting and not existable any longer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me bring you an example. If we know that an idol is not a god, we can equivalently call an idol a fake god (الها باطلا). According to Islam, e.g., God is the only one existing god, so He is Haqq (حق). And He is the only Haqq, Al-Haqq, so that nothing exists (independently) along with Him, and if we now exist our existences are dependent on His existence, we exist only to the extent He has given us existence (creation). Also equivalently, any existence in this universe is truth (حق) and should be rational (&lt;em&gt;as it has been already occurred really in the rational universe, it is&lt;/em&gt; متحقق, &lt;em&gt;if it was not rational it couldn't exist alongside the other existences there&lt;/em&gt;). An idol is truth as a piece of stone, wood or whatsoever, but is fake as a god. A stone being god is not rational (&lt;em&gt;referring to the definition of a god, and a stone or sculpture or etc.&lt;/em&gt;) as it cannot exist as what it is not created to be. A man is truth as a man not a woman and vise versa. A cat is truth as a cat and not a dog, and infinitely many other examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything that exists is truth and truth is rational (&lt;em&gt;based on the underlying logic of the universe which is container of such existences&lt;/em&gt;) and will never cause in any contradiction with any other existence in the same universe. To put it other way in this Existing universe only rational objects receive any credit for existence and they will exist only in their rational form, and any rationality needs self-consistency, and truth --in contrary to lie-- is always self-consistent. All these introduction will conclude one statement and that's it: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;A true religion/sect cannot contain any paradox in it and cannot cause to any contradiction with any other existence in the same universe. Every aspect of truth should always go well with other aspects of the truth!&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; So let study our religion/sect. Is there any paradox in it &lt;em&gt;that is not resolvable at all&lt;/em&gt;? [&lt;code&gt;we should always bear in mind that our knowledge of truth is epistemical and probably lam in most of the occasions, so something that may be recognized as a paradox may be resolved sometimes later, but there are paradoxes that can be proved to be un-resolvable and such paradoxes can be the basis of the present discussion only!&lt;/code&gt;] If so, then there is a problem, we should try to find the source of the paradox and then revise our assumptions (some of our beliefs) for the whole system of our beliefs to seem rational again. If there was no way to revise our beliefs in the context of the religion/sect that we presently have then we should be brave enough to convert!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me bring you some examples of paradoxes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;God, the Omnipotent according to the definition, can do anything with no restriction! This is wrong, as He cannot create such a heavy stone that Himself cannot lift! So there should be a restriction on His creation. That he can create only the existable (&lt;em&gt;rational according to the logical rules Himself has set for the universe we are talking about&lt;/em&gt;) things. He is then not omnipotent? Yes He is. But creation has two sides, one side the Creator and the other side the thing to be created. Each side that has a weakness the weakness would appear in the creation anyway. Allah has no weakness (according to the definition) but the thing to be created has weakness in that it is not existable, so the result would be God not creating it!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;God, the omnipotent, can in principle be incarnated in a flesh, like Christians think about Jesus --peace be upon him-- or some other people may think about it in the Day, after this life. No, again similar to above, according to definition God cannot be limited to anything. His being limited will be an imperfection and contradiction to Him being a god.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jesus --peace be upon him-- was a god (like the son of God or God Himself) but at the same time history tells us that he was worshiping father God, doing prayers and fast a lot. Again is a paradox, since a god according to definition is independent and cannot be affected by any other existence, so does not pray or fast.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam.SE can be even more informative and useful for others if people can find, question and answer around such paradoxes. This will help all of us to reinforce our beliefs!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2012-12-07T15:52:40.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5674" CreationDate="2012-12-07T16:31:36.770" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Things have been codified in the Islamic Law by Allah in the Qur'an to last till the end of time. Whenever we perform an act, it is with the intention of &lt;em&gt;qurbatan ila 'llah&lt;/em&gt; - gaining proximity of Allah. This is achieved through purification of the spirit. A human being is composed of body and spirit, and when God legislates something to be forbidden to us, it is because of His wisdom - that it is going to corrupt our spirit (either in addition to negative effects on our body or alone) and lead us away from the path of Allah and onto the path of the ShayTan. This expressly defeats the purpose of adhering to the religion of Islam, which in itself means 'submission' - submission to the One and Only God. Any rebellion in terms of not abiding by the rules means inviting the punishment of Hell fire and similarly abiding by the rules means being delivered the promise of Paradise. We are told this world is a test for us and the results are going to be declared in the Next; hence the necessity of living life by the Law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will list here a few verses from the Qur'an for the things you have referred to in your question, to show why Halal and Haram should matter to a Muslim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FOOD&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surat al-An`aam 6:145] Say: I do not find in that which has been revealed to me anything forbidden for an eater to eat of except that it be what has died of itself, or blood poured forth, or flesh of swine-- for that surely is unclean-- or that which is a transgression, other than (the name of) Allah having been invoked on it; but whoever is driven to necessity, not desiring nor exceeding the limit, then surely your Lord is Forgiving, Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surat al-Ma'idah 5:3,4] Forbidden to you is that which dies of itself, and blood, and flesh of swine, and that on which any other name than that of Allah has been invoked, and the strangled (animal) and that beaten to death, and that killed by a fall and that killed by being smitten with the horn, and that which wild beasts have eaten, except what you slaughter, and what is sacrificed on stones set up (for idols) and that you divide by the arrows; that is a transgression. This day have those who disbelieve despaired of your religion, so fear them not, and fear Me. This day have I perfected for you your religion and completed My favor on you and chosen for you Islam as a religion; but whoever is compelled by hunger, not inclining willfully to sin, then surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They ask you as to what is allowed to them. Say: The good things are allowed to you, and what you have taught the beasts and birds of prey, training them to hunt-- you teach them of what Allah has taught you-- so eat of that which they catch for you and mention the name of Allah over it; and be careful of (your duty to) Allah; surely Allah is swift in reckoning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GAMBLING&lt;/strong&gt; (here it is clarified that the success of a person is tied with their abiding by the rule):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surat al-Ma'idah 5:90] O you who believe! Intoxicants and games of chance and (sacrificing to) stones set up and (dividing by) arrows are only an uncleanness, the Shaitan's work; shun it therefore that you may be successful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TRADING&lt;/strong&gt; (difference made between usury and trading, and how to conduct trade):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surat al-Baqarah 2:275] Those who swallow down usury cannot arise except as one whom the Shaytan has prostrated by (his) touch does rise. That is because they say, trading is only like usury, while Allah has allowed trading and forbidden usury. To whomsoever then the admonition has come from his Lord, then he desists, he shall have what has already passed, and his affair is in the hands of Allah; and whoever returns (to it)-- these are the inmates of the fire; they shall abide in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surat al-Shu`ara' 26:181-83] Give a full measure and be not of those who diminish;&#xA;And weigh (things) with a right balance,&#xA;And do not wrong men of their things, and do not act corruptly in the earth, making mischief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The issue of musical instruments is not laid out clearly in the Qur'an. However verses alluding to either idle talk or fooling people through the voice, have been explained in traditions to mean singing and using musical instruments to capture the attention of the people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="625" LastActivityDate="2012-12-07T16:31:36.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5674" CreationDate="2012-12-07T17:39:40.573" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- was asked about a verse in which Allah talks about those with sick hearts. He answered that &lt;strong&gt;the heart is sick&lt;/strong&gt; when someone &lt;strong&gt;tends to wrong and dislikes committing the good deeds&lt;/strong&gt;. And this can also be seen from here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَوِ اتَّبَعَ الْحَقُّ أَهْوَاءَهُمْ لَفَسَدَتِ السَّمَاوَاتُ&#xA;  وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَن فِيهِنَّ بَلْ أَتَيْنَاهُم بِذِكْرِهِمْ فَهُمْ عَن&#xA;  ذِكْرِهِم مُّعْرِضُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the Truth had been in accord with their desires, truly the heavens&#xA;  and the earth, and all beings therein would have been in confusion and&#xA;  corruption! Nay, We have sent them their admonition, but they turn&#xA;  away from their admonition. [23:71]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And heart in Islam is very much close to the concept of intellect, rather than a limb in the breast. Indeed heart is the base for intellectual power like brain is the base for mind and thinking:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَتَكُونَ &lt;strong&gt;لَهُمْ قُلُوبٌ&#xA;  يَعْقِلُونَ بِهَا&lt;/strong&gt; أَوْ آذَانٌ يَسْمَعُونَ بِهَا فَإِنَّهَا لَا&#xA;  تَعْمَى الْأَبْصَارُ وَلَٰكِن &lt;strong&gt;تَعْمَى الْقُلُوبُ الَّتِي فِي&#xA;  الصُّدُورِ&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So have they not traveled through the earth and &lt;strong&gt;have hearts by which&#xA;  to reason&lt;/strong&gt; and ears by which to hear? For indeed, it is not eyes that&#xA;  are blinded, but &lt;strong&gt;blinded are the hearts which are within the&#xA;  breasts&lt;/strong&gt;. [22:46]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That heart is called to be within breast also shows that the breast here is not the breast as a part of body, like Moses --peace be upon him-- asked Allah in [20:25] that &quot;... رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي&quot; which implies &quot;... My Lord, expand for me my breast&quot;. Although the similarity of names and relations show a relation between the heart in Quran and the limb within the breast, but that needs another discussion, here we only aim to say if Allah talks about people with sick hearts what He means, that this disease will affect their reasoning, e.g. they would not be able to recognize reason from justification and the fallacy, or that their reasoning will always have a preferred direction, inclination toward wrongness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Husain --peace be upon him-- on the other hand has advised us to follow and obey the rules of religion for the health recovery of our sick hearts. Also note that the holy Quran introduces the guidances of Quran as healing for our hearts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَاءَتْكُم مَّوْعِظَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ&#xA;  وَشِفَاءٌ لِّمَا فِي الصُّدُورِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O mankind! there hath come to you a direction from your Lord and a&#xA;  healing for the (diseases) in your hearts,- and for those who believe,&#xA;  a guidance and a Mercy. [10:57]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ&#xA;  لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۙ وَلَا يَزِيدُ الظَّالِمِينَ إِلَّا خَسَارًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We send down (stage by stage) in the Qur'an that which is a healing&#xA;  and a mercy to those who believe: to the unjust it causes nothing but&#xA;  loss after loss. [&lt;em&gt;since the believers would obey and the unjust&#xA;  people would disobey and withstand the rules and guidance of Allah&lt;/em&gt;] [17:82]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When someone has a healthy heart he will recognize the good and bad based on Fitrah (فطرة), the very intrinsic nature of human being, or according to its definition from Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... فِطْرَتَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا لَا تَبْدِيلَ&#xA;  لِخَلْقِ اللَّهِ ذَٰلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ&#xA;  النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Allah's handiwork according to the pattern on which He has made&#xA;  mankind: no change (let there be) in the work (wrought) by Allah: that&#xA;  is the standard Religion: but most among mankind understand not.&#xA;  [30:30]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is, the whole list of &quot;goods and bads&quot; is carved in our Fitrah, and this Fitrah will never change through the course of time, from one generation to another, as long as someone is born as human his Fitrah would be the same, although be covered and not visible when our heart get sick. However, most among the mankind don't know this very clear fact, they have always discrepancies of ideas and understandings because we have lost our Fitrah deep in our insides. We just cannot see it. We cannot feel our deep hate of any wrong deed and our pure and deep like of the good deeds since we are sick. A sick person may smell a very good smelling flower and yet be teased of the smell, but that's because he is sick, and if he recovers his health he will again find that smelling one of a very good kind. Therefore, intrinsically there is no need to many rules and remarks at all. In another Hadeeth it is stated that once a man came from the desert to the holy prophet --peace be upon him-- and asked to teach him making Vozu' (&lt;em&gt;cleaning required before prayer, which implies acquiring illumination before to visit Allah in the prayer&lt;/em&gt;). The holy prophet only told him to wash his face and then his hands, and then wipe over his head and feet. The man left and the prophet's companion gathered around the holy prophet to ask why he didn't tell the man any among many details of making Vozu'? The holy prophet --peace be upon him-- asked his companions to go after the man and see how he cleans himself for prayer. They went and saw he made Vozu' exactly correct with all its details. This shows the man's heart was not sick so that he could easily do this base on his Fitrah and intellectual power. Also let me bring you another example from Quran. The Israelite were ordered to sacrifice a cow. They didn't want to do so on their own will unless they have no other choice to do so, so that if it is not quite necessary then maybe they will be let free not to kill the cow; so they were all the times making excuses by asking about many details, its color and blow, until Allah gave them all the details and they had no other excuse to withstand the order of Allah, so that they sacrificed the cow but then Allah, the narrator who knows all the apparent and hidden facts, adds that they were going not to kill the cow if they could!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن&#xA;  تَذْبَحُوا بَقَرَةً ۖ قَالُوا &lt;strong&gt;أَتَتَّخِذُنَا هُزُوًا&lt;/strong&gt; ۖ قَالَ أَعُوذُ&#xA;  بِاللَّهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ الْجَاهِلِينَ / قَالُوا ادْعُ لَنَا&#xA;  رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا &lt;strong&gt;مَا هِيَ&lt;/strong&gt; ۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا&#xA;  بَقَرَةٌ لَّا فَارِضٌ وَلَا بِكْرٌ عَوَانٌ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;فَافْعَلُوا مَا تُؤْمَرُونَ&lt;/strong&gt; / قَالُوا ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن&#xA;  لَّنَا &lt;strong&gt;مَا لَوْنُهَا&lt;/strong&gt; ۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ&#xA;  صَفْرَاءُ فَاقِعٌ لَّوْنُهَا تَسُرُّ النَّاظِرِينَ / قَالُوا ادْعُ&#xA;  لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا &lt;strong&gt;مَا هِيَ إِنَّ الْبَقَرَ تَشَابَهَ&#xA;  عَلَيْنَا وَإِنَّا إِن شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَمُهْتَدُونَ&lt;/strong&gt; / قَالَ إِنَّهُ&#xA;  يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ لَّا ذَلُولٌ تُثِيرُ الْأَرْضَ وَلَا تَسْقِي&#xA;  الْحَرْثَ مُسَلَّمَةٌ لَّا شِيَةَ فِيهَا ۚ قَالُوا الْآنَ جِئْتَ&#xA;  بِالْحَقِّ ۚ &lt;strong&gt;فَذَبَحُوهَا وَمَا كَادُوا يَفْعَلُونَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And remember Moses said to his people: &quot;Allah commands that ye&#xA;  sacrifice a heifer.&quot; They said: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Makest thou a laughing-stock of us&lt;/strong&gt;?&quot;&#xA;  He said: &quot;Allah save me from being an ignorant (fool)!&quot; / They said:&#xA;  &quot;Beseech on our behalf Thy Lord to make plain to us &lt;strong&gt;what (heifer) it&#xA;  is&lt;/strong&gt;!&quot; He said; &quot;He says: The heifer should be neither too old nor too&#xA;  young, but of middling age. &lt;strong&gt;Now do what ye are commanded&lt;/strong&gt;!&quot; / They&#xA;  said: &quot;Beseech on our behalf Thy Lord to &lt;strong&gt;make plain to us Her colour&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;&#xA;  He said: &quot;He says: A fawn-coloured heifer, pure and rich in tone, the&#xA;  admiration of beholders!&quot; / They said: &quot;Beseech on our behalf Thy Lord&#xA;  to &lt;strong&gt;make plain to us what she is: To us are all heifers alike: We wish&#xA;  indeed for guidance, if Allah wills.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; / He said: &quot;He says: A heifer&#xA;  not trained to till the soil or water the fields; sound and without&#xA;  blemish.&quot; They said: &quot;Now hast thou brought the truth.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;Then they&#xA;  offered her in sacrifice, but not with good-will [&lt;em&gt;and it was close to refuse doing so for another excuse&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/strong&gt;. [2:67-71]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you see, many of us are strayed and need such details of rules to remain on line! The holy prophet --peace be upon him and his family-- and his household --peace be upon them-- needed not such details. You can find witnesses for that e.g. in the &lt;strong&gt;Mi'raaj Hadeeth&lt;/strong&gt; (حدیث المعراج) which states how the holy prophet learned to do the prayer (&lt;em&gt;and now prayer is the mi'raaj of any believer: الصلوٰة معراج المؤمن&lt;/em&gt;); also you can read about the first Surah of Quran (&lt;strong&gt;Al-Hamd&lt;/strong&gt;) how the holy prophet learned it (&lt;em&gt;note the name Al-Hamd and the holy prophet's name Ahmad to better understand the situation&lt;/em&gt;); also you can read about how Imam Ali --peace be upon him-- learned a thousand of things in one night from the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his family-- from each of them he then learned a thousand of things further; also you can read about any previous prophet --peace be upon him-- how they were obeying Allah based on a very small amount of information (not a very detailed command) and particularly I grab your attention to the story of two sons of Adam --peace be upon him-- when they were each to present a sacrifice for Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ ابْنَيْ آدَمَ بِالْحَقِّ إِذْ قَرَّبَا&#xA;  قُرْبَانًا فَتُقُبِّلَ مِنْ أَحَدِهِمَا وَلَمْ يُتَقَبَّلْ مِنَ&#xA;  الْآخَرِ قَالَ لَأَقْتُلَنَّكَ قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللَّهُ مِنَ&#xA;  الْمُتَّقِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Recite to them the truth of the story of the two sons of Adam. Behold!&#xA;  they each presented a sacrifice (to Allah): It was accepted from one,&#xA;  but not from the other. Said the latter: &quot;Be sure I will slay thee.&quot;&#xA;  &quot;Surely,&quot; said the former, &quot;Allah doth accept of the sacrifice of&#xA;  those who are righteous. [5:27]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And read about the story how different were their sacrifices. Qabeel used his astray heart and embellished his desire for it to be admittable with a simple justification that &quot;Allah needs not my sacrifice but I need my best stuff for myself&quot; while Habeel used his healthy heart and did what was asked from him by God in the best way that he could, so his sacrifice was accepted and the rest of story. This is almost the same how all the men of God obey Allah through healthy hearts with good will and the best that they could without any justification and giving a chance for any wrong desire to affect their behavior. But anyway, they are they and we are we. We could be like them if our hearts were not sick. If Allah and obeying Him was our first concern, if the Hereafter was great to us and Dunya was less important to us. In &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bahjat.ir/index.php/2011-09-08-10-59-52/45-2011-09-11-19-15-03/1130-2012-09-03-07-54-38.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;another Hadeeth&lt;/a&gt; from the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his family-- &quot;... دائکم الذنوب و دوائکم الإستغفار&quot; which implies your disease is your wrong deeds and your cure is asking for forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To conclude this answer, our hearts are sick due to our wrong deeds and intentions, but if we recover by asking for forgiveness and obeying Allah and His prophet --peace be upon him and his family--, detail by detail (so that we need the details now), then we would not need such details after the health recovery of our hearts, as the details would themselves be quite clear to us through our Fitrah. There is a very famous statement (at least to Shia Muslims) that clarifies this conclusion best: &quot;کلما امر به الشرع امر به العقل و کلما امر به العقل امر به الشرع&quot; which implies anything that Islam orders to also intellectual power will prescribe and anything that intellectual power orders to also Islam prescribes. And of course now you know that the intellectual power is based in heart and the statements to be true needs the heart to be healthy!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope you have gotten your answer. Godspeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-31T07:10:12.193" LastActivityDate="2015-10-31T07:10:12.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5649" CreationDate="2012-12-07T18:32:05.693" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just want to quote from tafseer Al-mizan by grand allamah tabataba'i, a contemporary Islamic philosopher:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Guidance, righteous dead, obedience is realized when misguidance,&#xA;  sinful deeds and arrogance exists. The invitation to guidance is&#xA;  complete when an invitation to misguidance also exists...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Therefore, until there are human beings on earth, there should be&#xA;  iblis and its allies to invite people to misguidance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This answers the question of why he has been given the time to misguide the people. About his creation though @owari has elaborated. You can refer to the tafseer of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.andisheqom.com/Files/quranshenasi.php?idVeiw=30247&amp;amp;level=4&amp;amp;subid=30247&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah a'raf 1:25&lt;/a&gt; to read more about this (unfortunately only in Persian and Arabic for now).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="618" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T09:27:07.670" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T09:27:07.670" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5683" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-08T04:59:02.923" Score="1" ViewCount="185" Body="&lt;p&gt;Marriage and divorce are not recognized if there are no witnesses.&#xA;What else cannot be done without witnesses? Why are witnesses important?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="879" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2013-01-14T18:37:17.997" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T18:37:17.997" Title="Why witnesses are requested by Islam laws?" Tags="|sharia|witness|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5685" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3022" CreationDate="2012-12-08T11:56:37.560" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;@Satya, the Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) has been mentioned in earlier scriptures including the Hindu Vedas where he is directly referred to by his name, viz., &quot;Ahmed.&quot; And he is also mentioned in the biblical testaments, both old and new. Links to this have been provided above by other members who have also replied to this question. (Check @Tabrez Ahmed's reply above.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Insofar as other prophets go, yes, each prophet who came before Muhammad (SAWS) came for a specific community or time. But Muhammad (SAWS) came for the whole of humanity. So the question you ask is very valid and begs to be answered: &quot;Given that message of prophets are subject to change with time, can I assume that message of Prophet Muhammad may change?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To this question I would ask you to look at history from 10,000 feet up. Earlier prophets came and went and you will still find mention of some of them in local scriptures of various religions. (However, as Muslims, we look to the Qur'an and the sayings of the Messenger (SAWS) for claiming with any level of surety that such-and-such was a prophet.) When these earlier prophets came, the whole of humanity was fragmented with each living in a separate section of the world and unaware of other civilizations that existed at their time. So, we can surmise that there may have been more than one prophet at one time in diametrically opposite sides of the world who were even unaware of each other or indeed if any civilization existed beyond the community where they were present.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the timing at which Muhammad (SAWS) was sent is key to understanding his finality. He came at the eve of the integration of the world, such that today, just 1400 years later which is like a blink of an eye in terms of history, we can communicate with each other in a fraction of a second. Within just a few centuries of his arrival, the Americas were inhabited by the &quot;known world,&quot; as we refer to our own civilization that existed then. Today, there is not a single country in the world that does not have Muslims in it who would gladly share information about Islam with their neighbors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking this timing into consideration, one can rightly arrive at the conclusion that prophet Muhammad (SAWS) came at a time when the entire world was starting to become a global village. To that end, the shareeah (or the specific set of laws) that were brought by the last messenger are applicable to every single human alive today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another interesting fact that most folks (including many Muslims) are unaware of is that the moment Muhammad (SAWS) made public his mission of being the messenger of God, all the other shareeahs automatically became obsoleted and all the people of the world since that time till the last day, regardless of their religious affiliations, will be considered on the day of Qiyamah (Judgement Day) to be &lt;em&gt;his&lt;/em&gt; nation, regardless of whether they believe in him or not, and regardless of whether they keep following the old and outdated shareeahs of earlier prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Islam being the perfect religion, you may be referring to the verse of the Qur'an (5:3) &quot;This day I have perfected your religion for you ...&quot; We have to know the context in which it was revealed to understand what &lt;em&gt;perfection&lt;/em&gt; it is referring to. The &lt;em&gt;perfection&lt;/em&gt; mentioned here refers to the shareeah of Muhammad (SAWS) becoming perfect &lt;em&gt;and complete&lt;/em&gt; for this nation of Muhammad (SAWS). It is interesting to note that when Umar, a very close and well-known companion of the Prophet (SAWS) heard this he cried... when asked about this, he replied that since the religion is perfect today, from now on it can only deteriorate,’ which essentially means that its adherents can only decrease in following it, but when it was being revealed, the early Muslims keenly followed every injunction and were ever-willing to fulfill it to the best possible extent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your last question about the kalimah, or the declaration of faith, &quot;There is no god except Allah, and Muhammad (SAWS) is His Prophet,&quot; every single prophet before Muhammad (SAWS) came with the same principle, that is, there is no god except Allah. (You will find the same in the Hindu Vedas too.) Only the messenger was different for different times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;HTH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2012-12-08T12:58:07.780" LastActivityDate="2012-12-08T12:58:07.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5686" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-08T12:44:22.910" Score="48" ViewCount="226668" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every Muslim I know says that being gay is a choice, which is just not true. I'm attracted to men the same way a straight man is attracted to women, and this was never a conscious choice on my part. It's like asking a straight man to suddenly start liking men: Is he going to be able to that? No.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've accepted the fact that I'm gay, however it's now making me question my religion. If Allah forbids homosexuality, then why does he allow people to be born gay? My Imam says that being gay isn't actually a sin in and of itself, but it is a sin if you perform any homosexual acts. He told me I should just marry a girl, but is that fair to any girl that I marry? Am I meant to live without a partner for the rest of my life? Is that what Allah wants for me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've recently read the Qur'an in English and the things that happen to gay people after death has put me into depression. I just don't see the point in praying anymore when I know I'm going to burn in hell for something Allah has burdened me with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;If Allah forbids homosexuality, then why does he allow people to be born gay?&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;  It's like we're guaranteed to go to hell as soon as we're born. Also, being gay, is it &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; for me to marry a woman, or would it be &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; for her to marry me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="880" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T22:25:41.150" LastActivityDate="2021-04-30T08:40:18.190" Title="Why is homosexuality a sin if Allah made me this way?" Tags="|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="10" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5688" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5686" CreationDate="2012-12-08T14:44:26.490" Score="44" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“A person is not to be blamed for his nature. Rather, he is to be blamed if he acts according to his nature.”&#xA;-Al-Junayd in ‘Hilyat al-Awliya”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our community needs to understand that NO ONE is condemned to Hell simply because they have a desire that is not permissible to engage in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Men and women who are attracted to the opposite gender but do not have the opportunity to get married, struggle in a similar way as you are struggling. As a  man, I myself am attracted to beautiful women. But, this does not give me the right to lust after these women.  I can only pursue an intimate relationship within the confined limits of marriage (If I get the chance).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see the same trial affecting a large portion of humanity today. Homosexuality, bisexuality, pedophilia, incest, voyeurism, and many other fetishes and manifestations of sexual desires seem to be found in human beings more commonly today than ever before. The same can be said about those who are addicted to drugs, alcohol, gambling and other immoral practices. Unfortunately, some of these people have surrendered their will to their lower passions only to find momentary bliss and bitter regret immediately following afterward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Muslims, we don't identify people by their sexual inclinations (gay/straight/bisexual/etc). A hundred years ago if you asked someone what their sexual orientation was, that person would not understand what you were talking about. It never occurred to them that their sexual inclinations should be part of their identity. There was no such thing as a &amp;quot;gay person&amp;quot; or a &amp;quot;straight person&amp;quot;. Essentially all humans in this life will be attracted to things that may not be in our benefit to engage in. That's part of the test of life.  This is not Paradise where we can do whatever we feel like doing.  (In Jannah however, we can in fact do whatever we feel like doing and get whatever we desire.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People who are submitting to their desires should understand that what separates a human being from an animal is that with sincere effort and struggle we humans can have control over our desires whereas an animal does not.  Instead of submitting to these temptations and whims, we Muslims submit only to our Lord.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="857" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2021-04-30T08:40:18.190" LastActivityDate="2021-04-30T08:40:18.190" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5689" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-08T21:03:10.857" Score="4" ViewCount="6119" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obviously the Qur'an is printed on paper; and bound into books. It does not refer to the physically wrapping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Allah has no human attribute; when we say Allah is merciful; it is a faint reflection of the reality of Allah's mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it cannot refer to the fact of the Qur'an speech - which is in Arabic. Allah does not speak Arabic. Speech, again is something that humans do. And human speech is creative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what does it mean to be &lt;em&gt;Uncreated Speech&lt;/em&gt;. (All, I can think of is that it's a direct manifestation of Allah, as only Allah is 'Uncreated'. Everything else is created by Him, or through Him. That is every level of reality). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, is there a verse in the Qur'an that directly refers to this? Hadith, or commentary would be also appreciated, or an indication in which tradition  where this seen to be a cornerstone of Islamic Metaphysics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T04:00:23.420" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T07:14:42.830" Title="The Quran is commonly said to be the &quot;Uncreated Speech of Allah&quot;, what does this mean?" Tags="|quran|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5690" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-08T22:19:04.377" Score="3" ViewCount="2433" Body="&lt;p&gt;An argument for this; is that they cannot rely on representational art, as is done in Hindu &amp;amp; Christian tradition. It would be disobeying the Quranic command against idols.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In, a positive sense, was it done after the assimilation of the Greek philosophical tradition once the Islamic civilization began to form and move out of Arabian peninsula, and began assimilating the achievements of other civilizations bordering it? After all, the Plato, the philosopher most esteemed by the Greeks, had inscribed above the entrance to his famous school, &quot;Let none ignorant of geometry enter here&quot;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_philosophy#Falsafa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Falsafa&lt;/a&gt; was introduced &quot;from the ninth century onward, owing to Caliph al-Ma'mun and his successor, Greek philosophy was introduced among the Arabs, and the Peripatetic school began to find able representatives among them; such were Al-Kindi, Al-Farabi, Ibn Sina (Avicenna), and Ibn Rushd (Averroës). all of whose fundamental principles were considered as criticized by the Mutakallamin. Another trend, represented by the Brethren of Purity, used Aristotelian language to expound a fundamentally Neoplatonic and Neopythagorean world view&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pythagoras, in his mystic vision, taught that &quot;God geometrises continually&quot;.&#xA;One can speculate, whether the early Islamic philosophers/architects, inheriting this idea, used it to represent the non-representational divine realm. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muslimheritage.com/topics/default.cfm?ArticleID=272&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Early Islamic architecture&lt;/a&gt; between 621-661 AD, &quot;was characterized by humbleness &amp;amp; simplicity&quot;; presumably reflecting the submissiveness of Islam, and not necessarily the poverty of means. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessellation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tesselation&lt;/a&gt;, geometrically speaking, is a decoration &quot;of a two-dimensional plane using the repetition of a [single] geometric shape with no overlaps and no gaps&quot;; generally it can be extended &lt;em&gt;infinitely&lt;/em&gt; in all directions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabesque_%28Islamic_art%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arabesque&lt;/a&gt; consists of &quot;surface decorations based on rhythmic linear patterns of scrolling and interlacing foliage, tendrils or plain lines...[it has] formalistic continuity and development in decorative plant forms from Ancient Egyptian art and other ancient Near Eastern civilizations through the classical World...[They are often combined with] geometric patterns...[Some use] patterns that are made up [purely] of straight lines and regular angles but are clearly derived as a whole from curvilinear arabesque patterns; the extent to which these too are described as arabesque varies between different writers...Many arabesque patterns disappear at (or &quot;under&quot; as it often appears to a viewer) a framing edge without ending,... and thus can be regarded as &lt;em&gt;infinitely&lt;/em&gt; extendable outside the space they actually occupy; this was certainly a distinctive feature of the Islamic form&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="270" LastEditDate="2012-12-11T10:51:32.010" LastActivityDate="2015-02-19T17:26:04.243" Title="Why do mosques use geometric tessellations as decoration?" Tags="|history|islamic-philosophy|masjid|art|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5691" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-08T23:18:30.650" Score="4" ViewCount="167" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many States in the Arabian Peninsula use their muslim brothers from Bangladesh on 3-year rolling contracts with a six month break to return to their families. Many of these men are married. This tears them away from their children &amp;amp; their wives. Given the stipulations in the Hadith about sexual abstinence, the claims of wives have on their husbands, that husbands have on their wives, is this practice not Haram? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is, then it is not Haram practice by simply the contracting companies, but also by both States; as it requires the collaboration of the both States for these schemes to become a practical reality. (I'm talking about both the Bangladeshi State &amp;amp; Arabian State. But of course Bangladesh is in a weaker position here).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, I do not read Arabic; nor Bengali well enough to know whether there has been a debate on this issue in either the Islamic States in question, nor in Bangladesh. The English press, in Bangladesh seems to have been silent on this issue. But then again, this may be due to my ignorance, I don't spend a great deal of time there, nor do the people I know there tend to be highly literate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, the question hinges on what counts as human trafficking in Shariah, and what is legitimate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Of course, there is the practice of these Work Visas being bought &amp;amp; sold at the rural level at $3500, when the per-capita income of Bangladesh is $850; and at the rural level its much less. I do know that the Malaysian Government is trying to do something about this, if not the Arabian States, but I'd like to bring that up in a separate question, but I'm not sure its legitimate here).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:52:11.420" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:52:11.420" Title="Is it Haram for States in the Arabian penisula (&amp; Bangladesh) to legitimise 3-year overseas worker contracts?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|contract|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5686" CreationDate="2012-12-09T03:20:28.413" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Personally speaking; I think it's a sin if an entire community engages in it - for the community cannot reproduce. For a small minority within in it, I doubt it should be a sin. I'd like to back it up with some evidence, but I haven't enough Islamic scholarship for that, yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.irshadmanji.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Irshad Manji&lt;/a&gt; has. She calls herself a Muslim Refusenik, and is openly lesbian. You may find her interesting reading. &#xA;You may think that she has been too obviously westernized, she is after a Canadian; but The Prophet said, in a mashhur Hadith &quot;Seek Knowledge, even in China&quot;. (Personally, I haven't read her work).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further, I'd like to point out all sorts of 'deviant' sexual behavior - including homosexuality in Nature have been found by zoologists. Islam gives only free will to humans. Only for us, is there a category of Halal &amp;amp; Haram. It's interesting that He allows that behaviour as accordance to their native temperament; but not for us (apparently).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't read the Qur'an. (I've read it in Arabic twice, but did not understand it, the blessing of a rural Bangladeshi madaressa imported to England). I will do eventually. It would be useful to me if you could highlight which verses you have read that &lt;em&gt;'caused you depression'&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;whose&lt;/em&gt; translation you have read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further, minorities generally have to work to have their voice established as elites are usually take charge of interpretation of important texts &amp;amp; the law. They are fallible; as they are only human. Sometimes, they look at text &amp;amp; see only their own prejudices staring back at them. One has to work at finding the best, as they often become lost in the clamour of voices claiming our attention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, many profound texts abound in contradictions; that should not be an index of their failure. The Uncreated Speech of Allah must be profound; as He only truly is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;(He is) the Creator of the heavens and the earth: He has made for you pairs&#xA;  from among yourselves, and pairs among cattle: by this means does He multiply&#xA;  you: there is nothing whatever like unto Him, and He is the One that hears and&#xA;  sees (all things).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.yusufali/42:12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;42.Ash-Shura, Aya 11:translator, Yusuf Ali&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah makes &lt;em&gt;'pairs'&lt;/em&gt; amongst us, and in nature. Nothing here says they must be between &lt;em&gt;'male &amp;amp; female'&lt;/em&gt;. However He goes on to say that He &lt;em&gt;'multiplies'&lt;/em&gt;. This may be taken to mean that only heterosexual relationships are lawful. But, in fact, I do not think this is the main thrust of the aya. It is only an example to show that &lt;em&gt;'Nothing is whatever like unto Him'&lt;/em&gt;. That only He is the Creator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's easy to see that this verse could be misinterpreted (either deliberately or unconsciously) to make out only heterosexual relationships are lawful, for they multiply.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To emphasis that this verse is entirely about Allah's creative powers, I'd like to point out that He made the 'Heavens &amp;amp; the Earth', that is Space &amp;amp; Matter, another &lt;em&gt;'pair'&lt;/em&gt; with which He created our physical universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a specific verse in the Qur'an that seems to deal directly with homosexuality, to wit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;We also (sent) Lut: He said to his people: &quot;Do ye commit lewdness such as no&#xA;  people in creation (ever) committed before you? (80) For ye practice your&#xA;  lusts on men in preference to women: ye are indeed a people transgressing&#xA;  beyond bounds.(81)&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://al-quran.info/default.aspx?x=y#&amp;amp;&amp;amp;sura=7&amp;amp;aya=80&amp;amp;trans=en-yusuf_ali&amp;amp;show=both,quran-uthmani&amp;amp;ver=2.00&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;7.Ash-Shura, Aya 80-81:translator, Yusuf Ali&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This, may look as though then Homosexuality is banned. But looking at the whole verse, I do not think that this is true. Yusuf Ali commentates towards the end of this verse: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Our attention having been directed to various prophets, who were sent with &#xA;  missions to their several peoples, ... We contemplate no longer, after this,&#xA;  partial truths. It is not now a question of saving Israel from the bondage of&#xA;  Egypt, nor teaching Midian the ethics of business, nor reclaiming the people of&#xA;  Lut from sexual sin or Thamūd from the sin of oppression in power, or ‘Ād from&#xA;  arrogance and ancestor-worship. Now are set forth plainly the issues of Life&#xA;  and Death, the Message of God, the One Universal God to all mankind.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://al-quran.info/default.aspx?x=y#&amp;amp;&amp;amp;sura=7&amp;amp;aya=156&amp;amp;trans=en-yusuf_ali&amp;amp;show=both,quran-uthmani&amp;amp;ver=2.00&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-A'Raf, translation by Yusuf Ali, note 1110&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That these are particular &amp;amp; partial truths to illustrate the temptation of evils. One needs to contemplate ethics from a whole point of view. Though Al-Yusuf talks of 'sexual sin', the general truth is to sink into only the world of sense, to deaden reason, and only allow our sensual appetites to rule us entirely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Merely inheriting a Book, or doing lip service to it, does not make a nation&#xA;  righteous. If they succumb to the temptations of the world, their hypocrisy&#xA;  becomes all the more glaring. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://al-quran.info/default.aspx?x=y#&amp;amp;&amp;amp;sura=7&amp;amp;aya=156&amp;amp;trans=en-yusuf_ali&amp;amp;show=both,quran-uthmani&amp;amp;ver=2.00&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sura 7:Al-A'Raf, Aya 169, translation by Yusuf Ali, note 1121&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is a warning not to rely simply on interpretations &amp;amp; fatwas, but to do the hard work of &lt;em&gt;understanding&lt;/em&gt; yourself. This is reinforced in&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'The latent faculties in man are enough to teach him the distinction between&#xA;  good and evil, to warn him of the dangers that beset his life. But to awaken&#xA;  and stimulate them, a personal appeal is made to each individual through the&#xA;  &quot;still small voice&quot; within him. This, in its uncorrupted state, acknowledges&#xA;  the truth and, as it were, swears its Covenant with God'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://al-quran.info/default.aspx?x=y#&amp;amp;&amp;amp;sura=7&amp;amp;aya=173&amp;amp;trans=en-yusuf_ali&amp;amp;show=both,quran-uthmani&amp;amp;ver=2.00&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sura 7:Al-A'Raf, Aya 173, translation by Yusuf Ali, note 1127&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suggest that the &lt;em&gt;'still small voice'&lt;/em&gt; is within in you and &lt;em&gt;'acknowledges the truth'&lt;/em&gt;. You know your own being, that has been granted to you by Allah; don't &lt;em&gt;bury&lt;/em&gt; it. That you are &lt;em&gt;depressed&lt;/em&gt; by the verse, shows only that you yourself haven't understood the full meaning of the verse, having been pointed towards particulars, and not generalities; and not towards Allah and the reality of his Goodness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-01-16T18:16:18.140" LastActivityDate="2013-01-16T18:16:18.140" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5693" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5689" CreationDate="2012-12-09T11:10:06.643" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Obviously the Qur'an is printed on paper; and bound into books. It&#xA;  does not refer to the physically wrapping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not historically very true. At those times paper was not either invented or very popular, Quran was written on bones and etc., even not bounded in form of a book until some times after the great prophet --peace be upon him and his family-- passed away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also, Allah has no human attribute; when we say Allah is merciful; it&#xA;  is a faint reflection of the reality of Allah's mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Very true! That's why Allah is &lt;strong&gt;the Merciful&lt;/strong&gt; with capital &quot;M&quot;, not merciful! Even such attributes are not intrinsic to Him as they find a meaning only after Allah has created something while Allah exists in His complete fashion even if He does not create anything, He needs not His own creation to mean God, but He is God on His own! This is the true Unitarianism according to Imam Ali --peace be upon him--!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So, it cannot refer to the fact of the Qur'an speech - which is in&#xA;  Arabic. Allah does not speak Arabic. Speech, again is something that&#xA;  humans do. And human speech is creative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again completely true! If Allah speaks (&lt;em&gt;like He spoke with Moses --peace be upon him--, or like He spoke with the great prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- in Mi'raaj while he was in heavens&lt;/em&gt;) He will create the sound for the ears to hear it. Yet the sound is created! But on the other hand that's the sound of Allah and not anyone's else! That is, you can find no other cause alongside the direct creation of Allah that can be a source for that sound. Any other sound is lso created by Allah but indirectly through the means He has previously created, like our mouths and etc. The same is true about Quran. No one can write a book unless he has been given the ability by Allah. But Quran has no other writer but Allah, neither the angels, nor the holy prophet, and nor any other one,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So, what does it mean to be uncreated speech. (All, I can think of is&#xA;  that it's a direct manifestation of Allah, as only Allah is&#xA;  'uncreated'. Everything else is created by Him, or through Him. That&#xA;  is every level of reality).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know about the phrase &quot;un-created&quot; as any being that is not Allah is certainly a created being, a creature that Allah owns. Even any direct manifestation of Allah is still created by Allah, and as you said every level of reality is also created by Allah. You can only discuss about things being directly created or indirectly. Directly here means without the common causes in our everyday life, examples for this is Jesus --peace be upon him-- who was born without having a father and this is called a miracle thus (also called a word of Allah in); the Camel of Saaleh --peace be upon him-- who was born from a rock as mature and this is called miracle as well; the snake of Moses --peace be upon him-- born from his rod and this is called miracle as well. Similarly Quran is the speech of Allah recorded by His prophet and is called a miracle. But anyway, Quran is of course a creation of Allah, and we are told in Hadeeth that Quran will be among the witnesses in the Day. [&lt;strong&gt;EDIT.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;see the answer given by @phoenix and the comments following it for better clarification!&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To complete my answer let me quote the followings from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/4252/584&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Quran, like almost all other beings created by Allah, is layered&#xA;  in the sense of truth. It has one face and many layers of truth hidden&#xA;  inside.  Behind the face, each layer of truth is covered by an upper&#xA;  layer of truth. The gradual simplification of The Quran from its&#xA;  utmost real being to its face available and understandable to many&#xA;  believers and non-believers is called the revelation of The Quran&#xA;  (تنزیل القرآن). The truth itself is in no language; it is basically a&#xA;  light of knowledge, but its revelation is in Arabic, as it is the most&#xA;  precise and natural language, and therefore the best choice to&#xA;  clarify, albeit in an encrypted manner, the truth in alphabets and&#xA;  within a rather small number of pages. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Each verse in The Quran is called a sign (Ayah: آیة) and acts as a&#xA;  door to the deeper layers of truth that Allah has meant to show us.&#xA;  The way to open this door is through the heart and by being clean and&#xA;  purified.  The cleaner and more purified one is, the more deeply one&#xA;  can travel inside the verse and the more one can touch its truth meant&#xA;  by Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;إِنَّهُ لَقُرْآنٌ كَرِيمٌ \ فِي كِتَابٍ مَّكْنُونٍ \ لَّا يَمَسُّهُ&#xA;    إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَ \ تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ \&#xA;    أَفَبِهَـٰذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدْهِنُونَ \ وَتَجْعَلُونَ&#xA;    رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;That this is indeed a qur'an Most Generous [&lt;em&gt;that is, open handed&lt;/em&gt;], /&#xA;    In Book well-guarded [that is, highly encrypted], / Which none shall&#xA;    touch but those who are clean [&lt;em&gt;touching its face allowed only by&#xA;    having Vozu', and touching its deeper truth only by having clener&#xA;    hearths&lt;/em&gt;] / A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds. / Is it such a&#xA;    Message that ye would hold in light esteem? / And have ye made only&#xA;    this your livelihood that ye should declare it false? [while you could&#xA;    exploit its messages many times more by accepting them!] [56:77-82]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/97/what-is-the-purpose-of-creating-this-universe/4166#4166&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for a probable explanation of the layered structure of the universe Allah has created&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T07:14:42.830" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5696" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-09T15:03:31.760" Score="-5" ViewCount="1036" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no question that God is bigger authority than the prophet. However this hadith is difficult to understand &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Volume 6, Book 60, Number 226 :&#xA;Narrated by Abu Said Al-Mualla&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While I was praying, the Prophet passed by and called me, but I did&#xA;  not go to him till I had finished my prayer. When I went to him, he&#xA;  said, “What prevented you from coming?” I said, “I was praying.” He&#xA;  said, &lt;strong&gt;“Didn’t Allah say” “O you who believes Give your response to&#xA;  Allah (by obeying Him) and to His Apostle.” (8.24)&lt;/strong&gt; Then he added,&#xA;  “Shall I tell you the most superior Sura in the Qur’an before I go out&#xA;  of the mosque?” When the Prophet intended to go out (of the Mosque), I&#xA;  reminded him and he said, “That is: “Alhamdu-lillahi rabbil-’Alamin&#xA;  (Surat-al-fatiha)’ which is the seven oft repeated verses (Al-Mathani)&#xA;  and the Grand Quran which has been given to me.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doesn't this imply that prophet comes before God? How do I understand this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditorDisplayName="user2350" LastEditDate="2014-08-03T13:40:18.210" LastActivityDate="2014-08-03T13:40:18.210" Title="Who is bigger authority, God or the prophet Muhammad?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2013-06-03T19:59:19.210" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5676" CreationDate="2012-12-09T17:21:41.173" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This hadith appears in the collection of Ibn Majah, under the chapter &quot;Concerning Moderation In Ablution And Avoiding Extravagance.&quot; This particular chain is classed &quot;weak.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/1#182&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this hadith appears in other collections. In particular, the version in Musnad Ahmad is graded Sahih by Ahmad Shakir. Al-Albani also collected this hadith in his Silsilah As-Sahihah (#3292) and graded it Hasan. The main disagreement appears to be over one of the narrators in the chain: Abdullah b. Lahi'ah, whose ability to narrate is differed upon. Another muhaddith Ala'addin Mughltai said the chain is weak but in meaning the hadith is Sahih.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case, the general principle of avoiding extravagance is established by strong ahadith, and the jurists say that in such a case acting on more specific but weak ahadith that point to virtue is permissible. Even if one were to not act on the exact words of this hadith there are plenty of other hadith (look at the hadith above and below this one in Sunan Ibn Majah) that document the little water with which the Prophet (saws) made wudu, his (saws) general warnings against extravagance, and his command to us to make wudu like he made wudu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dorar.net/enc/hadith?skeys=%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D8%A3%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%A1%20%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%81%20%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D9%86%D8%B9%D9%85%20%D9%88%D8%A5%D9%86%20%D9%83%D9%86%D8%AA%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D9%86%D9%87%D8%B1%20%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1&quot;&gt;dorar.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-12-09T17:21:41.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="967" CreationDate="2012-12-09T18:10:48.320" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today, I had the opportunity to take a look at some of the Sunni Tafseer books in which I found the followings interesting as an answer to this question. According to these quotes from the Sunni books Shi'ite existed at the time of the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Jareer Tabary (the 4th Hijri century) has written in his book that the holy prophet --peace be upon him-- told imam Ali --peace be upon him-- that you and your followers (Shia) are the best of creatures:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يقول تعالى ذكره: إن الذين آمنوا بالله و رسوله محمد، و عبدوا الله&#xA;  مخلصين له الدين حنفاء، و أقاموا الصلاة، و آتوا الزكاة، و أطاعوا الله&#xA;  فيما أمر و نهى. أُولئِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ الْبَرِيَّةِ يقول: من فعل ذلك من&#xA;  الناس فهم خير البرية. و قد: حدثنا ابن حميد، قال: ثنا عيسى بن فرقد، عن&#xA;  أبي الجارود، عن محمد بن علي أُولئِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ الْبَرِيَّةِ فقال&#xA;  النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم:&quot; أنت يا علي و شيعتك&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ابو جعفر محمد بن جرير طبرى (قرن ۴)، جامع البيان في تفسير القرآن، ج30،&#xA;  ص: 171&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jalaliddin Soyuti (the 10th Hijri century) has written in his book that the holy prophet --peace be upon him-- told imam Ali --peace be upon him-- that he (the best of creatures) is you and your followers (Shia), in the Day you are well pleased and well-pleasing unto Him, and our rendezvous will be at the pond ...!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;و أخرج ابن عدى عن ابن عباس قال لما نزلت إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ&#xA;  عَمِلُوا الصَّالِحاتِ أُولئِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ الْبَرِيَّةِ قال رسول الله&#xA;  صلى الله عليه و سلم لعلي هو أنت و شيعتك يوم القيامة راضين مرضيين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;و أخرج ابن مردويه عن علي قال قال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم ألم&#xA;  تسمع قول الله إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ عَمِلُوا الصَّالِحاتِ&#xA;  أُولئِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ الْبَرِيَّةِ أنت و شيعتك و موعدي و موعدكم الحوض&#xA;  إذا حيت الأمم للحساب تدعون غرا محجلين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;جلال الدین سیوطی (قرن ۱۰)، الدر المنثور في تفسير المأثور، ج6، ص: 379&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sayyed Mahmoud Alousy (the 13th Hijri century) has written in his book that the holy prophet --peace be upon him-- told Imam Ali --peace be upon him-- that they (the best of creatures) are you and your followers (Shia), and our rendezvous will be at the pond ...! And the Prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- said this at his death while his head was on the breast of Imam Ali --peace be upon him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فقد أخرج ابن مردويه عن علي كرم اللّه تعالى وجهه قال: قال لي رسول اللّه&#xA;  صلّى اللّه عليه و سلم: «ألم تسمع قول اللّه تعالى إِنَّ الَّذِينَ&#xA;  آمَنُوا وَ عَمِلُوا الصَّالِحاتِ أُولئِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ الْبَرِيَّةِ؟ هم&#xA;  أنت و شيعتك و موعدي و موعدكم الحوض إذا جثت الأمم للحساب يدعون غرا&#xA;  محجلين» و روى نحوه الإمامية عن يزيد بن شراحيل الأنصاري كاتب الأمير كرم&#xA;  اللّه تعالى وجهه. و فيه أنه عليه الصلاة و السلام قال ذلك له عند الوفاة&#xA;  و رأسه الشريف على صدره رضي اللّه تعالى عنه. و&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أخرج ابن مردويه أيضا عن ابن عباس قال: لما نزلت هذه الآية إِنَّ&#xA;  الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إلخ قال رسول اللّه صلّى اللّه عليه و سلم لعلي رضي&#xA;  اللّه تعالى عنه و كرم وجهه: «هو أنت و شيعتك يوم القيامة راضين مرضيين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;سید محمد آلوسى (قرن ۱۳)، روح المعاني في تفسير القرآن العظيم، ج15، ص:&#xA;  432&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AbdulHaq ibn Qalib ibn Attiyeh Andelusy (the 6th Hijri century) has written in his book that the holy Prophet --peace be upon him-- told Imam Ali --peace be upon him-- that you and your followers (Shia) are the best of creatures &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;و روي حديث عن النبي صلى اللّه عليه و سلم أنه قرأ هذه الآية: «أولئك هم&#xA;  خير البريئة». ثم قال لعلي بن أبي طالب رضي اللّه عنه «أنت يا علي و&#xA;  شيعتك من خير البرية»، ذكره الطبري.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عبدالحق بن غالب ابن عطيه اندلسى، المحرر الوجيز في تفسير الكتاب العزيز،&#xA;  ج5، ص: 508&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Sunnism were originated a few hours or days after the holy Prophet --peace be upon him-- passed away and indeed the Sunni brothers claim the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- had not introduced who should be his successor after him as Caliph, so that Sunnism as a political sect could not be started at the time of the holy Prophet --peace be upon him and his household.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-18T10:12:53.797" LastActivityDate="2017-09-18T10:12:53.797" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5699" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5696" CreationDate="2012-12-09T19:28:50.670" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have to consider the context of the hadith. The Sahabah were keen on praying the obligatory prayers in congregation behind Prophet Muhammad. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume the prayer being offered by Abu Said was a naafil (voluntary) one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take note, the Messenger(saw) didn't call him without a purpose. As we can see he had some beneficial knowledge to give Abu Said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Addressing the issue of breaking a voluntary prayer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If your parents call you when you are praying, it is obligatory to&#xA;  answer them, on condition that the prayer is not an obligatory one. If&#xA;  it is an obligatory prayer, it is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; permissible to answer them, but&#xA;  if it is a naafil prayer, you should answer them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one can break their voluntary prayer to respond to their parent's call, then what about breaking your voluntary prayer to respond to Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't see how this situation or that ayah you quoted proves that Prophet Muhammad was a bigger authority than Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References and more details can be found at &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/151653/&quot;&gt;IslamQA ref# 151653&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="861" LastActivityDate="2012-12-09T19:28:50.670" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5686" CreationDate="2012-12-09T23:47:54.720" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Islamic Answer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being homosexual is not a sin but committing an homosexual act &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; a sin. It can be most likely regarded as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Having lustful eyes for other men&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;having sexual contact with other men&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A heterosexual having 'gay type acts' with his wife is also a sin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I have heard is God rewards you for your intentions. If you have inclination towards a person of same sex, God recognizes your urge. If you forbid yourself from such a sin, God will reward you even more for your abstinence. Because in this case you have a real need and you control yourself to obey Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short Islam does not recognized homosexuality. It considers it as sin and transgression. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/80-82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lut 7:80-81&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And (We sent) Lut when he said to his people: What! do you commit an&#xA;  indecency which any one in the world has not done before you? Most&#xA;  surely you come to males in lust besides females; nay you are an&#xA;  extravagant people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Homosexuals are punishable by Qur'an according to verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/15-16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:15-16&lt;/a&gt; and is considered a sin. Again the act is punishable, homosexual is not punishable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Modern Answer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Homosexuals are totally normal people. There is nothing wrong with them. It is just the way they are born.  It is &lt;em&gt;considered&lt;/em&gt; mostly genetic with mother side having more influence that the father side. Homosexuality is found not only in humans but in animals also, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFeXwKnCUNI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Homosexual behavior in Animal Kingdom&lt;/a&gt; ! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at the above verse, you see a problem right away &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;..which any one in the world has not done &lt;em&gt;before you&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qur'an says no one ever did such a sin before you. This is questionable in itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Compromise&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most people do not know that it is the act of penetration that is punishable by death not just  touching or fondling. In case of fondling etc, the two must be disciplines. In Islam the focus is always on penetration not outer sex. In a hadith where a women was divorced by her husband and then married another guy. The other guy was impotent. The women asked the prophet if she can marry her first husband again. The prophet said no, unless they consummate the marriage. Since he was impotent, he probably could never consummate the marriage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;By answering this I by no means encourage or discourage you from any homosexual sin&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorDisplayName="user123" LastEditDate="2012-12-10T15:38:13.627" LastActivityDate="2012-12-10T15:38:13.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5702" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7595" CreationDate="2012-12-10T02:08:28.067" Score="1" ViewCount="75089" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking for verses in the &lt;code&gt;Quran&lt;/code&gt; that mention the &lt;code&gt;companions&lt;/code&gt; of the prophet Mohamed.&lt;br&gt; Can anyone help me find these verses? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-10T03:39:26.197" LastActivityDate="2023-03-29T21:32:25.707" Title="Which Quran verses mention the sahaba/companions?" Tags="|sahaba|ayah|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5696" CreationDate="2012-12-10T09:32:47.923" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no comparing between God and His messenger: God is God and a messenger is a messenger.  Allah has, however, clearly said &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/132&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;to obey His messenger&lt;/a&gt;.  So if the prophet saw a man praying and called him, even while he knew that he was praying, he called him for a purpose; this doesn't mean that the prophet is greater.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't quite understand what you mean by the prophet being greater.  If you mean it literally, then Allah is obviously greater.  The prophet is just a prophet who follows his God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the prophet knows that it's &lt;em&gt;forbidden&lt;/em&gt; to call someone during his prayer, then he shouldn't call him.  However, since even the obligatory prayer can be remade or redone, my personal opinion would be to obey and listen to him; if he called me, it's presumably because he had a very good reason for doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="886" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-12-12T22:43:21.873" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T22:43:21.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5686" CreationDate="2012-12-10T10:58:38.397" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The purpose of life is to worship Allah and work our way to Paradise, which He created us for. But Paradise is not cheap - however the harder the struggle the more beautiful the rewards. Allah has given each of us something to struggle with, and in His Mercy He chose that struggle that we were most capable of. No matter how hard it might be, remember that &quot;Allah does not burden a soul with more than it can bear&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everyone's struggle is unique. It could be in the form of kleptomania, physical or mental handicaps, obsessive compulsive disorder, being born in an extremely impoverished environment, being trapped in a war-stricken place like in Palestine or Myanmar or Afghanistan with your parents and siblings wounded and raped in front of your eyes and bombs exploding around you at all times, or being homosexual, or being straight but never getting a chance to marry the person you love, or being straight but just so obsessed with lust and desire that controlling oneself from adultery feels impossible, or straight but so physically handicapped that one can never have a relationship with anyone anyway. Everyone in all of these situations could ask &quot;If I am bound to sin or be miserable in this situation, why did Allah put me in it in the first place?&quot; but the reality is that we can deal with it, and this is our test. Allah alone knows that He chose this test for us over others, because maybe we wouldn't be able to deal with other tests. For example, one of the reasons Allah makes some people born in poverty is because He knows that had He given them riches, they may have abused their wealth. Or maybe He wanted to put them in that situation to develop the skills or patience to deal with other important things that they will be facing in life. The purpose of life is to see the beauty in everything despite all the odds, i.e. to worship Allah and attain Heaven. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (SAW) said that when Allah loves someone, He puts them through difficulties - these difficulties are what give you opportunities to shine - to attain higher levels in Paradise, to come closer to Allah. If your perseverance was never put to the test, how would it come out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You must be very special to Allah and very loved that He chose this constant test for you - how much of the time, how many moments do you feel the feelings you wish you didn't have? He's gifted you all these moments as a gift to show your abstinency, your patience, your faith and self-control. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a Hadith where a person who had never seen even one happiness in his life but had lived a life of complete misery, will be entered into Heaven. And when asked after a moment in Heaven if he had ever seen any sadness, the person will answer &quot;Never&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact is that despite this constant test of self-control that you have, you need to look beyond this issue and see what you have to offer the world. Who knows, maybe Allah gave you this to prevent you from having a family, because you were meant for bigger things? You have a brain and talents and skills that maybe you could be using towards earning money for charitable causes, or raising an orphanage, or making important contributions to society that are difficult to do with the full-time responsibilities of a family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also - don't think your life is doomed to misery. You don't know how long you have to live. The Quran tells us that when we are raised again we will wonder if our life on earth was just a day long, or a part of a day. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Immerse yourself in the reality and short-lived nature of life, inshaAllah it'll help you cope. I'll pray for you too inshaAllah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Love and prayers,&#xA;anon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="888" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T09:53:25.390" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T09:53:25.390" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3022" CreationDate="2012-12-10T11:12:43.943" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;@Satya, people have answered most of your questions but just because I have been exposed to Buddhism to a certain extent, I will answer just one aspect of this one specifically:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there mention of life of Prophet Muhammad in earlier messages?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All I would like to add to the discussion is that one of the references of the Prophet (SAW) in the Quran is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;And we have not sent you (O Muhammad) as anything except as Rahmah for all of the worlds.&quot; (21:107)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the worlds is referring to the worlds of all beings whether we are aware of them or not, be they perceptible by humans in the human or animal or plant worlds, or otherwise, in other dimensions of existence like the Jinn or other worlds we do not know of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rahmah in Arabic is derived from the root R-H-M which denotes: love, kindness, affection, compassion, sympathy, empathy, and much more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When my Buddhist friend told me about Buddha Maietrya being the Buddha of Loving Kindness to all sentient beings, this verse in the Quran hit my mind immediately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="888" LastActivityDate="2012-12-10T11:12:43.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5709" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-10T12:44:16.953" Score="2" ViewCount="259" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any authentic Hadith that describes the Prophet (May Allah's peace and blessings be upon HIm) as wipe ing his neck in wudu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-12-11T17:24:47.107" Title="Is there any Hadith describing the prophet wipe ing his neck in Wudu?" Tags="|source-identification|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5710" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5689" CreationDate="2012-12-10T18:41:02.430" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;We do not refer to the Qur'an in terms of 'makhluq'. We say that it is 'muHdath' (temporal/originated). If we were to call the Qur'an as 'makhluq', then there's an implication that it could be a lie or a fabrication (as Allah mentions about creation in the Qur'an). In order to understand how this debate came to be, we should look at the historical background. I have copied the below post (in quotes) from another discussion forum where this issue was raised (I am not sure if the person who posted the response was citing a scholar):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The issue of the creation of the Qur'an was not discussed during the initiate era of Islam.  Rather, it was brought up in the era of the&#xA;  Umayyad dynasty via the Christians who enjoyed quite a lavish&#xA;  lifestyle under their rule.  Sargon (I hope I translated it correctly)&#xA;  was a Christian who was appointed by Mu'awiya as a high official in&#xA;  the government.  Sargon had a son, named &quot;John al-Dimashqi&quot; who&#xA;  assumed the position of his father after his demise until his&#xA;  resignation in the year 113 Hijri, where he devoted himself to writing&#xA;  against Islam until his death in the year 160 Hijri.  One of the&#xA;  misconceptions that this person raised was the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is (the Word of Allah) without a beginning (i'll use the word&#xA;  eternal for this) or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the Muslims answered:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yes, it is without a beginning.  He would reply that the Christians&#xA;  belief is indeed correct, (i.e. Jesus (as) is eternal).  However, if&#xA;  they, on the contrary, answer no, he would say: then you claim that&#xA;  the speech of Allah is created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Now, what does John mean by this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The answer is that when a person says that the Qur'an is created, it&#xA;  implies that it is a lie and fabricated since it clearly contradicts&#xA;  with the following verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was only a messenger of Allah, and&#xA;  His word which He conveyed unto Mary, and a spirit from Him. [4:171]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The verse clearly describes Jesus (as) as &quot;His word&quot;, so if God's&#xA;  word is eternal, then Jesus is eternal, and if not, then the Qur'an is&#xA;  created, meaning that it is subject to fabrication and contains lies. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We conclude that the first people to raise this issue were the&#xA;  Christians, and then it spread to the Muslims and they began debating&#xA;  whether the word/speech of Allah (swt) is created or not.  The peak of&#xA;  this debate was reached during the Abbasid era, where al-Ma'mun&#xA;  adopted the view that the Qur'an was indeed created.  The Mu'tazila&#xA;  followed al-Ma'mun with this view, while the people of hadith rejected&#xA;  it.  Al-Ma'mun however, didn't find it sufficient to believe in this&#xA;  theory and allow others to adopt the contrary.  In fact, he forced&#xA;  others to believe in it in the year 218 Hijri, whereby he gathered the&#xA;  Muslims scholars and demanded that they all state that the Qur'an was&#xA;  created.  This was, of course, for many political reasons which I&#xA;  don't see any need to discuss at this moment.  Furthermore, history&#xA;  records incidents of bloodshed and killings as a result of debates on&#xA;  this issue.  One party would issue verdicts against the other,&#xA;  sometimes accusing the other sects as becoming apostates if they adopt&#xA;  an opposite view regarding the creation of the Qur'an.  For example,&#xA;  Ahmad bin Hanbal accuses whoever believes that the Qur'an is created&#xA;  is an apostate, and whoever doesn't believe that these people are&#xA;  kuffar is a kafer like them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For this reason, Ahlul-Bayt (as) asked the Shi'a to stay away from the&#xA;  political dispute that this issue created, and described it as a&#xA;  fitnah to cause division and lead to bloodshed between the Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ma`Sumeen (as) (Twelver shi3ah) have maintained the emphasis on not calling the Qur'an by any name other than has been appointed for it, and they were clear in that the Qur'an is neither to be called Khaliq nor makhluq, but that it is the 'Kalam' of Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4 - حدثنا أبي رحمه الله، قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، قال: حدثنا محمد بن عيسى بن عبيد اليقطيني، قال: كتب علي بن محمد بن علي بن موسى الرضا عليهم السلام إلى بعض شيعته ببغداد: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عصمنا الله وإياك من الفتنة فإن يفعل فقد أعظم بها نعمة (1) وإن لا يفعل فهي الهلكة، نحن نرى أن الجدال في القرآن بدعة، اشترك فيها السائل والمجيب، فيتعاطى السائل ما ليس له، ويتكلف المجيب ما ليس عليه، وليس الخالق إلا الله عز وجل، وما سواه مخلوق، والقرآن كلام الله، لا تجعل له اسما من عندك فتكون من الضالين، جعلنا الله وإياك من الذين يخشون ربهم بالغيب وهم من الساعة مشفقون.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation of the matn: 3Ali b. MuHammad b. 3Ali b. Musa al-RiDa (as) wrote to one of his shi`ah from Baghdad:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. May Allah protect us and you from the fitnah, for if he does so, it is a great blessing and if he doesn't, it is destruction. We consider the argument about the Qur'an to be a bid3ah, in which the one who questions and the one who answers are partners, for the questioner is given what is not for him and the answerer is burdened with that which is not upon him [to answer regarding]. There is no Creator except Allah, `Azza wa Jall. And whatever is besides Him is created. But the Qur'an is the Speech of Allah. Do not appoint a name for it from yourself, lest you be of those gone astray. May Allah make us and you from those who fear their Lord in secret, and they are apprehensive of the Hour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the view of Shaykh al-Saduq from whose book al-TawHid the above Hadith is taken:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال مصنف هذا الكتاب: قد جاء في الكتاب أن القرآن كلام الله ووحي الله وقول الله وكتاب الله، ولم يجئ فيه أنه مخلوق، وإنما امتنعنا من إطلاق المخلوق عليه (٢) لأن المخلوق في اللغة قد يكون مكذوبا، ويقال: كلام مخلوق أي مكذوب، قال الله تبارك وتعالى: ﴿إنما تعبدون من دون الله أوثانا وتخلقون إفكا﴾ (٣) أي كذبا، وقال تعالى حكاية عن منكري التوحيد: ﴿ما سمعنا بهذا في الملة الآخرة إن هذا إلا اختلاق﴾ (4) أي افتعال وكذب، فمن زعم أن القرآن مخلوق بمعنى أنه مكذوب فقد كفر، ومن قال: إنه غير مخلوق بمعنى أنه غير مكذوب فقد صدق وقال الحق والصواب، ومن زعم أنه غير مخلوق بمعنى أنه غير محدث وغير منزل وغير محفوظ فقد أخطأ وقال غير الحق والصواب، ، &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Saduq said: &quot;It has been mentioned in the Book (the Qur'an) that the Qur'an is the speech of Allah, the revelation of Allah, the saying of Allah, and the book of Allah.  However, it did not contain [in it] that it is created.  The reason that we refrained from describing it as 'created' is because 'the created' linguistically could mean 'fabricated/false'.  It is said [linguistically], 'created/invented speech' (kalaam makhluq), meaning false/invented/lie/etc.  Allah, the Blessed and Exalted says, &quot;You only worship idols besides Allah and you create/invent falsehood&quot;[29:17], i.e., a lie. Allah, the Exalted says: &quot; We did not hear of this in the latter-day creed. This is nothing but a fabrication.&quot; [38:7] ('Ikhtilaaq' meaning invention and lying).  Whoever claims that the Qur'an is makhluq, in the sense that it is false/a lie/invented has done kufr.  Whoever claims that it [the Qur'an] is not makhluq in the sense that it is not false/invented then he has uttered the truth and said that which is Haqq and correct.  Whoever claims that it [the Qur'an] is not created in the sense that it is not temporal, not revealed and not preserved, is mistaken and uttered what negates the truth and correctness.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the Shaykh says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;ومعنى ما فيه أنه غير مخلوق أي غير مكذوب ، ولا يعني به أنه غير محدث ، لانه قد قال : محدث غير مخلوق ، وغير أزلي مع الله تعالى ذكره.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meaning of it &quot;not being created,&quot; is that it is not false and he [the Imam] does not mean by it that it is not temporal [another way of saying created], because he (as) said: &quot;temporal but not created, and not eternal with God, Exalted is His mention&quot; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you understand Arabic, I would suggest you read the aHadith from Kitab al-TawHid, p. 223-29 under the Chapter (#30) 'The Qur'an, What is it?'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shiaonlinelibrary.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/1136_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%82/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%AD%D8%A9_217#top&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;shiaonlinelibrary.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="625" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-12T09:08:45.597" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T09:08:45.597" CommentCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5712" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5683" CreationDate="2012-12-10T19:20:12.187" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a very open-ended question. All crimes need to be testified to either by the criminal themselves or by others. Certain sins like zina require four witnesses who witnessed the actual act taking place. Others like divorce and business deals require two. There are some where the testimony of women is inadmissible and others where two women replace one man, and yet others where a woman's testimony overrides that of a man. Witnesses would be required in muddied up cases to prove virginity, child birth, inheritance, murder, apostasy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Witnesses are very important in a Deen that is from Allah, the Just, to prevent injustices from taking place and for Truth to prevail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="625" LastEditorUserId="625" LastEditDate="2012-12-11T08:10:10.820" LastActivityDate="2012-12-11T08:10:10.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5690" CreationDate="2012-12-10T20:18:38.220" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Wikipedia entry on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabesque_%28Islamic_art%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arabesque&lt;/a&gt; (what the art form is called): this style of decoration was an Islamic development of Byzantine architecture of the time. Through Byzantium's Leventine outposts the early Muslims would have had ample contact with Byzantine art. Coupled with the fascination Muslims scholars had with math and geometry, the result was an art form that was uniquely Islamic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-12-10T20:18:38.220" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5709" CreationDate="2012-12-10T20:23:51.600" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No&lt;/strong&gt;, there is no authentic Hadith regarding wiping the neck. It should not be wiped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See relevant fatwa by Bin Baz &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/ref/70120&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;in Arabic&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/70120&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;in English&lt;/a&gt;. In summary, there is a weak Hadith that Hanafi's followed, but it isn't authentic. A discussion of that Hadith and others can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alukah.net/Web/dbian/10813/29382/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic). An additional reference is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=22423&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic too).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastEditorUserId="778" LastEditDate="2012-12-11T17:24:47.107" LastActivityDate="2012-12-11T17:24:47.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5691" CreationDate="2012-12-10T20:30:45.193" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disclaimer: I have lived most of my life in Saudi Arabia, and am a Saudi national. I try to be fair and balanced in my views, but bias of some sort is inevitable.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; broad issue, and is being debated a lot among more forward thinking society in the host nations of the Arabian peninsula. In fact, many of those countries are drafting reforms to labor laws to handle these sorts of complaints. Are they perfect? Probably not, but reform and change come very slowly to this part of the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Returning to your question, there are many &lt;em&gt;many&lt;/em&gt; issues and problems with regards to expatriate labor laws (and they &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; differ among different countries), so it would literally take multiple &lt;em&gt;essays&lt;/em&gt; to fully answer it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I will single out only one issue: the long contracts. The keyword here is &lt;em&gt;contract&lt;/em&gt;. If (and &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; if) both signatories have agreed to the terms in the contract (fair or not), then according to Islamic &lt;strong&gt;word of law&lt;/strong&gt; the contract is binding. Now, is the contract in the &lt;strong&gt;spirit&lt;/strong&gt; of Islam? That is a whole different issue (that isn't strictly black and white) and would probably take far too long to discuss to be an SE answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-12-10T20:30:45.193" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5716" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-11T10:14:35.690" Score="1" ViewCount="349" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the most common words (Arabic &amp;amp; standard transliteration) in the Qu'ran used for &lt;em&gt;creation&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;creator&lt;/em&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;em&gt;created&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For info, in Yusuf Ali's translation: &lt;em&gt;Creator&lt;/em&gt; is used 15 times,&lt;em&gt;creation&lt;/em&gt; used 46 times and &lt;em&gt;created&lt;/em&gt; used 145 times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-14T10:00:53.220" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T10:00:53.220" Title="What words are used for Creator, Creation &amp; Created in the Qu'ran?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|arabic|creation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5717" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5727" CreationDate="2012-12-11T19:17:53.220" Score="2" ViewCount="1118" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a series of questions about Islamic loans.  My first question is this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If person 1 loans 100k to person 2 and creates a contract which states that the agreed payback date is 25 years from now.  How much does person 2 pay back person 1?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We all know that the value of money reduces due to inflation.  For example, 35 years ago, my dad bought a house for 5k, now to buy a similar house you have to pay 200k.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, should inflation be taken into account according to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What confuses me is that if person 1 is only entitled to 100k after the 25 years, he will in effect be at a huge disadvantage, i.e. in real terms, he will not get back what he loaned person 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the same time, if person 2 gives back person 1 more than 100k, that is potentially interest which is haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So just to clarify, how do long-term halaal loans work in Islam when it comes to inflation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="512" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T03:22:46.743" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T03:22:46.743" Title="How do long term halal loans work with inflation in Islam?" Tags="|quran|halal-haram|sunni|riba|loan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5719" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5720" CreationDate="2012-12-12T08:27:27.333" Score="2" ViewCount="2073" Body="&lt;p&gt;In our office the praying area space is quite small. Most of the time when in Jamat the carpet  runs short and people join prayer on plain floor, and they put paper on the spot of Sajda. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed to join Jamat in any case even you have to offer it on bare floor?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T19:01:40.790" LastActivityDate="2013-06-03T19:01:40.790" Title="What are the orders about praying on bare floor to join Jamaat?" Tags="|salat|jamaat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5720" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5719" CreationDate="2012-12-12T08:35:01.340" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no restriction to praying on any medium, as long as it is &quot;Tahir&quot; (طاهر). There were no carpets in mosques for at least 40 years after Hijrah (الهجرة). The Prophet (saaw) had a sandy floor (or actually no floor). Omar Ibn ElKhattab (ra) introduced gravel to the mosque's floor, and it wasn't until the era of the Omayyad state that carpets were introduced in mosques.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were also recorded cases for companions praying in mud during rains. In short, pray on any floor you wish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T08:35:01.340" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5721" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-12T11:56:04.270" Score="3" ViewCount="1762" Body="&lt;p&gt;When reciting the Qur'an with proper &lt;em&gt;tajwid&lt;/em&gt;, there are times where a particular letter (or combination thereof) must be enunciated with &lt;em&gt;ghunnah&lt;/em&gt; (i.e. nasalization).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I attempt to articulate the &lt;em&gt;ghunnah&lt;/em&gt;, is there any way to effectively demonstrate that the sound is in fact coming from my nose?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="895" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-12-16T18:13:10.547" LastActivityDate="2012-12-16T18:13:10.547" Title="How can I demonstrate whether the sound of ghunnah articulates from the nose or not?" Tags="|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5722" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5721" CreationDate="2012-12-12T16:10:48.787" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa alaikum salaam wa rahmatullah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I came across a method during my tajweed studies that I hope you and others will find helpful, inshaAllah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say Ahhh for a few seconds, then while doing that, squeeze your nostrils closed with 2 fingers. Open and close your nostrils many times and you will notice that it doesn't affect the sound coming out of your mouth. This is because the sound of Ahh Ooo and many other sounds don't originate from the nose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But now try to do the same exercise by humming and trying to close off your nostrils, you'll notice it muffles the sound because humming (as you can see how the word is spelled) has an m (meem) sound in it. The same goes with words that have the letter n (nuun).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This realization helped me a lot when reciting. If you hold your nose while reciting Surah Al-fatihah for example you'll notice that when you come to words that have meem or nuun in them , they will be hard to pronounce since these letters originate from the nasal cavity. This will also help you realize when your nasalizing letters that shouldn't be nasalized (for me I realized I was nasalzing the du in Alhamdulillah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can watch a detailed video ghunnah at &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/nH2vHEFMdM8&quot;&gt;Quranic Webinars&lt;/a&gt; That course has over 100 videos that take you from the basics of pronouncing letters all the way through basic tajweed rules. A perfect series for those who want to start learning tajweed. But remember, its important to review what you learn with someone who knows proper tajweed who can point out your mistakes and fix them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="861" LastActivityDate="2012-12-12T16:10:48.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5721" CreationDate="2012-12-13T00:30:16.637" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa'alikum as-salaam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I came across a really nice method in a tajweed intensive course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The correct pronounciation of noon, without ghunnah, is like the English world &quot;ninja.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For ghunna, it sounds exactly like the N in &quot;uncle.&quot; Just say it slowly a few times and check the position of your tongue in your mouth; it floats and doesn't touch the top roof of your mouth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T00:30:16.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5724" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5717" CreationDate="2012-12-13T00:33:45.003" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two main concepts that you need to understand for this question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Islam understands the time/value of money (depreciates over time)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Most economies today are inflationary (the value of your money shrinks over time)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you put these two concepts together, the answer becomes quite simple: if you make a long-term loan, that ends up being repaid over several years, &lt;strong&gt;you need to go to a qadi (judge) to evaluate the amount to pay back.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you don't live somewhere with a qadi, you might have a problem resolving this. But you need to be very careful, because if you yourself try to assess this, you can fall under the rulings of riba very easily -- loaning out $100k and getting paid back $101k.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahu a'lam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; Weekend intensive course on Islamic Finance&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T00:33:45.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5725" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-13T09:20:06.693" Score="3" ViewCount="55853" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Muslims hear or utter the name of any prophet (peace be upon them all) they say &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;sallallahu alaihi wa sallam or alaihis salam ('peace be upon him')&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Muhammad (pbuh), Jesus (pbuh). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are we allowed to say, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Peace Be Upon Him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;during Salah as the name of prophet Muhammad is mentioned?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="790" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-10T02:09:25.243" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T08:08:40.960" Title="Should i say sallallahu alaihi wa sallam or alaihis salam within salat" Tags="|salat|prophet-muhammad|dua|prophets|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5717" CreationDate="2012-12-13T14:23:35.697" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not permissible for the one who borrows money from anyone to&#xA;  commit himself to repaying the loan based on the value of the currency&#xA;  at the time when the loan is repaid, rather he must repay the loan&#xA;  with the same value as it had at the time he took it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought that was an extremely clear sentence from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/95515/inflation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; which goes into a lot more detail to answer this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T14:23:35.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5301" CreationDate="2012-12-13T14:28:48.967" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is making an “equivalent value” loan in accord with Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not permissible for the one who borrows money from anyone to&#xA;  commit himself to repaying the loan based on the value of the currency&#xA;  at the time when the loan is repaid, rather he must &lt;strong&gt;repay the loan&#xA;  with the same &lt;em&gt;value&lt;/em&gt; as it had at the time he took it&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the event that inflation is expected at the time of signing the&#xA;  contract, the contract may be drawn up based on a currency or form of&#xA;  wealth &lt;em&gt;other than that which is expected to fall&lt;/em&gt;, such as basing the&#xA;  contract on the following:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(a)   Gold or silver&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(b)  A similar product&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(c)  A basket (group) of similar products&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(d)  Another, more stable currency&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(e)   A basket (group) of currencies&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My personal thoughts:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am assuming this means that you can do a contract on the day the loan is taken based on the weight of gold.  If a loan of 10k is required, you work out the weight of gold 10k would get.  For arguments sake, lets assume that is 1kg of gold.  Then when paying the loan back many years later, you don't necessarily pay back 10k, you pay back whatever the cost of 1kg of gold is.  So if in 2013 when you pay the loan back, 1kg of gold costs 50k, you pay back 50k.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I may have misunderstood the fatwa, so please read it carefully yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/95515/inflation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamqa.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2012-12-13T15:27:27.973" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T15:27:27.973" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5729" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-13T18:32:14.447" Score="14" ViewCount="57020" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been bought up in a culture where masturbation is a dirty disgusting thing, something which you never do, never talk about, and never even think about, and I have always thought that islam forbids masturbation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Shafi’i stated that masturbation is forbidden based on the&#xA;  following verses from the Qur’aan (interpretation of the meaning):&#xA;  &quot;And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts, from illegal&#xA;  sexual acts). Except from their wives or (the captives and slaves)&#xA;  that their right hands possess, - for them, they are free from blame.&#xA;  But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors.&quot;&#xA;  23.5-7 Here the verses are clear in forbidding all illegal sexual acts (including masturbation) except for the wives or that their right hand&#xA;  possess. And whoever seeks beyond that is the transgressor. &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/329&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/329&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read a question here at SE titled: &lt;a href=&quot;https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/4697/explaining-to-a-toddler-when-masturbation-is-appropriate&quot;&gt;Explaining to a toddler when masturbation is appropriate&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The title caught my attention.  The reason for this I will be explaining below, but when I read the comments and answers, I was really shocked.  It seems masturbation has become so &quot;the norm&quot; these days that parents actually encourage their children to do it, but in private.  I guess that is still better than encouraging them to masturbate in public.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, at the same time I was a little relieved, the reason for this is because I have a toddler, she seems to masturbate too.  I am concerned about this, and I was a little relieved when I realised that she is not the only toddler on the planet who does this.  She is only little so I am sure she will not be sinning for this act.  However, what does islam say about this and how would a parent go about stopping such a a dirty disgusting addiction preferably with islamic techniques, islamic parenting techniques etc?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before people start judging us and thinking it's the parents fault, they should not do that type of stuff infront of her, or they should make sure she doesn't see anything inappropriate.  You will be on the wrong track for thinking that.  She basically has full body eczema, and I think she &quot;discovered&quot; her private area while trying to releave the itchiness of her eczema problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:41:15.670" LastActivityDate="2017-07-08T06:32:59.257" Title="How to stop a toddler from masturbating?" Tags="|practical-islam|taharah|children|masturbation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5686" CreationDate="2012-12-13T18:33:33.707" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam Brother Curious, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand what you are going through. I am not a scholar, but a regular person, like you, who is trying to improve him/herself. &#xA;First, judging from the way you care about the Hereafter, it is clear you have a pure heart InshAllah. Second, the reality is, that this life is a test. And as time progresses, the temptations and &lt;em&gt;fitan&lt;/em&gt; are increasing. If you were to look at the world 100 years ago and compare it with how it is today, you would see a significant difference. For one, society has become more sexualized, public nudity and acts that were once considered immoral have now become the &quot;norm&quot;. And as Muslims, who follow teachings that are in essence timeless, it becomes hard, extremely hard, to find a balance. Especially in light of misleading media, Islam has become a target and branded &quot;ancient&quot; because our moral teachings are not always in accordance with those held in society. And for us Muslims, we may question ourselves at times, and question our rationale- this is the reality. We may look deeply into our beliefs, and it's hard not to question yourself when you are a minority and the majority of the world believes otherwise. But you have to fight yourself, and this is the toughest battle. You have to understand that the Shaytan strives to turn people away from their faith. Ad of course, he will not come to you and insinuate you to commit kufr, because he knows you're too strong for that. Instead, he will try to break you down, and slowly pull you away.  You questions yourself, you doubt yourself, and sometimes you feel like giving up. I know, I've been there countless times. But what I want to tell you, is don't give up. Sometimes waswaas (whisperings of shaytan) can be so strong. But you can hold through, and know that Allah SWT is with you and He SWT will help you. &#xA;I have heard of stories of people being homosexual, but then became heterosexual. I heard of a particular woman who was lesbian, and she converted to Islam. She told my friend that homosexuality was a state of mind you choose. That woman is not homosexual, she is actually married now.  I know you didn't &quot;choose&quot; to be this way, but brother the Shaytan is using this to get to you. He is slowly making you think that you are like this, when in reality you are not. He gradually brings you towards him, first you question yourself, then you doubt yourself, then you question your faith, and slowly he's pulling you away from faith. I understand because I have been through that countless times. What you need to to is break away, and I'm telling you, it will be hard, but InshAllah you can do it. Make duaa, and increase your Eman in Allah SWT and you will be able to clear your mind and understand the bigger picture. You will realize the truth. Have faith, and don't worry brother, I know you can do it InshAllah. And one day, you will look back and realize these struggles have made you stronger. May Allah make it easy on you and grant you tranquility. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="898" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T18:33:33.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5732" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5735" CreationDate="2012-12-13T21:24:28.760" Score="11" ViewCount="72123" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rice of course is halal as far as I know, but what about of other seafood that can be used when cooking sushi such as shrimps, crabs, salmon, caviar etc?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="842" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-16T08:46:44.057" LastActivityDate="2019-04-06T21:19:18.177" Title="Is eating sushi halal or haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5732" CreationDate="2012-12-13T21:30:52.520" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Welcome to our site. You're asking a question that's both easy and difficult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, from the basics: &lt;em&gt;all food is halal until proven haram.&lt;/em&gt; If there's something which you're not sure about, by default, you should consider it okay to eat. Most of the porhibitions are well-established in scripture (Qur'an and hadith), including:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No meat that is not slaughtered Islamically (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/173&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:173&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pork and boar (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/173&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:173&lt;/a&gt; again)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alcohol, in small or large quantities (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:90&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, anything from the sea is okay to eat (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/96&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:96&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are the basic rulings that come into play with sushi. Whether food is permissible or not depends on these general maxims, as well as other, specific maxims, such as not eating predators, avoiding flambee, ingredients derived from animal sources that are not in super small quantities, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suggest some research, and finding out what's in the sushi -- looking at the ingredient list. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-12-13T21:30:52.520" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5735" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5732" CreationDate="2012-12-13T22:29:29.197" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some ingreidents in Sushi that need investigation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shellfish, such as shrimp and crab. Most Sunni schools of thought regard them as &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt;. However, many Hanafis regard them as &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;makrooh&lt;/em&gt;. While Jafari fiqh considers shrimp and prawn as &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt;, crab and non-scaled sea creatures (such as eel) are &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirin&quot;&gt;Mirin&lt;/a&gt; is a Japanese condiment that has low alcoholic content, and is sometimes used in making Sushi rice. So ask the Sushi chef if they are using it or not, and if they do use it ask if it's the alcoholic version.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meat is less commonly associated with Sushi, but it isn't unheard of. So of course pork and non-Zabiha meat is not &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="90" LastEditDate="2012-12-14T21:32:39.723" LastActivityDate="2012-12-14T21:32:39.723" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5736" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-13T23:53:19.317" Score="6" ViewCount="19096" Body="&lt;p&gt;Given that eel is clearly a water animal, one would think that it would fall under the general ruling of the hadith wherein &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/42/88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the sea's water is pure and its dead is permissible&lt;/a&gt;.  However, I clearly recall reading from various sources that eel is considered haram by at least one of the major schools of jurisprudence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The internet being what it is, I've had trouble finding reliable references thereof; the best I've learned is that eel is clearly &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt; according to the Hanafi school (which I find interesting, considering how many other species of seafood they don't deem thus), but I've found little more than vague references that either the Maliki or Hanbali schools consider it &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;, but with nothing to back them up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've also not found any clear evidences as to &lt;em&gt;why&lt;/em&gt; eel is considered thus.  A few possibilities I've seen presented, again without any reliable references to back them up, are as follow:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eel is not &quot;fish-shaped&quot; (neither are most shellfish)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eel does not have scales (does this even matter?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eel is a predator (a lot of fish are)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question lies thus: &lt;strong&gt;Which school(s), if any, do not consider eel inherently &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt; (like other seafood), and why not?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2020-04-24T02:10:53.290" LastActivityDate="2021-11-12T04:35:48.257" Title="Do any schools consider eel haram, and why?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|madhhab|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3011" CreationDate="2012-12-14T00:53:48.187" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you would expect, alcohol is haram, and this is clearly established by the Qur'an and Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what percentage, there is a hadith that says &quot;what is haram in large quantities is haram in small quantities&quot; But what about really, &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; small quantities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another hadith often used in tahara states that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the colour, smell, or taste changes, the purity changes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith is da'eef; however, by ijmaa, all of the scholars agree to the principle outlined in this hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this, many scholars say that, with food, &lt;em&gt;some quanity of impurity is allowed, without changing the ruling on the food.&lt;/em&gt; How small a quantity? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of my teachers said &quot;I asked shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen this question, and he told me: shari'ah doesn't come with numbers.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read &lt;a href=&quot;http://muslimmatters.org/2007/07/09/of-mice-and-men-the-cheese-factor/&quot;&gt;this long explanation about the halality of Doritos&lt;/a&gt;, which explains this issue in excruciating detail (among other issues). The shaykh suggests a number like 0.0001% of haram will not affect the final purity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; Weekend class on fiqh of food and clothing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2012-12-14T00:53:48.187" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5686" CreationDate="2012-12-14T05:20:51.350" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/URXEy.png&quot; alt=&quot;In the name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, Most Merciful&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not professional in islam but I look at your question logically;&#xA;Consider someone that likes to eat the meat of dead humans.&#xA;He may say: &#xA;&quot;I'm attracted to the meat of dead humans in the same way another man is attracted to the meat of a lamb. If Allah forbids eating the meat of dead humans, then why does he allow people to be born with these attitudes?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, My answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In the spirit of each of us, there is lots of attractions and attitudes.  During our lives, some of them are enforced and some of them are ignored or even repressed.&#xA;Allah has created and sent us to the earth to be evaluated in some circumstances called life. He is our owner and he has some orders in the style : &quot;Do&quot; and &quot;Do not&quot; called ahkaam. Also he has established some rewards and penalties (either in this world or in another) for these rules.&#xA;In his discipline, when he forbids doing something that is our favorite and we obey him, he will give us the chance to approach him and he will like us more and more.&#xA;If we do something that is our favorite and also God has ordered doing that, this doing is not too precious. Not doing something that is our favorite only  with the motivation of obeying God is precious. THIS IS A REAL LOVE GAME.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="899" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-01-16T18:13:37.447" LastActivityDate="2013-01-16T18:13:37.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5736" CreationDate="2012-12-14T06:18:06.727" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the Shafie Madhhab that I follow, eel is considered Halal to eat because in Shafie, all the food in the sea can be eaten.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile according to Maliki School, 'sea pig' is considered as Makruh due to the word 'pig' in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Hanafi, only fishes are halal and everything else like crab, prawn etc. are considered Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="900" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-29T02:20:48.907" LastActivityDate="2015-11-29T02:20:48.907" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5736" CreationDate="2012-12-14T18:10:48.643" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Fiqh (jurisprudence) it is forbidden to eat Eel, not only Eal but also any other fish that has no scale (and never does during its life):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Eat any fish that has scales, and do not eat what does not have&#xA;  scales.&quot;  (Imam Baqir a.s) [al-Kolayni, al-Kaafi, vol.6 p. 219]; See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-laws.com/fish.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see the followings for similar Ahadeeth from Shia book:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عدّة من أصحابنا، عن سهل بن زياد؛ و محمّد بن يحيى، عن أحمد بن محمّد- عن&#xA;  ابن محبوب، و أحمد بن محمّد بن أبي نصر جميعا، عن العلاء، عن محمّد بن&#xA;  مسلم قال: أقرأني أبو جعفر عليه السّلام شيئا من كتاب عليّ عليه السّلام&#xA;  فإذا فيه: أنهاكم عن الجرّيّ و الزّمّير و المار ماهي و الطّافي و&#xA;  الطحال. قال: قلت: يا ابن رسول اللّه يرحمك اللّه إنّا نؤتى بالسّمك ليس&#xA;  له قشر؟ فقال: كل ما له قشر من السمك و ما ليس له قشر فلا تأكله. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عدّة من أصحابنا، عن أحمد بن محمّد، عن عثمان بن عيسى، عن سماعة، عن أبي&#xA;  عبد اللّه عليه السّلام قال: لا تأكل الجرّيث و لا المار ماهي و لا&#xA;  طافيا. و لا طحالا لأنّه بيت الدّم و مضغة الشيطان.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عليّ بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه، عن عبد اللّه بن المغيرة، عن عبد اللّه بن&#xA;  سنان، عن أبي عبد اللّه عليه السّلام قال: كان أمير المؤمنين عليّ بن أبي&#xA;  طالب عليه السّلام بالكوفة يركب بغلة رسول اللّه صلى اللّه عليه و آله&#xA;  ثمّ يمرّ بسوق الحيتان فيقول: لا تأكلوا و لا تبيعوا من السمك ما لم يكن&#xA;  له قشر.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عليّ بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه، عن حنان بن سدير قال: سأل العلاء بن كامل أبا&#xA;  عبد اللّه عليه السّلام و أنا حاضر عن الجرّيّ. فقال: وجدنا في كتاب عليّ&#xA;  عليه السّلام أشياء محرّمة من السمك فلا تقربها. ثمّ قال أبو عبد اللّه&#xA;  عليه السّلام: ما لم يكن له قشر من السمك فلا تقربنّه.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;گزيده كافى، ج5، ص: 356-357&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, all these Ahadeeth announce Eeal as forbidden to eat, Haram. But then what's the reason for that. In a long Hadeeth from the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- many forbidden-to-eat animals and fish are announced to be so as among them are the conversions (Maskh: مسخ):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَسْرُورٍ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ&#xA;  قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ عَنِ&#xA;  الْمُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْبَصْرِيِّ عَنْ بِسْطَامَ بْنِ مُرَّةَ&#xA;  عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنِ الْهَيْثَمِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ عَنْ&#xA;  عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الْعَبْدِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِ&#xA;  أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ مَا قَوْلُكَ فِي هَذَا السَّمَكِ الَّذِي يَزْعُمُ&#xA;  إِخْوَانُنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ أَنَّهُ حَرَامٌ فَقَالَ أَبُو&#xA;  سَعِيدٍ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ الْكُوفَةُ جُمْجُمَةُ&#xA;  الْعَرَبِ وَ رُمْحُ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى وَ كَنْزُ&#xA;  الْإِيمَانِ فَخُذْ عَنْهُمْ أُخْبِرُكَ [عَنْ] رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص&#xA;  أَنَّهُ مَكَثَ بِمَكَّةَ يَوْماً وَ لَيْلَةً بِذِي طُوًى ثُمَّ خَرَجَ&#xA;  وَ خَرَجْتُ مَعَهُ فَمَرَرْنَا بِرِفْقَةٍ جُلُوسٍ يَتَغَدَّوْنَ&#xA;  فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الْغَدَاءَ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَفْرِجُوا&#xA;  لِنَبِيِّكُمْ فَجَلَسَ بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ وَ جَلَسْتُ وَ تَنَاوَلَ&#xA;  رَغِيفاً فَصَدَعَ نِصْفَهُ ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَى أُدْمِهِمْ فَقَالَ مَا&#xA;  أُدْمُكُمْ قَالُوا الْجِرِّيُّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَرَمَى&#xA;  بِالْكِسْرَةِ مِنْ يَدِهِ وَ قَامَ قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ- وَ تَخَلَّفْتُ&#xA;  بَعْدَهُ لِأَنْظُرَ مَا رَأَى النَّاسُ فَاخْتَلَفَ النَّاسُ فِيمَا&#xA;  بَيْنَهُمْ فَقَالَتْ طَائِفَةٌ حَرَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الْجِرِّيَّ&#xA;  وَ قَالَتْ طَائِفَةٌ لَمْ يُحَرِّمْهُ وَ لَكِنْ عَافَهُ وَ لَوْ كَانَ&#xA;  حَرَّمَهُ نَهَانَا عَنْ أَكْلِهِ قَالَ فَحَفِظْتُ مَقَالَةَ الْقَوْمِ&#xA;  وَ تَبِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص حَتَّى لَحِقْتُهُ ثُمَّ غَشِينَا&#xA;  رِفْقَةً أُخْرَى يَتَغَدَّوْنَ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ&#xA;  الْغَدَاءَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ أَفْرِجُوا لِنَبِيِّكُمْ فَجَلَسَ بَيْنَ&#xA;  رَجُلَيْنِ وَ جَلَسْتُ فَلَمَّا تَنَاوَلَ كِسْرَةً نَظَرَ إِلَى&#xA;  أُدْمِهِمْ فَقَالَ مَا أُدْمُكُمْ هَذَا قَالُوا ضَبٌّ يَا رَسُولَ&#xA;  اللَّهِ فَرَمَى الْكِسْرَةَ وَ قَامَ قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ فَتَخَلَّفْتُ&#xA;  بَعْدَهُ فَإِذَا بِالنَّاسِ فِرْقَتَانِ قَالَتْ فِرْقَةٌ حَرَّمَ&#xA;  رَسُولُ اللَّهِ الضَّبَّ فَمِنْ هُنَاكَ لَمْ يَأْكُلْهُ وَ قَالَتْ&#xA;  فِرْقَةٌ أُخْرَى إِنَّمَا عَافَهُ وَ لَوْ حَرَّمَهُ لَنَهَانَا عَنْهُ&#xA;  ثُمَّ قَالَ تَبِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص حَتَّى لَحِقْتُهُ فَمَرَرْنَا&#xA;  بِأَصْلِ الصَّفَا وَ فِيهَا قُدُورٌ تَغْلِي فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ&#xA;  اللَّهِ لَوْ تَكَرَّمْتَ عَلَيْنَا حَتَّى تُدْرِكَ قُدُورَنَا قَالَ&#xA;  لَهُمْ مَا فِي قُدُورِكُمْ قَالُوا حُمُرٌ لَنَا نَرْكَبُهَا فَقَامَتْ&#xA;  فَذَبَحْنَاهَا فَدَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مِنَ الْقُدُورِ فَأَكْفَأَهَا&#xA;  بِرِجْلِهِ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ جَوَاداً وَ تَخَلَّفْتُ بَعْدَهُ فَقَالَ&#xA;  بَعْضُهُمْ حَرَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَحْمَ الْحَمِيرِ وَ قَالَ&#xA;  بَعْضُهُمْ كَلَّا إِنَّمَا أَفْرَغَ قُدُورَكُمْ حَتَّى لَا تَعُودُوهُ&#xA;  فَتَذْبَحُوا دَوَابَّكُمْ قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ فتَبِعْتُ رَسُولَ&#xA;  اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ ادْعُ بِلَالًا فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُ&#xA;  بِلَالٌ قَالَ يَا بِلَالُ اصْعَدْ أَبَا قُبَيْسٍ فَنَادِ عَلَيْهِ&#xA;  أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص حَرَّمَ الْجِرِّيَّ وَ الضَّبَّ وَ الْحُمُرَ&#xA;  الْأَهْلِيَّةَ أَلَا فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَ لَا تَأْكُلُوا مِنَ&#xA;  السَّمَكِ إِلَّا مَا كَانَ لَهُ قِشْرٌ وَ مَعَ الْقِشْرِ فُلُوسٌ إِنَّ&#xA;  اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى مَسَخَ سَبْعَمِائَةِ أُمَّةٍ عَصَوُا&#xA;  الْأَوْصِيَاءَ بَعْدَ الرُّسُلِ فَأَخَذَ أَرْبَعُمِائَةِ أُمَّةٍ&#xA;  مِنْهُمْ بَرّاً وَ ثَلَاثُمِائَةِ أُمَّةٍ مِنْهُمْ بَحْراً ثُمَّ تَلَا&#xA;  هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ &quot;&lt;strong&gt;فَجَعَلْناهُمْ أَحادِيثَ وَ مَزَّقْناهُمْ كُلَّ&#xA;  مُمَزَّق&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;علل الشرائع شیخ صدوق، ج2، باب 222&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And note that the verse in Quran which is related to this issue is stated to be [34:19] in the previous Hadeeth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا بَاعِدْ بَيْنَ أَسْفَارِنَا وَظَلَمُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ&#xA;  فَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ أَحَادِيثَ وَمَزَّقْنَاهُمْ كُلَّ مُمَزَّقٍ إِنَّ فِي&#xA;  ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But they said: &quot;Our Lord! Place longer distances between our&#xA;  journey-stages&quot;: but they wronged themselves (therein). At length We&#xA;  made them as a tale (that is told), and We dispersed them all in&#xA;  scattered fragments. Verily in this are Signs for every (soul that is)&#xA;  patiently constant and grateful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T09:55:20.910" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T09:55:20.910" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5743" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-14T18:50:09.240" Score="15" ViewCount="217508" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just read a question that asks if eel is halal and it reminded me of something I always wondered about. Lobsters and crabs are boiled alive when cooked. That means it's haram to eat them right? I know its haram to eat wild animals, either from land or sea. However, I don't know if lobsters and crabs can be considered &quot;wild&quot; since eating them is so common. However, does the fact that the process of cooking them is so cruel make eating them haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have seen a few people ask similar questions to this on this site and the main answers I saw claimed that anything from the sea is halal (really? even sharks and whales?), which would make eating lobsters and crabs halal. However, fish die soon after they leave the water, and there is a process that one must go through when slaughtering an animal for food, it must be as quick as possible to prevent needless pain. My issue lies with the fact that the lobsters and crabs will be boiled alive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If eating them is halal, is there another way of cooking them or is it that they just don't feel the pain, and if they don't feel the pain how do you know?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="661" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-16T12:15:49.767" LastActivityDate="2022-06-14T07:17:37.807" Title="Lobsters and crabs, halal or haram due to boiling alive?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5686" CreationDate="2012-12-14T23:36:43.743" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE.&lt;/strong&gt; I hope you will not understand my answer as offensive or aggressive, I am trying to help, and as Joseph --peace be upon him-- said no one is safe and I am not an exception:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا أُبَرِّئُ نَفْسِي إِنَّ النَّفْسَ لَأَمَّارَةٌ بِالسُّوءِ إِلَّا&#xA;  مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّي إِنَّ رَبِّي غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Nor do I absolve my own self (of blame): the (human) soul is&#xA;  certainly prone to evil, unless my Lord do bestow His Mercy: but&#xA;  surely my Lord is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.&quot; [12:53]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and for you to see how sexuality &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; be dangerous I refer you to Joseph --peace be upon him-- who asked Allah to save him otherwise even him might not remain safe:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ رَبِّ السِّجْنُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا يَدْعُونَنِي إِلَيْهِ ۖ&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;وَإِلَّا تَصْرِفْ عَنِّي كَيْدَهُنَّ أَصْبُ إِلَيْهِنَّ&lt;/strong&gt; وَأَكُن مِّنَ&#xA;  الْجَاهِلِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said: &quot;O my Lord! the prison is more to my liking than that to&#xA;  which they invite me: &lt;strong&gt;Unless Thou turn away their snare from me, I&#xA;  should (in my youthful folly) feel inclined towards them&lt;/strong&gt; and join the&#xA;  ranks of the ignorant.&quot; [12:33]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything that is not working right is a sign of disease. If a limb of body doesn't work properly it will be a physical disease or handicap, if the brain doesn't work properly it will be a mental disorder, and if there is an inclination toward wrong behaviors then it will be a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/5681/584&quot;&gt;disease of the heart&lt;/a&gt;. A person may catch every such disease during his/her own life or be born with that instead. But none of these change the fact that a disease is a disease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sexual disorders used to be categorized as mental disorders even in Western countries until a few decades ago and some such disorders are still categorized as mental disorders as are mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_disorder&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Wikipedia entry&lt;/a&gt;. However, according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/5681/584&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; maybe the disease for heart be a more suitable title for such disorders like homosexuality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such diseases are not limited to wrong sexual tendencies, Any tendency toward Haram or Makrouh is a disease of heart, as is any loathing to a Wajib or Mustahab. Someone who prefers to be jealous over having good-will is ill like a man who prefers sex with a man over a sex with a woman, or like a man who prefers a sex with a stranger woman, and etc. I am not going to say you have been born with any sexual perversity or not, but it is very probable that people be born with diseases like being jealous, cruel, miser, bad tempered, arrogant and etc., so why impossible to born with paraphilia? However, this life is a Puzzle game for us to first understand our characteristics, to understand the list of all good-and-bad things, to decide to improve, to guide each characteristic that we have to its own place in a pattern life. Does that mean being arrogant can have a right place in a healthy life style? Yes it does! The poor is recommended to be arrogant against the (arrogant?) reach. Having good temper to other Mu'min is more than recommended but not necessarily to all nonbelievers as well! Women are encouraged to be miser when spending on their husband's money, be arrogant when communicating with a stranger man, be timid in several situations, and the same adjectives would be very discouraged for a man in similar situations. You see how is the game we are expecting to play in during this life, it's by no means easy. You count some of your diseases in heart (wrong tendencies and temptations) and I can count some of mine. They are not necessarily the same, but most of us are participating a similar puzzle game if not exactly the same. Examinations are different but there are examinations for all of us. The examinations Allah put forward to our everyday lives are not for Allah to give us points, but for us to better recognize ourselves, our weak and strong points, to diagnose our diseases, and to cure our diseases. The first thing a patient should admit about himself/herself is that he/she is sick. Once a person admits he is sick, then he can decide whether to cure it or to let it improve. &quot;Let it improve&quot; is what the Western countries now prescribe but Islam has always prescribed cure for any and every disease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not all such diseases of heart are necessarily caught from the parents treating us but some are due to genetics as well, even some may be caused during the pregnancy and more probably many such diseases are addressed in Shia Ahadeeth to be caused by &lt;em&gt;the-day-of-the-month/the-day-of-the-week/the-hour-of-the-day&lt;/em&gt; a couple perform their sexual actions and the sperm is wrapped in the mother's womb, if it is at the beginning of a lunar month or whatsoever. Even many bodily and mental diseases have similar origins and causes. This is not something that we can blame our God for that. A person who wants to lie but he is not allowed, a person who likes to perform sex with a beautiful girl but is not allowed, a person who is arrogant but he is not allowed to be so, and infinity of many other people who suffer a disease in heart and are expected to cure themselves before to die. We are here to earn Taqwa (piety), that we like to do something but Allah wants us not to do so and we prefer Allah's will over ours. That your disease is or might be more-difficult-to-cure than mine is not a good reason to blame God. That God has given you this disease since you have born --if it be true-- then He has certainly given you the power to overcome it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ&#xA;  وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets&#xA;  every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. ...&#xA;  [2:286]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَانِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That man can have nothing but what he strives for [53:39]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;thus, if you rightly manage to overcome your diseases by using the opportunities Allah puts forward to you [* opportunities for doing a sin, so that first you see you have a wrong tendency, then you withstand against the wrong desire*] you will opportunity by opportunity earn more and more amounts of piety and purify your heart for Allah. In between, what can help you much is asking for help from Allah, for He is the one who &lt;em&gt;hears&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; help you and indeed will help you but not necessarily in the way you like but in the way He knows to be better:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ مَا يَعْبَأُ بِكُمْ رَبِّي لَوْلَا دُعَاؤُكُمْ ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;What would my Lord care for you if not for your supplication?&quot;&#xA;  ... [25:77]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last but by no means least, in a Hadeeth around the people who suffer birth defects is stated that they will find a precious gift in the Hereafter for tolerating their defects, and at the Day they will say Alas, better was if we had more defects and could tolerate more on this in Dunya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS. No paradox exists in Qur'an, what seems to be paradox is indeed a ladder that can lift you up to a higher level of understanding the truth, so do not stop at such points, either say they are right although I cannot understand or ask about them from those firmly grounded in knowledge. See [3:7] in Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2012-12-14T23:36:43.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5745" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5783" CreationDate="2012-12-15T04:55:41.367" Score="7" ViewCount="3095" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did every prophet announce the mission of the next prophets?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did every prophet confirm the prior prophets?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the mission of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was announced by prior prophets, what are the references of this claim in the Qur'an, Bible, Torah and other holy books?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="747" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-12-15T07:07:00.480" LastActivityDate="2016-01-25T23:50:53.167" Title="Mention of the Prophet Muhammad in other holy books" Tags="|quran|prophet-muhammad|prophets|other-religions|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5746" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5749" CreationDate="2012-12-15T12:13:33.187" Score="4" ViewCount="5583" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching a khutba on youtube and the Imam referred to Allah (SWT) as &quot;him&quot;. If you need a context to go with this the sentence was, &quot;Allah (SWT) doesn't need us, we need him.&quot; I sometimes feel awkward when talking about my mom and referring to her as &quot;she&quot; so I was wondering if it is rude/haram to refer to Allah (SWT) in a term we use to refer to one another? Or is it that I'm just thinking too deep into it since no one is really trying to commit shirk?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="661" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-13T00:27:38.260" LastActivityDate="2021-05-07T14:36:00.080" Title="Refering to Allah (SWT) as &quot;him&quot;?" Tags="|halal-haram|terminology|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5747" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-15T21:19:05.940" Score="12" ViewCount="3556" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that there are requirements that those who collected &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; like Bukhari and others to ensure the authenticity of a hadith and accept it.  For example, I hear often that the one giving the hadith must be trustworthy without ever having lied before, or that they must have good &lt;em&gt;adab&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I once heard a story where Imam Bukhari went to collect a hadith from a man, and when he got to this man's house, he saw that the man's donkey won't come to him.  So what the man did was pick up his clothes and pretend that there was food in it to trick the donkey into coming.  So Imam Bukhari got back on his horse and left without accepting a hadith from this man.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I have also heard that those who collect hadith would not accept it from a person who stood up while drinking and eating, as they considered this to be bad manners.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what I would like to know is, &lt;strong&gt;what are the requirements that allowed the collector of &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; (e.g. Bukhari) to accept a hadith from any person?&lt;/strong&gt; I would like an answer that is detailed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T10:53:59.977" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T10:53:59.977" Title="What are the requirements for the acceptance of a hadith from a narrator?" Tags="|hadith|uloom-al-hadith|ilm-ar-rijal|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5746" CreationDate="2012-12-15T23:51:17.253" Score="12" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat al-Ikhlaas&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Say, &quot;He is Allah , [who is] One,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Allah , the Eternal Refuge.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He neither begets nor is born,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Nor is there to Him any equivalent.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Using common pronouns to refer to God&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first line of the above surah is one of many examples where God refers to Himself using the simple pronoun &quot;هو&quot; (He), the same pronoun used by Arabic speakers around the world to refer to each other.  Not only does He use it thus in His own holy scriptures, but in this case it is an explicit &lt;em&gt;command&lt;/em&gt; &amp;mdash; as per the imperative &quot;قل&quot; (Say) &amp;mdash; to use the same term when referring to Him (at least in this context).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, the fourth line includes the pronominal suffix &quot;ه&quot; (Him), again the same suffix used by Arabic speakers everywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in the case of Arabic, at least, there is no reason to believe that referring to God by such common pronouns is in any way disrespectful, much less &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;English is not Arabic&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Arabic, a gendered pronoun doesn't necessarily indicate that the noun it's replacing is somehow &quot;male&quot; or &quot;female&quot;.  While nominally male, the pronouns &quot;هو&quot; and &quot;ه&quot; are also regularly used for inanimate objects with no discernible gender at all, such as &quot;قمر&quot; (Moon) or &quot;كتاب&quot; (Book).  As such, even though God is referred to as &quot;هو&quot;, it doesn't necessarily mean that He is male like a human or an animal is male.  God is, of course, above all of His creation, and there are none like unto Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In English, however, the male pronoun does not work like that; &quot;He&quot; typically refers to a noun that has a clear physical gender, whereas &quot;It&quot; is used for those with no gender.  As Shaykh Hamza Karamali from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnipath.com/about/academy.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the SunniPath Academy&lt;/a&gt; explains in a &lt;a href=&quot;http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?HD=7&amp;amp;ID=21327&amp;amp;CATE=150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;relevant article&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The presence of the neuter gender in English and its absence in Arabic&#xA;  (or French) causes linguistic mismatch. A consequence of this mismatch&#xA;  is that in English, if one uses the masculine or feminine pronoun to&#xA;  refer to something that is without natural gender, one is representing&#xA;  the thing  as a person, usually for powerful rhetorical effect. This&#xA;  rhetorical device is called personification, and is often used by&#xA;  poets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This concept of &quot;personification&quot; is, I feel, the crux of OP's problem: By using the masculine pronoun &quot;He&quot; in English, it implies that God is somehow comparable to mere mankind, and that He is Himself somehow male.  However, using the gender-neutral &quot;It&quot; can be seen as demeaning; while &quot;He&quot; runs the risk of personification, &quot;It&quot; runs the opposite risk of &lt;em&gt;depersonification&lt;/em&gt;, of treating the referenced noun as naught more than a mere object.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Gender-neutrality (or lack thereof) in English&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As this problem of personification is a direct result of using a gendered pronoun, one way of getting around this issue in English would be to use the &lt;a href=&quot;https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/192/is-it-correct-to-use-their-instead-of-his-or-her&quot;&gt;singular pronoun &quot;They&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, which is gender-neutral.  This however introduces yet another potential avenue of misinterpretation: that of plurality (God forbid).  I feel this is, and will remain, a major factor in it not being adopted among English-speaking Muslims to refer to &lt;em&gt;al-Wahid&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The universal &quot;He&quot; has historically been used for cases of gender-neutral or gender-inconclusive nouns, and much like the Arabic &quot;هو&quot; it didn't necessarily imply actual maleness.  However, recent movements forwarding gender equality have brought attention to the inherent masculinity of this pronoun, and left &lt;a href=&quot;https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/48/is-there-a-correct-gender-neutral-singular-pronoun-his-versus-her-versus?lq=1&quot;&gt;no true gender-neutral pronoun in its place&lt;/a&gt; &amp;mdash; a problem that has been plaguing editors and writers (at least those overly concerned with political correctness) for a while now &amp;mdash; and while there have been &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-neutral_pronoun#Invented_pronouns&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;attempts to introduce new pronouns&lt;/a&gt; to the English language to fill this void they have yet to achieve significant mainstream support.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One common practice (adopted, I believe, from the Christians in their earlier English works) is to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/Capitalization/faq0004.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;capitalize the pronoun &quot;He&quot; whenever it directly refers to God&lt;/a&gt;; despite having no Islamic basis, this particular construction is well-established among the English-speaking world as referring to a deity rather than a regular person.  While the word would still be pronounced exactly the same as the common &quot;him&quot; in spoken language, capitalizing it as one would a proper noun communicates a completely different meaning (similar to the difference between &quot;god&quot; and &quot;God&quot;) which is not otherwise seen in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;In conclusion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The use of &quot;him&quot; &amp;mdash; especially when capitalized as &quot;Him&quot; &amp;mdash; to refer to the Almighty has a history of use in English that doesn't necessarily imply personification or masculinity, and no other pronoun has stepped up to take its place yet.  Short of abandoning pronouns altogether and &lt;em&gt;always&lt;/em&gt; referring to God by name (despite the fact that pronouns are clearly condoned in Arabic), the English language does not really provide any alternatives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Never forget that God is &lt;em&gt;al-Aleem&lt;/em&gt;, so regardless of the words you use or the limitations of the language you speak, God knows best whether you mean to glorify or to offend Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:38:46.980" LastActivityDate="2012-12-16T06:12:35.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="522" CreationDate="2012-12-16T09:49:21.563" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is clear in my mind that the one trying to answer the question on suicide bombings has no &lt;em&gt;ilm&lt;/em&gt; of the affair. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no proof from the book or the sunnah or from the salaf (those who we have been ordered to follow in faith) or that they ordered or took part in any kind of suicide, let alone suicide bombings that take there own life and kill innocent people without any right. The proof that we do have, all forbid suicide no matter what kind it is... and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="906" LastEditorDisplayName="user123" LastEditDate="2012-12-16T15:43:56.153" LastActivityDate="2012-12-16T15:43:56.153" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5752" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-16T18:49:48.710" Score="9" ViewCount="2832" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are often claims (such as those seen &lt;a href=&quot;https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20170612144444/www.wikiislam.net/wiki/Scientific_Errors_in_the_Qur&amp;#39;an&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;) of scientific mistakes and inaccuracies in the Qur'an.  While I agree that many errors in that list are silly and might just be misinterpretations, some of them are harder to explain; especially those that are astronomical and biological in nature (many of these mistakes are shared with the Bible). Since Islam considers the Qur'an to be &lt;em&gt;ipsissima verba&lt;/em&gt; of Allah, this suggests that Allah has somehow made mistakes and since Islam (as well as other Abrahamic religions) considers Him to be omnipotent, this can be seen as a serious problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where do Muslims stand on this matter? For example, it is well-known in Christian history that the Church outright opposed the Heliocentric model of our solar system up until 1757, despite the scientific evidence to support it. However, even this isn't as weighty as it would be for Islam since the Bible isn't generally considered the literal word of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my question is: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If any scientific claims appear incompatible with the Qur'an, are Muslims required to reject them?  Or can they accept the idea that the Qur'an itself may have its shortcomings?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="907" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-08-02T06:17:58.900" LastActivityDate="2020-06-21T03:30:21.950" Title="Scientific conflicts with respect to Quran" Tags="|quran|science|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5753" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5755" CreationDate="2012-12-16T20:35:46.800" Score="3" ViewCount="22252" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have always found lions to be a majestic creature, very powerful and brave. In many Islamic countries lions seem to be respected too (For example; the nickname of the Iraqi football team is 'Mesopotamian Lions', and Morocco 'Lions of the Atlas'). My questions is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are lions mentioned in the Qur'an or any other Islamic source, and if so, are they positively mentioned?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="907" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T06:28:13.050" LastActivityDate="2017-08-31T10:52:22.250" Title="Are lions mentioned in the Qur'an or any other Islamic source, and if so, are they positively mentioned?" Tags="|quran|animals|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5754" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5752" CreationDate="2012-12-16T22:17:21.227" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ishaq Kindy was an Arab philosopher at the time of Imam Askari --peace be upon him, he wrote a book under the title of Paradoxes in Quran. Once one of his students came to Imam Askari --peace be upon him-- and Imam complained why there is no one among the students of Ishaq kindy who would answer back his tutor's propositions. The student answered &quot;because he is our tutor and we cannot oppose his statements&quot;. Imam asked then if they can induce a meaning instead to their tutor? The student answered &quot;yes&quot;! So Imam taught the student to first get close to his tutor by being kind and respectful, then in a good opportunity to ask him a question, that if it is possible that someone says something and the hearer understand something else? Imam told the student that his tutor will answer: &quot;yes it is possible&quot;, then he can further continue asking about Quran if it is possible that God has intended meanings different than those the tutor has understood? And that as Ishaq was a smart man he would get the point. This was done and Ishaq understood his fault and finally he burned his book in fire. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://andisheqom.com/Files/monazerat.php?level=4&amp;amp;scid=5425&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I took a glance over the page you have linked in your question, some of them were more than obvious to be wrong and fallacy but some needs thinking more deeply and there is always a probability that none of us in Islam.SE and even many scholars at the time cannot answer a question, but of course that's no proof for the question having no answer! I only grab your attention to the very fact that the &lt;strong&gt;Experimental Sciences&lt;/strong&gt; --&lt;em&gt;including physics, chemistry, biology and most others&lt;/em&gt;-- cannot prove any theory to be right but only those things that they have proved based on &lt;em&gt;thought experiments&lt;/em&gt;, which are very few in numbers and negligible in overall. That is because of the very logical statement that a theory cannot be proved even though infinitely many examples are found to approve the idea, but the idea can be rejected simply through one singe contradiction. Also note that the uncertainty principle --&lt;em&gt;which is not correct from the Islamic point of view in general but only about the sensation based experiments&lt;/em&gt;-- prevents the scientists from confirming that a discovered contradicting example is indeed a contradiction! Thus, the contradiction will be certainly confirmed only if it is intellectual, again like in thought experiments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, as a general answer to a general question we do believe that there is no mistake in Quran as it is a book revealed by the only God, the one who has created you and your parents from whom you have started to learn, the one who has created all those scientists who have raised such issues as the mistakes of God (funny but sad), the one who has created the science itself that if scientists are scientists for their discovering the fact about stars and galaxies and wild life and physics of body and fluid and electromagnetism Allah is the one who has created all those facts, if the scientists are trying to dead to travel to Mars Allah has created Mars billions of years before and has maintained it till now and after. To Muslims that's only funny for a 2 years old ignorant child to write a lecture about the mistakes in lectures of Einstein, and indeed the difference between Allah and His creatures is infinitely more than the difference between Einstein and such a kiddy. I hope you will see the point I am putting forward and understand that I am not going to be offensive. The creatures of Allah understand something that Allah has missed? That's impossible, even the scientists' thought is created by Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لا إِلـٰهَ إِلّا هُوَ الحَىُّ القَيّومُ ۚ لا تَأخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلا&#xA;  نَومٌ ۚ لَهُ ما فِى السَّمـٰوٰتِ وَما فِى الأَرضِ ۗ مَن ذَا الَّذى&#xA;  يَشفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلّا بِإِذنِهِ ۚ يَعلَمُ ما بَينَ أَيديهِم وَما&#xA;  خَلفَهُم ۖ &lt;strong&gt;وَلا يُحيطونَ بِشَىءٍ مِن عِلمِهِ إِلّا بِما شاءَ&lt;/strong&gt; ۚ&#xA;  وَسِعَ كُرسِيُّهُ السَّمـٰوٰتِ وَالأَرضَ ۖ وَلا يَـٔودُهُ حِفظُهُما ۚ&#xA;  وَهُوَ العَلِىُّ العَظيمُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer&#xA;  of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him&#xA;  belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who&#xA;  is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows&#xA;  what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, &lt;strong&gt;and&#xA;  they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He&#xA;  wills&lt;/strong&gt;. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their&#xA;  preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.&#xA;  [2:255]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That scientists find apparent mistakes in Quran is because Quran needs describer, and this need is introduced in [3:7], since Allah has intended to make some points ambiguous for all but only those who refer to those firmly grounded in knowledge, and the followers of these describers are the only ones who are to be guided. Also note that the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his family-- remarked I leave two precious things for you behind me, the book of Allah and my household, whoever that follow them will never stray, until they come back to me at the pond. Also note that Quran is a book for guidance but some believe in it and will be guided and some deny it and will be strayed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... وَلَيَزيدَنَّ كَثيرًا مِنهُم ما أُنزِلَ إِلَيكَ مِن رَبِّكَ&#xA;  طُغيـٰنًا وَكُفرًا ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... And that which has been revealed to you from your Lord will surely&#xA;  increase many of them in transgression and disbelief. ... [5:68]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this doesn't include all the scientists but only those who try to find mistakes in Quran. People are more than welcome to ask about anything that they don't understand from Quran, things that seems odd to them and cannot understand how can it be that it's not wrong, but that Quran is right is something obvious to every Muslim and this is not proved through science to be rejected through science.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end, let me answer only one question in that list, the one discussing Adam --peace be upon him-- being created from clay:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The scientific hypothesis postulates that clay merely 'match-makes'&#xA;  RNA and membrane vesicles - and therefore does not form a building&#xA;  block. This is contrary to the Islamic faith which postulates that&#xA;  human beings were created from clay, implying clay was a building&#xA;  block.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;We created man from sounding clay, from mud moulded into shape; Qur'an&#xA;    15:26&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth:&#xA;    When He decreeth a matter, He saith to it: &quot;Be,&quot; and it is. Qur'an&#xA;    2:117&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed let me add that not only Adam --peace be upon him-- was created from clay but also you and me are still beings created from clay. According to the today science our physical body is refreshing itself every few years, we wash out the dead cells from our skins at bathroom and new cells come to live day by the day. Almost all the cells in our bodies die and new ones replace the older ones, you don't agree? Where such new cells come from? Isn't it right to conclude from what we eat and drink? If yes, then what do we eat? Vegetables and fruits and similar to those beside meat of the animals which eat again from vegetables and fruits, and etc. . Don't you see all these foods are originated from the clay? Isn't water a best solvent that can carry quite many minerals with it? Don't we eat clay in many different deformed forms for our body to refresh itself? If someone dies doesn't his body again change to clay? Isn't our body made of clay that scientists ever raise a question about it being or not being made of clay? Also note that all the limbs of a complete man forms in the womb of his mother, where he is created from what his mother eats and drinks and again you can study how clay with different percentages of minerals are used in a period of nearly nine months for a complete body to form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="584" LastEditDate="2012-12-17T07:11:10.060" LastActivityDate="2012-12-17T07:11:10.060" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5755" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5753" CreationDate="2012-12-17T00:10:01.023" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is one verse of the Qur'an that mentions lions specifically, but it uses an unusual word (قسورة rather than either ليث or أسد). It is used in Surah Muddathir: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/74/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;74:49&lt;/a&gt; - Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/74/50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;74:50&lt;/a&gt; - As if they were alarmed donkeys.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/74/51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;74:51&lt;/a&gt; - Fleeing from a lion?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is describing that a lion is an animal to be feared, with the rejecting non-Muslims fleeing from the message, like donkeys fleeing from a lion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the hadith there are many mentions of lions. In particular, the Prophet's uncle Hamza ibn Abd Muttalib had the title of the Lion of Allah (أسد الله) according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamza_ibn_%E2%80%98Abd_al-Muttalib&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;. Clearly, this is in the context of Hamza being amazingly brave; so it is being used in the sense you refer to it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="840" LastEditorDisplayName="user123" LastEditDate="2012-12-20T12:58:50.217" LastActivityDate="2012-12-20T12:58:50.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5758" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5330" CreationDate="2012-12-17T09:37:09.680" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Fatima (a.s.) grew youth, the great companions hurried to the&#xA;  Prophet (a.s.) one after the other so that he might honor them by&#xA;  marrying his pure daughter to them but the Prophet (a.s.) responded to&#xA;  none of them. From those who had asked the Prophet (a.s.) for his&#xA;  daughter’s hand was Abu Bakr whom the Prophet (a.s.) refused his&#xA;  request and said to him, ‘I am waiting, regarding her, for the Fate&#xA;  (of Allah).’ After him came Umar and the Prophet (a.s.) replied to him&#xA;  as he had replied to his former friend.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maaref-foundation.com/english/library/pro_ahl/fatima/the_life_of_fatima/08.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (a.s.) announced that the marriage of Fatima (a.s.) was in&#xA;  the hand of Allah and he himself had nothing to do concerning the&#xA;  matter. When Muslims knew that, they refrained from asking the Prophet&#xA;  (a.s.) for his daughter’s hand any more.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sometime later, some companions met Imam Ali (a.s.) and mentioned to&#xA;  him his close kinship to the Prophet (a.s.), his great jihad for&#xA;  Islam, and his support to the Prophet (a.s.) in all his battles and&#xA;  situations. They asked him to propose to Fatima (a.s.) and win the&#xA;  honor of the Prophet’s affinity. Imam Ali (a.s.) went to the Prophet&#xA;  (a.s.) hesitatingly because of shyness. He came to the Prophet (a.s.)&#xA;  lowering his sight to the ground. The Prophet (a.s.) asked him,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘What do you want, my brother?’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Ali (a.s.) was silent for a while out of shyness and then said,&#xA;  ‘O messenger of Allah, I remembered Fatima.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (a.s.) answered smilingly while delight appeared on his&#xA;  face, ‘Welcome! Allah has ordered to marry my daughter to you.’[2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maaref-foundation.com/english/library/pro_ahl/fatima/the_life_of_fatima/08.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; Tabaqat ibn Sa’d, vol.8 p.11, Tareekh al-Khamees, vol.1 p.407,&#xA;  Thakha'ir al-Uqba, p.29.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [2] Noor Al-Absar, p.42, Kanzol Ummal, vol.6 p.318, Mustadrak al-Hakim, vol.3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Ali’s heart was filled with delight for the honor that Allah&#xA;  granted him. He was the Prophet’s cousin and then he was going to be&#xA;  his son-in-law. It has been mentioned in some tafsirs that this verse&#xA;  (And He it is Who has created man from the water, then He has made for&#xA;  him blood relationship and marriage relationship, and your Lord is&#xA;  powerful. 25:54) concerned Imam Ali (a.s.).&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maaref-foundation.com/english/library/pro_ahl/fatima/the_life_of_fatima/08.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (a.s.) told his companions that Allah had ordered him to&#xA;  marry his daughter to Imam Ali (a.s.). He said to them, ‘An angel came&#xA;  and said to me: O messenger of Allah, Allah sends you greeting and&#xA;  says to you: I have married Fatima to Ali in the high Heaven, so you&#xA;  marry her to him in the earth.’[2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then, the Prophet (a.s.) went to Fatima (a.s.) and said to her, ‘I&#xA;  marry you to the best one of my umma. He is the most knowledgeable,&#xA;  the most prudent, and the first Muslim.’[3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On another occasion, he said to her, ‘O Fatima, do you not know that&#xA;  Allah observed the people of the earth, and then He chose your father&#xA;  from among them and sent him a messenger, and once another He observed&#xA;  and then He chose your husband and revealed to me so that I married&#xA;  him (to my daughter) and took him my guardian?’[4]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On a third occasion he said to her, ‘He (Imam Ali) is the first of my&#xA;  companions in being Muslim, the most of them in knowledge, and the&#xA;  greatest of them in prudence.’[5]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All high qualities, ideals, and values were available in Imam Ali&#xA;  (a.s.) and therefore, Allah had chosen him a husband for the daughter&#xA;  of the Prophet (a.s.). In traditions it is mentioned that: “If Ali was&#xA;  not created, there would be no equal for Fatima.’[6]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maaref-foundation.com/english/library/pro_ahl/fatima/the_life_of_fatima/08.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; Majma’ al-Bayan, vol.9 p.175.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [2] Thakha'ir al-Uqba, p.32.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [3] Jam’ al-Jawami’, vol.6 p.398.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [4] Thakha'ir al-Uqba, p.32.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [5] Kanzol Ummal, vol.6 p.153.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [6] Musnad of Ahmad bin Hanbal, vol.5 p.36, Majma’&#xA;  az-Zawa’id, 6 p.101, Ar-Riyadh an-Nadhirah, vol.2 p.194.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source and more info at: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maaref-foundation.com/english/library/pro_ahl/fatima/the_life_of_fatima/08.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.maaref-foundation.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="900" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T18:24:28.107" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T18:24:28.107" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5752" CreationDate="2012-12-17T15:55:12.913" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whenever a person makes a scientific claim that contradicts the Quran, then only 2 things are possible:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Either the Scientific information is incomplete, misleading, inaccurate.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or the Quran has been misunderstood by the person.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, humanity is encouraged to question whether or not the Quran is the word of God.  But for those of us who have already accepted this revelation to be the word of God, &lt;strong&gt;believe without doubt that the Quran does not have any mistakes.&lt;/strong&gt;  For if someone were to suggest that The Creator of all that is has made a  mistake, has in fact reached the pinnacle of arrogance.  It would be analogous to Satan's character who thought God had made a mistake when Adam was appointed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...and he (Satan) said, &amp;quot;I am better than him: You created me from ﬁre and him from clay.&amp;quot;&#xA;God said, &amp;quot;Get down from here! This is no place for your arrogance.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran; Surah 7: 12-13&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One should also be very careful when accepting any absolute statements derived purely from science, because the very nature of scientific discoveries is never concrete, rather they are continuously changing. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAEMCTMW7Ys&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;(If you disagree with this, you have not studied the history of science)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;In so far as a scientific statement speaks about reality, it must be falsifiable... &amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Karl Popper&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also live in a time, where many hasty scientific conclusions are being made from superficial tests that are in no way exhaustive. Some tests are specifically designed in order to protect corporate interests, such as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j73MeCVS5Sc&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;tobacco companies that manipulate science in their favor&lt;/a&gt;.  Other tests are used to encourage the modern passions of people, like the ever-changing benefits &amp;amp; harms of alcohol &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&amp;amp;tab=nw#hl=en&amp;amp;output=search&amp;amp;sclient=psy-ab&amp;amp;q=alcohol+good+bad+health&amp;amp;oq=alcohol+good+bad+health&amp;amp;gs_l=hp.3..0i22i30l2.1203.1203.0.1508.1.1.0.0.0.0.190.190.0j1.1.0...0.0...1c.1.12.psy-ab.XG8LaAjZFhw&amp;amp;pbx=1&amp;amp;bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&amp;amp;bvm=bv.45960087,d.dmQ&amp;amp;fp=a3f91beb4226fb3d&amp;amp;biw=1366&amp;amp;bih=643&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;as shown by this Google-search list of contradictory articles&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Muslims we should never reject science, but also we need to understand the limits of the scientific method and we should never be mislead by someone else's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4MhbkWJzKk&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;wrong conclusions&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="857" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-05-08T22:21:55.170" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5761" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-18T02:48:47.863" Score="3" ViewCount="1782" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are so many companies which provide us the convenience to have any product by way of crediting. The question is whether the crediting are allowed in islam stuff? If allowed What percentage of gains can they take?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="662" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2013-01-14T18:53:53.503" LastActivityDate="2014-02-15T11:34:51.810" Title="Credit Sale and Purchase of Law In Islam" Tags="|sharia|trading|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5762" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5763" CreationDate="2012-12-18T09:05:35.160" Score="-2" ViewCount="1323" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the Qur'an have quotes which are similar to the following quote from Christianity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As you sow so shall you reap.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T18:41:07.387" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T18:41:07.387" Title="Does the Qur'an contain something similar to Christianity's &quot;as you sow so shall you reap&quot;?" Tags="|quran|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5762" CreationDate="2012-12-18T10:31:15.190" Score="6" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/53/39&quot;&gt;And that man will have nothing except that for which he has&#xA;  endeavoured (to achieve);&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/53/40&quot;&gt;And that his endeavor will eventually&#xA;  be seen;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/53&quot;&gt;quran.com/53&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/53/39&quot;&gt;39&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/53/40&quot;&gt;40&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2012-12-18T10:31:15.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="639" CreationDate="2012-12-18T14:35:15.240" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are &lt;strong&gt;no errors&lt;/strong&gt; in the holy Quran, Allah is most merciful choose his messenger with the knowledge that his guidance would be relayed to all of us &lt;strong&gt;exactly&lt;/strong&gt; as intended. There is no debate about this, the Quran is 100% perfect from start to finish from the moment Allah sent his message to the messenger, to the day all believers go to paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="614" LastActivityDate="2012-12-18T14:35:15.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5623" CreationDate="2012-12-18T15:21:44.507" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Al-Munajid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid&lt;/a&gt;, wearing &lt;em&gt;hijab&lt;/em&gt; becomes mandatory only after she has reached puberty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His complete fatwa (&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/20475&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;#20475&lt;/a&gt;) can be found on IslamQA.com; the following extract is taken therefrom (emphasis added):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A person is not considered to be accountable until after reaching&#xA;  puberty. Before puberty he or she is not accountable, because the&#xA;  Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The Pen has&#xA;  been lifted from three: from the child until he reaches puberty, from&#xA;  the sleeper until he wakes up, and from the one who has lost his mind&#xA;  until he recovers.” (Narrated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/40/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abu Dawood, 4402&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;strong&gt;Based on this,&#xA;  then a girl has to put on complete hijab when she reaches puberty.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-12-18T15:48:02.913" LastActivityDate="2012-12-18T15:48:02.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5678" CreationDate="2012-12-18T15:30:59.493" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Extracts taken from fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Dawood (4938) and Ibn Maajah (3762) narrated from Abu Moosa&#xA;  al-Ash’ari that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah&#xA;  be upon him) said: “Whoever plays with dice has disobeyed Allaah and&#xA;  His Messenger.” Classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was also narrated by Ahmad (19519) in the words: “Whoever plays&#xA;  with cubes (dice) has disobeyed Allaah and His Messenger.” Classed as&#xA;  hasan by al-Arna’oot in Tahqeeq al-Musnad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fatwa source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/95409&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/95409&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2012-12-18T15:30:59.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5752" CreationDate="2012-12-18T16:03:04.970" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This example may be your answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's go back in the history and see what scientists said about the following Aya:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;والشمس تجري لمستقر لها ۚ ذلك تقدير العزيز العليم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the sun runs [on course] toward its stopping point. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[36:38]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First Point: When this Aya came, people thought that that the sun runs around the earth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second Point: After many years, the Italian Galileo Galilei said the sun does not move and the earth runs around the sun. After a short time, most scientists accepted Galilei's idea. And many people said this is Quran’s mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third Point: Nowadays, most scientists say that the sun is also running. The sun is moving in the universe. Now, people don't call this Aya a mistake, This Aya is right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fourth Point: ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Okay, as you saw, the science grows and a lot of theories are subject to change. We can't be sure about our theories. We may be at the second point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="77" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T09:48:43.167" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T09:48:43.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2731" CreationDate="2012-12-18T16:03:26.470" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Then We have put you (O Muhammad) on a plain way of (Our)&#xA;  commandment. So follow that, &lt;strong&gt;and follow not the desires of those who&#xA;  know not&lt;/strong&gt;. Verily, they can avail you nothing against Allaah (if He&#xA;  wants to puish you). Verily, the zaalimoon (wrongdoers) are awliyaa’&#xA;  (protectors, helpers, etc.) to one another, but Allaah is the Wali&#xA;  (Protector, Helper) of the muttaqoon (pious).”&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; [al-Jaathiyah&#xA;  45&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/45/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;18&lt;/a&gt;-&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/45/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;19]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Full fatwa here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/1027&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/1027&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2012-12-18T16:03:26.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5770" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5774" CreationDate="2012-12-18T16:41:53.567" Score="5" ViewCount="154" Body="&lt;p&gt;I originally had a question about:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/40/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran - 40/60&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br /&gt; Call upon Me; I will respond to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I wanted to know was, how do you go about calling Allah?  It seems I have found the answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/186&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran - 2/186&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br /&gt; I respond to the invocation of the&#xA;  supplicant when he calls upon Me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This lead me to another question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Via the Quran and/or hadith, have we been given step by step instructions on the best and purest method to perform a supplication?  i.e. when should a supplication be performed, how should a supplication be performed, what should be said in a supplication, should something be recited before a supplication, should something be recited after a supplication etc.?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you missed the question, the question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have we been given step by step instructions on the best and purest method to perform a supplication?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T09:42:33.403" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T09:50:46.563" Title="Do step by step instructions exist on how to perform the purest supplication?" Tags="|quran|hadith|sunnah|sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4184" CreationDate="2012-12-18T17:20:19.540" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The notion of an omnipotent being (which Allah is, according to Islam) is that he can do everything. However, I'd say that the main feature of time is that the past is unchangable, and the future can be determined by events in the present, Allah made time this way. So, your question is same as asking 'can Allah make a dog of a cat?'. Yes he can, but there is no reason to, since he made dogs and cats seperately. In a similar way, he made time such that the past can't be altered.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="907" LastActivityDate="2012-12-18T17:20:19.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5772" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-18T18:07:16.633" Score="1" ViewCount="2070" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been having problems with my family recently, mostly stemming from my brother's new wife who has, since her marriage, become increasingly antagonistic toward us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is now at the point where she is outright cursing me and my family &amp;mdash; while she is reciting the Qur'an, no less &amp;mdash; and even my own brother has started to turn away from us.  I am worried that these curses may actually be taking effect and causing discord between us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that cursing does exist in Islam; there are mentions of the curse of Allah being upon various peoples in both the Qur'an and in the Sunnah.  What I am unsure about is whether or not these curses can be invoked by anybody.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is my concern valid; do my sister-in-law's curses have any power over us?  How can I be sure that my brother and I (and the rest of my family) are not under a curse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="916" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-17T15:32:06.410" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T11:37:55.817" Title="Can we be cursed by another person?" Tags="|lanat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4184" CreationDate="2012-12-18T19:33:23.900" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm no scholar of course, and this is not a fatwa, however:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have been told that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, &lt;strong&gt;He&#xA;  only says to it, &quot;Be,&quot; and it is.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/117&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/2/117&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i.e. he can do anything and everything he wills.  So I think if Allah wanted to change time he could, but I don't think he will because we know that Allah always does what he says, i.e:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I have bestowed upon you&#xA;  and fulfill My covenant [upon you] that &lt;strong&gt;I will fulfill your covenant&#xA;  [from Me]&lt;/strong&gt;, and be afraid of [only] Me. &lt;em&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/2/40&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know about the Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz, where Allah has recorded everything:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do you not know that Allah knows what is in the heaven and earth?&#xA;  Indeed, &lt;strong&gt;that is in a Record&lt;/strong&gt;. Indeed that, for Allah , is easy. &lt;em&gt;Source:&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/22/70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/22/70&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's because of this, it seems that Allah can change the past if he wanted to, but he probably will not need to because Allah does not make mistakes which he needs to correct i.e. the Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz, unless of course he wrote in the Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz that he will change the passed, for whatever reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2012-12-18T19:58:52.953" LastActivityDate="2012-12-18T19:58:52.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5770" CreationDate="2012-12-18T23:14:16.983" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First let me say that Dua (دعا) in Arabic is not necessarily &quot;requesting&quot;, but somewhat broader in scope, and as you said in your translation &quot;calling&quot; is a better translation for that. Therefore, any supplication fits the scope of Dua and will be responded:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ&lt;/strong&gt; وَاشْكُرُوا لِي وَلَا تَكْفُرُونِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then &lt;strong&gt;do ye remember Me; I will remember you&lt;/strong&gt;. Be grateful to Me, and&#xA;  reject not Faith. [2:152]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See how Imam Ali --peace be upon him-- has used the verse [40:60] that says &quot;... ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ...&quot; which means &quot;&lt;em&gt;... Call on Me; I will answer your (Prayer) ...&lt;/em&gt;&quot; in his supplication:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... فَاِنَّكَ قَضَيْتَ عَلى عِبادِكَ بِعِبادَتِكَ، وَ &lt;strong&gt;اَمَرْتَهُمْ&#xA;  بِدُعائِكَ، وَ ضَمِنْتَ لَهُمُ الإجابَةَ&lt;/strong&gt;، فَاِلَيْكَ يا رَبِّ نَصَبْتُ&#xA;  وَجْهي، وَ اِلَيْكَ يا رَبِّ مَدَدْتُ يَدي، فَبِعِزَّتِكَ اسْتَجِبْ لي&#xA;  دُعائي، وَ بَلِّغْني مُنايَ، وَ لا تَقْطَعْ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ رَجائي ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... For verily, Thou hast ordained for Thy bondsmen Thy worship and&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;bidden them to supplicate unto Thee and hast assured them (of Thy)&#xA;  response So&lt;/strong&gt;, my Lord! I look earnestly towards Thee and towards Thee,&#xA;  my Lord! I have stretched forth my hands therefore, by Thy honour,&#xA;  respond to my supplication and let me attain my wishes and, by Thy&#xA;  bounty, frustrate not my hopes ...[&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/kumayl.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kumayl supplication&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are some points that should be mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;different sins have different effects on the person's spirit, and among the sins are those which prevent a supplication to be admitted and, therefore, responded:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...  اَللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتي تَهْتِكُ الْعِصَمَ،&#xA;  اَللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتي تُنْزِلُ النِّقَمَ،&#xA;  اَللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتي تُغَيِّرُ النِّعَمَ،&#xA;  اَللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لي &lt;strong&gt;الذُّنُوبَ الَّتي تَحْبِسُ الدُّعاءَ&lt;/strong&gt;،&#xA;  اَللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتي تُنْزِلُ الْبَلاءَ،&#xA;  اَللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لي كُلَّ ذَنْب اَذْنَبْتُهُ، وَ كُلَّ خَطيئَة&#xA;  اَخْطَأتُها. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Allah! Forgive me my such sins as would affront my continency O&#xA;  Allah! Forgive me my such sins as would bring down calamity O Allah!&#xA;  Forgive me my such sins as would change divine favours (into&#xA;  disfavours) O Allah! Forgive me my &lt;strong&gt;such sins as would hinder my&#xA;  supplication&lt;/strong&gt; O Allah! Forgive me such sins as bring down misfortunes&#xA;  (or afflictions) O Allah! Forgive my such sins as would suppress hope&#xA;  O Allah! Forgive every sin that I have committed and every error that&#xA;  I have erred O Allah! ... [&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/kumayl.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kumayl supplication&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A critical conditions for a person's supplication to be admitted is avoiding any forbidden sustenance (لقمة الحرام او رزق الحرام):&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن جعفر بن محمد قال: اذا اراد احدكم ان یستجاب له فلیطیب كسبه و لیخرج&#xA;  من مظالم الناس و ان الله لا یرفع الیه دعاء عبد و فی بطنه حرام او عنده&#xA;  مظلمه لاحدٍ من خلقه.(بحارالانوار، ج 90، ص 331)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- said if anyone wants his&#xA;  supplications to be responded he should clean his earning money and&#xA;  exclude from it every right of the others which are wrongly within his&#xA;  property. And Allah will never lift the supplication of one in whose&#xA;  stomach is a Haram [&lt;em&gt;which would remain for 40 days according to&#xA;  another Hadeeth&lt;/em&gt;] or within whose property is a right for any of His&#xA;  creatures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this is for those who want to be responded for every request that they have from Allah. These people are called responded-on-every-request (مستجاب الدعوة). This by no means imply that Allah will reject every supplication from people who doesn't eat only from pure sustenance, so kind that He is and there are some thresholds (doing some special sins as stated before) beyond which the person and his supplications would be ignored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;sometimes we ask Allah for a request and Allah knows it is not to our benefit, so He will not respond us in the way we like but in the way He knows to be better for us:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... وَعَسَىٰ أَن تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۖ وَعَسَىٰ&#xA;  أَن تُحِبُّوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ&#xA;  وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you,&#xA;  and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and&#xA;  ye know not. [2:216]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we will think Allah has not responded to us, either get sad for being ignored or again ask Him for the same thing. Allah will give us what is better for us until we very much insist on WHAT WE WANT, then Allah may give us the way we like but then we will be a loser:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يَكُ مُغَيِّرًا نِّعْمَةً أَنْعَمَهَا&#xA;  عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ&#xA;  سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Because Allah will never change the grace which He hath bestowed on a&#xA;  people until they change what is in their (own) souls: and verily&#xA;  Allah is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things).&quot; [8:53]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَهُ مُعَقِّبَاتٌ مِّن بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ يَحْفَظُونَهُ&#xA;  مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ&#xA;  يُغَيِّرُوا مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ سُوءًا&#xA;  فَلَا مَرَدَّ لَهُ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن دُونِهِ مِن وَالٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For each (such person) there are (angels) in succession, before and&#xA;  behind him: They guard him by command of Allah. Allah does not change&#xA;  a people's lot unless they change what is in their hearts. But when&#xA;  (once) Allah willeth a people's punishment, there can be no turning it&#xA;  back, nor will they find, besides Him, any to protect. [13:11]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;also it is possible that we ask Allah for a request and He admits but it takes a long time for its suitable time to reach. For example according to Hadeeth the time interval between Moses --peace be upon him-- cursed about Pharaoh and his chiefs and the curse was done was around 40 years!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ آتَيْتَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَأَهُ زِينَةً&#xA;  وَأَمْوَالًا فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا رَبَّنَا لِيُضِلُّوا عَن&#xA;  سَبِيلِكَ ۖ رَبَّنَا اطْمِسْ عَلَىٰ أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَاشْدُدْ عَلَىٰ&#xA;  قُلُوبِهِمْ فَلَا يُؤْمِنُوا حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُا الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ /&#xA;  قَالَ قَدْ أُجِيبَت دَّعْوَتُكُمَا فَاسْتَقِيمَا وَلَا تَتَّبِعَانِّ&#xA;  سَبِيلَ الَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Moses prayed: &quot;Our Lord! Thou hast indeed bestowed on Pharaoh and his&#xA;  chiefs splendour and wealth in the life of the present, and so, Our&#xA;  Lord, they mislead (men) from Thy Path. Deface, our Lord, the features&#xA;  of their wealth, and send hardness to their hearts, so they will not&#xA;  believe until they see the grievous penalty.&quot; / Allah said: &quot;Accepted&#xA;  is your prayer (O Moses and Aaron)! So stand ye straight, and follow&#xA;  not the path of those who know not.&quot; [10:88,89]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;also there are times that a very pious person calls Allah but is not responded very soon as Allah wants to keep him at His door, so it is strongly recommended never to give up asking from Allah. Asking from Allah on its own is good and would be rewarded, also it has effects in our Dunya life, e.g. you may ask Allah to be able to buy a house, Allah knows it is not a good idea for you, so instead He increases your life span or else, you may think you have not been responded but your Dua has had its effects onto your life. So we should always ask Allah and never get tired of that, at the same time that we should leave it to Allah to do what is better for us as Allah knows but we may know not.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are some Dua's which are always accepted, be it from a believer or a non-believer, like that we say &quot;may Allah send peace upon His prophet and his household&quot;. It is recommended to start and end any Dua by this Dua as Allah is kinder to accept the beginning and ending parts of a Dua but rejects to accept between them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;also time and place can affect our mood and thus our prayings! When it is raining, when the door of Ka`be is opened, when kindly looking in the face of parents, at the first night of marriage, before the sunrise, at the mosque, and etc., all such considerations can help.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the conditions for a pure supplication is not limited to the points stated here, but I only tried to give you a starting point. Also I strongly recommend you to also first read some famous supplications from the household of the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his family-- as they are very good examples of a pure supplication. Examples for these supplications are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/kumayl.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dua' Kumayl&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/thumali.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dua' Abu Hamzi Thumalee&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/invocation.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Munajat Sha'baaniyeh&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/sajjadiya/s20.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dua' Makarem Al-Akhlaaq&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed, and don't forget us in your prayers ;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T09:50:46.563" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T09:50:46.563" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="215" CreationDate="2012-12-19T05:05:23.927" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophets, according to the Qur'an, are infallible. This doesn't mean that they &lt;em&gt;can't&lt;/em&gt; commit sin, rather it means that they &lt;em&gt;won't&lt;/em&gt; because they are of the highest spiritual and intellectual consciousness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for mistakes, they don't make mistakes in religious matters either, however there have been debates regarding mistakes in non-religious matters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Qur'an, it testifies that prophet and his household were purified a thorough purification:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And abide in your&#xA;  houses and do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the&#xA;  former times of ignorance. And establish prayer and give zakah and&#xA;  obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah intends only to remove from you&#xA;  the impurity , O people of the [Prophet's] household, and to purify&#xA;  you with thorough purification.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih International 33:33&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in the Qur'an, Allah (swt) says that Shaytan promised to stay away from those who were infallible as he said that he would deceive everyone except Allah's chosen servants:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Except, among them, Your chosen servants.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/15/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih International 15:40&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also makes logical sense: how can you have clean water (Qur'an) through an impurfied carrier?  Prophets must be clean of error or sins so they don't get questioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they are open to make mistakes (about religious matters), then one can question the entire religion because how does one know if the prophet is making a mistake about his Sunnah or even the Qur'an. Hence a comprehensive approach of the holy Qur'an and logic only justifies spiritual and intellectual perfection of prophet.  In an authentic hadith, the prophet said that he was &quot;the city of knowledge (and wisdom)&quot;. Such a claim can only come from one who is infallible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (swt) also said in many verses of the Qur'an that we need to follow the prophet as we follow Allah and submit to him (i.e. the Prophet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surely Allah and His Angels shower prayers on the Prophet. O you who&#xA;  have believed, pray for for  him, and submit in full submission.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dr. Ghali 33:56&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Qur'an, in order to find answers one should, in my humble opinion, read it more comprehensively.  Humans can have a million questions, and if they were looking for a million direct and easy answers the Qur'an would never finish. Therefore reading it with open eyes, heart, and intellect can lead to many answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah (swt) knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="918" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-28T11:12:09.327" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T11:12:09.327" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5778" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5788" CreationDate="2012-12-19T11:13:07.260" Score="6" ViewCount="7947" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read fatwas about how insurance generally is haraam, however, if you live in countries where certain insurances are legally required, that type of insurance is not haraam.  For example, car insurance is required in many countries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, if you are forced to get car insurance, and you end up in a genuine accident, i.e. not an accident you do or cause on purpose, is it okay Islamically to claim from the insurance you were forced to get in the first place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or, is it only okay to &lt;em&gt;get&lt;/em&gt; forced insurance, but haraam to &lt;em&gt;claim&lt;/em&gt; genuine claims on this forced insurance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T09:31:41.583" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T09:31:41.583" Title="Is it permitted to make insurance claims?" Tags="|fiqh|sunni|insurance|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5779" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-19T11:52:58.847" Score="10" ViewCount="817" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah&#xA;  (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) visited me after returning from a&#xA;  journey, and I had a shelf with a thin cloth curtain hanging over it&#xA;  and on which there were portraits. When he saw it, the color of his&#xA;  face changed (because of anger) and he said, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;O Aishah! the most&#xA;  grievous torment from Allah on the Day of Resurrection will be for&#xA;  those who imitate (Allah) in the act of His creation.'&lt;/strong&gt;' `Aishah said:&#xA;  We tore it into pieces and made a cushion or two cushions out of that.&#xA;  [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first look, it almost sounds as if God wants to scare people away from imitating his actions.  But then I think about it, I think, why would God be worried about such a trivial thing, he is God, and absolutely no one can compare to him!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I thought it would be fairly useful to have pictures drown of the prophet while the prophet was alive for record purposes so we can clearly see how the prophet dressed, i.e. a picture speaks a thousand words.  Plus illustrations of how the prophet prayed step by step would have been extremely useful too, instead of having to navigate through the huge web of hadith to try to put everything together on how the prophet dressed, how the prophet prayed etc etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, what is the wisdom behind telling us not to create portraits of people?  i.e. it's not as if people can actually bring those portraits to life like God can.  Or can we?  Maybe we have been given the power and the ability to create life from portraits but we haven't realized yet, and God has forbidden it so we don't even attempt it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know what the reason behind this is, hence the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the comment below, I don't think that answers the question.  If the reason behind the prohibition of creating portraits truly is to stop idol worshiping, then why not just say that, i.e. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Anyone who creates idols in any form will have a grievous torment from Allah.  &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why say, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Anyone who imitates Allah in the act of his creation will have a grievous torment? &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this has more to it than simply preventing idol worshiping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T09:28:43.587" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T09:28:43.587" Title="What is the wisdom behind the prohibition of creating portraits? (Sunni View)" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|depiction|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5780" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-19T18:22:02.273" Score="19" ViewCount="3312" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that many (most?) Muslims prefer not to really celebrate Christmas, due to conflicting religious views. However, in truth Christmas is a composite event, of secular (arguably: predominantly), pagan, and Christian origin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, it happens that in Russia and many Eastern churches (Christian), the dates are different - and notably: split. The secular part is effectively new year (including gift-giving, celebration of friends and family etc), and the religious festival is on (IIRC) the 7th January.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So: hypothetically, if this were more generally the case: would more Muslims be happy to celebrate &quot;wintertime&quot; (insert whatever preferred name) - meaning: just the secular end-of-year celebration, without any confusion of religious overtones? Would there be any haram in such?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="143" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-27T09:44:40.690" LastActivityDate="2017-08-27T09:44:40.690" Title="Is &quot;Christmas&quot; were seen as secular (rather than religious), would it be acceptable to celebrate it?" Tags="|halal-haram|christianity|celebration|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5783" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5745" CreationDate="2012-12-19T20:29:38.633" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Coming from a Christian perspective, I can tell you that the general principle of prophetic succession is such that &lt;em&gt;once a prophet arrives,&lt;/em&gt; his claim is made to rest on the authority of previous prophets.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Mohammed was, by all accounts, the last of the prophets, it would have been remarkable if he had been named in prior books.  To give some idea of the time frames involved -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Torah was written  ~1000BC to ~450BC&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The New Testament (the Injil) was written between 52 AD and ~ 95 AD&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mohammed lived from ~572AD to 632AD&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is difficult to imagine a nonsensical datum existing for over 1600 years in any book, let alone a holy one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Christian and Jewish traditions, there is no example of a prophet being &lt;em&gt;named&lt;/em&gt; prior to his appointment.  Even Jesus, whom Christians view as both a prophet and as &quot;the Messiah,&quot; the concept of Messiah is traced historically, but the &lt;a href=&quot;https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/11918/when-was-the-first-occurrence-of-jesus-being-used-as-a-name&quot;&gt;name of Jesus&lt;/a&gt; does not appear until the angel Gabriel announces to Mariam. As another example, John the Baptist is often conflated with Elijah - a prophet who preceeded John the Baptist by 600 years - but again John the Baptist is later associated, not named.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most famous example of &lt;a href=&quot;https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/7853/name-of-ahmed-in-the-scripture&quot;&gt;the Prophet Muhammad being &quot;named&quot; in &quot;Scripture&quot;&lt;/a&gt; comes from &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_Barnabas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Gospel of Barnabas&lt;/a&gt;,&quot; a work not recognized by Christians or Jews as sacred.  The earliest mention of text is contemporaneous with the Prophet, and is thus both well after Christians believe the canon to be closed and in any event not inspired at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="217" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:56:52.367" LastActivityDate="2012-12-20T02:44:02.273" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5780" CreationDate="2012-12-19T21:35:12.763" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is forbidden for Muslims to imitate non-Muslims.  The Prophet (May Allah's blessings and peace be upon Him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You will follow the wrong ways, of your predecessors so completely and&#xA;  literally that if they should go into the hole of a mastigure, you too&#xA;  will go there.&quot; We said, &quot;O Allah's Messenger (sallallahu 'alaihi wa&#xA;  sallam) ! Do you mean the Jews and the Christians?&quot; He replied, &quot;Whom&#xA;  else?&quot; (Meaning, of course, the Jews and the Christians.) &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/60/123&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He (May Allah's blessings and peace be upon Him) also said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He who copies any people is one of them &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/34/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above hadith is in the book of clothing in Sunan Abi dawood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is forbidden to copy non-Muslims in their worships, their religion, and their holidays.  Mending family ties does not have to be done at the end of each year rather there is 365 days to do that in. Source: Iqtidaou Asserat Al-Mustaqem by Imam Ibn Taymiyah &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islam1.org/khutub/Imitation_of_None-Muslims.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imitation of non-Muslims&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To add on, not only is such imitation of non-Muslim, but also is a non-Muslim celebration.  As is clear in the Quran and Sunnah, each people have their own ways and rituals, and Muslims are not to imitate them even in the most specific of their ways, in their celebrations.  The Shariah has come ad given us our own way and our own celebrations, and those are Eid Al Adha and Eid Al Fitr. When the Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him) came to Madinah, the people used to celebrate two days out of the year, the Prophet came and said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كَانَ لَكُمْ يَوْمَانِ تَلْعَبُونَ فِيهِمَا وَقَدْ أَبْدَلَكُمُ&#xA;  اللَّهُ بِهِمَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُمَا يَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ وَيَوْمَ الأَضْحَى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'You had two days when you would play, but Allah (SWT) has given&#xA;  Muslims something instead that is better than them: the day of Al-Fitr&#xA;  and the day of Al-Adha&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/19/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;سنن النسائي (Annasa'i)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-02-21T05:20:13.793" LastActivityDate="2014-02-21T05:20:13.793" CommentCount="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5785" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5780" CreationDate="2012-12-20T07:23:13.950" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Talking from a Shia perspective, if it is a tradition of our society then there is no problem to celebrate it as long as no Haram action is performed during the celebration. We have a similar celebration called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nowruz&lt;/a&gt; which is not Islamic and celebrates the beginning of spring. [&lt;em&gt;Actually there are some Ahadeeth which demonstrates the religious importance of Nowruz but there is a debate between the scholars if such Ahadeeth are weak or not.&lt;/em&gt;] It is considered not only Halal but also encouraged as the family members gather together, children are happy for the vacation and traveling, gifts strength the family ties, and so on. It is not against any rules of Allah but also goes well with them so why should it be Haram. There are also several other non-Islamic celebrations in Iran, like the beginning of Winter which is the longest night of the year and is called the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yald%C4%81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yalda Night&lt;/a&gt;. According to Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Following the fall of the Sassanid Empire and the subsequent rise of&#xA;  Islam in Persia/Iran, the religious significance of the event was&#xA;  lost, and like other Zoroastrian festivals, Yalda became a social&#xA;  occasion when family and close friends would get together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is Islam has revised the old traditions, keeping their good parts and omitting the Kufr rituals and shirk points in them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are recommended to follow the traditions of the society that we live in, and even their common style of life, but only in those respects that they conflict with Islam then we should avoid them. Even you can notice that no two culture in Islamic cultures are exactly the same, each have their own traditions and life style but hopefully they all stick to the rules of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the Christmas, if it is a mere secular tradition as far as I know it wouldn't be Haram to participate it as long as it is good on its own, you can change your intention to do all such good deeds for the sake of Allah. However, if it is to celebrate the birthday of Jesus the Christ --peace be upon him--, then it should be better to participate the celebration, while not committing any sin during the celebration. We similarly celebrate all the birthdays of Imams and prophets (that we know their birthday, I only remember Ibraheem --peace be upon him-- whose birthday is recorded as 1st of dhi-Hadjeh) as the day is a day that Allah has gifted us with such a blessing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only one point remains to say here. As the Lunar Hijri years are shorter in length than Iranians and Gregorian years for about 11 days, the Lunar years move with respect to those Iranian and Gregorian calendars and it is possible that a religious mourning day or week or etc. (like Ashura or Muharram) coincides with a same day that is traditionally going to be celebrated, like Christmas or Nowruz. Only when such occasions occur we prefer the religious event on the traditional event. So for example we never celebrate Nowruz when it falls in the first 10 days of Muharram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And God knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT.&lt;/strong&gt; About why celebrating personal (&lt;em&gt;like birthdays of the family members and friends&lt;/em&gt;), cultural (&lt;em&gt;like the beginning of spring or a new year&lt;/em&gt;) and national (like 22nd of Bahman in Iran, the day Islamic revolution won against the American Backed Regime of Shah) celebrations is not Bid'ah (innovation), one should note that innovation is adding a part to Islam when that part doesn't indeed belong to Islam, or equivalently remove a part from Islam when it is indeed a part of Islam. However, none of such celebrations are claimed to be Islamic, that is, parts of Islam, as if they were then all Muslims around the world in all the times were requested to do so and of course it is not the case, not anyone except my family will celebrate my birthday not anyone from one culture is required to celebrate a cultural celebration of another culture. However, difference of cultures may be viewed as difference of languages and color of the bodies which are mentioned in Quran as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ خَلْقُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافُ&#xA;  أَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَأَلْوَانِكُمْ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ&#xA;  لِّلْعَالِمِينَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and&#xA;  the variations in your languages and your colors: verily in that are&#xA;  Signs for those who know. [30:22]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PS.&lt;/strong&gt; Several years ago I personally decided to get rid of all the cultural and National dependencies and stick merely to religion. I saw how much difficulties my decision brought to my family for them to adapt. The bad point was that it was only my own desire to be so and couldn't find any Islamic evidence to back my decision with. Then after sometimes of bothering my family with such an extreme decision, repeatedly explaining to the others why I cannot behave like them such that it almost drew everyone's attention toward me and my beliefs and decisions, I found evidences in (Shia) Islam that what is correct (and difficult as well) is to live like everyone but at the same time to be submitted to Allah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-09T07:51:03.453" LastActivityDate="2015-12-09T07:51:03.453" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5786" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-20T09:45:40.600" Score="11" ViewCount="64996" Body="&lt;p&gt;Love is an uncontrollable feeling.* It may happen blindly. My questions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Can a guy and girl fall in love with one another before marriage?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What if you love someone with the intention to get married later on?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does Shari'ah say to these questions? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;*I'm not talking about making love (sexual relationship), of course that's a sin.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="86" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-03-24T16:15:04.213" LastActivityDate="2015-03-24T16:15:04.213" Title="Is romantic love permissible before marriage?" Tags="|nikah|relationships|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5786" CreationDate="2012-12-20T10:35:10.773" Score="8" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a man feels some attraction towards a woman whom it is permissible&#xA;  for him to marry her, and vice versa, there is no answer to the&#xA;  problem except marriage. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be&#xA;  upon him) said: “We do not think that there is anything better for&#xA;  those who love one another than marriage.” (Narrated by Ibn Maajah,&#xA;  1847; classed as saheeh by al-Busayri and by Shaykh al-Albaani in&#xA;  al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 624)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But if that marriage comes about as a result of an illicit love&#xA;  relationship, such as when they meet and are alone together and kiss&#xA;  one another, and other haraam actions, then it will never be stable,&#xA;  because they committed actions that go against sharee’ah and because&#xA;  they have built their lives on things that will have the effect of&#xA;  reducing blessings and support from Allaah, for sin is a major factor&#xA;  in reducing blessings, even though some people think, because of the&#xA;  Shaytaan’s whispers, that falling in love and doing haraam deeds makes&#xA;  marriage stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read the full fatwa here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/23420&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/23420&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2012-12-20T10:35:10.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5778" CreationDate="2012-12-20T16:06:21.147" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Insofar as insurance is considered a form of either &lt;em&gt;riba&lt;/em&gt; or gambling, &lt;strong&gt;proceeds therefrom should be treated as unlawful&lt;/strong&gt;, as one would the proceeds from any such sources.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_Adam_al-Kawthari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari&lt;/a&gt; describes the Hanafi position on the matter thus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&amp;amp;ID=3482&amp;amp;CATE=13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The ruling on money gained from playing the lottery is similar to that&#xA;  of all other unlawfully acquired money, in that it should be given in&#xA;  charity to poor people without the intention of receiving reward&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is presuming that the ill-gotten gains cannot reasonably be returned to the rightful owners, which would be preferable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When dealing with forced vehicle insurance (and to an extent, any form of insurance), there are a few extra considerations, which I will summarise thus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you are not claiming more money than you have already contributed&lt;/strong&gt; to your insurance company, then it can be argued that you are not profiting from gambling, rather you are merely recovering your own money which you were forced to pay out.  In this case, the opinions of Shuyukh &lt;a href=&quot;http://islam-qa.com/en/ref/117290/insurance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muhammad Salih al-Munajid&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&amp;amp;ID=3717&amp;amp;CATE=48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari&lt;/a&gt; is that &lt;strong&gt;there is nothing wrong with accepting the money&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Any claim amount exceeding the amounts already paid as premiums&lt;/strong&gt; would be considered unlawful and should be disposed of as mentioned above (e.g. donated to charity).  However, my own personal opinion is that any exceeds can be &lt;strong&gt;kept aside for paying off future insurance premiums to the same company&lt;/strong&gt;, as this would be a reasonable method of returning the money to its rightful owners.  If circumstances change such that you are no longer paying these insurance premiums, any remaining exceeds can then be disposed of accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, there may be situations where the &lt;strong&gt;other party is clearly at fault&lt;/strong&gt;, and the claim is paid out by either the offending party or his own insurance company.  In this case, the opinion of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.albalagh.net/qa/insurance.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mufti Taqi Usmani&lt;/a&gt; is that &lt;strong&gt;you are entitled to be reimbursed for the damages in full&lt;/strong&gt;, regardless of whether the money comes directly from the other party (preferable) or from his insurance company.  This is completely independent of how much you may (or may not) have contributed to your own insurance company.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2012-12-20T16:06:21.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5793" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-21T02:42:14.993" Score="5" ViewCount="1367" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if there are any Hadith that recommend what kind of toilets one must use. Such as Western toilets (Water closet) or Squat toilets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="251" LastActivityDate="2018-09-08T17:54:46.783" Title="Islamic way of visiting the toilet" Tags="|taharah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5794" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-21T02:46:37.437" Score="4" ViewCount="1900" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any Hadith that discusses the importance of exercise, its benefits and what kind of exercise is considered good, etc.?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="251" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2012-12-22T12:11:17.333" LastActivityDate="2012-12-22T12:11:17.333" Title="Islamic view on exercise" Tags="|hadith|health|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5794" CreationDate="2012-12-21T10:32:40.513" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon&#xA;  him) said: “The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allaah&#xA;  than the weak believer.” Narrated by Muslim, 6774.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/40527&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, muslims should be strong physically and mentally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I think those exercises which just make your biceps big are stupid exercises, you need exercises which will give you overall body strength, core stability, flexibility, agility, and stamina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I used to work with someone who was a professional bodybuilder, and he said when it's competition time, his water intake has to be so precise to give him the perfect definition that he kept getting full body cramps due to the lack of water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What use is such a body if you can't move properly?  So personally, I would recommend staying away from that type of thing, and finding an exercise which will give you strength, core stability, flexibility, agility, and stamina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only exercises I can think of which does all these together are the gymnastic exercises.  Please note, I am not suggesting you become a professional gymnast.  What I am saying is that gymnasts do certain exercises which give them amazing strength, core stability, flexibility, agility, and stamina all at the same time!  What I am suggesting is that you find out what they do and do that.  Plus find a decent martial arts system not concerned about competitions and belts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just keep these words in mind, fundamentals and conditioning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2012-12-21T10:46:44.490" LastActivityDate="2012-12-21T10:46:44.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5796" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-21T18:16:45.860" Score="11" ViewCount="1646" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I first learnt how to pray &lt;em&gt;salat&lt;/em&gt;, I was taught as part of the &lt;em&gt;tashahud&lt;/em&gt; to recite the phrase &quot;&lt;code&gt;السلام عليكم أيها النبي&lt;/code&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am hardly fluent in Arabic, but my translation of the above is basically &quot;Peace be upon you, oh prophet.&quot;  As a native English speaker this has always felt wrong to me, as using the second-person pronoun &quot;you&quot; suggests that I am speaking (and thus praying) directly &lt;em&gt;to&lt;/em&gt; the prophet, rather than to God Almighty; this brings to me concerns of &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question here isn't about whether reciting the &lt;em&gt;tashahud&lt;/em&gt; itself is required, or exactly what form it should take; I am more concerned about the actual Arabic construction of the sentence itself.  Does the use of &quot;&lt;code&gt;كم&lt;/code&gt;&quot; (or, as I have also seen used, &quot;&lt;code&gt;ك&lt;/code&gt;&quot;) in this case have the same connotations in Arabic?  Or can it be reasonably used to refer to a third-party in a manner not seen in English?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T09:16:20.900" LastActivityDate="2018-07-18T09:13:52.023" Title="What does &quot;السلام عليكم أيها النبي&quot; actually mean?" Tags="|salat|arabic|tashahhud|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5797" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5432" CreationDate="2012-12-21T21:41:50.573" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;@Ali has mentioned the social political connections, but I would like to elaborate more: It has come partly from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.valiasr-aj.com/fa/page.php?bank=question&amp;amp;id=1344&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; but it is in Persian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your question is basically why god has let the Prophet marry Aisha?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is that it has been for political reasons. The prophet (pbuh), to reach better status socially and politically, in order to advertise and spread Islam as much as possible did some marriages. Here I list them and explain more:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Aisha: The daughter of Abubakr from the tribe Tim (Quraish) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hafsah: The daughter of Omar from the tribe Edi (Quraish) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Om Habibah: The daughter of Abusufyan form Bani Omayah (Quraish) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Om Salamah from Bani Mahzum &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Meimunah from bani halal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Safiah from bani israil&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry for the transliteration of Arabic names :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see all of them are from different tribes. Back then marriage was the primary element to strengthen the relations between different tribes. Marriage to a different tribe was the number 1 element to avoid wars between different tribes (ref. Ibn khaldun introduction)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For this reason the Prophet (pbuh), tried to marry women from different tribes, even from Bani omayyah to decrease their aggressiveness toward himself, creating love possibly, and better spread of Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quote from La vie de Mahomet from Georgio:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We read in some historical books that the Prophet (pbuh) proposed&#xA;  several women, and He did not even marry them all, but even this much&#xA;  the whole tribe was honored and it created a good relation between the&#xA;  Prophet (pbuh) and that tribe. For example when Umm Salamah from bani&#xA;  mahzum (the tribe of Abujahl and Khalid ibn valid) married the&#xA;  prophet, Khalid enemity towards the Prophet (pbuh) lessend very much&#xA;  and after not so long he embraced Islam.  Another example is Juirieh&#xA;  and Safieh, which caused the calm down of Bani nazir and bani mutlaq.&#xA;  For the marriage of Juirieh with the Prophet (pbuh), the sahabah&#xA;  released 100 captives of war since they became relatives with the&#xA;  Prophet (pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that all these marriages happened after Hazrat Khadijah in the final years of the Prophet, since the Prophet wanted to be sure of the love between the different tribes which were really enemy before. Therefore, don't be under this impression that Aisha was any better than other wives of the Prophet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example in Surah tahrim verse 4, God speaks about the mistake of two wives of the Prophet (pbuh):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنْ تَتُوبَا إِلَى اللَّهِ فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا وَإِنْ&#xA;  تَظَاهَرَا عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ مَوْلَاهُ وَجِبْرِيلُ&#xA;  وَصَالِحُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ ظَهِيرٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If ye two turn in repentance to Him, your hearts are indeed so inclined; But if ye back up each other against him, truly Allah is his Protector, and Gabriel, and (every) righteous one among those who believe,- and furthermore, the angels - will back (him) up. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next verse:It may be, if he divorced you (all), that Allah will give him in exchange consorts better than you,- who submit (their wills), who believe, who are devout, who turn to Allah in repentance, who worship (in humility), who travel (for Faith) and fast,- previously married or virgins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Bukhari (صحيح بخاري کتاب فرض الخمس باب ما جاء في بيوت ازواج النبي صلي الله عليه وسلم):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ حَدَّثَنَا جُوَيْرِيَةُ عَنْ&#xA;  نَافِعٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَامَ&#xA;  النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَطِيبًا فَأَشَارَ نَحْوَ&#xA;  مَسْكَنِ عَائِشَةَ فَقَالَ هُنَا الْفِتْنَةُ ثَلَاثًا مِنْ حَيْثُ&#xA;  يَطْلُعُ قَرْنُ الشَّيْطَانِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet points to the house of Aisha, and repeats this sentence three times: Fitnah is here, here is where the Hizb of Satan will appear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, you should read history unbiased and see what happened and what the consequences were. Aisha was among the other wives of the prophet, which apparently did several mistakes including the well-known battle of camel. I doubt if anybody can deny that. I am very worried that when I speak about this sensitive issue one of the Sunni brothers gets angry. Nevertheless, the wives of the Prophet are Umm Almuminin, which means that nobody can marry them after the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to add some text about an issue that came up in the comments of @thecorocodile... answer. Basically the questioner is asking, why God that knows about the future and he is all wise and all knowing, why should he let his Messenger (pbuh) do sth which can be potentially wrong (in this case marriage with Aisha)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that as mentioned in this answer, there were a lot of benefits through the multiple marriages of the Prophet (pbuh). It may only seem wrong because of the things that are mentioned in the question which are true indeed. But this conclusion (wrong decision by Allah) is subjective. Proof needed to support the argument. Sometimes we don't comprehend the reasoning behind things from the beginning. I suggest you read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=4088&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;. It might help a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And God Knows best, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: For the age of Aisha when she married the Prophet (pbuh), see &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvaBNSuXqMQ&amp;amp;playnext=1&amp;amp;list=PL76EEB7CC3020022E&amp;amp;feature=results_video&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; at least. Neither 6 nor 9 seems to be true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="618" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-07T06:20:01.043" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T06:20:01.043" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5800" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6" CreationDate="2012-12-22T06:08:47.293" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rasul is the one to whom the revelation is given and Nabi only gives the message. Every Rasul has to be Nabi but every nabi is not rasul. For example, to pass 8th standard, we have to pass the 2nd standard first. So here, 2nd standard is the Nabi and 8th standard is Rasul. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="931" LastEditorDisplayName="user123" LastEditDate="2012-12-22T07:23:38.713" LastActivityDate="2012-12-22T07:23:38.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5802" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5814" CreationDate="2012-12-22T06:58:42.903" Score="9" ViewCount="4294" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although the role and importance of Jesus may be seen very differently, Islam does recognize the existence of Jesus of Nazareth and even give him some critical acclaim as a prophet. However, do they celebrate his birth in any way such as Christians do at Christmas? If so, in what way do they celebrate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question may seem basic, but we have:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لا نفرق بین احد من رسله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if we accept all prophets then why shouldn't we celebrate their birthdays?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="747" LastEditorUserId="46502" LastEditDate="2021-12-28T07:52:01.890" LastActivityDate="2021-12-28T07:52:01.890" Title="Do Muslims celebrate Christmas?" Tags="|halal-haram|prophet-isa|holidays|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5804" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5796" CreationDate="2012-12-22T08:26:55.723" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Holy Prophet (saww) hears our salaam when recited at his grave and he is conveyed our salaam when recited from afar. We are not addressing a &quot;third&quot; party when greeting him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;و قال رسول الله (صلّى الله عليه وآله وسلّم) من سلم علي عند قبري سمعته&#xA;  و من سلم علي من بعيد بلغته سلام الله عليه و رحمة الله و بركاته .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the Messenger of Allah  (صلّى الله عليه وآله وسلّم) said: Whoever&#xA;  recites the salam over me near my grave, I hear him, and whoever&#xA;  recites the salam  upon me from afar, it is conveyed [to me]. The&#xA;  peace of Allah and the mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon him.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [Awa'il al-Maqalat, p. 73]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also &quot;کم&quot; is a plural in Arabic (when addressing more than two people). The reason for us using &quot;کم&quot; while greeting each other individually is because of the presence of angels around us. We never use a plural when addressing Divinely appointed representatives of Allah because of their authority over the rest of creation. Hence, the correct form is to use &quot;ک&quot; for the Prophet (saww). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="625" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-12T08:19:35.597" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T08:19:35.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5530" CreationDate="2012-12-22T09:11:35.733" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In rukoo', you can say the following:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uCjRp.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fA9jc.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JRpAo.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/49kLv.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter link description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OOZae.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Listen to the audio of the du'a &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/zikr/Hisn_al_Muslim/sounds/Prayer_Bowing.mp3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Sujood, you can say the following:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CzwtQ.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/agI5S.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/BOQWj.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4t9zP.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HkbAo.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CF3uE.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/b5NTk.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Listen to the audio of the du'a &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/zikr/Hisn_al_Muslim/sounds/Prayer_Prostrating.mp3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding supplicating using verses from Qur'an, there is no objection for this provided one should not intend the recitation of the Quran, rather he should intend supplicating Allaah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rukoo' and sujud is for supplicating to Allaah and praising him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the Jurists (may Allaah have mercy upon them) have agreed that the recitation of the Quran whilst bowing or prostrating is dislikable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is because of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/236&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;narration of Ibn Abbass&lt;/a&gt; (radiallahu anhu) from the Messenger (salallahu alayhi' wassalam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)&#xA;  drew aside the curtain (of his apartment) and (he saw) people in rows&#xA;  (saying prayer) behind Aba Bakr. And he said: Nothing remains of the&#xA;  glad tidings of apostlehood, except good visions which a Muslim sees&#xA;  or someone is made to see for him. And see that I have been forbidden&#xA;  to recite the Qur'an in the state of bowing and prostration. So far as&#xA;  Ruk'u is concerned, extol in it the Great and Glorious Lord, and while&#xA;  prostrating yourselves be earnest in supplication, for it is fitting&#xA;  that your supplications should be answered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ&#xA;  وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ،&#xA;  أَخْبَرَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ سُحَيْمٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ&#xA;  اللَّهِ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ كَشَفَ&#xA;  رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم السِّتَارَةَ وَالنَّاسُ صُفُوفٌ&#xA;  خَلْفَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْقَ&#xA;  مِنْ مُبَشِّرَاتِ النُّبُوَّةِ إِلاَّ الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ يَرَاهَا&#xA;  الْمُسْلِمُ أَوْ تُرَى لَهُ أَلاَ وَإِنِّي نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ&#xA;  الْقُرْآنَ رَاكِعًا أَوْ سَاجِدًا فَأَمَّا الرُّكُوعُ فَعَظِّمُوا&#xA;  فِيهِ الرَّبَّ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَأَمَّا السُّجُودُ فَاجْتَهِدُوا فِي&#xA;  الدُّعَاءِ فَقَمِنٌ أَنْ يُسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/zikr/Hisn_al_Muslim/frame.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hisn Al Muslim Min Athkar Al Kitaab Was Sunnah&lt;/a&gt; by Sa'eed Al&#xA;Qahtani&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=90357&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reciting Du'aa from the Quran in Rukoo' and Sujood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2019-01-01T03:15:39.947" LastActivityDate="2019-01-01T03:15:39.947" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5806" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5802" CreationDate="2012-12-22T09:38:59.397" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Do Muslims celebrate Christmas like Christians?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No. Muslims do not celebrate Christmas like Christians. In fact, we do not know why Christians celebrate it when it has a pagan origin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“No such festival as christmas was ever heard of until the &lt;strong&gt;THIRD&#xA;  century, and not until the FOURTH century was far advanced did it gain&#xA;  much observance.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Long before the fourth century, and long before the christian era&#xA;  itself, a festival was celebrated among the &lt;strong&gt;HEATHEN&lt;/strong&gt;, at that precise&#xA;  time of the year, in honor oft the birth of the son of the Babylonian&#xA;  queen of heaven; and it may fairly be presumed that, in order to&#xA;  conciliate the heathen, and to swell the number of the nominal&#xA;  adherents of christianity, the same festival was adopted by the Roman&#xA;  church, giving it only the name of Christ. This tendency on the part&#xA;  of christians to meet paganism half-way was very early developed.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; Hislop, A., The Two Babylons, Loiseaux Brothers, Neptune, N.J. p. 93&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe it is more of a custom thing than religious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;What do they do on Christmas?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's just like any other day for Muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Does Islam reject Jesus?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, not at all. All Muslims believe in Jesus or Eesaa, peace be upon him like they believe in all prophets and messengers sent to humanity. However, we reject what the various factions of &lt;em&gt;Christians&lt;/em&gt; say about him i.e. he is the son of Allah or he is Allah or he is the third of three. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (al-Ilaah, Eloh-im), the Sublime and Exalted, said in his final revelation to mankind, establishing the truth about Jesus, the Messenger (peace be upon him):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ لاَ تَغْلُواْ فِي دِينِكُمْ وَلاَ تَقُولُواْ&#xA;  عَلَى اللّهِ إِلاَّ الْحَقِّ إِنَّمَا الْمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ&#xA;  رَسُولُ اللّهِ وَكَلِمَتُهُ أَلْقَاهَا إِلَى مَرْيَمَ وَرُوحٌ مِّنْهُ&#xA;  فَآمِنُواْ بِاللّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَلاَ تَقُولُواْ ثَلاَثَةٌ انتَهُواْ&#xA;  خَيْرًا لَّكُمْ إِنَّمَا اللّهُ إِلَـهٌ وَاحِدٌ سُبْحَانَهُ أَن&#xA;  يَكُونَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَات وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ&#xA;  وَكَفَى بِاللّهِ وَكِيلاً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Do not exceed the&#xA;  limits in your religion, nor say of Allaah aught but the truth. The&#xA;  Messiah Eesaa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), was (no more than) a&#xA;  Messenger of Allaah and His Word (through which He created him), (a&#xA;  Word) which He bestowed on Maryam (Mary) and a spirit (Rooh) created&#xA;  by Him. So believe in Allaah and His Messengers. Say not: &quot;Three&#xA;  (trinity)!&quot; Cease! (it is) better for you. For Allaah is (the only)&#xA;  God (worthy of worship), Glory be to Him (Far Exalted is He) above&#xA;  having a son. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that&#xA;  is in the earth. And Allah is All-Sufficient as a Disposer of affairs.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;(An-Nisa 4:171)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Do Muslims believe he was a prophet? Or a leader, or any sort of deity?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims believe, what Qur'an says about him, i.e. Jesus Is the Prophet and Messenger who called people towards Monotheism like other Prophets and he is the Messiah, the Word and the Spirit of Allah, the Exalted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-21T08:07:34.050" LastActivityDate="2015-12-21T08:07:34.050" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5808" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-22T11:12:29.610" Score="8" ViewCount="75602" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently came upon mahrams in Islam. I know that some of the mahrams are clearly mentioned in the Quran as Allah says in Surat al-Noor (24:31):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lEbIX.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih International&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their head-covers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also found that the brother of your husband is not your mahram. As it's mentioned in a Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‘Uqba b. Amir reported Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: “Beware of getting, into the houses and meeting women (in seclusion).” A person from the Ansar said: “Allah’s Messenger, what about the husband’s brother?” Whereupon he said: “The husband’s brother is like death.” [Muslim 26/5400]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I couldn't find any authentic reference neither in the Quran nor in Hadith that talks about &lt;em&gt;brother in law&lt;/em&gt; from the sister side (sister's husband). So, is a sister's husband mahram in Islam? I am looking for answers with authentic references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-04-29T05:11:39.797" Title="Is the brother in law (sister's husband) a mahram in Islam?" Tags="|practical-islam|mahram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5810" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-22T13:19:44.707" Score="1" ViewCount="74207" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the proper procedure for performing Sajda Tilawah? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="857" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-04-09T10:00:22.043" LastActivityDate="2022-04-09T10:00:22.043" Title="How do you perform Sajda Tilawat? (Prostration of Recitation)" Tags="|quran-recitation|sajda|sajdat-al-tilaawah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5432" CreationDate="2012-12-22T13:59:04.060" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The marriage of Aisha (RA) with Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was indeed a divine decree. We know for sure that dreams was a way of inspiration from God on the prophet. Ibrahim (AS) saw a dream to sacrifice his son, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/37/102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when he reached with him [the age of] exertion, he said, &quot;O my&#xA;  son, indeed &lt;strong&gt;I have seen in a dream&lt;/strong&gt; that I [must] sacrifice you, so see&#xA;  what you think.&quot; He said, &quot;O my father, do as you are commanded. You&#xA;  will find me, if Allah wills, of the steadfast.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (PBUH) also used to get inspiration through dreams. It is believed according to Muslim faith that dreams that the prophets see are true and are visions of God. It is related from Aisha (RA) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Aisha: (the mother of the faithful believers) The&#xA;  commencement of the Divine Inspiration to Allah's Apostle was in the&#xA;  form of good dreams which came true like bright day light, ... (V1B1N3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet saw a similar dream regarding Aisha (RA) before he married her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Aisha: That the Prophet said to her, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;You have been shown to&#xA;  me twice in my dream&lt;/strong&gt;. I saw you pictured on a piece of silk and&#xA;  some-one said (to me). 'This is your wife.' When I uncovered the&#xA;  picture, I saw that it was yours. I said, 'If this is from Allah, it&#xA;  will be done.&quot;  (B58N235)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-10T12:23:24.347" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T12:23:24.347" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5812" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5927" CreationDate="2012-12-22T16:17:24.797" Score="10" ViewCount="115155" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Sunnah what's the etiquette of drinking Zam-Zam water? For example, do we have to sit, stand, etc.?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-03-13T23:22:48.430" LastActivityDate="2019-05-14T08:34:21.320" Title="What is the Sunnah in drinking Zam-Zam water?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5802" CreationDate="2012-12-23T10:01:18.313" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;@Abdullah answer is good about our belief towards Jesus but some part of it is not applicable to majority of Muslims. It might be true for some strict Sunni sects though. I will explain it here. You can also read this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islahweb.org/node/2977&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;page&lt;/a&gt; which is from Sunni school of thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to ibn timieh and his student ibn qaim it is haram to&#xA;  participate in Christmas celebration and say your greetings to them. He goes even further by saying that it is haram to response back if they congratulate you for the birth of Jesus (AS). If you do that you will be kafir.&#xA;  Ref: &lt;a href=&quot;http://eslahonline.net/29776&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://eslahonline.net/29776&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although he is unique in his way of interpreting things. Apart from him the situation is totally different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to a couple of Shafe'i scholors: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;being exactly like them is Makruh (better not to be done but not haram at all). ibn&#xA;  hajar: if a musilm participate in christians celebrations and rejoice&#xA;  just like them, his action is Makruh. However Ahmad and others were responding to Christians greeting them for their celebrations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many Scholars who permit celebrating Christmas, and also congratulating Christians and giving present to them. In fact in Quran 8:9 says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَّا يَنْهَاكُمُ اللَّـهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِي&#xA;  الدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِ‌جُوكُم مِّن دِيَارِ‌كُمْ أَن تَبَرُّ‌وهُمْ&#xA;  وَتُقْسِطُوا إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when they are happy and congratulate you should respond back. You can even give them present. Prophet Jesus (AS) is one of the greatest Prophet, we don't accept everything that his followers say about him but we honor him alot and also his true followers just because of him. In Iran for example, they announce the Christmas time from the public TV and congratulate to all the Christians. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Shia Muslim scholors, as long as you are not following&#xA;  their religion or they don't influence you by their religion it is&#xA;  good to congratulate Christmas on Christmas time. ref:&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/id21744&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion: It should not be like this that we celebrate exactly as they celebrate but nothing prevents you from greeting them and congratulating them for their celebrations even participating to some extent. We have our own celebrations, they have their own, but we can share and collaborate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="618" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-14T08:32:27.643" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T08:32:27.643" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5815" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5816" CreationDate="2012-12-23T14:22:13.947" Score="6" ViewCount="2940" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are now several school of thoughts (&lt;em&gt;madh-habs&lt;/em&gt;) in Islam. They are following different Imams and the method of practicing the religion is slightly different. Basically the question is how people select their Imam and choose to follow him? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Shia perspective for example, they follow the most knowledgeable, pious people after the Prophet (according to Shia of course) which is the holy household of the Prophet (12 Imams). They believe that the 12 Imams have said the same thing, one confirming the other and all confirm the true Sunnah of the Prophet. Shia people follow them because they think that these Imams are the most knowledgeable people on earth and give them the right guidance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Sunni people, there are 4 major schools of thoughts following 4 distinct Imams. Wahabism is sth &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahhabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;new&lt;/a&gt;. All of them slightly different in Fiqh (how they practice Islam). For more information about their Imams rejecting each other see &lt;a href=&quot;http://vahhabiat.com/article.asp?id=211&amp;amp;cat=88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sonnat.net/article.asp?id=2283&amp;amp;cat=126&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for example. Unfortunately in Persian (Farsi) or Arabic. I translate one: In helliatul Ulia: Imam Shafei says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I looked at the Abu Hunaife book. It had 120 or 130 pages. 80 pages were about the prayer or ablution. These were either in contrary to Quran, Sunnah, different sayings, paradox or Qiyas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also refer to Tarikh Khatib Baqdadi a Sunni scholor where he talks about Ahmad hanbal and Abu hunaifah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please explain to me, firstly, what is the method (criteria ) that people have chosen these 4 person in Sunnism? like knowledge, etc. Secondly, do Sunni people think that there is no body on earth more worthy of having those criteria? Because then that person is more worthy to be followed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope the question is clear enough. I am more looking for Sunni answer, but Shia viewpoint on Shism and Sunnism is also encouraged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="618" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T23:57:35.690" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T15:55:51.247" Title="How do (Sunni) people choose their madh-hab?" Tags="|sunni|madhhab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5815" CreationDate="2012-12-23T18:14:10.587" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me first correct some of the assumptions in your question before answering it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are four major schools of thought today, correct. This is in jurisprudence (&lt;em&gt;fiqh&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;em&gt;Wahhabism&lt;/em&gt; is not a school of &lt;em&gt;fiqh&lt;/em&gt;. These schools of &lt;em&gt;fiqh&lt;/em&gt; do not reject one another - in fact they acknowledge and respect one another. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, it is important to distinguish the founder of the &lt;em&gt;madh-hab&lt;/em&gt; from the &lt;em&gt;madh-hab&lt;/em&gt; itself. The &lt;em&gt;madh-hab&lt;/em&gt; is an institution; its present status and situation is as much due to the founder as it is the thousands of scholars who came after the founders and researched his methods and rulings and tweaked them and solidified the whole institution. The popularity and spread of four &lt;em&gt;madhahib&lt;/em&gt; today is purely a circumstance of history. To say that there are four imams is not to diminish the greatness and genius of other imams like Imams al-Awza'i, Laith b. Sa'd, Sufyan ath-Thawri, and many many more, may Allah SWT have mercy upon them all. It is a circumstance of history that their students did not spread their ideas and teachings as well as the students of the founders of the four &lt;em&gt;madhahib&lt;/em&gt; that did survive. As a result, the books and teachings of the other &lt;em&gt;imams&lt;/em&gt; did not undergo the same amount of scrutiny and patching up to become a full-fledged &lt;em&gt;madh-hab&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thirdly, &lt;em&gt;fiqh&lt;/em&gt; is not belief or creed. Differences in &lt;em&gt;fiqh&lt;/em&gt; are acceptable as long as they have a textual basis (and, in our times, historical precedent) and they are not a reason to declare someone's unorthodoxy or to reject someone else's faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, coming to your question, all &lt;em&gt;madhahib&lt;/em&gt; acknowledge each other's legitimacy. Most Sunnis follow the &lt;em&gt;madh-hab&lt;/em&gt; that is most prevalent in their land because it is likely that it has the most developed institutions and it makes it slightly easier to interface with the rest of society. Other people choose a &lt;em&gt;madh-hab&lt;/em&gt; based upon their access to a teacher or scholar who they trust. Yet others choose it based on their affinity with the principles underlying the methods of a &lt;em&gt;madh-hab&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-12-23T18:14:10.587" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5817" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-23T21:23:03.343" Score="5" ViewCount="2274" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-nawawi%27s_forty_hadiths&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;An-Nawawi's Forty Hadith&lt;/a&gt;&quot; has always been my favorite book of ahadith; it was the first one I ever bought and remains highly recommended reading for anyone interested in the fundamentals of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, one thing about this compilation has always bothered me; despite being entitled &quot;Forty Hadith&quot;, my copy obviously contains 42 ahadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I had originally thought this may just be a quirk of translation (my copy is translated by Ezzeddin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies), but I have seen the same 42-hadith breakdown used in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/nawawi40&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunnah.com's collection&lt;/a&gt;; not sure which translator they used, but the translation is clearly different from my own copy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having never read the original Arabic compilation, I can't be certain that this isn't yet a translation quirk, but two separate translations with the same clearly-defined numbering scheme casts doubt on that theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Presumably, in addition to being one of the most celebrated scholars in Shafi'i jurisprudence, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam_al-Nawawi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam An-nawawi&lt;/a&gt; was at least basically competent in counting.  Which leaves me scratching my head over the question, &lt;strong&gt;why does his famous Forty Hadith have two too many &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This might seem a silly question, but it's really been driving me nuts for a while.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2023-12-06T09:28:39.720" Title="Why does Nawawi's Forty Hadith contain 42 ahadith?" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5817" CreationDate="2012-12-23T22:33:05.450" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Abu 'Amr ibn as-Salah first compiled 26 &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; that he considered to encompass the major components of Islam and that he considered to be from the concise and meaningful sayings (&lt;em&gt;jawami'ul kalim&lt;/em&gt;) of the Prophet (saws). He started teaching these &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt;, and when Imam an-Nawawi came after him, he felt there should be more included. He added more &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; until they became 42, and he named it Nawawi's Forty (Al-Arba'in an-Nawawi). He mentions in the introduction a (weak) hadith about the virtues of collecting 40 &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; but also says that he relies upon stronger traditions as the basis of his work. It has always been 42 hadith, it's just called his &quot;forty.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali came along later, added 8 &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt;, made it a round 50, and explained them all in his tome &quot;Al-Jami' al-Ulum wa al-Hikam.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2012-12-23T22:33:05.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4254" CreationDate="2012-12-24T02:35:42.447" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Peace!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran is the most Authentic Hadith itself..as it is stated in Quran... It is Allah's word and superior to all other kind of Hadith forms&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ٱللَّهُ نَزَّلَ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡحَدِيثِ كِتَـٰبً۬ا مُّتَشَـٰبِهً۬ا مَّثَانِىَ تَقۡشَعِرُّ مِنۡهُ جُلُودُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخۡشَوۡنَ رَبَّہُمۡ ثُمَّ تَلِينُ جُلُودُهُمۡ وَقُلُوبُهُمۡ إِلَىٰ ذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِ‌ۚ ذَٲلِكَ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ يَہۡدِى بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ‌ۚ وَمَن يُضۡلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُ ۥ مِنۡ هَادٍ (٢٣)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ALLAH has sent down the Best Discourse - a Book, whose verses are mutually supporting and repeated in diverse forms. The skins of those, who fear their Lord, do creep at its recital, then their skins and their hearts soften to the remembrance of ALLAH. Such is the guidance of ALLAH. HE guides therewith whom HE pleases. And he whom ALLAH adjudges astray - he shall have no guide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If something associated to the sayings of Prophet Muhammad S. seems offending or contradictory to Quran... it should not be accepted..because the Quran itself does not contradict and needs to be understood in the light of its own verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a good article about Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran-islam.org/islam/articles/part_2/hadith_not_from_prophet_(P1177).html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.quran-islam.org/islam/articles/part_2/hadith_not_from_prophet_(P1177).html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="937" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-20T13:13:16.690" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T13:13:16.690" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5821" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5822" CreationDate="2012-12-24T09:19:30.837" Score="3" ViewCount="2651" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the orders of praying 1 rak'ah witr after the Isha' prayer? I know they are 3 rak'at, ut is it allowed to offer 1 rak'ah too? I have seen Ahl-Hadees praying in this way, they offer 4 Farz, 2 Nafl, and 1 Witr. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="36" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T19:01:17.257" LastActivityDate="2013-06-03T19:01:17.257" Title="Is praying one rak'ah witr after Isha' prayer ok?" Tags="|sharia|salat|sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5821" CreationDate="2012-12-24T09:45:01.130" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The issue of Raka'ah in Witr is quite flexible. It doesn't have to be only three. It is reported from the Messenger (salallahu alayhi wassalam) that he performed Witr in various ways and that he commanded similarly. For &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/20/113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;example&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Duwaid bin Nafi' said: &quot; Ibn Shihab informed me, saying: 'Ata bin&#xA;  Yazid narrated to me from Abu Ayyub: That the Prophet (sallallahu&#xA;  'alaihi wa sallam) said: 'Witr is a duty, and whoever wants to pray&#xA;  witr with seven (rak'ahs), let him do so; whoever wants to pray witr&#xA;  with five, let him do so, whoever wants to pray witr with three, let&#xA;  him do so; and whoever wants to pray witr with one, let him do&#xA;  so.'&quot;(Sahih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، قَالَ&#xA;  حَدَّثَنِي ضُبَارَةُ بْنُ أَبِي السَّلِيلِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي دُوَيْدُ&#xA;  بْنُ نَافِعٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي&#xA;  عَطَاءُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله&#xA;  عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ فَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعٍ&#xA;  وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِخَمْسٍ وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِثَلاَثٍ وَمَنْ&#xA;  شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him) as&#xA;  saying: Witr is a rak'ah at the end of the prayer. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/186&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، عَنْ&#xA;  أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو مِجْلَزٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ،&#xA;  قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ الْوِتْرُ رَكْعَةٌ&#xA;  مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Witr is a odd numbered stressed Sunnah (obligatory according to &lt;em&gt;Ahnaf&lt;/em&gt;[those who follow the Hanafi Madhab]) and you can perform it in any one of the ways as it is reported from the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-12-24T20:40:40.920" LastActivityDate="2012-12-24T20:40:40.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5823" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="54" CreationDate="2012-12-24T11:58:38.990" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Short&lt;/strong&gt;: No, neither with the original evolution theory nor with theistic version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In length:&lt;/strong&gt; First I strongly recommend you watch the documentary movie named &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expelled:_No_Intelligence_Allowed&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Expelled&lt;/a&gt;&quot; that is about the war between two major theories: evolution vs intelligent design. The movie is somewhat highly criticized but you must see the movie before judging the two sides. Once you watch the movie you would probably find the answer to your question to be trivially no! If God or His creation is ignored then would Islam approve it anyway? Simply no!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theological_evolution#Islam&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; there are Muslims who have approved theistic evolution, but ... let me grab your attention to the fact that life yet has no precise definition in science. For example see &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Wikipedia entry&lt;/a&gt; when it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Since there is no unequivocal definition of life, the current&#xA;  understanding is descriptive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The meaning of life - its significance, origin, purpose, and ultimate&#xA;  fate - is a central concept and question in philosophy and religion.&#xA;  Both philosophy and religion have offered interpretations as to how&#xA;  life relates to existence and consciousness, and on related issues&#xA;  such as life stance, purpose, conception of a god or gods, a soul or&#xA;  an afterlife. Different cultures throughout history have had widely&#xA;  varying approaches to these issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even there is a debate if viruses can be considered as an alive species or not! ref. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organism#Non-cellular_life&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for example. Also note that a virus may remain inactive for thousands of years until conditions for it becoming activated is fulfilled and then we &lt;em&gt;may&lt;/em&gt; be able to call it alive but what about when it was inactive? Was it alive or dead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam identifies soul to address the issue of life at least for humans and animals, and of course you would agree on that evolution cannot explain soul being formed through chemical reactions and etc. Soul is something that needs an influence from a non-material being to be formed if you accept it is not material itself, at least for humans and animals that we know have soul according to Quran, when Jesus the Christ --peace be upon him-- said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... أَنِّي قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِآيَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ أَنِّي أَخْلُقُ&#xA;  لَكُم مِّنَ الطِّينِ كَهَيْئَةِ الطَّيْرِ فَأَنفُخُ فِيهِ فَيَكُونُ&#xA;  طَيْرًا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... I have come to you, with a Sign from your Lord, in that I make for&#xA;  you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and &lt;strong&gt;breathe into&#xA;  it&lt;/strong&gt;, and it becomes a bird by Allah's leave ... [3:49]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, evolution theory (roughly saying: &lt;em&gt;origin of species being from a common ancestor&lt;/em&gt;) itself cannot be approved in Islam and shouldn't be approved by any other heavenly religion as well, specifically when one can ask himself questions of the form that follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our bodies, similar to any mutli-celled body of a living animal or plant, are comprised of many cells. Is our soul then a combination of many souls? What if a cell dies and a cell substitute it? What if the person dies while his body is still working?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Can you agree if the soul of an ape can evolve to soul of a human even if its body can evolve to a human body?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Has my soul evolved from my parent's souls or my soul is created totally independent? HINT. If my soul was gotten from my parent's then all the human being were living roughly with one soul, that of Adam --peace be upon him--, and that's funny from Islamic point of view.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are many other reasons why the evolution theory, as is expressed, is not acceptable by Islam. Aside from the movie &quot;Expelled&quot; cited above I also strongly recommend you read the fantastic book of Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- that contains four days of his teaching to one of his greatest companions, Mufazzal, so the book is now known as &quot;Towhid (unitarianism) of Mufazzal&quot; (&lt;em&gt;see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.madressa.net/fiqh/class-11/646-an-introduction-to-aqaid-tawheed&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for some extracts from the book, or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yusufezehra.com/bookdesc.php?bookid=54&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to download the first part of the book in English&lt;/em&gt;). Within this book you will read lots of Wisdom's behind several creations of Allah and you will find out how kind is Allah toward His creatures. Also within this book Imam talks about the Naturalists as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَكِّرْ يَا مُفَضَّلُ فِي أَعْضَاءِ الْبَدَنِ أَجْمَعَ وَ تَدْبِيرِ&#xA;  كُلٍّ مِنْهَا لِلْإِرْبِ فَالْيَدَانِ لِلْعِلَاجِ وَ الرِّجْلَانِ&#xA;  لِلسَّعْيِ وَ الْعَيْنَانِ لِلِاهْتِدَاءِ وَ الْفَمُ لِلِاغْتِذَاءِ وَ&#xA;  الْمَعِدَةُ لِلْهَضْمِ وَ الْكَبِدُ لِلتَّخْلِيصِ وَ الْمَنَافِذُ&#xA;  لِتَنْفِيذِ الْفُضُولِ وَ الْأَوْعِيَةُ لِحَمْلِهَا وَ الْفَرْجُ&#xA;  لِإِقَامَةِ النَّسْلِ وَ كَذَلِكَ جَمِيعُ الْأَعْضَاءِ إِذَا مَا&#xA;  تَأَمَّلْتَهَا وَ أَعْمَلْتَ فِكْرَكَ فِيهَا وَ نَظَرَكَ وَجَدْتَ&#xA;  كُلَّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهَا قَدْ قُدِّرَ لِشَيْءٍ عَلَى صَوَابٍ وَ حِكْمَةٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ الْمُفَضَّلُ فَقُلْتُ يَا مَوْلَايَ إِنَّ قَوْماً يَزْعُمُونَ&#xA;  أَنَّ هَذَا مِنْ فِعْلِ الطَّبِيعَةِ فَقَالَ ع سَلْهُمْ عَنْ هَذِهِ&#xA;  الطَّبِيعَةِ أَ هِيَ شَيْءٌ لَهُ عِلْمٌ وَ قُدْرَةٌ عَلَى مِثْلِ&#xA;  هَذِهِ الْأَفْعَالِ أَمْ لَيْسَتْ كَذَلِكَ فَإِنْ أَوْجَبُوا لَهَا&#xA;  الْعِلْمَ وَ الْقُدْرَةَ فَمَا يَمْنَعُهُمْ مِنْ إِثْبَاتِ الْخَالِقِ&#xA;  فَإِنَّ هَذِهِ صَنْعَتُهُ وَ إِنْ زَعَمُوا أَنَّهَا تَفْعَلُ هَذِهِ&#xA;  الْأَفْعَالَ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَ لَا عَمْدٍ وَ كَانَ فِي أَفْعَالِهَا&#xA;  مَا قَدْ تَرَاهُ مِنَ الصَّوَابِ وَ الْحِكْمَةِ عُلِمَ أَنَّ هَذَا&#xA;  الْفِعْلَ لِلْخَالِقِ الْحَكِيمِ فَإِنَّ الَّذِي سَمَّوْهُ طَبِيعَةً&#xA;  هُوَ سُنَّتُهُ فِي خَلْقِهِ الْجَارِيَةُ عَلَى مَا أَجْرَاهَا عَلَيْهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Mufadhdhal! Just consider the various organs of the body, the&#xA;  functions each one is required to perform and the perfection of design&#xA;  that underlies each. Both hands are meant to handle business, both&#xA;  feet are meant for loco motion, the eyes are to see with, the mouth is&#xA;  to take in food, the stomach is to digest it, the liver is for&#xA;  clearing, the orifices of the body are meant to eliminate waste&#xA;  products, and the private parts for reproduction and you shall find&#xA;  that every organ is exactly fitted to perform its specific functions&#xA;  and is constituted with perfect design.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mufadhdhal said, Sir! &lt;strong&gt;Some people believe that all this is the&#xA;  outcome of the function of nature; each organ coming into existence as&#xA;  and when required by nature.&lt;/strong&gt; Imam as-Sadiq (a.s) said, Just ask&#xA;  them whether the nature which functions in such a well-planned and&#xA;  well-ordered fashion – does it have knowledge and power to do such&#xA;  things? If they admit that it possesses knowledge and power, then what&#xA;  obstructs them from believing in the Creator? What we say is that all&#xA;  things are created by One Who is the Master of Knowledge and Power.&#xA;  They say that there is no Creator and yet admit that nature has done&#xA;  this with ingenuity and plan. As such nature is the cause of their&#xA;  creation, while they deny the Creator. If they say that nature&#xA;  produces such things without knowledge and power – not knowing what it&#xA;  is doing nor having the power to do it – in connection with the type&#xA;  of design and ingenuity that subsists in all phenomena, it is&#xA;  something inconceivable that something may be performed without&#xA;  corresponding power to do it and with out a knowledge thereof. As such&#xA;  it is obvious that the action emanates from an Omniscient Creator, Who&#xA;  has laid down as only a method among His creation through His&#xA;  omniscience, which these people call nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I should add here that according to Islam Allah is the Wise and nothing does He creates or does unless there is a (number of) Wisdom(s) behind it, although remain hidden from the eyes of an observer like the human being. Many of such Wisdoms are introduced and discussed in the cited book, so much that the reader would hardly be able to deny the existence of a preplan for anything that exists in the form that it exists. Also as the book is written around 13 centuries ago it is addressing the issue as was put forward by the naturalists of those times, that may differ slightly from their position at the present era. By the way, in the movie &quot;expelled&quot; you see how Richard Dawkins, a famous atheist evolutionary biologist, starts from an atheism perspective and reaches a point to confess the existence of a supernatural being that he guesses it can be an alien!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And last but by no means least, there are (Shia) Ahadeeth that &lt;strong&gt;seemingly&lt;/strong&gt; demonstrate every species have their own parents, in contrary to having a same origin. This is my generalization based on a few Ahadeeth that I have seen in this regard, each counting some species having independent parents created directly by Allah as Adam and Eve --peace be upon them-- being created independently of the other species by Allah. Examples that I have seen explicitly in Ahadeeth are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a male and female cat, and a male and female pig, being created from the snuffing of, respectively, a lion and an elephant, while being in the Noah's ark --peace be upon him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a dog being created from the mouth water leakage of Iblis, the Jinni Satan, for Adam --peace be upon him-- to keep him safe.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Giraffe (&lt;em&gt;The giraffe was also known to the Greeks and Romans, who believed that it was an unnatural hybrid of a camel and a leopard and called it camelopardalis&lt;/em&gt;) having likeness to camels and leopards is stated in the same &quot;Towhid (unitarianism) of Mufazzal&quot; book not to be born out of different animals mating. And that no two different species will ever mate unless there are some likeness between them, like horses and donkeys mating and etc, so that evolutions formed by having parents of different families is not accepted in Islam as well. The likenesses of different species in this perspective are due to likenesses of the species' needs and etc, so that the Wise Creator has given all such species some likenesses in characteristics, shapes, colors, behaviors, and etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jinns are introduced to have their first father Jaan (جان) as humans have their first father Adam (آدم) and the name Jaan is also in Quran.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;there were several Adams, each having lots of descendants, before the last Adam --peace be upon him-- none of them were evolved from a previous species, although they might have had several likenesses with us or apes or else, and by this I am merely talking about their bodies and not souls.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I will not say anything about angels as you can judge the issue about them easily and that will not need any further evidence that shows they do not go well with the evolution theory. However, note that the above evidences show how even the theistic version of evolution theory is not compatible with Islam, or at least with Shia Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PS.1.&lt;/strong&gt; And animals are introduced in Quran to have life similar to our life, speaking to each other (&lt;em&gt;note David and Solomon --peace be upon them-- could speak with animals, as there are Ahadeeth about the prophet Muhammad --peace be upon him and his household-- talking with animals&lt;/em&gt;) and being resurrected after death like we will be resurrected:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَ&lt;strong&gt;مَا مِن دَابَّةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا طَائِرٍ يَطِيرُ بِجَنَاحَيْهِ&#xA;  إِلَّا أُمَمٌ أَمْثَالُكُم&lt;/strong&gt; ۚ مَّا فَرَّطْنَا فِي الْكِتَابِ مِن&#xA;  شَيْءٍ ۚ &lt;strong&gt;ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يُحْشَرُونَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And &lt;strong&gt;there is no creature on [or within] the earth or bird that flies&#xA;  with its wings except [that they are] communities like you&lt;/strong&gt;. We have&#xA;  not neglected in the Register a thing. &lt;strong&gt;Then unto their Lord they&#xA;  will be gathered&lt;/strong&gt;. [6:38]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is far beyond what the present scientists --especially those entrapped in the evolution theory-- know about the animals or any other living species.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ps.2.&lt;/strong&gt; The mind of the humans naturally extend each observation linearly to generalize a rule, this will include both interpolation and extrapolations. For example evolution theory for simple structured species is not rejected but almost clear and acceptable, but then some people in the lack of rigorous evidences generalize the concept linearly to every species and define an origin of life, then try to justify it even though with stories which are very much like science fictions. This is not totally wrong if by every new observation that is observed one can locally curve the original linear generalization to obtain a more realistic picture of the reality, but seemingly the evolution theory is far from being scientific at all, but more probably political or merely against the religion, at least as far as I have understood. Now mention this quotation from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theistic_evolution&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Theistic evolution is not a scientific theory, but a particular view&#xA;  about how the science of evolution relates to religious belief and&#xA;  interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that is, theistic evolution is only a modification of the original evolution theory for it to go well also with theology. So that if the original evolution theory loses its scientific position no extra attempt would be required for the theistic evolution also to be destroyed, that would be automatic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-10-27T08:13:04.583" LastActivityDate="2016-10-27T08:13:04.583" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5835" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-26T02:04:59.143" Score="9" ViewCount="6251" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are Ahadith which mentions the Prophet (May Peace and Blessings be upon Him) saying that those who look up at the sky during salat will have their sight taken from them.  Some books in which this Hadith can be found is in the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18/244&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukari and Riyadussaliheen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/13/16&quot;&gt;Sunan Annasa'i&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, is going blind referring to physical, spiritual, or both? What have scholars said about this Hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T05:10:09.943" Title="Would we go blind if we look up to the sky in Salat?" Tags="|hadith|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5836" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-26T04:28:44.950" Score="5" ViewCount="1006" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Arabic languange, there are two forms of plural: one of them is the broken plural, and the other is rafa' plural according to a combination.  For example, in the Qur'an, both &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/161&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;kuffarun&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/11/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;kafiroona&lt;/a&gt; are used as the plural form of kafir (disbeliever).  Similar examples can be found throughout the Qur'an and the hadith literature, and the Arabic language in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the difference between these two plural forms?  Why is there a need to have two sets of plurals?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="944" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2012-12-26T13:31:04.500" LastActivityDate="2015-03-26T23:18:45.007" Title="Arabic broken plurals and other plurals" Tags="|arabic|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5836" CreationDate="2012-12-26T18:58:02.087" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no clear distinction. &quot;Kafiroon&quot; (كافرون) and &quot;Kuffar&quot; (كفار) are two different forms of plural. They can be considered as regular and irregular plural forms of the word &quot;Kafir&quot; (كافر).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The need for two forms of plural comes from the fact that not all nouns can be pluralized regularly. For example &quot;Qualam&quot; (قلم) is pluralized irregularly as &quot;Aqlam&quot; (أقلام), because it has no regular plural. Some words can be pluralized using both forms, like &quot;Kafir&quot; in your example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastActivityDate="2012-12-26T18:58:02.087" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5841" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5843" CreationDate="2012-12-27T07:48:37.657" Score="7" ViewCount="60732" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iddah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Iddah is, the period, three months after a divorce and four months and ten days after the death of a spouse, is calculated on the number of menses that a woman has. Iddah was intended to ensure that the male parent of any offspring produced after the cessation of a nikah would be known.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it necessary for an old lady to observe Iddah (period of waiting until a woman can marry again)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-07T04:20:59.843" LastActivityDate="2018-02-21T13:33:56.497" Title="What is the Iddah period for an old lady?" Tags="|sharia|nikah|women|iddah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5836" CreationDate="2012-12-27T13:18:46.330" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no difference between &quot;Kafiroon&quot; (كافرون) and &quot;Kafiroona&quot; (كافرونَ) in Suratul Massad.  All the a in &quot;Kafiroona&quot; is is the punctuation (Fathah) that you do not pronounce, but you will pronounce it only if you continue to the next Ayah without stopping.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/5356/what-is-irabul-quran&quot;&gt;I'rab&lt;/a&gt; of the word Kafiroon in Suratul Massad is it is a Badal (بدل) from (أي) or is a Na'it (نعت) for it.  Kuffar in the 161 Ay of Suratu; Baqarah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَمَاتُواْ وَهُمۡ كُفَّارٌ أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ عَلَيۡہِمۡ لَعۡنَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡمَلَـٰٓٮِٕكَةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ أَجۡمَعِينَ (١٦١)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is a Khabar (الخبر) because (هم) is the Mubtada' (المبتدأ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://ia600205.us.archive.org/9/items/waq9727/01_9727.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;I'rabul Qur'an Wa Bayanuh p1&lt;/a&gt;  and &lt;a href=&quot;http://ia700205.us.archive.org/9/items/waq9727/10_9736.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;I'rabul Qur'an Wa Bayanuh p10&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I answered your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2012-12-27T13:18:46.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5841" CreationDate="2012-12-27T16:42:21.557" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;iddat&lt;/em&gt; for a divorced woman is set to three menstrual periods, as interpreted from the following &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Divorced women remain in waiting for three periods, and it is not lawful for them to conceal what Allah has created in their wombs if they believe in Allah and the Last Day. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-- &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/228&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Baqarah 228&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This above applies to any woman, regardless of age, as long as she is menstruating.  However, for the cases of a woman for whom no menstrual periods are expected (be it due to age or any other reason) the &lt;em&gt;iddat&lt;/em&gt; is still required and set to a fixed three (lunar) months:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And those who no longer expect menstruation among your women - if you doubt, then their period is three months, and [also for] those who have not menstruated. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-- &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/65/4&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Talaq 4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-25T19:58:17.547" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5844" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5845" CreationDate="2012-12-27T19:21:25.967" Score="3" ViewCount="1670" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been looking at the Sunni &gt; Hanafi &gt; Deoband version of Islam.  They say that the following prayers should be offered by all adults every day:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fajr&lt;/b&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;4 rakha (2 rakha sunnah, and 2 rakha fardh)&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;b&gt;Dhohr&lt;/b&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;12 rakha (4 rakha sunnah, 4 rakha fardh, 2 rakha sunnah, and 2 rakha nafil)&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;b&gt;Asr&lt;/b&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;8 rakha (4 rakha sunnah, and 4 rakha fardh)&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;b&gt;Maghrib&lt;/b&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;7 rakha (3 rakha fardh, 2 rakha sunnah, and 2 rakha nafil)&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;b&gt;Isha&lt;/b&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;17 rakha (4 rakha sunnah, 4 rakha fardh, 2 rakha sunnah, and 2 rakha nafil, 3 rakha witr, and 2 rakha nafil)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, what is the purpose of the different sections of each prayer.  When I say &quot;sections&quot;, mean fajr has 4 rakhas with 2 sections, each of the sections has 2 rakhas each, 2 sunnahs and 2 fardha, what is the purpose of the 2 sunnahs and what is the purpose of the 2 fardhs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is not about why some prayers are longer than others.  For example,  Dhohr consists of 12 rakhas in total and Fajr consists of 4 rakhas only, that is not what my question is about.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, what is the purpose of the first set of 4 sunnahs, what is the purpose of the second set of 4 fardh, what is the purpose of the third set of 2 sunnah, and what is the purpose of the forth set of 2 nafil?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As this question is based on the Sunni &gt; Hanafi &gt; Deoband belief system, I would prefer their point of view if possible, but other point of views are fine if they have similarly structured daily prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-06T01:32:02.367" LastActivityDate="2014-06-06T01:32:02.367" Title="What is the purpose of the &quot;sections&quot; of each daily prayer?" Tags="|salat|hanafi|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5844" CreationDate="2012-12-27T20:17:28.313" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You do not have to do these  extra for they are mostly sunnah and nafl, anyone who says that you must do it is oppressive.  These Salawat have their sources the sunnah.  Starting from Fajr, the Prophet (May Allah's Peace and blessings be upon Him) used to always do the two Rak'at before Fajr, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/19/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.  As for the benefit of doing it, the Prophet (May Allah's blessings and peace be upon Him) said in an authentic Hadith that doing the two Rak'at before Fajr is better than this world and everything in it, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/20/162&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the four before Dhur salat, this is one that the (Prophet May Allah's Peace and blessings be upon Him) did not leave off, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/19/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;.  The Prophet (May Allah's Peace and blessings be upon Him) said that those who make four Rak'at before and after Dhur the person will not enter the hell fire, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/20/219&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for praying four before asr, the Prophet (May Allah's peace and blessings be upon Him) said that the person who prays these four before asr, Allah will bestow mercy upon them, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/5/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.  I am not quite sure about the four rak'ats after Maghrib, but I do know that there is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/664340&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Very Weak Hadith&lt;/a&gt; In which it says whoever prays six rak'ats after Maghrib without speaking in between them, than it will be like twelve years of worship, but as I said this is a very weak Hadith and hence should not be followed.  A &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/664130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;More Authentic&lt;/a&gt; Hadith says that you pray 2 after maghrib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is narrated that the Prophet (May Allah's Peace and blessings be upon Him) used to make thirteen Rak'ats at night, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/664410&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;.  I ask Allah for any mistake I have made in this answer, and I pray that it benefits.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2012-12-27T20:17:28.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5847" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5793" CreationDate="2012-12-27T20:45:21.280" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;A squat toilet would be the one recommended based on a sole (weak) riwayah from al-Sunan al-Kubra of al-Bayhaqi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(حديث مرفوع) وَأَنْبَأَنِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحَافِظُ إِجَازَةً ، ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْفَقِيهُ ، أنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، ثنا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي مُدْلِجٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا سُرَاقَةُ بْنُ جُعْشُمٍ ، فَقَالَ 5 : عَلَّمَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : &quot; إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُنَا الْخَلاءَ أَنْ يَعْتَمِدَ الْيسْرَى ، وَيَنْصِبَ الْيُمْنَى &quot; . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Suraqah b. Ju3shum, who said: The Messenger of Allah (saww) informed us to support (place weight on) the left foot and to leave the right one free (i.e. not support oneself with the right) whenever anyone of us entered the toilet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="625" LastEditorUserId="625" LastEditDate="2018-09-08T17:54:46.783" LastActivityDate="2018-09-08T17:54:46.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5848" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5841" CreationDate="2012-12-28T02:56:34.067" Score="5" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The iddah for a &lt;em&gt;divorced&lt;/em&gt; woman is three menstrual periods if she doesn't appear to be pregnant.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If the woman is no longer menstruating either because she is too old or for any other reason, then the iddah is three lunar months.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The iddah for a &lt;em&gt;widowed&lt;/em&gt; is four lunar months and 10 days if she doesn't appear to be pregnant.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If she is &lt;em&gt;pregnant&lt;/em&gt;, or discovered that she is pregnant before the three menstrual periods (if she is divorced) or the four months lunar months and 10 days (if she is widowed) are finished, then the iddah is till she give birth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Those rules are based on those ayat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالْمُطَلَّقَاتُ يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ ثَلَاثَةَ قُرُوءٍ ۚ وَلَا يَحِلُّ لَهُنَّ أَن يَكْتُمْنَ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ فِي أَرْحَامِهِنَّ إِن كُنَّ يُؤْمِنَّ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۚ وَبُعُولَتُهُنَّ أَحَقُّ بِرَدِّهِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ إِنْ أَرَادُوا إِصْلَاحًا ۚ وَلَهُنَّ مِثْلُ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ ۚ وَلِلرِّجَالِ عَلَيْهِنَّ دَرَجَةٌ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih International Translation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Divorced women remain in waiting for three periods, and it is not lawful for them to conceal what Allah has created in their wombs if they believe in Allah and the Last Day. And their husbands have more right to take them back in this [period] if they want reconciliation. And due to the wives is similar to what is expected of them, according to what is reasonable. But the men have a degree over them [in responsibility and authority]. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/228&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-Baqarah:228]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنكُمْ وَيَذَرُونَ أَزْوَاجًا يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا ۖ فَإِذَا بَلَغْنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِيمَا فَعَلْنَ فِي أَنفُسِهِنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih International Translation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who are taken in death among you and leave wives behind - they, [the wives, shall] wait four months and ten [days]. And when they have fulfilled their term, then there is no blame upon you for what they do with themselves in an acceptable manner. And Allah is [fully] Acquainted with what you do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/234&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-Baqarah:234]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَاللَّائِي يَئِسْنَ مِنَ الْمَحِيضِ مِن نِّسَائِكُمْ إِنِ ارْتَبْتُمْ فَعِدَّتُهُنَّ ثَلَاثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَاللَّائِي لَمْ يَحِضْنَ ۚ وَأُولَاتُ الْأَحْمَالِ أَجَلُهُنَّ أَن يَضَعْنَ حَمْلَهُنَّ ۚ وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ يُسْرًا&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih International Translation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And those who no longer expect menstruation among your women - if you doubt, then their period is three months&lt;/strong&gt;, and [also for] those who have not menstruated. And for those who are pregnant, their term is until they give birth. And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him of his matter ease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/65/4&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat Aţ-Ţalāq:4]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ruling is clear, and no exceptions based on age are mentioned neither in Quran nor in Sunnah (at least according to my simple search), so old women still have to perform iddah, even if they no longer can become pregnant or menstruate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, the reasoning behind iddah is not &lt;em&gt;just&lt;/em&gt; to ensure that the male parent is known (i.e, Wikipedia's article is not accurate, and that's told in the note at its top - citation and verification needed). Yes, that might be &lt;em&gt;among&lt;/em&gt; the reasons, but that is not the only reason, so if that reason is gone the ruling is not gone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2012-12-28T02:56:34.067" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5849" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-28T06:48:03.343" Score="9" ViewCount="3013" Body="&lt;p&gt;What was the actual age of Ayesha (AS) when married to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: The too young age (6, 9 etc) is criticized most by Non-Muslims.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to other sources Ayesha's age was:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT-Rh1auG0A&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;6 to 9 - Dr Zakir Naik&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=7&amp;amp;ID=4604&amp;amp;CATE=1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;15 to 16&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-mawrid.org/pages/questions_english_detail.php?qid=806&amp;amp;cid=170&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;16 to 19 - Javed Ahmed Ghamdi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://absoluteverdict.blogspot.com/2012/04/hazrat-aishas-real-age-at-marriage-time.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;16 to 19&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawareness.net/FAQ/what_was_ayesha.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;16 to 20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dawn.com/2012/02/17/of-aishas-age-at-marriage/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;18 to 21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wn.com/islam_what_was_the_age_of_aisha_ra_when_she_got_married_&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;18 to 23&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-06T10:35:47.327" LastActivityDate="2020-06-30T16:17:39.523" Title="Age of Ayesha (AS) at marriage?" Tags="|aisha|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5851" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5849" CreationDate="2012-12-28T12:54:42.333" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion.&lt;/strong&gt; She accepted Islam when she was 4 in 1 Besat (بعثت) so that She was about 18 in 2 Hijri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As Ebne Molghan (ابن ملقن) (with refer to Bokhari (بخاری)) says: Aisha went to the house of The Prophet(PBUH) in 2 Hijri.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As Belazari (بلاذري) says: Aisha married with the Prophet (PBUH) in 4 Hijri.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that we can conclude she was between 18 and 20 on her wedding day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some Details.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a) Al-Beihaghi, Ibne Asaker, Az-zahabi: Aisha was 10 years younger&#xA;  than her sister (Isma Bent Abi Bakr).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ref:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Al-Beihaghi (البيهقي، أحمد بن الحسين بن علي بن موسي ابوبكر (متوفاي 458هـ)، سنن البيهقي الكبرى، ج 6 ، ص 204 ، ناشر: مكتبة دار الباز - مكة&#xA;  المكرمة، تحقيق: محمد عبد القادر عطا، 1414 - 1994.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Asaker (ابن عساكر الدمشقي الشافعي، أبي القاسم علي بن الحسن إبن هبة الله بن عبد الله،(متوفاي571هـ)، تاريخ مدينة دمشق وذكر فضلها وتسمية&#xA;  من حلها من الأماثل، ج 69 ، ص 8 ، تحقيق: محب الدين أبي سعيد عمر بن&#xA;  غرامة العمري، ناشر: دار الفكر - بيروت - 1995.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Az-zahabi (الذهبي، شمس الدين محمد بن أحمد بن عثمان، (متوفاي748هـ)، سير أعلام النبلاء، ج 2 ، ص 289 ، تحقيق: شعيب الأرناؤوط، محمد نعيم&#xA;  العرقسوسي، ناشر: مؤسسة الرسالة - بيروت، الطبعة: التاسعة، 1413هـ..)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;b) Al-Tabarani, Ibne Asaker, Ibne Asir: Isma (older sister of Aisha)&#xA;  was born in 27 before the Hijrat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ref:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Al-Tabarani (الطبراني، سليمان بن أحمد بن أيوب ابوالقاسم (متوفاي360هـ)، المعجم الكبير، ج 24 ، ص 77 ، تحقيق: حمدي بن عبدالمجيد&#xA;  السلفي، ناشر: مكتبة الزهراء - الموصل، الطبعة: الثانية، 1404هـ –&#xA;  1983م.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ibne Asaker (ابن عساكر الدمشقي الشافعي، أبي القاسم علي بن الحسن إبن هبة الله بن عبد الله،(متوفاي571هـ)، تاريخ مدينة دمشق وذكر فضلها وتسمية&#xA;  من حلها من الأماثل، ج 69 ، ص 9 ، تحقيق: محب الدين أبي سعيد عمر بن&#xA;  غرامة العمري، ناشر: دار الفكر - بيروت - 1995.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ibne Asir (الجزري، عز الدين بن الأثير أبي الحسن علي بن محمد (متوفاي630هـ)، أسد الغابة في معرفة الصحابة، ج 7 ، ص 11 ، تحقيق عادل&#xA;  أحمد الرفاعي، ناشر: دار إحياء التراث العربي - بيروت / لبنان، الطبعة:&#xA;  الأولى، 1417 هـ - 1996 م.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion 1&lt;/strong&gt;: With respect to (a) and (b) you can calculate the year which Aisha was born in. It was 17 before the Hijrat. That is, Ayesha was 4 or 5 at the first year after Bi'that.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;c) Al-Bukhari: The Prophet (PBUH) married with Aisha after 3 years&#xA;  when Khadija died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ref:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Al-Bukhari (البخاري الجعفي، محمد بن إسماعيل ابوعبدالله (متوفاي256هـ)، صحيح البخاري، ج 3 ، ص 3606، ح3606 ،كتاب فضائل الصحابة،&#xA;  بَاب تَزْوِيجِ النبي e خَدِيجَةَ وَفَضْلِهَا رضي الله عنها ، تحقيق د.&#xA;  مصطفي ديب البغا، ناشر: دار ابن كثير، اليمامة - بيروت، الطبعة: الثالثة،&#xA;  1407 - 1987.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;d) Ibne Molghen: Aisha started living in the Prophet's house in 2&#xA;  Hijri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ref:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Ibne Molghen (الأنصاري الشافعي، سراج الدين أبي حفص عمر بن علي بن أحمد المعروف بابن الملقن (متوفاي804 هـ)، غاية السول في خصائص الرسول&#xA;  صلى الله عليه وسلم ،  ج 1 ، ص 236 ، تحقيق : عبد الله بحر الدين عبد&#xA;  الله ، ناشر : دار البشائر الإسلامية  - بيروت  - 1414هـ - 1993م.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;e) Az-zahabi (indirectly): Aisha started living in the Prophet's house&#xA;  in 4 Hijri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ref:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Az-zahabi (الذهبي، شمس الدين محمد بن أحمد بن عثمان، (متوفاي748هـ)، تاريخ الإسلام ووفيات المشاهير والأعلام، ج 3 ، ص 288 ، تحقيق د. عمر عبد&#xA;  السلام تدمرى، ناشر: دار الكتاب العربي - لبنان/ بيروت، الطبعة: الأولى،&#xA;  1407هـ - 1987م.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion 2&lt;/strong&gt;: With Respect to (Conclusion 1), (c), (d) and (e), by the time Aisha started living with the Prophet (PBUH), she was between 18 and 20.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="954" LastEditorUserId="954" LastEditDate="2012-12-29T16:24:31.937" LastActivityDate="2012-12-29T16:24:31.937" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5852" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5849" CreationDate="2012-12-28T14:37:17.073" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aishah ( رضي لله عنھا ) was six years old when she married the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم‎) and nine years old when he consummated the marriage with her. This is what is proven from the books of hadeeth and has been agreed upon by all the scholars of Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the narrations are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aishah ( رضي الله عنها ) reported that the Prophet(صلى الله عليه&#xA;  وسلم‎) married her when she was seven years old, and he was taken to&#xA;  his house as a bride when she was nine, and her dolls were with her;&#xA;  and when he (the Holy Prophet) died she was eighteen years old. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/233110&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ،&#xA;  أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ&#xA;  عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَزَوَّجَهَا وَهْىَ&#xA;  بِنْتُ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ وَزُفَّتْ إِلَيْهِ وَهِيَ بِنْتُ تِسْعِ سِنِينَ&#xA;  وَلُعَبُهَا مَعَهَا وَمَاتَ عَنْهَا وَهِيَ بِنْتُ ثَمَانَ عَشْرَةَ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some narrations state that Aishah’s ( رضي الله عنها ) age was six while others state that it was seven. Imam An-Nawawi (&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamistruth.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/the-age-of-aishah_s-marriage-between-historians-and-hadith-scholars.pdf&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;) while commenting on this hadeeth in his Sharh of Saheeh Muslim stated that Ad-Dawoodee said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;With regards to the narration in which she states that she was&#xA;  married at the age of seven while most narrations state that she was&#xA;  married at the age of six, then both narrations can be reconciled by&#xA;  the fact that she was six years and some months. Therefore in some&#xA;  narrations, she only mentioned the number of years of her age at that&#xA;  time while in other narrations she meant the year she was about to&#xA;  enter, and Allah knows best&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another narration,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Urwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) wrote the (marriage&#xA;  contract) with `Aisha while she was six years old and consummated his&#xA;  marriage with her while she was nine years old and she remained with&#xA;  him for nine years (i.e. till his death). (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/93&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ بْنُ عُقْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ هِشَامِ&#xA;  بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، تَزَوَّجَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  عَائِشَةَ وَهْىَ ابْنَةُ سِتٍّ وَبَنَى بِهَا وَهْىَ ابْنَةُ تِسْعٍ&#xA;  وَمَكَثَتْ عِنْدَهُ تِسْعًا‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many similar authentic hadeeth in Sunan Abe Dawood, Sunan An-Nasaaee, Sunan Ibn Majah, Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Sunan Al-Baihaqi Al-Kubra, Mustadrak Al-Haakim, Al-Mujam Al-Kabeer of At-Tabaraani which proves the above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would recommend you to read &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamistruth.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/the-age-of-aishah_s-marriage-between-historians-and-hadith-scholars.pdf&quot;&gt;this treatise&lt;/a&gt;, which clears the doubts, arguments that people pose and misconceptions regarding marriage and age of Aishah ( رضي الله عنها ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2012-12-28T14:43:41.120" LastActivityDate="2012-12-28T14:43:41.120" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5853" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-28T16:48:49.190" Score="6" ViewCount="5289" Body="&lt;p&gt;All the Ahadith saying to wipe the neck in Wudu are either Da'if (Weak) or Maudoo' (Fabricated).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, would wiping the backside of the neck in Wudu' be considered Makrooh as all the Madhahib say except for the Hanafiyah, or would it be considered Bid'ah because the Prophet (May Allah's Peace and blessings be upon Him) never was described doing such in authentic Ahadith? And because it has no strong foundation, would it be considered Bid'ah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What have the scholars said on this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-30T07:17:00.887" LastActivityDate="2018-03-28T10:25:21.150" Title="Would wiping the neck in wudu' be considered makrooh or bid'ah?" Tags="|wudu|bidah|islamic-scholar|makruh|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5808" CreationDate="2012-12-28T19:09:05.570" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This Ayah is complemented by &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ayah 23 of Surat An-Nisa'&lt;/a&gt;. Together, both Ayahs strictly whitelist all those who are considered Mahram to a woman. Any other person is not a mahram; no proof needed (whitelisting &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; the proof).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the case of a sister's husband, some people may be confused by the Ayah in Surat An-Nisa', whose narration forbids the marriage of two sisters. However, careful reading of the Arabic text clears the confusion and clarifies the meaning. All the people that were described as Mahram were mentioned as nouns, whereas the phrase about sisters is a verbal phrase. Thus we can say that forbidding applies for the people described with nouns, and applies for &lt;em&gt;action&lt;/em&gt; described by the verbal phrase. This phrase is a proof for the possibility of marriage with the wife's sister after the marriage with the wife ends, and therefore implies that the wife's sister is certainly not a Mahram, because Mahram is a state that can never be changed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the text of the Ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zTGdc.png&quot; alt=&quot;حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَّهَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُكُمْ وَأَخَوَاتُكُمْ وَعَمَّاتُكُمْ وَخَالَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُ الْأَخِ وَبَنَاتُ الْأُخْتِ وَأُمَّهَاتُكُمُ اللَّاتِي أَرْضَعْنَكُمْ وَأَخَوَاتُكُم مِّنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ وَأُمَّهَاتُ نِسَائِكُمْ وَرَبَائِبُكُمُ اللَّاتِي فِي حُجُورِكُم مِّن نِّسَائِكُمُ اللَّاتِي دَخَلْتُم بِهِنَّ فَإِن لَّمْ تَكُونُوا دَخَلْتُم بِهِنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَحَلَائِلُ أَبْنَائِكُمُ الَّذِينَ مِنْ أَصْلَابِكُمْ وَأَن تَجْمَعُوا بَيْنَ الْأُخْتَيْنِ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ سَلَفَ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا&quot;&gt;&#xA;  Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastActivityDate="2012-12-28T19:09:05.570" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5855" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-29T03:32:34.787" Score="4" ViewCount="691" Body="&lt;p&gt;Original idea from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?349730-Let-s-initiate-Non-riba-loan-website-funded-by-charity&amp;amp;p=4983496#post4983496&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;My question is, is it halal to loan out money which people save in your bank?&#xA;Let's say we have an online website.&#xA;People can 'lend' money to the website (no interest), and then the website acts as an agent which lends out that money to people who need it. THe website would also run on charity insha-Allah.&#xA;Is it halal?&#xA;What worries me is 'selling things you don't own' and because it deals in currencies (my knowledge of Islamic rulings on currency and trade is quite weak)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JazakAllah Khair!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="957" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T22:07:28.567" Title="Is it halal to loan out money which people save in your bank?" Tags="|finance|loan|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5841" CreationDate="2012-12-29T19:46:25.697" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Ja'fari school of fiqh, there is no iddah (of divorce) upon a girl who is non-baligh nor upon a woman who has entered menopause. The verse in Surat al-Talaq has an important clause that deserves attention - if you doubt - and in various tafasir, it is used to refer to women who have reached the age of menopause, yet the menstrual cycle is not ascertained to have stopped definitely. In such a case, the woman, even if old, would have to keep an iddah of three menstrual cycles. The other case is of women of reproductive age, who are experiencing amenorrhea, and hence they have to also observe iddah like normal women their age would. Also if a man never had sexual intercourse with his wife, regardless of her age, she does not have to keep an iddah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the link to fatawa from Sayyid al-Sistani concerning the above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/laws/divorce.html#2519&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of iddah of death, every widow has to observe a set four months and ten days, unless she was expecting, in which case she will wait out the term which is longer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="625" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-07T04:22:02.930" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T04:22:02.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="249" CreationDate="2012-12-29T20:49:30.610" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Talking from a Shia perspective, @YasserZamani and @Ahmadi have answered the question very good, and from the other answers you can easily see that not all the Muslims agree on one understanding of Allah. However, let me put the issue differently so that you can hopefully find more coherence behind all of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All those who believe in a Heavenly religion, Muslims, Christians and Jews, as far as I know define God as a &lt;strong&gt;perfect being&lt;/strong&gt;. This very beginning is the same in all such perspectives. However, the interpretation of being perfect is somewhat different and this is understandable from the distinctions between teachings of different schools and religions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, God is considered as omnipresent and omnipotent in all such schools and religions but then see how differently they would use these reputations to talk about their God, which is of course a same God for all of them (different understanding of a same notion):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Christians (at least a good number of them) say God is omnipotent, so He CAN do whatever that He wills, and begetting a man as His son or incarnating into a flesh being two examples for that, see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/9682&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;. Also a number of Christians think God being omnipresent means the God exists everywhere inside and outside of His created universe (or even universes with any possible number of dimensions), see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/12321&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sunni Muslims (at least a good number of them) say similar sayings but also with some differences. They also believe God being omnipotent allows Allah to be visible in the Day to the true believers, with the very material eyes on face that we do posses now, see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/5486/can-we-see-allah-in-the-hereafter-the-same-way-we-see-the-other-things-sunni&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;. Also some Sunni Muslims believe in Allah having body and from this respect they are again thinking like the Christians and maybe Jews, although the body will not be like a man as the Christians think about Jesus --peace be upon him. Also they (with the stress over the fact that not all of them) assume God to be everywhere in the sense a Christian may assume. Even they sometimes specify God's position and then talks about the movement of God, see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/513/584&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/892/584&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shia Muslims say completely differently, the God is neither visible in this life nor in the Day or the Hereafter by any material eye, but only with the eyes of heart, e.g. see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2826/584&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;. The God has no body and no spirit but is pure of anything that He Himself has created. He also is nowhere in the sense that He is anywhere or fills the space. He has no time and no spatial dimension, even neither infinity. All such characteristics is proved in Shia theology to introduce limitations (imperfections) to a being and so the God, the perfect, would be free from all such qualities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you see, from the very fundamental levels of teachings of the prophets and their successors --peace be upon them all-- all of us, Shia or Sunni, Muslim or Christian or Jew, think the same, God is perfect, but then some have their own interpretations of those teachings and one should personally seek for the one interpretation which appear as rigorous and reasonable:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَنَزَعْنَا مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا فَقُلْنَا هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ&#xA;  فَعَلِمُوا أَنَّ الْحَقَّ لِلَّـهِ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا&#xA;  يَفْتَرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And from each people shall We draw a witness, and We shall say:&#xA;  &quot;Produce your Proof&quot;: then shall they know that the Truth is in Allah&#xA;  (alone), and the (lies) which they invented will leave them in lurch.&#xA;  [28:75]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ يُزَكُّونَ أَنفُسَهُم ۚ بَلِ اللَّـهُ&#xA;  يُزَكِّي مَن يَشَاءُ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًا \ &lt;strong&gt;انظُرْ كَيْفَ&#xA;  يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى اللَّـهِ الْكَذِبَ ۖ وَكَفَىٰ بِهِ إِثْمًا&#xA;  مُّبِينًا&lt;/strong&gt; \ أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا نَصِيبًا مِّنَ&#xA;  الْكِتَابِ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْجِبْتِ وَالطَّاغُوتِ وَيَقُولُونَ&#xA;  لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا هَـٰؤُلَاءِ أَهْدَىٰ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا&#xA;  سَبِيلًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who claim sanctity for&#xA;  themselves? Nay-but Allah Doth sanctify whom He pleaseth. But never&#xA;  will they fail to receive justice in the least little thing. / Behold!&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;how they invent a lie against Allah! but that by itself is a manifest sin&lt;/strong&gt;! / Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who were&#xA;  given a portion of the Book? they believe in sorcery and Evil, and say&#xA;  to the Unbelievers that they are better guided in the (right) way Than&#xA;  the believers! [4:49,50,51]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:56:52.367" LastActivityDate="2015-12-13T06:58:20.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5860" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-30T04:51:55.957" Score="4" ViewCount="194" Body="&lt;p&gt;You could imagine that with the advent of a new religion, any followers of the last religion would be required to convert to the new religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Which followers of which religion converted to Islam, when Islam&#xA;came on the scene?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How did they know that they had to convert to Islam?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are there documents in the history?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="747" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-06T01:46:11.563" LastActivityDate="2017-02-06T01:46:11.563" Title="Were there any other religions before Islam that their followers should convert to Islam?" Tags="|hadith|history|conversion|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2019-12-15T18:53:46.000" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5864" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5898" CreationDate="2012-12-30T17:43:19.997" Score="7" ViewCount="523" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/muslim/031-smt.php#031.5920&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Book 31, Number 5920&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yazid b. Hayyan reported, I went along with Husain b. Sabra and 'Umar&#xA;  b. Muslim to Zaid b. Arqam and, as we sat by his side, Husain said to&#xA;  him: Zaid. you have been able to acquire a great virtue that you saw&#xA;  Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) listened to his talk, fought&#xA;  by his side in (different) battles, offered prayer behind me. Zaid,&#xA;  you have in fact earned a great virtue. Zaid, narrate to us what you&#xA;  heard from Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him). He said: I have&#xA;  grown old and have almost spent my age and I have forgotten some of&#xA;  the things which I remembered in connection with Allah's Messenger&#xA;  (may peace be upon him), so accept whatever I narrate to you, and&#xA;  which I do not narrate do not compel me to do that. He then said: One&#xA;  day Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) stood up to deliver&#xA;  sermon at a watering place known as Khumm situated between Mecca and&#xA;  Medina. He praised Allah, extolled Him and delivered the sermon and.&#xA;  exhorted (us) and said: Now to our purpose. O people, I am a human&#xA;  being. I am about to receive a messenger (the angel of death) from my&#xA;  Lord and I, in response to Allah's call, (would bid good-bye to you),&#xA;  but &lt;strong&gt;I am leaving among you two weighty things: the one being the Book&#xA;  of Allah in which there is right guidance and light, so hold fast to&#xA;  the Book of Allah and adhere to it. **He exhorted (us) (to hold fast) to&#xA;  the Book of Allah and then said: The second are the members of my&#xA;  household I remind you (of your duties) to the members of my family.&#xA;  He (Husain) said to Zaid: Who are the members of his household? Aren't&#xA;  his wives the members of his family? Thereupon he said: His wives are&#xA;  the members of his family (but here) the members of his family are&#xA;  those for whom acceptance of Zakat is forbidden. And he said: Who are&#xA;  they? Thereupon he said: 'Ali and the offspring of 'Ali, 'Aqil and the&#xA;  offspring of 'Aqil and the offspring of Ja'far and the offspring of&#xA;  'Abbas. Husain said: These are those for whom the acceptance of Zakat&#xA;  is forbidden. Zaid said: Yes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَشُجَاعُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ، قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو حَيَّانَ، حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ، قَالَ انْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَحُصَيْنُ، بْنُ سَبْرَةَ وَعُمَرُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ إِلَى زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ فَلَمَّا جَلَسْنَا إِلَيْهِ قَالَ لَهُ حُصَيْنٌ لَقَدْ لَقِيتَ يَا زَيْدُ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا رَأَيْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَسَمِعْتَ حَدِيثَهُ وَغَزَوْتَ مَعَهُ وَصَلَّيْتَ خَلْفَهُ لَقَدْ لَقِيتَ يَا زَيْدُ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا حَدِّثْنَا يَا زَيْدُ مَا سَمِعْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم - قَالَ - يَا ابْنَ أَخِي وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ كَبِرَتْ سِنِّي وَقَدُمَ عَهْدِي وَنَسِيتُ بَعْضَ الَّذِي كُنْتُ أَعِي مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَمَا حَدَّثْتُكُمْ فَاقْبَلُوا وَمَا لاَ فَلاَ تُكَلِّفُونِيهِ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمًا فِينَا خَطِيبًا بِمَاءٍ يُدْعَى خُمًّا بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَوَعَظَ وَذَكَّرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ أَمَّا بَعْدُ أَلاَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ فَإِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ رَسُولُ رَبِّي فَأُجِيبَ وَأَنَا تَارِكٌ فِيكُمْ ثَقَلَيْنِ أَوَّلُهُمَا كِتَابُ اللَّهِ فِيهِ الْهُدَى وَالنُّورُ فَخُذُوا بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَاسْتَمْسِكُوا بِهِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ فَحَثَّ عَلَى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَرَغَّبَ فِيهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ وَأَهْلُ بَيْتِي أُذَكِّرُكُمُ اللَّهَ فِي أَهْلِ بَيْتِي أُذَكِّرُكُمُ اللَّهَ فِي أَهْلِ بَيْتِي أُذَكِّرُكُمُ اللَّهَ فِي أَهْلِ بَيْتِي ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ حُصَيْنٌ وَمَنْ أَهْلُ بَيْتِهِ يَا زَيْدُ أَلَيْسَ نِسَاؤُهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ قَالَ نِسَاؤُهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَلَكِنْ أَهْلُ بَيْتِهِ مَنْ حُرِمَ الصَّدَقَةَ بَعْدَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَمَنْ هُمْ قَالَ هُمْ آلُ عَلِيٍّ وَآلُ عَقِيلٍ وَآلُ جَعْفَرٍ وَآلُ عَبَّاسٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ كُلُّ هَؤُلاَءِ حُرِمَ الصَّدَقَةَ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/259200&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is this hadeeth authentic?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What does it mean?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the wisdom behind it?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Answers from both Shia and Sunni are accepted.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="618" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T08:22:07.097" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T08:22:07.097" Title="Authenticity and meaning of Hadeeth Saqalein (ثقلین)?" 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  <row Id="5866" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-30T21:37:09.810" Score="7" ViewCount="1004" Body="&lt;p&gt;As is known, there are a number of variant readings (i.e. &lt;em&gt;qira'at&lt;/em&gt;) of the Qur'an.  Even when these readings have (minor) differences of meaning between them, they are all considered equally valid by Islamic scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that diacritical marks were rarely (if ever) written in the earliest compilations of the Qur'an (e.g. Uthman's Canon), there would be risk of meanings changing significantly with variant readings; this is, as I understand it, the reasoning behind validating the &lt;em&gt;qira'at&lt;/em&gt; in the first place, and recording later compilations with all necessary diacriticals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qira%27at#Conditions_for_the_validity_of_a_qir.C4.81.27.C4.81t_.28reading.29&quot;&gt;According to Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, there were three major conditions that were considered when validating a &lt;em&gt;qira'a&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Numerous authentic chains of transmission to the &lt;em&gt;sahabah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Used known Arabic grammar of the period&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Matched the text of Uthman's Canon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These seem valid enough, but none of these claims are sourced; Wikipedia may be a lot of things, but a reliable source for uncited information is not one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I lay the question out thus:  &lt;strong&gt;In these original validations of &lt;em&gt;qira'at&lt;/em&gt;, what exactly were the conditions that needed to be met for a variant reading to be considered valid?&lt;/strong&gt;  In this case, I am particularly seeking answers backed up with references to authoritative sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-31T17:32:48.473" LastActivityDate="2018-01-31T17:32:48.473" Title="What were the criteria for validating a qira'a?" Tags="|qiraat|uloom-al-quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="428" CreationDate="2012-12-31T00:04:17.930" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sunnah is the sayings, actions, approvals, dis-approvals, mannerisms, and physical descriptions the Prophet (May Allah's peace and blessings be upon Him).  Now, before I go into the answer I would like to clarify two things. One, is that many think that Hadith and Sunnah is the same, and that is not the case.  Hadith has the same description of that of sunnah, that I mentioned above.  But, the difference is that Hadith is the container through which the Sunnah is communicated to us, so the Sunnah is the content of Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two, Sunnah can be split into two categories:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;سنة طبيعية  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;سنة تشريعية&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first category can be translated as Natural Sunnah, this is how the Prophet (May Allah's peace and blessings be upon Him) lived His life as a human Arab in Arabia, what he disliked as a human being and what he liked, this type of Sunnah is not part of Islam, so we are not obliged to follow this sunnah.  But if we do, there is nothing wrong. An example of this sunnah is the desert lizard, the Prophet (May Allah's peace and blessings be upon Him) did not like to eat it, but it was only a personal dislike not regarding religion, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/42/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the second category, it can be translated as legal sunnah, and this is from which the religion is built from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;What is it? (Sunnah)&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It refers to the way of the Prophet (May Allah's peace and blessings be upon Him), it is the sayings, actions, approvals, dis-approvals, mannerisms, and physical descriptions of Him (May Allah's peace and blessings be upon Him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Is it an action or belief?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't totally understand, but if I understand correctly, the answer is no it is not a belief, for the sunnah is part of Islam not something separate.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Is it mentioned in the Quran?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes it is mentioned in the Quran.  You can find throughout the Quran mentioning that one should follow the prophet (May Allah's blessings and peace be upon Him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like the following Ayah in Surat Al Hashar Ayah 7:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا&#xA;  وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has&#xA;  forbidden you - refrain from. And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is severe&#xA;  in penalty&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surat Al Imran Ayah 31:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, [O Muhammad], &quot;If you should love Allah , then follow me, [so]&#xA;  Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving&#xA;  and Merciful.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other Ayahs in the Quran which order the following of the Prophet (May Allah's peace and blessings be upon Him), the above two are examples of some of the.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: The foundations of Islamic Studies part 2, module 1 video a&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-12-31T00:24:39.593" LastActivityDate="2012-12-31T00:24:39.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5868" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8651" CreationDate="2012-12-31T00:32:33.443" Score="4" ViewCount="11371" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am intrigued by the world السماواتthat is often used in Holy Quran to describe God creation of skies and the earth. In arabic السماوات means skies, which is not the same as Universe. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/#hl=en&amp;amp;tbo=d&amp;amp;sclient=psy-ab&amp;amp;q=define+sky&amp;amp;oq=define+sky&amp;amp;gs_l=hp.3..0l4.2120395.2122332.1.2122623.10.10.0.0.0.0.254.1426.4j5j1.10.0.les;..0.0...1c.1.tuNXz3ztCM4&amp;amp;pbx=1&amp;amp;bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&amp;amp;bvm=bv.1355534169,d.dmQ&amp;amp;fp=1a015cb23eea1553&amp;amp;bpcl=40096503&amp;amp;biw=1139&amp;amp;bih=567&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sky&lt;/a&gt; is the region of the atmosphere and outer space &lt;em&gt;seen&lt;/em&gt; from the earth. On the other &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/#hl=en&amp;amp;sugexp=les;&amp;amp;gs_rn=1&amp;amp;gs_ri=hp&amp;amp;gs_mss=did%20qura&amp;amp;qe=ZGVmaW5lIHVuaXZlcnNl&amp;amp;qesig=DxvKlW5Ho9edeJpnQOE0sw&amp;amp;pkc=AFgZ2tmDD7OgltevZHr_QXY9sxHlYO4m7ybzH5F-_Hiiz66S_jRBD5wN5s8KLRTwkDF9ADtV7KkUXfwUz3hTgvCPqg3gwVuf_w&amp;amp;pq=define%20sky&amp;amp;cp=15&amp;amp;gs_id=5n&amp;amp;xhr=t&amp;amp;q=define+universe&amp;amp;pf=p&amp;amp;tbo=d&amp;amp;sclient=psy-ab&amp;amp;oq=define+universe&amp;amp;gs_l=&amp;amp;pbx=1&amp;amp;bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&amp;amp;bvm=bv.1355534169,d.dmQ&amp;amp;fp=1a015cb23eea1553&amp;amp;bpcl=40096503&amp;amp;biw=1139&amp;amp;bih=567&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;universe&lt;/a&gt; is all existing matter and space considered &lt;em&gt;as a whole&lt;/em&gt;. In short Sky is only part of the universe at best not the whole. From the verse below, Almighty Allah clearly treats لسماوات and Earth as separate entities. This gives a concept of a sky above and the Earth below. I also learned that the correct word for Universe is الكونnot samawat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is did God ever mention Universe in Quran? Samawat clearly does no mean universe because if it meant universe, then Earth is indeed part of the Universe. But if sawamat means skies that makes sense because God is talking about Skies and the earth as two object. So my question is did the Holy Quran ever mention Universe? For reference&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Sky سماء    &#xA;Skies السماوات&#xA;Heaven الجنة&#xA;Universe الكون&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As you can see above, the Universe and sky have two different words in arabic.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V9Jng.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sky&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Universe&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N0KYy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Verses for references are below&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6:1 Skies and earth are treated two separate objects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RUIHO.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3:190, To Allah is all that is in skies and in Earth. There is a lot more that we cannot see in sky but is part of universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P5TxL.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2:22 Quran talks about Ski as canopy. This is clearly not universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fjC4C.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4:132, says that to God belongs what is in Skies and what is on Earth.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ViCsi.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-12-31T01:13:42.180" LastActivityDate="2018-08-01T17:10:02.650" Title="Did the Quran ever mention Universe?" Tags="|quran|terminology|universe|" AnswerCount="10" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5872" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5868" CreationDate="2012-12-31T13:36:32.883" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word  الكون is not mentioned in Quran as far as I know BUT:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you already mentioned السماوات it completely contains our &quot;worldly&quot; understanding of universe... why is that ? all and everything we define as being part of the universe is in the language of Quran part of &quot;sky number 1&quot;. As mentioned in Quran there are seven skies - they relate to each other like a small tent to a very big desert (according to Sunnah/Hadith). &quot;sky number 2&quot; is much much bigger than &quot;sky number 1&quot; and contains among other things &quot;sky number 1&quot; and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From my POV universe is mentioned a lot in Quran although not as a word (الكون) but (even more important IMHO) as a part of the creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="965" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2012-12-31T14:38:57.220" LastActivityDate="2012-12-31T14:38:57.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5873" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5780" CreationDate="2012-12-31T14:09:13.817" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't have a complete &quot;yes or no&quot;-answer but several points to consider (the following is more based on Sunni views as I don't have much knowledge about Shia):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims have the Hijri calendar which differs from the christian calendar - so new year is not even the same (Muslim versus non-Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even the Hijri &quot;new year&quot; is not considered a reason for celebration (from an Islamic POV). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are only 2 official/religious celebrations in Islam every year (one after Ramadan called &quot;eid al-fitr&quot; and one after Hajj called &quot;eid al-adha&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even celebrating birthdays etc. is not part of Islam while Islam makes celebrating marriage somewhat obligatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the family/friends aspect you mention: Islam urges us to keep good relations (including invitations etc.) to our family, friends and neighbors (independent of whether they are Muslim or not!).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the traditions in several cultures even if the celebration itself is not viewed with a religious overtone and considered &quot;non-haram&quot; there are very often parts that make attending these celebrations haram - one example is drinking alcohol: being part of a group drinking alcohol (even when Muslim doesn't drink alcohol) is considered at least something to avoid (some views say this is haram).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CONCLUSION:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IMHO it is very hard for a Muslim to take part in such events while following all Islamic rules. IF the specific event itself does not contain any obstacles (like consuming alcohol) from a Muslim POV THEN it is basically an individual decision whether to take part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="965" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T17:49:17.493" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T17:49:17.493" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5874" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-31T14:42:26.837" Score="1" ViewCount="388" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Bible, there is a story from Paul:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2 Timothy 3:8 ESV&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the&#xA;  truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which points to an older story in Exodus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exodus 7:11 ESV&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they, the&#xA;  magicians of Egypt, also did the same by their secret arts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this same story in the Qur'an?  Specifically is there a direct link from the magicians in Egypt and their names Jannes and Jambres?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user206" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user206" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T14:13:47.770" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T14:13:47.770" Title="Is there a link between the magicians in Egypt and their names Jannes and Jambres (as in the Bible)?" Tags="|quran|bible|sihr|quranic-events|prophet-musa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5874" CreationDate="2012-12-31T16:10:17.190" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran states the story of some magicians from all around the Egypt who were gathered by Pharaoh to compete with Moses accompanied by his brother Aron --peace be upon them. However, Quran doesn't name any of them, only tells the story that the snake of Moses ate the magics of the magicians and they fell in prostration and became believers in God of Moses as they understood what Moses did was not a magic but a sign of power from his God. And seemingly those magicians who believed in Moses and his God were killed by Pharaoh as punishment:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدْ أَرَيْنَاهُ آيَاتِنَا كُلَّهَا فَكَذَّبَ وَأَبَىٰ / قَالَ&#xA;  أَجِئْتَنَا لِتُخْرِجَنَا مِنْ أَرْضِنَا بِسِحْرِكَ يَا مُوسَىٰ /&#xA;  فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّكَ بِسِحْرٍ مِّثْلِهِ فَاجْعَلْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكَ&#xA;  مَوْعِدًا لَّا نُخْلِفُهُ نَحْنُ وَلَا أَنتَ مَكَانًا سُوًى / قَالَ&#xA;  مَوْعِدُكُمْ يَوْمُ الزِّينَةِ وَأَن يُحْشَرَ النَّاسُ ضُحًى /&#xA;  فَتَوَلَّىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ فَجَمَعَ كَيْدَهُ ثُمَّ أَتَىٰ / قَالَ لَهُم&#xA;  مُّوسَىٰ وَيْلَكُمْ لَا تَفْتَرُوا عَلَى اللَّـهِ كَذِبًا&#xA;  فَيُسْحِتَكُم بِعَذَابٍ ۖ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنِ افْتَرَىٰ / فَتَنَازَعُوا&#xA;  أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ وَأَسَرُّوا النَّجْوَىٰ / قَالُوا إِنْ هَـٰذَانِ&#xA;  لَسَاحِرَانِ يُرِيدَانِ أَن يُخْرِجَاكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِمَا&#xA;  وَيَذْهَبَا بِطَرِيقَتِكُمُ الْمُثْلَىٰ / فَأَجْمِعُوا كَيْدَكُمْ&#xA;  ثُمَّ ائْتُوا صَفًّا ۚ وَقَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْيَوْمَ مَنِ اسْتَعْلَىٰ /&#xA;  قَالُوا يَا مُوسَىٰ إِمَّا أَن تُلْقِيَ وَإِمَّا أَن نَّكُونَ أَوَّلَ&#xA;  مَنْ أَلْقَىٰ / قَالَ بَلْ أَلْقُوا ۖ فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمْ&#xA;  وَعِصِيُّهُمْ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ مِن سِحْرِهِمْ أَنَّهَا تَسْعَىٰ /&#xA;  فَأَوْجَسَ فِي نَفْسِهِ خِيفَةً مُّوسَىٰ / قُلْنَا لَا تَخَفْ إِنَّكَ&#xA;  أَنتَ الْأَعْلَىٰ / وَأَلْقِ مَا فِي يَمِينِكَ تَلْقَفْ مَا صَنَعُوا ۖ&#xA;  إِنَّمَا صَنَعُوا كَيْدُ سَاحِرٍ ۖ وَلَا يُفْلِحُ السَّاحِرُ حَيْثُ&#xA;  أَتَىٰ / فَأُلْقِيَ السَّحَرَةُ سُجَّدًا قَالُوا آمَنَّا بِرَبِّ&#xA;  هَارُونَ وَمُوسَىٰ / قَالَ آمَنتُمْ لَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ آذَنَ لَكُمْ ۖ&#xA;  إِنَّهُ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ الَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ السِّحْرَ ۖ فَلَأُقَطِّعَنَّ&#xA;  أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلَافٍ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ فِي&#xA;  جُذُوعِ النَّخْلِ وَلَتَعْلَمُنَّ أَيُّنَا أَشَدُّ عَذَابًا وَأَبْقَىٰ&#xA;  / قَالُوا لَن نُّؤْثِرَكَ عَلَىٰ مَا جَاءَنَا مِنَ الْبَيِّنَاتِ&#xA;  وَالَّذِي فَطَرَنَا ۖ فَاقْضِ مَا أَنتَ قَاضٍ ۖ إِنَّمَا تَقْضِي&#xA;  هَـٰذِهِ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا / إِنَّا آمَنَّا بِرَبِّنَا لِيَغْفِرَ&#xA;  لَنَا خَطَايَانَا وَمَا أَكْرَهْتَنَا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ السِّحْرِ ۗ&#xA;  وَاللَّـهُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ / إِنَّهُ مَن يَأْتِ رَبَّهُ مُجْرِمًا&#xA;  فَإِنَّ لَهُ جَهَنَّمَ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ / وَمَن&#xA;  يَأْتِهِ مُؤْمِنًا قَدْ عَمِلَ الصَّالِحَاتِ فَأُولَـٰئِكَ لَهُمُ&#xA;  الدَّرَجَاتُ الْعُلَىٰ / جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا&#xA;  الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ جَزَاءُ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We showed Pharaoh all Our Signs, but he did reject and refuse. /&#xA;  He said: &quot;Hast thou come to drive us out of our land with thy magic, O&#xA;  Moses? / &quot;But we can surely produce magic to match thine! So make a&#xA;  tryst between us and thee, which we shall not fail to keep - neither&#xA;  we nor thou - in a place where both shall have even chances.&quot; / Moses&#xA;  said: &quot;Your tryst is the Day of the Festival, and let the people be&#xA;  assembled when the sun is well up.&quot; / So Pharaoh withdrew: He&#xA;  concerted his plan, and then came (back). / Moses said to him: Woe to&#xA;  you! Forge not ye a lie against Allah, lest He destroy you (at once)&#xA;  utterly by chastisement: the forger must suffer frustration!&quot; / So&#xA;  they disputed, one with another, over their affair, but they kept&#xA;  their talk secret. / They said: &quot;These two are certainly (expert)&#xA;  magicians: their object is to drive you out from your land with their&#xA;  magic, and to do away with your most cherished institutions. /&#xA;  &quot;Therefore concert your plan, and then assemble in (serried) ranks: He&#xA;  wins (all along) today who gains the upper hand.&quot; / They said: &quot;O&#xA;  Moses! whether wilt thou that thou throw (first) or that we be the&#xA;  first to throw?&quot; / He said, &quot;Nay, throw ye first!&quot; Then behold their&#xA;  ropes and their rods-so it seemed to him on account of their magic -&#xA;  began to be in lively motion! / So Moses conceived in his mind a (sort&#xA;  of) fear. / We said: &quot;Fear not! for thou hast indeed the upper hand: /&#xA;  &quot;Throw that which is in thy right hand: Quickly will it swallow up&#xA;  that which they have faked what they have faked is but a magician's&#xA;  trick: and the magician thrives not, (no matter) where he goes.&quot; / So&#xA;  the magicians were thrown down to prostration: they said, &quot;We believe&#xA;  in the Lord of Aaron and Moses&quot;. / (Pharaoh) said: &quot;Believe ye in Him&#xA;  before I give you permission? Surely this must be your leader, who has&#xA;  taught you magic! be sure I will cut off your hands and feet on&#xA;  opposite sides, and I will have you crucified on trunks of palm-trees:&#xA;  so shall ye know for certain, which of us can give the more severe and&#xA;  the more lasting punishment!&quot; / They said: &quot;Never shall we regard thee&#xA;  as more than the Clear Signs that have come to us, or than Him Who&#xA;  created us! so decree whatever thou desirest to decree: for thou canst&#xA;  only decree (touching) the life of this world. / &quot;For us, we have&#xA;  believed in our Lord: may He forgive us our faults, and the magic to&#xA;  which thou didst compel us: for Allah is Best and Most Abiding.&quot; /&#xA;  Verily he who comes to his Lord as a sinner (at Judgment),- for him is&#xA;  Hell: therein shall he neither die nor live. / But such as come to Him&#xA;  as Believers who have worked righteous deeds,- for them are ranks&#xA;  exalted,- / Gardens of Eternity, beneath which flow rivers: they will&#xA;  dwell therein for aye: such is the reward of those who purify&#xA;  themselves (from evil). [20:56-76]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I don't know anything about the name of the magicians, maybe someone else could find a Hadeeth about that. Godspeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2012-12-31T16:10:17.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5876" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-31T16:10:33.663" Score="6" ViewCount="2274" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolition_of_slavery_timeline#1900.E2.80.93today&quot;&gt;abolition of slavery time line&lt;/a&gt;, Islamic countries such as Oman, UAE, Yemen and Saudi Arabia kept slavery legal up until the 1960s, despite non-Islamic countries taking a lead role a thousand years earlier. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Mecca is contained within the state of Saudi Arabia, it follows that Islam should have its greatest influence within this region, yet slavery was still legal there upto 1962. Maybe Islam allows slavery under certain conditions, such as Muslims enslaving non-Mulsims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't Shariah law take a lead role in the abolishment of slavery?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="494" LastEditorUserId="494" LastEditDate="2012-12-31T20:24:28.070" LastActivityDate="2016-10-09T06:31:03.537" Title="Why didn't Shariah law take a lead role in abolishing slavery compared to non-Islamic political systems?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5878" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2012-12-31T19:35:27.527" Score="8" ViewCount="7810" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do you have to read dua qunoot in witr or are there any other duas you can read? &#xA;My grandmother has told me that you can recite any dua, where you are asking Allah for help but I have also heard that it is wajib to read dua qunoot in witr. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I usually read 'Rabbi, ighfir li'. Is this Ok?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="966" LastEditorUserId="966" LastEditDate="2012-12-31T19:44:15.343" LastActivityDate="2013-01-01T18:26:15.750" Title="In witr, can you read a dua other than Dua qunoot?" Tags="|quran|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5878" CreationDate="2012-12-31T22:37:19.837" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any Dua should do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Nawawi&lt;/strong&gt; said: &lt;em&gt;&lt;code&gt;It should be noted that Qunoot do not have a prayer on the preferred point Any du'aa as Qunoot even recites a verse or verses from the Koran that include a supplication as Qunoot, but the best is mentioned in the Sunnah...&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to some scholars, you can also read any Dua in your native language - not necessarily Arabic - in qunoot of every prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://akhawat.islamway.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=182678&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islam Way&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-qa.com/ar/ref/9061&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islam QA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="967" LastEditorUserId="803" LastEditDate="2013-01-01T18:26:15.750" LastActivityDate="2013-01-01T18:26:15.750" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5876" CreationDate="2012-12-31T23:34:22.287" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, we have to separate Islam from the &lt;em&gt;implementation&lt;/em&gt; of Islam. The second one is subject to the whims of governments that historically have had different aims and priorities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, to say that Islamic law plays &lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt; part in abolishing slavery is not accurate. There is a form of penalty in Shariah law called عتق رقبة &lt;em&gt;Atq Raqaba&lt;/em&gt;, in which the penalty is to free a slave (yours or someone else's). Also, freeing of slaves has been described many times as an act that is very pleasing to Allah with many rewards in the hereafter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question becomes, obviously, why didn't Islam outright ban slavery? The answer is that Islam is tightly knit to society, and recognizes that societal change is a slow thing. Slavery was very much a cornerstone of society at the time, and completely banning it would've been unenforceable and would only result in a law that no one followed. Instead, Islam created a pathway to the eventual abolishment of slavery by making the act of freeing slaves a highly respected one that increased one's status in Allah's eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A close analogue to this is the ban of alcohol. Alcohol too was a cornerstone of society. Many of the Prophet's companions were known to consume alcohol regularly. So the Prophet did not ban it outright. At first, the act of being sober was made a requirement for prayer. Then the act of making alcohol and profiting from it was banned. And only after those previous changes had taken effect did the complete ban on alcohol make sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But unlike alcohol, slavery was far too entrenched to go away during the Prophet's lifetime. Thus, it became the duty of the following generations to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2012-12-31T23:34:22.287" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5882" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5900" CreationDate="2013-01-02T00:11:41.063" Score="7" ViewCount="5187" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been taught and I have also read that the evil eye is real.  What I don't understand is that there are many many extremely rich and wealthy non Muslims, who many many people will envy.  Why don't they ever get affected by the evil eye?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or does the evil eye only affect you if you're Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-06T00:14:18.647" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T15:01:40.127" Title="Does the evil eye only affect muslims?" Tags="|evil-eye|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5888" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5891" CreationDate="2013-01-02T13:38:33.800" Score="5" ViewCount="10112" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is late marriage good for boys and girls?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is Islam Commands?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is God (Islam) Solution?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask for Shia view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="747" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T09:35:21.940" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T11:31:33.853" Title="What is the recommended age for marriage, Shia view?" Tags="|sharia|sunnah|nikah|shiism|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5835" CreationDate="2013-01-02T18:47:45.797" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First see the following verse from Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ خَاشِعُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who humble themselves in their prayers [23:2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In its interpretation have come the followings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;و روى ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه و آله كان يرفع بصره الى السماء في&#xA;  صلوته، فلما نزلت الاية طأطأ رأسه و رمى ببصره الى الأرض.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is narrated that the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his&#xA;  household-- used to take his sights sometimes toward the skies while&#xA;  at praying until this verse was revealed, then after he bent his neck&#xA;  and kept his sights downward to the ground.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;في تفسير على بن إبراهيم و قوله: «الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلاتِهِمْ&#xA;  خاشِعُونَ» قال: غضبك بصرك في صلوتك و إقبالك عليها.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- Ali ibn Ibrahim has quoted that&#xA;  as Allah has stated &quot;Those who humble themselves in their prayers&quot; so&#xA;  keep your sights downward ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;في مجمع البيان «هُمْ فِي صَلاتِهِمْ خاشِعُونَ» روى أن النبي صلى الله&#xA;  عليه و آله راى رجلا يعبث بلحيته في صلوته فقال: اما انه لو خشع قلبه&#xA;  لخشعت جوارحه.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is quoted from the holy prophet --peace be upon him-- when he saw a&#xA;  man playing with his beard while he was at Salat, that he said if his&#xA;  heart was humble also his body limbs were certainly humble.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;في كتاب الخصال عن أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام: ليخشع الرجل في صلوته فانه&#xA;  من خشع قلبه لله عز و جل، خشعت جوارحه فلا يعبث بشيء...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From Imam Ali --peace be upon him-- it is quoted that he said one who&#xA;  humbles his heart for Allah, his body limbs would also be humbled and&#xA;  he would not play with a thing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;في أصول الكافي عدة من أصحابنا عن سهل بن زياد عن محمد بن الحسن ابن شمون&#xA;  عن عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن عن مسمع بن عبد الملك عن أبي عبد الله عليه&#xA;  السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و آله: ما زاد خشوع الجسد على&#xA;  ما في القلب فهو عندنا نفاق&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the book Usul Kafi it is quoted from Imam Sadiq --peace be upon&#xA;  him-- that he narrated from the apostle of Allah --peace be upon him&#xA;  and his household-- that he said if the humility of body exceeds the&#xA;  humility of the heart that is hypocrisy in our view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Source: تفسير نور الثقلين، ج3، ص: 528&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you see the whole story, no one would get blind, physically, for seeing the skies, but it is only discouraged (مکروه) (namely it is better not to do) in Shia Fiqh, and instead it is encouraged (مستحب) to look at your prostration position (موضع السجدة). Avoiding any discouraged deed and committing any encouraged deed of course would have some effects on the person, and in reverse committing any discouraged deed would have its own bad effects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-22T14:39:54.767" LastActivityDate="2016-02-22T14:39:54.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5888" CreationDate="2013-01-02T19:48:25.973" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can find an answer &lt;a href=&quot;http://thought.persianblog.ir/1390/7/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (in Persian); also see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/5472/584&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; beside &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2815/584&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1587/584&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;. But only to give you a starting point for further thinking let me collect some points here in short:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What is the ripe age, does this age points to an age that the body is matured or an age that the intellectual power is matured? Which one is wise to be an age for the rules of Religion to become obligated for the person? Which one can be used to determine the age of marriage?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to the verse [78:8] which reads &quot;وَخَلَقْنَاكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا&quot; (&lt;em&gt;And (have We not) created you in pairs&lt;/em&gt;) men and women have been created for each other, then why Allah has placed an initial distance between them? Why being single for a while until marry with each other? Has remaining single any rationality behind it?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to the verse [4:3] which reads &quot;...  فَانكِحُوا مَا طَابَ لَكُم مِّنَ النِّسَاءِ مَثْنَىٰ وَثُلَاثَ وَرُبَاعَ ۖ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا فَوَاحِدَةً ...&quot; (&lt;em&gt;... Marry women of your choice, Two or three or four; but if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one ...&lt;/em&gt;) the default number of wives for a man in the view of Allah is more than one. Think about the wisdom behind setting such a default in the creation of men and women, the answers may be quite interesting to you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If regular marriage is not possible then yet another type of marriage --the temporal marriage-- (متعه) is allowed, and encouraged or even obligated if it was necessary. This single rule (or better to say, option) prevents anyone from being able to accuse &quot;I couldn't marry so getting in Zina for me was inevitable&quot; in the Judgement day, as Imam Ali --peace be upon him-- has already mentioned a similar point.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;think about why a man and woman which are strangers with respect to each other, so that a serious set of rules hold between them and their sexual relations are among the strongest forbidden sins, then why and how a simple dialogue makes them Maharam to each other more than they were with respect to their own families, parents and brothers and sisters. And think why and how their sexual relations now would be so much praised in the view of Allah, among the best rewarded deeds. Why a relation that was forbidden between the strangers now is too praised that marriage is introduced as a Sunnah of the holy prophet --peace be upon him-- that whoever turn back from it is not a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I forgot to add that Islam has no obligation on the age of marriage, neither on its lower limit nor on its higher limit, although there are some requirements about marriage before becoming mature that you can find them in any Fiqh book (I know only about the Shia ones though).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2015-10-11T15:45:55.697" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1165" CreationDate="2013-01-02T20:56:18.680" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your answer is given by the household of the holy Prophet --peace be upon him and his household, the describers of Quran, as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;محمد بن يعقوب: عن علي بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه، و علي بن محمد، عن القاسم&#xA;  بن محمد، عن سليمان بن داود المنقري، عن علي بن هاشم بن البريد، عن أبيه:&#xA;  أن رجلا سأل علي بن الحسين (عليهما السلام) عن الزهد فقال: «عشرة أشياء&#xA;  فأعلى درجة الزهد أدنى درجة الورع، و أعلى درجة الورع أدنى درجة اليقين،&#xA;  و أعلى درجة اليقين أدنى درجة الرضا، [ألا] و إن الزهد كله في آية من&#xA;  كتاب الله عز و جل: &lt;strong&gt;لِكَيْلا تَأْسَوْا عَلى ما فاتَكُمْ وَ لا&#xA;  تَفْرَحُوا بِما آتاكُمْ&lt;/strong&gt;».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A man asked from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zayn_al-Abidin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Sajjad&lt;/a&gt; --peace be upon him-- about Zuhd&#xA;  (asceticism). Imam answered: &quot;... the uppest degree of asceticism is&#xA;  the closest (lowest) level of pious, and the highest level of pious is&#xA;  the lowest level of certainty, and the highest level of certainty is&#xA;  the lowest degree of satisfaction. Know that the whole of Zuhd is&#xA;  considered in one verse of the book of Allah: &lt;strong&gt;In order that ye may&#xA;  not despair over matters that pass you by, nor exult over favours&#xA;  bestowed upon you. For Allah loveth not any vainglorious boaster&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;علي بن إبراهيم، قال: حدثني أبي، عن القاسم بن محمد، عن سليمان بن داود&#xA;  المنقري، عن حفص بن غياث، عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام)، قال: قلت: جعلت&#xA;  فداك، فما حد الزهد في الدنيا؟ قال: فقال: «قد حد الله في كتابه، فقال عز&#xA;  و جل: &lt;strong&gt;لِكَيْلا تَأْسَوْا عَلى ما فاتَكُمْ وَ لا تَفْرَحُوا بِما&#xA;  آتاكُمْ&lt;/strong&gt; إن أعلم الناس بالله أخوفهم لله، و أخوفهم له أعلمهم به، و&#xA;  أعلمهم به أزهدهم فيها».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- was asked about the limit of Zuhd in&#xA;  this life. Imam answered that Allah has determined its limit in His&#xA;  book, so He has stated &quot;&lt;strong&gt;In order that ye may not despair over&#xA;  matters that pass you by, nor exult over favours bestowed upon you.&#xA;  For Allah loveth not any vainglorious boaster&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. The most&#xA;  knowledgeable people about Allah are the most fearful of Allah, the&#xA;  most fearful people of Allah are the most knowledgeable of them about&#xA;  Dunya(?), and the most knowledgeable of them about Dunya are the most&#xA;  ascetic of them in Dunya. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Source: البرهان في تفسير القرآن، ج5، ص: 298&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore Quran defines the Zuhd (asceticism) in this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لِّكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا بِمَا&#xA;  آتَاكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّـهُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In order that ye may not despair over matters that pass you by, nor&#xA;  exult over favours bestowed upon you. For Allah loveth not any&#xA;  vainglorious boaster [57:23]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But let me explain this to some extent. An ascetic person in Islam may be rich or poor in property; Zuhd does not require the person to have less or least wealth (&lt;em&gt;as was considered by many famous Sufi's in the history of Sufism&lt;/em&gt;), but it does require the person not to rely on his wealth, income, and etc., be it a house or car or money in bank or credit or even children or honor, or even healthy body and sharp mind or knowledge or any other possession or characteristic. The ascetic person would always remind his position in the course of life and in the relation with God, so that he only relies on Allah, neither he will get disappointed when he lose something that he had and nor will he exult when he gains something that he had not. In every instant he knows that he is a servant of Allah, he still has some duties even though the conditions of the game will change slightly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then we turn back to see the history, we have Talut and Dhul-Qarnein and the prophets Joseph and David and Solomon --peace be upon them-- which were king (or anyway ranked among the highest in a government) with lots of wealth. They were all ascetic of course while were rich as well. Another example if the prophet Ayyub --peace be upon him-- who was rich as well, then Allah examined him by taking back from him almost anything that was given to him, but he remained a good servant of Allah with no single instant of thinking bad (سوء الظن) about his Lord:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ&#xA;  أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ / فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِ مِن&#xA;  ضُرٍّ ۖ وَآتَيْنَاهُ أَهْلَهُ وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ&#xA;  عِندِنَا وَذِكْرَىٰ لِلْعَابِدِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And (remember) Job, when He cried to his Lord, &quot;Truly distress has&#xA;  seized me, but Thou art the Most Merciful of those that are merciful.&quot;&#xA;  / So We listened to him: We removed the distress that was on him, and&#xA;  We restored his people to him, and doubled their number,- as a Grace&#xA;  from Ourselves, and a thing for commemoration, for all who serve Us.&#xA;  [21:83,84]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَاذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا أَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ&#xA;  الشَّيْطَانُ بِنُصْبٍ وَعَذَابٍ / ارْكُضْ بِرِجْلِكَ ۖ هَـٰذَا&#xA;  مُغْتَسَلٌ بَارِدٌ وَشَرَابٌ / وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ أَهْلَهُ وَمِثْلَهُم&#xA;  مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَذِكْرَىٰ لِأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ / وَخُذْ&#xA;  بِيَدِكَ ضِغْثًا فَاضْرِب بِّهِ وَلَا تَحْنَثْ ۗ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَاهُ&#xA;  صَابِرًا ۚ نِّعْمَ الْعَبْدُ ۖ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Commemorate Our Servant Job. Behold he cried to his Lord: &quot;The Evil&#xA;  One has afflicted me with distress and suffering!&quot; / (The command was&#xA;  given:) &quot;Strike with thy foot: here is (water) wherein to wash, cool&#xA;  and refreshing, and (water) to drink.&quot; / And We gave him (back) his&#xA;  people, and doubled their number,- as a Grace from Ourselves, and a&#xA;  thing for commemoration, for all who have Understanding. / &quot;And take&#xA;  in thy hand a little grass, and strike therewith: and break not (thy&#xA;  oath).&quot; &lt;strong&gt;Truly We found him full of patience and constancy&lt;/strong&gt;. How&#xA;  excellent in Our service! ever did he turn (to Us)! [38:41-44]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's a very common examination style that Allah puts forward in our courses of lives, to give us for us to remind Him and thank Him (both by doing our duties and by tongue) or to take back from us again to remind Him and ask Him and be patient, being pleased by what Allah has chosen for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is only a short argument about Zuhd, you can easily extend your knowledge by many great books written based on this verse and the Ahadeeth of the 14 infallibles peace be upon them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-08T12:16:40.220" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T12:16:40.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5893" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-02T21:29:52.707" Score="3" ViewCount="37545" Body="&lt;p&gt;While some other religions have less attention to the borders of family, and so most non-Muslim men can shake hands or kiss other women (the same for women), Islam has stronger laws to save borders of family. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hijab (for women), limiting foresight (for men) and forbidding shaking hand or touching foreigner people of opposite sex (for both men and women) are among these laws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;With all these Islamic limitations, what can a Muslim do when he/she is married but loves someone else (of the opposite sex)? What is the answer of Islam to this situation?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="972" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:51:17.583" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:51:17.583" Title="What can one do when one is married but loves someone else?" Tags="|halal-haram|women|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5894" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-02T21:45:35.977" Score="10" ViewCount="2256" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question falls under the 'those interested in learning more about Islam' category, so please forgive any naivety in my question here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've read the majority of the Quran, and I've always been struck by the prophecy of the infant Jesus shorty after his birth in Sura 19:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sura 19 Maryam, Ayat 30-33&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said: &quot;I am indeed a servant of Allah: He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet;&#xA;  &quot;And He hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live;&#xA;  &quot;(He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable;&#xA;  &quot;So peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die, and the day that I shall be raised up to life (again)&quot;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is regarding the last line. I do not believe that, in the Quran, Jesus dies; he ascends to heaven without ever dying. Maybe the 'raised up to life' is referencing the resurrection of the dead at the divine judgment? But how is he to be raised if he never died? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What am I missing here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="971" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T20:10:27.663" LastActivityDate="2020-04-11T09:43:41.593" Title="Why is Jesus predicting his death and raising to life in Sura 19?" Tags="|tafseer|prophet-isa|eschatology|surat-maryam|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5894" CreationDate="2013-01-02T21:57:39.913" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes Jesus (Peace be Upon Him) was never crucified, as is clear in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ayah&lt;/a&gt;, but in Islam we believe that Isa/Jesus (Peace be upon Him) will come down and kill the Dajjal, as is clear in multiple Ahadeeth like &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/39/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;.  We also believe that everything will die/taste death as is clear in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al Imran, Ayah 185&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-01-02T21:57:39.913" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5894" CreationDate="2013-01-02T21:59:43.393" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;The traditional understanding of these &lt;em&gt;ayaat&lt;/em&gt; (verses) is referring to the natural death that we will all have, and the resurrection that we will all experience. Jesus (may the peace and blessings of God be upon him) has not died &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;yet&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;; he is not in this earth at the moment, but Islamic theology specifies that he is to return near the end of times and die a natural death then. It is possible to look at these verses as a firm reiteration of the humanity (i.e. not divinity) of Jesus (peace be upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2013-01-02T21:59:43.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5864" CreationDate="2013-01-02T22:32:49.000" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE.&lt;/strong&gt; parts of my answer is from Shia perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find some useful info from Wikipedia on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_of_the_two_weighty_things&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D9%82%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB_%D8%AB%D9%82%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86#cite_note-4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Persian&lt;/a&gt; entries on the Hadeeth of the two weighty (or precious) things. These pages each has a different content, e.g. the English page shows some Sunni and Shia versions of the Hadeeth, one Sunni version of which is the one you have cited in your question; the Arabic page describes the perspective of the Sunni brothers about the Hadeeth, that it is considered as authentic, but it also adds that the Sunni brothers recognize not only the 14 infallibles of Shi’ite as the household of the holy Prophet --peace be upon him-- but also Abbas and Ja'far and Aqeel and their off-springs as well. The Persian page but beside stating the perspective of Shi’ite about this Hadeeth also cite to a good number of Sunni books that contain the Hadeeth, so I refer you to them listed below for further studying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;صحیح ترمذی، ج ۵، ص ۶۶۳-۶۶۲، ۳۲۸ عن اکثر من ۳۰ نفر من الاصحاب&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;مستدرک حاکم، فصل «فضیلت اصحاب»، ج ۳، ص ۱۰۹، ۱۱۰، ۱۴۸، ۵۳۳،&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;سنن ابن ماجه، ج ۲، ص ۴۳۲&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;مسند احمد بن حنبل، ج ۳، ص ۱۴، ۱۷، ۲۶، ۵۹، ج ۴، ص ۳۶۶، ۳۷۲-۳۷۰&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;فضایل صحابه، احمد بن حنبل، ج ۲، ص ۵۸۵، حدیث ۹۹۰&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;خصایص نسایی، ص ۲۱، ۳۰&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;صواعق المحرقه، ابن حجر هیثمی، فصل ۱۱، بخش ۱، ص ۲۳۰&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;کبیر طبرانی، ج ۳، ص ۶۳-۶۲، ۱۳۷&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;کنزالعمال، متقی هندی، فصل اعتصام به حبل ا…ه ج ۱، ص ۴۴&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;تفسیر ابن کثیر، ج ۴، ص ۱۱۳، زیر تفسیر آیه ۴۲:۲۳&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;طبقات الکبری، ابن سعد، ج ۲، ص ۱۹۴، چاپ لبنان&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;الجمیع الصغیر، سیوطی، ج ۱، ص ۳۵۳ و نیز در جلد ۲&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;مجمع الزوائد، هیثمی، ج ۹، ص ۱۶۳&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;فاتح الکبیر، بنهانی، ج ۱، ص ۴۵۱.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;جامع الاصول، ابن اثیر، ج ۱، ص ۱۸۷&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;تاریخ ابن عساکر، ج ۵، ص ۴۳۶&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;درالمنثور، حافظ سیوطی، ج ۲، ص ۶۰&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ینابیع المودة، قندوزی حنفی، ص ۳۸، ۱۸۳&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But a point that is very interesting to me in this regard is this quotation from the holy Prophet --peace be upon him-- about his household that he says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From the Arabic page on Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;روي عن أبو النصر عن إبن طلحة عن الأعمش عن عطية العوفي عن أبي سعيد&#xA;  الخذري في حديث عن محمد أنه قال: إنّي أُوشكُ أن أُدعى فأُجيب، وإني&#xA;  تاركٌ فيكم الثَّقَلَين، كتابَ اللهِ عَزَّ وجَلَّ، وعِتْرَتي، كتاب الله&#xA;  حَبلٌ ممدود من السماء إلى الأرض، وعترتي أَهْلُ بيتي، وإن اللطيف الخبير&#xA;  أَخبرني أَنهما لَن يفترقا حتى يَرِدا عليّ الحوض، &lt;strong&gt;فَانْظُرُوني بِمَ&#xA;  تَخلُفُونِي فيهما&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and similar to that from the English page on Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zaid bin Arqam, narrated that the messenger of Allah . said: &quot;Indeed,&#xA;  I am leaving among you, that which if you hold fast to them, you shall&#xA;  not be misguided after me. One of then is greater than the other:&#xA;  (First is) The book of Allah is a rope extended from the sky to the&#xA;  earth, and (the second is) my family, the people of my house (ahlul&#xA;  bait), and they shall not split until they meet me at the hawd, &lt;strong&gt;so&#xA;  look at how you deal with them after me&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From the Arabic page on Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;روي عن زيد بن أرقم في حديث عن محمد أنه قال:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قام رسول الإسلام (صلَّى الله عليه وآله) يوماً فينا خطيباً بماء يدعى&#xA;  خُماً بين مكة والمدينة، فحمد الله وأثنى عليه، ووعظ وذكَّر، ثم قال :&quot;&#xA;  أما بعد، ألا أيها الناس، فإنّما أنا بشر يوشك أن يأتي رسول ربي فأجيب،&#xA;  وأنا تارك فيكم ثقلين، أولهما كتاب الله فيه الهدى والنور، فخذوا بكتاب&#xA;  الله واستمسكوا به &quot; فحَثَّ على كتاب الله ورغَّبَ فيه، ثم قال :&quot; &lt;strong&gt;وأهل&#xA;  بيتي، أذكِّرَكُمُ الله في أهل بيتي، أذكِّرَكُمُ الله في أهل بيتي،&#xA;  أذكِّرَكُمُ الله في أهل بيتي&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and similar to that from the English page on Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad said: &quot;One of them (i.e. the Thaqalayn) is the Book of Allah&#xA;  and the other one is my select progeny (Itrat), that is family&#xA;  (Ahlul-Bayt). Beware of how you behave (with) them when I am gone from&#xA;  amongst you, for Allah, the Merciful, has informed me that these two&#xA;  (i.e., Quran and Ahlul-Bayt) shall never separate from each other&#xA;  until they reach me in Heaven at the Pool (of al-Kawthar). &lt;strong&gt;I remind&#xA;  you, in the name of Allah, about my Ahlul-Bayt. I remind you, in the&#xA;  name of Allah, about my Ahlul-Bayt. Once more! I remind you, in the&#xA;  name of Allah, about my Ahlul-Bayt.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; [A’alam al-Wara, pp 132-133]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two quotations very much remind me of the verses [55:7,8,9] of the holy Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالسَّمَاءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ الْمِيزَانَ / أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا فِي&#xA;  الْمِيزَانِ / وَأَقِيمُوا الْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا&#xA;  الْمِيزَانَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the Firmament has He raised high, and He has set up the Balance&#xA;  (of Justice), / In order that ye may not transgress (due) balance. /&#xA;  So establish weight with justice and fall not short in the balance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was very much confused about the relations of these verses to each other for a long time, I had heard Ahadeeth about the importance of Surah Ar-Rahman but I just couldn't resolve much about what it says. But then one day I went through its inside meanings by means of interpretation books and I found how these three verses are talking about the Fitnah (in Shia perspective) occurred after the holy prophet --peace be upon him-- passed away. The Firmament in this verse points to the holy prophet and it being raised is addressing his death, the Balance in the verse then points to Imam Ali --peace be upon him-- who is also known as Qasim (&lt;em&gt;divider, that is, the divider of hell and heaven, so that the holy prophet is Abul-Qaseem, Imam Ali's father&lt;/em&gt;). I just noted how Allah states that after the holy prophet Imam Ali was set up in the crowd of Muslims for Allah to examine how the Muslims will deal with him after the prophet has passed away. And according to Shia perspective the majority of the Muslims failed to do well, so that you see why the holy prophet before the main content of the Hadeeth first states &quot;إنّي أُوشكُ أن أُدعى فأُجيب&quot; which means &quot;&lt;em&gt;I doubt about if I call you I will be obeyed in response&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT.&lt;/strong&gt; If one accepts this Hadeeth --which seems to be inevitable-- then the following conclusions seem obvious from it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quran is free from any error, be it conceptual or typo, and will be guarded against deviation upto the Resurrection, so would be Ahlul-Bayt --peace be upon them-- infallible, neither ever committing a sin nor ever making a single mistake, and they will never stray. That is, they have been, are and will be &quot;Imams guiding by Our command&quot; (ائمة یهدون بأمرنا) and will never turn to be &quot;Imams inviting to Fire&quot; (ائمة یدعون الی النار). Therefore they are always ultimately trustworthy, and disobeying them would be equal to disobeying Allah and His apostle. And such statements have been independently several timed declare by the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- in several different situations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There must always be at least one person from the household of the holy prophet --peace be upon him-- who will guide people according to Quran, as Quran will never be left alone among people according to this hadeeth. According to another Hadeeth of the holy prophet --peace be upon him-- whoever doesn't recognize Imam of his time and dies his death would be a death on ignorance. Imam of our time is Imam Mahdi --peace be upon him-- whose name is the name of the holy prophet and whose Kunyeh is the Kunyeh of the holy prophet --peace be upon him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT.2&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following quotations from the holy prophet --peace be upon him-- is derived from the Qadeer sermon --you can find them in the question asked &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/4263/584&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;-- but there should be other Ahadeeth as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;30- مَعاشِرَالنّاسِ، تَدَبَّرُوا الْقُرْآنَ وَ افْهَمُوا آياتِهِ&#xA;  وَانْظُرُوا إِلى مُحْكَماتِهِ وَلاتَتَّبِعوا مُتَشابِهَهُ، فَوَاللَّهِ&#xA;  لَنْ يُبَيِّنَ لَكُمْ زواجِرَهُ وَلَنْ يُوضِحَ لَكُمْ تَفْسيرَهُ&#xA;  إِلاَّ الَّذى أَنَا آخِذٌ بِيَدِهِ وَمُصْعِدُهُ إِلىَّ وَشائلٌ&#xA;  بِعَضُدِهِ (وَ رافِعُهُ بِيَدَىَّ) وَ مُعْلِمُكُمْ: أَنَّ مَنْ كُنْتُ&#xA;  مَوْلاهُ فَهذا عَلِىٌ مَوْلاهُ، وَ هُوَ عَلِىُّ بْنُ أَبى طالِبٍ أَخى&#xA;  وَ وَصِيّى، وَ مُوالاتُهُ مِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّوَجَلَّ أَنْزَلَها&#xA;  عَلَىَّ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“O people! Do deeply reflect on the Holy Qur'an, and try to catch the&#xA;  Verses’ sense and comprehend, then try to observe the even Verses of&#xA;  its, but do not dazzle at resembled Verses. By God! Whatever is deeply&#xA;  rooted in it, and the true meaning and the sense of its cannot be well&#xA;  explained to man, except by this man that I am holding his hand high;&#xA;  now I announce that: ‘Whomsoever I am master to, so is this Ali to him&#xA;  master!’ And he is none but Ali, the son of Talib, my brother, my&#xA;  successor and my help, whose Leadership’s Decree, has been sent to me&#xA;  from God, Almighty&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;31- مَعاشِرَالنّاسِ، إِنَّ عَلِيّاً وَالطَّيِّبينَ مِنْ وُلْدى (مِنْ&#xA;  صُلْبِهِ) هُمُ الثِّقْلُ الْأَصْغَرُ، وَالْقُرْآنُ الثِّقْلُ&#xA;  الْأَكْبَرُ، فَكُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنْهُما مُنْبِئٌ عَنْ صاحِبِهِ وَ&#xA;  مُوافِقٌ لَهُ، لَنْ يَفْتَرِقا حَتّى يَرِدا عَلَىَ‏الْحَوْضَ. أَلا&#xA;  إِنَّهُمْ أُمَناءُ اللَّهِ فى خَلْقِهِ وَ حُكّامُهُ فى أَرْضِهِ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O people! It is obvious that Ali and my pure descendants born in this&#xA;  family represent the minor benefit, and the Qur'an represents major.&#xA;  Either of these two heralds, and relates to another, or they are in&#xA;  harmony with one another: they will not separate from each other until&#xA;  they come to me at ‘Koathar’, (on that Certain Day)! Let it be known&#xA;  that: they are the Trustees of God among His creatures, and are rulers&#xA;  by His Command on the earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;61- مَعاشِرَالنّاسِ، إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَمَرَنى وَنَهانى، وَقَدْ&#xA;  أَمَرْتُ عَلِيّاً وَنَهَيْتُهُ (بِأَمْرِهِ). فَعِلْمُ الْأَمْرِ&#xA;  وَالنَّهُىِ لَدَيْهِ، فَاسْمَعُوا لاَِمْرِهِ تَسْلَمُوا وَأَطيعُوهُ&#xA;  تَهْتَدُوا وَانْتَهُوا لِنَهْيِهِ تَرشُدُوا، (وَصيرُوا إِلى‏ مُرادِهِ)&#xA;  وَلا تَتَفَرَّقْ بِكُمُ السُّبُلُ عَنْ سَبيلِهِ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“O people! God has stated me His exemption and restriction of certain&#xA;  things, and I also, by Divine Command, have ordained Ali the knowledge&#xA;  of it, and forbidden him [some things]. And [thus] the knowledge of&#xA;  ordaining and forbidding, remains with him; therefore, listen to his&#xA;  commands, so that to be safe, and obey him so as you may get on the&#xA;  course. Accept his Warning, so that to find the right direction, and&#xA;  walk on towards his ultimate destination! [Thus, beware] so as not to&#xA;  draw away from His Path into the diverted paths!” (Livestock: 6/153).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T10:20:35.983" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5882" CreationDate="2013-01-03T03:41:38.550" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The evil eye is present in many cultures and in at least several religions in addition to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Consider the book:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://books.google.com/books?id=cwB8Hfkjpx0C&amp;amp;pg=PA176&amp;amp;dq=egypt%20%22evil%20eye%22&amp;amp;cd=1&amp;amp;hl=en#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=egypt%20%22evil%20eye%22&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;The Evil Eye in the Bible and in Rabbinic Literature&quot; by Rivka Ulmer&lt;/a&gt;, which cites multiple references to the evil eye in in the Jewish cannon. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Hinduism the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazar_Battu&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nazar Battu&lt;/a&gt; is worn to ward off the evil eye.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In north east Africa there is a widespread belief in the evil eye called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buda_%28folk_religion%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Buda&lt;/a&gt;&quot;. The orthodox Christians living there believe it to be a form of demonic possession or oppression.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="971" LastActivityDate="2013-01-03T03:41:38.550" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5888" CreationDate="2013-01-03T03:59:35.470" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam didn't specify or recommend an age for marriage, however, the only recommendation I remember so far is the ability to support a wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abdullah (b. Mas'ud) (Allah be pleased with him) reported that&#xA;  Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said to us: 0 young men,&#xA;  those among you who can support a wife should marry, for it restrains&#xA;  eyes (from casting evil glances) and preserves one from immorality;&#xA;  but he who cannot afford It should observe fast for it is a means of&#xA;  controlling the sexual desire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ&#xA;  حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ&#xA;  عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ،&#xA;  قَالَ قَالَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ يَا مَعْشَرَ&#xA;  الشَّبَابِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْكُمُ الْبَاءَةَ فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْ&#xA;  فَإِنَّهُ أَغَضُّ لِلْبَصَرِ وَأَحْصَنُ لِلْفَرْجِ وَمَنْ لَمْ&#xA;  يَسْتَطِعْ فَعَلَيْهِ بِالصَّوْمِ فَإِنَّهُ لَهُ وِجَاءٌ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Read more here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user974" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T11:27:47.513" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T11:27:47.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5902" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-03T07:59:13.840" Score="12" ViewCount="2408" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a 29 years old female residing in Karachi, Pakistan. I applied for &lt;strong&gt;Khula&lt;/strong&gt; from my ex husband in August 2012 but before the judgement of the &lt;code&gt;khula&lt;/code&gt; took place, he sent me a divorce deed on the 11th of September 2012. He also registered the divorce deed at the union council on the 24th of September 2012. We have a two years old son as well whose present custody is with me. I'm scheduled to get remarried now and want to keep my son with me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem is, even after the completion of 90 days my ex-husband hasn't gone to the union council for the confirmation of the divorce and that's why I haven't received the divorce certificate issued by the union council. My ex-husband is blackmailing me urging that he will only go for the confirmation if I surrender my son's custody to him, which I don't want at any cost; &lt;strong&gt;because my ex husband is an alcoholic&lt;/strong&gt; and my son is a minor aged only two. I have gotten the true copy of the divorce deed from the family court with the family court stamp on it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per Islamic law my 90 days &lt;strong&gt;Iddat&lt;/strong&gt; period is over, so: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can I get remarried now? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Will I loose the custody of my son after getting remarried?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="976" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-05-23T20:33:43.400" LastActivityDate="2014-06-24T10:04:49.187" Title="Am I eligible to remarry now?" Tags="|iddah|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5903" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-03T14:13:09.807" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The branch of Islamic scholarship that studies the final assessment of humanity of Allah, with annihilation of all life, resurrection, and judgment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="971" LastEditorUserId="971" LastEditDate="2013-01-03T19:03:27.680" LastActivityDate="2013-01-03T19:03:27.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5904" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-03T14:13:09.807" Score="0" Body="The branch of Islamic scholarship that studies the final assessment of humanity of Allah, with annihilation of all life, resurrection, and judgment." OwnerUserId="971" LastEditorUserId="971" LastEditDate="2013-01-03T19:03:23.280" LastActivityDate="2013-01-03T19:03:23.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5905" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5907" CreationDate="2013-01-03T16:35:36.337" Score="10" ViewCount="8106" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a little confused about the following&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that Allah does not want/need our worship:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O mankind! It is you who stand in need of Allah, but Allah is Rich (Free of all wants and needs), Worthy of all praise..&lt;br&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/35/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/35/15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But here it says that Allah created us to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Worship him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.&lt;br&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/51/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/51/56&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Give us mercy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Except whom your Lord has given mercy, and for that He created them.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/11/119&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/11/119&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why create us to worship him if he doesn't need our worship&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why create us to worship him if he doesn't want our worship&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why create us to give us him mercy, if he doesn't want to give us your mercy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why create us to give us him mercy, if he doesn't need to give us your mercy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That looks like 4 questions, doesn't it? But they all boil down to a single question which is this: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why do anything if you have no wants or needs.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/35/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;quran.com/35/15&lt;/a&gt;, Allah has no wants or needs, so that means that Allah did not want to give us his mercy and Allah did not have the need to give us his mercy, i.e. if you don't want to do something, why do it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I would be surprised if Allah is forced to do things, or does things out of his control, i.e. mercy emanates out of him beyond his control etc.  So out of his mercy, beyond his control he managed to create humans so they can receive his mercy.  I'm sure that can't be right, can it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-15T08:56:12.450" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T08:56:12.450" Title="If Allah has no wants/needs, why do anything?" Tags="|allah|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="14" ClosedDate="2013-06-06T15:08:52.887" CommunityOwnedDate="2013-01-05T21:27:41.560" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5906" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1473" CreationDate="2013-01-03T17:10:50.607" Score="-7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some duties in Islam are special, e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jihad&lt;/a&gt; is one of the major duties of Muslims'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &amp;quot;lesser jihad&amp;quot; is the physical struggle against the enemies of&#xA;Islam. This physical struggle can take a violent form or a non-violent form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Qur'an, God (Allah) encouraged Muslims to kill Islam's enemies in numerous Ayahs. This is the main reason for the Muslim conquers in the first 200 years of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why it is unique to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the comments, there is a claim that many other followers of other religions killed the others. This is of course true but irrelevant here. Why such comparisons are wrong? What we see in Islam, very explicitly is written in Quran, it is not a word of a random cleric. This is one of the most fundamental duties in Muslim's holy book. And in one way or another, it has been encouraged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="978" LastEditorUserId="978" LastEditDate="2020-09-13T17:18:38.567" LastActivityDate="2020-09-13T17:18:38.567" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5905" CreationDate="2013-01-03T17:58:22.147" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Indeed we are not created to worship Allah as an ending target, worshiping is only a mean, a path toward our ending goal. Note the third group in the following quotation, they are the only ones who have understood what is the Right correctly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال اميرالمؤمنين عليه السلام: إنّ‌قوماً عبدوا الله رغبةً فتلك عبادة&#xA;  التّجار وإنّ قوماً عبدوا الله رهْبةً فتلك عبادة العبيد وإنّ قوْماً&#xA;  عبدوا الله شُكراً فتلك عبادة الأحرار --نهج البلاغه/ حكمت ۲۳۷&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Ali --peace be upon him-- has stated: [Among those who worship Allah]&#xA;  one group worships Allah in hope [of profit], such is the worship of&#xA;  traders; and another group worships Allah out of fear [from His&#xA;  Wrath], such is the worship of slaves; and yet another group of people&#xA;  worships Allah out of gratitude, such is the worship of free noble&#xA;  men. [Nahj al-Balaghah, short saying #237]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also according to Islamic theology the Determinism holds, God never chooses among the choices, there is only one choice possible (according to the rules God has set up in this universe) and that's what God does in this universe. That worshiping Allah is the way for a human to spiritualy grow and evolve is not a choice of God among the choices but the very natural and obvious way. He is the only Haq (حق) and we are as much Haq as we can get closer to the main source and that's what worshiping does. There are a lot that one can say in response to your question but I hope this much may suffice as a starting point for you to further think around the issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update.&lt;/strong&gt; About your &quot;update 2&quot; if you can read Persian a detailed Philosophical answer is given &lt;a href=&quot;http://mesbahyazdi.ir/node/292&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/question/questionview/7310&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. However let me remark some points here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1) Everyone has a goal for doing something. We usually do something to improve and evolve in one way or another, in the favor of fulfilling our needs, but obviously God never changes, He is The Perfect and Needless. The goal of Allah for doing anything (creation) is not out from Him (ذاته) and that's the mercifulness of Allah, the Merciful. You can find it in the verse below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَوْ شَاءَ رَبُّكَ لَجَعَلَ النَّاسَ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً ۖ وَلَا&#xA;  يَزَالُونَ مُخْتَلِفِينَ / &lt;strong&gt;إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ رَبُّكَ ۚ وَلِذَٰلِكَ&#xA;  خَلَقَهُمْ&lt;/strong&gt; ۗ وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَةُ رَبِّكَ لَأَمْلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ&#xA;  الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if your Lord had willed, He could have made mankind one community;&#xA;  but they will not cease to differ. / &lt;strong&gt;Except whom your Lord has given&#xA;  mercy, and for that He created them&lt;/strong&gt;. But the word of your Lord is to&#xA;  be fulfilled that, &quot;I will surely fill Hell with jinn and men all&#xA;  together.&quot; [11:118,119]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the true reason for why Allah has created any creature is to give it a mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(2) the other point is the reason why His mercy reaches us through Worshiping Him. This has been somewhat discussed above and has been addressed in several Ahadeeth, but I guess this much may be suffice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;update 2.&lt;/strong&gt; Allah is not understandable to us, a big question mark that we have been forbidden to think about Him &lt;em&gt;as is&lt;/em&gt; (not as influences our universe and His creatures), but that does not imply that Allah after all is a real question mark, He is fully understandable to Himself and other beings in His scale of existence (&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;NOTE&lt;/strong&gt;: it can be easily proved that the set of all such perfect beings is a singleton, that is only a unique God is existable, so only Himself understands Himself and no one else&lt;/em&gt;). Let me bring you an example. Consider a world of all possible ellipses. All the residents of such a world are closed curves. Now you try to make them understand a parabola, which is an infinite limit of a cylinder from the conic section point of view (&lt;em&gt;when &lt;code&gt;e&lt;/code&gt; tends to 1 from values less than unity&lt;/em&gt;). No matter how much you try to say a parabola is an open curve they cannot imagine, they will answer you &quot;OK! We understand very big ellipses close at infinity but anyway you must agree that they close anyway, even if at infinity!&quot; However, you that are sitting above the paper can write simply the equation of a parabola as simple as &lt;code&gt;y=x^2&lt;/code&gt;. Roughly similarly we cannot understand God as He is like nothing else that we know or can know: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (&lt;strong&gt;And there is none like unto Him&lt;/strong&gt;) [112:4] but He Himself know Himself as quite obvious. We cannot say anything about His side of view unless Himself describe it for us, as the holy prophet --peace be upon him-- told us in the Qadeer sermon (&lt;em&gt;ref.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/5832/584&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;… وَ لا یَجِدُ أحَدٌ کَیفَ هُوَ مِن سِرٍّ وَ عَلانیةٍ، إلّا بِما دَلَّ&#xA;  عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلی نَفسِه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;… And no one would find out how He is from mentioning the secrets or&#xA;  the obvious symptoms, unless with His own guidances toward Himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are told by Allah Himself that He is The Most Merciful, now the discussion would become two-fold: on one hand we must confess that Allah, the Needless, does not need to be a creator as He exists on His own and not dependent on His creatures (&lt;em&gt;which are mostly evolveable in the course of time and He is unchangeable and just beyond the time and the space&lt;/em&gt;), and on the other hand we must admit that Allah, the unique in existence, is not comprised of parts, so that every reputation of Him must be with Him very intrinsically. Note that Allah is not even a unique being like a coin that has two sides, one side or aspect of Him being His very intrinsic being another being His Mercifulness, another being His Needlessness, and etc. However, we still have a chance to understand things better. Every deed has at least two aspects, one is the doer and the other is the action itself. If I do something I am doing that for a benefit of mine for example, I will be affected in one way or another at the end, but when Allah does something He will not be affected at all, He affects without being affected in any way: no need, no evolution toward a better qualification, no change at all. So that creation when is done by Allah affects only the creatures and the creator is far beyond the reach of any effect from His creatures, He is just beyond the universe of all His creatures, beyond the time and space, although not being outside of it as well. If you feel the more that you think the less you can understand that's because we are all ellipses and God is the in-understandable parabola (&lt;em&gt;analogy to understand better not to be rude at Allah, Glory to Him&lt;/em&gt;). We are told in Hadeeth that insisting on understanding the in-understandable God would cause in denial of Him and thus, Kufr, so must be avoided, all that is said above is only to make the issue understandable as better than nothing. Neither He wants (likes) nor He needs to create us, He has just no personal interest in anything and nor even a single need to be satisfied, neither then need to create nor need to be known and worshiped, He creates only for the benefit of the created being as He is the Merciful, that's all, His deeds affect only the created object not the doer. Adhering anything to this sentence that introduces an influence of Allah on His created Universe affects Him in return is human-understandabl-ization of Allah and would definitely be accompanied by Kufr or Shirk. If then you ask if Allah has control on His power again you have indeed tried to make the God understandable to yourself, intuitionalize Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your answer is not answered yet then I can only hope that someone else would answer you better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T06:31:11.963" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5893" CreationDate="2013-01-03T20:02:04.187" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sorry if this is not a real answer, but please think for yourself if your marriage was with your own agreement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1) if it was not and you were forced then your marriage would be up (without requiring divorce) as soon as you confess you were not pleasant from the very beginning and were forced by your parents or else. Aqd (marriage) does not hold unless the girl and boy themselves agrees both &quot;each other&quot; and &quot;the conditions for their marriage&quot; (like Mahr and etc.). See the following Hadeeth from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/magazine/magart/0/3718/19467&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for example that says Aqd does not occur unless the girl would allow:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;امام صادق علیه السلام: تُستَأمَر البِکرُ و غَیرها وَ لا تُنکَحُ اِلاّ&#xA;  بِاَمرِها. وسائل الشیعه، ج 14، ابواب اولیاء عقد، باب 9، ح 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(2) if it was, then let me bring you an example of a way Satan usually influences the human being. Suppose you have a repository full of old stuff you never use, you decide to get rid of a number of them you cannot imagine that you may ever need them. Then you give it to someone who needs it and suddenly tomorrow you find a gap in your tasks that doesn't fill it anything but the stuff that you have just passed it to another guy! Somewhat a kind of Murphy's law! Satan tries us not to commit a good deed but then if we did it he will try to make us sorry for that, so you see people who never put anything out from their repository with the fear that they may need that one day! Now about Marriage. I had a similar situation and have seen many who had a similar position. Let put it this way. I was looking for a wife with my ideal characteristics for almost a long while, I had many different choices for a number of years, then I chose one and forgot the others. After I married my wife the first strange thing was that I have no other choice, so at any situation I was thinking what could be the situation if I had been married with another one among my choices. Of course Islam does not limit me (a man) to one wife but I see this is the way Satan influences the human kind. Hope that you can see the point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: I'm not a scholar, see my answer merely as a probable answer, but visiting a scholar may be the best that you can do for now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T07:48:04.160" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T07:48:04.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5902" CreationDate="2013-01-03T22:59:25.977" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two parts to this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Purely islamic view of the situation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Assessing the situation from Law point of view (i.e. Pakistani Law).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, a husband is not required to serve papers or go to court to divorce his wife. He simply has to utter the words &quot;I divorce you&quot; to his wife and divorce is done. No witnesses are required (Sunni Islam). But witnesses are required in Shia Islam. If this is the case then of course you have gotten divorce. This law will supersedes any other law that is governed in your country. For reference to witnesses check my own question, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/5390/why-doesnt-divorce-require-witnesses-sunni-view&quot;&gt;Why doesn&amp;#39;t divorce require witnesses (Sunni View)?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case of child custody, usually custody is given to mothers for upbringing their small children until the age of 7 or 9. After that children can choose for themselves who they want to live with. During this time the father has to provide financial support for the child. But this is only if the mother does not remarry. If she remarries, she will likely loose custody of her children. In this case you can argue that your husband drinks so you have a case!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming to your specific case, your husband gave you a divorce deed and after &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.docstoc.com/docs/63656689/Sample-Text-DIVORCE-DEED&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;googling&lt;/a&gt; it, it does mention 2 witnesses names and husband issues the divorce himself. To me this sounds like a divorce, although it may not be called a complete divorce. The fact that it needs to be confirmed by you husband is just a law hitch. From Islamic point of view, once divorce is issued, it cannot be taken back. If someone have issued it once, he can still re-marry her ex-spouse but one divorce has been done already. Also in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.docstoc.com/docs/63656689/Sample-Text-DIVORCE-DEED&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;divorce deed&lt;/a&gt;, page 2, I see that the person writes the divorce statement three times to make sure all three divorces has been used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just for info, I am no expert on issuing any verdict on this. To my simple brain, if someone issues a divorce once, it is done. No retreat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some useful links that are are helpful in this matter are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.expertlaw.com/library/family_law/islamic_custody-3.html#81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;custody of children in Islam 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-sharia.org/children/islamic-perspective-on-child-custody-after-divorce.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;custody of children in Islam 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2014-06-24T10:04:49.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1473" CreationDate="2013-01-04T12:00:54.570" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;While there are some decent answers here, I feel most of them are verbose and stray from the question. And it is an important question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is distinguished by the following principles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is a Creator: Allah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That the Creator is unique, and that there are no other entity to be worshipped other than Allah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;While Allah has sent other prophets down in the past, Muhammad is the final, and most important one.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Quran is Allah's revelation to humanity.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For better or worse, anyone who claims to be Muslim believe in these points. There are a lot of disagreements among Muslims, including everything outside the Quran, but everyone will agree on these points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it improve society? In some cases, yes. In some cases, people have interpreted Islam in their own way to do evil. But it is besides the point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam does not claim to be the only 'right' religion. Some Muslims believe that Jews, who also accept the Oneness of Allah, are closely related. But Judaism is not Islam, because they don't take Muhammad as the final prophet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While a few Christians recognize Muhammad as a Prophet and recognize the Quran's validity, many do not agree that God takes only &lt;em&gt;one&lt;/em&gt; form. If a Christian believes in a single God who takes only one form, believes in Muhammad as a messenger, and believes the Quran is God's revelation to humanity (through Muhammad), then he can claim to be a Muslim as well (even if he takes the Bible to heart).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2013-01-04T12:00:54.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5912" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5916" CreationDate="2013-01-05T00:23:59.677" Score="4" ViewCount="5709" Body="&lt;p&gt;God in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alseraj.net/maktaba/kotob/english/quran/TheLight/english/quran/light/105/105_1-5.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sura Feel 105&lt;/a&gt; talks about small birds destroying the army of Abraha by dropping small stones on them. But the black stone was &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Stone&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;stolen&lt;/a&gt; from Kabba in 930 and recovered after a 20 years later. Some say it has even been fragmented. How can I say that God will protect Kabba when he cannot protect the black stone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Did He not make their stratagem go awey?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And He sent upon them birds in flocks,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pelting them with stones of petrified clay,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thus He made them like straw eaten up.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditorDisplayName="user88" LastEditDate="2014-05-21T01:49:07.973" LastActivityDate="2018-11-14T12:48:38.230" Title="Will God protect the Kabba himself?" Tags="|allah|kaabah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5913" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-05T03:26:44.067" Score="10" ViewCount="1817" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is regarding the recitation and listening of the Quran and it's benefits:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have searched myself of course, but I did not find an answer to my question so far so insha-Allah I will get it here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far I understand that reciting the &lt;code&gt;Quran&lt;/code&gt; is the only way for it to be an intercessor based on the following Hadiths:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Umama said he heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) say:&#xA;  Recite the Qur'an, for on the Day of Resurrection it will come as an intercessor for those who recite It. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اقْرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَإِنَّهُ يَأْتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ شَفِيعًا لأَصْحَابِهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/302&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 1963        Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (saws) said, &quot;Fasting and the Qur'an will intercede&#xA;  for man (on the Day of Judgment). Fasting says, 'O my Lord, I have&#xA;  kept him away from his food and his passions by day, so accept my&#xA;  intercession for him.' The Qur'an says, 'I have kept him away from&#xA;  sleep by night, so accept my intercession for him.' Then their&#xA;  intercession is accepted.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another famous narration the Messenger of Allah (saws) has declared ‘(On the Day of Judgment) the Quran will be a ‘hujja’ (argument) either for you or against you!’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not know &lt;em&gt;Arabic&lt;/em&gt; and insha-Allah one day I will be able to read it if Allah wills but for now I read it in English (or in &lt;em&gt;Arabic&lt;/em&gt; but with western alphabet but of course I do not understand it) so I read it in language I understand, because I want to understand what I read. Does this count as reciting (as it would if I would read it in Arabic) then even if it is in another language?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thank you for your time for reading my question and the time to answer it. May Allah guide and help you through any hardship he has chosen for you and insha-Allah grant you the eternal life in paradise my brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 218         Narrated by Anas ibn Malik&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (saws) said: ‘The seeking of knowledge is obligatory&#xA;  for every Muslim.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="983" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-12T13:30:58.103" LastActivityDate="2018-01-22T16:25:55.817" Title="Reading/listening Quran in another language" Tags="|quran-recitation|language|reading-quran|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2015-05-24T15:30:19.157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5912" CreationDate="2013-01-05T03:27:51.447" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;How can I say that God will protect Kaaba...?&lt;/code&gt;  The simple answer is, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;you can't&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.  Unless He has actually revealed that He &lt;em&gt;will&lt;/em&gt; protect the Kaaba, there's no reason at all to say that He will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God is, of course, all powerful.  Obviously, it is thus easy for Him to protect His House, as demonstrated in &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/105/1-5&quot;&gt;Surat al-Fil&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, but it is also just as easy for Him &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; to protect it.  &lt;strong&gt;Nowhere in the Qur'an does He claim that He will protect the physical Kaaba building or the black stone from any harm whatsoever&lt;/strong&gt;; the incident of the Elephant only demonstrates that He &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; so at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Short of an authoritative covenant wherein God does make such guarantees, &lt;strong&gt;claiming that He &lt;em&gt;will or will not&lt;/em&gt; do anything is sheer arrogance&lt;/strong&gt;.  Being mere humans, we cannot claim to know that which is unseen; this includes knowing the full extent of His plans or how He chooses to act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are ever going to say that God Almighty &lt;em&gt;will definitely&lt;/em&gt; do something, anything, then be prepared to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/111&quot;&gt;produce your proof, if you should be truthful&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.  Otherwise, why say it at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-01-05T03:27:51.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5913" CreationDate="2013-01-05T07:24:33.823" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer to question 1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surely, the one reciting the &lt;code&gt;Quran&lt;/code&gt; will get the more benefit in terms of &lt;em&gt;Amal&lt;/em&gt;, but even listening to it is a kind of &lt;em&gt;ibadat&lt;/em&gt;, and Allah will grant with greater &lt;em&gt;Amal&lt;/em&gt; too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At-least listening to &lt;code&gt;Quran&lt;/code&gt; is better that any other worldy work that you might be doing. So, keeping oneself engaged with some kind of &lt;em&gt;ibadat&lt;/em&gt; is also a good thing, as you are also keeping yourself away from sin activities, which you might do if not even listening to &lt;code&gt;Quran&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2013-01-05T10:16:07.550" LastActivityDate="2013-01-05T10:16:07.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5912" CreationDate="2013-01-05T11:59:51.490" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does protecting Kaaba from one attack mean Kaaba protection is guaranteed by Allah?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to the answer provided by @goldPseudo, what happened to Abraha army was in a unique situation, the same year that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was born (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_of_the_Elephant&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Year of Elephant - Aam Ul Fil&lt;/a&gt;) and in that year some unique events was happened to mention the people around the world that the last prophet has arrived (You may see a list of that events &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_of_the_Elephant&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it does not necessarily mean that if the same attack to Kabba is done at a different time, the same direct protection by Allah will happen again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is Kaaba damaged at any time?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Definitely Yes. We already know that during lifetime of Prophet Muhammad Kabba was damaged by flood of water after heavy raining in Mecca (the same event that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) found a way to install the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hajar_al-Aswad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Black Stone (al Hajar al Aswad)&lt;/a&gt; by cooperation of all tribes in Mecca). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the Prophet, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazid_I&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yazid ibn Muawya&lt;/a&gt; army attacked Mecca and fired Kaaba by catapulting fireballs (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazid_I&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;see references&lt;/a&gt;). That time also a similar event did not happen to protect Kaaba by Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we look the history we may find other times that Kaaba was damaged and rebuilt later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So who is responsible to protect Kaaba?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We, Muslims, have the mission from Allah to protect Kaaba, exactly in the same manner that before us the small birds (swallows) were given this mission from Allah and protected it from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;attack of Abraha army&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-08T08:03:12.590" LastActivityDate="2016-02-08T08:03:12.590" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="431" CreationDate="2013-01-05T17:09:30.080" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/125106&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;When asked&lt;/a&gt; whether it is mandatory to recite the Qur'an with &lt;em&gt;tajwid&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Al-Munajid&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shaykh Muhammad Salih al-Munajid&lt;/a&gt; quoted the following &lt;em&gt;fatwa&lt;/em&gt; from Hanbali scholar &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_al_Uthaymeen&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Uthaymin&lt;/a&gt; (from the collection &lt;code&gt;Liqa'at al-Bab al-Maftuh&lt;/code&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The correct view is that reading Qur’aan with the rules of &lt;em&gt;tajweed&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;  is not obligatory; &lt;em&gt;tajweed&lt;/em&gt; is only a means of making one’s&#xA;  recitation more beautiful. If a person reads and pronounces the&#xA;  letters clearly with the vowels as marked, then this is sufficient.&#xA;  With regard to the verse in which Allah, may He be exalted, says&#xA;  (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;and recite the Quran (aloud) in a slow, (pleasant tone and) style [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/73/4&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muzzammil 73:4&lt;/a&gt;], &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That does not refer to &lt;em&gt;tajweed&lt;/em&gt;; rather what is meant is to read it&#xA;  at a measured pace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="985" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-01-05T21:42:52.443" LastActivityDate="2013-01-05T21:42:52.443" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5919" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="431" CreationDate="2013-01-06T18:40:04.447" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As our bothers already explained. I just want to add this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, &quot;The one&#xA;  who is proficient in the recitation of the Qur'an will be with the&#xA;  honourable and obedient scribes (angels) and he who recites the Qur'an&#xA;  and finds it difficult to recite, doing his best to recite it in the&#xA;  best way possible, will have a double reward.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏&#xA;  &quot;‏الذي يقرأ القرآن وهو ماهر به مع السفرة الكرام البررة، والذي يقرأ&#xA;  القرآن ويتتعتع فيه وهو عليه شاق له أجران‏&quot;‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you find it hard to read the Holy Qur'an, you will have a double reward. That's because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You read it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You are doing your best even when it is hard for you.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user974" LastActivityDate="2013-01-06T18:40:04.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5920" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7126" CreationDate="2013-01-07T05:23:08.950" Score="5" ViewCount="246" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the basis for the Islam belief in the World to Come? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i asked same question here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/23376/2188&quot;&gt;https://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/23376/2188&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="747" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T14:40:46.760" LastActivityDate="2018-11-30T14:40:46.760" Title="How does Islam prove the existence of the life of the world to come?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|death|judgements|barzakh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5921" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-07T11:31:58.730" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wikepedia States -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Islamic sharia legal terminology, a mahram (Arabic محرم, also&#xA;  transliterated mahrim or maharem) is an unmarriageable kin with whom&#xA;  sexual intercourse would be considered incestuous, a punishable taboo.&#xA;  Current usage of the term covers a wider range of people and mostly&#xA;  deals with the dress code practice of hijab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahram&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2013-01-07T14:10:10.687" LastActivityDate="2013-01-07T14:10:10.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5922" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-07T11:31:58.730" Score="0" Body="A mahram is a person with whom sex is forbidden forever due to kinship. Either because of blood ties, milk kinship or affinity.&#xD;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-07-26T09:43:08.227" LastActivityDate="2021-07-26T09:43:08.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5925" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-07T22:24:25.787" Score="5" ViewCount="5116" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Christian tradition (and popular culture), the role of keeper of the Pearly Gates is often taken by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Peter&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Simon Peter&lt;/a&gt;, one of the companions of Jesus who was reportedly given &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2016:18-19;&amp;amp;version=ESV;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the keys of the kingdom of heaven&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, who admits those written in the Book of Life into Heaven (and denies access to those who aren't).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islamicly, there are various reports of gatekeepers (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/59/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this account of the Mi'raj&lt;/a&gt;) similarly controlling access to the gates of Heaven, however I don't know that they are ever named or described; I know that the role is traditionally considered to be handled by angels, but I don't know whence this tradition comes from or how reliable it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I pose the question: &lt;strong&gt;Who keeps the gates of Heaven, and is there any reliable evidence that can refute or confirm Simon Peter's role thus?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-01-08T00:42:48.213" LastActivityDate="2018-07-06T18:05:03.260" Title="Who keeps the gates of Heaven?" Tags="|source-identification|jannah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5812" CreationDate="2013-01-08T06:51:56.280" Score="13" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Etiquettes of Drinking Zam-Zam Water&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Standing up&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Abbas reported: I served. (water of) zamzam to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him), and he drank it while standing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Sahih Muslim [Book #023, Hadith &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=023&amp;amp;translator=2&amp;amp;start=0&amp;amp;number=5023#5023&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;#5023&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) drank (water) from zamzam in a bucket while he was standing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Sahih Muslim [Book #023, Hadith &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=023&amp;amp;translator=2&amp;amp;start=0&amp;amp;number=5024#5024&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;#5024&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Abbas reported: I served (water from) zamzam to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him), and he drank while standing, and he asked for it while he was near the House (i. e. House of Allah-Ka'ba).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Sahih Muslim [Book #023, Hadith &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=023&amp;amp;translator=2&amp;amp;start=0&amp;amp;number=5026#5026&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;#5026&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Facing the qiblah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Abbaas may Allaah be pleased with him said: &amp;quot;If you drink Zam-Zam water drink your fill, turn towards the Qiblah, say &amp;quot;Bismillaah&amp;quot; (in the name of Allaah) and breath three times and when you finish, you should say &amp;quot;Alhamdu lillaah&amp;quot; (All perfect praise be to Allaah).&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Al-Haakim (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=89624&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Three sips&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sunnah when drinking Zam-Zam or any other drink is to drink by three sips.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imaam Al-Bukhaari and Muslim may Allaah have mercy upon them reported that the Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) used to drink in three sips, breathing outside the container. Ibn Qataadah may Allaah have mercy upon him also narrated that the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) forbade breathing into the container when drinking. When a person drinks in one go, he will possibly breath into the inside of the container (the thing which is forbidden).(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=89624&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Intention(Niyyath)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A person drinking Zamzam water should intend and hope for healing, blessings and whatever is best for him in this life and in the hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (saws) said, &amp;quot;The water of Zam-Zam is (good) for whatever it is intended.&amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamhelpline.com/node/5233&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Supplicate in between drinking&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Make as many supplications as one wishes between the gulps. The Prophet(PBOH) taught a specific dua as follows&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمَاً نَافِعَاًً وَرِزْقَاً وَاسِعَاًَ وَشِفَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;O Allah, I seek beneficial knowledge, wide sustenance and cure from all ailments from You&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/dua/index.php?dua=29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;-Hisnul Hasin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say Alhamdulillah after drinking&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, there is a controversy between scholars about standing during drinking zam zam water because of &lt;a href=&quot;http://alalbaany.com/2011/05/27/drinking-zamzam/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2019-05-14T08:34:21.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5925" CreationDate="2013-01-08T07:29:17.013" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Keeper in Arabic means 'خَازِن' khāzin, Keepers 'خَزَنَة' khāzanah. Heaven has many gatekeepers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَسِيقَ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا رَبَّهُمْ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ زُمَرًا ۖ&#xA;  حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءُوهَا وَفُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُهَا وَقَالَ لَهُمْ&#xA;  خَزَنَتُهَا سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ طِبْتُمْ فَادْخُلُوهَا خَالِدِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who feared their Lord will be led to the Garden in crowds: until behold, they arrive there; its gates will be opened: and&#xA;  its &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Keepers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; will say: &quot;Peace be upon you! Well have ye done! Enter ye&#xA;  here, to dwell therein.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guidedways.com/chapter_display.php?chapter=39&amp;amp;translator=2&amp;amp;mac=&amp;amp;show_arabic=1&quot;&gt;Az-Zumar, ayah 73&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And they are angels, not human:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِمْ وَأَقَامُوا&#xA;  الصَّلَاةَ وَأَنْفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً&#xA;  وَيَدْرَءُونَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ السَّيِّئَةَ أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ عُقْبَى&#xA;  الدَّارِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who patiently persevere, seeking the countenance their&#xA;  Lord; establish regular prayers; spend out of (the gifts) We have&#xA;  bestowed for their sustenance, secretly and openly; and turn off Evil&#xA;  with good: for such there is the final attainment of the (Eternal)&#xA;  Home&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ يَدْخُلُونَهَا وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ&#xA;  وَأَزْوَاجِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّاتِهِمْ ۖ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ يَدْخُلُونَ&#xA;  عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ كُلِّ بَابٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gardens of perpetual bliss: they shall&#xA;  enter there, as well as the righteous among their fathers, their&#xA;  spouses, and their offspring: and angels shall enter unto them from&#xA;  every gate (with the salutation):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِمَا صَبَرْتُمْ ۚ فَنِعْمَ عُقْبَى الدَّارِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Peace unto you for that ye persevered in patience! Now how excellent is the&#xA;  final Home!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guidedways.com/chapter_display.php?chapter=13&amp;amp;translator=2&amp;amp;mac=&amp;amp;show_arabic=1&quot;&gt;Ar-Rad, ayat 22, 23, 24&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's common that the name of Heaven's gatekeeper is &lt;em&gt;Radwan&lt;/em&gt; 'رضوان', however, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;there is no reliable resource that this is his name&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you know some Arabic, you can look at this research: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=173878&quot;&gt;هل صح أن خازن الجنة رضوان ؟&lt;/a&gt; (Is it confirmed that Radwan is Heaven's keeper?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sorry but I couldn't find such research in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user974" LastEditorDisplayName="user974" LastEditDate="2013-01-08T15:35:10.693" LastActivityDate="2013-01-08T15:35:10.693" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5931" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5835" CreationDate="2013-01-08T13:24:08.867" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to the great narrations provided in @owari answer, I would like to mention that in many cases in Quran or Hadith the physical understanding is not complete/relevant. For instance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RFhlk.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are the&#xA;  deaf and dumb who do not use reason. &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%288:22:6%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Anfal - 22&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Trivially this Ayah is not about the physical conditions. We can understand the true meaning of &lt;em&gt;deaf&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;dumb&lt;/em&gt; here looking the other Ayah in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NGP5R.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have certainly created for Hell many of the jinn and mankind.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;They have hearts with which they do not understand, they have eyes&#xA;  with which they do not see, and they have ears with which they do not&#xA;  hear.&lt;/strong&gt; Those are like livestock; rather, they are more astray. It is&#xA;  they who are the heedless. &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%287:179:9%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al A'raf - 179&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you think you can list many similar concepts in Quran and Hadith that when we read, we should think beyond just simple physical conditions we know, even if the same terms are used for physical objects/conditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastActivityDate="2013-01-08T13:24:08.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5932" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-08T14:00:20.770" Score="5" ViewCount="9444" Body="&lt;p&gt;On another page, where the question asks if the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) used humour in his daily life, one user gave a very nice answer, but I wanted to clarify something:&#xA;The date incident that has been used as an example in the user's answer, is it a hadith or from the See-rah? And is it possible for anyone to find me an authentic source of this information?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The date seed incident, as quoted from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/560/22&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;, is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One incident I remember is when the Prophet (saws) was with Ali ibn&#xA;  Abi Talib (ra) and they had a dozen dates. As they were about to&#xA;  finish, Ali (ra) saw some people approaching. He quickly moved the&#xA;  pile of 6 pits that he had to the Prophet (saws)'s pile and jocularly&#xA;  told the passersby that the Prophet (saws) had kept all the dates to&#xA;  himself and didn't share! The Prophet (saws) in good spirits said&#xA;  right back: Look at Ali, he eats the dates and he eats the pits as&#xA;  well! (because he didn't have any pits on his side).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the page on which I found that answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/555/did-the-prophet-muhammad-saws-use-humor-with-those-around-him&quot;&gt;Did the Prophet Muhammad (saws) use humor with those around him?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would be very grateful if someone could help me with this. Thanks :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="990" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2020-03-25T01:22:08.000" Title="Is there an authentic source for the hadith where the Prophet and Ali ibn Abi Talib joke about eating dates?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|food|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5934" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-08T17:30:07.267" Score="4" ViewCount="4840" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a Shi'a co-worker. Recently, our team planned a team lunch, and he mentioned that he doesn't eat fish, because of something called &quot;&lt;em&gt;kanta&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (in Urdu). He said it's due to certain communities/nations in the past that were destroyed by Allah, and their people were turned into fish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I get more information on this? I've heard only of Allah turning some people into swine and apes (which is mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Ma'idah&lt;/a&gt;). I would particularly like to know the evidences used by the Shi'a for this ruling, and especially if this is something widespread in Shi'a jurisprudence or exclusive only to certain sects/groups.  And while not necessary, I would also be grateful for any information regarding how these same evidences are held among the Sunni schools of thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-01-13T03:10:21.980" LastActivityDate="2019-08-25T15:04:23.187" Title="Fish not Permissible - &quot;Kanta&quot; (Shia view)" Tags="|source-identification|shiism|food|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5935" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5932" CreationDate="2013-01-08T19:27:12.257" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shia Muslims have a similar Hadeeth but with small distinctions such that neither the holy prophet nor Imam Ali --peace be upon them-- lie during their conservation (&lt;em&gt;the lies in the cited Hadeeth: &lt;code&gt;the Prophet (saws) had kept all the dates to himself and didn't share!&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Look at Ali, he eats the dates and he eats the pits as well&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/em&gt;). Shia version is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;في كتاب (زهر الربيع) «انّ رسول اللّه صلّى اللّه عليه و آله كان يأكل&#xA;  رطبا مع أمير المؤمنين عليه السّلام، و كان يضع النّوى قدام أمير&#xA;  المؤمنين عليه السّلام و هو لا يلتفت، فلمّا فرغا، كان النوى كله في&#xA;  الطرف الذي يأكل فيه أمير المؤمنين عليه السّلام، فقال له رسول اللّه&#xA;  صلّى اللّه عليه و آله: «يا على! انك لأكول؟» فقال على عليه السّلام: «يا&#xA;  رسول اللّه! الأكول الذي يأكل التمر و نواه» فتبسّم رسول اللّه صلّى&#xA;  اللّه عليه و آله. هكذا نقله جدّنا الأعلى، و لم يذكر له مدركا، لكنّنا&#xA;  لمّا كنّا في مقام البحث و التنقيب عند تسطير هذه السطور، وجدناه مع&#xA;  تفصيل أكثر، و هو على ما يلي، لكنّ النقل بالمعنى، لأنّ الكتاب الذي&#xA;  نقلنا منه (كوكب درّى في فضائل علي عليه السّلام) بالأردوية، و هو هذا:&#xA;  نقل في كتاب (لطائف الطوائف) أنه ورد في روايات عديدة: أنّ رسول اللّه&#xA;  صلّى اللّه عليه و آله كان يأكل التمر يوما مع أصحابه، و كان يضع النوى&#xA;  قدام على عليه السّلام مزاحا و كانت الأصحاب أيضا كذلك يفعلون باشارته&#xA;  صلّى اللّه عليه و آله. فلمّا فرغوا من الأكل، سأل رسول اللّه صلّى اللّه&#xA;  عليه و آله مخاطبا الى أصحابه: «من الأكول فيما بينكم؟». فقالوا: «يا&#xA;  رسول اللّه! من كثرت نواه فهو أكول». فأجاب علي عليه السّلام فورا: «من&#xA;  أكل التمر مع النوى فهو أكول». فقال رسول اللّه صلّى اللّه عليه و آله:&#xA;  «ان أخي على بن أبي طالب غالب غير مغلوب، لأنني مدينة العلم و علي بابها»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;source: سید نعمت الله جزایری، کشف الأسرار في شرح الإستبصار، ج1، ص: 165&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... The holy prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- was&#xA;  eating dates together with a number of his companions (including Imam&#xA;  Ali --peace be upon him--) and was putting his pits in front of Imam&#xA;  Ali --peace be upon him-- and was inspiring to his companions to do&#xA;  the same puuting their pits in front of him, kidding. When they&#xA;  finished eating the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his&#xA;  household-- asked his companions &quot;who is the most eater among you?&quot;&#xA;  They answered &quot;Oh apostle of Allah! one whose pits are more he is the&#xA;  most eater!&quot; [&lt;em&gt;see no lie is stated here&lt;/em&gt;], Imam Ali --peace be upon&#xA;  him-- instantaneously answered back &quot;whoever eats dates with their&#xA;  pits is the most eater!&quot;. [&lt;em&gt;again note the word &quot;whoever&quot; which&#xA;  survives the statement from being a lie&lt;/em&gt;] The holy prophet --peace be&#xA;  upon him and his family-- then said: &quot;it is true and noway false that&#xA;  my brother Ali ibn AbiTaleb is a winner never defeated, as I am the&#xA;  city of knwoledge and Ali is its gate.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually AFAIK this Hadeeth is not a very strongly authentic one due to Sanad, however, as the Hadeeth contains no religious rule and is not disrespectful as well (but even wise and respectful) it might be acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2013-01-08T19:27:12.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5936" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-08T19:35:20.880" Score="6" ViewCount="617" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know, how do we continue the &lt;code&gt;salat&lt;/code&gt; if we have joined the &lt;em&gt;jamaat&lt;/em&gt; late and few &lt;em&gt;rakats&lt;/em&gt; have missed, and the &lt;em&gt;imam&lt;/em&gt; performs a &lt;em&gt;sajd-e-sahw&lt;/em&gt; ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should I also perform the &lt;em&gt;sajd-e-sahw&lt;/em&gt;, and get up later for next &lt;em&gt;rakat&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastActivityDate="2013-05-11T19:21:59.930" Title="How to continue salat if one joins the jamaat late, and imam performs a sajd-e-sahw?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5934" CreationDate="2013-01-08T19:47:44.180" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;By Fish he was meaning every Fish? That would be odd, we have only stated not to eat Fish very much (&lt;em&gt;it can reduce our seeing ability and etc.&lt;/em&gt;), but eating Fish is not forbidden (Haram) in general as long as the fish is among the allowed ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also about Allah turning some people into Fish and etc. see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/5741/584&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; which tells a story about the holy Prophet --peace be upon him-- saying such and then referring to the verse [34:19] of the holy Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2015-11-12T07:44:41.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5940" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5943" CreationDate="2013-01-09T03:22:12.383" Score="2" ViewCount="97" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Western universities, students supposed to learn things unrelated to their major.&#xA;What is Islamic perspective on this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user926" LastActivityDate="2013-01-09T07:21:44.443" Title="In Islam, should an undergraduate care about general education courses in Western universities?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5943" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5940" CreationDate="2013-01-09T07:21:44.443" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam doesn't put any restrictions on the kind of courses you take except for &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/113970&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;classes that lead to evil&lt;/a&gt;. There's no harm in taking classes that are not part of your major as for as they benefit you in a good and halal way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastActivityDate="2013-01-09T07:21:44.443" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5949" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7697" CreationDate="2013-01-09T13:22:37.893" Score="8" ViewCount="4267" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard in a bayan that the age of men in jannah will be 33 and women will be 18 and their height will be nearly 60 feet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What wil be the appearance of people in paradise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please, post some references from hadith, Quran or from tafsir. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T08:23:02.743" LastActivityDate="2022-06-18T13:21:33.613" Title="What is the appearance of humans in Jannah (Paradise)?" Tags="|source-identification|jannah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="5951" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-09T16:26:33.187" Score="3" ViewCount="2860" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have watched a Turkish TV show/movie that might have been talking a little bit about علمانية (secularism), however some funny things happened in this show (stuff that has nothing to do with Kufr), and I laughed at it. Do I agree with the kufr in this case or not, as I know what I did has nothing to do with Kufr. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all because I wasn't laughing at Kufr, and let's say I laughed at something that is Kufr I don't have to agree with it when I laugh. I searched many fatwas on Islamweb, Islamqa, and I sent questions to a few scholars, but I haven't gotten an answer yet. I always like to ask because if I didn't I keep having &quot;waswas&quot; (doubts).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="995" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-25T14:05:20.367" LastActivityDate="2018-01-22T19:40:13.010" Title="Does laughing at something kufr on TV make me a kafir?" Tags="|kufr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="589" CreationDate="2013-01-09T17:40:22.193" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The meaning fatwa in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=4463&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;webpage&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zaid was asked how many Ghazwa (غزوة) did the prophet Muhammad  صلى الله عليه وسلم  have? He answered 19, then He was asked about the number of times that he was with the prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم. He said 17.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Ahl al seer اهل السير said that it was 25, and some people said 27, and some people said 29.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And al-Hafiz(الحافظ) ibn Hajr said after he collected these says, the people that mentioned a high number take each event of these as a Ghazwa, but people who mentioned less take the events that are happened in the same period of time is one Ghazwa for example taking bani Qurayza(بني قريظة), al-Khandaq(الخندق) as one Gazwa. And Sarayas(سرايا) were more, they are from 40-70&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="995" LastEditorUserId="4146" LastEditDate="2014-06-03T21:36:33.613" LastActivityDate="2014-06-03T21:36:33.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5956" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-10T00:36:41.407" Score="4" ViewCount="12807" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following hadiths says that prophet himself allowed men to pray at home when the weather conditions was adverse. But in my knowledge Muslim do not follow it today. I have never heard a single call from the mosque when they would say, we can pray home and we had terrible weather back home. That means continues rain for days + lots of mudd and even floods. But they would never announce one can pray home. What is the ruling? Why don't we follow the prophet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should be the ruling in areas where there is &lt;em&gt;excessive&lt;/em&gt; cold and snow. It causes the same bad condition. Makes it difficult to get to the mosque + more risky because of slip/accident. Should praying at home be allowed then? Again why don't we follow it as Sunni Muslim? Is there any sect that is following it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/very-cold-and-stormy-night&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari Volume 1, Book 11, Number 635&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Nafi':&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Once on a very cold and stormy night, Ibn 'Umar pronounced the Adhan&#xA;  for the prayer and then said, &quot;Pray in your homes.&quot; He (Ibn 'Umar)&#xA;  added. &quot;On very cold and rainy nights Allah's Apostle used to order&#xA;  the Mu'adhdhin to say, 'Pray in your homes.' &quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/muddy-day-and-when-the&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari Volume 1, Book 11, Number 637&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Abdullah bin Al-Harith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Abbas addressed us on a (rainy and) muddy day and when the&#xA;  Mu'adh-dhin said, &quot;Come for the prayer&quot; Ibn 'Abbas ordered him to say,&#xA;  &quot;Pray in your homes.&quot; The people began to look at one another with&#xA;  surprise as if they did not like it. Ibn 'Abbas said, &quot;It seems that&#xA;  you thought ill of it but no doubt it was done by one who was better&#xA;  than I (i.e. the Prophet). It (the prayer) is a strict order and I&#xA;  disliked to bring you out.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Abbas narrated the same as above but he said, &quot;I did not like you&#xA;  to make you sinful (in refraining from coming to the mosque) and to&#xA;  come (to the mosque) covered with mud up to the knees.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:46:33.513" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T20:46:33.513" Title="Can one pray home when it is raining heavy?" Tags="|salat|fiqh|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5956" CreationDate="2013-01-10T07:34:54.993" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can always pray Allah at home (&lt;em&gt;at least if you are not a neighborhood of a mosque&lt;/em&gt;), however going to the mosques is as encouraged as the Holy Prophet --peace be upon him-- ordered a blind man to tie a rope from the mosque to his home to be able to take part in Jamaa'at in the mosque, see e.g. [1-3]. That is, difficulty of going to mosque is not an acceptable excuse. However, the Hadith you are citing in your question may addresses the probable occurance of floods which is very common in Mecca. If so then going to mosques would be dangerous for their lives, a more sever condition than being difficult to go to the mosques, and this would be acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[1] تهذيب الأحكام (تحقيق خرسان)، ج‏3، ص: 266&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[2] روضة المتقين في شرح من لا يحضره الفقيه (ط - القديمة)، ج‏2، ص: 484&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[3] وسائل الشيعة، ج‏8، ص: 293&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-13T07:18:07.390" LastActivityDate="2015-12-13T07:18:07.390" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5951" CreationDate="2013-01-10T10:50:17.313" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ETQd0.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever disbelieves in Allah after his belief... except for one who is&#xA;forced [to renounce his religion] while his heart is secure in faith.&#xA;But those who [willingly] open their breasts to disbelief, upon them&#xA;is wrath from Allah , and for them is a great punishment - &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%2816:106:15%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Nahl - 106&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am quite sure that you have not &lt;strong&gt;opened your breast to disbelief&lt;/strong&gt; in this case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However we must take care so much about our belief, because disbelief approaches us in a very hard to detect way:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال رسول الله (صلی الله علیه و آله و سلم): دبیب الشرک فی امتّی کدبیب النملة السوداء علیٰ الصخرة الصماء فی اللیلة الظلماء&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Holy Prophet (PBUH): &lt;strong&gt;Creeping of Shirk in my [Muslim] nation is infidelity more hidden than the creeping of black ant on a black rock in the pitch-darkness of the night.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://mashrabenaab.com/user_selected_chapter_detail.asp?mn=oyphsi63613636&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-01-10T10:56:37.280" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5964" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5433" CreationDate="2013-01-10T22:43:04.367" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Da'wah is (فرض كفاية) meanings if a certain group of people of a community raise/come up and do da'wah, than the obligation of Da'wah is taken away for the rest of the community.  But because we are in a corrupt age, Da'wah is (فرض عين) on every Muslim according to their ability and knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Baaz said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“At a time when there is a shortage of callers, when evil is prevalent&#xA;  and ignorance dominates, da‘wah becomes fard ‘ayn on everyone&#xA;  according to their ability.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Da'wah has three aspects to it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The call/message&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The caller&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The called&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;now number two, the caller, in Arabic is (Adda'ee/الداعي), and the caller is the one who gives or spreads the message of Islam, you may also call the person a missionary or anything else that is it's synonym. So one cannot say there are no missionaries in Islam, as for organized missionaries, as I mentioned above, Da'wah is obligatory on all Muslims according to their ability, and their knowledge.  It is part of Da'wah to at least have a Da'wah plan, what to do, how to present, and so on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: Islamic online university, Da'wah training course, module 1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-01-10T22:43:04.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5965" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="5966" CreationDate="2013-01-10T23:46:38.247" Score="4" ViewCount="815" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard a lecture once by a scholar, he said that if one is new to Islam, and does not know what to say during Salat (new to it) then that person can say Tasbeeh in the place of the surahs until they learn them.  I would like to know if there are any authentic Ahadith regarding this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T22:53:40.100" Title="What does one do when one is new to Islam, and does not know what to say in Salat?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5966" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5965" CreationDate="2013-01-11T09:51:51.770" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since a Muslim should pray right away after converting to Islam, it would be reasonable to say that he or she would be unable to memorize the whole text of the prayer in the same day. However,  Allah does not put a burden on anyone that they cannot bare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore the Prophet(P.B.U.H) instructed new Muslims to learn a short supplication&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Subhaan-Allaah wal-hamdu Lillaah wa laa ilaaha ill-Allaah wa Allaahu akbar wa laa hawla wa la quwwata illa Billaah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which they can recite in all their 5 daily prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Abi Awfa said: A man came to the&#xA;  Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: “O&#xA;  Messenger of Allah, teach me something of the Qur’aan that will&#xA;  suffice me, for I cannot read.” He said, “Say: Subhaan-Allaah&#xA;  wa’l-hamdu Lillaah wa laa ilaaha ill-Allaah wa Allaahu akbar wa laa&#xA;  hawla wa la quwwata illa Billaah (Glory be to Allaah, praise be to&#xA;  Allaah, there is no god except Allaah and Allaah is Most great, there&#xA;  is no god except Allaah and there is no power and no strength except&#xA;  with Allaah).” The man made a grabbing gesture with his hand&#xA;  (indicating that he had learned a lot) and said, “This is for my Lord,&#xA;  what is there for me?” He said, “Say: Allaahumma ighfir li warhamni&#xA;  wahdini warzuqni wa ‘aafini (O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me,&#xA;  guide me, and grant me provision and good health).” He made another&#xA;  grabbing gesture with his other hand and stood up.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Narrated by al-Nasaa’i, 924; Abu Dawood, 832. Its isnaad was classed&#xA;  as jayyid by al-Mundhiri in al-Targheeb wa’l-Tarheeb, 2/430. al-Haafiz&#xA;  Ibn Hajar indicated that it is hasan in al-Talkhees al-Habeer, 1/236)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muslimconverts.com/prayer/beginners_prayer.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastActivityDate="2013-01-11T09:51:51.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5967" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5936" CreationDate="2013-01-11T17:44:06.333" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You follow the Imam in all aspects, including Sajd-e-sahw, till he finishes his prayer and you continue with your own. Hence, you need to perform the Sajd-e-sahw with the Imam. This is per the Sunni fiqh. And Allah(swt) knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1005" LastActivityDate="2013-01-11T17:44:06.333" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5969" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-12T02:23:59.557" Score="2" ViewCount="825" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are numerous well-known obligations to prayer, as established throughout the hadith literature, including rulings on the form of prayer, the daily number of prayers, praying in congregation, and where and when such prayers are to be done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, given that many of the hadiths in question, despite their authenticity, are not clearly dated, it is hard to know which of these obligations were in place before the first masjid was built (i.e. before the Hijra), and which of these obligations were only established afterwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, the well-known hadith of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/10#151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the man who prayed badly&lt;/a&gt; is often referenced to describe what is mandatory in regards to the form of the prayer.  The timing of this hadith, however, is likely after the Hijrah as it is narrated as taking place in the masjid itself (&quot;&lt;em&gt;Allah's Messenger (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) &lt;strong&gt;entered the mosque&lt;/strong&gt; and a person followed him...&lt;/em&gt;&quot;)  While the man himself clearly did not know the proper form, it is not clear whether this form was commonly known or mandated previously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that the revelation to the prophet began about a dozen years earlier, even without the firm political base of Medina with which to establish (and enforce) legislation, it seems there likely would've been &lt;em&gt;some&lt;/em&gt; regulation, at least for one of the most &lt;em&gt;fundamental&lt;/em&gt; aspects of the religion (one of the &quot;pillars&quot;, as it were).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there any information regarding which (if any) of the prayer obligations were in place &lt;em&gt;before&lt;/em&gt; Hijra?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-01-13T02:38:18.573" LastActivityDate="2015-12-13T06:17:14.193" Title="What were the obligations of prayer before Hijra?" Tags="|history|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5970" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1473" CreationDate="2013-01-12T08:32:41.343" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran is among the most important things in Islam that makes it unique compared to the previous versions of the God's religion. In a Hadeeth the only verse that Solomon --peace be upon him-- knew from Quran was the verse [1:1] which he used in his letter to Belqeys, [27:30]:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;في عيون الاخبار باسناده الى الرضا عن آبائه عن على عليهم السلام انه&#xA;  قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه و آله يقول: ان الله تبارك و تعالى&#xA;  قال لي: يا محمد «وَ لَقَدْ آتَيْناكَ سَبْعاً مِنَ الْمَثانِي وَ&#xA;  الْقُرْآنَ الْعَظِيمَ» فأفرد على الامتنان بفاتحة الكتاب و جعلها بإزاء&#xA;  القرآن العظيم، و ان فاتحة الكتاب أشرف ما في كنوز العرش، و ان الله عز و&#xA;  جل خص محمدا و شرفه بها و لم يشرك معه فيها أحدا من أنبيائه ما خلا&#xA;  سليمان عليه السلام فانه أعطاه منها «بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ&#xA;  الرَّحِيمِ» يحكى عن بلقيس حين قالت: إِنِّي أُلْقِيَ إِلَيَّ كِتابٌ&#xA;  كَرِيمٌ إِنَّهُ مِنْ سُلَيْمانَ وَ إِنَّهُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ&#xA;  الرَّحِيم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;from: تفسير نور الثقلين، ج‏4، ص: 86&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From Imam Ali ar-Ridha from his fathers from Ali --peace be upon&#xA;  them-- that he said: I heard the apostle of Allah --peace be  upon him&#xA;  and his household-- that he said: It is true and noway false that&#xA;  Allah who is so blessing and excellent called me: O Muhammad! &quot;&lt;strong&gt;And&#xA;  We have bestowed upon thee the Seven Oft-repeated (verses) and the&#xA;  Grand Qur'an&lt;/strong&gt; [15:87]&quot; and sent down the &quot;opening of the book&quot; [Surah&#xA;  Al-Hamd, the 1st Surah] and made it [somehow] equivalent of His great&#xA;  book, and it is true and noway false that the &quot;opening of the book&quot; is&#xA;  cherished more than all the treasures in Throne, and it is true and&#xA;  noway false that Allah who is mighty and glorified apportioned it to&#xA;  Muhammad only and cherished him by this apportioning and did not&#xA;  involve any share in this for anyone among his prophets but only&#xA;  Solomon peace be upon him to whom He gave from it &quot;&lt;strong&gt;In the name of&#xA;  Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful&lt;/strong&gt; [1:1]&quot; quoted from&#xA;  Belqays when she said &quot;&lt;strong&gt;... here is delivered to me - a letter worthy&#xA;  of respect. / It is from Solomon, and is (as follows): In the name of&#xA;  Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful&lt;/strong&gt; [27:29,30]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;although there is a debate between the scholars if Solomon --peace be upon him-- wrote this single verse of Qur'an in Arabic or not. Of course he knew Arabic as he knew all the other languages available at those times and even the language of the animals and birds but it is not very clear if he wrote to Belqeys also in Arabic or not. Anyway even if it was not in Arabic, then still Allah has mentioned his writings (&lt;em&gt;which should have been then quite longer not as short as this single sentence&lt;/em&gt;) translated in the form of this verse of Qur'an and that means Solomon anyway has been aware of this verse!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may ask here that Qur'an contains the statements and speeches of many prophets and even atheists so that one can claim any one of them knew something from Qur'an but that's not correct, no one of them knew what Allah would select among their all speeches and reasonings to include in Qur'an. For example, Qarun talked a lot with Moses --peace be upon him-- and his companions but Qur'an only quotes a few sentences of Qarun and say these sentences made him fail and for penalties to become obligatory about them. Qur'an contains only the key sentences and speeches and behaviors that were going to make obligatory a reward or a punishment. So that even we have in a Hadeeth that Gabriel --peace be upon him-- was always sad until the verse [10:91] was revealed, the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- asked him for its reason and he answered because when Moses --peace be upon him-- and his followers crossed the sea and the dried way through the sea became in destruction with water from all around, pharaoh that saw his death has been come said &quot; &lt;strong&gt;آمَنتُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا الَّذِي آمَنَتْ بِهِ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ وَأَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;  which means &quot;&lt;strong&gt;I believe that there is no god except Him Whom the Children of Israel believe in: I am of those who submit (to Allah in Islam)&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;, [10:90]. But then I told him &quot;&lt;strong&gt;آلْآنَ وَقَدْ عَصَيْتَ قَبْلُ وَكُنتَ مِنَ الْمُفْسِدِينَ&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; which means &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Ah now!- But a little while before, wast thou in rebellion!- and thou didst mischief (and violence)!&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;, [10:91], and I told him on my own so after that I got sorry what if Allah was going to accept his repent? So I was sorry and sad about it until today that I found out what I said was already meant by Allah. So you see, Qur'an contains many stories but only selected stories, selected speeches and behaviors in the story, and then conclusions based on God's wisdom and traditions, this way we can learn best what are the rules of Allah, what will bring for us blessings and reward in this life and in the Hereafter, and what will bring to us misery and sorrow and penalties here and in the Hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beside Qur'an but also the holy prophet himself --peace be upon him and his household-- and his household are also what make Islam unique. To abbreviate only let me count a few issues expressed and discussed at length in Ahadeeth about them. When Adam and Eve --peace be upon them-- were sent down to the Earth Adam cried a lot until Allah revealed to him some words to ask Allah with them for Him to accept his repent: &quot;فَتَلَقَّىٰ آدَمُ مِن رَّبِّهِ كَلِمَاتٍ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ إِنَّهُ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ&quot; which means &quot;then learnt adam from his lord words of inspiration, and his lord turned towards him; for he is oft-returning, most merciful&quot;, [2:37], and we read in Ahadeeth that the words which were revealed to Adam was the names of the Five under Kisa. These names were the names also Noah --peace be upon him-- sticked to his arc for the arc to remain safe during such a great flood, and many other Ahadeeth in which Ahlul Bayt are introduced to be the tools for Allah giving blessing to a group of people and rescuing them from a difficult situation. Even in some Ahadeeth the command of Allah for the angels to prostrate in front of Adam and the Israelite to prostrate in front of the door of the city they were supposed to enter (&lt;em&gt;see [4:154] for example&lt;/em&gt;) was due to those Five. Imam Ali --peace be upon him-- stated in a Hadeeth that I helped all the previous prophets of Allah in stealth and helped the last prophet in open. Now you can see what would be unique about Islam is not only Quran but also the Five and them being completed to the 14 infallibles, behind the last of whom Jesus peace be upon him will pray in Beyt ul-Muqaddas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2013-01-12T08:32:41.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5972" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-12T11:00:34.687" Score="0" ViewCount="3094" Body="&lt;p&gt;Someone who is not willing to believe in Islam and is not willing to have anything to do with religious matters. How does Islam regard such a person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1006" LastActivityDate="2018-02-23T12:23:44.843" Title="How does Islam view atheists?" Tags="|non-muslim|atheists|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5973" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7967" CreationDate="2013-01-12T11:23:22.823" Score="2" ViewCount="17309" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that the dua before starting to eat is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;بسم الله وعلى بركة الله&quot; &quot; bismillahi wa'alaa barakatillah &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In which hadith the above dua exists?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;do we say it 1 time or 3 times?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2014-02-12T07:25:51.193" LastActivityDate="2022-04-04T14:05:31.793" Title="Hadith about dua before eating" Tags="|hadith|practical-islam|source-identification|sunnah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5974" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5972" CreationDate="2013-01-12T13:00:34.697" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone is told that there is a hell in the Hereafter and he says I don't care then he dies and sees &quot;hey it is what I was warned about, alas, I wish I had not ignored it when I was alive so that now I could live in peace&quot;. What do you say about such a story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may say but I doubt if there will be a hell, then Islam asks how could you simply deny what you don't know be true or wrong? If you are sure that there is no hell in the Hereafter then you will have an excuse but I promise you no atheist exists that can claim such, they only say we don't believe in what has not been proved for us, God, religion, hell and etc., but then they will be asked if the reverse had been ever proved for them that they have easily accepted it!? Does anyone have a proof that there is no God, no religion and etc? NO! They just chose not to believe in such issues and they will be treated according to what they chose!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Islam, there are people who are not informed of even the probability that Islam might be the Truth (for this era), they will die and they are not guilty for what they didn't know, but the rest of people who have given information should research about it, anyone to the extent that he can, since the issue is so important and failure in this regard might cause eternal sorrow. That's all! Every man and woman should care why he or she are here living such lives, from where they have come and to where they will face and go toward. If someone searched with the good will and understood Islam is the Truth then he will find out that becoming a Muslim is just a beginning for preparing for a Journey for which this life is only a short Bonus level to start the evolution toward Perfectness. However, if someone tried but didn't reach the point to believe in Islam during his/her life then Allah will not ignore his/her effort in reaching the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Islam claims that if someone starts with a pure will of finding the truth will not end his/her research anywhere but in accepting Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to answer your question in short, if someone is a person that knows nothing and has heard nothing about such religious concepts as God, the Judgment day, heaven and hell, then he will not be questioned about it, but after them almost all the persons (&lt;em&gt;exceptions are always possible though&lt;/em&gt;) are responsible to search for the Truth and hesitating the issue is like hesitating to eat or not to eat a poisonous meal, the poison will do its work regardless of your decision, when the danger is big the caution is intellectually and thus religionally required.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2013-01-12T13:00:34.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5980" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-12T14:40:16.943" Score="3" ViewCount="170" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose I give some monetary help to a distressed poor man thinking that may Allah also help my parents and myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some days later I discover that the poor man was actually a cheat who cheats people to gather money for his livelihood. But, for the shake of avoiding any further trouble I let the man go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will I still be a candidate for Allah's help?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please supply me with some quotes from Quran and hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user195" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-14T21:54:34.677" LastActivityDate="2014-07-14T21:54:34.677" Title="Will my help to the poor still be accepted by Allah?" Tags="|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5982" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-12T17:18:25.020" Score="2" ViewCount="5341" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read somewhere that Umar forbade Ayesha to mourn over her father's death because according to him, her father would be chastised if she mourns him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, I'm just curious about the official position of Sunni islam about this matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="251" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-05-13T14:59:15.547" LastActivityDate="2013-05-14T20:53:08.617" Title="Is weeping or mourning over the dead allowed? (Sunni View)" Tags="|death|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5983" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5969" CreationDate="2013-01-12T19:14:48.680" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes there are Ahadeeth that state the Five Everyday Prayer became obligated at the night the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- was moved from Mecca to Beyt ul-Muqaddas (in Palestine) and then his bodily ascent to the heavens occurred from there. The holy prophet used to do prayer before that as he prayed Allah in the form of prayer in the way to Beyt ul-Muqaddas and etc. as well, before the ascent starts! However the prayer was not obligatory until his ascent and first the number of obligatory prayers was much more but Moses --peace be upon him-- asked the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- in heaven for him to ask Allah to reduce the duties of his people and thus the duties were reduced and the rest became Nafilah. These points can be found for example in the following Hadeeth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;from: البرهان في تفسير القرآن، ج‏3، ص: 473-480&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;علي بن إبراهيم، قال: حكى أبي، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن هشام بن سالم، عن&#xA;  أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;و انتهيت إلى سدرة المنتهى، فإذا الورقة منها تظل أمة من الأمم، فكنت&#xA;  منها كما قال الله تبارك و تعالى: قابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنى‏ «6»&#xA;  فناداني آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِما أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ رَبِّهِ «7»- و قد&#xA;  كتبنا ذلك في سورة البقرة «8»- فقال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه و آله): يا&#xA;  رب أعطيت أنبياءك فضائل فأعطني، فقال الله: قد أعطيتك فيما أعطيتك كلمتين&#xA;  من تحت عرشي: لا حول و لا قوة إلا بالله، لا منجى منك إلا إليك. قال (صلى&#xA;  الله عليه و آله): و علمتني الملائكة قولا أقوله إذا أصبحت و أمسيت:&#xA;  اللهم إن ظلمي أصبح مستجيرا بعفوك، و ذنبي أصبح مستجيرا بمغفرتك، و ذلي&#xA;  أصبح مستجيرا بعزك، و فقري أصبح مستجيرا بغناك، و وجهي الفاني البالي&#xA;  أصبح مستجيرا بوجهك الدائم الباقي الذي لا يفنى. ثم سمعت الأذان، فإذا&#xA;  ملك يؤذن لم ير في السماء قبل تلك الليلة، فقال: الله أكبر، الله أكبر.&#xA;  فقال الله: صدق عبدي، أنا أكبر. فقال: أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله، أشهد أن&#xA;  لا إله إلا الله. فقال الله تعالى: صدق عبدي، أنا الله لا إله غيري.&#xA;  فقال: أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله، أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله. فقال الله: صدق&#xA;  عبدي، إن محمدا عبدي و رسولي، أنا بعثته و انتجبته. ثم قال: حي على&#xA;  الصلاة، حي على الصلاة. فقال الله: صدق عبدي و دعا إلى فريضتي، فمن مشى&#xA;  إليها راغبا فيها محتسبا، كانت له كفارة لما مضى من ذنوبه. فقال: حي على&#xA;  الفلاح، حي على الفلاح. فقال الله: هي الصلاح و النجاح و الفلاح. ثم أممت&#xA;  الملائكة في السماء كما أممت الأنبياء في بيت المقدس، قال: ثم غشيتني&#xA;  ضبابة فخررت ساجدا، فناداني ربي: أني قد فرضت على كل نبي كان قبلك خمسين&#xA;  صلاة، و فرضتها عليك و على أمتك، فقم بها أنت في أمتك. فقال رسول الله&#xA;  (صلى الله عليه و آله): فانحدرت حتى مررت بإبراهيم فلم يسألني عن شي‏ء،&#xA;  حتى انتهيت إلى موسى، فقال: ما صنعت، يا محمد؟ فقلت: قال ربي: فرضت على&#xA;  كل نبي كان قبلك خمسين صلاة، و فرضتها عليك و على أمتك. فقال موسى: يا&#xA;  محمد، إن أمتك آخر الأمم و أضعفها، و إن ربك لا يرد عليك شيئا، و إن أمتك&#xA;  لا تستطيع أن تقوم بها، فارجع إلى ربك فسله التخفيف لامتك. فرجعت إلى ربي&#xA;  حتى انتهيت إلى سدرة المنتهى، فخررت ساجدا، ثم قلت: فرضت علي و على امتي&#xA;  خمسين صلاة، و لا أطيق ذلك و لا امتي، فخفف عني. فوضع عني عشرا فرجعت إلى&#xA;  موسى فأخبرته، فقال: إرجع، لا تطيق. فرجعت إلى ربي فسألته، فوضع عني&#xA;  عشرا، فرجعت إلى موسى فأخبرته، فقال: إرجع، و في كل رجعة أرجع إليه أخر&#xA;  ساجدا، حتى رجع إلى عشر صلوات. فرجعت إلى موسى فأخبرته، فقال: لا تطيق.&#xA;  فرجعت إلى ربي فوضع عني خمسا، فرجعت إلى موسى فأخبرته، فقال: لا تطيق.&#xA;  فقلت: قد استحييت من ربي، و لكن أصبر عليها. فناداني مناد: كما صبرت&#xA;  عليها، فهذه الخمس بخمسين، كل صلاة بعشر، من هم من أمتك بحسنة يعملها&#xA;  فعملها كتبت له عشرا، و إن لم يعملها كتبت له عشرا، و إن لم يعملها كتبت&#xA;  له واحدة، و من هم من أمتك بسيئة فعملها كتبت عليه واحدة، و إن لم يعملها&#xA;  لم أكتب عليه شيئا». فقال الصادق (عليه السلام): «جزى الله موسى عن هذه&#xA;  الامة خيرا».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that the ascent (actually this specific ascent, known as ) of the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- has occurred before Hijrah as the trip started from Mecca!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-13T06:17:14.193" LastActivityDate="2015-12-13T06:17:14.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5984" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-13T01:27:46.230" Score="2" ViewCount="779" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Jews were people of faith and clinged to a strict hereditary practices of marriage based on strict constrained sexual contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They have achieved pinnacle status in doing so to the point of the adoption of مريم (Maryam/Marry) AS in their محراب (mi7rab/sanctuary/monastary) in order to preserve the status of sexual purity (احصان الفرج).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet Allah SWT showed the world a different path in the meaning of life by introducing عيسى 3eesa/Jesus to the world without the need of a fatherly figure to balance the motherly figure of Maryam AS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why would Allah SWT do such thing?&#xA;What is the message?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was Maryam accused of بغاء Bigha or بغيا Baghiyya, and what was Allah SWT answer to this accusation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="858" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-15T18:36:21.980" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T18:36:21.980" Title="What are the lessons we can learn from the creation of عيسى (Jesus) PBUH?" Tags="|tafseer|allah|prophet-isa|jews|surat-maryam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5987" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-13T04:11:34.177" Score="7" ViewCount="1551" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10#151&quot;&gt;the man who prayed badly&lt;/a&gt; is often referenced, at least among Sunni schools, due to its clear descriptions of prayer; it describes, step-by-step, each of the mandatory forms of the regular &lt;em&gt;salat&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The common narrations of this hadith do not, however, describe what mistake (or mistakes) were made in the original prayer to actually earn the reprimand &quot;Go back and pray, for you have not prayed.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any information available regarding these mistakes?  Authentic sources are, of course, preferable, but anything from the hadith literature which sheds light on this event would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-07-24T14:00:23.890" LastActivityDate="2019-07-24T14:00:23.890" Title="How was the man who prayed badly praying?" Tags="|salat|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5988" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7039" CreationDate="2013-01-13T05:01:29.443" Score="14" ViewCount="1843" Body="&lt;p&gt;Someone asked me why Fatimah passed away in just 90 days or less after her father passed away:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How did she die... my friend said she died naturally but I said she died&#xA;  due to an accident behind the door? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I am looking for a Shi'ite perspective.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="747" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-10T10:14:40.697" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T11:28:18.460" Title="According to Shi'a Islam, did Fatimah (daughter of Prophet Muhammad) die naturally, or was she killed?" Tags="|shiism|islamic-basis|death|ahl-ul-bayt|fatima-zahra|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5993" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="816" CreationDate="2013-01-13T13:11:41.620" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zina زنا has little or even nothing to do with sexuality than most people think.&#xA;It has a lot todo with abuse of financial contract(meethaq) between husband and wife (zawjayn).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sexuality between two couples and hence hereditary nature of the relationship is depicted in the Quran as ba3l بعل rather than zawj زوج , as in 11:72 and 4:128.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would argue that Zina is more closer to za ya na than to za na ya. It has analgously same construct as Riba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Riba is the abuse of the usage of ra ya ba (uncertainties/futures/probabilities/etc) in the expense of others involved in the contract for example abuse of hedging, abuse of money printing (if we consider printing money as a means of estimating value of resources), etc. ,&#xA;then Zina is the abuse of the usage of za ya na (goodness/glamour/resource) in the expense of others involved in the contract for example financial embezelments, using the spouse's money irresponsibly causing severe financial losses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both are acts of taking something from someone without the other parties consent. &#xA;And hence a kin to stealing but have different levels, the former is much severe than the latter thus the former is justifiable by an act of embargo/حرب (from the term mi7raab/secluded places) while the latter is treated with flogging..&#xA;and depending on the severity of the act, the flogging can be done as minimal as the example of ayoub AS to his wife in 38:44&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;wallahua3lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="858" LastActivityDate="2013-01-13T13:11:41.620" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6996" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7006" CreationDate="2013-01-14T09:37:20.223" Score="1" ViewCount="8567" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it Haram to call a woman angel, or its mocking for the religion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't mean like naming her Malk/angel, I mean to say for example this girl is like an angel, something like this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="995" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T00:46:28.700" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T00:46:28.700" Title="Is it haram to call a woman/girl &quot;angel&quot;?" Tags="|halal-haram|malaikah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6997" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-14T16:36:26.773" Score="6" ViewCount="9106" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am wondering whether there was a Bible in the Prophet Muhammad (saws)'s time, and if there was, what did he say about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a hadith about what he said about the &lt;em&gt;Injil&lt;/em&gt; which is in the hands of Christians?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bible was written 300 years or so after Jesus (pbuh) so it means there was a Bible. I want know what the Prophet Muhammad (saws) said about it. Was it changed, corrupted, follow it, dont follow it, ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="886" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2013-01-14T17:44:57.307" LastActivityDate="2020-01-27T20:48:26.340" Title="Was there a Bible in Prophet Muhammad's time?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|christianity|books|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5973" CreationDate="2013-01-14T18:35:26.003" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This hadith puts some light on this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranexplorer.com/hadith/english/Hadith/bukhari/007.065.288.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukari - Book 7 - Hadith no - 288&lt;/a&gt; says -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Umar bin Abi Salama:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I was a boy under the care of Allah's Apostle and my hand used to go around the dish while I was eating. So Allah's Apostle said to me, 'O boy! &lt;strong&gt;Mention the Name of Allah&lt;/strong&gt; and eat with your right hand, and eat of the dish what is nearer to you.&quot; Since then I have applied those instructions when eating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saying it 3 times instead of 1 would be a more good deed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T18:35:26.003" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7000" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5868" CreationDate="2013-01-14T18:51:37.050" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Surah No 51 - Ayah No 47 says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/51/47&quot;&gt;And the heaven We built with Our own powers (aydin) and indeed We go on expanding it.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be remembered that the concept of the continuous expansion of the universe is exclusive to the Quran. No other Divine scriptures even remotely hint at it. The discovery that the universe is constantly expanding is of prime significance to scientists, because it helps create a better understanding of how the universe was initially created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alislam.org/library/books/revelation/part_4_section_5.html&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-02-13T21:36:17.953" LastActivityDate="2013-02-13T21:36:17.953" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5525" CreationDate="2013-01-14T19:28:46.127" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I currently don't have the proper reference but one might have see Prophet Muhammed(P.B.U.H) in dream, if he sends Durood upon the Holy Prophet(P.B.U.H) abundantly and follows his ways with love and eagerness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.inter-islam.org/faith/dreams.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;More info about dream and interpretation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T19:28:46.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1659" CreationDate="2013-01-14T21:32:03.827" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran clearly states that to be a Muslim one must not enslave one another.(Q 3:64).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ تَعَالَوْا إِلَىٰ كَلِمَةٍ سَوَاءٍ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَلَّا نَعْبُدَ إِلَّا اللَّـهَ وَلَا نُشْرِ‌كَ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا أَرْ‌بَابًا مِّن دُونِ اللَّـهِ ۚ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَقُولُوا اشْهَدُوا بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ ﴿٦٤﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[3:64] Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is equitable&#xA;  between us and you - that we will not worship except Allah and not&#xA;  associate anything with Him and not take one another as lords instead&#xA;  of Allah.&quot; But if they turn away, then say, &quot;Bear witness that we are&#xA;  Muslims [submitting to Him].&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking one another as lords in here is a kin to enslaving one another as arbaban would also have the notion of master/slave concept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order for one to be a mu'min (a faithful/believer) one must be a Muslim (in peace) first according to 49:14.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَتِ الْأَعْرَ‌ابُ آمَنَّا ۖ قُل لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا وَلَـٰكِن قُولُوا أَسْلَمْنَا وَلَمَّا يَدْخُلِ الْإِيمَانُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ ۖ وَإِن تُطِيعُوا اللَّـهَ وَرَ‌سُولَهُ لَا يَلِتْكُم مِّنْ أَعْمَالِكُمْ شَيْئًا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ غَفُورٌ‌ رَّ‌حِيمٌ ﴿١٤﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[49:14] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Arabs say, &quot;We have believed.&quot; Say, &quot;You have not [yet]&#xA;  believed; but say [instead], 'We are in peace,' for faith has not&#xA;  yet entered your hearts. And if you obey Allah and His Messenger, He&#xA;  will not deprive you from your deeds of anything. Indeed, Allah is&#xA;  Forgiving and Merciful.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then according to 23:1-6 a mu'min must have the following attributes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ‌ مَلُومِينَ ﴿٦﴾&#xA;&#xA;[23:6] Sahih International&#xA;&#xA;Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed -&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, it would be contradictory to assume that ma malakat aymanahum (MMA) has the notion of slave as part of its meaning since that would violate the requirements of being a mu'min and hence being a Muslim also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IMO the range of possible meaning to MMA cannot intersect the meaning of wives, otherwise it would be redundant to pair them in one verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, one possible meaning of your right hands possesses/MMA would be whomever you have acquired their consent from.&#xA;This would not violate the requirement of being a mu'min&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="858" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-16T09:37:59.970" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T09:37:59.970" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6996" CreationDate="2013-01-14T22:18:52.700" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/ref/66084&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the following fatwa&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.ca/search?q=shaykh+salih+al+munajjid&amp;amp;ie=utf-8&amp;amp;oe=utf-8&amp;amp;aq=t&amp;amp;rls=org.mozilla%3aen-US%3aofficial&amp;amp;client=firefox-a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shaykh Muhammad Salih al-Munajjid&lt;/a&gt;, such is an imitation of the &lt;em&gt;mushrikeen&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/43/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;who consider the angels to be female&lt;/a&gt;), and thus forbidden:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الحمد لله&#xA;  لا يجوز أن يقال عن الفتاة إنها ملاك أو تشبه الملاك ، لما في ذلك من مضاهاة المشركين الذين وصفوا الملائكة بأنهم إناث.&#xA;  قال الله تعالى عنهم: ( وجعلوا الملائكة الذين هم عباد الرحمن إناثا أشهدوا خلقهم ستكتب شهادتهم ويسألون ) الزخرف/19 .&#xA;  قال الشيخ بكر بن عبد الله أبو زيد حفظه الله : &quot;أما تسمية النساء بأسماء الملائكة ؛ فظاهر الحرمة ؛ لأن فيها مضاهاة للمشركين في جعلهم الملائكة بنات الله، تعالى الله عن قولهم. وقريب من هذا تسمية البنت: ملاك، مَلَكة، ومَلَك&quot; انتهى . &quot;معجم المناهي اللفظية &quot; (ص 565) .&#xA;  وسئل الشيخ ابن عثيمين رحمه الله عن التسمي بملاك، فمنع من ذلك . &quot;مجموع فتاوى الشيخ ابن عثيمين &quot; (3/67) .&#xA;  واستعمال هذا في الشعر، في وصف الفتاة أمر منكر، لا سيما إذا كان شعرا غزليا محرما، فالملائكة ( عباد مكرمون لا يعصون الله ما أمرهم ويفعلون ما يؤمرون )، ويجب تنزيههم عن مثل هذه التشبيهات والاستعارات.&#xA;  والله أعلم.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="967" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-01-14T23:23:29.150" LastActivityDate="2013-01-14T23:23:29.150" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7007" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7011" CreationDate="2013-01-14T23:49:33.047" Score="2" ViewCount="2591" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reading the history, I have noticed that Islamic ruler are mostly tyrants rather than rulers. They have full control of all affairs. No one can defy them. There is no election. A descendent of the King is chosen by the King and it usually become Kingdom. Or someone has to defeat the  ruling King to change the lineage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In modern world there are three branches of government. The head of state, the assembly and the judicial branch. There are checks and balances. Everyone does their own job. The head of state presides all affairs but he can be removed by Assembly. The Assembly makes the Law. The judicial branch make sure that Law is executed and that head of state be made accountable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My concern is Islam does not have a model where the masses can gain prosperity and happiness because of totalitarian model. The head of the state essentially becomes a terror. No one can say anything against him, even in a joke because he is everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Islam how can a ruler be subjected to accountability?&lt;/strong&gt; For example in cases &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He is suspected in killing someone&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The ruler is suspected in squandering money&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The ruler selected incapable people&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is suspected that the ruler has committed adultery.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any checks and balances on the ruler? If yes what are they. I have also heard (don't have the quote now) that in Islam, obeying the ruler is mandatory. That further suppresses masses if they want to raise their voices. &lt;strong&gt;Are there any guidelines in Islam that would facilitate such accountability for ruler?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-07T04:30:57.960" LastActivityDate="2017-09-07T04:30:57.960" Title="Is there any accountability for ruler in Islam and if so, what is the model?" Tags="|caliph|justice|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7008" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6997" CreationDate="2013-01-15T01:05:26.440" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think I found an answer after long searching&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The correctness of the Bible according to the Ahadeeth&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have seen in the previous chapter, that there are about 100 verses&#xA;in the Quran concerning the Tourat and the Injeel.  So it is not&#xA;strange that the Hadeeth has mention about them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon Him) said: There will be in&#xA;the end of time charlatan liars coming to you with narrations that you&#xA;nor your fathers heard, so beware of them lest they misguide you and&#xA;cause you tribulations.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A2%D8%AE%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%83%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%A3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D9%83%D9%85-%D8%A8%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%A7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira Said: The people of the Scripture (Jews) used to recite&#xA;the Torah in Hebrew and they used to explain it in Arabic to the&#xA;Muslims. On that Allah's Messenger (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam)&#xA;said, &amp;quot;Do not believe the people of the Scripture or disbelieve them,&#xA;but say:-- &amp;quot;We believe in Allah and what is revealed to us.&amp;quot; (2.136)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clear that Muhammad did not support nor fight against the tafseer/explanation of the people of the book to their book, nor did He make any comments on the text.  And the Muslimeen of the time did not know whether the explanation of the Jews on the Tourat, actually agrees with the text itself or is not in accordance with the text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurara narrated, that the Prophet said to Ubai bin Ka'b: how do&#xA;you read in salat? So He read Surat Al Fatihah/The Mother of the book&#xA;so the Messanger said: By the one who has my soul in His hands,&#xA;nothing came down in the Tourat, the Injeel, the Zaboor, nor the Quran&#xA;like it, and it is the Sab'ul Mathani and the Qur'anul Adheem that was&#xA;given to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mishkah, Hadith 2142, Narrated by Attirmidhi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Jaabir, that Ummar binul Khattab cam to the Prophet with a&#xA;copy of the Tourat and sid:  O messenger this is a copy of the Tourat.&#xA;The Messenger remained silent.  So ummar started to read while the&#xA;Prophet's face started to change.  So Abu Bakr said: &lt;em&gt;Your women have&#xA;lost you&lt;/em&gt; (unsure translation, original is:  ثكلتك الثواكل)  Do not&#xA;you see the change in expression of the face of the Prophet? So Ummat&#xA;looked and said: I seek refuge in Allah from His Anger and his&#xA;messenger's(anger).  We have accepted Allah as our lord and Islam as&#xA;our way and Muhammad as our prophet.  So the Prophet said: by the one&#xA;who has my soul in His hands, if you were to follow Musa/Moses and&#xA;leave me, you would lose your way, and if, and If Musa/Moses were to&#xA;be Alive in my time, He would follow me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Misha't, Hadith 195, narrated by Addarmy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Salman: I read in the Tawrah that the blessing for food is&#xA;in the Wudu' after it. So I mentioned that to the Prophet (sallallahu&#xA;'alaihi wa sallam), telling him what I read in the Tawrah. So the&#xA;Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: 'The food's&#xA;blessing is in the Wudu' before it and the Wudu' after it.'&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by both &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/25/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Dawood&lt;/a&gt; and Attirmidhy, the grade of the Hadith is weak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;here Muhammad does not forbid the reading of the Tourat nor does He refute their existence.  And His silence is proof for their existence.  Let us meditate on the following Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Khaithama bin Abi Sbra: I came to Madinah and I asked Allah&#xA;for a righteous companion, so He pointed me to Aba Hurayra, so I sat&#xA;and told Him: i asked Allah to make it easy for me to find a righteous&#xA;companion  فوُفّقتَ لي  .  H said to me, from where did you come from?&#xA;I said: From Koofah, I came looking got good and ask for it.  So Abu&#xA;Hrairah said: Don't you have among you Sa'd bin Malik the one who's&#xA;Du'a is accepted? and Ibn Mas'ood صاحب طهور رسول الله ونعليه ? and&#xA;Hudhaifah the companion of the secret of the Prophet? And Ammar the&#xA;one Allah saved from the Shaitan on the tongue of the Prophet(وعمار&#xA;الذي أجاره الله من الشيطان على لسان نبيه)? And Salman the owner of the&#xA;two books (meaning the Injeel and the Quran).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mishkat, Hadith 6424, Narrated by Attirmidhy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clear that the above Hadith makes known that the two books are the Injeel and the Quran, not the Tourat and the Injeel. And this makes certain that at the time of the early Muslims, there was a correct Injeel that they read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Ziad bin Lubaid: The Prophet recalled something and said:&#xA;That is the time when the knowledge goes.  I asked: and how would the&#xA;knowledge go when we read the Quran and we teach it to our children&#xA;and our children read it until judgement day? The messenger replied:&#xA;Oh Ziad, Your mother has lost you! I saw you from among the most&#xA;understanding men in Madinah, don't the Jews and Christians read the&#xA;Tourat and the Injeel and don't understand what is in it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mishkat, Hadith 277, Nrrated by Ahmad and Ibn Majah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this Hadith makes clear that Muhammad said that the Jews and Christians read their Book, but don't understand, He did not say that they were interpolated or copied,  And maybe this points to the Arab christians and Jews that they don't understand the Language of the tourat which is Hebrew, and the Language of the Injeel which is Greek.  So we ask, how many did read and understand the Bible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what about the Hadith of the starting of revelation, where in&#xA;Khadija takes Muhammad to Her cousin, and He was a christian, and He&#xA;wrote The Bible in Greek, so He wrote from the Injeel in Greek&#xA;whatever God Willed Him to write, and He was a very old and has gone&#xA;blind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bukari, book 1, page 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that the Bible was known to the Arab&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can say, that the bible in the time of the Prophet was not interpolated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alkalema.net/korbib/korbib26.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source (Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="886" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2019-08-14T06:49:28.093" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7010" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7020" CreationDate="2013-01-15T06:26:29.580" Score="10" ViewCount="4756" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;em&gt;(as translated by Shakir)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/72/18&quot;&gt;72:18&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; And that the mosques are Allah's, therefore call not upon any one with Allah:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/72/19&quot;&gt;72:19&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; And that when the servant of Allah stood up calling upon Him, they wellnigh crowded him (to death).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/72/20&quot;&gt;72:20&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; Say: I only call upon my Lord, and I do not associate any one with Him.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/72/21&quot;&gt;72:21&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; Say: I do not control for you evil or good.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/72/22&quot;&gt;72:22&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; Say: Surely no one can protect me against Allah, nor can I find besides Him any place of refuge:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/72/23&quot;&gt;72:23&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; (It is) only a delivering (of communications) from Allah and His messages; and whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger surely he shall have the fire of hell to abide therein for a long time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surat al-Fatihah, we as Muslims regularly recite &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/1/5&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;iyyaka nasta'een&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, translated as &quot;You [i.e. God] alone we ask for help...&quot;  In addition, all of the verses in the Qura'n where &lt;em&gt;du'a&lt;/em&gt; is asked is addressed to Allah alone (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/20/114&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;rabbi zid ni 'ilma&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in Surat Ta-Ha).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, it seems rather clear to me that invocation is to be for God alone, and that calling upon others is a form of &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I find that amongst modern Shi'a (I can't comment on historical Shi'ism) and Barelvi Sufis there are many who seem to go against this idea.  Using the Shi'a as an example, many of them directly invoke Ali for help (e.g. &quot;&lt;em&gt;Ya Ali madad&lt;/em&gt;&quot;), which to me is no different than a Christian saying &quot;Jesus is our Savior&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How can such behaviour be justified Islamically?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please do not confuse the focus of this question with that of &lt;em&gt;wasilah&lt;/em&gt;, as the issue of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;wasilah&lt;/em&gt; IS DIFFERENT than direct invocation&lt;/strong&gt; to other then ALLAH swt.  The Qur'an does command to seek a LEGAL wasilah (i.e through good deeds and following Sunnah and naufil of the prophet pbuh)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-01-18T22:29:47.963" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T14:22:12.147" Title="Is directly invoking anyone other than Allah swt justifiable, or is it shirk?" Tags="|sharia|shia-sunni|practical-islam|sufism|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7007" CreationDate="2013-01-15T09:43:41.793" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A very good question indeed! First let me say you can find some good point about ruling in Islam &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/960/584&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/2931/584&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, in shaa' Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to answer your question I found the following Ahadeeth from the Sunni books to which I had access:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said to us, &quot;You will see after me,&#xA;  selfishness (on the part of other people) and other matters that you&#xA;  will disapprove of.&quot; They asked, &quot;What do you order us to do, O&#xA;  Allah's Apostle? (under such circumstances)?&quot; He said, &quot;Pay their&#xA;  rights to them (to the rulers) and ask your right from Allah.&quot; &#xA;  [&lt;a href=&quot;http://sahih-bukhari.com/Pages/Bukhari_9_88.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukari, Book 88, Hadith 175&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by ibn Abbas: the prophet said, &quot;whoever disapproves of&#xA;  something done by his ruler then he should be patient, for whoever&#xA;  disobeys the ruler even a little (little = a span) will die as those&#xA;  who died in the pre-lslamic period of ignorance. (i.e. as rebellious&#xA;  sinners).  [&lt;a href=&quot;http://sahih-bukhari.com/Pages/Bukhari_9_88.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukari, Book 88, Hadith 176&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;quoted from ibn Umar: The 'Prophet said, &quot;It is obligatory for one to&#xA;  listen to and obey (the ruler's orders) unless these orders involve&#xA;  one disobedience (to Allah); but if an act of disobedience (to Allah)&#xA;  is imposed, he should not listen to or obey it.&quot; [&lt;a href=&quot;http://sahih-bukhari.com/Pages/Bukhari_4_52.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari, Volume 4,&#xA;  Book 52, Number 203&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Umar that the Holy&#xA;  Prophet (may peace be upon him) said: It is obligatory upon a Muslim&#xA;  that he should listen (to the ruler appointed over him) and obey him&#xA;  whether he likes it or not, except that he is ordered to do a sinful&#xA;  thing. If he is ordered to do a sinful act, a Muslim should neither.&#xA;  listen to him nor should he obey his orders. [Muslim, Book 020, Hadith&#xA;  4533]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It has been narrated on the authority of Alqama b. Wai'l al-Hadrami&#xA;  who learnt the tradition from his father. The latter said: Salama b.&#xA;  Yazid al-ju'afi asked the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him):&#xA;  Prophet of Allah, what do you think if we have rulers who rule over us&#xA;  and demand that we discharge our obligations towards them, but they&#xA;  (themselves) do not discharge their own responsibilities towards us?&#xA;  What do you order us to do? The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon&#xA;  him) avoided giving any answer. Salama asked him again. He (again)&#xA;  avoided giving any answer. Then he asked again-it was the second time&#xA;  or the third time-when Ash'ath b. Qais (finding that the Holy Prophet&#xA;  was unnecessarily being pressed for answer) pulled him aside and said:&#xA;  Listen to them and obey them, for on them shall he their burden and on&#xA;  you shall be your burden. [Muslim, Book 020, Hadith 4551]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It has been narrated on the authority of 'Auf b. Malik that the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: The best of your&#xA;  rulers are those whom you love and who love you, who invoke God's&#xA;  blessings upon you and you invoke His blessings upon them. And the&#xA;  worst of your rulers are those whom you hate and who hate you and whom&#xA;  you curse and who curse you. It was asked (by those present):&#xA;  Shouldn't we overthrow them with the help of the sword? He said: No,&#xA;  as long as they establish prayer among you. If you then find anything&#xA;  detestable in them. You should hate their administration, but do not&#xA;  withdraw yourselves from their obedience. [Muslim, Book 020, Hadith&#xA;  4573]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Junada bin Abi Umaiya: We entered upon 'Ubada bin As-Samit&#xA;  while he was sick. We said, &quot;May Allah make you healthy. Will you tell&#xA;  us a Hadith you heard from the Prophet and by which Allah may make you&#xA;  benefit?&quot; He said, &quot;The Prophet called us and we gave him the Pledge&#xA;  of allegiance for Islam, and among the conditions on which he took the&#xA;  Pledge from us, was that we were to listen and obey (the orders) both&#xA;  at the time when we were active and at the time when we were tired,&#xA;  and at our difficult time and at our ease and to be obedient to the&#xA;  ruler and give him his right even if he did not give us our right, and&#xA;  not to fight against him unless we noticed him having open Kufr&#xA;  (disbelief) for which we would have a proof with us from Allah.&quot; &#xA;  [&lt;a href=&quot;http://sahih-bukhari.com/Pages/Bukhari_9_88.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukari, Book 88, Hadith 178&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Usaid bin Hudair: A man came to the Prophet and said, &quot;O&#xA;  Allah's Apostle! You appointed such-and-such person and you did not&#xA;  appoint me?&quot; The Prophet said, &quot;After me you will see rulers not&#xA;  giving you your right (but you should give them their right) and be&#xA;  patient till you meet me.&quot;   [&lt;a href=&quot;http://sahih-bukhari.com/Pages/Bukhari_9_88.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukari, Book 88, Hadith 179&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short they say a ruler might be good or bad, just or unjust, wrongdoer or pious. If he was not a good ruler he will be punished for that by Allah and no one is allowed to raise against him during this life, obeying them is thus obligatory. Indeed, these Ahadeeth are introducing the position of a ruler among the Muslims somewhat like the position Allah has introduced for parents among their children, that obey and please them and only if they tried to force you to do something which is a sin then avoid obeying them such. The notion of the prophet --peace be upon him and his family-- himself being like a father for all Muslims is not any strange, moreover that he never orders any sin to be done! However, can this be accepted also about unjust cruel ruler as well? I researched around some of the Fatwa's from Sunni scholars as well, e.g. in the book Al-muqhani (المغنی) written by Ibn Qidamih Hanbali (ابن قدامه حنبلی) page 52 he says: &quot;&lt;em&gt;if someone raised against a ruler [&lt;strong&gt;which is Haraam on its own according to such Ahadeeth&lt;/strong&gt;] and won and killed the previous ruler and forced the people by the power of sword to obey him and they accepted him, then he is the new ruler of the society and war against him is forbidden, as historically Abdul Malik Marwan fighted against Abdullah ibn Zubair and killed him and conquered his land and people until the people on their will or on force gave a pledge of allegiance to him and so became he the new ruler against whom raising was forbidden&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://siasi.porsemani.ir/content/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%8C-%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%88-%D8%BA%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this link in Persian&lt;/a&gt; for more details and similar Fatwa's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Ayasha and Mu'aviyyah ibn AbuSufyan were probably the first ones who raised in front of a Caliph, Imam Ali --peace be upon him-- while he wan not an Unjust Caliph at all!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course Shia Muslims do not approve any of the above quoted Ahadeeth! If the rulers are chosen from Allah and His apostle --peace be upon him and his household-- we would assume fighting against them as forbidden, but they will not be wrong as they are patterns of Islam and should be infallible for us to have reasonable justification for us to submit to them. See how Qur'aan addresses this issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...  لَا تَظْلِمُونَ وَلَا تُظْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Deal not unjustly, and ye shall not be dealt with unjustly [2:279]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;accepting to undergo oppression (انظلام) is not approved in religion, and prophet --peace be upon him and his family-- never accept such to remain silent in front of oppression, unless there was a wisdom before his temporal decision. Recall e.g. what is famous as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilf_al-Fudul&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;League of the Virtuous&lt;/a&gt; (حلف الفضول). This not accepting to be oppressed can be understood also from the following verse that somewhat says if you can not change the situation at least leave the place:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ ظَالِمِي أَنفُسِهِمْ&#xA;  قَالُوا فِيمَ كُنتُمْ ۖ قَالُوا كُنَّا مُسْتَضْعَفِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۚ&#xA;  قَالُوا أَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَرْضُ اللَّـهِ وَاسِعَةً فَتُهَاجِرُوا فِيهَا ۚ&#xA;  فَأُولَـٰئِكَ مَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَسَاءَتْ مَصِيرًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When angels take the souls of those who die in sin against their&#xA;  souls, they say: &quot;In what (plight) Were ye?&quot; They reply: &quot;Weak and&#xA;  oppressed Were we in the earth.&quot; They say: &quot;Was not the earth of Allah&#xA;  spacious enough for you to move yourselves away (From evil)?&quot; Such men&#xA;  will find their abode in Hell,- What an evil refuge! [4:97]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالَّذِينَ هَاجَرُوا فِي اللَّـهِ مِن بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُوا&#xA;  لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً ۖ وَلَأَجْرُ الْآخِرَةِ&#xA;  أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To those who leave their homes in the cause of Allah, after suffering&#xA;  oppression,- We will assuredly give a goodly home in this world; but&#xA;  truly the reward of the Hereafter will be greater. If they only&#xA;  realized (this)! [16:41]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and this was exactly what the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- did and when they obtained enough power and force returned to Mecca and concurred it and rescued it from oppression of Shirk and its subsequent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also see the following verses that never encourage anyone to bear oppression:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...  وَمَا اللَّـهُ يُرِيدُ ظُلْمًا لِّلْعِبَادِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Allah never wishes injustice to his Servants. [40:31]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... قُلْ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ لَا يَأْمُرُ بِالْفَحْشَاءِ ۖ أَتَقُولُونَ&#xA;  عَلَى اللَّـهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Say: &quot;Nay, Allah never commands what is shameful: do ye say of&#xA;  Allah what ye know not?&quot; [7:28]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ اللَّـهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاءِ ذِي&#xA;  الْقُرْبَىٰ وَيَنْهَىٰ عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنكَرِ وَالْبَغْيِ ۚ&#xA;  يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah commands justice, the doing of good, and liberality to kith and&#xA;  kin, and He forbids all shameful deeds, and injustice and rebellion:&#xA;  He instructs you, that ye may receive admonition. [16:90]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُونُوا قَوَّامِينَ بِالْقِسْطِ ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! stand out firmly for justice ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الَّذِينَ أُخْرِجُوا مِن دِيَارِهِم بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ إِلَّا أَن&#xA;  يَقُولُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّـهُ ۗ وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللَّـهِ النَّاسَ&#xA;  بَعْضَهُم بِبَعْضٍ لَّهُدِّمَتْ صَوَامِعُ وَبِيَعٌ وَصَلَوَاتٌ&#xA;  وَمَسَاجِدُ يُذْكَرُ فِيهَا اسْمُ اللَّـهِ كَثِيرًا ۗ وَلَيَنصُرَنَّ&#xA;  اللَّـهُ مَن يَنصُرُهُ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ لَقَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ / الَّذِينَ&#xA;  إِن مَّكَّنَّاهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَوُا&#xA;  الزَّكَاةَ وَأَمَرُوا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَنَهَوْا عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ ۗ&#xA;  وَلِلَّـهِ عَاقِبَةُ الْأُمُورِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(They are) those who have been expelled from their homes in defiance&#xA;  of right,- (for no cause) except that they say, &quot;our Lord is Allah&quot;.&#xA;  Did not Allah check one set of people by means of another, there would&#xA;  surely have been pulled down monasteries, churches, synagogues, and&#xA;  mosques, in which the name of Allah is commemorated in abundant&#xA;  measure. Allah will certainly aid those who aid his (cause);- for&#xA;  verily Allah is full of Strength, Exalted in Might, (able to enforce&#xA;  His Will). / (They are) those who, if We establish them in the land,&#xA;  establish regular prayer and give regular charity, enjoin the right&#xA;  and forbid wrong: with Allah rests the end (and decision) of (all)&#xA;  affairs. [22:40,41]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلْتَكُن مِّنكُمْ أُمَّةٌ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى الْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ&#xA;  بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ ۚ وَأُولَـٰئِكَ هُمُ&#xA;  الْمُفْلِحُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Let there arise out of you a band of people inviting to all that is&#xA;  good, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong: They are&#xA;  the ones to attain felicity. [3:104]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... وَأْمُرْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَانْهَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَاصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ&#xA;  مَا أَصَابَكَ ۖ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ الْأُمُورِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;enjoin what is just, and forbid what is wrong: and bear with patient&#xA;  constancy whatever betide thee; for this is firmness (of purpose) in&#xA;  (the conduct of) affairs. [31:17]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...  وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللَّـهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُم بِبَعْضٍ لَّفَسَدَتِ&#xA;  الْأَرْضُ وَلَـٰكِنَّ اللَّـهَ ذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... And did not Allah Check one set of people by means of another, the&#xA;  earth would indeed be full of mischief: But Allah is full of bounty to&#xA;  all the worlds. [2:251]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمِنْهُمْ أُمِّيُّونَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ الْكِتَابَ إِلَّا أَمَانِيَّ&#xA;  وَإِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَظُنُّونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And there are among them illiterates, who know not the Book, but (see&#xA;  therein their own) desires, and they do nothing but conjecture. [2:78]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَوِ اتَّبَعَ الْحَقُّ أَهْوَاءَهُمْ لَفَسَدَتِ السَّمَاوَاتُ&#xA;  وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَن فِيهِنَّ ۚ بَلْ أَتَيْنَاهُم بِذِكْرِهِمْ فَهُمْ عَن&#xA;  ذِكْرِهِم مُّعْرِضُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the Truth had been in accord with their desires, truly the heavens&#xA;  and the earth, and all beings therein would have been in confusion and&#xA;  corruption! Nay, We have sent them their admonition, but they turn&#xA;  away from their admonition. [23:71]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To say in short, Allah never lets oppression to be born, both those who spread oppression and those who bear it in silence and sorrow would be questioned and if found guilty will be punished, the former due to their injustice and the latter for their not being submitted to Allah and refusing to enjoin what is good and forbid what is wrong. Now do you know any &quot;enjoining what is Just and forbidding what is wrong&quot; better and more effective than rebelling against the wrong ruler? It was based on this Qur'aanic and Islamic concept that Imam Hussain --peace be upon him-- avoided to give a pledge of allegiance to Yazid ibn Mu3aawiyyah, went to Karbala and was killed together with his companions and family members for Islam to remain alive. Indeed, Shia Muslims believe in the following Ahadeeth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Mas3ud quoted from the holy prophet --peace be upon him-- that he&#xA;  said &quot;... ستكون عليكم ائمة ان اطعتموهم اضلوكم و ان عصيتموهم قتلوكم&quot;&#xA;  (will come to you Imams who will misguide you if you obey them and&#xA;  will kill you if disobey them). They said: &quot;فكيف نصنع يا رسول الله؟&quot;&#xA;  (so what should we do then O apostle of Allah?), he answered: &quot;کونوا&#xA;  كاصحاب عيسى نصبوا على الخشب و نشروا بالمناشير؛ موت فى طاعة خير من حياة&#xA;  فى معصية&quot; (be like the apostles of Jesus who were crossed on woods and&#xA;  were teared with saws, death in the submission to Allah is better that&#xA;  living in His disobedience)! [نهج البلاغه، خطبه 173]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;افضل الجهاد كلمة عدل عند امام جائر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The best Jihaad is telling a word of justice in near to an oppressing&#xA;  Imam. [نهج‏السعادة، ج 2، ص 639]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you can find many more discussion about this important issue in almost any Shia book that considers this problem. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aviny.com/Occasion/Ahlebeit/Payambar/28safar/86/Sire_Ejtemaei/03.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt; in Persian as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last but by no means least, the uprisings around the globe against oppression being in Arab countries or in Western countries all go well with the Shia view of Jihaad according to Qur'aan and Hadeeth, and Iran withstanding all the sanctions and wars against it is also rotted in the same believes. Accountability of the rulers in Islam is well recognized as long as they are not infallible in the sense that the holy prophet and his Ahlul Bayt were, peace be upon them all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2013-01-16T18:20:38.713" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7012" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-15T11:04:21.867" Score="1" ViewCount="541" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read poems in Arabic that might have some Kufr, but I didn't agree with it or like it, and I  stopped and made a tuba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is a person who reads such things without agreeing with it kafr or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="995" LastEditorUserId="156" LastEditDate="2013-01-15T12:29:30.953" LastActivityDate="2013-01-26T09:09:18.697" Title="I read something that could be Kufr, what should I do to be forgiven?" Tags="|fatwa|kuffar|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="458" CreationDate="2013-01-15T19:02:56.710" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful.&#xA;In my opinion I believe Allah created us because He loves us. When Adam was created, he was placed in Jannah and because Allah loved Adam a.s he created for him Hawaa(adam's wife). Allah placed Adam in Jannah. Jannah is a magnificent place to be placed in. This therefore means to me that Allah intended for us to be happy always, because the first thing He did when He created Adam is place him in Jannah. Allah gave Adam a free will that he did not give the angels, so Adam would do as he wished when in Jannah, and he gave Adam knowledge. That shows you how much Allah loved Adam, he therefore also loves adam's descendants very much. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To ask yourself why did Allah create me and place me on earth and put all these negative feelings in me and obligations, is human but comes from the shaitan. You ask, why did Allah create me? Why didn’t I get to have a say on whether I should be created or not, what use is there for my creation, when Allah has no need of my worship, that’s true. Allah has no need. PERIOD!!!, but let’s go back to the beginning of creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say when Adam was created, and was placed in Jannah with his wife, he didn't disobey Allah, and shaitan also did not disobey. We wouldn't be discussing this because we would be busy in all the delights in Jannah. Imagine being brought to existence just so that you are put in pure bliss and happiness. Adam was tricked and disobeyed and as Allah's will, because Allah wills what He wants to will and it isn't for us to question Allah, He willed we come down to earth. And because He loves us, he created a world for us and senses and knowledge to utilize and comprehend this world. And gave us guidance by sending prophets to remind us of our origin, this too is an assistance and mercy from Allah cause when He told us to descend He would have left us without guidance and prophets and thus all of us would live in a chaotic world that has no good in it, a world that is a literal hell, because man is like an animal and worse without guidance, if you don't trust me go to Somalia or countries with collapsed governments and when you're violated go to the lawless government to help you. I think you get my point.!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now this world in itself is Jannah but we are the ones that made it hell. The guidance He sent us is to guide the soul back to bliss, back to happiness when the souls was with its lord, because just as our physical body needs food, the soul needs its Creator because it originated from Him. So this guidance is in form of dikr and prayer and good deeds, how else would we know about this without Allah, subhanallah.when adam was in Jannah he was sinless and the soul was near its Lord so there wasn't these acts of worship, but now that the soul has descended, its still need to be near its Lord, thus these acts become necessary, not because Allah will benefit(a'udubilah) but because the soul will benefit, it is its nature to crave for nearness to its lord and without Allah the soul will die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when Allah s.w.t, all praises and thanks be to him says in His Most noble Qur’an, that He did not create man and jinn except that they may worship him. This is so, and Allah knows best, for our sake, because He loves us He wants life for our souls. If we go against the souls true need for Allah, we bring about unhappiness. So why DID Allah create us? He created us because He wanted to create us. He brought us from nothingness and elevated man to high level. He is Great and infinite and to ask that will cause doubt in our hearts and to question Allah which is un-Islamic and ingratitude. We do not ask why Allah did something, we believe in him and His infinite knowledge and Allah is All Good and Merciful and Oft forgiving. If you ask me, asking such questions makes us ever more ungrateful, and we do not deserve to be existent if we result to questioning Allah. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil of our own souls. May He guide as and give us life, And May He forgive us our endless countless sins. ameen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2018" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-16T09:40:27.200" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T09:40:27.200" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7016" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5987" CreationDate="2013-01-15T23:16:59.733" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10#151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;  : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ، فَدَخَلَ رَجُلٌ فَصَلَّى فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرَدَّ وَقَالَ ‏&lt;code&gt;ارْجِعْ فَصَلِّ، فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ ‏&lt;/code&gt;.‏ فَرَجَعَ يُصَلِّي كَمَا صَلَّى ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏&lt;code&gt;ارْجِعْ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ ‏&lt;/code&gt; ثَلاَثًا‏.‏ فَقَالَ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا أُحْسِنُ غَيْرَهُ فَعَلِّمْنِي‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏ &lt;code&gt;إِذَا قُمْتَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ فَكَبِّرْ، ثُمَّ اقْرَأْ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ، ثُمَّ ارْكَعْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ رَاكِعًا، ثُمَّ ارْفَعْ حَتَّى تَعْتَدِلَ قَائِمًا، ثُمَّ اسْجُدْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ سَاجِدًا، ثُمَّ ارْفَعْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ جَالِسًا، وَافْعَلْ ذَلِكَ فِي صَلاَتِكَ كُلِّهَا ‏&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;English Translation&lt;/strong&gt; :  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) entered the mosque and a person followed him. The man prayed and went to the Prophet and greeted him. The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) returned the greeting and said to him, &lt;code&gt;Go back and pray, for you have not prayed.&lt;/code&gt; The man went back prayed in the same way as before, returned and greeted the Prophet who said, &lt;code&gt;Go back and pray, for you have not prayed.&lt;/code&gt; This happened thrice. The man said, &lt;code&gt;By Him Who sent you with the Truth, I cannot offer the prayer in a better way than this. Please, teach me how to pray.&lt;/code&gt; The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, &lt;code&gt;When you stand for Prayer say Takbir and then recite from the Holy Qur'an (of what you know by heart) and then bow till you feel at ease. Then raise your head and stand up straight, then prostrate till you feel at ease during your prostration, then sit with calmness till you feel at ease (do not hurry) and do the same in all your prayers.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;strong&gt;feel at ease&lt;/strong&gt; meaning &lt;code&gt;الطمأنينة&lt;/code&gt; in Arabic is repeated 3 times in the hadith.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I think the prayer was in a hurry when praying.&#xA;More lecture in arabic about this hadith and the 'educational side' on it &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almoslim.net/node/80619&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كان تعليم النبي &lt;em&gt;صلى الله عليه وسلم&lt;/em&gt; رفيقا رقيقا، فلم يعنفه أو يشدد في الإنكار عليه، على رغم أن خطأه كان في ركن من أركان الإسلام لا يقبل إلا به، وهو &lt;strong&gt;الطمأنينة&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah only knows&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="967" LastEditorUserId="967" LastEditDate="2013-01-23T17:33:48.970" LastActivityDate="2013-01-23T17:33:48.970" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7017" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2506" CreationDate="2013-01-15T23:54:05.917" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The original copy (some scanned pages or all?) is shown in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=274745&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Samples&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/attachment.php?s=6b42c101b202b07fedb8f43f749a2aea&amp;amp;attachmentid=90369&amp;amp;d=1328459315&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/attachment.php?s=6b42c101b202b07fedb8f43f749a2aea&amp;amp;attachmentid=90369&amp;amp;d=1328459315&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/attachment.php?s=6b42c101b202b07fedb8f43f749a2aea&amp;amp;attachmentid=90370&amp;amp;d=1328459315&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/attachment.php?s=6b42c101b202b07fedb8f43f749a2aea&amp;amp;attachmentid=90370&amp;amp;d=1328459315&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's said on that page that the original copy is saved in &lt;strong&gt;The King Abdul Aziz Public Library in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="967" LastActivityDate="2013-01-15T23:54:05.917" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7020" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7010" CreationDate="2013-01-16T10:16:57.907" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Due to this Hadith it is obviously clear that if a person needed any help he must return to God, not to anybody else, even Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). And this is an order, not optional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;عن عبد الله بن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال : كنت خلف النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال لي : يا غلام إني أعلمك كلمات : احفظ الله يحفظك ، احفظ الله تجده تجاهك ، **إذا سألت فاسأل الله** ، وإذا استعنت فاستعن بالله ، واعلم أن الأمة لو اجتمعت على أن ينفعوك بشيء ، لم ينفعوك إلا بشيء قد كتبه الله لك ، وإن اجتمعوا على أن يضروك بشيء ، لم يضروك إلا بشيء قد كتبه الله عليك ، رفعت الأقلام وجفت الصحف . &#xA;&#xA;رواه الترمذي ، وقال : حديث حسن صحيح .&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;Young man, (the Prophet said to Abdullah ibn al-Abbas) hear some words of advice: Be mindful of God and God will protect you. Be mindful of God and you will find Him before you. **If you ask, ask of God**; if you seek help, seek help of God. Know that if all the people were to gather together to give you the benefit of anything, it would be something that God had already prescribed for you, and that if they gathered together to harm you with anything, this would only be as God had already ordained. &#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if Sunni Muslims said Ya Omar, it is wrong, or Madad Ya Rasul'Allah either.&#xA;Only Ya Rab, Ya Allah, Ya Karim, etc... concerning names of God are accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However going to a doctor is not a Shirk, because, if you aren't asking the Dr. to heal you, you are making the causes then ask God to heal you. The same story happened with the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) when he saw a man leaving his camel and going, he was saying: &quot;I trust in God&quot;, so the Prophet (PBUH) said: &quot;Tie her and trust.&quot; So each person must make the causes then trust God, and ask him. A person going to an exam must study first then ask God to lead him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastEditorUserId="602" LastEditDate="2014-04-01T06:57:41.377" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T06:57:41.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7021" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7032" CreationDate="2013-01-16T10:21:18.820" Score="3" ViewCount="2456" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are no hadiths saying that the call to prayer was made using a microphone. As Azan is considered an act of worship/religious observance, would using a microphone or tape recorder count as bidah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bonus question: Is it bidah to use other loud objects such as a bell/gong to call to prayer? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2013-08-08T09:42:13.463" Title="Is using a microphone for Azan bidah?" Tags="|bidah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7022" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7025" CreationDate="2013-01-16T10:22:28.543" Score="6" ViewCount="1734" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nowadays, it is really cold in our country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I am making &lt;em&gt;Wudu'&lt;/em&gt; I was wondering if it is allowed to pause after washing my hands to the elbow to drain them, and get my blouse down, then continue my hair and my feet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that I am still continuing my Wudu', still near the tap, just draining my hands, and the intent (Niah) in Wudu' is found.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastEditorUserId="383" LastEditDate="2013-01-17T12:35:21.600" LastActivityDate="2018-10-15T12:10:46.967" Title="Can I pause my Wudu' a little?" Tags="|fiqh|fatwa|wudu|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7023" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-16T11:09:03.213" Score="1" ViewCount="310" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of my little cousins say &lt;em&gt;Heaven&lt;/em&gt; when she wants to say that this person is good , and she says &lt;em&gt;Hell&lt;/em&gt; when he is bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one heard this and laughed at her, did he mock religion in this case ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="995" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T13:11:27.280" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T09:53:59.377" Title="Is this thing sort of mocking religion?" Tags="|kuffar|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7025" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7022" CreationDate="2013-01-16T16:07:26.790" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was not able to exactly found the Hadith pertaining to allowing any time gap between steps in the &lt;em&gt;wudu'&lt;/em&gt;, but heard in many &lt;em&gt;bayaans&lt;/em&gt;, and read it several times in books that &lt;em&gt;wudu'&lt;/em&gt; should be performed at once i.e. without any time gap between the steps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-laws.com/WudhuTayammumGhusl.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This link&lt;/a&gt; has the following&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q) What are the conditions for the validity of Wudhu?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (10)  ﻿The acts of Wudhu should be done one after the other, without ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿time gap in between.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above link has a lot more information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, if possible try to use warm water. Just boil it for few minutes and that would be good. In many places I have witnessed this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastActivityDate="2013-01-16T16:07:26.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2564" CreationDate="2013-01-16T16:43:22.973" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu 'aleykum. &#xA;In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful.&#xA; Firstly, phenomenons in Heaven are unlike anything here on earth that we know of. The logic in heaven is unlike any logic here on earth. So to answer your question. No, we can not assume that this is what Allah intended for us to understand because if these gardens, Allah speaks about in Quran, under which rivers flow, were only to be pleasing to people that live in dry areas, then this would contradict the whole purpose of the garden. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore we can not  assume this. We should take it for granted that however these rivers are, they are ultimate perfection. They are unlike any river in our wildest dreams. We can not speak of things in jannah with our limited worldly mind. The prophet(peace and blessings be upon him)  told us that, there are things in Jannah that no eyes has ever seen, no ear has ever heard and no mind can comprehend. It may be, and Allah knows best, that Allah is using this simple language with us to make our peanut heads comprehend jannah, but these rivers are not as we think. And even if they are rivers of water, we wouldn't be able to imagine how something simple like water would be like in the pure gardens of jannah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The entire awesomeness about Jannah is in such a way that even simple things like soil is extremely, unimaginably,breathtakingly pleasurable to behold. That it would take a long time for us to find it okay not to look.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, we all know how soil looks like and smells like and feels like when mixed with water and how it gets our hands dirty if we play in it. Now, Allah made this logic of soil on earth as we know it now. The same thing in jannah is different all together. The prophet s.a.w tells us that it is made of pure white musk. Now try to imagine a soil made of musk and gems and rubbies? It's still soil but in a pure form. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was listening to an amazing lecture a while back about jannah and the sheikh said, may Allah rest his soul, that the palaces in jannah will be one on top of another, not beside each other, not opposite each other, one on top of the other. So on one castle is somehow suspended another.  Is this  even comprehensible??. He also said that the silver cups will be made of colorless silver. Now how in the world is silver colorless? Get my point. That logic we just have not reached yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we accept what Allah says in the Quran that there are gardens and under these, rivers flow. We understand that these gardens and these rivers are knowledge of the unseen but we believe they are a reward for the pious, God fearing and patient. And we must accept that nothing in jannah is a joke, as i said earlier the simplest thing on earth like a headscarf is better than the world and everything in it like the prophet s.a.w said about the cloth that is on the houses head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazaka lahu qeir&#xA;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2018" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-01-16T18:02:39.123" LastActivityDate="2013-01-16T18:02:39.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7027" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5686" CreationDate="2013-01-16T20:35:41.253" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No one born to be homosexual, the first people committed this crime were &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lot&lt;/a&gt;'s people (قوم لوط):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلُوطًا إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ أَتَأْتُونَ الْفَاحِشَةَ مَا سَبَقَكُمْ&#xA;  بِهَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We also (sent) Lut: he said to his people: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Do ye commit lewdness&#xA;  such as no people in creation (ever) committed before you?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ الرِّجَالَ شَهْوَةً مِنْ دُونِ النِّسَاءِ ۚ بَلْ&#xA;  أَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ مُسْرِفُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;For ye practise your lusts on men in&#xA;  preference to women&lt;/strong&gt;: ye are indeed a people transgressing beyond&#xA;  bounds.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ قَالُوا أَخْرِجُوهُمْ مِنْ&#xA;  قَرْيَتِكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ أُنَاسٌ يَتَطَهَّرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And his people gave no answer but this: they said &quot;Drive them out of&#xA;  your city: these are indeed men who want to be clean and pure!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَأَنْجَيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ إِلَّا امْرَأَتَهُ كَانَتْ مِنَ&#xA;  الْغَابِرِينَ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But We saved him and his family except his wife: she was of those who&#xA;  lagged behind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ مَطَرًا ۖ فَانْظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ&#xA;  الْمُجْرِمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): &lt;strong&gt;then see what&#xA;  was the end of those who indulged in sin and crime&lt;/strong&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guidedways.com/chapter_display.php?chapter=7&amp;amp;translator=2&amp;amp;mac=&amp;amp;show_arabic=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Araf, ayat 80-84&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If homosexuality is a natural thing, Allah wouldn't punish them such punishment:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّيْحَةُ مُشْرِقِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But the (mighty) Blast overtook them before morning,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَجَعَلْنَا عَالِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً&#xA;  مِنْ سِجِّيلٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We turned (the Cities) upside down, and rained down on them&#xA;  brimstones hard as baked clay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِلْمُتَوَسِّمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Behold! in this are Signs for those who by tokens do understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guidedways.com/chapter_display.php?chapter=15&amp;amp;translator=2&amp;amp;mac=&amp;amp;show_arabic=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Hijr, ayat 73-75&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for something &lt;em&gt;beyond their control&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user974" LastActivityDate="2013-01-16T20:35:41.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7021" CreationDate="2013-01-16T21:21:23.500" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it is not bidah, since it does not violate any Islamic law or rule while in the same time it is helping the cause of Islam by allowing more people to know the time of Azan.&#xA;Islam does not forbid things just because they weren't present at the time of the Prophet (PBUH), and it is not mandatory to have a hadith about everything used as long as it doesn't violate Islamic rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2025" LastActivityDate="2013-01-16T21:21:23.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7029" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5584" CreationDate="2013-01-16T21:26:05.143" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there is no Islamic rule that prevents Muslim women from voting.&#xA;But some eastern cultures are trying to impose their cultural limitations and cover them with fake religious causes to force people to accept those limitations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2025" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-18T12:41:21.490" LastActivityDate="2016-09-18T12:41:21.490" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7030" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5323" CreationDate="2013-01-16T21:38:05.697" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is accepted among Muslims that The Prophet (PBUH) had said that, and he did so only about Ali (AS).&#xA;Ali (AS) was the first man to become a Muslim, even before Abu Bakr, and this is a proven fact in both Sunni and Shi’i sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال علي والذي فلق الحبة وبرأ النسمة إنه لعهد النبي الأمي صلى الله عليه وسلم إلى أن لا يحبني إلا مؤمن ولا يبغضني إلا منافق&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Ali said: By the One Who split the seed and created the soul, the [unlettered] Prophet ﷺ, affirmed to me: &amp;quot;No one loves me except a believer and no one hates me except a hypocrite.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;strong&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/strong&gt;, The Book of Faith, Chapter: Evidence that love of the Ansar and Ali (r.a.) is a part of faith and a sign thereof; Hating them is a sign of hypocrisy - &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/1/146&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(sunnah.com)&lt;/a&gt; ; &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/SahihMuslimarabic-English7VolumesPublishedByDarussalam/SahihMuslimVol.1-ahadith0001-1160#page/n167/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;( Darussalam [240] 131 - (78) )&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Musnad Ahmed&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال علي: والله إنه مما عهد إلي رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - أنه لا يبغضني إلا منافق، ولا يحبني إلا مؤمن&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Ali (RA) said: By Allah, one of the things that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) promised me was that no one would hate me except a hypocrite and no one would love me except a believer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;strong&gt;Musnad Ahmad&lt;/strong&gt;, Musnad Ali Bin Abi Talib - (Darussalam &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/EnglishTranslationOfMusnadImamAhmedBinHanbalVolume1/EnglishTranslationOfMusnadImamAhmedBinHanbal-Volume1#page/n335/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;642&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/EnglishTranslationOfMusnadImamAhmedBinHanbalVolume1/EnglishTranslationOfMusnadImamAhmedBinHanbal-Volume1#page/n375/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;731&lt;/a&gt; , &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/EnglishTranslationOfMusnadImamAhmedBinHanbalVolume1/EnglishTranslationOfMusnadImamAhmedBinHanbal-Volume1#page/n501/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1062&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunan Al-Tirmithe&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن علي، قال لقد عهد إلي النبي الأمي صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه لا يحبك إلا مؤمن، ولا يبغضك إلا منافق&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Ali: The Prophet (ﷺ) - the Unlettered Prophet - exhorted me (saying): 'None loves you except a believer and none hates you except a hypocrite.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;strong&gt;Jami at-Tirmidhi&lt;/strong&gt;, Chapters on Virtues, The Virtues of Ali - &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/636150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(sunnah.com)&lt;/a&gt; ; &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/JamiAtTirmidhiVol.632913956EnglishArabic/Jami%20at-Tirmidhi%20Vol.%206%20-%203291-3956%20English%20Arabic#page/n401/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Darrussalam 3736)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2025" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2019-04-21T08:37:41.300" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5860" CreationDate="2013-01-16T21:44:16.793" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Al-Ahnaf (Follower of Ibraheem a.s.) were the majority in Arabia, although Christians and Jews were also present.&#xA;All religions previous to Islam are required to convert to Islam as it is the final divine religion that unites all previous religions and believe in all the Prophets before Prophet Mohammed (PBUH).&#xA;There are mentions of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) in Bible and Torah, who was mentioned as &quot;Ahmed&quot;, but modifications for them occurred over time and mostly those mentions were distorted or removed, but they may be still found in less-modified holy books. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2025" LastActivityDate="2013-01-16T21:44:16.793" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7021" CreationDate="2013-01-17T04:28:17.850" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Believe it or not, this is something scholars actually discussed (ages ago), although the ruling is ijmaa (consensus) in our time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why would they bother? First, rasulullah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He who innovates something in this matter of ours [i.e. Islam] that is not of it will have it rejected [by Allah]. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.40hadithnawawi.com/index.php/the-hadiths/hadith-5&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Nawawi's famous 40; Bukhari and Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this hadith, which Imam Shafi'ee says &lt;em&gt;is one third of faith&lt;/em&gt;--because it safeguards Islam from corruption by people--scholars understand two things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Any &lt;em&gt;religious&lt;/em&gt; action (ibaadah) is haram until you bring strong proofs proving that Allah will accept it&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And its converse: any non-religious action (eating, sleeping, blinking, etc.) is &lt;em&gt;permissible&lt;/em&gt; until &lt;em&gt;proven guilty&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They debated the microphone because it falls under the first category (religious actions), and as such, needs proof to support it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best about the actual reasons they concluded that it's permissible. It seems that since it doesn't really change the ibaadah, and you can probably make an analogy to the one who repeats the imam loudly so others can hear, it falls under the permissible rulings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since you mentioned &quot;good bidah,&quot; that is a concept which only appears in ibaadah actions, not in natural actions. Some groups use it as a loophole to justify certain actions (such as mawlid), which are not part of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2013-01-17T04:28:17.850" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5980" CreationDate="2013-01-17T06:46:50.950" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, inshallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, the concept of intentions overruling anything else is a recurring theme. If you commit a crime unknowingly (therefore, without the intention of doing so), you are with the mercy of Allah SWT forgiven. If you commit an act with the intention of it being a &quot;good deed&quot; then regardless of the outcome, your &lt;em&gt;ajr&lt;/em&gt; is with Allah SWT.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّياَّتِ وَإنمَّاَ لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى،&#xA;  فَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ فَهِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى&#xA;  اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ، وَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ لِدُنْياَ يُصِيْبُهَا&#xA;  أَوِ امْرَأَةٍ يَنْكِحُهَا فَهِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى مَا هَاجَرَ إِلَيْه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;رَوَاهُ البُخَارِيُّ وَمُسْلِمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is narrated on the authority of Amirul Mu'minin, Abu Hafs 'Umar bin&#xA;  al-Khattab, radiyallahu 'anhu, who said: I heard the Messenger of&#xA;  Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Actions are (judged) by motives (niyyah), so each man will have what&#xA;  he intended. Thus, he whose migration (hijrah) was to Allah and His&#xA;  Messenger, his migration is to Allah and His Messenger; but he whose&#xA;  migration was for some worldly thing he might gain, or for a wife he&#xA;  might marry, his migration is to that for which he migrated.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your intention was indeed to help a poor man for the sake of Allah SWT and for His sake alone, then that is how, inshallah, you will be rewarded; regardless of the true identity of the &quot;pauper&quot; you helped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahu a'lam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2026" LastActivityDate="2013-01-17T06:46:50.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7023" CreationDate="2013-01-17T07:40:10.323" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my personal opinion, no he is not mocking the religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is good to teach our young the basics of Islam, and let them know that good people go to heaven and bad ones go to hell, and train them what are good things to do, and what are bad things to avoid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However I see that laughing at this girl is a sort of encouraging her that she is doing something right, since if a child did something wrong his parents shout at him, laughing is the contrary (their unconscience says that this is a good thing).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastActivityDate="2013-01-17T07:40:10.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7023" CreationDate="2013-01-17T08:26:21.433" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Becoming a Kafir in the sense of laughing at religion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَخُوضُ وَنَلْعَبُ ۚ&#xA;  قُلْ أَبِاللَّـهِ وَآيَاتِهِ وَرَسُولِهِ كُنتُمْ تَسْتَهْزِئُونَ / لَا&#xA;  تَعْتَذِرُوا قَدْ كَفَرْتُم بَعْدَ إِيمَانِكُمْ ۚ إِن نَّعْفُ عَن&#xA;  طَائِفَةٍ مِّنكُمْ نُعَذِّبْ طَائِفَةً بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مُجْرِمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if you should question them, they would certainly say: We were&#xA;  only idly discoursing and sporting. Say: Was it at Allah and His&#xA;  communications and His Apostle that you mocked? / Do not make excuses;&#xA;  you have denied indeed after you had believed; if We pardon a party of&#xA;  you, We will chastise (another) party because they are guilty.&#xA;  [9:65,66]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is totally different from what you are asking about. The ill and wrong Intentions are the key point to their Kufr, not their laughing. However, this doesn't allow such idly behavior as well, we should be respectful about such concepts and such idly behavior can gradually change our attitude and intention against the religion, and it will be then that someone will be Kafir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam we have both &quot;&lt;strong&gt;how to be in hide&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; and &quot;&lt;strong&gt;how to appear in open&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;, the former is a source of appearing behavior in open and the latter can root inside us so to change our inside, that's why we have &quot;شعائر&quot; and شعار (motto) when is repeated regularly can change into شعور (consciousnesses) and decorate our inside. Now we should choose what we are to repeat as our شعار, and respecting the religion of our Lord is among those things that we should care much. Laughing at such issues Idly does not necassarily imply Kufr, but it can and probably will bring Kufr to our lives at least in some respects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, your case seems both to be &quot;&lt;em&gt;fear of Allah not to do anything wrong even though small&lt;/em&gt;&quot; and &quot;&lt;em&gt;Satanic inspiration&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (وسواس), if so then you need to balance them and for that simply learn the rules of Islam (so that you know certainly what is forbidden and what is allowed) and follow them without caring much about what is encouraged or discouraged. After that when you evolved in being submitted to Allah then care more about every little thing that you scare about it if it is problematic or not. Just a piece of advice, and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T09:53:59.377" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T09:53:59.377" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7023" CreationDate="2013-01-17T10:07:23.477" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my personal opinion, it really depends on the situation for whether you cousins are blasphemous or whether they are using it as description for something which is justified. For instance, you can say 'if you fail to be a good Muslim, you will not go to heaven' that is fine - but saying 'that food was heavenly' is comparing Allah's realm with human creation, which is insulting to Muslims and needs to be punished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, really, yes and no!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="614" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T09:50:45.273" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T09:50:45.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6996" CreationDate="2013-01-17T11:23:22.417" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you can read arabic, in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=121519&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; they said that it is better not to call a girl by angel, and not to name it like this (angel or Malak in arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However if you know a girl with this name, then you can call her if she don't want to change her name, because you will be calling her only, not intending to name her so (والله أعلم).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastActivityDate="2013-01-17T11:23:22.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5988" CreationDate="2013-01-17T13:27:58.017" Score="12" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Shia View&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She was injured when defending her husband Imam Ali --peace be upon him-- at the time that Abu Bakr and Umar were trying to force Imam to give the pledge of allegiance to Abu Bakr, and she was later martyred from that injury that also immediately killed the embryo in her womb:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَ قَدْ كَانَ قُنْفُذٌ ... ضَرَبَ فَاطِمَةَ ع بِالسَّوْطِ حِينَ&#xA;  حَالَتْ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ زَوْجِهَا وَ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ عُمَرُ إِنْ&#xA;  حَالَتْ بَيْنَكَ وَ بَيْنَهُ فَاطِمَةُ فَاضْرِبْهَا فَأَلْجَأَهَا&#xA;  قُنْفُذٌ ... إِلَى عِضَادَةِ بَابِ بَيْتِهَا وَ دَفَعَهَا فَكَسَرَ&#xA;  ضِلْعَهَا مِنْ جَنْبِهَا فَأَلْقَتْ جَنِيناً مِنْ بَطْنِهَا فَلَمْ&#xA;  تَزَلْ صَاحِبَةَ فِرَاشٍ حَتَّى مَاتَتْ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا مِنْ&#xA;  ذَلِكَ شَهِيدَة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;source: كتاب سليم بن قيس الهلالي، ج‏2، ص: 588&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-03T16:20:57.253" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T16:20:57.253" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7010" CreationDate="2013-01-17T13:31:59.377" Score="5" Body="&lt;h2&gt;f1. Is asking help from other people always Shirk?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Definitely not. Many times we ask our parents, our teachers, our friends and other people - when we are faced a problem - and they help us. Islam tells us to help the other people and this is not Shirk. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;2. So when asking help from other people can be Shirk?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When we believe they are doing something for us &lt;strong&gt;independent of Allah.&lt;/strong&gt; Even if we feel that we are doing something just by our power and knowledge, not by help from Allah, this would be Shirk. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following Ayah teaches us to remember Allah in everything that we ourselves or other people do:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7P2Uy.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And you did not kill them, but it was Allah who killed them. And you&#xA;  threw not, [O Muhammad], when you threw, but it was Allah who threw&#xA;  that He might test the believers with a good test. Indeed, Allah is&#xA;  Hearing and Knowing. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%288:17:9%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Anfal 17&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;3. Can we also ask other people some help for our hereafter (life after death)?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes. There are clear examples in Quran. As @owari said, sons of prophet Ya'qub asked their father to ask their forgiveness from Allah (after they did wrong with their brother Yusuf):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RS4an.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They said, &quot;O our father, ask for us forgiveness of our sins; indeed,&#xA;  we have been sinners.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=12&amp;amp;verse=97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yusuf 97&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what Ya'qub - prophet of Allah - replied? &lt;strong&gt;He did NOT say: &quot;This is Shirk, go and ask your forgiveness directly from Allah&quot;. But he replied:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Huk7w.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said, &quot;I will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=12&amp;amp;verse=98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yusuf 98&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;4. The above example was about Ya'qub. Is there any example from Islam?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes. Quran orders Muslism to go to prophet to ask their forgiveness from Allah:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2eiro.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We did not send any messenger except to be obeyed by permission of Allah. And if, when they wronged themselves, they had come to you, [O Muhammad], and asked forgiveness of Allah and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah Accepting of repentance and Merciful. &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=4&amp;amp;verse=64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Nisa 64&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;5. And finally, is help from other people limited to our Earth life?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, it will continue even after our death. An example is when we ask Allah forgiveness of other Muslism that are already dead, for sure we are helping them for their hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A brilliant example is a nice narration from Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) that is installed in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Masjid_an-Nabawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Majid an-Nabawi in Madinah&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏:‏ ‏ &quot;‏ شَفَاعَتِي لأَهْلِ الْكَبَائِرِ مِنْ أُمَّتِي ‏&quot;‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (PBUH) said: My intercession will be for those of my people who have committed major sins. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/42/144&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud 4739&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/726170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami at-Tirmidhi 2435&lt;/a&gt;, and also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/726180&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2436&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JKMt9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;5. Conclusions&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shirk is more related to what we believe, rather than what we do. If we go to Doctor and believe he is treating us by his own knowledge independently from Allah, it would be Shirk. If we ask somebody else to help us and still believe he is doing so under permission from Allah, it is not Shirk. So we can not easily judge about the other people, because we are not aware of their beliefs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in reply to the brothers who tell: It is accepted to ask help from alive people and it will be Shirk to ask from dead people: According to Quran we should never think Martyrs are dead. You can refer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7056/are-martyrs-dead&quot;&gt;to this question&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T14:22:12.147" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7041" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7012" CreationDate="2013-01-17T15:46:31.280" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;IMO, not kafer, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/21249&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; for more definition of &lt;code&gt;kufr&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So as you state, if you don't agree with it, that's not kufr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;والحاصل : أن مجرد قراءة هذه القصص ليس كفرا مخرجا من الملة ، ما لم يكن ذلك بقصد تعلم السحر والعمل به ، وإن كان الواجب التحذير من كتب السحر بصفة عامة ، والسعي في إتلافها وإعدامها ، بحسب القدرة ، والحذر من قراءتها أو الترويج لها .&#xA;  (the complete text in Arabic &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/ref/115294&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To sum up: Just reading these stories is not kufr that puts one beyond the pale of Islam, so long as that is not done with the aim of learning magic and practising it. However what is required is to warn against reading books of magic in general and to strive to destroy them if possible, and to beware of reading them or distributing them.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (the complete text in English &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/21249&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="967" LastEditorUserId="967" LastEditDate="2013-01-17T15:53:10.360" LastActivityDate="2013-01-17T15:53:10.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7042" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-17T15:47:41.187" Score="4" ViewCount="190" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that famous scholars like Imam Bhukhari[rah], Imam Muslim[rah] were born after the period of Imams of Maddhabs(Abuhanifa[rah],Shafi[rah]).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So,they should heard about Fiqh(Maddhab) and they should mention something about that in their books or to their students.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What did they(Imam Bhukhari[rah], Imam Muslim[rah]) say about the Madhhabs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-14T11:07:38.840" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T11:07:38.840" Title="Madh'hab view from famous muhadditheens" Tags="|source-identification|history|madhhab|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-04-20T23:47:56.027" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5982" CreationDate="2013-01-17T23:27:27.087" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mourning is allowed and/or mandatory but with conditions :  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The widow is obliged to mourn 4 months and 10 days&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If she's pregnant then, the mourn time will be during all the pregnancy time&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The woman whose one of her relatives died is allowed for 3 days of mourning&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this hadith,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zainab bint Abu Salamah (May Allah be pleased with them) said: I went to Umm Habibah (May Allah be pleased with her) the wife of the Prophet (PBUH), when her father Abu Sufyan bin Harb (May Allah be pleased with him) died. Umm Habibah (May Allah be pleased with her) sent for a yellow coloured perfume or something else like it, and she applied it to a slave-girl and then rubbed it on her own cheeks and said: &quot;By Allah, I have no need for perfume, I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying from the pulpit, 'It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for the dead beyond three days, except for the death of her husband; in which case the period of mourning is of four months and ten days.&quot;' Zainab said: I then visited Zainab, daughter of Jahsh (May Allah be pleased with her) when her brother died; she sent for perfume and applied it and then said: &quot;Beware! By Allah, I don't feel any need of perfume but I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying from the pulpit, 'It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn the dead beyond three days except in case of her husband (for whom the period is) four months and ten days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18#264&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Bukhari and Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in Another hadith,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Um 'Atiyya:&#xA;  We were forbidden to mourn for more than three days for a dead person, except for a husband, for whom a wife should mourn for four months and ten days (while in the mourning period) we were not allowed to put kohl in our eyes, nor perfume our-selves, nor wear dyed clothes, except a garment of 'Asb (special clothes made in Yemen). But it was permissible for us that when one of us became clean from her menses and took a bath, she could use a piece of a certain kind of incense. And it was forbidden for us to follow funeral processions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/68#86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Bukhary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muslm.net/vb/showthread.php?380004-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%90%D8%AF%D9%91%D9%8E%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%90%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; about  &lt;code&gt;من أحكام العِدَّة والحِداد&lt;/code&gt;&#xA;More reading on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=35476&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the fatwa page&lt;/a&gt; in arabic&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;according to the 2nd link, &lt;code&gt;Hanafi's&lt;/code&gt; view that it is not allowed for the women to wear Black only if her husband dies. While  the&lt;code&gt;Malikis&lt;/code&gt; said it is permissible excluding that the black is not something that is considered an adornment in her country/city&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="967" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2013-05-14T20:53:08.617" LastActivityDate="2013-05-14T20:53:08.617" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7010" CreationDate="2013-01-18T06:08:59.253" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are four questions you can always use to find out wither calling X, other than Allah, is shirk or not:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is what you invoked is a human? Asking help from &amp;quot;things&amp;quot; is absolutely shirk.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is he/she alive? Asking anything from a dead person is shirk, even Prophet Mohammad صلى الله عليه وسلم himself. A dead person cannot help him/herself, how would he/she help you?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is he present? An absent person cannot help, how would he/she know?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can he/she help you in something a human can do? You cannot ask someone for something only Allah can do.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the answer of any of these question is no, this is an absolutist shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يُولِجُ اللَّيْلَ فِي النَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ النَّهَارَ فِي اللَّيْلِ&#xA;وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِي لِأَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى ۚ&#xA;ذَٰلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ ۚ وَالَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ&#xA;مِنْ دُونِهِ مَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْ قِطْمِيرٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He merges Night into Day,&#xA;and He merges Day into Night, and He has subjected the sun and the&#xA;moon (to His Law): each one runs its course for a term appointed. Such&#xA;is Allah your Lord: to Him belongs all Dominion. And those whom ye&#xA;invoke besides Him have not the least power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنْ تَدْعُوهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُوا دُعَاءَكُمْ وَلَوْ سَمِعُوا مَا&#xA;اسْتَجَابُوا لَكُمْ ۖ وَيَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يَكْفُرُونَ بِشِرْكِكُمْ ۚ&#xA;وَلَا يُنَبِّئُكَ مِثْلُ خَبِيرٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If ye invoke them, they will not listen to your call, and if they were&#xA;to listen they cannot answer your (prayer). On the Day of Judgement&#xA;they will reject your &amp;quot;Partnership.&amp;quot; And none, (O man!) can tell thee&#xA;(the Truth) like the One Who is acquainted with all things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guidedways.com/chapter_display.php?chapter=35&amp;amp;translator=2&amp;amp;mac=&amp;amp;show_arabic=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatir ayats 13-14&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَمَا يَسْتَوِي الْأَحْيَاءُ وَلَا الْأَمْوَاتُ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ&#xA;يُسْمِعُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ ۖ وَمَا أَنْتَ بِمُسْمِعٍ مَنْ فِي الْقُبُورِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nor are alike those that are living and those that are dead. Allah can&#xA;make any that He wills to hear; but thou canst not make those to hear&#xA;who are (buried) in graves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guidedways.com/chapter_display.php?chapter=35&amp;amp;translator=2&amp;amp;mac=&amp;amp;show_arabic=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatir ayah 22&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَمَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَأَنْزَلَ لَكُمْ مِنَ&#xA;السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَنْبَتْنَا بِهِ حَدَائِقَ ذَاتَ بَهْجَةٍ مَا كَانَ&#xA;لَكُمْ أَنْ تُنْبِتُوا شَجَرَهَا ۗ أَإِلَٰهٌ مَعَ اللَّهِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ&#xA;قَوْمٌ يَعْدِلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or who has created the heaven and the earth, and who sends you down&#xA;rain from the sky? Yea, with it We cause to grow well-planted orchards&#xA;full of beauty and delight: it is not in your power to cause the&#xA;growth of the trees in them. (Can there be another) god besides Allah?&#xA;Nay they are a people who swerve from justice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَمَّنْ جَعَلَ الْأَرْضَ قَرَارًا وَجَعَلَ خِلَالَهَا أَنْهَارًا&#xA;وَجَعَلَ لَهَا رَوَاسِيَ وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ حَاجِزًا ۗ&#xA;أَإِلَٰهٌ مَعَ اللَّهِ ۚ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or, who has made the earth firm to live in; made rivers in its midst;&#xA;set thereon mountains immovable; and made a separating bar between the&#xA;two bodies of flowing water? (Can there be another) god besides Allah?&#xA;Nay most of them know not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَمَّنْ يُجِيبُ الْمُضْطَرَّ إِذَا دَعَاهُ&#xA;وَيَكْشِفُ السُّوءَ وَيَجْعَلُكُمْ خُلَفَاءَ الْأَرْضِ ۗ أَإِلَٰهٌ&#xA;مَعَ اللَّهِ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَا تَذَكَّرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or, who listens to the (soul) distressed when it calls on Him, and who&#xA;relieves its suffering, and makes you (mankind) inheritors of the&#xA;earth? (Can there be another) god besides Allah? Little it is that ye&#xA;heed!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَمَّنْ يَهْدِيكُمْ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ وَمَنْ&#xA;يُرْسِلُ الرِّيَاحَ بُشْرًا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَحْمَتِهِ ۗ أَإِلَٰهٌ مَعَ&#xA;اللَّهِ ۚ تَعَالَى اللَّهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or, who guides you through the depths of darkness on land and sea, and&#xA;who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before His&#xA;mercy? (Can there be another) god besides Allah? High is Allah above&#xA;what they associate with Him!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَمَّنْ يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ&#xA;يُعِيدُهُ وَمَنْ يَرْزُقُكُمْ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۗ أَإِلَٰهٌ&#xA;مَعَ اللَّهِ ۚ قُلْ هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or who originates Creation, then repeats it, and who gives you&#xA;sustenance from heaven and earth? (Can there be another) god besides&#xA;Allah? Say &amp;quot;Bring forth your argument, if ye are telling the truth!&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قُلْ لَا يَعْلَمُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ الْغَيْبَ إِلَّا&#xA;اللَّهُ ۚ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say: None in the heavens or on earth, except Allah, knows what is&#xA;hidden: nor can they perceive when they shall be raised up (for&#xA;Judgment).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guidedways.com/chapter_display.php?chapter=27&amp;amp;translator=2&amp;amp;mac=&amp;amp;show_arabic=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An-Naml ayats 60-65&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قُلِ ادْعُوا الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ مِنْ دُونِهِ فَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ&#xA;كَشْفَ الضُّرِّ عَنْكُمْ وَلَا تَحْوِيلًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say: &amp;quot;Call on those― besides Him― whom ye fancy: they have neither the&#xA;power to remove your troubles from you nor to change them.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guidedways.com/chapter_display.php?chapter=17&amp;amp;translator=2&amp;amp;mac=&amp;amp;show_arabic=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Isra ayah 56&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّنْ يَدْعُو مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ مَنْ لَا يَسْتَجِيبُ&#xA;لَهُ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَهُمْ عَنْ دُعَائِهِمْ غَافِلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And who is more astray than one who invokes, besides Allah, such as&#xA;will not answer him to the Day of Judgement, and who (in fact) are&#xA;unconscious of their call (to them)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا حُشِرَ النَّاسُ كَانُوا لَهُمْ أَعْدَاءً وَكَانُوا بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ كَافِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when mankind are gathered together (at the Resurrection), they will be hostile to them and reject their worship (altogether)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guidedways.com/chapter_display.php?chapter=46&amp;amp;translator=2&amp;amp;mac=&amp;amp;show_arabic=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Ahqaf ayats 5-6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user974" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-01T09:56:09.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7050" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7052" CreationDate="2013-01-18T07:19:38.283" Score="3" ViewCount="310" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to ask a common man question: if a person having droplets throughout the day, can he offer his prayer?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If not, then how to get rid of this thing to perform his prayer?   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="901" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-07-20T13:33:03.253" LastActivityDate="2023-07-20T13:33:03.253" Title="How to deal with droplet issue with prayer?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|incontinence|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7050" CreationDate="2013-01-18T10:52:15.553" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinary_incontinence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;incontinence urinary&lt;/a&gt; (السلس البولي).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;According to many fatwas, the person should do his wudu'u normally and don't care about that even if the droplets happen right after the wudu'u or during the prayer, his prayer is right.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;sources :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.masrawy.com/Islameyat/Fatawy/Ebadat/2010/may/16/Incontinence.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.masrawy.com/Islameyat/Fatawy/Ebadat/2010/may/16/Incontinence.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/28737&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/28737&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;Id=119395&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;Id=119395&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="967" LastActivityDate="2013-01-18T10:52:15.553" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6997" CreationDate="2013-01-18T11:33:41.617" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Christian Bible has no single date of authorship. Much of the Bible is the Old Testament: i.e. pre-Christian Jewish scripture. This clearly existed long before the time of Muhammad. The various books of the New Testament also have different dates. Re:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The bible was written 300 years or so after Jesus (pbuh)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is an over-simplification; even the First Council of Nicaea (which is, I suspect, where that date is coming from) only went &lt;em&gt;some way&lt;/em&gt; to standardize the books of the New Testament, with a standard text commissioned by Constantine, but most of the NT content exists in written form from earlier dates in the first few centuries CE. The earliest &lt;em&gt;complete copy&lt;/em&gt; of a text that still exists is the Codex Sinaiticus, from about 350 - but this has various minor copy differences, as indeed do various other texts. There are certainly ongoing discussions about whether certain parts of texts have been amended, extended, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;whether there was a Bible in the Prophet Muhammad (saws)'s time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, there certainly was. However, oral tradition would be the &quot;main&quot; way that &lt;em&gt;most&lt;/em&gt; religions would be known to all but the relatively-few literate people. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="143" LastActivityDate="2013-01-18T11:33:41.617" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7055" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-18T14:01:20.587" Score="6" ViewCount="15523" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu 'alaikum wa rahmatu Allah wa barakatuh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've been working late at night and consequently I slept at morning, my friend told that he would wake me up when the time of salat Al-Jumu'a صلاة الجمعة comes, but he had to go before that and didn't wake me up, and so I was left asleep and missed the salat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story above tells that I missed the Jumu'a &lt;strong&gt;unintentionally&lt;/strong&gt;, what should I do in this case? I just prayed Dhuhr, is there anything else/other I should do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answers with references are preferred, please.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1891/167&quot;&gt;Jazakum Allah Khair in advance.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2020-11-13T12:28:28.290" Title="Missed Salat Al-Jumu'a unintentionally (while sleeping), what should I do?" Tags="|jumuah|salat-qada|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7056" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-18T17:01:39.377" Score="8" ViewCount="2369" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some brothers say: Asking alive people (parents, teachers, doctors or anybody else) to help us is not Shirk. However asking prophet Muhammad (PBUH), his Ahl-ul-Bayt or other great Martyrs for help is Shirk because they are dead. For example you can see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7010/why-invoke-to-other-than-allah-swt-does-it-seem-to-be-a-clear-and-direct-shirk&quot;&gt;this question on Islam.SE&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question: We should count Martyrs as dead or alive, while Quran very strongly orders us not to count them as dead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I accept they are not &lt;strong&gt;biologically&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;legally&lt;/strong&gt; alive, but does it mean they aren't aware of us and we are not allowed to call them while Allah says they are alive? For instance  angels are not also biologically or legally alive, but they are aware of us and can do many things under permission of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ev9ju.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision. &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%283:169:8%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Imran 169&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7C9JR.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not say about those who are killed in the way of Allah , &quot;They are dead.&quot; Rather, they are alive, but you perceive [it] not. &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%282:154:10%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Baqarah 154&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-13T01:37:21.657" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T11:02:09.263" Title="Are Martyrs dead?" Tags="|death|shia-sunni|martyr|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7055" CreationDate="2013-01-18T20:43:23.370" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu 'alaikum brother,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال صلّى الله عليه و سلّم : &amp;quot; ليس في النوم تفريط . إنما التفريط على من لم يصل الصلاة حتى يجيء وقت الصلاة الأخرى . فمن فعل ذلك فليصلها حين ينتبه لها . فإذا كان الغد فليصلها عند وقتها&amp;quot;. أخرجه مسلم).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace, said, &amp;quot;There is no negligence in sleeping, but the negligence lies in not praying a prayer until the time of the next prayer has come. And whosoever does so should pray as soon as he becomes aware of the negligence.&amp;quot; [Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If You missed salat Al Jumu'a unintentionally, just do salat duhr instead, And please pay more attention for it next time :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More reading here about &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tunisia-sat.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1878171&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;missing salat al jumu'a because of sleeping&lt;/a&gt; [ARABIC].&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/99471&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; for praying at al masjid (Mosque) in general [ENGLISH].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="967" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-01-18T20:43:23.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7060" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7070" CreationDate="2013-01-18T23:58:36.720" Score="7" ViewCount="9235" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is some narration from Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) installed in Masjid an Nabawi in Madinah, justified as &amp;quot;Sahih&amp;quot;(=Correct) or &amp;quot;Hassan&amp;quot;(=Well) in different Sunni references:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏:‏ ‏ &amp;quot;‏ &lt;strong&gt;شَفَاعَتِي&lt;/strong&gt; لأَهْلِ الْكَبَائِرِ مِنْ أُمَّتِي ‏&amp;quot;‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (PBUH) said: My intercession (&lt;em&gt;shafa'ah&lt;/em&gt;) will be for those of my people who have committed major sins. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/42/144&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud 4739&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/726170&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami at-Tirmidhi 2435&lt;/a&gt;, and also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/726180&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2436&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the idea of Sunni brothers about &amp;quot;Shafa'ah&amp;quot;? Who can do &amp;quot;Shafa'ah&amp;quot;? Is it Shirk to ask prophet's Shafa'ah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Kc0QY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-12T03:18:09.150" Title="What is the meaning of Shafa'ah (Sunni view)?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|sunni|terminology|shafaah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7061" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7056" CreationDate="2013-01-19T02:28:41.287" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;From our point of view, living people, Al-Shuhada الشهداء are dead. Their hearts stopped beating. They don't move, don't talk, don't do what living human do. They are alive, but not here with us. They are in form of life we don't understand or meant to understand. This doesn’t mean that they are aware us or we should call them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are no special rules in sharia for Al-Shuhada except the way they being buried. Otherwise, all the things applied on someone died normally, such as inheritance and their women can get married after their death, applied on someone died as Shaheed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as asking Al-Shuhada, Allah is telling us in many ayats in Qur'an to not asking or invoke someone other than him, neither prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, Al-Shuhada nor anyone else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَنَّ الْمَسَاجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوا مَعَ اللَّهِ أَحَدًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And the places of worship are for Allah (alone): so invoke not anyone&#xA;  along with Allah;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَنَّهُ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُوا يَكُونُونَ&#xA;  عَلَيْهِ لِبَدًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Yet when the Devotee of Allah stands forth to invoke Him, they just&#xA;  make round him a dense crowd.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَدْعُو رَبِّي وَلَا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ أَحَدًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: &quot;I do no more than invoke my Lord, and I join not with Him any&#xA;  (false god).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ إِنِّي لَا أَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا رَشَدًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: &quot;It is not in my power to cause you harm, or to bring you to&#xA;  right conduct.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guidedways.com/chapter_display.php?chapter=72&amp;amp;translator=2&amp;amp;mac=&amp;amp;show_arabic=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Jinn ayats 18-21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user974" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-21T06:32:35.767" LastActivityDate="2015-06-21T06:32:35.767" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7062" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-19T11:42:41.223" Score="5" ViewCount="1675" Body="&lt;p&gt;All factions of Shi'a Muslims, despite their myriad differences, agree on the fundamental concept of &lt;em&gt;Imamah&lt;/em&gt;: That the authority of leading the Islamic state is divinely-granted, and that not following the rightful Imam is disobedience to God's authority.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was reading &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20090826180134/http://www.ahlelbayt.com/articles/imamah/convert&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; &amp;mdash; clearly anti-&lt;em&gt;Imamah&lt;/em&gt; and likely biased &amp;mdash; and it brings up some very good points, namely that while every Shi'a sect may have its own evidences to prove that its Imam is the &quot;correct&quot; one, these evidences are not universally accepted, and even outright rejected by other Shi'a factions (obviously, otherwise they'd all be following the same Imam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an is mostly silent on the exact succession of leadership or how it is to be decided, and this is an issue that's been hotly debated since the death of the prophet himself.  Given that one accepts the Shi'a concept of &lt;em&gt;Imamah&lt;/em&gt;, how can one be sure that he is following the correct Imam given the fact that there exists about &lt;a href=&quot;http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090826063930AASs6UB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;70 different branches&lt;/a&gt; of Imams or representatives(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kr-hcy.com/statichtml/files/104148240468934,print.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;detailed here&lt;/a&gt;), each branch split over the same succession issue as faced during the time of Prophet Muhammad pbuh's death?  What criteria are available for determining who is to be the actual Imam of our time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-01-31T05:40:07.840" LastActivityDate="2015-11-29T05:37:27.073" Title="How can Shi'a Muslims know which Imam to follow?" Tags="|sharia|shiism|islamic-government|imamah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7063" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7056" CreationDate="2013-01-19T13:12:43.037" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer this question we should first know what the definition of being alive and animate is. As you can e.g. read &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, scientifically, the properties of life are counted as being capable of response to stimuli, reproduction, growth and development, and maintenance of homeostasis as a stable whole, although no unique definition is also accepted by all the scholars as e.g. viruses and theoretically possible man-made non-organic life forms insinuate some difficulties for providing a general definition of life. But does Islam provide any definition for life? Motion, growth, development, reproduction, maintenance of homeostasis, are all of these properties necessary in the Islamic point of view? The answer is simply NO! Because life in its highest and purest form is that Allah announces it for Himself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;هُوَ &lt;strong&gt;الْحَيُّ&lt;/strong&gt; لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَادْعُوهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ&#xA;  الدِّينَ ۗ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّـهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He is &lt;strong&gt;the Living&lt;/strong&gt;, there is no god but He, therefore call on Him,&#xA;  being sincere to Him in obedience; (all) praise is due to Allah, the&#xA;  Lord of the worlds. [40:65]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And neither motion, nor growth and development, and nor reproduction, none holds about Allah. Being alive about Allah may instead be accounted for with such properties as being ultimately conscious and possessing the ultimate will. Allah being the All Seeing and the All hearing and the All knowing --without having eyes through which to see, or ears by which to hear, or brain and mind by which to think or understand or recognize-- and being the Omnipotent all can be a description of Him being the Alive. Now one can define Islamically the life as having such properties as consciousness and being impelling (&lt;em&gt;having a will and a power to apply it, causing in some effects, so having the power to choice can also be considered as a property of life&lt;/em&gt;). Using such a definition now life can be introduced as a graded property, in contrast to a 0/1 property, that is, one can say if something is more alive than another thing: anything that is more conscious and impelling will be now considered as more alive. And Allah knows best if other properties are also required for a more comprehensive definition of life, but for the present discussion this much should suffice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before to continue I strongly recommend you to read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/97/what-is-the-purpose-of-creating-this-universe/4166#4166&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; and probably also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/3071/life-after-death/4072#4072&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;. In these answers you will find some info about the life after death-from-Dunya. As far as I have understood (and Allah knows best) we have been given one universe created which is covered with different covering layers, our current life in Dunya being at the uppermost (say, outer) layer of this real universe, being ornamented with decorations that make it appear as an illusion, sometimes even in exact contradiction with what the reality is (&lt;em&gt;e.g. eating a delicious food bought from the usurped wealth of an orphan although may appear as delicious and pleasing as sensed by our Dunya senses but is indeed a fire going down to stomach according to Qur’an reporting the reality, also another example is backbiting&lt;/em&gt;). Everyone now knows that things like color and smells or temperature none exist in the reality, while we sense our universe now through such concepts and therefore such senses are the means for us to see the illusion defined for us. Our universe will be Dunya only if is perceived and experienced through such lame and lying senses. Based on these clarifications now you can simply define the life in Dunya! And Allah says it as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌ وَلَهْوٌ وَزِينَةٌ&#xA;  وَتَفَاخُرٌ بَيْنَكُمْ وَتَكَاثُرٌ فِي الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَوْلَادِ ۖ&#xA;  كَمَثَلِ غَيْثٍ أَعْجَبَ الْكُفَّارَ نَبَاتُهُ ثُمَّ يَهِيجُ فَتَرَاهُ&#xA;  مُصْفَرًّا ثُمَّ يَكُونُ حُطَامًا ۖ وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ&#xA;  وَمَغْفِرَةٌ مِّنَ اللَّـهِ وَرِضْوَانٌ ۚ وَمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا&#xA;  إِلَّا مَتَاعُ الْغُرُورِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Know that this world's life is only sport and play and gaiety and&#xA;  boasting among yourselves, and a vying in the multiplication of wealth&#xA;  and children, like the rain, whose causing the vegetation to grow,&#xA;  pleases the husbandmen, then it withers away so that you will see it&#xA;  become yellow, then it becomes dried up and broken down; and in the&#xA;  hereafter is a severe chastisement and (also) forgiveness from Allah&#xA;  and (His) pleasure; and this world's life is naught but means of&#xA;  deception. [57:20]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, Dunya (our current for of life) is nothing but an illusion, we have been given some artificial (i.e. non-intrinsic) senses and a bunch of desires and an intellectual power that we are told on that we can only rely with confidence. Now we are asked to prefer what intellect orders us over desires, whenever there is a conflict between them that we have no choice other than to satisfy one if the benefit of the other. And this brings to us the requirement for a concept called religion. With such an understanding you can easily interpret many verse of Qur’an that describes people as death or alive, deaf or hearing, blind or seeing, conscious or drunk and etc. People may be alive in the sense we usually use the word &quot;alive&quot; but still be death as they are indeed death, and people may be death in the sense that we usually use the word &quot;death&quot; but still be alive as they are indeed alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the above considerations we can easily conclude that everything is alive in reality:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا هَـٰذِهِ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا لَهْوٌ وَلَعِبٌ ۚ&#xA;  وَ&lt;strong&gt;إِنَّ الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ لَهِيَ الْحَيَوَانُ&lt;/strong&gt; ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا&#xA;  يَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And this life of the world is nothing but a sport and a play; and as&#xA;  for the next abode [the reality of this universe], that most surely is the&#xA;  life-- did they but know! [29:64]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the only death in reality is what has not been created yet. Examples for &lt;em&gt;things&lt;/em&gt; being alive is even stones and etc.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;تُسَبِّحُ لَهُ السَّمَاوَاتُ السَّبْعُ وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَن فِيهِنَّ ۚ&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;وَإِن مِّن شَيْءٍ إِلَّا يُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِهِ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تَفْقَهُونَ تَسْبِيحَهُمْ&lt;/strong&gt; ۗ إِنَّهُ كَانَ حَلِيمًا غَفُورًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The seven heavens declare His glory and the earth (too), and those who&#xA;  are in them; and &lt;strong&gt;there is not a single thing but glorifies Him with&#xA;  His praise, but you do not understand their glorification&lt;/strong&gt;; surely He&#xA;  is Forbearing, Forgiving. [17:44]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is why Muslims are told e.g. to use Onyx finger rings, you can think why Onyx is preferred over the other stones but the answer has been already given in Ahadeeth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, something that is recognized as alive in one level of this universe may be considered as death in another level. Stones are death with respect to our Dunya eyes and ears but are alive if covers are lifted from our eyes and ears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now what about the persons? When they die from Dunya, are they death indeed? No, they have just given another creation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَيْنَكُمُ الْمَوْتَ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ /&#xA;  عَلَىٰ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمْثَالَكُمْ وَ&lt;strong&gt;نُنشِئَكُمْ فِي مَا لَا&#xA;  تَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/strong&gt; / وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ النَّشْأَةَ الْأُولَىٰ فَلَوْلَا&#xA;  تَذَكَّرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We have ordained death among you and We are not to be overcome, / In&#xA;  order that We may bring in your place the likes of you and &lt;strong&gt;make you&#xA;  grow into what you know not.&lt;/strong&gt; / And certainly you know the first&#xA;  growth, why do you not then mind? [56:60,61,62]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Ahadeeth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;from: جامع الأخبار(للشعيري)، ص: 171,172&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;رُوِيَ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ ظَبْيَانَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي&#xA;  عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع جَالِساً فَقَالَ ع مَا يَقُولُ النَّاسُ فِي أَرْوَاحِ&#xA;  الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قُلْتُ يَقُولُونَ فِي حَوَاصِلِ طَيْرٍ خُضْرٍ فِي&#xA;  قَنَادِيلَ تَحْتَ الْعَرْشِ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع سُبْحَانَ&#xA;  اللَّهِ الْمُؤْمِنُ أَكْرَمُ عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ رُوحَهُ&#xA;  فِي حَوْصَلَةِ طَائِرٍ خَضِرٍ يَا يُونُسُ الْمُؤْمِنُ إِذَا قَبَضَهُ&#xA;  اللَّهُ تَعَالَى صَيَّرَ رُوحَهُ فِي قَالَبٍ كَقَالَبِهِ فِي&#xA;  الدُّنْيَا فَيَأْكُلُونَ وَ يَشْرَبُونَ- فَإِذَا قَدِمَ عَلَيْهِمُ&#xA;  الْقَادِمُ عَرَفُوهُ بِتِلْكَ الصُّورَةِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ فِي&#xA;  الدُّنْيَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Quoted from Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- that he asked from Yunus&#xA;  Ibn Dhabyan: &quot;what do people say about the spirits of the believers&#xA;  who have passed away?&quot; He answered: &quot;they tell they live in the bodies&#xA;  of green birds who have their nests in chandeliers hung from the&#xA;  throne of the Almighty.[see Sahih Muslim, book 020, hadith 4651]&quot; Imam&#xA;  peace be upon him said: &quot;Glorious is Allah, the believera are of&#xA;  higher ranks in the view of Allah for Him to put their souls in the&#xA;  bodies of the green birds o Yunus! But the believer when their souls&#xA;  are taken off their bodies they will be sent to bodies similar to&#xA;  their bodies in Dunya, so they would eat and drink, and when someone&#xA;  comes to them will recognize their faces as their faces in Dunya&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى رُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ&#xA;  سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ أَرْوَاحِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَ&#xA;  فِي الْجَنَّةِ عَلَى صُورَةِ أَبْدَانِهِمْ لَوْ رَأَيْتَهُ لَقُلْتَ&#xA;  فُلَاناً ‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In another Hadeeth Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- was asked about&#xA;  the souls of the believers and answered in Heavens they are with&#xA;  bodies similar in appearance to their own bodies [in Dunya], if you&#xA;  saw them you would have recognized them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَ لَقَدْ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ جَدِّي عَنْ أَبِيهِ ع أَنَّ رَسُولَ&#xA;  اللَّهِ ص قَالَ مَنْ رَآنِي فِي مَنَامِهِ فَقَدْ رَآنِي لِأَنَّ&#xA;  الشَّيْطَانَ لَا يَتَمَثَّلُ فِي صُورَتِي وَ لَا فِي صُورَةِ أَحَدٍ&#xA;  مِنْ أَوْصِيَائِي وَ لَا فِي صُورَةِ أَحَدٍ مِنْ شِيعَتِهِمْ وَ أَنَّ&#xA;  الرُّؤْيَا الصَّادِقَةَ جُزْءٌ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ جُزْءاً مِنَ النُّبُوَّة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is quoted from the apostle of Allah --peace be upon him and his&#xA;  household-- that he said: &quot;whoever that visted me in his dream so he&#xA;  has visited me, since Satan never appears like me or any of my&#xA;  successors [12 Imam] or any of their followers, and verily the honest&#xA;  dreams are one part from seventy parts of prophethood&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if Martyrs are bolded in those two verses that you have cited in your question that shows they have reached a level of &quot;being alive&quot; which will not be reached usually by ordinary people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the following Hadeeth from the most authentic source of Sunni brothers, even the death of the atheists who were killed during the war with the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- were hearing and even hearing better than us:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Ibn 'Umar, the Prophet looked at the people of the well (the well in which the bodies of the pagans killed in the Battle of Badr were thrown) and said, &quot;Have you found true what your Lord promised you?&quot; Somebody said to him, &quot;You are addressing dead people.&quot; He replied, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;You do not hear better than they&lt;/strong&gt; but they cannot reply.&quot; [&lt;a href=&quot;http://sahih-bukhari.com/Pages/Bukhari_2_23.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 23, Number 452&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it is not any strange, look how Allah talks with the nonbelievers at the Judgment day:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَنُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ الْوَعِيدِ / وَجَاءَتْ كُلُّ&#xA;  نَفْسٍ مَّعَهَا سَائِقٌ وَشَهِيدٌ / لَّقَدْ كُنتَ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ&#xA;  هَـٰذَا فَكَشَفْنَا عَنكَ غِطَاءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ الْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the trumpet shall be blown; that is the day of the threatening. /&#xA;  And every soul shall come, with it a driver and a witness. / Certainly&#xA;  you were heedless of it, &lt;strong&gt;but now We have removed from you your veil,&#xA;  so your sight today is sharp&lt;/strong&gt;. [50:20,21,22]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that if someone is allowed he would still be able to see and hear after his death, even better than he could while was alive in Dunya. However, now mention these verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَن ذِكْرِي فَإِنَّ لَهُ مَعِيشَةً ضَنكًا وَنَحْشُرُهُ&#xA;  يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَعْمَىٰ/ قَالَ &lt;strong&gt;رَبِّ لِمَ حَشَرْتَنِي أَعْمَىٰ&#xA;  وَقَدْ كُنتُ بَصِيرًا&lt;/strong&gt; / قَالَ كَذَٰلِكَ &lt;strong&gt;أَتَتْكَ آيَاتُنَا&#xA;  فَنَسِيتَهَا&lt;/strong&gt; ۖ وَكَذَٰلِكَ الْيَوْمَ تُنسَىٰ / وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي&#xA;  مَنْ أَسْرَفَ وَلَمْ يُؤْمِن بِآيَاتِ رَبِّهِ ۚ وَلَعَذَابُ الْآخِرَةِ&#xA;  أَشَدُّ وَأَبْقَىٰ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whoever turns away from My reminder, his shall be a straitened&#xA;  life, and We will raise him on the day of resurrection, blind. / He&#xA;  shall say: &lt;strong&gt;My Lord! why hast Thou raised me blind and I was a seeing&#xA;  one indeed?&lt;/strong&gt; / He will say: Even so, &lt;strong&gt;Our communications came to you&#xA;  but you neglected them&lt;/strong&gt;; even thus shall you be forsaken this day. /&#xA;  And thus do We recompense him who is extravagant and does not believe&#xA;  in the communications of his Lord, and certainly the chastisement of&#xA;  the hereafter is severer and more [20:124-127]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which describes if someone is seeing in Dunya but doesn't need his sight ability then he might be raised in the Hereafter as blind, and the same is true about those who have given the hearing ability but they do not use this gift to understand the signs of Allah, they are indeed blind and deaf although they have the ability to recognize the shapes and the colors:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَثَلُ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ كَالْأَعْمَىٰ وَالْأَصَمِّ وَالْبَصِيرِ&#xA;  وَالسَّمِيعِ ۚ هَلْ يَسْتَوِيَانِ مَثَلًا ۚ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The likeness of the two parties is as the blind and the deaf and the&#xA;  seeing and the hearing: are they equal in condition? Will you not then&#xA;  mind? [11:24]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَفَمَن يَعْلَمُ أَنَّمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ الْحَقُّ&#xA;  كَمَنْ هُوَ أَعْمَىٰ ۚ إِنَّمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is he then who knows that what has been revealed to you from your Lord&#xA;  is the truth like him who is blind? Only those possessed of&#xA;  understanding will mind [13:19]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَن كَانَ فِي هَـٰذِهِ أَعْمَىٰ فَهُوَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ أَعْمَىٰ&#xA;  وَأَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whoever is blind in this, he shall (also) be blind in the&#xA;  hereafter; and more erring from the way. [17:72]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْكَ ۚ أَفَأَنتَ تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ&#xA;  وَلَوْ كَانُوا لَا يَعْقِلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And there are those of them who hear you, but can you make the deaf to&#xA;  hear though they will not understand? [10:42]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this clarifies the real meaning Allah was to mean by the verse [27:80]:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّكَ لَا تُسْمِعُ الْمَوْتَىٰ وَلَا تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ الدُّعَاءَ&#xA;  إِذَا وَلَّوْا مُدْبِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surely you do not make the dead to hear, and you do not make the deaf&#xA;  to hear the call when they go back retreating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse has nothing to do with death and deaf as we may call someone death and deaf, but the true death and the true deaf. It is a very popular slang that someone who is asleep you can wake him up, but someone who pretends to be asleep you will never make him wake up!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the martyrs, they are experiencing the best levels of life, they can be aware of us, see us and hear us. Even if someone stick to the appearance of the verses of Qur'aan may note that Allah reports this as what follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّـهِ أَمْوَاتًا ۚ&#xA;  بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ / فَرِحِينَ بِمَا آتَاهُمُ&#xA;  اللَّـهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ وَ&lt;strong&gt;يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ بِالَّذِينَ لَمْ يَلْحَقُوا&#xA;  بِهِم مِّنْ خَلْفِهِمْ أَلَّا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ&#xA;  يَحْزَنُونَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And reckon not those who are killed in Allah's way as dead; nay, they&#xA;  are alive (and) are provided sustenance from their Lord; / Rejoicing&#xA;  in what Allah has given them out of His grace and &lt;strong&gt;they rejoice for&#xA;  the sake of those who, (being left) behind them, have not yet joined&#xA;  them, that they shall have no fear, nor shall they grieve.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  [3:169,170]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you may like to think how do they give such good tidings to those who have not yet passed away? Where do they know from who is behind them (following their way to Allah)? Of course you will have no way other than to accept Martyrs can be aware of all of us, can hear us and see all of us, they are not absent from us, if Allah would let them so. Therefore, calling them (not worshiping them or preserving any power for them BESIDE Allah) will be no Shirk at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can even go further and discuss the level of the martyrs being alive to that extent that the martyrs can even affect Dunya in the sense an alive person (in our usual terminology) can affect this life. I grab your attention to those bodies of the martyrs which are fresh after centuries that has been passed from them being buried. Examples for this is never small. In Iran we have experienced it quite many times. Their cells are alive but how? Their blood is fresh but how? No, martyrs are truly alive, many times more alive than me and you and others in this website are alive, although their way of being alive is somewhat different so that the rules of religion about them is different. Even note that the martyrs need no Qusl before being buried, that's because they have not died even if their bodies have been cut in pieces or exploded. And last but by no means least, martyrs have not yet experienced death so that they must return to this life BEFORE the Ressurection, this is called Rij3ah (رجعت) and although is not limited to the martyrs (according to Qur'an) but anyway is a certain point if the Shia perspective of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried my best to resolve the misinterpretations between Sunni and Shia Muslims, so that there comes a day in which no Sunni brother will call his Shia brother a Mushrik or Kafir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/5796/584&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; is also a good reason in my opinion why assuming the &#xA;holy Prophet and his household --peace be upon them all-- being able to hear whom talking with them is not very strange and of course not Shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T07:36:05.407" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7064" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-19T14:17:05.330" Score="3" ViewCount="246" Body="&lt;p&gt;I like to know whether it is permissible to drink the milk of a goat that is intended to be slaughtered for the purpose of performing Aqeeqah? Please provide authentic answer. Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="482" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-08-03T13:39:26.153" LastActivityDate="2014-08-03T13:39:26.153" Title="Can we drink the milk of the goat that is intended for Aqeeqah?" Tags="|sharia|aqeeqah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7065" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7064" CreationDate="2013-01-19T14:35:22.210" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;best to my knowledge, yes, you can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aqeeqah isn't a fard or wajib something. It's sunnah from Rasul (PBUH).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When it's completely okay eating the meat (from aqeeqah) for the parents (as well as distributing among the poor), why drinking the milk wouldn't?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="874" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-01-19T23:26:24.637" LastActivityDate="2013-01-19T23:26:24.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7066" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7067" CreationDate="2013-01-19T17:43:02.737" Score="5" ViewCount="464" Body="&lt;p&gt;As downloading without owning the rights equals stealing to some people, can an islamic court that bases it's laws on the sharia cut the stealing person's fingers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2035" LastEditorUserId="2035" LastEditDate="2013-01-31T01:18:57.320" LastActivityDate="2013-01-31T01:18:57.320" Title="When you are downloading something that you did not pay for in an islamic country will you get your fingers amputated?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7066" CreationDate="2013-01-19T20:48:21.620" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course no. First of all, in Islam , to get your fingers ( actually palm , not fingers ) cut , there are conditions to be fulfilled first: one of them if that the value of the stolen thing is higher than a limit put by the court called &quot;nysab&quot;, I am sure that this movie or whatever your downloading won't exceed it . Second of all, in my opinion , I don't think torrent or any cracked program is stealing . It's not considering stealing if you're not stealing from  someone, which you're not , cause the up loader made it free to download, even if it is cracked.&#xA;Hope this helps, thanks for asking .  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2036" LastActivityDate="2013-01-19T20:48:21.620" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7069" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-19T21:23:22.530" Score="5" ViewCount="8112" Body="&lt;p&gt;I searched the web for this question. I found some scholars answering that it depends on how Auto-tunes is used: if you are completely changing the voice to sound like music, it's haram, but if it's used just to improve the voice quality, it's acceptable. But I'm finding it hard to find a definitive Islamic judgment on this subject. Is there a fatwa?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2037" LastEditorUserId="156" LastEditDate="2013-02-20T18:32:44.863" LastActivityDate="2020-11-26T01:00:28.957" Title="Is Auto-tunes Haram?" Tags="|fatwa|music|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7060" CreationDate="2013-01-19T21:23:39.513" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shafa'ah means asking for forgiveness, Prophet Mohammad and Mala'eka can do shafa'ha, and no , it is not shirk , as there is this Hadith that tells us that there is a Doa' said after Azan , if we said it , we receive prophet's Mohammad shafa'ah . So basically , saying the Doa' is asking for the shafa'ah which is not shirk.&#xA;As for others who can shafa'ah :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;شفاعة الملائكة ثابتة بقوله تعالى(وكم من ملك فى الموات لاتغنى شفاعتهم&#xA;  شيئا إلا من بعد أن يأذن الله لمن يشاء ويرضى) فى السنة اخرج ابن ماجه&#xA;  والبرازوالبيهقى عن (النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم (يشفغ يوم القيامة&#xA;  الانبياء,ثم العلماء,ثم الشهداء)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this a part of the holy Qur'an telling us that the mala'eka (angels) can do shafa'ah. A narration telling us that prophets then scientists then martyrs can also do shafa'ah &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2036" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T07:26:32.947" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T07:26:32.947" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7064" CreationDate="2013-01-19T22:24:00.493" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=fatwa&amp;amp;tab=4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the fatwa team&lt;/a&gt; at Islamweb.net, the requirements for an &lt;em&gt;aqiqah&lt;/em&gt; sacrifice &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=92278&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;are the same as for those sacrificed for &lt;em&gt;Eid&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.  These requirements are listed in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;lang=E&amp;amp;Id=81799&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a related fatwa&lt;/a&gt; on the same site, however they do not include anything about milking.  In particular, there is no mention at all that the animal needs to be unmilked for the sacrifice to be accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to an animal to be sacrificed as &lt;em&gt;hadi&lt;/em&gt;, Ali is reported to have said &quot;He may drink of its milk anything that is surplus to the requirements of its young.&quot;  This report is quoted in &lt;code&gt;Provisions for the Hereafter (abridged)&lt;/code&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_Abd_al-Wahhab&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab&lt;/a&gt;'s abridgement of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Qayyim_Al-Jawziyya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah&lt;/a&gt;'s classic text), however since it is not cited I cannot speak for its authenticity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A similar report can be found in Malik's Muwatta, attributed to one of the &lt;em&gt;tabi'un&lt;/em&gt;, and goes as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/408610&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;If necessary, ride on your sacrificial animal, without burdening it, and if necessary, drink its milk after its young one has drunk its fill, and when you sacrifice it, sacrifice the young one with it.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To my understanding, the above isn't about the suitability or acceptability of the sacrifice itself, rather it assuades that the young animal has more right to its mother's milk.  Drinking milk therefrom would be permissible, but as always Muslims are expected not to unnecessarily burden animals (either the mother or her young) or cause them to suffer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-01-19T22:40:04.843" LastActivityDate="2013-01-19T22:40:04.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7073" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-20T11:11:22.600" Score="4" ViewCount="6519" Body="&lt;p&gt;A woman had married first time and had a child with that husband but then they divorced later. The woman married again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is she allowed to talk with the first husband because they have a child. And how the second husband should behave?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2040" LastEditorUserId="874" LastEditDate="2013-01-21T16:47:47.473" LastActivityDate="2013-05-14T22:22:16.193" Title="Can a divorced woman talk to her ex-husband considering the child(ren) from that previous marriage?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7075" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7062" CreationDate="2013-01-20T14:01:02.990" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you have been convinced to become a Shia, then simply see by which faction of Shia are you convinced, the same reason that make you convert from Sunni to Shia will also guide you select the right choice for you, and Allah will not expect from you more than you have been given ability (just be sure to try your best).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۖ وَلَدَيْنَا كِتَابٌ يَنطِقُ&#xA;  بِالْحَقِّ ۚ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We do not lay on any soul a burden except to the extent of its&#xA;  ability, and with Us is a book which speaks the truth, and they shall&#xA;  not be dealt with unjustly. [23:62]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;it is impossible that the difference between two sects be only their Imams, different Imams will guide to different ways:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا وَأَوْحَيْنَا&#xA;  إِلَيْهِمْ فِعْلَ الْخَيْرَاتِ وَإِقَامَ الصَّلَاةِ وَإِيتَاءَ&#xA;  الزَّكَاةِ ۖ وَكَانُوا لَنَا عَابِدِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We made them Imams who guided (people) by Our command, and We&#xA;  revealed to them the doing of good and the keeping up of prayer and&#xA;  the giving of the alms, and Us (alone) did they serve [21:73]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَدْعُونَ إِلَى النَّارِ ۖ وَيَوْمَ&#xA;  الْقِيَامَةِ لَا يُنصَرُونَ / وَأَتْبَعْنَاهُمْ فِي هَـٰذِهِ&#xA;  الدُّنْيَا لَعْنَةً ۖ وَيَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ هُم مِّنَ الْمَقْبُوحِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We made them Imams who call to the fire, and on the day of&#xA;  resurrection they shall not be assisted. / And We caused a curse to&#xA;  follow them in this world, and on the day of resurrection they shall&#xA;  be of those made to appear hideous. [28:41,42]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If two Imams were exactly guiding similarly then what was their differences. So focus on what they guide to, what they rule and judge based upon, if they have been given gifts (like knowledge) from Allah as all the Shi'ism believe that Imam and rulers are chosen by Allah. If you saw reading their Ahadeeth makes you feel Allah, brights up your mind, and make you feel closer to Allah then you can rely on such Imams better, and if you understood that the rules go well with your Dunya'ish desires then stop following them until you can research more deeply about the differences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The truth is always self-consistent and if there is only one correct solution then there would be only one self-consistent set of beliefs, so try to find paradoxes in all such sects and think over any single of them if they are resolvable. Once I did something like that and I came to no paradox in Twelvers until it was then resolved for me. This really describes Qur’an and is strongly backed by Qur’an, as was claimed in the Hadeeth of two weighty things (ثقلین).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You said in comment:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;you have not even answered the question in the sense off surety as i find the life and teachings of the 4 CALIPHS also to be virtuous and good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me answer this by asking you a question. If is tell you a lie, is there any way to understand it? Of course, yes. No lie will be said unless some contradictory issues will arise subsequently. So let focus on the contradictions rather than what we are simply told. Not necessarily the majority of people care much to diagnose a saying, they simply accept anything they are told if they are somewhat familiar with the narrator, even if the narrator is not completely known and approved, as long as the saying is not very odd to their minds. Let me now tell you a news: Abu Sufyan was indeed too pious from the very beginning, but he was doing Taqiyyah to prepare pagans of Mecca to submit to apostle of Allah! Is this any strange on its own? Have you ever seen Abu Safyan to judge this News? You will accept it if you are told such by Umar, won't you? The same News can be given about any other person, including the four Caliph, how can we judge these news? Because the majority of the companions of the apostle of Allah have approved that? What if there arise some contradictions then? Would you accept what your intellectual power suggests or the suggestion reached to you through books written some centuries ago by those whom you don't know personally? Qur’an itself came to the pagans and although there were some good tidings in the previous Heavenly books but Qur’an itself relied mostly on its own massage. There are many who came to be believers without ever being aware of such good tidings. So Islam recognizes a greater weight for the &lt;strong&gt;massage&lt;/strong&gt; and the &lt;strong&gt;intellectual power&lt;/strong&gt; and the &lt;strong&gt;Fitrah&lt;/strong&gt;, compared to that we discuss who has said what! See how Imam Ali --peace be upon him-- addresses the same issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;from: وسائل الشيعة، ج‏27، ص: 135&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ الطَّبَرِيُّ فِي بِشَارَةِ&#xA;  الْمُصْطَفَى عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ&#xA;  الْبَصْرِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ عَنْ&#xA;  مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الْفَقِيهِ عَنْ حَمَّوَيْهِ&#xA;  بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حَمَّوَيْهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ&#xA;  الْمُطَّلِبِ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ&#xA;  مَهْدِيٍّ الْكِنْدِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ&#xA;  طَرِيفٍ الْحَجَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَمِيلِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي&#xA;  خَالِدٍ الْكَابُلِيِّ عَنِ الْأَصْبَغِ بْنِ نُبَاتَةَ عَنْ أَمِيرِ&#xA;  الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي حَدِيثٍ أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنِ اخْتِلَافِ&#xA;  الشِّيعَةِ- فَقَالَ إِنَّ دِينَ اللَّهِ لَا يُعْرَفُ بِالرِّجَالِ بَلْ&#xA;  بِآيَةِ الْحَقِّ فَاعْرِفِ الْحَقَّ تَعْرِفْ أَهْلَهُ إِنَّ الْحَقَّ&#xA;  أَحْسَنُ الْحَدِيثِ وَ الصَّادِعَ بِهِ مُجَاهِدٌ وَ بِالْحَقِّ&#xA;  أُخْبِرُكَ فَأَرْعِنِي سَمْعَكَ وَ ذَكَرَ كَلَاماً طَوِيلًا حَاصِلُهُ&#xA;  الْأَمْرُ بِالرُّجُوعِ إِلَيْهِمْ ع فِي الْأَحْكَامِ وَ تَفْسِيرِ&#xA;  الْقُرْآنِ وَ غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Ali --peace be upon him-- was asked about the discrepancies among&#xA;  Shi'ite, so he answered: &quot;Verily the religion of Allah is not&#xA;  recognized through the personages, but instead through the signs of&#xA;  truth, so first know the truth and you will know its personages. Truth&#xA;  is the best of opinions, whoever talks about it in open is a Mujahid&quot;&#xA;  then he continued a long Hadeeth that refer the people to Ahlul Bayt&#xA;  --peaece be upon them-- in the rules of religion (jurisprudence), description of Qur'aan and etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have a good website here that we can discuss things with each other in peace. We can care about our own beliefs and our brother beliefs without anyone being injured or titled as Mushrik. It's a very nice place to gather witnesses from all the sects of Sunni and Shia and decide which one can be the truth. This has been elsewhere suggested by Imam Ali ar-Redha --peace be upon him-- when he said: &quot;May Allah bless who revive our affair&quot;, he was then asked: &quot;how will your affair be revived?&quot; and he replied: &quot;learn from our knowledge and Ahadeeth and teach them to others, since people if are informed of such contents would follow us&quot; [بحارالانوار جلد 2 صفحه 30]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So good to have you here with a background from branches of Shia different than the mainstream Shia. You can input whatever that you like for us to discuss around them from different perspectives. And Qur’an will always be our main shared source, in shaa' Allah. Only let me add here a point and that's it, the Twelver Shia brothers also know that Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- first introduced Ismaa3eel as his successor, and all of us also agree upon Ismaa3eel being highly pious, however, the we recognize introduction of Ismaa3eel by Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- as a Taqiyyah in the times that declaring Imam Kazim --peace be upon him-- could result in him being murdered, and as you may know Ismaa3eel passed away while Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- was still alive, so that some Shia Muslims refused to accept the fact and followed some personal opinions like Isma3eel has not passed away and things like that. It is probable that our history books may have conflicts, so the direct way would still be the fact that every religion stand over its teachings not its personages and we can start talking around conflicts among their teachings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-29T02:49:35.663" LastActivityDate="2015-11-29T02:49:35.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7073" CreationDate="2013-01-20T14:43:20.237" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=142535&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the woman is in her (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iddah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;'Iddah&lt;/a&gt;) than she is still considered married,&#xA;  and it is ok for her husband to speak to her, even about his love for her,&#xA;  for that might get her back with him.  But if the woman is totally&#xA;  divorced, than the man must talk to her like he talks to any other&#xA;  women. And it is ok to speak about things that are necessary, like&#xA;  about the children for example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="778" LastEditDate="2013-01-21T15:58:42.773" LastActivityDate="2013-01-21T15:58:42.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7077" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7069" CreationDate="2013-01-20T16:35:01.373" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this question is something like: &lt;em&gt;Is knife Haram?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having most of objects themselves is not Haram. Our usage of them can be Halal or Haram. If we want knife to eat fruits or kitchen work, it's Halal, but if we desire to injure some innocent, it's Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Auto-tuner can be used to play Quran, Halal music or Haram music. Having it is not Haram, but the application can be Halal or Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I said most of the objects, because some objects are made only for Haram use, like alcohol drinks or addictive drugs. Some scholars say having, selling or buying these types of objects is Haram also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="803" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T07:13:22.877" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T07:13:22.877" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7078" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-20T17:34:42.363" Score="2" ViewCount="105" Body="&lt;p&gt;السلام عليكم&lt;br&gt;&#xA;A guy was talking to a girl in the web , he wrote the لفظ الجلالة Allah in the page , is that Haram , or it is sort of mocking for the religion .,, ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I searched the web for this , I saw in Islamweb which has question I asked before &quot;they say that if someone was doing Haram , while the لفظ الجلالة was on the page , it's not mocking , but one should stop using this Haram thing , anyway , Another Fatwa says it is Haram to start something Haram with the name of Allah , but if someone for example was eating something , while watching Haram , and he said &quot; In the name of Allah &quot;for eating , that's totally different and they say that it is not even Haram to say.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2037" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2019-03-16T20:37:03.557" LastActivityDate="2019-03-16T20:37:03.557" Title="What is the Judgement in this case?" Tags="|allah|fatwa-explanation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7081" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7084" CreationDate="2013-01-20T20:48:35.397" Score="0" ViewCount="249" Body="&lt;p&gt;*&lt;em&gt;when someone for example say these kind of phrases does it mean that he thinks that what he is doing Halal ,and does he become a kafr just for saying it *&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;when someone is drinking and say &quot; I should drink more tonight&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;when someone is doing Haram as stealing something and he says that it is work&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;does a person be Kafr just for saying these sort of phrases or it is about thinking  that it is Halal &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2037" LastEditorUserId="2037" LastEditDate="2013-01-21T09:55:21.013" LastActivityDate="2013-01-22T10:21:10.843" Title="Are these words Isthlal and Kufr" Tags="|fatwa|kuffar|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7081" CreationDate="2013-01-21T09:07:34.997" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Doing something Haram doesn't make people Kuffar. You don't know when they will make Tawba, or when God will lead them to the right way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saying about a person a Kafer is not an easy thing, due to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=52765&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;site&lt;/a&gt;: if one says about his brother a Kafer, then he is too. (I know this is outsinde the question, just for clarification).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However a person doing something Haram, and saying it is Halal, it is either ways. The first one isthat he doesn't know Halal from Haram and needs someone to sit with him and teach him, or he is really leaded by Satan and needs someone to take by his hand and make him do Tawba, after being convinced because &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;&quot;There is no compulsion in religion&quot; (2:256). &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a conclusion if a person is making something Haram, so we can say he is making something Kufur, but we can't say Kafir about him, especially if he still believes that there is no God but Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edits:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اذا قال أحدهم أن السرقة لا عيب فيها، بينما كلنا يعلم أن السرقة حرام، فهذا العمل يكسب عليه سيئات، وعليك بنصحه. فإن لم ينتصح فدعه لله.&#xA;ولكن لا نقول أن هذا العمل كفر أو لا، الا اذا كان في العمل إشراك لله، ولكن نقول حلال أو حرام.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tawhed.ws/r1?i=4781&amp;amp;x=jzoyrjz8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;reference&lt;/a&gt; has the thing s mentioned above about saying that robbery is Haram but not Kufr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastEditorUserId="383" LastEditDate="2013-01-22T10:21:10.843" LastActivityDate="2013-01-22T10:21:10.843" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7087" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7066" CreationDate="2013-01-21T17:18:35.903" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;An &lt;strong&gt;Islamic Country&lt;/strong&gt; doesn't necessarily mean that it &lt;strong&gt;implements sharia wholistically&lt;/strong&gt;, if that is what you are asking. &#xA;Currently there is no country in the world where there is the existence of the sharia as a whole, countries like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saudiembassy.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;saudi arabia&lt;/a&gt; are monarchies with bits of sharia. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are talking about an Islamic State ie a state that bases its ideology on sharia entirely (Caliphate), then it wouldn't be that straight forward to cut peoples hands no! &#xA;For example at the time of Umar's (2nd caliph of Islam) Rule he suspended the rule of cutting ones hand due to the state not being able to provide for its citizens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For your question you would have to define if that constitutes a theft in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="108" LastActivityDate="2013-01-21T17:18:35.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7088" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5747" CreationDate="2013-01-21T18:21:18.453" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;These are the four fundamental requirements of &quot;rawy el hadith&quot;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Puberty, a narration is never accepted from a child who has not reached puberty.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Good memory and he must be able to differentiate between right and wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He must be &quot;saleh&quot; (good man and knows his religion well) and not &quot;fasek&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As you have mentioned already &quot;be trustworthy and not have lied before&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for blind men and slaves: their testimony in hadith was forbidden by Imam Shafe'y but allowed by Imam Malek. But reports are accepted from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for women reports are not accepted from them, however there are 2 exceptions and they are A'esha and Ome-Salama&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=94&amp;amp;ID=8611&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;الحاوي الكبير في فقه مذهب الإمام الشافعي&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2036" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-04T17:05:04.627" LastActivityDate="2016-07-04T17:05:04.627" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7089" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2701" CreationDate="2013-01-21T19:54:54.930" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah never commanded the Muslims to fight before they migrated to Medina. Instead the Prophet (pbuh) was commanded many times to remind the people of the truth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;So remind, if the reminder should benefit&quot; - Quran 87:9&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The longer Muhammad (pbuh) preached, the more people accepted Islam. Although the Muslims were being persecuted in Mecca, they still had enough protection for the message to be conveyed to the public. It was only after Abu Talib's death and an assassination attempt, when he (pbuh) and the rest of the Muslims had to end this kind of preaching and migrate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at the story of other Messengers such as Nuh (pbuh), or Musa (pbuh), then you will see the same methodology.  First the messengers warn the disbelievers for a period of time (determined by Allah), and then the disbelievers (if they did not accept the message) face the consequences of their disbelief immediately afterward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="857" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-28T10:49:46.967" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T10:49:46.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7090" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-21T20:56:43.660" Score="7" ViewCount="742" Body="&lt;p&gt;Derived from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/7062/584&quot;&gt;this Question&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/7086/584&quot;&gt;this Answer&lt;/a&gt; is a question about the intrinsic credit of lineage in the view of Allah. We already know something about this from Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ اللَّـهَ اصْطَفَىٰ آدَمَ وَنُوحًا وَ&lt;strong&gt;آلَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  وَ&lt;strong&gt;آلَ عِمْرَانَ&lt;/strong&gt; عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ / ذُرِّيَّةً بَعْضُهَا مِن&#xA;  بَعْضٍ ۗ وَاللَّـهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah did choose Adam and Noah, &lt;strong&gt;the family of Abraham&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;the&#xA;  family of 'Imran&lt;/strong&gt; above all people / Offspring, one of the other: And&#xA;  Allah heareth and knoweth all things. [3:33,34]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ يُزَكُّونَ أَنفُسَهُم ۚ بَلِ اللَّـهُ&#xA;  يُزَكِّي مَن يَشَاءُ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًا / انظُرْ كَيْفَ&#xA;  يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى اللَّـهِ الْكَذِبَ ۖ وَكَفَىٰ بِهِ إِثْمًا مُّبِينًا&#xA;  / أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا نَصِيبًا مِّنَ الْكِتَابِ&#xA;  يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْجِبْتِ وَالطَّاغُوتِ وَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا&#xA;  هَـٰؤُلَاءِ أَهْدَىٰ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا سَبِيلًا / أُولَـٰئِكَ&#xA;  الَّذِينَ لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّـهُ ۖ وَمَن يَلْعَنِ اللَّـهُ فَلَن تَجِدَ&#xA;  لَهُ نَصِيرًا / أَمْ لَهُمْ نَصِيبٌ مِّنَ الْمُلْكِ فَإِذًا لَّا&#xA;  يُؤْتُونَ النَّاسَ نَقِيرًا / أَمْ يَحْسُدُونَ النَّاسَ عَلَىٰ مَا&#xA;  آتَاهُمُ اللَّـهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ ۖ فَقَدْ آتَيْنَا &lt;strong&gt;آلَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَآتَيْنَاهُم مُّلْكًا عَظِيمًا / فَمِنْهُم&#xA;  مَّنْ آمَنَ بِهِ وَمِنْهُم مَّن صَدَّ عَنْهُ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِجَهَنَّمَ&#xA;  سَعِيرًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who claim sanctity for&#xA;  themselves? Nay-but Allah Doth sanctify whom He pleaseth. But never&#xA;  will they fail to receive justice in the least little thing. / Behold!&#xA;  how they invent a lie against Allah! but that by itself is a manifest&#xA;  sin! / Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who were given a&#xA;  portion of the Book? they believe in sorcery and Evil, and say to the&#xA;  Unbelievers that they are better guided in the (right) way Than the&#xA;  believers! / They are (men) whom Allah hath cursed: And those whom&#xA;  Allah Hath cursed, thou wilt find, have no one to help. / Have they a&#xA;  share in dominion or power? Behold, they give not a farthing to their&#xA;  fellow-men? / Or do they envy mankind for what Allah hath given them&#xA;  of his bounty? but We had already given &lt;strong&gt;the family of Abraham&lt;/strong&gt; the&#xA;  Book and Wisdom, and conferred upon them a great kingdom. / Some of&#xA;  them believed, and some of them averted their faces from him: And&#xA;  enough is Hell for a burning fire. [4:49-55]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَ&lt;strong&gt;جَعَلْنَا فِي ذُرِّيَّتِهِ&#xA;  النُّبُوَّةَ وَالْكِتَابَ&lt;/strong&gt; وَآتَيْنَاهُ أَجْرَهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا ۖ&#xA;  وَإِنَّهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ لَمِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We gave to Him Isaac and Jacob and &lt;strong&gt;placed in his descendants&#xA;  prophethood and scripture&lt;/strong&gt;. And We gave him his reward in this world,&#xA;  and indeed, he is in the Hereafter among the righteous. [29:27]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَانُ دَاوُودَ&lt;/strong&gt; ۖ وَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ&#xA;  عُلِّمْنَا مَنطِقَ الطَّيْرِ وَأُوتِينَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ۖ إِنَّ&#xA;  هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ &lt;strong&gt;الْفَضْلُ الْمُبِينُ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And Solomon inherited David&lt;/strong&gt;. He said, &quot;O people, we have been taught&#xA;  the language of birds, and we have been given from all things. Indeed,&#xA;  this is &lt;strong&gt;evident bounty&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot; [27:16]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And from Hadeeth (even in the most authentic books of the Sunni brothers):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abdullah b. Zaid-he who was shown the call (for prayer in a dream)&#xA;  narrated it on the authority of Mas'ad al-Ansiri who said: We were&#xA;  sitting in the company of Sa'id b. 'Ubida when the Messenger of Allah&#xA;  (may peace be upon him) came to us. Bashir b. S'ad said: Allah has&#xA;  commanded us to bless you. Messenger of Allah! But how should we bless&#xA;  you? He (the narrator) said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon&#xA;  him) kept quiet (and we were so much perturbed over his silence) that&#xA;  we wished we had not asked him. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be&#xA;  upon him) then said: (For blessing me) say:&quot; 0 Allah, bless Muhammad&#xA;  and the members of his household as Thou didst bless the members of&#xA;  Ibrahim's household. Grant favors to Muhammad and the members of his&#xA;  household as Thou didst grant favors to the members of the household&#xA;  of Ibrahim in the world. Thou art indeed Praiseworthy and Glorious&quot; ;&#xA;  and salutation as you know.  (Sahih Muslim, Book 004, Hadith 0803) &#xA;  [&lt;em&gt;and note that neither of the companions of the holy prophet --peace be upon &#xA;  him and his household-- are not mentioned in this Hadeeth&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That somewhat addresses the genetic-like relations in a lineage, but then how can it be considered as compatible with other more fundamental teachings of Islam that the only ranking in the view of Allah is the grade of piety (&lt;em&gt;acquired by the person himself&lt;/em&gt;) and nothing else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ&#xA;  وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا ۚ &lt;strong&gt;إِنَّ&#xA;  أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ اللَّـهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ&lt;/strong&gt; ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ عَلِيمٌ&#xA;  خَبِيرٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female,&#xA;  and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not&#xA;  that ye may despise (each other). &lt;strong&gt;Verily the most honored of you in&#xA;  the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you&lt;/strong&gt;. And&#xA;  Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things).&#xA;  [49:13]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PS&lt;/strong&gt;. This question is asked in the hope that some misconceptions would be resolved, and say, for the sake of completeness of the set of the questions in the website.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T10:08:01.620" Title="To what extent does Islam identify credit for lineage?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7091" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-21T21:08:31.390" Score="5" ViewCount="399" Body="&lt;p&gt;Derived from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/7062/584&quot;&gt;this Question&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/7086/584&quot;&gt;this Answer&lt;/a&gt; is a question about the history of the Twelver Shia branch of Islam. Would you please notify in short how did this branch evolved through the ages with focus concentrated around the Safavid era? The main points that are considered to exist in an accepted answer are these:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The main events that largely helped spreading this perspective (a list of events with references given for each can be very helpful, but only the main events please)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does this claim that Safavid Empire in Persia was the main reason for the Twelver Shi'ism becoming the mainstream Shi'a sect has anything to do with reality?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T16:28:56.170" LastActivityDate="2017-09-20T12:01:44.570" Title="How has Twelver Shia evolved through the past 14 centuries, particularly during the Safavid era?" Tags="|history|shiism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7095" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-22T00:36:33.693" Score="11" ViewCount="3776" Body="&lt;p&gt;Often, I see &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; cited, especially from those major collections other than the &lt;em&gt;sahihain&lt;/em&gt;, with their authenticity graded by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Nasiruddin_al-Albani&quot;&gt;al-Albani&lt;/a&gt;.  From perusing his selected bibliography on Wikipedia, I can see that he has done a fair amount of writing in this regard, and is apparently considered a &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; scholar of some renown (and more than a little criticism).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Traditionally, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biographical_evaluation&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;ilm al-rijal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a major factor in determining whether any &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; is authentic; an otherwise flawless &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; could still be deemed &lt;em&gt;da'if&lt;/em&gt; if anybody in the chain of narration is considered questionable.  However, while the major collections were compiled at a time when many of the narrators were still alive (and thus able to be studied), or were personally known by people who were still alive (and thus able to be studied), al-Albani himself was born significantly later and would (presumably) only be able to rely on written accounts thereof by the scholars of that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that these contemporary scholars would've had access to much of the same information (although maybe not all at once), one would think there would have been significant research into how authentic any particular &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; was at the time (either by these scholars or in the generations following as the information disseminated among the Islamic world).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that al-Albani's classification is &lt;em&gt;specifically&lt;/em&gt; mentioned suggests to me that either:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No major scholar considered authenticity of these &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; important enough to study for over a thousand years (highly unlikely)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Most of the work of these earlier scholars was somehow lost to the ravages of time (possible, but still doesn't seem too likely)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;al-Albani's methodology and/or the information available to him was somehow different than that of earlier scholars.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In an attempt to understand the likelihood of the third position, my question lies thus: &lt;strong&gt;What was al-Albani's methodology for determining authenticity of a &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt;?  How, if at all, did it differ from the methodology used by the contemporary scholars?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-06-19T09:50:35.920" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T21:32:05.543" Title="What was al-Albani's methodology for authenticating ahadith?" Tags="|uloom-al-hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7098" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-22T09:14:04.233" Score="3" ViewCount="1526" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it Haram to pay taxes for America for the Muslims who live in there , and is it &quot;Tawlli&quot; [Helping a kaft against Muslims ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2037" LastActivityDate="2013-01-22T23:56:34.143" Title="What is the Islamic Judgment of paying taxes from the US" Tags="|fatwa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7098" CreationDate="2013-01-22T09:45:59.360" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From my POV there are general aspects regarding paying taxes in islam which apply to non-islamic countries as well - see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/921/965&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for a very good explanation. Basically as long as there is no direct sin involved a muslim is obliged to follow the laws/rules of the country he is living in and on the other hand the ruler must not take taxes by force.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other aspects to take into consideration can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=84560&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; - it states that to ward off injustice it is allowed to lie and if a country is at war with muslim it is haram to pay taxes to that country.  Although I would be &lt;strong&gt;very cautious on applying this without a real fatwa regarding you specific case&lt;/strong&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="965" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2013-01-22T23:56:34.143" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7090" CreationDate="2013-01-22T12:33:01.420" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First let see how Qur’an addresses some of the points regarding this issue, when the prophets or any other good servant of Allah were asking their Lord regarding their households:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذْ يَرْفَعُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ الْقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ&#xA;  وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّمِيعُ&#xA;  الْعَلِيمُ / رَبَّنَا وَاجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ وَمِن&#xA;  ذُرِّيَّتِنَا أُمَّةً مُّسْلِمَةً لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبْ&#xA;  عَلَيْنَا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention] when Abraham was raising the foundations of the House&#xA;  and [with him] Ishmael, [saying], &quot;Our Lord, accept [this] from us.&#xA;  Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing. / Our Lord, and make us&#xA;  Muslims [in submission] to You and from our descendants a Muslim&#xA;  nation [in submission] to You. And show us our rites and accept our&#xA;  repentance. Indeed, You are the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.&#xA;  [2:127,128]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِذْ قَالَتِ امْرَأَتُ عِمْرَانَ رَبِّ إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ لَكَ مَا فِي&#xA;  بَطْنِي مُحَرَّرًا فَتَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّمِيعُ&#xA;  الْعَلِيمُ / فَلَمَّا وَضَعَتْهَا قَالَتْ رَبِّ إِنِّي وَضَعْتُهَا&#xA;  أُنثَىٰ وَاللَّـهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا وَضَعَتْ وَلَيْسَ الذَّكَرُ&#xA;  كَالْأُنثَىٰ ۖ وَإِنِّي سَمَّيْتُهَا مَرْيَمَ وَإِنِّي أُعِيذُهَا بِكَ&#xA;  وَذُرِّيَّتَهَا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ / فَتَقَبَّلَهَا رَبُّهَا&#xA;  بِقَبُولٍ حَسَنٍ ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Mention, O Muhammad], when the wife of 'Imran said, &quot;My Lord, indeed&#xA;  I have pledged to You what is in my womb, consecrated [for Your&#xA;  service], so accept this from me. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the&#xA;  Knowing.&quot; (35) But when she delivered her, she said, &quot;My Lord, I have&#xA;  delivered a female.&quot; And Allah was most knowing of what she delivered,&#xA;  &quot;And the male is not like the female. And I have named her Mary, and I&#xA;  seek refuge for her in You and [for] her descendants from Satan, the&#xA;  expelled [from the mercy of Allah].&quot; So her Lord accepted her with&#xA;  good acceptance ... [3:35-37]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;هُنَالِكَ دَعَا زَكَرِيَّا رَبَّهُ ۖ قَالَ رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِن لَّدُنكَ&#xA;  ذُرِّيَّةً طَيِّبَةً ۖ إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At that, Zechariah called upon his Lord, saying, &quot;My Lord, grant me&#xA;  from Yourself a good offspring. Indeed, You are the Hearer of&#xA;  supplication.&quot; [3:38]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي مُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي ۚ رَبَّنَا&#xA;  وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَاءِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Abraham said] My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and [many]&#xA;  from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept my supplication. [14:40]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you see the prophets were asking Allah and He was accepting their Dua. Even we know that the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- has also asked from his Lord to bless his household, e.g. from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahl_al-Kisa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadeeth Kisaa'&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'A'isha reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) went out&#xA;  one norning wearing a striped cloak of the black camel's hair that&#xA;  there came hasan b. 'ali. He wrapped hitn under it, then came Husain&#xA;  and he wrapped him under it along with the other one (hasan). Then&#xA;  came fatima and he took her under it, then came 'ali and he also took&#xA;  him under it and then said: Allah only desires to take away any&#xA;  uncleanliness from you, O people of the household, and purify you&#xA;  (thorough purifying)  (Sahih Muslim, Book 031, Hadith 5955)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/hadis-e-kisa.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia version of the Hadeeth&lt;/a&gt; it had quite many other details not mentioned above, like that the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- asked Allah for the sake of purifying his household and then Allah revealed the purification verse about them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَلَمَّا اکْتَمَلْنا جَميعاً تَحْتَ الْکِسآءِ، اَخَذَ اَبي رَسُولُ&#xA;  اللَّهِ بِطَرَفَيِ الْکِسآءِ، وَاَوْمَئَ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْني اِلَي&#xA;  السَّمآءِ، وَقالَ اَللَّهُمَّ اِنَ هؤُلاءِ اَهْلُ بَيْتي وَخآصَّتي&#xA;  وَحآمَّتي، لَحْمُهُمْ لَحْمي، وَدَمُهُمْ دَمي، يُؤْلِمُني ما&#xA;  يُؤْلِمُهُمْ، وَيَحْزُنُني ما يَحْزُنُهُمْ، اَنَا حَرْبٌ لِمَنْ&#xA;  حارَبَهُمْ، وَسِلْمٌ لِمَنْ سالَمَهُمْ وَعَدُوٌّ لِمَنْ عاداهُمْ،&#xA;  وَمُحِبٌّ لِمَنْ اَحَبَّهُمْ، اِنَّهُمْ مِنّي وَاَ نَا مِنْهُمْ،&#xA;  فَاجْعَلْ صَلَواتِکَ وَبَرَکاتِکَ وَرَحْمَتَکَ، وَغُفْرانَکَ&#xA;  وَرِضْوانَکَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَيْهِمْ، وَاَذْهِبْ عَنْهُمُ الرِّجْسَ،&#xA;  وَطَهِّرْهُمْ تَطْهيراً،&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Getting together underneath the cloak, my father, the Prophet of&#xA;  Allah, held the two ends of the cloak and raised his right hand&#xA;  towards the heavens and prayed : &quot;O Allah, these are the people of my&#xA;  Household (Ahlul-Bayt). They are my confidants and my supporters.&#xA;  Their flesh is my flesh and their blood is my blood. Whoever hurts&#xA;  them, hurts me too. Whoever displeases them, displeased me too. I am&#xA;  at war with those at war with them. I am at peace with those at peace&#xA;  with them. I am the enemies of their enemies and I am the friend of&#xA;  their friends. They are from me and I am from them. O Allah! Bestow&#xA;  Your Blessings, Benevolence, Forgiveness and Your pleasure upon me &#xA;  and upon them. And remove impurity from them and keep them thoroughly&#xA;  pure&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Allah has chosen the household of the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- over other people as He chose the households of some previous prophets over other people, and even it would be no strange if the highest ranked prophet's request would be more accepted than the requests of the previous prophets who were ranked lower than him in the view of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, let me also bring a witness from Qur’an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ إِحْسَانًا ۖ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ&#xA;  كُرْهًا وَوَضَعَتْهُ كُرْهًا ۖ وَحَمْلُهُ وَفِصَالُهُ ثَلَاثُونَ&#xA;  شَهْرًا ۚ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُ وَبَلَغَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً&#xA;  قَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ&#xA;  عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ&#xA;  وَ&lt;strong&gt;أَصْلِحْ لِي فِي ذُرِّيَّتِي&lt;/strong&gt; ۖ إِنِّي تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَإِنِّي مِنَ&#xA;  الْمُسْلِمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have enjoined upon man, to his parents, good treatment. His&#xA;  mother carried him with hardship and gave birth to him with hardship,&#xA;  and his gestation and weaning [period] is thirty months. [He grows]&#xA;  until, when he reaches maturity and reaches [the age of] forty years,&#xA;  he says, &quot;My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You&#xA;  have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to work righteousness of&#xA;  which You will approve and &lt;strong&gt;make righteous for me my offspring&lt;/strong&gt;. Indeed,&#xA;  I have repented to You, and indeed, I am of the Muslims.&quot; [46:15]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse according to many Ahadeeth, see e.g. [البرهان في تفسير القرآن، ج‏5، ص: 39-42], has been revealed specifically about Imam Hussain --peace be upon him-- being born and Imamah being in his descendant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far we only explained why it is possible that some lineages being preferred over the other groups of people, Du3aa works very fine if the prayer is a righteous servant of Allah. However, let only mention some few points and conclude this answer: Today's science may give a weight to genetic as psychology gives a weight to the children treatment of the family in formation of the character of a person. But do any scientist now give a weight to the name of the begotten children? In Islam we are told to select good names for our children, that's something that we would be questioned about in the Judgement day as it's duty and not only something fancy. Some Ahadeeth discuss the relevance of such issues in more depth and e.g. point to the fact that every human has his/her soul created centuries before his/her birth in Dunya. Every soul already has a character and a name suitable for that. When a parent make a child they will not name someone who is anyway their child, but there are many factors that will help someone be related to them in Dunya as their child! Selecting names is one of such factors. The sexual relation being allowed or forbidden (Zina) would be another factor, and the factors are not even limited to these two factors. So we are even told to select a good time for the intercourse, the proper hour in the day, the day in the week, the week in the month [and probably the month in the year, the year among the years], to pray before intercourse, to select the name of the child, and to think about the saints during the intercourse, and etc. Most of these points are not understandable to science, but Islam is not bounded to the human's knowledge. A good servant of Allah with good enough knowledge about the traditions of Allah in this universe considers all such factors before begetting a child, would also pray for him/her and treat him/her very well. Still not everything would be necessarily OK, we have Adaam --peace be upon him-- whose son Qaabil killed his another son Haabil, Noah --peace be upon him-- whose son was an atheist, Jacob --peace be upon him-- whose sons oppressed Joseph --peace be upon him, and even some of the Shia Imams whose sons were misguided like Ja3far Kazzaab (جعفر کذاب ابن علی النقی).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each individual person of a lineage is ranked due to his/her own intentions and deeds, as is obvious from the verse pointed out in the original question, however, Allah arranges each lineage based on His own traditions and wisdom and no task of Allah is aimless or arbitrary. As only one example, note that a good child &lt;strong&gt;can&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;although not necessarily&lt;/em&gt;) be a great gift and reward to his/her parents, helping them, worshiping Allah for Him forgiving his/her parents, praying instead of them after their death, and etc. and that a bad child  &lt;strong&gt;can&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;although not necessarily&lt;/em&gt;) be a great punishment ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that this will help&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-15T10:08:01.620" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T10:08:01.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="270" CreationDate="2013-01-22T12:39:25.543" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam does not permit slavery to Muslims. In fact one of the requirements of being a Muslim is to not enslave one another (3:64). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Islam does not force other adherers to other ideology to conform to Islam's belief system (15:3,23:54,43:84,52:45,70:42) even at the expense of death to uphold their beliefs(6:112) at one extreme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if there is a citizen (a mushrik/polytheist or kaafir/rejecter of the concept of Prime Creator) amongst the nation and he has a slave who is a Muslim, the nation has no right to take away from the citizen his Muslim slave, because it's part of the belief of this citizen to own a slave, and the nation has no right to take it away from him. Otherwise there would be bloodshed amongst Muslim and non-Muslim to fight for an ideological point of view, which Islam does not want.&#xA;This is what is meant in the verse 24:32.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَنكِحُوا الْأَيَامَىٰ مِنكُمْ وَالصَّالِحِينَ مِنْ عِبَادِكُمْ&#xA;  وَإِمَائِكُمْ ۚ إِن يَكُونُوا فُقَرَ‌اءَ يُغْنِهِمُ اللَّـهُ مِن&#xA;  فَضْلِهِ ۗ وَاللَّـهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿٣٢﴾ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And marry those unmarried amongst you &#xA;  and the righteous amongst your male and female slaves...(24:32)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is amongst your male and female citizens that are being enslaved.&#xA;If we take it that Islam allows slavery amongst the Muslims, it would be contradicting verse 3:64.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in this verse Allah SWT is talking to us as a nation (with Muslim and non-Muslim citizens) and not as a group of Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="858" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-01T20:40:20.657" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T20:40:20.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7102" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-22T12:43:52.123" Score="5" ViewCount="558" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Quran (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/42/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ash-Shūraá-30&lt;/a&gt;), any suffering we face is because of our own actions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا أَصَابَكُم مِّن مُّصِيبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ&#xA;  وَيَعْفُو عَن كَثِيرٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whatever strikes you of disaster - it is for what your hands have&#xA;  earned; but He pardons much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what's the exact meaning of &quot;Mosibat&quot; here? (translated to disaster above). Is this verse suggesting that any kind of suffering that happens to one person, is because of their own actions? E.g. if I broke my hand, would it be because of something bad I have done in my life? What about natural disasters like earthquakes or tsunamis? Do they strike bad people only? If not, and if an earthquake is not what this verse is referring to, what is it exactly about then?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="144" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T06:17:52.570" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T06:17:52.570" Title="Are all sufferings because of our own actions?" Tags="|tafseer|surat-ash-shura|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="270" CreationDate="2013-01-22T12:55:30.073" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam permits slavery for those who come to fight against Muslims and Islam. Slavery is a kind of blessing for those who are slaves.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;To understand this let me explain. Whenever someone is arrested obviously he is an enemy so should be killed straight away because he is enemy and came to kill Muslims but Islam restricts the owner of slaves to keep slave at their homes, provide them as much and good food to them as they have for themselves. Provide them as good clothes as they own have. Let them walk around, let them get education.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;These are all benefits he gets. Islam says they should be kept at home because if there were so many prisons it would be a burden to keep them there. Government (Khilafat) would have to provide everything to them. Instead the way I mentioned above is followed so that they (slaves) see how Muslims live and how good their morals and habits are. This means Islam is giving them an opportunity to observe Islam closely.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In the eyes of Islam those who are not Muslims are going to hell so slavery is giving them chance to save themselves from fire of hell and see how good Islam is.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In the end those who observe Islam closely embrace Islam. Also Prophet SAW has already told too many fazail(benefits) for releasing slaves. Therefore in the past we see many top scholars after the Era of Prophet SAW who used to be slaves, people (Muslims) followed them because they became Muslims and were able to lead them.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Sorry I couldn't give any reference here because these are all logical things. References can be seen in other answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2042" LastEditorUserId="2042" LastEditDate="2015-09-10T08:45:13.570" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T08:45:13.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7102" CreationDate="2013-01-22T13:22:31.523" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, Mosibat's translation is disaster, however it doesn't mean disaster literaly. It means any thing bad happens to you, not necessarily a disaster. (It might be a wound for ex.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.al-islam.com/Page.aspx?pageid=221&amp;amp;BookID=11&amp;amp;Page=486&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafsir Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt; whatever a bad thing happened to you is from your hands, whether you had done an evil thing or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you had done an evil thing, then when Mosibat happened to you, then God will remove your sins if you were patient. Or if you hadn't done anything bad, then you will gain Hasanat for being patient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In all cases you are the winner. As a Hadith for the Prophet PBUH is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;عجبا لأمر المؤمن إن أمره كله خير ، وليس ذاك لأحد إلا للمؤمن ؛&#xA; إن أصابته سرّاء شكر ؛ فكان خيراً له ، وإن أصابته ضرّاء صبر ؛ فكان خيراً له . رواه مسلم . &#xA;&#xA;How wonderful is the believer, for all his affairs are good, &#xA;but not that one but the believer; he gives thanks; good for him, &#xA;he bears it with patience; good for him. Narrated by Muslim. &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However EarthQuakes and Tsunamis are a different thing.&#xA;In Surat &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Isra' - 16&lt;/a&gt;, it happens when the most of the people of a certain town or region are making many things that make God angry of them, so he destroys them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastEditorUserId="383" LastEditDate="2013-01-22T13:36:43.060" LastActivityDate="2013-01-22T13:36:43.060" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7102" CreationDate="2013-01-22T15:45:39.407" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;اصاب and مصيبه they both have ص and ب which hints the proximity of the meaning between both, another verse that has the word اصب is in the verse of Yousouf AS when he says I would tend towards اصب اليهن them 12:33.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;12:56 demonstrates the usage of ص and ب in a positive/mercifully way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;نُصِيبُ بِرَ‌حْمَتِنَا مَن نَّشَاءُ ۖ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We will bring forth a cause with Our mercy whom We will&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's a bit fetched to say that مصييه  is disastrous for-conclusion.&#xA;I think this example shows how a degradation of meaning of a word can happen as time passes by the generation when is bent towards a certain interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahua3lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="858" LastEditorUserId="858" LastEditDate="2013-01-22T15:57:12.597" LastActivityDate="2013-01-22T15:57:12.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7107" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7102" CreationDate="2013-01-22T16:16:53.677" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The very nature of worldly life in earth is shaped by suffering and pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;لقد خلقنا الأنسان في كبد&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sufferings in life is mandatory path that every human must undergo whether he is a believer (Muslim) or a non-believer (infidel or kafir).&#xA;The only difference between Believers and Infidels is the outcome of the suffering: A believer is rewarded of his worldly suffering in the hereafter. In contrast an infidel endures a degree of sufferance in life but he has no reward whatsoever in the hereafter because he doesn't believe in God and life after death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="848" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-13T06:18:16.980" LastActivityDate="2015-12-13T06:18:16.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7108" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-22T16:21:28.480" Score="2" ViewCount="150" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for resources (books or web articles) on how the teachings of Sufism and mysticism in Islam are used to heal the psychiatric disorders of modern known psychiatry. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for references of some successfully used methods to heal mental illnesses using Islamic Sufi mysticism teachings and practice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-----UPDATE-------&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have some interest in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affective_computing&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;affective computing&lt;/a&gt;. but when reading about this discipline i found major flaws in the methodology to deal with human emotions using 'affective computing techniques'. I have a plan to do research on how to understand human emotions using computing but introducing new concepts that doesn't only deal with human body physiological signals to interpret and infer emotions. i want to explore another dimension of human emotions based on The mysterious inner high feelings that are experienced by people practicing Islamic Sufism. as Sufism seem to be very linked to human emotions and understanding how Sufism deal with emotions and spirits we can try modeling this in some scientific or computational method that could benefit humanity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="848" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T15:10:26.303" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T15:10:26.303" Title="Psychiatry and sufism" Tags="|sufism|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-04-13T05:21:45.893" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7102" CreationDate="2013-01-22T18:13:48.750" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Ahlul Bayt --peace be upon them-- we have the followings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;source: البرهان في تفسير القرآن، ج‏4، ص: 826-828&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;محمد بن يعقوب: عن عدة من أصحابنا، عن أحمد بن محمد بن خالد البرقي، عن&#xA;  أبيه، عن النضر بن سويد، عن هشام بن سالم، عن أبي عبد الله (عليه&#xA;  السلام)، [قال:] «أما إنه ليس من عرق يضرب، و لا نكبة و لا صداع و لا مرض&#xA;  إلا بذنب، و ذلك قول الله عز و جل في كتابه: وَ ما أَصابَكُمْ مِنْ&#xA;  مُصِيبَةٍ فَبِما كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَ يَعْفُوا عَنْ كَثِيرٍ، قال: و&#xA;  ما يعفو الله أكثر مما يؤآخذ به».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- stated: &quot;Neither any sweat(?), nor&#xA;  any calamity, nor any headache(?), nor any illness hits a person&#xA;  unless it is due to a sin committed and this is what Allah has stated&#xA;  in his book &lt;strong&gt;And whatever affliction befalls you, it is on account of&#xA;  what your hands have wrought, and (yet) He pardons most (of your&#xA;  faults)&lt;/strong&gt; and what He pardons is more than what He takes for.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;و عنه، قال: حدثني أبي، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن منصور بن يونس، عن أبي حمزة،&#xA;  عن الأصبغ بن نباتة، عن أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام) قال: «سمعته يقول:&#xA;  إني أحدثكم بحديث ينبغي لكل مسلم أن يعيه» ثم أقبل علينا، فقال: «ما عاقب&#xA;  الله عبدا مؤمنا في هذه الدنيا و عفا عنه إلا كان الله أجل و أمجد و أجود&#xA;  [من‏] أن يعود في عقوبته يوم القيامة، و ما ستر الله على عبد مؤمن في هذه&#xA;  الدنيا و عفا عنه إلا كان الله أجود و أمجد و أكرم من أن يعود في عقوبته&#xA;  يوم القيامة». ثم قال: «و قد يبتلي الله المؤمن بالبلية في بدنه أو ماله&#xA;  أو أهله». ثم تلا هذه الآية وَ ما أَصابَكُمْ مِنْ مُصِيبَةٍ فَبِما&#xA;  كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَ يَعْفُوا عَنْ كَثِيرٍ و حثا بيده ثلاث مرات.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Ali --peace be upon him-- once said: &quot;I tell you a saying that is&#xA;  worthy if every Muslims would carry(?) it&quot;. Then he added: &quot;And Allah&#xA;  does not punish a believer servant of Himself in this Dunya and pardon&#xA;  him unless He is more Glorious and Excellent and Gracious than to&#xA;  return to punish him in the Resurrection day, and Allah does not&#xA;  conceal [the wrongdoings] of a believer servant of Himself in this&#xA;  Dunya and pardon him unless He is more Glorious and Excellent and&#xA;  Honorable than to return to punish him in the Resurrection day&quot;, next&#xA;  he added: &quot;and Allah has examined a believer servant of Himself&#xA;  through scourge in his body or wealth or family&quot;. Then he recited the&#xA;  verse [42:30] ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;و عنه: عن عدة من أصحابنا، عن سهل بن زياد، و علي بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه&#xA;  جميعا، عن ابن محبوب، عن علي بن رئاب، قال: سألت أبا عبد الله (عليه&#xA;  السلام) عن قول الله عز و جل: وَ ما أَصابَكُمْ مِنْ مُصِيبَةٍ فَبِما&#xA;  كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَ يَعْفُوا عَنْ كَثِيرٍ، أ رأيت ما أصاب عليا&#xA;  (عليه السلام) و أهل بيته (عليهم السلام) من بعده، أهو بما كسبت أيديهم،&#xA;  و هم أهل بيت طهارة معصومون؟ فقال: «إن رسول الله (صلى الله عليه و آله)&#xA;  كان يتوب إلى الله و يستغفره في كل يوم و ليلة مائة مرة من غير ذنب، إن&#xA;  الله يخص أولياءه بالمصائب ليأجرهم عليها».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- was asked about the verse [42:30]&#xA;  whether the catastrophes occurred against Imam Ali --peace be upon&#xA;  him-- and his household --peace be upon them-- were also of the same&#xA;  type, while they were Ahlul Bayt who are infallibles!? So answered&#xA;  Imam peace be upon him: &quot;Verily the apostle of Allah --peace be upon&#xA;  him and his household-- was repenting toward Allah and asking for&#xA;  forgiveness every day and night one hundred of times without having a&#xA;  single sin, verily Allah distinguishes His servants with catastrophes&#xA;  to reward them accordingly.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;و قال الصادق (عليه السلام): «لما أدخل علي بن الحسين (عليهما السلام)&#xA;  على يزيد نظر إليه، ثم قال له: يا علي وَ ما أَصابَكُمْ مِنْ مُصِيبَةٍ&#xA;  فَبِما كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ. فقال علي بن الحسين (عليهما السلام): كلا،&#xA;  ما هذه فينا، إنما نزلت فينا: ما أَصابَ مِنْ مُصِيبَةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ&#xA;  لا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ إِلَّا فِي كِتابٍ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ نَبْرَأَها&#xA;  إِنَّ ذلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ لِكَيْلا تَأْسَوْا عَلى‏ ما فاتَكُمْ&#xA;  وَ لا تَفْرَحُوا بِما آتاكُمْ  فنحن الذين لا نأسى على ما فاتنا من أمر&#xA;  الدنيا، و لا نفرح بما أوتينا».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- said: &quot;when Ali ibn Hussain --peace&#xA;  be upon them two-- came to Yazid, Yazid looked at him and said: O Ali,&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;And whatever affliction befalls you, it is on account of what your hands have wrought&lt;/strong&gt;, so answered Ali ibn Hussain --peace be upon them&#xA;  two: Not at all, this verse does not fit us, verily is revealed about&#xA;  us &lt;strong&gt;No evil befalls on the earth nor in your own souls, but it is in&#xA;  a book before We bring it into existence; surely that is easy to Allah&#xA;  / So that you may not grieve for what has escaped you, nor be exultant&#xA;  at what He has given you&lt;/strong&gt; and we are those who do not grieve for what&#xA;  has escaped us, nor will be exultant at what we have given&quot; [&lt;em&gt;as Imams&#xA;  are informed of what will happen to them and their followers in the&#xA;  year to come at each Grand Night (لیلة القدر), but they are pleased&#xA;  with whatever Allah has preferred for them&lt;/em&gt;].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translations are mine, so feel free to improve them if required.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2013-01-22T18:13:48.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7110" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7111" CreationDate="2013-01-23T02:44:58.150" Score="2" ViewCount="69869" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a young woman gets married outside family, does she has to observe full hijab in front of her father-in-law. Is he Mahram? That would mean she has to hide her face from her father-in-Law all times and avoid any conversation or contact with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" OwnerDisplayName="user88" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2018-12-25T11:05:56.357" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T12:12:53.410" Title="Is father-in-Law non-mahram according to Islam?" Tags="|sharia|hijab|mahram|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7110" CreationDate="2013-01-23T05:57:29.640" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;المحرم بالمصاهرة بالنسبة لزوجة الأب هو ابنه من غيرها ، وبالنسبة لزوجة الابن هو أبوه ، وبالنسبة لأم الزوجة هو الزوج ، وقد ذكر الله تعالى في آية سورة النور : ( ولا يبدين زينتهن إلا لبعولتهن أو آبائهن أو آباء بعولتهن أو أبنائهن أو أبناء بعولتهن .. ) وآباء بعولتهن وأبناء بعولتهن من محارم المرأة بالمصاهرة ، وقد ذكرهم الله تعالى مع آبائهن وأبنائهن وساواهم جميعاً في حق إبداء الزينة لهم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means no, her father in law is a &quot;Mehrem&quot; .. in Quran [24:31] Allah SWT says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot; ...  not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their&#xA;  fathers, &lt;strong&gt;their husbands' fathers&lt;/strong&gt;, their sons, their husbands'&#xA;  sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, ...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2045" LastActivityDate="2013-01-23T05:57:29.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7113" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7110" CreationDate="2013-01-23T10:03:32.783" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Father-In-Law is Mahram for the whole life. Even if she was divorced, or widowed, Her father-in-law will remain her Mahram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this verse in Surat Al-Nur: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;24:31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, &lt;b&gt;their husbands' fathers&lt;/b&gt;, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=26819&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;, you can see that even after her husband's death or divorce her father-in-law remains a mahram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastEditorUserId="967" LastEditDate="2013-01-23T13:00:47.087" LastActivityDate="2013-01-23T13:00:47.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7114" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-23T13:06:56.537" Score="5" ViewCount="2624" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asslamualaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a sister. Last night I had some pink blood, and today nothing. dhuhr time has come :(&#xA;I'm expecting menstruation within the next 7 days, so this could have been a start, or could be after a week, Allah knows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do I do wudhu and pray? or do I have to ghusl, or do I keep waiting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am following Maliki school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope you can help insha allah. Please answer even after the event in case it happens again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;jazakallah very much!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2046" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T15:09:26.313" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T15:09:26.313" Title="Some pink blood then stop, do i have to ghusl?" Tags="|menses|maliki|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7115" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5987" CreationDate="2013-01-23T16:55:48.707" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;bow till you feel at ease&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sit with calmness till you feel at ease (do not hurry)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;until his joints settle and he is relaxed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;until he has placed his face firmly on&#xA;the ground and he is relaxed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The narrations of the Hadith clarify the issue: calming, settling, relaxing, and feeling at ease. In short: &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;الطمأنينة&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. (Thanks to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/7016/778&quot;&gt;@Hicham LEMGHARI&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first two quoted statements above are from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the narration in Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;, while the latter two are from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/nasai/12/108&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the narration in Sunan an-Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt;, which is quoted below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ الْمُقْرِئُ&#xA;أَبُو يَحْيَى، بِمَكَّةَ - وَهُوَ بَصْرِيٌّ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي&#xA;قَالَ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عَبْدِ&#xA;اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، أَنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ يَحْيَى بْنِ خَلاَّدِ&#xA;بْنِ مَالِكِ بْنِ رَافِعِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ&#xA;عَمِّهِ، رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ قَالَ بَيْنَمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى&#xA;الله عليه وسلم جَالِسٌ وَنَحْنُ حَوْلَهُ إِذْ دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ فَأَتَى&#xA;الْقِبْلَةَ فَصَلَّى فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلاَتَهُ جَاءَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى&#xA;رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَعَلَى الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ لَهُ&#xA;رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&amp;quot;‏ وَعَلَيْكَ اذْهَبْ فَصَلِّ&#xA;فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ فَذَهَبَ فَصَلَّى فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ&#xA;اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَرْمُقُ صَلاَتَهُ وَلاَ يَدْرِي مَا&#xA;يَعِيبُ مِنْهَا فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلاَتَهُ جَاءَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى رَسُولِ&#xA;اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَعَلَى الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ&#xA;اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&amp;quot;‏ وَعَلَيْكَ اذْهَبْ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّكَ&#xA;لَمْ تُصَلِّ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ فَأَعَادَهَا مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثًا فَقَالَ&#xA;الرَّجُلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا عِبْتَ مِنْ صَلاَتِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ&#xA;اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&amp;quot;‏ إِنَّهَا لَمْ تَتِمَّ صَلاَةُ&#xA;أَحَدِكُمْ حَتَّى يُسْبِغَ الْوُضُوءَ كَمَا أَمَرَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ&#xA;وَجَلَّ فَيَغْسِلَ وَجْهَهُ وَيَدَيْهِ إِلَى الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ&#xA;وَيَمْسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرَ&#xA;اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَيَحْمَدَهُ وَيُمَجِّدَهُ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ&#xA;هَمَّامٌ وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ ‏&amp;quot;‏ وَيَحْمَدَ اللَّهَ وَيُمَجِّدَهُ&#xA;وَيُكَبِّرَهُ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَكِلاَهُمَا قَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ قَالَ&#xA;‏&amp;quot;‏ وَيَقْرَأَ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مِمَّا عَلَّمَهُ اللَّهُ&#xA;وَأَذِنَ لَهُ فِيهِ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرَ وَيَرْكَعَ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ&#xA;مَفَاصِلُهُ وَتَسْتَرْخِيَ ثُمَّ يَقُولَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ&#xA;حَمِدَهُ ثُمَّ يَسْتَوِيَ قَائِمًا حَتَّى يُقِيمَ صُلْبَهُ ثُمَّ&#xA;يُكَبِّرَ وَيَسْجُدَ حَتَّى يُمَكِّنَ وَجْهَهُ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ وَقَدْ&#xA;سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ ‏&amp;quot;‏ جَبْهَتَهُ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ مَفَاصِلُهُ&#xA;وَتَسْتَرْخِيَ وَيُكَبِّرَ فَيَرْفَعَ حَتَّى يَسْتَوِيَ قَاعِدًا عَلَى&#xA;مَقْعَدَتِهِ وَيُقِيمَ صُلْبَهُ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرَ فَيَسْجُدَ حَتَّى&#xA;يُمَكِّنَ وَجْهَهُ وَيَسْتَرْخِيَ فَإِذَا لَمْ يَفْعَلْ هَكَذَا لَمْ&#xA;تَتِمَّ صَلاَتُهُ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Rifa'ah bin Rafi' said: &amp;quot;While the Messenger of&#xA;Allah () was sitting with us around him, a man came in, turned towards&#xA;the Qiblah and prayed. When he had finished his prayer, he came and&#xA;greeted the Messenger of Allah () and the people with Salam. The&#xA;Messenger of Allah () said to him: 'And also to you. Go and pray, for&#xA;you have not prayed.' So he went and prayed, and the Messenger of&#xA;Allah () started watching him, and he (the man) did not know what was&#xA;wrong with it. When he had finished the prayer, he came and greeted&#xA;the Messenger of Allah () and the people with salam. The Messenger of&#xA;Allah () said to him: 'And also to you. Go and pray, for you have not&#xA;prayed.' He repeated it two or three times, then the man said: 'O&#xA;Messenger of Allah, what is wrong with my prayer?' The Messenger of&#xA;Allah () said: 'The prayer of any of you is not complete unless he&#xA;performs wudu properly as enjoined by Allah, the Mighty and Sublime.&#xA;So he should wash his face, his arms up to the elbows, and wipe his&#xA;head, and (wash) his feet up to the ankles. Then he should magnify&#xA;Allah (SWT) and praise Him and glorify Him.'&amp;quot; - (One of the narrators)&#xA;Hammam said: &amp;quot;I heard him say: 'He should praise Allah and glorify Him&#xA;and magnify Him.&amp;quot; He said: &amp;quot;I heard both of them.&amp;quot; -&amp;quot;He (the Prophet&#xA;()) said: 'He should recite whatever is easy for him of the Quran that&#xA;Allah has taught him and permitted him in it (the prayer). Then he&#xA;should say the Takbir and bow until his joints settle and he is&#xA;relaxed. Then he should say: 'Sami Allahu liman hamidah (Allah hears&#xA;the one who praises Him)' and stand up straight until his backbone is&#xA;straight (and at ease). Then he should say Takbir and prostrate until&#xA;he has placed his face firmly on the ground.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I heard him say: his&#xA;forehead, until his joints settle and he is relaxed. Then he should&#xA;say the Takbir and sit up until his backbone is straight (and at&#xA;ease). Then he should prostrate until he has placed his face firmly on&#xA;the ground and he is relaxed. If he does not do that then he has not&#xA;completed his prayer.&amp;quot; (Sahih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-01-23T16:55:48.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7119" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1509" CreationDate="2013-01-24T08:59:45.363" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;the idea behind progibiting usary primarily was to discourage the holding power of money. to be really honest i find islamic banking as more or less the same thing its just playing with the concepts to do exactly the same thing &quot; considering that compond interest is not prevalent any more .....conventional banking and islamic banking are doing the same thing- Al azhar university therefore has made conventional banking as halal - i we really think if we need to have a purely islamic economic system we have to follow the model Col gaddafi formulated for african union - only then an islamic bank can exist ....in a haram economic system a halal institution can not be established!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2047" LastActivityDate="2013-01-24T08:59:45.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7114" CreationDate="2013-01-24T13:16:41.293" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the fatwa team at Islamweb.net, this blood is considered by Imam Malik to be a period.  Therefore you mustn't pray or touch the &lt;em&gt;Mushaf&lt;/em&gt; or anything until you get &lt;em&gt;tuhur&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other scholars only consider it a period if it lasts for more than a day and night, otherwise it is not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you know Arabic, you can read the following &lt;em&gt;fatawa&lt;/em&gt; (both from Islamweb.net) which describe the ruling in greater detail:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=78228&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;حكم من نزل منها قطرات دم قبل موعد دورتها بأسبوع&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;Id=32684&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;هل قطرة الدم الواحدة تعد حيضا؟&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-01-24T14:55:13.567" LastActivityDate="2013-01-24T14:55:13.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7121" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-24T17:19:47.280" Score="3" ViewCount="20505" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really find no reason to apply a blanket &quot;Radiyallahu Anhu&quot;(Allah is pleased with him) to all Sahaba specially those involved in fighting with Ahlebayt and breaking pledge with Hasan A.S?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also I found no Ahadith mentioning virtues of Muaviyah almost all other major sahabas have meritorious hadith praising them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Quran 9:100. And the first to embrace Islam of the Muhajirun (those who migrated from Makkah to Al-Madinah) and the Ansar (the citizens of Al-Madinah who helped and gave aid to the Muhajirun) and also those who followed them exactly (in Faith). &lt;strong&gt;Allah is well-pleased with them as they are well-pleased with Him&lt;/strong&gt;. He has prepared for them Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise), to dwell therein forever. That is the supreme success.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have the understanding that the verse Sura Tauba 9:100 from where &quot;Radiyallahu Anhu&quot; is taken applies at least to all to Muhajir and Ansar  and Muawiyah was neither, does he also include in 9:100?&#xA;Is my understanding correct as I respect all Sahabas ? but my heart does not allow me to say this after such people?&#xA;And I believe but not sure of earliest texts of the first three generations of Muslims ever applied any salutation to any of the Sahaba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-11-09T21:31:43.070" LastActivityDate="2019-10-15T20:23:42.703" Title="Is it OK to put Radiyallahu Anhu after Muawiya bin Abu Sufyan who was not a rightly guided caliph?" Tags="|history|islamic-events|honorifics|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7122" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5663" CreationDate="2013-01-24T18:54:40.793" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Treaty of protection&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; made by &lt;strong&gt;Khalid Ibn Al-Walid&lt;/strong&gt; with the Christians of Al-Hira in Iraq states: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Any aged non-Muslim who is unable to earn his livelihood, or is struck by disaster, or who becomes destitute and is helped by the charity of his fellow men will be exempted from the capitation tax and will be supplied with sustenance by the bait al-mal (the government treasury). (Abu Yusuf, Al-Kharaj, p. 144)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The obligation of paying this tax is also canceled when non-Muslims participate with Muslims in defending the Islamic state against its enemies.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Such conditions were clearly stated in contracts and other documents signed by Muslims and non-Muslims during the reign of &lt;strong&gt;Umar ibn Al Khattab&lt;/strong&gt;. (&lt;em&gt;See Zeidan, 'Abdul Karim, Ahkam- Dhimmiyin Wa Al-Musti'minin Fi Dar Al-Islam, p. 155 ff, and Al-Baladhuri, Futuh Al-Buldan, p. 217&lt;/em&gt;, where it is stated that &lt;code&gt;the emissary of Abu 'Ubaida made a compromise with a party of the Christian Jarajima: if they would support the Muslims and keep an eye on their enemies, they would not have to pay the Jizyah&lt;/code&gt;) Should the Islamic state become unable to abide by the contract, it may not collect the &lt;code&gt;Jizyah&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This rule was followed by &lt;strong&gt;Abu 'Ubaidah&lt;/strong&gt; when he learned of the situation in several Syrian cities. Syria had fallen into the hands of the Muslims, but as the Romans were gathering troops to regain it, he decided not to undertake the protection of the non-Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2049" LastEditorUserId="967" LastEditDate="2013-01-24T21:47:42.443" LastActivityDate="2013-01-24T21:47:42.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7123" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7322" CreationDate="2013-01-24T18:59:48.167" Score="5" ViewCount="17713" Body="&lt;p&gt;A previous question asked &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2251/what-does-the-word-islam-mean&quot;&gt;what does the word &quot;islam&quot; mean?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer was unambiguous: submit in Arabic means Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the spirit of &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/2253/22&quot;&gt;this previous excellent answer&lt;/a&gt;, what do the Arabic words &lt;em&gt;Muslim&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Kafir&lt;/em&gt; mean?  In particular, I would like to know the definite meanings of these words, as well as the general meaning of the roots from which they are derived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In parallel (and assuming it's different), what does the actual Arabic word for &quot;non-Muslim/non-believer&quot; look like?  Is it intellectually honest (unbiased) to translate &lt;em&gt;Kafir&lt;/em&gt; thus?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="494" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2018-02-26T13:20:34.153" Title="What do the words &quot;Muslim&quot; and &quot;Kafir&quot; mean?" Tags="|arabic|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7124" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-24T19:13:54.670" Score="5" ViewCount="27288" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a little but not much knowledge of Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although &lt;strong&gt;God&lt;/strong&gt; is called &lt;code&gt;Al-Karim&lt;/code&gt;, I hear the invocation &lt;code&gt;Ya Karim&lt;/code&gt;, but I never heard the invocation &lt;code&gt;Ya Al-Karim&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;Ya-l-Karim&lt;/code&gt;. Same for other names of &lt;strong&gt;God&lt;/strong&gt;: the definite article disappears from the vocative. Just as it would in English: &lt;code&gt;May the Lord have mercy on us&lt;/code&gt; vs. &lt;code&gt;O Lord, have mercy on us&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One big exception: &lt;code&gt;Ya Allah&lt;/code&gt;, which I've heard lots. (With definite separation between the end of &lt;code&gt;Ya&lt;/code&gt; and the start of &lt;code&gt;Allah&lt;/code&gt;, there are three different &quot;a&quot; sounds. I'm not talking about &lt;code&gt;yalla&lt;/code&gt; as in &lt;code&gt;let's go&lt;/code&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I see that when my English translation of the Quran has &lt;code&gt;O God&lt;/code&gt;, the original is &lt;code&gt;Allahuma&lt;/code&gt;. I don't know anything like this construction, where someone is addressed by tacking &quot;-uma&quot; at the end or something similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though as I say, I'm not at all knowledgeable in Arabic and might easily have missed something. So is there a difference? Is &lt;code&gt;Ya Allah&lt;/code&gt; in the Quran and I missed it? Is &lt;code&gt;Allahuma&lt;/code&gt; preferred? Is &lt;code&gt;Allahuma&lt;/code&gt; a unique construction?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2050" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T03:23:49.977" LastActivityDate="2023-02-05T10:17:33.613" Title="What are the differences between &quot;Ya Allah&quot; vs &quot;Allahuma&quot;?" Tags="|arabic|asma-ul-husna|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7123" CreationDate="2013-01-24T20:02:57.570" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslim means one who has submitted him or herself (Aslama/t), hence becoming a Muslim, or a Muslima.  Source: Alqamoose Al Muheet (القاموس المحيط)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kufr is antithesis of something, in cases Kufr can mean antithesis of thankfulness, which is ungratefulness, in other cases it can be denying something, but in this case it is antithesis of Iman/belief.  Source: Lisaanul Arab (لسان العرب)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is correct to translate the word Kufar into un, or disbeliever, because Kufr is the antithesis of Iman or belief in something, so those who don't believe in something is a Kafir in that something.  Muslims are Kafir or disbelievers in multiple gods, just like Mushrikeen are disbelievers in one god, just an example.  So it is totally correct to translate Kufar into disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The root word of Kafir (كافر) is K-F-R (كفر).  Here are some meanings to the word (not all): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Antithesis of Iman/belief &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If the word with Fathah (كَفر) it means to cover, it can also mean Farm, and grave &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al Kuffar (الكُفَّارُ) can mean planters&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al Kafiro with Kasra on the Fa' (الكَفِرُ) means the great, or big/giant mountains. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Asahah Filugah الصّحّاح في اللغة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tip: If you want to look up a word, you may use &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.baheth.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt;, it's search results are results from five very good books.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-01-26T23:02:59.063" LastActivityDate="2013-01-26T23:02:59.063" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7126" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5920" CreationDate="2013-01-24T20:11:06.410" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is obvious scriptural basis. The Quran asserts final judgement repeatedly and in no uncertain terms. It would be hard to list them all! (Maybe someone has made such a list?) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps chapter 78 (al-nabaa) or 99 (al-zilzal) will be good examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2050" LastActivityDate="2013-01-24T20:11:06.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7128" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7124" CreationDate="2013-01-24T23:28:19.540" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I call someone in English, I would just say, for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mohammad! dinner is ready.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;محمد! العشاء جاهز&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Arabic, we have what's called &lt;em&gt;calling prefixes&lt;/em&gt;. These prefixes are used before the name of what is being called (Huroof AnNada'), the callee (Al Munada).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a number of these calling prefixes, but &lt;em&gt;ya يا&lt;/em&gt; is the most used one. So, when I want to call someone in Arabic I would say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ya Mohammad! dinner is ready.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يامحمد! العشاء جاهز&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, it's not correct to say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ya Al-Karim. ياالكريم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ya Al-Muslim. ياالمسلم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ya يا and ال Al (witch is the same as &lt;em&gt;the&lt;/em&gt; in English) don't fit together. The correct usage is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ya Karim. ياكريم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ya Muslim. يامسلم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By dropping Al, but the &lt;em&gt;Al&lt;/em&gt; in Allah is part of the word so you don't drop it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as &lt;em&gt;Allahumma&lt;/em&gt; اللهمّ, Allahumma is a rare grammar. It has exactly the same meaning as &lt;em&gt;Ya Allah&lt;/em&gt; ياالله, , the same two words but in one form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened, I don't know how, is that, the calling prefix ya يا was dropped and an additional suffix that sounds &lt;em&gt;umma&lt;/em&gt; ـمّ was added to &lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt; Allah-umma الله-ـمّ:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ya Allah, guide me to the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allahumma, guide me to the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a rare usage. As far as I know, &lt;em&gt;umma&lt;/em&gt; suffix only fits with &lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt;. It's not correct to say &lt;em&gt;Mohammadumma&lt;/em&gt; محمدمّ or any other name, but &lt;em&gt;Allahumma&lt;/em&gt; اللهمّ is correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user974" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-01-25T01:08:55.917" LastActivityDate="2013-01-25T01:08:55.917" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2701" CreationDate="2013-01-25T03:24:07.687" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you know about &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Battle of Bader&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Uhud&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Khandaq&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;(first three wars ) after hijrah (migration to Madinah) ,all these wars was imposed by People of Makkah(non-Muslim). They were afraid from Islam and think that Islam will dominate their religion, so they attack on Madinah in order to finish Islam. Prophet MUHAMMAD (Peace Be Upon Him) and his companions only protect Madinah and their life.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Makkah Prophet MUHAMMAD (Peace Be Upon Him) do peaceful teaching but when Prophet MUHAMMAD's(SAW) and his believers life become so bad then they all migrate to Madinah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2053" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-01T10:52:53.613" LastActivityDate="2016-03-01T10:52:53.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5481" CreationDate="2013-01-25T07:09:19.100" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's also good to say that the shaf'a is being asked from its real owner Allah subhnih wo t'ala , He is the real owner of the shafa'a , and no one can make shafa'a  unless Allah  subhnih  wo t'ala  allow him .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet never tought people to ask shafa'a from him &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7060/what-is-the-meaning-of-shafaah-sunni-view&quot;&gt;what is the meaning shafa'ah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=51&amp;amp;ID=144&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafser of meaning of اية الكرسي&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2037" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T07:46:58.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7132" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7163" CreationDate="2013-01-25T11:48:55.600" Score="1" ViewCount="2365" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have said &lt;strong&gt;Jumuah Mubaraka&lt;/strong&gt; to someone and he said don't say that as sahaba did not do that. This got me thinking..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone clarify with me, is it forbidden to say &lt;strong&gt;Jumuah Mubaraka&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="521" LastEditorUserId="967" LastEditDate="2013-01-25T14:17:48.827" LastActivityDate="2014-04-25T09:05:17.187" Title="Is it okay to say Jumuah Mubarak?" Tags="|sharia|sunnah|sunni|jumuah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7139" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-26T00:11:19.550" Score="3" ViewCount="823" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is well-known (among Sunni muslims) that Imam Bukhari was extremely diligent while collecting &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt;, and his criteria are considered among the most stringent (if not &lt;em&gt;the&lt;/em&gt; most stringent) in the field of &lt;em&gt;ilm-ul-hadith&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the criteria is that every narrator in the &lt;em&gt;isnad&lt;/em&gt; is considered reliable.  My question in particular is about whether or not a narrator &amp;mdash; the one who narrated to Bukhari directly or any of the previous narrators in the &lt;em&gt;isnad&lt;/em&gt; &amp;mdash; was considered reliable if he was otherwise known to narrate fabricated &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not asking if (nor implying that) any of the &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; in Bukhari's &lt;em&gt;Sahih&lt;/em&gt; are in any way fabricated.  I am also not asking about whether any narrator fabricated these &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; himself, nor those who transmitted a &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; knowing it was fabricated; such blatant fraud, when discovered, would obviously be grounds for dismissal by any reasonable standard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am referring particularly to the reliability of narrators who, without knowledge, continued the transmission of (or had at some point transmitted) a fabricated &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; from a (presumably) reliable source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was this concern one of the criteria used by Imam Bukhari in the compilation of his famous &lt;em&gt;Sahih&lt;/em&gt;?  Or, to put it another way, are any of the narrators in Sahih Bukhari known to have inadvertently transmitted a fabricated &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; otherwise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T10:54:14.887" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T10:54:14.887" Title="Did Bukhari consider narrators who narrate fabricated ahadith as reliable?" Tags="|uloom-al-hadith|sahih-bukhari|ilm-ar-rijal|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7143" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2464" CreationDate="2013-01-26T04:14:48.267" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we looked at how the root term ره ق ra ha qa is used in the Quran such as (18:73, 10:27, 72:13, etc) seems to suggests that the act of رهق rahaqa has the notion of forcefully covering/engulfing to the point of hardship that offers no alternative choice but to accept or suffer the consequence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus the output of rahaqa is the yielding of the subject imposed on. So when the Qur'an stated ان يرهقهما this would imply that the fear that the parents has yielded to kufr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The teenager/Ghulam has acted on his parent in forceful manner (18:80) which will cause Fitna/hardship/tribulation/severe test on his parents that will cause them to yield to Kufr by giving them no choice but to accept or suffer a dire consequences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the Qur'an adheres to the values of no compulsion on any belief system (2:256) therefore whenever this is jeopardized the risk must be subdued or eliminated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;wallahua3lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="858" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-02T11:56:09.390" LastActivityDate="2014-11-02T11:56:09.390" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2845" CreationDate="2013-01-26T04:42:11.693" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A main point is that Muslims who claim the law of attraction is Islamic actually change the interpretation and meaning of the law of attraction so that it becomes Islamic (asking Allah for help etc.).&#xA;In other words, they change the law of attraction into something Islamic and then say the law of attraction is Islamic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the Secret is, actually, not Islamic and not about asking Allah for help at all! It's totally unIslamic, shirk and kufr as the top answerer wrote! It's about asking the universe to help you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also uses lots of lies: the universe doesn't simply respond to you by giving you parking spots. You don't get to control the universe using some 'superpower'! Rather it is Allah who controls the universe!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is kufr and shirk. It only becomes Islamic when you change the whole concept. But the real 'law of attraction' isn't Islamic at all!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user926" LastActivityDate="2013-01-26T04:42:11.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2845" CreationDate="2013-01-26T04:58:27.163" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The idea about the universe encompasses us, is the same as the idea that Allah SWT encompasses us and be close to us as closest the jugular veins (2:115, 50:16).&#xA;It's just names. (12:40)&#xA;And for Allah SWT the names of every beautiful names (7:180)&#xA;And if we asked, Allah SWT will answer (40:60)&#xA;So in the spirit of finding commonalities (3:64), I would tend to the notion that Islam is compatible with the ideas of the secret. And the secret is Al-Kitab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the ideas behind the last supper is exactly the grant that Allah SWT gave to humanity, and the disbelievers would say that Allah SWT does not grant such privilege; but the prophet 3eesa proved them wrong by providing the last supper sent from Allah SWT.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahua3lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="858" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-01T09:01:32.343" LastActivityDate="2015-11-01T09:01:32.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7012" CreationDate="2013-01-26T09:09:18.697" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Almost everything you encounter in your everyday life is Kafr. Phones, cars, planes, trains, taps, toilets, TV, Radio, Music, Dogs, clothes, advertising, pictures. The list is endless. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everything in your life has been manufactured by Kafr, to be offended by a simple poem means you do not have a grasp of the scope and scale of the Kafr civilization.  You are agreeing to the Kufr way of doing things every moment of your life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2058" LastActivityDate="2013-01-26T09:09:18.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5673" CreationDate="2013-01-26T12:48:37.653" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imam have many roles : &#xA; praying&lt;br&gt;&#xA; answer of muslim question about different subjects in islam &#xA; make lecons&#xA;and more &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source : www.islamweb.net &#xA;also my reallife (i'm Muslim )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2060" LastEditorUserId="2060" LastEditDate="2013-01-31T01:41:27.320" LastActivityDate="2013-01-31T01:41:27.320" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7159" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7066" CreationDate="2013-01-26T14:40:52.513" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;England was once a Christian country. At one point, not really that long ago, you could be hanged for stealing apples if you were a poor pauper. Of course they do not do this now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sharia is not a monolithic legal construct, there are different schools, and it will change with the times. The law of Allah, the formal law of the people, the law as it embodied in the people, and the law as it is executed are all very different things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="270" LastEditDate="2013-01-26T20:18:01.233" LastActivityDate="2013-01-26T20:18:01.233" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7161" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-26T14:52:19.560" Score="13" ViewCount="2537" Body="&lt;p&gt;If &lt;strong&gt;God&lt;/strong&gt; is the first cause and &lt;strong&gt;God&lt;/strong&gt; really created everything, how can our actions not be caused by him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But on the other hand, if our actions must have been determined by Him, then how is this compatible with the common interpretations of the &lt;strong&gt;Quran&lt;/strong&gt; which for instance state that we are somehow responsible enough for our decisions and might suffer eternally for them if they are judged as enough bad? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/G2f5P.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Summary picture of the view that &lt;strong&gt;God&lt;/strong&gt; must have determined the acts.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bpkzm.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Summary picture of the view that &lt;strong&gt;God&lt;/strong&gt; both determined the acts and will punish some for them.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Update with clarifications mentioned in discussions:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This might mean that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;From &lt;strong&gt;God's&lt;/strong&gt; perspective, our experience of being able to make decisions is an illusion. &lt;strong&gt;God&lt;/strong&gt; has actually determined our acts because &lt;strong&gt;he&lt;/strong&gt; choose to create everything according to his preferences which are determined by his attributes. This is the best and only possible creation which he could allow himself to create. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;From our perspective we make our decisions ourselves with incomplete knowledge, while being aware that ultimately our will's behavior must be caused by &lt;strong&gt;God&lt;/strong&gt; given that he is the first cause. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We can be relatively responsible, just as a stone is the cause breaking a window when thrown at it by someone. But ultimately it needs to be the thrower who is responsible (the ultimate cause for praise or blame).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some find it absurd that &lt;strong&gt;God&lt;/strong&gt; will eternally punish some people for deeds that &lt;strong&gt;God&lt;/strong&gt; decided for them. It seems sadistic, at least from a limited human perspective. On the other hand it can also be seen as a grace to exist at all, whatever condition. The sufferings in Hell might then only seem unfortunate relative the conditions in Heaven from a human perspective, but might be a necessity for the best possible creation compatible with &lt;strong&gt;God's&lt;/strong&gt; preferences and attributes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2063" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T11:04:44.180" LastActivityDate="2018-02-27T14:38:12.253" Title="How can God create without determining the outcome?" Tags="|tafseer|allah|islamic-philosophy|creation|qadar|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7163" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7132" CreationDate="2013-01-26T16:19:10.267" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=80288&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; from IslamWeb, it is not known that the quote &quot;&lt;em&gt;Jomua Mobaraka&lt;/em&gt;&quot; was ever said by the Prophet (PBUH) nor by any of his &lt;em&gt;sahabah&lt;/em&gt;, so it is a new thing to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (PBUH) is reported to have said that he who creates a thing not in our religion then it is refused, such as in this hadith from &lt;em&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1250140&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: &quot;Whoever&#xA;  innovates something in this matter of ours (i.e. Islam) that is not&#xA;  part of it, will have it rejected.&quot;&lt;/a&gt; (Sahih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَرْوَانَ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الْعُثْمَانِيُّ&#xA;  حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ&#xA;  الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ،&#xA;  عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏&#xA;  &quot;‏ مَنْ أَحْدَثَ فِي أَمْرِنَا هَذَا مَا لَيْسَ مِنْهُ فَهُوَ رَدٌّ&#xA;  ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if your intention was a &lt;em&gt;du'a&lt;/em&gt;, it is ok to be said occasionally, just don't make it a habit.  Otherwise, it runs the risk of being seen as a &lt;em&gt;sunnah&lt;/em&gt; among many people, which is not of our religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-01-26T18:35:42.153" LastActivityDate="2013-01-26T18:35:42.153" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7167" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7175" CreationDate="2013-01-27T01:06:47.180" Score="10" ViewCount="10987" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does this hadith mean, which is apparently agreed apon by Muslim and Bukhari:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him&#xA;  and grant him peace, said, &quot;Treat women well. Woman was created from a&#xA;  rib. The most crooked part of the rib is the top part. &lt;strong&gt;If you try to&#xA;  straighten it, you will break it. If you leave it, it remains&#xA;  crooked&lt;/strong&gt;. So treat women well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly does that mean?  Does it mean that women are different and cannot be changed.  So don't bother because if you try to change her, she will break?  If so, how exactly are women considered different according (in terms of nature) to islam ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I have misunderstood the hadith and it is not suggesting that women are defective, please explain what the hadith actually means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T23:52:21.670" LastActivityDate="2020-07-05T05:11:34.670" Title="Women will break if straightened?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7169" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7838" CreationDate="2013-01-27T06:39:24.037" Score="7" ViewCount="106940" Body="&lt;p&gt;How many Umras and Hajj were done by the Prophet(PBUH) in his lifetime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please refer the year, and the age of the Prophet(SAW) at that time, and add some reference from hadiths&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-08-14T05:29:21.710" LastActivityDate="2018-07-27T10:03:43.920" Title="How many Umras and Hajj were done by the Prophet (SAW)?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|hajj|umrah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7171" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-27T11:55:51.867" Score="0" ViewCount="1071" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know who Gebansha Pir was.  I presume he must've had some major significance to Sufis, as I have seen many &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dargah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;dargaah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; erected for him throughout Gujarat, but beyond that I know nothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been unable to find any information on him, neither details of his own life nor even why he is revered so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I pose the question thus: &lt;strong&gt;Who exactly was Gebansha Pir?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any details on his life (and death) would be very much appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2068" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-01-30T03:18:18.673" LastActivityDate="2015-08-26T19:30:59.833" Title="Who Was Gebansha Pir?" Tags="|sufism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7174" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7167" CreationDate="2013-01-27T16:14:54.207" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;A very detailed explanation can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alsiraj.net/English/misc/women/html/page21.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IMHO you misunderstood the hadith... Allah (SWT) says in Quran (95:4) that human beings (male + female) are made in the best way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IF you look at a rib it has a function: to protect several important organs including the heart... to fullfill this function it must have a curved form (i.e. be crooked) since the body parts it protects are &quot;not straight&quot; in their form.&#xA;So the rib has been created by Allah with a &quot;crooked/curved&quot; form to fullfill its function perfectly.&#xA;The straight rib is a defective one - the &quot;crooked/curved&quot; rib is the one with the perfect form for its function!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is similar with women: Allah created men and women to fullfill a function - each one fullfills a different function and has thus been created differently. That does NOT mean that men are &quot;better&quot; than women and vice versa.&#xA;What the Prophet (SAW) said basically means: don't try to change the nature of a woman since that would make her &quot;broken/unfit/unable&quot; to fullfill her function, IMO same is true for man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="965" LastEditorUserId="965" LastEditDate="2013-01-27T16:20:33.697" LastActivityDate="2013-01-27T16:20:33.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7175" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7167" CreationDate="2013-01-27T16:58:08.020" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;In our post-feminist world, this is a hadith that many people bring up and use to attack Islam as a backward religion. Let me briefly summarize what this hadith is about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rasulullahi (salallahu alayhi wa sallam) indicate that women were crooked/bent/curved, like a rib. This means that &lt;em&gt;they will not be exactly the way you want them to be.&lt;/em&gt; They have their own way of doing things, which is not necessarily the same way you would want them to do things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this, he advised us to &lt;strong&gt;not try and &quot;fix&quot; them, but leave them as they are.&lt;/strong&gt; This does not mean neglecting to teach them their religion, etc. but it means not trying to change their nature. Also, as one companion said, &quot;breaking the rib means divorce.&quot; This is also supported by another narration where rasulullah described women as &quot;(delicate) glass vessels.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize: this hadith contains some marital advice: women are different, so don't try to change their nature; accept them as they are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2013-01-27T16:58:08.020" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7176" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7183" CreationDate="2013-01-27T17:11:12.950" Score="6" ViewCount="4274" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2146/337&quot;&gt;Asslamu allikum&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the difference between Muslim, Mumin, and Muhsin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1891/337&quot;&gt;Jazak Allah Khair&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="337" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T08:23:28.667" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T08:23:28.667" Title="What is the difference between Muslim , Mumin, and Muhsin?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7178" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-28T01:19:57.103" Score="4" ViewCount="343" Body="&lt;p&gt;Should a Hadith from someone in the chain of narration (Isnad) who practices a Bid'ah be accepted? I have heard that if it supports what he is practicing of Bid'ah then it is not accepted but if it does not support his practice it is OK.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if he didn't create that Bid'ah/innovation, and he is trustworthy and truthful, does the practicing of this Bid'ah affect the transmission of Hadith he has?  What have scholars (looking for the views mainly of Bukari and or Muslim) said on this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T10:54:28.340" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:14:14.970" Title="Should a Hadith from people of Bid'at/innovations be trusted/accepted?" Tags="|hadith|uloom-al-hadith|ilm-ar-rijal|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7179" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-01-28T01:47:08.210" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith sciences (&lt;em&gt;'Ilm al-Hadith, علم الحديث&lt;/em&gt;) are a field of study in Islamic scholarship, dedicated to investigating and classifying the veracity of existing &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt;. It is used by Muslim scholars in the study and evaluation of the Islamic hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This field of study splits into two categories:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;علم الحديث رواية  Ilm Hadith Riwaya&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;علم الحديث دراية  Ilm Hadith Diraya&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first category deals with the Matn, and is intended to keep the sayings safe from mistakes during transference.  It deals with the Matn's meanings and it deals with explaining it, and so on...  The second deals with the sanad, and the states of the narrators whether they are trustworthy or liars etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further reading&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_studies&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith studies&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; on Wikipedia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/283142/ilm-al-hadith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ʿilm al-ḥadīth&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; in the Encyclopedia Brittanica&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al Kifayahtu Fi Ilm Al Riwayat (الكفاية في علم الرواية للخطيب البغدادي)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nasb Al Raya Li Ahadeeth Al Hidayah  نصب الراية لأحاديث الهداية للزيلعي&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2020-12-10T16:10:34.583" LastActivityDate="2020-12-10T16:10:34.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7180" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-01-28T01:47:08.210" Score="0" Body="The hadith sciences ('Ilm al-Hadith, علم الحديث) refer to those studies which investigate and determine the authenticity of any given hadith and those which explain a hadith and search in the meanings of it's words and so on." OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-04-05T16:20:41.940" LastActivityDate="2013-04-05T16:20:41.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7161" CreationDate="2013-01-28T07:45:47.483" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I probably might have misunderstood, but see my analysis&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Humans are the creation that has a gift of thinking, he has got the brain to decide what's right or wrong for him. There is a arabic term '&lt;em&gt;Ashraful-makhlukhat&lt;/em&gt;', which mean the best of all creatures, wise than all. He has the power to control his will or let the will control him, that's what decides his actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it's the man's deed that will take him on a good path or on a bad path, which eventually will be taken into account in the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this clarifies your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastActivityDate="2013-01-28T07:45:47.483" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7176" CreationDate="2013-01-28T08:34:55.950" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are an Arabic reader you can check a detailed explanation for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/media/index.php?page=article&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;id=58565&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt; That was a conversation between the Prophet PBUH and a foreign Arab who came to ask about Islam, Iman, and Ihsan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difference between these three is the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Islam&lt;/strong&gt; is to certify that there is one God, pray 5 prayers per day, fast Ramadan, pay zakat, and go to Hajj for those who can. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Iman&lt;/strong&gt; is to certify the presence of God, his Angels, his Books, his Messengers, Doomsday, and Predestination (Good and bad ones).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ihsan&lt;/strong&gt; is to Worship God as if you can see him, if you didn't see him, know that he does.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as a summary the difference is that Islam is to be done with your actions, however Iman is more related to your heart and beliefs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/49/14&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;49:14&lt;/a&gt; we can see the difference between Islam and Iman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ihsan is the most highest level among them. This verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/128&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;16:128&lt;/a&gt; shows how the Mohsin has a high grade from his God, because of the fidelity between a person and his God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastEditorUserId="602" LastEditDate="2014-04-01T06:58:35.310" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T06:58:35.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7184" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-28T08:44:27.373" Score="4" ViewCount="211" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the differences between these three types of Hajj: Mofrad, Mokren, and Motamatte3?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know the difference is concerning Ihram, but what is exactly each one of them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-11-05T11:36:57.843" LastActivityDate="2023-12-26T21:12:42.330" Title="What is the difference between Hajj Mofrad, Mokren, and Motamatte3?" Tags="|fiqh|hajj|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7185" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5634" CreationDate="2013-01-28T16:23:18.940" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is part of Hadith sciences and anytime you read a classification of a Hadith someone has made checks on the narrators etc. (one known having done that is Imam Hanbal for example).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A narrator must be righteous/upright and accurate (in memory or in writing)... any narrator lacking in one or both of these areas is considered having deficiency as a narrator.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means that one has to check a narrator for anything that might discredit him/her like being known to have a poor memory or to lie etc.  If such deficiency than it is stated , and this is known as Al Jarh.  Al Jarh is stating a deficiency in the narrators righteousness or accurateness.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This involves trying to find out facts about his/her behavior etc. in respect of the above mentioned aspects (righteousness/accuracy).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saying something bad about a person which is not present is considered backbiting and is a severe sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this is done not to hurt others, but to keep safe the Deen of Islam.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above is a short summary of these 2 sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alsadiqa.com/en/topic-details.php?id=142&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.alsadiqa.com/en/topic-details.php?id=142&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-life.com/forums/tafsir-sciences-hadith/al-jarh-wa-al-tadil-742&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamic-life.com/forums/tafsir-sciences-hadith/al-jarh-wa-al-tadil-742&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="965" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-01-28T16:35:06.600" LastActivityDate="2013-01-28T16:35:06.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7186" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-28T17:00:40.437" Score="4" ViewCount="18827" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will like to divorce my wife, I have not spoken to her for 1 and a half months.  If I do not speak to her for 6 months to a year, would we be considered divorced? or do I have to say the words in front of her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2075" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-01-28T17:06:42.323" LastActivityDate="2014-02-13T17:38:14.380" Title="Does one have to say the words of divorce to be divorced?" Tags="|sharia|talaq|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7187" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-28T22:24:43.390" Score="2" ViewCount="227" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Qur'an, God exhorts us to &quot;ask the people of the message if you do not know. &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/21/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-'Anbya' 7&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&quot;  Taken literally and in context, &quot;the people of the message&quot; in this &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt; seems to be referring to the &lt;em&gt;ahl ul-kitab&lt;/em&gt;.  I have, however, often seen it quoted as a clear Qur'anic evidence supporting and/or commanding the practice of &lt;em&gt;taqlid&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How authentic is this claim?  In particular, I would like to know if there are any &lt;em&gt;direct&lt;/em&gt; correlations between 21:7 and &lt;em&gt;taqlid&lt;/em&gt; in either the hadith literature or any of the major &lt;em&gt;tafsir&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T07:39:28.860" Title="Does 21:7 actually refer to taqlid?" Tags="|tafseer|islamic-basis|taqlid|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2932" CreationDate="2013-01-29T02:08:14.250" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before &lt;strong&gt;God&lt;/strong&gt; blew his breath into Adam (a.s) he told the angels 'this creation of mine shall be my emissary khalifa on earth and I shall place generation after generation of them on earth'. So no, Adam (a.s) was not sent to earth as a punishment, rather it was meant for him to be there before he was even given life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have any other queries just post them and I will try to give you an answer to the best of my knowledge. The answer I have given you is from Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2077" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T05:05:34.883" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T05:05:34.883" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7187" CreationDate="2013-01-29T07:25:30.400" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it has a direct relation, see the followings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;source: البرهان في تفسير القرآن، ج‏3، ص: 802,803&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;علي بن إبراهيم، قال: آل محمد (عليهم السلام) هم أهل الذكر.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ahlul Bayt --peace be upon them-- are those who posses the massage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;محمد بن العباس، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن سعيد، عن أحمد بن الحسن، عن&#xA;  أبيه، عن الحصين بن مخارق، عن سعد بن طريف، عن الأصبغ بن نباتة، عن أمير&#xA;  المؤمنين (عليه السلام)، في قوله عز و جل: فَسْئَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ&#xA;  إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لا تَعْلَمُونَ. قال: «نحن أهل الذكر».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The commander of the believers --peace be upon him-- said about the&#xA;  saying of Allah that: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;If ye realise this not, ask of those who&#xA;  possess the Message&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; that &quot;we are those who possess the Message&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ثم قال: حدثنا محمد بن جعفر، قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن محمد، عن أبي داود&#xA;  سليمان بن سفيان، عن ثعلبة، عن زرارة، عن أبي جعفر (عليه السلام)، في&#xA;  قوله: فَسْئَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لا تَعْلَمُونَ من&#xA;  المعنون بذلك؟ فقال: «نحن و الله». فقلت: فأنتم المسؤولون؟ قال: «نعم».&#xA;  قلت: و نحن السائلون؟ قال: «نعم». قلت: فعلينا أن نسألكم؟ قال: «نعم»&#xA;  قلت: و عليكم أن تجيبونا؟ قال: «لا، ذاك إلينا، إن شئنا فعلنا، و إن شئنا&#xA;  تركنا- ثم قال- هذا عَطاؤُنا فَامْنُنْ أَوْ أَمْسِكْ بِغَيْرِ حِسابٍ».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Baqir --peace be upon him-- was asked about &quot;&lt;strong&gt;If ye realise this&#xA;  not, ask of those who possess the Message&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; who are those addressed&#xA;  by that? Imam said: &quot;We, by Allah&quot;. Te masn then asked: &quot;so you are&#xA;  those questioned?&quot; Imam said: &quot;yes&quot;. He asked: &quot;and we are those who&#xA;  question?&quot;, Imam said: &quot;yes&quot;. He asked again: &quot;so is it obligatory for&#xA;  us to ask from you?&quot; Imam said: &quot;yes&quot;. He asked again: &quot;and is it&#xA;  obligatory for you to answer?&quot; Imam said: &quot;no, that has been left up&#xA;  to us, if we want we do and if we don't want we don't&quot; [&lt;em&gt;because not&#xA;  everyone can be told of every facts, it depends on the capacity of the&#xA;  questioner and the listeners, also it addresses the occultation of&#xA;  Imam Mahdi --peace be upon him-- for example&lt;/em&gt;] then Imam recited&#xA;  &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Such are Our Bounties: whether thou bestow them (on others) or&#xA;  withhold them, no account will be asked&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; [38,39]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;و عنه: عن سليمان الزراري، عن محمد بن خالد الطيالسي، عن العلاء بن رزين&#xA;  القلاء، عن محمد بن مسلم، عن أبي جعفر (عليه السلام)، قال: قلت له: إن من&#xA;  عندنا يزعمون أن قول الله عز و جل: فَسْئَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ&#xA;  كُنْتُمْ لا تَعْلَمُونَ، أنهم اليهود و النصارى؟ قال: «إذن يدعونكم إلى&#xA;  دينهم». ثم قال: ثم أومأ بيده إلى صدره، و قال: «نحن أهل الذكر، و نحن&#xA;  المسؤولون».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Baqir --peace be upon him-- was asked about the fact that there&#xA;  were some people thinking by &quot;&lt;strong&gt;If ye realise this not, ask of those&#xA;  who possess the Message&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; it is meant the Jews and the Christians?&#xA;  Imam said --peace be upon him-- said: &quot;if it was so they were inviting&#xA;  you to their own religions&quot;, then he nodded with his hand to his chest&#xA;  and said: &quot;we are those who possess the Message and we are those who&#xA;  are [or must be] questioned&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to these Ahadeeth, following Ahlul-Bayt --peace be upon them-- (Imams of Shi'ite) is obligatory to all the Muslims, and this is in good coincidence with the famous Hadeeth of &lt;strong&gt;the arc&lt;/strong&gt;, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/7019/584&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَثَلُ أهلِ بَیتی کَمَثَلِ سَفینَهِ نوحٍ مَن رَکِبَها فَقَد نَجی وَ&#xA;  مَن تَخَلَّفَ عَنها فَقَد هَلَکَی&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My household is alike the arc of Noah, whoever that got in it has been&#xA;  survived, and whoever that avoided it has been demolished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Hadeeth says not only whoever thet gets in to this arc will survive, but also whoever that avoid the arc will be demolished, and Allah is the Just, no one will be demolished unless he has been warned previously. Another witness for that is the famous Hadeeth of &lt;strong&gt;the two weighty things&lt;/strong&gt;, Qur’an and the household of the holy Prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- will never separate from each other, whoever that deny one of them has no way to deny also the other, and whoever that accept one of them has no way to accept also the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, Taqleed (following someone and learn the rules from him) is meant by this verse, as far as I can say.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T07:39:28.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7161" CreationDate="2013-01-29T10:10:12.257" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a God centered world view where all existent things are depended upon His Existence the raised question in this thread is a valid one: who is the cause of the actions of the existent things (in this case man)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To say that God isn't the cause is a flaw since God is the realizer of the existence of man. That is, if God hadn't given the existence in the first place man would never be able to act. So God is the ultimate cause and originator of everything. Perhaps this is what is meant with the verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Quran, 8:17] “And you threw not when you threw, but it was God who threw”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But man himself cannot have a will of himself independent of God since that will imply there is something that God doesn't have control over, which also the Quran rejects:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Quran, 55:29] Everyone in the heavens and the earth depends on Him. His task in preserving His creation is continuous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Quran, 55:33] Jinn and mankind, if you can penetrate the diameters of the heavens and the earth, do so, but you cannot do so without power and authority.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then the logical problem occurs that if man's will is dependent upon God and somehow emanates from Him and He can foresee it, still man is to be blamed for his actions and not God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you solve this logical paradox with absolute free will you have weakened the power and domain of God; if you solve it with pre-determinism you have rendered absurd many notions of divine justice and Judgement Day. If you, like the hadith from Imam Sadiq and the rest of the sayings of the Ahl al-Bait (The family of the Prophet), go with the middle way which is &amp;quot;wider then the heavens and the earth&amp;quot; then it seems like a mystery, because it doesn't really answer the question, it just offers an alternative route to make the entire belief system consistent. But is this third middle way described in detail? Is it even possible to answer this with purely logical means? Or is it a question of faith, belief and mysticism that is beyond the intellect to grasp?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2078" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-02-06T09:27:07.977" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7187" CreationDate="2013-01-29T11:25:41.497" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.al-islam.com/Page.aspx?pageid=221&amp;amp;BookID=11&amp;amp;Page=322&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafsir Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;, which I believe that is a trusted Tafsir, that this verse is related to the preceding ones, where people was saying that Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) is not a messenger because he was just an ordinary human just like them in verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/21/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;21:3&lt;/a&gt;. So God answered in this verse that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;And We sent not before you, [O Muhammad], except men to whom We revealed &#xA;[the message], so ask the people of the message if you do not know.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meaning of ask the people of message is indeed Ahl-ul Kitab during that period, but those who were before the Prophet (PBUH), but the reason of asking them is to make sure that all the messengers who came before were also human beings, neither magicians nor angels. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=38050&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Answer&lt;/a&gt; from IslamWeb they said that Ahl Al-Thikr are the people who knows in Islam, whom are Ahl- Al-3ilm, if you wanted to ask them about something you don't know concerning a certain fatwa or tafsir, rather than asking who doesn't know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that it is related somehow to taqlid, because if you didn't know about a certain case then you will refer to your reference and see his point of view concerning it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God knows better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T07:57:08.943" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T07:57:08.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7193" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2932" CreationDate="2013-01-29T13:59:11.463" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since they come to earth, we have chance to show our good deeds. Since heaven is not the place of &lt;em&gt;examination&lt;/em&gt; whether a person is good or bad, we, human beings, didn't have chance to show our work. Therefore, by making &lt;code&gt;Adam and Eve(radiallahu anhum)&lt;/code&gt; leave heaven, &lt;strong&gt;Allah&lt;/strong&gt; didn't become unmerciful, in a way, he become merciful to his believer creatures. Even we can say &lt;strong&gt;Allah&lt;/strong&gt; was merciful to &lt;code&gt;Adam and Eve&lt;/code&gt; in that event. &lt;code&gt;Prophet Adam and Eve&lt;/code&gt; did their best in the life and he is named as &lt;strong&gt;Safiyyullah&lt;/strong&gt;(one of the cleanest creature of &lt;strong&gt;Allah&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2079" LastEditorUserId="967" LastEditDate="2013-01-29T18:40:16.353" LastActivityDate="2013-01-29T18:40:16.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7196" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7197" CreationDate="2013-01-29T19:40:57.030" Score="3" ViewCount="846" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does prostrating and invoking an Idol with the pure Intention to worship Allah alone is considered as &lt;em&gt;Shirk&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My intention in asking this question stems from my &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7010/is-directly-invoking-anyone-other-than-allah-swt-justifiable-or-is-it-shirk&quot;&gt;earlier understanding&lt;/a&gt; that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Intention cannot  be viewed as one of the conditions to judge an act &lt;em&gt;Halal&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Haram&lt;/em&gt;. For something to be called as Haram, intention is necessary but not sufficient as the act itself could be &lt;em&gt;Haram&lt;/em&gt; irrespective of intention like the example given above.&#xA;Are such examples also present in the &lt;em&gt;Quran&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T05:14:35.730" Title="Does pure intention (Niyah) protect from shirk?" Tags="|shirk|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7196" CreationDate="2013-01-29T20:24:25.127" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is haram, no matter the intention, to do any form of worship that is not in the Quran or the Authentic Sunnah, to get closer to Allah.  For the Prophet (May God's Blessings and peace be upon Him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ما تركتُ شيئاً يقربكم إلى الله إلا وأمرتكم به&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have not left anything that will bring you closer to Allah, except that I have given it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may read the above Authentic Hadith, narrated by Al Tabarani, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alalbany.net/misc008.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here, at exactly the 25th line&lt;/a&gt; count each line until you reach the 25th.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for prostrating to idols with the intention of worshiping Allah, this is totally unacceptable and is clear, without a doubt, shirk.  Allah says in Surat Azzamar &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/39/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ayah 3&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unquestionably, for Allah is the pure religion. And those who take&#xA;protectors besides Him [say], &amp;quot;We only worship them that they may&#xA;bring us nearer to Allah in position.&amp;quot; Indeed, Allah will judge&#xA;between them concerning that over which they differ. Indeed, Allah&#xA;does not guide he who is a liar and [confirmed] disbeliever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-01-29T20:24:25.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7167" CreationDate="2013-01-29T20:51:49.670" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion it is a metaphor, and women are created as they are and men should not try to change them in every which way. Many men spend their life time changing their spouses and create hostile at home, so leave them as they are, it may be harder for you to change them. To enjoy their presence and comfort, leave them as they are - that is what it means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Abu Hurairah narrated that:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah said: &quot;Indeed the woman is like a rib, if you try to straighten her you will break her, and if you leave her, what you enjoy from her will be with the crookedness.&quot; (Sahih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/671600&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here is the reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2081" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2013-02-02T17:52:35.057" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T17:52:35.057" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7200" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="312" CreationDate="2013-01-30T05:08:26.717" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The believing men and women whom Allah Subhanah has blessed to be bonded in the sacred institution of marriage, have certain rights towards each other in their marriage. And one of the biggest rights of marriage is that the couple may enjoy conjugal relations with each other to their heart's desire. Unless the wife has a legal and valid Shariah reason for not allowing the husband to have intercourse with her (menses, post child-birth, while fasting in Ramadan, etc.), there are no conditions or circumstances when either the husband or the wife may refuse the invitation of the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Dhar al-Ghafari reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: &amp;quot;there is a reward for you [even]&#xA;in sex with your wife.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The companions asked: &amp;quot;O Messenger of Allah&#xA;(saws) is there a reward if one satisfies his passion?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He (saws)&#xA;said: &amp;quot;Do you know that if he satisfies it unlawfully he has taken a&#xA;sin upon himself? Likewise, if he satisfies it lawfully, he is&#xA;rewarded.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related by Ahmad and Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2084" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T19:32:36.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7201" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-30T05:26:27.493" Score="5" ViewCount="1076" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is known in the Qur'an that &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/19/87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;none will have [power of] intercession except he who had taken from the Most Merciful a covenant&lt;/a&gt;,&quot; however it is not so clear on exactly who has taken such a covenant and thus who exactly has the rights of intercession.  It is well-established (at least in Sunni circles) that Muhammad himself has such authority.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercession_of_Christ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;intercession of Christ&lt;/a&gt; is a major doctrine in Christianity, with significant biblical support.  However, while most Islamic scholarship I've read on the topic of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7060/what-is-the-meaning-of-shafaah-sunni-view&quot;&gt;shafa'a&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; focuses (obviously) on the intercession of Muhammad, I've seen little if anything on the Islamic view regarding Jesus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does this right of &lt;em&gt;shafa'a&lt;/em&gt; also apply to Jesus?  As in, does Jesus have the right and authority to intercede on our behalf, in the same manner that Muhammad does?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2022-06-09T15:02:00.373" Title="Does Jesus have the power of intercession?" Tags="|prophet-isa|shafaah|day-of-judgement|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5561" CreationDate="2013-01-30T13:45:58.907" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In your question, you state:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophets mentioned in the Jewish and Christian holy books can be for example assumed to be known to common people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of the 25 prophets mentioned in the link you supply, 22 are mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (which is called the Old Testament by Christians), and 24 are mentioned in the Christian Scriptures  (Yahya and 'Isa, known as John the Baptist and Jesus to Christians, postdate the Hebrew canon by several centuries).  The 25th, of course, is the Prophet himself, who postdates the final works of the Christian Bible by about 500 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Christians and Jews see these prophets as some of the most important characters in the story of the redemption of Israel.  They are listed approximately chronologically, and each contributes to the &quot;grand narrative of God's love for his people.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am going to recount the arc of the Old Testament narrative in broad strokes.  At a high level there is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Creation to the selection of Abraham to be the blessed one (Where the World began)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The initial promise to Abraham that takes the people into slavery in Egypt&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rescue from Egypt to the founding of the Kingdom of Isarael&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The destruction of Israel to their return from exile in Babylon / Persia / et al.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will also often hear Christians use the words &quot;Creation / Fall / Redemption&quot; to describe this narrative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To wit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pre-Egypt&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Adam (Adam)  was the first man whom God created&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Enoch (Idris) &quot;walked with God,&quot; and because God loved him, took him off the earth / Enoch never died&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Noah (Nuh) - and the flood - God saw him as an upright man in an otherwise reprobate  culture&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eber (Hud) - a minor figure in the Old Testament, but associated with the Tower of Babel incident in Jewish tradition&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Selah (Saleh) - was the last of Judah's sons, after a &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/5316/was-onan-really-struck-dead-by-god-for-masturbating&quot;&gt;special&lt;/a&gt; incident&quot;  This is a minor incident in Hebrew Scripture, but because of its age has special status. Some Christians &lt;a href=&quot;https://christianity.stackexchange.com/a/13702/1039&quot;&gt;also see this as indicative of God's nature - especially through the actions of Selah's wife, Tamar.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abraham (Ibrahim) - Genesis 12:1-3, God promised to bless him and to bless all nations through him&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lot (Lut) - Abraham's nephew, and the one who attended him on his journey&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ishmael &amp;amp; Isaac (Isma'il &amp;amp; Ishaq) - eldest son of Abraham.  Christians / Jews and Muslims have a radically different understanding of the story, but in Muslim tradition, Ishmael is the one to be sacrificed&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jacob (Yaqub) - the father of Israel, God's chosen nation to Jews and Christians&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Joseph (Yusuf) - God's vehicle for preserving his nation in Egypt&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above prophets constitute just about every major male character in the narrative of Genesis.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;From Egypt to the Kingdom&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Job (Ayyub) - a cosmic story of a man who loved God, even when Satan tormented him.  His chronological position is unknown&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jethro (Shu'aib) Moses' non-Jewish Father-in-law, sent by God to teach Moses how to care for his people&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Moses (Musa) - the man whom God used to deliver his people and through whom the covenant was made&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Aaron (Harun) - Moses' brother whom God sent to speak to Pharaoh when Moses was afraid, and who was God's first priest&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this point, you have covered the remainder of the Torah, and mentioned all the &quot;good guys&quot; in the story.  The Biblical narrative continues in Joshua &amp;amp; Judges, and recounts the story of the people through whom God gave the land of Canaan to the Jews.  As this is for the benefit of Israel, I can see why the Quran would pass it over&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Kingdom of Israel&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;David (Dawud) - the &quot;man after God's own heart.&quot;  Fought Goliath, wrote the Psalms, and was the King to whom God promised that he would establish his seed for ever and ever.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Solomon (Sulayman) - David's son and the King who asked God not for wealth or power, but wisdom - the model under which God intended for people to live.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Elijah (Ilyas) - the greatest of the Prophets (for Jews and Christians), through whom God spoke to wicked kings who had corrupted his nation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Elisha (Alyasa') - Elijah's successor who inherited &quot;a double portion of his spirit&quot; and continued Elijah's work&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jonah (Yunus) - the well-known, reluctant Jewish prophet to Ninevah who spoke God's truth, and testified to God's mercy (in spite of what he wanted!)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I had to pick the 5 most important characters from the Kingdom time, it would be hard to compete with this list. (I might add Samuel, but again, as Israel's chief priest, I can see why he might have been ommitted)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Exile in Babylon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ezekiel (Dhul-Kifl) - The (crazy?) prophet to whom God sent the vision that Israel would be restored (Ezekiel 36)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zechariah (Zakariyya) - Another apocopalyptic prophet&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, there are lots and lots of choices, and the two that are named are not insignificant (indeed, each has their own book!).  Might I have chosen Isaiah, Jeremiah, or Daniel?  Sure.  But there is nothing that would have said these are &quot;wrong&quot; as being the highlights of the Exile either.  It wasn't really a happy time for anyone!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The New Testament&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After years of exile, Christians believe that God &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; restore his heavenly Kingdom, through Jesus ('Isa), and made good on the whole Creation / Fall / Redemption theme.  His coming was announced by John the Baptist (Yahya). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point of recounting the whole Christian / Jewish narrative is this - Just about any person in the Christian East (which Syria, Palestine, and even parts of the Arabian peninsula were) would have been familiar with the broad outline of this story.  These 22 - 24 men do a really good job of summarizing the &lt;em&gt;entire&lt;/em&gt; story, and as such, would have been well known.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there something mystical about 25?  Not that I know of.  Could more have been included? Less? Sure - but the list as it exists is pretty comprehensive in telling the entire tale of God's love for his people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="217" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:56:52.367" LastActivityDate="2013-01-30T22:34:30.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7186" CreationDate="2013-01-30T13:53:05.677" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu'Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have what we can call &lt;code&gt;Annyiah&lt;/code&gt; : &lt;code&gt;The intention of doing it&lt;/code&gt; without really doing it, That can not be true whenever you think it day and night. How she would know you want to divorce her ?. And yes! she has the right to know that her husband want &lt;strong&gt;clearly&lt;/strong&gt; a divorce.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Not speaking with your wife&lt;/code&gt; (or not living with her in the same house) can be a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;reason&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; to  &lt;code&gt;request&lt;/code&gt; a divorce but doesn't mean that a divorce will be automatically occur if that situation happen.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found your situation to be like those ones &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=20822&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (ARABIC)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows better&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="967" LastActivityDate="2013-01-30T13:53:05.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7211" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7212" CreationDate="2013-01-31T10:32:28.107" Score="5" ViewCount="13608" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that during a girl's period she is not allowed to touch the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can she read Quran without touching it, like reciting, or reading from the PC's screen, or mobile?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-26T08:29:02.657" LastActivityDate="2021-01-04T11:16:55.543" Title="Can a woman during menses read the Quran without touching it, or read it from an electronic device?" Tags="|quran|taharah|menses|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7212" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7211" CreationDate="2013-01-31T11:24:39.583" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;AFAIK a muslim (man and woman) is allowed to recite Quran from memory - independent of the state he is in... although there are some opinions stating that if men are in the state of janaabah they need to first make ghusl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding &quot;women during period&quot; reading it from a screen/mobile etc. there seems to be no &quot;100% consensus&quot;... some say you are allowed, others say you are not... for a detailed analysis see &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/2564&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamnewsroom.com/news-we-need/1137-reading-quran-during-monthly-cycle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="965" LastEditorUserId="965" LastEditDate="2013-01-31T15:27:32.530" LastActivityDate="2013-01-31T15:27:32.530" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7211" CreationDate="2013-01-31T11:25:49.190" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu'Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, She can read it (without touching it of course),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You'll find more materials &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/27886&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=12845&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; or on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGigB61hMzI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this youtube video&lt;/a&gt; (Links in ARABIC)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="967" LastActivityDate="2013-01-31T11:25:49.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7211" CreationDate="2013-01-31T12:00:57.523" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;in the Hanefi mezheb(most comman concept), you can not recite or read without touching it.It is just like men's impure state, us (men) we can not read or recite Qur'an when we are in that situation. We have to immediately take the ablution. But you can read blessing(words not in the Qur'an).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2089" LastActivityDate="2013-01-31T12:00:57.523" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7215" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-31T18:15:54.013" Score="3" ViewCount="877" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came across these hadiths which perplexed me:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is narrated that, Rasulullah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“He is Not one of us who calls for asabiyyah, (tribalism/nationalism)&#xA;or who fights for asabiyyah, or who dies for asabiyyah.”&#xA;[Abu Dawud]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are all the children of Adam and Adam was made of clay. People should give up their pride in nations because that is a coal from the coals of Hell-fire. If they do not give this up Allah (swt) will consider them lower than the lowly worm which pushes itself through Khara (dung).&amp;quot; [Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said:“Whosoever leaves off obedience and separates from the Jamaa’ah and dies, he dies a death of jaahiliyyah. Whoever fights under the banner of the blind, becoming angry for ‘asabiyyah (partisanship and party spirit), or calling to ‘asabiyyah, or assisting ‘asabiyyah, then dies, he dies a death of jaahiliyyah.&amp;quot; [Sahih Muslim (6/21)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to me that Islam abhors racism, ethnicism, tribalism, and its newer version, nationalism. Differences of language, color, cuisine and accent were meant to identify humanity, not to be used to ridicule or fight each other like proclaiming ourselves to be Syed,Khan,Qureshi,Pakistani, Indian, Iranian, American etc.&#xA;So does it mean Islam forbids Nationalism and patriotism towards ones own non Islamic country or race?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-08-25T21:25:46.480" Title="Is attaching oneself to Nationalism of a non Islamic country a big sin?" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|non-muslim-countries|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2013-08-28T16:07:42.750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7216" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-01-31T23:47:51.183" Score="4" ViewCount="103" Body="&lt;p&gt;As is known, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quraysh_tribe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quriesh&lt;/a&gt; witnessed the happening of the Elephant when Abraha and his Army intended to destroy the Ka'bah.  But Allah sent Birds, and made the army like field of broken grass&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/105&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;. The Quriesh have made poetry on this happening, and some use these poems to know what happened.  Is this right? what if it is used along side with the Authentic Ahadith of the Prophet on this Happening? what have scholars said on using these poetry, which is probably weaker than the weak Ahadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2013-02-01T06:39:41.777" LastActivityDate="2016-03-30T06:19:46.840" Title="Should the poetry of the Quriesh regarding the happening of the Elephant be trusted?" Tags="|history|kaabah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7201" CreationDate="2013-02-01T00:35:30.097" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes of course, many believers will find the opportunity to do the intercession, but as your question is specific about Jesus --peace be upon him-- let me here focus on him. It seems that one can even claim that Qur’an addresses this issue particularly about Jesus the Christ --peace be upon him-- when Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَتَبَارَكَ الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا&#xA;  بَيْنَهُمَا وَعِندَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ / وَلَا&#xA;  يَمْلِكُ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ الشَّفَاعَةَ إِلَّا مَن&#xA;  شَهِدَ بِالْحَقِّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And blessed is He to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the&#xA;  earth, and all between them: with Him is the Knowledge of the Hour (of&#xA;  Judgment): and to Him shall ye be brought back. / And those whom they&#xA;  invoke besides Allah have no power of intercession;- only he who bears&#xA;  witness to the Truth, and they know (him). [43:85,86]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you know the Christians invokes him beside Allah (&lt;em&gt;anyway, treat him like a god, an aspect of the one God or a begotten god or etc.&lt;/em&gt;), and in this verse Allah rejects the possibility that any of such fake gods can ever find a position in the view of Allah that will be allowed to plead in the Day, except for some specific characters that were taken as god and divine while themselves were innocent of their people's blasphemy of joining them with Him! However, note that the intercession of Christ --peace be upon him-- will not reach those who think of him as divine as for such people there is no intercession allowed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ يُبْلِسُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ / وَلَمْ يَكُن&#xA;  لَّهُم مِّن شُرَكَائِهِمْ شُفَعَاءُ وَكَانُوا بِشُرَكَائِهِمْ&#xA;  كَافِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the Day that the Hour will be established, the guilty will be&#xA;  struck dumb with despair. / No intercessor will they have among their&#xA;  &quot;Partners&quot; and they will (themselves) reject their &quot;Partners&quot;.&#xA;  [30:12,13]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is also clear about the following verse which restrict the intercession to those whose talking is acceptable by Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا تَنفَعُ الشَّفَاعَةُ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ&#xA;  الرَّحْمَـٰنُ وَرَضِيَ لَهُ قَوْلًا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On that Day shall no intercession avail except for those for whom&#xA;  permission has been granted by (Allah) Most Gracious and whose word is&#xA;  acceptable to Him. [20:109]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And clearly pleading for the sake of Mushrikun is not acceptable by Allah so Jesus will not do that as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَنذِرْهُمْ يَوْمَ الْآزِفَةِ إِذِ الْقُلُوبُ لَدَى الْحَنَاجِرِ&#xA;  كَاظِمِينَ ۚ &lt;strong&gt;مَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ حَمِيمٍ وَلَا شَفِيعٍ يُطَاعُ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near, when the hearts will&#xA;  (come) right up to the throats to choke (them); &lt;strong&gt;No intimate friend&#xA;  nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have, who could be listened to&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;  [40:18]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-13T06:19:13.393" LastActivityDate="2015-12-13T06:19:13.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7196" CreationDate="2013-02-01T01:02:58.373" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does prostrating and invoking an Idol with the pure Intention to&#xA;  worship Allah alone is considered as Shirk?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if I have understood this sentence correctly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you mean one pretends to worship an idol while he is indeed worshiping the unique god, Allah, then it is not Shirk obviously. It is Taqiyyah, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/2937/584&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for some explanations around it. However, Taqiyyah has some conditions to be allowed, when it is allowed then most of the times it is also obligatory, but if it's conditions are not met it will be forbidden, and like any other sin it can be considered as a minor Shirk (obeying something beside Allah in action while believing in the unique God theoretically) although if it is not a single mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you mean one is really worshiping another being beside Allah while believing in the uniqueness of Allah then it seems to be a paradoxical statement.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you mean only respecting an idol (or anything or any person) but worshiping only Allah, then it is not Shirk but one can argue if such a respecting method itself is allowed in Islam or not. For example prostration is not allowed. If by idol you mean a piece of stone or wood or etc. then even invoking it can be arguable, although some stones like the black stone (حجر الأسود) is indeed an angel and every other element of this Dunya also according to Qur’an is alive indeed, however, there is a covering between us and them so that the communication may be cut or limited, but of course for us the ordinary Muslims while the holy prophet could order the mountains and the trees and etc. and they were obeying (&lt;em&gt;like the mountains were accompanying David peace be upon him in his prayers&lt;/em&gt;). So for us it seems not to be encouraged to talk with such wooden and etc. idols, but if by idol you mean the grave of martyrs and even death person we have discussed that before at length and seemingly you are not going to change your mind no matter how much evidence is brought to you from Qur’an and Ahadeeth. What is clear is that invoking anyone independent of Allah is Shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2015-09-26T10:32:38.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7219" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7186" CreationDate="2013-02-01T01:12:20.453" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, you have to say the words in order to divorce your wife&lt;/strong&gt;. Having intentions alone does not cause divorce. Neither separation from your wife cause the divorce. Words are important. You have to say the word 'divorce' if you're issuing the divorce. One should not send mix signals when issue divorce decree for example &quot;I have left you&quot;. to be safe I think they do not cause the divorce. I will explain it below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to say the word, &quot;I divorce you&quot; to your wife in order to divorce her. The words are utterly important. For example if you jokingly say to your wife, &quot;I divorce you&quot;, this make one divorce already. While there might be minority (a very small minority) that would say such divorce does not quality for divorce. But IMO this is a divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember one can divorce his wife three time. They can remarry her two times (in specified time) but if they issue 3 divorces, the woman has to marry someone else, consummate the marriage and then is allowed to remarry her first husband. This was done because divorce should not be considered as joke or something that light that you can issue it every now and then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunni Version of Divorce&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In sunni Islam, divorce does not require witnesses. You can issue divorce decree alone with your wife. It is a valid divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shia Version of Divorce&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Shia Islam, divorce can be issues alone without any witness but it must be completed with two witnesses. They reference &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/65/1-2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;65:2&lt;/a&gt; that mention 'establish two just witnesses for testimony'. This verse was also related about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) when he divorce his wife, Hafsa (daughter of 'ummar). As the narration says, Prophet (PBUH) issues one divorce and the only witness was Hafsa (RA). When this verse was revealed,the prophet took her back as two witnesses were not established in the Hafsa divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that divorce is among the least likable action in Islam that is allowed but not banned. The prophet piece be upon him spoke high of women and &quot;If you are displaces with your wife, if you look close, you will find a good quality&quot;. Also use this decision very carefully and in my opinion in the presence of witness and on paper as that is more appropriate by now a days standards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-02-01T01:27:02.157" LastActivityDate="2013-02-01T01:27:02.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7222" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-01T13:30:27.107" Score="12" ViewCount="60431" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why has black hair dye been singled out?  I find it confusing because I read in a fatwa that people should not dye their gray hair black to deceive people.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is really confusing because it is possible for a blonde person to deceive others by dyeing his/her gray hair blonde, it is possible for a brunette to deceive people by dyeing his/her gray hair brunette, and it is possible for a black haired person to deceive people by dyeing his/her gray hair black, blonde, brunette, blue, yellow, red etc etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, why has black been singled out as the only dye not to be used?  Before people start saying that you shouldn't use any dye to deceive people of your age, yes I understand that, but that doesn't explain why black has been singled out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And before people ask, no I don't have black hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are a few fatwas about black hair dye:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/82103&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/82103&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/83639&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/83639&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I can post many many many more links, but I will leave it at 2 for now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here is a fatwa extract which includes a hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Secondly: &lt;strong&gt;changing grey hair by dyeing it black is haraam&lt;/strong&gt;. This is the&#xA;  opinion of the majority of scholars, who forbid it completely, because&#xA;  of the hadeeth of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon&#xA;  him), when he saw Abu Quhaafah. Jaabir said: the Messenger of Allaah&#xA;  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him_ said, when he saw his head&#xA;  looking as white as the thaghaamah plant, “Change this…” (Narrated by&#xA;  Muslim, 2102).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:&#xA;  There are &lt;strong&gt;people who dye their hair black&lt;/strong&gt; like the crops of pigeons;&#xA;  they &lt;strong&gt;will never smell the fragrance of Paradise&lt;/strong&gt;.” (Narrated by Abu&#xA;  Dawood, 4212; al-Nasaa’i, 5075).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source of extract: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/7227&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/7227&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-01-30T10:43:44.450" LastActivityDate="2023-01-30T10:43:44.450" Title="Why has black hair dye been singled out?" Tags="|hadith|fiqh|hadith-interpretation|dyeing-hair|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7223" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-01T16:25:15.973" Score="2" ViewCount="506" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Qur'an, while talking about the disbelievers, God says &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;لا تحسبن الذين كفروا معجزين في الأرض&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.  I have, however, seen two very different translations for this &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Never think that the disbelievers &lt;strong&gt;are causing failure [to Allah] upon the earth&lt;/strong&gt;...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;(&lt;em&gt;Sahih International&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/sup&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Consider not that the disbelievers &lt;strong&gt;can escape in the land&lt;/strong&gt;...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;(&lt;em&gt;M.M.Khan&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of the major translations I checked, the first interpretation seems to additionally be held by Ali and Ghali, whereas the second interpretation is held by Pickthall and Shakir (as well as by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2415&amp;amp;Itemid=79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafsir Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;); this fairly even split suggests that both are valid translations rather than either of them being a rogue interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How strong, exactly, is each interpretation, and where does this difference stem from?  Are either of these translations more &quot;correct&quot; (for lack of a better term)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-01-07T16:20:26.137" LastActivityDate="2021-10-09T22:47:40.423" Title="What is the meaning of 24:57?" Tags="|tafseer|arabic|surat-an-noor|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="569" CreationDate="2013-02-01T20:39:47.383" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this hadith from Prophet Muhammad(SAWW), yes, dua can change our divine decree:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيُحْرَمُ الرِّزْقَ بِالذَّنْبِ يُصِيْبُهُ؛ &lt;strong&gt;وَلا&#xA;  يَرُدُّ الْقَدَرَ اِلاّ الدُّعَاءُ&lt;/strong&gt; وَلا يَزِيْدُ في الْعُمْرِ اِلاّ&#xA;  الْبِرُّ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verily, committing sins deprives man of his sustenance; &lt;strong&gt;divine decree&#xA;  is not changed but through praying (dua)&lt;/strong&gt; and long life is not gained but by&#xA;  kindness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coiradio.com/library/library/hadith/nahj_al_fasahah/21.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source: Nahj al Fasahah, page 292&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="435" LastEditDate="2013-02-02T13:44:26.510" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T13:44:26.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7233" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7223" CreationDate="2013-02-01T21:47:36.263" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First let me say that &quot;معجزین&quot; in that verse is plural of the doer form of the verb A-ja-za (عجز), implying causing failure, frustrating. Escaping is not an exact translation of the word, although it might be considered an interpretational translation. However, if you also note two verses before that verse you will read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَعَدَ اللَّـهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ&#xA;  لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِن&#xA;  قَبْلِهِمْ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَىٰ لَهُمْ&#xA;  وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُم مِّن بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا ۚ يَعْبُدُونَنِي&#xA;  لَا يُشْرِكُونَ بِي شَيْئًا ۚ وَمَن كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ&#xA;  فَأُولَـٰئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ / وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا&#xA;  الزَّكَاةَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ / لَا&#xA;  تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مُعْجِزِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۚ&#xA;  وَمَأْوَاهُمُ النَّارُ ۖ وَلَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah has promised, to those among you who believe and work righteous&#xA;  deeds, that He will, of a surety, grant them in the land, inheritance&#xA;  (of power), as He granted it to those before them; that He will&#xA;  establish in authority their religion - the one which He has chosen&#xA;  for them; and that He will change (their state), after the fear in&#xA;  which they (lived), to one of security and peace: 'They will worship&#xA;  Me (alone) and not associate aught with Me. 'If any do reject Faith&#xA;  after this, they are rebellious and wicked. / So establish regular&#xA;  Prayer and give regular Charity; and obey the Messenger; that ye may&#xA;  receive mercy. / Never think thou that the Unbelievers are going to&#xA;  frustrate (Allah's Plan) on earth: their abode is the Fire,- and it is&#xA;  indeed an evil refuge! [24:55-57]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the verse [24:55] is addressing the rise of Imam Mahdi --peace be upon him, the time that Islam will be established on the Earth (لَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَىٰ لَهُمْ) in peace (لَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُم مِّن بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا). Now come to the verse [24:57] and you see Allah says never consider the Unbelievers are going to (that is, &lt;strong&gt;can&lt;/strong&gt;) frustrate Allah's plan on the Earth! This was one possible interpretation which also seems very much to be accurate. But, after that, you may also be able to interpret the verse [24:55] as &quot;&lt;em&gt;wherever that an Unbeliever escapes to he will not be out from the authority of Allah, the punishment of Allah will catch him (after the rise of Imam Mahdi peace be upon him for example) and after his death he will yet has his refuge an evil refuge in the fire&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. So you see, the two translations are not necessarily very different, although I for oneself prefer the first one that is more precise!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2013-02-01T21:47:36.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7234" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-01T22:23:32.573" Score="5" ViewCount="17140" Body="&lt;p&gt;During a visit to Medinah I interestingly saw the names of the twelve Shi'a Imams (i.e. of the Twelvers, the mainstream Shi'a) &amp;mdash;peace be upon them&amp;mdash; with their reputations, around two saloons of the mosque of the holy Prophet &amp;mdash;peace be upon him&amp;mdash; (مسجد النبوی); before that I didn't know that the Sunni brothers also accept such reputations for the twelve Imams of Shi'a.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note the green circles at top of the walls:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/slQKm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;comment&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those colored in green include 13 out of 14 innocents of the twelver Shi'ism (محمد، علی، حسن، حسین، زین العابدین، محمد الباقر، جعفر الصادق، موسی الکاظم، علی الرضا، محمد التقی، علی النقی، حسن العسکری، م‌ح‌م‌د المهدی علیهم السلام):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/L9epN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;comment&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(More photos available &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shafaqna.com/persian/component/k2/item/26904-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9-%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%B9-%D9%88-%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D8%B5-%20-%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are there any Sunni hadith that contains these names and reputations?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And although not necessary, it would also be helpful if such hadith would also address why the Twelver Imams are represented, but the Imams of other Shi'a sects are not (e.g. why Imam Kazim &amp;mdash;peace be upon him&amp;mdash; is considered here, but his brother Isma'eel is not).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T07:14:23.650" LastActivityDate="2018-03-02T00:08:16.403" Title="Sunni view on the Twelver Shia Imams? (Hadeeth request)" Tags="|hadith|sunni|shia-sunni|shia-imam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="569" CreationDate="2013-02-02T12:20:38.450" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have borrowed the following excerpt from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/7189/584&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;you can ask Allah through a Dua, but when it is accepted you&#xA;  will see how the chain of events have been arranged such that what you&#xA;  wished was probable but even definite, so it seems even if you had not&#xA;  make Dua you still had it responded but that's not true, Allah who&#xA;  knew what you will ask an accepted Dua in the future has arranged the&#xA;  events from a long time before you Dua, and this is what makes the&#xA;  whole story ambiguity for some people, they don't find any position&#xA;  for Allah's will as they are shown a chain of causality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this explanation, Dua not only can change the future but even the past! Allah knows who will Dua at what time and which Dua will be accepted and how shoud be responded, so has arranged the whole causality chain in the way that the chain will guarantee the Dua being responded after it has been asked for! That the effect of Dua is perceived after it has been asked goes back to the fact that after asking Allah we will only meet the future at the proper times, not again the past that has passed! Therefore, you can even think of Dua itself as a cause in the chain of the causality and, thus, understand how a cause can affect both the past and the future, it is indeed more general than how commonly scientists think about the Causality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Witnesses for thiw view can be found e.g. in the Hadeeth @Ezati has brought to you and many similar Ahadeeth. Also see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;هُوَ الَّذِي يُسَيِّرُكُمْ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ ۖ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا&#xA;  كُنتُمْ فِي الْفُلْكِ وَجَرَيْنَ بِهِم بِرِيحٍ طَيِّبَةٍ وَفَرِحُوا&#xA;  بِهَا جَاءَتْهَا رِيحٌ عَاصِفٌ وَجَاءَهُمُ الْمَوْجُ مِن كُلِّ مَكَانٍ&#xA;  وَظَنُّوا أَنَّهُمْ أُحِيطَ بِهِمْ ۙ دَعَوُا اللَّـهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ&#xA;  الدِّينَ لَئِنْ أَنجَيْتَنَا مِنْ هَـٰذِهِ لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ&#xA;  الشَّاكِرِينَ / فَلَمَّا أَنجَاهُمْ إِذَا هُمْ يَبْغُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ&#xA;  بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He it is Who enableth you to traverse through land and sea; so that ye&#xA;  even board ships;- they sail with them with a favourable wind, and&#xA;  they rejoice thereat; then comes a stormy wind and the waves come to&#xA;  them from all sides, and they think they are being overwhelmed: they&#xA;  cry unto Allah, sincerely offering (their) duty unto Him saying, &quot;If&#xA;  thou dost deliver us from this, we shall truly show our gratitude!&quot; /&#xA;  But when he delivereth them, behold! they transgress insolently&#xA;  through the earth in defiance of right! ... [10:22,23]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in this verse Allah tells the story of some wrongdoers in a ship that they were seeing the signs of death coming to them from all around such that they could see no hope to outlast. So they only seek in refuge from Allah the omnipotent hopelessly but sincerely. Then Allah the omnipotent rescues them and deliver them to a land, and does this true the usual causes (like by ending the typhoon, blowing some favourable wind for them and etc), even this rescue might take some days during which they may also experience hunger and thirst and other difficulties but anyway Allah has survived them from death due to their Dua. When the rescued wrongdoers reach the land, some may recall they were definitely going to die and repent, but most will forget and ascribe to nature and ... a share in the gift they have received. This is what Allah has planned for Dunya, to leave each of us in a position that we should choose between what the intellect orders us and what the desire encourages us for in a sensible way. Therefore, Allah closes the verse [10:23] with&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّمَا بَغْيُكُمْ عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِكُم ۖ&#xA;  مَّتَاعَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُكُمْ&#xA;  فَنُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... O mankind! your insolence is against your own souls,- an enjoyment&#xA;  of the life of the present: in the end, to Us is your return, and We&#xA;  shall show you the truth of all that ye did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last but by no means least, mention that Dua changing the past and future, and the whole Causality thing is in the scale of us the creatures, whereas in the scale of Allah --the only true Cause-- what you have learned about that &quot;&lt;em&gt;our destiny is fixed and does not change&lt;/em&gt;&quot; holds. See &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/7161/584&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; and the answers to it for better clarification of the situation. You should stop mixing the two viewpoints and there will be no contradiction left to be argued.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T12:31:32.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7239" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-02T13:54:09.477" Score="2" ViewCount="945" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I first read this sahih hadith, I was perplexed under what type of condition the prophet died:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/67#150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 144&lt;/a&gt; :&#xA;  Narrated by 'Aisha&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That during his fatal ailment, Allah's Apostle, used to ask his wives,&#xA;  &quot;Where shall I stay tomorrow? Where shall I stay tomorrow?&quot; He was&#xA;  looking forward to Aisha's turn. So all his wives allowed him to stay&#xA;  where he wished, and he stayed at 'Aisha's house till he died there.&#xA;  'Aisha added: He died on the day of my usual turn at my house. Allah&#xA;  took him unto Him while &lt;strong&gt;his head was between my chest and my neck and&#xA;  his saliva was mixed with my saliva&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some people  interpret the above hadith as the prophet peace be upon him was making love to Aisha (RA) at the time of his death. Is that the correct interpretation of the hadith?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Was he alone at the time of his death? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-26T06:34:28.823" LastActivityDate="2017-03-26T06:34:28.823" Title="Condition during the prophet's death?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|hadith-interpretation|sahih-bukhari|aisha|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7239" CreationDate="2013-02-02T17:53:37.710" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The book from which the excerpt below is extracted is seemingly the oldest [history] book of Shia written during about 60 years since about 4 years after the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- passed away, narrating the Ahadeeth and events mostly directly from the companions of the holy prophet and his household, peace be upon them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Source: كتاب سليم بن قيس الهلالي، ج‏2، ص: 832&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَبَانٌ عَنْ سُلَيْمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَلِيّاً ع يَقُولُ عَهِدَ &#xA;  إِلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَوْمَ تُوُفِّيَ وَ قَدْ أَسْنَدْتُهُ إِلَى&#xA;  صَدْرِي وَ [إِنَ‏]  رَأْسَهُ عِنْدَ أُذُنِي وَقَدْ أَصْغَتِ&#xA;  الْمَرْأَتَانِ لِتَسْمَعَا الْكَلَامَ  فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص&#xA;  اللَّهُمَّ سُدَّ مَسَامِعَهُمَا ثُمَّ قَالَ [لِي‏]  يَا عَلِيُّ أَ&#xA;  رَأَيْتَ قَوْلَ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى- إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا&#xA;  وَ عَمِلُوا الصَّالِحاتِ أُولئِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ الْبَرِيَّةِ  أَ تَدْرِي&#xA;  مَنْ هُمْ  [قَالَ‏] قُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ&#xA;  فَإِنَّهُمْ شِيعَتُكَ  وَ أَنْصَارُكَ وَ مَوْعِدِي وَ مَوْعِدُهُمُ &#xA;  الْحَوْضُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِذَا جَثَتِ الْأُمَمُ عَلَى رُكَبِهَا&#xA;  وَ بَدَا لِلَّهِ [تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى‏]  فِي عَرْضِ خَلْقِهِ وَ&#xA;  دَعَا النَّاسَ إِلَى مَا لَا بُدَّ لَهُمْ مِنْهُ فَيَدْعُوكَ وَ&#xA;  شِيعَتَكَ فَتَجِيئُونَ  غُرّاً مُحَجَّلِينَ شِبَاعاً مَرْوِيِّين‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aban narrated from Suleym from Imam Ali --peace be upon him-- that he&#xA;  said: The apostle of Allah --peace be upon him and his household--&#xA;  covenanted with me the day he passed away while I had given him support on&#xA;  my chest and his head was close to my ear, and the two woman [Aisha and Hafsah] were&#xA;  listening to hear the speech so prayed the apostle of Allah --peace be upon&#xA;  him and his household-- that &quot;O Allah seal their hearing&quot;, then he&#xA;  said [to me] &quot;O Ali what do you think about the saying of Allah that&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Those who have faith and do righteous deeds they are the best of creatures&lt;/strong&gt; do you know who are they?&quot; I answered: &quot;Allah and His&#xA;  apostle know better&quot;. He said: &quot;Verily they are your followers (Shia)&#xA;  and helpers, and the time appointed between me and them will be at the pond&#xA;  at the Day when different groups of people sit on their knees and Allah blessed and exalted begin to bring them forward and invite the people to what is inevitable for them, so He will then call for you and your followers (Shia) and you will come with shining foreheads while being vivacious and satiated from hunger and thirst&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also as mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/5698/584&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;, the same Hadeeth has been also narrated by Sayyed Mahmoud Alousy (the famous 13th Hijri century Sunni scholar) in his book that the holy prophet --peace be upon him-- told imam Ali --peace be upon him-- that the best of creatures are you and your followers (shia), and our rendezvous will be at the pond ...! &lt;strong&gt;And the prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- told this &lt;em&gt;at his death&lt;/em&gt; while &lt;em&gt;his head was on the chest of imam Ali --peace be upon him&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فقد أخرج ابن مردويه عن علي كرم اللّه تعالى وجهه قال: قال لي رسول اللّه&#xA;  صلّى اللّه عليه و سلم: «ألم تسمع قول اللّه تعالى إِنَّ الَّذِينَ&#xA;  آمَنُوا وَ عَمِلُوا الصَّالِحاتِ أُولئِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ الْبَرِيَّةِ؟ هم&#xA;  أنت و شيعتك و موعدي و موعدكم الحوض إذا جثت الأمم للحساب يدعون غرا&#xA;  محجلين» و روى نحوه الإمامية عن يزيد بن شراحيل الأنصاري كاتب الأمير كرم&#xA;  اللّه تعالى وجهه. و فيه أنه عليه الصلاة و السلام قال ذلك له عند الوفاة&#xA;  و رأسه الشريف على صدره رضي اللّه تعالى عنه. و&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;سید محمد آلوسى (قرن ۱۳)، روح المعاني في تفسير القرآن العظيم، ج15، ص:&#xA;  432&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his family-- passed away while his head was on the chest of Imam Ali --peace be upon him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the Prophet - the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him and his&#xA;  descendants - died his head was on my chest, and his (last) breath&#xA;  blew over my palms and I passed it over my face. I performed his&#xA;  (funeral) ablution, may Allah bless him and his descendants, and the&#xA;  angels helped me. The house and the courtyard were full of them. One&#xA;  party of them was descending and the other was ascending. My ears&#xA;  continually caught their humming voice, as they invoked Allah's&#xA;  blessing on him, till we buried him in his grave.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/nahj/default.asp?url=197.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; [Nahj al-Balaghah,&#xA;  Sermon 197&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that Shia believes the conditions during the prophet passing away was totally different than what you have remarked in your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T20:45:57.243" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7239" CreationDate="2013-02-02T17:54:07.313" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question could have been put more politely and you could have asked about circumstances of death of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) instead of making offensive, far-fetched judgements. I really wish the question is edited. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming to the question, if you had been sincere, you would have found the other version of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/41280&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadeeth&lt;/a&gt; narrating the complete incident. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Aisha:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr entered upon the Prophet (sallallahu&#xA;  'alaihi wa sallam) while I was supporting the Prophet (sallallahu&#xA;  'alaihi wa sallam) on my chest. 'AbdurRahman had a fresh Siwak then&#xA;  and he was cleaning his teeth with it. Allah's Messenger (sallallahu&#xA;  'alaihi wa sallam) looked at it, &lt;strong&gt;so I took the Siwak, cut it (chewed&#xA;  it with my teeth), shook it and made it soft (with water)&lt;/strong&gt;, and then&#xA;  gave it to the Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) who cleaned his&#xA;  teeth with it. I had never seen Allah's Messenger (sallallahu 'alaihi&#xA;  wa sallam) cleaning his teeth in a better way. After finishing the&#xA;  brushing of his teeth, he lifted his hand or his finger and said&#xA;  thrice, &quot;O Allah! Let me be with the highest companions,&quot; and then&#xA;  died. `Aisha used to say, &quot;He died while his head was resting between&#xA;  my chest and chin.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، عَنْ صَخْرِ بْنِ&#xA;  جُوَيْرِيَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ،&#xA;  عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، دَخَلَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَلَى&#xA;  النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَنَا مُسْنِدَتُهُ إِلَى صَدْرِي،&#xA;  وَمَعَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ سِوَاكٌ رَطْبٌ يَسْتَنُّ بِهِ، فَأَبَدَّهُ&#xA;  رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَصَرَهُ، فَأَخَذْتُ السِّوَاكَ&#xA;  فَقَصَمْتُهُ وَنَفَضْتُهُ وَطَيَّبْتُهُ، ثُمَّ دَفَعْتُهُ إِلَى&#xA;  النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاسْتَنَّ بِهِ، فَمَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ&#xA;  اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم اسْتَنَّ اسْتِنَانًا قَطُّ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهُ،&#xA;  فَمَا عَدَا أَنْ فَرَغَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَفَعَ&#xA;  يَدَهُ أَوْ إِصْبَعَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ فِي الرَّفِيقِ الأَعْلَى&#xA;  ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ قَضَى، وَكَانَتْ تَقُولُ مَاتَ بَيْنَ حَاقِنَتِي&#xA;  وَذَاقِنَتِي‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please the read the complete hadeeth above, especially the bolded part. If you have ever used a siwak you would know that a new one is a bit stiff because of its bark and it needs to be stripped. So before you use it, you strip it by chewing it and moistening it by your saliva or water. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, Aa'ishah al-Siddiqah (May Allah be pleased with her), the wife of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) chewed it with her mouth so that he could use it. Then the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) used it. That is what is meant by mixing of the saliva. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) loved to use the siwak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And yes, he (صلى الله عليه وسلم) died near Aa'ishah al-Siddiqah (May Allah be pleased with her) because she was the most beloved person to him (صلى الله عليه وسلم). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please read more about the death of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/seerah/deathoftheprophet.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and you can read about siwak &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.healthymuslim.com/articles/zruui-ibn-al-qayyim-siwak-has-numerous-benefits-for-oral-hygiene.cfm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2013-02-02T22:23:31.757" LastActivityDate="2013-02-02T22:23:31.757" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7246" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8379" CreationDate="2013-02-03T05:57:42.333" Score="5" ViewCount="14085" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Muslim judging between right and wrong is not the same as Allah’s judgement and both should be kept separate from each other. Allah knows what people think and what their intentions are. We don’t. This is why we follow the rule set out by Prophet Muhammad (SAW):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated By Um Salama : Allah’s Apostle said, “I am only a human&#xA;  being, and you people (opponents) come to me with your cases; and it&#xA;  may be that one of you can &lt;strong&gt;present his case eloquently&lt;/strong&gt; in a more&#xA;  convincing way than the other, and &lt;strong&gt;I give my verdict according to&#xA;  what I hear&lt;/strong&gt;. So if ever I judge (by error) and give the right of a&#xA;  brother to his other (brother) then he (the latter) should not take&#xA;  it, for I am giving him only a piece of Fire.” (Sahih Bukhari – Book&#xA;  089, Hadith Number 281) [Emphasis added]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Sahaba (RA) also stood against the false beliefs and practices prevalent in their society, which were carried out by their relatives, friends and fellowmen who also claimed to be on Deen-e-Ibrahimi. Due to this modern age of being &quot;politically correct&quot; and a myriad of non judgmental  philosophies like Zen, buddhism etc people have absorbed it and are not ready to criticize and condemn the Islamic injustice and wrong that is happening around them.&#xA; So does not every  Muslim has every right to &lt;strong&gt;judge&lt;/strong&gt; between right and wrong as long as he does this in the light of the Qur’an and Hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastActivityDate="2020-04-23T15:17:00.820" Title="Is Being Judgemental based on Quran Hadith Allowed?" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|islamic-philosophy|judgements|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7247" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7986" CreationDate="2013-02-03T06:17:32.480" Score="6" ViewCount="699" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, the prohibition of &lt;em&gt;riba al-fadl&lt;/em&gt; is agreed upon by the four major Sunni schools.  However, there does appear to be a clear difference of opinion as to exactly what goods are considered susceptible thus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, the Hanafi school has extended the general meaning of &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1265730&quot;&gt;silver for silver, gold for gold, barley for barley, wheat for wheat, like for like&lt;/a&gt;&quot;; rather than limiting it to only the products named, the &quot;like for like&quot; principle is applied to any good that can be traded by weight or measure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a correct understanding?  Can and should it apply to, literally, &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; good (as I have trouble conceiving of any good that &lt;em&gt;can't&lt;/em&gt; be either weighed or measured)?  If not, what are the limits?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-06-19T04:45:25.487" LastActivityDate="2014-05-04T19:38:50.533" Title="According to the Hanafi school, what goods are susceptible to riba al-fadl?" Tags="|hanafi|riba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7250" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-03T22:24:48.533" Score="1" ViewCount="1679" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came across a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/86/57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; in Sahih al-Bukhari; it is a rather long &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; which tells the story of Umar giving a sermon when his death was close. Please read the hadith before proceeding. I excerpt the most salient portions below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(O&#xA;  people!) I have been informed that a speaker amongst you says, 'By&#xA;  Allah, if 'Umar should die, I will give the pledge of allegiance to&#xA;  such-and-such person.' one should not deceive oneself by saying that&#xA;  the pledge of allegiance given to Abu bakr was given suddenly and it&#xA;  was successful. &lt;strong&gt;No doubt, it was like that, but Allah saved (the&#xA;  people) from its evil&lt;/strong&gt;, and there is none among you who has the&#xA;  qualities of Abu bakr. Remember that &lt;strong&gt;whoever gives the pledge of&#xA;  allegiance to anybody among you without consulting the other Muslims,&#xA;  neither that person, nor the person to whom the pledge of allegiance&#xA;  was given, are to be supported, lest they both should be killed&lt;/strong&gt;. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(some disagreement about who is to be caliph follows)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And then&#xA;  one of the Ansar said ... O Quraish. There should be one ruler from us&#xA;  and one from you.' &lt;strong&gt;Then there was a hue and cry among the gathering&#xA;  and their voices rose so that I was afraid there might be great&#xA;  disagreement, so I said, 'O Abu bakr! Hold your hand out.' He held his&#xA;  hand out and I pledged allegiance to him&lt;/strong&gt;, and then all the emigrants&#xA;  gave the Pledge of allegiance and so did the Ansar afterwards. And so&#xA;  we became victorious over Sa'd bin Ubada (whom Al-Ansar wanted to make&#xA;  a ruler). ...  &lt;strong&gt;Umar added, &quot;By Allah, apart from the great tragedy&#xA;  that had happened to us (i.e. the death of the Prophet), there was no&#xA;  greater problem than the allegiance pledged to Abu bakr because we&#xA;  were afraid that if we left the people, they might give the Pledge of&#xA;  allegiance after us to one of their men, in which case we would have&#xA;  given them our consent for something against our real wish, or would&#xA;  have opposed them and caused great trouble. So if any person gives the&#xA;  Pledge of allegiance to somebody (to become a Caliph) without&#xA;  consulting the other Muslims, then the one he has selected should not&#xA;  be granted allegiance, lest both of them should be killed.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 86, Hadith 6830)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my question is about this command of Umar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;If any person gives the Pledge of allegiance to somebody (to become a Caliph) without consulting the other Muslims, then the one he has selected should not be granted allegiance, lest both of them should be killed.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that 'Umar himself did this, my question is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this statement a rule of Shari`ah (religious law)? If so, was `Umar an exception to the rule? &#xA;If not, did `Umar has invented it for the people coming after him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-30T08:57:13.507" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T08:57:13.507" Title="`Umar's statement on the doctrine of succession in Islam" Tags="|sharia|khilafah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7254" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-05T00:17:17.260" Score="1" ViewCount="642" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/57/how-are-praying-times-handled-in-countries-with-a-long-day-light/69#69&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; question asks about how to handle prayer times in countries where days length is very long, the accepted answer says &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They should estimate their times based on the &lt;strong&gt;nearest country&lt;/strong&gt; in which&#xA;  the times of the five daily prayers can be distinguished from one&#xA;  another&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is what is the definition of the nearest country where daily prayer timings can be distinguished from one another. For example if I live in Tromso, Finland, a day can be 20 hours long, after  weak it will be 22 hours and then the sun never sits. So what will be my prayer timings? &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm_Cn8-DCNc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Check this video&lt;/a&gt; which kind of explains how sun looks like in such regions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Date         Sunrise    SunSet    Day Length&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/RO26z.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Strictly speaking, does 20 hours sun day counts as a valid day. Also consider that we have to fast for this length of time also (unless there is another judgment on that).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T16:20:24.010" Title="What is the definition of nearest country for prayer timing where day length is very long?" Tags="|fatwa|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7255" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-05T00:35:44.027" Score="3" ViewCount="4325" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it always man's responsibility to run the house? Does wife &lt;em&gt;has to&lt;/em&gt; contribute in case where she has a job? What is the situation where husband is jobless and wife is working? What is Islamic ruling about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:48:15.327" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T20:48:15.327" Title="If husband and wife are both working, does wife have to contribute money to running the household?" Tags="|fiqh|husband-wife|family|finance|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7256" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-05T00:53:20.147" Score="7" ViewCount="293" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sunni islam accepts a number of &lt;em&gt;madhahib&lt;/em&gt;, each seen as co-valid (despite differences of opinion, other schools are not considered as sinful or transgressing).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also various schools of &lt;em&gt;'aqidah&lt;/em&gt;, differing on creed rather than laws.  Are such schools considered co-valid among Sunnis the same way that schools of &lt;em&gt;fiqh&lt;/em&gt; are?  Can one pick and choose thus, as one can choose a &lt;em&gt;madh'hab&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2015-01-14T08:11:53.697" Title="Are different schools of theology considered co-valid in Sunni islam?" Tags="|sunni|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1225" CreationDate="2013-02-05T03:44:42.147" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the contrary, if you looked at the way fa ra gha and na 9a ba is used in the Quran, it gives a totally different perspective than that of commonly translated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;lets look at how it's used here :&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=frg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=frg&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=nSb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=nSb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the former, faragha hints to the notion of having reached the end of a life cycle of an action/state.&#xA;the latter, na9aba hints to the notion of a treat/share/recovery of fatigue&#xA;this is very much evident in 18:62&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to associate na9aba with offering of prayers is contradicting the notions of the verses 5:3 and 5:90, where by is disallowed to do such traditions of offerings&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so when we know we are fatigued after a hard time of work, then we need to take a rest and let our Lord do the necessary things for us..as He is the Merciful, the Compassionate&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="858" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-02-07T03:06:52.913" LastActivityDate="2013-02-07T03:06:52.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7259" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-05T05:47:28.910" Score="5" ViewCount="1906" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the valid forms of personal and group Entertainment allowable in Islam. Does Islam forbid all forms of Entertainment ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course the answer to this question should begin with the Islamic definition of &quot;Entertainment&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T09:12:15.927" Title="Allowable Entertainment in Islam" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7261" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-05T12:55:49.993" Score="4" ViewCount="6951" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spawned from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/7007/584&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; what is the requirements for becoming and remaining a Caliph (or ruler in general) according to Islam? Is there any requirement at all or whoever could reach the power and get the pledge of allegiance (even through force and intimidation) is righteous to be treated as a Caliph, rebelling against whom being forbidden?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I believe the requirements should be general such that they hold about the 4 first Caliphs as well.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-10-01T13:33:21.943" Title="Requirements for being chosen as a Caliph?" Tags="|khilafah|caliph|rashidi-caliphs|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7263" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-05T17:19:02.907" Score="3" ViewCount="215" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a well known hypothetical legal case in philosophy of law known as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Case_of_the_Speluncean_Explorers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Case of the Speluncean Explorers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the hypothetical case, a trapped team of five spelunkers determine&#xA;  via radio contact with physicians that they will have starved to death&#xA;  by the time they are rescued, and thus elect to eat one of their&#xA;  party. Once the remaining four spelunkers are rescued, they are all&#xA;  indicted for the murder of their fifth member. The article proceeds to&#xA;  examine the case from the perspectives of five different legal&#xA;  principles, with widely varying conclusions as to whether or not the&#xA;  spelunkers are guilty, and whether or not they should be executed (as&#xA;  is the mandatory punishment for murder in the fictitious commonwealth&#xA;  where the case takes place).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is Islam's take on this case? Is it justifiable to eat according to sharia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2104" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-03T11:36:09.130" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T08:31:17.487" Title="Speluncean Explorers: Can we kill and eat a human to save our lives?" Tags="|sharia|food|punishment|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7263" CreationDate="2013-02-05T17:47:31.867" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam cherishes life and those who saves the lives of others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam highly condemns the spilling of a human's blood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam raises the status of those who struggle for the truth and for the cause of others even in the face of death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam disgust those who eat one's brothers meat (allegorically, let alone concretely)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the verses I'll leave others to fill in, or if i have time to reedit this post, i hope to revisit it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="858" LastActivityDate="2013-02-05T17:47:31.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7256" CreationDate="2013-02-05T17:56:24.667" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no room for being accommodative of differences in the main matters of creed. Creed is not something that is derived or interpreted - it is knowledge of the unseen that is given to us by Allah and His Messenger. There are &lt;em&gt;usul&lt;/em&gt; (trunk) and &lt;em&gt;furu`&lt;/em&gt; (branches). In some secondary matters (branches) where there isn't a consensus or contradictory reports, a difference of opinion is unavoidable. However in the core matters, this is not acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the most part, the Sunni schools of &lt;em&gt;`aqidah&lt;/em&gt; agree on the majority of the core (tawheed, qada, qadr, etc), with disagreements on some issues. These differences are not sufficient on any side to declare the other sides as being outside the fold of Islam - aspects of their creed are however labeled incorrect/misguided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2013-02-05T20:01:02.763" LastActivityDate="2013-02-05T20:01:02.763" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7267" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-05T22:54:15.440" Score="3" ViewCount="1507" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a number of &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; wherein the prophet explicitly forbade making &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/249031&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;nabidh&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by mixing dates with grapes, or by mixing old dates with fresh.  While the grapes prohibition might be understood to avoid inadvertently making wine, I don't understand why mixing fresh with old dates is also forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was this mixture brought up in particular?  What is the wisdom behind it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-02-05T23:07:54.797" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T10:55:01.470" Title="Why was nabidh mixing fresh dates with dry forbidden?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7123" CreationDate="2013-02-05T23:43:17.023" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's an article from a society of the premier university in Malaysia. It touches on the very negative connotation of the label 'kafir'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pmium.net/2013/01/28/kafir-truth-about-muslims/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://pmium.net/2013/01/28/kafir-truth-about-muslims/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2105" LastActivityDate="2013-02-05T23:43:17.023" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7269" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-06T00:20:37.913" Score="5" ViewCount="1920" Body="&lt;p&gt;My understanding is that in Sufism one is initiated into the tariqah by a Sheikh, and that one is bound to follow his rulings. Is this correct? In practice what does this mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-02-06T00:26:33.080" LastActivityDate="2015-05-21T12:54:44.343" Title="What is the role of a Sheikh in Sufism? (Sufi View)" Tags="|sufism|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7270" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7282" CreationDate="2013-02-06T01:55:56.743" Score="1" ViewCount="2406" Body="&lt;p&gt;My understanding is that there are two broad camps in sufism - 'drunken' and 'sober'. I do not know whether the first term is a description taken directly from the Islamic tradition, I take it to mean Allah-intoxicated. I take the second sense to 'see' Allah through the eyes of the intellect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is al-Arabi a sober sufi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-02-06T02:09:51.920" LastActivityDate="2017-05-21T13:56:23.673" Title="Is al-arabi a 'sober' sufi? (Sufi View)" Tags="|sufism|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7271" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-06T02:17:12.633" Score="3" ViewCount="887" Body="&lt;p&gt;Al Idraj is a saying not of the Prophet's (May God's blessings and peace be upon Him), and is sometimes on the part of the narrator, either to clarify a word or to make a saying of the Prophet (May God's blessings and peace be upon Him) more complete.  A Wad' means fabrication.  So, what is the difference between Al Idraj wal Wad' (الإدراج و الوضع)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-02-16T05:09:26.273" Title="What is the difference between Al Idraj wal Wad' (الإدراج و الوضع)?" Tags="|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1669" CreationDate="2013-02-06T02:25:45.763" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My family is from Bangladesh - an Islamic country. Our tradition is to have both Bengali &amp;amp; muslim (Arabic) names. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously this is no way directly answers your question, as the motivation is different. Here it was a question of how a people can assert both their own identity as well as a religious one. I can't quote any sources on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your question is how to accommodate your immediate environment. I don't doubt that levels of Islamophobia vary greatly across Europe. It appears that you've put a great deal of thought into it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have you discussed it with your friends and family? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally I don't think it is an especially bad idea. Its not as though you are entirely letting go of your name, but only &lt;em&gt;adding&lt;/em&gt; to it. It allows yourself to introduce yourself in different ways. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="270" LastEditDate="2013-02-06T02:38:49.770" LastActivityDate="2013-02-06T02:38:49.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7273" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-06T02:47:39.790" Score="0" ViewCount="5714" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been brought up in the West and I'm interested in learning Classical Arabic. As a first step I'm going through an introduction to Modern Arabic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to gauge the distance I've got to go: Is the distance between Classical Arabic to Modern Arabic the same as the distance between say Shakespeare's English &amp;amp; today's, or Chaucer's English &amp;amp; today's, or is it much greater?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Relatedly, I would also like to know how many different words are there in the Qur'an (I've seen some suspiciously low figures).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-02-13T22:32:48.923" LastActivityDate="2014-11-16T11:47:16.297" Title="How different is Classical Arabic from modern Arabic?" Tags="|arabic|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2014-11-16T14:22:53.857" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7274" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7273" CreationDate="2013-02-06T03:11:14.930" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, the difference between classical (fusha) and modern Arabic(s) is catastrophic; the primary reason being that &lt;em&gt;people in Arabic-speaking countries all speak their own local slang dialect.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this a problem? Classical Arabic focuses a lot on &lt;em&gt;grammar and number.&lt;/em&gt; It's important (and, in fact, necessary) to speak slowly, because of the complexity of applying all the rules correctly. In pretty much every slang version, they take major shortcuts and throw out grammar -- to the point that people today who speak slang struggle to understand and articulate themselves classical Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally have a similar background (grew up in the west, learned a lot of classical Arabic), and when I visited Makkah, I saw people understand but struggle to figure out how to reply. My advice is to stick to classical, since all the major media (books, universities, newspapers, audio lectures, etc.) are all done in classical Arabic most of the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your specific questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) The difference between classical Arabic and modern slang is like the difference between Arabic and Urdu, or Arabic and English. You may find some common words and things, but overall, it's a new language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) There are roughly 6000-7000 unique words in the Qur'an. There are some words that are repeated often (like &quot;Allah&quot; which appears almost every verse) and some that are never repeated; most vary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2013-02-06T03:11:14.930" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7275" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-06T07:46:12.877" Score="5" ViewCount="725" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pork (pig meat) is forbidden as many times in the Quran as blood is (2:173, 5:3, 6:145, 16:115). Under that, I'd assume that blood is just as forbidden as pork.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Muslims are very picky about whether food contains traces of pig DNA or pig hairs (which is not explicitly forbidden in the Quran). They are not as picky with something such as blood, even though quite a lot of blood is commonly found in halal food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this? Is there a hadith that emphasizes how forbidden pork is? Is there something detailing that blood is allowed in smaller quantities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2018-08-30T10:36:10.783" LastActivityDate="2018-08-30T10:36:10.783" Title="Why is pork more strictly haram than blood?" Tags="|halal-haram|pork|blood|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7277" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1778" CreationDate="2013-02-06T08:06:08.477" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A translated fatwa from my country (Malaysia, Shafi'i):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I'm not going to translate the word Arak here, as the english word for alcohol is used for the drink as well as the chemical. In context, the word Arak here means a drink that is used as an intoxicant.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;All Arak contains alcohol. Not all alcohol is a component of Arak. Alcohol from the process of Arak creation is haraam and najis, but alcohol that is not from the process of Arak creaion is not najis, but haram to drink.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Drinks that are created from the same process of Arak creation, whether it contains a little alcohol or the alcohol is removed is haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Drinks that are not intended to be Arak or intoxicants and not created in the same method are halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tapai is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alcohol as a byproduct of food creation is not a najis and can be eaten.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Medicine and perfumes that contain alcohol are permitted.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Personally disagree with point 2 as other scholars have said that non-alcoholic beer and wine vinegar is halal, but just translating)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.e-fatwa.gov.my/fatwa-kebangsaan/alkohol-menurut-pandangan-islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.e-fatwa.gov.my/fatwa-kebangsaan/alkohol-menurut-pandangan-islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another less formal source on this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If alcohol is derived from grapes or dates, it will be haram and impure. If it is from anything else besides dates and grapes and it does not intoxicate directly or through a mixture, then it is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some research turns up this point of view as a common one in other parts of the world, but this is the most formal version I could find.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://central-mosque.com/index.php/General-Fiqh/alcohol-its-kinds-usage-and-rulings.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://central-mosque.com/index.php/General-Fiqh/alcohol-its-kinds-usage-and-rulings.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-02-06T08:06:08.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3011" CreationDate="2013-02-06T08:06:27.463" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A translated fatwa from my country (Malaysia, Shafi'i):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I'm not going to translate the word Arak here, as the english word for alcohol is used for the drink as well as the chemical. In context, the word Arak here means a drink that is used as an intoxicant.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;All Arak contains alcohol. Not all alcohol is a component of Arak. Alcohol from the process of Arak creation is haraam and najis, but alcohol that is not from the process of Arak creaion is not najis, but haram to drink.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Drinks that are created from the same process of Arak creation, whether it contains a little alcohol or the alcohol is removed is haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Drinks that are not intended to be Arak or intoxicants and not created in the same method are halal.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tapai is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alcohol as a byproduct of food creation is not a najis and can be eaten.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Medicine and perfumes that contain alcohol are permitted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Personally disagree with point 2 as other scholars have said that non-alcoholic beer and wine vinegar is halal, but just translating)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.e-fatwa.gov.my/fatwa-kebangsaan/alkohol-menurut-pandangan-islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.e-fatwa.gov.my/fatwa-kebangsaan/alkohol-menurut-pandangan-islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another less formal source on this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If alcohol is derived from grapes or dates, it will be haram and impure. If it is from anything else besides dates and grapes and it does not intoxicate directly or through a mixture, then it is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some research turns up this point of view as a common one in other parts of the world, but this is the most formal version I could find.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://central-mosque.com/index.php/General-Fiqh/alcohol-its-kinds-usage-and-rulings.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://central-mosque.com/index.php/General-Fiqh/alcohol-its-kinds-usage-and-rulings.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-02-06T08:06:27.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7279" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="273" CreationDate="2013-02-06T08:42:06.603" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't say on behalf of the Ahamadiyya movement as i'm not associating myself with any particular movement. But just commenting on the justification that most 7adeeth based madhahib have on the lastness of the prophet is basing on the khatam word in 33:40 AFAIK.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and then there is this khitaamuhu misk.(83:25-26)&#xA;it would be awkward to say that the seal of the wine is a fragrance, but it's most likely more that it had a certain signature to the wine and that signature is the scent of musk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it's rather hasty to say that khatam to mean the seal. and then does the seal also always means the end/last?&#xA;khatam could also mean the signature as in the usage above. and so this is just like treading on a shaky foundation, and is looking for trouble if using it to justify killing.(3:7) which in the quran there is no proof even for a justifiable reason to kill because of declaring kufr. one might be a mu'mim then a kafir then a mu'mim then a kafir again and it could happen (4:137)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also analogously the term awwalul mu'mineen to not mean the first mu'min but rather the prime example of a mu'min.(7:143) would just show that in principle there is a possibility of khatam to have a usage pattern that is similar to awwal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;wallahua3lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;just fyi:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muslim.org/sa-case/evidence/s03.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.muslim.org/sa-case/evidence/s03.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="858" LastActivityDate="2013-02-06T08:42:06.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7280" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-06T09:35:22.417" Score="7" ViewCount="3593" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where I say property, I mean, something physical which has value.  If the islamic definition of rent-able property is different, please let me know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I have property in the form of a house, I understand that I can rent this house out and get monthly payments in the form of USD until the house is returned to me, where the rental period is defined in a contract.  As far as I have read, this is apparently halaal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, if I have property in the form of gold, can I rent that gold out and get monthly payments in the form of USD until the gold is returned to me?  Where the rental period is also defined in a contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2013-04-10T13:28:00.543" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:16:43.967" Title="Is renting gold haraam or halaal?" Tags="|halal-haram|sunni|property|rent|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7270" CreationDate="2013-02-06T10:02:35.160" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The difference between a drunk and a sober mystic isn't that the former is intoxicated while the latter is intellectual since per definition all mystics (urefa) or in the social term sufis follow the way of the heart. So both the drunk and the sober are intoxicated and driven by the love of Allah; however the difference is in how the love is manifested. For the drunken mystic the intoxication is manifested in acts of love, he goes forth with love and does acts of love. He isn't concerned with the amount of acts but rather the quality of the acts. For example Allamah Tabatabai (a Shia mystic and scholar) used to break his fast during the month of Ramadhan by walking to the sanctuary of Masumah (the sister of Imam Ridha in Qom) and kiss her grave and then head back home to actually eat food. You could say the divine names of beauty is dominating in a drunken mystic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A sober mystic is one whose love is manifested in obedience. He does acts of obedience and worship and no one is his peer in this regard. Ayatollah Hajj Agha Maliki Tabrizi (another Shia mystic and scholar) is an example of this who with his wailings and long prayers was recognized as Sheikh Munajatian (the sheikh and leader of the invocators). The divine names of majesty are dominating in the sober mystic's heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The distinctive characteristic of the late Haji Mirza Ali Agha Qazi was his cheerfulness and faith rather than fear. The same was true of the late Haji Shaykh Muhammad Bahar. On the contrary, the predominant feature of Haji Mirza Jawid Agha Maliki was fear rather than hope and cheerfulness. That is what is indicated by their sayings. According to the gnostic parlance he who is dominated by cheerfulness is called a &amp;quot;drunkard&amp;quot; and he who is dominated by fear is called a &amp;quot;hymist&amp;quot;. The best thing is to adopt a middle way in between these two extremes. In other words the devotee should have the highest degree of both the qualities at one and the same time. This degree of excellence is found in the case of the Imams only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/lwm/tabatabai_4.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Allamah Tabatabai, Light Within Me, &amp;quot;Rules of Attaining Spiritual Perfection&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to Ibn Arabi it appears as if he is more drunk, judging from his texts and biography, albeit he is very balanced compared to many other mystics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2078" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-02-06T12:42:30.780" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7275" CreationDate="2013-02-06T10:11:21.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shi'ite Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) if an animal whose meat is permissible to eat is slaughtered Islamically the following applies:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the body is emptied of a normal amount of blood and some blood is left in the body (which is normal when slaughtering an animal) the remaining blood is considered pure.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;But if less then normal amount of blood leaves the body or if the blood that has left the body is put back, that blood is impure.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2078" LastEditorUserId="2078" LastEditDate="2013-02-06T10:21:59.410" LastActivityDate="2013-02-06T10:21:59.410" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7284" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-06T14:28:46.253" Score="6" ViewCount="3067" Body="&lt;p&gt;We read in the quran that the &lt;strong&gt;flesh of swine&lt;/strong&gt; is impermissible(occurs four times elsewhere in Quran)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“He has forbidden you only the Maytah (dead animals), and blood, and the &lt;strong&gt;flesh of swine&lt;/strong&gt;, ...”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-Baqarah 2:173]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bones of swine is used to extract gelatin to make drug capsules. Only the gelatin compound is extracted from the composite bone which certainly does not retain any of the impurities of the pig and is probably scientifically equivalent to cow gelatin, so how can a bone extract become Haram, whereas Allah swt has prohibited &amp;quot;flesh of swine&amp;quot; and not &lt;strong&gt;bone of swine&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some relevant examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Urine is Najis , yet modern scientific techniques can extract 100% pure water (H2o) out of the urine, the source is impure , the derivation is pure&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Animal Carcass(including pig) when buried under ground and a tomato plant grows over this soil then it would probably  contain the nutrients found in the pig. DNA analysis can probably trace back the nutrients in the plants to the animal DNA. Yet the plant is Halal&#xA;(This example may be wrong scientifically)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pig Ash , when pig bones are heavily burned then technically I feel no DNA remains and its only carbon, again source is impure derivation &lt;em&gt;seems&lt;/em&gt; to be pure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dead Carcass , pig and Non Zabiha meat and its organic  components are indeed trivially Haram but can the same ruling apply when they are completely transformed in another form or specific elements extracted from them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2021-02-12T17:32:29.777" LastActivityDate="2021-02-15T12:32:02.010" Title="Gelatin capsules from pig ash or its bone" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|food|medical|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7161" CreationDate="2013-02-06T15:07:07.113" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah (the only, unique God in Islamic beliefs), created/creates two types of creations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Creations who don't have their own will&lt;/strong&gt;: they're مسخّرة or مسيّرة (unfree). Those creations act according to the criteria or routine Allah specified that they will follow. In other simpler words they're &quot;automated&quot;, and those creations are not judged to go to Hell or Paradise. Examples of these creations are Animals, Wind and Clouds.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Creations who have their own will&lt;/strong&gt;: They're مخيّرة facultative (have free will). Those creations make decisions and take actions, all according to their own will, they're not &quot;automated&quot;. Examples of these creations are Humans and Jinn.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But how could Humans have their own will while they're the creations of Allah?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence&quot;&gt;Artificially-Intelligence&lt;/a&gt; robots/computer programs make their own (partially non-automated) decisions even though they're the &quot;created&quot; by us, by Humans! e.g, if you give an AI program some input, it will make decision and give output, if you give it the same input after a period of time, it might make a different decision and give a different output. They're not really &quot;automated&quot;, and we, their creators, may not be able to predict that output. That's somehow similar to the case we are discussing; Allah created us, but He didn't &quot;automate&quot; us, He granted us brains (minds), we have our own will, and we make our own decisions. Thus Allah judges us. The difference between the two cases (&quot;Humans created AI programs&quot; and &quot;Allah created Humans&quot;) is that Humans don't know AI programs' decisions, while Allah knows what we will do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But since Allah knows what we will do, doesn't that mean that he pre-determined our actions?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes definitely Allah &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; the All Knowing, He knows every thing in the past, present, and future. But &lt;em&gt;knowing&lt;/em&gt; something doesn't necessarily mean &lt;em&gt;doing&lt;/em&gt; (or determining) it. Allah knows what will happen in the future because He is God, He is the Perfect, not becuase he determined it. You you can imagine that He predicts our actions, and his prediction is always 100% true and successful (but please don't believe it, since Allah doesn't &lt;em&gt;predict&lt;/em&gt;, but &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Knows&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;has the ultimate knowledge&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's liken (just to make it closer to mind) this to the case when you give your son the freedom to make some decision, while you already can &lt;em&gt;predict&lt;/em&gt; what his decision will be. The difference between god and creation is that a creation can &lt;em&gt;predict&lt;/em&gt; something in the future but not &lt;em&gt;know&lt;/em&gt; it for real, while Allah &lt;em&gt;knows&lt;/em&gt;, has the ultimate knowledge of, the future &lt;em&gt;for real&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that's clear enough, and hope I haven't missed up anything or said anything not true (may Allah forgive me).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Note: any improvements/discussions to this answer are &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;most&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; welcome.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2013-02-06T15:21:55.067" LastActivityDate="2013-02-06T15:21:55.067" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7288" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-06T15:08:57.707" Score="9" ViewCount="1259" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the rulings on paying taxes to governments that are corrupt? You know well that the money you give doesn't go to the government system, gets lost in the way and probably finds its way into the pockets of corrupt government officials.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T09:22:28.793" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T09:22:28.793" Title="Paying taxes to corrupt governments?" Tags="|fiqh|government|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7289" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7357" CreationDate="2013-02-06T15:55:54.537" Score="8" ViewCount="1229" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know if Jesus of Nazareth (PBUH) was infallible form Islam's point of view?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Do we consider him free of error and sin just as our own prophet Muhammad (S.A.) was. What about other Abrahamic prophets such as Moses?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user196" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2013-02-12T17:23:40.763" LastActivityDate="2021-11-10T16:56:31.470" Title="Were the prophets such as Christ infallible in Islam's point of view?" Tags="|prophet-isa|prophets|infallability|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7290" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-06T15:59:17.273" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-02-06T15:59:17.273" LastActivityDate="2013-02-06T15:59:17.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7291" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-06T15:59:17.273" Score="0" Body="The quality of being free of error and sin." OwnerDisplayName="user196" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-02-06T16:01:53.250" LastActivityDate="2013-02-06T16:01:53.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7292" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-06T16:32:53.567" Score="8" ViewCount="4284" Body="&lt;p&gt;Making Da'wah to people of other religions may have similarities, but there  are different ways to do it. For example, there is one way to make Da'wah to Christians that is different from the way you would make Da'wah to Jews; additionally the way one might make Da'wah to a Christian may vary according to which sect they follow.  Is there a way to make Da'wah to a non-religious person -- specifically, a person who doesn't believe that there God exists?  What are the major points to keep in mind while making Da'wah to an atheist? What major points should be considered aside from the fact that they do not believe in God?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T07:08:47.020" LastActivityDate="2018-10-20T12:42:11.433" Title="How does one make dawah (الدعوة) to an atheist?" Tags="|dawah|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7293" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-06T17:00:28.777" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short for (الدعوة الى الله Adda'watu IlaLlah) or inviting to Allah/the way of Allah.  It is not proselytizing, and the main goal of Da'wah is not to convert people but to convey the message of Islam as clearly as possible to others.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-02-28T14:46:16.253" LastActivityDate="2014-02-28T14:46:16.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7294" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-06T17:00:28.777" Score="0" Body="Dawah is split into four essential parts: The actual subject of Dawah, the one giving Dawah/The Da'ee (الداعي), the on being given Dawah/The Mad'u (المدعو), and lastly the Wasa'il of Dawah or the ways of giving Da'wah.  Questions under this tag, will be asking under one or more of the four essentials of Da'wah." OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-02-28T14:46:16.253" LastActivityDate="2014-02-28T14:46:16.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7295" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-06T17:30:10.180" Score="4" ViewCount="10484" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard that going to graveyards and performing worship in front of the deads is forbidden, and is called &quot;grave worship&quot;. Is that true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is grave worship? what actions and situations are considered so? and what are the consequences of that? (I heard it makes one mushrik).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-05-18T16:18:27.800" LastActivityDate="2016-09-24T12:45:12.643" Title="What is grave worship? and what is considered so?" Tags="|halal-haram|shirk|death|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7292" CreationDate="2013-02-06T23:17:56.153" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Someone who does not believe in God cannot be started to be argued based on Qur’an, Ahadeeth, and any quotation from the scholars. They will never accept any such reasonings as these are not authentic to them at all. What we can do is to start from a position that they agree upon as well, whether ourselves approves it or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the atheists I have met very much believe in science and accept either witnesses from science (&lt;em&gt;and especially the famous scientists whose theories are widely accepted&lt;/em&gt;) or any bare intellectual reasoning. So here is the starting point to discuss things with them. You should be able to rationalize the religion for them and if there is any controversy you should be able to explain why your idea can be the true answer and the science's position be the wrong answer. Some weeks before this I explained a rigorous proof for existence of God which immediately proves many other characteristics about Him as well, that He has existed from -oo and will exist to +00, that He is unique, and etc. . He was trying not to accept the proof (برهان وجوب و امکان) but then I brought to him some criticizes objected to it by some critics like some famous Western philosophers and explained to him why their criticisms are not valid. After some hours he accepted the concept of God as we do believe, but the discussion ended before the other arguments about the prophets, the Hereafter, Qur’an, and etc. being argued. He just refused to accept anything that I was to say. I guess such things are not easily acceptable by those who were once proud of believing differently, like thinking modern (متجدد), all at once, that will need time for them to adapt and get ready for hearing the rest of the reasoning thread. However, if they accepted Qur’an and alike issues as well the rest will be easy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far it is addressed where to start, but how to start is also important. The atheists today believe they are so reasonable and science based, we can approach them by showing them how lame is their knowledge about the universe. When their ME collapsed, when they become humble, then they will be ready for learning new things, otherwise you will always find them building a rough guard against you whenever that you approach them for a constructive argument. This I have learned from a great scholar (I don't remember his name but maybe he was Ayatullah Milani), seems correct to me for my personal experiences as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed for the difficult task&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PS 1&lt;/strong&gt;. I know the answer was like being at my soapbox, but I'm not sure if you were also asking for references and citations? My personal experience more or less.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PS 2&lt;/strong&gt;. Actually this was based on my personal experience, as I had no great success in convincing the atheists using verses of Qur’an. However, this fact must not be ignored that the holy prophet --peace be upon him-- invited the atheists and Mushrik's all around by Qur’an, rightly choosing the verses and rightly arguing with them based on such verses. Such that the person could find the truth understood be his hearth, no matter if he was then to deny or accept it. / Another way is to use some specific Ahadeeth without stressing over the narrators, but instead stressing over the context of Ahadeeth to change his mind about the Ahadeeth. This will bypass their excuses for not accepting the quotations merely because they are quotations!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-29T02:13:34.107" LastActivityDate="2015-11-29T02:13:34.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5866" CreationDate="2013-02-07T03:16:18.380" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What are the condition needed for a qira'at to be valid?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_al-Jazari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn al-Jazari&lt;/a&gt; said in the beginning of his book &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.archive.org/download/35149waq/35149.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;النشر في القراءات العشر&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كل قراءة وافقت العربية ولو بوجه ووافقت أحد المصاحف العثمانية ولو احتمالاً وصح سندها فهي القراءة الصحيحة التي لا يجوز ردها ولا يحل إنكارها بل هي من الأحرف السبعة التي نزل بها القرآن ووجب على الناسب قبولها.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every qira'at that fits with Arabic Language (even if from single grammatical point of view) and matched an Uthmani Mushaf and had a reliable narrators chain, is a valid qira'at and it's not permitted to reject or refuse it, and it's one of the seven tongues the quran was revealed in, and people must accept it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He followed that with an explanation, which I'll try to summarize and translated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fitting Arabic Language&lt;/strong&gt;: It should fit the grammar of the Arabic Language, and since there are many schools in the Arabic Language grammar, it should fit at least one grammatical point of view, a single point of view is enough &lt;strong&gt;if&lt;/strong&gt; the qira'at fulfills the third condition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Matching one of the Uthmani Mushafs&lt;/strong&gt;: as there are some minor differences among the Uthmani Mushafs, matching any these Mushafs fulfills this condition, if the qira'at didn't match any of them, it is no longer considered valid. Please not that this condition has more details I can't really explain in English, so I didn't mention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Having reliable narrrators chain&lt;/strong&gt;: So it should be narrated by a chain of reliable and dependable people (رواة عدول), and be well known for the reliable reciters قراء. If it wasn't, then it's not valid. This condition is the strongest among all three conditions, it's the base condition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who coined these conditions?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These conditions are agreed upon by all Quran and verification scholars. Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_al-Jazari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn al-Jazari&lt;/a&gt; mentions in the beginning his book &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.archive.org/download/35149waq/35149.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;النشر في القراءات العشر&lt;/a&gt; (right after the above quote) some of the notable scholars who agreed on these conditions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;هذا هو الصحيح عند أئمة التحقيق من السلف والخلف، صرح بذلك الإمام الحافظ أبوعمرو عثمان بن سعيد الداني، ونص عليه في غير موضع الإمام أبو محمد مكي بن أبي طالب وكذلك الإمام أبو العباس أحمد ابن عمار المهدوي وحققه الإمام الحافظ أبو القاسم عبد الرحمن بن إسماعيل المعروف بأبي شامة وهو مذهب السلف الذي لا يعرف عن أحد منهم خلافه.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And on that agrees the previous and coming verification scholars, that's what the preservative Imam AbuAmr Othman bin Sa'id Addani stated, and said it Imam Abu Mohammad Makki bin Abi Taleb, and also Imam Abu Abbas Ahmad Ibn Ammar Mahdawi, and verified it the preservative Imam Abu Qasim AbdulRahman bin Ismail (Abu Shamah) and that's the approach of all predecessors, none of them was told to take a different approach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that's clear (especially translation), and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also this is a good online source, unfortunately it's in Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-eman.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%AE%D9%84%20%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85/i783&amp;amp;n20&amp;amp;p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-eman.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%AE%D9%84%20%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85/i783&amp;amp;n21&amp;amp;p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[2]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-02-07T03:16:18.380" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7304" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-07T03:40:27.197" Score="3" ViewCount="161" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a work that lists Good qualities like Taqwa, Haya, Sabr and defines and elaborates on how to attain them, in English. For example Purification of the Heart: Signs, Symptoms and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart by Hamza Yusuf lists the diseases and then the cures for them, I'm looking for something similar but on good qualities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2107" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-26T09:10:18.570" LastActivityDate="2015-01-25T10:28:06.733" Title="Is there a work that lists Good qualities and defines how to attain them" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7305" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7307" CreationDate="2013-02-07T09:52:18.770" Score="3" ViewCount="184" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I become a partial owner of a company via investment, i.e. I buy 100 shares in a company which gives me 1% ownership.  If the company sells non haraam products, i.e. metal, but has a loan on which it is paying interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would I as the 1% owner of the company via my 100 shares be directly or indirectly involved in interest?  I ask this question because based on a &lt;a href=&quot;http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&amp;amp;ID=2076&amp;amp;CATE=43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;, direct involvement in interest is haraam and indirect involvement in interest is not haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have seen another &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/60185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; which I guess is referring to direct involvement in interest.  That second &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/60185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; includes the following hadith which seems to define the meaning of &lt;code&gt;direct involvement in interest&lt;/code&gt; and gives 4 examples: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslim (1598) narrated that Jaabir (may Allaah be pleased with him)&#xA;  said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon&#xA;  him) cursed the one who consumes riba, the one who pays it, the one&#xA;  who writes it down and the two who witness it, and he said: “They are&#xA;  all the same.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above hadith, I have broken down the 4 examples of direct involvement in interest:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;cursed&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;the one who consumes riba&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I personally don't think I will be directly consuming interest because of my 1% share.  From an islamic view point, will I be considered to be involved in interest directly or indirectly because of my 100 shares?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;cursed&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;the one who pays it&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I personally don't think I will be directly paying interest because of my 1% share.  From an islamic view point, will I be considered to be involved in interest directly or indirectly because of my 100 shares?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;cursed&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;the one who writes it down&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I will definitely not be writing down any invoices which include details on interest payments.  That will be done by others in the company.  From an islamic view point, will I be considered to be involved in interest directly or indirectly because of my 100 shares?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;cursed&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;the two who witness it&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I will definitely not be witnessing the signing of invoices which include invoice payments, that will be witnessed by others in the company.  From an islamic view point, will I be considered to be involved in interest directly or indirectly because of my 100 shares?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-06T11:20:27.557" LastActivityDate="2014-06-06T11:20:27.557" Title="Shares in company which manufactures non haraam products" Tags="|sunni|riba|finance|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7292" CreationDate="2013-02-07T12:15:38.093" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;One could argue that an atheist lacks reasons to believe in &lt;strong&gt;God&lt;/strong&gt;, while tending to approve the scientific method. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Make clear to yourself why you believe.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, your own personal reasons for belief are your strongest option if you wish to share your belief. I believe complete honesty is the key. Vague reasons just strengthen their current position. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The convincing part of the scientific method is mainly that it requires repeatability, so that you can verify the result yourself with the same test, not needing to trust somebody else. So by showing how you've reached your belief is like showing the test.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Know your limits.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do you know and more importantly not know? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am for instance currently convinced that we can only know what we determine ourselves. Everything else is just a more or less qualified guess based on our interpretations of experiences or probable facts. These guesses are mostly good enough for us to survive and we have to take the risk in believing in some of them when making decisions in order to move forward. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus I cannot know for sure that God exists. But given my experiences and other probable facts, I can believe in it, and thus assume that it is true during decisions. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2063" LastEditorUserId="2063" LastEditDate="2013-02-07T16:19:56.353" LastActivityDate="2013-02-07T16:19:56.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7305" CreationDate="2013-02-07T14:51:51.603" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to a &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/8590&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Al-Munajid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid&lt;/a&gt;.  It seems that buying shares in companies which have taken out loans is not advisable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is an extract from the mentioned fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Companies should also avoid using riba-based loans in order to set up&#xA;  production lines and factories; that should be achieved by using cash&#xA;  and the money of the shareholders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to sum up, if you want to invest in companies via shares, you need to ensure the company does not sell anything haraam, i.e. music, alcohol, interest based loans etc etc, and also, you need to make sure the company does not do anything unislamic, i.e. use interest based loans to pay off debts, buy machinery etc etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To make things even more complex, you need to make sure that the share holders money is not being used by the company to earn interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2013-02-07T14:51:51.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7308" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-07T15:04:13.900" Score="4" ViewCount="78352" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to make &lt;em&gt;dua&lt;/em&gt; for non-Muslims? If so, then please suggest one for me, because I am to give out a &lt;em&gt;dua&lt;/em&gt; for them in front of the whole school to pass their exams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2110" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T07:44:36.003" LastActivityDate="2018-10-24T14:04:32.603" Title="Is it permissible to make dua for non-Muslims?" Tags="|halal-haram|non-muslim|dua|" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7309" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5876" CreationDate="2013-02-07T16:57:52.737" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The OP's question is based on some implicit assumptions which need to be addressed - that of treatment of slaves (which is separate from the institution of slavery as usually understood today). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Had the slaves not been mistreated in non-Islamic countries, it is unlikely they would have revolted/demanded their rights or that anyone would have exerted enough pressure on the governments of these countries to force them to finally abolish slavery in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The OP's question assumes that the slavery in Islam is the same as that practiced by Godless colonizers or corporations or individuals who - when they take slaves - be they sex slaves, or debt slaves or slaves of personal assistance and physical labor - treat them as sub-human. The only slavery existent in Islam (which sets policies to end that as well) is that of labor and assistance. The other forms of slavery which are rampant today throughout the world including the developed world, are prohibited. As for physical/personal assistance, unlike the generally understood concept of slavery the questioner may be used to, masters in Islam are not &quot;superior&quot; to  slaves anyway, neither are they ever allowed to mistreat their slaves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Your slaves are your &lt;strong&gt;brothers&lt;/strong&gt; upon whom Allah has given you authority. So, if one has one's &lt;strong&gt;brethren&lt;/strong&gt; under one's control, one should feed them with the like of what one eats and clothe them with the like of what one wears. You should not overburden them with what they cannot bear, and if you do so, &lt;strong&gt;help them&lt;/strong&gt; (in their hard job).'  (Bukhari) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further, the respect of a slave is such that the Prophet (S) prohibited the master from even calling to the slave using the word &quot;slave&quot;. In another Hadith, &quot;Whoever beats the slave or Servant unjustly, revenge will be taken from him on the Day of Judgment.&quot; We are commanded to consider them as are equals, and regardless of whether we are slaves or masters, Muslims are constantly reminded that we are all slaves on earth to our One King, God. &quot;Be slaves of God, brothers&quot;, said the Prophet (S).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Slaves in Islam have legal rights as well - with plenty of leniency. If slaves commit crimes, their  punishments are half of those of a criminal who was a free person. When asked how much the mistakes of slaves should be forgiven, the Prophet (S) said &quot;seventy times&quot; - meaning that even when mistaken, slaves should be treated with kindness. With the respect that masters are demanded to give their slaves in Islam, slaves are also required to respect and serve their masters back. And why not? When they are fed, sheltered, clothed, respected, often educated and treated as one of their own by their masters? In a Hadith, &quot;When a slave or servant is faithful to his master and also worships his Creator, he is deserving of a double reward (in the hereafter).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So before questioning the idea of abolishing slavery in Islam, one should first recognize that the only slave-master relationship allowed in Islam is that of respect, loyalty, love and protection, and even cooperation in the work, if it is hard work. The slave-master relationship is absolutely &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; the one that today's non-Islamic countries conceive it to be, based on their own historical realities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;With the Islamic treatment of slaves, it is unlikely that slaves would revolt against their masters or that others would rise up on their behalf in the first place, in the kind of uprisings seen in non-Islamic countries. Why would such a thing happen if slaves were not being abused in the first place?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite demanding this respect for those under one's service, Islam &lt;strong&gt;still&lt;/strong&gt; sets policies towards a slavery-free world. The act of setting slaves free is important enough in Islam for there to be more to it than simply &quot;abolishing slavery&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'A bedouin came and said, 'Prophet of God! Teach me an action which will enable me to enter the Garden.' He said, &quot;The question is a broad one, even though you have asked it in only a few words. Free someone. Set a slave free.' He said, 'Are they not the same thing?' 'No,' he replied, 'Freeing someone is setting someone free yourself. Setting a slave free is to contribute to the price of setting him free...' (Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran and Hadith give several ways that Muslims should &quot;free slaves&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Freeing a slave is one of the highest virtues in Islam, mentioned over and over again as&#xA;simply a beautiful that should be done for the sake of itself, for God.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Freeing slaves (as someone mentioned above) has also been set as the penalty to be paid&#xA;for certain sins in Islam (such as breaking oaths, or making up to your wife after certain marital problems, etc.) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Slaves (especially slave girls) are encouraged to be married out of slavery. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Slaves have the right to ransom themselves out of slavery. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Freeing a slave in Islam is not as simple as heartlessly placing a &quot;ban on slavery&quot;, because in a world where&#xA;slaves are skilled in a specific labor - then banning slavery doesn't&#xA;do much for them. Having spent years in someone's service,&#xA;most have nowhere else to go and nothing else to do anyway. Hence freeing a slave in Islam&#xA;means giving them a new life, and &lt;strong&gt;then&lt;/strong&gt; freeing them to it. That&#xA;would include providing them with education, vocational training,&#xA;wealth, marriage, and more.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Islam is a universal religion which must be practical in all times and all ages, it does not make statements which are unreasonable in certain communities or for some people. For example, as it was in Arabia at the time that the Quran was revealed, with so much of the agriculture and livelihood being based on the work of slaves, abolishing it could likely bring the economy to a grinding halt - and what of food and sustenance for everyone else? Hence rather than proclaiming it outlawed in one step, the approach taken was more practical and humane. For another example, if certain individuals are unable to take care of themselves or for any  other reason really need permanent assistance, it would be unfair or impractical for them to be considered sinners because they took slaves, despite their good treatment of them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to this answer, I recommend you to view the slavery related issue being discussed at 22:35 here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-uHDxm1oHE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-uHDxm1oHE&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, do keep in mind that countries such as Oman, UAE, Saudi Arabia etc are &lt;strong&gt;hardly&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;Islamic&quot; countries. The majority population in these countries happen to be Muslim, but the laws that are practiced are not all Islamic, they are cherry-picked to suit the rulers' convenience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="888" LastEditorUserId="888" LastEditDate="2013-02-07T18:19:56.300" LastActivityDate="2013-02-07T18:19:56.300" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7310" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="121" CreationDate="2013-02-07T17:15:23.297" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whilst there is no prohibition in Islam relating to investment in companies in expectation of a profit return, whilst also taking the risk of a loss, the problem arises when these shares are traded on the stock exchange, as the value of shares so traded does no longer reflect the actual worth of the company and how well it is doing in real terms, but is dependent on speculation, thus becoming a form of gambling. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Islamic rules governing economics are designed to ensure that all contracting parties know with certainty the factors involved in a deal and the outcome is not left to chance. Thus the trading in futures and speculation on the prospective value of a share irrespective of the assets and turnover of a company are not permissible. This makes the stock market largely a no-go area for Muslims, even though many companies try to lure Muslim investors by offering so-called ethical investment opportunities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to most of the Islamic Scholars working a Interest Bases Bank is totally &lt;em&gt;Haram&lt;/em&gt; in Islam because Bank is an Institution which deals in Interest. While Working in Bank you are actually Dealing in Interest and Promoting it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are not permitted to work in Bank or stock exchange due to the nature of this work since it is cooperation in dealing with Riba (usury/interest). The Prophet (&lt;em&gt;Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam&lt;/em&gt;) said: &quot;Allah has Cursed the one who consumes Riba (usury/interest), the one who gives it to others, the one who writes its deed down and those who witness it. He said: All of them are equal in sin&quot;. [Reported by Imam Muslim ].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2113" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2013-02-08T11:43:59.263" LastActivityDate="2013-02-08T11:43:59.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7250" CreationDate="2013-02-07T17:16:39.403" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am going to answer this question without adding anything. I will just use the part of the hadith you have given us which will hopefully answer your question and I got some help from the book &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fath_al-Bari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fath ul-Bari fi Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari فتح الباري في صحيح البخاري&lt;/a&gt; to make sure I won't say anything wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Umar said in the same hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and there is none among you who has the qualities of Abu Bakr (RA)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means this was an exception. he said no one have the high status of Abu baker (RA) as he was mentioned in the Quran as the 2nd man, he was the 1st believer after the prophet, he is the one who migrated with the prophet and he was besides him almost all the time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he even mentioned him as the wisest man in the same hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So Abu Bakr himself gave a speech, and he was wiser and more patient&#xA;  than I. By Allah, he never missed a sentence that I liked in my own&#xA;  prepared speech, but he said the like of it or better than it&#xA;  spontaneously&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now After knowing why Abu baker was an exception. We proceed to answer did he do the pledge of allegiance without consulting others. He said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One should not deceive oneself by saying that the pledge of allegiance&#xA;  given to Abu Bakr was given suddenly and it was successful. No doubt,&#xA;  it was like that, but Allah saved (the people) from its evil&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But after that, he asked Muslims to follow the teachings of Islam which is to consult Muslims before giving any pledge of allegiance and not try to imitate what he did with Abu Baker, because as I mentioned before Abu Baker was the best man for this position:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Remember that whoever gives the pledge of allegiance to anybody among&#xA;  you without consulting the other Muslims, neither that person, nor the&#xA;  person to whom the pledge of allegiance was given, are to be&#xA;  supported, lest they both should be killed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope that would answer your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you can read Arabic and need more info about the hadith you can look &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=12512&amp;amp;idto=12513&amp;amp;bk_no=52&amp;amp;ID=3769&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Your question has been answered there. And if you have more questions you will probably find it there too&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-15T15:54:48.770" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T15:54:48.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7295" CreationDate="2013-02-07T17:48:31.823" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will answer you from the Quran only&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not going to use logic, sweet words or use unrelated verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I&#xA;  am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls&#xA;  upon Me. So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me&#xA;  that they may be [rightly] guided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وإذا سألك عبادي عني فإني قريب أجيب دعوة الداع إذا دعان فليستجيبوا لي&#xA;  وليؤمنوا بي لعلهم يرشدون&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a clear order to tell Muslims that Allah is near. Just ask him directly by Saying O Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, what happens in the shrines or at the graves is that people go to the shrines and the graves of the pious people and say for example: O Hussien, Ask allah to forgive our sins. This is considered shirk(Grave worshipper) He is dead. He can't do anything. Not to mention you are basically ignoring the command in the Quran that says you must ask allah directly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another clear evidence from the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Unquestionably, for Allah is the pure religion. And those who take&#xA;  protectors besides Him [say], &quot;We only worship them that they may&#xA;  bring us nearer to Allah in position.&quot; Indeed, Allah will judge&#xA;  between them concerning that over which they differ. Indeed, Allah&#xA;  does not guide he who is a liar and [confirmed] disbeliever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ألا لله الدين الخالص والذين اتخذوا من دونه أولياء ما نعبدهم إلا&#xA;  ليقربونا إلى الله زلفى إن الله يحكم بينهم في ما هم فيه يختلفون إن الله&#xA;  لا يهدي من هو كاذب كفار&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Mohammed said that Dua'a(supplication) is considered worshipping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An-Nu'man bin Bashir (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The&#xA;  Prophet (PBUH) said, &quot;Du'a (supplication) is worship.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/17#1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Abu Dawud].&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you read Surah Nuh. You will find the verse that talks about pious people who lived before Nuh. WHen they died. People used to visit their graves and ask them to do things only Allah can do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwa' or&#xA;  Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقالوا لا تذرن آلهتكم ولا تذرن ودّا ولا سواعا ولا يغوث ويعوق ونسرا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of these people who made the pious people as gods. Allah sent Nuh to them so that he can bring them back to the correct path of worshiping only allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, Are we allowed to pray inside a mosque that was built over a grave ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Mohammed said :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Sa'id: and the narrator Musa said: As far as Amr thinks, the&#xA;  Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: The whole earth is a place of prayer&#xA;  except public baths and graveyards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/904920&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abi Dawud- Saheeh by Al-Albani&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another dangerous thing muslims do is praying towards the grave instead of praying towards the Qibla here is one example :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jJgZ5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is clearly grave worshiping and is considered haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another wrong thing muslims do, Is that they think that reading Quran or making supplication near the grave would make your supplications more acceptable or the deeds of reading Quran would be multiplied.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another wrong thing is that by touching or visitng the grave you would be blessed by allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ok,now to a different subject. I am not sure if you are looking for this, But Mosques are not allowed to be built over graves. Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) said :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)&#xA;  said: Let there be curse of Allah upon the Jews and the Christians for&#xA;  they have taken the graves of their apostles as places of worship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/5/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2013-02-07T19:11:42.560" LastActivityDate="2013-02-07T19:11:42.560" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7313" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7308" CreationDate="2013-02-07T20:38:18.760" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes you can make dua for non muslims, an example of this is when rasul allah [pbuh] made dua for Umar [ra] to become a muslim. as for an example to use , read a dua for the general guidance of someone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2107" LastActivityDate="2013-02-07T20:38:18.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7308" CreationDate="2013-02-07T21:04:46.887" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Al-Quran says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ask forgiveness for them, (O Muhammad), or do not ask forgiveness for them. If you should ask forgiveness for them seventy times never will Allah forgive them. That is because they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger, and Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people. [9:80]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which gives an idea that it is upto Allah granting our duas on whatever we asks. Also, he is in no favor of 'defiantly disobedient people'. So it might be a waste.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But however I went through some conversations. One most informative answer I have found from Mawlana Saanwal ibn Muhammad, UK, Student Darul Iftaa where he quotes a line from Prophet PBUH&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“All created beings are Allah’s dependents, and the most beloved of people to Allah is the one who is good to His (Allah’s) dependents.” [Al-Mu’jam Al- Awsat Vol:5 Pg:356 Dār –al- Haramain]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, as a conclusion he says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shariah teaches us to be good to all people, however, it is an unfortunate reality that majority of the people do not believe in the Allah and the religion of Islam. The people who do believe are special and divinely guided. Because of this, there are some things that are specific privileges for Muslims only; Salaam and Dua of forgiveness after death are two such things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned above; we wish well for all human beings; which is why we are permitted to make Dua for the guidance, health and well being of non-Muslims. It is prohibited to make Duas’ of forgiveness for a non-Muslim after his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope your problem might come into you 'well being' of non-muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to my knowledge the only most acceptable dua on a non-muslim is asking a better guidance of Islam for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2114" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-02-08T11:44:24.770" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7315" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-08T00:36:23.020" Score="3" ViewCount="2466" Body="&lt;p&gt;As is fact, there is a lot of Bid'ahs (بدع)/innovations today.  And there are Salawats/prayers that are also innovations, and it is important to know which salat is innovation so you do not fall into an innovation. An example of a Salat that is an innovation in the religion, is Salatul Tasbeeh, it is an Innovation because the Hadith in which it is found in is Fabricated.  So my question is what other Salawat are innovations? and what is the reason they are an innovation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2015-07-15T04:48:25.007" Title="What Salats/prayers are Bid'ahs/innovations?" Tags="|salat|bidah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7316" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-08T00:51:39.620" Score="6" ViewCount="482" Body="&lt;p&gt;When trying to look to see if a Hadith is Fabricated, one looks at two aspects &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The narrator &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The narration/the actual Hadith/The Matan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when looking at the narrator, what are we looking for?  What are the steps, and manners that should be taken and considered?  What categories should the narrator fall under to consider the Matan as Fabricated?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T11:02:51.933" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T11:02:51.933" Title="What are the procedures that should be taken when trying to identify a fabricated Hadith?" Tags="|uloom-al-hadith|ilm-ar-rijal|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7317" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7320" CreationDate="2013-02-08T06:31:39.947" Score="5" ViewCount="195" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;eesha&lt;/em&gt; salaah timing in the &lt;em&gt;masjid&lt;/em&gt; in my neighborhood is usually very late. In fact during winters (like currently) they delay the salaah to the extent that sometimes it is nearly 35 minutes later than the neighboring &lt;em&gt;masajid&lt;/em&gt;. So much so that I prefer going to the other &lt;em&gt;masjid&lt;/em&gt; and completing my &lt;em&gt;eesha&lt;/em&gt; salaah there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not aware why they delay &lt;em&gt;eesha&lt;/em&gt; salaah to such an extent that it becomes inconvenient for everyone (or maybe just some), however I think this may have something to do with hadith of the Messenger (SAWS) that the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/ibnmajah/2#36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;eesha&lt;/em&gt; salaah would be the last thing he would do before retiring&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a feeling that we may quite possible have misunderstood the import of this hadith: he would not intentionally delay his salaah; rather it was the last thing he did before retiring, regardless of the time. There is a difference between the two statements: it is not automatically implied that the Messenger (SAWS) would &lt;em&gt;delay&lt;/em&gt; his salaah. This is especially telling since he (SAWS) always insisted on praying as early as possible, and I don't think &lt;em&gt;eesha&lt;/em&gt; salaah should be excluded from this injunction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would be grateful if anyone with knowledge in this area could throw some more light on this. My knowledge in this matter is sketchy at best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-02-08T13:54:25.113" LastActivityDate="2013-02-08T14:21:44.953" Title="Should eesha salaah be delayed?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7318" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2251" CreationDate="2013-02-08T08:28:00.933" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam comes from the trilateral root &quot;SLM&quot;. Like all trilateral roots in Arabic, it denotes not a single word but a family of concepts. In this case the concepts are all related to &quot;peace&quot; and &quot;submission&quot;. The life of a human on earth in Islam is viewed as a test of faith against evil - the struggle between good and bad. To end a struggle, there must be submission - a giving up of evil - complete surrender to love and freedom. Without submission to what is true and good, there can only be chaos and destruction - which is the opposite of peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Islam&quot; comes from a higher-level conjugation derived from &quot;salama&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A comprehensive meaning of &quot;Islam&quot; cannot fit in one word in English. A better approximation of &quot;Islam&quot; is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Peace - which is achieved through the willful submission/surrender of&#xA;  one's soul to the will of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So whether you say it means peace or submission, both are correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People who are pro-Islam often say it means &quot;peace&quot;. Many who are anti-Islam especially for political reasons - they mostly opt for using the word &quot;submission&quot;, in a negative sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Edit&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just adding on from the popular Abbas Nadwi dictionary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is synonymous with the word &quot;silm&quot;, which means peace, reconciliation, self-resignation, submission, as it is used in this verse of the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Oh you who believe! Enter into al-Silm wholly.&quot; (2:208)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where the word al-Silm is used to represent &quot;Islam&quot;. I've added more detail at the end of the answer in the follow-up question here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7123/what-do-the-words-muslim-and-kafir-mean/7322#7322&quot;&gt;What do the words &amp;quot;Muslim&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Kafir&amp;quot; mean?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="888" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-09-13T03:38:52.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7320" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7317" CreationDate="2013-02-08T14:14:22.480" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;What the &lt;em&gt;masjid&lt;/em&gt; is doing is not wrong, as there is clear precedent in the sunnah to delay the night prayer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/9#48&quot;&gt;The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) delayed the `Isha' prayer&#xA;  till midnight and then he offered the prayer and said, &quot;The people&#xA;  prayed and slept but you have been in prayer as long as you have been&#xA;  waiting for it (the prayer).&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also reported that the prophet &lt;em&gt;preferred&lt;/em&gt; to delay the night prayer, but refrained from doing so (regularly) because &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/ibnmajah/2#25&quot;&gt;it would cause too much hardship&lt;/a&gt; on the &lt;em&gt;ummah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So while I wouldn't say that it &lt;em&gt;should&lt;/em&gt; be delayed, it &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; a recommendable action: Given that all the time spent waiting for a delayed prayer counts as being in prayer, it does benefit you to pray thus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-02-08T14:21:44.953" LastActivityDate="2013-02-08T14:21:44.953" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7316" CreationDate="2013-02-08T14:27:34.800" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I came across a few information which could provide you the answer what you are looking for,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Shafi`i states the following requirement in order for a hadith which is not Mutawatir to be acceptable:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Each reporter should be trustworthy in his religion; he should be&#xA;known to be truthful in his narrating, to understand what he narrates,&#xA;to know how a different expression can alter the meaning, and report&#xA;the wording of the hadith verbatim, not only its meaning. This is&#xA;because if he does not know how a different expression can change the&#xA;whole meaning, he will not know if he has changed what is lawful into&#xA;what is prohibited. Hence, if he reports the hadith according to its&#xA;wording, no change of meaning will be found at all. Moreover, he&#xA;should be a good memoriser if he happens to report from his memory, or&#xA;a good preserver of his writings if he happens to report from them. He&#xA;should agree with the narrations of the huffaz (leading authorities in&#xA;hadith), if he reports something which they do also. He should not be&#xA;a Mudallis, who narrates from someone he met something he did not&#xA;hear, nor should he report from the Prophet (may Allah bless him and&#xA;grant him peace) contrary to what reliable sources have reported from&#xA;him. In addition, the one who is above him (in the isnad) should be of&#xA;the same quality, [and so on,] until the hadith goes back&#xA;uninterrupted to the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace)&#xA;or any authority below him.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-al-Shafi'i, p. 370f (Eng. trans., pp. 239- 240).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn al-Salah, however, defines a Sahih hadith more precisely by saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;A Sahih hadith is the one which has a continuous isnad, made up of&#xA;reporters of trustworthy memory from similar authorities, and which is&#xA;found to be free from any irregularities (i.e. in the text) or defects&#xA;(i.e. in the isnad).&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2114" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-02-08T14:27:34.800" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7322" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7123" CreationDate="2013-02-08T14:41:00.467" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A single word in Arabic may have many apparently irrelevant meanings and yet all be correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a couple of things you need to understand:&#xA;1- Arabic roots as a concept in themselves.&#xA;2- Islamic terminology and the role of the Quran in redefining words or adding additional meanings to words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Roots:&lt;/strong&gt; Arabic roots denote usually one or two central concepts, and words that are derived from these roots often contain many shades of meaning that revolve around these central concepts. Sometimes they might mean something completely different. Sounds very complex and involved, I know, but that's what makes Arabic extremely expressive. When dealing with Classical Arabic, a single word very often cannot be expressed in a single English word. Like for example &quot;Islam&quot;, which I explained in your previous question:&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2251/what-does-the-word-islam-mean/2253#2253&quot;&gt;What does the word &amp;quot;Islam&amp;quot; mean?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a conceptual philosophy behind every word. It is not simply that a word &quot;means&quot; this or that, but on studying Classical Arabic one realizes &quot;why&quot; it means this or that, and how words are interlinked and how their derivation is evolved around &lt;strong&gt;concepts&lt;/strong&gt;, and how therefore it can also mean many other things. Hence when you understand the central concepts that a root might deal with - then you begin to see the common thread that binds seemingly irrelevant words together, regardless of how  semantically distant they look when translated into another language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Words that have a different meaning in Islamic terminology from their ordinary usage.&lt;/strong&gt; This is actually true of any field of knowledge. Usually field-specific jargon gives ordinary words a new meaning. As for Islam, Arabic and Islam are very interlinked. You can never fully understand Islam without good knowledge of the vehicle of its revelation through the Quran - i.e. Arabic, neither can you truly understand Arabic in depth without understanding Islamic ideology. Islam presents a complete worldview where every concept in existence is the product of a source, with the ultimate Source and Creator being Allah. There are words that have had their own literal meanings in general but which were given a new usage in the Quran. Hence, via the language of the Quran Allah redefined the meaning of some words or gave a new religious dimension to them, and this meaning was then used in Islamic terminology to denote certain things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, the word Iman (the antithesis of &quot;Kufr&quot; - the noun from KFR) does not &lt;strong&gt;only&lt;/strong&gt; mean faith/belief. It &lt;strong&gt;does&lt;/strong&gt; mean faith, but its root (A-M-N) means reliability, &#xA;trustworthiness, safety and security. Therefore to have &quot;Iman&quot; (faith) also denotes the idea that one becomes safe and secure, where faith leads to safety and salvation. Because of underlying concepts, words can have many meanings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, Kafara (whose root is K-F-R), is just such a word with many meanings, and some of its meanings come out of the Quranic usage of them. One of its original meanings is &quot;to cover up&quot;, or the &quot;the farmer who sows seeds&quot; (i.e. covers seeds up). Now, taken from the famous Abbas Ali Nadwi dictionary, its many meanings are translated into English as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to hide, cover up, deny, renounce (can you see the logical continuation?) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;when used with the Arabic preposition &quot;bi&quot;, it means to reject (opposite of belief). &lt;em&gt;Kafara bi-Allah&lt;/em&gt; means to reject/disbelieve in Allah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to deny/disbelieve, for example the Quran uses it in this meaning in the following verse:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And a group of the Children of Israel believed, and a group did &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;  (disbelieved)&quot;. (61:14)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to be ungrateful, negligent (opposite of thankfulness). This meaning comes from the fact that God puts &quot;k-f-r&quot; as the opposite of &quot;sh-k-r&quot; in the Quran, which means gratefulness. For example in the following verse:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Whosever gives thanks, he only gives thanks for (the good of) his own&#xA;  soul, and whoever does &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt;(is ungrateful) (is only ungrateful to his&#xA;  own soul). &quot; (27:40)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A conceptual understanding arises from here that recognition of one's Creator is a form of thankfulness to the Source who gave one everything that one has in life, from all the mechanisms of the universe that make life possible on earth, to one's own limbs and intellect and abilities and relationships and food and sustenance. This follows naturally from the idea that if someone were to give me a gift and I were to ignore their existence, it would be a kind of ungratefulness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to reject. For example, the Quran uses this word for the great Prophet Noah whom God saved on the Ark after he had spent over a good nine centuries of his life preaching to his people, who had consistently &lt;strong&gt;rejected&lt;/strong&gt; him:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We carried him on a (ship) made of planks and nails, Floating&#xA;  under Our Eyes, a reward for him who had been &lt;em&gt;kufir&lt;/em&gt; (rejected)!&#xA;  (54:13-14)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In one chapter, the Quran uses the word &quot;Kuffar&quot; (derived from KFR) twice within the same verse, once denoting those who disbelieve, and once denoting farmers who sow seeds.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also the word &quot;Kaffaarah&quot;, which means a compensation, such as a penalty to be paid to &quot;make up&quot; for something, or &quot;cover it up&quot; if you will.&#xA;Going a bit deeper, there is the concept in Islam that God creates everyone equally, and every human being is born pure and in harmony with nature, in harmony with the Creator and His Creation, and hence is inherently &quot;Muslim&quot; (one who submits to God by nature). Converting to another religion is considered only a product of nurture. Therefore a person who is presented with the Truth of its Creator and rejects/disbelieves in it is actually &quot;covering up/hiding&quot; their true inner nature, or hiding the truth. (There is another discussion of the difference between one who rejects God outright (kaafir) and one who believes in God, but does so without believing in His true Sovereignty and by giving others a share in His Divinity, such as considering others to be God with Him. But that is another topic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the thing is - if a single word can have so many meanings, you can image this might create problems in communication - because a person could mean many things at the same time. So what happens in regular communication is that usually one broad meaning is conventionally understood. When we're on the topic of religion, then in Islam, &quot;Kaafir&quot;  most often simply means a &quot;disbeliever&quot; of Islam. This is the most common meaning used. Also, most Muslims today do not know any other meanings beyond that, unless they've formally studied Arabic and the Quran at a higher level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the word Muslim, this comes from the root &quot;SLM&quot; as I answered in your previous question, which denotes meanings of peace and safety. It also refers to the concept of submission (which is the logical prerequisite to peace. After all, there is no peace where everyone rears their own head in self importance - there has to be some &quot;giving up&quot; and &quot;surrendering&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanings of interrelated words derived from S-L-M, again from the valuable Abbas Nadwi dictionary that refers to the Quran, with minor edits:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;salima: to be in sound condition/ well/ without blemish.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;sallama means to hand over/transmit.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;sallama also means to salute/greet (usually to give the greeting of peace. &quot;Assalamu alaikum&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;sallama also means to be solid/whole.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;sallam also means to save.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;aslama: to submit oneself to someone/something. Usually to accept Islam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Aslama&quot; is simply a higher derivative verb form that conjugates from a triliteral root by prefixing the root with the letter &quot;a&quot;. When this happens with any root, then the derived verb usually means that one is attaining the meaning of that root through one's own self (not by anyone else doing it for them). The verbal noun of &quot;aslama&quot; is &quot;Islam&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;silm&quot; means peace, reconciliation, self-resignation, submission, and with the definite article, this word is synonymous with the word &quot;Islam&quot;, as it is used in this Quranic verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Oh you who believe! Enter into al-Silm wholly.&quot; (2:208)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Muslim&quot; is the active participle of the verb &quot;aslama&quot;, or one who chooses the state of &quot;silm&quot;/&quot;Islam&quot;, so it literally means to willingly submit/surrender oneself/become at peace/become whole, and in Islamic terminology the meaning converges to &quot;submit to Allah&quot; thereby achieving peace/security. Long story short, &quot;Muslim&quot; is one who takes Islam (submission to God) as one's religion. This applies to a person no matter what time and place on earth they may be. If they were alive at the time of Prophet Noah, Abraham, Moses or Jesus (on them all be peace) and followed their original teachings of submission to God, or if they are alive after the time of Muhammad (peace be upon him) - i.e. in this era - and follow his teachings of submission to God, or if they were never exposed to any Prophet or guide but truly submitted their heart to Him anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="888" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2013-02-09T15:00:39.217" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7325" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-09T05:45:55.637" Score="8" ViewCount="750" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, the common understanding is that Christ Jesus was never killed nor was he crucified; this understanding is quite reasonable given that God says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَقَوْلِهِمْ إِنَّا قَتَلْنَا الْمَسِيحَ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ &lt;strong&gt;وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوهُ وَلَٰكِن شُبِّهَ لَهُمْ ۚ&lt;/strong&gt; وَإِنَّ الَّذِينَ اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ لَفِي شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ ۚ مَا لَهُم بِهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِلَّا اتِّبَاعَ الظَّنِّ ۚ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ يَقِينًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih International Translation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [for] their saying, &amp;quot;Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah .&amp;quot; &lt;strong&gt;And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them.&lt;/strong&gt; And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat An-Nisā':157]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, when this wording is compared to this aya:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فَلَمْ تَقْتُلُوهُمْ &lt;strong&gt;وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ قَتَلَهُمْ&lt;/strong&gt; ۚ وَمَا رَمَيْتَ إِذْ رَمَيْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ رَمَىٰ ۚ وَلِيُبْلِيَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْهُ بَلَاءً حَسَنًا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih International Translation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you did not kill them, &lt;strong&gt;but it was Allah who killed them&lt;/strong&gt;. And you threw not, [O Muhammad], when you threw, but it was Allah who threw that He might test the believers with a good test. Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/8/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-'Anfāl:17]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also seems reasonable to believe that the difference between the Christian and the Islamic understanding of the event is not so much about the fact of the crucifixion of Christ (as it is commonly interpreted) as it about &lt;em&gt;who&lt;/em&gt; crucified him (i.e., &lt;em&gt;they&lt;/em&gt; did not kill him, but it was &lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt; who killed him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How viable is this interpretation?  In particular, has it been forwarded by any reputable Islamic scholars, either in modern days or historically?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T19:42:01.350" Title="Is it possible to interpret Surat An-Nisā':157 as allowing that Jesus was crucified?" Tags="|tafseer|prophet-isa|christianity|surat-an-nisa|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7327" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7328" CreationDate="2013-02-09T09:17:50.073" Score="6" ViewCount="4979" Body="&lt;p&gt;I got a job in a company where they develop software for payment gateways like PayPal (not PayPal).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it halal to develop software like this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IT professionals and those who know about payment gateway software answer this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please don't give generic answers, I need specific answer regarding this with authentic references&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-12T11:48:17.297" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T11:48:17.297" Title="Is it halal to develop software for payment gateways like PayPal?" Tags="|halal-haram|software|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7327" CreationDate="2013-02-09T12:33:03.287" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Developing payment software by itself is neither halal or haram - like manufacturing a knife... it depends how it is used exactly... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IF you sell it to someone you know for a fact will use it in a haram way (like killing someone unlawfully for example) THEN the sale itself becomes haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a principle in Islam that basically says if the outcome is sure to be haram then even halal steps leading to that outcome become haram in that specific case. This can be illustrated with grapes for example... you can grow them, you can make juice and sell that or sell the grapes themselves. That is all by itself totally halal. BUT if you happen to know that your customer (or the customer of your customer) is going to use your product in making wine for sure THEN you are not allowed to sell to them. In case you are a worker in such a &quot;haram grape production operation&quot; then you should get a new job as fast as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One reference in this regard it the following Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Anas ibn Maalik said: The Messenger of Allaah&#xA;  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed ten with regard to&#xA;  alcohol: the one who squeezes it (the grapes etc), the one for whom it&#xA;  is squeezed, the one who drinks it, the one who carries it, the one to&#xA;  whom it is carried, the one who pours it, the one who sells it, the&#xA;  one who consumes its price, the one who buys it and the one for whom&#xA;  it is bought.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 1259; Ibn Maajah, 3381. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This hadeeth was classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani in Saheeh&#xA;  al-Tirmidhi, no. 1041.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back to your payment software:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It depends on what functions are in (esp. are any functions related to interest calculation/payment in there?) the software ? Are the customers of your company doing haram stuff (like selling porn or alcohol) based on your software ? Is your company just selling the software OR is the company a payment provider (like paypal is) or does the company host it in a cloud-like manner ? etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IMHO nobody can give you a really robust answer since you don't provide necessary information. It is not only the software development side that needs to be &quot;evaluated&quot; for such an answer... Further examples on similar topics see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/19218&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekersguidance.org/ans-blog/2012/03/19/working-for-a-company-providing-it-solutions-in-un-islamic-markets/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BEWARE that in some cases the answer might even depend on which Madhab you follow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="965" LastEditorUserId="965" LastEditDate="2013-02-10T08:25:13.920" LastActivityDate="2013-02-10T08:25:13.920" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7331" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7325" CreationDate="2013-02-09T22:14:52.303" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Indeed he was not killed by people as you already know, and that Allah stresses on the fact He is trying to remedy the available wrong belief about the event, not to make further confusion! By the way, this is a Hadeeth that directly addresses the issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;source: البرهان في تفسير القرآن، ج‏1، ص: 628&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ابن بابويه، قال: حدثنا محمد بن إبراهيم بن إسحاق الطالقاني (رضي الله&#xA;  عنه)، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن سعيد بن عقدة الكوفي، قال: حدثنا علي&#xA;  بن الحسن بن علي بن فضال، عن أبيه، عن أبي الحسن علي بن موسى (عليه&#xA;  السلام)، قال: «إنه ما شبه أمر أحد من أنبياء الله و حججه للناس إلا أمر&#xA;  عيسى (عليه السلام) وحده، لأنه رفع من الأرض حيا و قبض روحه بين السماء و&#xA;  الأرض، ثم رفع إلى السماء و رد عليه روحه، و ذلك قوله عز و جل: إِذْ قالَ&#xA;  اللَّهُ يا عِيسى‏ إِنِّي مُتَوَفِّيكَ وَ رافِعُكَ إِلَيَّ وَ&#xA;  مُطَهِّرُكَ و قال الله تعالى حكاية لقول عيسى يوم القيامة: وَ كُنْتُ&#xA;  عَلَيْهِمْ شَهِيداً ما دُمْتُ فِيهِمْ فَلَمَّا &lt;strong&gt;تَوَفَّيْتَنِي&lt;/strong&gt; كُنْتَ&#xA;  أَنْتَ الرَّقِيبَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ أَنْتَ عَلى‏ كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ شَهِيدٌ ».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this Hadeeth Imam Redha --peace be upon him-- says Jesus --peace be upon him-- was ascended from he Earth while being still alive, then his soul was taken off from him between the Earth and the Sky, and eventually he was given back his soul in the Sky and this is what Allah addresses by &quot;&lt;strong&gt;o 'isa! verily i shall make thee die, and am lifting thee to myself&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; [3:55] and also quoted from Jesus saying in the Day that &quot;&lt;strong&gt;And so long as I dwelt with them I was witness over their actions. And after my life had been done, You were their keeper; and You are a witness over all things.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; [5:117]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This resurrection is reasonable for another point as well, all the Muslims approve that Jesus --peace be upon him-- now is living in the heavens, and again we know that the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- was the first man to ascend to the heavens while being alive, with his body and sould together, so that Jesus --peace be upon him-- should have experienced death before being ascended to the Sky, as Allah has also addressed the issue in His book (although the translations are not very good at that), and the quality of that is explained in the Hadeeth above, although there are other Ahadeeth that explain the last night of him being with his companions in more detail, but that's another issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2013-02-09T22:14:52.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7332" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-10T00:17:42.483" Score="6" ViewCount="2468" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everywhere in Islamic gatherings or events, the translation of the Quran, and Islamic literatures, I see SAAW very commonly used after the Prophet Muhammad's name. However, I don't see SWT with the same frequency after Allah's(SWT) name. As to every Muslim Allah(SWT) is the supreme power and owner of all things, shouldn't this be the other way around? In other words, why the name of Prophet Mohammad receives more respect than that of Allah(SWT)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastActivityDate="2013-10-25T20:36:46.567" Title="Why SAAW(ṣall Allāhu ʿalay-hi wa-sallam) is more common after Prophet Muhammad's name than SWT(Subhanahu wa ta'ala) after Allah's name?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7333" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7332" CreationDate="2013-02-10T00:43:37.453" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a direct command from Allah to Muslims to say SAAW when the Prophet is mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ۚ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih International Translation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do so]. O you who have believed, ask [ Allah to confer] blessing upon him and ask [ Allah to grant him] peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-'Aĥzāb:56]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the order of Allah that we say SAAW whenever the Prophet is mentioned. So we respect Prophet the because Allah ordered us to do so, this obviously means that we respect Allah more, and in obedience for his order we respect the Prophet that much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is no &amp;quot;solid&amp;quot; order that states we should say SWT whenever Allah's name is mentioned (at least not to my knowledge). But, of course, it's better to always say SWT (or other glorification words) when Allah's name is mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-02-10T00:43:37.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7332" CreationDate="2013-02-10T00:45:50.297" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In many countries, the prophet peace be upon him name is almost always followed by blessing but Allah subhan wa'ta'la name is almost never followed by any any blessing. This is because Allah (SWT) directs us in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ahzab 33:56&lt;/a&gt; to say blessing on the prophet and use proper salutation with his name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surely Allah and His angels bless the Prophet; O you who believe! call&#xA;  for (Divine) blessings on him and salute him with a (becoming)&#xA;  salutation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not aware of any verse of hadith that asks us to do the same for Allah (SWT). In fact in hadith books, the phrase Subḥānahu ūta'āla  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subhanahu_wa_ta%27ala&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Glorified and Exalted be He&lt;/a&gt;) is never used or used very rarely. In my view this is just innovation. One example of such hadith is below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنِي مَخْلَدُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ&#xA;  الأُمَوِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ،&#xA;  عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ اشْتَدَّ&#xA;  غَضَبُ اللَّهِ عَلَى مَنْ قَتَلَهُ &lt;strong&gt;النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  فِي سَبِيلِ &lt;strong&gt;اللَّهِ&lt;/strong&gt;، اشْتَدَّ غَضَبُ اللَّهِ عَلَى قَوْمٍ دَمَّوْا&#xA;  وَجْهَ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Wrath became severe on him whom the&#xA;  Prophet had killed in Allah's Cause. Allah's Wrath became severe on&#xA;  the people who caused the face of Allah's Prophet to bleed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2013-02-10T00:45:50.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7327" CreationDate="2013-02-10T03:49:49.877" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Someone asked Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen the similar question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question was: Am I allowed to develop a website for a company and I know that they do some halal and some haram work ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the sheikh replied:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If most of the work which this company does is haraam, then it is not&#xA;  permissible for him to do that. If most of what they do is permitted,&#xA;  then it is permissible for him to do it. If they (haraam and halaal&#xA;  elements) are the same, then he should not do it, on the assumption&#xA;  that what is haraam will outweigh what is halaal. And Allaah knows&#xA;  best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2013-02-10T03:49:49.877" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7325" CreationDate="2013-02-10T04:21:27.690" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some scholars have mentioned that Allah have actually killed Jesus PBUH according to this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Mention] when Allah said, &amp;quot;O Jesus, indeed &lt;strong&gt;I will take you&lt;/strong&gt; and raise&#xA;you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those&#xA;who follow you [in submission to Allah alone] superior to those who&#xA;disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return,&#xA;and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to&#xA;differ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إذ قال الله يا عيسى إني &lt;strong&gt;متوفيك&lt;/strong&gt; ورافعك إلي ومطهرك من الذين كفروا وجاعل&#xA;الذين اتبعوك فوق الذين كفروا إلى يوم القيامة ثم إلي مرجعكم فأحكم بينكم&#xA;فيما كنتم فيه تختلفون&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3/55&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now in Arabic the word &amp;quot;Muwtafeek&amp;quot; has been translated to &amp;quot;Take you&amp;quot; While in Arabic it may mean that &amp;quot;I will make you die&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وقال علي بن أبي طلحة عن ابن عباس : ( إني متوفيك ) أي : مميتك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Ibn Abbas&amp;quot; said that the word &amp;quot;Mutawfeka&amp;quot; means Allah has killed him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وقال محمد بن إسحاق ، عمن لا يتهم ، عن وهب بن منبه ، قال : توفاه الله&#xA;ثلاث ساعات من النهار حين رفعه الله إليه .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Mohamed &amp;quot;Ibn Ishaq&amp;quot; from &amp;quot;La yethm&amp;quot; from &amp;quot;Wahab Bin Munabah&amp;quot; said that he killed him for 3 hours and raised him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال ابن إسحاق : والنصارى يزعمون أن الله توفاه سبع ساعات ثم أحياه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Ibn Ishaq&amp;quot; said: Christians claim that Jesus was dead for 7 hours then Allah revived him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وقال إسحاق بن بشر عن إدريس ، عن وهب : أماته الله ثلاثة أيام ، ثم بعثه&#xA;، ثم رفعه .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Ishaq Bin Bishir&amp;quot; said that Allah killed him for 3 days, revived him, and raised him to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the common view is that Allah made him sleep, replaced him with someone who looks like him, and he was raised after that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: That the view of Ahlul Sunnah wal Jammah is that Jesus was not crucified or killed by the Jewish as the 1st verse that you cited clearly says that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to answer your question, Was Jesus crucified by Allah ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to scholars, the part&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah raised him to Himself&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the verse&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rather, Allah raised him to Himself. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;بل رفعه الله إليه وكان الله عزيزا حكيما&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4/158&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Says that Allah raised him with his &lt;strong&gt;full body&lt;/strong&gt; to refute the claim of those who say that Jesus was killed and crucified by the Jewish, On the other side, no scholar(Historically or in our modern days) claimed that Allah crucified Jesus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Dahak mentioned the story of Jesus,He said: When Allah told Jesus that the Jews will come to kill you. He entered a room and in the room there were his 12 friends, so he asked them: Who would go out to them and get killed and he will be with me in Heaven ? One of his friends said: I will do it prophet of allah. Then he gave him some clothes and turban and then he was resembled to look like prophet Jesus. and Allah raised Jesus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn abbas mentioned a similar story to Ibn Dahak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Tafsir Al-Baghawi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: and from the sunnah, Prophet mentioned that Jesus will come back at the end of the time. which means that he wasn't crucified :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger or Allah (may peace be upon him) observed: I swear by Allah that the son of Mary will certainly descend as a just judge and he would definitely break the cross, and kill swine and abolish Jizya and would leave the young she-camel and no one would endeavor to (collect Zakat on it). Spite, mutual hatred and jealousy against one another will certainly disappear and when he summons people to accept wealth, not even one would do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference    : Sahih Muslim 155 c&#xA;In-book reference: Book 1, Hadith 298&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-02-12T03:25:02.600" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7178" CreationDate="2013-02-10T08:16:48.557" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hadiths do not originate from the person that tells you it - there is a solid chain narration that must be preserved when relating a hadith back to the Prophet SAW. In fact, if only the text of the hadith is presented to you without the chain of narration leading back to the Prophet SAW, then the hadith is considered incomplete.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a person brings you the hadith with the proper chain of narration (the &lt;em&gt;sanad&lt;/em&gt;), it is a fact - he is merely a messenger. Once he gives you the text of the hadith, the chain of narration, and the compilation in which it was found, then whatever this person said (no matter who he is, should he even be non-Muslim) can be readily proved or disproved, one way or the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this day and age, most of the ahadith of the Prophet have been classified and vetted as being &lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt; (verified beyond the doubt, extremely accurate, and very reliable), &lt;em&gt;hassan&lt;/em&gt; (verified and accurate), &lt;em&gt;da'if&lt;/em&gt; (weak, doubt as to its authenticity), or &lt;em&gt;mauwdoo'&lt;/em&gt; (known fabricated/false). This classification work was done by some of the greatest scholars of Islamic jurisprudence and history, and is preserved in their compendiums. This is what you should refer to when checking if a hadith is valid or otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2026" LastActivityDate="2013-02-10T08:16:48.557" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7338" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7344" CreationDate="2013-02-10T14:15:20.927" Score="5" ViewCount="437" Body="&lt;p&gt;Exactly as the title says. I figure that both branches would have the Qur'an in common, but I also recently learned that there are at least some Fiqhs that are Shia-only, and that implies at least some Fiqhs that are Sunni-only. So, what Islamic texts do the Sunni and Shia branches share? Which ones do they both recognize as authoritative?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2121" LastActivityDate="2013-03-13T02:39:03.390" Title="What Islamic texts do the Sunni and Shia branches have in common?" Tags="|shia-sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7339" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7341" CreationDate="2013-02-10T17:22:50.317" Score="2" ViewCount="22615" Body="&lt;p&gt;How many Rakat in Salat from Hanafi and other Sunni schools opinion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know how many Rakats that is Fard/Must for Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="521" LastEditorUserId="521" LastEditDate="2013-02-12T17:53:35.153" LastActivityDate="2021-09-10T04:25:08.567" Title="How many Rakat in Salat (Fard Salat only)?" Tags="|salat|sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2621" CreationDate="2013-02-10T17:26:40.773" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Maliki school:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;only one salam (Tasleemah تسليمة) is wajib (obligatory - required). And they rely on this Hadith as a proof that only one single tasleemah is required:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aishah narrated:&#xA;  &quot;Allah's Messenger would say one Taslim for the Salat while facing forward and turning to his right side a little.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يُسَلِّمُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ تَسْلِيمَةً وَاحِدَةً تِلْقَاءَ وَجْهِهِ يَمِيلُ إِلَى الشِّقِّ الأَيْمَنِ شَيْئًا ‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/148&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Jami` at-Tirmidhi]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the way this tasleemah is done is &lt;em&gt;&quot;facing forward and turning to right side a little.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are different opinions about the authenticity of this Haidth; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakim_al-Nishaburi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hakim Al-Nishaburi&lt;/a&gt; said it's sahih based on the paradigm of Bukhari and Muslim, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Dhahabi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Dhahabi&lt;/a&gt; agreed with him, and some other Hadith scholars agreed with them too. While many Hadith scholars said it's a weak (da'if) Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In addition, it's mustahab (recommended) for the person who is praying behind an Imam to make salam towards the Imam but in his heart (i.e without turning his head towards the Imam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also if there's someone praying on his left side (in Jama'ah) then it's mustahab to make salam towards him, but again in his heart (i.e, without turning his head to the left).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is based on what &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ahmad Al-Dardir&lt;/a&gt; (a Maliki scholar) said in his book الشرح الكبير when he was mentioning the Sunan of the Salat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;والحادية عشر: رد مقتد على إمامه مشيرا له بقلبه لا برأسه، ثم يسن رده على يساره وبه أحد أي من المأمومين أدرك ركعة مع إمامه ولو صبيا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the eleventh (sunnah) is that a follower (person praying behind an Imam) reply toward the Imam (i.e, say salam in return) in his heart and without turning his head towards the Imam, and it's also sunnah to return the salam to the left if there's someone no the left who prayed at least rak'ah in the jama'ah, even if he was a child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that's helpful, references: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=67286&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;Id=4161&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;Id=133552&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2013-02-10T17:26:40.773" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7339" CreationDate="2013-02-10T19:39:36.390" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is an agreement among All Sunni schools of fiqh about the number of Raka'at in Fardh salat. All agree that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fajr: two raka'at&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dhuhr: four raka'at&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Asr: four raka'at&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maghrib: three raka'at&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Isha': four raka'at&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Sulaiman and Malik bin Huwairith:&#xA;We came to the Prophet () and we were (a few) young men of approximately equal age and stayed with him for twenty nights. Then he thought that we were anxious for our families, and he asked us whom we had left behind to look after our families, and we told him. He was kindhearted and merciful, so he said, &amp;quot;Return to your families and teach them (religious knowledge) and order them (to do good deeds) and &lt;strong&gt;offer your prayers in the way you saw me offering my prayers&lt;/strong&gt;, and when the stated time for the prayer becomes due, then one of you should pronounce its call (i.e. the Adhan), and the eldest of you should lead you in prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ، مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ قَالَ أَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَنَحْنُ شَبَبَةٌ مُتَقَارِبُونَ، فَأَقَمْنَا عِنْدَهُ عِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً، فَظَنَّ أَنَّا اشْتَقْنَا أَهْلَنَا، وَسَأَلَنَا عَمَّنْ تَرَكْنَا فِي أَهْلِنَا، فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ، وَكَانَ رَفِيقًا رَحِيمًا فَقَالَ ‏ &amp;quot;‏ ارْجِعُوا إِلَى أَهْلِيكُمْ فَعَلِّمُوهُمْ وَمُرُوهُمْ، &lt;strong&gt;وَصَلُّوا كَمَا رَأَيْتُمُونِي أُصَلِّي،&lt;/strong&gt; وَإِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَلْيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ أَحَدُكُمْ، ثُمَّ لِيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْبَرُكُمْ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/78/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way that the prophet offered prayers, including the prayers numbers, is reported from crowds by crowds... etc until the time of the Prophet, so there could be no mistake in the reports of &lt;em&gt;crowds&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite, there are Hadiths that mention the number of raka'at of Fardh prayers. Here you two hadiths which together show the number of raka'at of Fardh prayers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Aisha:&#xA;Originally, two rak'at were prescribed in every prayer. When the Prophet () migrated (to Medina) four rak'at were enjoined, while the journey prayer remained unchanged(i.e. two rak'at).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ فُرِضَتِ الصَّلاَةُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ هَاجَرَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَفُرِضَتْ أَرْبَعًا، وَتُرِكَتْ صَلاَةُ السَّفَرِ عَلَى الأُولَى‏.‏ تَابَعَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3935&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Aisha: Originally, two rak'at were prescribed in every prayer. When the Prophet () migrated (to Medina) two raka'at were added for each prayer except Maghrib because it's odd and (except for) morinig prayer because it's recitation is (usually) long, and he performed the previous (i.e. two raka'at) salat if he traveled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1626 ( أخبرناه ) أبو عبد الله الحافظ ، وأبو محمد بن أبي حامد المقرئ قالا : ثنا أبو العباس محمد بن يعقوب ، ثنا محمد بن سنان ، ثنا بكار بن عبد الله بن محمد بن سيرين ، ثنا داود بن أبي هند عن عامر عن مسروق ، عن عائشة قالت : إن أول ما فرضت الصلاة ركعتين ، فلما قدم نبي الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - المدينة واطمأن زاد ركعتين غير المغرب لأنها وتر ، وصلاة الغداة تطول قراءتها قالت : وكان إذا سافر صلى صلاته الأولى .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=71&amp;amp;ID=349&amp;amp;idfrom=1622&amp;amp;idto=1626&amp;amp;bookid=71&amp;amp;startno=4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sunan Baihaqi]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also I could collect some hadiths that mention the numbers of each Fardh prayer individually, here are they:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fajr: Two raka'at.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Aishah said:&#xA;&amp;quot;The Messenger of Allah () used to pray eleven rak'ahs at night between finishing Isha' prayer and Fajr, apart from the &lt;strong&gt;two rak'ahs of Fajr&lt;/strong&gt;, and he would prostrate for as long as it takes one of you to recite fifty verses. (Sahih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَخْبَرَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً فِيمَا بَيْنَ أَنْ يَفْرُغَ مِنْ صَلاَةِ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى الْفَجْرِ بِاللَّيْلِ سِوَى رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ وَيَسْجُدُ قَدْرَ مَا يَقْرَأُ أَحَدُكُمْ خَمْسِينَ آيَةً ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/20/152&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sunan an-Nasa'i]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dhuhr: Four raka'at.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abi Qatada:&#xA;My father said, &amp;quot;The Prophet () uses to recite Al-Fatiha followed by another Sura in &lt;strong&gt;the first two&lt;/strong&gt; rak'at of the prayer and used to recite only Al-Fatiha in the &lt;strong&gt;last two&lt;/strong&gt; rak'at of the Zuhr prayer. Sometimes a verse or so was audible and he used to prolong the first rak'a more than the second and used to do the same in the `Asr and Fajr prayers.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الظُّهْرِ فِي الأُولَيَيْنِ بِأُمِّ الْكِتَابِ وَسُورَتَيْنِ، وَفِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الأُخْرَيَيْنِ بِأُمِّ الْكِتَابِ، وَيُسْمِعُنَا الآيَةَ، وَيُطَوِّلُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الأُولَى مَا لاَ يُطَوِّلُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ، وَهَكَذَا فِي الْعَصْرِ وَهَكَذَا فِي الصُّبْحِ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/171&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Asr: Four raka'at.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imran b. Husain reported:&#xA;The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said three rak'ahs of the 'Asr prayer and then got up and went to his apartment. A man possessing large arms stood up and said: Messenger of Allah, bias the player been shortened? He came out angrily, and said the rak'ah which he had omitted and then gave salutation. then performed two prostrations of forgetfulness and then gave salutation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، - وَهُوَ الْحَذَّاءُ - عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ، قَالَ سَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي ثَلاَثِ رَكَعَاتٍ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَدَخَلَ الْحُجْرَةَ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ بَسِيطُ الْيَدَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَقُصِرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ فَخَرَجَ مُغْضَبًا فَصَلَّى الرَّكْعَةَ الَّتِي كَانَ تَرَكَ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَىِ السَّهْوِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/5/132&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maghrib: Three Raka'at.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Umar narrated:&#xA;&amp;quot;I prayed with the Prophet both, while a resident and while traveling. So I prayed four for Zuhr with him as a resident, and two Rak'ah after it. I prayed two Rak'ah for Zuhr with him while traveling and two Rak'ah after it, and two Rak'ah for Asr, and he did not pray anything after it. Maghrib while a resident and traveling is the same; three Rak'ah, it is not decreased as a resident nor while traveling. It is Witr of the day, and after it are two Rak'ah.&amp;quot; (Da'if)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْمُحَارِبِيُّ، - يَعْنِي الْكُوفِيَّ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ، وَنَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْحَضَرِ وَالسَّفَرِ فَصَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ فِي الْحَضَرِ الظُّهْرَ أَرْبَعًا وَبَعْدَهَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَصَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ فِي السَّفَرِ الظُّهْرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَبَعْدَهَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَالْعَصْرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَلَمْ يُصَلِّ بَعْدَهَا شَيْئًا وَالْمَغْرِبَ فِي الْحَضَرِ وَالسَّفَرِ سَوَاءً ثَلاَثَ رَكَعَاتٍ لاَ تَنْقُصُ فِي الْحَضَرِ وَلاَ فِي السَّفَرِ وَهِيَ وِتْرُ النَّهَارِ وَبَعْدَهَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ ‏.‏ سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدًا يَقُولُ مَا رَوَى ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى حَدِيثًا أَعْجَبَ إِلَىَّ مِنْ هَذَا وَلاَ أَرْوِي عَنْهُ شَيْئًا ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/6/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Jami` at-Tirmidhi]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-10T04:25:08.567" LastActivityDate="2021-09-10T04:25:08.567" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7343" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1897" CreationDate="2013-02-11T01:15:39.770" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;Cursing&quot; in Arabic means &quot;asking Allah to remove his mercy from this person/thing&quot;. So logically, the idea that (Dua'a == cursing) is  wrong. because you can't do anything other than wishing someone to be kicked out from the mercy of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now there are 2 types of cursing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt;.Cursing the infidels and sinners in general. &lt;strong&gt;it is permissible&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt;.Cursing a specific or particular person. Scholars have divided into 3 groups:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not allowed at all.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Only infidels but not sinners&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is permissible&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and each of these froups have their own evidence and sources that back up their opinions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Then you look at the hadiths of the prophet Mohammed (PBUH) and what he ask us to be like :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Mohammed prohibited Muslims to cures,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ahmad in his Musnad and Imam al-Tirmidhi in his Jaami’ from ‘Alqamah that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: &quot;The believer is not a slanderer, one who curses a great deal, one who indulges in obscenity or who in engages in foul talk.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Tirmidhi said: It is a hasan ghareeb hadeeth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2rd hadith,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslim (2599) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: It was said: O Messenger of Allaah, pray against the mushrikeen. He said: “I was not sent to curse, rather I was sent as a mercy.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3rd Haith,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(2597) narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: &quot;It is not appropriate for a sincere believer to be given to cursing.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4th hadith,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2598) narrated that Abu’l-Darda’ (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: &quot;Those who curse a great deal will not be witnesses or intercessors on the Day of Resurrection.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now take a note of this hadith&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it was narrated in al-Saheehayn from Thaabit ibn al-Dahhaak that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Cursing a believer is like killing him.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you are not allowed to curse those who Allah and his prophet's didn't curse in the Quran and the hadith. If you curse anyone other than those mentioned then:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Abu’l-Darda’ (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: &quot;When a person curses something, the curse ascends to heaven, and the gates of heaven are closed to it. Then it comes back down to earth and the gates of earth are closed to it. Then it looks right and left, and if it does not find anywhere to go, it goes to the one who was cursed, and if he deserves it (it befalls him), otherwise it goes back to the one who uttered it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Abu Dawood in his Sunan.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2013-02-11T01:15:39.770" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7344" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7338" CreationDate="2013-02-11T02:16:44.647" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They don't share any book. But they have some common hadiths especially if it concerns Imam Hasan,Hussien, and Ali (RA all), or major events in the life of the prophet Mohameed PBUH like the wars he participated in. But when it comes to jursiduction you can't find any book were the Sunni and Shia branches share &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, If you are talking about the Zaydi Shitte, then those shiite have a unique approach within Shitta Islamic thought that has similarities with Sunni Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In matters of Islamic jurisprudence, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the Zaydis follow Zayd ibn ’Ali's teachings which are documented in his book Majmu’ al-Fiqh (Arabic: مجموع الفِقه‎). Zaydi fiqh is similar to the Hanafi school of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Article by Sayyid 'Ali ibn 'Ali Al-Zaidi, A short History of the Yemenite Shi‘ites (2005)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;since Zaydism shares similar doctrines and jurisprudential opinions with Sunni scholars&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=eQvhZaEVzjcC&amp;amp;pg=PA23&amp;amp;lpg=PA23&amp;amp;dq=zaydi%20similar%20sunni&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=96bFji-P6i&amp;amp;sig=ONpfAz9lKJ-V63G1gDGhwp0Rme4&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;ei=wMreTNOZA4WAhAfJ_8jQDQ&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;oi=book_result&amp;amp;ct=result&amp;amp;resnum=1&amp;amp;ved=0CBUQ6AEwADge#v=onepage&amp;amp;q&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2013-02-11T02:16:44.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2476" CreationDate="2013-02-11T05:06:10.780" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Deep down, every human being knows there is more than flesh and bones and you have something else; a soul that makes you tick like a clock. Without of which you would be like any other animal on earth. You have noticed when Allah created humans from water, clay, clot of blood that these items were abundant on earth but the soul was given to us as a gift from all mighty Allah(God). It also is a fact that from when human beings came into existence 1000s of years ago there is no fossils before that period of existence of any human beings, meaning that we did not evolved from any other that we just came to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2125" LastEditorUserId="2384" LastEditDate="2013-04-20T03:36:10.743" LastActivityDate="2013-04-20T03:36:10.743" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7348" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-11T09:29:33.770" Score="3" ViewCount="5674" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am in the process of buying domain names and then later on selling them for a higher price- assuming someone is willing to pay for them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the ruling on snapping up something undervalued and later, within a few months or years, selling them for a higher price? I have heard somewhere that this kind of trading is considered Haram in Islam because it's against the fair market value and will be taking unfair advantage from people's needs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T09:21:21.150" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T09:21:21.150" Title="Buying stuff and keeping it for later to sell it on a higher price?" Tags="|fiqh|business|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7350" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-11T15:08:42.560" Score="10" ViewCount="1186" Body="&lt;p&gt;Very often I see daughters who are not taught to look after themselves and/or how to provide for themselves, i.e. to be self reliant.  I'm not sure if this is a cultural thing or an Islamic thing, but I see many Muslims where daughters are 100% reliant on their father and/or their husband only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a father, this scares the hell out of me.  What if I die before my daughter is married, and/or her possible future husband dies after she is married.  If she relies 100% on her father or her husband, what will she do?  She will end up on the streets homeless or in some women's only shelter.  I hate the thought of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which is why I am teaching my daughter from a very early age to be self reliant, i.e. I will be teaching her about how to provide for herself and be self reliant, so she doesn't have to rely on me or her possible future husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, if Islam teaches us that the husband is to provide for the wife, or the father is to provide for the daughter, does that mean that it's a sin for me to teach and give my daughter the relevant skills to be self reliant?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T19:14:26.833" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T19:14:26.833" Title="Teaching daughters to be self reliant?" Tags="|practical-islam|women|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7351" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7348" CreationDate="2013-02-11T15:19:20.383" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Extract from fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is no limit to profits in trading, rather the matter is subject&#xA;  to supply and demand.&lt;/strong&gt; But it is good for the Muslim, whether he is a&#xA;  trader or not, to be easy going in buying and selling, and not to&#xA;  exploit the opportunity of his counterpart’s carelessness to cheat him&#xA;  in buying and selling. Rather he should pay attention to the rights of&#xA;  his Muslims brothers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source of fatwa: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/47889&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamqa.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2013-02-11T15:19:20.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="542" CreationDate="2013-02-11T15:50:16.750" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, you can't do anything to your hair.  The rules are fairly simple:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Men should not look like women&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Women should not look like men&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The style should not imitate kafir&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is best to imitate the prophet of Islam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read the full fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/3364&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; from islamqa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if this &lt;em&gt;spiking&lt;/em&gt; style was a trend started by a kafir, then that style would not be allowed Islamically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="138" LastEditDate="2014-08-15T21:52:47.240" LastActivityDate="2014-08-15T21:52:47.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7356" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5905" CreationDate="2013-02-12T04:41:42.337" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recall one Islamic speaker say that the universe is a manifestation of His attributes. He is The Creator and the universe is the manifestation of this attribute. No need or want it is a manifestation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2129" LastActivityDate="2013-02-12T04:41:42.337" CommentCount="1" CommunityOwnedDate="2013-02-12T04:41:42.337" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7357" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7289" CreationDate="2013-02-12T17:17:22.193" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sunni view:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Infallibility may be examined from 3 different angles: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 – Infallibility in conveying the message&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophets were infallible in conveying the message from Allaah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يا أيها الرسول بلغ ما أنزل إليك من ربك وإن لم تفعل فما بلغت رسالته والله يعصمك من الناس إن الله لا يهدي القوم الكافرين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Messenger, announce that which has been revealed to you from your Lord, and if you do not, then you have not conveyed His message. And Allah will protect you from the people. Indeed, Allah does not guide the disbelieving people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/5/67&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ثم لقطعنا منه الوتين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then We would have cut from him the aorta.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فما منكم من أحد عنه حاجزين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And there is no one of you who could prevent [Us] from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/69/44-47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/69/44-47&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وما هو على الغيب بضنين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/81/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/81/24&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Fataawa Ibn Baaz, 6/371: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All the Muslims are unanimously agreed that the Prophets (peace be upon them) – especially Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) – are infallible and protected from error in that which they conveyed from Allaah. Allaah says &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2 – Infallibility from human error&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A-They do not commit major sins &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;B-Matters that have nothing to do with conveying the message and the revelation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As for A:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah summed it up:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The view that the Prophets are infallible and protected against committing major sins, as opposed to minor sins, is the view of the majority of Muslim scholars and of all groups. It is also the view of the scholars of tafseer and hadeeth and fuqaha’. Indeed, nothing has been narrated from any of the salaf, imams, companions,those who met the compnaions and didn't meet the porphet(PBUH), and those who followed them except that which is in accordance with this view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 4/319: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As for B:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Majority of scholars are of the view that they are not infallible when it comes to minor sins However, they hastened to repent therefrom if they did such a thing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;evidence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From the Quran:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Adam PBUH:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فأكلا منها فبدت لهما سوآتهما وطفقا يخصفان عليهما من ورق الجنة وعصى آدم ربه فغوى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And Adam and his wife ate of it, and their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And Adam disobeyed his Lord and erred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ثم اجتباه ربه فتاب عليه وهدى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then his Lord chose him and turned to him in forgiveness and guided [him].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/20/121-122&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/20/121-122&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dawoud PBUH:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إن هذا أخي له تسع وتسعون نعجة ولي نعجة واحدة فقال أكفلنيها وعزني في الخطاب&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed this, my brother, has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe; so he said, 'Entrust her to me,' and he overpowered me in speech.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال لقد ظلمك بسؤال نعجتك إلى نعاجه وإن كثيرا من الخلطاء ليبغي بعضهم على بعض إلا الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات وقليل ما هم وظن داوود أنما فتناه فاستغفر ربه وخر راكعا وأناب&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[David] said, &quot;He has certainly wronged you in demanding your ewe [in addition] to his ewes. And indeed, many associates oppress one another, except for those who believe and do righteous deeds - and few are they.&quot; And David became certain that We had tried him, and he asked forgiveness of his Lord and fell down bowing [in prostration] and turned in repentance [to Allah ].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/38/23-24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/38/23-24&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moses PBUH:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ودخل المدينة على حين غفلة من أهلها فوجد فيها رجلين يقتتلان هذا من شيعته وهذا من عدوه فاستغاثه الذي من شيعته على الذي من عدوه فوكزه موسى فقضى عليه قال هذا من عمل الشيطان إنه عدو مضل مبين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And he entered the city at a time of inattention by its people and found therein two men fighting: one from his faction and one from among his enemy. And the one from his faction called for help to him against the one from his enemy, so Moses struck him and [unintentionally] killed him. [Moses] said, &quot;This is from the work of Satan. Indeed, he is a manifest, misleading enemy.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال رب إني ظلمت نفسي فاغفر لي فغفر له إنه هو الغفور الرحيم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said, &quot;My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me,&quot; and He forgave him. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/28/15-16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/28/15-16&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prophet Mohamed PBUH :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ا أيها النبي لم تحرم ما أحل الله لك تبتغي مرضات أزواجك والله غفور رحيم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Prophet, why do you prohibit [yourself from] what Allah has made lawful for you, seeking the approval of your wives? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From the Hadith:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim narrated in his Saheeh (4588) that Ibn ‘Abbaas said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the prisoners were taken captive, the Messenger of Allaah (S) (PBUH) said to Abu Bakr and ‘Umar: &quot;What do you think about these prisoners?&quot; Abu Bakr said: &quot;O Prophet of Allaah, they are our cousins and kinsmen. I think that we should accept a ransom from them which will give us some support against the kuffaar, and perhaps Allaah will guide them to Islam.&quot; The Messenger of Allaah (PBUH) said: “What do you think, O Ibn al-Khattaab?” He said: &quot;I say, no, by Allaah, O Messenger of Allaah. I do not agree with Abu Bakr. I think that you should hand them over to us so that we may strike their necks (execute them). Hand over Aqeel to ‘Ali so that he may strike his neck, and hand over So and so – a relative of Umar – to me, for these are the leaders and veterans of kufr.&quot; The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) liked what Abu Bakr said and he did not like what I [‘Umar] said. The next day I came and found the Messenger of Allaah (PBUH) and Abu Bakr weeping. I said: &quot;O Messenger of Allaah, tell me, what has made you and your companion weep? If there is a reason to weep, I will weep with you, and there is no reason, I will pretend to weep in sympathy with you because you are weeping.&quot; The Messenger of Allaah (PBUH) said: &quot;I am weeping because I was shown the torture to which they were subjected. It was brought as close to me as this tree&quot; – a tree which was near the Prophet of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) – then Allaah revealed the words (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ا كان لنبيّ أن يكون له أسرى حتى يثخن في الأرض تريدون عرض الدنيا والله يريد الآخرة والله عزيز حكيم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not for a prophet to have captives [of war] until he inflicts a massacre [upon Allah 's enemies] in the land. Some Muslims desire the commodities of this world, but Allah desires [for you] the Hereafter. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.&#xA;  لولا كتاب من الله سبق لمسكم فيما أخذتم عذاب عظيم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If not for a decree from Allah that preceded, you would have been touched for what you took by a great punishment.&#xA;  فكلوا مما غنمتم حلالا طيبا واتقوا الله إن الله غفور رحيم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So consume what you have taken of war booty [as being] lawful and good, and fear Allah . Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/8/67-69&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/8/67-69&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah&lt;/code&gt; said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What has been narrated from the majority of scholars is that they (the Prophets) are not infallible with regard to minor sins, but they are not left to persist therein. They do not say that this does not happen under any circumstances. The first group from whom it was narrated that they are infallible in all cases, and who say that the most, are the Shiite, who say that they are infallible and protected even against forgetfulness and misunderstanding. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 4/320&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3- Unintentional mistakes with regard to some worldly matters&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regard to mistakes in some worldly matters, it is permissible for them to make such mistakes although their reason is sound and their insight is strong. This happened to several of the Prophets including our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). This happened with regard to various spheres of life such as medicine, agriculture, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This happened to several of the Prophets including our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim narrated in his Saheeh (6127) that Raafi’ ibn Khadeej said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet of Allaah (PBUH) came to Madeenah and found them pollinating the palm trees. He said: &quot;What are you doing?&quot; They said: &quot;We always do this.&quot; He said: &quot;Perhaps if you do not do it, that will be better.&quot; So they did not do it, and the harvest failed. They told him about that and he said: &quot;I am only human. If I tell you to do something with regard to your religion, then do it, but if I tell you to do something based on my own opinion, then I am only human.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence it is known that the Prophets are infallible and protected from error with regard to the Revelation, so we should beware of those who cast aspersions upon the Messenger’s conveying of the Message and his laws, and say that it is his own personal opinion. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) could never do such a thing. Allah says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وما ينطق عن الهوى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إن هو إلا وحي يوحى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not but a revelation revealed,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/53/3-4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/53/3-4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Standing Committee was asked: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do the Prophets and Messengers make mistakes? They replied: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yes, they make mistakes but Allaah does not let them persist in their mistakes, rather he points out their mistakes to them as a mercy to them and their nations, and He forgives them for their mistakes, and accepts their repentance by His Grace and Mercy, for Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful, as will be clear to anyone who studies the verses of the Qur’aan which speak of that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 3/194 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2013-02-18T22:01:06.857" LastActivityDate="2013-02-18T22:01:06.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7350" CreationDate="2013-02-12T19:44:15.343" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although it is true that Islam demands the Man to be the one who should support the family, But as bro, Yahya said: &amp;quot;It is only allowed within the boundaries set by islam&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the baisc principle is that women should stay at home and not go out except for necessary purposes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وقرن في بيوتكن ولا تبرجن تبرج الجاهلية الأولى وأقمن الصلاة وآتين الزكاة وأطعن الله ورسوله إنما يريد الله ليذهب عنكم الرجس أهل البيت ويطهركم تطهيرا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And abide in your houses and do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former times of ignorance. And establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah intends only to remove from you the impurity [of sin], O people of the [Prophet's] household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/33/33&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although this is addressed to the wives of the Prophet (PBUH), the believing women are to follow them in that because they are an example for the believing women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Muhammad al-Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen said that women are allowed to work in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The field of work for women is that a woman should work in areas that women specialize in, such as teaching girls, whether it is an administrative or teaching position, or she may work in her home, sewing clothes for women and the like. As for working in fields in which men specialize, it is not permissible for her to work where she will be required to mix with men, as this is a great fitnah which must be avoided. It must be noted that it is proven that the Prophet (PBUH) said: &amp;quot;I am not leaving behind after me any fitnah that is more harmful to men than women; the fitnah of the Children of Israel had to do with women.&amp;quot; A man must make his family avoid all areas and causes of fitnah in all circumstances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fataawa al-Mar’ah al-Muslimah (2/981).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Islam has provided other solutions to keep the women from working, because they have far more important role which is taking care of the husband and the kids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On of these solutions is the hadith of the prophet mohameed PBUH:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (PBUH) said, &amp;quot;One who strives to help the widows and the poor is like the one who fights in the way of Allah.&amp;quot; The narrator said: I think that he (PBUH) added also: &amp;quot;I shall regard him as the one who stands up (for prayer) without rest and as the one who observes fasts continuously&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another way, the family/relatives can support her too that way they can have double deeds:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that: Zainab, the wife of Abdullah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I asked the Messenger of Allah: 'Will it be accepted as charity on my part if I spend on my husband and the orphans in my care?' The Messenger of Allah said: 'She will have two rewards, the reward for charity and the reward for upholding ties of kinship.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Sahih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-02-12T20:13:25.847" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7360" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-12T20:29:12.007" Score="5" ViewCount="2098" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the bible, many (most?) of the major characters are given meaningful names.  For example, the name of the prophet Ishmael literally means &quot;God has heard&quot; in Hebrew, and is derived from the following Biblical revelation (from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2016;&amp;amp;version=KJV;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Genesis 16&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;11&lt;/sup&gt; And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name &lt;strong&gt;Ishmael&lt;/strong&gt;; &lt;em&gt;because the LORD hath heard thy affliction&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, in Islam, the name of the prophet Muhammad also has the clear meaning of &quot;Praised one&quot; in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that the languages of Arabic and Hebrew are so closely related, do the Arabic names of the Biblical prophets in the Qur'an (or any of the major Biblical persons) maintain such meaning to their names, or were these simply transliterations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-02-12T21:43:23.190" LastActivityDate="2015-07-11T01:09:22.000" Title="Do the Arabic names of the prophets have any meaning?" Tags="|arabic|prophets|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7362" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1574" CreationDate="2013-02-13T03:41:06.203" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Astrology is not haram (forbidden). What is haram is when astrologers tell people what is in the future. The past, present and future are in the Quran too. Is reading Quran haram? There is also a science called numerology that can be used for some of the same purposes as astrology. The Quran is full of complex numerological calculations that are understood only by learned people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2134" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-11-05T15:07:17.013" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T15:07:17.013" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7363" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7364" CreationDate="2013-02-13T05:07:52.573" Score="7" ViewCount="56210" Body="&lt;p&gt;While there's controversy about whether marijuana causes long term effects, let's assume that the long term damage is no different than eating fatty foods or sugary drinks. It's clearly less harmful than smoking tobacco, so it does not fall under the exact same legality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marijuana acts more as a hallucinogen and sedative, but I can't find anything that explicitly forbids those. I'm thinking it may be forbidden as an intoxicant, but it is a different form of intoxication than alcohol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-31T04:19:09.700" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T04:19:09.700" Title="Is smoking marijuana haraam?" Tags="|halal-haram|smoking|" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7364" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7363" CreationDate="2013-02-13T06:01:45.170" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;An intoxicant is defined, for legal purposes in Islam, as anything that dulls the senses and induces a state of mental fogginess (e.g. to the point where one is unaware of what one does). For example, one such principle is mentioned in the following narration from `Umar (ra)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَالْخَمْرُ مَا خَامَرَ الْعَقْلَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;em&gt;khamr&lt;/em&gt; is what confuses and stupefies the mind&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/42980&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By &lt;em&gt;qiyas&lt;/em&gt; (analogy) to other kinds of khamr, the scholars have declared cannabis/hemp/marijuana &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; (prohibited and sinful).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no point in arguing about the effects of marijuana on the mind - the effects of THC are well-documented.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-02-13T13:29:30.700" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7366" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-13T13:10:51.653" Score="4" ViewCount="12125" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is probably a very basic question. But I am getting conflicting results from Google regarding the types of Talaq or divorce in Islam. Could someone explain how many types of Talaq are there in Islam and how are they initiated?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am specially bewildered by the following article. The article states that there are three types of Talaq, while the rest of the stuff- including Wikipedia- says that there are two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myummah.co.za/site/2008/04/29/types-of-divorce/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Types of Divorce&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T09:20:40.443" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T09:20:40.443" Title="Types of Divorce(Talaq) in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|talaq|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7366" CreationDate="2013-02-13T17:02:23.200" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I only know of two types.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can give single talaq or triple talaq.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The triple Talaq ends the marriage permentantly and you cannot marry the same woman again until she marries again, consummates the marriage and the marriage ends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In single Talaq you can get back together;if you have intercourse, the talaq is then annulled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Single talaq should be given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inshallah someone will provide more comprehensive information on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="565" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2013-02-13T21:07:28.843" LastActivityDate="2013-02-13T21:07:28.843" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7371" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-14T04:14:25.900" Score="3" ViewCount="5484" Body="&lt;p&gt;looking for a hadith - &quot;you will see the building of mecca reach the mountain tops&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in arabic &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;itha ra'aitun mecca bu'ijat katha'ima, wa ya-tasawa bunyahnuha ru'usa jibaliha, faqad athalati sa'atu&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Possibly imam a-Suyuti.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2107" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-02-14T05:07:16.847" LastActivityDate="2018-04-29T07:03:51.193" Title="looking for a hadith - &quot;buildings of mecca will reach the mountain tops&quot;" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7372" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-14T04:33:31.997" Score="2" ViewCount="569" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there an English translation of Ibn al-Jawzi's &lt;em&gt;Minhaj al-Qaṣidin&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;br&gt; I know of ibn Qudamah's &lt;em&gt;mukhtasar&lt;/em&gt; of the book but I'm looking for a translation of the original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2107" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T09:25:38.950" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T03:52:00.557" Title="Is there an english translation of Ibn al Jawzi's Minhaj al qaṣidin" Tags="|adab|books|translation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2982" CreationDate="2013-02-14T05:23:41.550" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per many U`lama, yes...I consulted Shaykh Sayyid Turab al-Haq's answer on this topic and he says that there must be Muslim eyes on it at all times. This is also the fatwa of the Hanafi scholar, Imam Ahmad Rida Khan rahmatullahi alayh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2137" LastActivityDate="2013-02-14T05:23:41.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5676" CreationDate="2013-02-14T06:07:00.393" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most correct rule on weak ahadith is to judge both the chain of narrators, the Isnaad as well as the content, the  Matn. If in as is the case here the chain is weak but the content is strong and not in any disagreement with other ahadith or the Qur-aan then we may retain the hadith as long as we are not using such hadith to implement laws such as inheritance, divorce etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2138" LastActivityDate="2013-02-14T06:07:00.393" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7376" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7387" CreationDate="2013-02-14T08:47:21.580" Score="4" ViewCount="4102" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently heard that Shia and Sunni have different Qurans. Is that true? If so, why do they have different Qurans (that is different physical copies)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="426" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-12T07:39:57.930" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T15:34:40.273" Title="Do Shia and Sunni have different Qurans?" Tags="|quran|shia-sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7379" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-14T13:17:06.107" Score="7" ViewCount="71729" Body="&lt;p&gt;In what order shall the Suras be recited in Prayer? Should it be in the order we have in the physical copy of the Quran? Can Surat Fatiha be recited after Surat Fatiha? Can we recite the same Sura in two rakats? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamcan.com/salat/duas/index.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After Surah Fatiha - recite any Surah from the Quran. &lt;strong&gt;Please note that the surah recited in the first rakath should be longer than the one recited in the second rakath.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that's the case, what does he mean by &lt;strong&gt;longer&lt;/strong&gt;? Is it the number of verses? If so, is it wrong to recite Surat Al-Ikhlas(four verses) before Surat Al-Falaq(five verses)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-12T13:30:28.847" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T13:30:28.847" Title="The order of Surahs in Prayer?" Tags="|salat|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7380" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-14T15:05:46.597" Score="5" ViewCount="16319" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum everyone. As the title says: What is Dua Qunut and when should we recite it in the Prayer/Salat?&#xA;Please post the Dua/Sura too. I need to learn it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T18:56:07.287" LastActivityDate="2017-09-13T23:22:30.097" Title="What is Dua Qunut and when should we recite it in the Prayer/Salat?" Tags="|salat|dua|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7383" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-14T15:16:16.527" Score="2" ViewCount="462" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum everyone. As the question says please list all the Sunnah/Wajib prayers before or after the Fajr salat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T18:55:03.313" LastActivityDate="2013-06-03T18:55:03.313" Title="Are there any prayers right after Fajr?" Tags="|salat|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7383" CreationDate="2013-02-14T17:21:41.687" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;We Aleykum Elsalam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before Fajr prayer there are only two raka'at Sunnah, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/19/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;. But there is nothing after, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon Him) Had forbidden it until the sun has risen:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) had forbidden: the offering&#xA;of prayers after Fajr till the sun rises.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/77/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2143" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-02-14T18:16:03.490" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7376" CreationDate="2013-02-14T17:38:29.217" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; true, the Quran is the same and this is the opinion of most of Shia scholars. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The small kid who memorizes the Quran in Iran (i.e. Shia) will recite the same thing as another one who memorized the Quran in a Sunni country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The major difference between Sunnah and Shia in terms of the sources are related to Sunnah or the Prophet -peace upon him- (i.e. the Sunnah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Shia does not accept the trusted hadith books of Sunnah as Al-Bukhari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2143" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-30T16:14:20.180" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T16:14:20.180" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7360" CreationDate="2013-02-14T20:33:28.673" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, absolutely not.&#xA;The Quranic names are direct &lt;strong&gt;Syriac&lt;/strong&gt; transliteration, so they lose the meaning. The Quran doesn't use the genius of the 2 languages to connect words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some names do have archaic connections, but no Arab can tell today.&#xA;For example, Adam means dark/dirt in early Arabic and Hebrew, but no one knows that today.&#xA;Talut is Saul, and everyone knows that Tawl means 'Tall' in Arabic, which matches the Biblical description of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibraheem is connected to Hebrew Ab-RaHam (Father of Nations). Ibraheem means nothing close. For Isma'il, The root word Sama'(Hear) is there, but it is not a translation and no Arab could easily pick that up. No other names have these type of connections. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only Muhammad, Ahmad, Iblees and Zaid are Arabic names, the rest are just meaningless translations, like English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2145" LastActivityDate="2013-02-14T20:33:28.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7391" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2383" CreationDate="2013-02-14T20:40:02.150" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Why did God send prophets only to Arabia?&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;Only 4 Arabian prophets are mentioned in the Quran (Shuayb, Hud, Saleh, Muhammad). Moses' father-in-law may have been an Arab as well(Midian is NW Arabia). The rest of the prophets are Israelites, they were obviously NOT Arabs!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Why were the rest of the world ignored, don't they have the right to get a messenger from God?&lt;/em&gt; &#xA;God works in mysterious ways. Christianity has the same problem to deal with. God is an evolving concept. It reached it's pinnacle at the Quran's time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2145" LastActivityDate="2013-02-14T20:40:02.150" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7392" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9730" CreationDate="2013-02-14T20:47:37.563" Score="2" ViewCount="3241" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to shia view Hazrat Ameer Mukhtar piece be upon him got the government and honestly killed all the mean killers of Maula Hussain(A.S) and his companions(Peace be upon them).&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the view of the rest of the fiqs about Hazrat Ameer Mukhtar (Peace be upon him)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2144" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2020-09-23T16:42:56.313" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T11:00:57.010" Title="Sunni view about Hazrat Ameer Mukhtar" Tags="|shia-sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7289" CreationDate="2013-02-14T20:54:20.317" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;. This answer comes from &lt;em&gt;Sunni perspective&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I want to know if Jesus of Nazareth (PBUH) was infallible form Islam's point of view?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran calls him 'Zakiyya' in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/19/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;19:19&lt;/a&gt;. It is translated as Faultless / Sinless / Pure. A similar word is used to describe Yahya and an innocent young boy who was killed. No other human has this title. It shouldn't surprise you though. The Christian and Muslim Jesus are exactly the same (Except for Son of God, One with God, etc.) He is also called the Spirit, the Word, Al-Masih(to wipe).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do we consider him free of error and sin just as our own prophet Muhammad (S.A.) was. What about other Abrahamic prophets such as Moses?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, Jesus is free of error. Abu Hurairah states that &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/59#95&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Satan's 2 fingers touched every child except for the Son of Mary.&lt;/a&gt;&quot; &#xA;Even Prophet Muhammad sinned until a verse was revealed saying that all sins, past and future, are forgiven. The other prophets are sinners, for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Adam&lt;/strong&gt;: Tempted by Satan(Disobeyed God)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abraham&lt;/strong&gt;: Lied 3 times&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Noah&lt;/strong&gt;: returned to his son&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moses&lt;/strong&gt; Killed an Egyptian&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;David&lt;/strong&gt;: Adultery with Bethsheba (Cannot be refuted)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muhammad&lt;/strong&gt;: Killed Banu Qurayzah, a Jewish tribe. Refused a blind man once. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophets wives also sinned, as well as his Companions. As far as the Qur'an is concerned, only Jesus is sinless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2145" LastEditorUserId="584" LastEditDate="2013-02-15T00:57:29.070" LastActivityDate="2013-02-15T00:57:29.070" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2736" CreationDate="2013-02-14T22:08:10.620" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;You raised very interesting points in your question, I will focus on answering the two major points you asked about are related to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;1- The concept of Infallibility&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Understanding this concept will answer your main question why there are differences between Sunna and Shia in Fiqh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Shi'a theology, the belief is that the Ahl al-Bayt, including Muhammad, his daughter Fatima Zahra and Shi'a Imams are all infallible and &lt;strong&gt;do not make mistakes&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infallibility#cite_note-5&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[source]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and you quoted the below ayah from surrat Al-Ahzab:33:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And stay in your houses, and do not display yourselves like that of&#xA;  the times of ignorance, and perform As-Salât (Iqamât-as-Salât), and&#xA;  give Zakât and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah wishes only to&#xA;  remove Ar-Rijs (evil deeds and sins) from you, O members of the family&#xA;  (of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم), and to &lt;strong&gt;purify&lt;/strong&gt; you with a thorough&#xA;  purification.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you have a person that you know that a group of people are infallible and does &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; make mistakes will you advice them to avoid sins and warn them from Allah's punishment?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, this ayahs has &lt;strong&gt;nothing&lt;/strong&gt; to do with proving &lt;em&gt;infallibility&lt;/em&gt;, it is an guidance from Allah to the prophet family to the right path so they can be purified as a result of acting upon this guidance from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are similar ayats that are directed to all the believers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Ma'dah:6&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah does not want to place you in difficulty, but He wants to &lt;strong&gt;purify&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  you, and to complete His Favour to you that you may be thankful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Nisa':26&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allâh wishes to make clear (what is lawful and what is unlawful) to&#xA;  you, and to show you the ways of those before you, and accept your&#xA;  repentance, and Allah is All-Knower, All-Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the point from these ayat and similar is clear and have common message that Allah wants guidance for us and tell us about what we should do and what we should avoid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, the below Hadith confirms this meaning; because if the prophet believed that his family are &lt;em&gt;infallibles&lt;/em&gt; he was not going to warn them as such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O Fatimah bint Muhammad! Ask me for as much money as you wish, but I&#xA;  cannot save you from Allah's punishment.&quot; Bukhari and Muslim &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So here is the answer to your question the Fiqh between Sunnah and Shia is different because simply Sunni people do &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; consider &lt;strong&gt;anyone&lt;/strong&gt; after the prophet peace upon him is &lt;em&gt;infallibles&lt;/em&gt; in the sense that they never do mistakes and everything they say (including Fiqh rules) must be followed as the only correct way in the religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because such degree is &lt;strong&gt;only&lt;/strong&gt; for prophets and messengers whom Allah support them by the revelation and &lt;strong&gt;non&lt;/strong&gt; after them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Imam Malik used to say &lt;code&gt;Take and leave the words of all men, except the one in this grave,' pointing towards the grave of Allah's Messenger (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;2- Which Fiqh school to follow?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;First, religion is not taking by &lt;em&gt;hints&lt;/em&gt; because it is a matter of Heaven or Hell that we cannot depend on &lt;em&gt;hints&lt;/em&gt; to decide which is right we need &lt;strong&gt;solid knowledge&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;evidence&lt;/strong&gt; to follow.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Second, we were not ordered in the Quran and Sunnah to follow a specific school (since they appeared after the prophet time), however we were ordered to follow scholars of knowledge and the evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Third, all the Sunni school of Fiqh (e.g. Hanfi, Malki, Shafi and Hanbali) agrees that if there is evidence i.e. Quran and Sunnah against their opinion of Fiqh to throw their opinion and follow the Quran and Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fourth, and the &lt;strong&gt;most important point&lt;/strong&gt; we depend on the chain of trusted people (Sanad) to transmit the knowledge to us including Quran and Hadith. Many of the opinions that are attributed Imam Ja'far in the Fiqh and the Hadithes that Shia depend on in their books has &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt; Sanad at all.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summary, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your question: why is the jurisprudence (fiqh) of Sunni Muslims different than Shia Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Because Sunni does &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; believe in the concept of &lt;em&gt;Infallibility&lt;/em&gt; and they follow the evidence from Quran and Sunnah which scholars conclude from it Fiqh rules.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As a result, scholars can have different opinions that as long as they have an acceptable evidence to support they are considered valid.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2143" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-07T16:49:12.817" LastActivityDate="2015-09-07T16:49:12.817" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7379" CreationDate="2013-02-15T05:10:21.503" Score="3" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can recite in any order you like, however within the same surrah you have to maintain the order. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if in the first Raka read from verse &lt;code&gt;30 to 35&lt;/code&gt; from Al-Kahf, in the second Rakah you can &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; read something before Ayah 30 t &lt;em&gt;within&lt;/em&gt; surrat &lt;code&gt;AlKahf&lt;/code&gt;; however you can read from other Surrah even if it was before &lt;code&gt;Alkahf&lt;/code&gt; e.g. &lt;code&gt;Albaqarah&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you reversed the order &lt;em&gt;within&lt;/em&gt; the same surrah it is called &quot;Tankeeth&quot; in Arabic and it is not allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence that it is allowed to read Surras in any order is that the prophet peace upon him once in the prayer read &lt;code&gt;Al-baqarah&lt;/code&gt;, then &lt;code&gt;Al-Nisa&lt;/code&gt; then &lt;code&gt;A'l Imran&lt;/code&gt; which are not in order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;From sunnah prophet was reading longer in the first Rakah which is recommended but it is not Wajib.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Reciting a surrah after the Fatiha is &lt;em&gt;Sunnah&lt;/em&gt; not wajib but majority of scholars &lt;em&gt;dislike&lt;/em&gt; repeating the Fatiha twice in the same Rakah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2143" LastActivityDate="2013-02-15T05:10:21.503" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7380" CreationDate="2013-02-15T13:21:15.490" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=3394&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;page&lt;/a&gt; from islamweb contains two versions of Dua' Al Kunout, you can read also that it is a Sunna not Fard, and your prayer won't be wrong if you forget it, or left it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dua' Al Kunout is: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;اللهم اهدني فيمن هديت وعافني فيمن عافيت وتولني فيمن توليت وبارك لي&#xA;  فيما أعطيت  وقني شر ما قضيت إنك تقضي ولا يقضى عليك وإنه لا يذل من&#xA;  واليت ولا يعز من عاديت  تباركت ربنا وتعاليت&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can be recited in Fajr Prayer after the Ruku' of the second Rek'a, but it is more preferred to be recited during Witr Prayer (After salat al Eisha'), also after the Ruku' of the last Reka'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastEditorUserId="602" LastEditDate="2014-04-01T06:59:57.210" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T06:59:57.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7401" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-15T14:48:41.787" Score="5" ViewCount="1895" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Jewish religion, there are some who practice something called kabbalah, I don't mean the celebrity stuff, but the real kabbalah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a quick overview:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np3nefIMCTQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.youtube.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, they say that we are a closed box with 5 known senses, and we have to rely on our senses to translate reality.  So what we experience on a day to day basis is just a translation of reality.  Kabbalah allows you to see outside the box apparently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think of it like a translation of the Quran, you can only get so much from a translation of the Quran, but if you learn Arabic properly, you can get so much more seeing and understanding the real Quran without needing to rely on a translation, as via a translation, meaning can easily be lost, confused, missed etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, does islam have such a system, similar to the Jewish Kabbalah system?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-13T06:21:13.410" LastActivityDate="2019-05-03T22:31:44.520" Title="Going beyond the 5 known senses?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7401" CreationDate="2013-02-15T17:55:46.430" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although what I know about Kabbala is somewhat different (&lt;em&gt;it is usually known to be Irfan of the Judaism but there are some scholarly ideas that it is far different than how it is introduced&lt;/em&gt;), but your question is mainly around the reality and our perception of the truth. It is usually stated that knowledge is two-fold, Ontic or Epistemic. The ontic knowledge is the knowledge of the reality &lt;em&gt;as is&lt;/em&gt;, whereas the epistemic knowledge is the knowledge of the reality as it is perceived by a being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The uncertainty law of Heisenberg is something that addresses our perception of the reality (&lt;em&gt;which is an epistemic knowledge of the truth&lt;/em&gt;) never can be complete as is the ontic knowledge, so always expecting a nonzero discrepancy between the two knowledges. Although it is stated that the uncertainty law is a law of nature but it is obviously wrong, similar to the second law of thermodynamics which is wrongly known to be a law of nature, instead both of these rules have something to do with the observation (perception) of the reality and thus a matter of the observer's nature not the Nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Islam however, the gap between the two knowledges is removable and no way persistent. Indeed such a gap is not intrinsic even to our (as we are the observers) nature, but such gaps belong to the shortages in the means we usually use to perceive the reality, our five senses. Example for that is the limitations of the way that the eyes (our means for seeing) use to capture the reality, the light reflection confines the visibility to only the length scales larger than the wavelength of the light which introduces the reality to our brains. Other limitations also exist that are not to be stated here for the sake of brevity. However, all of such limitations are limitations of the means and the methods that we use our senses in perceiving the reality, none seems to be intrinsic to our being. One way is to augment our perception means by tools like microscopes and infrared cameras, and another way is to answer a fundamenta question about our nature:                                                                                 &lt;strong&gt;Can a human being perceive the truth directly?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam's answer to this question is YES. Indeed, the eyes are the transformers that receive light and change it into signals understandable by the brain, the brain analyze the signals but can never understand the results on its own. Indeed what do perceive and understand is called in Qur'an to be the Heart which is located in the Chest (&lt;em&gt;not to mean the physical limb inside the physical chest&lt;/em&gt;), this is somewhat related to the reality of the human being, its soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَتَكُونَ لَهُمْ قُلُوبٌ يَعْقِلُونَ&#xA;  بِهَا أَوْ آذَانٌ يَسْمَعُونَ بِهَا ۖ فَإِنَّهَا لَا تَعْمَى&#xA;  الْأَبْصَارُ وَلَـٰكِن تَعْمَى &lt;strong&gt;الْقُلُوبُ الَّتِي فِي الصُّدُورِ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do they not travel through the land, so that their hearts (and minds)&#xA;  may thus learn wisdom and their ears may thus learn to hear? Truly it&#xA;  is not their eyes that are blind, but &lt;strong&gt;their hearts which are in&#xA;  their breasts&lt;/strong&gt;. [22:46]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even intellect is not the Heart and they are two different things. And what is interesting is that Perception can be acquired ALSO directly through the Hearts. This perception can match the reality so that the two knowledges coincide, although it doesn't mean the direct perception is verily exact and flawless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To understand this better let me mention an obvious fact. Perception of an external reality depends on two things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the means through which to perceive&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the capacity of the being that is to perceive the external reality. the Direct perception of the reality is free of only the former type of the flaws, but it still may suffer from the latter type of shortages.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qur'an very much cares about the Heart of the persons being Healthy, not being ill. The more Healty and purified is the Heart of the person (&lt;em&gt;which means the more that the person is spiritually evolved and completed&lt;/em&gt;) the less flaw will be induced in his perception of the truth, and more influentially in his Direct perception of the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ / إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّـهَ&#xA;  بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail, / But only he&#xA;  (will prosper) that brings to Allah a sound heart [26:88,89]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those Saints that have been reached to the highest ranks of the humanity (through honest worshiping of Allah and complete submission and obedience) --that is, the 14 infallibles peace be upon them-- have expressed from time to time that can even see Allah through the eyes of their Heart, and of course this seeing is not through seeing the boundaries or shapes and colors (&lt;em&gt;and Allah is glorified of being such as having boundaries and etc&lt;/em&gt;) but instead through feeling the presence of Allah, seeing and hearing what we cannot usually see and hear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَىٰ / وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ /&#xA;  إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحَىٰ / عَلَّمَهُ شَدِيدُ الْقُوَىٰ / ذُو&#xA;  مِرَّةٍ فَاسْتَوَىٰ / وَهُوَ بِالْأُفُقِ الْأَعْلَىٰ / ثُمَّ دَنَا&#xA;  فَتَدَلَّىٰ / فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ / فَأَوْحَىٰ&#xA;  إِلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ مَا أَوْحَىٰ / &lt;strong&gt;مَا كَذَبَ الْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰ&lt;/strong&gt; /&#xA;  أَفَتُمَارُونَهُ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Your Companion is neither astray nor being misled. / Nor does he say&#xA;  (aught) of (his own) Desire. / It is no less than inspiration sent&#xA;  down to him: / He was taught by one Mighty in Power, / Endued with&#xA;  Wisdom: for he appeared (in stately form); / While he was in the&#xA;  highest part of the horizon: / Then he approached and came closer, /&#xA;  And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer; / So&#xA;  did (Allah) convey the inspiration to His Servant- (conveyed) what He&#xA;  (meant) to convey. / &lt;strong&gt;The (Prophet's) heart in no way falsified that&#xA;  which he saw.&lt;/strong&gt; / Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he&#xA;  saw? [53:2-12]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A very brief expression of what I (not a scholar) understood from the Shia consideration of the issue, of course there are lots of details not addressed in this relatively short answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-11T06:14:51.640" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T06:14:51.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7404" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2819" CreationDate="2013-02-16T04:53:31.757" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to many of Hadith scholars, including Bukhari and Muslem, the Khawarij narration can be accepted as authentic hadith as long as the person is considered Muslim and known with piety and good memory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason to accept Khawarij narration is that they consider sins, including lying, as act of Kufr and the person who lies, in their view, is considered to be out of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2143" LastActivityDate="2013-02-16T04:53:31.757" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7271" CreationDate="2013-02-16T05:09:26.273" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The difference is simple:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case of Al Idraj, the narrator does &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; claim that the part the explains or clarifies the hadith from the prophet words -peace be upon him-. In many hadiths the distinguish is made explicit, for example after narrating the hadith the person says and &lt;code&gt;I say&lt;/code&gt; and then explain or clarify the meaning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the fabricated hadith the narrator completely make the entire hadith from his/her mind and &lt;strong&gt;claim&lt;/strong&gt; it to be from the prophet sayings -peace be upon him- .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2143" LastActivityDate="2013-02-16T05:09:26.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2829" CreationDate="2013-02-16T08:40:42.487" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, corporeal atomism in fact implies temporal atomism. Not rarely is it maintained that if one of the following five concepts is seen as atomic, the other four have to be atomic in nature as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;motion&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;time&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;space&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;distance&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;body&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The claim that these concepts stand and fall together could be traced back to Aristotle (d. 322 BC), who wrote in the discussion of time in &lt;em&gt;Physics&lt;/em&gt; IV.10--14 that time &lt;em&gt;follows&lt;/em&gt; motion, which &lt;em&gt;follows&lt;/em&gt; the magnitude/distance/extension over which the motion occurs. The Greek for &quot;follows&quot; is ἀκολουθεῖ (akoluthei), translated into Arabic by تبع (tabaʿa) / تابع (tābiʿ) or طابق (ṭābaqa) / مطابق (muṭābiq). However, of course, Aristotle used this argument to corroborate the exact opposite of atomism, namely, that neither motion nor time nor magnitude is atomic but rather continuous (συνεχής, sunechês; متّصل , muttaṣil) in nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Elaborations on the atomicity of these five things could be found, e.g., in the writings of Faḫr al-Dīn al-Rāzī (d. 606/1210; cf. his &lt;em&gt;al-Maṭālib al-ʿālīya min al-ʿilm al-ilāhī&lt;/em&gt;, Vol. 6, p. 29), but actually discussions of this sort are rather common and could be found in the respective sections on body and time in many other kalām-writings, though maybe not always as explicit as in the case of Faḫr al-Dīn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The argument basically is that if, e.g., the world is atomic in structure, then any distance is atomic, too. Accordingly, your traveling from Baġdād to London happens from one atom to another atom to another atom to another atom. So, your entire motion would be atomic. Thus, the time, which measures your motion, would likewise be atomic like seconds, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course there are also thinkers, e.g., Avicenna (d. 428/1037; not an Ašʿarite), who argue for the alternative (and more Aristotelian) conception that the world is intrinsically continuous, thereby rejecting atomism altogether. These thinkers use the same line of argument to claim motion, time, body, distance, and space to be continuous together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One note of caution: Greek atomism should not be confused with Islamic atomism. Even though there is some influence of Greek, especially Democritean, atomism on its Islamic cousin, the foundations and much more so the reasons for atomism in Muslim doctrines are very dissimilar and indeed quite unique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More information could be gathered from Wolfson, &lt;em&gt;The Philosophy of the Kalām&lt;/em&gt;; and Dhanani, &lt;em&gt;The Physical Theory of Kalām&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2148" LastEditorUserId="2148" LastEditDate="2013-03-11T07:44:23.390" LastActivityDate="2013-03-11T07:44:23.390" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7408" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-16T12:57:21.580" Score="4" ViewCount="1846" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Infallible - Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, How Is Muhammad PBUH infallible according to Shia Islam because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His best friends were Abu Bakr (RA) and Umar (RA), many Shia believe they will go to Hell.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His favorite wife was Aisha. He even choose to die with her. Many Shia believe Aisha (RA) was not a perfect woman and created a lot of rift esp at the time of Muhammad PBUH death. Again the prophet trusted her to die with her and she deceived him?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When the prophet saw men pollinating date treats. He asked them what are you doing. They said pollinating date tees. The prophet forbade thee from doing so, so they stopped. The next season there were no dates. The prophet realized he was wrong so he allowed them pollinate trees again.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The prophet ate morsel of food that had poison in it from Jews women. His two companion died (this would be a clear embarrassment for a prophet). The jews woman was open to accept him as prophet if he did not die. But the prophet ate it and realized there was poison so he stopped.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So was he infallible? If not, what does infallible means?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T07:55:15.907" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T05:12:10.043" Title="Is Muhammad (PBUH) Infallible according to Shia Islam?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|shiism|infallability|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7409" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7422" CreationDate="2013-02-16T13:36:21.907" Score="4" ViewCount="9545" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can someone point me to where this comes from? I don't know Arabic so I've had to transliterate:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;attahiyaatu lillahi was salawaat at tayyibaat. as salaamu alan nabee wa rahmatullahi wa barakat. as salaamu alaynaa wa alal ibaad as saaliheen. ashhadu alaa ilaaha il allah washhadu anna mohammed ur rasoolallah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T09:16:48.443" LastActivityDate="2017-06-27T09:16:48.443" Title="Where does 'attahiyaatu lillahi was salawaatu' come from?" Tags="|source-identification|arabic|tashahhud|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7411" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-16T19:28:49.453" Score="2" ViewCount="534" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a very simple but profound and important question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do we know the Quran is being interpreted correctly? The Quran is the word of Allah (a perfect entity) and is read by humans (not by any means perfect). How do we know that the Quran has been interpreted correctly by Muslims ('normal' Muslims, Imams, Caliphs, etc.). To me it seems unlikely that humans can possibly understand the exact thing Allah means, and this leaves a lot open for interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="907" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T08:22:21.003" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T08:22:21.003" Title="How to know if the Quran is being interpreted properly?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7413" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7411" CreationDate="2013-02-16T19:58:41.703" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The simple answer is, &lt;strong&gt;you don't&lt;/strong&gt;.  Only God knows the true interpretation of the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is He who has sent down to you the Book; in it are verses precise - they are the foundation of the Book - and others unspecific. As for those in whose hearts is deviation , they will follow that of it which is unspecific, seeking discord and seeking an interpretation. &lt;strong&gt;And no one knows its interpretation except Allah.&lt;/strong&gt; But those firm in knowledge say, &quot;We believe in it. All is from our Lord.&quot; And no one will be reminded except those of understanding.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aal-Imran 7&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the scholars and books of &lt;em&gt;tafsir&lt;/em&gt; &amp;mdash; even the Qur'an itself &amp;mdash; are merely means to an end; after a point, even those &lt;em&gt;mufassir&lt;/em&gt; who have dedicated their lives to studying the Qur'an and its meanings still need to resort to conjecture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So those who believe in Allah and hold fast to Him - He will admit them to mercy from Himself and bounty and guide them to Himself on a straight path.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/175&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;An-Nisa 175&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regardless of which interpretations you read, or which scholars you follow, never forget that faith in God is the firmest handhold.  Ultimately it is He who guides anyone to the truth, not human effort.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-02-16T19:58:41.703" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5627" CreationDate="2013-02-16T20:03:05.933" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to all known Arabic vocabulary dictionaries such as Lisan Al-Arab, Mukhtar Al-Sehah and Al-waseet the root of &lt;code&gt;ربا&lt;/code&gt; means &lt;code&gt;to grow&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; even a single one of them mentioned anything about having the meaning of &lt;code&gt;doubt&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer you refer to in your question is &lt;em&gt;absolutely&lt;/em&gt; wrong and it does not refer to any trusted source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there is no sort of disagreement or different opinions here, the use of the word &lt;code&gt;ربا&lt;/code&gt; and its derivatives in Quran e.g. &lt;code&gt;يربو&lt;/code&gt; ,&lt;code&gt;ربوة&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;ربت&lt;/code&gt; all has the meaning of growth and raise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even words such as &lt;code&gt;تربية&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;مربي&lt;/code&gt; which means breeding/upbringing share the same root with &lt;code&gt;ربا&lt;/code&gt; and all have the meaning of growth and increase.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2143" LastActivityDate="2013-02-16T20:03:05.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7415" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7284" CreationDate="2013-02-16T20:51:56.027" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saying that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;whereas Allah swt has prohibited &quot;flesh of swine&quot; and not bone of swine&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is against the &lt;strong&gt;consensus&lt;/strong&gt; of scholars of Fiqh and Tafsir which was narrated by Imam Al-Qurtubi that all the &lt;code&gt;swine&lt;/code&gt; is haram for eating including bone, skin and everything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They explain that the wisdom of mentioning the &lt;code&gt;flesh&lt;/code&gt; because it is what people usually target to eat and considered to be the best part of the animal, so the meaning of the ayah &lt;strong&gt;does&lt;/strong&gt; prohibit everything else beside the &quot;flesh&quot; such as bone and skin etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2143" LastActivityDate="2013-02-16T20:51:56.027" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7411" CreationDate="2013-02-16T21:20:59.563" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding that you said &quot;&lt;strong&gt;To me it seems unlikely that humans can possibly understand the exact thing Allah means&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; then why Allah the Wise ever reveal such an scripture? A scripture that is not going to be fully understood? You are right in that everyone are not able to understand it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّهُ لَقُرْآنٌ كَرِيمٌ \ فِي كِتَابٍ مَّكْنُونٍ \ لَّا يَمَسُّهُ&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَ&lt;/strong&gt; \ تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ \&#xA;  أَفَبِهَـٰذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدْهِنُونَ \ وَتَجْعَلُونَ&#xA;  رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That this is indeed a qur'an Most Generous [that is, open handed], /&#xA;  In Book well-guarded [that is, highly encrypted], / Which none shall&#xA;  touch &lt;strong&gt;but those who are clean&lt;/strong&gt; [touching its face allowed only by&#xA;  having Vozu', and touching its deeper truth only by having clener&#xA;  hearths] / A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds. / Is it such a&#xA;  Message that ye would hold in light esteem? / And have ye made only&#xA;  this your livelihood that ye should declare it false? [while you could&#xA;  exploit its messages many times more by accepting them!] [56:77-82]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Ahlul Bayt --peace be upon them-- are the most purified and clean people after the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- according to [33:33], see the Sunni Hadeeth below regarding that verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'A'isha reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) went out&#xA;  one norning wearing a striped cloak of the black camel's hair that&#xA;  there came hasan b. 'ali. He wrapped hitn under it, then came Husain&#xA;  and he wrapped him under it along with the other one (hasan). Then&#xA;  came fatima and he took her under it, then came 'ali and he also took&#xA;  him under it and then said: Allah only desires to take away any&#xA;  uncleanliness from you, O people of the household, and purify you&#xA;  (thorough purifying) (Sahih Muslim, Book 031, Hadith 5955)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and then you can easily understnad the wisdom behind the famous Hadeeth of two weighty things as is discussed in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/5898/584&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From the Arabic page on Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;روي عن أبو النصر عن إبن طلحة عن الأعمش عن عطية العوفي عن أبي سعيد&#xA;  الخذري في حديث عن محمد أنه قال: إنّي أُوشكُ أن أُدعى فأُجيب، وإني&#xA;  تاركٌ فيكم الثَّقَلَين، كتابَ اللهِ عَزَّ وجَلَّ، وعِتْرَتي، كتاب الله&#xA;  حَبلٌ ممدود من السماء إلى الأرض، وعترتي أَهْلُ بيتي، وإن اللطيف الخبير&#xA;  أَخبرني &lt;strong&gt;أَنهما لَن يفترقا حتى يَرِدا عليّ الحوض&lt;/strong&gt;، فَانْظُرُوني بِمَ&#xA;  تَخلُفُونِي فيهما.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and similar to that from the English page on Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zaid bin Arqam, narrated that the messenger of Allah . said: &quot;Indeed,&#xA;  I am leaving among you, that which if you hold fast to them, you shall&#xA;  not be misguided after me. One of then is greater than the other:&#xA;  (First is) The book of Allah is a rope extended from the sky to the&#xA;  earth, and (the second is) my family, the people of my house (ahlul&#xA;  bait), and they shall not split until they meet me at the hawd, so&#xA;  look at how you deal with them after me.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which clearly states how Qur'aan and Ahlul Bayt peace be upon them are bounded to each other, thus Ahlul-Bayt peace be upon them are infallible and free from any sin and even error (like is Qur'aan) and they never go astray, what they say is the truth and who says another thing is the lier, and how they interpret Qur'aan is the correct way. This is also hidden in the Hadeeth that says علی مع الحق و الحق مع العلی, that is: Ali is with the truth and the truth is with Ali.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus in short, Qur'aan as revealed in quite understandable but not everyone can understand it and after the holy prophet peace be upon him and his household the route to understanding of Qur'aan should pass through his household peace be upon them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually I tried to remain straight, it is impossible for the Wise to send down a book that is not fully understandable, He could simply send down those parts that ARE understandable (&lt;strong&gt;a book of guidance being not fully understandable by anyone except for its writer seems like denying Allah being the Wise&lt;/strong&gt;), so if He is the Wise and the book is understandable we should see who can understand it, everyone or only some. Then we see Allah says no one can touch it but those who are clean, thus no one reaches its depth but those completely purified from dirt of the sins, then Allah says I have guaranteed that Ahlul Bayt peace be upon them are such. So reasonable we should seek for their interpretation of Qur'aan, if someone's claim is right that their interpretation is lost then again one can doubt if Allah is the Wise, as He has sent His book with describers that are unreachable! So not only the book is guarded as sent, the interpretation of them also should be available and whoever claim them being completely lost is indeed trying to turn off the light of guidance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يُرِيدُونَ أَن يُطْفِئُوا نُورَ اللَّـهِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَيَأْبَى&#xA;  اللَّـهُ إِلَّا أَن يُتِمَّ نُورَهُ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fain would they extinguish Allah's light with their mouths, but Allah&#xA;  will not allow but that His light should be perfected, even though the&#xA;  Unbelievers may detest (it). [9:32]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2013-02-17T22:43:18.600" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7408" CreationDate="2013-02-16T22:03:52.413" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Infallible if it means incapable of committing sins NO! Neither him --peace be upon him and his household-- nor any other prophet or Imam, none were such. All the prophets and Imams and other infallibles (&lt;em&gt;yes we do have other infallibles as well, but none reach the position of the 14 infallibles peace be upon them as they have not their knowledge معرفة and piety&lt;/em&gt;) could commit sins, even worse than we can (&lt;em&gt;because they were smarter, braver and etc.&lt;/em&gt;), a thief that has light in his hand can rob more precious things (!), but they didn't do anything wrong. According to a Hadeeth the pious people when are encountered with a situation to choose between good and bad they see committing the sin like jumping inside a deep scary precipice, would any wise jump inside it? So won't a wise man ever commit a sin either! The holy prophet and his Ahlul Bayt --peace be upon them all-- &lt;strong&gt;have chosen&lt;/strong&gt; to be completely submitted to Allah, they were never forced to be good servants of Him, otherwise being submitted such was never of any value or any excellency for them. They had and have free will as we have, they had and have desires as we have (&lt;em&gt;according to a Hadeeth their desires were even many times stronger than ours as they were complete humans, a perfect human is perfect in every sense and desires are among those aspects&lt;/em&gt;). In a Hadeeth Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) swears in God that there is no kinship between them and Allah. In another Hadeeth, it is not like that Allah has chosen some people and kept them clean for them to carry his massages to the people, but as He knew who will completely obey Him in His eternal knowledge He has chosen them to carry their massages to people and be good patterns for them in themselves obeying Allah, bearing the difficulties, be patient and etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now about your points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;So maybe we don't believe them as the best friends of the holy prophet ;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I know what Hadeeth are you talking about, but what if all such Ahdeeth are fabricated? We agree with the first part of that Hadeeth that the holy prophet peace be upon him and his household told Aisha that if you die while I am alive I will repent for you, and interpret it with that the holy prophet peace be upon him knew what Aisha will do after his passing away, being an enemy of Imam Ali and his household, peace be upon them. Taking part in the war of Camel against Imam Ali peace be upon him while the dogs had barked for her as the prophet had warned his wives about it previously, shooting at the body of Imam Hassan peace be upon him at his burial and etc. So you see we do not think Aisha was the prophet's favorite wife at all.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That’s another fabricated Hadeeth, at least in the way it is narrated, but I don't know if it has a correct counterpart in authentic Shia Ahadeeth or not.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I have already answered this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/7009/584&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes he was infallible in the sense discussed. Also take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/2762/584&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; that discusses every prophet was infallible (free from any minor or major sin).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T05:12:10.043" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7421" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-17T06:40:17.013" Score="14" ViewCount="2471" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is much misinformation revolving around the violent persons in the middle east who claim to be Islam and some even claim that they are doing what Allah wants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can their actions be justified by what is written in the Quran? Are there parts in the Quran that urge the Muslim to hurt, cheat, lie to, steal from or otherwise persecute the non-Muslim? In the least, are there parts that say it is okay to do those things to an infidel, but it is not required&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If not then can their actions be condemned by what is written in the Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;I have been given a few answers in the comments but no answers with any quotes. It would be nice to see the text of the Quran people are referring to.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2151" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-01T23:32:33.477" LastActivityDate="2023-10-21T02:42:10.393" Title="Does the Quran urge persecution of the infidel?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7409" CreationDate="2013-02-17T08:22:10.190" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Attahiyyaatu lillaahi wassalawaatu , wattayyibaatu , assalaamu 'alayka 'ayyuhan-Nabiyyu wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, assalaamu 'alaynaa wa 'alaa 'ibaadillaahis-saaliheen. 'Ash-hadu 'an laa 'ilaaha 'illallaahu wa 'ash-hadu 'anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa Rasooluhu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All greetings of humility are for Allah , and all prayers and goodness . Peace be upon you , O Prophet , and the mercy of Allah and His blessings . Peace be upon us and upon the righteous slaves of Allah . I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah , and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: Al-Bukhari, Muslim 1/301. See also Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bal 1/13&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawareness.net/Dua/Fortress/022.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fortress of Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-02-17T08:22:10.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7423" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7408" CreationDate="2013-02-17T10:05:36.420" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;em&gt;owari&lt;/em&gt; mentioned, doubtlessly Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) &lt;strong&gt;was capable&lt;/strong&gt; of making mistakes and being wrong, otherwise he was not a human and his purity was not valuable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To our view, Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) was &lt;strong&gt;sinless&lt;/strong&gt;. Again it doesn't mean he was incapable of committing sins. It just means that he himself chose not to commit any sin in his whole life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This belief is based on the following verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَّا أَفَاءَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقُرَىٰ فَلِلَّهِ&#xA;  وَلِلرَّسُولِ وَلِذِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَالْيَتَامَىٰ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ&#xA;  وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ كَيْ لَا يَكُونَ دُولَةً بَيْنَ الْأَغْنِيَاءِ&#xA;  مِنكُمْ ۚ &lt;strong&gt;وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ&#xA;  فَانتَهُوا ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And what Allah restored to His Messenger from the people of the towns&#xA;  - it is for Allah and for the Messenger and for [his] near relatives and orphans and the [stranded] traveler - so that it will not be a&#xA;  perpetual distribution among the rich from among you. &lt;strong&gt;And whatever the&#xA;  Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you -&#xA;  refrain from. And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is severe in penalty.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/59/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[al-Hashr: 7]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَّن يُطِعِ الرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ ۖ وَمَن تَوَلَّىٰ فَمَا&#xA;  أَرْسَلْنَاكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He who obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah&lt;/strong&gt; ; but those who turn away&#xA;  - We have not sent you over them as a guardian.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[an-Nisa: 4]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَرْنَ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ&#xA;  الْأُولَىٰ ۖ وَأَقِمْنَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتِينَ الزَّكَاةَ وَأَطِعْنَ&#xA;  اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ۚ &lt;strong&gt;إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ&#xA;  الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And abide in your houses and do not display yourselves as [was] the&#xA;  display of the former times of ignorance. And establish prayer and&#xA;  give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah intends only to&#xA;  remove from you the impurity [of sin], &lt;strong&gt;O people of the [Prophet's]&#xA;  household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[al-Ahzab: 33]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَّقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِّمَن&#xA;  كَانَ يَرْجُو اللَّهَ وَالْيَوْمَ الْآخِرَ وَذَكَرَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;excellent pattern&lt;/strong&gt; for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day&#xA;  and [who] remembers Allah often. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[al-Ahzab: 21]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ فَبِعِزَّتِكَ لَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ الْمُخْلَصِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Iblees] said, &quot;By your might, I will surely mislead them all&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Except, among them, Your chosen servants&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/38/82-83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sad: 82-83]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَىٰ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحَىٰ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Your companion &lt;strong&gt;[Muhammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is not but a revelation revealed,&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/53/2-4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[an-Najm: 2-4]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَلَا وَرَبِّكَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّىٰ يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ&#xA;  بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَجِدُوا فِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَرَجًا مِّمَّا قَضَيْتَ&#xA;  وَيُسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But no, by your Lord, they will not [truly] believe until they make&#xA;  you, [O Muhammad], judge concerning that over which they dispute among&#xA;  themselves and then find within themselves no discomfort from what you&#xA;  have judged and &lt;strong&gt;submit in [full, willing] submission&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[an-Nisa:&#xA;  65]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Even if we assume all the cases you mentioned in your question are true, none of them is considered as a sin.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-04T15:22:25.090" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T15:22:25.090" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7424" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7425" CreationDate="2013-02-17T18:24:13.963" Score="4" ViewCount="12278" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many criticize Bible because it talks about Global floods at the time of Noah. They think it is a big mistake. Muslims believe that Noah's floods were local. They think Quran corrected that stories which exists in the Bible. However from what I understand, Noah's flood are global in Quran as it seems. It can be seen from the following verse&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran 23:27&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So We inspired him (with this message): &quot;Construct the Ark within Our&#xA;  sight and under Our guidance: then when comes Our Command, and the&#xA;  fountains of the earth gush forth, take thou on board pairs of every&#xA;  species, male and female, and thy family- except those of them against&#xA;  whom the Word has already gone forth: And address Me not in favour of&#xA;  the wrong-doers; for they shall be drowned (in the Flood).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran 11:44&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then the word went forth: &quot;O earth! swallow up thy water, and O sky!&#xA;  Withhold (thy rain)!&quot; and the water abated, and the matter was ended.&#xA;  The Ark rested on Mount Judi, and the word went forth: &quot;Away with&#xA;  those who do wrong!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noah builds the ark and collected all kinds of specie in pair, then the ark lands on a mount. Wouldnt this mean the floods were global. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.miraclesofthequran.com/historical_06.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This link says&lt;/a&gt; says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Apart from those who boarded Prophet Nuh's (as) Ark, the entire tribe&#xA;  was drowned. The dead included the Prophet's son who thought he could&#xA;  escape by seeking shelter on a mountain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why was it not global flood. If you consider that Earth was considered flat at that time, this makes perfect sense. My other argument is one needs only about 100 ft of flood water (esp in those times) to destory a particular tribe. We are talking about Mountains here. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2014-05-16T20:37:48.547" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T02:24:06.667" Title="Was the Noah flood global or local?" Tags="|quranic-events|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7424" CreationDate="2013-02-17T20:30:58.223" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many scholar of tafsir including Ibn Katheer based on few evidences in Quran suggests that the flood was &lt;strong&gt;global&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example in &lt;code&gt;(Al-Sua'araa 119-120)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship, Then We drowned the rest (disbelievers) thereafter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in &lt;code&gt;Surrat Al-Saffaat&lt;/code&gt; says clearly that all humankind today are from prophet Noah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And, his progeny, them We made the survivors (i.e. Shem, Ham and Japheth)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After few ayas in the same context Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then We drowned the others (disbelievers and polytheists).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also this agrees with prophet Noah' duaa&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And Nûh (Noah) said: &quot;My Lord! Leave not one of the disbelievers on the earth!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not understand what you mean by &lt;em&gt;&quot;If you consider that Earth was considered flat at that time&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, but anyways the earth was &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; flat at this time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2143" LastActivityDate="2013-02-17T20:30:58.223" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7426" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7401" CreationDate="2013-02-17T22:06:28.590" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam is a very practical religion. It does not believe in something that is not clear or forbids knowledge that can be achieved beyond five senses. For example&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Magic is banned in Islam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Prediction is banned in Islam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Palmistry is banned in Islam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Astrology is banned in Islam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any type of practice that sort of gives you supernatural power that only God knows is banned in Islam. So in short Islam does not recognized such 6th sense. There has been no description of such action in Islam, as far as I know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Something that can be close is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?ID=1056&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Isthikhara&lt;/a&gt; Prayer. This is a special prayer that one prays if one is not something and need guidance from Allah. You offer special isthikhar pray for 7 days and God Almighty will guide you either through dream or your own inclination or otherwise that will clear the path for you. But it is not 6th sense. It is guidance only for the purpose you offer the prayer for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T08:21:28.660" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T08:21:28.660" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7427" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-18T00:52:07.023" Score="6" ViewCount="2991" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many times I hear people say (there are four ways to follow Islam) and many similar things, and that the four madhahib (Al Malikiyah, Al Hanafiyah, Al Shafi'iyah, and Al Hanabilah) are these four ways the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon Him) showed for different practices.  Now, the practices found in these Madhahib (not all) come from weak or fabricated ahadeeth, for example the wiping the neck in wudu' according to the Hanafiyah, and putting the hands to the side in salat, which most maliki's today do, and is not in accordance to the Muwatta' which says that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet placed His hands right over left in salat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/403770&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muwatta' Malik&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and there are many other examples from the other madhahib.  The fact is, is that there is one God, One Humanity, One religion, and one way to follow that religion.  Now I am not saying that that one way doesn't have diverse ways, and more then one way to do things.  It just isn't four for all the practices.  An example of a practice that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon Him) did in two different ways is the takbiratu-l-ihram, He raised His hand either to the length of His ears or His shoulders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is &lt;strong&gt;What is the origin of the concept of there being four ways to do things?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-06-17T07:33:43.533" Title="What is the origin of the concept of four ways to follow Islam?" Tags="|sunnah|madhhab|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7432" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-18T21:44:47.593" Score="5" ViewCount="266" Body="&lt;p&gt;Take for example Catholicism. They have the Pope, their highest leader. He is said to be infallible; he cannot say anything about religion or its practice that is wrong; anything he says about religion or its practice is immediately considered fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there such a belief in Islam? Are certain authority figures &quot;always right&quot; and is it wrong to challenge them? What about within the family? Is it wrong for a son to respectfully challenge his father even if the son is an adult man? If either of those persons tell you to do something must you do it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to see answers with quotes from sacred text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2151" LastActivityDate="2015-04-10T01:58:03.997" Title="What is standard Islam practice regarding religious authority figures?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7433" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7471" CreationDate="2013-02-18T22:02:23.067" Score="7" ViewCount="2729" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7289/were-the-prophets-such-as-christ-infallible-in-islams-point-of-view/7393#7393&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;, the OP states that Jesus is the only prophet with the honor of being called sinless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this is true, according to sacred texts, why does he have that honor? What was the purpose of him being sinless?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2151" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user4456" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2014-04-19T07:38:35.700" Title="Do sunni Muslims believe that Jesus was the only person without sin and fault" Tags="|sin|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-04-07T15:46:43.783" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7434" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-18T22:48:25.573" Score="4" ViewCount="534" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many, many, many groups that all say they are Christian yet they have such differing views on what that is that they will not worship together. Is Islam the same? Roughly, how many groups of Islam are there that will not worship with other groups? Are some of them hostile or violent to each other like the Catholics and Protestants in N. Ireland?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2151" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T11:00:51.680" LastActivityDate="2018-01-18T19:02:10.293" Title="How fragmented is the Islam religious group?" Tags="|sects|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7432" CreationDate="2013-02-18T22:55:00.443" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam has a similar concept called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;'Ismah&lt;/a&gt;, which denotes a divinely-ordained freedom from error (in religious matters).  Who does (or does not) possess &lt;em&gt;'ismah&lt;/em&gt; is a point of contention between the major sects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the Qur'an itself does command followers to &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you&lt;/a&gt;,&quot; Sunnis and Shi'ites disagree as to whether this automatically confers &lt;em&gt;'ismah&lt;/em&gt; to &quot;those in authority.&quot; (or, vice-versa, whether this prevents those who don't possess &lt;em&gt;'ismah&lt;/em&gt; from becoming &quot;those in authority.&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shi'a belief, based in part on the related revelation that &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Allah does not order immorality&lt;/a&gt;,&quot; is that God's command to obey those in authority means that such obedience cannot possibly involve immorality.  The Shi'a Imams are thus considered Infallible in much the same sense as the Catholic Pope is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunnis, however, typically only consider the prophets themselves to have &lt;em&gt;'ismah&lt;/em&gt;, and interpret these &lt;em&gt;ayat&lt;/em&gt; differently: The fact that God does not command immorality is treated as a &lt;em&gt;limit&lt;/em&gt; to obedience; even if ordered to obey, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/15#150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;it is not incumbent to follow a command that is known to involve disobedience to God&lt;/a&gt;.  As such, some degree of questioning-of-authority is to be expected (and accepted), even though commands in matters that do not involve transgression are still to be obeyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(What does, or does not, qualify as &quot;disobedience to God&quot; thus can again be a point of contention.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for lesser forms of authority (e.g. as in the question, a son to his father), it is commonly believed by both Sunni and Shi'a that obedience is akin to the Sunni position above: It is only mandated when it does not otherwise involve sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-02-18T22:55:00.443" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="635" CreationDate="2013-02-18T23:29:15.153" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can break this down pretty simply:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When we refer to scientifically proven evidence, what we're actually talking about is &lt;strong&gt;collectively verified observation&lt;/strong&gt;. E.g. if I make an observation about the acceleration of gravity at sea level, you can verify this observation if you have similar means. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Collectively verified knowledge&lt;/strong&gt; is considered a superior form of knowledge because it's subjected to the objections of multiple observers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Religions like Islam typically rely on &lt;strong&gt;subjective knowledge&lt;/strong&gt;. Everything debated in this domain relies on the axiom that factual information was revealed to messenger and proofs have to contort around that assumption. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You &lt;strong&gt;cannot collectively verify&lt;/strong&gt; Islam unless someone has informed the observer what to believe. In the case of the acceleration of gravity at sea level, I can ask you to find a way to measure it before I give my observation in order to increase the weight of the observation. This cannot be done for religions since as far as I know, no one has come to the same conclusions that Islam comes to without some sort of cultural programming. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people talk about the misapplication of the scientific method but I think this is flawed logic. Collectively verified knowledge is on a higher order than subjective knowledge because you have multiple actors involved. There is no type of knowledge that is exempt from the rigor that comes with collective verification- least of all philosophical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2156" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-24T08:32:33.540" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T08:32:33.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7437" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7438" CreationDate="2013-02-19T03:16:07.603" Score="1" ViewCount="353" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was told that for Ramadan sawm, if one accidentally forgets that they are fasting and eats, the fast is still valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, does this apply if one accidentally eats during a voluntary (nafilah) or vow (nazar) sawm? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2013-02-19T04:13:40.430" Title="Does forgetting that one is fasting invalidate the fast?" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7438" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7437" CreationDate="2013-02-19T04:13:40.430" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This applies to all sawm as the hadith this is based upon is general in wording:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Whoever&#xA;  forgets that he is fasting and eats or drinks, then he still completes&#xA;  his fast. It is only Allah who fed him and gave him drink.” [Bukhari]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In another narration, the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace)&#xA;  said, “If a fasting person eats forgetfully, it is only provision&#xA;  Allah put forth to him and there is no makeup upon him.” [Bukhari]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further details can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ummah.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-270426.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekersguidance.org/ans-blog/2010/08/28/accidental-forgetful-breaking-of-the-fast-what-is-the-difference/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="965" LastActivityDate="2013-02-19T04:13:40.430" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7434" CreationDate="2013-02-19T04:41:46.967" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will start by quoting this hadith :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (PBUH) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Jews were split up into seventy-one or seventy-two sects; and the Christians were split up into seventy one or seventy-two sects; and my community will be split up into seventy-three sects. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/42#1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Grade:     Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see the prophet already said that Islam will also split into too many sects. Such as Sunni,shiite,Abadthi etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the most dominant is the sunnis (~90% of muslims) and then followed by the shiite (~10% of the muslim population) and the rest is divided between other sects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone of these sects can be a hostile sect if they want.  There is not sect that encourages its followers to be hostile. But its the followers who take advantage of their sect to start attacking others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, some Sunnis may create a group called X and this group will start attacking Y hence Y will start blaming the sunnis because X belong to the sunni sect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this simple answer would give you some idea about the groups in Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2013-02-19T04:41:46.967" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7440" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-19T05:58:20.400" Score="1" ViewCount="1179" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following verse in the Torah prophesizes about a nation which will be given &quot;peace&quot; and coming of a praised being:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and I will shake all nations, and the choicest things of all nations(חֶמְדַּת )&#xA;  shall come, and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of&#xA;  hosts. 8 Mine is the silver, and Mine the gold, saith the LORD of&#xA;  hosts. 9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater than that of&#xA;  the former, saith the LORD of hosts; and in this place will I give&#xA;  peace(שָׁלוֹם), saith the LORD of hosts.' &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mechon-mamre.org/e/et/et2202.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Haggai 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is  a remarkable appearance of the word חֶמְדַּת having root H-M-D. The arabic root for this is given &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%AD_%D9%85_%D8%AF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; as Form IV: أَحْمَدَ (ʼáħmada) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also its said that the nation will be great and shake all other nations and God will give the nation &quot;(שָׁלוֹם)&quot;(Sh-L-M is a  root for Islam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that prophecies seem to be very cryptic until when the prophecy actually happens , and the verses become clear after the prophecy is manifested. Hence i guess only the ones who are very firmly grounded in knowledge would give us a clue to understand the above verse? And even they can go wrong in interpreting the verses as God alone would know its true meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have any past Islamic scholars analysed this verse of  Torah for such prophesies of  Muhammad pbuh ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-21T00:54:06.893" LastActivityDate="2024-02-20T05:34:53.227" Title="This Prophesy of Prophet Muhammad in Hagai" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|judaism|bible|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7434" CreationDate="2013-02-19T06:49:14.213" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Suhaib said, the major divisions are Sunni and Shiia. Sufism is sometimes considered another division, but some Sufis identify as being Sunni or Shiite. Different schools of thought also exist within those divisions, however it does not interfere with followers worshiping together. There are also some groups who identify as Muslim or include Islamic tradition but are not included in the greater Muslim community.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a brief history of the divisions and schools of thought on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Islam#Schools_of_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;New World Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The divisions of Islam differ greatly from those of Christianity in that followers are unified in their obligation to perform a pilgrimage (hajj) to Mecca. Despite sectarian conflict, the Saudi government grants visas to pilgrims from countries who would not typically be allowed into the country. Sectarian conflict began in the division between Sunni and Shiia (a brief account can be found in the previous link), and continues today. Although it is integrated in political strife, there are sectarian debates in Saudi/Iranian relations, civil conflicts in the Gulf countries, and the war in Syria, to name a few. The hajj is &lt;a href=&quot;http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/25/hajj.scene/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sometimes disrupted by sectarian conflict&lt;/a&gt;, but the intention is to unify Muslims from around the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2157" LastActivityDate="2013-02-19T06:49:14.213" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7444" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7421" CreationDate="2013-02-19T11:56:10.330" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Historically, non-Muslims were under the protection of Muslim nations in early Islam, and the Jizya tax was less than standard taxes neighboring countries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Medina#Rights_of_non-Muslims&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Constitution of Medina&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashidun_Caliphate#Treatment_of_Conquered_Peoples&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Treatment of non-Muslims during the Rashidun Caliphate&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many of the &quot;Islamic&quot; nations after the Rashidun Caliphate did persecute non-Muslims, but how can it be Islamic if the Prophet and those who followed him most closely didn't do it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the kind treatment of non-Muslims often extended only to dhimmis. &quot;Dhimmi&quot; was originally considered People of the Book (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhimmi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wiki entry&lt;/a&gt;), i.e. Jews, Christians, other monotheists who worshipped the same God. Other Islamic rulers later extended this term to mean Hindus, Buddhists, and all non-Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've read somewhere that non-dhimmi non-Muslims had to be persecuted and not given freedom of religion, hence why Muslim leaders were eager to consider all non-Muslims as dhimmis. But can't find the source for this yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2013-02-19T11:56:10.330" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7427" CreationDate="2013-02-19T18:44:35.257" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems like you are asking a question which you already know the answer. Probably you are asking this to make sure everyone understand. First of all, there is no four ways, there is no definite limited to four Imams in Islam. There is no division in Islam as well. We strongly and strictly follow Allah's Quran and Prophet Mohammed's Sunnah. There were lots of scholars in our history and there will be more, but origin is Quran and Sunnah. No one should create any mathhab or deviation in Islam. If anyone differ from Islam purposely or mistakenly must be corrected and or ignored, simple is that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this answer helps, I am sure there are many can answer better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2081" LastActivityDate="2013-02-19T18:44:35.257" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7446" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7440" CreationDate="2013-02-19T20:13:43.307" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Taken out of context.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;and I will shake all nations, and the choicest &lt;strong&gt;things of all nations&lt;/strong&gt;(חֶמְדַּת ),&quot;&#xA;This is a reference to a &lt;strong&gt;particular event&lt;/strong&gt;, not a human. It shouldn't surprise you that Hebrew and Arabic have similar words. Nearly every Arabic word has an identical looking Hebrew consonant. The same process can be used for Jesus, even more so, because his name(Yehoshua') is in the bible &lt;strong&gt;dozens of times in plain Hebrew&lt;/strong&gt;. For example, it was Yehoshua'(Commander of the LORD) who led Israel into Jerusalem when Moses died. He conquered all of Palestine and established the seat of power. What bigger prophecy do you need???&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot; and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts. &quot;&#xA;What house? The house of Solomon that Jehovah was preaching in nearly every page of the Bible!!! Muhammad changed the land of promise to &lt;strong&gt;Mecca&lt;/strong&gt;, how can it be in His house? Think about it, please!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hence i guess only the ones who are very firmly grounded in knowledge would give us a clue to understand the above verse? And even they can go wrong in interpreting the verses as God alone would know its true meaning.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rashad Khalifa misinterperated biblical verses to say he was the Messenger of the Covenant. Why don't Muslims believe his message? WHat about Mirza Ahmad? See, how it works...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Have any past Islamic scholars analysed this verse of Torah for such prophesies of Muhammad pbuh ?&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;Yes they did, and they misconstrued the Quran to make these prophecies true. For example, the Quran never says that Abraham and Ishmael went to Arabia, are Muhammad's fathers, etc. But people like Ibn Abbas made stories to fulfill Bible prophecies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS. I'm a devout Muslim. I like the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2161" LastEditorUserId="2161" LastEditDate="2013-02-22T21:51:54.060" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T21:51:54.060" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7447" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7427" CreationDate="2013-02-19T20:27:32.130" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The concept originated in the first century. There was a theological division between Iraq(Hanifa) and Madina(Malik). They met at Hajj i believe. Over time, there students like Shafi' and Hanbal also deviated or added-on to their imam's concepts. Iraq, Syria, Egypt and Hejaz all eventually canonized these 4 imams and it was considered heresy to follow others. This happened prior even to Bukhari. We follow them to today, but it's not Farz. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;and putting the hands to the side in Salat, which most maliki's today do, and is not in accordance to the Muwatta' which says that: The Prophet placed His hands over in salat&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You don't understand Imam Malik's mindset. He didn't base most of his teachings on Hadith. He didn't really trust stories coming out of war-torn Iraq. Why are there only 100 Ahadith in his book? He based his Madhab on the &lt;strong&gt;Practices&lt;/strong&gt; he saw with his own 2 eyes in Madina. They were the closest to the Prophet's teachings, not Hadith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That hadith you said is narrarated from a Basran, an Iraqi. He was only passing on what he heard, not what he observed. Rhymes, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamiology.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/imam-malik-meets-abu-hanifa/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;: almarjaan fi manaaqib abi haniefata an nu’man written by sheikh abu sallih ad damishqi as shaafiee&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2161" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-02-19T21:42:46.363" LastActivityDate="2013-02-19T21:42:46.363" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6997" CreationDate="2013-02-20T03:59:03.733" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes&lt;/strong&gt;, both the Hadith and the Quran say that their were Christian Bibles(Injil) at the Prophet's time and the Quran confirms &quot;That which was in their hands(biYadaihi)&quot;. These were &lt;strong&gt;physical scrolls/books&lt;/strong&gt; being read in the Churches. In all likelihood they are the &lt;strong&gt;Syriac Peshita&lt;/strong&gt;. It was canonized by the 4th Cen. and was in Arabia by the 6th. Every biblical name in the Quran is a Syriac translation, as well as a few words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Is there a hadith about what he said about the Injil which is in the hands of Christians?&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;There are quite a few and they range in opinion. It appears that different companions(or sub-nararators) inserted their own opinion on the Bible into the hadith. For example:&#xA;-Omar bought the Taurat to Muhammad, he got red-faced and stayed quiet in the Mosque.&#xA;-The Prophet put his hand on the Bible and said &quot;I will follow thee.&quot;&#xA;-Abu Hurairah quotes Torah verses left and right(which no one seems to catch).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, they are conflicting opinions. It is very hard to figure out Muhammad's opinion on the Bible from the Ahadith. The Quran never says the Bible is corrupted, &lt;strong&gt;only that the Rabbi's &quot;misplace&quot; or misinterpret the verses.&lt;/strong&gt; After all, how can anyone corrupt God's word?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The bible was written 300 years or so after Jesus (pbuh) so it means there was a Bible. I want know what the Prophet Muhammad (saws) said about it. Was it changed, corrupted, follow it, dont follow it,&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The earliest biblical manuscript is a &lt;strong&gt;first century&lt;/strong&gt; piece of John's Gospel in Rylands library, Britain. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad never said it was corrupted as far as I know. &#xA;The Quran, &lt;strong&gt;EXPLICITLY&lt;/strong&gt;, tells the Christians to follow the Injil(full of guidance and light)&#xA;who were living near the Prophet!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2161" LastEditorUserId="2161" LastEditDate="2013-02-27T07:17:58.650" LastActivityDate="2013-02-27T07:17:58.650" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7453" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-02-20T05:43:12.793" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-02-20T05:43:12.793" LastActivityDate="2013-02-20T05:43:12.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7454" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-02-20T05:43:12.793" Score="0" Body="fasting on the 10 day of Muharram, the first month of the lunar year" OwnerUserId="853" LastEditorUserId="853" LastEditDate="2013-02-20T05:45:59.513" LastActivityDate="2013-02-20T05:45:59.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7456" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-20T08:59:12.837" Score="6" ViewCount="1218" Body="&lt;p&gt;I work in an INGO and I am the only female in my Office.  I do wear the Hijab,  but I wonder, what types of adab should I take on during the working hours?  What does Islam recommend for a women in the workplace?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2167" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-02-20T10:22:17.657" LastActivityDate="2013-04-28T16:56:29.200" Title="What are the adab a women should take on when working?" Tags="|adab|modesty|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7421" CreationDate="2013-02-20T14:08:05.953" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Read the first ten Ayah in surah Tauwbeh in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranexplorer.com/index/Sura_009_Al_Tawba_REPENTANCE_DISPENSATION.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; and I hope you get at least an answer which solve 40% of your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the Mohsin Khan translation of these Ayah into English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9:1&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  Freedom from (all) obligations (is declared) from Allah and His Messenger (SAW) to those of the Mushrikun (polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah), with whom you made a treaty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9:2&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  So travel freely (O Mushrikun - see V.2:105) for four months (as you will) throughout the land, but know that you cannot escape (from the Punishment of) Allah, and Allah will disgrace the disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9:3&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  And a declaration from Allah and His Messenger to mankind on the greatest day (the 10th of Dhul-Hijjah - the 12th month of Islamic calendar) that Allah is free from (all) obligations to the Mushrikun (see V.2:105) and so is His Messenger. So if you (Mushrikun) repent, it is better for you, but if you turn away, then know that you cannot escape (from the Punishment of) Allah. And give tidings (O Muhammad SAW) of a painful torment to those who disbelieve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9:4&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  Except those of the Mushrikun with whom you have a treaty, and who have not subsequently failed you in aught, nor have supported anyone against you. So fulfill their treaty to them to the end of their term. Surely Allah loves Al- Mattaqun (the pious - see V.2:2).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9:5&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  Then when the Sacred Months (the Ist, 7th, 11th, and 12th months of the Islamic calendar) have passed, then kill the Mushrikun (see V.2:105) wherever you find them, and capture them and besiege them, and prepare for them each and every ambush. But if they repent and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and give Zakat, then leave their way free. Verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9:6&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  And if anyone of the Mushrikun (polytheists, idolaters, pagans, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) seeks your protection then grant him protection, so that he may hear the Word of Allah (the Quran), and then escort him to where he can be secure, that is because they are men who know not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9:7&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  How can there be a covenant with Allah and with His Messenger for the Mushrikun (polytheists, idolaters, pagans, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) except those with whom you made a covenant near Al-Masjid-al-Haram (at Makkah)? So long, as they are true to you, stand you true to them. Verily, Allah loves Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V.2:2).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9:8&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  How (can there be such a covenant with them) that when you are overpowered by them, they regard not the ties, either of kinship or of covenant with you? With (good words from) their mouths they please you, but their hearts are averse to you, and most of them are Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9:9&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  They have purchased with the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah a little gain, and they hindered men from His Way; evil indeed is that which they used to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9:10&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  With regard to a believer, they respect not the ties, either of kinship or of covenant! It is they who are the transgressors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see in the verse 5 have mentioned to kill and I can't see it in two other translators.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in the verse 12 and 13 it's told again to kill and this time all of them escaped 'kill' from the translated text.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And all your named actions (kill-cheat-steal) any other kind is allowed to Muslims if it's [ Al-Qisas (the Law of Equality in punishment].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2168" LastEditorDisplayName="user202" LastEditDate="2014-07-06T02:12:49.260" LastActivityDate="2014-07-06T02:12:49.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7459" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-20T16:11:10.803" Score="2" ViewCount="1377" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a question regarding the treatment of guests in Islam. I know that the Prophet (PBUH) taught us to be caring and hospitable to guests and to treat them kindly. But sometimes when me and my husband go to visit others they make us feel uncomfortable, perhaps not even really knowing that they are doing so. A lot of times, and I think this may have to do more with the Arab culture than Islam, they try to impose on us to stay longer very late into the night or even to sleep over, which makes me and my husband very uncomfortable. Is it alright, from a religious perspective, to insist on such things on your guests? If your guests refuse and make it clear that they cannot sleep over or stay late, is it right to keep insisting that they do? Is it possible to take hospitality too far?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2169" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2013-02-20T16:46:59.957" LastActivityDate="2014-07-14T15:22:28.373" Title="Being too hospitable to guests?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7461" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="103" CreationDate="2013-02-21T07:33:31.633" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to my knowledge for a non-muslim to become muslim he/she has to recite sura' &#xA;  Fatia. And just reciting is not enough. It should be felt from heart and be believed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;strong&gt;absolutely&lt;/strong&gt; not true, for a non-muslim to become a muslim needs nothing but saying &lt;code&gt;Shahada&lt;/code&gt; and then make ghusl which is wajib in Maliki and Hanbali school and Sunna in Shafi` and Hanafi school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the other hand just reciting &quot;Talak&quot; &lt;em&gt;thrice&lt;/em&gt; commits divorce&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saying Talak three times at once is not permissible by the opinion of majority of scholars of Fiqh. Scholars have different opinion weather it counts one or three; however the majority agrees that saying it three times at once is forbidden in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to answer your question, for a non-Muslim to become a Muslim only saying the word of &quot;Shahada&quot; is sufficient and for a wife to be divorced only the word of &quot;Talak&quot; is sufficient. So both situations are very similar and only require something to be &lt;em&gt;said&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2143" LastActivityDate="2013-02-21T07:33:31.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7462" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-21T10:05:54.607" Score="11" ViewCount="6386" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are teachers allowed to hit children according to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the passed, when I was &lt;em&gt;very little&lt;/em&gt;, my parents used to send me to Quranic class.  I noticed that teachers would hit the students for many reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If they had not completed their homework&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If they were talking instead of reciting&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If they were not paying attention&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If they were day dreaming&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If they were doing something naughty&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I noticed this type of punishment in the following forms:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Using a bamboo stick to hit the hands of the child&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Using a bamboo stick to hit the back of the child&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Using a bamboo stick to hit the legs of the child&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, the question I am asking is this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does Islam give teachers the right to hit their child students?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T09:33:14.910" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T09:33:14.910" Title="Teachers hitting children?" Tags="|quran|hadith|practical-islam|fiqh|sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7463" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7466" CreationDate="2013-02-21T11:13:34.110" Score="7" ViewCount="213337" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my nearby masjid they used to pray 20 rakats for taraweeh in ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But one of my friend said that it is bid'ah, the actual no.of rakats for taraweeh prayer is 8.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, what authentic sources prove that 20 Rak'at taraweeh is Bid'ah and that the actual number is 8?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2014-07-02T09:18:53.367" LastActivityDate="2014-08-18T05:16:11.140" Title="How many rakats are there for Taraweeh Prayer?" Tags="|salat|ramadan|bidah|taraweeh|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7465" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-21T15:42:44.787" Score="7" ViewCount="5812" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the shaytaan know what crosses our minds of ideas which no one knows except Allah and thus whisper to us what is in accordance with our thoughts to instigate us in harboring negative thoughts and committing sins?.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-08-12T08:33:31.303" LastActivityDate="2018-02-04T07:43:05.447" Title="Does the shaytaan know the thoughts and intentions of man to corrupt it?" Tags="|practical-islam|shaitan|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7466" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7463" CreationDate="2013-02-21T15:56:25.240" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;While there are clear evidences that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/31#6&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the prophet himself prayed 11 &lt;em&gt;raka'at&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (e.g 8 &lt;em&gt;raka'at tarawih&lt;/em&gt; and 3 &lt;em&gt;raka'at witr&lt;/em&gt;) for the night prayer, there is a difference of opinion regarding whether this mandates a set limit to the &lt;em&gt;tarawih&lt;/em&gt; prayer.  The two camps can be summarized thus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Any even number of &lt;em&gt;raka'at&lt;/em&gt; is permissible&lt;/strong&gt;: This is based on the general meaning of the hadith &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/nasai/20#74&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Prayers at night are two by two&lt;/a&gt;&quot; which doesn't specify any upper (or lower) limit.  Proponents of this camp often cite &lt;em&gt;ijma&lt;/em&gt;, and according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Qudamah&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Qudamah&lt;/a&gt; in Al-Mughni, this is the view favored by the four Imams.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anything other than eight &lt;em&gt;raka'at&lt;/em&gt; is &lt;em&gt;bid'ah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;: Even without direct evidence that the prophet commanded eight &lt;em&gt;raka'at&lt;/em&gt; for his followers, the general meaning of the hadith &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/95#1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pray as you have seen me praying&lt;/a&gt;&quot; can be used.  The prophet himself clearly and regularly prayed eight &lt;em&gt;raka'at&lt;/em&gt;, ergo anything else is &lt;em&gt;bid'ah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further details, you can also refer to the following fatwa by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Al-Munajid&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shaykh al-Munajjid&lt;/a&gt;:  &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/9036&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Numbers of rak’ahs in Taraaweeh prayer&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-02-21T15:56:25.240" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7467" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7469" CreationDate="2013-02-21T21:22:38.423" Score="0" ViewCount="572" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have once seen it in Turkey's beaches. Women who had worn it didn't seem comfortable in it and couldn't swim well and were shy. What is the idea of Islam about this cloth? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2171" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-02-22T00:55:02.490" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T00:55:02.490" Title="What does Islam think about Islamic swimsuit women wear?" Tags="|women|clothing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-04-08T06:38:25.270" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7469" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7467" CreationDate="2013-02-22T00:52:39.610" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam encourages its followers to maintain a healthy body through athletic activities. However, under Sharia law, Muslims are required to cover the genitals - which is considered an intimate part of the body that can only be seen by friends or relatives / friends of the same sex.&#xA;If he can not swim well not because of his clothing, but because of the lack of ability to swim. Yet for the sake of exercise alone, not for Olympic Games&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2172" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T00:52:39.610" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7433" CreationDate="2013-02-22T04:24:49.107" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is for all to see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Quran 19:19 &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Zakkiyya&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pickthall: &lt;strong&gt;faultless&lt;/strong&gt; son.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yusuf Ali: gift of a &lt;strong&gt;holy&lt;/strong&gt; son.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shakir: a &lt;strong&gt;pure&lt;/strong&gt; boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dr. Ghali: &lt;strong&gt;a most cleansed&lt;/strong&gt; youth.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah(A &lt;em&gt;Jewish&lt;/em&gt; Convert / NOT a &lt;em&gt;Christian&lt;/em&gt;) states that &quot;Satan's 2 fingers touched every child &lt;strong&gt;except for the Son of Mary&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot; Would a Jew say this, unless it was from the Prophet? Think about it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;From its root, it also carries the nuance of someone who is pure in heart, righteous, one who intends to purify, keep clean. Ancient sources in lexicons record it to also mean someone 'growing, increasing, in goodness and righteousness, or purified by nature or such as shall in the future become &lt;em&gt;purified&lt;/em&gt;'.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;18:74 &#xA;&quot;Then they both proceeded until they met a boy, then he killed him. He (Moses) said: &quot;Have you killed a soul '&lt;strong&gt;zakkiyyatan&lt;/strong&gt;' (pure / innocent / righteous / blameless) who had slain none? Truly you have done an evil / foul thing!&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is also useful to remember that Prophet Yayha is also attested to be '&lt;strong&gt;zakatan&lt;/strong&gt;' in the Quran (19:13)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, in all 3 cases, the strongest word, Zakkiyya is with Jesus (Compare to Yahya). Contextualize Jesus' situations with this word and it's 3 occurrences. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This leads me to believe that Jesus was indeed the only sinless man, as far as Prophet Muhammad told us. In contrast, the Quran tells us that Muhammad sinned no less than 3 EXPLICIT times! @Owari, you also beleive the 12 imams are sinless as well. But Allah only names one explicitly in his manifest book, 'Isa ibn Maryam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why does he have that honor?&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;With respect, this is the wrong question. He is repeatedly described as the Christ, Al-Masih, but most muslims do not understand the implications of this word. Look at the earliest tafsirs to understand what the Earliest Muslims really believed(Like Razi).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What was the purpose of him being sinless?&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Who knows? Maybe he will intercede instead of Muhammad. After all, the Quran does not state WHO will intercede(If there will be any). He will also be a 'sign on the last day.' This leads to huge theological and philosophical debates that no one has time for. The fact is, he is sinless. Salaam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2161" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T04:24:49.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7473" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7479" CreationDate="2013-02-22T05:48:50.120" Score="1" ViewCount="285" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking for the original explanation by Ibn Hajr of a hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari in which he says the following (translation):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hafiz Ibn al-Hajr al-Asqalani says in his Fath al Bari , (in vol.4 ,&#xA;  book of hire/ijara, page 448-449) commenting on these two narrations:&#xA;  “and it is evident ( from these stated narrations) that the lasting of&#xA;  this Islamic nation is somewhat a thousand years, this is because the&#xA;  age of the Jewish nation is equivalent to that of the time periods of&#xA;  the Christian and Muslim ages combined, and the people of transmission&#xA;  (ahl an naql) have agreed that the period of the Jews till the advent&#xA;  of Allah’s final Apostle Muhammad was more than 2000 years, and the&#xA;  span of the age of the Christians was 600 years from them. And also&#xA;  this narration points the fact about how little of the age of this&#xA;  world has remained.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2107" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2013-02-22T13:46:15.120" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T13:46:15.120" Title="I Need an arabic quote from fath al bari" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="805" CreationDate="2013-02-22T11:43:53.477" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not making a fatwa, but in all honesty I don't think many scholars understand this business completely. I personally don't see why it is &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; (of course depending on what the &lt;em&gt;MLM&lt;/em&gt; promises). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, there is currently one where you can earn a commission to refer people to a product that &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Really Works&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - not something fake/scam - it can really make them money online. So to give you an accurate picture of how this works: In essence, I'm coming to the product owner, affirming that his product is worthy/genuine, then &lt;em&gt;bringing&lt;/em&gt; people whom are &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Interested&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in purchasing this to him. So in return for bringing these people, the product owner is paying me a sum fee for my &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Service&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. In reality I'm a service provider, I bridge the gap between the product owner and the masses who like his product. Now of course I'm not saying every &lt;em&gt;MLM&lt;/em&gt; is halal, as there are many that rely on scams which aren't allowed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, I'm not giving a fatwa but I'm putting my opinion out there because I believe many scholars don't fully understand this business model. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2174" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2013-02-26T13:41:51.367" LastActivityDate="2013-02-26T13:41:51.367" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7478" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-22T12:39:48.197" Score="2" ViewCount="5647" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the etiquettes in Islam of listening to the Friday khutbah? &#xA;For example, is it allowed to sleep while the khutbah is going on? Is it allowed to pray sunnah salaat during it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the other etiquettes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide answer with authentic references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2013-02-22T13:15:14.433" LastActivityDate="2013-04-02T02:36:49.687" Title="Etiquettes while listening to Friday khutbah" Tags="|hadith|sunnah|jumuah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7473" CreationDate="2013-02-22T13:45:11.937" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you look at the bottom of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=4135&amp;amp;idto=4136&amp;amp;bk_no=52&amp;amp;ID=1431&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; page you will find what you are looking for specifically:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;واستدل به على أن بقاء هذه الأمة يزيد على الألف ؛ لأنه يقتضي أن مدة اليهود نظير مدتي النصارى والمسلمين ، وقد اتفق أهل النقل على أن مدة اليهود إلى بعثة النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - كانت أكثر من ألفي سنة ، ومدة النصارى من ذلك ستمائة ، وقيل : أقل ، فتكون مدة المسلمين أكثر من ألف قطع&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;sharh&lt;/em&gt; is of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/37/11&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Musa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (saws) said, &quot;The example of Muslims, Jews and Christians is like the example of a man who employed laborers to work for him from morning till night for specific wages. They worked till midday and then said, 'We do not need your money which you have fixed for us and let whatever we have done be annulled.' The man said to them, 'Don't quit the work, but complete the rest of it and take your full wages.' But they refused and went away. The man employed another batch after them and said to them, 'Complete the rest of the day and yours will be the wages I had fixed for the first batch.' So, they worked till the time of `Asr prayer. Then they said, &quot;Let what we have done be annulled and keep the wages you have promised us for yourself.' The man said to them, 'Complete the rest of the work, as only a little of the day remains,' but they refused. Thereafter he employed another batch to work for the rest of the day and they worked for the rest of the day till the sunset, and they received the wages of the two former batches. So, that was the example of those people (Muslims) and the example of this light (guidance) which they have accepted willingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T13:45:11.937" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7481" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7478" CreationDate="2013-02-22T14:17:52.110" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wudu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;By failing in sleep You going to lose Wudu.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Without Wudu you shouldn't not be in mosque and also you shouldn't  pray salat.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I know that if some one say a word there is failure for him Friday khutbah even If someone mentions another that does not speak during khutbah that also violate Djumah.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;For this second argument I heard that so many times during khutbah, Ill try to find authentic references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T14:17:52.110" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1191" CreationDate="2013-02-22T16:53:56.217" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/125535&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; which should answer your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It basically says that in movies in general these days, you will see the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;display of women's awra&#xA;display of men's awra&#xA;tight cloths&#xA;revealing cloths&#xA;their soft voices&#xA;enticing walks&#xA;dancing&#xA;music&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these things are haraam, and as all these things will be found in movies, that kind of suggests that movies are haraam.  However, I guess if you can find a movie which doesn't have any of those haraam elements, then it could be concidered non haraam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T16:53:56.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7483" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7486" CreationDate="2013-02-22T17:46:48.460" Score="1" ViewCount="28462" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any Ayah in the Quran which allows husbands punish their wives because of disobedience?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2171" LastActivityDate="2014-05-18T01:20:12.877" Title="Does the Quran allow husbands punish their wives?" Tags="|women|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7484" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-22T18:59:37.997" Score="6" ViewCount="337" Body="&lt;p&gt;While not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, the Jewish oral history refers to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noahide_laws&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Seven Laws of Noah&lt;/a&gt; as binding on all mankind as part of the Covenant of the Rainbow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While it is known that all prophets preached the same fundamental message of Islam, is there mention of these particular laws, as per this particular Covenant, in the primary sources?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-03-03T23:54:02.353" LastActivityDate="2013-03-18T22:51:47.593" Title="Do the primary Islamic sources mention the Seven Laws of Noah?" Tags="|covenant|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7486" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7483" CreationDate="2013-02-22T20:54:37.487" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, there is.&lt;/strong&gt; The ayah in the &lt;strong&gt;Quran&lt;/strong&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what Allah would have them guard. But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them. But if they obey you [once more], seek no means against them. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted and Grand. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 4/34&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, a &lt;strong&gt;hadith&lt;/strong&gt; in &quot;Sahih Muslim&quot; backs up the ayah above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: &quot;Fear Allah concerning women! Verily you have taken them on the security of Allah, and intercourse with them has been made lawful unto you by words of Allah. You too have rights over them, and that they should not allow anyone to sit on your bed [i.e., not let them into the house] whom you do not like. &lt;strong&gt;But if they do that, you can chastise them but not severely&lt;/strong&gt;. Their rights upon you are that you should provide them with food and clothing in a fitting manner&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/15/159&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(Narrated by Muslim, 1218)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Before jumping to any conclusion. You need to read the rest of the answer...&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q1/&lt;/strong&gt; When are we allowed to beat them ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q2/&lt;/strong&gt; Is there another solution ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, yes. There are 2 other solutions in the same verse before reaching this step and other hadiths by the prophet telling us not to us force with our wives. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 1st solution in the verse says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[first] advise them;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 2nd solution,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[then if they persist], forsake them in bed&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Notes:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You must note that you are not allowed to jump to the 3rd solution(beating your wife) directly. You use the 3rd solution only when you have tried the 2 solutions above.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;These solutions are for sincere people. In other words: Don't just give her a 1 second advice or forsake her in bed for 1 day and you think now you are allowed to beat her)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the problem persists and instead of divorce, the husband may resort to another measure that may save the marriage, at least in some cases. Then he would use the last solution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;strike them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although it is permisible to beat our wives, it is worth mentioning that Allah has asked us in many verses to be patient with our wives:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the Quran:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, it is not lawful for you to inherit women by compulsion. And do not make difficulties for them in order to take [back] part of what you gave them unless they commit a clear immorality. &lt;strong&gt;And live with them in kindness. For if you dislike them - perhaps you dislike a thing and Allah makes therein much good.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;An-Nisa - 19&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another solution in the Quran is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if you fear dissension between the two, send an arbitrator from his people and an arbitrator from her people. If they both desire reconciliation, Allah will cause it between them. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Acquainted [with all things]. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 4/35&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not to mention dozens of verses which ask muslim to be patient. We should not ignore all these verses and beat our wives even if it permissible for us to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, the prophet never hit his wives or nor a slave. When you read his seerah(bio) he would always solve any family issue without resorting to force/violence. He even praised those who don't beat their wives:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the Sunnah:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do not beat the female servants of Allaah;&quot; &quot;Some (women) visited my family complaining about their husbands (beating them). These (husbands) are not the best of you;&quot; and also, &quot;[It is a shame that] one of you beats his wife like [an unscrupulous person] beats a slave and maybe he sleeps with her at the end of the day.&quot; [Riyadh Al-Saaliheen]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in another hadith, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Bakr came seeking permission to enter upon the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he heard Aisha raising her voice over the Messenger of Allah. He entered and said, “O daughter of Umm Ruman! Are you raising your voice over the Messenger of Allah?” So the Prophet stood between them and when Abu Bakr left, he said to her, “Do you see how I saved you from him?” Then Abu Bakr again sought permission to enter upon the Prophet and he heard them both laughing. He entered and said, “O Messenger of Allah, allow me to share in your peace just as you have allowed me to share in your conflict.” Source: Musnad Ahmad 17927&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as Muslims when we hear such hadiths, we should imitate and follow the teachings of the prophet Mohammed (PBUH) as the quran commands:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, [O Muhammad], &quot;If you should love Allah , then follow me, [so] Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/3/31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;What kind of beating ?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam has specific guidelines that a Muslim must follow if he wants to beat his wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It must be a light striking. &lt;code&gt;Ibn Abbas&lt;/code&gt;, The most famous interpreter of the Quran, when asked about this verse and the way you beat the wife, he answered: &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You beat them with a Miswak&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miswak is a thin rod &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.ca/search?q=miswak&amp;amp;safe=off&amp;amp;qscrl=1&amp;amp;tbm=isch&amp;amp;tbo=u&amp;amp;source=univ&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ei=FAR4U666FMeeyASztYLwCw&amp;amp;sqi=2&amp;amp;ved=0CDYQsAQ&amp;amp;biw=1366&amp;amp;bih=679&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[google images here]&lt;/a&gt;. By choosing the thin rod as a tool,&lt;code&gt;Ibn Abbas&lt;/code&gt; is informing us that beating should not cause any bodily harm, or even be harsh. Instead, It is more like a way to chastise someone's wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muslims are not allowed to beat the face of an animal. Then Imagine how unpermisable it is to hit the face of a human ? In the hadith of the prophet:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Messenger (PBUH) forbade (the animals to be beaten) on the face or cauterisation on the face. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/357090&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But why does the Quran say we should beat them while the prophet didn't raise his hands over any women ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer this question you should know that Islamic teachings are universal in nature. They respond to the needs and circumstances of diverse times, cultures and circumstances. Some measures may work in some cases and cultures or with certain persons but may not be effective in others. By definition, a &quot;permissible&quot; act is neither required, encouraged nor forbidden. So may be beating the wife would in some cultures would actually help the relationship between the husband and the wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Last Note:&lt;/strong&gt; Did you notice how the 1st verse at the beginning of my answer ended with a warning to those who would cause severe damage, abuse this verse, or beat their wives without any reason ? Allah said that &lt;strong&gt;he is the exalted and the Grand&lt;/strong&gt;. Thus, who ever disobey allah must know that he is capable of punishing that person or even worse just as he punished his wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-05-18T01:20:12.877" LastActivityDate="2014-05-18T01:20:12.877" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5432" CreationDate="2013-02-22T21:10:56.900" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Subhanallah, Allah is All-Knowing,there was a wisdom behind this controversial marriage of holy prophet,first,political,2nd ethnical,3rd social,4th jurisprudencial,and as you said it was all always for goodness of Islam,another thing is to prove that matrimonial relation will never be a guarantee for you to be admitted in Paradise, because Qur'an highly and clearly expressed the story of prophet Lut and Noah (pbut) wives' being a hypocrites and stressed out Pharaoh's wife being a believer...another thing is the obedience of Allah's Laws must be over our obedience to our parents,namely,the wives of the prophet were mothers of believer,but we must have our scale to obey those who obey Allah and disobey those who disobey hIM,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And We have enjoined upon man goodness to parents. But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them. To Me is your return, and I will inform you about what you used to do. QUR'AN 29:8&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj0-HWFb-uI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2177" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-08T08:24:08.287" LastActivityDate="2016-02-08T08:24:08.287" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7489" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7510" CreationDate="2013-02-22T21:17:03.513" Score="5" ViewCount="2138" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does Islam say about female circumcision?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To make it more clear: Female circumcision is a painful violence against female bodies because it completely annihilates sexual satisfaction and victims will never experience orgasm after this traditional surgery.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Motivation: To find a religious solution to stop it in some Muslim countries. In these countries usually there is no way to stop a wrong traditional practice except you find it is against Islamic rules!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit by Sakib Arifin: The claim in the question that &quot;Female circumcision is a painful violence against female bodies because it completely annihilates sexual satisfaction&quot; is not supported by genuine scientific data. There are different levels of FGM which have different effects on females sexuality. Read more about this on &lt;a href=&quot;https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/37986/does-female-genital-mutilation-reduce-the-ability-to-feel-sexual-pleasure&quot;&gt;Skeptics.SE&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2171" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-12-24T03:18:35.880" LastActivityDate="2023-12-24T03:18:35.880" Title="What does Islam say about female circumcision?" Tags="|women|circumcision|khitan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2985" CreationDate="2013-02-22T22:01:55.930" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found a website by a guy who uses this theory of Hamidudin Farahi, that the Huruf al-Muqattat are actually a sort of table of contents for the entire Sura they precede. He bases it on the fact that Arabic letters eventually lost their individual meaning. For example, Ya in Arabic means nothing. Arabic word Yadd means hand. Interestingly, the Hebrew letter Yodd means the same thing. This Semitic similarity is the basis for his interpretative. Check it out. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thequranisclear.blogspot.com/2012/12/huroof-al-muqattaat.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://thequranisclear.blogspot.com/2012/12/huroof-al-muqattaat.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's very intriguing. It's similar to what your theory is, but not exactly the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2161" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T22:01:55.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7494" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="328" CreationDate="2013-02-22T22:05:18.283" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found a website by a guy who uses this theory of Hamidudin Farahi, that the Huruf al-Muqattat are actually a sort of table of contents for the entire Sura they precede. He bases it on the fact that Arabic letters eventually lost their individual meaning. For example, Ya in Arabic means nothing. Arabic word Yadd means hand. Interestingly, the Hebrew letter Yodd means the same thing. This Semitic similarity is the basis for his interpretative. Check it out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thequranisclear.blogspot.com/2012/12/huroof-al-muqattaat.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://thequranisclear.blogspot.com/2012/12/huroof-al-muqattaat.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's very intriguing. Every single letter in each relative Sura is discussed using background knowledge of the ancient Hebrew alphabet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2161" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T22:05:18.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1202" CreationDate="2013-02-22T22:13:09.760" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;All of Ansari's points are valid. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is An Arabic &lt;strong&gt;Personal Name&lt;/strong&gt; for the God of the Jews and Christians(as early as 3rd Cen CE) and the pagans(8 Cen BCE). It is personal, because it &lt;strong&gt;cannot&lt;/strong&gt; be made Feminine, Pluralized, or derivated in any way or form. It is more like Yahweh than Elohim, because Yahweh is never changed in root forms. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The root word Appears to be Ilah(God), cognate of Hebrew Eloh. Plural is AliHa(This is actually cognate of Elohim, because -IM is usually plural suffix in Hebrew.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no Hebrew equivalent to Allah. Aramaic Elaha may have the same concept as the Arabic word does, because both Jews and Pagans reffered to god with this Name. Hebrew appeared to be restricted to the Jews at some point in history. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2161" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T22:13:09.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7496" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1817" CreationDate="2013-02-22T22:15:14.050" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are both Sound Plural. The Ya or Waw ending depends on the overall rhyme scheme of the Sura. It is much easier to memorize this way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2161" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T22:15:14.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7499" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5436" CreationDate="2013-02-22T22:40:20.857" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The ritual of pilgrimage (Hajj) was a pre-Islamic practice, which we do not find in Christianity or Judaism.&lt;/em&gt; &#xA;Absolutely true, don't see a problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Islam adopted it in almost the same form as it was done before. Can someone explain to me that it is not a pagan worship?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is where you are wrong. The Quran clearly states that the pagans worshiped at the House with whistles and claps. All of the rituals associated with Hajj(except black stone) are in the Quran in detail. It is a &lt;strong&gt;RE-Institution&lt;/strong&gt; of Monotheistic Abrahamic rites in Muhammad's locality. The Quran never says that Abraham or Ishmael went to Arabia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Surely the Safa and the Marwa are among the signs appointed by Allah; so whoever makes a pilgrimage to the House or pays a visit (to it), there is no blame on him if he goes round them both; and whoever does good spontaneously, then surely Allah is Grateful, Knowing. Quran 2:158&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The pagans were doing this specific act before Islam. But realize, Allah &lt;strong&gt;NEVER&lt;/strong&gt; said it is a &lt;strong&gt;Requirement&lt;/strong&gt; of Hajj, unlike many other explicit rituals. The Arabs who converted could still do what they did their entire lives, but it is in NO way a Hajj requirement from Allah. Salam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-19T15:30:21.600" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T15:30:21.600" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5965" CreationDate="2013-02-22T22:53:40.100" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;He should recite the Quran in his native tounge during his Salat's. At the same time, he should try to memorize short Arabic Suras(like Fatiha and Ikhlas). They are not very hard to learn. If he is unwilling to memorize them, he may simply memorize their translation and recite during the Salat. Islam is an easy religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2161" LastActivityDate="2013-02-22T22:53:40.100" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7501" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-23T03:23:40.813" Score="2" ViewCount="1980" Body="&lt;p&gt;Biblically, circumcision is a sign of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+17&amp;amp;version=KJV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abrahamic Covenant&lt;/a&gt; between God and Abraham, and was incumbent on him and each of his (male) descendents lest they be &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2017:14&amp;amp;version=KJV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;cut off from his people.&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Insofar as they're descended from Ishmael, one could argue that Arabs (especially the prophet himself and his descendants) would be accounted as among Abraham's offspring and thus still affected by the Covenant.  However, it would be harder to extend this same to non-Arab muslims who are not descended from the Abrahamic line (either by blood or by adoption).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To my understanding, circumcision is also considered mandatory in Shi'a Islam:  Is there any evidence that this is directly due to the Covenant of Abraham, and if so, does it (the Covenant) apply to even those Muslims not of Abrahamic descent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-02-04T21:53:42.217" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T13:14:58.453" Title="Do Shi'a Muslims practice circumcision in adherance to the Covenant of Abraham?" Tags="|shiism|prophet-ibrahim|covenant|khitan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7507" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7512" CreationDate="2013-02-23T17:19:57.113" Score="5" ViewCount="29522" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the sunnah way of saying salam or greeting someone in Islam? I am searching sunnah.com but I found only greet your fellow muslim but how? i.e. &lt;em&gt;Assalamu Alaikum&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Salaam&lt;/em&gt; only&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, &quot;The young should greet the old, the passer by should greet the sitting one, and the small group of persons should greet the large group of persons. &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُقَاتِلٍ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ يُسَلِّمُ الصَّغِيرُ عَلَى الْكَبِيرِ، وَالْمَارُّ عَلَى الْقَاعِدِ، وَالْقَلِيلُ عَلَى الْكَثِيرِ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reference   : Sahih al-Bukhari 6231&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In-book reference   : Book 79, Hadith 5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For e.g. I have read the above Hadith which doesn't mention any method..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="988" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-10-11T18:15:54.837" LastActivityDate="2018-05-21T07:21:56.810" Title="What is the sunnah way to say salam or greeting in Islam?" Tags="|greetings|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7508" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-23T21:11:44.840" Score="2" ViewCount="160" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking for a Hadith in which it says that the Prophets have the greatest burden, then the ones most like them, then the ones most like them.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2107" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-02-23T21:17:20.247" LastActivityDate="2013-02-24T06:17:26.017" Title="Looking for a Hadith, the Prophets have the greatest Burden" Tags="|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7508" CreationDate="2013-02-24T06:03:54.760" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hadith can be found in Ibn Maja, Darimi etc. for example it is the Hadith # 1562 in Tirmidhi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the Prophet May Allah's peace and praise be on him was asked&#xA;  which people suffered the greatest affliction, he replied, &quot;The&#xA;  prophets, then those who come next to them, then those who come next&#xA;  to them. A man is afflicted in keeping his religion. If he is firm in&#xA;  his religion his trial is severe, but if there is weakness in his&#xA;  religion it is made light for him, and it continues like that till he&#xA;  walks on the earth having no sin.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;http://dailyhadith.adaptivesolutionsinc.com/hadith/Most-Severely-Tried.htm&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamicvoice.com/september.97/hadi.htm&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=86224&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="965" LastEditorUserId="965" LastEditDate="2013-02-24T06:17:26.017" LastActivityDate="2013-02-24T06:17:26.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7489" CreationDate="2013-02-24T07:18:39.143" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Female circumcision is a hot topic in todays contemporary Islamic and non-Islamic worlds.  For one many Non-Muslims consider all kinds of circumcision, even male circumcision,  an act of violence against human and a form of child abuse. On the other hand, traditionalists who don't know much about religion consider it strictly obligatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before we get into the details of female circumcision, we should note that male circumcision is a widely known Islamic practice. The act is not prescribed in the Quran but there are various authentic traditions that it was performed by Prophet Muhammad(SAAW) and he himself was circumcised. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/benefits-of-male-circumcision-outweigh-the-risks-8084597.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;And it’s well known that the benefits of male circumcision outweigh the risks&lt;/a&gt;. But that’s not what the OP is asking here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Female circumcision is a pre-Islamic tradition. It was practiced by non-Muslims in pre-Islamic Arabia and other parts of the world before Islam. Only recently it became illegal in the United States &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.discovery.com/human/female-genital-mutilation-begin-121210.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;19th century gynaecologists in England and the United States would perform clitoridectomies to treat various psychological symptom as well as &amp;quot;masturbation and nymphomania.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the United States it became illegal in 1997, and in the same year the WHO issued a joint statement with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) against the practice. FGM is a crime in many countries now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back to the Islamic view on female circumcision. There’s nothing in the Quran and Ahadith that enforces female circumcision. However, there’s one tradition (Hadith) of doubtful authenticity that permits but does not encourage the practice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A woman used to perform circumcision in Medina [Madîna]. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to her: 'Do not cut severely as that is better for a woman and more desirable for a husband.' – Sunan Abu Dawûd, Book 41, #5251.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before we move on, it’s important to note that female circumcision is not the same as female genital mutilation (FGM). According to the mentioned Hadith, Islam, if at all, &lt;em&gt;permits&lt;/em&gt; the most basic kind of circumcision, which is the removal of the genital prepuce– similar to the prepuce of a penis &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insideislam.wisc.edu/2011/02/the-truth-about-islam-and-female-circumcision/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;. Islam protects the rights of women to sexual enjoyment and health and if the act of circumcision by any chance violates these rights it would be considered Haram. That’s why it’s allowed for a woman to ask for a divorce if her husband cannot satisfy her sexual needs and desires.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You might argue that, well, it is permissible– at least there’s one tradition, no matter how accurate,  that says so. To answer that, Islam didn't change everything when it first emerged. Changes were gradual. For example slavery which was a free Islamic tradition wasn't abolished with the advent of Islam. Changes were made in order to improve the handling of salves &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/270/why-does-islam-permit-slavery&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, it might be true that in certain parts of the world FGM is still imposed by parents. But that’s because in this world, &lt;em&gt;old traditions&lt;/em&gt; are so much rooted in local cultures that people often confuse them with religious requirements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2020-08-16T03:54:23.270" LastActivityDate="2020-08-16T03:54:23.270" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7511" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1796" CreationDate="2013-02-24T10:04:35.400" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not know much about Abubakr Ahmad Bayhaqi than the fact that he used to collect Hadiths. However, regarding the Sunni schools of fiqh, you should understand few things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;These schools do not exist to exert their opinions as truth to everyone. Rather, they exist to make it easy for a learner to get closer to truth. Be it the Madh'hab of Shafi'i, Malik, Ahmad or Abu Hanifah. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is true that during the time of these four Imams, there were people who were equally knowledgeable and also greater in knowledge than them. These Imams of the past made efforts to learn and teach and some of them had Madhahibs that remained established. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Why did these four schools survive? Because, they had students who to serve them and take care of the knowledge that the Imams left. They were hardworking who made sure their work and the heritage of knowledge was preserved. However, not all the Imams had similar students. There were Imams more knowledgeable during that time, however they did not have students who took care of the knowledge or tried to preserve it. There were no one to preserve their rulings, views and opinions. Hence, their madhahib did not get established. This is the reason why the four schools remained and became established while others got lost in time. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Examples:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the time of Imam Abu Hanifah (Rahimahullah), there were scholars equal to him in knowledge and greater than him in Qur'an and Sunnah and Arabic Language. However, Imam Abu Hanifah had disciples and followers and students dedicated to preserving his heritage such as &lt;em&gt;Zufr&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;Abu Yusuf&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, in the time of Imam Malik (Rahimahullah), there were scholars equal and greater than him in knowledge and virtue. For example, Layth ibn Saad (rahimahullah), the great scholar of Egypt and people used to say Layth ibn Saad had greater knowledge than Imam Malik. And also, Ibn Abi Dhib (rahimahullah) of Al-Madinah. These scholars had knowledge either equal to Malik or more. However, they did not have students who took care of their heritage of knowledge like Maalik. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, Scholars say that the intention and sincerity of a scholar to Allah has effect upon how much his knowledge benefits the creation. Allahu A'lam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope that answers your question (at least partly).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My answer is based upon &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlSra_pCA_E&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; piece of lecture by Shaykh Saleh al Luhaydaan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2013-02-24T10:04:35.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7507" CreationDate="2013-02-24T10:20:10.550" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam is a way of greeting when you meet another Muslim whether you know them or not. The proper way of Salam is saying &lt;em&gt;Asalamu Alaikum&lt;/em&gt;(Peace be upon you), &lt;em&gt;Asalamu Alikum Warahmatullah&lt;/em&gt;(Peace and mercy of Allah be upon you) or &lt;em&gt;Asalamu Alikum Warahmatullah Wabarakatoh&lt;/em&gt;(Peace, mercy and blessing of Allah be upon you). If I were to put them on a scale of &lt;em&gt;good&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;better&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;best&lt;/em&gt;; I would say the  first one is &lt;em&gt;good&lt;/em&gt;, the second one is &lt;em&gt;better&lt;/em&gt; and the third one is the &lt;em&gt;best&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imams Abu-Dawood and At-Termithi reported in a good hadith that a man came to the prophet (S.A.W.) and said, &amp;quot;Assalamu Alikum.&amp;quot; The prophet responded and the man sat down. The prophet said, &amp;quot;Ten rewards.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another man came and said, &amp;quot;Assalamu Alikum Wa Rahmatullh.&amp;quot; The prophet responded and the man sat down. The prophet said, &amp;quot;twenty rewards.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then another man came and said: Assalamu Alakum Wa Rahmatulah Wa Barakatuh. The prophet responded and the man sat down. The prophet said, &amp;quot;thirty rewards.&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://islam1.org/khutub/Islamic_Greeting.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When did it start&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imams Bukhari and Muslim reported that the prophet (S.A.W.) said, &amp;quot;When Allah created Adam he told him to go and say Assalamu Alikum to a group of Angels and listen to their reply. It is your greeting and the greeting of your descendants. Adam went and said: Assalamu Alikum they said Assalamu Alikum Wa Rahmatulah.&amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam1.org/khutub/Islamic_Greeting.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You mentioned the etiquette, so I won't repeat it here. For more information, follow the link embedded in my answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-02-25T06:19:23.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7513" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-24T11:17:18.323" Score="3" ViewCount="92" Body="&lt;p&gt;I used to cover my face, but now I only cover everything but my face.  Do I have to cover my face? is there anything in the Quran and authentic Sunnah about covering the face? if so, than is there a punishment for not covering the face? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2181" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-02-24T11:52:33.550" LastActivityDate="2013-02-24T11:52:33.550" Title="Does a women have to cover her face with a veil?" Tags="|hijab|modesty|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2013-02-26T15:03:54.860" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7514" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-24T11:43:33.573" Score="7" ViewCount="29660" Body="&lt;p&gt;I often hear others say that watching TV is Haram. My question is, for drama in which men and women all are in normal clothes, meaning they are not naked, nor are there any nude scenes, and with a great story, is watching this type of drama also Haram? are there any authentic/reliable sources which supports it is Haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2181" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-03-24T11:13:16.210" LastActivityDate="2019-03-18T20:36:34.867" Title="Is it Halal to watch drama on television if the actors are modestly dressed?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7515" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="221" CreationDate="2013-02-24T13:25:19.423" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on the excellent discussion above, the issue may be summarized as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If it is an Islamic state and the apostasy is political, then it is akin to treason and the state should deal with it as such&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If it is not an Islamic state, or if it is and it is a &lt;em&gt;bona fide&lt;/em&gt; decision of an individual's conscience, then there is no &lt;em&gt;ikrah&lt;/em&gt; (compulsion)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="860" LastActivityDate="2013-02-24T13:25:19.423" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7516" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-24T15:59:51.900" Score="3" ViewCount="2446" Body="&lt;p&gt;In many &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt;, the idiom &quot;ثكلتك أمك&quot; (&quot;May your mother lose you&quot;) is found; I have also seen similar constructs with different wording (e.g. &quot;ثكلتك الثواكل&quot;).  From context, this appears to be used as an admonition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly does this idiom mean, and how is it intended to be used? Any details on how it originated would also be useful, especially if it's Islamically-based.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T11:45:32.260" Title="What is the meaning behind the idiom &quot;ثكلتك أمك&quot;?" Tags="|arabic|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7516" CreationDate="2013-02-24T20:25:05.740" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Athakul (الثكل) means to lose, and it refers to a women losing her child.  Athakool (الثكول) is the/a women who has lost her child.  As for the statement &lt;em&gt;Thakilatka Ummuk&lt;/em&gt; (ثكلتك أمك) pronounced with a Kasra on the kaaf of ثكلتك, it is a statement/dua which isn't really wanted, for example, saying something that you don't really mean, joking.  This statement is said to show resentment, to give discipline, to warn one from inattention or ignorance, and to make great a situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: Lisanul Arab and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.awqaf.ae/Fatwa.aspx?SectionID=9&amp;amp;RefID=1165&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Awqaf.ae&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-02-24T20:25:05.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7519" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-24T21:21:58.547" Score="1" ViewCount="91" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some scholars have made sanad Hasan, and in the sanad there is a Man who narrates, for example so and so the son of so and so said, but this man is weak in memory, but He also saw what was being narrated with His own eyes, so there is no doubt that He remembers what happened quite well.  So my question is, would the narration of such a man be accepted? and why would it be considered Hasan, and not saheeh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2017-06-13T02:02:37.150" Title="What is the ruling on someone who narrates, and He is weak, but saw the thing being narrated with His eyes?" Tags="|uloom-al-hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7514" CreationDate="2013-02-24T22:35:00.660" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Asking &quot;Is watching Drama haraam?&quot;, is like asking &quot;Is a pencil haraam?&quot; where both questions can't be answered unless the questions are given further direction, as in their current state, are too general and can't be answered with any useful meaning.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;For example: Is a pencil haraam? No, but it can be used for haraam!  Therefore, using that style of thought, I have tried to give your question some much needed direction to make it more of a valid question.  Keeping all that in mind, please read the answer below.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Please note that this answer is not about looking at non-covered men/women, it's about looking at covered and/or appropriately dressed men/women, which is me trying to add further direction to the question asked as explained above.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that we have been told to lower our gaze.  The prophet of Islam would lower his gaze when women would pass in camel-borne sedan chairs, i.e. he would lower his gaze even when he could hardly see the women as they were covered in sedan chairs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Saheeh Muslim (1218) it is reported that Al-Fadl ibn ‘Abbaas (may&#xA;  Allaah be pleased with him) was riding behind the Messenger of Allaah&#xA;  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) on the Day of Sacrifice&#xA;  (Yawm al-Nahr) from Muzdalifah to Mina, &lt;strong&gt;when some women riding on&#xA;  camel-borne sedan chairs passed by. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allaah be upon him) turned his [al-Fadl’s] head away&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;  This was prevention and denunciation through action, for if looking&#xA;  were permissible he would have approved of what he did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is an example of what sedan chairs probably looked like in those days considering the required cover from the burning desert sun:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qmj3g.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know that both men and women have been told to lower their gaze:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;Tell the believing men to lower their gaze&lt;/strong&gt; (from looking at forbidden&#xA;  things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts).&#xA;  That is purer for them. Verily, Allâh is All-Aware of what they do.&#xA;  And &lt;strong&gt;tell the believing women to lower their gaze&lt;/strong&gt; (from looking at&#xA;  forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal&#xA;  sexual acts)” [al-Noor 24:30-31].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it doesn't really seem to matter if they are wearing &quot;normal cloths&quot; or revealing cloths, it seems you should be lowering your gaze no matter how well covered the opposite gender is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, if you're male and the drama you watch does not have females, and if you're female and the drama you watch has no males, then it &quot;might&quot; be all good.  However, all I can really say is, watch at your own risk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Source of quoted text: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7514/what-does-islam-say-about-watching-good-drama&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Source of example image: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel_train&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2013-02-26T15:27:41.457" CommentCount="1" CommunityOwnedDate="2013-02-26T15:22:29.290" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7521" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7522" CreationDate="2013-02-25T03:44:29.187" Score="12" ViewCount="23527" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I know Allah doesn't have any sex but I read and hear some Muslims when talk about Allah say : He and Him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can I call Allah in English?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2171" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T11:19:42.523" Title="Is &quot;Allah&quot; a he or she?" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7521" CreationDate="2013-02-25T05:29:14.380" Score="26" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Arabic, God (Allah) refers to Himself using the male pronoun &quot;هو&quot;; unlike English, the Arabic male pronoun does not imply gender.  English, quite frankly, does not have an appropriate pronoun that fully encompasses this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;He&quot; is the best we have.  So that's what we use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further details, see also this related post: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/5746&quot;&gt;Refering to Allah (SWT) as “him”?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T11:19:42.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7523" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-25T05:50:05.037" Score="3" ViewCount="2562" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard a speech about hazrat eeshah (A.W).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the bayan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hazarat eeshah (A.W) is one of the three infants in the history who&#xA;  talk at their cradle period&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's in quran that eeshah (A.W) talked at his cradle period. I want to know , Who are the remaining two?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Add some references to the answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-05-14T02:14:11.773" LastActivityDate="2014-05-14T02:14:11.773" Title="Who are the three infants who talk at their cradle period?" Tags="|miracles|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7524" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7521" CreationDate="2013-02-25T06:02:06.503" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Surah &lt;em&gt;Al-Ikhlas&lt;/em&gt; talks about the Allah Almighty in this reference. The Arabic male pronoun does not imply gender as answered by @goldPseudo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zEQ1p.png&quot; alt=&quot;112:1&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;He is Allah , [who is] One,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9xwYc.png&quot; alt=&quot;112:2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah , the Eternal Refuge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hpR48.png&quot; alt=&quot;112:3&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He neither begets nor is born,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fNZIl.png&quot; alt=&quot;112:4&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nor is there to Him any equivalent.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/112&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran:112&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastActivityDate="2013-02-25T06:02:06.503" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7523" CreationDate="2013-02-25T06:07:22.520" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/261880&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the three who spoke from the cradle&lt;/a&gt; doesn't name the other two, but does describe their stories:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A pious man named Juraij was accused of fathering a child with a prostitute; he prayed, then asked the infant for the name of his real father, to which the child answered.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A woman was nursing her infant and saw a well-to-do man, and prayed for her child to grow up like him; the child then prayed not to grow up like him.  Then she saw a woman, accused of prostitution and theft, and the mother prayed for her child not to grow up like her; the child then prayed to grow up like her.  The infant then explained the wisdom therefrom to her mother.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-02-25T06:07:22.520" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7523" CreationDate="2013-02-25T07:46:27.843" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith in the question above is a Sunni Hadeeth and although I found some other Sunni Ahadeeth saying the infants talking at their cradle were 4 or 6, but anyway I do not know if any of these Ahadeeth if is considered an authentic also to Shia brothers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note. This answer comes from &lt;em&gt;Shia perspective&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To this point I can only say one of the infants talking at the cradle was the witness that defended Joseph --peace be upon him-- when he ran away from Zuleikha:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ هِيَ رَاوَدَتْنِي عَن نَّفْسِي ۚ وَشَهِدَ &lt;strong&gt;شَاهِدٌ مِّنْ&#xA;  أَهْلِهَا&lt;/strong&gt; إِن كَانَ قَمِيصُهُ قُدَّ مِن قُبُلٍ فَصَدَقَتْ وَهُوَ&#xA;  مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ / وَإِن كَانَ قَمِيصُهُ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٍ فَكَذَبَتْ&#xA;  وَهُوَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said: She sought to make me yield (to her); and a witness of her&#xA;  own family bore witness: If his shirt is rent from front, she speaks&#xA;  the truth and he is one of the liars: / And if his shirt is rent from&#xA;  behind, she tells a lie and he is one of the truthful. [12:26,27]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Hadeeth from Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- addresses this happening (only the related part is translated):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;علي بن إبراهيم، قال: حدثنا أبي، عن بعض رجاله، رفعه، قال: قال أبو عبد&#xA;  الله (عليه السلام): «لماهمت به و هم بها، قامت إلى صنم في بيتها، فألقت&#xA;  عليه ملاءة  لها، فقال لها يوسف: ما تعملين؟ قالت: القي على هذا الصنم&#xA;  ثوبا لا يرانا، فإني أستحي منه، فقال يوسف: فأنت تستحين من صنم لا يسمع و&#xA;  لا يبصر، و لا أستحي أنا من ربي؟! فوثب وعدا، و عدت من خلفه، و أدركهما&#xA;  العزيز على هذه الحالة، و هو قول الله تعالى: وَ اسْتَبَقَا الْبابَ وَ&#xA;  قَدَّتْ قَمِيصَهُ مِنْ دُبُرٍ وَ أَلْفَيا سَيِّدَها لَدَى الْبابِ.&#xA;  فبادرت امرأة العزيز، فقالت للعزيز: ما جَزاءُ مَنْ أَرادَ بِأَهْلِكَ&#xA;  سُوءاً إِلَّا أَنْ يُسْجَنَ أَوْ عَذابٌ أَلِيمٌ فقال يوسف للعزيز: هِيَ&#xA;  راوَدَتْنِي عَنْ نَفْسِي وَ شَهِدَ شاهِدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِها &lt;strong&gt;فألهم الله&#xA;  يوسف أن قال للملك: سل هذا الصبي في المهد، فإنه يشهد أنها راودتني عن&#xA;  نفسي، فقال العزيز للصبي، فأنطق الله الصبي في المهد ليوسف&lt;/strong&gt;، حتى قال:&#xA;  إِنْ كانَ قَمِيصُهُ قُدَّ مِنْ قُبُلٍ فَصَدَقَتْ وَ هُوَ مِنَ&#xA;  الْكاذِبِينَ وَ إِنْ كانَ قَمِيصُهُ قُدَّ مِنْ دُبُرٍ فَكَذَبَتْ وَ&#xA;  هُوَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ فلما رأى قميصه قد تخرق من دبر قال لامرأته:&#xA;  إِنَّهُ مِنْ كَيْدِكُنَّ إِنَّ كَيْدَكُنَّ عَظِيمٌ ثم قال ليوسف:&#xA;  أَعْرِضْ عَنْ هذا وَ اسْتَغْفِرِي لِذَنْبِكِ إِنَّكِ كُنْتِ مِنَ&#xA;  الْخاطِئِينَ و شاع الخبر بمصر، و جعل النساء يتحدثن بحديثها و يعذلنها &#xA;  و يذكرنها، و هو قوله تعالى: وَ قالَ نِسْوَةٌ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ&#xA;  امْرَأَتُ الْعَزِيزِ تُراوِدُ فَتاها عَنْ نَفْسِهِ قَدْ شَغَفَها&#xA;  حُبًّا».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... So Allah inspired to Yusuf to say to the ruler that ask from this&#xA;  infant in the cradle, the infant will bear witness that she was&#xA;  seeking to make me yield (to her), so Aziz asked the infant and Allah&#xA;  made the infant talking for the sake of Yu&#xA;  suf ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;source: البرهان في تفسير القرآن، ج‏3، ص: 169,170&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2013-03-07T20:51:04.627" LastActivityDate="2013-03-07T20:51:04.627" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7527" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7528" CreationDate="2013-02-25T11:16:11.800" Score="7" ViewCount="16815" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is the sunnah of Prophet(PBUH) to give Walima(marriage party).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When should a bride groom give the treat for his marriage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need the quickest time. ie, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From when can a bride groom give the treat for his marriage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Provide some references from hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:44:02.397" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T20:44:02.397" Title="When should the marriage party(Walima) be given?" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|sunnah|men|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7527" CreationDate="2013-02-25T12:07:12.613" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This has many views, but apparently the strongest view is this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the majority of the scholars (jumhur) are of the opinion that Walima is a meal that is prepared after the marriage has been consummated. This was the practice of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace), as explicitly mentioned in one narration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he&#xA;    was a boy of ten when the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give&#xA;    him peace) migrated to Madina. (He added): “My mother and aunts used&#xA;    to urge me to serve the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him&#xA;    peace) regularly, thus I served him for ten years. When the Messenger&#xA;    of Allah (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace) passed away, I was twenty&#xA;    years old, and I knew about the order of Hijab more than anyone else,&#xA;    when it was revealed. &lt;em&gt;It was revealed for the first time when &lt;strong&gt;the&#xA;    Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace) had consummated&#xA;    his marriage with Zainab bint Jahsh (Allah be pleased with her). The&#xA;    Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace) in the morning&#xA;    was a bridegroom, and he invited the people to a banquet.&lt;/strong&gt; So they&#xA;    came, ate, and then all left except a few who remained with the&#xA;    Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace) for a long&#xA;    time…..&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/101&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 4871&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?id=2792&quot;&gt;sunnipath&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, it seems that after the &lt;em&gt;nikha&lt;/em&gt;, you can do the &lt;em&gt;walima&lt;/em&gt; the very next morning after consummating the marriage according to the above hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-02-25T15:47:27.137" LastActivityDate="2013-02-25T15:47:27.137" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7529" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-25T12:43:30.350" Score="5" ViewCount="10942" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Backstory:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Until fairly recently, my family used to be a very good one; an example to society of what a good functioning muslim family looks like. Me and my sister were doing extremely well in school and my father had a good job. However, a couple of years ago my father passed away and since then all hell has broken loose. My sister has become even worse than European women, indulging in every sin and even going as far as hitting (&lt;strong&gt;!&lt;/strong&gt;) my mother regularly. The problem is, when I decide to take action against my sister (in place of my father, since now I am the only man in the family), my mother gets extremely mad and she has even kicked me out of the house because of this. It seems as if my mother, in her disability to cope with the situation, is acting out all of her emotions on me. This is slowly ruining my life; I've lost my sleep, my mother and sister but hate me, I sometimes literally have to sleep outside with nothing but Allah to protect me, and it's gotten to the point that I just see no possible solution in sight. It's also affecting my behaviour; because of the insomnia and depression my grades are going down and I'm becoming very intolerant and antisocial. The only solution I see is just going to a foreign country to go to university there (for physics) and leave everything here behind. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Questions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In a fatherless family, what is the role of the (oldest) brother according to Islam (In my case I'm the only brother)? Should I replace my father?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What would your advice be to my situation (in accordance with Islam)? It seems I'm really trapped perpetually.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;p.s. - I am Sunni &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2185" LastEditorUserId="383" LastEditDate="2013-02-27T06:34:43.337" LastActivityDate="2018-10-29T04:17:10.643" Title="What is the role of the brother in the family once the father is dead?" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|sunni|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7530" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-26T00:52:45.500" Score="4" ViewCount="424" Body="&lt;p&gt;I listen to Quran a lot more than reading Quran and I listen to one specific sura a lot which is Al-NISA and the shaikh always repeats a part of the ayat, which a lot of other people do but I do not know a term for that. An example of the first verse of sura Al NISA is here (with bold text being the extra text)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ مِنْ نَفْس ٍ وَاحِدَة ٍ وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا ****وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا**** وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالا ً كَثِيرا ً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is: Is there a problem in memorizing it the &quot;incorrect way&quot; I am used to listening to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually it is stuck in my head for years now and sometimes I am not sure how this could be doing me any harm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2187" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T23:51:40.293" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T23:51:40.293" Title="Is there a problem in memorizing the Quran the &quot;incorrect way&quot;?" Tags="|quran|quran-memorization|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7532" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7619" CreationDate="2013-02-26T07:38:32.423" Score="4" ViewCount="584" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for the source of the hadith quoted in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.e-fatwa.gov.my/fatwa-negeri/penilaian-semula-hukum-pelaburan-aamanah-saham-nasional-asn-dan-amanah-saham-bumiputera&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;. Translated, it means:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ASN and ASB are involved in investments that mixes that which is syaria' compliant and that which is not syaria' compliant from conventional financial sectors. This is based on the hadith narration of Jabir Al-Ja’fi by Ibnu Mas’ud:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ما اجتمع الحلال والحرام إلاغلب الحرام الحلال&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meaning: &amp;quot;Nothing is mixed between that which is halal and that which is haraam, except in which the haraam overwhelms the halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I cannot find any such narration of &lt;code&gt;Jabir Al-Ja’fi by Ibnu Mas’ud&lt;/code&gt;, and Google overwhelmingly turns up this fatwa. There's no mention of where it's written.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bonus points for finding if this is a sahih hadith or a weaker one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-03-06T17:11:22.027" Title="Where does it say that what is halal cannot be mixed with that which is haraam?" Tags="|hadith|halal-haram|source-identification|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7536" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-27T06:10:18.520" Score="1" ViewCount="2447" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a Muslim prays five times a day, recites Qur'an every day, and also fasts all days of Ramadan, but also has a relationship with a boy (she talks to him over the phone and also sometimes they get together or sometimes they shake hands or kiss), do these second set of acts cause the first set (prayers and fasting) to not be accepted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2181" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2013-02-28T06:14:41.513" LastActivityDate="2013-02-28T06:14:41.513" Title="Will prayer and fasting be accepted if accompanied by sins?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1310" CreationDate="2013-02-27T07:09:53.867" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is categorically unislamic to reconstruct Quranic verses. Some moderate Muslims are trying to do this currently, but no scholar has ever published a 'Revised' Quran that takes Manuscript discrepencies into account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith are fair game and have been studied and ranked for the past 14 centuries. Sadly, in many studies of Hadith it is taboo to question ideas in Mainstream Islam. Therefore, biblical Criticism even in this area is hard to apply. For example, the concept of the Mahdi, which I have disproven, is now an unquestionable doctrine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2161" LastActivityDate="2013-02-27T07:09:53.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5612" CreationDate="2013-02-27T07:41:48.547" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes&lt;/strong&gt;, both the Hadith and the Quran say that their were Christian Bibles(Injil) at the Prophet's time and the Quran confirms &quot;That which was in their hands(biYadaihi)&quot;. These were physical scrolls/books being read in the Churches. In all likelihood they are the &lt;strong&gt;Syriac Peshita&lt;/strong&gt;. It was canonized by the 4th Cen. and was in Arabia by the 6th. Every biblical name in the Quran is a Syriac translation, as well as a few words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Is there a hadith about what he said about the Injil which is in the hands of Christians?&lt;/em&gt; There are quite a few and they range in opinion. It appears that different companions(or sub-nararators) inserted their own opinion on the Bible into the hadith. For example: -Omar bought the Taurat to Muhammad, he got red-faced and stayed quiet in the Mosque. -The Prophet put his hand on the Bible and said &quot;I will follow thee.&quot;(&lt;em&gt;Abu Dawud&lt;/em&gt;) -Abu Hurairah quotes Torah verses left and right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, they are conflicting opinions. It is very hard to figure out Muhammad's opinion on the Bible from the Ahadith. The Quran never says the Bible is corrupted, only that the people &quot;&lt;strong&gt;misplace&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; or misinterpret the verses. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if the Gospels we have today are uncorrupted(but they are), we can make arguments against every single one of them. Unitarian Christians and Jews have been doing this for centuries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Example: &lt;strong&gt;John 1:1,&lt;/strong&gt; In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Gog...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we can take this with a Trinitarian presupposition and say &lt;strong&gt;...the word Was God.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Or we can take this the Unitarian way: &lt;strong&gt;...God was the Word.&lt;/strong&gt; The Greek definite Article &lt;em&gt;HO&lt;/em&gt; does NOT appear before &lt;em&gt;Theos&lt;/em&gt;, so both can be &lt;strong&gt;Equally&lt;/strong&gt; argued for. Similarly, other verses can be explained this way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2161" LastActivityDate="2013-02-27T07:41:48.547" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7536" CreationDate="2013-02-27T08:14:04.080" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let us remember the acceptance of prayer if person drinks alcohol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ahaadeeth was narrated by Ibn Maajah (3377) from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr&#xA;  who said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be&#xA;  upon him) said: “Whoever drinks alcohol and gets drunk, his prayer&#xA;  will not be accepted for forty days and if he dies he will go to Hell.&#xA;  But if he repents, Allaah will accept his repentance. If he again&#xA;  drinks alcohol and gets drunk, his prayer will not be accepted for&#xA;  forty days and if he dies he will go to Hell. But if he repents,&#xA;  Allaah will accept his repentance. If he again drinks alcohol and gets&#xA;  drunk, his prayer will not be accepted for forty days and if he dies&#xA;  he will go to Hell. But if he repents, Allaah will accept his&#xA;  repentance. If he commits (this sin) again, then Allaah pledges to&#xA;  make him drink the mud of khabaal on the Day of Resurrection.” They&#xA;  asked, “O Messenger of Allaah, what is the mud of khabaal?” He said,&#xA;  “The juices of the people of Hell.”  Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani&#xA;  in Saheeh Ibn Maajah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that his prayers are not accepted does not mean that they are not valid, or that he should give up praying, rather it means that he will not be rewarded for them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the benefit of praying will be that he will have discharged his duty and will not be punished for not doing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lets come back to the relationship of girl and boy.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The causes of zina include the following: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1 – Unveiling and wanton display by uncovering the face, hair or any part of the body. It was narrated in the hadeeth that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There are two types of the people of Hell whom I have not seen… Women who are clothed yet naked, who have gone astray and try to lead others astray also. Their heads look like the humps of camels, leaning to one side. They will never enter Paradise nor even smell its fragrance, although its fragrance may be detected from such and such a distance.” (Narrated by Imam Muslim, al-Libaas wa’l-Zeenah, 3971). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2 – Being alone with a man who is not a mahram for you, because the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “No man should be alone with a (non-mahram) woman unless her mahram is present.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3842). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3 – Beware of mixing with those whom you are not permitted to mix with, for zina only happens as a result of that. You must pay attention to your conscience and do not pay attention to the whispers of the Shaytaan when he tries to make zina look attractive and to make this crime seem insignificant. The Shaytaan has sworn by Allaah’s Glory that he will mislead the sons of Adam. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“[Iblees (Satan)] said: ‘By Your Might, then I will surely, mislead&#xA;  them all, Except Your chosen slaves amongst them (i.e. faithful,&#xA;  obedient, true believers of Islamic Monotheism)’” [Saad 38:82]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Saheeh Muslim it is narrated that Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah said: “I&#xA;  heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon&#xA;  him) say, ‘Between a man and kufr and shirk there stands his giving up&#xA;  prayer.’” (al-Eemaan, 116). And he (peace and blessings of Allaah be&#xA;  upon him) said: “The covenant that differentiates us from them is&#xA;  prayer; whoever gives it up is a kaafir.” (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi,&#xA;  al-Eemaan, 2545; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Sunan&#xA;  al-Tirmidhi, 2113)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should not think that repentance is too difficult or feel that Allaah will never accept your repentance, for the Shaytaan is keen to sow the seeds of despair in your heart. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should note that whoever repents, Allaah will accept his repentance and change his bad deeds into good deeds. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do&#xA;  righteous deeds; for those, Allaah will change their sins into good&#xA;  deeds, and Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. And whosoever&#xA;  repents and does righteous good deeds; then verily, he repents towards&#xA;  Allaah with true repentance” [al-Furqaan 25:71]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So girl should repent and cut off all the routes that may lead to evil, by means of the way prescribed in sharee’ah which Allaah has permitted, namely marriage.&#xA;And she should not stop making prayer and other muslim actions.&#xA;At least she will not be punished for not doing them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allaah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Refences:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/21223&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/21223&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/27143&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/27143&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="794" LastActivityDate="2013-02-27T08:14:04.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7521" CreationDate="2013-02-27T08:41:40.987" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this question is trivial and need no more debate.&#xA;In Arabic and many other languages, we use &quot;He&quot; to refer to neutral beings. It is the problem of English that differentiate male object from female object. Using &quot;He&quot; as God's pronoun is much better than using &quot;it&quot;. Since &quot;it&quot; refers to inanimate object, animals, and other living things other than human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is more respectful to call Allah a &quot;He&quot; than a &quot;She&quot;, because in our 'generalization', &quot;He&quot; is more powerful than &quot;She&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's just a matter of language perspective. I think that concludes everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2193" LastActivityDate="2013-02-27T08:41:40.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7545" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7548" CreationDate="2013-02-27T10:17:54.567" Score="5" ViewCount="876" Body="&lt;p&gt;The prophet(PBUH) emphasized the importance of sunnath salat of fajr than other sunnath salats.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it mandatory to pray sunnath salat of fajr during long travel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can see some brothers are praying the sunnath salat of fajr when the jamaath salat is going on. Is it correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-02-27T15:51:44.143" LastActivityDate="2014-03-24T01:54:42.913" Title="Sunnath Salat of Fajr" Tags="|salat|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7545" CreationDate="2013-02-27T16:33:12.050" Score="4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Praying sunnah when/while the Jama'ah has started&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is totally haram to pray anything sunna or tatwaoo' when the iqama has been called. when the Iqama has been called for any of the five Fard prayers, and one is praying sunnah or any other salat one must stop and go join the Jama'ah.  The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon Him said):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِذَا أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَلاَ صَلاَةَ إِلاَّ الْمَكْتُوبَةُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Iqamah for prayer is said, there is &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; prayer&#xA;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;except&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; the &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;prescribed prayer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/10/89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Annasa'i&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also narrated that the Prophet saw a Man praying while the Iqama was being called, so the Prophet asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are you praying Subh with four Rak'ahs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/10/91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Annasa'i&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Praying Sunnah or other voluntary prayers while traveling&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You do not have to  make sunnah or any other voluntary prayer/tatawoo', &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/4/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.  But if you want you can pray tatwoo'/voluntary prayer and witr while your riding.  For the Prophet (peace and blessings upon HIm) used to make these prayers on the beast He was riding, but He never made any Fard salawat on it &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/4/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-02-28T13:04:04.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7550" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-27T20:12:35.803" Score="7" ViewCount="922" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is commonly believed among Muslims that Abraham was asked to sacrifice his son Ishmael, even though Isaac is clearly named thus in the Old Testament.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an confirms the story of the sacrifice, but does not name the son involved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any Islamic basis for the belief that it was in fact Ishmael?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T15:37:54.513" Title="Was Ishmael the one to be sacrificed?" Tags="|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7551" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-28T01:16:27.937" Score="5" ViewCount="5052" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was shopping for snacks yesterday, and I saw a new product (not sure where from; I'm in Canada but as there was Chinese writing on the package I assume it was foreign).  Among the ingredients was one listed as &quot;Gelatine (Plant)&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that vegetarian products are (in general) &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt;, so the &quot;(Plant)&quot; strongly suggests &lt;em&gt;halality&lt;/em&gt;.  However, while there are a number of gelling agents which come from plants, gelatine itself is derived from collagen: To the best of my knowledge this is animal protein and &lt;em&gt;never comes from plants&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is this stuff?  Is it &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-23T23:52:12.803" LastActivityDate="2017-06-23T23:52:12.803" Title="What is &quot;Gelatine (Plant)&quot;? Is it halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7552" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1957" CreationDate="2013-02-28T01:51:57.577" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The easiest way to know if a Hadith is 'authentic' is to check how many people actually Nararated it. If one Sahabi did, it is &lt;em&gt;Ahad&lt;/em&gt;, and less trustworthy. If 10+ did, then it is Mutawatir and much more trustworthy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;List: &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20080423230248/http://hadith.al-islam.com/bayan/Index.asp?Lang=ENG&amp;amp;Type=3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://web.archive.org/web/20080423230248/http://hadith.al-islam.com/bayan/Index.asp?Lang=ENG&amp;amp;Type=3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for individual classification, that is nearly impossible in English currently. Start learning which Narattors are trustworthy and which are not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2161" LastActivityDate="2013-02-28T01:51:57.577" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7521" CreationDate="2013-02-28T02:01:15.997" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is a He and that's how the earliest Muslims recognized him. There is a verse that says &quot;What! For you the Males(&lt;em&gt;as in worship&lt;/em&gt;) and for Him the Females(&lt;em&gt;as in partners&lt;/em&gt;).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a new concept of a gender-neutral God that has no basis in Quran and Sunnah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2161" LastActivityDate="2013-02-28T02:01:15.997" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4199" CreationDate="2013-02-28T02:08:04.853" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Injil is the 4 Gospels. Read without study tools or a trinitarian presuposition and you will see their is nothing wrong with it. As the Quran says &quot;in it is Guidance and Light.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran 5:46&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;And We sent, following in their footsteps, Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming that which came before him in the Torah; and We gave him the &lt;strong&gt;Gospel, in which was guidance and light&lt;/strong&gt; and confirming that which preceded it of the Torah as guidance and instruction for the righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And let the People of the Gospel &lt;strong&gt;judge by what Allah has revealed therein&lt;/strong&gt;. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the defiantly disobedient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2161" LastEditorUserId="2161" LastEditDate="2013-02-28T20:56:25.570" LastActivityDate="2013-02-28T20:56:25.570" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7550" CreationDate="2013-02-28T03:20:20.987" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the following ayath in the Quran, one can conclude that Ishmael was the son to be sacrificed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And he [—Abraham—] said [after being saved from the fire]: ‘Verily, I&#xA;  am going to my Lord. He will guide me!’ ‘My Lord! Grant me (offspring)&#xA;  from the righteous.’ So We gave him glad tidings of a forbearing boy.&#xA;  And, when he [his son] was old enough to walk with him, he said: ‘O my&#xA;  son! I have been seeing in a dream that I am offering you in sacrifice&#xA;  [to Allah]. So look what you think!’ He said: ‘O my father! Do that&#xA;  which you are commanded, Insha Allah, you shall find me of the&#xA;  patient. Then, when they had both submitted themselves [to the will of&#xA;  Allah], and he had laid him prostrate on his forehead, We called out&#xA;  to him: ‘O Abraham! You have made the dream a reality’. Verily, thus&#xA;  do We reward the good-doers. Verily, that indeed was a manifest trial.&#xA;  And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice [a ram]; And We left for&#xA;  him [a goodly remembrance] among the later generations. Peace be upon&#xA;  Abraham! Thus indeed do We reward the good-doers. Verily, he was one&#xA;  of Our believing slaves. And We gave him the glad tidings of Isaac – a&#xA;  Prophet from the righteous.&#xA;  -&lt;strong&gt;(37:99-112)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ending portion of the passage clearly shows the glad tidings of the birth of Isaac hence one can conclude that the verse is narrating about Ishmael. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though, in bible they are places where it clearly says that Isaac was the son offered for sacrifice, muslims believe that it's because it was tampered. One of the evidenced put forward for this aprt from the holy Quran are the following two verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abraham was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael.&#xA;  -&lt;strong&gt;(Genesis, 16:16)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.&#xA;  -&lt;strong&gt;(Genesis, 21:5)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2160" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-02-28T08:12:56.883" LastActivityDate="2013-02-28T08:12:56.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7558" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-28T03:26:58.130" Score="4" ViewCount="10046" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Surat Al Asr, Allah begins by swearing by the time:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;و العصر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars of interpretation have differed on the interpretation of this verse, some said it meant time, others said it meant the last hours of day.  What is the correct view on what this verse means? are there any authentic Ahadith interpreting the meaning of this verse?  also what is the wisdom of Allah swearing by (العصر)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-03T00:01:37.977" LastActivityDate="2017-03-03T00:01:37.977" Title="What is the meaning behind the word Asr (العصر)?" Tags="|tafseer|oaths|surat-al-asr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7558" CreationDate="2013-02-28T04:52:24.433" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It really depends on the context. A word may vary in meaning among others in this following categories &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) The context of what is being said. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example a) Holy Cow  b) The cow will be sacrificed for the feast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) The word being used in the absolute sense or it's derivation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example a) I came from Brad's Marriage&#xA;b) Brad and Linda bonded in a Marriage today &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this context, the word Asr may have various meaning. One really need to understand and master the Arabic of the 7th century arabia to know the meaning of this word in the verse of this ayath. In this verse it means time to signifies the phase of history starting from the Prophet Adam (sws) and ending on the Prophet Muhammad (sws) in which a series of Prophets were sent by the Almighty to reveal the truth in its ultimate form. The most distinct feature of this phase of history was that whenever nations rejected the Prophets sent to them, they were destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2160" LastActivityDate="2013-02-28T04:52:24.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7560" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7564" CreationDate="2013-02-28T06:17:00.820" Score="10" ViewCount="4777" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who were the persons(sahabas)R.A washed the Prophet's(PBUH)&#xA;Janasa(deadbody)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who was the Imam for the funeral prayer of Prophet(PBUH)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2017-04-29T18:50:47.573" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T10:59:33.330" Title="Who washed the Prophet's(PBUH) Janaza?" Tags="|history|prophet-muhammad|sahaba|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7561" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-02-28T09:20:35.327" Score="4" ViewCount="1656" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is Yaumul Qiyamah mentioned in 2:85? Why is it also mentioned in the same verse the term Akhirah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2182" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T04:51:02.217" Title="Is there a difference between Qiyamah and Akhirah?" Tags="|judgements|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7561" CreationDate="2013-02-28T12:32:30.597" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Qiyamah&lt;/em&gt; (lit. standing) refers to the Day of Judgment; more specifically it refers to the standing that all humans will be doing on that day. Some will have it comfortable and it will seem like a breeze, and to others it will be a painful torment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Akhirah&lt;/em&gt; refers in general to the world of the Hereafter, which begins with the Day of Judgment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2013-02-28T12:32:30.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7560" CreationDate="2013-02-28T13:33:14.850" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are an arabic reader check this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=145791&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;article from IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;(which can also be translated to English) that states that the persons who washed the Prophet were: the prophet's family members who were: &lt;strong&gt;Al-Abbas, Ali, Al-Fadl and Kuthm (Al Abbas' sons), Shakran (the prophet's servant), Usama bin Zaid, and Aous bin Khawlah&lt;/strong&gt;. However they washed him wearing his clothes, they didn't put his clothes off, then they enshrouded him by three clothes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer to the prayer is also found in the above link, there was &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt; Imam who prayed, the Muslims prayed each one alone on the Prophet (PBUH); the men, then the women, then the children. After that they buried him where he died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastEditorUserId="602" LastEditDate="2014-04-01T06:58:09.717" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T06:58:09.717" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7551" CreationDate="2013-02-28T15:09:41.657" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your assumption is right. Gelatin is derived from animals. However, there are some gelling agents such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.library.duke.edu/answerperson/2007/03/12/gelatin/&quot;&gt;pectin that come from plants&lt;/a&gt;. These are carbohydrate based and are not chemically related to animal gelatin. I think these are called vegetable gelatin and might be what you saw on the label.  When it comes to whether it’s Halal, I suggest you make your own judgment(You are more qualified than I). But again, If it’s veggie based, I don't see any problem with it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2013-02-28T15:30:32.957" LastActivityDate="2013-02-28T15:30:32.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7566" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7575" CreationDate="2013-02-28T21:12:43.627" Score="2" ViewCount="1309" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the idea of Islam about Mut'ah? Has The prophet Mohammad done it or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2171" LastActivityDate="2013-03-04T16:41:50.743" Title="Is it &quot;Halal&quot; to have temporary marriage(Mut'ah) in Islam?" Tags="|nikah-al-mutah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-03-27T21:19:02.307" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7569" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7579" CreationDate="2013-03-01T05:45:45.753" Score="3" ViewCount="14721" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have always thought that one makes Salat without shoes on, but there is the following Hadith which says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;خَالِفُوا الْيَهُودَ فَإِنَّهُمْ لاَ يُصَلُّونَ فِي نِعَالِهِمْ وَلاَ&#xA;خِفَافِهِمْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Act differently from the Jews, for they do not pray in their sandals&#xA;or their shoes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/806520&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, according to &lt;strong&gt;authentic&lt;/strong&gt; sources, should one pray with ones shoes on or off?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-03-02T04:02:35.773" Title="Should one make Salat with or without shoes on?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7570" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7571" CreationDate="2013-03-01T05:48:03.320" Score="5" ViewCount="21936" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does &lt;em&gt;Ummah&lt;/em&gt; mean in Islam as we know there are many different groups with different ideas about Islamic rules which call themselves Muslim so how can you call it &lt;em&gt;Ummah&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2171" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-03-01T07:00:42.840" LastActivityDate="2017-07-30T13:17:34.073" Title="What does &quot;Ummah&quot; mean in Islam?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7571" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7570" CreationDate="2013-03-01T06:49:43.260" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The correct spelling is &lt;strong&gt;Ummah&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Umma&lt;/strong&gt;. The word literally means &lt;em&gt;community or people&lt;/em&gt;. When it comes to Islam, it means &lt;em&gt;the whole community of Muslims bound together by ties of religion- OED&lt;/em&gt;. You are right that there are many sects within the Muslim community, but the whole of it is considered &lt;strong&gt;Ummah&lt;/strong&gt;. The word encompasses everyone who is a Muslim.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastActivityDate="2013-03-01T06:49:43.260" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7572" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7585" CreationDate="2013-03-01T08:36:14.517" Score="3" ViewCount="727" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the idea of Islam about underage marriage for women? Is it true that a 9 years old girl can get married with a 60 years old man by her father or grand father advocacy? Is there any Islamic rule to stop people who force their underaged daughters to marry?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2171" LastEditorUserId="2200" LastEditDate="2013-03-01T10:14:12.317" LastActivityDate="2015-09-06T19:12:50.280" Title="What is the idea of Islam about underage marriage?" Tags="|nikah|women|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7574" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-01T11:10:30.867" Score="2" ViewCount="286" Body="&lt;p&gt;In an Islamic state governed by sharia law, if a person finds Islam no longer believable and defects from the Islam religion, not performing any of the spiritual worship requirements such as Salavat 5 times a day or fasting during Ramadan, not believing in angels, jinns or demons, is that person supposed to be killed or prosecuted in any way? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2201" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-21T09:14:43.427" LastActivityDate="2017-09-28T14:35:35.187" Title="Must defectors be killed?" Tags="|sharia|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-05-12T02:41:49.010" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7566" CreationDate="2013-03-01T12:06:38.663" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Sunni view, Mut’ah marriage was allowed in early Islam, but later on the rules were changed.  Similar to how alcohol was also allowed in early Islam, then later the rules for alcohol were also changed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have a read of this hadith regarding the rule change for mut'ah marriage:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from al-Rabee’ ibn Sabrah al-Juhani that his father&#xA;  told him that he was with the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings&#xA;  of Allaah be upon him) who said, “&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;O people, I used to allow you&#xA;  to engage in mut’ah marriages, but now Allaah has forbidden&#xA;  that until the Day of Resurrection&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, so whoever has any wives in a&#xA;  mut’ah marriage, he should let her go and do not take anything of the&#xA;  (money) you have given them.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Muslim, 1406.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source of fatwa from which I found that hadith: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/20738&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamqa.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2013-03-04T16:41:50.743" LastActivityDate="2013-03-04T16:41:50.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7569" CreationDate="2013-03-01T21:53:41.993" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Praying with your shoes on is a Sunnah as it is evident from the Hadith. &#xA;The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم‎ ) used to pray in his slippers and also, with his leather socks. So, it is indeed a sunnah. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;However, one should be really careful about it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; If the footwear is dirty, you should clean it before you enter the masjid. Also, sometimes the slippers are very dirty and if you enter the masjid, the furnishing or carpet of the masjid gets dirty. This will annoy people and make them leave the jam'ah. In some cases, if your shoes are dirty, the person praying behind you will face difficulty. In this case, scholars say &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;it is not permissible to wear those dirty shoes into the masjid&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. However, in other places, for example, if you wish to pray on land, then you can pray with your shoes on. It is indeed a good sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQw_9B9Eg0g&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Sunnah of Praying with shoes/slippers - Sheikh Bin Baz &amp;amp; al-Fawzan&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2013-03-01T21:53:41.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7580" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7569" CreationDate="2013-03-02T04:02:35.773" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, it is really dangerous of normal Muslims (i.e. not scholars) to conclude fatwa or hokm (Fiqh ruling) directly from Quran and Hadith by themselves without the proper Islamic knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if someone read this Hadith and concluded from the verb in order that it is must for a person to pray in shoe it will be truly wrong conclusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The order in this Hadith is Sunnah/Mandoob not a wajib and scholar says it is left to the current practice. So in short, if you are in a Masjid with carpets and people take off their shoes you &lt;strong&gt;should take off your shoes&lt;/strong&gt; as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, if you are in a place that you walk normally by shoes (i.e. outdoors or park) and you wanted to pray it is &lt;strong&gt;better to pray in shoes&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The claim that you should not do this because of the chance that the shoes can be impure is &lt;strong&gt;false&lt;/strong&gt;, especially in modern cities. Because even if you stepped over something impure and walked after this it will be cleaned by the walking after. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you see something attached to your shoes that you are sure to be impure, just scratch it away and pray in them or you can take them off (which is literally very hard to have these days in modern cities)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2143" LastActivityDate="2013-03-02T04:02:35.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7581" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-02T09:43:24.153" Score="2" ViewCount="3428" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed to pray on soft surface and on cloth or carpet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read somewhere from TabarAni(needs verification) that Abdullah ibn Masood refused to pray or prostrate on anything but the earth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Majma’ al-Zawa’id by, Volume 2 page 57 Hadith 2272:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن أبي عبيدة أن ابن مسعود كان لا يصلي أو لا يسجد إلا على الأرض‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Abu Ubaidah narrates that the companion Ibn Mas’ud never prayed or&#xA;  prostrated except on the soil”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also got these quotes(unverified)&#xA;Hazrat Ibn Tayyimia said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Praise be to the Lord of the Worlds, as for the Salat on the prayer&#xA;  mats on which the Salat Performer prays, that is NOT from the Sunnah&#xA;  of the SALAF of Muhaajireen or Ansar and Nor from the Sunnah of&#xA;  Tabi’een after them; on whom is the blessing/favor of Allah on the&#xA;  promise of the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh&amp;amp;f) BUT INFACT all of these&#xA;  people PRAYED in the MOSQUE on SOIL. Not even One of them ever took a&#xA;  PRAYER MAT / CARPET to pray on for their Salat. And it is narrated&#xA;  from Abdul Rahman ibn Mahdi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the CARPETS/PRAYER MATS  (first) came to Madinah then Malik&#xA;  ordained about confiscating them (or forbade people from using them)&#xA;  and then it was said to him, that is Abdulrahman ibn Mahdi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So He said: And Truly Know! that verily the CARPET / PRAYER MAT  in&#xA;  OUR mosque is a BI’DAH (Innovation). And (this is) in the Sahih&#xA;  (tradition) from Abi Sa’eed al-Khudri in the tradition of Eitikaaf al&#xA;  Nabi (s)” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mujmoo al Fatawa by Ibn Taymeeya Volume 22 page163 Online Link:&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://arabic.islamicweb.com/Books/taimiya.asp?book=381&amp;amp;volume=22&amp;amp;page=163&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://arabic.islamicweb.com/Books/taimiya.asp?book=381&amp;amp;volume=22&amp;amp;page=163&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also  found some unverified quotes from Ahle Hadith scholars Shawkani and Wahiduzzaman who cringed the idea of praying on cloth or a soft surface. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what was the practice of Sahaba in this issue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T18:43:37.420" LastActivityDate="2021-09-20T15:45:28.223" Title="Obligation for Prostration on hard surface in Salah" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7582" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-02T19:23:22.213" Score="7" ViewCount="625" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a well-known sunnah that Muslims should seek knowledge; the prophet himself would spread knowledge by teaching others (and recommend the same of his followers).  All incidents I know thereof were informal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Did the prophet ever formalize an education system (like modern classrooms) to teach in a structured manner?&lt;/strong&gt;  If not, when (and by who) was the first such institution established?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T03:51:21.213" Title="Did the prophet ever establish a formal educational system?" Tags="|history|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7581" CreationDate="2013-03-02T20:41:31.843" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are plenty of references in the hadith literature where the prophet himself, and those following him, prayed on a mat; Sahih Muslim alone dedicates &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/5/332-338&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an &lt;em&gt;entire chapter&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on the permissibility thereof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I don't know of any evidences where the prophet explicitly used a mat &lt;em&gt;in the masjid itself&lt;/em&gt;, neither do I know of any evidences to explicitly discourage it therein.  Without evidence to the contrary, there's no reason to believe that it would be forbidden &lt;em&gt;inside&lt;/em&gt; the masjid where it's clearly permitted &lt;em&gt;outside&lt;/em&gt; the masjid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-20T15:45:28.223" LastActivityDate="2021-09-20T15:45:28.223" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7572" CreationDate="2013-03-03T03:41:59.913" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Forced marriage of any kind is forbidden in Islam. It does not matter if the man/woman is 9 or 18.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Abbas reported that a girl came to the Messenger of Allah, and she&#xA;  reported that her father had forced her to marry without her consent.&#xA;  The Messenger of God gave her the choice...(between accepting the&#xA;  marriage or invalidating it) (Ahmad, Hadith no. 2469). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;another version of the report states that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“the girl said: ‘Actually, I accept this&#xA;  marriage, but I wanted to let women know that parents have no right to&#xA;  force a husband on them.’” (Ibn-Majah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only restriction regarding age is that both persons be sexually and mentally mature. For some this can be earlier than 16 and for others it can be later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Peace&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2207" LastActivityDate="2013-03-03T03:41:59.913" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2588" CreationDate="2013-03-03T10:06:20.027" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you know already interest is haraam, I probably don't need to provide any hadith or quranic verse to prove that.  If I do need to prove this first, please let me know as it won't take long.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on your research, I can clearly see that you think the stock market is very difficult for muslims, and you're right, it is!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on my own research, here are the problems:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The company must not have a product which is forbidden in islam, alcohol, interest based loans etc etc&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The company must not be in debt, i.e. it must not be paying interest on a loan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The company must not be using money from shareholders and sticking that money into an interest based account and earning interest on it&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These 3 points rule out most of the stock market...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, you can still find companies through which you can still get into the stock market in a halaal manner.  For example, HSBC Amanah Freedom Plus accounts, let you do just that.  For example, they have scholars who monitor the funds and make sure they are halaal.  As soon as they are found to be haraam, a particular stock from a fund is removed.  Plus anything related to interest is automatically removed from the funds and given to charity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info, check out this link:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.expat.hsbc.com/1/2/jerseyfundinvestments/hsbc-amanah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.expat.hsbc.com/1/2/jerseyfundinvestments/hsbc-amanah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know how many of these types of companies there are around the world, this is the only one I have found with a little research.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2013-03-03T10:06:20.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7589" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5702" CreationDate="2013-03-03T12:44:59.667" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes zaid is the one mentioned in Quran. Have a read at this ayah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;**وَإِذْ تَقُولُ لِلَّذِي أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ  وَأَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ زَوْجَكَ وَاتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَتُخْفِي فِي&#xA;  نَفْسِكَ مَا  اللَّهُ مُبْدِيهِ وَتَخْشَى النَّاسَ وَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ&#xA;  أَن تَخْشَاهُ ۖ فَلَمَّا قَضَىٰ *&lt;em&gt;زَيْدٌ&lt;/strong&gt; مِّنْهَا وَطَرًا&#xA;  زَوَّجْنَاكَهَا لِكَيْ لَا يَكُونَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ حَرَجٌ فِي&#xA;  أَزْوَاجِ أَدْعِيَائِهِمْ إِذَا قَضَوْا مِنْهُنَّ وَطَرًا ۚ وَكَانَ&#xA;  أَمْرُ اللَّهِ مَفْعُولًا&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;*&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [remember, O Muhammad], when you said to the one on whom Allah&#xA;  bestowed favor and you bestowed favor, &quot;Keep your wife and fear&#xA;  Allah,&quot; while you concealed within yourself that which Allah is to&#xA;  disclose. And you feared the people, while Allah has more right that&#xA;  you fear Him. So when &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zayd&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; had no longer any need for her, We&#xA;  married her to you in order that there not be upon the believers any&#xA;  discomfort concerning the wives of their adopted sons when they no&#xA;  longer have need of them. And ever is the command of Allah&#xA;  accomplished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2210" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2013-03-04T13:44:31.883" LastActivityDate="2013-03-04T13:44:31.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7594" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7598" CreationDate="2013-03-03T19:37:39.423" Score="14" ViewCount="66961" Body="&lt;p&gt;The science has come to such an amazing and miraculous era where heart transplant, kidney replacement and eye replacement operations are taking place. There is also a sperm donation provision, which enables infertile couples to have baby.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since all these above were not possible in early stages of Islam, there are no related rulings in traditional sources. So what are the implied rules of Islam? Is the sperm donation permissible in Islam, since the woman and the donor wouldn't have actual sexual intercourse? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="anon" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T10:51:38.173" LastActivityDate="2019-04-15T10:51:38.173" Title="What are the teachings of Islam about sperm donation?" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5702" CreationDate="2013-03-04T06:25:33.800" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;By name, as the answer and comment above indicate, it was only Zaid (RA). Generally, all of them in this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah ; and those with him are forceful against the disbelievers, merciful among themselves. You see them bowing and prostrating [in prayer], seeking bounty from Allah and [His] pleasure. Their mark is on their faces from the trace of prostration. That is their description in the Torah. And their description in the Gospel is as a plant which produces its offshoots and strengthens them so they grow firm and stand upon their stalks, delighting the sowers - so that Allah may enrage by them the disbelievers. Allah has promised those who believe and do righteous deeds among them forgiveness and a great reward. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/48/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(Holy Qur'an 48:29)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2013-03-05T00:47:17.070" LastActivityDate="2013-03-05T00:47:17.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7596" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7532" CreationDate="2013-03-04T13:54:20.500" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I also could not find the source of this hadith and but lot of Shia hadith have  Jabir Jafi (جابر جعفی)  as  a narrator and hence he is considered accepted narrator by the Shias. It is claimed &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/showthread.php?t=9411&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; that Sunnis consider him to be Liar . Hence Rendering the above hadith as Weak. Nevertheless the ruling stated above is a well accepted fiqh ruling as consulted by an Alim(My Wife)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-03-04T16:24:23.127" LastActivityDate="2013-03-04T16:24:23.127" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7594" CreationDate="2013-03-05T00:01:49.850" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;Preservation of lineage is one of the most important objectives (&lt;em&gt;maqasid&lt;/em&gt;) of &lt;em&gt;shari'ah&lt;/em&gt;. Since modern technology permits things that people in the past could not even imagine, the rulings in these cases must be derived by analogy and wisdom, keeping in line with the objectives of &lt;em&gt;shari'ah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the sperm donor is not the husband, this is unquestionably impermissible because one cannot have children with someone other than their wife. The question of lineage becomes murky, and there are all chances of someone's rights being infringed upon (either the child who is entitled to know their lineage and entitled to interaction with the father, the mother who is entitled to child support, or the father who is entitled to his progeny). In addition this whole idea goes against the cohesion of the family unit and in fact disturbs it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the sperm donor is the husband and the egg is that of the wife and fertilization occurs outside the womb but the fertilized egg is implanted inside the wife, this is permissible as a case of last resort. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the fertilized egg is implanted into another woman (a surrogate) this is impermissible as well because it is as if motherhood is shared between two people and one necessarily loses their right (I mean motherhood not only in the genetic sense, but in the sense of all the hormonal changes the pregnant woman goes through and the emotional (and physical!) bond between her and the baby).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/node/1335&quot;&gt;http://en.islamtoday.net/node/1335&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/21871&quot;&gt;http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/21871&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/83799&quot;&gt;http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/83799&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2013-03-05T13:57:25.000" LastActivityDate="2013-03-05T13:57:25.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5390" CreationDate="2013-03-05T02:45:33.763" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The translation (Sunni), along with brief explanation is as under:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So when they are about to reach their appointed term, hold them back with kindness (1) or separate them with kindness (2), and make two just men among you as witnesses (3), and establish the testimony for Allah (4); with this is advised whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day (5); and whoever fears Allah (6) – Allah will create for him a way of deliverance (7). [62:2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For less than three divorces, husband can turn back to relation within the term. And if he divorced three times, he can't return back to relation and divorce will apply. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kindness. It reveals to deal women with kindness, don't harass them if you are already intended for separation. Let the term pass. This also reveals that giving all 3 divorces at once is not kindness, though at once, 3 divorces will immediately apply. Such act is considered too detestable.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[Your Answer], For divorce, or back to relation (if not 3rd divorce), it is good to have witness, but this is optional. Witness must be Practising Muslim, 2 Men, or 1 man and 2 women. (I believe witness is optional because, unlike marriage, divorce is more of spouses' internal/personal concerns than society's concern. In marriage, witnesses are must.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Establish witness for pleasure of Allah, not for personal interests. This reveals taking money or payment to become a witness is Haram (unlawful).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shariah only applies on Muslims, i.e. who believe on the day of judgement.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fear Allah: Means have mercy on women. Don't divorce all at once. If you intend to do so, give a gap of a period in each. (So, you may think again and take back decision). Be kind, don't expel woman out of home until term ends and don't try to expand the term intentionally. Make a witness on Divorce or Ruju'.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Such that, after divorce, Allah may create kindness in hearts, so you can turn back (if not third divorce). Or give a more better spouse in Future. Or lessen the burden of life or life after death with His mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2221" LastActivityDate="2013-03-05T02:45:33.763" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7601" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-05T13:59:41.147" Score="7" ViewCount="4596" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that the Sunni view regarding mu'tah is that it is &lt;em&gt;no longer&lt;/em&gt; permissible:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from al-Rabee’ ibn Sabrah al-Juhani that his father&#xA;  told him that he was with the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings&#xA;  of Allaah be upon him) who said, “O people, &lt;strong&gt;I used to allow you to&#xA;  engage in mut'ah marriages, &lt;em&gt;but now Allaah has forbidden that until&#xA;  the Day of Resurrection&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, so whoever has any wives in a mut’ah&#xA;  marriage, he should let her go and do not take anything of the (money)&#xA;  you have given them.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Muslim, 1406.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What interests me about this hadith is the following part highlighted below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;but now Allaah has forbidden that until the Day of Resurrection&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This bit makes me think that this particular order: &lt;code&gt;but now Allaah has forbidden that until the Day of Resurrection&lt;/code&gt; was received by the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) as a revelation from Allah.  Doesn't the Quran contain all the revelations received by the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, where in the Quran has mu'tah been forbidden?  Sunni view please.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-01T01:10:49.427" LastActivityDate="2023-01-04T10:38:05.177" Title="Has mu'tah been forbidden via the Quran? (Sunni view)" Tags="|sharia|quran|sunni|nikah-al-mutah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7602" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7621" CreationDate="2013-03-05T15:00:09.350" Score="4" ViewCount="1212" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read a hadith a long time ago which has a meaning similar to the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the 14th Islamic century when the whole world will be going in the wrong direction, if a Muslim follows one &lt;em&gt;sunnah&lt;/em&gt; of the Prophet(saws), his status would be that of a Wali of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone please provide me a reference to the hadith explaining similar situation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="466" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2013-03-05T15:55:57.720" LastActivityDate="2013-03-06T23:53:01.127" Title="Hadith about Muslims who follow one Sunnah in 14th Islamic century" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|sunnah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7603" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-05T15:41:11.550" Score="3" ViewCount="1144" Body="&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamhelpline.com/node/2939&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamhelpline.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hadith-e-Qudsi is a term used which signifies that the meaning of the&#xA;  hadith is from Allah Subhanah, and the words are related from the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (saws), unlike the Quran where the meaning and the&#xA;  words are both from Allah Subhanah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean that the Quran does not contain all of Allah's revelations received by the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, what I am asking is this.  Were all the revelations received by the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) recorded in the Quran, i.e. all the different forms of revelations received, i.e. via the Angels, via dreams etc, where they ALL recorded in the Quran?  Or were some of them not recorded in the Quran, where the remaining were recorded in hadith form?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni view please.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2013-03-05T15:52:13.550" LastActivityDate="2017-09-27T18:07:16.830" Title="Does the Quran contain all of Allah's revelations? (Sunni view)" Tags="|quran|hadith|sunni|revelation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7606" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-06T00:31:41.443" Score="0" ViewCount="4887" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many Muslims defend Islam by reasoning that a particular Hadith is weak and therefore not authentic when an obvious flaw is pointed in the Hadith. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/44810&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Example1&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/60#4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Example2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1102/is-the-hadith-of-muhammads-inheritance-authentic&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, the OP asks and then answers himself saying that the Hadeeth is not authentic because &lt;em&gt;it is not in line with the teaching of Qur'an&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What are the criteria for a Hadith to be considered not authentic?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2013-08-29T20:27:16.057" Title="What are the criteria for a Hadeeth to be not authentic?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7607" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-06T02:49:10.460" Score="3" ViewCount="145" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to a hadith, &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2#74&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;whoever prays the Subh then he is under the protection of Allah's covenant, so do not be treacherous with Allah in his covenant.&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evidence exists of many different covenants between God and mankind, each with their own terms and conditions: &lt;strong&gt;What exactly is the nature of this particular covenant, and when was it covenanted?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-06-30T19:49:24.570" Title="What is the covenant of Subh?" Tags="|salat|covenant|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7602" CreationDate="2013-03-06T09:03:18.220" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;one sunnah would not be correct, it is greatest sunnah - invite ppl to Allah , &#xA;The first pillar of Islam is to bear witness that, there is no God except Allah and I bear witness Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah. In order for this Great Kalimah to go into our heart we have to fulfil the right of the Great Kalimah. What is the right of this Great Kalimah? The right of this Great Kalimah is when we see disobedience to the orders of Allah or evils; we must forbid the evils by inviting peoples to good. We must start forbidding the worst of all evils. The worst of all evils committed by men is there do not want to bear witness that there is no God except Allah and to testify Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah. The best of good deed is to bear witness that there is no God except Allah and to testify that Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah. When a person recite the Great Kalimah, all his or her sins are washed away and converted to good deeds. A person who does not want to recite the Great Kalimah is known as non-Muslims and a person who has recited the Great Kalimah is known as Muslim. The second  most evils committed by men is, even though they had recited the Great Kalimah yet they do not convey the Great Kalimah to those who have not recited the Great Kalimah and the third most evils committed by men is, they do not perform five times prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2227" LastActivityDate="2013-03-06T09:03:18.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7610" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-06T11:32:08.893" Score="-1" ViewCount="407" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am new to Islam. So please be forgiving and understanding, I am curious to learn. Thx.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2230" LastActivityDate="2013-03-07T14:56:22.700" Title="Can we label prophet mohammed a Sunni because he was the messenger through Sunnah?" Tags="|sunni|sunnah|prophets|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-12-15T04:10:04.150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7611" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-06T13:56:17.637" Score="11" ViewCount="16774" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, Abdullah Bin Saba' (عبد الله بن سبأ) was a Jew who pretended to be Muslim, and claimed that Ali was God, but in some research I realized that the Shia do not view him as a hypocrite, so how do the shia view Abdullah Bin Saba' (عبد الله بن سبأ)? who was he? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T10:59:27.567" Title="Who is Abdullah Bin Saba' (عبد الله بن سبأ)? (Shia View)" Tags="|shia-sunni|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7610" CreationDate="2013-03-06T15:56:30.010" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The term &quot;sunni&quot; has been invented after the death of the prophet PBUH, because many sect were created after his death, those who are the mainstream (90% of Muslim population) had to be labeled so that they can be distinguished from other sects. and I think your question is somehow doesn't make sense, why ? because sunnah means, the actions and the sayings of the prophet. and muslims who follow these are called sunni. So how would you label the prophet sunni? he is not following anyone? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that helps&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2013-03-06T16:50:33.203" LastActivityDate="2013-03-06T16:50:33.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7602" CreationDate="2013-03-06T16:04:21.183" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The closest thing I have found are these hadiths&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Umayyah ash-Sha'bani said: I asked AbuTha'labah al-Khushani: What is your opinion about the verse &quot;Care for yourselves&quot;.&#xA;He said: I swear by Allah, I asked the one who was well informed about it; I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said: No, enjoin one another to do what is good and forbid one another to do what is evil.&#xA;  But when you see niggardliness being obeyed, passion being followed, worldly interests being preferred, everyone being charmed with his opinion, then care for yourself, and leave alone what people in general are doing; for ahead of you are days which will require endurance, in which showing endurance will be like grasping live coals. The one who acts rightly during that period will have the reward of fifty men who act as he does.&#xA;  Another version has: He said (The hearers asked:) Messenger of Allah, the reward of fifty of them?&#xA;  He replied: The reward of fifty of you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Daif(Weak) By Albani&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/39#51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/39#51&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ma'qil bin Yasar (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The reward of worship performed at a time of trials is equal in reward to an emigration to me.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/376260&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/urn/376260&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ma'qil bin Yasar narrated that the Prophet(s.a.w) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Worship during Al-Harj is like Hijrah to me.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Sahih) At-tirmidhi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/723560&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/urn/723560&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2013-03-06T16:04:21.183" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7615" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-06T16:27:57.857" Score="3" ViewCount="1536" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a narrator is weak in his righteousness (عدالته) the &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; cannot be strengthened, but if the weakness is in a narrator's accurateness (ضبطه) the narration/&lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; can be strengthened but under certain terms. What are these terms? How many are they?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T10:52:57.993" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T10:52:57.993" Title="What are the terms in which a weak (Da'if) Hadith can be strengthened?" Tags="|hadith|uloom-al-hadith|ilm-ar-rijal|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7532" CreationDate="2013-03-06T16:34:17.963" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This part only as a hadith is not a hadith, But it is a rule in Fiqh. Those who said it is hadith are wrong because the scholar Abu hafith al Iraqi said: &quot;It doesn't exist&quot; and others said the one who narrated (Abu Jabir al-Jaafi) is considered a &quot;weak man&quot;. and &quot;Ibn Masud&quot; is considered &quot;منقطع&quot; in the knowledge of hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;check the quote below for more information&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;القاعدة الثانية إذا اجتمع الحلال والحرام غلب الحرام وأورده جماعة حديثا بلفظ { ما اجتمع الحلال والحرام إلا غلب الحرام الحلال } . قال الحافظ أبو الفضل العراقي : ولا أصل له ، وقال السبكي في الأشباه والنظائر [ ص: 106 ] نقلا عن البيهقي : هو حديث رواه جابر الجعفي ، رجل ضعيف ، عن الشعبي عن ابن مسعود ، وهو منقطع . قلت : وأخرجه من هذا الطريق عبد الرزاق في مصنفه . وهو موقوف على ابن مسعود لا مرفوع&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find this part in the book &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=36&amp;amp;ID=79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;اشباه النظائر&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, This is the correct hadith which is narrated by Aisha in the &quot;sunnan of Dar-ul Al Qadni 3/278:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;she asked the prophet (PBUH). about a man who committed a premarital sex with a women and he wants to marry her or her daughter. So he answered, &lt;strong&gt;Haram doesn't make halal a haram, but what makes it haram is what the marriage makes it haram&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;روى الدارقطني (3/268) في سننه عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: سئل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن رجل زنى&amp;lt; بامرأة فأراد أن يتزوجها أو ابنتها؟ قال: لا يحرم الحرام الحلال، إنما يحرم ما كان بنكاح. وله عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما نحوه. اهـ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To explain the Hadith, just because you slept with a women that doesn't mean you can't marry her daughter. Because we know in islam, if you marry the mother, then it is not permissible to marry the daughter and vice versa. so he said only the marriage will make it haram for you to marry the other. Sleeping with the daughter or mother would not make the other one haram to marry&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please, if you found any error comment so I can fix it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2013-03-06T16:34:17.963" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5882" CreationDate="2013-03-06T16:48:01.973" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As muslim we believe that the evil eye exists in this world according to the hadith of the prophet Muhammed (PBUH)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In sahih Muslim,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported so many ahadeeth from Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and he reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The influence of an evil eye is a fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;another hadith in sahih Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Abbas reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The influence of an evil eye is a fact; if anything would precede the destiny it would be the influence of an evil eye, and when you are asked to take bath (as a cure) from the influence of an evil eye, you should take bath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in Bukhary,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&#xA;  The Prophet said, &quot;The effect of an evil eye is a fact.&quot; And he prohibited tattooing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in Islam we know it exists and it may affect muslims and non-Muslims too. So we should seek refuge by reading the Day and night athkar, or reading the 3 last surahs of the Quran(An-Nas,Al-Falaq and As-samad) after each prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir:&#xA;  The Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) commanded me to recite Mu'awwidhatan (the last two surahs of the Qur'an) after every prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/13#158&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nasai(Hasan&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-03-10T20:19:44.737" LastActivityDate="2013-03-10T20:19:44.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7532" CreationDate="2013-03-06T17:11:22.027" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=36&amp;amp;ID=79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; from the Book &lt;strong&gt;الأشباه والنظائر&lt;/strong&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Suyuti&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Suyuti&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;القاعدة الثانية إذا اجتمع الحلال والحرام غلب الحرام وأورده جماعة حديثا بلفظ { ما اجتمع الحلال والحرام إلا غلب الحرام الحلال } . قال الحافظ أبو الفضل العراقي : ولا أصل له ، وقال السبكي في الأشباه والنظائر نقلا عن البيهقي : هو حديث رواه جابر الجعفي ، رجل ضعيف ، عن الشعبي عن ابن مسعود ، وهو منقطع . قلت : وأخرجه من هذا الطريق عبد الرزاق في مصنفه . وهو موقوف على ابن مسعود لا مرفوع .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule #2: If Halal and Haraam are mixed then Haram overwhelms. Hadith scholars mentioned the rule as a Hadith like this: {{ &lt;em&gt;Nothing is mixed between that which is halal and that which is haraam, except in which the haraam overwhelms the halal&lt;/em&gt; }}. Hadith scholar &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu-Alfadhl Al-Iraqi&lt;/a&gt; said: this hadith has no origin (i.e, fabricated); While &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AC_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%83%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Sabki&lt;/a&gt; in his book الأشباه والنظائر&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; narrated that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Bayhaqi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Baihaqi&lt;/a&gt; said about it: A hadith narrated by Jabir Al-Ja’fi, a weak (untrustworthy) man, by Al-Sha'bi by Ibn Mas'ud, and it's narration chain is broken. And I (Al-Suyuti) say: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E2%80%98Abd_ar-Razzaq_as-San%E2%80%98ani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abdulrazzak&lt;/a&gt; also reported the hadith by the same people in his Hadith book; and it's a Mawkoof موقوف on Ibn Mas'ud and not Marfoo' (not a narration of the Prophet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[1]: There are many books named الأشباه والنظائر, one by Al-Suyuti (and the quote above is from it), and another by Al-Sabki, and others.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, scholar زين الدين ابن نجيم says something very similar in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=103&amp;amp;ID=834&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; of his Book الأشباه والنظائر على مذاهب أبي حنيفة النعمان, and adds:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وذكره الزيلعي شارح الكنز في كتاب الصيد مرفوعا.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Imam Zaila'ii mentioned it as a Marfoo' hadith (a narration of the Prophet) in his book كتاب الصيد.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=80215&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; fatwa from islamweb.net, Imam &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86_%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D9%85%D9%81%D9%84%D8%AD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Muflih&lt;/a&gt; said that the this hadith has no origin (i.e, fabricated).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So in summary: this hadith is either weak or fabricated, it's narrators chain is broken and it's not a narration of the Prophet, but rather a narration of Ibm Mas'ud.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it's worthy mention that the rule itself appears to be accepted and agreed upon by most scholars, especially those who I have quoted from their books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-03-06T17:11:22.027" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7602" CreationDate="2013-03-06T23:53:01.127" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think I have found the answer here..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/89878&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/89878&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Whoever adheres to my Sunnah when my ummah is corrupt will have the reward of a hundred martyrs.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="466" LastActivityDate="2013-03-06T23:53:01.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7622" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-07T01:32:25.907" Score="1" ViewCount="165" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me start with this Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah said: “A man who weeps for fear of Allah will not enter Hell until the milk goes back into the udder, and dust produced (when fighting) for the sake of Allah and the smoke of Hell will never coexist.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi and al-Nasaa’i.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many situations in Islam where it is mentioned that by doing a particular good deed, the paradise is guaranteed. Will it be okay to pass one criteria to enter into paradise or in every case we have to meet all other requirements as well ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example another HAdith says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: If anyone cares for three daughters, disciplines them, marries them, and does good to them, he will go to Paradise.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I keep thinking, if we just meet one criteria Insha-Allah, would it be okay?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the field of IT, we write conditions with &lt;code&gt;&quot;LOGICAL AND&quot;&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;&quot;LOGICAL OR&quot;&lt;/code&gt;  operators. I wonder whether Allah will judge us with &lt;code&gt;LOGICAL OR&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;LOGICAL AND&lt;/code&gt; in such a situation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="466" LastActivityDate="2014-03-16T06:38:58.513" Title="Passing Criteria on Judgement Day: What If someone meets only one requirement?" Tags="|sharia|islamic-philosophy|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7623" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-07T03:42:32.460" Score="3" ViewCount="3614" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is known that there is a phenomenon known as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astral_projection&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Astral Projection&lt;/a&gt;, or OBE (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out-of-body_experience&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Out of Body Experience&lt;/a&gt;); many people have been reported to have experienced this.  So my question is: is there any mention in the Quran and Authentic Sunnah about astral projection/OBE?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: When I say soul out of Body, I do not mean death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T00:42:02.550" LastActivityDate="2023-10-09T04:58:24.347" Title="Is there any mention about the soul leaving the body in the Qur'an or Sunnah?" Tags="|quran|sunnah|soul|human-body|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7624" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-07T03:51:12.493" Score="3" ViewCount="1607" Body="&lt;p&gt;As is known, Shaytaan cannot appear in our dreams in the form of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon Him):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَنْ رَآنِي فِي الْمَنَامِ فَقَدْ رَآنِي فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لاَ&#xA;يَتَمَثَّلُ بِي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He who saw me in a dream in fact saw me, for the satan does not appear&#xA;in my form&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/360930&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, are the other Prophets (peace be upon them) like our Prophet in the sense that Shaytaan cannot appear like them in our dreams? or is this only for Muhammad (Peace and blessings be upon Him)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T11:06:31.450" Title="Can Shaytaan appear like one of the Prophets?" Tags="|prophets|dream|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7625" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-07T08:33:14.083" Score="7" ViewCount="36841" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it halaal to eat birthday cake?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I ask this question, I &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; know that celebrating birthdays is a practice of non-Muslims and so we aren't allowed to celebrate it. However, that is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; the aspect of this matter that I am talking about. Also, the cake itself is of halaal ingredients, so that too is not the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rather, a friend once told me that when we sing &quot;Happy birthday to Ahmed&quot; (assuming it's Ahmed's birthday), it is as if Ahmed's name has been invoked upon the birthday cake as it is being cut. This thing itself makes the cake haraam since a name other than Allah has supposedly been invoked upon it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question is very relevant to my situation because, though my wife and I never celebrate birthdays (we are reminded by phone calls from family and friends that it's our or our kids' birthday), in many of the companies that I work in birthdays are celebrated with much gusto. After the cake-cutting the entire staff is given a piece of the cake (including myself). I avoid eating the cake owing to this issue, though I do not mind eating any of the other food on the plate other than the cake. However, I would like to have more accurate information on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would be grateful for any information about this matter. Jazakaalhu khairan!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T01:32:13.483" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T01:32:13.483" Title="Is it halaal to eat birthday cake?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|celebration|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7626" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7637" CreationDate="2013-03-07T12:17:33.663" Score="12" ViewCount="116853" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is wearing ring a Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH) for men?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If yes:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What are the etiquettes in that(ie,which type of ring, in which hand,&#xA;  in which finger...)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If NO:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why many of the muslim scholars and brothers are wearing ring?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please, provide some references from hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-14T15:58:30.323" LastActivityDate="2020-05-21T14:50:20.100" Title="Is wearing ring a sunnah for men?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|sunnah|men|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7625" CreationDate="2013-03-07T14:45:13.293" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam Brother,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seriously you can eat the cake, the only prohibition in the Quran is swine(apart from Ghamr) brother. If there is no swine or anything in the cake which will intoxicate you then you can eat from it. Please note only ALLAH alone prohibit's (make Haraam) no one not even the Nabi of ALLAH could prohibit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah 66:1 Sahih International: O Prophet, why do you prohibit [yourself from] what Allah has made lawful for you, seeking the approval of your wives? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2235" LastActivityDate="2013-03-07T14:45:13.293" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1827" CreationDate="2013-03-07T14:53:21.883" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran teaches us....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Para 6 - Al-Anaam (MAKKA) : Verse 54&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَاِذَا جَآءَكَ الَّذِيۡنَ يُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ بِاٰيٰتِنَا فَقُلۡ &lt;strong&gt;سَلَمٌ&#xA;  عَلَيۡكُمۡ‌&lt;/strong&gt; كَتَبَ رَبُّكُمۡ عَلٰى نَفۡسِهِ الرَّحۡمَةَ‌ ۙ اَنَّهٗ&#xA;  مَنۡ عَمِلَ مِنۡكُمۡ سُوۡٓءًۢا بِجَهَالَةٍ ثُمَّ تَابَ مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِهٖ&#xA;  وَاَصۡلَحَۙ فَاَنَّهٗ غَفُوۡرٌ رَّحِيۡمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When those who believe in Our Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses,&#xA;  lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) come to you, say:  &quot;Salâmun&#xA;  'Alaikum&quot; (peace be on you); your Lord has written (prescribed) Mercy&#xA;  for Himself, so that, if any of you does evil in ignorance, and&#xA;  thereafter repents and does righteous good deeds (by obeying Allâh),&#xA;  then surely, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sura 13 - Al-Rad (MAKKA) : Verse 24&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;سَلٰمٌ عَلَيۡكُمۡ بِمَا صَبَرۡتُمۡ‌ فَنِعۡمَ عُقۡبَى&#xA;  الدَّارِوَالَّذِيۡنَ يَنۡقُضُوۡنَ عَهۡدَ اللّٰهِ مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِ&#xA;  مِيۡثَاقِهٖ وَيَقۡطَعُوۡنَ مَاۤ اَمَرَ اللّٰهُ بِهٖۤ اَنۡ يُّوۡصَلَ&#xA;  وَيُفۡسِدُوۡنَ فِى الۡاَرۡضِ‌ۙ اُولٰۤٮِٕكَ لَهُمُ اللَّعۡنَةُ وَلَهُمۡ&#xA;  سُوۡۤءُ الدَّارِ‏ؕ‏ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Salâmun 'Alaikum (peace be upon you) for that you persevered in&#xA;  patience! Excellent indeed is the final home!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sura 16 - An-Nahl (MAKKA) : Verse 32&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الَّذِيۡنَ تَتَوَفّٰٮهُمُ الۡمَلٰۤٮِٕكَةُ طَيِّبِيۡنَ‌ ۙ يَقُوۡلُوۡنَ&#xA;  سَلٰمٌ عَلَيۡكُمُۙ ادۡخُلُوا الۡجَـنَّةَ بِمَا كُنۡتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُوۡنَ‏ &#xA;  Those whose lives the angels take while they are in a pious state&#xA;  (i.e. pure from all evil, and worshipping none but Allâh Alone) saying&#xA;  (to them):  Salâmun 'Alaikum (peace be on you) enter you Paradise,&#xA;  because of that (the good) which you used to do (in the world).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sura 33 - Al-Ahzab (MADINA) : Verse 44&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;تَحِيَّتُهُمۡ يَوۡمَ يَلۡقَوۡنَهٗ سَلٰمٌ  ۖۚ وَاَعَدَّ لَهُمۡ اَجۡرًا&#xA;  كَرِيۡمًا‏ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Their greeting on the Day they shall meet Him will be &quot;Salâm: Peace&#xA;  (i.e. the angels will say to them:  Salâmu 'Alaikum)!&quot; And He has&#xA;  prepared for them a generous reward (i.e. Paradise).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sura 39 - Az-Zumar (MAKKA) : Verse 73&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَسِيۡقَ الَّذِيۡنَ اتَّقَوۡا رَبَّهُمۡ اِلَى الۡجَـنَّةِ زُمَرًا‌ؕ&#xA;  حَتّٰٓى اِذَا جَآءُوۡهَا وَفُتِحَتۡ اَبۡوَابُهَا وَقَالَ لَهُمۡ&#xA;  خَزَنَتُهَا سَلٰمٌ عَلَيۡكُمۡ طِبۡتُمۡ فَادۡخُلُوۡهَا خٰلِدِيۡنَ‏ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And&#xA;  those who kept their duty to their Lord will be led to Paradise in&#xA;  groups, till, when they reach it, and its gates will be opened (before&#xA;  their arrival for their reception) and its keepers will say:  Salâmun&#xA;  'Alaikum (peace be upon you)! You have done well, so enter here to&#xA;  abide therein.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) addressed letter to MUNZIR BIN SAWAI with salutation/Greetings&#xA;SALAM UN ALAIKUM. And this guides us that a muslim can greet a non-muslim with salutation &#xA;Salam un Alaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whence come this third source of guidance to say ASSALAM ALAIKUM!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2236" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-21T06:16:12.157" LastActivityDate="2015-12-21T06:16:12.157" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7610" CreationDate="2013-03-07T14:56:22.700" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No we can not, we can not be of any sect. See verse below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah 6:159&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International: Indeed, those who have divided their religion and become sects - you, [O Muhammad], are not [associated] with them in anything. Their affair is only [left] to Allah ; then He will inform them about what they used to do.&#xA;Pickthall: Lo! As for those who sunder their religion and become schismatics, no concern at all hast thou with them. Their case will go to Allah, Who then will tell them what they used to do.&#xA;Yusuf Ali: As for those who divide their religion and break up into sects, thou hast no part in them in the least: their affair is with Allah: He will in the end tell them the truth of all that they did.&#xA;Shakir: Surely they who divided their religion into parts and became sects, you have no concern with them; their affair is only with Allah, then He will inform them of what they did.&#xA;Muhammad Sarwar: Some of those who have divided their religion into different sects are not your concern. Their affairs are in the hands of God Who will show them all that they have done.&#xA;Mohsin Khan: Verily, those who divide their religion and break up into sects (all kinds of religious sects), you (O Muhammad SAW) have no concern in them in the least. Their affair is only with Allah, Who then will tell them what they used to do.&#xA;Arberry: Those who have made divisions in their religion and become sects, thou art not of them in anything; their affair is unto God, then He will tell them what they have been doing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me the above verse is as clear as daylight, corrupt and ignorant people will tell you different, Allah says that we should not be divided into sects, yet today majority of muslims are divided in sectarian groups even though Allah forbids it. The one group believing that they are on the right path and the other rejoicing in what they believe. You don’t have to believe what I say, you are free to believe whatever you want but Allah’s verse is clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah 4:82&#xA;Sahih International: Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an? If it had been from [any] other than Allah , they would have found within it much contradiction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See above the question that Allah poses for us, don’t we reflect upon his book, had it been from anyone else they would find a lot of contradictions in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just think for yourselves, how can each one of them be correct when they are all have different views??? Did Allah authorized the following of these humans and their views??? Nowhere in the Quran can I find this and if Allah left nothing out from the book then why is this not in his book? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah 6:38&#xA;Mohsin Khan: There is not a moving (living) creature on earth, nor a bird that flies with its two wings, but are communities like you. We have neglected nothing in the Book, then unto their Lord they (all) shall be gathered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;… because it is not for you to follow. We can now understand the reason as to why the Nabi of Allah will complain to Allah on the Day of Judgement that Muslims have deserted the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah25:30.&#xA;Sahih International: And the Messenger has said, &quot;O my Lord, indeed my people have taken this Qur'an as [a thing] abandoned.&quot;&#xA;Pickthall: And the messenger saith: O my Lord! Lo! mine own folk make this Qur'an of no account.&#xA;Yusuf Ali: Then the Messenger will say: &quot;O my Lord! Truly my people took this Qur'an for just foolish nonsense.&quot;&#xA;Shakir: And the Messenger cried out: O my Lord! surely my people have treated this Quran as a forsaken thing.&#xA;Muhammad Sarwar: The Messengers will say, &quot;Lord, my people had abandoned this Quran.&quot;&#xA;Mohsin Khan: And the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) will say: &quot;O my Lord! Verily, my people deserted this Quran (neither listened to it, nor acted on its laws and orders).&#xA;Arberry: The Messenger says, 'O my Lord, behold, my people have taken this Koran as a thing to be shunned.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see from the above verse the words “my people” (not the disbelievers they are already going to hell) have abandoned the Quran. I want you to look today how many religious practices today that we so sincerely practice upon is from Allah’s Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2235" LastActivityDate="2013-03-07T14:56:22.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7603" CreationDate="2013-03-07T15:09:41.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَفَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ أَبْتَغِي حَكَمًا وَهُوَ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ إِلَيْكُمُ الْكِتَابَ مُفَصَّلًا ۚ وَالَّذِينَ آتَيْنَاهُمُ الْكِتَابَ يَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ مُنَزَّلٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ بِالْحَقِّ ۖ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمُمْتَرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih International Translation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Say], &amp;quot;Then is it other than Allah I should seek as judge while it is He who has revealed to you the Book explained in detail?&amp;quot; And those to whom We [previously] gave the Scripture know that it is sent down from your Lord in truth, so never be among the doubters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-'An`ām:114]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَمَا مِن دَابَّةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا طَائِرٍ يَطِيرُ بِجَنَاحَيْهِ إِلَّا أُمَمٌ أَمْثَالُكُم ۚ مَّا فَرَّطْنَا فِي الْكِتَابِ مِن شَيْءٍ ۚ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يُحْشَرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih International Translation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there is no creature on [or within] the earth or bird that flies with its wings except [that they are] communities like you. We have not neglected in the Register a thing. Then unto their Lord they will be gathered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-'An`ām:38]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الر ۚ تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih International Translation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the clear Book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/12/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat Yūsuf:1]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2235" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-03-07T15:56:30.130" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7625" CreationDate="2013-03-07T15:13:08.767" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/cat/2021#2988&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamqa.info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The title of the question from the source is:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It is not permissible to eat foods that are prepared by the kuffaar for their festivals&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The question asked in the source is:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is it permissible for a Muslim to eat the foods that the people of the Book or the mushrikoon prepare for their festivals or accept such foods if they are given on the occasion of their festivals&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The conclusion derived from the source is:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It is not permissible for the Muslim to eat foods that the Jews, Christians and mushrikoon make for their festivals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quoted hadith from source is:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: &quot;Whoever introduces anything into this matter of ours that is not part of it, will have it rejected.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read the full thing &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/cat/2021#2988&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2013-03-07T15:13:08.767" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7634" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7615" CreationDate="2013-03-07T16:09:29.117" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a very subjective and case-based issue. There are two kinds of weak &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;em&gt;da'if&lt;/em&gt; (weak) and &lt;em&gt;da'if jiddan&lt;/em&gt; (very weak). A &lt;em&gt;da'if hadith&lt;/em&gt; is when there is some kind of anomaly with the (chain of the) hadith, e.g. one link in the first generation is missing. This anomaly cannot be overlooked, and yet it is not fatal. A &lt;em&gt;da'if jiddan&lt;/em&gt; hadith on the other hand is much weaker and has serious and potentially fatal flaws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The vast majority of &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; scholars say that &lt;em&gt;da'if jiddan ahadith&lt;/em&gt; should never be used for anything, and they do not strengthen anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Da'if hadith&lt;/em&gt; on the other hand, can sometimes strengthen each other. It is very case-based, it depends on the overlap between the content of the hadith, the actual flaws that each contains (e.g. is it the same flaw or different kinds of flaws), the overlap in the chain of narration, and other things like that. Depending on the judgment of a scholar, sometimes two weak &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; can strengthen each other, and sometimes they don't. It also depends on the topic of the &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; - is it relating to virtues of some act? Is it establishing something entirely new in &lt;em&gt;shari'ah&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, it's very subjective and case-dependent, and many scholars come to different judgments in different cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2013-03-07T16:43:34.090" LastActivityDate="2013-03-07T16:43:34.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7635" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7625" CreationDate="2013-03-07T16:23:52.517" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is an issue where you need to speak to a local scholar, really and truly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me attempt to summarize my notes. I took a class called &quot;fiqh of food and clothing,&quot; and we discussed this issue under the &quot;food&quot; section. I assume you know already that eating/drinking haram, free mixing, etc. are all prohibited in &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; kind of event, and also here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First of all, there's the issue of personal vs. societal celebrations (think birthday vs. Christmas). As the shaykh said, &quot;Islam deals with societal celebrations&quot; -- hence the hadith of &quot;we only have two 'Eids.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Second, if Islam only deals with societal celebrations, and birthdays fall under personal celebrations, &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; our previous caveat about &quot;no drinking, mixing, etc.&quot; falls into place, then the question becomes one of: what does your culture say about this?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Birthdays are something many people in many cultures celebrate individually. If there isn't a shari'ee prohibition on it, then it becomes a question of culture. Therefore, &lt;strong&gt;if it's part of your culture to celebrate it, you have no reason preventing you from celebrating it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here in &quot;The West,&quot; our culture -- both as people living here, and as Muslims -- is largely variable and still undergoing a lot of change. For example, men wearing earrings (one or two) has become semi-mainstream over the last decade or so. This is something that can affect the ruling of &quot;men should not dress like women and vice-versa.&quot; Similarly, birthdays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, what the shaykh recommend is simple: if you want to be safe, don't celebrate it. At the same time, if your kids classmates invite them over for a birthday party, or your extended family invites you, or your work brings donuts on someone's birthday, you have the option of participating or not participating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And know that the historical and majority opinion is and always will be that celebrating is haram. This fatwa on &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/cat/2021#2988&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islam-QA&lt;/a&gt; puts forth that opinion, which is solid and supported by many big 'ulama throughout time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahu a'lam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; Fiqh of Food and Clothing class, circa 2008&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2013-03-10T21:10:11.507" LastActivityDate="2013-03-10T21:10:11.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7603" CreationDate="2013-03-07T18:55:49.723" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brother, Revelation is of multiple types in terms of where it is placed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an: The Qur'an is the &lt;em&gt;verbatim&lt;/em&gt; Word of Allah as it was revealed to the Messenger (SAWS). This can be thought of as the Words of Allah as He spoke them and told Angel Jibril (AS) to convey them, and these Words were conveyed &lt;em&gt;as is&lt;/em&gt; by Jibril (AS) -- as they were spoken by Allah Himself -- to Prophet Muhammad (SAWS), who then conveyed it to his Companions (RAA), and through whom the rest of this ummah received this revelation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These Words of Allah are without any interpretation of any angel or human, and are the &lt;em&gt;direct&lt;/em&gt; Speech of Allah as they are to be conveyed to mankind. However, the Qur'an is not just the Words but is also comprised of the &lt;em&gt;order&lt;/em&gt; in which each and every verse appears. The Qur'an in this formal order was recited by the Messenger (SAWS) in the final year of his life and is what comes to us through the Sahabah (RAA).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hadith Al-Qudsi: These too are the verbatim Words of Allah but they are not part of the Qur'an; however they too fall under the category of Revelation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sunnah of the Messenger (SAWS): These are the words, actions, approvals (tacit or explicit), and habits of the Messenger (SAWS) that fall under the sub-category of &lt;em&gt;Sunnah&lt;/em&gt; within Revelation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sunnah is the Qur'an as &lt;em&gt;practiced&lt;/em&gt; by the Messenger (SAWS) because we have to understand that Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) was given the dual task of both receiving the formal Revelation of Allah &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; also making it clear to his Companions (RAA), and naturally, via them to us, the rest of the ummah: &quot;And remember the favor of Allah upon you and what has been revealed to you of the Book and &lt;code&gt;wisdom by which He instructs you&lt;/code&gt;.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/231&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HQ 2:231&lt;/a&gt; The Qur'an often is the &quot;what&quot; while the details or the &quot;how&quot; are contained in the Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sunnah of the Messenger (SAWS) too is part of the Revelation as Allah tells us very clearly: &quot;And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you - refrain from.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/59/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HQ 59:7&lt;/a&gt; There are numerous such verses that very clearly exhort the Muslims to obey the Messenger (SAWS) since &quot;he does not speak of his own inclination.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/53/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HQ 53:3&lt;/a&gt; This very clearly means that the explanations of the Messenger (SAWS) too are part of Revelation. To clarify this point further, the Mother of the Believers Ayesha (RAA) was asked about the Messenger's (SAWS) life and she replied &quot;haven't you read the Qur'an?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Medium of Revelation may be different; for example, sometimes the Messenger (SAWS) received Revelation directly from Jibreel and sometimes via dreams, and so on and so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In all cases it is incumbent upon all Muslims to believe in the &lt;em&gt;entire Revelation from Allah&lt;/em&gt;, regardless of whether it is the Holy Qur'an or the Sunnah of the Messenger (SAWS). Another aspect of the life of the Messenger (SAWS) is that there is not a single part of Revelation that was not faithfully conveyed by him to mankind. It's just that the forms of Revelation are different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;HTH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2013-03-09T07:52:20.827" LastActivityDate="2013-03-09T07:52:20.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7626" CreationDate="2013-03-07T19:34:19.167" Score="7" Body="&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars say that *Wearing any ring is not Sunnah since the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) used to wear a ring for signing letters sent to other kings. Because they told him that kings would not accept any letter that has not been signed. Hence, Scholars say it is Sunnah for those who use it to sign papers and documents. And some say it is Sunnah even for normal people&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hanafi:&lt;/strong&gt; For Rulers, it is Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maliki:&lt;/strong&gt; It is permissible and recommended to wear a ring since you want to imitate the Prophet (PBUH). and Haram if you wear a ring to show off&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hanbli:&lt;/strong&gt; It is permissible and &lt;strong&gt;NOT recommended&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shafi:&lt;/strong&gt; Sunnah for Rulers and Normal Muslims&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet used to wear a ring but scholars have differed about which finger should the person put his ring on because there are many authentic hadiths that tells us that the prophet used to wear it in different fingers and different hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1- Left hand - Maliki, Hanafi, and Hanbali&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2- Right hand - Shafi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Ibn al Qayim said: &quot;There are different hadiths about wearing the ring in the right or left hand but all of them are authentic(correct)&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen said: &quot;It is considered a Sunnah if you wear the ring in the right hand or the left hand&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now this is a Hadith that answers all of your questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thabit narrated that : They asked Anas about the ring of the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and he said: &quot;It is as if I can see the shining of his silver ring, and he raised his right little finger.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An-Nasai (Sahih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More Hadiths:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas reported that the ring of Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) was on this, and he pointed toward the little finger of his left hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nafi' said that Ibn 'Umar used to wear his signet-ring on his left hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abi Dawud&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yahya related to me from Malik that Sadaqa ibn Yasar said, &quot;I asked Said ibn al-Musayyab about wearing a ring. He said, 'Wear it, and tell people that I gave you that decision.' &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muwata Malik&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The ring was made from:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas b. Malik reported that the ring of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) was made of silver and it had an Abyssinian stone in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas:&#xA;  The ring of the Prophet was of silver, and its stone was of silver too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bukhary&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas: The signet-ring of the Prophet (saws) was all of silver as was also its stone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunan Abi-Dawud&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;it is permissible to wear a ring of iron&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In al-Saheehayn it is narrated from Sahl ibn Sa’d al-Ansaari (RA) that the Prophet (PBUH) said to the one who proposed marriage to the woman who had offered herself in marriage to the Prophet (PBUH):&#xA;  &quot;Look for something (to give as a dowry), even if it is a ring of iron.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Abu Dawood] and [al-Nasaa’i] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus it is clear that the more correct view is that it is not makrooh (discourage) to wear a ring of iron. But wearing a ring of silver is better, because the ring of the Prophet (PBUH) was made of silver, as is proven in al-Saheehayn. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, you are &lt;strong&gt;not allowed to wear a golden ring:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) forbade the wearing of gold signet ring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from 'Abidah, from 'Ali, he said: &quot;He forbade red Al-Mayathir, wearing Al-Qassi, and gold rings.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An-Nasai (Sahih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: &quot;The Messenger of Allah [SAW] started to wear a gold ring, and the people started to wear gold rings. The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'I was wearing this ring, but I will never wear it again.' He threw it away and the people threw their rings away.'&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An-Nasai(Sahih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing, the prophet &lt;strong&gt;used to remove his ring&lt;/strong&gt; when entering the bathroom because it was written on it (There is not God but allah, Mohammed is the messenger of Allah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas bin Malik (rad): Allah’s Messenger (saw) used to remove his ring when entering the lavatory.[Reported by Al-Arba’a and it is defective].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Buligh Al-Maram&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Another prohibition&lt;/strong&gt; is that you must not wear it in these 2 fingers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Ali reported: Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) forbade me that I should wear a ring in this and that finger of mine, and he pointed to the middle finger and the next one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-09T15:28:21.647" LastActivityDate="2018-01-09T15:28:21.647" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7638" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-08T00:41:00.630" Score="1" ViewCount="48" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that bribery is Haram in Islam. But I want to know if it's permissible under certain circumstances. For example, when bidding for projects, if you don't pay some amount of money to the guy who gives you the contract, you wont be able to get the project, no matter how qualified you are for the job. Anyone who gives him money(which is a bribe) will get the contract. Now if you &lt;strong&gt;think&lt;/strong&gt; that you are qualified for the job and you are sure that you can accomplish all the tasks, &lt;strong&gt;is it permissible to give a bribe in this case?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2239" LastActivityDate="2013-03-08T00:41:00.630" Title="Bribery in Islam under certain conditions" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2013-03-21T05:34:52.170" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5317" CreationDate="2013-03-08T11:56:05.327" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ruling has to do with the najaasah itself. Once the najaasah is removed from the clothes, they become taahir (pure). Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said that there is no specific number of washings required for najaasah to be removed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/6725/wash%20clothes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2238" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-04-06T08:45:13.360" LastActivityDate="2017-04-06T08:45:13.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7643" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-08T12:17:33.330" Score="7" ViewCount="650" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a website for promoting web hosting services to host websites (myhostoffer.com). If a visitor on my website clicks on a link and purchases a service then I will get commission for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of these web hosting companies allow adult website hosting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: Since I don't know what customers are going to host on the web hosting companies servers, is it halal for me to promote them and receive the commission?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2240" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-15T21:49:57.180" LastActivityDate="2015-08-01T04:57:55.240" Title="Is it halal to promote web-service providers when I have no control over what content they'll provide?" Tags="|halal-haram|business|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7644" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-08T12:56:34.167" Score="3" ViewCount="1763" Body="&lt;p&gt;Marketers often lure customers with special offers on products, allowing consumers to win prizes by luck.  For example, lucky gold coins in detergent powder or chances to win a holiday with &quot;XYZ&quot; chips.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed to buy such stuff which apparently involve gifts by chance?  Can it be classified as gambling as many a times people fall for it and buy such products in large numbers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-03-09T01:27:44.907" LastActivityDate="2016-03-29T22:01:17.083" Title="Are products which offer a chance for free gifts permissible?" Tags="|halal-haram|gambling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7644" CreationDate="2013-03-09T01:21:43.307" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As long as the price of the good isn't increased for the promotion, and you would normally purchase the product anyway, there's no reason to consider it &quot;gambling&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, don't let the promotion affect your buying habits.  Buying soap is no different than buying soap with a chance to &lt;strong&gt;WIN FABLUOUS PRIZES&lt;/strong&gt;; you can just give the prize away if you don't feel comfortable accepting it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fatwa: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/82237&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamqa.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-04-08T13:12:53.857" LastActivityDate="2013-04-08T13:12:53.857" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7647" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-09T05:08:01.607" Score="2" ViewCount="5711" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the father or mother-in-law's brother mahram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2013-11-10T05:49:26.997" LastActivityDate="2020-08-22T15:35:43.277" Title="Is father or mother-in-law's brother mahram?" Tags="|practical-islam|sharia|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="934" CreationDate="2013-03-09T17:15:59.147" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I will be mentioning the view of the &lt;strong&gt;Shia&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Sunni&lt;/strong&gt; in his answer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Sunni:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why don't Sunnis pray on a stone made from clay ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni don't use a stone (Muhr) as the Shia because there is &lt;em&gt;no authentic hadith&lt;/em&gt; from the prophet (PBUH) which say we should only pray on a stone. On the contrary, Praying on Mud/Clay only contradicts the verses that claim Islam is not considered a difficult religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship,... &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Quran 2/185]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He has chosen you and has not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/22/78&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Quran 22/78]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, &lt;strong&gt;Sunnis are allowed to pray on anything (mud, dust, stone, cloth, etc...).&lt;/strong&gt; Not to mention it should be clean (don't pray on the bathroom floor).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First Hadith:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (may peace be upon him) said: I have been conferred upon five (things) which were not granted to anyone before me (and these are): Every apostle wassent particularly to his own people, whereas I have been sent to all the red and the black the spoils of war have been made lawful for me, and these were never made lawful to anyone before me, &lt;strong&gt;and the earth has been made sacred and pure and mosque for me, so whenever the time of prayer comes for any one of you he should pray whenever he is&lt;/strong&gt;, and I have been supported by awe (by which the enemy is overwhelmed) from the distance (which one takes) one month to cover and I have been granted intercession. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/5/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih Muslim - sunnah.com]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Second Hadith:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Maimuna: (the wife of the Prophet)&#xA;During my menses, I never prayed, but used to sit on the mat beside the mosque of Allah's Apostle. He used to offer the prayer on his sheet and in prostration some of his clothes used to touch me.&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/6/37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhary - sunnah.com]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I should also mention that there are other narrations in Sunni books such as &lt;em&gt;At-Tabri&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;kanz ul ammul&lt;/em&gt; and other books which mention the prophet used to order Muslims to pray on Mud/Clay only. Sunnis don't acknowledge these narrations because these are &lt;strong&gt;either fabricated or really weak&lt;/strong&gt; and because of &lt;strong&gt;the two authentic hadiths&lt;/strong&gt; (quoted above) which contradict these narrations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why do Sunnis consider it taboo ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sunnis consider it taboo because it contradicts the the Quran and the hadith as I mentioned earlier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sunnis don't like the idea that the clay used by Shia is considered the best if it was from &lt;em&gt;Karbala&lt;/em&gt;. This promotes the idea that &lt;em&gt;Karbala&lt;/em&gt; is considered holier than &lt;em&gt;Mecca&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Madinah&lt;/em&gt; which is a really serious issue in the eyes of the Sunnis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Shia:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why do shia pray on a stone made from clay?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the conditions for the validity of prayers according to shia is &lt;strong&gt;to pray on clean and pure earth&lt;/strong&gt;. One shia hadith attributed to an Imam specifically orders shia to pray on clay/mud only. Source of this hadith is found in the book &lt;em&gt;Wasa’il al-Shi’ah, Volume 3 page 592&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq said: &amp;quot;Prostration is not permitted except on the&#xA;earth and whatever grows from it except on those things that are eaten&#xA;or on cotton.” When he (Imam Ja’far as Sadiq a.s) was asked whether&#xA;having one’s turban touch the earth instead of the forehead was&#xA;acceptable, he replied that this was not sufficient unless the&#xA;forehead actually touched the earth.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shia also use Sunnis hadith to prove&lt;/strong&gt; that the prophet used to pray on mud such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/229&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith in sahih bukhary - sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt; and this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/63&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith in Sahih Bukhary - sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;. T&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2020-11-24T08:01:33.797" LastActivityDate="2020-11-24T08:01:33.797" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7651" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-09T21:47:16.037" Score="10" ViewCount="27772" Body="&lt;p&gt;I hear and read a lot about magic in islam, but I've never known anyone who knows how to do it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Islam have some sample magic that one can try out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, I was given a Quranic cures book once, in which you can find many Quranic cures.  One of them is this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ECZEMA:  Recite (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/23/14&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 23:14&lt;/a&gt;) 21 times daily for 41 days in the morning and evening, blow on water and drink.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that an example of Islamic magic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-10T06:29:30.897" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T10:54:42.927" Title="Does magic exist in reality?" Tags="|practical-islam|sunni|sihr|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7652" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-10T02:58:40.437" Score="-2" ViewCount="1319" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen a couple of vidoes/documentaries where devoted Muslim have seen visions of Jesus or Mary. They were touched by Jesus and many of them converted to Christianity. These people speak openly about their encounters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am also aware that the Prophet said, who ever see me in a dream has indeed seen me because Shaitan can not come in his form. The prophet forbade though to share such dreams with other people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also know that Shia Muslim have strong belief in their Imams and claim they they can fulfill their prayers. They cite a number of incidences where an Imams have miraculously cured uncurable diseases when they were called upon or simply they appeared in a vision and cured the person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, Since there are a lot of vision where a Muslim see Jesus and is touched by him but virutually non where a non Muslim sees the prophet Image? Does this in anyway qualify that one religion is more truthful than the other? &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jhtxqpAQQE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;video1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rrt0cAqJURk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;video2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9LLNdeO-lM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;vidoe3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="279" LastEditDate="2013-03-10T16:22:26.360" LastActivityDate="2013-05-13T12:14:26.627" Title="What does Visions of Jesus and Mary Mean to Muslims?" Tags="|christianity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-12-15T04:15:04.240" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7655" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7774" CreationDate="2013-03-10T05:43:58.673" Score="5" ViewCount="433" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a balance in how Muslims are encouraged to live their lives between worship and other pursuits? I am looking for answers that cover the following points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The relationship between worship, work, money, and family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Prophet (saws)'s balance&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Earning money to support one's family&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="747" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-13T00:42:32.353" LastActivityDate="2015-11-21T06:36:37.520" Title="How does Islam balance worship with other activities?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7656" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7651" CreationDate="2013-03-10T06:49:38.090" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A very interesting question. Insha Allah I will attempt to answer some of the queries to the best of my knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your last question first: reciting from the Qur'an and blowing on water and drinking it is not magic but is a cure and is part of the cure prescribed by Allah and His Messenger (SAWS) and is formally called &lt;code&gt;Ruqyah&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Holy Qur'an &quot;And We send down of the Qur'an that which is healing and mercy for the believers, but it does not increase the wrongdoers except in loss.&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; [HQ 17:82]&lt;/a&gt; Use of Ruqyah is perfectly acceptable and all scholars across practically all schools of thought &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/3476&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;allow it&lt;/a&gt;, as long as there is no shirk in it. There is a particularly well-known incident where some Companions (RAA) neutralized the effects of poison by reciting Surah Al-Fatihah on a person who had been bitten by a scorpion, and the Prophet (SAWS) approved it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, ruqyah is an excellent antidote for magic. (BTW, there is no such thing in Islam as &quot;good&quot; magic: &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; magic is bad and is punishable by death in an Islamic emirate.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, verses from the Qur'an will &lt;em&gt;never&lt;/em&gt; harm anyone even if the reciter has ill-intentions, since the Qur'an can bring about nothing but good. The supposed &quot;Islamic magic&quot; that you are asking about, the variety that we typically see in the Indian sub-continent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc), is really magic (&lt;em&gt;sihr&lt;/em&gt;) and is haraam and has &lt;em&gt;absolutely no sanction&lt;/em&gt; in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The magic practitioner is often referred to as (very sadly) &quot;Maulana&quot; by the ignorant who visit him for his services; this in fact is a misnomer and should be avoided since though on the face of it he may seem to be adhering to the Sunnah (like keeping a beard and so on), the fact remains that he is a magician and a kaafir (disbeliever).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact there's an acid test to know if this &quot;maulana&quot; is indeed a magician: if he asks you about so-and-so's &lt;code&gt;mother's&lt;/code&gt; name, it is a given that he is practicing magic, since magic afflicts the victim using his or her mother's name. They also prescribe the use of amulets (or &quot;taveez&quot; as it is know among the Urdu-speaking population of India/Pakistan), which is &lt;strong&gt;shirk&lt;/strong&gt; and should be avoided at all costs if a person has to retain his or her Iman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(“I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say, '&lt;code&gt;Spells (ruqyah), amulets and love-charms are shirk.&lt;/code&gt;' I said, “Why do you say this? By Allaah, my eye was weeping with a discharge and I kept going to So and so, the Jew, who did a spell for me. When he did the spell, it calmed down.” ‘Abd-Allaah said: “That was just the work of the Shaytaan who was picking it with his hand, and when (the Jew) uttered the spell, he stopped. All you needed to do was to say as the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to say: ‘Adhhib il-ba’s Rabb al-naas ishfi anta al-Shaafi laa shifaa’a illa shifaa’uka shifaa’an laa yughaadiru saqaman (Remove the harm, O Lord of mankind, and heal, You are the Healer. There is no healing but Your healing, a healing which leaves no disease behind.’” [Narrated by Abu Dawood, 3883; Ibn Maajah, 3530])&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/10543&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/10543&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another interesting thing is how these magicians acquire their &quot;craft,&quot; or rather how they are initiated into it. They have to do many kinds of blasphemous acts against the Qur'an (which I would not want to enumerate here), before Shaitaan and his helpers are pleased enough to respond to his calls and decide to make him part of their &quot;team.&quot; A jinn is placed in his service who gets information for him and this makes his knowledge appear &quot;miraculous&quot; to those unaware of these methods. (I would recommend that you read Shaykh ibn Taymeeyah's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.darussalam.com/p2054/Ibn-Taymiyah&amp;amp;#39s-Essay-on-the-Jinn-%28Demons%29-By-Dr.-Abu-Ameenah/product_info.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Essay on the Jinn&lt;/a&gt; to get an insight about how black magic, spirit-possession and exorcism work; it's a very interesting and insightful read.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, there is &lt;em&gt;no magic&lt;/em&gt; that verses from the Qur'an cannot break. The patient, however, needs to avoid sins if the remedy is to be effective. For instance, he or she needs to avoid shirk (sorry if I may offend some folks here) like visiting &lt;em&gt;dargahs&lt;/em&gt; (graves of holy men, shrines, etc.); avoid listening to music; and so on and so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, I would also like to add that I when I assert that no magic, regardless of how powerful it may be, can withstand the Qur'an's power to neutralize it and heal the patient, it is because I have seen its effects with my own eyes. Trust me, the Power within the Book of Allah is tremendous, and can render useless the most malicious of Shaitaan and his helpers' evil (&lt;em&gt;sihr&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2013-03-10T07:41:51.053" LastActivityDate="2013-03-10T07:41:51.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7657" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7651" CreationDate="2013-03-10T07:02:33.787" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, there are two very different practices that could be considered &quot;magic&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sihr&lt;/strong&gt;: This is the magic that's described in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/102&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Baqarah 102&lt;/a&gt;; it is considered evil and its use forbidden to Muslims.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ruqyah&lt;/strong&gt;: This refers to incantations (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/76/59&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;example&lt;/a&gt;) which call upon God (often by repeating particular &lt;em&gt;ayat&lt;/em&gt;) to treat an ailment or to counteract &lt;em&gt;sihr&lt;/em&gt;; often called Islamic healing so as not to confuse it with forbidden magic.  Its use is condoned (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/81#61&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;if not recommended&lt;/a&gt;) in the sunnah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your example for eczema would be a form of &lt;em&gt;ruqyah&lt;/em&gt;.  While there are &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/76/50-65&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;a number of &lt;em&gt;ruqyah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; recorded in the hadith literature, I am not familiar with that one in particular; it may be authentic or fabricated, and God knows the truth of all matters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-03-10T07:02:33.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7658" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7666" CreationDate="2013-03-10T10:22:46.270" Score="3" ViewCount="1224" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hence some of the salaf (righteous predecessors) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever conceals a blessing has denied it, but whoever manifests it and spreads it has given thanks for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn al-Qayyim said, commenting on that, This is based on the words: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“When Allah bestows a blessing upon a person, He loves the effect of His blessing to be seen on His slave.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Madaarij al-Saalikeen (2/246). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azeez (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: Remind one another of blessings, for mentioning them is gratitude.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/125984&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qouted from IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want specific examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, is it wrong if I buy food from a vending machine and the I conceal/hide it because I don't want people to think I'm so rich?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the dividing line between being self-admiring and showing blessings? If someone says I'm clever should I say &quot;thank you&quot; or should I say &quot;No I'm not smart&quot; or should I say &quot;Alhamdullilah Allah made me clever&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user926" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2013-03-10T19:52:31.433" LastActivityDate="2013-03-10T19:52:31.433" Title="How to show blessings?" Tags="|sunni|tawheed|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7625" CreationDate="2013-03-10T10:43:51.197" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/13739&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this question from IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But if the food has been made for that celebration, it is not&#xA;  permissible to be there at the time of the party, but after the party&#xA;  it is permissible to eat the food and that is better than throwing it&#xA;  away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that &lt;code&gt;in the name of something other than Allah&lt;/code&gt; is for slaughtered animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In my opinion&lt;/strong&gt;, I really don't think cake has anything to do with slaughtered animals, but better to ask a knowledgeable person. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and check this question too: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/1024&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The meaning of the Quranic Verse: &quot;Forbidden to you (for food) are: ..., and that on which has been invoked the name of other than Allah,...&quot; (Al-Baqarah, or the heifer, V173)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user926" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2013-03-10T15:43:26.237" LastActivityDate="2013-03-10T15:43:26.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7652" CreationDate="2013-03-10T16:25:44.797" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Contrasted with Ex-Muslims who say that they experience visions and miracles after accepting Christianity, Ex-Christians who convert to Islam usually do so after finding the answers to life (Why are we here? Who is God? What as human beings are we supposed to do here on Earth? etc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once in a while, someone is lead to Islam after a dream as well. Here are a few:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1nmMuuaCy4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jesus told me to accept Islam&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wuFFX3M0oY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Christian dreams about Muhammad (pbuh) and converts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w12pXKzQX0U&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Another conversion after a dream&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Question is whether or not these experiences can be held as a proof for the masses?  If it can, then there would be a problem determining the authenticity of each one of these  &quot;personal miracles&quot; and then we would somehow have to combine a bunch of contradictory experiences into one universal truth.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally do believe that such experiences, while being accompanied with reason, may be used as evidence leading one to the Ultimate Truth. But only on a individual level. One man cannot preach to his community using a single dream as his primary foundation for his faith. And i would disregard any dream that leads me to accept a belief that does not make sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: many of these Ex-Muslims show little to no knowledge of Islam, and their ignorance indicates that they in fact were never Muslims to begin with. (for example: a former Muslim claiming to have found Jesus (pbuh) for the first time, even though he is mentioned in the Quran. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT2ImYJsLco&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;And Sometimes these Ex-Muslims make enormous blunders like this, while telling their conversion story.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="857" LastEditorUserId="857" LastEditDate="2013-03-10T16:57:07.857" LastActivityDate="2013-03-10T16:57:07.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7121" CreationDate="2013-03-10T18:15:04.073" Score="10" Body="&lt;h2&gt;People confuse between Muwayah (RA) and his son, Yazid bin Muwayah.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This confusion comes because &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1-&lt;/strong&gt; Muslims go extreme because of their emotions, feelings, and love of Ahlul Bayt and they were devastated by what happened to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2-&lt;/strong&gt; Lack of knowledge&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3-&lt;/strong&gt; They were taught to hate him by some sects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is a huge difference between these two:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1- Muwayah is a companion who met the prophet Muhammed PBUH&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2- Yazid is not a companion. Hence, Muslims consider him as a one of the Muslim rulers who has good deeds and bad deeds&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that he didn't not participate in killing Ahlul Bayt (AS). Also, the martyr of Hussien (RA) happened when Yazid was the Ruler. So Muwayah had nothing to do with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Excluding the virtue of being a companion of the prophet the prophet (PBUH) which is enough to put (RA) after his name, Muawiyah has a few rare virtues:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-&lt;/strong&gt; Mu’aawiyah was one of the scribes who wrote down the Revelation - &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/84304&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Source]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-&lt;/strong&gt; Muawiyah was politically adept in dealing with the Eastern Roman Empire and was therefore made into a secretary by Muhammad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-&lt;/strong&gt; A narration also tells that Muhammad prayed to God in favor of Muawiyah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allahumma (O Allah) guide him and guide people by him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This narration is in many hadith (narration) books. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Dhahabi says that this narration has a strong predication (reference), and Al-Dhahabi also explained how some scholars erred in saying that the narration is weak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani (a modern narrations critic) also said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;all the men of the predication (reference) are trustworthy. and then he explained how the predication is strong.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-&lt;/strong&gt; Muawiyah was very active in the Arab–Byzantine wars and was also involved in the siege of Jerusalem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muawiyah_I#Virtues&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Source: Wikipedia]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;For more Hadiths and narrations regarding him&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almeshkat.net/books/open.php?cat=12&amp;amp;book=2157&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;check this doc file&lt;/a&gt;. Sheik &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ash-Shanqeeti&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhamed ameen al Shanqedi&lt;/a&gt;(An amazing scholar) has gathered all the hadiths in this file. but note that it is all in Arabic&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here are more virtues:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This virtue below always give me chills&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Bakr al-Marwadhi said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I said to Abu ‘Abd-Allaah &lt;strong&gt;– Ahmad ibn Hanbal –&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who is better, Mu’aawiyah or ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azeez? He said: Mu’aawiyah is better; we do not compare the companions of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to anyone. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The best of mankind are my generation among whom I was sent.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Sunnah by al-Khallaal (2/434). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was given the name &quot;maternal uncle of the believers&quot; – as his sister &quot;Umm Habeebah&quot; was the Mother of the Believers – this is proven from some of the imams of Ahl al-Sunnah, chiefly &quot;Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Taalib that he asked Abu ‘Abd-Allaah – Ahmad ibn Hanbal – about saying “Mu’aawiyah the maternal uncle of the believers” or “Ibn ‘Umar the maternal uncle of the believers”. He said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yes, Mu’aawiyah was the brother of Umm Habeebah bint Abi Sufyaan, the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him and may Allaah have mercy on her), and Ibn ‘Umar was the brother of Hafsah the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him and may Allaah have mercy on her). I said: Can I say Mu’aawiyah the maternal uncle of the believers? He said: Yes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Sunnah by al-Khallaal (2/433), Dar al-Raayah edition. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Haroon ibn ‘Abd-Allaah that he said to Abu ‘Abd-Allaah –Ahmad ibn Hanbal - : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A letter came to me from al-Raqqah saying that some people say: We do not say that Mu’aawiyah was the maternal uncle of the believers. He got angry and said: Why are they objecting to this matter? They should be shunned until they repent.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Sunnah by al-Khallaal (2/434). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Muhammad ibn Abi Haroon and Muhammad ibn Abi Ja’far that Abu’l-Haarith told them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We sent a note to Abu ‘Abd-Allaah – Ahmad ibn Hanbal – saying: What do you say, may Allaah have mercy on you, about that who say: I will not say that Mu’aawiyah was the scribe of the revelation and I will not say that he was the maternal uncle of the believers, because he took the caliphate by the sword and by force? Abu ‘Abd-Allaah said: These are bad words and these people should be avoided and shunned, and we should warn the people about them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Sunnah by al-Khallaal (2/434) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the Isnaads of these reports are saheeh as you will see in the examination of the book by Dr. ‘Atiyah al-Zahraani.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/84304&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Source]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;For more of his virtues and what he did to the Muslims and Islam&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almeshkat.net/books/open.php?cat=32&amp;amp;book=2249&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;check this doc file&lt;/a&gt;. Also in Arabic but by a different Author&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you would like to read books:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name of the book in Arabic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;أمير المؤمنين معاوية بن أبي سفيان&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;محمد مال الله ، وهو كتاب مهم جمعه من كلام شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية ، ورتبه وعلق عليه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name of the book in English:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Ameer Al Muameen Mu’aawiyah bin Sufiyan&lt;/code&gt; - Author Muhamed Mal allah. Which contains all the sayings of Ibn Taymiyah regarding Mu’aawiyah (RA)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Off topic :&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/45563&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ruling on hating the Sahaabah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/14007&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Our attitude towards Yazeed ibn Mu’aawiyah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2013-03-10T18:15:04.073" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7658" CreationDate="2013-03-10T19:21:22.803" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This depends on the culture. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, If you live in Beverly hills. Riding a Ferrari is normal there. So you don't have to hide your Mercedes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you live in a poor country. I would suggest you to hide your coke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, Be wise !!! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for me, I don't like to go and tell people about what I am doing unless I am dont with it. Example would be doing a small project. I will tell others about this project when it is completed. Why would I tell people about my project and at the end it will turn out to be a failure ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doing that I have followed everything, I have hidden the blessing. When I am done. I showed it to others because allah love to see his blessings on his slave&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and I am basically following this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Seek the help for the success or victory of your needs by being quiet. For verily, everything that has a blessing in it is envied. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadeeth was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 3/436, hadeeth no. 1453; and in Saheeh al-Jaami’, no. 943. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/20801&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Source]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Scholars have said that the best thing to hide is your engagement until you have agreed with your wife's parents. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and thy used this evidence to come up with this rule:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Of these stories mention] when Joseph said to his father, &quot;O my father, indeed I have seen [in a dream] eleven stars and the sun and the moon; I saw them prostrating to me.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yusuf, Ayah 4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said, &quot;O my son, do not relate your vision to your brothers or they will contrive against you a plan. Indeed Satan, to man, is a manifest enemy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yusuf, Ayah 5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/12/4-5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/12/4-5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They also used this verse as an evidence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And he said, &quot;O my sons, do not enter from one gate but enter from different gates; and I cannot avail you against [the decree of] Allah at all. The decision is only for Allah ; upon Him I have relied, and upon Him let those who would rely [indeed] rely.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Take a note at the end of the verse, I will qoute it below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The decision is only for Allah ; upon Him I have relied, and upon Him let those who would rely [indeed] rely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No matter what you do, &quot;hide or not hide&quot;. You should always rely on allah and know the decision is only for him.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer the 2nd part of your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;What's the dividing line between being self-admiring and showing blessings? If someone says I'm clever should I say &quot;thank you&quot; or should I say &quot;No I'm not smart&quot; or should I say &quot;Alhamdulillah Allah made me clever&quot;?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First: Always praise allah for giving you this blessing. &lt;strong&gt;BE grateful&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So [Solomon] smiled, amused at her speech, and said, &quot;My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to do righteousness of which You approve. And admit me by Your mercy into [the ranks of] Your righteous servants.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/27/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 27/19&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second: Thank this guy for giving you a nice complaint&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated AbuHurayrah:&#xA;The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He who does not thank Allah does not thank people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/43#39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ABu Dawud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Personal advice&lt;/em&gt;, It seems that this thing of &quot;hiding blessing&quot; is somehow making you worried. If this is true then stop right away. This is the shaytan whispering to you to make your life miserable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam we have these solutions to help you in this problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Stop thinking about it, do an activity that will help you forget about it&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/130499&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tawakul on Allah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Read morning and night Atkhar, You can find it in this amazing booklet, Muslim Fortress. It contains authentic athkar from the prophet PBUH&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Read The last three Surahs after the each prayer of the 5 daily prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Make you dua'a that allah will help you remove this fear and whispers of shaytan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that inshallah you will be fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2013-03-10T19:28:19.480" LastActivityDate="2013-03-10T19:28:19.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7669" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8202" CreationDate="2013-03-10T23:08:16.383" Score="1" ViewCount="93" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the wikipedia entry on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_God_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Names of Allah&lt;/a&gt; a Name of Allah is the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الخَافِض   Al-Khāfiḍ   The Abaser  56:3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is this to be understood as a Beautiful Name? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastActivityDate="2013-05-15T13:03:20.480" Title="Is the-Abaser a good translation for Al-Khāfiḍ, one of the beautiful names of Allah?" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7625" CreationDate="2013-03-10T23:22:53.880" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A birthday is a secular celebration and a social occasion. That is the 'dedication' of the birthday cake is not the same as invoking the name of Allah before a meal. It is not said in the same &lt;em&gt;spirit&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="270" LastEditDate="2013-03-13T02:15:51.830" LastActivityDate="2013-03-13T02:15:51.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7671" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-11T01:39:05.643" Score="9" ViewCount="3044" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that insulting any prophet is kufr&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Additionally, scholars have agreed unanimously that whoever insults, disrespects or belittles any one of the prophets, may Allaah exalt their mention, will be a Kaafir (disbeliever).&#xA;  -&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=53874&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ruling on the one who insulted or belittled a Prophet - IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it seems to me that Muslims react very strongly when Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is insulted, but don't seem to care much if any other prophet is insulted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it Islamic to react more strongly to insults against Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) compared to other prophets?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I understand that if someone insults Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) the insulter can be executed (punished with death).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The scholars are unanimously agreed that a Muslim who insults the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) becomes a kaafir and an apostate who is to be &lt;strong&gt;executed&lt;/strong&gt;. This consensus was narrated by more than one of the scholars, such as Imaam Ishaaq ibn Raahawayh, Ibn al-Mundhir, al-Qaadi ‘Iyaad, al-Khattaabi and others. Al-Saarim al-Maslool, 2/13-16 -&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/22809&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ruling on one who insults the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) - IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it Islamic to execute people who insult prophets other than Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To sum up, we prefer our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) over all the other Prophets and over all of mankind, because of the evidence that has been narrated concerning that, whilst also respecting the rights of the other Prophets and Messengers and believing in them and respecting them. &#xA;  - &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/10669&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The superiority of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to all of creation - IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I don't understand why execution, punishment and anger should only be when Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is insulted, shouldn't we care when the other Prophets and Messengers are insulted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user926" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditorDisplayName="user926" LastEditDate="2023-08-10T07:30:50.870" LastActivityDate="2023-08-10T07:30:54.203" Title="Is it Islamic to execute people who insult prophets other than Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|sunni|prophets|shafii|blasphemy|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7647" CreationDate="2013-03-11T01:51:41.790" Score="0" Body="&lt;h2&gt;No.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lQRwU.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;Image from &lt;a href=&quot;http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2f/Mahrams_Chart.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2f/Mahrams_Chart.png&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;See &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahram&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahram&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In-law&#xA;  mahrams with whom one becomes mahram by marrying someone:&#xA;  father-in-law&lt;/strong&gt;, mother-in-law; son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepfather&#xA;  (mother's husband) if their marriage is consummated, stepmother&#xA;  (father's wife) if their marriage is consummated; stepson (husband's&#xA;  son) if their marriage is consummated, stepdaughter (wife's daughter)&#xA;  if their marriage is consummated;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user926" LastActivityDate="2013-03-11T01:51:41.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7673" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7699" CreationDate="2013-03-11T14:53:40.137" Score="19" ViewCount="116524" Body="&lt;p&gt;Source of quoted texts: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/39829&quot;&gt;islamqa.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Those who eat Ribaa will not stand (on the Day of Resurrection)&#xA;  except like the standing of a person beaten by Shaytaan (Satan)&#xA;  leading him to insanity. That is because they say: &quot;Trading is only&#xA;  like Riba,&quot; whereas Allaah has permitted trading and forbidden Riba.&#xA;  So whosoever receives an admonition from his Lord and stops eating&#xA;  Riba, shall not be punished for the past; his case is for Allaah (to&#xA;  judge); but whoever returns (to Riba), such are the dwellers of the&#xA;  Fire — they will abide therein&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And it was proven that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be&#xA;  upon him) cursed the one who consumes riba and the one who pays it.&#xA;  Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5962. In the transaction asked about here,&#xA;  both the individual and the bank are giving and taking riba. The&#xA;  Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “A dirham&#xA;  which a man consumes as riba knowingly is worse before Allaah than&#xA;  thirty-six acts of zina.” Narrated by Ahmad and al-Tabaraani; classed&#xA;  as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’, no. 3375. And he said:&#xA;  “There are seventy-two types of riba, the least of which is like a man&#xA;  committing incest with his mother.” Narrated by al-Tabaraani in&#xA;  al-Awsat; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’, no.&#xA;  3537.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming Riba here means Interest, similar to the Interest you receive in a bank savings account.  I can clearly see that we have been told that Interest is one hell of a bad thing.  What I can't see is &lt;code&gt;why&lt;/code&gt;?  Why is Interest such a bad thing other than the above facts what we have been told it's bad.  Why exactly is receiving 1% interest on your savings so bad that its thirty-six times worse than zina?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I have $100 USD in my bank account, and at the end of that year I have a total of $101 USD in my account because the bank account gave me 1% interest, that seems so harmless compared to thirty-six acts of zina...  So that $1 of interest received after a whole year is comparable to thirty-six acts of zina?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't get me wrong, I accept that Interest is haraam, I accept that we have been told that it is haraam, but &lt;code&gt;why&lt;/code&gt; is it such a big evil?  If I could hold both evils in my hands, the $1 USD of Interest looks so minor compared to committing incest with your mother...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am basically looking for an answer, which explains how $1 USD of interest after a year can be compatible to committing incest with your mother.  Committing incest with your mother is such an evil act, but taking $1 USD of interest from the bank is such a minor thing, no one is harmed in such a transaction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question, why is Interest such a bad thing according to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni view preferred please.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-23T22:03:54.127" LastActivityDate="2022-07-14T10:39:44.003" Title="Why is Interest such a bad thing according to Islam?" Tags="|practical-islam|sunni|riba|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7673" CreationDate="2013-03-11T15:23:54.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This post is based on my poor understanding of economics, however I do believe that the gist of it is somehow correct, anything not right in this post, please do comment and let me know.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because it could make the poor poorer, and the rich richer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imagine someone who have 1000 million dollars, with an interest of 10 million dollar a year. compared to someone who have a small business, who is barely making a 0.5% interest each year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idea of the interest is to compensate for the decrease of the real value of money over time, so $100 1 year ago, is ~equal to $101 today, so people who are investing their money, will need to do allot of work and gain at least 1% just to maintain the value of money, and therefore, It will encourage people to put money in banks for long periods rather than letting it flow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Overall, it will lead to decrease the real amount of money used in commercial transactions, while maintaining/increase the money reserved in banks, and overtime resulting in less money being 'liquid' in the market, which will lead to bad economical state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2249" LastActivityDate="2013-03-11T15:23:54.530" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7673" CreationDate="2013-03-11T17:49:31.277" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Take a look at these facts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;receiving interest means you get money for literally doing nothing &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;paying interest means you need to come up with money regardless of whether your business is even making money&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;interest accumulates over time and often surpasses the original sum you lent&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;for example: at a rate of 8% over 10 years the interest sums up to 115% of the original credit sum&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;banks often charge 12-30 % interest when they lend you money&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;when someone owing the bank money already paid back the original sum he is still a &quot;slave&quot; of the bank until the interest is paid... and: the longer he need to pay back the bigger the sum he must pay gets which in some cases leads to growing old and die with debt. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;riba is not part of any natural process... the only process where riba is natural is how Allah rewards and multiplies good deeds. So anyone paying or receiving riba is emulating what is Allah's right alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Riba has also very bad long-term effects on society and on individuals...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The one receving riba grows used to making money risk-free and work-free... this leads to a lifestyle mainly based on consumption (which is bad for the environment etc.). But more importantly it leads to feeling much less responsible for one's own actions...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one paying riba becomes more and more a slave of those who lent him money since the burden gets bigger over time... this leads to less self-empowerment and more dependency.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now you can project these on a societal level... you will have lots of &quot;money slaves&quot; (poor) and a small quantity of &quot;money owners/lenders&quot; (rich)... look at the current crises - first the banks made money with non-existing values... then they got into trouble and the countries needed to save them which they mostly did by taking some credit... now the countries have much more debt which in turn is used by the very same banks they rescued against them to make more money... these things would be impossible without riba...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="965" LastEditorDisplayName="user24306" LastEditDate="2018-07-16T05:45:06.807" LastActivityDate="2018-07-16T05:45:06.807" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7676" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7671" CreationDate="2013-03-11T21:07:38.553" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Iman was defined by the Holy Prophet (pbuh) as:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;■        That you affirm your faith in Allah,&#xA;  ■        in His Angels,&#xA;  ■        in His Books,&#xA;  ■        in His Apostles,&#xA;  ■        in the Day of Judgment, and&#xA;  ■        you affirm your faith in the Divine Decree about good and evil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So Bases of Eemaan are six&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;    &lt;li&gt;Believe in Allah, Tawheed&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;    &lt;li&gt;Believe in His Angles&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;    &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;Believe in His Messengers&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;    &lt;li&gt;Believe in His Books&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;    &lt;li&gt;Believe in Qadar of Allah, that Allah has power over good or bad&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;    &lt;li&gt;Believe in Judgment Day&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;    &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So disrespecting/insulting or ignoring any of the prophets is considered as &lt;code&gt;Kufr&lt;/code&gt;.&#xA;Execution upon insulting the Muhammad (SM.) was ruled on this &lt;code&gt;kufr&lt;/code&gt;. And since disrespecting other prophets is also &lt;code&gt;kufr&lt;/code&gt;, the criminal should also be punished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll try my best to know about this from trustworthy resources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2250" LastEditorUserId="2250" LastEditDate="2013-03-12T06:00:44.187" LastActivityDate="2013-03-12T06:00:44.187" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7673" CreationDate="2013-03-12T00:49:10.157" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not just in Islamic Finance that interest is seen as problematic; the same holds for Christian Finance. For example in the Shakespearean play, &lt;em&gt;A Merchant of Venice&lt;/em&gt;, Shylock 'hates' Antonio, a Christian who lends out money &lt;em&gt;gratis&lt;/em&gt; (freely) as his religion does not allow usury (interest). Of course this is some time ago. The secular &amp;amp; commercial Europe does not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interest is the payment by the borrower to the lender for use of his capital; say in the same way you may pay someone to hire a car. The essential difference here is abstraction. The car is a physical good. Capital is an abstract good. Physical goods have &lt;em&gt;friction&lt;/em&gt;, they're not easily moveable; whereas Capital is &lt;em&gt;frictionless&lt;/em&gt; - it can be moved from one country to another incredibly easily - in fact barriers are put in place to reassert &lt;em&gt;friction&lt;/em&gt; in the movement of Capital globally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where interest becomes a problem is how its open to abuse. (Slyly) in market-rigging, (openly) by loan-sharks. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also how it actually considers the concept of risk. If two parties open a new business, one expects, at least ethically the risks are shared. But if one party provides the capital often they can force the other party to take a much greater proportion, if not all the burden of risk. That is because Capital is often a &lt;em&gt;signifier&lt;/em&gt; of Power &amp;amp; Force as materialised in Law backed by the State.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ribaa&lt;/em&gt; to me signifies the glorification of Capital over the human sphere. Trading is permitted as it is part of the human sphere, but Interest exploits &amp;amp; imprisons the human sphere. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, the picture is more complex than I've outlined here. For example, in &lt;em&gt;India&lt;/em&gt; by VS Naipaul where he interviews a Jain trader in Bombay - he says he works in the stock exchange as building development was rife with the Bombay Mafia - and his ethics didn't allow him to get involved in extortion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastActivityDate="2013-03-12T00:49:10.157" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7623" CreationDate="2013-03-12T01:31:27.633" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, the soul does depart from the body when one is asleep, and returns by the permission of Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللَّهُ يَتَوَفَّى الأَنْفُسَ حِينَ مَوْتِهَا وَالَّتِي لَمْ تَمُتْ&#xA;فِي مَنَامِهَا فَيُمْسِكُ الَّتِي قَضَى عَلَيْهَا الْمَوْتَ وَيُرْسِلُ&#xA;الأُخْرَى إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لآيَاتٍ لِقَوْمٍ&#xA;يَتَفَكَّرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat Azamar Ayah 42&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above verse, is proof that when we die the smaller death (sleep), and Allah takes our souls, and we are free to roam among (الملأ الأعلى).  And when our times are up Allah keeps our souls, and when it is not up yet, he lets us return to our bodies until our time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also said that when one is asleep, souls meet together and get to know each other.  It is also said that when sleeps, the soul leaves the body, and this is why we see dreams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Tafseer Ibn Katheer, Tafseer Atabari, Tafseer Al baghawee&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-03-12T01:31:27.633" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5552" CreationDate="2013-03-12T01:57:57.243" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;One is not to play, talk, or distract oneself.  Even if one distracts himself with the smallest of things.  The prophet (peace and blessings be upon Him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِذَا قُلْتَ لِصَاحِبِكَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ أَنْصِتْ‏.‏ وَالإِمَامُ&#xA;يَخْطُبُ فَقَدْ لَغَوْتَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Imam is delivering the Khutba, and you ask your companion to&#xA;keep quiet and listen, then no doubt you have done an evil act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/11/58&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He (peace and blessings be upon Him) also said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;من مس الحصا فقد لغا‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One who distracts himself with pebbles during the Khutbah will not get&#xA;the (Jumu'ah) reward&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/128&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim/Riyaddussaliheen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-03-12T01:57:57.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7681" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-12T09:49:28.930" Score="2" ViewCount="1103" Body="&lt;p&gt;I keep hearing a lot of this word and am interested to know who and when one is referred to as  kafir?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How he is treated by Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2252" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2013-03-14T16:29:31.440" LastActivityDate="2013-03-14T16:29:31.440" Title="Who and when one is called as kafir?" Tags="|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7681" CreationDate="2013-03-12T12:32:08.957" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;code&gt;Kaafir (Kafir)&lt;/code&gt; is Arabic. It means Disbeliever. The plural is &lt;code&gt;Kufaar; means many Disbelievers&lt;/code&gt;.&#xA;Anyone who does not believe in the Shahada is considered a Kaafir.&#xA;The Shahada is the declaration that a person believes There is no God but Allah and Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is His slave and Messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are treated (with regards to the Islamic state which currently does not exist) with mostly the same rights as Muslims providing the pay the Jizia (tax). There is no compulsion in religion. &lt;code&gt;Even the Kaafir; athiest should be treated justly&lt;/code&gt; so maybe one day, they too, God Willing will accept the Truth, that is Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2253" LastActivityDate="2013-03-12T12:32:08.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7683" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-12T13:45:47.190" Score="3" ViewCount="11288" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it similar to interest rate in conventional banking?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2254" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-18T04:18:57.387" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T08:29:39.543" Title="What does profit rate in an Islamic banking mean?" Tags="|banking|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7685" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7692" CreationDate="2013-03-12T15:20:03.440" Score="1" ViewCount="6229" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before I became Muslim, I don't remember which parts of my body have been in contact with dog saliva, do I still have to do the washing with earth? Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user926" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T22:24:22.860" Title="Washing dog saliva after becoming Muslim" Tags="|sunni|shafii|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7686" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7695" CreationDate="2013-03-12T15:40:31.293" Score="7" ViewCount="120170" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I'm late for Zuhr prayer, can I combine it with Asr or must I pray the Zuhr separately from the Asr?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user926" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-07-30T07:35:10.860" LastActivityDate="2023-07-30T07:35:10.860" Title="Combine Zuhr and Asr when late for Zuhr?" Tags="|salat|sunni|salat-qada|shafii|combining-prayers|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7687" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7681" CreationDate="2013-03-12T16:05:38.870" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I thank you for your curiosity about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Kafir&lt;/code&gt; is a subject based on the verb &lt;code&gt;Kuf'r&lt;/code&gt;. One who commits &lt;code&gt;Kuf’r&lt;/code&gt; is &lt;code&gt;Kafir&lt;/code&gt;. Kuf’r in Arabic dictionary bears three meanings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To conceal,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To be ungrateful&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To deny or to reject.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone who rejects to believe in Allah is a kafir. Kuf'r is considered as an unforgivable sin, however, Allah may forgive every sin if one promises to never do that sin again and apologise sincerely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer and explanation of this question is vast. You can read the explanations on these links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicvoice.com/october.99/dialogue.htm#KAF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Who is a Kafir?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia: Kafir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.understanding-islam.com/q-and-a/sources-of-islam/regarding-kafir-and-kufr-6306&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Regarding 'Kafir' and 'Kufr'&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A little off-topic suggestion: I noticed you are an indian. You may watch Dr. Zakir Naik's lecture about &quot;Concept of God in Islam and Hinduism&quot; and &quot;Similarities between hinduism and islam&quot;. You will find out a lot of similarities. ----------Happy reading :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2250" LastActivityDate="2013-03-12T16:05:38.870" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7686" CreationDate="2013-03-12T16:31:06.737" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;You may (it is permissible to) pray Dhur and Asr together even if you are not on travel.  You can also pray Maghrib and Isha' together if you wish even if you are not traveling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet used to make Dhur and asr together, and Maghrib and Isha'&#xA;Together in Madinah when there was no danger, rain, or travel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that is by making Dhuhr and Asr together, making it eight Rak'at, and making Maghrib and Isha' together making it seven Rak'ats, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/9/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon Him) did this so that there will be no &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;unnecessary hardship&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further reading see &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/ref/102505&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; (it is in Arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-04-25T22:39:18.937" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7685" CreationDate="2013-03-12T16:54:30.577" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You do not need to wash your self even if a dog licks you, or comes close to you.  If it comes close you do not have to run away like it is a three eyed monster.  The prophet (Peace be upon Him) said that if it licks a utensil of eating or drinking, than we wash it seven times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِذَا شَرِبَ الْكَلْبُ فِي إِنَاءِ أَحَدِكُمْ فَلْيَغْسِلْهُ سَبْعًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a dog drinks from the utensil of anyone of you it is essential to&#xA;wash it seven times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/4/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After washing it seven times, rub it with dirt/earth once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِذَا وَلَغَ الْكَلْبُ فِي الإِنَاءِ فَاغْسِلُوهُ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ&#xA;وَعَفِّرُوهُ الثَّامِنَةَ فِي التُّرَابِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the dog licks the utensil, wash it seven times, and rub it with earth the eighth time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/2/119&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-03-12T16:54:30.577" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7691" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7694" CreationDate="2013-03-12T16:58:46.307" Score="2" ViewCount="719" Body="&lt;p&gt;A current internationally famous Mufassir-E-Quran had been proved as a murderer and a 'Rajakar'&lt;sup&gt;[*1]&lt;/sup&gt; recently. The murder was committed about 40 years ago during liberation war of Bangladesh.&lt;em&gt;(Though the evidences are quite questionable, could easily be considered as a Political Conspiracy. However, that is not my question.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many people had become Muslim through his lecture. Many Muslims corrected themselves from miss-concepts. That person was sentenced to death by the war-crimes-tribunal formed recently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;My question is:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What would be the punishment for such a person in Islamic laws?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does human have the right to punish a person who probably already been forgiven by Allah?&#xA;(about being forgiven, it's only an assumption as he is a very pious man.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[*1] : Both Bangladesh&lt;sub&gt;(the-then East Pakistan)&lt;/sub&gt; and Pakistan&lt;sub&gt;(the-then West Pakistan)&lt;/sub&gt; are Muslim countries. Many Bangladeshi Muslims didn't support the separation and thought their Islamic duty as to oppose the separation. Those people are called &quot;Rajakar&quot; and are hated by the people of Bangladesh.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2250" LastEditorUserId="2250" LastEditDate="2013-03-18T15:16:29.303" LastActivityDate="2013-03-18T15:16:29.303" Title="Killed someone 40 years ago, the murderer is a refined muslim now. What would be the punishment in Islamic laws?" Tags="|sharia|punishment|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7685" CreationDate="2013-03-12T17:12:31.863" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually there is some difference of opinion (different schools of fiqh differ on this topic)... basically anything (vessel, cloth, hand...) coming into contact with the saliva of a dog becomes impure and should be washed... see &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/13356&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/2453&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand it is recommended to make Ghusl as one of the first actions when you become Muslim which also takes care of impurities. Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="965" LastActivityDate="2013-03-12T17:12:31.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7693" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1983" CreationDate="2013-03-12T18:59:23.620" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, actually the Quran does not override the authentic Ahadeeth, because the Ahadeeth are the container of the sunnah, it is the sunnah reaches us today.  The Ahadeeth are checked for authenticity by information provided by those who narrated the Ahadeeth themselves, and the information was passed down and we have it today.  So every Hadith that is authenticated must be followed, in other words the Quran and authentic Hadith/sunnah come together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, the Quran is not meant to be an encyclopedia, and hence does not contain details on how to do things.  Like Salat for example, about 90% of salat is not in the Quran.  And hence, one will find rulings/orders in the Ahadeeth that isn't in the Quran, and it is an obligation on us to follow these orders/rulings from the Ahadeeth/Prophet.  (We must follow His sunnah in regards to religion, in general).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا&#xA;وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has&#xA;forbidden you - refrain from. And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is severe&#xA;in penalty&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat Al Hashar Ayah 7&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And further more, the Quran and Authentic Sunnah do not and cannot contradict each other (as is clear in Ansari's answer).  The Sunnah/Ahadeeth are also an explanation of the Quran, those who rely on the Quran, and their own (personal) understanding/interpretation only, are prone to deviation.  An example, lets say that one wants to know what the ruling is for stealing, and the ruling is cutting the hand, but in Arabic Hand (يد) can mean from the finger tips to the wrist, or from the finger tips to the elbow, or it can mean the whole arm.  And if the sunnah did not exist to clarify, there would be these three opinions which two of them are wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So The Sunnah is an explanation/tafseer for the Quran, if you want to find a ruling you go to the Quran, but then you go to the Sunnah, and just like one cannot stop at the Quran, one cannot stop at the sunnah, and hence must go to how the Sahabah understood and implemented it.  So the main point here in my answer is that the Quran and the Sunnah are two connected inseparable sources in Islam, in which rulings can be deduced (mind you, there are more than two, but I will just mention the Quran and the Sunnah here).  I pray my answer is clear, and I apologize for it's lengthiness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: Islamic Online university Foundations of Islaamic Studies part 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-04-14T20:06:54.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7691" CreationDate="2013-03-12T19:11:45.010" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since he was Muslim all the time he is subject to the procedure in place in Islam for such cases as described in Quran and Sunnah. The need for hard evidence and pure/proper witness is extremely important before taking any action. Any action taken must come from an islamic judge (which are kind of hard to find these days!)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for &quot;pious person&quot; etc.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noone stands above the law of Allah. There is a sahih Hadith where Prophet (PBUH+SAW) says that he would himself cut the hand of Fatima (R.A. / his daughter) if she did steal... see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alim.org/library/hadith/SHB/779/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;in Sahih Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; (it is also contained in Sahih Muslim as No. 4188).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="965" LastActivityDate="2013-03-12T19:11:45.010" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7695" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7686" CreationDate="2013-03-12T21:12:57.740" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;You may say &lt;strong&gt;Zuhr and Asr&lt;/strong&gt; prayer togather and also &lt;strong&gt;Maghrib and Esha&lt;/strong&gt; togather to avoid unnecessary hardship&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Abbas reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) observed the noon and afternoon prayers together, and the sunset and Isha' prayers together without being in a state of fear or in a state of journey.&amp;quot; -&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/59&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon Him) did this so that there will be no &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/64&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;unnecessary hardship&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/7689/2250&quot;&gt;Copied From another answer&lt;/a&gt;] Courtesy to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/9/al-ummat&quot;&gt;Al Ummat مجاهد ♦&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Whoever joins two Prayers together without a legal excuse, he then commits a major sin.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/showthread.php?t=6135&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt; [Reported by &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/40&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;At-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; and AI-Hakim] &lt;sub&gt; Note: Sheikh Al Albany graded it as Da'eef Jidaa (ضعيف جدا) i.e very weak.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can't say two Salaat together if you don't have a proper reason. It is best to say your prayers in time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imaam Ahmad said that the one who does not pray because of laziness is a kaafir. (Al-Sharh al-Mumti’ ‘ala Zaad al-Mustanqi’, 2/26).&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guidedones.com/metapage/salat/missed_prayer.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anas ibn Maalik said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“The Messenger of Allah(saw) said: ‘If one of you sleeps and misses a prayer, or forgets it, then let him pray it as soon as he remembers, because Allah(swt) says (interpretation of the meaning): ‘… and perform al-salaah for My remembrance.’ [Ta-Ha 20:14]” (Reported by Muslim).&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guidedones.com/metapage/salat/missed_prayer.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Delaying the prayer intentionaly:&#xA;Many workers delay Zuhr and Asr Prayer till night-time. Quran speaks strictly on guarding our Salat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Guard strictly (five obligatory) As-Salawat (the prayers) especially the middle Salat &amp;gt;(i.e. Asr Prayers)”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[The Holy Quran, 2:238]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are Fiqh-us-Sunnah about combining two prayers under certain circumstances:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ymsite.com/books/fiqhussunnah/fus2_37.html#2.115b&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Combining the salah at 'Arafa and al-Muzdalifah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ymsite.com/books/fiqhussunnah/fus2_37.html#2.115c&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Combining the salah during traveling&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ymsite.com/books/fiqhussunnah/fus2_37.html#2.117&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Combining two prayers during rain&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ymsite.com/books/fiqhussunnah/fus2_37.html#2.118&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Combining the two prayers due to some illness or other excuse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ymsite.com/books/fiqhussunnah/fus2_37.html#2.118a&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Combining two prayers due to some pressing need&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And many more.... detailed informations:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ymsite.com/books/fiqhussunnah/fus2_37.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fiqh-us-Sunnah, Volume 2: Combining two prayers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.themodernreligion.com/basic/pray/prayer_timely.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Praying on Time is Just as Important&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/masail/1.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;COMBINING THE TWO PRAYERS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2250" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-08-28T07:16:56.360" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7696" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-12T21:58:02.280" Score="3" ViewCount="4002" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/7695/9&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;, it provides an opinion of Imam Ahmad:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imaam Ahmad said that the one who does not pray because of laziness is&#xA;  a kaafir. (Al-Sharh al-Mumti’ ‘ala Zaad al-Mustanqi’, 2/26)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, is there any authentic Hadith that support this opinion of his? What did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon Him) about the consequence of missing salat without an excuse? would one become disbeliever? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Authentic Sources Please&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2013-03-13T06:08:05.773" Title="Is one who does not pray out of laziness a Kafir?" Tags="|salat|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5949" CreationDate="2013-03-12T22:50:26.793" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;When we enter Jannah, we will resemble our Father Adam, our length will be 60 arms/cubits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَخْلاَقُهُمْ عَلَى خُلُقِ رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى صُورَةِ&#xA;أَبِيهِمْ آدَمَ سِتُّونَ ذِرَاعًا فِي السَّمَاءِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They will resemble their father Adam, 60 arms/cubits in the air&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:2834c&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for their ages I do not know.  As for women in jannah, they would form the minority, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/266000&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-07T05:38:35.263" LastActivityDate="2021-09-07T05:38:35.263" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7696" CreationDate="2013-03-13T01:01:26.083" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most basic and simple answer they used to conclude this rule is the hadith in &lt;strong&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/strong&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, &amp;quot;Between a man and disbelief and paganism is the abandonment of Salat (prayer).&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, Here are more Hadiths that Imam Ahmed and others used to support their opinion :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Buraidah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, &amp;quot;That which differentiates us from the disbelievers and hypocrites is our performance of Salat. He who abandons it, becomes a disbeliever.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[At-Tirmidhi].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has been narrated on the authority of 'Auf b. Malik that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: The best of your rulers are those whom you love and who love you, who invoke God's blessings upon you and you invoke His blessings upon them. And the worst of your rulers are those whom you hate and who hate you and whom you curse and who curse you. It was asked (by those present): Shouldn't we overthrow them with the help of the sword? He said: No, as long as they establish prayer among you. If you then find anything detestable in them. You should hate their administration, but do not withdraw yourselves from their obedience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are verses in the Quran too. But since you are looking for Hadiths only then I will not post them in my answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-03-13T01:01:26.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7699" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7673" CreationDate="2013-03-13T01:27:30.937" Score="26" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is Interest so bad? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Riba has the potential to corrupt a society in a way that zina and other crimes can never do.  Many religious figures and philosophers have commented about the evil nature of usury (interest):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;To take usury for money lent is unjust in itself, because this is to sell what does not exist, and this evidently leads to inequality which is contrary to justice&quot;&lt;/em&gt; -Thomas Aquinas&lt;SUP&gt;[1]&lt;/SUP&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;You cannot make money just with money.&quot;&lt;/em&gt; -Martin Luther&lt;SUP&gt;[2]&lt;/SUP&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;The most hated sort, and with the greatest reason, is usury, which makes a gain out of money itself and not from the natural object  of it. For money was intended to be used in exchange but not to increase at interest. And this term interest (tokos), which means the birth of money from money is applied to the breeding of money because the offspring resembles the parent. Wherefore of all modes of getting wealth, this is the most unnatural.”&lt;/em&gt; -Aristotle&lt;SUP&gt;[3]&lt;/SUP&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An important distinction that earlier religious clerics understood was that money is a means of exchange. It is not meant in it of itself to be a source of income.  &lt;em&gt;&quot;You can invest money by buying goods and products and selling them as a businessman. But when you loan money and make money off the money, you have perverted the purpose of money which is a means of exchange. And you have made it an end.&quot;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;SUP&gt;[4]&lt;/SUP&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today riba gives banks and the rich an incentive to lend money without fear of loss.  Sequential years of banks lending/borrowing to the people helps stretch the gap between the rich and the poor. In the last few decades entire countries, governments and corporations have also gotten involved in riba on a massive scale. And we now live in a time where it's actually possible to see the aftermath dealing with Interest on a global scale.  &lt;strong&gt;The global economy is collapsing&lt;/strong&gt; and we have front row seats.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider going through some documentaries and see the key role Interest plays:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K5_JE_gOys&quot;&gt;Money As Debt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcGh1Dex4Yo&quot;&gt;97% Owned&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpTwb89bSfU&quot;&gt;Money As Debt Part 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Riba helps create massive and permanent gaps between the rich and the poor. And unless we make radical changes soon; you can expect this gap to only widen further:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In 1960, the 20% of the world’s people in the richest countries had 30 times the income of the poorest 20% —  in 1997, 74 times as much.&lt;SUP&gt;[5]&lt;/SUP&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The wealthiest nation on Earth has the widest gap between rich and poor of any industrialized nation.&lt;SUP&gt;[6]&lt;/SUP&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The poorest 40 percent of the world’s population accounts for 5 percent of global income. The richest 20 percent accounts for three-quarters of world income. &lt;SUP&gt;[7]&lt;/SUP&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the day, we can only make guesses about the full wisdom on why riba in all of it's forms is so evil. Whether it's $1 or $1000, by taking interest you are supporting this economic slavery system. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/aquinas-usury.asp&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lege.net/blog.lege.net/financialoutrage.org.uk/reformation.org/luther-sermon-on-usury.html&quot;&gt;[2]&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.monetary.org/the-usury-problem-remains/2010/12&quot;&gt;[3]&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wswQOf4vv4&quot;&gt;[4]&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.globalissues.org/article/26/poverty-facts-and-stats#src2&quot;&gt;[5] [6] [7]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="857" LastEditorUserId="857" LastEditDate="2014-01-23T02:15:40.080" LastActivityDate="2014-01-23T02:15:40.080" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7700" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="331" CreationDate="2013-03-13T03:29:12.897" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The primary Sources of Shia Islamic Law are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Qur'an&lt;/strong&gt; (the word of Allah). From the authenticity and credibility view point the Qur'an is at the highest level, but the problem implies the meaning and interpretation of the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunnah (the sayings and actions of Prophet Muhammad and the infallible Imams&lt;/strong&gt;; including their “Satisfactory Silence toward an act” ).  Unlike the Qur'an, the authenticity and credibility of Sunnah is not certain. (According a Hadith from Imam Sadeq (a) all their sayings is reported from the earlier Imams and finally from Imam Ali and Imam Ali is reported from the prophet. So the chain of all the Hadiths in Shiah finally reach the prophet Mohammad (mpbuph).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ijma of Fuqaha&lt;/strong&gt;: every consensus among the Fuqaha is not authentic and acceptable. Those consensus which discover the word of the infallibles is valid only.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aql&lt;/strong&gt; (Reason).  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Qiyas and Ray&lt;/strong&gt; (Analogical Deduction) is a personal opinion of a person so it is not authentic and valid).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Urf&lt;/strong&gt; (Custom): It is valid but just as an instrument to clear an issue. It is not an independent source.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All schools agree on the Quran and Hadith as the primary sources, but regarding other sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maliki and Hanbali try to limit the use of other sources.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shafi'i school is a moderate (compare to Maliki, Hanbali and Hanafi) in using the other sources.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hanafi invokes to Qiyas, Ray, and Urf more than any other schools of Fiqh.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2258" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-04T16:10:56.087" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T16:10:56.087" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7691" CreationDate="2013-03-13T05:15:52.487" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Islamic punishment for murder is death, of course, unless the family of the victim forgives the murderer. Having said that I would also like to add that the murder should have been committed while the Islamic shareeah was in full force at the time and place of the murder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, we do not have Islamic laws in place anywhere in the world today (except perhaps Saudi Arabia). This does not allow us to arbitrarily go around dispensing justice. (When I say &quot;us,&quot; I obviously mean qualified Islamic scholars.) It's not that we consider the prevailing laws of the land to be superior or even equal to those of Islam; it's just that the hudood punishments should go into effect &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; when the entire force of an Islamic authority bears down upon the law and order situation in the country in question &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; the murderer commits the crime in spite of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is my opinion and I am no scholar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2013-03-13T05:56:58.363" LastActivityDate="2013-03-13T05:56:58.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7703" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-13T05:28:11.217" Score="4" ViewCount="5673" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How did our Prophet(PBUH) wear his slippers/shoes?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is there any specific dua for that?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Post some references for your answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-03-13T13:36:39.170" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T17:11:32.460" Title="What is the sunnah in wearing slippers?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7696" CreationDate="2013-03-13T05:57:46.597" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Allah, the most merciful says: [narrated]&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;...So woe unto those performers of salah (prayers)(hypocrites), Those who delay their salah (prayer from their stated fixed times)....&quot;&#xA;  (Quran, chapter 107, verses 4-5) &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=107&amp;amp;verse=4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Verse 4&lt;/a&gt;--&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=107&amp;amp;verse=5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Verse 5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Translations of verse 5:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih International: [But] who are heedless of their prayer -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pickthall: Who are heedless of their prayer;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yusuf Ali: Who are neglectful of their prayers,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shakir: Who are unmindful of their prayers,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad Sarwar: who become confused during their prayers,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mohsin Khan: Who delay their Salat (prayer) from their stated fixed times,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Arberry: and are heedless of their prayers,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;[Since there are controversies about delayed prayer, I prefer to say it within time.&#xA;Allah knows best. I can't risk being sinful and delay intentionally.]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2250" LastEditorUserId="2250" LastEditDate="2013-03-13T06:08:05.773" LastActivityDate="2013-03-13T06:08:05.773" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7691" CreationDate="2013-03-13T07:34:24.807" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Under &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qisas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qisas&lt;/a&gt;, the punishment for murder is death. During the Prophet's time, some of the Prophet's Companions also took and paid &quot;blood money&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diyya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Diyya&lt;/a&gt;) for unlawful killings, which includes unlawful killing during war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, prescribed for you is &lt;strong&gt;legal retribution&lt;/strong&gt; for those murdered - the free for the free, the slave for the slave, and the female for the female. But &lt;strong&gt;whoever overlooks from his brother anything, then there should be a suitable follow-up and payment to him with good conduct&lt;/strong&gt;. This is an alleviation from your Lord and a mercy. But whoever transgresses after that will have a painful punishment. (2:178)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he was truly a good man, then the victim's family would forgive him. If they do not, then they have the right to request capital punishment upon the murderer. Qisas is not really a matter of society punishing murder to discourage it, but it's more that the aggrieved parties have a &lt;strong&gt;right&lt;/strong&gt; to demand vengeance. All the good in the world does not override the right of the victim's families to demand his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he has truly been forgiven by Allah and done a lot of good in his life, then he should have nothing to worry about death. Allah will dispense proper justice, whether in reward or punishment upon him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2013-03-13T07:34:24.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7703" CreationDate="2013-03-13T13:35:54.880" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The sunnah of putting on shoes is put on the right first than the left, and when taking off take out the left foot first than the right, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/2117580&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.  One should also not wear one shoes on a foot, either put on both shoes or don't put on anything at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لاَ يَمْشِي أَحَدُكُمْ فِي نَعْلٍ وَاحِدَةٍ لِيُحْفِهِمَا جَمِيعًا،&#xA;أَوْ لِيَنْعَلْهُمَا جَمِيعًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of you should walk, wearing one shoe only; he should either put&#xA;on both shoes or put on no shoes whatsoever&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saheeh Bukari Book 77, Hadith 73&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for a dua when putting them on, I do not know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-03-13T13:35:54.880" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="708" CreationDate="2013-03-13T20:00:14.103" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If they are sincere and seek guidance or answers to questions, of course their prayers can be answered. Many people believe in Allah before they officially become Muslims by taking Shahaada, we should never push people away. The above ayah are talking about &quot;Muslim&quot; hypocrites who only prayed so others would see them pray but did not truly have faith. Obviously the non-Muslim is not trying to show others he is praying, he/she is doing it either for curiosity (and even then the heart can respond positively to prayer) or is seeking answers in faith and in that is humbling him or herself....that is sincerity for which there would be reward inshallah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2259" LastActivityDate="2013-03-13T20:00:14.103" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7709" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7710" CreationDate="2013-03-14T14:15:22.817" Score="1" ViewCount="2303" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can those dead know, see, and know-about those alive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2261" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-01T19:45:55.917" LastActivityDate="2017-08-28T07:30:07.610" Title="Can the dead see and know about those alive?" Tags="|akhirah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7710" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7709" CreationDate="2013-03-14T15:04:13.630" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The principle is that the dead do not hear the words of the living, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): &quot;… but you cannot hear those who are in graves.&quot; [Faatir 35:22] and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Verily, you cannot make the dead to hear…&quot; [al-Naml 27:80]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/763&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/763&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly the dead person does not know anything about the circumstances of his family, because he is absent from them, in a state of bliss or torment. But Allaah may inform some of the dead of some of the circumstances of their families, but this is not necessarily so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/13183&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/13183&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user926" LastActivityDate="2013-03-14T15:04:13.630" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7711" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-14T15:08:44.070" Score="2" ViewCount="165" Body="&lt;p&gt;From my understanding, Muslims (are supposed to) blame themselves for evil deeds and be thankful for good deeds, and humans have free will to do good or bad deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we have free will to do good deeds, why must we be grateful for them? &lt;strong&gt;How to reconcile having free will with being grateful to Allah for enabling us to repent and do good deeds?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, praise be to Allaah Who has &lt;strong&gt;enabled you to repent and has guided you after you were misguided, Who has lighted the way for you and has made faith dear to you and made it attractive to you&lt;/strong&gt;. To Him be all praise at all times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We congratulate you &lt;strong&gt;on having been enabled to repent. This is a blessing for which thanks must be given&lt;/strong&gt;, for Allaah accepts the repentance of the one who repents. -&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/13693&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Means of expiating sin (IslamQA)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Muslim is always asking his Lord to help him to give thanks to Him, because &lt;strong&gt;were it not for Allah’s helping His slave, he would not be able to give thanks&lt;/strong&gt;. -&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/125984&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Thanking Allah for His Many Blessings (IslamQA)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Satan will say when the matter has been concluded, &amp;quot;Indeed, Allah had promised you the promise of truth. And I promised you, but I betrayed you. But I had no authority over you except that I invited you, and you responded to me. &lt;strong&gt;So do not blame me; but blame yourselves.&lt;/strong&gt; I cannot be called to your aid, nor can you be called to my aid. Indeed, I deny your association of me [with Allah ] before. Indeed, for the wrongdoers is a painful punishment.&amp;quot;  - &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/14/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 14:22&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Mussab has a video explaining Qadr and Free Will:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Js_VNcajsM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Do I Have a Choice? (Qadr / Pre-Ordainment) by Abu Mussab Wajdi Akkari - Youtube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, despite watching that video, I don't understand why we should be grateful for doing good deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user926" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user926" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T11:04:23.773" Title="Why be grateful for good deeds?" Tags="|sunni|shafii|qadar|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7712" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7713" CreationDate="2013-03-14T15:23:08.410" Score="0" ViewCount="657" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was thinking that it could be seen as a regeneration place, perhaps something like recharger for rechargable batteries, but only if you are rechargabe battery, otherwise you would go to hell, of course. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And after the period of time when you are recharged you go back to life in some form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it somthing like that, I mean not exactly of course, but in principle?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2261" LastActivityDate="2013-03-14T15:46:57.517" Title="What is the purpose of heaven?" Tags="|death|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7712" CreationDate="2013-03-14T15:46:57.517" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/45529&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Reason Why Mankind Was Created (IslamQA)&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allaah has told us that the creation of the heavens and the earth, and&#xA;  of life and death, is for the purpose of testing, so as to test man.&#xA;  Whoever obeys Him, He will reward him, and whoever disobeys Him, He&#xA;  will punish him. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And He it is Who has created the heavens and the earth in six Days&#xA;  and His Throne was on the water, that He might try you, which of you&#xA;  is the best in deeds. But if you were to say to them: “You shall&#xA;  indeed be raised up after death,” those who disbelieve would be sure&#xA;  to say, “This is nothing but obvious magic”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Hood 11:7] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Who has created death and life that He may test you which of you is&#xA;  best in deed. And He is the AllMighty, the OftForgiving”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[al-Mulk 67:2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahmaan al-Sa’di (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allaah, may He be exalted, created mankind to worship Him and to know&#xA;  Him by His names and attributes, and to enjoin that upon them. Whoever&#xA;  submits to Him and does what is enjoined upon him will be one of those&#xA;  who are successful, but whoever turns away from that, they are the&#xA;  losers. He will inevitably gather them together in the Hereafter where&#xA;  He will reward or punish them for what He commanded and forbade them&#xA;  to do. Hence Allaah mentions how the mushrikeen (polytheists) denied&#xA;  the reward or punishment, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not really about '&lt;strong&gt;what's the purpose of heaven&lt;/strong&gt;' but '&lt;strong&gt;what's the purpose of the life, death, the creation of mankind, and the reward and punishment (in the Hereafter)&lt;/strong&gt;' which is explained by IslamQA/&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user926" LastActivityDate="2013-03-14T15:46:57.517" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7714" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-14T15:56:07.107" Score="2" ViewCount="172" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some fabricated Ahadeeth come from an individuals self, but others come from other sources, like sayings of scholars, poets and doctors.  So, what are the sources of fabricated Ahadeeth? What are the types of fabricated Ahadeeth that are out there? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-09-26T03:46:54.010" Title="What are the sources of Mawdu'/Fabricated Ahadeeth?" Tags="|uloom-al-hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7716" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7717" CreationDate="2013-03-14T16:30:29.203" Score="6" ViewCount="2169" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the view of Islam on Zoos, Aquariums and similar places?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can we go there or looking at suffering will be taking as a sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2261" LastActivityDate="2018-02-05T23:03:32.537" Title="What is the vision on Zoos according to Islam?" Tags="|animals|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7717" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7716" CreationDate="2013-03-14T16:39:41.710" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can read the full fatwa here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/1608&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/1608&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, going to the zoo is fine based on the initial conclusion from the fatwa linked above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the basis of the opinion that it is permissible to keep animals in&#xA;  cages, visiting places designed for the purpose of displaying these&#xA;  animals to the public such as those known nowadays as zoos, for the&#xA;  purpose of enjoying looking at the different types of animals, is&#xA;  permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of this part of the quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Do they not look in the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all&#xA;  things that Allaah has created…?” [al-A’raaf 7:185].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Think&#xA;  about the signs of Allaah, do not think about Allaah.” (Reported by&#xA;  al-Bayhaqi in al-Shu’ab, 1/136 and by al-Laalakaa’i in al-Sunnah,&#xA;  3/525. See al-Saheehah, 4/395).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2013-03-14T16:39:41.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7718" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-15T03:40:54.973" Score="6" ViewCount="19787" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the size of the major Hadith collections, I'd estimate that there are only around 80 thousand at most, including overlapping Hadith. Some links (quite unreliable) seem to put the number closer to 10 thousand unique Sahih(Authentic) Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a study that identifies exactly how many are out there? If not, what are the major Sahih(Authentic) Hadith collections?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be precise, I'd like to know from a Sunni perspective. But answers from other sects would be interesting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T10:27:46.473" LastActivityDate="2020-06-25T14:54:09.817" Title="How many Sahih(Authentic) Hadith are there?" Tags="|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7719" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-15T04:39:57.377" Score="1" ViewCount="732" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reading &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7691/killed-someone-40-years-ago-the-murderer-is-a-refined-muslim-now-what-would-be&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, some questions arose in my mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a non-Muslim converts to Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are the sins related to human rights also forgiven?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What happens if they killed someone when they were a non-Muslim, and after conversion proved a murderer? Now the victim's family wants justice and doesn't want to forgive the killer. The victim could either be a Muslim or a non-Muslim.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want Sunni view on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="821" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T08:28:37.913" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T08:28:37.913" Title="Are certain sins forgiven after conversion to Islam (Sunni view)?" Tags="|sunni|sin|conversion|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7350" CreationDate="2013-03-15T05:54:49.710" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum Sister,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam's beauty lies in the fact that it is highly adaptable to various kinds of circumstances &lt;em&gt;without&lt;/em&gt; having to compromise on its basic principles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first thing that we have to bear in mind is that free inter-mingling of males and females is not allowed, no matter what the circumstances. Even when a woman is completely covered at her workplace, her very presence becomes a trial for the men around her owing to the fact that she has been created beautiful by Allah, and her beauty lies in the fact &lt;em&gt;per se&lt;/em&gt; that she is a woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words the very fact that she is a woman is enough for her to be beautiful and attractive in the eyes of men, regardless of other factors like the color of her skin, her height and so on and so forth. Just the sound of a woman's voice or laughter is enough to attract the attention of a man. As such, even when a woman is fully covered it is impermissible for her to mix with men (and vice versa).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of your daughter I would recommend that before anything else, teach her about Islam and people like the Mothers of the Believers and the other Sahaabiyah (RAA). Train and give her a strong grounding in Islamic morals first and foremost, and then in whatever vocation you feel would best suit her (like the brother in the answer above has mentioned).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While worldly education will help her make a good living (in case she finds herself in the unfortunate situation of not having a male mahram around her, God forbid), moral education, I feel is far more important since it will help her make the right decisions. The best part about having knowledge of Islam is that it also equips one with a strong &lt;em&gt;hikmah&lt;/em&gt; about the right action to be taken in various situations. The more important question in point is not whether a Muslima should be dependent on her husband/father/brother; rather it should be: is she well aware of Islamic principles that guide her in taking the right decision at all times?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We Muslims find ourselves facing various kinds of novel situations as the world's culture evolves and changes (for the better or for the the worse). A very important need in times like these for a Muslima (and indeed &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; Muslims) is the ability to adapt ourselves to these situations and take the right decisions that please Allah or at least do not displease Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's best to cling strongly to the principles; the rest are all details and I guess that's what Scholars are for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;HTH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastActivityDate="2013-03-15T05:54:49.710" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7350" CreationDate="2013-03-15T08:55:29.913" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is more a cultural than Islamic thing. In much of the world, like Malaysia, Indonesia, or the first world nations, Muslim women are very self reliant and are often just as wealthy and skilled as men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You need to look no further than the Prophet Muhammad's first wife, Khadija bint Khuwaylid. She did not stay at home quietly, but ran a very wealthy and powerful business.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Khadija's father, Khuwaylid ibn Asad, who died around 585, was a merchant, a successful businessman whose vast wealth and business talents were inherited by Khadija, who successfully managed her father's business interests and preserved the family's fortune. Her renown for business dealings caused many highly respected Arabian men to seek her hand in marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She had even hired her future husband:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Khadija did not travel with her trade caravans; she relied on others to trade on her behalf, whom she compensated with commissions. As Khadijah dealt with far away markets she was sure to hire hard working and distinguished employees to act on her behalf in order to preserve the image of her business. In 595, Khadija needed an agent for a transaction in Syria. Several agents whom she trusted (notably including Abu Talib ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib) and some relatives of hers recommended her distant cousin Muhammad ibn Abdullah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on, she was the breadwinner and supporter of the family:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Khadijah's wealth was another contributing factor in spreading Islam. Once Khadijah and Muhammad got married, Muhammad no longer had work, for her wealth is what gave Muhammad the time for his spiritual path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khadija_bint_Khuwaylid#Becoming_the_first_Muslim&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2013-03-15T08:55:29.913" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7724" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-15T09:32:09.293" Score="1" ViewCount="237" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does islam allow the sale of things by force?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;buyer:&lt;/strong&gt; I would like to use this mosque for prayer purposes&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;seller:&lt;/strong&gt; No problem, please go to the stall and purchase something for $200, and bring the receipt here, once you bring the receipt, you are free to use this mosque&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;buyer:&lt;/strong&gt; Goes and gets stuff for $200 from the stall even though he does not want it and gives the receipt to the seller.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;seller:&lt;/strong&gt; Allows buyer entry into the mosque.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are such forced sales allowed according to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T09:27:26.010" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T09:27:26.010" Title="Is forcing you to buy something to use a mosque permitted?" Tags="|fiqh|money|masjid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7725" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-15T10:27:27.393" Score="4" ViewCount="37596" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that bleeding breaks the rules of purity and nullifies Wudhu– which means you cannot make salat. But are you supposed to delay your salat until the bleeding stops?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni view please with references from Quran, Hadith, and/or fatwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2013-03-15T19:16:26.890" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T01:52:02.950" Title="Are you supposed to delay your salah until the bleeding stops? (Sunni view)" Tags="|quran|hadith|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7726" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-15T10:29:11.593" Score="6" ViewCount="124222" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jummah is considered the best day of the week. Why is it so important?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The purpose of this question is to have detailed, high quality answers detailing the importance of Jummah.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2250" LastEditorUserId="2250" LastEditDate="2013-03-18T15:18:58.410" LastActivityDate="2017-08-25T09:57:50.633" Title="Why is Jummah Important? (Jumu'ah/ Jumma'h/ Friday)" Tags="|islamic-events|jumuah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7725" CreationDate="2013-03-15T12:13:02.773" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In response to a similar &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicboard.com/prayer/134307556-bleeding-while-doing-wudu.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, a senior lecturer and an Islamic scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, states: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&quot;Bleeding from any of the natural orifices (anus, urethra or vagina) definitely breaks one's wudu'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Bleeding from a cut or wound, however, does not break one's wudu'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is supported by strong evidence in the primary sources of Islam&#xA;  and is endorsed by the Salaf (the pious predecessors). It is common&#xA;  knowledge that the Companions used to pray while they were bleeding&#xA;  from their wounds. &lt;code&gt;Caliph Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) prayed&#xA;  while bleeding from stab wounds.&lt;/code&gt; The above rule also applies to blood&#xA;  taken for medical tests.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hazrat Ali (may ALLAH be pleased with him) said that:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you are drowning in water and if you remember that it is time for Prayer(Namaz), then yours Intention should be to offer Salah(Prayer). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The Muslims used to keep on praying while wounded.” (Bukhari). &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?216489-Bleeding-and-time-for-Salat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/2176/bleeding&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/2176/bleeding&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We know of no evidence (daleel) to indicate that bleeding from any part of the body other than the vagina invalidates one’s wudoo’. The basic principle is that it does not break wudoo’. Acts of worship should be based on sound reports, so no one is permitted to say that any act of worship is prescribed by Islam unless he has evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some scholars suggested that wudoo’ is broken if the amount of blood lost from any place other than the vagina is considered to be excessive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If a person in this condition does wudoo’ in order to be on the safe side, then this is good, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;“Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.” (Reported by al-Nisaa’i, 8/328; al-Tirmidhi, 7/221 Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi; al-Haakim, 2/13, 4/99)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore your main concern should be to stop the bleeding as best as you could and say the prayer within the fixed time of that salaat. Do what you think Allah would like the most. Allah knows best. He is the one to accept your prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the delay to say prayer, see this question-answer: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7686/&quot;&gt;Combine Zuhr and Asr when late for Zuhr?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2250" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2013-03-16T02:46:11.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7729" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-15T15:13:36.900" Score="3" ViewCount="18481" Body="&lt;p&gt;What should I do if I break wudhu (e.g. by farting) during Jumuah?&#xA;I have a farting problem, I can hold it for some time but if the Quran recitation is long then there's a huge chance that someday I'll fart during some congregation prayer.&#xA;I don't think the 'only one wudu per prayer' applies to me because I can avoid farting for short prayers.&#xA;I ask this question as a preparation for the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever cannot keep his wudoo’ for the duration of the prayer should&#xA;  do wudoo’ and pray, and it does not matter what comes out of him&#xA;  during the prayer, and his wudoo’ is not invalidated by that,&#xA;  according to the consensus of the imams. The most he has to do is to&#xA;  do wudoo’ for each prayer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 21/221&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/8910&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Does continually passing wind invalidate wudoo’? (IslamQA)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I feel that one day I might keep my wudu between two prayers (usually I fart after every salah) and this would cause me to fart (so I'd be responsible for farting). In this case, what should I do? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, what does a Muslim do if he breaks his wudu during salah in congregation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user926" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T08:28:23.953" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T08:28:23.953" Title="What to do if break wudu during Jumuah?" Tags="|sharia|sunni|jumuah|shafii|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7730" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-15T15:16:34.940" Score="5" ViewCount="4426" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it okay to backbite someone with one's self? For example, if I become very angry with someone, then I go to my room and talk to myself things like &quot;Why is he so stupid?&quot;. Backbiting normally happens when you slander someone in their absence &lt;strong&gt;with others&lt;/strong&gt;. In this case, I don't slander the person in question with others but only with myself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user926" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T22:35:38.120" LastActivityDate="2021-09-05T17:35:50.787" Title="Is it okay to backbite someone by talking to yourself?" Tags="|sunni|shafii|backbiting|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7731" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7726" CreationDate="2013-03-15T15:47:28.057" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Among the seven days of the week, Friday is the day when Allah's Special mercies are granted. It is a day of gathering for the Muslims and rewards are increased. Many great events took place on this day, and yet to take place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll try enlightening the significance of The Jummah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Allah has blessed us a complete surah about Jummah &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/62&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;Surah Al-Jumua&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade. That is better for you, if you only knew.&quot; [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/62/9&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Quran 62:9&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The day of Jumu'ah includes an hour during which all supplications are accepted. Abu Hurayrah, narrated that the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;On (the day of) Jumu'ah is an hour during which Allaah gives to a Muslim servant standing in prayer whatever he asks for.”[Al-Bukhaari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ), said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;The best day the sun rises over is Friday; on it Allaah created Aadam. On it, he was made to enter paradise, on it he was expelled from it, and the Last Hour will take place on no other day than Friday.&lt;/strong&gt;”[Ahmad and At-At-Tirmithi].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The charity given in this day is more virtuous than the other days of a week. The Messenger (ﷺ) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Charity given during the day of Jumu'ah is greater (in reward) than any other day.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is a day on which sins are forgiven, as narrated by Salmaan (Ra.)  who narrated that the Prophet, (ﷺ) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Any man who performs Ghusl on Friday, perfumes himself if he has perfume, wears the best of his clothes, then goes to the mosque and offers as many prayers as he wishes while not harming anybody, then listens quietly while the Imaam speaks until he offers the prayer, &lt;strong&gt;will have all his sins between that Friday and the next forgiven.&lt;/strong&gt;” [Al-Bukhaari].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dying on Friday, during the day or night, is a sign of a good end, for the one who dies on that day will be protected from the trial of the grave (i.e., Allaah The Almighty will enable such a person to be steadfast during it). The Prophet, (ﷺ) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;Any Muslim who dies during the day or night of Friday will be protected by Allaah from the trial of the grave.&lt;/strong&gt;” [At-Tirmithi and Ahmad].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Aws ibn Aws al-Thaqafi that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Whoever does Ghusl on Friday and causes (his wife) to do Ghusl, and sets out early, and comes close to the imam and listens and keeps quiet, &lt;strong&gt;for every step he takes he will have the reward of fasting and praying qiyaam for one year&lt;/strong&gt;.” (al-Tirmidhi, 496)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2250" LastEditorUserId="2250" LastEditDate="2013-04-03T11:47:37.717" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T11:47:37.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7733" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-15T18:17:30.030" Score="3" ViewCount="4014" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for a muslim woman to become a gynecologist&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gynecology&lt;/strong&gt;:the branch of physiology and medicine that deals with the functions and diseases specific to women and girls, esp. those affecting the reproductive system. Ref: The OED&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2267" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-06T00:23:59.603" LastActivityDate="2021-01-09T10:04:38.297" Title="Can a muslim woman become a gynecologist?" Tags="|women|medical|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7734" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-16T02:02:48.090" Score="1" ViewCount="103" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, is it fine if I pray&#xA;&quot;Ya Allah, please grant me and the Muslims Firdaws amin&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or am I supposed to just pray for myself and not for all Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, can I include all Muslims in every supplication? Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user926" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2013-03-17T04:51:10.850" LastActivityDate="2013-03-17T04:51:10.850" Title="Is it fine to pray for Firdaws for me and the Muslims?" Tags="|sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7735" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7734" CreationDate="2013-03-16T02:26:04.053" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ofcourse you can, You can pray for yourself.which is the most important thing, your parents, friends and all Muslims too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars has emphasized on making Dua'a for the &quot;Parents&quot;. They say if you don't mention your parents when you make Dua'a then it means you are not treating them just as you must treat them according to Islam( aka Aqouq al-Waldeen).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are 2 hadiths regarding the reward of praying to Muslims &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abud-Darda' reported:&#xA;  The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The supplication of a Muslim for his (Muslim) brother in his absence will certainly be answered. Everytime he makes a supplication for good for his brother, the angel appointed for this particular task says: 'A meen! May it be for you, too'.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/17#31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abud-Darda' (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&#xA;  I heard the Messenger of Allah () saying, &quot;Whenever a Muslim supplicates for his (Muslim) brother in his absence, the angels say: 'May the same be for you too'.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2013-03-16T04:36:29.070" LastActivityDate="2013-03-16T04:36:29.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5525" CreationDate="2013-03-16T02:34:21.773" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;There is no way prescribed in sharee’ah for the one who wants to see the Prophet (PBUH) in a dream&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Muslim who is following the Sunnah sees the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in his heart; the more he follows him the more he will see him. So when he goes out of his house or goes to the mosque or does wudoo’, he remembers what the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to do. When he prays or performs Hajj he follows his Sunnah. When he buys and sells or interacts with people, he acts according to the teachings of his Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). When he is at home with his family and children he follows the teachings of his Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what the Muslim should seek and strive to achieve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Question, &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/14052&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;He wants to see the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in a dream&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-03-16T02:34:21.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7733" CreationDate="2013-03-16T14:36:36.863" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short answer is yes. As @Abdullah mentioned, it's even encouraged to take up such positions. These kind of jobs avoid the chance for women to uncover their Awara's(in this case their private parts) in front of a male doctor. &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Working in such field is considered &lt;strong&gt;Fard Kefaya&lt;/strong&gt;(where everyone is accountable in the community and if one person fulfills it, the responsibility is lifted from the whole community).&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only condition for this is that the job doesn't neglect your duties toward your home, children and husband; and you have your husband or guardian permission– because these are considered &lt;strong&gt;Fard ‘ayn&lt;/strong&gt; and take precedence over &lt;strong&gt;Fard Kefaayee&lt;/strong&gt;. For more information please follow the link enfolded in the text above. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastActivityDate="2013-03-16T14:36:36.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2699" CreationDate="2013-03-16T15:32:07.263" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer depends on the way of washing, which is one of two ways:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;washing in a container (with hands)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;washing in running water (includes washing machine) or pouring water on the cloth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In washing in a container, you must wash three times and squeeze in every time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In washing in running water, you have two cases depending on the sort of najasa, whether it's seen or not:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the najasa is seen, the mass (Aein) of it must be removed, even in one time. The taste of it must be removed as well. If the colour or smell of it were hard to be removed that will be OK.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the najasa is unseen, water must get in and out of  the cloth three times (this will be fulfilled in the washing machine).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-11993#page-171&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ahmad bin Mohamad Al-Tahtawi, Hashia on Maraqi Alfalah, p. 159&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you can conclude that chemicals wont make a difference except in the case of removing the mass of najasa because the process will be faster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2268" LastEditorUserId="2268" LastEditDate="2013-03-16T18:49:34.500" LastActivityDate="2013-03-16T18:49:34.500" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2382" CreationDate="2013-03-16T16:58:39.830" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There are three conditions must be achieved in tanning to consider that the leather is clean:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Drying the humidity&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;purifying the najasa and&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;removing the smell.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any method does this things and makes the leather beneficial and ready for utilization is accepted.&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-11430/page-12348&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Encyclopedia of fiqh, vol 20, p. 228&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Sherbini (a Shafi'i scholar) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;tanning is removing the humidity and wetness which rot the leather if&#xA;  not removed, in a way that if tanned leather is put in water the stink&#xA;  wont be back.&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-11444/page-154#page-154&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Al-Sherbini, Moghni Almohtag, vol 1, p. 238&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islamic scholars agreed on the previous conditions and they mentioned different ways of tanning, for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;puttig the leather in some natural substances extracted of trees such as: oak apple or pomegranate peelings, or even using flour or salt or some compounds as alum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hanafi scholars say that tanning could be via insolation or ventilation or using soil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-21613/page-198&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ibn Abdin, Radd Almohtar, vol 1, p. 203&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2268" LastEditorUserId="2250" LastEditDate="2013-03-18T12:23:07.290" LastActivityDate="2013-03-18T12:23:07.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7740" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7747" CreationDate="2013-03-16T17:11:39.603" Score="5" ViewCount="2175" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can I use my hand to kill mosquitoes when they disturb me in Salaat? Because they keep on biting, breaking the concentration in salaat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2273" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2013-03-17T10:23:11.677" LastActivityDate="2013-03-17T16:08:04.327" Title="Killing mosquitoes during Salaat" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2076" CreationDate="2013-03-16T17:54:06.080" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;rizq&quot;  in Arabic language means &lt;em&gt;everything could be profitable&lt;/em&gt;, so in Almou'gam Alwaseet &quot;The Medium Dictionary&quot;&#xA;it could mean food, wear, rain and even salary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DIFc5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So &quot;rizq&quot; could mean beneficial knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (Peace be Upon Him) said :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from the knowledge which does not&#xA;  benefit, from the heart that does not entertain the fear (of Allah),&#xA;  from the soul that does not feel contented and the supplication that&#xA;  is not responded. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/265680&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a third tafseer mentioned in tafseer Al-Tabari, that &quot;rizq&quot; means increasing in the amount of food which Maryam (alayha assalam) had.&#xA;but the first tafseer (out-of-season fruits) is the most proper tafseer as mufasiroon said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2268" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T05:53:13.230" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T05:53:13.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7742" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-16T18:09:50.857" Score="6" ViewCount="138" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today I rode a rickshaw. After reaching my destination, I asked the driver how much the fair was. He asked for an impossible fare and wanted extra money for &amp;quot;the waiting&amp;quot;(which was still too high). I offered him the standard fare that I regularly do but he refused it and showed arrogance. Then I got angry and asked him, &amp;quot;if you don't take the right fare, I won't give you a single penny.&amp;quot; I tried to come to negotiation but he did not. Then I didn't pay him a single penny. I donated the whole money and even more than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1267610&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah said:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“Give the worker his wages before his sweat dries.” (Sahih)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I really feel guilty for not paying him. I intended to pay him but he was asking an illegal fare. Also he was trying to make a public scene that I was going to betray a poor person, so that he could get paid as he wanted. &lt;strong&gt;I wonder if I committed a sin.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2274" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-08-30T22:20:39.033" Title="Asking for more than the agreed upon labor cost?" Tags="|riba|money|business|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7730" CreationDate="2013-03-16T21:40:11.437" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a quote which I like to live by:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Righteous people don't even backbite in their thoughts&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Backbiting is not merely talking to other people about the bad habits or revealing sins of others. Backbiting could even maybe praising someone to an extent - backbiting is something that if the person hears and they would not like it; maybe it would hurt them... This is considered back biting. Notice this too:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hamzah Anas bin Malik (may God be pleased with him), who was the&#xA;  servant of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) reported that&#xA;  the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“None of you truly believes (in Allah and in His religion) until he&#xA;  loves for his brother what he loves for himself”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Bukhari and Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a disease of the Heart &quot;For example, if I become very angry with someone, then I go to my room and talk to myself things like &quot;Why is he so stupid?&quot; - Such an individual shows an evil nature - should this person not be humble and make dua for a person and forgive them for their mistakes? Sure... We can get angry with people and bad thoughts come to mind... but it is best to try not to IMO.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2253" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-14T12:10:38.110" LastActivityDate="2015-09-14T12:10:38.110" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7730" CreationDate="2013-03-16T22:24:08.357" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (Salallahu 'Alaihi wa sallam) &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1523&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;said&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Backbiting is saying about your brother that which he dislikes.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the saying of the Prophet (Salallahu 'alaihi wassalam) is general and it can be applied whether you are alone or with someone. Therefore, mentioning what your brother dislikes while you are alone is considered backbiting which is impermissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D75doU6YXA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shaykh Ibn Baaz answers a similar question&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-05T17:35:50.787" LastActivityDate="2021-09-05T17:35:50.787" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7745" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-17T13:46:13.003" Score="4" ViewCount="1052" Body="&lt;p&gt;The prophet (peace and blessings be upon Him said):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُبْغِضُ الْبَلِيغَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ&#xA;الَّذِي يَتَخَلَّلُ بِلِسَانِهِ تَخَلُّلَ الْبَاقِرَةِ بِلِسَانِهَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah , the Exalted, hates the eloquent one among men who moves his&#xA;tongue round (among his teeth), as cattle do&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/233&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawood, graded as Saheeh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon HIm) mean by moving the tongue around like a cow?  what have scholars said regarding this Hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T10:10:00.213" Title="What is it meant by Allah hates the person that has beautiful speech who move their tongue around like a cow?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7746" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-17T14:58:27.853" Score="3" ViewCount="6018" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that it is Sunna to pray 4 Rak'at before Salat Al Asr, however can we pray them after the Eqama or must they be after the Azan and before the Eqama?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user126" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T18:41:16.410" LastActivityDate="2014-06-09T18:42:40.217" Title="Praying Sunnah before Salat Al Asr" Tags="|salat|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7740" CreationDate="2013-03-17T15:31:44.500" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alim.org/library/hadith/fiq/FQS/2/83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fiqh-us-Sunnah - 2.83&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If killing these would only require a small action on the part of the person in salah, then there is no harm in doing it.&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet (PBUH) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&quot;Kill the snake and the scorpion during the salah.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;This is related by Ahmad, at-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, an-Nasa'i, and Ibn Majah. The hadith is hasan sahih.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;It is permissible to exterminate bugs and insects which are harmful to one's life or belongings.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://darulfiqh.com/is-it-permissible-to-kill-bugs-and-insects/#comment-37596&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Details: -&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In principle, it is permissible to exterminate bugs and insects which are harmful to one’s life or belongings such as pests. Bugs and insects which are not harmful should not be killed.  Harmless insects should be gently moved away without killing them.[1]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When exterminating an insect or bug, one should not oppress the creature.  The creature should be exterminated quickly without giving it pain.  Maximum effort should be made to minimise suffering and pain.  It is prohibited to give undue pain to the creation of Allah. [2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is severely disliked and prohibited to burn or drown any creation of Allah.[3]  Only in the extreme case where there is no other strategy to safeguard oneself and property from the harms of a creature can one resort to burning or drowning.[4]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://darulfiqh.com/author/faraz-ibn-adam/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;Mufti Faraz ibn Adam al-Mahmudi&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;CONCLUTION:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You can shove away or kill mosquitoes if you find it's harmful. It is advisable to take necessary precautions to avoid such circumstances. Use mosquito coils/aerosol/insect killer before starting your prayer.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2250" LastEditorUserId="2250" LastEditDate="2013-03-17T16:08:04.327" LastActivityDate="2013-03-17T16:08:04.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7749" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7750" CreationDate="2013-03-17T15:58:23.297" Score="8" ViewCount="3378" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always keep my cell phone into &lt;code&gt;silent&lt;/code&gt; before starting prayer. But Sometimes I forget to do this in a hurry. One day my cell phone rang on the mosque during a prayer; and in this unfortunate situation, I turned off my cell phone with minimum movements of my hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was I correct? What is the best thing should I have done in this situation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2273" LastEditorUserId="2273" LastEditDate="2013-03-17T18:21:03.587" LastActivityDate="2015-01-03T23:55:36.530" Title="What should I do if my cell-phone rings during salaat?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7749" CreationDate="2013-03-17T18:14:26.947" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The correct action here is to silent the phone. If the phone is in your pocket, you can quickly reach it with one hand and silent the phone. If it is on the floor, you can quickly pick it up and silent it and continue your prayer. During this time you should not act as if you are &lt;em&gt;breaking the salat&lt;/em&gt;. Your intentions should simply be to fix the problem which in this case is the ringing of phone. By doing so you are doing a big favour to Jammat who can be easily distracted by the ringing tone, including the Imam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What Movement Breaks the Salat&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moving one hand in prayer does not break the salat. Common example is one is standing while in prayer but he has an urge for itching, he can itch his beard for example. It does not break the payer. This is called Amal Qaleel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moving both hands from its normal place is called Amal Katheer. This makes the prayer invalid. A more proper definition is, if an onlooker sees you from  a distance and he is convinced that  he is not in Salat, this is Amal Katheer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are moving one hand only, make sure that the moment is short enough. If one can recite (سبحان ربي الأعلى) three times during this movement (one hand only), it become Amal Khateer. Also not that if you are moving one hand (for example itching) repeatedly. Try to create a gap in your action. If you are doing thee consecutive action, and you cannot recite (سبحان ربي الأعلى) three times in these gaps, this also become Amal Khatheer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My opinion is, even if the phone is on the floor, one can quickly focus on it, pick it and silent it. While this does involve the whole body movement, the onlooker can easy guess that he is trying to fix a problem and not really breaking the Salat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?51761-what-do-you-do-when-your-phone-rings-in-salat&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Link 1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/daruliftaa-birmingham/19385&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Link 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2013-03-17T18:14:26.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7751" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7783" CreationDate="2013-03-17T22:55:38.567" Score="1" ViewCount="512" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't understand what doing the sunnah has to do with loving Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). After all, we do our deeds for Allah's sake and not for Prophet Muhammad's sake (peace be upon him). From my understanding of Islam, a classic example of not loving the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is not following the Sunnah. However, it seems to contradict doing things for Allah's sake and this is confusing me. I just don't understand why I can't love the Prophet (peace be upon him) without doing the sunnah (if that's true).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user926" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-03-18T00:26:23.377" LastActivityDate="2024-01-27T04:30:30.183" Title="What does doing the sunnah have to do with loving the prophet? (Sunni View)" Tags="|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7752" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7789" CreationDate="2013-03-17T22:57:44.803" Score="2" ViewCount="14078" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whether I sit or stand, it seems like urine gets on me anyway. And it seems as if I need to urinate naked and bathe after every urination, but I'm pretty sure that's not how Muslims are supposed to do it. &lt;strong&gt;According to the &lt;em&gt;Shafi'i&lt;/em&gt; school, how should a Muslim urinate, and especially how should one deal with urine that splashes onto oneself?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think I'm just having excessive &lt;em&gt;waswas&lt;/em&gt; concerning urine, I take so many precautions and I think it's most likely that urine isn't hitting my pants sometimes but I still am scared to wear the pants to &lt;em&gt;salah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user926" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-03-18T13:59:23.667" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:14:26.183" Title="How should a muslim urinate according to Islam?" Tags="|shafii|taharah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7753" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-18T07:07:27.090" Score="-1" ViewCount="34884" Body="&lt;p&gt;As salam wa alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Arabic context is it ok if we spell as &quot;RIHAN&quot; or &quot;REHAN&quot;?  Are both same meaning  in arabic context ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2277" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-03-18T12:25:52.497" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T10:11:31.910" Title="&quot;REHAN&quot; and &quot;RIHAN&quot; has the same meaning in arabic context?" Tags="|arabic|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-09-06T14:42:37.677" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7755" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7757" CreationDate="2013-03-18T13:50:14.793" Score="2" ViewCount="1734" Body="&lt;p&gt;How clean should a Muslim be before making an Adhan(call to prayer)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it mandatory to make ablution?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T18:39:49.123" LastActivityDate="2013-06-03T18:39:49.123" Title="Is it necessary to make ablution before saying Adhan(call to prayer)?" Tags="|adhan|taharah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7753" CreationDate="2013-03-18T17:43:00.367" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two words in Arabic that are roughly spelled the same but are not the same. One is Rehan(Arabic: الریحان) and means basil in English. It's written with an &lt;em&gt;H&lt;/em&gt;(Arabic: ح) in the middle and can be spelled either with an &lt;em&gt;i&lt;/em&gt; or an &lt;em&gt;e&lt;/em&gt;, but the &lt;em&gt;e&lt;/em&gt; one seems to be more common. The other one is Rayan or Rayyan(Arabic:الریان), which means the source of irrigation. This can also refer to باب الریان, which means &lt;em&gt;one of the Gates of Janna&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastActivityDate="2013-03-18T17:43:00.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7757" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7755" CreationDate="2013-03-18T17:52:55.257" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Taharah&lt;/em&gt; (ritual purity) is not an obligation for making the &lt;em&gt;adhan&lt;/em&gt; (call to prayer), but as with any act of worship it is recommended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ref: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/20411&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/20411&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2013-03-18T17:52:55.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7484" CreationDate="2013-03-18T22:51:47.593" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In islam these prohibition things are called &lt;em&gt;Kaba'ir&lt;/em&gt; (big sins), they include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;polytheism, sorcery, murder, usury, vilification, theft, perjury, illegal sexual intercourse and a few other sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no clear connection between them and Noah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Concerning the number, the &lt;em&gt;Ahadith&lt;/em&gt; mention different numbers for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/165&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/37/44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/166&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/45/164&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/83/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/2/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/86/80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surat Al-'An`ām you can find Ten Commandments:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;151&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/152&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;152&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/153&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;153&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2268" LastActivityDate="2013-03-18T22:51:47.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7749" CreationDate="2013-03-18T23:39:21.180" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are allowed to move if necessary.  It is mentioned in an authentic Hadith that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) was praying with&#xA;his door bolted. I came and asked to have the door opened. He walked&#xA;and opened the door for me. He then returned to his place for prayer.&#xA;He (the narrator Urwah) mentioned that the door faced the qiblah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/533&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence you are allowed to reach your cell phone to turn it off.  But if one doesn't have to move, then do not.  One is not to move unnecessarily, and this is described as lack of khushu' /خشوع.  One does not have to look up and hither and thither and so on etc.  Also it is also good if you try to check and turn off your phone before entering the Masjid itself, in some Masajid there are even signs up asking to turn off your cell phone, if this is not in your Masjid then perhaps you can suggest it to the Imam, and this can lower the distraction during salat. I pray my answer is clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: Islamic Online university&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-06-03T17:53:57.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7753" CreationDate="2013-03-19T00:10:05.640" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;ریحان with a Fathah on the Raa' (ر) may at times refer to an herb called Basil.  At other times it refers to Rizq/رزق the bounty/sustenance of Allah to us.  It would seem you are looking for the best and most closest transliteration of the Arabic word, it would be Raihaan.  Sources: Maqayees Al Lugha مقاييس اللغة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may also wish to consult an Arabic dictionary, like Al Qamoos Al Muheet (القاموس المحيط) to see the meanings of single words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-03-19T00:10:05.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5338" CreationDate="2013-03-19T11:29:40.333" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are three good tafseers for the word &lt;em&gt;imam&lt;/em&gt; here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;book (record)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;prophet&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;leader&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The first one&lt;/strong&gt; is the strongest one, in my opinion, because it has many evidences from other ayat (verse):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is the evidence that imam could mean book:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and what they left behind, and all things We have enumerated in a&#xA;  clear register. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/36/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Yā-Sīn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many other ayat indicate that people are called with their books (records):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Every nation will be called to its record. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/45/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Jāthiyah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the record [of deeds] will be placed (open). &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Kahf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and We will produce for him on the Day of Resurrection a record which&#xA;  he will encounter spread open. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'Isrā'&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when you complete the aya you mentioned you'll find: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then the ones who will be given their book in their right hands will&#xA;  read their book ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The tafseer with prohet&lt;/strong&gt; is strong too:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So when their messenger comes, it will be judged between them in&#xA;  justice. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/10/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Yūnus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So how [will it be] when We bring from every nation a witness and we&#xA;  bring you, [O Muhammad] against these [people] as a witness. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat&#xA;  An-Nisā'&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention] the Day when We will resurrect among every nation a&#xA;  witness over them from themselves. And We will bring you, [O&#xA;  Muhammad], as a witness over your nation. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat An-Naĥl&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and the record [of deeds] will be placed, and the prophets and the&#xA;  witnesses will be brought. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/39/69&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Az-Zumar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The tafseer with leader&lt;/strong&gt; could be right because in another aya:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We made them leaders inviting to the Fire, and on the Day of&#xA;  Resurrection they will not be helped. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/28/41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Qaşaş&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, some people say that imam means the book revealed to one's prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2268" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-15T13:24:51.707" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T13:24:51.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7655" CreationDate="2013-03-19T12:33:20.983" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not a scholar, but Islam places enough importance on your work, your studies.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If you're working, work diligently, and when you hear the call for prayer, pause the work, and go pray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes your work may need sometime to be put in a state where it can be paused so that it can be resumed correctly. For that, many of the Salats have considerable amount of gap between the call and the salat. For the salats which don't have enough gap (e.g. Maghrib), you may preempt the halt and start preparing for it before the Call for prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is similar to what the above comment said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having a family and supporting it is one of the Sunnah (as far as I know).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I never came across something which supports complete abandonment of your family so that you can be involved in worship only.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;You are required to worship in the same way as you're required to provide various levels of assistance to your family/parents/wife/kids.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I mean that's why there only 5 Salats in a day...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being on the path of deen is also a kind of worship.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Being a good Muslim involves being a good human as well. Tender, Kind, Helpful, Just, And Truthful. Allah likes it, and when you do stuff to please Allah, in his name, it’s also a kind of worship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Correct me if I am wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="254" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-21T06:36:37.520" LastActivityDate="2015-11-21T06:36:37.520" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7770" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-19T14:51:53.950" Score="3" ViewCount="1716" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it fine to say InshaAllah in the following situations (at the end of each sentence)?&#xA;&quot;I will not die a disbeliever&quot;, &quot;I think I will fail my test&quot;, &quot;I will never commit murder&quot;.&#xA;These refer to the future, but somehow it feels like saying InshaAllah means that I want it to happen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user926" LastActivityDate="2016-05-25T11:51:32.097" Title="Saying InshaAllah for 'bad' things (Sunni View)" Tags="|sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7771" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-19T14:53:49.800" Score="5" ViewCount="561" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that angels are definitely believers in some sense. But is it right to say statements like &quot;I'm in the same religion as the angels&quot;? There are big differences between Muslim humans and angels, but are angels considered Muslims? This would help me understand what being a Muslim means in such a broad sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user926" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-03-19T15:24:00.753" LastActivityDate="2013-03-19T18:04:19.453" Title="Are angels Muslim? (Sunni View)" Tags="|malaikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7771" CreationDate="2013-03-19T18:04:19.453" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Broad sense or narrow sense, a Muslim is a Muslim whether one is Human, Jinn or Angel. There's only few requirements:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Worship and obey Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not to associate anything with Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To believe and follow Muhammad (PBUH) as the Messenger of Allah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Angels do whatever Allah ask them and they know about what's being happened in between the heaven and the earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They believe in Allah, Believe in the last prophet Muhammad (PBUH). As there is no reason to disbelieve the prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Therefore they fulfill the requirements of &quot;Kalima&quot; &lt;code&gt;La-ilaha-iLLaLLah- Muhammadur-Rasulullah (لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله)&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thus it can  be concluded that they're Muslims.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah says:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The seven heavens and the earth and all that is therein, glorify Him and there is not a thing but glorifies His Praise. But you understand not their glorification. Truly, He is Ever Forbearing, Oft-Forgiving”&#xA;  [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Isra’ 17:44&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What this means is that every created being is in a state of submission to Allaah and worships Him in a manner appropriate to its situation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He also said:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Have they not considered what things Allah has created? Their shadows incline to the right and to the left, prostrating to Allah , while they are humble. &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;And to Allaah prostrate all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, of the moving&lt;/strong&gt; (living) &lt;strong&gt;creatures and the angels, and they are not proud&lt;/strong&gt; [i.e. they worship their Lord (Allaah) with humility]”&#xA;  [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Nahl 16:48-49&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2250" LastActivityDate="2013-03-19T18:04:19.453" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7770" CreationDate="2013-03-19T18:21:25.597" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Arabic: &lt;strong&gt;إن شاء الله&lt;/strong&gt; ; Transliteration: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;code&gt;&quot;In-Shaa-Allah&quot;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It means &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;code&gt;&quot;If Allah Wills&quot;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. it has nothing to do with, &quot;I want it to happen&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, people use it when they wish for something good to be happened by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically it comes in no harm to say &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;If Allah wills, I will not die a disbeliever&quot;&#xA;or &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&quot;If Allah wills, I think I will fail my test&quot; or &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&quot;If Allah wills, I will never commit murder&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2250" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-25T11:51:32.097" LastActivityDate="2016-05-25T11:51:32.097" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7655" CreationDate="2013-03-19T22:01:54.633" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;English translation of the Quran by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Muhsin_Khan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muhsin Khan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/62/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/62/9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; O you who believe (Muslims)! When the call&#xA;  is proclaimed for the Salat (prayer) on the day of Friday (Jumu'ah&#xA;  prayer), come to the remembrance of Allah [Jumu'ah religious talk&#xA;  (Khutbah) and Salat (prayer)] and leave off business (and every other&#xA;  thing), that is better for you if you did but know!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/62/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/62/10&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;Then when the (Jumu'ah) Salat (prayer) is&#xA;  finished, you may disperse through the land, and seek the Bounty of&#xA;  Allah (by working, etc.), and remember Allah much, that you may be&#xA;  successful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My personal view of the 2 sections above (so take with a pinch of salt)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These 2 sections of the Quran to me seem to be saying that when it's time for worship, worship! When it's time to work, work! Work could possibly be considered a type of worship if your have the correct intention.  However, I'm no scholar, so you should probably get this clarified by someone more reputable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2013-03-20T11:43:58.820" LastActivityDate="2013-03-20T11:43:58.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7745" CreationDate="2013-03-20T01:11:45.420" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hadith does not condemn those who speak in an eloquent and clear voice, and use it to spread truth/good.  Rather it condemns those who use it for evil, those who speak, and make their speech long, those who cross the limit when speaking.  The Hadith likens the person who does this to a cow who moves it's tongue around, and eats with it's tongue, while the rest of the animal eats with it's teeth.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.djelfa.info/vb/showthread.php?t=682301&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Explanation on the Hadith (in Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-03-20T01:11:45.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7778" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7779" CreationDate="2013-03-20T09:51:27.217" Score="10" ViewCount="54716" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum brothers and sisters. I am confused about Halal and Haram animals. I know some common halal animals like cow, goat, chicken etc. But I don't know the general rule of which animals are Halal or Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kindly explain me the type of animals that are halal. Specially, is Kangaroo meat halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2281" LastEditorUserId="2281" LastEditDate="2020-05-08T15:34:50.787" LastActivityDate="2020-05-08T15:34:50.787" Title="Is Kangaroo meat halal?" Tags="|sunni|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7779" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7778" CreationDate="2013-03-20T10:40:04.153" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Land-animals are all considered Halal, who fulfill the following requirements:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;have flowing blood in them&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;survive on grass and leaves&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;do not prey on other animals (i.e. non-predatory terrestrial animals)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;is not poisonous or impure&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;does not consume mostly impure things to the extent that it creates bad odor in its meat and milk&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such as a camel, cow, goat, buffalo, sheep, deer, etc. Donkey and pigs are exceptions from this general ruling, these are considered Haram for consumption.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Most High says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And the grazing livestock He has created for you; in them is warmth and [numerous] benefits, and from them you eat.&quot; [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah An-Nahl 16:5&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Most High uses the term 'cattle' which refers to non-predatory animals, according to the unanimous agreement of all the linguistics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Therefore kangaroo meat is Halal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&amp;amp;ID=3893&amp;amp;CATE=107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Fiqh of Halal and Haram Animals&lt;/a&gt; for more details&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2250" LastEditorUserId="2250" LastEditDate="2013-03-22T09:23:57.447" LastActivityDate="2013-03-22T09:23:57.447" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7783" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7751" CreationDate="2013-03-20T18:03:57.720" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The commands mentioned in the Qur’aan and Sunnah to follow the laws of&#xA;Allaah and His Messenger, and the prohibitions on introducing&#xA;innovations into the religion are quite clear. Allaah says&#xA;(interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Say (O Muhammad to mankind): ‘If you (really) love Allaah, then&#xA;follow me (i.e. accept Islamic Monotheism, follow the Qur’aan and the&#xA;Sunnah), Allaah will love you and forgive you your sins’”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Aal ‘Imraan 3:31]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Follow what has been sent down unto you from your Lord (the Qur’aan&#xA;and Prophet Muhammad’s Sunnah), and follow not any Awliyaa’&#xA;(protectors and helpers who order you to associate partners in worship&#xA;with Allaah), besides Him (Allaah). Little do you remember!”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-A’raaf 7:3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And verily, this is My straight path, so follow it, and follow not&#xA;(other) paths, for they will separate you away from His path”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-A’naam 6:153]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:&#xA;“The most truthful of speech is the Book of Allaah and the best of&#xA;guidance is the guidance of Muhammad, and the most evil of things are&#xA;those which are newly-invented.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20130617044253/http://islamqa.info/en/ref/books/95&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;-Ruling on celebrating the birthday of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) - IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user926" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2024-01-27T04:30:30.183" LastActivityDate="2024-01-27T04:30:30.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7786" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-21T02:38:58.150" Score="9" ViewCount="94545" Body="&lt;p&gt;When praying Salat, before the Tasleem greetings &quot;Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah السلام عليكم ورحمة الله&quot; and turning your face to the right and left, what is the fourth Tashahhud to be recited following At-Tahiyyatu التحيات, Allahumma salli 'ala اللهم صلّ على, Allahumma barik'ala اللهم بارك على?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recite &quot;Allahumma inna nastainuka, wanastagfirukka اللهم إنا نستعينك ونستغفرك...&quot; Is this valid? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2285" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T09:15:30.913" LastActivityDate="2017-06-27T09:15:30.913" Title="Du`a before Taslim (Sunni View)" Tags="|salat|sunnah|tashahhud|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7786" CreationDate="2013-03-21T06:16:59.633" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you've been reciting after Durood-E-Ibrahim is called &quot;Dua-E-Koonoot&quot; &lt;sub&gt;(Allahumma inna nastainuka, wanastagfirukka....)&lt;/sub&gt;. We recite that in &quot;Salaat ul Beet'ir&quot; on third rak'at after an extra takbir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And the Du'a you are looking for to recite after Durood-E-Ibrahim, is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://feroz-lala.blogspot.com/2011/05/dua-e-masura.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;code&gt;&quot;Dua-E-Masoora&quot;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h1&gt;اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي ظُلْماً كَثِيراً، وَلَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَغْفِرَةً مِنْ عِنْدِكَ وَارْحَمْنِي إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Transliteration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allahumma inni zalamtu nafsi zulman kathiran wala yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa anta, Faghfirli maghfiratan min indika war-hamni, innaka antalGhafur-Rahim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Allah, I have greatly wronged myself and &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  no one forgives sins but You. &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  So, grant me forgiveness and have mercy on me. &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  Surely, you are Forgiving, Merciful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Du'a was taught by our Prophet(PBUH) &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranexplorer.com/Hadith/English/Hadith/bukhari/008.075.338.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhari :: Book 8 :: Volume 75 :: Hadith 338&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Abu Bakr As-Siddiq said to the Prophet,&#xA;    &quot;Teach me an invocation with which I may invoke (Allah) in my prayer.&quot; The Prophet said, &quot;Say: Allahumma inni zalamtu nafsi zulman kathiran wala yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa anta, Faghfirli maghfiratan min indika war-hamni, innaka antalGhafur-Rahim.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there is no rule that this is the only Du'a that should be recited. You can recite any valid Du'a in Salah before Taslim. It is your preference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;P.S: In case you need the recitation of the the Du'a, here's the direct &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.afghanenjoyislam.com/dua/dailyDuas/dailydua011.mp3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;download link of an mp3 file&lt;/a&gt;. It contains recitations of all the Du'a you'll need in Salaat along with the English translations&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2250" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-02-22T10:13:04.780" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T10:13:04.780" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7752" CreationDate="2013-03-21T12:47:15.140" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a perfect Fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/199079&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, in arabic. I'll try to conclude in the next points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The amount of splashed urine is judged as negligible unless you certainly know it is not. Please stop your waswasa.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The amount of wet cloth that is not negligible and should be washed is the area of you little finger tip. A drop or two will not be that big.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you `saw' smaller urine droplets, it's &amp;quot;better&amp;quot; to wash this little area.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you did Wodou, then had Waswas about urine splashes, DO NOT redo your wodou and don't go with your waswas.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you saw some urine droplets on your trousers, and had fears if it touched any inner cloth, you should (again) stop your waswas. Doubts have no effect as your cloth are originally clean. If you sensed wetness, that's another story.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main point: You know you have some &amp;quot;waswas&amp;quot;, please ignore it and proceed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="603" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-25T07:14:26.183" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:14:26.183" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7790" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5902" CreationDate="2013-03-21T13:03:59.033" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually all state-related paper work is for recording events for further civil rights (like Children attribution, Nafaqa, Mot'a,..). It has nothing to do with the Islamic marriage itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/ar/ref/106429/%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC%20%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%20%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;considerable fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic) that permits Islamic Marriage without paper work for the reason: Paper work takes too much time!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="603" LastActivityDate="2013-03-21T13:03:59.033" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7791" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8061" CreationDate="2013-03-21T13:09:18.120" Score="9" ViewCount="7710" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the language of Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In what language does Allah talk to His angels and give orders?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In what language will He give orders on the Day of Judgement?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that Quran was sent in Arabic. In what language Torah, Zabur, Enzil and other divine books were written when they were sent first?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user195" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T23:52:44.393" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T21:53:53.270" Title="What is the language of Allah?" Tags="|allah|language|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5743" CreationDate="2013-03-21T14:16:04.233" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Different schools said differently in this regard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Hanafi madthab, it is haram to eat shellfish (lobster, crab, shrimp, oyster, etc.)&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;In Shafi'i and Hanbali, everything from the sea is halal.&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;In Maliki, everything but the eel is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the slaughter of animals:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah the most high says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, &amp;quot;I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out or the flesh of swine - for indeed, &lt;strong&gt;it is impure - or it be [that slaughtered in] disobedience, dedicated to other than Allah&lt;/strong&gt;. But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], then indeed, your Lord is Forgiving and Merciful.&amp;quot; [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/145&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:145 :: Surat Al-'An`ām (The Cattle) - سورة الأنعام &lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main counsel of Islam in the slaughter of animals for food is to do it in the least painful manner.. And also disliked eating alive. &lt;sub&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.organic-halal-meat.com/article/fatwa-stunning.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa on Stunning Animals&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;strong&gt;forbidden&lt;/strong&gt; to eat any kind of dead meat, whether it &lt;strong&gt;died by drowning&lt;/strong&gt;, strangulation, electric shock, falling from a high place, fighting with another animal in the herd or was killed by a wild animal – &lt;strong&gt;unless one is able to slaughter it properly before it dies&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;sub&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20130616160311/http://islamqa.info/en/ref/books/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Disallowed Matters- Book by Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is best to avoid eating any animal that was boiled, burned or drowned alive.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&amp;amp;ID=3893&amp;amp;CATE=107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Fiqh of Halal and Haram Animals&lt;/a&gt; for more details&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2250" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-14T07:17:37.807" LastActivityDate="2022-06-14T07:17:37.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7793" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7794" CreationDate="2013-03-22T03:25:01.530" Score="2" ViewCount="2786" Body="&lt;p&gt;السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we're praying(salat) and trying to maintain khushu' during it, but still thoughts of other things creep in, so because of this, can the salat be repeated? is it permissible? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="662" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2013-03-22T22:33:08.610" LastActivityDate="2013-03-22T22:33:08.610" Title="Is it allowed to repeat a salat?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7793" CreationDate="2013-03-22T04:49:31.147" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;While there are different opinions on if repeating the &lt;em&gt;salat&lt;/em&gt; is necessary when &lt;em&gt;khushu'&lt;/em&gt; is lacking, there is no reason not to repeat it.  There's even a hadith wherein the prophet told a man to join a congregational prayer even though he had already prayed that prayer at home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general (excepting forbidden times and places) one should &lt;em&gt;never&lt;/em&gt; feel discouraged from performing extra &lt;em&gt;salat&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-03-22T04:49:31.147" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7795" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-22T07:05:14.603" Score="1" ViewCount="46" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many people of different countries celebrate Eid-e-Miladun-Nabi in remembrance of our prophet Muhammad (SW.). They maintain some traditions like, distributing sweets to the neighbor; pray to Allah for our prophet (SW.); cry for Allah's mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All those are good deeds for sure. But I heard doing something by thinking of it as an islamic-tradition which is not part of Islam is Bidah/Bid'at?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, could Eid-E-Miladun-Nabi could turn to Bid'at?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2287" LastActivityDate="2013-03-22T07:05:14.603" Title="Is celebrations of Eid-E-Miladun-Nabi Allowed in Islam?" Tags="|bidah|islamic-events|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2013-03-22T07:38:17.153" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7797" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-22T15:19:23.203" Score="8" ViewCount="3159" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on answers from questions like (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/237/music-in-islam&quot;&gt;Music in Islam?&lt;/a&gt;), it seems that &lt;code&gt;music&lt;/code&gt; is haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, has Islam&lt;code&gt;defined&lt;/code&gt; for muslims what &lt;code&gt;music&lt;/code&gt; is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, is &lt;code&gt;music&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;singing without musical notes from musical instruments?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;singing with musical notes from musical instruments?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;musical notes from musical instruments without singing?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;singing without musical notes from the human mouth?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;singing with musical notes from the human mouth?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;musical notes from the human mouth without singing?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;singing without musical notes from non musical instruments?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;singing with musical notes from non musical instruments?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;musical notes from non musical instruments without singing?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;singing without musical notes from natural sources?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;singing with musical notes from natural sources?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;musical notes from natural sources without singing?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;any combination or all of the above?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;something totally different which is not in the list above?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I say &lt;code&gt;musical instrument&lt;/code&gt;, I mean an instrument produced specifically for creating musical notes.  When I say &lt;code&gt;non musical instrument&lt;/code&gt;, I mean an instrument used to create musical notes where the instrument was not created specifically for musical purposes, i.e. when a person produces drum like sounds using his hands on a hard surface such as a table.  When I say &lt;code&gt;human mouth&lt;/code&gt;, I mean when a person produces musical instrumental type sounds via his mouth.  When I say &lt;code&gt;natural sources&lt;/code&gt;, I mean the sound of the ocean, a bird tweeting etc etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Islam has defined what &lt;code&gt;music&lt;/code&gt; is, please provide authentic sources, Quran and/or Hadith, and/or fatwa's which provide evidence using Quran and/or Hadith.  If no such authentic references exist, can anyone provide an example of music used in the days of the prophet of Islam, which was used as an example of music?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask this question because to &lt;code&gt;me&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;music&lt;/code&gt; is anything which sounds pleasing, i.e. a childs laughter, the sound of the ocean, a tree rustling in the wind, someone tapping musical taps on a table, someone playing something which sounds nice on a piano, someone playing something which sounds nice on a violin etc etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whereas to &lt;code&gt;me&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;music&lt;/code&gt; is not the sound of a child crying, large ocean waves crashing into rocks, a piano used to produce a horrible sound, a violin used to produce a horrible sound.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you think about all these literally, they are all forms of sound waves pleasing to the human ear based on personal preference.  For example, some people might hate the sound of the ocean, while others love it. Some people hate the sound of a piano, while others love it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am hoping that &lt;code&gt;music&lt;/code&gt; has been defined in Islam for Muslims.  What I don't want to do is stop listening to &lt;code&gt;music&lt;/code&gt; based on what I think &lt;code&gt;music&lt;/code&gt; is.  I want to stop listening to &lt;code&gt;music&lt;/code&gt; based on what the Islamic definition of &lt;code&gt;music&lt;/code&gt; is.  If I use my definition, then I can't listen to a child laughing, the ocean waves, a nice tune from a piano, where at the same time, it would be ok for me to listen to a child crying, crashing ocean waves on rocks and a rubbish tune on a piano, as I don't consider them &lt;code&gt;music&lt;/code&gt;...  I wouldn't want to give up on listening to a child laughing, as that type of sound wave is &lt;code&gt;music&lt;/code&gt; for me!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, just incase the question is not clear.  &lt;em&gt;What is the Islamic definition of &lt;code&gt;music&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Sunni view prefered, but would be interested to read about other views too)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T09:31:14.717" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T09:31:14.717" Title="What is the Islamic definition of music?" Tags="|fiqh|sunni|terminology|music|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" CommunityOwnedDate="2013-04-08T12:53:39.360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7800" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-22T22:17:45.337" Score="2" ViewCount="600" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was the wife of al-'Azeez a Believer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Said [the king to the women], &quot;What was your condition when you sought&#xA;  to seduce Joseph?&quot; They said, &quot;Perfect is Allah ! We know about him no&#xA;  evil.&quot; The wife of al-'Azeez said, &quot;Now the truth has become evident.&#xA;  It was I who sought to seduce him, and indeed, he is of the truthful.&#xA;  [Quran 12:51]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/12/51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/12/51&lt;/a&gt; Sahih International translation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user926" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2015-08-24T14:44:12.860" LastActivityDate="2015-08-26T05:31:28.383" Title="Was the wife of al-'Azeez a Believer?" Tags="|sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7802" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-22T22:50:27.867" Score="0" ViewCount="107" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many things which are purely decorative. For example, there are colorful badges which you just wear around because it is beautiful. Shoul I throw them away? THey seem expensive, but they're not something which I could give in charity because it's so useless etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user926" LastActivityDate="2013-05-01T07:25:32.097" Title="Should I throw away decorations? (Sunni View)" Tags="|sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2557" CreationDate="2013-03-23T22:25:00.940" Score="4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;What is Al Mubahala? &lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al Mubahala is the coming of a group, if they disagree upon something, and asking Allah to to put His curse on those among them who are unjust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Is it permitted by the Sharee'ah?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes it is permitted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;What is evidence of using it, from Qur'an and authentic hadeeth?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The proof supporting comes from Ayatul Mubahala, in Surat AliImran Ayah 61:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَمَنْ حَاجَّكَ فِيهِ مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ فَقُلْ&#xA;  تَعَالَوْا نَدْعُ أَبْنَاءَنَا وَأَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَنِسَاءَنَا&#xA;  وَنِسَاءَكُمْ وَأَنفُسَنَا وَأَنفُسَكُمْ ثُمَّ نَبْتَهِلْ فَنَجْعَل&#xA;  لَّعْنَتَ اللَّـهِ عَلَى الْكَاذِبِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then whoever argues with you about it after [this] knowledge has come&#xA;  to you - say, &quot;Come, let us call our sons and your sons, our women and&#xA;  your women, ourselves and yourselves, then supplicate earnestly&#xA;  [together] and invoke the curse of Allah upon the liars [among us].&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Ayah came down in regards of some Christians from Najran.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;What are the conditions associated with its permissible usage?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are five terms/شروط:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sincerity in intention&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Knowledge؛ Before Mubahala, there must be discussion/dialog and debate, and there is no dialog or debate without knowledge, and a one with out knowledge will do more evil then good.   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That the one asking for Mubahala is of the good and righteous &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And as is clear from Ayatul Mubahala, it should not be unless the subject at hand is denied after clear cut/unquestionable proofs have been provided.  And discussion/dialog and debate does not work, and the body is not taking back, and insisting on the body's opinion/thinking, only then it can be used.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al Mubahala should only be done in regards to something important in the deen. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: Tafseer Ibn Katheer, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/ref/132473&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam QA&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.twhed.com/vb/t1348.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Atawheed Al Khalis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-21T16:44:53.473" LastActivityDate="2017-07-21T16:44:53.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="121" CreationDate="2013-03-24T08:06:35.957" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My take on stock trading being permissible or not in islam is that it is totally permissible as long as the stock doesn't deal with alcohol, pork, and other such things that are forbidden in islam. I don't know how these scholars can say that stock trading is haram if owning a business is halal. That makes no sense. If stocks is forbidden in islam than owning a business should be forbidden too because it is a gamble. You can make profit/loss in owning a business the same way that you can make a profit/loss trading stocks. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2294" LastActivityDate="2013-03-24T08:06:35.957" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7813" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5634" CreationDate="2013-03-24T13:45:10.890" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ajarhu Wa Ata'deel ( الجرح و التعديل ) is a science of the sciences of Hadith, dealing with identifying the narrators whether they are reliable or not.  Ajarh/الجرح is finding a deficiency whether it is in his righteousness (عدالته) or in his accurateness (ضبطه), or in both.  Of the deficiency is in his righteousness then the Hadith would fall under Mawdu' (موضوع) and Matrook (متروك).  If the deficiency is in his accurateness, then the Hadith will fall under Da'eef, Munkar, Mttarab (مضطرب), Mushaf, Maqloob, and Mudraj (المدرج).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Atta'deel, is describing the narrator in His righteousness and accurateness with what is required for accepting his narration.  The acceptance of the narration would fall under, Hadith Mutawatir, Saheeh, Hasan, and their types.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's purpose is to keep Islam safe.  Ajarh Wa Atta'deel is Fardh Kifayah, which means it is required only on some not all, Fardh Ayn means it is required on all Muslim.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: Manzoomat fi Qawa'id Ajarhu wa Ata'deel &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamhouse.com/407377/ar/ar/books/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B8%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A9_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%AD_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;منظومة في قواعد الجرح و التعديل&lt;/a&gt;, Kitabul Ilal lilimam Ahmad , Muqadima fi Ajarhu Wa Ata'deel &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/lesson/107838&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;كتاب العلل للإمام أحمد -مقدمة في الجرح و التعديل&lt;/a&gt;, Qawa'id Ajarhu Wa Atta'deel (قواعد الجرح و التعديل)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2018-02-18T17:44:47.960" LastActivityDate="2018-02-18T17:44:47.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7815" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-25T00:04:47.467" Score="2" ViewCount="5884" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed that the stocks and shares market gives investers the ability to invest in physical gold without having to have the physical gold, i.e. view EFT's such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.co.uk/finance?q=lon:PHGP&amp;amp;ei=YpNPUdiXNM3FwAOyRw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;LON:PHGP&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ETFS Physical Gold (PHGP) is designed to offer security holders a&#xA;  simple,  cost-efficient and secure way to access the gold market by&#xA;  providing a  return equivalent to the movements in the gold spot price&#xA;  less the  applicable management fee. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PHGP is backed by physical allocated gold held by HSBC Bank USA&lt;/strong&gt; (the  custodian). Only metal that conforms with the London Bullion&#xA;  Market  Association's (LBMA) rules for Good Delivery can be accepted&#xA;  by the  custodian. &lt;strong&gt;Each physical bar is segregated, individually&#xA;  identified and  allocated.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sounds like when you buy a share of such an exchange-traded fund &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchange-traded_fund&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ETF&lt;/a&gt;, the gold is held for you in a bank, where the value of your ownership of your gold depends on the current market value of the gold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, is such an investment halaal?  I guess that I am really asking is, can anyone give me any reasons why such an investment might be haraam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni view preferred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-07T09:09:20.683" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T09:09:20.683" Title="Is investing in a physical gold exchange-traded fund halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|fatwa|investment|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-06-22T16:42:11.300" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7819" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-03-25T14:52:07.177" Score="0" ViewCount="297" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslim narrates:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَنْ لَعِبَ بِالنَّرْدَشِيرِ فَكَأَنَّمَا صَبَغَ يَدَهُ فِي لَحْمِ&#xA;خِنْزِيرٍ وَدَمِهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He who plays backgammon is like one who dyed his hand with the flesh and blood of swine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nardasheer is commonly translated as chess, but this is a mistranslation/incorrect translation.  So any way, backgammon was a cultural game in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon Him) and was widely played for money, in other words it was used as a gambling game.  And without any doubt this is totally haram, but what if it was played not for money?  The Hadith would seem to point that playing backgammon is Makrooh since sticking ones hand in the flesh and blood of a pig is very makrooh/disliked, in other words it is a disliked thing.  What have scholars said in regards to this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T14:58:08.027" Title="Is backgammon prohibited in general?" Tags="|source-identification|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7821" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7819" CreationDate="2013-03-25T16:10:10.267" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicstudies.info/literature/halal-haram/halal-haram.php?id=16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yusuf Al Qardawi&lt;/a&gt; describes it there is a difference of opinion regarding backgammon... relevant aspects:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;playing for money which is clearly haram&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;playing with dice in general which seems to hint that using dice resembles somewhat gambling&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whatever game one plays there is always the aspect of &quot;wasting time&quot; with even an effect on duties like Salat (being delayed because of a game) etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My personal opinion: choose a game without dice (like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_%28game%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;GO&lt;/a&gt; or some physical sports), don't play for money and be very careful/alert regarding fullfilling your religious duties on time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="965" LastActivityDate="2013-03-25T16:10:10.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7824" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7825" CreationDate="2013-03-27T15:46:34.690" Score="2" ViewCount="260" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is it ok to name some o Muhammad, but it's not allowed to depict him? Shouldn't that be equally blasphemous? I know at least two muslim men who are named after the prophet but with slightly different spelling, Mohammad and Muhammed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="844" LastActivityDate="2013-03-27T16:03:13.483" Title="Why is it ok to be called Muhammad?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7825" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7824" CreationDate="2013-03-27T16:03:13.483" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Thank you for your question. I ask Allah guide all towards that which is good, ameen. &#xA;For something to be forbidden in Islam, it must have a basis in the Quran, Sunnah (prophetic traditions) or Ijma (consensus) of the scholars. With regards to names, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;إِنَّكُمْ تُدْعَوْنَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِأَسْمَائِكُمْ&#xA;  وَأَسْمَاءِ آبَائِكُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا أَسْمَاءَكُمْ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so have good names.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Reported by Abu Dawud)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the above saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in mind, one can conclude that &quot;Muhammad&quot; is a good name and since there is no valid reason not to name someone Muhammad, it is perfectly fine to do so. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah Knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2309" LastActivityDate="2013-03-27T16:03:13.483" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7829" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7724" CreationDate="2013-03-27T20:03:21.063" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This sounds like a bizarre analogy to me. First of all nobody in the world would do that. Mosque is a place of worship and I am pretty sure nobody would stop you from entering it if you wanted to go there for prayer. I don't know which part of the world you come from, but even here in the west where mosques are very few in numbers this is not the case. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now back to the part where they ask you to buy something. Whatever the case maybe, the person is not forcing you to buy something. He is giving you a free ticket to a place in return for an indirect price. Now it doesn't matter if he's charging you directly for that service, what matters is that the service is not free and you have to pay for it one way or the other. This sounds like a tricky kind of business strategy, and usually it should be clear what you really pay for. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2013-03-27T20:33:27.580" LastActivityDate="2013-03-27T20:33:27.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7830" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7831" CreationDate="2013-03-27T22:46:36.440" Score="7" ViewCount="2642" Body="&lt;p&gt;I searched about but didn't find my answer and even asked some clergymen but no result! I know in the other religions women wore hijab like Jews but as we know in Arabian peninsula most people were idolators and had no religion (one god). Was there any hijab for women before Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2171" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-10-03T19:42:37.210" LastActivityDate="2023-04-27T07:59:56.857" Title="Did women in Arabian peninsula have &quot;Hijab&quot; before Islam?" Tags="|women|history|hijab|jahiliyya|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7830" CreationDate="2013-03-28T06:40:47.787" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Acctually No, although there is, it was not called hijab.  as described hadith below at the time of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Aisha:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(the wife of the Prophet) 'Umar bin Al-Khattab used to say to Allah's Apostle &amp;quot;Let your wives be veiled&amp;quot; But he did not do so. The wives of the Prophet used to go out to answer the call of nature at night only at Al-Manasi.' Once Sauda, the daughter of Zam'a went out and she was a tall woman. 'Umar bin Al-Khattab saw her while he was in a gathering, and said, &amp;quot;I have recognized you, O Sauda!&amp;quot; He ('Umar) said so as he was anxious for some Divine orders regarding the veil (the veiling of women.) So Allah revealed the Verse of veiling. (Al-Hijab; a complete body cover excluding the eyes). (See Hadith No. 148, Vol. 1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and described also in Surah An-Nūr (The Light) ayah 31.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا ۖ وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَىٰ جُيُوبِهِنَّ ۖ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَائِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَائِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي أَخَوَاتِهِنَّ أَوْ نِسَائِهِنَّ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُنَّ أَوِ التَّابِعِينَ غَيْرِ أُولِي الْإِرْبَةِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ أَوِ الطِّفْلِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلَىٰ عَوْرَاتِ النِّسَاءِ ۖ وَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ بِأَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْفِينَ مِن زِينَتِهِنَّ ۚ وَتُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="662" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-10-04T09:25:46.203" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7254" CreationDate="2013-03-30T20:09:04.813" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the authority of Ayatullah Taqwayee (&lt;em&gt;and if I'm not wrong all the other Shia scholars&lt;/em&gt;) that I personally asked only those singularity places that have no regular 24 hours day/night (e.g. those that have 6 months long days/nights) should follow the day/night hours of the &lt;strong&gt;nearest CITY&lt;/strong&gt; that has regular 24 hours day/night. All the other places, no matter how long or short is the length of day or night there, should follow the rules according to their own timings. In your example people should follow their own timings until 16 May since which people should follow the timing of a nearest CITY that still has a regular 24 hour day/night. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SIDE NOTE&lt;/strong&gt;. Think for a moment about how the regular 24 hour day/night changes to 1 year day/night at the poles? Does it change continuously in the sense that we would have e.g. large areas with 48 hour days/nights, large areas with 72 hour days/nights, large areas with a week long days/nights and etc. or all occur in a very small region where the day/night length increases very sharply near the poles such that a small area around the poles are only problematic and that's almost a singularity in the sense of math? I would say it is almost like a singularity. However, this singularity is easily removable simply by assigning to its day/night period a number that matches the two limits on the sides, and that's what Islam also orders to: using the timing of the nearest city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE&lt;/strong&gt;. If all the timings that are required for praying and fasting is not available in a place within 24 hours, then I can say you still should seek for a nearest CITY that has all and follow its timing in your own place, since your place still is like a singularity over the Earth ;D. By the way, by &quot;required&quot; I mean &quot;the least required&quot;, and the minimum required might change from a Sect to another although I am not certain about it right now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="584" LastEditDate="2013-04-04T07:35:13.397" LastActivityDate="2013-04-04T07:35:13.397" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7254" CreationDate="2013-03-30T22:20:47.100" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a matter on which there is a difference of opinion (as is the matter of &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/57/how-are-praying-times-handled-in-countries-with-a-long-day-light&quot;&gt;praying in the abnormal zones&lt;/a&gt; as a whole), and there is no single &quot;right&quot; definition; the simplest answer would be to pray according to the times of your local Islamic community, by whichever understanding they choose to follow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/2#3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;timings of the five daily &lt;em&gt;salawat&lt;/em&gt; by the sun&lt;/a&gt; are well-known.  In the abnormal zones, determining these times is based on being able to clearly delineate between them; when this is not possible, the nearest land in which they &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; be clearly delineated (and wherein there remains sufficient time to perform the &lt;em&gt;salat&lt;/em&gt;) is to be used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Abnormally long night&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the winter in the abnormal zones, one may have periods in which the sun does not rise (either partially or in full) for multiple days.  The timings for &lt;em&gt;maghrib&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;isha&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;fajr&lt;/em&gt; are easily determined by normal means, however given that both the &lt;em&gt;dhuhr&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;asr salat&lt;/em&gt; are to be done in the latter half of the day (between mid-day and the beginning of sunset), one needs a clear period of time in which the sun is &lt;em&gt;fully risen&lt;/em&gt; for long enough to perform both &lt;em&gt;salawat&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Abnormally long day&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the opposite side of the spectrum, during the summer the abnormal zones may go for multiple days in which the sun does not set (either in full or in part); the inverse case thus applies.  Calculating &lt;em&gt;dhuhr&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;asr&lt;/em&gt; is simple, but one needs to be able to clearly delineate between &lt;em&gt;maghrib&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;isha&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;fajr&lt;/em&gt;, all three of which are to be done after the sun has &lt;em&gt;fully set&lt;/em&gt;.  Again, the same basic principle applies wherein there needs to be enough time to perform each &lt;em&gt;salat&lt;/em&gt; in its designated time.  One point of dispute is whether the concession to combine &lt;em&gt;maghrib&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;isha salawat&lt;/em&gt; should be taken into account:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Combine prayers&lt;/strong&gt;: One needs only a complete sunset and sunrise, between which sufficient time remains to perform the requisite &lt;em&gt;salawat&lt;/em&gt;; in this case the combined &lt;em&gt;maghrib/isha&lt;/em&gt; would be done between the time of sunset and midnight, and the &lt;em&gt;fajr salat&lt;/em&gt; done between midnight and the beginning of sunrise.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do not combine prayers&lt;/strong&gt;: One needs a period of time in which the &lt;em&gt;isha salat&lt;/em&gt; is clearly defined, which typically means a long enough period of dark night (after twilight but before mid-night) in which to perform the &lt;em&gt;salat&lt;/em&gt;.  Some &lt;em&gt;masajid&lt;/em&gt; in or near the abnormal zones alternatively consider &lt;em&gt;isha&lt;/em&gt; to begin 90 minutes after the &lt;em&gt;maghrib&lt;/em&gt; time starts, regardless of the appearance of twilight.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2013-03-30T22:20:47.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7837" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7913" CreationDate="2013-03-31T06:16:04.337" Score="2" ViewCount="425" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a question but I feel that I have to provide some background info first, so here goes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have just started learning more about Islam and I'm at a point where whenever I learn something new I tell the members of my family. My thinking so far has been that I'm duty bound to tell them in case they didn't know. And sometimes I catch my self being surprised that a member of my family already knew this thing I'm telling them and they actually expand on it. I'm thankful of course that I gained this extra knowledge but that initial feeling of surprise is a sign of ego. I learned this from this video by Nouman Ali Khan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtjwtmjbOKE&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes the advice that I give also comes out sounding judgmental and annoys the person I'm giving the advice to and I want to leave the person alone but I feel since I have been blessed with this opportunity to learn more about Islam I should try to help that person do the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Honestly, the issue isn't about the particulars of this &quot;journey of Islamic discovery&quot; as mentioned in the clip above, it's more about getting them to start the journey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a long winded explanation of what the problem is before I ask the question, but basically what I'm wondering is what are my obligations of imparting any new knowledge I'm blessed with in regards to Islam for the main purpose of getting members of my family interested enough to search more on their own? Can I just concentrate on learning now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide the hadith/source you got your answer from. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazaka Allahu Khairan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="661" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T07:59:19.797" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T03:54:09.777" Title="What are your obligations in imparting religious knowledge you just gained?" Tags="|sharia|obligation|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7169" CreationDate="2013-03-31T07:46:51.027" Score="7" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ،&#xA;  حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَنَسًا كَمْ&#xA;  حَجَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ حَجَّةً وَاحِدَةً&#xA;  وَاعْتَمَرَ أَرْبَعَ عُمَرٍ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ هَدَّابٍ&#xA;  ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I asked Anas (Allah be pleased with him) as to how many Pilgrimages&#xA;  had been performed by Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him), and&#xA;  he replied: One Hajj and four 'Umras were performed by him.&#xA;  [Sahih Muslim 1253 ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest of the hadith is the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْتُ لأَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ كَمْ حَجَّ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  قَالَ حَجَّةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ وَاعْتَمَرَ أَرْبَعَ عُمَرٍ عُمْرَةٌ فِي ذِي&#xA;  الْقَعْدَةِ وَعُمْرَةُ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ وَعُمْرَةٌ مَعَ حَجَّتِهِ&#xA;  وَعُمْرَةُ الْجِعِرَّانَةِ إِذْ قَسَّمَ غَنِيمَةَ حُنَيْنٍ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;said to Anas bin Malik: 'How many times did the Prophet perform Hajj?' He&#xA;  said: 'He performed one Hajj and he performed four Umrah: An Umrah&#xA;  during Dhul-Qa'dah; the Umrah of Al-Hudaibiyah, and Umrah with his&#xA;  Hajj, and an Umrah from Al-Ji'irranah when he divided up the war&#xA;  spoils of Hunain.'&quot; &#xA;  [Jami` at-Tirmidhi 821 (Sahih)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So 4 Umras and only one Hajj:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Umrah Hudaybiyah or the time Hudaybiyah in Dhi Qa'da &quot;ذي القعدة&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Umrah next year in Dhi Qa'da.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Umrah of Jarana, where the spoils Hunain Division in Dhi Qa'da in&#xA;the eighth year&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The fourth Umrah that is performed by the Prophet with the Wadda' (Farewell)&#xA;Pilgrimage &quot;حجة الوداع&quot; in the tenth year of Hijri.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="12691" LastEditDate="2015-06-05T10:47:17.690" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T10:47:17.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2156" CreationDate="2013-03-31T14:00:24.900" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes the Quran &lt;strong&gt;can&lt;/strong&gt; be touched without Wudu'.  It is not compulsory/you do not have to make wudu to read the Quran.  Although it is liked to read the Quran on wudu based on the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon Him) saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنِّي كَرِهْتُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلاَّ عَلَى&#xA;طُهْرٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I disliked remembering Allah except in the state of purification&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/17&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it is not compulsory, and there is no Ayah or authentic Hadith that prevents those not on wudu' from reading the Quran.  As for the commonly quoted Ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَّا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None touch it except the pure&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat Al Waqi'ah Ayah 79&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Ayah is quoted out of context, and does not say that one has to be on wudu to read the Quran.  Furthermore it is narrated that at times the Prophet used to come out of the toilet and read the Quran, without making wudu, and nothing would prevent him from reading it except for Janaba, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1102670&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore Sheikh Al Albani didn't see any harm in reciting the Quran while Junub, the same with Ashawkani, and Ibn Abbas.  Furthermore there is no authentic Hadith which prevents those on Janabah or those (women) menstruating from reading the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almeshkat.net/index.php?pg=qa&amp;amp;ref=333&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Almeshkat.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-04-14T01:16:37.507" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1214" CreationDate="2013-03-31T15:00:37.097" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is Haram celebrating the Mawlid.  For it is an innovation.  The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) himself, and the first three generations which includes his house hold (ahlul Bait) never celebrated birthday as is commonly done today.  What is done today (every year) is as I mentioned is an innovation, for while it is claimed that celebrating it is good and has good, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon Him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ما تركتُ شيئاً يقربكم إلى الله إلا وأمرتكم به&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have not left you with anything that will get you closer to Allah except I have already ordered it/given it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith is Authentic, Abdurazzaq narrated it in his Musannaf/مصنف as well as others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not saying not to be thankful to Allah for creating Muhammad and bringing down revelation to him.  Furthermore we can Fast Mondays out of thanks to Allah for creating the Prophet and bringing down revelation to/through him.  This is based on the Hadith in regards to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon Him) being asked about Fasting Mondays, he answered:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‏ذلك يوم ولدت فيه، ويوم بعثت أو أنزل علي فيه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is the day on which I was born and the day on which I received&#xA;Revelation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/265&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim/Riyaddussaliheen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now as it is obvious, one won't find many fasting Monday, and would find many celebrating the Mawlid every year, what is happening is something got flipped around.  And Allah's saying to the Jews came true on Most of us:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَتَسْتَبْدِلُونَ الَّذِي هُوَ أَدْنَى بِالَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would you exchange what is better for what is less?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al Baqarah Ayah 61&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Fasting Monday out of thankfulness to Allah for creating/sending and bringing revelation to/through Muhammad is in accordance with the Shariah, while celebrating the Mawlid is not and is an innovation and is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alalbany.net/misc008.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AlAlbany.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-04-10T13:51:45.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7255" CreationDate="2013-03-31T15:52:31.127" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No.According to the following, even if the wife has a job she has no responsibility to contribute to expenses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الرِّجالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّساءِ بِما فَضَّلَ اللَّهُ بَعْضَهُمْ عَلى‏ بَعْضٍ وَ بِما أَنْفَقُوا مِنْ أَمْوالِهِمْ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2322" LastActivityDate="2013-03-31T15:52:31.127" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1960" CreationDate="2013-04-01T00:24:49.950" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;الْيَسَعَ full name is (اليسع بن أخْطُوب بن العجوز) Al Yasa' bin Ukhtoob bin Al Ajooz, and Allah knows best.  I could not find much more in regards to Al Yasa' (peace be upon Him) from Islamic sources.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for him from the bible, it is says from it that he was a wonder maker of the northern kingdom of Isreal, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha#Biblical_biography&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source (for further reading)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, only Allah knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Main Source of this answer: &lt;a href=&quot;http://qurancomplex.com/Quran/tafseer/Tafseer.asp?l=arb&amp;amp;t=tabary&amp;amp;nSora=6&amp;amp;nAya=86#6_86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafseer Atabari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-04-01T00:46:45.417" LastActivityDate="2013-04-01T00:46:45.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7846" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7847" CreationDate="2013-04-01T07:44:50.310" Score="11" ViewCount="81627" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Generally,&lt;/strong&gt;    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it halal (allowed) to use condom or any other things like copper-T to prevent pregnancy between married couples?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Consider the following situation:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a women has two children (both are caesarean), and her doctor asked her to set up a family plan, since it will be danger for her health if she has another pregnancy.&#xA;But the couple refuses to do that. In this situation, is it halal to use condom/copper-T to avoid pregnancy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T08:53:01.453" LastActivityDate="2020-09-12T17:09:48.300" Title="Is it halal to use condom?" Tags="|halal-haram|sex|family-planning|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7847" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7846" CreationDate="2013-04-01T12:32:59.887" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;So it's ok under the following conditions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does not harm any partner&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both partners agree to it. Each of them has the right to:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;get a chance of conception&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;get the pleasure&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's an old &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/1219/condoms&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; of Sheikh Munajjid, I quote as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Praise be to Allaah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is permissible to use condoms so long as this does not cause any&#xA;  harm and so long as both husband and wife consent to their use,&#xA;  because this is similar to ‘azl (coitus interruptus or “withdrawal”).&#xA;  But it reduces the sensation of pleasure, which is the right of both&#xA;  partners, and reduces the chance of conception, which is also the&#xA;  right of both partners. Neither one of them is allowed to deprive the&#xA;  other of these rights. (For more information, see Question #1100 and&#xA;  566). And Allaah is the Source of strength. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A Sheikh Muhammed&#xA;  Salih Al-Munajjid&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="603" LastActivityDate="2013-04-01T12:32:59.887" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7848" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7255" CreationDate="2013-04-01T12:41:06.517" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The wife CANNOT BE FORCED to pay a penny. It's totally a man's duty. If he has a shortage, then he is forced to decrease THEIR standard of living, this does not give him the right to ask his wife to share the pay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wife can, of course, help her husband any time favourably.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many evidences are included in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-qa.com/ar/ref/3054&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; arabic fatwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="603" LastActivityDate="2013-04-01T12:41:06.517" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7478" CreationDate="2013-04-02T02:22:42.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I got the answer to this question from &quot;Selected Friday Sermons.&quot;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iPmO3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This answer is word for word so I won't bother putting everything in quotations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among the acts that Muslims were commanded on Friday are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Reciting the Qur'an, Dhikr (remembering Allah), Dua' (supplication) and invoking Allah to bestow His mercy and blessings on the Messenger&#xA;  (SAW), as the Sunnah indicated the legislation of this.&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Muslims should take a Ghusl (bath(, use Siwak (an eastern tree) branch to clean the teeth and wear perfume and the best and cleanest&#xA;  clothes they have before departing for the the Jumu'ah Prayer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;It is recommended that one should clip his nails for Jumu'ah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;It is recommended to recite Surah (chapters) As-Sajdah (32) and Al-Insan (76) during the Dawn prayer of Friday after reciting the&#xA;  Al-Fatihah (1).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;It is also recommended to go as early as possible to the mosque for Jumu'ah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Walking to the mosque for Jumu'ah is recommended, as well as being as close to the Khatib as possible. One is required to listen to the&#xA;  Khutbah and refrain from being busied by anything else. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Sitting in Al-Ihtiba position during Jumu'ah is disliked. This is siting on the hind end with the knees bent and held together at the&#xA;  stomach by one's hands or whatever he is wearing. This position might&#xA;  lead to one falling asleep while the Imam is giving Khutbah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;It is recommended for those who feel sleepy to change places in the mosque.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Those attending the Jumu'ah should not step over others (in attempts to draw near the front). This is forbidden according to some&#xA;  of the scholars and disliked according to others. This last view is&#xA;  due to the numerous Ahadith reported that prohibit this act.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;It is not proper for Muslims to attend the Jumu'ah wearing filthy clothes or having a bad odor coming from them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;It is not proper for the Muslim to attend the prayer after eating food that causes a bad odor, such as garlic, onions, radishes, and so&#xA;  forth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;One should not come between two people sitting next to each other, unless there is sufficient space between them that they did not&#xA;  fill. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;It is recommended for those who attend the Jumu'ah to pray as much as they can before the Khutbah, until the Imam mounts the Minbar&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;When the Jumu'ah is called for, (i.e., the Adhan is called) the Muslim is not allowed to busy himself with anything other than heading&#xA;  towards the mosque to attend prayer. Therefore, selling and buying&#xA;  while headed towards the mosque for Jumu'ah (after the Adhan is&#xA;  called) is prohibited, according to the scholars of Islam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="661" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-04-02T02:36:49.687" LastActivityDate="2013-04-02T02:36:49.687" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7851" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-02T08:10:02.300" Score="2" ViewCount="940" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the motivation behind having different numbers for different prayers? Is there any significance attached to it, as in one prayer is different than others? Is this Allah's word (I doubt for I don't think its mentioned in Quran) or Sunnah? What are some credible/authoritative sources to know more about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2328" LastActivityDate="2018-11-21T02:38:12.107" Title="Why different salaats have different number of rakaats?" Tags="|salat|sunnah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7852" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-02T08:59:04.923" Score="1" ViewCount="3495" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard from somewhere that one can not pray while someone is in front (which is obviously not allowed) , or even if someone is sitting next to you. I often pray while my colleges are sitting next to me on a chair. Is that alright? or do i need to find another spot? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2320" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-04-03T14:12:29.593" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T14:12:29.593" Title="Can you offer salah while someone is sitting next to you?" Tags="|sharia|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7837" CreationDate="2013-04-02T13:56:07.610" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;These are some basic rules now I can remember:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ /&#xA;  كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِندَ اللَّـهِ أَن تَقُولُوا مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! Why say ye that which ye do not? / Grievously odious&#xA;  is it in the sight of Allah that ye say that which ye do not. [61:2,3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَتَأْمُرُونَ النَّاسَ بِالْبِرِّ وَتَنسَوْنَ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ&#xA;  تَتْلُونَ الْكِتَابَ ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do ye enjoin right conduct on the people, and forget (To practise it)&#xA;  yourselves, and yet ye study the Scripture? Will ye not understand?&#xA;  [2:44]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By which Allah warns the believers not to advise the others while themselves are not behaving according to that advice. For example someone who lies frequently is not allowed to warn the others that lying is forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to all the Shia scholars a Muslim &quot;must learn the issues (Masāil) which are of his daily need or he must know the way to perform them in accordance with precaution&quot;, &lt;em&gt;ref.&lt;/em&gt; [&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/compilation/Reader.aspx?lid=1&amp;amp;mid=36214&amp;amp;catid=6520&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the issue number 12&lt;/a&gt;].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also you may find the following advice from Grand Ayatullah Bahjat useful, source is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/uswat_alarifin/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hujjatul-Islam Lutfi says, “I went once to Sheikh Bahjat following the&#xA;  morning prayer and asked him to admonish me. He said, “Be callers upon&#xA;  people to the path of Allah but not with your tongues.” It seems, the&#xA;  author says, the sheikh wanted to attract the attention of the seeker&#xA;  of the admonishment, who is one of the men of spirituality, to the&#xA;  best call: the practical call.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Name of the most Exalted One&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I ask those who seek&#xA;  admonishment this question: “Have you acted upon the admonishments&#xA;  which you have so far heard?” Do you know that Allah Almighty lets one&#xA;  who acts upon what he knows inherit the knowledge of what he does not&#xA;  know? If one does not act upon what he knows, is it right that he&#xA;  expects more of such knowledge? Should the call to Allah be by the&#xA;  tongue [alone]? Did Allah not order us to be callers to Him but not&#xA;  with our tongues? Should we learn the reaching method or do we know it&#xA;  already?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can we obtain the answers to these questions in the following verse of&#xA;  the Holy Qur’an: “As for those who strive in Our (cause), We will&#xA;  certainly guide them to Our paths, for truly Allah is with those who&#xA;  do right” (Qur’an, 29:69)?&#xA;              And we can get it in the following tradition about the Infallible One (as): “Allah will let one who acts upon what he knows&#xA;  inherit the knowledge of what he does not know” and “One who acts upon&#xA;  what he knows will be spared what he does not know.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;May Allah grant us success to act upon our knowledge and to be&#xA;  cautious with regard to what we do not know. Indeed, my success comes&#xA;  only from Allah. Upon Him do I rely, and to Him do I return, and peace&#xA;  be with you, the mercy of Allah and His blessing.   Holy Mashhad Rabi`&#xA;  al-Awwal 1417&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Ayatullah Bahjat also said:] Since Day One, the ignorance of Iblis was the reason for Adam’s&#xA;  problem. Satan said, “Then, by Your might, I will put them all in the&#xA;  wrong, except Your servants among them, the sincere and purified ones”&#xA;  (Qur’an, 38:82-83). Iblis was ignorant, although before then he used&#xA;  to be a worshipper but not a man of knowledge, and his deed was&#xA;  incomplete. Did he not say to Allah Almighty when He ordered him to&#xA;  prostrate to Adam: “I am better than him: You created me from fire,&#xA;  and You created him from clay” (Qur’an, 38:76)?! This was the minor&#xA;  argument of Iblis. As for his major one, it is his reasoning that&#xA;  anything created out of fire is higher, whereas anything created out&#xA;  of clay is lower! We must ask: Why so and according to what proof?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This outward outfit is not angelic. Look at the symmetry and beauty of the peacock and the difference between it and the other&#xA;  animals. Likewise, the soul of man cannot be compared with that of&#xA;  jinns or of the angels. The human soul can ascend to whatever Allah&#xA;  wills even if it is outfitted with an outfit made of clay. An outfit&#xA;  does not make an attribute. If one wears a mantle made in Naeen and&#xA;  another wears a mantle made in Afghanistan, will that be an evidence&#xA;  for one’s inferiority and the other’s superiority? When we, too,&#xA;  become ignorant, we will then be like Iblis, and we will stray as he&#xA;  did. The characteristic of straying is that it transgresses; i.e. a&#xA;  staying person causes others to stray, too; so, beware of ignorance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is ignorance if that person says that the Holy Qur’an contains this verse: “It is He Who has spread out the earth for (His)&#xA;  creatures” (55:10); therefore, there is no difference among people;&#xA;  all are equal in possessing and utilizing the earth. He does not know&#xA;  that the wording of the verse connotes an outcome and benefiting, and&#xA;  he also does not know that he must take note of the other verses which&#xA;  interpret this verse. These ignorant folks cause others like them to&#xA;  stray. They come and bring the Qur’an with them in the beginning, but&#xA;  their goal is to take away the Qur’an from the hands of people in the&#xA;  end. There will be none to object when they say, “Burn the Qur’an!” We&#xA;  laugh at this matter, finding it amusing, but the truth is that unless&#xA;  we are strong in our argument, they will chase us out. They spend&#xA;  wealth and buy these ignorant folks. The result is that this ignorance&#xA;  will create a new religion. Did not one Bahaai person say that the&#xA;  name of “Sayyid Ali Muhammad al Bab” exists in your Qur’an, too, in&#xA;  this verse: “Hee-Meem-Ayn-Seen-Qaaf” which means “The Qaim is Sayyid&#xA;  Ali Muhammad” when it is read from left to right?! So, we nowadays&#xA;  need knowledge and deduction more than anything else because the&#xA;  matter is one of creed. We have to stand in the face of this ignorance&#xA;  and these imported ignorant folks; they want to train their henchmen&#xA;  and spend their wealth on them; so, we have to learn logic very well&#xA;  so we may be able to answer them; otherwise, the wolves will eat us&#xA;  and digest us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-13T06:25:00.637" LastActivityDate="2015-12-13T06:25:00.637" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7856" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7861" CreationDate="2013-04-02T20:02:47.040" Score="3" ViewCount="6611" Body="&lt;p&gt;I totally get that Islam and Muslim (and even the antiquated term 'Mohammedism') are basically the same thing - they refer to the religion and culture based on the teachings of the Prophet beginning in 622AD.  I also understand that &quot;Islam&quot; means 'submission,' reflective of the fact that Muslims (or is that those of the Islamic faith?) are to be submitted to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, as any good programmer knows, terms have precise meanings, and even words that are 99% synonymous have correct and distinct usages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in what situations is it correct to use &quot;Islam / Islamic&quot; viz a viz &quot;Muslim?&quot;  Is one cultural and the other theological?  Or, is one term preferred in certain regions over against the other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="217" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T04:04:01.560" Title="What is the proper usage for &quot;Islam&quot; as opposed to &quot;Muslim&quot;?" Tags="|definitions|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7856" CreationDate="2013-04-02T20:04:45.660" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Islam&lt;/em&gt; is the word used to describe the religion and system of belief as a whole, while &lt;em&gt;Muslim&lt;/em&gt; is the word used to describe a person who practices Islam. An analogy would be: Islam is to Christianty as a Muslim is to a Christian (person).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="90" LastEditDate="2013-04-02T22:40:05.623" LastActivityDate="2013-04-02T22:40:05.623" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7856" CreationDate="2013-04-02T21:23:01.343" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Roughly, you could use the following dividing lines&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Islam&lt;/strong&gt;   : the faith/system/theology revealed by God&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Muslim&lt;/strong&gt;  : A person who ascribes to this theology&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Islamic&lt;/strong&gt; : An adjective used to indicate &lt;em&gt;conformance&lt;/em&gt; of an entity with Islam the faith/theology&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Technically, if you use the term &quot;Islamic&quot; as an adjective for people, it should be the same as the term &quot;Muslims.&quot; However, in our times and in the English-speaking world, &quot;Muslims&quot; has come to mean the state of Muslim people as they are and &quot;Islamic&quot; has come to mean an adjective for the way things &lt;em&gt;should&lt;/em&gt; be if they conformed to the guidelines Islam lays out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, for example, you could say that some Muslims people drink/cheat/lie. This may be a statement of fact. But it's awkward to say that &quot;Islamic people&quot; drink/cheat/lie because it's like an oxymoron.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example: There is a tremendous amount of corruption in Muslim countries. But in an &lt;em&gt;Islamic&lt;/em&gt; country, there wouldn't be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One term (Muslim) has come to mean &quot;the way things are&quot; and one term roughly means &quot;the way it should be.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This difference in meaning is why a lot of Muslims have a problem with the term &quot;Islamic terrorism&quot; (and also why a lot of other people lobby to increase its usage).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2013-04-03T04:04:01.560" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T04:04:01.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7856" CreationDate="2013-04-02T21:48:20.127" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Islam&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;The Religion of Islam and its core principles. Example. Islam requires us to respect elders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muslim&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;The follower of Islam. The follower may do something that is not Islamic, for example Many Muslims in United states eat Mcdonalds which is not halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Example&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some cases, Muslim practice things that are not Islamic. For example some muslims go to shrines of Holy people to ask for prayers. This is not Islamic practice. Shrines are disallowed in Islam in the first place but some Muslims practice it anyhow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="279" LastEditDate="2013-04-03T01:03:13.267" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T01:03:13.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7856" CreationDate="2013-04-02T21:48:58.927" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam and Muslim are not 99% synonymous.  Islam is the message all the messengers and Prophet's carried.  It was what Allah revealed to man.  Islam is the religion/way of life set by Allah, our creator the one who knows us best, for us:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor&#xA;upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al Ma'idah Ayah 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Muslim, it is one who submits to Allah, and follows what is ordered.  As for the connection between Islam and Muslims, Islam is what the Muslims should be following, and is not what the Muslims do or say.  Furthermore there are no sects in Islam, islam is one, the only religion, and there is only one way to follow it.  Where the sects come in is among the Muslims not Islam, and those who make sects and divide up the religion are likened by Allah to those &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/30/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;polytheists&lt;/a&gt;, and we are warned from being like them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the proper usage, overall, is Islam refers to the religion/way of life Allah revealed/sent down and set for us.  And the word Muslim refer to those who submit to Allah and follow His orders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-04-02T22:03:26.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7864" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-02T23:05:17.380" Score="3" ViewCount="810" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mutawatir is when a narration gains a huge amount of narrators that it being a lie has basically become impossible, in other words there would basically be no doubt in regards to it's authenticity.  But Tawtur has terms, and the terms have been split into Mutaffaq alaih/that which has been agreed upon, and Al Mukhtalaf Feeh/that which there is difference upon.  So the question is, what are the terms that fall under Mutaffaq Alaih (متفق عليه) ? and what are those terms which fall under Mukhtalaf feeh (مختلف فيه) ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T10:52:43.957" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:12:04.680" Title="What are the terms of that which has reached Tawatur?" Tags="|uloom-al-hadith|ilm-ar-rijal|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7865" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7867" CreationDate="2013-04-02T23:28:03.443" Score="-2" ViewCount="184" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is Al Masjid Al Haram? I remember it being mentioned several times in the Quran (I don't remember which Surah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="661" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T00:34:17.873" Title="What is Al Masjid Al Haram?" Tags="|masjid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7866" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-02T23:38:57.560" Score="6" ViewCount="1747" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Shadh (شاذ) Hadith is the differing of a Maqbool narrator with that narrator which is more Mawthooq/trustworthy than him.  But as is found in some books on the Mustalah, it says that Shadh (الشاذ) is the differing of a Mawthooq/reliable/trustworthy narrator with other narrators which are also mawthooq (هو مخالفة الثقة للثقات).  So what have scholars of hadith said in regards to this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-16T23:34:13.993" LastActivityDate="2017-05-24T06:56:17.970" Title="What have scholars said in regards to the definition of a (شاذ) Hadith: هو مخالفة الثقة للثقات?" Tags="|ilm-mustalah-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7865" CreationDate="2013-04-03T00:34:17.873" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Al-Masjid Al-Haram (The Sacred Mosque) is the mosque surrounding Al-Bayt Al-Haram (The Sacred House, i.e. Kaaba) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.  It is in that direction that all Muslims are commanded to face when they perform their daily &lt;em&gt;salat&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More details available at the Wikipedia page: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_al-Haram&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Masjid al-Haram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T00:34:17.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7869" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-03T10:20:42.010" Score="5" ViewCount="35767" Body="&lt;p&gt;Names seem to play an important role in a society. Most Muslims who come from the Middle East tend to use or already have Arabic or Islamic names, which may have roots in the Arabic language. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there's a growing number of Muslims in the western world, who either reverted to Islam or were born there to Muslim parents and got English names. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if the two categories have English or Biblical names (as is the case with my name: &lt;strong&gt;Noah&lt;/strong&gt;), can they keep them or should they change them to some sort of Islamic ones? If the case of changing applies, does it also apply to people who come from other countries such as Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, India, etc? I am pretty sure those people have their own names rooted in their local culture or language. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-01T23:34:47.960" LastActivityDate="2016-09-01T23:34:47.960" Title="Is it permissible to give an English name to a child in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|naming|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="121" CreationDate="2013-04-03T11:04:31.383" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The concept of shares in the market is similar as you buy the share become partial owner of the company.  At the end of the year, profit &amp;amp; loss statement determines the profit or loss earned by the company and distributed among the people who have invested in the company.  To make the investment logical, generally the shares are generated with a set value, for people to buy (invest) in the company.  Profit is distributed after a decision is made during the general body meeting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the company's profit is good, means it is performing well, hence the value of the company share rises, otherwise decreasing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is similar if I do open my own business and invest a lumpsum amount, at the end of year I will end up with profit or loss.  If I earn profit, and decide to sell my whole business, I can ask (demand) a reasonable price in the market, otherwise, sell in less than the originally invested to get rid of the problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this situation, all higher amount earned on the original value of each share is depending upon the performance of the business.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No company share will rise on speculation, but only the performance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2335" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-19T06:03:58.080" LastActivityDate="2015-10-19T06:03:58.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7872" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-03T11:08:35.337" Score="1" ViewCount="123" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am sure every Muslim believes that Allah(SWT) is the only eternal supreme Being. Given that, I have heard, from Muslim scholars, that it's not appropriate to give children names that might show similarity to the attributes of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, &lt;strong&gt;Khalid&lt;/strong&gt;, a popular Arabic name(Khalid Ibn Al-Waleed: A companion of the Prophet(PBUH)), which means &lt;em&gt;immortal or eternal&lt;/em&gt;, seems to be widespread across the Islamic world. I wonder if the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;properly-Islamic-naming&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; principle applies to this name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T14:08:23.487" Title="Naming someone &quot;eternal&quot; in Islam?" Tags="|naming|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7874" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="269" CreationDate="2013-04-03T13:05:26.343" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah Almighty did mention dinosaurs in the Noble Quran. While the word &quot;dinosaurs&quot; is a modern word that refers to the gigantic animals that existed perhaps millions of years ago, Allah Almighty referred to all created &quot;beasts&quot; as &quot;dabbah&quot;. A &quot;dabbah&quot; in the Noble Quran consists of all animals, including the dinosaurs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth; in the alternation of the night and the day; in the sailing of the ships through the ocean for the profit of mankind; in the rain which God Sends down from the skies, and the life which He gives therewith to an earth that is dead; in the beasts of all kinds that He scatters through the earth; in the change of the winds, and the clouds which they Trail like their slaves between the sky and the earth;- (Here) indeed are Signs for a people that are wise. (The Noble Quran, 2:164)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;He created the heavens without any pillars that ye can see; He set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you; and He scattered through it beasts of all kinds. We send down rain from the sky, and produce on the earth every kind of noble creature, in pairs. (The Noble Quran, 31:10)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice in Noble Verse 31:10, Allah Almighty said that He created the mountains to prevent the earth from shaking (which had been scientifically proven to be true. and then after that He, the Almighty, created beasts and scattered them throughout the land. These first beasts that were created before mankind may be what we call today &quot;dinosaurs&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2336" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T13:05:26.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7875" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-03T13:40:00.470" Score="2" ViewCount="1834" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does it mean. Is this politically correct term to describe Islam? What is its origin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_of_Peace&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islam - Religion of Peace - Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T15:30:54.890" Title="Why is Islam called &quot;The Religion of Peace&quot;?" Tags="|terminology|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7876" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7872" CreationDate="2013-04-03T13:59:22.440" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it is ok, for if there were a problem the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon Him) would have said something, for there are many instances where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon Him changed a persons name, for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/182&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this case&lt;/a&gt;.  Furthermore the rule in naming is that one chooses a good name.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2337" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-04-03T14:08:23.487" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T14:08:23.487" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7852" CreationDate="2013-04-03T14:06:50.350" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is perfectly OK to pray when someone is sitting and even lying beside you. The only recommendation that I am aware of is pray in a place where no one can pass in front of you. This does not annuls the prayer as some people &lt;em&gt;might&lt;/em&gt; think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/8#158&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Narrated Aisha (RA)- Sahih Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; Passing infront of of someone praying does not break salat, unless it is a dog or donkey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The things which annul the prayers were mentioned before me. They&#xA;  said, &quot;Prayer is annulled by a dog, a donkey and a woman (if they pass&#xA;  in front of the praying people).&quot; I said, &quot;You have made us (i.e.&#xA;  women) dogs. I saw the Prophet () praying while I used to lie in my&#xA;  bed between him and the Qibla. Whenever I was in need of something, I&#xA;  would slip away. for I disliked to face him.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/8#155&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This hadith from Aisha (RA)&lt;/a&gt; says, the prophet used to pray in the room when she would be laying. This is enough to deduce, praying with someone sitting or laying in the room is totally valid. The person who is in the room should respect the person who is praying though. They should not do anything awkward. If they do, you might well want to excuse yourself and pray in separate room.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T14:06:50.350" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7875" CreationDate="2013-04-03T14:21:08.340" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;From a linguistic point of view (which is what I believe you seek), Islam is derived from the Arabic word &lt;code&gt;سلام&lt;/code&gt; (pronounced &lt;code&gt;salaam&lt;/code&gt;) which literally means: peace. The common greeting in Islam is &lt;code&gt;السلام عليكم&lt;/code&gt; (pronounced &lt;code&gt;alsalaam alaikum&lt;/code&gt;), which translates to: peace be upon you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To get a better understanding of &lt;em&gt;why&lt;/em&gt; Islam is considered a religion of peace, you can read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,175987,00.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; in the Time Magazine by Karen Armstrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2338" LastEditorUserId="2338" LastEditDate="2013-04-03T14:27:11.690" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T14:27:11.690" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7875" CreationDate="2013-04-03T14:22:46.190" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam come from SALAM wich is peace in english this a vocabulary definition &#xA;and Islam recommends always good manners in dealing with people And not to harm peaceful people&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2337" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T14:22:46.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7851" CreationDate="2013-04-03T14:52:58.467" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In coran there it is not precised the number of rakaaat but it's detailed in sunna and how profet Mohammed did every prayer .&#xA;the secret behind number of rak3at in every prayer only god know the reason behind it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2337" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T14:52:58.467" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7881" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7875" CreationDate="2013-04-03T15:30:54.890" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;À la &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_of_Peace&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The religion of peace is a political neologism used as a description&#xA;  of Islam. After the September 11, 2001 attacks, some politicians&#xA;  described Islam as a &quot;religion of peace&quot; in an effort to differentiate&#xA;  between Islamic terrorists, islamism, and non-violent Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Islam itself has always contained elements that favour peace, there is no reason to believe that the exact coinage &quot;The Religion of Peace&quot; has an Islamic origin.  It's merely a turn of phrase that has become popular.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-04-03T15:30:54.890" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7885" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7912" CreationDate="2013-04-03T19:06:30.080" Score="0" ViewCount="389" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Islam allow child slavery? From which age? What are the restrictions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2261" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-03-23T21:39:24.750" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T18:26:05.460" Title="Does Islam allow child slavery?" Tags="|sharia|children|slavery|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2015-03-27T03:27:47.313" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7887" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-04T05:24:35.720" Score="11" ViewCount="5766" Body="&lt;p&gt;To take the definition of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murabahah&quot;&gt;Murabaha&lt;/a&gt; from Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This concept refers to the sale of goods at a price, which includes a profit margin agreed to by both parties. The purchase and selling price, other costs, and the profit margin must be clearly stated at the time of the sale agreement. The bank is compensated for the time value of its money in the form of the profit margin. This is a fixed-income loan for the purchase of a real asset (such as real estate or a vehicle), with a fixed rate of profit determined by the profit margin. The bank is not compensated for the time value of money outside of the contracted term (i.e., the bank cannot charge additional profit on late payments); however, the asset remains as a mortgage with the bank until the default is settled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;profit margin&quot; is fixed, the purchase and selling price is fixed. In other words, it's reselling something of equal value at a higher price.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The definition of Riba (from Wikipedia) is &lt;code&gt;an increase in capital without any services provided and speculation&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A definition of Riba, as provided in Sahih Muslim, Book 10, Chapter 19, Number 3846:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nafi' reported that Ibn 'Umar told him that a person of the tribe of Laith said that Abu Sa'id al-Kludri narrated it (the above-mentioned hadith) from tile Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) in a narration of Qutaiba. So 'Abduliali and Nafi' went along with him, and in the hadith transmitted by Ibn Rumh (the words are) that Nafi' said: 'Abdullah (b.'Umar) went and I along with the person belonging to Banu Laith entered (the house) of Sa'id al-Khudri, and he ('Abdullah b. Umar) said: I have been informed that you say that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) forbade the sale of silver with silver except in case of like for like, and sale of gold for gold except in case of like for like. Abu Sa'id pointed towards this eyes and his ears with his fingers and said: My eyes saw, and my ears listened to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) saying: &lt;strong&gt;Do not sell gold for gold, and do not sell silver for silver except in case of like for like, and do not increase something of it upon something,&lt;/strong&gt; and do not sell for ready money something, not present, but hand to hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="371" LastEditDate="2013-04-21T12:01:17.137" LastActivityDate="2022-07-13T12:19:22.973" Title="Why is Murabaha not considered Riba?" Tags="|fiqh|riba|banking|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7888" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7280" CreationDate="2013-04-04T10:42:45.517" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I searched, it seems that it is okay to do so as long as that gold to be rented is &lt;strong&gt;not consumable&lt;/strong&gt;, and will be returned &lt;strong&gt;as it is&lt;/strong&gt;. Most of those fatwas I read deals with the issue of renting jeweleries for wedding ceremonies. My understanding here and thus emphasize is that it should be returned as it is in the sense of &lt;strong&gt;same thing&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;not same value&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/195287&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/195287&lt;/a&gt; [Arabic]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-25T07:16:43.967" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:16:43.967" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7711" CreationDate="2013-04-04T15:01:25.087" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a wonderful explanation in Tafseer Ibn Kathir. The translation is below, from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1409&amp;amp;Itemid=132&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;qtafsir&lt;/a&gt;. I deleted the Arabic text because I didn't want to accidentally spread distorted Quran verses (I can't read arabic and perhaps the text is distorted by copy-pasting). For reference, it is the tafsir of Quran 76:29-31. There's also a more general explanation about Predestination at &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-271-3204.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islamtoday&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah then says, (Verily, this is an admonition,) meaning, this Surah&#xA;  is a reminder. (so whosoever wills, let him take a path to his Lord.)&#xA;  meaning, a path and a way. This means, whoever wishes to be guided by&#xA;  the Qur'an. This is similar to Allah's statement, (And what loss have&#xA;  they if they had believed in Allah and in the Last Day.) (4:39) Then&#xA;  Allah says, (But you cannot will, unless Allah wills.) meaning, no one&#xA;  is able to guide himself, enter into faith or bring about any benefit&#xA;  for himself, (Unless Allah wills. Verily, Allah is Ever All-Knowing,&#xA;  All-Wise.) meaning, He is Most Knowledgeable of who deserves to be&#xA;  guided. So, He makes guidance easy for him and He predestines for him&#xA;  that which will be a cause for it. However, whoever deserves&#xA;  misguidance, He averts guidance from him. Unto Him belongs the most&#xA;  excellent wisdom and the most irrefutable argument. Thus, He says,&#xA;  (Verily, Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise.) Then He says, (He will&#xA;  admit to His mercy whom He wills and as for the wrongdoers -- He has&#xA;  prepared a painful torment.) meaning, He guides whomever He wishes and&#xA;  He leads astray whomever He wishes. Whoever He guides, there is no one&#xA;  who can lead him astray; and whoever He leads astray, there is no one&#xA;  who can guide him. This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-Insan.&#xA;  And all praise and thanks are due to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2342" LastActivityDate="2013-04-04T15:01:25.087" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7280" CreationDate="2013-04-04T16:47:14.627" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The things those are not indicated as &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/haram&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged 'haram'&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;haram&lt;/a&gt; by Qur'an or Sunnah, are all permissible/Halal. There are no hadith or verse of Qur'an that restricts leasing/renting your property.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;First, you need to understand what is &lt;em&gt;'Rent'&lt;/em&gt; and what is &lt;em&gt;'Interest'&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Renting and interest differ from each other by these aspects:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A) &lt;strong&gt;Interest&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Interest comes out from giving (lending) money or money-like goods for a certain period of time and receiving it back with an extra benefit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The property loaned for interest is consumed. The borrower returns it by an equal amount of the same type, not the exact property itself.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The risk of the loaned property belongs to the borrower. It doesn’t bother the lender if the property is vanished or stolen. The borrower should give the same amount with its interest at the end of defined period no matter what.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;B) &lt;strong&gt;Rent&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Renting means transferring the “usage right” of a property from the owner to someone for a certain period. &lt;strong&gt;The rental price is the cost of usage right for the defined period.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The rented and the received property are exactly the same ones in renting. Rented properties cannot be consumed and consumable goods cannot be rented.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The risk of the rented property belongs to its owner. Renters just pay for using it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Money and money-like goods cannot be rented because they are consumed. They can only be loaned and loans are subject to interest.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sub&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamandquran.org/fatwas/what-is-the-difference-between-renting-and-interest.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Islam and Qur'an:&lt;/strong&gt; What is the difference between renting and interest&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if gold is used as a medium of transaction or loan, it is not allowed to rent. However, if gold is not used as a medium of transaction and is returned as it was, provided none of the conditions or boundaries of Shariah are violated, &lt;strong&gt;renting Gold is absolutely halal as long as your contract doesn't become interest/riba in any way.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2250" LastEditorUserId="2250" LastEditDate="2013-04-10T20:21:39.063" LastActivityDate="2013-04-10T20:21:39.063" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7280" CreationDate="2013-04-04T18:28:24.673" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, you cannot. The Prophet(PBUH) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Gold for gold, silver for silver, wheat for wheat, barley for barley, dates for dates, salt for salt, like for like, same for same, &lt;strong&gt;hand to hand&lt;/strong&gt;. If any of these types are different, then sell however you like, so long as it is &lt;strong&gt;hand to hand&lt;/strong&gt;.” Narrated by Muslim, 2970, from the hadeeth of ‘Ubaadah ibn al-Saamit (may Allaah be pleased with him). &lt;em&gt;emphasis is mine&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First off, your transaction of renting out gold to someone is not hand to hand. Second, you are lending something in the form of gold and in return charging the person for the loan in the form of USD. It's a clear form of interest or Riba and it's not permissible. Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastActivityDate="2013-04-04T18:28:24.673" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7887" CreationDate="2013-04-05T04:26:31.453" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Murabaha&lt;/em&gt; is, in its essence, just a pair of &lt;em&gt;shari'ah&lt;/em&gt;-compliant trades:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The bank purchases a good at market value.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The bank adds its profit margin and resells the good to the end buyer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adding a profit when reselling a good is rather fundamental to trade, and can hardly be considered &lt;em&gt;riba&lt;/em&gt;; God has clearly &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/275&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;permitted one and forbidden the other&lt;/a&gt;.  The only difference between a regular trade and a &lt;em&gt;murabaha&lt;/em&gt; agreement is that the end buyer and &lt;strike&gt;price&lt;/strike&gt; profit margin are agreed to in advance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is important to note is that the first trade needs to be completed in full: The involved good is fully and completely owned by the bank after they purchase it before it can then be resold to the end buyer.  Until such time as the final sale is transacted with the end buyer, the bank legally owns the property (and is responsible for any risks and/or costs that may entail).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While often used as a form of long-term Islamic financing, &lt;em&gt;murabaha&lt;/em&gt; can just as easily be used in a more immediate sense (e.g. having someone acquire a particular product for you if you can't leave the house).  The &quot;services provided&quot; &amp;mdash; be they for the long-term or the immediate transaction &amp;mdash; would be the willingness and ability of the third party (e.g. the bank) to serve as an intermediary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this provided service worth the profit margin involved?  That's up to the end buyer (and basic supply and demand) to decide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-04-08T14:51:42.737" LastActivityDate="2013-04-08T14:51:42.737" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7895" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-05T09:53:23.980" Score="1" ViewCount="5743" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently I saw a Shia mosque holding a fund raising raffle ticket competition where the winner would get a fully paid for umrah trip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is a raffle?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; - A raffle is a gambling competition in which people obtain numbered&#xA;  tickets, each ticket having the chance of winning a prize. At a set&#xA;  time, the winners are drawn from a container holding a copy of every&#xA;  number. The drawn tickets are checked against a collection of prizes&#xA;  with numbers attached to them, and the holder of the ticket wins the&#xA;  prize.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is gambling haraam?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih international translation of the Quran 5:91&lt;/a&gt; - Satan only wants to cause between you animosity and hatred through&#xA;  intoxicants and gambling and to avert you from the remembrance of&#xA;  Allah and from prayer. So will you not desist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are raffles haraam, even if they are used for fund raising purposes where the winner gets a trip go do an umrah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia view please.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="897" LastEditDate="2013-04-05T10:33:52.490" LastActivityDate="2013-11-01T07:31:23.450" Title="Are raffles halaal or haraam? (Shia view please)" Tags="|quran|halal-haram|shiism|gambling|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7869" CreationDate="2013-04-05T13:22:27.007" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is very difficult for an ordinary Muslim like me to talk about things like this so I am just copying/paste from the following link.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://muttaqun.com/names.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Copied from here, please read this for details.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If something is not classified as haram (prohibited) in the Deen&#xA;  (religion/way of life of a Muslim), then it is halal (permitted).&#xA;  Retaining a name that (1) does not identify itself with/contain&#xA;  anything Islamically forbidden and (2) is not a Name of Allah , has&#xA;  not been declared haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is according to sunnah (the examples of the Prophet's life what he&#xA;  said, did, implemented, how he implemented), to change a bad name&#xA;  (whether it is an arabic name or any other language) immediately, and&#xA;  it is permissible according to sunnah to exchange a name for a better&#xA;  one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid, &quot;...if one's name is&#xA;  Abdul-Messiah, for example, or similar such names, then he is&#xA;  obligated to change it, as the Prophet had people with the names&#xA;  Abdul-Ka'bah and Abdul-Uzzah change their names upon accepting Islaam.&#xA;  If the original name does not comprise or imply anything forbidden in&#xA;  Islaam, then he or she is permitted to retain it (such as the name&#xA;  George, for example). As noted, though, it is preferable to change it&#xA;  to an Islaamic name, as this also distinguishes him or her from the&#xA;  kuffaar.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While it is not haram to retain the name under the conditions listed&#xA;  above, the muslim has a responsibility to the Sunnah of the Prophet ,&#xA;  and is encouraged to choose &quot;the best of names&quot;; and the best of names&#xA;  are the humblest, insha'Allah. In addition, the best of names we have&#xA;  on this side of life, will be what we are called by in Paradise,&#xA;  insha'Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My understanding about your name:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noah is the name of prophet so there should not be any issue with this name.&#xA;An English pronounciation is not an issue I believe as most Muslims take the name of our prophet Muhammad pbuh in their names but is usually spelt Mohammed which the English thought their are other variations used.using the English spelling or pronounciation does not invalidate the name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="365" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-03-07T19:33:34.703" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T19:33:34.703" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7897" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-05T16:48:42.523" Score="6" ViewCount="2106" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had heard at few bayaans/lecture that one of the qayamat signs is that the people will destroy Quran with their hands. This was explained further as the sms people sent with the Quranic verses, which someone of the other delete at some point of time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am trying to find out the exact reference to the hadith in this respect, but no success yet. Can you please help me with the exact hadith and more details about this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-04-05T19:12:57.567" LastActivityDate="2013-04-06T19:29:37.603" Title="What was the hadith about destroying Quranic verses?" Tags="|quran|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7895" CreationDate="2013-04-06T08:22:41.967" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;gambling is totally haram.&#xA;some years ago (about 5-6), in I.R.Iran some NGO's made some raffles for orphans and poor people but almost all of shiah's marjas(it the same as 'marja taghlid' or greatest religious men) banned it and declared it as HARAM.&#xA;but certainly not all people do as they told.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2247" LastActivityDate="2013-04-06T08:22:41.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="121" CreationDate="2013-04-06T10:19:10.250" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's probably halal. It's like buying/investing in goods, and waiting to sell them when they are profitable. However, the only Haram I can only see is the part where the company you invest in uses it for usery or haram products. It's practically obvious that the current economy, it's almost impossible to evade such. Everything you buy, even banks are haram. Even when an Islamic bank does trade with haram bank, they pay expenses to the haram banks, thus actually helping them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2348" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-04-06T15:08:15.343" LastActivityDate="2013-04-06T15:08:15.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7901" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7919" CreationDate="2013-04-06T17:13:10.243" Score="5" ViewCount="9133" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two types of hunting, first is for food, second is recreational. Nowadays mostly hunting is recreational (unless you live in a very remote area). I want to know if there is any reference from Quran about recreational hunting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T06:15:05.983" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T06:15:05.983" Title="Is any reference in the Quran about recreational hunting?" Tags="|halal-haram|quran|sports|hunting|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7904" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7908" CreationDate="2013-04-06T18:36:36.873" Score="7" ViewCount="292" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah Said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/9/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 9:30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَقَالَتِ الْيَهُودُ عُزَيْرٌ ابْنُ اللَّهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the Jews said, &amp;quot;Uzair/Ezra is the son of Allah &amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering, what was the cause of this verse to come down?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-10-22T05:39:20.177" LastActivityDate="2024-03-13T21:21:44.433" Title="What is the cause behind the revelation of verse in regards to Uzair (9:30)?" Tags="|tafseer|jews|judaism|quranic-events|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7905" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7897" CreationDate="2013-04-06T19:29:37.603" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best but I have never come across a hadeeth which says the people will destroy the Quran with their hands at the end of time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a number of ahadeeth which say that the Quran will be taken away. Among these ahadeeth are the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Abdullah ibn Masood, who said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Something will come and take the Quran one night and not one ayah&#xA;  will be left, either in the Mus'haf or in the heart of any person, but&#xA;  it will be taken away.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Narrated by al-Darimi with a saheeh isnaad, no. 3209)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ad-Daarimi also narrated with a different saheeh isnaad (no. 3207) that Abdullah ibn Masood said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Recite the Quran much before it is taken away.” They said, “These&#xA;  Mus'hafs will be taken away?! What about that which is (memorized) in&#xA;  the hearts of men?” He said: “Something will come and take it one&#xA;  night, and in the morning they will wake up without it. They will&#xA;  forget the phrase ‘laa ilaha ill-Allah’ and they will start to recite&#xA;  the sayings and poetry of the Jahiliyyah. That is when the Word will&#xA;  be fulfilled against them.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is one of the tribulations that will happen at the end of time, concerning which our Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Hasten to do good deeds before tribulations come like patches of dark&#xA;  night, when a man will wake up as a believer and by evening he will be&#xA;  a kaafir, or in the evening he will be a believer and by morning he&#xA;  will be a kafir, selling his religion for some worldly gains.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(narrated by Muslim, no. 169).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We ask Allah to make us adhere firmly to His religion and to protect us from tribulations, both seen and unseen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allahumma ameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2309" LastActivityDate="2013-04-06T19:29:37.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7906" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7911" CreationDate="2013-04-06T21:00:12.373" Score="3" ViewCount="184" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the sanad (chain of narrators) of Hadith #16620 in Attabari, one of the narrators is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Muhammad bin Abi Muhammad (محمد بن أبي محمد)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, I would like to know who is he? what scholars have said in regards to him? and whether he is trustworthy or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;16620 - حدثنا أبو كريب قال : حدثنا يونس بن بكير قال : حدثنا محمد بن&#xA;  إسحاق قال : &lt;strong&gt;حدثني محمد بن أبي محمد&lt;/strong&gt; مولى زيد بن ثابت قال : حدثني سعيد&#xA;  بن جبير ، أو عكرمة ، عن ابن عباس قال : أتى رسول الله صلى الله عليه&#xA;  وسلم سلام بن مشكم ، ونعمان بن أوفى ، وشأس بن قيس ، ومالك بن الصيف ،&#xA;  فقالوا : كيف نتبعك وقد تركت قبلتنا ، وأنت لا تزعم أن عزيرا ابن الله؟&#xA;  فأنزل في ذلك من قولهم : ( وقالت اليهود عزير ابن الله وقالت النصارى&#xA;  المسيح ابن الله ) ، إلى : ( أنى يؤفكون ) . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=50&amp;amp;ID=2301&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T10:52:24.340" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T10:52:24.340" Title="Who is Muhammad bin Abi Muhammad (محمد بن أبي محمد)?" Tags="|people|ilm-ar-rijal|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7904" CreationDate="2013-04-06T22:38:20.993" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is narrated in Attabari 16620 that a group of Jews came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and they said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why would we follow you and you have left our Qibla and do not believe that Uzair/Ezra is the son of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كيف نتبعك وقد تركت قبلتنا ، وأنت لا تزعم أن عزيرا ابن الله؟&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that Ayah came down in regards to what they said: &amp;quot;Uzair the son of God&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: Mawsu'ati Saheehul Masboor Mina Attafseeril Ma'thoor (موسوعة الصحيح المسبور من التفسير بالمأثور المجلد الثاني صفحة 442-443)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-04-08T00:27:33.460" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7869" CreationDate="2013-04-07T00:50:56.590" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Having an Arabic name is not the issue, but having a good name. Islam encourages naming with good optimistic names that, of course, don't conflict with Islam principles such as &quot;Abdul Saleeb&quot; (Cross Servant). And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saaid.net/Doat/hamesabadr/106.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.saaid.net/Doat/hamesabadr/106.htm&lt;/a&gt; [Arabic]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastActivityDate="2013-04-07T00:50:56.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7837" CreationDate="2013-04-07T19:23:46.740" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is great reward in teaching knowledge one has, and the reward one gets when the person whom is guided through the knowledge you gave, is that the reward they get you also get.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَنْ عَلَّمَ عِلْمًا فَلَهُ أَجْرُ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهِ لاَ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ&#xA;أَجْرِ الْعَامِلِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever teaches some knowledge will have the reward of the one who&#xA;acts upon it, without that detracting from his reward in the slightest&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1252390&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore giving advice is one of the attributes of those who will not lose, Allah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, mankind is in loss&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;advised&lt;/strong&gt; each other &lt;strong&gt;to truth&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;advised&lt;/strong&gt; each other &lt;strong&gt;to patience&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat Al Asr Ayah 2-3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore when advising those older than you, one should maintain a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/672220&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;respectful&lt;/a&gt; tone and so on, and actually one should be respectful when giving advice to anyone.  When giving advice one should wisely choose the right time, and should do it gently, not come with a stick in your hand and pick the guy up by his shirt... no, and this is evident in the following incident:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A bedouin urinated in the mosque and some people rushed to beat him&#xA;up. The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: &amp;quot;Leave him alone&#xA;and pour a bucket of water over it. You have been sent to make things&#xA;easy and not to make them difficult&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:635&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukari/Riyaddussaliheen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the above hadith does not only tell us to advise with wisdom and gentleness, but when advising someone repeat what you are saying a thousand times, once or twice should be sufficient, when you repeat, and repeat you are only making it difficult on you and them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore giving advice has a great rank in Islam that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الدِّينُ النَّصِيحَةُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/672290&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami'itirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/672290&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Prophet&lt;/a&gt; (peace and blessings be upon him) has specified in which spaces/things one should advise others in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Advising to Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Advising in having ikhlas/Sincerity to Allah in all that we do&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Advising to be in constant remembrance of Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Defending Islam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Advising to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Believing in him, and what came to him&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;following what he ordered and his sunnah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Advising to the scholars:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Taking knowledge from them&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not following their mistakes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Advising to the people in general:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Advising to what is good and what you would want for your self&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;telling them when they are deviating/going the wrong way&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore I would like to mention that giving advise is more than just speaking, for you can give advice in how you act and what you say and so on.  Lastly I would like to apologize for the lengthiness of this post, and I pray that this benefits many.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://articles.islamweb.net/media/index.php?id=59067&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;page=article&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamweb.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-06T03:54:09.777" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T03:54:09.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7906" CreationDate="2013-04-08T00:18:04.390" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Summary&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;محمد بن أبي محمد (Muhammad bin abi Muhammad) is the servant of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaid_bin_Thabit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Zaid bin Thabit زيد بن ثابت&lt;/a&gt; the famous companion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He narrated hadiths from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa%27id_ibn_Jubayr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sa'id ibn Jubayr سعيد بن جبير&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ikrimah عكرمة&lt;/a&gt;, while &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Ishaq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muhammad ibn Ishaq محمد ابن إسحاق&lt;/a&gt; narrated hadiths from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholar &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%AD%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn Habban ابن حبان&lt;/a&gt; mentioned him as a trusted person, while &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Dhahabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Dhahabi&lt;/a&gt; said he doesn't know about him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Quotes&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;10559 - محمد بن أبى محمد مولى زيد بن ثابت الأنصاري يروى عن سعيد بن جبير وعكرمة روى عنه بن إسحاق &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;10559 - Muhammad bin abi Muhammad, servant of Zaid bin Thabit Al-Ansari, narrated from Sa'id ibn Jubayr and Ikrimah, and Ibn Ishaq narrated from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الثقات &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%AD%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;لابن حبان&lt;/a&gt; The Trustworthy People by Ibn Habban&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;711 - د (أبي داود) محمد بن أبي محمد الانصاري مولى زيد بن ثابت مدني.&#xA;  روى عن سعيد بن جبير وعكرمة. وعنه محمد بن إسحاق. ذكره ابن حبان في&#xA;  الثقات. قلت: وقال الذهبي لا يعرف.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad bin abi Muhammad, servant of Zaid bin Thabit Al-Ansari, narrated from Sa'id ibn Jubayr and Ikrimah, and Ibn Ishaq narrated from him. Ibn Habban mentioned him in his book &quot;The Trustworthy People&quot;. And I say: Al-Dhahabi said that he doesn't know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;تهذيب التهذيب لابن حجر Tahthib Al-Tahthib by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hajar_al-Asqalani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5590 - د : محمد بن أَبي محمد الأَنْصارِيّ المدني&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt; ، مولى زيد بن ثابت.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  رَوَى عَن : سَعِيد بن جبير (د) ، وعكرمة مولى ابن عباس (د).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;: (4) تاريخ البخاري الكبير : 1 / الترجمة 704 ، والجرح والتعديل : 8 / الترجمة 376 ، وثقات ابن حبان : 7 / 392 ، والكاشف : 3 / الترجمة 5225 ، وميزان الاعتدال : 4 / الترجمة 8129 ، ونهاية السول ، الورقة 350 ، وتهذيب التهذيب : 9 / 433 ،&#xA;  والتقريب : 2 / 205 ، وخلاصة الخزرجي : 2 / الترجمة 6635.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Translation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5590 - Muhammad bin abi Muhammad Al-Ansari Al-Madani&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;, servant of Zaid bin Thabit, narrated from Sa'id ibn Jubayr and Ikrimah, and Ibn Ishaq narrated from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;: History of Senior Bukhari 1/704, Ajjarh wa Atta'deel 8/376, The Trustworthy Poeple by Ibn Habban 7/392, Al-Kashif 3/5225, Mizan Al-I'tidal 4/8129, Nihaiat Al-soul page 350, Tahthib Al-Tahthib 9/433, Taqrib Al-Tahthib 2/205, The Conclusion of Tahthib Al-Tahthib by Al-Khazraji 2/6635.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other sources but they same almost the same thing, and the're referred in the last quote as sources, so I'll not quote from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2013-04-08T00:18:04.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7912" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7885" CreationDate="2013-04-08T00:51:59.287" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam accepts/accepted slavery because at the time Islam was revealed, slavery was deeply rooted in the community that it couldn't be cleared at once. However, &lt;strong&gt;Islam doesn't allow &lt;em&gt;enslaving&lt;/em&gt; free peaceful people for any reason, be them Muslim or non-Muslims.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if someone is free (i.e, not a slave to anyone else) and peaceful, then Islam doesn't allow anyone else to enslave him for any reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that's a general case, there are no specifications regarding age, gender, race, color... etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more about the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_views_on_slavery&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic Views on Slavery&lt;/a&gt;, and see other questions in this site about slavery like &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/270/167&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T18:26:05.460" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7837" CreationDate="2013-04-08T01:16:47.123" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without doubt, passing knowledge and giving Naseeha (Advice) is an important thing is Islam. Allah says (Surat Al-Mā'idah - 5):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cursed were those who disbelieved among the Children of Israel by the tongue of David and of Jesus, the son of Mary. That was because they disobeyed and [habitually] transgressed. (78) They used not to prevent one another from wrongdoing that they did. How wretched was that which they were doing. (79)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, I, personally, would be annoyed from someone keeping telling me what to do and making me feel dump. There are as many ways as you can count other than direct ordering. For example, if I learned something I usually discuss it with my father like &quot;What do you think about XYZ?&quot;, rather than &quot;I read on the net this fatwa ... and clearly we are astray from the path of Allah, and should change&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are certain things one should understand before giving the Naseeha:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You are note &lt;strong&gt;obliged&lt;/strong&gt; to make them &lt;strong&gt;apply&lt;/strong&gt; the Naseeha. In other words, you are obliged to &lt;strong&gt;invite&lt;/strong&gt; them to the journey, but not to &lt;strong&gt;start&lt;/strong&gt; it. It's up to them to do so (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/272&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:272&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Age Difference&lt;/strong&gt;: people tend to refuse advices coming from people younger than them, so your approach should be more &lt;strong&gt;appealing&lt;/strong&gt;. There is a famous story of Hassan and Hussein when they saw and old man not performing Wudu correctly, so instead of telling him what not to do and what to, they asked him to tell whose Wudu is better, Hassan's or Hussien's. They both performed the Wudu well, that's when the old man realized it. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saaid.net/Doat/hamesabadr/73.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source - Arabic&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Don't Feel High of Yourself&lt;/strong&gt;: this is an important point when learning and giving advices. Don't look down on other people, just because you learned something. No one knows who is better than who. Besides, you should exercise tolerance, even on those really big issue (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.suhaibwebb.com/relationships/marriage-family/parents/leaving-islam/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Leaving Islam&lt;/a&gt;). Because, from not doing so, you won't gain anything other than people ignoring you, or even do the wrong just to irritate you, and this is off the point of giving Naseeha.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastActivityDate="2013-04-08T01:16:47.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7916" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7917" CreationDate="2013-04-08T12:24:42.473" Score="7" ViewCount="6300" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://uk.ishares.com/en/rc/products/ISWD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;iShares&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The MSCI World Islamic Index offers exposure to stocks from the MSCI&#xA;  World Index which comply with Shariah investment principles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't get it, the ETF &lt;a href=&quot;http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ISWD.L&amp;amp;ql=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;LSE:ISWD&lt;/a&gt; (ISHARES II PLC ISHARES MSCI WORLD ISLAMIC) has &lt;a href=&quot;http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=IBM&amp;amp;ql=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IBM&lt;/a&gt; as 1 of the companies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On 2012/12/31, &lt;a href=&quot;http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=IBM&amp;amp;ql=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IBM&lt;/a&gt; had assets in the form of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_and_cash_equivalents&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;cash and cash equivalents&lt;/a&gt; of about $10 million USD.  I'm not saying that IBM does this, but what that would normally mean is that they have raw cash in a bank account earning interest, and/or short-term &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_bond&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;government bonds&lt;/a&gt; earning interest, which would normally go back into the business, i.e. consuming interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is interest, which is haraam isn't it?  So how can LSE:ISWD be considered halaal?  Via the ETF, you end up being a partial owner of IBM don't you?  Which means you own a business which is consuming interest from cash in a bank account!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mentioned IBM here for no particular reason.  I could have mentioned &lt;a href=&quot;http://uk.ishares.com/en/rc/products/ISWD/all-holdings/1365058800000/false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;any of the companies listed in this ETF&lt;/a&gt;, and I would be surprised if any of them were not earning interest from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_and_cash_equivalents&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;cash&lt;/a&gt; in bank accounts...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q/bs?s=INTC&amp;amp;annual&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Intel&lt;/a&gt; is also in the list, who have about $8.5 million as cash possibly in banks and short-term government bonds, so chances are probably high that they are earning interest on that money which goes back into the company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.expat.hsbc.com/1/2/jerseyfundinvestments/hsbc-amanah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HSBC Amanah&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;HSBC Amanah is the Islamic financial services division of the HSBC&#xA;  Group. It's been specifically designed for investors who want to&#xA;  invest in equity markets in compliance with Shariah. And is uniquely&#xA;  positioned to understand, structure and deliver financial solutions&#xA;  that are compatible with the requirements of Islamic law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then there is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.expat.hsbc.com/1/PA_ES_Content_Mgmt/content/hsbc_expat/pdf/en/wealth/factsheets/amanah/amanah_global_equity.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HSBC Amana Freedom Funds&lt;/a&gt; which are supposedly halaal too.  In these funds you will find &lt;a href=&quot;http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q/bs?s=AAPL&amp;amp;annual&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Apple&lt;/a&gt;, which based on their annual report, earned 1.03% interest on cash which they have in banks, and 0.77% interest on cash equivalents.  If we round it off to 1%, based on Apple having 10.5 million in cash and cash equivalents, they earned about 100,500USD of interest last year...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question, if you missed it, How are islamic funds/etf halaal investments?  I really don't see the halaal part...?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-12T21:37:07.883" LastActivityDate="2017-12-26T15:58:24.783" Title="Are islamic Funds and/or ETF's really halaal investments?" Tags="|sunni|sharia|finance|investment|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7916" CreationDate="2013-04-08T15:23:12.773" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read many &lt;em&gt;fatawa&lt;/em&gt; by scholars (such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&amp;amp;ID=375&amp;amp;CATE=43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this example from SunniPath&lt;/a&gt;) permitting investment in companies that have some of their profits earned through interest, so long as these interest-related profits don't comprise a &lt;em&gt;significant&lt;/em&gt; amount of the company's earnings (e.g. are not a primary source of income).  The same basic ruling applies for any &lt;em&gt;shari'ah&lt;/em&gt; non-compliant income, such as earnings made from gambling or alcohol.  Your own income in such matters would then need to be &quot;purified&quot; by disposing of this non-compliant income.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if 1% of the company's income comes from interest, you can purify it by donating 1% of your own subsequent income to the poor (with no expectation of reward).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The MSCI Global Islamic Index handles this using a method called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&amp;amp;rct=j&amp;amp;q=&amp;amp;esrc=s&amp;amp;source=web&amp;amp;cd=2&amp;amp;ved=0CDsQFjAB&amp;amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.msci.com%2Fresources%2Ffactsheets%2FMSCI_Global_Islamic_Indices.pdf&amp;amp;ei=29tiUfHUH-L5igKe6oH4Bg&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF9ruF0_nHKSpc394gmEVCkEmIY_g&amp;amp;sig2=89-1gMKynLSOvMyETxeFGg&amp;amp;bvm=bv.44770516,d.cGE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;dividend purification&lt;/a&gt;,&quot; where the Index value reflects returns after the portion of the company income from &lt;em&gt;shari'ah&lt;/em&gt; non-compliant sources is deducted from the reinvested dividends.  Since this is already accounted for by the Index itself, no further action is needed if you invest directly therein; any income you receive is already &quot;purified.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot speak for the HSBC Amanah funds (or other Islamic funds in general), but I imagine they do something similar.  Researching individual funds before investment is, of course, recommended at all times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-04-08T15:45:33.830" LastActivityDate="2013-04-08T15:45:33.830" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7919" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7901" CreationDate="2013-04-09T06:26:07.370" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The rules of of Islam is taught to people who hunt, i.e. : they did not playing around, they kill but there is no intention to be eaten or utilized (it's not allowed in islam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many hadiths that explain about the rules of hunting such as :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah has ordained kindness (or excellence) in everything. If killing is to be done, do it in the best manner, and when you slaughter, do it in the best manner by first sharpening the knife, and putting the animal at ease&quot; (hadith narrated by by Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;If someone kills a sparrow for sport, the sparrow will cry out on the Day of Judgement, 'O Lord! That person killed me in vain! He did not kill me for any useful purpose&quot; (Nisai).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Any part cut off a living animal is dead flesh&quot; (Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Hakim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Whoever kills a sparrow or anything bigger than that without a just cause, Allah will hold him accountable on the Day of Judgement. The listeners asked, O Messenger of Allah, what is a just cause? He replied, That he will kill it to eat, not simply to chop off its head and then throw it away&quot; (Nisai, Hakim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;When you set your dog (for the chase), mention the name of Allah, if he catches the game, and you reach it while it is still alive, cuts, its throat&quot; (Bukhari, Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;If you send your dog after the game, and it eats part of it, you should not eat of it, for the dog has hunted for itself and not for you; but if you send the dog and it kills the game without eating it, you can eat it, as it has caught it for its master&quot; (Ahmad, Bukhari, Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and described in Surah Al-Mā'idah 5:1&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/vBfAl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;O you who have believed, fulfill [all] contracts. Lawful for you are the animals of grazing livestock except for that which is recited to you [in this Qur'an] - hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of ihram. Indeed, Allah ordains what He intends&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and described in Surah Al-Mā'idah 5:96 (The Table Spread) - سورة المائدة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3RKFd.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Lawful to you is game from the sea and its food as provision for you and the travelers, but forbidden to you is game from the land as long as you are in the state of ihram. And fear Allah to whom you will be gathered&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="662" LastActivityDate="2013-04-09T06:26:07.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7869" CreationDate="2013-04-09T06:40:30.610" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simply, What ever your name is, doesn't conflict with Islam, but a good name is always good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is not something tough!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2358" LastActivityDate="2013-04-09T06:40:30.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7923" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-09T09:19:27.497" Score="1" ViewCount="2256" Body="&lt;p&gt;English translation of the Quran by Dr Ghali:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/53/57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran-53:57&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Imminent is imminent; &amp;lt;- as in the day of judgement is&#xA;  approaching&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/53/58&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran-53:58&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Apart from Allah, none can lift it off. &amp;lt;- no one can stop&#xA;  it other than Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/53/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran-53:59&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Do you then wonder at this discourse, &amp;lt;- as in , wondering&#xA;  about the quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/53/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran-53:60&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;And do you laugh, and do you not weep. &amp;lt;- wasting time&#xA;  lauging instead of crying about the approaching judgement&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/53/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran-53:61&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;(While) you amuse yourselves? &amp;lt;- wasting time entertaining&#xA;  and enjoying life instead of preparing for judgement day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm hoping that I have misunderstood these verses, but it seems that as muslims, we should not be laughing, having fun, enjoying life, and entertaining ourselves?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Sunni view preferred)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T09:29:52.287" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T09:29:52.287" Title="No fun, enjoyment, laughter for muslims?" Tags="|quran|practical-islam|fiqh|tafseer|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7924" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7923" CreationDate="2013-04-09T10:18:41.653" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding the verses you list: they can only be interpreted correctly in their context... which usually involves some people (kuffar/mushrikin) which took life as being all fun without any though about future... this does not refer to muslims directly. It is just a warning to make &quot;fun/laughing etc.&quot; too high a priority...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims are allowed to have fun, laugh etc. - this is encouraged... There are several Hadith describing the Prophet (SAW + PBUH) joking/laughing with his companions, wifes etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam sets some groundrules like &quot;no backbiting, no lies, no scaring...&quot; when joking. Like with everything in this life the POV of Islam is that nothing should be done excessively which also applies to fun/joking/laughing etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further references (including Hadiths etc.):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/22170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/22170&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/71184&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/71184&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/4893&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/4893&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="965" LastActivityDate="2013-04-09T10:18:41.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7797" CreationDate="2013-04-09T10:28:23.997" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Definition:&lt;/strong&gt; Music includes sounds and songs which take the human to a world that he&#xA;  cannot explain about. It dominates the human's nerves in a way that&#xA;  sometimes makes him cry and some other times makes him laugh,&#xA;  sometimes makes the human organs move unconsciously, sometimes excites&#xA;  love and passion and sometimes makes a slave out of the human and rules his&#xA;  brain, mind and psyche.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two kinds of music: &lt;strong&gt;Natural&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Artificial&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The natural music includes the sound of flowing waterfalls, moving branches in the wind, the song of nightingales and so on. These sounds and songs not only do not harm the human, but also increases the power of thinking and reasoning in him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, the artificial music includes man-made songs which itself consists of different types:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some of them excite transcendental and spiritual feelings in the listener, reminds him the God and heaven, and reduces his interest to this world. In one word, they ground the religious experience which is the ultimate goal of every mystic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, some others are produced and consumed simply to excite lust or materialistic and animalistic tendencies. These musics are said to be Haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;--&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.andisheqom.com/Files/matbuat.php?idVeiw=450&amp;amp;level=4&amp;amp;cat=n&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt; (in Persian)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="435" LastEditDate="2013-07-31T09:08:05.837" LastActivityDate="2013-07-31T09:08:05.837" CommentCount="3" CommunityOwnedDate="2013-04-09T10:28:23.997" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7926" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-09T11:33:21.037" Score="3" ViewCount="1094" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on an &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7797/what-is-the-islamic-definition-of-music/7925#7925&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; in another &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7797/what-is-the-islamic-definition-of-music/&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt;, it seems that based on the Shia view, music is generally haraam, unless it helps you think of God?  Does the Sunni view have a similar scenario, or is music haraam 'end of story' according to the Sunni view, even if it helps you think of God?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2013-08-06T05:02:06.883" Title="Is music allowed if it helps you think of God? (Sunni View)" Tags="|music|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="121" CreationDate="2013-04-09T13:34:07.487" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;investing in the stock market is not haram if the investor can safeguard the following conditions 1avoidance of maysir(gambling) 2 avoidance of gharar i.e excessive risk etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2361" LastActivityDate="2013-04-09T13:34:07.487" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7746" CreationDate="2013-04-09T15:31:35.123" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide us all to that which is beneficial, ameen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding your question; It is not recommended to start 'sunnah' prayers after the Iqamah (the call for prayer to commence) as there will be no time to do this because the obligatory prayers begin straight after the Iqamah. Therefore these prayers are to be done after the Adhaan and before the Iqamah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However if one is already praying their sunnah prayers while the Iqamah is being given then the following advise and verdict of Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saalih al-Uthaymeen should be adhered to;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;If a person praying the sunnah while the iqamah is called, then the&#xA;  best opinion in this case is that if he is in his second rak‘ah, he&#xA;  should shorten it, and if he is in the first rak‘ah, he should just&#xA;  break his prayer and enter the congregation with the Imam. The&#xA;  evidence for this comes from what Imam Muslim has narrated in his&#xA;  Sahih:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If iqamah is called for the prayer&#xA;  then there is no prayer except the obligatory one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Sahih Muslim, 1/493)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So, if one has performed the ruku‘ for the second rak‘ah, then he&#xA;  should complete the prayer, and if not, then he should discontinue&#xA;  because what is left from his sujud and tashahhud is not needed any&#xA;  more. Moreover, he should break without salaam, and it is enough to&#xA;  have the intention in the heart, contrary to common misconception&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Majmu Fatawa Ibn Uthaymeen, volume 1 page 345&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah alone knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah bless you with much goodness, ameen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2309" LastActivityDate="2013-04-09T15:31:35.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7930" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7931" CreationDate="2013-04-09T18:59:26.763" Score="3" ViewCount="1679" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am indebted some money to a person whom I can't find. This debt is a headache to me.&#xA;I've looked for this person for some years now, but still no trace!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should I do in this situation? I'm afraid if I would die before clearing the debts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2287" LastEditorUserId="2250" LastEditDate="2013-04-09T19:24:50.153" LastActivityDate="2020-12-20T06:13:09.700" Title="What to do if I can't find the person whom I'm indebted some money to?" Tags="|money|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7931" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7930" CreationDate="2013-04-09T19:12:51.393" Score="7" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;If you know that you owe somebody and how much you owe him, but you&#xA;  cannot find him, or you know the amount you owe but you do not know to&#xA;  whom it is owed, then give that amount in charity on that person's&#xA;  behalf. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If he comes along later, give him the choice between approving of the&#xA;  charity and gaining the reward for it, or asking you to pay him back,&#xA;  in which case the reward (for giving charity) will be yours&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid (Islam Q&amp;amp;A #5979)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2309" LastActivityDate="2013-04-09T19:12:51.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7932" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-10T06:59:47.823" Score="2" ViewCount="164" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some people spend a lot of time on playing online games. &lt;br&gt;So is it ok for a Muslim to develop such  an online game and earn money from that game?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2363" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-05T09:49:24.683" LastActivityDate="2016-04-05T09:49:24.683" Title="Is it permissible to develop online games which consume a lot of time?" Tags="|sharia|game|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7932" CreationDate="2013-04-10T08:19:06.117" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MkKCt.png&quot; alt=&quot;bismillah&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spending the time to that are not useful it does not allowed in islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;described in surah &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Asr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-`Aşr&lt;/a&gt; 1-3 (The Declining Day, The Time) - سورة العصر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GdXuB.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By time,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hE6Ug.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, mankind is in loss,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jyLHC.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah takes an oath by time, the passage of night and day, the time in which man works his deeds: “By Time,” the purpose of the oath being “Truly man is in a state of loss,” loss has many different levels: complete loss, the state of one who loses both this world and the Hereafter, who loses eternal bliss and instead deserves Hell. A person could also lose out in some aspects and not others and this is why Allah generalises this loss to all of man save those who have four qualities: “Not so those who believe” in what Allah as ordered to believe in, faith cannot come about or be complete without knowledge and therefore it is a branch of knowledge, “and do good works,” all good deeds, outward and inward, those linked to the rights of Allah and the rights of His servants, both the obligatory and recommended “and counsel one another to truth” which is faith and righteous deeds “and counsel one another to patience,” in obedience to Allah, away from disobedience to Him, and in the face of His decrees that man finds trying. The first two matters perfect the servant and the next two aid to perfect others. In the completion of these four matters lies safety from loss and through them does the servant attain success&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;So is it ok for a Muslim to develop such an online game and earn money from that game?&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it is allowed if the result of your job and your ideas. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;described in Sahih Muslim Hadith 6251     Narrated by Abu Hurayrah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (The prophet muhammad) said: ‘Do you know who is a ‘muflis’ (abjectly poor or one who is totally bankrupt)?’ They (the Companions (r.a.) of the Prophet (saws)) said: ‘A ‘muflis’ amongst us is one who has neither dirham with him nor wealth.’ He (the Prophet (saws)) said: ‘The ‘muflis’ of my Ummah would be he who would come on the Day of Resurrection with prayers and fasts and Zakah but (he would find himself bankrupt on that day as he would have exhausted his funds of virtues) since he hurled abuses upon others, brought calumny against others, unlawfully consumed the wealth of others, shed the blood of others, and beat others. His virtues would be credited to the account of one (who suffered at his hand). And if his good deeds fall short to clear the account (of his mis-deeds), then their sins would be entered in (his account) and he would be thrown in the Hell-Fire!’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not allowed if plowing result of the work other people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;described in Surah Al-Baqarah : 188 (The Cow) - سورة البقرة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DQWMg.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;And do not consume one another's wealth unjustly or send it [in bribery] to the rulers in order that [they might aid] you [to] consume a portion of the wealth of the people in sin, while you know [it is unlawful]&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="662" LastActivityDate="2013-04-10T08:19:06.117" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7935" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-10T13:31:48.727" Score="6" ViewCount="27111" Body="&lt;p&gt;I took complete bath all over the body. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, Is it necessary to make wudu(ablution) after this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please, clarify me that if it is not necessary to make wudu, then how the bath should be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T07:21:25.373" Title="Is it necessary to make wudu(ablution) after taking bath?" Tags="|taharah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7936" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-10T13:32:12.877" Score="3" ViewCount="594" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the wisdom behind the importance of getting married and having children in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask because getting married and having children is a full time commitment, to which you have to dedicate your life to, meaning, you will hardly have time left for much else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask because in this life, there are a trillion and one things a person can do, experience, explore, see etc etc and marriage is 1 of those things and children is another of those things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which is why I want to know about the wisdom behind the importance given to marriage and having children, where you normally would have to give up all the other things you could do in your life if you don't get married and have children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am only talking about things which are not haraam.   For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Learning how to ride a horse&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Learning archery&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Learning rock climbing&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Learning languages&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Sky diving&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Scuba diving&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Learning to fly a helicopter&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Going to see all the amazing landscapes of the world&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Mountain biking&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean the list is endless.  If you get married, the average person would end up spending all his money and time on his family.  If he has money, it normally means he works hard to earn the money, so he will lack time.  If he lacks money, it normally means he will have plenty of time, but no money to do and experience the world created by God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni view preferred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-04-10T21:15:04.607" LastActivityDate="2013-04-16T07:16:47.933" Title="What is the wisdom behind the importance of getting married and have children?" Tags="|sunni|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7939" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7940" CreationDate="2013-04-10T15:13:02.900" Score="6" ViewCount="78970" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that the common concept is that alcohol is is acceptable in islam, however I am struggling to see how we consider it 'haram' considering the phrases used in the quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing on] stone alters [to other than Allah ], and divining arrows are from the work of Satan, so avoid it to be successful. — &lt;em&gt;Quran 5:90&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When we compare this to other parts of the quran such as the forbidding of eating pork we can see a difference in language - &lt;strong&gt;stronger more definitive language&lt;/strong&gt; like 'forbidden' is used for example compared to less definitive language like 'avoid'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prohibited/Forbidden to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah - &lt;em&gt;Quran 5:3&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I realise that these are just two passages but I think most passages from the quran that I have found reflect this point. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(1) in the quran why are there no references to alcohol being forbidden or &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(2) why should we consider it &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; or not consider it &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(3) Should we consider that drinking or taking other intoxicants is not recommended and should be avoided but is not &lt;em&gt;forbidden&lt;/em&gt; like pork or non-halal meat.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please try to explain this in the context of quran rather than hadith (because different denominations of islam consider different hadith and the quran is the main text of islam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2365" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-21T17:30:59.947" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:23:32.277" Title="Is alcohol haram or not recommended?" Tags="|halal-haram|tafseer|alcohol|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7939" CreationDate="2013-04-10T15:55:02.773" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, things can be of three states regarding their permissibility: &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;in between&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/30478&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt;). Now, when almighty Allah tells us to avoid something to be &lt;strong&gt;successful&lt;/strong&gt;, then that means approaching it will not make us successful, and because Allah wants us to be successful, then He doesn't want us to do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, in what category do you think drinking alcohol falls? &lt;em&gt;Halal?&lt;/em&gt; Definitely not, because how can doing something halal lead us to be unsuccessful?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;In between?&lt;/em&gt; If it is from the work of Satan, then obviously it is something not good, so it doesn't fit in this category either (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/268&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:268&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only place in which drinking alcohol falls is being &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;, because we are &lt;strong&gt;ordered to avoid&lt;/strong&gt; it, and it is from the &lt;strong&gt;work of Satan&lt;/strong&gt; which brings only poverty and immorality (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/268&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:268&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, if your doctor said &amp;quot;Avoid eating eggs because of your illness&amp;quot;, then that means the doctor doesn't want you to eat eggs. There are many ways to tell that something is prohibited or forbidden, and the two words &amp;quot;prohibited&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;forbidden&amp;quot; are not the only methods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-30T06:23:32.277" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:23:32.277" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7926" CreationDate="2013-04-11T03:50:10.683" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There seems to be unanimous consensus that music is haraam across most mainstream schools of thought, Shia or Sunni.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However I think that may not be the intent of your question; Rather I can surmise that your question is that if music makes one think of God, should it be allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two aspects to this question: the legalistic one and the &quot;hikmah&quot; one. While the former (legal) aspect is covered by the open injunction that music be eschewed, for the latter (hikmah or understanding) aspect, I guess we will have to fall back on personal experience and observation owing to the open nature of the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Music seems to be a major part of worship within most religious systems today (other than Islam, of course). Playing of music is not just allowed but even condoned in their centers of worship, so we find, for example, churches having organs, and devotees in temples in India singing &quot;bhajans,&quot; kind of devotional music accompanied by musical instruments played to please God, or at least their conception of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Music however can be thought of as opium for the soul. There have been many instances in history where people consumed opium and other such stimulating drugs because it made them perform better. We find many examples of people in creative and artistic professions like writing or painting resorting to these methods to feel stimulated so that they write or paint better. Drugs do make one feel &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; perform better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then we all know the unwholesome effects of these mind-altering drugs on the human body; while they may enhance one's performance in the short-term by stimulating the mind temporarily, they only serve to destroy both the mind and body of the person who consumes them by making it &quot;hollow&quot; and unhealthy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a similar manner, so does music work on the human soul by &quot;stimulating&quot; it to think about God but ultimately destroying it by extinguishing that person's capacity for faith or imaan. The soul becomes &quot;hollow,&quot; so to speak, and this becomes apparent in hypocrisy in behavior, and a disconnect between that person's beliefs and actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just the way the human body requires good nutrition to remain healthy, so does the soul require the remembrance to God to sustain itself. This sustenance can only come about by doing &lt;em&gt;dhikr&lt;/em&gt;, the best of which is recitation of the Qur'an and other &lt;em&gt;adhkaar&lt;/em&gt; as reported in the books of Ahadeeth. A soul that gets &quot;addicted&quot; to music finds it difficult to absorb and retain the words and wisdom of the Book of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;HTH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2013-04-11T03:56:17.523" LastActivityDate="2013-04-11T03:56:17.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7942" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8649" CreationDate="2013-04-11T07:18:28.970" Score="4" ViewCount="4554" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, this came to me when I was watching some shieks talking about music status in Islam, and referring to the famous hadith that says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There will be a group of my people who will make permissible for themselves adultery, pure silk, intoxicants and musical instruments (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-380-3317.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, some scholars say that because this hadith make it clear that musical instruments are not permissible, then it is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I know is that things and matters can be in one of three states regarding permissibility: Halah, Haram, and In Between. Now, the above mentioned hadith says musical instruments are not permissible (Halal), but that doesn't mean it is Haram as there is another category, In Between.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question again: &lt;strong&gt;If something is not Halal, does that mean it's Haram?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-10T10:11:05.590" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T10:11:05.590" Title="If something is not Halal, does that mean it's Haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|terminology|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7943" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-11T19:03:58.000" Score="3" ViewCount="427" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many students and graduates do internships and sometimes go further to pursue a career in an investment bank. I wanted to know: what is the ruling on working in an investment bank?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also wanted to ask:&#xA;if one has done a paid internship (a temporary role where one is employed usually over the summer) with an investment bank, what should the individual do with that money? - Since it is impossible almost to give that money back to the bank which employed them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally: are there any particular dua that one can make to keep them away from such employment opportunities (assuming that it is Haram).&#xA;Again assuming that it is Haram - I am guessing that the ideal thing to do is to do Taubah and to make dua and ask for a better, Halal career ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2368" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T23:41:55.870" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T23:41:55.870" Title="Is working in an investment bank halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|investment|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2013-07-30T21:35:10.293" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7945" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="993" CreationDate="2013-04-12T04:52:12.683" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A riba based investment bank itself is illegal and haram from shariah point of view, so working in it is like helping them in the transgression based on following Quran and hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Help you one another in Al‑Birr and At‑Taqwa (virtue, righteousness&#xA;  and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression. And&#xA;  fear Allaah. Verily, Allaah is Severe in punishment”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[al-Maa’idah 5:2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslim narrated in his Saheeh (1598) that Jaabir (may Allaah be&#xA;  pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings&#xA;  of Allaah be upon him) cursed the one who consumes riba and the one&#xA;  who pays it, the one who writes it down and the two who witness it,&#xA;  and he said: they are all the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the fatwas corroborate this view:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: Is it&#xA;  permissible to work in a riba-based company as a driver or guard? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He replied: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not permissible to work in riba-based companies even if one is a&#xA;  driver or guard, because his taking a job in a riba-based company&#xA;  implies that he approves of it, and because the one who denounces a&#xA;  thing cannot work in its interests. If he works in its interests then&#xA;  he approves of it, and the one who approves of something that is&#xA;  haraam will have a share of its sin. But if he is directly involved in&#xA;  recording and writing and sending and depositing and so on, then he is&#xA;  undoubtedly involved in something haraam. It is proven in the hadeeth&#xA;  of Jaabir (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed the one who consumes riba and&#xA;  the one who pays it, the one who writes it down and the two who&#xA;  witness it, and he said: they are all the same. End quote from Fataawa&#xA;  Islamiyyah (2/401).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the money earned from such a bank then &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/104930&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;you should  get rid of the money&lt;/a&gt; that was given to you, by giving it to the poor and needy and charitable causes without intending any reward from Allah swt and this would also serve as your repentance Inshallah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-04-12T05:00:20.903" LastActivityDate="2013-04-12T05:00:20.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7947" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="993" CreationDate="2013-04-12T05:22:41.770" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Hanafi madh'hab, it is permissible to work in a bank &lt;strong&gt;as long as the job does not entail direct involvement in something &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (e.g. processing interest-based transactions).  So, for example, working as a driver or a guard would be acceptable, since driving and guarding are fundamentally &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt; activities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Any money earned therefrom would also be permissible&lt;/strong&gt;, as long as it (or a majority thereof) is not derived from &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; sources.  As Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari explains in a related fatwa (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&amp;amp;ID=2076&amp;amp;CATE=43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The salary received from the bank is a mixture of unlawful and lawful wealth &lt;strong&gt;of which the majority is lawful&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  . As such, it would be permissible to accept this money as income&#xA;  provided the actual job is lawful. (See: al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya:&#xA;  5/343).&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It still remains preferable to find a job that does not involve such activities, even if the involvement is only by association.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-04-12T05:22:41.770" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7948" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7951" CreationDate="2013-04-12T13:22:12.127" Score="5" ViewCount="7570" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it necessary to close the ears with fingers while making adhan(call to prayer)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have one more question on this topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about turning the head right and left when saying &lt;code&gt;hayyaa alas salah&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;falah&lt;/code&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide some references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-04-12T14:25:07.673" LastActivityDate="2020-01-27T23:31:48.997" Title="Closing ears while making adhan(call to prayer)" Tags="|adab|adhan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7949" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7950" CreationDate="2013-04-12T15:45:36.000" Score="9" ViewCount="30553" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do Muslims call fellow non-related Muslims brothers or sisters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems strange that you get married to someone who you referred to (in the passed) as your brother or sister?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this encouraged behaviour in Islam, or is it some kind of cultural thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T07:26:05.547" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T07:26:05.547" Title="Why do Muslims call fellow non-related Muslims brothers or sisters?" Tags="|islamic-basis|behavior|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7950" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7949" CreationDate="2013-04-12T17:07:42.000" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;إنما المؤمنون إخوة فأصلحوا بين أخويكم واتقوا الله لعلكم ترحمون&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The believers are nothing else than brothers (in Islamic religion). So&#xA;  make reconciliation between your brothers, and fear Allah, that you&#xA;  may receive mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surah Hujurat 49:10]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also it is narrated Abdullah Ibn Umar: Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;A Muslim is a brother of another Muslim, so he should not oppress&#xA;  him, nor should he hand him over to an oppressor. Whoever fulfilled&#xA;  the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfill his needs; whoever&#xA;  brought his (Muslim) brother out of a discomfort, Allah will bring him&#xA;  out of the discomforts of the Day of Resurrection, and whoever&#xA;  screened a Muslim, Allah will screen him on the Day of Resurrection.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Oppressions, number 622] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when one mentions 'brother' or 'sister' it is meant in the sense of 'religion'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah alone knows best &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah bless you and I with that which is beneficial, ameen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wa assalam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2309" LastActivityDate="2013-04-12T17:07:42.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7948" CreationDate="2013-04-12T19:28:06.283" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa baraktuh, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Awn Ibn Abu Juhaifa &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;My father said, I saw Bilal turning his face from side to side while&#xA;  pronouncing the Adhan for the prayer.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/31&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I saw the movement of his mouth from this side to that side upon&#xA;  saying &quot;Hayya 'alas-salah&quot; and &quot;Hayya 'alal-falah.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Musnad Ahmad]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I saw Bilal calling the Adhan, and turning, and his (face) was&#xA;  following here and there, and his (index) fingers were in his ears&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/49&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is Sunnah to turn slightly to the right upon declaring ‘Hayya alas-Salaah’ and to the left upon declaring ‘Hayya alal-Falaah’ during the adhan and the iqamah; but if for any reason one forgets or does not do so, the ‘Adhan’ will still be valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah alone knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wa assalam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2309" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-04-12T20:13:25.683" LastActivityDate="2013-04-12T20:13:25.683" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7952" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7953" CreationDate="2013-04-13T19:06:36.490" Score="3" ViewCount="17889" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sheikh al-Albani many times says/describes Imam at-Tirmidhi's narrations as &lt;em&gt;ghareeb&lt;/em&gt; (ling. strange).  So What does Hadith Gharib (حديث غريب) mean? Does it mean that a hadith is weak?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2013-04-13T19:31:44.617" LastActivityDate="2018-09-19T01:24:38.313" Title="What does Hadith Gharib (حديث غريب) mean?" Tags="|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7952" CreationDate="2013-04-13T19:29:58.203" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;A &lt;em&gt;gharib&lt;/em&gt; hadith is a kind of categorization of hadith based on its chain. It is a kind of &lt;em&gt;ahad&lt;/em&gt; hadith, which means that it's not narrated through an abundance of narrators at each level of the chain. There are three kinds of &lt;em&gt;ahad&lt;/em&gt; hadith: &lt;em&gt;mash-hoor&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;`aziz&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;gharib&lt;/em&gt;. A &lt;em&gt;gharib&lt;/em&gt; hadith is one in which there is at least one level (or tier) which only has one narrator in it. An example of a &lt;em&gt;gharib&lt;/em&gt; hadith is the famous &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/1/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith on intention&lt;/a&gt; (niyyah):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I heard Allah's Messenger (saws) saying, &quot;The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration was for what he emigrated for.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith was narrated from one Companion (`Umar (ra)) to one Successor (`Alqamah), and then at each further level there are 2 or more people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that this kind of categorization is not based on the text of the hadith at all, so it is not a verdict on the &quot;strangeness&quot; of a text or lack thereof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since this kind of categorization is only based on the &lt;em&gt;number&lt;/em&gt; of people at each level of the chain (and not on their memory or trustworthiness), a &lt;em&gt;gharib&lt;/em&gt; hadith can be &lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt; (authentic), &lt;em&gt;hasan&lt;/em&gt; (acceptable),  &lt;em&gt;da`if&lt;/em&gt; (weak), or even other categories of authenticity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Usul al-Hadith class&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2013-04-13T19:35:03.080" LastActivityDate="2013-04-13T19:35:03.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7954" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-14T02:24:05.243" Score="5" ViewCount="33340" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my childhood,  We were told in books that when the prophet reached the age of 40, &lt;strong&gt;that is the age when prophethood is revealed&lt;/strong&gt;, the Angel Gabriel appeared to him in the Cave of Hira.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My question is, is there any evidence that 40 is the age of Risalaut?&lt;/strong&gt; As an argument, I can say that Jesus did not wait till 40 to become prophet. Also Moses AFAIK did not receive revelation at 40. What is the story behind the ago of 40 as the age of Nabuwat or Risalut. I can further argue that if the prophet was declared at an early age, he would have more time preaching the religion and thus fulfilling Allah duties better since the person will be in better health and will have more time preaching the religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="279" LastEditDate="2013-04-21T12:48:10.597" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T11:14:49.790" Title="What is the story behind the age of 40? Is it the age of Nabuwat?" Tags="|quran|prophets|revelation|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7955" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="7957" CreationDate="2013-04-14T04:32:01.287" Score="8" ViewCount="392" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a christian but it was presented to me that Islam has a contradictory view of the gospels and I wondered how you view them. I was told some Muslims view them as corrupted because they clearly (especially the gospel according to John) call Jesus the Son of God and the Word and God himself yet the Qu'ran says that Allah has no sons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qu'ran, you believe to be the direct word of God to your prophet, states the Injil (Gospels) are the Word of God and that they cannot be corrupted.  So if this is true, why then does the Qu'ran deny the Sonship and deity of Christ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are the verses from the Qu'ran which I was given to support the validity of the gospels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Al-Imran 3:3,4 &amp;quot;...He revealed the Torah and the Gospel [Injil] aforetime, for a guidance to mankind...&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Al-Maidah 5:46 &amp;quot;...We bestowed on him [Isa] the Gospel wherein is guidance and a light, confirming that which was (revealed) before it in the Torah--a guidance and an admonition unto those who ward off (evil).&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Al-Maidah 5:110 &amp;quot;When Allah saith: O Jesus, son of Mary! Remember My favour unto thee and unto thy mother; how I strengthened thee with the holy Spirit, so that thou spakest unto mankind in the cradle as in maturity; and how I taught thee the Scripture and Wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel...&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Al-Anam 6:34 &amp;quot;No man can change the words of Allah&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Yunus 10:95 &amp;quot;And if thou (Muhammad) art in doubt concerning that which We reveal unto thee, then question those who read the Scripture (that was) before thee.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2371" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T14:55:19.070" Title="Nulify the gospels?" Tags="|prophet-isa|christianity|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7955" CreationDate="2013-04-14T05:53:59.437" Score="6" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion or&#xA;  say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary,&#xA;  was but a messenger of Allah and His word which He directed to Mary&#xA;  and a soul [created at a command] from Him. So believe in Allah and&#xA;  His messengers. And do not say, &quot;Three&quot;; desist - it is better for&#xA;  you. Indeed, Allah is but one God. Exalted is He above having a son.&#xA;  To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the&#xA;  earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/171&quot;&gt;An-Nisa' 171&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;They have certainly disbelieved who say, &quot; Allah is the Messiah, the&#xA;  son of Mary&quot; while the Messiah has said, &quot;O Children of Israel,&#xA;  worship Allah , my Lord and your Lord.&quot; Indeed, he who associates&#xA;  others with Allah - Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge&#xA;  is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/72&quot;&gt;Al-Ma'idah 72&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, I'll tackle the easiest part of your question, namely &quot;Why then does the Qu'ran deny the Sonship and deity of Christ?&quot;  The answer is simple; the Qur'an is from God, the All-Seeing, the All-Knowing.  He, above any mortal knowledge, knows who best is (or is not) a God or a son of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, given that He says so quite clearly, we obviously don't believe that Christ Jesus was God, nor was he the Son of God.  At least not literally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the &quot;Son of God&quot; issue, I do know that the same or similar terms have been used throughout the bible, and these are not (to my knowledge) taken in any literal sense.  For example, according to Moses Israel is God's first-born son, which is commonly understood to mean that the Israelites were held dearly to Him (as a first-born son is held dearly to his father).  It does not, however, mean that Israel was somehow begotten from the Almighty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And according to Paul, all Christians are &quot;children of God&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;O you who were given the Scripture, believe in what We have sent down,&#xA;  confirming that which is with you, before We obliterate&#xA;  faces and turn them toward their backs or curse them as We cursed the&#xA;  sabbath-breakers. And ever is the decree of Allah accomplished.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/47&quot;&gt;An-Nisa 47&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an confirms the previous messengers and divine revelations; this includes the Torah of Moses and the Injil of Jesus.  However, it does not (necessarily) confirm the centuries of doctrine &amp;mdash; and especially not the conjecture of fallible man &amp;mdash; that developed therefrom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-04-14T15:27:33.367" LastActivityDate="2013-04-14T15:27:33.367" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7957" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7955" CreationDate="2013-04-14T07:38:50.190" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;At a very basic level, you are working with a different definition of the term &quot;Incil&quot; than a Muslim would. To a Christian the term is used in one of two senses: a very general sense of &quot;good news&quot; referring to the story of Jesus and the salvitic work he accomplished here on earth and a much more specific sense of one or more of the the physical texts passed down from eyewitness that are testimonies to Jesus life and work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neither of these are the sense in which Islam uses the term. To a Muslim, the term &quot;Incil&quot; is typically used to refer to a specific revealed text and it's specific message. They believe that the gospel books that we have in the Christian New Testament are &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; this text: that they may include parts of it but that the original was not preserved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, it is unclear what would be nullified because they don't believe we know what the content of the original was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="75" LastActivityDate="2013-04-14T07:38:50.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7960" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-14T09:40:16.340" Score="5" ViewCount="2526" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the Islamic definition of &lt;code&gt;trade&lt;/code&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that Zakaat is not paid on Diamond jewelry, as long as the diamonds are not bought for trading purposes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:&lt;br&gt;Gold is the&#xA;  thing on which zakaah is due; as for precious stones and diamonds, no&#xA;  zakaah is due on them unless they are for trade purposes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That extract is from a fatwa on &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/20057&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/20057&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, what is trade according to islam?  Is something considered trade based on intention?  Is it not based on intention?  What happens if you intend to buy diamonds for non trade purposes, but end up having to sell it due to financial reasons, is that considered trading?  Is trade based on time scale, i.e. if you buy something and sell it within a year, that is trade, but if you sell if after a year, that is not trade?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, I honestly have no idea what Islams definition of &lt;code&gt;trade&lt;/code&gt; is, does anyone here know?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="897" LastEditDate="2013-04-14T09:47:59.650" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T15:02:44.200" Title="What is the Islamic definition of 'trading' - Sunni view?" Tags="|quran|sharia|practical-islam|investment|trading|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7961" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-14T16:34:21.400" Score="18" ViewCount="11281" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bitcoin&lt;/a&gt; internet currency halal, considering the fact that it has no intrinsic value and is almost randomly mined?  There is chance (?) and hence could be interpreted as gambling.  Excessive computational power is required to increase the chances of mining a coin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bitcoin is a new kind of money. It's the first decentralized electronic currency not controlled by a single organization or government. It's an open source project, and it is used by more than 100,000 people. All over the world people are trading hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin every day with no middle man and no credit card companies. It's a startup currency which has never happened before. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/336/what-is-a-good-way-to-concisely-explain-bitcoin&quot;&gt;osmosis&lt;/a&gt;, bitcoin.SE&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:47:38.790" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T09:24:35.533" Title="Is Bitcoin a halal investment instrument?" Tags="|practical-islam|money|gambling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2243" CreationDate="2013-04-14T20:30:15.657" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) opened the prayer with many duas (at different occasions) Praising Allah, and thanking Him and admiring Him and so on.  This is very important that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in regards to the one who prays badly/improperly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لا تتم صلاة لأحد من الناس حتى يكبر ويحمد الله جل وعز ويثني عليه ويقرأ&#xA;بما تيسر من القرآن&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prayer of anyone is not perfect unless he performs ablution&#xA;perfectly; he should then utter the takbir, and praise Allah, the&#xA;Exalted, and admire Him; he should then recite the Qur'an as much as&#xA;he desires.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/467&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abi Dawood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One May open his/her pray with:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ وَتَعَالَى&#xA;جَدُّكَ وَلاَ إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Glory and praise be to You, O Allah. Blessed be Your name and exalted&#xA;be Your majesty, there is none worthy of worship except You&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/11/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Annasa'i&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا وَسُبْحَانَ&#xA;اللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلاً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is truly Great, praise be to Allah in abundance, Glory be to&#xA;Allah in the morning and the evening&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/5/193&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Praise be to Allah, much praised and blessed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/5/192&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are others.  If you wish to read further into this I suggest you read&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sifatu Salatannabi (صفة صلاة النبي) by Sheikh Nasiruddeen Al Albany Page 91 and onward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-04-14T20:30:15.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7964" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5779" CreationDate="2013-04-14T21:22:33.510" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would firstly like to address that we do not have to know why to everything, if Allah and His messenger tells us to do something, then we must do it, if something is prohibited then it is prohibited and the reason maybe known and may not be known, either way we don't have to know why? Because Allah and His messenger have prohibited it or allowed it.  I am not saying that asking questions is bad, but asking questions can get to the point of questioning, and there is a big difference between asking a question and questioning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly I would like to address the part of your question which says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it's not as if people can actually bring those portraits to life like&#xA;God can. Or can we? Maybe we have been given the power and the ability&#xA;to create life from portraits but we haven't realized yet, and God has&#xA;forbidden it so we don't even attempt it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is no, we have no such power.  And of the Wisdom of the Prohibition of portraits/pictures is that we are protected from/trying to stay far away from the appearances of idolatry, and through the prohibition our belief system is protected from Shirk and the worship of idols.  Also, idolatry has entered to those before us through pictures/portraits, and this is clear in the following Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ، ذَكَرَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;كَنِيسَةً رَأَتْهَا بِأَرْضِ الْحَبَشَةِ يُقَالُ لَهَا مَارِيَةُ،&#xA;فَذَكَرَتْ لَهُ مَا رَأَتْ فِيهَا مِنَ الصُّوَرِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ&#xA;اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &amp;quot;‏ أُولَئِكَ قَوْمٌ إِذَا مَاتَ فِيهِمُ&#xA;الْعَبْدُ الصَّالِحُ ـ أَوِ الرَّجُلُ الصَّالِحُ ـ بَنَوْا عَلَى&#xA;قَبْرِهِ مَسْجِدًا، وَصَوَّرُوا فِيهِ تِلْكَ الصُّوَرَ، أُولَئِكَ&#xA;شِرَارُ الْخَلْقِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Um Salama told Allah's Messenger (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) about&#xA;a church which she had seen in Ethiopia and which was called Mariya.&#xA;She told him about the pictures which she had seen in it. Allah's&#xA;Messenger (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, &amp;quot;If any righteous pious&#xA;man dies amongst them, they would build a place of worship at his&#xA;grave and make these pictures in it; they are the worst creatures in&#xA;the sight of Allah.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/8/84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also clear in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/45970&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Hadith as well&lt;/a&gt;.  An Allah knows best, and He knows the whole Wisdom behind it, and we should follow whether we know or not, for if we do not know in this world Insha'Allah we may know in the hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/18048&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamway.net&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-eman.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A2%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%85/%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%85%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%84:/i467&amp;amp;d565746&amp;amp;c&amp;amp;p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-eman.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-04-14T21:22:33.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7582" CreationDate="2013-04-14T22:23:55.143" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Darul Arqm bin Abil Arqam (دار الأرقم بن أبي الأرقم) in makka, the first school and a place of Da'wah.  There The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach what was revealed to him.  Furthermore The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to set a day (of the week) where women can come and he used to teach them, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:954&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://articles.islamweb.net/media/index.php?page=article&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;id=157685&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-06T03:51:21.213" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T03:51:21.213" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7967" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5973" CreationDate="2013-04-15T17:11:49.433" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The phrase  بسم الله وعلى بركة الله (Bismillahi wa'alaa barakatillah) is not found in any books of hadeeth as far as I know. But the phrase  بسم الله وبركة الله (Bismillahi wa barakatillah) omitting the 'alaa is found in the Mustadrak of Imam Hakim, from Abdullah Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the most authentic ahadeeth in this aspect is found in many books of ahadeeth such as Sahih al-Bukhari as well the following saying of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;When one of you eats some food, let him say Bismillah, and if he&#xA;  forgets to do so at the beginning, let him say Bismillah fi awwalihi&#xA;  wa aakhirihi (In the name of Allah at the beginning and end)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jami at-Tirmidhi &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have not come across a hadeeth where it is mentioned that Bismillah should be said thrice before eating. Once is the sunnah and that is sufficient, Insha Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah bless you with goodness, ameen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;wa assalam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2309" LastEditorUserId="2309" LastEditDate="2013-04-15T17:24:21.040" LastActivityDate="2013-04-15T17:24:21.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7968" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3016" CreationDate="2013-04-15T22:45:22.237" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith you mentioned sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/355160&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;.  Furthermore being hospitable to ones guest is very important and is of good character.  The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ&#xA;ضَيْفَهُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should serve his guest&#xA;generously&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6135&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore lying is a sin, and those who lie will end up in hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الْكَذِبَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْفُجُورِ وَإِنَّ الْفُجُورَ يَهْدِي&#xA;إِلَى النَّارِ وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَكْذِبُ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ كَذَّابًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and lying leads to obscenity and obscenity leads to Hell, and the&#xA;person tells a lie until he is recorded as a liar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/263070&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; it is ok to lie only in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/672410&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;three cases&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To please ones wife&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To lie in War is ok&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to lie to bring peace between people&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-17T17:05:00.013" LastActivityDate="2021-09-17T17:05:00.013" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7970" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5524" CreationDate="2013-04-16T00:27:23.433" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They should make Dua' for them, for Dua' is a very powerful worship, those who make Dua' for their brothers and sisters while they not know it there is an Angel who will pray the same for you, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1495&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.  Other than this there is little one can do for Muslim countries at war.  To clarify a bit, there is no such thing as Muslim countries only countries whos majority are Muslim.  One can always donate money to help the Muslims who are needy in those countries, in other words to help those injured and to help those who need maintenance due to the war.  But the most important thing is Dua, make Dua, Make Dua, and don't stop.  Allah Says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;و قال ربكم ادعوني أستجب لكم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And your Lord says, &amp;quot;Call upon Me; I will respond to you.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/40/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Ghafir Ayah 60&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-06T03:53:38.630" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T03:53:38.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="7971" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1010" CreationDate="2013-04-16T01:46:20.677" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Pantheism is in no way compatible with Islam.  The belief that God is every single thing, is illogical, as well as it is not compatible with the Quran and Sunnah.  If God is everything, then He is also weakness and can take on the weaknesses of everything, and this is illogical because God is all powerful and weak in no way like His creation.  Furthermore if God was everything, then He would also be of the lowest of things, and God is not low, He is the Most High far above &lt;strong&gt;everything&lt;/strong&gt;.  It would also mean that God would have a beginning and an end, but God has no beginning nor end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We do not believe that God is part of His creation, We believe He is not affected by space or time.  Allah Says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنُ عَلَى ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱسۡتَوَىٰ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Most merciful upon the Throne Established&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suart Taha Ayah 5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meaning that He (Allah/God) is above and beyond/Outside of His creation and hence not part of it.  But we believe His attributes work inside of His creation.  He is not affected by place/Space.  Furthermore, there is no verse in the Quran nor is there any authentic Hadith that indicate He is everything or that He in essence is everywhere.  So that conception of God is in no way compatible with Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T07:26:08.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7974" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7942" CreationDate="2013-04-16T06:52:19.190" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course there are many things which aren't Halal or Haram by nature. But the way we make use of them or the situation in which they may get used makes them Halal or Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in practice, there is nothing other than Halal or Haram in Islam. cause when we want to analyse something practically we can't speak about it abstractly and we have to instantiate it in a given situation in time and space. Then the given situation assign the qualities of &quot;Haram&quot; or &quot;Halal&quot; to that something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your example, &quot;musical instruments&quot; are being accompanied by other Haram things like adultery that's why it's &quot;not permissible&quot; and therefore they are Haram. But this doesn't mean they are Haram by nature, otherwise the Hadith could easily state that &quot;all musical instruments are Haram&quot; without giving them any actual situation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To wrap things clearly, although there are many things which aren't Halal or Haram by nature (abstractly), there are specific thing which are Haram in any situation; therefore they are ALWAYS Haram (Like Rape).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2377" LastActivityDate="2013-04-16T06:52:19.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7936" CreationDate="2013-04-16T07:16:47.933" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Why&quot; questions are not standard questions in all religions, BUT&#xA;I'd answer your question with 2 approaches:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Why Islam assert marriage? Islam uses marriage as a weapon against many sins and as a tool to gain many profits which takes too much time to even list them here. You can try to read some books about each one of them if you're really curios. I think that's why Islam likes marriage a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Why marriage is important philosophically? Do we want children or not? If &quot;not&quot; then human-kind is prone to extinct in no time. But if children are necessary there must be some kind of system to help them grow and become successful in future. Islam thinks that the best system is a natural family made by marriage. Of course some other systems have been tested through history and you can read about the results of their experiments in pages of psychology books if you like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To wrap everything up, Islam defines marriage as a method for people to keep them safe from sins and to give them some hidden profits (read more about it in Hadith) and to make their children grow in a better social system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My statement was &lt;strong&gt;trying&lt;/strong&gt; to be &lt;em&gt;rational&lt;/em&gt; other than to struggle to prove itself through Quran or Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2377" LastActivityDate="2013-04-16T07:16:47.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7978" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4118" CreationDate="2013-04-16T15:47:42.110" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no consensus as to exactly which hadiths are to be used to derive &lt;em&gt;fiqh&lt;/em&gt;; that's one of the reasons (but hardly the only one) the &lt;em&gt;madhahib&lt;/em&gt; are so often disparate in their rulings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the four major Sunni &lt;em&gt;madhahib&lt;/em&gt; accept Sunnah as one of the major sources of Islamic law, second only to the Qur'an, they differed on exactly which &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; properly reflected this Sunnah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hanafi&lt;/strong&gt;: Not only did a &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; need to be &lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt;, it also needed to be &lt;em&gt;mash'hur&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maliki&lt;/strong&gt;: Even &lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt; hadith could be rejected if they conflicted with customary practice of Medina.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shafi'i&lt;/strong&gt;: Only &lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt; hadith were to be used; no other conditions.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hanbali&lt;/strong&gt;: Only &lt;em&gt;marfu'&lt;/em&gt; hadiths were to be used (even if they weren't &lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt;); &lt;em&gt;da'if&lt;/em&gt; hadiths in general were also used in preference to &lt;em&gt;qiyas&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This doesn't even get into the minor or non-Sunni schools, not to mention those scholars who follow no single &lt;em&gt;madh'hab&lt;/em&gt;.  And, of course, any two scholars can disagree on whether any given hadith is even &lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt; in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;em&gt;Primary reference: The Evolution of Fiqh, by Dr Bilal Philips&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-04-16T15:47:42.110" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1433" CreationDate="2013-04-16T21:11:08.317" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a man has the ability to take one more then one then it is his right, but if he cannot then he should marry only one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فَإِنۡ خِفۡتُمۡ أَلَّا تَعۡدِلُواْ فَوَٲحِدَةً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but if you fear that you will not be able to deal with them justly then marry only one&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore a man does not have to seek permission from the current wife to take another.  For part of the wisdom of taking another wife is to help the society in whole, for it is natural that women (in most societies) are more then the men, hence taking more then one (wife), can ensure that the society stays balanced and that women can find husbands, and Allah knows the full wisdom.  Furthermore it would be natural for a women to be jealous and not want to share their husband, but this jealousy should not prevent the man from what is ok/halal/permissible for him to do.  So basically to get back to the point, it is not a prerequisite nor an obligation to seek a wife's permission to marry another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Main Sources: Islamic online university&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-04-16T21:11:08.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7981" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-17T05:25:33.273" Score="2" ViewCount="1970" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some people use the term wisdom \ hikmah to explain some apparently unjustifiable actions. So Who has the authority to have a say on whose &quot;wisdom&quot; is correct and demonstrate acts of wisdom?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Does wisdom mean that actions which always work out in the long term?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;my take is that wisdom is simply experience learned while doing some actions so as to know what works and what does not. Is that correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-09-14T05:59:30.453" LastActivityDate="2013-09-14T05:59:30.453" Title="What does wisdom mean in Islam" Tags="|practical-islam|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7982" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-17T06:11:50.947" Score="5" ViewCount="7982" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which part of a slaughtered animal is halal and which part is haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few people say that tongue is halal and a few say tongue is haram. Also, contradiction on other parts like small intestine and large intestine, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So can anyone give some references, please?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="901" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-11-04T00:21:45.047" LastActivityDate="2014-11-04T00:21:45.047" Title="Haram and halal parts of a slaughtered animal" Tags="|halal-haram|dhabihah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7983" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7673" CreationDate="2013-04-17T06:15:08.170" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the beginning, I was also confused about Riba. But after watching the video about Prohibition of Riba, now I can understand why Riba is haraam, because Riba can make money is not circulated to the whole segement of the society. Riba will only make rich people become richer and poor people become poorer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recommend you to watch this video :&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-0NijOSfis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Prohibition of Riba&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;There are nine video parts. I hope you can have deep understand after watching that video.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="323" LastActivityDate="2013-04-17T06:15:08.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7984" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7611" CreationDate="2013-04-17T06:37:40.440" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Abdullah Bin Saba , is neither a imam nor an important figure among Shia Muslims.&#xA;Any person who says anything that goes against holy Quran or hadith of ahal-e-bait (a.s).&#xA;Be it Abdullah Bin Saba or any other name. Nobody (Shia or Sunni) will believe him or have any soft corner for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shias also have the same view about him that he was a Jew who pretended to be Muslim, and claimed that Ali was God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-17T07:23:09.863" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T07:23:09.863" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7985" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-17T13:03:33.390" Score="2" ViewCount="1618" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum!&#xA;  I am working in a company other than Purchasing Dept. In short if instead of giving my due increment, my immediate management gives me chance to deal with the suppliers to buy material used in my department, is it halal for me to get some benefit in terms of money from the suppliers by giving them the business or not.&#xA;And is it Halal to get any goods or services from someone and give to other and make some money in between?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks and waiting for the reply.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2383" LastActivityDate="2013-04-29T23:32:40.420" Title="Halal or Haram income sources" Tags="|halal-haram|money|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7247" CreationDate="2013-04-17T23:22:54.917" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Imam Abu Hanifa, the common factor in the like-for-like examples is that they are &lt;strong&gt;all sold/traded either by &lt;em&gt;weight&lt;/em&gt;, or by &lt;em&gt;volume&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.  As such, only goods which are traded accordingly are susceptible to &lt;em&gt;riba al-fadl&lt;/em&gt;; it would therefore be permissible to trade in unequal amounts any goods where the inequality is, for example, measured by counting or measured by length.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority opinion throughout the Hanafi school is that, when evidence exists thus, measure must be according to those means of measurement approved by the Prophet.  For example, gold or silver &amp;mdash; at the time measured by weight &amp;mdash; could not be traded by counting or by volume, even if that is the custom of the land the trade takes place in.  Whether or not any particular good is considered &lt;em&gt;ribawi&lt;/em&gt; is based on its status at the time of the Prophet, even if these original means of measurement are no longer in practice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However some scholars disagree &amp;mdash; this is the position held by Abu Yusuf (one of the students of Imam Abu Hanifa) &amp;mdash; and rule that equality of measure is to be according to whatever measurement is standard according to the local custom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, given that non-fungible goods are not (typically) traded by either weight or volume, it also stands to reason that &lt;strong&gt;this would only apply to &lt;em&gt;fungible goods&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, just because a good &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; be measured or weighed (which, as OP states, would apply to pretty much any physical good ever) doesn't mean that it's automatically &lt;em&gt;ribawi&lt;/em&gt;; what matters is that it is a good that is actually traded &lt;em&gt;according&lt;/em&gt; to volume or weight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-04-17T23:28:28.857" LastActivityDate="2013-04-17T23:28:28.857" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7990" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1433" CreationDate="2013-04-18T14:29:54.620" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though The QURAN permits polygamy for men (4:3), it severely discourages its actual practice by requiring certain significant preconditions: men may marry more than one wife only if the later ones are widows with children, and they should treat each wife equally and fairly. (See 4:19-20; 127-129.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2384" LastActivityDate="2013-04-18T14:29:54.620" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7991" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-18T16:13:13.943" Score="7" ViewCount="78961" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first word revealed in the Quran is sometimes translated as &quot;read&quot; or &quot;recite&quot;. &#xA;In the English language, these two words can hold a broad scope of meanings with slight variations such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read&lt;/strong&gt;: to understand the meaning of written symbols (not necessarily aloud)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Recite&lt;/strong&gt;: to verbally repeat from memory (read aloud)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is the proper definition of Iqra when it is used in the Quran? Does Iqra imply to verbally say aloud? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="857" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-04-18T16:34:37.793" LastActivityDate="2017-05-29T07:23:11.690" Title="What does Iqra (اقرأ) mean?" Tags="|quran|definitions|" AnswerCount="11" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7992" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7982" CreationDate="2013-04-18T16:23:43.170" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Sunni View)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All parts of the Zabiha is halal, with the exception of the blood since it's the only part that was explicitely stated as haram:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lx0H7.png&quot; alt=&quot;Al An&amp;#39;am 6:145&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything]&#xA;  forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood&#xA;  spilled out or the flesh of swine - for indeed, it is impure - or it&#xA;  be [that slaughtered in] disobedience, dedicated to other than Allah .&#xA;  But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor&#xA;  transgressing [its limit], then indeed, your Lord is Forgiving and&#xA;  Merciful.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/145&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al An'am 6:145&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2013-04-18T16:23:43.170" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7993" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7949" CreationDate="2013-04-19T01:22:43.310" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Calling each other brother and sisters is not just an Islamic thing but Christian one also. In addition it is also a cultural thing. Chritains call each other brothers in the same way as Muslims do. They might have a better explanation for this. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ask.com/answers/28586761/why-do-people-call-each-other-brother-or-sister-in-church&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; site, which make sense &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Because we are all Gods children and that makes us siblings, so to speak.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Because we are all brothers and sisters in god&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keeping in view that we are all children of Adam and Eve (from Islamic point of view), we are in a way brother and sisters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It seems strange that you get married to someone who you referred to&#xA;  (in the passed) as your brother or sister?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a valid concern. But usually when you call someone sister, you show her respect and that you do not have any awkward feeling towards here. That makes the communication far more easy then staring with something awkward, which may not be appropriate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Speaking of the such verbal relationship, the prophet (PBUH) married wife of his adopted son &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zayd_ibn_Harithah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Zaid bin Harithath&lt;/a&gt; to stress that it was only a verbal relationship and not a blood relationship, therefore it was no longer valid. So this is a little bit contradiction here. While calling a woman a sister does show sign of respect but then she can never become your real sister. You can marry her at some point if you want to, which &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; awkward, at least to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2013-04-19T01:22:43.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7994" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-19T13:29:50.363" Score="1" ViewCount="5173" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shias (mostly in South-Asian countries) make replicas of taboot (biet), zari, zuljana and a'lam (Islamic flag) during Muharram processions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From where has this practice started and is it allowed in the light of Quran and hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Answers with reference from َQuran and Sunnah are required.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-06-18T13:04:40.337" LastActivityDate="2022-08-13T05:00:20.033" Title="Is it permissible to make shabih(replica) of taboot (bier), zari and a'lam(Islamic flag)?" Tags="|halal-haram|source-identification|shiism|bidah|mourning|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7998" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="786" CreationDate="2013-04-20T22:57:44.110" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/26771&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islamqa.com&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Saheeh Muslim and elsewhere it is narrated that Jaabir (may Allaah&#xA;  be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed the one who consumes riba, the&#xA;  one who pays it, the one who writes it down and the two who witness&#xA;  it, and he said, “They are all the same.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a real estate agent, I don't think you normally get involved with helping the buyer setup a mortgage, and I don't think you witness the buyers mortgage agreement signature either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2013-04-20T22:57:44.110" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7935" CreationDate="2013-04-21T19:00:28.887" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following is as per Ja`fari fiqh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am assuming when you say &quot;bath&quot;, you are speaking about the ritual ghusl. There are three facets to this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*After ghusl of Janabah, one must not do wuDu'. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*It is not necessary to do wuDu' after a wajib ghusl or a known mustaHabb ghusl. However, wuDu' is a precautionary recommendation after a known mustaHabb ghusl&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*It will be necessary to do wuDu' after a ghusl whose istiHbab is not agreed upon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;397 A person who does Ghusl of Janabat should not do Wudhu for the prayers. In fact one can offer prayers without performing Wudhu after all Wajib Ghusls (except the bath for medium istihaza) as well as after Mustahab Ghusls (see rule no. 651). In the case of Mustahab Ghusls, however, it is better to do Wudhu as a recommended precaution. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/laws/ghusl.html#378&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org&lt;/a&gt; / Rule no. 651 is found here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/laws/mustahabghusls.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="625" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-12T08:07:07.380" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T08:07:07.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8000" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1664" CreationDate="2013-04-22T00:56:35.313" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;I once went to a mosque in India and asked &lt;em&gt;&quot;Why are there no women here?&quot;&lt;/em&gt;. One brother inside, who I think was the imam of the mosque, answered &lt;em&gt;&quot;They are only allowed in Ramadan for Tarawih&quot;&lt;/em&gt;. I said &lt;em&gt;&quot;Where did this start?&quot;&lt;/em&gt; He said there is a hadith of Umar ibn Al Khattab(RA) that he saw women dressed lewdly and banned them from the mosque. The word got to Aisha(RA) and she commented that &quot;If Rasulullah (SAW) was alive he would have also forbidden them from coming&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This riwayah/narration later got deformed to mean &quot;ALL women&quot; and was implied as a standard fixed by Umar(RA) for banning women from masjid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The brother said that was taught at Dar Al Uloom Deoband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2399" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-11-26T19:12:50.733" LastActivityDate="2013-11-26T19:12:50.733" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8003" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8004" CreationDate="2013-04-22T09:51:16.537" Score="1" ViewCount="2107" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permitted to donate blood to blood banks in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Blood donation is different from blood &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/23413/what-is-the-stance-of-islam-on-blood-transfusion?noredirect=1&amp;amp;lq=1&quot;&gt;tranfusion&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed to donate blood to blood banks where the bloods are stored for future use?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-07T04:21:32.847" LastActivityDate="2017-09-07T04:21:32.847" Title="Is blood donation permissible?" Tags="|halal-haram|blood|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-05-24T15:27:45.347" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8003" CreationDate="2013-04-22T10:13:47.670" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is permissible - donating and receiving blood from/to muslims and non-muslims... see &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/958&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/239&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="965" LastActivityDate="2013-04-22T10:13:47.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8008" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-23T23:31:09.527" Score="13" ViewCount="6533" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the context of &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/101-0102&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:101-102&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not ask about things which, if they are&#xA;  shown to you, will distress you. But if you ask about them while the&#xA;  Qur'an is being revealed, they will be shown to you. Allah has&#xA;  pardoned that which is past; and Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.A people asked such [questions] before you; then they became thereby disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=74&amp;amp;tSoraNo=5&amp;amp;tAyahNo=101&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;brief &lt;em&gt;tafseer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; says, the &lt;em&gt;sahabas&lt;/em&gt; were simply asking too many questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what type of questions where they asking that if answered would turn them into disbelievers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T15:45:16.550" LastActivityDate="2018-11-02T06:07:02.480" Title="What is the context of verse 5:101-102?" Tags="|tafseer|surat-al-maidah|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8010" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8017" CreationDate="2013-04-24T10:02:10.863" Score="15" ViewCount="83558" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permitted in Islam to donate organs like eyes or kidneys to someone who needs one? I'm looking for information both about donating while alive (suppose a parent or sibling is in need of it), and pledging to do so after death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2359" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T01:09:32.263" LastActivityDate="2019-07-05T07:22:54.887" Title="Is organ donation permissible?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|medical|human-body|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8011" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8051" CreationDate="2013-04-24T10:44:28.320" Score="-1" ViewCount="409" Body="&lt;p&gt;In some part of the world, Shia people organize EID Salaat in mosques on the day of EID-Al-Ghadeer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it valid to perform ID Salaat on EID-E-Ghadeer day?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="2250" LastEditDate="2013-04-25T06:03:48.397" LastActivityDate="2013-05-08T07:57:58.967" Title="Is it permissible to perform EID Salaat on any day other than the 2 EIDs?" Tags="|sunni|shiism|bidah|eid|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7611" CreationDate="2013-04-24T20:47:26.503" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to a Shi'a scholar &lt;strong&gt;Allameh Askari&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.rafed.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=3938:abdullah-ibn-saba-and-other-myths&amp;amp;catid=166&amp;amp;Itemid=967&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Abdullah Bin Saba is an imaginary Jew who is claimed to have created the Shia&lt;/strong&gt;. You will find his name in a lot of Islamic Sunni history books&lt;sup&gt;[2]&lt;/sup&gt;, but extensive research of Allameh Askari has revealed more than 150 imaginary names from the early history of Islam, and Abdullah Bin Saba is one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other shia scholars also reject that a man called Abdullah Bin Saba has any role in the creation of Shia. Muslim became Shia and Sunni when they disagreed on who would be the leader after Prophet Muhammad. So, the history of Shia and Sunni goes back to the time of Prophet Muhammad, not the 7th century. On top of that, there are several contradictory reports about his birthplace, his life, and even his beliefs in the Sunni books that show such claims cannot be true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.rafed.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=3938:abdullah-ibn-saba-and-other-myths&amp;amp;catid=166&amp;amp;Itemid=967&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; English reference here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.rafed.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=3938:abdullah-ibn-saba-and-other-myths&amp;amp;catid=166&amp;amp;Itemid=967&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.rafed.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[2]&lt;/sup&gt; Tarikh Tabari, volume 3, page 378, Kamil Ibn Asir, year 30, page 36, etc&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is an excerpt from &lt;a href=&quot;http://al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter10/1.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a Shia Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt; that has a taqrib view:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Enemies of Islam whose goal were/are to split the Muslims, in their&#xA;  effort to explain the emergence of Shia, claim that the Shia are a&#xA;  sect which was originated by Abdullah Ibn Saba, a Jew who embraced&#xA;  Islam during the reign of Uthman Ibn Affan, the third caliph. They&#xA;  further state that Abdullah Ibn Saba traveled in Muslim cities and&#xA;  towns, from Damascus to Kufa to Egypt, propagating among Muslims that&#xA;  Ali is the Prophet's successor. He provoked Muslims to kill Uthman&#xA;  since he believed Uthman had occupied the seat of Imam Ali. He also&#xA;  made mischief in the armies of Ali and his opponents in the battle of&#xA;  Camel. He was also responsible for all the false ideas of the Shia&#xA;  forward. These mercenary writers believe that Abdullah Ibn Saba is the&#xA;  ORIGIN of Shia; and since he himself was a hypocrite and a falsifier&#xA;  of tales, then all the knowledge and beliefs of the Shia are also&#xA;  false. In fact, Abdullah Ibn Saba is the best scapegoat for all the&#xA;  claims of some Sunnis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While the existence of a person in the name of Abdullah Ibn Saba in&#xA;  the early history of Islam is seriously under question, what is clear&#xA;  after extensively researching this topic is that even if a poor man&#xA;  with such name ever existed at that time, the stories propagated about&#xA;  this person are legendary, false, fabricated, and fictitious, and&#xA;  there exists no proof for the validity of these stories attached to&#xA;  him. This point will be studied in this discussion, by the willing of&#xA;  Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2411" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-19T07:30:50.740" LastActivityDate="2015-10-19T07:30:50.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8014" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8016" CreationDate="2013-04-24T21:29:17.530" Score="5" ViewCount="3152" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah tells us in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقُل لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنَـٰتِ يَغۡضُضۡنَ مِنۡ أَبۡصَـٰرِهِنَّ وَيَحۡفَظۡنَ&#xA;  فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبۡدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنۡهَا‌ۖ&#xA;  وَلۡيَضۡرِبۡنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَىٰ جُيُوبِہِنَّ‌ۖ وَلَا يُبۡدِينَ&#xA;  زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوۡ ءَابَآٮِٕهِنَّ أَوۡ&#xA;  ءَابَآءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوۡ أَبۡنَآٮِٕهِنَّ أَوۡ أَبۡنَآءِ&#xA;  بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوۡ إِخۡوَٲنِهِنَّ أَوۡ بَنِىٓ إِخۡوَٲنِهِنَّ أَوۡ&#xA;  بَنِىٓ أَخَوَٲتِهِنَّ أَوۡ نِسَآٮِٕهِنَّ أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ&#xA;  أَيۡمَـٰنُهُنَّ أَوِ ٱلتَّـٰبِعِينَ غَيۡرِ أُوْلِى ٱلۡإِرۡبَةِ مِنَ&#xA;  ٱلرِّجَالِ أَوِ ٱلطِّفۡلِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَمۡ يَظۡهَرُواْ عَلَىٰ عَوۡرَٲتِ&#xA;  ٱلنِّسَآءِ‌ۖ وَلَا يَضۡرِبۡنَ بِأَرۡجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعۡلَمَ مَا&#xA;  يُخۡفِينَ مِن زِينَتِهِنَّ‌ۚ وَتُوبُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ جَمِيعًا&#xA;  أَيُّهَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُفۡلِحُونَ (٣١)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation (interpretation of meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and&#xA;  guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and&#xA;  ornaments except what (ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;draw their veils over their bosoms&lt;/strong&gt; and not display their beauty except&#xA;  to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons,&#xA;  their husbands' sons, their brothers, or their brothers' sons, or&#xA;  their sisters' sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right&#xA;  hands possess or male servants free of physical needs, or small&#xA;  children who have no sense of the shame of sex; and that they should&#xA;  not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden&#xA;  ornaments. And O ye Believers! Turn ye all together towards Allah that&#xA;  ye may attain Bliss. (31)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24:31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat 24 Ayah 31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Emphasis mine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not that I doubt the Ayah or the Hadith, but a translation into English will always be limited compared to when it is in it's original language so I don't know how articulate the translation is of this section;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (ordinarily) appear thereof and that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, what does &lt;em&gt;Bosom&lt;/em&gt; mean? Chest, torso, upper chest, neck?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the original intention?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-20T09:11:54.110" LastActivityDate="2021-02-12T11:00:16.397" Title="What does &quot;bosom&quot; mean in Qur'an 24:31?" Tags="|tafseer|quran-translation|hijab|modesty|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8014" CreationDate="2013-04-25T02:07:51.463" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you looked at how the term jayb is used in the verse 28:32, you'll get the notion that it is a place where you put something inside it..&#xA; اسْلُكْ يَدَكَ فِي جَيْبِكَ&#xA;(insert your hand inside your jayb)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does bosoms describe the behaviour? I don't think so..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what does jayb hints us in the verse you questioning?&#xA;imo, the ladies should put their veils inside their pockets, i.e. get rid of it.&#xA;and do not show their beuties except to ... those who she got consent from (أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَـٰنُهُنَّ / literally those whose rights owns), in other words she is at liberty to show them to anyone she pleases as long as the other party is consenting to also..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;MMA (ma malakat aymanuhunna/أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَـٰنُهُنَّ ) are not slaves.. they can not be slaves otherwise it would contradict the verse 3:64&#xA;وَلَا يَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا أَرْ‌بَابًا مِّن دُونِ اللَّـهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe this verse is to condition the people to accepting libertarian thoughts on women in the times where women are so &quot;protected&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahua3lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2182" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-30T14:46:01.390" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T14:46:01.390" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8016" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8014" CreationDate="2013-04-25T05:52:43.053" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;جيب (plural جيوب, translated here as &quot;bosoms&quot;), literally refers to the &lt;strong&gt;opening in a shirt where the head and neck emerge&lt;/strong&gt; in classical Arabic (its meaning can then be extended to refer to the bosom &amp;mdash; or even the heart &amp;mdash; directly).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Tafsir Ibn Kathir, the command in this &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt; refers to the neck and the chest, or the neck and the ribs.  It is, however, reasonable to assume that it would apply to anything that is actually exposed by the neck-hole, no matter how deep or shallow it may be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-04-25T05:52:43.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8017" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8010" CreationDate="2013-04-25T10:49:41.927" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_transplantation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Organ transplantation&lt;/a&gt; is the moving of an organ from one body to another or from a donor site to another location on the patient's own body, for the purpose of replacing the recipient's damaged or absent organ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regard to the donor, the transplantation can be categorized into three types, i.e. :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Donors(Organ donation) in a state of still alive.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Donors(Organ donation) is in a coma.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Donors(Organ donation) in the state of death. It's mean transplanted organs will be taken when the donor has died under the provisions of medical and juridical, durability should also be considered to be taken for organ transplantation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1.Donors(Organ donation) in a state of still alive.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the transplantation of organs taken from people who are still alive, then the law 'Haram', with reason:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;has been described in Surah Al-Baqarah ayah 195 (The Cow)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m8SQr.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And spend in the way of Allah and do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]. And do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The aayah reminded humans, so do not be reckless and careless in doing something, but still weigh the consequences are likely to be fatal for the donor himself, even though it has the purpose of humanitarian action is good and noble. Eg someone donating a kidney or eyes on others who need it because of family ties, friends or because he hoped the reward of those who require the grounds of economic crisis. In the last issue, ie organ donors in return or sell it, is prohibited, because the human body organ that belongs to God (milk ikhtishash), then it should not memperjualbelikannya. Humans are only entitled to use it, although part of the body of another person.&#xA;People who donate their organs at the time still a healthy life to others, he will face the risk of impropriety, since it is impossible that God created the eyes or kidneys in pairs if there is no wisdom and benefits for a human being. So when the donor kidneys no longer function, then it is difficult to be helped back. Then as well, eliminating the disease from the recipient by creating new diseases for the donor. It is not allowed because the fiqh Qaeda mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الضَّرَرُ لاَ يُزَالُ بِالضَّرَرِ دَرْءُ اْلمَفاَسِدِ مُقَدَّمٌ عَلىَ جَلْبِ اْلمَصَالِحِ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Danger (harm) should not be eliminated with danger (harm)an the other. Avoid damage / risk, take precedence over / above attractive benefit&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related transplants, someone should give more priority to keep himself from destruction, rather than helping others by sacrificing yourself and be fatal, ultimately he was unable to carry out their duties and obligations, especially in carrying out his duty of worship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2.Donors(Organ donation) is in a coma.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Transplanting donor organs is in a coma, the ruling remains forbidden, although according to the doctor, that the donor was going to die soon, because it can speed up his death and precedes the will of God, it can be said 'euthanasia' or hasten death. It is not callous / immoral conduct organ transplant or taking in a state of dying. A healthy person should attempt to cure the person who is in a coma, though according to the doctor, that the person who had the coma there is no hope for recovery. Because there are also people who can recover even though it was only a small part, but according to the medical, the patient had no hope for life. Therefore, taking donor organs is in a coma, should not be according to Islam for the following reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad, Malik history of 'Umar ibn Yahya, al-Hakim, al-Bayhaqi and al-Daruquthni of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri and Ibn Majah history of Ibn' Abbas and 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لاَ ضَرَرَ وَلاَ ضِرَارَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;There should not be making madharat to yourself anyway and should not make madharat on someone else&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the above hadith, harvesting organs from people is in a coma / dying haram, because it can make the donor madharat to accelerate resulting in death, which is called euthanasia.&#xA;A person must try to cure the illness in order to maintain its life, because life and death are in God's hands. Therefore, the humans should not take his own life or hasten the death of another person, even if it was done by a doctor in order to reduce or eliminate the suffering of patients.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3.Donors(Organ donation) in the state of death.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking donor organs (heart, eye or kidney) legally dead, and medical, legal or permissible, ie permissible according to Islamic views on condition :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recipient (the recipient organ donation) in a life-threatening emergency if not done the transplant, while he was in an optimal treatment both medical and non-medical, but to no avail. It is based on Fiqhiyyah Qaeda:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الضَّرَرُ يُزَالُ الضَّرُوْرَاتُ تُبِيْحُ اْلمَحْظُوْرَاتِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Emergency will allow the forbidden. The danger must be eliminated&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also fits with the organ transplant recipient and will not lead to more serious complications of the disease compared to her previous state. Besides, there should be a testament to the heirs of the donor, to donate his organs when he died, or have permission from their heirs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;has been described in Surat Al-Mā'idah ayah 5:32 (The Table Spread)&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/otC5k.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely. And our messengers had certainly come to them with clear proofs. Then indeed many of them, [even] after that, throughout the land, were transgressors.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The source is &lt;a href=&quot;http://link24share.blogspot.com/2012/11/transplantasi-organ-tubuh-dalam.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_language&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bahasa Indonesia&lt;/a&gt;. Sorry for my english.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="662" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-07-05T07:22:54.887" LastActivityDate="2019-07-05T07:22:54.887" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8018" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-25T20:14:44.500" Score="1" ViewCount="2162" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does marriage play a role in a person's provision? Can it make you rich or poor? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-04-28T06:53:43.723" LastActivityDate="2013-04-29T13:29:23.077" Title="Does marriage play a role in a person's provision?" Tags="|nikah|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7456" CreationDate="2013-04-26T12:13:47.897" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1.Wearing Clothes that Covering the Aurat&lt;/strong&gt;. cover the aurat is an absolute requirement that must be met before a woman out of the house or working at the office. Because Allah Almighty has said unequivocally in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HGnG5.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.&quot;. Surah Al-'Aĥzāb 33:59 (The Combined Forces)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2.Not tabarruj or Showing off Jewelry and Beauty&lt;/strong&gt;. The woman who leaves the house or working at the office should be cover the aurat. She was forbidden showing off jewelry and beauty, especially in the presence of men. Because Allah Almighty has said in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/i9boM.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;And abide in your houses and do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former times of ignorance. And establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah intends only to remove from you the impurity [of sin], O people of the [Prophet's] household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification.&quot; Surat Al-'Aĥzāb 33:33 (The Combined Forces)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3.Not softens the body and breathed the voice&lt;/strong&gt;. The women who leave the house or working at the office also forbidden to act that will make men orgasm. Such a sound that impressed tempt, or even his voice sighed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6CpVO.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;O wives of the Prophet, you are not like anyone among women. If you fear Allah , then do not be soft in speech [to men], lest he in whose heart is disease should covet, but speak with appropriate speech&quot; Surat Al-'Aĥzāb 33:32 (The Combined Forces)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4. keeping the Sight&lt;/strong&gt;. The woman who leave the house or working at the office are also required to keep his views. Not only men are forbidden darting her eyes, but women is also haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zXW6N.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uYOHp.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what they do (30). And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed (31)&quot;. Surat Al-'Aĥzāb 30-31 (The Combined Forces)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5.Getting Permission From her parents or her husband&lt;/strong&gt;. It is most often forgotten, especially Muslim women activists because once they enter in routine activities, then as if the permission of the parents or husbands become forgotten. In fact permission is needed to be obtained and can not be underestimated. Basically the women must obtain her husband's approval to leave the house. Not a burden and a hindrance or coercion. Permission of the husband should be understood as a form of affection and attention as well as the manifestation of a responsibility that should ideally be a protector.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="662" LastActivityDate="2013-04-26T12:13:47.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="799" CreationDate="2013-04-26T20:49:52.583" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;786 means nothing in Islam, what it is is just values given to Arabic words/letters.  Furthermore as a point of caution, it has been pointed out that if someone wrote something like &quot;&lt;em&gt;There is no god, and muhammad was a magician&lt;/em&gt;&quot; can be written in Arabic and added up to 786, as well as other things.  So basically I summarize what Abdullah said in his answer, 786 is not part of Islam and basically is an innovation/Bid'ah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0usGDDlyK7A&quot;&gt;Primary Source (English) &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-04-26T20:49:52.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7651" CreationDate="2013-04-26T21:23:30.430" Score="11" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Is magic really real?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes it is, and real magic, not just some trick like making a coin disappear but really it is under your hand, or making a pencil go up an down making it seem it is bending, no I am not talking about this.   Magic is real, it is a fact just like the evil eye.  And to put more emphasis on it's realness/reality, it had affected the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) himself where he was seeing that he was doing things but not really doing them, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/80/86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to point out that all magic is haram, magic is magic, and it is haram and kufr.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Does Islam have some sample magic that one can try out?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt; is there such a thing as Islamic magic &lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No.  Furthermore what you are talking about which may be confused as magic but not, and is instead good for anti-magic are called ruqayyah.  There are Ad'iyah that the Prophet gave us for certain times, we have the Ma'udhatain (المعوذتين) which serves as protection, we also have Ayatul Kursi, and Surat Al Fatihah.  but i would like to point out that Ruqayyah is not magic, and magic/black magic is through the jinn. Where the words of a Ruqayyah are not the ones that can heal, but it is Allah.  I pray my answer is clear, May Allah guide us all on the straight path.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1285/9&quot;&gt;magic&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0usGDDlyK7A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;spirit possession&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also as a side note, I would like to point out that we are not allowed to do a Ruqayyah with just any verse of the Quran, yes we can use the Quran, but there are things recommended for use, like Surat Al Fatihah for example.  Experimenting with the verses of the Quran to see which works best is not allowed, and we have no authority to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-06-22T10:54:42.927" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T10:54:42.927" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7456" CreationDate="2013-04-26T23:39:30.540" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran refer to hide your private parts only. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most verses regarding modesty refer to prophet's wives only. There is no dress code like blake abaya or something defined in quran. When quran refer women to be modest and forbid them to not look like the women in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;times of ignorance&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; it refer to the old arab culture and roman culture. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet's first wife khatija was a working women and prophet did work under her supervision. So I would suggest you to be yourself and do not impose a specific dress code on yourself and just stick to some small limitations quran told you to do. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2413" LastActivityDate="2013-04-26T23:39:30.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8029" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7456" CreationDate="2013-04-27T23:32:08.263" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm from Turkey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be honest, in Arabian countries and in Iran Islam has turned into something else. It is not Islam anymore. What they believe in is sickened and modified. As a result human rights is on the floor and Arabia has went back to middle age. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, there is NOTHING about dressing. Islam doesn't tell you how to dress. Islam is a religion of freedom and understanding. Islam is not a religion of captivity and forbids. Islam came to this world to show you the right way, not to tell you something silly like the way you dress. Do not believe in that. Believe in what you read, if you can find a good source. Most of the translations are wrongfully interpreted to benefit some cunning men and so it's hard to find a good source about real Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God is so big. God doesn't think about your earthly matters like what hat you put on your head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that this comment is gonna get a lot of negatives because many of the people have been brainwashed and their minds are closed from childhood. But we must speak of the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2415" LastActivityDate="2013-04-27T23:32:08.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8030" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-28T06:12:03.170" Score="2" ViewCount="6711" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently, I heard from someone that a person came to the Prophet and told him that he was very poor. The Prophet suggested that he get married. He went and got married and became poorer. He came back to the Prophet and explained the situation to him. The Prophet again told him to go and get another wife. He did and became very rich.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am looking for the Hadith in which this story was reported.  I can't seem to locate it myself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T09:10:39.490" LastActivityDate="2018-04-25T14:29:02.553" Title="Did the Prophet suggest to a poor man to marry twice, who then became very rich?" Tags="|hadith|nikah|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3064" CreationDate="2013-04-28T19:50:00.333" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know much about Arab culture, but in Persian culture today we use the term &lt;em&gt;pari&lt;/em&gt; (&quot;elves&quot;) to refer to female jinn, and we believe that everything mentioned in Qur'an about jinn applies to elves as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2420" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-01-21T00:07:41.237" LastActivityDate="2015-01-21T00:07:41.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8035" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-29T07:58:18.397" Score="2" ViewCount="690" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/221/is-punishment-for-leaving-islam-death&quot;&gt;similar question&lt;/a&gt; on this. It is a commonly known fact that Muhammad SAWS and many caliphs punished apostasy with death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, my question is &lt;strong&gt;whether it is &lt;em&gt;commanded&lt;/em&gt; to punish someone with death for leaving Islam&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many Sunnahs which are not necessarily followed, like having a beard, or cleaning teeth with siwak. The Quran has direct commandments on how to punish some crimes, like theft and adultery. But is the death penalty for apostasy merely 'good practice' or is it a commandment?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2013-05-01T15:58:46.583" Title="Is it mandatory to kill someone for leaving Islam?" Tags="|sharia|source-identification|sunnah|apostasy|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8036" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-29T09:52:40.880" Score="2" ViewCount="1261" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(5:117) I said not to them except what You commanded me - to worship Allah , my Lord and your Lord. And I was a witness over them as long as I was among them; but when You took me up, You were the Observer over them, and You are, over all things, Witness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, did Prophet Jesus PBUH clarify that he is not divine and not to be worshiped? If not why not? Did he clarify about his second coming? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-07-14T16:17:23.580" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T20:43:15.297" Title="Jesus Christ PBUH in Quran" Tags="|quran|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8035" CreationDate="2013-04-29T10:54:40.210" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah has not put any compulsion in adopting one religion or another (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/256&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/2/256&lt;/a&gt;).  He has made this world as a test (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/67/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/67/2&lt;/a&gt;) and the next for its compensation. It is against His Will to kill a person, based on his religion. I believe it is against Islam to kill based on apostasy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-04-29T10:54:40.210" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8018" CreationDate="2013-04-29T13:29:23.077" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iC3CH.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;And marry the unmarried among you and the righteous among your male slaves and female slaves. If they should be poor, Allah will enrich them from His bounty, and Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing&amp;quot; Surat An-Nūr 24:32 (The Light)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marriage is really a door opener of sustenance. Otherwise, divorce can making you lose wealth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="662" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-04-29T13:29:23.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8041" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-29T16:24:58.870" Score="7" ViewCount="2093" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As salaamu alaikum&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Condition&lt;/strong&gt; :-&lt;/em&gt;*&#xA;There are two women let we name them 'A' and 'B'. Women A have 3 Sons and women B have 3 daughter. women A gave milk to Women B's first daughter and to the last daughter.&#xA;my question is :-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question :-&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Is nikah halal for the sons of women 'A' to the second daughter of women B who did not drank milk of women 'A'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2424" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-02-11T23:39:52.110" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T23:39:52.110" Title="Mother's Milk And Marriage" Tags="|sharia|nikah|rada|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8042" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-04-29T21:35:41.540" Score="4" ViewCount="95791" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if there is any Islamic evidence on the fate of animals after they die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2427" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-08-01T04:36:22.750" LastActivityDate="2021-02-15T09:14:35.313" Title="What happens to animals after they die according to Islam?" Tags="|death|animals|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8043" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8042" CreationDate="2013-04-29T22:50:36.273" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Only three creatures have a soul: human, jinn and angels. All others have life, but no soul. These creatures and everything else on earth is created for mankind. There will not be any judgement day for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="225" LastEditDate="2013-04-30T23:55:32.740" LastActivityDate="2013-04-30T23:55:32.740" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8041" CreationDate="2013-04-29T23:05:57.863" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Quran (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/4/23&lt;/a&gt;), one can not marry his sisters due to nursing. Since the second daughter of woman B is not &quot;sister&quot; of woman A's sons, I think they can marry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-04-29T23:05:57.863" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8008" CreationDate="2013-04-29T23:17:39.963" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Part of knowledge is to understand what we, as human can not comprehend. That is to know our own limitation. Human mind give names to things and ideas. If we can not give a name to anything then we can not communicate it to others. That's why our languages have similes. That's what Allah has used in describing Heaven and Hell etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People are encouraged to understand this limitation and concentrate on things that is more relevant to this life, it's purpose and prepare for the next one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-04-29T23:17:39.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8047" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7985" CreationDate="2013-04-29T23:32:40.420" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that is trading all about. You take goods from one and give to another. It's permissible as in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/275&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/2/275&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-04-29T23:32:40.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8048" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8011" CreationDate="2013-04-30T10:57:57.600" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Eid salaat is to performed on Eid day only. There are only two Eid days in Islam. If you are praying on some other day, then is it to compensate for the one missed on Eid day? If it is, then, since Eid prayer is not &quot;farz&quot;, there is no need to fulfill it. If you are prayer as &quot;nafl&quot;, I don't see any problem, as you can pray as many on any day, either in congregation (as done during Ramadan) or individually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="225" LastEditDate="2013-05-08T07:57:58.967" LastActivityDate="2013-05-08T07:57:58.967" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8042" CreationDate="2013-04-30T11:32:28.833" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah Almighty says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And there is no creature on [or within] the earth or bird that flies with its wings except [that they are] communities like you. We have not neglected in the Register a thing. Then unto their Lord they will be gathered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Surah Al-An'aam 6:38)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The claimants would get their claims on the Day of Ressurection so much so that the hornless sheep would get its claim from the horned sheep&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/262520&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rights will be given to their due (on the day of Judgment), such that the hornless sheep would get its claim from the horned sheep&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/677250&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jami at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2309" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-08-02T22:22:42.353" LastActivityDate="2014-08-02T22:22:42.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8030" CreationDate="2013-04-30T11:42:23.990" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah bless you and I with beneficial knowledge, ameen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard this 'story'...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This story goes something like this: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A man came to the Prophet (Peace &amp;amp; Blessings of Allah upon him) and complained about being poor, so the Prophet told him to get married. Then the man came back again with the same complaint, so the Prophet again told him to get married. The man came back a third time, and still the Prophet told him to get married. After the fourth time, the man got married to a woman who knew how to sew (she was a tailor), so she used to make clothes and sell them and she also taught all the other 3 wives how to sew, so the man became rich.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is a fabrication. No such hadeeth exists&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah alone knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wassalaamu alaik.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2309" LastActivityDate="2013-04-30T11:42:23.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8051" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8011" CreationDate="2013-04-30T13:49:44.123" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Eid Ghadeer Khum is a Bid'ah, along eid Azahraa' and Al Mawlid Annabawi.  All unknown to the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) time, and Ali, Hasan and Husain, as well as the shabah and the Tabi'een, and the third best generation.  The only Eids in Islam is Eidul Fitr, and Eidul Addha, along with Youmul Jumu'ah &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=7481&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(يوم الجمعة)&lt;/a&gt;.  All Bid'at/innovations in Islam, &lt;strong&gt;will&lt;/strong&gt; with absolutely no doubt lead to hell fire, and through innovations in religion Shaytaan gets to people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كُلَّ مُحْدَثَةٍ بِدْعَةٌ وَكُلَّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلاَلَةٌ وَكُلَّ ضَلاَلَةٍ فِي النَّارِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;every&lt;/strong&gt; newly-invented thing is an &lt;strong&gt;innovation&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;every&lt;/strong&gt; innovation is going &lt;strong&gt;astray&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;every&lt;/strong&gt; going astray is &lt;strong&gt;in the&#xA;Fire&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/19/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Annasa'i&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam was completed before the Prophet's death, anything new added would be Bid'ah, and the exceptions are Taraweeh for that is a matter of Fiqh, and the compilation of the Quran into one book for that was a necessity.  Furthermore in celebrating these Eids which have been made up and are innovations, there is no good in them, and there will be no Thawab for those who celebrate them. So back to your question, there are no Salat on these eids for the Prophet never prescribed any, there are only the five daily Prayers just like any other day, if it is Jumu'ah then there is Jumu'ah prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further information, &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=FatwaCategory&amp;amp;CatId=1070&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;see this.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-04-30T13:49:44.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8042" CreationDate="2013-04-30T14:42:28.760" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;These verses of Surat At-Takwir are said to be about the Day of Judgement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when the stars fall, dispersing,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when the mountains are removed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when full-term she-camels are neglected&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And when the wild beasts are gathered&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/81/1-5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[At-Takwir: 1-5]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So based on the last verse above, it seems that at the Day of Judgement, animals (at least some of them) are going to be gathered as well as humans. However, it's not clear what happens to them after that.&lt;sup&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafsir_al-Mizan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Al-Mizan&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another evidence on this claim is the following verse which states that all the creatures (including animals) are going to be gathered at the Day of Judgement after their death:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَمَا مِن دَابَّةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا طَائِرٍ يَطِيرُ بِجَنَاحَيْهِ&#xA;إِلَّا أُمَمٌ أَمْثَالُكُم ۚ مَّا فَرَّطْنَا فِي الْكِتَابِ مِن شَيْءٍ&#xA;ۚ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يُحْشَرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there is no creature on [or within] the earth or bird that flies&#xA;with its wings except [that they are] communities like you. We have&#xA;not neglected in the Register a thing. Then unto their Lord they will&#xA;be gathered. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Al-An'am: 38]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-05-01T13:44:43.910" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7178" CreationDate="2013-04-30T23:37:05.243" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some have rejected narrating from innovators, but they can be accepted if the narration and the innovator narrator meets the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Bid'ah must not be and or lead to disbelief&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That there is no reason to reject the narrators Hadith except for his Bid'ah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That it is not a caller to his Bid'ah/innovations&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That the narration narrated does not support his Bid'ah/Innovation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Bukari was among those who accepted narrations from those of innovations (in religion/Bid'ah), and of course with requirements.  For further information see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2w64HMQfbA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/131805&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;read this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-20T04:14:14.970" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:14:14.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8057" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7991" CreationDate="2013-05-01T00:38:51.257" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know that Prophet Muhammad PBUH was not literate, he could not have read any text given to him. The correct interpretation of iqra will be &quot;to preach&quot; this message to others. It correlates to the Prophet's response that I am not a religious preacher.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its similar to the meaning &quot;qari sahib&quot; term is used in sub-continant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-05-01T00:38:51.257" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7802" CreationDate="2013-05-01T07:25:32.097" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud radiallahu 'anhu who said that the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said, &amp;quot;No one will enter Paradise who has an atom's weight of pride in his heart.&amp;quot; A man said, &amp;quot;What if a man likes his clothes to look good and his shoes to look good?&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Allah is beautiful and loves beauty&lt;/strong&gt;. Pride means denying the truth and looking down on people.&amp;quot; [Related by Muslim #131]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I dont think that its a problem as long as it does not catch excessive attention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please consider the guideline mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;quran&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;i.e.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;not expose their adornment except to their husbands...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their&#xA;adornment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-05-01T07:25:32.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8061" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7791" CreationDate="2013-05-01T07:34:59.460" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran is in arabic because it was the language of the people where it was revealed. It does not make sense to reveal it in any other language. Same had been the case with other revelations. It does not mean that Allah prefers one language over another, as all languages are made by man and suffer its own limitations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How Allah communicates with angels is &quot;ghaib&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-05-01T07:34:59.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1159" CreationDate="2013-05-01T13:23:25.790" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reason&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam aims to purify human both body and soul. Thus it give some guidelines to what we eat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a general guideline, Muslims are not allowed to eat vicious animals like lion, shark etc whether they are on land or in water. There is also a natural tendency, not to eat these kind of animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Swine has characteristics of both vicious animals as well as tame ones. Thus it can be cause of confusion. Thus, Allah gave a judgment about it that it is forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For the soul part:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to what is mentioned by NasreenA, Muslims are also not allowed to eat anything that is dedicated to anyone but Allah alone, as mentioned &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/173&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-05-01T13:23:25.790" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8065" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-01T15:35:31.083" Score="3" ViewCount="8046" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some people claim that Abu Lahab's punishment in Hellfire will be lightened. This is an exact statement which I found online while reading tafseer of Surah Lahab (Surah Masad):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The hadith of Abu Lahab's punishment being eased in Jahanam on Mondays for celebrating the Birth of the Prophet SAWAWS is very well known and is Sahih.  You may find it in Sahih Bukhari and other Hadith books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did not find this on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;, so I have some doubt about this. I would like to know:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The exact text of this hadith&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The ruling on it (mawdoo' vs. da'eef vs. hassan vs. sunnah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Which books and collections it's found in&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Any statements of scholars on it&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T08:24:15.497" LastActivityDate="2020-10-24T15:15:13.470" Title="Hadith of Abu Lahab's Punishment Lightened on Mondays" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|authenticity|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8035" CreationDate="2013-05-01T15:58:46.583" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;[Indonesian - Google translate]&#xA;The scholars ('ulama) of the four madzhabs of thought agree that apostates who were under the rule of Islam and did not have the strength given a grace period for penance. If in a given period of time he still did not accept Islam, then punished kill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the scholars ('ulama) differ about the time frame given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ar Rafi'I and An Nawawi said, &quot;apostasy is the most vile form of paganism and the harshest punishment.&quot; (In al-'Aziz Al Majmu XI/97 and' XX/369)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source : &lt;a href=&quot;http://fromjihadnews.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/pembagian-orang-murtad-dan-hukumannya/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2435" LastActivityDate="2013-05-01T15:58:46.583" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5913" CreationDate="2013-05-01T17:06:18.343" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Readers of the Quran shaded with umbrellas grace, surrounded by angels and God revealed to him calmness and alertness. Mentioned in the hadith narrated by Abu Hurayrah anhu, said the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam which means:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;There is a gathering of people in the house than the houses of Allah&#xA;  (mosques) who read the Qur'an and mutual learning between them but&#xA;  they were relegated to the peace, mercy clothed, surrounded by the&#xA;  angels and God's grace in remembrance of those who in side. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Readers of the Qur'an has given his heart to the light by Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala and maintaining of darkness. Narrated than Abu Hurayrah anhu which means:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;That Rasulullah sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam said:&quot; Anybody who heard&#xA;  one ayah Allah Ta'ala than the Book (the Qur'an) was written for him&#xA;  a double kindness. Anybody who reads it anyway, is the light of on qiyamat day&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Quran sura Fushshilat (41): 44&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if we make it a reading Quran in a language other than Arabic,&#xA;  they would have said: &quot;Why are not its verses explained?&quot; If (worth Al&#xA;  Quran) in a foreign language are (Rasulullah SAW are) Arabian ? ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you'd better to read Qur'an in Arabic for the kindness that you can be much different. Reading the Quran is right will thrill your heart.&#xA;Wallahu a'lam ..&#xA;Learn Quran continues .. may Allah Ta'ala bless you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2435" LastEditorUserId="2435" LastEditDate="2013-05-01T17:16:06.123" LastActivityDate="2013-05-01T17:16:06.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8068" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2355" CreationDate="2013-05-01T17:35:35.597" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;We call the sacrifice as &lt;strong&gt;Qurban&lt;/strong&gt; (in Indonesia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;strong&gt;Qurban&lt;/strong&gt;, derived from the Arabic qurban, taken from the word: qaruba (fi'il Madhi) - yaqrabu (fi'il mudhari ') - Qurban wa qurbânan (mashdar). Means, approaching or approached (Matdawam, 1984).&#xA;According to the terms, qurban is anything that is used to draw closer to God in the form of animal sacrifice or the other (Anis Ibrahim et.al, 1972). In Arabic, animal sacrifice is also called UDH-hiyah or adh-dhahiyah, with al-adhâhi plural. The word is derived from the word Duha, ie the time the sun began to erect that is prescribed to slaughter sacrifices, ie approximately at 7:00 to 10:00 (Ash San'ani, Subulus Salam IV/89).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Sacrifice is not about &quot;What animals were created for ?&quot; or &quot;sacrifice test&quot; .. but this is what Rasulullah SAW ordered us as his ummah to draw closer to Allah.&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Qurban&lt;/strong&gt; is not about flesh and blood but of devotion which we offer to our God Allah Ta'ala ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahu a'lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2435" LastActivityDate="2013-05-01T17:35:35.597" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4228" CreationDate="2013-05-01T17:53:50.887" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imam Ash-Shafi'i and his followers said that recitation of the Qur'an will not be up to the corpse. Because it is not a charity nor its bodies, and Rasulullah SAW never ordered to his ummah, nor advocate, or guiding him, both with &lt;em&gt;nash&lt;/em&gt; and cues. And never quoted also from a shahabah. Even if it was any good, they have preceded it. And chapter Al-Qurubat (worship) is limited to &lt;em&gt;nash&lt;/em&gt; (arguments), do not apply to him qiyas and ra'yu. As for prayer and charity, it has been agreed upon the arrival of the bodies, and indicated by the Shari'a texts &quot;. (Tafsir Ibn Kathir, 7/356-357, tahqiq Haani Al-Haj).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahu a'lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2435" LastActivityDate="2013-05-01T17:53:50.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8072" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8065" CreationDate="2013-05-01T18:26:50.373" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Ibn `Abbas said, when verse comes down ,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And warn your relatives to the nearest &quot;(Surah Ash-Syu'araa [26]:&#xA;  214), and those who are sincere of your tribes, Rasulullah SAW&#xA;  straight out to the  Safa hill, then shouted, &quot;Yes Shabaahaah!&quot; (call&#xA;  to gather in the morning). They wonder, &quot;Who is this screaming?&quot; They&#xA;  replied, 'Muhammad.' They were soon gathered to him. Rasulullah SAW&#xA;  called (again), &quot;O Bani so and so, O Bani so and so, O Bani Abdi&#xA;  Manaaf, O Children of Abdul Muttalib!&quot; Then gathered the people (of&#xA;  the tribes mentioned earlier) to him. &quot; Rasulullah SAW said (after&#xA;  they get together) again, &quot;What do you think, if I were to tell you&#xA;  that a horse will come out at the top of this hill, what would you&#xA;  justify me?&quot; They replied, &quot;We have not seen you lie.&quot; Rasulullah SAW&#xA;  then said, &quot;Know that I am the warner among a painful punishment.&quot; Abu&#xA;  Lahab answered immediately, &quot;Tabban laka (you ruined)! Is it just for&#xA;  this you collect we?! &quot;then he got up and left, then came down this&#xA;  letter,&quot; perish the hands of Abu Lahab &quot;and indeed he actually perish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Bukhari, no. 4589 and Muslim, no. 307, and the wording of this hadith belongs to Muslims )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the 'monday' ..&#xA;Saheeh Bukhari juz VI page 125, Dar al-Fikr printed in 1401 H - 1981 M / 1/591, Maktabah syamilah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story is that Abu Lahab so happy with the birth of the Rasulullah SAW (which turned out to be his mortal enemy) and jubilant at the time, until on that Monday Abu Lahab freed a slave named Tsuwaibah .. maybe that's why ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahu a'lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2435" LastEditorUserId="2435" LastEditDate="2013-05-01T19:23:01.623" LastActivityDate="2013-05-01T19:23:01.623" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7954" CreationDate="2013-05-01T18:57:04.493" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I actually had never heard of the age of Nabuwat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rasulullah Muhammad SAW was appointed as a prophet at the age of 40 years in the Cave of Hira and his first revelation was 'Iqra' (Surah Al-Alaq)&#xA;It all is a provision of God and we should not suppose that Rasulullah SAW being a Prophet at a younger age because verily Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallaahu a'lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2435" LastActivityDate="2013-05-01T18:57:04.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8074" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7606" CreationDate="2013-05-01T19:17:50.997" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main criteria for a hadith to be strongly authentic (Saheeh) is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Itisal Assanad, that a narrator narrates from his sheikh/teacher/the person being narrated from and has been in his time and has met him, even if he had met him once &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;That the Narrator be righteous and pious, and Adala (العدالة) has it's requirements &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;That the Narrators be perfect in accurateness, both accurate in memory or in writing, or both if the level of perfectness of a narrators accurateness lowers, then the Hadith would become Hasan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;That there is no Shudhudh (شذوذ), meaning that a trustworthy narrator does not contradict those who are more trustworthy then him &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;That there is no deficiency (علة) that would make the Hadith rejected, meaning thee narration must be free from (العلة القادحة) and there are types of Ilal (علل).  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those narrators who are not righteous then their narration would fall under Mawdoo' or Matrook.  Those narrations which have a (علة قادحة) the authenticity will change.  Those Ahdeeth which do not meet the above are not narrations which are Saheeh, and the ruling on it's authenticity will be ruled accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further information, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2w64HMQfbA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;see this (Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-05-01T19:23:33.270" LastActivityDate="2013-05-01T19:23:33.270" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8075" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7222" CreationDate="2013-05-01T20:30:00.040" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not know about the part of deceiving people by dying your hair, but it is ok to dye your hair because the Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon him) &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18/126&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;said&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إن اليهود والنصارى لا يصبغون، فخالفوهم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jews and Christians do not dye their hair, so act differently from them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/356680&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Also&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Qubafa was led (to the andience of the Holy Prophet) on the day of&#xA;the Conquest of Mecca and his head and beard were white like hyssop,&#xA;whereupon Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said:  Change it&#xA;with something but avoid black&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore scholars have differed as to it's ruling, It has been said it is haram, others like the Malikiyah said it is Makrooh.  But Annawawi said that the ruling as to it being Haram is the correct ruling.  For the Prophet &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/35/54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;said&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَكُونُ قَوْمٌ يَخْضِبُونَ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ بِالسَّوَادِ&#xA;كَحَوَاصِلِ الْحَمَامِ لاَ يَرِيحُونَ رَائِحَةَ الْجَنَّةِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of time there will be people who will use this black dye&#xA;like the crops of doves who will not experience the fragrance of&#xA;Paradise&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore it is ok to dye the hair with dark, close to black but not really black, like dark red.  Some scholars have said that the reason for avoiding dying hair in black is so that those who have white hair (شيب) avoid jealousy and arrogance.  Also the reason is to not be like the disbelievers, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/29034&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-20T04:12:41.150" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:12:41.150" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1925" CreationDate="2013-05-01T22:19:58.193" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not know any Hadith or Ahadeeth that supports such a combination (and most of the things in it) for when going to sleep.  There are though prescribed Ad'iyah and verses for the night time, most of which I do not find in the above quoted section in your question, for example I do not see anywhere where it says to say Surat Al Ikhlas and Al Ma'udhatain three times when you go to bed and when you wake up, and that is of the sunnah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am saying there are prescribed things for the night, for more information see pages 28-30 of &lt;a href=&quot;http://iclky.org/Downloads/Duaa-and-Athkar.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this book&lt;/a&gt;, you may also wish to see the Ahadeeth for their authenticity, but the authors of the book tried to make sure that all the things entered are authentic.  Furthermore you may check Riyaddussaliheen by Imam Annawawi (you can find a copy on sunnah.com).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Is it right for scholars/raqis/imaams to create new quranic ayat combinations like this?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, no one has the right to make any new combinations not found in the Quran and Sunnah and say do this at this time and this will happen. for example it is not ok to come and say do this so many times and this will happen.  Or read this so many times when you go to sleep, and there is no sunnah to support it.  No one has the authority to do such thing.  Furthermore if the medicine and the Adhkar and Ad'iyah, and verses and Ruqa from the Sunnah are studied alone, one will have enough to occupy him/her self that there is no need to invent new things/combinations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what you have quoted:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1) Istighfar 3x&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best supplication for seeking forgiveness (Syed-ul- Istighfar) is&#xA;to say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللهم أنت ربي، لا إله إلا أنت ، خلقتني وأنا عبدك، وأنا على عهدك ووعدك&#xA;ما استطعت أعوذ بك من شر ما صنعت أبوء لك بنعمتك علي، وأبوء بذنبي، فاغفر&#xA;لي فإنه لا يغفر الذنوب إلا أنت&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Allah! You are my Rabb. There is no true god except You. You have&#xA;created me, and I am Your slave, and I hold to Your Covenant as far as&#xA;I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I&#xA;acknowledge the favors that You have bestowed upon me, and I confess&#xA;my sins. Pardon me, for none but You has the power to pardon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He who supplicates in these terms during the day with firm belief&#xA;in it and dies on the same day (before the evening), he will be one of&#xA;the dwellers of Jannah; and if anyone supplicates in these terms&#xA;during the night with firm belief in it and dies before the morning,&#xA;he will be one of the dwellers of Jannah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1875&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukari/Riyaddussaliheen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(2) Fatihah 1x&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is known that reading the Quran has blessings and deeds, and with each letter you get good deeds.  But I do not know any Hadith pointing to that reading the Surat is part of what you do before you go to sleep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(3) Ayat Qursi 1x&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is known, and there is a Hadith in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/66/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukari&lt;/a&gt; to support it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(4) Al-Imran: 26-27 1x&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not know a Hadith saying to do this when going to sleep, but it is narrated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/42490&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukari&lt;/a&gt; that when waking up to pray the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite the last ten verses of Surat Al Imran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(5) A-Baqarah: 285-286 1x&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is narrated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/66/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukari&lt;/a&gt; that those who recite that last two Ayahs of Surat Al Baqarah they will be enough for him for that night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(6) Salawat 21x&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This I do not know, whether there is anything to support it, and Allah A'lam. There are blessings in doing Salat on him, but i do not know anything about it being part of what to do when going to sleep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(7) Al-Jinn: 1-5 21x&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again like Surat Al Fatihah, there is blessings and deeds for reading Quran.  I do not know any Hadith supporting it, but it is ok to read it now and then not for the intention of it being sunnah but for gaining good deeds and blessings, but not do it all the time so that it does not become as if it is sunnah, &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=102479&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;See this for more information&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(8) Al-Kauthar 11x&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again like I said about Fatihah.  I do not know any hadith supporting doing this at night, especially 11 times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(10) Ameen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not know about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly I apologize for the answer's length, and I ask Allah for forgiveness of any mistakes, and that he guides us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-06T03:50:25.150" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T03:50:25.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8078" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5984" CreationDate="2013-05-02T00:29:15.373" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The message of his creation I believe, and Allah knows best is like that of Adam's creation, that when Allah wants something all he has to say to it is &quot;Be&quot; and He does what He wants to do. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KGAU2.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, the example of Jesus to Allah is like that of Adam. He created Him from dust; then He said to him, &quot;Be,&quot; and he was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-05-02T00:29:15.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8079" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8082" CreationDate="2013-05-02T01:41:13.390" Score="12" ViewCount="4923" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the early dark ages, when most of the people were illiterate and weak - and also deeply superstitious, the powerful and strong kings and warlords were able to influence them in any way they wanted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Putting myself in Mohammed's shoes (or sandals); I could theoretically get away with declaring myself a prophet and imposing my &quot;revelations&quot; on all the population. I would then hire scribes to document my message from God and soon enough I'd be all powerful and memorialized for all history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Contrast this to something like Judaism, where the revelation from God was in front of millions of people. It would be difficult for someone to start a religion from scratch and claim millions of people witnesssed it. If someone pulled that on me I'd obviously ask, &quot;well, where are those millions of people? You should have millions of followers by now, why haven't I heard of any?&quot;. This must be why Judaism's authenticity is verified by the other major religions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Koran's authenticity is all based on one - otherwise obscure - person's word. Mohammed claimed God spoke to him and convinced the people around him it was true, and eventually earned a large following. But with all the violence, lack of education and forced religion of the time, how do Muslims know forsure that the Koran is really from God? (If they do).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2437" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T04:35:14.137" LastActivityDate="2019-05-30T23:45:16.927" Title="How can we trust the authenticity of the Koran and of Muhammad?" Tags="|quran|authenticity|" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8079" CreationDate="2013-05-02T03:44:31.117" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The basis of religion is faith, not reason or logic. Islam is a life choice and there is no compulsion to go into it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam was spread by our noble character and the companions of the Apostle Apostles did not become a Muslim because of forced but the beauty of the character of the Prophet Muhammad SAW.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do not force it if there are doubts about Islam, because Islam does not need the support of people who do not have confidence and dependability. And if you think that Islam is false then we, you also I both waited day evidentiary&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best .. Allahu akbar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2435" LastActivityDate="2013-05-02T03:44:31.117" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7926" CreationDate="2013-05-02T04:06:44.687" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Should not forbid what is not forbidden by Allah SWT. Is Islamic songs haram? of course not, as long as it will help you draw closer to Allah SWT. For instance we will more easily remember Asmaul Husna if accompanied by beautiful music .. is it haram? Of course not. And if the Prophet Muhammad did not like the music, it does not mean that music is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Added :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one of the authentic hadith was mentioned about the things that are considered as the prohibition of singing and music proposition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed there will be among my people, people who justify fornication,&#xA;  silk, wine of the tools and neglect '. (Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of this hadith found in al-Saheeh, then from side keshahihan had no problems. Saheeh isnaad although there are also some hadith scholars still doubt it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in terms of istidlal, the text of this hadith is general in nature, does not refer to specific tools to name specifically and explicitly. At this point actually occurs disagreement of the scholars. General proposition may be questioned if the company is still used as a basis to forbid something&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2435" LastEditorUserId="2435" LastEditDate="2013-05-08T04:23:28.127" LastActivityDate="2013-05-08T04:23:28.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8082" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8079" CreationDate="2013-05-02T04:24:41.687" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an confirmed and expanded on the previous scriptures &amp;mdash; one of which was the Torah &amp;mdash; and while the revelation of Moses was accompanied by a great show of miracles to large numbers of people, the same cannot really be said for later, or earlier, biblical prophets.  There have been believers since the dawn of mankind until the present day; despite his importance, Moses took up a small fraction of that timeframe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Believers accept Muhammad and the Qur'an not because of any miracles witnessed or empirical evidence presented; all of those can be forged, especially fourteen hundred years after the fact.  Rather, we believe in them because they confirm the truth; the truth of the previous scriptures as well as the truth of right and wrong that every person is born into.  As the Qur'an says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. &lt;strong&gt;The right course has become clear from the wrong.&lt;/strong&gt; So whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/256&quot;&gt;Al-Baqarah 256&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad didn't forge a new religion, he revived the same religion that has been preached since the time of Adam; the same religion that was preached to the Jews and the Christians through their own scriptures, the same religion that was even known &amp;mdash; fragmented and distorted &amp;mdash; to the idol-worshipping Arabs, as they themselves were descended from Abraham and Ishmael.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same religion that was known to every descendent of Adam since time immemorial.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-05-02T04:24:41.687" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7851" CreationDate="2013-05-02T04:46:03.383" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prayer is the direct command of Allah conveyed to the Prophet (without intermediaries Jibril) at Isra 'Mi'raj. As for the number of rakaat in the sholah is delivered Prophet Muhammad and taught by the Prophet SAW&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rasulullah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Pray ye as ye see me pray&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we just have to listen and obey&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallaahu a'lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2435" LastActivityDate="2013-05-02T04:46:03.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8084" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8088" CreationDate="2013-05-02T06:00:29.123" Score="2" ViewCount="475" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have developed my own site for online Quran reading and I have many tutors for this purpose. My plan is to optimize my site in google and get many kids and adults from the world and will provide services to read and learn the Quran online to those kids and adults. Of course, I will pay my tutors too but someone said to me that it is not fair with Islam to sell out Islamic services etc.&#xA;I am very confused and feeling guilty about this all that if I did wrong after making a site for this purpose? you can see my site here &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onlinequranreading.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;online Quran reading&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2392" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T08:26:45.820" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T08:26:45.820" Title="Is it okay to selling Quran Services in Islam?" Tags="|quran|sharia|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="207" CreationDate="2013-05-02T12:54:40.797" Score="3" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You don't OWN software you buy. You own a license (which can then be revoked for whatever reason: date expiration / or company shutting down) you then lose access to the license which is something you once BOUGHT. (Google it)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Using software whether pirated or not isn't haram, because you are not stealing anything. You do not own anything to begin with. You are simply using it without a license or in some cases a forged or shared license.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unless you STEAL the CODE within the SOFTWARE, rework it into your own program and RESELL IT as your own. THAT would be stealing. Because you are making profit from other peoples work that clearly doesn't belong to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember once buying a few tapes from iTunes, it charged me 5 times for 1 copy and they said they wouldn't refund me my money. I lost access to my account, so if I go and pirate the copy I got charged for 5 times, would I be stealing? Nonsense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't like talking on these touchy subject matters, but people need to understand the difference between pirating and stealing. And between what's haram and illegal. You can drive a car without a license, who says you cant? (It's illegal, but it isnt haram because you are not stealing anything) call it unethical, call it shameful, call it illegal. Just don't call it stealing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2439" LastActivityDate="2013-05-02T12:54:40.797" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8087" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-02T19:33:26.460" Score="3" ViewCount="33999" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for a woman to stimulate her husband's prostate (by using finger and her husband's anal opening)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am aware of this question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1355&quot;&gt;In Islam, are there limits on sex between a married couple?&lt;/a&gt; but it does not mentions prostate massage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2442" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2021-03-11T00:23:11.887" Title="Is a woman allowed to massage her husband's prostate?" Tags="|sex|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8088" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8084" CreationDate="2013-05-03T04:27:45.083" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imam Nawawi suggests two answers given by those who allow it to hadith ash bin Ubadah Shomit, namely:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That the chains hadith it needs no comment.&#xA;It is tabarru '(alms) from people who taught the Qur'an then he does not have the slightest right then that person gave a gift in return for it then it is not permissible for him to pick it up, unlike the people who hire him berakad before teaching. (at Tibyan FII Adab Hamlatil Qur'an thing 57)&#xA;If it is a teacher or a teaching institution must determine the amount of the Qur'an as a certain price then let the pay attention to two of the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While maintaining sincerity inside of him and do not make such payments as a goal because it will make teaching a hopeless sight of Allah swt.&#xA;Sheikh Muhammad Mukhtar as Syinqithi in answering questions about the law taking wages for teaching the sciences Syar'iyah said, &quot;... ath Thobari Imam Ibn Jarir, Al Hafiz Ibn Hajar and other kind found people with knowledge aimed hereafter then get paid from knowledge caused unsettled in getting sustenance then this does not ruin his sincerity during the goal is to teach science and provide benefits to the Muslims. So it is not damaged by the presence of one's sincerity parts of the world, as indicated by the words of the Qur'an and the authentic Sunnah. &quot;(Www.islamweb.net)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do not let the purpose of teaching the Qur'an is to eradicate illiteracy in the midst of the Qur'an people being reached due to the inability of the people do not pay the price offered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eramuslim.com/ustadz-menjawab/menerima-upah-dari-mengajar-dan-membaca-alqur-an.htm#.UYM7nKKSJSM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2435" LastActivityDate="2013-05-03T04:27:45.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8090" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1925" CreationDate="2013-05-03T10:28:57.763" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's common to use repetition to memorize something. Similarly, repetition also focuses the mind. It is not the exact count or sequence that matters. The part of Quran you mentioned contain the basics of Muslim beliefs. It will be very beneficial to you if you read it by understanding it and increase your &quot;imaan&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your question. I don't think it is mentioned in any hadith and it does not have to be as you can repeat any part of quran that you like. People, who are knowledgeable about quran has eased us by extracting those parts, that related to our &quot;imaan&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-05-03T10:28:57.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8091" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8036" CreationDate="2013-05-03T15:52:10.923" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, whether he did or did not, does that matter in this context? The question Allah is asking is whether Issa told the people to worship him, and obviously Issa said, (paraphrasing) &quot;No, I did not! How can I say such a thing which I have no right to? You know what is within me, for you are the one who knows what is hidden.&quot; Furthermore, in verse 117, Issa is talking about when he was sent as a prophet to the people, or before he was raised up. Issa said that he never said that, and only said what Allah ordered him to say.  Then in verse 118, Issa said, (paraphrasing) &quot;If you punish them they are your slaves...&quot; until the end of the verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/39/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunnan Abi Dawood&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: There is no prophet&#xA;  between me and him, that is, Jesus (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam). He&#xA;  will descent (to the earth). When you see him, recognise him: a man of&#xA;  medium height, reddish fair, wearing two light yellow garments,&#xA;  looking as if drops were falling down from his head though it will not&#xA;  be wet. He will fight the people for the cause of Islam. He will break&#xA;  the cross, kill swine, and abolish jizyah. Allah will perish all&#xA;  religions except Islam. He will destroy the Antichrist and will live&#xA;  on the earth for forty years and then he will die. The Muslims will&#xA;  pray over him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-03-17T20:43:15.297" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T20:43:15.297" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8093" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-03T20:26:26.150" Score="3" ViewCount="846" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just wanted to know if a women wishes to work as an officer or in some governmental office etc.,by maintaining her hijab and conduct then is she allowed .because may Allah forgive me but being an educated women, who have learnt to be independent and thinks that she to can contribute to society and her family is it fair that we need to still depend on the permission of men to work...... &lt;br&gt; The work which we do can be beneficial to women even if it's not just teaching or nursing ....&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So please help me by sharing your views. I think when women are allowed to work then they should also be allowed to work in fields where she wishes and there are many places like politics, administration and even sports for that matter... and when Allah(swt) meant stay in your houses it was compared to the then condition of women .....and also they were many women during the prophet's(pbuh)who used to help him bring food and water during wars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2449" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T09:35:10.930" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T09:35:10.930" Title="Working women in islam?" Tags="|women|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-06-26T10:04:53.803" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1035" CreationDate="2013-05-03T20:55:41.187" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whatever one loves to the extent of differentiating based upon it, becomes his or her religion. There is a hadith to the effect that a sign of perfection of iman is that a person loves and hates for the sake of Allah. If one loves and hates for the sake of his country to the extent that he would even kill for it during a war, he has indeed taken his country as his god.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case I would keep a couple of things in mind: &amp;quot;country&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;nation&amp;quot; are abstract and artificial notions to divide humans and have no basis in reality. A country is just a few lines that have been drawn up by some men, very akin to two men creating two different idols and saying &amp;quot;this is my god and that is yours.&amp;quot; Secondly nationalism is nothing but tribalism on a larger scale, the kind of tribal wars that the Messenger (SAWS) brought to a halt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is reported in the Sunan of Abu Dawud from the Prophet (SAWS) that he said: He is not of us, the one who calls to partisanship; he is not of us, the one who fights for partisanship; and he is not of us, the one who dies on partisanship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykhul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (RA) said: “Everything different from the tradition of Islam and Qur’an, whether it is related to progeny, country, nationality, doctrine, or school of thought, is from the customs of the pre-Islamic [read: jahiliyyah] period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said that, AFAIK Islam does not discourage one to love their land. For example, the Messenger (SAWS) too missed Mecca and was rueful about leaving the land of his birth behind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-03-11T16:21:02.767" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8095" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8093" CreationDate="2013-05-03T23:18:09.360" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If she is truly independent, then she may work as she wills so long as the basic Islamic rules of modesty and behaviour are adhered to.  A woman is still, however, expected to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;dutiful to her husband&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;kind to her parents&lt;/a&gt;; regardless of whether working is &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; (it's not), one still should refrain from doing so without their blessings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-05-03T23:18:09.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8096" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8087" CreationDate="2013-05-04T01:03:23.217" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will answer your problem otherwise, you didn't tell us why you need to massage your prostate, but i guess that you have some &lt;a href=&quot;http://yourbrainonporn.com/erectile-dysfunction-and-porn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Erectile Dysfunction&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://yourbrainonporn.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yourbrainonporn&lt;/a&gt; the problem is not in your organ rather is it in your brain.&#xA;I'm not sure about massaging prostate but it's not mentioned there, if you have an ED please read the &lt;a href=&quot;http://yourbrainonporn.com/ask-us&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;FAQ&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you don't have any ED problems please consider this answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the book of Ibn al-Hajj named(&lt;code&gt;آداب قضاء الحاجة من كتاب المدخل لابن الحاج&lt;/code&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(part of the book)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;عدم إدخال الإصبع في الدبر(Do not enter the finger in the anus):&lt;/strong&gt;   الحذر من إدخال الإصبع في الدبر، قال:&#xA;  فإنه من فعل شرار الناس، وهذه مسألة أيضاً من الأدب، ذكرها في قضية درجة&#xA;  البطء في خروج الخارج، قال: فرب شخص يحصل له التنظيف عند انقطاع البول&#xA;  عنه، فبمجرد أن ينقطع ولا يخرج شيء يغسل، وآخر لا يحصل له ذلك إلا بعد أن&#xA;  يقوم ويقعد، يعني: ربما يحتاج شخص آخر إلى الاسترخاء ليخرج، وآخر يحتاج&#xA;  أن يقوم ثم يقعد، إذا قام حضره بول إضافي غير الذي خرج منه فيقعد ليخرج&#xA;  ما بقي، قال: وذلك راجع إلى اختلاف أحوال الناس في أمزجتهم ومآكلهم&#xA;  واختلاف الأزمنة عليهم، فليس الشيخ كالشاب؛ لأنه معروف أن كبير السن&#xA;  يسترخي معه المكان فتكثر عنده الحاجة لدخول دورة المياه عدة مرات، أما&#xA;  الشاب فيكون الموضع عندهم مستمسك، وليس من أكل البطيخ كمن أكل الجبن؛ لأن&#xA;  البطيخ يسبب شيئاً من الإسهال، والجبن يسبب شيئاً من الانقباض أو القبض،&#xA;  وليس الحر كالبرد. المهم أنه ذكر اختلاف المآكل والأجواء، واختلاف أسنان&#xA;  الناس، فهذه كلها أسباب في قضية التأخر أو البطء في الخارج، وبالتالي على&#xA;  الإنسان أن ينتظر حتى يغسل كل شيء فيصلي وهو طاهر. وليس معنى هذا أن&#xA;  الإنسان يقعد في دورة المياه ساعات، فإن بعض الناس عندهم وسوسة عجيبة،&#xA;  كما ذكر ابن القيم رحمه الله حيث قال: وربما قفز درجات السلم، ينـزل على&#xA;  سلم متتابعاً ثم يعود لأجل أن يفرغ ما في جعبته بظنه، وربما احتشى وآذى&#xA;  نفسه، وأدخل أشياء في الداخل، وأنت لست مطالباً في الشريعة بتنظيف ما في&#xA;  الداخل، بل أنت مطالب بتنظيف المخرج فقط، وأصلاً مهما نظفت في الداخل فإن&#xA;  هذا موجود ومستودع داخل الإنسان، فالمطلوب هو تنظيف المخرج فقط، وليس ما&#xA;  بالداخل، فأنت لست مسئولاً عما في الداخل. وبعض الناس يقول: انتظر ربما&#xA;  يخرج شيء، وآفة الموسوسين كلمة: ربما، إني وجدت بالنظر في أحوال&#xA;  الموسوسين أن آفتهم آفة عظيمة فيقول: ربما يمكن خرج شيء، يمكن يخرج شيء&#xA;  بعد قليل، فهذه القضية الدقيقة عند الموسوسين، أنت مكلف بما صار الآن&#xA;  ولست بمكلف بما يمكن أن يحدث، وتعمل لذلك احتياطات وتضيع الأوقات&#xA;  والجماعات والصلاة، وصرح بعضهم أنه يضيع الصلاة عن وقتها كله من بعد&#xA;  الظهر إلى العصر؛ وهذه من المصائب العظيمة، نسأل الله العافية؛ لأن قضية&#xA;  الوسوسة مرض خطير جداً. فالإنسان مكلف بما يخرج، وليس بما يمكن..&#xA;  احتمال.. شعرت.. إني أشعر. ثم أيضاً: لو أن الإنسان يخرج منه البول&#xA;  متتابعاً ولا يستطيع التحكم في خروجه، فما هو الحكم؟ أنه يغسل ويتوضأ&#xA;  ويخرج وليس بمكلف بما خرج منه بعد ذلك، يتوضأ بعد دخول الوقت ويصلي، وإن&#xA;  وضع شيئاً كمناديل مثلاً أو شيئاً لئلا تنتشر النجاسة فقط. ولو كان يخرج&#xA;  متتابعاً فإنه يخرج ولا يتحكم به إطلاقاً.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which mean, is not permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: Please improve my response by translating this part of the book, this could be helpful for the future readers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user561" LastEditorDisplayName="user561" LastEditDate="2013-11-20T22:35:33.730" LastActivityDate="2013-11-20T22:35:33.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8098" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-04T06:35:33.857" Score="10" ViewCount="8437" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering about the verse from the Qur'an (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/3/28&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Let not believers take disbelievers as allies rather than believers. And whoever [of you] does that has nothing with Allah, except when taking precaution against them in prudence. And Allah warns you of Himself, and to Allah is the [final] destination.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt; --- Sahih International --- &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And another translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Let not the believers take the disbelievers as Awliya' (supporters, helpers, etc.) instead of the believers, and whoever does that will never be helped by Allah in any way, except if you indeed fear a danger from them. And Allah warns you against Himself (ie. His Punishment), and to Allah is the final return.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt; --- Muhsin Khan --- &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering about the implications of this verse and to what extent one can take help from non-Muslims, as also having friendship and warm relations with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, I have several good friends from among non-Muslims who help me with advise in my work, and I also have good business &amp;mdash; and consequently personal &amp;mdash; relations with many of them. Is this allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T11:06:04.950" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T11:06:04.950" Title="As per Qur'an 3:28, to what extent can Muslims receive help from non-Muslims?" Tags="|tafseer|non-muslim|friendship|surat-al-imran|" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="182" CreationDate="2013-05-04T20:41:25.753" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly this is only, as the Quran points out, in the area of business contracts.  Where if two men are not brought then 1 man and two women.  The Quran also points out that this is in regards to the issue of forgetfulness, because the business world isn't the natural place for a women, the women's responsibility lies in taking care of her children and her home, where it is them man's job to go out and work to support the family.  Furthermore as already mentioned two women in regards to business contracts, where if a women in an area of her expertise is to give witness then that witness is sufficient.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-05-04T20:41:25.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2845" CreationDate="2013-05-04T22:45:34.937" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Law of attraction states that a positive attitude and positive thinking attracts goodness in your life. We ought to worship Allah alone. The law does not require u to worship anything else. It simply gives u way to pray in a manner by which your wishes get fulfilled. Whenever u have a desire, ask Allah for it and believe with a strong conviction that He will answer your prayer. Have blind faith in His Supremacy and InshAllah your prayers shall be answered no need to think that you are controlling your destiny or the universe is answering your call. Just believe in Allah and that's a point of view. Rest Allah knows best! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2455" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2013-05-08T05:38:50.187" LastActivityDate="2013-05-08T05:38:50.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8102" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8107" CreationDate="2013-05-05T11:04:19.750" Score="34" ViewCount="5106" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was born in China, where religion is allowed officially but strongly associated with ignorance and other negative aspects. My family, like most, adopt Marx's point of view and reject all religion. During my 18 years in China, the only opinion that I had access to –– through society, media and propaganda –– was that materialism and Marxism were the only correct philosophies and all others were folly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During my two years of study in India I was able to open my mind and see things in different perspectives. I struggled through a very tough stage where my entire value system was attacked severely, from personal, political, philosophical and religious aspects. Luckily I did not retreat into my old dogma and rejected all that undermined it, but stood to acknowledge the mistakes, faults and shortcomings of my opinions and actions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was (and still am) in seek of truth, luckily soon I had my first chance in my life to get to know Islam. I always believed in God, the creator, even when I was in China. I was confused by all the religions in the world and did not know which god was the God that I have in mind. Through studying and reading, I realized Islam is what I was seeking. I read about the scriptures, prophets and relation between Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Slowly but inevitably I was drawn to Islam, because I believe in Allah and that Prophet Muhammad is his messenger. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I relinquished pork eating immediately, but unfortunately it upset my family hugely. I have spent two summers trying to explain to them myself and my thoughts, but my parents, with a mindset of more than 40 years, strongly oppose me have anything to do with any religion. I tried really hard to explain them that religion is not what they think it is, but how can two summers of my effort counteract the 40 year's saturation into communist propaganda? My mother was so upset, that she forced me to eat pork. She said,&quot;If you don't eat this, you are not my son any more, I will throw you out immediately.&quot; And she was serious, she threw my stuff outside but with my dad's interference I was able to stay for that summer. She was so mad that she was sick, mentally disturbed and unfit for two months. She wept non-stop and went into depression. As a son I could not bear this. I love my mother and I cannot see her like that. I ate pork to appease her and agreed that I will not convert, and remain, in her words, &quot;a han blood&quot;. (Han folk is the main folk in China).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I weep as I write this. You might say I should try harder to appease my mother and explain to her more patiently. But you may or may not believe, that there are people whose mind just cannot be changed. Not until you were in my shoes when I beg my mother for understanding you will understand that there is just no chance she will allow me to convert.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I face this situation. If I don't convert, I betray myself and my belief in Allah. If I convert, I either will cause some very very serious stress in my family, or I have to lie to my family all the time about my conversion. I don't know much, but I don't think in Islam it is allowed to lie about one's belief in Allah. And I really really cannot hurt my mother and my family any more. I would become a shame of the family and they would not sleep well for years, I cannot let that happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who are knowledgeable and those who are wise, please guide me. My belief in Allah is firm, and my love for my family true. My current plan is to delay my conversion until I have my family's approval, but that is an event that just might not happen at all. Please help me. May Allah's blessing be upon you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T05:11:00.887" LastActivityDate="2022-05-05T04:09:14.707" Title="How do I convince my Marxist parents to allow me to convert to Islam?" Tags="|conversion|dawah|" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2017-04-13T17:25:38.233" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8102" CreationDate="2013-05-05T14:07:51.057" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You &lt;strong&gt;must&lt;/strong&gt; disobey your parents in that regard as no one is superior to Allah in being obeyed and if He has shown you the Truth --praise is toward Allah-- you are then expected to follow it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ حُسْنًا ۖ وَإِن جَاهَدَاكَ&#xA;  لِتُشْرِكَ بِي مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا ۚ إِلَيَّ&#xA;  مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We have enjoined on man kindness to parents: but if they (either of&#xA;  them) strive (to force) thee to join with Me (in worship) anything of&#xA;  which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not. Ye have (all) to return&#xA;  to me, and I will tell you (the truth) of all that ye did. [29:8]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, believing in Islam does not necessarily require you to also express your belief everywhere and for everyone, that's something in your heart. Specifically, as Muslims must obey their fathers and keep content their mothers as long as they are not disobeying Allah I think you should either hide your belief from them or immigrate from your homeland in peace so that you achieve both obedience of Allah and not hurting your parents at the same time more easily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ ظَالِمِي أَنفُسِهِمْ&#xA;  قَالُوا فِيمَ كُنتُمْ ۖ قَالُوا كُنَّا مُسْتَضْعَفِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۚ&#xA;  قَالُوا أَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَرْضُ اللَّـهِ وَاسِعَةً فَتُهَاجِرُوا فِيهَا ۚ&#xA;  فَأُولَـٰئِكَ مَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَسَاءَتْ مَصِيرًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When angels take the souls of those who die in sin against their&#xA;  souls, they say: &quot;In what (plight) Were ye?&quot; They reply: &quot;Weak and&#xA;  oppressed Were we in the earth.&quot; They say: &quot;Was not the earth of Allah&#xA;  spacious enough for you to move yourselves away (From evil)?&quot; Such men&#xA;  will find their abode in Hell,- What an evil refuge! [4:97]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّ أَرْضِي وَاسِعَةٌ فَإِيَّايَ&#xA;  فَاعْبُدُونِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O My servants who believe! truly, spacious is My Earth: therefore&#xA;  serve ye Me - (and Me alone)! [29:56]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ يَا عِبَادِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمْ ۚ لِلَّذِينَ&#xA;  أَحْسَنُوا فِي هَـٰذِهِ الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةٌ ۗ وَأَرْضُ اللَّـهِ&#xA;  وَاسِعَةٌ ۗ إِنَّمَا يُوَفَّى الصَّابِرُونَ أَجْرَهُم بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: &quot;O ye my servants who believe! Fear your Lord, good is (the&#xA;  reward) for those who do good in this world. Spacious is Allah's&#xA;  earth! those who patiently persevere will truly receive a reward&#xA;  without measure!&quot; [39:10]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About hiding your belief for example if you find out your mother cannot accept you as a Muslims and forces you to eat pork, hide your main reason for not eating pork and pretend like you have no problem but only that you don't like its taste. Only be careful that if you say I don't like its taste it will be a lie but if you say I don't like it and bear in your mind the fact that you don't like it because that's a bad thing according to your religion that's no longer a lie. Your mother will think you are saying that you don't like its taste but you have not said that explicitly as well so that you have said nothing but the truth, that is, no lying. This is called Turiyah (توریه), it is neither Haram nor even discouraged. Many prophets of Allah --peace be upon all of them-- have done this and even Allah has done things like that in Quran, pretending in a way that people may usually understand something different than the main intention behind that deed or speech. You can always do Turiyah instead of lying although that require some high degrees of sharpness that you have God Willing!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also hiding your belief is acceptable in some situations and is even obligatory when declaring it in open can cause disasters, putting in danger your life, wealth or reputation. Hiding your belief can go way too farther than doing Turiyah and is called Taqiyyah (تقیة). Good examples of people doing Taqiyyah in Quran is the wife of Pharaoh, Asiyah peace be upon her, and Hezqil, the believer of Pharaoh's tribe, both hid their beliefs for a long time, Hesqil is known to be the best of the Jews and Asiyah as one of the best four women in all times. See how Allah narrates Hizqil declaring his belief after a long time of hiding it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مُؤْمِنٌ مِنْ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ &lt;strong&gt;يَكْتُمُ إِيمَانَهُ&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  أَتَقْتُلُونَ رَجُلًا أَنْ يَقُولَ رَبِّيَ اللَّهُ وَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ&#xA;  بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ ۖ وَإِنْ يَكُ كَاذِبًا فَعَلَيْهِ&#xA;  كَذِبُهُ ۖ وَإِنْ يَكُ صَادِقًا يُصِبْكُمْ بَعْضُ الَّذِي يَعِدُكُمْ ۖ&#xA;  إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي مَنْ هُوَ مُسْرِفٌ كَذَّابٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A believer, a man from among the people of Pharaoh, who had concealed&#xA;  his faith, said: &quot;Will ye slay a man because he says, 'My Lord is&#xA;  Allah'?- when he has indeed come to you with Clear (Signs) from your&#xA;  Lord? and if he be a liar, on him is (the sin of) his lie: but, if he&#xA;  is telling the Truth, then will fall on you something of the&#xA;  (calamity) of which he warns you: Truly Allah guides not one who&#xA;  transgresses and lies! [40:28]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more about Taqiyah and Turiyah &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/2937/584&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; if you liked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope you will find out what to do, but only know one thing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّـهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا&#xA;  كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets&#xA;  every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. ...&#xA;  [2:286]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2013-05-05T14:07:51.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8105" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8106" CreationDate="2013-05-05T14:33:19.837" Score="0" ViewCount="776" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can we read the same surah in all rakats of salat? Eg. If I read &quot;Surah Kosar&quot; in Farz, can I read it again in Sunnah r nawafil or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2460" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2013-05-13T08:27:25.133" LastActivityDate="2013-05-13T08:27:25.133" Title="Confusion about reading Surat in Rakat" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8105" CreationDate="2013-05-05T15:23:46.827" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing wrong in doing such.  And there is nothing preventing one from doing that.  It is narrated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/169&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukari&lt;/a&gt; of an Imam who used to recite a surah and another one with it in each Rak'ah.  Furthermore that Fard, Sunan, and Tatawu' salat are different prayers, you may read surat Al Fatihah and any surat you wish in each of them.  Allah A'lam, May Allah guide us all.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-05-05T15:23:46.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8107" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8102" CreationDate="2013-05-05T17:01:45.330" Score="20" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/URXEy.png&quot; alt=&quot;In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I have seen, almost all people who change a religion have had family problems but I can daresay that none were as intense as yours. May Allah give you strength, courage and patience in this quest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have never been in such situations, neither have I seen anyone in such tense situations. So please consider my answer as your first aid Insha Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you examine your situation little bit, it has at least two faces:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A test by Allah:&lt;/strong&gt; Maybe Allah wants to test your faith in Him. You have indeed accepted this test promptly and are sincerely working to clear it as meritoriously as possible.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/94&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Mā'idah :: Ayah 94 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who believe! Allah will certainly make a trial of you with something in (the matter of) the game that is well within reach of your hands and your lances, that Allah may test who fears Him unseen. Then whoever transgresses thereafter, for him there is a painful torment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/141&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat 'Āli `Imrān :: Ayah 141&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that Allah may purify the believers [through trials] and destroy the disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A conspiracy by Shaitan (evil):&lt;/strong&gt; The Satan will never like you entering Islam. It has misguided your well-wishers since 40 years and will surely take advantage of their 40 year old mindset to defeat you. But unless you are firm about your decision and ask Allah for help, the Satan can never conspire you.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/58/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Mujādila :: Ayah 10 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secret counsels (conspiracies) are only from Satan that he may grieve those who have believed, but he will not harm them at all except by permission of Allah . And upon Allah let the believers rely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat 'Āli `Imrān :: Ayah 10 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is only Satan who frightens [you] of his supporters. So fear them not, but fear Me, if you are [indeed] believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But unfortunately, by making you delay your reversion to Islam, it has already begun victimizing you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam would never ask you to disobey your parents if it weren't at the cost of disobeying Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah :: Ayah 83&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&amp;quot;Do not worship except Allah ; and to parents do good and to relatives, orphans, and the needy. And speak to people good [words] and establish prayer and give zakah.&amp;quot;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when you have to decide between your parents and your creator, the most straight answer is that you have to choose your creator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/29/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-`Ankabut :: Ayah 8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we have enjoined upon man goodness of parents. But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them. To Me is your return, and I will inform you about what you used to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This doesn't mean that you stop obeying them from now. You can disobey them only in matters of religion and things revolving around it. They are still your parents and you are bound to them. Return every drop of hate with an ocean of love and care. Gradually try different ways to educate them about the truth(Islam) and continuously pray to Allah that they too accept Islam. Show them the beauty of Islam rarely by words and more by your actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Summing up, don't recreate the story of Abu Talib who was totally convinced about the truth of Islam and also helped Muhammad(pbuh) for it but didn't accept it as his religion due to ancestral sentiments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْـتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2022-05-05T04:09:14.707" LastActivityDate="2022-05-05T04:09:14.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8087" CreationDate="2013-05-05T19:02:12.667" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;yes, it is allowed for a woman to stimulate her husband's prostate (it usually happens before sex)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;the above answer in arabic is related to entering fingers in anus&quot; that was not asked in question&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two of the things those are not allowed b/w the couple are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1 . Oral sex ....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2 . To sex with women's back/anus&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2463" LastEditorUserId="3555" LastEditDate="2013-11-21T15:47:24.143" LastActivityDate="2013-11-21T15:47:24.143" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8102" CreationDate="2013-05-06T03:06:22.983" Score="-7" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, you must ask yourself, &quot;have I truly examined all religions?&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Upon your examination of Christianity and Islam, did you notice that both were derived from Judaism? Allah is simply the Arabic word for &quot;God&quot;, which is derived from the Hebrew word &quot;El&quot;. The practice of not eating pork was derived from Judaism as well, which means that converting to Judaism would not help your cause in that regard and is not my point. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My point is that you need to be able to explain your journey comprehensively and in a way your family will understand - but more importantly, in a way YOU will understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the best in your life's journey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2437" LastActivityDate="2013-05-06T03:06:22.983" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8116" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8123" CreationDate="2013-05-06T11:55:59.290" Score="2" ViewCount="38817" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some people say not to cut your nails, or trim your hair and beard on Tuesdays. Is there any hadith or verse in support of this, or is it just a superstition?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="156" LastEditDate="2013-07-04T19:44:50.947" LastActivityDate="2020-10-13T13:52:58.587" Title="Is it acceptable to cut nails, and trim hair and beard on Tuesdays?" Tags="|sunnah|source-identification|taharah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8119" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2474" CreationDate="2013-05-07T11:05:51.970" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's understandable that at the time of the revelation that virtue was judged by ones dress code's modesty.&#xA;Since Nasaara failed to deliver it's message with completion by the fact of such event as 3eesa AS crucifixion, then his ideal world hadn't manifested up to the time of the prophet Mu7ammad's SAW era.&#xA;Hence in SAW's era the same opposition must had been met, that is modesty in dress code defined ones virtue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the Qur'an hints that dress code is not to be the barometer rather it is taqwa that should be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;7:26&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  O children of Adam, We have bestowed upon you clothing to conceal your deficiencies/saw'at and as adornment. &lt;strong&gt;But the clothing of taqwa - that is best&lt;/strong&gt;. That is from the signs of Allah that perhaps they will remember. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taqwa is reverence, passion and obedience to Allah SWT.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Deficiencies/saw'at doesn't necessarily mean private parts.&#xA;It could also mean corpse of a dead body as in &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:31&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Then Allah sent a raven scratching up the ground, to show him how to hide his brother's &lt;strong&gt;saw'at/corpse&lt;/strong&gt;. He said: Woe unto me! Am I not able to be as this raven and so hide my brother's &lt;strong&gt;saw'at/corpse&lt;/strong&gt;? And he became repentant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but we could safely refer saw'at as deficiencies, as dead bodies are deficient.&#xA;it can't be said that naked dead corpse as saw'at, after all rarely are dead bodies corpse without clothes, who would want to strip out the clothes of a dead murdered body, even when they are buried they would do it with at least a piece of cloth on them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;now the next verse of 7:27 would refer to the clothes of taqwa that was stripped out as per the previous verse 7:26.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;7:27&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  O children of Adam, let not Satan tempt you as he removed your parents from Jannah/The hidden realm/paradise, stripping them of their clothing (of taqwa) to show them their deficiencies. Indeed, he sees you, he and his tribe, from where you do not see them. Indeed, We have made the devils allies to those who do not believe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As in the following verse the clothing of taqwa vanished and became apparent to them their deficiencies in taqwa because they ate from the forbidden tree:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/20/121&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;20:121&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And Adam and his wife ate of it, and their deficiencies became apparent to them, and they began to fasten over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And Adam disobeyed his Lord and erred. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Since the verse 7:26-27 uses clothing metaphorically as the clothing of taqwa, then the tree, the fruit, and the leaves may also be interpreted metaphorically&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;The tree being a body of forbidden knowledge, maybe such knowledge as dividing 1 with 0 in mathematics or any other kinds from any branch of knowledge. The fruit being the theoretical product that is derived from such assumption. And the leaves being a way to correct/undo the assumptions. wallahua3lam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that the Qur'an gives a way to interpret it as such just shows that there can be differences in the matter and as such there shouldn't be disputed to the point of spilling blood over it. And those who spill blood over it are the transgressors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse 24:31 has the following way to interpret it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;24:31&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision(i.e. do not stare or gaze at someone)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;guard their furoojahoonna/lower/deficient/private parts of body (i.e. and guard from having sexual intercourse as you may have it with only certain types of people)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and not expose their adornment &lt;strong&gt;except that which [necessarily] appears thereof&lt;/strong&gt; and to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;put their headcovers inside their pockets&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;not expose their adornment &lt;em&gt;except&lt;/em&gt; to&lt;/strong&gt; their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, &lt;strong&gt;that which their right hands possess/that whom they are given consent of (i.e. you may show your body to anyone so long as they have given you rights to show that to them)&lt;/strong&gt;, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of 3awraat/the private aspects of women. &lt;strong&gt;And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment (i.e. be understanding/respectful to those that do not give consent to you to show what beauties/adornment hidden in you)&lt;/strong&gt;. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other verse that are controversial on the issue is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;33:59&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to &lt;em&gt;yudneena/draw down/close&lt;/em&gt;   &lt;strong&gt;3alayhinna/whatever over themselves&lt;/strong&gt;      &lt;em&gt;min/from/of&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;jalabibeehinna/their outer garments&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(i.e. put down their garments that were on top of their heads)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. That is more adna/closer that they be known &lt;strong&gt;(i.e. can easily be identified as the person who they are recognized as without any veils)&lt;/strong&gt; and not be abused &lt;strong&gt;(e.g. not be mistaken for someone else because everyone can see and identify, etc.)&lt;/strong&gt;. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;wallahua3lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2182" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-06-04T04:22:48.527" LastActivityDate="2013-06-04T04:22:48.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8120" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8423" CreationDate="2013-05-07T11:21:18.757" Score="3" ViewCount="666" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's say someone was forced into making an oath on the Quran to vote for the incumbent government upon becoming a citizen of that country. The person could not become a citizen without making this oath, so they're coerced into doing so. However, the person might not think that it's fair to vote for the government and the oath itself is legally dishonest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what kind of sin would happen to a person who keeps to that oath? Is it fine for them to break it or must they keep it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T08:51:33.430" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T08:51:33.430" Title="Is it a sin to break an unfair oath?" Tags="|halal-haram|oaths|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8122" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-07T12:39:28.497" Score="5" ViewCount="13972" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamu aleikum, this query has been on my mind for quite a while now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if it is ok to pay interest debts with interest money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, I have a few friends who's bank accounts have accrued interest monies and they really are at a loss to figure out how to deal with the excess amount getting reflected in their accounts. A couple of times I advised these friends to find some needy chap who is indebted to a bank and pay off his interest with the excess interest money in their account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought this may be right, but then thinking a little harder, it seems like there are two sins involved in this: the sin of using interest money and that of paying off interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallahu khairan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastActivityDate="2020-07-24T11:26:57.653" Title="Is it ok to pay interest debt with interest money?" Tags="|riba|money|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8116" CreationDate="2013-05-07T14:18:20.177" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/URXEy.png&quot; alt=&quot;In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your profile says that you are from India and this is an Indian tradition followed by Hindus for ages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me assure you that there is no day that Islam considers inauspicious for cutting nails or trimming hair. This tradition has penetrated into Indian Muslims through Hinduism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to what I know and what I have heard about this tradition is that the Hindus consider this day auspicious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday = (मंगलवार) Mangalvaar.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(मंगल)Mangal = very auspicious.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the auspicious day of Mangal (Also the name of Hindu God of war who is very hard to please), they avoid all kinds of nonconstructive works. Cutting nails, trimming hair and shaping beard are just a few to name them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْـتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-05-07T14:18:20.177" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8124" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8122" CreationDate="2013-05-07T15:41:34.883" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Source:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/81952&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/81952&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the source above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Give the interest money you received to charity, so someone in debt to the bank can use other's interest money to pay off his debt&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This does not mean that everyone should start earning more interest to give to charity, it's infact the exact opposite.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2013-08-12T15:34:32.373" LastActivityDate="2013-08-12T15:34:32.373" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8126" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8133" CreationDate="2013-05-07T19:17:31.427" Score="21" ViewCount="7318" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam comes chronologically after Judaism, and then Christianity.  Assuming that Islam considers Christianity to be sort of an update to Judaism (is that wrong?), and that Islam is the final, correctly updated version, why does Islam resemble Judaism so much more than it resembles Christianity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, many aspects of Sharia are very similar to Halakha, down to extremely specific details.  Both Judaism and Islam focus heavily on following God's command, while Christianity focuses much more on belief in God and in Jesus as the messiah. Also, Islam's version of monotheism is &lt;em&gt;much&lt;/em&gt; closer to the Jewish version than to the Christian version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if Christianity is an intermediate step between Judaism and Islam, why does Islam seem to sort of &quot;retreat&quot; from the changes made in Christianity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-05-10T16:20:20.360" LastActivityDate="2015-07-30T09:55:35.567" Title="Why does Islam seem so much more like Judaism than like Christianity?" Tags="|other-religions|ahlul-kitab|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8128" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8126" CreationDate="2013-05-07T22:13:43.400" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Have you considered the possibilities that Judaism maybe a failed attempt in realigning  the dharmic beliefs of hinduism/bhudism/etc to a single monotheistic belief. It succeeded in unifing the Gods to one God, but failed in other aspects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then came Christianity trying to realign the other aspects to the eastern thoughts of dharmic beliefs but got it wrong by bringing the trinity concept in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then came Islam fixed both problems of Trinity and other aspects such as concepts of life after death, etc; but then was hijacked by a mixture of both Judaic and Christian culture and became what it is now the Sunni/Shia sects. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Practices such as veiling, stoning, and confusion on the ideas of resurection and reincarnation and life after death, practices of spirituality and mysticism bashing and calling it heretic sorcery, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;wallahua3lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ps i'll try to provide more details as more queries surfaces&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="858" LastActivityDate="2013-05-07T22:13:43.400" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8126" CreationDate="2013-05-08T02:13:54.723" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims believe that Islam is the religion of all the Prophets (AS Adam - Muhammad SAW). You can read the Qur'an Surah Yunus: 72 and 85, Ali Imran: 52 and 67, Al Baqoroh: 128 and 133, Yusuf:101.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Muslims pray like Jews, because it is basically the worship Muslims (taught by Muhammad SAW) is an improvement of the teachings of previous prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you should know that a Muslim will always try to not be like Jews, especially in matters of worship&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahu a'lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2435" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2013-05-08T05:33:24.763" LastActivityDate="2013-05-08T05:33:24.763" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7981" CreationDate="2013-05-08T02:27:54.793" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The terms, then Al Fairuz Abadiy rahimahullah mentions that the Quran Al Karim, there are 6 meanings of Al Hikmah which is as follows [3],&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Descriptors of the Qur'an (Al-Hadith)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence is the word of Allah Ta'ala in Surat al-Baqara,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And what Allah has revealed to you the Book and Wisdom (the Sunnah).&#xA;  God teaches you by that which is revealed by him that. (Al Baqarah&#xA;  231)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Nubuwah And Minutes of Prophethood&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence of God as revealed when David tells Nabiyullah Alaihissalam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then God gave him (David) of power and wisdom al (prophetic treatise)&#xA;  (Al Baqarah 251)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. Understanding in religion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence is the word of Allah Ta'ala,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And we gave him wisdom while he was still a child (Maryam 12)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4. Good Advice&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence is the word of Allah Ta'ala,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They are the ones to whom We gave the Book, wisdom and prophethood (Al&#xA;  An'am 89)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5. The Quran contains the Commandments-Prohibition and Prohibition&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence is the word of Allah Ta'ala,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Call upon the path of your Lord with wisdom and good advice (An-Nahl&#xA;  125)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6. Can Aqliy proof to the correct Law Syar'i&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence is the word of Allah Ta'ala,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;God gives wisdom to whom He wills (Al Baqarah 269)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some Opinions Ulama Other&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Haafiz Ibn Kathir rahimahullah narrated from Ibn 'Abbas radi anhuma in marfu' that is meant by al wisdom is knowledge about the Quran, verse Nasikh and mansukh, paragraph muhkam and mutasyabih, what is permissible and the forbidden, and examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An Nakho'i rahimahullah said Ibrahim al is al fahmu wisdom or understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2435" LastActivityDate="2013-05-08T02:27:54.793" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8131" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8135" CreationDate="2013-05-08T03:14:22.477" Score="0" ViewCount="569" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is confirmed that Shaitan dissuades Muslim into doing wrong things. Does Satan entice non Muslims also into doing wrong things, if yes in what way? Also does Satan entice Christians and Jews also who are the people of the book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is Islamic ruling on this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-05-11T17:10:47.860" LastActivityDate="2013-05-11T17:10:47.860" Title="Does Shaitan (Satan) entice Non Muslims?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|shaitan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8131" CreationDate="2013-05-08T03:54:09.513" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Satan is an enemy to all mankind, not just to Muslims:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Iblees] said, &quot;Do You see this one [Adam] whom You have honored above me? If You delay me until the Day of Resurrection, &lt;strong&gt;I will surely destroy his descendants, except for a few.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-'Isra' 62&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God commands all the children of Adam to &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;guard themselves against the temptations of Satan&lt;/a&gt;.  Satan tempts people away from God by innumerable means, and there's no reason to believe that his methodology is somehow different for Muslims, or Jews, or Christians, or non-believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-05-08T03:54:09.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8133" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8126" CreationDate="2013-05-08T04:32:29.087" Score="19" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allow me to re-align the question a little bit before answering. None of the religions is really an &quot;update&quot; as such. There is nothing lacking or imperfect in either Judaism or Christianity, or the message or scripture or Law of &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; of the Prophets (upon them all be peace and blessings). The only reason they are different is because &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They were meant for different groups of people at different times.&lt;/strong&gt; Judaism was meant specifically for the Children of Israel between Moses (peace be upon him) and Jesus (peace be upon him). They had a different law for the time of Abraham (peace be upon him) and Jacob (peace be upon him). Christianity was also meant for the Children of Israel, between Jesus (peace be upon him) and Muhammad (peace be upon him). We know this because the preaching of all the Prophets and Messengers from the nation of the Children of Israel was directed at themselves - they were never directed to preach to other nations, even neighboring ones. Islam as brought by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is unique in that it is the final revelation, for all of mankind until the end of time. There were other Laws brought by different Prophets (Noah (peace be upon him) for example, and others too), that were meant for a specific nation at a specific time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Both Judaism and Christianity were corrupted by man.&lt;/strong&gt; We believe Judaism was corrupted by the rabbis of the Children of Israel to suit their whims and desires. The Qur'an accuses them of literally changing the Word of God. The Christians, similarly, strayed from pure monotheism and instead made their prophet divine, in the process attributing a son to God (far above is He from such things).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason for any similarity (less or more) between Judaism and Christianity and Islam is because they are all from the same source. Theology-wise, they were revealed identically. There is no difference between (pure) Islam, (pure) Christianity, and (pure) Judaism when it comes to theology. The Law is slightly different from one to another, and we don't know fully why that is. We do know for example that the progressive harshness of Judaic law was because of the transgressions of the Children of Israel. There may be other reasons as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why modern Christianity looks so different from modern Islam and Judaism, it may be more instructive to look at a different question: how different is modern Christianity from Jesus-era Christianity? We don't believe that the trinity was originally part of Christianity, and we don't believe that the entirety of ceremonial law was abrogated with the coming of Jesus (peace be upon him). So we believe (and this is borne historically) that modern Christianity is very very different from early Christianity. Judaism also underwent changes, and Islam even less so. Islamic theology is preserved in the texts word for word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that background, to answer your final question - 1) there is no question of intermediate steps and 2) Islam does not retreat from the differences between modern Christianity and Judaism - the following may sound pretentious, but it's not me, it's God saying so - rather, Islam &lt;em&gt;corrects&lt;/em&gt; them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2013-05-08T04:41:57.127" LastActivityDate="2013-05-08T04:41:57.127" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8122" CreationDate="2013-05-08T04:32:44.067" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Paying debts is obligatory, but to perform an obligation or kindness or a way to be done with a good source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such as the corruption of money and we use it for pilgrimage .. Allah Ta'ala will not like it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember that one of the reasons we have to pay the debt is due to Allah Almighty who commanded, so did also the way that Allah Ta'ala like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahu a'lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2435" LastActivityDate="2013-05-08T04:32:44.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8131" CreationDate="2013-05-08T04:40:48.800" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/URXEy.png&quot; alt=&quot;In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaitan is not the enemy of just Muslims. It is the enemy of the whole mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/168&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Baqarah :: Ayah 168&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O mankind, eat from whatever is on earth [that is] lawful and good and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/12/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yūsuf :: Ayah 5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;....Indeed Satan, to man, is a manifest enemy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaitan misguides the whole mankind in the ways very similar to how it misguides the Muslims: by dragging them both away from the truth (Islam)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-'A`rāf :: Ayah 16&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Satan] said, &quot;Because You have put me in error, I will surely sit in wait for them on Your straight path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...and by making the wrong things attractive to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/120&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An-Nisā' :: Ayah 120&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Satan promises them and arouses desire in them. But Satan does not promise them except delusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it is of course more easy for Shaitan to misguide Non-muslims and the weaker Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An-Naĥl :: Ayah 100&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His power is only over those who obey and follow him (Satan), and those who join partners with Him (Allah) [i.e. those who are Mushrikun - polytheists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْـتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastActivityDate="2013-05-08T04:40:48.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8126" CreationDate="2013-05-08T09:22:46.483" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is Islam like Judaism?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because the basic beliefs are the same:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shema (Judaism), Tawheed (Islam) = One God&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Human beings are inherently good (no original sin)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;God forgives sin---no human/God sacrifice necessary&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aspects of law are also the same&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All are equal before the law&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Innocent until proven guilty&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Religion is understood as a set of ethico-moral principles rather than a discourse on the nature of God (theology) and these ethico-moral principles are transferred from ideas into practice through &quot;law&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2480" LastEditorUserId="12691" LastEditDate="2015-05-29T17:03:55.130" LastActivityDate="2015-05-29T17:03:55.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7215" CreationDate="2013-05-08T14:02:05.050" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah has put desires in humans and also given them intelligence. It's our duty to not let our desires get hold of us and fog our judgement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a natural tendency to have affection for the place you are born in, where you spend your childhood. Noone can deny these. Islam does not stop these natural desires, but only asks you to put it under limits. The limitation is that it should not override your love for Allah and the Prophet Muhammad PBUH. You don't have to go in some other country to encouter these desires as mentioned &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-05-08T14:02:05.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8143" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5752" CreationDate="2013-05-08T19:13:20.987" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read the page about the &quot;scientific inconsistencies&quot;. I was shocked by the ignorance and arrogance of the material. Many texts were taken too literally. For example, we are made from clay - although no one has significant amount of clay in their body, we are after all made of matter, which is itself a mystery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For example&lt;/strong&gt;, regarding the motion of the sun and moon and so on, any one with basic physics knowledge should know that when physists talk about &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_%28physics%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;motion&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, they mean &lt;strong&gt;relative&lt;/strong&gt; change in space over time. Physists refrain from talking about absolute motion and absolute rest. In other words, sun moves around the earth and the earth moves around the sun, and sayings such as &quot;the earth moves&quot; are not well defined because one needs to specify &lt;strong&gt;relative to which frame&lt;/strong&gt; is earth moving. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is very arrogant for people to assert such things, when they don't even have high school level of understanding in certain sciences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Science has advanced a lot, but it is far from knowing everything, in fact, far from knowing &lt;strong&gt;anything&lt;/strong&gt; for certain at all! Because we can always keep asking questions deeper and deeper in the foundations, to a point some questions cannot be answered. Most sciences are empirical sciences (such as physics, chemistry, biology), where scientist come up with theory trying to explain nature, and if their theory is verified by experiment then they hold on to the theory, until new discoveries entail the development or overthrowing of the old theory. Modern mathematics is different, it only relies on some sets of axioms and uses nothing but logic. We show a statement is true by reducing the statement to the axioms using strict deduction logic and no more. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The nature of empirical sciences says that what you think is true today might not be thought to be true tomorrow! Newtonian motion theory was overthrown/improved by Einsteinian, but who knows what next. And by this nature empirical sciences will never assert that one day they have found absolute truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mathematicians, on the other hand, know from the beginning that there is no chance. First we base everything on axioms, which we don't prove, just believe. That's why we don't even know whether we know &lt;strong&gt;anything&lt;/strong&gt; at all, because we build everything from something that we don't know. Secondly, it's proven that there are many axioms whose truth or failure is independent of many other, that is whether we assume those is just our choice, it does not affect the consistency of our model. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All in all, mathematicians have realized this long ago, and have been trying to tell the scientists that they don't know anything either, but they are too arrogant to listen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Intelligence is a great gift from Allah, and we shall be humble with this marvelous gift. Not until we truly appreciate this gift (through the odious pursuit of truth), can we be truly grateful to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I like your curiosity. I don't suggest you to blind-mindedly trust what the &quot;scientists&quot; say,  neither do I suggest you to blind-mindedly reject what the &quot;scientists&quot; say. You ask a very good question, should you reject these? But how do you truly reject or accept these, when you don't understand them? It is better to learn the things and experience it yourself before you form an opinion on it. I wish one day you are able to see these things and realize from the bottom of your heart that Allah knows all, it is better than taking it as a dogma (which is still better than non-belief in Allah of course).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastEditorDisplayName="user2350" LastEditDate="2013-05-08T19:22:36.743" LastActivityDate="2013-05-08T19:22:36.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8144" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5786" CreationDate="2013-05-08T22:34:11.020" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it is allowed, and the best things for those who love/like each other is marriage.  This is clear in the Narration from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَمْ نَرَ لِلْمُتَحَابَّيْنِ مِثْلَ النِّكَاحِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For those who like each other, nothing has been proven as good as marriage (Translation from Islamic Online university Notes)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1319210&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if a man and a women like each other, then the best thing is to get married, and not go to sin.  I ask Allah for forgiveness of all my shortcomings, and I ask Him to guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-05-08T22:34:11.020" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8145" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-09T06:40:00.667" Score="4" ViewCount="232" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am working as a research analyst in a capital market service firm in India. My current job is to study various companies in the capital goods industry (i.e. companies which manufacture construction equipments, mining equipments, power generation equipments, etc.) and recommend the client whether to invest or not to invest on a particular company in the above industry. Very recently I have been offered another job in a company in GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council). GCC has mainly three industries: 1) Petrochemical 2) Real-estate 3) Banking (Islamic &amp;amp; non-Islamic) and most of the companies included in these industries. Hence, part of my newly offered job would be studying various banks in GCC (sometime outside GCC) and recommending the manager to invest or not on a particular bank/banks (either Islamic or no-Islamic). It’s a lucrative offer and I know opportunities like this don’t knock our door very often. But, I am very much concerned that whether I will break the law of Allah by studying and recommending non-Islamic banks which is, as mentioned earlier, is a part of the job. I really need a help as soon as possible. &#xA;May Allah guide us to the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2484" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-07T09:37:51.260" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T09:37:51.260" Title="In grave doubt about my newly offered job" Tags="|riba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8120" CreationDate="2013-05-09T09:24:50.357" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Muslim should only swear by Allah Ta'ala as the words of the Prophet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Those who swear, swear by Allah or remain silent&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Holding the Mushaf (Quran) during the swearing is not one of the requirements oath. But it does not matter if he swore during, his hands holding the Qur'an, because Qur'an is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kalaamullah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;  and he is one of God's nature. This scenario can be seen in a matter involving the court is not Islam that requires a person to use swears scripture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Qur'an surah Al-Maidah: 89&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;You are not mistaken for one by Allah about the vows you are not&#xA;  deliberate (to swear), but you thought wrong by him with an oath that&#xA;  deliberately because you made with earnest ...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, swearing as a citizenship provision allowed by Islam even if not in line with our principles because it is not our desire to swear .. hopefully we are always in forgiveness of Allah Ta'ala .. Aamiin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2435" LastActivityDate="2013-05-09T09:24:50.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8149" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9930" CreationDate="2013-05-09T13:25:45.383" Score="7" ViewCount="1436" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Satan inherently evil, or is he simply fulfilling the role that God gave him to attempt to lead people astray so that they can have the accomplishment of overcoming him? Or is he something else altogether?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-05-09T16:48:16.147" LastActivityDate="2016-05-01T02:30:28.417" Title="Is Satan evil or just doing his job?" Tags="|theology|shaitan|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8150" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-09T13:37:45.053" Score="3" ViewCount="8278" Body="&lt;p&gt;After naming our son Rahim we have been told that it is prohibited to say Allah's Names like that. We renamed him Abdul Rahim, but on his birth certificate we still have only Rahim. Should we change it? Is there any sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2487" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T07:33:19.433" LastActivityDate="2017-07-17T11:38:37.877" Title="Is it a sin for our son to have &quot;Rahim&quot; as his name on his birth certificate?" Tags="|halal-haram|naming|asma-ul-husna|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8151" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-09T13:52:40.423" Score="3" ViewCount="1423" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everybody sins from time to time, either intentionally or unintentionally. When we discover that we have sinned, is there any way to make up for having committed that sin? If so, how do we do that? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the final result from this repentence? Is it as if the sin never occurred? Is it turned into a good thing? Is it simply that we are forgiven?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-05-10T16:19:17.573" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T09:38:13.633" Title="How does one repent in Islam?" Tags="|sin|tawba|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8149" CreationDate="2013-05-09T14:01:34.990" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;We believe that Shaytan/Satan to be mankind's greatest enemy.  Shaytaan has been granted life until the last day, and his goal is to mislead mankind, those who hold strong faith and do good we believe Shyataan will never get them.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention] when We said to the angels, &quot;Prostrate to Adam,&quot; and&#xA;  they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was of the jinn and departed&#xA;  from the command of his Lord. Then will you take him and his&#xA;  descendants as allies other than Me while they are enemies to you?&#xA;  Wretched it is for the wrongdoers as an exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat Al Kahf Ayah 50&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly I will like to end mentioning the 62 verse of Surat Al Isra'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Iblees] said, &quot;Do You see this one whom You have honored above me? If&#xA;  You delay me until the Day of Resurrection, I will surely destroy his&#xA;  descendants, except for a few.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask Allah for forgiveness of my shortcomings and mistake, and nay He guide us all.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-05-09T14:01:34.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8153" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8149" CreationDate="2013-05-09T14:25:25.203" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Satan is a Jinn (A type of creation like Human beings and angels) hence it is as insignificant as any other Human being in the eyes of Allah. There are human beings on this earth which are more powerful then others  and have money, influence and power yet they can be either be believers(Mumineen) in Islam or disbelievers similar is the case of Satan(Iblis) who is a Jinn, he was one of the Jinns who was initially a  believer Muslim, but his disobedience and arrogance made him evil and he became the cause of more evil:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Behold! We said to the Angels, 'Bow down to&#xA;  Adam': they bowed down except Iblis.  He was One of the Jinns, and he&#xA;  broke the Command of his Lord....(The Noble Quran, 18:50)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;It is We Who Created you and gave you shape; then We bade the Angels&#xA;  bow down to Adam, and they bowed down; not so Iblis; he refused to be&#xA;  of those who bow down.  (Allah) said: 'What prevented thee from bowing&#xA;  down when I commanded thee?  He said: 'I am better than he: Thou didst&#xA;  create me from fire, and him from clay.  (Allah) said: 'Get thee down&#xA;  from this: it is not for thee to be arrogant here: get out, for thou&#xA;  art of the meanest (of creatures).  He said: 'Give me respite till the&#xA;  day they are raised up.  (Allah) said: 'Be thou amongst those who have&#xA;  respite.'  He said: 'Because thou hast thrown me out of the Way, lo! I&#xA;  will lie in wait for them on thy Straight Way: Then will I assault&#xA;  them from before them and behind them, from their right and their&#xA;  left: Nor wilt Thou find, in most of them, gratitude (of Thy&#xA;  mercies).'  (Allah) said: 'Get out from this, disgraced and expelled. &#xA;  If any of them follow thee - Hell will I fill with you all.  (The&#xA;  Noble Quran, 11-18)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to answer you question Satan was not evil initially , but the circumstances in which he was tested made him a disbeliever which led to his own downfall and a source of all evil. More over Satan can be also viewed as a  synonym concept of evil and can be both among men and jinns:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surah (Chapter) 114. &#xA;  1. Say: I seek refuge with the Lord and Cherisher of Mankind,&#xA;  2. The King (or Ruler) of Mankind,&#xA;  3. The Allah (for judge) of Mankind,-&#xA;  4. From the mischief of the Whisperer (of Evil), who withdraws (after his whisper),-&#xA;  5. (The same) who whispers into the hearts of Mankind,-&#xA;  6. Among Jinns and among men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even prophet Adam A.S disobeyed Allah but he did repent from the sins and the repentance was accepted, Satan on the other hand did not repent rather became more jealous of Adam and set out to misguide the progeny of Adam . Even among human beings those who reject faith of Islam are friends of Satan and evil, but they can cease to be satanic if they accept the God's message of Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4:76 Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah, and those who&#xA;  reject Faith Fight in the cause of Evil: So fight ye against the&#xA;  friends of Satan: feeble indeed is the cunning of Satan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastActivityDate="2013-05-09T14:25:25.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8151" CreationDate="2013-05-09T14:47:29.960" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that all people will make mistakes now and then, and commit sins here and there.  We are to repent to Allah and ask for forgiveness, feel regret and to resolve within our selves to not go back to the sin.  We believe that God will forgive all sins, except for committing shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it as if the sin never occurred?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We believe that Allah is very merciful, so that He has our bad deeds written as one, and those good deeds, ten times the value of one and more.  If we sin, we know that if we realize and repent and ask forgiveness within six hours of committing that sin, our sin will not be written down (Now that doesn't mean if we realize it after six hours that we can't repent, just we don't have the privilege of it not being written down and God does accept repentance and does forgive those who ask).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إن صاحب الشمال ليرفع القلم ست ساعات عن العبد المسلم المخطيء أو المسيء&#xA;  فإن ندم واستغفر الله منها ألقاها وإلا كتب واحدة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The angel of the left has his pen raised for six hours from a the sinning&#xA;  Muslim servant (of God), and if he/she regrets and asks for&#xA;  forgiveness from God it would not be written down, and if not it is&#xA;  written as one sin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Assilsilah Assaheeha Hadith 1209&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it turned into a good thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are given things which help to expiate sins.  For instance we are encouraged to do good deeds.  The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shall I not tell you of something by means of which Allah expiates for&#xA;  sins and increases good deeds?&quot; They said: &quot;Yes, O Messenger of&#xA;  Allah.&quot; He said: &quot;Perform ablution properly despite difficulties,&#xA;  increasing the number of steps one takes towards the mosque and&#xA;  waiting for the next prayer after prayer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-05-09T14:47:29.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8155" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-09T18:36:51.897" Score="7" ViewCount="493" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the answers to the question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8149/is-satan-evil-or-just-doing-his-job&quot;&gt;Is Satan evil or just doing his job?&lt;/a&gt; makes the point that Satan was once a believer, but became a disbeliever, which seems to imply that non-believers are &quot;evil&quot;. It's an interesting point because I was under the impression that there is no compulsion within Islam to convert to Islam, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alim.org/library/quran/ayah/compare/2/256/there-is-no-compulsion-in-religion-and-wali-of-allah-vs-wali-of-shaitan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah 2. Al-Baqara, Ayah 256&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are non-Muslims evil according to Islamic belief?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="494" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2013-06-06T12:19:33.883" Title="Are non-Muslims evil according to Islamic belief?" Tags="|tafseer|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8156" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8150" CreationDate="2013-05-09T19:08:13.120" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there's anything wrong in calling a human &lt;em&gt;Rahim&lt;/em&gt; or even &lt;em&gt;Rauf&lt;/em&gt; since the Messenger (SAWS) himself has been referred to as such in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;There has certainly come to you a Messenger from among yourselves. Grievous to him is what you suffer; [he is] concerned over you and to the believers is kind [&lt;code&gt;Rauf&lt;/code&gt;] and merciful [&lt;code&gt;Rahim&lt;/code&gt;].&quot; [Qur'an 9:128]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Latter two interpolations mine.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastActivityDate="2013-05-09T19:08:13.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8150" CreationDate="2013-05-09T19:25:30.550" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rahim&lt;/em&gt; is not one of the names of God.  &lt;em&gt;Al-Rahim&lt;/em&gt;, on the other hand, is.  Calling your child's name thus, with the definite article &lt;em&gt;Al-&lt;/em&gt;, would be problematic; in such cases you would appropriately go with &lt;em&gt;Abdul-Rahim&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without the definite article, &lt;em&gt;Rahim&lt;/em&gt; is just an adjective, and one not unique to God (As Najeeb describes in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/8156/22&quot;&gt;his own answer&lt;/a&gt;, it's used by God Himself to refer to the messenger).  As long as it's an attribute that is not &lt;em&gt;unique&lt;/em&gt; to God (e.g. &lt;em&gt;Muhyi&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Mumit&lt;/em&gt;), using it as a name is fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also the answers to this related question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2207/22&quot;&gt;Is naming a person using one of Allah's names allowed?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2013-05-09T19:56:51.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8158" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8159" CreationDate="2013-05-09T21:37:19.950" Score="5" ViewCount="6064" Body="&lt;p&gt;When someone dies, if they are destined for hell, do they stay there for all eternity, or will they eventually be freed from hell?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they will eventually be freed, what happens then? Furthermore, do all people stay there for the same amount of time? How long?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastActivityDate="2015-05-21T13:15:17.593" Title="Is hell permanent?" Tags="|death|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8159" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8158" CreationDate="2013-05-10T00:12:00.913" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When someone dies, if they are destined for hell, do they stay there for all eternity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The disbelievers will stay in hell forever, and they will be punished however much God wills. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;or will they eventually be freed from hell?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But&lt;/strong&gt;,  those people who have the smallest amount, like an atom or a small mustard seed, of faith/belief, then they will be let out of the hell fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If they will eventually be freed, what happens then?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are let into paradise. I hope the following Hadith clarifies that question...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;When the people of Paradise have entered Paradise, and the people of the Fire have entered the Fire, Allah will say. 'Take out (of the Fire) whoever has got faith equal to a mustard seed in his heart.' They will come out, and by that time they would have burnt and became like coal, and then they will be thrown into the river of Al-Hayyat (life) and they will spring up just as a seed grows on the bank of a rainwater stream.&quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;Don't you see that the germinating seed comes out yellow and twisted?&quot;&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/81/149&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do all people stay there for the same amount of time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am assuming that you are referring to those who stay in hell.  As for how long, I can say as long as God wishes (Or, there is a deduced belief that they'll be burnt until they're &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/23302/11938&quot;&gt;re-payed&lt;/a&gt; for their bad deeds. But, the measurement of compensation is again in the hands of God, so God's wish).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2015-05-21T13:15:17.593" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8160" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8155" CreationDate="2013-05-10T00:44:16.303" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam makes abundantly clear that mankind has great potential for good (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/95/4&quot;&gt;&quot;We have certainly created man in the best of stature&quot;&lt;/a&gt;). Muslims are commanded to behave and dialogue in the best manner possible with Muslims and non-Muslims alike, and therefore the question of the inherent evilness of non-Muslims does not arise. The people Muslims most look up to after the Prophet (saws) - his Companions (raa) - were mostly disbelievers before becoming Muslim. They were not inherently evil prior to that, and they weren't treated that way except if they were doing evil actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nowhere in the texts does it say that a person is inherently evil because of disbelief, and based on the generality of texts outlining the opposite, one would need some pretty solid proof to assert otherwise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam we don't ascribe the qualities of good or evil to a person as a permanent label. Rather, this is determined by beliefs and actions. Someone who commits evil actions is evil when s/he commits them, but this doesn't mean that their actions will always be evil. Committing unjust and oppressive actions is evil regardless of whether the person is Muslim or not. Persisting in the rejection of God when the truth is clear to a person is an evil deed indeed - however the resolution of this situation is between him/her and God, not upon the Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, being evil or not has nothing to do with conversion. Muslims are obliged to deliver the message, not to convert people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2013-05-10T00:44:16.303" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8161" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8150" CreationDate="2013-05-10T00:58:47.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rahim is not the same as Al-Rahim .. and you certainly do not have any intention to match the attributes of God that Al-Rahim was so InsyaAllah it would not be a sin. But it's better that he meant the name Abdul Rahim servants of the Merciful God ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahu a'lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2435" LastActivityDate="2013-05-10T00:58:47.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8164" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-10T15:19:37.847" Score="4" ViewCount="339" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose someone really truly wants to believe in Allah, but is simply unable to. Even after much trying and learning, he still is simply unable to believe in God. Would that person be considered a heretic? Is there anything that he can do to not be a heretic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-22T04:48:13.880" LastActivityDate="2015-05-22T04:55:14.620" Title="Is someone who is unable to believe in Allah a heretic?" Tags="|belief|theology|imaan|atheists|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8166" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8164" CreationDate="2013-05-10T22:21:20.740" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think,from my point of view, this person that can't generate his proof that Allah exists because he is choosing the wrong way of generating the proof , learning would help to understand the truth about Allah but it would be more and more unreal if this one is unfamiliar with notations  or his axioms consider what he reads is wrong,so I would give that person an advise to start building new axioms that is : new axioms that would lead to believe in Allah .&lt;br&gt;&#xA;As a Muslim what I do often is to keep focused in the main reason why god create us , I don't think why god exists because it must do otherwise who make all these wonderful things we are seeing ? such as the creation of man ! science reveal the complex structure of cells it is organized in way that no coincidence would do it ever ! other example is the organization of the atom,on can see the similarity to the solar system !! so what make these things to be similar ? the last example is the big bang nowadays it is a truth but it was mentioned in the Quran 1400 years ago !!! the answer is Allah he make this organized structure of the universe and all things !!  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2432" LastActivityDate="2013-05-10T22:21:20.740" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2848" CreationDate="2013-05-11T05:57:02.073" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok - I don't know about calling 'the universe' (as the universe is itself a created thing), but there's nothing wrong with using a different word than 'Allah' like 'God' or 'whatever Supreme Power is out there'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2492" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-11T07:37:36.000" LastActivityDate="2015-11-11T07:37:36.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8079" CreationDate="2013-05-11T06:38:18.577" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Several points to make here. Perhaps if you read a biography of the Prophet, some of your questions may be answered. However:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Character evidence: The Prophet was called 'Al Ameen' (the trustworthy) by his people much before the revelation. Even after the revelation, those who disbelieved in him never called him a liar (although they did accuse him of sorcery, magic, etc.). In addition, the many examples of the Prophet's excellent character throughout the hadith reaffirm the Prophet's character, the likes of which can never be found in history. (If you want to know about the authenticity of the hadith, that is a completely different discussion, but an important one nonetheless.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) could not read or write. The revelation (in the form of Arabic verses) would come down and would surpass the skill of the best Arab poets of the day. Many of them accepted Islam. (Note - the Arabs at the time took pride in poetry and language, arguably much more than Arabs today, so the Qur'an with its beautiful, inimitable, and yet logical style was a great proof to them that it must be from God.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) If the Prophet desired fame or power, he would have taken it when the tribe of Quraysh offered him to be the ruler of all of Arabia, in addition to whatever in terms of wealth/women he wanted - and this was when the Prophet was in Mecca and Muslims were weak and severely persecuted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) In the past 1,400 years, the Qur'an has never been changed or altered in any form. In addition, there are now millions of people who have memorized the entire Qur'an worldwide - every single vowel and letter. The Qur'an itself states that God has made the Qur'an easy to memorize. (Furthermore, most of the people who have memorized it don't even know Arabic - people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and other non-Arab speaking countries.) I challenge you to find any book in the world like the Qur'an. It would only make sense that the actual Word of God could have this kind of ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5) The scientific miracles of the Qur'an: Many scientific phenomena mentioned by the Qur'an could not have been known by any human being at the time. Sure, you could attribute it to mere lucky guessing, but to what extent? Things like life being created from water, the Big Bang theory, saltwater and freshwater not physically mixing, the sun and moon not following  one another (but each floating in an orbit), microscopic details of embryology...the list goes on. You can find more about what I'm talking about here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamreligion.com/category/122/&quot;&gt;http://www.islamreligion.com/category/122/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many things I'm not listing here...an entire book can be written on the subject, and while I can't find one off the top of my head, maybe it could answer some of your questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2492" LastActivityDate="2013-05-11T06:38:18.577" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8145" CreationDate="2013-05-12T17:53:03.320" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recommending someone to invest in a non-Islamic bank&lt;/strong&gt; seems to be a wrongdoing (Munkar). So based on the following Ayah, I don't think you're allowed to do so:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الْمُنَافِقُونَ وَالْمُنَافِقَاتُ بَعْضُهُم مِّن بَعْضٍ ۚ &lt;strong&gt;يَأْمُرُونَ&#xA;  بِالْمُنكَرِ&lt;/strong&gt; وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَقْبِضُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ&#xA;  ۚ نَسُوا اللَّهَ فَنَسِيَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ هُمُ&#xA;  الْفَاسِقُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The hypocrite men and hypocrite women are of one another. &lt;strong&gt;They enjoin&#xA;  what is wrong and forbid what is right&lt;/strong&gt; and close their hands. They&#xA;  have forgotten Allah , so He has forgotten them [accordingly]. Indeed,&#xA;  the hypocrites - it is they who are the defiantly disobedient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/67&quot;&gt;[At-Tawbah: 67]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you can stay in your job and just recommend the managers to invest in Islamic banks, then it's OK. Otherwise, if I were you I'd have given up my job.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastActivityDate="2013-05-12T17:53:03.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8177" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7288" CreationDate="2013-05-12T19:32:05.727" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Being a citizen of a country, it is your obligation to follow the &quot;law of the land&quot;. If you have proof of some corruption, the right way is to take it to court or to the people who can take the corrupt people to task, within the laws. If you think that it is not possible, than its better to leave the country. What you can not do is to fight a wrong thing (corruption) with another bad thing (breaking the law)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-05-12T19:32:05.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8178" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-12T20:07:36.173" Score="8" ViewCount="756" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unlike a personal loan, which is typically taken and used in need, business loans are often taken with the express intent of profiting therefrom.  Often, a business may choose to go in debt not because it is unable to afford a particular undertaking, rather because the cost and/or risks of taking a loan end up being more profitable than those of reallocating existing assets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that a lender doesn't accept interest on the loan, and under the general principle of &quot;Any loan which brings benefit is &lt;em&gt;riba&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, &lt;strong&gt;is it permissible for the debtor to actually (try to) &lt;em&gt;profit&lt;/em&gt; from his use of this money while the actual owner of the property gets nothing of it?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that it would be possible to work the transaction such that both parties can share the profit and risk thereof (e.g. &lt;em&gt;musharakah&lt;/em&gt;); that's not what the question is about.  I am only concerned about the situation where the capital is explicitly a &lt;em&gt;loan&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am particularly seeking a Hanafi position on this matter, ideally one in which full evidences are presented.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2023-04-04T11:02:59.963" LastActivityDate="2023-04-04T11:02:59.963" Title="Does the Hanafi school permit debtors to profit from loans?" Tags="|riba|hanafi|business|debt|bay-al-dayn|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7288" CreationDate="2013-05-13T04:17:29.587" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can well understand the situation as described by you. As @goto suggested, one option is migrating to another country. Though this may not be possible overnight -- uprooting one's family and re-settling elsewhere is not a decision to be taken lightly -- I would strongly recommend that you consider this option.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the matter of taxation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One option that could be recommended is to &quot;go by the book,&quot; that is obey the law in word, as precisely stated in the books of law. &lt;em&gt;Never ever&lt;/em&gt; do anything that could potentially be deemed illegal going by the definitions of the law of the land. Tax evasion is a punishable offence in most such countries, so be wary. For example, many folks try to avoid or reduce taxation by not recording some cash transactions in their. Rather, try to find ways to legally minimize your tax liability. An experienced financial consultant is invaluable in this regard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the money not getting used for the right purposes, I would say that you keep this Quranic warning in mind:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it, And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.&quot; [Surah Az-Zalzalah: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/99/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/99/7&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/99/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/99/8]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you can be sure Allah will call to account those who took your money for supposed public good and did not utilize it in the correct way. And even an atom's weight of money will be accounted for and the Muslim will be (more than) compensated. And remember that a Muslim is &lt;em&gt;never&lt;/em&gt; in loss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger (SAWS) [is reported to have] said: “Strange are the ways of a believer for there is good in every affair of his, and this is not the case with anyone else except in the case of a believer: For if he has an occasion to feel delight, he thanks (Allah), thus there is good for him in it, and if he gets into trouble and shows resignation (enduring it patiently), there is good for him in it.” [Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the matter of corruption:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In theory, corrupt officials can be brought to book but typically the laws are so convoluted that it would take years or even decades before they are even proved guilty of corruption, leave alone the matter of actual conviction. So that's one course of action that may not be practical. In theory everything is possible, but most people are looking for practical solutions to their problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing I have realized is that when corruption is widespread in a particular society, where corrupt officials use the law to extract money from law-abiding citizens, avoiding corruption is nearly impossible if you need to get any work done. For example, at some point you will definitely need to interact with some officials who are invariably corrupt and will withhold even your basic rights from you (for example, issuing licenses) if you refuse to pay them &quot;under the table.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really do not know what advice I can give to you in this context. Someone may suggest that you &lt;em&gt;always&lt;/em&gt; do what is right (so avoid giving corruption), which is a politically correct answer to give, especially if the adviser is fortunate enough to live in a nation where corruption either does not exist or is minimal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes though, life throws a situation at you where the decision boils down to a choice between the lesser of two evils, especially when the two options are: a) give corruption; or b) lose your means of livelihood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, I would recommend that you give this question due consideration and do whatever your feel is right in such a situation. From my understanding of the Sunnah of Allah, I feel that He will judge each of us uniquely according to our situation. (And none can coerce Allah and His Will is absolute.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, I would strongly recommend that you consider migrating to another land where you can avoid these problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;HTH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2013-05-14T03:59:53.280" LastActivityDate="2013-05-14T03:59:53.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8183" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-05-13T19:06:59.877" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-05-13T19:06:59.877" LastActivityDate="2013-05-13T19:06:59.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8184" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-05-13T19:06:59.877" Score="0" Body="The prevalent folk practice found in many Muslim regions popularly in the Indo subcontinent  where exotic structures are made over the grave of a Muslim saint and people worship the grave by invoking the saint in the grave, making vows to it, undertaking a pilgrimage to visit the Shrine etc." OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-05-13T20:50:50.390" LastActivityDate="2013-05-13T20:50:50.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8185" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8186" CreationDate="2013-05-13T20:45:51.350" Score="12" ViewCount="116532" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is very clear that Quran forbids intercourse between man and woman before marriage.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, when it comes to &lt;strong&gt;relationships&lt;/strong&gt;, the only close reference I have from Qu'ran is that we should &quot;lower our gaze and guard our sexual organ&quot;, but so far I didn't see any &lt;strong&gt;direct&lt;/strong&gt; forbiddence in being in a relationship with a girl which does not involve any haram interactions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many many rulings on dating and relationships by various people, fatwās, and scholars, such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://caliph.wordpress.com/articles/boy-girl/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;. But very little citation is &lt;strong&gt;directly from Quran&lt;/strong&gt;. I want to say that I trust only in Allah and his Angels, the Holy Quran, and Prophet Muhammad, but not in any other worldly people when it comes to how to live my life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, is there any direction citation from the Holy Quran, or Prophet Muhammad (but no more than these two) that talks explicitly about:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;1) What are haram interactions apart from anything to do with sexual organs according to Quran? (Such as, kissing, holding hands, cuddling, meeting in private etc)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2) Forbidding relationship between men and women which does not involve any haram interactions before marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user2350" LastEditDate="2017-08-27T09:46:11.013" LastActivityDate="2023-02-20T22:05:17.107" Title="Does the Qur'an or Sunnah directly forbid male-female interactions aside from sex?" Tags="|halal-haram|zina|relationships|men-women|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8185" CreationDate="2013-05-13T21:08:57.557" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;We are not to look at women, and are to lower our gaze and this is clear in the 30th verse of Surat Annoor:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tell the believing men to lower their gaze&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as well as &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18/115&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Hadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I asked the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) about&#xA;(the Islamic ruling on) accidental glance (i.e., at a woman one is not&#xA;Islamically allowed to look at) and he ordered me to turn my eyes&#xA;away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are also not to Touch the women that we are not allowed for us to touch, for every limb has it's own zina, and the zina of the Hand is &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/108&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;touching&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the hands commit adultery; their adultery is touching (In a&#xA;narration in Muslim it is Lustful touch);&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unless touching is needed like in an emergency, do not do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as for being alone with a women it is haram.  When a man and women meet, they should be as professional as possible, there is no need to touch, kiss, hold each others hands or look at each other.  Unless you intend to marry it is haram to look.  Also if you are to be in a company of a women not of your family, make sure that She has a Mahram with her, or you bring someone along yourself.  This is the way to try to keep yourself as well as the women safe, keep the respect, as well as stay away from Zina, because Shaytaan does whisper to anyone, no matter how religious that person is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَا يَخْلُوَنَّ رَجُلٌ بِاِمْرَأَةٍ إِلَّا وَمَعَهَا ذُو مَحْرَمٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A man must never be alone with a woman unless there is a Mahram with&#xA;her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bulugh/6/11&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukari and Muslim/Bulugh Al Maram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore it has &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/674690&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;been narrated&lt;/a&gt; that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَلاَ لاَ يَخْلُوَنَّ رَجُلٌ بِامْرَأَةٍ إِلاَّ كَانَ ثَالِثَهُمَا&#xA;الشَّيْطَانُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Behold! A man is not alone with a woman but the third of them is&#xA;Ash-Shaitan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: Islamic Online University&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-08-02T01:25:32.193" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8185" CreationDate="2013-05-13T23:33:32.667" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zina&lt;/em&gt; is undoubtedly &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;; by extension, any relationship which involves &lt;em&gt;zina&lt;/em&gt; would also be &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;.  I don't think there's any doubt in your mind on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, one of the dangers of attempting to define the exact line between &amp;quot;this is &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;this is &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; is that it allows one to easier approach sin, ostensibly without actually sinning.  Even with our best intentions, the closer one gets to that line the more likely one is to &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:587&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;inadvertently stray into that which is forbidden&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an clearly forbids us not only from immoralities themselves (including but hardly limited to &lt;em&gt;zina&lt;/em&gt;), but also from &lt;em&gt;approaching&lt;/em&gt; them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited to you … &lt;strong&gt;do not approach immoralities&lt;/strong&gt; - what is apparent of them and what is concealed …&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-'An'am 151&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While there are numerous examples in the hadith literature where the prophet forbade such-and-such acts, I feel that listing them here would be a disservice.  The overarching wisdom behind them all can be summed up quite simply:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/23-24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Do not commit &lt;em&gt;zina&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Do not approach &lt;em&gt;zina&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Beware anything which even tempts you to commit or approach &lt;em&gt;zina&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if I were to list every prohibition, and you were to follow them to the letter, you would still be &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;judged according to your intention&lt;/a&gt;.  You know when your intent is to sin, you know when your intent is to approach sin, and you know what does and does not tempt you, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nawawi40:27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;regardless of the legal ruling itself&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do all premarital relationships inherently count as &amp;quot;approaching immoralities&amp;quot;?  Hardly.   But the temptations involved with being in a relationship cannot be overstated — the prophet himself is reported to have said that there is &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:288&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;no trial more dangerous to his &lt;em&gt;ummah&lt;/em&gt; than women&lt;/a&gt; — and the longer one is in any such relationship, the closer and closer one gets to straying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if one chooses to get into a relationship for a noble purpose (e.g. to determine suitability for marriage), one still needs to be careful; it is best to minimize temptation as much as possible, and to engage in such only as long as necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And getting into a relationship just for the sake of being in a relationship (as is common nowadays, at least in the west) just puts one through these temptations for no good purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2023-02-20T22:05:17.107" LastActivityDate="2023-02-20T22:05:17.107" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8188" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8191" CreationDate="2013-05-14T07:48:55.830" Score="4" ViewCount="24655" Body="&lt;p&gt;My sister's daughter is 5 years old and she likes to play with barbie dolls and I bought her a barbie doll for playing. But my cousin told me that it is not allowed in Islam to play with these type of dolls and keeping these dolls in house will let the angels of rahmath out of home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does Islam say about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-23T14:13:02.440" LastActivityDate="2019-01-12T13:30:04.527" Title="Is playing with dolls allowed?" Tags="|halal-haram|behavior|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8188" CreationDate="2013-05-14T10:01:18.593" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe your cousin might be referring to &lt;a href=&quot;http://authentichadithfoundation.org/sahih-bukhari-2105/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; hadith. Prophet Muhammad PBUH used the words &quot;these paintings&quot;, which means specific type of paintings. It is well-known that idols were used as to worship and they represented a image of an entity that was considered alive. That's why on the day of resurrection, it will be asked to make them alive (as mentioned in the hadith)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since barbie dolls are not representation of someone who is worshipped as god, it can not be considered something that is &quot;haram&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-05-14T10:01:18.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2385" CreationDate="2013-05-14T14:12:24.970" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran mentions that both Adam and Eve (PBUT) were both deceived by &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Satan&lt;/a&gt; and both of them were sent down to &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;earth&lt;/a&gt;. Although it does not disprove that they were separated, but there is no indication to show that they were, too. My personal inclination is that they were not, unless there is some hadith otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-05-14T14:12:24.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8188" CreationDate="2013-05-14T15:24:30.773" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;code&gt;Maalikis&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Shaafa’is&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Hanbalis&lt;/code&gt;. These 3 school of thoughts have said that making girls’ toys is not included in the prohibition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Al-Qaadi ‘Iyaad&lt;/code&gt; narrated that most of the scholars said that this is&#xA;  permissible, and he was followed in that by &lt;code&gt;al-Nawawi&lt;/code&gt; in his&#xA;  commentary on Muslim. He said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Exempted from the prohibition on making images that have a shadow are&#xA;  things that are used as toys for girls, because of the exemption that&#xA;  was narrated concerning that. This means that it is permissible,&#xA;  whether they are toys in the shape of people or animals,&#xA;  three-dimensional or otherwise, and whether they are supposed to&#xA;  represent real animals or not, such as a horse with wings…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Majority of scholars use the hadith of Aisha as an evidence for this exemption:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;‘Aa’ishah&lt;/code&gt; (may Allaah be pleased with her) in which she says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I used to play with dolls in the house of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). I had friends who used to play with me. When the Messenger of Allaah (PBUH) came in, they would hide themselves, then he would call them to join me and play with me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, Your cousin is wrong according to the hadith, and that angels would not come in the house because of the doll is wrong too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For More info &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/9473&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-04-09T15:20:22.127" LastActivityDate="2014-04-09T15:20:22.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8192" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8195" CreationDate="2013-05-14T15:24:50.867" Score="5" ViewCount="19722" Body="&lt;p&gt;Inspired by: &lt;a href=&quot;https://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/19071/1713&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, murdering someone is forbidden and mutilating a body is forbidden. But setting these issues aside, would human flesh be halal for eating?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T12:26:08.323" LastActivityDate="2020-12-01T02:05:29.523" Title="Is human flesh halal for eating?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|meat|human-body|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8193" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1508" CreationDate="2013-05-14T15:40:10.983" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The general view is that everything is permissible unless there is a verse in the Quran or a hadith that would say it is prohibited. Since we know from many hadiths that keeping dogs is not allowed (check the link above in the comment section). However, That was for dogs specifically. The evidence to support my claim is that we don't use foxes or wolves to guard the herd or the sheep. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you can assume that keeping foxes and wolves...etc is allowed in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2013-05-14T16:07:20.610" LastActivityDate="2013-05-14T16:07:20.610" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8194" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2385" CreationDate="2013-05-14T16:14:07.263" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a similar account in Jewish traditions, where Adam and Eve are separated for 130 years (not 200) after they are expelled from the Garden.  This is reflected (but not explicit) in the Biblical record by the 130-year gap between the birth of Cain/Abel and the later birth of Seth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I know no references as to where they eventually reunited, be it Arafah or elsewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-05-14T16:14:07.263" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2013-05-14T16:14:07.263" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8192" CreationDate="2013-05-14T17:04:21.187" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/URXEy.png&quot; alt=&quot;In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If eating human flesh wasn't haraam, it would not have been compared to &lt;strong&gt;backbiting.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/49/12&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Ĥujurāt :: Ayah 12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. &lt;strong&gt;Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead?&lt;/strong&gt; You would detest it. And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Backbiting is haraam, ....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/104/1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Humazah :: Ayah 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Woe to every slanderer and backbiter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... so does eating human flesh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْـتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastActivityDate="2013-05-14T17:04:21.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8196" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-14T19:05:19.893" Score="2" ViewCount="4801" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He (Hadrat 'Umar) said: I would say something which would make the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) laugh, so he said: Messenger of Allah, I wish you had seen (the treatment meted out to) the daughter of Khadija when you asked me some money, and I got up and slapped her on her neck. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) laughed and said: They are around me as you see, asking for extra money. Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) then got up went to 'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) and slapped her on the neck, and 'Umar stood up before Hafsa and slapped her saying: You ask Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) which he does not possess.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/18#39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;SAHIH MUSLIM BOOK 009-HADITH 3506&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't understand why the prophet laughed when Hz.Omar slapped her and instead of giving advice they immediately started slapping.  How should we understand this hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2510" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-10-09T14:07:51.250" LastActivityDate="2020-01-04T03:29:31.647" Title="How should the neck-slapping hadith be understood?" Tags="|hadith|nikah|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8185" CreationDate="2013-05-14T19:06:47.103" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To me, these two verses seem to be the most explicit ones about the relationship between boys and girls:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الْيَوْمَ أُحِلَّ لَكُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتُ ۖ وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا&#xA;  الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ لَّكُمْ وَطَعَامُكُمْ حِلٌّ لَّهُمْ ۖ&#xA;  وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الَّذِينَ&#xA;  أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ إِذَا آتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ&#xA;  مُحْصِنِينَ غَيْرَ مُسَافِحِينَ &lt;strong&gt;وَلَا مُتَّخِذِي أَخْدَانٍ&lt;/strong&gt; ۗ وَمَن&#xA;  يَكْفُرْ بِالْإِيمَانِ فَقَدْ حَبِطَ عَمَلُهُ وَهُوَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ&#xA;  مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and the food of those&#xA;  who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful&#xA;  for them. And [lawful in marriage are] chaste women from among the&#xA;  believers and chaste women from among those who were given the&#xA;  Scripture before you, when you have given them their due compensation,&#xA;  desiring chastity, &lt;strong&gt;not unlawful sexual intercourse or taking [secret]&#xA;  lovers&lt;/strong&gt;. And whoever denies the faith - his work has become worthless,&#xA;  and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.&#xA;   &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Al-Maidah: 5]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَن لَّمْ يَسْتَطِعْ مِنكُمْ طَوْلًا أَن يَنكِحَ الْمُحْصَنَاتِ&#xA;  الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ فَمِن مَّا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُم مِّن فَتَيَاتِكُمُ&#xA;  الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ۚ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِإِيمَانِكُم ۚ بَعْضُكُم مِّن&#xA;  بَعْضٍ ۚ فَانكِحُوهُنَّ بِإِذْنِ أَهْلِهِنَّ وَآتُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ&#xA;  بِالْمَعْرُوفِ مُحْصَنَاتٍ غَيْرَ مُسَافِحَاتٍ &lt;strong&gt;وَلَا مُتَّخِذَاتِ&#xA;  أَخْدَانٍ&lt;/strong&gt; ۚ فَإِذَا أُحْصِنَّ فَإِنْ أَتَيْنَ بِفَاحِشَةٍ&#xA;  فَعَلَيْهِنَّ نِصْفُ مَا عَلَى الْمُحْصَنَاتِ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ ۚ&#xA;  ذَٰلِكَ لِمَنْ خَشِيَ الْعَنَتَ مِنكُمْ ۚ وَأَن تَصْبِرُوا خَيْرٌ&#xA;  لَّكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whoever among you cannot [find] the means to marry free, believing&#xA;  women, then [he may marry] from those whom your right hands possess of&#xA;  believing slave girls. And Allah is most knowing about your faith. You&#xA;  [believers] are of one another. So marry them with the permission of&#xA;  their people and give them their due compensation according to what is&#xA;  acceptable. [They should be] chaste, &lt;strong&gt;neither [of] those who commit&#xA;  unlawful intercourse randomly nor those who take [secret] lovers.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  But once they are sheltered in marriage, if they should commit&#xA;  adultery, then for them is half the punishment for free [unmarried]&#xA;  women. This [allowance] is for him among you who fears sin, but to be&#xA;  patient is better for you. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[An-Nisa: 25]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, if you've accepted that &quot;you must lower your gaze&quot;, then you should know that it's almost impossible to have such a relationship with a girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="435" LastEditDate="2013-08-01T22:08:44.970" LastActivityDate="2013-08-01T22:08:44.970" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8200" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8196" CreationDate="2013-05-15T00:45:38.037" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1-&lt;/strong&gt; When Umar (RA) entered and saw the prophet with his wives, Scholars say that this was probably before the verse of Hijab has been revealed. Because the verse says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AL-Ahzab : 59&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when you ask [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition. That is purer for your hearts and their hearts&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AL-Ahzab : 53&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2-&lt;/strong&gt; Al-Nawawi concluded from this hadith that when a Muslim see his friend/brother sad or anxious he should try to cheer him up or make him laugh so that some of his sadness go away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3-&lt;/strong&gt; It is the human nature of a man/women to ask for more,so that is why the wives of the prophet wants more. and since muslims used to give him alot of money that he would spend it all on the poor and the needy. So they wanted to take some of that money and spend it on them. But the prophet refused and becames sad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neverthless, the prophet provided his wives with the basic and necessary things  and he also asked muslims to do that in his last sermon said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Remember that you have taken them as your wives only under Allah’s trust and with His permission. &lt;strong&gt;If they abide by your right then to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed in kindness. Do treat your women well and be kind to them for they are your partners and committed helpers&lt;/strong&gt;. And it is your right that they do not make friends with any one of whom you do not approve, as well as never to be unchaste.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4-&lt;/strong&gt; The prophet did not hit a women in his life and in another narration in &lt;code&gt;Musnad Imam ahmed&lt;/code&gt; the hadith says that the prophet asked Umar and Abu Baker to not hit their daughters. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yanabi.com/Hadith.aspx?HadithID=45130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The narration but in Arabic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See this question for more info &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7483/does-the-quran-allow-husbands-punish-their-wives&quot;&gt;Does the Quran allow husbands punish their wives?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a hadith that shows how the prophet used to deal with his wives in a relevant situation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nu’man ibn Basheer reported: Abu Baker came seeking permission to enter upon the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he heard Aisha raising her voice over the Messenger of Allah. He entered and said, “O daughter of Umm Ruman! Are you raising your voice over the Messenger of Allah?” So the Prophet stood between them and when Abu Bakr left, he said to her, “Do you see how I saved you from him?” Then Abu Bakr again sought permission to enter upon the Prophet and he heard them both laughing. He entered and said, “O Messenger of Allah, allow me to share in your peace just as you have allowed me to share in your conflict.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Musnad Ahmad 17927&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5-&lt;/strong&gt; As you can see that Umar(father of Hafsa) and Abu Baker(father of Aisha) disciplined their daughters because they asked for extra money from the prophet (PBUH) which he didn't had. From this hadith scholars concluded that the father has the right to discipline his son/daughter if that would make things better. and as a stubborn kid I must admit if it weren't for my dad disciplining me I would not have graduated from high school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6-&lt;/strong&gt; Imam Al-Nawai in his book &quot;explanation of Sahih Muslim&quot;  ( 10 / 336 ) said: The word &lt;code&gt;يجأ&lt;/code&gt; means to slightly stab their necks. As to disciplined them and not to cause heavy damage to their necks. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/186&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Source is in Arabic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2013-05-15T03:24:20.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8202" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7669" CreationDate="2013-05-15T13:03:20.480" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;THE HUMBLER, THE ONE WHO SOFTENS, THE LOWERER&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2515" LastActivityDate="2013-05-15T13:03:20.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8203" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8205" CreationDate="2013-05-15T18:02:48.020" Score="4" ViewCount="3212" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is calling people by their first name considered disrespectful in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, I am part of 2 cultures.  1 culture considered it respectful to call people by their first name no matter who they are and what their age is.  For example, in 1 of these cultures, it is perfectly respectable to call your granddad by his first name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, another culture I am part of would consider that disrespectful.  This second culture says that a granddad should be referred to as granddad only, and should never be called by any of his names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in the first culture, if your granddad's name is John Smith, it is perfectly respectable to call him John, and would be considered weird to call him granddad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in the second culture, if would be considered disrespectful to call your granddad John, and would be considered respectful to call him granddad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Islam have rules for this, is it considered disrespectful to refer to your granddad as granddad, or is it disrespectful to refer to your granddad via his real name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni view preferred with evidence from quran/hadith and/or fatwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="897" LastEditDate="2013-05-15T18:09:20.780" LastActivityDate="2013-05-15T21:59:23.207" Title="Calling people by their first name" Tags="|quran|hadith|practical-islam|respect|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8204" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8225" CreationDate="2013-05-15T18:08:34.713" Score="2" ViewCount="6546" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does Islam say about parents apologising to children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I posted a thread previously about differences in cultures.  Again, I am part of 2 cultures, and based on 1 of them, parents apologising to children is a very good thing, it is considered setting a good example and it teaches the child manners and also respecting them at the same time if the parent does something wrong and apologies to the child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other culture I am part of considers this to be almost sin like, i.e. a parent never ever apologies to a child, no matter what, even in an accident situation or even if the parent wrongs the child and realises later that s/he wronged the child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Islam have any rules about this?  i.e. in Islam, are parents allowed (or encouraged) to apologies to their children if the parent wrongs the child somehow.  Or is it considered almost sin like for parents to apologies to children if the parent wrongs the child in some form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, the parent is going from 1 room in the house to another, and accidentally bumps into a child because the parent was not looking where s/he was going.  Does Islam say that the parent should apologies, or does Islam that the parent should never apologies to his/her child?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By saying something like &quot;ohhh, sorry, are you OK&quot;?  1 culture I am part of recommends this, the other culture considers this almost sin like.  What does islam encourage?  That parents are too high in their position as a parent to apologies to children, or parents should teach their children by apologising to them if needed to set an example?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prefer sunni view with evidence from quran/hadith and/or fatwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="897" LastEditDate="2013-05-16T13:23:37.593" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:34:37.910" Title="Parents apologising to their own children?" Tags="|quran|hadith|practical-islam|respect|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8203" CreationDate="2013-05-15T21:59:23.207" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As with so many other things, Islam only provides general guidelines in these matters and not a specific do or don't-do. In this case, the general guideline is to be respectful to your elders:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;`Amr bin Shu`aib (May Allah be pleased with him)on the authority of&#xA;his father who heard it from his father reported: Messenger of Allah&#xA;(sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said: &amp;quot;He is not one of us who shows&#xA;no mercy to younger ones and does not acknowledge the honour due to&#xA;our elders&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being &amp;quot;respectful&amp;quot; is left to the cultural norms (`urf) of the time and place because it makes no sense to specify a one-size-fits-all rule for all cultures, places, and times. So in the situation you outlined, be mindful of where you are, what the other person expects, what is considered respectful and honorable, and fulfil the sunnah by following that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-05-15T21:59:23.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2614" CreationDate="2013-05-15T23:00:54.863" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is prohibited to have more then four wives simultaneously.  And if it was allowed to marry more then four wives simultaneously, the Ayah would have specified it.  Furthermore Allah's Messenger (Peace and blessings be upon him) said to a man who had eight wives (when he entered into Islam):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اخْتَرْ مِنْهُنَّ أَرْبَعًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Select four of them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/13/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawood&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: (Islamic Online University, Garments of Love and Mercy: Fiqh of Marriage &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-05-30T14:42:46.267" LastActivityDate="2013-05-30T14:42:46.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8207" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-16T04:57:19.770" Score="2" ViewCount="5094" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7570/what-does-ummah-mean-in-islam&quot;&gt;question about Ummah&lt;/a&gt; asks for definition of Ummah, I am interested to know the scope of 'Ummah' does it mean the entire Humanity, based on following hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;By Him in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, any Jew or Christian&#xA;  amongst this Ummah (nation) who hears about me but does not affirm his&#xA;  belief in that with which I have been sent and dies in this state (of&#xA;  disbelief), he shall be but one of the inhabitants of Hellfire.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/1/293&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Narrated by Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the Prophet (pbuh) was sent to the entire humanity doesn't it mean that, Ummah includes entire humanity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-25T05:29:09.277" LastActivityDate="2017-12-25T05:29:09.277" Title="What is the scope of the word 'Ummah' according to Islam?" Tags="|practical-islam|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8208" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2601" CreationDate="2013-05-16T05:05:51.200" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hypnosis seems to be a good tool for curing psychological problems wherein the hypnotist can have the patient regress into his past (&lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; &quot;past life&quot;) to find the root cause of his psychological disturbance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The human psyche (as created by Allah) has the ability to store practically all the information received from the five senses without any conscious effort on the part of the person. These are stored as &quot;impressions&quot; so to speak within the neural storage mechanism and if the person does not make a conscious effort to recall these scenarios, they tend to remain dormant in memory unless stimulated using either psychological or physiological means. I recall having read a case several years back where a certain part of the brain was stimulated using minute electrical impulses and the patient recalled a particularly obscure incident from when he was a kid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, there is no such thing as a &quot;past life&quot;; it's only the jinns and demons who play around with the human mind. So going into some supposed past life or trying to predict the future are both haraam, since the future is part of the ghayb and is known only to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Insofar as the question of being under the hypnotist's control is concerned, the hypnotist cannot make the subject do anything that he or she considers morally incorrect or wrong. For example, if the hypnotist were to tell the subject to take a knife and stab another person and the subject considers this to be ethically wrong, the &quot;moral part&quot; of the brain will kick in and prevent him or her from doing this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All in all, hypnosis is a psychological means among so many means available to us. So I don't think it's haraam. Of course, this is just my understanding of the matter and I am not a scholar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;HTH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2013-05-16T05:13:37.600" LastActivityDate="2013-05-16T05:13:37.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8209" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-16T06:12:11.473" Score="4" ViewCount="4042" Body="&lt;p&gt;My Question is &lt;strong&gt;&quot;What To do if I forget surah in salaah?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. Should I go to ruku or should I read any other surah instead of the surah I forgot. Few days back it happened to me and I just started reading another surah. Was I right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2460" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T02:20:42.657" LastActivityDate="2023-03-31T09:22:01.057" Title="What to do if I forget surah during salat?" Tags="|salat|quran-recitation|mistake|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2601" CreationDate="2013-05-16T08:01:29.053" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/12631&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; it has been ruled haram. Islamic scholars are convinced that Hypnosis has something to do with using the help of Jinns which is haram - for any goal (whether medical or otherwise).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="965" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-07T07:33:59.503" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T07:33:59.503" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8212" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8215" CreationDate="2013-05-16T12:51:13.730" Score="5" ViewCount="5255" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamu Alaikum, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recently had a discussion/argument with my bud regarding this. According to his Aalim Muslims should talk a bit while eating because Yahoodi(Jews) do not talk while eating so as part of Muqalifat(in offense) Muslims should talk? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He didn't prove this by any evidence which I asked for but still the question arises, if an Aalim has commented on this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if anybody has any reference to this or the correct evidence to prove this wrong  or right please let all our brothers and sisters know it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazaakallahu Khair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="230" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T11:23:55.233" LastActivityDate="2021-09-07T06:04:12.627" Title="Are Muslims allowed to talk while eating?" Tags="|fiqh|reference-request|adab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8209" CreationDate="2013-05-16T14:00:14.510" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;That would be a Shaytan of the category of Khinzib (خنزب) who come and distract you in prayer, make you forget what you are reading etc.  What you do is seek refuge in Allah, then blow three times on your left side.  And when I say blow, it is between blowing and spitting, meaning you are not really bowing, and you are not really spitting, but in between that.  Not many people practice this Sunnah now days, so it may come as a surprise to them.  See the Hadith &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/254630&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;in Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly if you forget the Surah you were reading, you may change the surah or deal with the ayahs you already read, for perhaps in the second Rak'ah you may remember the rest of it, and Allah A'lam.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-05-16T14:00:14.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8212" CreationDate="2013-05-16T15:08:04.143" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing in the sunnah that proves that talking while eating is Haram or anything else.  On the other hand there are narrations which prove otherwise, where sometimes the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke while eating.  Like the time some meat was brought to him, he took a bite out of it the he &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:194a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;said&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَنَا سَيِّدُ النَّاسِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I shall be the leader of mankind on the Day of Resurrection...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further information see &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/ref/142516&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this (Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-07T05:37:56.723" LastActivityDate="2021-09-07T05:37:56.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5555" CreationDate="2013-05-16T15:42:22.167" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The evils that can come from free mixing is actually quite clear, as is the evidence for it being haram.  Among them is the prohibition of looking at each other (except if family members).  And the Prophet ordered to wait to leave the Masjid until the women left so that there is no mixing, as well as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;خير صفوف الرجال أولها، وشرها آخرها، وخير صفوف النساء آخرها، وشرها&#xA;أولها&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best of the men's rows (in Salat) is the first row and the worst&#xA;is the last; but the best of the woman's row is the last and the worst&#xA;of their rows is the first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/94&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim/Riyaddussaliheen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because those in the first row are farther away from the women, while those in the back row are closer, and those of the women in the first row are close to the men than those in the back row.  So lastly I say that free mixing is un-Islamic, and if a man and women (not of the family) have to meet then keep it professional (No touching, kissing, flirting etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Primary Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/3539&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamweb.net&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-21T11:27:45.813" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T11:27:45.813" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8218" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8495" CreationDate="2013-05-17T23:21:08.513" Score="6" ViewCount="395" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know a person who doesn't believe in God is an atheist but this name can't convey the reality of that human. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many theists who are liar,violent,dishonest,prejudice and cheater but there are also many atheists who are honest,open-minded,kind and just.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does Islam call a person owner of this good character but atheist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2171" LastActivityDate="2020-08-18T06:50:59.617" Title="What is the name/adjective of a human who doesn't believe in God but s/he is honest and does good in his/her life?" Tags="|atheists|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5913" CreationDate="2013-05-18T22:18:25.270" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Surah Ar-Rum, Ch. No. 30, V. No. 22, that... And amongst His signs, is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the variation in your languages, and your colors. Verily in that, is a sign for those who know’. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asalamaleykum It shouldn't matter which language you read the Glorious Quran in brother Allah (SWT) created all languages.  What matters is you embrace it without questioning it and ask Allah (SWT) to make you understand what you are reading or hearing. &#xA; The Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) could not read or write he was taught the Quran verbally by the Angel Jibrail (may Allah be pleased with him) in Arabic because that was his language and so he could get his message spread to his people in a language they would understand. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And thus We have inspired unto you (O Muhammad) an Arabic Qur’ân that you may warn the mother of the towns (Makkah) and all around it” (Soorah ash-Shura: 7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way the Prophet (PBUH) taught Islam was verbally and through his actions.  A lot of early Muslims at the time of the Prophet (PBUH) could not read or write but they heard it the Quran being recited and embraced Islam.  Allah (SWT) sent the Quran in their Mother language so they could understand it either way, the Quran was sent in an Arabic language but its message Islam is for any race.  I am not a scholar or shaykh I'm  just a Muslim brother and i hope this helps this is my opinion and of course Allah (SWT) knows best and always remember he is the most Gracious most Merciful. Ameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And truly this (the Qur’ân) is a revelation from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists), which the trustworthy Ruh (Jibreel) has brought down upon your heart (O Muhammad) that you may be (one) of the warners, in the plain Arabic language” (Soorah ash-Shura: 192-195)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2525" LastActivityDate="2013-05-18T22:18:25.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8204" CreationDate="2013-05-19T16:00:05.813" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not aware of any evidence for not apologizing to a child.  Actually it is the opposite, it is ok to apologize.  For instance if you bump into the child and not apologize, what do you think that does to him/her?  their psychology?  For instance children follow by example, if you have more then one child, and you bump into one of them not caring whether you hurt them or not, what do you think the child whom you bumped into and the one who might have saw will do when they bump into someone in the outside world?  are they going to care, and even apologize?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point is, is the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/adab/18/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;said&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَيْسَ مِنَّا مَنْ لَمْ يَرْحَمْ صَغِيرَنَا، وَيُوَقِّرْ كَبِيرَنَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He/She is not of us who does not show mercy to the young, and does not respect to the Old&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So part of showing mercy in this case is, apologizing asking whether they are hurt or not, and being careful next time.  This can also be a part of education, since as I mentioned children follow by example (Actually everyone follows by example, just children reflect the behavior which they were in the most, not that adults don't/cannot reflect the behavior of the environment they are in the most, I am not saying that).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/109042&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;see this (in Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-20T04:34:37.910" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:34:37.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8226" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-19T18:06:59.033" Score="5" ViewCount="98231" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my childhood, I heard stories like if a person misses a prayer, he is punished so and so years in hell fire. In the modern Islam, I do not hear of these.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the exact punishment of missing a single prayer? Is there any truth of punishiment of so and so years for missing a prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="279" LastEditDate="2014-09-28T05:47:13.127" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T18:50:58.063" Title="What is the punishment for missing a prayer?" Tags="|salat|punishment|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8226" CreationDate="2013-05-19T18:31:24.923" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you missed a Salat, for a reason, like you slept through it, or you forgot it, or something.  Then you can make it up.  &lt;strong&gt;but&lt;/strong&gt;, if someone leaves salat &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;altogether&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, out of laziness or not wanting to make it, then he/she is a kafir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;said&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;العهد الذي بيننا وبينهم الصلاة، فمن تركها فقد كفر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That which differentiates us from the disbelievers and hypocrites is&#xA;our performance of Salat. He who abandons it, becomes a disbeliever&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he (peace and blessings be upon him) also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;said&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‏إن بين الرجل وبين الشرك والكفر ترك الصلاة‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between a man and disbelief and paganism is the abandonment of Salat&#xA;(prayer)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: when we talk about abandoning salat altogether, we mean the Fard Salawat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for missing one, I am not aware of any punishment, and again there has to be a good excuse, if it was missed on purpose but you still make it up or make the other salat you are not abandoning the salat altogether, and when you abandon it altogether that is when you become a kafir, and Allah knows best.  As for the evidence to support the punishment mentioned in your question, I do not know any authentic Hadith that supports it, but such a hadith may or may not exist.  If you are told this then I suggest you ask for the proof, and it's authenticity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not aware of a hadith which mentions a certain/specific punishment if you miss a salat, I am aware though &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/6/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;of the hadith which says:&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الَّذِي تَفُوتُهُ صَلاَةُ الْعَصْرِ فَكَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلَهُ&#xA;وَمَالَهُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one who misses 'Asr prayer, it is as if he has been robbed of his&#xA;family and his wealth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information you may listing to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h-KbnKzCo0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this discussion&lt;/a&gt; of two scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-06T18:50:58.063" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T18:50:58.063" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8229" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-20T00:35:53.777" Score="0" ViewCount="2143" Body="&lt;p&gt;How many children should you have in Islam? One two three four or more.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2530" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-05-20T00:51:32.377" LastActivityDate="2013-06-15T07:30:54.393" Title="How many children should you have in islam" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8229" CreationDate="2013-05-20T01:00:09.470" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no limit on the children we can have, whatever Allah blesses us with we thank Him.  We are encouraged to get married to a wife who is willing to have many children (usually a women who herself was in a big family), and discouraged to getting married to one who cannot bear any children.  It has been &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/26/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;narrated&lt;/a&gt; that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said when a man came to him asking whether he should marry a women who cannot bear children, the man asked three times and the Prophet each time said no, on the third he said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;تَزَوَّجُوا الْوَلُودَ الْوَدُودَ فَإِنِّي مُكَاثِرٌ بِكُمْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Marry the one who is fertile and loving, for I will boast of your&#xA;  great numbers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: Islamic online university &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2013-05-20T09:46:58.697" LastActivityDate="2013-05-20T09:46:58.697" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8185" CreationDate="2013-05-20T03:23:58.833" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum &#xA;First of all, you are already on the right path as you have realised that sexual intercourse before marriage is zina in Islam. However, people forget that it is zina and an offence not only in Islam but also in Christianity, Judaism and many other religions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot say that I know everything but I have been studying Islam for many years now and the question you have raised is of particular significance to me since my only child, my daughter committed zina with a man she fell in love with. Now being in love emotionally is not forbidden in the Quran, it is human nature. But intercourse is a serious offence both for the girl and for the man who took her gift of virginity which should be saved for the person you will spend the rest of your life with in matrimony. Allah, the most Merciful, will forgive you and your partner if you sincerely pray for forgiveness. The right path for lovers who committed zina or not, should be the institution of marriage. Allah answers the prayers of parents for their children, Abu Ja'far heard Abu Huraira say that the Prophet said, “There is no doubt that three kinds of prayers will be answered, the prayer of the oppressed, the prayer of the traveller, and the prayers of the parents for their children”. I prayed for forgiveness for my daughter's sins. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I arranged for her marriage, and many people were shocked as she was only 24 (for the people in the West it was a cultural difference), but I believe it is Sunnah as our Prophet (SAW) married when Aisha was very young, and as quoted in the hadith, &quot; We were with the Prophet while we were young and had no wealth whatever. But Allah's Apostle said, &quot;O young people! Whoever among you can marry, should marry.&quot; {Al-Bukhari, Book 62, Hadith 4}&#xA;Today I am very happy as she is blessed with a beautiful baby, her marriage is healthy and both she and her husband are on the right path. &#xA;May Allah be with you always and guide you through good and bad.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2531" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-07T09:34:53.660" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T09:34:53.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8233" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8430" CreationDate="2013-05-20T04:15:34.433" Score="4" ViewCount="9712" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is about the &lt;code&gt;taraweeh&lt;/code&gt; prayers during &lt;code&gt;Ramadan&lt;/code&gt;. My question is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; about 8 or 20 rak'ahs; rather I wanted to know if it is ok to pray &lt;code&gt;taraweeh&lt;/code&gt; prayers at home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it ok if I pray the &lt;code&gt;taraweeh&lt;/code&gt; prayers alone at home after completing the &lt;code&gt;Eesha&lt;/code&gt; salaah by congregation in the Masjid? For years I have been trying to get an answer to this, but have got different opinions from different folks. I would be grateful if the answer is based on the authentic hadeeth and the actions of the Sahaabaah (RAA).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T08:26:25.817" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T08:26:25.817" Title="Is it okay to pray the Taraweeh prayers at home?" Tags="|practical-islam|source-identification|ramadan|taraweeh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-12-03T08:26:12.980" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8234" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-20T13:14:26.817" Score="4" ViewCount="6989" Body="&lt;p&gt;A few queries that I have in my mind about &lt;code&gt;taraweeh&lt;/code&gt; prayers during &lt;code&gt;Ramadan&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it necessary to complete recitation of the entire Qur'an during the night prayers?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How about if I complete the recitation of the Qur'an &quot;offline&quot; during the daytime, so to speak, and just recite some short surahs in the night prayers?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallahu khairan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T18:02:34.627" Title="Is it necessary to complete recitation of entire Qur'an in taraweeh?" Tags="|quran|ramadan|taraweeh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8238" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8239" CreationDate="2013-05-20T23:43:26.880" Score="4" ViewCount="1905" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum. I am learning how to read Arrabic alphabets and how to read Quran. I'm slightly confused with something:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first verse of Sura Al-Faatiha, the spelling suggests the following reading&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bismi Allahi alrahmani alraheemi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the actual reading that I heard from many recitations are like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bismi-lla(h)i-lrahmani-raheem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the 'al' was connected really fast, almost indistinguishable to my ear. And the 'i' in the end of 'alraheemi' was omitted.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My second example is the third verse of Al-Faatiha, which looks to me like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Maliki yawmi aldiyni&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the recitations it was like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Maliki yawmi-diyn&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So again 'al' was connected really fast and 'i' in the end was omitted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please help me understand the correct way to read the suras (I guess the word is tajweed), or point me toward some references. Thank you very much. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T03:23:39.757" LastActivityDate="2024-03-20T14:43:10.023" Title="How to read these verses in the Quran?" Tags="|quran|arabic|tajweed|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8238" CreationDate="2013-05-21T00:34:45.157" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first letter of the Arabic &quot;al-&quot; (&quot;ال&quot;) prefix is known as a &lt;em&gt;hamzat al-wasl&lt;/em&gt;.  This can be written either as an &lt;em&gt;alif&lt;/em&gt; with a &lt;em&gt;waslah&lt;/em&gt; above it &quot;ٱ&quot;, or just as an &lt;em&gt;alif&lt;/em&gt; by itself &quot;ا&quot; (e.g. with no &lt;em&gt;hamzah&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While a regular &lt;em&gt;alif&lt;/em&gt; (with a &lt;em&gt;hamza&lt;/em&gt;) will always be pronounced with its own vowel as a glottal stop, &lt;strong&gt;a &lt;em&gt;hamzat al-wasl&lt;/em&gt; is silent when it is preceded by a vowel&lt;/strong&gt; (and if it's preceded by the prefix &quot;li-&quot; (&quot;ل&quot;), the &lt;em&gt;hamzat al-wasl&lt;/em&gt; is dropped entirely; such is the case for &quot;لله&quot; in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/1/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Fatihah 2&lt;/a&gt;).  If, however, it's &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/8479/22&quot;&gt;at the beginning of speech you would pronounce it as a regular &lt;em&gt;alif&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's why you will typically hear (and recite) &quot;Al-&quot; in full at the beginning of, for example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/1/2-3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Fatihah 2 &amp;amp; 3&lt;/a&gt;, but only hear (and recite) &quot;-l-&quot; elsewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not limited to the &quot;al-&quot; prefix; another example of the &lt;em&gt;hamzat al-wasl&lt;/em&gt; would be the first letter of &quot;اهدنا&quot; in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/1/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Fatihah 6&lt;/a&gt; (but since it's at the beginning of an &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt; you'd probably be pronouncing it anyway).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the final vowels, they're just not pronounced at the end of speech; it is common practice to stop between each &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt;, so the final vowels would normally be ignored.  If, however, one chose to recite multiple &lt;em&gt;ayat&lt;/em&gt; together as a single recitation, these final vowels would be pronounced (and possibly absorbed into subsequent &lt;em&gt;hamzat al-wasl&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, using &lt;a href=&quot;http://quuran.com/1/2-3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Fatihah 2-3&lt;/a&gt; as an example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ayat&lt;/em&gt; recited separately&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   &lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; Alhamdu li-llahi rabbi-l'alamin&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   &lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; Alrahmani-lrahim  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ayat&lt;/em&gt; recited together&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   &lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; Alhamdu li-llahi rabbi-l'alamina &lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; -lrahmani-lrahim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2013-10-31T23:11:12.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8240" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-05-21T02:30:40.817" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The motivation behind the commandment for veil is found in this verse of Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah an-Nur ayah 31 says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And say to the faithful women to lower their gazes, and to guard&#xA;  their private parts, and not to display their beauty except what is&#xA;  apparent of it, and to extend their headcoverings (khimars) to cover&#xA;  their bosoms (jaybs), and not to display their beauty except to their&#xA;  husbands, or their fathers, or their husband's fathers, or their sons,&#xA;  or their husband's sons, or their brothers, or their brothers' sons,&#xA;  or their sisters' sons, or their womenfolk, or what their right hands&#xA;  rule (slaves), or the followers from the men who do not feel sexual&#xA;  desire, or the small children to whom the nakedness of women is not&#xA;  apparent, and not to strike their feet (on the ground) so as to make&#xA;  known what they hide of their adornments. And turn in repentance to&#xA;  Allah together, O you the faithful, in order that you are successful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-05-21T03:05:30.770" LastActivityDate="2013-05-21T03:05:30.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8241" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-05-21T02:30:40.817" Score="0" Body="The full Islamic face veil as enjoined by the Sunnah for women, unlike Hijab which only involves covering everything except face and hands. The Niqab can also be seen as a type of Hijab" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-05-21T03:06:16.447" LastActivityDate="2013-05-21T03:06:16.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8244" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-21T13:41:57.930" Score="6" ViewCount="1162" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Judaism, there is a distinction drawn between &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idolatry#Jewish_Thought&quot;&gt;avoda zarah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (idolatry) and &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shituf&quot;&gt;shituf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (association).  The former is the worship of multiple gods and/or worship of idols as gods.  The latter is the association of &quot;partners&quot; with who we believe is the One God in a way that, as Wikipedia says, &quot;is not outright polytheistic, but also should not be seen as purely monotheistic.&quot; For example, some Jewish authorities hold that belief in the Christian trinity constitutes shituf rather than avoda zarah.  Both types of worship are forbidden to Jews, but many authorities allow shituf for non-Jews (although it is not ideal).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have seen that &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt; is often defined in a way similar to the latter: &quot;The establishment of 'partners' placed beside God&quot; (From Wikipedia).  Does Islam distinguish between the concepts of partnership and idolatry? Is one more severe than the other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastActivityDate="2013-09-20T19:25:05.827" Title="Is there a difference between idolatry and partnership with God?" Tags="|shirk|belief|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8244" CreationDate="2013-05-21T16:22:04.847" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I belief that your distinction is not useful. Partnership with God starts when you give a Divine attribute (e.g. Human creation, Sustainer, Protector, Wealth creator (;-))) to someone else besides Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore I would conclude that 'idolatry' implies 'partnership with God'. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2537" LastEditorUserId="2537" LastEditDate="2013-05-21T16:38:40.233" LastActivityDate="2013-05-21T16:38:40.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8247" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8244" CreationDate="2013-05-21T17:26:35.693" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shirk (a.k.a Shituff)is a very broad concept in Islam, unlike Judaism and is the antithesis of Monotheism (Tauhid), an equally broad subject. &#xA;Shirk is viewed in Islam as a violation of Allah's right in the sense that to Allah alone belongs all worship, following and  love in a manner it befits his majesty(not how you love your parents , wife etc). &#xA;Infact Allah terms the person who commits Shirk as the greatest oppressor as he is trampling the fundamental rights of Allah :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Indeed shirk is the greatest oppression.” [Quran,Luqman: 13]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And hence is the single biggest Sin in Islam to the extent there is no forgiveness for the person who commits it and dies without repenting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Verily, Allaah forgives not that partners should be set up with him in worship, but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He pleases, and whoever sets up partners with Allaah in worship, he has indeed invented a tremendous sin.&quot; (Nisaa, 4:48)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shirk can be done with the heart, tongue and limbs,Shirk in itself can be divided into three types:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shirk ul-Akbar (The major shirk) (Includes Idolatry)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shirk ul-Asghar (The small shirk) (Includes Hypocrisy)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shirk ul-Khafie (The hidden shirk) ( Inconspicious Shirk )&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Shirk ul-Akbar (The major shirk)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Idolatry is classified as a Major Shirk in Islam. Regarding your question on difference between Avoodah Zara(Idolatry) and Shituff(Shirk) than Idolatry means that you are associating an Idol in worship instead of worshipping Allah alone , Hence Idolatry is a type of Shirk(Association). In Islam the major Shirk  takes one outside the fold of Islaam(becomes a Kafir\disbeliever), whereas the minor Shirk does not, though it can lead to major shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Example:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;They have become kaafir those who say: 'Verily Allaah is al-Maseeh (Jesus) the son of Maryam (Mary)…&quot; (Maaidah, 5:17)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can avoid committing Shirk  by studying the Islamic Shariah(Islamic counterpart of Halaka); by doing so, you will know not to do them for anyone other than Allaah, such as prayer, fasting, da’wah, slaughtering etc&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://al-aqeedah.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=49%3athe-types-of-shirk&amp;amp;catid=34%3aarticles&amp;amp;Itemid=53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; Some more examples of Shirk ul-Akbar&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;Shirk ud-Du'aa (The Shirk of Invocation).&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This type of shirk implies invoking, supplicating or praying to others&#xA;  besides Allaah Almighty, such as to supplicate to a dead person in his&#xA;  grave etc. This form of shirk is widely common in parts of Indo&#xA;  Subcontinent and among some Sufis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;Shirk ut-Taa'ah (The Shirk of Obedience)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This type of major shirk implies obeying any authority or law other&#xA;  than the Sharee'ah (obeying the commands of other than Allaah). If you&#xA;  obey any law other than Allaah it is considered to be Shirk at-Taa'ah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Example&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Allaah Almighty says:&quot;They (Jews and Christians) took their rabbis and their monks to be their lords besides Allaah (by obeying them in&#xA;    things which they made legal or illegal)...&quot; (Tawbah 9:31)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Once, while Allaah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) was reciting the above verse, 'Adee bin Haatim said: 'Oh Allaah's Prophet! They do not&#xA;    worship them (i.e. their Rabbis and Monks).' Allaah's Messenger (Peace&#xA;    be upon him) replied: &quot;Did they not obey them (the rabbis and monks)&#xA;    when they allowed what Allah made illegal, and forbid what Allah made&#xA;    legal? 'Adee bin Haatim replied: 'Yes'. Allaah's Messenger (Peace be&#xA;    upon him) said: 'This is their worship (of them) '&quot; (Tafseer&#xA;    al-Qur'aan al-'Azeem of at-Tawbah verse 31)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;h3&gt;Shirk ul-Mahabbah (Shirk of Love)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This type of shirk involves loving those who Allaah hates (i.e. the&#xA;  Kafirs) or hating those who Allaah loves (i.e. the believers). Allaah&#xA;  Almighty says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And of mankind are some who take (for worship) others besides Allaah&#xA;  as rivals (to Allaah). They love them as they love Allaah. But those&#xA;  who believe, love Allaah more (than anything else)...&quot; (Baqarah,&#xA;  2:165)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are many other forms of major shirk  which are detailed in the&#xA;  magnum opus and revolutionary book o &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicweb.com/beliefs/creed/abdulwahab/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kitaab ut-Tawheed (The Book of&#xA;  Tawheed) by Sheikh Muhammad bin 'Abd al-Wahhaab &lt;/a&gt;(may Allah's&#xA;  mercy be upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h2&gt;Shirk ul-Asghar(The minor Shirk)    -Ar-Riyaa' (showing off).&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ar-Riyaa' is any action which is performed in order to receive praise,&#xA;  fame or any other worldly gain. It is a form of shirk, for rather than&#xA;  doing your actions for the sake of Allaah you begin doing them for the&#xA;  sake of yourself or others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;It is narrated in the Musnad of Imaam Ahmad and at-Tabaraani that the Messenger Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said: &quot;The thing I fear most&#xA;    for you is ash-Shirk ul-Asghar (The Small Shirk). The Sahaabah then&#xA;    asked him: 'What is The Small Shirk?' He (Peace be upon him) replied:&#xA;    ar-Riyaa (showing off).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A person must never show-off with any of his prayers, da'wah or good&#xA;  deeds etc. Any actions that are done out of showing-off will never be&#xA;  rewarded as they were done for your sake, and not for Allaah Almighty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h2&gt;Ash-Shirk ul-Khafie (The Hidden Shirk)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Hidden Shirk can either be major or minor shirk, depending on the&#xA;  area in which it was committed. Hidden Shirk is one of the most&#xA;  dangerous forms of shirk as people cannot see that they are committing&#xA;  it. It is committed unknwowingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Compiled from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicweb.com/beliefs/creed/abdulwahab/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; , &lt;a href=&quot;http://al-aqeedah.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=49%3athe-types-of-shirk&amp;amp;catid=34%3aarticles&amp;amp;Itemid=53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/34817&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-06-22T08:44:37.363" LastActivityDate="2013-06-22T08:44:37.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8248" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-21T18:43:13.893" Score="10" ViewCount="18903" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed in Bangladesh that one doesn't say Salaam between males &amp;amp; females - one to one that is. What exactly are the rules? Do they vary between Shia &amp;amp; Sunni? By social status?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2020-10-31T18:07:23.213" LastActivityDate="2020-11-21T15:01:23.603" Title="Can one Salaam between male &amp; females?" Tags="|sunni|shiism|shia-sunni|men-women|greetings|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8251" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8244" CreationDate="2013-05-22T06:03:38.577" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Idolatry&lt;/em&gt; is only a part of the concept of &quot;&lt;strong&gt;partnership with God&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. Both are prohibited in Islam..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pagan forms of worship (I mean those including worshiping animals, rains, etc) is also prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Associating Divine powers to living beings,humans is as strongly prohibited as idolatry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Minor forms of shirk i.e. giving more importance to creations than the creator, as in '&lt;em&gt;star worship&lt;/em&gt;' (actor, celebrity), giving more importance to our egos than the commands of God is also prohibited. Though they are of lesser severe than idolatry and major forms of shirk!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope you realize that &lt;em&gt;Shirk&lt;/em&gt; is defined as major and minor. And has no place in Islam!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2359" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2013-09-20T19:25:05.827" LastActivityDate="2013-09-20T19:25:05.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8204" CreationDate="2013-05-22T06:32:23.860" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;When we make a mistake we should apologize.. more so if it is your child.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your children learn from you. when you apologize to them you teach them &quot;not to be proud or haughty&quot; and to own their actions whether they are right or wrong. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apologizing to young ones are actually encouraged in many books on Islamic parenting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.soundvision.com/info/parenting/parent.12%20tips.asp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; might help you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jabir b. Abdullah said that Rasulullah saw said: &quot;Allah is not&#xA;   merciful to him who is not merciful to people.&quot; (Bukhari, Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From Amr b. Shu'aib, from his father, from his grandfather: Rasulullah saw said: &quot;He is not of us who has no compassion for our little ones and does not honor our old ones.&quot; (Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your child is your muslim brother, there is  no harm in apologizing to him &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?128516-Friendship-in-the-Quran-and-Hadith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?128516-Friendship-in-the-Quran-and-Hadith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2359" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-01T18:52:25.740" LastActivityDate="2013-06-01T18:52:25.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8253" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-05-22T06:39:10.210" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-05-22T06:39:10.210" LastActivityDate="2013-05-22T06:39:10.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8254" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-05-22T06:39:10.210" Score="0" Body="A grave is a place where the body of a deceased is buried according to Islamic teachings" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-12T14:43:50.853" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T14:43:50.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8255" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8248" CreationDate="2013-05-22T07:31:38.640" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Can one Salaam between male &amp;amp; females?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, if that male and female are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicinformation.net/2008/07/mahram-in-islam-explained.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mahram&lt;/a&gt; to each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, if they are not mahram to each other. It will leads to fithnah as our Prophet (PBUH) said that &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the adultery of the tongue is speech&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 033, Hadith Number 6421&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What exactly are the rules?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Nawawi (rahimahullah) states it straight clear and concise regarding this:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Al-Nawawi said in his book al-Adhkaar (p. 407):&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;Our companions said: Women greeting women is like men greeting to men. But when it comes to women greeting men, if the woman is the man's wife, or his concubine, or one of his mahrams, then it is like him speaking to another man; it is mustahabb for either of them to initiate the greeting of salaam and the other is obliged to return the greeting. &lt;strong&gt;But if the woman is a stranger (non-mahram), if she is beautiful and there is the fear that he may be tempted by her, then the man should not greet her with salaam, and if he does then it is not permissible for her to reply; she should not initiate the greeting of salaam either, and if she does, she does not deserve a response. If he responds then this is makrooh (i.e. better not to do).&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;If she is an old woman and he will not be tempted by her, then it is permissible for her to greet the man with salaam and for the man to return her salaams.&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;If there is a group of women then a man may greet them with salaam, or if there is a group of men, they may greet a woman with salaam, so long as there there is no fear that any of the parties may be tempted.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?156799-sisters-saying-salaam-to-non-mahram/page7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do they vary between Shia &amp;amp; Sunni?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, it's common to all.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2019-05-04T07:09:29.377" LastActivityDate="2019-05-04T07:09:29.377" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8256" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8260" CreationDate="2013-05-22T13:46:48.343" Score="3" ViewCount="1126" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the chicken slaughter houses all over my country, you have the option to soak slaughtered chicken in hot water to ease plucking, or have them skinned without soaking and plucking. The butcher will ask for your option ((scalding or soaking plus plucking) &lt;em&gt;or&lt;/em&gt; (direct skinning)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I have seen in some books, they claim that since the contents of intestine and stomach are still inside while soaking in hot water, the heat will initiate some metabolism process, and the chicken becomes haram in this manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, people having the other view claims that since soaking is for a brief period of time and the heat applied is only external, it does not reach the core and the meat is completely halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry, I can not put any exact source for either of the views.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as is found in page 15 of &lt;a href=&quot;http://aitoolkit.org/site/DefaultSite/filesystem/documents/Guidelines_on_Slaughter_in_Small%20Scale%20Chicken%20SH__E.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this document&lt;/a&gt;, it does not mention anything about the meat becoming haram as a result of scalding. Though it warns about being careful during other processes. And this document comes from the Ministry of Agriculture of an Islamic country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could you please let me know whether it is permitted to soak chicken in hot water after it has been slaughtered in an Islamic manner?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please mention authentic sources as much as possible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2199" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-12-02T08:07:59.077" LastActivityDate="2018-12-02T08:07:59.077" Title="Is it permissible to soak slaughtered chicken in hot water to ease plucking?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|islamic-basis|dhabihah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8257" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8351" CreationDate="2013-05-22T15:08:21.873" Score="4" ViewCount="327" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think is a question i can ask on Islam, and correct me if I'm wrong (first time here) but last night i had a room-mate who was spouting off a lot of anti Islamic hate speech, things along the lines of &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;'Islam is an evil and hateful religion' &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;'Muslims will lie to non Muslims to further their cause' &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to outright wrong things like &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;'all Muslims must die' &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and other things which have no point being listed here due to their outright hatred. and being in favor of tolerance i tried to correct him, but i know next to nothing about Islamic doctrine. so my question is, what are some good responses to your standard anti Islamic rant? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a good English source to learn basic Islamic doctrinal belief so i can educate myself enough to combat future attacks on it? I would be willing to read anything up to twenty pages (that's all that i have time for). when faced with a situation like this should one just conclude that their is no changing his mind and remain silent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2542" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T09:36:23.933" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T09:36:23.933" Title="Basic replies to anti Islamic bigotry" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|dawah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2014-06-05T19:09:13.147" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2498" CreationDate="2013-05-22T17:58:56.210" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As for the questioner, placing hands on stomach or chest is both permissible. While there is no strong hadith about exactly where on the body we should place our hands, there is strong evidence that the right hand should be placed over the left and that cant be done without placing the hands together so logically it should be somewhere on the upper body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Sahl ibn Sa’d said: The people were commanded to&#xA;  put the right hand over the left forearm when praying. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Haazim said: I only know that this is attributed to the Prophet&#xA;  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). (Narrated by al-Bukhaari,&#xA;  707). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“[The Prophet] (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to&#xA;  place his right hand on his left hand.” (Narrated by Muslim, 401). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)&#xA;  passed by a man who was praying, and who had placed his left hand on&#xA;  his right hand. He grabbed his arms and put his right hand on his&#xA;  left.” (Ahmad, no. 12671)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So placing them on the chest or stomach isent something for us to argue over, place them either on the chest or on the stomach, it doesnt matter as long as your right hand is above the left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2543" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-05-22T18:30:04.170" LastActivityDate="2013-05-22T18:30:04.170" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8256" CreationDate="2013-05-22T22:02:07.903" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Hanafi school, even if the animal is slaughtered appropriately, many internal organs are still considered &lt;em&gt;makruh tahrim&lt;/em&gt; due to the intrinsic filth of their contents (e.g. feces, urine).  If these organs are not removed and the filth is allowed to permeate the meat itself, the contaminated meat would also become &lt;em&gt;makruh tahrim&lt;/em&gt;; this is fundamentally similar to the ruling against mixing &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt; meat with &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; meat, wherein if they are impossible to distinguish the entirety becomes prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While scalding (which is typically done before evisceration) exactly how long it would take for the filth to escape the organs and permeate the meat (assuming the organs themselves are neither punctured nor torn) depends on a number of factors, including but not limited to the temperature of the scalding water, the size of the animal and how long it's been since it was slaughtered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From my brief (e.g. one minute on Google) research, scalding is not near hot enough, nor long enough, to substantially increase a whole chicken's core temperature, and definitely not enough to actually &lt;em&gt;cook&lt;/em&gt; one.  The chances of the organ walls breaking down and leeching filth into the meat due to the scalding process itself seems negligible to me, but mayhap someone on &lt;a href=&quot;http://cooking.stackexchange.com&quot;&gt;Cooking.SE&lt;/a&gt; could provide a better answer on that regard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-05-22T22:02:07.903" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8261" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-23T13:31:08.910" Score="1" ViewCount="47" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had a few verses of the quran in my top jacket pocket, which I kept with me while I was doing some memorisation of the quran on the move.  i.e. because I didn't want to carry the full quran with me on the train, I bought a small booklet which contained some short verses from the local islamic shop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I accidently left that booklet in my jacket and washed the jacket.  Now ihave a mash of paper, where about 10% of the text is readable and the rest is unreadable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, how would I dispose of bearly readable quranic text like this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hanafi Sunni view prefered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen the 2 answers in this question:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/196/disposing-old-unusable-quran-and-other-scriptures&quot;&gt;What does Qur&amp;#39;an or Hadith says regarding the correct methods of disposing the Qur&amp;#39;an?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the first answer doesn't use any authentic sources, and I find the second answer unclear.  Is the second answer saying that it should be buried or not, or should it be burned or not, or both or any?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T09:32:40.860" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T09:32:40.860" Title="Disposing of Quranic text" Tags="|quran|practical-islam|fiqh|sunni|hanafi|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2013-05-23T15:54:42.623" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8262" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="196" CreationDate="2013-05-23T16:12:20.267" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;When a Mushaf &lt;strong&gt;becomes unreadable&lt;/strong&gt;, then there are two sayings for scholars in regards to what to do with it.  The Hanafiyah and the Hanabalah say to bury it in dirt.  While others, like the Malikiyah and the Shaf'iyah say burn it, following the example of Uthman (Radiyallahu Anh) as &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/66/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;narrated in bukari&lt;/a&gt;, and mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/582/9&quot;&gt;Abdullah Answer&lt;/a&gt;.  Of the reasoning behind it, is so to avoid the text being walked on.  So if you were to bury it, then bury it far away from where people walk, or normally walk, or burn it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there is a third way mentioned by Ibn Unthaymeen, of using a shredder, where the papers of the Mushaf are to be shredded so that the form of a letter cannot be seen.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Primary Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/ref/126205&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam QA&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2013-05-23T16:12:20.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8263" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-23T21:01:26.980" Score="4" ViewCount="825" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the rules in Islam regarding entering a non-Muslim place of worship? Is it always permitted? Always forbidden? Permitted in certain circumstances?  Does it matter whether the location is a place of worship for a monotheistic or polytheistic religion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastActivityDate="2017-07-29T19:54:17.533" Title="Entering a non-Muslim place of worship" Tags="|halal-haram|other-religions|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8263" CreationDate="2013-05-24T04:07:17.163" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;While there is nothing in the Qur'an forbidding it, it has been reported that the prophet refused to enter the Kaa'ba before ordering the pictures therein obliterated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hanafi opinion is that since such places attract &lt;em&gt;shayateen&lt;/em&gt; &amp;mdash; especially if they contain prohibited images &amp;mdash; entering them is &lt;em&gt;makruh tahrim&lt;/em&gt;.  Without a compelling reason to enter, one should avoid doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-05-24T04:07:17.163" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8265" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8266" CreationDate="2013-05-24T05:31:09.993" Score="2" ViewCount="2491" Body="&lt;p&gt;Last week, I had to perform janaba bath. Then I began to cut nails before going to bath(that day is a friday). But, my friend stopped me to cut off the nails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it is not permitted in Islam to cut nails or hair in the situation&#xA;  when janaba bath is in fard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:40:50.303" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T20:40:50.303" Title="Is it permitted to cut hair before janaba bath?" Tags="|fiqh|sunnah|taharah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8266" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8265" CreationDate="2013-05-24T12:15:37.030" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think so, as El BOKAHRY commented in the book of ghosl (one of biggest textbooks on this topic) chapter 24 (وقال عطاء يحتجم الجنب ويقلم أظفاره ويحلق رأسه وإن لم يتوضأ). Which means that you are permitted to cut your hair or nails even if you didn't do ablution &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2036" LastEditorUserId="2036" LastEditDate="2013-05-24T15:49:52.707" LastActivityDate="2013-05-24T15:49:52.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8178" CreationDate="2013-05-24T16:56:53.950" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You must know the difference about 2 things, Loan and debt . The both kinds have 1 common factor , interest is forbidden ,  however there is a big difference between the 2 kinds . First of all ,  the first kind is done as a good deed, to help someone out , as stated by this narrative (  من نفس عن مؤمن كربة من كرب الدنيا ,نفس الله عنه كربة من كرب يوم القيامة) and this kind has more thawab than regular sadaka , because the asker of  this kind of loans  is really in need of money , and most of people ( including hanafi) that in case of the first kind it isn't permitted to set a due date for payment because it's more or less , a donation. Last thing, you can not use it to generate profit . &#xA;As for the second kind it's all about lending money , just a typical loan from a bank to fund a new business , but without the interest , you can use it to generate income , a due date is determined in the contract . Even if the money generated income unless it's a musharakah , the lender doesn't have any right to have a % of the profit . &#xA;As for your question , Hanafi and Malyk and shafeey and Hanbaly all agree.&#xA;Resource:&#xA;Book of (feqh el sona) by el sayed sabyk ( a textbook about sona sold about 10 million copies)and &quot;جامع المقاصد فى شرح القواعد&quot;   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2036" LastEditorUserId="2036" LastEditDate="2013-05-29T16:57:13.333" LastActivityDate="2013-05-29T16:57:13.333" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2983" CreationDate="2013-05-25T10:17:29.327" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're talking about your own sister here!!&#xA;You strongly sound like you have a very strong urge to commit insect -- the worst thing a human being (&lt;em&gt;let alone a Muslim human being&lt;/em&gt;) could commit against a family member!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the best answer is given by David Wallace and i would like to second him: Go see a psychiatrist to receive professional help immediately!&#xA;But in the meantime; stay away from your sister as far away as possible! &#xA;You must firmly reject to be her &quot;mahram&quot; and must get out of the house if you're living in the same house and move to a different neighborhood --&lt;em&gt;much better if you could move to a different city!&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;The farther you could get away from your sister; the better it is for both your sister and you, as that way you're less likely to see her or run into her, hence gradually and eventually getting, &lt;em&gt;Inshallah&lt;/em&gt;, rid of your terrible urges harming both her and yourself.&#xA;And you really must cease to see and speak (even by phone) to your sister until you have completely --&lt;em&gt;Inshallah&lt;/em&gt;-- stop feeling any sexual feelings toward her. And stay away as long it takes -- even if it means 1 year or 10 years!&#xA;And i think it's much better if you do not tell her (or to anybody else, except to a psychiatrist) as to why you're avoiding or staying away from your sister.&#xA;If you have -- &lt;em&gt;even a tiny bit&lt;/em&gt;-- humanness and belief in Islam in you; &lt;em&gt;then&lt;/em&gt; i strongly believe that you would do everything possible (as described above) in order to get very far away from your sister so as to avoid committing insect -- a revolting sin and crime in betraying not only its victim but also yourself as a human being and Muslim!&#xA;And i believe you have enough humanness and belief in Islam to take the above-stated measures in order to overcome committing this soul-robbing sin and crime. &lt;em&gt;Otherwise&lt;/em&gt; i don't think you would have come here on this forum to seek help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2550" LastActivityDate="2013-05-25T10:17:29.327" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2983" CreationDate="2013-05-27T00:11:22.633" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No people are born the same way. Allah gives different tests to different people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the Islamic rules and regulations which are not clearly written out in the Quran or hadith were designed for the majority.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could well be in the outlier of 0.01% (which is still 1000 in a million) which the average doesn't apply to. We can reasonably assume that most people do not have any attraction to immediate family members or do not feel sexual attraction towards the same sex. In a similar manner, eating human meat is not explicitly forbidden, because the vast majority of people don't have any natural inclination or outlet to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But people are born with glitches of their own. Just because it's consensus, it shouldn't conflict with common sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way. (al-Isra' 17:32)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ruling is clear. If by being with such a person, you are approaching unlawful sexual intercourse, it is forbidden. There are a lot of attempts to classify what &quot;approaching zina&quot; means, from veils to skin contact, but I believe this is all highly subjective and personal. No sheikh can cover the urges for all people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure what valid excuse can be given to tell your family that you can't be her mahram. A Freudian psychiatrist will tell you it's perfectly normal, so psychiatry may not be a great idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2013-05-27T00:11:22.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8238" CreationDate="2013-05-27T07:09:24.893" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;tajweed is a great knowledge . for example al in te bismi allahi &lt;strong&gt;al&lt;/strong&gt; rahman dont pronounciate because it is hamzatul Wasl in arabik or a part of quran(men ma razaqnahom yonfequn)men ma pronunciate memma and the name of this grammer is idqam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2556" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-05-30T22:33:25.470" LastActivityDate="2013-05-30T22:33:25.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8279" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8296" CreationDate="2013-05-27T07:25:20.020" Score="3" ViewCount="4949" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is happening most of the times for maghrib prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I'm making wudu for prayer, the adhan was made. At this time, how I should respond to adhan? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it permitted to make wudu during adhan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I can ask this as)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it permitted to respond to adhan while making ablution?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-05-21T14:27:22.277" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T14:27:22.277" Title="Is it permitted to make wudu during adhan?" Tags="|taharah|adhan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="287" CreationDate="2013-05-27T13:26:49.787" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;1- some of Islamic scientists hope that fig &amp;amp; olive are mountains in Dimashq (Damascus) and beyt al moqaddas and and they hope this land the place of rising of many prophets&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- final prophet Muhammad peace and blessing of Allah upon him said: if people say  to each other that alight a fruit from heavenliness i would say it is a fig.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- because the fig don't has core and its very very useful and fig eliminate many disease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4- some of Islamic scientists hope that  fig and olive are imam hassan and imam hossein peace be upon them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2556" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2021-02-24T13:25:10.100" LastActivityDate="2021-02-24T13:25:10.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8283" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8292" CreationDate="2013-05-27T15:15:22.730" Score="8" ViewCount="6835" Body="&lt;p&gt;When two people want to pray in jama’ah and there is no third person available, the Imaam (leader) stands on the left and the muqtadi (follower) stands on the right, a few inches behind the Imaam and they start. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a third person arrives after they begin their salaah, what should he do to join the congregation? Where should he place himself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-23T22:01:07.727" LastActivityDate="2018-11-17T00:56:35.113" Title="How should a third person join a jama'ath of two?" Tags="|salat|jamaat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8288" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7022" CreationDate="2013-05-27T20:36:19.977" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;there is instruction in wudu that name is &lt;strong&gt;muwalat&lt;/strong&gt; it means that we don't pause many times from the levels of wudu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if we pause a little, and people realize that we are washing for prayers its possible and people don't realize that the wudu is wrong. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2556" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-02T18:47:27.443" LastActivityDate="2013-06-02T18:47:27.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8291" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="934" CreationDate="2013-05-28T05:50:08.960" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only material we pray on is mud that is pure and clean. We don't pray on clay to &amp;quot;worship it&amp;quot;, haply we pray on it because it is considered as a pure material, and as all Muslims — Shi'a and Sunni — believe that one must be clean and in a clean environment to pray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I once asked my Sunni friend: &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Why do you Sunni people pray with your shoes on in the mosque? Isn't the mosque an untainted and a holy place? What if you get mud on shoes, can you still pray with them?&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;She replied with: &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Yes we can pray with our shoes if there's mud on it because mud is 'taher' (clean), so it doesn't really matter&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;I told her that &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Us Shi'a Muslims pray on mud merely because its 'taher' (طاهر) and Sunni Muslims object that and believed that we are worshiping them as idols&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point is that Shi'a Muslims pray on a '&lt;em&gt;turbah (تربه)'&lt;/em&gt; (which comes from the word &lt;em&gt;tarab&lt;/em&gt; that means mud) because it is &lt;em&gt;taher&lt;/em&gt; and pure. And the Prophet (pbuh) used to pray on pure flat &lt;strong&gt;GROUND&lt;/strong&gt; because in the Prophet's time they did not have a &lt;em&gt;sijadah&lt;/em&gt; (prayer carpet) as there was no technology back then to produce them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2562" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2020-11-21T15:07:28.563" LastActivityDate="2020-11-21T15:07:28.563" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8292" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8283" CreationDate="2013-05-28T06:15:25.893" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nice Question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a third person comes and joins two who are praying, then the one who is praying behind the imaam should move back, because of the report(required content taken from large hadith) below,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jaabir(R.A) said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of&#xA;  Allaah be upon him) stood up to pray, and I came and stood on his&#xA;  left. He took my hand and turned me around until I was standing on his&#xA;  right. Then Jabbaar ibn Sakhr came and stood on the left of the&#xA;  Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). He&#xA;  took both our hands and pushed us back until we were standing behind&#xA;  him.&#xA;  -&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithcollection.com/sahihmuslim/170-Sahih%20Muslim%20Book%2042.%20Piety%20and%20Softening%20Of%20Hearts/15356-sahih-muslim-book-042-hadith-number-7149.html&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 042, Hadith Number 7149.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars mentioned that if there is space in front of the imaam and no space behind the two people who are praying behind him, the imaam should move forward, but if there is space behind them and no space in front of the imaam, then they should move back. If there is space both in front of the imaam and behind the two people, the two people should move back and the imaam should not move forward, because he is to be followed and should not move, and because the imaam should pray with a barrier in front of him such as a wall or pillar, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-07-23T10:57:11.857" LastActivityDate="2013-07-23T10:57:11.857" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8293" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-28T06:46:55.893" Score="15" ViewCount="23503" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard someone saying 50, someone as 25 and someone says 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My friend's brother is studying engineering in a college with total of 5 to 10 muslim boys. They are not allowed to go out for &lt;code&gt;Jumuah&lt;/code&gt;. Can they pray jummah jama'at in hostel room?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the minimum number of persons required for conducting a jummah jama'ath prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need authentic references for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:44:12.377" LastActivityDate="2019-05-08T01:45:00.097" Title="What is the minimum number of persons required for a jumuah jama'ath?" Tags="|fiqh|jumuah|jamaat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8294" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8293" CreationDate="2013-05-28T09:28:13.407" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;it's a bit hard to translate from the textbook but i will try my best. Like you said there is a disagreement between scientists about the minimum number , actually there is 15 different opinions all mentioned by El Hafyz in his book &quot;El Fath&quot; , the preponderant opinion is that the friday prayer &quot; salaat el jumuah&quot; is correct to be conducted for 2 or more , because of this narrative &quot;الاثنان فما فوقهما جماعة&quot; which means anything above 2 is jamaat. El shookany said : &quot;jumuah prayer is a jamaat prayer and there will be no exception unless there is a proof , and there is no proof, there is no proven narrative talking about the minimum number of people in salaat el jumaah.&quot; &#xA;I hope this help . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2036" LastActivityDate="2013-05-28T09:28:13.407" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8279" CreationDate="2013-05-28T12:49:03.587" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it is permissible to perform wudu' during adhan &amp;amp; also respond to adhan while performing wadhu. Because I saw a Mufti performing wudu' at the time of Asr or Maghrib adhan(I don't remember properly) in Ablution area in mosque &amp;amp; he was also replying to the adhan while performing wudu'. He is a Mufti from Deoband madrassa in India.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2563" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-05-30T22:35:15.977" LastActivityDate="2013-05-30T22:35:15.977" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8234" CreationDate="2013-05-28T22:25:40.780" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To read the Quran in the Salat, and out of it in Ramadan, is something praised/praiseworthy.  But in the Taraweeh (and in the other Salat), you may read as much as you can, even if it is a short Surah, and if you are an Imam then be conscious of those who are following.  Lastly, it is not &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;necessary&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; for you to complete the entire Quran in The salat.  Also it is Sunnah on the Imam to read the whole Quran once in Taraweeh during Ramadan (and this is the position taken by the Hanabalah and the majority of the Hanafiyah), but if he cannot then it is ok. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;so recite what is easy [for you] of the Qur'an&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/73/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al Muzzamil Ayah 20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources, and links for more information (in Arabic): &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/ref/66504&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/ref/65572&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.binbaz.org.sa/mat/45210&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-05-29T01:20:22.077" LastActivityDate="2013-05-29T01:20:22.077" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7325" CreationDate="2013-05-28T23:44:09.660" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;That interpretation would not be viable.  I would like to firstly point out that (as well as is in Tafseer Ibn Katheer) when Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَلَمْ تَقْتُلُوهُمْ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ قَتَلَهُمْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is saying that you didn't kill them because of your numbers, but you were victorious because it came from Me, basically He is saying victory comes from &quot;Me&quot;.  Even if this Ayah was used to interpret that Allah killed Issa (peace be upon him), it would contradict &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;the verse that comes right after the same Ayah being quoted (157 of Suart Annisaa)'&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بَل رَّفَعَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rather, Allah raised him to Himself. And ever is Allah Exalted in&#xA;  Might and Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So unless a &lt;em&gt;tafseer scholar&lt;/em&gt; is found, who gives a contradicting interpretation, of that verse, which is cleared up by the verse after it, then that interpretation is not viable, and is taking verse out of context.  So the interpretation would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;they did not kill him, but Allah raised him up, and made it seem to them that he was killed&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here I would like to point out a mistake done by some, and that is say how it was made to seem that Issa (peace be upon him) was killed, such information is not provided so all that can be said is it was made to seem so, and we cannot say how so.  Also lastly, I would like to point out that that Ayah in Surat Al Anfal is referring to the battle of Badr.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah forgive me of my mistakes, and guide us all.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-05-28T23:44:09.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8299" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8301" CreationDate="2013-05-29T05:07:44.883" Score="0" ViewCount="1542" Body="&lt;p&gt;we use two different prayers and call the Lord Almighty in different ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for example&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;O Allah forgive my sins&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;O My Allah Forgive my sins&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the difference between above two ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank You&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="535" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T18:34:34.170" LastActivityDate="2021-06-05T17:07:38.517" Title="What is the difference between saying Oh My Allah and Oh Allah" Tags="|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8301" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8299" CreationDate="2013-05-29T09:50:11.790" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The difference is the same that is there when u address your mother as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;O mother&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;O my mother..&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can Call Allah using any of the names He like..Allah Almighty has Himself given us 99 names..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the difference is in how you feel when u call  upon Him, and How much faith you have in your heart when you call Him..&#xA;so are you allowed to call Allah, my allah when making dua?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2359" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2021-06-05T17:07:38.517" LastActivityDate="2021-06-05T17:07:38.517" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2983" CreationDate="2013-05-29T13:34:59.953" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not really know what should be said about this except what Islam says in conjunction with basic common sense. In this case it would be best to stay away from her &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; I would also recommend that you get married as user owari has recommended. Secondly, seek protection from Allah for the lustful thoughts that you have. Avoid looking at anything that excites lust and most importantly, find the company of genuine Islamic scholars whom you can sit with and get Islamic knowledge. Indeed, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/35/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;knowledge makes one fearful of Allah&lt;/a&gt;. Another recommendation is that you try to make your prayers perfect and not rush through them. As Allah has said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing, and the remembrance of Allah is greater. And Allah knows that which you do. [http://quran.com/29/45]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Try it, pray like the Prophet (SAWS) said, that is, as if you are seeing Allah and if you cannot manage that at least be aware of the fact that He is watching you. (Phrasing of the hadith is mine.) While I do not claim to have the best of characters (far from it), I can say that I have seen this work with amazing results. Nothing can beat excellence in salaah for character-building!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2013-05-29T14:07:10.393" LastActivityDate="2013-05-29T14:07:10.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8041" CreationDate="2013-05-29T16:43:53.290" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly I would like to point out that one or two Sucklings doesn't make &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;marriage unlawful&lt;/a&gt;, rather it &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;becomes unlawful&lt;/a&gt; when it is known that there was five, known/distinct sucklings.  So let us assume, while still keeping in mind what I said above, that the first and last daughter of Woman B, have become haram for marriage by all 3 sons of Women A.  So the Sons of Women A are the Maharim for both the first and last daughter of Women B, while this is not the case for the second daughter of Women B, so it would be ok for the sons of Women A to approach the second daughter of women B for marriage, as well as they have to follow the rules of conduct of men with strange women, since they are not her Maharim.  I end mentioning &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the narration&lt;/a&gt; from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‏ يَحْرُمُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ مَا يَحْرُمُ مِنَ الْوِلاَدَةِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is unlawful by reason of consanguinity is unlawful by reason of&#xA;  fosterage&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly I would like to say that this answer is not a Fatwa, and is not intended to be such, and I ask Allah to forgive me of my mistakes, and to Guide us all.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-05-29T16:43:53.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="114" CreationDate="2013-05-29T17:37:12.413" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Wali, and two righteous/trustworthy witnesses must be present:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لا نكاح إلا بولي و شاهدي عدل&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marriage is not valid without the Wali and two righteous/trustworthy&#xA;witnesses&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recorded by Ahmad, Ibn Hiban and others&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Is it possible that a marriage can be valid without presence or consent of Bride's Father and Kazi?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is both a requirement for the validity of the marriage for the Wali to give his permission for the marriage, as well as his presence.  So no it is not possible at all.  Furthermore I would like to mention that the consent of the bride is also necessary, but I do not believe that it is the answer for this question, so it can be for another question.  And again I will mention that it is also a requirement for the presence of two witnesses for the validity of the marriage.  Lastly I ask Allah's forgiveness of my mistakes, and that He guides us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: Islamic online university Notes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-05-29T17:37:12.413" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8305" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-29T19:57:12.420" Score="-1" ViewCount="207" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2614/2469&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, GoldPseudo says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Admittedly, just because the prophet was granted certain privileges does not mean they are applicable to Muslims on the whole&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean that the Prophet Mohammad did not follow all of the laws of Islam?  What does this mean that the prophet might have been granted privileges that other Muslims do not have?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2017-03-26T06:32:37.890" Title="Did the prophet Mohammad follow all of the Sharia?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8305" CreationDate="2013-05-29T20:40:21.117" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes of course the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon) followed the Shariah, as well as he was given certain privileges no other got.  The context in which GoldPseudo said that, was that of marriage, and that was that he was allowed more then four wives, where we can only marry four at one time, indicating that we can most likely handle four at a time and no more, and still do justice, and be fair to all of them.  There are some reasons, and wisdom behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) being allowed more then four.  I shall mention only one to get the point across. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among the wisdom is that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the best role model for us, and he had the best and highest of character, and we try to be like him even in the smallest things, in the sense of his good character and so on.  Because he was allowed more then four, we have with us different aspects of his house life, and how he treated his family, and how he used to take care of them and so on.  Also we have certain aspects or knowledge of this religion narrated by different wives of his, at different times, and so on.  So this is among the wisdom of he being allowed more then four.  Also I forgot to mention, and has been said by (Ansari), is that yes some things maybe lax for him, but far more were stricter, and he was held at a high standard, where things have been made lax for us, so to not put hardship on us.  I will end with this, I ask Allah guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-05-29T20:55:27.467" LastActivityDate="2013-05-29T20:55:27.467" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8309" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="269" CreationDate="2013-05-30T09:13:55.363" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question was not the belief in them.. because fundamentally if bones exist, then they were on earth, and since we believe that God Almighty is the creator of all, if we don't believe dinosaurs existed, then what are we implying? That is just like saying that because only a few prophets are mentioned by name, the rest of them didn't exist... My question was whether or not they are mentioned in the Quran... That too was answered. Also dear sir, who started this thread, if its on earth its Allah's so there shouldn't be an issue in the first place should there be? Besides considering the fact that even now, we hardly know about the earth we live in or anything else that Allah has kept concealed, while urging us to go for the quest of knowledge, we should perhaps realize that dinosaurs were one of those secrets that Allah chose to reveal to us, provided we looked hard enough! &#xA;The Quran says: Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together, then We clove them asunder and We got every living thing out of water. [21:30]&#xA;The further says: God created every animal from water. [24:45].. Note Allah says every animal and every living thing!.. Hope this helped you decide! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2570" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-05-30T22:31:34.933" LastActivityDate="2013-05-30T22:31:34.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8311" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-31T03:33:20.177" Score="4" ViewCount="1404" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard a friend say that as Muslims we should eat everything that has been made halal for us and if we don't then we will be questioned on the last day. I am specifically referring to rabbit meat here: I have never tasted it nor do I intend to, but is my refusal to eat it considered a sin on my part? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2571" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T01:31:36.653" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T01:31:36.653" Title="Is it permissible to refuse halal food?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8311" CreationDate="2013-05-31T03:48:04.243" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no reason to believe that you're obliged to eat anything just because it's &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt;, as long as you don't refuse it &lt;em&gt;because&lt;/em&gt; you think it's unlawful (it's not).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a relevant hadith wherein some people offered lizard meat to the prophet and he refused it: Not because it was unlawful, only because he felt he would not like it as it was not a customary dish among his people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-05-31T03:48:04.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2845" CreationDate="2013-05-31T13:00:42.197" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see a lot of people Confusing law of Attraction with the ALLAH SWT. Allah is the creator and  rest of all his Creation (Makhlook) except Quran which is Kalaam of Allah SWT.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Law of Attraction Works the way , Allah  SWT has honored his will to his creation to some extent and to that extent creation can perform the act of creator. For example Allah has created us , Allah Says that i listen to you, I watch you, i respond you... Don't you see that Allah has given us the Power to listen , To Watch, to Respond. But the listen of a human and listen of the Allah SWT can not be Same, we can listen to the extent we have been given the Power , we can see to the extent we have been given the Power to see... and Its the Allah who gives the Power to every thing under his Active Control... So to the UNIVERSE , if you See the word UNIVERSE means TOWARDS ONENESS and oneness only Belongs to Allah SWT, who has given powers to the Universal Laws and Truths which are existing from the Start of the Time under the will of Allah....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So LAW OF ATTRACTION IS NOT AGAINST ISLAMIC BELIEVES, TILL WE BELIEVE THAT THIS LAW IS A WILL OF ALLAH SWT, AN AMMR OF ALLAH SWT...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AND ALLAH SAYS IN SURA-E-YASEEN... when he Wishes for something to happen, HE JUST SAYS, BE AND IT HAPPENS&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ALLAH O AKBAR ... EVERY THING ELSE IS UNDER HIS CONTROL WITH SOME GIVEN AUTHORITIES&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2573" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T06:07:29.243" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T06:07:29.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8315" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-31T16:18:47.160" Score="2" ViewCount="429" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims will pretty much always include some honorific after the names of prophets and other religions figures (such as PBUH, etc.) Why are people so careful to always do this &lt;em&gt;every time&lt;/em&gt;? Is this based on some legal source, or is it simply out of respect?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T01:48:42.180" Title="Why so careful about honorifics?" Tags="|prophets|respect|salawat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8316" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-31T16:29:56.887" Score="11" ViewCount="847" Body="&lt;p&gt;Related to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1110/2469&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should Muslims who live in a secular democracy (like the United States) attempt to turn the country into an Islamic state? For example, should Muslims support ammendments to the U.S. Constitution that abolish the separation of church and state and that establish Islam as the national religion of the U.S.? Should they vote for political parties that would legislate based on Islamic teachings?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2013-08-08T00:36:34.140" Title="Should Muslims in a secular democracy try to make it an Islamic state?" Tags="|sharia|politics|democracy|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8317" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-31T16:38:36.650" Score="12" ViewCount="27645" Body="&lt;p&gt;Incest is forbidden now, in Islam, Judaism and Christianity.  Yet Adam and Eve and their children, how did they procreate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jesus was made without a father and Adam without both parents at all.  If incest is so abhorrent, why weren't humans made for the Adam and Eve's kids.  Even Abraham married his half-sister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;God can create humans from nothing/no parents.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Incest is now bad, but was allowed before during Adam/Abraham's time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was it an emergency before? Not enough humans? Extreme circumstances? Why didn't God make more Humans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2575" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-08-07T22:56:26.027" LastActivityDate="2023-09-22T00:41:18.530" Title="Is it a contradiction that Adam and Eve's kids commited incest to procreate, yet God can make humans?" Tags="|adam-and-eve|" AnswerCount="10" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8318" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8393" CreationDate="2013-05-31T16:39:45.483" Score="4" ViewCount="3251" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen symbols on food in supermarkets and restaurants marking the food as halal. I assume that these symbols come from authoritative Muslim food supervision companies. I have also seen Muslims who are careful about halal eat in other restaurants and eat unmarked food after checking all of the ingredients. I also thought that all food was supposed to be considered halal until proven haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, does food need to have a certification in order to be considered safely halal? If not, why do the certifications exist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-23T16:53:02.170" LastActivityDate="2023-05-26T19:45:52.247" Title="Does food need a halal certification?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|halal-certification|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8319" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-31T16:41:33.550" Score="8" ViewCount="1382" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have question concerning surah (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/70/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;70:40&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Allah (swt) swear by Himself? Is there any particular reason? Wassalam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2576" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-18T06:33:28.770" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T06:33:28.770" Title="Why do Allah swear by Himself in Qur'an 70:40?" Tags="|tafseer|oaths|surat-al-maarij|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8320" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-31T16:49:11.653" Score="4" ViewCount="4535" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an put in the law of &quot;an eye for an eye&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;We ordained therein for them: 'Life for life, eye for eye, nose or nose, ear for ear, tooth for tooth, and wounds equal for equal.' But if any one remits the retaliation by way of charity, it is an act of atonement for himself. And if any fail to judge by (the light of) what God has revealed, they are (no better than) wrong-doers&quot; [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 5:45&lt;/a&gt;].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Amputation for theft:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“[As for] the thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands in recompense for what they earned [i.e. committed] as a deterrent [punishment] from Allaah. And Allaah is Exalted in Might and Wise.” [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 5:38&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the value of the stolen item equal the value of a hand?  What is the value of a hand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should death be a permanent, final, punishment for a temporary &quot;fling&quot;, adultery?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Death for leaving Islam? You haven't killed anyone, but stopped believing, so you die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2575" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-06-02T14:18:54.610" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T18:47:18.697" Title="Does verse 5:38 amputation contradict verse 5:45 &quot;eye for an eye&quot;? Contradicting death for apostasy and adultery?" Tags="|quran|hudud|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-05-24T15:24:01.067" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8321" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-05-31T16:49:52.093" Score="4" ViewCount="725" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarianism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Unitarians&lt;/a&gt; are Christians who reject the concept of the trinity and the divinity of Jesus. Would Unitarianism still be considered shirk according to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T08:07:38.683" Title="Is Unitarianism considered Idolatry?" Tags="|christianity|shirk|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8323" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8317" CreationDate="2013-05-31T19:06:10.107" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Different Messengers were sent with different Laws that were applicable to different nations at different times. For example, the Law of Moses (as) differs from the Law of Muhammad (saws), and it also differs from the Law of later Messengers of the Children of Israel. There are references to the Laws of Abraham, Jacob, and so forth in the Qur'an and Sunnah. Prostrating to other than Allah was allowed in the Law of Jacob and Joseph.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question, Adam (as) came with his own Law - in his time, his wife Eve (as) always gave birth to sets of twins, one boy and one girl. The boys were to marry the girls from the previous (or later, I can't remember) birth, but not their twin sisters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why this is the case, we don't know. God has His Wisdoms. One of the purposes of His Laws are to separate the believers from the arrogant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Incidentally, the Law of Adam was the source of Cain's rebellion - he wished to transgress the Law and marry a more attractive girl, rather than the one he was supposed to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2013-05-31T19:06:10.107" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8320" CreationDate="2013-05-31T19:08:01.107" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Verse 5:38 is one of those verses that are severely misunderstood. The correct translation and punishment is to &quot;CUT&quot; the hand (mark it, so that the person is permanently marked as a thief) and NOT &quot;CUT OFF&quot; (or amputate as the terrible translation you're quoting).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See the difference between CUT and CUT OFF?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That sounds fair to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the second part of the question, it's important to note that The Quran has no death punishment for anything. Not for apostasy (there's no compulsion in religion) nor adultery (punishment of which is clearly defined as public lashing).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Th e adulteress and the adulterer, you shall lash each&#xA;  of them with one hundred lashes, and do not let any&#xA;  pity overtake you regarding the system of God if you&#xA;  believe in God and the Last Day. And let a group of&#xA;  the believers witness their punishment.” (Qur’an 24:2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In closing, I leave you with this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And if they are told: ‘Follow what God has sent down,’&#xA;  they say: ‘No, we will follow what we found our fathers&#xA;  doing!’ What if their fathers did not comprehend&#xA;  anything and were not guided? And the example of&#xA;  those who disbelieve is like one who repeats what he&#xA;  has heard of calls and cries; deaf, dumb, and blind, they&#xA;  do not comprehend.” (Qur’an 2:170-171)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PEACE&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2384" LastEditorUserId="2384" LastEditDate="2013-06-02T14:05:28.937" LastActivityDate="2013-06-02T14:05:28.937" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8320" CreationDate="2013-05-31T19:51:45.650" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly wish to point out that the first verse quoted, has to do with retaliation.  As for the second it specifies the punishment for the crime committed.  Furthermore the hand is not amputated if someone for example steals a pencil, or an orange.  Rather it is cut off when someone steals something &lt;strong&gt;of great value&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A thief's hand was not cut off for stealing something cheaper than a&#xA;Hajafa or a Turs (two kinds of shields), each of which was worth a&#xA;(respectable) price.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6793&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for death for those who commit adultery and are married, the punishment is &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/2014920&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;stoning to death&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You free to not accept Islam if you do not wish to, but if you do it is a serious things, and it is not allowed to come in thinking that you can leave or come it try it for a while then leave, no, if you enter Islam, enter with knowledge.  The punishment for leaving Islam is &lt;strong&gt;Death&lt;/strong&gt;, and the reason this came about was when the Jews of Madinah started entering Islam in groups and at the end of the day leave to deter people away from accepting The Truth, The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered those who leave Islam to be killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَنْ بَدَّلَ دِينَهُ فَاقْتُلُوهُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He who changes his religion kill him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/2114890&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, how many jews do you think pretended to be Muslims the next day?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, those who leave Islam are to be killed, period.  And there is no compulsion in the acceptance of religion, so if you do not want to accept Islam then that is you choice and cannot be forced.  Also it is worth mentioning that the death punishment is not acted upon until the authorities have argued, and sought the reason, and try to convince he/she not to leave Islam.  Also, the death punishment is acted upon by the authorities, and not by some individual Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly I would like to point out that, the point of these punishments being prescribed for these crimes, is to deter people from committing them.  I end with that, and I ask Allah to guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-06T18:47:18.697" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T18:47:18.697" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4104" CreationDate="2013-06-01T22:30:39.857" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam human life is very valuable. Saving someone's life is like saving the whole mankind. The baby inside dead mom is a separate human being. If mom dies the baby must be saved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever&#xA;kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land -&#xA;it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one - it&#xA;is as if he had saved mankind entirely. And our messengers had&#xA;certainly come to them with clear proofs. Then indeed many of them,&#xA;[even] after that, throughout the land, were transgressors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat Al-Maidah[5:32]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2583" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T06:20:15.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8330" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-02T04:43:03.940" Score="3" ViewCount="721" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading a (poorly written) essay recently, wherein a hadith was mentioned but not fully quoted.  Allegedly, the classical &lt;em&gt;fuqaha&lt;/em&gt; used it to forbid &lt;em&gt;bay' al-kali bil-kali&lt;/em&gt; (Selling of debts for debts).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beyond that, all I know is that it was reported by Ibn 'Umar, as related by al-Tabrani (&lt;em&gt;sic&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does this hadith say, and how authentic is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2023-04-04T11:02:29.700" LastActivityDate="2023-04-04T11:02:29.700" Title="What is the hadith forbidding bay' al-kali bil-kali?" Tags="|source-identification|debt|bay-al-dayn|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8333" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11692" CreationDate="2013-06-03T07:23:48.290" Score="9" ViewCount="5528" Body="&lt;p&gt;After making wudu, is it allowed to wipe the water off the face and other parts or must simply let the water to dry by itself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the sunnah over that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:41:22.077" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T20:41:22.077" Title="Wipe off after wudu" Tags="|fiqh|sunnah|wudu|taharah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2250" CreationDate="2013-06-03T10:43:50.963" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seen something like this in X-Files, native Americans memorizing binary code.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The whole Quran is recited specifically once a month in congregation, during special &quot;Taraweeh&quot; prayers in Ramadan. About 2 hours each evening for 30 days. The whole Quran is usually finished by the 27th day.  As the Imam recites people in the rows are free to correct the recitation if there is a mistake.  It is this that I believe preserves the Quran, not the written book format.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2590" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-03T18:27:25.423" LastActivityDate="2013-06-03T18:27:25.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8335" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-03T20:26:58.283" Score="5" ViewCount="163" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any laws in Islam which it is better to die rather than violate the law?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it matter whether violating the law would cause the person to die naturally (for example, eating pork while stranded with no other food) or whether the person is being forced to violate the law (for example, someone threatens someone with a gun and promises to kill him if he doesn't eat pork).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eating pork is just the example I have used here. Are there any laws which should be broken in either of the two scenarios mentioned above?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T00:52:13.237" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T00:52:13.237" Title="Are there any laws in Islam which it is better to die rather than violate the law?" Tags="|sharia|sin|death|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8336" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-04T01:10:59.100" Score="3" ViewCount="6628" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed to read prayer isha little before its time in summer? Because isha happen at 10:45 and we have to wake up for work 4:30 in the morning. And not getting enough sleep makes me very cranky and I even can't get a nap during the day time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2594" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T09:09:01.507" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T09:09:01.507" Title="Can we pray isha early in Summer?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8335" CreationDate="2013-06-04T03:03:47.437" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Preservation of life is perhaps the most crucial objective of the &lt;em&gt;Shari`ah&lt;/em&gt;. If one were to organize the aims of Islam and &lt;em&gt;shari`ah&lt;/em&gt; into a pyramid, this would be sitting at the top. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(On a side note, it is extremely ironic that today so many people think that shari`ah is all about taking life)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a situation where life is in danger, one is granted concessions on a number of laws that would be absolute and binding otherwise (the scholars have said that eating pork is OK if that's the only thing remaining between you and death). Of course each situation is different and exactly what laws are relaxed depends from situation to situation. However, rules concerning other people's lives are not relaxes - so one is for example not permitted to take someone else's life in order to save one's own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2013-06-04T03:03:47.437" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8340" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8343" CreationDate="2013-06-04T08:59:18.633" Score="5" ViewCount="13025" Body="&lt;p&gt;The questions in the heading, there isn't really much more that I can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just realised that I only the first name of the prophet - Muhammed, and that given the middle eastern emphasis on ancestry his full name is probably much longer than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastActivityDate="2021-04-08T10:07:47.620" Title="What is the full name of the Prophet and what does his name(s) mean?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8341" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8350" CreationDate="2013-06-04T09:00:46.813" Score="0" ViewCount="7789" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is this just simply a corruption of muslim? Or is there a more interesting story behind it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-13T00:28:38.217" LastActivityDate="2021-01-11T21:40:21.880" Title="Why are muslims sometimes called musselman?" Tags="|history|terminology|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-05-19T20:17:29.050" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8342" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8429" CreationDate="2013-06-04T09:56:35.930" Score="4" ViewCount="2062" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do souls of dead Muslims who knew each other during their lifetimes communicate with each other after death? If so, can the soul of the person that died later communicate news of the ones left behind (still alive)? I am quite keen to know answers to these questions based on the Qur'an and the authentic Ahadeeth, and as understood by the Salaf-us-Saliheen. Jazakallahu khairan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastActivityDate="2022-01-21T04:27:44.110" Title="Do souls inter-communicate among themselves after death?" Tags="|death|soul|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8343" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8340" CreationDate="2013-06-04T10:55:15.827" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Our beloved Prophet Mohammed(Peace be upon Him)’s full name is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mohammed Ibn Abdullah, Ibn Abdul Mutalib, Ibn Hashem, Ibn Abd Zanat,&#xA;  Ibn Abd Kusay, Ibn Kilab, Ibn Murra, Ibn Kaab, Ibn Louay, Ibn Ghaleb,&#xA;  Ibn Fihr; Fihr was the father of Quraysh and Fihr was a descendent of&#xA;  Ismail (A.W), whose father was Ibrahim (A.W).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.co.in/search?q=ibn%20meaning&amp;amp;oq=ibn%20mea&amp;amp;gs_l=serp.3.0.0l3j0i22i30j0i22i10i30j0i22i30l2j0i22i10i30j0i22i30l2.304384.305821.0.307229.7.7.0.0.0.0.163.896.1j6.7.0...0.0.0..1c.1.15.serp.1PzyR9A4x80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn&lt;/a&gt; refers to S/O(son of)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Refer &lt;a href=&quot;http://prophet-mohammed-pbuh.blogspot.in/2008/03/prophets-birth-year-full-name.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name Muhammad/Ahamed &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_%28name%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;means&lt;/a&gt; &quot;Praiseworthy&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-06-04T12:41:39.603" LastActivityDate="2013-06-04T12:41:39.603" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8344" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-04T11:25:02.673" Score="4" ViewCount="453" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullah. About a year and a half ago, I was making up a missed Ramadan fast and did not know that it couldn't be broken without a valid reason the way a nafl fast could. So I intentionally swallowed mucus from my throat thinking that it would break my fast. Later on my mother told me that make up ramadan fasts cannot be broken without a valid reason. Also I recently found out that swallowing mucus does not invalidate a fast. Is my fast valid or must I make qada? Jazakallahu khair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2596" LastActivityDate="2013-10-03T13:50:30.520" Title="Intention to break the fast" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8347" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8336" CreationDate="2013-06-04T13:48:35.787" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://salah.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This website&lt;/a&gt; gives you the recommended timing for prayer for different location and different dates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) did not mind varying time for the Isha prayer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Narrated Abu Al-Minhal&lt;/a&gt;:&#xA;  Abu Barza said, &quot;The Prophet (PUBH) used to offer the Fajr (prayer) when one could recognize the person sitting by him (after the prayer) and he used to recite between 60 to 100 Ayat (verses) of the Qur'an. He used to offer the Zuhr prayer as soon as the sun declined (at noon) and the Asr at a time when a man might go and return from the farthest place in Medina and find the sun still hot. (The sub-narrator forgot what was said about the Maghrib). He did not mind delaying the `Isha prayer to one third of the night or the middle of the night.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمِنْهَالِ، عَنْ أَبِي بَرْزَةَ، كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي الصُّبْحَ وَأَحَدُنَا يَعْرِفُ جَلِيسَهُ، وَيَقْرَأُ فِيهَا مَا بَيْنَ السِّتِّينَ إِلَى الْمِائَةِ، وَيُصَلِّي الظُّهْرَ إِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ، وَالْعَصْرَ وَأَحَدُنَا يَذْهَبُ إِلَى أَقْصَى الْمَدِينَةِ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ وَالشَّمْسُ حَيَّةٌ، وَنَسِيتُ مَا قَالَ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ، وَلاَ يُبَالِي بِتَأْخِيرِ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى ثُلُثِ اللَّيْلِ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِلَى شَطْرِ اللَّيْلِ‏.‏ وَقَالَ مُعَاذٌ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ ثُمَّ لَقِيتُهُ مَرَّةً فَقَالَ أَوْ ثُلُثِ اللَّيْلِ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Especially in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/9/37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sunnah&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah:&#xA;  The Prophet (PBUH) used to pray the Zuhr at midday, and the Asr at a time when the sun was still bright, the Maghrib after sunset (at its stated time) and the Isha at a variable time. Whenever he saw the people assembled (for`Isha' prayer) he would pray earlier and if the people delayed, he would delay the prayer. And they or the Prophet (PBUH) used to offer the Fajr Prayers when it still dark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ قَدِمَ الْحَجَّاجُ فَسَأَلْنَا جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي الظُّهْرَ بِالْهَاجِرَةِ، وَالْعَصْرَ وَالشَّمْسُ نَقِيَّةٌ، وَالْمَغْرِبَ إِذَا وَجَبَتْ، وَالْعِشَاءَ أَحْيَانًا وَأَحْيَانًا، إِذَا رَآهُمُ اجْتَمَعُوا عَجَّلَ، وَإِذَا رَآهُمْ أَبْطَوْا أَخَّرَ، وَالصُّبْحَ كَانُوا ـ أَوْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّيهَا بِغَلَسٍ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Isha prayer was offered by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;between the disappearance of twilight to the first third of the night&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn Shihab from Urwa:&#xA;  Aisha said, &quot;Once Allah's Messenger (PBUH) delayed the Isha' prayer till Umar reminded him by saying, &quot;The prayer!&quot; The women and children have slept. Then the Prophet (PBUH) came out and said, 'None amongst the dwellers of the earth has been waiting for it (the prayer) except you.&quot; Urwa said, &quot;Nowhere except in Medina the prayer used to be offered (in those days).&quot; He further said, &quot;The Prophet (PBUH) used to offer the `Isha' prayer in the period between the disappearance of the twilight and the end of the first third of the night.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ صَالِحُ بْنُ كَيْسَانَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ أَعْتَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِالْعِشَاءِ حَتَّى نَادَاهُ عُمَرُ الصَّلاَةَ، نَامَ النِّسَاءُ وَالصِّبْيَانُ‏.‏ فَخَرَجَ فَقَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ مَا يَنْتَظِرُهَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ غَيْرُكُمْ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ قَالَ وَلاَ يُصَلَّى يَوْمَئِذٍ إِلاَّ بِالْمَدِينَةِ، وَكَانُوا يُصَلُّونَ فِيمَا بَيْنَ أَنْ يَغِيبَ الشَّفَقُ إِلَى ثُلُثِ اللَّيْلِ الأَوَّلِ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I postulate that if you do it after maghrib and after the disappearance of twilight then it is fine, although Muhammad (PBUH) himself preferred to do it rather late. And Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastActivityDate="2013-06-04T13:48:35.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8348" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8341" CreationDate="2013-06-04T14:07:20.110" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Muslims&quot; is just the English plural of the Arabic word &quot;Muslim&quot; by appending an &quot;s&quot; just like the plural of most English words. I think you are referring to the Arabic plural form of &quot;Muslim&quot; which, depending on the dialect used, could sounds like &quot;Musilmeen&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no corruption here as far as I know. The correct translation of &quot;Muslim&quot; is &quot;peaceful submitter (to God)&quot; or Submitter for short.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2384" LastActivityDate="2013-06-04T14:07:20.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8349" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-04T14:20:05.227" Score="4" ViewCount="42269" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen Shias celebrate the 22nd Rajab (the seventh Arabic lunar month) by making special cookies and sweet dishes, and by visiting each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the importance of 22nd Rajab in Islamic history?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the background of this day and why do Shias celebrate this day?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-07T11:45:15.730" LastActivityDate="2023-02-14T01:19:06.173" Title="What is the significance of 22nd rajab in the history of Islam (Shia view)?" Tags="|history|ritual|shiism|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8350" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8341" CreationDate="2013-06-04T14:27:02.310" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Etymologically, the archaic English &amp;quot;mussulman&amp;quot; is derived from the Ottoman Turkish (and earlier Persian) &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;mosalmun&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;[mosælmɒn]&lt;/em&gt; &amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vajje.com/vajje/search/index?query=%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(look it up here)&lt;/a&gt; , which both mean &amp;quot;Muslim&amp;quot;. Which probably derived from  the Arabic word &amp;quot;Musliman&amp;quot;, equivalent to &amp;quot;Muslim&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Muslimoon&amp;quot; plural of Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The modern &amp;quot;muslim&amp;quot; is (obviously) derived directly from the Arabic term.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to why the Turkish form gained enough traction in English to become its own word, I can only guess, but given that the Ottoman Empire pretty much &lt;em&gt;was&lt;/em&gt; &amp;quot;Islam&amp;quot; for a big chunk of history (at least so far as Europe was concerned) it stands to reason that a lot of what was known of Islam would come through Turkish-speaking channels rather than Arabic-speaking channels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="42818" LastEditDate="2021-01-11T21:40:21.880" LastActivityDate="2021-01-11T21:40:21.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8351" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8257" CreationDate="2013-06-04T14:51:16.037" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Don't argue with a fool, he will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if someone is reasonable enough for you to argue with, then learn your knowledge about Islam and show him reference to convince him. As you are about to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if he is like how you describe, then there is no need to get upset, for Allah will judge his ignorance and arrogance. Behave the way a Muslim is supposed to behave, remain peaceful and refrain from anger and hatred. &lt;strong&gt;Actions speak louder than words&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;The best &quot;combat&quot; is through your tolerance and well-behaving&lt;/strong&gt;. Of course, even after that, there are still people who have their minds set in stone with bias, then let hem be. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really doubt that by just getting into discussion with him you will be able to have him completely realize his mistakes and say &quot;O, I have wronged&quot;. And there are more people like that in the world than you know. So either get into a healthy respectful discussion, or don't let him be on your mind at all. If you are kind enough, pray to Allah for his guidance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just my personal point of view and Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastActivityDate="2013-06-04T14:51:16.037" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7529" CreationDate="2013-06-04T15:57:36.600" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your sister will be judged for her sins. Out of your love for your sister, you may want to advice her to refrain from these actions. But in the end, if she chooses to deviate from the path pointed out by Allah, and you have tried to educate her, then she alone is responsible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding violence, you should protect you family against violence, that means interfering such occasions (which I believe you do). But do not incur violence in the mean time (don't hit your sister back e.g.), for Allah loveth not the aggressors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَاتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ يُقَاتِلُونَكُمْ وَلَا تَعْتَدُوا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُعْتَدِينَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Sahih International&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress. Indeed. Allah does not like transgressors.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  2:190&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to whether you can do anything forceful to your sister (e.g drive her out), I'm not sure. I postulate it is the house owner's decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot provide you with reference on the elder son's role after father's death, but I will try my best to give you some suggestions as in your second question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do not lose hope. Losing hope is a sin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالُوا بَشَّرْنَاكَ بِالْحَقِّ فَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ الْقَانِطِينَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Sahih International&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  They said, &quot;We have given you good tidings in truth, so do not be of the despairing.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  15:55  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ وَمَن يَقْنَطُ مِن رَّحْمَةِ رَبِّهِ إِلَّا الضَّالُّونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Sahih International&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He said, &quot;And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except for those astray?&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  15:56  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Be pious and patient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَاسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ ۚ وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلَّا عَلَى الْخَاشِعِينَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Sahih International&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And seek help through patience and prayer, and indeed, it is difficult except for the humbly submissive [to Allah ]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  2:45  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Sahih International&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  2:153  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I want to correct you that you are not trapped perpetually. Please try to understand from heart that life is a test, and Allah tests you no more than what you can bare.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَيَبْلُوَنَّكُمُ اللَّهُ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنَ الصَّيْدِ تَنَالُهُ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَرِمَاحُكُمْ لِيَعْلَمَ اللَّهُ مَن يَخَافُهُ بِالْغَيْبِ ۚ فَمَنِ اعْتَدَىٰ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَهُ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Sahih International&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  O you who have believed, Allah will surely test you through something of the game that your hands and spears [can] reach, that Allah may make evident those who fear Him unseen. And whoever transgresses after that - for him is a painful punishment.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  5:94  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Placing more emphasis on the current life more than the hereafter is a common source of stress/sorrow/misdeeds. That being said, do care for the people you love, protect your mother and devote to your family as much as you can.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do not deviate from the righteous path. Maintain your prayer at perfect timings, and prayer for guidance of your sister and well-being of your mother. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastActivityDate="2013-06-04T15:57:36.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="635" CreationDate="2013-06-04T16:17:36.900" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;We cannot prove to an atheists the existence of Allah. In fact we cannot prove the existence of Allah to anyone.  We can at most find evidence to support our claims, but in the end it comes to &quot;belief&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An analogy occurs in mathematics, where people ask, can we prove all the correct statements? The answer is no and it is proven by Godel's &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del&amp;#39;s_incompleteness_theorems&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;incomplete theorem&lt;/a&gt;. That an axiomatic system capable of arithmetic is either complete or consistent. In plain words there are always statements that are true but we cannot prove.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To believe in Allah is to take as an &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiom&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;axiom&lt;/a&gt; the existence and uniqueness of Allah. It is the &lt;strong&gt;basis&lt;/strong&gt; upon which we do rational reasoning, and we do not do reasoning on that, if you already chose your axiom.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then of course different people choose different axioms. An atheist's axioms are by definition different. Therefore Quran itself is a miracle, but only if you believe so. Just like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This sentence is correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you believe so, then it becomes correct. If you don't, then it becomes incorrect for you, and it is still consistent.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, of course, Muslims believe that Allah alone decides the truth and it is (at least its complete version is) above human understanding.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore we are the people who accept these axioms, and they are the people who reject these axioms. We cannot prove to them, but merely show evidence to them of what we believe, just like they cannot prove us but show evidence to us of what they believe.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best and may him guide those who go astray like how he guided me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-10T05:47:55.603" LastActivityDate="2016-04-10T05:47:55.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1379" CreationDate="2013-06-04T16:23:13.177" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe the atmosphere is one layer of the sky? What do you mean the sky is just the color we see? The color we see, as we postulate today, is due to reflection and refraction of sunlight through the atmosphere.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further supporting my claim is that Earth is the only  known planet that has an atmosphere that can enable humans (or animals) to live under. If you study some cosmology, then you will see how rare Earth is and how many conditions it has to meet for us to sustain, and miraculously, by Allah's will it does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just because 'the sky' is not solid does not mean it is not a structure, just because 'the sky' is intangible does not mean it is not a structure. We know too little to decide that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastActivityDate="2013-06-04T16:23:13.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8356" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="269" CreationDate="2013-06-04T16:37:57.273" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;People have seen the bones of the dinosaurs, but I have not with my own eyes. Even if I do, I know not that they indeed are from the dinosaurs.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;That means that there is a very high chance that dinosaurs exist, but it is not the absolute truth.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For only Allah alone ordains the truth, we barely perceive it within our limitations.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if Allah ordains that they don't exist then all the 'evidences' are from other animals or by human mistake. But since Allah did not mention that, one is safe to reasonably believe that they do exist due to the evidences.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastActivityDate="2013-06-04T16:37:57.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8357" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-04T17:31:36.560" Score="5" ViewCount="753" Body="&lt;p&gt;My marriage broke up in 2007 after my wife was caught cheating. She was taken away at her own request by her family and I have not seen, heard, talked or have had any other contact with her or her family, whatsoever since that time. My children are all married and independent. I formally sent her a divorce deed in 2010 on a stamp court paper duly witnessed and notarized. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is this divorce deed valid?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the status of this marriage when both partners have had no contact for 6 years?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do I now have to get a divorce again as per the Shia Islamic law?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2598" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T09:37:02.080" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T09:37:02.080" Title="What is the status of the divorce if it were given through court stamp paper according to Shia Islamic law?" Tags="|sharia|shiism|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8358" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8102" CreationDate="2013-06-04T19:09:34.153" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As long as you acknowledge God and the Judgement Day (even secretly), you ARE a submitter (muslim). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's examine the Quran verses pertaining to pig's meat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2:173 He has only forbidden for you what is already dead, the blood, the meat of pig,&#xA;  and what was dedicated to other than God. Whoever finds himself forced out of need and without disobedience or animosity, there is no sin upon him. God is Forgiving, Compassionate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5:3 Forbidden to you is what is already dead, and the blood, the meat of pig, and animals&#xA;  sacrificed to other than God. The strangled, killed by a blow, fallen from&#xA;  height, gored, eaten by wild animals except what you managed to rescue, and those slaughtered on altars... Also what you divide through gambling. This is all vile. Today the ingrates have given up from your system, so do not revere them, but revere Me. Today I have perfected your system for you, completed My blessings upon you, and I have accepted&#xA;  peaceful surrender as the system for you. So, whoever is forced by severe hunger and not seeking sin, then God is Forgiving, Compassionate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;6:145 Say, &quot;I do not find in what is inspired to me forbidden except that it be already&#xA;  dead, or blood poured forth, &lt;strong&gt;or the meat of pig, for it is foul&lt;/strong&gt;; or what is corruptly&#xA;  dedicated to other than God.&quot; Whoever is forced without seeking disobedience or transgression, then your Lord is Forgiving, Compassionate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;16:115 He only made forbidden for you what is already dead, blood, the meat of pig,&#xA;  and what was sacrificed to any other than God. But whoever is forced to, without disobedience or transgression, then God is Forgiving, Compassionate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice how in all occurrences God mentions that He's &quot;Forgiving, Compassionate&quot;. If you tried everything in your power but your family doesn't accept, and the only way is to be a submitter in secret, so be it. Don't bring any more pain for you family and eat with them what they please because God is the ultimate Forgiver, Compassionate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2384" LastActivityDate="2013-06-04T19:09:34.153" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8102" CreationDate="2013-06-05T07:17:50.287" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I might have a few suggestions for you and I will try to keep it short since there are many valuable references from the Qur'an already.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You cannot build a house when there's a hurricane so let it pass (be secretive about your conversion for now with your parents)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Make yourself so strong that no one can break you (this needs time and effort but with proper guidance it is possible)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Although both are against your ideas your father has a soft spot and that's a good thing so use it in any way you can&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you can’t see your mother in pain, your mother can NEVER see you in pain. Show her slowly how much Islam means to you and without it your life is painful (express it as much as you can, melt her heart by shedding some tears). Don't say you are right since mothers are right no matter what! Instead tell her that you love her and that she should support you to make your own decisions&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Abraham's father rejected Abraham's faith and let the people put his own son in fire yet he did not retreat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="146" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-20T09:18:31.803" LastActivityDate="2015-09-20T09:18:31.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8360" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-05T07:28:46.627" Score="0" ViewCount="4346" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there anything, a condition or a situation, that can make a dream about seeing the prophet untrue or just an imagination or a thought from shaytan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="146" LastActivityDate="2018-09-15T01:06:30.220" Title="What conditions can violate seeing Prophet Muhammad in ones dream" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|dream|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8360" CreationDate="2013-06-05T10:13:44.480" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The companions of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) knew him by face, so if they see him then its no doubt that the dream is NOT from the Devil. As we do not know him by face, we can not be sure that it is indeed him that we saw. So it's better not to make any judgement on such dream, but rely on Allah's and our Prophet's guidance and our God-given intellect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-06-05T10:13:44.480" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8321" CreationDate="2013-06-05T10:43:58.550" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;God has mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;quran&lt;/a&gt; that all the prophets came with the same message i.e. There is only one God. After that people differed because of none other jealously. God also mentions that &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/171&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Trinity&lt;/a&gt; is shirk. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For what I have been able to understand from the link you provided, it seems like Unitarianism is more closer to the original message. i.e. One God&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a brief description of shirk:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saying someone is from God or God is from someone&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saying there is someone in partnership with Him in creation and control.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-06-05T10:43:58.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8364" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8344" CreationDate="2013-06-05T11:11:36.073" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you thought that your fast was broken and you ate or drank other things before Mughrib, then you did not complete your fast and should compensate for it. If you did not eat anything till the end of the fast, then Allah will hopefully accept it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A good rule is that, instead of being in doubt, you should do the things that will make your heart at ease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-06-05T11:11:36.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7624" CreationDate="2013-06-05T11:14:39.213" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The companions of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) knew him by face, so if they see him then its no doubt &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/360930&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;that the dream is NOT from the Devil&lt;/a&gt;. As we do not know him by face, we can not be sure that it is indeed him that we saw. Same is the case with other prophets. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's better not to make any judgement on such dream, but rely on Allah's and our Prophet's guidance and our God-given intellect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-06-05T11:14:39.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8366" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="406" CreationDate="2013-06-05T13:25:45.933" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Surely it is best to understand what the Quran teaches. Prophet Muhammad was a walking Quran. Many of today's translations capture the meaning very well. I translated the Quran, did my best to keep the meaning intact, and made it easy to read. It is posted here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ClearQuran.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.ClearQuran.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2604" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-30T07:40:00.140" LastActivityDate="2015-11-30T07:40:00.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8370" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8373" CreationDate="2013-06-05T18:32:40.070" Score="7" ViewCount="3050" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been reading some stuff about Islam, I have been going to Islamic type forums and I have managed to build up a very general picture about Islam and Muslims in general. That picture seems to be that Islam seems to be geared towards the poor. Is this true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, it seems that Islam seems to give poor people reassurance to be happy with what they have. I don't understand that. You get what you dedicate your life towards right? Which is why the rich are rich and the poor are poor. For example, if the rich gave all their money to the poor, it would only be a matter of time before all that money ends up with the rich again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think about it, doesn't a student who studies medicine day and night for years become a good doctor?  Doesn't a student who studies science day and night for years end up creating a rocket which takes man to the moon and back?  So it's only natural that a student who studies wealth day and night for years becomes wealthy, just as a student of Islam who studies Islam day and night becomes a scholar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, what I have found on Islamic forums is that people seem to be hostile towards the rich. For example, whenever I try to chat to muslims on an islamic forum, and tell them that they need to do something if they want the good stuff in the world, you have to work hard at it. I normally get a response that this life is not to earn money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why? The more money you have the more you can give to charity, the more you can help people. But it seems that is not how the average muslims sees it. Is that because Islam teaches you that? i.e. money isn't everything. I agree money isn't everything, but it's right up their with oxygen when it comes to importance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question, is Islam geared towards the poor, as I always seem to get hostile responses from Muslims when I tell them that they need to work hard if they want to earn plenty of money to help the poor and needy in abundance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example that I have found is that it seems generally accepted that if you're poor, you're poor, that's how god wants you to be. Really? God doesn't want you to have billions so you can give millions to charity? God prefers for you to be poor, so you don't give to charity, or at best have a little money to give 2.5% a year, which works out to a few $100 dollars?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question, if it's not clear from the text above, is Islam geared towards the poor, and does it try to reassure the poor to be content with the little they have instead of striving to earn more in-order to help more people financially?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Also, please understand that everything I have said about Muslims is very very general based on opinions created by myself by speaking to only a few Muslims.  So I fully understand that it might not be true in all cases, or all of the time.  I did mention something like this before, but it seems to have been edited out for some reason..&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-02-21T09:39:27.320" LastActivityDate="2015-04-09T08:04:42.100" Title="Is Islam geared towards the poor?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8370" CreationDate="2013-06-05T21:37:34.167" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam isn't really geared toward the poor, at least not in the sense you're describing.  Wealth, as everything else in this world, is transitive: It will not help us on the day of judgement.  It can, however, distract those with weak faith from the importance of the hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet is reported to have said that he didn't worry about his followers becoming poor, rather he worried that they would become rich and become so intent on earning more wealth that they'd forget entirely about earning God's reward in the hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fundamentally, everything we possess is due to God's will, not our own efforts; even hard work and dedication doesn't offset the fact that there are things in this world beyond our control.  Whether rich or poor, we are all commanded to be patient and not let worldly things prevent us from righteousness and following God's law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in the end, what matters is not what wealth we had (or didn't have), rather what we chose to do with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-06-05T21:37:34.167" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8370" CreationDate="2013-06-06T00:11:21.333" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, when you form some general opinion about something from someone else's opinions, there is danger in misinterpreting. Therefore I highly recommend you to ask for reference from other people to support their claims and provide your reference to support your claim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam acknowledges man's desire to be wealthy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;زُيِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ حُبُّ الشَّهَوَاتِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَالْبَنِينَ وَالْقَنَاطِيرِ الْمُقَنطَرَةِ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَالْخَيْلِ الْمُسَوَّمَةِ وَالْأَنْعَامِ وَالْحَرْثِ ۗ ذَٰلِكَ مَتَاعُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَاللَّهُ عِندَهُ حُسْنُ الْمَآبِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beautified for people is the love of that which they desire - of women and sons, heaped-up sums of gold and silver, fine branded horses, and cattle and tilled land. That is the enjoyment of worldly life, but Allah has with Him the best return.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;3:14&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, more often than that, Quran encourages men to give wealth justly. There are lots of suras and sunnahs about this, I give one here as an example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَّثَلُ الَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ حَبَّةٍ أَنبَتَتْ سَبْعَ سَنَابِلَ فِي كُلِّ سُنبُلَةٍ مِّائَةُ حَبَّةٍ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يُضَاعِفُ لِمَن يَشَاءُ ۗ وَاللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is like a seed [of grain] which grows seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains. And Allah multiplies [His reward] for whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;2:261&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What Islam discourages, is to accumulate wealth (out of greed) and not spend a just portion of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;هَا أَنتُمْ هَٰؤُلَاءِ تُدْعَوْنَ لِتُنفِقُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَمِنكُم مَّن يَبْخَلُ ۖ وَمَن يَبْخَلْ فَإِنَّمَا يَبْخَلُ عَن نَّفْسِهِ ۚ وَاللَّهُ الْغَنِيُّ وَأَنتُمُ الْفُقَرَاءُ ۚ وَإِن تَتَوَلَّوْا يَسْتَبْدِلْ قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَكُونُوا أَمْثَالَكُم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here you are - those invited to spend in the cause of Allah - but among you are those who withhold [out of greed]. And whoever withholds only withholds [benefit] from himself; and Allah is the Free of need, while you are the needy. And if you turn away, He will replace you with another people; then they will not be the likes of you.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;47:38&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here it is clearly stated that you should spend the excess, whether for charity, for your family or other just causes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ ۖ قُلْ فِيهِمَا إِثْمٌ كَبِيرٌ وَمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَإِثْمُهُمَا أَكْبَرُ مِن نَّفْعِهِمَا ۗ وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَ قُلِ الْعَفْوَ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمُ الْآيَاتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَفَكَّرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, &amp;quot;In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit.&amp;quot; And they ask you what they should spend. Say, &amp;quot;The excess [beyond needs].&amp;quot; Thus Allah makes clear to you the verses [of revelation] that you might give thought.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;2:219&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to talk about what you mentioned. Suppose a person strives to earn a lot of money, not to keep it out of greed, but only to spend it in just causes or charity. Then clearly it is very good and no harm in that. And the more he helps other people, the more his reward will be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if a person strives to earn a lot of money just for the money, although with more money he can do more charity, it is not as good. It is stated in Quran that when you do charity you need to be sincere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَالَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ رِئَاءَ النَّاسِ وَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَلَا بِالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۗ وَمَن يَكُنِ الشَّيْطَانُ لَهُ قَرِينًا فَسَاءَ قَرِينًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [also] those who spend of their wealth to be seen by the people and believe not in Allah nor in the Last Day. And he to whom Satan is a companion - then evil is he as a companion.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;4:38&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other note, I noticed that you have much haste in judgement. You talked about average Muslim. There are roughly 1.8 billion Muslims around the world. How many have you talked to on a forum? Maybe 10-1000? It seems to me that your data pool is not big enough for you to form statistically significant hypothesis about the &amp;quot;average Muslim&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user2350" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-04-09T08:04:42.100" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8375" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-06T02:18:16.137" Score="2" ViewCount="282" Body="&lt;p&gt;I keep reading numerous &quot;He said: Muhammad said: Allah said:&quot; quotes and narrations (hearsay) and cannot stop wondering:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why weren't such quotes of Allah included in his book, like every other verse in the Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6:114&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;Shall I seek other than God as a judge when He has sent down to you this book&#xA;  sufficiently detailed?&quot; Those to whom We have given the book know it is sent down from your Lord with truth; so do not be of those who have doubt.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;6:115&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The word of your Lord has been completed with truth and justice&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;; there is no changing His words. He is the Hearer, the Knower. &lt;strong&gt;6:116&lt;/strong&gt; If you obey the majority of those on earth they will lead you away from God's path; that is because they follow conjecture, and that is because they only guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would attributing these additional words to Allah contradict his very statement that The Quran is His &lt;strong&gt;COMPLETE&lt;/strong&gt; word?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2384" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T01:46:40.960" Title="He said: Muhammad said: Allah said?" Tags="|quran|hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8370" CreationDate="2013-06-06T02:30:30.010" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rich and poor are relative terms,  different people have different quantitative measures as to what is rich and what is poor.Islam has a different take on what is considered as rich or poor, It offers a better understanding of being rich and defines it in an absolute manner :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: &quot;Being rich does not mean having a great amount of property, but [it] is being content [with what one has].&quot; - Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 4, Hadith 453&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if a Muslim is satisfied with what he has , may it be a so little as to be insignificant for most people , yet his quality of satisfaction is what makes him rich. Similarly if a Muslim is having a lot of wealth yet he longs for more to the extent it affects his emotional well being thus not being content and hence not rich.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far from being geared towards being poor , Islam is &quot;geared&quot; towards being satisfied with what Allah swt has given us, the higher the satisfaction the richer you are, this seems to be more rational to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, Allah does like people to be bountiful and there is nothing in Islam that stops a person to seek being wealthy  as long as he is content with it without violating Shariah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, &quot;Allah loves to see the sign of His Bounties on his slave.&quot;[At-Tirmidhi].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastActivityDate="2013-06-06T02:30:30.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8375" CreationDate="2013-06-06T03:11:46.530" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The simple answer is, they're not included as verses in the Qur'an because they're not verses of the Qur'an.  Nowhere does the Qur'an claim to be a record of everything God ever said (his &quot;&lt;strong&gt;COMPLETE&lt;/strong&gt; word,&quot; as it were), not even if one limits the scope just to the prophet Muhammed himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rather, the Qur'an says that even if you &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/109&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;had two entire seas full of ink&lt;/a&gt;, they would not be enough to record the words of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an in its entirety is merely a subset of the words of God, words which include at least three other named Scriptures and countless revelations to countless prophets since the beginning of mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-06-06T03:11:46.530" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8379" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7246" CreationDate="2013-06-06T04:56:03.283" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently had this discussion with a friend of mine. Here are my potentially mistaken thoughts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 3 meanings of judge involved in this discussion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Judge the fate of mankind on the Day of Judgement.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then indeed Allah is the Judge of mankind, and we humans do not have the ability to do so. I guess we are on the same page regarding this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Judge as in the legal sense. Deciding cases and disputes according to law.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then it is allowed and there are several sura and hadiths regarding this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ لِتَحْكُمَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ بِمَا أَرَاكَ اللَّهُ ۚ وَلَا تَكُن لِّلْخَائِنِينَ خَصِيمًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], the Book in truth so you may judge between the people by that which Allah has shown you. And do not be for the deceitful an advocate.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  4:105&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلْيَحْكُمْ أَهْلُ الْإِنجِيلِ بِمَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ فِيهِ ۚ وَمَن لَّمْ يَحْكُم بِمَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And let the People of the Gospel judge by what Allah has revealed therein. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the defiantly disobedient.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  5:47&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/15#2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a list of Hadith regarding judging, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Ibn Buraidah narrated from his father that the Prophet (PBUH) said:&#xA;  &quot;The judges are three: Two judges that are in the Fire, and a judge that is in Paradise. A man who judges without the truth, and he knows that. This one is in the Fire. One who judges while not knowing, ruining the rights of the people. So he is in the Fire. A judge who judges with the truth, that is the one in Paradise.&quot;] (Daif)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ الْقُضَاةُ ثَلاَثَةٌ قَاضِيَانِ فِي النَّارِ وَقَاضٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ رَجُلٌ قَضَى بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ فَعَلِمَ ذَاكَ فَذَاكَ فِي النَّارِ وَقَاضٍ لاَ يَعْلَمُ فَأَهْلَكَ حُقُوقَ النَّاسِ فَهُوَ فِي النَّارِ وَقَاضٍ قَضَى بِالْحَقِّ فَذَلِكَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Reference    : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1322&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The third meaning, as I postulate, is  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;forming an judgmental opinion about some person (based on Quran and Hadith)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did not see any clear and explicit sura or hadith about this. However, my reasoning is, since we are allowed to judge legally, we should be allowed to judge in the third sense. Because how do we judge legally without forming an opinion about somebody?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, my second argument is, that we judge (3rd sense) involuntarily. What is voluntary is whether we voice our judgement or keep it to ourselves. When you see and talk to a person, you just have an &quot;impression&quot; of him/her, which is entangled with opinion.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suggest the following. Instead of judging (3rd sense) &lt;strong&gt;a person&lt;/strong&gt;, try to limit your opinion toward some specific &lt;strong&gt;actions&lt;/strong&gt;. Something like the following: This person's this action is haram according to this sura/hadith, therefore I should refrain from similar mistake. Rather than: This person is going to hell because ... or this person is a bad person because ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In connection with your last paragraph, I think that it is less judgmental if you form an opinion on a specific action of a person rather than on the person him/herself. Also available is choice of remaining silence unless asked. I don't think anyone would deem you to be judgmental if you only tell them what they think upon their asking.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You ask, do we have the right to judge (in the third sense)? May I break down your question into two parts. Do we have the right to form an opinion on a person or an action of a person? Do we have the right to voice such opinion? You mention the 'non-judgmental' philosophy of the modern times, but what also is available is the notion of freedom of thoughts and freedom of speech (e.g. as illustrated by J.S.Mill in his &lt;em&gt;On Liberty&lt;/em&gt;). So some people would say yes we do.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now it brings me to my next point. I have realized the conflict between 'non-judgmental' and 'freedom of thoughts/speech'. I think the conflict is natural, since both philosophy are formulated by human, specific to the social-economic situation of the era. For example, a lot of 'non-judgmental' philosophy comes because of increasing globalization, a typical trend of the era.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last but not the least. I think that human-made philosophies are transient and specific. Allah's religion and philosophy is eternal. Therefore don't be afraid of the judgement (third meaning) of other people on you for being too judgmental, if your intention is to advise the person for his success in the hereafter, then you are doing good deed. People don't always know what's best for them, Allah knows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please do comment to point out mistakes in my argument or discuss with me. Above are my temporary thoughts and postulations that are open to changes.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastEditorDisplayName="user2350" LastEditDate="2013-06-06T05:04:48.130" LastActivityDate="2013-06-06T05:04:48.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8380" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3055" CreationDate="2013-06-06T09:04:23.430" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer is no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Supporting your family is a considered charity. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/64/57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Masud Al-Badri:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The Prophet (PBUH) said, &quot;A man's spending on his family is a deed of charity.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، سَمِعَ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ الْبَدْرِيَّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ نَفَقَةُ الرَّجُلِ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ صَدَقَةٌ ‏&quot;‏‏.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further, it yields greatest reward. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/12/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Of the dinar you spend as a contribution in Allah's path, or to set free a slave, or as a sadaqa given to a needy, or to support your family, the one yielding the greatest reward is that which you spent on your family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لأَبِي كُرَيْبٍ - قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ مُزَاحِمِ بْنِ زُفَرَ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ دِينَارٌ أَنْفَقْتَهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَدِينَارٌ أَنْفَقْتَهُ فِي رَقَبَةٍ وَدِينَارٌ تَصَدَّقْتَ بِهِ عَلَى مِسْكِينٍ وَدِينَارٌ أَنْفَقْتَهُ عَلَى أَهْلِكَ أَعْظَمُهَا أَجْرًا الَّذِي أَنْفَقْتَهُ عَلَى أَهْلِكَ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can agree that if you both spend on your family and do charity to others, then it is better. Now you might ask, what if a person &lt;strong&gt;only&lt;/strong&gt; spends on his family and take care of his family but does not do other charity to other people. This is a harder question.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the hadith, he/she is doing good, just not doing all the good that he/she can do. I wouldn't go as strong as saying he/she is enticed by Satan. I simply consider that he/she is doing good, but he/she can do better. This is only my opinion.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastActivityDate="2013-06-06T09:04:23.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8383" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8387" CreationDate="2013-06-06T11:21:52.480" Score="8" ViewCount="1740" Body="&lt;p&gt;How is &quot;luck&quot; viewed in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the time, we say &quot;by luck&quot;, &quot;it's your luck&quot;, &quot;depends on luck&quot;, etc.  How should these words be used by a Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it permitted to believe on luckiness? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-04T03:00:20.007" LastActivityDate="2018-02-23T02:36:07.743" Title="What is the view of Islam about luck?" Tags="|aqidah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8384" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8155" CreationDate="2013-06-06T12:19:33.883" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam does not call to hatred of infidels or non-Muslims, on the contrary, he advocated charity for them it is some examples&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1 - protection of that request in the event of war even heard the word of God&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2 - charity to them and that charity Messenger of Allah Jewish neighbor and he was drop dirt in front of his house and when he did drop he go to see him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3-Even while in Mecca was Allah bless him and when God sent the king of the mountains to assist him and salm take revenge  said no hoping that God comes out from them body who yabd of God and do not engages anything with Him As &#xA;And much more&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you talk about enmity, or intimidate non-Muslims now they think that Islam is a religion of jihad and fighting and Jihad does not called without any reason, but in the case of hostility or prevention of made people hears about Islam only or who want to fight us, he said prayed God upon him to on because Allah guides one man better for you than red camels Fargo me and for all guidance&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Further Reading Read the biography of the Prophet, peace be upon him&#xA;for the meaning of the verse is abrogated in this link but it in arabich ttp://vb.tafsir.net/tafsir5997/ if you realy want to read Quran you must lurn arabic &#xA;And finally I ask aalah to make all of us muslimm to enter his gna what non- muslim call it Paradise&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="941" LastActivityDate="2013-06-06T12:19:33.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8383" CreationDate="2013-06-06T14:53:53.447" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no such thing as luck, things don't just happen by chance or accident.  As well as I am very sure you heard of it's synonym &quot;fortune&quot;, to believe in such is shirk, for I am unsure of whether you heard or not of the roman &quot;goddess&quot;  of good luck and bad &quot;fortuna&quot;.  So whether people know it or not, admit it or not, they are referring to roman beliefs and is shirk because there is no god but Allah, and everything that happens and will be is written.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-06T16:29:08.183" LastActivityDate="2013-06-06T16:29:08.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8388" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5618" CreationDate="2013-06-06T14:54:40.723" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/search?q=salat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;multiple suras&lt;/a&gt; that contain the word al-salat (الصَّلَاةَ). For example this one&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Sahih International&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  2:3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the translation it means prayer. Is it the general meaning that you seek?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the description, it appears to me that in Quran the description of salat scatters around the whole book. There is mention of &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Zakah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;clear of intoxication&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;shortening the salat&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/238&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;importance of the middle prayer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;prostration&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ablution&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/58&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;call for prayer&lt;/a&gt; and many others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Sunnah is a great source for learning the specifics about salat, especially in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;. Also there are many websites available explaining the procedures of salat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastActivityDate="2013-06-06T14:54:40.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8389" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="805" CreationDate="2013-06-06T15:03:00.233" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with @Abbas' answer that many scholars most probably do not understand this business in its totality. As such giving a blanket fatwa that it is haraam may not be entirely correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To understand why I think network marketing is entirely halaal, let's take an example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assume that &lt;code&gt;A&lt;/code&gt; is a product manufacturer, and there's &lt;code&gt;B&lt;/code&gt;, a customer who needs the product. Let's say that he sells the product, which is market-priced at $1000 for $800. So now as a customer &lt;code&gt;B&lt;/code&gt; is entitled to use it for either his own purpose or sell it to his neighbor/friend at the market price and pocket the difference. Nothing wrong Islamically with that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;A&lt;/code&gt; however also gives &lt;code&gt;B&lt;/code&gt; the right to introduce others into the business, since &lt;code&gt;B&lt;/code&gt; is also a its qualified distributor. This brings into effect another component within the pricing structure of the product: the compensation plan. The amount for this compensation is included within the distributor's transfer price, in our case $800.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When &lt;code&gt;B&lt;/code&gt; introduces his friend &lt;code&gt;C&lt;/code&gt; into the plan, &lt;code&gt;A&lt;/code&gt; pays &lt;code&gt;B&lt;/code&gt; a commission for introducing someone else to the company as a customer and potential distributor. Again, nothing haraam in this either. AFAIK earning commission is not haraam. &lt;code&gt;C&lt;/code&gt; is said to have becomes &lt;code&gt;B&lt;/code&gt;'s &quot;downline.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, let's say &lt;code&gt;C&lt;/code&gt; too likes the product and he introduces his friend &lt;code&gt;D&lt;/code&gt; to the company's product, and now &lt;code&gt;C&lt;/code&gt; will also be compensated for introducing his friend, but then even &lt;code&gt;B&lt;/code&gt; will also benefit since though he may not know &lt;code&gt;D&lt;/code&gt; directly, by virtue of the fact that &lt;code&gt;D&lt;/code&gt; is his downline's downline, he will get its financial benefit. Again, there doesn't seem to be anything haraam in this either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The whole reason for the manufacturer using network marketing to promote his products includes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The product may require a bit of expertise to use, and a distributor, once adequately trained, can train his own downlines in the use of the product. This may not be possible in a conventional distribution model.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The distributor may not want to use conventional channels for distributing his product. This includes multiple overheads in the form of a national distributor, right down to the local retailer. At each level the price has to be marked up to accommodate them. This also includes advertising and hiring expensive celebrities for the purpose. By eliminating these middlemen, he reaches the consumer directly and avoids paying hefty fees to them. This elimination of the middleman is known in supply-chain parlance as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disintermediation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;disintermediation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What makes the plan viable is that the higher you go within the network, the commission per introduction reduces dramatically; however that is compensated by the fact that the higher you are, the &quot;wider&quot; your downline structure gets. Typically compensation plans use a logarithmic scale for calculating the amount made at each level. At all times, the amount disbursed per sale is the same, only the amount received as commission and the number of payments change at each level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Insofar as joining a network marketing company for earning commissions or just plain using the product, it's a matter of &lt;code&gt;neeyah&lt;/code&gt; (intention) and I don't think even the Prophet (SAWS) was given the right to suspect anyone's intention. And even if the intention is to earn a halaal living for oneself, there seems to be nothing haraam in that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, there are other factors like the product should not be haraam (naturally), and the scheme should not be &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponzi_scheme&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ponzi&lt;/a&gt; in nature, which essentially means that it should be viable for the manufacturer to pay commissions to everyone based on precise arithmetical calculations and should not be sold to potential distributors as an unending compensation plan, which as we all know is not mathematically viable. Even if the network runs at &quot;full load,&quot; so to speak, and every distributor has to be paid in full, the manufacturer's calculations should not go awry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are planning to join a network marketing company, I would recommend that you do the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Check the product: is it halaal beyond any shadow of doubt?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Understand the compensation plan to the best possible extent. You may even take your neighborhood Geek or Math genius to understand the compensation and explain it to you.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2013-07-16T07:33:37.867" LastActivityDate="2013-07-16T07:33:37.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8391" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8392" CreationDate="2013-06-06T17:26:20.350" Score="1" ViewCount="4001" Body="&lt;p&gt;السلام عليكم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been wondering about it for quite some time now. Now, before I further explain my question please bear in mind that I am neither a better human being nor a better Muslim then many of you, so please bear with me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is why did Allah created everything with an evolutionary nature? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did He not bless us with Islam in the first place? Why did this completion take so many &#xA;years? I am talking about all the religions that were there before Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did He not reveal our beloved Prophet (PBUH) upon us when He Himself say that The Prophet was the first one to be created (Please feel free to correct if I’m wrong)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did He not create all the humans perfect? Why not make this world heaven? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn't He make this world PERFECT? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I have no doubt HE could have done all of the above as HE wished, I just want to know WHY NOT?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks and may Allah bless you all.       &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2609" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T10:06:38.213" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T10:06:38.213" Title="Why the imperfection?" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8392" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8391" CreationDate="2013-06-06T17:59:37.810" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam was the religion in the first place, it was the religion of Adam, and the message that came to all and every Prophet (peace be upon them) before Muhammad.  But the messages of the previous Prophets, although identical theology-wise to what Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) brought, had differences in it's practices because what those Prophets brought was for a specific time and a specific place and for a specific people, and when it gets corrupted through time another messenger is sent.  But when Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) came, no other Prophet will come after him, and the message he brought was for all times, places, and people until the standing of the hour.  Furthermore even when Muhammad came, and Islam was set and perfected in one second, what would have been the point?  and how fast do you think people can change? can they change overnight?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was not the first one to be created.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Why did He not create all the humans perfect? Why not make this world heaven? Why did He not create all the humans perfect? Why not make this world heaven?&lt;/h2&gt;  &#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly Allah created us humans in the best of forms, and has given us a great responsibility.  But even so, non of us are perfect in every way, and Allah is the only one perfect in every way.  Secondly we are put in this world to be tested and tried, and for us to be differentiated from those who are bad and those who do good.  If Allah were to have made this world heaven, then what would be the point of this world and the point of striving to get to heaven in the hereafter?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Why didn't He make this world perfect?&lt;/h2&gt;  &#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are simply asking for too much of this life.  This Dunya is transitional, it will all end, while the hereafter is eternal and far better then this world.  And lastly, yes Allah could do anything if He wants to, but that is just it, He does what He wills and we are asked about our actions while He is not questioned, and Allah is all knowledgeable and all Wise.  May He forgive me of my shortcomings, and may He guide us all.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-06-06T17:59:37.810" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8318" CreationDate="2013-06-07T01:49:40.567" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Halal/Haram in Quran+Hadith is not 100% the same with halal certification/lack of halal certification in reality. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that the lack of halal certification is not directly equivalent to something with a 'haram certification' (probably don't exist).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First let us agree that we should only eat Halal (Quran) food and refrain from Haram (Quran) food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Should we eat halal certified food? With high confidence we can, since they are checked strictly by Muslim food supervision companies as you mentioned. Note that this high confidence is not 100%, because humans make mistakes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Should we eat non-halal certified food? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the lack of halal certification comes from the fact that the food failed the certification test, then with high confidence we should not eat this with same reason&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;if the lack of halal certification comes from the fact that it did not undergo such a verification process, then we are left to judge with our best judgement according to Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how do we know which case it is? We don't, but we can approximate. If you are in Saudi Arabia for example, and you see something not marked halal, then it is very probable that it is the first case where it failed the certification process. If you are in China for example, where most goods do not go through such verification process, then it is likely to fall in the second case. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore in the end, you still need your own judgement to the best of your knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just my reasoning that I toss here. And Allah knows the best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastActivityDate="2013-06-07T01:49:40.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2972" CreationDate="2013-06-07T04:42:52.123" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are so many good deeds we can do. There are so many sins we might commit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In principle each person on earth has a different combination of good deeds and sins, should we ask a question for each of these combinations? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah, the Judge on the Day of Judgement, has helped us by laying down &lt;strong&gt;principles&lt;/strong&gt; by which he judges, and they are clear from the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some cases we might have a good guess of someone's fate according to Quran. If he keeps up regular prayer at perfect timing, performed haj, does charity, cares for family, tries to do everything Allah advocates and tries his best to stay away from the sins, then &lt;strong&gt;very probably&lt;/strong&gt; he will be successful in the Hereafter. If one denies Allah's signs, commits zina regularly, is selfish and greedy, is violent and commits regularly other sins and he never repents his sins then it is &lt;strong&gt;likely&lt;/strong&gt; that he belongs to the fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But &lt;strong&gt;we are not 100% sure&lt;/strong&gt;, because Allah is the Judge, and He is the most forgiving. See the following hadith of a prostitute who was forgiven for her (previous) sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&#xA;  The Prophet (PBUH) said, &quot;While a dog was going round a well and was about to die of thirst, an Israeli prostitute saw it and took off her shoe and watered it. So Allah forgave her because of that good deed.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ تَلِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ بَيْنَمَا كَلْبٌ يُطِيفُ بِرَكِيَّةٍ كَادَ يَقْتُلُهُ الْعَطَشُ، إِذْ رَأَتْهُ بَغِيٌّ مِنْ بَغَايَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَنَزَعَتْ مُوقَهَا فَسَقَتْهُ، فَغُفِرَ لَهَا بِهِ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Sahih al-Bukhari 3467&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what I am trying to say is, if you want to postulate about other's judgement, don't. Because you can't know for sure, Allah is the Judge. If you are worried about your own judgement, Allah knows everything we do and everything we conceal. So do as many good deeds (such as keeping up prayers at prescribed timing) as possible and refrain from sins as much as you can, why risk it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastEditorDisplayName="user2350" LastEditDate="2013-06-08T04:24:45.847" LastActivityDate="2013-06-08T04:24:45.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8336" CreationDate="2013-06-07T04:44:39.647" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,&#xA;one can offer prayer between its start and end times, any prayer before its time has started is null and void.&#xA;in your case, maybe you can go to sleep after Maghrib and offer Isha in the late night. make sure that to offer Isha before Fajr time is started.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;wassalam,&#xA;Brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2610" LastActivityDate="2013-06-07T04:44:39.647" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8370" CreationDate="2013-06-07T05:12:20.657" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let us go line by line to keep it simpler and easier to relate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I've been reading some stuff about Islam, I have been going to Islamic type forums&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;MashaAllah, very good. wish more people start learning about Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Islam seems to be geared towards the poor. Is this true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many brothers have already replied about it already&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;give poor people reassurance to be happy with what they have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam teaches everyone, including poor, to be content with what Allah has provided. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You get what you dedicate your life towards right? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You strive in your work but leave the result to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Doesn't a student who studies medicine day and night for years become a good doctor?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah decided for the student to be a doctor and set him on the course to study medicine.&#xA;And so on for science, Islam, etc students.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;people seem to be hostile towards the rich.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People should welcome everyone, and not be hostile towards rich/poor/etc, for it is decided by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I normally get a response that this life is not to earn money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;True, if you study and know the TRUE purpose of life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;more money you have the more you can give to charity, the more you can help people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you see this happening in real world? We have rich who only keeps bankers happy, not the poor ppl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;is Islam geared towards the poor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is geared towards EVERYONE, rich and poor alike.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;instead of striving to earn more in-order to help more people financially?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Striving is accepted in Islam, within the limits set by Allah.&#xA;And real striving is for Akhirah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also, please understand that everything I have said about Muslims is very very general based on opinions created by myself by speaking to only a few Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Understood -)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;wassalam,&#xA;Brother&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2610" LastActivityDate="2013-06-07T05:12:20.657" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8397" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-07T05:13:38.137" Score="5" ViewCount="2164" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that it is sunnah of prophet(PBUH) to make group dua and say ameen for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, my question is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it sunnah to make group dua after Fard jamaath prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In our area(Tamilnadu, India) we had a practice of asking group dua after jamaath of every fard prayer(ie, imaam will ask dua immediately after salaam). But, when I went to north India there such thing does not exists. Is it a bid'ah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-31T00:07:10.947" LastActivityDate="2014-10-31T00:07:10.947" Title="Is it sunnah to make group dua after Fard jamaath prayer?" Tags="|salat|dua|jamaat|imam-al-jamaah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8398" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8400" CreationDate="2013-06-07T05:31:26.723" Score="4" ViewCount="2436" Body="&lt;p&gt;Instead off praying 4 rakat farz namaz, (1) I make salam after third rakat or (2) I make salam after second rakat. How to make up for remaining rakat (s). Also consider the fact if I am praying alone or leading a jamat. Is Sajad Sahw is required.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2532" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T16:41:47.693" Title="Do I have to do sajdah sahw or not?" Tags="|sharia|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8336" CreationDate="2013-06-07T05:37:59.670" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The time if ‘Isha commences upon the disappearance of the whiteness of the sky (Al-Shafq al-Abyad) according to Imam Abu Hanifa (ra) and upon the disappearance of the redness of the sky (Al-Shafq al-Ahmar) according to Imam Abu Yusuf (ra) and Imam Muhammad (ra).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In high latitude countries, the whiteness in the sky remains in the sky during the summer days and at times the redness also does not disappear.  According to some Jurists, the ‘Isha prayer is not obligatory since the time of ‘Isha never sets in. However other ‘Ulama have stated that salat will still be obligatory and this is a more precautionary view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is a locality where the redness disappears but the whiteness remains, then the ‘Isha time will commence upon the redness disappearing. This is the view of Imam Abu Yusuf (ra) and Imam Muhammad (ra) and is a valid, accepted view within the madhhab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is a locality where the redness in the sky also does not disappear or the sun never sets below the horizon, then Jurists have given different options to what should be done for the daily salats.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;·        The timings of salat should be calculated based upon that day of the year which has a normal, balanced timing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;·        The timings salat should be calculated based upon the last day in which there was a normal night, i.e. the redness and the whiteness disappeared.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;·        The timings for the salat should be calculated based upon the nearest locality that has a normal day and night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One should adopt an option in which the remainder of the locality is practicing upon so the community can perform the salats with congregation. If one is uncertain about which method of calculation is right for him, then he should consult the local scholars and practice upon their advice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would not be correct to stipulate a general time such as 1 ½ hours after Maghrib for the time of ‘Isha. The timing of salat is not calculated by fixed times but it depends on the movement of the sun. We understand that it is difficult to practice upon the stipulated time of salat, especially when the days are long and Fajr is very early. If one is in extreme difficulty, then he may perform the ‘Isha salat right before the Fajr time is about to commence and then perform Fajr salat thereafter. (This is known as Jama’ Suwari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rad al-Muhtar (1/362) H.M. Saeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ahsan al-Fatawa (2/113) H.M. Saeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فى در المختار: ( وفاقد وقتهما ) كبلغار ، فإن فيها يطلع الفجر قبل غروب الشفق في أربعينية الشتاء ( مكلف بهما فيقدر لهما ) ولا ينوي القضاء لفقد وقت الأداء به أفتى البرهان الكبير واختاره الكمال ، وتبعه ابن الشحنة في ألغازه فصححه ، فزعم المصنف أنه المذهب ( وقيل لا ) يكلف بهما لعدم سببهما ، وبه جزم في الكنز والدرر والملتقى وبه أفتى البقالي ، ووافقه الحلواني والمرغيناني ورجحه الشرنبلالي والحلبي ، وأوسعا المقال ومنعا ما ذكره الكمال قلت : ولا يساعده حديث الدجال ؛ لأنه وإن وجب أكثر من ثلثمائة ظهر مثلا قبل الزوال ليس كمسألتنا ؛ لأن المفقود فيه العلامة لا الزمان ، وأما فيها فقد فقد الأمران .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فى رد المحتار: بقي الكلام في معنى التقدير ، والذي يظهر من عبارة الفيض أن المراد أنه يجب قضاء العشاء ، بأن يقدر أن الوقت أعني سبب الوجوب قد وجد كما يقدر وجوده في أيام الدجال على ما يأتي ؛ لأنه لا يجب بدون السبب ، فيكون قوله ويقدر الوقت جوابا عن قوله في الأول لعدم السبب . وحاصله أنا لا نسلم لزوم وجود السبب حقيقة بل يكفي تقديره كما في أيام الدجال . ويحتمل أن المراد بالتقدير المذكور هو ما قاله الشافعية من أنه يكون وقت العشاء في حقهم بقدر ما يغيب فيه الشفق في أقرب البلاد إليهم ، والمعنى الأول أظهر ،...والأحسن في الجواب عن المحقق الكمال ابن الهمام أنه لم يذكر حديث الدجال ليقيس عليه مسألتنا أو يلحقها به دلالة ، وإنما ذكره دليلا على افتراض الصلوات الخمس وإن لم يوجد السبب افتراضا عاما ؛ لأن قوله وما روي معطوف على قوله ما تواطأت عليه أخبار الإسراء ، وما أورده عليه من عدم الافتراض على الحائض والكافر يجاب عنه بما قاله المحشي من ورود النص بإخراجهما من العموم . هذا وقد أقر ما ذكره المحقق تلميذاه العلامتان المحققان ابن أمير حاج والشيخ قاسم . والحاصل أنهما قولان مصححان ، ويتأيد القول بالوجوب بأنه قال به إمام مجتهد وهو الإمام الشافعي كما نقله في الحلية عن المتولي عنه . ( قوله : ولا يساعده ) الضمير راجع إلى ما ذكره الكمال ح . ( قوله : حديث الدجال ) هو ما قدمناه في كلام الكمال . قال الإسنوي : فيستثنى هذا اليوم مما ذكر في المواقيت ، ويقاس اليومان التاليان له . قال الرملي في شرح المنهاج : ويجري ذلك فيما لو مكثت الشمس عند قوم مدة . ا هـ . ح . قال في إمداد الفتاح قلت : وكذلك يقدر لجميع الآجال كالصوم والزكاة والحج والعدة وآجال البيع والسلم والإجارة ، وينظر ابتداء اليوم فيقدر كل فصل من الفصول الأربعة بحسب ما يكون كل يوم من الزيادة والنقص كذا في كتب الأئمة الشافعية ، ونحن نقول بمثله إذ أصل التقدير مقول به إجماعا في الصلوات ا هـ .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If blood becomes apparent inside an egg, the spots of blood will be impure and unlawful to consume. If the spots of blood are removed without it contaminating the other parts of the egg, then the egg will no longer remain impure and will be lawful to consume. The removal of blood is related to all types of blood marks and not only those that seem fresh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;بيضة مذرت ، فهى نجسة ، لأنها تتحول دما بخلاف اللبن ، لأنه يتغير بالفساد طعمه ، وبتغير الطعم لا يتنجس ، كذا فى ((القنية)) عن (خو) أي الخمير الوبري رحمه الله . – فتاوى اللكنوى ص 115 دار ابن حزم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;في «القدوري»: إذا ماتت فأرة في مائع كالسمن ونحوه، فإن كان ذائبا تنجس وجاز الانتفاع به في غير الأبدان وجاز بيعه، على البائع أن يبين ذلك للمشتري. وإن كان جامدا تلقى ويقور ما حولها ويلقى وينتفع بالباقي أكلا وغير ذلك، والأصل فيه ما روي أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم سئل عن سمن وقعت فيه فأرة وماتت قال: «إن كان جامدا فألقوها وما حولها وكلوا الباقي وإن كان ذائبا فانتفعوا به ولا تأكلوه»؛ ولأن في الجامد النجاسة جاورت موضعا واحدا، فإذا قور ذلك فالباقي طاهر، وفي الذائب النجاسة جاورت الكل فصار الكل نجسا. وحد الجمود والذوبان: أنه إذا كان بحال لو قور ذلك الموضع لا يستوي من ساعته فهو جامد، وإن كان يستوي من ساعته فهو ذائب – المحيط البرهاني ( ج1 ص123)  دار إحياء التراث العربي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2532" LastActivityDate="2013-06-07T05:37:59.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8398" CreationDate="2013-06-07T05:59:52.707" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you missed a rakat in prayer you should repeat the salat as you missed an obligatory(fard) action. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is reported in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithcollection.com/sahihbukhari/45-Sahih%20Bukhari%20Book%2012.%20Charecteristics%20Of%20Prayer/1371-sahih-bukhari-volume-001-book-012-hadith-number-724.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari Volume 001, Book 012, Hadith Number 724&lt;/a&gt; as &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narated By Abu Huraira : Allah's Apostle entered the mosque and a&#xA;  person followed him. The man prayed and went to the Prophet and&#xA;  greeted him. The Prophet returned the greeting and said to him, &quot;Go&#xA;  back and pray, for you have not prayed.&quot; The man went back prayed in&#xA;  the same way as before, returned and greeted the Prophet who said, &quot;Go&#xA;  back and pray, for you have not prayed.&quot; This happened thrice. The man&#xA;  said, &quot;By Him Who sent you with the Truth, I cannot offer the prayer&#xA;  in a better way than this. Please, teach me how to pray.&quot; The Prophet&#xA;  said, &quot;When you stand for Prayer say Takbir and then recite from the&#xA;  Holy Qur'an (of what you know by heart) and then bow till you feel at&#xA;  ease. Then raise your head and stand up straight, then prostrate till&#xA;  you feel at ease during your prostration, then sit with calmness till&#xA;  you feel at ease (do not hurry) and do the same in all your prayers.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Making incorrectly the sujood and rukooh led to pray the salat again&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Making salam after second or third rakats in a four rakaat prayer, both are same, you had missed some compulsory(fard) things in salat. So, you should pray again that four rakat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are leading the jamaat means you should then re-organise the members(if available) and pray the salat again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sajda-sahw is required in a salat, when one forgets to perform wajib things like sitting in atthayaath after second rakaat is wajib. If you missed that means you need to perform Sajda-sahw. Here, you don't need to do that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-06-07T06:27:44.130" LastActivityDate="2013-06-07T06:27:44.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8402" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-07T08:55:59.023" Score="9" ViewCount="7229" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Sahih Bukhari, Our Prophet Sallallaho Alaihewasallam (peace be upon him) said &quot;Pray as you have seen me to pray&quot;. He didn't shown any different way to pray for ladies. Why ladies are praying differently as per Hanafi fiqh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2532" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-22T12:46:37.133" LastActivityDate="2021-06-11T09:53:16.640" Title="Why do ladies pray differently as per Hanafi fiqh?" Tags="|salat|women|hanafi|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8406" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-07T13:03:35.750" Score="2" ViewCount="2627" Body="&lt;p&gt;Verses of the Quran can be abrogated.  But one stands out, the abrogation of 10 sucklings of a baby to 5 sucklings to develop foster relationships.  Why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seems inconsistent.  What's the big difference between 10 and 5?  Was 10 a mistake?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that it had been revealed&#xA;  in the Holy Qur'an that ten clear sucklings make the marriage&#xA;  unlawful, then it was abrogated (and substituted) by five sucklings&#xA;  and Allah's apostle (may peace be upon him) died and it was before&#xA;  that time (found) in the Holy Qur'an (and recited by the Muslims). [34&#xA;  Muslim, II, No. 3421.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2575" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2019-03-04T01:43:21.413" LastActivityDate="2020-04-24T04:33:48.970" Title="Abrogation of verses 10 feedings of baby to make foster relationship to 5" Tags="|quran|hadith-interpretation|rada|naskh|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8409" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8318" CreationDate="2013-06-07T17:08:34.793" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All foods are considered halal except the following (which are haram). Swine/Pork and its by-products; Animals improperly slaughtered or dead before slaughtering; Alcoholic drinks and intoxicants; Carnivorous animals, birds of prey and certain other animals; And all foods contaminated with any of the above products. Because there are hidden doubtful ingredients in many foods, certification removes that doubt. Food containing ingredients such as gelatin, enzymes, emulsifiers, and flavors are questionable (mashbooh). That is because the origin of these ingredients is not known. These ingredients also are not always listed on the label.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2614" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2023-05-26T19:45:52.247" LastActivityDate="2023-05-26T19:45:52.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8412" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8413" CreationDate="2013-06-07T18:49:23.813" Score="1" ViewCount="2651" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, I go and buy something for $100, and auction that something starting the bidding at $1, and then hope for the best.  Almost sounds like a gamble.  Which is why I am asking if auctions are permitted according to Islamic law?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T09:28:58.210" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T09:28:58.210" Title="Are auctions permitted according to Islamic laws?" Tags="|fiqh|business|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8413" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8412" CreationDate="2013-06-07T19:03:21.150" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;While buying something for $100 and auctioning it at a starting bid of $1 is a highly questionable business practice (why not just start the bidding at $100?), there's no reason to believe it's forbidden Islamically.  Even the prophet himself is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/14#17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;reported to have auctioned off items&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Auctioning is merely a method of determining the final price for a sale; so long as this final price is decided fairly and agreed upon by both parties when the transaction itself takes place, it's just a sale like any other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-06-07T19:03:21.150" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8406" CreationDate="2013-06-08T00:02:07.403" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not see the inconsistency as you say.  Allah can abrogate and be made forgotten &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;whatever He wishes&lt;/a&gt;, and what is abrogated is either changed to a better, or something like that which was abrogated.  And the both the ruling and the recitation (of the ten sucklings developing foster relationship) has been abrogated, and been replaced by 5 sucklings ruling-wise, and abrogated recitation-wise.  And Allah knows best, may He forgive my mistakes.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;says&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا بَدَّلْنَا آيَةً مَّكَانَ آيَةٍ ۙ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا&#xA;  يُنَزِّلُ قَالُوا إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُفْتَرٍ ۚ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا&#xA;  يَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when We substitute a verse in place of a verse - and Allah is most&#xA;  knowing of what He sends down - they say, &quot;You, [O Muhammad], are but&#xA;  an inventor [of lies].&quot; But most of them do not know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=4327&amp;amp;idto=4333&amp;amp;bk_no=53&amp;amp;ID=643&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-06-08T00:02:07.403" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8402" CreationDate="2013-06-08T00:20:51.657" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no difference between the way Men and women Pray, and what some of the Madhahib say in regards to the difference, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.binbaz.org.sa/mat/877&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;there is no authentic/or there is no evidence supporting it&lt;/a&gt;.  And the Hadith you mentioned in your question refers to all, both men and women.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.binbaz.org.sa/mat/877&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;binbaz.com (In Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-14T02:42:23.613" LastActivityDate="2013-06-14T02:42:23.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8420" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-08T10:41:34.810" Score="2" ViewCount="110" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that our prophet insisted visiting the homes of sick/ill/dead people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't withstand the psychological pressure of visiting patients and dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should I visit patients/dead people if I can't withstand sickness/illness/dead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user195" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-08T20:43:56.450" LastActivityDate="2013-10-04T05:50:35.337" Title="Should I visit patients/dead people if I can't withstand sickness/illness/dead?" Tags="|death|sick|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8421" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8422" CreationDate="2013-06-08T10:47:44.973" Score="2" ViewCount="8219" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today I visited a relative's house. She is suffering from cancer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have seen him last year during the Eid-ul-fitr. She is almost 70 now. She is so ill that she is looking like a living dead. After seeing her, I became very much unstable mentally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am in so much fear that, the question came in my mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are incurable diseases curses from the almighty Allah? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why people have incurable diseases?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please explain according to Koran and Hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user195" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T07:21:13.547" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T07:21:13.547" Title="Are incurable diseases curses from the almighty Allah?" Tags="|sick|curse|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8421" CreationDate="2013-06-08T13:31:40.813" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many infants who died early, there are many 'good' people who died in accidents/sickness and so on. How do we understand this in contrast to the fact that Allah is the most merciful?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Regarding death&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;First of all, please read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1769/2350&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;. Our life span is already decided at our birth - when we die and how we die are decided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is surely Allah that ordained death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كَيْفَ تَكْفُرُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَكُنتُمْ أَمْوَاتًا فَأَحْيَاكُمْ ۖ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Sahih International&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  How can you disbelieve in Allah when you were lifeless and He brought you to life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you [back] to life, and then to Him you will be returned.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  2:28&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Death is not the end, you will be given full compensation on the Day of Resurrection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ ۗ وَإِنَّمَا تُوَفَّوْنَ أُجُورَكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ۖ فَمَن زُحْزِحَ عَنِ النَّارِ وَأُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ ۗ وَمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا مَتَاعُ الْغُرُورِ&#xA;  Sahih International&#xA;  Every soul will taste death, and you will only be given your [full] compensation on the Day of Resurrection. So he who is drawn away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise has attained [his desire]. And what is the life of this world except the enjoyment of delusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the best ending is that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ طَيِّبِينَ ۙ يَقُولُونَ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمُ ادْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Sahih International&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The ones whom the angels take in death, [being] good and pure; [the angels] will say, &quot;Peace be upon you. Enter Paradise for what you used to do.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  16:32&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now is it Allah's curse? In general no. People are destined to die of different ages, different means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِن كُنتُمْ فِي رَيْبٍ مِّنَ الْبَعْثِ فَإِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍ ثُمَّ مِن مُّضْغَةٍ مُّخَلَّقَةٍ وَغَيْرِ مُخَلَّقَةٍ لِّنُبَيِّنَ لَكُمْ ۚ وَنُقِرُّ فِي الْأَرْحَامِ مَا نَشَاءُ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ثُمَّ نُخْرِجُكُمْ طِفْلًا ثُمَّ لِتَبْلُغُوا أَشُدَّكُمْ ۖ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُتَوَفَّىٰ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰ أَرْذَلِ الْعُمُرِ لِكَيْلَا يَعْلَمَ مِن بَعْدِ عِلْمٍ شَيْئًا ۚ وَتَرَى الْأَرْضَ هَامِدَةً فَإِذَا أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا الْمَاءَ اهْتَزَّتْ وَرَبَتْ وَأَنبَتَتْ مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍ بَهِيجٍ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Sahih International&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  O People, if you should be in doubt about the Resurrection, then [consider that] indeed, We created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then from a clinging clot, and then from a lump of flesh, formed and unformed - that We may show you. And We settle in the wombs whom We will for a specified term, then We bring you out as a child, and then [We develop you] that you may reach your [time of] maturity. And among you is he who is taken in [early] death, and among you is he who is returned to the most decrepit [old] age so that he knows, after [once having] knowledge, nothing. And you see the earth barren, but when We send down upon it rain, it quivers and swells and grows [something] of every beautiful kind.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  22:5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contrast, sudden death is not good. When you are expecting your death it is not a bad thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Alqamah narrated:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;I heard Abdullah saying: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah saying: &quot;The believer's soul seeps out, and I do not like the death like that of a donkey.&quot; They said: &quot;And what is the death of a donkey?&quot; He said: &quot;A sudden death.&quot;] (Da'if)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَامُ بْنُ الْمِصَكِّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْشَرٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏&quot;‏ إِنَّ نَفْسَ الْمُؤْمِنِ تَخْرُجُ رَشْحًا وَلاَ أُحِبُّ مَوْتًا كَمَوْتِ الْحِمَارِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قِيلَ وَمَا مَوْتُ الْحِمَارِ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ مَوْتُ الْفَجْأَةِ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Jami` at-Tirmidhi 980&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Regarding sickness&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sickness is an expiation of sin (for believers)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn `Abbas:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Allah's Messenger (PBUH) entered upon sick man to pay him a visit, and said to him, &quot;Don't worry, Allah willing, (your sickness will be) an expiation for your sins.&quot; The man said, &quot;No, it is but a fever that is boiling within an old man and will send him to his grave.&quot; On that, the Prophet (PBUH) said, &quot;Then yes, it is so.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَخَلَ عَلَى رَجُلٍ يَعُودُهُ فَقَالَ ‏&quot;‏ لاَ بَأْسَ طَهُورٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ كَلاَّ بَلْ حُمَّى تَفُورُ عَلَى شَيْخٍ كَبِيرٍ كَيْمَا تُزِيرَهُ الْقُبُورَ‏.‏ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&quot;‏ فَنَعَمْ إِذًا&#xA;  Sahih al-Bukhari 5662  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated `Abdullah:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I visited the Prophet (PBUH) during his ailments and he was suffering from a high fever. I said, &quot;You have a high fever. Is it because you will have a double reward for it?&quot; He said, &quot;Yes, for no Muslim is afflicted with any harm but that Allah will remove his sins as the leaves of a tree fall down.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي مَرَضِهِ وَهْوَ يُوعَكُ وَعْكًا شَدِيدًا، وَقُلْتُ إِنَّكَ لَتُوعَكُ وَعْكًا شَدِيدًا‏.‏ قُلْتُ إِنَّ ذَاكَ بِأَنَّ لَكَ أَجْرَيْنِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ أَجَلْ مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يُصِيبُهُ أَذًى، إِلاَّ حَاتَّ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ خَطَايَاهُ، كَمَا تَحَاتُّ وَرَقُ الشَّجَرِ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Sahih al-Bukhari 5647&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sickness is a severe test for one's religion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi 1562, Narrated Sa'd&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  When the Prophet  was asked which people suffered the greatest affliction, he replied, &quot;The prophets, then those who come next to them, then those who come next to them. A man is afflicted in keeping his religion. If he is firm in his religion his trial is severe, but if there is weakness in his religion it is made light for him, and it continues like that till he walks on the earth having no sin.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And a believer will be compensated for the affliction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #1570, Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Allah's Messenger  said, &quot;On the Day of Resurrection, when people who have suffered affliction are given their reward, those who are healthy will wish their skins had been cut to pieces with scissors when they were in the world.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To conclude&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The message is that death is not in our control but Allah's. What we can do is to be pious and patient, and Allah will compensate us with what we deserve. Allah is the just, don't worry.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Not all hadith cited are considered as Sahih.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user2350" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2013-06-08T13:42:51.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8423" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8120" CreationDate="2013-06-08T15:23:24.827" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a very clear verse in Quran regarding this and its expiation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللَّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا عَقَّدتُّمُ الْأَيْمَانَ ۖ فَكَفَّارَتُهُ إِطْعَامُ عَشَرَةِ مَسَاكِينَ مِنْ أَوْسَطِ مَا تُطْعِمُونَ أَهْلِيكُمْ أَوْ كِسْوَتُهُمْ أَوْ تَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ ۖ فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ كَفَّارَةُ أَيْمَانِكُمْ إِذَا حَلَفْتُمْ ۚ وَاحْفَظُوا أَيْمَانَكُمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ آيَاتِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Sahih International&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Allah will not impose blame upon you for what is meaningless in your oaths, but He will impose blame upon you for [breaking] what you intended of oaths. So its expiation is the feeding of ten needy people from the average of that which you feed your [own] families or clothing them or the freeing of a slave. But whoever cannot find [or afford it] - then a fast of three days [is required]. That is the expiation for oaths when you have sworn. But guard your oaths. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be grateful.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  5:89&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As well as this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَّا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللَّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا كَسَبَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Sahih International&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Allah does not impose blame upon you for what is unintentional in your oaths, but He imposes blame upon you for what your hearts have earned. And Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  2:225  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is the ever Forgiving and the most Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastActivityDate="2013-06-08T15:23:24.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8424" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-08T15:54:22.747" Score="1" ViewCount="160" Body="&lt;p&gt;Related to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/368/what-is-the-fate-of-someone-who-died-never-having-heard-of-islam&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now look at a slightly different case. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Take the example of my grandma in China. She was from the era where people wholehearted support the communist regime. Throughout her life, what she had access to was Marxist ideology about materialism, to which she adhere to. Religion has always been mis-portrayed and shined negative lights on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now according to some, she did not receive a &lt;em&gt;just&lt;/em&gt; representation of Islam, less so 'clear evidence'. But now suppose I tell her about Islam, and be as &lt;em&gt;just&lt;/em&gt; as I can, it is almost certain she will not believe. Because she has this 80 years mindset, and it is as impossible as if you want to convert a pious old age Muslim to atheism!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, according to some she will be responsible for her denying the sign.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But my question is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Take an arbitrary pious Muslim born in a Muslim family in a Muslim country. Suppose he instead lived a life of my grandma of 80 years of atheism propaganda, after which we tell him about Islam. It is very unlikely that he changes his mind. Doesn't this show a strong disadvantage toward those who were born in such a society (like my family and I)? If you really think about how a Chinese is brought up, there is great chance that he/she will not submit to God due to his family, childhood, education, propaganda from the government and the atheist society. How do I understand it in contrast to the fact that Allah is the Just?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Addendum&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;There is Muslim minority in China, but they only dwell in a (few) specific province(s). Except for those born in a Muslim family, there are &lt;strong&gt;hadly any&lt;/strong&gt; people out of 1.3 billion who adopt/convert to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2013-06-11T02:18:52.710" Title="Propaganda, predisposition and belief" Tags="|non-muslim|non-muslim-countries|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8424" CreationDate="2013-06-08T16:40:08.103" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think it's fair to say it's &quot;impossible&quot; for someone to accept Islam just because they grew up in a distinctly unIslamic environment; God guides whosoever He wills.  I doubt the situation with your grandmother in China is significantly different than the situation of Muhammad himself in Makkah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't forget: Muhammad didn't grow up in anything resembling an Islamic culture.  He was as much if not more of a minority preaching Islam &amp;mdash; for all intents and purposes an unheard of religion to the people &amp;mdash; to both the idol-worshipping Makkans and the people of the Book who lived in the area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you rely on human ability to convert people to Islam, then yes, the task is daunting.  But we don't guide people to Islam, we only convey the message.  It is God Himself who guides.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-06-08T16:40:08.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8426" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-08T18:02:05.873" Score="2" ViewCount="354" Body="&lt;p&gt;My language is Bangla/Bengali. I know Surah's, I can read Arabic. But I don't understand the meaning. So, I read websites and books that translated surah's from Arabic to Bangla. Now my question is Can I use the translated Bangla version of Surah's in salat ?? I know, some translation can't be perfect. But, Can I use it ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="384" LastEditorUserId="51" LastEditDate="2013-06-12T18:20:20.920" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:14:36.287" Title="Language of Surahs in Salat" Tags="|salat|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8426" CreationDate="2013-06-08T18:24:50.163" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No.  The Quran is to be read in Salat, and anything translated is not the Quran, rather more like a Tafseer to help those who don't understand, understand.  The Quran is in Arabic, anything other then that is not the Quran, so the Arabic should be read and nothing else.  And if you understand what it says by reading the translated/Tafseer of the Quran, then Alhamdulillah, you can read it in Salat with understanding.  May Allah forgive me of my mistakes, and guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/111542&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is some information in regards to the recitation of the Quran (in general) in a language other then Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-20T04:14:36.287" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:14:36.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8098" CreationDate="2013-06-08T20:42:32.183" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this Ayah, as well as others, Allah forbids us from taking non-Muslims as ( &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Close&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; ) friends, whom we entrust things in, and use them as support, and have strong and warm relations with them.  This is very dangerous, and those that do this is basically of them.  I do suspect you heard of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;choose your friends wisely &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is because a person can become what is friends are (can be mislead by his friends), or, basically: he is whom he is around the most.  The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;said&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الرَّجُلُ عَلَى دِينِ خَلِيلِهِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ أَحَدُكُمْ مَنْ يُخَالِلُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A man follows the religion of his friend; so each one should consider/be careful of&#xA;  whom he befriends &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask Allah for forgiveness of my mistakes.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-06-08T20:42:32.183" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8429" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8342" CreationDate="2013-06-08T21:00:52.663" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/21/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yes&lt;/a&gt;, the souls of Muslims can meet and communicate after death, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/ref/20820&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.  The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/21/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;said&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَيَأْتُونَ بِهِ أَرْوَاحَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَلَهُمْ أَشَدُّ فَرَحًا&#xA;  بِهِ مِنْ أَحَدِكُمْ بِغَائِبِهِ يَقْدَمُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَسْأَلُونَهُ&#xA;  مَاذَا فَعَلَ فُلاَنٌ مَاذَا فَعَلَ فُلاَنٌ فَيَقُولُونَ دَعُوهُ&#xA;  فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ فِي غَمِّ الدُّنْيَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then the souls of the believers come to him and they rejoice more over&#xA;  him than any one of you rejoices when his absent loved one comes to&#xA;  him. They ask him: 'What happened to so-and-so, what happened to&#xA;  so-and-so?' They say: 'Let him be, for he was in the hardship of the&#xA;  world&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best, may he forgive my mistakes.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-12-06T00:38:30.427" LastActivityDate="2013-12-06T00:38:30.427" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8233" CreationDate="2013-06-08T21:06:51.043" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is ok to do Taraweeh at your house, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do it all the time in Jama'ah (for fear it may become Fardh).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further information &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/ref/38922&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;see this (Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;. and here is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/38922&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;translated version in (English)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2013-06-09T18:25:04.103" LastActivityDate="2013-06-09T18:25:04.103" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8433" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8450" CreationDate="2013-06-09T12:41:44.750" Score="1" ViewCount="1262" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamo Alaykom.&#xA;Everything is in the title, why is Dhuhr prayer time fixed in Algeria?&#xA;I'm using a software that indicates prayer times, all other prayers are correct except Dhuhr. I tried all calculating methods but none of them indicated 13:20 for Dhuhr. If you have clarifications I'd be thankful.&#xA;Salam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2470" LastActivityDate="2013-07-24T21:01:56.337" Title="Why is Dhuhr prayer time always the same 13:20 in my country?" Tags="|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8436" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8437" CreationDate="2013-06-09T16:44:29.330" Score="6" ViewCount="2488" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm sure not many people will agree to such a purchase, but if I went out and bought a phone for $500, with the intention of making a profit, and advertised it as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pay monthly installments for this phone (interest free) over 24 months&#xA;  for $36.87 a month.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are such monthly payments an acceptable way of receiving money from a customer to pay for your goods according to Islamic rules?  Keeping in mind that it's not a forced sale, i.e. the customer has 100% choice if he wants to go ahead with this or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, I understand that not many people will be interested in such a sale, and this question is not about if this business idea is a good business idea or a bad one.  This question is simply asking, is such a sale compatible with Islamic laws?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-29T03:24:39.733" LastActivityDate="2017-06-29T03:24:39.733" Title="Are monthly payments an Islamically acceptable way to receive money for your goods?" Tags="|halal-haram|money|finance|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8436" CreationDate="2013-06-09T17:41:26.873" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the price is known and fixed, and the only difference between it and a regular transaction is that it is payed in installments rather than as one lump sum (either up front or in advance), then there is nothing wrong with this transaction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is, however, a potential concern if you offer a better price for a lump-sum payment than for paying by installments (e.g. offering to sell the phone for either $750 up front or 24*$36.87 installments).  In this case, you would be charging extra with nothing but time as a counter-value; some scholars consider such a transaction unlawful as &lt;em&gt;riba&lt;/em&gt;, however many scholars (such as this example from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&amp;amp;ID=2297&amp;amp;CATE=119&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hanafi school&lt;/a&gt;) still consider such pricing to be lawful as long as the price is agreed upon in advance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-06-09T17:41:26.873" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8438" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-09T18:17:32.840" Score="2" ViewCount="6695" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have been &lt;a href=&quot;http://heeraibg.com/heeraibg/index.php/services/scheme-a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;investing in Heera Gold&lt;/a&gt;  an Islamic company which aims to remove interest in society by allowing investment in their mainly gold export import business with an &lt;strong&gt;apparently&lt;/strong&gt; profit sharing scheme. The founder of this organization herself is an Islamic Scholar who runs Islamic schools , Madrassahs and many other business from the investment amount.It allows investments from only Muslims and a large number of Muslims are investing here, But in the share holders meetings they never disclose how they make the profit nor the balance sheet giving the reason that its a trade secret. The problem is that we are receiving the profits in almost fixed amounts with a very small standard deviation(of a few hundred rupees).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;our case: In monthly scheme for an investment of 50000 INR we could get 1500-1600 INR as profit every month. The profit value is publicly declared every month.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I contacted their assistants and they say that they decide the buy \ sale price of Gold which they import one year ahead and hence the prices are  insulated against volatility in the market.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So am I safe to assume that it is not Interest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/user/heeragold1234?feature=watch&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;These video links&lt;/a&gt; are recording of their Annual General Meetings where they explain the Islamic investment schemes and their working. They have a huge following in Mumbai and southern India. Also they have offices in Dubai, it would be great if someone can verify their offices in Dubai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-09-06T06:11:11.283" LastActivityDate="2014-01-02T09:27:20.027" Title="Investment in Islamic Business conglomerate that gives almost fixed returns" Tags="|riba|money|investment|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="298" CreationDate="2013-06-09T19:15:46.047" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anyone sent by Allah swt is a Messenger (total = 144000) see Quran 36:14&#xA;اذ ارسلنا اليهم اثنين فكذبوهما فعززنا بثالث فقالوا انا اليكم مرسلون.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some Messengers are chosen as Prophets and are given Book and Wisdom (total 313) see Quran 3:81.&#xA;واذ اخذ الله ميثق النبين لما ءاتيتكم من كتب وحكمه ثم جاءكم رسول مصدق لما معكم لتومنن به ولتنصرنه قال ءاقررتم واخذتم علي ذلكم اصري قالوا اقررنا قال فاشهدوا وانا معكم من الشهدين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger in 3:81 will come after all of them and they must believe in him and support him. My current belief is that that Messenger is Imam Al-Mahdi (as) and only the Prophets who were raised by Allah or killed/poisoned will return to pray behind Imam Al-Zamaan (as) including our own Prophet Muhammed (pbuh+f) who is the 313th and last Prophet but not last Messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah swt calls him in Quran 7:157 &quot;Al-Rasool Al-Nabi&quot; not vise versa.&#xA;٧_١٥٧   الذين يتبعون الرسول النبي الامي الذي يجدونه مكتوبا عندهم في التوريه والانجيل يامرهم بالمعروف وينهيهم عن المنكر ويحل لهم الطيبت ويحرم عليهم الخبيث ويضع عنهم اصرهم والاغلل التي كانت عليهم فالذين ءامنوا به وعزروه ونصروه واتبعوا النور الذي انزل معه اوليك هم المفلحون&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rasool = Messenger&#xA;Nabi = Prophet&#xA;Rasool Nabi = Prophet Messenger (in English adjective comes before noun unlike Arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally why 144000 Messengers not 124000 because 144000 - 313 = prime (وتر) and 313 is prime too. See Quran 89:3 والشفع والوتر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please see why والشفع والوتر are Composites and Primes according to surat Al-Fatiha and NOT Evens and Odds at www.heliwave.com/Primalogy.pdf&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2628" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T13:51:28.970" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T13:51:28.970" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8444" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8426" CreationDate="2013-06-10T13:40:23.033" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The people of the book that only focused on the meaning, lost the actual text. It is our responsibility to convey the text as well as the meaning of Quran to the world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only parts that must be in Arabic are Surah Fatiha and some part of Quran. Rest you can do in your own language as these are different duas. This creates an atmosphere of &quot;talking to Allah&quot; while praying. You should also know the meaning of the Arabic text too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-06-10T13:40:23.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8448" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8424" CreationDate="2013-06-11T02:18:52.710" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This verse in the Quran doesn't answer your &quot;big&quot; question but it sheds some light on the situation of your grandma..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;22:5&lt;/strong&gt; O people, if you are in doubt as to the resurrection, then We&#xA;  have created you from dirt, then from a seed, then from an embryo,&#xA;  then from a fetus developed and undeveloped so that We make it clear&#xA;  to you. We settle in the wombs what We wish to an appointed time, then&#xA;  We bring you out a child, then you reach your maturity, and of you are&#xA;  those who will pass away, &lt;strong&gt;and of you are those who are sent to an old&#xA;  age where he will not be able to learn any new knowledge after what he&#xA;  already has.&lt;/strong&gt; You see the land still, but when We send down the water&#xA;  to it, it vibrates and grows, and it brings forth of every lovely&#xA;  pair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that people of old age may be too set in their own ways and maybe too limited in acquiring new knowledge. You may try to reason with her to acknowledge that there's a God at least. Unfortunately, really, based on the verse above, you may just aggravate her more than anything :(&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried with my grandma who's orthodox christian. And while she agrees with my message (God Alone), she continues to go back to her old ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2384" LastActivityDate="2013-06-11T02:18:52.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8449" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8456" CreationDate="2013-06-11T04:42:37.017" Score="3" ViewCount="6083" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it a sin for a brother (16 years old) and  his elder sister (18 years old) to sit near to each other? Is there a hadith regarding this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2532" LastEditorUserId="156" LastEditDate="2014-01-03T03:57:32.643" LastActivityDate="2014-01-03T03:57:32.643" Title="Is it haram to for a sister and her brother to sit together, when both are no longer children?" Tags="|sharia|hadith|practical-islam|source-identification|fatwa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8433" CreationDate="2013-06-11T05:14:09.073" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that your government or the responsible state takes Dhuhr prayer time in  maximum value in all year prayer times. in my country, Indonesia, I found that some people do it too. In example, there are Dhuhr prayer time in 13.00 when the other held it in 12.00 or around that.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15963" LastActivityDate="2013-06-11T05:14:09.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8451" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8453" CreationDate="2013-06-11T06:02:17.090" Score="3" ViewCount="3428" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can you please provide us with some guidelines regarding the national anthem being sung by our school during its various functions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible, standing up for it, placing hands on chest etc..?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2532" LastActivityDate="2013-06-30T14:42:44.040" Title="National Anthem in Islamic Schools" Tags="|quran|hadith|fatwa|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8452" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8451" CreationDate="2013-06-11T06:26:59.273" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;National anthem is a symbol of our affection to our homeland, just like namaz(prayer) shows our affection to Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since their is a natural tendency of humans for things like our place of birth, where we spend our childhood and our country, Islam does not have anything against it. So it perfectly fine to sing it with all its components (like placing hands on the chest)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is objectionable that our love for Allah and his Prophet (PBUH) exceeds our love of other things and thus we undermine His commandments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-06-11T06:26:59.273" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8453" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8451" CreationDate="2013-06-11T08:52:14.613" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A national anthem is a hymn or song of praise and love for one's nation. And all praise is for Allah Alone. So I don't think it is appropriate for a Muslim to sing the national anthem. Allow me to explain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Praising someone or something per se is not haraam. (&quot;My wife is a great cook,&quot; or &quot;My country is beautiful.&quot;) But making a ritual out of it for anything or anyone other than Allah (I feel) makes it shirk. &quot;Ritual praise&quot; is praise that is done either at particular times or particular occasions. For example, each time we stand in Salaah and say in Arabic that &quot;All Praise is for Allah...&quot; we are doing ritual praise. And ritual praise I feel is &lt;code&gt;solely&lt;/code&gt; Allah's prerogative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Love for one's country is not unnatural or even haraam; however restricting it to singing a particular song or anthem to show one's love may not be correct. Love for one's nation implies that one works to alleviate the problems and sufferings of her people. Standing once a year during the national day and saluting the national flag and singing the national anthem in a loud and emotionally-charged voice reeks of hypocrisy. Do something practical for your nation, I feel you will be doing her a greater service.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is my opinion only and I am no scholar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastActivityDate="2013-06-11T08:52:14.613" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8454" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8455" CreationDate="2013-06-11T09:11:50.363" Score="3" ViewCount="202" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As-Salam-o-Alaikum To All&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to make a website for my area's masjid(mosque) as a kind gift to home of Allah, but I am not sure whether this is allowed within Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the idea is permissible in general, what kinds of contents are allowed on the website?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Hafiz to All.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2634" LastEditorUserId="2469" LastEditDate="2013-06-11T16:52:11.210" LastActivityDate="2013-06-11T16:52:11.210" Title="Can I make website for a mosque?" Tags="|masjid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8455" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8454" CreationDate="2013-06-11T09:33:00.310" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah encourages you to &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/254&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;spend&lt;/a&gt; in his cause. This can be your money or energy. If He has given you a particular skill, then what's better way of thanking him other than giving it &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/245&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;back&lt;/a&gt; to Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So please do make this website and May Allah accept it from you, as He will not waste a deed as small as a grain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-06-11T09:33:00.310" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8449" CreationDate="2013-06-11T11:32:28.517" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it is not a sin, as they are not suitable to marry each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a quote from the Quran indicating that women do not have to cover themselves around their brothers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and&#xA;  guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that&#xA;  which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their&#xA;  headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to&#xA;  their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons,&#xA;  their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their&#xA;  sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or&#xA;  those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are&#xA;  not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp&#xA;  their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And&#xA;  turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might&#xA;  succeed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surat An-Nūr 24:31&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2635" LastEditorUserId="156" LastEditDate="2014-01-03T03:56:45.063" LastActivityDate="2014-01-03T03:56:45.063" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8465" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8466" CreationDate="2013-06-12T09:54:06.057" Score="3" ViewCount="2649" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my masjid, they used to recite Surah Yasin three times on the shab-e-barat night, under the belief that it would change their fate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this true?  If so, please provide relevant ahadith supporting this practice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2532" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T11:03:53.203" LastActivityDate="2021-05-08T21:43:36.537" Title="Does our fate get changed in the night of shab-e-barat?" Tags="|qadar|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8466" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8465" CreationDate="2013-06-12T13:48:30.400" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it is not true.  Furthermore the recitation of Surat Yaseen, and many other things, on this night are all Bid'at/Innovation in religion.  There are no Ahadeeth supporting such worships being done on this night, the ahadeeth that do exist they are either Weak (Da'eef) or Fabricated (Mawdoo').  And may Allah forgive my mistakes.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/ref/154850&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamQA(Arabic)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-12T16:36:21.493" LastActivityDate="2013-06-12T16:36:21.493" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8248" CreationDate="2013-06-12T13:59:05.433" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, men may give the salam to women, even if they are not their Maharim.  The obligation, or the order to give the salam and return it is general for all Muslims.  When salam is given to a women, or the other way round, it must be kept professional, there is no shaking of hands, and if the women is young and there is fear of Fitnah the rule changes.  But in general, it is ok for men and women to give and return the salam if done professionally.  May Allah forgive me of my mistakes.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information on this, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/ref/39258&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this (in Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-06-12T13:59:05.433" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2985" CreationDate="2013-06-12T15:45:34.307" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillahi arrahmani arrahim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is indeed an interesting post. There is a theory around according to which Holy Quran is a translation of Jewish or Christian documents. For instance it says for the &quot;Alif Lam Ra'&quot; that it is an acronym of &quot;amer li rabbi&quot; = my rabbi (or sheikh) has told me (in Hebrew). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beware of those theories for two reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Their aim is to refute the authenticity of Koran &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Their argument has a huge flaw: if a word exists in Hebrew or Aramaic (Syriac) it does not mean that it is not Arabic It just means that it is merely a cognate. Semitic languages share +90% of roots when it comes to verbs and nouns. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The effort should rather be focusing on getting the essence of the world and its meaning back in the time of the prophet sala llaho alayhi wasalam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not a direct answer to your question but I wanted to make the point given the fact that I am familiar with aplogestic works in Christianity and Judaism that aims at refuting the Islamic faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallaho aelam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2644" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-10T12:39:15.160" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T12:39:15.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8469" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8320" CreationDate="2013-06-12T16:15:24.853" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismi llahi rahmani rahim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all there are many conditions that have to be fullfilled one of them is that the value of a stolen object has to exceed a certain threshold (ie someone who steals to escape hunger and famine is exempted)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Omar has suspended this punishement during his time as a Calife. And there was an argument between muslim scholars regarding the punishement of adultery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point is that the &quot;hodod&quot; (physical punishement) must not put an end to the life of a human being and have to be avoided unless their application is the ultimate option.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith telling the story of a woman having been stoned to death because she commited adultery proves that if that event did occur then it took place before the Zina Verse that deals with fornication. The prophet is said to have applied the Sharia of Moses (Judaism) to this case. Koran states no where that death is the punishement to adultery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a sermon of a sheikh (Adnan Ibrahim) to be found on youtube which details this. It is in arabic only for the time being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;wallaho a'elam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2644" LastActivityDate="2013-06-12T16:15:24.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8470" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-13T04:38:22.350" Score="2" ViewCount="274" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it wrong to encourage conversions to Islam by giving monetary or materialistic benefits as  a symbol of support, help and brotherhood?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, There is a verse in the Quran that defines people who are eligible to receive charity money (Zakat). Among them are people who newly embrace Islam so is this encouraged?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Mu'allafatu Qulubuhum &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.net/Search/ResultDetails.aspx?lang=en&amp;amp;view=result&amp;amp;fatwaNum=&amp;amp;FatwaNumID=&amp;amp;ID=1765&amp;amp;searchScope=21&amp;amp;SearchScopeLevels1=&amp;amp;SearchScopeLevels2=&amp;amp;highLight=1&amp;amp;SearchType=exact&amp;amp;SearchMoesar=false&amp;amp;bookID=&amp;amp;LeftVal=0&amp;amp;RightVal=0&amp;amp;simple=&amp;amp;SearchCriteria=allwords&amp;amp;PagePath=&amp;amp;siteSection=1&amp;amp;searchkeyword=099111110118101114116#firstKeyWordFound&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; are leading tribal figures of influence on their people, and&#xA;  giving them Zakah is hoped to incline them to convert to&#xA;  Islam.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from Zakat, Are there any examples from the Prophet's pbuh  history wherein  he gave gifts or other benefits,emoluments  etc to encourage conversion to Islam? Also in the modern scenario how can one apply this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-24T07:35:43.290" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T07:35:43.290" Title="Are monetary benefits to encourage conversion to Islam wrong?" Tags="|money|conversion|dawah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8470" CreationDate="2013-06-13T08:37:38.453" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;bismi llahi rahmani rahim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;those you have mentioned are المؤلفة قلوبهم and those were both non-muslims and recent converts (whose conversion was perceived rather as an act of assimilation) who were powerful enough to cause trouble to the tiny muslim community so giving a part of Zakat to them was a containment policy to have them siding with muslims and to avoid domestic trouble as muslims (who were very few) had to face external geopolitical challenges.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, the aim was not to give poor converts a financial comfort to encourage them to convert although conversion is universally encouraged in every licit mean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Calife Omar ceased the payment of Zakat to that category because at his time the Islamic nation was strong enough to survive any domestic trouble. What Omar has done was pure and pertinent Ijtihad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Poor muslims or converts who came to medina and only counted on the support of the community were around 400 and belonged to ahl-assifa أهل الصفة (ie abu huraira). Their status disappeared by the time of Omar who founded &quot;bayt al Mal&quot; which was in charge of redistributing the money of Zakat and other ressources to needy muslims (for the first time in recorded human history).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2644" LastActivityDate="2013-06-13T08:37:38.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8472" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-13T10:35:02.503" Score="3" ViewCount="1688" Body="&lt;p&gt;I advised my friend to offer &lt;em&gt;qada&lt;/em&gt; prayers of his deceased father and to pray for his forgivness as this is compulsory (wajib) on the children. He replied that his father had left him and his mother. He also said that his father didn't fulfill their needs and didn't pay attention to him and his mother. Because of that, he said it is not wajib upon him to pray for his father and offer his &lt;em&gt;qada&lt;/em&gt; prayers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does Islam say about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="821" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-14T11:38:11.080" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T12:05:49.127" Title="Should child pray for the forgiveness of his bad father?" Tags="|sharia|salat|children|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8433" CreationDate="2013-06-13T12:42:16.867" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is because in every season Zawal is before 1pm, and it makes no or very minnimum effect on Duhr timing also Duhr has the maximum reasonable, acceptable time to offer prayer among all,so in most of the regions Duhr timing is constant or vary from 5 to 10 mins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2645" LastActivityDate="2013-06-13T12:42:16.867" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8476" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9313" CreationDate="2013-06-13T15:12:08.047" Score="2" ViewCount="13922" Body="&lt;p&gt;How exactly do you work out how much zakat you have to give on the gold you own?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that you work out the nisab value, and if you have more gold than that, you give 2.5% of the value of the gold you have.  I am assuming that is based on the nisab value of 24 carat gold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, most people have gold jewellery, and gold jewellery is normally 22 carat gold, as 24 carat gold is too soft to make into jewellery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how does it work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I supposed to find the nisab of 22 carat gold, then give zakat based on how much 22 carat gold I have based on the current value of 22 carat gold on the open market?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or, to make things even more complicated, is it based on the value of the jewellery?  which normally costs a 3rd more than the value of the gold, when when it comes to selling your jewellery, I think the gold merchant is just interested in the value of the gold, so you normally get a 3rd to a half off the value you the jewellery...  as I think they melt the jewellery to get pure gold out of it...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I have no idea how this works when working out zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As ramadhan is approaching, apparently a lot of people like to give their zakat in ramadhan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-26T14:32:52.860" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T14:32:52.860" Title="How exactly do you work out how much zakat you have to give on the gold you own?" Tags="|ramadan|zakat|nisab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8476" CreationDate="2013-06-13T16:34:39.333" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To my understanding, the general rule according to the Hanafi madh'hab is that gold mixed with a valueless metal is still considered &quot;gold&quot; for all intents and purposes so long as it contains more gold than it does other metals.  So anything higher than 12 karats of gold (which is twelve parts gold to twelve parts other material) would still be treated the same as if it was full 24 karat gold for the purposes of zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the jewelry is for personal use and was not acquired with the intent to sell or trade it, then the zakat payable would merely be based on the weight of gold, not the market price.  I &lt;em&gt;believe&lt;/em&gt; that the Hanafi position is that it would still be based on weight even if it &lt;em&gt;was&lt;/em&gt; acquired for trade, but I'm not certain: I know that zakat on non-gold/non-silver jewelry is only payable on trade goods (at market value) and not for personal-use items, but given that one should pay zakat on gold/silver &lt;em&gt;regardless&lt;/em&gt; I believe that it is calculated the same way in either case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="2384" LastEditDate="2013-08-12T21:52:36.730" LastActivityDate="2013-08-12T21:52:36.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8479" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-13T19:08:26.317" Score="6" ViewCount="3801" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that at the beginning of a noun, when the &lt;em&gt;hamzat-al-wasl&lt;/em&gt; in the definite article الْ is pronounced, it is always pronounced as &quot;al-&quot; (i.e. with a &lt;em&gt;fatha&lt;/em&gt;).  However, using &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/1/6&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Fatihah 6&lt;/a&gt; as an example, the &lt;em&gt;hamzat-al-wasl&lt;/em&gt; in اهْدِنَا is pronounced &quot;ihdinaa&quot; (i.e. with a &lt;em&gt;kasra&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Visually, there is nothing to distinguish the &lt;em&gt;hamzat-al-wasl&lt;/em&gt; in either case; they are both written exactly the same.  How should one know which vowel to pronounce when the &lt;em&gt;hamzat-al-wasl&lt;/em&gt; comes at the beginning of an &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt; (i.e. is not absorbed into the preceding vowel), or is it just a matter of learning and memorizing how each word would be pronounced when it comes up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T23:34:23.977" Title="How is hamzat-al-wasl pronounced at the beginning of an ayah?" Tags="|arabic|tajweed|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8480" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-13T20:24:39.390" Score="5" ViewCount="5112" Body="&lt;p&gt;Inspired from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/8472/18&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know there is a difference of opinion on what kind of &lt;em&gt;salah&lt;/em&gt; one can make up, but suppose one adopts the opinion that intentionally un-offered &lt;em&gt;salah&lt;/em&gt; can be made up later. In this case, is it permissible to do it on behalf of another person? I.e. do the deed, and ask for the reward to be given to another person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2013-09-12T04:40:45.807" Title="Can one offer salah on behalf of someone else?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8481" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5855" CreationDate="2013-06-13T23:35:41.013" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People have entrusted you with their money to safeguard, and it would be your responsibility to look after their property.&#xA;If you lend their property to someone else and are unable to return it, it would be haram, because it is stealing, although unintentional. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It'd be advisable to use the knowledge of someone who has a background in finance and banking. Their input would be invaluable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2647" LastActivityDate="2013-06-13T23:35:41.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8480" CreationDate="2013-06-14T03:45:10.223" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can pray if you want to, but it will not compensate for the missed prayers the other person has missed. i.e. your deeds will not be written in his books. To make a deed acceptable, there must be a &quot;neyat&quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.40hadithnawawi.com/index.php/the-hadiths/hadith-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;intention&lt;/a&gt;) for it. If the other person did not made the intention, how can he get its reward.&#xA;Also the books of deeds of a person is closed is closed except three things as mentioned in the hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When a man dies, his deeds come to an end except for three things:&#xA;  Sadaqah Jariyah (ceaseless charity); knowledge which is beneficial; or&#xA;  a virtuous descendant who prays for him (the deceased).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-06-14T03:45:10.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8484" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8472" CreationDate="2013-06-14T03:52:17.273" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should pray for your father's forgiveness as it is one of the three things that can help him now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When a man dies, his deeds come to an end except for three things:&#xA;  Sadaqah Jariyah (ceaseless charity); knowledge which is beneficial; or&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;a virtuous descendant who prays for him&lt;/strong&gt; (the deceased).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your praying will also make you a better person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for praying his missed prayer, that can not be compensated by you praying for him instead. For details see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8472/should-child-pray-for-the-forgivness-of-his-bad-father?lq=1&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2013-06-14T03:52:17.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5855" CreationDate="2013-06-14T05:31:43.470" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fundamentally, yes, it is halal, but considerations must be made on exactly how the &quot;loan&quot; is contracted; attempting to run it like a modern bank where you're handling money that has been deposited (and can be withdrawn at will) would be questionable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From reading through the proposal in OP's link, two viable scenarios come to mind, both of which are generally considered permissible:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1164/22&quot;&gt;Mudarabah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;: This isn't really a loan, so much as investment in a business.  One party (the &lt;em&gt;rabb al-mal&lt;/em&gt;, in this case the &quot;lender&quot;) provides the capital, while the second party (the &lt;em&gt;mudarib&lt;/em&gt;, in this case the &quot;bank&quot;) would actually run the business.  The capital can be worked with in any manner stipulated by the business contract: As long as the contract permits it, then the &lt;em&gt;mudarib&lt;/em&gt; may invest or lend out the capital on behalf of the &lt;em&gt;rabb al-mal&lt;/em&gt; at her discretion.&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;rabb al-mal&lt;/em&gt; would be entitled to a share of any profits (if relevant) earned from the capital; exactly how the profits would be distributed would be included in the original contract.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the case of any loss, it would be deducted from the original capital.  The &lt;em&gt;rabb al-mal&lt;/em&gt; may end up receiving less than his full investment in return when the contract is dissolved.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bay al-dayn&lt;/em&gt;: This is, quite simply, a business loan.  The lender provides a certain amount of capital, and the debtor (in this case the &quot;bank&quot;) agrees to pay it back at a specified time (literally, this is selling an amount of money now for the same amount of money later).  Until that time, the debtor can do with the capital as she sees fit &amp;mdash; it's hers, after all; she technically bought it &amp;mdash; including but not limited to investing it or lending it to a third party.&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The lender in this case is not entitled to any profits from the loaned capital.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It becomes incumbent on the debtor to repay her debt in full when it becomes due; even if losses were incurred, the lender takes no share thereof.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as you're not attempting to work with more money than you actually have available (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractional_reserve_banking&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fractional reserve banking&lt;/a&gt;, which is common among modern banks), the issue of &quot;selling things you don't own&quot; doesn't even come up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2013-06-14T05:37:04.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8492" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8496" CreationDate="2013-06-15T03:29:29.733" Score="8" ViewCount="85162" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalam alaykum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wonder if there is specific Hadith / Quran verses stated that Muslim men are mandatory to attend masjid for the five times prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if you are not able to? What are the conditions that apply to it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if you are praying at home with your spouse or alone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the consequence of not going masjid for five times prayers as man?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazaakalla khair&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="3424" LastEditDate="2014-02-19T17:53:59.360" LastActivityDate="2014-09-14T22:18:12.843" Title="Is it mandatory (Fard) for a man to go to masjid for all 5 prayers?" Tags="|quran|hadith|salat|sunnah|masjid|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8493" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41200" CreationDate="2013-06-15T05:32:34.117" Score="3" ViewCount="1449" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is known that Imam Abu Hanifa and his followers did not consider a &lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt; hadith sufficient evidence to rule anything &lt;em&gt;fard&lt;/em&gt;, rather he required that the hadith also be &lt;em&gt;mash'hur&lt;/em&gt;.  Ostensibly this was a measure of caution due to the large numbers of questionable ahadith that were being narrated during his time; one would not want to make a ruling based upon an erroneous hadith after all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since then, significant advances in the hadith sciences have taken place.  Today, thanks to the work of countless generations of dedicated scholars, we not only have a much larger corpus of hadith literature, but also a much stronger sense of their validity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do modern Hanafi scholars still hold to the mash'hur requirement, now that the original concern (i.e. questionable ahadith being used as legal evidences) has been so mitigated?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-06-16T03:17:23.927" LastActivityDate="2021-09-27T03:07:07.407" Title="Do modern Hanafi scholars still rely on mash'hur ahadith?" Tags="|fiqh|uloom-al-hadith|hanafi|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8494" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-15T07:10:38.743" Score="2" ViewCount="167" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many of the followers of the 4 schools of thought claim that it is Fard to do Taqleed and join one of the 4 schools while there are others like Salafis who claim that Taqleed by a non-layman can be a form of Shirk and is Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The definition of Taqleed is very important for this question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Taqleed:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To follow the statements of an individual whose statement is not from&#xA;  the four proofs (Hujjah) of the Shareeah and the statement is without&#xA;  evidence (Daleel).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This definition of Taqleed is approved and accepted by the contemporary Deobandis, as Taqi Usmani says, Taqleed is to follow the opinions of a person, whose opinion is not a proof in Islamic law without asking for his proof (i.e. the Muqallid does not ask the proof from the person whose opinion he follows). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoted from, &quot;The Legal status of following a Madhhab&quot; by Moulana Muhammad Taqi Usmani. The definition is attributed to Ibn Hummam and Ibn Nujaim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is Taqleed of one of the four schools Fard in this age of Information?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-05-31T07:33:22.763" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T07:33:22.763" Title="Is Taqleed Fard in Islam?" Tags="|madhhab|fard|taqlid|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-06-12T23:10:15.697" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8218" CreationDate="2013-06-15T07:11:26.663" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I know, a person only answers to god about his/her beliefs and to no one else. One can't judge another because of his beliefs-- but only for his good deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2655" LastActivityDate="2013-06-15T07:11:26.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8496" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8492" CreationDate="2013-06-15T07:20:12.840" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/8918&quot;&gt;It is obligatory to attend prayers in congregation at a Mosque as can&lt;/a&gt; be seen from the following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him)&#xA;  that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon&#xA;  him) said: “By the One in Whose hand is my soul, I was thinking of&#xA;  ordering that wood be gathered, then I would have ordered that the&#xA;  call to prayer be given, then I would have told a man to lead the&#xA;  people in prayer, then I would have gone from behind and burned the&#xA;  houses of men who did not attend the (congregational) prayer down&#xA;  around them. By the One in Whose hand is my soul, if any one of them&#xA;  had known that he would get a bone covered with good meat or two&#xA;  sheep’s feet with meat in them, he would have turned up for the ‘Isha’&#xA;  prayer.”  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 618; Muslim, 651&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1 – Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“When you (O Messenger Muhammad) are among them, and lead them in&#xA;  As-Salaah (the prayer), let one party of them stand up [in Salaah&#xA;  (prayer)] with you taking their arms with them; when they finish their&#xA;  prostrations, let them take their positions in the rear and let the&#xA;  other party come up which have not yet prayed, and let them pray with&#xA;  you”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[al-Nisa’ 4:102] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn al-Mundhir said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The fact that Allaah has commanded us to establish prayer in&#xA;  congregation even at times of fear indicates that doing so at times of&#xA;  security is even more obligatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Sahabas , Prayers of the neighbors of Mosque are not valid except inside the Mosque:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was also narrated that Ibn Mas’ood (may Allaah be pleased with him)&#xA;  said: “Whoever hears the muezzin and does not respond with no excuse,&#xA;  his prayer is not valid.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Moosa al-Ash’ari said: “Whoever hears the&#xA;  muezzin and does not respond with no excuse, his prayer is not valid.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that ‘Ali said: “There is no prayer for a neighbour of&#xA;  the mosque except in the mosque.” It was said, “Who is the neighbour&#xA;  of the mosque?” He said, “Whoever can hear the muezzin.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali (may Allaah be pleased with&#xA;  him) said: “Whoever hears the call to prayer and does not come, his&#xA;  prayer does not go beyond his head, except for one who has an excuse.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that ‘Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:&#xA;  “Whoever among the neighbours of the mosque hears the call to prayer,&#xA;  and he is in good health and does not have any excuse, his prayer is&#xA;  not valid.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Salaah wa Hukm Taarikiha, p/ 153&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even a blind man who could hear Meuzzin was not given concession:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: A blind man [Ibn Umm Maktoom]&#xA;  came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and&#xA;  said, “O Messenger of Allaah, I have no one to lead me to the mosque,”&#xA;  and he asked the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be&#xA;  upon him) to grant him a concession allowing him to pray in his house,&#xA;  and he allowed him that. But when he turned away he said, “Can you&#xA;  hear the call to prayer?” He said, “Yes.” He said, “Then answer it.”&#xA;  According to a version narrated by Abu Dawood (552) and Ibn Maajah&#xA;  (792) he said: “I do not think there is any concession for you.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Nawawi said concerning this hadeeth: its isnaad is saheeh or hasan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Majmoo’, 4/164 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn al-Mundhir said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If there is no concession for a blind man, then it is more appropriate&#xA;  that there should be no concession for one who can see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you have no valid excuse to not go to the Mosque for congregation prayers and you can hear the Muezzin , then prayers at home are not valid as per the above fatwas and hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from the generic view above there are certain cases where prayer in congregation would be frowned upon, or even completely discouraged:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/21394&quot;&gt;Prayer in a Mosque containing Shrine\ grave&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/93150&quot;&gt;Prayer in a Mosque or Imam who is an Innovator with beliefs of Shirk (eg: extreme sufis, Barelvis, Shias etc)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/93150&quot;&gt;Prayer in a Mosque where the name of other than Allah is invoked or inscribed&lt;/a&gt; e.g:(Ya Ali Madad, Ya Khawaja Madad)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'And the mosques are for Allah (Alone), so invoke not anyone along&#xA;  with Allah.' [Soorah al-Jinn (72): 18]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prayer in the state of Janabah (ritual impurity)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Food has been served to the person before the prayer or while badly in need of passing excrement and / or urine.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace be upon him) in this regard says: “Prayer is not&#xA;  valid when food has been served and when a person is in need of&#xA;  relieving himself of excrement and/or urine” (Reported by Imam&#xA;  Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Knows Best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-06-20T16:20:23.390" LastActivityDate="2013-06-20T16:20:23.390" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8451" CreationDate="2013-06-15T07:26:25.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The love of country is a human virtue and the anthem at schools is one way of showing it all together which is what it is about. I don't see what would be wrong with it unless it is intended to replace a religious ritual. It would be like avoiding physical exercise in consideration of namaz. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding Najeeb's answer -- &quot;ritual praise I feel is solely Allah's prerogative&quot;-- by all means, all &lt;strong&gt;religious&lt;/strong&gt; ritual praise is solely for Allah. But national anthem is not a religious praise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not a scholar-- my personal thought.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not a member here-- can write answers but no comments. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2655" LastActivityDate="2013-06-15T07:26:25.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8499" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8229" CreationDate="2013-06-15T07:30:54.393" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &quot;count&quot; should be as many as you can provide for them to have a good live, future, education,... and raise as good persons to themselves and to others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2655" LastActivityDate="2013-06-15T07:30:54.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8383" CreationDate="2013-06-15T07:35:34.013" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Being there&quot; with a good mood and attitude when things happen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having faith that God knows and sees whatever you come across with and is with you in everything you do with good intentions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2655" LastActivityDate="2013-06-15T07:35:34.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8501" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-15T12:33:23.300" Score="0" ViewCount="1231" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who are the companions of the elephant mentioned in Surah Al-Fil (The Elephant), what was their treacherous plan and how did it go astray?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-14T02:05:32.553" LastActivityDate="2022-06-26T15:51:46.803" Title="Who are the companions of the elephant mentioned in Surah Al-Fil?" Tags="|tafseer|islamic-events|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8502" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8501" CreationDate="2013-06-15T16:41:56.017" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The companions of the elephant refer to the army of Abraha, so-called because it included a number of war elephants.  He felt slighted by the Quraysh, and planned to exact revenge by destroying the kaaba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He didn't succeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-06-15T16:41:56.017" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8505" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-16T12:14:39.700" Score="4" ViewCount="1263" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that as Muslims, you believe that absolutely nothing happens without the will of Allah.  For example, if you take painkiller, it will only work if Allah wills it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I don't understand is that as Muslims, you've been warned by Allah to not drink alcohol, because you go out of control.  That's true and that is fair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I don't understand is that, that alcohol will only make you drunk if Allah wills it to make you drunk.  So why warn, people not to drink it, and then will the alcohol to make them drunk?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why not allow people to drink alcohol and will the alcohol to not make them drunk?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, why warn people that if they drink alcohol, it's benefits are not worth the side effects, when the alcohol will only make you drunk when god wills it to make you drunk?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T00:51:20.867" LastActivityDate="2017-11-09T20:37:15.100" Title="Why is alcohol not permitted, if it requires the will of Allah to make you drunk?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|alcohol|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8507" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-16T17:49:14.103" Score="1" ViewCount="2490" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Yusuf Alis Translation of surah Al-Masad:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perish the hands of the &lt;em&gt;Father of Flame&lt;/em&gt;! Perish he!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No profit to him from all his wealth, and all his gains!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Burnt soon will he be in a Fire of Blazing Flame!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His wife shall carry the (crackling) wood - As fuel!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A twisted rope of palm-leaf fibre round her (own) neck!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is the &lt;em&gt;Father of the Flame&lt;/em&gt; in the surah and why mush he &lt;em&gt;perish&lt;/em&gt;? And why is his wife cooperating? And why is she hanged? Is this by her own hand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T12:02:03.387" Title="Who is the father of the flame in Surah Al-Masad" Tags="|quran|tafseer|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8505" CreationDate="2013-06-16T18:29:30.770" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;God knows what will happen, &#xA;but doesn't make it happen for you. &#xA;If you're drinking, you're doing &#xA;so to get what you expect out of it. &#xA;If drinking out of an addiction &#xA;against your will, &#xA;then got to make your mind to stop it and God helps you. &#xA;Helps your mood, see the right way to go about it, ... . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alcohol isn't strictly forbidden BTW. There are cases the physician approves and is alright in those cases. From what I know, unhealthy &#xA;food is forbidden in Islam to the degree it is so. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please also read my comment above. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2655" LastActivityDate="2013-06-16T18:29:30.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8505" CreationDate="2013-06-16T23:42:11.097" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;God has made rules that govern the physical universe. Laws of physics are manifestation of God's will. Similarly He has made human and the way that he designed it, alcohol will mess up his normal thinking.&#xA;Since, as humans, our most differentiating factor is that we can think and reason, anything that hampers it, is warned.&#xA;A fire will burn, although He can tell it, not to. This world is made as a test, so there will be things that will be harmful and we will be tested to keep away from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-06-16T23:42:11.097" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8510" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-06-17T02:28:38.123" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The chain of narrators which fulfill the conditions of authenticity are acceptable; other chains which include one or more reason to justify their rejection means they are rejected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with&#xA;  information, investigate, lest you harm a people out of ignorance and&#xA;  become, over what you have done, regretful.&#xA;  - 49:6&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The knowledge of al-Jarh wat-Ta’deel has been proven in the Kitab (Qur’an) and Sunnah and by Ijma’ (consensus). So this ayah is a clear text about the acceptance of the news of one trustworthy person. And the point of that is that Allaahu subhanahu wa taa’ala commanded confirming and verifying once some news comes via a faasiq (a disobedient sinner). And the understanding of that is that the trustworthy narrator does not require confirmation of his news. And the trustworthy narrator is the one who is known for truthfulness, trustworthiness and verification in narrating his reports. And this ayah is also a proof for splitting the people up into two categories.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=6167&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-06-17T03:03:32.223" LastActivityDate="2013-06-17T03:03:32.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8511" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-06-17T02:28:38.123" Score="0" Body="The science of Al-Jarh wa At-Ta‘deel (Criticism of Hadeeth narrators) studies and evaluates the accreditation of Hadeeths and their narrators to determine if they fulfill the conditions which qualify the narration to be authenticated,  and to find out the reasons behind any possible rejection of their narrations." OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-06-17T02:37:48.103" LastActivityDate="2013-06-17T02:37:48.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8512" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-06-17T02:35:20.750" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-06-17T02:35:20.750" LastActivityDate="2013-06-17T02:35:20.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8513" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-06-17T02:35:20.750" Score="0" Body="Christianity is the religion founded by the later followers of Prophet Jesus(A.S), who is considered to be the second last prophet of Islam." OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-06-17T02:38:44.123" LastActivityDate="2013-06-17T02:38:44.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8514" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-06-17T02:42:14.110" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-06-17T02:42:14.110" LastActivityDate="2013-06-17T02:42:14.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8515" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-06-17T02:42:14.110" Score="0" Body="Historical events that shaped the life of Muslims." OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-06-17T02:42:26.063" LastActivityDate="2013-06-17T02:42:26.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8516" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-06-17T02:45:30.097" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-06-17T02:45:30.097" LastActivityDate="2013-06-17T02:45:30.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8517" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-06-17T02:45:30.097" Score="0" Body="A school of thought in Islam founded by the later followers of Abu Hanifa, who is one of the great scholars of the salaf." OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-17T02:52:49.407" LastActivityDate="2013-06-17T02:52:49.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8518" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-06-17T02:46:51.650" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-06-17T02:46:51.650" LastActivityDate="2013-06-17T02:46:51.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8519" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-06-17T02:46:51.650" Score="0" Body="Qiraat literally means recitation, specifically used to refer to a specific area/word(s) where recitation varies, but does not change the meaning.  " OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-17T02:49:54.490" LastActivityDate="2013-06-17T02:49:54.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8520" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-06-17T02:52:59.260" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Abraham is given the title Ḵalīlullāḥ, Meaning: Friend of Allah in Islam.The Quran says:&#xA;Who can be better in religion than one who submits his whole self to Allah, does good, and follows the way of Abraham the true in Faith? For Allah did take Abraham for a friend.&#xA;—Quran, sura 4 (An-Nisa) ayat 125[29]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-06-17T02:56:46.390" LastActivityDate="2013-06-17T02:56:46.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8521" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-06-17T02:52:59.260" Score="0" Body="Abraham is one of the great prophets of Islam who rebuilt the Kaaba.  Eid al-Adha, commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God, before God intervened to provide him with a sheep to sacrifice instead.  he is known as the close friend of Allah. " OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-17T02:55:46.713" LastActivityDate="2013-06-17T02:55:46.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8522" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-17T03:21:35.087" Score="1" ViewCount="57" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is required in Islam to pay the zakat and other obligations towards the leader of the Muslims, for this a registry of Muslims is essential was such a registry maintained by the Muslims of the time? and does it help to have a global database of Muslims around the world for better management and utilization of Muslim resources?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Motivation:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a major Shia Islamic sect which makes it compulsory to have a unique ID cards for its adherents and I see them using it to profile its adherents and manage the human resources in an efficient way. All their religious activities, payments etc are logged in a global database. Is this a correct thing to do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-01T08:07:19.250" LastActivityDate="2017-04-01T08:07:19.250" Title="Was a registry of Muslims maintained in past?" Tags="|practical-islam|history|khilafah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8523" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-17T04:35:26.093" Score="0" ViewCount="1217" Body="&lt;p&gt;We read in the Quran , that the past nations like the tribe of Aad, Lut were destroyed for their sins and some of the Bani Israel were transformed into animals for breaking the laws, but after coming of the last Prophet Muhammad we seldom see such mass destruction where entire nations are destroyed even though many nations or people are committing sins far much worse then nations of past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does coming of the last prophet have anything to do with this? and what is the reason for this respite?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T23:50:09.503" Title="Past nations sinned and were punished , current nations are excused?" Tags="|islamic-events|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8524" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8505" CreationDate="2013-06-17T04:58:54.433" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That Allah guarantees that the world &lt;em&gt;works&lt;/em&gt;, that is when you light a fire it burns, that when you drink water it slakes your thirst was fully thought out &amp;amp; explicated by the Ash'arite Theologian Al-Ghazali - he called it Occasionalism. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah guarantees the laws of this world, and does not change them. We understand them as the laws of nature. For Allah to make alcohol not intoxicating means firstly that He will have to break that guarantee - and He does not break his own Word; and secondly if alcohol did not make people intoxicated it could no longer, in all truth be considered as alcohol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is why are intoxicants forbidden: Firstly one can make errors of judgement whilst intoxicated; secondly because it can become an addiction and finally because in extreme cases it is a poison.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you point out during their time in this material world, muslims are warned off drinking alcohol, because there is both good &amp;amp; bad to wine, but the bad is greater than the good - that is it is not intrinsically &amp;amp; wholly bad - as pointed out in Surat &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/219&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Baqarah 2:219&lt;/a&gt; (The Cow):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say: &quot;In them is great sin, and some profit, for men; but the sin is greater than the profit.&quot; They ask thee how much they are to spend; Say: &quot;What is beyond your needs.&quot; Thus doth Allah Make clear to you His Signs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But after leaving this life - it is not forbidden, but encouraged. But notice the Wine here is mixed with Kafur, or Pure &amp;amp; Holy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/76/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'Insān 76:5&lt;/a&gt; (The Man)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As to the Righteous, they shall drink of a Cup (of Wine) mixed with Kafur,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/76/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'Insān 76:21&lt;/a&gt; (The Man)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Upon them will be green Garments of fine silk and heavy brocade, and they will be adorned with Bracelets of silver; and their Lord will give to them to drink of a Wine Pure and Holy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="270" LastEditDate="2013-06-17T05:13:03.117" LastActivityDate="2013-06-17T05:13:03.117" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8522" CreationDate="2013-06-17T05:16:11.867" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;That would be against the basic principle of Islam-- no one else could tell what one believes in. Even zakat-- which has a society aspect is totally voluntary, on one's own judgement. I don't think anyone should be asked to &quot;declare&quot; his/her religion. It should remain between the self and the God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2655" LastActivityDate="2013-06-17T05:16:11.867" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8523" CreationDate="2013-06-17T09:26:39.770" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whenever God sends a prophet to a nation, they clarify the message of God to the last degree. When the nation does not follow the messenger, with the only reason that they don't want to give up their ways, then God makes a small demonstration of what He is going to do on the Judgement Day. If the messenger has not gained enough strength in the land, it is done by destroying the nation by some natural disaster and saving the prophet for it. These are normally the cases which you mentioned for Aad and Lut.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the prophet gains enough following, then the same punishment comes from the hands of prophet's followers. This happend two times in known history. Once for Prophet Musa (PBUH) and other for Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). This &quot;azab-e-elahi&quot; is the one mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Tawbah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ONLY happens when the messenger of God is alive. Since there will no more prophets after Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), then this type of &quot;azab-e-elahi&quot; will not come to any nation now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-06-17T09:26:39.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8507" CreationDate="2013-06-17T15:23:32.180" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu aleikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AS abu lahab was a son of abdul muttalib&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so he was uncle of Muhammad (saw) and pegan of arab, most probably he was on his parents religion.&#xA;His wife often left firewood on the path of our beloved prophit (saw), and abu lahab threw intestines of pigs over Muhammad (saw). Also abu lahab threw a stone at Muhammad (saw) when he tried to warn the Quraish. Abu lahab had a very red complexion that is why he was called this way. According to scholars, Muhammad (saw) strangled Umm, so she throw no more thorns at him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith says:&#xA;Hadhrat Urwah (May Allah SWT be well pleased with him) says, �Thuwaybah (May Allah SWT be well pleased with him) was a slave of Abu Lahab. Abu Lahab set her free, and she suckled the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). When Abu Lahab died, someone from his family saw him in a dream, in the worst possible condition. The person asked him, �What did you get?� Abu Lahab said, �After I was separated from you, I did not find any peace, except that because I freed Thuwaybah (May Allah SWT be well pleased with her), I am given a drink through this (i.e. the finger). Verily, my wife is much better of (i.e. in Jannah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2658" LastActivityDate="2013-06-17T15:23:32.180" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8529" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-17T17:55:55.207" Score="2" ViewCount="350" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is Islamic ruling on the drawing of the shape/body of an object? Is it true that the objects could be living objects with a soul as long as no face is drawn?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or in general, can we draw a living thing, as long was we don't have a bad intention?  Perhaps without drawing the face, or without eyes (face present).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or if it doesn't make it too broad, on what extent can one draw images of living things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or simply, is drawing every living thing prohibited in Islam according to Hadith in this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/11157/11938&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; for the question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/11153&quot;&gt;Can I draw living creatures just for art?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please cite some Hadith while answering, or any scholarly rulings present in this regards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-30T22:57:37.233" LastActivityDate="2017-06-30T22:57:37.233" Title="Up to what extent is drawing living things permissible?" Tags="|halal-haram|image|soul|drawing|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-07-10T07:07:40.517" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8164" CreationDate="2013-06-17T23:49:57.893" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;God and His existence is very large concept, may not be readily there to take in. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some things are &quot;felt&quot; even before proven by deductive science. &#xA;I don't think Einstein sat at his desk and played with formulas &#xA;for writing his theory. He's first seen and observed many things, &#xA;&quot;sensed&quot; how it can be-- that without anything behind supporting in any way &#xA;what he &quot;saw&quot;. He then modelled and proved what still is difficult for a great majority to comprehend even today. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Human beings are equipped with many forms &#xA;of understanding and perceptions. What we see and realize build on &#xA;our conscious, mind, emotions, beliefs, ... . If it can be put into &#xA;clear-cut philosophy that's perfectly fine. &#xA;But i think closing the door to what we &#xA;can see but not prove would be missing a very big part of it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Too lengthy for a comment-- that's why here. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Totally my personal opinion-- not a scholar on the subject. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2655" LastActivityDate="2013-06-17T23:49:57.893" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8533" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-18T03:19:28.067" Score="8" ViewCount="825" Body="&lt;p&gt;Al-Qurʾān refers to ʿĪsā as المسيح.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, in Sūratu Āli ʿImrān:45:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِذْ قَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَا مَرْيَمُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُبَشِّرُكِ بِكَلِمَةٍ مِنْهُ اسْمُهُ &lt;strong&gt;الْمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَم&lt;/strong&gt; وَجِيهًا فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ وَمِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the meaning of the word مسيح or the verb مسح?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;With (1) in mind, why is ʿĪsā called المسيح?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(A &lt;strong&gt;good answer&lt;/strong&gt; will describe the reasons why ʿĪsā is called المسيح based on the meaning of the word مسيح/ مسح. The reasons must not be based on conjecture but scripture, preferably from the Qurʾān, but not limited to it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2669" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-14T22:10:15.947" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T14:33:39.417" Title="What is the significance of al-Qurʾān referring to ʿĪsā as المسيح?" Tags="|tafseer|arabic|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8534" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-18T04:34:24.437" Score="3" ViewCount="8380" Body="&lt;p&gt;My understanding of the Muslim belief about the Gospel of Jesus is that it has been largely lost, although pieces of it remain in the versions that modern Christians use. In what language was the Injil originally composed? Was it Hebrew? Aramaic? Perhaps Arabic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastActivityDate="2018-03-10T17:55:23.093" Title="In what language was Injil originally written?" Tags="|prophet-isa|language|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8535" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8536" CreationDate="2013-06-18T06:57:18.273" Score="5" ViewCount="62835" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw most of the Shia and Bohra people's activities are the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, I heard they had some difference between them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the basic difference between these two people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2665" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T22:36:19.493" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T22:36:19.493" Title="What is the difference between Shia and Bohra People?" Tags="|shiism|bohra|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8536" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8535" CreationDate="2013-06-18T09:59:19.733" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;The major difference in any of the Shia sects is the succession issue, you would find  new Shia sects being formed after the demise of their respective Imam with each party claiming that they have the correct Imam and &lt;a href=&quot;http://gift2shias.com/2011/05/15/takfiri-shia-scholars/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;perform takfeer on the other sects with different set of Imams&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Ismailis were split from the now mainstream Shias over the succession issue of Imam Jafar Sadik. The Ismailis took Ismail bin Jafar as their Imam whereas the 12ers(Ithna Ashari Shia) took Musa Kazim bin Jaffar Sadik as their Imam.  Continuing with the Ismaili Imams, Ismailis got split into Druze and mainstream Ismaili then further down the line they again got split into Nizaris(Aga Khani\ Khoja, the only sect to have the Imam to this date) and Musta'ali branches , the Mustaali branch ended at Tayyab, who went into occultation. Now the Imamless sect was governed by what they call as Daee Mutlaq (Unrestricted Missionary) who are the alleged representatives of the Imam who is thought to be hidden somewhere. Again there were many splits in the hierarchy of Daee, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawoodi_Bohra&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;which led the formation of dozens of Bohra sects&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IO8AY.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Bohra divisions&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Talk-of-rift-among-Bohras-over-Syedna-s-successor/Article1-1044475.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The current major Bohra sect called the Dawoodi Bohra is again facing the same succession issue of the Daais as the position of Daee holds great position of Control and power, abundant wealth and lavish lifestyle&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doctrinal differences between the mainstream 12er Shias and Bohras are that the Bohras belive in an esoteric interpretation of Quran and Islam , wherein each verse\ words of the Quran can be given completely different meanings. This may hold true even for the mainstream sects albeit with a relatively less esotericism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;eg:&#xA;In Surah Fatiha , they assign meanings to individual words of the Ayat, like arRahman= Hasan, arRaheem = Husain , Malike Yawmiddeen= Imam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dawoodi-bohras.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&amp;amp;t=8399&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Most of&lt;/a&gt; the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.org/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Tree&amp;amp;NodeID=784&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=7&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;mainstream scholars have declared them to be disbelievers&lt;/a&gt; due to their ardent worship of their leader who is called Daae , the Daee of this sect calls for his devotees to prostrate to him and there is frequently sung poetry in their Majlis dedicated to the Daee :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sajda tujhe wajib hai, tu masjid e azam hai,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;hajj hai teri pabosi, tu kaaba- e- alam hai&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;dum tera bharunga main, tausif karoonga main,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ae shah-e-zaman jab tak, ye dum mein, mera dum hain&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means prostration to the Daee is compulsory and the Daee is the Kabaa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following are some typical activities they do:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.org/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=680&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=7&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Prostrating to other than Allah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.org/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=681&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=7&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Women kissing their leader's  hands and feet and those of his family&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.org/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=682&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=7&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The leader  of Bohras claims to be the overall controller of the soul and faith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The leader of Bohras claiming he exclusively owns all Waqf properties&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.org/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=684&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=7&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The leader of Bohras claiming he has the right to socially boycott those who object to him&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The sect is infamously known for harsh religious persecution of its own followers to the extend they have again split into this issue alone forming the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dawoodi-bohras.com/news/1601/97/An-Islamic-sect-reduced-to-a-cult/d,pdb_detail_article_comment/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Progressive Dawoodi Bohra Sect&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are various bohra sites , &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamhelpline.net/node/7397&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;most important of them is this one which has turned into a general Islam Q\A site&lt;/a&gt;. In this site you will get to know &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamhelpline.net/searchtestpage?txtsearch=bohras&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;more details about the Bohra religion.&lt;/a&gt; The author of this site is himself is a former Bohra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S: I myself is a former Bohra who left this sect for pure Islam based on Quran and Sunnah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-11-18T13:08:45.150" LastActivityDate="2013-11-18T13:08:45.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8537" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8540" CreationDate="2013-06-18T10:38:27.433" Score="2" ViewCount="1422" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking for a dataset of all the Quranic words translation in English. In some websites, there seems to have that but they do not provide download option.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2651" LastEditorUserId="2651" LastEditDate="2013-06-18T12:51:19.137" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T23:42:34.243" Title="Is there any dataset having word by word translation of the Quran?" Tags="|quran|translation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2016-06-24T15:39:05.767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8539" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8534" CreationDate="2013-06-18T11:57:19.370" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Injil could have been written in Aramaic or Biblical hebrew. but when it comes to current gospel it is a set of 4 injils some written in Greek others in Aramaic and epistles. There were many Injils circulating in the first centuries of christianity the current version has been canonised almost 4 centuries later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a subject of a huge debate as lutheran bible does not accept certain passages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0134.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0134.html&lt;/a&gt; (from a catholic perspective) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-source_hypothesis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-source_hypothesis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of those who wrote the gospels were not even contemporaries of Jesus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_long_after_Jesus%27_death_were_the_Gospels_of_Matthew_Mark_Luke_and_John_written&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_long_after_Jesus%27_death_were_the_Gospels_of_Matthew_Mark_Luke_and_John_written&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2644" LastActivityDate="2013-06-18T11:57:19.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8537" CreationDate="2013-06-18T13:56:33.807" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.openburhan.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; might be useful. You can download the site from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.openburhan.net/installob.zip&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-06-18T13:56:33.807" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8492" CreationDate="2013-06-18T15:02:09.070" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;After prophets clarify the message of Allah to the last degree and his nation is still defiant, then it is a &quot;sunnah&quot; of Allah that His's wrath (azab) comes on that nation. In Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) case that came by the hands of &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;believers&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a pre-requisite of it, it was necessary to distinguish between true believers and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munafiq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;non-believers&lt;/a&gt;. One way to do that was to make congregational prayer compulsary for everyone who claims to be muslim, because it was a very &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/142&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;difficult thing for them&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As this was a time-specific decision, it does not apply now. Although it is VERY much encouraged to go to Masjid to pray, but it is not a &quot;farz&quot; as praying five times a day is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-06-18T15:02:09.070" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8542" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8543" CreationDate="2013-06-18T20:32:28.200" Score="4" ViewCount="2852" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Qur'an or Hadith, is it permissible for a Muslim to lie in some circumstances?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, under what circumstance may a Muslim lie?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2669" LastEditorUserId="34639" LastEditDate="2019-08-01T19:00:38.767" LastActivityDate="2019-08-01T19:00:38.767" Title="According to the Qur'an or Hadith, is it permissible for a Muslim to lie in some circumstances?" Tags="|quran|hadith|lying|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8542" CreationDate="2013-06-18T20:58:09.863" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lying is forbidden except in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/672410&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;three instances&lt;/a&gt;, and they are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;To please ones wife&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;lying during/in war&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;and to try to bring people together&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lying outside of these three (exceptions) is haram/forbidden.  Furthermore I would like to point out that even if a lie is told in these three situations, it shouldn't be a lie that brings trouble and problems, in other words be harmful.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And concerning the second exception &quot;lying in/during war&quot; an example for it would be if a leader would be taking his army to war, he would conceal information of the place of battle from the enemy by outright saying that we are going to go to &quot;such a place&quot; but go to another but concealing that information.  And I would like to point out that the one who tells a lie for instance to bring people together and fix problems between them, he/she isn't considered a liar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‏ليس الكذاب الذي يصلح بين الناس فينمي خيرًا، أو يقول خيرًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'The person who (lies) in order to conciliate between people is not a&#xA;  liar, when he conveys good or says (something) good&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah forgive my mistakes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-18T22:46:47.690" LastActivityDate="2013-06-18T22:46:47.690" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8544" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-18T21:45:23.087" Score="2" ViewCount="151" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8542/according-to-al-qurn-or-al-ad-is-it-permissible-for-a-muslim-to-lie-unde&quot;&gt;this thread&lt;/a&gt;, a member stated,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lying is forbidden except in three instances, and they are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To please ones wife&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;lying during/in war&lt;/strong&gt; (وَالْكَذِبُ فِي الْحَرْبِ)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and to try to bring people together&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lying outside of these three (exceptions) is haram/forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, how does either al-Qurʾān, or al-ʾaḥādīṯ, or fiqh in general, define حرب (&amp;quot;war&amp;quot;)? The most obvious answer is that the government of a recognized nation declares war on another recognized nation. Is this correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, could an individual (rather than a politicial entity/ state/ nation) declare a &lt;em&gt;personal&lt;/em&gt; war against an entity/ entities and then justify deceit/ lying by insisting that he is at war with (an)other(s), perhaps even, a spiritual war or holy war?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2669" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-04-23T08:42:50.427" Title="How does Islamic law or scripture define حرب for the purpose of justifying deceit?" Tags="|war|lying|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8545" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8158" CreationDate="2013-06-18T22:13:22.070" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillahi arrahmani arrahim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a huge debate about that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A prevalent opinion is that Hell is not eternal as allah says in sourat nahl:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الآية: 37 ( يريدون أن يخرجوا من النار وما هم بخارجين منها ولهم عذاب مقيم )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means that those who are in hell will not be able to leave by themselves (kharijin) which does not exclude the possibility of them being put out by God Almighty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and when QUran says mokhrajine in the passive form it is subordinate to a precise time:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فاليوم لا يخرجون منها ولا هم يستعتبون (sourat AL Jathia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means that Today (and allah knows what is the scale of a day by that time) you will not be taken out from it (hell).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand when Quran talks about Heaven. It says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وما هم منها بمخرجين (sourat alhhijr)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means that those in paradise will not have to fear being put out from it (no definite time is precised which means undefinitely)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other arguments to back this claim. Explained with much depth in this sermon in Arabic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=focDJVOtXoE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=focDJVOtXoE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2644" LastActivityDate="2013-06-18T22:13:22.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8547" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7683" CreationDate="2013-06-18T23:35:45.063" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is how much profit you got with your money.You become business partner of that bank's invesments, and when the bank earns money you give you money.But if the bank lose money, your money will be lost.It is just like business partnership.There is no  guarantee that you will earn money.&#xA;But in interest, the bank promises to pay you the interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2636" LastActivityDate="2013-06-18T23:35:45.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7683" CreationDate="2013-06-19T00:35:53.113" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;An Islamic savings account which works under the principles of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1164/22&quot;&gt;mudarabah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; is a form of business relationship: You provide the money, and the bank does business with it.  As part of this relationship, a profit sharing ratio (PSR) is stipulated (e.g. 95% of profits go to the bank, and 5% of the profits go to you).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The profit rate would be the actual increase on original capital you earned.  Unlike interest, which is promised in advance by the bank regardless of how much profit the bank earns (or even loses), the profit rate in a &lt;em&gt;mudarabah&lt;/em&gt; arrangement is calculated &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; the fact, and is merely informative: The profits you earned (according to the PSR) are divided by the original amount you invested, which shows the percentage of profit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2013-06-19T00:35:53.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8549" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8550" CreationDate="2013-06-19T02:57:51.597" Score="0" ViewCount="88" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any complete manuscripts of the Qurʾān available online (digitized)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2669" LastActivityDate="2013-06-19T04:36:23.723" Title="Digitized Qurʾān available online?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-03-17T17:02:04.267" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8550" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8549" CreationDate="2013-06-19T04:36:23.723" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Text/Mss/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This link gives pointers to the existence of various manuscripts&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.unesco.org/webworld/mdm/visite/sanaa/en/present1.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here is the page which &lt;em&gt;claims&lt;/em&gt; to offer CDROM for Sana manuscripts&lt;/a&gt;. I doubt whether the entire corpus of all the  manuscript is availiable online in one place, they may be available at the websites of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Text/Mss/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;specific museums&lt;/a&gt; which hold them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastActivityDate="2013-06-19T04:36:23.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8551" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-06-19T04:47:38.373" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-06-19T04:47:38.373" LastActivityDate="2013-06-19T04:47:38.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8552" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-06-19T04:47:38.373" Score="0" Body=" Riba al-Fadl is described as an unlawful excess in the exchange of two counter-values where the excess is measurable through weight or measure. The concept is based on some Ahadith according to which if gold, silver, wheat, barley, dates, and salt are exchanged against themselves, they should be spot and equal and specified. If these conditions are not found, this transaction will become Riba al-Fadl.&#xD;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-06-19T05:33:55.270" LastActivityDate="2013-06-19T05:33:55.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8553" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-06-19T07:22:54.387" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-06-19T07:22:54.387" LastActivityDate="2013-06-19T07:22:54.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8554" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-06-19T07:22:54.387" Score="0" Body="Bohrā, also spelled Bori,  in general, any Shīʿī Ismaʿīlī Muslim of the Mustaʿlī sect, living in western India. The name is a corruption of a Gujarati word, vahaurau, meaning “to trade.”" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-06-19T09:55:30.867" LastActivityDate="2013-06-19T09:55:30.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5566" CreationDate="2013-06-19T11:13:30.250" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are totally &lt;code&gt;6236&lt;/code&gt; ayats in Al-Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam101.com/dawah/QuranStats.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2665" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T07:20:24.390" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T07:20:24.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8559" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-19T11:18:58.120" Score="3" ViewCount="2678" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the difference between Ahlul Hadith(People of Hadith) and Ahlul Rai(People of opinion) from fiqh perspective in the sense how do they differ in ruling? , I read that Hanafi Madhab is the only school which subscribes to Ahlul Rai is that true? and how is such an AhlulRay madhab different from the Ahlul Hadith Madhabs like Shaafi, Hanbali, Salafi etc, in the manner of deriving rulings?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastActivityDate="2013-12-30T23:47:29.660" Title="Ahlul Hadith or Ahlul Ray [ أهل الحديث و أهل الرأي]?" Tags="|fiqh|madhhab|ahlul-rai|ahlul-hadeeth|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8559" CreationDate="2013-06-19T11:48:02.150" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ahlul Hadith&lt;/strong&gt;  are the people who can judge the sanad ( hadith script ) and isnad ( people who delivered hadith like abu huraira )&#xA;While &lt;strong&gt;Ahlul raai&lt;/strong&gt;   are the people who extract the fiqh fundamentals from hadith and the quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2678" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-06-24T15:57:20.997" LastActivityDate="2013-06-24T15:57:20.997" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8562" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-19T13:11:51.243" Score="7" ViewCount="917" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that women's hijab are not meant to turn into contemporary hijab fashion, because the hijab is meant to cover oneself so to avoid attention from the opposite sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now a day the hijabs are beautified to a degree that it has started to loose its purpose and instead started to attract people's attention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I was wondering, is it permissible (halal/haram) to use these fashionable and attractive hijab clothings which come in a variety of colors, patterns, and styles?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it impermissible for a women to have hijab which make her more attractive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: &lt;strong&gt;covered&lt;/strong&gt; in this case means body is properly covered with proper clothing that is NOT revealing of one's body. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Reference from Quran &amp;amp; Hadith required.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:49:53.597" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:49:53.597" Title="Is it permissible for to have hajib which makes her look attractive to the opposite sex and that is fashionable?" Tags="|halal-haram|women|hijab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8563" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-19T13:26:07.810" Score="5" ViewCount="298" Body="&lt;p&gt;We see that today an Islamic ruling is derived using a set of guidelines and scientific process. Each of the four schools may have different rules to derive a ruling , so can this intricate  process be a Bidah motivated by the hadith of Hair splitting in religious issues? Are there any sects or schools of thought which consider fiqh to be  Bidah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2680" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T04:02:00.437" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T17:17:49.160" Title="Are there any schools of thought which consider the science of Fiqh to be Bidah?" Tags="|source-identification|fiqh|bidah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8564" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-19T16:19:30.860" Score="2" ViewCount="2579" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know that it's said that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gog_and_Magog&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yaajooj and Maajooj&lt;/a&gt; live behind a really tall and strong wall (made by hazrat &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhul-Qarnayn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;zulqurnain&lt;/a&gt;). but if it's so then it means that they are cut off from rest of the world and can't be contacted. So no one is able to tell them about hidayat and Islam.. and they won't be able to accept Islam. Still it's their mistake?&#xA; &lt;br&gt;They don't know anything about Islam.. or is there any way for Allah to preach hidayat.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; Please clear my mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2681" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T09:38:25.467" LastActivityDate="2021-12-02T04:42:01.407" Title="About Yaajooj and Maajooj ( Arabic: يَأْجُوج وَمَأْجُوج‎ )" Tags="|yajooj-and-majooj|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8565" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8582" CreationDate="2013-06-19T16:53:22.227" Score="1" ViewCount="270" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Islam claim to have a unique claim to the truthful religion? Is there a difference of opinion within Islam on the answer to this question?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2683" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2013-06-21T13:14:40.760" LastActivityDate="2013-06-21T21:45:44.990" Title="Exclusivity of salvation in Islam" Tags="|theology|imaan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1640" CreationDate="2013-06-19T22:39:23.043" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly I would like to clarify that there are things in the sunnah which are not in the Quran, and they are authentically reported, and it is required to accept it, for the Sunnah is revelation like the Quran.  And the Authentic Ahadeeth never contradict the Quran, and lastly the Quran is in need of the sunnah for it explains it, while the Sunnah is not in need for the Quran to explain it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Going to the next point.  Imam Ashafi'i and others have used as proof from the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ومن يرتدد منكم عن دينه فيمت وهو كافر فأولئك حبطت أعمالهم في الدنيا&#xA;  والآخرة وأولئك أصحاب النار هم فيها خالدون&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whoever of you reverts from his religion [to disbelief] and dies&#xA;  while he is a disbeliever - for those, their deeds have become&#xA;  worthless in this world and the Hereafter, and those are the&#xA;  companions of the Fire, they will abide therein eternally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/217&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al Baqarah Ayah 217&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the authentic proofs in the Sunnah for killing those who revert from Islam after entering it and not repent, are numerous.  As well as it is the Ijma' of the Sahabah that the Murtad is to be killed if repentance is not done.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-06-19T23:48:02.813" LastActivityDate="2013-06-19T23:48:02.813" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8567" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-19T23:35:18.143" Score="6" ViewCount="6061" Body="&lt;p&gt;The story's translation is quite long, so I have provided it below.  My question is not about the general authenticity of what the Story contains, rather I would like to know whether this story has a Sanad(document) or not.  I have searched the web to see if I can turn up any, but I did not, I did find a website/forum though that says that the story is inauthentic, but I am not looking for this, nor am I looking what scholars have said on this, I would like to know does this story have a Sanad or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;جاء رجل إلى عمر بن الخطاب يشكو إليه عقوق ابنه فأحضر عمر الولد و أنّبه&#xA;  على عقوقه لأبيه و نسيانه لحقوقه عليه، فقال الولد : يا أمير المؤمنين&#xA;  أليس للولد حقوق على أبيه ؟ قال : بلى ، قال : فما هي يا أمير المؤمنين ؟&#xA;  قال عمر : أن ينتقي أمه و يحسن اسمه و يعلّمه الكتاب أي &quot;القرآن &quot; . قال&#xA;  الولد : يا أمير المؤمنين إنّ أبي لم يفعل شيئًا من ذلك، أما أمي فإنها&#xA;  زنجيّة كانت لمجوس... و قد سمّاني جُعْلاً أي &quot; خنفساء &quot; و لم يعلّمني من&#xA;  الكتاب حرفاً واحداً . فالتفت عمر رضي الله عنه إلى الرجل وقال له : جئت&#xA;  إليّ تشكو عقوق ابنك وقد عققته قبل أن يعقّك، و أسأت إليه قبل أن يسيء&#xA;  إليك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a man once came to ‘Umar ibn Al-Khattaab, the second Khaleefah&#xA;  (Caliph) of Islam may Allaah be pleased with him complaining of his&#xA;  sons’ disobedience to him. ‘Umar summoned the boy and spoke of his&#xA;  disobedience to his father and his neglect of his rights. The boy&#xA;  replied: “O Ameer al-Mu’mineen (Prince of believers)! Hasn’t a child&#xA;  rights over his father?” “Certainly”, replied ‘Umar. “What are they,&#xA;  Ameer al-Mu’mineen?” “That he should choose his mother, give him a&#xA;  good name and teach him the Book (the Quran).” “O Ameer al-Mu’mineen!&#xA;  My father did nothing of this. My mother was a Magian (fire&#xA;  worshipper). He gave me the name of Julalaan (meaning dung beetle or&#xA;  scarab) and he did not teach me a single letter of the Quran.” Turning&#xA;  to the father, ‘Umar may Allaah be pleased with him said: “You have&#xA;  come to me to complain about the disobedience of your son. You have&#xA;  failed in your duty to him before he has failed in his duty to you;&#xA;  you have done wrong to him before he has wronged you.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-18T09:53:45.370" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T03:59:07.937" Title="What is the Authenticity of the story of the man who came to Umar complaining about his son?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8570" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-20T02:13:35.920" Score="0" ViewCount="15636" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam Brothers and Sisters....&#xA;I really don't know how to start off but I feel like my family from my moms side is cursed. No one is happy in there families. Everyone is sick. We suffer one lose after another. All our wealth seems to disappear. Cant get any where in life. We get married into families that seem good but turn out horrible. My husband constantly mentally abuses me. Everywhere we go, anything we touch, anything we do seems to back fire and so on. Were a religious and quite family, not your out going Disco Dancing family. My mother lived a horrible married life, all my 3 sisters and I the same. Along with all my uncles/aunties/ cousins from moms side. Can my family be cursed? Or what can I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2684" LastActivityDate="2015-08-24T13:07:58.453" Title="Can a generation of families be cursed?" Tags="|family|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-08-29T01:13:25.710" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8571" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8570" CreationDate="2013-06-20T04:03:55.590" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walekum Assalam Sister,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question reminds me of the story of Prophet Ayub AS(Job) who was also afflicted by various calamities to the extent many people around him taught that it was because of his sins and that he was cursed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Ayyub (AS) exhibited patience and faith in Allah.   He suffered from a number of calamities  like loss to his wealth, loss in his family members in an accident , he him self got various skin diseases which made his appearance ugly and full of warts to the extent other people around him and assumed that it was because he was cursed by Allah and that this was the result of his sins.&#xA; Yet he held fast to his faith in Allah.  He neither grumbled nor became impatient and resort to wrongful means.&#xA; He understood well that possessions and children were the gifts from Allah.  If He had taken His things, it was useless to lament over their loss as it did not belong to him in the first place.&#xA;  When Prophet Ayyub (AS) was in an extremely pathetic condition he prayed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Truly adversity has afflicted me and You are Most Merciful of all who&#xA;  show mercy.&quot; (21: 83)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah responded to his prayer.  The Holy Qur'an affirms:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Then We heard his prayer and removed that adversity from which he suffered, and We gave him his household and the like thereof along with them, a mercy from Our store and remembrance for the worshippers.&quot;  (21: 84) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His example and many similar examples from our prophet Muhammad (pbuh)'s life makes this point very clear: that those who remain patient under the stress  of all circumstances never deprived of high rewards.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Holy Qur'an affirms:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And surely we try you with something of fear and hunger, and loss of&#xA;  wealth and crops, but give glad-tidings to the steadfast, who when a&#xA;  misfortune befalls them, say lo! we are Allah's (possession of Allah)&#xA;  and to Him shall we surely return.  · Such are they on whom are&#xA;  blessings from their Lord, and mercy.   Such are the rightly-guided.&quot;&#xA;  (2: 155-157)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence you would want to pray to and ask for Allah alone to help you with sincerity and full devotion to Islam and its Fard and Sunnah. In short, be steadfast, stay away from sin and all types of shirk. Sticking to true tawheed will ensure your akhirah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2013-06-20T05:54:10.200" LastActivityDate="2013-06-20T05:54:10.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8570" CreationDate="2013-06-20T13:11:11.840" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ali's response is sufficient. It is noteworthy to mention that in Islam the notion of family curse does not exist. The Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قُلْ أَغَيْرَ اللّهِ أَبْغِي رَبًّا وَهُوَ رَبُّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَلاَ تَكْسِبُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ إِلاَّ عَلَيْهَا &lt;strong&gt;وَلاَ تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى&lt;/strong&gt; ثُمَّ إِلَى رَبِّكُم مَّرْجِعُكُمْ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ (Al Anaam 6:164)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Say: &quot;Am I, then, to seek a sustainer other than God, when He is the Sustainer of all things?&quot; And whatever [wrong] any human being commits rests upon himself alone; and &lt;strong&gt;no bearer of burdens shall be made to bear another's burden&lt;/strong&gt;. [163] And, in time, unto your Sustainer you all must return: and then He will make you. [truly] understand all that on which you were wont to differ. [164]&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One has to face life with optimism, the mere fact that Allah has given us our 5 senses is such a gift. We are able to perform many great things if we act with the correct mindset. Every new day is an opportunity not to be missed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2644" LastActivityDate="2013-06-20T13:11:11.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8576" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="159" CreationDate="2013-06-21T04:26:46.697" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its riba ,its haram, please cut any kind of relationship with it, shut off the concept giving charity with it, only one safest possible solution is expend this money for feeding those animal which are haram to us,&#xA;Also cut off the relationship with those people who are enjoying it   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2689" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-30T07:37:01.103" LastActivityDate="2015-11-30T07:37:01.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8577" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-21T09:11:59.387" Score="2" ViewCount="89" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can someone highlight and explain in detail the various fasts that are recommended during the month of Shaban based on the authentic hadeeth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-01-07T20:52:20.887" LastActivityDate="2014-01-07T20:52:20.887" Title="Recommended fasts during Shaban" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8578" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8592" CreationDate="2013-06-21T10:44:21.273" Score="3" ViewCount="1791" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Islam have any procedures which family members are supposed to do after the death of one of their family members?  For example, after the burial, I've heard that some people host Quranic recitation for the dead for 40 days non stop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Others don't seem to do such a thing, anyone know more about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please understand, I am not asking if you should recite the quran in groups for 40 days after the death of someone, I am asking if Islam has any guidelines of what should be done (if anything) after a burial.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-06T06:53:37.347" LastActivityDate="2018-12-06T06:53:37.347" Title="Guidelines for what to do after someone dies" Tags="|fiqh|practical-islam|death|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8579" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8584" CreationDate="2013-06-21T11:53:31.870" Score="9" ViewCount="17926" Body="&lt;p&gt;On a flight from Tokyo to Sydney with Japan Airlines, I was given a bottle of water that was certified halal. (Apologies for the image quality)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do Muslims consider water as being potentially halal or haram, or was this a case of certification going overboard? (I can spot four other certifications on the bottle)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Yv2TAm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Bottle of water&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-23T23:51:18.633" LastActivityDate="2017-11-16T21:38:22.093" Title="Can water be halal or haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|halal-certification|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8580" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8244" CreationDate="2013-06-21T12:09:27.950" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When someone is praying in front of an idol, he has a concept behind it. That concept is materialized in the form of an idol. The concept is usually of a deity that has some devine powers. So idolatry is basically &quot;associating someone with God&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Iklas&lt;/a&gt; is best explanation of monotheism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-06-21T12:09:27.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8577" CreationDate="2013-06-21T13:25:58.813" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The rule is to fast the first half of Sha'ban, and among the wisdom in this is getting used to fasting so when Ramadan comes it is a bit easier, so when the half of Sha'ban comes then we shouldn't fast.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِذَا انْتَصَفَ شَعْبَانُ فَلاَ تَصُومُوا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the middle of Sha'ban comes, do not fast&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/14/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawood&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am unsure whether this is what you where referring to by &quot;various fasts&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-06-21T13:25:58.813" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8565" CreationDate="2013-06-21T13:41:29.113" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No there is no difference in opinion, Islam is the only true religion, the religion of God that He sent down to all the Prophet's (peace be upon them).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِندَ اللَّهِ الْإِسْلَامُ ۗ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ الَّذِينَ&#xA;  أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ إِلَّا مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْيًا&#xA;  بَيْنَهُمْ ۗ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ&#xA;  الْحِسَابِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam. And those who&#xA;  were given the Scripture did not differ except after knowledge had&#xA;  come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. And&#xA;  whoever disbelieves in the verses of Allah , then indeed, Allah is&#xA;  swift in [taking] account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat Al Imran Ayah 19&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Also said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَن يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ&#xA;  فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be&#xA;  accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat Al Imran Ayah 85&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, unlike the other religions, Islam brings clear solid proof to backup/support this &quot;claim (as you say it)&quot;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-06-21T13:41:29.113" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8565" CreationDate="2013-06-21T13:42:24.807" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This a complex topic. Islam is not only the religion of Mohammad pbuh it is the pure faith in God and thus all God's messengers are muslims although the name is thought to have been first used by Abraham (according to muslim tradition). I will leave it to other members who are more knowledgeable to give an extensive answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to point to this verse in Quran (Al Baqara verse 62):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[002:062]  Those who believe (in the Quran), and those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Christians and the Sabians,- any who believe in God and the Last Day, and work righteousness, shall have their reward with their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arabic:&#xA;‏2:62 ان الذين امنوا والذين هادوا والنصارى والصابئين من امن بالله واليوم الاخر وعمل صالحا فلهم اجرهم عند ربهم ولاخوف عليهم ولاهم يحزنون &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;some exegists say that the verse has to do with those who followed aforementioned creeds before the seal of prophets Mohammad came with God's last direct message to humanity others say it still applies to all of those who have a pure faith in God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2644" LastActivityDate="2013-06-21T13:42:24.807" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8584" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8579" CreationDate="2013-06-21T15:21:32.577" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pure water by itself is fundamentally &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt;.  If there are &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; impurities involved, the water would also become &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;; not because of the water itself, but because of what's in it.  So, for example, if it was drawn from a small pool in which someone was storing their dead pig carcasses, we shouldn't drink it (most would chalk that up to common sense though).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's always nice to know that there were no pig carcasses involved in the production of your water, but I would call the certification overkill in this case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of note, if the water is not actually pure bottled water, but rather some brand of flavoured/enriched water, there is an increased chance that the additives themselves are &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;.  Given that a number of common additives are of animal origin, the certification makes more sense in such cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-07-11T19:07:23.417" LastActivityDate="2013-07-11T19:07:23.417" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8585" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-21T15:24:30.543" Score="4" ViewCount="232" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Quran/9/60&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;- Sahih International&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;Zakah expenditures are only for&#xA;  the poor and for the needy and &lt;strong&gt;for those employed to collect&#xA;  [zakah]&lt;/strong&gt; and for bringing hearts together [for Islam] and for freeing&#xA;  captives [or slaves] and for those in debt and for the cause of Allah&#xA;  and for the [stranded] traveler - an obligation [imposed] by Allah .&#xA;  And Allah is Knowing and Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does the bold bit mean, sounds as if a millionaire who collects zakat for the poor and needy is entitled to receive zakat, as it doesn't seem to say &lt;code&gt;for those poor who are employeed to collect zakat&lt;/code&gt;, it just says &lt;code&gt;for those employed to collect zakat&lt;/code&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that reading the quran in English can lose it's actual meaning, which is why reason why I am asking for clarification.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone know of a respectable sunni/hanafi fatwa/hadith about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastActivityDate="2013-10-20T18:59:37.207" Title="A rich person who collects zakat for the poor is entitled to receive from zakat?" Tags="|sharia|sunni|fatwa|hanafi|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8079" CreationDate="2013-06-21T15:52:32.933" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;To add onto what goldPseudo answered (Which was very well articulated).  The miracles of Moses (Musa), Jesus (Isa), and other prophets were witnessed by hundreds if not thousands of people during that era.  You can imagine as time went by a Father might tell his son &amp;quot;I saw Musa split the sea&amp;quot;.  Fast forward hundreds of years and the story becomes &amp;quot;Your ancestors saw Moses split the sea&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[The Day] when Allah will say, &amp;quot;O Jesus, Son of Mary, remember My favor upon you and upon your mother when I supported you with the Pure Spirit and you spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity; and [remember] when I taught you writing and wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel; and when you designed from clay [what was] like the form of a bird with My permission, then you breathed into it, and it became a bird with My permission; and you healed the blind and the leper with My permission; and when you brought forth the dead with My permission; and when I restrained the Children of Israel from [killing] you when you came to them with clear proofs and those who disbelieved among them said, &amp;quot;This is not but obvious magic.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; [5:110]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Notice how they called it &lt;strong&gt;magic&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As amazing and grandeur as splitting the sea is or raising the dead, those who did not witness it can find it hard to believe.  For every messenger (&lt;em&gt;prophet sent with a specific book&lt;/em&gt;) God sent with him a set of miracles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira that the Prophet (pbuh) said, &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;Every Prophet was given miracles because of which people believed, but what I have been given is Divine Inspiration which Allah has revealed to me, so I hope my followers will outnumber the followers of other Prophets on the Day of Resurrection.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad's miracle was the Quran.  Initially the miraculous aspect was the use of the Arabic language where people were amazed at the unmatched eloquence and sophistication, where even though Muhammad was illiterate the poets of the time could not match the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And We did not give Muhammad, knowledge of poetry, nor is it befitting for him. It is not but a message and a clear Qur'an&lt;/strong&gt; [Surat Yaseen Ayah 69]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today we discovered more miraculous aspects to the Quran, including historical, linguistic, and scientific accuracy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran is a living and ever lasting miracle so that everyone has a chance to witness it, so not a group of people at one point in time but every single person who comes across the Quran has the chance to witness this miracle and come to his own conclusion whether this is from God or made up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But they say, &amp;quot;Why are not signs sent down to him from his Lord?&amp;quot; Say, &amp;quot;The signs are only with Allah, and I am only a clear warner.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; [29:50]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And is it not sufficient for them that We revealed to you the Book which is recited to them? Indeed in that is a mercy and reminder for a people who believe.&lt;/strong&gt; [29:51]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2690" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-06-21T18:38:36.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8588" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8638" CreationDate="2013-06-21T22:26:58.413" Score="5" ViewCount="3147" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was a question about drawing. From hadith, we should not draw anything with soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But what are the things with souls? In particular, do animals (apart from humans) have souls?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have encountered different sayings. Some say all animals have souls, some say only humans, jinns and angels have souls. Please provide reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastActivityDate="2013-06-28T04:28:14.853" Title="What are the things that have souls?" Tags="|soul|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8589" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-22T06:39:35.027" Score="2" ViewCount="134" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have cleaned my kitchen Items and Home appliances, After that when i clean my hand i feel little pain in my finger and i noticed a small wound. It may happen during cleaning the kitchen items. I am confused as when i was cleaning the items there is a possibility that this wound may bleed and as blood is impure it make all the kitchen items impure. I didn't see blood but most probably it bleed and i didn't notice as i was cleaning with water and blood may dilute in water which i used to clean kitchen items and appliances..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should i do now, I have to clean all items again or Just leave it. This wound in finger is very small and i didn't see blood with my eyes but it paining and their is possibility of bleeding, may be i didn't notice..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please advise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2691" LastActivityDate="2013-10-24T18:01:45.430" Title="Clean Kitchen items after that find a wound in finger" Tags="|taharah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8590" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-22T08:59:20.963" Score="3" ViewCount="3124" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is sexual relations during menstruation forbidden? What if deep penetration is the cause  for bleeding but one is convinced is menstruation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2693" LastActivityDate="2013-06-22T18:02:32.643" Title="Sex during menstruation" Tags="|sharia|nikah|sex|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8585" CreationDate="2013-06-22T17:25:11.853" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the ways zakat CAN be used is as a compensation of the service to the person collecting the zakat. Just like any other job, it will be considered as a payment. In some countries, it is institutionalized. This will make the institution self-sustaining and withstand coercion from other government departments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A rich person can choose to provide this service for free, if he wants to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-06-22T17:25:11.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8592" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8578" CreationDate="2013-06-22T17:47:12.557" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first thing to do is to give him a burial. Even if you don't know the person you should follow his &lt;a href=&quot;http://authentichadithfoundation.org/sahih-bukhari-1240/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;funeral procession&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other thing to do ask Allah for his forgiveness. One of the only three things that can benefit a person after his death is &lt;a href=&quot;http://hadithaday.org/islamic-manners/had-357-when-a-man-dies-his-deeds-come-to-an-end-except-for-three/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;dua by his children&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also means that other things like hosting quran recitation, saying his missed prayers etc will not benefit him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also continue doing good things that he has started or spread any knowledge which the deceased has generated e.g. publishing a book of his research.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-06-22T17:47:12.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8590" CreationDate="2013-06-22T18:02:32.643" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah wants us to be mentally and physically pure. When people asked the question about menstruation, Allah mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/222-223&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;quran&lt;/a&gt; that it is kind of impurity and sexual relation is not allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the next verse, Allah mentions women as a sowing ground. Thus one reason of intercourse should be that too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Normally women know about their cycles and its variations. It is always good that one should avoid sex when that time approaches. If for some reason there is some confusion, the Allah knows best and He is most forgiving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whenever in doubt, and if you think that you have transgressed Allah's boundaries, you can compensate it with prayer and charity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-06-22T18:02:32.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8597" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-23T05:55:11.853" Score="3" ViewCount="15069" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wanted to know if accidentally touching urine invalidates wudu. Can someone throw some light on this for the following three situations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The urine is that of a child that has still not been weaned, that is, an infant that is still on its mother's milk;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The urine of a child that has been weaned; and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The urine of an animal like a cat.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallahu khairan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastActivityDate="2014-10-16T08:43:08.387" Title="Does touching the urine of an infant invalidate wudu?" Tags="|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8598" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-23T06:25:28.493" Score="11" ViewCount="115061" Body="&lt;p&gt;During a recent Jumuah prayer I heard a hadeeth about Abu Hurairah (RAA) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported: He met the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, in the road of Medina while he was in a state of impurity. He slipped away and left to take a bath, then he returned. The Prophet said, “O Abu Huraira, where were you?” He said, “I was in a state of impurity and I disliked to sit with you while I am not pure.” The Prophet said, “Glory be to Allah. Verily, the Muslim is not impure.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Sahih Bukhari 279, Sahih Muslim 371&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Immediately after this, the Imam also quoted another hadith where the wife of the Messenger (SAWS), Ayesha (RAA) is reported to have said that the Messenger (SAWS) would &lt;strong&gt;always&lt;/strong&gt; be doing dhikr of Allah, which the Imam said, implied that the Messenger (SAWS) would &lt;strong&gt;even be doing dhikr in the state of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junub&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;janaba&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Imam was implying that a woman can also read the Qur'an during her menses. Can somebody throw some more light on this, specifically:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Can a woman recite the Qur'an from memory during the menses?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Can she touch the mushaf while she is in that state and even recite from it?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the answer to (2) above is no, can she read the Qur'an off her smartphone, where she can &quot;turn&quot; the page by touching the screen?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallahu khairan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-09T13:44:15.880" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:24:28.167" Title="Can a woman recite the Qur'an during her menses?" Tags="|women|quran-recitation|menses|mushaf|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8603" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8505" CreationDate="2013-06-24T13:12:00.553" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's nothing to do with Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If alcohol is forbidden because of its effect on humans brains, why it wasn't forbidden at christian ages. did Allah find out bad effects after Jesus?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's all about economy and politics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In very first years of Islam, business of making wine was in hand of enemies. and also the arabs couldn't control him self on drinking. so wine beamed forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2703" LastActivityDate="2013-06-24T13:12:00.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8604" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-06-24T15:44:46.663" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-06-24T15:44:46.663" LastActivityDate="2013-06-24T15:44:46.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8605" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-06-24T15:44:46.663" Score="0" Body="Literally translated as &quot;People of Hadith&quot; is a school of Islamic thought who believe that they are not bound by taqlid(blind following without evidence) , they can be either complementary or opposed to Ahl al-Rai, (&quot;the people of personal opinion&quot;), but seek guidance in matters of religious faith and practices with evidence from the authentic hadith and the Qur'an. In the contemporary sense, it  also refers to a reformist movement which opposes Taqleed" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-06-24T16:04:53.450" LastActivityDate="2013-06-24T16:04:53.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8606" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-06-24T15:48:39.747" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ahl al-Rai, literally &quot;the people of personal opinion&quot;. Are one of two opposite fiqh schools among sunni Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Opinions (Raai) given by the scholars of Ahl al-Rai are personl judgments of Fiqh which may not be directly traceable to Quran and  Authentic Hadith but derived from the self assumed understanding of Quran and Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-30T09:56:02.243" LastActivityDate="2017-06-30T09:56:02.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8607" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-06-24T15:48:39.747" Score="0" Body="Ahl al-Rai أهل الرأي, literally &quot;the people of personal opinion&quot;. Are one of two opposite fiqh schools among sunni Muslims." OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-30T09:56:02.243" LastActivityDate="2017-06-30T09:56:02.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8608" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8624" CreationDate="2013-06-24T22:05:31.433" Score="5" ViewCount="519" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen it transliterated into English as &lt;em&gt;ma'ili&lt;/em&gt; which supposedly means &quot;inclined&quot; or &quot;slanting.&quot; I'm looking for the &lt;strong&gt;Arabic&lt;/strong&gt; word. Is it مائلي?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eamT5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2669" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-06T10:15:37.843" LastActivityDate="2014-06-06T10:15:37.843" Title="What is the name of the script used in the earliest Qurʾānic manuscripts?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8610" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8533" CreationDate="2013-06-25T04:43:36.507" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many of the verses which mention Jesus as Messiah are addressed to Christians and Jews :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...and the Christians say: Messiah is the son of Allah. That is a&#xA;  saying from their mouths. They imitate the saying of the disbelievers&#xA;  of old. Allah's Curse be on them, how they are deluded away from the&#xA;  truth! &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(9:30)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence it is clear that the significance of Messiah in the Quran is the same Messiah which Bani Israel awaited for. Allah condemns both Jews for completely  rejecting the Messiah as an impostor as well as most of the Christians sects who exaggerated by deifying Jesus the Messiah as God. The past scriptures revealed to Bani Israel which Quran also refers, do not mention that the Messiah would be God incarnate but just like the messengers before him who were human beings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messiah, son of Marium is but a messenger; messengers before him&#xA;  have indeed passed away; and his mother was a truthful woman; they&#xA;  both used to eat food. See how We make the communications clear to&#xA;  them, then behold, how they are turned away.&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/75&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(5:75)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence to conclude the significance and understanding of Messiah is same as the understanding of the people to which it was addressed to i.e  Bani-Israeli understanding. i.e (like many of the messengers which passed away before him) and the Messiah needs to be believed in the same way a nation should believe his Prophet as the guiding way to Allah.  More specifically the Messiah was specially sent to the Jews who were the lost sheep(deviated) of Bani Israel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More ever the Bani Israel scriptures would mean the Old Testament scriptures and not the Rambam era scriptures like Misneh Torah and many of his writings because all those interpretations of Messiah were written after the appearance of the Messiah and are written by people who rejected him,  they were the ones who were called as Jews :a subgroup or  tribe of the Bani Israel. In spite of this &lt;a href=&quot;https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/22814/will-the-king-messiah-be-a-prophet/&quot;&gt;the Rambam does agree that the Messiah will be a Prophet&lt;/a&gt;, hence his significance is like the significance of any other Prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:42:06.830" LastActivityDate="2013-06-25T13:40:35.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8611" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-25T09:07:46.293" Score="9" ViewCount="867" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please if anyone can elaborate who has made the law of Sahih, Hasan, Daef AND Mawdu Hadees and who has said to follow only Sahih Hadees and leave all the other types of Hadees.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Regards,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Mush&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2708" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-30T06:57:58.707" LastActivityDate="2018-01-26T15:11:14.390" Title="Who has defined the law of Sahih, Hasan, Daef and Mawdu Hadees" Tags="|hadith|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8612" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-25T12:24:22.697" Score="1" ViewCount="572" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum. I'd like to know if making Dua along with the Imaam after prayer which is generally seen everywhere is permissible in Islam or we can make Dua alone? I came to learn it could lead to Bidah. Please answer giving reference.  Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2710" LastActivityDate="2013-06-25T12:24:22.697" Title="Dua after prayer!" Tags="|dua|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2013-06-26T15:24:40.943" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1822" CreationDate="2013-06-25T14:50:11.027" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith which discourages putting forearms on the ground:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Beware of your Position O Men &amp;amp; Women when prostrating to ALLAH (SWT)&#xA;  . Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, &quot;Be straight in the&#xA;  prostrations and none of you should put his forearms on the ground (in&#xA;  the prostration) like a dog.&quot; {&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/10/216&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari, Book #12, Hadith #785&lt;/a&gt;}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2712" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-06-25T16:08:44.300" LastActivityDate="2013-06-25T16:08:44.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7379" CreationDate="2013-06-25T16:40:16.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You dont have to read the surahs in an orderly fashion e.g: surah al- baqarah, surah al-imran then surah al-nisa etc. Because the prophet (saw) read the surahs without an order. Moreover, You can not read in reverse  this is bad and is called TANKEETH in arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2713" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-06-25T17:31:25.793" LastActivityDate="2013-06-25T17:31:25.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8533" CreationDate="2013-06-25T18:06:19.943" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Averroes mentions in his answer, مسيح is a transliteration of the Hebrew word משיח which means &quot;annointed.&quot; This word is used because the person who is supposed to bring salvation is to be a king of the line of David, and the kings are annointed with oil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran refers to Jesus as such because he is claimed to be that person who brings the salvation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastActivityDate="2013-06-25T18:06:19.943" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8617" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8625" CreationDate="2013-06-25T19:46:32.027" Score="3" ViewCount="1387" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any female prophets in Quran? If yes, could you give me the link to that passage so I can look at it myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2261" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-06-27T07:17:42.113" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T11:16:28.113" Title="Are there any female prophets in Quran?" Tags="|women|prophets|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8618" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8617" CreationDate="2013-06-25T19:52:34.317" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there are not; most if not all of the named prophets (Muhammad notwithstanding) in the Qur'an are associated with Biblical persons who are well-known to be male.  Even of those whose biblical counterpart is debated, I know of no dispute over their gender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-06-25T19:52:34.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5374" CreationDate="2013-06-25T20:52:18.037" Score="-6" Body="&lt;p&gt;co-education is not good in my opinion because first of all the ISLAM  is against this system and secondly the parents are making admission in any schools,college that my son or daughter can get higher  education but because of co-education system the boy and girl came closed together and the affairs start. and the boys and girls are doing wrong thing and their parents are thinking that our childrens are geting good  education.Government have to  think by the point if you of ISLAM because it can spread in other areas and become dangerous.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;the famous quatation &quot;one dirty fish spoil the whole water&quot;&#xA;so people have to think about it. i hope that the government will take a decision in the against of co-education system&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2716" LastActivityDate="2013-06-25T20:52:18.037" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8589" CreationDate="2013-06-26T15:53:15.700" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The general ruling (according to the Hanafis) is that if there is doubt as to whether &lt;em&gt;najasah&lt;/em&gt; is involved, it is to be disregarded.  &quot;Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your case, you are not sure that you bled, nor are there any signs of bleeding (either in the water or on the appliances).  It is fair to assume that no bleeding was involved, and that your kitchen remains &lt;em&gt;tahir&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-06-26T15:53:15.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8622" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-26T16:54:03.220" Score="2" ViewCount="14800" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is a relationship and sex between a Muslim woman and non Muslim man permitted in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2721" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T09:39:27.800" LastActivityDate="2016-07-27T02:18:50.347" Title="Relationship and sex between a muslim woman and non muslim man" Tags="|sex|zina|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8624" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8608" CreationDate="2013-06-26T21:23:42.230" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is written مائل (maa'il) in Arabic, which does indeed mean slanted. Another name for this early script is حجازي‎ (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijazi_script&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hijazi&lt;/a&gt;) in reference to it originating from the Hijaz region of the Arabian Peninsula.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later Quranic manuscripts switched to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kufic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kufic&lt;/a&gt; which is a reference to the city of Kufa in Iraq where it was first developed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2013-06-26T21:23:42.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8617" CreationDate="2013-06-27T05:31:48.497" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Names of the 25 Prophets Mentioned in Al-Quran are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Adam(A.W)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Idris(A.W) (Enoch)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nuh(A.W) (Noah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hud(A.W) (Heber)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Salih(A.W) (Methusaleh)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lut(A.W) (Lot)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibrahim(A.W) (Abraham)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ismail(A.W) (Ishmael)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ishaq(A.W) (Isaac)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yaqub(A.W) (Jacob)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yusuf(A.W) (Joseph)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shu’aib(A.W) (Jethro)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ayyub(A.W) (Job)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dhulkifl(A.W) (Ezekiel)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Musa(A.W) (Moses)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Harun(A.W) (Aaron)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dawud(A.W) (David)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sulayman(A.W) (Solomon)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ilias(A.W) (Elias)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alyasa(A.W) (Elisha)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yunus(A.W) (Jonah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zakariya(A.W) (Zachariah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yahya(A.W) (John the Baptist)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Isa(A.W) (Jesus)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muhammad(Sallallahu Alihi wassallam)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of the above are male. &lt;strong&gt;There is no female prophets mentioned in Al-Quran.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastActivityDate="2013-06-27T05:31:48.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8626" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-27T05:48:59.867" Score="7" ViewCount="28440" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which is the correct islamic honorific to use after Mariam(Mother of Eeasaa [A.W])?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;رضي الله عنه (Radi Allahu 'anha)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;عليه والسلام (Alahi wasllam)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same question for Asiya, wife of the Fir-aun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both these ladies' names are mentioned in Al-Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need to know the Islamic honorific for these two and What is the reason for that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:42:32.227" LastActivityDate="2022-11-03T08:22:15.243" Title="Radiallahu anha or Alahi wasllam for Mariam?" Tags="|adab|maryam|honorifics|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8627" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-06-27T05:51:32.377" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-06-27T05:51:32.377" LastActivityDate="2013-06-27T05:51:32.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8628" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-06-27T05:51:32.377" Score="0" Body="Questions about honorific title which is a word or expression with connotations conveying esteem or respect when used in addressing or referring to a person." OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-06-27T14:39:53.910" LastActivityDate="2013-06-27T14:39:53.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8622" CreationDate="2013-06-27T09:06:50.063" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;God made this world to test us. The real life is the next one. Being a test, you are given a free will to choose whatever you want. Whatever you choose, will have consequences in this world and the next.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for sexual relation before marriage, please consider that fact that human being is one the weakest creature at his birth. He need the love of mother and care of father for a long time from his birth. This can only be provided in a family. Thus the institution of family is one of the basic needs for the survival of human race. Allah recognizes this fundamental need and thus given us instruction to uphold the sanctity of this institution. One of it that sexual relations are only allowed within marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for marrying a non-muslim, please consider that within a family, the man has the upper hand. it is observable across cultural and ethnic boundaries. Thus you will be putting yourself as well as your children in a difficult position, if he tries to force you out of it. You can say that he is not like that but, believe me, things CHANGE after marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he choose to embrace Islam, before marriage, then, hopefully, you (and your children) would be in a better position with regard to religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-06-27T09:06:50.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8633" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8636" CreationDate="2013-06-27T21:59:24.223" Score="3" ViewCount="2820" Body="&lt;p&gt;When you die, does Allah judge you by last minutes action before you die or overall during your life time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example: You always pray salaat regular since you were a child and never missed a salaat. Now you are age of 30 - you just committed a major sin such as adultery and passed away after few hours. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="521" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-06T19:49:56.150" LastActivityDate="2014-06-06T19:49:56.150" Title="How will Allah judge you when you die?" Tags="|sunni|death|judgements|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8633" CreationDate="2013-06-28T03:38:29.220" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This life is a test and the test is not over till death. So anything you do till you death, (&lt;a href=&quot;http://hadithaday.org/islamic-manners/had-357-when-a-man-dies-his-deeds-come-to-an-end-except-for-three/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;and three thing after that&lt;/a&gt;) goes in your &quot;book of deeds&quot; for which you are accountable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other thing to note is that not all sins are equal. It a great blessing of God that if we keep away from major sins, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;He will wash away our minor ones&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus a major sin done in the end of life can over-weigh all the good deeds that you have done. So you have to be careful till the very end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first major sin is associating partners with God. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;It will not be forgiven&lt;/a&gt; (without repentance). All the other sins can be forgiven. You can find the list of others in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Genuinely repenting a sin, erases it. If you do a sin and repent immediately, then God has taken it upon Himself to &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;forgive it&lt;/a&gt;. If you delay it, till you see you death in front and then repent, then &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;it will not be accepted&lt;/a&gt;. If you delay it, but not till your death, then He may or may not forgive it. We can only hope that He does. If the sin is done against another person then in addition to repenting to God, you should compensate it to the person, otherwise your repentance is not considered genuine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing to note that God is most forgiving, but also just. He is wise and his final decision will show all his attributes. If forgiving a sin might cause injustice to another person, He may choose not to forgive it. So please very careful of the sins done that cause injustice to other as that person will not be as forgiving as God especially on the day of judgment, where the only things to &quot;buy and sell&quot; will be your deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-06-28T03:38:29.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8588" CreationDate="2013-06-28T04:28:14.853" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To start off, the prohibition on drawing living things is contested by respect scholars, most important among whom is Shaikh Yusuf al-Qaradhawi, president of the World Union of Islamic Scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to your question, while we can't define soul, this question can be assumed to ask: &quot;What things have agency?&quot; (i.e. free will, accountability for their actions). To answer this, the only (or most) reliable source that we have is the Quran. We know that humans and the jinn have accountability. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides this, one curious hint toward the accountability of other things in the Quran is Solomon saying to the bird: &quot;We will see whether you said the truth or you were among the liars.&quot; (27:27) And before that he says he will give a severe punishment to the bird, or execute it, for not appearing at the gathering he was holding. Thus Solomon considered the bird accountable for its actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This however is not proof that animals have accountability. One could say that that particular bird was specially made (unlikely due to the context of verse, which suggests that the bird's accountability is a matter of course, that it is not a special creature), or that the objects under Solomon's will were given souls temporarily for his sake. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is more supportable due to the Quran mentioning mountains and birds as being given a special nature for the sake of the kingdom of David (and his inheritor, Solomon): &quot;We favored David with excellence, (and commanded): 'O mountains and birds, glorify the greatness of God with him.' And We made iron pliable for him.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the issue is not decided on animals and other creatures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the angels, their having agency is not a certain issue. Shaikh Ahmad Mustafa al-Maraghi in his tafseer, Tafseer al-Maraghi, mentions the many views on this topic, such as those who say that the angels are completely good and have no ability to disobey God, and others who said that goodness is their nature but they can disobey, the same way that for the jinn and humans the following of desires is their nature, but they can choose to obey God. God made the angels prostrate to Adam, which some have considered to show that a (good) human is better than angel, since, they say, angels have no desires and temptations to fight and goodness is their default, while a good human has fought to be and stay good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is all the knowledge that has been given us, I don't think anything more can be found out on the topic. You can dive into hadith to try to find more answers, but you will likely find much contradiction and more questions than answers, since hadith is a human work and subject to all the shortcomings that comes with that, and when it comes to issues of the Unseen, the world is filled with weak and questionable ahadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2727" LastActivityDate="2013-06-28T04:28:14.853" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7558" CreationDate="2013-06-28T06:19:51.617" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No simple literal translation can capture the magnificence or the delicate meaning of these Arabic verses. Every word has multiple levels of meaning, and each line brings new insights and inspirations with every reading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Thafseer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran4u.com/Tafsir%20Ibn%20Kathir/103%20Asr.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibnu-Katheer&lt;/a&gt; states that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-`Asr is the &lt;strong&gt;time&lt;/strong&gt; in which the movements of the Children of Adam&#xA;  occur, whether good or evil. Malik narrated from Zayd bin Aslam that&#xA;  he said, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;It is the evening.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Either it may simply be time or evening or anyother(Allah knows the best). The correct thing is Allah(Subh) wants to say some important things to human beings, thats why he is telling that by promising upon ASR(time) which is very precious once lost can't be gain back. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can also see the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sura Al-Fajr&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-07-25T15:02:57.590" LastActivityDate="2013-07-25T15:02:57.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8641" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8644" CreationDate="2013-06-28T08:54:02.857" Score="5" ViewCount="443109" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum, as the question says, how many Sunnat rakats do I need to perform before or after Jumma prayer(friday).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastEditorUserId="122" LastEditDate="2013-06-28T15:50:06.347" LastActivityDate="2017-05-12T05:13:13.053" Title="How many Sunnat rakats are there in Jumma prayer?" Tags="|salat|jumuah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8626" CreationDate="2013-06-28T09:43:24.563" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;At this time, I cannot give the source but, in my Country, Indonesia, &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Messengers and Angels&lt;/strong&gt; get title &lt;strong&gt;Alaihi sallam&lt;/strong&gt; (AS.), &lt;br&gt;Except &lt;strong&gt;Rasulullah Muhammad&lt;/strong&gt; who get &lt;strong&gt;Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam&lt;/strong&gt; (SAW.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;The Companions and around&lt;/strong&gt; them get &lt;strong&gt;Radhiallahu anhu&lt;/strong&gt; (RA.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15963" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-05T06:26:13.270" LastActivityDate="2015-11-05T06:26:13.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8641" CreationDate="2013-06-28T13:50:42.610" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 4 Sunnah(moaqda), 2 Farz(compulsory) ,4 Sunnah(gher-moaqda), 2 Sunnah(moaqda), 2 Nafal.&#xA;That is the correct order aswell, So in total there are 14 rakaat in jumm'a salaah  .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Farz is compulsory, what you perform with the Imaam!  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2729" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-05-12T05:13:13.053" LastActivityDate="2017-05-12T05:13:13.053" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="507" CreationDate="2013-06-28T16:23:21.460" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;To cut, trim, shave the beard in any way for whatever reason is haram and clear disobedience of the Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him).  As was pointed out, to have the beard grow, and to trim the mustache short is of human nature, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/53&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.  So to do something against that nature because some disbelievers are on that nature, is absurd.  The point is, in such a situation as described in your question, one should not trim, cut, shave the beard so not to look like the non-Muslims who are following human nature and an aspect of the way of the Prophet's, rather keep it and follow the sunnah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And by the way, Muslims should be unique among the people, so you wouldn't wear what what the Amish (for example) would wear, I don't think the Amish or Hutterite would wear turban's (or at least the Kufi).  And even if a mistake happens, it is as easy to fix and explain to clarify, as it is to make a mistake about someone.  I pray my answer is clear.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-06-28T16:23:21.460" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8647" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8626" CreationDate="2013-06-28T17:10:56.067" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Radhiallahu anhu goes for the Anbia (all male prophets), but Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam is always said for Nabi Muhammad (S.A.W.) only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Messengers ie. Hazrat Moosa(A.I) gets Alaihi wasallam   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Radiallahu anha goes for females.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2729" LastActivityDate="2013-06-28T17:10:56.067" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7942" CreationDate="2013-06-29T00:49:20.300" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;States of permissibility or rulings in (Sunni) Islam fall under 5 categories (7 for Hanafis). One of those states is &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; (impermissible) and the rest are at varying levels of permissibility (&lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Obligatory (&lt;em&gt;fard&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;wajib&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Recommended (&lt;em&gt;mandub&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;mustahabb&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Neither recommended nor disliked (&lt;em&gt;mubah&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Disliked (&lt;em&gt;makruh&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the above categories are &quot;&lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question, yes, if it is not &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt; then it must be &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;. There is no &quot;in-between.&quot; Imam an-Nawawi's hadith about doubtful matters refers to things about whose ruling we are unsure of (due to a lack of a clear cut text about them or for some other reason); it does not mean that there is a separate category &quot;doubtful&quot; that they fall under.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2013-06-29T17:50:49.077" LastActivityDate="2013-06-29T17:50:49.077" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5868" CreationDate="2013-06-29T01:28:22.550" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the Quran was written: The word for Universe did not really exist in Arabic just like the word Universe did not exist in English before physicists. The Word universe meant something else like &quot;all that exists&quot;. So the Quran may not say the 'Alkoon' because at the time it was written, that word did not denote &quot;the universe&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word for 'sky' is the closest Arabic word the Quran could have used to describe the universe as no other word was better. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2650" LastActivityDate="2013-06-29T01:28:22.550" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8652" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8678" CreationDate="2013-06-29T04:48:18.613" Score="1" ViewCount="4734" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had uncertainty till now, &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my memory, (I forget who said it or from which one I read about it), it will be safe to eat first or sleep first when we feel one of them before salaat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is sleepy or hungry at salaat will cancel salaat itself??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks, &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Ahmad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15963" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T02:09:30.587" Title="Sleepy or hungry at salaat" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8653" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1664" CreationDate="2013-06-29T06:42:28.137" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Women are allowed in the mosque if they follow the right mode of dressing. But looking at the world today, not all women dress in the right islamic mode of dressing.That is why people decide to follow the hadith of sayidina Umar, Who banned a woman in his time for entering the mosque because she was dressed inappropriately.The Fact is that islam does not permit mixing of sexes. And the propehet also said for a woman to pray in her courtyard so she may gain more reward; So she is to decide. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2732" LastEditorUserId="45" LastEditDate="2013-06-29T20:57:29.163" LastActivityDate="2013-06-29T20:57:29.163" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8654" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-06-29T08:42:54.193" Score="2" ViewCount="7459" Body="&lt;p&gt;Would a person become sinful if he shaved his beard, unwillingly, in order to comply with the requirements of a career that he entered (not knowing, at the time, the ruling on beards). He may not be confident of finding another stable job to support the family at short notice. Is he allowed to keep the job until he finds another job which would allow him to retain his beard?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide answers which reference hadiths and the Quaran, not simply opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="156" LastEditDate="2013-08-11T00:34:27.170" LastActivityDate="2020-05-15T13:58:29.063" Title="Would it be sinnful to shave a beard for a job?" Tags="|sharia|hadith|practical-islam|sunnah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8654" CreationDate="2013-06-29T13:33:24.183" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you didn't know at that time, but came to find out, then it would be sinful if you keep cutting your beard then it would be sinful, for it is Fard to let it grow.  The Prophet (Peace and Blessings be Upon him) &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/48/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ordered&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَحْفُوا الشَّوَارِبَ وَأَعْفُوا اللِّحَى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Trim the mustache and let the beard grow&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should explain to your employer that you cannot cut/shave your beard, because it is part of your religion.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-06-29T13:33:24.183" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8657" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-06-29T16:55:12.720" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-06-29T16:55:12.720" LastActivityDate="2013-06-29T16:55:12.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8658" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-06-29T16:55:12.720" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-06-29T16:55:12.720" LastActivityDate="2013-06-29T16:55:12.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7607" CreationDate="2013-06-30T19:49:24.570" Score="1" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Haafiz Manaawi said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The interpretation (will come under the Protection of Allah) means in his protected or secretariat or guaranteed, so don't cause him damage, in muslim word (lest Allah should call you to account) and in at-Tirmidhi novel (so do not be treacherous with Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And ibn al-'Arabi said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is an indication that the conservation non impossible for the person, But God will take his right from it. So it is telling about the occurrence of the penalty not for conservation from harm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And potentially&lt;/strong&gt; protection be prayer  that lead to safety, Meaning Do not leave the morning prayer because leads to the failure of the Covenant which between you and your god.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The bottom line,&lt;/strong&gt; there is warning in this hadith from exposure to harm those who prayed  in the group because he is under the Protection of Allah.&#xA;So who cause of harm to a person who is in the protection of God has offered himself for revenge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If a Muslim prayed Fajr in congregation, so he's under God's protection, it does not mean that there were no incidents with him, but the occurrence of the penalty for those who caused him harm&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-06-30T19:49:24.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8664" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8703" CreationDate="2013-07-01T07:16:34.497" Score="21" ViewCount="66081" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the view of Islam about &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;transgender&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigender&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;bigender&lt;/a&gt; people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they considered Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;anyone who pronounces the shahada a Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some rules in Islam (like wearing gold, hijab) are different between males and females. What should those people do?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What does Islam say about their marriage? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:41:10.300" LastActivityDate="2018-04-04T15:35:12.453" Title="Can transgender people be Muslims, and how do gendered rules and rules about marriage apply?" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|transgender|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8665" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-01T09:12:12.940" Score="3" ViewCount="2466" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some hadiths (listed on the bottom) regarding doing Hajj which confuse me in connection with the following hadith: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “When a man dies, his deeds come to an end except for three things: Sadaqah Jariyah (ceaseless charity); knowledge which is beneficial; or a virtuous descendant who prays for him (the deceased).” [Sahih Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this hadith, nothing can be added to the deeds of a deceased, including doing Hajj for him. If this is so, why did the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) allowed doing Hajj for the deceased or is Hajj an exception or you can perform the Hajj-e-Badal but its reward will not go the deceased.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How to reconcile these hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abdullah bin Abbas. Al-Fadl (his brother) was riding behind Allah's Apostle and a woman from the tribe of Khath'am came and Al-Fadl started looking at her and she started looking at him. The Prophet turned Al-Fadl's face to the other side. The woman said, &quot;O Allah's Apostle! The obligation of Hajj enjoined by Allah on His devotees has become due on my father and he is old and weak, and he cannot sit firm on the mount; may I perform Hajj on his behalf?&quot; The Prophet replied, &quot;Yes, you may.&quot; That happened during the Hajj-al-Wida (of the Prophet). -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alim.org/library/hadith/SHB/589/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith - 2.589&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Editor's note&lt;/em&gt;: Three hadiths were linked, however two were the same link [the hadith above], and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithcollection.com/abudawud/236-Abu%20Dawud%20Book%2004.%20The%20Rites%20of%20Hajj/16643-abu-dawud-book-004-hadith-number-1806.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;one no longer works&lt;/a&gt;, but a cached version on Google writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narated By AbuRazin: A man of Banu Amir said: Apostle of Allah, my father is very old, he cannot perform hajj and umrah himself nor can be ride on a mount. He said: Perform hajj and umrah on behalf of your father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T01:13:46.247" LastActivityDate="2017-09-29T11:27:50.213" Title="Does the reward of Hajj for another person go to him? (Hajj-e-Badal)" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|hajj|reward|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8665" CreationDate="2013-07-01T13:39:19.840" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding the hadith you provided, this is an English translation, and in Arabic in place of &lt;em&gt;pray&lt;/em&gt; are the words &lt;em&gt;yad3oo lah&lt;/em&gt; which is a verb form of making a dua or any sort of remembrance of Allah it is not limited to praying. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يقول: عن أبي هريرة -رضي الله عنه- أن رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قال: إذا مات ابن آدم انقطع عمله إلا من ثلاث: صدقة جارية، أو علم ينتفع به، أو ولد صالح &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;يدعو له،&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This may be fasting on the behalf of someone, making charity on their behalf, and even as you mentioned making a pilgrimage. &lt;strong&gt;These hadiths do not contradict each other.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-29T11:27:50.213" LastActivityDate="2017-09-29T11:27:50.213" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8664" CreationDate="2013-07-02T01:19:30.793" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I knew a person with both sex organs but deep down inside they felt like they were more towards being a female so that's how she dressed. Did Allah guide her to feel that way? I don't know--only He knows. Now I could be wrong on this whole thing after all only Allah knows best, but the way I take it is that if you do your best to try to obey Allah's wishes then you have a better chance to be forgiven. After all, Allah made them who there are and that's beautiful because He made them. If you have a sex operation you're changing Allah's creation and that's just not beautiful at all and wrong just like tattoos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2741" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2013-07-02T04:17:25.123" LastActivityDate="2013-07-02T04:17:25.123" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8671" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-02T05:30:04.143" Score="5" ViewCount="3731" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't see a problem in following a ruling which for me holds more weight according to the authentic hadith and Quran over the rulings which were just opinions from people, presumably from Quran and hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I may follow a ruling which incidentally happens to be the position of any of the schools of thought, So is this the correct approach?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;e.g.: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Shafi school, even touching your own wife breaks your Wudu whereas in Hanafi it does not. There is a clear authentic hadith in which Muhammad pbuh kissed his wife before the prayer, thus I would accept the latter ruling  not because I follow a Madhab, but because this particular ruling has a stronger evidence which cannot have a difference of opinions when the texts are so clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is such an &quot;evaluate and choose the best&quot; approach good enough? And would this apply to also &quot;evaluating and choosing beliefs from different sects&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2013-07-03T06:28:46.630" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T13:42:34.187" Title="Can a person take individual opinions from any of the four schools or is it mandatory to follow only one throughout your life?" Tags="|practical-islam|fiqh|madhhab|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8671" CreationDate="2013-07-02T05:59:15.960" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a muslim, the only person whom you choose to follow is Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and, of course, Allah. Whether to follow any other person totally depends on you. All the imam's are highly respectable persons and have dedicated their lives with exceptional work. But they are human and thus, as human, can make mistakes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) has fully delivered Allah's deen as mentioned in his last sermon during Hajj-ul-Widda and in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Maidah&lt;/a&gt;. To think that the Imam completed some part of the deen, invalidates the quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can choose to follow on one imam or better, say that all Imams are my imams and I respect and study their work and their reasoning for a ruling. If I find it according to Quran and sunnah, I will follow it, otherwise not. Interestingly, this was the teachings of all the Imams themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We should give Quran and Sunnah at the center-place of our knowledge and actions and see everything in light of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you &lt;strong&gt;&quot;evaluate and choose the best or choose none&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (but follow Quran and Sunnah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-07-02T08:54:03.153" LastActivityDate="2013-07-02T08:54:03.153" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8674" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-02T17:44:43.493" Score="2" ViewCount="39" Body="&lt;p&gt;I hope this question does not offend anyone but is it really true that the Sunni's and the Shi'a have different qurans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2749" LastActivityDate="2013-07-02T17:44:43.493" Title="Sects and their qurans" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2013-07-02T23:10:31.903" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8675" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-02T19:03:03.997" Score="1" ViewCount="433" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Muslim lady who was a divorcee married a man without providing her previous divorce papers. Is her marriage OK?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2750" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2013-07-03T06:28:57.787" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T09:27:11.493" Title="Is a marriage valid without providing prior divorce papers?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8626" CreationDate="2013-07-03T07:40:40.993" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm from Medina (City of the Prophet Mohammad peace be upon him), I learned at school that the correct Islamic honorific to use after Mariam (Mother of Eeasaa [Alayhi As-sllam])&#xA;Is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Alayha As-salam&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;عليها السلام&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/em&gt; but there is no problem if you used &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Radi Allahu 'anha&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (رضي الله عنها) both of them have close meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you need source (in Arabic): &lt;a href=&quot;http://articles.islamweb.net/media/index.php?page=article&amp;amp;id=175527&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://articles.islamweb.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2753" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-05T06:27:46.407" LastActivityDate="2015-11-05T06:27:46.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8652" CreationDate="2013-07-03T08:07:07.310" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith of the Prophet, peace be upon him, where he is reported to have said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لا صلاة بحضرة الطعام ولا وهو يدافع الاخبثين &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/5/84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim 560&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;(rough translation: &quot;There is no prayer while food is present, or while one is withholding the call of nature.&quot;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we can conclude that the Prophet, peace be upon him, prohibited:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Praying in the state of &lt;strong&gt;hunger while food is present&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Praying while one is &lt;strong&gt;distracted by holding in urine and/or faeces&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith doesn't mention anything about prayer while tired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2753" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-07-04T00:49:54.793" LastActivityDate="2013-07-04T00:49:54.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7718" CreationDate="2013-07-03T08:35:35.490" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I learnt in my childhood about &lt;code&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Sahih Al-Muslim&lt;/code&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Bukhari himself counted approx. 4000 hadith sahih without repetition (same verse or meaning from different person or chain)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Muslim himself counted approx. 2000 hadith sahih without repetition (same verse or meaning from different person or chain)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difference between Sahih Al-Bukhari and Sahih Al-Muslim; since Muslim is student of Bukhari, is approx. 100 hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we combine hadith just from Sahih Al-Bukhari and Sahih Al-Muslim, we get approx. 4100 hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I have not read otherwise yet, but you can research on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.sunnah.com/&lt;/a&gt; yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15963" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditorDisplayName="user14305" LastEditDate="2017-04-02T15:22:36.287" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T15:22:36.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8654" CreationDate="2013-07-03T13:31:16.437" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has been consulted with a knowledgeable Imam and a knowledge Muslim brother about the issue. What they concluded is that letting beard grow is 'CLOSE TO' fard in most opinion, but some consider its fard (as brother Al Ummat stated).&#xA;I asked it again in here and in hope for a even more detailed and professional Islamic explanation on it so more brothers have similar situation can benefit from it, inshaAllah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For my particular situation, both of them agree that I should stay in the job because that fact that I need to support the family and meanwhile looking for another job that comply with our Islamic standard on beard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE: I do NOT clearly remember what is the regulation stated that its ok for me to do so, so I will not take it as a final answer, but if you think its helpful for you anyway in determine it, I will be very happy.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am still looking for a suitable job for my further development since the current career I am in is NOT of my profession, and inshaAllah, Allah will guide me to the career I so far deemed as halal and what my passion is (web development). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;================Update=========================&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I quit the job alhamdulaylah, inshaAllah, may Allah bless the act, ameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah is the true and only provider for believers&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;================Recent=========================&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alhamdulaylah, its so blessed to did Allah allowed me to achieve. Now, I am capable of paying off my loan without even worry about money and more.  alhamdulaylah. Its amazing how Allah swt reward and bless one with so much mercy and surprisingly wonderful! Put your trust in Allah swt, he will reward you abundantly inshaAllah, ameen! Do what pleases Allah swt, and you will NEVER regret, inshaAllah! Lesson learned, again and again, alhamdulaylah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazaklahir&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="2605" LastEditDate="2013-09-10T13:47:48.077" LastActivityDate="2013-09-10T13:47:48.077" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8681" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-03T15:07:22.950" Score="2" ViewCount="516" Body="&lt;p&gt;While much of religion is faith, are there any statements in the Koran we can point to that prove its authenticity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using the Torah as an example, one of the things Jews point to is the fact that the Torah says there is only one animal that has split hooves but doesn't chew its cud (the pig). Only God can make that statement since nobody else could be sure enough, and if proven wrong, the religion would fall apart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What can we say about the Koran that accomplishes the same thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2437" LastActivityDate="2017-06-04T16:27:56.177" Title="Proof of Koran Authenticity" Tags="|quran|scientific-proof|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="7" ClosedDate="2017-06-17T21:56:50.823" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8681" CreationDate="2013-07-03T15:26:00.400" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran says in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/23-24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;chapter 2, verse 23-24&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon Our Servant [Muhammad], then produce a surah the like thereof and call upon your witnesses other than Allah , if you should be truthful. But if you do not - and you will never be able to - then fear the Fire, whose fuel is men and stones, prepared for the disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;chapter 4, version 82&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an? If it had been from [any] other than Allah , they would have found within it much contradiction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-07-03T15:26:00.400" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8681" CreationDate="2013-07-03T23:53:52.703" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah's promise in the Qur'an: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt; “Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will&#xA;be its guardian.” (Q.15:9). &#xA;&#xA;“Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an? If it had been from [any]&#xA;other than Allah , they would have found within it much&#xA;contradiction.“ (Q. 4:82)&#xA;&#xA;“Say, &quot;What thing is greatest in testimony?&quot; Say, &quot; Allah is witness&#xA;between me and you. And this Qur'an was revealed to me that I may warn&#xA;you thereby and whomever it reaches. Do you [truly] testify that with&#xA;Allah there are other deities?&quot; Say, &quot;I will not testify [with you].&quot;&#xA;Say, &quot;Indeed, He is but one God, and indeed, I am free of what you&#xA;associate [with Him].&quot;“ (Q. 6:19)&#xA;&#xA;“And this is a Book which We have sent down, blessed and confirming&#xA;what was before it, that you may warn the Mother of Cities and those&#xA;around it. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe in it, and they&#xA;are maintaining their prayers.“ (Q. 6:92)&#xA;&#xA;“And indeed, [O Muhammad], you receive the Qur'an from one Wise and&#xA;Knowing.“  (Q. 27:6)&#xA;&#xA;The revelation of the Book is from Allah , the Exalted in Might, the&#xA;Wise. (Q. 45:2)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an has been preserved in both oral and written form in a way no other book has, and with each form providing a check and balance for the authenticity of the other. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if you need some &lt;code&gt;human explanation&lt;/code&gt;, you can find it at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freewebs.com/proofofislam/authenticityofquran.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilaam.net/Articles/AuthenticQuran.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on comments of OP, I'd like to add it to my answer because I realized that it related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;OP said, &lt;em&gt;&quot;You're simple quoting some text written by and about one man. I could have written the same thing.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I just simple quoting because he has same arguments for Quran tafseer. I wouldn't write it again. Just simply linked to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;OP said, &lt;em&gt;&quot;Additionally, your assertion that no other book has been preserved like the Qura'an is false. Prime example being the Torah, off of which the Qura'an is based. (as verified by discoveries like the Dead Sea Scrolls)&quot;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;About Torah, I realized and believed that it exist. If you are Muslim, you will find different how Quran preserved and Torah (generally, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1141/what-book-is-referred-to-in-the-phrase-people-of-the-book&quot;&gt;people of book&lt;/a&gt;) preserved. I'd like to add verse Q. 3:78 about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt; And indeed, there is among them a party who alter the Scripture&#xA;with their tongues so you may think it is from the Scripture, but it&#xA;is not from the Scripture. And they say, &quot;This is from Allah ,&quot; but it&#xA;is not from Allah . And they speak untruth about Allah while they&#xA;know. (Q. 3:78)&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15963" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2013-07-09T03:03:20.330" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8684" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-04T04:11:53.893" Score="2" ViewCount="1020" Body="&lt;p&gt;The month of Ramadan is near, so naturally the subject of the moon arises.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on hadiths, which moon I need to refer to -- the local or international moon -- for sawm and for eid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if the moon is seen in Dubai but I'm in India, can I celebrate eid with that or I have to wait for the moon to be seen in my own country?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2532" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2016-07-05T00:52:16.010" LastActivityDate="2019-06-04T18:14:37.667" Title="Local moon or international moon?" Tags="|quran|sharia|hadith|fiqh|science|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8685" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11729" CreationDate="2013-07-04T04:47:08.023" Score="4" ViewCount="27376" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to ask dua in state of sujood outside salat? &#xA;i.e. just for sake of DUA, can we do sujood?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2532" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-11-12T08:32:18.280" LastActivityDate="2020-04-29T16:38:38.817" Title="Is sujood permissible outside salat when it is only for asking Dua?" Tags="|quran|hadith|sunnah|fiqh|dua|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8687" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8689" CreationDate="2013-07-04T05:25:39.717" Score="8" ViewCount="3120" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some brothers told me not to use miswaak after Zuhar up to Ifthar.&#xA;But, some brothers told that it is permissible to use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I use a miswaak while fasting? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2532" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-07-04T06:25:16.533" LastActivityDate="2018-05-18T06:34:31.510" Title="Can I use a miswaak while fasting?" Tags="|hadith|practical-islam|sunnah|fiqh|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8688" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-04T05:32:13.710" Score="6" ViewCount="308" Body="&lt;p&gt;If one misses his Esha Salat, is it permissible for him to perform the first two rakats of his Esha Salat with the Taraweh Jamat and then continue on his own?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2532" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T09:43:55.993" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T10:20:52.900" Title="Is it permissible to join first 2 rakath of Esha Salat with the Taraweh Jamat and then continue on his own?" Tags="|hadith|salat|taraweeh|jamaat|fard|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8687" CreationDate="2013-07-04T06:11:54.007" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes&lt;/strong&gt;, you can use miswaak while fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Amir Ibn Rabia narrates: “I saw Hz. Muhammad (PBUH) using a miswak&#xA;  while fasting more times than I can count.”&#xA;  -&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithcollection.com/sahihbukhari/64-Sahih%20Bukhari%20Book%2031.%20Fasting/2436-sahih-bukhari-volume-003-book-031-hadith-number-154.html&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari Volume 003, Book 031, Hadith Number 154.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not makrooh when a fasting person uses a miswak or a toothbrush dampened with water according to scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Nawawi RA, who was one of the greatest Shafi'e jurist, stated that it is permissible to use the miswak during the afternoon as well as whilst fasting. - Fathul Qarib al-Mujeeb by Sheikh Ahmad bin Husain, page 5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastActivityDate="2013-07-04T06:11:54.007" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8690" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-04T06:22:22.353" Score="3" ViewCount="6503" Body="&lt;p&gt;Great information I got from this page About Islamic naming system.  Further I want to know about my son name.  His name is &lt;code&gt;Rafay&lt;/code&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please tell me is it right from Islamic point of view to name a child with that name?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am confused . Hope Allah will help me and forgive me and will not harden my kids life because of my mistakes. Amin!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2755" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-16T06:24:20.723" LastActivityDate="2018-05-28T13:25:36.280" Title="Can my son be named 'Rafay'?" Tags="|naming|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8692" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8700" CreationDate="2013-07-04T11:02:56.050" Score="4" ViewCount="28425" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw most of the Muslims who have completed their Hajj add the prefix &lt;code&gt;Al-Haj&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;Haji&lt;/code&gt;to their names, like adding &lt;code&gt;Al-Hafiz&lt;/code&gt; to those who finished memorizing the whole Al-Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Haji&lt;/strong&gt; is an honorific title given to a Muslim person who has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca. Women who complete the Hajj&#xA;  are referred to as &lt;strong&gt;Hajiya&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajji&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it a sunnah or bid'ah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-04T02:52:48.270" LastActivityDate="2017-06-04T02:52:48.270" Title="Is it correct to use Al-Haj before the name of persons who completed their haj?" Tags="|sunnah|terminology|hajj|bidah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8694" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8697" CreationDate="2013-07-05T04:30:02.953" Score="1" ViewCount="192" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw someone who cry in his salat. I saw him cry too much that make me doubt about his salat.&lt;br&gt; Are there some information which allow this??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salam, &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Ahmad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15963" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T09:43:01.413" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T09:43:01.413" Title="Cry in salat fardhu" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1684" CreationDate="2013-07-05T14:58:10.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam every amal(deed) depends on niyat(intention).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you intentionally delay the iftaar(breaking of fast by eating) then it considered wrong(against Sunnah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Delay is permissible in following conditions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We break fast (iftaar) and do sahri based on timings given in ramzan&#xA;calander, but nobody can be sure of that timings to be 100% precise, &#xA;so if u delay iftaar by few minutes with the intention of being&#xA;cautious about the accuracy of calander timings then there is no harm&#xA;in doing so.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;there is only a few minutes difference in iftaar and maghrib&#xA;timings,  and  it is better to perform salat as quickly as possible&#xA;so with that intention if iftaar gets delayed then also  there is no&#xA;harm.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-05-30T05:45:48.883" LastActivityDate="2015-05-30T05:45:48.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8694" CreationDate="2013-07-05T21:36:28.243" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is ok to cry in Salat whether it is fardh or not (out of khushu'/خشية of Allah).  There is no such thing as crying/weeping too much in salat if it is done out of khushu'/خشية of Allah.  Furthermore there is no authentic proof which &lt;strong&gt;disallows&lt;/strong&gt; it, and Allah knows best.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي وَلِجَوْفِهِ&#xA;  أَزِيزٌ كَأَزِيزِ الْمِرْجَلِ يَعْنِي يَبْكِي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I came to the Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) when he was&#xA;  praying, and there was a sound coming from his chest like the sound of&#xA;  water boiling,&quot; meaning, he was weeping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/13/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan Annasa'i&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-07-05T21:36:28.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8698" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-06T07:16:09.910" Score="6" ViewCount="2738" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a Muslim woman travel and study overseas without a mahram?&lt;br&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like to pursue her masters or on university exchange. Can her  husband prevent her from going if he isn't comfortable with her going? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2765" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-15T04:52:14.130" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T01:13:52.270" Title="Can a Muslim woman study abroad without a mahram?" Tags="|women|mahram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8699" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8701" CreationDate="2013-07-06T07:43:15.610" Score="0" ViewCount="295" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam, &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have problem that face me at my home sick. I have been worked at a certain distance from my home which allow me to held jama and qasar when it was. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But my mother said not to held it, cause it just ordinary travel which held once a week. I still held it cause I feel tired when I go home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I still do it because, as my child, I remember that Anas bin Malik R.A. was held jama at somewhere in some years. I just not remember which / who say it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I wrong??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15963" LastActivityDate="2013-07-06T11:29:28.497" Title="Jama and qasar in certain day" Tags="|salat|salat-al-qasr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8700" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8692" CreationDate="2013-07-06T08:16:24.583" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No brother it's not Bid'ah and not Sunnah. It's a title given to travelers for Hajj, so if you are going to Hajj and I meet you in your way to Hajj I can call you Hajji also you can use it as a title before your name if you has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca like you said. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But &lt;strong&gt;it's not bid'ah&lt;/strong&gt; because it's just a recipe Arab people used to use it from long time, Just like when I use Al-Hafiz to call the  person who finished memorizing the whole Quran, when I use Al-Qari to call the person who read the Quran, when I use Imam to call the leader of a mosque and Muslim community, when I use Shahid to call person who died fighting for Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala and when I write &quot;Al-Sahabe&quot; before the name of the person who saw the Prophet Mohammad peace be upon him and believed him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And by the way:&#xA;The meaning of Hajj &lt;strong&gt;in Arabic language&lt;/strong&gt; can be: &quot;The come&quot; or &quot;pilgrimage&quot; or &quot;intent&quot;.&#xA;And the meaning of Hajji &lt;strong&gt;in Arabic language&lt;/strong&gt; can be: &quot;The comer&quot; or &quot;The pilgrim&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best, Wa salla Allah ala Mohammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2753" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-05T06:24:27.487" LastActivityDate="2015-11-05T06:24:27.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8699" CreationDate="2013-07-06T11:29:28.497" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the hadith you are looking for is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ـ&amp;quot;وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ&#xA;بَشَّارٍ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ غُنْدَرٍ، - قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا&#xA;مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، غُنْدَرٌ - عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ&#xA;يَزِيدَ الْهُنَائِيِّ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ عَنْ قَصْرِ&#xA;الصَّلاَةِ، فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا&#xA;خَرَجَ مَسِيرَةَ ثَلاَثَةِ أَمْيَالٍ أَوْ ثَلاَثَةِ فَرَاسِخَ -&#xA;شُعْبَةُ الشَّاكُّ - صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ&amp;quot; ‏&lt;sub&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Sahih Muslim 691&quot;&gt;صحيح مسلم ٦٩١&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sub&gt;.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I asked Anas b. Malik about shortening of prayer. He said: When the Messenger of' Allah (may peace be upon him) had covered a distance of three miles or three farsakh (Shu'ba, one of the narrators, had some doubt about it) he observed two rak'ahs. &lt;sub&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Sahih Muslim 691&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 691&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually I don't know waht is the rule for your situation, but I quoted some of the questions that people asked Shayikh &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mohammed bin Saleh bin Uthaymeen&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question1:Students go to study in a country, away from their own&#xA;residents about ninety kilometers, by knowing that they go and return&#xA;in the same day, Can they held jama and qasar?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He replied by saying: I&#xA;see that there is no held jama and qasar; because this is not&#xA;traveling, as they have their breakfast in their homes, and have their&#xA;lunch in their homes too. &lt;sub&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-eman.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%20%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%89%20%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84%20%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AE%20%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%20%D8%A8%D9%86%20%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%20**/%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8%20%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%20%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF%20%D8%B9%D9%86%20%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%85%20%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%88%20%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8B%D8%8C%20%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B0%D9%87%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%86%20%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%B9%D9%88%D9%86%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B3%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85%D8%8C%20%D9%81%D9%87%D9%84%20%D9%84%D9%87%D9%85%20%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A9%D8%9F/i187&amp;amp;d95230&amp;amp;c&amp;amp;p1#Top&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference for fatwa in &lt;strong&gt;Arabic&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question2: I work as a truck driver and requires me traveling always,&#xA;Can I held jama and qasar?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He replied by saying: shortening the&#xA;prayers related to travel so long, whether traveling rarely&#xA;or always, and the driver of truck can held jama and qasar. &lt;sub&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ibnothaimeen.com/all/noor/article_2564.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Reference for fatwa&quot;&gt;Reference for fatwa in &lt;strong&gt;Arabic&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best, Wa salla allah ala Mohammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2753" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-07-06T11:29:28.497" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8688" CreationDate="2013-07-06T14:21:23.187" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes brother this is what Sheikh Shafi'i, Ibn al-Mundhir said. Please check the link below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/79136&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/79136&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there is a Hadith about this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ،&#xA;  عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ&#xA;  مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ، كَانَ يُصَلِّي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه&#xA;  وسلم الْعِشَاءَ الآخِرَةَ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ فَيُصَلِّي&#xA;  بِهِمْ تِلْكَ الصَّلاَةَ ‏.‏ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mu'adh b. Jabal said the night prayer with the Messenger of Allah (may&#xA;  peace be upon him) and then returned to his people and then led them&#xA;  in this prayer. &lt;sub&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/204&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim/(36)&#xA;  Chapter: Recitation During 'Isha&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2753" LastActivityDate="2013-07-06T14:21:23.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8664" CreationDate="2013-07-06T20:53:02.680" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;My brother Muslim first of all, any human say Shahada, praying and do all of Islam pillars is considered as Muslim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And about transgender people&lt;/strong&gt;: &#xA;There is no transgender people in Islam because Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/75/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 75:39&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sub&gt;  {فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنْثَى} &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And made of him two mates, the male and the female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala didn't said transgender so there is no transgender (another sex else male or female), and now the doctors&#xA;can determine if transgender is a male or female by urination way, signs of puberty and lust tend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if the transgender is close to masculinity he will be in men kind in Islam rules and if the transgender is close to feminine she will be in women kind in Islam rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And about the marriage:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Only if transgender have had a male and female sexual organs and his lust tend to men and women in the same time then he can't marry, if else then he can marry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/114670&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;English&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/ref/114670&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ur/ref/114670&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Urdu&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/id/ref/114670&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Indonesian&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best, Wa salla allah ala Mohammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2753" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-12T09:57:51.453" LastActivityDate="2016-07-12T09:57:51.453" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8707" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-08T14:35:11.510" Score="4" ViewCount="4844" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have been married for six months now. Ramadan starts tomorrow and my husband just told me last week, that we cannot have sex due to the fact that I'm non-Muslim, I'm Anglican.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I was just wanting to know if this is true? Can we not have sex once the fast has been broken?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2772" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-01-09T16:04:15.227" LastActivityDate="2020-05-16T13:23:59.380" Title="Can a non-Muslim have sex with her Muslim spouse after the Ramadan fast has broken?" Tags="|sharia|sawm|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8712" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8707" CreationDate="2013-07-08T20:40:42.187" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can not have sex during the fast but after it is over, till it starts the next day, you can have sex. God allowed in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/187&quot;&gt;Quran&lt;/a&gt;. There is no distinction between a muslim or non-muslim wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It has been made permissible for you the night preceding fasting to go to your wives [for sexual relations].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-07-08T20:40:42.187" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8685" CreationDate="2013-07-08T20:50:33.460" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many duas mentioned in hadith when Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was in sajood. Sajda is the best time for duas, as you are closest to Allah at that time. So it is allowed to ask any dua during sajood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to take quran as a &quot;living book&quot;. When he recited it, he used to respond to the words. If verses come, that shows Allah's wrath, he used to seek His refuge and verses comes where His praise was done, he also used to go in sajood. So there is no limitation of when you can do sajood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Combining these two, you can make sajood when you feel like it and ask Allah anything you like in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-07-08T20:50:33.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8685" CreationDate="2013-07-08T23:10:36.933" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;We should make much dua' in the sujood of Salat, and to make sujood for Dua' outside of it is a Bid'ah unknown to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), his companions and the Tabi'een.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَقْرَبُ مَا يَكُونُ الْعَبْدُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَهُوَ سَاجِدٌ&#xA;  فَأَكْثِرُوا الدُّعَاءَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The nearest a servant comes to his Lord is when he is prostrating&#xA;  himself, so make supplication (in this state)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/245&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-11-08T00:06:01.680" LastActivityDate="2013-11-08T00:06:01.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8717" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8732" CreationDate="2013-07-09T05:54:07.917" Score="6" ViewCount="1784" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is clear that our prophet(PBUH) prayed &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7463/how-many-rakats-are-there-for-taraweeh-prayer&quot;&gt;8 rakaats&lt;/a&gt; for taraweeh. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, I saw most of the masjids having 20 rakaats for taraweeh.&#xA;since, Umar(R.A) made the taraweeh to 20 rakaats.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reason for that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have no doubt about Hazrat Umar(R.A). I know muhammad(PBUH) told that &quot;If there were a Prophet after me verily it would be `Umar.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What made him to change the rakaat count?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:41:53.867" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T20:41:53.867" Title="What is the reason for praying 20 rakaats in taraweeh?" Tags="|salat|fiqh|history|sunnah|taraweeh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8719" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-09T12:53:11.843" Score="1" ViewCount="14844" Body="&lt;p&gt;My girlfriend is currently not in the same timezone as I am. So my fasting starts before hers. We usually text during the time I prepare meal etc. and while I eat or after the feast starts she will occasionally say stuff like kisses/hugs or I love you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should I not reply to that after my fasting has started, or I can reply because she is not near me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can this impact my fasting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="33" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2018-05-18T06:57:14.957" LastActivityDate="2018-05-18T06:57:14.957" Title="Should I not reply to my girlfriend's text messages containing &quot;kisses/hugs&quot; or &quot;I love you&quot; when fasting in Ramadan?" Tags="|ramadan|sawm|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8720" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1300" CreationDate="2013-07-09T13:05:02.490" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yo brother I know this is a bit late but consider a cup of tea and your the tea and the shaytan is the spoon when you stir the cup of tea and then you remove the teaspoon it keeps stirring eventually it will die down and the tea would come flat but that's how it's like all the shaytans are locked up during Ramadan know its a bit late but hope it helps ramadan Kareem brother Salam &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2780" LastActivityDate="2013-07-09T13:05:02.490" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8719" CreationDate="2013-07-09T15:06:16.493" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Things that spoil(break) fasting are following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eating&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Drinking&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Intercourse&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ejaculation in a awake state (whether it happened during touching of a woman body, kissing, masturbating or alike)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Infusion (Feeding through needle)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Child-birth bleeding (nifas) or vaginal bleeding (istihada) for females&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything else besides the aforementioned, does not spoil fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From things that &lt;strong&gt;do not&lt;/strong&gt; spoil fasting are following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Putting eye-drops in eye,ear or nose&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vomiting&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Extracting blood (like blood tests or blood donation)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Doing Al-hijaamah (cupping) // see &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/3268/hijama&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/3268/hijama&lt;/a&gt; for more info&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Blood coming out of the nose&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bleeding&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pulling your teeth out&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mezij fluid flowing (fluid that comes before sperm, unlike sperm mezij is not as white as sperm, and usually comes out when one is aroused)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Using tooth-paste&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Taking injection that are not Infusions&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, saying to a girl that you like here or something similar does not spoil fasting. However, you should know that flirting with that girl, which is haram (forbidden) according to Islamic Sharia (law), is a question that you are not asking about, but you still should know detail Islamic view about. So I suggest heading over to &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/&lt;/a&gt; and reading questions about that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Esselamu alaykum wa rahmetullahi wa berakatuhu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2781" LastActivityDate="2013-07-09T15:06:16.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8723" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-09T15:37:23.517" Score="5" ViewCount="1665" Body="&lt;p&gt;I hate my husband. I can't stand him at all! We have been living separately for 18 months now.  We have a daughter aged 2. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though he is a bad husband, he is a good parent. I do not wish to deprive my daughter of fatherly care which is very important, especially considering a girl's safety these days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not know what to do.  Either I live with him with all the bitterness I have in my heart (teaching my daughter the few choices one can have in life, and a wrong notion of how spouses behave with each other), or live separately and deprive her of seeing her father everyday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really don't know what to do. No reconciliation is possible between us. I literally don't even care if he's dead or alive. I'm not exaggerating how I feel for him, and please don't judge me. This whole marriage affair was one big mistake. And I know have to pay for it!&#xA;It was an arranged marriage, and we were having problems from the first week itself!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: Will I be sinning if I divorce him? Will it amount to arrogance on my part to divorce him? (I'm thinking about those sisters who have husbands worse than mine and they put up with them in patience.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2782" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-08T07:47:42.973" LastActivityDate="2017-11-08T07:47:42.973" Title="Will I be sinning (e.g. by arrogance) if I divorce my husband who I hate, given that he is the father of our 2-year old daughter?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8724" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8726" CreationDate="2013-07-09T16:41:28.560" Score="1" ViewCount="394" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you take water into your mouth for some reasons while fasting, how can you make sure that the remaining water in your mouth doesn't break your fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2783" LastActivityDate="2013-07-10T12:04:11.257" Title="While fasting, I take water into my mouth . How can I make sure that remaining water doesn't break my fast?" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8725" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-09T16:43:18.140" Score="5" ViewCount="243" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Hindu who knows very little about Islam. Recently I read an article on Wikipedia about &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_of_non-Muslim_places_of_worship_into_mosques&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Conversion of non-Muslim places of worship into mosques&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Mohammad converted many religious places related to Jewish or Christian people and killed many people than why is he considered as Messenger of God and peace?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2784" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-11-01T20:57:55.380" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T06:13:57.977" Title="Why Muhammad is considered as messanger of God and peace" Tags="|history|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8724" CreationDate="2013-07-09T17:07:27.263" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just try avoiding drink the remained water as far as you can. If you did, so the little quantity doesn't break your fast insha'Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2785" LastActivityDate="2013-07-09T17:07:27.263" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8725" CreationDate="2013-07-09T17:37:06.553" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The article speaks about some different places, so I answer separately:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ka'aba:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it is pointed to in the article, according to both Islam and history, Ka'aba was built by Ibrahim, who was a monotheist and a prophet of God. He built Ka'aba as a place for worship of Allah. But years after Ibrahim died, it was converted to a place for idols and idolatry. When Mohammad brought Islam and only after the whole people of Mecca (truly or apparently) became Muslims, he broke all the idols in the Ka'aba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other temples&lt;/strong&gt;:&#xA;As the article itself says, not even a non-Muslim temple converted to an Islamic place &lt;em&gt;in the lifetime of Mohammad&lt;/em&gt;. But after him, and by other people it has happened, mostly after wars that Muslims were victorious and by soldiers and normal people. If somebody does something wrong and he names him/herself a Muslim, doesn't imply that Islam agrees with him/her. These days you can see lots of churches (and other temples) in Muslim countries even where more than 90 percent of people are Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam never forces people to do even minor things, as it said in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;لا اکراه فی الدین&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Destruction of religious temples surely is not accepted by Islam, and never has happened in the lifetime of Mohammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But please note that in some cases referred to in the Wikipedia article, people of that city/area themselves became Muslims and then converted the temples to mosques.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope that all of us think carefully about everything that we see/hear/read before we accept them as facts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2783" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-30T06:13:57.977" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T06:13:57.977" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8724" CreationDate="2013-07-09T17:38:02.177" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;IF you don't drink or eat anything &lt;strong&gt;intentionally&lt;/strong&gt; your fast will not break.Sahih &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhari Hadith 8.662         Narrated by Abu Huraira&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (saws) said, &quot;If somebody eats something forgetfully while&#xA;  he is fasting, then he should complete his fast, for Allah has made&#xA;  him eat and drink.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="365" LastEditorUserId="365" LastEditDate="2013-07-10T12:04:11.257" LastActivityDate="2013-07-10T12:04:11.257" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8730" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-10T01:09:36.740" Score="4" ViewCount="3426" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a hadith/Ahadith reported by Bilal(R.A) because he was also a  close companio of the prophet and am yet to see a hadith narration reported in his name,he must also have heared or seen something.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2786" LastActivityDate="2018-11-02T20:32:58.833" Title="Is there a Bilal Hadith" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8731" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-10T02:42:55.950" Score="5" ViewCount="177" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Surah Baqarah, Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jKJ7W.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The key word here is &lt;strong&gt;afaw&lt;/strong&gt;, from the same root as Allah's name Al-'Affuw, which means &lt;em&gt;to forgive something as if it never happened.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few verses later, Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EJe2B.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The key here is the first part: &quot;you wronged yourselves by worshipping the calf, so [here is the repentence] ...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is this connected to the mention of 'afaw in verse 52? Is it that the 'afaw came &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; they repented, or is there some other meaning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T00:11:43.650" LastActivityDate="2016-09-07T18:07:16.043" Title="Connection between 'Afuw and Tawbah: The Calf" Tags="|tafseer|surat-al-baqarah|forgiveness|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8732" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8717" CreationDate="2013-07-10T05:47:18.990" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Shaykh Salih al-Munajjid was asked a related question (&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/82152/taraweeh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;What was the number of rak’ahs in Taraweeh prayer at the time of ‘Umar&lt;/a&gt;&quot;), he explained that the reason for Hazrat Umar(R.A) to change the prayer twenty rakaats was to make it easier on those in the congregation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His interpretation is corraborated by the following excerpts from Majmoo' al-Fataawa, which he also quotes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Taymiyyah (Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (23/113)):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Ubayy ibn Ka’b led them in praying qiyaam&#xA;  in a single congregation, he could not make them stand for too long,&#xA;  so he increased the number of rak’ahs to make up for the long&#xA;  standing.&amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn Baaz (Majmoo' al-Fataawa (11/322)):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;hellip;This indicates that the matter is broad in scope and that the matter&#xA;  was flexible according to the Sahaabah. That is also indicated by the&#xA;  words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “The&#xA;  night prayers are two by two.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T01:55:19.373" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T01:55:19.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8733" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-10T06:08:02.047" Score="8" ViewCount="14340" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can see both the prayers are prayed in my Masjid (mosque).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taraweeh time 8:45 to 10:00 pm&#xA;Qiyaam al-layl time 2:30 to 3:30 am&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the difference between Taraweeh prayer and Qiyaam al-layl prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need some authentic references over this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T19:13:34.613" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T19:13:34.613" Title="What is the difference between Taraweeh and Qiyaam al-layl?" Tags="|salat|terminology|taraweeh|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8734" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-10T06:29:40.327" Score="4" ViewCount="191" Body="&lt;p&gt;His life was at stake, then by Allah's permission, he was saved. Now he wants to sacrifice animal to please Allah because he believes it is recommended in Islam to sacrifice a life in exchange of the favor Allah bestowed upon him saving his life. Is this something from South Asian Islamic culture or there are authentic sources where Allah/Messenger (S) prescribed so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2788" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-09-02T18:56:53.270" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T16:27:25.903" Title="Concept of life in exchange of life in Islam" Tags="|islamic-basis|animals|life|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7315" CreationDate="2013-07-10T09:28:47.053" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found the following Salat to be Biddah, some of them even reach the point of Shirk:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/60180&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Salaat al-raghaa’ib&lt;/a&gt; done in the month of Rajab.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://drabutamim.blogspot.in/2011/05/lessons-in-shirk-salat-al-ghauthiyya.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Salat Ghausiya&lt;/a&gt; (done by the sufi sects like Barelvis, is very popular in Indo Subcontinent) in commemoration of Abdul Kadir Jeelani (named as Ghausul Azam)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After completion of this special prayer the person is supposed to supplicate to Shaykh 'Abdil Qadir Gilani in the following words moving towards the direction of the tomb of Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jelani in Baghdad:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ya Ghaus Saqalaini Ya Kareem-at-Tarfaini Aghisni was amdidni fi&#xA;  Qada-e-Hajati Ya Qaadi al Hajaat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus this particular Salat is clear Shirk yet is very common among the people of the Indo Subcontinent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/145112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Salatul Tasbeeh&lt;/a&gt; may be a Bidah due to a weak hadith and not fabricated hadith.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hibamagazine.com/innovations-in-the-month-of-shaban/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Specially crafted Salats&lt;/a&gt; with particular number and names of Surahs during the Night of Shaban&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastActivityDate="2013-07-10T09:28:47.053" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8738" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8746" CreationDate="2013-07-10T10:17:20.333" Score="1" ViewCount="4368" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per my reading I do not find any occurance of the word &quot;Tarawih&quot; in hadith literature , was such a word known at the time of Prophet pbuh or is it that Taraweeh is just a special name given to the Tahajjud Prayer in Ramdan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T17:22:41.547" LastActivityDate="2016-07-08T06:51:34.430" Title="Does Taraweeh replace Tahajjud prayer in the Month of Ramadan?" Tags="|salat|ramadan|taraweeh|tahajjud|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8733" CreationDate="2013-07-10T10:46:57.533" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;‘Qiyam’ means to stand (in prayer), and ‘Layl’ means night; thus all the prayers one prays in worship to one’s Lord at night are considered ‘Qiyam-ul-Layl’ prayers, and ‘taraweeh’, ‘tahajjud’, ‘shafa’, ‘witr’, etc. are all included in the ‘qiyam-ul-layl’ prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2792" LastActivityDate="2013-07-10T10:46:57.533" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8741" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-10T14:49:34.557" Score="9" ViewCount="23889" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know Islam's view on telepathy based on rulings by Scholars well-grounded in the Qur'an and the Sunnah as well as the Manhaj of the Sahaabah (RAA).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is an oft-repeated incident related to telepathy about Caliph Omar (RAA) who shouted and warned another Companion (RAA) who was quite far away in Jihaad in another land. Unfortunately I do not recall the specific incidents nor can I find any reliable source for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question specifically is: is a Muslim allowed to learn telepathy? Is there any such thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2016-07-13T20:23:01.930" LastActivityDate="2019-01-31T05:48:44.873" Title="May a Muslim learn how to perform telepathy?" Tags="|halal-haram|metaphysical|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8730" CreationDate="2013-07-10T15:59:07.527" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam Alaykom,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Found in Sahih Muslim: Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah) , Hadith #535&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Bilal:&#xA;that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) wiped over the socks and turban, and         in the hadith transmitted by 'Isa b. Yaunus the words are:&quot; Bilal narrated it to me.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sunan of Abu-Dawood, Hadith #534&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Bilal:&#xA;The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said to Bilal: Do not call adhan until the dawn  appears clearly to you in this way, stretching his hand in latitude.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sunan of Abu-Dawood, Hadith #1252        &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Bilal:&#xA;Ziyadah al-Kindi reported on the authority of Bilal that he (Bilal) came to the Apostle   of Allah (peace be upon him) to inform him about the dawn prayer. Aisha kept Bilal engaged in a matter which she asked him till the day was bright and it became fairly light. Bilal then stood up and called him to prayer and called him repeatedly. The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) did not yet come out. When he came out, he led the people in prayer and he (Bilal) informed him that Aisha had kept him engaged in a matter which she asked him till it became fairly light; hence he became late in reaching him (in time). He (Bilal) said: Apostle of Allah, the dawn became fairly bright. He said: If the dawn became brighter than it is now, I would pray them (the two rak'ahs of the sunnah prayer), offer them well and in a more beautiful manner.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Al-Tirmidhi Hadith, Hadith #646 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Bilal:&#xA;Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said to me: Don't pronounce these words, `Prayer is better than sleep ' in the call for prayer, but for the dawn prayer only.&#xA;Transmitted by Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On another spot I've found that Bilal (May Allah have mery on his soul) narrated 44 hadith, but I couldn't find any of them, besides the ones I've listed. Your question indeed is a very interesting one, I have never thought about it, but now I'll try to find more about hadith narrated by Bilal, insha Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salam Alaykom Wa Rahmetullahi Wa Berekatuhu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2781" LastActivityDate="2013-07-10T15:59:07.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8745" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-10T16:22:38.253" Score="7" ViewCount="11454" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the second ayah of Surah Yusuf is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ الْقَصَصِ بِمَا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We relate to you, [O Muhammad], the best of stories in what We have revealed to you of this Qur'an&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know what does it mean to be &lt;em&gt;the best of stories&lt;/em&gt;? What features does it have that makes it the best? And is it considered to be better than the stories and novels written by humans too? (considering the features that makes it the best from Quran's viewpoint)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2783" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-11-04T22:06:48.863" LastActivityDate="2018-04-05T13:40:20.157" Title="Why Quran mentions the story of Yusuf as the best of stories?" Tags="|quran|surat-yusuf|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8746" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8738" CreationDate="2013-07-10T18:04:18.457" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tarwiha&lt;/em&gt;, the singular of &lt;em&gt;Tarawih&lt;/em&gt;, refers to the period of rest between every four rakat of the prayer.  &lt;em&gt;Salat at-Tarawih&lt;/em&gt; was so-named because of these rests, which differentiated it from the normal &lt;em&gt;Salat at-Tahajjud&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, &lt;em&gt;Salat at-Tarawih&lt;/em&gt; is the same as &lt;em&gt;Salat at-Tahajjud&lt;/em&gt;, only performed earlier and with frequent rests to make it easier on the people during Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-07-10T18:04:18.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8747" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-10T19:56:25.073" Score="1" ViewCount="547" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if a lady is pregnant and its time for ramadan and she cant fast when does she pay her money durning the month any day or the does she pay the first day of ramadan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2799" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T09:22:07.527" Title="Pregnant ladies fasting during the month of Ramadan" Tags="|ramadan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2237" CreationDate="2013-07-10T20:07:44.560" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is different in each branch. And I must say that it is not easy (or maybe even possible) to infer these rules only from Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Shia Islam&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_scale&quot;&gt;fishes with scale&lt;/a&gt; and also shrimp are halal. All other aquatic animals are haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Sunni Islam&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hanafi branch: All fishes except &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid&quot;&gt;squids&lt;/a&gt; are halal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shafi'i branch: there are 4 different viewpoints: (It seems the 4th is the most accepted)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a) Exactly like Hanafi branch, above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;b) All aquatic animal except those that have a haram terrestrial counterpart are halal. (e.g., horses are halal in Shafi'i and they have a aquatic counterpart, seahorse. So this counterparts are halal too, and the sea counterpart for dog is beaver, so it's haram.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;c) All aquatic animals are halal except the following: frog, Pinniped, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodylia&quot;&gt;Crocodilia&lt;/a&gt;, Turtle. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;d) except frog, all other aquatic animals are halal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maliki branch: All aquatic animals are halal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hanbali branch:All aquatic animals are halal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sources for the Sunni Islam rules were sunnionline.us, which now seems to be under construction, and if you know Arabic (my Arabic is not good, just basic!) you should find some of these in religious websites, like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;; And the Shi'i rule is taken from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risalah_%28fiqh%29&quot;&gt;risalah&lt;/a&gt; written by one of the shi'i &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_Maraji%E2%80%8E&quot;&gt;maraji&lt;/a&gt; ( &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naser_Makarem_Shirazi%E2%80%8E&quot;&gt;Naser Makarem Shirazi&lt;/a&gt; ), in Persian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2783" LastEditorUserId="2783" LastEditDate="2013-07-10T21:21:28.803" LastActivityDate="2013-07-10T21:21:28.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8752" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8802" CreationDate="2013-07-11T02:25:56.157" Score="0" ViewCount="74486" Body="&lt;p&gt;when I used &lt;a href=&quot;https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/precise/itools/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;console-mode time prayer&lt;/a&gt; for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ubuntu.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;my Ubuntu&lt;/a&gt;, there about was called Shurooq. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing that I know about it that it 's shown time before allowed to held duha prayer.  Are there another else what kind of shurooq is used to be and what does shurooq means??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salam &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Ahmad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15963" LastActivityDate="2019-01-01T12:33:34.080" Title="What does Shurooq means?" Tags="|practical-islam|terminology|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8754" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8723" CreationDate="2013-07-11T05:13:31.903" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Divorce is there fore a reason. It does not necessarily has to come because your husband is extremely cruel to you or he does not look after you very well. If there is no love in marriage and you do seem to imply, he is not a good husband, you should divorce but in a good way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems you care about your daughter. I am sure you will be there for her and give her plenty of love. Also it seems, you will not deprive your husband of being their for his daughter. I know it is not a good thing for a child, but you can only do so much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I do not think it would be a sin on you. It would be hard to find a references for such type of cases from Hadith.&lt;/strong&gt; Hadith is generally biased towards men (I wont go in detail). Make a good judgement. Be kind to your husband and your daughter. Talk to him and involve some family members who can make things better and easier for all of you. I would suggest to go for separation first, which is pre divorce thing in United States. If you both agree during the separation period that it is not worth living together, then you can call it a quit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I by no means like and encourage divorce. But if it is there, it has to be there for a reason. I wish you all the best.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-30T11:04:10.173" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T11:04:10.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8756" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8764" CreationDate="2013-07-11T07:29:56.113" Score="4" ViewCount="9472" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can we brush our teeth using a toothbrush and toothpaste while fasting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="521" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T21:26:00.677" Title="Can you use Toothpaste whilst Fasting in Ramadan?" Tags="|sunni|ramadan|health|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8757" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8765" CreationDate="2013-07-11T08:45:34.793" Score="3" ViewCount="24296" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that it is makrooh to use perfumes in ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did the prophet (PBUH) allow us to use perfumes (without alcohol) during fasting in Ramadan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please post some hadiths regarding this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-29T03:21:53.067" LastActivityDate="2018-05-25T06:11:33.490" Title="Is it permitted to use perfumes while fasting?" Tags="|halal-haram|sawm|perfume|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8758" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8760" CreationDate="2013-07-11T09:56:44.397" Score="9" ViewCount="39219" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that Muslims are not allowed permanent tattoos on the body because it hinders water from reaching the skin. Hence making the &lt;em&gt;Wudhu&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Ghusl&lt;/em&gt; never valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please quote some references in your answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="371" LastEditDate="2013-07-11T17:13:03.747" LastActivityDate="2015-12-18T21:53:53.140" Title="Why are tattoos not allowed in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8757" CreationDate="2013-07-11T09:59:56.150" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Shia View)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this hadith from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27far_al-Sadiq&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq&lt;/a&gt; (AS) not only it's not makruh, but also it's mustahabb (recommended):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الطیب تحفة الصائم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perfume is the masterpiece of the fasted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_la_yahduruhu_al-Faqih&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Man la yahduruhu al-Faqih&lt;/a&gt; translated by Ghaffari et al, volume 2, page 442&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T09:32:16.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8758" CreationDate="2013-07-11T10:25:56.380" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no need of reference from hadith or Quran for this issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one's wudu/ghusl will be invalid , then his/her prayers will be invalid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, not-only tatto any other things like nail polish which hinder water from reaching the skin would never be allowed in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the scholars said that tattoo is not allowed since it is a way of changing the creation of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References regarding tatoos are not allowed in Islam&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hadithcollection.com/sahihbukhari/105-Sahih%20Bukhari%20Book%2072.%20Dress/6856-sahih-bukhari-volume-007-book-072-hadith-number-823.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari Volume 007, Book 072, Hadith Number 823.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hadithcollection.com/sahihbukhari/105-Sahih%20Bukhari%20Book%2072.%20Dress/6864-sahih-bukhari-volume-007-book-072-hadith-number-815.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari Volume 007, Book 072, Hadith Number 815.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hadithcollection.com/sahihmuslim/152-Sahih%20Muslim%20Book%2024.%20Clothes%20and%20Decorations/13338-sahih-muslim-book-024-hadith-number-5300.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 024, Hadith Number 5300.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithcollection.com/abudawud/260-Abu%20Dawud%20Book%2028.%20Combing%20The%20Hair/17960-abu-dawud-book-028-hadith-number-4157.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abu Dawud Book 028, Hadith Number 4157.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-07-11T12:25:00.737" LastActivityDate="2013-07-11T12:25:00.737" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8756" CreationDate="2013-07-11T12:33:57.323" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As for the miswaak, it is permissible and there is no difference of opinion concerning that&lt;/strong&gt;. But they differed as to whether it is makrooh after the sun has passed the meridian, and there are two well known views, both of which were narrated from Ahmad. But there is no shar’i evidence suggesting this to be makrooh which can be regarded as an exception from the general meaning of the texts about the miswaak. End quote from al-Fataawa al-Kubra (2/474). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: What is the ruling on using toothpaste when fasting?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cleaning the teeth with toothpaste does not break the fast as is the case with the miswaak&lt;/strong&gt;. But one should be careful to avoid letting any of it reach his throat, but if that happens accidentally then he does not have to make up the fast. End quote from Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz (15/260). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/108014&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/108014&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2013-07-11T12:33:57.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8757" CreationDate="2013-07-11T12:36:43.587" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The scholars of the Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas were asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Can the fasting person wear perfume?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They replied: He may put perfume on his clothes or on that which he wears on his head or body. &lt;strong&gt;But he should not put it in his nose.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah (10/328).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/108014&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/108014&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is because one of the things that nullifies the fast is inhaling or putting some kind of smoke or dust into the throat. No harm in simply patting it on the body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-07-11T12:36:43.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8769" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-11T15:35:15.863" Score="0" ViewCount="123" Body="&lt;p&gt;I live in a non-Muslim country and I see that even during Ramadhan some Muslim restaurateur‎s keep their restaurants open for non-Muslims during the fasting hours. Is this allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In line with the same question, a Muslim brother has a shop and he keeps a drinking water dispenser outside his shop so that thirsty passers-by can slake their thirst. He does this solely for gaining Allah's pleasure. Would it be allowed for him to do this during Ramadhan? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the approaches if the shop is in a Muslim country and a non-Muslim country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallahu khairan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2013-07-11T16:41:42.700" LastActivityDate="2013-07-11T18:36:25.040" Title="Can a Muslim Restaurateur‎ keep his restaurant open during the daytime in Ramadhan?" Tags="|sawm|non-muslim-countries|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8579" CreationDate="2013-07-11T17:09:03.370" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's actually the preservatives used in the water , as it may contain traces of pig fat in minute quantities , thus making it impure , perhaps that's the reason , anyway , say bismillah-erahmanirahemm before eating or drinking anything ! &#xA;Peace &lt;em&gt;*&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2810" LastActivityDate="2013-07-11T17:09:03.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8769" CreationDate="2013-07-11T18:36:25.040" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There might be a number of valid reasons why a muslim is not fasting during Ramazan. So exceptions are mentioned in Quran. I don't see any restaurant being open during fasting time in Muslim majority countries. For non Muslim countries, there is no reason to close the restaurant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-07-11T18:36:25.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8772" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8773" CreationDate="2013-07-11T18:38:21.733" Score="3" ViewCount="890" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand what you're supposed to pay zakat on accumulated money, but if you have an account setup for your monthly bills and you only keep your bills money in their, are you supposed to pay zakat on that money too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets assume I pay $2000USD a month in bills, i.e. rent, electricity, gas, water etc etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming I get paid on 2013/07/01, where I deposited $2000USD in my bills only account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first of ramadan was on 2013/07/09, where I had around $1500USD remaining in my bills only account.  This account will be empty by the end of the money and at the 1st of the next month it will have another $2000USD in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I pay zakat on this money, it means I will not have enough money to pay my usual bills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question, am I supposed to pay zakat on this money too?  I am looking for the Hanafi position on this matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-07-11T19:19:26.173" LastActivityDate="2013-07-11T20:37:11.430" Title="Zakat on Bills money?" Tags="|zakat|hanafi|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8772" CreationDate="2013-07-11T18:46:42.747" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zakat is incumbent on any money that is kept in your possession, so long as it has reached the &lt;em&gt;nisab&lt;/em&gt; (which is roughly $430 CAD as of this post; the amount fluctuates with silver/gold prices) for a full year.  You do not pay a separate zakat on each of your individual accounts, you would calculate and pay your total zakat based on all of your accounts and zakatable assets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your &quot;bills account&quot; is your only zakatable asset, and it is depleted every month/quarter/year (according to the frequency of the bills), then there's no need to pay zakat on it at all, as it has not maintained the &lt;em&gt;nisab&lt;/em&gt; for a full year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If, however, you have multiple accounts (or other zakatable assets), and these accounts combined have reached and maintained the &lt;em&gt;nisab&lt;/em&gt; for a complete year, then zakat is due on the total amount in your possession &amp;mdash; including the amount in your bills account &amp;mdash; even if you have not held all of that wealth for the entire duration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-07-11T20:37:11.430" LastActivityDate="2013-07-11T20:37:11.430" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8734" CreationDate="2013-07-11T18:56:45.223" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah has mentioned in Quran that no soul will bear the bourdon of another. Also one person will not be asked about the deeds of another. The sacrifice done by Muslims on Eid Ul Azha is to remember the sacrifice of Prophet Abraham (PBUH) of his son that Allah accepted and replaced his son with a lamb &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-07-11T18:56:45.223" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="319" CreationDate="2013-07-11T20:44:14.473" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Hanafi madh'hab, as long as you have maintained the &lt;em&gt;nisab&lt;/em&gt; for a full year, you will owe zakat on the entirety of your zakatable assets when it becomes due.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, for example, if you start the year with $1,000 in your account (which is above the &lt;em&gt;nisab&lt;/em&gt;) and end the year with $20,000, you would still pay zakat on the entire $20,000, even though you did not possess that entire amount for a complete year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-07-11T20:44:14.473" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7463" CreationDate="2013-07-12T01:46:15.093" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to a Hadith from Sahih al-Bukhari, Tarawih prayer is eight rakats.  The Prophet (pbuh) led the Taraweeh Prayer for eight rakats. The Taraweeh Prayer is a sunnah al-muakkada. The shortest is two rakats and the longest is twenty rakats. However, during the time of Umar b. Abdulaziz, the people of Medina observed the Taraweeh Prayer for thirty-six rakats. (Fathu’l Bari, v.4, p.220)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The number of rakats of the Taraweeh Prayer is based on the practice of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Umar led the Taraweeh Prayer in Masjid an-Nabawi for twenty rakats in the final times of his caliphate. After the period of Four Caliphs, no one objected to observing the Taraweeh prayer for twenty rakats. Scholars depend acted upon this hadith of the Prophet (pbuh) regarding this issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“ After me, follow my sunnah and the sunnah of the caliphs in the right path” (Tirmidhi, Ilm, 16; Ibn Hanbal, IV, 126). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, it is reported that Abdullah b. Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) observed the Taraweeh Prayer for twenty rakats and afterwards he observed three rakats of Witr prayer in the month of Ramadan. When Imam Abu Hanifa was asked about Umar’s application as regards to this issue, he answered:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Taraweeh Prayer is a sunnah al-muakkada with no doubt. Umar’s observing this prayer in community and for twenty rakats is not a personal preference and not an innovation, either. He did so depending on a juridical principle that he knew and on a will of Muhammad (pbuh). (at-Tahtawi, Hashiya, 334).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Performing it twenty-rakat is the better one. In the present time, some people insist that tarawih prayer is eight rakats basing their claim on a hadith reported by Hazrat Aisha. Nevertheless, Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) related that our Prophet performed twenty rakats of tarawih prayer and witr prayer (a necessary prayer performed between night prayer and dawn prayer) in congregation during the month of Ramadan. Moreover, concerning the issue, the companions of our prophet had unity of action. After all, the tarawih prayer is twenty rakats according to the Hanafi, Shafi'i and Hanbali, madhhabs (schools of law). In the Maliki school, there are two opinions about it: one is twenty rakats and the other is thirty-six rakats. However, the twenty-rakat view is more common. For this reason, the ones who are too old and sick should at least perform eight rakats if they can afford it, and yet Muslim people who are robust enough must perform the twenty-rakat prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2811" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2014-01-04T05:55:01.133" LastActivityDate="2014-01-04T05:55:01.133" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8780" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8093" CreationDate="2013-07-12T11:35:42.297" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that if women can work it is not bad to do work because ISLAM does clearly say that women has to just live in homes and do the domestic work or ISLAM does not say that the men can not help in domestic works so its our society which make limits that the women is to just stay in homes and the men can do the works which are outside the they can not help in domestic work is that any thing present in QURAN? no such thing is present in ISLAM its just our society which make all these limits although we all know that our HOLY PROPHET (PBUH) love to do work and HE (PBUH) always do his own work but the man of today just want to take all there things ready is our ISLAM says this? No but if women speak for their rights in front of men then they always put ISLAM between the women's dreams and wishes but in reality they did not know well about ISLAM.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2815" LastActivityDate="2013-07-12T11:35:42.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8781" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="319" CreationDate="2013-07-12T14:06:02.220" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For bank accounts you have to fix a day of the year(usually 1st of Ramadan but can be any day of the year) and pay zakat on it at the rate of 2.5%. If some money comes in the account a day before, it's zakat is due and if it goes a day before, it is exempted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually banks set this to 1st Ramadan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-07-12T14:06:02.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8782" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8747" CreationDate="2013-07-12T14:41:47.057" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the contemporary work Al Fiqh al Islami wa Adill atuhu, Shaykh Wahbah al&#xA;Zuhaili has summarised for us the legal rulings of the four main schools of thought, he states:&#xA;“If they (either the breastfeeding or pregnant woman) break their fast, &#xA;o Making up the fast is necessary without any payment – according to the Hanafi school&#xA;o And (making up the fast is necessary) along with a payment if they fear for their child&#xA;only according to the Shafi’i and Hanbali schools&#xA;o And (making up the fast is necessary) along with a payment for the breastfeeding woman only, not the pregnant woman according to the Maliki school of thought.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://ramadanfastingandpregnancy.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/fasting-ramadhaan-pregnancy-breastfeeding-and-you.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://ramadanfastingandpregnancy.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/fasting-ramadhaan-pregnancy-breastfeeding-and-you.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2816" LastActivityDate="2013-07-12T14:41:47.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8784" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8785" CreationDate="2013-07-12T19:12:51.210" Score="4" ViewCount="2055" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aoa,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my office there is majority of Sunni brothers and I perform salat behind Sunni Imam, and also during Jumaah prayers in nearby sunni mosque, but I wonder whether I am doing in the correct way? Like Skipping Qunoot. So I want to know what things should we skip/change while performing with sunni brothers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what about Salam? Can we do it in Sunni way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S: I am not asking about whether it is allowed to pray behind sunni imam. So no discussions about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do taqleed of Ayatollah Sistani.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wasalam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2818" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T11:24:29.303" Title="How do Shias perform Salat behind Sunni Imam?" Tags="|salat|sunni|shiism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8785" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8784" CreationDate="2013-07-12T19:46:31.867" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You probably would have to do it as a 'taba2iya' (fellowship) prayer and not full jamaa2a prayer.  In the taba2iya prayer you will be following the Imam in all the acts he does (sujoud, roukou2, etc) however will still have to be recieting everything on your own.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So from the outside one would think you are doing jamaa2 with them but in actuality you are doing the prayer alone but participating in the same actions as the group.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regards to Qunoot you can either do a quick one just before going to roukou or I think it might be ok to skip it as its not required. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Salam part is not required, so you would have to set in your intention that your prayer is done before turning your head to do their salam (and then you can just do their salam) but its not apart of your salat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2819" LastActivityDate="2013-07-12T19:46:31.867" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8786" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-12T22:48:47.250" Score="2" ViewCount="103" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have paid a deposit to buy a home and an agreement of sales and purchase has been signed. But the full amount is to be paid next month and I'm calculating my zakat this month.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; Can a future debt that is already contracted to be in effect as of next month be deducted from the zakat money that is due this months?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2820" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-06-13T02:07:44.687" LastActivityDate="2017-06-13T02:07:44.687" Title="Can the sum of already-contracted future debt be deducted from zakat due now?" Tags="|practical-islam|zakat|loan|debt|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8789" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-13T14:26:16.303" Score="1" ViewCount="1384" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a offer from a research firm in which the job is to give investment advice on a particular stock in the capital market. My duty is to study the company and analyse it thereby coming to conclusion whether to buy or sell the stock. I know studying and analysis company's engaging in haram activities are not allowed in Islam but is it ok if I limit to giving advice on companies that have halal dealings?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2826" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T22:00:52.420" Title="Working as Equity Research Analyst" Tags="|practical-islam|riba|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8790" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-13T14:50:41.060" Score="4" ViewCount="631" Body="&lt;p&gt;I learnt today that the first Quranic verses revealed to Muhammad wass Sūrat al-ʿAlaq. The sequence of revelation of verses was not the same as how it was compiled. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;What's the sequence of revelation for all the suras?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Within one Sura is the order of verses preserved as it was revealed?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Why are Quranic verses compiled in the order as we see it today, in contrast to in the order of their sequence of revelation?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I request scholarly answer and proper reference for this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastEditorDisplayName="user2350" LastEditDate="2013-07-13T15:22:00.337" LastActivityDate="2013-12-19T08:30:51.090" Title="Sequence of Suras" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-04-13T05:27:05.447" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8792" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-13T19:01:23.517" Score="6" ViewCount="11831" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am 22 years old. I always try to behave in Islamic ways. My father is  a believer in Islam, but he doesn't pray regularly. He also does not fast during holy Ramadhan. Can I force him to do those?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, does Islam allow one to force anyone to stick to all the rules of Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2827" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T11:02:59.123" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T11:37:17.980" Title="Does Islam allow one to force someone to stick to the rules of Islam?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8793" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8792" CreationDate="2013-07-13T19:55:10.637" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, you cannot. There's no enforcement in Islam. Because Quran explicitly states that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;لَا إِكْرَ‌اهَ فِي الدِّينِ&lt;/strong&gt; ۖ قَد تَّبَيَّنَ الرُّ‌شْدُ مِنَ الْغَيِّ&#xA;ۚ فَمَن يَكْفُرْ‌ بِالطَّاغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِن بِاللَّـهِ فَقَدِ&#xA;اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْ‌وَةِ الْوُثْقَىٰ لَا انفِصَامَ لَهَا ۗ&#xA;وَاللَّـهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is no compulsion in religion&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;Verily, the Right Path has become&#xA;distinct from the wrong path. Whoever disbelieves in Taghut and&#xA;believes in Allah, then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold&#xA;that will never break. And Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:256&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Al-Baqarah: 256]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if you think it would be effective, you should &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commanding_right_and_forbidding_wrong&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;enjoin what is good and forbid what is wrong&lt;/a&gt; as this verse of Quran (and some others) approve:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ادْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ&#xA;ۖ وَجَادِلْهُم بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ&#xA;بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِ ۖ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and&#xA;argue with them in a way that is best. Indeed, your Lord is most&#xA;knowing of who has strayed from His way, and He is most knowing of who&#xA;is [rightly] guided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/125&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[An-Nahl: 125]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Enjoining what is good and forbidding what is wrong&lt;/strong&gt; is an important topic in Islam, but it has some preconditions to become Fard for muslims. If you don't know enough about this topic you may want to ask another question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-07-15T07:35:40.380" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8794" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-14T08:34:22.047" Score="1" ViewCount="2637" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sunday is called as youmul ahad, and monday is youmul ithnain...&#xA;The rest of the days in a week except Friday are called with their number...&#xA;But what is the reason only Friday is called jumua?.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2828" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2013-07-14T08:47:40.140" LastActivityDate="2013-07-14T08:47:40.140" Title="Why Friday is Called &quot;Jumua&quot;" Tags="|arabic|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8794" CreationDate="2013-07-14T08:45:52.883" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The linguistic meaning of &quot;jumuah&quot; is from the root word &quot;jama3ah&quot; (jeem, ayn, meem) which means to gather together. Yawm al-Jumu'ah is thus dubbed because the Muslims gather together for salaat al-jumu'ah (Friday prayers) in congregation -- this is not something you can do individually, but must be done in a group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Speaking of day names, Saturday is &quot;Yawm As-Sabt&quot; and also does not follow the numbering convention. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2013-07-14T08:45:52.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8796" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9212" CreationDate="2013-07-14T09:40:04.077" Score="1" ViewCount="1806" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have some Riba money in my account.  With what intention do I get rid of this money from the list below?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Lillah&#xA;Sadaqah&#xA;Zakat&#xA;Sadaqah Wajibah&#xA;Fidya (Kaffarah)&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been presented with these options on an islamic donation site, and don't know which option to chose to donate Riba money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hanafi view please.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2013-07-15T12:12:12.403" LastActivityDate="2013-08-17T00:06:17.000" Title="Intention to get rid of Riba money?" Tags="|sunni|riba|money|hanafi|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8792" CreationDate="2013-07-14T10:21:24.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4.135 O You who believe! stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and&#xA;  whether it be (against) rich or poor: for Allah can best protect both.&#xA;  Follow not the lusts (of your hearts), lest You swerve, and if You&#xA;  distort (justice) or decline to do justice, verily Allah is&#xA;  well-acquainted with all that You do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5.8 O ye who believe! stand out firmly for Allah, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to&#xA;  wrong and depart from justice. Be just: that is next to piety: and&#xA;  fear Allah. For Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam does command us to enjoin good and prohibit bad but the use of the word 'force' sounds off putting . I don't understand how it is even possible to force someone to do things and when it comes to Islam then what is the use of 'forcing' a person who does not believe , but if he is a believer in Islam , just a little lazy to not follow things or innovate new things in religion then we do have examples of Sahabas who did strongly voiced their opposition and were very strict with regards to fundamental aspects of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I  roughly remember about narrations which report that the Sahabas and prophet pbuh would boycott the person who refrained from coming to Jihad.&#xA;Also there are some authentic reports of Hazrat Umar RA ordering lashes to his own son for drinking Alcohol which lead to his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in your case you are a subordinate to your parents and hence need to respect your parents and pray for their guidance , forcing them to pray can also have bad effects on you and your fathers perception towards Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastActivityDate="2013-07-14T10:21:24.237" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8800" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8622" CreationDate="2013-07-14T16:26:43.543" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer: &lt;strong&gt;NO!&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First of all, sex before marriage constitute zina, between anyone - muslims or not.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَن لَّمْ يَسْتَطِعْ مِنكُمْ طَوْلًا أَن يَنكِحَ الْمُحْصَنَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ فَمِن مَّا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُم مِّن فَتَيَاتِكُمُ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ۚ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِإِيمَانِكُم ۚ بَعْضُكُم مِّن بَعْضٍ ۚ فَانكِحُوهُنَّ بِإِذْنِ أَهْلِهِنَّ وَآتُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ مُحْصَنَاتٍ غَيْرَ مُسَافِحَاتٍ وَلَا مُتَّخِذَاتِ أَخْدَانٍ ۚ فَإِذَا أُحْصِنَّ فَإِنْ أَتَيْنَ بِفَاحِشَةٍ فَعَلَيْهِنَّ نِصْفُ مَا عَلَى الْمُحْصَنَاتِ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَنْ خَشِيَ الْعَنَتَ مِنكُمْ ۚ وَأَن تَصْبِرُوا خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And whoever among you cannot [find] the means to marry free, believing women, then [he may marry] from those whom your right hands possess of believing slave girls. And Allah is most knowing about your faith. You [believers] are of one another. So marry them with the permission of their people and give them their due compensation according to what is acceptable. [They should be] chaste, neither [of] those who commit unlawful intercourse randomly nor those who take [secret] lovers. But once they are sheltered in marriage, if they should commit adultery, then for them is half the punishment for free [unmarried] women. This [allowance] is for him among you who fears sin, but to be patient is better for you. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  4:25  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الزِّنَا ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً وَسَاءَ سَبِيلًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  17:32&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and many other verses regarding this. So sex is only allowed under marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Second of all, regarding marraige. Only a disbeliever marries a disbeliever and an adulterer marries an adulterer:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الزَّانِي لَا يَنكِحُ إِلَّا زَانِيَةً أَوْ مُشْرِكَةً وَالزَّانِيَةُ لَا يَنكِحُهَا إِلَّا زَانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ ۚ وَحُرِّمَ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The fornicator does not marry except a [female] fornicator or polytheist, and none marries her except a fornicator or a polytheist, and that has been made unlawful to the believers.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  24:3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically Muslim are not permitted to marry a polytheist nor an adulterer, otherwise he/she will be considered as the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Third of all, any relationship that involves haram actions are haram (not permitted). As of relationship which does not involve any haram interaction:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;See &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8185/relationships-according-to-quran&quot;&gt;Relationship according to Quran&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;or &lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.about.com/od/marriage/a/courtship.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Courtship and dating in Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2013-07-14T16:26:43.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8752" CreationDate="2013-07-15T03:26:20.583" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salamu aleykum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shuruq is the time when sunrise &#xA;and it's definitely forbidden to pray at that time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's three times in day, &#xA;when it's forbidden to pray: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;at sunrise,  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;when the sun is on its highest position in the horizon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and at sunset.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why? &lt;strong&gt;This is&lt;/strong&gt; how we (muslims) &lt;strong&gt;separate us from Sun worshippers.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[like in my country, Indonesia, there are Hindus who worship like Sun worshippers]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15963" LastEditorUserId="15963" LastEditDate="2017-10-29T08:29:11.653" LastActivityDate="2017-10-29T08:29:11.653" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8803" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-15T03:31:30.847" Score="6" ViewCount="8566" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِ يَا قَوْمِ إِنَّكُمْ ظَلَمْتُمْ أَنفُسَكُم بِاتِّخَاذِكُمُ الْعِجْلَ فَتُوبُوا إِلَىٰ بَارِئِكُمْ فَاقْتُلُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ عِندَ بَارِئِكُمْ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And [recall] when Moses said to his people, &quot;O my people, indeed you have wronged yourselves by your taking of the calf [for worship]. So repent to your Creator and kill yourselves. That is best for [all of] you in the sight of your Creator.&quot; Then He accepted your repentance; indeed, He is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  2:54&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From reading this I understood that Allah called those disbelievers to kill themselves?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two verses later&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَاكُم مِّن بَعْدِ مَوْتِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Then We revived you after your death that perhaps you would be grateful.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  2:56&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could someone please explain me what is happening here? Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-05-17T01:56:45.720" LastActivityDate="2017-12-26T09:35:06.150" Title="Looking for some clarification for ayah 2:45 and 2:56" Tags="|tafseer|quranic-events|bani-israel|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8804" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-15T03:49:04.530" Score="11" ViewCount="329440" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that dogs are considered haram, but what is the possible reason behind this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found the following quotes and others related to it might exists but I want to know what is the reasoning behind it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That the Messenger of Allah said: &quot;Whoever acquires a dog - with the exception of a dog to guard livestock, a hunting dog, or a farm dog - each day a Qirat is deducted from his reward. [Abu Dawood &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/17/1&quot;&gt;(ref)]&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard Allah's Apostle(P.B.U.H) saying; &quot;Angels (of Mercy) do not enter a house wherein there is a dog or a picture of a living creature (a human being or an animal).&quot; [Hadith - Bukhari 3:515 &lt;a href=&quot;http://muttaqun.com/dogs.html&quot;&gt;(ref)]&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2365" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-12-30T16:14:29.810" LastActivityDate="2014-05-31T10:34:45.190" Title="Why are dogs as pets considered haram?" Tags="|sharia|hadith|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2019-09-12T08:08:00.303" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8805" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-15T04:01:24.553" Score="4" ViewCount="642" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is there a distinction between the content of hadith and the content of the quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We commonly consider hadith to be an extension of the word of God, but if the rules in the hadith (e.g. not keeping a dog as a pet) were so important why are they not in the quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Related question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/4254/what-is-the-difference-between-hadith-and-quran?lq=1&quot;&gt;What is the difference between hadith and quran&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2365" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-07-19T08:34:09.030" Title="Why are hadith teachings not in the quran?" Tags="|quran|hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8804" CreationDate="2013-07-15T07:43:19.120" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, dogs are not considered as haraam in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam gives permission to keep dogs for certain purposes, such as hunting, guarding livestock and protecting crops.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned in Al-Quran &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And you would think them awake, while they were asleep. And We turned&#xA;  them to the right and to the left, while their dog stretched his&#xA;  forelegs at the entrance. If you had looked at them, you would have&#xA;  turned from them in flight and been filled by them with terror.- &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/18&quot;&gt;18:18&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So dogs may be used for guards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They ask you, [O Muhammad], what has been made lawful for them. Say,&#xA;  &quot;Lawful for you are [all] good foods and [game caught by] what you&#xA;  have trained of hunting animals which you train as Allah has taught&#xA;  you. So eat of what they catch for you, and mention the name of Allah&#xA;  upon it, and fear Allah .&quot; Indeed, Allah is swift in account.- &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/4&quot;&gt;5:4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dogs may also be used for hunting, but they should be trained for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing that it is considered haraam in Islam is to grew up the dog inside the house because of &lt;strong&gt;its saliva&lt;/strong&gt;. The saliva of dogs often contains microscopic worms, science has shown. Dogs are not to be kept inside the house at all times. They should be kept outside. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, take a look at the ayat that the dogs may be used for hunting. For hunting they should use their mouth and saliva. The hunted things(for ex, birds) are considered as pure and halal(we should cut them with the name of Allah). Since, they are trained(which may take about several months) especially for hunting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can tell now the saliva is not germfull and we can have them in our homes. No, keeping the hunting dogs is more harmful, we may have infants in our home and it may also affect our guests. we should keep the dogs outside like in a dog house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from all the above the main thing is, Allah(subh)'s love towards us is 70 times more than a mother's towards her children. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, He knows which is good and which is bad to us. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-07-15T10:41:49.467" LastActivityDate="2013-07-15T10:41:49.467" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1300" CreationDate="2013-07-15T10:32:57.810" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's the way of presenting things. In the philosophical way:  &quot;the gates of the heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed.&quot; means we are suppose to do good things and avoid bad things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2835" LastActivityDate="2013-07-15T10:32:57.810" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8796" CreationDate="2013-07-15T11:54:17.543" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is pure and only accept pure things. Even the people at Prophets Muhammad's (PBUH) time, before his proclaimation of prophethood, knew that. They left the reconstruction of Kaaba incomplete due to lack of availability of &quot;pure&quot; funds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think your intention should be to get rid of the riba money. Doesn't matter where you spend it, you should not expect any reward for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-07-15T11:54:17.543" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8813" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8816" CreationDate="2013-07-15T14:16:29.530" Score="5" ViewCount="1455" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before you read the rest, I want to clarify that I hate parents who physically and mentally punish their children.  I feel that Islam agrees with this, i.e. hitting/beating children to crazy extents that you end up breaking their bones and making them bleed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is about the following punishments which are received in hell:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Punishment for not fasting&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt; hanging by their hamstrings, with the sides of their mouths torn and blood pouring from their mouths&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Punishment for not giving zakat&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt; plates of fire would be beaten out for him; these would then be heated in the fire of Hell and his&#xA;  sides, his forehead and his back would be cauterized with them.&#xA;  Whenever these cool down, (the process is) repeated during a day the&#xA;  extent of which would be fifty thousand years&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Punishment for Malicious Gossip&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt; You will receive surveor punishment&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Punishment for not cleaning yourself properly&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt; You will receive surveor punishment&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Punishment for not acting out what he reads in the quran&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt; You will receive surveor punishment&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Punishment for consuming riba&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt; Some of them will have bellies as big as houses&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Punishment for not praying&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt; the heads of some people will be crushed with rock because they were too heavy for them to get up and&#xA;  pray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/45325&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/45325&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if I punished my children by hanging them by their hamstrings, with the sides of their mouths torn and blood pouring from their mouths, would be considered sick and evil, yet when this is the punishment given by God for not fasting, it's not considered evil?  Especially when Islam says that God loves his creation more than a mother could ever live her children, and especially as God does not need your worship either. i.e. God Loves you more than your mother, God does not need your worship, but if you miss a fast, you are hung up by your hamstrings?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question if you missed it, why in Islam is it considered evil for parents to break the bones of their own children, but God destroying his creation and regenerating it again just to destroy it again is not considered evil?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just a question which I wanted some clarification on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I said earlier: I want to clarify that I hate parents who physically and mentally punish their children.  I feel that Islam agrees with this, i.e. hitting/beating children to crazy extents that you end up breaking their bones and making them bleed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T04:49:31.383" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T04:49:31.383" Title="Punishments in the Islamic religion" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|punishment|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8813" CreationDate="2013-07-15T15:21:41.673" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question is a good one, and to see the answer, you have to understand that your question compares apples to oranges. As you say, it would be completely &lt;em&gt;evil&lt;/em&gt; for a parent to apply such harsh punishment on his children. So why is God different?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God is nothing like a human. He has no errors in judgement. He not only understands causes and effects; he defines causality. So when people say that God is merciful, they are not &lt;em&gt;describing&lt;/em&gt; God; they are &lt;em&gt;defining&lt;/em&gt; &quot;mercy&quot;. God alone understands why certain sins lead to particular punishments, and their assignment is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; arbitrary. Therefore, God has the authority to apply the correct punishments for those sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Humans, on the other hand, are incomparable to God. We &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; have errors in judgement. We are affected by emotions rather than facts. We cannot know every single minute detail of &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; situation, let alone &lt;em&gt;every&lt;/em&gt; situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, we do not understand the application of the punishments. Scripture is written down in human language so that we can study it, but human language is insufficient to unambiguously convey &lt;em&gt;human&lt;/em&gt; thought, let alone &lt;em&gt;divine&lt;/em&gt; thought. And so, taking the authority to impose such dramatic punishments is overstepping our ability to judge. We simply cannot claim to fully understand when such punishments should be applied.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastActivityDate="2013-07-15T15:21:41.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8817" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-15T16:42:44.343" Score="2" ViewCount="24054" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my very possibly mistaken belief, there is a thin line between religion and superstition that we should not cross.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I want to know whether the activity of dream interpretation is haram according to Quran and sahih al-hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many ways to do dream interpretation, in particular I'm talking about the type that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myislamicdream.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this website&lt;/a&gt; provides, for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myislamicdream.com/search.html?txtSearch=horse&amp;amp;cmdSearch=Search&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;like this entry about horse&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It cites people's words about the dreams. But people must not make things up, what is their basis to talk about all these dreams? Only what God revealed through Quran and through Muhammad (PBUH) can be a reference, all the rest can only be hearsay, which is a sin. Does that mean such activities should be haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-12T05:01:56.710" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:11:10.220" Title="Is dream interpretation haram in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|dream|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8818" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-15T17:07:02.623" Score="0" ViewCount="18328" Body="&lt;p&gt;I put my wife in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iddah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;iddah&lt;/a&gt; two months ago and we had an intimate encounter last week but we did not have intercourse. I want to know if an intimate encounter without intercourse breaks the iddah or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2839" LastEditorDisplayName="user2350" LastEditDate="2013-07-15T19:32:24.340" LastActivityDate="2018-05-16T13:49:10.953" Title="What breaks the iddah?" Tags="|iddah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8817" CreationDate="2013-07-15T17:45:33.523" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No dream interpretation is not haram, and those who interpret dreams may get it right or may get it wrong as is clear from what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/361021&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;said&lt;/a&gt; to Abu Bakr when he interpreted a dream:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَصَبْتَ بَعْضًا وَأَخْطَأْتَ بَعْضًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have interpreted a part of it correctly and you have erred in&#xA;interpreting a part of it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it is known that Allah blessed Prophet Yusuf (peace be upon him) with the ability to interpret dreams, as well as people came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and he used to interpret them, as well as others like Abu Bakr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it must be understood that not all dreams should be told, for instance if one has a dream that comes from Shaytaan, one that he dislikes, or in other words if he has a bad dream or nighmare then he should not tell it to anyone and should keep it to himself.  For dreams are of three types, one from Shaytaan, and one that is from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you see a dream that you like, then you may tell to those whom you love or trust, but not those whom you fear harm from.  Like how Yusuf (peace be upon him) told his father about his dream, and his father advised him not to tell his brothers.  You may also seek interpretation from scholars and those who give advice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in the end, no dream interpretation is not haram and is ok.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information see &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/183857&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this (In Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-20T04:11:10.220" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:11:10.220" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="8822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2944" CreationDate="2013-07-15T22:51:55.670" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 7 samawat or heavens and they are mentioned in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(37:6) The lowest heaven (semaadunya) or the visible (shahid) heaven which contains the earth, the planets, the stars, etc.; in other words the visible universe.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next 6 heavens are part of the unseen; 5 of which can be found in Surah ArRahman which begins by describing the visible universe (ayas 1-25) and then proceeds to describe the ghaib or the unseen heavens. Allah begins by describing what one would see if one could have the power to penetrate the regions of the heavens and the earth (aya 33). The first unseen 'heavens' are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(Q 55:43) Hell&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(Q 55:46) 2 Gardens (janataan) which contain 2 fountains, fruit, pure individuals; and (Q 55:62) 2 more Gardens (janataan). Other names given for these gardens are the Garden of Immortality (Q 25:15), The Garden of Delight (26:85), Garden of Abode (53:15), High Garden (69:22)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(Q. 18:107) Janatul-Firdaws or the Garden of Paradise&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah (swt) knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2838" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-04-01T19:19:32.243" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T19:19:32.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8824" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-16T03:52:57.143" Score="1" ViewCount="3996" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm curious as to WHY we should apparently cut the hand of a thief as a punishment? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“[As for] the thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands in recompense for what they earned [i.e. committed] as a deterrent [punishment] from Allaah. And Allaah is Exalted in Might and Wise.” [Quran 5:38]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please relate answers specifically to answer the question: 'WHY'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for bonus points: hypothetically: if I am a shopkeep/homeowner/lawmaker should I cut the hand (or fingers or whatever) of (assuming they are proven guilty and are not poor/have any good reason):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A child that steals from my shop/home &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A mother that steals from my shop/home&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A man that steals from my shop/home&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Related Questions:&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/943/where-do-we-get-the-idea-of-beheading-stoning-and-hand-mutilation-in-islam&quot;&gt;Where do we get the idea of beheading, stoning and hand-mutilation in Islam?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/4113/from-where-the-hand-of-the-thief-should-be-amputated&quot;&gt;From where the hand of the thief should be amputated?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2365" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2019-08-17T21:02:35.043" Title="Why should we cut the hand of a thief?" Tags="|quran|sharia|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8824" CreationDate="2013-07-16T11:55:44.227" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, the hand is amputated from the wrist, and not the fingers or whatever.  Secondly, children are not accountable until they reach of age, so amputation of the hand won't go for them, though they maybe punished in some lesser form so that they learn that &quot;Stealing is Bad&quot;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/27/44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;said&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;رُفِعَ الْقَلَمُ عَنْ ثَلاَثٍ عَنِ النَّائِمِ حَتَّى يَسْتَيْقِظَ&#xA;  وَعَنِ الصَّغِيرِ حَتَّى يَكْبُرَ وَعَنِ الْمَجْنُونِ حَتَّى يَعْقِلَ&#xA;  أَوْ يَفِيقَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The pen has been lifted from three: From the sleeper until he wakes&#xA;  up, from the minor until he grows up, and from the insane until he&#xA;  comes back to his senses or recovers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thirdly, the hand of the thief is amputated as punishment, firstly because that is what God revealed and hence that is what the punishment is, secondly it is a deterrent to the person him/herself from going back to that crime, as well as it is a deterrent for others from going close to the crime.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, it is not &lt;strong&gt;You&lt;/strong&gt; who cuts the hands who steals from your shop/home, rather, if there were witnesses and the thing stolen was of great value, then the authorities would take charge and carry out the punishment, not you.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-07-16T11:55:44.227" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8796" CreationDate="2013-07-16T14:23:14.973" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;None of the options from:&#xA;Lillah&#xA;Sadaqah&#xA;Zakat&#xA;Sadaqah Wajibah&#xA;Fidya (Kaffarah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Riba is interest money, which is not usually a donation.&#xA;There are not many options in North America from what I can tell.&#xA;Unless you're in South East Asia, it's much easier - since you will need to confirm with the person if they accept that money. &#xA;Some info here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&amp;amp;ID=364&amp;amp;CATE=43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&amp;amp;ID=364&amp;amp;CATE=43&lt;/a&gt; and &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/2370&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/2370&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2843" LastActivityDate="2013-07-16T14:23:14.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8803" CreationDate="2013-07-16T16:26:07.387" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Hebrew law, the punishment for idol worship was death by stoning. When the Hebrews worshipped the calf, the entire people were guilty. So, according to the law, they were to sincerely repent and then execute the punishment for the crime which was to stone themselves to death. Repentance would restore their souls to Allah's favor thus saving them from the punishment of sheol (pit of destruction/Hell). However, Allah, swt, mitigated their punishment and forgave them, because their repentance was sincere. Also, the laws Allah revealed to Moses would have been for naught if there had been no nation on which they could be imposed. This forgiveness is what is meant in verse 56. Allah, himself, mitigated the punishment, thus saving the repentant Hebrews from both a physical and spiritual death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah (swt) knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2838" LastActivityDate="2013-07-16T16:26:07.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8829" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8805" CreationDate="2013-07-16T16:35:29.897" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm no scholar, and am myself relatively new to Islam, Alhamdulillah (praise be to God), so please take the following with a pinch of salt. My understanding is that the Quran is the word of God Himself. It is not an interpretation, it is not a translation, it is not divinely inspired and then written in the words of the Prophet (may God's peace, mercy and blessings be with him). It is not in the words of a human being - it is a verbatim copy of the words as God said them. The Quran contains no information about the context in which the words were revealed, it doesn't contain the dates or historical events or anything outside of the exact text revealed by God Himself. And that is why the Quran is also the ultimate miracle in Islam. It is the only revelation that is still with us in the exact form in which it was revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadiths on the other hand are not the word of God. They are narrations passed down from person to person about things that the Prophet (peace be upon him) did or said. They are stories passed down from generation to generation by the noble Companions of the Prophet, till they were collected in text, and preserved along with the original chain of narrators. Hadiths are not necessarily well preserved, and in deed many may have been fabricated by those wishing to malign Islam. Many may have information lost (think of the game of Chinese whispers)... And so, a lot of emphasis is given on authenticating Hadiths, to make sure they are 'saheeh', or Authentic, before one follows them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why the 'rules' derived from the Hadith are so important is that the Quran tells us that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was sent to the whole world, as a Mercy, and as an example for us to follow. The Quran instructs us to do as the Prophet told us to do, and so the root of the authority of the Hadiths is the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I was able to be of help, and if anyone sees a mistake, please correct me where I am wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2844" LastActivityDate="2013-07-16T16:35:29.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8830" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-16T18:20:56.713" Score="1" ViewCount="1631" Body="&lt;p&gt;I play a game on my computer in which you can steal things from actual people. Is this allowed because it is a game or is it the same as stealing in real life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2845" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-12T04:55:32.863" LastActivityDate="2021-02-07T16:59:23.493" Title="Is it permissible to steal as part of a game?" Tags="|halal-haram|game|theft|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8831" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-16T19:23:34.897" Score="4" ViewCount="350" Body="&lt;p&gt;In tropical countries, we have a good proportion of day and night in 24 hour. So, praying and fasting is somewhat easy for us. In Bangladesh we fast, in most, for 16 hours. But in Sweden, it's becoming 18+.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wonder what would happen if I go to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_the_Midnight_Sun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;polar regions&lt;/a&gt; or a region near the polar regions, where the day and night are roughly as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A daytime for 20 hours.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A daytime for 30 days. (I remember a movie named &lt;em&gt;30 days of night&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do we fast in Ramadan, given the above day timings?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2120" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-11-04T18:17:03.000" LastActivityDate="2013-11-04T18:17:03.000" Title="How to fast in the Land of the Midnight Sun?" Tags="|salat|sawm|ramadan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8832" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-16T22:40:51.483" Score="4" ViewCount="1130" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بَلْ هُوَ قُرْآنٌ مَّجِيدٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  But this is an honored Qur'an&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  85:21&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فِي لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  85:22&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does this verse mean? Is this preserved slate a physical thing or a figurative speech? If it is physical where is the slate? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastActivityDate="2014-01-13T17:53:52.843" Title="Quran inscribed in a Preserved Slate" Tags="|tafseer|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8833" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-17T00:53:21.860" Score="3" ViewCount="2463" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many products nowadays use animal testing to determine the quality and effects of the product, or even whether or not it is safe for human use.  This is especially prevalent with beauty and health products commonly available off the shelf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If animal testing was used for these products, in such a way that it caused suffering or death to the animal involved, does that make the product itself &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2850" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-23T16:52:27.970" LastActivityDate="2018-08-21T17:02:18.857" Title="If beauty/grooming/health products are tested on animals, are they haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|animals|cosmetics|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8834" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-17T01:00:13.997" Score="1" ViewCount="17895" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are we able to touch a fox, hyena, jackal or wolf? Are they classed as being of the dog family?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2850" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-29T19:33:39.813" LastActivityDate="2020-12-27T08:40:18.577" Title="Is a fox/hyena/jackal/wolf classed as as being of the dog family according to Islam?" Tags="|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8832" CreationDate="2013-07-17T02:40:46.707" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The preservation of the Qur’an passed through three stages: transcription, compilation and collection. In the first stage, as soon as a chapter or a verse was revealed, it was committed to writing. The following items are mentioned in books as examples of the writing materials used:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Riqa‘a — Thin leather piece&#xA;Likhaf — Thin slates of white stone &#xA;Katf   — The round bone of the shoulder of the camel &#xA;'Asib  — The wide part of the root of the date branch.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the hadith, the second stage of this process is referred to as “compilation.” That is, first the verses were written down at the time of revelation. Then, when one chapter was completed, the whole chapter (often it took several revelations to complete one chapter) was written in compiled form, i.e. arranged in proper order on riqa‘a (leather). Such copies of the compiled Qur’an (complete or incomplete) were in the possession of a large number of people during the lifetime of the Prophet. We have the well-known incident of Umar who beat his own sister and brother-in-law mercilessly for having accepted Islam. Finally, when his anger had subsided, he asked them to show him the book they were reading from. His sister replied that he could not touch it in a state of impurity and only after he had bathed himself did his sister give him the book (Ibn Hisham).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's what I know when I am child. Hope helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salam,&#xA;Ahmad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15963" LastActivityDate="2013-07-17T02:40:46.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8837" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8830" CreationDate="2013-07-17T05:39:24.553" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to my perception ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;stealing is haram. But when it became permissible legal in the game (there is no benefit at all)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But sharpen the brain to be able to steal in the game will be the same as the reality of where we are we accustom our minds to think a bad thing and it will adversely impact on the mental and emotional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides playing games that spend a lot of time is wasted and it was a vicious habit&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahu A'lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2435" LastActivityDate="2013-07-17T05:39:24.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8838" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-17T06:00:43.270" Score="0" ViewCount="659" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why should we read the closing prayer., Some people believe that this type of prayer is the life of Omar his bean ordered and His Prophet did not read this prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2852" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T09:45:31.353" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T09:45:31.353" Title="Why should we say the closing prayer(Tktf)" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8838" CreationDate="2013-07-17T08:53:21.233" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you mean the closing prayer is Shalat Witr ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rasulullah SAW said :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ اللَّهَ وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Verily Allah is Witr and liked the witr (odd).&quot; (Narrated by Bukhari no. 6410 and Muslim no. 2677)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اجْعَلُوا آخِرَ صَلاَتِكُمْ بِاللَّيْلِ وِتْرً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Make you late night prayer is Witr prayer. &quot;(Narrated by Bukhari no. 998 and Muslim no. 751)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clear from this hadith that the Prophet Muhammad did Witr Prayer.&#xA;When the Prophet Muhammad always do at the end of the night the Shahabah Umar often do so at the beginning of the night for fear of his witr prayer will be missed ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rasulullah SAW said to Abu Bakr, &quot;When you perform witr?&quot; Abu Bakr replied, &quot;I do witr at the beginning of the night&quot;. And he said to Umar, &quot;When you perform witr?&quot; Umar replied, &quot;I do Witr at the end of the night&quot;. Then he said to Abu Bakr, &quot;This guy did with great caution.&quot; And he said to 'Umar, &quot;The guys are so strong.&quot; (Narrated by Abu Dawud no. 1434 and Ahmad 3/309. Shaykh Al Albani said that this Hadith Sahih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahu A'lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2435" LastActivityDate="2013-07-17T08:53:21.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8832" CreationDate="2013-07-17T15:11:06.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The loah mahfuth or the guarded tablet is the heart of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), which is most clearly seen in Surah 26 or the Poets (Al Shu'ara). This Surah first mentions the stories of Bani Israel and they are the story of Musa, Ibrahim,and Nuh. The stories of the Prophets unknown to Bani Israel are next addressed and they are Salih, Hud and Shuaib with Lut following Salih and preceeding Shuaib. (This means that Lut was sent to a people who inhabited the territories between Mada'in Salih and Midian in the Northwest of the Peninsula). So, since this Surah is addressing the Jewish tribes in Arabia, one must refer to their scriptures to find the image invoked by the words loah mahfuth. Let's begin by referencing the ayas which explain that the revelation was impressed upon the heart (meaning the unsullied understanding of the pure mind) of the Prophet (pbuh) and notice the specific reference to Bani-Israel:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;192 Truly this is a revelation from the Lord of the universe:&#xA;193 With it came down the spirit of faith and truth,&#xA;194 To your heart and mind, that you may admonish,&#xA;195 In the perspicuous Arabic tongue.&#xA;196 Without doubt it is in the mystic books of former peoples.&#xA;197 Is it not a sign to them that the learned of Bani-Israel knew it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Allah (swt) is specifically appealing to the Jewish tribes in Arabia in this Surah, He uses the imagery of their scriptures. The comparison of the heart to an inscribed tablet can be found in the following Biblical verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jerimiah 17:1: The sin of Judah [is] written with a pen of iron, [and] with the point of a diamond: [it is] graven upon the tablet of their heart..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hebrew words for tablet of their heart is loah (loah=tablet) libam (lib=heart).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Christian tribes in Arabia would also be familiar with the comparison of the heart to an inscribed tablet as the Epistles ascribed to Paul also use the same image:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2Corinthians 3:3: And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, the loah mahfuth or the guarded tablet refers to the understanding 'heart' of the Prophet whose purity Allah (swt) guarded so that the revelation would also remain pure of imperfections and contradictions. The Jewish and Christian tribes in Arabia would have especially understood this reference as it was used in both of their scriptures. There was no Arabic translation of any of these scriptures, which were at the time only available in Latin, Greek and Coptic. Since the Prophet (pbuh) had no access to these scriptures, was illiterate, and did not know the foreign languages in which these scriptures were written, the use of this image is another proof of the miraculous revelation of the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah (swt) knows best!    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2853" LastActivityDate="2013-07-17T15:11:06.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8804" CreationDate="2013-07-17T18:08:44.173" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my personal experience questioning religious dogmas and asking for reasons and logic in them is not very productive endeavour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are as they are. They are to be upheld, not questioned and subjugated to rational thinking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you ask about religious reasons why dogs could be considered as haram, in article &quot;Dogs in the Islamic Tradition and Nature&quot; by Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl, published in Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature, s.v., by Continuum International in 2004. it is stated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The essential point conveyed [...] is that dogs are impure animals, or, at least, that their saliva is a contaminant that voids a Muslim’s ritual purity. Hostility to dogs, not just as a source of physical but moral impurity, are further expressed in Prophetic reports claiming that angels, as God’s agents of mercy and absolution, will not enter a home that has a dog, or that the company of dogs voids a portion of a Muslim’s good deeds. Cultural biases against dogs as a source of moral danger reach an extreme point in reports that claim that Prophet commanded Muslims not trade or deal in dogs, and even to slaughter all dogs, except for those used in herding, farming, or hunting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the mayor concern about dogs in Islam is not about their physical condition, health concerns or general cleanness, but about the ritual uncleanness and the effect of that to the religious life of a Muslim who comes in contact with the dog.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you ask about rational, scientific reasons, amongst the few allegations that can be tested are numerous ones by Muslim scholars that dog's saliva is not just ritually impure, but a real health hazard. Modern science has shown that those concerns are not just false, but it is in fact shown that dog's saliva has antibacterial properties and that there are no particular scientific and therefore rational reasons for avoiding any contact with it if the dog is healthy, as is the case with any other animal or even humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Source: &quot;Antibacterial properties of saliva: Role in maternal periparturient grooming and in licking wounds&quot; by Benjamin L. Hart &amp;amp; Karen L. Powell, Department of Physiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine University of California, Davis, CA 95616 USA&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While avoiding dogs as social animals that could potentially spread a disease from one human to another might have been a valid reason 1400 years ago, in modern times, since we have modern medicine and sanitation, very little harm can come upon pet dog owner so there are no scientific reasons whatsoever to avoid dogs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One exception is if a person is allergic to dogs. Allergies are caused by dander, saliva or urine of dogs, or by dust, pollen or other allergens that have been carried on the fur. Allergy to dogs is present in as much as 10 percent of the population, according to American College of Allergy, Asthma &amp;amp; Immunology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, countless dogs lived along humans throughout our history and still are living in households all over the world without any (or neglectable) problems whatsoever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, to conclude, if you ask for modern, rational and scientific reasons that confirm religious &quot;reasoning&quot; of Islam about having a dog as a pet, there are simply none!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2837" LastEditorUserId="2837" LastEditDate="2013-07-17T18:58:24.373" LastActivityDate="2013-07-17T18:58:24.373" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8842" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-17T20:02:42.867" Score="1" ViewCount="263" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many prominent Islamic scholars &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/21169&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;discourage popular birth control methods&lt;/a&gt;. But how can poor people afford to raise so many children?  Also some women consider this as their violation of their rights, and would not like to become a children-producing factory. So how can poor people afford many children with lack of such birth control methods?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2827" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T00:49:34.423" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T00:49:34.423" Title="How can poor people afford many children with lack of birth control?" Tags="|children|birth-control|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-07-16T01:15:58.243" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2170" CreationDate="2013-07-17T20:46:03.837" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Jerusalem qiblah was initially imposed on the Muslims in order to fulfill the following Biblical prophecy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I KINGS 8:41-43&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophecy of Solomon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover concerning a stranger that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name’s sake; (a)(For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) (b) when he shall come (c) and pray toward this house. (d)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name to fear thee, (e) as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded is called by thy name.(f)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Authorized King James)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a)  A person coming in the name of God is a prophet. That this prophet had to be a descendant of Ishmael is made clear in that Allah’s covenant was with Abraham and his progeny. Since this prophet was not of Israel, he had to be a descendant of the other branch of Abraham’s family, i.e., the Ishmaelites or Arabs. Mohammed came out of the far country of Arabia in a miraculous journey that brought him to the site of the temple in Jerusalem. See Quran 17:1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;b)  Because of Mohammed’s preaching, the tribes knew Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;c)  The phrase “when he shall come” has two equally valid meanings. This phrase refers to the Prophet’s advent in history as well as his miraculous journey in one night from Mecca to the site of the Jerusalem temple. (The temple structure was destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;d)  At the outset of his mission, Mohammed ordered the Muslims to pray toward the site of the Jerusalem temple. He also, during the Isra (miraculous journey) led the prophets in prayer within the temple precincts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;e) Solomon prayed for the success of the Prophet’s mission so that Allah would be known throughout the earth. See Quran 34:28 where Mohammed is proclaimed to be the universal messenger to all mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once the prophecy was fulfilled, Allah (swt) turned the qiblah toward the Kaba. For more information, please refer to Mohammed, A Prophecy Fulfilled which is found on the Website:  &lt;a href=&quot;http://arabianprophets.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://arabianprophets.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah (swt) knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2838" LastEditorUserId="2838" LastEditDate="2013-07-17T21:39:48.397" LastActivityDate="2013-07-17T21:39:48.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8745" CreationDate="2013-07-17T21:35:08.930" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word 'ahsan' should probably be translated as 'most beautiful' rather than 'best'. The story of Yusuf is the most beautiful story because it demonstrates the power of forgiveness and patience even in the face of great wrong. Yusuf, as a prophet with a pure soul, persisted in patience to such a degree that he retained his purity when confronted by the treachery of his brothers, who sold him into slavery. He retained his pure character when he found himself in a pagan society, whose licentiousness caused his patron's wife to attempt to entrap him; an act for which he endured with monumental patience an unjust term in prison. Yusuf further retained his purity when he attained political power. As a political appointee of a kindly Pharaoh, he governed with justice and compassion. When his brothers came to him, he forgave them for he recognized that it was the shaitan who had really caused the strife between him and his brothers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yusuf (12:100)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he placed his parents on the dais and they fell down before him prostrate, and he said: O my father! This is the interpretation of my dream of old. My Lord hath made it true, and He hath shown me kindness, since He took me out of the prison and hath brought you from the desert after Satan had made strife between me and my brethren. Lo! my Lord is tender unto whom He will. He is the Knower, the Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This story closely parallels the trials and triumphs of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) who also faced betrayal by his own family, i.e., his uncles and who endured banishment and war at the hands of the treacherous Meccans, who were his fellow clansmen. Like Yusuf, the Prophet endured these trials with enormous patience and forgave his clansman for he too realized that it was the Shaitan, who was trying to subvert the religion by disrupting the unity of the ummah. Forgiveness, persistent patience, compassion and a unified ummah are major characteristics of Islam, which caused the rapid spread of this religion. And, finally, Allah (swt), through the examples of His messengers (peace be upon them all) demonstrated to Adam, the vast dimensions of His own mercy to all of Bani Adam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah (swt) knows best! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2838" LastActivityDate="2013-07-17T21:35:08.930" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8564" CreationDate="2013-07-18T01:12:21.217" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yajuj and Majuj are the Arabic words for the Hebrew Gog and Magog which is the Hebrew version of the Assyrian words Gugu and Matgugu. These names refer to a people whom the Greeks knew as Amazons and Scythians and the Persians knew as Alan or the grass nomads of Central Asia. A genetic link has been established between the Mongols and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redicecreations.com/article.php?id=22764&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ancient Scythians&lt;/a&gt;. So, the Mongol invasions (1206-1324) may be the fulfillment of the prophecy of 18:99.  According to Wiki:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Scythians (/ˈsɪθi.ən/ or /ˈsɪði.ən/; from Greek Σκύθης, Σκύθοι) were Iranian-speaking equestrian tribes who inhabited large areas in the central Eurasian steppes between the 7th century BC and 4th century AD. Their territories during the Iron Age were known to classical Greek sources as &quot;Scythia&quot;. Their historical appearance coincided with the rise of equestrian semi-nomadism from the Carpathian Mountains of Europe to Mongolia in the Far East during the 1st millennium BC. The &quot;classical Scythians&quot; known to ancient Greek historians were located in the northern Black Sea and fore-Caucasus region. However, other Scythian groups encountered in Near Eastern and Achaemenid sources existed in Central Asia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Achaemenid sources are a reference to the Achaemenid Empire which was founded by Cyrus the Great, who is referred to as Al Dhul Qarnain in the Quran. A bas relief of Cyrus the Great wearing his two horned crown can be seen at Pasargade in Iran:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oznet.net/cyrus/original.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.oznet.net/cyrus/original.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wall referred to in the Surah 18:93-98 refers to the Daryal Passes in N Georgia, in the central Greater Caucasus Mountains. Daryal is from the Persian words Dar el Alan which means the gates of the Alan. The Alan were a Sarmatian/Scythian tribe of grass nomads who were also known as Gugu/Matgugu to the Assyrians, Gog and Magog to the Hebrews and Yjuj and Majuj to the Arabs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hebrew historian Titus Flavius Josephus (37-100 CE), who was a Zealot turned loyal Roman citizen (Zealots were anti Roman occupation Hebrew insurgents) wrote that Alexander the Great built iron gates in some unspecified area. Thus, the name Alexander was associated with the later Persian fortifications at Daryal and Derbend in Georgia. There is absolutely no evidence that Alexander the Great built any fortifications in this area. However, the later Persian fortifications in Daryal and Derbend lend credence to Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaeminid Empire, building the original gates, which were later rebuilt by the Persian Sassanid and Parthian Dynasties. Cyrus was later killed in December of 530 BCE of by a grass nomad tribe known as the Massagetae who were related to the Scythians in their dress and mode of living; they fought on horseback and on foot.&#xA;Cyrus was considered to be a messiah (Isaiah 45:1) or an anointed one by the Hebrews. He is extensively mentioned in the Biblical books of 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Isaiah and Daniel. The Hebrew tribes in Arabia knew about Cyrus and asked the Prophet (pbuh) about him under his cryptic title, 'the two horned one', which brought about the revelation in Surah Al Kahf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah (swt) knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2857" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-09-30T17:52:56.607" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T17:52:56.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8847" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-18T05:22:58.180" Score="2" ViewCount="8975" Body="&lt;p&gt;My son is only six years old and he doesn't know his entire salat yet to lead is it permissible to let him stand with me while I pray? I have three other young daughters and we are usually lead by my husband but when he is away at work and it's just me is it ok to have him next to me since I can't lead him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2858" LastEditorUserId="2856" LastEditDate="2013-07-18T11:32:02.210" LastActivityDate="2018-04-09T10:58:39.667" Title="Mother's prayer with her small male child" Tags="|salat|jamaat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8851" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8824" CreationDate="2013-07-18T07:19:03.897" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well I have read other answers also. I think you have got the ref. Ayat for this but lets come to your point &quot;why&quot; lets see there are a situation that country going in a slum and many people are living there life lower than average, if every one become a robber what will happen, a chaos that what Islamic punishments are for not harsh but to aware other that do not do anything wrong which hurts your fellow man you cut one person hand and other ten who are watching will ask forgiveness from ALMIGHTY ALLAH and live there life according to HIS orders.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2861" LastActivityDate="2013-07-18T07:19:03.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8852" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8842" CreationDate="2013-07-18T09:09:43.717" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have not put any reference for this but still I like to add to clear your mind from 2 sides, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- Do not kill your children because of hunger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- PBUH said that on judgement day I will be proud of my maximum Ummah. (mean as many we are as much PBUH will be happy how we can be more than they only way in my sense is making children.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if we are still on thinking the same thing which said birth control than we are still in the same age where people kill there daughters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If my answer clear your mind that will be my honor and if not you can ask the points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2861" LastActivityDate="2013-07-18T09:09:43.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8854" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8856" CreationDate="2013-07-18T16:45:46.683" Score="2" ViewCount="404" Body="&lt;p&gt;The prophet came to the world in a society that used to believe in many &lt;em&gt;fake gods&lt;/em&gt;, and especially not in the great God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet's father name is &lt;strong&gt;Abdu Allah&lt;/strong&gt; which the translation to English is &lt;strong&gt;slave of The God&lt;/strong&gt;. Note: &lt;strong&gt;Al&lt;/strong&gt;_lah the &lt;strong&gt;Al&lt;/strong&gt; in Arabic means is &lt;em&gt;unique&lt;/em&gt;.&#xA;So the exact translation would be &lt;strong&gt;slave of the unique God&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: How come the prophet's father name is &lt;strong&gt;slave of The God&lt;/strong&gt;, while God was unknown or at least not recognized back then?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2864" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-24T07:34:26.450" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T07:34:26.450" Title="How come the Prophet's father name is &quot;Abdu ellah&quot;?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8854" CreationDate="2013-07-18T16:59:32.537" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam did not invent or introduce the name &quot;Allah,&quot; rather the name &lt;em&gt;was&lt;/em&gt; known to the Arabs beforehand.  Islam merely denounced the pre-Islamic understanding of Him as &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before the advent of the prophet, &quot;Allah&quot; was just considered one of the many gods, with other gods and even his own daughters sharing similar roles.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-07-18T16:59:32.537" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8856" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8854" CreationDate="2013-07-18T17:11:18.753" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As goldPseudo explained in his answer, the name Allah was known to them then.  Furthermore your question assumes that they did not even know about this one Unique God, that is not totally correct, they knew about Him, and they thought that worshiping the idols would get them closer to Him, but Islam came and said no this is not the Proper way and is Shirk.  See &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/39/3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Azumar Ayah 3&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-07-18T17:11:18.753" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8854" CreationDate="2013-07-18T18:07:37.970" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word 'Allah' as a God was well known at the time of the pagan Arabs (and perhaps even more backward in the history).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact they even believed Allah to be the creator and sustainer: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If indeed thou ask them who has created the heavens and the earth and&#xA;  subjected the sun and the moon (to his Law), they will certainly&#xA;  reply, “Allah”. [...] And if indeed thou ask them who it is that sends&#xA;  down rain from the sky, and gives life therewith to the earth after&#xA;  its death, &lt;strong&gt;they will certainly reply, “Allah!”&lt;/strong&gt; (Surah Ankabut, verses&#xA;  61-63)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They also gave a lip service to the fact that Allah has no partners, by Chanting:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Labbaika Allahumma Labbaik, Labbaika la sharika Laka labbaik(you have no Sharik/partner O' Allah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;, but after uttering the above statement they added something like: &quot;except you who gave {Idol name} power to be a partner&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, there existed a community among them which was called as 'Hanif' , and they were sincere monotheists and did not worship others alongwith Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What made the pagan Arabs Mushriks(One who commits polytheism) was that they worshipped other Gods along with worshiping Allah &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And most of them believe in Allah, but commit shirk. (Surah Yusuf,&#xA;  verse 106)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Abbas (رضي الله عنه), when asked about this verse, said “their&#xA;  eman in Allah is that if you ask, ‘who created you?’ they say ‘Allah’.&#xA;  Their shirk is that they worship other then him.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The excuse of the jahili Arabs to commit shirk is preserved in Surah Yunus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They serve, besides Allah, things that hurt them not nor profit them,&#xA;  and they say: “These are our intercessors with Allah.” (Surah Yunus,&#xA;  verse 18)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These pagan Arabs believed their Idols(which included dead people, angels, stars, prophets  etc) to be intercessors with ALLAH which bring them closer to ALLAH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus it is believed by many groups like the Shia that the Prophet's father and his grandfathers were not pagan and that they belonged to this community of &quot;Hanif&quot;(Monotheists) who were always monotheists to begin with and so was the Prophet pbuh. Hence there is a possibility that the name of the Prophets father was well knowingly given to him in true spirit of monotheism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-03T09:36:12.217" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T09:36:12.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8858" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-18T18:58:57.593" Score="0" ViewCount="226" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, there is no statement in Quaran or in Hadith clearly taking position about consumption of weed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: is weed forbidden (haram) or allowed (halal), and the most important, why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2864" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:48:04.887" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:48:04.887" Title="Is weed (marijuana) forbidden?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2013-10-26T05:51:11.953" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7363" CreationDate="2013-07-18T21:32:47.407" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the greatest distinction of human beings is that Allah has given us with intelligence. Thus we can make decisions through it of what is right and what is harmful to us. We use it everyday to make important decisions. Anything that clouds our thinking ability thus lowers us from the honour that God has bestowed upon us. The things that have these properties have thus been forbidden by Allah. This includes alcohol and any type of drugs including weed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-07-18T21:32:47.407" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8842" CreationDate="2013-07-18T22:05:02.197" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah has symbolised the relation between a man and wife with a farmer and his farm. A farmer take care of his land, makes sure it is healthy. He does not deprive the land of essential nutrients by sowing the same crop again and again. He may even skip a season to revive the land. Thus he use every possible mean to make sure that the land is fit for its purpose. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly a man can use any means necessary to make sure that his wife's health is not compromised, including birth control.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other point is that, there are some things that are in direct control of Allah, eg sun and moon. There are other things which happens through some &quot;asbab&quot; that involve humans, eg child birth. Human beings are required to use their intellect and best judgement in these matters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What would you say about a farmer who just throws seeds in a farm and expects a good crop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-07-18T22:05:02.197" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8317" CreationDate="2013-07-18T23:37:35.920" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question predates civilization and cannot be answered from the perspective of the laws and moral codes of the sophisticated societies that arose relatively recently when one considers that the existence of homo sapiens is currently dated to circa 150 thousand years ago. For instance, the earliest form of urbanization can only be dated to the Neolithic or around 7500 BCE, which is a very late development when one considers that mankind had been around 140 thousand years prior to this societal development. What has been established is that all of mankind is descended from the same parents, whom modern geneticists label Y Chromosome Adam and Mitochondrial Eve. Given the genetic diversity of modern humans, one can safely attribute to these early parents a miraculous genetic code that allowed for the multitude of variations in the human race. These variations allowed our ancestors to survive and thrive in a great variety of environments. This genetic code allowed the children of Adam to develop and excel all other species in intelligence and adaptability. So, I think it is very safe to conclude that the particular genetic composition of our first parents provided for a successful reproduction of healthy offspring even when the parents were siblings. The particular genetic code of our first parents has been degraded enough that marriage among close kin has been shown to produce genetic anomalies in the offspring. So, in order to maintain a healthy population, we urbanized children of Adam must adhere to laws which discourage the behavior of our proto-urban ancestors. The results of marriage to close kin were beneficial for them, but not for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah (swt) knows best!  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2838" LastActivityDate="2013-07-18T23:37:35.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8864" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8877" CreationDate="2013-07-18T23:48:58.630" Score="2" ViewCount="5832" Body="&lt;p&gt;Should you continue to live your life as false Muslim or you should confront your family and friends and confess your situation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does Quran say about that situation? What are the proscribed punishments if any?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2837" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T23:11:55.457" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T23:11:55.457" Title="What to do if you stop to believe in Allah?" Tags="|punishment|imaan|atheism|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2014-06-10T03:26:20.760" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8865" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8864" CreationDate="2013-07-19T02:42:43.323" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a person stops believing in Islam then he is free to follow it as a  culture or as if he is the citizen of the &quot;nation&quot; of Islam without following its laws. Many citizens of a country don't believe in the laws of that country and are anti govt that does not stop them from being the citizen of the country. It is foolish for the citizen of a country to go around and publicize that he does not want citizenship and speak ill of the nation, this would only invite trouble and harassment to the person. Moreover if one  person  thinks like that then the there are 1000+ others who love their nation and would like the one who has disbelieved to remain in the fold of Islam , in hope that in the future  even if he does not believe , his progeny would believe as they are more closer to Islam than people of other religion\ Atheists. So yes a person who does not believe in Allah (Atheist) can remain to be a part of Islam. It  is the most practical thing for such people to remain in the fold of Islam and probably  your friend has also realized this.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume that your friend is young, it is very common in non Muslim countries to have atheist Muslim youths, a significant chunk of them are expected to transition as normal Islamic believers as and when they understand their religion, and this too is very common.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastActivityDate="2013-07-19T02:42:43.323" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8818" CreationDate="2013-07-19T03:38:38.590" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to quran, The only reason for the iddet is to clarify what is in the womb. If a child is delivered the next day of iddet then it ends. Since you did not do anything that does not change this situation then the iddet continues. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other thing to note is that would you really want to continue it since there is obviously affection between you two. The last thing that Allah wants is to break a family. You should get back to her and start building your life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-07-19T03:38:38.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8869" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8864" CreationDate="2013-07-19T07:39:45.957" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A person born is a muslim family is a muslim by birth. There comes a time (usually) when he accepts (or rejects) is willingly. This happens when he comes of age and has an inclination to think in this direction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has made this world on a rule that we will be tested in this world and the result will be announced in the next world. What good is a test if you get punishment at the first wrong doing, or rewarded at the first good deed. So you a free to choose whether you think that Islam is the right religion or not, or God exists or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has not only given his introduction though prophets but first though inspiration to every single human being in his subconsciousness. If you remain true to yourself, you will eventually find that there is a God and you will meet him someday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can choose to proclaim it or keep it hidden. It does not matter to Allah, he knows it and he will judge you accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-07-19T07:39:45.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8870" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-19T08:01:53.743" Score="6" ViewCount="1100" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have an idea to make a lunar calendar that is as definite as solar calendar so that it can be used globally in day-to-day life. I have heard that Saudi Arabia use lunar calendar. This calendar will be based on calculating the birth of moon in different parts of the world. My questions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does something like this already exist?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Should I use the current time-zone or will I make make new time-zones for it?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Usually the next islamic day changes after the setting of the sun. Should I change the date at 0000 hrs or when the sun sets?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is there any work that is already done in this area?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is there any resource for calculating moon-birth at different locations?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If two different location within a same time-zone has different output for moon visibility, then what will be the date in that timezone?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference to any of question will be useful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-07-29T09:54:18.070" LastActivityDate="2016-06-25T08:09:12.907" Title="Global Islamic Calendar" Tags="|science|time|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8872" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-19T13:05:09.240" Score="2" ViewCount="233" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have a lunch meeting and I am fasting. I am the only Muslim among the attendees.  It becomes somewhat inappropriate that everyone eats while you avoid eating and target yourself. May be it is not the best manners also to isolate yourself from the group. What should I do, break the fast and make up for it or just keep fasting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was the prophet Sunnah in such a case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:47:50.110" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T20:47:50.110" Title="Should I break the fast?" Tags="|practical-islam|fiqh|sawm|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8874" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8872" CreationDate="2013-07-19T14:28:46.420" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Living and working in a non-Muslim country, I always tell my coworkers before Ramadan begins that the fasting month is starting. If I attend a meeting in which people are eating, I don't eat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not completely aware of your situation. I've seen in the US that almost everyone knows about Ramadan and fasting, and once you tell your reason not participating in eating, they recognize that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, you cannot just break your fast for this. This is not a legitimate reason to break a fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastActivityDate="2013-07-19T14:28:46.420" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8875" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8899" CreationDate="2013-07-19T16:19:02.327" Score="2" ViewCount="5550" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that there are &lt;a href=&quot;http://al-quran.info/page//quran/prostration&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fourteen places in the Holy  Quran&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2267/sajda-of-tilawah-in-quran&quot;&gt;also mentioned fifteen&lt;/a&gt;) where we need to perform sajdah or sujūd. Whenever we are reciting the Holy Quran, it is obligatory/recommended upon us to immediately perform the sajdah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, during (mostly tarabih) salat we often see the imam announcing  before start that there is a sajdah in the first or second rakat. This is the most common method where we see on extra sajdah in that rakat in addition to the regular two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for the imam to make a niyat (mental intention) that the regular sajdah will be sufficient for the extra sajdah needed in that rakat? That means the imam recites an ayat of sajdah, &lt;em&gt;does not&lt;/em&gt; perform any extra sajdah, and when asked later on, explains that he made a niyat (mental intention) that the regular sajdah will be sufficient for the ayat of sajdah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope that I have made my question clear. Please answer with sufficient references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2199" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2013-07-21T15:37:59.927" Title="Quran ayat of sajdah or sujūd during salat" Tags="|quran|salat|sajda|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8876" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8872" CreationDate="2013-07-19T16:54:12.147" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fasting during Ramadan is obligatory upon us and social pressure is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; among the reasons for which you are allowed not to fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see excerpted from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/38747&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fasting in Ramadaan is one of the pillars on which Islam is built.&#xA;  Allaah tells us that He has prescribed it for the believers of this&#xA;  ummah [nation], as He prescribed it for those who came before them.&#xA;  Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;“O you who believe! Observing As-Sawm (the fasting) is prescribed for&#xA;    you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become&#xA;    Al-Muttaqoon (the pious”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;[al-Baqarah 2:183]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;“The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur’aan, a guidance&#xA;    for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance and the criterion&#xA;    (between right and wrong). So whoever of you sights (the crescent on&#xA;    the first night of) the month (of Ramadan i.e. is present at his&#xA;    home), he must observe Sawm (fasts) that month, and whoever is ill or&#xA;    on a journey, the same number [of days which one did not observe Sawm&#xA;    (fasts) must be made up] from other days. Allaah intends for you ease,&#xA;    and He does not want to make things difficult for you. (He wants that&#xA;    you) must complete the same number (of days), and that you must&#xA;    magnify Allaah [i.e. to say Takbeer (Allaahu Akbar: Allaah is the Most&#xA;    Great)] for having guided you so that you may be grateful to Him”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;[al-Baqarah 2:185]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhaari and Muslim narrated that Ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased&#xA;  with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah&#xA;  be upon him) said: “Islam is built on five (pillars): the testimony&#xA;  that there is no god but Allaah and Muhammad is the Messenger of&#xA;  Allaah; establishing prayer; paying zakaah; Hajj; and fasting&#xA;  Ramadaan.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever does not fast has abandoned one of the pillars of Islam, and&#xA;  is committing a grave major sin. Indeed some of the salaf were of the&#xA;  view that he is a kaafir [disbeliever] and apostate – we seek refuge&#xA;  with Allaah from that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also excerpted &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/12488&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;from here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Regarding sickness, most of the scholars – including the four imams –&#xA;  are of the view that the sick person is not allowed to break his fast&#xA;  in Ramadaan unless the sickness is severe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is meant by severe sickness is: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The sickness will be made worse by fasting&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Recovery will be delayed by fasting&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Fasting will cause intense hardship, even if it does not make the sickness worse or delay recovery&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The scholars also included those who fear that they may become sick because of fasting.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/12488&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;see this&lt;/a&gt; for details on the above one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, as you can see, you will have to explain your situation to your coworkers and keep fasting. If they fail to understand, please keep silent and keep fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah Subhanatawala give us the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2199" LastEditorUserId="2199" LastEditDate="2013-07-19T17:36:29.660" LastActivityDate="2013-07-19T17:36:29.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8864" CreationDate="2013-07-20T01:50:14.857" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hi kolja, I'll try to answer your question with surah &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/63&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Munafiqun&lt;/a&gt; (The Hypocrites) below, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt; When the hypocrites come to you, [O Muhammad], they say, &quot;We&#xA;testify that you are the Messenger of Allah .&quot; And Allah knows that&#xA;you are His Messenger, and Allah testifies that the hypocrites are&#xA;liars. (QS. Al-Munafiqun: 1) &lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt; They have taken their oaths as a cover, so they averted [people]&#xA;from the way of Allah. Indeed, it was evil that they were doing. (QS.&#xA;Al-Munafiqun: 2) &lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt; That is because &lt;strong&gt;they believed&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;then&lt;/strong&gt; they &lt;strong&gt;disbelieved&lt;/strong&gt;; so&#xA;their hearts were sealed over, and they do not understand. (QS.&#xA;Al-Munafiqun: 3) &lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the verses say that someone in your question which you declared as &lt;code&gt;Muslims stop being believers&lt;/code&gt; are called &lt;code&gt;the Hypocrites&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As your main question is &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Should I continue to live my life as false Muslim or I should&#xA;  confront my family and friends and confess my situation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to called it as &lt;strong&gt;The Hypocrite&lt;/strong&gt; rather than &lt;code&gt;people of other religions or atheists&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another part of your question about &lt;br&gt;&lt;code&gt;What does Quran say about that situation?&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;and&lt;br&gt;&lt;code&gt;What are the proscribed punishments if any?&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will answer it based on surah Al-Munafiqun verse 5 and 6&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;And when it is said to them, &quot;Come, the Messenger of Allah will&#xA;ask forgiveness for you,&quot; they turn their heads aside and &lt;strong&gt;you see them&#xA;evading while they are arrogant&lt;/strong&gt;. (QS. Al-Munafiqun: 5)&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The situation is have been happened in Rasulullah era, they are arrogant, the one who called The Hypocrite in this case is Abdullah bin Ubay bin Salul (that was I learnt in my childhood). But this condition can applied to other people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;It is all the same for them whether you ask forgiveness for them&#xA;or do not ask forgiveness for them; &lt;strong&gt;never will Allah forgive them&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;Indeed, Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people. (QS.&#xA;Al-Munafiqun: 6) &lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;based on verse 6, it's hopeless to you if you ask forgiveness for them since as you say, maybe they will &lt;code&gt;confront his family and friends and confess his situation&lt;/code&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why he will do that?? &lt;strong&gt;because The Hypocrites are arrogant.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope helps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salam, &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Ahmad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15963" LastEditorUserId="15963" LastEditDate="2013-07-20T03:13:19.823" LastActivityDate="2013-07-20T03:13:19.823" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8864" CreationDate="2013-07-20T07:24:05.583" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/49/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Hujurat 14&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;em&gt;The bedouins say, &quot;We believe.&quot; Say [to them], &quot;You have not believed; rather say 'We have submitted [in Islam],' for faith has not yet entered your hearts. And if you obey Allah and His Messenger, He will not deprive you from your deeds of anything. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is, fundamentally, submission to God's laws and His authority.  In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1250630&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith of Jibril&lt;/a&gt;, a clear distinction is made between &quot;Islam&quot; and &quot;Iman&quot;; whereas Iman is about belief in God and the unseen and all that entails, Islam is only defined in relation to its outward actions (e.g. fasting, salat, zakat).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hypocrites are those who claim to be Muslims while rejecting God's authority, those who (for example) only perform the duties of Islam when they are seen by others, but abandon them &amp;mdash; or even work &lt;em&gt;against&lt;/em&gt; Islam &amp;mdash; when they are alone.  The apostates, on the other hand, are those who once claimed to be Muslim, but no longer follow, nor claim to follow, God's law at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, just because one lacks &lt;em&gt;iman&lt;/em&gt; does not necessarily make one a &quot;false Muslim.&quot;  One can be weak in faith &amp;mdash; so weak as to be practically non-existant &amp;mdash; without actually &lt;em&gt;rejecting&lt;/em&gt; God's authority; as long as he continues to obey God's commandments, in private as well as in public, he is still Muslim (at least so far as worldly punishments are concerned).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-07-20T07:24:05.583" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8885" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-20T15:00:36.613" Score="-2" ViewCount="594" Body="&lt;p&gt;This hadidth says that the prophet PBUH did not wait for proper maghrib time to break his fast &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We were in the company of the Prophet (PBUH) on a journey and he was&#xA;  fasting, and when the sun set, he addressed somebody, &quot;O so-and-so,&#xA;  get up and mix Sawiq with water for us.&quot; He replied, &quot;O Allah's&#xA;  Apostle! (Will you wait) till it is evening?&quot; The Prophet (PBUH) said,&#xA;  &quot;Get down and mix Sawiq with water for us.&quot; He replied, &quot;O Allah's&#xA;  Messenger (PBUH)! (If you wait) till it is evening.&quot; The Prophet (PBUH) said&#xA;  again, &quot;Get down and mix Sawiq with water for us.&quot; He replied, &quot;It is&#xA;  still daytime.&quot;(1) The Prophet (PBUH) said again, &quot;Get down and mix Sawiq&#xA;  with water for us.&quot; He got down and mixed Sawiq for them. The Prophet&#xA;  (PBUH) drank it and then said, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;When you see night falling from this side,&#xA;  the fasting person should break his fast.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet said &quot;night falling from this side&quot;, was it maghrib time yet? And if not, why could he break the fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="279" LastEditDate="2013-07-20T22:34:23.907" LastActivityDate="2013-07-25T05:47:12.453" Title="Why did the prophet PBUH break the fast early?" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8886" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="635" CreationDate="2013-07-20T15:59:58.380" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Atheism is irrational. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One can compare the atheist to a man who is born blind and refuses to acknowledge the existence of light because he cannot perceive light. This blind man's very existence depends on light, yet his inability to perceive it allows him to deny what is so obvious to the sighted. No amount of rational argument, evidence, facts and proof will convince him because he has limited himself to trusting in his faulty perception. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To expand on this example, the human being is incapable of perceiving reality in its entirety. For instance, we must rely on the opinions of theoreticians to understand what our limited perceptions cannot perceive as atoms, neutrons, protons, and the mysterious properties of matter and energy which quantum physics explores. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The opinions of these theoreticians are often accepted without question, because their theories seem to explain the nature of the universe that we can perceive. So, science divides the universe into the 'seen' (perceptible) and the 'unseen' (imperceptible)  in order to account for existence and substance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam has stated the case for the imperceptible universe long before Western theoreticians offered their ideas on the subject. Islam explains that both the perceptible and the imperceptible universe were created in one act. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q 21:30: &quot;Have not those who disbelieve known that the heavens and the&#xA;  earth were of one piece, then We parted them, and we made every living&#xA;  thing of water? Will they not then believe?&quot; From Surah ArRahman,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we know that the heavens are divided into one perceived universe and 6 imperceptible universes or heavens. In other words the perceptible and the imperceptible are different states of the same substance/essence; the imperceptible being progressively more refined as it moves away from the perceptible. Isn't that what quantum physics is now discovering? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, the ultimate imperception is the uncaused cause or Allah who is totally removed from the creation because He caused creation and, therefore, is not part of it. Allah is the ultimate reality, the ultimate refinement and the ultimate truth. Quran has promoted the information regarding the perceptible and the imperceptible states of existence for 1400 years. If we live long enough and are really patient, maybe the world of science will conclude what Muslims have known for a millennium and a half.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2838" LastEditorUserId="13285" LastEditDate="2016-12-01T14:48:07.297" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T14:48:07.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8887" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-21T00:59:42.583" Score="3" ViewCount="327" Body="&lt;p&gt;For anyone why it is necessary to believe in God? What one is getting with this belief? Please don't give heaven/hell or judgment day as the reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="107" LastEditDate="2013-07-23T17:21:48.560" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T08:03:54.043" Title="Why it is necessary to believe in God?" Tags="|belief|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8888" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8887" CreationDate="2013-07-21T01:49:49.883" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simple answer: Because believing in the truth is better than not believing in the truth.  You might as well just ask &quot;Why is it necessary to believe that the Earth is round?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God doesn't need our belief: He exists whether we believe in Him or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-12-27T22:38:58.670" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T22:38:58.670" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8889" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-21T05:50:23.000" Score="3" ViewCount="370" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslim and have one sister who is a non believer, she worships Gea, a mythological entity. Is it haraam for me to  make Dua and ask forgiveness for her. I have read some hadith on the subject but they refer to deceased parents, my sister is still alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2702" LastActivityDate="2013-09-20T17:44:00.667" Title="Dua for non believing sister" Tags="|dua|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8889" CreationDate="2013-07-21T08:10:43.883" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As long as she is alive, there is opportunity that she might become Muslim. It is recommended that you make dua for her and everyone else too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-07-21T08:10:43.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8889" CreationDate="2013-07-21T08:15:25.383" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If they are known mushrik then you cannot pray for their forgiveness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَن يَسْتَغْفِرُوا لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَوْ كَانُوا أُولِي قُرْبَىٰ مِن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْجَحِيمِ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It is not for the Prophet and those who have believed to ask forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they were relatives, after it has become clear to them that they are companions of Hellfire.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  9:113&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no mention of whether you can pray for guidance (not forgiveness) for mushrik though. However if they are not mushrik, merely kaffe, then you may pray for guidance or forgiveness. &lt;strong&gt;It is a good deed to pray for other's guidance.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah guides whom he wills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَفَمَن زُيِّنَ لَهُ سُوءُ عَمَلِهِ فَرَآهُ حَسَنًا ۖ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ ۖ فَلَا تَذْهَبْ نَفْسُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسَرَاتٍ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Then is one to whom the evil of his deed has been made attractive so he considers it good [like one rightly guided]? &lt;strong&gt;For indeed, Allah sends astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills.&lt;/strong&gt; So do not let yourself perish over them in regret. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of what they do.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  35:8&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Emphasis mine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastActivityDate="2013-07-21T08:15:25.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8893" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9312" CreationDate="2013-07-21T11:34:10.277" Score="2" ViewCount="1473" Body="&lt;p&gt;What exactly does &quot;excessive&quot; mean in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, lets imagine we have 2 people, person 1 and person 2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scenario 1:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Person 1 makes $1000 a month, but in one of those months he spends $600 on a phone. That is 60% of his monthly income on something he doesn't need. Is that excessive? considering as he normally has $0 left by the end on the month. Meaning that his family will have hardship for the rest of that month, meaning that he might even have to get an interest based loan out to get through the month!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Person 2 makes $1,000,000,000 a month, but in one of those months he spends $600,000,000 on a boat. That is 60% of his monthly income on something he doesn't need. Is that excessive? considering as he normally doesn't have the time/energy/resources to spend the remainder of his monthly income to leave him with $0 every single month. As it's fact that the super rich can't spend money faster than they are making it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally believe that Person 1 is being more excessive than person 2 in these 2 scenarios. I understand that my definition of excessive might be different from the Islamic definition of excessive, which is why I am asking this question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which of these 2 people are considered excessive according to Islam?  Sunni &gt; Hanafi view preferred if available.  If not, then any view which closely resembles the Sunni &gt; Hanafi style of thought is fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scenario 2:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Person 1 and Person 2 are extremely wealthy.  Person 1 has a 3 person family.  He has a house with 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 kitchen, and 2 living rooms.  All his interior walls and floors are made of gold, diamonds, and silver tiles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Person 2 also has a 3 person family, but has a much larger house.  He has 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 kitchens, 3 living rooms, 3 study rooms, 3 gym rooms, 3 swimming pools, 3 guest rooms.  However, he does not use expensive materials such as gold, silver, and diamonds anywhere in the house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally believe that the guy with the smaller house is excessive in this example.  Again, I understand that my definition of excessive might be different from the Islamic definition of excessive, which is why I am asking this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which of these 2 people are considered excessive according to Islam?  Sunni &gt; Hanafi view preferred if available.  If not, then any view which closely resembles the Sunni &gt; Hanafi style of thought is fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So the question clarified is this:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is a person who buys a phone for $600 who doesn't have enough money to feed his family an excessive spender, or a person who buys a $600 million boat who still has plenty of money remaining for his family and charity an excessive spender according to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to me, the person who buys the phone would be an excessive spender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or from the second example, is a large house excessive, or a small house made out of gold, silver, and dimonds excessive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to me, the gold/silver/dimond house would be excessive and the larger house wouldn't, but this question is not about what I think, its about what Islam says about this matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2013-07-31T15:27:40.267" LastActivityDate="2013-08-25T13:46:56.273" Title="What is the islamic definition of &quot;Excessive&quot;?" Tags="|sunni|islamic-philosophy|money|hanafi|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="635" CreationDate="2013-07-21T11:56:02.413" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me answer this from the position of an atheist, and scientific rationalist that I am.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can a Muslim prove to an atheist or an infidel that God actually exists?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, Muslim cannot &quot;prove&quot; to an atheist that the God exists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reasons are the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The atheist would require the &lt;strong&gt;scientific proof&lt;/strong&gt;, which does not exist&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Islam is entirely based on the personal experiences of the prophet Muhammad, which are unique thus unreproducible. Scientific proof would require the evidence to be independently tested and that means that the evidence first has to be reproduced, which is impossible.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you are not a scientist, you probably know nothing about the scientific method required for the deed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As far as I know most atheists will argue that since they can't hear, see or feel God then He doesn't exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many things that we cannot hear (we do not hear ultrasound, yet we use it to examine the baby in mother's womb), see (we do not see the x-rays and yet we use it to diagnose a fractured limb) or feel (we do not feel magnetism, yet we use it in MRI to diagnose a cancer or brain aneurism) and yet they exist and are the products of science, not religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Please note that the atheism is not a worldview. It is a label given by religious people to the opposed group. However, most atheists are scientific rationalists, and that is in most cases our position. That means that we do not accept anything that cannot be scientifically proven.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, the rationalist knows that not everything is or can be proven, and yet we do not see any alternative because we are more interested in material facts then in our eternal soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a scientist cannot explain some phenomenon he will not jump to conclusion that the phenomenon is supernatural. He will try to explain it scientifically again, and again and again until he succeeds. If the scientist fails to explain the phenomenon, it is still OK for him to say &quot;I don't know&quot;, when he does not, in contrast with various religious authorities who usually claim to know all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The science is a world view incompatible to religion and it is governed by diametrically different set of rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Note that an atheist might not even care about reading the Qur'an and exploring His miracles until he accepts the idea that there is actually a god.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is possible that an atheist becomes a believer. Has happened numerous times before. That does not mean that someone proved to that atheist that the god exists by exposing him to Quran or the Bible.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scientist does not just accept. For believing something to be the truth, he requires objective evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I said before, Quran, in the scientific eyes, is not considered as objective evidence in favor to God's existence, let alone the definitive proof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2837" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-10T12:53:32.873" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T12:53:32.873" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5493" CreationDate="2013-07-21T13:48:50.447" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Hurairah Radhiyallhu 'anhu: I heard Allah's Messenger Shallalahu 'alaihi wasallam saying, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Nothing is left of An-Nubuwwah (Prophethood) except Al-Mubashshirat.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;  They asked, &quot;What are Al-Mubashshirat?&quot; He replied, &lt;em&gt;&quot;The true good&#xA;  dreams (that convey glad tidings).&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari&lt;/strong&gt;, Vol.9, Hadith No.119]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Hurairah Radhiyallahu 'anhu: Allah’s Messenger Shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;The (good) dream of a faithful believer is a part of the 46 parts of&#xA;  An-Nubuwwah (Prophethood).&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari&lt;/strong&gt;, Vol.9, Hadith No.117]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thebeautyofislam.tumblr.com/post/1284921508&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;thebeautyofislam.tumblr.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="664" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-09T10:15:54.737" LastActivityDate="2015-11-09T10:15:54.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8893" CreationDate="2013-07-21T13:51:03.673" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can apply the general definition of excessive to the two situations. Both are excessive, esp that you are left with no saving after spending on the phone and on the boat. Use comman sense what is excessive and what is not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/#output=search&amp;amp;sclient=psy-ab&amp;amp;q=define%3aexcessive&amp;amp;oq=define%3aexcessive&amp;amp;gs_l=hp.3...170.5653.0.5834.25.21.4.0.0.0.215.2238.14j5j2.21.0....0...1c.1.21.psy-ab.fnb8JpYu670&amp;amp;pbx=1&amp;amp;bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&amp;amp;bvm=bv.49478099%2Cd.dmg%2Cpv.xjs.s.en_US.c75bKy5EQ0A.O&amp;amp;fp=9f07256c93c92ff1&amp;amp;biw=1024&amp;amp;bih=668&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;google definition of excessive&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;More than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Islamic Definition&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam anything that you spend not in way of Allah way is excessive. Basically you are not allowed to hoard gold, wealth etc and not spend in the way of God. Even spending $10 on a toy that you may want to please yourself is excessive. Islamic way of spending that $10 would be to spend it in the way of God, to give it to poor or Islamic charity or mosque etc. Islamic forbids from hoarding money and not spend in the way of Allah.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O you who believe! Lo! many of the (Jewish) rabbis and the&#xA;  (Christian) monks devour the wealth of mankind wantonly and debar&#xA;  (men) from the way of Allah. &lt;strong&gt;They who hoard up gold and silver and&#xA;  spend it not in the way of God, unto them give tidings (O Muhammad) of&#xA;  a painful doom&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (Quran 9:34).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.soundvision.com/info/life/qandh.asp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; contains some more info.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2013-07-21T13:51:03.673" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="221" CreationDate="2013-07-21T14:06:09.810" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember the verses in Al-Kahfi related to this. It's about Prophet Moses and Khidr. One of three things Khidr show to Prophet Moses is about him (Khidr) killed a boy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَانطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰ إِذَا لَقِيَا غُلَامًا فَقَتَلَهُ قَالَ أَقَتَلْتَ&#xA;  نَفْسًا زَكِيَّةً بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ لَّقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئًا نُّكْرًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;So they set out, until they met a boy, al-Khidhr killed him.&#xA;  [Moses] said, &quot;Have you killed a pure soul for other than [having&#xA;  killed] a soul? You have certainly done a deplorable thing.&quot;&lt;/em&gt; (QS. Al-Kahfi 18: 74) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After a while, Khidr explain the reason behind his action,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَمَّا الْغُلَامُ فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ فَخَشِينَا أَن&#xA;  يُرْهِقَهُمَا طُغْيَانًا وَكُفْرًا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he&#xA;  would overburden them by transgression and disbelief.&lt;/em&gt; (QS. Al-Kahfi 18: 80)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَأَرَدْنَا أَن يُبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهُ زَكَاةً&#xA;  وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;So we intended that their Lord should substitute for them one better&#xA;  than him in purity and nearer to mercy.&lt;/em&gt; (QS. Al-Kahfi 18: 81)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Khidr act with God's revelation, to show that the punishment of disbelief is sometimes death. With all the requisites of it. &lt;em&gt;Allahu a'lam&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="664" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-01-09T15:52:06.980" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T15:52:06.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5913" CreationDate="2013-07-21T14:42:05.993" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As The Prophet Shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam like to hear the Quran, so should we.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Mas'ud (Radiyallahu 'anhu) reported: The Prophet (Shallallahu&#xA;  'alaihi wasallam) said to me, &lt;em&gt;'Recite the Qur’an to me.'&lt;/em&gt; I said, 'Ya&#xA;  Rasoolallah! Shall I recite it to you when it was revealed to you?' He&#xA;  (Shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam) said, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;'I like to hear it from&#xA;  others.'&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Then I began to recite Surah an-Nisa. When I reached the&#xA;  ayah: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ&#xA;    عَلَىٰ هَـٰؤُلَاءِ شَهِيدًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;So how [will it be] when We bring from every nation a witness and we&#xA;    bring you, [O Muhammad] against these [people] as a witness? (QS. An-Nisa' 4: 41) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Having heard it) he (Shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam) said, &lt;em&gt;'Enough!&#xA;  Enough!'&lt;/em&gt; When I looked at him, I found his eyes were overflowing with&#xA;  tears. (al-Bukhari and Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.islamicawakening.com/f43/reciting-the-quran-beautifully-20978/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source: Reciting the Quran beautifully&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we are ordered to listen to Al-Quran when someone (or recording) recite it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنصِتُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ&#xA;  تُرْحَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;So when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention&#xA;  that you may receive mercy.&quot; (QS. Al-A'raf 7: 204)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And reciting Al-Quran in the pleasant tone with proper &lt;em&gt;makhorijul huruf&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;tajweed&lt;/em&gt; will be what you want next, just as someone who has listened to a great poetry, then he will have the desire to recite it too. Because Al-Quran is the most beautiful poetry, better than any song and music.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allahu a'lam bi-s sawab&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="664" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-22T16:25:55.817" LastActivityDate="2018-01-22T16:25:55.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8875" CreationDate="2013-07-21T15:37:59.927" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;explains that he made a niyat (mental intention) that the regular sajdah will be sufficient for the ayat of sajdah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, that's permissible. See, for example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&amp;amp;ID=1206&amp;amp;CATE=4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;QIBLA.COM: Sajdah Tilawa, Qada Salat&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you recite a verse of prostration as the imam or if praying alone, you should prostrate at the end of the verse, come back up, recite a few more verses, and then bow. If the verse of prostration is at the end of the sura, it is nonetheless recommended to add some verses. &lt;strong&gt;However, it is also permitted to simply bow, while intending to make one's regular prayer prostration also count for the verse of prostration. One needs to intend this, and to bow shortly after reciting the verse.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2880" LastActivityDate="2013-07-21T15:37:59.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8900" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-21T16:38:02.537" Score="0" ViewCount="355" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chat with SO user, I came to know that  صلى الله عليه وآله is not really a title of Prophet Muhammad but a prayer. It can be used with any other person. Is that true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an example: I can say Jabir صلى الله عليه وآله‎, Hamza صلى الله عليه وآله‎. Note that Jabir and Hamza in this case may be Sahabis or just regular people who live among us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‎&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-01T23:34:50.857" LastActivityDate="2022-06-29T04:13:10.173" Title="Can صلى الله عليه وآله be used with any other person other than the prophet ?‎" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8902" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-07-21T17:18:08.897" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-07-21T17:18:08.897" LastActivityDate="2013-07-21T17:18:08.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8903" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-07-21T17:18:08.897" Score="0" Body="A School of law or fiqh  developed by some Muslim scholars" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-07-21T17:18:46.317" LastActivityDate="2013-07-21T17:18:46.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8904" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-21T17:47:03.817" Score="0" ViewCount="9488" Body="&lt;p&gt;As-salamu `alaykum. During the night, when I am sleeping, I get this strange sensation that almost paralyses my whole body and prevents me waking up. The worst thing is that during that time, I think something is having sexual intercourse with me. I would like to ask if it is Satan causing this to happen, and if so, how can I fight against this bad thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2882" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-07T09:31:22.777" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T06:15:19.620" Title="Jinn comes to me while I'm sleeping!" Tags="|jinn|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2015-11-27T00:50:00.807" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8904" CreationDate="2013-07-21T19:01:05.460" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;This problem is called &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Sleep Paralysis&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; and has some scientific causes and treatments.&#xA;You can read about them &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/guide/sleep-paralysis&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. For example, there's said that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Up to as many as four out of every 10 people may have sleep paralysis.&#xA;  This common condition is often first noticed in the teen years. But&#xA;  men and women of any age can have it. Sleep paralysis may run in&#xA;  families. Other factors that may be linked to sleep paralysis include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Lack of sleep&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Sleep schedule that changes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Mental conditions such as stress or bipolar disorder&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Sleeping on the back&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Other sleep problems such as narcolepsy or nighttime leg cramps&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Use of certain medications&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Substance abuse&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doubtlessly, reciting Quran before sleep (especially &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/255-257&quot;&gt;Ayat al Kursi&lt;/a&gt;) and getting to sleep with the remembrance of Allah will complement these treatments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="435" LastEditDate="2013-07-24T08:45:01.517" LastActivityDate="2013-07-24T08:45:01.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8831" CreationDate="2013-07-21T19:08:09.913" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[T]hose who live close to the Arctic Circle, where they have continual night or continual day for several months, should look to the closest city to them where night and day are distinct in each twenty-four hour period, then they should do the five daily prayers based on the timing in that city. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/13916&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would add, same applies for fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2880" LastActivityDate="2013-07-21T19:08:09.913" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8911" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-21T21:08:19.113" Score="2" ViewCount="391" Body="&lt;p&gt;I live in the UK and this year the times for fasting Ramadan are too long for me to do. I am unable to fast the prescribed times as I will not be able to carry out my duties at work, I am also on my probation period so if I make any mistakes I'm in trouble.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anything I can do that can make up for my lack of fasting this year?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2773" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-13T02:00:54.657" LastActivityDate="2018-10-07T08:00:36.840" Title="Is there anything I can do to make up for missing fasting?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8912" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-21T21:14:46.590" Score="4" ViewCount="39010" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalmualaykum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I work in an office it is not possible to pray during work hours. Is it possible to add the prayers after I finish work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2773" LastEditorUserId="225" LastEditDate="2013-07-22T02:50:14.483" LastActivityDate="2019-03-19T12:52:06.783" Title="What if I can not pray due to my work?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8912" CreationDate="2013-07-21T22:54:29.710" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;WaS&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prayer is one of the pillar of Islam and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/103&quot;&gt;it is to be prayed five times a day, each within its given duration&lt;/a&gt;. There are a lot of people who work and also pray during office hours. I am sure there will be muslims in you line of work too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some of the things that you can do:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can only limit your prayer to &quot;farz&quot;. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can make &quot;wudu&quot; in the morning and wear socks and shoes so that you can save some time to refresh the &quot;wudu&quot;.(if needed)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can pray while doing some task that is not too distracting and does not involve interaction with other.e.g. driving&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can talk to your employer and tell its a religious requirement. If he still persists then you can give him some options&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can limit your lunch break&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can work extra time, maybe twice the amount of time you take for prayer-break&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If everything fails, you can consider switching the job at the earliest and while in that process, you can pray your prayers after work or you can combine zuhr and asar prayers in one during zuhr or asar time and/or magrib and isha prayers during mughrib or isha times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="225" LastEditDate="2013-07-23T18:32:04.877" LastActivityDate="2013-07-23T18:32:04.877" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8915" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-22T02:39:00.447" Score="2" ViewCount="225" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a daughter, but her father and I were never married.  Myself, my child's father and his new wife are all converted Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am now being told that since my daughter's father is married I can no longer have any contact with him &amp;mdash; not even concerning my daughter &amp;mdash; rather I would need to talk to his wife.  However, she and I do not get along well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am told that this is in the &quot;Sunna&quot;.  What exactly can I do in this situation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2887" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-07-22T03:34:21.920" LastActivityDate="2013-07-22T03:34:21.920" Title="How can I talk to my daughter's father (whom I was never married with)?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-06-17T14:40:25.910" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8917" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-22T04:59:13.490" Score="3" ViewCount="420" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a teacher. I am doing job from last 14 years. I have three children. Now I want to quit job as I cannot give sufficient time to my children and my home. My husband is not doing any  job continuously. He has switched several jobs. He lost his job mostly within a year from the last few years and the reason is mainly due to the conflict with either some other employee or management. This condition put me in lot of stress as my opinion is that man should bear the pressures and should earn money to run a family. What a woman should do according to the teachings of Islam in such condition?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2889" LastEditorUserId="435" LastEditDate="2013-07-22T07:04:56.857" LastActivityDate="2014-01-03T15:08:00.347" Title="What a woman should do if she wants to leave a job?" Tags="|women|fatwa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2017-05-11T18:39:55.930" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8924" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2498" CreationDate="2013-07-22T17:57:36.383" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Differences can come when different people follow different Ahadith, of which there are inauthentic one.  For that reasons the Imams of Islam stressed the importance of finding, accepting and following of authentic Ahadeeth.  Coming to your question, the correct place of the hands in Salat is on the chest, for that is where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his hands during the salat, and he ordered us to pray as he was seen praying.  Placing the hands on the chest in salat was also the teaching of the previous Prophet's (May peace be upon them), as well as the placing of the hands on the chest in salat, is what was ordered:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كَانَ النَّاسُ يُؤْمَرُونَ أَنْ يَضَعَ الرَّجُلُ الْيَدَ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى ذِرَاعِهِ الْيُسْرَى فِي الصَّلاَةِ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The people were ordered to place the right hand on the left forearm in&#xA;  the prayer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/134&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, the Ahadith which say to place the hands in a place other then the chest, are inauthentic, some are weak while others are fabricated.  May Allah grant us understanding of our religion, and may He guide us all.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-07-22T17:57:36.383" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8927" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-23T01:22:07.223" Score="2" ViewCount="5538" Body="&lt;p&gt;My job comprises of me having to travel in a car, drop at a location and walk for some minutes distributing flyers and then the car comes and drops me at another location I keep doing this for 5 hours in the morning. From what I read people who travel a distance of 80 KMs are exempted from taking fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does my case fall in that condition if the total distance is around 80 kms and am continuously on the move?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2897" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-26T20:56:35.730" LastActivityDate="2014-07-26T21:00:04.047" Title="I travel around the city for 5 hours, am I exempted from fasting?" Tags="|sunni|sawm|travelling|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8929" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-23T06:32:37.573" Score="8" ViewCount="20776" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard in a bayan that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Red colour clothes are only permitted for women and not for men in&#xA;  Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If yes, I need hadith source for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about Pink, Rose, light and dark red coloured clothes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I.e. which red is disallowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-22T15:04:42.633" LastActivityDate="2017-07-20T13:55:07.493" Title="Red color clothes for men in Islam" Tags="|hadith|practical-islam|source-identification|prophet-muhammad|men|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8930" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-23T07:09:04.267" Score="2" ViewCount="432" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tacitus was a Roman historian who among other things wrote the following account on Jesus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Consequently, to get rid of the report, Nero fastened the guilt and&#xA;  inflicted the most exquisite tortures on a class hated for their&#xA;  abominations, called Christians by the populace. Christus, from whom&#xA;  the name had its origin, &lt;strong&gt;suffered the extreme penalty during the reign&#xA;  of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius Pilatus,&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  and a most mischievous superstition, thus checked for the moment,&#xA;  again broke out not only in Judæa, the first source of the evil, but&#xA;  even in Rome, where all things hideous and shameful from every part of&#xA;  the world find their centre and become popular. Accordingly, an arrest&#xA;  was first made of all who pleaded guilty; then, upon their&#xA;  information, an immense multitude was convicted, not so much of the&#xA;  crime of firing the city, as of hatred against mankind. Mockery of&#xA;  every sort was added to their deaths. Covered with the skins of&#xA;  beasts, they were torn by dogs and perished, or were nailed to&#xA;  crosses, or were doomed to the flames and burnt, to serve as a nightly&#xA;  illumination, when daylight had expired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how does Islam reconcile the view that Jesus not being crucified or killed when it is not just a contradiction of the Bible but also this separate historical account?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2749" LastEditorDisplayName="user2350" LastEditDate="2013-07-23T07:43:11.810" LastActivityDate="2013-07-23T15:30:22.163" Title="Tacitus' account on the crucification of Jesus (PBUH)" Tags="|quran|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8931" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8930" CreationDate="2013-07-23T07:40:25.243" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, we believed someone died in his place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَوْلِهِمْ إِنَّا قَتَلْنَا الْمَسِيحَ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوهُ وَلَٰكِن شُبِّهَ لَهُمْ ۚ وَإِنَّ الَّذِينَ اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ لَفِي شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ ۚ مَا لَهُم بِهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِلَّا اتِّبَاعَ الظَّنِّ ۚ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ يَقِينًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And [for] their saying, &quot;Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah .&quot; And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  4:157&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Reconciliation&quot; with historical accounts&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;We believe that Quran is the infallible words of God, and historical accounts are fallible words of men. So believing Quran means denying the historical accounts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As of the explanation of the accounts, a personal reasoning: Jesus ascended to heaven without death, which means he &quot;disappeared&quot; from this physical earth. And someone who resembled him was crucified. Now if all the witness of the crucification thought the person was Jesus, they would tell everyone that it was Jesus who was crucified. And all historical accounts would be made on that. And without knowledge from the Quran, since Jesus was nowhere to be found, the only thing people could deduce was that he was crucified, as witness claimed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Reconciliation&quot; with the Bible&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In Islam we believe that Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John wrote the corresponding volumes and not all of what they cite was words of God. We believe that the Gospel at the time of Muhammad contained words of God, but a portion of it was lost and a portion of it contained lies of humans. After 1400 years, the Gospel we see now is very different from then, so we believe there is even more &quot;corruption&quot; of the truth. Therefore we do not take the bible nowadays as intact and infallible words of God. Quran on the other hand was preserved intact, therefore we trust in Quran that Jesus was not crucified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastEditorDisplayName="user2350" LastEditDate="2013-07-23T08:12:29.747" LastActivityDate="2013-07-23T08:12:29.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8933" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-23T08:50:40.003" Score="6" ViewCount="3065" Body="&lt;p&gt;We can only believe in Allah by permission of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَوْ شَاءَ رَبُّكَ لَآمَنَ مَن فِي الْأَرْضِ كُلُّهُمْ جَمِيعًا ۚ أَفَأَنتَ تُكْرِهُ النَّاسَ حَتَّىٰ يَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And had your Lord willed, those on earth would have believed - all of them entirely. Then, [O Muhammad], would you compel the people in order that they become believers?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  10:99  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا كَانَ لِنَفْسٍ أَن تُؤْمِنَ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۚ وَيَجْعَلُ الرِّجْسَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And it is not for a soul to believe except by permission of Allah , and He will place defilement upon those who will not use reason.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  10:100&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are those whom Allah guides and those whom Allah sends astray&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَمَن يُرِدِ اللَّهُ أَن يَهْدِيَهُ يَشْرَحْ صَدْرَهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ ۖ وَمَن يُرِدْ أَن يُضِلَّهُ يَجْعَلْ صَدْرَهُ ضَيِّقًا حَرَجًا كَأَنَّمَا يَصَّعَّدُ فِي السَّمَاءِ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَجْعَلُ اللَّهُ الرِّجْسَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  So whoever Allah wants to guide - He expands his breast to [contain] Islam; and whoever He wants to misguide - He makes his breast tight and constricted as though he were climbing into the sky. Thus does Allah place defilement upon those who do not believe.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  6:125  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَن يَهْدِ اللَّهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِي ۖ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Whoever Allah guides - he is the [rightly] guided; and whoever He sends astray - it is those who are the losers.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  7:178&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يُثَبِّتُ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ ۖ وَيُضِلُّ اللَّهُ الظَّالِمِينَ ۚ وَيَفْعَلُ اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Allah keeps firm those who believe, with the firm word, in worldly life and in the Hereafter. And Allah sends astray the wrongdoers. And Allah does what He wills.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  14:27  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَجَعَلَكُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَلَٰكِن يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَلَتُسْأَلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And if Allah had willed, He could have made you [of] one religion, but He causes to stray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And you will surely be questioned about what you used to do.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  16:93  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if Allah sends astray someone, he has no help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَمَا لَكُمْ فِي الْمُنَافِقِينَ فِئَتَيْنِ وَاللَّهُ أَرْكَسَهُم بِمَا كَسَبُوا ۚ أَتُرِيدُونَ أَن تَهْدُوا مَنْ أَضَلَّ اللَّهُ ۖ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ اللَّهُ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُ سَبِيلًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  What is [the matter] with you [that you are] two groups concerning the hypocrites, while Allah has made them fall back [into error and disbelief] for what they earned. Do you wish to guide those whom Allah has sent astray? And he whom Allah sends astray - never will you find for him a way [of guidance].&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  4:88&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِن تَحْرِصْ عَلَىٰ هُدَاهُمْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي مَن يُضِلُّ ۖ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّاصِرِينَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [Even] if you should strive for their guidance, [O Muhammad], indeed, Allah does not guide those He sends astray, and they will have no helpers.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  16:37&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If we can only believe by permission of Allah, and He decides whom He guides and expands  his heart to Islam, and whom He sends astray will have &quot;tight breast&quot; and have no help, do we have free will in believing in Allah? Is there free will of faith?&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Comment: It appears to me that it only depends on whether you were guided or sent astray. If we were guided we would be on the right path, and if not we would go more deviant. Do we have free will in it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T04:05:09.950" LastActivityDate="2015-11-08T07:02:25.733" Title="Is there free will of faith according to Islam?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|free-will|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8911" CreationDate="2013-07-23T14:06:58.117" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;if the fast realy bothers you that you cannot work properly than you should feed a poor for each day you didnt fast or you can complete your fast later not in the ramadan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2898" LastActivityDate="2013-07-23T14:06:58.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8930" CreationDate="2013-07-23T15:30:22.163" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The account you have quoted has nothing to do with the 'crucifixion' of Jesus. It is an account of Nero accusing the small Christian community of burning Rome in 64AD:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/rome.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/rome.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the night of July 18, 64 AD, fire broke out in the merchant area of the city of Rome. Fanned by summer winds, the flames quickly spread through the dry, wooden structures of the Imperial City. Soon the fire took on a life of its own consuming all in its path for six days and seven nights. When the conflagration finally ran its course it left seventy percent of the city in smoldering ruins. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rumors soon arose accusing the Emperor Nero of ordering the torching of the city and standing on the summit of the Palatine playing his lyre as flames devoured the world around him. These rumors have never been confirmed. In fact, Nero rushed to Rome from his palace in Antium (Anzio) and ran about the city all that first night without his guards directing efforts to quell the blaze. But the rumors persisted and the Emperor looked for a scapegoat. He found it in the Christians, at that time a rather obscure religious sect with a small following in the city. To appease the masses, Nero literally had his victims fed to the lions during giant spectacles held in the city's remaining amphitheater.&#xA;end quote&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For an explanation of the 'historical' account of the crucifixion ruse, please read Jesus and the Crucifixion Plot at &lt;a href=&quot;http://arabianprophets.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://arabianprophets.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2838" LastActivityDate="2013-07-23T15:30:22.163" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8927" CreationDate="2013-07-23T19:56:56.253" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran specifies that you CAN skip the fast if you are on &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/184&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;traveling&lt;/a&gt;. The means of travel has changed dramatically over the years. It may be possible that you can travel hundreds of kilometers without feeling hungry or thirsty or you can travel a small distance and become severely dehydrated. The number mentioned is to give you an idea of how much distance traveled at THAT time might cause such condition. It is not an absolute measure. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you feel VERY drained after your travel, you can skip it and make up for it later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-07-23T19:56:56.253" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8887" CreationDate="2013-07-23T20:55:02.087" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't say what other people get out of it, but I can tell you what I get out of it. I get humbled, I get patience, I get values, I get morals, I get wisdom, I get trust, I get positive, I get optimistic, I get hope, and I get reason. It's hard to get all that during one's life because we are very much susceptible to bad judgment, superstition, and self-destructing tendencies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2384" LastActivityDate="2013-07-23T20:55:02.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8943" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8946" CreationDate="2013-07-23T21:02:53.700" Score="1" ViewCount="1720" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question, in strict propriety, is specifically what kind of relationships are defined as incestuous in Islam? I know that it is forbidden to marry one's parents/children or siblings but what about other relations like first cousins or siblings of aunts/uncles who were married into the family? I would appreciate some sort of a reference to maybe a specific passage in the Koran or a quote from reputable hadith. Is this something specifically commanded by God explicitly, listing forbidden relations? Or is it some sort of an interpretation done later by a scholar which is widely accepted today? And I am talking about Islam in general encompassing all of its sects. Do different sects have different rules? Are the rules for Sunni and Shia different in which case an answer from both will be welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2901" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-04T23:07:43.203" LastActivityDate="2015-08-31T12:12:50.113" Title="What kind of relations are explicitly forbidden in Islam for marriage?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8945" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8933" CreationDate="2013-07-23T21:55:07.040" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to your query is in Surah adh Dhariyat 51:56: &quot;I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.&quot; In other words, worshipping Allah is an integral part of human nature. We were created to worship Allah. Worshiping Allah (swt) is what makes us human. Not worshipping Allah (swt) causes us to behave like brainy beasts who have no morals. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Surat Al Ar'af: &quot;When thy Lord drew forth from the Children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants, and made them testify concerning themselves, (saying): &quot;Am I not your Lord (who cherishes and sustains you)?&quot;- They said: &quot;Yea! We do testify!&quot; (This), lest ye should say on the Day of Judgment: &quot;Of this we were never mindful&quot; The testimony referred to in this aya refers to the covenants in which Bani Adam, thru their respective prophets, testified that Allah (swt) was their Lord. These covenants of Allah with the Jews are especially mentioned in the Bible as the covenants of Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus etc. Muslims acknowledge their covenant with Allah thru the Prophet Muhammad, when they recite the shahada. So, the worship of Allah (swt) is what defines us a human beings who were created to establish the caliphate (Q 2:30 &amp;amp; 33:72).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, &quot;Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority.&quot; They said, &quot;Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?&quot; Allah said, &quot;Indeed, I know that which you do not know.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, we offered the Trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, and they declined to bear it and feared it; but man [undertook to] bear it. Indeed, he was unjust and ignorant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who do not worship Allah (swt) will not fulfill this role for which they were created. On the Day of Judgment they will become a manifestation of their twisted natures when Allah (swt) changes their shapes so they can live in the fires of Jahenem. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everything Allah (swt) created obeys His will, willingly or unwillingly. The only free will or choice we have is our intention to obey the Creator who created us to worship Him alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah (swt) knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2838" LastActivityDate="2013-07-23T21:55:07.040" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8943" CreationDate="2013-07-23T23:49:22.787" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَّهَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُكُمْ وَأَخَوَاتُكُمْ وَعَمَّاتُكُمْ وَخَالَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُ الْأَخِ وَبَنَاتُ الْأُخْتِ وَأُمَّهَاتُكُمُ اللَّاتِي أَرْضَعْنَكُمْ وَأَخَوَاتُكُم مِّنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ وَأُمَّهَاتُ نِسَائِكُمْ وَرَبَائِبُكُمُ اللَّاتِي فِي حُجُورِكُم مِّن نِّسَائِكُمُ اللَّاتِي دَخَلْتُم بِهِنَّ فَإِن لَّمْ تَكُونُوا دَخَلْتُم بِهِنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَحَلَائِلُ أَبْنَائِكُمُ الَّذِينَ مِنْ أَصْلَابِكُمْ وَأَن تَجْمَعُوا بَيْنَ الْأُخْتَيْنِ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ سَلَفَ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  4:23&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is according to Quran. In general, &quot;a mahram (Arabic محرم, also transliterated mahrim or maharem) is an unmarriageable kin with whom sexual intercourse would be considered incestuous, a punishable taboo.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is a mahram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا ۖ وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَىٰ جُيُوبِهِنَّ ۖ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَائِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَائِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي أَخَوَاتِهِنَّ أَوْ نِسَائِهِنَّ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُنَّ أَوِ التَّابِعِينَ غَيْرِ أُولِي الْإِرْبَةِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ أَوِ الطِّفْلِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلَىٰ عَوْرَاتِ النِّسَاءِ ۖ وَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ بِأَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْفِينَ مِن زِينَتِهِنَّ ۚ وَتُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  24:31&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahram&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; you will have some good info about mahram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastActivityDate="2013-07-23T23:49:22.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8947" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8933" CreationDate="2013-07-24T02:32:31.140" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Absolutely there is free will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God implemented unbreakable laws that govern this life. Just like there are laws of physics governing the universe, God created, let's call them, &quot;Laws of Guidance&quot;. In 10:99 God confirms that if He wished, those laws could have been such that everyone is a submitter. In 10:100 God informs us that his Laws of Guidance are set by him only, are absolute, and they cannot be broken. He then mercifully (within the same verse) gives us the key to these Laws of Guidance: Reason!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God reminds us again in 6:125, 7:178, 14:27, and 16:93 (as you pointed out) that He's the sole definer of his &quot;Laws of Guidance&quot;. Let us take a look at the verses that immediately precede those however because they hold a lot of context about these the Laws of Guidance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;6:124 And if a sign comes to them they say: &quot;We will not believe until&#xA;  we are given the same as what God's messengers were given!&quot; God is&#xA;  fully aware where He makes His message; those criminals will have&#xA;  debasement with God and a painful retribution for what they had&#xA;  schemed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;6:125 Whoever God wishes to guide, He will open his chest towards&#xA;  submission; and whoever He wishes to misguide, He will make his chest&#xA;  tight and constricted, as one who is climbing towards the sky. It is&#xA;  such that God afflicts those who do not believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;7:177 Miserable is the example of the people who denied Our&#xA;  revelations, and it was their souls that they had wronged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;7:178 Whoever God guides, then he is the guided one; and whoever He&#xA;  misguides, then these are the losers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;14:26 And the example of a bad word is like a tree which has been&#xA;  uprooted from the surface of the Earth, it has nowhere to settle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;14:27 God makes firm those who believe with firm sayings in the&#xA;  worldly life, and in the Hereafter. And God misguides the wicked, and&#xA;  God does what He wishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;16:92 And do not be like she who unraveled her knitting after it had&#xA;  become strong, by breaking your oaths as a means of deception between&#xA;  you. That a nation shall be more numerous than another nation, for God&#xA;  puts you to the test by it. And He will show you on the Day of&#xA;  Resurrection that which you were disputing in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;16:93 And had God wished, He would have made you one nation, but He&#xA;  misguides whom He wishes, and He guides whom He wishes. And you will&#xA;  be asked about what you used to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The middle statement of 16:93, above, could be understood as &quot;He misleads those who wish so&quot; or &quot;He misleads those He wishes.&quot; (By setting they Laws of guidance as He wishes)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We will be asked what we used to do with our free will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God guides those (through the Laws of Guidance as demonstrated in the Quran) who seek the truth with honesty through reason, and misleads those who do&#xA;Not demonstrate honesty and pure intention, by depriving them from witnessing His great signs in the scripture and in nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;6:110 And We divert their hearts and eyesight, as they did not believe&#xA;  in it the first time; and We leave them wandering in their&#xA;  transgression.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;7:146 I will turn away from My revelations those who are arrogant on&#xA;  Earth without right, and if they see every sign they do not believe in&#xA;  it, and if they see the path of guidance they do not take it as a&#xA;  path; and if they see the path of mischief, they take it as a path.&#xA;  That is because they have denied Our revelations and were heedless of&#xA;  them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2384" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-08T07:02:25.733" LastActivityDate="2015-11-08T07:02:25.733" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8948" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8803" CreationDate="2013-07-24T02:57:46.123" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I like the rendition of the Reformist translation better:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2:54 Moses said to his people, &quot;O my people, you have wronged&#xA;  yourselves by taking the calf, so repent to your Maker, and face&#xA;  yourselves. That is better for you with your Maker, so He would&#xA;  forgive you. He is the Forgiving, the Compassionate.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their explanation is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ego, the self-exaggerating or self- worshiping self, should be avoided&#xA;  while the realist or appreciative self should be nourished. It is&#xA;  astonishing to see that many translations of the Quran render the&#xA;  phrase uqtulu anfusakum as &quot;kill each other.&quot; How could they not&#xA;  notice thirty verses down, that is, the 84th and 85th verses of this&#xA;  very chapter? The Arabic word nafs is a multiple-meaning word and its&#xA;  intended meaning can be inferred by considering its proximate context&#xA;  consistent with the entire text of the scripture. The multiple&#xA;  meanings ascribed to the word nafs (person) suggest that our&#xA;  personhood is a complex program with multiple layers and one part of&#xA;  it, the ego, needs to be controlled with reason and submission to God&#xA;  alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for 2:56, Muhammad Asad explains it best in his end notes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lit., &quot;after your death&quot;. The expression mawt does not always denote&#xA;  physical death. Arab philologists - e.g., Raghib- explain the verb&#xA;  mata (lit., &quot;he died&quot;) as having, in certain contexts, the meaning of&#xA;  &quot;he became deprived of sensation, dead as to the senses&quot;; and&#xA;  occasionally as &quot;deprived of the intellectual faculty, intellectually&#xA;  dead&quot;; and sometimes even as &quot;he slept&quot; (see Lane VII, 2741).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2384" LastActivityDate="2013-07-24T02:57:46.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8949" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11879" CreationDate="2013-07-24T07:04:07.923" Score="4" ViewCount="76789" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard more times in bayans especially during Ramadhan that Allah(Sub)'s love is 70 times more than a mother's love to her children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any hadith with these wordings, ie, 70 times?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I searched over that and found some hadiths below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narated By Abu Huraira : I heard Allah's Apostle saying, Allah divided&#xA;  Mercy into one-hundred parts and He kept its ninety-nine parts with&#xA;  Him and sent down its one part on the earth, and because of that, it's&#xA;  one single part, His creations are Merciful to each other, so that&#xA;  even the mare lifts up its hoofs away from its baby animal, lest it&#xA;  should trample on it.&quot; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithcollection.com/sahihbukhari/106-Sahih%20Bukhari%20Book%2073.%20Good%20Manners%20and%20Form%20%28Al-Adab%29/7231-sahih-bukhari-volume-008-book-073-hadith-number-029.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narated By 'Umar bin Al-Khattab : Some Sabi (i.e. war prisoners,&#xA;  children and woman only) were brought before the Prophet and behold, a&#xA;  woman amongst them was milking her breasts to feed and whenever she&#xA;  found a child amongst the captives, she took it over her chest and&#xA;  nursed it (she had lost her child but later she found him) the Prophet&#xA;  said to us, &quot;Do you think that this lady can throw her son in the&#xA;  fire?&quot; We replied, &quot;No, if she has the power not to throw it (in the&#xA;  fire).&quot; The Prophet then said, &quot;Allah is more merciful to His slaves&#xA;  than this lady to her son.&quot;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithcollection.com/sahihbukhari/106-Sahih%20Bukhari%20Book%2073.%20Good%20Manners%20and%20Form%20%28Al-Adab%29/7232-sahih-bukhari-volume-008-book-073-hadith-number-028.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, I can't find the hadith with exact number &lt;code&gt;70&lt;/code&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surely, Allah(sub)'s love and mercy encompasses all things.-&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/156&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Quran:7:156&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need to know the hadith source identification for the 70 times better love. It will be useful to say this to friends with authentic references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2014-03-17T09:40:12.843" LastActivityDate="2016-04-16T00:50:44.740" Title="Hadith for Allah's love 70 times better than mother's love" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|prophet-muhammad|authenticity|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8950" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8949" CreationDate="2013-07-24T07:31:01.023" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many hadiths that mention the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/20/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;number 70&lt;/a&gt;. Its not the actual quantitive measure but more, a figure of speech in arab (and other) cultures to show something that is done repeatedly or something excessive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="225" LastEditDate="2013-07-24T11:47:35.553" LastActivityDate="2013-07-24T11:47:35.553" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8952" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8959" CreationDate="2013-07-24T12:48:25.893" Score="5" ViewCount="6310" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe not only me, but many Muslims around the world has experienced one great challenge---wake up for fajr. I heard a practice that the best way to wake up is to wake up by making niyyah (intention) to wake up for fajr. I totally agree. Yet, if you rely on niyyah and without ready for the alarm to wake up as backup, will that count as &quot;Not tying your camel&quot;? Or its recommended not to use alarm but pure niyyah to be awake? &#xA;I sometime forgets to make niyyah to wake up for fajr while family members are totally against alarm clocks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any Hadith that related to this topic about waking up for fajr and making nyyah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="2605" LastEditDate="2013-07-24T14:05:59.893" LastActivityDate="2014-10-06T21:27:13.653" Title="Best to wake up for fajr by alarm or by nyyah(intention)?" Tags="|salat|sunnah|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8433" CreationDate="2013-07-24T21:01:56.337" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I figured out why.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As season changes, the length of days increase in summer and decrease in winter. However, the midday is always 12:00. So the shrinking/growing of day time is always symmetric around 12:00.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the zuhr time is set when sun is at a certain angle, but very close to midday. When season changes, the two ends of the daylight changes drastically (fajr and isha), but the zuhr prayer is very insensitive to change, because its change of time is only a small fraction of the change of time in fajr. The exact fraction is roughly estimated 1/9. (10 degree /90 degree). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So during a week, the time of fajr usually don't change more than 30 minutes, that means the time of zuhr changes no more than 2-3 minutes. So you might not observe the change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is my hypothesis, or maybe it is set to be constant, because it is easier. 12:00 is always midday, and 13:20 is when sun is about 10-15 degree after midday, which is fine. Both are possible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, it doesn't matter too much because of the scaling factor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastActivityDate="2013-07-24T21:01:56.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8955" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8885" CreationDate="2013-07-24T21:18:37.983" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;When you see night falling from this side, the fasting person should break his fast.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't know where he was pointing at, and the exact time of the day that was, it was not very clear that it was maghrib already or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But luckily, through a different chain of narration, we have &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;, which is the hadith in the same book immediately proceeding what you referenced.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ، سَمِعْتُ عَاصِمَ بْنَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ إِذَا أَقْبَلَ اللَّيْلُ مِنْ هَا هُنَا، وَأَدْبَرَ النَّهَارُ مِنْ هَا هُنَا، وَغَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ، فَقَدْ أَفْطَرَ الصَّائِمُ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Narrated Umar bin Al-Khattab: Allah's Apostle said, &quot;When night falls from this side and the day vanishes from this side and the sun sets, then the fasting person should break his fast.&quot; Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 3, Book 31, Hadith 175.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same was for the hadith immediately after what you referenced:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ، حَدَّثَنَا الشَّيْبَانِيُّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي أَوْفَى ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ سِرْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهْوَ صَائِمٌ، فَلَمَّا غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ انْزِلْ، فَاجْدَحْ لَنَا ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، لَوْ أَمْسَيْتَ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ انْزِلْ، فَاجْدَحْ لَنَا ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّ عَلَيْكَ نَهَارًا‏.‏ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ انْزِلْ، فَاجْدَحْ لَنَا ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ فَنَزَلَ، فَجَدَحَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ اللَّيْلَ أَقْبَلَ مِنْ هَا هُنَا فَقَدْ أَفْطَرَ الصَّائِمُ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ وَأَشَارَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ قِبَلَ الْمَشْرِقِ‏.‏&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  We were traveling with Allah's Messenger (PBUH) and he was fasting, and when the sun set, he said to (someone), &quot;Get down and mix Sawiq with water for us.&quot; He replied, &quot;O Allah's Messenger (PBUH)! (Will you wait) till it is evening?&quot; The Prophet (PBUH) again said, &quot;Get down and mix Sawiq with water for us.&quot; He replied, &quot;O Allah's Messenger (PBUH)! It is still daytime.&quot; The Prophet (PBUH) said again, &quot;Get down and mix Sawiq with water for us.&quot; So, he got down and carried out that order. The Prophet (PBUH) then said, &quot;When you see night falling from this side, the fasting person should break his fast,&quot; and he beckoned with his finger towards the east.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Sahih al-Bukhari Book 30, Hadith 63&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And so was &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي سَفَرٍ، فَصَامَ حَتَّى أَمْسَى، قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ ‏&quot;‏ انْزِلْ، فَاجْدَحْ لِي ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ قَالَ لَوِ انْتَظَرْتَ حَتَّى تُمْسِيَ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ انْزِلْ، فَاجْدَحْ لِي، إِذَا رَأَيْتَ اللَّيْلَ قَدْ أَقْبَلَ مِنْ هَا هُنَا فَقَدْ أَفْطَرَ الصَّائِمُ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I was with the Prophet (PBUH) on a journey, and he observed the fast till evening. The Prophet (PBUH) said to a man, &quot;Get down and mix Sawiq with water for me.&quot; He replied, &quot;Will you wait till it is evening?&quot; The Prophet said, &quot;Get down and mix Sawiq with water for me; when you see night falling from this side, the fasting person should break his fast.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Sahih al-Bukhari Book 30, Hadith 65  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what you referenced was one among the many about the same situation, where Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) told his follower when to end the fast: After sun sets, and night comes. He did not break his fast, there is no reason to believe that he did either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastActivityDate="2013-07-24T21:18:37.983" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7729" CreationDate="2013-07-24T21:29:51.790" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;you have to break salah and re-make wudu. but if its a legitimate chronic problem(you'd have to do some research to see if you fall into that category and consult with a doctor) then your excused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2908" LastActivityDate="2013-07-24T21:29:51.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8957" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7729" CreationDate="2013-07-25T05:20:07.537" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Basically, what does a Muslim do if he breaks his wudu during salah in congregation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume you already heard a sound or smelled something as suggested by the link you posted in your question....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;So we have 2 cases here:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-You are the Imam.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-You are praying behind someoneelse.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both cases, If you lose your wudu while praying then you &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; stop praying and leave the congregation to make wudu again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For those praying behind a man it is easy. You can just leave or if you want to show some ettiqute you can do a trick to make those praying behind you fell that you are leaving because you lost your wudu and not because of them (i.e their mouth smell, they have gross feet). So what you so is, you can put your hands on your nose and remove it then look at it again as if you feel there is some blood coming down from your nose. I will leave it for you to come with a better solution..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the Imam, He has 2 choices: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- Pull somone one from the 1st row and tell him to continue the prayer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- Without pulling anyone, He can assign any person in the 1st row to continue the prayer wothout that person changing his place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Happened with the Imam in my mosque.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another Sheikh in another mosque gave us a lecture about Fiqh of leading the       prayers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2013-07-25T05:27:11.563" LastActivityDate="2013-07-25T05:27:11.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8885" CreationDate="2013-07-25T05:47:12.453" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Verse 128 from Surah Al-Baqarah&lt;/a&gt; explains when to start/break your fast(take a note of the the bold words):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أحل لكم ليلة الصيام الرفث إلى نسائكم هن لباس لكم وأنتم لباس لهن علم الله أنكم كنتم تختانون أنفسكم فتاب عليكم وعفا عنكم فالآن باشروهن وابتغوا ما كتب الله لكم وكلوا واشربوا حتى يتبين لكم الخيط الأبيض من الخيط الأسود من الفجر ثم أتموا الصيام إلى الليل ولا تباشروهن وأنتم عاكفون في المساجد تلك حدود الله فلا تقربوها كذلك يبين الله آياته للناس لعلهم يتقون&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It has been made permissible for you the night preceding fasting to go to your wives [for sexual relations]. They are clothing for you and you are clothing for them. Allah knows that you used to deceive yourselves, so He accepted your repentance and forgave you. So now, have relations with them and seek that which Allah has decreed for you. And eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread [of night]. Then &lt;strong&gt;complete the fast until the sunset&lt;/strong&gt;. And do not have relations with them as long as you are staying for worship in the mosques. These are the limits [set by] Allah , so do not approach them. Thus does Allah make clear His ordinances to the people that they may become righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and from the hadith you quoted, The man thought you should only break your fast when you don't see the light of the sun. but the prophet broke his fast to teach him that he can break his fast when it is sunset.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this clears the confusion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2013-07-25T05:47:12.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8959" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8952" CreationDate="2013-07-25T06:26:49.620" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I can't find a hadith that deals specifically with this situation. But Here are some hints I learned from scholars that talks about Waking up for Fajir.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I already have summarized them down because sometimes I too struggle to wake up. Let me share it here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 1st and most important reason that can help you wake up for Fajir is your Niyah. you solely wish to wake you for fajir just for his sake and not someone's else sake. If you are honest with allah about your need to wake up for Fajir he would definitely help you wake up.  However to get his help you need other things that come with the Niyah. Scholars call it: (الأسباب) which may means ways&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Without any delays, Ingredients are:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1-&lt;/strong&gt; Alarm to wake you up. Nowadays they sell flying Alarms. The only way to turn it off is to climb. &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B0019CJANG&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amazon link here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2-&lt;/strong&gt; Sleep early. Can't emphasize more on this point. If from your experience you know if you sleep after this specific hour that you will not be able to wake up for Fajir, the scholars said it is haram for you to stay late until that hour. For example, If you know if you sleep after 12 you will not be able to wake up. Then it is haram to stay awake after 12.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3-&lt;/strong&gt;  Dua'a, Dua'a, and Dua'a(supplications). Make Alot of Dua'a that allah can help you wake up for fajir. Again, depends on your Niyah. How honest you are in your Dua'a, how much allah will help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4-&lt;/strong&gt; If you know someone who wakes up for Fajir, tell him to come and wake you up. knock on your door. tell him to call you, or even tight a robe on your legs throw it through the window and let him pull it when he is nearby.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5-&lt;/strong&gt; Read the Athkar before you go to sleep. You can find these Athkar &lt;a href=&quot;http://salafisystrar.1forum.biz/t516-some-sleep-adhkar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; or in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/YhnVO41LE8U&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;youtube video&lt;/a&gt; also if possible make wudu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6-&lt;/strong&gt; The last one which many people don't pay attention to is &lt;strong&gt;YOUR SINS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fajir prayer is actually a meter or a gauge that shows how much Imaan(Faith) you have. If you implement the ways mentioned above and you still miss Fajir. This definitely means your sins are holding you from waking up. if you think you are not doing any sin, then I higlhy suggest that you Search deep in your soul. You don't know one day you looked at a something you were not supposed to look at, you miss treating your parents, you didn't call your relatives since along time, you backbite and you think it is not backbiting, or even that you prayed Fajir once and that gave you a feeling in which you think you are better than those not praying Fajir(not being humble). . You should now your soul very well. There is a sin in there you didn't take notice of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me end this point with this story,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A man said to 'al-Hasan al-Basri': &quot;O 'Abu Sa’eed', I sleep in good health, and I love to pray qiyaam al-layl(Night prayer), and I prepare water with which to purify myself, so why can I not get up?&quot; 'Al-Hasan' said: &quot;Your sins are restricting you.” He said, may Allaah have mercy on him, &quot;The slave who commits a sin will be denied the opportunity to pray qiyaam at night and to fast during the day.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If after taking all these ways you still weren't able to wake up becaus you are a heavy sleeper then:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: A woman came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) when we were with him and said: “O Messenger of Allaah, my husband Safwaan ibn al-Mu’attal does not pray Fajr until the sun has risen.” Safwaan was with him, so he asked him about what she had said, and he said: “O Messenger of Allaah, we are a family who are known not to wake up until the sun has risen.&quot; He said: &quot;When you wake up, then pray.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Abu Dawood, 2459; classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani in Irwa’ al-Ghaleel, 7/65 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/65605&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source of this - IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;More Readings:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnahonline.com/library/purification-of-the-soul/394-problems-and-solutions#h2-sleeping-and-missing-salat-al-fajr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Solutions to missing Salah-ul-Fajir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://philasify101.blogspot.com/2012/10/fajr-lazy-killer.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fajir, The Lazy Killer...How to become productive&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2013-08-16T06:19:07.987" LastActivityDate="2013-08-16T06:19:07.987" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7994" CreationDate="2013-07-25T11:03:35.647" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first answer is having a complete detail but what I like to add for every one's information is something a story from a history,(do not remember the reference).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is about 200 years ago a king who think that not everyone can do Hajj or visit Muslims Hero's actual place so he start a trend and make same shabi (replica) and ask his men to move it is all over the state so that those person who cannot visit these place due to health or wealth they see them here and fulfil their eye hungers. After that this trend start and still it’s going on as there is no reference in Quran but I have asked many ALLAM's about it and did not find anything with prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2861" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-05-13T06:09:50.493" LastActivityDate="2015-05-13T06:09:50.493" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8965" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-25T12:40:09.743" Score="7" ViewCount="392" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims who use gadgets (Mobile phones, Video/Audio players) also use them to listen to Qur'an. Since our gadgets are now transformed into casings that holds Qur'an, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Should we show them the same respect as we would to a Qur'an casing?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to walk in to impure places like Toilets with the gadget inside our pockets?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Should we protect it from contact with our feet, etc.?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Or should we not bother about this as it is at the end a collection of bits (0's and 1's)? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2013-07-27T12:09:57.723" LastActivityDate="2014-03-24T11:55:32.910" Title="Should we show respect to our gadgets?" Tags="|quran|halal-haram|adab|respect|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8967" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8968" CreationDate="2013-07-25T23:01:38.817" Score="1" ViewCount="3032" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a person of average health (a person who is a little overweight, doesn't have any major illnesses, and doesn't exercise, and doesn't get proper nutrition) is unable to fast, is there anything specific he must do to make up the fasts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reson why this person cannot fast is when he does, he gets extreme stomach cramps, bad headaches making him dizzy making it dangerous for him to drive to work, where even if he makes it to work, the pain in the head and stomach is so bad that he can't think, can't concentrate to pray 5 times a day etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This pain disappears totally after about 5 days of eating normally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastActivityDate="2013-07-26T16:14:40.833" Title="What are the rulings regarding a person who can't fast" Tags="|sunni|sawm|hanafi|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8968" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8967" CreationDate="2013-07-25T23:27:19.317" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/184&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Baqarah 184&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; [Fasting for] a limited number of days. So whoever among you is ill or on a journey [during them] - then an equal number of days [are to be made up]. And upon those who are able [to fast, but with hardship] - a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor person [each day]. And whoever volunteers excess - it is better for him. But to fast is best for you, if you only knew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your problems stem from a temporary illness, then all you need to do is make up your fasts at a later date when you are able to do so.  According to the Hanafi school, these days need not be made up immediately.  It is, however, recommended to do so, and dying while these fasts are not made up (without a valid excuse) is considered sinful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If, however, your problems stem from a chronic condition (e.g. diabetes) wherein you are unable to fast without severely impacting your own health, an alternative is provided: Feed a poor person for each day you miss, after which you no longer need to fast for those days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The symptoms expressed may be a result of illness (chronic or acute) or possibly just due to poor eating habits during the month.  Diagnosing such things is (obviously) out of scope of this site, but given that many people can fast the month regularly without such problems it is probably worth seeing a doctor about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-07-26T00:02:59.220" LastActivityDate="2013-07-26T00:02:59.220" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6997" CreationDate="2013-07-26T02:32:47.930" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Quran, the Jewish and Christian tribes in the Arabian Peninsula did not have the compilation of scriptures known as the Bible in any form. What they did have were 2 scrolls; the Torah and the Injil. The Torah is a scroll of laws revealed to Musa (as) and the Injil (one injil) contained the revelations to Isa (as). Allah (swt) mentions that Dawood was given Psalms but it does not mention that these Psalms were in the possession of any of these tribes. None of these scrolls available to the tribes in the Arabian peninsula have survived. What we do know about them is that the Injil scroll available to the Christian tribes was similar to the Torah available to the Jewish tribes (Quran 61:6):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when Jesus son of Mary said: O Children of Israel! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah unto you, confirming that which was (revealed) before me in the Torah, and bringing good tidings of a messenger who cometh after me, whose name is the Praised One. Yet when he hath come unto them with clear proofs, they say: This is mere magic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know that both of these scrolls were similar to the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He hath revealed unto thee (Muhammad) the Scripture with truth, confirming that which was (revealed) before it, even as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel. (Q 3:3).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, we also know that some of the stories concerning the biographies of Musa and Isa (as) were available as they are also mentioned in the Quran. Similarities to these stories can be found in the canonized Old and New Testaments as well as the Nag Hamadi scriptures. These biographical narratives would not be considered as either part of the Torah scroll or the Injil scroll as they are not the words spoken to these prophets by Allah (swt). However, the biographical narratives of the prophets in the Quran are revelation as the correct biographical information regarding the prophets was revealed to the Prophet (pbuh). It seems that the Jewish and Christian tribes had portions of revelation which they considered sacred. However, the Jewish and Christian tribes rejected each other's scriptures. Allah (swt) re-integrated these scriptures along with the corrected biographical narratives in the Quran, while adding new revelation given to the Prophet. Allah (swt) then sealed the Book, so that the corruption which plagued all previous scripture would be permanently excluded. In conclusion, the Quran does not refer to the scriptures canonized by Christian and Jewish authorities. The Quran refers to the revelations given to these prophets and not the narratives one finds in the present day Bible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah (swt) knows best! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2838" LastActivityDate="2013-07-26T02:32:47.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8970" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-07-26T03:19:14.643" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maintaining halal while shopping is becoming increasingly complex; many products readily available in the store contain questionable ingredients or are produced by processes that, to the layman, really obfuscate the line between &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag is not for shopping recommendations.  It is, however, for any questions seeking to understand how to recognize &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; items off the shelf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-07-26T03:19:14.643" LastActivityDate="2013-07-26T03:19:14.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8971" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-07-26T03:19:14.643" Score="0" Body="Questions regarding an interest in keeping halal/haram with store-bought products." OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-07-26T03:19:14.643" LastActivityDate="2013-07-26T03:19:14.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8972" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-26T08:26:24.427" Score="5" ViewCount="5551" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard drastically different opinions on this issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is clear from Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/221&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:221&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/60/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;60:10&lt;/a&gt; that a muslim should not marry a mushrik (polytheist) nor a &lt;strong&gt;disbeliever&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They have certainly disbelieved&lt;/strong&gt; who say that Allah is Christ, the son of Mary&lt;/i&gt;. .... Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:17&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this verse, &lt;strong&gt;those who think Christ is God, which is &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1541/misconceptions-about-christianity&quot;&gt;most of the Christians&lt;/a&gt;, are disbelievers&lt;/strong&gt;. Therefore by the command of Qur'an, we must not marry Christian women, since they disbelieve in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the following verse allows us to marry chaste women from people of the book. (Chaste meaning refraining from sex)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them. &lt;strong&gt;And [lawful in marriage are] chaste women from among the believers and chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture before you&lt;/strong&gt;, when you have given them their due compensation, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse or taking [secret] lovers. And whoever denies the faith - his work has become worthless, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is: Are we allowed to marry a Christian, who were given scripture, but who associates Jesus with God? Can you help me in resolving in this what seems to be a &quot;contradiction&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T15:50:57.383" LastActivityDate="2020-06-07T21:54:31.370" Title="Allowed to marry ' people of the book ' especially Christians or not?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|tafseer|christianity|ahlul-kitab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8973" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7161" CreationDate="2013-07-26T11:59:33.090" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question takes the man to the verge of Kufr.....&#xA;If one has a firm belief in Allah and his plan for him which can never ever be harmful&#xA;then this waswasah of shaytaan can never confuse us&#xA;lets make our duty of following the right path and then leave all of it(wether it be destiny fate kismat luck..etc) to Allah in a true sense this is known as absolute trust and faith in Allah's will which in past Prophet Yusuf a.s., Prophet Isa a.s., Prophet Musa a.s. and our beloved Prophet Mohammad (p.b.u.h.) have shown and our holy prophet said if you follow the quran and my sunnat than nothing shall depreive you of jannat . To have trust in allah is like liveing up to the sunnat of our beloved prophet Mohammad s.a.w.&#xA;Allah has designed a different test for everyone we don't know what is decreed for us ..so its mandatory for us to strive for the best and let the result be in front of us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2919" LastActivityDate="2013-07-26T11:59:33.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8972" CreationDate="2013-07-26T15:01:30.823" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no contradiction here. In order to understand the meaning correctly, one must understand the many dimensions of words like &quot;Kufr&quot;, &quot;Kafr&quot;, &quot;Shirk&quot;, and &quot;Mushrik&quot;. For example, in 2:221 &quot;Mushrikat&quot; is severely limited when understood as &quot;polytheistic&quot;. This understanding implies that People of The Book cannot be &quot;Mushrik&quot;s for they believe in one God (monotheists), but this is false and we shall see why after we examine the many dimensions of the words in questions, as Bedouin Arabs of the 7th century understood them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kufr&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Denial or rejection of the truth&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Concealing the truth&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Ingratitude = Choosing to live in the darkness of ignorance&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Hiding or covering something&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Closing eyes to the light of truth&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Stubborn denial of the truth&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Concealing the truth&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Knowingly oppose the truth&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Uncritical adherence to ancestral views&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Trying to be with the majority without discernment.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kafir&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;One given to Kufr&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;One who adamantly denies or opposes the truth&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Commonly translated as ‘infidel’&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Derivatively and positively, a farmer who hides the seed under the soil (57:20).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Therefore, Kufr or Kafir does not apply to the unaware, anyone to whom&#xA;  the message has not been conveyed or reached.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mushrik&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Idolater&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Pagan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Anyone who ascribes divinity to other than the One True God&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Who associates partners with Him&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Who prefers manmade tenets&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Who worships idols in any form such as statues, own desire, forces in Nature, any of God’s creation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;One who uncritically follows what others do&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A blind follower&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;One who considers men as authorities instead of the Divine revelation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Anyone who makes lists of Halaal (permissible) and Haraam (forbidden) from outside the Qur’an&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;One who believes in clergy against the Divine revelation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Who adores saints, political or religious leaders in lieu of God&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Who bows or prostrates physically or mentally before any creation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Who promotes themes, dogmas and tenets contrary to the Qur’an.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shirk&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The act of being a Mushrik&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Associating others with God&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Accepting human authorities parallel to Divine revelation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Sectarianism&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Idol worship in any form&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Being content with man-made systems&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Worshiping graves, saints, ancestors or one's own desire&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Blind following or accepting religious information without discernment&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Failing to use the Divine Word as the Criterion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://drshabbir.com/pages/Free-Library.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Qur’an as it explains itself (Fifth Edition) p.12-13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same limitation is applied to &quot;Kafr&quot; which among other things it means &quot;Liar&quot;. It's becoming clear now, certainly most People of The Book fall in the traps of &quot;Shirk&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's examine the meaning of the verses you quote (not a literal translation):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2:221&lt;/strong&gt; (Establishment of an ideal social system begins with the family. For a successful family life, uniformity of purpose is crucial. Therefore, O believing men!] Do not wed Mushrikas till they acknowledge the truth. A believing maid of God is better than a Mushrikah even though she may seem attractive to you. And do not establish marital bonds with Mushriks till they acknowledge the truth. A believing servant of God is better than a Mushrik even though he may enchant you. They invite to the fire, while God invites to Paradise and a well-preserved life by His Leave. He expounds His messages for mankind to ponder and take them to heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;60:10&lt;/strong&gt; O You who have chosen to be graced with belief! When believing women come to you as immigrants, investigate their case, although only God is best Aware of their faith. Once you establish that they are truly believers, do not return them to the rejecters of the truth. They are not lawful for the rejecters, nor are the rejecters lawful for them. Give the rejecters what they have spent on them (as dowry). And there is no blame on you if you marry these women, when you have given them their due marital gift. And do not hold on to wedlock with women who continue to deny the truth. And you may ask them for the dowry you had paid, just as the rejecters have the right to ask the return of what they spent. This is the Judgment of God. He judges between you, for God is All Knower, All Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5:17&lt;/strong&gt; They have certainly denied the truth who say, “God is the Messiah, son of Mary.” Say, &quot;Who could oppose God if He willed to annihilate the Messiah son of Mary, and his mother and everyone on earth, all of them?&quot; God’s is the Dominion of the heavens and earth and all that is between them. He creates all things according to His laws. And God has Power over all things and events.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5:5&lt;/strong&gt; This Day, all good things of your choice are made lawful for you. The food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them. And so are the virtuous, chaste women of the believers and the virtuous, chaste women of those who were given the Scripture before you (provided they do not associate anyone with God 2:221). But you must give them their marriage portions of wealth and property, and live with them in honor, not in fornication, nor as secret lovers. (It must be an honest wedlock 4:24.) Anyone who rejects belief, his work is vain and he will be among the losers in the Hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this clarifies your confusion. I don't want to make my post too long but I just want to add that everyone deserves a chance. Atheist or mushrik People of the Book - they may not realize their wrong way because of them following traditions blindly. You may be friendly and preach the message of God to everyone. If s/he become a true Submitter to God alone, then s/he is lawful and perfect for marriage. If they continue to be ignorant, stubborn, arrogant, and hypocrites, then they may drag you down to their level!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2:109&lt;/strong&gt; Out of envy, many among the People of the Book wish to make you revert back to denying the truth after you have attained belief; even though the truth has become clear to them. Pardon them, bear with them, and leave them with their ways until God issues His decision. God has power over all things, and all events take place within the framework of His laws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2384" LastEditorUserId="2880" LastEditDate="2013-07-27T22:20:06.127" LastActivityDate="2013-07-27T22:20:06.127" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8978" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8967" CreationDate="2013-07-26T16:14:40.833" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fasting in Ramadan is a source of Allah washing your sins away. This is a great mercy of Allah  and it need a bit of sacrifice from our end for this great reward. This fasts which are being missed need to be made up at a later date. No excuses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2923" LastActivityDate="2013-07-26T16:14:40.833" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8979" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8792" CreationDate="2013-07-26T16:29:28.577" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam is a Deen (religion) to which you need to submit and surrender to the will of Allah. It’s only then you are a Muslim. Allah says the only reason for our creation is to worship him. But there is no compulsion in Religion but the Muslim has been commanded to bring people to the good and forbid the evil. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you get all of this you should make the best effort in the most beautiful manner as our Rasool Allah swas use to do. Along with this you should do dua to Allah to give Hidayat (guidance or conduction) and make it easy for your father to follow the Deen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2923" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-17T11:28:52.930" LastActivityDate="2015-11-17T11:28:52.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2570" CreationDate="2013-07-26T17:27:42.257" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just want to add that this verse is timeless and does not need context to be appreciated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It simply means you cannot hide from death.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4:78&lt;/strong&gt; Wherever you may be, death will find you, even if you are in&#xA;  fortified towers. If any good befalls them, they say, &quot;This is from&#xA;  God,&quot; and if any bad befalls them, they say, &quot;This is from you!&quot; Say,&#xA;  &quot;All is from God;&quot; what is wrong with these people, they barely&#xA;  understand anything said!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Reformist Translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2384" LastActivityDate="2013-07-26T17:27:42.257" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8982" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7215" CreationDate="2013-07-26T20:56:20.480" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The place of birth  tribes nationality where the problems over which the message of Allah and Rasool brought about change. Allah identified us as an Ummah and Rasool as brothers in the Deen. The last Surman of the Prophet states clearly this concept. But Nationalism divides the Ummah by man made boundaries. It makes wars between Nations where a muslim is made to kill a muslim . This is against Allah's Law. hence Haram . Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2923" LastActivityDate="2013-07-26T20:56:20.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8983" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8093" CreationDate="2013-07-26T21:09:38.210" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaam Alaikum,&#xA;Caliph Umar al Khattab had a lady to be the controlar of the market in Madinah. Her responsibility was to check Price and quality of the products in the market and to disallow monopoly trade. hope this answers your question. Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2923" LastActivityDate="2013-07-26T21:09:38.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8984" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8093" CreationDate="2013-07-27T01:36:12.083" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran provides several examples of women being active role models in their societies and interacting with men, such as Abraham’s wife:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11:69&lt;/strong&gt; Our messengers came to Abraham with good news, they said,&#xA;&amp;quot;Peace&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;Peace,&amp;quot; and it was not long before he came back with&#xA;a roasted calf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11:70&lt;/strong&gt; But when he saw that their hands did not go towards it, he&#xA;mistrusted them, and felt a fear of them. They said, &amp;quot;Have no fear, we&#xA;have been sent to the people of Lot.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11:71&lt;/strong&gt; His wife was standing, so she laughed when We gave her good news&#xA;of Isaac, and after Isaac, Jacob.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim women in Madyan with one whom Moses married:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;28:23&lt;/strong&gt; When he arrived at the watering hole of Midyan, he found a crowd&#xA;of people watering. He noticed two women waiting on the side. He said,&#xA;&amp;quot;What is holding you back.&amp;quot; They said, &amp;quot;We cannot draw water until the&#xA;shepherds finish, and our father is an old man.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;28:24&lt;/strong&gt; So he drew water for them, then he turned to a shaded area, and&#xA;he said, &amp;quot;My Lord, I am poor, lacking any provisions You may have sent&#xA;down.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;28:25&lt;/strong&gt; So one of the two women approached him, shyly, and said, &amp;quot;My&#xA;father invites you to reward you for watering for us.&amp;quot; So when he came&#xA;to him, and told him his story, he said, &amp;quot;Do not fear, for you have&#xA;been saved from the wicked people.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;28:26&lt;/strong&gt; One of the two women said, &amp;quot;O my father, hire him. For the best&#xA;to be hired is one who is strong and honest.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;28:27&lt;/strong&gt; He said, &amp;quot;I wish you to marry one of my two daughters, on&#xA;condition that you work for me through eight pilgrimage periods; if&#xA;you complete them to ten, it will be voluntary on your part. I do not&#xA;wish to make this matter too difficult for you. You will find me, God&#xA;willing, of the righteous.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;28:28&lt;/strong&gt; He said, &amp;quot;It is then an agreement between me and you. Whichever&#xA;period I fulfill, you will not be averse to either one. God is&#xA;entrusted over what we said.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Queen of Sheba who later surrenders to the will of God (&lt;strong&gt;27:34:40&lt;/strong&gt;), and Mary (&lt;strong&gt;19:16-30; 3:42-43; 66:11-12&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim women were so outspoken that they could engage in debate with Muhammad!&#xA;The rights of women during the time of prophet Muhammad is reflected with all&#xA;its power in verse &lt;strong&gt;58:1&lt;/strong&gt;, where a Muslim woman argues with Muhammad regarding&#xA;her husband. God does not reprimand that woman; to the contrary, God sides&#xA;with the grievances of the woman and criticizes the superstition. A critical study&#xA;of hadith and history books will reveal that even those books contain many hints&#xA;regarding the individual, social and political rights enjoyed by women during the&#xA;era of revelation and even decades afterwards. History books report that Aisha,&#xA;Muhammad's wife, in her old age became the leader and commander of a major&#xA;faction that participated in a civil war that took place thirty years after the departure&#xA;of Muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;58:1&lt;/strong&gt; God has heard the woman who argues with you regarding her&#xA;husband, and she complains to God. God hears the argument between you.&#xA;God is Hearer, Seer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, women pledged allegiance and voted for Muhammad’s leadership (60:12).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;60:12&lt;/strong&gt; O you prophet, if the acknowledging women come to make&#xA;allegiance to you that they will not set up anything beside God, nor&#xA;steal, nor commit adultery, nor kill their born children, nor fabricate any falsehood, nor disobey you in any matter which is righteous, then you shall accept their allegiance, and ask God to forgive them. God is Forgiver, Compassionate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SOURCE: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=Reformist%20Translation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reformist Translation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2384" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-07-27T01:36:12.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8987" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="8992" CreationDate="2013-07-27T10:53:59.723" Score="1" ViewCount="221" Body="&lt;p&gt;When are you supposed to pay Zakat al-Fitr?  For example, must it be paid in the mosque you go to pray your Eid pray, or can you pay before than to a different charity of your choice which has a Zakat al-Fitr payment option?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastActivityDate="2013-07-28T06:39:18.380" Title="When to pay Zakat al-Fitr" Tags="|practical-islam|sunni|hanafi|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8989" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-28T00:46:37.040" Score="3" ViewCount="3850" Body="&lt;p&gt;A company is likely interested in hiring me and I am actually going through several interviews. It is a software vendor company that develop products for testing, validating, and virtualizing services. These products are agnostic to any business domain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case I am finally hired, I'll be providing consultancy regarding these products to any customer who will acquire a license. It could be retail, transport, telecom customers,...etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: Is it permissible for me to accept the job if I am aware that I will likely have to provide consultancy to customers such as banks?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, I will not be involved in any riba-involved transactions, nor I am aware of the kind of service they will virtualize.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2928" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T08:27:43.623" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T08:27:43.623" Title="What is the ruling on working in bank projects?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|work|software|banking|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2013-07-30T21:34:03.150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8990" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-28T03:15:51.680" Score="1" ViewCount="33068" Body="&lt;p&gt;I cite from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/9577&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was reported from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Towards the end of time, hardly any dreams that the Muslim sees will not come true. The one whose dreams are the most truthful will be the one whose speech is the most honest. The dreams of the Muslim form one of the forty-five parts of Prophecy. Dreams are of three types: the good dream which is good news from Allah; dreams which cause distress, which come from the Shaytaan; and dreams concerning matters which a person is thinking about…” (Narrated by Muslim, 2263) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was reported that Abu Qutaadah said: “The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: ‘Good dreams come from Allah and bad dreams come from the Shaytaan. If any one of you sees a bad dream which makes him afraid, let him spit drily to his left and seek refuge with Allah from its evil, then it will not harm him.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3118; Muslim, 2261).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I had one of the most horrific dreams, which included blood, gore and violence that I never think about. I'm doing research during summer, very far away from the things I dreamt and I never recall any dreams like that, not even similar. If the above two hadith are authentic, then my dream must come from shaytaan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, according to this hadith, shaytaans are locked up during Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, &quot;When the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of the heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed and the devils are chained. -&quot; Sahih Bukhari 31:123  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how do you explain this? One or both of the hadith are not true? Or something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-14T12:23:37.370" LastActivityDate="2016-07-04T18:52:51.627" Title="Nightmare during Ramadan" Tags="|hadith|ramadan|shaitan|dream|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-05-25T18:13:12.237" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8992" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8987" CreationDate="2013-07-28T06:39:18.380" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nevermind, I found the answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The jurists agree that Zakat-ul-Fitrr is due at the end of Ramadan.&#xA;  They differ, however, about the exact time. Al-Thawri, Ishaq, Malik&#xA;  (in one of two reports), and Al-Shafi&lt;code&gt;i (in one of his two opinions),&#xA;  are of the opinion that it is due at the sunset of the night of&#xA;  breaking the fast, for this is when the fast of Ramadan ends. However,&#xA;  Al-Layth, the Hanafi school, Al-Shafi&lt;/code&gt;i (in his other opinion), and&#xA;  the second report of Malik say that Zakat-ul-Fitr is due at the start&#xA;  of Fajr (dawn) on the day of &lt;code&gt;Eid because it is an act of worship&#xA;  connected with&lt;/code&gt;Eid, so the time of its payment should not be before&#xA;  &lt;code&gt;Eid just as sacrifice on the&lt;/code&gt;Eid of Adha.[12]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These two different views acquire relevance if a baby is born after&#xA;  sunset but before dawn on the day of `Eid; the question then is&#xA;  whether Zakat-ul-Fitr is obligatory for the baby or not. In accordance&#xA;  with the first view, it is not, since the birth took place after the&#xA;  prescribed time, while according to the second view, it is obligatory&#xA;  because the birth took place within the prescribed space of time.[13]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawareness.net/Zakat/fitr003.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamawareness.net/Zakat/fitr003.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastActivityDate="2013-07-28T06:39:18.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8993" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-28T21:21:37.037" Score="2" ViewCount="27929" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a married couple we are allowed to have sex at night in Ramadan. So do we need to have ghusl before fajr or it is ok to have russal anytime.&lt;br&gt; Please provide with proof if possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2931" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T09:46:22.860" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T09:46:22.860" Title="Ghusl'shower' after sex in ramadan" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8995" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8993" CreationDate="2013-07-28T23:11:25.143" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's OK you can delay Ghusl (Showering) after the Fajr &lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;Azan&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The proof:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'A’isha and Umm Salamah (RAA) narrated, The Messenger of Allah (sallahu alayhi wasallam) would rise in the morning (when it is already Fajr time) while he was Junub (in a state of major ritual impurity due to intercourse) on a day in Ramadan. He would then perform Ghusl and fast. Agreed upon. In the narration of Muslim on the authority of Umm Salamah, ‘And he would not make up for it (that day).’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَأُمِّ سَلَمَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا { أَنَّ&#xA;  اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-كَانَ يُصْبِحُ جُنُبًا مِنْ&#xA;  جِمَاعٍ, ثُمَّ يَغْتَسِلُ وَيَصُومُ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ 1‏ .‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[ &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/2108200&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Book 5, Hadith 698&quot;&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Bulugh al-Maram, Book 5, Hadith 698&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2753" LastEditorUserId="2753" LastEditDate="2013-07-29T09:18:49.667" LastActivityDate="2013-07-29T09:18:49.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8997" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8990" CreationDate="2013-07-29T05:54:03.003" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not going to comment on the subject of the dreams since I don't get dreams like that (Alhamdulilah) neither I know anything about that subject. But, as I understand the question, it boils down to the fact that when shayateen are chained in Ramadaan, why does evil stuff still happens. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is related to another question that I had put up an answer before - &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1303/38&quot;&gt;If devils are locked up in Ramadan how is that some Muslims still sin during the month?&lt;/a&gt;. Quoting from the answer -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shakyh Abdur-Rahmaan bin Naasir as-Sa’di (rahimuhullaah) said in the chapter “Baab us-Siyaam” (Chapter of Fasting) in his book Minhaj as Saalikeen (translated to English):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As the Gates of Jannah are being opened at the same time the Gates of&#xA;  Jahannam are being closed.The Shayaateen are in levels, Iblis being at&#xA;  the top and then the Khabith next and the small shayateen. Iblis and&#xA;  the Khabith shayateen (May Allaahs Curse be upon them until The Hour),&#xA;  the Maarid (sick ones) are locked up but the small shayateen are not&#xA;  locked up; hence why you see some small evil in Ramadhaan. The strong&#xA;  shayateen called maarid, they are also being locked up and chained in&#xA;  the month of Ramadhaan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope that answers your question. If I didn't understand your question properly, let me know, I will delete my answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2013-07-29T06:05:39.860" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8998" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-29T10:08:32.700" Score="1" ViewCount="340" Body="&lt;p&gt;When flying across the international date line, it is possible to experience Jum'ah twice a week. For example, using &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flightstats.com/go/FlightStatus/flightStatusByFlight.do?id=304355594&amp;amp;airlineCode=JQ&amp;amp;flightNumber=3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;JQ3&lt;/a&gt;, one can leave Sydney on Friday 6pm  and arrive in Honolulu on Friday 7am. So he can travel after performing Jum'ah and when he arrive, it is time for Jum'ah again. Has there been any ruling on whether there is obligation to pray twice, or is it ok to choose either Friday? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bonus: Conversely, it is also possible to completely miss a Friday noon by travelling in the opposite direction, e.g. with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flightstats.com/go/FlightStatus/flightStatusByFlight.do?airline=&amp;amp;flightNumber=JQ4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;JQ4&lt;/a&gt;  one can leave Hawaii on Thursday morning and arrive in Sydney Friday afternoon, even though it's just a 10 hours' flight&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2936" LastActivityDate="2013-07-29T17:44:28.107" Title="Consequences of International date line on Jum'ah (friday) prayer" Tags="|jumuah|travelling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8999" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9002" CreationDate="2013-07-29T11:31:02.820" Score="4" ViewCount="2363" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been wondering, can we Muslims keep silence for one or more day as a way of fasting? as it is in many traditions and religions to gain self-control and inner peace. &#xA;I don't mean we do that instead of usual Ramadan fasts, but do it in any time that we feel it necessary or as an extra self-control way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2937" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-17T11:33:35.507" LastActivityDate="2015-11-17T11:33:35.507" Title="Is there a fast of silence in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|ramadan|sawm|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9000" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9032" CreationDate="2013-07-29T12:18:23.597" Score="2" ViewCount="1250" Body="&lt;p&gt;I often see our brothers touching a person(who is praying a fard prayer)'s back for making jama'at prayer behind him. Even, I do that without knowing it correct or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did our Prophet(PBUH) told us to do like this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the correct way to make congregation with an already praying person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:45:29.550" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T20:45:29.550" Title="Is it allowed to touch a person behind him to make congregation behind him?" Tags="|salat|hadith|fiqh|prophet-muhammad|jamaat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8989" CreationDate="2013-07-29T14:10:20.307" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/26771&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt;, I have decided to withdraw from the interview process. Today was my last interview but I sent an email this morning to cancel it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They called me telling me I was the perfect candidate for them and tried to help and understand my reasons which I did not explain in my withdrawal email. After explaining that as a Muslim, I cannot not participate in banking projects because I would be helping and benefiting bank customers in sin and transgression (usury), they tried to convince me to see the positive side of the situation by telling me that I will be working for them and not for the bank, and that I would not be involved in riba-transactions since I would be providing IT consulting services. But seeing I didn't change my mind, they tried to scare me by telling me I was unemployed and that I have to feed my family in these hard times...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Elhamdulilah, I kept polite and firm, and explained again I would not benefit their business if I accept the offer because I would feel guilty and remorse by disobeying Allah's commands. Last but not least, they asked me if could recommend someone I knew for this position. I told them I will think about it, but I won't do it because I would be still sinful recommending someone that will end up helping the banks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I firmly believe Allah will give me something much better soon :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2928" LastActivityDate="2013-07-29T14:10:20.307" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8999" CreationDate="2013-07-29T15:39:01.837" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fast of silence has no origin in Islam and Prophet Muhammad (saww) was never seen to do that. So keeping silence with the intention of fasting seems to be a kind of bidah and thus Haraam in Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following quote from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_ibn_al-Husayn_Zayn_al-%27Abidin&quot;&gt;Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn&lt;/a&gt; (as) can certify this claim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;صوم الصمت حرامٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fast of silence is Haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Was%C4%81%27il_al-Sh%C4%AB%CA%BFa&quot;&gt;Wasa'il al-Shiʿa&lt;/a&gt;, volume 7, page 390]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, you are free to keep silence with any other intention. But based on this hadith from Prophet Muhammad (saww) it's better not to do it from day to night:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن علي بن ابراهيم عن ابيه عن ابن ابي عمير عن منصور بن حازم عن ابي عبدالله جعفر بن محمد عليه السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلي الله عليه و آله:&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;لا صمت یوماً إلی اللیل&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do not silence day to night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should also note that the verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/19/26&quot;&gt;19:26&lt;/a&gt; which states that Hazrat Maryam (as) had vowed the fast of silence to Allah, has nothing to do with Islamic sharia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="435" LastEditDate="2013-07-29T16:51:16.797" LastActivityDate="2013-07-29T16:51:16.797" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8562" CreationDate="2013-07-29T15:41:43.113" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have consulted a knowledgeable brother with sound Aqidah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He has informed me that as long as the dress is covered, &quot;attract attention&quot; is a subjective issue since the culture influence will play major role on how you dress and how much attention you will be attracted because of the difference of your dress and it does not need to be necessary to be considered &quot;pretty&quot; in one culture while not in the another. Also, the intention of one's dress should be meant to dress because it dressed for ONESELF's pleasure because its pretty for her own eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that helps lead to a even better answer with authentic reference and better understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-04-09T10:21:55.050" LastActivityDate="2014-04-09T10:21:55.050" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8870" CreationDate="2013-07-29T16:03:39.477" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if the following links would help, but they are source code for what seem to be similar projects:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/8838/Convert-date-from-Hijri-Calendar-to-Gregorian-Cale&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Code Project: Convert bet3. ween Hijri Calendar and Gregorian Calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://calendar-hijri.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;PHP based Open Source Hijri Calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4354337/hijri-islamic-calendar-problem&quot;&gt;A Stack-Overflow question that links to Hijri Calendar source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that several apps and utilities exist on pretty much all the major platforms which show you the Hijri Calendar. I use iPray on iOS, which shows prayer times in addition to the Hijri Calendar, the lunar phase, the location of the sun and the moon, and the direction of the Quibla.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The time zone affects the time of day, not the date. I don't think the Hijri Calendar would be affected by this. I'd say go ahead with existing time zones - you can't 'create' them and expect mass-adoption.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your purpose is to create an islamic calendar, then to the best of my knowledge, dates should change at Sun set, not at midnight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for calculating the moon's phase (thereby calculating the 'moon birth', you can check out resources &lt;a href=&quot;http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/rs_algor.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. And a ready-made java source is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.merrymeet.com/minow/sunclock/MoonPhase.java&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think Time Zone has anything to do with this... if two locations have the same time zone but different lunar phases, then that doesn't affect anything at all. The date you calculate is based on the lunar phase, not the time zone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope I was of help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2844" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-05-23T12:41:55.630" LastActivityDate="2013-07-29T16:03:39.477" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8998" CreationDate="2013-07-29T17:44:28.107" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Once an obligation is fulfilled, it is lifted from you. You can join in the prayer if you wish as a &lt;em&gt;nafl&lt;/em&gt; prayer, but it's your choice. As for travelling the other way, you are a traveller and the obligation is lifted anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2013-07-29T17:44:28.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8999" CreationDate="2013-07-29T17:48:09.780" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fasting is an act of worship and the intention of worship is to please God and gain his nearness and consciousness. Had fasting of silence been a way to achieve that, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) must have told us about this kind of worship. As there is no such thing reported from him, this is not a worship. Linking a label of &quot;fast&quot; is not appropriate for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no harm in doing such thing if it improves your self control. Just don't link it to religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-07-29T17:48:09.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9010" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-30T06:34:41.117" Score="1" ViewCount="901" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have this really good friend which he is christian, we had a little argue about fasting in ramadan so he showed me this :&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&gt;&#xA;  قالَ الربُّ يَسوع: «لا تَهْتَمُّوا لِنَفْسِكُم بِمَا تَأْكُلُون، وَلا لِجَسَدِكُم بِمَا تَلْبَسُون.&#xA;  فٱلنَّفْسُ أَهَمُّ مِنَ الطَّعَام، وَالجَسَدُ أَهَمُّ مِنَ اللِّبَاس.&#xA;   فَأَنْتُم إِذًا، لا تَطْلُبُوا مَا تَأْكُلُون، وَمَا تَشْرَبُون، وَلا تَقْلَقُوا،&#xA;  فَهذَا كُلُّهُ يَسْعَى إِلَيْهِ الوَثَنِيُّونَ في هذَا العَالَم، وَأَبُوكُم يَعْلَمُ أَنَّكُم تَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَيْه.&#xA;  بَلِ ٱطْلُبُوا مَلَكُوتَ الله، وَهذَا كُلُّهُ يُزَادُ لَكُم.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I don't know how to translate this)&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;I always tried to avoid to go into discusion between his religion and mine because I will not be able to make him understand how the muslim thinks and why ramadan is so special and how our fasting is different. He claim that fasting in such way is making our body dyhaydrated and in his own believes (and from the quote of sayidna el masih(jesuss christ) we are giving more importance to the food because we are stop eating from it then after el ftar we are eating more then we ate.&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;My simple question, how can I explain in a simple easy way, and not in matter of convencing, that ramadan is really good even if your not muslim. I dont want quraan and ahadith is my based argumantetive because he will not believe. I am seeking a logic.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salam Alaykom&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2940" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T08:28:30.743" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T08:28:30.743" Title="How to logically explain benefits of fasting in Ramadan?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2760" CreationDate="2013-07-30T23:19:19.823" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Umar ibn Al Khattab (the second caliph after Abu Bakr) states that:&#xA;I visited Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him), and he was lying on a mat. I sat down and he drew up his lower garment over him and he had nothing (else) over him, and that the mat had left its marks on his sides. I looked with my eyes in the storeroom of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him). I found only a handful of barley equal to one sa' and an equal quantity of the leaves of Mimosa Flava placed in the nook of the cell, and a semi-tanned leather bag hanging (in one side), and I was moved to tears (on seeing this extremely austere living of the Holy Prophet), and he said: Ibn Khattab, what wakes you weep? &#xA;I said: Apostle of Allah, why should I not shed tears? This mat has left its marks on your sides and I do not see in your storeroom (except these few things) that I have seen; Caesar and Chosroes are leading their lives in plenty whereas you are Allah's Messenger. His chosen one, and that is your store! He said: Ibn Khattab, aren't you satisfied that for us (there should be the prosperity) of the Hereafter, and for them (there should be the prosperity of) this world? I said: Yes. [Book 009, Number 3507]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also A'isha reported that the pillow on which Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) reclined was of leather stuffed with palm fibre. (See also Saheeh Bukhari, Volume 8, Book Pertaining to Making the Heart Tender, Hadith number 463)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nearby, rooms reserved for the Prophet's household were built of stones and adobe bricks with ceilings of palm leaves. [Bukhari 1/71,555,560; Za'd Al-Ma'ad 2/56]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So here we observe that the Prophet (peace be upon him) definitely did not live in a palace nor slept on luxurious beds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hazim narrated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I asked Sahl bin Sad, &quot;Did Allah's Apostle ever eat white flour?&quot; Sahl&#xA;  said, &quot;Allah's Apostle never saw white flour since Allah sent him as&#xA;  an Apostle till He took him unto Him.&quot; I asked, &quot;Did the people have&#xA;  (use) sieves during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle?&quot; Sahl said,&#xA;  &quot;Allah's Apostle never saw (used) a sieve since Allah sent him as an&#xA;  Apostle until He took him unto Him,&quot; I said, &quot;How could you eat barley&#xA;  unsifted?&quot; he said, &quot;We used to grind it and then blow off its husk,&#xA;  and after the husk flew away, we used to prepare the dough (bake) and&#xA;  eat it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite his responsibilities as a prophet, a teacher, a statesman, and a judge, Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to milk his goat, mend his clothes, repair his shoes, help with the household work, (Musnad Ahmad, Hadith number 23606 and declared authentic by Shaykh Albani in Saheeh Al Jaami', Hadith number 4937)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aisha narrated:&#xA;The Prophet died while his armor was mortgaged to a Jew for thirty  Sa's (about 90 kilograms) of barley. [Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 5.743]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think about it, he is a president. But his household does not eat white flour, but barley. Sometimes he cannot find money even to buy barley and he leaves his armor for a pledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2944" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-06T06:43:37.283" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T06:43:37.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9015" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-31T00:48:41.190" Score="1" ViewCount="365" Body="&lt;p&gt;When praying fard, is it allowed for one long surah be used for both of the raka'at? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;e.g. Praying ayahs 1-15 of surah mulk for the first raka'at and then continuing for ayahs 16-30 of surah mulk&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2945" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-07-31T05:04:51.580" LastActivityDate="2013-07-31T05:04:51.580" Title="Can one surah be used in FARD prayers?" Tags="|salat|fard|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9016" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9015" CreationDate="2013-07-31T00:58:30.350" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes.  Imams often and regularly break up surat similarly when reciting in tarawih.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally, only al-Fatihah is considered strictly necessary when reciting fard salat; beyond that you may recite from the Qur'an however is easy for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To my knowledge, the general ruling for any recitation after al-Fatihah is that it should be at least three &lt;em&gt;ayat&lt;/em&gt;, but there's no requirement that this recitation needs make up a complete surah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-07-31T01:12:04.513" LastActivityDate="2013-07-31T01:12:04.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9017" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-07-31T04:48:41.483" Score="0" ViewCount="227" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum. I am curious about if it is ok for a Muslim girl like me to have a non-Muslim Facebook name? It combines Japanese and English and the first name just means &quot;blossom&quot;. All my friends know it is me but lately I have been thinking that I ma being recognized solely by that name since it's what everyone is seeing. I heard it is not a problem if it has a good meaning? Is it necessary for me to make it clear on Facebook to others that I am a Muslim (my picture is an illustration of a girl in hijab though)? Your help is appreciated, JazakAllah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2946" LastActivityDate="2013-08-05T14:48:20.273" Title="Is it proper for a Muslim to have a non-Muslim Facebook name?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9020" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9000" CreationDate="2013-07-31T12:46:34.023" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I were you, I will not disturb a person who is in prayer. Let him continue his conversation with Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I can't see any proof that Prophet(PBUH) told to do so. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2682" LastActivityDate="2013-07-31T12:46:34.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9021" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9024" CreationDate="2013-07-31T15:45:05.683" Score="1" ViewCount="207" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was the Quran intended for a single view?  Or was it intended that the Quran have multiple views.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, when reading a book, people get out of it only what they have experienced in their own life.  For example, if a person has only experienced sadness in his life, and reads a book which starts off with a person with a sad life and ends up with a happy life.  The person reading it will generally remember the sad part more as he can relate to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other side of the coin, if a person who has only experience happiness in his life reads the same book, he will not be able to relate to the sad starting of the book and will generally only remember the happy ending of the book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a diff coin altogether, if a person has experienced sadness and worked hard to become happy, he will be able to related to everything in the book and will experience the sadness and happyness he reads in the book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what I mean by multiple views.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the quran supposed to be like this?  i.e. you can only relate to those parts of the quran which you have experienced in your life?  The other parts just end up going over your head as you can't relate, just as they do with a normal book, if you can't to certain parts of a book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is the quran intended for a single view?  i.e. you must know why when where and how each and every part of the quran was revealed for you to understand it and that it should never be read using your own experiences to translate the meaning of what you're reading in the quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="897" LastEditDate="2013-07-31T15:57:17.187" LastActivityDate="2013-07-31T21:55:06.287" Title="Was the Quran intended for a single view?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7742" CreationDate="2013-07-31T19:16:30.750" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The critical point of the question is that &lt;em&gt;&quot;more than the &lt;strong&gt;agreed upon&lt;/strong&gt; labor cost&quot;&lt;/em&gt; was demanded. However, in the question there &lt;strong&gt;is not a single sentence stating that the fare had been discussed ahead of time beforehand&lt;/strong&gt;. I did not see evidence you asked him &quot;how much will it be?&quot; at the very beginning; it could very well have never happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the price was not even requested at the time and no contract thereby established, then where is the &quot;agreed upon&quot; labor cost?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You also did not state when you asked him how much will it cost for him to wait: &quot;Regular pay&quot; may not even apply in this case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is unfair to hold the driver to any contract that he never transacted by binding him to a labor cost that he never agreed to, even if he (or other drivers) had agreed to a similar price in the past.  Therefore, it should be discussed between you and the driver again (if possible).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-08-30T22:20:39.033" LastActivityDate="2013-08-30T22:20:39.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9021" CreationDate="2013-07-31T21:55:06.287" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam Alaikum my religious brother or sister&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose a person has a sad life. When he/she is reading a book it's true that the sad parts of the book is perceived better by him/her, but I mean human imagination is so strong that one can live with the characters and experiences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Holy Qur'an, we must look deeper into the issue. The Quran is the book of guidance. The Quran is the book of life. It is not like a story book that one can read it on the stage of life and after that point, the book aside. If you agree with me on this issue that human life is full of different experiences. Sometimes a person is in love (like Yusuf prophet story), is sometimes rich (like Sulaiman prophet), sometimes poor and sick (like Ayub prophet), sometimes exposed to the divine will (like Ibrahim prophet), sometimes get angry and abandon his people (like Yunus prophet), ....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For each of those situations where you enter, the Quran (that belongs to  all ages and all centuries) can advise you well. These are just the appearance of the Quran. The Quran has the truth that lies in its depth, by Refering to them even most of the failures and disappointments can be avoided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Begging prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2935" LastActivityDate="2013-07-31T21:55:06.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9026" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-01T00:27:23.917" Score="14" ViewCount="10232" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) recited &lt;em&gt;Darood-e-Ibrahim&lt;/em&gt; in salah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any authentic reference stating that Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) recited &lt;em&gt;Darood&lt;/em&gt; in salah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2951" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-05T18:45:33.670" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T06:36:39.003" Title="Did Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) recite Darood-e-Ibrahim during the salah?" Tags="|salat|source-identification|prophet-muhammad|darood|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9028" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-01T03:01:15.870" Score="6" ViewCount="731" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am being paid interest into my bank account and not really sure who to give it to. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it simple enough for me to donate it to the mosque or does it have to be donated to somewhere specific?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2945" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-08-01T06:09:15.840" LastActivityDate="2014-05-19T16:24:00.107" Title="What to do with interest paid by banks?" Tags="|sharia|riba|adab|banking|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-06-26T14:47:17.527" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9029" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9028" CreationDate="2013-08-01T03:07:52.937" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some scholars feel that purifying ones own wealth by donating such money directly to the masjid is a bad idea, since the masjid is a house of God and should be built and maintained using only pure funds.  Similarly, it shouldn't be used to print Qur'ans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rather it should be given to the poor and the needy, or any other charitable purpose.  This is, I believe, the Hanafi position on the matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-08-01T03:07:52.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9030" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-01T09:44:07.363" Score="1" ViewCount="67" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Mohammad married about 9 women (I am not sure about the number, but please you edit the exact number)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, we as Muslim, if we can be EQUAL with our wives, we can marry up to 4 woman; why the prophet married more then that?&lt;br&gt; I heard it's to spread the Islamic religion, is that the only reason or there is something else. I mean, I can say I want to go to a place where Islamic religion doesn't exist and I will marry several women.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My second question how those wives were able to live?&lt;br&gt; I mean in the term of money? Or term of protection?  In the term of love or even in the sexual life? (every wife has her own needs).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My third question: the kids that born from those wives were considered as son of the prophets, did they receive some specific treatment or respect?&lt;br&gt;Didn't they have a role in spreading Islam or the envasions? (okay I know 1-2 or kids but what about the rest?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2940" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-24T07:33:48.390" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T07:33:48.390" Title="Why was the Prophet allowed to marry more than four wives, when we can only marry up to four?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|wife|polygamy|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2013-08-01T20:04:12.123" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9000" CreationDate="2013-08-01T19:03:05.697" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Hanafi madh'hab, praying Fard behind a leader is only valid if the Imam is also praying Fard.  It is, however, permissible to pray Sunnah or Nafil behind a leader praying Fard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can never know whether the person is praying a Fard or Sunnat or Nafil salat, as it is by niyat (intention). Hence touching an already praying person and starting one's own Fard salat is risky unless you know for sure that he is also praying Fard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2956" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-08-01T19:30:57.130" LastActivityDate="2013-08-01T19:30:57.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9033" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-01T20:44:39.560" Score="5" ViewCount="4899" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Why the exact date of Laylat al-Qadr is not specified in Islamic resources ?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hear that people say the reason is to fill the last 10 odd nights with ibadah. But I think if it was so, Islam could just ask people for ibadah in those nights &lt;em&gt;for other reasons&lt;/em&gt; instead.  I think there should be something deep about this uncertainty of Laylat al-Qadr. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2783" LastEditorUserId="2783" LastEditDate="2013-08-01T20:52:30.507" LastActivityDate="2021-04-27T16:09:57.860" Title="Why the exact date of Laylat al-Qadr (night of power) is not specified?" Tags="|ramadan|laylat-al-qadr|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9028" CreationDate="2013-08-02T04:41:38.070" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a difference of opinion about this, and there are two schools of thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But first, have you considered switching to an interest-free account? Several banks offer these, some upon request (even if it's not advertised).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two opinions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Don't touch it.&lt;/strong&gt; It's riba money, and you should leave it where it is. When you close your account, close it with all the riba interest intact.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get rid of it.&lt;/strong&gt; It's not really your money. You can give it away, but &lt;em&gt;don't expect any reward for it,&lt;/em&gt; because the money is not pure. As rasulullah said in one hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah is pure (tayyeb) and only accepts pure (tayyeb).&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/7/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="4146" LastEditDate="2014-05-19T16:24:00.107" LastActivityDate="2014-05-19T16:24:00.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9037" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-02T08:05:09.387" Score="3" ViewCount="138" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran provides the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Made from &quot;a clinging substance&quot;  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Recite in the name of your Lord who created -&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  96:1  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Created man from a clinging substance.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  96:2  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Made from &quot;an altered black mud&quot;  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ مِن صَلْصَالٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And We did certainly create man out of clay from an altered black mud.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  15:26  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Made from &quot;dust&quot;  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ مَثَلَ عِيسَىٰ عِندَ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ آدَمَ ۖ خَلَقَهُ مِن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Indeed, the example of Jesus to Allah is like that of Adam. He created Him from dust; then He said to him, &quot;Be,&quot; and he was.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  3:59  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنْ خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ إِذَا أَنتُم بَشَرٌ تَنتَشِرُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And of His signs is that He created you from dust; then, suddenly you were human beings dispersing [throughout the earth].&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  30:20  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Made from &quot;dust&quot; and &quot;sperm drop&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا ۚ وَمَا تَحْمِلُ مِنْ أُنثَىٰ وَلَا تَضَعُ إِلَّا بِعِلْمِهِ ۚ وَمَا يُعَمَّرُ مِن مُّعَمَّرٍ وَلَا يُنقَصُ مِنْ عُمُرِهِ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And Allah created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop; then He made you mates. And no female conceives nor does she give birth except with His knowledge. And no aged person is granted [additional] life nor is his lifespan lessened but that it is in a register. Indeed, that for Allah is easy.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  35:11  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Made from &quot;earth&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمْ صَالِحًا ۚ قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُ ۖ هُوَ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ وَاسْتَعْمَرَكُمْ فِيهَا فَاسْتَغْفِرُوهُ ثُمَّ تُوبُوا إِلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي قَرِيبٌ مُّجِيبٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And to Thamud [We sent] their brother Salih. He said, &quot;O my people, worship Allah ; you have no deity other than Him. He has produced you from the earth and settled you in it, so ask forgiveness of Him and then repent to Him. Indeed, my Lord is near and responsive.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  11:61  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Made from &quot;sperm-drop&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُّبِينٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He created man from a sperm-drop; then at once, he is a clear adversary.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  16:4  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِيٍّ يُمْنَىٰ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  75:37  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Made from &quot;water&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَوَلَمْ يَرَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَنَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ كَانَتَا رَتْقًا فَفَتَقْنَاهُمَا ۖ وَجَعَلْنَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ حَيٍّ ۖ أَفَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  21:30  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ دَابَّةٍ مِّن مَّاءٍ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِي عَلَىٰ بَطْنِهِ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِي عَلَىٰ رِجْلَيْنِ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِي عَلَىٰ أَرْبَعٍ ۚ يَخْلُقُ اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Allah has created every [living] creature from water. And of them are those that move on their bellies, and of them are those that walk on two legs, and of them are those that walk on four. Allah creates what He wills. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  24:45  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ بَشَرًا فَجَعَلَهُ نَسَبًا وَصِهْرًا ۗ وَكَانَ رَبُّكَ قَدِيرًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And it is He who has created from water a human being and made him [a relative by] lineage and marriage. And ever is your Lord competent [concerning creation].&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  25:54  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what are we made of? &quot;clinging substance&quot;,&quot;dust&quot;,&quot;earth&quot;,&quot;mud&quot;,&quot;sperm&quot; or &quot;water&quot; or all of them? Are we be made of &quot;earth&quot; and &quot;water&quot; at the same time? Please explain all of the substances listed above and how can they be reconciled in light of creation of man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastActivityDate="2013-09-03T17:33:25.220" Title="What are humans created from?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|creation|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2013-09-19T19:28:53.473" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9038" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-02T08:37:13.747" Score="2" ViewCount="7526" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a woman is in her menses during the last 10 nights of Ramadhan, can she still hope for reward of Laylatul Qadr if she stays up during the nights and does all the worship allowed for menstruating women like doing duas, reciting prescribed duas found in the sunnah, acquiring religious knowledge, and so on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-26T14:30:26.207" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T14:30:26.207" Title="Can a woman hope for the Laylatul Qadr during menses?" Tags="|women|laylat-al-qadr|menses|ramadan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9039" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9050" CreationDate="2013-08-02T08:59:59.307" Score="6" ViewCount="12085" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my area, camel's meat is rare. But at the day of Eid, the camel's meat will be imported and I'll be served with that Insha Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard a friend saying that eating camel's meat will break wudu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any hadith available to prove the above statement true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-09-15T15:56:14.210" LastActivityDate="2018-10-22T01:09:53.653" Title="Does eating camel's meat break the wudu?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9040" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9081" CreationDate="2013-08-02T09:51:52.907" Score="2" ViewCount="337" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Someone told me that the Fitr charity must be given in kind and not in cash. Is this the correct view or can one give the equivalent amount in cash?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If the Fitr charity is to be paid in kind, does it only comprise grains or can it also be meat or some other eatables?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the quantity or amount that should be given as Sadaqah al-Fitr?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-03-29T12:00:50.013" LastActivityDate="2018-03-29T12:00:50.013" Title="What constitutes sadaqah al-Fitr?" Tags="|zakat-al-fitr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8847" CreationDate="2013-08-02T12:03:35.447" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Awuthubilamihiminashaytangnirajim Bisimillahirahmanirahim,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sister Lateefa,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I consulted with a knowledgable Muslim brother with sound Aqidah and concluded below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Its fine for a boy to pray with mother at the condition that the boy is not of age for puberty.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the &lt;strong&gt;issue neither the brother nor I are clear on how to lead the prayer&lt;/strong&gt; in your scenario. Since women leading women are in the first row without stand out of it. Man leading will be standing in front of first row. They are the practice of our beloved Prophet Mohammad and diverse from Hadith and has been following since then, inshaAllah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may want to ask the imam/Islamic scholar about:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How to lead when women leading children / kids without enter puberty.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How to lead when there is mixed gender female(enter puberty) + male (boy not in puberty)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So for now, you are aware that its ok to lead. While sometime, you can looking for a real knowledgeable scholar / imam for further instruction. Hope it helped, inshaAllah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-08-02T12:03:35.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9043" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9038" CreationDate="2013-08-02T20:18:03.670" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even if she doesn't stay up during the Qadr nights and doesn't worship at all, still she can hope to gain the mercy of Allah, let alone with all that worship:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ وَمَن يَقْنَطُ مِن رَّحْمَةِ رَبِّهِ إِلَّا الضَّالُّونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said, &quot;And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except for those&#xA;  astray?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/15/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Al-Hijr: 56]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that menstruation is nothing other than harm and a discomfort for women:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْمَحِيضِ ۖ قُلْ هُوَ أَذًى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they ask you about menstruation. Say, &quot;It is harm&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/222&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Al-Baqarah: 222]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="435" LastEditDate="2013-08-02T20:26:26.440" LastActivityDate="2013-08-02T20:26:26.440" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9044" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-02T20:34:42.863" Score="0" ViewCount="50" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu Alaikum&#xA;Please On whose authority is something/practice forbiden considered Haraam;Allah SWT, the prohet Alaihim Salam or from both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2786" LastActivityDate="2013-08-02T21:56:59.173" Title="When is a practice said to be Haraam" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9044" CreationDate="2013-08-02T21:56:59.173" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;God alone is the one who can decree anything as &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;.  But given that God's forbiddances are done through the words and actions of the prophet &amp;mdash; the messenger of God &amp;mdash; what the prophet declares &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; is considered so done under and with God's full authority.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hanafi school makes a distinction between &lt;em&gt;Haram&lt;/em&gt; (forbidden) and &lt;em&gt;Makruh Tahrim&lt;/em&gt; (prohibitively disliked).  Only those acts which are indisputably forbidden (e.g. via Qur'an or &lt;em&gt;mutawattir&lt;/em&gt; ahadith) are classified as &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Acts which are (apparently) prohibited by the prophet, but which fail to reach the criteria of &lt;em&gt;mutawattir&lt;/em&gt;, are classified as &lt;em&gt;makruh tahrim&lt;/em&gt;.  Such acts are still effectively forbidden and considered sinful, but if one refuses to accept the ruling it would not be considered as rejecting Islam as such rulings are based on speculative (rather than definitive) evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To the best of my knowledge, this is unique to the Hanafis; other schools make no such distinction and treat all such as mutually &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-08-02T21:56:59.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5378" CreationDate="2013-08-03T01:33:42.880" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran was addressing the Christian and Jewish tribes in the Arabian Peninsula at the time of the Prophet (pbuh). At that time, both Christianity and Judaism were in a state of flux regarding the content of their scriptures and their doctrines. Gnostic beliefs and texts were more popular than texts accepted much later by Christian and Jewish authorities. While no one really knows what scriptures were held sacred by these Arabian tribes, scholars are certain that neither the canonized texts of modern Christians nor the Masoretic texts of modern Jews were available at that time. What can be affirmed is that any of these tribes who committed 'shirk' (assigned partners to Allah) like the Jesus, Mary, Holy Spirit (Trinitarians) worshipping Chrisitans and the Metatron worshipping Jews were considered to be mushrikeen (polytheists or associationists). Allah (swt) accuses them of Kufer in 5:17, so they are kufar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They have certainly disbelieved who say that Allah is Christ, the son of Mary. Say, &amp;quot;Then who could prevent Allah at all if He had intended to destroy Christ, the son of Mary, or his mother or everyone on the earth?&amp;quot; And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them. He creates what He wills, and Allah is over all things competent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 5:72, Allah condemns these associationists to Hell:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They have certainly disbelieved who say, &amp;quot; Allah is the Messiah, the son of Mary&amp;quot; while the Messiah has said, &amp;quot;O Children of Israel, worship Allah , my Lord and your Lord.&amp;quot; Indeed, he who associates others with Allah - Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, even the Jews were cursed to Hell by their own prophets according to 5:78:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cursed were those who disbelieved among the Children of Israel by the tongue of David and of Jesus, the son of Mary. That was because they disobeyed and [habitually] transgressed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is only those Christians and Jews who believe in the Quran, worship Allah alone and obey Allah's laws that are considered to be believers (Q 2:62):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who believed (Muhammad) and those who were Jews or Christians or Sabeans [before Prophet Muhammad] - those [among them] who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness - will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The People of the Book that were considered to be believers were those that believed in the Prophet Muhammad and the revelation of the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;003:199 And lo! of the People of the Scripture there are some who believe in Allah and that which is revealed unto you and that which was revealed unto them, humbling themselves before Allah. They purchase not a trifling gain at the price of the revelations of Allah. Verily their reward is with their Lord. Lo! Allah is swift to take account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah (swt) knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2838" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T14:13:38.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9048" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9056" CreationDate="2013-08-03T08:01:00.080" Score="4" ViewCount="2459" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, the women should be covered (متحجبة) when praying, I understand that the women should be covered when meeting other people, but when she is &quot;meeting&quot; God, does that make sense? God can see everything, wherever, whenever. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone explain the purpose of the women being covered when praying, given the fact that :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;she is alone in face of God&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;God can see everything no matter what human being could do&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2864" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T11:58:25.130" Title="Why the women should be covered when praying?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|women|hijab|muslim-practices|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9049" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-03T16:13:35.500" Score="4" ViewCount="62269" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that bleeding invalidates the fast. This could be from a minor cut from a knife or from a severe accident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the exact ruling about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about minor bleeding caused by popping of a pimple, nose bleeding for no obvious reasons or blood in the stool?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:47:26.083" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T20:47:26.083" Title="Does bleeding break the fast?" Tags="|fiqh|sawm|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9039" CreationDate="2013-08-03T17:41:37.177" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Eating camel meat invalidates the ablution. This is because of the following &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bulugh/1/91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;narration&lt;/a&gt; from the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Jabir bin Samura (radiallahu anhu): A man asked the Prophet&#xA;  (salallahu alayhi wassalam), “Should I perform ablution after eating&#xA;  mutton?” He replied, “If you wish so”, he then asked, “Should I&#xA;  perform ablution after eating camel meat?” He (salallahu alayhi&#xA;  wassalam) said: “Yes”. [Reported by Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَعَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا; { أَنَّ&#xA;  رَجُلاً سَأَلَ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-أَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ&#xA;  لُحُومِ اَلْغَنَمِ? قَالَ: إِنْ شِئْتَ قَالَ: أَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ لُحُومِ&#xA;  اَلْإِبِلِ ? قَالَ: نَعَمْ } أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِم ٌ (94)‏ .‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2013-08-03T17:41:37.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9051" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2078" CreationDate="2013-08-03T18:03:55.450" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Laylatul Qadr occurs in the last ten nights of Ramadan during an odd night (i.e. 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th or 29th) because of the what we know from ahadeeth (which have been mention in other answers). However the scholars differ as to if it is fixed to one of these odd nights every year or if it changes every year to a different odd-numbered night. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The opinion of Imam Al-Albaani (Rahimahullah) was that it was fixed and it is on twenty-seventh according to strongest opinion since majority of the ahadeeth comply with this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The opinion of others like Shaykh Ibn al-Uthaymeen (Rahimahullah) is that it is not fixed and it changes from year to year. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Night of Al-Qadr is not specified to one fixed night throughout&#xA;  all the years. Rather, it constantly changes. So one year it could&#xA;  occur on the twenty-seventh night for example and on another year it&#xA;  could occur on the twenty-fifth night, according to Allah’s Will and&#xA;  Wisdom. What directs us to this is the Prophet’s (peace and blessings&#xA;  of Allah be upon him) saying: “Look for it (i.e. the Night of Al-Qadr)&#xA;  when there remain nine nights, when there remains seven nights, or&#xA;  when there remains five nights (i.e. 21st, 23rd, and 25th respectively&#xA;  without mention of 27th).”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Haafidh Ibn Hajr said in Fath-ul-Bari: “The most strongest opinion&#xA;  is that it is on an odd night in the last ten nights and that it&#xA;  constantly changes.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Imam Muhammad Ibn Saalih Al-'Uthaymeen in his book Majaalis Shahr Ramadaan (pg. 106-107)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dawatussalafiyyah.wordpress.com/2013/08/01/seeking-laylatul-qadr/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Seeking Laylatul Qadr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastActivityDate="2013-08-03T18:03:55.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9049" CreationDate="2013-08-03T18:29:20.293" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/URXEy.png&quot; alt=&quot;In the name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If bleeding did invalidate fast, our beloved Prophet (Peace and mercy of Allah be upon him) would never undergo cupping while fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h2&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/45&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Book 30 (Fasting) :: Hadith 45&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  Narrated Ibn `Abbas:&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (pbuh) was cupped while he was in the state of lhram, and also while he was observing a fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/46&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Book 30 (Fasting) :: Hadith 46&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  Narrated Ibn `Abbas:&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (pbuh) was cupped while he was fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/76/16&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Book 76 (Medicine) :: Hadith 16&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  Narrated Ibn `Abbas:&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (pbuh) was cupped while he was fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cupping/Hijama is a process that sucks blood through a small incision made in a person's skin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you don't know what cupping is, go through &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijama&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page from Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Hanbali school debates that Cupping invalidates the fast, &lt;strong&gt;NOT&lt;/strong&gt; due to the flow of blood, but because of the temporary weakness it offers. This is albeit a different question you could ask.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing you should obviously be cautious is that when nasal or oral bleeding occurs, maximum care should be taken not to let the blood down the throat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْـتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2013-08-03T18:37:49.190" LastActivityDate="2013-08-03T18:37:49.190" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9049" CreationDate="2013-08-03T18:29:40.470" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;What invalidates the fast is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodletting&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;bloodletting&lt;/a&gt; or cupping. This is because of the following &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/2059160&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;narration&lt;/a&gt; from the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wassalam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaddad bin Aus (Radiallahu anhu) narrated that The Messenger of Allah&#xA;  (salallahu alayhi wassalam) came across a man in Al-Baqi' (in Madinah)&#xA;  who was having himself cupped in Ramadan., and said to him, “The one&#xA;  who cups and the one who is being cupped have both broken their fast.&quot;&#xA;  Related by the five Imams except for At-Tirmidhi. Ahmad, Ibn Khuzaimah&#xA;  and Ibn Hibban regarded it as authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars use the same hadeeth to conclude that intentional blood leaving like donating blood or treatment by letting blood out will also invalidate the fast. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, blood exiting from a fasting person unintentionally does not break the fast because he is excused for that. Examples being nosebleed or the blood from surgery or a tooth extraction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/ramadhan/Lessons-Fasting-Fawzan/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lessons in Fasting - Shaykh Salih Al-Fawzaan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the side note, there is disagreement on this issue. Majority of the scholars view cupping in Ramadhaan as permissible because of other Hadeeths that state that the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam was cupped while he was fasting. You can read a detailed treatment of the issue &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=articles&amp;amp;id=154211&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="38" LastEditorUserId="38" LastEditDate="2013-08-03T18:48:06.680" LastActivityDate="2013-08-03T18:48:06.680" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9054" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23226" CreationDate="2013-08-04T01:51:24.833" Score="5" ViewCount="14479" Body="&lt;p&gt;I learned that sex from behind in Islam is allowed, but not for anal sex, can you explain please and provide reference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2966" LastEditorDisplayName="user2350" LastEditDate="2013-08-04T07:59:31.423" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T16:30:24.763" Title="What is difference between sex from behind and anal sex in Islam?" Tags="|sex|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9055" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-04T01:56:40.463" Score="2" ViewCount="2780" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any limitation for Complete reading Al-Quran (Khatim) during one day for example? if so, what is the best time-table for reading Al-Quran that acceptable and allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2966" LastActivityDate="2013-10-13T23:04:34.737" Title="Is there any limitation for Reading Quran completely during one day?" Tags="|quran|reading-quran|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9048" CreationDate="2013-08-04T02:15:17.357" Score="3" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Narrated from the Prophet determine clothes during the prayer  for men and women, not only for women &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;That this covered is not for covered  person's (men \ women) awrah  outside of prayer only !!,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But because the right of prayer and it's worth not because they are  awrah ...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And for men they must also cover the shoulders during prayer, knowing that shoulders is not awrah for the men&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ&#xA;  عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ&#xA;  النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ لاَ يُصَلِّي أَحَدُكُمْ فِي&#xA;  الثَّوْبِ الْوَاحِدِ، لَيْسَ عَلَى عَاتِقَيْهِ شَىْءٌ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &quot;None of you should offer prayer in a single garment&#xA;  that does not cover the shoulders.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/8/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sahih al-Bukhari : 359]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And I've mentioned that Ibn Omar, may Allah be pleased with him, he said to his servant, Nafi when he saw praying head Exposed:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;What do you think if you went out to the people you go out like that?&#xA;  Said: No, he said: God is more deserving of his beautifying&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Previous word to say in the novel Bayhaqi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;If one of you prayed should him dressed,So god more deserving of&#xA;  adorning him&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastActivityDate="2013-08-04T02:15:17.357" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9057" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-04T02:38:56.493" Score="7" ViewCount="3746" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose we have a situation that invalidate Imam's salat, like &lt;em&gt;flatulence&lt;/em&gt;, or, &lt;em&gt;death&lt;/em&gt; or any other thing during the salat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should we do in that case?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2967" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:26:45.313" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:26:45.313" Title="What happens to the salat when the Imam dies or any other thing that Invalidates the salat?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|fiqh|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2476" CreationDate="2013-08-04T17:24:01.070" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Earth,  as we know composed of mixture of many elements. Mud is a kind of wet earth rich in minerals. There are sodium compound, magnesium, copper etc. If we think about it, that's what we are made of - most of our body is made of water, then some of it made of metal and non - metal elements and compounds which can be found in dust /soil /Earth. That's the creation of Adam as. While the descendents, we the normal humans are made from a single cell, namely the sperm. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to answer your question - yes we are made of both earth and Water at the same time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2973" LastActivityDate="2013-08-04T17:24:01.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9062" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-04T18:46:02.703" Score="0" ViewCount="2186" Body="&lt;p&gt;I knew that drawing shapes that has soul is not allowed in Islam, is this rule also includes Video recording?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2966" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-23T09:15:32.973" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T09:15:32.973" Title="Is Recording Videos also prohibited like drawing or taking picture in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9065" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29321" CreationDate="2013-08-04T19:44:39.570" Score="2" ViewCount="747" Body="&lt;p&gt;Verse 2:234 talks about 4 months and 10 days of Iddah if a women's husband dies. She must not re-marry during this time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who are taken in death among you and leave wives behind -&#xA;  they, [the wives, shall] wait four months and ten [days]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However I stumbled on a site that says, after conquering khayber and capturing prisoners of war, the prophet married Safiya without waiting for this Iddah. Safya husband was killed after they were captured.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the ruling of Iddah in this case. Was it a special privilege to Muhammad PBUH who can bypass it. Or the claim is simply wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:36:44.860" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T20:36:44.860" Title="Observing of Iddah, is it important in case of prisoners of war?" Tags="|fiqh|prophet-muhammad|iddah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9065" CreationDate="2013-08-04T20:42:39.500" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ruling is that the only reason for Iddah is to clarify what is in the womb (if any). If a child is born the next day of Iddah, it ends. If some other means can indicate this clearly, that there is no child in the womb, it ends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strike&gt;I don't know if that was the case with Hazrat Safya (PBUH)&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, that was the case with Safiya bint Huyai as mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/34/181&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas bin Malik:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) came to Khaibar and when Allah made him victorious and&#xA;  he conquered the town by breaking the enemy's defense, the beauty of&#xA;  Safiya bint Huyai bin Akhtab was mentioned to him and her husband had&#xA;  been killed while she was a bride. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) selected her&#xA;  for himself and he set out in her company till he reached&#xA;  Sadd-ar-Rawha' &lt;strong&gt;where her menses were over&lt;/strong&gt; and he married her. Then&#xA;  Hais (a kind of meal) was prepared and served on a small leather sheet&#xA;  (used for serving meals). Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) then said to me,&#xA;  &quot;Inform those who are around you (about the wedding banquet).&quot; So that&#xA;  was the marriage banquet given by Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) for (his&#xA;  marriage with) Safiya. After that we proceeded to Medina and I saw&#xA;  that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was covering her with a cloak while she was&#xA;  behind him. Then he would sit beside his camel and let Safiya put her&#xA;  feet on his knees to ride (the camel).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Menses indicate that she had no child from previous marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="2880" LastEditDate="2014-08-06T12:53:45.893" LastActivityDate="2014-08-06T12:53:45.893" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9057" CreationDate="2013-08-04T20:59:39.487" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the namaz, an imam can be replaced by someone from behind. If he is incapacitated, it's better to break the namaz and tend to him first. (You wouldn't know whether he needs medical assistance until someone checks him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorDisplayName="user202" LastEditDate="2014-01-02T00:19:03.107" LastActivityDate="2014-01-02T00:19:03.107" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9068" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9055" CreationDate="2013-08-04T21:07:08.773" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is best to read the quran with understanding and contemplation. If you read the whole quran in a day, then it CAN be that you are not reading it, as it should be read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read the quran at almost anytime and place, you want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-08-04T21:07:08.773" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9055" CreationDate="2013-08-04T21:33:30.960" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said that the holy Quran should be read part (Ayah) for part (Ayah). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, you get the best meal in the world, but your mouth only allows you to eat it bite for bite, as you have to chew it, you taste it, and in a compared manner, you have to read the holy Kuran part for part, trying to understand the meaning and taste his words' meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2862" LastActivityDate="2013-08-04T21:33:30.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9073" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9080" CreationDate="2013-08-05T00:01:13.547" Score="8" ViewCount="1299" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that it's a doctrine of the Islamic faith and believed in Islam to be mandated by the prophet Muhammad pbuh. But this makes me curious about  few things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Islam, is a person's adherence to God's law not considered a personal matter between him and God?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does this come at the expense of sincerity of adherence? If someone is mandated to follow God's law simply out of fear finite punishment from humans, doesn't that make people less likely to follow God's law out of fear and respect of God himself?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2976" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2013-12-20T07:43:37.260" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T02:52:43.100" Title="Why does Islam mandate Sharia law be enforced by government law?" Tags="|sharia|allah|politics|islamic-government|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9074" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-05T00:27:30.360" Score="1" ViewCount="15698" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it as simple as 2 raka'at x 4 which is a total of 8 raka'at or is it different &#xA;Also what are the surahs that are recited &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2945" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T17:22:51.163" LastActivityDate="2015-08-26T15:46:59.060" Title="Step by step on how to perform tahajjud prayer" Tags="|salat|tahajjud|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9075" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9074" CreationDate="2013-08-05T02:03:00.797" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tahajjud (Night prayer)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a voluntary prayer and a best way to purify the soul.&#xA;Tahajjud Prayer does not entail a specific number of rak`ahs that must be performed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, performing Tahajjud prayers regularly qualifies one as one of the righteous and helps one earn God's bounty and mercy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God says :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And from [part of] the night, pray with it as additional [worship] for&#xA;  you; &#xA;  it is expected that your Lord will resurrect you to a praised station.(isra,79)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;see &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:17&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/25/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;25:64&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/32/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;32:16&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;33:35&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/39/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;39:9&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/51/17-18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;51:17-18&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/73/1-4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;73:1-4&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/73/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;73:20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Number of rakaats and time&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I practice tahajjud prayer starting with two rakat followed by two rakat and (so on) and finish with one rakat. I usually recite the surahs, the one i know its translation too (yusuf,isra,yunus..etc). The time i pray usually between (3:30-fajr).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2890" LastEditorUserId="2890" LastEditDate="2015-08-26T15:46:59.060" LastActivityDate="2015-08-26T15:46:59.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8316" CreationDate="2013-08-05T03:05:01.503" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First there are many Islamic opinions which consider &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7224/is-democracy-a-kind-of-shirk&quot;&gt;Democracy to be Shirk&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-qa.com/en/107166&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;excerpt from the fatwa at Islamqa&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Undoubtedly the democratic system is one of the modern forms of shirk,&#xA;  in terms of obedience and following, or legislation, as it denies the&#xA;  sovereignty of the Creator and His absolute right to issue laws, and&#xA;  ascribes that right to human beings. Allaah says (interpretation of&#xA;  the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“You do not worship besides Him but only names which you have named&#xA;  (forged) — you and your fathers — for which Allaah has sent down no&#xA;  authority. The command (or the judgement) is for none but Allaah. He&#xA;  has commanded that you worship none but Him (i.e. His Monotheism);&#xA;  that is the (true) straight religion, but most men know not”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Yoosuf 12:40] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The decision is only for Allaah”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[al-An’aam 6:57]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the same fatwa also quotes another scholar which hold elections obligatory with the only intention to establish the Shariah, by appointing a Shariah friendly member:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was&#xA;  asked about the ruling on elections, and he replied: I think that&#xA;  elections are obligatory; we should appoint the one who we think is&#xA;  good, because if the good people abstain, who will take their place?&#xA;  Evil people will take their place, or neutral people in whom there is&#xA;  neither good nor evil, but they follow everyone who makes noise. So we&#xA;  have no choice but to choose those who we think are fit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So based on the above fatwa , if there is such a legislation to establish Islam as a national religion than Yes it is obligatory to support it and those (even among the Muslims) who oppose it would be approaching Kufr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A relevant fatwa was asked, from which it is very clear that it is an obligation to support all such endeavor , there should not be any fear of political correctness to achieve this :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As you know, here in Algeria we have what are called legislative&#xA;  elections. There are parties which call for Islamic rule, and there&#xA;  are others that do not want Islamic rule. What is the ruling on one&#xA;  who votes for something other than Islamic rule even though he prays? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They replied: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Muslims in a country that is not governed according to Islamic&#xA;  sharee’ah should do their utmost and strive as much as they can to&#xA;  bring about rule according to Islamic sharee’ah, and they should unite&#xA;  in helping the party which is known will rule in accordance with&#xA;  Islamic sharee’ah. As for supporting one who calls for&#xA;  non-implementation of Islamic sharee’ah, that is not permissible,&#xA;  rather it may lead a person to kufr, because Allaah says&#xA;  (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And so judge (you O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) among them by what&#xA;  Allaah has revealed and follow not their vain desires, but beware of&#xA;  them lest they turn you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) far away from&#xA;  some of that which Allaah has sent down to you. And if they turn away,&#xA;  then know that Allaah’s Will is to punish them for some sins of&#xA;  theirs. And truly, most of men are Faasiqoon (rebellious and&#xA;  disobedient to Allaah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;50&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Do they then seek the judgement of (the days of) Ignorance? And who is better in judgement than Allaah for a people who have firm&#xA;  Faith”&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[al-Maa'idah 5:49-50]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hence when Allaah stated that those who do not rule in accordance with&#xA;  Islamic sharee’ah are guilty of kufr, He warned against helping them&#xA;  or taking them as allies or  close  friends, and He commanded the&#xA;  believers to fear Him if they were truly believers. He says&#xA;  (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“O you who believe! Take not as Awliyaa’ (protectors and helpers)&#xA;  those who take your religion as a mockery and fun from among those who&#xA;  received the Scripture (Jews and Christians) before you, and nor from&#xA;  among the disbelievers; and fear Allaah if you indeed are true&#xA;  believers”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[al-Maa’idah 5:57] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And Allaah is the Source of strength. May Allaah send blessings and&#xA;  peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions. End&#xA;  quote. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Standing Committee for Academic Research and Issuing Fatwas &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz, Shaykh ‘Abd al-Razzaaq ‘Afeefi, Shaykh&#xA;  ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Ghadyaan &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah (1/373).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2013-08-05T03:05:01.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9077" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8813" CreationDate="2013-08-05T03:22:36.757" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;god is merciful than anyone in this world, as quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the name of God , the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.(1:1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i hopes god will forgive most of the wrong doings, since the above verse states god is merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; if I punished my children by hanging them by their hamstrings, with the sides of their mouths torn and blood pouring from their mouths, would be considered sick and evil, yet when this is the punishment given by God for not fasting, it's not considered evil?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or Sabeans [before Prophet Muhammad] - those [among them] who believed in God and the Last Day and did righteousness - will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.(2:62)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from the above verse it is clear that jews,christians, sabeans got reward for their righteousnees.(yet these people don't practice fasting)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; why in Islam is it considered evil for parents to break the bones of their own children, but God destroying his creation and regenerating it again just to destroy it again is not considered evil?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;God does not wrong people in any way; rather it is people who wrong themselves. (10:44)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My advice is ask god for forgiveness rather than searching for how will god punish for wrongdoings.&#xA;Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He (Moses) said, ‘My Lord, I have wronged myself. Forgive me.’ So He&#xA;  forgave him. He is the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. (28:16)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But as for those who do evil actions and then subsequently repent and&#xA;  believe, in that case your Lord is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.&#xA;  (7:153)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You who believe! If you have fear of God, He will give you&#xA;  discrimination and erase your bad actions from you and forgive you.&#xA;  God’s favour is indeed immense. (8:29)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say (from Me): ‘My servants, you who have transgressed against&#xA;  yourselves, do not despair of the mercy of God. Truly God forgives all&#xA;  wrong actions. He is the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.’ (39:53)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2890" LastActivityDate="2013-08-05T03:22:36.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8420" CreationDate="2013-08-05T05:04:19.907" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (PBUH) insisted on visiting the sick, and told how much will visitors be rewarded, but that's still Sunnah, it's not mandatory and not doing it is not violation of the orders of Allah, despite that you'll lose great rewarding and pleasure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, we should remember that Allah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ&#xA;  وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا&#xA;  أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا&#xA;  حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا&#xA;  مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ ۖ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا&#xA;  وَارْحَمْنَا ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ&#xA;  الْكَافِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih International Translation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it&#xA;  will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. &quot;Our Lord,&#xA;  do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord,&#xA;  and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those&#xA;  before us. &lt;strong&gt;Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no&#xA;  ability to bear.&lt;/strong&gt; And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon&#xA;  us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving&#xA;  people.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-Baqarah:286]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if visiting the sick is something more than you can bear, or if it will harm you, then of course you don't have to do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2013-08-05T05:04:19.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9073" CreationDate="2013-08-05T10:23:37.273" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, you should make a distinction between &lt;strong&gt;Islam&lt;/strong&gt; and the &lt;strong&gt;Islamic government&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not the &lt;strong&gt;Islam&lt;/strong&gt; which mandates the Islamic law. Actually Islam doesn't enforce anything. Islam only suggests people and we are free to obey it or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, it's the &lt;strong&gt;Islamic government&lt;/strong&gt; which decides to do so. When the majority of a society choose the Islamic government, say through a democratic election, then the Islamic government is responsible to fulfill their needs. In this case the society itself has felt the need to be governed with Islamic laws. And ideally the Islamic government must leave as soon as the majority change their minds and decide to have another kind of government, say a secular one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be brief, no one is allowed to enforce the human except for his lord, Allah. And when he himself hasn't enforced us at all, how could we do that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="435" LastEditDate="2013-08-18T07:39:15.080" LastActivityDate="2013-08-18T07:39:15.080" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9040" CreationDate="2013-08-05T10:26:59.517" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found the following ruling by &lt;strong&gt;Shaykh Saleh ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;For question 1 in the query:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Permissibility of Giving Money as Sadaqat’ul Fitr&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not sufficient for a Muslim to give money which is equivalent to the value of the legally prescribed amount of staple food as Sadaqat’ul Fitr, and that is because it contradicts the Quran and the Sunnah of Messenger of Allah (sal-Allâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam). Know that money was present in the time of the Prophet (sal-Allâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam), and had it been sufficient to give money, he would have clarified this to his Ummah, therefore whoever gives a legal opinion to use money instead of grain for Sadaqat’ul Fitr, has given a legal opinion based on his own Ijtihaad (assessment), and he has wronged himself and sinned in his Ijtihaad. This giving of money instead of grain for Sadaqat’ul Fitr is a contradiction to the Sunnah, likewise the one that makes Ijtihaad in this affair cannot transmit a narration from the Prophet (sal-Allâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam), and none from his companions that money was used for Sadaqat’ul Fitr. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imaam Ahmad (raheemahullah) said: “A Muslim is not to pay the poor money instead of the prescribed amount of staple food for Sadaqat’ul Fitr.” It was said to him, “Umar ibn Abdul Aziz used to accept money for Sadaqat’ul Fitr.” He (Imaam Ahmad) replied, “How could they adhere to the sayings of so-and-so, and ignore the hadeeth of the Prophet (sal-Allâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) stated in this regard. Ibn Umar said Allah’s Messenger (sal-Allâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) enjoined Sadaqat’ul Fitr to be paid with one Sa’a.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;For questions 2 &amp;amp; 3 in the query:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The types of foods that should be given as Sadaqat’ul Fitr&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the type of foods that should be given and the permissibility for people using the staple food of their country, then there is a hadeeth related in the two Saheehs and other books of hadeeth stating that Allah’s Messenger (sal-Allâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) enjoined Sadaqat’ul Fitr to be paid with one Sa’a of dates, or one Sa’a of barley on every Muslim, free or slave, male or female, young or old. The five staple foods in the time of the Messenger of Allah (sal-Allâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) were: wheat, barley, dates, raisins, and cheese. Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyah (raheemullah) states these (the five food types) used to be the staple food in Madeenah, thus people living in a village or city were staple food differs from the above are to pay one Sa’a (approximately 3 kilograms) of their own staple food (as Sadaqat’ul Fitr). Thus, if their staple food is other than grain, such as milk, meat or fish, they are to give Sadaqat’ul Fitr thereof, whatever it may be. This is the opinion of the majority of the scholars, which is regarded as the correct one in this regard, and there are no other contrary opinions to be followed. This is because Sadaqat’ul Fitr is legally legislated to support the needy on the day of the Feast with the same staple food of the people in the same place where they live. Therefore, it is sufficient for the Muslim to give the needy flour as Sadaqat’ul Fitr, though it is not one of the five food types of the food mentioned in the hadeeth of the Prophet (sal-Allâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) in this regard. Though bread and cooked food can be useful for the needed, and cost little to prepare for eating, grains are likely to be more useful to them since it can last for a longer time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Link: &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/ramadhan/rulings-sadaqatul-fitr.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://abdurrahman.org/ramadhan/rulings-sadaqatul-fitr.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastActivityDate="2013-08-05T10:26:59.517" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9082" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9017" CreationDate="2013-08-05T14:48:20.273" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa alaikom assalam.&#xA;There is no such thing as Msulim name or non-Muslim name. It will depend on what the name means. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2982" LastActivityDate="2013-08-05T14:48:20.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9062" CreationDate="2013-08-05T15:10:26.693" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Drawing is not like video recording. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Video recording is considered as a reflection of objects (like a mirror or reflections on the surface of water). Wheras drawing is an act of recreating objects visually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islamic books and drawings cannot be considered as a reference. Proof of wheather it is prohibited or not is present in Quran and Sunna, one should look into these sources to find the answer and not into the traces of ancient muslims. Who said that those ancient muslims where applying islam correctly ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2982" LastActivityDate="2013-08-05T15:10:26.693" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8688" CreationDate="2013-08-05T20:57:17.040" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Hanafi school, such a prayer would be invalid.  Prayer is by intention, so a follower can only perform &lt;em&gt;fard&lt;/em&gt; prayer if the imam is leading &lt;em&gt;fard&lt;/em&gt; prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would however be permissible to perform &lt;em&gt;sunnah&lt;/em&gt; prayers behind a &lt;em&gt;tarawih&lt;/em&gt; imam, since the intention of the imam is equal to or stronger than the intention of the follower (i.e. &lt;em&gt;nafl&lt;/em&gt; &amp;lt; &lt;em&gt;sunnah&lt;/em&gt; &amp;lt; &lt;em&gt;wajib&lt;/em&gt; &amp;lt; &lt;em&gt;fard&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-08-05T20:57:17.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9086" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9088" CreationDate="2013-08-06T01:07:48.577" Score="3" ViewCount="3691" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam u alaykum, can we contribute in construction of mosque if yes then what will be the reward? As far as I know Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) said whoever construct the mosque, Allah will build the palace for him in Jannah. But how about if someone is contributing a little money in construction of mosque what reward he will gets?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2986" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-17T06:49:21.773" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T11:25:09.953" Title="Contribution in construction of mosque" Tags="|hadith|prophets|masjid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9088" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9086" CreationDate="2013-08-06T06:57:23.410" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;allah rewards as per niyah(intention) not on the basis of amount&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if you contribute in building mosque it will be sawab -e -jariya(reward even after your death )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Hurairah [رضی اللّٰہُ عنہ]: &quot;The Messenger of Allah [صلی&#xA;  اللہ علیہ وسلم] said: &quot;The good deeds that will reach a believer after&#xA;  his death are: knowledge which he learned and then spread; a righteous&#xA;  son whom he leaves behind; a copy of the Qur'an that he leaves as a&#xA;  legacy; a mosque that he built; a house that he built for wayfarers; a&#xA;  canal that he dug; or charity that he gave during his lifetime when he&#xA;  was in good health. These deeds will reach him after his death.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [Ibn Majah: 224]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastActivityDate="2013-08-06T06:57:23.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9091" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-06T14:31:57.630" Score="1" ViewCount="3620" Body="&lt;p&gt;My sister bled from her nose today, and due to excessive bleeding, she happened to accidentally swallow some, she later coughed it up, but there is no reassurance that she spit it all up or not, does swallowing this blood deem her fast invalid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="45" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T09:48:57.880" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T09:48:57.880" Title="Does swallowing blood unintentionally deem fast invalid?" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2061" CreationDate="2013-08-06T19:30:45.973" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah calls us, the humans, &quot;banu Adam&quot; (sons of Adam). If we were all descendants of Nuh, He would call us &quot;Banu Nuh&quot;, &quot;Banu Abi Nuh&quot; (sons of the father of Nuh), or something like that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Allah doesn't punish people without sending a messenger/prophet. Nuh was not sent to the whole humanity at that time, but only to his own people. Only prophet Muhammad was sent for the entire humanity (and also to the jinn).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2990" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-12-30T15:59:37.470" LastActivityDate="2014-12-30T15:59:37.470" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9094" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-06T20:03:06.730" Score="2" ViewCount="688" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam has a concept of not benefiting from interest. Many times I have seen on this site that if someone keeps his money in a bank, he may donate the interest money to charity in order to get rid of it and that he should not expect any type of reward for that donation because it is not valid charity money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what if donating the money makes the person happy that the cause to which he is donating is benefiting? For example, suppose the person is an animal lover, so he donates his interest money to the Humane Society. He knows that this donation does not count as charity for him, but he is happy nonetheless because now the Humane Society has more money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this feeling of happiness count as a benefit such that it makes his donation a violation? If so, how can a person dispose of his interest money in such a way that he will not benefit from happiness? Must he donate it to a cause in which he does not believe? It seems like there are problems with that as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:26:22.320" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:26:22.320" Title="May one enjoy giving away money earned from interest?" Tags="|fiqh|riba|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9095" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9091" CreationDate="2013-08-06T21:29:08.277" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/URXEy.png&quot; alt=&quot;In the name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The most Merciful&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your sister tried her best to cough out every bit of what she had swallowed, Allah &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TraXP.png&quot; alt=&quot;Subhanahu Wa Ta&amp;#39;ala&quot;&gt; is aware. If she wasn't successful, still Allah &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TraXP.png&quot; alt=&quot;Subhanahu Wa Ta&amp;#39;ala&quot;&gt; is aware. If she had tried her best, that is enough for Allah &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TraXP.png&quot; alt=&quot;Subhanahu Wa Ta&amp;#39;ala&quot;&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/152&quot;&gt;Al-An'am : Ayah 152&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...We do not charge any soul except [with that within] its capacity....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a hadith to suit your condition though not fully relevant&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/40&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/222&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/8/40&quot;&gt;Jami' Tirmidhi,&lt;/a&gt; etc.&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A4xxs.png&quot; alt=&quot;Peace be upon him&quot;&gt; said, &quot;If somebody eats or drinks forgetfully then he should complete his fast, for what he has eaten or drunk, has been given to him by Allah.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you think your sister's situation is very similar to swallowing traces of toothpaste while brushing, here's a fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=articles&amp;amp;id=159716&quot;&gt;Unintentional swallowing of toothpaste during fasting.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One more fatwa which is most relevant:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=113195&quot;&gt;A fasting person swallowing blood during sleep.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;All these say just one thing : &lt;strong&gt;The fast is not invalidated when anything is swallowed unintentionally.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LlL6T.png&quot; alt=&quot;And Allah is the All-Knower, The Wise&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;  &#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastActivityDate="2013-08-06T21:29:08.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9096" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9094" CreationDate="2013-08-06T23:00:14.827" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was an episode of &lt;em&gt;Friends&lt;/em&gt; in which Monica and Phoebe debated whether it is possible to ever do something that is 100% selfless. In the end, it was decided that it is extremely difficult, if not impossible because the mere act itself could bring happiness or karma or what have you to the person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don’t know sharia law inside and out, but I strongly suspect that they did not consider this philosophical implication and thus did not create a specific clause to account for it. Further, as you pointed out, enforcing it would create a bizarre conundrum in which one would be forced to support something contrary to their beliefs, which in the case of sharia, would be counter to the goal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An easy way to avoid this situation is to simply avoid using an interest-bearing account like a savings account and keep your money in an account that does not accrue interest such as a checking account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One obvious way of disposing of the existing interest would be to simply destroy it, but that would be wasteful (which is also sin to some degree), and possibly even illegal. You would be hard-pressed to find some so zealous and extremist as to say that you cannot give the money away regardless of how you feel about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind the true, underlying point to the rule: interest benefits you without working to earn it, and is thus seen as sort of “cheating” or “stealing”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can try to donate the money without smiling and simply bottle your emotions (you would soon forget about it anyway), but no religion, law, or anything can every truly control what a person thinks or feels, so expecting someone to derive no satisfaction from a good deed could never work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2991" LastActivityDate="2013-08-06T23:00:14.827" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9098" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9111" CreationDate="2013-08-07T12:37:01.330" Score="2" ViewCount="47843" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have 2 very related questions about the following part of the Quran, which is why I am posting them as 1 quection with 2 parts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/184&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/2/184&lt;/a&gt; [Fasting for] a limited number of days. So&#xA;  whoever among you is ill or on a journey [during them] - then an equal&#xA;  number of days [are to be made up]. And upon those who are able [to&#xA;  fast, but with hardship] - &lt;strong&gt;a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor&#xA;  person [each day]&lt;/strong&gt;. And whoever volunteers excess - it is better for&#xA;  him. But to fast is best for you, if you only knew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly does that bold part mean interms of the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What happens if the person who can't fast doesn't have enough money to feed the poor?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is there a predefined amount a meal should cost? For example, the country I am in has meals which will fill your stomach which are as cheap as $0.90USD all the way upto $580USD. Where both the $0.90USD meal and the $580USD meals will fill you up.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if a person is unable to fast for 30 days each year, must he pay the ransom of 0.90USD * 30 days = 27USD.  Or must he pay $580USD * 30 days = 17,400USD?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni view preferred.  If anyone knows the Sunni &gt; Hanafi &gt; Deobandi view specifically, then that would be even better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-26T14:29:34.063" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T14:29:34.063" Title="What happens if the person who can't fast doesn't have enough money to feed the poor?" Tags="|ramadan|sawm|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9098" CreationDate="2013-08-07T15:45:26.543" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;the order is clear if you cant afford the alternatives then do 60 days fasting. &#xA;As for as second point is concern, to calculate the amount, you can look at the &quot;Fitrana (An amount paid before Eid Prayer by the people who fast)&quot;. then multiply the &quot;Fitrana&quot; with 30. For example it has been declared this year it would cost £2.50 in England, you can check your local mosques for this.  (Sunni)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2999" LastActivityDate="2013-08-07T15:45:26.543" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9102" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-07T22:53:55.647" Score="5" ViewCount="24364" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I understand it, jinn can become physical beings, for some indefinite period of time. During this time period, they may or may not act in line with the normal behaviors of creature they are mimicking. So in theory, any given animal or person could be a jinni.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the criteria that I can use to test if someone or something is actually a jinni?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3000" LastActivityDate="2022-01-07T01:41:28.743" Title="How can I tell if a person or animal is actually a jinn?" Tags="|jinn|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8316" CreationDate="2013-08-08T00:16:39.253" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Absolutely they should!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Contrary to popular belief, God (through His Quran) promotes a democratic system where participation of all citizens is encouraged and facilitated (&lt;strong&gt;58:11&lt;/strong&gt;). Furthermore, He requires election of officials based on qualifications and principles of justice (&lt;strong&gt;4:58&lt;/strong&gt;), and consultation and representation in public affairs (&lt;strong&gt;42:38&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;58:11&lt;/strong&gt; O you who acknowledge, if you are told to make room in the&#xA;  councils, then you shall make room. God will then make room for you.&#xA;  If you are asked to step down, then step down. God will raise those&#xA;  among you who acknowledge, and those who acquire knowledge to higher&#xA;  ranks. God is fully aware of everything you do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4:58&lt;/strong&gt; God orders you to delegate the responsibilities to those who are&#xA;  qualified. If you judge between the people, then you shall judge with&#xA;  justice. It is always the best that God prescribes for you. God is&#xA;  Hearer, Seer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;42:38&lt;/strong&gt; Those who have responded to their Lord, and they hold the&#xA;  contact prayer, and their affairs are conducted by mutual consultation&#xA;  among themselves, and from Our provisions to them they give.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, the first democratic system was established when Muhammad was elected as a revolutionary leader by those who accepted his message on their own free will. Even women enjoyed the freedom of voting and pledging for him as recorded in verse &lt;strong&gt;60:12&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;60:12&lt;/strong&gt; O you prophet, if the acknowledging women come to make allegiance to you that they will not set up anything beside God, nor steal, nor commit adultery, nor kill their born children, nor fabricate any falsehood, nor disobey you in any matter which is righteous, then you shall accept their allegiance, and ask God to forgive them. God is Forgiver, Compassionate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Muhammad, the election continued for about thirty years with the elections of Abu Bakr, Omar, Ali, and Usman. Usman's weakness and nepotism lead the Umayyad tribe to take over. Thus, the democratic system, which started with Muhammad, was replaced with monarchy several decades after his departure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further reading on how The Quran describes an Islamic state and human rights:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.free-minds.org/natural-republic&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.free-minds.org/natural-republic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.free-minds.org/universal-declaration-human-rights-and-quran&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.free-minds.org/universal-declaration-human-rights-and-quran&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would vote for that! Wouldn't you?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2384" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-08-08T00:36:34.140" LastActivityDate="2013-08-08T00:36:34.140" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9104" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-08T01:58:07.570" Score="1" ViewCount="16528" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are numerous examples in the hadith literature referring to the fact that during the month of Ramadan, the shaytan is chained.  For example, as narrated by Abu Hurayrah and transmitted through Bukhari, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/30/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;When the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of the heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed and the devils are chained.&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This does however leave me with a question regarding this tradition: When is the shaytan released from hell?  Is it right before or after the Eid day?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3001" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-04T22:52:22.773" LastActivityDate="2022-06-04T01:01:45.250" Title="Is the shaytan released right before Eid or after?" Tags="|ramadan|hadith-interpretation|shaitan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9105" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8664" CreationDate="2013-08-08T04:19:12.297" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Islamic view on transgendered/bigendered folk may be covered among the ideas of Mukhannathun, although that is unclear. Mukhannath appears to literally refer to hermaphrodites, but &lt;a href=&quot;http://wislam.org/Concepts/Mukhannath&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://wislam.org/Concepts/Mukhannath&lt;/a&gt; suggests that it applies to trangendered people as well (although maybe only MtF). If the mukhannthun rules do not apply, then Islam treats them as the physical gender they were born.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone who speaks the shahadah in good faith is a Muslim. The Prophet PBUH said that every child is born Muslim, so it stands to reason that Allah swt would not reject someone transgendered from returning to their true faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marriage is defined as being between a man and a woman; this is apparently defined by birth genitals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what Islamic practices transgendered folk should follow, I cannot find any solid argument one way or the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3000" LastActivityDate="2013-08-08T04:19:12.297" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9106" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-08T06:44:35.347" Score="3" ViewCount="88147" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been a victim of extremely bad wasawis about Nabi Pak (SAW) &amp;amp; Allah. I'm so sick of it sometimes I want to kill myself I try to control myself alot but they all of a sudden pop up in my head and I start hating myself and want to kill myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did 2 Khatme Quraan this Ramadan but with all the bad Wasawis kept coming in my head what should I do...? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would kill myself if this doesn't stop... I'm not an evil person; My family even thinks I'm an angelic soul since I do ibadat a lot, but I can't enjoy my Ibadat due to this problem&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't even have the satisfaction of my ibadat getting accepted by Allah or satisfaction that my prayers would be answered what am I supposed to do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah Send death upon me and may I rot in Hell &amp;amp; Qabar for the bad things my mind &amp;amp; heart think this could be my only punishment I want to die and rot in hell&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3002" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2013-08-17T20:55:50.060" LastActivityDate="2014-03-23T21:47:01.550" Title="Wasawis, I get Bad thoughts all the time" Tags="|ibadah|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-06-30T18:45:07.447" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9108" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9106" CreationDate="2013-08-08T12:26:28.540" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/URXEy.png&quot; alt=&quot;In the name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The most Merciful&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are not the only one who is victimized by the whispers of shaitan. Even in the time of Prophet &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A4xxs.png&quot; alt=&quot;(Peace be upon him)&quot;&gt; such incidents have been witnessed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/340&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawood (Kitab Al-Adab)  :: Hadith 5112&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:&lt;br&gt;A man came to the Prophet &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A4xxs.png&quot; alt=&quot;(Peace be upon him)&quot;&gt; and said: Messenger of Allah! one of us has thoughts of such nature that he would rather be reduced to charcoal than speak about them. He said: Allah is Most Great, Allah is Most Great, Allah is Most Great. Praise be to Allah Who has reduced the guile of the devil to evil prompting. Ibn Qudamah said &quot;reduced his matter&quot; instead of &quot;reduced his guile&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Ibn Qudamah said &quot;reduced his matter&quot; instead of &quot;reduced his guile&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But our beloved Prophet &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A4xxs.png&quot; alt=&quot;(Peace be upon him)&quot;&gt; has assured us that unless such kind of evil whispers are ignored and the evil thoughts are not acted upon, Allah &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TraXP.png&quot; alt=&quot;Subhanahu Wa Ta&amp;#39;ala&quot;&gt; forgives us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/83/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari :: Hadith 6664&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The Prophet &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A4xxs.png&quot; alt=&quot;(Peace be upon him)&quot;&gt; said, &quot;Allah forgives my followers those (evil deeds) their souls may whisper or suggest to them as long as they do not act (on it) or speak.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/68/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari :: Hadith 5269&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The Prophet &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A4xxs.png&quot; alt=&quot;(Peace be upon him)&quot;&gt; said, &quot;Allah has forgiven my followers the evil thoughts that occur to their minds, as long as such thoughts are not put into action or uttered.&quot; And Qatada said, &quot;If someone divorces his wife just in his mind, such an unuttered divorce has no effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, you should constantly seek refuge in Allah from these Wasawis (whispers) just like our Prophet &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A4xxs.png&quot; alt=&quot;(Peace be upon him)&quot;&gt; did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/8/124&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawood (Kitab as-Salaah) :: Hadith 1539&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The Prophet &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A4xxs.png&quot; alt=&quot;(Peace be upon him)&quot;&gt; used to seek refuge in Allah from five things; cowardliness, niggardliness, the evils of old age, &lt;strong&gt;evil thoughts&lt;/strong&gt;, and punishment in the grave. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clear from your question that Shaitaan has victimized you to an extent where you curse yourself and now you are asking hell (na'uzubillah) for yourself. By doing this you are are being unfaithful to yourself and you are just making the shaitaan's work of sending you to hell more easy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Never Again ask for death due to such failures&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/80/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari :: Hadith 6351&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Allah's Messenger &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A4xxs.png&quot; alt=&quot;(Peace be upon him)&quot;&gt; said,&quot; None of you should long for death because of a calamity that had befallen him, and if he cannot, but long for death, then he should say, 'O Allah! Let me live as long as life is better for me, and take my life if death is better for me.' &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Be faithful to yourself:&lt;/strong&gt; Never again ask hell for yourself. Instead seek refuge in Allah from Shaitaan and the Hell.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Be faithful to Allah &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TraXP.png&quot; alt=&quot;Subhanahu Wa Ta&amp;#39;ala&quot;&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; Believe that Allah &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TraXP.png&quot; alt=&quot;Subhanahu Wa Ta&amp;#39;ala&quot;&gt; is aware that human mind is seldom under self control and is subject to these thoughts. Hence believe that Allah will forgive you.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ignore the whispers:&lt;/strong&gt; Ignore them and seek refuge from them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Carry on with your Ibadah:&lt;/strong&gt; Rather, offer more prayers than before and Inshaa Allah your head will be cleared from these thoughts.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LlL6T.png&quot; alt=&quot;And Allah is the All-Knower, The Wise&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;  &#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2013-08-08T14:14:35.297" LastActivityDate="2013-08-08T14:14:35.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9106" CreationDate="2013-08-08T12:27:21.873" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The cause:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some of the Sahaabah complained about the waswaas that was bothering&#xA;  them. Some of the companions of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allaah be upon him) came to the Prophet (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said to him, ‘We find in&#xA;  ourselves thoughts that are too terrible to speak of.’ He said, ‘Are&#xA;  you really having such thoughts?’ They said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘That is&#xA;  a clear sign of faith.’” (Narrated by Muslim).   (Narrated by Muslim,&#xA;  132 from the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The solution:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Finally we advise you to keep on turning to Allaah in all situations,&#xA;  and to ask Him for help, and to beseech Him, and to ask Him to make&#xA;  you steadfast until death, and to cause you to die doing righteous&#xA;  deeds… And Allaah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/25778&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/25778&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My own thoughts:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you ask Allah &quot;How do I get these thoughts out of my head&quot;, you should get an answer which helps you realise that the only free will we humans have is our thoughts.  From here you should be able to realise that if you choose not to train your mind with positive thoughts, the negative thoughts will fill in the gaps.  You need to use your free will to manually on a daily bases fill your mind with positive thoughts.  Don't leave the devil any space in your mind to fill your mind with bad thoughts, will your mind with positive thoughts so you have no gaps in your mind for the devil to use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2013-08-08T12:27:21.873" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9098" CreationDate="2013-08-08T13:18:13.487" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you can't fast, don't. If you can't pay fidya, don't. Keep the fast in your heart.&#xA;Assalamu alaikum!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://seekersguidance.org/ans-blog/2012/04/26/too-sick-to-fast-in-ramadan-too-poor-to-pay-the-expiatory-payment-fidya/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A Hanafi view&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If such a chronic illness from which recovery is not expected is established, one is obliged to pay expiatory payments (fidya) for every missed Ramadan fast.&#xA;The expiatory payment is the monetary equivalent of 2.2 kg of wheat per fast. Again, one should consult a reliable local scholar to determine how much the monetary value of this would be.&#xA;A condition for this is that one possess sufficient wealth to actually pay these expiatory payments. If one is considered poor and unable to pay the expiatory payment then he should seek Allah’s forgiveness and have remorse for the non-fulfillment of such an obligation. [Haskafi, Durr al-Mukhtar; Ibn `Abidin, Hashiya]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=40424&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A hadith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‘Aa’ishah  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  her narrated, &amp;quot;A man came to the Prophet , in the Masjid and said, &amp;quot;I have been burnt (ruined)!&amp;quot; &amp;quot;What is the case?&amp;quot; asked the Prophet . &amp;quot;I had sexual intercourse with my wife during the daytime of Ramadhaan,&amp;quot; replied the man. The Prophet , said: &amp;quot;Give in charity.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I do not have anything to give,&amp;quot; replied the man. The man then sat down and in the meantime, there came a person driving a donkey and carrying food (to give to the Prophet ). Then the Prophet , asked: &amp;quot;Where is the burnt person?&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Here I am,&amp;quot; replied the man. &amp;quot;Take this (food) and give it in charity,&amp;quot; said the Prophet . The man said, &amp;quot;To a poorer person than I? When my family has nothing to eat?&amp;quot; The Prophet , then said: &amp;quot;Then eat it yourselves.&amp;quot; [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qss.org/articles/ramadan/6.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Keep your speech clean (Section 4)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet said: &amp;quot;Fasting is not [abstaining] from eating and drinking only, but also from vain speech and foul language. If one of you is being cursed or annoyed, he should say: &amp;quot;I am fasting, I am fasting.&amp;quot; [Ibn Khuzaimah, Ibn Hibban, and al-Hakim; Sahih].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah also reported that the Prophet (S) said: &amp;quot;Allah does not need the fast of one who does not abandon false speech or acting according to his false speech [Bukhari and others]]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3000" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T16:55:45.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9098" CreationDate="2013-08-08T14:18:21.327" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following is not about ransom for not fasting, but it nevertheless has an important message.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللَّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا عَقَّدتُّمُ الْأَيْمَانَ ۖ فَكَفَّارَتُهُ إِطْعَامُ عَشَرَةِ مَسَاكِينَ مِنْ أَوْسَطِ مَا تُطْعِمُونَ أَهْلِيكُمْ أَوْ كِسْوَتُهُمْ أَوْ تَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ ۖ فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ كَفَّارَةُ أَيْمَانِكُمْ إِذَا حَلَفْتُمْ ۚ وَاحْفَظُوا أَيْمَانَكُمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ آيَاتِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Allah will not impose blame upon you for what is meaningless in your oaths, but He will impose blame upon you for [breaking] what you intended of oaths. So its expiation is the feeding of ten needy people from the average of that &lt;strong&gt;which you feed your [own] families&lt;/strong&gt; or clothing them or the freeing of a slave. But whoever cannot find [or afford it] - then a fast of three days [is required]. That is the expiation for oaths when you have sworn. But guard your oaths. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be grateful.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  5:89&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Feed a poor as how you would feed yourself. If you struggle with finance and live on $0.9 meal everyday then feed the poor with a $0.9 meal. If you have $580 meal everyday then you can feed them a $580 meal everyday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you really cannot afford to feed the poor and cannot fast, I do not have an answer that has reference. So my answer is only for your second question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastActivityDate="2013-08-08T14:18:21.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9113" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-08T23:26:14.720" Score="3" ViewCount="248" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was just wondering if it was acceptable amongst those that preach &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikah_mut%E2%80%98ah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nikah mut‘ah&lt;/a&gt; to themselves get them? In Catholicism priests are forbidden to accept a wife because it blurs their total allegiance to God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can an Islamic Imam get married?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are they premitted pleasure marriages?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3007" LastActivityDate="2013-09-08T03:36:00.487" Title="Do clerics and Imams qualify for Nikah mut‘ah (temporary pleasure marriages)?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9114" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-09T00:15:11.613" Score="4" ViewCount="5839" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why are they performed longer and to say during them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2945" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-22T19:32:31.350" LastActivityDate="2018-01-16T16:42:37.433" Title="Why do we perform sujood and rakooh longer in tahajjud?" Tags="|salat|tahajjud|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9113" CreationDate="2013-08-09T03:02:05.597" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islamic law doesn't really differentiate between leaders and laymen; what is legal for one is legal for all, and what is illegal for one is illegal for all.  So there is nothing preventing an Imam from getting married like anyone else, be it a regular marriage or even nikah mut'ah (for those schools that permit it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-08-09T03:02:05.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9117" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9127" CreationDate="2013-08-09T03:59:35.273" Score="4" ViewCount="3788" Body="&lt;p&gt;We humans go astray, commit sins, disbelieve and disobey Allah mainly because we do not believe in Allah, or do not believe in Allah enough. Imagine if one &lt;strong&gt;knows&lt;/strong&gt; Allah exists and have experienced the unseen, he won't disobey Allah because he knows fire will be his fate if he does so. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Iblees was in heaven living with the angels, He was commanded by Allah to bow and defied Allah and took an oath to Allah that he will misguide every human. But why would he do that, knowing that Allah exists and he will be sent to the fire at Day of Judgement for these? Isn't it obviously stupid to do such a thing when he knows clearly his fate? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same applies to the shaytaans, they are the jinns and they see us humans. They know the unseen and they can confirm the Quran way better than us. They probably should &lt;strong&gt;know&lt;/strong&gt; that Allah exists, rather than us humans who &lt;strong&gt;believe&lt;/strong&gt; Allah exists. Taking that knowledge into consideration, why would a jinn still defy his lord when it is clear to him his fate for doing so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2350" LastActivityDate="2018-07-06T10:52:51.200" Title="Why does Iblees and shaytaans disobey Allah?" Tags="|shaitan|jinn|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9120" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-09T09:32:03.803" Score="3" ViewCount="10790" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the title say How should moon to be sighted to celebrate Eid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know this is controversial subject because half of Muslim community in the UK did Eid yesterday (Thursday) because they follow Saudi Arabia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other half celebrating Eid today (Friday) because they follow Morocco I think. Not sure why though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everyone in the UK wish to celebrate same day Eid but the problem is majority of people follow Barelvi‎ and Hanafi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is the solution?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="521" LastEditorUserId="521" LastEditDate="2013-08-09T09:43:30.717" LastActivityDate="2016-07-14T20:00:08.327" Title="How should moon to be sighted for Eid celebration?" Tags="|hadith|sunni|eid|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-07-14T21:34:03.827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9122" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1559" CreationDate="2013-08-09T11:34:35.417" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;alhamdulillah wasolatu wasalam 'ala rosulillah. In fact, apart from that verse, there is an autenthic hadith relating to the emergence of Dajjal that 1 day will be like 1 year (totaling more than 8,000 hours). However what is used to determine a day in Islam is sunrise and sunset, and its night is between sunset and sunrise not 24 hours. So, Eidl fitr is stil 1st of shawwal only. Allahu a'lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3008" LastEditorUserId="2469" LastEditDate="2013-08-09T16:01:48.453" LastActivityDate="2013-08-09T16:01:48.453" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9127" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9117" CreationDate="2013-08-09T23:57:59.527" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/179&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sura 7:179&lt;/a&gt; states that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have certainly created for Hell many of the jinn and mankind. They have hearts with which they do not understand, they have eyes with which they do not see, and they have ears with which they do not hear. Those are like livestock; rather, they are more astray. It is they who are the heedless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tells us that the jinn are prone to the same fallacies of reasoning as mankind, that they do not naturally have an awareness that submission to Allah swt is the best course of action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/72/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sura 72:1&lt;/a&gt; states &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, [O Muhammad], &quot;It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not all of the jinn are aware of the Qur'an. Among those who are aware, they see the error of the nonbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/72/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sura 72:14&lt;/a&gt; states&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And among us are Muslims [in submission to Allah ], and among us are the unjust. And whoever has become Muslim - those have sought out the right course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawareness.net/Jinn/jinn1.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;, shaytan are listed as jinn who have chosen a malicious path. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawareness.net/Jinn/fatwa_secrets.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This page&lt;/a&gt;, also from islamawareness.net, concurs. They are clearly jinn who have not heard the Qur'an, and thus are prey to the same fallacy of reasoning as any human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Iblis likely did not know about the fate that awaited him when he chose not to bow (the Qur'an was revealed long after the creation of Adam), or if he did, his excessive pride was his downfall. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sura  7:12&lt;/a&gt; states &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[ Allah ] said, &quot;What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?&quot; [Satan] said, &quot;I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, it is possible (though I cannot find any clear evidence for this) that prior to hearing the Qur'an, the jinn did not recognize a difference between the fire they are made of and the fire of Hell. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3000" LastActivityDate="2013-08-09T23:57:59.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9128" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-10T05:02:04.493" Score="6" ViewCount="4438" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been seeing this since my birth; people use to kiss their thumbs and put them over their eyes when they hear the name of our prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed in Islam or Shirk or Haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3012" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-04T23:07:17.790" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T17:25:27.883" Title="Kissing Thumbs On Hearing Name Of Prophet Mohammad" Tags="|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9104" CreationDate="2013-08-10T09:45:48.223" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shaytan are tied down for the month of Ramazan. The Ramazan ends on the night before the Eid day as, in islamic calender, the next day starts when the sun sets. So the shaytan should be released when the sun sets on the previous day of Eid. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-08-10T09:45:48.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9130" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9133" CreationDate="2013-08-10T13:14:32.093" Score="1" ViewCount="113" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always use my computer's clock for that, in my time it begins 4:31:00, i couldn't notice it and i drank the water in my mouth at 4:31:07, is my fasting valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3009" LastActivityDate="2013-08-10T16:19:50.317" Title="Exceeding fasting starting time for few seconds?" Tags="|sawm|time|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1932" CreationDate="2013-08-10T14:20:30.403" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ancient Hebrew god was YHWH. Modern Hebrew grammarians have tried to translate the name into 'he who causes to be' which is a huge stretch as this god predates Hebrew and Hebrew grammar. To find the origins of YHWH, we must consult the Quran, Surah 71:21-23:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Noah said, &quot;My Lord, indeed they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children will not increase him except in loss.&#xA;And they conspired an immense conspiracy.&#xA;And said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwa' or Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The gods Yaghuth &amp;amp; Yauq were 2 of the many gods worshipped by Noah's tribe. Both of these gods contain 4 letters just as YHWH is constructed of 4 letters (tetragrammaton). These names are composed of the name of the god (a theophoric prefix), Ya which is followed by an attribute. Yaghuth means the god, Ya, helps and Ya'uq means the god, Ya, prevents (harm). Similarly the name Yhwh means the god Ya lives and Ya the snake. The best translation of Yhwh would be 'the living snake god'. According to Dr. Richard Steiner, 'hw' is the ancient West Semitic word for snake. (The final 'h' in the name Yhwh is a Hebrew noun suffix). The snake, (nehushtan in the Bible), was Yhwh's sacred animal. Ancient gods were often worshipped in the forms of their sacred animals. For instance, the Canaanite god, El, was worshipped in the form of his sacred animal, the bull. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noah's tribe lived in Al Judi (Q 11:44) or the rainy place, an ancient designation for Yemen, which experienced a twice yearly heavy monsoon. Yemen early on became very wealthy due to the incense, gold, copper and exotic goods trade. Yemenese tribes as the Minaeans (Ma'in in Arabic &amp;amp; Dedan in the Old Testament), who originated in Hadhramaut, caravanned their goods north and brought their gods with them. Yah (Yhwh) was one of these gods. (Yah is a shortened form of Yhwh. The name Yah can be found in this shortened form throughout the Old Testament). According to Dr. J.A. Montgomery, in his book, Arabia &amp;amp; the Bible, page 134, Yah was another name for the Minaean moon god, Wadd. Like Yhwh, Wadd's sacred animal was the snake. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Bible, Yhwh is associated with the moon as he showed himself to Moses on Har Sinai (Moon Mountain) in the plains of Midbar Sin (the wilderness of the moon). Sin was the Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian name for their moon gods. The Midianites adopted this god from the Minaeans and passed him on to the early Hebrews. The image of Yhwh as a snake can be seen on the Migdal Synagogue Stone where he is portrayed as an ouroboros (snake consuming his own tail) surrounding the flower of life. This image explains the Garden of Eden story in which Yhwh guards his sacred tree, the tree of life. He is also shown coiling around the 2 trees in the upper corners of his stone (scroll down to image of stone):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bennerfarms.com/dutch/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://bennerfarms.com/dutch/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to 2 Kings 18:4 &amp;amp; Ezekiel 8:10, Yhwh was worshipped in the form of the nehushtan (snake coiled around a pole). This image was still being appealed to in the gospels. In the Gospel according to John 3:14, Jesus compared himself to this image:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, YHWH began as an ophic (snake) cult. The origin of the name bears no relationship to the origin of the name Allah (swt), which means &quot;The (only) God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a lot more information on this subject at &lt;a href=&quot;http://arabianprophets.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://arabianprophets.com&lt;/a&gt;. Read the article entitled Serpent Yahweh, YHWH Snake God of Israel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah (swt) knows best!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2838" LastActivityDate="2013-08-10T14:20:30.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9133" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9130" CreationDate="2013-08-10T16:19:50.317" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It sounds like you knew you were going to be fasting, and you did not realize the fast had started. This sounds like it is squarely in the category of forgetful breaking of the fast and therefore your fast is not invalidated by that action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a pretty solid breakdown of the rules here at &lt;a href=&quot;http://pa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?id=303&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Fiqh of Fasting&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekersguidance.org/ans-blog/2010/08/28/accidental-forgetful-breaking-of-the-fast-what-is-the-difference/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; it is related that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Whoever forgets that he is fasting and eats or drinks, then he still completes his fast. It is only Allah who fed him and gave him drink.” [Bukhari]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3000" LastActivityDate="2013-08-10T16:19:50.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1772" CreationDate="2013-08-10T16:22:29.353" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;God says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Establish worship, pay the poor-due, and bow your heads with those who&#xA;  bow (in worship).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kuran-i Kerim: BAKARA:43&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That which ye give in usury in order that it may increase on (other)&#xA;  people's property hath no increase with Allah; but that which ye give&#xA;  in charity, seeking Allah's countenance, hath increase manifold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kuran-i Kerim: RUM:39&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To give zekad means, to give from your own money for someone else, who needs it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have debts, you can not! pay zekad. You can't fulfil the requirements of Islam. So don't do debts. For a solution ask your Imam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2862" LastEditorUserId="2862" LastEditDate="2013-08-10T16:27:42.627" LastActivityDate="2013-08-10T16:27:42.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9135" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-08-10T17:44:28.440" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Scientific proof questions are asking about a different type of evidence than is usually given on Islam.SE. These questions relate to evidence that is accepted by the secular world. The questioner generally does not want answers that rely upon the Qur'an, hadiths, or Islamic law as evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3000" LastEditorUserId="3000" LastEditDate="2013-08-10T18:53:29.123" LastActivityDate="2013-08-10T18:53:29.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9136" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-08-10T17:44:28.440" Score="0" Body="This tag is for questions where a specific type of evidence is requested as a response to a question - specifically, the answers should not rely on any religious authority." OwnerUserId="3000" LastEditorUserId="3000" LastEditDate="2013-08-10T18:54:07.220" LastActivityDate="2013-08-10T18:54:07.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9137" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-10T18:57:10.140" Score="4" ViewCount="233" Body="&lt;p&gt;While listening to a seerah lecture about the battle of Mu'tah, the lecturer made an interesting statement. First, the setup (paraphrased):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zayd ibn Thabit took the flag. Immediately, the Muslims were surrounded, and he was killed. Then Ja'far ibn Abi Talib took the flag, and again he was killed. Then Abdullah ibn Rawaha hesitated, said a poetry to himself, and took the flag, and was killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, his statement (again paraphrased):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because of his hesitation, he was given a slightly farther away bed (in Paradise)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe he indicated that this statement is a Hadith of Rasulullah, although I cannot find any mention of it when I search online (in English). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please identify this source for me, along with the full statement, in at least English (bonus if you also get the Arabic version).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-24T18:08:03.207" LastActivityDate="2021-10-01T13:40:49.977" Title="Statement about slightly lesser reward of Abdullah ibn Rawaha (radillahu anhu)" Tags="|source-identification|seerah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9120" CreationDate="2013-08-10T19:00:48.217" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I were you, I would follow the majority. So, you have to know the considered by the majority of Muslims around the world. However, if there are a distinguished majority in the UK, so, you have follow them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3014" LastActivityDate="2013-08-10T19:00:48.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9120" CreationDate="2013-08-10T21:27:42.700" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first thing to do is to have correct our understanding and then base our activities based on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moon sighting is not necessary now&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said a month can be of 29 days. If you see a moon on 29th day, the month ends. If for some reason we can not see the moon, then &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;we should complete 30 days&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was well-established at the time of the prophet (PBUH) that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac06&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a lunar month can not be more than 30 days&lt;/a&gt;. That's why, it was not necessary to see the moon on the 30th day. If seeing the moon was a strict condition, it would have to be seen on the 30th day too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, with the help of science, we can determine the location of the moon at any given location based on astronomical calculations. So we can determine whether the month will have 29 or 30 days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Make a calendar&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on astronomical calculation, make a calendar that can be used, not only for religious but also day-to-day activities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-08-10T21:27:42.700" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9141" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9143" CreationDate="2013-08-10T22:08:23.203" Score="4" ViewCount="47114" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the difference between &quot;fakeer&quot; (فقير) and &quot;miskeen&quot; (مسكين)? Are they different levels of poor, or do they refer to the same thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also what conditions must apply to be considered for each of the two with respect to sadaqah/zakat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْعَامِلِينَ&#xA;  عَلَيْهَا وَالْمُؤَلَّفَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَفِي الرِّقَابِ&#xA;  وَالْغَارِمِينَ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ ۖ فَرِيضَةً&#xA;  مِّنَ اللَّهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat At-Tawbah : 60&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3015" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-03-29T12:08:14.247" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:25:27.617" Title="Difference between &quot;fakeer&quot; and &quot;miskeen&quot;" Tags="|tafseer|arabic|zakat|sadaqah|surat-at-tawbah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8654" CreationDate="2013-08-10T22:31:00.937" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;For anything to be a sin, it has to part of the religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source of Islamic rulings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ONLY source of anything in Islam is the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). He gave us two things from which we derive any religious ruling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Quran&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran mentions a number of sinful things but cutting your beard is not one of them, so we can leave it out. Now we have to check if it is a sunnah or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, when talking Sunnah, we should understand that Sunnah are a set of actions performed by a person. For anything to be categorized as a sunnah, it has to meet certain criteria. The first and the foremost is that &lt;strong&gt;it has to be an action that is addressed by religion&lt;/strong&gt;. So what are the actions that are addressed by the religion (in this case Islam)? These are as follows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Acts of worship&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anything related to cleanliness of our physical body.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anything related to purity of what goes inside the body (i.e. what we eat).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anything related to purity of our mind and soul.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These actions are either allowing something that increase the cleanliness and purity, or vice versa. All the orders in Quran and Sunnah can be related to at-least one of these categories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Since growing a beard can not be categorized to any of these categories, it is not part of Sunnah of our prophet (PBUH). Leaving anything that is not part of Sunnah is not a sin.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-08-10T22:31:00.937" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9143" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9141" CreationDate="2013-08-11T06:58:37.470" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can find a pretty good analysis of the differences &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicstudies.info/tafheem.php?sura=9&amp;amp;verse=60&amp;amp;to=66#s9_n61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to the Arabic usage, &lt;strong&gt;fuqara&lt;/strong&gt; are all those people who&#xA;  depend on others for the necessities of life. The Arabic word fuqara&#xA;  is a general word for all those who are needy because of some physical&#xA;  defects, or old age, or temporarily out of living means, and can&#xA;  become self-supporting if they are helped like orphans, widows, the&#xA;  unemployed, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to the Arabic usage, &lt;strong&gt;masakin&lt;/strong&gt; are those indigent people&#xA;  who are in greater distress than the needy people usually are. The&#xA;  Prophet (peace be upon him) especially enjoined the Muslims to help&#xA;  such people as are unable to find the necessary means to satisfy their&#xA;  wants and are in very straitened circumstances, but are so&#xA;  self-respecting that they would not beg for anything, nor would others&#xA;  judge from their outward appearance that they were deserving people.&#xA;  According to a tradition miskin is one who cannot make ends meet,&#xA;  though his appearance does not show that he needs help nor does he beg&#xA;  for help. In short, he is a self-respecting person who has become&#xA;  needy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The descriptions are also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alahazrat.net/islam/zakat-%28alms-to-the-poor%29-qanoon-e-shariat.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, in the section &quot;Who is a poor person and is defined as a pauper&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A &lt;strong&gt;Faqir&lt;/strong&gt; is a person who has some property but not enough to make&#xA;  the qualifying threshold known as Nisaab or he has enough to fulfill&#xA;  the Nisaab but some of or all of the property is part of his basic&#xA;  necessities, such as a house to live in and clothes to wear and&#xA;  servants for his care and tools for his profession, then regardless of&#xA;  how expensive they are, they are not counted in Nisaab and if his&#xA;  savings do no total the Nisaab or he has savings but he is in debt and&#xA;  when his debt is calculated it takes his savings below the Nisaab&#xA;  threshold, then this person is regarded as a poor person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A &lt;strong&gt;Misqueen&lt;/strong&gt; is a person who has nothing and is desperate even for&#xA;  shelter or for clothing to cover his body and has to resort to&#xA;  begging. It is allowed for a Misqueen to beg and it is not allowed for&#xA;  a Faqir to beg. This is because if a person has enough for food or&#xA;  clothing to cover themselves then it is Haram for a person to beg.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell, all categories are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zakatguide.org/english/distribution_zakat.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;treated equally&lt;/a&gt; with regards to sadaqah/zakat, unless they are relatives, in which case they generally get &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hidaya.org/publications/zakat-information/miscellaneous&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;preferential treatment&lt;/a&gt; (and it is not called charity, to save their pride).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3000" LastEditorUserId="3015" LastEditDate="2013-08-12T04:49:53.253" LastActivityDate="2013-08-12T04:49:53.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9141" CreationDate="2013-08-11T12:33:06.817" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The scholars differed as to the meaning of the &amp;quot;fakeer&amp;quot; (فقير) and &amp;quot;maskeen&amp;quot; (مسكين), and the difference between them to several statements including the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;that the fakeer better than the maskeen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Conversely, a maskeen better than the fakeer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is no difference between them in terms of meaning but differed in the name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Qurtubi said in his interpretation:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scholars differed as to the difference between the fakeer and maskeen on nine points, Some of them said that the fakeer better than the maskeen, they said: the fakeer is the one who has some what keep it alive, and the maskeen , which has nothing to do,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And others said Conversely, They said the maskeen better than the fakeer.&#xA;They quoted as evidence, saying the Allaah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَمَّا السَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَاكِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِي الْبَحْرِ&#xA;فَأَرَدتُّ أَنْ أَعِيبَهَا وَكَانَ وَرَاءَهُم مَّلِكٌ يَأْخُذُ كُلَّ&#xA;سَفِينَةٍ غَصْبًا ﴿الكهف: ٧٩﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the ship, it belonged to poor&#xA;people working at sea. So I intended to cause defect in it as there&#xA;was after them a king who seized every [good] ship by force.&#xA;[18:79] Saheeh International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was told that they have ship from the ships of the sea. Perhaps equal to the total of money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And they based also including narrated from the Prophet, peace be upon him, he seek refuge (تعوذ) from poor (fakr).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he said (peace be upon him):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏&#xA;اللَّهُمَّ أَحْيِنِي مِسْكِينًا وَأَمِتْنِي مِسْكِينًا وَاحْشُرْنِي&#xA;فِي زُمْرَةِ الْمَسَاكِينِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ  ....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anas narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: &amp;quot;O Allah! Cause me to live&#xA;needy, and cause me to die needy and gather me in the group pf the&#xA;needy on the Day of Resurrection.&amp;quot; ...&#xA;[Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2352]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that were the the maskeen worse off than the fakeer led to the hadeeth contradiction, it is impossible to seek refuge from fakr and then asks what is the worst off of it,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And Shafii said another: that the fakeer and maskeen is no difference between them in meaning but parted ways in the name&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And there are sayings says: maskeen, which does not have a living&#xA;And the fakeer who do not have a staple food in his year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/98440&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;See this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-04T17:25:27.617" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:25:27.617" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8149" CreationDate="2013-08-11T16:52:13.327" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I should point out that there is likely to be a confusion based on the usage of the word &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_%28Islam%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Satan&lt;/a&gt;&quot; for anyone not already familiar with the Islamic doctrine. &quot;Satan&quot; refers to two overlapping groups.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the question uses &quot;he&quot; and &quot;him,&quot; I assume that the assumption is that the word &quot;Satan&quot; always refers to the same being across the Torah, Bible, and Qur'an. This is incorrect. In the Qur'an, this being is referred to as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/280654/Iblis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Iblis&lt;/a&gt;. Like the other answers stated, he was instructed to bow down to humans, and refused. Subsequently, due to his anger at being rejected by Allah, he has chosen to lead people astray from Allah's desire for them. Iblis' actions are his own, caused by his pain at his just punishment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;Satan&quot; in Islam also refers to a class of jinn called the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/537799/shaitan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;shaitan&lt;/a&gt;. These beings are actively malicious, because they have never heard the Qur'an, which would teach them to be good. They can be repelled by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/surabenefit.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;readings from the Qur'an&lt;/a&gt;. These do not convert them to good, suggesting they understand the effects the Recitation would have on them, and seek to depart when they hear it. Iblis is the leader of the shaitan, and is counted as one, leading to some confusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3000" LastActivityDate="2013-08-11T16:52:13.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9148" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-11T17:52:26.130" Score="4" ViewCount="4379" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/9117/why-does-iblees-and-shaytaans-disobey-allah&quot;&gt;This question&lt;/a&gt; got me thinking: If Iblis has free will, as all jinn do, it would stand to reason that he is capable of realizing the errors of his ways and praying to Allah, regardless of whether Allah would accept him back. However, I have never seen or heard anything suggesting that Iblis is capable of calming his pride and anger. Does Iblis have the capacity to change? In 7:14-15, Iblis requests reprieve and is granted it. Even if Allah has no intention of taking Iblis back, is it possible that he is left to his own actions in order to give him time to see the error of his ways?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3000" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2017-10-23T09:25:46.310" Title="Can Iblis submit to Allah?" Tags="|shaitan|jinn|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9150" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-12T08:16:51.867" Score="0" ViewCount="212" Body="&lt;p&gt;I work at Starbucks and I give all interest immediately to charity. I regularly take money out for food and the last bit of money I had, I used to get circumcised. I spent all the money before one year was completed after I exceeded nisab. Do I have to pay zakat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3020" LastActivityDate="2013-09-11T22:40:45.007" Title="I received $4000 dollars, which exceeds nisab, but spent it on food and circumcision before one year of getting, it, do I have to pay zakat?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9150" CreationDate="2013-08-12T10:45:55.037" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zakat on savings is to be paid by fixing a day of a year. If, on that day, you have money above nisab, then you pay zakat on that. The day can be any day, as long as it is the same for every year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-08-12T10:45:55.037" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9152" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9164" CreationDate="2013-08-12T12:42:23.333" Score="3" ViewCount="5685" Body="&lt;p&gt;Take any given verse from the Quran.  Do muslims believe that each and every verse in the quran has a very specific single meaning just like a normal book, or can verses have multiple meanings, and/or hidden secrets?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I mean is, if a non muslim who hates islam and starts reading the quran, he will get a totally different meaning from the quran than a muslim who reads the quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, if a highly islamically educated muslim who dedicates his life to understanding the quran, will he see further or multiple meanings which the average muslim will not see, i.e. the more he reads and understands the quran, will he start seeing hidden secrets in the quran which only the very dedicated people can see?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="897" LastEditDate="2013-08-12T12:56:34.737" LastActivityDate="2018-10-17T21:39:17.077" Title="Does the quran have multiple meanings?" Tags="|quran|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9153" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7465" CreationDate="2013-08-12T15:07:09.697" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Iblis &lt;a href=&quot;http://askaquestionto.us/question-answer/miscellaneous/what-does-waswasa-mean&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;whispers&lt;/a&gt; to mankind to lead them astray. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From the evil of the retreating whisperer -&#xA;  Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah 114:4-5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This whispering is speech that Iblis intends &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-the-scholar/muslim-creed/muslim-belief/175292.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;to be hidden&lt;/a&gt; from Allah, but of course, that is not possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But do they not know that Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah 2:77&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Iblis uses ones' own thoughts against them, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/islamicfamily-life/24.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;instilling doubts and fears&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One of the harmful effects of waswasa of thought is that the affected person always takes the negative view of things. Some people don’t see anything positive about themselves or those around them. They take a negative and morose view of everything. They never think of the strengths they or those around them have, but are always complaining about their failings and weaknesses. ... Another symptom of waswasa of thought is that the person gets fed up with life and remains sad. If the person is pious, he wonders why he has come into this world. He thinks it would have been better if he had not come into the world. ... The worst effect of waswasa of thought is that the person becomes suspicious. First he is plagued with bad thoughts about his own family, and then gradually this extends to the society. If this malady progresses further, he starts doubting Allah, the Holy Quran, the Prophet (s) and his Progeny (a.s.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the whispers of Iblis are just about meaningless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah , and those who disbelieve fight in the cause of Taghut. So fight against the allies of Satan. Indeed, the plot of Satan has ever been weak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah 4:76&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if an evil suggestion comes to you from Satan, then seek refuge in Allah. Indeed, He is Hearing and Knowing. Indeed, those who fear Allah - when an impulse touches them from Satan, they remember [Him] and at once they have insight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah 7:200-201&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, looking closely at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iqrasense.com/satan-and-evil/satan-story-shaitaan-tactics-methods-to-ward-off-influences-whispers.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ways that Iblis tries to lead mankind astray&lt;/a&gt;, we see rebelliousness, weakened faith, increased pride, conceit, laziness, Muslim-to-Muslim fighting, and disregarding obligatory deeds. Unfortunately, no human is immune from these thoughts at times, no matter how pious they are. Iblis has been watching humanity since its creation. He has had enough time to learn how humans think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Iblis only knows what is in every human's mind, but he uses that to trick us into thinking that he sees into our hearts. Only Allah truly knows our thoughts.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3000" LastActivityDate="2013-08-12T15:07:09.697" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9154" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9157" CreationDate="2013-08-12T15:34:40.470" Score="1" ViewCount="791" Body="&lt;p&gt;I realize that &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1284/what-is-the-magic-and-what-is-the-ruling-on-learning-it-in-islam/1285#1285&quot;&gt;studying sorcery or consulting a soothsayer&lt;/a&gt; is unlawful, but I am confused as to whether or not someone who knew these practices would be able to become a Muslim. I am under the impression that anyone who says shahada and truly means it can become Muslim, but does certain knowledge forbid one entry into Allah's path?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am looking for Qur'anic verses or hadiths that can help answer the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3000" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T03:10:55.460" Title="Are soothsayers and sorcerers allowed to become Muslim?" Tags="|halal-haram|sihr|conversion|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9155" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9173" CreationDate="2013-08-12T19:52:25.067" Score="5" ViewCount="7186" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the time of the prophet when the wars took place.  How did the islamic soldiers fight?  Did they just randomly swing their swords at their enemy or did they have some sort of fighting system which they practised?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm assuming they practised some sort of fighting technique which used swords.  Does anyone know if this is true and what system they used?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorDisplayName="user27315" LastEditDate="2018-04-26T05:26:52.133" LastActivityDate="2018-04-26T05:26:52.133" Title="Was there, or are there, any formal Islamic systems of combat?" Tags="|quran|hadith|sunni|islamic-events|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9156" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9150" CreationDate="2013-08-12T22:03:45.903" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Hanafi school, zakat is due on the total you have after the year has passed.  It doesn't matter if some of that money has not been &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/319/22&quot;&gt;in your possession for a whole year&lt;/a&gt;, it only matters that you've maintained at least the &lt;em&gt;nisab&lt;/em&gt; for the year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have not maintained the &lt;em&gt;nisab&lt;/em&gt; for a full year, no zakat is due.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2013-08-12T22:10:38.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9154" CreationDate="2013-08-13T03:10:55.460" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran is very clear on this subject. The only sin that will no be forgiven on the day of Judgment will be &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shirk&lt;/a&gt; (Knowingly associating partners with Allah). All other sins are pardonable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This world is made for a test and if a person, no matter what his sins, repents and comes on the right path, he should be hopeful, that Allah will Forgive his sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T03:10:55.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9152" CreationDate="2013-08-13T03:34:47.927" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran is a book that communicates with its readers at multiple levels. It appeals to the first time reader, as well as, to a scholar. There is a supplication that it attributed to Hazrat Umar bin Khatab (RA). One part of the supplication is &quot;Show me wonders in Quran&quot; (loose translation). This indicates that there are hidden things in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Few things to understand is that the main message in Quran is very simple and can be understood by everyone. Quran introduces some philosophy and some orders, that can be understood by everyone by simple reading. The philosophical concepts are time-bound and applies to us equally as it applied to the people at the time of revelation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is list of philosophical topics explained in Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Concept of God&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Concept of Akhrat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Concept of Free will (Jabr-o-Qadr)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Concept of Good and Evil (Khair-o-Shar)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Concept of Phophethood&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunnah of God (Sunnah-e-Ilahi)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing to note is Quran was revealed in a historical context. The best way to understand Quran is to first relate it to its first audience, the muslims, kuffar, jews and Christian at the time of revelation. Then see, how (and if) it relates to us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a personal note, I would say if you don't understand something in Quran, move on, Allah will explain it to you, in time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T03:34:47.927" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9159" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-08-13T04:53:25.157" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This tag is for questions about &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/280654/Iblis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the leader of the evil shaitan&lt;/a&gt;. In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/11-18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 7:11-18&lt;/a&gt;, Iblees refuses to follow Allah's will, and he dedicates his life to bringing suffering to the world. While Iblees is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/537799/shaitan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;shaitan&lt;/a&gt;, the two are not synonymous (although Iblees is often referred to as &quot;the shaitan&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to note that Iblees is not an angel, unlike the conception of Satan in Judaism and Christianity. He is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/304033/jinni&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;jinn&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3000" LastEditorUserId="3000" LastEditDate="2013-08-13T05:29:06.020" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T05:29:06.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9160" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-08-13T04:53:25.157" Score="0" Body="This tag is for questions about the jinn that refused to prostrate to Adam against Allah's will. He is the leader of the shaitan, and his whispers cause much of the evil in the world." OwnerUserId="3000" LastEditorUserId="3000" LastEditDate="2013-08-13T05:29:12.643" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T05:29:12.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9161" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2845" CreationDate="2013-08-13T05:00:20.553" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have always felt that the law of attraction is compatible with Islamic teachings.&#xA;We ask Allah SWT for things everyday through duas and prayer (somewhat like the &amp;quot;positive thinking&amp;quot; in the law of attraction).   This being said, one of the stated reasons for unanswered duas (and what I believe to be the main culprit when my duas aren't answered) is when the worshipper thinks that dua will not be answered (in advance).   To me it's like a lack of confidence and trust in Allah SWT — this resembles somewhat what the new-age folks believe with respect the &amp;quot;law of attraction&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not thinking positively of God may have invocations unanswered.  There are a number of relevant ahadith from the prophet Muhammad, such as the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Make du'a to God in a state that you are certain that your du'a will be responded to, and know that God does not respond to a du'a that originates from a negligent, inattentive heart&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;—narrated by al-Tirmidhi and al-Hakim from Abu-Hurayrah and authenticated by al-Albani in sahih al-Jami&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Allah, may He be exalted, says: ‘I am as My slave thinks I am.’&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;—Narrated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/97/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari, 7405&lt;/a&gt;; Muslim, 4675&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think what you were thinking was shirk; you were just looking for another way to understand or view teachings which already existed.  I personally gained a better understanding of how important my faith in Allah's will, generosity, guidance, love (unconditional despite my human imperfections) and mercy is after reading about the law of attraction and reflecting on the Islamic teachings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my case, I think I lacked faith that Allah SWT would answer my duas because I wasn't a good enough person.  I now know that such a belief is, in a way, equivalent to shirk because I am basing it on my own perceived human limitation — who am I to interpret how our Lord will view me, especially when he has made his mercy abundantly clear to us?  I just need to have faith, blind faith in Allah SWT.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would also recommend reading the following blog post, which I believe sums it up best:  &lt;a href=&quot;http://muslim-mind.com/2011/05/optimism-and-the-law-of-attraction-in-islam/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://muslim-mind.com/2011/05/optimism-and-the-law-of-attraction-in-islam/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this make sense?  Was this kind of along the lines of what you were thinking?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3022" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T06:05:01.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9162" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9235" CreationDate="2013-08-13T05:22:49.820" Score="2" ViewCount="3666" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've looked at&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.uga.edu/Sufism.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sufism -- Sufis -- Sufi Orders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://projectsufism.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Project Sufism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.religionfacts.com/islam/sects/sufi.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Religion Facts' Sufi page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patheos.com/Library/Sufism.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pantheos' Sufism page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/41/sufi-islam-practice&quot;&gt;What are the practical differences between Sufi practices versus Sunni and Shiite practices?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but there's so much information I don't know where to begin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the minimum requirements to study Sufism, i.e. what should I know before I start?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3000" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T22:02:26.780" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T22:02:26.780" Title="How should I start to study Sufism (academically)?" Tags="|sufism|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9163" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-13T07:26:04.357" Score="2" ViewCount="6677" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it a sin to receive profit from a profit and loss bank account? I heard that profit earned from one's bank account is haram. But how would this change if the person also incurs a loss in case the bank suffers a loss?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2226" LastEditorUserId="13270" LastEditDate="2015-07-10T18:48:15.010" LastActivityDate="2020-06-04T07:56:31.980" Title="What is the islamic view on profit received from a Profit and loss bank account?" Tags="|banking|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9164" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9152" CreationDate="2013-08-13T08:31:46.523" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're right about a dedicated person (not necessarily a Muslim) having a different understanding of the Quran than an average one. But that &amp;quot;different&amp;quot; doesn't mean contradictory or something totally unrelated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way I see it, the difference is in the depth and perspective of the meaning. Every verse in the Quran has an easy meaning, that is the literal meaning of the sentence/verse when read in plain Arabic. But then there's also the deeper (or hidden if you like) meaning that arises from the way the words have been used. Arabic language is very rich in terms of conveying different meanings by the way words are put together. I will give you an example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two verses are from Surah Ash-Sharh:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iUMfM.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 95: Verse 5&quot; /&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cmZwR.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chapter 94: Verse 6&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which mean, respectively:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once a scholar explained that the word 'hardship' (Al-'Usr) has the two letters A (elf) and L (lam) in it, which in Arabic it is used for definitive reasons; meaning, the two words in the verses both refer to the same 'hardship' that is being talked about. Whereas the word 'ease' (Yusr) is without A and L; and this is because when used without the two definitive letters, they mean two different things. So, he said, from these verses, we can understand that for a single 'hardship' there is more than one 'ease'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just an example to show what I mean. Qur'an is full of these examples. Also, the Qur'an is not for a certain age in time, it's for all the time from the day it was revealed to the day this universe will come to an end. Because of that, the verses may be interpreted in different ways in different times in history. This is because humans develop and learn/understand new things. Those new ideas and developments bring along new comprehension to the Qur'an. It's more like, when you just learn a new concept and later you realize that it was actually mentioned in the Qur'an, you go &amp;quot;Oh right, THAT's what that verse must have meant!&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3023" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T08:31:46.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9165" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-13T09:44:44.877" Score="2" ViewCount="1586" Body="&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/115761&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/115761&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;narrated by Ahmad in his Musnad and by Abu Dawood in his Sunan with a&#xA;  saheeh isnaad from Umm Salamah (may Allaah be pleased with him) who&#xA;  said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon&#xA;  him) forbade &lt;strong&gt;all kinds of&lt;/strong&gt; intoxicants and relaxants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That &lt;strong&gt;all kinds of&lt;/strong&gt; bit seems to tell me that many different types of intoxicants and relaxants were forbidden but not all.  If it had said &lt;strong&gt;forbade ALL intoxicants and relaxants&lt;/strong&gt;, that to mean would mean that absolutely ALL intoxicants and relaxants are forbidden.  But the above hadith says &lt;strong&gt;all kinds of&lt;/strong&gt; instead of &lt;strong&gt;all&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I say this because according to the dictionary, &lt;strong&gt;all kinds of&lt;/strong&gt; roughly means the same thing as &lt;strong&gt;all manner of&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;all sorts of&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/all+kinds+of&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/all+kinds+of&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All kinds of&lt;/strong&gt;: also, all manner or  sorts of .  All or many varieties of something, as in Before the banquet, they served all&#xA;  kinds of drinks , or He sold exotic fruit of all sorts , or The museum&#xA;  featured all manner of artifacts . [Early 1300s]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, if all relaxants and intoxicants are not forbidden, which types are not forbidden?  i.e. which relaxants and intoxicants were not forbidden by the prophet of islam and/or God when the prophet of islam was alive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some definitions from Google search:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Intoxicanting&lt;/strong&gt;: Cause (someone) to lose control of their faculties or&#xA;  behavior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relaxants&lt;/strong&gt;: A drug used to promote relaxation or reduce tension.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Languor&lt;/strong&gt;: The state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ineria&lt;/strong&gt;: A tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2013-08-13T10:58:16.040" LastActivityDate="2015-11-24T11:12:28.340" Title="Which intoxicants and relaxants are not forbidden?" Tags="|quran|hadith|practical-islam|sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9166" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9165" CreationDate="2013-08-13T10:31:42.220" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two general criteria Intoxicant/Relaxants:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It should not cause a person loose the ability to judge right from wrong.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It should not cause addiction, such that if not taken, will drastically effect a person's ability to do daily activities.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, tea/coffee does enhance mental ability but it is not addictive. People go about doing their daily activities during Ramazan without a cup of coffee in the morning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also known that different quantities of these kinds of drugs effect every person to a different degree. Thus it is very difficult to defined a &quot;permissible&quot; quantity. A general rule given by scholars is &quot;if a large quantity causes a person to loose control over oneself, then smaller quantity of that is also forbidden&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this reasoning, alcohol is forbidden, although for someone, taking a sip will not effect him in any way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T10:31:42.220" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7753" CreationDate="2013-08-13T11:42:07.290" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;They have the same meaning;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The faseeh correct spelling/pronounce is Rihan (RaI-han)&#xA;Some Arabic countries (like Egypt) pronounce it (slang) as Rehan (Ree-han)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="603" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T11:42:07.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7516" CreationDate="2013-08-13T11:45:32.260" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's an old arabic phrase as you said, it's somehow slang. When you find someone doing weird/dangerous/wrong deed and you try to stop him with a shout &quot;You're a dead man!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's very similar to that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="603" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T11:45:32.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7465" CreationDate="2013-08-13T12:11:44.487" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Answers to this question cannot be verified. This question existed many centuries ago, many scholars had different (and contradicting) views.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I went by an &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=151225&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;arabic fatwa&lt;/a&gt; stating some of those views. You may use a translator if you wish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="603" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T12:11:44.487" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9155" CreationDate="2013-08-13T14:05:44.227" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;To my knowledge, I have not read or heard of a specific martial art practiced in the lifetime of the prophet(Peace on him) as is done in this era. However the popular sports of the day included Running, Wrestling, Swimming, Horse riding and archery. I guess this was somewhat sufficient to keep the troops fit enough to wield a sword or shoot an arrow whether standing, running or riding. Whatever type of training method was used, was not(to my knowledge) written about specifically. Perhaps another reader may have a clue to a text that does provide answers relating to the tactical usage of a sword.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to the effect of the message of our beloved prophet, many who had accepted the faith were themselves educated and bore skills that greatly benefited the need of the time. The prophet seemed to be not heavily involved in the military complex issues and could have used a lot of advice from his companions. Some where highly skilled prior to accepting Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please see the following for more : &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.swordhistory.info/?p=10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.swordhistory.info/?p=10&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may get an idea about the tribes that influenced the prophet's(Peace on him) means and methods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashidun_army&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashidun_army&lt;/a&gt; . This wiki will probably create an impression about the master sword artists of the day post prophet Muhammad(peace on him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The companion Umar(RA) was known to be fierce with his sword, as well as the prophets uncle, Abbaas(RA) and not least Muawwiya(RA). I guess that the Arabs had developed their own form of sword fighting. Interesting question. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3026" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T14:05:44.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9174" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9155" CreationDate="2013-08-13T15:46:06.593" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can't say anything about particular types of martial arts, but going from the fact that our Prophet (pbuh) encouraged Muslims to teach themselves skills including riding a horse and swimming, one can assume that the companions at the time would have known some fighting skills (as they were following Prophet's advice in the best way and were successful in battles) that were known at their time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the type of martial arts that we see today were probably invented only afterwards. We can also see from historic movies how warriors only swing their swords in a fight and other simple techniques like running away and protecting yourself from a sword attack. So these techniques were probably practiced by everyone at the time, only a matter of who was quicker and stronger.. etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3023" LastActivityDate="2013-08-13T15:46:06.593" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9175" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9179" CreationDate="2013-08-13T16:50:41.987" Score="8" ViewCount="2811" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can not find very much reliable information about &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Stone&quot;&gt;black stone&lt;/a&gt;. Why is it important, and does anyone know what it is made of?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3000" LastActivityDate="2018-04-23T14:23:09.017" Title="What is the black stone in the Kaaba?" Tags="|kaabah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9175" CreationDate="2013-08-14T05:58:43.867" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a number of hadiths about the Black Stone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Black Stone was sent down by Allah(SUBH) to this earth from Paradise.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas said: The Messenger of Allaah  (peace&#xA;  and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The Black Stone came down&#xA;  from Paradise.” - &lt;em&gt;Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 877&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Stone was whiter than milk, but the sins of the sons of Adam made it black.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas said: The Messenger of Allaah  (peace&#xA;  and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When the Black Stone came&#xA;  down from Paradise, it was whiter than milk, but the sins of the sons&#xA;  of Adam made it black.”- &lt;em&gt;Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 877; Ahmad, 2792. Classed as saheeh by Ibn Khuzaymah, 4/219&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(a)     Al-Mubaarakfoori said in al-Marqaah: This means, the sins of the sons of Adam who touched the stone, caused it to turn black. The hadeeth should be taken at face value, because there is no reason not to, either narrated in a report or by virtue of common sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi, 3/525)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(b)    Al-Haafiz ibn Hajar said: Some heretics tried to criticize this hadeeth by saying: How come the sins of the mushrikeen turned it black and the worship of the people of Tawheed did not make it white?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I answer by quoting what Ibn Qutaybah said: If Allaah had willed, that would have happened. But Allaah has caused it to be the case that black usually changes other colours and its not itself changed, which is the opposite to what happens with white.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(c)     Al-Muhibb al-Tabari said: The fact that it is black is a lesson for those who have insight. If sins can have this effect on an inanimate rock, then the effect they have on the heart is greater.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Fath al-Baari, 3/463&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Black Stone will come forth on the Day of Resurrection and will testify in favour of those who touched it in truth.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas said: The Messenger of Allaah  (peace&#xA;  and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said concerning the Stone: “By&#xA;  Allaah, Allaah will bring it forth on the Day of Resurrection, and it&#xA;  will have two eyes with which it will see and a tongue with which it&#xA;  will speak, and it will testify in favour of those who touched it in&#xA;  sincerity.”- &lt;em&gt;Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 961; Ibn Maajah, 2944&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Touching, kissing or pointing to the Black Stone&lt;/strong&gt; – this is the first thing to be done when starting Tawaaf, whether it is for Hajj or ‘Umrah, or voluntary Tawaaf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah (may Allaah be pleased &#xA;  with him) that when the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of&#xA;  Allaah be upon him) came to Makkaah, he came to the Black Stone and&#xA;  touched it, then he walked to the right of it and ran three times and&#xA;  walked three times [around the Ka’bah].- &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithcollection.com/fiqh-ussunnah/391-Fiqh-us%20Sunnah%20Section%2068.%20The%20Hajj%20Of%20The%20Prophet%20%28PBUH%29/21608-fiqh-us-sunnah-volume-005-hajj-and-umrah-fiqh-5019.html&quot;&gt;Muslim, 1218&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) kissed the Black Stone, and his ummah followed his lead in doing so.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Umar r.a came near the Black Stone and kissed it and said &quot;No doubt, I&#xA;  know that you are a stone and can neither benefit anyone nor harm&#xA;  anyone. Had I not seen Allah's Apostle kissing you I would not have&#xA;  kissed you.&quot;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithcollection.com/sahihbukhari/59-Sahih%20Bukhari%20Book%2026.%20Pilgrimmage%20%28Hajj%29/2145-sahih-bukhari-volume-002-book-026-hadith-number-667.html&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari Volume 002, Book 026, Hadith Number 667.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If a person is unable to kiss the Stone, he should touch it with his hand or something else, then he can kiss the thing with which he touched it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Naafi’ said: I saw Ibn ‘Umar touch the Stone with&#xA;  his hand then he kissed his hand. I said, I have never ceased to do&#xA;  this since I saw the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of&#xA;  Allaah be upon him) do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Tufayl (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:&#xA;  I saw the Messenger of Allaah  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon&#xA;  him) performing Tawaaf around the House, touching the corner [where&#xA;  the Stone is] with a crooked stick which he had with him, then kissing&#xA;  the stick.    - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithcollection.com/fiqh-ussunnah/399-fiqh-us-sunnah-section-76-tawaf-or-circumambulation-around-kabah/21687-fiqh-us-sunnah-volume-005-hajj-and-umrah-fiqh-5074b.html&quot;&gt;Fiqh-us-Sunnah Volume 005, Hajj and 'Umrah, Fiqh 5.074B&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If a person is unable to do the above, then he can point to it with his hand and say “Allaahu akbar”.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas said: The Messenger of Allaah  (peace&#xA;  and blessings of Allaah be upon him) performed Tawaaf on his camel,&#xA;  and every time he came to the corner [where the Stone is] he would&#xA;  point to it and say “Allaahu akbar.”- &lt;a href=&quot;http://hadithcollection.com/about-hadith-books/59-Sahih%20Bukhari%20Book%2026.%20Pilgrimmage%20%28Hajj%29/2130-sahih-bukhari-volume-002-book-026-hadith-number-682.html&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari Volume 002, Book 026, Hadith Number 682.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Touching the Stone is one of the things by means of which Allaah expiates for sins&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah &#xA;  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “Touching them both&#xA;  [the Black Stone and al-Rukn al-Yamani] is an expiation for sins.”- &lt;em&gt;Tirmidhi, 959&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-08-14T06:15:51.093" LastActivityDate="2013-08-14T06:15:51.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9181" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-14T12:39:17.610" Score="3" ViewCount="54253" Body="&lt;p&gt;People often talk of major and minor sins, minor being those which may be forgiven due to good deeds and regular prayer, etc, while major are those that one must repent for with sincerity for forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do touching and kissing, spending time with a girl, etc, count as major as they may directly lead to a major sin? Are the equivalent to zina. Also, could more... 'serious' acts be considered more sinful, such as kissing is worse than holding hands, and oral sex might be worse still as they are getting closer and closer to actual sex before marriage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know of any references in the Qur'an that refer to such acts, as I am struggling to find any, or indeed the hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala didn't hand down a list of sins in order of how bad they are and that, at the end of the day, sin is sin, but any guidance would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; This hadith seems to suggest that such actions are equivalent to zina, as the Prophet calls them &quot;zina of the eyes&quot;, etc:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah has decreed for every son of Adam his share of zina, which he will inevitably commit. The zina of the eyes is looking, the zina of the tongue is speaking, one may wish and desire, and the private parts confirm that or deny it.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this the case?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3030" LastEditorUserId="3030" LastEditDate="2013-08-14T14:01:38.543" LastActivityDate="2021-05-25T19:52:19.027" Title="Do actions (kissing, touching, etc) which could lead to zina (sex before marriage) count as a major sin?" Tags="|nikah|sin|sex|relationships|zina|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9182" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-14T13:01:02.687" Score="1" ViewCount="2958" Body="&lt;p&gt;So he will be Muslim before they get married and will follow all the rules of Islam.&lt;br&gt; He has been brought up Christian but if he accepts Islam, converts to Islam and there is no relation between the two before marriage - is this allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3031" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-30T05:13:58.763" LastActivityDate="2017-08-30T05:13:58.763" Title="Can a Muslim woman marry a non-Muslim (Christian man) if he converts before marriage?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2014-12-15T04:41:40.557" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9182" CreationDate="2013-08-14T14:12:31.690" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;So when the marriage is taking place, the man is Muslim. Then no reason why they couldn't get married. Certainly Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3023" LastActivityDate="2013-08-14T14:12:31.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9184" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9182" CreationDate="2013-08-14T14:44:55.377" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As long as he accepts Islam for itself and not for the purpose of marriage everything is absolutely fine!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means he is &quot;really&quot; Muslim when they marry - no reason why they couldn't marry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="965" LastActivityDate="2013-08-14T14:44:55.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9185" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9181" CreationDate="2013-08-14T14:51:47.683" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lets start with touching, as that sounds like the most innocent of actions you've described in your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is haraam for a man to touch the hand of a girl who is not his&#xA;  mahram, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon&#xA;  him) said: “&lt;strong&gt;For one of you to be stabbed in the head with an iron&#xA;  needle is better for him than for him to touch a woman who is not&#xA;  permissible for him.&lt;/strong&gt;” Narrated by al-Tabaraani from the hadeeth of&#xA;  Ma’qil ibn Yasaar (may Allaah have mercy on him); classed as saheeh by&#xA;  al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’, 5045.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/36648&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/36648&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, for you to die by getting stabbed in the head with an iron needle is better than touching a non mehram woman.  So the most innocent of actions such as touching sounds like a pretty major sin!  i.e, you're better off dying by getting an iron needle stuck in your head, than to touch a non mehram woman...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that in mind, the other actions/activities you described could be thought of as less innocent than the &quot;touching&quot; action.  So if touching is such a major sin, I'd hate to even try to imagine what kind of punishments would be better than those other actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this helps you see how major the sins are for the actions you've described.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2013-08-14T19:28:22.190" LastActivityDate="2013-08-14T19:28:22.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9187" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-14T19:00:32.373" Score="5" ViewCount="1544" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been reading about the Islamic stock market and have been looking at some of the companies in some of the Islamic indexes and/or Islamic funds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have noticed that they include companies which deal with interest in some way or form.  For example, Apple is in one of the Islamic approved funds, but Apple keep about $10,000,000 in banks as cash which earns interest for the company.  When I &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/7916/22&quot;&gt;enquired about this&lt;/a&gt;, I found that such companies are still OK to invest in as long as the investor extracts the correct percentage of interest from the value of the shares/dividends etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my question is, if you're allowed to invest in companies which deal with interest in some way or form as long as you find out the correct percentage to remove the interest from your shares, does that mean it's OK to invest in large companies (e.g. Walmart) which deal with interest, alcohol, non-halaal meats, insurances etc etc, as long as you work out all the percentages of those haraam elements and remove them from your investment and dividends?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2018-09-25T17:20:13.183" Title="Islamic investments" Tags="|sunni|money|investment|finance|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9189" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9280" CreationDate="2013-08-15T06:55:07.690" Score="2" ViewCount="2688" Body="&lt;p&gt;My Prolactin hormone in high and I see some blood spot these days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is this that now with this bleeding can I pray or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if your answer is yes should I do any special thing like baptism or something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Extra details&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bleeding is irregular, some days it shows, but some days I see nothing.  It's also not part of my period &amp;mdash; I first noticed it two weeks before my period started &amp;mdash; although it does seem to have affected it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been to a doctor in attempt to control it, but the problem persists even while on medication.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3037" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:26:08.107" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:26:08.107" Title="Can I pray while seeing blood spots due to high prolactin hormones?" Tags="|salat|fiqh|women|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9190" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-15T10:16:35.370" Score="1" ViewCount="1102" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have gold and cash equal to nisab e zakat but do not have a house and live in a rented house nor do I have enough money to purchase a house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is zakat wajib on me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3039" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-31T01:10:48.940" LastActivityDate="2017-05-31T01:10:48.940" Title="With gold and cash equal to nisab, but living in a rented house, is zakat wajib?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9191" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-15T12:37:34.273" Score="2" ViewCount="1758" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone regularly commits a major sin (such as zina) and is unrepentant and has no intention of stopping, is it proper for them to lead people in prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I know the person leading the prayer commits zina regularly and is unrepentant, should I avoid following him in prayer? Will it go as far as to make my prayer invalid? I have read conflicting answers to this online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3030" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T07:19:41.270" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T07:19:41.270" Title="Should someone who commits a major sin lead the prayer?" Tags="|halal-haram|salat|sin|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9192" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-15T14:02:59.323" Score="1" ViewCount="1064" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any reference in the Hadith that prophet Muhammad (PHUB) said that Iraq, Syria and Egypt fall apart and bloodshed? He said something like that in this line as part of sign that Dajjal is coming.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="521" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-08-15T15:24:15.277" LastActivityDate="2013-08-26T17:10:20.477" Title="Iraq, Syria and Egypt bloodshed" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9190" CreationDate="2013-08-15T16:40:19.390" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whether you're renting a house or saving to buy a house is irrelevant; if your saved wealth has reached and maintained the nisab for a full year, zakat becomes incumbent on you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-08-15T16:40:19.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9197" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-15T18:02:41.677" Score="2" ViewCount="3891" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to start up a kennel (dog house) or start a business of dogs. If i raise and buy/sell dogs and keep them away from my house is that allowed in Islam or not? Is this business allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3041" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:25:53.490" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:25:53.490" Title="Is breeding dogs away from home allowed?" Tags="|fiqh|business|dogs|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9199" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-15T20:35:03.523" Score="2" ViewCount="388" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permitted for a Muslim to attend a wedding where a Muslim woman marries a non-Muslim man? Does attending such a marriage indicate support for the wedding?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T00:11:57.257" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T00:11:57.257" Title="May a Muslim attend a wedding where a Muslim woman marries a non-Muslim man?" Tags="|halal-haram|non-muslim|wedding|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9202" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9191" CreationDate="2013-08-16T05:47:33.913" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regard to praying behind one whose sin is obvious, the scholars differed concerning this issue, and there are two opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first view is that it is not correct to pray behind a faasiq (rebellious sinner).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the view of Ahmad and Maalik.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second opinion, that prayer behind a faasiq is valid, even if his sin is obvious, is the correct view and it is the view favoured by Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info and the evidences of each view &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/13465&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-08-16T05:47:33.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9203" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9205" CreationDate="2013-08-16T06:24:53.780" Score="2" ViewCount="326" Body="&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/17730/is-reference-to-god-as-a-rock-unique-to-judeo-christian-usage&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt; poped up in Christian SE asking if God in other religion was compared to a rock. I wonder if in Quran Allah is compared to a rock?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3043" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:56:52.367" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T15:38:06.413" Title="Was Allah compared to a rock?" Tags="|quran|allah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9203" CreationDate="2013-08-16T09:15:09.600" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. Chapter 112, Al-Ikhlas (The Purity) describes Allah as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;112:1 Say, &quot;He is Allah , [who is] One,&#xA;112:2 Allah , the Eternal Refuge.&#xA;112:3 He neither begets nor is born,&#xA;112:4 Nor is there to Him any equivalent.&quot;&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the message throughout the Quran. Allah is not comparable to anything or anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3045" LastActivityDate="2013-08-16T09:15:09.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8870" CreationDate="2013-08-16T18:12:08.097" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran talks about the calendar for mankind based on moon. Three criteria are mentioned to identify the date by:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;ahillah&quot; in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/189&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:189&lt;/a&gt;. Most of the commentators had translated as &quot;new moons&quot; or &quot;new crescents&quot;. The context in which the verse was revealed can be understood by referring to thafseer ib abbas(ra). Appropriate meaning of ahillah is : phases of moon.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Manaazil&quot; stage/position of moon  and &quot;adassineena val hisaab&quot; meaning no: of years and calculation in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/10/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;10:5&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Urjoonul qadeem, the withered date stalk appearance of moon in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/36/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;36:39&lt;/a&gt;. Urjoonul qadeem is the last visible phase of a lunar month. Next day the moon will not be visible to the naked eye though new moon is already born (after conjunction) marking the last day of the month. Next day is the first day of the new month.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Few points to be noted regarding the present erroneous unislamic unscientific way of fixing date:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;moon sighting is a misnomer. Appropriate term is moon observation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;day and date should be uniform to mankind.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;day and date does not change separately.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Islamic date/day begins at sunset is wrong as fajar salaah is the first prayer and isha the last concluded with withr prayer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Islam is a universal religion and rules applied for the calendar should be universal according to quran hadeeth and science.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Earth is spherical and a day consist of approx 24 hrs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;IDL is the place at which day and date starts and this rule should be applicable to Islamic calendar.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;day does not end with sunset to mecca. hence reference to mecca is an error.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;is it logic to have two or three dates for friday? we say islam is perfect, and it is deen if allah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;hadeeth and quran never contradicts. Therefore prophet will never tell that sighting is compulsory, but it is a means to know that new month has begun. prophet did not order to go and search the moon on 29th of the month. This moon is invisible for naked eye.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims stick on to sighting as they have misunderstood as sunna of prophet and by going against quran we actually encroach the lordship of allah. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/36-37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;9:36,37&lt;/a&gt;. Intercalation is kufr. some lunar months are 29 and some 30, but they are fixed. We cannot fix it according to our will. It is against  the quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/36-37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;9:36,37&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3046" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-08-17T07:09:21.137" LastActivityDate="2013-08-17T07:09:21.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9208" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-16T22:04:38.167" Score="1" ViewCount="197439" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamualykum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I still pray after having intercourse even after doing wudu? I am a married man but not sure if I require a full shower/bath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2773" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2016-01-14T09:15:14.213" LastActivityDate="2019-08-01T07:41:49.413" Title="Is wudu valid after intercourse?" Tags="|sex|taharah|ghusl|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9209" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-16T22:10:01.843" Score="3" ViewCount="215" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamualykum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe everyone is entitled to believe in what they chose in peace. However I am noticing a growing amount of atheists are constantly writing anti Islam content that is pretty upsetting and offensive.&lt;br&gt; How do we deal with these types of people? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2773" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T07:45:11.533" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T07:45:11.533" Title="How do we deal with atheists with angry views on islam and religion?" Tags="|other-religions|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9210" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-16T22:14:55.693" Score="4" ViewCount="322" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamualykum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes I'm at work so I can't get to the mosque at the designated time. Can I still go and pray outside of these times? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2773" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T07:43:59.680" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T07:43:59.680" Title="Can I go to the mosque to pray if I miss the designated time?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9208" CreationDate="2013-08-16T22:26:21.650" Score="12" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&amp;mdash; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/43&quot;&gt;An-Nisa 43&lt;/a&gt; &amp;mdash;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  O you who have believed, do not approach prayer while you are intoxicated until you know what you are saying &lt;strong&gt;or in a state of janabah&lt;/strong&gt;, except those passing through [a place of prayer], &lt;strong&gt;until you have washed [your whole body]&lt;/strong&gt;. And if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted women and find no water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and your hands [with it]. Indeed, Allah is ever Pardoning and Forgiving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sexual intercourse, or ejaculation without intercourse, puts the body in a state of &lt;em&gt;janabah&lt;/em&gt;.  &lt;em&gt;Ghusl&lt;/em&gt; (the full body bath) is necessary before prayer unless water is unavailable, in which case &lt;em&gt;tayammum&lt;/em&gt; (the dry ablution) would be acceptable.  &lt;em&gt;Wudu&lt;/em&gt; would be insufficient in this case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if no actual sexual intercourse occurred (e.g. limited to kissing, holding, etc) and no ejaculation occurred, &lt;em&gt;wudu&lt;/em&gt; would suffice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-08-16T22:26:21.650" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9212" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8796" CreationDate="2013-08-17T00:06:17.000" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even among the scholars who support purification of interest-based income there are strong arguments &lt;em&gt;against&lt;/em&gt; disposing of the money toward such things as maintenance of masjid or in the cause of God: God is pure and loves pure things, so spending impure funds directly in His cause is hardly appropriate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, the first four options would be discouraged.  Although one could research to learn exactly where the money is going (&lt;em&gt;Zakat&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;sadaqah&lt;/em&gt;, for example, may end up being paid either to the poor and needy (acceptable) or &lt;em&gt;fee sabilillah&lt;/em&gt; (discouraged)), it would be better to categorize it as &lt;em&gt;fidyah&lt;/em&gt;.  &lt;em&gt;Fidyah&lt;/em&gt;, being the expiation for not fasting, is by its nature spent only on feeding the poor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should not, of course, consider this payment as discharging any &lt;em&gt;actual&lt;/em&gt; obligations for &lt;em&gt;zakat&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;fidyah&lt;/em&gt; you may have.  You are disposing of these funds with the intent of getting rid of them, not with the intent of receiving any sort of benefit and/or reward therefrom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-08-17T00:06:17.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9208" CreationDate="2013-08-17T04:00:17.540" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Intercourse/sex (anything involving the actual sex act and/or ejaculation) means you are in a state of Janabah and thus requires Ghusl. Only after removing that state of Janabah by making Ghusl you can make Wudu for prayer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only in exceptional cases (when prayer time is nearly ended) Wudu might be temporarily for (that specific) prayer ok. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="965" LastActivityDate="2013-08-17T04:00:17.540" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9217" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9309" CreationDate="2013-08-17T13:33:51.313" Score="6" ViewCount="22108" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are sufi schools equally divided amongst the two major branches of Islam - Shia &amp;amp; Sunni, or are they primarily associated with Shia Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T10:58:10.580" Title="Is sufism primarily associated with Shia or Sunni Islam?" Tags="|sunni|shiism|shia-sunni|sufism|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9218" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-17T13:43:41.453" Score="7" ViewCount="756" Body="&lt;p&gt;Corbin, in his &lt;em&gt;History of Islamic Philosophy&lt;/em&gt; quotes from the Tafsir of Avicenna, on Surah 113: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I seek refuge in the Lord of Day break (verse 1). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Avicenna writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This means: I seek refuge with him who shatters the darkness of non-being with the light of being, and who is the primordial Principle, the Being who is necessary of himself. And this (burst of light), as inhering in his absolute goodness, resides as primal intention in his very ipseity. The first of the beings who emanate from him—the first Intelligence—is its Emanation. Evil does not exist in it, other than that which is occulted beneath the outspreading light of the First Being—the opacity, that is to say, inherent in the quiddity which proceeds from its essence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to find where this quote is from - either online, or more likely some book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="2148" LastEditDate="2013-08-18T05:51:40.230" LastActivityDate="2019-08-17T17:40:19.977" Title="Where can I find the tafsir of Avicenna?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|source-identification|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9219" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9220" CreationDate="2013-08-17T15:24:26.510" Score="7" ViewCount="49535" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am interested in researching the words of the other prophets as well as Muhammad PBUH, but I am unclear on who came before. I would like to know where people lost, confused, or abandoned their messages. Wikipedia has &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophets_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;an entry&lt;/a&gt;, but I'd prefer Qur'anic verses or hadiths, of course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Specifically, I would like to know&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How many prophets came before Muhammad PBUH?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who were they?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Where can I find out about them? (Scholarly resources preferred)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3000" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T11:27:08.220" Title="What prophets came before Muhammad PBUH?" Tags="|prophets|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9219" CreationDate="2013-08-17T18:16:32.287" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can find an authentic record for stories of the prophet in the medieval book &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kalamullah.com/Books/Stories%20Of%20The%20Prophets%20By%20Ibn%20Kathir.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Stories of Prophets by the famous scholar Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are the prophets mentioned in the table of contents:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Adam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Idris (Enoch)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Nuh (Noah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Hud&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Salih&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Isma'il (Ishmael) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Ishaq (Isaac)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Yaqub (Jacob)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Lot (Lot)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Shuaib&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Yusuf (Joseph)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Ayoub (Job)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Dhul-Kifl &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Yunus (Jonah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Musa (Moses) &amp;amp; Harun (Aaron)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Hizqeel (Ezekiel)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Elyas (Elisha)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Shammil (Samuel)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Dawud (David)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Sulaiman (Soloman) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Shia (Isaiah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Aramaya (Jeremiah) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Daniel &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Uzair (Ezra)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Zakariyah (Zechariah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Yahya (John)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Isa (Jesus)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Prophet Muhammad PBUH&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2019-03-16T07:30:48.873" LastActivityDate="2019-03-16T07:30:48.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9222" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5743" CreationDate="2013-08-17T19:56:54.277" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a malliki opinion on snails expounded upon in &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/114855&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; islamqa post:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Maalikis did not stipulate that a creature which has no flowing blood should be slaughtered, rather they included it under the same ruling as locusts, and its slaughter is by boiling, roasting, or piercing it with a stick or needle until it is dead, whilst saying the name of Allaah over it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In al-Mudawwanah (1/542) it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Maalik was asked about something in the Maghreb (North Africa) which is called a snail, that is found in the desert on the trees – can it be eaten? He said: I think it is like the locust. If it is taken alive and boiled or roasted, I do not think there is anything wrong with eating it, but if it is found dead, it should not be eaten.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As well as this, in a question I asked NesreenA &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/2239/43&quot;&gt;answers&lt;/a&gt; (in summary):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for slaughtering it yourself and invoking Allah's name, the hadith you quoted above already explains that meat from the sea is already slaughtered correctly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would conclude, excepting questions as to the lobsters bottom feeding habits,  that boiling lobsters is OK.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-08-17T19:56:54.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9224" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9218" CreationDate="2013-08-17T20:14:46.577" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In one of his articles, Jules Janssens gave the following piece of information about Avicenna's comments on the Qurʾān:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Six (or perhaps more correctly, five) such fragments seem to have circulated as independent treatises and have been edited by ʿĀṣī. They concern S. 24, v. 35 (the famous &quot;Light-verse&quot;); S. 41, 11-12a (Then He directed Himself...); S. 87 (The Most High); S. 112 (Purity) and S.113-114 (&quot;Dawn&quot; and &quot;Man&quot;), which constitute a unity in Avicenna’s comment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The book by Ḥasan ʿĀṣī which contains his edition of the fragments was published in 1983 under the title &lt;em&gt;Al-Tafsīr al-qurʾānī wa-l-luġa al-ṣūfīya fī falsafat Ibn Sīnā&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd recommend to buy the book. However, If you cannot find it for sale and your local library does not have it, you could try to google the first two words of the title in correct Arabic script in between quotation marks (&quot;  &quot;) and add &lt;em&gt;pdf&lt;/em&gt; -- maybe you'll be lucky and find a source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're interested in Janssen's article: Jules Janssens, &quot;Avicenna and the Qurʾān. A Survey of his Qurʾānic Commentaries&quot;. In: &lt;em&gt;MIDEO&lt;/em&gt; 25-26 (2004), pp.177-192.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2148" LastEditorUserId="2148" LastEditDate="2013-08-27T08:57:42.853" LastActivityDate="2013-08-27T08:57:42.853" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9219" CreationDate="2013-08-17T20:52:58.967" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Islam and Quran, there are 1 Lac 24 thousand prophets sent to the world to teach the people the message of Allah. But among them, there are several whose name has been mentioned in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They were the prophets of Allah. You can read there name, and other information here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophets_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What else you want to read about them? Please refer the link I have mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastActivityDate="2013-08-17T20:52:58.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9208" CreationDate="2013-08-17T20:55:19.727" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you're talking about needs some more information. After intercourse, in Islam its necessary for you and partner to take bath; Ghusl. Along with Ghusl you can have ablution. That's required. And after this. You can go for your prayers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, you require a full shower/bath. Intercourse is not an issue. How to cleanse yourself is. You need to fully clean yourself, that can be done by taking shower!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastActivityDate="2013-08-17T20:55:19.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9217" CreationDate="2013-08-17T20:57:29.420" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No no brother, Sufism is something that's related with Islam, Shia Sunni Wahabi they are nothing to deal with this. In fact the sufis never relate themselves as being a Sunni or Shia. They love their creator and work for him. They preach the religion, write poems and help people. They have nothing to do with this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shia, are the main decendants of Holy Prophet; Sayyeds. That's why you might be asking this. But no! Sufi schools are not related to any of this system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T11:06:28.433" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T11:06:28.433" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9106" CreationDate="2013-08-17T21:03:59.020" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me explain brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You know at the time of birth of Isa (RA) Satan said that he will keep on his evil deeds till the Doom's day. So he is. Its just satan who is trying to make you feel or think about such hidious things. Don't feel pity. Just pray alot and alot and alot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only prayer can take you out of this situation. You completed Quran twice; Masha-Allah. And if your family thinks your an angel soul, then you might be! Every soul is angel unless it turns from Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At a certain age, the human minds keep regreting for what he is doing. The human mind keep thinking that what he actually thinks is true might not be true. I hope you understand! Just pray to Allah to help you and guide you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you pray, you read these verses of Surah-Fatiyah: Guide me on the right path, the path of those; on whom you blessed! He will bless you :) Just have a keen faith in him. He is Raheem and Rehman!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastActivityDate="2013-08-17T21:03:59.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2170" CreationDate="2013-08-17T21:06:57.233" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be simple, at first the Holy place was considered as Baitul Mukadass. Holy prophet was offering his prayer at that time. When while in his prayer, Allah told him to change his position towards the Holy Ka'aba! Since then its the new Qiblah. There are many reasons why it was so. According to me, Holy Ka'aba was the new Qibla for Muslims, as the Mecca was birth place of Holy Prophet too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastActivityDate="2013-08-17T21:06:57.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2124" CreationDate="2013-08-17T21:11:44.267" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For this question you might first want to ask yourself, when you call 911. What are you calling at that time? You see in the Chakra system the 9th are the pillars under God, 10th is God and 11th is to Skip the God and ask for some other help. You call 911 and feel happy that someone came to help in. But you never realise that what the New World Order is giving you is something that's; something that's stupid.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you are a game developer you might on the first hand try to get rid of all these things that look like you're worshiping, Islam does not allow any thing that's god-ish.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Secondly, if your boss forces to create such objects, you can create them in a ways that they are less likely to look like a worshipable object.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third, you cannot stop others from thinking or believing that its worshiping.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If you create a game which holds some events where someone is worshiping kings or idols, then its wrong. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastActivityDate="2013-08-17T21:11:44.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9231" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7363" CreationDate="2013-08-17T22:26:28.323" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Weed? Hadith states, anything that causes drowsiness(Even drowsiness) is forbidden. Its least amount is forbidden. So anything, that has a relation to some drug is forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You might need to consider this: Alcohol is used in medicines, but is allowed. Why? Its allowed for the cure, but if you use it as a drink. Its forbidden. Weed, marijuana, opium! If used for some cure (medical might have the answer) are allowed, else they are forbidden!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastActivityDate="2013-08-17T22:26:28.323" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9232" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9238" CreationDate="2013-08-18T05:49:50.737" Score="1" ViewCount="8278" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that &lt;em&gt;Dunya&lt;/em&gt; means this world, and that &lt;em&gt;Akhira&lt;/em&gt; mean the hereafter. Now, can &lt;em&gt;Akhira&lt;/em&gt; refer to heaven or hell? Or does it mean the life after death? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the Islamic words for Hell and Heaven, especially as referenced in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="262" LastEditDate="2017-02-23T15:20:42.917" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T15:20:42.917" Title="What is the Islamic word for hell &amp; heaven?" Tags="|quran|eschatology|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9233" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-18T06:08:56.000" Score="4" ViewCount="11565" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah taught Adam all the names of everything, then He showed them to the&#xA;  angels and said: &quot;Tell Me the names of these if you are truthful.&quot; They (angels)&#xA;  said: &quot;Glory be to You, we have no knowledge except what You have taught us.&#xA;  Verily, it is You, the All-Knower, the All-Wise.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said: &quot;O Adam! Inform them of their names,&quot; and when he had informed&#xA;  them of their names, He said: &quot;Did I not tell you that I know the unseen in the&#xA;  heavens and the earth, and I know what you reveal and what you have been&#xA;  hiding?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Angels say that they have no knowledge except what Allah has taught them. Are their names unknown to them as Allah has not told them - in which case why does Allah ask Adam to tell the Angels their names rather than Himself, or do they know their names but have hidden it from Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:44:29.257" LastActivityDate="2017-11-11T18:37:54.190" Title="Why did Allah ask Adam to teach the Angels their names?" Tags="|tafseer|adam-and-eve|surat-al-baqarah|" AnswerCount="10" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9234" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7363" CreationDate="2013-08-18T08:33:59.737" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;narrated by Ahmad in his Musnad and by Abu Dawood in his Sunan with a&#xA;  saheeh isnaad from Umm Salamah (may Allaah be pleased with him) who&#xA;  said: &lt;em&gt;The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon&#xA;  him) &lt;strong&gt;forbade all kinds of intoxicants and relaxants.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; The scholars said that &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;relaxants&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; are things that cause drowsiness and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;languor&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in the limbs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/115761&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/115761&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Important definitions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Intoxicanting&lt;/strong&gt;: Cause (someone) to lose control of their faculties or&#xA;  behavior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relaxants&lt;/strong&gt;: A drug used to promote relaxation or reduce tension.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Languor&lt;/strong&gt;: The state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ineria&lt;/strong&gt;: A tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When asked, &lt;a href=&quot;http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100525210702AANAeMu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;why do people smoke marijuana&lt;/a&gt;, the answer was:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I always blaze a doob when making a big decision. I spark one &lt;strong&gt;when I&#xA;  need to relax&lt;/strong&gt;. When I need to think. When I am feeling mellow. &lt;strong&gt;When I&#xA;  need to feel chill&lt;/strong&gt;. It's not an addiction, my mind just craves being&#xA;  on another plane of existence. It's not about quitting, it's about&#xA;  accepting that mother nature has offered her mana and it's called&#xA;  Marijuana. Get on the train or get crushed by the gears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such confessions leave no room for doubt that at minimum, marijuana is a relaxant, which are forbidden.  At worst, marijuana is an intoxicant which is also forbidden.  That confession shows hypocrisy too.  He says it's not an addiction, yet he craves the effects...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2013-08-27T08:40:45.563" LastActivityDate="2013-08-27T08:40:45.563" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9235" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9162" CreationDate="2013-08-18T10:41:26.607" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on the reason you are interested in the topic. If you want to get a high level understanding then there are books like  &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Corbin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Henry Corbin&lt;/a&gt;'s book &lt;a href=&quot;http://books.google.ca/books/about/History_of_Islamic_Philosophy.html?id=DH8EAQAAIAAJ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;History of Islamic Philosophy&lt;/a&gt;. I personally found the book quite interesting. I think such books by academics are a better source to learn about Sufi thoughts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, if you want to have a deeper understanding then it is much more difficult. One reason is that most of the writings of famous Sufies are not available in English and only available in their original language (and sometimes in the language of other major Muslim countries: Arabic, Persian, and Turkish). If you really want to dive into the topic you need to learn these languages. And even then finding copies of these works is quite difficult, you need to use a library with a good collection of these works. And even if you can read and have access to these works understanding them is a quite different matter. There are typically not written in a straightforward manner, e.g. they often use a lot of metaphor. Understanding them without the help of an expert on the topic is not easy and can lead to (possibly dangerous) misunderstandings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="42" LastEditDate="2013-08-18T10:49:19.640" LastActivityDate="2013-08-18T10:49:19.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9233" CreationDate="2013-08-18T10:58:53.367" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The verse doesn't say that God asked Adam to &lt;em&gt;teach&lt;/em&gt; them the names, the verse says that God asked Adam to &lt;em&gt;inform&lt;/em&gt; them about the names. The verb used is «أنبِئهُم» not «عَلِّمهُم». Their usage is quite different is Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following is what I understand from Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason God tells Adam to inform the Angels about the names seems to be that God wants to demonstrate to them that the creation of Adam is justified. If you look at the verses about the story, you see that the Angels are objecting to the creation of Adam and say that they already do worship God so why create Adam and put him as Caliph on Earth? By teaching the names to Adam and asking him to inform the Angels about the names God demonstrate to the Angels that Adam is capable of worshiping God in a way that the Angels are not capable of, that is Adam is capable of learning the names while the Angels are not capable of learning the names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that although we humans are capable of learning the names, it seems that most of us do not learn or understand the names. Our situation is more like being informed about the names, e.g. we know some Arabic word like &quot;الرّحیم&quot; is one of the names of God, but we are far from understanding the name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="3971" LastEditDate="2014-01-04T16:46:20.763" LastActivityDate="2014-01-04T16:46:20.763" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9237" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9232" CreationDate="2013-08-18T12:25:57.950" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;general names are below&lt;br&gt;&#xA;heaven,Paradise:&lt;strong&gt;Janna&lt;/strong&gt;(جَنَّة)(pl. جَنّات jannat)&#xA;link:&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[2:82]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;hell:&lt;strong&gt;Jahannam&lt;/strong&gt;(جَهَنَّم)link:&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[3:12]&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&#xA;other names&lt;br&gt;&#xA;heaven:جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ(reference[16:31]), دَارُ السَّلَامِ(reference[6:127])etc.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;hell:النَّارِ(means fire)(reference[2:39]), الْجَحِيمِ(reference[5:10]), سَقَرَ(reference[54:48]or[74:42])etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3052" LastActivityDate="2013-08-18T12:25:57.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9232" CreationDate="2013-08-18T23:18:00.843" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a site which you can use to learn about the conceptual relations between the words in Quran: &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/ontology.jsp&quot;&gt;Ontology of Quranic Concepts&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you go to the entry for &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/concept.jsp?id=afterlife-location&quot;&gt;afterlife locations&lt;/a&gt; it list two main places: Paradise (الجنة), Hell (جهنم)&#xA;and if you go to their entries you can find other related words:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/concept.jsp?id=paradise&quot;&gt;Paradise (الجنة)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Firdous (الفردوس)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Garden of Eden (جنات عدن)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lote Tree (السدرة)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Salsabil (سلسبيل)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/concept.jsp?id=hell&quot;&gt;Hell (جهنم)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saqar (سقر)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sijjeen (سجين)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zaqqum (زقوم)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ladha (لظى)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find the verses that used them by going to their entries: &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/search.jsp?q=con%3Aparadise&quot;&gt;verses related to paradise&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/search.jsp?q=con%3Ahell&quot;&gt;verses related to hell&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/ontology.jsp&quot;&gt;Ontology of Quranic Concepts&lt;/a&gt; doesn't seem to be complete and there are some words which are not in the graph in general but it is a good source to check.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="42" LastEditDate="2013-08-18T23:33:39.767" LastActivityDate="2013-08-18T23:33:39.767" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9233" CreationDate="2013-08-19T04:34:14.183" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I see it, Angels have intelligence but no free-will but Humans have both intelligence and free-will. Therefore, in the verses previous to these, when the Angels ask God why Humanity was created, God demonstrates the answer---through this exercise of names. A &quot;Name&quot; differentiates and defines. In order to do this, creativity is required. For example, if one is naming two different furniture, one a chair and the other a sofa---one has to be able to see and understand the construction, the use and purpose of these items. Thus, without free-will....the angels lack creativity---that is they are able to do as God commands but not go beyond that. Humanity on the other hand, has the potential to understand the spirit behind the commands and go beyond the literalism of the command. In other words, to interpret what it means to be a Khalifa, the purpose behind why this command was issued and to fulfill it to its highest potential.........&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3056" LastActivityDate="2013-08-19T04:34:14.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9241" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-19T17:56:01.580" Score="1" ViewCount="315" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read that some groups combine prayers at different prayer times. This has been confusing me, because I don't understand the reasoning behind this. (I am a new Muslim.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When is it okay to combine prayers?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Which prayers can be combined?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why it is OK to combine prayers?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3000" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-07-30T07:34:40.767" LastActivityDate="2023-07-30T07:34:40.767" Title="When/why is it okay to combine prayers?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|combining-prayers|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2013-08-27T14:42:56.220" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8507" CreationDate="2013-08-19T19:22:11.627" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ab%C5%AB_Lahab&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ابولهب&lt;/a&gt;&quot; is the name of a person (one of the Prophet's uncles).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse seems to talk about their situation in the after-life and part of their punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="42" LastEditDate="2013-08-19T19:28:23.027" LastActivityDate="2013-08-19T19:28:23.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9243" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9073" CreationDate="2013-08-19T19:42:34.557" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam is not a personal religion. &#xA;The Islamic laws cover &#xA;social issues (e.g. marriage), &#xA;economic issues (e.g. permissible trades, inheritance, taxation), &#xA;judicial and legal issues (punishment for crimes like murder and theft), &#xA;political issues (e.g. war), &#xA;and so on. &#xA;Many of these laws are explicitly stated in Quran (e.g. see the second half of البقره).&#xA;According to Islam these laws have to be implemented in an Islamic society as &#xA;they are orders from God. &#xA;These are not personal issues that people can implement them personally. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have way of implementing these laws without a government &#xA;then that might be fine, &#xA;the main point is these laws has to be implemented in an Islamic society &#xA;(a society run according to Islam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding sincerity of someone following Islamic laws, &#xA;it is God who is going to judge not us and &#xA;he is aware of what is in people's hearts and he is aware of their intentions. &#xA;Note that the insincerity can happen even for more personal issues, &#xA;e.g. see verses 107:3-6 about insincere praying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="42" LastEditDate="2013-08-20T07:52:47.617" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T07:52:47.617" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9048" CreationDate="2013-08-19T20:12:07.060" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No doubt Allah is Aware of all things at all times and does not make sense for him hidden. No passers by its servants.But the human being to worship God sense and speaks with him, you should wear the best clothes in his presence.It is clear that the most suitable dresses for women is the sign of chastity and purity ,is her best clothes to reflect her moods. Such a suit is just worshiped,Even in the case of men, not only thats forbidden  with a bare body , u should dressed be a sign of respect to GOD.&#xA;mehraboon from iran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3063" LastActivityDate="2013-08-19T20:12:07.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7234" CreationDate="2013-08-20T03:35:48.460" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The names of the Imams according to the sunni sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1-    ‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib (may Allaah be pleased with him) who was&#xA;  martyred in 40 AH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2-    Al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him) (3-50 AH)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3-    Al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him) (4-61 AH)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4-    ‘Ali Zayn al-‘Aabideen ibn al-Husayn (38-95 AH), whom they call&#xA;  al-Sajjaad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5-    Muhammad ibn ‘Ali Zayn al-‘Aabideen (57-114 AH) whom they call&#xA;  al-Baaqir&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;6-    Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Baaqir (83-148 AH) whom they call&#xA;  al-Saadiq&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;7-    Moosa ibn Ja’far al-Saadiq (128-148 AH) whom they call al-Kaadim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;8-    ‘Ali ibn Moosa al-Kaadim (148-203 AH) whom they call al-Rida&#xA;  (Reza)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;9-    Muhammad al-Jawaad ibn ‘Ali al-Rida’ (195-220 AH) whom they call&#xA;  al-Taqiy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;10-                       ‘Ali al-Haadi ibn Muhammad al-Jawaad&#xA;  (212-254 AH) whom they call al-Naqiy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;11-                       al-Hasan al-‘Askari ibn ‘Ali al-Haadi&#xA;  (232-260) whom they call al-Zakiy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;12-                       Muhammad al-Mahdi ibn al-Hasan al-‘Askari,&#xA;  whom they call al-Hujjah al-Qaa’im al-Muntazar. They claim that he&#xA;  entered a tunnel in Samarra’, but most researchers are of the view&#xA;  that he did not exist at all, and that he is a Shi’i myth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;See: al-Mawsoo’ah al-Muyassarah (1/51). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) divided the Imams of the &#xA;  Ithna ‘Ashari Shi’ah into four categories:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1 – ‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib, al-Hasan and al-Husayn (may Allaah be pleased&#xA;  with them). They are noble Sahaabah and no one doubts their virtue and&#xA;  leadership, but many others shared with them the virtue of being&#xA;  companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)&#xA;  and among the Sahaabah there are others who were more virtuous than&#xA;  them, based on saheeh evidence from the Prophet (peace and blessings&#xA;  of Allaah be upon him). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2 – ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn, Muhammad ibn ‘Ali al-Baaqir, Ja’far ibn&#xA;  Muhammad al-Saadiq and Moosa ibn Ja’far. They are among the&#xA;  trustworthy and reliable scholars. Manhaaj al-Sunnah (2/243, 244). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3 – ‘Ali ibn Moosa al-Rida, Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Moosa al-Jawaad,&#xA;  ‘Ali ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Ali al-‘Askari, and al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali ibn&#xA;  Muhammad al-‘Askari. Concerning them, Shaykh al-Islam (Ibn Taymiyah)&#xA;  said: They did not show a great deal of knowledge such that the ummah&#xA;  might benefit from them, nor did they have any authority by means of&#xA;  which they could help the ummah. Rather they were like any other&#xA;  Haashimis, they occupy a respected position, and they have sufficient&#xA;  knowledge of what which is needed by them and expected of people like&#xA;  them; it is a type is knowledge that is widely available to ordinary&#xA;  Muslims.  But the type of knowledge that is exclusive to the scholars&#xA;  was not present in their case. Therefore seeks of knowledge did not&#xA;  receive from them what they received from the other three. Had they&#xA;  had that which was useful to seekers of knowledge, they would have&#xA;  sought it from them, as seekers of knowledge are well aware of where&#xA;  to go for knowledge.  Minhaaj al-Sunnah (6/387). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4 – Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-‘Askari al-Muntazar (the awaited one). He&#xA;  did not exist at all, as stated above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/101272&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source - IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anonymous user made me take notice of something really important that need to be mentioned here. The 11 Imams according to Sunnis are not considered Shia at all. But they are considered Sunnis Imams who had much respect and love to Abu Baker and Umar (RA). Sunnis believe that the 2nd group of Imams were Sunni scholars and in no way had Shia hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An important proof from the Sunni sources, when some people came to the Imam Zayd ibn ‘Ali asking him about Abu Baker and Umar. He said: We love them and think they are in Jannah. So these people deserted him because of his statement. Hence the word Rafida(deserters) came from this incident and Sunnis call the 12 Imams followers Rafidis&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2016-03-15T15:58:09.070" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T15:58:09.070" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9247" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8398" CreationDate="2013-08-20T08:42:52.447" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sahih Bukhari &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/8/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Volume 001, Book 008, Hadith Number 394&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narated By 'Abdullah : The Prophet prayed (and the subnarrator Ibrahim said, &quot;I do not know whether he prayed more or less than usual&quot;), and when he had finished the prayers he was asked, &quot;O Allah's Apostle! Has there been any change in the prayers?&quot; He said, &quot;What is it?' The people said, &quot;You have prayed so much and so much.&quot; So the Prophet bent his legs, faced the Qibla and performed two prostrations (of Sahu) and finished his prayers with Tasiim (by turning his face to right and left saying: 'As-Salamu'Alaikum-Warahmat-ullah'). When he turned his face to us he said, &quot;If there had been anything changed in the prayer, surely I would have informed you but I am a human being like you and liable to forget like you. So if I forget remind me and if anyone of you is doubtful about his prayer, he should follow what he thinks to be correct and complete his prayer accordingly and finish it and do two prostrations (of Sahu).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Bukhari &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/8/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Volume 001, Book 008, Hadith Number 398&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narated By 'Abdullah : &quot;Once the Prophet offered five Rakat in Zuhr prayer. He was asked, &quot;Is there an increase in the prayer?&quot; The Prophet said, &quot;And what is it?&quot; They said, &quot;You have prayed five Rakat.' So he bent his legs and performed two prostrations (of Sahu).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3068" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-08-20T16:41:47.693" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T16:41:47.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9249" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9605" CreationDate="2013-08-20T13:01:35.587" Score="2" ViewCount="19080" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember one hadith mentioned that our beloved Prophet Mohammad (pbu) went masjid to find Ali when he was lying and sleeping in the masjid while lots dust on his body. Our Prophet(pbu) dusted sand off Ali's body and saying &quot;&#xA;Get up! Father of Sand...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember one should not call nickname but strictly one's name in Islam and its a sin to do so. I wonder what is the explanation of this hadith and in term of allowing one to call other in some other name that is not consider...offensive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide haidth / quran reference with your answer, no opinions only answer please, inshaAllah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-04T21:58:17.100" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T18:38:20.900" Title="Are Muslims allowed to nickname each other?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9250" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-20T16:14:34.047" Score="4" ViewCount="1188" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does أَخْدَانٍ (used in verse 4:25 and 5:5) mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...مُحْصِنِينَ غَيْرَ مُسَافِحِينَ وَلَا مُتَّخِذِي أَخْدَانٍ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have checked a few tafseers like &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.ksu.edu.sa/index.php#aya=5_5&quot;&gt;Al Tabari&lt;/a&gt;, Ibn Kathir, and Al-Mizan but still not sure about the meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since illicit sexual relations seems to have been stated &#xA;previously and separately as مُسَافِحِينَ &#xA;does أَخْدَانٍ refer to nonsexual/nonphysical relations, &#xA;i.e. close friends or platonic lovers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have also seen some translate this as &quot;&lt;em&gt;secret&lt;/em&gt; lovers&quot; or &quot;&lt;em&gt;secret&lt;/em&gt; (male) friends&quot;. &#xA;Is &quot;secret&quot; implied by the word? Is it synonym with الصَّديق في السِّر or الصَّديق? Or does it mean a friend so close that one shares secrets with?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:56:20.640" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T03:56:20.640" Title="What does &quot;akhdaan&quot; mean?" Tags="|tafseer|arabic|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9252" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9297" CreationDate="2013-08-20T18:03:28.507" Score="2" ViewCount="1574" Body="&lt;p&gt;The translation is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Remember, when your Lord said to the angels: &quot;&lt;em&gt;I have to place a&#xA;  trustee on the &lt;strong&gt;earth&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;code&gt;1&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;.....&quot; [2:30]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And these two ayah shows us how Adam and his wife lived in Janna, but after they made a mistake, God send them to Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[2:35]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We said to Adam: &quot;Both you and your spouse live in the &lt;strong&gt;Garden&lt;/strong&gt;, eat&#xA;  freely to your fill wherever you like, but approach not this tree or&#xA;  you will become transgressors.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;code&gt;2&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[2:36]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;.... Go, one the antagonist of the other, and live on the &lt;strong&gt;earth&lt;/strong&gt; for a time&#xA;  ordained, and fend for yourselves.&quot;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;code&gt;3&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard the story like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adam and his wife were living in Janna, they made a mistake for eating the tree because of Shaitan's temptation, Allah send them on the Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as we see, Allah told angles &lt;code&gt;I have to place a trustee on the Earth&lt;/code&gt;, then Does Allah made his decision to put them on the Earth even before their mistake? OR &lt;strong&gt;Does the word &lt;code&gt;Earth&lt;/code&gt; in first ayah means &lt;code&gt;Garden&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;Janna&lt;/code&gt; but in implicit way?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;1, 2, 3&lt;/code&gt;: From &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;tanzil.net&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the translation of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;Ahmed Ali&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2967" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:43:41.000" LastActivityDate="2022-05-18T13:20:48.267" Title="Tafseer this ayah [2:30] &quot;إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْ ضِ خَلِيفَةً&quot;" Tags="|tafseer|adam-and-eve|surat-al-baqarah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9253" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11084" CreationDate="2013-08-20T19:15:24.587" Score="7" ViewCount="2330" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an was told to Muhammad PBUH by an angel, who says that they do not ever disobey Allah swt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah 66:6&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones, over which are [appointed] angels, harsh and severe; they do not disobey Allah in what He commands them but do what they are commanded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is different from saying that angels have no free will, which requires that they be &lt;em&gt;unable&lt;/em&gt; to disobey Allah swt. We know they have more complete information about Allah than humanity, and we know they are aware that there is nothing greater than serving Allah swt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah 3:18&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah witnesses that there is no deity except Him, and [so do] the angels and those of knowledge - [that He is] maintaining [creation] in justice. There is no deity except Him, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normative_ethics#Normative_ethical_theories&quot;&gt;Normative ethics&lt;/a&gt; is the branch of philosophy concerned with how people should act, morally speaking. Consider these three ethical positions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-deontological/#AgeCenDeoThe&quot;&gt;Agent-centered deontological ethics&lt;/a&gt; - Allah swt commands, so the angels obey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An agent-relative reason is so-called because it is a reason relative to the agent whose reason it is; it need not (although it may) constitute a reason for anyone else. Thus, an agent-relative obligation is an obligation for a particular agent to take or refrain from taking some action; and because it is agent-relative, the obligation does not necessarily give anyone else a reason to support that action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/consequentialism/#ClaUti&quot;&gt;Consequentialism&lt;/a&gt; - Obeying Allah swt is the greatest good, which angels know, while disobedience is clearly worse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The paradigm case of consequentialism is utilitarianism. ... Classic utilitarians held hedonistic act consequentialism. Act consequentialism is the claim that an act is morally right if and only if that act maximizes the good, that is, if and only if the total amount of good for all minus the total amount of bad for all is greater than this net amount for any incompatible act available to the agent on that occasion. ... Hedonism then claims that pleasure is the only intrinsic good and that pain is the only intrinsic bad. Together these claims imply that an act is morally right if and only if that act causes “the greatest happiness for the greatest number,” as the common slogan says.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-virtue/#2&quot;&gt;Virtue ethics&lt;/a&gt; - From &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/21/19-20&quot;&gt;Surah 21:19-20&lt;/a&gt;, we know that the angels are always exalting Allah swt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A virtue such as honesty or generosity is not just a tendency to do what is honest or generous, nor is it to be helpfully specified as a “desirable” or “morally valuable” character trait. It is, indeed a character trait—that is, a disposition which is well entrenched in its possessor, something that, as we say “goes all the way down”, unlike a habit such as being a tea-drinker—but the disposition in question, far from being a single track disposition to do honest actions, or even honest actions for certain reasons, is multi-track. It is concerned with many other actions as well, with emotions and emotional reactions, choices, values, desires, perceptions, attitudes, interests, expectations and sensibilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, it appears that the behavior of angels can be regarded as a perfect application of ethical principles, rather than a full denying of free will. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Has the distinction between perfect ethical behavior and a literal lack of free will with regards to angels been discussed, and if so, where?&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am interested in Islamic scholarly sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3000" LastActivityDate="2014-02-03T21:37:35.343" Title="Are angels free-willed, perfectly ethical beings?" Tags="|quran|islamic-philosophy|malaikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9254" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8479" CreationDate="2013-08-20T23:34:23.977" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The pronunciation of &lt;em&gt;hamzat-al-wasl&lt;/em&gt; is regular, and can be predicted with some basic knowledge of Arabic grammar.  There are &lt;strike&gt;three&lt;/strike&gt; four cases in particular:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The definite prefix &quot;al-&quot; (ال)&lt;/strong&gt;: This is always pronounced with a &lt;em&gt;fatha&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nouns in general&lt;/strong&gt;: Any noun which starts with a &lt;em&gt;hamzat-al-wasl&lt;/em&gt; (not including the definite &quot;al-&quot; mentioned above) would be pronounced with a &lt;em&gt;kasra&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Regular verbs&lt;/strong&gt;:  All regular verbs which start with a &lt;em&gt;hamzat-al-wasl&lt;/em&gt; would be pronounced according to the vowel on the &lt;em&gt;third letter&lt;/em&gt; of the verb:&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If the third letter of the verb is a &lt;em&gt;fatha&lt;/em&gt; or a &lt;em&gt;kasra&lt;/em&gt;, the &lt;em&gt;hamzat-al-wasl&lt;/em&gt; would be pronounced with a &lt;em&gt;kasra&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If the third letter of the verb is a natural &lt;em&gt;damma&lt;/em&gt;, the &lt;em&gt;hamzat-al-wasl&lt;/em&gt; would be pronounced with a &lt;em&gt;damma&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Irregular verbs&lt;/strong&gt;: This is really the same as the regular verbs rule, but you need to know the &lt;em&gt;natural&lt;/em&gt; vowel on the third letter rather than the &lt;em&gt;presented&lt;/em&gt; vowel.  There are five examples in the Qur'an (امضوا ، ائتوا ، امشوا ، ابنوا ، اقضوا) where the third vowel is &lt;em&gt;presented&lt;/em&gt; as a &lt;em&gt;damma&lt;/em&gt;, but the &lt;em&gt;hamzat-al-wasl&lt;/em&gt; is pronounced with a &lt;em&gt;kasra&lt;/em&gt; (i.e. as if the vowel on the third letter were either a &lt;em&gt;kasra&lt;/em&gt; or a &lt;em&gt;fatha&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-08-20T23:34:23.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9255" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-21T01:49:11.973" Score="2" ViewCount="7338" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding meat obtained by hunting, is there a specific procedure that needs to be followed in order to guarantee it is halal? And is it different for a bow and a gun? I don't trust &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhabihah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; for this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like a clear, step-by-step procedure I can follow, from a reliable Islamic source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3000" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T12:27:30.943" LastActivityDate="2019-02-05T10:43:36.490" Title="What is necessary for hunted meat to be halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|hunting|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9256" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9255" CreationDate="2013-08-21T02:27:41.003" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/nasai/42/37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;narrated from the prophet&lt;/a&gt; that,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;When you release your arrow or your dog, mentioned the name of Allah, and when your arrow kills (the game), then eat.&quot; ['Adiyy bin Hatim] said, &quot;What if it gets away from me for a night, O Messenger of Allah?&quot; He said: &quot;If you find your arrow and you do not find the mark of anything else, then eat it. But if it falls into the water, do not eat it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prohibition inre the water is due to the fact that if the animal is found in the water, it is not known whether it was the arrow that killed it or if it died due to the water (e.g. drowning).  Basically, as long as you speak &lt;em&gt;bismillah&lt;/em&gt; on your weapon (arrows and dogs are mentioned, being the primary hunting tools at the time; the same reasoning can easily apply to guns and other modern weapons), and it is known that that weapon is what killed the animal, you may eat of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;basic rulings of &lt;em&gt;dhabihah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; would still need to be adhered to, particularly (but not limited to) that the animal does &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; die by bludgeoning or strangling, and the blood would still need to be removed.  Ergo, your weapon should be one which kills by piercing or cutting the animal (which would cause blood to flow); even if you say &lt;em&gt;bismillah&lt;/em&gt; over a bludgeoning weapon before striking, any animal that dies therefrom would not be &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An extra consideration when using a hunting animal is that even if you say &lt;em&gt;bismillah&lt;/em&gt; before releasing him, you may only eat of the prey if the animal hasn't eaten of it.  This is based on a different hadith which states &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/4/41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;if the dog eats of (that game) then do not eat it because the dog has hunted it for itself&lt;/a&gt;&quot; rather than hunting it for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the hunted animal is wounded rather than killed, such that you are able to find and slaughter it appropriately, then no special considerations need to be made beyond the regular requirements of &lt;em&gt;dhabihah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-08-21T03:07:30.423" LastActivityDate="2013-08-21T03:07:30.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9252" CreationDate="2013-08-21T04:55:44.827" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Allah (SWT) said in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, &quot;Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Baqarah 30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in the same verse the angels replied:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They said, &quot;Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Baqarah 30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to tafsir &lt;code&gt;Ibn Kathir&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Qurdubi&lt;/code&gt;, the angels said this statement because allah has created the jinn before Adam and the jinn caused shed and killing on Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can be proven from the verse,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the jinn We created before from scorching fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/15/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Hijr 27.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &lt;code&gt;al-Qurdubi&lt;/code&gt; added another interesting interpretation, Allah has already told the angels that this man(Adam) will cause corruption and shed blood because the word &quot;خليفة&quot;(khalifa) suggests or gives an impression to the angels that some of his children will not be as good as Adam since the word Khalifa means one who lead and have power to set justice on Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why would Allah create Adam ? Allah says in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/51/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ad-Dhariyat 56&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see he wanted the humans to worship him. So he let him enter the Jannah(Tafsir Ibb Kathir and Qurdubi say that the word Jannah means the Jannah) to test him. But he was misleaded by the satan so he was sent to Earth. and this is the wisdom of Allah. He promised Jannah(heaven) to those who will obey him and follow his orders. Those who will disobey will have severe punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2013-08-28T11:11:07.347" LastActivityDate="2013-08-28T11:11:07.347" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8790" CreationDate="2013-08-21T07:15:54.947" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The report narrated by &lt;strong&gt;Ahmad, Abu Dawood, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nisaa’i, Ibn Hibbaan and al-Haakim&lt;/strong&gt; from Ibn ‘Abbaas, who said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I said to ‘Uthmaan, ‘What made you put al-Anfaal which is one of the Mathaani, next to Baraa’ah [al-Tawbah], which is one of the Mi’een? Why did you not put the line Bismillaah ir-Rahmaan ir-Raheem in between them when you put it at the beginning of the rest of al-Sab’ al-Tiwaal [the long seven soorahs]?” ‘Uthmaan said: “The Messenger of Allaah  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to receive revelation of soorahs with many aayahs. When they were revealed, he would call his scribes and tell them, ‘Put these aayahs in the soorah where such-and-such is mentioned.’ Al-Anfaal was one of the first soorahs to be revealed in Madeenah, and Baraa’ah (al-Tawbah) was one of the last parts of the Qur’aan to be revealed. Its stories were similar to the stories mentioned in al-Anfaal, so it was thought that it was part of it. The Messenger of Allaah  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was taken [i.e., died] without explaining whether it was indeed part of it, so they were put next to one another, and the line Bismillaahi ir’Rahmaan ir’Raheem was not written between them, and it [al-Tawbah] was put among the Sab’ al-Tiwaal [seven long soorahs].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Al-Haakim said: its isnaad is saheeh, and al-Dhahabi agreed with him. Al-Mustadrak, 2/330)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ahmad&lt;/strong&gt; narrated in al-Musnad (4/218) with a hasan isnaad from ‘Uthmaan ibn Abi’l-‘Aas that he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was sitting with the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) when he fixed his gaze on something, then lowered his gaze until he was almost looking at the ground, then he gazed at something. He said, ‘Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to me and told me to put this aayah in this place in this soorah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Verily, Allâh enjoins Al-‘Adl (i.e. justice and worshipping none but Allâh Alone — Islâmic Monotheism) and Al-Ihsân [i.e. to be patient in performing your duties to Allâh, totally for Allâh’s sake and in accordance with the Sunnah (legal ways) of the Prophet in a perfect manner], and giving (help) to kith and kin (i.e. all that Allâh has ordered you to give them, e.g., wealth, visiting, looking after them, or any other kind of help), and forbids Al-Fahshâ’ (i.e. all evil deeds, e.g. illegal sexual acts, disobedience of parents, polytheism, to tell lies, to give false witness, to kill a life without right), and Al-Munkar (i.e. all that is prohibited by Islâmic law: polytheism of every kind, disbelief and every kind of evil deeds), and Al-Baghy (i.e. all kinds of oppression). He admonishes you, that you may take heed.” [al-Nahl 16:90 – interpretation of the meaning].’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Bukhaari&lt;/strong&gt; narrated in al-Saheeh (no. 4536) that Ibn Abi Maleekah said: &amp;quot;Ibn al-Zubayr said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‘I said to ‘Uthmaan, &amp;quot;This aayah that is in al-Baqarah (interpretation of the meaning), ‘And those of you who die and leave wives behind them … And those of you who die and leave behind wives should bequeath for their wives a year’s maintenance and residence without turning them out’ [al-Baqarah 2:234-240] has been abrogated by the other, so why are you writing it down it down?” He said, “Leave it as it is, my nephew, I will not change anything from its place.”’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muslim&lt;/strong&gt; narrated (no. 1617) that ‘Umar said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did not ask the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) about anything more than I asked him about al-Kalaalah [those who die leaving neither ascendants nor descendents as heirs], until he poked me in the chest with his finger and said, &amp;quot;Is not aayat al-sayf at the end of Soorat al-Nisa’ enough for you?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-08-21T07:15:54.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7121" CreationDate="2013-08-22T05:31:23.090" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are assuming that رضی الله عنه is applied rightfully only if the person was included in this verse. That doesn't need to be true. The verse says these groups God is pleased with, it doesn't say God is only pleased with these people. E.g. consider the prophets before our prophet like Ibrahim (PBUH), it is clear that God is pleased with him, but he is neither of these three groups. Another explicit example in Quran is verse 19:55 which says is God is please with Yahya (PBUH).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are right that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muawiyah_I&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muawiyah&lt;/a&gt; was not among the first two groups. In fact he was one of people perusing and trying to kill the prophet when he was moving to Medina and he only accepted Islam after Muslims defeated them and conquered Mecca (still one might argue that he was one of the third group in the verse) (see e.g. Suyuti's Tarikh al-khulafa).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When trying to understand this verse it is good to look at the two verses following it. They say that there were two other groups around prophet. These two groups are not in the three groups mentioned in this verse and &lt;em&gt;even the prophet does not recognize them&lt;/em&gt; (see verse 9:101) but God does: one group who are hypocrites and disbelievers in secret and God will punish them and another group who confess their sins and have mixed deeds and may God forgive and have mercy on them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who put رضی الله عنه after Muawiyah believe that he was a rightful ruler and a good Muslim and seems to be the main reason why they put رضی الله عنه after his name. &#xA;As far as I understand, according to mainstream Sunni belief all companions of the prophet are revered Muslims and Muawiyah was one of the prophet's companions (though this view of the prophet's companions is not shared by other Muslims).&#xA;Those who don't put رضی الله عنه after his name mainly do so probably because they think he was not a rightful ruler or a good Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="42" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T00:07:02.087" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T00:07:02.087" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9265" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-22T06:34:27.480" Score="2" ViewCount="9559" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have found some discrepancies in using this term &quot;&lt;em&gt;Radiyallahu Anhu&lt;/em&gt;&quot; does it mean:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) May Allah be pleased with him (A dua to Allah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;OR&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Allah is pleased with him (A statement about whom Allah is pleased with)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want the answer to be based on the meaning in Quran 9:100, if it means the former(1) (A dua to Allah) then what is the arabic expression for the latter(2) i.e Allah is pleased with him ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also if it means the latter(2) then shouldn't such  a statement be used only by Allah , since ALLAH alone knows whom he is pleased with which he explicitly mentions in 9:100.?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;9:100:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the first forerunners [in the faith] among the&#xA;  Muhajireen and the Ansar and those who followed them with good conduct&#xA;  - Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him, and He has prepared for them gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will&#xA;  abide forever. That is the great attainment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالسَّابِقُونَ&#xA;  الْأَوَّلُونَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنصَارِ وَالَّذِينَ&#xA;  اتَّبَعُوهُم بِإِحْسَانٍ رَّضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا عَنْهُ&#xA;  وَأَعَدَّ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي تَحْتَهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ&#xA;  فِيهَا أَبَدًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-02-02T20:45:17.167" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T20:45:17.167" Title="&quot;Radiyallahu Anhu&quot; does it really mean that Allah is pleased henceforth they are going to Jannah?" Tags="|tafseer|honorifics|surat-at-tawbah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9267" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9321" CreationDate="2013-08-22T09:53:22.447" Score="10" ViewCount="2010" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw a post that the night of Qadr is one of the odd nights of last 10 days of fasting and a post in Quran states that the angels were come to earth. So the night of Qadr would one day per year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, the fasting count differ from different countries, for ex, between gulf country and India time differs by only 2 to 3 hours, but the fasting count differs by one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then what about the night of Qadr between these countries?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the angels come two times for these countries?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Totally how many nights of Qadr are for the whole world according to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope, I'm not insulting Muslims, I asked this to my Muslim friend, he doesn't know the answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3075" LastEditorUserId="42" LastEditDate="2013-08-26T07:26:09.097" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T12:38:22.213" Title="How many Lailathul Qadr nights are there for a year in Islam?" Tags="|quran|laylat-al-qadr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9268" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9342" CreationDate="2013-08-22T11:31:28.880" Score="4" ViewCount="9210" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for men in Islam to shave their heads?   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually I got to know that its not allowed for men to shave their heads except certain days like Hajj, Umrah, Aqeeqa and/or for certain disease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When does a man allowed to shave his head?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2264" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T20:21:58.663" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T20:21:58.663" Title="When does a man allowed to shave his head?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9269" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-22T11:41:27.083" Score="-2" ViewCount="1520" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does 'subha-n-allah' mean? I've often heard this being used within the Bangladeshi community, but it just occured to me that I don't know what it means. Where does it come from, and how is it written in arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-15T04:39:40.533" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T04:39:40.533" Title="What does 'subha-n-allah' mean?" Tags="|arabic|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9270" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9277" CreationDate="2013-08-22T11:45:59.777" Score="1" ViewCount="181747" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Bangladeshi community when one hears of some tragedy they recite '&lt;em&gt;Ina-lilahi-wa-ina-rajiun&lt;/em&gt;' (I'm not sure that I've transcribed that correctly.)  Where does this phrase come from, and what does it mean, and how is it written in Arabic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-02-25T20:06:51.473" LastActivityDate="2021-02-25T20:06:51.473" Title="What is the meaning of 'Ina-lilahi-wa-ina-rajiun'?" Tags="|islamic-basis|dhikr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9271" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-22T12:40:49.707" Score="11" ViewCount="6692" Body="&lt;p&gt;Music is generally haram (but with exceptions). However, I was introduced to the idea that one is allowed to use voice as an instrument, and thereby produce sound that almost &lt;em&gt;exactly&lt;/em&gt; like a sound produce by an instrument. So far, I have heard people doing this only for sound or together with Islamic Nasheed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, is this way of “playing music without an instrument” halal or haram? (On the pre-condition, of course, that the music is either pure sound or contains no lyrics which go against Islamic principles.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These questions are related, but do not answer this question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7797/what-is-the-islamic-definition-of-music&quot;&gt;What is the Islamic definition of music?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7069/is-auto-tunes-haram&quot;&gt;Is Auto-tunes Haram?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/237/music-in-islam/248#248&quot;&gt;Is listening to Music Halal (permissible) or Haram (prohibited) in Islam?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please answer with references to the Quran and Hadith where possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2018-09-23T19:00:39.963" Title="Is it haram to use the human voice to imitate the sound of musical instruments?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|music|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9273" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9283" CreationDate="2013-08-22T16:55:17.070" Score="2" ViewCount="938" Body="&lt;p&gt;One woman has so missed many days of fasts during Ramadan (due to some kind of illness), that she will require a major part of the month of Shawwal to make those up. And when done, she will not have enough days left for those beneficial six Shawwal fasts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, is it permitted for her to carry out the Shawwal fasts first, sometimes in this month, to get the benefit of this month and then carry out the remaining qada fasts? Or is she needed to pay her dues first? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Perhaps you would like to answer in the light of Hanafi madhab.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2199" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T07:34:01.430" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T07:34:01.430" Title="Which order to perform quda (catch-up) fasting and Shawwal fasting according to the Hanafi madhab?" Tags="|sawm|hanafi|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9274" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9269" CreationDate="2013-08-22T17:22:23.987" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Subhan'Allāh (Arabic سبحان الله) is an Arabic phrase often translated as &quot;Glorious is Allah.&quot; You use it to express both your astonishment and gratitude in a situation where you think that the happening, or bounty, or unique situation can arise only out of the Glory of Allah Subhanatawala. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also a great and rewarding act to read this whenever you get an opportunity or after fard prayer (33 times).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subhan%27Allah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subhan'Allah&lt;/a&gt; for further details. Or see &lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.about.com/od/glossary/g/subhanallah.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islam.about.com/od/glossary/g/subhanallah.htm&lt;/a&gt;  for a shorter version. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Happy to answer you question, but you could get the answer by a simple Google search.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2199" LastActivityDate="2013-08-22T17:22:23.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9275" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-22T17:27:00.160" Score="2" ViewCount="1574" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that tattoos are haram by a lot of people. I am not looking to get a tattoo, but I was curious though why they are prohibited. I have not seen any text to support this thought. If anyone could provide any insight into this issue it would be very much appreciated. If there is any text, I would like to see the original Arabic text as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user3079" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:25:34.073" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:25:34.073" Title="Are tattoos haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2013-08-28T14:46:30.770" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9217" CreationDate="2013-08-22T17:28:24.713" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sufism is more of a denominator for a specific approach to Islam. This approach can be found in the teachings of Sunni as well as Shia. Check &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.halalmonk.com/conversations&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the site of the Halal Monk for conversations with different spiritual leaders and artists of the Muslim world&lt;/a&gt;. Some of them are rooted in the Sufi tradition but sometimes they're Sunni, sometimes they're Shia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3080" LastActivityDate="2013-08-22T17:28:24.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9277" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9270" CreationDate="2013-08-22T17:44:14.240" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inna_Lillahi_wa_inna_ilaihi_raji%27un&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un (إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ) is a verse of the Quran which means Surely we belong to Allah and to Him shall we return.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This phrase is recited by Muslims when a person is struck by calamity in life, and is also recited upon hearing the death news of a Muslim. This can also be recited in any situation involving risk of any sort.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is taken directly from the following ayah of the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الذين إذا أصابتهم مصيبة قالوا &lt;strong&gt;إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Who, when disaster strikes them, say, &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Indeed we belong to Allah , and indeed to Him we will return.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;—&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/156&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Baqarah 156&lt;/a&gt;—&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-08-22T17:44:14.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9278" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-22T19:16:14.947" Score="2" ViewCount="1695" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam is considered a religion of peace, right? So how is it possible that the penalty for adultery is death?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if a person married or otherwise repents is he still flogged to death? Our Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) was sent as a blessing for all humankind and I fail to understand how Allah (swt) who clearly states that his mercy overcomes his wrath can not forgive this sin? I am not sure, but God forgive me I read somewhere that Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) allowed this stoning to death?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3081" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-27T10:53:47.937" LastActivityDate="2021-01-01T00:49:49.417" Title="How is the penalty for adultery being death compatible with Islam being a religion of peace?" Tags="|punishment|adultery|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9189" CreationDate="2013-08-22T19:58:24.877" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I ask this question from someone that had enough knowledge and she said that you can pray IF the blood is not related to your period bleeding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3082" LastActivityDate="2013-08-22T19:58:24.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9273" CreationDate="2013-08-23T00:25:22.553" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I can find searching over the net, a woman, if she wishes, can perform the Shawwal fasts first. But she must have every intention to perform the qada (make up) fasts before the next Ramadan, preferably as soon as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For details, please take a look at these fatwas, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/4082&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/15916&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/26522&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2199" LastActivityDate="2013-08-23T00:25:22.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9273" CreationDate="2013-08-23T00:47:03.367" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Hanafi madh'hab, any deferred Ramadan fasts need not be made up immediately, so long as they're made up before next Ramadan: There is no obligation to fast them before doing any other optional fasts.  It must, however, be noted that dying before making up the Ramadan fasts (without a valid excuse) is considered sinful, which is not the case for missing the Shawwal fasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also considered valid (again &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/5550&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;according to the Hanafi school&lt;/a&gt;) to combine the intentions of the two fasts and perform them at the same time, which is to say that one can make up six of the Ramadan fasts during the month of Shawwal, with the intention of performing both the Ramadan as well as the Shawwal fast, and one's Ramadan obligations would still be fulfilled.  God willing, one would be rewarded in full for the Shawwal fast as well, although there is some scholarly dispute on this matter; it is, therefore, still preferable to fast them separately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-08-23T01:36:53.130" LastActivityDate="2013-08-23T01:36:53.130" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9288" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-23T10:48:58.843" Score="5" ViewCount="10032" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that when I sneeze, I should say &lt;code&gt;Alhamdulillah&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And If I yawn, then I should cover my mouth with my hand (left) and say &lt;code&gt;A'oothu billahi mina sh shaithaanir rajeem&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, these are all in normal circumstances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should I do if I get the urge to do these during salat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-17T08:52:53.933" LastActivityDate="2020-04-26T15:20:05.627" Title="What should I do if I get the urge to sneeze or yawn during salat?" Tags="|hadith|salat|sunnah|adab|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8803" CreationDate="2013-08-23T10:58:29.817" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;These two verses, and the ten or so before, and many subsequent verses, are detailing many of the stories of Bani Israeel at the time of Musa (alayhi salaam). This discourse details the escape of Bani Israeel from Fir'awn; the miraculous parting of the sea; their subsequent shirk with the golden calf, and repentance; their taking (and later breaking) of the covenant; their arriving at the promised city, and being cast out after refusing to listen to Musa; and more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For these verses, Ibn Abbas narrates the meaning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An-Nasa'i, Ibn Jarir and Ibn Abi Hatim recorded Ibn `Abbas saying, &amp;quot;Allah told the Children of Israel that their repentance would be to slay by the sword every person they meet, be he father or son. They should not care whom they kill. Those were guilty whom Musa and Harun were not aware of their guilt, they admitted their sin and did as they were ordered. So Allah forgave both the killer and the one killed.'' This is part of the Hadith about the trials that we will mention in Surat Ta Ha, (20) Allah willing. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=381&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafseer ibn Katheer&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this happened, the very next two verses say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [recall] when you said, &amp;quot;O Moses, we will never believe you until we see Allah outright&amp;quot;; so the thunderbolt took you while you were looking on. Then We revived you after your death that perhaps you would be grateful. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/55-56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Baqarah, verse 55-56&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two verses summarize an incident after the incident of the calf, during which Musa (alayhi salaam) took around 70 of Bani Israeel's leaders to an appointmed meeting place with Allah, where they demanded to see Allah directly (which is something impossible in dunya).  You can understand this as a statement of argumentation or something like disbelief; Allah seized them with a lightning bolt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Katheer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=380&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;then mentions&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As-Suddi says: &lt;code&gt;(But you were seized with a bolt of lightning)&lt;/code&gt; saying; &amp;quot;They died, and Musa stood up crying and supplicating to Allah, `O Lord! What should I say to the Children of Israel when I go back to them after You destroyed the best of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;(If it had been Your will, You could have destroyed them and me before; would You destroy us for the deeds of the foolish ones among us)'&lt;/code&gt; Allah revealed to Musa that these seventy men were among those who worshipped the calf. Afterwards, Allah brought them back to life one man at a time, while the rest of them were watching how Allah was bringing them back to life. That is why Allah's said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;(Then We raised you up after your death, so that you might be grateful.)&lt;/code&gt; Ar-Rabi` bin Anas said, &amp;quot;Death was their punishment, and they were resurrected after they died so they could finish out their lives.'' Qatadah said similarly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this nicely summarizes and explains these two ayaat and their interconnection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahu a'lam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-08-23T10:58:29.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9290" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-23T14:42:35.377" Score="4" ViewCount="4576" Body="&lt;p&gt;I happened to visit a Islamic website &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/nallah.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;99 Names of ALLAH(swt)&lt;/a&gt; recently, and it had listed all the names of ALLAH (swt), with all the names there is a certain &lt;strong&gt;WAZIFA&lt;/strong&gt; or say certain recitations, that if a certain name is recited 100 times then this benefit will happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For example :&lt;/strong&gt;  If a person recites &lt;em&gt;Ar-Rehman&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;100&lt;/strong&gt; times then he will get sharp memory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any validity to this practice?  In particular, &lt;strong&gt;can anyone provide me with some authentic ahadith&lt;/strong&gt; or any reference in &lt;strong&gt;Al-Quran&lt;/strong&gt; regarding it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-08-23T23:37:48.897" LastActivityDate="2013-11-05T18:06:23.453" Title="Does reciting the 99 Names of ALLAH (swt) bring particular benefits?" Tags="|islamic-basis|asma-ul-husna|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9294" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9288" CreationDate="2013-08-24T15:39:04.533" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;IN THE NAME OF ALLAH&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because &quot;even in normal time it isn't obligatory that you should after sneeze or yawn say Alhamdulillah or A'oothu billahi mina sh shaithaanir rajeem&quot; you can don't say these during salat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;..::ya Allah::..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3090" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-01-28T07:13:31.513" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T07:13:31.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9288" CreationDate="2013-08-24T19:31:58.243" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You don't have to do anything. You cannot and shouldn't delay a sneeze. Yawning tells you something is wrong with your prayer. Just stop and try to concentrate. Just don't pray if you cannot pay attention or feel drowsy. You should be in awe during prayer. (Look 23:2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3093" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T07:43:31.237" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T07:43:31.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9290" CreationDate="2013-08-24T19:39:33.843" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No.&#xA;Those are pure fabrications most probably based on Jewish mythology. Quran doesn't support that.&#xA;But thinking about them does benefit you.You should contemplate on them instead. Look 3:191, 4:103. You don't have to learn or memorize them in Arabic. You should learn their meanings instead. Look 17:110. Think about them in the context of surahs and try to connect the meaning of the beautiful name with the story told in the surah. For further reading I recommend the book Exploring Islam In A New Light by Abdur RAb. You can buy the ebook online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3093" LastActivityDate="2013-08-24T19:39:33.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9252" CreationDate="2013-08-24T19:42:08.043" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this Aya (Al-A'raf [7:27]):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/N9JSB.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/7/27&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O children of Adam, let not Satan tempt you as he removed your parents&#xA;  from Paradise, stripping them of their clothing to show them their&#xA;  private parts. Indeed, he sees you, he and his tribe, from where you&#xA;  do not see them. Indeed, We have made the devils allies to those who&#xA;  do not believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to that aya, Allah only mentioned (parents) that removed from Paradise, therefore, we can conclude that Allah only placed our parents (Adam and hawa (lilith)) in Paradise but not us, then, it was clear from begging that Allah crated Children of Adam to live on earth... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2966" LastActivityDate="2013-08-24T19:42:08.043" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9278" CreationDate="2013-08-24T20:04:34.937" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Punishment for adultery is explained in 24:2. There's no death penalty. There's no stoning. Just the opposite, Quran tells that the deniers/ingrates are the ones who desire to stone believers to death (18:20, 19:46, 26:116, 44:20). You just cannot overrule the Quran. End of story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3093" LastActivityDate="2013-08-24T20:04:34.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9301" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9275" CreationDate="2013-08-24T20:12:00.413" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If it's healthy and clean, it's allowed. Look 5:87, 7:32, 66:1. Determining whether it's healthy or not is not a religious subject. It's a scientific one. Do your scientific or medical research.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3093" LastActivityDate="2013-08-24T20:12:00.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9241" CreationDate="2013-08-24T20:58:46.537" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Daily prayers are timely obligations (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:103&lt;/a&gt;). You just cannot postpone them. In 4:103, we are being told to observe prayer even in a time of fear/anxiety. If you miss it, you simply miss it. You cannot delay, subtract, or add them together. You lived today for once, right? Can you delay today and live it tomorrow? Can you combine your heartbeats and breaths with those of tomorrow?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3093" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-08-24T21:39:06.803" LastActivityDate="2013-08-24T21:39:06.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9308" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9310" CreationDate="2013-08-24T21:49:51.703" Score="3" ViewCount="728" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some sources suggest that stoning is an Islamic prescription for adultery, but other sources suggest that it is not, and that only lashes are mentioned in the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to the &lt;strong&gt;Ayah &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;[24:2]&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The [unmarried] woman or [unmarried] man found guilty of sexual&#xA;  intercourse - lash each one of them with a hundred lashes, and do not&#xA;  be taken by pity for them in the religion of Allah , if you should&#xA;  believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a group of the believers&#xA;  witness their punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this source a prescription for adultery or fornication? If fornication, then what are the consequences for adultery?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2967" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2017-05-31T10:22:50.847" LastActivityDate="2020-12-31T22:31:53.390" Title="Would an adulterer(الزاني) or an adulteress(الزانية) be Stoned or Lashed, according to the Qur'an?" Tags="|zina|hudud|rajm|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9309" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9217" CreationDate="2013-08-24T22:36:13.253" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually the famous &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sufi&lt;/a&gt; groups and organizations are Sunni not Shia. There is a sensitivity and negative attitude towards them among other Sunni Muslims like some followers of Salafi movement for various reasons that I will not go into in this answer, still Sufi orders have developed mainly among Sunni not Shia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, among mainstream Shia Muslims we don't have similar Sufi organizations and Tarighats. Thoughts similar to Sufi thoughts exist among Shia Muslims. However, it has not turned into similar organizations partly because of the role and the importance of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiqh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fiqh&lt;/a&gt; for Shia. There are famous Shia scholars who practice what is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irfan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;irfan&lt;/a&gt; but all famous ones that I am know of consider only paths within the confines of Islamic Sharia and focuses mostly on how to better perform Sharia. I haven't heard them being referred to as Sufi, the common word to refer to them is Aaref. One of Irfan's main point is the perspective that the laws in Sharia are not goals in themselves but are means to walk towards and get closer to God and obtain light (still there are other Shia scholars who find such thoughts even within the confines of Islamic Sharia problematic). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I understand, in the view of these Shia Aarefs, each person should walk on a path (طریقة) towards God and obtain light (as stated several times in Quran, search for words like walking, path, light, etc., e.g. see verses 1:6, 57:9, 57:12-14, 57:28, 14:1, 6:122) but the best way to walk towards God is following the Sharia (شریعة). In fact, Sharia has a similar meaning to Tarighat: شارع  is from root شرع which means street in Arabic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think a major point of irfan is to remind one that simply following the appearance of Islamic Sharia is not enough if it does not lead one to obtaining light and walking towards God. If you are performing a part of Islamic Sharia and it is not bringing you closer to God then you are not performing it as it should be performed, e.g. people who think they are praying correctly and according to Sharia but during the prayer their thoughts are not with God but somewhere else, or they performs prayers but also do shameful acts, that means the person is not really upholding prayer, since according to Quran upholding prayer should restrain one from committing sins (see verse 29:45).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is an analogy I have heard about their perspective and found useful: if the other paths suggested by Sufi Tarighats are fine and makes one closer to God (which is debatable) Sharia is like a high way compared to them which can take one much faster toward God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is to the best of my knowledge, if there is an inaccuracy or problem with the answer I would be happy to hear about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="42" LastEditDate="2013-08-25T08:04:51.427" LastActivityDate="2013-08-25T08:04:51.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9310" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9308" CreationDate="2013-08-25T01:48:44.100" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Qur'an, there is a concept called &lt;em&gt;zina&lt;/em&gt; (زنا‬), which refers to both fornication and adultery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the early days of Islam, the punishment for zina was confinement to the house or corporal punishment. The woman would be confined to the house until she died or another piece of legislation came into force. The man would receive corporal punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those of your women, who commit illegal sexual intercourse, take&#xA;  the evidence of four witnesses from amongst you against them; and if&#xA;  they testify, confine them (i.e. women) to houses until death comes to&#xA;  them or Allah ordains for them some (other) way. And the two persons&#xA;  (man and woman) among you, who commit illegal sexual intercourse, hurt&#xA;  them both. &lt;strong&gt;(Qur’an 4:15–16)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The fornicatress and fornicator, flog each of them with a hundred&#xA;  stripes. Let not pity withhold you in their case, in a punishment&#xA;  prescribed by Allah, if you believe in Allah and the last Day. And let&#xA;  a party of the believers witness their punishment. &lt;strong&gt;(Qur’an 24:2)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verses are for married and unmarried persons who commit zina. However, there may be a distinction between the married state of the offender of &lt;em&gt;zina&lt;/em&gt; in that the married person will get a heftier punishment than the unmarried counterpart, because there is no legitimate reason why the married person cannot have sex within marriage. Therefore, the unmarried person may receive a lighter sentence or at most receive some lashings whereas the married person is stoned to death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; Abdulmajeed Hassan Bello (2011) The punishment for adultery in Islamic&#xA;law and its application in Nigeria, &lt;em&gt;Journal of Islamic Law and Culture&lt;/em&gt;, 13:2-3, 166-182, DOI:&#xA;10.1080/1528817X.2012.733132&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2907" LastActivityDate="2013-08-25T01:48:44.100" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9311" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9320" CreationDate="2013-08-25T07:39:42.413" Score="-1" ViewCount="2107" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that sterilization of people is not ok according to Quran. But what about animals, like dogs and cats. Is it ok to sterilize them so they cannot have their children born?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2261" LastActivityDate="2013-08-26T07:52:53.597" Title="Is sterilization of dogs and cats ok?" Tags="|animals|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8893" CreationDate="2013-08-25T10:42:49.393" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the closest answer I can find:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira, the Prophet (saw) said, &quot;The dunya is a prison&#xA;  for the believer and Paradise for the kafir (disbeliever),&quot; [Sahih&#xA;  Muslim, vol.4, #7058]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Once when Imam Ibn Hajar al Asqalani, a famous scholar in the past who&#xA;  died in 852 AH, who wrote the commentary of Sahih al Bukhar entitled&#xA;  ‘Fath al Bari’, was walking with his grand entourage through the town,&#xA;  they came upon a miserable, poor and dejected Jew. When the Jew&#xA;  recognized Ibn Hajar, he called out to him, &quot;O scholar of Islam! Is it&#xA;  not true that your Prophet has said that this life is a prison for the&#xA;  believer and Paradise for the kafir? How is it that you are living in&#xA;  lavish wealth being a so-called believer, and yet I live this meager&#xA;  and miserable existence?&quot; Ibn Hajar responded, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;What you say of the&#xA;  Prophet (saw) of what he has said is true. You should know that this&#xA;  opulence you see me living in, is a prison compared to what awaits for&#xA;  me in the Hereafter. And, you should know that what you are living is&#xA;  Paradise compared to what Allah has prepared for you in the akhira&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tells me that living an opulent lifestyle is not a sin, as clearly the famous scholar Imam Ibn Hajar al Asqulani lived such a lifestyle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difference is that when a Muslim lives a luxury or poor lifestyle, it is still a prison for him (even the luxury lifestyle) compared to what's to come in the next life.  However, when a non Muslim lives a luxury or a poor lifestyle, it will be paradise for him (even the poor lifestyle) compared to what's to come in the next life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, a muslim, poor or wealthy, i.e. if he has everything he could want in this world, it will be nothing compared to paradise for him, therefore, being a billionaire is nothing for a muslim.  However, for a non muslim, if he is a billionaire or a poor person, this world will be paradise for him, even if he lives in a card board box, because hell will make a card board box feel like paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2013-08-25T13:46:56.273" LastActivityDate="2013-08-25T13:46:56.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9313" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8476" CreationDate="2013-08-25T10:47:45.823" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the mufti's on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?44306-Zakat-on-Gold-and-Gold-Jewellery&amp;amp;p=369856&amp;amp;viewfull=1#post369856&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?44306-Zakat-on-Gold-and-Gold-Jewellery&amp;amp;p=369856&amp;amp;viewfull=1#post369856&lt;/a&gt;, it seems that 22k gold should be valued back on 22k gold and 24k gold should be valued at 24k gold, i.e. 22k gold should not be valued at the same rate as 24k gold when it comes to giving zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems to be the sunni view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2013-08-25T10:47:45.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9316" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9317" CreationDate="2013-08-25T13:33:16.273" Score="2" ViewCount="1541" Body="&lt;p&gt;I need to know about the Khutba (Friday sermon) recited by Imam on Friday, Are those a verses' of Quran? Are those quoted from some Hadith? I find it partly different for some Fridays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can some explain this? Where exactly can we look for it and the meaning/translation of each sermon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard the last sermon is the biggest one covering many aspects of socio-economin-spiritual life of man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastActivityDate="2013-08-25T14:15:23.243" Title="Khutba (Friday Sermons) - Where exactly is text?" Tags="|jumuah|khutbah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9316" CreationDate="2013-08-25T14:15:23.243" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per comments above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sermon held by Imam on friday is individual - i.e. the Imam chooses which topics to speak about and refers to Quran and Sunna regarding those topics. IF you want that in english you will need to ask the mosque whether they have such a translation available (some do, some don't).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the last sermon of Prophet (PBUH+SAWS) you can find it in Bukhari for example... some links: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iqrasense.com/about-islam/the-last-sermon-khutbah-of-prophet-muhammad-farewell-sermon.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.iqrasense.com/about-islam/the-last-sermon-khutbah-of-prophet-muhammad-farewell-sermon.html&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Farewell_Sermon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Farewell_Sermon&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/523/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/523/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamhelpline.com/node/2617&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamhelpline.com/node/2617&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="965" LastActivityDate="2013-08-25T14:15:23.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9318" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9319" CreationDate="2013-08-25T20:49:26.780" Score="2" ViewCount="7919" Body="&lt;p&gt;I didn't find any implicit Verse showing us who were on earth before Adam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think according to this verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[&lt;strong&gt;2:30&lt;/strong&gt;]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, &quot;Indeed,&#xA;  I will make upon the earth a successive authority.&quot; They said, &quot;Will&#xA;  You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;blood&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;,&#xA;  while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?&quot; Allah said, &quot;Indeed, I&#xA;  know that which you do not know.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah showing us(in explicit way) that there were  creatures living on earth that have &lt;strong&gt;blood&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we have any Hadith or another verse showing us who were living on earth before Adam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2967" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-04T23:01:41.137" LastActivityDate="2021-04-05T01:01:17.603" Title="Do we have any information in Islam about who were on Earth before Adam?" Tags="|tafseer|creation|surat-al-baqarah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9319" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9318" CreationDate="2013-08-26T04:49:59.480" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing in the &lt;strong&gt;Qur’an&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;sunnah&lt;/strong&gt; that indicate who lived on Earth before Adam. Rather the reports that speak of this are the opinions of those who wrote the Tafsir, among the companions and tabieen(Those who followed the companions).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To know what they have said go back to Tafsir At-Tabri, Ibn Kathir, and Tafsir &quot;Tahreer and Tanweer&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a nutshell, Either Jinn had lived before Adam or no one. Because as I said earlier in this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/9257/885&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; according to Qurdubi, the word Khalifa gave an impression to the angels that some of the humans will shed blood. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to add a note from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_ar-Rahman_ibn_Nasir_as-Sa%27di&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sheikh Abdulrehman Asa'adi&lt;/a&gt;. He said in his Tafsir(Tayseer Ar-Rahman fy Tafsir kalam Al-Manan)(تيسير الرحمن في تفسير كلام المنان):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We don't know who lived before us and we don't care because it won't contribute anything important(i.e increase our Iman or increase our level in Jannah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2013-08-26T05:01:27.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9320" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9311" CreationDate="2013-08-26T05:45:10.663" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As salaam Alaykum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am with Imam Ahmad when he said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I do not like for a man to neuter anything, rather that is makrooh&#xA;  because of the prohibition on causing pain to animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/10502&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Preventing your cat from reproducing is preventing a natural process&#xA;  that Allaah has created in it. Undoubtedly the rulings on animals are&#xA;  not as serious as in the case of humans, but this does not mean&#xA;  violating the rights of the creation of Allaah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If this operation will cause harm, or it will cause complications for&#xA;  the cat, then it is not permissible. The prohibition against causing&#xA;  harm is general and includes harm against both humans and animals.&#xA;  There follow some of the ahaadeeth that indicate this: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) that&#xA;    the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “A woman&#xA;    entered Hell because of a cat which she tied up and did not feed, nor&#xA;    did she allow it to eat of the vermin of the earth.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The vermin of the earth means mice, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3140; Muslim, 2242. There is also a similar&#xA;  report from Abu Hurayrah). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah that a donkey whose face&#xA;    had been branded passed by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah&#xA;    be upon him), and he said, “May Allaah curse the one who branded him.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Narrated by Muslim, 2217). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If there are too many cats and they are a nuisance, and if the&#xA;  operation will not harm them, then there is nothing wrong with it,&#xA;  because this is better than killing them after they have been created.&#xA;  But if the cats are ordinary cats and are not causing a nuisance,&#xA;  perhaps it is better to leave them alone to reproduce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fataawa Islamiyyah, 4/448&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2652" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-08-26T07:52:53.597" LastActivityDate="2013-08-26T07:52:53.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9267" CreationDate="2013-08-26T07:20:31.620" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are various views regarding لیلة القدر. Some believe it is more than one night but I think the belief that it is one night is more prominent. There is no indication in Quran that there are more than one nights. There are several hadith that say or imply that there is one in each year and it is also implied from verses in sura al-Qadr in Quran that it takes place regularly (e.g. from the present tense verb used in verse 97:4: &quot;The Angels and the Spirit &lt;em&gt;come&lt;/em&gt; down to earth ...&quot;, compared to the verb in verse 97:1 which is past tense: &quot;We did send it down in the night of Qadr&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know from Quran that it is in Ramadan as Quran was sent in Ramadan according to verse 2:185 and in لیلة القدر according to verse 97:1 (though this verse is not very explicit). The exact night of Ramadan is not specified in Quran, famous guesses based on hadith are that it is 23th night or it is 27th night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The issue that different places on earth might have different nights is not explored in Quran or other early Islamic sources as far as I know. This issue is rather modern. It is like asking what is the day that Ramadan starts or what is the time of the morning prayer in various locations on earth (or even in space). There is not a consensus among Islamic scholars on how to deal with these kind of issues which have more practical importance compared to your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes God does not want the answer to some question to be known (verse 18:22) or humans are simply incapable of knowing the answer (verse 17:85) or sometimes knowing the answer is not useful or beneficial (verse 5:100-101, or verse about the cow in second sura). A question that I normally ask in response to this kind of questions is why one would want to know the answer? In this case, why would you want to know the exact night? Is it out of idle curiosity or for something practically important? For a good Muslim I guess the interest in knowing the exact date might be to know which night to perform prayers and other good deeds more than other nights. So &lt;em&gt;maybe&lt;/em&gt; God wanted to conceal the exact date of the night so people will not forget other nights of Ramadan by focusing too much on just that night (as it seems to me if God wanted the exact date to be known and emphasized that would be the case). And God knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="42" LastEditDate="2013-08-26T07:27:41.117" LastActivityDate="2013-08-26T07:27:41.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9322" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-26T10:22:45.147" Score="2" ViewCount="5931" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Holy Quran,  earth was created in 5-6 days. but sun was created after 3 days then how Quran come to know that earth was created in 6 &lt;em&gt;days&lt;/em&gt; without sun(days was counted w/o sun) ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking for answer with authentic reference.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After more research I found that there is no place where this is mentioned that Sun was created after earth. &#xA; And as stated by Azad below,  in fact what is mentioned is as below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We did certainly create the heavens and earth and what is between them in six days, and there touched Us no weariness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from which it cannot be concluded that Sun was created after earth.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="176" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-05T20:50:40.790" LastActivityDate="2020-04-02T03:33:02.897" Title="The creation of Sun and Earth as per Holy-Quran" Tags="|quran|creation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9323" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9322" CreationDate="2013-08-26T11:19:26.250" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Holy Qur'an, Allah(SWT) created heavens and earth and what is between them in &lt;em&gt;six&lt;/em&gt; days:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/50/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[&lt;strong&gt;50:38&lt;/strong&gt;]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We did certainly create the heavens and earth and what is between&#xA;  them in six days, and there touched Us no weariness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is in general counting, but in surah &lt;code&gt;Fussilat&lt;/code&gt;, Allah(SWT) showing us that the first 4 days created Earth, and the other two days was for &lt;em&gt;heavens and what is between them&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/41/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[&lt;strong&gt;41:9&lt;/strong&gt;]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;Do you indeed disbelieve in He who created the earth in two days&#xA;  and attribute to Him equals? That is the Lord of the worlds.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/41/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[&lt;strong&gt;41:10&lt;/strong&gt;]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And He placed on the earth firmly set mountains over its surface, and&#xA;  He blessed it and determined therein its [creatures'] sustenance in&#xA;  four days without distinction - for [the information] of those who&#xA;  ask.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/41/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[&lt;strong&gt;41:12&lt;/strong&gt;]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired in&#xA;  each heaven its command...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Above verses shows that your understanding is wrong(&lt;em&gt;earth was created in 5-6 days. but sun was created after 3 days&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of them created in only &lt;em&gt;&lt;code&gt;six&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/em&gt; days, there is no &lt;code&gt;5-6&lt;/code&gt; days for earth then &lt;code&gt;3&lt;/code&gt; days for sun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Except earth, all other heavens including the sun(which is part of our heaven) created in 2 days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2967" LastEditorUserId="2967" LastEditDate="2013-08-26T11:31:48.443" LastActivityDate="2013-08-26T11:31:48.443" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9217" CreationDate="2013-08-26T13:39:38.213" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nearly all Sufi schools trace their ancestry to Imam Ali a.s., as their genetic father by their masters or as their master in teachings through the holy 12 Imams, most Sufi schools are therefore Shia, but the biggest Sufi school is a Sunni school (Naks-i Bendiyye), but also started as a Shia school of teachings. Therefore they trace their ancestry to Imam Ali a.s., but some claim also ancestry to Ebu Bekir. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a ancestry-line of a worldwide well-known Islamic master: Seyyid Abdülkadir Geylani (k.s.a):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hz. Muhammed Mustafa (S.A.V.) (--- through his daughter Fatima a.s. ---)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*&lt;em&gt;2.      Hz. Ali (R.A.) [IMAM ALI] *&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hz.Hüseyin (R.A.), Hasan-ı Basri(R.A.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zeynel Abidin (R.A.), Habibul Acemi(K.S.A.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Muhammed Bakır (.R.A.), Şeyh Davud-u Tai(K.S.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cafer-i Sadık (R.A.) Maruf-u Kerhi(K.S.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Musa Kazım(R.A.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ali Rıza(R.A.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maruf-u Kerhi(K.S.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sırrı Sakati (KS.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cüneyd-i Bağdadi(K.S.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ebu Bekir Şibli(K.S.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abdulaziz et Temimi(K.S.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ebul Ferec Yusuf et Tarsusi(K.S.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ebul Hasan Aliyyübnü Muhammed b.el Kureyşli(K.S.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ebu Said el Manzumi(K.S.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Seyyid Abdülkadir-i Geylani(K.S.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2862" LastActivityDate="2013-08-26T13:39:38.213" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9192" CreationDate="2013-08-26T14:23:41.743" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Iraq would withhold its dirhams and qafiz; Syria would withhold its mudd and dinar and Egypt would withhold its irdab and dinar and you would recoil to that position from where you started and you would recoil to that position from where you started and you would recoil to that position from where you started, the bones and the flesh of Abu Huraira would bear testimony to it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;&amp;mdash;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/269230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim, Book 55, Hadith 7459&lt;/a&gt;&amp;mdash;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3097" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-08-26T17:10:20.477" LastActivityDate="2013-08-26T17:10:20.477" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9329" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-26T17:11:20.840" Score="1" ViewCount="122" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A man likes a woman. one day they had a quarrel and due to anger, the man did a swear by the name of Allah, that he would not continue the relation anymore. After the man regrets for this, wants to withdraw the swear and wants to marry the woman. Now the question is, if the man marries the woman, will the marriage be valid in the view of Islam ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3102" LastActivityDate="2013-08-27T06:34:44.760" Title="About validity of a marriage due to swear by the name of Allah" Tags="|oaths|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9268" CreationDate="2013-08-27T06:07:37.137" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;For men it is allowed to shave the head and considered as an act of worship when&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hajj&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Umrah (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/48/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Quran-48:27&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shaving the child’s head on the seventh day after birth.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ali ibn Abi Taalib (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said:&#xA;  The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)&#xA;  offered a sheep as ‘aqeeqah for al-Hasan, and said: ‘O Faatimah, shave&#xA;  his head and give the weight of his hair in silver in charity.&#xA;  (Al-Tirmidhi, 1439).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The kaafir when he becomes a Muslim  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded a&#xA;  kaafir man who had become Muslim, “Shave off the hair of kufr and get&#xA;  circumcised.” (Abu Dawood 356)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;strong&gt;not allowed&lt;/strong&gt; to shave the head after father or any other relative's death or for showing the symbol of rejection of worldly adornments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, one could be allowed to shave the head because of any medical reasons like remedy for disease, or to prevent lice and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Dawood narrated (4195) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of&#xA;  Allaah be upon him) saw a child who had part of his head shaved and&#xA;  not other parts. He said: “Shave it all or leave it all.” (Classed as&#xA;  saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 3535). Al-Nawawi (may&#xA;  Allaah have mercy on him) said: “This clearly shows that it is&#xA;  permissible to shave the head, and it cannot be interpreted in any&#xA;  other way.” (Sharh Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using these two hadeeths to show that it is permissible to shave the head for &lt;strong&gt;no reason&lt;/strong&gt; is a matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more details, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/14051&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastActivityDate="2013-08-27T06:07:37.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9343" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9329" CreationDate="2013-08-27T06:34:44.760" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah will not impose blame upon you for what is meaningless in your oaths, but He will impose blame upon you for [breaking] what you intended of oaths. So its expiation is the feeding of ten needy people from the average of that which you feed your [own] families or clothing them or the freeing of a slave. But whoever cannot find [or afford it] - then a fast of three days [is required]. That is the expiation for oaths when you have sworn. But guard your oaths. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be grateful. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Ma'idah 5:89&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's accepted to break an oath if you made one out of anger, or something unintentional. But &lt;strong&gt;the person breaking the oath must feed ten needy people, clothe them, or free a slave&lt;/strong&gt;. If he cannot afford that, then he should &lt;strong&gt;fast for three days&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could find nothing saying that the marriage would be invalid, but breaking an oath without paying the 'fine' would be a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2013-08-27T06:34:44.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7434" CreationDate="2013-08-27T06:58:51.430" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's rather difficult to answer this one, so keep in mind that this answer might be anecdotal and based on personal experience. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As with any large enough religion, much of the fragmentation is political and cultural. Few are strictly religious. Tolerance varies across the board.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are far too many small sects that are considered cults by some people. In my country, some people of different political parties refuse to pray in the same mosque, both accusing the other of being heretics. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni and Shia' may often avoid praying in the same location. Tolerance varies from brotherly hugs to awkward stares to outright bombings. Sufis are generally tolerant of others, but many (yet not most) do not tolerate them, even the ones whose ancestors converted to Islam because of the action of Sufi missionaries. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some groups do not acknowledge the Hadiths (narrations) of the Prophet at all and will outright reject them. Some groups follow Hadiths to the letter, whereas some take it as mere advice. Some people use a Hadith-based law before Quranic law. Some people recognize a Hadith as strictly being something from the Prophet Muhammad SAWS, whereas others recognize anything by his companions as Hadiths, and any laws dispensed by them as Islamic law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The more conservative groups will reject other Abrahamic religions, whereas some Muslims will consider other Abrahamic religions (including the Bible and Torah) to be from Allah. To get a general feel of it, while other Muslims see each other as 'brothers', they see Christians/Jews as 'cousins', and Sunni/Shia' as the disowned brother of the family. Note that mileage varies strongly by area and culture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to go into the politics, a lot of the people who claim Islamic unity care little about Muslims as a whole; many utilize Islam as a political cause. Many 'jihadists' will kill a fellow Muslim as well. There was an insurgency in my country recently, in which both sides of the conflict were Muslims and killing Muslims, but were spreading propaganda that anyone who died in that conflict were martyrs (as in dying in the cause of Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other scale of tolerance, there are mosques which allows Buddhists, Christians, and other non-Muslims to utilize the mosque area for meditations and prayer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2013-08-27T06:58:51.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9348" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9252" CreationDate="2013-08-27T10:22:23.537" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we see, Allah told angles I have to place a trustee on the Earth, then Does Allah made his decision to put them on the Earth even before their mistake.&#xA;yes it means this earth. because you should a  faith that prophets do not commit error.it was the decision of ALLAH to send his khalifa on land so ADAM alaihi salaam was acting upon masihat e rabbani.That he knew he will commit this error and then ALLAH will send him on earth,because ALLAH has stated &quot; have to place a trustee on the Earth&quot; but placed him in jannah so it was WISDOM OF ALLAH. &#xA;This is what heard from Islamic Scholars which also acceptable and sensible which gives the output that ALLAH is TRUTH and Speaks the Truth and Prophets are Innocent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2446" LastActivityDate="2013-08-27T10:22:23.537" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9349" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2932" CreationDate="2013-08-27T11:57:23.320" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My explanation is that It was God's master plan &#xA;To send both Adam and Eve to earth. God&#xA;Put them in a test by telling them not to eat&#xA;a certain fruit and God knew that Adam and&#xA;Eve will not follow his order. As he was merciful&#xA;He forgave them when they repented but&#xA;ordered them to leave paradise as by eating&#xA;the forbidden fruit they had developed sexual&#xA;Feeling and were deemed unsuitable for dwelling&#xA;in paradise. So He ordered them to go to earth&#xA;so that they can reproduce and perform more good deeds. Offcourse satan would stand in&#xA;Their ways to do that but it was a test which God&#xA;Believed out of His love for human beings that&#xA;They must eventually overcome. That is why&#xA;God said when Adam and Eve were sent to&#xA;Earth that His mercy shall prevail over all wrath.&#xA;Dr Haider Mannan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;deeds &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3109" LastActivityDate="2013-08-27T11:57:23.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9350" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-27T12:02:30.723" Score="3" ViewCount="980" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the Quran books are printed in China like all things nowadays, so the question is what is the difference between throwing some printed Quran book (Made in China) in the trash can and deleting a Quran ebook from some cloud storage or an ftp etc. Any eArabs here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2261" LastEditorUserId="2261" LastEditDate="2013-08-27T12:20:08.900" LastActivityDate="2019-08-22T14:26:39.733" Title="If throwing the Quran into a garbage can is bad, how come Uploading companies can destroy the Quran ebooks?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9351" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9358" CreationDate="2013-08-27T12:14:28.943" Score="2" ViewCount="2677" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is 'Ilana إلانة'  a Muslim name?&#xA;It has origin in Hebrew. Is it proper for a Muslim?&#xA;It's meaning is to soften, to make more gentle, to make more lenient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3110" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-08-28T01:22:50.267" LastActivityDate="2013-08-28T01:22:50.267" Title="Is 'Ilana' a Muslim name?" Tags="|naming|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9353" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-27T13:10:16.763" Score="2" ViewCount="281" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can somebody give a summary of the story as haab-e- kahaf, and most importantly what is the lesson being taught here ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="176" LastActivityDate="2013-09-10T04:15:51.120" Title="What lessons we learn from the Surah Kahaf?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9350" CreationDate="2013-08-27T13:14:11.590" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, a better answer could be given by non-Arab. Arab is a race or rather a panethnic group, while Islam is a religion in which one of the main concepts is no racial discrimintation. In regards to the question, the idea is to respect the book of Allah. Some muslimes do memorize Quran in their minds and they forget it after a while. It's similar to storing it on CD or cloud or what so ever. However, when it is in a hardbook, muslims are strongly advised to deal with it with all respect as a symbol of Allah fearing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3111" LastEditorUserId="3111" LastEditDate="2013-08-28T05:12:54.163" LastActivityDate="2013-08-28T05:12:54.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9358" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9351" CreationDate="2013-08-27T16:46:26.377" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no such thing as a &lt;em&gt;Muslim name&lt;/em&gt;. There are, however, two important guidelines to be used when naming people:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- The name should not be offensive in any way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated AbudDarda': The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: On the Day&#xA;of Resurrection you will be called by your names and by your father's&#xA;names, so give yourselves good names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43#176&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- The name should not imply &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt;, i.e. it should not imply worship of anyone other than Allah. The famous &lt;em&gt;sahabi&lt;/em&gt; Abu Huraira was named 'Abdu-Shams' (worshiper of the sun) before Islam. When he entered Islam, the Prophet changed it to Abdul-Rahman (worshiper of the Most Merciful).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that it's in a language other than Arabic is not objectionable in any way. The names Moussa (Moses), Issa (Jesus), Ibraheem (Abraham) and many others are Hebrew and are quite proper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-08-27T16:46:26.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9361" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-27T18:05:07.043" Score="2" ViewCount="584" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to ask a simple but important question i am new to salah and i want to ask how to do the salah siran i speak so low or speak without moving my tongue?Does siran means all the speech in the salah to be so or only 9irat el koran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3114" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T20:56:52.907" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T20:56:52.907" Title="How do I make a salah siran?" Tags="|salat|reading-quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9362" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13132" CreationDate="2013-08-27T18:20:26.660" Score="12" ViewCount="58605" Body="&lt;p&gt;I live in North America and work for a IT company. Alhamdulillah I make quite a bit of good living with little or no saving. A friend of mine who is or seems to be a good practising muslim, introduced me to STOCK OPTIONS, basically I studied 300pages book to understand how it works. Now when I am at the Urge of starting an account and start working on CALL, PUT, PURCHASE of stocks, Before that I felt I should refer more on it because I really dont want to earn any haram living. I know the basics of chosing the right investment(i.e. No riba, check for the equity source of earning(no banks, insurances etc). If people of knowledge throw some light on this on the basis of QURAN and AHADEETH. Looking for unambigious answers. I also have intention(neeyat) to give 20% for charity on all my stock earnings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah(swt) bless your efforts!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3115" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2013-08-28T11:10:47.643" LastActivityDate="2021-04-21T08:30:22.100" Title="Investing in stock OPTIONS halal? or haram? or ambigious" Tags="|halal-haram|trading|" AnswerCount="11" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9363" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-27T18:29:53.287" Score="5" ViewCount="767" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to recent reports I've been reading about the death and burial of Osama Bin Laden, I've come across a notion that despite any body preparation that may have been done (washing the body, wrapping it in white, reciting litanies in Arabic), the actual act of burial at sea itself is somehow highly offensive to Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this the case?  Is burial at sea, regardless of the personality, itself disrepectful or haram?  Is there hadith or Qu'ranic input on this?  And, how serious a disrespect would this be, if indeed the allegation is true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="217" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:10:41.773" Title="Is burial at sea disrespectful to Muslims?" Tags="|death|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9366" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9361" CreationDate="2013-08-27T19:26:37.123" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The difference between &lt;em&gt;jahran&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;sirran&lt;/em&gt; is in the recitation of Quran. In &lt;em&gt;jahran&lt;/em&gt; you recite Quran normally in a speaking volume, on the other hand in &lt;em&gt;sirran&lt;/em&gt; you are silent. In most schools of thought reciting in &lt;em&gt;sirran&lt;/em&gt; means that you go through the motion of &lt;em&gt;mouthing&lt;/em&gt; the words of the Quran (move your tongue and lips) but without emitting a sound.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2013-08-27T19:26:37.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9367" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-27T20:01:46.817" Score="2" ViewCount="679" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslim girl in college, and I end classes at 5:00 PM. I was thinking that I would stay on the school's library till 8:00 PM to study. Of course, by this time it will be dark outside and I will travel back home by myself with public transportation. It takes me about an hour to get back home. Is this permissible, or should I go home and study?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3117" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-08-28T07:00:30.920" LastActivityDate="2013-08-29T09:39:59.587" Title="Staying out late to study in the library" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9288" CreationDate="2013-08-28T09:02:09.247" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read that if you yawn during Qiyam, use the back of your right hand to cover your mouth. You use the right hand because in Qiyam it is on top of the left hand so it requires less movement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If in Ruku', Sujud, Tashahhud, then use the back of the left hand. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahu aalam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3119" LastActivityDate="2013-08-28T09:02:09.247" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9275" CreationDate="2013-08-28T09:09:36.130" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tattoos are haraam because they are a disfiguring of the body that Allah has given us. The body we have is a trust from Allah and should be looked after. Tattoos disfigure the body and change in the way that Allah has created us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rasoolullah (saw) cursed the tattooer and one who is tattooed...&quot; - Muslim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3119" LastActivityDate="2013-08-28T09:09:36.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9288" CreationDate="2013-08-28T10:23:55.177" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Read and Understand whether you are in salah or not&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kinzulemaan.blogspot.in/2011/06/english-article-sneezing-and-yawning.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://kinzulemaan.blogspot.in/2011/06/english-article-sneezing-and-yawning.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 5013  Narrated by Salim ibn Ubayd&#xA;The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: ‘When one of you sneezes, he should praise Allah (Alhamdolillah).&#xA;Because the rite of prayer in itself is process of Remembering, Glorifying and Praising Allah Subhanah….if one perchance happens to sneeze in one’s prayer, the declaring of the Praise of Allah (Alhamdolillah) in one’s own heart during the salah would suffice to fulfill the Sunnah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or &#xA;if you want praise him by tongue it is also praising and praising has no fixed way but it just has to be right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2446" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-11T07:37:30.813" LastActivityDate="2017-11-11T07:37:30.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9373" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-28T13:00:00.690" Score="1" ViewCount="162" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have given divorce to my husband. and I made promise on my child for not doing 2nd marriage.Is there any procedure to break this promise&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3120" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:25:21.090" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:25:21.090" Title="About validity of a marriage due to swear by the name of child" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|oaths|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1864" CreationDate="2013-08-28T16:58:11.840" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islamqa quotes and cites that Most of the scholars consider it to be haram irrespective of it involving components of gambling, The hadith and sayings of Sahaba did make a distinction between gambling and Chess, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/14095&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;yet ruled it haram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastActivityDate="2013-08-28T16:58:11.840" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9367" CreationDate="2013-08-28T19:00:59.590" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are Hadith saying that a woman cannot make a journey alone &quot;of a night&quot;, but this refers to the length of the journey rather than the time of day itself. &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamgreatreligion.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/are-women-allowed-to-travel-alone/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This page&lt;/a&gt; has the sources and more explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also Hadith which say that &lt;em&gt;children&lt;/em&gt; should not go out at night because of Jinn:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cover your dishes, close your containers, shut your doors, and keep your children indoors at nightfall, for the Jinn are out and about and stalking. - [Sahîh al-Bukhârî]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this only applies to children of course. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There doesn't seem to be any Hadith, and certainly nothing in the Qur'an, which forbids woman being out in the dark, unless it is making a long journey. So I think therefore it is a case of everything being Halal unless specifically made Haram... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should of course consider your own safety travelling alone at night, but there doesn't seem to be anything haram about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3030" LastEditorUserId="2469" LastEditDate="2013-08-28T23:08:10.473" LastActivityDate="2013-08-28T23:08:10.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9128" CreationDate="2013-08-29T01:01:40.107" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kissing the thumbs during adhan, if viewed as sunnah without a basis or sound ahadith (with a chain) would be classified as a bid'ah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A person can kiss this thumbs, rub his eyes, place his hands on his head or any other permissible action, the condition being that he does not view this action as an act of ibadah, rather as a remedy, just as one taking eyedrops doesn't view this act as ibadah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3119" LastActivityDate="2013-08-29T01:01:40.107" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9373" CreationDate="2013-08-29T09:24:21.410" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, the woman doesn't have the &lt;strong&gt;sole&lt;/strong&gt; right of divorce. She can 'request' a divorce, and then it's either up to the husband to declare the divorce, or a judge to make a decision. No divorce is in place on a woman's words, alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second issue is that there is no (proper) swearing in Islam except by Allah. Any swear done on anything else is not really valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Divorce can get complicated at times, and should be asked properly from a scholar in person to discuss all that concerns your particular case. Asking it here will probably give you an idea of the solution, but you shouldn't act on an answer here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to answer your question, in the worst case scenario, you'll need to give the Kaffarah of breaking a promise by making a second marriage. I'm not exactly sure what the Kaffarah would be, but I think an option is to fast three days in return. Simple!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3023" LastEditorUserId="3023" LastEditDate="2013-09-02T09:45:52.100" LastActivityDate="2013-09-02T09:45:52.100" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9382" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9367" CreationDate="2013-08-29T09:39:59.587" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This depends on the condition of your travel/route. If the route you travel has people around during your journey (i.e. no risk of being harassed or assaulted), then I believe it is not Haram to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course it is always better and you're encouraged to study at your home after it gets dark. This is due to the fact that women are in much higher risk of assaults at the times of darkness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3023" LastActivityDate="2013-08-29T09:39:59.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9350" CreationDate="2013-08-29T09:50:40.873" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The difference is that when in hard copy, throwing it somewhere unclean means that it can later be seen there, which is irrespectable to the Holy Qur'an. But when deleted from an electronic storage, it doesn't go anywhere at all, it just vanishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think about when you have to throw something away that has Qur'anic phrase in it. You're highly encouraged to burn them, instead of throwing them in bare. Burning &quot;wipes&quot; away the saying of Allah and so it won't be seen in an unpleasant condition later. I would say deleting an e-book is just like the burning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3023" LastActivityDate="2013-08-29T09:50:40.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9392" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-08-29T21:41:05.197" Score="8" ViewCount="316631" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course, engaging in actual sexual intercourse is forbidden during the day during Ramadan. But are other types of sexual activity between a husband and wife permitted? If so, what is permitted and what is forbidden?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kissing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Touching breasts&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Touching other private areas&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Flirting&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;anything else&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a general rule to what is allowed and what isn't?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T10:29:56.093" LastActivityDate="2018-12-27T07:36:47.073" Title="What types (if any) of sexual activity are permitted during Ramadan?" Tags="|fiqh|sex|ramadan|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9393" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9396" CreationDate="2013-08-30T02:30:58.477" Score="5" ViewCount="2627" Body="&lt;p&gt;In almost all regions in West Java (Indonesia), people are prohibited to talk when performing ablution. It is said to violate the process of ablution. and you have to start over again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that right? Is there a hadith which explains this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2958" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T23:35:02.767" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T23:35:02.767" Title="Is there a hadith implying ablution is invalidated if one talks while doing it?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9393" CreationDate="2013-08-30T06:47:37.657" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing reported from the Sunnah that prohibits to talk while ablution.&#xA;- Reported in Fiqh As-Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, it is not recommended to talk without necessary during wudu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the scholars of Islam stated that it is recommended (mustahabb), or a proper manner (adab) of ritual ablutions to avoid worldly talk without a need that cannot be fulfilled after it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/wadhu.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a lot of Dua's(supplications)&lt;/a&gt; taught by our Prophet(PBUH) to us while making wudu. So, it's better to make Dua' than speak. It will help to improve the quality of the Salat too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not only for West Java(Indonesia), Sunnah is common to the whole world, brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastActivityDate="2013-08-30T06:47:37.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9010" CreationDate="2013-08-30T07:50:32.297" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that you are not looking for references to Quran and Hadeeth, but for a moment take a look at the verse [2:183]:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا&#xA;  كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who belives! Fasting has been obligated for you similar to that&#xA;  was obligated to those before you, maybe you will keep yourself [near&#xA;  Allah]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although one may assert &quot;those before you&quot; means people of book but furthermore in ahadeeth we are told that those before you that had fasting like us were the prophets, who were fasting even Ramadhan (&quot;&lt;strong&gt;similar&lt;/strong&gt; to that&#xA;was obligated to those before you&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But now a little bit from Hikmah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some believe as Allah --عز و جل-- is the Wisnd e He orders to do nothing (or to avoid doing anything) unless there is a wisdom for doing (or not doing) that. Some orders are for the health of body, some for the health of soul, and some (maybe most) have benefit for both.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some others believe sometimes even Allah may command to do something that by its own has no benefit for body nor for the soul, but choosing to yield for Allah and accepting that comment itself has benefits for soul, since treats us such that we would always accept the commands of Allah and go by them. According to this people, so you see these people still think like the former group of people but also generalize the idea as they believe accepting the rules of Allah by itself has its own spiritual benefits.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now returning back to fasting. Many over the history have declared their findings that fasting is good for body due to physiology and the like sort of reasonings. All the Muslims also believe the fasting has spiritual benefits, as is also clear from the verse quoted above: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;maybe you will keep yourself [near Allah]&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now let me list a few benefits here that might help in such conservations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are many (at least Shia) that says the main source of diseases is full-eating and over-full heating sometimes is treated like it is a sin, it will lead into hearth darkening (القساوة القلب). The Sunnah of the holy Prophet --peace be upon him-- was that he was stopping eating one morsel before becoming full, never becoming full. He was saying that Allah hates nothing more than the full stomach. Full stomach will take the joy of praying from the person, will prevent him from getting up early in the morning for saying prayer and etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Islamic way of eating AFAIK is to have two main meal per 24 hours, one in the morning and one at night before sleep. The noon lunch is never prescribed. So the main difference of Fasting days and a common day is that while fasting the person can eat or drink nothing during the day whereas in the other days people can drink or eat if they were filling hunger or thirst, although not in the form of a full lunch... In another hadeeth the holy Prophet peace be upon him and his household says my Ummah will never eat or drink unless they are hungry or thirsty. Having these in mind you will find Ramadan a resetting of our body habits with the right path, a cure for habits. Regarding habits in the Islamic physic we have been told that a cure of body is through its habits, so that immediate changing in habits can cause disasters in the body (dehydration may be one such effects seen by experimentalists) but gradual changing of habit to what is good (suggested by Allah the creator) will always help improve in health, both bodily and spiritually. [comment: two-meal per 24 hours is not necessarily meaning two times eating per day/night each time as much as we usually eat for our meals, they can be a lot lesser, if you start eating one spoon less before than becoming filled, you will find the full filled threshold gradually lowering to a smaller amount of food per meal! A more efficient person, lesser eating and drinking, lesser being sleepy, fresher, lighter, faster, more enjoying prayer, less working stomach and other organs, longer working body, later death ....]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One can talk many more about the issue, but this much might suffice, ان شاء الله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-10T05:56:53.437" LastActivityDate="2016-04-10T05:56:53.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9010" CreationDate="2013-08-30T09:19:18.130" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;السلام عليكم , &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الجواب واضح من السؤال حيث أن الاقتباس يذكر ان &quot;الاسراف&quot; في طلب الدنيا هو ما يشين النفس البشرية , والمقصود من الكلام ليست كم تأكل او ما سعر ما تلبس ولكن المقصود وبوضوح شديد ان الملابس والطعام ميسرين اذا عبدنا الله حق عبادته , وادينا ما علينا  والله اعلم . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لاحظ ان الاقتباس يشابه قول الله : &quot; وفي السماء رزقكم وما توعدون فورب السماء والارض انه لحق مثل ما انكم تنطقون&quot; وكذلك : &quot;وما خلقت الجن والانس الا ليعبدون ما اريد منهم من رزق وما اريد ان يطعمون&quot; . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;واعتقد ايضا ان صديقك لا يفقه الكتاب اذ انه ربط بين امرين صَعُب الربط بينهما وهما : حب الدنيا والصوم , فالصوم هو ترك شهوات الدنيا المتعلقة بالطعام والفرج وقد افترى عليك يوم قال لك ما قال وما اراد الا افسادا لدينك فاحذره يرحمك الله , الله يقول : &quot;يا ايها الذين امنوا لا تتخذوا اليهود والنصارى اولياء بعضهم اولياء بعض ومن يتولهم منكم فانه منهم ان الله لا يهدي القوم الظالمين&quot; , لذا ان شئت اصحبه وكن عادلا معه ولكن لا تواليه كما توالي اخوانك من المسلمين .  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is in the question where the quote in your question mentions that &quot;wasting&quot; time in seeking this world is what dirties the soul.  and the Meaning is not how much you eat, or how much your cloths are, but the obvious meaning is that the way our food and cloths come to us would be made easier if we worshipped Allah truly how He deserves to be worshipped, and fulfill our duties.  And Allah knows best.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note, the quote your mentioned is similar to what Allah &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/51/22-23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;says&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised. &#xA;  Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just&#xA;  as [sure as] it is that you are speaking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/51/56-57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aswell as&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me. I do&#xA;  not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that your friend does not seem to understand the bible, because he mentioned two things which really can't go together, that is the love of this dunya and fasting. Fasting is the leaving off desires of this world whether it is food or satisfaction from the wife, and he lied to you the day he said to you what he said, and he did not want anything but to corrupt your religion so beware of him Allah have mercy on you.  Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا الْيَهُودَ&#xA;  وَالنَّصَارَىٰ أَوْلِيَاءَ ۘ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ ۚ وَمَن&#xA;  يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي&#xA;  الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as&#xA;  allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an&#xA;  ally to them among you - then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed,&#xA;  Allah guides not the wrongdoing people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in conclusion, if you wish you may accompany him and treat him with full kindness, but don't befriend / be loyal to him like you are with your Muslim Brothers.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2432" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-09T07:14:08.703" LastActivityDate="2016-04-09T07:14:08.703" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9407" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23947" CreationDate="2013-08-30T13:54:14.463" Score="20" ViewCount="1201" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, Ahlul al-Kitaab have a special, protected status. For example, a Muslim man may marry a Jewish or Christian woman. Because of this, it is relevant to determine who is a Jew or a Christian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is easy to determine who is a Christian because anyone who professes a belief that Jesus is the divine son of God is accepted as a Christian. The same is not true, however, for Jews. It takes more to convert to Judaism (according to Jews) than simply professing a belief in Judaism. There is a whole long process, and the question of who is considered a Jew is controversial even among Jews themselves. For example, a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_Judaism&quot;&gt;Reform&lt;/a&gt; conversion would not be accepted as valid by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodox_Judaism&quot;&gt;Orthodox&lt;/a&gt; Jews. So according to the Orthodox Jews, someone who had a Reform Jewish conversion is not Jewish at all!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, for the purposes of the special protections granted to Jews and Christians, who is considered to be Jewish by Muslim doctrine? Is it anybody who professes belief in Judaism? Anyone who has had an Orthodox conversion? Maybe Reform conversions are ok? Perhaps only someone who is a descendent of the Jews who escaped Egypt and who has no conversions in his family is Jewish?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-14T22:23:27.993" LastActivityDate="2015-08-29T06:25:47.590" Title="Who is a Jew... According to Muslims?" Tags="|belief|other-religions|ahlul-kitab|bani-israel|jews|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8505" CreationDate="2013-08-31T13:57:25.360" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every aspect of physical and non-physical laws have been created by Allah and hence that is how our existence is possible. He has enabled these laws to operate within an environment that he has also created. Space and time are fabrics of this environment. As a consequence free will exists within Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah doesn't intercede into every cause and effect situation, and this is not why Muslims mention the term &quot;if Allah wills&quot;. Muslims are acknowledging the omnipotent and all-knowing characteristic of Allah as the creator of all that is known and unknown, to existence and what might seem as non-existence to us... It is our humbleness and piety to our limited understanding of Allah. Of course, we are not able to understand Allah more than the realm of our human understanding. Admitting this limitation reduces human arrogance into seeking understanding of the extra-existential, but instead on the knowledge within the boundaries of human existence. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3133" LastActivityDate="2013-08-31T13:57:25.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9421" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9422" CreationDate="2013-08-31T23:28:55.053" Score="0" ViewCount="461" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/cobrandcard/marketing.html?ad=SURL1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amazon.co.uk MasterCard&lt;/a&gt; provides a loyalty scheme that rewards buyer for almost every purchase.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is Haram in Amazon.co.uk MasterCard?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can this service be used in a Halal way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2421" LastActivityDate="2013-09-01T02:31:52.637" Title="Can Amazon.co.uk MasterCard be used in a Halal way?" Tags="|halal-haram|finance|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9421" CreationDate="2013-09-01T02:31:52.637" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know of no reason why loyalty schemes (in general) would be &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;, as they do not show any elements of &lt;em&gt;riba&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;maisir&lt;/em&gt; nor &lt;em&gt;gharar&lt;/em&gt; that would render such a transaction unlawful.  They are merely a gift given by the company for the use of their product.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, the only issue with the use of the credit card would be the issue of interest payments, as signing up for such a card would require signing a contract to pay interest on any unpaid balance carried over each month.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is an issue on which there is scholarly dispute; while the well-known hadith of the prophet curses not only those who collect &lt;em&gt;riba&lt;/em&gt; but also the one who pays it, many modern scholars feel that such a contract is still &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt; if one is fully confident that he can pay off the balance in full every month and thus save himself from ever paying any interest charges.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beyond that, I know no other reason why the use of such a card could be considered problematic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-09-01T02:31:52.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9423" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9424" CreationDate="2013-09-01T04:58:11.420" Score="1" ViewCount="3803" Body="&lt;p&gt;The other day we were discussing the importance of Jammat(congregational) prayer. At one point, one of the guys said that a blind man came to the Prophet(PBUH) and said that he couldn't see and might not be able to attend Jammat prayer. The Prophet(PBUH) asked him if he could hear the Call for Prayer(Adhzan) and the person in question replied in the affirmative so the Prophet(PBUH) told him that as long as he could hear the sound of the Muazen, he should attend the Jammat prayer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now, my question is whether the story is true. If it is, is there a Hadith that talks about this or something similar?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-09-01T05:09:43.667" LastActivityDate="2021-09-13T15:00:02.363" Title="Hadith that Narrates the Story of a Blind Man who Asked the Prophet(PBUH) about Congregational Prayer" Tags="|source-identification|jamaat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9424" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9423" CreationDate="2013-09-01T05:08:57.240" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a well-known hadith, narrated through multiple chains.  The following is how it was narrated by Abu Hurairah, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:653&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;via Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There came to the Apostle of Allah () a blind man and said: Messenger of Allah, I have no one to guide me to the mosque. He, therefore, asked. Allah's Messenger () permission to say prayer in his house. He (tee Holy Prophet) granted him permission. Then when the man turned away he called him and said: Do you hear the call to prayer? He said: Yes. He (the Holy Prophet then) said: Respond to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similar narrations have been reported from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/2/162&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amr ibn Za'dah&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/ibnmajah/4/58&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Umm Maktum&lt;/a&gt;, with slightly different wording.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-13T15:00:02.363" LastActivityDate="2021-09-13T15:00:02.363" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9429" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8933" CreationDate="2013-09-01T12:31:30.870" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The free will problem is well known since the birth of Islam and not easily solvable. The verses of &lt;em&gt;Quran&lt;/em&gt; can and have been interpreted in ways that support several seemingly opposing views. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is hard to discuss the subject without reaching uncomfortable conclusions or apparent contradictions. It requires a determined way of reasoning, awareness of different viewpoints and clear definitions of the words you are playing with to get somewhere. Some people feel threatened by it as it touches the foundations of our hearts and our life long spiritual investments. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end I guess it is a matter of preference which in my opinion deserves to be further clarified. I have posted a related question from a different angle: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7161/how-can-god-create-without-determining-the-outcome&quot;&gt;How can God create without determining the outcome?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2063" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2013-09-01T12:31:30.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9432" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-01T14:46:25.247" Score="5" ViewCount="13260" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the correct Arabic name of the angel? Is it Mekaal (ميكال) or Mekaa'il (ميكائيل)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran (2:98) refers to the angel as Mekaal, but I have heard most people refer to him as Mekaa'il. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/2/98&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;مَن كَانَ عَدُوًّا لِّلَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَجِبْرِيلَ وَمِيكَالَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَدُوٌّ لِّلْكَافِرِينَ&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_%28archangel%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; refers to him as Mekaa'il.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3136" LastEditorUserId="3136" LastEditDate="2013-09-01T14:52:28.863" LastActivityDate="2019-09-13T04:51:14.543" Title="Is the name of the angel Mekaal or Mekaa'il?" Tags="|quran|malaikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2760" CreationDate="2013-09-01T15:14:15.633" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet and his family  became  poor during the  BOYCOTT of Muslims in mecca ( during BOYCOTT times , sura 109 was revealed )   and immediately  after that , death of  Khadija in 619 AD  !!  That time from  617-619 AD till battle of  BADR in  march-april 624 AD , the Prophet and his family  were Poor !!&#xA;But after victory  in battle of badr , Allah sent down  sura  8(anfal)  verse 40  which says that : 1/5th of  bounty should be for Allah , 1/5th for  messenger and his family , 1/5th for  poors , 1/5th for  orphans , and remaing  1/5th for  lost travelers in desert !!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This shows that the Prophet  and his  family got  20% of the bounties , in the battle of  badr ( against  meccans ) !&#xA;After that, it is highly unlikely to believe that prophet and his family remained poor!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, prophet gave mehr of 400 dirhams to each one of  his wives  whom he married  after victory in battle of badr( may be zainab bint jahesh was not give any mehr ) , and  he  manumitted ( giving money to their  original masters) saffiya , juwhariya  whch  shows that he  was not poor &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And  to  daughter of  abu sufiyan ( umm habiba , if I am correct) he  gave  500 dinars or 5000 Dirhams ( 1 dinar =10 dirhams )  as Mehr !!&#xA;This shows that Prophet was not Poor!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3124" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T12:20:50.880" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T12:20:50.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3011" CreationDate="2013-09-01T16:09:42.813" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simply , you're not getting the picture here , Alcohol is not the haram thing but anything that makes you &quot;drunk&quot; (Losing your own control) is haram , but if drinking a coke doesn't make you losing your own control , so it's halal , the problem is not in Alcohol (as an ingrediant) but in what he does to human mind and body ! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3137" LastActivityDate="2013-09-01T16:09:42.813" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8559" CreationDate="2013-09-01T21:01:05.097" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From a juristic perspective, the &lt;em&gt;ahl-ul ra'y&lt;/em&gt; are so-called because of their practice of juristic preference, which is to say the practice of choosing one evidence over another based on personal (some would say arbitrary) preference rather than on the strengths thereof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two major examples of this would be the Hanafi principle of &lt;em&gt;istihsan&lt;/em&gt; and the Maliki principle of &lt;em&gt;istislah&lt;/em&gt;, both of which applied evidence based on how suitable the jurist felt they were rather than on their relative strengths.  As such, strong evidences could be ignored in favour of weaker ones &amp;mdash; or even personal opinions &amp;mdash; when the jurist felt it necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In simple terms, it could be said that &lt;em&gt;ahl-ul ra'y&lt;/em&gt; attempt to apply the &lt;em&gt;spirit&lt;/em&gt; of the law in their rulings where &lt;em&gt;ahl-ul hadith&lt;/em&gt; would instead apply the &lt;em&gt;letter&lt;/em&gt; of the law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-09-01T21:01:05.097" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9440" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9432" CreationDate="2013-09-01T21:38:34.203" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;they are the same ! I see that both names are used in quran and suna . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;edit:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from suna the prophet mohamed peace be upon him said : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم:&#xA;  ما لي لا أرى &lt;strong&gt;ميكائيل&lt;/strong&gt; ضاحكا قط ؟ قال : ما ضحك ميكائيل منذ خلقت النار&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so he used Mekaa'il . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from quran : allh named the angle Mekaal as the question state that very clear . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2432" LastEditorUserId="2432" LastEditDate="2013-09-02T10:06:43.210" LastActivityDate="2013-09-02T10:06:43.210" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9432" CreationDate="2013-09-02T14:59:52.437" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name is one, whether &quot;ميكال&quot; or &quot;ميكائيل&quot;, But the difference in pronunciation and dialect ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For detailed answer to a question, must first search about Ten novels and seven readings of Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the differences in pronunciation and dialect only (by Arab tribes in antiquity)&#xA;the previous verse came &quot;ميكال&quot; in &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%AD%D9%81%D8%B5_%D8%B9%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hafs from Asim novels &quot;رواية حفص عن عاصم&quot;&lt;/a&gt;,and Came &quot;ميكائيل&quot; in shoba from Asim novel &quot;رواية شعبة عن عاصم&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt; about Quran's novels (but only in arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A brief summary of the difference between the novels of Quran:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;each verse in the Quran has several readings and novels connected with the Prophet, peace be upon him may be,the difference between them include specific words, or pronunciation depending on the rules of each reading, as well as verse drawing may different from one reading to another.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The differences between these readings is not known except the Special experienced in readings Sciences who received this science by sheikhs and Quran's readers,and studied the Quran by scholars from generation to generation access to the Prophet, peace be upon him may be.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And most of the novels Quran widespread today in most Arab and Islamic countries is &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%AD%D9%81%D8%B5_%D8%B9%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hafs from Asim &quot;حفص عن عاصم&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastActivityDate="2013-09-02T14:59:52.437" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9445" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-02T23:59:58.823" Score="2" ViewCount="752" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read somewhere that you must remember Allah (swt) when performing any action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However you are permitted to stop thinking about Allah (swt) when having sex with your wife / husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this correct or must you think about Allah (swt) all the time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3138" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2021-07-13T12:36:09.257" LastActivityDate="2021-07-13T12:36:09.257" Title="Is it permitted to stop thinking about Allah when having sex with your spouse?" Tags="|sunni|nikah|allah|sex|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9446" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7161" CreationDate="2013-09-03T12:44:47.520" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To add to @TamerShlash's answer, God has created us and given us &lt;strong&gt;the right to choose&lt;/strong&gt; what we will. At the same time &lt;strong&gt;He knows what we will choose&lt;/strong&gt;. In this sense, God is the Creator and the Knower, but doesn't &lt;strong&gt;determine&lt;/strong&gt; what we do, otherwise we wouldn't be liable for our actions and couldn't possibly be punished for our misbehaviour, nor could we be rewarded for good actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bear in mind that &lt;em&gt;doesn't determine&lt;/em&gt; is different from &lt;em&gt;can't determine&lt;/em&gt;: God can certainly do &lt;em&gt;anything&lt;/em&gt;, but He won't alter your intention as that will contradict with His aim in creating this universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3023" LastActivityDate="2013-09-03T12:44:47.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9447" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3011" CreationDate="2013-09-03T13:40:53.933" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Muhammad SAW has said, &quot;Whatever intoxicates in large amounts, a small amount of it is (also) haraam&quot;&#xA;- Abu Dawud, Volume 4, Hadith Number - 3681&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah SWT has forbade mankind from alcohol usage. It is the pranks of satan who makes men drink alcohol, which is also in indirect form!&#xA;Islam's laws are simple and firm. Follow them by the word!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3140" LastEditorUserId="3028" LastEditDate="2013-09-04T04:59:42.290" LastActivityDate="2013-09-04T04:59:42.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9449" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9475" CreationDate="2013-09-04T06:08:51.103" Score="4" ViewCount="118910" Body="&lt;p&gt;mushrooms are neither fruit nor vegetables They are a special type of fungus&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source :&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/health-fitness/healthy-eating/are-mushrooms-good-you?page=all&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/health-fitness/healthy-eating/are-mushrooms-good-you?page=all&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but are they allowed to be eaten (halal)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is there any fatwa/hadith related specifically with mushrooms ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;both Shia and Sunni views are welcome&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;note: i know everything which is not haram is by default allowed and also know that it is permitted to eat food containing microbes/bacteria(pro biotic like curd )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-30T10:37:59.167" LastActivityDate="2016-12-19T09:01:49.617" Title="Is eating mushrooms allowed in islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9451" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-04T12:26:00.297" Score="4" ViewCount="1824" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do know its been a sound Islamic practice to pray 2 and 2 sunnah prayers before Zuhr. I just wondering if I prayed ahead to catch with a group prayer without sunnah, will that be haram or its recommanded to make up the 2 and 2 sunnah prayers afterward when the Zuhr is completed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Again the question is :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1.What is the source for the 2 and 2 sunnah prayers before Zuhr?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2.Will it be haram to not to pray the 2 and 2 sunnah prayers before Zuhr because catching up the Zuhr group prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide Quranic / Hadith reference with your answer, jazaklahir!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastActivityDate="2019-02-22T19:49:04.173" Title="Where is praying 2 and 2 sunnah prayers before Zuhr comes from?" Tags="|quran|hadith|salat|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9452" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-04T13:32:58.443" Score="6" ViewCount="17204" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the title says, I want to determine if Brainwave Entrainment is halaal or haraam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brainwave Entrainment in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainwave_entrainment&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Brainwave Entrainment is any practice that aims to cause brainwave&#xA;  frequencies to fall into step with a periodic stimulus having a&#xA;  frequency corresponding to the intended brain-state (for example, to&#xA;  induce sleep), usually attempted with the use of specialized software.&#xA;  It purportedly depends upon a &quot;frequency following&quot; response on the&#xA;  assumption that the human brain has a tendency to change its dominant&#xA;  EEG frequency towards the frequency of a dominant external&#xA;  stimulus.[citation needed] Such a stimulus is often aural, as in the&#xA;  case of binaural or monaural beats and isochronic tones, or else&#xA;  visual, as with a dreamachine, a combination of the two with a mind&#xA;  machine, or even electromagnetic radiation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And about &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subliminal_stimuli&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;subliminal messaging&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kaser, V.A. &quot;The Effects of an Auditory Subliminal Perception Message&#xA;  Upon the Production of Images and Dreams&quot;. Journal of Nervous and&#xA;  Mental Disease (1986). Subjects listened to an audio subliminal&#xA;  message. The message was mixed with a regular music recording. Another&#xA;  group of subjects simply listened to the regular music recording&#xA;  without the subliminals. Both groups were asked to create a pre-test&#xA;  drawing before and immediately after the music was played as well as a&#xA;  drawing of any dreams they had the previous night. When the drawings&#xA;  were examined, the effects of the subliminal message could be seen.&#xA;  The drawings of the people who listened to the music with subliminal&#xA;  hidden content contained images relating to the suggestions they were&#xA;  listening to, whereas no correlation could be found with the control&#xA;  group. Kaser concluded that &quot;the unconscious/subconscious mind is able&#xA;  to perceive a recorded verbal message that cannot be consciously&#xA;  heard&quot;, proving the existence of subliminal perception&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The explanation behind subliminal message is giving suggestion to penetrate to subconscious and it repeated many times. The purpose form me is for self help. If after listen the brainwave or subliminal message audio and giving result, I believe this is from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3149" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2018-05-28T23:30:36.777" LastActivityDate="2018-05-29T12:48:11.230" Title="Is listening to Brainwave Entrainment‎ or subliminal message audio halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|software|medical|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9455" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-05T11:21:06.260" Score="2" ViewCount="1192" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed  to celebrate one's own or others birthday by say giving a party, cutting a cake etc but involving all halal items.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many orthodox Islamic groups forbid the celebration of the Prophets birthday because it is indeed a fact that at that time nobody celebrated birthdays , hence it is a Bidah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is it OK to celebrate our birthday when we are not celebrating the prophet's birthday?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastActivityDate="2013-09-09T17:06:40.333" Title="Celebrating one's own Birthday\Meelad" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9456" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9458" CreationDate="2013-09-05T13:45:21.660" Score="1" ViewCount="70" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that if a muslim sins, he should ask for forgiveness as Allah is the most forgiving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, if you commit a sin and ask for forgiveness once, is that enough, or should you ask for forgiveness for that sin for the rest of your life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastActivityDate="2013-09-05T18:58:08.070" Title="Asking for forgivness" Tags="|practical-islam|sunni|islamic-philosophy|hanafi|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9457" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-05T17:43:06.327" Score="3" ViewCount="2976" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druze#Persecution_during_the_Mamluk_and_Ottoman_period&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This Wiki articles&lt;/a&gt; claims of a fatwa by Ibn Taymiyyah on obligation of Jihad against Druze, Shi'ites and other claimed heretical sects. What is the source of the fatwa? Can anyone quote the fatwa or provide a link to it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="37564" LastEditDate="2020-04-25T00:06:54.833" LastActivityDate="2023-10-02T04:57:47.823" Title="Did Ibn Taymiyyah order Jihad against the Druze, Alawites and Shi'ites?" Tags="|source-identification|history|fatwa|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9456" CreationDate="2013-09-05T18:58:08.070" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not necessary to ask for forgiveness for that sin for the rest of the life, but one thing we have to keep in mind that that sin is not repeated again and our repentance should be &#xA;whole hearted. InshaAllah , Allah will forgive us even if it is one time rather than asking for forgiveness often.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://harunyahya.com/en/Articles/17230/verses-of-the-qur%E2%80%99an-about&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://harunyahya.com/en/Articles/17230/verses-of-the-qur%E2%80%99an-about&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alquranclasses.com/quran-forgivness/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.alquranclasses.com/quran-forgivness/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3058" LastActivityDate="2013-09-05T18:58:08.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9459" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-05T21:11:44.063" Score="3" ViewCount="17516" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today its inevitable for woman to go out. They go out for job, studies and to buy household things. But is there any Islamic ruling specifically preventing woman from going out in the night. Woman do speak to their colleagues in the day time at office, school etc, face to face. Is there any Islamic ruling that say its wrong for woman to go out in the night with friends, including girls and boys. Not intimate or with a boy, but in group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it wrong for woman to go out in night?&#xA;Is it wrong to go out with friends including boys?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know if there are any supporting hadeeth or Quran Ayah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3155" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:24:37.430" LastActivityDate="2018-05-14T20:20:28.403" Title="Muslim Woman Going Out at Night" Tags="|halal-haram|women|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9460" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-06T01:34:45.340" Score="9" ViewCount="7453" Body="&lt;p&gt;We were told that the Prophet peace be upon him lived an extremely humble and poor life. He hardly have food at home for the next day. This is what we were told. Now that I have researched, I find that the Prophet could not have been that poor because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Quran allowed the Prophet to keep 1/5 of the war booty&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He had gifted the mount of Fadak to Fatima, which was captured in a battle.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He had many wives himself, which would be hardly possible, if he was such a poor man. Each wife lived in a seperate home (AFAIK). Apparently he gave a good amount of Mehr to his wives according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/9434/279&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I do understand that there were times when the Prophet did not have enough resources, that was in the early and middle time of Islam. But in the last 3 years of his life or so he must have been well off because he was the ruler, he kept the largest part of war booty and People used to send gifts to him which he would accept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question, In what forms did the Prophet pay Zakat. Did he pay it little over the year or at once at the end of year? If he paid it at one time, does it give the estimate of his wealth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My related question is, why dont we follow the Prophet in Zakat related issue while follow him in every other possible way? Could this be because he never paid Zakat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While searching online, I cam across &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?298222-Did-Prophet-Muhammad-pay-Zakah-himself&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this similar question&lt;/a&gt;. May be one can highlight the authenticity of that answer as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:47:06.110" LastActivityDate="2023-04-09T11:18:34.057" Title="Did the prophet (PBUH) pay Zakat, if yes in what form?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|zakat|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9461" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="159" CreationDate="2013-09-06T01:40:47.920" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Riba&lt;/strong&gt; is &lt;strong&gt;Haram&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, in my country, they offer online banking. I think this happens all over the world. So, I can create as much as accounts online. Then I have created a separate account for &lt;strong&gt;Riba&lt;/strong&gt; and each month I transfer the interest to that virtual account via online banking. So, &lt;strong&gt;Riba&lt;/strong&gt; doesn't mix up with my money and I don't need to care about that &lt;strong&gt;Riba&lt;/strong&gt;. But I am not sure about giving it to a charity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another way is, talking to the bank not to give you interest. Some banks accepts this, some will say they will transfer it to another account automatically each month. Some says 'No'!.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note this also: Banks usually charge an amount for each ATM withdrawals you do. Some people account that withdrawal fee with this &lt;strong&gt;Riba&lt;/strong&gt;. It's is a service charge from the bank and you can't pay that service charge using &lt;strong&gt;Riba&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply, &lt;strong&gt;do not use Riba, its haram&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3157" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T07:21:21.940" LastActivityDate="2015-12-06T07:21:21.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9462" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9459" CreationDate="2013-09-06T02:08:05.170" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There may not be a very clear answer to this question because women did not 'go out' in the old time. As far as I know and from the tradition that I am from, women mostly stay home and go out only for a valid reason. In most cases husbands has to consent with it or they will not go out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a similar question here at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-qa.com/en/6742&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islam-QA.com&lt;/a&gt;. That answer references 33:33 which says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And stay quietly in your houses, and make not a dazzling display, like&#xA;  that of the former Times of Ignorance; and establish regular Prayer,&#xA;  and give regular Charity; and obey Allah and His Messenger. And Allah&#xA;  only wishes to remove all abomination from you, ye members of the&#xA;  Family, and to make you pure and spotless.(Yousaf Ali Translation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This clearly advices women to stay at home. The answer says, if a women goes out they have to be cautious what they are going for is Halal and not forbidden in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One can also look at the life style of, Fatima (RA) who stayed at home and even was buried at night so that no one can see her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This similar &lt;a href=&quot;http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100213013325AAhQZjE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;yahoo answer&lt;/a&gt; also explains what really are the rule for women when going out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to know that there are not too many hadiths and verses that talk about the issue. But if you look at the history, you will know that Muslims women stopped going to the mosque in the time of Umar (RA) second caliph. One can say if a women cannot go to mosque, why would she go out at night with friends. If she does go to the mosque, may be she is not the type of person who likes to go out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my she can go out at night (not with boys though nor in company of boys) only after the permission of a gaurdian who could be father or husband. This is pretty much established from what we know the ruling on Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A side note, the prophet has forbidden going out after dusk as saying that shaitan comes out when the night falls. In that opinion, going out at night esp for women will be inappropriate. However I would suggest that you make up your own mind :) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2013-09-06T02:08:05.170" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9463" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9457" CreationDate="2013-09-06T05:58:30.630" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;After some search I myself found some related fatawas, but yet apparently  it does not seem to prescribe the Warfare kind of Jihad:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Refuting Ahl al-Bidah (i.e. the Shias and the like) is a Jihad, to&#xA;  the extent that Yahya ibn Yahya said: ‘Defense of the Sunnah is more&#xA;  excellent than Jihad in the path of Allah.’”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Naqdul-Mataq wal-Kalam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh al-Islam stated in another book:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When some people asked Ahmad bin Hanbal that they felt uneasy about&#xA;  (criticizing people) by saying that such and such is this, and such&#xA;  and such is that, he replied: ‘If I were to remain silent, how would&#xA;  the ignorant ones know the authentic from the inauthentic?’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Similarly, the innovators who introduce heretical writings which&#xA;  oppose the Quran and the Sunnah, and those who innovate in matters of&#xA;  worship, then explaining their true condition and warning the Ummah&#xA;  against them is an obligation by the unanimous agreement of the Muslim&#xA;  Scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In fact, when Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal was asked whether a person who&#xA;  fasted, prayed and secluded himself in the mosque for worship was&#xA;  dearer to him than a person who spoke out against Ahl al-Bidah (i.e.&#xA;  the Shias and the like), he replied: “When he fasts and prays and&#xA;  secludes himself, then he does so for the benefit of his own self.&#xA;  However, when he speaks out against the innovators, he does so for the&#xA;  benefit of the Muslims in general, and this is more virtuous.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So it is clear that opposing the innovators is of general benefit to&#xA;  the Muslims and is considered one of the types of Jihad in the path of&#xA;  Allah. Since purifying the Religion of Allah, and its Manhaj&#xA;  (methodology), its Shari’ah, and defending it from their attacks and&#xA;  that of their enemies is a collective obligation–a fact which is&#xA;  agreed upon by the scholars. For if Allah did not raise up some people&#xA;  to repel the harms (caused by) others, then the Religion would become&#xA;  corrupted. Indeed, this type of corruption is even greater than the&#xA;  corruption resulting from the disbelievers conquering the Muslims.&#xA;  This is because when the disbelievers conquer the Muslims, they do not&#xA;  corrupt their hearts nor their Religion, except after some time.&#xA;  Whereas the innovators corrupt the hearts from the very outset.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Majmoo al-Fatawa, 28/231-232)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastActivityDate="2013-09-06T05:58:30.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9455" CreationDate="2013-09-06T09:12:35.217" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is a messenger of God. Everything that relates to him, is automatically treated as part of religion. This is not the case of individual muslims. If you celebrate your birthday, then noone will take it as some religious activity. So its OK to celebrate your birthday if you want to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-09-06T09:12:35.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9470" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9457" CreationDate="2013-09-06T18:01:13.103" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes. At least he did for Druze and Alawites&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the book Majmoo al-Fatawa (Compilation of Fatwa), which is a collection of fatwas issued by Ibn Taimiyah published posthumously, volume 35 page 161 we have this passage (translated by myself with my additions in brackets).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The late sheikh was asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of the Druze and Nusayris (Alawites): what is their standing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He answered: These Druze and Nusayris are unbelievers by the &lt;em&gt;Ijmaa'&lt;/em&gt; of all Muslims, eating their slaughtered meat is not &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt;, neither is marrying their women; they are not even to pay Jizya; for they are apostates of Islam, neither are they Muslims, or Jews, or Christians, they do not believe that the five prayers are &lt;em&gt;wajib&lt;/em&gt;, nor that fasting Ramadan is &lt;em&gt;wajib&lt;/em&gt;, nor that Hajj is &lt;em&gt;wajib&lt;/em&gt;, neither do they make &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; what Allah's messenger has made &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; such as (consuming) carrion and alcohol and others. Even if they say the two &lt;em&gt;shahadas&lt;/em&gt; along with these beliefs they are unbelievers by the &lt;em&gt;Ijmaa'&lt;/em&gt; of all Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Taiymiyah then goes on to describe the beliefs of Druze and Nusayris (another name for Alawites) and then goes on to say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Commenting on ousting groups of the Druze:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That they are unbelievers is something that all Muslims agree upon; in fact anyone who doubts that they are unbelievers is an unbeliever like them; they are not in the status of people of the scripture nor the idolaters; for they are stray unbelievers and their food is not &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt;, their women are to be enslaved, and their fortunes are to be taken away. They are apostate heretics and their repentance is not accepted; they are to be killed wherever they are found; cursed as they are described; and they are not to be employed in guarding or keeping doors or keeping peace. And their scholars and saints must be killed so that they do not lead other astray; it is &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; to sleep with then in their homes; and their companionship; and walking with them; and walking in their funerals if you knew about their deaths. And it is &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; for the rulers of Muslims to do away with the punishments that Allah has decreed upon them. It is only Allah's help that is sought and on Him do we depend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.islamhouse.com/d/data/ar/ih_books/chain/Fatawa_Ibn_Taymiyyah/mfsiaitm35.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Volume 35 (Arabic) in Google Docs&lt;/a&gt; and in &lt;a href=&quot;http://d1.islamhouse.com/data/ar/ih_books/chain/Fatawa_Ibn_Taymiyyah/mfsiaitm35.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-10-02T04:38:46.430" LastActivityDate="2023-10-02T04:38:46.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5521" CreationDate="2013-09-07T09:26:15.923" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Karijites killed Ali(R.A).and they use to say may Allah blacken his face. Against this sunnies use to say May Allah honour his face(KARAMALLAHU VAJAHHU)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3166" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-07T07:45:11.200" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T07:45:11.200" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9473" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-07T16:55:43.380" Score="2" ViewCount="182" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am here put a simple question about Islam. If a person born Muslim or newly Muslim and he left Islam in the following situations&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Respect Messenger Prophet Muhammad and Qua-ran but not satisfied Muslim's behaviour or Islamic way of life.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Person say my previous religion is good, so I go back with giving any respect or insult to Islam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do not respect Prophet Muhammad and Qua-ran and join other religion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Left Islam and say I have no religion now.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what Qua-ran and Sunnah say's about such person belong to any category?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3167" LastActivityDate="2013-09-08T12:03:03.650" Title="If a person left Islam" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-06-18T17:34:31.107" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9449" CreationDate="2013-09-08T07:40:32.880" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you mentioned it, the base is everything is halal unless it is stated by Qur'an and Sunnah it is haram. After you read the following from the Qur'an and Sunnah, I advise to refer to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guidedways.com/halalfoodguide.php&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; to get more details about subtypes of foods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1tAyX.png&quot; alt=&quot;Maeda 5:3&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and&#xA;  that which has been dedicated to other than Allah , and [those&#xA;  animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long&#xA;  fall or by the goring of horns, and those from which a wild animal has&#xA;  eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death], and&#xA;  those which are sacrificed on stone altars, and [prohibited is] that&#xA;  you seek decision through divining arrows. That is grave disobedience.&#xA;  This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your&#xA;  religion; so fear them not, but fear Me. This day I have perfected for&#xA;  you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved&#xA;  for you Islam as religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger with&#xA;  no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Sunnah,      &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Halal (the Lawful &amp;amp; Permissible) is clear and Haram (the Unlawful &amp;amp;&#xA;  Impermissible) is clear. Between halal and haram lays some doubtful&#xA;  things. Many people do not know whether it is permissible or not.&#xA;  Whoever leaves out these doubtful things in order to protect his&#xA;  religion and honor, then he is safe. Whoever indulges in these&#xA;  doubtful things/matters it is very possible that he will fall into&#xA;  haram, similar to a person who grazes his animals near the royal&#xA;  pasture it is very possible that one day he will graze in the royal&#xA;  pasture. Behold! Every king has a royal pasture and the royal pasture&#xA;  of Allah is those things which have been made impermissible.”&#xA;  (Tirmidhi 1205)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radhiallahu anhu) narrates that the Prophet (salallahu alaihi wasallam) said: “Allah the Almighty is pure and accepts only that which is pure. Allah (swt) has commanded the faithful to do that which he commanded the Messengers, and the Almighty has said: “O Messengers! Eat of the pure things and do right”. And Allah the Almighty has said: “O you who believe! Eat of the pure things We have provided you.”, then Rasulullah (salallahu alaihi wasallam) mentioned (the case of) a man traveling on a long ardous journey, greatly troubled and distressed, with disheveled hair crying to Allah swt, O my Lord! O my Lord! But, his food is haram, his drink is haram, his dress is haram and he is nourished with haram. How then his du’a be accepted (Muslim 1015)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radhiallahu anhu) reports that the Prophet (salallahu alaihi wasallam) said, “A time will come upon the people wherein a man will not bother what he intakes; whether from a halal source or haram.”  (Bukhari 2059)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (salallahu alaihi wa sallam) said, “Avoid whatever you have doubts about in favor of what is not (doubtful).” (Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sayyiduna Ka`b Ibn Ujrah (radhiallahu anhu) relates that the Prophet (salallahu alaihi wasallam) said, “A body nourished with haram will not enter Jannah”. (Tirmidhi 614)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sayyiduna S'ad (radhiallahu anhu) relates that the Prophet (salallahu alaihi was sallam) said “O S'ad purify your food (and as a result) you will become one whose supplications are accepted. I swear by Him in whose hands the soul of Muhammad lies, verily a servant (of Allah) tosses a haram (impermissible) food morsel in his stomach (due to which) no good deed is accepted from him for 40 days” (Tabrani 6395)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3111" LastEditorUserId="4227" LastEditDate="2014-11-29T09:40:51.890" LastActivityDate="2014-11-29T09:40:51.890" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9476" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9473" CreationDate="2013-09-08T12:03:03.650" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The situations can be separated in in two part:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He/She find an other religion which is really better than Islam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He/She is too lazy to be a Muslim and he/she do not want to be a Muslim&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the person believe in after world and care for it, so the second reason is unacceptable and there will be no excuse for being lazy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if he/she really find an other religion by researching deep all of them and judging them fairly it's OK and allowed. But remember the god himself said that the best and the final religion is Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3171" LastActivityDate="2013-09-08T12:03:03.650" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9477" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9478" CreationDate="2013-09-08T17:02:26.383" Score="2" ViewCount="2229" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am currently on a sleeping medication, prescribed by my doctor, to aid my insomnia. The problem is that when I take it straight after isha to sleep it is impossible to wake for fajr, as the effects of the medication are very strong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I am aware that one doesn't have to fast, for example, if one is on medication, I am also aware of the importance of prayer and do not want to miss fajr in this way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any particular ruling or advice which can be given on an issue such as this? For example, might it be more prudent to sleep before isha and miss that one instead of fajr, is either more important? Should I simply stop taking the medication, despite the enormously negative impact this would have on my life, and be against my doctor's recommendation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3030" LastActivityDate="2013-09-12T01:15:26.450" Title="What should I do if sleeping medication affects my ability to wake for fajr?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|medical|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9477" CreationDate="2013-09-08T17:37:45.140" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obviously, missing &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; of the five daily prayers when one can avoid doing so isn't a good idea.  However, if you do have to decide between them, the fajr would probably be more important based on the hadith of the prophet wherein he said &quot;...&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/9/49&quot;&gt;if you can avoid missing a prayer before the rising of the sun (Fajr) and before its setting (`Asr) you must do so.&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The optimal solution would be to find a way to perform both prayers in their proper time.  It would be worth discussing the issue and your concerns with your doctor, as there may be alternate medications he can prescribe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise, the majority opinion among scholars is that combining the Maghrib and Isha prayers (that is to say, perform both prayers together during the time of Maghrib) is permissible when not doing so would cause hardship.  While I don't know of any rulings on this &lt;em&gt;particular&lt;/em&gt; situation, given that the alternative would be to either put your own health at risk, or miss the Isha and/or Fajr prayer outright, the general meaning of avoiding hardship would seem to apply.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-09-08T17:37:45.140" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9094" CreationDate="2013-09-08T21:13:32.353" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I personally think that if we believe in God then we would surely believe that God does not need none of our money or actions. God looks for purity in our intentions, so basically its between God and a particular individual. I may fast for rest of my life but I don't abstain from materialistic pleasures then God would know all about it. Perhaps at times things need to be looked at in the right spirit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if we do away with Riba one way another, would we not feel happier knowing the root of our action was to please the Lord. If this isnt taken in the right spirit then we might as well argue that happiness thus achieved is again incorrect as we should not gain anything out of charity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3173" LastActivityDate="2013-09-08T21:13:32.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9481" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-08T21:18:22.450" Score="3" ViewCount="268" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it ok to make charity today (ie. in advance) knowing that exact interest amount that shall be credited in my bank account at the end of year?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3173" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-26T05:19:17.060" LastActivityDate="2017-04-24T11:08:02.390" Title="Is it permissible to make a charitable donation in advance knowing that interest amount will be credited in my bank at the end of year?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|money|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9485" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9455" CreationDate="2013-09-09T16:58:56.880" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu'alaikum, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority of the scholars are of the views that celebrating one's birthday is considered bid'ah in the religion and immitation of the non-muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet peace be upon him said in a saheeh hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“You would follow the ways of those who came before you step by step, to such an extent that if they were to enter a lizard’s hole, you would enter it too.” They said, “O Messenger of Allaah, (do you mean) the Jews and Christians?” He said, “Who else?” (Reported by al-Bukhaari and Muslim). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) also said: “Whoever imitates a people is one of them.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please refer to this fatwa for a detailed explanation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/daruliftaa/7909&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/daruliftaa/7909&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there's a refutation for that &quot;fatwa rahimiyyah&quot; argument that you can watch here,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W7odng5Azo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W7odng5Azo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3176" LastEditorUserId="3176" LastEditDate="2013-09-09T17:06:40.333" LastActivityDate="2013-09-09T17:06:40.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9481" CreationDate="2013-09-10T02:18:10.557" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The majority opinion regarding the advance payment of &lt;em&gt;zakat&lt;/em&gt; is that it is permissible, although the scholars differ as to how far in advance (e.g. one year, or more than one year) it can be done.  I know of no reason why the same ruling cannot be applied to the purification in advance of one's wealth if one can reasonably predict gained interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it would still be important to ensure that, at the end of the year, the amount purified actually meets (or exceeds) the amount earned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-09-10T02:18:10.557" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9353" CreationDate="2013-09-10T04:15:51.120" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Companions of the Cave were a group of youth who believed in the Oneness of Allah. Allah says that because of their firm belief in Allah, He increased them in guidance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Several of the earlier and later &lt;em&gt;tafsir&lt;/em&gt; scholars have mentioned that they were sons of the kings and leaders of Byzantium, and that they went out one day to one of the festivals of their people. They used to gather once a year outside the city, and they would worship idols and offer sacrifices to them. They had an arrogant, tyrannical king who was called Decianus, who commanded and encouraged the people to do that. When the people went out to attend this gathering, these young men went out with their fathers and their people, and when they saw their people's actions with clear insight, they realized that the prostrations and sacrifices the people were offering to their idols should only be dedicated to Allah,&#xA;Who created the heavens and the earth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each of them started to withdraw from his people and keep aloof from them. The first one of them to move away on his own went and sat in the shade of a tree, then another came and sat with him, then another came and sat with them, then four more followed suit one by one. None of them knew the others, but they were brought together by the One who instilled faith in their hearts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah SWT assisted in gathering them together, and making their hearts firm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And so these youth were brought before the king, and their statement essentially is the ayah from the Qur'an: “These, our people, have taken besides Him deities. Why do they not bring for [worship of] them a clear authority? And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allah a lie?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then the next ayah talks about how they withdrew from their community and from what they worshipped other than Allah. The scholars say that boycotting the community is allowed when one fears for their life OR their religion. If one is unable to practise their religion, they have to get away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following few ayaat talk about how Allah SWT protected and preserved them while they slept in the cave. Nobody disturbed them, nothing happened to them. Allah SWT only mentions the regularity of the sun rising and setting. And so the lesson for us is that Allah SWT protects us if we remember Him when we need His Help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the Qur'an talks about what happened when they woke up - they thought they were asleep for a day or a part of the day, one of them went out into the city to find food. The people of the city were amazed to see them, some narrations mention that the king at the time was Muslim, and then they rejoiced, and passed away shortly after. Allah says they were in the cave for 309 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Kathir has more details on this story in his tafseer. Here is a summary of the lessons contained in this story:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If your life or religion is threatened and you can't protect it except by fleeing, then you gotta get out. This can mean different things for different people. Maybe for someone it means to flee from that environment which causes them to forget to pray salah, or causes them to forget the remembrance of Allah. Of course in an extreme case it can mean to physically remove yourself and go to another place.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah will protect those who believe in him and increase them in guidance.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah's Promise is true&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah is showing us how time can be so relative - they thought there were out for a day or a part of a day, and they were really asleep for 309 years.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah shows us how even after seeing such a miracle, the people can go back to shirk (if you finish the story in the surah, you'll see what happened at the end)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah SWT teaches us not to argue about matters about which we don't have knowledge, and to attribute knowledge to Allah (in this case, people argued about how many youth there were)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah SWT reminds us that we have no Wali except Him&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the time of the Dajjal, he will go around destroying stuff. It's immediate, his injustice and oppression. He'll kill people, demand them to believe in him as a god. So in this surah, Allah SWT is telling us what to do when that happens, and to have faith in His Help.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Tafsir class notes and Bilal Philips audio of Tafsir Surat Kahf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2013-09-10T04:15:51.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9497" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-11T07:32:48.643" Score="3" ViewCount="253" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this modern era . we (NASA and other organizations) can very easily know the relative position of moon through modern setups.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.moongiant.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.moongiant.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like scientists predicts the solar and lunar eclipse and other planetary incidences almost accurately.&#xA;They also knows the position of moon and from which place of earth it can be sighted at any given time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then my question is why  we still depends on the head of local moon sighting committee to know if moon is seen or not. &#xA;The funny thing is they mullah use binoculars to see the moon, which is also a scientific invention. Then why they don't take their help in knowing the new moon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:23:58.793" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:23:58.793" Title="Much ado about moon sighting" Tags="|fiqh|science|eid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9498" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-11T09:29:53.387" Score="5" ViewCount="28740" Body="&lt;p&gt;The other day, I had a discussion with a guy who seems to know a little about Islam and its related laws. I recommended that he box three days a week. He said that boxing was not allowed in Islam because it was dangerous and violent, where the players could get hurt badly. So is boxing really haram? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:23:45.740" LastActivityDate="2021-09-18T00:11:51.757" Title="Is boxing haram?" Tags="|fiqh|sports|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9500" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-11T13:25:14.607" Score="-1" ViewCount="332" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know who is eligible to give fatwa in all the schools of thoughts/fiqhs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as far as i know in SHIA's only marja's can give fatwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;what is the criteria in all other sects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:23:31.150" LastActivityDate="2019-05-19T18:11:58.833" Title="What is the eligibility criteria for giving FATWA?" Tags="|fiqh|fatwa|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9501" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9497" CreationDate="2013-09-11T17:43:20.750" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The whole issue of sighting the moon vs. astronomical prediction comes down to how literal you interpret &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt;. In one &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; the Prophet says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;If you see it (The moon) then fast, and if you don’t see it then do&#xA;  not fast&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do you interpret the verb 'see'? Is it actual visual eyesight, or is modern technology a viable alternative?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt;, he says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;We are an illiterate nation; we neither write, nor know accounts. The&#xA;  month is like this and this (i.e. sometimes 29 days and sometimes 30)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a direct ban on using calculation to predict the phase of the moon. But, at the time of the Prophet astronomical calculation was still in it's infancy and did not have the accuracy afforded to modern day calculations backed up by the latest of gravitational theories. So is that ban still in effect?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the majority of Muslim scholars still stick to visual method of sighting of the moon, more and more scholars are beginning to accept a more modern approach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2013-09-11T17:43:20.750" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9503" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9407" CreationDate="2013-09-11T22:27:20.520" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is an interesting question indeed which may be better directed at a scholar as I doubt you're going to find a set definition in any Islamic book and will most likely come from a scholarly interpretation. Depending on who you ask may also determine the answer you receive - which could be a strict definition that rules out a lot of sects as well as a more lenient interpretation which is more inclusive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it gives a better idea if we take a step back and differentiate between the Abrahamic religions to other religions to see why this such status was given to them. The clear distinction between Ahlul Al-Kitaab and other religions is that they all purport to share one fundamental concept with Islam: belief in God as the Supreme Being, the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe. Known as &quot;tawhid&quot; in Islam, and the belief in a prophet (from the Greek language roughly translating to spokesman, for god).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In trying to deduce who falls in and out of Ahlul Al-Kitaab, it would be important to note that neither Judaism or Christianity will be the same religion that it once was during the time of Moses and Jesus. The trinity concept, for example, from what I've read - there aren't many if any &lt;em&gt;clear&lt;/em&gt; references to such a concept in the Bible, as well as the fact that the Bible will have also undergone changes to it's original text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not a direct answer to your question but i guess it gives a different angle to view from - I couldn't comment on your question (lack of 'reputation')&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3119" LastEditorUserId="3119" LastEditDate="2013-09-18T06:13:12.367" LastActivityDate="2013-09-18T06:13:12.367" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9506" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-12T09:14:49.357" Score="2" ViewCount="990" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to ask, is graphology or handwriting analysis is permitted in Islam?&#xA;Here's the definition from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphology&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Graphology is the pseudoscientific study and analysis of handwriting,&#xA;  especially in relation to human psychology. In the medical field, the&#xA;  word can be used to refer to the study of handwriting as an aid in&#xA;  diagnosis and tracking of diseases of the brain and nervous system.&#xA;  The term is sometimes incorrectly used to refer to forensic document&#xA;  examination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Graphology has been controversial for more than a century. Although&#xA;  supporters point to the anecdotal evidence of thousands of positive&#xA;  testimonials as a reason to use it for personality evaluation, most&#xA;  empirical studies fail to show the validity claimed by its supporters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A local syekh says it's okay, but there's some limitation. I know what's the detail of limitation. Some trace can identified using logic, ex: if your handwriting size is small, you are more focus than persons who have bigger handwriting size.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Previously I already search how the inventor of graphology exactly get the result (e.g. &quot;if your t crossbar is low, your motivation and self-esteem is low&quot;, and most important, how can graphologist come to conclusion like this? Using research / &quot;research&quot; / just guessing ?), but i don't know where to startand i don't get reference about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3149" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T06:24:13.013" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T06:24:13.013" Title="Is graphology and handwriting analysis permitted?" Tags="|halal-haram|behavior|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9506" CreationDate="2013-09-12T16:03:59.507" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no element of the unseen in handwriting analysis or graphology - all the assertions made are from statistical analysis or handwriting study over thousands of subjects. What is prohibited is to purport to give knowledge of the unseen, but this is simply telling people what is statistically likely about their personality based on some outward manifestation. Given the purely scientific and empirical nature of this science, there is no reason why it should not be permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2013-09-12T16:03:59.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9210" CreationDate="2013-09-13T23:53:01.303" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned by Yahia, you can pray the missed salah in mosque within the boundaries of the beginning and end times. Praying outside this time would be classed as qaza which can obviously also be prayed in a mosque.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there are a few of you at work or you find other brothers in the mosque who have also missed the jamaah time of that particular salah at that mosque then it would be better that you did your own jamaah of that particular salah, rather than praying individually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3119" LastActivityDate="2013-09-13T23:53:01.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9033" CreationDate="2013-09-14T00:03:30.837" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think there is quite some logic in the fact that the exact night isn't revealed. Laylatul Qadr also known as the 'night of power' is said to be better than a 1000 months.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With its exact date not being known to us, we concentrate our efforts into the last 10 days in which we reap the benefits of the blessed month of Ramadan which in itself is a month like no other in terms of reward and benefit. It teaches us steadfastness if we concentrate our efforts over a longer period of time such as the last 10 days, if not the whole month, than if we were to know the exact day in which case we would exuberate all our efforts into 1 day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We underestimate the lessons learnt from steadfastness, and we pray that Allah grant us this in our efforts instead of the peaks and troughs we see in our own and other's deen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3119" LastActivityDate="2013-09-14T00:03:30.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9498" CreationDate="2013-09-14T22:10:24.220" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a couple of points to look at when we talk about boxing.  One, is that it inflicts harm and allows people to hurt themselves just for fun/sport, and they can injure each other which could lead to brain damage and other things, while at the same time those that watch have fun watching them, sometimes they place bets and so on.  The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَا ضَرَرَ وَلَا ضِرَارَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1400320&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Arba'een Annawaweeyah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;( See more information about this in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1276/is-playing-sports-like-boxing-and-martial-arts-allowed-in-islam&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other point to look at is, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِذَا ضَرَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَتَّقِ الْوَجْهَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When one of you inflicts a beating, he should avoid striking the face&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/40/143&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunnan Abi Dawood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To hit the face of a person (or animal) is haram, as is clear in the above Hadith and many others like it, so when we look at boxing the face does get hit/punches do reach the face, and that is haram.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in short conclusion, yes boxing is haram.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2013-09-14T22:10:24.220" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5810" CreationDate="2013-09-14T23:28:32.987" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You do a Takbeer and then go down into sajdah, and then you get up without saying a takbeer and there is no Tasleem, unless you are in salat when you would say a takbeer when you go down into it and come up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When in the Sujood, you can say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;سبحان ربي الأعلى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Glory be to my Lord Most High, glory be to my Lord Most High&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the Dua' you say in the Sujood is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;سَجَدَ وَجْهِي لِلَّذِي خَلَقَهُ وَشَقَّ سَمْعَهُ وَبَصَرَهُ&#xA;بِحَوْلِهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My face prostrates itself to Him Who created it and brought forth its&#xA;hearing and seeing by His might and power&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/7/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As well as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللَّهُمَّ اكْتُبْ لِي بِهَا عِنْدَكَ أَجْرًا وَضَعْ عَنِّي بِهَا&#xA;وِزْرًا وَاجْعَلْهَا لِي عِنْدَكَ ذُخْرًا وَتَقَبَّلْهَا مِنِّي كَمَا&#xA;تَقَبَّلْتَهَا مِنْ عَبْدِكَ دَاوُدَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Allah! Record for me, a reward with You for it, remove a sin for me&#xA;by it, and store it away for me with You, and accept it from me as You&#xA;accepted it from Your worshiper Dawood&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/6/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami'i Attirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-09-14T23:28:32.987" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9460" CreationDate="2013-09-15T17:42:09.417" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not that the prophet was exempted from the Zakat , but the more apt question would be to ask whether he reached the Nisaab level (the minimum amount) required to become eligible to pay Zakat. He may receive war booty, gifts etc but at the same time he donated most of what he got in charity, there are many examples throughout his life for this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following hadith proves that the family of prophet was in abject poverty :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aayeshah Radiyallahu 'Anha says: &quot;Till the demise of Rasulullah&#xA;  sallallahu'Alayhi Wasallam, his family never ate a full stomach of&#xA;  bread made of barley for two consecutive days&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;lbn 'Abbaas Radiyallahu 'Anhu reports that: &quot;Rasulullah Sallallahu&#xA;  'Alayhi Wasallam and his family spent many consecutive nights without&#xA;  food, because there would be no supper. The bread of Rasulullah&#xA;  Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam was mostly made of barley&quot;. (Sometimes&#xA;  bread made of wheat was also available).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/shamail/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sunnah.com/shamail/25&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The houses of the wives were made up of Mud and are equivalent of modern day tents which could be easily built by limited available resources on the vast freely available plains. Moreover there is a Sahih hadith which says that Prophets do not leave inheritance , which means that their entire  wealth would goto the Islamic treasury after their demise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-09-23T15:21:42.947" LastActivityDate="2013-09-23T15:21:42.947" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9523" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-15T18:36:51.390" Score="14" ViewCount="4213" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm interested in knowing whether martyrs are promised 72 virgins in heaven.   I've already searched this site, and the question has not come up before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3201" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-20T11:13:53.850" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T17:01:13.623" Title="Do Muslim martyrs really get 72 virgins in heaven?" Tags="|death|jannah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9524" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-15T21:26:41.530" Score="2" ViewCount="139" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know someone who is a convert alhamduliah, he travelled abroad to gain knowledge a year after converting, and alhamduliah he removed all those that were not good for him in his deen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But now 3 years later, his going back on everything that he has been against.  For example, Facebook: he never liked it for the fact that it allowed gender interaction and he is now on Facebook and adding all his old friends that are non-Muslim, and also sin a lot astaghfirallah.  May Allah guide them to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also added a few girls including a girl he had strong desires for and was in a past relationship with before converting, they are now speaking via Facebook; I don't know what's being said but I'm afraid this brother is going off track. I don't want to judge because he may be giving dawah, allowing his old friends to understand, but allahu aalam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean my question is what do I do?  Should I speak to this brother?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could it mean that he is going off track because of what he is doing and this girl situation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3202" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T12:34:54.690" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T12:34:54.690" Title="Should I speak to a convert who has e.g. returned to using Facebook?" Tags="|behavior|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9523" CreationDate="2013-09-15T22:01:06.460" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/22/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;, a myrtyr is given 72 wives (not virgins) among 5 other othings&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That the Messenger of Allah () said: &quot;There are six things with Allah&#xA;  for the martyr. He is forgiven with the first flow of blood (he&#xA;  suffers), he is shown his place in Paradise, he is protected from&#xA;  punishment in the grave, secured from the greatest terror, the crown&#xA;  of dignity is placed upon his head - and its gems are better than the&#xA;  world and what is in it - he is married to seventy two wives along&#xA;  Al-Huril-'Ayn of Paradise, and he may intercede for seventy of his&#xA;  close relatives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could virgin come from a non authentic source? It is possible. Will update the answer if I find something relevant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2013-09-15T22:01:06.460" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9526" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-16T02:59:29.787" Score="2" ViewCount="1314" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has been noted that &lt;a href=&quot;http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Health_Effects_of_Islamic_Dress&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim women who wear garments that cover from head to toe may suffer from Vitamin D deficiency and obesity&lt;/a&gt;. Now, suppose a Muslim girl and her family moves to a Western country. Is it permissible then in Islam for a girl to leave her burqa, or &lt;em&gt;must she wear a burqa at all times&lt;/em&gt; as an observant adherent? Is there any wiggle room in the law? Can the girl wear a hijab instead so that her face is shown in the sun?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2907" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-04T02:50:33.427" LastActivityDate="2019-03-27T12:31:21.760" Title="Can a Muslim woman leave her burqa in the West?" Tags="|practical-islam|women|non-muslim-countries|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8523" CreationDate="2013-09-16T03:17:01.303" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The nations of the past received clear admonition and guidance (with the means of prophets). The people were warned of their disbelief &amp;amp; actions and were commanded to do good. However the people disobeyed and then faced the destructive consequences of their actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is contrasted with the modern world, where the majority of people on Earth do not even know what Islam is. Even the people who claim they know about Islam, often carry only misconceptions about the religion that is portrayed very poorly by the media.  How can they reject Islam if it was never presented to them properly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand we find many Muslim communities today who do not withhold the tenets of their own faith and only profess Islam by their lips. They have largely not fulfilled their obligations of conveying the message of Islam to the masses and should arguably be more worried about this lesson in history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="857" LastEditorUserId="857" LastEditDate="2013-09-16T13:04:12.907" LastActivityDate="2013-09-16T13:04:12.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9529" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9526" CreationDate="2013-09-16T06:24:36.413" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all I want to say that the burqa is a cultural dress, not the Islamic hijab. I am not saying that the woman who wears it should not wear it as it is  the best dress for practicing hijab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly women wears burqa only when they are  out of home, when in front of na-mahram/non-mahram and not all the day. Therefore I found all those research as ridiculous and fishy, they are just a propaganda against Islamic dressing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So even a person of just average common sense can make out that there is no relation between burqa and vitamin deficiency/obesity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To know the minimum hijab requirment in Islam you can refer to brother &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/9/al-ummat&quot;&gt;Al Ummat's&lt;/a&gt; answer in this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/763/what-should-the-hijab-for-muslim-women-cover&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And based on his answer a woman can show her face in the West.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-04T02:51:54.837" LastActivityDate="2017-06-04T02:51:54.837" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9532" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-16T17:04:32.383" Score="0" ViewCount="3134" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a Muslim woman committed a sin with a man, and on confession to her boyfriend expects he would no longer want to marry her, is it permissible to lie to him and say it was all untrue? She would like to marry him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3207" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-23T11:05:56.943" LastActivityDate="2017-04-23T11:05:56.943" Title="Is it permitted to lie if you love some one and want to get married to them?" Tags="|nikah|lying|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9533" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8315" CreationDate="2013-09-16T17:58:40.447" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Love and respect is the ultimate reason for the honorifics for people that sacrificed their whole lives for us. There are also hadiths that encourage praising our Prophet (SAW) - not only by the person that has mentioned him, but also by the people that have heard his name being mentioned. I believe using an honorific after the names of other religious figures is derived from this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah said: &quot;Whoever sends one salaam (صلى الله عليه وسلم‎ ṣall Allāhu ʿalay-hi wa-sallam) upon me, Allah will send ten upon him.&quot;&#xA;—Abu Hurayrah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah and His angels send prayers on the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye prayers on him, and salute him with all respect.&#xA;—Al-Ahzab[5]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3119" LastEditorUserId="3119" LastEditDate="2015-05-13T15:59:13.033" LastActivityDate="2015-05-13T15:59:13.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8315" CreationDate="2013-09-16T20:17:40.890" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Love and Respect are the main reasons...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PLUS&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is some legal aspect to it - as is mentioned in the Hadith (At-Tirmithi, 3545):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him)&#xA;  said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon&#xA;  him) said: “May his nose be rubbed in the dust, a man in whose&#xA;  presence I am mentioned and he does not send blessings upon me.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other Hadiths with similar meaning... for further information see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-qa.com/en/68837&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islam-qa.com/en/68837&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_be_upon_him_%28Islam%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_be_upon_him_%28Islam%29&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="965" LastActivityDate="2013-09-16T20:17:40.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9536" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9599" CreationDate="2013-09-17T09:05:28.527" Score="4" ViewCount="568" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predestination_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article on &quot;Predestination in Islam&quot;&lt;/a&gt; contains the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predestination_in_Islam#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(unsupported) assertion&lt;/a&gt; that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are only two groups who represent the extremes regarding Qadar and are considered outside the fold of Islam.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;em&gt;[by whom?]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Al-Jabiriyah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; are of the opinion that humans have no control over their actions and everything is dictated by Allah…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This site is not for &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/275/why-sectarianism-is-ruining-your-site&quot;&gt;sectarianism&lt;/a&gt; and I am not asking for anyone's opinion about whether Al-Jabiriyah &lt;em&gt;should be&lt;/em&gt; considered 'outside the fold of Islam'. What I am asking is whether the Wikipedia article is accurate to assert that it is 'de facto' true that they are. Ideally I'd like an answer from someone who identifies as Al-Jabiriyah though I realise that might not be realistic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user3208" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T15:50:57.383" LastActivityDate="2013-12-11T15:53:45.710" Title="Are Al-Jabiriyah considered &quot;outside the fold of Islam&quot;?" Tags="|sects|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9537" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9544" CreationDate="2013-09-17T10:06:51.440" Score="6" ViewCount="3443" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard it quoted that &quot;Jesus is the most quoted prophet in the quran.&quot; I was wondering about the legitimacy of this claim, just out of plain curiosity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3209" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T11:30:29.490" Title="How often is Jesus quoted in the Quran?" Tags="|quran|prophets|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9539" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-17T17:20:47.533" Score="2" ViewCount="1348" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for an English Seerah book that fits (at least some of) the following qualities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;written in narrative form&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;gives significant consideration to authenticity (not a compilation of unverified reports)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;preferably concise&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;preferably authored in English, but translated works are also welcome&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3211" LastActivityDate="2020-09-15T11:01:04.427" Title="English books on the Seerah (biography of the Prophet sallallaahu aleyhi wasallam)" Tags="|english|books|seerah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9539" CreationDate="2013-09-17T18:48:45.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is only one Seerah book which satisfies most of the above qualities , specially considering the authenticity and quality. Many of the commonly heard stories about the prophet pbuh have been discarded as weak in this book. The Seerah book by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibli_Nomani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Allama Shibli Nomani&lt;/a&gt; is strongly supported by authentic narrations which were explained to be of paramount importance in any such seerah writing endaevors. Unfortunately most of the similar books don't treat this fact with same rigor. The book spans seven volumes and presents the reader with an unbelievably high quality of  writing and scholarly exposition of the Seerah  weaved in a  vivid narrative which according to me is the best seerah ever written even though I read the English translation. The book was originally written in Urdu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was only able to find the English Vol II :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://archive.org/details/SeeratUnNabiVolIienglish&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://archive.org/details/SeeratUnNabiVolIienglish&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The full version is available here for preview:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://books.google.co.in/books?id=pQITLEsFFSYC&amp;amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;amp;source=gbs_ge_summary_r&amp;amp;cad=0#v=onepage&amp;amp;q&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://books.google.co.in/books?id=pQITLEsFFSYC&amp;amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;amp;source=gbs_ge_summary_r&amp;amp;cad=0#v=onepage&amp;amp;q&amp;amp;f=false&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s?search-alias=stripbooks&amp;amp;field-isbn=9788171512829&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Amazon Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some other Seerah books:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seerahtun Nabvi by Ibn Kathir&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources by Martin Lings&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sealed Nectar by Mubarakpuri (This won't satisfy most of your criteria except authenticity)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biographies_of_Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;see wikipedia link&lt;/a&gt; which lists all the Seerah works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-09-18T03:54:07.257" LastActivityDate="2013-09-18T03:54:07.257" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9537" CreationDate="2013-09-18T00:24:14.443" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disclaimer - I am not a scholar.  If you need a scholarly answer to this question, go and talk to someone more appropriate, such as the sheikh at your local masjid(mosque).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have found quotations from Jesus (PBUH) at the following places in The Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;3:49-52 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;5:72 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;5:112-116 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;19:30-33 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;43:63-64 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;61:6 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;61:14&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is possible that I have missed some, but there are certainly not as many as the earlier answer claims.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it seems to me to be unlikely that Jesus (PBUH) is the most quoted prophet, given that Joseph (PBUH) is quoted extensively throughout Surah 12.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user202" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user202" LastEditDate="2014-10-02T08:29:17.607" LastActivityDate="2014-10-02T08:29:17.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5761" CreationDate="2013-09-18T06:34:59.727" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The difference between the buy now price and the buy now, pay later price is the interest element. Credit sales typically work by giving you the product now and the finance company lending you the money to pay for it now. You then owe the finance company the capital element ($200 in your example) as well as the interest element ($300-$200=$100 as per your example)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Riba is obviously haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3119" LastActivityDate="2013-09-18T06:34:59.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9547" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9539" CreationDate="2013-09-18T06:36:28.017" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would suggest &quot;Ar Raheeq Al Makhtum : The Sealed Nectar (Saif ur Rahman al Mubarakpuri) Revised Edition&quot; which can be bought &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicbookstore.com/b3758.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.  I cannot recommend it enough.  It is beautiful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="135" LastActivityDate="2013-09-18T06:36:28.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9549" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-18T11:08:02.623" Score="2" ViewCount="1037" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is spending time with our fiance  wherein we hug each other , holds hand and kiss each other  not on lips but on cheeks of face but our intention is not for zina,that is so because i love her so much.So,does this things should be consider as zina&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3217" LastActivityDate="2013-11-22T10:14:44.650" Title="Punishment for zina" Tags="|zina|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9552" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9549" CreationDate="2013-09-18T17:43:33.550" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. Zina is explicitly defined as &lt;em&gt;penetrative sex&lt;/em&gt; between partners who are not married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2013-09-18T17:43:33.550" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7991" CreationDate="2013-09-18T21:05:53.213" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Iqra can have both meanings and I would say both are implied in the Surah.  For the Prophet directly, it is a command to preach and to speak the message (to recite).  But given the statement of Allah in the following verses that one of His blessings is the pen and what is taught by it, it also means read.  The Prophet could not read but from the first revelation there is an emphasis for writing and reading.  This is for preservation and teaching/spreading the message.  Reading/understanding and recite/teach are also sides of the same coin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3220" LastActivityDate="2013-09-18T21:05:53.213" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8507" CreationDate="2013-09-18T23:31:28.097" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abu Lahab&lt;/strong&gt; (Father of Flame) is the nick name of &lt;strong&gt;Abdul Uzza ibn Abdul Mutallib&lt;/strong&gt;, the Prophet's paternal uncle. He is the first person to have publicly opposed to Prophet. The &lt;em&gt;surah&lt;/em&gt; references the punishment Allah has in store for Abu Lahab in hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Prophet first made his message public to the populace of Mecca, a disgruntled Abu Lahab was reported to have blown the dust from his hands and said: &quot;Woe upon the rest of your day! For this you have gathered us?&quot;. The first &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Surat Al Madad&lt;/em&gt; is a reference to that incident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was a very wealthy man, but had used his wealth to oppose the Prophet and hinder his message. Thus the second &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Lahab's wife &lt;strong&gt;Umm Jameel bint Harb&lt;/strong&gt;, was known to carry thorns to throw on the paths that the Prophet was taking in order to hurt him. Her punishment for that was to carry the fuel for the tormenting fires (the fourth &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt;), and that she is forever tied from the neck (the fifth &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ten years after that &lt;em&gt;surah&lt;/em&gt; descended, Abu Lahab died of a disease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2013-09-18T23:31:28.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9562" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-20T03:59:11.743" Score="3" ViewCount="584" Body="&lt;p&gt;To elaborate the above question, can a person become a Muslim without believing in Islam but only verbally testifying a simple Shahadah like below, which he does believe in without going into the details of it :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله و أسهد أن محمد رسول الله I witness that there&#xA;  is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have come across many people who wont mind witnessing  the above fact , they would also accept Muhammad pbuh as Messenger of God, but would continue following their old ways\religion. Which means Imaan has not entered their hearts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover I remember a Sahih hadith wherein the prophet approved the Shahadah of  a person who apparently said it out of fear to a Sahabah to be saved from getting killed in  a War.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I read in the historical sources I also found a similar phenomenon , wherin people would embrace Islam en Mass &lt;em&gt;without&lt;/em&gt; Imaan even entering into their hearts. Their entering into Islam was just a step to start the training to develop Imaan as evidenced from the following verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The bedouins say: &quot;We believe.&quot; Say: &quot;You believe not but you only&#xA;  say, 'We have surrendered (in Islam),' for Faith has not yet entered&#xA;  your hearts. But if you obey Allah and His Messenger (SAW), He will&#xA;  not decrease anything in reward for your deeds. Verily, Allah is&#xA;  Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.&quot; (49:14)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that there were people at the time of the prophet pbuh who were Muslims but were not Mumeenineen(Belief entering their hearts).&#xA;So does it mean one can be a Muslim without Imaan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastActivityDate="2017-01-03T18:43:06.203" Title="Is Imaan a precondition to become a Muslim?" Tags="|tafseer|conversion|mumin|imaan|shahada|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9562" CreationDate="2013-09-20T06:18:36.993" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;it's clearly enough that &lt;code&gt;Iman&lt;/code&gt; were precondition before &lt;code&gt;Islam&lt;/code&gt;.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to explained it by logic (because I forget which 'Ulama were defined it).&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Wifes of Rasulullah called Ummu Mukminuun&lt;/strong&gt; not Ummu Muslimuun&#xA; because Mukmin more globally than Muslim &lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;strong&gt; We can act as `kafir`&lt;/strong&gt; but our heart still have Iman &#xA; to held our live &lt;strong&gt;when in danger&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;some one can edited it or add some reference to supported it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salam,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Ahmad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15963" LastActivityDate="2013-09-20T06:18:36.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9562" CreationDate="2013-09-20T07:20:51.743" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have asked a question that affords no straightforward answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a way, the answer would be no, it isn't necessary for a person to have &lt;em&gt;complete&lt;/em&gt; faith before entering Islam, which is by formally reciting the Shahadaah. However, a more important thing to bear in mind is that the new Muslim does not have any mala fide intent while doing so, and that he have at least a smattering of belief in the Messenger(SAWS), as well as the fact that he (SAWS) has been sent with the Truth by the Lord Most High.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam can be thought of as a unique set of Divine Protocols through which Divine Help may be sought, and these protocols can be found in the Instructions within the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Messenger(SAWS). The remarkable thing here is that these instructions have to be &lt;em&gt;followed&lt;/em&gt; to be able to experience the Help as promised by Allah. Thus the Bedouins were told (as mentioned in the verse quoted by you) that they were to &lt;em&gt;obey&lt;/em&gt; these Divine Injunctions first and then (and only then) would Allah guide them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus faith can be thought of as having faith in Allah and His Messenger(SAWS), as well as the Promises made by Him and His Messenger(SAWS), and faith can both increase and decrease in one's heart. Once you start on the path of obedience to Allah, it is for Him to increase that grain of faith in your heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus it is for Allah to decide when a person becomes a Momin (Believer). By formally professing the Shahadaah, the person &lt;em&gt;legally&lt;/em&gt; becomes a Muslim (though not necessarily a believer), and all the legal aspects of the Shareeah become binding upon him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, this is my understanding of the verse quoted by you, and I am no scholar. Check out the other responses... I hope they throw more light on this matter than this answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastActivityDate="2013-09-20T07:20:51.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9565" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9579" CreationDate="2013-09-20T12:49:24.013" Score="2" ViewCount="249" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am writing a story wherein a pill to increase empathy and awareness of your fellow human being is invented. I was wondering if there were any views on this type of artificial self-enhancement (one that alters your body chemistry) expressed in the Qur'an or the Hadiths&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mentioned the Koran in my question, because it's the religious text I am most familiar with, having read half of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3229" LastActivityDate="2013-09-23T05:51:29.457" Title="What is the Quran's view on artificial self-enhancement" Tags="|quran|hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9567" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-20T15:44:13.613" Score="4" ViewCount="22071" Body="&lt;p&gt;I performed &lt;em&gt;Nafil&lt;/em&gt; prayer(namaz) after &lt;em&gt;Asr Faraz&lt;/em&gt; namaz, one person came and said you should not perform any namaz (Salah) after Asr Faraz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know is it allowed to offer &lt;em&gt;Nafil&lt;/em&gt; namaz after Farz namaz of Asr?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a same doubt with offering &lt;em&gt;Nafil&lt;/em&gt; namaz after Fajr. Would anyone clarify on this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3230" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2013-09-20T19:21:17.200" LastActivityDate="2015-12-18T10:01:32.637" Title="Is Nafil allowed after Faraz of Asr ?" Tags="|salat|nafl|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9572" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-22T00:35:31.173" Score="-1" ViewCount="128" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu aleykum warahmatuallhi wabarakaatuhu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is that If a good guy comes to you and propose for you can you say no cause you not ready yet and you know that this person and you will not get along with each other cause he is really different to you &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3236" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T07:55:26.587" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T07:55:26.587" Title="Not yet to get married" Tags="|nikah|women|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-12-15T04:11:59.720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9572" CreationDate="2013-09-22T04:28:12.013" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Marriage is something you plan on doing as a life-long act. And from the hadeeth, we know that out of the 4 reasons for marrying, the best is the one who chooses their spouse for piety.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But even if a person is pious, there's no way you will commit to marriage if you don't like the person. You may have your personal reasons for liking or disliking someone. If you don't like the person who is proposing, then you're free to say no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastActivityDate="2013-09-22T04:28:12.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9574" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9524" CreationDate="2013-09-22T04:46:26.343" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Deen (Religion) is good advice. (taken from the 40 hadeeth).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you know this person, before you start posting about him, I think you should first speak to him to ascertain the real situation and give him good advice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You cannot force anyone nor should you convince them by telling false stories. Rather, advice the person with the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You cannot come to conclusions. So please be safe and do not pass judgement on your friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he truly turns away from Islam, then it is his seeking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallaahu a'alam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastActivityDate="2013-09-22T04:46:26.343" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9577" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9162" CreationDate="2013-09-22T21:59:42.590" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To Study sufism seek the company of people who have studied and continue to study we a authorized teacher. One who you deem to be compassionate, kind, just, tolerant, open to diversity and a servant of people regardless of religion, race, gender, nationality. One who strives to guide themself and others by the inner teaching of the Qur'an and Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (sal) and affirms the rights of all human beings, indeed all life. Find that person, take your time in getting know that person and the students and perhaps then you will have found the doorway to Sufism...in your heart.  Be patient but don't cease looking, hold a high standard and be willing to be among the few.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3242" LastActivityDate="2013-09-22T21:59:42.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9565" CreationDate="2013-09-23T05:51:29.457" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The term drug can be used broadly. Some may refer to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Harmful substances like cocaine&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Drugs for treating certain ailments&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Drugs for changing ordinary behaviour.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There may be a similarity between each of them. For example, a drug that calms the nerves of a person may be also used to 'drug' a person so he/she is in a 'modified' state of mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to the answer. For a person to believe in Islam and sumbit his/herself, that person must be in a right state of mind. If a person is drunk for example, he may not be in a clear thought about what he is uttering. In a similar manner, I think that using a drug to enhance a person's behaviour has the same effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is drugging the person and 'forcing' him to think and behave differently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, as a story, you may be able to say that the community where such 'drugged' people live is a calm and peaceful environment. However, this would be unreal and when the drug dies off the bodies turn back to their normal states.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, I think from an Islamic point of view, this sort of behavioural modification wouldn't be valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastActivityDate="2013-09-23T05:51:29.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9580" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9582" CreationDate="2013-09-23T06:10:03.230" Score="3" ViewCount="4099" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some electronics like iPhone 5(S), were made of gold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it halal to use them for men?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My general question is,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it permitted on Islam for men to use gold products(not as a jwell)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may be vessels or spoons or shoes or bags or specs or any other products.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2014-02-10T07:18:54.970" LastActivityDate="2014-02-10T07:18:54.970" Title="Is it halal to use gold phones for men?" Tags="|hadith|halal-haram|sunnah|adab|men|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9580" CreationDate="2013-09-23T07:01:27.847" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, to the last part...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they're vessels (like cups and spoons), they're clearly forbidden in the various authentic ahadeeth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to the main part about other than utensils...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let us first recall the hadeeth from Saheeh al-Bukhaari:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Halaalu Bayyin, wal-harramu bayyin...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الحلال بيّن والحرام بيّن...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadeeth basically explains that the halaal is clear and the haraam is clear. And between that are the things of doubt. So as a general rule, we'd better avoid what is of doubt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, a phone may seem (at first) like a piece of equipment. But then you're going to have to carry it with you. And most people don't just carry a phone. They' (almost) wear it. Either on their necks or on their waste and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So although you're not intentionally wearing it, it's leading to that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, if you take things like spectacles, you're directly wearing it. So this is no different to wearing a necklace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, although there aren't ahadeeth about mobile phones and spectacles in particular, it's best to avoid getting into something that is doubtful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallaahu a'lam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastActivityDate="2013-09-23T07:01:27.847" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9549" CreationDate="2013-09-23T09:22:01.310" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It may not be ZINA but it definitely leads to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@Hanif has already explained a beautiful hadeeth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And let's look at another hadeeth:&#xA;The prophet (S) said, &quot;It is better for you to be stabbed in the head with an iron needle than to touch the hand of a woman who is not permissible to you.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: At-Tabarani in Al-Kabir, #486. &#xA;Sheikh Al-Albaani stated that this is authentic in Sahih al-Jaami' it is sahih #5045]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So leave a side kissing and hugging. You can't even touch her!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you 'love her so much' you would do the honourable thing of marrying her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is madness where some youth, particularly in the west sleep together and sometimes even have kids before deciding to get married. Please don't fall into the trap of such miserable life-styles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think any sane, decent person will tolerate his daughter or sister being kissed and hugged by a guy who claims to love her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back on your subject, how do you draw the line that kissing on the cheek and elsewhere is ok but not the lips? Who made these laws?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is revealed and not man-made. So we just take it and put it into action. We don't customise it like some product in a factory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastActivityDate="2013-09-23T09:22:01.310" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9586" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-23T10:16:14.480" Score="1" ViewCount="10973" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed to work as a bartender or a steward in a bar that serves alchool?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know whether it's haram or halal or makruh and what argument back this &quot;fatwa&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3247" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:49:41.770" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T09:11:12.113" Title="Is allowed in islam to work as a bartender?" Tags="|halal-haram|hadith|work|adab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9587" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9586" CreationDate="2013-09-23T10:33:18.633" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Working as bartender/steward means in the end that part of your work is serving/transporting/selling alcohol - people doing this are cursed according to this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2776        Narrated by Anas ibn Malik&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (saws) invoked the curse of Allah on ten people in&#xA;  connection with wine:  the wine-presser, the one who has it pressed,&#xA;  the one who drinks it, the one who conveys it, the one to whom it is&#xA;  conveyed, the one who serves it, the one who sells it, the one who&#xA;  benefits from the price paid for it, the one who buys it, and the one&#xA;  for whom it is bought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am no Alim but: Yes, IMHO it is haraam to work as bartender/steward if alcohol is part of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further reading you might find interesting:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-qa.com/en/40651&quot;&gt;http://www.islam-qa.com/en/40651&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamhelpline.com/node/5041&quot;&gt;http://www.islamhelpline.com/node/5041&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://etori.tripod.com/on-intoxicants.html&quot;&gt;http://etori.tripod.com/on-intoxicants.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://authentichadiths.blogspot.de/2012/01/working-in-clubs-that-sell-alcohol.html&quot;&gt;http://authentichadiths.blogspot.de/2012/01/working-in-clubs-that-sell-alcohol.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="965" LastActivityDate="2013-09-23T10:33:18.633" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9589" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7259" CreationDate="2013-09-23T11:58:33.403" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, in Islam, there is what is allowed and then there is what is not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The distinction between halaal and haraam are clear and then there are those doubtful matters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when it comes to entertainment, it is allowed as long as it does not break any Islamic rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, in some cultures, the elderly women sit in a circle and smoke.&#xA;In some countries/cultures, people go to a bar and get drunk.&#xA;Some go for head-banging with music in the background.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question is generally broad and thus the answer has to also be generic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want specific clarification, I think you should bring up an example of what you think is a form of entertainment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some allowed ones:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Women beating the duff.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Horse-riding&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;archery&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;swimming&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;playing with your kids&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Forms of entertainment that are disallowed in Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Where there's music&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Where wine (intoxicants) are used&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Where men and women mix freely&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Where things that are done go against Islam in the form of kufr/shirk.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastActivityDate="2013-09-23T11:58:33.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9590" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9451" CreationDate="2013-09-23T16:24:32.543" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's your answer...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To Question 1.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many optional (nawafil) prayers. 12 units (raka'ah) are ascribed or related to 4 (out of the 5) compulsory prayers - Fajr/Subh, Zuhr, Magrib and Isha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadeeth for this is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“A house will be built in paradise for every Muslim who offers twelve&#xA;  Rak’ah of optional salah other than the obligatory salah in day and&#xA;  night, to seek pleasure of Allah.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if someone knows that value of a palace in paradise, I don't think they'll take this lightly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To Question 2.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it haraam or sinful to miss the optional prayers? No. How can it be? That's why they're called optional prayers. But it is certainly a sin to miss any of the compulsory prayers (5 times a day).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as mentioned before, if someone does it (i.e., the optional prayers), they get the rewards for it. But if it's not done, there's no sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allaah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastActivityDate="2013-09-23T16:24:32.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9567" CreationDate="2013-09-24T09:20:15.103" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Hadith from Shahih-Al-Bhukhari states that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Aa’ishah (ra) said: Anytime God’s messenger (pbuh) came to my house&#xA;  after the Asr he prayed two Rak’ah.&quot;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://authentichadithfoundation.org/sahih-bukhari-593/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhari, 593&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars of Islam have tried to find a reconciliation between Hadiths like the above and the ones that narrate that the Prophet (pbuh) forbade reading prayers after the Asr, however there is no agreement on this. Some believe that the Prophet (pbuh) did not continue to read this prayer. Others believe that the Prophet (pbuh) read it for a specific reason (i.e. missing the after-the- Zuhr- non-obligatory prayers) but then continued reading it regularly because once he read it, as a prophet, he would make it upon himself to make it his habit and to read it every day. Others consider this prayer to be specific to the Prophet (pbuh). Then there are those who believe that the directives that forbid reading prayers after Asr have abrogated the allowance that can be derived from the above Hadith. However, others have said the opposite, i.e. it is the above allowance that have abrogated the forbidding directives.&#xA;- &lt;strong&gt;Refer to Fat'h al-Bari, Sharh al-Bukhari by Ibn Rajab, 5:78-100&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above is perhaps one of the reasons that the four famous schools of Fiqh have different views about reading Nafl after Asr. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hanafies and Habalies do not allow it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Malikies and Shafe'ies do allow it but consider it disliked (Makruh).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;View among the Shia scholars is that reading prayers after the Asr&#xA;prayer is neither forbidden nor disliked.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are another groups of Hadiths that narrate that the Prophet (pbuh) prohibited praying and burying the dead during sunrise and sunset and when the sun is in its meridian. It is likely that the Hadiths that forbid reading prayers after the Subh prayer and after the Asr prayer in fact refer to the times when it gets very close to sunset or sunrise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.exploring-islam.com/nawafil-after-asr.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-09-25T07:30:21.270" LastActivityDate="2013-09-25T07:30:21.270" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7259" CreationDate="2013-09-24T10:51:15.870" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In short words, Everything is permissible, which is not Explicitly declared forbidden or disliked. So, all forms of entertainment are permissible, if they lie in the bounds of Halal in Quran and hadith. There are million forms of entertainment, so its not possible to write them all here one by one, so the above rule apply to all forms of entertainment..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And islam does not dis-allow entertainment, but only allows those, which are not outside bounds of islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="58" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T09:12:15.927" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T09:12:15.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9594" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9452" CreationDate="2013-09-24T11:06:10.173" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;its undoubtedly haram, why? because it include Rythm and its sound is musical in nature. So as in islam all sorts of music and musician instruments are haram, so Brainwave Entrainment is alow haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2013-09-24T11:06:10.173" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5778" CreationDate="2013-09-24T11:08:07.760" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question needs clarification from multiple angles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, let us know that &lt;strong&gt;insurance&lt;/strong&gt; as it is used in today's context is something that never existed during the time of our noble prophet (s) and the best generations after it. So you'll not be able to find a direct context that relates to the qur'aan or hadeeth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, we see what insurance is... In the modern context, insurance is where you pay a regular fee (usually monthly) known as a premium. Then if something goes wrong, like an accident, you are compensated with an amount which may be BIGGER or SMALLER than what you have paid as premium.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, that's the &lt;em&gt;standard&lt;/em&gt; case. But there are a lot more &lt;em&gt;strings&lt;/em&gt; to it. For example, if you don't claim, there's the bonus, then there's a discount in the premium, then there's an additional insurance and so on... These &lt;em&gt;extras&lt;/em&gt; vary from country to country and company to company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, what do the scholars of sunnah say about this? In general, all scholars of the sunnah have warned against insurance. What are the reasons for saying no to insurance? Here are some...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First, scholars state that this is like a gamble. You are challenging the insurance company that you're going to make money out of the deal and they do the same.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is deceipt. People making false claims and a lot of cooked up stories.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is gharar and uncertainty.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Riba. You claim more than what you pay.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So insurance in general is considered haraam. But now comes the situation of third-party vehicle insurance. In many countries, one is compelled to make this payment whether or not you are going to make a claim. So it is more like a requirement in order to use your car on the streets. Without it you cannot drive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus comes the deciding factor. Do you need to drive a car or can you do without it? This is something between you and Allaah. Another person can't answer that question for you. IF you are forced to drive a car for basic needs and you cannot do without insurance as compulsion, scholars say that there's no harm in it. But you cannot go for full-insurance and you cannot make any claims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is s very broad subject and you can find a lot of cases here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-qa.com/en/cat/316&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islam-qa.com/en/cat/316&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allaah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastActivityDate="2013-09-24T11:08:07.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9597" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-24T11:31:39.187" Score="2" ViewCount="70" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am creating website from last two year with the non living images &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But now the market is changes, competition is high, and without good image my designs not sell because they not look good, I basically create shopping websites, a person with cloth add beauty in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I asked various buddies, they told me images are not allowed because they are cause of Budth parastish (idol worship) and I know that now days images are also main source of many sins but I am not using images of women, but of men  with clothes on and not showing his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed as I am not providing a wrong thing to people which turn toward a wrong path?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its not going to harm anybody at any point of view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3257" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-08-03T13:27:54.643" LastActivityDate="2014-08-03T13:27:54.643" Title="In Islam is it allowed to have images of men on ecommerce's websites?" Tags="|sharia|image|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2013-09-25T21:18:44.220" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4204" CreationDate="2013-09-24T12:02:09.227" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's start with the popular hadeeth, the first one in Saheeh al-Bukhaari:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Actions are judged/rewarded by their intentions...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now let's look at some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A man goes for jihad. But his intention is to travel for marrying a woman (from the hadeeth)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A youth visits an Islamic lecture but it's because many young girls come there.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A man is forced to say other than the shahaadah but he does not mean it (Bilaal R.A. was force but he was stronger).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A man pays a bribe (he only does it to get his passport on time for hajj and not doing so he won't get his passport).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Your kid needs a cough syrup (but some people use it to get high/drunk).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you see, everything comes down to your intentions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we see from the various ahadeeth that the Prophet (S) used to like the MUSK perfume. Musk is taken from the Gazelle but due to its cost, it is made today using chemicals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you like musk because it was liked by the prophet (s) you are not committing a sin. But if you do it because you think girls are going to like it, you know the answer by now :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then comes the final part of my answer... Some things are made for a specific bad purpose. If for example, you walk on the street, I think you'll instantly know by the smell, if someone is using the so-called perfume. And if you get that smell, what will be your thoughts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if something has an intended purpose and that purpose is not good, I think you should avoid it. But if for example, you wear musk and someone is drawn by that smell, it's not your problem. But you must be honest about it. Your niyyah must be pure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastActivityDate="2013-09-24T12:02:09.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9536" CreationDate="2013-09-24T14:40:36.540" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Jabriyyah were an early short-lived group in Islamic history. There is no doubt that they were outside the fold of Islam due to the extremism of their beliefs regarding &lt;em&gt;qadr&lt;/em&gt; (predestination). Essentially they claimed that everything we do is done by Allah and that we have no free will. The immediate corollary, of course, is that we can't and won't be held accountable for anything, whether in this life or the next. This goes against clearly established concepts of accountability, judgment, and mankind's ability to have choice. For example, here is one verse talking about choice:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And say, &quot;The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve.&quot; (Al-Qur'an, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat al-Kahf, Ayah 29&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rejection of Jabriyyah beliefs is something that all major schools of theology in Sunni Islam are in agreement on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Jabriyyah quickly lost any following they had after the tyrant Hajjaj caused damage to the Ka'bah during one of his wars. They questioned whether Allah would intend damage to His sacred place and it didn't make sense that Hajjaj had no choice in the matter. The Jabriyyah later evolved into yet another deviant sect in early Islam, the Jahmiyyah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2013-09-24T14:40:36.540" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7815" CreationDate="2013-09-25T13:44:43.177" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;So is such investment halaal? I'd safely say NO. If in doubt stay away from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Explanation...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The subject of Islamic trading is very vast and it is misrepresented and misinterpreted by so many modern western-educated people. But the scholars of old and recent times (like Ibn Taymiyya, Ibn-Qayyim, Ibn Baz, Ibn Uthaimeen, Al-Albaani, Salih Al-Fawzaan, etc) from the lands where Islaam's roots spread should be our best references to learn the authentic sources like Bukhari, Muslim and so on...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I don't want this to sound like a thesis so I'll just quote one hadeeth and I think that would be sufficient, insha Allaah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sh. Ibn Baaz quotes Saheeh Muslim and the meaning of it is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gold for gold, silver for silver, wheat grain for wheat grain, barley&#xA;  for barley, dates for dates, salt for salt: equal in weight , equal in&#xA;  amount and from hand to hand. When these types are not the same kind,&#xA;  then sell as you like as long as it was from hand to hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above hadeeth let us learn some key points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are 6 items mentioned. Gold, silver, dates, barley, wheat, salt.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Each of the 6 things &lt;strong&gt;must&lt;/strong&gt; be transacted or barted &lt;strong&gt;hand to hand&lt;/strong&gt; (that means &lt;strong&gt;no delay in payment&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;These things need to physically move hand&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The amounts must be the same if they're of the same type.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I presume you know that money gets its value by equivalent gold reserves. Of course, today there are a lot of manipulated ways of showing money's value. So money represents gold/silver just like a cheque represents money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus we should:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;purchase gold in physical amounts&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gold must change hand&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Payment must be on the spot.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you delay the payment even by half a day, it becomes ribaa.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So answering the core of your question... I think it's safe to avoid dealing with gold online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallaahu a'lam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastActivityDate="2013-09-25T13:44:43.177" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9605" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9249" CreationDate="2013-09-25T16:30:14.483" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This may not be the ideal answer but it's a little too much to put in a comment so if someone can better it, please do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note these names:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The best man after the noble prophet (S) was called &quot;Abu Bakr&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The popular sahaabah who was like the shadow of the prophet (s) was called &quot;Abu Huraira&quot; - father of cats&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Uthmaan Bin Affaan , the 3rd Khaleefah was called &quot;Zun-noorain&quot; The owner of 2 lights (he married two of the prophet's (s) daughters (of course one after the other).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muadh was &quot;Ibn Jabal&quot; - the son of the mountain :)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So these are names called out with respect. They are not meant to insult or slander anyone. In Arabic we called them &quot;Kunya&quot; and this is not necessarily &lt;em&gt;Islamic&lt;/em&gt; but it's the tradition of that land.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So a nickname called out to insult someone is different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allaah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastActivityDate="2013-09-25T16:30:14.483" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7530" CreationDate="2013-09-25T16:49:40.267" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Coming back to a point and repeating the words... I wouldn't want to say that this is the 'incorrect way' but I often notice this when the verse is too long and the reciter is short of breath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said that, let me share some ideas with you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;like @oshirowanen has pointed out, playing it by ear and then repeating may not be exact, particularly if you're not familiar with Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some reciters DO make mistakes and they are rare. But if you don't know the original text, you'll memorise it just like the reciter's method. This can be a problem. So don't rely on this alone.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The best thing to do is to sit with an expert reciter or qualified teacher and learn to read the Qur'aan. Then once you can do that, listen to the Qur'an on those recordings and follow. But please keep a copy of the Qur'an&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allaah guide all of us!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastActivityDate="2013-09-25T16:49:40.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9609" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-25T17:01:17.350" Score="4" ViewCount="225" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/6-9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;verse 6-9 of Surat El Noor&lt;/a&gt;, the process by which a married man and woman can determine guilt of adultery with no witnesses is described.  In this process, the following two &lt;em&gt;ayat&lt;/em&gt; stand out:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[El Noor:7]&lt;/sup&gt; And the fifth [oath will be] that the &lt;strong&gt;curse of Allah be upon him&lt;/strong&gt; [the husband] if he should be among the liars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[El Noor:9]&lt;/sup&gt; And the fifth [oath will be] that the &lt;strong&gt;wrath of Allah be upon her&lt;/strong&gt; [the wife] if he was of the truthful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is it that the term &amp;quot;cursed&amp;quot; is used upon men but the term &amp;quot;wrath&amp;quot; upon women? Why wouldn't they both receive equal terms? Why is man different than woman in this case?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3262" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-05-12T21:09:48.440" Title="Surat El Noor:6-9 Explanation" Tags="|tafseer|adultery|witness|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9610" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9609" CreationDate="2013-09-25T18:14:00.800" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this case, the difference isn't because one's a man and one's a woman, rather it's because one is the one being accused, and one is the accuser.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the accuser is lying when he accuses his wife, then the worst he is guilty of is lying.  However, if the accused is lying when she swears against this accusation, she is not only guilty of lying, but it &lt;em&gt;also&lt;/em&gt; means she was actually guilty of the crime which she is being accused of in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both the original crime and lying are sins to be sure, but as I see it the difference in punishments called on in the oaths reflects the fact that the lie perpetrated by the accused is even more severe: It not only disparages the accuser, but also prevents the accused from being punished (in this world) for her actual crime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-09-25T18:14:00.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7714" CreationDate="2013-09-26T03:46:54.010" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a set of volumes compiled by Sh. Naasir-ud-deen Al-Albaani. But it's in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;سلسلة الأحاديث الضعيفة والموضوعة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know if there's an official translation to this title but I read the title as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Chain of weak and fabricated Ahaadeeth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this is useful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastActivityDate="2013-09-26T03:46:54.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9445" CreationDate="2013-09-26T07:13:56.203" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, you should remember Allaah all the time. Yes, even during sex with your spouse... How? here are some examples...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Islam forbids entering your wife from behind (anus). Thus remember this rule when you approach her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Before entering try to recite the du'a&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Before undressing, say bismillah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After sex, make gusl. At least make wudu if you're going to sleep.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, you remember Allaah when you remember his revealed rulings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastActivityDate="2013-09-26T07:13:56.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8675" CreationDate="2013-09-26T07:29:11.243" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some cultures and countries insist on 'paper work'. But like @Noah and @System Down have sated, they are only formalities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, whether paper work is there or not, the following need to be done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She must be officially divorced (not pending).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shem must have completed her waiting period (Iddah). No marriage is possible without that.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastActivityDate="2013-09-26T07:29:11.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9265" CreationDate="2013-09-26T07:50:26.530" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;First let's look at the words in Arabic:&#xA;رَّضِيَ عن = &lt;strong&gt;He was pleased with&lt;/strong&gt; (and it is used in the past tense)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adding the pronouns &quot;ه&quot; and &quot;هم&quot; respectively mean &quot;He&quot; and &quot;Them&quot;. I don't want to go into the 14 forms of the pronouns here :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus the literal/linguistic meaning of &quot;رَّضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا عَنْهُ&quot; means &quot;Allaah was pleased with THEM&quot; and they were pleased with HIM&quot;. Whenever Allaah mentions tese words, this is what is meant. And the ones He is pleased with are the companions (Sahaaba).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, when we mention the names of companions, we use it as a du'a. As in a number of du'as, this is used in the past tense but we mean &quot;May Allaah be pleased with him&quot; (رَّضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ). It is somewhat similar to words we use when thanking someone &quot;جزاك الله خيرا&quot; where Jazaaka is in the past tense but we mean &quot;may Allaah reward you&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ADDITIONAL NOTES:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In response to the comment about the use of &quot;may&quot;, please note that we should not try to translate between languages word-to-word. Rather we take the implied meaning. Thus the meaning when translated implies 'may'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simliarly in other cases... For example, when someone praises Allaah after sneezing, we say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;يرحمك الله&quot; (yarhamukallaah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we look at it linguistically or literally, it means &quot;Allaah will have rahmah (mercy) on you&quot;. But we &lt;strong&gt;mean&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;May Allaah have mercy on you&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastEditorUserId="3237" LastEditDate="2013-09-26T08:56:54.810" LastActivityDate="2013-09-26T08:56:54.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9197" CreationDate="2013-09-26T16:50:54.700" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;With regards to buying and selling dogs (even cats), there are many authentic ahaadeeth that prohibit this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there's no problem in keeping cats or dogs. However, you are allowed to keep dogs away from your house but keep in mind the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The dog is considered an unclean creature. Even if it strikes your dress, you're supposed to wash it 7 times, once with soil.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Angels of blessings do not enter a house in which there's a dog or picture of living things. So you cannot and should not keep them in your homes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you do have a dog, keep it in its place. Do not hug it or kiss it like many people in the west do.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A dog can be used for hunting your food. You can pronounce Allaah's name and send it to fetch a hunt for you. The exact method of doing this, I don't know, but I've seen this ruling in either Bukhaari or Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a very descriptive explanation with many sources:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bakkah.net/articles/buying-selling-cats-dogs.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://bakkah.net/articles/buying-selling-cats-dogs.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastEditorUserId="3237" LastEditDate="2013-09-26T17:02:23.730" LastActivityDate="2013-09-26T17:02:23.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9618" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9197" CreationDate="2013-09-27T00:07:13.030" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Such a business would be haram.  It is Haram to sell dogs/taking the price of dogs, even if they are for example farm or guard dogs, is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) Said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;نَهَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ ثَمَنِ الْكَلْبِ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet () prohibited taking the price of a dog...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/50000&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if one needs a dog, and the only place to get it is to buy it, then it is ok for that person to buy it and the sin is on the one who sold it, but one cannot sell a dog.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-09-27T00:07:13.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9249" CreationDate="2013-09-27T15:31:39.610" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to let everyone know that it not haram that you give some one nick name, but also the nick name should not be haram like bad names or UN wanted names, if we back to the time of our prophet Mohamed peace be upon him, we find that most of the friends of our prophet have nick names, so from this I say that its not haram and  Allah know the best...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3272" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-04T21:12:19.117" LastActivityDate="2014-07-04T21:12:19.117" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9624" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9625" CreationDate="2013-09-27T18:16:51.657" Score="2" ViewCount="378" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Capitalism is an economic system in which capital assets are privately&#xA;  owned and goods and services are produced for profit in a market&#xA;  economy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Didn't the people of the prophets time privately own their own businesses, and buy and sell stuff for a profit?  Isn't that capitalism?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, I always here people talking about how capitalism is evil and that the islamic system is much better, I don't get it.  Islam seems like it approved capitalism in the passed, so why do so many muslims proclaim it as being an evil system?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i.e. buying and selling goods via your privately own business for a profit is evil?  How can that be evil?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2020-03-11T18:29:00.973" LastActivityDate="2020-03-11T18:29:00.973" Title="Is islam compatible with Capitalism?" Tags="|islamic-basis|money|modernity|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9624" CreationDate="2013-09-28T01:39:28.823" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is not meant to be a full answer. Rather, my comment would be impossibly large so I want to include this here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By definition, a lot of things may seem nice. However, in reality, these systems (as far as I've seen) are mere titles to various flawed or corrupt elements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think @Yahia and @Ansari have already shed some light on this. Let me give some more detail, insha Allaah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Capitalism is to do business for profit. Hey who wants to do business&#xA;  for loss? Oh then there's communism that treats people&#xA;  equally (classless). Yeah right, we've seen that... Oh and that thing&#xA;  called democracy in many of our countries... Sure, we're all free to&#xA;  voice our opions - hmmm...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I'm saying is that none of those things are for real, whether it's for profit, equal treatment of people or otherwise. By definition, they seem nice. Well, if they were to mean what they say, Islam wouldn't have a problem with most of those 'movements'. Unfortunately, it's not so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my best advice is not to compare those various movement to ask if Islam is against it. Rather you should see &lt;em&gt;how much Islamic those movements or models are&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam covered all those aspects and did so in the best way. Here's what Islam addressed (in short).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Successful Personal life &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Successful family life&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Superb local government &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Very secure social structure &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Preserved the rights of people &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allowed blessed profit-making schemes and shun riba systems&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Successful military system &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fantastic retirement system (no home for the aged) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Care without insurance &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Charity without payback &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Loans without interest &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mortgage without interest &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;True equal opportunity for everyone&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A system of respecting people of knowledge and older people&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Protection for kids, women and everyone&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;AND success in the hereafter&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Truly, there's no other system in the world (Marxist, Communist, Democratic, Capitalist, or other) that can match against the Islamic system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastEditorUserId="270" LastEditDate="2020-03-09T19:29:23.503" LastActivityDate="2020-03-09T19:29:23.503" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9626" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-28T02:38:47.707" Score="5" ViewCount="813" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Consider the following Condition&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If there are two women(sisters) let we name 'A' and 'B'. Woman A has three sons and woman B has two daughters.Woman B gave milk to woman A's first son.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question : Is nikah halal for the first son of woman A to marry woman B's second daughter??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3275" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:48:56.367" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:48:56.367" Title="Can a woman marry a man her mother milk-fostered?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|rada|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9626" CreationDate="2013-09-28T07:06:57.720" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Nikah is not halal between first son of woman A and woman B's any daughter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As there is a hadith(&lt;a href=&quot;http://alim.org/library/hadith/SHB/814/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;shahih Bhukari- 3.814&lt;/a&gt;) stated that the foster relations are treated like blood relations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also stated that even the nikkah with foster brother's daughter for a man is not permitted in the following hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with them) reported: It was proposed that&#xA;  he (the Holy Prophet) be married to the daughter of Hamza, whereupon&#xA;  he said: She is not lawful for me for she is the daughter of my&#xA;  foster-brother, and that is unlawful by reason of fosterage what is&#xA;  unlawful by reason of genealogy.- &lt;a href=&quot;http://hadithcollection.com/sahihmuslim/136-Sahih%20Muslim%20Book%2008.%20Marriage/11266-sahih-muslim-book-008-hadith-number-3409.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 008, Hadith Number 3409&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clear that foster relations are like blood relations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-09-28T07:17:35.910" LastActivityDate="2013-09-28T07:17:35.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9630" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-28T07:22:40.847" Score="5" ViewCount="2773" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is stated that the foster relations are treated like blood relations in the following hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narated By Amra bint 'Abdur-Rahman : That 'Aisha the wife of the&#xA;  Prophet told her uncle that once, while the Prophet was in her house,&#xA;  she heard a man asking Hafsa's permission to enter her house. 'Aisha&#xA;  said, &quot;I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! I think the man is Hafsa's foster&#xA;  uncle.' &quot; 'Aisha added, &quot;O Allah's Apostle! There is a man asking the&#xA;  permission to enter your house.&quot; Allah's Apostle replied, &quot;I think the&#xA;  man is Hafsa's foster uncle.&quot; 'Aisha said, &quot;If so-and-so were living&#xA;  (i.e. her foster uncle) would he be allowed to visit me?&quot; Allah's&#xA;  Apostle said, &quot;Yes, he would, as the foster relations are treated like&#xA;  blood relations (in marital affairs).&quot; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithcollection.com/sahihbukhari/81-Sahih%20Bukhari%20Book%2048.%20Witnesses/3362--sahih-bukhari-volume-003-book-048-hadith-number-814.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it permitted for a man to marry the foster sister of his brother?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since, that woman is only his brother's foster sister, not for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ie,&#xA;What about marriage with blood relation's foster relation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:59:54.703" LastActivityDate="2019-10-30T13:50:01.363" Title="Marriage with brother's foster sister" Tags="|halal-haram|quran|hadith|nikah|rada|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9631" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-28T08:41:32.633" Score="3" ViewCount="718" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is considered currency in Islam? Can gold coins, foodstuffs be used as currency? And are these modern bank issued paper notes shariah compliant currency?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-03T16:35:30.770" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T14:39:14.807" Title="What is money in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|money|finance|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9632" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-28T08:44:26.863" Score="4" ViewCount="2841" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is wearing a Shirt and pant where the figure of the body is discernible permissible? I have heard from many of the elders that its haram due to shape visibility. So what is the source for such ruling?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="4161" LastEditDate="2014-05-03T19:08:18.767" LastActivityDate="2020-12-29T07:17:55.873" Title="Is wearing pants and shirts allowed?" Tags="|sharia|clothing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2207" CreationDate="2013-09-29T11:34:43.047" Score="-3" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                              Bismillahirrahmanirraheem&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum brothers &amp;amp; sisters,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is unique. So naming a person using Allah's name is SHIRK. It breaks the catagory of Tawheed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information about Tawheed, please watch Dr. Zakir Naik on: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYFSucB_mfc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYFSucB_mfc&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, The name &quot;Ali&quot; is not as same as the name/attribute of Allah mentioned in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name/attributes of Allah &quot;See below&quot; And &quot;Ali&quot; which is the name of Son &amp;amp; Cousin of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) have different Spelling, different Pronunciation as well as different Meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Elw#(2:255:49)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Elw#(2:255:49)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(2:255:49) l-ʿaliyu ----    (is) the Most High&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(4:34:39) ʿaliyyan -----     Most High&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(22:62:16) l-ʿaliyu-----    (is) the Most High&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(31:30:15) l-ʿaliyu-----    (is) the Most High&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(34:23:21) l-ʿaliyu-----    (is) the Most High&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(42:4:9) l-ʿaliyu-------    (is) the Most High&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(42:51:21) ʿaliyyun-----    (is) Most High&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(43:4:6) laʿaliyyun-----    surely exalted            &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are not allowed to give any Name/Attributes of Allah to the creation because Allah is UNIQUE. If we do, we have to add &quot;Abd(slave)&quot; before the name of Allah. Such as: Abd-Ar-Rahman; Abd-Allah; Abd-Aliyyun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah said in Quran: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(17:110): Say, &quot;Call upon Allah or call upon the Most Merciful. Whichever [name] you call - to Him belong the most beautiful names.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(20:8): To Him belong the most beautiful names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(59:24): To him belong the most beautiful names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the attributes / names of Allah is only for Allah. Not for any creation of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah said in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(16:74): Do not assert similitudes to Allah&#xA;(112:4): There is none comparable to him&#xA;(42:11): There is nothing like him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please feel free to say anything Or, correct me if I am wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regards&#xA;Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3282" LastEditorUserId="3282" LastEditDate="2013-09-29T11:43:29.897" LastActivityDate="2013-09-29T11:43:29.897" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9637" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-09-30T10:57:28.107" Score="3" ViewCount="574" Body="&lt;p&gt;I started paying zakat last year, 2012. In it I paid $2,500 zakat on a $10,000 saving. This year, 2013, my savings have increased to $12,000.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should I now pay zakat on $12,000 or only the net increase in savings i.e. $2,000?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3288" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-12-30T18:51:23.983" LastActivityDate="2013-12-30T18:51:23.983" Title="Zakat on annual savings" Tags="|sharia|zakat|money|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9639" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9637" CreationDate="2013-09-30T14:57:02.253" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zakat is due on the entirety of your savings, so long as they have maintained at least the &lt;em&gt;nisab&lt;/em&gt; for an entire year.  So in your case &amp;mdash; and this is according to the Hanafi madh'hab &amp;mdash; you would owe zakat for the whole $12,000 (which at 2.5% works out to $300).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-09-30T14:57:02.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9392" CreationDate="2013-09-30T15:17:14.580" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Awuthubilahiminasheiydunirajim, Bisimillahirahmanirahim,&#xA;There is ruling that kissing is allowed as long as it does not create the arousal among you two. and of course, you two are married couple.&#xA;During the holy month of Ramadan, I heard one Hadith mentioned that generally indicate that when fasting, a young man was told kiss becomes haram for him when his kissing cause arousal, however, in general, kissing is allowed since our beloved Prophet Mohammad (pbu) did kiss his wife during fasting . Then there is an discussion on what kind of kissing so that not to cause arousal  (&lt;strong&gt;I read about it and heard from a sheikh a while ago, but not sure which specific hadith shows it, plz help ref if you do know&lt;/strong&gt;)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;===Reference===&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kisses are permitted&lt;/strong&gt;:&#xA;Bukhari-Volume 3, Book 31, Number 149:&#xA;Narrated 'Aisha:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet used to kiss and embrace (his wives) while he was fasting, and he had more power to control his desires than any of you. Said Jabir, &quot;The person who gets discharge after casting a look (on his wife) should complete his fast.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kisses are haram for young man that kisses trigger their sexual desire&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Attempting to find the resource, fix if wish inshaAllah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="2605" LastEditDate="2018-12-27T07:36:47.073" LastActivityDate="2018-12-27T07:36:47.073" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9643" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9645" CreationDate="2013-09-30T16:05:49.007" Score="1" ViewCount="199" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Syrian poet Adonis in an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/9086902/A-Page-in-the-Life-Adonis.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;interview&lt;/a&gt; referring to censorship in Syria said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“This is a problem of Muslims, not the Koran,” he says. “In the Koran there is a dialogue between Allah and the Devil. And Allah doesn’t censor the devil.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which surah is he referring to here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:41:44.563" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T03:41:44.563" Title="Which surah in the Quran is the Syrian poet Adonis is referring to here?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9010" CreationDate="2013-09-30T16:30:26.023" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everything that we do in this world is for our bodies!! Anxiety, depressions, illness, excitement, emotions etc., are all translated into our body reactions. Due to these either our nerves become tenses or relax!! Based on these we start reacting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two methods prescribed by ALLAH to control our reactions generated due to our body and fasting is one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we are fasting as a ritual, then it is a useless exercise. Only we understand the reason behind why we have to fasting, only then we can reap the benefit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Food has nothing to do with it. It's all about our controls on nerves, so that we can succeed in this world and hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3286" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-26T10:28:53.027" LastActivityDate="2015-09-26T10:28:53.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9645" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9643" CreationDate="2013-09-30T17:11:45.913" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;He is referring to the story of the creation of Adam, where Allah orders the Angels to bow to Adam and Iblis refuses and argues with Allah against bowing to (what he perceives as) such a lowly creature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is We Who created you and gave you shape; then We bade the angels&#xA;  prostrate to Adam, and they prostrate; not so Iblis; He refused to be&#xA;  of those who prostrate. (11)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Allah) said: &quot;What prevented thee from&#xA;  prostrating when I commanded thee?&quot; He said: &quot;I am better than he:&#xA;  Thou didst create me from fire, and him from clay.&quot; (12)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Allah)&#xA;  said: &quot;Get thee down from this: it is not for thee to be arrogant&#xA;  here: get out, for thou art of the meanest (of creatures).&quot; (13)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He said: &quot;Give me respite till the day they are raised up.&quot; (14)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Allah) said: &quot;Be thou among those who have respite.&quot; (15)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He said: &quot;Because thou hast thrown me out of the way, lo! I will lie in wait&#xA;  for them on thy straight way (16)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;Then will I assault them from before them and behind them, from their right and their left: Nor wilt thou find, in most of them, gratitude (for thy mercies).&quot; (17)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Allah) said: &quot;Get out from this, disgraced and expelled. If any of&#xA;  them follow thee,- Hell will I fill with you all. (18)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-A'raf (7:11-18)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2013-09-30T17:11:45.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9647" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8990" CreationDate="2013-10-01T10:15:09.430" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is the nafs that results in sins during Ramadan as well...I do not know regarding dreams but the nafs is enough to lead us astray as Shaytan has had 11 months to prepare it for disobedience to ALLAH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3291" LastActivityDate="2013-10-01T10:15:09.430" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9653" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9660" CreationDate="2013-10-02T05:29:29.900" Score="1" ViewCount="1145" Body="&lt;p&gt;I get angry towards my brothers or sometimes towards my sister or even on cousins for their behaviour with me. When they don't talk with me or when they don't care of my point of view or call me &quot;baby&quot; as I am the youngest child in the family (but my age is 30 now and I have one kid too). I get so much angry that I pray bad for them. This is also not good for me.  How to handle anger towards siblings?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3296" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-23T11:03:37.993" LastActivityDate="2017-04-23T11:05:07.327" Title="How to control anger towards siblings?" Tags="|anger|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9654" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9679" CreationDate="2013-10-02T10:23:54.410" Score="2" ViewCount="672" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka%27ab_al-Ahbar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka%27ab_al-Ahbar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ka'b&lt;/strong&gt; :Amir al-Muminin, you ought to write your will because you will die in three days.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Umar&lt;/strong&gt; : How do you know that ?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Ka'b&lt;/strong&gt; : I found it in the Book of God, the Taurat (Old Testament).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Umar&lt;/strong&gt; : By God do you find Umar Ibn al-Khattab in the Old Testament?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Ka'b&lt;/strong&gt; : By God, no. But I found your description in the Old Testament and your time is coming to an end.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Umar&lt;/strong&gt; : But I do not feel any pain or sickness&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the following day Ka'b came to Umar and said : Amir al-Mu'minin, one day has passed and you have only two more days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following day Ka'b came to him and said : Amir al-Mu'minin, two days have gone and you have only one day and one night remaining.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following morning Abu Lulu appeared carrying a dagger with two heads and a handle in the middle. He hit Umar six times, one of them hit the Caliph in the navel, killing him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: Torah is only the first 5 books of Judaism, not the whole &quot;old testament&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What did Ka'ab actually saw in Torah? Encoded message? Any historical hadists on this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note 2: I am not a muslim. I am an agnostic examining supernatural claims of religions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2686" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-10-03T07:05:37.447" LastActivityDate="2021-03-23T20:17:27.510" Title="How can Ka'ab predicted Umar death?" Tags="|history|death|sahaba|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9655" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-02T10:51:36.927" Score="0" ViewCount="80184" Body="&lt;p&gt;As defined by Wikipedia a lucid dream is&amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;hellip;any dream in which one is aware that one is dreaming.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The phenomenon had also been referred to by Greek philosopher&#xA;  Aristotle who had observed: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;often when one is asleep, there is something in consciousness which&#xA;    declares that what then presents itself is but a dream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One of the earliest references to personal experiences with lucid&#xA;  dreaming was by Marie-Jean-Léon, Marquis d'Hervey de Saint Denys. The&#xA;  person most widely acknowledged as having coined the term is Dutch&#xA;  psychiatrist and writer Frederik (Willem) van Eeden (1860–1932). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In a lucid dream, the dreamer has greater chances to exert some degree&#xA;  of control over their participation within the dream or be able to&#xA;  manipulate their imaginary experiences in the dream environment. Lucid&#xA;  dreams can be realistic and vivid. It is shown that there are higher&#xA;  amounts of beta-1 frequency band (13–19 Hz) experienced by lucid&#xA;  dreamers, hence there is an increased amount of activity in the&#xA;  parietal lobes making lucid dreaming a conscious process.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Skeptics of the phenomenon suggest that it is not a state of sleep,&#xA;  but of brief wakefulness. Others point out that there is no way to&#xA;  prove the truth of lucid dreaming other than to ask the dreamer. Lucid&#xA;  dreaming has been researched scientifically, with test subjects&#xA;  performing pre-determined physical responses while experiencing a&#xA;  lucid dream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is lucid dreaming haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3298" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-27T10:54:13.153" LastActivityDate="2017-08-27T10:54:13.153" Title="Is lucid dreaming haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|dream|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-04-20T22:42:43.310" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9657" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9655" CreationDate="2013-10-02T14:26:51.813" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dreams or as you said Lucid dreams occur when one is sleeping. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith which states that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from ‘Aa’ishah that the Prophet (peace and blessings&#xA;  of Allaah be upon him) said: “The Pen has been lifted from three: from&#xA;  the sleeping person until he wakes up, from the minor until he grows&#xA;  up, and from the insane person until he comes to his senses.” Narrated&#xA;  by Abu Dawood (4398), al-Nisaa’i (3432) and Ibn Maajah (2041); classed&#xA;  as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are having a lucid dream,this means you are definitely sleeping,therefore whatever happens in that dream won`t be written in your book of deeds. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover,no matter how much control you have in your Lucid dream,it is still a dream,which means that you are watching that stuff in your mind! The visions can be your thoughts or your astral body,but it isn't your actual physical body doing the actions.Therefore its all in a persons mind and whatever is inside our mind,won`t be written in the book of deeds unless that thought materialises by your actions! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short Lucid dreaming cannot be haram (as i am not a scholar myself, just giving my personal opinion based on the knowledge i have), and&#xA;Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2013-10-02T14:26:51.813" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8321" CreationDate="2013-10-02T14:46:00.627" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as they DO NOT accept Islam as the only true religion from God, and accept Allah as only God and prophet Muhammad as his Last prophet, they are out of bounds of islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran (3:85) And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2013-10-02T14:46:00.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9653" CreationDate="2013-10-02T14:54:28.690" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually that happens to me too, and happens in many many families as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You just have to have faith in yourself that people all around us try to insult us, ridicule us, make fun of us in many ways, but you should just remember that you are better than them that you don't do this to others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just take example of our Prophet Muhammad. A woman used to put garbage on him, but he kept silent. People of taif used to through stones at him, but he kept quiet. His enemies used to mock at him, insult him and make fun of him, but he kept quiet and kept patient. But from where did our beloved prophet Muhammad got this level of patience? That is because he kept praying to Allah that may Allah grant him patient to bear all of the hardships.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So keep praying to Allah that may Allah give you strength to not get angry over whatever others do to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And another thing is that, it doesn't matter what people think of you. People never give importance to us ever in a way that we want. JUST have attach your expectations from your Creator, Allah. And always keep thinking that you have to keep ALLAH happy. If He is happy, Everyone will be happy with you. If He is angry, then your whole life will become a mess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-23T11:05:07.327" LastActivityDate="2017-04-23T11:05:07.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1666" CreationDate="2013-10-03T12:13:40.960" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The letter waw here, as explained to me by our Islamic school's Arabic teacher, makes the word &quot;salat&quot; mean only the prayer that Muslims pray five times a day, as opposed to the other types of &quot;prayer&quot; that we make at any moment (dhikr, du'a, etc.). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this special waw makes &quot;salah&quot; mean something specific, i.e. the prayer of the Muslim, as opposed to the prayer of the birds or other animals that Allah, Glorious is He, mentions in other parts of the Qur'an. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3303" LastActivityDate="2013-10-03T12:13:40.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9675" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-03T12:21:56.360" Score="3" ViewCount="989" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was the imam for a Maghrib prayer and while reciting an ayah from &lt;em&gt;al-Kahf&lt;/em&gt; I ended it with &lt;em&gt;&quot;Muslim&quot;&lt;/em&gt; instead of &lt;em&gt;&quot;walam yaj'al lahu iwaja&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then I asked my ma'mum to do Sujud Sahw, but they rejected the idea of doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I performed it anyway but am now afraid that I have sinned not only on my behalf but also of my ma'mum. Did I do the right thing? Have I sinned?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3304" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2020-04-18T17:10:56.977" LastActivityDate="2020-04-18T17:10:56.977" Title="Sujud Sahw for mistaking in a part of a surah during salah" Tags="|salat|fiqh|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9678" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-03T14:18:24.107" Score="4" ViewCount="1280" Body="&lt;p&gt;السلام عليكم,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've had many arguments with non-Muslims about Islam, and they &lt;em&gt;always&lt;/em&gt; bring up the homosexuality topic and its punishment and view in Islam;  As I'm just a common person with no deep knowledge of Islam, I usually answer them by pointing out that I'm not entitled to justify Allah's motivations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The issue here is that I have to come up with a purely &lt;em&gt;logical&lt;/em&gt; reason to convince them that homosexuality is wrong in the modern societies(as they don't believe in Islam, nor god). However, after doing a small research, the only applicable argument I came up with is Ahmad Al Deedat's speach on the topic, although it was I need more convenient reasons and arguments to assist me in proving my point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3306" LastActivityDate="2016-07-13T08:05:00.650" Title="How do I justify homosexuality punishment to a non-muslim?" Tags="|sharia|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-06-18T01:37:12.517" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9654" CreationDate="2013-10-03T14:22:21.730" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It should be noted, that the hadith in your question is not Authentic, it is false.  Ka'b never predicted that Umar would die in three days, furthermore the description of Umar and when he would die is not in the Tauraat.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-10-03T14:22:21.730" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9678" CreationDate="2013-10-03T15:04:51.263" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualikum brother,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is another question on same issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/5686/why-is-homosexuality-a-sin-if-allah-made-me-this-way&quot;&gt;Why is homosexuality a sin if Allah made me this way?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to add some more detail to it, the link below provides lot of details on this issue, hope it will be helpful:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.missionislam.com/knowledge/homosexuality.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.missionislam.com/knowledge/homosexuality.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here are some of the logical reasons which i personally know of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Upbringing of children is duty of male and female couple. When only a man has to take care of child, then he will surely lack everything, which a woman has to give to her. Nature had made man and woman to upbring children as duty of both parents(make and female), but if any one of them is missing,then family will not remain stable&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Homosexuality is NOT genetic, its a choice. if it had been genetic then we wont see a single gay becoming straight, and scientific community to agree that its NOT genetic&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Homosexuals have high level of diseases, just because they do it from behind, which place is dirty and by nature its NOT made for this purpose. So when we go against nature, then we face only destruction. Majority of gays have AIDS as well in world.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Homosexuals can NEVER enjoy the pleasure of becoming an ACTUAL/Biological father.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More reasons here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tfpstudentaction.org/politically-incorrect/homosexuality/10-reasons-why-homosexual-marriage-is-harmful-and-must-be-opposed.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.tfpstudentaction.org/politically-incorrect/homosexuality/10-reasons-why-homosexual-marriage-is-harmful-and-must-be-opposed.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2013-10-03T15:04:51.263" CommentCount="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1666" CreationDate="2013-10-03T17:14:02.050" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is called رسم عثماني &lt;em&gt;Rasm Uthmani&lt;/em&gt; (Uthmanic orthography), which is the way the Quran was written down during the reign of Uthman bin Affan. Back then, the orthography (the way words are spelled) was different than the modern Arabic orthography in use today. Which leads to some words being spelled differently, most notably the words &lt;em&gt;salaht&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;hayaht&lt;/em&gt;. Back during the time of Uthman there were many orthographic systems in use, so in order to standardize the written form of the Quran a single system was used which lead to the development of the &lt;em&gt;Uthmani Mushaf&lt;/em&gt; which is the canonized edition in use today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note, the orthographic system we use today was a standardization of the different systems of the time into a single system and was adopted in 786 AD, a hundred years and so after the &lt;em&gt;Uthmani Mushaf&lt;/em&gt; was compiled. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further reading:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Text/Scribal/haleem.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quranic Orthography&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_orthography&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arabic Orthography&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="90" LastEditDate="2013-10-03T21:45:21.390" LastActivityDate="2013-10-03T21:45:21.390" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9686" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-04T07:17:56.037" Score="1" ViewCount="1185" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard majority of people say that there were no sects in the era of Hazrat Muhammad(PBUH).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, how and why did the sects in Islam came into being?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3312" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-01-25T23:18:58.810" LastActivityDate="2019-09-27T09:45:18.173" Title="What is the concept of sects in Islam?" Tags="|history|source-identification|sects|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9687" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-04T23:45:54.257" Score="-2" ViewCount="979" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any particular days that one can not cut his or her hair or nails?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3318" LastActivityDate="2014-03-22T23:59:08.830" Title="Cutting the hair or nails according to islam" Tags="|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-12-15T04:18:27.840" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9691" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9363" CreationDate="2013-10-05T08:37:27.750" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well I know one hadith of Muhammad(PBUH) which says Not to pray in the sea, because is there where the shaitan iblis put his throne and send his army. (perhaps the shaitan uses water of sea like a portal to his dimension of the world of the jins)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is bad to pray inside water, but I saw a diver which does it in a photo, perhaps he is much time there working, and it came the hour to pray and because he is not going to go to surface in much time he prayed there, and muslims pray in their ships if the hour comes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So by that hadith of the demon,it is bad, and because don't follow the sunna of Muhammad(PBUH), if Muhammad(PBUH) says one thing like bury in earth, put the person on his right side, and all those things, it must be followed and the others things and with more reason, invented in purpose against the sunnah are bad, But if the person dies and other people not muslim make a bad burial to him, like fire, sea, whatever, he is not responsible or guilty of that, because he was death, or he couldn't avoid it before, prepare it etc. so i think it has no humiliation to him. the humiliation is for those who made it in purpose inshallah. and i think it doesn't change in be asked by the angels because your tomb is full of water, i think the soul is in other dimension,&#xA;and the body in the sea can be damaged more than in earth, it doesn't matter because Allah s.w.t can resucite it, and the coxis from there is going to grow again the body, the coxis is a part of the body indestructible, and from it can be made all the bodies Allah s.w.t wants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3319" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-10-07T04:59:11.817" LastActivityDate="2013-10-07T04:59:11.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8741" CreationDate="2013-10-05T09:21:21.233" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two things called samira and basira, because Allah s.w.t is al Sami ual Basir, who listen everything and sees everything, so the person with a lot of faith and very pure, there is a hadith which says that Allah s.w.t ´s ear becames his ear, and Allah s.w.t ´s eye becames his eye, so he listen to things others cannot, and sees what others cannot. And is a bless, not a sin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So other powers which Allah s.w.t lend us, like our technology what it is infime compared with his, because He lend us very little percent of his characteristics, like patience, strength, etc if we deserve it. so telepathy for me is the same, and can be also a prove of you're gaining level of illumination and being nearer to Allah s.w.t, but also can be the demon making you think you have that power so you think you are doing well in your way and you're not, so careful in those powers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Illumination doesn't consist in obtaining more and more power, that comes together but it's not the objective, you being more generous, doing more charity, can be a proof of your good evolution as well. And you don't need telepathy for that. I think you can study those things if your intention is to help your religion or like hobby after doing your really strong work inside religion, and if you study in a halal way, good for your religion way, not going to sihr magic, studying shaitan books, I mean studying inside religion or inside science like psychology. But also in science you can believe later more in science that in religion. And think you're leaving a good deed, leaving a useful science or knowledge after your death, and it is not useful, how much technology has already the men, and continue being bad or disbelievers, and people with powers can even be more proud of them and seek those things like you, more than religion, we want people go to mosques not to power schools. I mean the first is the important, and if you have powers your ego can rise and Allah s.w.t don't like the arrogant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imagine thinking or saying I'm best than those because I have telepathy. you are not best by that, you can be best because of your taqwa fair of Allah s.w.t and love to Allah s.w.t. that is what Allah s.w.t is going to look when you are dead and your good deeds you left, not if you had telepathy, you must focus in that Allah s.w.t loves you more, and I think the idea is not have telepathy, is fasting more, praying more, memorizing smiling to your brothers, being educated, help others, give charity, at tariq the way up, memorizing the whole Quran that can give you the yannat firdaus the best paradise, the telepathy is only for this world the dunia, but by my experience if you memorize Quran or hear it very often and make dhikr repetition of verses things like that you can develop telepathy and do astral trips easily etc also studying yourself or how Allah s.w.t has created the heavens that gives you hasanats good points inshallah (there are things which most people ignore and decide to play all the time instead of study), that things can make you more conscious and when you are more conscious can make more things that before you couldn't. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember when you are prostrated praying is the nearest to Allah s.w.t because is the posture you are more conscious, so wanting to be more conscious is going nearer Allah s.w.t so it is good thing, telepathy can be prove of more consciousness some times its relative can be the demon. But you don't need telepathy to grow your consciousness, at least at some level, that's the thing, if you has excuse to learn it or not. I know if you are more and more thankful to Allah s.w.t of what you already have and don't use it for bad, Allah s.w.t can give you more and more things inshallah. Sometimes He doesn't give you because you are not prepared or has not the strength to hold it, if you has a weak body by example by drugs, how he can give you powers related with your body without harming you, first you will have to leave your addictions. And ask Allah s.w.t for helping you in that first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3319" LastEditorDisplayName="user27014" LastEditDate="2019-01-31T05:48:44.873" LastActivityDate="2019-01-31T05:48:44.873" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9693" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9363" CreationDate="2013-10-05T13:26:40.703" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it isn't really.  If one is on land and not in see then the body must be buried properly, but if people are at sea and one dies, and it is feared that the body might go before reaching land, then it is ok and acceptable to put the body in the water.  But as I said before, if one is on the land then there is no reason to put it in the sea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/110708&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Web (Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-20T04:10:41.773" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:10:41.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9695" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9687" CreationDate="2013-10-05T22:57:40.713" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there are no Authentic sources which prohibit the cutting of nails on certain times or days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may wish to see this for further information in regards to the cutting of nails:  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-qa.com/ar/118891&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamQA(Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-10-05T22:57:40.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2573" CreationDate="2013-10-06T06:33:23.793" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Simple Answer&lt;/strong&gt; - No.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Actually this doesn't mean &quot;literally&quot; what it says...it means that everything is done after god's order or well so if you're cursing the day that you were born or just curse a timing of a bad thing that has happened to you or to any other person then you're objecting to Allah's will...psychologically actually it helped stopping being nervous all the time and religiously &quot;oh you may hate something although its good for you and may love a thing and its bad for you Allah knows and you don't&quot; 1-216&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3324" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-10-07T04:53:12.043" LastActivityDate="2013-10-07T04:53:12.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9686" CreationDate="2013-10-06T11:24:51.427" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sects emerge when a group of people are called &quot;out of Islam&quot;, &quot;not from true path&quot;, deviant, &quot;Bidaati&quot;, Murtaad etc. Or it is said that, such and such group is the only follower of true Islam and all others are deviant. Because these words divide the ummah into groups- true muslims and deviants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the idea is- unity among ummah is important, but truth is more important. So even in the time of Sahaba, they declared people deviant because of not giving zakat and other reasons. They declared Rafidhis and Kharijis &quot;not from them&quot;. So, deviant sects emerged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, we should try to unite the ummah. Mere difference of opinions do not make sects. There were difference of opinions even among the sahaba. But calling a group &quot;Bidaati&quot; or &quot;Murtaad&quot; or even &quot;Kafir&quot; should be the last thing to do. Even when sahabas used words like &quot;not from us&quot; for them. A usual way of Salaf was calling the act &quot;bidaat&quot; or calling the belief &quot;kufr&quot; but not calling a group people Bidati/Kafir. May Allah unite the ummah on truth despite some difference of opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="53" LastActivityDate="2013-10-06T11:24:51.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9700" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9709" CreationDate="2013-10-06T15:53:09.070" Score="1" ViewCount="15729" Body="&lt;p&gt;I find the following very concerning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A man will be given the strength of a hundred men to eat, drink, feel&#xA;  desire and have sexual intercourse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Verily, the dwellers of Paradise, that Day, will be busy in joyful&#xA;  things” [Yaa-Seen 36:55]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;they said, (it means) they will be busy deflowering virgins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/10053&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/10053&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a million and one things which are so much better than sex, for me atleast.  So the paradise described above isn't very appearling, especially as you'll be given 100 times more desire.  That sounds like 100 times more desire will be forced into your mindset, so you will more or less be forced to have 100 times more sex.  What if you don't want that?  Does that mean your only destination is hell?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm heterosexual and being given 100 times the strength in paradise so you've busy deflowering virgins isn't appealing to me.  Am I doomed to hell?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean after reading that, paradise is starting to sound like hell, i.e. you will have 100 times more sex every day for infinity, you will eat 100 times more every day for infinity, you will drink 100 times more every day for infinity and you will have sex 100 times more every day for infinity, and you can't do anything else...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)&#xA;  said to him: ‘The excretion of any one of them will be in the form of&#xA;  sweat which comes out through his skin, then his stomach will reduce&#xA;  in size again.’”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Watching your stomach increase in size because you ate 100 times more than you normally do and you drank 100 times more than you normally do, then watching your huge stomach reduce in size again, kind of sounds scary...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I am saying is, where is the appeal in eating, drinking, and having desire for sex 100 times more than normal?  3 meals a day is plenty.  but 300 meals a day???  How long is a day in paradise anyway?  if it's the same as earth days than, I'm not sure how you're going to eat 300 meals, and deflower 100 virgins in 24 hours, where a day is 12 hours, I mean, that means you only got 1.8 minutes per meal and per virgin.  I'm going to have to assume that the days are much longer, otherwise it's going to be a bit rushed, virgins on a conveyor belt, virgin, meal, meal, meal, virgin, meal, meal, meal, virgin, meal, meal, meal, virgin, meal ... every single day for infinity...   Maybe the translation got mixed up or something, because that kind of sounds like hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm concerned because as a muslim, I noticed that those quotes are from the quran and sahih hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have I misunderstood something, or do I only think this way because only those who desire to eat 100 times as much, only those who desire to have 100 times as much sex get paradise? i.e. lack of interest in having sex 100 times more than I already do, do I lack such interest because I am going to hell?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess all this would make sense and would be very appealing to men who have little or no food/water on this planet, and have little or no sex on this planet.  Kind of seems like islam is geared for the poor.  If you're an average person who has got the basics in this life, and/or are rich, paradise based on the quoted text above doesn't sound very appealing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that everyone in paradise will be 33 years old.  I feel that it would be much nicer to be 4 years old again.  You have no concept of sex, no interest in sex, amazing imagination.  Imagine that in paradise, but what you imagine as a 4 year old becomes real, and you have angles playing with you.  That sounds more like a paradise to me than having to deflower 100 virgins every afternoon, kind of sounds a bit boring and is going to get a bit repetitive after a while...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, my question is, what if you don't want 100 times more food, 100 times more drink, 100 times more desire for sex, and 100 times more sex in 24 hours?  Will it be forced into your mindset so you like all that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="897" LastEditDate="2013-10-08T10:31:10.513" LastActivityDate="2020-09-14T08:12:16.577" Title="100 times more sex in paradise?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9626" CreationDate="2013-10-07T06:43:03.940" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it is haram because they are brother dairy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that should not marry :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;biological mother&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;brother dairy&#xA;etc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;may be useful :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3327" LastActivityDate="2013-10-07T06:43:03.940" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9182" CreationDate="2013-10-07T06:48:42.923" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;absolutely yes, when someone wants to marry a Christian woman and a Muslim convert to Islam and follow the teachings of Islam, it was very good and maybe it's the way that is given to a Christian god the beaten path through the marriage of a Muslim woman&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3327" LastActivityDate="2013-10-07T06:48:42.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9705" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-07T19:55:02.847" Score="3" ViewCount="240" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know about purchasing something for a prize (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7644/are-products-which-offer-a-chance-for-free-gifts-permissible&quot;&gt;Are products which offer a chance for free gifts permissible?&lt;/a&gt;), but what about you instead actually engage in promotion with the business?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, we sign up to their websites, like them on Facebook, and so on. You gambled your effort and time for that prize which seems likely in this case. I wonder if there is any Islamic interpretation on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T19:28:32.197" Title="Is a marketing activity that involves contributing one's participation for a chance to win a prize gambling?" Tags="|halal-haram|business|gambling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9709" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9700" CreationDate="2013-10-08T10:34:17.493" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Having 100 times the strength one has in this life does NOT mean being bound to 100 times more eating/sex/whatever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This just describes the capability of those in paradise - being capable to do something does NOT mean having to do it... almost every human being from a certain age on is capable to murder, yet murdering is NOT what most people do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a Hadith in which the Prophet (PBUH+SAWS) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If Allaah admits you to Paradise, you will have there whatever your&#xA;  heart desires.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This basically means that you are NOT forced to do anything you don't want (like eating more...).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another quote from Quran[al-Zukhruf 43:71]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...therein all that one’s inner-self could desire, all that the eyes&#xA;  could delight in, and you will abide therein forever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further reading see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-about-islam/faith-and-worship/islamic-creed/460185-pur-wishes-and-heaven.html&quot;&gt;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-about-islam/faith-and-worship/islamic-creed/460185-pur-wishes-and-heaven.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamqa.com/en/20286&quot;&gt;http://www.islamqa.com/en/20286&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-qa.com/en/1141&quot;&gt;http://www.islam-qa.com/en/1141&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="965" LastEditorUserId="965" LastEditDate="2013-10-08T10:40:27.770" LastActivityDate="2013-10-08T10:40:27.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9710" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-08T12:37:07.553" Score="2" ViewCount="2111" Body="&lt;p&gt;In fact, I think that it has become an &quot;art form,&quot; a way to spend (waste?) time listening to &quot;halaal&quot; music. I have even seen nasheed singers sing nasheeds in a rock concert-like atmosphere, with people swinging and moving rhythmically to the tune.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aren't nasheeds a waste of time, considering that there is no profit, either worldly or after-worldly, in its singing? So shouldn't a Muslim abstain from it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, the singer often has an accompanying chorus who simulate the sounds of musical instruments with their mouths and hands so that they sound like the real thing. Shouldn't that be haraam then, since, though technically speaking they aren't playing musical instruments, they do simulate them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallahu khairan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastActivityDate="2016-07-23T23:34:15.517" Title="Aren't nasheeds a serious waste of time?" Tags="|halal-haram|music|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9710" CreationDate="2013-10-08T13:00:59.560" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualikum brother,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, it is known that when in islam Musical instruments are considered Haram, thats because of the RHYTHM and Musical TUNES created by those instruments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Logically, if nasheeds have similarity with tunes and music, then they are surely considerd a form of music. But this is just my personal view and i am not a scholar. So here is the video, in which a scholar has provided details about what nasheeds are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79vSV4wRr_k&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79vSV4wRr_k&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2013-10-08T13:00:59.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9712" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9718" CreationDate="2013-10-08T13:39:24.203" Score="2" ViewCount="6685" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's fairly clear that the prophet of islam had a beard, and it's also clear that the prophet of islam liked the beard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But did the prophet of islam have a beard because it was a cultural thing at that time and the area he lived, or did he have a beard because he received an order from god that he must keep a beard?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask because, if it was a cultural thing and not an order from god, doesn't that imply that you should follow the cultural norm of your time and area?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, if the prophet had a beard because it was a time/area based trend thing, does that make it a sunnah to follow time/area based trends?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of-course, that would depend on why the prophet had a beard, i.e. an order from god, or cultural/time based reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question, did the prophet of islam have a beard because it was a cultural thing, the norm where he lived and the norm for the time in which he lived, or did he have a beard because it was an order from god.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it was an order from god, some authentic text references would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-06T01:51:46.530" LastActivityDate="2017-11-25T03:20:26.803" Title="Why did the prophet of islam have a beard?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|beard|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9713" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-08T13:39:33.263" Score="5" ViewCount="6134" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand this may be a difficult question to answer linguistically, but I'm interested to hear any estimate along with an explanation of the methodology used to arrive at it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user3208" LastActivityDate="2021-12-11T03:55:14.827" Title="How many times is 'love' mentioned in the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9715" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-08T14:15:24.083" Score="5" ViewCount="6695" Body="&lt;p&gt;Someone mentioned, in a comment on one of my previous questions, that Muslims believe that King David was a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this indeed the generally held belief across the Muslim world?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can this be? David was the king of Israel, from the Tribe of Judah, wrote commentary on the Torah and led the Jewish people. Also there is no evidence he was ever in Mecca. If he was Muslim, how can you explain all the historical contradictions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2437" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-21T00:52:51.053" LastActivityDate="2021-02-20T15:45:41.213" Title="Was King David a Muslim?" Tags="|history|prophets|judaism|prophet-dawud|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9716" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9715" CreationDate="2013-10-08T14:48:14.803" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a common misconception that Muhammad somehow &quot;invented&quot; Islam.  Rather, the term &quot;Muslim&quot; means one who submits himself to God.  King David, who ruled the kingdom of Israel under God's command while still submitting to His authority, was as much a Muslim as Muhammad was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has nothing at all to do with being in Mecca.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-10-08T14:48:14.803" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9717" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9715" CreationDate="2013-10-08T14:49:36.760" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;King David, also known as Dawood (peace be upon him), was one of the great Prophets of Allah, and he is mentioned in the Quran.  And as is known all Prophets came with the same message, and that was Islam, though the practices may defer according to their times their message is theologically the same.  Furthermore, Dawood (peace and blessings be upon him) was a Prophet of Bani Isra'eel, and being in Makkah has nothing to do with being Muslim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-10-08T14:49:36.760" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9712" CreationDate="2013-10-08T15:24:22.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, the Prophet had a beard not because it was a cultural thing, rather because it is part of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Human nature&lt;/a&gt;, and his Sunnah, as well as it is a characteristic of previous Prophets (peace be upon them).  Furthermore, The Sunnah of the Prophet is a revelation from Allah like the Quran, and Allah had guided Muhammad (Peace and blessings be upon him) and the previous Prophets &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ هَدَى اللَّهُ ۖ فَبِهُدَاهُمُ اقْتَدِهْ ۗ قُل&#xA;  لَّا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا ۖ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَىٰ&#xA;  لِلْعَالَمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those are the ones whom Allah has guided, so from their guidance take&#xA;  an example. Say, &quot;I ask of you for this message no payment. It is not&#xA;  but a reminder for the worlds.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Suratul An'aam Ayah 90&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in short, yes keeping the beard is from Allah, not only because it was ordered to be kept and is part of divine guidance, but also because it is part of human nature/Fitrah that Allah had created and put in us.  And the Prophet did not have a beard because it was a cultural thing of his time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-10-08T15:24:22.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9719" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9712" CreationDate="2013-10-08T15:24:45.393" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, you need to know that as Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhahammad, He showed himself as a ROLE model by Acting on Quran with DIVINE guidance from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad said that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Trim the moustache and let the beard grow; be different from the&#xA;  mushrikeen.” (Agreed upon).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Every order by prophet Muhammad is Divinely guided, this order too was divinely guided. Hence it was not a cultural practise due to which he said so, but surely a divine order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2ndly, ALL previous prophets of Islam had beard as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2013-10-08T15:24:45.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9721" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-08T22:24:48.123" Score="2" ViewCount="4173" Body="&lt;p&gt;My elder sister observes parda (hijab) strictly even from the children of our cousin. Someone told to us that they are mahrams as they are your nephews and Islam has declared them as mahrams, which a have brought up some confusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to history we can find that the children of siblings are mahram and other with whom you don't have blood relation are non-mahram as we can find the example of Hazrat Ali and Bibi Fatimah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So please tell me am I right that children of your cousins are not your mahram in accordance with hadith and the Holy Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3334" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-12T16:26:54.543" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T11:55:34.113" Title="Are the children of your cousins also mehram like the ones of your own blood siblings?" Tags="|women|hijab|mahram|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9722" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7647" CreationDate="2013-10-08T22:47:45.027" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course they are mahrams! And this is stated in the Quran, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat An-Nisā' 4:23&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, &lt;strong&gt;your wives' mothers&lt;/strong&gt;, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you. &lt;strong&gt;And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins&lt;/strong&gt;, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2268" LastActivityDate="2013-10-08T22:47:45.027" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9721" CreationDate="2013-10-08T22:59:52.513" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Cousins are not mahram, and neither are their children. Children of cousins are not considered  (in the point of view of Islam) nephews or nieces. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/4/22-23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;An-Nisa 4:22-23&lt;/a&gt;, where nephews and nieces are explicitly described as the children of your brother or sister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2013-10-08T22:59:52.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9724" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-09T13:59:28.323" Score="5" ViewCount="4300" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the concept of eternity in Islam? In Surah Ikhlas (112) it is said that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1)Say Allah is One.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(2)Allah the eternal refuge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(3)He neither begets nor is He begotten.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(4)And no one is equal to Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Literally the word &amp;quot;Eternity&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Eternal&amp;quot; means &amp;quot;without start and without end&amp;quot;. Scientifically and logically speaking the concept is unknown or perhaps unknowable. So according to that, is Allah unknowable and can't be understood?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3338" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T04:36:00.933" Title="The concept of Eternity in Islam" Tags="|allah|islamic-philosophy|theology|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9726" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-09T14:48:27.710" Score="1" ViewCount="311" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Jewish religion does not make it compulsory to convert to their religion , According to them the &lt;a href=&quot;https://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/26328/2371&quot;&gt;Muslims can goto heaven&lt;/a&gt; without converting to their faith , Hence, does Islam make it obligatory for non Muslims to convert to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:42:06.830" LastActivityDate="2013-10-10T15:30:54.750" Title="Is Converting to Islam obligatory for Non Muslims?" Tags="|sharia|conversion|judaism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9726" CreationDate="2013-10-10T15:30:54.750" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, Allah says in Quran: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Verily the only acceptable religion to Allah is Islam.&quot; [Quran 3:19]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, based on this verse, it leaves no doubt that only if a person is muslim, then it will be accepted by him, otherwise he will be thrown to hellfire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And logically, why converting to Islam makes sense?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is due to the reason ,as Allah has said that no religion except Islam will be accepted by us, which proves that ALL other religions are rejected by Allah. If anyone follow any religion other than Islam, then surely he will go astray. Because All other religions are either corrupted, or man made. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2013-10-10T15:30:54.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9724" CreationDate="2013-10-10T15:37:52.613" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we are not aware of one word ,that does not means that Allah is totally un-known. Actually the knowledge given to human beings is very very limited. and that is not a bad thing for us. Because from the very beginning, this was not at all important that human beings must know each and everything about Everything that exists and that does not exists, because that will kill the sole purpose of our creation. Allah sent human beings on earth to only worship him, and he gave us limited instructions, which are in form of Quran and hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, you must know that Quran and Sunnah of prophet Muhammad is ENOUGH for showing us the right path and guidance. and they have more than enough information about Who Allah is. Allah gave us limited information about the un-seen, because we are NOT God. Its only property of God to know everything and complete knowledge of unseen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We, on other hand, have to live with whatever Allah has told us to do and stay in the bounds of what he has told us. If people start to go in search of un-seen, then they surely go astray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, many people ask that Where is Allah's place? in which dimension, 3D, 4D, 8D ?? iin which direction, which angle...or else?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Then whoever asks such question, he is only doing a wild goose chase, because he will waste all his life in just running behind questions, whose answers are of no use for him and of no benefit. He leaves the most important guidance of Allah in Quran and Sunnah, and goes for chasing something, which he cannot know 100%, even if he gets a millions years to live..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So regarding your question that how should we understand the word eternity, we just have to understand its simplest meaning, which is that anyone, who does not have any End or start. Thats it. Because there is no one like Allah, He is not dependant upon creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="58" LastEditDate="2013-10-10T16:02:16.550" LastActivityDate="2013-10-10T16:02:16.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9724" CreationDate="2013-10-10T17:27:11.537" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Allah is not unknowable, we can know God, but we cannot &lt;strong&gt;fully&lt;/strong&gt; conceive/comprehend/understand Him.  So when it comes to things like God having no beginning or end, we are to simply submit and believe without question.  Furthermore Science cannot explain everything, we can only know and explain what  Allah wants us to know and explain, and that which we do not know we simply submit to the one who is all knowledgeable and believe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, if we understand that this creation has a beginning and an end, and that God is not part of the creation, then it is perfectly logical to say, that God has no beginning or end (that He is eternal).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9307" LastEditDate="2014-12-05T13:40:41.400" LastActivityDate="2014-12-05T13:40:41.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7392" CreationDate="2013-10-10T20:20:06.167" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Al Mukhtar bin Abi Ubaid Athuqafy, a person who claimed many things among which was that he received revelation.  he called to the avenging of Hussain's killing so that he could take advantage and get to power.  he is the liar whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/723760&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mentioned&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فِي ثَقِيفٍ كَذَّابٌ وَمُبِيرٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Thaqif there will be a great liar (Al Mukhtar) and destroyer (Al Hajjaj) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-10-10T20:20:06.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9731" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9250" CreationDate="2013-10-10T21:48:04.647" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;غير مسافحات ولا متخذات أخدان&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word خدن means friend, but in the Ayah it means a women taking a secret lover, or having sexual relationship with one man, where مسافحات  is where a women goes and has sexual relations with any man.   Also it might be said that مسافحات are those women who have sexual relations and make it public, while متخذات &lt;strong&gt;أخدان&lt;/strong&gt; are those women who have sexual relations in secret.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information see &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;surano=4&amp;amp;ayano=25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafseer Al Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-10-10T21:48:04.647" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9732" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8544" CreationDate="2013-10-10T22:29:16.003" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, there is no such thing as holy war, for no war is holy.  Also note that حرب and جهاد are not synonyms, they aren't the same.  It is more accurate to say جهاد Jihad then to say war.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, there is no such thing as personal war, or Jihad on one persons behalf in Islam, for Jihad is declared from behalf of the ruler/Khaleefah, meaning that the Army is sent out on command from the ruler (or the ruler takes the army out himself).  A person going out by himself to fight is not Jihad.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-10-10T22:29:16.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8330" CreationDate="2013-10-10T23:57:20.747" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن ابن عمر - رضي الله عنهما - ، أن النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم نهى&#xA;عن بيع الكالئ بالكالئ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet prohibited the selling of debts for debts&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bulugh/7/80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Hadith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; One of the persons mentioned in the sanad of this Hadith is  (موسى بن عقبة) and that is a mistake, for the narrator actually is (موسى بن عبيدة).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the authenticity of the Hadith, it is Da'eef.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: Irwa' Al Ghaleel  إرواء الغليل Chapter 5 Hadith 1382&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2023-04-04T11:02:05.230" LastActivityDate="2023-04-04T11:02:05.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9734" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9739" CreationDate="2013-10-11T09:55:33.003" Score="1" ViewCount="5730" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you give money away, I think that means you don't have to pay zakat on that money, and it becomes the responsibility of the person receiving the money to pay zakat.  Is that correct?  For example, lets say I give money above the nisab value who ends up keeping the money for a year.  It will be his responsibility to pay zakat on it, and not my responsibility.  Is that correct?  I'm assuming it will be the receivers responsibility in this case?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, what if you give money away to your children?  A child who has reached the age of puberty.  Money which you place into the childs bank account, money you no longer consider your money, as you have given it away to your child.  Do you as the parent have to pay zakat on that money, even though you have given it away to the child, or does it become the child's responsibility after receiving the money to pay zakat on it if the child is above the age of puberty?  For this too, I assume that it will be the childs responsibility?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So finally the question.  If my assumptions about the 2 scenarios above are correct, what if the child is below the age of puberty, and you are a parent are giving money away into your childs bank account, money you will never use, money you are giving away into your childs account so the child can use it in the future.  I am faily sure that the child doesn't have to pay zakat on that money until he reaches the age of puberty.  What what about before that time?  Does the parent have to pay zakat on that money?  Or does the parent not have to pay zakat on that money as the parent has given that money away and no longer considers it his own money and will never use that money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I.e. you've given the money away to someone, so you are no longer responsible for it, however the person who has the money or will have access to the money in the future is too young to pay zakat.  Is zakat due on this money if more than nisab?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2013-10-11T10:57:00.513" LastActivityDate="2020-05-24T06:42:44.653" Title="Do children below the age of puberty have to pay zakat?" Tags="|sunni|zakat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9737" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-11T12:41:30.687" Score="5" ViewCount="2531" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamau Alaikkum. I'm married and working. I got married before 2 years. My husband is good and he does five times prayer. But when it comes to money he behaves differently. He wants my full salary. He had blocked my online bank account. I mean he has changed the password for internet banking and he is not sharing the password. If I ask him the password, he says no I'm your husband I should take care of all your expenses and everything and your duty is to go office and come like that. But I think as per the rule he doesn't force me to give my money to him. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I don't even know how he spends my money and for what he spends. If I ask he will say I don't have to say all to you, no such rule like that. I don't have freedom at all though I'm earning. Please correct me if I'm wrong anywhere and suggest me what should I do. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3349" LastEditorDisplayName="user27014" LastEditDate="2019-01-30T05:36:34.400" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T13:03:56.103" Title="Does my husband have any right to my earnings?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9737" CreationDate="2013-10-11T13:51:44.393" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islamic law, the burden of &lt;em&gt;nafaqa&lt;/em&gt; (providing for the family) lies with the man and &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; with the woman. This in effect gives the woman full control of her own money, and thus it is unlawful for a husband to demand money from his wife even though the wife my lawfully demand money from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Online fatwas on the matter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=193269&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;In English&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/42518&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;In Arabic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-03T13:03:56.103" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T13:03:56.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9734" CreationDate="2013-10-11T14:00:12.760" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, zakat has to be payed even if they have not reached puberty. Zakat must be performed on any money that has reached the &lt;em&gt;nisab&lt;/em&gt; no matter how old the owner is. In fact, it has been reported that the Prophet had recommended that an orphan's money should be invested so that it does not diminish by zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Amro bin Shu’aib narrated on the authority of his father who reported&#xA;  on the authority of his grandfather, on the authority of Abdullah bin&#xA;  'Amro(RAA) that the Messenger of Allah () said: “One who becomes the&#xA;  guardian of an orphan, who owns property, must trade on his behalf and&#xA;  not leave it (saved and unused) until it is all eaten up by Zakah&#xA;  (which is paid yearly).” Related by At-Tirmidhi and Ad-Daraqutni with&#xA;  a weak chain of narrators.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/2107380&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;- Bulugh al Maram, book 4, hadith 632&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2013-10-11T14:00:12.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9746" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-12T21:50:20.487" Score="2" ViewCount="318" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone claims that he saw or met Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) in the form of light while awake (not in the dream), would such a claim be true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3356" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-04T01:09:34.367" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T01:11:30.447" Title="Would a claim of seeing and/or meeting the Prophet (SAW) while awake be true?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9747" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-13T05:28:15.480" Score="3" ViewCount="5377" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Chicken is a halal bird which is eligible for Zabiha, can it be used as a sacrifice for Eid Al Adha? And what about fish which does not require a Zabiha?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastActivityDate="2015-09-25T07:38:43.567" Title="Is it allowed to sacrifice Chicken or fish for Eid Al Adha" Tags="|eid|dhabihah|sacrifice|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9747" CreationDate="2013-10-13T06:08:11.727" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The predominant opinion is that only the &lt;em&gt;an'aam&lt;/em&gt; animals (grazing livestock, e.g. goats or cattle) are valid for &lt;em&gt;udhiyah&lt;/em&gt;.  Despite the fact that fish and poultry were known during the time of the prophet, it is not reported that he ever sacrificed such, or allowed his companions to do so, for Eid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-qa.com/en/71275&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islam-qa.com/en/71275&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-10-13T06:08:11.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9752" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-13T14:30:10.043" Score="10" ViewCount="3041" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a Muslim, is it your own responsibility to make arrangements for your grave?  Or can and should you leave it to others to sort out after you've passed away?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, what if you live in a country with hardly any Muslims, where you have no relatives or family, other than your wife and very very young children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are you supposed to leave the burden of your death and the arrangement of your grave on your wife's shoulder, so she does all the running around to arrange your funeral and the plot of land to bury you in, and look after the very young children at the same time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T20:33:29.683" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T20:40:04.177" Title="Should / Can a Muslim make arrangements for his grave before dying?" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|grave|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9753" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2385" CreationDate="2013-10-13T16:19:55.520" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Islamic sources, there is no such mention of such incident that where did they met. So as we do not have any prof from Authentic sources of Islam, then we should not care about whether they were separated or not. As its just not our concern. The knowledge about them, given to us , from Quran and hadith is more than enough for us to know, beyond that even if someone wants to go, then its not recommended according to islamic source&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2013-10-13T16:19:55.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9754" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9755" CreationDate="2013-10-13T16:53:10.980" Score="2" ViewCount="1445" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was trying to find a hadith source to the &lt;code&gt;last sermon of the Prophet&lt;/code&gt;. Can anybody provide me with a source from &lt;code&gt;Bukhari or Muslim&lt;/code&gt;, or any other of the 6 major hadith collections. &lt;strong&gt;Kindly provide a source that can be viewed online&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some references that mention the hadith number. Unfortunately, I can't find any online hadith portal that uses that system. They usually use 'book name followed by the hadith number inside the book' system. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastEditorUserId="2503" LastEditDate="2013-10-13T18:05:42.810" LastActivityDate="2014-09-07T07:05:52.450" Title="The Prophet's last sermon : can anybody provide a link to the hadith source (English)?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9755" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9754" CreationDate="2013-10-13T17:34:53.907" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iqrasense.com/about-islam/the-last-sermon-khutbah-of-prophet-muhammad-farewell-sermon.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This link&lt;/a&gt; has the sermon referenced from Bukhari, Muslim and Tirmidhi.The exact location can be &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/25/217&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;found here&lt;/a&gt;, the sermon is probably spanned in multiple consecutive hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-10-14T09:14:36.093" LastActivityDate="2013-10-14T09:14:36.093" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9756" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-13T18:01:00.223" Score="2" ViewCount="831" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does the following hadith mean:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Messenger of&#xA;  Allah () said, &quot;He who begs to increase his riches is in fact asking&#xA;  only for a live coal. &lt;strong&gt;It is up to him to decrease it or increase it.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/532&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; [Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know where I can find reliable commentary/tafseer from a reputable scholar about this hadiths meaning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-28T18:55:07.060" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T18:55:07.060" Title="Meaning of &quot;He who begs to increase his riches... it is up to him to decrease it or increase it&quot;?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|sahih-muslim|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9757" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9756" CreationDate="2013-10-13T18:57:44.437" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to some commentaries, its specifically said about a beggar and means he is trying to BEG for money from others without any need, as he can make money by himself by working through his hands or by doing some job.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rest, Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2013-10-13T18:57:44.437" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9758" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9746" CreationDate="2013-10-13T19:11:33.373" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not true, because there was no mention of such thing in Quran or hadith about prophet Muhammad coming to meet someone alive, except in a dream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another point is that nowhere from Quran and hadith it is proven that he is Noor or something like light. From Quran and hadith, his appearance is clear about how he looked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-04T01:10:49.487" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T01:10:49.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9746" CreationDate="2013-10-13T19:23:54.077" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not possible for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to be seen, or to come to a person while awake, only in ones sleep (as was pointed out in another answer).  Most importantly one must see the Prophet as he was, and not in any other form like the form of light or anything else.  For the Prophet was not light, if one has seen a man in ones dreams that matches the description of the Prophet then what they saw is true, but if it is anything else then it is not true.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-10-13T19:23:54.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9752" CreationDate="2013-10-13T19:39:17.540" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A hadith says that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be&#xA;  upon him, said, “Remember often the destroyer of pleasures,” by which&#xA;  he meant death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Sunan ibn Majah, Book of Asceticism, Number 4258, Sahih]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which tells us that we should remember death frequently. Based on this hadith and many other Islamic sources, we come to know that remembering death is a good thing for us, as this world is not a place to stay forever. Everyone shall taste death. So from this perspective, (in my personal opinion) it is best to arrange a place for your own grave before you die. There are two benefits of it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You will keep reminding yourself that the place, where you will be buried, which will keep you away from attaching yourself to luxuries and sins of this world&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You will not become burden on anyone after you die.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2013-10-13T19:39:17.540" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9055" CreationDate="2013-10-13T23:04:34.737" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The point of reading the Quran is to understand and apply it,  The Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَمْ يَفْقَهْ مَنْ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ فِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ ثَلاَثٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He who recites the Qur'an in less than three (days), he does not&#xA;  understand it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/631960&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jami'i Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if one wants to read the whole Quran, one should do it in no less then three days, though there were scholars in the past who used to read the whole Quran in one day.  Though depending on the understanding a person may have, plus the amount of time they may have to sit and read, it may take longer then three days to read the whole Quran.  So in the end, the Quran should be read at least in one month.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/6/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith 1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/6/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith 2&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-10-13T23:04:34.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1214" CreationDate="2013-10-14T06:47:10.593" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imam Al Shatibi in his book &quot;Al-Aitsam&quot; describes a biddah a&quot;s any action which had a reason to be practised in Khairul Qurun but was not practised at that time, instead the practice takes place later.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason for celebrating Mawlid was present in Khairul Qurun, as the birth of Prophet SAW was a known matter. But no tradition exists that Ahlul Khair ul Qurun ever did this. The success of later ones depends upon following the former ones (Khairul Qurun).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there is a high familiarity of imitation with Christians by celebrating such event. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3365" LastActivityDate="2013-10-14T06:47:10.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1214" CreationDate="2013-10-14T09:25:10.823" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here are the reasons, based on which this act and ANY act of birthday celebration is Haram:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Innovation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad said: “Every bid’ah is a going astray and every going&#xA;  astray is in Hell-fire”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As this act was not done by Prophet Muhammad himself, neither by any Sahaba, or taboyeen, or tabe-tabiyeen, so this act is considered as newly invented matter in islam (biddat), so its haram. (please note the word &quot;EVERY&quot;, which means there is nothing like good biddat, but every biddat leads to hell fire.. as some people believe that there is concept of GOOD biddat as well, there is not)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Prophet Muhammad said &quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Whoever imitates a group, then he belongs to them.&quot;   Abu Dawood,&#xA;  narrated by Hadhrat Ibn Umar (R.A).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And birthday celebration started from kuffar, its origin lies with kuffar, its did not existed in muslim world before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As at the time of prophet Muhammad, NONE of the sahaba ever celebrated any act like that, so if someone wants to celebrate such Prophet Muhamm's birthday, then he is trying to say thet he knows MORE than the Sahaba, and he loves Prophet Muhammad more than the Sahab, which doesnt makes any sense.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Majority of scholars agree that it is Haram, based on Clear hadith and verses of Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You have doubt that it is not haram? or is it fine to celebrate? then BEWARE, see this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The halal is clear and the haram is clear, and between them are&#xA;  matters unclear that are unknown to most people. Whoever is wary of&#xA;  these unclear matters has absolved his religion and honor. And whoever&#xA;  indulges in them has indulged in the haram. It is like a shepherd who&#xA;  herds his sheep too close to preserved sanctuary, and they will&#xA;  eventually graze in it. Every king has a sanctuary, and the sanctuary&#xA;  of Allah is what He has made haram. There lies within the body a piece&#xA;  of flesh. If it is sound, the whole body is sound; and if it is&#xA;  corrupted, the whole body is corrupted. Verily this piece is the&#xA;  heart.&quot; [Bukhari &amp;amp; Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, based on this hadith, ONLY if you have doubt that its celebration is haram or not, then based on above hadith, Still you should avoid such act at all cost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rest, Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2013-10-14T09:25:10.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9764" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9765" CreationDate="2013-10-14T11:38:24.803" Score="4" ViewCount="20148" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it halal or haram to give zakat to your parents (mom and dad) or wife? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="523" LastEditorUserId="523" LastEditDate="2013-10-14T11:58:34.927" LastActivityDate="2021-04-21T01:42:26.593" Title="Are you allowed to give zakat to your parents or wife?" Tags="|practical-islam|zakat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9764" CreationDate="2013-10-14T12:38:24.377" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says in Quran [9:60] that there are eight categories of people who have the right to receive Zakat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;People who are in complete poverty and have nothing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;People who have some wealth, but not enough to meet their basic needs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The people who collect Zakat to distribute to the poor and needy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;People who are sympathetic towards Islam or wish to enter to Islam, and are needy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zakat may be used to free a person from slavery.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zakat can be given to those who are in debt and unable to pay off their debt.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The people who work in God’s way and strive to give Dawah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Travellers and/or wayfarers who are needy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Zakat to parents cannot be given,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The giver cannot materially benefit from giving their zakat. As such, one cannot give zakat to one’s parents, children, or spouse, because benefits between these people are shared. [Ibn Abidin and Haskafi, Radd al-Muhtar `ala al-Durr al-Mukhtar 2.2-4; Ibn al-Humam and Marghinani, Fath al-Qadir Sharh al-Hidaya ] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?id=3526&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?id=3526&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-10-15T03:50:49.707" LastActivityDate="2013-10-15T03:50:49.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9766" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-14T14:28:09.900" Score="1" ViewCount="320" Body="&lt;p&gt;The definition of &quot;welayat el fakih&quot; from wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ولاية الفقيه هي مصطلح سياسي ظهر حديثا في الفقه الشيعي. حيث يعتبرها فقهاء ولاية وحاكمية الفقيه الجامع للشرائط في عصر غيبة الإمام الحجة، حيث ينوب الولي الفقيه عن الإمام الغائب في قيادة الأمة وإقامة حكم اللّه على الأرض.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What matter to me the most when they said:' حيث ينوب الولي الفقيه عن الإمام الغائب في قيادة الأمة '.&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;My question: How someone can know and be sure that he is the representative of the imam Mahdi ?  Why through history (as far as I know) there wasn’t a big role for the wilayat al fakih where he effects a nation and spreads the proficy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أما أهل السنة والجماعة فيرون أنه لا وجود لمثل هذه الولاية لا في القرآن ولا في السنة ولم يفعلها لا الصحابة ولا غيرهم ولكنهم يعترفون بخلافة إسلامية تدير جميع أراضي المسلمين بالتوحيد وعبادة الله وحده.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the Sunni Muslim they believe that a caliphate exists . So where is he? What is the conditions of that khalifa and what its proficy .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2940" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-04-29T13:13:21.617" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T11:46:41.683" Title="Representative of Imam Mahdi (wilayet al fakih)" Tags="|shia-sunni|imam-mahdi|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-04-30T00:08:14.280" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9767" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9772" CreationDate="2013-10-14T14:38:12.500" Score="1" ViewCount="224" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Updated:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When should muslims give Zakat? Is it between a period or can everyone choose when to give?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zakat is one of the pillars of Islam. I don't mean any other charity or even Udhia. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="523" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-27T16:43:14.263" LastActivityDate="2014-05-27T16:43:14.263" Title="When should muslims give Zakat on money?" Tags="|practical-islam|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9769" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-14T17:48:20.713" Score="2" ViewCount="325" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is regarding project based jobs. Most of the time when we are on projects we get projects from multiple clients. For example&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Case 1 :&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abdullah got employed by a private consultancy (XYZ) as a consultant on a project i.e. for a bank (say Citi-bank) to work in IT , on the other hand  this bank doesn't take any of the bank's work with him but they hired him for their clients and the project he is working on is of (Macy's (retailer, clothers, perfume), USPS (Postal service)) but not on anything of Bank (Citi-bank).&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Now in Abdullah's case, Macy's and USPS are paying Citi-bank for the work he is doing for them, Citi takes some percentage and pays to the Private Consultancy ( XYZ), now this XYZ takes some percentage and pays Abdullah whatever pay was agreed by both parties.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;So in short here, xyz hires Abdullah for Citi-bank and Citi-bank hired him for working for Macy's and USPS, the job deal has been between XYZ and Abdullah. Where XYZ pays him and its just a consultancy who hires professionals for other companies but pays them under XYZ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Case 2 :&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imran working for xyz but some insurance company.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Now XYZ has another consultant whom it pays for working for an Insurance company (AAA).&#xA;The work again doesn't involve any sort of collecting or counting interest or doing accounting, but its all behind the scene work developing softwares, upgrading their servers without knowledge of any data or applications on the server, say UNIX work where he runs just commands without working directly for them.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;But, but again he doesn't work for any project of this company (AAA), rather AAA hired him just to make some money by making him work on other projects. so he is now working on a project that AAA assigns it from Gambling company (LX) for 3 months.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;So now LX pays AAA for Imran, then AAA takes its share/percentage and pays to XYZ for the work, finally XYZ pays Imran as the agreed Salary between the 2.&#xA;case 2b) then AAA assigns him on another project this time for a Hospital.&#xA;now Hospital pays for similar work to AAA for Imran, and AAA pays to XYZ  and XYZ to Imran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering the above cases 1, 2a and 2b, Abdullah and Imran are not working directly for any financing company or bank, since they are project based and Imran can get any client project every 3 months, but the paying company or the salary agreement is between XYZ and the worker, here XYZ is clean in terms of kind of work it does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So getting hired for XYZ and working whatever comes our way is halal or what stage of halal or haram, or mushbooh it is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3366" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T05:00:59.853" Title="What is the ruling on project based jobs?" Tags="|sharia|finance|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9767" CreationDate="2013-10-15T14:27:48.777" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;first thanks for searching about that. May Allah guide you to the best for you and for all Muslims in shaa Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You might give Zakat any time if you are able to do that. But Zakat as Allah ordered us have many kinds:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you have lands you should give Zakat when you harvest.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you have money over the nisab, you should give Zakat from it if the money stays with you whole year.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We should give Zakat el-fiter, breakfast zakat on Eid el-fiter, before the Eid prayer. It's preferable to give Zakat el-fiter 2 days before Eid.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah and his prophet know the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3272" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-27T16:18:09.403" LastActivityDate="2014-05-27T16:18:09.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9773" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-15T16:15:52.220" Score="2" ViewCount="709" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for a good job and I came to know about vacancies in company dealing in capital market. Will my income be halal if I work in that company?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3371" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T14:51:16.093" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T14:51:16.093" Title="Is working in a capital market company allowed?" Tags="|sharia|work|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9778" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9786" CreationDate="2013-10-16T07:41:07.177" Score="1" ViewCount="523" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is allowed to sacrifice on the second and third days after Eid-ul-Adha. And how many days does Eid-ul-Adha last - is it just 1 day or 3 days?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="523" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T02:58:03.940" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T02:58:03.940" Title="Is it allowed to sacrifice one day after Eid-ul-Adha?" Tags="|eid|sacrifice|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9779" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-16T07:46:56.810" Score="0" ViewCount="2573" Body="&lt;p&gt;What if someone didn't pay zakat for 2 years. Should he/she consider paying for the 2 years. What are the rules/punishment that he/she will receive from Allah. What does Quran say about those persons?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakum Allah Khayraa&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="523" LastActivityDate="2013-10-31T12:02:27.493" Title="What should someone do if he/she didn't pay zakat over 2 or 3 years?" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|sunnah|zakat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9778" CreationDate="2013-10-16T15:32:13.540" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can sacrifice 3 days after the Eid day (total 4 days). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Zaad al-Ma’aad&#xA;  (2/319): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: “The days of&#xA;  sacrifice are the Day of Sacrifice (yawm al-nahr) and the three days&#xA;  after it.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-qa.com/en/36651&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islam-qa.com/en/36651&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="58" LastEditDate="2013-10-17T11:18:04.480" LastActivityDate="2013-10-17T11:18:04.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9790" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-17T14:31:33.330" Score="0" ViewCount="63342" Body="&lt;p&gt;A four rakaat fard prayer consists of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Takbeer, sana&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Two times Fatiha and a Surah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Atehyat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Two more times Fatiha (without aayah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Atehyaat, Durood and prayer (Rab-ee-Jaalnee...) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any difference when performing sunnah prayers or nafils?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is durood also included in sunnah? and are last two rakaats read with only Surah Fatiha or an aayah needs to be recited after Fatiha during sunnah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any other differences between performing sunnah and fard prayers? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3382" LastActivityDate="2023-08-16T06:37:53.930" Title="Difference between performing Fard and Sunnah prayer" Tags="|sunnah|fard|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9797" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2760" CreationDate="2013-10-18T08:46:33.067" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. There is no doubt that the prophet s.a.w lived a very simple and humble life. Today we consider that the richness is having a lots of money, a luxurious car and a very big luxurious, house but it is wrong. The real treasure is having eemaan in your heart. The Prophet s.a.w has got eemaan in his heart, so he was the richest man of the universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3390" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-15T05:02:00.187" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T05:02:00.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="897" CreationDate="2013-10-18T12:19:21.383" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A few points so that things are not mixed up:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taxes are NOT the same as zakat. Taxes go to the ruler, zakat goes to the needy. Zakat is an individual responsibility and voluntary in the sense that no one can force u to pay it but not paying it is a big sin and you will be held accountable for it on the day of judgement. Taxes however are NOT voluntary, they are the result of a man made law (nothing to do with islam) and enforced by the state, you have go to jail if u dont obey the ruler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly in my opinion, if you live in an 'islamic' state, then you are NOT required to (and must not, to whatever extent possible) obey anti-islamic laws or laws that promote corruption, and tyranny. Taxes are the source of corruption and the bread and butter of the system of tyranny and as such it is the duty of a good muslim to avoid paying taxes as much as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please read this excellent article as well:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economicsexposed.com/makas-al-makas-al-makaas/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://economicsexposed.com/makas-al-makas-al-makaas/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3392" LastEditorUserId="3392" LastEditDate="2013-10-18T21:08:52.600" LastActivityDate="2013-10-18T21:08:52.600" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7363" CreationDate="2013-10-18T19:56:34.163" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalam u alikum wr wb,&#xA;I read it alot. Is it haraam or halal. Let me explian it. Canabis has an alkaloid component. On the level of molecule it differes from alcohol. Some Alkaloids are phycoactive. It alter state of mind. Sadis of india use it frequentlly as part of thier spiritual excersice. But using such substance, is in its core: materialism. To experiance and alter mind based on matter and dependent on matter is no spitualism at all. It is chaining ur self om matter and bound by matter. Playing with alkloid and ur mind is no purity. If you want to experince, our propheet has teached us the way. It is by fasting and avoiding somr foods. Fasting and eating properlly as propheet teached us is the proper way of true alter state. Dont forget the dhikr as part of alter state. I know what alkloid does and it is not proper way of altering mind. Beside that , using alkloid has back fire. Which is u can get possessed. If you toon ur mind on wrong frequancy, you will get the wrong signal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3396" LastActivityDate="2013-10-18T19:56:34.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9804" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9811" CreationDate="2013-10-18T22:45:31.743" Score="5" ViewCount="31587" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible in Islam to lease a car?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, I pay $200-$300 per month for a new or a good used car for three years. At the end of the term, I return the car to the owner. It is kind of a long-term rent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you know, maintaining a car is expensive in North America, and I don't have the cash to buy a new one. So renting one without thinking about the maintenance can be an interesting option.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="640" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2018-03-14T10:16:45.247" LastActivityDate="2018-03-14T10:16:45.247" Title="Is it permissible to lease a car?" Tags="|riba|rent|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9804" CreationDate="2013-10-18T23:19:43.980" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically, such a lease is just a contract in which one sells the right to use a product (the car) rather than selling the product itself; in Islamic law such arrangements are known as &lt;em&gt;ijarah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While there are some difference of opinion on the specifics (e.g. defined length of contract or onus of maintenance), &lt;em&gt;ijarah&lt;/em&gt; in general is considered permissible by most if not all schools as long as the leased product is not consumed by its normal use (e.g. one cannot &quot;lease&quot; money or food).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-10-18T23:19:43.980" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9807" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-19T07:51:00.680" Score="3" ViewCount="143483" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum, everyone.&#xA;As the question mentions, what are the Niyats (in arabic), I have to make before standing in Salat. Please mention the niyats of the commonly performed Salats, such as: two rakats, three rakats (witr), four rakats or even one rakat (witr in another view) along with their meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2014-07-23T17:58:16.630" Title="What are the Niyats (in arabic) for different kinds of Salat?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-07-24T00:13:54.913" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9808" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9842" CreationDate="2013-10-19T08:01:32.620" Score="3" ViewCount="1010" Body="&lt;p&gt;I could see the takbir in all masjids, so I think it wouldn't be an innovation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, I would like to know,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the proper way of saying these Takbirs for Eid?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In my masjid, they are saying Takbir after every prayer for three to&#xA;four days after Eid. Is it correct?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does the rules for saying Takbir is same for both Eids?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What should I do if I miss the Jamaath? Should I say Takbir alone?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T10:35:36.317" LastActivityDate="2017-06-27T10:35:36.317" Title="What is the proper way of saying Takbir for Eid?" Tags="|salat|sunnah|jamaat|eid|takbir|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9809" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9807" CreationDate="2013-10-19T08:22:40.887" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For four raka'ats Prayer(Fard)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pronunciation&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Nawayatu Aan Usallia Lillahi Taalaa Arbaa Rakaatee Salatil Ishaee&#xA;  Faaradullahi Taala Ektadaaitu Bihazal Imami Mutaouuazzihan Ila Zihatil&#xA;  Ka’batish Sharifati, Allahuu Akbar”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(I Headed for ALLAH Intent to Pray Isha’s 4 Rakat ALLAH Taala’s Fard&#xA;  Prayer by Following This Imam Facing towards Kabah, ALLAH is Most&#xA;  Great)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For Two raka'ats Prayer(Fard)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pronunciation:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Nawayatu Aan Usallia Lillahi Taalaa Rakatai Salatil Fajree&#xA;  Faaradullahi Taala Mutaouuazzihan Ila Zihatil Ka’batish Sharifati,&#xA;  Allahuu Akbar”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(I Headed for ALLAH Intent to Pray Fajr’s 2 Rakat ALLAH Taala’s Fard&#xA;  Prayer Facing towards Kabah, ALLAH is Most Great)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For three raka'ats Prayer(Fard)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pronunciation:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Nawayatu Aan Usallia Lillahi Taalaa Salasa Rakaatee Salatil&#xA;  Maaghribee Faaradullahi Taala Mutaouuazzihan Ila Zihatil Ka’batish&#xA;  Sharifati, Allahuu Akbar”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(I Headed for ALLAH Intent to Pray Magrib’s 3 Rakat ALLAH Taala’s Fard&#xA;  Prayer Facing towards Kabah, ALLAH is Most Great)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For three raka'ats Prayer(Witr Waajib)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pronunciation:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Nawayatu Aan Usallia Lillahi Taalaa Salasa Rakaatee Salatil Witree&#xA;  Wajibullahi Taala Mutaouuazzihan Ila Zihatil Ka’batish Sharifati,&#xA;  Allahuu Akbar”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(I Headed for ALLAH Intent to Pray Witr’s 3 Rakat ALLAH Taala’s Waajib&#xA;  Prayer Facing towards Kabah, ALLAH is Most Great)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more details, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://blackbunker9.wordpress.com/2010/08/12/how-to-make-intention-to-pray-niyat/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastActivityDate="2013-10-19T08:22:40.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9804" CreationDate="2013-10-19T15:53:25.643" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;At a glance, there seems to be no problem in &lt;em&gt;your&lt;/em&gt; definition of leasing. You (the customer) pay a rent (in Arabic it means إجارة) on a monthly basis and return the vehicle once you're done with the period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the reality is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; the same. When implemented, leases or ijaarah don't work like this. There is a lot of fraud or cheating taking place and interest involved. I'm not talking about the interest on a financed vehicle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if you are the lease customer, you may have a 'clause' that states, if you delay payment, you will be charged a fine. People can call it any fancy name but this &lt;strong&gt;is&lt;/strong&gt; interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So like this, there are many additional &lt;em&gt;strings&lt;/em&gt; in the deal. So you should really search this specific leasing example and get clear details on what exactly happens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allaah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastActivityDate="2013-10-19T15:53:25.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9815" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-20T18:24:58.967" Score="9" ViewCount="58245" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know gambling is 100% Haram. But other things become gambling. And i use general rule that anything that is based on chance of something random due to which i'll gain or lose is Haram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but then this definition seems inappropriate if expanded on. So what exactly is 'gambling' in islam that is 'Haram' in Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I intend to ask questions, so please don't get offended. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2948" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-07T06:39:47.497" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T19:00:55.473" Title="What is the definition of gambling in islam" Tags="|halal-haram|gambling|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="458" CreationDate="2013-10-20T21:07:04.723" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are created to worship God for your own sake.  Worship draws us closer to God and gives us a sense of belonging, I am a Christian, in worship it’s where God speaks to me about what I should do for my life on earth, he tells me and warns me on wrong things I do and if I listen, I am the one thus saved from evil.  When we fellowship with Him down here on earth, we are sure to spend eternity with Him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3405" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-26T11:56:19.780" LastActivityDate="2015-08-26T11:56:19.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9817" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-21T05:04:05.577" Score="5" ViewCount="1236" Body="&lt;p&gt;My husband is well off and earns more than me. I contribute about half of what he does to the family and as I earn, he does not bear my expense. Being an earning woman can’t I expect any thing from my husband?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3406" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T16:31:55.590" Title="Being an earning woman can’t I expect any thing from my husband?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9815" CreationDate="2013-10-21T05:57:51.040" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally speaking, gambling (called &lt;em&gt;quimar&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;mayser&lt;/em&gt;) is defined as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A definite cost in exchange for possible gain&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;غرم محقق في مقابل غُنم محتمل&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which (as you mentioned) includes all sorts of improper acts that result in a gain or a loss due to chance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3407" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-10-21T05:57:51.040" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9790" CreationDate="2013-10-21T12:18:53.320" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the basic level (Arkan) there is no difference between Fard and Sunnah except that in fard you are not required to recite ayah or so of Qura'n after Fatiha. I'm not sure what do you mean by &lt;em&gt;Durood and prayer (Rab-ee-Jaalnee...)&lt;/em&gt;. as after Atehyaat to saying (Al shahadatyn) is a must. Whatever between that and (tasleem) is sunnah for both Fard and Sunnah prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3111" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2023-08-16T06:37:53.930" LastActivityDate="2023-08-16T06:37:53.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="9823" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4254" CreationDate="2013-10-21T22:19:06.917" Score="4" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the Quran,Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) was given the actual words of&#xA;Almighty Allah;in the Hadith the words used were his own,but were&#xA;uttered under divine guidance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Only the Quran can be recited while performing prayer,not the Hadith&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quran is the first source of islamic law while Hadith is second&#xA;source of islamic law&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3411" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-10-22T04:59:05.703" LastActivityDate="2013-10-22T04:59:05.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9824" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9915" CreationDate="2013-10-22T06:03:54.110" Score="8" ViewCount="4702" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?HD=12&amp;amp;ID=222&amp;amp;CATE=87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;After knowing that&lt;/a&gt;, if a couple adopts a child, the child will still be non-mahram for the woman if it was a boy or vice-versa for her husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alhamdulillah these restrictions will not be applied, if the woman suckled the adopted child before (s)he reaches the age of two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed in Islam to suckle a child who can't give birth, with milk produced through medicinal means?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found that &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.evernote.com/shard/s1/note/626654ec-a7af-470b-a97d-cdfd92c98493/islamicbooks/qna#b=a70ea726-1e25-4951-8289-0c974f79ae09&amp;amp;st=p&amp;amp;n=626654ec-a7af-470b-a97d-cdfd92c98493&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;it was allowed in Islam&lt;/a&gt; to suckle using medicinal mens to make a child mahram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have two questions regarding this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;How many times should a woman suckle her adopted child to become his mahram? Is doing it just once enough? Since taking medicines continuously may have a negative affect on the mother's health.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the adopted child is female and if the woman suckled the child, then does that child become mahram to her husband?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:44:32.280" LastActivityDate="2020-05-12T19:48:35.073" Title="How many times should a woman suckle her adopted child to become mahram?" Tags="|fiqh|women|mahram|child-adoption|rada|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1408" CreationDate="2013-10-22T19:41:51.163" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Javed Ahmad Ghamidi&lt;/strong&gt;, had a similar problem more than three decades ago as you are going through now. However, since he had the gift of proper understanding of the classical Arabic, he solved the problem in the following manner: The parents and the widow are going to get their respective shares from the total inheritance. It’s only then the left over inheritance shall be available for the sons and daughters. Going by this understanding, there will be some amount still left, which, according to Quran, can either be willed to be distributed in some charitable avenue or another relative (kalala) can be appointed to receive that amount. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose an individual leaves twenty-four units, his widow shall receive 3 units (1/8th) and the parents 4 units (1/6th) each. From the thirteen units left, daughters shall be eligible to get 2/3rd and the 1/3rd can either be willed or a close relative (kalala) can also be appointed for the purpose. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3414" LastActivityDate="2013-10-22T19:41:51.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9779" CreationDate="2013-10-22T22:08:37.000" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, someone should pay your zakat that they didn't pay - asap.&#xA;Generally speaking Allah will wait your taubah until you're dead, this is Allah's rahma. Dead can happen anytime, If Allah don't want to give more rahma, Allah won't give someone a chance to repent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3415" LastActivityDate="2013-10-22T22:08:37.000" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9829" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-23T05:30:13.000" Score="5" ViewCount="727" Body="&lt;p&gt;I live, with my husband and child, in my father-in-law’s house where he is the master of the house. My husband beats me on minor issues, saying that it is recommended in Islam to beat his wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My parents-in-law are aware of the matter but they don't reprimand their son, thinking that he is an Islamic man who leads life according to Islamic law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know what the Shari'ah says about wife-beating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3406" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-10-23T14:52:34.550" LastActivityDate="2014-01-07T13:44:31.193" Title="I want to know about wife-beating according to shariah" Tags="|sharia|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9837" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-24T09:20:55.973" Score="2" ViewCount="5762" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have recently heard a claim that Mohammad's father was a Christian. The person I heard it from had reservations about the claim, thinking it false, so I hope that you can provide some facts and sources about Mohammad's father and what religion he was before Mohammad became the Prophet and if he converted after Mohammad became the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2151" LastActivityDate="2017-08-02T05:48:49.273" Title="Was Mohammad's Father a Christian?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|family|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9817" CreationDate="2013-10-24T10:05:02.577" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is the responsibility of a husband to take care of all her needs regardless of whether she earns or not. She can only be a support him in financial difficulties. Just because she earns, does not mean he should hold back from spending on her needs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read Surah Nisa's translation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3422" LastEditorUserId="4510" LastEditDate="2014-08-27T16:31:55.590" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T16:31:55.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9837" CreationDate="2013-10-24T10:09:27.827" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet's father died before his birth.  Our prophet born as an orphan.  His father, however, was on the distorted form of Abrahamic faith.  He was not a Chrisitian. Of note, mostly people were idol-worshippers, but very few christians and jews were there during the birth of prophet Mohammad saws.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3422" LastActivityDate="2013-10-24T10:09:27.827" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9808" CreationDate="2013-10-24T10:23:20.147" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saying takbeer is authentic in Bakrid (not in eid ul fitr) after each prayer until fourth day including asr and should not be done after maghrib on the fourth day.  If you missed the jamah prayer, you can say alone silently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3422" LastActivityDate="2013-10-24T10:23:20.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9773" CreationDate="2013-10-24T10:34:41.410" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any company that is interest-based or deals with taking and giving interest, it is not allowed to work for that company.  Even writing down or typing the interest transaction in computer is haram.  Because the prophet has cursed the taker of interest, the giver of interest, and the man involved in writing down the interest transactions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3422" LastActivityDate="2013-10-24T10:34:41.410" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9712" CreationDate="2013-10-24T10:49:41.907" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many authentic hadiths wherein the prophet SAWS ordered to sport the beard and it is natural to grow.  It reflects the manhood and hence it is to be displayed and not take the similitude of opposite sex i.e females.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3422" LastActivityDate="2013-10-24T10:49:41.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9846" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9713" CreationDate="2013-10-24T10:57:51.277" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many times.  Following are some examples of the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah loves the God-fearing people.&#xA;Allah loves those who favor other.&#xA;Allah loves those who are kind to others.&#xA;Allah does not love the disbelievers&#xA;Allah does not love the oppressors.&#xA;Say, if you love Allah, then follow me, then Allah will love you.&#xA;Those who believe love Allah more than anything else.....so many verses to go.....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3422" LastActivityDate="2013-10-24T10:57:51.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9847" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11182" CreationDate="2013-10-24T12:40:23.837" Score="2" ViewCount="203" Body="&lt;p&gt;Peace &#xA;I want to know what the rightest way to slaughter an animal is. There are different methodologies of slaughtering an animal, but what is the most authentic way to slaughter any animal they way Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to slaughter an animal.&#xA;Want to ask in more specific what the rightest way to slaughter the following animals is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cow&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Camel&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If authentic references are added that would be more thank full&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Thank you   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="901" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T06:49:23.153" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T10:27:31.150" Title="Slaughtering an Animal" Tags="|sharia|dhabihah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9848" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9849" CreationDate="2013-10-24T16:06:06.850" Score="2" ViewCount="1470" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know a man who I loved. I know this is considered wrong in Islam. But, he wanted to marry me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, things were all good. His family was OK with it and then his sister did istakhara for our marriage. She said the result was negative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We both want to be with each other, we are both unable to do anything else but cry over this because of how much we are missing each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I seek guidance in this matter: what do you think that I should do? I kept on praying and did Qu'ran khatam. But it didn't work. We both decided to only marry with full family support but, from what I have said above, this is not possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard istakhara gives peace of mind, but I've not found peace at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please don't focus on the haram of what we have done, or say that we have gone against Islam. I understand it was a mistake, but he intended to marry me and a mistake once done is done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot simply forget him, and I seek your advice in this matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3425" LastEditorUserId="4808" LastEditDate="2015-05-25T07:26:26.793" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T07:26:26.793" Title="Is istakhara done by sister valid? What should I do in the text described" Tags="|quran|sharia|sunni|relationships|istikharah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9848" CreationDate="2013-10-24T16:56:27.833" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum sister,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;:)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, there is NOTHING like Istakhra done by someone else in Islam :)&#xA;Istakhara is a Dua, and when a person recites the dua, it's for his own action that if it's good for him or not. But most people these days just read the Arabic (without understanding) and think that Istakhara is done, which is wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, there is NOTHING like the RESULT of istakhara as well. No one sees white, red things or black clouds as a result of istakhara. As it's JUST a dua, so do you see any result of a normal dua? Then how do you expect some &lt;em&gt;special&lt;/em&gt; result, like a dream or bad/good happening of istakhara??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a translation of Istakhara. Read it yourself and judge if what I said above is true or not (read with understanding, please).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to a traditional report transmitted on the authority of&#xA;  Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir, it was Jabir ibn 'Abdi'llah (may Allah be&#xA;  well pleased with him and with his father) who said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah's Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) used to teach&#xA;  us how to seek guidance in choosing the best option available in a&#xA;  practical enterprise [al-istikhara fi 'l-amr], just as he would&#xA;  sometimes teach us a Chapter [Sura] from the Qur'an.  :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;'If one of you is concerned about some practical undertaking, or&#xA;  about making plans for a journey, he should perform two cycles of&#xA;  ritual prayer [rak'atain], not as an obligatory observance [farida],&#xA;  but voluntarily.  Then he should say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'&quot;O Allah, I ask You to show me what is best, through Your knowledge,&#xA;  and I ask You to empower me, through Your power, and I beg You to&#xA;  grant me Your tremendous favor, for You have power, while I am without&#xA;  power, and You have knowledge, while I am without knowledge, and You&#xA;  are the One who knows all things invisible. O Allah, if You know that&#xA;  this undertaking is in the best interests of my religion, my life in&#xA;  this world, and my life in the Hereafter, and can yield successful&#xA;  results in both the short term and the long term, then make it&#xA;  possible for me and make it easy for me, and then bless me in it. If&#xA;  not, then turn it away from me, and make it easy for me to do well,&#xA;  wherever I may happen to be,  and make me content with Your verdict, O&#xA;  Most Merciful of the merciful.'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More information is here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?ID=1056&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?ID=1056&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="4808" LastEditDate="2015-05-25T07:26:06.450" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T07:26:06.450" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9851" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-24T21:45:43.470" Score="2" ViewCount="2221" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What do Islam say about competition in non-religious worldly matters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To clarify, this has nothing to do with this question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2939/are-competitions-haram&quot;&gt;Are competitions haram?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, I'm asking, if two people compete between each other in non-religious worldly matter (and not afterlife), for instance if I compete my classmate and I about scores or marks in a subject (that can be islamic education) is it haram? Or if two people compete about who's gonna persuade the other, is it haram? Because this can result in non-islamic acts such as insults, aggression... And &lt;strong&gt;will&lt;/strong&gt; cause one of them to loose along with it's implications. &lt;em&gt;En plus&lt;/em&gt;, those are just worldly matters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3427" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2013-11-22T14:36:38.037" Title="What do Islam say about competition in non-religious worldly matters?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-03-27T21:13:56.947" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9852" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-24T21:50:48.653" Score="2" ViewCount="10133" Body="&lt;p&gt;What do Islam say about watching or/and playing football?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3427" LastActivityDate="2014-06-23T05:12:54.740" Title="What do Islam say about watching football?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-03-25T15:27:29.607" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9852" CreationDate="2013-10-24T22:17:55.650" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Good question, I have never came across this. I don't think Islam has anything against watching/playing football, unless someone is forgetting the fundamentals of Islam (Prayer, fasting, modesty, respect for others etc.) because of playing/watching football. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This makes me think that what kind of games kids/adults might have played during the period of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3428" LastActivityDate="2013-10-24T22:17:55.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9829" CreationDate="2013-10-24T22:28:57.253" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A story is narrated about The nabi (SAW) when he would tap his wife on the shoulder with his miswak (small stick about half the length of your hand and the width of your pinky finger). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now people who try and make a bad person of the Nabi (SAW); Allah guide them; use this as a story to tell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but can you imagine a miswak inflicting almost any amount of pain on anyone?&#xA;I'd like to see someone try!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3424" LastActivityDate="2013-10-24T22:28:57.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9856" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9852" CreationDate="2013-10-25T03:15:04.377" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Playing football is allowed by Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Islamic law, or Sharia, sets several bounds that indirectly impact Muslim athletes. This includes rules regarding the awrah, those parts of the body not to be exposed in public. The hijab or Burqas required by strict divisions of Islam can make it difficult for women to engage in many sports. Also, men are not allowed to have clothing that shows the area between the knees and navel, prohibiting them from engaging in, for example, Sumo wrestling. For some time, Iranian women at the Olympics only competed in shooting because it was the one area unaffected by their dress codes. To solve this, many sports companies have begun creating Muslim-friendly sportswear, particularly for Muslims, especially women, who practice martial arts such as kickboxing and taekwondo and can be worn in conjunction with the traditional keikogi or other associated uniform whilst still maintaining their modesty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for more information you can take a look at this question on onislam.com&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-about-islam/islam-and-the-world/worldview/166082-how-does-islam-view-sports-and-exercise.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;How Does Islam View Sports and Exercise?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Watching footbal is haraam most of the time, according to islamqa&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Football games that are shown on television include a number of things that are contrary to sharee‘ah: &#xA;  ·        In most cases -- if not all -- it may come under the category of gambling and betting which are haraam.&#xA;  ·        They involve uncovering of ‘awrahs, mixing of men and women and listening to musical instruments. &#xA;  In addition to that, they are a waste of time, which is spent on something that is not beneficial and distracts one from that which is more beneficial to him in religious and worldly terms. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information check the source. &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/146844&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;is it permissible to watch football (soccer) games on television?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3310" LastEditorUserId="3310" LastEditDate="2013-10-25T10:28:07.820" LastActivityDate="2013-10-25T10:28:07.820" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9857" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-25T05:43:44.840" Score="-3" ViewCount="111" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is smoking weed haram, if it makes you think wiser and closer to islam. When I smoke weed I become a different person, a better person. I have more patience, more understanding; which makes it way easier to deal with life problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3430" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:47:51.723" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:47:51.723" Title="is weed haram if it brings u closer to islam" Tags="|halal-haram|science|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2013-10-26T05:51:22.347" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9817" CreationDate="2013-10-25T05:50:25.100" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's the husband's responsibility to see to the wife and the entire family's needs.&#xA;If the husband allows the wife to go and work, ALL her money is hers alone, the husband will have no say or influence on what or how the money is spent, in fact, the husband needn't know how much she earns!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;whether the family is in financial difficulty or not, it is always the woman's prerogative; concerning whether she wants to help out financially or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sorry for butting into your life, but I noticed you saying your husband beats you as well.&#xA;I studied the subject of Talaaq at High school and wrote about it to graduate and both abuse; and a shortage of financial support from the husband is grounds for divorce.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most people don't know this, as I didn't before I learnt it, but in Islam, the husband has to support the wife up until and even after divorce;&#xA; - the ex-wife must be clothed, fed, and should be given shelter up until the point that she finds another husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course it seems that your husband is following his own adaptation of Islam, and creates his own innovations to the laws of Allah and Allah says in the Quraan that (A'uthu billahi minashaytaanir rajeem, bismillah hirrahmaanir raheem) &quot;Every innovation is a misguidance and every misguidance leads to the hellfire&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah also says in sura An-Nisa that talaaq/divorce was granted as protection for the women. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Talaaq is disliked by Allah, so I'd try and talk to your husband about getting counselling, etc.&#xA;if he refuses, try threatening with divorce and see his reaction, if it's with violence, I suggest go to your Imaam and speak about applying for divorce, &#xA;It is disliked by Allah, but even more disliked is a marriage going bitter; you lose respect for one another even more as muslim brother and sister when things like this drag on for too long.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah guide you inshaa-allah.&#xA;look everything up that I've spoken about if you're unsure, Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3424" LastActivityDate="2013-10-25T05:50:25.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7363" CreationDate="2013-10-25T13:17:59.240" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum brother,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, you have to know a reason based on common sense that What Islam told us to leave, we have to leave it. Where Allah and Prophet Muhammad put Full stop, we should not go even an inch beyond it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About your point of weed, Heroine has somewhat same effects on people, but can we make it legal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, what is Haram in Islam, no matter how many benefits it has, we have to consider it Haram and avoid it at all costs..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything that causes intoxication is prohibited in Islam according to our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: &quot;The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: If&#xA;  a large amount of anything causes intoxication, a small amount of it&#xA;  is prohibited.  (Translation of Sunan Abu-Dawud, Drinks (Kitab&#xA;  Al-Ashribah), Book 26, Number 3673)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;That which intoxicates in large quantities is prohibited in small&#xA;  quantities.&quot; (Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, and others, with a sound&#xA;  chain of narrators)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more about it here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://turntoislam.com/community/threads/marijuana-then-will-you-not-end-it.83557/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://turntoislam.com/community/threads/marijuana-then-will-you-not-end-it.83557/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2013-10-25T13:17:59.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7332" CreationDate="2013-10-25T20:36:46.567" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is a unique name by itself, when we say &quot;Allah or Ya Allah , it is not only unique but bring forth all what we can think of his attribution, as our beloved prophet said we may not be able to praise HIM than He praised Himself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me also quote you the narration of Abu Huraira -  Prophet Mohammed SAAW said &quot; there are two words ( expression or saying ) which are very dear to the Most Gracious Allah and very easy for the tongue to say &#xA;&quot;Subhan Allahi-wa bihamdihi - Subhan Allahil-Azim &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also increase the scale weight of each of us in the hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3437" LastActivityDate="2013-10-25T20:36:46.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9865" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-26T17:17:39.323" Score="2" ViewCount="1484" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nowadays, many tasks inevitably result in some degree of pollution.  Transportation, be it driving cars, having non-local food shipped internationally, or even flying to Mecca to perform Hajj, is a major cause of environmental damage across the globe.  Even the Internet, which I am using right now, requires not only my own computer but also the running of any number of servers between me and my destination, all of which take their environmental toll.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are such activities haram due to this?  Also if they are haram, then could planting trees be a solution?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3438" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-22T03:50:31.210" LastActivityDate="2018-04-19T03:21:41.703" Title="Does pollution render activities haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|najis|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9873" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9865" CreationDate="2013-10-26T21:12:20.103" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although I am not a mufti (so you should still get this checked with a scholar) I would suggest that it appears not to be haraam on the basis that no Islamic scholar I've known has objected to riding a car, and I am guessing the same applies to most people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3439" LastActivityDate="2013-10-26T21:12:20.103" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3011" CreationDate="2013-10-28T05:39:58.180" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My Ulama explained it in simple terms.&#xA;&quot;If you had a massive pot of curry and one guy put a tiny droplet of urine in it would you eat it? The whole pot becomes impure due to the droplet.&quot; In the same way......&quot;If an intoxicating version of alcohol is used and contaminates the drink by even 0.01% it is haraam.&quot;&#xA;I say.... &quot;If in doubt, spit it out! No risk is worth it if the consequence is the wrath of Allah in the hereafter!&quot;&#xA;Just to clarify, our scholar said if the type of alcohol found is of the same nature as is used in producing some form of intoxicating drink then it is Haraam!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3442" LastActivityDate="2013-10-28T05:39:58.180" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9887" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-30T05:27:43.053" Score="2" ViewCount="527" Body="&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_terminology#.E1.B9.A2a.E1.B8.A5.C4.AB.E1.B8.A5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;shahih&lt;/a&gt; hadith states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A woman may be married for four things: her wealth, her lineage, her beauty and her religious commitment. Seek the one who is religiously-committed, may your hands be rubbed with dust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Narrated by Bukhari-Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, a woman is, being proposed by a number of good men, being asked if the man can propose her, being asked if there is no other man proposing her at the moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say she choses one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, if she puts some other criteria aside from this man's religious commitment, is it permissible in Islam according to Quran and Hadith (and the above one)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's say these criteria are like a man:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;taller than her&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;who can speak English (because she's learning English)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;with a beard&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;that is not too fat nor too skinny&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;man that is wiser and more resolute than her. And so forth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If she does have a man's &lt;em&gt;being religiously-committed&lt;/em&gt; as part of the criterion for accepting his/their marriage proposal(s), is it permissible to include other criteria, such as those mentioned above, while doing so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3221" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-11-14T05:57:36.063" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T05:57:36.063" Title="Is it permissible for a woman to have criteria other than being religious-commited when accepting a marriage proposal?" Tags="|nikah|women|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9888" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9913" CreationDate="2013-10-30T06:07:45.323" Score="5" ViewCount="5454" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that polygamy is permissible in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I have heard that if a husband had agreed (before they got married) that he would not marry a second woman, while in marriage with her, the husband is obliged not to do that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, does this mean it is permissible if prior to marriage, the woman asked the man not to marry another woman while she's able to carry out her duty as a wife?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3221" LastEditorUserId="3221" LastEditDate="2013-11-03T18:58:26.397" LastActivityDate="2016-09-11T14:02:30.190" Title="Is it permissible to have a prenuptial agreement that the husband will not engage in a second marriage?" Tags="|nikah|wife|husband|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9889" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-30T08:13:26.677" Score="2" ViewCount="2560" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to do a course in  Algorithmic Trading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The course itself does not talk about interest (Riba), but the applications of Algorithmic Trading may consider Riba as one of the factors. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it halal or haram?    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="176" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:47:37.040" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:47:37.040" Title="Is doing a course and pursuing a career in Algorithmic Trading halal or haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|profession|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9893" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9894" CreationDate="2013-10-30T12:08:23.863" Score="3" ViewCount="5646" Body="&lt;p&gt;I currently work as a private tutor for a middle-school girl. She and her family are non-Muslims.&#xA;My tutoring job starts at 4.30 PM and ends at 6.30 PM. I come to their house to tutor the girl. Adhan for Maghrib prayer (salat) comes in the middle of teaching time, at about 5.49 PM.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shall I wait till 6.30 PM to do Salat in the nearby Masjid (mosque) or shall I just do Salat in the middle of teaching, and in their house? With knowing that Maghrib time ends at about 7.00 PM?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just feel kind of awkward to do Salat in their house. But either, I don't wanna hurt their feelings to leave the house at the beginning of maghrib time to do salat and come back again to tutor their daughter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anything in Islam that rules where we do Salat and where we don't?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3221" LastActivityDate="2014-10-17T17:54:29.973" Title="Is it permissible to do Salat in a non-Muslim's house?" Tags="|salat|adhan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9893" CreationDate="2013-10-30T13:50:14.183" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Islam is the simplest of all religions and it poses no inconvenience&#xA;  in leading life according to its principle or practicing its rituals. &#xA;  Athough a Masjid (Mosque) is the formal place for offering Salah&#xA;  (Prayers), a Muslim can offer Salah (Prayers) anywhere.  There is a&#xA;  Hadith (Saying of Muhammad S) that the entire earth is made for&#xA;  Muslims a Masjid (Mosque) Salah (Prayers) can be offered at any place&#xA;  that is clean.  One cannot offer Salah (Prayers) on dirty, filthy, or&#xA;  impure place like a garbage dump, a cattleshed etc.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So be peaceful about doing your salat at their place, as long as it is clean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find more in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam4theworld.net/islam/pillars/salah/place_of__salah.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;A good site that explain lots of staff&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastEditorUserId="3466" LastEditDate="2013-11-01T09:38:11.620" LastActivityDate="2013-11-01T09:38:11.620" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9888" CreationDate="2013-10-30T14:04:28.493" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;If a woman does not feel that she could allow her husband to marry&#xA;  more than one woman at the same time, then Islam allows her the right&#xA;  to refuse him permission to do this at the outset of their marriage,&#xA;  however, she must indicate this preference in the Prenuptial Agreement&#xA;  or she will forfeit this right under the Islamic Law. If she is&#xA;  uncertain as to whether or not she will be opposed to her husband&#xA;  marrying a second wife later on, then she could include that in the&#xA;  agreement and thus make it binding upon her husband that he must&#xA;  consult her at that time and that he must then abide by her wishes. To&#xA;  say nothing, however, could possibly invite more pain than gain as far&#xA;  as her desires are concerned. In the West, polygamy is illegal. Even&#xA;  so, the woman may still request that her husband not marry a second&#xA;  wife, and put this in the contract. This sort of request would be&#xA;  considered spurious in the Prenuptial Contract because men in the west&#xA;  are already forbidden polygyny. Nonetheless it might still prove to be&#xA;  a useful addition to the contract at this time because later on the&#xA;  couple might possibly move to a country where polygyny is legal.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can look more in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zawaj.com/articles/prenup_mills.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is and other view, it says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;because of the harm and mess that inevitably results:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a) the harm to the first wife;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;b) the troubles with the second wife when the first is upset;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;c) the harm of not giving both their legal, emotional, and material&#xA;  rights;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;d) the harm to family relations;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;e) and, also vitally, the harm to one’s children…&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find resource in &lt;a href=&quot;http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&amp;amp;ID=2456&amp;amp;CATE=121&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Most High says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans, marry women of your choice, two, three, or four, but if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one…(Surah al-Nisa, 3).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So at this conditions,in my opinion; if first wife refuse to allow, husband can't have permission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastEditorUserId="3466" LastEditDate="2013-11-01T10:51:06.060" LastActivityDate="2013-11-01T10:51:06.060" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9896" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-10-30T14:06:39.773" Score="11" ViewCount="118799" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to pray Salah if we have had sex but did not ejaculate? I am totally aware that we must shower in order to pray simply if we ejaculate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3467" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T13:50:46.193" LastActivityDate="2020-06-07T01:34:27.330" Title="Can we pray after sex if we didn't ejaculate?" Tags="|sharia|sex|ghusl|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9893" CreationDate="2013-10-30T14:14:59.863" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you can perform your prayer anywhere in the world as long as the place is clean and there is no visible picture or sculpture in the place. Just to clarify, Omar Ibn Farooq's family converted to Islam before he did and I am pretty sure they all performed their Islamic rituals even though the place technically belonged to Omar. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2013-11-04T04:45:38.010" LastActivityDate="2013-11-04T04:45:38.010" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9896" CreationDate="2013-10-30T14:29:10.827" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to majority of scholars, If the male organ enters woman even once, then Ghusl is obligatory on both. Ejaculation is not the condition for Ghusl, entering into woman is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, If ejaculation happens without penetration, even then ghusl is fard. So in both cases ghusl is fard. So, you must do ghusl before praying, otherwise prayer will not be valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there was no actual penetrative intercourse, and no ejaculation /&#xA;orgasm, then ghusl (bath) is not required. If only one of the couple&#xA;experienced orgasm / ejaculation, then that individual is required to&#xA;perform ghusl. If there was penetrative intercourse, then both man and&#xA;woman must perform ghusl, even if there was no ejaculation nor orgasm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?HD=12&amp;amp;ID=12832&amp;amp;CATE=10&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qibla.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T13:45:29.337" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9887" CreationDate="2013-10-30T14:35:40.793" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The point is that , man being pious and good muslim, should be TOP priority for woman, besides that if woman has other conditions like he should be tall, handsome, mature, sensible etc, then nothing wrong in such expectation. Its her right to marry the man she likes. So having worldly conditions is not haram in any way, but encouraged, as partners should be compatible to each other for better understanding and living&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2013-10-30T14:35:40.793" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8579" CreationDate="2013-10-31T08:27:32.210" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, a water can be &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;, the reason is that bottled water can come in contact with materials made from pork or dead animals, as well as some added ingredients. For example apple juice is clarified with gelatine, but this is never mentioned in the ingredients list. Knowing that gelatine is generally made from pork the apple juice would be in this case &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bottled water goes through extensive processing and treatment including purification, filtration, and sometimes mineral adjustment, chlorination, fluoridation or ozone treatment, in order to make it safe for human consumption. During this process it may come in contact with chemical materials potentially derived from pork or dead animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3470" LastActivityDate="2013-10-31T08:27:32.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9903" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9779" CreationDate="2013-10-31T12:02:27.493" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A person who denies Zakah is considered a disbeliever. First there must be an attempt to correct him. If he insists on his denial, he must be killed for disbelief. However, an allowance must be given to the person who recently converted to Islam on account of his ignorance of its principles. He must be directed until he abides by and acknowledges the giving of Zakah. As for one who though acknowledges the obligation to pay Zakah but abstains from giving it, he only incurs sin without being considered a disbeliever. Rather he should be given a discretionary punishment and forced by the ruler to pay Zakah. If a powerful group of people abstains from paying Zakah though acknowledging its legality, they must be fought until they pay it. This is confirmed by Abu Hurairah's narration that, &quot;When the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) deceased and Abu Bakr was appointed Caliph, some Arab tribes became apostates. &lt;code&gt;Umar said to Abu Bakr, &quot;Why would you fight these people while Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: I have been directed to fight against people till they testify that there is no god but Allah. Whoever professes it is granted full protection of his property and life except for a right cause and his (other) affairs rest with Allah?&quot; Upon this Abu Bakr said, 'By Allah, I would definitely fight against those who make a difference between Prayer and Zakah, for it is the obligation upon the rich. By Allah, I would fight against them even if they withheld a cord (used for hobbling the feet of a camel) which they used to give to Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) (as Zakah).'&lt;/code&gt;Umar said, 'Then I became convinced that Abu Bakr was right.'&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) also reported that Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, &quot;The owner of gold or silver who does not pay the poor due (Zakah) will have a bitter punishment on the Day of Resurrection. Plates of fire will be beaten out for him; these will then be heated in the fire of Hell and his sides, forehead and back will be cauterized with them. Whenever these cool down, (the process will be) repeated throughout a day whose extent will be fifty thousand years until Judgment is pronounced among the servants, and he sees whether his path is to take him to Paradise or to Hell.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Abdullah bin Mas&lt;/code&gt;ud (may Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) as saying, &quot;There is no owner of property who does not pay Zakah but it (his property) will turn into a bald snake and enclose his neck. (The Prophet, peace be upon him) then recited, 'And let not those who covetously withhold of the gifts which Allah hath given them of His Grace, think that it is good for them: nay, it will be the worse for them; soon shall the things which they covetously withheld be tied to their necks like a twisted collar on the Day of Judgment.'&quot; (Surah Aal `Imran 2:180). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;`Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) reported, &quot;Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) cursed the one who accepts or gives interest, the one who witnesses to it and the one who records it; (and cursed) the female tattooer and the woman who gets herself tattooed; (and also cursed) the one who withholds Sadaqah (Zakah), the Muhallil (the one who marries an irrevocably divorced woman then divorces her with the aim to return to her previous husband) and the Muhallal Lahu (the one who irrevocably divorces his wife and gets her married to another then divorced from another man in order to marry her again.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3472" LastActivityDate="2013-10-31T12:02:27.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9906" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11807" CreationDate="2013-11-01T07:27:47.997" Score="9" ViewCount="35309" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it haraam to keep shapes of skulls in the house? My father doesn't like that my telephone looks like a skull.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know if there's any hadith or Qur'aan verse that speaks against this. I know it is haraam to keep images of people and animals on display because they are duplications of things that only Allah(SWT) is able to create, but this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3424" LastEditorUserId="3424" LastEditDate="2018-01-25T09:28:05.847" LastActivityDate="2021-04-13T15:22:32.943" Title="Are skulls / skull images haraam" Tags="|halal-haram|image|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7895" CreationDate="2013-11-01T07:31:23.450" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;no matter what the purpose is, if you're giving money for the CHANCE to win, and the win is not definite, then it is haraam, whether it's to help the poor, cure a sickness or even to stop war, no competing with your money!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3424" LastActivityDate="2013-11-01T07:31:23.450" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9865" CreationDate="2013-11-01T12:21:51.793" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your question is very interesting. I hope to ensure a convincing answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No doubt, Islam considers pollution as harmful to society. It’s not just a question relating to property that can be settled by compensating the injured party (victim of pollution). Rather, Islam obliges the whole society to avoid polluting the environment. This is the theme of the Qur’anic verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“&lt;em&gt;Do no mischief on the earth, after it hath been set in order, but&#xA;call on Him with fear and longing (in your hearts): for the Mercy of&#xA;Allah is (always) near to those who do good.&lt;/em&gt;” &lt;strong&gt;(Al-`Araf: 56)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shedding more light on this issue, we’d like to cite for you the fatwa issued by Dr. `Abdul Fattah Idris, professor of comparative jurisprudence, Al-Azhar University. It goes as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Whoever causes pollution of any kind in Islam, he is sinful and is&#xA;committing a forbidden act. This is due to the fact that pollution&#xA;affects both Muslims and non-Muslims and all living creatures as well.&#xA;In this regard, Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him,&#xA;said, “There should be neither harm, nor reciprocating injury.” Also,&#xA;Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, warned against&#xA;urinating or defecating in people’s pathways, in water and in the&#xA;shade of trees as all these things are of great benefit to people.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the Qur’an says that Allah is the Creator of the world. Human beings are on the world as trustees or ‘vicegerents’ - they are told to look after the world for Allah and for the future:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;The Earth is green and beautiful, and Allah has appointed you his stewards over it. The whole earth has been created a place of worship, pure and clean. Whoever plants a tree and diligently looks after it until it matures and bears fruit is rewarded. If a Muslim plants a tree or sows a field and humans and beasts and birds eat from it, all of it is love on his part.&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Qur’an, Muslims are instructed to look after the environment and not to damage it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Devote thyself single-mindedly to the Faith, and thus follow the nature designed by Allah, the nature according to which He has&#xA;fashioned mankind. There is no altering the creation of Allah.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surah 30:30&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims have to look after the earth because it is all Allah’s creation and it is part of a human’s duty to Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allah is He Who raised up the heavens without any pillars that you can see. Then He settled Himself on the Throne, and constrained the&#xA;sun and the moon to serve you; each planet pursues its course during&#xA;an appointed term. He regulates it all and expounds the Signs, that&#xA;you may have firm belief in the meeting with your Lord. He it is Who&#xA;spread out the earth and made therein firmly fixed mountains and&#xA;rivers, and of fruits of every kind He has made pairs. He causes the&#xA;night to cover the day. In all this, verily, are signs doer a people&#xA;who reflect.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surah 13:3-4&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of this passage, people see themselves as being responsible for the world which Allah created and they have to make their own decisions about how to do this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know proved that pollution and every activity that cause it is haram. So yes, cars are haram, air planes are haram, the internet is haram... And planting trees is very recommended but they only absorb carbon dioxide (so they limit only air pollution) and therefore cannot completely clean the other pollutants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3482" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-11-01T12:21:51.793" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9911" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-01T12:39:12.653" Score="1" ViewCount="340" Body="&lt;p&gt;My understanding is that it isn't permissible within Islam to make images of living creatures, which comes under &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aniconism_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;aniconism&lt;/a&gt;. As a result, this has lead to Islamic art dominated by geometrical patterns, calligraphy etc. Yet looking on Youtube, there are many programs made by Muslims with images of human beings in them, including documentaries, news reports of atrocities in Iraq etc. Is this permissible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="494" LastActivityDate="2014-09-01T10:38:37.337" Title="Is it permissible to make and watch TV programs with living creatures in them?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9888" CreationDate="2013-11-01T15:03:17.673" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This condition is permissible, and that must be fulfilled..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O YOU WHO believe, fulfil your obligations.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[5:1]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Prophet upon him said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The stipulations most entitled to be abided by are those with which&#xA;  you are given the right to enjoy the (women's) private parts (i.e. the&#xA;  stipulations of the marriage contract).&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/67/86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 5151&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as did the Prophet Muhammad, upon him with his daughter Fatima, when he conditioned  Ali not to marry the other, and asked him to divorce her if he married other&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastActivityDate="2013-11-01T15:03:17.673" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9824" CreationDate="2013-11-01T17:26:52.937" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, Yes, breastfeeding a boy infant makes the boy mahram for the woman, when the kid is grown up. And, also to her daughters, if she have any. (I don't know the English term for it) That kid, and her daughter(s) are then milk-binded-siblings.&#xA;Similarly, breastfeeding a girl infant will render that girl (when grown up) mahram to that lady's husband as well as her(who breastfed) own sons. Not sure about her step-sons, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know if taking medicine to produce milk without pregnancy is okay or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How many times should a mother breast feed her adopted child to become mahram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Breast-feeding once is enough to enact this ruling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="874" LastActivityDate="2013-11-01T17:26:52.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5411" CreationDate="2013-11-01T17:54:57.620" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;(ALLAH knows the best. May HE forgive me if my understanding is wrong)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In ALLAH's view, no man or woman is superiority due to his birth. But, to maintain order, Islam defines the priority order. On that note, ALLAH (SWT) clearly delegated the leadership of a family to the husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be specific, for a woman after her marriage, her husband have the priority over her parents unless he is not doing (or ordering) any haram to her or ordering to misbehave to them or disobey any of ALLAH's fard orders. &#xA;There are many references on this matter, and there is almost no controversy on this.&#xA;e.g. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏&quot;‏ لو&#xA;  كنت آمرًا أحدًا أن يسجد لأحد لأمرت المرأة أن تسجد لزوجها‏&quot;‏&quot; (رواه&#xA;  الترمذي وقال ‏:‏ حديث حسن صحيح‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet&#xA;  (PBUH) said, &quot;If I were to order anyone to prostrate himself before&#xA;  another, I would have ordered a woman to prostrate herself before her&#xA;  husband&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[At-Tirmidhi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, there is no hadith this extreme regarding the parents of a woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, general directions for treating parents with proper respect will have it's own place. The wife should maintain that without hurting her husband. But if, in a worst case, the direction from the husband and from the parents are conflicting, the husband's one will get priority. And, denial of the parent's one have to be in respectful way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the contrary,&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;for a man, his mother will get the utmost priority, unless she is ordering something haram to his son. If his wife and his mother is presenting a conflict, his mother have the right to win.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May ALLAH give you the ability to please him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="874" LastActivityDate="2013-11-01T17:54:57.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1516" CreationDate="2013-11-01T19:30:17.900" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Use a bottle (such as your medium or small size fruit juice bottle or even  a plastic glass of water) and take water with you to the wash room. You can do taharah using that water in the bottle. Or there are some bottle of water that have a hole at top and water comes our like a jet of water (Those are found in hospitals too). Getting taharah might be easier using those bottles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3486" LastActivityDate="2013-11-01T19:30:17.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9824" CreationDate="2013-11-01T21:05:46.327" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How many times should a mother breast feed her adopted child to become&#xA;  mahram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule number &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2354/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2483&lt;/a&gt; of Ayatollah Sistani's collection of Islamic Laws states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... The suckling should be of such quantity that it could be said that the&#xA;  bones of the child were strengthened and the flesh allowed to grow.&#xA;  And if that cannot be ascertained, then if a child suckles for one&#xA;  full day and night, or if it suckles fifteen times to its fill, as&#xA;  will be explained later, it will be sufficient. But if it is known&#xA;  that in spite of the child having suckled for one full day and night,&#xA;  or for fifteen times, the milk has not had any effect on the bones and&#xA;  the growth of flesh of the child, then one should not ignore&#xA;  exercising the precaution. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;if the adopted child is female and if the mother fed the child, then Does the child become mahram to the husband of the mother?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule number &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2354/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2486&lt;/a&gt; of the above collection also states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a woman suckles several children from the milk of one husband, all&#xA;  of them become Mahram of one another, as well as of the husband, and&#xA;  of the woman who suckled them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't assume feeding done by a women who can't give birth to child (hence no natural milk, save the abnormalities) has much of a say in this, but can't say for sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One subtle question arises from that of your regarding can't give birth. What if the woman is/has not married, and suckles a non-biological and under two child with milk that is produced through medicinal/non-natural means?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-11-07T06:00:10.787" LastActivityDate="2013-11-07T06:00:10.787" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9920" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-02T02:31:05.003" Score="2" ViewCount="279" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am studying to work in business field and the Prophet Muhammed's wife Khadeeja worked as merchant which I think is like business so the main question is it halal for a woman to do business?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3488" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-11-02T21:28:56.937" LastActivityDate="2013-12-02T21:56:23.913" Title="Is it Halal for a woman to do business?" Tags="|sharia|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2013-12-30T20:26:22.597" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9922" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9933" CreationDate="2013-11-02T13:56:39.333" Score="1" ViewCount="1438" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a follow-up to a previous question of mine, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/9893/is-it-permissible-to-do-salat-in-a-non-muslims-house&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My ex-junior at my college (I've just graduated last month) asks me to be &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;his&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; private tutor in preparing for a final exam in order for him to get a bachelor degree as I've achieved a while ago. The exams is a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; difficult&lt;/strong&gt; comprehensive test that tests students on all subjects the school's been teaching from the very 1st semester at college&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He admitted that he once nearly failed his study because his GPA was not good enough. Then he said he's afraid that he won't be able graduate if he fails this final exam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to help him graduate. But I couldn't bring myself to tutor him if it were just the two of us studying (me teaching him), even though the teaching job is being done in public places.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, as I ever heard of it, ikhtilat (intermingling of the sexes) is permissible in these circumstances: &lt;em&gt;in a medical treatment, at a market, and in the class (a teacher teaching his/her class)&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is it permissible in Islam, if I accepted his offer to teach him, and there will be only &lt;em&gt;just&lt;/em&gt; the two of us discussing the subjects?  Is it considered as khalwa as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd rather reject his wish anyway, it's so &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; comfortable to be with opposite-sex. Even though I'm the teacher and he's the student.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But still, I feel bad for him getting so much scared of failing the exam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I'm looking for an answer that is based on Quran and Hadith for this matter. Thanks a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3221" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2013-11-18T15:49:33.727" Title="Is private-tutoring a bit younger opposite-sex is considered a Khalwa?" Tags="|quran|hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9923" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-02T16:27:15.510" Score="1" ViewCount="5565" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Naila a permissible name for a girl?  Or is it impermissible to name a girl Naila?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3489" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-11-14T20:21:09.647" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T20:21:09.647" Title="Naila is a right or wrong name for a girl" Tags="|naming|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9924" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9961" CreationDate="2013-11-02T17:25:33.450" Score="5" ViewCount="8109" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the UK, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Remembrance Day&lt;/a&gt; is a day which one pays respect to soldiers who died in the two world wars and others. In the weeks leading up to this day, it is customary to wear a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_poppy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(fake) poppy&lt;/a&gt; on one's shirt as a sign of respect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it haram to do this? I know some Muslims say it is haram because it &quot;celebrates the killing of Muslims&quot;. Personal opinions aside, is it actually haram? And, if so, why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3030" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-11-02T18:59:58.553" LastActivityDate="2014-04-09T08:43:02.910" Title="Is it haram to wear a Remembrance Day Poppy?" Tags="|halal-haram|clothing|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9924" CreationDate="2013-11-02T18:55:16.747" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quoting from Wikipedia (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Remembrance_Day&amp;amp;oldid=579239658&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;revision&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November to recall the end of&#xA;  hostilities of World War I on that date in 1918.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore it doesn't seems to have anything to do with celebrating the killing of Muslims and hence logically it shouldn't be deemed haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2013-11-02T18:55:16.747" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="476" CreationDate="2013-11-02T19:17:29.480" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As long as she doesn't violate the code of conduct and rules of Islam made obligatory upon her, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;how should one interact converse with a non-mahram &lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the dress code she should follow &lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;rights of husband are not negatively affected&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;husband's permission&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;parents' permission (could be mistaken here)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;surety that one's faith will not be at risk &lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;business doesn't involve haram dealings or things that are prohibited. E.g. wine production&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;etc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then it is perfectly halal.&#xA;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;em&gt;same applies for men.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2017-02-02T21:02:36.873" LastActivityDate="2017-02-02T21:02:36.873" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9928" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9929" CreationDate="2013-11-02T20:16:38.737" Score="3" ViewCount="338" Body="&lt;p&gt;These questions were asked from a none-believer person, I really couldn't answer him because of my lack of knowledge:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If &lt;em&gt;satan&lt;/em&gt; helps humans to make a mistake,  who made &lt;em&gt;Satan&lt;/em&gt; made&#xA;his mistake?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Satan&lt;/em&gt; made Adam and his wife to not obey God's word, but Adam and Hawa were in Janna at that time, what did &lt;em&gt;Satan&lt;/em&gt; do in Janna? He supposed to be outside of Janna because of Not obeying.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Satan&lt;/em&gt; have generation(I mean he can have son...), but his son's have no ability to convert to Islam, But this is  Not their fault if they born like a &lt;em&gt;Satan&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hopefully, you're understand my question.&#xA;Again, these question didn't asked by me.&#xA;I am just looking for answers. &#xA;Thanks again and Jazakum allah jami'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2967" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-08-26T18:02:39.070" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T05:01:43.253" Title="Questions about Satan" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|shaitan|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-05-26T20:14:37.860" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9929" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9928" CreationDate="2013-11-02T22:14:00.277" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you must consult Ulama (Islamic scholars) for a reliable answer. Anyway following is my understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Iblis/Satan only whispers or incites human to make mistakes. Beside Satan, nafs (lower self, ego) plays a major role in disobeying God. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Iblis mislead Adam and Eve to eat forbidden fruit, telling them, by eating it, they will become like angels and will be more closer to God. It is more complex than simply making a mistake. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Quran does not talk in details about Satan but only enough to protect ourselves from his mischief. Nevertheless, I read somewhere that Iblis is to Jins what Adam is to men. That is an archetype. It is known that a group of jins came to Prophet (pbuh) and embraced Islam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3492" LastEditorUserId="3492" LastEditDate="2013-11-02T23:11:49.383" LastActivityDate="2013-11-02T23:11:49.383" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9930" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8149" CreationDate="2013-11-02T23:06:52.847" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;God does not depends on Satan to test human. We all are equipped with rebellious nafs (ego, lower self). Satan, like many of us, slipped but unlike many of us, he refused to seek forgiveness, instead asked for respite and challenged God to mislead His creation. God gave him respite (now.. why? to test human? not necessarily) and said anyone who seek forgiveness He will forgive them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Satan is God's creation. He was close to God but he slipped. He is very interesting character but nevertheless Quran declares him to be an open enemy to human. I do not think Muslims have any confusion or second opinion about Satan. Every year they stone him during Haj pilgrimage and he was eternally scorned for his deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3492" LastActivityDate="2013-11-02T23:06:52.847" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9931" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11856" CreationDate="2013-11-03T00:21:14.220" Score="2" ViewCount="8758" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Barakah... is a kind of continuity of spiritual presence and revelation that begins with God and flows through that and those closest to God. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barakah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, it's given that all type of neglections in obligations by Muslim person would cause barakats to go away. But has been listed as especial effect. Such as not praying on 5 times, disrespecting food, not giving to poor, staying nude in home, etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I don't know all. Could you provide a list of all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2948" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-05T00:03:19.793" LastActivityDate="2017-03-14T03:08:21.573" Title="What causes barakat to go away?" Tags="|allah|spirituality|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9922" CreationDate="2013-11-03T08:50:17.980" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wsalam wr wb&#xA;I hope that this might answer your question up to a level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/146441&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/146441&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/106509&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/106509&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above two links quote the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not permissible for a man to be alone with a woman who is not&#xA;  his mahram, because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon&#xA;  him) said: “No man should be alone with a woman unless there is a&#xA;  mahram with them.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari (1862) and Muslim (1341).&#xA;  And he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “No man is&#xA;  alone with a woman but the Shaytaan is the third one present.”&#xA;  Narrated by al-Tirmidhi (1171) and classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in&#xA;  Saheeh al-Tirmidhi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated in Sharh Muslim&#xA;  (14/153) that there was consensus among the scholars that it is haraam&#xA;  for a man to be alone with a woman who is not his mahram. This was&#xA;  narrated by al-Haafiz in al-Fath (4/77).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The one who finds that he needs to bring a teacher for his daughter must make sure that &gt;someone sits with them during the lesson, such as her brother, or he should make sure that &gt;the lesson is given in an open area of the house, such as the sitting room, for example, and &gt;not in a closed room.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;wallahu alam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3493" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2013-11-18T15:49:33.727" LastActivityDate="2013-11-18T15:49:33.727" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9937" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-04T09:00:11.647" Score="1" ViewCount="193" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the past, during the Ottoman empire, a lot of Muslims were killed be non-believers who were defending their homes. You know, people from countries like former Yugoslavia, Hungary, Slovakia etc. killed a lot of dedicated Muslims, because they were defending their land from the occupation by Ottoman forces. What did happen to those Muslims? Will they experience Jannah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2261" LastEditorUserId="2261" LastEditDate="2013-11-04T09:44:45.507" LastActivityDate="2013-11-04T12:23:13.270" Title="What happened to Muslims killed by the non-believers who were defending their land?" Tags="|history|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9938" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9923" CreationDate="2013-11-04T11:25:46.793" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;People usually hate that name because one of jahilia idols was named Naila but thats irrelevant because the name doesn't express the person and you can't find both good and bad persons having the same name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Salaf (May Allah be pleased and have mercy on them) used that name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have the Sahabia (female companion of Prophet Mohammad) Naila bintu Salama al-Ansariah, Sahabia Naila bintu Saad and Sahabia Naila bintu al-Farafissa the wife of the 3rd Khalifa Rashidun Uthman ibn Affan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Arabic root of the name is &lt;em&gt;An-nawal&lt;/em&gt; which means giving and it also has some other good meanings.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Useful links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=88553&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wants Muslim name for children&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3501" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-11-08T14:18:41.143" LastActivityDate="2013-11-08T14:18:41.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9939" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9937" CreationDate="2013-11-04T11:27:09.643" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, no one can decide who will go to heaven or hell. At judgement day, Allah is going to give final decision based upon our actions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this world, we can only express our views like &quot;this is good or bad&quot; according to our observations on events. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are different perspectives on those events which you refer. One of them is &quot;Ottoman did these wars because of &quot;Jihad&quot;. So, their actions were justified.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can bring some evidences to prove this idea is wrong, or they can show some evidences that  explain their findings are true. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion(Allah knows the best), saying like &quot;the person will go to heaven or hell&quot; is not good and this is not our business. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can say this behavior is wrong and doing this is a sin based upon rules of Quran and guidance of Hadiths.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastActivityDate="2013-11-04T11:27:09.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9937" CreationDate="2013-11-04T12:23:13.270" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any muslim who was martyrd fighting for islam against the kuffar/ non believers will go to Jannah (paradise). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whoever desires the Hereafter and strives for it as he ought to strive and he is a believer; (as for) these, their striving shall surely be accepted.&quot; [17:19]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only issue how Allah will decide to reward them, did they die in a noble way? how many non-believers did they kill or convert before their martyrdom? Did they give their life willingly for Allah and did they die with their eyes open?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Serving [the believers] will be Houri (immortal youths with beautiful of eyes and well rounded breasts) with jeweled and crystal cups filled with the purest wine which will neither give them headache nor hangover, with fruits and meats of their desire. They will be fair ones with lovely intense eyes like guarded pearls; A reward for the good deeds of their past life. [56:17-24] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="614" LastActivityDate="2013-11-04T12:23:13.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9943" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-05T07:52:23.313" Score="4" ViewCount="1193" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a field worker. When working I don't get a secluded place to answer the natures call (I get frequently due to some disability). If I go somewhere far even for a minute, the workers under me get irresponsible. A friend casually suggested an adult diaper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it okay to use it? Does it break taharah? During lunch break, I may not find place or time to get rid of them so should I miss the prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3506" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-10-16T16:40:13.003" LastActivityDate="2019-11-02T07:22:19.567" Title="Are adult diapers feasible and permissible for use?" Tags="|taharah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9945" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9943" CreationDate="2013-11-05T11:01:23.010" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;When you will be wearing the diaper, then you remain in state of impurity, so you cannot pray at all. You have to find a way to keep some water with you to clean yourself somewhere, where no one can see you. Or just get some cardboard or any type of plastic, which you can keep there with you to cover yourself, like a wall around you, when you clean yourself, so no one can see you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-11-07T18:05:37.153" LastActivityDate="2013-11-07T18:05:37.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9950" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-06T12:44:42.620" Score="4" ViewCount="1042" Body="&lt;p&gt;Last week, I got a job in which the client asked me to develop an eCommerce site where the client will be selling  online eBooks. He told me that there will be 14 categories of the books. I started development and when I required the names of categories, he sent me 14 names in which two were haram, i.e., they were of adult nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I told him that I as a Muslim, I can't create those two categories for you in the system and that he should deduct some amount from me for that. He agreed and told me that he will do the Haram part through another developer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I am worried that whether it will make my whole project haram or halal? I am dealing with only halal part but I know that he will hire a developer and will add haram stuff to the system developed by me as soon as I have completed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will my earning, from the said software system, be halal or haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3511" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T12:31:28.917" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T12:31:28.917" Title="Are earnings from developing software which includes selling adult ebooks haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|software|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9950" CreationDate="2013-11-06T13:05:07.650" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brother, As you are involved in putting effort on developing something, whose few parts are haram, then surely it is wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its best to avoid putting any effort in a project, in which, even 1% of it has haram part in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am also a freelance worker, i got to work on projects related to banks and some projects, where some of the portion was related to managing banking related servers, i refused to work on it as any effort in it would be in promoting haram act, which is not allowed in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2013-11-06T13:05:07.650" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9950" CreationDate="2013-11-06T17:47:32.553" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brother - if you are building a platform for which sins against Allah can be perpetrated, then you are partly culpable for the crimes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who love (to see) scandal published broadcast among the Believers, will have a grievous Penalty in this life and in the Hereafter: Allah knows, and ye know not. (an-Nur 24:19)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would suggest, if you want to do right by Allah, you try your best to disrupt the project.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another question, when you say it's an e-commerce project. Is the payment system via a shariah compliant bank? Or are you sending the customers via a Kuffir institution who practice riba? I personally think true muslims will need to be very careful here too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And for practising riba, which was forbidden, and for consuming the people's money illicitly. We have prepared for the disbelievers among them painful retribution. (4:161)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="614" LastActivityDate="2013-11-06T17:47:32.553" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9955" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-06T23:54:19.073" Score="5" ViewCount="2263" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the Islamic ruling on eating in restaurants that are not run by Muslims and do not have some sort of Halal certification?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I ask because in traditional Judaism one generally may not eat in restaurants without kosher certification, because of concerns for non-kosher ingredients or cross-contamination with unkosher food.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user3515" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-23T23:55:50.443" LastActivityDate="2017-06-23T23:55:50.443" Title="Can we eat in restaurants that are not run by Muslims and do not have some sort of halal certification?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|halal-certification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-26T14:46:31.010" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9955" CreationDate="2013-11-07T02:20:38.630" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a difference between what is common practice among a particular group of people and what their formal religion has ordained them to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your question concerns the latter then there are a few things that need to be considered before it can be determined whether it is permissible/Halal or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;if food that is being taken is not know to contain meat, fat content and their derivatives, then it's permissible, provided it's Halal and that alcohol is not being consumed at your table.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;if food that is being taken does contain meat, of a Halal, non-marine, animal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the place where the meat was produced doesn't have Muslims in majority&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;restaurant is run by a non Muslim then it is not permissible (provided it is not known that producer of the meat being taken is a Muslim, else permissible)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;restaurant is run by a Muslim then it is permissible&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the place where the meat was produced does have Muslims in majority, the restaurant is run by non-Muslim (permissible it run by Muslim)&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;it is not known whether the producer, more precisely the person who slaughtered the animal, of the meat is a Muslim or not, then it is permissible&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;it is known that the producer is Muslim then it is permissible&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the producer is non-Muslim then it is not permissible.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The writings/Halal certifications have no value whatsoever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/qa/01228/&quot;&gt;Islamic slaughtering&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/qa/01123/&quot;&gt;Alcohol&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/qa/01251/&quot;&gt;Meat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2013-11-07T02:20:38.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9824" CreationDate="2013-11-07T10:30:27.233" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, there is no guidance available for our holy Prophet (PBUH), on how many times a child need to suckle to become a mahram. Different Imams have given their views on this. Some have mentioned 3 sucklings, some 7. One view is that it does not depends on the number of times a child suckles, but the intention of the mother. If she has made intention to  make a child her, then one suckling is good enough. This view is based on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.40hadithnawawi.com/index.php/the-hadiths/hadith-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; &quot;Actions are according to intentions...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would recommend to go through the reasoning of each view and use your best judgement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-11-07T10:30:27.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9924" CreationDate="2013-11-07T15:54:56.667" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to add World War I involved Britain fighting the Muslim Ottoman Empire in which many Muslims lost their lives and ended in the allied powers colonizing the Muslim lands largely thanks to the secret Sykes-Picot Agreement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this secret agreement Britain was rewarded with Palestine and as you are all aware of the Balfour Declaration in 1917 which is a direct result of this war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In relation to the Muslim soldiers who died they were mainly recruited because Britain was in control of the colonized regions of India so in reality did not join this war voluntarily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not saying it's haram but I would not recommend this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3520" LastActivityDate="2013-11-07T15:54:56.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9924" CreationDate="2013-11-07T18:44:01.473" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The criteria for clothing that is relevant to this situation is that a Muslim is not allowed to wear anything that is a religious symbol of another nation. E.g. Wearing a cross.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the poppy leaf at this time does not relate to any other religion, it is perfectly fine to wear it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-11-07T18:44:01.473" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1288" CreationDate="2013-11-08T14:41:37.287" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is merciful and he forgives those who make towba honestly but ebless had never made towba to allah. Allah also forgives the Muslim ummah but doesn't forgive the disbelievers. Allah is mercy Allah is forgiveness &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3531" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-15T22:25:57.927" LastActivityDate="2014-07-15T22:25:57.927" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7647" CreationDate="2013-11-10T10:17:39.303" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, first you need to understand what the term &lt;code&gt;mehram&lt;/code&gt; means. It means the person with whom marriage is not allowed. We people now a days confuse our selves by thinking that the &lt;code&gt;mehram&lt;/code&gt; means the person who we can chat out with. I have heard some fellow saying this which I never knew at that time that it is wrong. I will try to be using simple english instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Father:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Father is someone, who is male and is involved in our birth. Which means there is a relation of us with him by blood. So we cannot marry him, which means that he cannot be married to the person having a blood-relation with, making him a &lt;code&gt;mehram&lt;/code&gt; for his daughters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Mother-in-law's brother&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you have a relation with him? No. How? Have a look below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You married someone, whose mother's brother has no relation directly to the person who you married. If you meant to say Mother-in-law then she was a &lt;code&gt;mehram&lt;/code&gt; for you, since she is having a blood-relation to the spouse. But other relations are not &lt;code&gt;mehram&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Other points&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You need to consider some other points too, such as if mother-in-law's brother was fed milk by the same female by whom you were fed, then you're having a &lt;code&gt;mehram&lt;/code&gt; relation to him too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Reference:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahram&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahram&lt;/a&gt; (WikiPedia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-11-10T10:17:39.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9978" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-10T11:46:05.543" Score="3" ViewCount="15027" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to travel from Germany to Jeddah and my wife and baby daughter of 16 months will also be traveling with me. I want to perform Umrah with my wife and daughter, but If I wear Ihram from Germany or on flight then it will be difficult for me to handle the luggage and my baby daughter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will it be okay for me if I stay in a hotel in Makkah and then go to Masjad Ayesha and wear Ihram from there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3542" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-14T08:25:23.757" LastActivityDate="2019-03-28T15:24:39.913" Title="Can I avoid wearing Ihram when going for umrah if it's too inconvenient for me, and wear it in Masjid Ayesha after staying in hotel in Makkah?" Tags="|sharia|fatwa|umrah|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9979" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5405" CreationDate="2013-11-10T17:10:06.380" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is ok for you to carry the Mushaf in your bag, there is no proof (to my knowledge) that would forbid this. You can try to make sure that the bag you put it in is clean, meaning there is no najis in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-11-10T17:10:06.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9981" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="9985" CreationDate="2013-11-10T22:45:53.070" Score="0" ViewCount="7091" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am new to the practice of Islam and i have a lot of questions but among them is the fallowing: I spend a lot of time reading for my school and though I try to make time for reading the QUR'AN it isn't enough. So, I was wondering, is it ok to play the Qur'an while I am studying? Will I benefit from it? or is it disrespectful and I should not do so? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking forward to getting a response. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah reward you !&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3546" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T14:09:38.237" Title="Listening to the Qur'an and studying- permissible or disrespectful?" Tags="|sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9982" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8535" CreationDate="2013-11-11T06:30:31.830" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bohras are the peaceful community and they follow all the norms of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However,the concept of Bohras is dragged and badly formulated which led to the misunderstanding among different sects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dawoodi Bohras believe in the basic faith of unity in Islam(Tauheed), and Hazrat Mohammad (SAW) as thelast prophet on earth. Hazrat Ali(RA) is the first Imam, who, after the death of Hazrat Mohammad(SAW), protected the religion and was the first Caliph who ruled and established the peace among the people by following the norms of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Dai, is the spriritual leader of Dawoodi Bohras,the word &lt;strong&gt;Prostrating&lt;/strong&gt; is wrongly used in the above context, as Dai is the person who teaches the basic principles of Islam and binds the people of the community to strictly follow the Islamic teachings and principles. He, himself is prostrated to Almighty Allah, as the concept of the unity of God in Islam. Dawoodi bohras are bend down towards their spiritual leader for the fact that he has bind themselves united as one community under the preaching of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S: Kindly avoid posting the half-knowledge of urs when you don't know the origins! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3548" LastActivityDate="2013-11-11T06:30:31.830" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9981" CreationDate="2013-11-11T11:08:24.327" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-qa.com/en/14590&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;explanation&lt;/a&gt; it is preferred to focus on Quran recitation. So, it is not recommended parallel activities. &#xA;In your case, you are studying and listening. It will be hard for you to concentrate on both at the same time. Though studying is not a disrespectful activity, there are activities that could disrespect Quran while doing in parallel.&#xA;See, like if you are travelling and you are not the driver, you can listen to Quran. In this case you are not disrespecting Al-Quran :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2114" LastActivityDate="2013-11-11T11:08:24.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9978" CreationDate="2013-11-11T18:18:43.543" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamiccentre.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1158%3awhere-to-wear-ihram-&amp;amp;catid=38%3ahajj-faqs&amp;amp;Itemid=88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this explanation&lt;/a&gt; it is not permissible to do so. As it explains, and I quote, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For a direct flight from Heathrow to Jeddah, you will fly over the&#xA;  Miqaat and therefore you must have the Ihraam on before you land.&#xA;  Nowadays, the airline usually knows that the flight contains people&#xA;  wishing to perform the Hajj or Umra, and therefore they announce the&#xA;  point of Miqaat on the plane. Because you have already passed the&#xA;  Miqaat point, you cannot check-in in Makka and then put your Ihraam on&#xA;  at Masjid Aisha. This provision is for when someone who is already in&#xA;  Makka and wants to perform Umra. They temporary leave the Haram area,&#xA;  marked by Masjid Aisha, and then re-enter for Umra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah bless you on your journey :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2114" LastActivityDate="2013-11-11T18:18:43.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9978" CreationDate="2013-11-11T21:20:26.053" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa Alaikum Assalam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you asked is not allowed, however there is an alternative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was in a similar situation last year when I went to Ummrah with my family. It is an inconvenience to be in Ihram during flight, and at the airport once you land Jeddah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I learnt from experience and what I would recommend every one, and what I will do Insha-Allah when I get a chance to go there again is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to land in Madina, or...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;from Jeddah airport, first go to Madina by air or by road&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This way, when you are done visiting Madina, you can stop at the Miqaat right outside Madina on your way to Makkah, to be in Ihram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah accepts your efforts and gives you reward for this noble journey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastEditorUserId="2871" LastEditDate="2015-02-06T14:26:40.313" LastActivityDate="2015-02-06T14:26:40.313" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9992" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-12T08:25:12.753" Score="2" ViewCount="178" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam Wa Allaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Forgive my insufficiency of knowledge about my own religion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have tried asking many Maulwi from our place but never have received any satisfactory answer &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;please share your knowledge&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3554" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T09:07:23.327" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T09:07:23.327" Title="Why do we celebrate Eid-Ul-Fitar?" Tags="|eid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9995" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-12T09:29:18.440" Score="2" ViewCount="212" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a software engineer and I work for a company that mostly builds eCommerce mobile apps and the owner of the company is a Muslim. The problem now I am facing is that he has taken up a project for an app that gives location of parties, let people join that party and post picture related to that party or event. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know working on this kind of project is haram, so my question is should I resign from the company or not? One thing I know is that if I will stay then I will have to work on this project there is no other option.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3557" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T00:12:07.760" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T00:12:07.760" Title="Should I quit my job designing mobile apps now that its used for giving the location of parties?" Tags="|work|technology|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9997" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9992" CreationDate="2013-11-12T10:09:47.203" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me tell what I understood from my practice!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before Eid-Ul-Fitr, we accomplish a mission which is one of the 5 pillars. So on that day it is a mission-complete-fest given to us by Almighty Allah. Allah wants us to be happy on that day because we have completed one of the greatest task given by him to us, which was understanding and suffering the pain of the poor. That is why we are even ordered to give Zakats. &lt;code&gt;It is not a must that Zakat has to be paid within Ramazan only. Can be paid any time of a year&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE&lt;/strong&gt;: It is not welcomed to visit graves of loved ones on eid days as well which is a proof that Allah doesn't like to be sad on eid. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So conclusively&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, Before both Eids we do a ritual which are parts of the five pillars of Islam. So both the Eids are gifted by Almighty&#xA;  himself to celebrate. To spread the love and happiness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2114" LastActivityDate="2013-11-12T10:09:47.203" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9998" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1664" CreationDate="2013-11-12T11:43:54.630" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Our traditional rules have segregated women and men. By traditional rules, women are most often told to occupy the rows behind the men. In part, this was a practical matter as the traditional posture for prayer - kneeling on the floor, head to the ground - made mixed-gender prayer uncomfortably revealing for many women and distracting for some men. Traditionalists try to argue that Muhammad preferred women to pray at home rather than at a mosque, and they cite a hadith in which Muhammad supposedly said: &quot;The best mosques for women are the inner parts of their houses,&quot; although women were active participants in the mosque started by Muhammad. Muhammad told Muslims not to forbid women from entering mosques. They are allowed to go in. The second Sunni caliph ʻUmar at one time prohibited women from attending mosques especially at night because he feared they may be sexually harassed or assaulted by men, so he required them to pray at home. Sometimes a special part of the mosque was railed off for women; for example, In Jamma masjid, New Delhi we might have noticed there are sections in the masjid both the sides seperated from the inner section of the masjid  to make a separate place for women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3559" LastActivityDate="2013-11-12T11:43:54.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3016" CreationDate="2013-11-12T15:01:30.263" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the hadith from Ebu’d-Derda:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes, believers can steal; sometimes, believers can fornicate. But they never lie!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But i didn't see anywhere which means &quot;believers are doing always good&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith explains your question preciesly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3464" LastActivityDate="2013-11-12T15:01:30.263" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10000" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10021" CreationDate="2013-11-12T16:00:22.573" Score="8" ViewCount="455799" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know when does the fajr waqt end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say if sunrise is at 7.30 AM. Then how do we calculate the last minute?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3560" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-03T07:05:15.510" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:27:19.277" Title="When does the time for fajr prayer end?" Tags="|salat|time|fajr|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10000" CreationDate="2013-11-12T19:09:18.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The time until which Fajr prayer can be said without deeming it qaza (end) is before sunrise, which in case of your example is 7:30 AM.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2013-11-12T19:09:18.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9995" CreationDate="2013-11-12T19:46:50.113" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;i am not the scholar but in my personals views because i am webdeveloper also and muslim too.there is condition you make the app to user right or wrong its depend on user.if the muslim use the right way to search the event where will teach about quran or sunna.now you got rewards.its makes you sense.other wise my advise kindly contact to nearest alim who know the what is the boundaries of islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3562" LastActivityDate="2013-11-12T19:46:50.113" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9746" CreationDate="2013-11-12T23:21:19.450" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not true, because the only way to see dead people is in dream or in the other world.   If someone saw the last imam, mahdi (peace and blessings be upon him), it can be true when he is alive.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But the prophet Mohammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is not alive in this world, so this can't happen &lt;strong&gt;at this time&lt;/strong&gt; (we can't say things about the last day (ghiamat)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3564" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-04T01:11:30.447" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T01:11:30.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9995" CreationDate="2013-11-13T00:22:56.307" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think people have to choose their way themselves.but when you do something for interesting them in wrong way, you have to answer about them in last day.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But in this case, you are not the determinant of app's direction.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I think if you just develop things like UI and ... there is no problem.but going further is haram.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;again,I'm not a islam schoolar so better to look for more proofed answers &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3564" LastActivityDate="2013-11-13T00:22:56.307" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7308" CreationDate="2013-11-13T02:23:33.997" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not a scholar but my  practicing Muslim heart tells me to even  pray for living non Muslim if he or she does good to their fellow human being ( Muslim)  that's our Muslim teaching. Our prophet PBUH tells us that a smile is a charity and that is for every human being Muslim and non muslin alike. Be good to our neighbors (no religion is mentioned in Hadith books). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Muslim needs food, shelter and clothes and when those things are provided by a non Muslim to needy one- it would be un lslamic If good words of prayers don't come out of that muslim's heart for that particular  non Muslim &quot; May Allah SWT give you AJR for your good deed&quot; and of course words of &quot;Thank you&quot;.&#xA;Allah SWT knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3566" LastActivityDate="2013-11-13T02:23:33.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10008" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9995" CreationDate="2013-11-13T08:48:21.977" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;AoA.&#xA;Firstly know that action is based on intentions and that you would be judged based on your intentions. I am no scholar. but my assumption is that literally parties are not haram in Islam. It becomes haram when there's no Hijab, immodesty, music, etc involved. A party could be a wedding party, an Iftar party , Eid party, etc. So what is your intention as well as the owner's while developing this mobile app is necessary in deciding whether it's Haram and Halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3493" LastActivityDate="2013-11-13T08:48:21.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10009" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10013" CreationDate="2013-11-13T11:32:57.790" Score="5" ViewCount="4959" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran says &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O YOU who have attained to faith! Just retribution is ordained for you&#xA;  in cases of killing: the free for the free, and the slave for the&#xA;  slave, and the woman for the woman (Baqarah 178)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it mean that if a slave is killed, another slave (irrespective of the murderer) is to be killed, and if a woman is killed, then another woman has to be killed in compensation. This is not applied in any Islamic country, so I am sure that I am misreading it. Kindly explain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T09:06:51.267" LastActivityDate="2018-07-30T03:00:17.643" Title="'Slave for a slave, woman for a woman' - does that mean that any slave can be killed for a slave killed?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|women|slavery|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10010" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-13T14:04:20.547" Score="2" ViewCount="8190" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have discovered recently that a middle age scientist called &lt;em&gt;Freud&lt;/em&gt; said that absolute orgasm of the man is not reachable until anal penetration. So I came to know about prostate massage and how it is done by doctors to cure some prostatic diseases and others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam homosexuality is haram &lt;em&gt;but&lt;/em&gt; is it permissible for a man's wife to put 2cm of her finger in his anus to reach the prostate, for the purpose of massage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3571" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-11-14T05:50:53.120" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T10:45:50.417" Title="Is prostate massage permisible in Islam if the wife does it?" Tags="|sex|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2013-11-23T01:51:28.690" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10011" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-13T15:07:04.343" Score="4" ViewCount="23057" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is creating a difficult situation for me. My parent and relative asked me to do this but the bride doesn't want to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it mandatory for the bride to pierce her nose for wearing jewelry (nose ring), for marriage in Islam?.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3572" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-11-14T05:59:01.617" LastActivityDate="2019-04-14T19:40:16.330" Title="Is it mandatory for the bride to pierce her nose for marriage in Islam?" Tags="|nikah|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10011" CreationDate="2013-11-13T16:32:40.517" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nope it is not&lt;/strong&gt;. It might be a tradition in some regions, but apart from that it has nothing to do with Islamic marriages. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only things that are must are, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Consent&lt;/strong&gt; – Both the groom and the bride must consent to the marriage, verbally and in writing. &lt;code&gt;Wali comes into this category on behalf of bride to do the consent&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mahr&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Witnesses&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prenuptial Contract Conditions&lt;/strong&gt; – Either the bride or the groom may submit contract conditions which, if agreed upon, become legally-binding conditions of marriage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2114" LastActivityDate="2013-11-13T16:32:40.517" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10009" CreationDate="2013-11-13T16:45:15.170" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually it should be taken as a combination of two Aayahs (verses), &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O those who believe, the Qisas has been enjoined upon you - freeman&#xA;  for a freeman, slave for a slave and female for a female. If one is&#xA;  then forgiven something by his brother, then there is pursuing as&#xA;  recognized and payment to him in fairness. That is a relief from your&#xA;  Lord, and mercy. So, whoever exceeds the limit after all that, for him&#xA;  there is painful punishment. And vested in the Qisas, there is life&#xA;  for you O people of wisdom, perhaps you will be God-fearing.&quot;&#xA;  (2:178-179)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I dug the web and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muftisays.com/blog/Seifeddine-M/1703_15-06-2011/surah-albaqarah-178179.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;found the rulings&lt;/a&gt;, so here I quote, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1)&lt;/strong&gt; The principle of even retaliation is applied exclusively in cases&#xA;  of culpable homicide when someone has been killed intentionally with a&#xA;  lethal weapon causing injury and blood-loss. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2)&lt;/strong&gt; In a homicide of this nature, the killer is killed in even&#xA;  retaliation - 'free man for a free man, slave for a slave, and female&#xA;  for a female - and similarly, a man for a woman. The mention of 'free&#xA;  man for a free man' and 'female for a female' in this verse refers to&#xA;  a specific event in the background of which it was revealed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the authority of Ibn Abi Hatim (ra), Ibn Katheer (ra) has reported&#xA;  that, just before the advent of Islam, war broke out between two&#xA;  tribes. Many men and women, free and slaves, belonging to both, were&#xA;  killed. Their case was still undecided when the Islamic period set in&#xA;  and the two tribes entered the fold of Islam. Now that they were&#xA;  Muslims, they started talking about retaliation for those killed on&#xA;  each side. One of the tribes which was more powerful insisted that&#xA;  they would not agree to anything less than that a free man for their&#xA;  slave and a man for their woman be killed from the other side. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was to refute this barbaric demand on their part that this verse&#xA;  was revealed. By saying 'free man for a free man, slave for a slave&#xA;  and female for a female' it is intended to negate their absurd demand&#xA;  that a free man for a slave and man for a woman should be killed in&#xA;  retaliation, even though he may not be the killer. The just law that&#xA;  Islam enforced was that the killer is the one who has to be killed in&#xA;  Qisas. If a woman is the killer why an innocent man should be killed&#xA;  in retaliation? Similarly, if the killer is a slave, there is no sense&#xA;  in retaliating against an innocent free man. This is an injustice&#xA;  which can never be tolerated in Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This verse means nothing but what has been stated earlier, and we&#xA;  repeat, that the one who has killed will be the one to be killed in&#xA;  Qisas. It is not permissible to kill an innocent man or someone free&#xA;  for a killer, woman or slave. Let us hasten to clarify that the verse&#xA;  does not mean that Qisas will not be taken from a man who kills a&#xA;  woman or from a free man who kills a slave. In the very beginning of&#xA;  this verse the words: &quot;The Qisas has been enjoined upon you in the&#xA;  case of those murdered&quot; are a clear proof of this universality of&#xA;  application. There are other verses where this aspect has been stated&#xA;  more explicitly, for instance, in (the person for the person). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3)&lt;/strong&gt; If, in a case of intentional killing the murderer is given full&#xA;  pardon, for instance, should both of the two surviving sons of the&#xA;  deceased pardon and forego their right of retaliation, the killer is&#xA;  free of any claim against him. In case the pardon is not that full,&#xA;  for instance, as illustrated above, one of the two surviving sons does&#xA;  pardon the killer while the other does not, the result will be that&#xA;  the killer will stand released right there from the retaliatory&#xA;  punishment, but the one who has not pardoned the killer will be&#xA;  entitled to half of the blood-money (diyah). In Shari'ah, this diyah&#xA;  amounts to one hundred camels or one thousand dinars or ten thousand&#xA;  dirhams or approximately nineteen pounds of silver according to&#xA;  current weights and measures. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4)&lt;/strong&gt; The way an incomplete pardon makes payment of blood-money&#xA;  necessary, in the same manner, a mutual settlement between parties&#xA;  concerned on a certain amount makes retaliation inapplicable and&#xA;  payment of the agreed amount becomes necessary. This, however, is&#xA;  governed by some conditions which appear in books of Fiqh. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5)&lt;/strong&gt; Under the Islamic law, the inheritors of the person killed,&#xA;  whatever their number, will inherit and own the right of retaliation&#xA;  and blood-money in accordance with their share in the inheritance. If&#xA;  blood-money is taken, it will be distributed among the inheritors in&#xA;  accordance with their share in the inheritance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And should Qisas (even retaliation) become the choice, the right of&#xA;  Qisas will also be commonly shared by all. Since Qisas is indivisible,&#xA;  the pardon given by any one of the inheritors will hold good and the&#xA;  pardon will become inclusive of the right of retaliation held by other&#xA;  inheritors. However, they shall receive the blood-money amount&#xA;  according to their share. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6)&lt;/strong&gt; It is true that the right of even retaliation is vested in the&#xA;  legal heirs of the persons killed but, in accordance with the&#xA;  consensus of the Muslim community, they do not have the right to&#xA;  settle the score all by themselves, in other words, they cannot kill&#xA;  the killer on their own, instead, they have to seek the help of a&#xA;  Muslim ruler or his deputy to realize their right. The reason is that&#xA;  Qisas is an intricate issue when it comes to details which are simply&#xA;  out of reach for an average person. Therefore, the legal heirs of the&#xA;  person killed, not knowing the particular circumstances when&#xA;  retaliation does, or does not become necessary, may commit some sort&#xA;  of excess under the heat of their anger. So, by a unanimous agreement&#xA;  of the scholars of the Muslim community, it is necessary that the&#xA;  right of retaliation be secured and made effective through the agency&#xA;  of an Islamic government. (Qurtubi) (Ma'ariful Qur'an, Vol.1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2114" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-30T06:54:03.120" LastActivityDate="2015-06-30T06:54:03.120" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10016" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10000" CreationDate="2013-11-13T19:14:21.227" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The salat of Fajr starts when (True) Fajr comes in, up until the sun starts rises.  Once the sun has risen, the time of the salat ends, and so from that time you would have to make it up.  So qaza (قضاء) time would be, if sun rise is at 7:30, after the sun has fully risen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further information see &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/52278&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this (Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-20T04:27:19.277" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:27:19.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="10017" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5405" CreationDate="2013-11-13T22:34:44.470" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;That (this) is indeed a noble Qur'an &#xA;In a Book kept hidden &#xA;Which none toucheth save the purified, &#xA;A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.&#xA;(A-Quran)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;By no means! Indeed it is a message of Instruction&#xA;Therefore, whoever wills, should remember&#xA;On leaves held in honour&#xA;Exalted, purified&#xA;In the hands of scribes&#xA;Noble and pious&quot;&#xA;Sura' 80: 11-16&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the light of above sura 80 v#:11-16, The Quran can be placed at any place except where there is Nijasat(impurity) or Thing which is made of unclean things made haram to us. Remember one thing, First the Holy scripts of Quran was present on leaves held in honour now ask about bag. So in my views You can place Quran in your bag but make sure it is clean and not made up of the material made haram to Muslims. Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3575" LastActivityDate="2013-11-13T22:34:44.470" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10020" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9887" CreationDate="2013-11-14T01:05:00.123" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Making a choice is not prohibited in Islam but the most essential thing is God fearing. You can chose up any man as long as he is pious man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3577" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-11-14T02:49:20.233" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T02:49:20.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10000" CreationDate="2013-11-14T06:26:01.023" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fajr time will last long till the sun-rises.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abdullah bin Amr (RA) that the Prophet (PBUH)&#xA;  said, “The time for Zuhr is so long as Asr has not come. The time for&#xA;  Asr is so long as the sun has not turned yellow. The time for Maghrib&#xA;  is so long as the twilight has not disappeared. The time for Isha is&#xA;  so long as half of the night has not passed. The time for Fajr is so&#xA;  long as the sun has not risen.”- &lt;strong&gt;Muslim, Vol.2, 1386&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have time to pray atleast one rakat of fajr prayer before sun-rise, then pray Fajr,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is narrated By Abu Huraira : Allah's Apostle said, &quot;If anyone of&#xA;  you can get one Rak'a of the 'Asr prayer before sunset, he should&#xA;  complete his prayer. If any of you can get one Rak'a of the Fajr&#xA;  prayer before sunrise, he should complete his prayer.&quot;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithcollection.com/sahihbukhari/43-Sahih%20Bukhari%20Book%2010.%20Times%20of%20the%20Prayers/1109-sahih-bukhari-volume-001-book-010-hadith-number-531.html&quot;&gt;Bukhari&#xA;  Volume 001, Book 010, Hadith 531.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is also Narrated By Abu Huraira : Allah's Apostle said, &quot;Whoever&#xA;  could get one Rak'a of a prayer, (in its proper time) he has got the&#xA;  prayer.&quot;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithcollection.com/sahihbukhari/43-Sahih%20Bukhari%20Book%2010.%20Times%20of%20the%20Prayers/1086-sahih-bukhari-volume-001-book-010-hadith-number-554.html&quot;&gt;Bukhari Volume 001, Book 010, Hadith 554.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T06:26:01.023" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10022" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2013-11-14T06:39:30.087" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many communities practice forms of &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_Islam#Folk_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Folk Islam&lt;/a&gt;,&quot; wherein cultural practices and traditions are absorbed into daily life and described under the umbrella term &quot;Islam,&quot; despite having no actual basis in Islamic doctrine or scriptures.  For people living in such communities, figuring out exactly where the line between &quot;culture&quot; and &quot;religion&quot; is set can be a difficult task.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Questions seeking to understand what, if any, Islamic basis a commonly-held practice or tradition actually has can be asked under this tag.  In particular, such questions should be about practices which:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;are practiced almost exclusively by Muslim-majority communities, or&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;frequently referred to as part of Islam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not, however, to be used for questions which are seeking a ruling on whether a particular practice is halal or haram, or if a common practice based on a known (albeit unorthodox) interpretation of scripture is correct.  It is specifically for extant practices which are already considered somehow part of &quot;Islam,&quot; but for which the actual Islamic basis is unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also the following relevant meta discussions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.islam.stackexchange.com/questions/350/should-melting-lead-question-be-on-topic&quot;&gt;Should melting lead question be on-topic?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.islam.stackexchange.com/questions/656/should-folk-islam-be-on-topic&quot;&gt;Should Folk Islam be on-topic?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-11-14T06:39:30.087" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T06:39:30.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10023" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2013-11-14T06:39:30.087" Score="0" Body="Use this tag for those questions which seek to find what, if any, basis a common practice or belief has in Islamic fundamentals, or if it is just a cultural tradition (e.g. &quot;folk Islam&quot;)." OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-09-09T17:38:23.227" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T17:38:23.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10025" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10029" CreationDate="2013-11-14T10:54:16.693" Score="5" ViewCount="3065" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is known that love before marriages are not at allowed. But can we please have Hadith or reference from Quran which clarifies the extent to which premarital love is permissible.?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we have any references to compare and learn from the moral.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;well I would welcome the answer for almost all possible cases , but my main curiousity is about where two people from two different family and both being muslim fall in love after knowing one another .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3555" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T10:14:22.063" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T10:14:22.063" Title="To what extent is premarital love permissible?" Tags="|source-identification|relationships|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-05-27T04:29:01.253" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7459" CreationDate="2013-11-14T13:08:50.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to your question is NO. As I know islam never ask people to insist on such a thing. Islam said respect your guests and let them be comfortable. So as these, it is not acceptable to insist on such things on your guests.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3580" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-11-15T05:19:08.527" LastActivityDate="2013-11-15T05:19:08.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10027" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8698" CreationDate="2013-11-14T13:14:46.563" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, she can. But she should get permission from her husband or her father. And without their permission, it is not acceptable to do that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3580" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-29T09:52:50.337" LastActivityDate="2016-04-29T09:52:50.337" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10025" CreationDate="2013-11-14T13:25:37.520" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;if by love before marriage you mean having a relation with opposite gender,in islam it consider to be haram.as there is in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَ لا مُتَّخِذاتِ أَخْدان&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Nesa/25&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it contain a massage that you shouldnt have relationship with a person who is not mahram to you.‏ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3580" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T13:25:37.520" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10029" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10025" CreationDate="2013-11-14T14:36:26.077" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before marriage, every man is Non-mahram for a girl(except close relations, and i hope you are aware of those relations). And Islam does NOT allows any type of intimacy, specially physical, with them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the list of Mahram in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And marry not women whom your fathers married, except what has&#xA;  already passed; indeed it was shameful and most hateful, and an evil&#xA;  way. Forbidden to you (for marriage) are: your mothers, your&#xA;  daughters, your sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's&#xA;  daughters, your foster mother who breastfed you, your foster sisters,&#xA;  your wives' mothers, your stepdaughters under your guardianship, born&#xA;  of your wives to whom you have gone in -but there is no sin on you if&#xA;  you have not done so (to marry their daughters), the wives of your&#xA;  sons who spring from your loins, and two sisters in wedlock at the&#xA;  same time, except for what has already passed; verily Allah is&#xA;  Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. &quot; [4:22-23]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming to the point of Love, first thing it that you have stay away from Any type of close contact with non-mahram. If you still fall in love, it can be due to many reasons, but once you know that you actually LOVE (please not the difference between love and Likeness), Then Still he is not your mahram.. so all the rules of non-mahram applies to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Almighty said, (Say to the believing men to lower their gazes and&#xA;  guard their chastity… And say to the believing women to lower their&#xA;  gazes and guard their chastity and not to display their charms in&#xA;  public.) (An-Nur 24: 30-31)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah Subhanahu WaTaala says in the Holy Qur’an, in Surah An-Noor:   O&#xA;  you who believe! Follow not the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan). And&#xA;  whosoever follows the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan), then, verily he&#xA;  commands Al-Fahsha (i.e. to commit indecency), and Al-Munkar&#xA;  (disbelief and polytheism (i.e. to do evil and wicked deeds; to speak&#xA;  or to do what is forbidden in Islam, etc.)). And had it not been for&#xA;  the Grace of Allah and His Mercy on you, not one of you would ever&#xA;  have been pure from sins. But Allah purifies (guides to Islam) whom He&#xA;  wills, and Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower. [Al-Qur’an 24:21]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Umar (RA) narrated that the Blessed Prophet (sallallahu alayhi&#xA;  wasallam) said, “The man is never alone with a non-mahram woman but&#xA;  the third of them is Shaytan.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in short, you love a man or not, he will still remain for you a non-mahram, you dont get any type of special type of allowed relationship with him, in case you love him or dont. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best solution in this case, is to do nikah as soon as possible. Because once you are in love someone,then its like a goldern oppurtunity for Shatian to make each your close to each other by giving you many many logical reasons, like &quot;You love him, its ok to come close to him its of to talk to him,its fine if you touch him, just dont do it much, just little&quot;,, and many such waswasaas.... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so Beware of ticks of shaitan and stay away from him,till the nikah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T14:36:26.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10030" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8698" CreationDate="2013-11-14T15:37:45.730" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is rule of thumb in Islam that a Muslim woman must be accompanied by mahram, when she has to go out of her home for a longer term, be it for travel, education, or anything.  So permission of husband or any mahram does not matter, when our prophet Muhammad himself prohibited it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are ahadith about it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported that the Prophet&#xA;  (PBUH) said, &quot;No man must not be alone with a woman except in the&#xA;  presence of her (Mahram). &lt;strong&gt;No woman should travel except in company&#xA;  of a (Mahram)&lt;/strong&gt;.' A man said: &quot;O Messenger of Allah! I have been&#xA;  enrolled for such and such expedition, and my wife left for Hajj.' He&#xA;  (PBUH) said to him, &quot;Go and perform Hajj with your wife.&quot; (Al-Bukhari&#xA;  and Muslim.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhari and Muslim narrated from Ibn Abbas -may Allah be content&#xA;  with them- that Rasulallah (saw) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;«لا تسافر المرأة إلا مع ذي محرم» “A woman should not travel without a&#xA;  Mahram”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sayyiduna Abu Saaid al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates&#xA;  that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace)&#xA;  said: &quot;Let no woman travel for more than three days unless her husband&#xA;  or a Mahram is with her&quot;. (Sahih Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace) said: &quot;It is&#xA;  unlawful for a woman who believes in Allah and the last day that she&#xA;  travels the distance of one day and one night without a Mahram&#xA;  accompanying her&quot;. (Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 1038).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope no doubt is left after these ahadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T01:13:52.270" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T01:13:52.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9362" CreationDate="2013-11-14T21:07:35.460" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ibn Omar reported: They (people) used to purchase food-grain in a place confronting the market and sell it also in its place. Then the Holy Prophet forbade them to sell it in its place till they take it in possession.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-(Abu Daud)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Abbas reported: As for that of which the Holy Prophet prohibited sale, it is food-crops till they come in possession. Ibn Abbas said: I don’t consider anything but just like it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-(Bukhari and Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have sufficient knowledge about Stock options but if money is taken before possession of goods sold is forbidden in Islam as it's clear from above Ahadis. Can't say more because you know better the nature of your business.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3575" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T21:07:35.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10033" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-14T21:37:33.907" Score="0" ViewCount="80" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does we simple people sin when we attribute things with Allah’s will?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some examples are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A man dies right after his wife confessed that she had an abortion because they did not want to have any more children.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I pass that exam because I helped my grandmother arranging woods for heating.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I broke my arm because I was too hard (violent) with my horse.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that there is some general goodness about Allah’s payment on this word. And there is connection between interest and war. A long and good life in associated with maintaining family ties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="140" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T07:20:49.133" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T07:20:49.133" Title="Are we permitted to attribute things to Allah's will?" Tags="|halal-haram|allah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10033" CreationDate="2013-11-14T22:37:34.420" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 4:621, Narrated Abu Huraira&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle   said, &quot;Adam and Moses argued with each other. Moses said to Adam, 'You are Adam whose mistake expelled you from Paradise.' Adam said to him, 'You are Moses whom Allah selected as His Messenger and as the one to whom He spoke directly; yet you blame me for a thing which had already been written in my fate before my creation?' &quot; Allah's Apostle   said twice, &quot;So, Adam overpowered Moses.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah tests us in this world Humans are diferent from angels in one regard that we have been  given authority to act according to our wish but what result comes is from Allah. We can not attribute result of any act to humans. Humans are free to take decissions and apreciate other's support and pay back but can not say the goodness is because of our acts the reason behind this is that Allah is the best knower and knows the reason of bad or good which happens to us. We dont know it, so say Allah knows best whatever good or bad happened to us instead of saying such and such thing happened because of such and such act or reason.&#xA;Read event of &quot;Prophet Musa and Khidr&quot;  Surah 18: 60-82&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3575" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T22:37:34.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10011" CreationDate="2013-11-14T22:54:02.577" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it is no more than a tradition and is not connected to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mandatory things For Marriage are:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1.Mutual consent of spouse&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2.Haq Mahr&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3.Witnesses&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4.Consent of parents is disputed among Islamic Schools of thought&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5.Conditions are optional&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope you find the answer, Allah bless you and us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3575" LastEditorUserId="3575" LastEditDate="2013-11-14T23:00:05.877" LastActivityDate="2013-11-14T23:00:05.877" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10036" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-15T04:56:45.743" Score="3" ViewCount="3307" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes i subconsciously ask for bad things in my Dua'a that i don't want. Because i know that i'm not supposed to ask it, it just happens. e.g. i will make a Dua'a that my children will be happy and healthy and will outlive me. But then subconsciously i will think i hope they don't even though it's not what i want to happen. It just repeats in my head because i know i shouldn't think it. So does Allah accept Dua's we do not mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3583" LastActivityDate="2021-05-31T00:20:15.207" Title="Dua'a for things you do not mean" Tags="|allah|dua|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10025" CreationDate="2013-11-15T05:18:28.733" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is my opinion....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;My creed is love; &#xA;wherever its caravan turns along the way&#xA;that is my belief, my faith&quot; ----Ibn Arabi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the basic ingredient of &quot;love&quot; is understood as compassion and mercy then this is God's greatest attribute and one which all human beings must strive to achieve  towards one another. The manners that it entails are behaviors and attitudes of kindness consideration, caring, grace, civility, respect...etc. These manners must be accorded to all irrespective of gender, body shape, color of skin, intellectual ability or any other differences. &#xA;&quot;Love&quot; as defined above is not confined to humanity alone but must be given to all of God's creations. To &quot;Love&quot; God's creations is to learn how to &quot;Love&quot; God. Compassion and mercy are also the basic building blocks of marital relationships. &#xA;However, in a marriage there is an additional component of &quot;love&quot; that is not there in any other type of relationship...sexual intimacy. This is a gift from God that helps to create a special bond between a married couple. In order to accord this gift the respect it deserves, it must be used within the framework of marriage. &#xA;Sexual attraction allows 2 people to figure out if they want marriage or not. It is a very normal part of human beings and there is no need to be scared of it. What one has to beware of is its misuse. If Sexual attraction is misused to begin unhealthy relationships it is not good, if it is used to choose your partner in marriage...it is good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marriage---&#xA;“And among His signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that you may dwell in peace and tranquility with them, and He has put love and mercy between your (hearts): Verily in that are signs for those who reflect” (Quran 30:21).&#xA;“O Humans revere your Guardian Lord, Who created you from a single soul created of like nature her mate, and from this scattered (like seeds) countless men and women. Reverence Allah through Whom you claim your mutual rights” (Quran 4:1).&#xA;&quot;They are your garments and you are their garments&quot; (partial---2:187)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3056" LastActivityDate="2013-11-15T05:18:28.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10039" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-15T07:20:57.327" Score="3" ViewCount="21291" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is known that we were ordered to pay namaz 5 times a day by ALLAH HIMSELF .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have any references , nor do I have much knowledge&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;can somebody please help with a little history for Jummah namaz .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When did it started , its meaning and its importance &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3555" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T09:06:18.143" LastActivityDate="2019-03-29T18:20:16.090" Title="What is the history of Jummah namaz?" Tags="|history|islamic-events|jumuah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10036" CreationDate="2013-11-15T10:33:47.437" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah knows your intentions, and understands you very well, that what is in your heart. Dua is not like if you utter wrong words by your mouth then those wrong words will become true. So what you have in your heart, and your intentions, ONLY That will be accepted by Allah, and what you Actually mean to ask in dua, and not what you utter by mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2013-11-15T10:33:47.437" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7459" CreationDate="2013-11-15T15:41:06.277" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Noah (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7459/being-too-hospitable-to-guests#comment14961_7459&quot;&gt;in comments above&lt;/a&gt;) provided an excellent explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your hosts are insisting you to stay late or sleepover, it is because they are showing hospitality. They have enjoyed your company and want to continue that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I completely understand this sort of behavior (as I go through this many times). You cannot always fulfill your hosts' wishes to stay longer. In such case, you can politely turn down their (repeated) requests. Being rude isn't a nice thing though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case you encounter such behavior a lot, you can be preemptive and set your hosts' expectations before getting there that you cannot only stay for X hours or days etc., and have to get back as you have other commitments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam, undoubtedly, teaches one to be nice to guests. If a host is insisting a guest to stay longer, then the guest should not be rude or loose temper. That is certainly not what Islam wants Muslims to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have something to do after work but your boss wants you to stay late, how will you tackle that situation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2014-07-14T13:56:15.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10039" CreationDate="2013-11-15T21:33:16.323" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Abdullah b. 'Abbas (ra) narrates from the Prophet (saws) that permission to perform the Friday prayer was given (by Allah) before hijrah, but the people were unable to congregate and perform it. The Prophet (saws) wrote a note to Mus'ab b. Umair (who was deputed to Madinah at the time to instruct them in Islam) to pray two raka'at in congregation on Friday. The Prophet (saws) then migrated to Madinah, and after his stay at Quba on his way into Madinah, prayed his first Jumu'ah prayer at the area of the tribe of Banu Salamah (today, Masjid Qiblatain). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2013-11-15T21:33:16.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10048" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10059" CreationDate="2013-11-16T13:21:46.820" Score="4" ViewCount="916" Body="&lt;p&gt;Except surah 'tauba' all surah of Qur'an starts with &quot;bismillah ar rehman ir Raheem&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;How being rehmaan and being Raheem different?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An aalim explained that Allah is rehmaan for all the creatures. It does not matter if they believe in god or not, it does not matter they are good or bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah is Raheem for some selected people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-03-30T13:21:55.760" LastActivityDate="2017-09-30T08:46:50.287" Title="How the attributes of god 'Rehman' and 'Raheem' different" Tags="|allah|asma-ul-husna|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10048" CreationDate="2013-11-16T15:40:20.953" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some aalims (scholars) say: &quot;Rahman&quot; is a name (&quot;Esm&quot;) not attribute, just for god. But &quot;Rahim&quot; is an attribute which used for passenger &quot;Mohammad (ص)&quot; in surah &quot;tauba&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Two reasons are explained:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We can replace &quot;Allah&quot; instead of &quot;Rahman&quot; everywhere in the Quran.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Rahim&quot; used just in kindness of him, but &quot;Rahman&quot; used everywhere.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.al-shia.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2158" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-30T08:46:50.287" LastActivityDate="2017-09-30T08:46:50.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9526" CreationDate="2013-11-16T16:42:37.210" Score="1" Body="&lt;h3&gt;Women in Arab; women in West&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You're taking this to the wrong side a bit. Islam was never a religion for just Arab people. Islam is a complete code of conduct for humanity. So what do you expect? A woman from Arab will have to wear the Hijab where its alot hot and humid temp, and a woman won't need to wear hers burkha in West where temp is bearable just because her complexity is being not fair? Just because her doctor is telling her that remove the burkha and you'll be fair in color? How can that happen. Allah would never do injustice to his creature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;What is burkha&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Burkha was never meant to be something that is black in color; which starts covering female body from her head, lets say hairs, and goes down all the way to her feet even covering her shoes. That's a cultural burkha not the islamic one. That burkha was used by people of tribes. They tried to hide their women from anyone, their females had to wear burkha even in the homes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Where to wear a burkha&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam wants a woman to be covered when she is infront of a person that not a mehram for her. Lets say, female's father, brother, mother and all these relatives don't need to meet her only when she is wearing her burkha. Burkha is asked to wear once she is outside where anyone from public can see her. Then burkha needs to be wore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Living in West? still wear burkha&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Going to west doesn't mean to leave your burkha; burkha is a part of our Islamic culture, not the part of eastern culture! :) However, even if a girl is wearing Hijab she is half covered; that's enough for her if she feels uncomfortable in burkha. You need to take your culture with you, and keep it in your heart. Respect your culture like they do respect their own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;What I might share&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best answer would be, Allah knows how his creatures feels in a condition. And will never punish them for the sins or discrimination of the religion that they have no control over. Just like you mentioned Vitamin D and all other symptons, I am not well aware of these things but if a female feels uncomfortable, she can replace burkha with Hijab, but she must be covered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-11-16T16:42:37.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8818" CreationDate="2013-11-16T17:56:30.360" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Listen brother, I don't know how you get the information about this or who told you what. But you're wrong in many aspects! How? Let me clarify this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;When is female in Iddah&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First thing to note is that a wife is never in Iddah, a female is in Iddah. When she is a wife she never has to face this situation. Iddah is a situation when a female's husband is dead or divorces him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;What is Iddah for&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Iddah is a term used for a female who is given a time to stay away from any male. Why? Iddah is generally used to let anything that is inside her womb to show its symptons; pregnancy. If she is pregnant, the family of her ex-husband needs to take care of that child otherwise she is allowed to marry other person on her desire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You said that you were having an intimate time with your wife? That is total confusion for me. Because if she is your wife then she isn't in iddah, if she is in iddah then she is not your wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now come two points. If she is not your wife, and you're still intimate with her then you're doing zina; since you have no right on her. But if she is your wife, then how do you say she is in iddah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the only answer here would be that you need to wait for the time when she is out of this period. Then you can be intimate; you'll have right on her too. But till then, just wait and be patient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-11-16T17:56:30.360" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9526" CreationDate="2013-11-16T20:57:03.647" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, &lt;em&gt;hijab&lt;/em&gt; is the actual type of covering, which woman should do. It has some basic criteria that except hands and eyes, whole body should be covered. (Most scholars recommend covering the face as well, although that does not make it obligatory, but iff done it's &lt;em&gt;mutabahab&lt;/em&gt;). And there is no &quot;&lt;em&gt;burqa&lt;/em&gt;&quot; in Islam, although the &lt;em&gt;burqa&lt;/em&gt; is one form of &lt;em&gt;hijab&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case, a woman is NOT allowed to leave &lt;em&gt;hijab&lt;/em&gt;, UNLESS she has to face very serious consequences for it or following it may create serious issues for her. Otherwise, leaving &lt;em&gt;hijab&lt;/em&gt; is in no way allowed in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, you have to know that you don't have to do complete &lt;em&gt;hijab&lt;/em&gt; in your home. In the boundary of home, you still have a lot of sunlight coming inside your home, so can't you get sunlight from there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-01-19T21:48:36.783" LastActivityDate="2014-01-19T21:48:36.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2156" CreationDate="2013-11-17T07:40:46.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah the Most High says in the Qur’an, surah al-Waqiyah , ayat 77-79, &#xA;انه لقران كريم في كتاب مكنون لا يمسه الا المطهرون&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;meaning, in the closest possible translation, &#xA;Indeed, it surely is  Noble Qur'an, in preserved Writing, not touch it except the ones purified&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;لا يمسه         - “not touch” – here, according to Arabic grammar, may mean either “can not touch” or “may not touch”, i.e., “should not touch” – or both. Similarly, “Qur’an” here may mean any, some or all of the possible meaning of the word: “Recitation”, “the physical words wherein the recitable Word of God is held preserved in writing”, and the “Essence/ Substance of the Word of God held in a protected Writ”, i.e., in the Lawh al-Mahfuz.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Combining the possible meanings of the words “not touch” and “Qur’an” in various possible combinations, the entire portion - انه لقران كريم في كتاب مكنون لا يمسه الا المطهرون&#xA;would seem to mean any or some or all of the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1) Indeed, it surely is  Noble Recitation, preserved in Writing, can not touch it except the ones purified; &#xA;(2) Indeed, it surely is  Noble Recitation, preserved in Writing, should not touch it except the ones purified; &#xA;(3) Indeed, it surely is  Noble words wherein the recitable Word of God is held preserved in writing” can not touch it except the ones purified;&#xA;(4) Indeed, it surely is  Noble words wherein the recitable Word of God is held preserved in writing” should not touch it except the ones purified;&#xA;(5) Indeed, it surely is  Noble “Essence/ Substance of the Word of God held in a protected Writ”, i.e., in the Lawh al-Mahfuz, can not touch it except the ones purified; &#xA;(6) Indeed, it surely is  Noble “Essence/ Substance of the Word of God held in a protected Writ”, i.e., in the Lawh al-Mahfuz, should not touch it except the ones purified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obedience to Allah the Most High requires to obey the ayat as much as humanly possible, which, in light of the above, will be to follow in action no. 2, 4, 6, and know  and no. 5 as true; no. 1 and 3 are not correct meaning, simply because they are empirically verifiable as incorrect – as  recitation  can in reality be done if someone wanted to do it, and words f the Qur’an in writing can also be touched.&#xA;So, the conclusion from the analysis so far shows that, we must believe that the Noble “Essence/ Substance of the Word of God held in a protected Writ”, i.e., in the Lawh al-Mahfuz, revealed through the Qur’an recited or written down,  can not be even touched – let alone understood – by anyone  except the   ones purified physically and spiritually; and also, not recite the Qur’an when not ritually purified as ritually required by ghusl and/ or wudhu; and also not to touch the words of the Qur’an when not ritually purified as ritually required by ghusl and/ or wudhu.&#xA;Ritual requirement of purification, we know from elsewhere, is ghusl – if one fells in condition of junub, and wudhu, in conditions which break wudhu.&#xA;However, to the above there is one “istithna” – exceptional concession, established by sunnah: for recitation – one can do it if in a condition that breaks wudhu, as according to a Sahih hadith narrated by Ahmad from ‘Ali radhiyAllahu ‘anhu,  the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa aalihi wa sallam came out from the toilet and recited something from the Qur’aan. He said, “This is for the one who is not junub; but the one who is junub should not do this, not even one ayah.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, on the issue of touching the written words in which the Qur’an or portion thereof is held preserved – like in a mushaf – the ayat quoted from surah al-Waqiyah mean that none should recite the Qur’an when in junub, and none should touch the written words in which the recited Qur’an is held preserved when in the condition of  junub or a condition that breaks wudhu, without  first removing that condition: do ghusl, if in junub, or do wudhu if not in junub but also not in wudhu – before touching any word in which anything from the Qur’an is written.&#xA;This is further directly clarified in a sahih hadith,  narrated from ‘Amr ibn Hazm radhiyAllahu ‘anhu,  stating that Syyeduna Rasulullah sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa aalihi  wa sallam, wrote to the people of Yemen: “No one should touch the Qur’aan except one who is taahir (pure).” This is a jayyid hadith which has a number of other isnads which strengthen it. &#xA;As clarified by Shaykh Bin Baz, Grand Mufti of Sa’udi Arabia, it is known from this hadith that, &#xA; “it not permissible to touch the Qur’aan except in a state of purity from both major and minor impurity. The same applies to moving it from place to place, if the person who is moving it is not taahir. But if he touches it or moves it with something in between, such as picking it up in a wrapper, then it is OK. But if he touches it directly when he is not taahir, this is not permitted according to the saheeh view of the majority of scholars, for the reasons stated above. With regard to reciting it, it is OK for him to recite it from memory when he is without wudoo’, or for him to read it if the Qur’aan is held by someone who asks him to correct or prompt him.&#xA;“But the person who is junub, i.e., in a state of major impurity, should not recite Qur’aan, because it was narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that nothing ever kept him from reciting Qur’aan except for janaabah …&#xA;“The point is that the one who is junub should not recite Qur’aan either from the Mus-haf or from memory, until he has taken a bath (ghusl). But the one who has broken his wudoo’ and is impure in the sense of minor impurity may recite Qur’aan from memory but she should not touch the Mus-haf.”  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is what the Muslims have always followed and believed for over 1400 years since the times of Syyeduna Rasulullah sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa aalihi wa sallam, on the basis of the ayat of the Qur’an and Sunnah  as narrated in sahih hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3594" LastActivityDate="2013-11-17T07:40:46.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10057" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10058" CreationDate="2013-11-17T08:24:31.937" Score="1" ViewCount="270" Body="&lt;p&gt;If an unmarried man knows a woman who is beautiful but not pious and does lots of sins. The man does not love her or anything and does not look at her anymore either. But he cannot forget the beauty and he prays to Allah for a wife who would look like that but would be good and pious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according to Islam, is there anything wrong in him asking for that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3595" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-11-17T19:08:02.897" LastActivityDate="2013-11-17T19:18:30.273" Title="Wanting someone as wife" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|wife|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10058" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10057" CreationDate="2013-11-17T08:45:14.700" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there is no issue in praying for something that he wants to get. Everyone has his own sense and has full right to be with someone he loves or wants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he loves her beauty, then he should stay away from her for its not a love its lust and will guide him on the path of sin too. A female who commits alot of sins is never a bad girl. She can change her mind when she gets some guidance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the person thinks that he can manage to make her a good girl. Then there is no issue in marrying her. Islam forgives everyone who turns to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is a religion of peace and teaches forgiveness. So if the person thinks that he likes the girl but is shy in having her as his wife only because she is a bad girl, then he can try to guide her on the right path. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And once again, there is no shame in praying to God to get what he desires for, but should always feel happy and accept what his God has decided for him! For its the only fate of his. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-11-17T19:07:54.863" LastActivityDate="2013-11-17T19:07:54.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10048" CreationDate="2013-11-17T15:08:43.037" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Rahman&quot; means merciful for all (believer or non-believer). Like sending rain, food,...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Rahim&quot; means merciful for believers only. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has two kind of mercy. One is for all. And one type is extra only for believers (Mumenin).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiasource.com/al-mizan/tafsir/1-1-5/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-17T10:54:57.350" LastActivityDate="2015-10-17T10:54:57.350" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10060" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10062" CreationDate="2013-11-17T15:17:09.530" Score="6" ViewCount="3846" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have some questions about the first wife of the Prophet.  My questions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What was her name?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How did the prophet come to know her?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How old was she?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who was her father?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who was her mother?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, if I am only allowed to ask one question at a time, then that single question would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was the first wife of the Prophet a virgin before she got married to the Prophet i.e., was the first wife of the Prophet previously married/divorced?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-30T11:47:52.007" LastActivityDate="2023-01-26T07:56:38.730" Title="Who was the Prophet's first wife?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|wives-of-the-prophet|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10060" CreationDate="2013-11-17T18:36:00.643" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What was her name?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Khadijah (peace be upon her)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How did the Prophet come to know her?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to Al-Raheeq al-Makhtum, &quot;the Prophet (peace be upon him) went to Syria as a merchant for Khadijah(pbuh). She was a business-woman of great honor and fortune. She used to employ men to do her business for a certain percentage of profits.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She knew about his honesty, good manners etc. So she proposed for marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How old was she?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She was 40 years old at the time of marriage and the Prophet was 25 years old.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who was her father?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Khadija, daughter of Khwailid&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who was her mother?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fathima bint Zaidah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Was the first wife of the Prophet previously married/divorced? Was the first wife of the Prophet a virgin before she got married to the Prophet?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She was a 2-times widow.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ar-Raheeq_Al-Makhtum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Last two answers from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khadijah_bint_Khuwaylid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article on Khadija bint Khuwaylid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="963" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-01-30T06:36:26.740" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T06:36:26.740" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10063" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10057" CreationDate="2013-11-17T19:18:30.273" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like Afzaal said no harm in making a legit supplication (which surely that is) to Allah but religiousness, piety and noble descent of the woman should take precedence over wealth and beauty when selecting ones wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27far_al-Sadiq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ja'far al-Sadiq(as)&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a man marries because of her wealth and beauty, he will deputize to&#xA;  that but if he marries because of her being religious, Allah will&#xA;  provide him with beauty and wealth [extracted from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alimamali.com/html/eng/books/tarbiat/tarbiat.doc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and quoted in &lt;em&gt;Al-kafi vol-5:333/ 3rd ch- Virtues of marrying a religious person&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2013-11-17T19:18:30.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2733" CreationDate="2013-11-18T07:41:17.240" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tamer Shlash's answer is all about fard prayers, let me provide the timings of nafil prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thahajjud:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It could be prayed after Isha and before Fajr Azaan. There is a hadith that after Isha whatever prayed will be considered as Thahajjud. But, praying at late night is the best time for it. If it is not possible to wake up before fajr Azaan, it is better to pray before sleep(after Isha).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ishraaq:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It should be prayed after 20 minutes after sunrise. Praying at the time of sun-rise is prohibited. So, you need to wait for at-least 20 minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chast(luhaa):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It could be prayed after Ishraaq and before Zuhar Azaan. It is better to perform it after a quarter of the day has passed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Awwabeen:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It could be prayed after Sunnat salat of Maqrib prayer. There is a hadith &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever prays, after the Maghrib, six rak’ât without talking of&#xA;  anything indecent in between them, it would be equivalent to twelve&#xA;  years of worship for him.- &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tirmidhi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastActivityDate="2013-11-18T07:41:17.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10069" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-18T13:22:10.163" Score="1" ViewCount="1407" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am making an application in which i am using sexy wallpapers but not full nude wallpapers. I am adding it to the Google Play store, where users can download it for free.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I earn money from an ad network which is integrated into the application. Once a user downloads the application and uses it, they will see the advertisements which are provided by the ad network.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That ad network company will then give me money for integrating their ad code to my application.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would this income be &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3601" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-11-18T22:59:52.150" LastActivityDate="2017-09-29T13:59:16.693" Title="Is it halal to make ad revenue from sexy wallpapers?" Tags="|halal-haram|business|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1932" CreationDate="2013-11-18T14:38:02.900" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First we need to understand what is God before judging whether we worship the same God or not, Allah clearly defines God in Surah Ikhlas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: He is Allah, the One and Only; [1] Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;&#xA;  [2] He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; [3] And there is none&#xA;  comparable unto Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence any religion which violates the above definition of God does not worship Allah but their own model of Allah. Only Jewish religion is compatible with the above definition of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Theologically Chalcedonian (Trinitarian) creed believes in Jesus's divinity hence practically they don't worship the same God as defined in Surah Ikhlas. The Quran explicitly calls the Christians disbelievers on account of taking Jesus as God:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surely, disbelievers are those who said: &quot;Allah is the third of the&#xA;  three (in a Trinity).&quot; But there is no Ilah (god) (none who has the&#xA;  right to be worshipped) but One Ilah (God -Allah). And if they cease&#xA;  not from what they say, verily, a painful torment will befall on the&#xA;  disbelievers among them. Al-Maeda, Chapter #5, Verse #73&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there are a few minority Christian sects like Universal Church, Mormonism etc which don’t believe in the divinity of Jesus and hence worship Allah who revealed the Injeel. Jews worship the lord of Bani Israel which in none but Allah hence they worship the same God as Muslims. Moreover Jews themselves consider Christians to be idolaters (Avodah Zarah) while they consider Muslims to be monotheists (Rambam in Sefer Qedusha, Hilkhot Maakhalot Asurot 11:7 ) having share in the hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many people would cite the following verse to claim that Muslims and Christians worship the same God, When Allah says the following :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is equitable&#xA;  between us and you - that we will not worship except Allah and not&#xA;  associate anything with Him and not take one another as lords instead&#xA;  of Allah .&quot; (Surah Al-e-Imran, verse 64)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The truth is that it just calls the Ahle Kitab to the absolute truth which is in their scriptures without regard to their actual beliefs, In fact in the above verse Allah just calls the Ahle Kitab to worship one God alone which they have ceased doing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the following verse is cited for the claim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not argue with the People of the Scripture except in a way that&#xA;  is best, except for those who commit injustice among them, and say,&#xA;  &quot;We believe in that which has been revealed to us and revealed to you.&#xA;  And our God and your God is one; and we are Muslims [in submission] to&#xA;  Him.&quot; al-'Ankabut:46&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here again Allah only conveys that our God is one without clarifying whether we worship the same God, in fact the presence of such verse indicates that they were not worshipping the same God hence they have to be informed that our God is one God unlike the Christians who believe in the trinity and Godhead of Jesus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-03T07:36:32.510" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T07:36:32.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10069" CreationDate="2013-11-18T14:45:29.317" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam prohibits and stops its followers from showing any nude thing or anything that Islam considers as having low moral values. Islam is a religion that stops one from being nude, showing nude, advertising nude content by which Imaan of other people would be at a sake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Earning via such content is itself prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me tell you an easy example of what is Halaal income, Halaal income as Holy Prophet described is any income that has some of hardwork included and which has no harmful effect on any other Muslim. The app would likely be qualified as a threat to people's Imaan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Showing ads itself is acceptable, but the content has to be halal to display in public, e.g. wallpapers of nature or animals would be permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2017-09-29T13:59:16.693" LastActivityDate="2017-09-29T13:59:16.693" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10072" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10077" CreationDate="2013-11-18T18:00:12.240" Score="4" ViewCount="2391" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it possible for a deed, thing, thought etc to be both makrooh and haram at the same time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/10069/my-income-is-halal-or-haram#comment19728_10071&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Background&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2019-10-07T14:27:47.513" Title="Coexistance of haram and makrooh" Tags="|halal-haram|makruh|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10072" CreationDate="2013-11-18T19:38:38.400" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Makrooh means Which is disliked (by Allah and his Rasul (Messenger))&#xA;and &quot;Haram&quot; means Strictly prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if a thing, thought or action is &lt;em&gt;Haram&lt;/em&gt;, it is automatically also &lt;em&gt;Makrooh&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But, if a thing, thought or action is &lt;em&gt;Makrooh&lt;/em&gt;, it is not necessary that it will be also &lt;em&gt;Haram&lt;/em&gt;. Most of the time, when we say an action is &lt;em&gt;Makrooh&lt;/em&gt;, it is intended as lesser than Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="177" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T16:55:05.617" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T16:55:05.617" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10075" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-18T22:48:43.777" Score="4" ViewCount="5946" Body="&lt;p&gt;Will there be levels in jannah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard that all wishes would be accepted in jannah so if I wish myself to be at a upper level of jannah will I be granted that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wish to know more about jannah levels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's say I wasn't that good and went to a lower level but after staying there for a long time will I be able to move to another level, like those people who would come out of hell after their punishment is over? Not getting full benefits or enjoyment is also a sort of punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2948" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-11-20T22:09:52.627" LastActivityDate="2016-07-19T15:49:49.760" Title="Jannah, it's levels and the extent to which wishes shall be fulfilled" Tags="|jannah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10069" CreationDate="2013-11-18T22:55:58.847" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to one hadith of the prophet, the Jews were cursed because while they were forbidden from eating fat, they chose to sell the fat and eat from the profits instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly to that would be any case where you're making money from something that you know is forbidden to you, but profiting from it on the grounds that others are willing to pay for it either because it is not forbidden to them or because they are unaware.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ergo, the halality of any venture would be directly based on the halality of the product itself.  So the fundamental question is, how can &quot;sexy wallpapers&quot; be halal when the Qur'an explicitly commands believing women to dress modestly, and for believing men to lower their gaze?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-11-18T22:55:58.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10077" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10072" CreationDate="2013-11-19T03:37:38.703" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. one deed cannot be both. Because Makrooh is permitted (although is discouraged but anyway is permitted and has no sin or punishment) but Haram is forbidden and doing it has sin and punishment. It is contradiction that an action be both Makrooh and Haram because one deed cannot be both permitted and prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But sometimes one deed is not clearly mentioned as Haram or Makruh in Quran and Hadith. So it needs investigation in Hadith resources to be determined. So it is possible two different scholar have different view. For example one scholars says according to my research (Ijtihad) it is Haram and another scholars says according to my Ijtihad it is Makrooh. And this difference in Ijtihad is mostly because of different views on authenticity of a hadith. One scholar may consider a hadith authentic and another consider it weak. &#xA;In fact both cannot be correct. But the followers of each scholar (Marja) should obey the fatwa of his own Marja. It is like when two doctor have different view about one patient. One doctor says surgery is needed and another says surgery is not needed and no one can determine who is correct because no one has the knowledge higher than them. The only one with higher knowledge is Imam Mahdi a.s. who is currently at Occultation and we do not have easy access to him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-28T09:46:05.333" LastActivityDate="2015-10-28T09:46:05.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10078" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10094" CreationDate="2013-11-19T07:29:18.600" Score="3" ViewCount="2460" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can I please have references for whether modifying, setting or doing anything with the eye brows for the sole purpose of looking good/better is permissible for our Muslim men/women or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3555" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T07:08:51.363" LastActivityDate="2021-04-16T10:50:26.183" Title="Is it permissible for Muslim men/women to modify or set their eye brows?" Tags="|halal-haram|women|men|hair|human-body|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10078" CreationDate="2013-11-19T07:40:19.727" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I had written an answer to a similar question on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam.com/questions/3465/is-trimming-eyebrows-haram/3470&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;another site&lt;/a&gt;, which I am copying (with slight modification) below:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plucking of the eyebrows goes against the sunnah of the prophet and should not be done; much like getting a tattoo or lengthening the hair, it is considered a form of changing what Allah has created.  There are a number of &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; wherein the prophet has cursed those who attempt to beautify themselves with such actions, or to perform them on others.  Here is one rather clear example narrated from Abdullah (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/77/164&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari 5948&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah has cursed those women who practise tattooing and those who get themselves tattooed, and those who remove their face hairs, and those who create a space between their teeth artificially to look beautiful, and such women as change the features created by Allah. Why then should I not curse those whom the Prophet has cursed? And that is in Allah's Book. i.e. His Saying: 'And what the Apostle gives you take it and what he forbids you abstain (from it).' (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/59/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 59:7&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether &quot;...&lt;em&gt;those who remove their face hairs&lt;/em&gt;...&quot; refers to all hairs of the face or just the eyebrows rests on the translation of the Arabic word &quot;&lt;em&gt;al-naamisah&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.  Although it can be literally interpreted to mean a woman who removes any of her facial hairs at all (rather than the eyebrows in particular), the common opinion is that &lt;em&gt;al-naamisah&lt;/em&gt; refers only to women who pluck and shape their eyebrows for beautification and that plucking other facial hairs (such as, for women, those in the beard or mustache area) is acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-11-20T03:30:39.153" LastActivityDate="2013-11-20T03:30:39.153" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10081" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10099" CreationDate="2013-11-19T08:29:34.850" Score="1" ViewCount="4915" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam Va Allaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can husband and wife may continue to carry their love even during the month of Ramazaan?&#xA;During Ramazaan, are they supposed to keep a little distance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I please have any reference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3555" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-06T23:12:55.073" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T09:01:21.370" Title="Is there any rule that husband and wife should control themselves having sex or kisses in the month of Ramadaan." Tags="|ramadan|reference-request|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2017-06-01T22:46:06.190" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10084" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-19T16:16:58.160" Score="3" ViewCount="239" Body="&lt;p&gt;As-salamu a'laykum, &lt;br&gt;&#xA;I am struggling a little financially. Now I am planning to do something, it involves getting people to sign up to win products for free, getting people to download software, etc. In order to get these people the companies allow me to use incentives like giving them money, offering gift, virtual currencies that can used for online shopping, etc in order to get these customers (these money or gift offered, I have to pay, I can make sure it's less than what they pay me).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this count as a bribe because what I think the companies are doing is trying attract customers for their business by giving them something in return so they can make more profit or more profit than competitors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please can someone answer this if they are knowledgeable in this field.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3608" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T09:44:31.370" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T11:39:42.847" Title="Giving money, gift, virtual currency to attract customers" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10085" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-19T16:58:16.813" Score="2" ViewCount="1530" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did God create us to put us in hell or paradise and there is no in between?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we will either receive eternal pleasure or eternal and extreme torture, with no other option?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3180" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-11-19T18:27:55.077" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T08:24:32.310" Title="Why hell or paradise and no in between?" Tags="|allah|belief|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10085" CreationDate="2013-11-19T17:58:49.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jahannam (hell), unlike Jannah (paradise), is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; eternal for everyone. Allah may still forgive a sinner and cut their punishment short:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And [mention, O Muhammad], the Day when He will gather them together&#xA;  [and say], &quot;O company of jinn, you have [misled] many of mankind.&quot; And&#xA;  their allies among mankind will say, &quot;Our Lord, some of us made use of&#xA;  others, and we have [now] reached our term, which you appointed for&#xA;  us.&quot; He will say, &quot;The Fire is your residence, wherein you will abide&#xA;  eternally, &lt;strong&gt;except for what Allah wills&lt;/strong&gt;. Indeed, your Lord is Wise and&#xA;  Knowing.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/128&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Ana'am 6:128&lt;/a&gt; (Emphasis mine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another ayah Allah says that he can forgive all sins except &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt; (idolatry).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Surely Allah does not forgive that anything should be associated with Him, and &lt;strong&gt;forgives  what is besides that&lt;/strong&gt; to whomsoever He pleases; and whoever associates anything with Allah, he devises indeed a great sin.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Nissa' 4:48&lt;/a&gt; (Emphasis mine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This has lead many scholars to postulate that as long as you are a believer you will not dwell in hell forever, but only stay there long enough to be punished for your sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2013-11-19T17:58:49.530" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10087" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10085" CreationDate="2013-11-19T18:12:53.167" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's doesn't seems to be any point of creating a &lt;em&gt;between&lt;/em&gt;. He's the most beneficent, if a person doesn't deserve hell then give him heaven. After all the heaven doesn't lack abundance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Roughly speaking, if the cumulative deed, &lt;em&gt;good - bad&lt;/em&gt;, is greater then or equal to (&lt;code&gt;&amp;gt;=&lt;/code&gt;) zero (&lt;code&gt;0&lt;/code&gt;) then heaven is one's eternal home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Related to the question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't know if it's an anecdote or fact, because I haven't read it anywhere nor heard it from any religious scholar, that there is a separate place other then the heaven and hell, and that it would be freezingly cold and people who have done great deal of good deeds but haven't embraced Islam will be put there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2013-11-19T18:12:53.167" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10089" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10085" CreationDate="2013-11-19T19:41:42.873" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main thing to think about is, how to put my feet in jannah, rather than judging Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, As an answer, if allah decided not to throw one in Jahannam (hell) then he will give him a place in Jannah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is an Important fact that no body REALLY deserve entering the Janna nor Mohammed (peace upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger () as saying: There is none&#xA;  amongst you whose deeds alone would attain salvation for him. They&#xA;  (the Companions) said: Allah's Messenger, not even you? He (the Holy&#xA;  Prophet) said: Not even I, but that Allah wraps me in Mercy and He&#xA;  grants me pardon. Ibn 'Aun pointed towards his head with his hand&#xA;  saying: Not even I, but that Allah wraps me in His Forgiveness and&#xA;  Mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/52/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sahih albokhari &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3592" LastEditorUserId="3592" LastEditDate="2013-11-19T20:02:05.563" LastActivityDate="2013-11-19T20:02:05.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10075" CreationDate="2013-11-20T06:31:33.203" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;will there be levels in jannah?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, According to some verses like the one quoted below, Paradise does have different levels:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَّا يَسْتَوِي الْقَاعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ غَيْرُ‌ أُولِي&#xA;  الضَّرَ‌رِ‌ وَالْمُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّـهِ بِأَمْوَالِهِمْ&#xA;  وَأَنفُسِهِمْ ۚ فَضَّلَ اللَّـهُ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ بِأَمْوَالِهِمْ&#xA;  وَأَنفُسِهِمْ عَلَى الْقَاعِدِينَ دَرَ‌جَةً ۚ وَكُلًّا وَعَدَ اللَّـهُ&#xA;  الْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ وَفَضَّلَ اللَّـهُ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ عَلَى الْقَاعِدِينَ&#xA;  أَجْرً‌ا عَظِيمًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Not equal are those believers remaining [at home] - other than the&#xA;  disabled - and the mujahideen, [who strive and fight] in the cause of&#xA;  Allah with their wealth and their lives. Allah has preferred the&#xA;  mujahideen through their wealth and their lives over those who remain&#xA;  [behind], by degrees. And to both Allah has promised the best&#xA;  [reward]. But Allah has preferred the mujahideen over those who remain&#xA;  [behind] with a great reward -  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:95&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#4:95&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَلَا أَوْلَادُكُم بِالَّتِي تُقَرِّ‌بُكُمْ&#xA;  عِندَنَا زُلْفَىٰ إِلَّا مَنْ آمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَأُولَـٰئِكَ&#xA;  لَهُمْ جَزَاءُ الضِّعْفِ بِمَا عَمِلُوا وَهُمْ فِي الْغُرُ‌فَاتِ&#xA;  آمِنُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And it is not your wealth or your children that bring you nearer to&#xA;  Us in position, but it is [by being] one who has believed and done&#xA;  righteousness. For them there will be the double reward for what they&#xA;  did, and they will be in the upper chambers [of Paradise], safe [and&#xA;  secure].  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#34:37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#34:37&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I heard all wishes would be accepted in jannah so i wish myself to be upper level of jannah will i be granted that.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In paradise people are completely unaware of existence of a higher level and anything about upper levels is removed from their minds. Since this is the key of harm when you see people having some things better than you don't have. The wishes are limited to those things which will be available in that particular level one is in. In fact you will never wish of anything unseen or have any unawareness of them. For example, a baby never wishes to have sex because it has no awareness of such a phenomenon. Or a man who is living alone in an island and has never seen or heard anything about &lt;em&gt;grapes&lt;/em&gt; will never have wish for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And could you tell more about jannah levels.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually it is said levels of paradise are equal to the number of verses in Quran and by knowing and practicing a verse in life one goes to higher level. In fact who knows, obeys and practices all verses of the Quran during his life will reach the highest level of paradise. Only reading or memorizing Quran is not enough, although memorizing them has its benefits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Let's say I wasn't that good and went to lower level but after living long time there will i be able to move to another level, as people would come out of hell after their punishment is over. Not getting full benefits or enjoyment is also sort of punishment in a way.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes but this is if the person is aware of the existence of a higher level. Your mind is under the control of God and God can clear anything from the mind of people and does it in this world as well when God wants to interfere in regular happenings of the world and assist his messengers and friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَلَا تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَّا أُخْفِيَ لَهُم مِّن قُرَّ‌ةِ أَعْيُنٍ&#xA;  جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No person knows what is kept hidden for them of joy as a reward for&#xA;  what they used to do. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#32:17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#32:17&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-16T09:56:44.167" LastActivityDate="2016-01-16T09:56:44.167" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10078" CreationDate="2013-11-20T06:51:25.437" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(This answer is based on view and fatwa of current Maraji)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to different hadith about beauty of woman and duties of woman for her husband totally (without considering some specific hadith without a comprehensive view) it is concluded in short:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally any kind of beauty of women if is done for non-Mahram men or used in public it is Haram. But if it is only for Husband and non-Mahram men do not see it there is no problem. The main reason of such beauty is that non-Mahram see it. But if a woman can make a beauty in such a manner that non-Mahram men do not see it there is no problem. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also trimming of eye brow slightly that is not considered beauty and is only for having a regular look (not as beauty) has no problem to be seen in public.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are different hadith from Messenger SAWW and Ahl ul Bayt that shows the woman has the duty of beauty for her husband and beauty is harm only in public and view of non-mahram men. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note making any beauty including any injury to body is a different topic. This is about beauty without any harm to body. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa22457&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ruling about modifying eyebrow for women&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this article this topic is researched in detail and with different hadith from Messenger SAWW and Ahl ul Bayt like Imam Sadiq a.s. and Imam Baqir a.s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can study all of it using the google translate but the summary is what I wrote above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-22T10:07:21.457" LastActivityDate="2015-11-22T10:07:21.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10096" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-20T09:18:55.637" Score="5" ViewCount="4377" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, God can get angry according to Quran. For me, this is a human feeling and a weakness. I don't understand. How can God have a human feeling, which also happened to be a weakness?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3180" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-01-01T21:42:00.387" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T21:42:00.387" Title="How can God have a human feeling?" Tags="|allah|belief|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10097" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10935" CreationDate="2013-11-20T09:41:45.400" Score="2" ViewCount="1178" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know what kind of istinja (paper/water/other??) is allowed in Islam in the following 2 situations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Situation 1: When someone is healthy/not sick.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Situation 2: When someone is sick.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide me with quran, ahadith, or other daalil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I once heard that istinja with paper is allowed but I never looked after the daalil. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="523" LastEditorUserId="523" LastEditDate="2013-12-19T07:24:16.943" LastActivityDate="2014-01-26T19:37:23.930" Title="What kind of istinja is permissible in Islam?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|muslim-practices|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10096" CreationDate="2013-11-20T12:06:50.857" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually a big mistake muslims/non-muslims make, is that they consider that God and human beings have SAME type/nature of attributes... For example, God also gets Angry and Happy, God also feels etc, but we have to know that they are all GODLY attributes, and they are NOT same or Equal to Human attributes. For example, when a human gets angry, then he gets upset, gets depressed, lose control, and can do harm to himself or to others as well but thats not true in case of God, because God is not human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in short, God ONLY has same name of the attributes, but Not the attributes themselves in nature as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A human Gets angry for his benefit and his lost, but when god is angry He will never lost anything and not get any benefit. How can you compare human anger with god anger. God will become angry when you hurt someone else .and you will become angry when you got hurt. Think again before comparing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="5339" LastEditDate="2014-07-12T19:33:51.860" LastActivityDate="2014-07-12T19:33:51.860" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10081" CreationDate="2013-11-20T12:26:58.480" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah verse 187:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Permitted to you on the night of the fasts is the approach to your&#xA;  wives.  They are your garments.  And ye are their garments.  Allah&#xA;  knoweth what ye used to do secretly among yourselves; but He turned to&#xA;  you and forgave you; so now associate with them and seek what Allah&#xA;  hath ordained for you and eat and drink until the white thread of dawn&#xA;  appear to you distinct from its black thread; then complete your fast&#xA;  till the night appears; but do not associate with your wives while ye&#xA;  are in retreat in the mosques.  Those are limits (set by) Allah;&#xA;  approach not nigh thereto.  Thus doth Allah make clear His signs to&#xA;  men that they may learn self-restraint.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is absolutely lawful and permissible in Islam for the husband and the wife to enjoy sex relations with each other during the nights or non-fasting hours of the blessed month of Ramadan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2105/hugging-wife-in-month-of-ramadan&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; is also relevant to your question IMHO.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If, Allah forbid, one has sex with one’s wife during the fasting hours in Ramadan see the following Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah reported that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (saws)&#xA;  and said: &quot;I am destroyed, O Messenger of Allah (saws)!&quot; The Prophet&#xA;  (saws) asked: &quot;What has destroyed you?&quot;  He said, &quot;I had intercourse&#xA;  with my wife during a day of Ramadan.&quot;  The Prophet (saws) asked: &quot;Are&#xA;  you able to free a slave?&quot;  He said, &quot;No&quot;. The Prophet (saws) asked:&#xA;  &quot;Is it possible for you to fast for two consecutive months?&quot; He said,&#xA;  &quot;No.&quot; The Prophet (saws) asked: &quot;Is it possible for you to feed sixty&#xA;  poor people?&quot; He said, &quot;No.&quot;  The Prophet (saws) said: &quot;Then sit.&quot;  A&#xA;  basket of dates was brought to the Prophet (saws) and he said to the&#xA;  man: ‘Give this in charity.’ The man said: &quot;To someone poorer than us?&#xA;  There is no one in this city who is poorer than us!&quot;  The Prophet&#xA;  (saws) laughed until his molar teeth could be seen and said: &quot;Go and&#xA;  feed your family with it!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related by the Muslim and Bukhari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="965" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2013-11-20T12:26:58.480" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5374" CreationDate="2013-11-20T13:12:33.823" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam does promote modesty and haya. If both genders in coeducation retain modesty and haya which has been explained by Islam then it is not haram to be in coeducation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hazrat Ayesha RA taught hadith to our sahaba kara'am in parda. Abu Musa al-Ash'ari says:&quot;Never had we (the companions) had any difficulty for the solution of which we approached Aisha and did not get some useful information from her&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It depends on us either we make halal or haram. and the &lt;code&gt;verse 30-31 of surah nur&lt;/code&gt; has explained us the right thing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3613" LastEditorUserId="240" LastEditDate="2013-11-22T12:03:21.413" LastActivityDate="2013-11-22T12:03:21.413" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10102" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10108" CreationDate="2013-11-20T18:54:00.707" Score="2" ViewCount="794" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't find it in English on google...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically it was like pass on the message because it's possible that listener may understand it better than conveyor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could be wrong. I am sure it was like this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2948" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T09:09:51.833" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T01:42:53.563" Title="What was this hadith....that listener may understand it better than conveyor" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1379" CreationDate="2013-11-21T07:10:37.640" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Don't you know the earth has a roof without pillars sheltering us from many dangerous things in outer space. The magnetic field is the roof for the earth. We build homes with roofs to shelter us from the weather.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3619" LastActivityDate="2013-11-21T07:10:37.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10105" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-21T09:04:11.960" Score="4" ViewCount="13509" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does it break my wudu if:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I use a towel and change my clothes?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I become completely naked and then wear the fresh clothes?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3555" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-04T00:39:56.953" LastActivityDate="2017-06-04T00:39:56.953" Title="Does changing clothes break wudu?" Tags="|wudu|clothing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10108" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10102" CreationDate="2013-11-21T10:57:52.923" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its part of the last sermon of our holy prophet (PBUH)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I leave behind me two things, the Quran and the Sunnah (Hadith), and if you follow these you will never go astray. All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others and those to others again; and &lt;strong&gt;may the last ones understand my words better than those who listened to me directly&lt;/strong&gt;. Be my witness, O Allah, that I have conveyed your message to your people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.soundvision.com/info/hajj/lastsermon.asp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.soundvision.com/info/hajj/lastsermon.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-11-21T10:57:52.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10085" CreationDate="2013-11-21T15:11:11.767" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My view:&#xA;This world is just a game, for good  deeds you get a 'good' point, for bad deeds you gain a 'bad' point. In judgement day everyone will get punished for the bad points as a consequence, unless if god forgives you. When you had 'paid' for your bad deeds, you go to jannah unless for the very wicked. To gain 'good' points for good deeds, you need to be a believer in one supreme god. Also note that 'good' points can also be lost for certain bad deeds, and the opposite is also true. Allah knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This system simply doesn't have any place for an intermediate fate between jannah and jahanam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3602" LastActivityDate="2013-11-21T15:11:11.767" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10113" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-21T17:31:30.693" Score="1" ViewCount="164" Body="&lt;p&gt;My husband asked me to accept his oath that he wouldn't take tea from me.  As I was angry, I said yes, but now he blaming me for accepting his oath. But my point is that no one should accept someone else's oath by asking someone. What should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3621" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-28T20:54:31.407" LastActivityDate="2016-11-28T20:54:31.407" Title="What should I do after accepting my husband's oath not to take tea from me?" Tags="|oaths|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10113" CreationDate="2013-11-21T18:37:04.137" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swear&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Making an oath, also known as &lt;em&gt;swearing an oath&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oath&amp;amp;oldid=581157582&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An &lt;strong&gt;oath&lt;/strong&gt; [...] is either a statement of fact or a promise [...]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Promise&amp;amp;oldid=553889433&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A &lt;strong&gt;promise&lt;/strong&gt; is a commitment by someone to do or not do something.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your case you swore to an action that will not be performed by &lt;em&gt;you&lt;/em&gt; but by someone else which by definition is meaningless, therefore the rules of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2379/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;vow/oath&lt;/a&gt; will not apply.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you mean that you husband swore, which cannot be read from the question in it's current state, not to take tea from you after you said &lt;em&gt;yes&lt;/em&gt; even then I don't think the rules of vow wouldn't apply because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the oath was involuntary but rather influenced by your decision&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;most probably was taken in a state of excitement&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the act should be normal or usual to sensible people, or to the person himself.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now says the vow was valid meaning the above criteria are not met, then your husband has to give Kaffarah/penalty/compensation by either:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;setting free a slave&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;fully feeding ten indigent/poor people, or providing them with clothes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;or if the above isn't possible then he should fast for three consecutive days&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2380/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ayatollah al-Sayyid 'Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-11-21T20:09:07.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9851" CreationDate="2013-11-22T14:36:38.037" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't get what do you mean by &quot;non-religious worldly matters&quot;. Because, whatever you do in this world will be questioned at the day of reckoning. Religion is a life style and you can't separate it from daily life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are asking stuff which are other then &quot;praying&quot;, my answer is;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your aim to this competition is doing good things (getting higher score from exam, doing your job better way) it's  okay to compete, but if your aim is insulting and abusing your competitors, it's not okay to compete.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's like internet , or other daily life stuffs. What you do and what you aim is decider to if it's okay to do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=articles&amp;amp;id=160708&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; with more Ayath and Hadith examples&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastActivityDate="2013-11-22T14:36:38.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8317" CreationDate="2013-11-22T15:56:41.283" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;God's purpose was to create one humanity flowing from two original human beings.  This act made all human beings brothers and sisters in humanity.  If God has created other humans for the first humans, they wouldn't have a common ancestor and they wouldn't be one brotherhood in humanity.  Therefore Allah allowed it briefly to start the engine (so to speak) of birth and recreation.  As humanity developed, there were more choices and less constraints that would make it a necessity.  It is therefore prohibited now.  God introduced His laws and expanded them to accommodate the maturity of human societies.  So until the final testament (the Quran) was received, the laws were time-constrained and the laws meant only for that historical period.  Muhammad (pbuh) brought the final and complete message.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3630" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-11-23T02:14:52.340" LastActivityDate="2013-11-23T02:14:52.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10124" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-23T01:20:19.263" Score="1" ViewCount="898" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a left handed man, i do istanja with right hand because it is very difficult to do it with left one.is it right or not. Please give me suggestion in the light of hadis . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2460" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T11:22:01.083" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:34:59.443" Title="Am i doing right 'ISTANJA'" Tags="|wudu|taharah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10125" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-23T04:36:51.270" Score="5" ViewCount="3790" Body="&lt;p&gt;My husband and I recently got married. He is a Muslim, I am Catholic Christian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We had a nikah ceremony in the presence of friends and family, which was officiated by an imam. Three weeks after our wedding, my husband called me and said the American Muslim Society doesn't recognize our marriage and that it's deemed invalid. How can this be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We performed the nikah correctly. I thought it was permissible for a Muslim man to get married to non-Muslim woman. Is that correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He hasn't given me my mehr, as was discussed before the marriage and said we were not going to do, was this right? As far as I have researched it is said to be right as long as we agreed beforehand. He left me and our home after three weeks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3633" LastEditorDisplayName="user3208" LastEditDate="2014-09-11T16:32:41.983" LastActivityDate="2014-09-11T16:32:41.983" Title="Validity of a Muslim marrying a Christian woman" Tags="|sharia|nikah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2015-05-24T15:32:09.750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10126" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10125" CreationDate="2013-11-23T05:00:10.163" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2343/&quot;&gt;Temporary marriage&lt;/a&gt;, not permanent (which I think yours was &lt;em&gt;intended&lt;/em&gt; to be), can only be contracted with the people of the Book (in Shi'i Islam). Which &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/49/2414/&quot;&gt;Christians&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholicism&quot;&gt;Catholics&lt;/a&gt;) are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is not supposed to give mehr because the marriage is invalid in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Living with be woman who is not your mahram and with whom you have not contracted a &lt;em&gt;valid&lt;/em&gt; marriage is not permissible and that could have been the most likely and valid reason for his leaving the home, provided the home didn't belong to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2013-11-24T03:06:43.703" LastActivityDate="2013-11-24T03:06:43.703" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10127" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8360" CreationDate="2013-11-23T10:37:44.200" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) has said that it is impossible for shaytan to take His form in someone's dream. That is authentic Hadith. Do not doubt the sayings of Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم). If someone doubts his sayings, he becomes disbeliever and whoever tells a lie about Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) he will be punished here and in the hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to your question: What are the conditions that violate vision of Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) in dream?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One is lying; a liar is forbidden from seeing Him (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم). But every thing happens or does not happens is by ALLAH's Will. (citation needed)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A person who sends salutations (darood sharif) upon the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) with deep love will continue to get closer to the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) and will eventually see Him in his dreams. In the dream, they will KNOW that it is Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) as it is said: Momin's spirit knows other momin's spirit. (citation needed)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a hint to understand what happens in the spiritual life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask forgiveness if there is any mistake from ALLAH AL-REHMAN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3637" LastEditorDisplayName="user14305" LastEditDate="2016-01-09T21:21:46.727" LastActivityDate="2016-01-09T21:21:46.727" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10128" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10125" CreationDate="2013-11-23T12:02:24.070" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For Your second question , yes , Muslim men are allowed to marry christian women, but  is the Marriage done according to Islamic rules, where you and your parents approved it, or in case non of your parents exist a Muslim judge?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3611" LastActivityDate="2013-11-23T12:02:24.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10124" CreationDate="2013-11-23T17:02:15.320" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The correct way is to use your left hand to do Istinja', and one should struggle to use the left hand and should get ones left hand used to it.  And if one can't &lt;strong&gt;actually&lt;/strong&gt; use his left hand for some reason, then you can use your right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لا يكلف الله نفساً إلا وسعها لها ما كسبت وعليها ما اكتسبت ربنا لا&#xA;تؤاخذنا إن نسينا أو أخطأنا ربنا ولا تحمل علينا إصراً كما حملته على&#xA;الذين من قبلنا ربنا ولا تحملنا ما لا طاقة لنا به&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity.&#xA;It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it&#xA;will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. &amp;quot;Our Lord,&#xA;do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord,&#xA;and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those&#xA;before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no&#xA;ability to bear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat Al Baqarah Ayah 286&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/26214&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;see this (Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-20T04:34:59.443" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:34:59.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="10131" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-24T10:19:37.410" Score="2" ViewCount="146" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhabihah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;zabiha&lt;/a&gt; (prescribed method of ritual slaughter) valid if the person doing it does not offer salah regurarly?  I ask because I heard a person who misses prayers without a valid reason would be considered a kafiir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3641" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T12:27:07.737" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T19:58:47.033" Title="Is zabiha (ritual animal slaughter) valid if the person doing it does not offer salah regurarly?" Tags="|salat|dhabihah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10131" CreationDate="2013-11-24T11:14:54.160" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. If the person believes in Allah and His Oneness then he is not kafir. Not offering prayer occasionally or chronically doesn't deem him as kafir/infidel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prayer is an obligatory thing, ordained by Allah, for all &lt;em&gt;Muslims&lt;/em&gt;. Not offering it will make him accountable as a &lt;em&gt;Muslim&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim (&lt;code&gt;p&lt;/code&gt;) &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_conditional&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;implies&lt;/a&gt; salah (&lt;code&gt;q&lt;/code&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2013-11-24T11:14:54.160" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10133" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-24T12:19:44.480" Score="1" ViewCount="2124" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is being a film director or a script writer for fictional and romantic stories against Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3642" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-27T10:57:21.993" LastActivityDate="2017-08-27T10:57:21.993" Title="Is being a film director or a script writer for fictional and romantic stories against Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|profession|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10135" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10504" CreationDate="2013-11-24T13:10:50.520" Score="1" ViewCount="1644" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is the situation: My friend, once use to pray(salat) 5 times and fast and everything but now he even don't pray friday prayers. I try to understand why he has become like this. He doesn't listen to anyone, not parents or siblings. I was able to force him to pray with me one isha namaz(salat) but then he was too stubborn. I don't know why it is so. I want him as before. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question is; What is the perspective of Islam on these situations? What can be done to change him for his better good? Is there any pray or suggestion in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="3466" LastEditDate="2013-11-27T09:36:30.280" LastActivityDate="2013-12-28T09:53:28.450" Title="Is there any pray or suggestion in Islam to getting back on track?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|imaan|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10133" CreationDate="2013-11-24T13:38:50.273" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As long as it doesn't lead or promote ideas, thoughts and acts that are against the teaching and rules of Islam it isn't prohibit or nor is it against Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2013-11-24T13:38:50.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10137" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-24T14:01:11.800" Score="3" ViewCount="1644" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently it was &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/10085/why-hell-or-paradise-and-no-in-between?noredirect=1#comment19823_10085&quot;&gt;brought&lt;/a&gt; to my knowledge that there are certain hadith which point to the fact that places other then sole hell and heaven exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it that true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Places&quot; here refers to the places in the hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;References and citations are obviously required here.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2014-08-11T16:39:39.793" Title="Existence of places other than the hell and heaven" Tags="|jannah|hell|eschatology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10137" CreationDate="2013-11-24T15:53:37.010" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there is no other place that exists other heaven or hell, so the end will be to either heaven or hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فريق في الجنة وفريق في السعير&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A party will be in Paradise and a party in the Blaze&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat Ashura Ayah Ayah 7&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though before the separating of the people, there will be a people who will be kept in between heaven and hell for as long as Allah wills, neither deserving to go to Jannah nor to Jahannam, they are known as Ahlul A'raaf, then they will enter Jannah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَبَيْنَهُمَا حِجَابٌ ۚ وَعَلَى الْأَعْرَافِ رِجَالٌ يَعْرِفُونَ&#xA;كُلًّا بِسِيمَاهُمْ ۚ وَنَادَوْا أَصْحَابَ الْجَنَّةِ أَن سَلَامٌ&#xA;عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ لَمْ يَدْخُلُوهَا وَهُمْ يَطْمَعُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And between them will be a partition, and on [its] elevations are men&#xA;who recognize all by their mark. And they call out to the companions&#xA;of Paradise, &amp;quot;Peace be upon you.&amp;quot; They have not [yet] entered it, but&#xA;they long intensely&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat Al A'raaf Ayah 46&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I repeat, there is no other place that exists other then heaven or hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-11-24T16:01:14.830" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10142" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-25T11:17:15.770" Score="-1" ViewCount="254" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know Islam allow 4 wifes to man and it allows only one husband to woman. What is the reason behind this ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why Islam allows many wife to man and not many husbands to womans?.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3635" LastEditorUserId="3554" LastEditDate="2013-11-25T11:43:04.777" LastActivityDate="2013-11-25T17:51:26.200" Title="Why Islam allows many wife to man and not allows many husbands to womans?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2013-11-26T18:43:53.707" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10143" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10146" CreationDate="2013-11-25T12:27:23.300" Score="4" ViewCount="238" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just discovered the term &quot;Anno Hegirae&quot; for the first time (I'm not Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm curious, why does the term use Latin rather than Arabic?  Is there a version of the term in Arabic? What is that term (in Arabic and transcribed into English).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3647" LastEditorUserId="90" LastEditDate="2013-11-25T17:58:32.517" LastActivityDate="2013-11-25T18:07:49.810" Title="Why Latin in Anno Hegirae?" Tags="|history|arabic|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10144" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-25T15:36:55.747" Score="1" ViewCount="554" Body="&lt;p&gt;My husband gave me all 3 talaq at once. He wrote on a page: talaq, talaq, talaq.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A week later a mufti said it was not valid. He then recited I divorce you, I divorce you, I divorce you. He now states he has made a huge mistake and wants to rectify this!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this at all possible? Or is our talaq permanent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3648" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-07T07:51:26.820" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T07:51:26.820" Title="After my husband wrote talaq three times, then said it three times, is our talaq valid?" Tags="|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-10T20:09:22.027" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="76" CreationDate="2013-11-25T17:51:26.200" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The simple answer is because that is the role Allah has for women. Her reason for existence is to produce babies - something she can do at most once a year. A man however can create many babies, even in 1 night. &#xA;If a woman were to have more than one husband, what would she do? Have a child with one one year, another the next? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has thought of everything which is why it is like this and given humanity a guide. A good muslim should not ask 'why' it must be like this but rather work out 'how' i can live my life by the holy Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="614" LastActivityDate="2013-11-25T17:51:26.200" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10143" CreationDate="2013-11-25T18:07:49.810" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The proper Arabic term is من الهجرة (&lt;em&gt;min al hijra&lt;/em&gt;), which literally translates as &quot;from the time of the Hijra&quot;. So right now it's &lt;strong&gt;1435 من الهجرة&lt;/strong&gt;, usually shortened to &lt;strong&gt;1435 هـ&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in English the term 1435 &lt;strong&gt;AH&lt;/strong&gt; is usually used, which is (as you have discovered) short for &lt;strong&gt;anno hegirae&lt;/strong&gt;. This is a modern usage that deliberately corresponds to the usage of &lt;strong&gt;AD&lt;/strong&gt; (anno dominee) for the Gregorian calendar. I have no information on when this usage was adopted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2013-11-25T18:07:49.810" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="76" CreationDate="2013-11-25T18:34:14.130" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;One rationale that, &lt;em&gt;to me&lt;/em&gt;, seems pretty logical and which is (not sure about it since I can't find it any authentic place over the internet at least) narrated from Imam Ali(s.a.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The gist of it is that if polyandry was to take place how would one identify the actual biological father of a given baby if her mother happened to be engaged in polyandry at the time of conception. Countering the argument, that e.g. suggest DNA test, it will most probably not &lt;a href=&quot;http://rt.com/news/france-twins-rape-dna-871/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;work here&lt;/a&gt; and isn't feasible in most cases. It's like mixing two similar liquids and asking to separate them back into there respective containers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the actual &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.italki.com/question/149167#384401&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;narration&lt;/a&gt;, quoted verbatim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it is said that many women came one day to imam ali peace be upon him&#xA;  asking him : oh ali why did islam allow polygamy (or multiple&#xA;  marriage) for men and didnt allow this for women ,, so imam ali peace&#xA;  be upon him ordered the women to bring small containers and fill them&#xA;  with water , he gave each woman one container and ordered them to pour&#xA;  the water in a big one he put in the middle ,,, then imam ali peace be&#xA;  upon said each one of you fill her container with the same water she&#xA;  poured from it . the women replied how come the water is already mixed&#xA;  and cant be identified(or classified) ,,then imam ali peace be upon&#xA;  him answered then if a woman had more than one husband how can she&#xA;  identify the father of her baby end of story&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And therefore polyandry is strictly prohibited it in Islam. After all it's &lt;em&gt;our&lt;/em&gt; good that Allah wants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-18T14:46:48.050" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T14:46:48.050" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10148" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11035" CreationDate="2013-11-25T19:00:28.380" Score="10" ViewCount="8054" Body="&lt;p&gt;While hunting for reference to the narration mentioned &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/10147/3487&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; I stumbled upon this quote by Imam Ali(s.a.) in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahj_al-Balagha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nahj al-Balagha&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nahajulbalagha.wikispaces.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jealousy in woman is unpardonable but in man it is a sign of his faith&#xA;  in religion (because Islam has permitted polygamy and prohibited&#xA;  polyandry).&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I fail to comprehend the following thing in regards to &lt;em&gt;jealousy&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;why is it unpardonable for women?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;conversely, why is it a sign of faith in religion for men?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;what has 1. and 2. got to do with the permission and prohibition of polygamy and polyandry respectively in Islam?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T12:12:07.643" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T12:12:07.643" Title="Why is jealousy among women unpardonable and a sign of faith in men?" Tags="|men-women|jealousy|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10144" CreationDate="2013-11-25T19:19:08.590" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no concept of saying talaq thrice at once in Islam. So saying it or writing it, does not fulfill the conditions of the talaq, which renders it invalid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-11-25T20:42:55.307" LastActivityDate="2013-11-25T20:42:55.307" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7463" CreationDate="2013-11-25T22:35:18.410" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those are false statements and it can't be proved by any single Sahih Hadith which quotes Prophet(SAWW) offered 8 rakat of Taraweeh prayer nor any evidence which mentions Taraweeh prayer and the number &lt;em&gt;8&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hazrat Umer(RA) knows better than us that what is bid'ah and what is not. 20 rakats of Taraweeh was prayed in the same manner by both Usman(RA) and then by Hazrat Ali(RA). Currently, even after centuries, same is the case in both Kabah and Masjide Nabawi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3652" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-11-26T16:50:56.403" LastActivityDate="2013-11-26T16:50:56.403" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10154" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10157" CreationDate="2013-11-26T15:06:58.513" Score="2" ViewCount="1040" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is a hypothetical one. Consider this scenario: An artist draws an image of a cat, which looks very cute but does not look like any real cat exactly. Now that is haraam obviously. Now another person walks by the painting, looks at the painting and likes the cute cat. He wishes to have a similar cat as a pet, and just asks for that to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, it is obvious that the artist did a haraam act drawing the image of the cat (maybe he drew it for worshipping). But is it also wrong for the second person wanting a pet cat that would look like the cat in the image?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My opinion is that, the cuteness of the cat is just an imagination. And as far as I know, imaginations are not haraam. The artist misused the imagination, and the other person saw the misuse and then used the cuteness as a good imagination. So it should not be haraam for him, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry if the question is too abstract. It's just something that came to my mind and is bugging me for a while.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3658" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-11-28T17:17:04.830" LastActivityDate="2013-11-28T17:17:04.830" Title="Is liking an image haraam?" Tags="|halal-haram|image|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10154" CreationDate="2013-11-26T18:54:59.543" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;We are not accountable on how we &lt;em&gt;feel&lt;/em&gt;, only on how we &lt;em&gt;act&lt;/em&gt;. Experiencing sinful feelings or thinking sinful thoughts does not make it a sin. That is something we have no control over, and thus are not accountable for. &lt;em&gt;Acting&lt;/em&gt; out on these thoughts, however, we &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt; accountable for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So back to our hypothetical situation: liking a picture is not haram. It is a feeling that we have no control over. Now, how we &lt;em&gt;act&lt;/em&gt; upon that feeling may or may not be haram. If it leads you to do something sinful (like stealing that picture) then &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; is haram. On the other hand if it leads you to find a stray cat and be kind to it, then that is definitely not haram and in fact something that Allah may reward you for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thoughts and feeling may &lt;em&gt;lead&lt;/em&gt; to sin, but it is the act itself that is sinful (or not).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2013-11-26T18:54:59.543" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10159" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8813" CreationDate="2013-11-26T22:48:44.350" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I'm answering the question correctly but some Muslim parents will physically punish their kids for improper behavior regardless what others may think but to &quot;truly&quot; answer your question God (Allah) has different &quot;policies&quot; than humans and I believe he feels that certain punishments He can inflict on humans (even if they are severe) that it's not another human being's place to do so. After all if a human being inflicts the exact same punishment that Allah inflicts on another human being that that particular human being can end up in jail or institutionalized.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3661" LastActivityDate="2013-11-26T22:48:44.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10164" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-27T09:38:55.477" Score="2" ViewCount="2046" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a male and considering to work as a cabin crew, the problem is, usually the cabin crew has to serve alcohol and non-halal food. So what if I could avoid serving alcohol to the customers -- ask the Non-Muslim crews instead -- will my income in that case be halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please enlighten me? Anyone who have full knowledge on this please answer. Fatwa or shariah law?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3664" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-12T00:46:41.563" LastActivityDate="2017-07-12T00:46:41.563" Title="Is earning as a cabin crew halal if serving alcohol and haram food is avoided?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|alcohol|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10165" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-27T09:41:38.280" Score="1" ViewCount="130" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a Muslim it is my understanding that Jesus was born to Mary(P.B.U.T) and the person who took care of him was Zakaria. However, I am reading a book on Jesus (written by a Christian) that claims it was Jacob who took care of Jesus. It never mentions Zakaria. I wonder how and where this relationship between Jacob and Jesus came into existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T00:53:19.367" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T00:53:19.367" Title="Jacob and Jesus" Tags="|history|prophet-isa|prophet-yaqub|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10166" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10135" CreationDate="2013-11-27T09:43:44.290" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Try to talk with him, why he is not doing? You mentioned using force. Without giving background info which explains why we should pray and how merciful is Allah (c.c.), you can't expect him to do his pray. It becomes just surface, an empty attempt, meaningless body movements. Don't go harsh on him. Try to understand and do not say just you are going to hell stuff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other then making these actions with him, you can pray for his hidayah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not a good answer(because , don't have any references) but a perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastActivityDate="2013-11-27T09:43:44.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10168" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-27T16:22:04.057" Score="5" ViewCount="835" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam,&#xA;I had invested money in oil manufacturing plant where the owner gives me fixed return on invested money. The agreement is working since three years. Is it halal to accept that income according to Islamic view?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3666" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:48:48.573" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:48:48.573" Title="Fixed return of invested money in manufacturing plant" Tags="|halal-haram|money|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10164" CreationDate="2013-11-27T19:09:56.590" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As long as you don't serve (provided it's &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; serving that you will be doing and not preparing etc) alcohol or any non-halal food, you're all good and your earning is halal, otherwise it's not and it's a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're sure you will be able to walk the fine line and pass all such orders consisting of impermissible items to other non-Muslim crew members (those who happen to have no problem in doing so) then there is no harm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Great care should be taken in such matters because one might end up risking his religious obligations (&lt;em&gt;oh, it's just of this once&lt;/em&gt; | &lt;em&gt;there is no one else to serve I am stuck, I'll end of risking my job&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] And He it is that feedeth but is not fed. [...] &lt;em&gt;6:14&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2013-11-27T19:09:56.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7261" CreationDate="2013-11-27T20:47:53.510" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Kalifah is chosen by Ahlul Ikhtiar, and the requirements of the Kalifah are the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Must be Muslim &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Must be Mature &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Must be Sane&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Must be a freeman and not a slave &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Must be knowledgeable &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Must be Righteous &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Must be a Male/Man&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have prudence in opinion/ Wisdom &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Must have firm qualities, like bravery and fairness &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Must have a healthy body and strength &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Must not have &lt;strong&gt;extreme&lt;/strong&gt; care or want for the position &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّا وَاللَّهِ لاَ نُوَلِّي عَلَى هَذَا الْعَمَلِ أَحَدًا سَأَلَهُ&#xA;  وَلاَ أَحَدًا حَرَصَ عَلَيْهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We do not appoint to this position one who asks for it nor anyone who&#xA;  is covetous for the same&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/33/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;صحيح مسلم (Sahih Muslim 1733 c)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;12&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Must be from Quraish &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ هَذَا الأَمْرَ فِي قُرَيْشٍ، لاَ يُعَادِيهِمْ أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ&#xA;  كَبَّهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ، مَا أَقَامُوا الدِّينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Authority of ruling will remain with Quraish, and whoever bears&#xA;  hostility to them, Allah will destroy him, as long as they abide by&#xA;  the laws of the religion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/61/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;صحيح بخاري (Sahih al-Bukhari 3500)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-eman.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%82%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B7%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9:/i582&amp;amp;d921542&amp;amp;c&amp;amp;p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-eman.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-01T13:33:21.943" LastActivityDate="2016-10-01T13:33:21.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10131" CreationDate="2013-11-28T04:24:11.170" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Following an act of kufr doesn't make one a kafir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Malik said, “If I have 99 reasons to believe a person is a kafir and one to believe he is not, I’ll prefer the latter.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3119" LastEditorUserId="3119" LastEditDate="2017-09-12T19:58:47.033" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T19:58:47.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10165" CreationDate="2013-11-28T06:11:56.760" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to bible script, I think it is Joseph the carpenter who help Marry (A.S) to raised Prophet Jesus (A.S). Bible mention that Marry was engaged with Joseph and then the miraculous birth of Prophet Jesus happened. For the records, Holy Qur'an  doesn't have any record for the Marry (A.S) marriage and for Joseph the carpenter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't mix this Joseph with Prophet Joseph (A.S). They are different people. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3671" LastActivityDate="2013-11-28T06:11:56.760" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10174" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10395" CreationDate="2013-11-28T07:03:19.883" Score="7" ViewCount="13655" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone is found to be guilty of theft, there applies &#xA;Islamic law concerning theft; that is, the hand should be cut off from the wrist joint.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“[As for] the thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands in&#xA;  recompense for what they earned [i.e. committed] as a deterrent&#xA;  [punishment] from Allah. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.”&#xA;  [Quran 5:38]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my questions are,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does this apply to all cases of theft, or are there certain preconditions?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Which are the countries where this law is applicable?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is there any record of how many people got this punishment? (country wise where this rule applies)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T11:34:29.387" LastActivityDate="2019-04-15T11:34:29.387" Title="What are the preconditions for cutting hands of a thief?" Tags="|fiqh|punishment|theft|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10180" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-29T05:54:03.053" Score="6" ViewCount="36293" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was talking to my Muslim friend the other day and he informed me that the Quran teaches that animals do not have souls and they are only tools here for human's to use. If that is true then how come most animals and dogs in particular have strong emotional bonds with their owners? Animals start gaining trust and respect, they feel that you are helping them and they try to help and serve you in return. That to me is proof of a soul because something like a robot that has no soul would not understand these concepts. Sure you can program a computer to do the same thing you to do it to do it back to you, but animals are different, you can take care of a dog your whole life then when you are in trouble the dog will defend you. Computers won't realize that you are even in trouble.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="574" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-21T16:58:22.190" LastActivityDate="2014-12-28T03:58:35.200" Title="Do animals have souls?" Tags="|animals|soul|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10182" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-29T06:58:50.277" Score="3" ViewCount="19854" Body="&lt;p&gt;On this Wikipedia page: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halal#Animals&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halal#Animals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, killing a human being is not permissible without a legitimate cause. Especially killing a Muslim person, since this has been stressed and explicitly mentioned many times in both Quran and Sunnah. According to the Islamic law, the legitimate reasons that make a Muslim's blood (life) permissible and so could be killed, can be mainly categorized into two groups:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reasons that don't annul Muslim's faith (still a Muslim).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reasons that annul Muslim's faith (becomes non-Muslim).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reasons that don't annul Muslim's faith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Murder.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Adultery.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reasons that annul Muslim's faith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apostasy from Islam, whether explicit or by committing any act that annuls Muslim's faith and hence becoming an apostate e.g. disparaging or disrespecting Islam's prophet Muhammad, abandoning or denying the Salat, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my religion, everything works eye for an eye. If someone kills someone you care about, you kill them back. Other then that, I feel that there should be no other justifiable reason to kill somebody.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot figure out what this wikipedia is trying to say, it seems like it's deliberately confusing and there is no explanation why there is more then 1 acceptable reason to kill a person (kill someone who has killed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Under &lt;code&gt;&amp;quot;Reasons that don't annul Muslim's faith&amp;quot;&lt;/code&gt; it says that Muslims can commit acts of Murder and Adultery and that will not invalidate their Muslim faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the way I interpret this is that:&lt;code&gt;&amp;quot;Reasons that don't annul Muslim's faith (still a Muslim).&amp;quot;&lt;/code&gt; States that it is acceptable to kill anybody for anything and it is acceptable to commit adultery (rape) in the Islamic religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the second reason why it is acceptable for killing another human being: &lt;code&gt;&amp;quot;Reasons that annul Muslim's faith (becomes non-Muslim).&lt;/code&gt; Yet there is no list of reasons that invalidate a Muslim's faith, so I can only assume that nothing a Muslim does will invalidate a Muslim's faith so Muslim's are excluded from being acceptable to be murdered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way I see it then is that this system basically allows Muslims to murder and rape anyone for anything they wish as long as they don't murder their own people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone please clarify if I am understanding this right and if not, what is the true meaning of these words in this Wikipedia article.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="574" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-05-25T00:32:32.337" Title="What is an acceptable legitimate cause for killing a human being in Islam?" Tags="|allah|sin|death|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10184" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10187" CreationDate="2013-11-29T08:11:54.683" Score="6" ViewCount="36069" Body="&lt;p&gt;When a person dies. Where will their soul go? As judgement day is known by Allah Almighty and what I have read, after day of judgement a person will go to either hell or paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But what happens until then&lt;/strong&gt;? What about people who have died last decade of even century ago? What does Qur'an say about that? Are they in heaven or hell or still in the grave or some other place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-13T09:14:27.847" LastActivityDate="2020-12-26T11:28:39.487" Title="When people die, do they go directly go to heaven or hell until judgement day?" Tags="|jannah|death|jahannam|soul|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10185" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-11-29T08:18:53.997" Score="5" ViewCount="28937" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed to offer Jummah prayer inside the house when moving outside could be dangerous and/or life threatening?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do we know our jummah or any other prayer is being accepted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do I make up for the Jummah prayers I have missed for months?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="3627" LastEditDate="2013-12-02T22:37:44.483" LastActivityDate="2024-04-04T15:03:20.430" Title="Offering Jummah in house because it dangerous going outside" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10184" CreationDate="2013-11-29T09:15:32.813" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;When people die, they stay between this life and afterlife. It's called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barzakh&quot;&gt;Barzakh&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Barzakh is generally viewed as the barrier between the physical and&#xA;  spiritual worlds, in which the soul awaits after death and before&#xA;  resurrection on Qiyamah (Judgement Day).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the state of Barzakh, people get questioned, showed what they did in their life and showed what is going to be afterlife to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/the-hereafter-maad-ayatullah-dastaghaib-shirazi/barzakh-purgatory-stage-between-world-and-hereafter&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; with resources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Holy Qur’an says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...and before them is a barrier until the day they are raised.&#xA;  (23:100)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastActivityDate="2013-11-29T09:15:32.813" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10185" CreationDate="2013-11-29T12:44:02.503" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not allowed to offer Juma prayer alone, as that won't be a Juma prayer at all. In case you miss juma, you just have to offer Zuhr prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A muslim should keep in mind the inevitability of death. So if the time of death has arrived, then even if one goes to masjid to pray Juma, or stays at home and pray, death will surely reach anywhere one tends to go and no matter what you are doing. So one should have trust in Allah and do what is right, As no one can change the time of death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-12-31T14:26:16.823" LastActivityDate="2013-12-31T14:26:16.823" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1138" CreationDate="2013-11-30T02:23:40.130" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think your question has been answered already but just a side note - the story of Bilal RA is a beautiful story, how he began as a slave and ended up being one of the most trusted and loyal of companions to the Prophet pbuh as a man of Abyssinian (Ethiopian) decent. He also went on to become the first Muaddhin (caller to prayer) in Islam. To me, giving such a man such status shows how Islam tried to eradicate racism and show us that no man is better than another man except in piety.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3119" LastActivityDate="2013-11-30T02:23:40.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2335" CreationDate="2013-11-30T02:48:25.877" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only place you can face any direction is inside the Kaaba itself. I heard a brother say once that a select few people in the Masjid were given the opportunity whilst it was opened for cleaning and his uncle, amongst others, got a chance to go inside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3119" LastActivityDate="2013-11-30T02:48:25.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10193" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9038" CreationDate="2013-11-30T22:50:41.603" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah (subhanuhu wa ta’ala—may He be Glorified and Exalted) says in surat al-Baqara, ayah 222,&#xA;“They ask you concerning menstruation. Say that it is an adha (a harmful thing), therefore&#xA;keep away from [your wives] during menses and do not have sexual intercourse with them&#xA;until they have become pure [from menstrual blood], and when they have purified&#xA;themselves [from menses by taking a shower (ghusl)] then you [husbands] may have sexual&#xA;intercourse with them as Allah has ordained for you.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Al-Fiqh al-Islamiy, vol.1: 473)&#xA;The Messenger of Allah (salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallem) told Fatema bint Abu&#xA;Hubaish, “When your menses begins, leave off the salat, and when it has ended, wash the&#xA;blood from your body and pray.” (narrated by ‘A’isha (radhy Allahu ‘anha—may Allah be&#xA;pleased with her) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran is clear about menses. As far as a woman is concerned in her menses during the last 10 nights of Ramadhan, yes she still hope for reward of Laylatul Qadr if she stays up during the nights and does all the worship allowed for menstruating women like doing duas, reciting prescribed duas found in the sunnah, acquiring religious knowledge will be rewarded becuase the acts depend on intentions and good intentions are always rewarded and no injustice is made to any Muslim for act which Islam permits them to do&lt;/strong&gt; Permisible actions during Menses will rightly b rewarded Inshallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3575" LastActivityDate="2013-11-30T22:50:41.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10194" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24396" CreationDate="2013-11-30T22:56:22.097" Score="1" ViewCount="197" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysticism#Islamic_mysticism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Guru Arjan, the fifth Sikh Guru, added religious mystics belonging to other religions into the holy scriptures that would eventually become the Guru Granth Sahib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Were any Islamic mystics included within them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T07:36:35.370" Title="Are there any Islamic mystics in the Guru Granth Sahib?" Tags="|history|sufism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10180" CreationDate="2013-11-30T23:31:10.650" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes animals do have souls but no other has any match with humans' soul because humans are best creature of Allah. An interesting analogy can be drawn with the following verses where Prophet Jesus (pbuh) blows something into clay birds to make them into a living being&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;003:049:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...'I have come to you, with a Sign from your Lord, in that I make for&#xA;  you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into&#xA;  it, and it becomes a bird by God's leave...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some volition is also inferred by the following verse which speaks of the animal kingdom in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;006:038:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is not an animal in the earth, nor a bird that flies with its&#xA;  wings, but (are) communities like you. Nothing have we neglected from&#xA;  the Book, and they (all) shall be gathered to their Lord&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3575" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-12-15T12:07:22.663" LastActivityDate="2013-12-15T12:07:22.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10196" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-01T01:17:09.673" Score="1" ViewCount="104" Body="&lt;p&gt;I receive money from college every week. I want to give this money to my chosen charity. Will this be acceptable? Because I have not earned it; I only get this money if I attend college.  So is this a certain typing of earning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3691" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-31T10:19:02.780" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T10:19:53.413" Title="Is it acceptable to give money I get from attending college to charity?" Tags="|money|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10200" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10185" CreationDate="2013-12-02T02:55:16.107" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;While in gazwas and wars, one jammat of Muslims pray in mosque and other ppl guard them, they used to do for protecting themselves. So Muslims should do this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="446" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-05-13T07:49:48.907" LastActivityDate="2015-05-13T07:49:48.907" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10202" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-02T22:10:31.503" Score="2" ViewCount="1714" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been married for 7 years. During this time, since the day of my nikah, my husband has taken absolutely no financial responsibility for me. I work and take care of myself. I have explained my situation below - I am very upset and would welcome guidance on best islamic approach to take. Jazakallah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For 7 years my husband has taken no financial responsibility for me. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For 5 years my husband has not been working. So, in addition to&#xA;caring for myself, I have also covered all his expenses, and ran the&#xA;home (mortgage, bills, food, day to day expenses, purchased car for&#xA;myself and husband and covered any work needed in the house, in&#xA;addition I have paid for every single item in the house).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My husband has been working now for 1 year but only in the last 2&#xA;months has he stated to cover the household expenses, I still cover&#xA;my expenses, and his, and still contribute where needed&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For the past year I have been very sick - I was advised by all&#xA;my doctors to stop working, I handed in my resignation but my&#xA;husband insisted I withdrew it as he could not run the house without&#xA;my financial input so I returned to work ill and in pain.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;During my illness my husband has not cared for me much,&#xA;I have attended most appointments and treatments alone. I have&#xA;continued to cook and clean in addition to going into work &#xA;whenever i was fit enough to do so&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I am now pregnant but i have been very ill,&#xA;my husband has again not cared for me at all and when I suggested I&#xA;stop working again insisted I continue.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To this day my husband has not paid for anything for me nor has he&#xA;ever bought me a gift or token of love or consideration.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We have been arguing a lot this past 6 months about his lack of care&#xA;consideration and love for me, a few days ago he finally admitted&#xA;that he cared for me but did not love me as a husband should love&#xA;his wife but considered me more like a sister.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am disgusted, upset, feel betrayed used and now that I am pregnant and need my husband the most and need care and support he has abandoned me. He says that despite him seeing me more as a sister we should continue to live as husband and wife and stay married I cannot do this I got married to have a husband and after all the sacrifices I have made the effort and commitment and hard work I have put into this marriage with nothing ever given to me in return. I feel, I deserve better than this - I am considering divorce but feel scared and vulnerable due to my current condition. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your advise greatly welcomed. Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3702" LastEditorUserId="874" LastEditDate="2015-05-04T14:00:27.553" LastActivityDate="2015-05-04T14:00:27.553" Title="Is divorce the best solution for my problem" Tags="|nikah|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2014-07-09T23:02:34.853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10203" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10205" CreationDate="2013-12-03T07:34:44.397" Score="2" ViewCount="642" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a hadith that prohibits the cutting down of lotus trees?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3703" LastActivityDate="2013-12-03T09:38:16.663" Title="Is cutting down a lotus tree haram?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10203" CreationDate="2013-12-03T09:03:16.603" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam!&#xA;Okay I don't know why you made the question so specific to lotus trees but, from what I've researched, there are a few cases;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?251020-Cutting-down-trees-in-Islam-is-allowed-I-have-been-called-a-kaafir-for-saying-this&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; a few Hadith explaining the legality of cutting down trees in the case of war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also found a bit of history on how masjid an-nabawiy was built, and tree trunks were used; &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamicencyclopedia.org/public/index/topicDetail/id/644&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamicencyclopedia.org&lt;/a&gt;, unfortunately I can't find any sources/references on there regarding witnesses or narrators&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but obviously if they provide shelter for people or food you shouldn't cut them down, this is just logic, but I'm sure you'll find a hadith that will say the same&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3424" LastActivityDate="2013-12-03T09:03:16.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10203" CreationDate="2013-12-03T09:27:23.580" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are definitely &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; against cutting down &lt;em&gt;sidrah&lt;/em&gt; (which is commonly understood to mean lotus/lote-trees).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Abu Dawud, the Prophet's statement &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/43/467&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;If anyone cuts the lote-tree, Allah brings him headlong into Hell&lt;/a&gt;&quot; is not about the lote-tree itself, as it is about wastefully cutting trees that provide benefit (i.e. shelter) to others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-12-03T09:38:16.663" LastActivityDate="2013-12-03T09:38:16.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10206" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10256" CreationDate="2013-12-03T10:46:08.640" Score="-1" ViewCount="4747" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the correct Sunnah when the child is born and how Azaan in a baby's ear should be performed? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You shall be answering this question for male.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="521" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-28T11:11:53.850" LastActivityDate="2014-10-29T14:32:10.370" Title="Azaan in a baby's ear?" Tags="|sunni|sunnah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10206" CreationDate="2013-12-03T13:23:48.533" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A newborn child should hear the Zikr of Allah upon their arrival into this world. After the baby is born the Adhan should be said in the right ear and the Takbeer (Iqamah) should be said in the left ear by anyone who is able to say the adhan of the Salah such as the father. This should be done as soon as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3707" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-29T14:32:10.370" LastActivityDate="2014-10-29T14:32:10.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10212" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-03T17:48:57.803" Score="4" ViewCount="1293" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the significance of praying in different locations, during any given praying &lt;em&gt;session&lt;/em&gt; which involves obligatory (&lt;em&gt;farz&lt;/em&gt;) and recommended (&lt;em&gt;mustahab/nafil&lt;/em&gt;) prayers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Different &lt;em&gt;locations&lt;/em&gt; here also include those which are apart by as small as 6&quot; (roughly speaking).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reading &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?232855-Question-on-changing-place-to-pray-the-sunnah-prayer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; I found out that this action is derived from the saying of the Prophet(saww) that every place that one prays at shall stand witness to your faith on the day of judgment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was anything similar to this practiced by the Prophet(saww)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I have heard is that he was very particular of where he did what and had a rationale for each. And even the pillars of the Nabavi mosque were named in accordance to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2014-08-01T19:05:48.363" Title="Changing praying locations" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10213" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-03T21:15:03.297" Score="1" ViewCount="149" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking for a general consensus on how to properly meet/find/get introduced to woman to marry with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imagine someone who doesn't have a lot of friends, no parents or other family close to him. So he has no men to contact and ask whether he knows any women he could get introduced to do. In fact, is that even allowed? Or for example, there is a father but he can offer little assistance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clearly going to a bar should be avoided, approaching random women on the street is a no-go too. So what are the guidelines? Surely God is asked for help and I know rocks which are designated to not move will not move without His command.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3710" LastActivityDate="2013-12-03T21:42:39.323" Title="What is the proper way of finding a woman to marry with?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10213" CreationDate="2013-12-03T21:42:39.323" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is undoubtedly a commendable thing that you are seeking to get married to a pious lady. It appears from your question that you live in a non-Muslim country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you go to a Masjid regularly, you can take some people (preferably in the administration as they would know most of the community) into confidence and state your intention. In my opinion, this would be the best way to proceed with your search.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many many websites geared towards Muslims' matrimonial searching. I only have seen their ads and don't have any more experience, but they appear to be a better choice than the methods you described and want to avoid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah help you in your efforts for this noble cause.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastActivityDate="2013-12-03T21:42:39.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10215" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-03T22:20:04.573" Score="2" ViewCount="750" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Wikipedia page on Islamic views of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_view_of_angels#Characteristics&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;angels&lt;/a&gt;, it's mentioned that they're messengers with wings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Islam offer an explanation for the purpose behind these wings?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="494" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T23:50:42.697" LastActivityDate="2014-11-08T11:19:17.453" Title="Does Islam explain the purpose behind the Archangel Jibril having wings?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|malaikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10216" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-04T02:51:58.183" Score="4" ViewCount="1862" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jesus is a prophet in Islam but the Bible is said to be either corrupted or superseded by the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that case is it forbidden to read the Bible; or if can read it how should it be interpreted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T20:26:07.387" Title="How should one read the bible as a muslim?" Tags="|sharia|islamic-philosophy|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10202" CreationDate="2013-12-04T07:34:30.813" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaams sister,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am sorry to hear about your difficulties in married life and please be strong and hope to Allah to guide you to do the right thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a Muslim man, I can say that your husband has failed in his duties to you and your relationship. I cannot understand how he can behave this way and you need to involve people experienced in marriage counseling. Please find counseling as soon as possible, they should put all your available options in front of you and also advise you on either trying to make the marriage work or separation/divorce. Divorce is the last option and you should always seek Allah's guidance and mercy and I hope this comes to you soon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salaams&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3712" LastActivityDate="2013-12-04T07:34:30.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10182" CreationDate="2013-12-04T08:24:55.463" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the way I interpret this is that:&amp;quot;Reasons that don't annul Muslim's faith (still a Muslim).&amp;quot; States that it is acceptable to kill anybody for anything and it is acceptable to commit adultery (rape) in the Islamic religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't see how you conclude Islam accepts adultery and murder since the Islamic punishment for those crimes is death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the second reason why it is acceptable for killing another human being...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Killing another human here is talking about capital punishment for high crimes in Islamic law. The wiki article is trying to explain the sanctity of human life in general and the cases where a person loses the right to life, similarly as shown in other legal systems and societies around the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Muslim has a right to be called a Muslim by having certain beliefs and also declaring them publicly. Those beliefs can be annulled through apostasy and the wiki article mentioned some forms of apostasy in your quote. Murder is not apostasy but a Muslim who challenges the legality of a certain rule in Islam has committed apostasy and will be arrested and counseled by an Islamic court to remove the misconceptions. The apostate is given a few days to reconsider their mistakes but will be given capital punishment if he/she does not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3712" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2021-05-25T00:28:29.013" LastActivityDate="2021-05-25T00:28:29.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="10228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10148" CreationDate="2013-12-04T08:50:37.010" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have never see any reference in Islamic literature allowing jealousy in a man or woman. Jealousy is forbidden for all Muslims and is a great spiritual sickness that can cause untold miseries for all involved. If you found a book written by Ali radhialloho anho permitting jealousy in men, that is something not written by him in that book. Period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3712" LastActivityDate="2013-12-04T08:50:37.010" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1245" CreationDate="2013-12-04T08:51:18.017" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because Moon symbolizes Isa Ruh Allah while the stars symbolizes Mommins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Sun (of surface temperature of 5778 K) and the Moon (of orbital&#xA;  period of 27 days) are never going to join with each other because the&#xA;  Sun and Moon have already joined 355 years ago in India!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Prophet Muhammad, Isa Ruh Allah was supposed to wear two&#xA;  garments. Therefore, the first garment of Isa Ruh Allah was the&#xA;  physical body of Devchandra Mehta himself. However, upon leaving his&#xA;  first garment, Isa Ruh Allah had to wear his second and final garment&#xA;  by entering into the physical body of Meher Raj Thakur! And this is&#xA;  how the Sun (Mahdi) and the Moon (Isa) would join together!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sanandhonline.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-sun-and-moon-are-joined.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sanandhonline.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-sun-and-moon-are-joined.html&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3713" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-12-09T07:30:15.307" LastActivityDate="2013-12-09T07:30:15.307" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10212" CreationDate="2013-12-04T14:11:29.220" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've searched about it and found this, this action is derived from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/141&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;saying of Moa'weya in Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;......because the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) ordered us not to follow up the congregational Salat with any other Salat until we have talked (to some one) or moved from the place.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course i am translating the saying , but what he means that we can not pray the &lt;em&gt;fard&lt;/em&gt; and after we finish we go immediately and pray the &lt;em&gt;nafil&lt;/em&gt; we should separate those prayers, that's why people usually move,  to differentiate between 2 prayers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think you can stay in your place if you talked to the man next to you or something. If the place was crowded though it's better not to move so you don't step in front of a another man praying and it's preferable to pray the &quot;nafil&quot; in your home according to these 2 narrations :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zaid bin Thabit (RA) reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (PBUH) said, &quot;O people! perform your (voluntary) Salat (prayers) in your homes because the best Salat of a man is the one he performs at home, except the obligatory Salat.&quot;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/138&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying: &quot;Do not turn your houses into graveyards. Satan runs away from the house in which Surat Al-Baqarah is recited.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is another great idea, you can seperate between 2 prayers by &lt;em&gt;tasbih&lt;/em&gt;. But I dind't find anything about moving a certain distance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2036" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-06-02T18:18:57.557" LastActivityDate="2014-06-02T18:18:57.557" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10235" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-05T03:54:25.383" Score="1" ViewCount="373" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not asking for that whether this causes a saying I divorce you three times causes divorce or not. I know there are three opinions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saying three times at one point does cause complete divorce.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;...it counts as only one.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;...it doesn't count at all.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason I read is that I have forgotten. It was roughly something like the following but it didn't make sense completely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;..Giving three divorces at once is forbidden in Islam and therefore...something... it doesn't count.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2948" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-05T13:39:44.590" LastActivityDate="2016-02-05T13:39:44.590" Title="What is the reasoning behind argument that saying I give you divorce 3 times doesn't count as at all?" Tags="|talaq|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10236" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-05T04:53:45.377" Score="3" ViewCount="281" Body="&lt;p&gt;I apologize in advance if any of the assumptions in my question are incorrect, as I am not extremely familiar with Muslim history or practice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My understanding is that Muslims believe that Islam was the original faith from which Judaism and Christianity branched off, the latter two becoming somewhat corrupted over time. If this is true, why are there no records (AFAIK) of distinctively Muslim practices before the revelations of Muhammad in the seventh century?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user3515" LastActivityDate="2013-12-05T06:12:21.140" Title="Why are there no historical records of Islamic practices before Muhammad?" Tags="|history|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10237" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-05T05:07:50.667" Score="3" ViewCount="2911" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was told by a Muslim that the category of &quot;people of the book&quot; in Islam, which includes Jews and Muslims, has been considered at some points in history to include Hindus as well. What is the view of modern Islam on this issue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user3515" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2019-01-18T13:25:33.480" LastActivityDate="2019-01-18T13:25:33.480" Title="Are Hindus &quot;people of the book&quot;?" Tags="|ahlul-kitab|hindu|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10237" CreationDate="2013-12-05T06:06:25.663" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No Hindus are not considered people of book&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please see the link below for details &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_of_the_Book&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;people of book according to islaam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The three types of adherents to faiths that the Qur'an mentions as people of the book are the Jews, Sabians, Magians and Christians&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-19T07:35:05.237" LastActivityDate="2015-10-19T07:35:05.237" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10236" CreationDate="2013-12-05T06:12:21.140" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims believe that God sent messengers all preaching an identical theology: worship Him alone, do good deeds, stay away from evil, and repent to God. The line of Prophets began with Adam (peace be upon him), continued through Abraham, Noah, Moses, Jesus, and all the others in between and ended with Muhammad (peace be upon them all). All of these prophets were &quot;Muslims&quot; in the sense that they submitted to God. Some of these messengers came with Law (and some followed the Law of previous messengers). This Law differed from one period to another, and from one people to another people. In their time and place, that was &quot;Islam.&quot; The final message and Law is the proper noun Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your question deals with the differences in Law - Muslims don't claim that the rituals and specific details of the Law were the same since the beginning of mankind. Messengers which were sent with Law all had different details (dietary, worship, etc.). Someone who lived in the time of one of those Messengers was being a &quot;Muslim&quot; when they followed the applicable Law. Today you are Muslim if you follow what Muhammad (pbuh) was sent with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for theology, ALL prior faiths and revealed religions are distinctively &quot;Muslim&quot; in nature. They all call to worship of one God (or at least, we believe they did). Judaism is still strictly monotheistic and forbids idol worship. This is not necessarily distinctive to Muslims, but it is distinctive in the sense that it originated from the One God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2013-12-05T06:12:21.140" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10237" CreationDate="2013-12-05T06:14:47.793" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Technically, the People of the Book are defined as those people who were given a revealed Scripture from God. That is who is referred to by the term. The thing is though, that certain rulings that apply to People of the Book can be extended to other faiths as well and some can't, depending on the context of the ruling. So while other faith communities may not fall under the category, the ruling that applies to them might.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2013-12-05T06:14:47.793" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10242" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10243" CreationDate="2013-12-05T06:40:18.500" Score="3" ViewCount="1648" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wanted to know what is a reason that wine and beer is not allowed in Islam and weed, cigarette etc ... is allowed. I heard that wine and beer contains alcohol. Does cigarette also contain alcohol?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3684" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T10:47:29.013" LastActivityDate="2019-04-15T10:47:29.013" Title="Why are weed and cigarette allowed while wine and beer are not allowed in Islam?" Tags="|fiqh|alcohol|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10243" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10242" CreationDate="2013-12-05T06:46:08.793" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;None of the four items you mention are permitted in Islam. The general ruling is that anything harming the intellect and/or health is forbidden. Wine and beer are forbidden by a clear text, marijuana is forbidden by analogy (and by falling under the definition of &lt;em&gt;khamr&lt;/em&gt; which is forbidden by text), and cigarettes are forbidden because they are harmful to health. They are all &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2013-12-05T06:46:08.793" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10246" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-05T09:29:09.713" Score="2" ViewCount="2360" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know istimna is haraam in Islam. But there is a certain medical condition for which sometimes doctors prescribe the patients to do that regularly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I was wondering, say a person had a wife who died and he cannot marry again because he still loves his previous wife. But he suffers this kind of disease and is prescribed to do either intercourse or istimna regularly. Now a halaal solution here would be to marry again for this purpose. But is that really a solution, considering marrying again would destroy him mentally and his love, and he knows very well he cannot love his second wife? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does he &lt;em&gt;have&lt;/em&gt; to marry just for a physical treatment? Or in that situation, can he do istimna, just for the sake of the treatment, and not for enjoyment or anything?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3725" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T09:12:25.757" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T09:12:25.757" Title="Is masturbation allowed for medical purposes" Tags="|halal-haram|medical|masturbation|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2014-12-15T05:40:29.510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10242" CreationDate="2013-12-05T20:26:58.190" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please note that I am not an Islamic scholar but simply giving you answer with the knowledge I have.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam anything which can possibly hurt your health should be avoided. Just because &quot;alcohol&quot;, &quot;wine&quot; and &quot;being drunk&quot; are explicitly stated in the Quran does not mean that all other things which can harm, intoxicate or hurt you (like &quot;weed&quot;, &quot;cigarettes&quot; or even a &quot;water pipe&quot;) are allowed upon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, a strong verse to keep in mind is the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who follow the Messenger, the unlettered prophet, whom they find&#xA;  written in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel, who enjoins&#xA;  upon them what is right and forbids them what is wrong and makes&#xA;  lawful for them the good things and prohibits for them the evil and&#xA;  relieves them of their burden and the shackles which were upon them.&#xA;  So they who have believed in him, honored him, supported him and&#xA;  followed the light which was sent down with him - it is those who will&#xA;  be the successful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'A`rāf [7:157]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Especially:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and forbids them what is wrong [...] and prohibits for them the evil&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What people who call themselves &quot;muslim&quot; do is their choice and path in life. Just because they do &quot;x&quot; and do not do &quot;y&quot; does not mean that they are, though often mistaken to, represent Islam with their actions. Muslims are ambassadors of Islam and I agree that it can confuse you when they do certain things which conflict with Islam but please do not draw conclusions about Islam depending on what muslims do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This does not only apply to Islam but for anything in which a minority can influence your entire view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3710" LastActivityDate="2013-12-05T20:26:58.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10254" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10182" CreationDate="2013-12-05T21:13:54.070" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer your question I have a feeling you are intentionally portraying Islam as a religion of rape and murder to upset and enrage certain people. I will simply state that in true Islam &lt;strong&gt;nobody&lt;/strong&gt; can be murdered without proper trial.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia article states this (&lt;em&gt;killing a human being is not permissible without a legitimate cause&lt;/em&gt;) and has a reference to a relevant Quranic verse. I cannot fathom how you are interpreting this as &amp;quot;it is acceptable to kill anybody for anything and it is acceptable to commit adultery (rape) in the Islamic religion&amp;quot; unless you are intentionally making things up. Could you explain yourself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your second assumption: &lt;em&gt;there is no list of reasons that invalidate a Muslim's faith, so I can only assume that nothing a Muslim does will invalidate a Muslim's faith so Muslim's are excluded from being acceptable to be murdered&lt;/em&gt; is also very vague and quite flawed. Faith is a relative thing and is not this or that every day. The intensity varies. Killing someone because he has less faith on day x than on day y is not a valid reason to kill someone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not an Islamic scholar and cannot explain the Quran for you but some scholars have used this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...] And those who abuse the Messenger of Allah - for them is a painful punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat At-Tawbah [9:61]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to justify killing people who insult the prophet Muhammad (PbuH). I do not say that is a correct movement or that it isn't. I am only giving reference as to why some Muslims might see this as a reason to kill other Muslims (i.e. &amp;quot;annul faith&amp;quot; as stated in the Wikipedia article, how vague that might sound).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; an Islamic scholar, I am giving you the knowledge and information I have. May God assist me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3710" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2021-05-25T00:26:40.403" LastActivityDate="2021-05-25T00:26:40.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="10255" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2498" CreationDate="2013-12-06T00:12:37.297" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Hanbali school one should put your hands below the navel which is also the same in the Hanafi school. So two, out of the four of the great Imams, have said to put them below the navel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My opinion is that to putting them below the navel wouldn't be wrong, but one can choose to put them above the navel or on the chest. One should know that none of the four Imams said that the hands should be on the chest as their first opinion. Only Shafi stated that in his second opinion and Hanafi stated that only for the women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have even read Shia hadeeth which says that Ali prayed with his hands on the sides but when he was standing in the prayer for long he used to put them below the navel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it is easiest and most comfortable to put them below the navel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3733" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-12-08T17:42:35.263" LastActivityDate="2013-12-08T17:42:35.263" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10256" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10206" CreationDate="2013-12-06T00:27:09.697" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a Sunnah to call the Athan in one of the earns of a new born, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَذَّنَ فِي أُذُنِ&#xA;  الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ - حِينَ وَلَدَتْهُ فَاطِمَةُ - بِالصَّلاَةِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I saw the Messenger of Allah () uttering the call to prayer (Adhan) in&#xA;  the ear of al-Hasan ibn Ali when Fatimah gave birth to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/333&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;سنن أبي داوود (Abu Dawood)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the calling of the Athan in the right ear and calling the Iqamah in the left, it comes form a weak hadith, though scholars say that if you were to do such it is ok.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-12-06T00:27:09.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10257" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-06T05:11:08.147" Score="5" ViewCount="1047" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since past year I have started following, practicing and observing the proper principles of Islam, which I previously wasn't. But my husband, although a very good man, hasn't yet adopted the same path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want my husband to change his current non-Islamic path and illuminate his spirit with the love of Allah, in the same manner as I have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However being a woman, I can't give orders to him nor will he listen to me. I can only request him, which I am currently doing, but he only agrees to it and never actually acts upon it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just want to know, how can I change his current practices? Or at least help him realize the truth of this life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3735" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-12-17T20:01:21.710" LastActivityDate="2013-12-17T20:01:21.710" Title="How to help husband change?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10259" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10257" CreationDate="2013-12-06T07:03:27.683" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walecum assalam sister,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Glad to know that you became close to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding your husband, you have to first understand that guidance is NOT in our hands. its only Allah, who controls the hearts. So the first thing you have to do is to PRAY to Allah, that Allah may change his heart and bring him close to Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2ndly, you have to try to remove all type of Haram actions in your home, specially those acts, which take away blessing, for example, music, picture of living creatures, and try to adopt a life, in accordance with Sunnah of prophet Muhammad. this way, atleast your home will have blessings of Allah in it, which surely affect the hearts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As he is your husband, usually husbands dislike that her wife teach them something or correct their mistakes. so be careful in that case. try to find the Best suitable situation, where just show him the hadith of prophet Muhammad, about certain situation, or show him verses of Quran, but Never taunt him directly. Just try to give him knowldge first, that what he does not know of. Most people do this mistake that they think that we can stop someone from doing something, and they SHOULD listen. that doesnt happens all the time, because everyone has a certain level of iman, and he has to be taught, based on HIS level, not based on YOUR level. so understand him. and try to show him lessons from islam on regular basis. Show him how mercy of Allah can help their relation. show how islam brings peace in their lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regularly recite verses of Quran in loud voice, so it reaches everywhere in home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the end, Do Not foget to pray. as Allah only changes hearts, we dont. our job is only to Convey the message, and that too in best possible way, which does not offends anyone. and dont expect a change suddenly. Change comes, but you have to be patient and keep trying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah help you in this noble cause.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in Quran: 16:25&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Invite (all) to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful&#xA;  preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2013-12-06T07:03:27.683" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10260" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-06T12:53:00.863" Score="4" ViewCount="369" Body="&lt;p&gt;If husband start practicing Hinduism what his wife should do?  can she practice her own religion Islam and be with her husband who is now practicing Hinduism?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user3737" LastEditorUserId="2381" LastEditDate="2013-12-06T15:55:49.443" LastActivityDate="2018-03-27T17:29:38.237" Title="If husband start practicing hinduism what his wife shuld do?" Tags="|sunni|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10261" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-06T17:18:00.213" Score="6" ViewCount="144" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not Muslim, and I know almost nothing about Islam, but in a few days, I'll have to give a talk on my scientific activities in a tunisian school. I am a biologist and I specialize in understanding the first steps of life on earth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm a little bit nervous since I imagine that some of the knowledge and facts I'll be speaking about could be incompatible with the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is what should I answer if a kid or a little girl begins to ask me about these incompatibilities. Is an answer of the type &quot;Quran was written before these discoveries and thus had to be approximtive on this part of the story&quot; acceptable ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, if someone could provide a brief sketch on how this point is described in the Quran, I'd be happy to learn about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks !&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3739" LastActivityDate="2013-12-10T02:29:28.767" Title="Position of Islam on birth of life" Tags="|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10262" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10261" CreationDate="2013-12-06T20:34:29.450" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;acceptable ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;From an Islamic perspective, why not?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;written before these discoveries&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The words of whom (Allah) which is written in the Quran, the phenomenon of &lt;em&gt;discovering&lt;/em&gt; is incompatible with (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/15/86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;15:86&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/40/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;40:2&lt;/a&gt;). And that is because He is the Creator, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/37/182&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Lord and Cherisher of the Worlds (37:182)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;had to be approximtive on this part of the story&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The words of Quran are in a generalized form rather then approximative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Quran was written&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a whole other topic on Lohe Mahfooz (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/85/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;85:22&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that the question is more on how to give a talk about a topic which the audience could get sensitive/offended/confused about, rather then Islam itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as System Down &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/10261/position-of-islam-on-birth-of-life#comment19976_10261&quot;&gt;mentioned&lt;/a&gt; the question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/54/3487&quot;&gt;Is evolution compatible with Islam?&lt;/a&gt; would give you the much needed help in your preparation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2013-12-06T20:34:29.450" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9896" CreationDate="2013-12-07T15:10:46.450" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whether ejaculation has occurred or not, ghusl/shower is a must for prayer. Because we should try that our prayer should be offered in a clean state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So ghusl is must in all such cases. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3684" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-12-08T17:43:21.017" LastActivityDate="2013-12-08T17:43:21.017" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10266" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-07T18:39:46.333" Score="0" ViewCount="1318" Body="&lt;p&gt;From an Islamic perspective and belief is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necromancy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;necromancy&lt;/a&gt; possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, then is it permissible? And if &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; is so, then when in Islamic history was it practiced and why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2014-01-06T22:37:05.890" Title="Necromancing in Islam" Tags="|sharia|history|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9950" CreationDate="2013-12-07T22:04:36.737" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Honestly speaking, you were devoted to your religion and Allah. You refused to create those categories and left that job right there. Before that you weren't aware about actual scope of work. Developers have to deal with these kinds of issues where client come up with requirement on short-notice or without any prior given idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So no need to be worried about. If you feel inside that you haven't done anything wrong consciously, just do &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istighfar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Istighfar&lt;/a&gt; in-case you might have done something unknowingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the money you earned, you gave your effort to earn that so I believe you own that and it seems halal to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=4&amp;amp;verse=17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=4&amp;amp;verse=17&lt;/a&gt; in Chapter 4 Verse 17 of Quran, Allah says that repentance is only for those who did evil/wrongdoing in ignorance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user3748" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-03-30T05:15:10.933" LastActivityDate="2016-03-30T05:15:10.933" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10266" CreationDate="2013-12-07T22:05:25.493" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As is known, Magic and everything having to do with it is &lt;strong&gt;Haram&lt;/strong&gt; and so is divination , it is of the work of Shaytaan.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And whoever claims to have knowledge of the unseen or some hidden knowledge, or knowledge of future events is lying, talking about things of which they have no knowledge about, or relying on the Jinn for what they want.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُل لَّا يَعْلَمُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ الْغَيْبَ إِلَّا&#xA;  اللَّهُ ۚ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except Allah ,&#xA;  and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/27/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;سورة النمل آية 65(Surat Annamil)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لْمَلاَئِكَةُ تَتَحَدَّثُ فِي الْعَنَانِ ـ وَالْعَنَانُ الْغَمَامُ ـ&#xA;  بِالأَمْرِ يَكُونُ فِي الأَرْضِ، فَتَسْمَعُ الشَّيَاطِينُ الْكَلِمَةَ،&#xA;  فَتَقُرُّهَا فِي أُذُنِ الْكَاهِنِ، كَمَا تُقَرُّ الْقَارُورَةُ،&#xA;  فَيَزِيدُونَ مَعَهَا مِائَةَ كَذِبَةٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While the angels talk amidst the clouds about things that are going to&#xA;  happen on earth, the devils hear a word of what they say and pour it&#xA;  in the ears of a soothsayer as one pours something in a bottle, and&#xA;  they add one hundred lies to that (one word)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/59/97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;صحيح البخاري (Al Bukari)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-12-07T22:05:25.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10270" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-08T17:13:13.410" Score="2" ViewCount="2192" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed to eat candies created with pork gelatin ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if a person gave it to you is it allowed to give it to someone else (non-Muslim) who can eat it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3180" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-12-08T18:29:43.423" LastActivityDate="2014-09-09T15:31:53.307" Title="Giving pork gelatin candies to others" Tags="|sharia|pork|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10271" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-08T21:06:12.110" Score="7" ViewCount="8081" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an talks about powerful miracles like splitting the sea, reviving dead people and so on. Do phenomena on this scale happen anymore? (Referring to clearly supernatural events witnessed by large groups of people). If not, is there a reason these types of events only occurred with the Prophets?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3180" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T19:40:46.403" LastActivityDate="2018-05-24T18:47:48.047" Title="Why have supernatural miracles stopped?" Tags="|quran|miracles|quranic-events|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10273" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10261" CreationDate="2013-12-08T23:59:58.890" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allow me to clarify a little.  First of all this is a tricky question as no one was there &quot;in the beginning&quot;(or was there someone ?) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is He who created the heavens and earth in six days and then established Himself above &gt;the Throne. He knows what penetrates into the earth and what emerges from it and what &gt;descends from the heaven and what ascends therein; and He is with you wherever you are. And &gt;Allah , of what you do, is Seeing. (57:4)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in Quran it is sayed that all things were  created in 6 days by the God. And that Adam ,the first man, was created by Allah, and put in Heaven, then was sent to the earth. The Quran explains aspects of the embryonic development,the diversity of the forms of existence and the &quot;fundamental rules&quot; of life. So Nothing is left to the chance and randomness even in the smallest details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're dealing with schoolers you can first try to make them friendly get rid of their initial background by pushing them to recall/think about some mathematical theories or physical experiences that involve ,for instance,molecular biology &lt;strong&gt;in a fun way&lt;/strong&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Invite them to share your point of view while you're showing respect to their beliefs, using questions as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;i know that you believe ... but what if ...&lt;/em&gt;&quot; or &quot;&lt;em&gt;let's pretend that...&lt;/em&gt;&quot; or even the simple &quot;&lt;em&gt;who knows what happens if we bring such or such thing together...&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(one last thing to say is that tunisians are open minded and joyful...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3757" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-12-10T02:29:28.767" LastActivityDate="2013-12-10T02:29:28.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10274" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10216" CreationDate="2013-12-09T00:57:25.330" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all ,Quran Torah and Gospel have much similarities in common than they have peculiarities and as muslims we have to believe in this books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surat &amp;quot;A'li Imrān&amp;quot;(3:3) and (3:4), we read :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;نزل عليك الكتاب بالحق مصدقا لما بين يديه وأنزل التوراة والإنجيل من قبل هدى للناس وأنزل الفرقان إن الذين كفروا بآيات الله  لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ وَاللّهُ عَزِيزٌ ذُو انتِقَامٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Quran says :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The messenger believeth in that which hath been revealed unto him from his Lord and (so do) believers. Each one believeth in Allah and His angels and His scriptures and His messengers - We make no distinction between any of His messengers - and they say: We hear, and we obey. (2:285)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So,on the one hand, we should believe in Bible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand,it turns out that There is a problem for muslims when they try to read the Bible;indeed,the Bible was falsified or at least not well &amp;quot;maintained&amp;quot;...&#xA;When reading books such as the new Testament or other similar books you don't know what is true and what is false (i mean what was falsified and what is kept as it was).&#xA;If one muslim that is not aware of such fact,it can be misled or even worse,dismayed in his belief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is the reason why The Hadith explicitly prohibits reading such books :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله تعالى عنه:  أن عمر بن الخطاب -رضي الله تعالى عنه- أتى النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم- بكتاب أصابه من بعض أهل الكتب، فقرأه النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فغضب فقال: أمتهوكون فيها يا ابن الخطاب، والذي نفسي بيده لقد جئتكم بها بيضاء نقية لا تسألوهم عن شيء فيخبروكم بحق فتكذِّبوا به، أو بباطل فتصدقوا به، والذي نفسي بيده، لو أن موسى -صلى الله عليه وسلم- كان حيا ما وسعه إلا أن يتبعني  أخرجه الإمام أحمد في المسند.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even more, if these books were not falsified they are nonetheless obsolete as superseded by the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ما فرطنا في الكتاب من شيء&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have not neglected in the Register a thing. (6:38)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if one muslim that is aware and well-acquainted read carefully this book he will gain faith&#xA;in God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Either way ,it turns out that we need to read such books for an important reason : to disprove and refutate the arguments advanced by the enemies of Islam by using arguments drawn from their own books (by &amp;quot;enemies&amp;quot; i mean those who hates Islam )  !&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Didn't hear about &amp;quot;Ahmed deedat&amp;quot; ? this guy is an expert in how to use Bible to make Islam spread more and more  !&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we can read these books but we have to be careful .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3757" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-12T13:53:09.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10275" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10271" CreationDate="2013-12-09T05:22:46.323" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly Quran itself is the miracle of our times and contains many scientific miracles. but if one is not aware about the context of society at 1400 years ago in Arabia peninsula when Quran was appeared, it is not easy to understand how Quran is miracle of this era. there are different websites explaining some scientific miracles of Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another method for seeing miracle is Tawassul. bby Tawassul there is a high possibility that one himself can see a miracle. currently many people are healed miraculously in places like holey shrine of twelve Imams in Iran and Iraq or Medina. for example: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a few examples of Miraculous Healing happening in the holey shrine of Imam Reza a.s. at Mashhad, Iran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imamreza.net/eng/list.php?id=0218&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Miraculous Healing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This list is only few examples (like a drop from an ocean). nearly every Iranian has miraculous experiences from Imam Reza a.s. for himself or his relatives. Iranians love Imam Reza a.s. too much. many of people have seen him in dream that he answers to their questions and problems. this is not only about him but about all of the fourteen infallibles. but because the shrine of 8th Imam is inside Iran and easier to access people of Iran go to his shrine and do Tawassul to him. Tawassul means asking one of Awlia to he ask God to God accept our dua. because our sins make a barrier between us and God and causes our dua do not reach God and so not be accepted. people from all over the world come to holy shrine of Imam Reza a.s. and seek Tawassul from his holy soul. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example of Tawassul can be seen in many verses of Quran for example:&#xA;Children of messenger of God Jacob a.s. could ask God directly but did not and asked their father to he ask God instead of them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالُوا يَا أَبَانَا اسْتَغْفِرْ‌ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا&#xA;  خَاطِئِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They said: &quot;O our father! Ask forgiveness (from Allah) for our sins,&#xA;  indeed we have been sinners.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#12:97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#12:97&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And their father did not say this is shirk you should ask God directly. but said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ سَوْفَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ‌ لَكُمْ رَ‌بِّي ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ‌&#xA;  الرَّ‌حِيمُ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said: &quot;I will ask my Lord for forgiveness for you, verily He! Only&#xA;  He is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#12:98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#12:98&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example can be seen in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this verse&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tawassul for healing can be done by belonging of Awlia also. for example see &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#12:93&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this verse&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the process of Tawassul. you yourself can test it and see a miraclt done by any of the fourteen infallibles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note there is two kind of Tawassul. Tawassul can be done only for Awlia. and if it is done to idols or enemies of God it is Shirk. Quran in two verse one prohibite tawassul to idols and in another verse commands using Tawassul to Awlia (i.e. close friends of God specially the fourteen infallibles)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#17:57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This is the verse prohibiting Tawassul.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;And this is the verse commanding Tawassul.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ahl ul Bayt have taught us a special dua that whenever someone needs to do Tawassul to the fourteen infallibles can use this special dua for Tawassul:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/tawassul.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dua'a E Tawassul  (Seeking Intercession)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Awlia are not dead. although they have left their worldly body. but they are alive and even their worldly body never expire and remains fresh in the grave. they see and hear us everyday and every moment (not by their worldly body. but by their soul). this is said in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقُلِ اعْمَلُوا فَسَيَرَ‌ى اللَّـهُ عَمَلَكُمْ وَرَ‌سُولُهُ&#xA;  وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۖ وَسَتُرَ‌دُّونَ إِلَىٰ عَالِمِ الْغَيْبِ&#xA;  وَالشَّهَادَةِ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And say (O Muhammad SAW) &quot;Do deeds! Allah will see your deeds, and&#xA;  (so will) His Messenger and the believers. And you will be brought&#xA;  back to the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen. Then He will inform&#xA;  you of what you used to do.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#9:105&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#9:105&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clear that usual believers like us can not see the deeds of people. in the different hadith it is said the believers in this verse means the fourteen infallibles and they everyday see deeds of people. another verses says we should not call them dead, but they are alive: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّـهِ أَمْوَاتًا ۚ&#xA;  بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِندَ رَ‌بِّهِمْ يُرْ‌زَقُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Think not of those who are killed in the Way of Allah as dead. Nay,&#xA;  they are alive, with their Lord, and they have provision.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#3:169&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#3:169&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The has been many tries like fabricating fake hadith by dictators to people do not learn about Tawassul because this is against their power and dictatorship. here is a hadith saying that all of the Ahl ul Bayt are killed or poisoned. they were killed covertly by dictators who wanted to keep power and abuse huge financial income of Islamic states. (Muslims conquered 2/3 of world at a time and huge amounts of golds were income of King) and could not see Ahl ul Bayt get power and establish government by support of believers. for example Imam Hussain a.s. and 72 of his pious companions and his children were killed by attack of a 30,000 soldiers army of Yazid at Karbala. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway the best and easiest possible way of seeing a miracle by your own eyes is doing Tawassul to the Ahl ul Bayt. they are very merciful and answer you very soon. but a serious Tawassul with loving them is needed to they answer soon. leaving sin and obeying obeying them as well as Quran makes acceptance of dua and seeing miracle done by them much more sooner. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At Badr war one Muslim came to prophet SAWW and said I do not have any sword. prophet took a wood in his hand and it became a sword and given it to the man. in immigration from mecca to Mdina prophet SAWW saw an old woman having a goat and said her give us some milk. she said no rain no grass no milk. he touched the goat and the goat had a lot of milk. prophets SAWW and infallible Imams and Awlia have Izn (permission to control nature) from God and even have the ability to create a living thing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَرَ‌سُولًا إِلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَ‌ائِيلَ أَنِّي قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِآيَةٍ مِّن رَّ‌بِّكُمْ ۖ أَنِّي أَخْلُقُ لَكُم مِّنَ الطِّينِ كَهَيْئَةِ الطَّيْرِ‌ فَأَنفُخُ فِيهِ فَيَكُونُ طَيْرً‌ا بِإِذْنِ اللَّـهِ ۖ وَأُبْرِ‌ئُ الْأَكْمَهَ وَالْأَبْرَ‌صَ وَأُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ بِإِذْنِ اللَّـهِ ۖ وَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا تَأْكُلُونَ وَمَا تَدَّخِرُ‌ونَ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say],&#xA;  'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design&#xA;  for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I&#xA;  breathe into it and it becomes a bird by &lt;strong&gt;permission of Allah&lt;/strong&gt;. And I&#xA;  cure the blind and the leper, and I give life to the dead - by&#xA;  permission of Allah. And I inform you of what you eat and what you&#xA;  store in your houses. Indeed in that is a sign for you, if you are&#xA;  believers. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#3:49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#3:49&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed the rank of the fourteen infallibles is higher than past prophets. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usual Muslims also if obey Allah in all aspects of religion and leave all sins and be &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/self-building-ayatullah-ibrahim-amini/characteristics-pious-sermon-hammam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;pious&lt;/a&gt; can receive Izn from God. currently such people are living. but they are very rare and unknown. they dislike to be known because disliking being famous is &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#28:83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;command of Quran&lt;/a&gt; and is part of being pious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam khomeini said the sands were commanded by God to do &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Eagle_Claw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this miracle&lt;/a&gt;. a soldier that was guarding the home of Imam Khomeini said that at the same night that this US operation failed Imam Khomeini woke up for night prayer and for a long time was looking at a direction and finally said thanks to God this was resolved too. the soldier says at morning the news of this happening was published and he found that direction has been the direction to location of this happening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By using Tawassul one can see the miracle by his own eyes. Tawassul is the best way for seeing a miracle. for example healing of one who doctors can not heal him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2014-05-11T13:04:16.633" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T13:04:16.633" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10216" CreationDate="2013-12-09T05:26:53.333" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's okay to read these books. As long as you understand Islam and want to know how and why certain things are rendered obsolete. It's not about reading a book, but interpreting it in your mind. Some people who have little knowledge of Islam might not grasp the concept behind certain parts of these books, which may in turn put them in doubt. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user3760" LastActivityDate="2013-12-09T05:26:53.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10278" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-09T09:28:39.290" Score="6" ViewCount="286" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam o Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am an iPhone app developer. Recently, I was assigned to create an app of a drinking game (namely &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_pong&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Beer Pong&lt;/a&gt;). When I searched about it, I found that it is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_game&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;drinking game&lt;/a&gt;. It is easily understandable that playing this game is prohibited in Islam. My question is that &lt;strong&gt;Is it also prohibited to be a part of such type of project i-e creating an iPhone app of this type of game?&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: The app doesn't contain any involvement of Beer/Drinking but since the purpose of creating this app is to promote this game.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3763" LastEditorUserId="12691" LastEditDate="2015-06-17T16:42:15.353" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T16:42:15.353" Title="Is creating an app of a drinking game prohibited?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10279" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10289" CreationDate="2013-12-09T09:37:12.513" Score="5" ViewCount="27725" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know singing with musical instruments is &lt;em&gt;haraam&lt;/em&gt;. Also songs with words in them that go against the teachings of Islam are also &lt;em&gt;haraam&lt;/em&gt;. But what about songs without any bad message or any instruments, and those that do not necessarily praise Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, for example, there are songs which reflect the love for one's country, or one's wife. Often times they do not contain any messages that go against Islam, but just contain messages towards something permissible by Islam. Is it allowed to to listen to or sing these songs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also, there is a lot of music with instruments and bad words. But what if someone edits the lyrics, cuts out the bad words and sings them without any instruments?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3595" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2013-12-09T09:59:05.087" LastActivityDate="2021-02-22T03:25:41.390" Title="Are songs without musical instruments haraam?" Tags="|halal-haram|music|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10281" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10279" CreationDate="2013-12-09T11:44:43.940" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam alaikom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Songs with no instruments are just speech. It is like poetry. It depends on their content. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our messenger (salla allah alaih w sallam) used to love poetry. And it doesn't necessarily need to explicitly praise Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2982" LastActivityDate="2013-12-09T11:44:43.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10271" CreationDate="2013-12-09T11:50:02.307" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Miracles came with prophets to prove their prophecy. Islam is a religion for humans. One shouldn't expect miracles to solve his issues. Even the messenger (salla allah alaih w sallam) didn't rely on miracles to spread Islam. That is his Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2982" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T10:01:03.607" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T10:01:03.607" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10284" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9187" CreationDate="2013-12-09T16:15:45.923" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every stock in the stock exchanges across the world goes through certain screening process so as to qualify it as Shariah Compliant. And even after it is being awarded Shariah Compliant status, it is being monitored through out the day so as to ensure it is Shariah Compliant. This is done various agencies across the world. These agencies varies from country to country. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if we think, a company may not be Shariah Compliant due to its operations, it may be due to our lack of knowledge regarding the operations and their financial performance. The scholars in the Shariah Screening Agencies analyses the company's finance and operations before awarding them with the Shariah Compliance Certification. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The shares of companies are declared Shariah Compliant only after it has cleared certain criteria which is often known as Sharia Screening. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are mainly 3 screening methodology used in the Islamic Finance Market nowadays. It includes &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dow Jones Islamic Indices Stock Screening&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The FTSE Shariah Stock Screening &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Securities Commission of Malaysia Shariah Stock Screening&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Dow Jones Islamic Indices Stock Screening.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This stock screening comprises mainly of two screening process:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Industry Screen: This screening process verifies whether the company are in the specific industry which has been permitted in Islam.&#xA;The prohibited industries include Alcohol, Pork-related products, Conventional financial services, Entertainment, Tobacco, Weapons and defense.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Financial Ratio Screening: This process analyses the financial performance of the company. All of the following must be less than 33%:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Total debt divided by trailing 24-month average market capitalization.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The sum of a company’s cash and interest-bearing securities divided by trailing 24-month average market capitalization.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Accounts receivables divided by trailing 24-month average market capitalization.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only if the company passes these two screening process, Dow Jones gives the stock Shariah Compliant status.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The FTSE Shariah Stock Screening&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This stock screening process is also similar to the Dow Jones Stock Screening, but has small difference in the Financial Screening process. The screening process are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Based on core activities: The company should be engaged in the following industries&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Conventional finance (non Islamic banking, finance and insurance, etc)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alcohol pork related products&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Entertainment (casinos/gambling, pornography, cinemas, music, hotels, etc)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tobacco weapons and defense&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Based on Financial Ratios&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Debt divided by total assets &amp;lt;33%&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cash and interest bearing items &amp;lt; 33%&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Account receivables and cash &amp;lt; 50%&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Non compliant income other than interest &amp;lt; 5%&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Total interest income &amp;lt; 5%&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Purification ratio 5% of dividend&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only when a company complies to the requirement, it will be awarded the Shariah Compliant status.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Securities Commission of Malaysia Shariah Stock Screening&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Securities Commission of Malaysia declares a stock as Shariah Compliant only after going through the following processes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Based on its Industry&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Financial services based on riba/interest.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gambling.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Manufacture or sale of non-Halal products or related products.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Conventional Insurance.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Entertainment activities that are non permissible according to shariah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Manufacture or sale of tobacco based products.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Stock broking or share trading in non-shariah approved securities.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Other activities deemed non permissible by shariah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Financial Ratio Filtering&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;5% benchmark – when the non-permissible are clearly prohibited (riba; gambling; liquor; pork) *Must not be included as part of dividend.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;10% benchmark – involve element of umum balwah prohibited element affecting most people and difficult to avoid e.g. interest income and tobacco related activities.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;20% benchmark – mixed rental payment from Shariah non-compliant activities such as rental from premises used for gambling; sale of liquor etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;25% benchmark – activities that are generally permissible and beneficial (maslahah) but contains elements that may affect the Shariah status of these activities. Among these activities are hotel and resort; share trading; stock broking and others.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3769" LastActivityDate="2013-12-09T16:15:45.923" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10286" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-09T19:02:35.700" Score="7" ViewCount="4654" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found the &lt;em&gt;qiblah&lt;/em&gt; direction at my location thanks to an application off the Internet but since it doesn't seem to be very sophisticated I was wondering what the tolerance is for the direction of the &lt;em&gt;qiblah&lt;/em&gt;. I've heard that it is 45%; is that correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3098" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-04-13T04:57:50.650" LastActivityDate="2018-04-13T04:57:50.650" Title="What is the correct tolerance for qiblah?" Tags="|salat|qiblah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10279" CreationDate="2013-12-09T22:20:41.240" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Quran 07:32.Say (O Muhammad S.A.W): &quot;Who has forbidden the adoration with clothes given by Allah, which He has produced for his slaves, and At-Taiyibat [all kinds of Halal (lawful) things] of food?&quot; Say: &quot;They are, in the life of this world, for those who believe, (and) exclusively for them (believers) on the Day of Resurrection (the disbelievers will not share them).&quot; Thus We explain the Ayat (Islamic laws) in detail for people who have knowledge.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Quran 07:33 Say (O Muhammad S.A.W ): &quot;(But) the things that my Lord has indeed forbidden are Al-Fawahish (great evil sins, every kind of unlawful sexual intercourse, etc.) whether committed openly or secretly, sins (of all kinds), unrighteous oppression, joining partners (in worship) with Allah for which He has given no authority, and saying things about Allah of which you have no knowledge.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To my mind all songs are not harram, yes the songs which misguide you and makes you deviate from Oness Of Allah subhan-a-tallah and or if there are some or even one word or phrase which is misguidence or keeps you away from Islam or sexual in nature are 100% not alowed/harram and yes majority of songs goes against Islam but not all that's why people say don't listen them. But if song is pure there is nothing against Islam and it's message is allowed. Hazrat Dawood A.S used to sing and birds and animals used to rush towards Hazrat dawood A.s. read the Event of Hazrat Dawood A.S.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think if you remove bad words from music and sing it for adoration of Allah , He may reward you because deeds are dependable on good intentions. Allah knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope You got my point bro if I am mistaken correct me.&#xA;Many thanks bro...... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3575" LastEditorUserId="3575" LastEditDate="2013-12-09T22:27:34.813" LastActivityDate="2013-12-09T22:27:34.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10290" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-10T00:56:37.093" Score="3" ViewCount="281" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a revert with no known Muslims in my immediate or extended family. I would really like to marry this Muslim man that I have known for six years. He has expressed to me that he fears the influence that my non-Muslim family will have on any children we would have. On the other hand I understand all the sacrifices and hard work put into my conversion and I know I will do whatever it takes to protect my children and their religion. I know that it won’t be easy but with Allah, good faith, hard work and many sacrifices that our children will be guided on the straight path. I also know that I may have to move away from my family to achieve this. I struggle with this decision because I want to be around my family so that I can be an example of what true Islam is and what it means to me so they might one day understand but I don’t want to put my kids at risks to do so. What can I do to reassure the man I want to marry and also myself that my kids can be guided to the straight path? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3772" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-26T23:50:44.723" LastActivityDate="2015-12-26T23:50:44.723" Title="How do I reassure the man i want to marry that our children will not be influenced or lead astray by my non-Muslim family?" Tags="|nikah|conversion|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10291" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10290" CreationDate="2013-12-10T01:54:34.330" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is never a guarantee of anyone (including one's offspring) being guided to the straight path. Nuh (as)'s son was not a believer - the son of a Prophet and Messenger, no less! Guidance is in the hands of Allah, so the best that you can do is take all the means at your disposal. You've described a number of things you are willing to do; that's as much as is humanly possible. If that's not enough for this man, then nothing will be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2013-12-10T01:54:34.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10292" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10278" CreationDate="2013-12-10T02:02:29.573" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walaikum Salam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm no expert. However, lets say you have been assigned to create a website containing pornographic content and you would not have to see the &quot;stuff&quot; yourself. Would it be prohibited?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if we sometimes can't decide if it is harram or halal we should think about the ethics in Islam. We should avoid promoting, helping and selling  harram things to Muslims or non-muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this is my opinion. You should find a scholar and ask him. It could differ in opinions of the different Islamic &quot;schools&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3773" LastActivityDate="2013-12-10T02:02:29.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10260" CreationDate="2013-12-10T07:45:54.770" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per my knowledge, the marriage will be broken and the two can not practice husband wife relation, they are now strangers for each other. Below are few rulings passed by Jamia Binoria India, a well reputed Sunni school of thought. For more details and possibilities for living together, you should definitely consult Islamic scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jamiabinoria.net/efatawa/2013-4/16920.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim marrying a Hindu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jamiabinoria.net/efatawa/2013-2/15891.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Husband accepting Christianity while wife is Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jamiabinoria.net/efatawa/2011-4/10389.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hindu wife accepting Islam while Husband is still Hindu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Deep apologies for not providing translated version for all users. If you don't understand the language then you can get help probably from an Indian, Pakistani, Bengali to get it translated for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3775" LastActivityDate="2013-12-10T07:45:54.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10286" CreationDate="2013-12-10T18:51:23.130" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;What must be understood about the Qibla is that you don't really need to be 100% accurate, or even within N% tolerance. Islam is a religion and way of life and not engineering. Remember that during the days of the Prophet they did not have the means for accurate direction finding that we have today, but that did not stop them from praying. So all you need to do is face Makkah &lt;em&gt;to the best of your ability&lt;/em&gt;. If you are with a group agree together upon a direction and pray &lt;em&gt;together&lt;/em&gt;. That is what's really important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;It is not righteousness that you turn your faces towards the East and the West, but righteousness is this that one should believe in&#xA;  Allah and the last day and the angels and the Book and the prophets&lt;/strong&gt;,&#xA;  and give away wealth out of love for Him to the near of kin and the&#xA;  orphans and the needy and the wayfarer and the beggars and for (the&#xA;  emancipation of) the captives, and keep up prayer and pay the&#xA;  poor-rate; and the performers of their promise when they make a&#xA;  promise, and the patient in distress and affliction and in time of&#xA;  conflicts-- these are they who are true (to themselves) and these are&#xA;  they who guard (against evil).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al Baqara 2:177&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2013-12-10T18:51:23.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10286" CreationDate="2013-12-10T19:34:31.193" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The theory of tolerance here is technically incorrect for the following reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's irrelevant at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipodes&quot;&gt;antipode&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;(-21.422441174957708,-140.1738229393959)&lt;/em&gt; of kaaba &lt;em&gt;(21.422441174957708, 39.826177060604095)&lt;/em&gt;. Meaning that at that point you have a 100% tolerance for choosing the direction of qiblah (kaaba) along the curvature of the Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Same as with the previous point in regards to the anitpode it's irrelevant inside the kaaba&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;AFAIK qibla is not the, zero dimensional, center of the kaaba but the kaaba itself, therefore anything in between it's edge can be faced as qibla and therefore the tolerance would be bound to a continously varying graph (&lt;em&gt;would appreciate addition of mathematically accurate info here&lt;/em&gt;) and not a fixed &lt;em&gt;100%&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So strictly speaking the mentioned tolerance level seems technically illogical, or at least one should present a derivation for the conclusion. And since you mention that it is not &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; sophisticated then you can rely on it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Actions are dependent upon their Intentions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the some of the relevant fatwa from Ayatollah al-Sayyid 'Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... a person who is far, would stand in such a manner that people would say that he is praying facing the Qibla, and that would suffice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... acquire such information as may amount to certainty, like testimony of two reliable persons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... form an idea from the Niche (Mehrab) of the Masjid or from the graves of the Muslims, or by other ways, and act accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... if a non-Muslim who can determine Qibla by scientific method, indicates Qibla satisfactorily, he can be relied upon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a person, who has a mere surmise about Qibla, and is in a position to have a better idea, he should not act on that guess work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your case &lt;em&gt;sophisticate&lt;/em&gt; should suffice.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sophisticated&lt;/em&gt; in itself is a relative term. That of today was military-grade/&lt;em&gt;very sophisticated&lt;/em&gt; of the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2013-12-10T19:34:31.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10301" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-11T05:08:24.953" Score="1" ViewCount="143" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am going to start an online website in which users can post anything which is happened in their surroundings. Users are allowed to post 1 picture and a text. Please let me know whether this is a halaal or haram? What I need to take care? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answer would be helpful for me to avoid my confusion if Allah wills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3778" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-05-30T05:49:38.860" LastActivityDate="2015-06-20T10:31:32.040" Title="Internet business in Islam" Tags="|business|internet|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10301" CreationDate="2013-12-11T06:09:21.923" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The best practice of running this type of website are &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There must be a EULA  which have terms about what users can post  and what not, here you can disallow posting haram, anti-Islam, anti-social things.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;No post should be published without review by the moderator/s.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There must be an option of flagging the posts by visitors. So that site admin can review the posts.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you take all these or more steps honestly to monitor/screen the content of your website. Then there is no harm in running this type of website.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-20T10:31:32.040" LastActivityDate="2015-06-20T10:31:32.040" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10305" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7673" CreationDate="2013-12-11T08:31:44.517" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I used to wonder the same thing. Many good answers have already been given. I will only about about the money itself. The term Riba is not just confined to &quot;interest&quot; as we normally think of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can divide money into two categories: Representative and commodity based. Representative money has no intrinsic value. Representative money includes fiat currency which is the dominant form of money in use today. Commodity money has some intrinsic or tangible value. Gold, silver, barley have all been used as forms of commodity money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the supply of representative money is increased, no real value has been created. It only encourages more competition for the existing resources and so we can see environmental exploitation as a result. When the supply of commodity money is increased, real value has been created. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While a little &quot;interest&quot; does not seem to be bad at first, we must understand that our entire economic system is founded on the riba of representative money, fractional reserve banking and legalized interest. This leads to distorted markets that cause unquantifiable human hardship and environmental destruction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus there is a strong reasoning behind the prohibition of riba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://murujan.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://murujan.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3781" LastActivityDate="2013-12-11T08:31:44.517" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10307" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-11T10:46:27.280" Score="1" ViewCount="213" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the husband the only one who had the right to spend the money, or does the wife also have the right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3782" LastActivityDate="2013-12-25T13:19:17.537" Title="If the husband is the only one earning money, does only the husband have the right to spend money or do both of them" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10308" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10290" CreationDate="2013-12-11T11:11:22.390" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You may tell the man that you will consider taking the following actions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Consider moving away from your family. (This is a great sacrifice; it may disturb you but could be the best possible solution.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Avoid religious gatherings with your family.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ask your family not to preach their religion to your children.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hold religious gatherings in your house; give religious schooling.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Make sure your neighbors, friends and friends of your children will be practising Muslims.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Practice Islam along with your children.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Teach and guide them towards the right path.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do not tell them your background until they are mature enough.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The list could be appended with more guidelines; it will depend highly upon the situation and available options.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3775" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-08-18T10:40:58.597" LastActivityDate="2014-08-18T10:40:58.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9536" CreationDate="2013-12-11T14:48:17.020" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;this question is takfiri question no , ofcourse jabiriyahs are muslims , there were many sufi saints who believed in total predestination , there is an arabic book called &quot; alkashf an hakikat al sufya &quot; there is quote in this book by an Egyptian saint his name morsi al abbass he said that &quot; one day another sufi saint came to my home i found him having sex with my maid then leaving my home and walking on water i was puzzled and asked him , what is that ie sex with my maid ? the muslim sufi saint replied and said ' this is God's decree upon me &quot; then morsi al abbass asked : and what is that ie walking in water ? the muslim sufi saint replied &quot; this is God's gift upon me &quot; .&#xA;so from this we can understand that al jabiriyah beliefs existed among some muslim mystics .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so al jabiriyah are muslims , and anyway no one has the right to say this isn't muslim or this is outside the fold of islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user3784" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2013-12-11T15:53:45.710" LastActivityDate="2013-12-11T15:53:45.710" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8803" CreationDate="2013-12-11T16:35:13.277" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because the Majority of Bani Isra'eel were not believers, and because they had a mentality that they believe in only what their senses can perceive, they asked to see Allah, so Allah took them and then brought them back to life:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَاكُم مِّن بَعْدِ مَوْتِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This incident happened right after they got out of Egypt, and is what lead later on to the incident of worshiping the cow.  So when Assamiree (السامري) made the cow, and they worshiped, the punishment for shirk was to kill themselves if they wished forgiveness and repentance to be accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِ يَا قَوْمِ إِنَّكُمْ ظَلَمْتُمْ&#xA;  أَنفُسَكُم بِاتِّخَاذِكُمُ الْعِجْلَ فَتُوبُوا إِلَىٰ بَارِئِكُمْ&#xA;  فَاقْتُلُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ عِندَ بَارِئِكُمْ&#xA;  فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-12-11T16:35:13.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10313" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-11T17:09:00.443" Score="1" ViewCount="295" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am studying for a physics degree and we are beginning to study Black Holes. But I am not sure whether or not these comply with the Quran, any justification would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3785" LastActivityDate="2013-12-13T14:02:58.363" Title="Black Holes, is it okay to believe in them?" Tags="|science|scientific-proof|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8745" CreationDate="2013-12-11T17:24:44.257" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This Ayah does not say that the story of Yusuf is the best of stories, but it says that Allah reveals the best of stories of the past and of the previous nations.  The story of Yusuf is among these stories.  This Ayah came when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked to tell a story:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أُنْزِلَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ&#xA;  وَسَلَّمَ ، فَتَلاهُ عَلَيْهِمْ زَمَانًا ، فَقَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ&#xA;  اللَّهِ لَوْ قَصَصْتَ عَلَيْنَ ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى : نَحْنُ&#xA;  نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ الْقَصَصِ سورة يوسف آية 3 : فَتَلاهُ&#xA;  عَلَيْهِمْ زَمَانًا ، فَقَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، لَوْ&#xA;  حَدَّثْتَنَا ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى : اللَّهُ نَزَّلَ أَحْسَنَ&#xA;  الْحَدِيثِ سورة الزمر آية 23&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Quran was revealed to the Messenger of Allah peace and blessings&#xA;  be upon him, so he recited to them awhile, then he was asked to tell a&#xA;  story, so Allah sent down: &quot;We relate to you, the best of stories&quot;&#xA;  Surat Al Yusuf Ayah 3, then they ask the Prophet to give them&#xA;  statements, so Allah sent down: &quot;Allah has sent down the best&#xA;  statements&quot; Surat Azzumar Ayah 23&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?hflag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=732&amp;amp;pid=855211&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;أسباب النزول الواحدي(Asbabul Nuzool)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-12-11T17:24:44.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10313" CreationDate="2013-12-11T17:29:48.283" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an (or the hadith, for that matter) is not a science textbook. It is a book of (spiritual) guidance and revelation from our Creator. It touches on matters of creation, and the remarkable thing about that is that it uses language and descriptions that &lt;em&gt;fit perfectly&lt;/em&gt; with modern understandings of those things. However, it doesn't necessarily offer detailed knowledge about them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah SWT touches upon the creation of the heavens in generalities, with some detail here and there. There is definitely plenty of detail that we don't know about. Allah points to the intricacy in the heavens as a proof of His ability to resurrect. He tells humans to ponder on the creation in order to get to know Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you have a physical phenomenon that's been measured, why would you not believe in it? The source of the phenomenon and the Qur'an are the same so how can there be a contradiction?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2013-12-11T17:29:48.283" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10316" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7601" CreationDate="2013-12-11T18:34:36.413" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, the Sunnah is a revelation from Allah like the Quran, so what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has said, is from Allah.  Now to answer the question, the Quran does not directly forbid Mut'ah, but Mut'ah is forbidden according to the Quran.  In Mut'ah the women is not a wife, and every women who is not a wife or what the right hand possess then she is haram on the man:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَـٰفِظُونَ * إِلاَّ عَلَىٰ&#xA;أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ&#xA;مَلُومِينَ * فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذٰلِكَ فَأُوْلَـٰئِكَ هُمُ&#xA;ٱلْعَادُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And they who guard their private parts&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Except from their &lt;strong&gt;wives&lt;/strong&gt; or those their &lt;strong&gt;right hands possess&lt;/strong&gt;, for&#xA;indeed, they will not be blamed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suratul Mu'minoon Ayah 5-7&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-12-11T18:34:36.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8226" CreationDate="2013-12-12T09:17:37.367" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The one who neglect the prayers will receive Fifteen punishments from Allah. &#xA;Six punishments in this lifetime &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Three while dying &#xA;Three in the grave &amp;amp; &#xA;Three on the Day of Judgment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;THE SIX PUNISHMENTS OF LIFE: &#xA;1. Allah takes away blessings from his age (makes his life misfortunate) &#xA;2.Allah does not accept his plea (Dua's) &#xA;3.Allah erases the features of good people from his face. &#xA;4.He will be detested by all creatures on earth. &#xA;5.Allah does not award him for his good deeds. (No thawab) &#xA;6.He will not be included in th! e Dua's of good people. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;THE THREE PUNISHMENTS WHILE DYING: &#xA;1. He dies humiliated. &#xA;2. He dies hungry. &#xA;3. He dies thirsty. Even if he drinks the water of all seas he will still be thirsty. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;THE THREE PUNISHMENTS IN THE GRAVE: &#xA;1. Allah tightens his grave until his chest ribs come over each other. &#xA;2. Allah pours on him fire with embers. &#xA;3. Allah sets on him a snake called &quot;the brave&quot;, &quot;the bold&quot; which hits Him &#xA;from morning until afternoon for leaving Fajr prayer, from the afternoon until Asr for &#xA;leaving Dhuhr prayer and so on. With each strike he sinks 70 yards under the ground. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;THE THREE PUNISHMENTS ON THE DAY OF JUDGMENT: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah sends who would accompany him to hell pulling him on the face. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah gives him an angry look that makes the flesh of his face fall down.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah judges him strictly and orders him to be thrown in hell. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3791" LastActivityDate="2013-12-12T09:17:37.367" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10322" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-12T10:15:15.250" Score="4" ViewCount="1439" Body="&lt;p&gt;There have been great debates on covering face in Islam. As per my knowledge, two great Sahaba, Abdullah Ibne Maso'od and Abdullah Ibne Abbas, have &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=1&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=1&amp;amp;tSoraNo=24&amp;amp;tAyahNo=31&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;difference&lt;/a&gt; of opinion on the subject. Some people have raised objections that the scholars supporting face-covering is a mistake/deliberate attempt and then debates start about&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What does &lt;em&gt;this&lt;/em&gt; word mean in dictionary, Arabic culture and Sharia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Which scholar is right/great and which is wrong&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Scholars are playing with words, devil, advocate of Satan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This is applicable to Ummahat ul Mominin only but not general women&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;etc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and even&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The hadith/narrator is not authentic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Different behaviors/sayings of Mohammad Rasool Allah (SAWW) at different times&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My Personal opinion is that we can not agree on one ruling because two Sahaba had differences even though they knew Arabic culture, language, Prophet's life, women veiling at that time, etc. &#xA;Therefor, to avoid such debates and confusions, i have developed &lt;strong&gt;my own&lt;/strong&gt; understanding, excluding all scholars, meanings and even Hadith (though one of the pillar of Islam but just because of their authenticity issues).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People say that &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;24:31&lt;/a&gt; is ruling for veil inside house (A place where only those people live whom you trust on, they protect rather than harm you) based on its context.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People say that &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;33:59&lt;/a&gt; is about veil outside the house (where untrusted people can harm you) based on its context.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since i am considering in-house veil so let us consider &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;24:31&lt;/a&gt;, keeping meanings and explanations of &lt;code&gt;Illa Ma Zahar Minha&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Khumurihinn&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Juyubihinn&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Zeenatahunn&lt;/code&gt; aside as it will cause the debate again. This is clear that Allah has forbidden every believing women to SHOW their &lt;code&gt;Zeenatahunn&lt;/code&gt; to people other than their husband, father, brother, son, etc. Lets consider&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;List of relations stated in the ayah = CLOSE_PEOPLE&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now translating &lt;code&gt;Zeenatahunn&lt;/code&gt; with respect to every culture and language as Quran is for every single person. Again, in my personal opinion, i consider everything as &lt;code&gt;Zeenatahunn&lt;/code&gt; which a woman wear/do/acquire/naturally-given/whatever to make herself look good/appealing/decent to men and/or women. Having said that, at the extreme level, &lt;code&gt;Zeenatahunn&lt;/code&gt; would include whole body plus all ornaments including clothes, jewelry and cosmetics. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If &lt;code&gt;Zeenatahunn&lt;/code&gt; means whole body or just private parts then why would Allah ask not to show it to others!!!. Won't it means women are allowed to or were showing whole body to &lt;code&gt;CLOSE_PEOPLE&lt;/code&gt;? Reference of the culture of Arabs at that time is required here. I can't even imagine that a daughter/mother/sister is allowed to or willing to show whole body to her father/son/brother, not even religions other than Islam, i consider a woman will at least hide private parts from these people. So rejecting this meaning at all in my opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now &lt;code&gt;Zeenatahunn&lt;/code&gt; could be some parts of body (including Face, Head, Ears, Hairs, Hands, Feet and Neck) other than private parts plus ornaments. Moreover as per my observation, all over the world, even the most conservative/strict/stubborn/stupid/illiterate/whatever woman would at least show her &lt;code&gt;Face&lt;/code&gt; to &lt;code&gt;CLOSE_PEOPLE&lt;/code&gt; and for other women, to the extreme, the list may extend to all people and more body areas including the &lt;code&gt;Face&lt;/code&gt; at least. Having said that, &lt;code&gt;Face&lt;/code&gt; is included in &lt;code&gt;Zeenatahunn&lt;/code&gt; at least. And, since Face, Hands, Head, Hair and Feet are mainly the point of contention so considering only &lt;code&gt;Face&lt;/code&gt; as a sample here. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we can say &lt;code&gt;Face&lt;/code&gt; is part of &lt;code&gt;Zeenatahunn&lt;/code&gt; for every single women on earth which they can show to their Fathers/Husbands/Sons/Brothers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And this is the &lt;code&gt;Zeenatahunn&lt;/code&gt;(Face) which Allah has allowed to show to &lt;code&gt;CLOSE_PEOPLE&lt;/code&gt; and forbidden to show to others in the ayah.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now a woman can include whatever area of her body and ornaments in &lt;code&gt;Zeenatahunn&lt;/code&gt;, with respect to her culture (please note that I have excluded linguistic meanings and translations of &lt;code&gt;Zeenatahunn&lt;/code&gt; at all just to avoid any confusion or debate), which she can or willing to show to her &lt;code&gt;CLOSE_PEOPLE&lt;/code&gt; and, ultimately, can not show to people other than &lt;code&gt;CLOSE_PEOPLE&lt;/code&gt; even if they are in-house.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is this opinion/understanding correct? If not then please provide proofs. I am sure there will be contradicting opinions as well&lt;/strong&gt;. Please no tafsir or comments but just authentic ahadith which are acceptable to all and Quranic verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit 1&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Here is the debate again which i tried to avoid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 3 events quoted by @Sayyid in his comments. I do not know their timestamp whether before or after the hijaab ruling, whether to accept these as basis because at that time there were slaves and men were having children with slave women, the Prohpet struggled to establish Caliphate and there was Jihaad. Now Scholars have different opinions about all these. And, we end up with, debates again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EITHER we agree that there are different opinions so one can accept/follow whatever suites him/her sincerely and change the practice if finds the other one more sensible/appealing OR we PROVE it which is almost impossible because there is no 1+1=2 i.e. &quot;COVER YOUR FACE...&quot; and &quot;DO NOT COVER YOUR FACE...&quot;, literally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One more thing, which i am unable to understand is that if &lt;code&gt;Zeenah is artificial beauty and not natural beauty (husn). Zeenah is clothing, perfume, jewelry etc.&lt;/code&gt;@Sayyid then why does clothing, perfume, jewelry etc are not as appealing to me as a woman's Face. I find women appealing not because of their beautiful cloths covering their body but their beautiful Faces. I don't think an ugly-face woman wearing the finest cloths covering her whole body except the face and wearing expensive jewelry and perfume would attract me at all, i would rather inclined towards a woman covering her body with a simple Khimar/Jilbab but her beautiful and attractive face without any makeup is open. Am i against the nature or what? Why Allah has ordered women to cover their cloths, which are not appealing to me, and keep their Faces, which are appealing to me, uncovered? Did Al-Fadl looking at the Face or the Cloths of that woman?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3775" LastEditorUserId="3775" LastEditDate="2014-03-13T07:36:05.263" LastActivityDate="2014-05-12T08:45:42.323" Title="Covering Face In The House" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|women|hijab|clothing|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9756" CreationDate="2013-12-12T20:28:18.170" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This hadith is a warning to those who ask without any need, and as explained in &lt;a href=&quot;http://hadith.al-islam.com/Page.aspx?pageid=192&amp;amp;TOCID=448&amp;amp;BookID=34&amp;amp;PID=2920&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Annawawi's Sharh of Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, it means that every time he asks for money to increase it it, it becomes live coal, so every time he asks without any need but to increase wealth it becomes live coal which will burn him in hell as punishment.  So it is up to him to stop asking so much and decrease the coals, or keep asking and increasing the coals.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-12-12T20:28:18.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10328" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-12T21:48:04.773" Score="0" ViewCount="132" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam order killing of converts from Islam or Apostates. What if other religions does the same, how someone will accept Islam? How a Muslim state will protect the Apostates of other religions? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also what if the same method is applied by other religious state to if someone converts from Islam to their religion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2013-12-13T10:18:51.040" Title="How a Muslim state will protect Apostates of other religions?" Tags="|sharia|other-religions|apostasy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2014-08-11T18:04:37.577" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10329" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10400" CreationDate="2013-12-12T23:42:18.487" Score="3" ViewCount="147" Body="&lt;p&gt;Interested to see how something like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/12/5204974/skyscraper-cemetery-design-in-norway&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/12/5204974/skyscraper-cemetery-design-in-norway&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;would be accepted for Muslim burial.  Would burial in such a place be allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3797" LastActivityDate="2015-10-17T10:50:04.683" Title="Would burial in a cemetery skyscraper be accepted?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10270" CreationDate="2013-12-13T05:46:28.010" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Eating pork in any shape and any form is prohibited in Islam. It's Haram, and you can't eat it. You should not give it to others too. The best way is to accept it with open arms if you think that he/she will get unhappy, but discard it without letting him/she know about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3799" LastActivityDate="2013-12-13T05:46:28.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10333" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10328" CreationDate="2013-12-13T10:18:51.040" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question is based on HOW, means its just based on assumption. But we have to live in reality and be realistic in this approach. Currently, no religion has such rulings, other than islam. Even if there is one, then still people WILL keep coming to islam by leaving that certain religion. its not like that if there is a punishment for some act, that means no one does it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2013-12-13T10:18:51.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8293" CreationDate="2013-12-13T10:50:08.593" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are different opinions as to the number of people needed to perform the Friday prayer, which I shall summarize according to the Mazhabs as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shafi'i and Hanbali&lt;/strong&gt;: The number of people needed is 4, excluding the imam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maliki&lt;/strong&gt;: The number of people needed is 12, excluding the imam &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hanafi&lt;/strong&gt;: The number of people needed is 3, excluding the imam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3803" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-04-04T06:52:58.850" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T06:52:58.850" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10286" CreationDate="2013-12-13T11:15:00.993" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This Answer is based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja&amp;#39;fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Deviation from direction of Qibla can be intentional or unintentional:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- If it is unintentional, for example a Muslim is entered a new home and some one tells him the direction for Qibla falsely and he pray for one year in a false direction. In this case when he understand the correct direction, if the deviation has been less than 90 degree his past prayers are accepted and there no need to repeat them. But if the deviation has been more than 90 degree the past prayers with false Qibla are void and needed to be repeated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- If one know the direction of Qibla correct and with certainty no intentional deviation is accepted and an intentional deviation more than 5 degree makes the prayer void. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The persian part of QA section of &lt;a href=&quot;http://leader.ir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;official website of Ayatollah&#xA;Khamenei the superm leader of Shia Muslims.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-07T16:13:49.450" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T16:13:49.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10286" CreationDate="2013-12-13T13:14:46.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When facing the Qiblah, it is ok to face a &lt;strong&gt;little&lt;/strong&gt; to the right or left because you do not have to face the Qiblah exactly unless you are in the Masjidul Haram in Makkah.  The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَا بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ قِبْلَةٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is between the east and the west is Qiblah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/194&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;جامع الترمذي (Attirmidhi)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-12-13T13:14:46.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10125" CreationDate="2013-12-13T15:18:37.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is American Muslim Society? Never heard about this in USA. The largest Islamic organizations in USA are ISNA and ICNA. They don't have time to go after each marriage to investigate if it is valid or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding Mahr, it is a bride's right and the groom must pay it at the earliest, preferably at the time of Nikah. In some countries, it a custom that there are two types of Mahr, one is paid at the time of Nikah and the other (which is normally more than the first one) if the couple is getting divorced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not sure about the ruling if the amount of Mahr is not decided at the time of Nikah. What I have seen is that the Imam does mention this when he is officiating Nikah, so I doubt this issue has slipped everyone's mind who were present.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As other have mentioned, you should clarify this with that Imam and ask your husband to reconcile. Even if Mahr wasn't mentioned or given at the time of Nikah, it can be done later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The primary condition of Nikah is that a man and a woman should agree upon it and there are some people as witnesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah helps you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastActivityDate="2013-12-13T15:18:37.843" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10235" CreationDate="2013-12-13T15:22:44.333" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reasoning is that if no return (having husband-wife relations) happens no new divorce is possible. New relation is needed to new divorce be counted. Divorce without any prior intimate relation is not a real divorce. So the 3 divorce at one session is counted only one divorce. It is interesting that Islam has a many difficult laws for divorce like witness,... but for marriage Islam laws are very easy. This means that God loves marriage and hates divorce and so made many difficulties for divorce to increase the possibility of return and keeping the family. There is a hadith that says divorce is the most hated home that is built in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-03T18:28:36.263" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T18:28:36.263" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10180" CreationDate="2013-12-13T16:06:21.940" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes they have. But their soul is different from that of humans. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And there is no creature on [or within] the earth or bird that flies&#xA;  with its wings except [that they are] communities like you. We have&#xA;  not neglected in the Register a thing. &lt;strong&gt;Then unto their Lord they&#xA;  will be gathered&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#6:38&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#6:38&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse says animals will be alive and gathered on the Day of Judgement like humans. If they have no soul this action of God will be meaningless. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/question/questionview/7428&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Question: do animals have soul and if yes do they have responsibility against their deeds?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(you can read this page using Google Translate)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa2380&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Another answer based on Islamic philosophy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-12-15T12:07:41.867" LastActivityDate="2013-12-15T12:07:41.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10343" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10353" CreationDate="2013-12-13T19:44:50.193" Score="2" ViewCount="2192" Body="&lt;p&gt;During and in the aftermath of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Karbala&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Battle of Karbala&lt;/a&gt; where was &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Baqir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muhammad al-Baqir&lt;/a&gt;(as)? And under whose care?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seeing from his date of birth and the year in which the Battle of Karbala took place &lt;sub&gt;(source: Wikipedia)&lt;/sub&gt; he was 3-4 years old at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-03T06:24:24.667" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T06:24:24.667" Title="Where was Muhammad al-Baqir(as) during the Battle of Karbala and what followed?" Tags="|history|battle-of-karbala|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10344" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-13T20:31:05.123" Score="4" ViewCount="142" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said that only an &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fourteen_Infallibles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;infallible&lt;/a&gt; can bury another infallible, like &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ali&lt;/a&gt;(as) did &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prophet Mohammad&lt;/a&gt;(saww)&lt;sub&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/life-muhammad-prophet-sayyid-saeed-akhtar-rizvi/death-and-burial&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Death and Burial &lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/sub&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatimah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatima&lt;/a&gt;(as)&lt;sub&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatimah#Death&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Death&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/sub&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the source of this law?  And why is it so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-06-18T13:07:02.973" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T11:22:11.160" Title="Burial of an infalliable" Tags="|source-identification|sharia|shiism|infallability|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10346" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-13T20:37:49.107" Score="4" ViewCount="526" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard numerous times that taking note on Friday Jummah sermon is discouraged. I do not really understand the reason why? People who claim its not allowed because it will be a type of innovation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What did I just innovate? I have attended Jummah throughout the years. I have even dosed off during the listening to the Jummah because of which I didn't know what was said. However, for couple of times, I took notes when listening to the Jummah sermon and I found that it boosted my concentration towards the Jummah sermon and for the first couple of times I actually remembered what was said in sermon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I wonder, is taking note really a type of innovation/Bidah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clear reference from Quran and Sunnah would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-11-03T17:41:07.267" LastActivityDate="2017-11-03T17:41:07.267" Title="Why is taking notes in Friday-prayer sermon disallowed/prohibited/haram in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|hadith|practical-islam|sunnah|khutbah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10348" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10346" CreationDate="2013-12-13T22:39:09.683" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it's not haram ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the aim of forbidding anything during Jummah sermon is to focus and under stand what Emmam is talking about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;taking notes is type of concentrating on what Emmam is talking about so it's not haram and there's no any reference telling us that :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have the English version of that Hadith but I'll give you the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dorar.net/hadith?skeys=%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%AA+%D8%B9%D9%86+%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A1&amp;amp;st=a&amp;amp;xclude=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link of the Arabic one&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and I'll translate the meaning of it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God has imposed ordinances so don't lose them, put limits so don't exceed  them, forbade things so  don't violate them and and kept silent about things not to forget but mercy for you then do not search them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alaam Almowqeen for Ibn Qayem AlJawzeyyah 1/221&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3808" LastEditorUserId="3808" LastEditDate="2013-12-15T02:10:08.910" LastActivityDate="2013-12-15T02:10:08.910" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10349" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10358" CreationDate="2013-12-14T03:52:44.487" Score="4" ViewCount="423" Body="&lt;p&gt;I owe several people some money. I calculated the total to be around $500. How I owe them is pretty shameful to say, it is close to stealing. Although they would probably never know I owe them, but I feel bad and I want to pay them back. But sadly I cannot afford it now. So is there any Kaffara (like fasting) for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also if I give the Kaffara now and later pay the money back when I am able to, will this Kaffara be regarded as Nafl?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3726" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-12-17T20:01:37.633" LastActivityDate="2013-12-17T20:02:43.887" Title="Kaffara for not being able to pay borrowed money" Tags="|tawba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10351" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10344" CreationDate="2013-12-14T09:26:50.483" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are different hadiths about this law. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27far_al-Sadiq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Sadiq a.s. said:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إنّ الامام لایغسله الا الامام&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Imam is not Qusled unless with Imam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reference: Usul Kafi, vol 1, page 384&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qusl means religious washing before burial. Also Prophet Muhammad SAWW was both Imam and messenger at the same time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there are 7 hadith in the Hadith collection book Bihar ul Anwar, vol 27, page 288 says this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This law happened true about all of the fourteen infallibles in past (only Imam Mahdi a.s. is not dead still and he will be included to this law also. Imam Hussain a.s. will become alive again (رجعت) and will do the Qusl of Imam Mahdi a.s.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.porsemanequran.com/node/23003&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.porsemanequran.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-05T07:18:34.167" LastActivityDate="2016-06-05T07:18:34.167" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10343" CreationDate="2013-12-14T11:51:53.577" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;At Battle of Karbala he was a small child and was with Caravan of Imam Hussain a.s. and he was inside the tent with the women and other children. Women especially Sayyedah Zeinab a.s. (the sister of Imam Hussain a.s.) were caring from children. All of the men with Imam Hussain a.s. who were supporting him were killed by army of Yazid and finally Imam Hussin a.s. himself was killed. then the army of Yazid fired the tents and women and children escaped from the tents into the desert with firing cloths and then the soldiers arrested the women and children as captives and took their belongings like jewelries and then took them with the head of Imam and other killed companions of Imam to the Castle of Yazid at Damascus, Syria.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The presence of Imām Bāqir (as) is also something that historians&#xA;  agree upon since there are many reports that state he was born before&#xA;  61AH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Imām Bāqir (as) was born in 57AH in Madīnah.&quot;[4]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Similarly, when a person asked Imām Bāqir (as), &quot;Were you there in the&#xA;  era of Imām Ḥusayn (as)?&quot; the Imām replied, &quot;Yes&quot;.[5]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imām Bāqir (as) says in respect to his presence at Karbalā, &quot;My&#xA;  Grandfather Imām Ḥusayn (as) was killed when I was four years old, and&#xA;  I still remember his being killed.&quot;[6]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In accordance to this selection of accounts, there is no objection (or&#xA;  obstacle in proving) that Imām Bāqir (as) was present in Karbalā, and&#xA;  naturally since his eminence was quite young at the time he lived and&#xA;  travelled with his family. Also since he was very young at the time,&#xA;  the books of history have mentioned very little information about his&#xA;  presence in Karbalā.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa21357&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Were Imām Sajjād and Imām Bāqir present in Karbalā?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Ali Asghar(as)(6 months old) dropped himself out of his cradle I could not find this mentioned in authentic historical Maqtal books. You are requested to mention the reference of it to can be investigated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Imam Sajjad a.s. it is recorded in different Maqtal books that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He was sick but came out of tent but could not take the sword. Umm&#xA;  Kolthum was calling behind him: return O son. he replied: my aunt!&#xA;  leave me to do Jihad with the son of messenger of Allah and help him.&#xA;  Imam Hussain a.s. said: O Umm Kolthum! inhibit him and take him back&#xA;  to tent because the earth should not be empty of prophecy of Muhammad&#xA;  peace be upon him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;  1. خوارزمی ، مقتل الحسین ، ج 2ص 32  (Kharazmi, Maqtal ul Hussain, vol. 2, page 32)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Mohammad ibne Ali (as) responding to that sidaye isteghasa I could not find anything in reliable Maqtal books. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: Maqtal literally means the place/time of fighting/killing and is said to the historical books describing the details of a war specifically the battle of Karbala. More info about Maqtal: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maqtal_al-Husayn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maqtal_al-Husayn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/articles/karbala-the-chain-of-events-ramzan-sabir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Karbala, the Chain of Events&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-26T10:02:26.430" LastActivityDate="2015-10-26T10:02:26.430" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2887" CreationDate="2013-12-14T18:05:51.397" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Al-Khulafaa Al-Rashideen is the four Khulafaa or leaders after prophet Mohamed (saw), and those are Abu Bakr (ra), Omar (ra), Othman (ra) and Ali (ra).  Some scholars add the Hasan ibn Ali as a fifth one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;sahaba&quot; refers to any man or woman who lived during the time of the Prophet (saw) and embraced Islam and saw and recognized the Prophet (saw) at least once in his lifetime, and then died on Islam. That is, there was no apostasy in the middle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah (sw) knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3811" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-11-11T06:26:51.257" LastActivityDate="2015-11-11T06:26:51.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10358" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10349" CreationDate="2013-12-15T14:29:38.367" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam rights are in two main category:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- The rights of God, like prayer, fasting,... (that have no relation to other people)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- The rights of people. like stealing, cheating, riba,...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The kaffare of the 2nd right is returning the lost right. It is better to be backed in its current value. And there is no need for you to explain him what the money that you are returning to him is for. For example, if you can give back the money in form of a gift or you can transfer the money to his bank account without him knowing you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway the right should be returned to the rightful owner. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you start moving and striving in the way of Allah, Allah Himself will help you to sooner payback the violated rights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/the-characteristics-of-a-muslim-al-balagh/repentance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Repentance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/self-building-ayatullah-ibrahim-amini/repentance-and-self-cleansing&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Repentance and Self-cleansing&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/divine-perspective-on-rights-a-commentary-of-imam-sajjads-treatise-of-rights&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;A Divine Perspective on Rights&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-12-17T20:02:43.887" LastActivityDate="2013-12-17T20:02:43.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1509" CreationDate="2013-12-16T09:16:49.503" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as major principals of Islamic Banking Framework are concerned, other answers may be correct because the framework designed by the Sharia board of a bank may differ with the other one. Some scholars may agree with Sharia board's guidelines and some may not and even some consider it Haraam at all, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imranhosein.org/faq/54-islam-and-money/323-why-do-you-say-murabaha-of-islamic-banks-is-back-door-riba.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;. &#xA;So one can not consider all Banks(labelled as Islamic) as Islamic Bank on the basis of one Islamic Bank's guidelines/framework. If you believe in the scholars of Sharia Board you may believe in the Bank as Islamic otherwise you won't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said that, Yes, Islamic Banks make money via Mudharabah, Wadiah, Musharakah, Murabahah and Ijarah and other services. They don't deal in Interest at all based on their framework.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, Islamic Banks &lt;strong&gt;may&lt;/strong&gt; make money via Illegal and/or Haraam businesses. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[Disclaimer: I don't have any proofs]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why would i even think of it? Just because &lt;strong&gt;i believe in&lt;/strong&gt; that Banks are involved in Money Laundering, playing dirty games in poor countries, funding wars, doing interest related businesses without telling their business partners i.e. Us, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, they don't provide any sort of facilities that a Business partner/I/Account holder could acquire all their transactions and business deals documents to ensure their money-making-means are legal and halaal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One may not agree with &lt;strong&gt;my personal believes&lt;/strong&gt;, otherwise, doing business with such banks under the label of Islamic Banking would make his/her profits Haraam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3775" LastEditorUserId="3775" LastEditDate="2013-12-16T09:57:54.537" LastActivityDate="2013-12-16T09:57:54.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10362" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10366" CreationDate="2013-12-16T17:49:56.993" Score="1" ViewCount="593" Body="&lt;p&gt;I made a promise to Allah and broke it. I know I have to fast 3 days to make this up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Problem: I slept early, set alarm, but just couldn't wake up early enough to fast. I know why this is happening. The pious predecessors explained that one who is unable to fast or pray qiyam is chained by their sins. And this is absolutely true. I've been sinning alot lately and I'm absolutely worried.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically: How do I stop my habitual, perpetual sins? I make lists, I look at factors which lead to them, make tauba often, pray salah in the masjid but just keep repeating my sins. This means my repentance is not sincere. Example of sins which I keep repeating and are chaining me:&#xA;1) Disrespect to parents&#xA;2) Masturbation 3) not having khushoo in salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are practical ways to STOP sin? I'm so frustrated. I've tried so many methods to change myself, practical , spiritual - NOTHING is working. I (rightfully so) feel like a worthless piece of flesh. It's by Allah's clemency and absolute mercy I'm alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3828" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T09:56:47.733" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T09:56:47.733" Title="How to practically unchain yourself from sins?" Tags="|sin|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-11-11T00:34:11.010" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1415" CreationDate="2013-12-16T17:59:03.973" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Umer Ibn Khattab (Who the Shaitan was even afraid of) would not even be alone with a woman to teach her Quraan. Schollars say that you CANNOT be friends with a female. It's too dangerous&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3828" LastActivityDate="2013-12-16T17:59:03.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10366" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10362" CreationDate="2013-12-16T21:01:19.523" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not appropriate to feel worthless - Allah chose you by creating you, and moreso by blessing you with Islam. Meaning, He thinks you are capable of great things and great worship. If you think you're worth something, you'll put in the effort to change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way to do this is to kickstart the purification of your heart. Get a book on this, figure out what diseases ail it, and treat those diseases. Be brutal about cutting those things out of your life which contribute to your habits. Get a book on habit change and do what it takes to kick habits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Start small if you can't start big. If you can't wake up for tahajjud or fasting, pray extra during the day. Memorize more Qur'an in the day. Learn (Qur'anic) Arabic if you don't already know it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, and this is perhaps the most practical tip: Sleep two hours earlier than you normally would. The root of so many things that seem unachievable is not sleeping early enough. It really is that simple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2013-12-16T21:01:19.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10367" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-16T21:16:45.147" Score="4" ViewCount="181" Body="&lt;p&gt;Miracles are used generally in theological/religious contexts; outside of them they're seen as either rationally explicable as signifiers of theological truths that are uncovered by hermeneutics of various kinds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to see whether there are other valid ways at looking at miracles that might signify the presence of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example - one question is why is there something rather than nothing. Physics starts from the supposition that some substance is there, and then establishes the laws that it obeys (generally conservation laws).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The explanation that the universe appeared out of nothing through some fluke quantum fluctuation doesn't explain anything, or more precisely it just pushes what is to be explained further back - that is the laws that guarantee a such a possible fluctuation. It's easily seen that a similar argument results in an infinite regression. Nor does Smolins offering of a eco-system of universes seeding each other offer a way out of this conundrum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence the fundamental question remains - why something rather than nothing - does this count as a miracle?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, in Quranic hermenaeutics, the world is called th Greater Qur'an because it also signifies the presence of Allah (as Creater);&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anyway around this argument of infinite regression? I can't see that it is possible. In fact it has some contact with the antinomies of Kant who demonstrated there are question beyond the remit of reason. Which means that they must remain either unresolved or must be filled by faith of some kind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A second possibility is the limits of causality that Hume identified, as well as al-Ghazali. Hume offered no resolution. Al-Ghazali offered Occasionalism - that is the world is sustained from moment to moment by the Allah. (In Koranic Hermeneutics its referred to the verse Al-Fatiha where Allah is called the Sustainer of the Worlds). Kant, of course offered a reasoned resolution by correlationism (which signifies the correlation between the human mind &amp;amp; the real). One might say, rather than God sustaining the illusion of the world as phenomena, it is the human mind - one has substituted Man for God - in at least as this position; but of course this still rather leaves noumena as undescribable and unexplained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-02-23T07:38:57.830" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T06:52:49.223" Title="Is the existence of the world a miracle?" Tags="|allah|theology|miracles|world|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10368" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10370" CreationDate="2013-12-17T05:14:29.307" Score="4" ViewCount="580" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a 19 years old girl and I want divorce.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Does a girl's parent have any right to stop or force that girl from having divorce even if she wants a divorce from her husband?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3831" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-12-17T09:33:16.267" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T13:10:31.373" Title="Can a nineteen years old girl get divorce?" Tags="|sharia|nikah|women|talaq|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10369" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-17T07:31:20.363" Score="1" ViewCount="11566" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some people consider first thirteen days of safar as inauspicious and called them as TERA-TEZI.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It there any hadith in support of this or it is just a superstition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-17T06:12:03.753" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T10:56:21.760" Title="Are first thirteen days of the month of Safar unlucky?" Tags="|shia-sunni|belief|culture|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10368" CreationDate="2013-12-17T09:57:30.447" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum sister,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, you should know that divorce is one of those acts, which are highly disliked by Allah and yet still permissible. In case of any issues between the husband and wife, they both should do anything to make this relationship work, but &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; if every single solution fails, and you are 100% sure that there is no hope for survival of the relationship, then it's your right to go for it. Thats the beauty of islam, that it gives you a solution in every possible problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now coming to your point as to whether the parents can stop her from not getting divorce, please consider there might be a solid reason  why your parents don't want you to get a divorce. Parents are almost always wise and mature enough to think broadly, and as you are not much mature yet, at the age of 19, you definitely need help you in this &lt;strong&gt;big&lt;/strong&gt; decision.  I would recommend that you should personally talk to them, and listen to their point of view as well, and why they don't want you to get divorce from your husband. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, Islam encourages us to always have consultancy in our issues. Even prophet Muhammad once, was getting consultancy from a group of sahaba, and he asked view of a child as well, about a battle, they were going to start. Sahaba asked that how can this child tell us anything good? then prophet Muhammad said that &quot;Maybe he says something, which we might not know&quot;. So, please consult with elders of your family and his family as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If everything fails, then its my personal opinion (as I am not a scholar), as a woman cannot be forced to Marry anyone against her will, the same way no one can force any woman to stay in a relationship, that she personally doesn't want to stay in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would say that you should consult a scholar in this regard, as on this site with only common muslims present to answer, and with this being a very serious matter that will effect your whole life. So going &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; on the view of a non-scholar can be a big mistake. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Be very careful in this case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2013-12-23T23:55:01.717" LastActivityDate="2013-12-23T23:55:01.717" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10369" CreationDate="2013-12-17T10:00:29.613" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum brother,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is NOTHING like Un-lucky or suspicious about this month. and dont go for people, people believe in millions of stupid actions, you cannot just follow them in everything. if you do, they will lead you to hellfire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming to the question, here is the hadith to prove that this month has nothing like this superstition:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“There is no contagious disease that is transferred except by Allaah's&#xA;  permission. Nor is there the belief of when seeing or hearing an owl&#xA;  that it is the announcement of someone's death. Nor is there the&#xA;  belief of being pessimistic about the month of Safar. And fear the&#xA;  leper like you fear a lion.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for detailed answer, you can go here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almuflihoon.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=103:the-month-of-safar-and-bad-omens-&amp;amp;catid=38:innovations&amp;amp;Itemid=142&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.almuflihoon.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=103:the-month-of-safar-and-bad-omens-&amp;amp;catid=38:innovations&amp;amp;Itemid=142&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2013-12-17T10:00:29.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10368" CreationDate="2013-12-17T10:22:14.620" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If 19 years old girl can get married then why not she can get divorced?&#xA;Yes, you can get divorce anytime, either others like it or not. It's your right. You don't need to ask any scholar.&#xA;But question is why you want it? It's just an emotional decision or well thought decision?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3834" LastActivityDate="2013-12-17T10:22:14.620" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10376" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-17T21:04:54.220" Score="8" ViewCount="689" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the event when the was sun returned, technically rose from west to east, after having set.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=3661&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;.. the revelation from Allah descended upon His Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, and it overwhelmed him. Ali b. Abi Talib, may peace be upon him, covered him (i.e. the Prophet) with his cloth, till the sun set. When the revelation ceased, the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: &quot;O Ali! Have you offered your Asr prayers?&quot; He said: &quot;No O, messenger of Allah! My attendance upon you prevented me from that.&quot; Then the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, prayed: &quot;O Allah, cause the sun to return for Ali b. Abi Talib&quot;. The sun had set, so it rose again till its rays reached my room and half the height of the Mosque.&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ali&lt;/a&gt;(as)'s attendance to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muhammad&lt;/a&gt;(saww) more important than salah/prayer?&lt;sup&gt;* &lt;/sup&gt; Was that a special case?&lt;sup&gt;* &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is it a general rule that attendance of the Prophet(saww), when in need, takes precedence over salah/prayer and/or other obligations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bonus question: Which surah(s)/chapter(s) and ayah(s)/verse(s) was/were being revealed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: The authenticity of the above mentioned event is not under question here.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;those who consider this event inauthentic may skip it because this is not the main purpose of this question&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-15T10:09:45.580" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T10:09:45.580" Title="Is attendance to the Prophet more important than salah/prayer?" Tags="|sharia|prophet-muhammad|history|islamic-events|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10377" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-17T23:22:34.643" Score="5" ViewCount="868" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this question asking if a Muslim living in a democracy should turn it into an Islamic state, most of the answers seem to agree that the answer is yes, they should. But my question is, why is this preferable to simply emigrating to an already established Islamic state? Doesn't this allow the Muslim to live in an Islamic state as they desire, without having to impose it onto others?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2976" LastActivityDate="2024-03-16T19:08:36.027" Title="Is it preferable that a Muslim living in a secular democracy try to make it an Islamic state, rather than move to a Islamic state?" Tags="|sharia|secular|islamic-government|democracy|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10382" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10148" CreationDate="2013-12-18T14:05:21.857" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hadith you mentioned in your question, Ali never said it, and it is in of it self incorrect.  Now in regards to jealousy, there is jealousy that is praised and good and part of Iman, this is equal for both men and women, and then there is a jealousy which Allah does not like/hates and this is equal for both men and women.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Prophet&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (Peace and blessings be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مِنَ الْغَيْرَةِ مَا يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ وَمِنْهَا مَا يُبْغِضُ اللَّهُ&#xA;  فَأَمَّا الَّتِي يُحِبُّهَا اللَّهُ فَالْغَيْرَةُ فِي الرِّيبَةِ&#xA;  وَأَمَّا الْغَيْرَةُ الَّتِي يُبْغِضُهَا اللَّهُ فَالْغَيْرَةُ فِي&#xA;  غَيْرِ رِيبَةٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is jealousy which Allah loves and jealousy which Allah hates.&#xA;  That which Allah loves is jealousy regarding a matter of doubt, and&#xA;  that which Allah hates is jealousy regarding something which is not&#xA;  doubtful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/15/183&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;سنن أبي داوود (Abi Dawood)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-02-01T21:30:56.757" LastActivityDate="2014-02-01T21:30:56.757" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10368" CreationDate="2013-12-18T17:14:06.633" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nisa(4:35)-And if you fear dissension between the two, send an arbitrator from his people and an arbitrator from her people. If they both desire reconciliation, Allah will cause it between them. Indeed, Allah is ever knowing and Acquainted [with all things]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah negotiate your troubles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3845" LastActivityDate="2013-12-18T17:14:06.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10368" CreationDate="2013-12-18T18:51:46.513" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, women in general, regardless of age or any situation, &lt;em&gt;cannot divorce&lt;/em&gt;. But &lt;em&gt;yes&lt;/em&gt;, she can ask for &lt;em&gt;Khul' (خُلع in Arabic)&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Take off&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt; literally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/10370/3846&quot;&gt;Please take this chosen response&lt;/a&gt; as a serious advice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/23180&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;I did some researches&lt;/a&gt; and I found that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dd-sunnah.net/forum/showthread.php?t=40857&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;you are eligible for &lt;em&gt;Khul&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; because in Islam Divorce is only for men, and women can only ask for &lt;em&gt;Khul'&lt;/em&gt; from the Islamic Governor or anyone who's in this position (must be a Islamic scholar).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You may note that he (the Islamic Governor / Islamic judge) can refuse to divorce you and if so, of course he can see what you both didn't do and he'll guide you to finish all the process.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note:&lt;/em&gt; When a woman ask for Khul' and gets it, she'll be required to pay the same amount of &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;sidaq&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt; if you can of-course. This is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/73322&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;one of views&lt;/a&gt; in this case, and maybe the judge will take another view*&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3846" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-03T13:10:31.373" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T13:10:31.373" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="10387" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-19T07:43:11.790" Score="2" ViewCount="194" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two Sujud in Salah. I have heard that one relates to Allah's command to all angels including Iblees and the other one relates to thanking by all angels that they did not disobey Allah as Iblees did.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is it true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3775" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-12-19T11:01:43.373" LastActivityDate="2014-01-18T12:16:19.530" Title="Two Sujud In Salah" Tags="|salat|source-identification|sajda|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10388" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-19T09:33:59.710" Score="1" ViewCount="1911" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let us say I am an employee and the type of work I do is Halal. Means, I have sold my 8 working hours to my employer for doing the halal work and getting paid for this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now what if &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I don't do my tasks honestly and spent the time doing my personal&#xA;things and delay the task deliberately?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I have got my task done and now i spent my spare time doing personal&#xA;things?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is no check and balance, i can do a task in 2 hours but i do&#xA;it in 4 hours and spent 2 hours playing on internet?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is my salary Halal or Haram?&#xA;I have heard that the Salary is Halal but I will be held responsible for dishonesty/cheating/stealing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3775" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-28T05:16:23.037" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T05:16:23.037" Title="Is my salary Halaal or Haram" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10387" CreationDate="2013-12-19T11:46:15.850" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;IF anyone makes any claim, then he has to bring its proof that if it is present in Quran or Hadith. During my study of islam, i never came across anything like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, you should note one thing that not every question deserves or needs an answer. i mean in this case, the MAIN motive of Salah is to worship Allah and those actions have to be according to Sunnah. As long as you are doing this, that is enough. So even if you are not aware of why certain actin is done, still your main purpose of Salah is fulfilled, so nothing to worry about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a conclusion, i would say that you should not believe in such saying that certain Sajda is for certain reason, Unless there is an evidence for it. Just pay attention to the important part of Salah, ignoring such issues. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah accept our Ibadah and indeed, Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2013-12-19T11:46:15.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10391" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10388" CreationDate="2013-12-19T12:42:21.447" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I don't do my tasks honestly and spent the time doing my personal things and delay the task deliberately?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answer: Your salary will not become haram in this case, unless you do some actions, which really make it haram. Like you are dealing in haram actions, you steal at work. If you do not spend time properly, then its called Dis-Honesty, which comes under Dis-liked section, and not haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I have got my task done and now i spent my spare time doing personal&#xA;  things?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ans: Nothing wrong in it, because you are not doing any harm to anyone or not doing anything Un-Islamic or somethng, which your company does not allow you at all, or it harms the company in serious way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no check and balance, i can do a task in 2 hours but i do it&#xA;  in 4 hours and spent 2 hours playing on internet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ans: Again this comes under Dis-honesty. its better to avoid it, but it does not makes your salary haram in any way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note: All above are my personal opinions, and i am not a scholar, it would be best to consult a scholar in this case for detailed answer)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2013-12-19T12:42:21.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10394" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-19T15:37:18.110" Score="16" ViewCount="89835" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some verses of Quran use the word یهود (Jews), while other use بنی اسرائیل (Children of Israeel). Apparently they seem to be pointing to the same group of people. But God does not do say anything without a purpose and indeed they should be some difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what are the differences between these two group of people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many verses that use both the terms. And they can be found here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#search/quran/%DB%8C%D9%87%D9%88%D8%AF&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Verses containing &quot;Jews&quot;&lt;/a&gt; (8 verses)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#search/quran/%D8%A8%D9%86%DB%8C%20%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%84&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Verses containing &quot;Bani Israeel&quot;&lt;/a&gt;  (40 verses)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-01T14:46:06.307" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T08:35:55.953" Title="What is difference of &quot;Jews&quot; and &quot;Bani Israeel&quot; in Quran?" Tags="|tafseer|bani-israel|jews|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10174" CreationDate="2013-12-19T17:49:57.357" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to different Hadith from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27far_al-Sadiq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Sadiq a.s.&lt;/a&gt; and other Ahl ul bayt there are 19 preconditions for amputating hand of a thief.  If any of these preconditions are not met the hand should not be cut but still the thief has other punishments. Also, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/4113/from-where-the-hand-of-the-thief-should-be-amputated&quot;&gt;the cut of hand should be from end of fingers and the palm of hand should remain.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/greater-sins-volume-2-ayatullah-sayyid-abd-al-husayn-dastghayb-shirazi/twenty-third-greater-sin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Twenty-Third Greater Sin: Stealing&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The thief must be an adult.  Abdullah Ibn Sinan relates the following tradition from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;When a minor child steals for the first and the second time he is&#xA;    forgiven. If he does it for the third time he is issued a strict&#xA;    warning and beating. If he persists in his crime, the tips of his&#xA;    fingers are slightly cut and if he repeats the act, some more of his&#xA;    fingers are cut away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The thief must be sane. So if an insane person robs, his hand is not amputed. He may be suitably warned and scolded.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The thief must not have resorted to stealing under duress, if he had been compelled to do so, the penal code is not applied.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The stolen thing must be something that is worth owning. Hence, if ones freedom is restricted it cannot be called a theft.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The value of the stolen object must not be less than one-fourth misqal of pure gold. One misqal is equal to eighteen grams. One-fourth&#xA;  misqal is four-and-a-half gram.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The son or the slave of the thief must not own the thing that is stolen. So if a father steals from his son, he is not punished.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eatables stolen during the times of famine do not make the thief liable for having his hands cut. It is narrated from Imam Ja’far&#xA;  as-Sadiq (a.s.) that he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;In the time of famine and draught the hands of a thief are not cut off&#xA;    for stealing edible items like bread and meat etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If a soldier participates in a raid and steals from the plundered goods obtained in war before they are distributed, he is exempted from&#xA;  the punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If one of the parties to a transaction steals a property and claims that it rightfully belongs to him, he is not liable to be punished.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If a person is accused of theft, but before his theft is proved to the judge, he pays the owner the value of the goods, he is not&#xA;  penalised. Similarly, if a son steals from his father but before the&#xA;  verdict is issued the father dies, the son is not punished, as stolen&#xA;  goods now comprise his inheritance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the use of the stolen things is Harām (e.g. wine or pork), there is no penal action against the robber.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the thief claims that he had not taken a particular thing with the intention of stealing it, and the judge considers otherwise, there&#xA;  shall be no punishment for it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The object should have been stolen from a place where the owner’s permission is required to enter. If a theft takes place in a public&#xA;  mosque or public bath, the thief does not have his hand amputed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The thing should have been stolen from a secure place. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The thief must himself take away the stolen goods from their proper place. If one takes out the thing from its safe place and&#xA;  another one takes it away, neither of the two can be punished for&#xA;  theft. If a thief removes the stolen object and loads it on his&#xA;  animal, or gives it to an insane man or a minor child for taking it&#xA;  away, he is penalised. This is because the animal, the insane person&#xA;  and the child are mere carriers of the goods.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Severing of the hand is a punishment for theft. Theft implies that someone takes away something without the knowledge of others who later&#xA;  realize that the thing is missing. Hence if a person forcibly loots&#xA;  some goods from its owner, he is not punished for theft. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If before a theft can be proved, the thief goes to the judge and repents and promises not to steal in future he is saved from the&#xA;  punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For a theft to be proved, two just witnesses should have seen the thief stealing. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;If the owner takes back his goods or allows the thief to keep them before the matter is reported to the Qazi and does not press for a&#xA;  penalty, the thief is not punished.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-05-21T17:35:57.137" LastActivityDate="2017-05-21T17:35:57.137" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6" CreationDate="2013-12-19T18:33:16.870" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to a hadith from Ahl-ul-Bayt in the hadith book Usul-Kafi. Nabi can see the revelation angel in his dreams, and while wake he can only hear the voice of the revelation angel but can't see him. But Rasul a can both see and hear the revelation angel in both his dream and consciousness (awake).&#xA;&lt;em&gt;(Reference: Usul Kafi, vol 2, page 42).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another hadith narrated by Abuzar from the messenger of Allah Muhammad (SAWW) states that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abuzar asked from Prophet(SAWW): How many prophets are there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Messenger(SAWW) answered: There are 124000 Nabi that 300 of them are Rasul that 5 of them are founders of new religion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.erfan.ir/article/article.php?id=557&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Difference of Nabi and Rasul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qm313.com/news-iarn-jahan/farhang-news/11119-%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%DB%B1%DB%B2%DB%B4-%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%82%D8%B7-%DB%B3%DB%B0%DB%B0-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%AF.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;124000 Nabi and 300 Rasul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-12-20T10:38:52.647" LastActivityDate="2013-12-20T10:38:52.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="943" CreationDate="2013-12-19T19:09:55.523" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Book of Al-Maeda, verse 33 (5:33) -“The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter;”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3854" LastActivityDate="2013-12-19T19:09:55.523" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10398" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10394" CreationDate="2013-12-20T01:17:19.367" Score="9" Body="&lt;h2&gt;In short:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;یهود as it is used in the Qur'an refers specifically to the Jews during the time of the Prophet, whereas بنی اسرائیل refers to all descendants of Israel.  All یهود are بنی اسرائیل, but not all بنی اسرائیل are یهود.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;In long:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the reign of Solomon, the ancient Kingdom of Israel broke into two separate kingdoms; the southern kingdom comprised mainly the tribe of Judah (one of the sons of Israel) and as such was referred to as the Kingdom of Judah.  The term &quot;یهود&quot; is derived from the name of this kingdom, even though they're not necessarily all descendants of Judah himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The northern Kingdom of Israel, with the bulk of the remaining tribes, was eventually conquered and destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you go through the referenced &lt;em&gt;ayat&lt;/em&gt;, you'll notice that the term یهود is used specifically to refer to the &lt;em&gt;contemporary&lt;/em&gt; followers of the religion (as per the tradition of the Kingdom of Judah); a particular group of people that were already known &amp;mdash; by themselves as well as the prophet &amp;mdash; by that name (you'll similarly notice the term نصارىٰ (Christian) is also such a contemporary reference).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, God's use of the construction &quot;بنی اسرائیل&quot; in the Qur'an is predominantly in the context of the original covenant (i.e. the Mosaic Covenant), either by calling modern Israelites to remember it, or by accounts of historical Israelites while they were under it (i.e. between the times of the prophets Moses and Jesus).  The very use of بنی اسرائیل implies this covenant, even when it is not explicitly mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you consider that the covenant was contracted with all the descendants of Israel at the time, this could include any number of groups which are not (technically) یهود (e.g. the ten lost tribes of the northern kingdom).  It only makes sense that God continues to use بنی اسرائیل when calling them toward it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-12-20T01:17:19.367" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10388" CreationDate="2013-12-20T05:47:20.530" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on the details of your contract or agreements with your employer. If your employer has no problem with personal use of internet so there is no problem. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَقْرَ‌بُوا مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ إِلَّا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ&#xA;  حَتَّىٰ يَبْلُغَ أَشُدَّهُ ۚ وَأَوْفُوا بِالْعَهْدِ ۖ إِنَّ الْعَهْدَ&#xA;  كَانَ مَسْئُولًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not approach the property of an orphan, except in the way that&#xA;  is best, until he reaches maturity. &lt;strong&gt;And fulfill [every] commitment.&#xA;  Indeed, the commitment is ever [that about which one will be]&#xA;  questioned.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#17:34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#17:34&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any small promise/contract/commitment will be questioned at judgement day. Also you should believe that the only one who feed you is God and not your employer and you can change your job if there is better opportunity that you can pay to your family costs and religion better than before. For example starting a business. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَفِي السَّمَاءِ رِ‌زْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#51:22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#51:22&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and do not kill your children out of poverty; &lt;strong&gt;We will provide for you&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  and them. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#6:151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#6:151&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your income is in heaven with God and not in pocket of your boss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-21T10:15:38.650" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T10:15:38.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10329" CreationDate="2013-12-20T06:30:30.493" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If there is available land, the burial should be in earth. But if there is no land available then burial out of earth is accepted. But still the required terms should be met for a dead Muslim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No disrespect should be for dead body.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The grave should not be reopened.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The smell of expired dead body should not bother the    other people.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Animals should not have access to dead body.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Istifta (asking for Islamic ruling) from &lt;a href=&quot;http://leader.ir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;official website of Imam Khamenei&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-17T10:50:04.683" LastActivityDate="2015-10-17T10:50:04.683" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10402" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-20T07:35:40.100" Score="1" ViewCount="2238" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both of them are physical punishments that are related to the human body. What makes these two punishment different?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T19:12:07.693" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T19:12:07.693" Title="What is the difference between Hadd and Qisas?" Tags="|sharia|fiqh|punishment|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10407" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-20T10:29:08.067" Score="2" ViewCount="201" Body="&lt;p&gt;I belong to Muslim family , I have got a job offer in a bank as a sales professional. Where I will be dealing with clients willing to invest money in the bank.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But my family, they don't want me to go for this job as banking job is considered haram in Islam. I used to give away my interest money and also give zakat every year. Even after performing all those acts which are sunnat in Islam, can I go for this job?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3857" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-12-21T13:46:08.680" LastActivityDate="2016-11-24T15:37:55.387" Title="Can I join bank as a sales professional" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-26T14:47:42.253" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10412" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10414" CreationDate="2013-12-20T16:05:26.460" Score="5" ViewCount="8243" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see there is &lt;a href=&quot;http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/058/c/7/Dome_of_Imam_Hussein_by_silentart08.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;red flag&lt;/a&gt; on the dome of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husayn_ibn_Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hussain ibn Ali&lt;/a&gt;(as)'s &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam_Husayn_Shrine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;shrine&lt;/a&gt;, which is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imamhussain.org/english/news/m_145.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;replaced with a black one for the month of Muharram&lt;/a&gt; and Safar. Which is not to be seen on the dome of any other religious figure's shrine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the purpose of this red flag?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-06-21T15:40:38.537" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T14:11:09.960" Title="What is the purpose of putting a red flag on the dome of Hussain ibn Ali(as)'s shrine?" Tags="|shia-imam|hussain|shrine|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10413" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10416" CreationDate="2013-12-20T17:24:59.863" Score="6" ViewCount="42004" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuleika_%28legendary%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslims believe that Zuleikha, after many years of suffering and&#xA;  longing and eventually becoming a true believer, ends up marrying&#xA;  Prophet Joseph.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Islam teach that Joseph married Asenath?  If so, does that mean he eventually married his mother-in-law?  I cannot find this part of the story directly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Genesis 41:45 JPS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bibleapps.com/study/genesis/41-45.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-paneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On. And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bibleapps.com/study/genesis/41-45.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;וַיִּקְרָא פַרְעֹה שֵׁם-יוֹסֵף, צָפְנַת פַּעְנֵחַ, וַיִּתֶּן-לוֹ&#xA;   אֶת-אָסְנַת בַּת-פּוֹטִי פֶרַע כֹּהֵן אֹן, לְאִשָּׁה; וַיֵּצֵא יוֹסֵף,&#xA;   עַל-אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם.&amp;rlm;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One other &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawareness.net/Prophets/yusuf.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;reference&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reflecting on these verses suggests that she had turned to Joseph's&#xA;  religion, monotheism. His imprisonment was a great turning point in&#xA;  her life. After this, the Quranic style neglects the story of the&#xA;  chief minister's wife completely. We do not know what happened to her&#xA;  after she gave her clear evidence. Yet still, there are legends about&#xA;  her. It has been said that after her husband died she married Joseph,&#xA;  and, behold she was a virgin. She confessed that her husband had been&#xA;  old and had never touched women. Other legends said that she lost her&#xA;  sight, weeping for Joseph. She abandoned her palace and wandered in&#xA;  the streets of the city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;Please see story of Prophet Yousuf and Zalikha on www.youtube.com &quot;12:31. So when she heard of their accusation, she sent for them and prepared a banquet for them; she gave each one of them a knife (to cut the foods with), and she said [(to Yusuf]: &quot;Come out before them.&quot; Then, when they saw him, they exalted him and cut their hands. They said: &quot;How perfect is Allah ! No man is this! This is none other than a noble angel!&quot; appears to be part of the story&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;According to some narrations that have been mentioned in the books of Tafseer (commentary of the Qur?aan), Yusuf (Alayhis salaam) did eventually marry Zulekha. (Tafseer Jalaalayn pg.194) askimam.org&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3860" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-12-10T20:38:54.010" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T11:43:37.700" Title="Did Prophet Joseph marry Zuleikha/Asenath?" Tags="|prophets|prophet-yusuf|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10412" CreationDate="2013-12-20T19:25:28.150" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Islamic lunar calendar there are four Haraam months (Muharram, Rajab, Dhu al-Qa'dah and Dhu al-Hijjah) and it's been Haraam for Arab tribes to fight against each other in these four months.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if two Arab tribes were in a battle, at the beginning of these months they would have suspended the war and raise a red flag on the dome of the commander's marquee to show that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Although they're not in a war right now but they will resume the war after the Haram month.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We all know that Imam Hussain (AS) was unjustly martyred in Muharram and the red flag still being there means we, Shia Muslims, know that the battle has not finished yet and we are waiting for our Imam Mahdi (aj) to come and resume the war against all those who have oppressed ahlulBayt (AS).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was also an Arab tradition to raise a red flag on the tomb of the one who had been killed unjustly, until his death is revenged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;As I mentioned above Shia Muslims believe that when Imam Mahdi (aj) comes, he will get this revenge insha'Allah.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="435" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T16:53:12.383" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T16:53:12.383" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10415" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10394" CreationDate="2013-12-20T20:28:22.863" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, Judaism is the religion of Sons of Israel(Jacob), but some of them are not Jewish, it's like Arabs and Islam, Arabs are Muslim but they not all of them. Christianity is the religion of one of the Sons of Israel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Quran refer to Sons of Israel the context is about the social and mental life, a historical information, while when we're talking about Jews, it's all about the religion, and how they do bad, and to help us to not do the same faults, the context sounds very frightening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the verses where you read &lt;em&gt;Bani Israel&lt;/em&gt; you'll see how it's all about &lt;em&gt;stories of what happened in that epoch&lt;/em&gt;. But in the verses containing &lt;em&gt;Al-Yahood&lt;/em&gt; it's all about &lt;em&gt;&quot;the fail of their religion&quot;&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Nasaara&lt;/em&gt;, in one verse you read a comparison of who's the best to &lt;em&gt;Muslims&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, What's the difference between Jews and Sons of Israel, it is that Sons of Israel are all of them (even those who're Christians) but in Quran are only the people of that epoch, while Jews are those who're extremist in their religion and fail to keep strait.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3846" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-12-21T08:33:27.250" LastActivityDate="2013-12-21T08:33:27.250" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2013-12-20T20:28:22.863" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10413" CreationDate="2013-12-20T22:48:01.233" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah mentions stories to educate us and provide a source of wisdom. Personal details that happen frequently in the normal human life are not mentioned as long as they do not provide any wisdom or ethical lessons. For example, Mose's Pharaoh is not surely known, the value of the story is mentioned many times, but the name of the Pharaoh was never mentioned. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, what ethical values does this marriage add if narrated? For historical information, you can check historical reference books. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As pointed by others, some Tafseer books do mention this marriage as a  historical event, but it cannot be authenticated religiously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="603" LastActivityDate="2013-12-20T22:48:01.233" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10394" CreationDate="2013-12-20T22:54:40.023" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bani Israel= race,&#xA;Jews= religion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's the direct fact, but this doesn't answer why does Allah use both namings differently. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="603" LastActivityDate="2013-12-20T22:54:40.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10420" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-21T14:18:27.937" Score="6" ViewCount="12880" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does the term &quot;Sunni Hanafi&quot; mean and what are these divisions? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3554" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T19:36:54.067" LastActivityDate="2020-12-27T00:19:38.047" Title="What does &quot;Sunni Hanafi&quot; mean?" Tags="|sharia|sunni|islamic-basis|hanafi|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10423" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-21T14:50:06.913" Score="2" ViewCount="199" Body="&lt;p&gt;I come from the Balkans and I have been curious about a certain folk practice among the Muslims of that region:  it could be translated as &quot;rinsing of fears&quot;.  It is usually performed on young children under a belief that it dispels general weakness or eliminates psychological trauma.  Here is how it goes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An old woman (has to be a woman, preferably older) takes a few pieces of lead (yes, this could be hazardous for health) and melts it in some form of utensil over flames.  Then she takes the molten lead and a small pot of water over the child's head and dumps the molten lead into the water while saying some Quranic verses.  Then I think she takes the solidified lead from water and makes some interpretations based on the solid shape it took.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I do come from a Muslim background, I am not really religious nor knowledgeable about Islam but this somehow seems like a practice syncretically integrated into Islam from the Pagan times, much like the modern Christian tradition of Xmas trees originates from the Pagan times. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is whether something like this is actually forbidden by Islam or Islam does leave room for syncretic folk practices based on the local heritage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3864" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-27T15:25:30.560" LastActivityDate="2017-08-27T15:25:30.560" Title="Are syncretic adaptations of folk practices forbidden?" Tags="|halal-haram|muslim-practices|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10424" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10423" CreationDate="2013-12-21T15:55:07.833" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam came to remove the evil of superstition and practices associated with superstition. When it comes to matters of the Unseen, we have only one authentic source: Allah and His Messenger (saws). Further, the Prophet (saws) said in a hadith that he has told us everything we need to know of benefit and harm and he hasn't left anything out. &quot;Rinsing of fears&quot; with lead is not something he told us about, as far as I know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, syncretism in religious matters is not OK, but in cultural matters as long as there is no conflict with the principles of Islam, it is fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2013-12-21T15:55:07.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10420" CreationDate="2013-12-21T20:37:52.860" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Initially, Prophet Muhammad (SAW) gave us gift of Quran and his Sunnah (in the form of Hadith). Now after him the issue of Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) rose. To resolve this, great Scholars of Islam took the initiative to define Islam, based on how Islam can be applied in the ever changing day to day life and different matters that come up, where clear cut answer cannot be found from Sunnah and Quran. For this purpose, different &lt;em&gt;Schools of Thought&lt;/em&gt; were formed by the Great Imams. There are 4 imams, named &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Imam Abu Hanifa (people who follow his school of thought are called hanafi, or sunni hanafi)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Imam Shafi (Followers called shafi)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Imam Malik ( Followers called maliki)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ibn Hanbal (Followers called hanbali)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of these 4 great imams were greatest scholars of their time, and all of them greatly helped Muslims in understanding and resolving issue of Fiqh. But in many issues, the rulings of 4 great imams differed, for example on how to pray. In that case, all of the Imams explicitly said that if their wording/ruling/saying goes against Quran or hadith, you should then prefer Quran/Hadith and reject what they say. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case of a difference of opinion, we must keep in mind that only the ruling of Allah is perfect (Quran and Hadith), after that, there will surely be difference of opinion among the scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-11T18:31:24.660" LastActivityDate="2014-10-11T18:31:24.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10420" CreationDate="2013-12-22T05:29:46.070" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims (not Islam) are categorized based on beliefs and Fiqh and each category claims to have the correct understanding of Islam. The cause of these differences is that each group relay of a collection of hadith and narrators and interpretation of Quran and consider other hadith and narrators and interpretations of Quran unreliable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About beliefs there is a main disagreement between Muslims about Imamat. Imamat means only God has the right to choose the successor of the Prophet SAWW for political leadership of Ummah. So those who believe Imamat is one of the five pillars of Islam are called Shia Muslims and those who do not believe Imamat is one of the five pillars of Islam are called Sunni Muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiqh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; (school of Islamic jurisprudence) there have been different schools but only five main schools survived during history. The current main five schools of Fiqh of Muslims are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jafari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hanafi &lt;em&gt;(therefore Sunni Hanafi)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shafei&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hanbali&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maliki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-20T12:46:39.700" LastActivityDate="2017-05-20T12:46:39.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10431" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-22T05:42:36.817" Score="0" ViewCount="855" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am in deeply in love with a chaste Christian guy and i am a Muslim 20 year old girl. We want to get married. So does Islam allow me to marry him? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3870" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T06:54:15.430" LastActivityDate="2016-06-15T10:32:11.237" Title="Want to marry a Non-Muslim Man" Tags="|sharia|nikah|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-03-27T21:12:09.170" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8320" CreationDate="2013-12-22T10:57:55.587" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Theft is a temporary crime? I dont know how do you judge that it is temporary, for if you were a victim, and you got stolen of something very much valuable, and the thief remain silence and enjoy what is stolen for you,( if he is not caught till forever) isnt that a permanent situation? Where did you get the statement of such as temporary? A crime is a crime. It depends on whether will u be caught or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and, tbh, if you're so curious about this, to the extend, you post a question at a website like here, i would recommend you to read this as well, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranandhadith.com/stealing/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.quranandhadith.com/stealing/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its all about stealing and its rules (: and also some exception in the punishment of stealing, instead of amputating the hand off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please, patiently read the whole page, with an open mind. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3873" LastActivityDate="2013-12-22T10:57:55.587" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10434" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-22T11:23:09.133" Score="2" ViewCount="1436" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I join a group Salah during the third rakah, how I should perform the missed rakat?  After Surah al Fatihah, I have to recite an additional Surah; because in farz Salah, it is only in the first two rakat that we have to recite an additional Surah after Surah al Fatihah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3874" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-12-23T06:00:19.110" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T03:49:57.010" Title="How should I perform the missed rakats if joined a group prayers in the third unit/rakat?" Tags="|sharia|hadith|salat|jamaat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-01-28T23:03:10.690" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8010" CreationDate="2013-12-22T14:34:35.020" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Ulemahs &amp;amp; those who have studied Islam thoroughly they say that its allowed if 3 conditions are fulfilled -&#xA;1.) If the condition of the recipient is very seviour &amp;amp; donation of the organ will surely be able to save his life for ex: being blind or damage to the eyes doesn't because death so it isn't permissible , but damage to the kidneys can lead to death so there its permissible&#xA;2.) It shouldn't be done for economical reasons , for monetary gains&#xA;3.) The organ donation shouldn't do a lot of harm to the donor so that he becomes completely impaired or die&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;amp; after death the above two conditions remains the same , except you can also donate eyes after death , but the 3rd condition is that not a lot of harm should be done to the dead corpse or the dead body&#xA;&amp;amp; one more thing the brain dead or coma situation isn't actually death but your brain isn't functional &amp;amp; there have been over a 1000 cases where a person has recovered from coma , but this time according to the 3rd condition this time organ donation can cause the life of the donor if he's in coma so this time it's completely forbidden&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3875" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-12-23T12:50:18.883" LastActivityDate="2013-12-23T12:50:18.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10440" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7651" CreationDate="2013-12-23T06:55:42.250" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Definitive verse about origin of sorcery&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this verse, it is clear that the magic exists and it can be powerful (as it is done by the order of Allah, not Satan!). Demons can only teach it. It is a branch of science that can applied only for doing bad things. I don't know of a verse in Qur'an that says everyone that uses magic is a disbeliever, as is mentioned in the verse you read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two angels taught magic to human on condition that they don't become disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3878" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2013-12-23T07:16:56.993" LastActivityDate="2013-12-23T07:16:56.993" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10442" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-23T08:25:06.227" Score="1" ViewCount="157" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lets assume a man is dead and his left relatives are his wife, his parents and 3 daughters and after paying all debts and costs of funeral and any other payable amounts before dividing, finally there remains 1,000,000 $. How much is the share of any of the remained relatives?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Only the final solution is not purpose of this question. instead solution including the verses and authentic hadith used is the main purpose of this question.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2013-12-23T11:30:36.637" LastActivityDate="2015-11-22T16:46:27.953" Title="How this inherience case is solved based on Islamic laws?" Tags="|sharia|inheritance|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10443" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-23T11:12:04.730" Score="4" ViewCount="24287" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the Islamic ruling in regards to the permissibility of wearing a necktie?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would it be considered imitation of the kuffar/infidels/non-Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Answers in the light of relevant hadith and Qur'anic verses would be preferred.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T11:33:51.847" LastActivityDate="2023-03-31T08:07:00.787" Title="What is the Islamic ruling in regards to wearing a necktie?" Tags="|fiqh|clothing|" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10444" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1864" CreationDate="2013-12-23T11:37:52.783" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;don't go with person did, go to what prophet said and did. he say playing chess is &lt;strong&gt;haram&lt;/strong&gt; which is  hadith in &lt;strong&gt;sahih muslim&lt;/strong&gt; which it is  accepted book. their is also a  hadith from &lt;strong&gt;bukhari&lt;/strong&gt; that our prophet saw some of his fallow who were going to hell so prophet asked that they are my fallow .prophet was told that  after you. so mimes (of even sahaba is not permissible in islam only to doing is what &lt;strong&gt;Allah&lt;/strong&gt; and his &lt;strong&gt;prophet Muhammad&lt;/strong&gt;  said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3880" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2014-08-17T12:59:36.000" LastActivityDate="2014-08-17T12:59:36.000" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10447" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10443" CreationDate="2013-12-23T12:40:55.910" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Scholars agree that there is nothing wrong in wearing a tie. Indeed on one hand we are told by prophet Muhammad NOT to imitate the Kuffar, but not in case of clothes (in most cases).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we should know that the origin of Tie is from Bosnia, and NOT from any religion or any western culture. So it can in no way be attached to identitfy of West. Western culture just adopted it from Bosnia and Bosnia has majority Muslims in it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For scholarly reference here is answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/105412&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/ref/105412&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/node/1121&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.islamtoday.net/node/1121&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-06T06:47:08.567" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T06:47:08.567" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10443" CreationDate="2013-12-23T14:46:21.593" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of Shia scholars agree that wearing a tie is Haram. But still there are scholars who say it is not Haram if it does not spread western culture. The hadith saying &quot;imitation to Kuffar is Haram&quot; is used in this case. All scholars agree that imitation to Kuffar is forbidden. But some scholars consider the tie a case of imitation to Kuffar and some other believe wearing a tie is not imitation to Kuffar. For each case it should be determined that if it is imitation to Kuffar or not. For example cases like bike, cars, and internet... are not imitation to Kuffar. But tie is a different case and is not considered a technology or useful tool of life and is only based on western culture and life style which in many cases has root in Paganism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لا تشبهوا بالکفار&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do not imitate to Kuffar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith is narrated in both Shia and Sunni hadith books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another point about tie is that it is not a useful technology or tool of life and in fact has no benefit and even can have some risks for health and Quran discourages doing any frivolities deed while defining believers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَنِ اللَّغْوِ مُعْرِ‌ضُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who shun all frivolities &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#23:3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#23:3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a principal in Islam that anything harmful to body is Haram that can be applied to necktie according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necktie#Health_and_safety_hazard&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;health risks of necktie&lt;/a&gt;. I do not how much those risks are proved scientifically but if it is proved certainly it becomes Haram and if not Islam still recommends caution. If there is at least probability of health danger Islam recommends avoiding. For example about cigar some scholars say it is not harmful and some other say it is harmful. Anyway scholars only say the basic law and determining the case is not mainly by scholars and is by experts in each field and about the cultural cases it is determined by the common law and can vary from one society to another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also this is the fatwa of a Shia scholar regarding this issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Wearing a Tie&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q: I would like to know if wearing a tie is ḥarām? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A: It is&#xA;  prohibited to wear a necktie that contributes to the spreading of&#xA;  western culture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leader.ir/tree/index.php?catid=38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference: QA from Imam Khamenei&lt;/a&gt; (a great scholar of Jafari Fiqh)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-23T11:14:54.063" LastActivityDate="2015-06-23T11:14:54.063" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10451" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10453" CreationDate="2013-12-23T15:15:48.580" Score="8" ViewCount="8331" Body="&lt;p&gt;This has provoked me as it is being used in different ways as a jock material from non-Muslims. What I understand is Sharia law, made it almost impossible to prove adultery by either requesting four witnesses who testify the intercourse has happened or confessing by the offender himself/herself (which I consider it extremely merciful by closing the door of accusing people and let their conscience lead them). However, widely spread among non-Muslims and websites this jock that Who are the four witnesses that can testify they witnessed this and they did not do anything to help the victim. For example &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Quran/002-rape_adultery.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. I understand this website and others are devoted to attack Islam (Ironically, I do not see websites attack other religions with a passion like this). However, I need some supported answer for this and preferably if there is any reference from Islamic countries laws scriptures that I can refer to and how the court deal this kind of cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3111" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-20T12:44:57.443" LastActivityDate="2017-05-20T12:44:57.443" Title="Does woman need four witnesses to prove rape in Sharia law" Tags="|sharia|women|adultery|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10452" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10451" CreationDate="2013-12-23T16:58:25.237" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a very good question , as this mis-conception is still not clear among many many muslims as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will divide the asnwer in 3 sections:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First of all, you must know that Islam is a religion from our creator, means this religion is best in all ways. No matter where, when we apply it, it works perfectly. In case of justice and criminal cases, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Islam provides solutions, which eradicate any chance of any woman&#xA;  getting raped at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some solutions include, dis-allowing free mixing of men and women, dis-slowing anything vulgar, like pornography, sexuality and vulgarity in media, Men and women getting married early, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even in that case, if still some woman is raped, then there is absolutely NO bases of this absrd claim that she needs to provide 4 witnesses that she was raped. The 4 witness thing is only related to this issue in Quran:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And those who accuse chaste women (of adultery) and then do not&#xA;  produce four witnesses — lash them with eighty lashes and do not&#xA;  accept from them testimony ever after.&quot; [Quran 24:4]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Now, as its clear that Islam does not puts burden of proof of rape on shoulders of women, if a woman gets rapes, what islam says about it . that how she should prove it?&#xA;Her own testimony and other available ways to prove rape, will be used. Here is a hadith about such incident:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Narrated Wa’il ibn Hujr: “When a woman went out in the time of the&#xA;  Prophet (P) for prayer, a man attacked her and overpowered [raped]&#xA;  her. She shouted and he went off, and when a man came by, she said:&#xA;  That [man] did such and such to me. And when a company of the&#xA;  Emigrants came by, she said: That man did such and such to me. They&#xA;  went and seized the man whom they thought had had intercourse with her&#xA;  and brought him to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She said: Yes, this is he. Then they brought him to the Apostle of&#xA;  Allah (P).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When he [the Prophet] was about to pass sentence, the man who&#xA;  [actually] had assaulted her stood up and said: Apostle of Allah, I am&#xA;  the man who did it to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He [the Prophet] said to her: Go away, for Allah has forgiven you. But&#xA;  he told the man some good words [Abu Dawud said: &quot;meaning the man who&#xA;  was seized&quot;], and of the man who had had intercourse with her, he&#xA;  said: “Stone him to death.“&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more details, you can consult following scholarly views:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bismikaallahuma.org/archives/2006/does-islam-require-four-witnesses-for-rape/&quot;&gt;http://www.bismikaallahuma.org/archives/2006/does-islam-require-four-witnesses-for-rape/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2013-12-23T16:58:25.237" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10453" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10451" CreationDate="2013-12-23T18:36:22.040" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;You asked for a reference from Islamic countries laws scriptures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam there are different ways that an accusation of crime can be proved in Islamic court. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to laws of Islamic Republic of Iran (which are fully based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jafari Fiqh&lt;/a&gt;) proving of crime can be accepted for jude by any of these methods:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;confession&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;witness&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Qusameh (قسامه)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;oath&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Certainty of judge&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The text of related law in Persian language is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بخش پنجم ـ ادله اثبات در امور كيفري&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فصل اول ـ مواد عمومي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ماده 160- ادله اثبات جرم عبارت از اقرار، شهادت، قسامه و سوگند در موارد&#xA;  مقرر قانوني و علم قاضي است.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shora-gc.ir/Portal/Home/ShowPage.aspx?Object=News&amp;amp;ID=0d8b21cb-ad13-4f26-8045-798573df2651&amp;amp;LayoutID=2831b723-4600-4b35-bd1b-1596027a8546&amp;amp;CategoryID=8fac823a-5745-41b6-a9e2-b879c74deb7b&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference of law&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the no. 5 one way of certainty of judge is the certificate of &lt;a href=&quot;http://lmo.ir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Iranian Legal Medicine Organization&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being raped can be proved for judge by any method that can ensure the judge. in such cases the raped woman can ask for legal certificate from the local office of Iranian Legal Medicine Organization and use it at court. this organization makes different tests and investigations from cloths and body of woman and issues the official assessment. this is the usual procedure in such cases in Iran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The four witnesses mentioned in Quran is for accusation of adultery to a chaste woman which is a different case. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2013-12-25T07:39:51.027" LastActivityDate="2013-12-25T07:39:51.027" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10455" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8804" CreationDate="2013-12-24T04:23:39.883" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe this matter needs a lot more consideration and study.Look into what are the pro's and con's of the nature of dogs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To say that it is because of the saliva, there are 2 differing perspective, One is that dogs can be used for hunting and another is that if you see a dog lick a water from a bowl, you need to wash the bowl 7 times (1 with clay) if you're gonna used it for your own. Both are quotes from the hadith (based on what I've heard).Comes the question, is it really about the saliva?..if it is, then what are the natures of the germs?how does it transmit?..is it more dangerous to humans by direct contact or through water or is it that the dogs should be trained to just search or corner the animals so that the preys would not be bitten to death and we would be able to cut them in the name of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then comes the reasons as to why we should not keep dogs in the house. Yes, it is true that a lot of people in this world has a dog as a pet and they still able to die of old age. BUT there are cases whereby a dog bites the hands that feeds them or attacked other passerby to death. Dogs are predators by blood. They hunt and attacked just like lions and wolves. But dogs are more proned to be kept as pet because they're considered less wild and tame able.But a predator is still a predator especially to those smaller than it. So, why take the risk. If you want to keep dogs as hunters or guards, then keep them outside. Again, there's also the whole saliva, dog poop and urine things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this is not to say that we should treat the dogs unfairly (I won't comment on the whole killing the dog issue, because i'm not even sure if it is true or not) because stories are told how a prostitue gained a place in heaven because she gave the thirsty dog a drink. The story gain a place in Islam teachings because the animal was a dog (God knows that it will be an issue) and it shows that all animals should be treated equally with kindness only then will God look kindly to us as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With pigs, i'm sure the reasons are clear why it is forbidden but with dogs, I believe there is a reason why for it to be mentioned as prohibited as well except for hunting, keepstock and guarding. That's the interesting thing about Islam and the words of God in the Quran. We are expected to study about it, to ask question why, why and why in order to find the answer. Perhaps a proper researched should be conducted if you really want to know. But if it is too bothersome, than you are welcome to do as you want and us Muslim will hold true to what we want. It's not really that big of an issue anyways. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3887" LastActivityDate="2013-12-24T04:23:39.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6" CreationDate="2013-12-24T05:08:38.100" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Quran 3:33 :&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah chose Adam and Noah and the family of Abraham and the&#xA;  family of Amran over the worlds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The families of Noah and Abraham were selected. Selected for what? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Quran 57:26 :&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have already sent Noah and Abraham and placed in their&#xA;  descendants Prophethood and Books; and among them is &lt;strong&gt;he&lt;/strong&gt; who is&#xA;  guided, but many of them are defiantly disobedient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran tells us the two families were chosen. The family of Noah and Abraham.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Further more, Quran 04:163 :&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], as We revealed to Noah&#xA;  and the prophets after him, &lt;strong&gt;that is&lt;/strong&gt;, we revealed to Abraham, Ishmael,&#xA;  Isaac, Jacob &lt;strong&gt;and the tribes and&lt;/strong&gt; Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon,&#xA;  and We gave to David &lt;strong&gt;a section&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse above tells us who were the people in the family of Prophet Abraham and Amran. To be more explicit, we have to refer to Quran's verse &lt;em&gt;06:83 - 89&lt;/em&gt;. In these verses, the name of the Prophets were stated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The family of Abraham - Ismael, Ishaq, Yacob, Yusuf, Alyas, Alyasa,&#xA;  Zakaria, Yahya and Muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Famly of Imran [Israel] - Musa, Harun, Dawood, Sulaiman, Ayub,&#xA;  Yunus and Esa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All these messengers were descended from the two families and as such&#xA;  they were Nabi [Prophets].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those messengers that were not descended form these two families cannot be Nabi but only Rasul [Messenger]. These Messengers were Hud, Saleh and Shuaib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3888" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-12-24T15:02:03.107" LastActivityDate="2013-12-24T15:02:03.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10457" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-24T06:08:36.910" Score="5" ViewCount="1121" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm working in a golf club as a security supervisor. There is a bar in the golf club, but I'm not at all involved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the golf club makes money from landscape, the bar and from golfing.  At the end of month they mix this all money together, and give the salary to the employers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is my salary is halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3889" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:47:29.103" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:47:29.103" Title="Is my salary halal given that it's paid from an account which mixes money earned from a bar?" Tags="|halal-haram|money|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10457" CreationDate="2013-12-24T06:44:16.653" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;From where you are getting salary is not a matter, for what you are getting salary is to be considered for halal/haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah has cursed wine and has cursed the one who produces it, the one&#xA;  for whom it is produced, the one who drinks it, the one who serves it,&#xA;  the one who carries it, the one for whom it is carried, the one who&#xA;  sells it, &lt;strong&gt;the one who earns from the sale of it&lt;/strong&gt;, the one who buys it,&#xA;  and the one for whom it is bought- &lt;strong&gt;Tirmidhi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above mentioned hadith, if your security supervising also includes the bar area then surely, it's haram (sad to say). If not(ie, you have no contact with the bar), it would be safe. In the hadith,it clearly says that &lt;code&gt;one who earns from the sale of wine&lt;/code&gt;, so if you have no part in selling the wine it won't be a problem. Mixing of money won't affect that. You are getting salary for the security supervising of golf only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I already mentioned, it is better to search for job somewhere to avoid confusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2013-12-24T07:26:56.303" LastActivityDate="2013-12-24T07:26:56.303" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10462" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10377" CreationDate="2013-12-24T08:41:53.250" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَا إِكْرَ‌اهَ فِي الدِّينِ ۖ قَد تَّبَيَّنَ الرُّ‌شْدُ مِنَ الْغَيِّ&#xA;  ۚ فَمَن يَكْفُرْ‌ بِالطَّاغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِن بِاللَّهِ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ&#xA;  بِالْعُرْ‌وَةِ الْوُثْقَىٰ لَا انفِصَامَ لَهَا ۗ وَاللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ&#xA;  عَلِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The&#xA;  right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves&#xA;  in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy&#xA;  handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:256&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#2:256&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this verse Muslims have no right to impose religion to others. But please note freedom of religion (beliefs) and establishing Islamic state have no conflict with each other. The best example is that many Jews and Christians and even idol worshipers were living freely at the same city of prophet and Muslims and prophet did not impose Islam to them. When an Islamic state is established there are some social laws made for people that all should respect them like laws in the any non-Islamic country but this does not mean all the people leaving in that Islamic state are imposed to accept Islam. They can be non-Muslim and believe in anything they wish but only should respect only to public laws of state. Anyway any state has some laws that is lined with basic ideologies of its rulers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another note is about duty of establishing an Islamic state. according to Islam when there are the minimum number of serious Muslim supporters required for establishing an Islamic state in a society, so establishing the Islamic state become obligatory for them. And if the mentioned number is less than the min. required it is not obligatory. This law has nothing to do with being majority or minority. But it depends only to determining that if there are enough serious supporters who can form the required power to establish Islamic state or not. Indeed such movements can have political dangers for Muslims living in such a society. So according to Quran if in a society exposing the beliefs can have danger of death for Muslim but has no benefit for Islam so the Muslim has the duty to hide his beliefs from public:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَّا يَتَّخِذِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الْكَافِرِ‌ينَ أَوْلِيَاءَ مِن دُونِ&#xA;  الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَ‌ٰلِكَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ اللَّهِ فِي&#xA;  شَيْءٍ إِلَّا أَن تَتَّقُوا مِنْهُمْ تُقَاةً ۗ وَيُحَذِّرُ‌كُمُ&#xA;  اللَّهُ نَفْسَهُ ۗ وَإِلَى اللَّهِ الْمَصِيرُ‌&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Let not believers take disbelievers as allies rather than believers.&#xA;  And whoever [of you] does that has nothing with Allah, &lt;strong&gt;except when&#xA;  taking precaution against them in prudence.&lt;/strong&gt; And Allah warns you of&#xA;  Himself, and to Allah is the [final] destination.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#3:28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#3:28&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Exactly same as what did messenger of Allah did at first 3 years after recurring his first revelation in Mecca and only secretly invited trusted people to Islam without having any public political movements. But when he found enough supporters he declared his movement against the pagan state of that time publicly that resulted in actions against messenger SAWW and Muslims and they became enforced to live out of city and Meccans were banned to have any relation with them even selling food to them. so some of Muslims died from hunger during those sanctions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many laws in Islam like Jihad, religious tax, Qisas, Hadd, Diah, Amr bi Maruf, Nahy an Munkar,... that make it clear that it is impossible to practice Islam completely without establishing an Islamic state. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note in establishing an Islamic state Islam has problem only with heads of non-Islamic states who resist and fight against inviting their people to Islam and establishing Islamic state. But Islam has no problem with people if they accept or not accept Islam. According to Islam people should be always free in religion. But heads of states are different problem and should be deal with proper methods like the letter messenger of Allah Muhammad SAWW sent to Kings of two main superpower of world at 1400 years ago i.e. Roman Empire and Persian Empire the only two main power of that time. And finally if they do not accept Islam logically Islam has Jihad for such Kings and dictators who are enemy of God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there is no room for liberal democracy in Islam and based on Quran state is only for God:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ إِنِّي عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّ‌بِّي وَكَذَّبْتُم بِهِ ۚ مَا&#xA;  عِندِي مَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِهِ ۚ إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ ۖ&#xA;  يَقُصُّ الْحَقَّ ۖ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ‌ الْفَاصِلِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;Indeed, I am on clear evidence from my Lord, and you have denied&#xA;  it. I do not have that for which you are impatient. &lt;strong&gt;The decision is&#xA;  only for Allah.&lt;/strong&gt; He relates the truth, and He is the best of deciders.&quot;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#6:57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#6:57&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Arabic language the word for State is حکومت which its root is ح ک م and the word حکم in this verse is exactly the root for state and means: “The decision/command/government/judgement is only for Allah.&quot; The main function of state is decision making. And any decision in state or government which is not Islamic is rejected in this verse. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note Islamic democracy is completely different of liberal democracy. Islamic democracy means giving choice to people from options that all of them are previously qualified by Islam. but liberal democracy is giving the choice to people based on no limitation and only based on what their &quot;self&quot; with and want that mostly the with of this &quot;self&quot; is same as with of Satan because Satan has been very active for thousands of years and most of people are deceived by Iblis and Satans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَرَ‌أَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إِلَـٰهَهُ هَوَاهُ أَفَأَنتَ تَكُونُ&#xA;  عَلَيْهِ وَكِيلًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Have you seen the one who takes as his god his own desire? Then would&#xA;  you be responsible for him? &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#25:43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#25:43&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِن تُطِعْ أَكْثَرَ‌ مَن فِي الْأَرْ‌ضِ يُضِلُّوكَ عَن سَبِيلِ&#xA;  اللَّهِ ۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَإِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا&#xA;  يَخْرُ‌صُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if you obey most of those upon the earth, they will mislead you&#xA;  from the way of Allah. They follow not except assumption, and they are&#xA;  not but falsifying. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#6:116&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#6:116&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَوْ أَنَّنَا نَزَّلْنَا إِلَيْهِمُ الْمَلَائِكَةَ وَكَلَّمَهُمُ&#xA;  الْمَوْتَىٰ وَحَشَرْ‌نَا عَلَيْهِمْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ قُبُلًا مَّا كَانُوا&#xA;  لِيُؤْمِنُوا إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ‌هُمْ&#xA;  يَجْهَلُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And even if We had sent down to them the angels [with the message] and&#xA;  the dead spoke to them [of it] and We gathered together every&#xA;  [created] thing in front of them, they would not believe unless Allah&#xA;  should will. But most of them, [of that], are ignorant.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#6:111&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#6:111&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/articles/karbala-the-chain-of-events-ramzan-sabir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;movement of Imam Hussain a.s. at Karbala&lt;/a&gt; for making Islamic state shows it is highly needed. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Karbala&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Battle of Karbala&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References and further study:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/islamic-government-governance-of-jurist-imam-khomeini/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islamic Government&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-22T10:07:33.893" LastActivityDate="2015-11-22T10:07:33.893" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10466" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-25T02:25:46.390" Score="2" ViewCount="354" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the Islamic calendar it is stated that the Asr salah/prayer begins at 16:49 but at the mosque it is scheduled at 16:15.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is it permissible to pray before the actual beginning time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3897" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-14T02:02:24.087" LastActivityDate="2014-05-14T02:02:24.087" Title="Performing Asr salah/prayer before it's beginning time" Tags="|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10466" CreationDate="2013-12-25T03:22:05.733" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a known difference of opinion among the schools as to when the 'Asr salat is supposed to start:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shafi'i position&lt;/strong&gt;: 'Asr starts when the length of an object's shadow is the object's length plus the length of the shadow at noon.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hanafi position&lt;/strong&gt;: 'Asr starts when the length of an object's shadow is &lt;strong&gt;twice&lt;/strong&gt; the object's length plus the length of the shadow at noon.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Depending on season and location, there can easily be an hour's difference between these two times.  Either (or both) are valid, depending on which school you choose to follow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2013-12-25T03:22:05.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10466" CreationDate="2013-12-25T07:54:51.280" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jafari Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; when an object’s shadow equals twice the height of the object it is the best time for the Asr prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Imamis consider the time when an object’s shadow equals its height&#xA;  as the end of the time of fadilah (honor) for the zuhr, and when it&#xA;  equals twice the height of the object as the time of fadilah for the&#xA;  ‘asr prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/shiite-encyclopedia-ahlul-bayt-dilp-team/prayer-salat-according-five-islamic-schools-law-part-1#time-zuhr-and-%E2%80%98asr-prayers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prayer (Salat) According to Five Islamic Schools of Law Part 1: The Time Of Zuhr And ‘Asr Prayers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastActivityDate="2013-12-25T07:54:51.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10469" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-25T08:16:05.293" Score="-3" ViewCount="276" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:73&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This verse of Quran&lt;/a&gt; recommends using the tail of dead cow for bringing the dead to life. &#xA;In this verse it is said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;like that&lt;/strong&gt; does Allah bring the dead to life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term &quot;like that&quot; (كَذَ‌ٰلِكَ) means that it can be repeated and is not specific to that case only. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this verse can now the tail of a dead cow be used for similar purpose?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The people who did this miracle were ordinary humans and not a prophet. Does this mean that it is possible that in the current era that such miracles happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although this is a miracle but Islam does not say that such miracles cannot happen in current era. I.e. Islam does not say miracles are finished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The stories of Quran are for us who are living in current time. And one lesson of this verse is that if God can do this at past can do this at current era to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any case in history of Islam that a dead return to life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T14:28:23.463" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T14:28:23.463" Title="Can the tail of a dead cow be used to bring the dead to life?" Tags="|tafseer|quranic-events|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10470" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10469" CreationDate="2013-12-25T12:26:24.430" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find it anywhere suggesting that it was a tail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse 2:73 states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَقُلْنَا اضْرِبُوهُ بِبَعْضِهَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُحْيِي اللَّهُ&#xA;  الْمَوْتَىٰ وَيُرِيكُمْ آيَاتِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in English:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We said: Smite him with some of it. Thus Allah bringeth the&#xA;  dead to life and showeth you His portents so that ye may understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is &lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be more specific:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The term &lt;em&gt;&quot;like that&quot; (كَذَ‌ٰلِكَ)&lt;/em&gt; means that it can be repeated and&#xA;  is not specific to that case only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term &lt;em&gt;&quot;Thus&quot;&lt;/em&gt; *&quot;كَذَ‌ٰلِكَ&quot;* : does not mean that it can be repeated. It was annexed with the last part of the verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That it was a miracle to show Allah's ability to revive the dead, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It wasn't Islamic-medicine it was a miracle, and as you know miracles are specific for Allah's messengers and prophets. and no human can bring anyone to life no matter what he uses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3835" LastEditorUserId="3835" LastEditDate="2013-12-26T06:30:17.537" LastActivityDate="2013-12-26T06:30:17.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10469" CreationDate="2013-12-25T12:27:35.467" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This verse does not recommend anything, in this verse Allah is talking to the Mushrikeen and is telling them that Allah can bring the dead back to life, and was using this story of the past.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore with anyone with an Arabic dictionary and a fair amount of knowledge of Nahu will know that the word (كَذَ‌ٰلِكَ) in the verse dose not mean that it can be repeated or anything, rather it means that Allah brings back to life the dead like this (how he brought back to life the man that was killed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I conclude with the end of the same verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كَذَٰلِكَ يُحْيِي اللَّـهُ الْمَوْتَىٰ وَيُرِ‌يكُمْ آيَاتِهِ&#xA;  لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thus does Allah bring the dead to life, &lt;strong&gt;and He shows you His signs&#xA;  that you might &lt;em&gt;reason&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:73&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Suratul Baqarah Ayah 73 (tanzil.net)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2013-12-25T12:27:35.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10472" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-25T12:51:59.447" Score="-1" ViewCount="1281" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#12:93&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran says&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The blind eyes of prophet Jacob a.s. was miraculously healed by a dead Shirt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That shirt was belonging of prophet Joseph a.s. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The shirt was a dead thing (not an alive prophet) and Quran and hadith do not say the miracles are finished for us. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the fact that rank of our Prophet SAWW is higher than all other prophets, is it possible that the belongings of our Prophet SAWW in the current era can heal blindness too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please answer based on Quran and hadith.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T14:30:24.877" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T14:30:24.877" Title="Can belongings of the Prophet (SAWW) cure blindness?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|tafseer|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10307" CreationDate="2013-12-25T13:07:59.217" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the husband is the only one who is earning the money then either he can spend money completely or he can give some money to his wife so that both can spend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also if wife is supporting/encouraging husband in spending money then its reward will also be given to her in sha allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because at one place in QURAN it is said &quot;Help each other in doing good deed&quot;,&#xA;So if wife support her husband in spending money then she will also get reward on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3900" LastActivityDate="2013-12-25T13:07:59.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10474" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10307" CreationDate="2013-12-25T13:19:17.537" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even if the husband is the one he works and earn money, he have to give his wife and his family money to spend and buy what they need. (it's not an option)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the man is responsible of taking care and supporting his family with all their needs.&#xA;and if he didn't give them the proper life and stopped supporting his family. his wife had the right to complain to the judge or the authorities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3835" LastActivityDate="2013-12-25T13:19:17.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10472" CreationDate="2013-12-25T13:21:44.393" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This was a miracle for Prophet Yusuf (peace be upon him) and the rank of the two Prophet's doesn't have anything to do with it.  There are no Authentic Ahadeeth which mention that the Prophet's belongings can heal blindness.  And Allah knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2013-12-26T20:53:06.377" LastActivityDate="2013-12-26T20:53:06.377" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10443" CreationDate="2013-12-25T14:13:26.327" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The necktie is originally a European style of cloths, but many Muslims wear it today so it has come out of being specifically Kuffar wearing it, but whoever wears it just because the west wears it then that would be imitation of the Kuffar and the rulings in that as well as the Ahdeeth in the subject are known.  The best thing is not to wear it.  If a women were to wear it then it would be haram as it would be imitation of men, and the Ahadeeth in regards to that are also known, among them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لعن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم المتشبهين من الرجال بالنساء،&#xA;والمتشبهات من النساء بالرجال&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah () cursed those men who are effeminate, and&#xA;women who imitate men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18/121&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/579&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;see this(Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-21T11:27:52.470" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T11:27:52.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="10482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10423" CreationDate="2013-12-26T07:14:04.687" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Surah Maida , Cahpter 5 , Verse 3 :&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Allah(SWT) has perfected the religion and any inclusion after that could be a sin. We should try to avoid that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3905" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-12-26T07:44:12.703" LastActivityDate="2013-12-26T07:44:12.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10486" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-26T10:31:04.533" Score="5" ViewCount="560" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are various methods in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_reproductive_technology&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Assisted reproductive technology&lt;/a&gt; i.e. IUI, IVF, ICSI and further variances of ICSI. It is stated &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_response_to_ART&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Islamic community, after the fatwa on ART by Gad El-Hak Ali Gad&#xA;  El-Hak of Egypt's Al-Azhar University, largely accepted ART&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any difference of opinion as far as Sunni, especially Deobandi, school of thought is concerned?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3775" LastActivityDate="2013-12-26T14:52:45.757" Title="Test Tube babies" Tags="|practical-islam|halal-haram|sunni|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10472" CreationDate="2013-12-26T14:31:13.373" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Only Allah heals!&#xA;What Allah did with Yusuf was to show his blessings. God may do whatever he wants with the method he chooses. No cloth or even a man can heal or do out of Allah's willing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A believer seeks healthiness from Allah, and follow available medicine according to our prophets teachings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="603" LastActivityDate="2013-12-26T14:31:13.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10486" CreationDate="2013-12-26T14:52:45.757" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is basic rule in Islam that as long as certain set of actions do not go against islamic teachings, then they are allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case of Artificial insemination, it is of 2 types, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;in which Sperm and ovum is taken from husband and wife themselves, and not from anyone else, it is allowed without any problem , but STILL being in bounds of islam.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In which sperm or ovum is taken from someone else, besides husband or wife, which is haram by all ways.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Surrogacy is haram as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, IUI , IVF are fine, and ISCI is part of IVF.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For scholarly reference: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?HD=7&amp;amp;ID=2455&amp;amp;CATE=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?HD=7&amp;amp;ID=2455&amp;amp;CATE=2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2013-12-26T14:52:45.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10489" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-26T19:25:06.447" Score="4" ViewCount="14433" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the reason behind raising one's hands up to the shoulder and near the ears with the palms facing in the direction of sight, while saying Takbir (&lt;em&gt;Allahu Akbar&lt;/em&gt;)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/7948/3487&quot;&gt;Closing ears while making adhan(call to prayer)&lt;/a&gt; is concentrated towards azhan. But takbir is said more oftenly with the above mentioned action usually associated with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T10:45:16.840" LastActivityDate="2019-06-03T10:34:13.987" Title="What's the reason behind raising one's hand up to the shoulder and ears while saying Takbir?" Tags="|sharia|adhan|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10489" CreationDate="2013-12-26T19:45:20.910" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here are some of the authentic hadith about raisig hands in Salah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Bukhari Volume 1, Book 12, Number 704: Narrated Abu Qilaba:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Isaw Malik bin Huwairith saying Takbir and raising both his hands (on&#xA;  starting the prayers and raising his hands on bowing and also on&#xA;  raising his head after bowing. Malik bin Huwairith said, “Allah’s&#xA;  Apostle did the same.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Volume 1, Book 12, Number 705:&#xA;Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I saw Allah’s Apostle opening the prayer with the Takbir and raising&#xA;  his hands to the level of his shoulders at the time of saying the&#xA;  Takbir, and on saying the Takbir for bowing he did the same; and when&#xA;  he said, “Sami a-l-lahu Liman hamida “, he did the same and then said,&#xA;  “Rabbana wa laka-l-hamd.” But he did not do the same on prostrating&#xA;  and on lifting the head from it.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Volume 1, Book 12, Number 706:&#xA;Narrated Nafi’:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whenever Ibn ‘Umar started the prayer with Takbir, he used to raise&#xA;  his hands: whenever he bowed, he used to raise his hands (before&#xA;  bowing) and also used to raise his hands on saying, “Sami a-l-lahu&#xA;  Liman hamida”, and he used to do the same on rising from the second&#xA;  Rak’a (for the 3rd Rak’a). Ibn ‘Umar said: “The Prophet used to do the&#xA;  same.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim&#xA;Book 004, Number 0759:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him),&#xA;  when he stood up for prayer, used to raise his hands apposite the&#xA;  shoulders and then recited takbir (Allah-o-Akbar), and when he was&#xA;  about to bow he again did like it and when he raised himself from the&#xA;  ruku’ (bowing posture) he again did like it, but he did not do it at&#xA;  the time of raising his head from prostration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Book 004, Number 0762:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Malik b. Huwairith reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon&#xA;  him) raised his hands apposite his ears at the time of reciting the&#xA;  takbir (i. e. at the time of beginning the prayer) and then again&#xA;  raised his hands apposite the ears at the time of bowing and when he&#xA;  lifted his head after bowing he said: Allah listened to him who&#xA;  praised Him, and did like it (raised his hands up to the ears).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muwatta Imam Malik&#xA;Book 3, Number 3.5.21:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah&#xA;  that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say “Allah is greater” in the prayer&#xA;  whenever he lowered himself and raised himself. Yahya related to me&#xA;  from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to raise his hands to&#xA;  the level of his shoulders when he began the prayer and when he raised&#xA;  his head from the ruku he would raise them less than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Book 3, Number 3.5.17:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah&#xA;  from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless&#xA;  him and grant him peace, used to raise his hands to the level of his&#xA;  shoulders when he began the prayer and when he raised his head from&#xA;  the ruku he raised them in the same way, saying, “Allah hears whoever&#xA;  praises him, our Lord and praise belongs to You.” He did not raise&#xA;  them in the sujud.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Book 3, Number 3.5.18:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that AIi ibn Husayn ibn&#xA;  Ali ibn Abi Talib said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him&#xA;  and grant him peace, used to say, ‘Allah is greater’ whenever he&#xA;  lowered himself and raised himself, and he continued to pray like that&#xA;  until he met Allah.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Wail Ibn Hujar (RA) that he saw at the beginning of salah&#xA;  prophet (SAW) used to start his salah by saying Allahu Akbar and raise&#xA;  his hands up to the ears. (According to Hammam) (SahihMuslim1/401)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding your point of facing palms to direction of Qibla, i could not find any evidence of it. And i heard from different scholars that facing hands towards qibla is not necessary, just the hands should be upto the ears, they can or cannot face qibla.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T10:59:26.670" LastActivityDate="2017-06-27T10:59:26.670" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10491" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-26T19:54:05.333" Score="8" ViewCount="4153" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the time, many scholars, even madhabds have difference of opinion. What does Islam says about it and what are the general opinion of scholars in this case that which ruling to follow? How to resolve the conflicts and how to accept specific ruling to be accurate and follow it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should be the approach of Muslims towards differences of opinions? Because most of time, differences of opinions result in fights, confusions and hatred among difference groups of people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What &lt;code&gt;Quran&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;hadith&lt;/code&gt; have to say in this regard?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T10:56:33.910" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T09:03:45.230" Title="How to resolve a difference of opinion among scholars?" Tags="|sharia|fiqh|fatwa|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10492" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-26T20:20:38.770" Score="2" ViewCount="3070" Body="&lt;p&gt;Be it the hand, the leg or any other part of the body, the right hand side always, AFAIK, takes a higher status, preference or position in terms of positivity then the left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;E.g.:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;For the right side:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;use the the index finger of the &lt;em&gt;right&lt;/em&gt;-hand when touching the Quran during recitation&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;during ablution/ghusl wash the head, neck then preferable the &lt;em&gt;right&lt;/em&gt; shoulder&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;when stepping out of the house put your &lt;em&gt;right&lt;/em&gt; foot out first&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;give alms with the &lt;em&gt;right&lt;/em&gt; hand&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;angel on the &lt;em&gt;right&lt;/em&gt; shoulder logs good deeds&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in wassu wash and wipe &lt;em&gt;right&lt;/em&gt; hand and foot first&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;eat with the right hand&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;For the left side:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in all the above cases it is either left out, comes second or is used for bad things (angel on the left side log bad deeds)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;clean yourself with the left hand&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this so? Is it Islamic, mythical or cultural ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;* don't know the authenticity of it&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="58" LastEditDate="2013-12-26T20:45:09.590" LastActivityDate="2014-03-27T08:01:04.067" Title="Does the right side have a higher status than the left?" Tags="|sharia|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10492" CreationDate="2013-12-26T20:42:45.853" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualakikum brother!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, the right side concept is purely Islamic. Prophet Muhammad's life is full of examples, where he preferred the right side. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as my personal research is concerned, the reason behind it is not told to us clearly in Quran or hadith , that why only right side is preferred over left. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Logically, there are benefits in adopting right side. For example, sleeping on right side has many medical benefits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in most cases, like in case of drinking, the reason behind it is that satan eat and drinks with left hand, so we have to do opposite of him, as stated in this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “If one of you eats, he should&#xA;  eat with his right hand. And if he drinks something, he should drink&#xA;  with his right hand. For indeed, Satan eats and drinks with his left&#xA;  hand.” [Sahîh Muslim (2020)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So , reason for few of the cases of adopting right side are clear, but not for all. So there isnt any general reason that why right side is always preferred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In most cases, we have to follow the sunnah, as it is told to us, even if there is no clear reason we can see behind it, still we have to do it without worrying that what reason it has in that that it is said to us. because this is called believe in un-seen, as said in Surah baqarah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[2:3] Who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2013-12-26T20:42:45.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8042" CreationDate="2013-12-27T04:51:25.860" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe there is a difference between 'soul' and 'ruh.' A quick search will produce some ayats from the Quran. Every living creature, including animals, has a ruh. Allah swt breathes a ruh into his creation, bringing it to life. It's like divine energy. Once the body fails, the ruh returns home to its creator. Animals are alive so they too have a ruh that returns to Allah swt. Remember, the Quran says all living things return to their lord. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soul is defined in terms of nafs. A person's nafs will encourage him/her to do righteous things or evil things. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another point to be noted is that Allah swt says in the Quran that everything in heaven and earth worships him, including the moon, the stars, the sun, the trees, the animals, and communities of men from among mankind. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Animals are innocent. They worship Allah swt as he has ordained them to do. Look around you and you'll witness animals going through horrific situations, sometimes at the hands of human. Now think about Allah swt's endless mercy. You think he won't grant these animals some kind of reward for having glorified him and lived facing many challenges? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran is silent on EXACTLY what the fate is of animals after they die. But it's clear their ruh return to Allah swt, and since Allah swt is ever merciful and neglects nothing, HE probably grants them some kind of reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry I can’t find the exact Qur’anic ayats, but you can definitely search for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3912" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-22T06:57:12.187" LastActivityDate="2015-06-22T06:57:12.187" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10496" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10492" CreationDate="2013-12-27T06:55:53.977" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Belief in the Judgment day is of central importance in Islamic belief. i.e. You will face your  Lord one day and will be held accountable for your deeds. Those who have done more good actions, than bad ones will goto Heavens and others goto Hell. This is characterized as the ultimate success or failure. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;As mentioned in Quran&lt;/a&gt;, the book of deeds of successful people will be given in their right hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To remind us of the fact, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) did a lot of things preferring his right hand (or foot). He established eating with right hand as his sunnah. He also showed how we can make everyday deeds into an act of reminder of Allah and that all-important day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-12-27T06:55:53.977" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10491" CreationDate="2013-12-27T07:12:24.650" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no sanction in Quran and Sunnah, that the opinion of anyone (other than the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) of course) can be regarded as a source of islamic ruling (deen). Thus all the opinions of different scholars should be treated as &quot;good suggestions&quot;. You are free to choose any suggestion of any scholar or have your own opinion about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-12-27T07:12:24.650" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10498" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10489" CreationDate="2013-12-27T07:20:55.077" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, Quran and Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) Sunnah is taken as a source of &quot;deen&quot;. As mentioned in the other answer, saying takbir to start the prayer is established as a Sunnah of our prophet (PBUH). It does not need to have a reason to make it part of religion. Salah is an act of worship. It is symbolic in nature. Not every symbolic has a logical reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-12-27T07:20:55.077" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10499" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10491" CreationDate="2013-12-27T07:55:35.910" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa Alaykum Assalam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This answer is based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shia Islam&lt;/a&gt; view&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is obvious every human is free to accept or not any opinion. But important is to discover which opinion is accepted by real Islam of prophet SAWW. I.e. if prophet SAWW was alive today what opinion was accepted by him. Every scholar claim to have correct understanding of Quran and hadith and Sunnah. No scholar say I do not accept Quran and Sunnah. The conflict is: what is Sunnah and what is not Sunnah (weak or fabricated hadith). Every scholars claims that what I say is Sunnah and adds an &quot;and Allah knows the best&quot; at end of it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed Allah should have s solution for this problem. Looking at Quran, we see there are only three reference for obeying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rasul SAWW&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ulel Amr&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّ‌سُولَ&#xA;  وَ أُولِي الْأَمْرِ‌  مِنكُمْ ۖ فَإِن تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ&#xA;  فَرُ‌دُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّ‌سُولِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ&#xA;  بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ‌ ۚ ذَ‌ٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ‌ وَأَحْسَنُ&#xA;  تَأْوِيلًا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who believe! &lt;strong&gt;Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and Ulel Amr.&lt;/strong&gt; (And) if you differ&#xA;  in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger&#xA;  (SAW), if you believe in Allah and in the Last Day. That is better and&#xA;  more suitable for final determination. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#4:59&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But who are hte Ulel Amar. About this there is conflict among Shia and Sunni Muslims. According to Shia Muslims (which is based on their ahadeeth) Ulel Amr are the Ahl al Bayt (i.e. infallible Imams after prophet). And based on this verse they accept only sayings of infallible Imams in case of conflicts in Islamic opinions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another verse says if we do not know we should ask from &quot;The members of Zikr&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا أَرْ‌سَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ إِلَّا رِ‌جَالًا نُّوحِي إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ&#xA;  فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ‌ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We sent not before you (O Muhammad SAW) but men to whom We&#xA;  inspired, so ask &lt;strong&gt;the people of the Zikr&lt;/strong&gt; if you do not know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again there is conflict between Shia and Sunni scholars about who are &quot;The members of Zikr&quot;. According to Shia Ahadith they are again progeny of prophet SAWW (Ahl al Bayt) (i.e. infallible Imams after prophet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia Muslims agree that around 500,000 hadith remained from Ahl ul Bayt are the only valid source of Islam after Quran and Ahadeeth of prophet SAWW to should be used for solving unclear Islamic problems and conflicts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also another famous hadith is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_of_the_two_weighty_things&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith of two weighty things&lt;/a&gt;. This hadith from prophet SAWW says that he lefts two weighty things for Muslims that if Muslims use them will never go astray. According to Shia Ahadeeth and some Sunni Ahadeeth they are Quran and Ahl al Bayt. But some other Sunni Ahadeeth say they are Quran and Sunnah. While Shia scholars say following Sunnah is obligatory but the correct version of this hadith is Quran and Ahl al Bayt. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in short the answer of this question is: referring to Ahadeeth of Ahl al Bayt. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/shiah-are-real-ahlul-sunnah-muhammad-al-tijani-al-samawi/is-it-book-allah-and-my-progeny-or&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Is it “the Book of Allah and my Progeny” or “the Book of Allah and my Sunnah”?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-21T10:15:11.077" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T10:15:11.077" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10443" CreationDate="2013-12-27T08:05:58.260" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing wrong wearing a tie according to Islam. Wearing tie can not be considered as &quot;imitating kuffar&quot; as the imitation has to be something that is a &lt;strong&gt;distinguishing factor&lt;/strong&gt; of some religion. e.g. a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clerical_collar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;clerical collar&lt;/a&gt; of a priest or &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_cross&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;cross&lt;/a&gt;. A person wearing this collar or cross signifies that he is a Christian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2013-12-27T08:05:58.260" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10502" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12397" CreationDate="2013-12-27T09:14:51.027" Score="4" ViewCount="10529" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is better to give a different name to the child. We have also heard the arabs name in Prophet's time(now too) that XXX ibnu YYY. I'm also remembering a hadith that at judgement day Allah will call all the people with their names associated with their father's name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard a new thing(for me) that muslims are prohibited to name father's name to the child. Is it so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If yes&lt;/strong&gt;, please provide the hadith for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If not&lt;/strong&gt;, please mention the person(prophets/sahabas/popular scholar&#xA;  only) who is/was named exactly his father's name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have any proof for prohibiting of naming father's name to son. That is why I asked for a source if it is true. If Islam allows the father to name his son exactly his name, I asked for if any scholars/prophets/sahabas done like that or not. ie, XXX ibnu XXX.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T12:44:15.080" LastActivityDate="2021-05-24T17:19:14.580" Title="Is it prohibited to name father's name to the child in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|hadith|source-identification|naming|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10135" CreationDate="2013-12-27T12:31:25.487" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, the BIGGEST mistake most muslims do these days, in guiding others is that they do not know that its ALLAH who guides people, its ALLAH who controls the hearts, we dont. Our job , according to Quran is only Tell them what is right , and that too in a very generous and soft manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some of the verses about it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[64:11] No disaster strikes except by permission of Allah. And whoever&#xA;believes in Allah - He will guide his heart. And Allah is Knowing of&#xA;all things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“…Thus does Allah leave astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills.&#xA;(Qur’an 74:31)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides&#xA;whom He wills. And He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided. (Qur’an&#xA;28:56)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, dont assume that YOU will guide his heart, but just believe that your job is just to convey the message in most beautiful manner, As Allah says in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;12.108 &amp;quot;Say: &amp;quot;This is my Way: I do invite unto Allah,- with certain knowledge, - I and whoever follows me. Glory to Allah, and never will I join gods with Allah!&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;16.125 &amp;quot;Invite (all) to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most&#xA;gracious: for thy Lord knows best, who have strayed from His Path, and&#xA;who receive guidance.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;22.67 &amp;quot;To every People have We appointed rites which they must follow: let them not then dispute with thee on the matter, but do invite&#xA;(them) to thy Lord: for thou art assuredly on the Right Way.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;28.87 &amp;quot;Let no one turn you away from Allah's revelations after they have been revealed to thee: and invite (men) to thy Lord, and be not&#xA;of the company of those who join gods with Allah.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the point now is what you have to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, you must not make him stubborn or remind him about prayer again and again. Most muslims do this mistake these days that they ask others to do those islamic acts, about which they are not even aware that WHY they have to do it. As he leaves prayer like this, then it means that he surely does not know that who is Allah, and what is value and benefits of prayer, and WHY exactly he has to pray. So your first job is NOT just to say him &amp;quot;you have to pray, you have to pray&amp;quot;, but talk to him about value of Prayer. Casua;lly ask him questions like &amp;quot;Why do muslims pray&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;What is reason beind praying&amp;quot;, Arrange an Islamic quiz with him, and say &amp;quot;lets see who wins in it&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you just have to make sure that you do dawah to him, in a manner, in which he is most comfortable, because if you got harsh, said the same thing again and again, then instead of praying, he will RUN AWAY from prayer..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Make things easy for people and not difficult. Give people good news&#xA;and bring them joy, and do not turn them away.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end , JUST keep praying to Allah in your own way, that May Allah guide him to right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than this, here are some tips, to do dawah to people:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.a2youth.com/articles/islamic_manners/12_tips_for_muslim_youth/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.a2youth.com/articles/islamic_manners/12_tips_for_muslim_youth/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-12-27T12:31:25.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10505" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10510" CreationDate="2013-12-27T16:09:37.873" Score="4" ViewCount="2796" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I know, there is an ongoing discussion on who the first caliph should have been, but what did the holy prophet Muhammed s.a.s. said about this matter? What was his commandment? Is there a safe source for this information?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2862" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-16T10:00:07.983" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T10:00:07.983" Title="What did the prophet say about whom the first caliph should be?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|ali|khilafah|caliph|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10508" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11637" CreationDate="2013-12-27T19:57:38.187" Score="2" ViewCount="2385" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most muslims have confusion that what is the criteria that a person is to be called as scholar of islam? does he have to go thought some sort of dgerees, courses, specific number of years of study, study of Arabic, Quran, Tafseer, Fiqh, hadith etc? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On what exact basis, we can say that a person is to be called a scholar or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2016-10-27T23:54:28.693" Title="Who is eligible to be called as scholar in islam?" Tags="|quran|sharia|islamic-scholar|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2955" CreationDate="2013-12-27T20:24:26.973" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This applies only for males.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't invalidate your waddu if you have done Istibra (explained below) after taharat (washed with water).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their are 5 types of penal discharges:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;wadi (liquid discharged after urination, provided it has not come in contact with urine, which can be ensured if istibra was performed)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;wazi (liquid seen after ejaculation)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;mazi (moisture discharge by a man during wooing or courtship)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;semen&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;urine&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1, 2 and 3 are deemed pak (clean). 4 and 5 are najs (unclean), the release of which invalidates waddu and anything that comes in contact with it is deemed najs too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wadi:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the liquid that, at times, comes out after urination. If it doesn't come in contact with urine it is clean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This might be confusing. To remove that confusion we have Istibra. If one performs Istibra after urination and liquid is discharged thereafter it is deemed clean even if one doubts whether it is urine or urine came in contact with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;What is Istibra?&lt;/em&gt; Shortest definition could be, &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/ate/liverandkidney/202178.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;'milking'&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; of the urethra&quot;. It ensures that no more urine is left in the urethra. How does one do that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are certain ways of performing Istibra, and the best of them is that after the passing of urine, if the anus also becomes najis it is made Pak first. Thereafter, the part between the anus and the root of penis should be pressed thrice, with the mid dle finger of the left hand. Then the thumb is placed on the penis, and the forefinger below it pressing three times up to the point of circumcision, then the front part of the penis should be jerked three times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one doesn't perform Istibra, and liquid is discharged it is deemed unclean. If one doubts whether he did it properly or not, it is deemed clean. And if one, doubts whether he did it or not it is deemed unclean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference from Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Husaini Sistani:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2124/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Taharat » Istibra&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-03-20T12:03:51.463" LastActivityDate="2015-03-20T12:03:51.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10505" CreationDate="2013-12-27T20:47:27.810" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims divided into two teams because of this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The first team&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A.k.a &lt;em&gt;Shia&lt;/em&gt; are who believe that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) selected &lt;em&gt;Ali ibn Abi Talib&lt;/em&gt; as a caliph after him in various situations, the most famous one is &lt;em&gt;Hadith Al-Ghadeer&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O people, Allah the Most Kind the Omniscient has told me that no apostle lives to more than half the age of him who had preceded him. I think I am about to be called (to die) and thus I must respond. I am responsible and you are responsible, then what do you say?' They said, 'We witness that you have informed, advised and striven. May Allah bless you.' He said, 'Do you not bear witness thatthere is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and Apostle, and that His Heaven is true, His Hell is true, death is true, the Resurrection after death is true, that there is no doubt that theDay of Judgment will come, and that Allah will resurrect the dead from their graves?' They said, 'Yes, we bear witness'. He said, 'O Allah, bear witness.' Then he said, '&lt;strong&gt;O people, Allah is my Lord and I am the lord of the believers. I am worthier of believers than themselves. Of whomsoever I had been Master (Mawla), Ali here is to be his Master. O Allah, be a supporter of whoever supports him (Ali) and an enemy of whoever opposes him and divert the Haq to Ali&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.schiiten.com/backup/AhlelBayt.com/www.ahlelbayt.com/articles/rebuttals/ghadir-khumm.html&quot;&gt;This is a full research about the Hadith+ Sources&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The second team&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A.k.a &lt;em&gt;Sunni&lt;/em&gt; are who believe that the prophet (PBUH) didn't choose a caliph after him and the Muslims were free to choose whom they saw best as caliph by &lt;em&gt;Shura&lt;/em&gt;, for more information, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession_to_Muhammad#The_Sunni_view_of_the_succession&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3310" LastActivityDate="2013-12-27T20:47:27.810" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10512" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-28T04:24:58.240" Score="5" ViewCount="450" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am married to a wonderful man living in the UK to make a living for his family. He has a daughter from a previous marriage and has full custody. For diverse circumstances the little girl must live in his parents household in Pakistan where she is being well taken care of. As the distance is so far, he can only visit her once a year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My husband has gone through so much turmoil with his previous marriage and at the moment is not able to have me with him neither emotionally nor financially.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am currently at my parents home in America for the holidays, also came to renovate my foreign visas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is regarding my duties towards his child: Should I be with my husband, or should I take care of his child in another country and for how long?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, who should I be more dutiful towards, my husband that lives in the UK or his child that lives in Pakistan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3915" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-07T11:41:29.233" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T11:41:29.233" Title="What are my duties towards my husband's child?" Tags="|nikah|children|husband|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7625" CreationDate="2013-12-28T04:37:29.477" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your extraction about cake being haram is only an assumption. For anything to be haram there should be a clear order from Allah or Prophet(PBUH).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;E.g.:&lt;/em&gt; if I spare food for my son, Ali, then I will say that this is Ali's food, so I am attaching name with food. But if I eat Ali's food then is it haram for me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3916" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2013-12-29T20:44:06.240" LastActivityDate="2013-12-29T20:44:06.240" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10515" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10135" CreationDate="2013-12-28T09:53:28.450" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have one suggestion&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Tell his father to pray for him.I heard that allah will accept the pray of father for his son.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If he cooperate tell him to say dhikkar(alhamdullilla,allahu akbar etc) by keeping its meaning in his heart.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3847" LastActivityDate="2013-12-28T09:53:28.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10519" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-28T23:12:22.680" Score="3" ViewCount="843" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam brother or sister&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was going to ask you some questions about masturbation during ramadan, you see last year I miss 10 days due to my addiction to masturbation and I thought it was ok until now however I was only able to replace one of the days. So what does that mean should I pay fidya or should I fast 60 days straight fortunately I don't think I can pay fidya because I don't think there is a way for me to pay it what should I do???, however this year was a change I was only able to masturbate twice and insh Allah that my addiction to masturbation will stop once and for all by the end of this year or possible by the end of the month. Please help me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't know masturbation was haram, And I know I have committed a big sin but is it a necessity to replace considered that 2 years ago or 3 I just hit puberty. In addition is their an easier way if I have to replace it? and does it have to involve with money?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3910" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-11-13T13:56:49.027" LastActivityDate="2018-11-13T13:56:49.027" Title="Replacing old Ramadan days" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|sawm|ramadan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10522" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2013-12-29T11:24:10.793" Score="7" ViewCount="645" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read that angels do not enter any building where there are photographs or dogs.  If this is true, then what happens to the angels that record my good and bad deeds?  When I enter a building that has photographs or dogs, are my good and bad deeds still being recorded?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user202" LastActivityDate="2014-03-06T21:06:35.213" Title="Are deeds recorded where angels don't go?" Tags="|malaikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10524" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10369" CreationDate="2013-12-29T15:25:04.970" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First of all&lt;/strong&gt;: I've never heard about the 13 unlucky days of Safar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Second of all&lt;/strong&gt;: Some muslims, especially Shia, consider both &lt;em&gt;Muharram&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Safar&lt;/em&gt; months of grief and sadness, that's because Muharram is the month which &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussein_ibn_Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Husain ibn Ali&lt;/a&gt; was killed in the famous &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Karbala&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Battle of Karbala&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, and a lot of other &lt;em&gt;Wafiyat&lt;/em&gt; (deaths) happened in this two months, including:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;10 Muharram 61h: death of Imam husain and his friends and most of his family in the &lt;em&gt;Battle of Karbala&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;13 Muharram: burial of the Imam and his friends by &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bani_Assad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bani Asad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; after 3 days of the battle.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;25 Muharram 95d: death of Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_ibn_Husayn_Zayn_al-Abidin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ali ibn Husain&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;3 Safar: death of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zayd_ibn_Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Zaid ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;7 Safar 50h: death of Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_ibn_Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hasan ibn Ali&lt;/a&gt;, the brother of Imam Husain and the son of Ali.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;8 Safar 35h: death of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_the_Persian&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Salman Al-Farisi&lt;/a&gt; (A.k.a Salman the Persian, Salman Al-Muhammadi).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;9 Safar 50h: death of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammar_ibn_Yasir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ammar ibn Yasir&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;14 Safar 35h: death of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_Abi_Bakr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;17 Safar 50h: death of Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_al-Ridha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ali Al-Ridha&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;20 Safar: &lt;em&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arba%27een&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arbaeen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;25 Safar: death of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mariam bint Imran&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;28 Safar: death of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prophet Muhammad&lt;/a&gt; and Imam Has ibn ibn Ali (another source).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3310" LastEditorUserId="3310" LastEditDate="2013-12-31T10:58:43.730" LastActivityDate="2013-12-31T10:58:43.730" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10522" CreationDate="2013-12-29T15:52:23.163" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith, Which Explicitly mentions this issue is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/59/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 3225&lt;/a&gt;, Narrated Abu Talha: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard Allah's Apostle   saying; &quot;Angels (of Mercy) do not enter a&#xA;  house wherein there is a dog or a picture of a living creature (a&#xA;  human being or an animal).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So clearly it mentioned about the angels of Mercy, and Not every angel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2014-03-06T21:06:35.213" LastActivityDate="2014-03-06T21:06:35.213" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10522" CreationDate="2013-12-29T18:08:59.537" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have read that angels do not enter any building where there are photographs or dogs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I doubt the authenticity of what is said, because if it were true then one could simply place a dog or a picture in a dying person's room and to prevent him from dying (I could be wrong here). and angel of death is definitely an angel of mercy, if not then calling &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;euthanasia&lt;/a&gt; &amp;quot;mercy-killing&amp;quot; would be wrong or debatable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this is true, then what happens to the angels that record my good and bad deeds?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering what is said was true. Those angels could be commissioned for something else, like worship or praise Him, or log somebody else's deeds. It is also necessary to know that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiraman_Katibin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kiraman Katibin&lt;/a&gt; are not fixed for a particular person for his entire life span and are changeable Like e.g. it is said (reference would be appreciated) when a person repents and supplicates for forgiveness Allah forgives and also changes these angels and never commissions them back to log that persons actions again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I enter a building that has photographs or dogs, are my good and bad deeds still being recorded?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer this question I'll quote an excerpt from &lt;a href=&quot;http://supplications.al-islam.org/adiya/dua-kumayl.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Du`a Kumayl&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;173 And every evil act which You have commanded the Noble Writers to record,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;174 Those whom You have appointed to watch over what appears from me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;175 And whom You have made, along with my bodily members, witness against me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;176 And &lt;em&gt;“You were Yourself the Watcher” (5:117)&lt;/em&gt; over me from behind them,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;177 And &lt;em&gt;the Witness of what is hidden from them&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Quran's verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:117&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:177&lt;/a&gt; which is referenced above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I said not to them except what You commanded me - to worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. And I was a witness over them as long as I was among them; but when You took me up, You were the Observer over them, and &lt;em&gt;You are, over all things, Witness.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means no action, thought and/or intention can go by without having been &lt;em&gt;Witnessed&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2013-12-29T18:19:38.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10527" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10638" CreationDate="2013-12-29T19:17:35.800" Score="4" ViewCount="1282" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently, there has been much talk in the news about scientific and technological advances like creating artificial blood using stem cells, artificial heart transplants, and even 3D printing of living organs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Honestly, I find that kind of news rather unsettling. Those advances appear to me as if scientists were attempting to challenge the power of God and imitate His creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Granted, it will greatly benefit people who have life-threatening diseases and conditions; but, in Islam, how far is science permitted to go for the sake of medical progress?  Is manufacturing artificial organs and body parts permissible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2427" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T03:06:23.517" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T03:06:23.517" Title="Is manufacturing artificial organs and body parts permissible?" Tags="|fiqh|creation|science|technology|human-body|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10533" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8804" CreationDate="2013-12-30T17:08:29.407" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/8807/3487&quot;&gt;muslim&lt;/a&gt; said dogs are not considered to be haram for hunt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But below are the thing considered haram about dogs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;eating dogs meat&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;touching dogs feces&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;keeping dogs in your house and living with it&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;if a wet cloth contact with dog,you can't pray in that cloth and&#xA;you should wash and clean it completely. Even if the dogs fur was on your&#xA;cloth it is considered unclean and you should do the above mentioned&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and one of the reason for that is because dogs and pigs have numerous microbes and are dirty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other reason is because they don't let angels come into your house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3920" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2013-12-30T19:50:08.420" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10538" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2527" CreationDate="2014-01-01T05:54:29.703" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The minimum obligatory prayers are called &quot;farz&quot; (or fard). They are 2 rakats for fajr, 4 for zuhr, 4 for asr, 3 for maghrib and 4 for isha prayer. If you say these prayers, then you have completed your duty w.r.t to salat. All the other prayers are different categories of &quot;nafl&quot;. The extra prayers that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) regularly performed re called &quot;Sunnah Mu-akada&quot;. These are 2 for fajr, 4 for zuhr, 4 for asr, 2 for maghrib and 4 for isha. Those the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) did not performed but told someone to do so are termed is &quot;Sunnah ghair Mu-akada&quot;. Those that he neither performed nor told someone to do so are called &quot;Nafl&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these nafl prayers, can be a mean to take you to a higher level of Iman. The obligatory prayers are only those that are known as &quot;farz&quot;. That is why they are called &quot;farz&quot;. Its is recommended that these nafl prayers are performed in solitude.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-20T07:18:21.917" LastActivityDate="2016-05-20T07:18:21.917" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10541" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10542" CreationDate="2014-01-01T13:46:25.300" Score="2" ViewCount="177" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, said:  ‘Whoever prays the morning prayer in congregation then sits remembering Allah until the sun rises, then prays two units of prayer has the reward like that of Hajj and `Umrah.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah’s Messenger, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, said: ‘Complete, complete, complete (i.e. reward)’” [at-Tirmidhi, classed as Saheeh by al-Albani}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that performing Hajj and Umrah requires a lot of hardship and sacrifices.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is difficult to comprehend fully why this small act mentioned in the above hadith would get not only the same reward but as stressed, &lt;em&gt;‘Complete, complete, complete’&lt;/em&gt;. Would it not make the whole acts of hajj and umrah relatively less important and outstanding since the reward could easily be obtained everyday?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For a person who has already performed hajj and umrah, is there much point to make a second one since the reward could easily be obtained everyday?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3938" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-01-01T18:54:14.267" LastActivityDate="2014-01-01T20:39:18.053" Title="Why does the morning congregrational prayer has a higher reward then Umrah and Hajj?" Tags="|hajj|umrah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10541" CreationDate="2014-01-01T20:39:18.053" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The simple answer is that God rewards what He loves howsoever He pleases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He has &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/22/78&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;not placed upon us in the religion any difficulty&lt;/a&gt;, so why would you think that there's higher reward in more difficult actions?  He loves those who purify themselves, He loves those who fear Him, He loves those who are steadfast, He loves those who rely upon Him, so why should he not reward with a great reward those who not only pray &lt;em&gt;fajr&lt;/em&gt; &amp;mdash; one of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/malik/8/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;most difficult prayers for the hypocrites&lt;/a&gt; &amp;mdash; but go beyond even that while remembering Him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if your only reason to perform hajj or umrah is for such-and-such a reward then yes, there's not much point in doing so.  But if your intention for umrah is to do what God loves because you love pleasing God, or to strengthen your own &lt;em&gt;imaan&lt;/em&gt;, or to help you remember Him greatly, then of course it is worth it.  And if your &lt;em&gt;imaan&lt;/em&gt; is stronger in your own community, if you can remember Him greatly in the mornings without travelling, if you can please God by staying at home, then &lt;em&gt;staying home&lt;/em&gt; is worth it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because ultimately, it should never be about which action gains more reward &amp;mdash; as if Heaven is some sort of midway attraction that you get to ride if you have enough points &amp;mdash; it's about you wanting to please God because you love Him.  And having faith that He in his grace and wisdom will reward you for &lt;em&gt;whatever&lt;/em&gt; good you do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2014-01-01T20:39:18.053" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10546" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10547" CreationDate="2014-01-02T11:09:47.993" Score="1" ViewCount="113" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am trying to buy a new Mobile phone in a shop, but I don't have enough money to buy it as cash.&#xA;He offered me something else called &lt;strong&gt;Monthly premium&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;em&gt;Monthly premium&lt;/em&gt; is good for me, but the price of the stuff is higher than if I buy it as a cash.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I buy as a cash, it'll cost  &lt;em&gt;$550&lt;/em&gt; otherwise, it costs  &lt;em&gt;$600&lt;/em&gt; if I get it through monthly premium (I'll pay $100 monthly)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this $50 considered Riba or not ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2967" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-01-02T12:07:27.377" LastActivityDate="2014-01-02T12:07:27.377" Title="Is the extra cost incurred by buying through monthly premium considered riba?" Tags="|sharia|riba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-01-02T17:11:56.523" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10547" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10546" CreationDate="2014-01-02T11:18:34.933" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; Riba because your are buying a physical item and not borrowing money. The seller can change the price prior to the transaction as he wants.&#xA;It would have been Riba if he was lending you money. But here, he is selling you an item. That is a clear difference between a Buy/Sell an item transaction (Halal) and a Borrow/Lend money transaction (Riba).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2982" LastActivityDate="2014-01-02T11:18:34.933" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10548" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10549" CreationDate="2014-01-02T15:23:54.403" Score="3" ViewCount="208" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/10543/is-real-physical-money-traded-during-online-trading?noredirect=1&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Is real (physical) money traded during online trading?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Islam, it is a common ruling that the product that a person buys should exist physically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to me that this would prevent purchase of a downloaded book, or a piece of software, or any kind of license to use anything, or something like a membership of a gym. Is this really a common ruling?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="531" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2014-01-23T09:15:22.583" Title="Does something bought have to be physical?" Tags="|sharia|finance|trading|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10548" CreationDate="2014-01-02T15:36:15.930" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam devides items between &quot;money&quot; and &quot;everything else&quot;. It was usually &quot;physical&quot; in nature, but nowadays it may include items like you mentioned. The important things is money can be exchanged for everything else than money. Buying money with money is essentially interest or &quot;riba&quot; and is strictly prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="225" LastEditDate="2014-01-23T09:15:22.583" LastActivityDate="2014-01-23T09:15:22.583" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10551" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-02T19:30:52.153" Score="3" ViewCount="562" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#6:38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;And there is no creature on [or within] the earth or bird that flies with its wings except [that they are] communities like you. We have not neglected in the Register a thing. Then unto their Lord they will be gathered.&lt;/a&gt; [6:38]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the &lt;em&gt;&quot;creature&quot;&lt;/em&gt; mentioned above include the both jinns and angels or either?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking &lt;em&gt;&quot;creature&quot;&lt;/em&gt; literally i.e.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/creature&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;something created either animate or inanimate: as ...c: a being of anomalous or uncertain aspect or nature&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then I think they would. But would that be in agreement with the Islamic perspective?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:55:38.053" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T13:02:46.213" Title="Are jinns and angels &quot;creatures&quot; too?" Tags="|tafseer|jinn|malaikah|surat-al-anam|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10552" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10548" CreationDate="2014-01-03T02:01:06.703" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In general, for a sale to be considered valid it requires an exchange of property from one party to another.  However, exactly what constitutes &quot;property&quot; is a matter in which where is scholarly dispute.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority opinion was that it was something upon which ownership could be claimed, and which would bring benefit to the person who owned it.  As such, all of the listed examples would be valid objects of sale.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hanafi position in this matter, however, is that something needs to be &lt;em&gt;possessable&lt;/em&gt; to be property; traditionally this necessitated that it be &lt;em&gt;physical&lt;/em&gt; as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Hanafi perspective, one could arguably &quot;possess&quot; a downloaded book or piece of software insofar as one is fully capable of owning, protecting and disposing of it through the hard drive, despite the data itself not actually being &quot;physical&quot;.  However, a license would not be property per se &amp;mdash; it's not actually a possessable object, just the right to &lt;em&gt;use&lt;/em&gt; one &amp;mdash; so any such transaction would be regarded as a leasing arrangement rather than a sale, and regulated accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2014-01-03T02:01:06.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10553" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="269" CreationDate="2014-01-03T02:06:58.310" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran is not a science book but a book of signs. I do not speak Arabic. I have read the Quran in my own language, did not see the word dinosaur. But It says Allah is the Lord of all the worlds, anything we know and we dont know. Even if it did the disbelievers would say &quot;Mohammad must have seen a fossil this is how he knows...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is there for us to know if Dinosaurs are mentioned or not? Why is this a big deal? They are gone, history. Quran tells us what is waiting for us, thats what we should focus on.&#xA;Traffic lights are not mentioned, bermuda triangle is not mentioned either.... Why does quran have to mention about everything? It is less than 7000 verses. How can it possibly mention about everything? Does it have any claim to cover everything? Does it have any claim to be a science book? It is a principle based guidance for those who want to listen. Why the big fuss?? I find this seriously ridiculous...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3949" LastActivityDate="2014-01-03T02:06:58.310" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7463" CreationDate="2014-01-03T10:37:08.870" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam u Alaekum Wa Rehmatullah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Umar Bin Khattab established 20 Rakaat prayers for taraveh except 3 Rakaat Witar. At that time there were millions of Sahaba there who knew that and no one objected so this made an &quot;ijmaa&quot; and infact, this is the Sunnah of Sahaba as Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Stick to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of rightly guided Caliphs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the Sunnah of Umar bin Khattab (R.a.) who was without discussion a rightly guided caliph. The Sahaba had no objection on it at that time. That is why it is being followed in Makkaah, Madinah and most mosques.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3958" LastEditorUserId="3958" LastEditDate="2014-01-03T14:47:14.123" LastActivityDate="2014-01-03T14:47:14.123" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10551" CreationDate="2014-01-03T10:45:27.727" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes they are also &quot;Creature&quot; too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First thing to remember is that ALLAH is AL-GANIYU &amp;amp; AL-KHALIQU, ALLAH is independent &amp;amp; creator of all things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No any Angel or Jinn are independent, they are all depend on ALLAH.&#xA;Even to perform whatever qualities Jinns &amp;amp; Angel have they also need help of ALLAH to perform their work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3900" LastActivityDate="2014-01-03T10:45:27.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10508" CreationDate="2014-01-03T11:06:08.827" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically Islam is based upon four things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Quran&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hadith&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ijmaa&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fiqh&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone has sound Arabic grammar knowledge with four of them and he follows the Sunnah (not bid'aa) with following what he says. He should be pronounced a &quot;scholar&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3958" LastActivityDate="2014-01-03T11:06:08.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10559" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11927" CreationDate="2014-01-03T12:40:02.397" Score="3" ViewCount="24558" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the difference between Salafism and Wahhabism?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(As I know they are different from Sunnis. So what is their opinions?)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3918" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T14:51:47.467" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T14:51:47.467" Title="What is the difference between Wahhabism and Salafism?" Tags="|sunni|history|salafi|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10559" CreationDate="2014-01-03T13:24:52.217" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no difference between any of them.  As for Wahhabism or Al Wahabiyah, it is attributed to Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab, this name is not a name that it's followers call rather it is  name which was coined by those who were against it.  As for the Salafiyah it is a methodology which follows the Salafussalih, and there is no difference with what is known as Sunni.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there is no difference among them, and I will not go into details as the answer would be quite long.  In the end the point is in not the names but in what they follow and mean.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-01-04T16:51:03.490" LastActivityDate="2014-01-04T16:51:03.490" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10562" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9686" CreationDate="2014-01-03T13:53:13.517" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was well known in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that this Ummah would split into groups&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ افْتَرَقَتْ عَلَى إِحْدَى وَسَبْعِينَ&#xA;  فِرْقَةً وَإِنَّ أُمَّتِي سَتَفْتَرِقُ عَلَى ثِنْتَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ&#xA;  فِرْقَةً كُلُّهَا فِي النَّارِ إِلاَّ وَاحِدَةً وَهِيَ الْجَمَاعَةُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Children of Israel split into seventy-one sects, and my nation&#xA;  will split into seventy-two, all of which will be in Hell apart from&#xA;  one, which is the main body&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1341270&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;سنن ابن ماجه (Ibn Majah)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and there are many of such Ahadeeth, and many more which go into details, down to what that one group is.  As for how the other groups started, then each have their histories.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-01-03T13:53:13.517" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10563" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-03T14:41:00.693" Score="-1" ViewCount="253" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Islam may accept one day that Allah and his angels are extraterrestrial beings?&#xA;Aliens could create a man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story about Adam and Eve sounds like Allah/God is very similar to us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also can fly to other planet one day and create beings to leave there. I am wondering what we will tell them in that case. I think we will call them Adam and Eve. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is theory that it is possible to create even universe with Big Bang in thing like Large Hadron Collider.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="596" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-21T16:59:36.960" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T16:59:36.960" Title="Does Islam may accept that Allah and his angels are extraterrestrial beings?" Tags="|allah|malaikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8917" CreationDate="2014-01-03T15:08:00.347" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalam u Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is totally my &lt;strong&gt;personal&lt;/strong&gt; opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Your husband should be educated through religion in a nice and humble way how to reduce and leave conflicting with people. He can consult to a medical expert or a sofi saint in your area like Imam of local mosque.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He should then start a job.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Until then don't leave your job because starvation is much worse than the current condition  if you leave your job right now.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Try to get some time management skills to extract sometime to do household work or get a maid if you can afford.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Give your children 10 minutes a day, teaching them good things and refreshing their minds with manner teaching Hadiths and stories. This would be enough for them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lastly and most logical, pray to Allah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps my sister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3958" LastActivityDate="2014-01-03T15:08:00.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8611" CreationDate="2014-01-03T15:16:51.193" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam u alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the early times, there were Sahaba, people were good they state facts and truths. There were zero corruption and greed. So at that time there were no terminologies for Sahih, Hassan, da'ef, Mouzo', Mursal and Mawquf etcetera.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that people started to get rich, they fell in the love of ending planet, they slaved themselves to women and wine. Then story started to change. People started to say ahadiths that don't belong to the holy prophet (peace be upon him) and it was near that all collection of ahadiths would be unbelievable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then Muhaddethin came.. these were those who knew the hadiths in depth. They created those rules that no hadith is acceptable without chain. If the chain has right people it will be sahih. if something is wrong that other terminologies will follow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3958" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-23T06:43:41.273" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T06:43:41.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1086" CreationDate="2014-01-03T15:47:59.263" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although the concept of lesser and greater Jihad comes form inauthentic sources, it's meaning can be correct.  The meaning of Jihad can be split into two, one is the general meaning and second is the specific reason which is what comes first to mind when the word Jihad is said. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for it's general meaning, it is to strive to do the truth and go against everything which is against the truth.  An example is to strive against ones own desires and Shaytaan.  Another is to do jihad in ones parents, meaning to serve and fulfill the rights on you towards them.  This type of Jihad is very important and supersedes going out on Jihad (Jihad Attalab that is) , The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said when a man came to him asking if he can go out on Jihad, the reply was:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أحيٌ والداك؟ قال: نعم قال: ففيهما فجاهد&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Are your parents living? He said: Yes. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet)&#xA;  said: You should put in your best efforts (in their) service.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/45/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;صحيح مسلم (Muslim)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other types, but basically, Jihad in it's general meaning is obligatory on every single Muslim.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Qayyim said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;والتحقيق أن الجهاد فرض عين إما بالقلب أو باللسان وإما بالمال وإما&#xA;  باليد فعلى كل مسلم أن يجاهد بنوع من هذه الأنواع&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jihad is ovligatory on every Muslim whether it is by the heart, or&#xA;  tongue, or money/wealth, or by the hand, it is obligatory on a Muslim&#xA;  to do Jihad with one from these types.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the specific meaning, it is to fight the non-believers physically, and this is Fard Kifayah (meaning if a group f Muslim fulfill this obligation it falls for the others) and in some instances it becomes Fardu Ayn, and this type of Jihad is considered the best and fullest of all the others, as it has a number of other types included in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-01-03T15:47:59.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10567" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-03T17:35:17.977" Score="6" ViewCount="307" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a commonly held belief (observed from the words of imams (sermons)/speakers of religious gatherings), that all the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fourteen_Infallibles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fourteen infallibles&lt;/a&gt; are destined to receive martyrdom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If yes, then why is it so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what is the source of this belief, or — if I am not literally wrong — rule?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(Shia View)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T16:50:06.773" LastActivityDate="2016-07-19T00:22:09.680" Title="Is it true that all the infallibles are destined to receive martyrdom?" Tags="|source-identification|shiism|belief|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10568" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10519" CreationDate="2014-01-03T17:43:37.737" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you missed your days before you hit puberty, inshAllah that does not count against you.&#xA;However, if I were you, I would still try to make up those days. If you can't pay the fidya because you don't have the money, then the bare minimum you should do is to fast those days. Even if they are a long time ago.&#xA;Maybe in the future you might want to donate or pay that fidya if you can and ask Allah for forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3962" LastActivityDate="2014-01-03T17:43:37.737" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10569" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-03T17:45:24.777" Score="1" ViewCount="168" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the significance of washing the feet instead of doing the wuzu&lt;sup&gt;* &lt;/sup&gt; before saying the prayers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it equate to wuzu? Or is it a type of wuzu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;* &lt;/sup&gt;by &lt;em&gt;wuzu&lt;/em&gt; I mean the widely know practice involving washing/wiping of the face, hand and feet&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2014-03-16T15:49:27.727" Title="What is the significance of washing the feet instead of doing wuzu before saying the prayers?" Tags="|sharia|salat|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10570" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10577" CreationDate="2014-01-03T18:08:16.003" Score="3" ViewCount="1943" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the reason of raising the index finger of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/10492/3487&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;right&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; hand while sitting after performing the two prostration/sajood of the second and final unit/rakat of the prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the source of this practice? And is it mandatory?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2014-01-05T23:08:56.600" Title="Why is index finger of the right hand raised in the second and final unit/rakat of the prayer?" Tags="|salat|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10577" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10570" CreationDate="2014-01-03T21:25:04.013" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The wisdom behind this is that by rising the index finger in salat, it is harmful to Shaytaan in the sense that he is being humiliated and what he invites to.  Ibn Ummar mentioned when he raised his finger in salat he said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him said):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لهي أشد على الشيطان من الحديد  يعني السبابة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it is definitely more affective/harmful on Shaytaan then metal&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=79&amp;amp;ID=40&amp;amp;idfrom=1807&amp;amp;idto=1832&amp;amp;bookid=79&amp;amp;startno=11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Narrated by Ahmad&lt;/a&gt; (Hadith 5964 in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=6&amp;amp;ID=&amp;amp;idfrom=4216&amp;amp;idto=6187&amp;amp;bookid=6&amp;amp;startno=1512&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Musnad&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, it is not mandatory to to raise it but Mustahab. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-01-05T23:08:56.600" LastActivityDate="2014-01-05T23:08:56.600" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5566" CreationDate="2014-01-04T02:36:32.447" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Number of ayat in the Al-Qur'an are 6236 ayat (without counting basmalah which are not be given number, there are 112 ayat).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Number of ayat in surah Al-Fatihah are 7 ayat, including basmalah (ayah number 1).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3967" LastActivityDate="2014-01-04T02:36:32.447" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10580" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-04T05:31:54.400" Score="2" ViewCount="7679" Body="&lt;p&gt;Milad-ul-Nabi (P.B.U.H) is being celebrated in various parts of Muslim countries every year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it proved from Quran and Sunnat-e-Rasool (P.B.U.H)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does Sahaba celebrated it?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If someone don't attends this. Should he be called a &quot;Satan(Iblees)&quot;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3958" LastActivityDate="2022-04-17T17:59:13.423" Title="Is Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi (P.B.U.H) allowed or prohibited?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|eid|" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2022-04-17T22:01:41.490" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10582" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-04T08:54:12.820" Score="7" ViewCount="2062" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the bible, there are many textual variations. Various sources ,such as the Qumran manuscripts, the Septuagint, and the Masoretic text, all say different things.  Sometimes comparing those differences are useful to &quot;guess&quot; what the original text actually said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islamic history, Uthman destroyed all &quot;different&quot; versions of Qur'an when he compiled and standardized the Uthmanic text.  So we never know what all those other versions are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there surviving ancient copies with slight variations like in the Bible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any controversy between the modern Qur'an and what the originals text may have said?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2686" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-01-05T03:01:17.113" LastActivityDate="2014-01-05T16:25:39.023" Title="Are there any actual textual differences in Quran?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10582" CreationDate="2014-01-04T10:48:01.910" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No , There is no different versions and no controversy , But there was 7 main Arabic dialects in the past , and Othman (not Omar) decide to save only Quraysh's one (the purest and easiest)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In (Al Hijr 9){إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ}&#xA;which means {Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur’an and indeed, We will be its guardian.}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IMHO : Arabic was not complete-written language in the past (there was no points , no Conformation)&#xA;so writing was not that Big Important to save Quran , Where the main way to save was memorizing , and Muslims belive that the Quran reach this age &quot;Verbally&quot; and this is an important point .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3971" LastActivityDate="2014-01-04T10:48:01.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10584" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10580" CreationDate="2014-01-04T15:27:19.413" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;1- No , it's not proved from the Quran nor from Sunna&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- No , Al Sahaba did't celebrate the day , also they make Alhijra day the start day of year not the day of birth of the prophet &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- It's not prohibited to celebrate in general But it's been prohibited if there was prohibited actions in it , like inviting men and women to the same place so that they may see and talk to each other , or have Music,Dancing(maybe),Women Singing .. and so on&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;finally no body should been called &quot;Satan&quot; nor &quot;Iblees&quot; for any wrong thing he did ,instead he should been told about his wrong kindly , and that he should ask Allah to forgive him , and should decide sincerely that he will not repeat what he did (All this between him and his God , no place for any body between him and Allah to say for e.g you will not be blessed ever )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beside the question&#xA;when make the celebrate a day to remember the prophet and to forget him all other days , of course the Prophet will not be happy of us when we celebrate his day !&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We Should following Al Sunna as Allah orders us , then we will see that celebrating is not that Important thing to do as the Religion is not Appearances and trappings,it's what you really are from inside , and how you're following Rasulallah's steps .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Peace Be Upon him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3971" LastActivityDate="2014-01-04T15:27:19.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10585" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-04T15:38:20.507" Score="6" ViewCount="1655" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had an argument with a friend who wanted me to logically or with a reference tell him, that if Allah has decided everything for us. E.g, if I pick a glass and put it at another place, if that is decided (as Qur'an says, that our life has been written), then where is the free will because our fate has been decided, i.e., if Allah has given us free will, then how can we say that everything we do in life is already written?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the same context, why do we have angels on our shoulders writing down every thing wrong and good, if Allah knows our intention and already decided our fate even before we were born&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is there any reference or Ayah or Hadith regarding it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T11:03:39.040" LastActivityDate="2020-03-28T16:17:00.330" Title="How is free will in humans logically justified?" Tags="|free-will|qadar|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8611" CreationDate="2014-01-04T15:45:05.847" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's the biography of all the peoples that listened then tell Al Hadith that what determine whether it is SAHIH, HASAN, DAEF AND MAWDU HADEES &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Peoples like AlBukhari (after 200 year of hijraa) make a huge research takes almost all his life , traveling from country to another facing the scholars every where &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that time peoples where telling all the list (chain) of who told them as long as they tell what they listen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;like if 'a' told 'b' and 'b' told 'c' and so on until 'z'&#xA;then 'z' will say I've listened from 'y' that he listened from 'x' and so on until 'a'&#xA;that 'a' says &quot;...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and what AlBukhari did almost , that he studied all peoples 'a to z' and studied their biography  , if all them were Honest  Alhidith would be SAHIH , if some of them used to forget somethings , alHadith may become HASAN  and so on&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;MAWDU HADEES is not something That Prophet Mohammad said .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was many others like AlBukhari , every one of them make a scale of the honesty of the people and make some restrictions and so on .. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All Sunni scholars agreed that SAHIH al Bukhari is the most faithful book after the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I've Explained something ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3971" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-23T06:46:35.623" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T06:46:35.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10587" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10585" CreationDate="2014-01-04T15:57:05.453" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Beside what you actually asking for .&#xA;I think it's a logical argument rather than religious one ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Logically you know for sure 100% that you can do what ever you want ,&#xA;and as a Muslim you know for sure 100% that Allah Knows Every Thing You Did , Doing ,Will Do&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did Allah's knowledge about you forced you for any thing that you've tried to not do it , but you was forced about it ??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;of course not !&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even That Allah knows what you are going to do , you -as a human- will not feel any thing different .. it's How Allah created us .. he knows , but that will not change you pure Will &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Questions like this not likely to be asked in Islam , as they are something of &quot;How Allah Created us&quot;&#xA;It's some thing that Humans Brains Barely Understand it (if they did)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I've Explained some thing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3971" LastActivityDate="2014-01-04T15:57:05.453" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10588" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10670" CreationDate="2014-01-04T16:46:43.170" Score="5" ViewCount="1048" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every month, I am giving money towards voluntary charity (sadaqah) to eliminate the spiritual malady of miserliness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is Sadaqah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By Imam Ghazaali (R.A.H)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;SADAQAH (giving in charity) is a deed designed to eliminate the&#xA;  spiritual malady of miserliness. But because the heart of the giver is&#xA;  not immune from show and insincerity, it has been emphasized that&#xA;  Sadaqah should always be given secretly. Certainly, Riyaa (show) and&#xA;  miserliness are both very destructive diseases and Sadaqah that is&#xA;  rendered secretly is a powerful remedy to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.uwt.org/site/article.asp?id=170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.uwt.org/site/article.asp?id=170&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is more important, giving money to eliminate the spiritual malady of miserliness or to save up for hajj?  What I mean is, if I save up for hajj only, I might become weak and when I see such a large sum of money, I may not want to spend it.  Which is the whole point of me giving money towards sadaqah to eliminate the spiritual malady of miserliness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, at my current rate, I am giving an equal amount towards sadaqah monthly as I am saving monthly for hajj.  At this rate, I may not have enough money for hajj until I am about 110 years old!!!  I could half this to 55 years if I stop giving towards sadaqah, but then risk developing the illness above and may not be able to spend the money towards hajj...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question, should I stop giving towards sadaqah to reduce the time it takes me to save for hajj and risk the disease of miserliness taking over me, or should I hope to live and have enough energy to do hajj at the age of 110?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="897" LastEditDate="2014-01-05T23:22:29.963" LastActivityDate="2020-02-04T06:07:29.203" Title="Charity or Pilgrimage?" Tags="|hajj|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10590" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-04T17:51:08.453" Score="11" ViewCount="155885" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Assalatu Khairum Minan Naum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i.e.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;prayer is better than sleep&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only said in the fajr azan and not any of the other four azans? As a person could be sleeping during those azans as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the source of this practice? And is it mandatory?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-01T00:52:47.663" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T00:52:47.663" Title="Why is &quot;Assalatu Khairum Minan Naum&quot; only said in the fajr/morning azan/call for prayer?" Tags="|salat|source-identification|fajr|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10591" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10727" CreationDate="2014-01-04T18:01:21.523" Score="2" ViewCount="2519" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is usually observed that the position where the imam stands while leading the prayer is lower than the rest of those behind, whom he's leading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is it so? And what's the source of this practice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lower&lt;/em&gt;, here means a flat and uniform ground (as usual) which is on a lower altitude.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-01T10:17:39.207" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T10:17:39.207" Title="Why is the place where prayer leader/imam stands on a lower ground than the rest?" Tags="|source-identification|imam-al-jamaah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10592" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-04T18:19:08.157" Score="9" ViewCount="2426" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for women to lead the congregational prayers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will the prayers of those praying under her leadership be void, if they did unknowingly or were misled?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Background:&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dawn.com/news/1035219/women-promote-mosques-for-all-in-britain&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Women promote mosques ‘for all’ in Britain&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Answers should be backed with some source.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-01T10:26:04.193" LastActivityDate="2018-06-23T03:40:58.113" Title="Can a woman/female lead prayer?" Tags="|salat|women|imam-al-jamaah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10593" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-04T18:23:07.920" Score="4" ViewCount="2579" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for men and women to stand next to each other and mixed together during congregational prayer? Will their prayers be void?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Source required.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T19:30:05.150" Title="Can men and women stand next to each other during congregational prayers?" Tags="|sharia|salat|jamaat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10594" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-04T18:47:50.017" Score="4" ViewCount="165" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the congregation prayer of everybody void, if the place where the imam of that prayer stands and prostrates upon encroaches on public property (say, the side walk) of which they haven't acquired any permission from the concerned authorities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would the ruling on the above be the same, if the place encroached on some private property for which they had no permission or have usurped?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming that the place on which the other members of the congregational are standing and prostrating is legally acquired (say a mosque) or they have the permission to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Source required&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T08:47:43.847" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T08:25:01.883" Title="Is the congregational prayer void if the place where the prayer leader stands encroaches upon public property?" Tags="|sharia|salat|imam-al-jamaah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10595" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10611" CreationDate="2014-01-04T20:23:56.410" Score="2" ViewCount="320" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw a video recorded in Syria, I think it's an Islamic group. They punish a muslim person  25 jilda (الجلدة) because he didn't attend Friday prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any rule for that? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2967" LastActivityDate="2014-01-05T15:42:56.707" Title="What is the ruling for the person who neglects prayer on Friday?" Tags="|sharia|fiqh|fatwa|jumuah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10596" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10590" CreationDate="2014-01-04T22:44:04.273" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The time of Fajr is a restful time, and someone might be tempted to go back to sleep.  So saying this is a way to remind that Salah is far better then sleep, and Allah knows best.  Furthermore this is to be said in the Fajr Athan and not in any other, as there are no authentic ahadeeth to support saying it in the other Athan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَبِي مَحْذُورَةَ، قَالَ كُنْتُ أُؤَذِّنُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى&#xA;  الله عليه وسلم وَكُنْتُ أَقُولُ فِي أَذَانِ الْفَجْرِ الأَوَّلِ حَىَّ&#xA;  عَلَى الْفَلاَحِ الصَّلاَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ النَّوْمِ الصَّلاَةُ خَيْرٌ&#xA;  مِنَ النَّوْمِ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ&#xA;  اللَّهُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Mahdhurah said: &quot;I used to call the Adhan for&#xA;  the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and in the first Adhan of Fajr I used to&#xA;  Say: 'Hayya 'ala al-falah, as-salatu khairun minan-nawm, as-salatu&#xA;  khairun minan-nawm, Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar, la ilaha illallah (Come&#xA;  to prosperity, prayer is better than sleep, prayer is better than&#xA;  sleep, Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, there is none&#xA;  worthy of worship except Allah).'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1106510&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;سنن النسائي (Annasa'i)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also is not mandatory to say it, as it is a sunnah and not a wajib.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-01-05T01:46:50.293" LastActivityDate="2014-01-05T01:46:50.293" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10582" CreationDate="2014-01-05T00:54:19.717" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There were many different versions. But when Uthman undertook the job of collecting the Kuran, he was more disposed for the version of Quraysh quite arbitrarily. And he ordered the burning of the rest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, the Kuran is not very much guarded like fellow Mustafa has said. There's at least a  lost verse about one of the Hudud of stoning the adulterer to death. There's a sahih Hadith by Ayisha describing the loss of the verse on the day of the of the prophet's death when a poultry ate it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=12905&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; about it in Arabic (sorry, I know of no English version).&#xA;There are 7 approved readings of the Kuran. They were actually 14 but again arbitrariness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3977" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-01-05T15:21:38.240" LastActivityDate="2014-01-05T15:21:38.240" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10592" CreationDate="2014-01-05T01:15:51.250" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;A women may not lead a man (whether they are old or young) in salat at all.  Though it is fine for a women to lead women in salat, and there is some differences among scholars in this.  There is a Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لاَ تَؤُمَّنَّ امْرَأَةٌ رَجُلاً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No woman should be appointed as Imam over a man&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this hadith is not authentic and is weak, but there are authentic Ahadeeth which support the meaning, the Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَنْ يُفْلِحَ قَوْمٌ وَلَّوْا أَمْرَهُمُ امْرَأَةً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Never will succeed such a nation as makes a woman their ruler&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/92/50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;صحيح بخاري (Bukari)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another is, The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;خير صفوف النساء آخرها&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the best of the woman's row is the last&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/94&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;صحيح مسلم (Muslim)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Uthaymeen said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And this is proof that women have no place in the front, and the Imam&#xA;  is in the front, so if the Imamat of Women is correct then the&#xA;  position of the women would still not be flipped, so that would mean&#xA;  that a women would have been put in front of the men and that is not&#xA;  supported by the Shariah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الشرح الممتع صـ312و313&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-01-05T01:15:51.250" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10600" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10582" CreationDate="2014-01-05T02:57:14.990" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know of any significant controversy on this front; it is commonly accepted that the Uthmanic text was compiled during Uthman's lifetime, and that this was due (at least in part) to conflicts arising from Qur'anic variants that had spread throughout the Islamic world by that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just the fact that the text was not only standardized, but standardized during the first generation of Islam while people who had been the &lt;em&gt;original&lt;/em&gt; recipients of the message were still alive, gives a level of authority to Uthman's &lt;em&gt;text&lt;/em&gt; that can't really be found in Biblical manuscripts.  Pretty much every historical manuscript found is based off the Uthmanic text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sana'a manuscript, discovered in 1972, contains examples of the pre-Uthmanic text, and is possibly &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/islm.2010.87.issue-1-2/islam-2011-0025/islam-2011-0025.xml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the only preserved pre-Uthmanic text available&lt;/a&gt;.  As expected, this contains many textual variations to Uthman's standard text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, the means of transmission at that time &amp;mdash; and for generations after &amp;mdash; was still predominantly verbal, and the alphabet used at the time was, shall we say, &lt;em&gt;incomplete&lt;/em&gt;.  Even with the exact same text, there were still many ways &amp;mdash; often conflicting &amp;mdash; to read any particular passage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are now multiple readings (&lt;em&gt;qira'at&lt;/em&gt;) of the Uthmanic text &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/5866/22&quot;&gt;accepted by scholars&lt;/a&gt;; with no real consensus on which of them is most correct &amp;mdash; given hadith reports that the Qur'an was revealed in multiple dialects simultaneously, it's quite possible that they're &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; correct &amp;mdash; they are typically considered co-valid.  Variant readings do exist, but these are generally rejected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2014-01-05T02:57:14.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10582" CreationDate="2014-01-05T03:14:40.973" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the life of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), his followers used to recite Quran in front of him. If there was any mistake, he definitely would have corrected it. Quran in textual form was given less importance during Muhammad(PBUH) time due to the ability of people to memorize huge verses of Quran. Quran in textual form rose in importance when huge number of Islamic scholars died in a battle. It was then decided to have a formal text based Quran. The Quran was composed in presence of the important Sahabi's who had the written proof of Quran, somewhere in leather or bark. There might be discrepancies due to different dialect in Saudi Arabia, but as someone here already mentioned that during Uthman(RA) lifetime that sort of discrepancies were removed, by burning of all but one dialect of Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just to add, there was also edition of Quran during Muhammad (PBUH) lifetime. Not all verses that were send to him took the final form of Quran. But after Muhamma(PBUH) lifetime, the Quran is what is, and it is in that form till today. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3979" LastEditorUserId="3979" LastEditDate="2014-01-05T16:25:39.023" LastActivityDate="2014-01-05T16:25:39.023" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10602" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10580" CreationDate="2014-01-05T03:18:38.550" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just remember 12th Rabi-Ul-Awal is the day when Muhammad(PBUH) also passed away. If you want to recite Durud for him, you can do it, that's about it. But just don't overdo things, its not  permissible in Shaariah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3979" LastActivityDate="2014-01-05T03:18:38.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10603" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-05T03:34:39.840" Score="3" ViewCount="1544" Body="&lt;p&gt;The scenario is broad in its macro term, to make it easier, let’s say you have a business partner who is of different religion e.g. Hindu or Christian. You also know that your business partner does business using income source that is not accepted in Islam, e.g.: taking interests on loan. However, if you don't do business with him, things will get complicated for your corporation. Also, in a huge economy, when there are so many corporation who rely heavily on interest income, how to deal with that, financially.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3979" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-10T07:42:38.773" LastActivityDate="2020-09-19T09:15:47.130" Title="How to do business with a person which is of different religion?" Tags="|sharia|non-muslim|business|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10604" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-05T03:47:47.947" Score="12" ViewCount="13698" Body="&lt;p&gt;Uthman burned many Qur'ans (I wonder why this doesn't create many riots). Each of the Qur'ans burned were slightly different than his official version. Uthman, not wanting different opinions, then burn all versions he consider &quot;false&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The thing is, how does he know that the version he burned is the false one and the one he keep is the correct one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other cultures, those differences are a clue on what might have been the original. If we have several different versions of Bible (see: &lt;a href=&quot;https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/7862/what-is-the-original-text-of-deuteronomy-328-9&quot;&gt;hermeneutics.SE&lt;/a&gt;), for example, the difference can give some clue on how the Bible might have changed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, it seems that some part of the Bible is modified to support monotheism. I wonder if same thing happen in Qur'an. However, there is no way to know because all other versions are burnt by Uthman. Are there any other ancient version of Qur'an that slightly differ and written before the burning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answering-islam.org/Quran/Text/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Answering-Islam&lt;/a&gt; seems to suggest that there are many textual variants where no body knows which one is right:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Most Muslims claim that the text of the Qur'an is identical to that received by Muhammad. This is a convenient thing to believe, but is it the truth? There is overwhelming evidence that it is not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2686" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:47:46.543" LastActivityDate="2017-08-07T11:42:23.867" Title="When Uthman burn many versions of Quran, how do we know that the burned one are the &quot;wrong&quot; ones?" Tags="|quran|history|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10605" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10604" CreationDate="2014-01-05T03:58:29.047" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The simple answer, he burned them in front other respected followers of Islam. He of course had discussed the issues with them, and after a possible consensus he decided to keep the dialect that is easier to read. Remember all the other Qurans convey the &lt;b&gt;same exact meaning&lt;/b&gt;. Now Islam was again spreading heavily in those days. It will be confusing for a novice to get started in two different dialects of Quran. The meaning is important, the dialect is not, just like French and English language today.French and English came from the same root. If you write a book, you have to make sure that the language which has greater user base reaches to the user first, English is the default choice, as it has many users compared to French. He &lt;b&gt;did not&lt;/b&gt; do that in anger or to show disrespect to Quran in anyway. He just wanted to make life easier . And for a person who may be foreign to Arabic language following two different dialects would have harder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3979" LastActivityDate="2014-01-05T03:58:29.047" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10606" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10604" CreationDate="2014-01-05T06:19:07.440" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Burned things wasn't Quran , [Quran is the words that we read not the papers ]&#xA;and Othman burned separated paper [actually in that time was tree Leafs and other like ] &#xA;not a full version , and they wasn't different , some of people were writing some notes on the margin or explanations by the Prophet and like this , and Othman burned these papers to avoid confusing peoples' notes with the Quran .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the group that copied the final version wasn't Othman him self , but 6 persons who have to find 2 witness(at least) for every Ayah (Quran is more than 6000 Ayah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most important thing to know is that Lots of Arabs were memorizing the whole Quran , and Reading was a secondary way to carry Quran to others , it was been carried verbally all the time .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I've explained something .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3971" LastEditorUserId="3971" LastEditDate="2014-01-09T18:16:47.553" LastActivityDate="2014-01-09T18:16:47.553" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10590" CreationDate="2014-01-05T12:07:48.457" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Once Bilal (RA) was about to wake up Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) from sleep during Fajr time, he used the above verse; because Bilal(RA) thought any other verse would be inappropriate. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) liked it so much, that he urged Bilal (RA) to incorporate into Fazr Azaan. From then onward this particular verse is said at every Fajr Azaan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3979" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-14T06:08:32.683" LastActivityDate="2015-11-14T06:08:32.683" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10595" CreationDate="2014-01-05T15:42:56.707" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To leave of Jumu'ah without any excuse is a grave sin, the Prophet said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;من ترك ثلاث جمعات من غير عذر كتب من المنافقين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever leaves three Juma'aat without any excuse he will be written&#xA;  from the hypocrites&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Attabarani &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet also was tempted to burn down the houses of those who did come to Jum'ah, but I do not know any source that supports 25 whippings.  And Allah knows best.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-01-05T15:42:56.707" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10434" CreationDate="2014-01-05T15:53:16.477" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should complete the salat with the Imam, and if you missed some Rak'aat, then after the Imam say the Tasleem, stand up and make up the Rak'aat that you have missed.  The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إذا أقيمت الصلاة، فلا تأتوها وأنتم تسعون، وأتوها وأنتم تمشون، وعليكم&#xA;السكينة، فما أدركتم فصلوا، وما فاتكم فأتموا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Iqamah are pronounced, do not come to it running, you should&#xA;walk calmly with tranquillity to join the congregation. Then join in&#xA;what you catch for and complete what you miss&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:703&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;رياض الصالحين&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-06T03:49:57.010" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T03:49:57.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="10613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10593" CreationDate="2014-01-05T21:39:21.007" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it is not permissible until there is a veil between them such that men cannot see women and women cannot see men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is permissible that men be in the front and women in back of them, but not side-by-side&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leader.ir/tree/index.php?catid=23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.leader.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/compilation/Reader.aspx?lid=1&amp;amp;pid=61941&amp;amp;catid=6520&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;makarem.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3918" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-12T16:39:09.883" LastActivityDate="2015-11-12T16:39:09.883" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10617" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-06T06:04:26.157" Score="1" ViewCount="703" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nowadays, many people try to find shortcuts to earn money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One such &quot;shortcut&quot; is to carry foreign currency from one country to another and profit by selling the foreign currency.  Some people around me do this kind of earning, but I am not sure if it's legal to earn money in this way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this type of earning correct/wrong in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3988" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-01-06T06:24:17.900" LastActivityDate="2014-04-06T08:57:01.120" Title="Is it permissible to earn money by selling foreign currency or gold?" Tags="|sharia|money|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10618" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-06T06:11:46.840" Score="5" ViewCount="1539" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nowadays, many people are trying to find shortcuts to earning money. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Indian government has recently imposed a number of restrictions on the import of gold, but has exempted certain people who may carry up to 1 kg gold with them across the border by only paying the duty.  Many businesses, in order to get around these restrictions, elect to use individuals to carry gold for them one kilogram at a time, and pay them for their service.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, is it permissible for these people (the ones who carry the gold) to earn a profit in such a way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3988" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-28T09:03:15.283" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T14:01:59.203" Title="Is earning money by carrying other people's gold allowed in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|trading|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10617" CreationDate="2014-01-06T06:20:47.123" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to a well-known hadith of the prophet, it is permissible to sell silver for gold, or vice-versa, as long as it is done hand-to-hand.  This can easily be extended by analogy to selling any one form of currency for another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as there is no fraud (e.g. passing off foreign currency as a more valuable local currency) or delay involved, I know no reason to forbid such transactions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2014-01-06T06:20:47.123" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10620" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10621" CreationDate="2014-01-06T06:57:26.987" Score="2" ViewCount="694" Body="&lt;p&gt;Uthman create a standard of quran. Before that there are many versions of Quran. Are there any of those other versions that survive now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2686" LastActivityDate="2014-01-06T08:00:54.830" Title="Are there quran that are written before othman standardization?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10620" CreationDate="2014-01-06T08:00:54.830" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The lower text of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sana%27a_manuscript&quot;&gt;Sana'a manuscript&lt;/a&gt; is, as far as I know, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/islm.2010.87.issue-1-2/islam-2011-0025/islam-2011-0025.xml&quot;&gt;only existing example of pre-Uthmanic Qur'an&lt;/a&gt; available today.  Uthman's text was standardized very early in Islamic history; every live copy, and pretty much every historical manuscript, we have to date is based on the Uthmanic tradition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2014-01-06T08:00:54.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10623" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-06T08:39:20.253" Score="0" ViewCount="789" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am an education consultant. I make admissions of students in the colleges of their choices and charge them money of which all the money goes to the concerned college and I get only a small amount.some colleges take direct admission and some conduct examinations to short list the students. If a student is weak and cannot pass the examination then I make some other intelligent student give the examination on behalf of the weak student and after getting the result the weak student gets admission into the college. For this process, I charge the weak student money of which a greater part goes to the college and the intelligent student and I get only a small amount. Is this money haram for me? This process takes place with the knowledge and consent of the weak student,his/her parents,the intelligent student and sometimes the college concerned. but the colleges are not informed always due to security reasons.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is my earning in this process haram? please help me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3990" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:47:19.220" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:47:19.220" Title="Education consultant earnings are halal or not?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10624" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10215" CreationDate="2014-01-06T10:15:02.357" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Praise be to Allah, Who created (out of nothing) the heavens and the earth, Who made the angels, messengers with wings,- two, or three, or four (pairs)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;— The Holy Quran, Chapter 35 (Fatir), Verse 1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But again from the hadith we can find that Gabriel has 600 wings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Ishaq-Ash-Shaibani:&#xA;I asked Zir bin Hubaish regarding the Statement of Allah: &amp;quot;And was at a distance Of but two bow-lengths Or (even) nearer; So did (Allah) convey The Inspiration to His slave (Gabriel) and then he (Gabriel) Conveyed (that to Muhammad). (53.9-10) On that, Zir said, &amp;quot;Ibn Mas'ud informed us that the Prophet had seen Gabriel having 600 wings.&amp;quot;&#xA;—Muhammad al-Bukhari, Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 54, Number 455&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the crux of the matter we can find from the same verse of 35:1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He increases in creation what He wills. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.&#xA;(35:1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't matter that how many wings they have or why they have wings but what matter is Allah has set some examples for us to understand his greatness, knowledge,power whatever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3905" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-01-06T10:15:02.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10623" CreationDate="2014-01-06T10:42:33.313" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a student is weak and cannot pass the examination then I make some other intelligent student give the examination on behalf of the weak student and after getting the result the weak student gets admission into the college. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This part is Haram, totally unacceptable, and its cheating .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if you make money out of simply as a education consultant, helping students with their college, trying to bring the best out of them, I think there should not be any problem.This is because you are taking money for the time you spend, which you could have spent in some other profitable way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3979" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2014-01-06T12:55:15.233" LastActivityDate="2014-01-06T12:55:15.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10593" CreationDate="2014-01-06T12:22:45.913" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, men and women cannot stand next to each other.  It is not the women place to be up with the men, nor is it a mans place to be back with the women, they each have their position, men are in front and women are in the back.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ أَنَا وَيَتِيمٌ، فِي&#xA;  بَيْتِنَا خَلْفَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأُمِّي أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ&#xA;  خَلْفَنَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas bin Malik:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One night an orphan and I offered the prayers behind the Prophet (ﷺ)&#xA;  in my house and my mother (Um Sulaim) was standing behind us (by&#xA;  herself forming a row).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/121&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;صحيح البخاري (Bukari)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note, that this hadith is proof that a women should not stand with the men, even if it is her Maharim.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-24T19:30:05.150" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T19:30:05.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2944" CreationDate="2014-01-06T14:10:39.360" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Samaa (Heaven) is an arabic word that means, anything rising above us. It is used in the quran for more than one synonym&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cloud: Many references that Allah brings water from heaven/cloud&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Atmosphere: Many references that Allah made a protective layer above us&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Star: Many references as well, like that of Ar-Rahman: &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#55:37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#55:37&lt;/a&gt; where a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernova&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;supernova&lt;/a&gt; is described.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Galaxies forming the universe: Mentioned that it is expanding &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#51:47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#51:47&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe I miss other meanings of Samaa. If we go deeper to your question; what are the seven? It's not known for sure. The current human sciences cannot define the universe in many aspects, we are still researching. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="603" LastActivityDate="2014-01-06T14:10:39.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10636" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-06T23:52:15.150" Score="6" ViewCount="175892" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Islam, what happens exactly to a person when his time ends on earth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to focus on the moment of death itself not what happens afterwards. As far as I know the angel of death comes to a person who is supposed to die and removes his soul from his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone put further details to this process? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can the dying person see things from the after life? Can he see the angel of death? Can he communicate with him, other angles or the devil? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it true that the soul is removed from the feet then moving upward? Does that mean that the feet die before the rest of the body and therefore it can be a sign that a person is dying if he can't move his feet? (I know it sound silly, but someone told me this and I want to confirm it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user126" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T19:59:51.397" Title="What happens exactly to a person when he is dying?" Tags="|islamic-events|death|soul|malaikah|hell|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10636" CreationDate="2014-01-07T01:10:10.603" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the time of death, the angel of death is dispatched to retrieve the soul from the person (al-An`am:61). The form these angels take depends on the state of belief of the person. The people around him see the effects of these things happening, but not the events themselves. The angels either give him good news of what is to come or bad news.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Death is accompanied by something called the &lt;em&gt;sakarat&lt;/em&gt; of death, or the stupor of death and it is painful. The person loses the faculty of rationality at this point. The hadith of Bara'a b. `Azib (ra) (in Abu Dawud, Ahmad) indicates that the soul of the disbeliever leaves the body reluctantly, like an iron skewer passing through him. Surat al-Qiyamah:26 indicates that the soul leaves from the throat/collarbone area. Some people can describe what is happening to them at this moment. `Amr b. al-As (ra) said that it felt as if he was lying in a box, his breathing was constricted, and there was a thorn bring pulled through him from the feet up to the top of his head. Shaytan appears to the person and tries one last time to get them to disbelieve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The soul then leaves the body and continues on its journey. See the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/42/158&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; of Bara'a b. `Azib (ra) for more details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: The Minor Resurrection by Umar Sulaiman al-Ashqar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-01-07T01:10:10.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10527" CreationDate="2014-01-07T04:18:03.327" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walaikum Salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not a scholar, but I'm referencing scholarly sources and my own research.&#xA;First of all, the issue of growing organs in a lab is so new that I haven't been able to find much on that specific topic. That said, it is analogous to the issue of cloning. I've found a very comprehensive answer, but here's the summary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Cloning is simply reproducing one or more living being(s), either by transforming the nucleus from a body cell into an ovum whose nucleus is eliminated, or by dividing a fertilized ovum at a stage that precedes the acquisition of distinct tissues and organs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is no secret that such procedures and processes are not a creation or some of the creation process, for Almighty Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- (Say: who is the Lord and Sustainer of the heavens and the earth? say: (it is) God. say: do ye then take (for worship) protectors other than him, such as have no power either for good or for harm to themselves? say: are the blind equal with those who see? or the depths of darkness equal with light? or do they assign to God partners who have created (anything) as he has created, so that the creation seemed to them similar? say: God is the creator of all things: he is the one, the supreme and irresistible) (Ar-Ra`d13: 16).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-the-scholar/principles-of-islamic-jurisprudence-usul-ul-fiqh/islamic-basic-rulings/177768.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-the-scholar/principles-of-islamic-jurisprudence-usul-ul-fiqh/islamic-basic-rulings/177768.html&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related to this is the issue of stem cell research, which you may also find interesting. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-the-scholar/health-and-science/genetics/175298.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-the-scholar/health-and-science/genetics/175298.html&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also important to understand how organs are grown. From my research, I've found that organ &quot;growing&quot; is a bit of a misnomer. It's not as though scientists just take a bunch of empty matter and turn it into a lung or a heart. What most often happens is that an existing donated organ, lets say a heart, is essentially stripped of its existing cells leaving an empty collagen structure behind. This is called a &quot;scaffold&quot;.&#xA;This is where stem cells come in. Stem cells are like the building blocks, in that they can be, in essence, &quot;trained&quot; to act in a specific way (see the above source on stem cells for a more detailed explanation.) Stem cells are taken from a patient's body and introduced into the scaffold, which then &quot;grows&quot; new cells, and is then transplanted into the patient's body. The Islamic ethics on this are still up for debate, of course. But there are a few important points to keep in mind: 1) medical science uses &lt;strong&gt;pre-existing&lt;/strong&gt; material to do this. It's not like science is creating something out of nothing. Even in the case of using a 3D printer to &quot;print&quot; an organ, the printer still requires a) proper cellular material, and b) the proper schematic for the organ. The printer is incapable of doing these things on its own. 2) Historically, Islam has been very open towards scientific discovery. We live in an age of science and innovation, and such things must be viewed through the lens of our faith to understand it. Science can explain &quot;how&quot; a thing happens, but not the &quot;why&quot;. 3) There is still a limit to what science can actually do. For instance, attempts to grow a full brain, liver, kidney, and eye have not been successful. These structures are so complex and perfectly formed, as is, that even the most advanced scientific techniques cannot imitate them. That just shows how everything was created with a specific form and function, laid out by God. As for imitating the creation of God, perhaps this has to deal more with the intention of the person growing the organ. For argument's sake, let's say it was a Muslim scientist, who was operating under the full knowledge that he or she was simply taking what God had already created and working with it to create something beneficial, and was not tempted to think that made them a creator or partner with God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10275996/The-body-parts-which-can-be-regrown-in-a-laboratory.html&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;www.businessinsider.com/how-organs-are-grown-in-the-lab-2012-8&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if this answers your question, but I do hope that it helps you feel a bit more sound in your faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3997" LastActivityDate="2014-01-07T04:18:03.327" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10641" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-07T17:28:08.243" Score="3" ViewCount="207" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it necessary to take-off the shoes while entering any religious (Islamic) site/place e.g. a mosque?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't find the argument saying that is because it's unclean, technically correct. The Islamic definition of &lt;em&gt;clean&lt;/em&gt; is something that is not najis i.e. &lt;em&gt;pak&lt;/em&gt;. So if one is sure that his/her shoes are dry (dry things are usually deemed clean) and/or pak. Then can he enter a religious site?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neither do I find the argument that it is because of respect, sound. As we don't find similar instructions while carrying the Quran. If so, then did the muslims when they met (probably shook hands or hugged) the prophet(saww) take off their shoes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Reference required&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T16:25:44.240" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T16:25:44.240" Title="Is it necessary to take-off the shoes while entering any religious place?" Tags="|sharia|islamic-basis|muslim-practices|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10641" CreationDate="2014-01-07T20:28:22.290" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it is not necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But maybe its cause is for respect. There is one verse which points to it: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنِّي أَنَا رَبُّكَ فَاخْلَعْ نَعْلَيْكَ ۖ إِنَّكَ بِالْوَادِ&#xA;  الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى [٢٠:١٢&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O Moses, I am verily your Lord, so take off your shoes, for you are&#xA;  in the holy plain of Towa.  [12]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3918" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-23T06:37:36.463" LastActivityDate="2015-06-23T06:37:36.463" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10651" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-08T18:26:42.683" Score="4" ViewCount="3854" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it mandatory to take-off one's shoes in order to say one's prayer/salah, if one's sure of them being clean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;reference required&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T09:36:07.470" LastActivityDate="2019-10-04T11:48:06.113" Title="Is it necessary to take-off the shoes while saying the prayers?" Tags="|salat|fiqh|clothing|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10653" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9106" CreationDate="2014-01-08T19:21:15.970" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maleeha,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dear sister, you are not alone.  I too am a victim of satanic whispers,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I get bad thoughts about Allah (SWT),his Prophets (SAW),his wife,companions etc. The whispering very bad until to the point i was depressed most of the time. And i felt i will go insane if this continues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alhamdulillah, I met a local imam few months ago. At one look,he asked me, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Do you get kufr,shirk thoughts?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then I replied &quot;Yes I do&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He explained his experience as he had the same issue 5 to 6 years back. He managed to cure it by drinking holy zam zam water.He advised me to divert my attention and ignore whenever it disturbs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only solution is ignore. Alhamdulillah, I got a chance to drink the holy zam zam water and the whisperings reduced to a great extend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The whisperings will be there until you practice your Deen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I used to think why am i getting bad thoughts only about my respected and beloved Lord and not any others  other people. I am sure it is satan is behind all this. And my Lord has already forgiven satanic whispers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read that many people are struggling with waswas and I shall convince myself that I'm not the only one. This includes many good muslims. It is the handy work of satan. In Sha Allah, you will be cured by the mercy of our Lord. Include me in your prayers sister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4014" LastEditorUserId="4185" LastEditDate="2014-01-29T03:49:27.297" LastActivityDate="2014-01-29T03:49:27.297" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10654" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10655" CreationDate="2014-01-08T20:01:39.337" Score="2" ViewCount="5655" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm from Pakistan and we don't have gas in winters here to warm up water and less electricity in summers. Especially in winters, as there is no hot water and its already 1 C and no way to get a shower to clean up. How does one keep in wadu (ablution) when one might be married and had a sexual timing and need a bath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does the Qur'an says about that kind of situation, because many of my namaz get missed because I live in a poor country and I am asthmatic and cannot shower with cold water or use cold water in winters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-09-16T14:43:24.600" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T19:30:18.323" Title="Keeping in ablution where the cold makes it difficult to maintain" Tags="|salat|wudu|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10654" CreationDate="2014-01-08T21:17:04.437" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actions which have the tendency to keep one from his/her obligations should be refrained from. Carnal and marital needs and obligations (Haq-un-Nas) don't have a higher precedence than religious obligations (Haq-ullah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;E.g. to prove the point, obligatory fast don't need husband's consent, while the non-obligatory ones do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if one inadvertently gets into a state where one has to perform ablution, but medical conditions and/or environmental conditions don't permit then one should perform the dry ablution (not getting into the details of it) and perform his/her obligations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Certainly and definitely one shouldn't forgo prayer because of the above mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;What does Quran says about that kind of situation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are some relevant to your situation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! Approach not prayers with a mind befogged, until ye can&#xA;  understand all that ye say,- nor in a state of ceremonial impurity [Except when&#xA;  travelling on the road], until after washing your whole body. &lt;strong&gt;If ye are ill, or on a journey, or one of you cometh from offices of nature, or ye have been in&#xA;  contact with women, and ye find no water, then take for yourselves clean sand or&#xA;  earth, and rub therewith your faces and hands. For Allah doth blot out sins and&#xA;  forgive again and again.&lt;/strong&gt; (4:43)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! When ye prepare for prayer, wash your faces, and your hands&#xA;  (and arms) to the elbows; rub your heads (with water); and (wash) your feet to&#xA;  the ankles. If ye are in a state of ceremonial impurity, bathe your whole body.&#xA;  But if ye are ill, or on a journey, or one of you cometh from offices of nature,&#xA;  or ye have been in contact with women, and ye find no water, then take for&#xA;  yourselves clean sand or earth, and rub therewith your faces and hands. &lt;strong&gt;Allah&#xA;  doth not wish to place you in a difficulty, but to make you clean, and to&#xA;  complete His favor to you, that ye may be grateful.&lt;/strong&gt; (5:7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what does Allah guides and instruct about prayers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And be steadfast in prayer; practise regular charity; and bow down your&#xA;  heads with those who bow down [in worship]. (2:43)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! seek help with patient perseverance and prayer; for Allah&#xA;  is with those who patiently persevere. (2:153)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Guard strictly your [habit of] prayers, especially the Middle Prayer; and&#xA;  stand before Allah in a devout [frame of mind]. (2:238)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2014-01-08T21:17:04.437" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10660" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10662" CreationDate="2014-01-09T07:55:05.237" Score="8" ViewCount="39584" Body="&lt;p&gt;I currently have another Muslim brother staying in my house.  We have been praying some of our Salat together at home; sometimes he leads and sometimes I do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes when he leads Maghrib or Ishaa, he recites Ayah al Kursi (and no other Ayat) after the initial al Fatihah, then continues with Rukoo.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have always believed that the recitation after al Fatihah, in the first two Rakat, had to be at least three Ayat for the Salah to be valid.  Am I wrong about this?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is his Salah valid in this case?  And is my Salah valid, when I am praying behind him?  I don't want to correct him without being very sure about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's worth mentioning that my friend and I are both Sunnis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user202" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-07-05T15:39:07.513" LastActivityDate="2023-12-06T16:06:50.947" Title="How many verses of Quran should be recited after al Fatihah in Jammah prayer?" Tags="|salat|sunni|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10660" CreationDate="2014-01-09T09:04:52.980" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/2081/22&quot;&gt;Tamer's answer&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2079/22&quot;&gt;this related question&lt;/a&gt;, the general Sunni opinion is that the three-minimum guideline is particularly for when reciting tiny &lt;em&gt;ayat&lt;/em&gt;, and that a single &lt;em&gt;ayah&lt;/em&gt; can be recited instead so long as it is of significant length.  It doesn't elaborate on what counts as a significant length,  but one wouldn't need to stretch when declaring &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/255&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ayat-al-kursi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; to be &quot;non-tiny&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2014-01-09T09:04:52.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10663" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-09T10:17:07.667" Score="4" ViewCount="1048" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the verse 2:238:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Guard strictly your [habit of] prayers, especially the Middle Prayer; and stand before Allah in a devout [frame of mind].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does Middle Prayer mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:42:19.667" LastActivityDate="2021-09-07T05:39:18.937" Title="What does Middle Prayer mean in 2:238?" Tags="|salat|tafseer|surat-al-baqarah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10663" CreationDate="2014-01-09T12:01:45.867" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The middle prayer is salat Al Asr&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عَنْ يَحْيَى، سَمِعَ عَلِيًّا، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله&#xA;عليه وسلم يَوْمَ الأَحْزَابِ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ عَلَى فُرْضَةٍ مِنْ فُرَضِ&#xA;الْخَنْدَقِ ‏ &amp;quot;‏ شَغَلُونَا عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ الْوُسْطَى حَتَّى غَرَبَتِ&#xA;الشَّمْسُ مَلأَ اللَّهُ قُبُورَهُمْ وَبُيُوتَهُمْ - أَوْ قَالَ&#xA;قُبُورَهُمْ وَبُطُونَهُمْ - نَارًا ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yahya heard 'Ali saying that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said on the&#xA;day (of the Battle) of Ahzab, while sitting in one of the openings of&#xA;the ditch: They (the enemies) have diverted us from the middle prayer&#xA;till the sun set. May Allah fill their graves and their houses with&#xA;fire, or their graves and stomachs with fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:627e&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;صحيح مسلم (Muslim)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-07T05:39:18.937" LastActivityDate="2021-09-07T05:39:18.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="10666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10651" CreationDate="2014-01-09T12:20:26.350" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not mandatory.  It is in fact the Sunnah to make Salat with the shoes on, as is narrated of the Prophet (ﷺ) doing so, he (ﷺ) also told us to make salat in our shoes after checking to see if there is no unclean things on it, if found then it should be wiped. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ فَإِنْ رَأَى فِي&#xA;  نَعْلَيْهِ قَذَرًا أَوْ أَذًى فَلْيَمْسَحْهُ وَلْيُصَلِّ فِيهِمَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When any of you comes to the mosque, he should see; if he finds filth&#xA;  on his sandals, he should wipe it off and pray in them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/260&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;سنن أبي داوود (Abi Dawood)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But because today it is popular that Masajid have carpets, it is best to take off the shoes as to not harm the carpet or make trouble.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-01-09T12:20:26.350" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10660" CreationDate="2014-01-09T12:45:02.450" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The right way to seek answer of such question is to look, first in Quran, and then in Sunnah of our prophet (PBUH). Since no amount has be mentioned in both sources, we are free to choose as much as we like. It can one, or more ayats, or even a surrah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-01-09T12:45:02.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10669" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10588" CreationDate="2014-01-09T14:21:11.717" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hajj is one of the 5 pillars of Islam. Since you have the potential to perform Hajj, you should do it, and do it immediately. Nobody knows how far will your body hold on your 110th birthday. Moreover, I want to mention that if your Niyaat i.e intention is pure, you will not have any problem in accumulating money for Hajj. Everybody can contribute to Sadaqah, but not everybody has the ability to contribute to your Hajj. To do Hajj, you need your physical strength, mental strength of endurance and your economical fluidity. All of these 3 things has to come together for performing Hajj. Also remember that you will gain pure innocence after performing Hajj, which to me is important, since you have mentioned about you problems regarding hoarding of money. I hope your problem regarding money will go away after you have a pure soul. It will then be easier for you deal with your money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3979" LastActivityDate="2014-01-09T14:21:11.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10588" CreationDate="2014-01-09T15:20:33.803" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;**Abu Musa narrated that the Prophet (s.a.w.s.)  said, “Every Muslim has to give in sadaqah (charity).” The people asked, “O Allah’s Messenger (s.a.w.s.)! If someone has nothing to give, what will he do?” He said, “He should work with his hands and benefit himself and also give in charity (from what he earns).” The people further asked, “If he cannot do even that?” He replied, “Then he should help the needy who appeal for help.” Then the people asked, “If he cannot do that?” He replied, “Then he should perform all that is good and keep away from all that is evil and this will be regarded as charitable deeds.” (Bukhari Vol.  2, Hadith 524)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) said: “To smile in the company of your brother is charity.  To command to do good deeds and to prevent others from doing evil is charity.  To guide a person in a place where he can not get  astray is charity.  To remove troublesome things like thorns and bones from the road is charity.  To pour water from your jug into the jug of your brother is charity.  To guide a person with defective vision is charity for you.” (Bukhari)&#xA;Mu‘aadh bin Jabal (r.a.) related from the Prophet (s.a.w.s.)  “Sadaqah extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire.” (Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah)**&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hajj is on of the 5 pillars. If you are able to do it, you should. So basically, as you can see from the above narrations, you can do both, even without money. Nothing is too small to give. You can even decrease the amount you give each month in order to save up for Hajj.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3962" LastActivityDate="2014-01-09T15:20:33.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10672" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-09T20:51:43.027" Score="2" ViewCount="3696" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a non muslim female living in the West. I married a muslim man here in the states 10 years ago. We have an 8 years old child. We had both a civil marriage and an Islamic wedding officiated by an imam (Nikah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After my son was born, I asked him to leave the house (personal reasons). Eventually after 5 years without anyone in my life waiting for my husband to get his act together, I filed for a civil divorce. He was no where to be found so I went through the proper procedures through court and they granted me a divorce without his presence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is since we had both a civil and an Islamic wedding, are we still married according to the Islamic law? He says we are still married and did not get divorced since he has been in Morocco (not there when I issued the divorce paper).  If we decided to get back together, since we have not been together for so long, do we have to get married again according to the teachings of Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4023" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-15T22:05:32.347" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T10:45:40.137" Title="Is my Islamic marriage still legal?" Tags="|sharia|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10672" CreationDate="2014-01-09T22:02:34.483" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sura Al-Baqarah verse 230&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if the husband divorces his wife (for the third time), she shall not remain his lawful wife after this (absolute) divorce, unless she marries another husband and the second husband divorces her. (In that case) there is no harm if they [the first couple] remarry&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Sayyid Abul A’La Maududi, The Meaning of the Qur’an, vol. 1, p. 165)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Technically you are still married in Islam if he has not had Talak (Talaq) which means divorce. If you go to an imam I am sure he will help you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4025" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-06T07:15:48.183" LastActivityDate="2016-02-06T07:15:48.183" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10674" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-09T22:12:09.450" Score="2" ViewCount="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently, I got a 10 AUD banknote from someone and as a courtesy, bought him coffee(costing me more than 10 AUD)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another instance, i got 50 Mexican Pessos from someone and again as a courtesy, I gave her 100 units of another currency which I had multiple copies of in my currency collection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, if some day I decide to use this money for my expenses, will it be halal for me? I am sorry if the question makes less sense but I was thinking that I bought money with money which should not be halal. Or?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2443" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T12:28:42.007" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T12:28:42.007" Title="I exchanged some money for another country's money, Can I use that money?" Tags="|halal-haram|money|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-01-09T23:18:02.730" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10675" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-09T22:55:12.727" Score="4" ViewCount="271" Body="&lt;p&gt;He is in Morocco and I am in the U.S. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he wants to divorce me, will I have to travel to Morocco for the divorce to happen? Does it have to be face to face?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4023" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-04T17:06:21.977" LastActivityDate="2021-12-13T23:40:01.440" Title="Does a woman have to travel to where her husband live for the divorce to happen?" Tags="|talaq|travelling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10676" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10684" CreationDate="2014-01-10T01:11:12.747" Score="3" ViewCount="1275" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm working for about 12 hours a day, I don't really need so much work to live (that is two working journeys). Accordingly to Islam, is something recommended or not to someone overwork? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4027" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-12T16:44:53.497" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T19:30:10.040" Title="How Islam conceives overworking?" Tags="|practical-islam|work|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10677" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-10T01:46:35.873" Score="3" ViewCount="202" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any problem praying in the same way as Muslims from other sects? And if I was praying alone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4027" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-05T01:02:00.043" LastActivityDate="2018-09-03T11:00:57.723" Title="Is there any problem praying in the same way as Muslims from other sects?" Tags="|salat|sects|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10678" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-10T01:58:29.927" Score="1" ViewCount="234" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I'm not living in an Islamic country, do I have different duties and efforts to realize than in an Islamic country?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4027" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-15T07:17:04.663" LastActivityDate="2016-11-15T07:18:04.820" Title="Are there different duties when living in a non-Islamic country?" Tags="|practical-islam|non-muslim-countries|politics|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10680" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10698" CreationDate="2014-01-10T09:41:39.193" Score="5" ViewCount="17549" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know ,what is the significance of 9th Rabi-ul-awwal ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia believes that on this day Mukhtar-al-Saqafi had send the heads of the killer's of imam Hussein to his family, after looking at them Imam Zainul Abedeen (a.s) smiled for the first time after tragedy of Karbala, hence they celebrate this day as ed-e-Zehra (Eid of the family of Zahra (a.s))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the authenticity of the above belief , I want to know authentic sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-22T09:00:35.830" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T11:20:08.377" Title="Why 9th rabi-ul-awwal is celebrated as ed-e-zehra?" Tags="|history|shiism|islamic-basis|islamic-events|eid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10676" CreationDate="2014-01-10T11:33:44.977" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam puts some responsibilities on you with respect to Allah, your parents, siblings, children and other people. If you are fulfilling these responsibilities, you can work as much as you want. Consider that your body is also your responsibility and you have to take care of it too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of hour, it depends on person to person and thus left at personal discretion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-24T19:30:10.040" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T19:30:10.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10684" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10676" CreationDate="2014-01-10T12:21:12.570" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many narrations about working:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ali bin Abi Hamza says: One day I saw Imam Musa ibn Ja'far (AS) worked&#xA;  on his farm,  and because of hard working was engulfed in sweat from&#xA;  head to toe. I said: Where are the workers that unless you're working&#xA;  on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said: Who  better than me and my dad had his hands on his farm&#xA;  worked! I said who was he? He said: The Prophet (SAW) and Ali (AS),&#xA;  and all my ancestors worked with their hands, and this is the behavior&#xA;  of the prophets and their successors and righteous servants of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;one who provide his livelihood by working and efforts ,  in the&#xA;  qiyamah will be placed among prophets and will get their reward.&#xA;  source:mostadrakol vasael , volume 2, 8th bab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there are some narrations about the time of working as recommendation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ali ibn abi Talib , nahjol balagha:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;للمؤمن ثلاث ساعات: فساعة یناجی فیها ربه، و ساعة یرم معاشه، و ساعة&#xA;  یخلی بین نفسه و بین لذتها فیما یحل و یجمل و لیس للعاقل ان یکون شاخصا&#xA;  الا فی ثلاث: مرمة لمعاش، او خطوة فی معاد، او لذة فی غیر محرم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The faithful must split his day's times into three part : one for&#xA;  praying Allah, one for working and gaining livelihood and one for&#xA;  himself and halal pleasures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3918" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-17T05:41:16.587" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T05:41:16.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10686" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10677" CreationDate="2014-01-10T13:24:01.260" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;We are not to pray how other sect pray if it is different from how the Prophet prayed, just like we are not to pray how other religions pray (I think that one is quite obvious), the rule is to Pray as the Prophet ﷺ prayed, as he ﷺ said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;صَلُّوا كَمَا رَأَيْتُمُونِي أُصَلِّي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pray as you have seen me praying&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;صحيح بخاري (Bukari)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we are not free to choose whichever way we want to pray, one should try hard to pray the correct way.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-01-10T13:24:01.260" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10687" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10678" CreationDate="2014-01-10T15:18:47.527" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Muslim duties and efforts should not change by country. Religious obligations are only conditioned by necessity and ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words what you &quot;should do&quot; doesn't change but what you &quot;can do&quot; does in fact vary according to your location.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a non-Muslim country you should be a good example because you are the image the people will get on Islam and Muslims&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2982" LastActivityDate="2014-01-10T15:18:47.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10688" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10654" CreationDate="2014-01-10T17:06:24.130" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If it damages your body and is harmful you must do tayammum, unless ghusl is necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leader.ir/tree/index.php?catid=23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shia source:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q 181: I am faced with a problem, i.e. even a single drop of water is so harmful for my body that even it should not be wiped. While washing my body, even a part of it, my heartbeat increases along with other symptoms. Is it permissible for me in such a condition to have intercourse with my wife, to do tayammum instead of ghusl for several months, and to pray and enter the masjid with this tayammum?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A: It is not obligatory for you to refrain from intercourse and after becoming junub, if you are excused from performing ghusl of janābah, your shar‘ī duty is to do tayammum instead of ghusl for the acts that require ghusl. And with tayammum, there is no impediment to your entering a masjid, offering prayer, touching the script of the Noble Qur’an and all the other acts that require ghusl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3918" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T19:30:18.323" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10689" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-10T18:13:00.613" Score="0" ViewCount="26" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith of Abu Lahab's punishment being eased in Jahanam on Mondays for celebrating the Birth of the Prophet SAWAWS is very well known and is Sahih. You may find it in Sahih Bukhari and other Hadith books&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did not find this on sunnah.com, so I have some doubt about this. I would like to know:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The exact text of this hadith&#xA;The ruling on it (mawdoo' vs. da'eef vs. hassan vs. sunnah)&#xA;Which books and collections it's found in&#xA;Any statements of scholars on it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4032" LastActivityDate="2014-01-10T18:36:09.223" Title="I found this question but didn't get the answer for it" Tags="|bidah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-01-10T20:56:44.900" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8065" CreationDate="2014-01-10T18:36:09.223" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; is the hadith in question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Um Habiba:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(daughter of Abu Sufyan) I said, &amp;quot;O Allah's&#xA;Messenger (ﷺ)! Marry my sister. the daughter of Abu Sufyan.&amp;quot; The&#xA;Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;Do you like that?&amp;quot; I replied, &amp;quot;Yes, for even now I&#xA;am not your only wife and I like that my sister should share the good&#xA;with me.&amp;quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;But that is not lawful for me.&amp;quot; I&#xA;said, We have heard that you want to marry the daughter of Abu&#xA;Salama.&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;(You mean) the daughter of Um Salama?&amp;quot; I said,&#xA;&amp;quot;Yes.&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;Even if she were not my step-daughter, she would be&#xA;unlawful for me to marry as she is my foster niece. I and Abu Salama&#xA;were suckled by Thuwaiba. So you should not present to me your&#xA;daughters or your sisters (in marriage).&amp;quot; Narrated 'Urwa: Thuwaiba was&#xA;the freed slave girl of Abu Lahb whom he had manumitted, and then she&#xA;suckled the Prophet. When Abu Lahb died, one of his relatives saw him&#xA;in a dream in a very bad state and asked him, &amp;quot;What have you&#xA;encountered?&amp;quot; Abu Lahb said, &amp;quot;I have not found any rest since I left&#xA;you, except that I have been given water to drink in this (the space&#xA;between his thumb and other fingers) and that is because of my&#xA;manumitting Thuwaiba.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars have interpreted this hadith to say that Abu Lahab's torment was being relieved for the occasion of the Prophet's birth (which supports the validity of celebrating the birthday of the Prophet), others relate the relief to his action in manumitting (freeing) the slave girl Thuwaiba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-01-10T18:36:09.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7363" CreationDate="2014-01-10T20:59:58.557" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;i think there is a mix of personal opinion&#xA;weed doesn't do the same things as alcohol to ones mind&#xA;the effects are differnt and its clear&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the way pple are looking at this is same way a non drinker looks at a drinker&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An intoxicant is defined, for legal purposes in Islam, as anything that dulls the senses and induces a state of mental fogginess (e.g. to the point where one is unaware of what one does).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;love is an intoxicant, food is an intoxicant (oooh i cant believe i ate that much), sex is an intoxicant (you dirty girl, can't believe you did that), are they all haraam? no they are not&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;alcohol was specifically mentioned, weed was around at the time of the prophet pbuh, so if Allah swt wanted to include weed then he would have told his messenger.  but i dont see that anywhere in the quran or hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;alcoholics dont become prominent leaders and thinker, physicists, engineers, artists. creativity is not born from alcohol, weed on the other hand is a different story&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to each his own because at the end of the day we have to stand before Allah swt alone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but one thing for sure, anything not done in moderation should also be considered haraam. &#xA;so light up your spliff but be mindful it doesn't get lit more than your desire for salaat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4034" LastActivityDate="2014-01-10T20:59:58.557" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10693" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-10T21:01:57.113" Score="6" ViewCount="36513" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it mandatory to get married in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually a few years back, I fell in love with a girl. Since I belong to a religious family, I did what our religion asks us to, I told my parents and they approached her parents. As I didn't have much good looks and belong to a poor family, so she refused (the only thing I have is a strong moral character and no body cares about that, or my sound educational background as I am an engineer) after that , my parents tried many times but the outcome was the same &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem is I now don't want to marry, reasons being I don't want to be degraded again plus I still love the same girl. My parents want to but I don't. So does this make me a non-Muslim according to this Hadeeth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nikah is from Sunna. So whosoever turns away from my Sunna, then he&#xA;  is not from me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4035" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-22T15:26:32.430" LastActivityDate="2020-05-10T19:08:04.250" Title="Is it mandatory to get married in Islam?" Tags="|nikah|wajib|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2019-03-21T12:38:42.100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10694" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10697" CreationDate="2014-01-10T21:39:54.080" Score="10" ViewCount="5390" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a hypothetical conversation, a friend of mine that is atheist asked how a Muslim can find &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qibla&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;qibla&lt;/a&gt; if the salat is performed out from Earth (in the Moon or Mars, by example). Is praying in direction to the Earth is enough?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4027" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-03T11:23:35.343" LastActivityDate="2021-09-18T05:40:49.877" Title="How could a Muslim pray from the Moon?" Tags="|salat|qiblah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10695" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-10T21:46:50.167" Score="2" ViewCount="15068" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I haven't prayed for a long time and even done acts forbidden in Islam, but I repented and want to become a better person again, following Islam, do I have to do my Shahada again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4027" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T05:12:17.690" LastActivityDate="2018-06-17T20:31:51.587" Title="Do I have to do my Shahada again?" Tags="|tawba|shahada|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10696" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-10T21:57:12.163" Score="0" ViewCount="78" Body="&lt;p&gt;Missionaries from other religions often comes to the house of everyone in the neighborhood. I used to speak with them, but today I'm trying to avoid them. I should receive them in my house or I must say that I don't have interest in what they have to say?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4027" LastActivityDate="2014-01-11T21:27:44.207" Title="Can I receive missionaries in my house?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10694" CreationDate="2014-01-10T23:20:49.240" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disclaimer - I am not a scholar.  If you need a scholarly answer to this question, go and talk to someone more appropriate, such as the sheikh at your local masjid.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From either the moon or Mars, the earth is so small in the sky that it is impossible to distinguish facing one point on the earth from facing any other point on the earth.  So &quot;facing the earth&quot; is the best you can do, for the Qiblah direction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At an altitude that varies from 330km to 410 km, the International Space Station is close enough to earth that it is meaningful to ask about the direction of the Qiblah.  Malaysian Muslim astronaut Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor was briefly stationed there in 2007.  In his words, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Time for fasting and prayer depends on where you are situated in space. As the space shuttle was launched from Kazakhstan, we took into consideration the local time in Kazakhstan. I prayed five times a day by taking into consideration the time in Kazakhstan. You had to turn your face toward the earth in order to pray in the direction of Mecca. The Space Station was in a position from where you could see the earth directly,” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is an interesting interview with this astronaut at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150350145901041&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150350145901041&lt;/a&gt; and a video of his salah at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rVpxyx8z3g&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rVpxyx8z3g&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user202" LastEditorDisplayName="user202" LastEditDate="2014-07-25T03:23:39.723" LastActivityDate="2014-07-25T03:23:39.723" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10680" CreationDate="2014-01-11T05:22:31.107" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;i want to know ,what is the significance of 9th Rabi-ul-awwal ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eid is any day that there is happiness in that day. The significances of 9th Rabi-ul-awwal is that this day is the day that killers of Imam Hussain a.s. at Karbala were destroyed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One particular hadith which speaks of this day tells us that while in&#xA;  a gathering with the Prophet of Islam, Imam Ali and his two sons,&#xA;  Hasan, and Husain (blessings be upon all of them), the Prophet, with a&#xA;  smile on his face, said, “It is on this day that Allah will destroy&#xA;  your enemies and the enemies of your grandfather and it is on this day&#xA;  when Allah will accept the actions of your Shia and those who love&#xA;  you.  This is the day when the words of Allah came true where He said&#xA;  (in the Qur`an): ‘So those are the houses fallen down because they&#xA;  were unjust…’ (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#27:52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;27:52&lt;/a&gt;)  And this is the day when the Pharaoh (Firawn)&#xA;  of the time of the AhlulBayt was destroyed…”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is after going through close to 80 days of grief and sorrow in which we commemorated the murder of Abi Abdillah al-Husain (peace be upon him) and his family and friends in Karbala and the other Shahadats which we have marked over this period - including the loss of our 2nd Imam, 4th Imam 8th Imam, 11th Imam, and of course our beloved Prophet Muhammad (may the prayers of Allah be upon him and his family)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also this day is the start of the Imamate and leadership of 12th and Living Imam, Imam Mahdi (may Allah hasten his return).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/eidzehra.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Celebrating Eid e Zehra (sa) &amp;amp; Beginning of Leadership of Imam Mehdi (ajtfs)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-15T09:16:37.760" LastActivityDate="2015-10-15T09:16:37.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10700" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10678" CreationDate="2014-01-11T11:02:54.470" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually this question does not make sense.  Each Muslim has to follow Prophet Muhammad(sw) and the Qur'aan.  Both of these are same in every corner of the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One more thing to think about:  our God doesn't want to send us to hell.  Allah always love us more than anyone.  Ask him for forgiveness if you can't do you duties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3847" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-15T07:18:04.820" LastActivityDate="2016-11-15T07:18:04.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10678" CreationDate="2014-01-11T11:31:48.320" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would say, you have more duties than those living in the muslim counties. The duty is to connect yourself to ALLAH (The Glorified) and make a sincere effort to connect other muslims (who are distracted for some reason) and non-muslims to ALLAH (The Glorified). Are you ready for that? May ALLAH (The Glorified) Make it easy for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4039" LastActivityDate="2014-01-11T11:31:48.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10702" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-11T12:30:39.863" Score="2" ViewCount="253" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Shia school of thought, it's the sons responsibility to complete any salat which his father missed when the father passes away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Sunni school of thought, does the son have the same responsibility?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastActivityDate="2014-06-12T16:41:30.027" Title="Son's responsibility on fathers salat" Tags="|salat|sunni|hanafi|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10702" CreationDate="2014-01-11T17:26:13.923" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The son can offer Nawafil (optional) prayer for his father if he is dead but he cannot replace his Faraid (obligatory) prayers. The father has to make up the obligatory prayers himself and ask for forgiveness. Rest ALLAH (The Glorified) KNOWS BEST.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4039" LastActivityDate="2014-01-11T17:26:13.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10708" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-11T17:32:00.297" Score="2" ViewCount="401" Body="&lt;p&gt;While saying the prayers if someones phone (while in the pocket or kept on the ground) starts to ring, is it allowed to silent it through some minimal movement?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, what minimal movement in permissible if the phone is in the pocket, or if  one is standing or sitting and the phone is kept on the ground?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if the phone is on the ground is it permissible to glance at just to see who's calling?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While at it, is it permissible to actually receive it and maybe even talk and then resume with the prayers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: this question applies to both individual and congregational prayers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2014-08-12T18:13:57.877" Title="To what extent is movement permissible in order to silent the phone if it starts ringing during the prayer?" Tags="|salat|jamaat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10710" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-11T18:46:30.170" Score="6" ViewCount="1736" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a woman talks to a man is it considered as zina?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nowadays, almost every college going girl has male friends. So if one's intentions are not wrong is it still haram for a women to make friendship with men?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4042" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-01-11T19:37:51.553" LastActivityDate="2014-01-14T17:26:07.793" Title="Is it permissible for a woman to befriend or talk to man?" Tags="|sunni|women|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10711" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-11T18:53:04.020" Score="1" ViewCount="229" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a muslim is hired to work for a company, but this company have practices from other religions - such as, celebrate the New Year of Common Era or Christmas -, what should he does? He must change his job / quit his work or he can take part on this occasions?&#xA;And if my boss have a behavior like drinking alcohol, dating married women, applying interest in his accounts, should I accept orders from him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4027" LastActivityDate="2014-03-08T14:22:54.363" Title="Can a muslim work to a boss of other religion and / or with bad behavior?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10712" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10710" CreationDate="2014-01-11T18:59:59.740" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zina is fornication or sexual intercourse.  Talking to a male is not zina but it may lead to such an act if boundaries of male-female relationship are not set right. There is no harm in discussion related to studies but be careful. If you make sure that you are not alone but in a group, then it is preferred. Company and circumstances matter a lot. If a girl meets a boy over a college party or vice versa, thing look fishy to begin with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Female's talking to male is not haraam if the objective or destination of the friendship is not haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4039" LastEditorUserId="4039" LastEditDate="2014-01-11T19:52:10.130" LastActivityDate="2014-01-11T19:52:10.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10711" CreationDate="2014-01-11T19:08:01.490" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To the best of my knowledge, if your boss is not asking you to commit unlawful (haraam) and respects your religious duties, you can work under him. Also, if you pray for him, it would be really beneficial.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4039" LastActivityDate="2014-01-11T19:08:01.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10708" CreationDate="2014-01-11T20:12:41.247" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know the answer to this question partly. Some scholars have said that one can silent his/her phone if it starts to ring in the pocket during the prayer but its always careful to turn it off before starting prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know what if the phone is on the ground. Its better not to touch it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think one can resume prayer after receiving the phone call.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, i humbly suggest to make ones life simple by putting away these distractions while praying. One is talking to whom (ALLAH, The Glorified) in the prayer and one wants to distract? Today, one needs to disengage as much as possible to make the prayer meaningful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4039" LastActivityDate="2014-01-11T20:12:41.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10717" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10696" CreationDate="2014-01-11T20:55:35.723" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So one of my friends did something like this. He told missionaries that if you are going to talk about your faith for say 10 minutes, then i will talk about my faith for 10 minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please do so if you can really well represent your faith the way they do. Otherwise, you can avoid them. If you are living in US/Canda, you can get ICNA (Islamic Council of North America) brochures on Islam and give them some.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4039" LastEditorUserId="4039" LastEditDate="2014-01-11T21:27:44.207" LastActivityDate="2014-01-11T21:27:44.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10718" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-12T00:26:31.623" Score="10" ViewCount="16363" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering the origins and the foundations of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;yoga&lt;/a&gt;, can a muslim practice yoga as body activity instead as a set of tenets and beliefs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4027" LastEditorUserId="4074" LastEditDate="2014-01-15T08:40:37.410" LastActivityDate="2017-10-22T07:28:09.377" Title="Can a muslim practice yoga?" Tags="|practical-islam|muslim-practices|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10719" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-12T02:01:04.420" Score="3" ViewCount="11725" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone asks for my help to cook something that has pork, can I help this person? I'm not going to eat, just going to help cook the food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4027" LastEditorDisplayName="user22565" LastEditDate="2017-06-15T14:13:47.880" LastActivityDate="2017-06-15T14:13:47.880" Title="Can a Muslim cook pork?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|pork|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10721" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-12T03:35:47.000" Score="1" ViewCount="254" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is much confusion on celebrating Milad-un-Nabi,i have a question posted &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/10580/is-eid-e-milad-ul-nabi-p-b-u-h-allowed-or-prohibited&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (but it doesn't say much).While some say if you don't celebrate it (like lightning up house,masjids or don't take participation in it), your lost. You don't have love for prophet Muhammad (pbuh).Some say its own belief weather to celebrate it or not. All the festive going on in Masjid, the possessions going on to decorate building with lights etc. &#xA;What does Quran, Hadith or sahaba says about it. I know there is a lot of logic answer, but it would be good if i can have a reference about it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2014-01-16T20:04:04.277" Title="Milad, what does Quran, sahabha say it about" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|source-identification|eid|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2014-03-02T20:44:42.970" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10719" CreationDate="2014-01-12T05:37:15.377" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Eating pork is Haram in Islam and helping in a sin is prohibited in the holy Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ‌ وَالتَّقْوَىٰ ۖ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا&#xA;  عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ&#xA;  شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but &lt;strong&gt;do not cooperate in&#xA;  sin and aggression&lt;/strong&gt;. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is severe in&#xA;  penalty.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#5:2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2014-01-12T13:37:14.950" LastActivityDate="2014-01-12T13:37:14.950" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10725" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2845" CreationDate="2014-01-12T07:53:17.573" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lets take evolution as an example, whether it is true or not is not a concern to you if you believe in God because at the end of the day you know that what ever is 'evolving' it is through The Power and Will of God, and NOT things evolving themselves and creating themselves ( this is an atheist's point of view). We all agree on that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the same token, when we use the 'law of attraction', it is God providing us through His Will and law which he has put in the universe and NOT the universe ITSELF providing us. If I do believe that IT IS the universe answering my calls and the universe which is providing me - that is where their is a problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, the 'law of attraction' DOES NOT refute or accept God/Allah it is our belief system on which we see it through and operate with it through which determines that. At the end of the day it is just a law, just like the law of gravity, the laws of physics etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet peace and blessings be upon him illustrates this concept beautifully in a portion of an authentic hadith in Sahih Muslim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Do you know what your Lord has said?' They replied, 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said, 'This morning My slaves have become divided up into believers and unbelievers. Those who said, &quot;We had rain by the favor and mercy of Allah,&quot; believe in Me and reject the stars. Those who said that it was because of a certain star, disbelieve in Me and believe in the stars.&quot;'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4047" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-10-18T23:46:26.447" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T23:46:26.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10591" CreationDate="2014-01-12T14:19:19.390" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is because of an Islamic ruling that the place of Imam of congregation prayers should not be higher than prayers behind him. This rule is derived from several Ahadeeth in the reputable hadith collection book &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Was%C4%81%27il_al-Sh%C4%AB%CA%BFa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wasā'il al-Shīʿa&lt;/a&gt; vol. 5 page 463.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The standing place of the Imam compared to that of the Ma'miim should&#xA;  not be higher than the span of four closed fingers. But the place&#xA;  where the followers stand could be higher than that of the Imam. Of&#xA;  course, the height must be reasonable enough to maintain the&#xA;  appearance of Salat al-Jama'at.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes there are a high population for congregation prayers and so people stand in yard and streets and this is to ensure Imam is not higher than others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you mean the philosophy or purpose of God for setting this rule, it is not mentioned or at least I could not find it with a reputable reference. Some scholars say it is to prevent pride in Imam. Same as recommendation of Islam for saying Salam from who is riding to who is walking. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-laws.com/congregationprayer.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Congregation Prayer &gt; The Arrangement of Salat al-Jamaat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread18636.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Why the place of Imam is higher in Congregation prayer?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-10T06:41:06.547" LastActivityDate="2015-10-10T06:41:06.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10728" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-12T16:06:03.770" Score="6" ViewCount="17153" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If a Muslim can be actor, is there anything about acting that a Muslim must avoid to do?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can males and females act in the same stage together? In what situations they're allowed and in what situations they aren't?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can a Muslim practice blasphemy while acting for his character does? Can he act as a person of other religion? If this is possible, a Muslim woman can leave the hijab to play her role?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4027" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2018-06-24T14:50:14.910" LastActivityDate="2020-12-18T06:00:23.947" Title="Can a Muslim be actor?" Tags="|practical-islam|muslim-practices|profession|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="10731" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1341" CreationDate="2014-01-12T16:55:25.310" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the Quran used the word &quot;Adam,&quot; it's not used as a singular name rather it's a &lt;em&gt;plural&lt;/em&gt;.  According to the Arabic rules of language, there are distinct forms for a plurality of two and a plurality of three or more, and the word &quot;Adam&quot; uses the plural of three or more, which means at least three groups of humans were created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So marriage between siblings was not a concern, as children from each of these three groups could intermarry without being siblings to each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4051" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-01-12T19:31:17.487" LastActivityDate="2014-01-12T19:31:17.487" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10732" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1699" CreationDate="2014-01-12T18:56:38.787" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Adab is a part of akhlaq. It is simply giving respect mostly to your elders. Akhlaq is related with your personality. It is derived from the word Khulk, means disposition. When you keep doing something repeatedly you start doing it at spinal level, becomes your reflex action. It may be your intelligence, anger, desire or imagination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have two responsibilities in life. First your responsibilities towards Allah and second your responsibilities towards other people around you. This second action of yours towards other people is called as akhlaq. Read Quran, understand it, imbibe it, always follow tithe directives of Quran will come into your reflex action. This is the best Akhlaq. Muhammad s.a.w. has said,&quot; I have been sent to complete the best of Akhlaq.&quot; &quot;The heaviest thing on the day of judgment will be Akhlaq.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4052" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-02T09:08:35.513" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T09:08:35.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10733" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-12T19:59:46.600" Score="8" ViewCount="3264" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is hijab an obligation(wajib) in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And is it obligatory on upon governments to propagate and enforce it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3918" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-01-13T10:02:21.443" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T14:39:05.350" Title="Is hijab obligatory in Islam?" Tags="|quran|sharia|practical-islam|hijab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-12-05T20:55:19.910" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10734" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10718" CreationDate="2014-01-13T01:22:20.133" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is based from country which I resides: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Malaysia, Fatwa Council has declared that yoga is haram (prohibited) in Islam and Muslims are banned from practising it because incorporate physical movements, religious elements together with chants and worshipping. However  merely doing the physical movements of yoga without the worshipping and chanting &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; considered haram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3823" LastEditorUserId="3823" LastEditDate="2017-10-22T07:28:09.377" LastActivityDate="2017-10-22T07:28:09.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10735" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-13T05:48:29.227" Score="3" ViewCount="8398" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a female Muslim is not sure whether or not she is a virgin (for example because she was sexually abused as a child) is she under any obligation to mention this to her fiance before they get married?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4053" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T13:12:23.640" LastActivityDate="2017-11-24T14:44:55.477" Title="Ruling about disclosure of lost virginity to fiance before marriage" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10736" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-13T06:00:15.803" Score="7" ViewCount="11305" Body="&lt;p&gt;What should an unmarried woman who has frequent, unexplained sexual urges do? The Prophetic advice of fasting does not seem to be working in this case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4053" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-17T05:19:16.000" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T05:19:16.000" Title="What should an unmarried woman who has frequent, unexplained sexual urges do? (E.g. hypersexuality, nymphomania)" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|women|sex|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10742" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10736" CreationDate="2014-01-13T10:10:59.013" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;except fasting, u must control yr eyes. they have the most important role in controlling yr mind &amp;amp; heart( u must even control yr eye at pictures &amp;amp; movies)&#xA;u can read ayeh 74 of surah forghan(25 of quran ) in yr qonuts &amp;amp; after yr prayers&#xA;(والذین یقولون ربنا.....)&#xA;u can give sadageh daily for this especial intention( we have hadith that u can control yr nafs with sadageh!!!!).&#xA;u can have tavasol to ahle bait especially to imam java pbuh for this especial problem. he helps to young people in getting married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4057" LastActivityDate="2014-01-13T10:10:59.013" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10235" CreationDate="2014-01-13T11:17:10.247" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran explains the right way of giving divorce in detail in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Talaq&lt;/a&gt;. The important thing to note that, there is only ONE way to give divorce. If this way is not followed, then it is a upto the authority to handle it. In Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) time, he was the authority, then the caliphs were the authority. Now, it can be a judge or someone whom everyone agree upon. The thing to note is that Allah did not specified the what should happen when the law is broken. It has been left to us to make any rule that we see fit. One option is that he can render the divorce as invalid. In other case, he can also apply the ruling and make the divorce happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Few things to consider BEFORE pronouncing &quot;talaq&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Before a divorce is pronounced, there should be effort to fix the relation. Elders from both sides should play their part in this.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It should not be given in a state of anger&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It should not be given during woman's period&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-01-13T11:17:10.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10588" CreationDate="2014-01-13T11:31:45.927" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajj&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is one of the five pillars of Islam, and a religious duty which must be carried out by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so at least once in his or her lifetime&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The orders were revealed in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:97&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In it are clear signs [such as] the standing place of Abraham. And whoever enters it shall be safe. And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way. But whoever disbelieves - then indeed, Allah is free from need of the worlds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Charity or Sadqah is not obligatory i.e. not a &lt;strong&gt;must-do&lt;/strong&gt; order from Allah, but if you do, it will benefit you in various ways. If you are an &lt;strong&gt;able-bodied&lt;/strong&gt; muslim then you should not choose charity over Hajj, perform one Hajj at least and then you can go for charity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is applicable only if you have to choose one between charity and Hajj, otherwise you can do both and charity can be as minimum as one penny as far as money is concerned and you don't have to be &lt;strong&gt;able-bodied&lt;/strong&gt; for charity :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/quesshow-117-886.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Neglecting Hajj to spend in charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.renaissance.com.pk/Mayq32y4.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hajj vs Charity?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qsep.com/modules.php?name=ilm&amp;amp;d_op=article&amp;amp;sid=516&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hajj is better than charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-the-scholar/acts-of-worship/pilgrimage/449227-repeating-hajj-or-giving-in-charity.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Repeating Hajj or Giving in Charity? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whenever a recommended action is done the more pure the intention the&#xA;more the reward that is given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, a general answer can't be given to this question, and it&#xA;all depends on the person’s mind and power to distinguish between&#xA;which mustahabb action is the best for him and bears more sincerity&#xA;and is far from any riya (done for the sake and pleasure of&#xA;others/showing off). If this matter is observed when choosing between&#xA;different mustahabb acts, you can be sure that the act chosen will&#xA;have the most rewards from Allah (swt), let the action be going to&#xA;Hajj or Umrah, sending others to Hajj, or giving charity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah Almighty knows the best&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3775" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-01-13T12:31:25.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10746" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10733" CreationDate="2014-01-13T13:14:37.243" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran gives a &quot;code of conduct&quot; for men and women interaction in public in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/30-31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah-e-Noor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two guidelines are same for men and women:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Have modesty in their vision&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Guard their private parts&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following guidelines are for women only:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Don't stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus &quot;hijab&quot; is not a religious obligation. Since it is not an obligation, it can not enforced by an islamic state. The only two things an islamic state CAN enforce by law is &quot;salat&quot; and &quot;zakat&quot;, as mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/22/41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Haj&lt;/a&gt;. If a muslim is performing these two duties, he is a &quot;muslim&quot; in the eyes of the law of an islamic state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more details, refer to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.javedahmadghamidi.com/index.php/books/view/manners-for-man-woman-interaction-part-1-3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-01-13T13:14:37.243" CommentCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10735" CreationDate="2014-01-13T13:35:22.553" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islam does not hold a person accountable for the actions that he/she has no control over&lt;/a&gt;. Also, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/35/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;no-one is responsible for someone else's action&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is an established fact that, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_sexual_abuse&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;child is the victim in child sexual abuses&lt;/a&gt;, no matter what he/she thinks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether you want to tell it to you fiancé is upto you. Guidance for our Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is that if it puts your heart at ease, you should do it. It depends on how much is your understanding with your fiancé. I would personally make that abuse a part of your past and have a good relation with your to-be husband and then, later, when you think that you are comfortable in disclosing this, you MAY do that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-01-13T13:35:22.553" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10702" CreationDate="2014-01-13T13:43:28.647" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that, for an actions are acceptable, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.40hadithnawawi.com/index.php/the-hadiths/hadith-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;there should be intention behind it&lt;/a&gt;. You can perform salat for him, but you can not bring the intention that will make your prayers acceptable in his account. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran is very clear on this subject that &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/35/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;you can not bear someone else's burdon&lt;/a&gt;, no matter how close you are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And if a heavily laden soul calls [another] to [carry some of] its load, nothing of it will be carried, even if he should be a close relative. (35:18)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-01-13T13:43:28.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10708" CreationDate="2014-01-13T14:00:48.950" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since this is something that did not happened in Prophet Muhammad's time, you will not an answer for that. Luckily, Allah has provided everyone of us a guidance and you can ask your consciousness about it. The important thing to note is that whatever you decide to do, either from other's comments or your own choice, it is something that can be a termed as as &quot;prudent course of action&quot; and not part of religion. You can choose one that feels right to you and keep an open mind to someone else has to say, and adopt that if you find it better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me, a phone ring can be very disturbing, especially in congregational prayers. Its better to make it silent during prayers, as soon as possible, even if you have break and restart your prayer. Hopefully it will close-by and you can do that with minimal action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For individual prayer, if it distracts you, you should make it silent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-01-13T14:00:48.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10753" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10728" CreationDate="2014-01-13T16:29:57.953" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my country, Islamic Republic of Iran, we have a legitimate and Islamic cinema industry by law but one that is carefully regulated by our Cultural Ministry. Film makers are not allowed to legally record movies that endorse, normalize, or promote behavior or thoughts that violate Islam. Since the foundation of Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979 which ushered in a historical opportunity for a full-blown Islamic sociocultural life, thousands of movies have been made for the purpose of promoting Islam, from those featuring the history of Islam to those promoting Islamic faith, ethics etc. Here are some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiasource.com/drive/self/iranian-serials-and-films/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.shiasource.com/drive/self/iranian-serials-and-films&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore our experience shows that not only an Islamically permissible cinema industry can be possible to a very good extent but also that the industry can be even used for promoting Islamic ends. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But outside an Islamic sociocultural community where filmmakers don't or are not required to observe Islamic boundaries (at least on the level of the final outcome), on a personal level, I believe, it is very hard to be in acting job without compromising one's Islamic faith. Because for example in a romantic movie, you may have to act scenes of emotional exchange with a person of the opposite sex which is hardly permissible under normal circumstances (this is even common in our regulated cinema industry in Iran). Or you may have to do things that undoubtedly violate sharia laws, such as shaking hands/hugging a member of the opposite sex, drinking (graver examples of un-Islamic behavior legally forbidden in our regulated cinema), and there is more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I'd say, especially in a secular movie industry, you may have hard time acting and at the same time staying faithful to your religious convictions. You may have to be selective, only accepting involvement in those movies that don't require you to act in un-Islamic scenes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-01T09:33:12.323" LastActivityDate="2016-03-01T09:33:12.323" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10754" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10695" CreationDate="2014-01-13T16:44:21.040" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, if you were born to Muslim parents or if you are a revert having said your shahada in the past, then you don't have to do so because you are already a Muslim. You should only repent and ask Allah for forgiveness and start doing your religious obligations while also compensating for your missed obligations according to the fatwas of the religious scholars you trust and follow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-20T09:44:29.880" LastActivityDate="2015-10-20T09:44:29.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10695" CreationDate="2014-01-14T06:31:56.187" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the sins done have ruled you out of the territory of Islam, hope not, then reasonably yes, but otherwise you are still a Muslim, hope you are not such but at most a sinful Muslim (Fasiq).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way we all repeat Shadah in our everyday Salah, at least 9 times per 24h, similarly it will have no problem if you say that elsewhere ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Becoming a Muslim needs that saying with mouth so you can try it this time by saying it with the words coming from also your heart!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a general rule:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;الأَعمال بالنیات&quot;, &quot;the doings are measured by the intentions behind&#xA;  them&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And relax, Allah the most exalted and merciful will never punish you when you intend to yield to His obedience, returning back to the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T05:09:58.767" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T05:09:58.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10735" CreationDate="2014-01-14T07:03:07.467" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is commonly recommended not to tell that, it has no benefit and can merely cause in future problems. Even if --نعوذ بالله-- a man or woman has committed Zina (I mean intentionally, not as you said by being abused) then if he or she repented before Allah and decided to marry it is recommended not to tell what he has done before. However, exceptions may arise if the person is scared of his/her partner will one day understand that (e.g. there is someone who hates him/her and will try to ruin his/her life by letting the others know his/her secrets) and prefer to let her/him know before the partner will be told.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a general rule, the bad memories and secrets are better to remain as personal memories and secrets. Propagating such things can have many undesirable side-effects. A good family that gradually move in the path of Allah may fall into troubles after the couples telling such secrets to each other, always suspecting their relations, thinking of other probable secrets not yet declared, and etc.&#xA;The exception is when there is felt a necessity for confessing all or parts of such secrets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe you will feel better to consult a local religious adviser.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE. All the above stated points are based on the assumption that the wrongdoer person has repented, otherwise trying to trick a person (تدلیس) in marriage will make the marriage problematic. That is the couple may depart from each other even without requiring divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2014-01-14T07:03:07.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10636" CreationDate="2014-01-14T08:33:56.700" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First let me comment that the dying instant is not really an instant of time, it MAY be felt as a very long period of time by the person being dying, but not always as it depends on the person being dying. In this period of time many things may happen among them being punishments (not talking about after death, but death itself). Then we have some pre-death and after-death happenings that Satan coming to people belong to the pre-death list of happenings. This answer to your question cannot be very short unless we only address some points that may encourage you for more research on the issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About some wrongdoers (not for everyone) at their death:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَوْ تَرَىٰ إِذْ يَتَوَفَّى الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا ۙ الْمَلَائِكَةُ&#xA;  يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَارَهُمْ وَذُوقُوا عَذَابَ الْحَرِيقِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If thou couldst see, when the angels take the souls of the Unbelievers&#xA;  (at death), (How) they smite their faces and their backs, (saying):&#xA;  &quot;Taste the penalty of the blazing Fire-[Al-Anfal, 50]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَكَيْفَ إِذَا تَوَفَّتْهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ&#xA;  وَأَدْبَارَهُمْ ﴿٢٧﴾ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمُ اتَّبَعُوا مَا أَسْخَطَ&#xA;  اللَّـهَ وَكَرِهُوا رِضْوَانَهُ فَأَحْبَطَ أَعْمَالَهُمْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But how (will it be) when the angels take their souls at death, and&#xA;  smite their faces and their backs? / This because they followed that&#xA;  which called forth the Wrath of Allah, and they hated Allah's good&#xA;  pleasure; so He made their deeds of no effect. [Muhammad, 27,28]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you see there is not necessarily one angel of death. Particularly the holiness Izra`eel will receive the soul of the prophets and some highest believers and his army will do the job for the others. Also see the verse that says anyone who commits and/or is pleased with others committing bisexual sins will die on the torture of the tribe of Lut, peace be upon him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فَلَمَّا جَاءَ أَمْرُنَا جَعَلْنَا عَالِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا حِجَارَةً مِّن سِجِّيلٍ مَّنضُودٍ / مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ ۖ وَمَا هِيَ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ بِبَعِيدٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Our Decree issued, We turned (the cities) upside down, and rained down on them brimstones hard as baked clay, spread, layer on layer,- / Marked as from thy Lord: Nor are they ever far from those who do wrong! [Hud, 82,83]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to a Hadeeth from imam Sadiq peace be upon him, this torture will come to them at their death so others will not understand this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A short narration from Allah is in Surah Al-Waqi`ah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَلَوْلَا إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُومَ ﴿٨٣﴾ وَأَنتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ&#xA;  تَنظُرُونَ ﴿٨٤﴾ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا&#xA;  تُبْصِرُونَ ﴿٨٥﴾ فَلَوْلَا إِن كُنتُمْ غَيْرَ مَدِينِينَ ﴿٨٦﴾&#xA;  تَرْجِعُونَهَا إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ ﴿٨٧﴾ فَأَمَّا إِن كَانَ مِنَ&#xA;  الْمُقَرَّبِينَ ﴿٨٨﴾ فَرَوْحٌ وَرَيْحَانٌ وَجَنَّتُ نَعِيمٍ ﴿٨٩﴾&#xA;  وَأَمَّا إِن كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الْيَمِينِ ﴿٩٠﴾ فَسَلَامٌ لَّكَ مِنْ&#xA;  أَصْحَابِ الْيَمِينِ ﴿٩١﴾ وَأَمَّا إِن كَانَ مِنَ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ&#xA;  الضَّالِّينَ ﴿٩٢﴾ فَنُزُلٌ مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ ﴿٩٣﴾ وَتَصْلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man)&#xA;  reaches the throat,- (83) And ye the while (sit) looking on,- (84) But&#xA;  We are nearer to him than ye, and yet see not,- (85) Then why do ye&#xA;  not,- If you are exempt from (future) account,- (86) Call back the&#xA;  soul, if ye are true (in the claim of independence)? (87) Thus, then,&#xA;  if he be of those Nearest to Allah, (88) (There is for him) Rest and&#xA;  Satisfaction, and a Garden of Delights. (89) And if he be of the&#xA;  Companions of the Right Hand, (90) (For him is the salutation), &quot;Peace&#xA;  be unto thee&quot;, from the Companions of the Right Hand. (91) And if he&#xA;  be of those who treat (Truth) as Falsehood, who go wrong, (92) For him&#xA;  is Entertainment with Boiling Water. (93) And burning in Hell-Fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which explicitly says about the life reaching the throat of the person while dying. To understand this you may need some pre explanations. In quran e.g. we have heart and chest, and even we are told the heart that is placed in the chest, but yet concepts other than simply the limbs of our body are intended. The names are similar because they are not intrinsically different, but not exactly the same as well. Studing about this and how Allah will conduct the Rise for the judgment day you will understand why throat is probably a final place for having soul, and for that you will always require some understanding about the connection between soul and body, also the brain and body. This much may suffice for here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Satan coming the person almost dying is a fact that we are warned of it, so there is a famous Dua that we are told to read so that we will remain safe of his greatest trick at those difficult times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that Death is anyway one of the 3 difficult instant of life of any human, and it is clear from Ahadeeth explaining why Jesus peace be upon him said while was in his cradle:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيَّ يَوْمَ وُلِدتُّ وَيَوْمَ أَمُوتُ وَيَوْمَ&#xA;  أُبْعَثُ حَيًّا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;So peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die, and the day&#xA;  that I shall be raised up to life (again)&quot;! [Maryam, 33]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also it is true that people can see many things from the after death world, which is nothing but a deeper truth of Dunya, like Pharaoh saw the holiness Jibr`aeel while he was still alive:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَجَاوَزْنَا بِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ الْبَحْرَ فَأَتْبَعَهُمْ فِرْعَوْنُ&#xA;  وَجُنُودُهُ بَغْيًا وَعَدْوًا ۖ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا أَدْرَكَهُ الْغَرَقُ&#xA;  قَالَ آمَنتُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا الَّذِي آمَنَتْ بِهِ بَنُو&#xA;  إِسْرَائِيلَ وَأَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ﴿٩٠﴾ آلْآنَ وَقَدْ عَصَيْتَ&#xA;  قَبْلُ وَكُنتَ مِنَ الْمُفْسِدِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We took the Children of Israel across the sea: Pharaoh and his hosts&#xA;  followed them in insolence and spite. At length, when overwhelmed with&#xA;  the flood, he said: &quot;I believe that there is no god except Him Whom&#xA;  the Children of Israel believe in: I am of those who submit (to Allah&#xA;  in Islam).&quot; (90) (It was said to him): &quot;Ah now!- But a little while&#xA;  before, wast thou in rebellion!- and thou didst mischief (and&#xA;  violence)! [Yunus, 90,91]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that repent is accepted before the soul is completely extracted from the body but this is not for those who are receiving torture of Allah, so pharaoh's repent was not accepted and it has some other evidences in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, according to Shia Ahadeeth no one, Muslim or non-Muslim, will die unless he will see the holy prophet and his brother Imam Ali peace be upon them next to him/her. But this need further explanations, specially for those living before the time of the holy prophet and Imam Ali peace be upon him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, this is not a very simple issue, you will need to research a lot, and you will need to learn a lot of perhaps new concepts that can make some Ahadeeth meaningful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2014-01-14T08:33:56.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10768" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-14T13:19:09.680" Score="6" ViewCount="18460" Body="&lt;p&gt;The topic of death penalty for apostasy (defection form one's religion) in Islam seems to be a controversial one since many people have both positive and negative answers regarding the issue. Now, since Quran is the only source of guidance for all Muslims regardless of opinions or sects etc I wanted to know how the Quran tackles this issue if it tackles it at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know about the Sahih Hadith in which the Prophet of Islam clearly prescribes death for apostasy but it seems Muslims have mixed responses to it, one of them being it a &quot;dhaeef&quot; or weak Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bukhari[52:260]&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;...The Prophet said, 'If somebody &lt;strong&gt;(a Muslim) discards his religion, kill him.&lt;/strong&gt;' &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only verse from the Quran I've been able to find (allegedly) regarding apostasy is the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran[4:89]&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;They wish that you should disbelieve as they disbelieve,&#xA;  and then you would be equal; therefore take not to yourselves friends&#xA;  of them, until they emigrate in the way of God; then, &lt;strong&gt;if they turn&#xA;  their backs, take them, and slay them wherever you find them&lt;/strong&gt;; take not&#xA;  to yourselves any one of them as friend or helper.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't studied the Tafseer of this verse so please forgive my nuisance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So does anyone know whether the Quran really does prescribe the death penalty like the above mentioned Hadith? If there is then the other part of my question is the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I was brought up as Muslim, meaning that since my childhood being a Muslim wasn't really my choice and it can be argued that it was my parents who &quot;forced&quot; me to be Muslim, wouldn't it be wrong to forbid me from exercising my freedom of consciousness and freedom of thoughts? The classic argument from Muslims supporting the penalty is of &quot;treason&quot;. It is true that being a traitor to my country can bear severe consequences, possibly death or life sentence. But this is a weak argument and it can be argued that religion and country are two different things. I can never change the fact that I was born in a certain country but I &lt;strong&gt;can&lt;/strong&gt; change my beliefs which I &lt;strong&gt;wasn't born with&lt;/strong&gt; at all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran says that there is no compulsion regarding the practice of religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran[2:256]&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the&#xA;  religion.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So bottomline, what does the Quran really have to say about this issue? References of Ahadith are not welcome because no matter how authentic, they are still hearsay sayings of the prophet and prone to exaggerations or manipulations. Quran is the only source of authentic Islamic teachings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; Another argument from Muslims is that everyone in the world is born a Muslim but their parents mislead them towards other religions. Thus death penalty for apostasy is justified. This argument is a foolish one, has absolutely no logical or natural basis and impossible to be true. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3338" LastEditorUserId="3338" LastEditDate="2014-01-14T15:16:10.313" LastActivityDate="2023-05-11T02:19:16.477" Title="Death penalty for Apostasy according to Quran?" Tags="|quran|apostasy|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10769" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-14T13:31:08.400" Score="5" ViewCount="1895" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was brought up a Muslim and taught that recitation of the Quran in Arabic (although I didn't understand Arabic and still don't) bears great &quot;sawab&quot;. I haven't been able to find anything regarding this anywhere in Ahadith or the Quran. What does Islam really say about this? Is it true or it is just a bidd'a (or biddat)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Technically, it's a waste of time to read the Arabic without understanding a thing of it, isn't it? So what's the logical thing to do in this case according to Islamic teachings?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3338" LastEditorUserId="3338" LastEditDate="2015-04-10T20:56:05.627" LastActivityDate="2015-04-10T20:56:05.627" Title="Recitation of the Quran without understanding Arabic" Tags="|quran|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10769" CreationDate="2014-01-14T15:17:15.700" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran itself describes its purpose it is revealed so that it is a source of guidance and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/38/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;people ponder over it&lt;/a&gt;. Reciting it, without understanding defeats the basic purpose of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We should make Quran a center of our knowledge and actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-01-14T15:17:15.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10769" CreationDate="2014-01-14T16:23:35.713" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to your question is given in a &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; of the Prophet (saws):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Muhammad bin Ka'b Al-Qurazi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I heard 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud saying: 'The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: &quot;[Whoever recites a letter] from Allah's Book, then he receives the reward from it, and the reward of ten the like of it. I do not say that Alif Lam Mim is a letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter and Mim is a letter.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/731520&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course the better thing by far is to recite with understanding (whether through knowledge of the language or through a translation). The fact remains however that this is Allah's Speech and He has put &lt;em&gt;barakah&lt;/em&gt; in its recitation alone, even without reflection and pondering.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-01-14T16:23:35.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10778" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10882" CreationDate="2014-01-14T20:09:03.460" Score="2" ViewCount="311" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today I got one doubt while offering Isha namaz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am staying in a hotel. Towards qibla direction I have a glass window. On the other side of glass window, two statues are there. One more thing is the window can be covered by curtain which has images of a parrot. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While offering Isha, my own image appears in mirror. For the the above reasons I offer salah  by covering glass window with the curtain though I have images of parrot. This is the only option I see. I cannot change the hotel also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please tell me if this is correct way or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is not the correct way, please best possible approach to offer namaz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallahu khair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3560" LastActivityDate="2014-01-24T00:22:50.460" Title="Offering salah in front of a curtain that has parrot images" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10780" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10788" CreationDate="2014-01-14T20:33:15.443" Score="3" ViewCount="1951" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is stated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/ashura/z_ashura.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ziyarat Ashura&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O my Allah, let the curse I call down on the head of the first tyrant stick like a leech; and stay put for ever on &lt;em&gt;the first, then the second, the third and the fourth&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does &quot;the first, then the second, the third and the fourth&quot; mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-01-14T20:57:57.867" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T11:18:48.827" Title="What does &quot;the first, then the second, the third and the fourth&quot; mean in Ziyarat Ashura?" Tags="|shiism|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10781" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-14T21:15:31.540" Score="1" ViewCount="267" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is this text in religious books which has words of condolence for Muhammad(saww) upon the death of his grandson on the Day of Ashura. It's surely not the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/ziarattaziah.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ziyárat of Ta`ziyah (Condolences)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's currently not available over the internet. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&amp;amp;Id=131588&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This, Text of Ashura Day Speech,&lt;/a&gt; is the closest that could be found, but is doesn't seem to be the exact text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is its Arabic text and its translation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Transliteration would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-28T08:08:10.060" LastActivityDate="2014-10-28T08:08:10.060" Title="Text of the condolence which is given to Muhammad(saww) on the Day of Ashura?" Tags="|source-identification|prophet-muhammad|shiism|translation|hussain|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10783" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1699" CreationDate="2014-01-15T08:27:37.113" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Akhlagh is about morals (which are not physical) and abilities of soul. Akhlagh is morals that one has used to have them and has became the structure of his personality and usually are hard to change. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Adab is about body and how to use body regarding others. For example greed or pride is included in Akhlagh and how to sit or talk your mother is included in Adab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=256694&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;difference between akhlaq and adab&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-22T09:05:15.827" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T09:05:15.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2394" CreationDate="2014-01-15T11:26:25.850" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam has never allowed love marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because it is prohibited to even just see to non-maharam before marriage not hearing the voice of non-maharam .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how can you call it love without seeing and mutually talking to your potential spouse...? The Qur'an allows to marry women, but the Hadiths prohibits adultery. I assure love marriage is an obvious sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah stated in holy Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You don't approach to grave sins.(Al-Israh)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars of thafsir declared that the grave sins is indicated to include fornication.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4076" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2014-12-31T17:05:47.003" LastActivityDate="2014-12-31T17:05:47.003" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9896" CreationDate="2014-01-15T15:10:42.243" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No&lt;/strong&gt;, it is mandatory to perform ghusl-e-janabat after intercourse even if you have not ejaculated. If water is not available or harmful for you , you must do tayammum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;[Note: The answer is from a shia perspective.]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T13:47:08.773" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T13:47:08.773" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10780" CreationDate="2014-01-15T15:45:12.010" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ziyarat Ashura is an authentic and reputable hadith narrated from Imam Muhammad Baqir a.s. the 5th infallible Imam and one of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahl_al-Bayt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ahl al Bayt&lt;/a&gt; who &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#42:23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;loving&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;obeying&lt;/a&gt; them is obligatory for Muslims. This hadith is narrated from 5th Imam by different reputable chain of narrators. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not mentioned in a any reputable hadith that who are the first, then the second, the third and the fourth in Ziyarat Ashura. In fact it is as it is. It is not defined and no one can say certainly who they mean in this hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaykh_Tusi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shaykh Tusi&lt;/a&gt; in his book Al-Istibsar (the fourth important book of Shi'a Islamic Hadith) has said that the first means the son of Adam who murdered his pious brother. The second is &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#91:14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qeydar who hamstrung and murdered&lt;/a&gt; the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#91:13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Camel of God&lt;/a&gt; and the 3th is who murdered prophet Yahya Ibn Zakariya a.s. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Baptist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;John the Baptist&lt;/a&gt; who is mentioned in different verses of Quran like &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#6:85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;6:85&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#19:12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;19:12&lt;/a&gt;) and the 4th is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd-al-Rahman_ibn_Muljam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn Muljam&lt;/a&gt; who murdered &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Ali a.s.&lt;/a&gt; while Imam was at prayer (Ibn Muljam is called  the most wretched human in different Ahadeeth). But this opinion of Shaykh Tusi and not narrated as a hadith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pasokhgoo.ir/node/51811&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.pasokhgoo.ir/node/51811&lt;/a&gt; (the official website of Islamic Questions answering center of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qom_Seminary&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hawzeh Qum&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-07T13:12:43.743" LastActivityDate="2015-10-07T13:12:43.743" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10790" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-15T18:28:17.717" Score="4" ViewCount="6835" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the significance of placing the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/10492/3487&quot;&gt;right&lt;/a&gt; hand on one's head after the prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it a manner of praying/supplication?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, how is it different from the &lt;em&gt;usual&lt;/em&gt; raising of the palms and having them faced upwards towards the sky?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-01T23:36:22.787" LastActivityDate="2023-12-11T07:04:05.467" Title="What's the significance of placing one's right hand over the head after the prayer?" Tags="|salat|dua|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10791" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-15T22:09:18.850" Score="7" ViewCount="2029" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did the Prophet Muhammad (saws) ever see Allah (SWT)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4085" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-16T15:01:31.160" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T18:44:38.847" Title="Did Mohammed (saw) see Allah (subhana wa taala)?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|allah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10791" CreationDate="2014-01-15T22:59:43.333" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;No one in this life can see Allah, as He said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لاَ تُدْرِكُهُ الأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الأَبْصَارَ وَهُوَ&#xA;اللَّطِيفُ الخَبِيرُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vision perceives Him not, but He perceives [all] vision; and He is the&#xA;Subtle, the Acquainted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Suratul An'aam Ayat 103&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet ﷺ never saw Allah with his eyes, it is narrated that A'ishah (May Allah be please with her) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Abu 'A'isha (kunya of Masruq), there are three things, and he who&#xA;affirmed even one of them fabricated the greatest lie against Allah. I&#xA;asked that they were. She said: He who presumed that Muhammad (ﷺ) saw&#xA;his Lord (with his ocular vision) fabricated the greatest lie against&#xA;Allah. I was reclining but then sat up and said: Mother of the&#xA;Faithful, wait a bit and do not be in a haste. Has not Allah (Mighty&#xA;and Majestic) said:&amp;quot; And truly he saw him on the clear horizon&amp;quot;&#xA;(Al-Qur'an, Surat at-Takwir, 81:23) and&amp;quot; he saw Him in another&#xA;descent&amp;quot; (Al-Qur'an, Surat Najm 53:13)? She said: I am the first of&#xA;this Ummah who asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about it, and he said:&#xA;Verily he is Gabriel. I have never seen him in his original form in&#xA;which he was created except on those two occasions (to which these&#xA;verses refer); I saw him descending from the heaven and filling (the&#xA;space) from the sky to the earth with the greatness of his bodily&#xA;structure. She said: Have you not heard Allah saying: &amp;quot;Eyes comprehend&#xA;Him not, but He comprehends (all) vision. and He is Subtle, and&#xA;All-Aware&amp;quot; (Al-Qur'an, Surat al-An`am 6:103)? (She, i.e. 'A'isha,&#xA;further said): Have you not heard that, verily, Allah says: &amp;quot;And it is&#xA;not for any human being that Allah should speak to him except by&#xA;revelation or from behind a partition or that He sends a messenger to&#xA;reveal, by His permission, what He wills. Indeed, He is Most High and&#xA;Wise.&amp;quot; (Al-Qur'an, Surat ash-Shura, 42:51)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:177a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;صحيح مسلم (Muslim)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also narrated in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:178a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; that the Prophet ﷺ said when he was asked if he saw Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;نُورٌ أَنَّى أَرَاهُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Light; how could I see Him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-06T18:44:38.847" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T18:44:38.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="10795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10790" CreationDate="2014-01-16T09:49:57.317" Score="-6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a prayer you make 3 times while placing your right hand on forehead, after every obligatory (firdh) prayer. It has been answered here and the dua is mentioned as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-110689.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.sunniforum.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4092" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-10T16:17:00.040" LastActivityDate="2015-12-10T16:17:00.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5761" CreationDate="2014-01-16T10:47:51.193" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;if interest is involved in anyway, it is not permitted in Islam&#xA;The only way you can buy things and pay them off Islamically is if the retailer allows you to pay the amount back in exactly the same amount as you would have paid for it if you bought it cash.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Instance there are some clothing retailers here in South Africa that allow you to pay your goods off for the cash price with 0% interest if you complete the payments within 3months.&#xA;Some retailers even allow you to pay items off without interest for up to a 6month period! but as soon as interest comes in, or any &quot;extra fee&quot; which is really just interest in the first place. Then whether you are receiving or paying, the transaction becomes unlawful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet (PBUH) is reported to have said;&#xA;&quot;Riba consists of seventy-three kinds of evil, and the LEAST of them is like sleeping with one's own mother&quot; . [ Ibn Majah , al-Hakim and others].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That should make it just how clear we are supposed to keep ourselves from this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3424" LastActivityDate="2014-01-16T10:47:51.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10797" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10791" CreationDate="2014-01-16T12:12:19.840" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sure No,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nobody have seen ALLAH, No one of prophets have seen, nobody can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When ALLAH appears to moussa the mountain is flushed and moussa fainted since no human can be able to hold such thing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ALLAH is everywhere and he is a light no eyes can see but only in heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-30T10:52:57.377" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T10:52:57.377" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10790" CreationDate="2014-01-17T05:52:08.977" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly we should know that Imam Mahdi (a.s.) is alive but is at occultation. He sees us but we do not see him. One hadith says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mahdi at his occultation is like sun behind cloud, people do not see&#xA;  him but use its light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Standing up and placing hand over the head and saying &quot;O Allah! Hasten his reappearance and make easy his revolution&quot; is recommended when the name of Imam Mahdi (12th Imam) is heard and it is a symbol to show his occultation is very hard for Muslims and has made many problems and difficulties for Muslims. It is an Arab custom to put hand on head when having very hard problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is narrated that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_al-Ridha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Ali al-Ridha a.s.&lt;/a&gt; (the 8th infallible Imam) when heard the name of Imam Mahdi a.d. placed his hand on his head and said &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Allah! Hasten his reappearance and make easy his revolution&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Reference of this hadith is the hadith book Mustadrak Safihen, vol. 8 page 629)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This action was usual at time of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27far_al-Sadiq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Sadiq a.s.&lt;/a&gt; and one of Muslims asked him: why we should stand up when hear the name &quot;Qaem&quot; (the title for Imam Mahdi (a.s.) meaning who rise up and makes revolution against corruption)? Imam Sadiq (a.s.) replied: Sahib al Amr (another title of Imam Mahdi (a.s.) meaning the owner of command) will have a very long occultation and he has an extreme love and mercy for those who love him and so when one call him by the name of Qaem that reminds his global Islamic state and his occultation, he makes a special merciful look at him. So because when a Muslim is looked and noticed by it suitable to stands up for respecting and Adam and ask God hasten his arrivals. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If so, how is it different from the usual raising of the palms and having them faced upwards towards the sky?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usual raising of the palms and having them faced upwards towards the sky is a different matter and is for Dua (asking from God) and is based on this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And in the sky is your provision and whatever you are promised.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#51:22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#51:22&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://noorportal.net/qbank/view-2986.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;What is the philosophy of placing hand on head while reciting Salam (Durood) to Imam Mahdi a.s.?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T16:21:04.647" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T16:21:04.647" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10809" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-17T13:55:56.250" Score="0" ViewCount="127" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a question regarding prayer timetable for muslims . Let say , the time for Asar is 4.30pm . Based on islamic-rules, Is it possible for we to take the prayer time to be anywhere between 4.25pm or 4.35pm ? Or one must take the 4.30pm strictly ? Please kindly answer my question . Thank you and that's all from me . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4104" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T17:06:52.213" Title="Solat timetable" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-01-17T21:29:32.220" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10809" CreationDate="2014-01-17T14:07:32.930" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When we say that Asr prayer time is 4:30, that means that the prayer time starts at 4:30 and lasts until the start time of the following prayer , in our case Maghreb prayer.&#xA;Then you can not pray the Asr at 4:25, but you can pray it at 4:35&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4004" LastEditorUserId="4004" LastEditDate="2014-01-17T16:51:59.960" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T16:51:59.960" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10812" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-17T16:10:30.470" Score="1" ViewCount="90" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some people break their fast approximately one or two minutes after the precaution timetable. Is it a commendable act?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about the injunction against hastening in breaking the fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4104" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-02T04:42:17.613" LastActivityDate="2017-07-02T04:42:17.613" Title="Is it commendable to break the fast after a precautionary few mintutes?" Tags="|sawm|time|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10809" CreationDate="2014-01-17T17:06:52.213" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It really depends on how the timetable was compiled.  Traditionally, prayer times were based on the position of the sun, not a particular time on a clock.  Prayer timetables, on the other hand, are often compiled for convenience rather than astronomical accuracy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The start time for the &lt;em&gt;asr&lt;/em&gt; prayer, for example, is &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/10466/22&quot;&gt;based on the length of an object's shadow&lt;/a&gt;: The shadow must be equal to the length of the object (or twice the length of the object by some schools) plus the length of the mid-day shadow, and the &lt;em&gt;asr&lt;/em&gt; prayer can be prayed any time from then until sunset.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's possible that your &lt;em&gt;asr&lt;/em&gt; time would be, for example, 4:00pm until 6:00pm, and the timetable just sets 4:30pm because it's convenient (maybe that's when most of your community normally gets off work).  However, it could also be that your &lt;em&gt;asr&lt;/em&gt; time is 4:30pm until 7:00pm, and the timetable is exactly on the nose; praying before the recorded time in that case would be ill-advised.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Giving a general rule in this case is impossible; you'd be better off asking at a local masjid where someone might actually know how the timetable was compiled, or checking the position of the sun manually.  However, the general rule of &quot;When you hear the &lt;em&gt;adhan&lt;/em&gt;, go to prayer&quot; would still apply, whether it's called according to the printed timetable or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2014-01-17T17:06:52.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10815" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10816" CreationDate="2014-01-18T00:28:12.297" Score="2" ViewCount="34998" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been listening Darood Sharif on youtube and I have notice reciter say Muhammadin and other reciter say  Muhammad. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also reciters say Ibraheem and Ibraheema.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reciter One: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW8gxrrT2tY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW8gxrrT2tY&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah humma sal-li 'ala Muhammad*&lt;em&gt;in&lt;/em&gt;*&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;wa 'ala ali Muhammad*&lt;em&gt;in&lt;/em&gt;*,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kama sal-layta 'ala Ibrahee*&lt;em&gt;ma&lt;/em&gt;* &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Wa'ala ali Ibrahee*&lt;em&gt;ma&lt;/em&gt;* &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;innaka Hameedum Majeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reciter Two: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBkmAapKkpE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBkmAapKkpE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah humma sal-li 'ala Muhammad*&lt;em&gt;in&lt;/em&gt;* &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;wa 'ala ali Muhammad,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kama sal-layta 'ala Ibraheem &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Wa'ala ali Ibraheema&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;innaka Hameedum Majeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So which is the correct way to recite Darood Sharif - Durood e Ibrahim when praying salaat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="521" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-01-25T18:53:01.313" LastActivityDate="2017-10-20T16:31:27.237" Title="What is the correct way to recite Darood Sharif - Durood e Ibrahim?" Tags="|salat|arabic|reciting|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10815" CreationDate="2014-01-18T01:00:34.343" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both methods are valid.  In Arabic, a final vowel of a word is typically dropped when you stop on it, but pronounced if you continue.  In the case of &quot;Muhammad&quot;, it ends with a &lt;em&gt;tanwin kasra&lt;/em&gt;, which is the vowel &quot;i&quot; (&lt;em&gt;kasra&lt;/em&gt;) pronounced with nunation &quot;n&quot; (&lt;em&gt;tanwin&lt;/em&gt;); so far as Arabic is concerned it's still a vowel even with the &quot;n&quot; sound.  Similarly, &quot;Ibrahim&quot; ends with a &lt;em&gt;fatha&lt;/em&gt;, which is the vowel &quot;a&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you choose to recite the &lt;em&gt;darood&lt;/em&gt; while stopping at the end of each line, you would pronounce it without the final vowels (such as in your second example), but if you choose to recite the lines together in one go, you would pronounce the final vowels (such as in your first example).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a related note, you may also find reciters will merge the &lt;em&gt;tanwin&lt;/em&gt; with the &lt;em&gt;waw&lt;/em&gt; if they join the first two lines, so it would effectively be pronounced &quot;&amp;hellip;Muhammadiwwa&amp;hellip;&quot; rather than &quot;&amp;hellip;Muhammadin wa&amp;hellip;&quot; (i.e. with double the length of the &quot;w&quot; sound while dropping the &quot;n&quot; sound completely).  This too is valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-01-18T01:10:32.700" LastActivityDate="2014-01-18T01:10:32.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10817" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-18T05:48:41.750" Score="1" ViewCount="2432" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does Quran or hadith says about marriage, when a guy who don't have a stable career or smooth educational background? I happen to had a very strange teenage, and just entered my 30's. I was never given any importance by my family and was always stun down as i lived in a troubled combine family. I moved out last year, and been living on my own. I work freelance and sometimes its good and sometimes its not. When not able to make money, i take loan from my sister and give it in time (hence i am credible), but she mentioned to her husband that i need it for my mother, not mentioning me. Where i grew up, i was bullied, molested and much more, like home fights, my brother n his wife fight and i was told not to come in between or to leave home, as my mom would like me to go out with her when tensed. Even after moving out, its like my strings are being pulled. i.e, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Always my family says &quot;get married&quot; and nothing else, even when i tell them the case of my unstable income. they say, believe in Allah, and do it&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Whenever there is fight between my brother and his wife, my mother would like to come to my place (other than that, no one ever come) or want me to take her somewhere, where there is 6-7 hours wasted of mine, discussing family issues.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I lost my clients and work, because of my family issues and spending much time offline and not working, again my mother says &quot;believe in Allah&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am starting to think, i am not good enough for my own good. I hear people and start doing it, no one respects me or my work and i am told don't worry your taking care of your mom. Allah knows it, and now i have health crisis along with work crisis. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;With so much going on, and not knowing what tomorrow might bring in case of stability, is it possible to delay marriage? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As i have heard Quran says, to get married in late 20's&lt;/strong&gt;. But my mind has been mushed with everything that has happen to me in teenage (molesting) and 16 years of my brother and his wife fights where i was told not to intervene , and i believe i am not worth it (can make my wife happy or my kids safeguard, as of my background) . I have pressure on me of marriage,but i think my mind is totally turned liquid, as i can't do anything professionally. I study so much and for years but i fail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-09T18:49:02.913" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T13:53:45.067" Title="Can I delay marriage under extreme circumstances?" Tags="|quran|nikah|family|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9686" CreationDate="2014-01-18T08:48:28.057" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sect is made by difference in basic beliefs (not Fiqh or rulings). Any sect claims to have correct beliefs and correct understanding and interpretation and hadith collections of Islam. The main belief that made sect in Islam is Imamat. Imamat is about political leadership of Muslims and how to choose it. This problem basically did not exist before death of Messenger of Allah SAWW because he himself was the leader of Muslims and no one among Muslims wanted to be leader instead of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But after death of Messenger SAWW the problem of leadership emerged and Muslims became two main group about how to choose leader (i.e. Caliph). One group believed the leader can be only selected by God and no human has such a right to choose any Caliph. But another group of Muslims rejected this belief and said prophet SAWW did not select any leader for after his death and they themselves selected a leader that he occupied the position of Caliphate. Each group had their own reasoning for their belief from Quran and hadith. This difference in belief about Caliphet and Imamat is the main base of emergence of two main sects in Islam. Also there are many sub-sects inside each of two main sect of Muslims (i.e. Shia and Sunni). For example Kharijates were a different sect. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Arabic term for sect is Shia. The Prophet SAWW many times used the term &quot;Shia of Ali&quot; and many times said: &quot;O Ali, you and your Shias ...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example this is one saying of the Prophet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Ali, you the first who enters Heaven and your shias are in chairs of&#xA;  light and they are happy and their faces are lumine around me. ask God&#xA;  forgive their mistakes and they will be my neighbors in Heaven. انت&#xA;  اول داخل الجنة من امتی وان شیعتک علی منابر من نور مسرورون مبیضة وجوههم&#xA;  حولی ,اشفع لهم فیکونون غدا فی الجنة جیرانی&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith is mentioned Shia hadith books and Sunni books like these 2 Sunni hadith books:&#xA;کفایة الطالب، ص135&#xA;مجمع الزواید ج 9 ص 131&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) has two famous sayings about sects of Muslims:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the Judaism nation after Moses (PBUH) became 71 sect that 70 of them&#xA;  are in Hell and 1 in Heaven and Christianity nation after Jesus (PBUH)&#xA;  became 72 sect that 71 of them are in Hell and 1 in Heaven and Islam&#xA;  nation after prophet become 73 sect that 72 of them are in Hell and 1&#xA;  in Heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(This hadith is narrated by many of Sahabe in both Shia and Sunni hadith books. but the part at the end of some versions saying it is Jamaat (main body) is narrated only by some and is not authentic according to Shia scholars.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Truth is with Ali and Ali is with Truth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Related question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/961/why-does-shia-islam-differ-so-much-regarding-abu-bakr-omar-and-othman-compare&quot;&gt;Why does Shi&amp;#39;a Islam differ so much regarding Abu Bakr, Omar and Othman, compared to Sunni teachings?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T08:15:44.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10580" CreationDate="2014-01-19T12:21:51.057" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the time of the Prophet it was clearly mentioned loads of times that birthdays are forbidden. Over the years there has been many misinterpretations of different hadiths and stuff like that so that's why people began to think it is compulsory to celebrate the Prophet's birthday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sahabas did not celebrate it and they just prayed for the Prophet p.b.u.h but they did this &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; the time not just on the day of his birth and death. It is perfectly fine to read and pray for the Prophet but not doing maniac stuff on his 'special' day. You only get sins for all that effort and if you just stay inside and pray you'll no doubt get ten times the amount of rewards than it's thought to be received by celebrating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone doesn't attend this then they shouldn't be called a Satan, and in fact they should be &lt;em&gt;praised&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4116" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-01-19T22:04:02.930" LastActivityDate="2014-01-19T22:04:02.930" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10718" CreationDate="2014-01-19T12:39:55.790" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Practicing Yoga has no prohibition if it's beneficial. If the Yoga is&#xA;  a sport for mind and body, and is not accompanied by any haram and&#xA;  sin, then it's not prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Resaale Estefta'at Ayatollah Behjat, Volume 4, Page 569, Question 6506 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;amp;&#xA;Resaale Estefta'at Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi, Volume 3, Question 201&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My Opinion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't be closed mind. As the quote, if it's not accompanied by any obvious Haram, then it must be OK.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2619" LastEditorUserId="2619" LastEditDate="2014-01-20T08:19:46.437" LastActivityDate="2014-01-20T08:19:46.437" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1235" CreationDate="2014-01-19T17:26:48.423" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe that the same rulings apply as when you read from a paper based Quran. We forget that either way the words of Allah are infront of the reader and deserve the same amount of respect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4118" LastActivityDate="2014-01-19T17:26:48.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10831" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-19T17:49:08.853" Score="2" ViewCount="4371" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been told that sawab is a unit of &quot;naiki&quot;. It will be something that will be counted or weighed on the Judgement Day. Is this concept supported by Quran and hadith? Specifically, as a unit of measuring good deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If not, what is the concept of &quot;sawab&quot; according to Quran and hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on my &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/search?q=%D8%AB%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;search in quran&lt;/a&gt;, it is used in meaning of &quot;reward&quot; or &quot;recompense&quot;, which can be both good or &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/83/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;bad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-14T11:55:47.650" LastActivityDate="2023-01-30T09:00:43.437" Title="Concept of &quot;sawab&quot; according to Quran and hadith" Tags="|quran|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10832" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-19T18:02:52.477" Score="5" ViewCount="50208" Body="&lt;p&gt;On my way back to home while traveling, I missed asr prayer. Now I am at home and praying full prayers. How should I pray qaza of my asr prayer, two rakats or four? When &lt;code&gt;Magrib&lt;/code&gt; time started, I was in travel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Options are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Since, I am not traveling,  I should pray full for asr. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Since, I missed two rakats of asr, I should pray two rakats. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both point of view seems valid to me. Not that it matters much (its only two rakats), but is there any guidance available in Quran or hadith ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2014-01-20T09:19:41.757" LastActivityDate="2021-12-06T14:23:35.130" Title="How to pray qaza of qasr prayer?" Tags="|salat|salat-al-qasr|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10834" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10836" CreationDate="2014-01-20T00:05:27.653" Score="4" ViewCount="1350" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen some people move their index finger up and down constantly in Salah while sitting down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have also seen some people only move index finger up when saying: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ash hadu al-La ilaha il-Lal lahu wa ash hadu anna Muhammadan abduhu wa rasuluhu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and then move the finger down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So which is most authentic according to hadith and sunnah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="521" LastEditorUserId="521" LastEditDate="2014-01-26T16:13:01.527" LastActivityDate="2014-01-26T16:13:01.527" Title="Move the index finger up and down in Salah" Tags="|salat|sunni|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10834" CreationDate="2014-01-20T01:42:16.370" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You raise the index finger in the Tashahud, but one moves it during Dua', and not constantly, as it has been narrated that the Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him) used to raise his index finger making dua' with it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ثُمَّ رَفَعَ أُصْبُعَهُ فَرَأَيْتُهُ يُحَرِّكُهَا يَدْعُو بِهَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;then he raised his finger and I saw him moving it, supplicating with&#xA;  it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/13/90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;سنن النسائي (Annasa'i)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is what Ibn Uthaymeen went to, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/9151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this (Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-01-20T01:42:16.370" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10838" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10851" CreationDate="2014-01-20T05:49:30.323" Score="2" ViewCount="3034" Body="&lt;p&gt;What if a person who had been missing namaz (prayer) for years (like some of us do), and eventually start praying everyday. What he/she wants to overcome the missed prayers of all the years he/she had missed. How can one ask for forgiveness, how do one know how he is forgiven. &#xA;The biggest question is, how do we know how our prayers are being accepted? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, is it possible to read qaza, if so till what time? Some people make it a habit, is it permissible to make fajar namaz, qaza?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-07T10:12:28.190" LastActivityDate="2018-06-20T23:53:14.727" Title="How to overcome missed prayers of a year?" Tags="|salat|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10839" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-20T06:11:21.843" Score="5" ViewCount="2731" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is quite bit of hype among Muslims who's says, it is in the Quran that the Universe is expanding. They quote the verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/51/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;51:47&lt;/a&gt;. A link that quotes this  is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/1560/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih International&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its]&#xA;  expander.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International translation says something but other translations say something else:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pickthall&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make&#xA;  the vast extent (thereof). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yusuf Ali&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With power and skill did We&#xA;  construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shakir&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the heaven, We raised it high with power, and most surely&#xA;  We are the makers of things ample.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the truth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T15:11:36.900" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T15:11:36.900" Title="Does the Quran say that the Universe is expanding?" Tags="|quran|universe|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10718" CreationDate="2014-01-20T13:12:46.707" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;there is a difference between meaning of yoga.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In my country yoga is not haram and everyone can do it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;in different countries yoga is done in different ways.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;so this can't be a specific haram or halal sport because of variations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3564" LastActivityDate="2014-01-20T13:12:46.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10839" CreationDate="2014-01-20T13:31:42.607" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam alaikom  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I understood your question correctly:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;First of all you can't say the haven is a &lt;code&gt;place&lt;/code&gt; like earth or anywhere else.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Haven is a level or viewpoint that we can't realize.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Think about an animal; It lives in humans world but can't precept our society.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In meraj (transition of prophet to other world) he won’t really go in very high altitudes.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But instead he go very up in levels of think an understanding. So your viewpoint is not clearly true about worlds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3564" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T07:38:04.433" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T07:38:04.433" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10817" CreationDate="2014-01-20T14:52:58.940" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet says that marriage is his tradition. But when your situation is not good for marriage, nothing and no-one forces you to marry with someone else.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I'm not an scholar so I don't know exact Hadith stating it, but I know Islam does not force you to do something that is bad for you or someone else. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3564" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T13:53:45.067" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T13:53:45.067" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10844" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-21T02:33:49.763" Score="1" ViewCount="1673" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can I marry my mother's maternal uncle's daughter? whom I love very much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3471" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T23:12:49.090" Title="Can I marry my mother's maternal uncle's daughter?" Tags="|nikah|relationships|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10844" CreationDate="2014-01-21T02:56:34.037" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since you can marry your &lt;em&gt;own&lt;/em&gt; maternal uncle daughter (that would be your cousin), you can marry your mother maternal uncle daughter as well. Cousins are not considered brother and sisters in islam. If she is your mother cousin, you can marry her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T02:56:34.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10846" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9452" CreationDate="2014-01-21T04:19:48.007" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aleykumselam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know any direct source about this, but according to my opinion, it is logically haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you don't know what you are doing, it wouldn't cause sin according to Islam. Because of this, children and crazy people (please no offense, I couldn't find the right word) are sinless, innocent whatever they do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But a sane muslim must learn his/her limits and prohibitions. &quot;I didn't know&quot; is a valid excuse, but &quot;I didn't try to learn&quot; is absolutely not valid. A muslim must research, think and behave according to that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A muslim's mind always should be clear in order to achieve that. Muslim person should be awake and aware of his/her environment, ie surroundings all the time. This is an important reason of why drugs and alcohol is haram. They give damage to your brain and decrease your capacity to understand and think.   &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Maidah: 90&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you listened some music and by the time you didn't know it has subliminal messages, you can be sure they didn't counted as sin. But after that you had learn it has some hidden messages, if you listen them again, it would be haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also I heard that subliminal messages are based on 2 basic instincts defined by Sigmund Freud. They are violence and sexuality. If this is true, and you keep listen to them knowingly, I think it would be haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastEditorUserId="4124" LastEditDate="2015-02-06T22:29:13.380" LastActivityDate="2015-02-06T22:29:13.380" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10848" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-21T05:13:21.003" Score="1" ViewCount="2942" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let’s say a cow died with no visible sign that she was attacked by an animal or snake and is likely the cause of heart attack. Or a sheep dies because she tangles her neck in the room and as a result dies. Is that cow or sheep halal or haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am asking this question because a cow or a sheep is worth a lot and is a source of food. There are misconception in Islam. Many people believe that cows scarified by Christian are haram but they are actually halal. I am &lt;em&gt;looking for a reference&lt;/em&gt; which can say this is &lt;em&gt;explicitly&lt;/em&gt; haram or halal or &lt;em&gt;there is strong evidence for the verdict&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My point is, since the cow died in a Muslim house and the Muslim family had no intention of not doing a proper sacrifice if they ever decided to sacrifice her for meat, would this be a valid reason that the cow be Halal? Are there similar cases that happened at the time of Muhammad (PBUH)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-07T10:11:24.147" LastActivityDate="2016-09-07T18:06:34.087" Title="If a cow was found dead, is it halal to eat?" Tags="|halal-haram|dhabihah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10848" CreationDate="2014-01-21T05:25:47.510" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran specifies that you can not eat &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/173&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;dead animals&lt;/a&gt;. You can however use it for purposes like its wool or skin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(2:173) He has only forbidden to you dead animals...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T05:25:47.510" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10817" CreationDate="2014-01-21T05:37:30.877" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, a marriage is (also) considered a &quot;contract&quot; between a man and a woman that they agree to live together as a husband and a wife. This contract has obligations on both man and woman. One responsibility of the husband is to provide for all the financial needs of his wife and their children. &quot;Mehr&quot; is a token of that responsibility that is to be given on nikkah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like any other contract, If you think that you can not fulfill your side of the obligation, you should not enter this contract in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People usually advice to &quot;get married&quot;, usually to a careless man, in the hope that he will realize his responsibility and get serious in life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="225" LastEditDate="2014-01-21T12:55:43.413" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T12:55:43.413" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10851" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10838" CreationDate="2014-01-21T06:59:52.297" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A person may be born in a muslim family, but there comes a time when he matures and accept Islam as his religion at a conscious level. This is the time when a person truly &quot;accepts Islam&quot;. This is the time when he realize that he has done a great sin by leaving all the prayers when he was a &quot;muslim&quot;, and now he has to make up for years of prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The companions of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) found themselves in similar dilemma. They have a life-time of bad deeds that they have been doing before accepting Islam. Now that they realize their mistakes, they asked Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) what will happen to all the bad deeds that they did? Also what will happen to the good deeds that they did before accepting Islam? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's apostle gave a beautiful answer (Sahih Muslim Book 1, Number 0217)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is narrated on the authority of Abdullah b. Mas'ud that some people said to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him): Messenger of Allah, would we be held responsible for our deeds committed in the state of ignorance (before embracing Islam)? Upon his he (the Holy Prophet) remarked: &lt;strong&gt;He who amongst you performed good deeds in Islam , He would not be held responsible for them (misdeeds which he committed in ignorance)&lt;/strong&gt; and he who committed evil (even after embracing Islam) would be held responsible or his misdeeds that he committed in the state of ignorance as well as in that of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you think that this situation applies to you, then you can be hopeful that your previous prayers have been forgiven, if you ensure that you do not intentionally leave any prayer from now on. Otherwise, you may be held responsible for ALL your left prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also good to keep asking for forgiveness of your lost prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T06:59:52.297" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10852" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10011" CreationDate="2014-01-21T08:33:27.020" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;To the contrary piercing any body part is prohibited in Islam. Piercing is an exclusively &lt;em&gt;aboriginal&lt;/em&gt; practice that is prevalent only in India apart from certain primitive and uncivilized societies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Piercing is also practiced by &lt;em&gt;Satan Worshiping Heavy Metal Band&lt;/em&gt; and that is adequate proof to its unislamic origin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence Muslims shouldn't pierce their ears and noses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4127" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-01-21T17:23:56.313" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T17:23:56.313" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10838" CreationDate="2014-01-21T08:36:54.347" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In response to your main question I have to mention that every prayer has its frame which comes in the books. We are said that we have to watch our salat to be done as the orders. And hope and request Allah to accept that. As you know all of us have problems in our salat, but believe in grace and mercifulness of Allah to accept our incomplete salat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;For reading Qaza:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is better to pay attention to this point that the salat is a right to God. It is not optional. when we accept monotheism and prophecy by tongue, we must prove it by &lt;em&gt;act&lt;/em&gt;. That act is salat and fasting therefore when we have qaza in salat we have to offer them whenever we can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-01-21T17:18:57.070" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T17:18:57.070" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10848" CreationDate="2014-01-21T08:44:45.167" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is an evidence from Quran (Sura 5, &amp;amp;Aya:3):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and&#xA;  that which has been dedicated to other than Allah, and [those animals]&#xA;  killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by&#xA;  the goring of horns, and those from which a wild animal has eaten,&#xA;  except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death], and those&#xA;  which are sacrificed on stone altars, and [prohibited is] that you&#xA;  seek decision through divining arrows. That is grave disobedience.&#xA;  This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your&#xA;  religion; so fear them not, but fear Me. This day I have perfected for&#xA;  you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved&#xA;  for you Islam as religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger with&#xA;  no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Good luck&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-07T18:06:34.087" LastActivityDate="2016-09-07T18:06:34.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10839" CreationDate="2014-01-21T09:08:13.897" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. According to Ulamas (the religious authorities), the phrase ((انا لموسعون)) in this Ayah (verse), shows the continuity of expanding the universe. This case was proven by many scientists. I just bring you one example; Dr. George Gamow proved this in his book: the creation of the universe. He says that on the basis of the information from the galaxies, we found out the universe is being expanded continues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-02T06:43:56.370" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T06:43:56.370" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10856" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8965" CreationDate="2014-01-21T09:12:29.450" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to scholars, it depends if the application is running.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it's running and the Quran verses are on the screen, then you should be in state of wudu (ritual purity).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is forbidden is to make the name of God (or any part of His speech) appear in a improper place, or to touch/read it in an improper state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see a full answer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/6501&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Little remark: So you should avoid to use a wallpaper with the name of Allah on your phone...or avoid using it in improper places. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should also avoid Quran samples as ringtones as it could ring in an improper place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And Allah Knows Best&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4128" LastEditorUserId="4128" LastEditDate="2014-03-24T11:55:32.910" LastActivityDate="2014-03-24T11:55:32.910" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10832" CreationDate="2014-01-21T09:19:29.777" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Responding to your question has two answers by two options&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you were traveling and you heard the &lt;code&gt;magrib&lt;/code&gt; adhan in your car, you have to read your qaza salat by 2 rak'ats.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you were travelling and you heard maqrib adhan in your city or at the city gate you have to read your qaza by 4 rak'ats.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2014-01-24T17:28:03.893" LastActivityDate="2014-01-24T17:28:03.893" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10407" CreationDate="2014-01-21T16:08:58.727" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simple Answer is No..&#xA;Because if whoever is involved directly in interest (as Banks directly are running on interest) then it is wrong in islam to work in banks in all ways..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars already agree on this issue&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-01-21T16:08:58.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10863" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-21T18:01:01.757" Score="1" ViewCount="4178" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for men to take up the profession and study of gynaecology, and also practice it, which would involve would involve examination, history taking and/or surgery?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it impermissible under any and all conditions? If not, then under what conditions is it allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T16:22:49.837" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T16:22:49.837" Title="Is it permissible for men to practice gynaecology?" Tags="|sharia|men|profession|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10865" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-22T00:45:09.810" Score="2" ViewCount="10084" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a high school student I am extremely confused about the compromise between religion and occupation. I'm aware that there are guidelines for this but say you wanted to do nursing or medical school, you would have to go through the clinical practice which involves association with the opposite gender, so would that be Islamically acceptable? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keeping in mind the situations you would face for example, during clinical practice in nursing, you will be taught and expected to know how to &quot;clean up&quot; a patient whether it be male or female, and this would mean being exposed to body parts of the opposite gender? Is that allowed? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also as a doctor you will obviously have to go through the practice (residency) in which you will face diseases involving the opposite gender in certain areas? I just wanted to clarify if this was okay and if there are barriers, what would the other options be. (no matter what career out of the 2, you will still have to go through the building blocks and they can't be discarded, how will this work?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakhallah for taking the time to address my questions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ps.I know a few Muslim nurses in full hijab that practice but I just feel uncomfortable after realizing the part where I will have to deal with visual content of the opposite gender.       &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4134" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T12:35:04.597" Title="Can a Muslim women pursue a career in medicine (Islamically acceptable)?" Tags="|sharia|women|medical|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10865" CreationDate="2014-01-22T05:04:20.247" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ideally in an Islamic society hospital services must segregated. Male nurses for males and females for females. Otherwise such compromises are inevitable. Personally I don't like such a job because even with a religious justification to legalize our urgent circumstance, it's not how things work in an ideal Islamic society. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastActivityDate="2014-01-22T05:04:20.247" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10871" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-22T19:49:09.997" Score="5" ViewCount="11365" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Surah Al-Waqiah  people are divided into three categories:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Quran 56:7-56:14:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَاجًا ثَلَاثَةً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And ye shall be sorted out into three classes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فَأَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand;- What will be the Companions of the Right Hand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَأَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ&#xA;And the Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَالسَّابِقُونَ السَّابِقُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And those &lt;strong&gt;Foremost&lt;/strong&gt; (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أُولَٰئِكَ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These will be those Nearest to Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Gardens of Bliss:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A number of people from those of old,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ الْآخِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And a few from those of &lt;strong&gt;later times&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, &lt;em&gt;later times&lt;/em&gt; means after the Prophet was sent.  So, who are these &amp;quot;foremost&amp;quot; and why they are few in later times?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3918" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T12:20:05.830" Title="Who are the &quot;Foremost&quot; in Surah Al-Waqiah and why so few of them from &quot;later times&quot;?" Tags="|tafseer|surat-al-waqiah|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10872" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-23T05:03:37.980" Score="3" ViewCount="407" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am working in a company and my boss is not allowing me for friday prayers event and not accepting my leaves on the same day. What can I do? help me in this regard in the light of the QURAN AND HADEETHS&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4141" LastEditorUserId="3223" LastEditDate="2014-01-23T18:10:14.153" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:13:59.330" Title="Importance of Friday prayers" Tags="|salat|jumuah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10873" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10863" CreationDate="2014-01-23T06:01:28.120" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Technically speaking, it is permissible. There are no bars. But the problem is more of a  sociological nature, and it is not just Muslim women or their spouses who feel unfcomfortable when consulting a male gyneacologist, I distinctly recall reading a news article long time back mentioning that japanese women resist breast examinations by male doctors, leading to a possibly undiagonized case of breast cancer. Similar feelings are also shared by at least some US women in certain ways. So there is a certain sensitivity here, rooted in the dynamics of men, women and human sexuality. To make matters more complicated, unscruplous male practioners &lt;em&gt;have&lt;/em&gt; been convicted of inappropriate behavior with patients. According to canonical Islamic fatawah the order of preference is that a female gynaecologist should examine women and if one is not available then a male doctor can be called upon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding under what conditions it is disallowed or allowed, well as I said, there &lt;em&gt;should&lt;/em&gt; be no conditions whatsoever. It is a veritible field of medical practice and it should not matter if you are a man or woman if you want to specialize in it. Economics and market trends are deciding factors here, not religious edicts. If there is a dearth of gyanaecologists in one geographic area, then of course it seems reasonable that one would specliaze in it to meet the demand, and more importantly, avail a job oppurtunity. That is the supply side of the equation. The demand side is this: given the general preference for female doctors in the Muslim world, their fees tend to be higher (more or less). So what happens to the poor guy who cannot afford a female gyaneacologist for his family member? There has to be mechanism to offset this asymmetry. Here is another point and it is a very important one in my view: you simply cannot have an all female gyaneacologist medical sorrority. In the Muslim world, women are distinctly behind men in professional development--a statement of fact--so who is going to train all these sought after gyaneagologists?     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4142" LastEditorUserId="4142" LastEditDate="2014-01-23T16:51:29.910" LastActivityDate="2014-01-23T16:51:29.910" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10874" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10872" CreationDate="2014-01-23T07:16:27.133" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/210649&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'fatwa'&lt;/a&gt;, you should ask your boss to give you time for Friday prayer, And you can't skip Friday even for work, except if leaving work for prayer will cause to lose your job, or it will cause harm for your company etc. he didn't allow you to go to the prayer, you have an excuse to not go to Friday prayer. and must pray 'Duhur' instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال العلامة قليوبي وهو شافعي أثناء تعداده للأعذار في التخلف عن الجمعة&#xA;قال: ومنه إجارة العين لمن لم يأذن له المستأجر، أو لزم فساد عمله.&#xA;انتهى.  وقال صاحب الروض عند ذكره لتلك الأعذار: ويعذر بتركهما خائف من&#xA;ضياع ماله، أو فواته، أو ضرر فيه كمن يخاف على ماله من لص ونحوه، أو له&#xA;خبز في تنور يخاف عليه فساداً، أو له ضالة، أو آبق يرجو وجوده إذا أو&#xA;يخاف فوته إن تركه ولو مستأجرا لحفظ بستان أو مال، أو ينضر في معيشة&#xA;يحتاجها. انتهى.  قال النجدي في حاشيته على الروض معلقاً على الجملة&#xA;الأخيرة: (ينضر في معيشة... إلخ): بأن عاقه حضور جمعة أو جماعة عن فعل ما&#xA;هو محتاج لأجرته، كما لو كانت أجرته بقدر كفايته، أو هو وعياله، أو ثمنه،&#xA;أو تحصيل تملك مال يحتاج إليه. انتهى.   وعلى المسلم بذل جميع الأسباب&#xA;لإرضاء ربه وامتثال أمره، وأعظم أمره سبحانه وتعالى الصلاة؛ فإنها عماد&#xA;الدين.  وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجًا * وَيَرْزُقْهُ&#xA;مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ وَمَنْ يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ فَهُوَ&#xA;حَسْبُهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَالِغُ أَمْرِهِ قَدْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لِكُلِّ&#xA;شَيْءٍ قَدْرًا {الطلاق:2-3}.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for advice, try to leave your job to another one, so you can pray without harassment or annoyance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is instructed to whoever should believe in Allah and the Last&#xA;day. And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out (2) And&#xA;will provide for him from where he does not expect. And whoever relies&#xA;upon Allah - then He is sufficient for him. Indeed, Allah will&#xA;accomplish His purpose. Allah has already set for everything a&#xA;[decreed] extent.(3)&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Talaq&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3835" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-25T07:13:59.330" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:13:59.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="10875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10871" CreationDate="2014-01-23T08:40:53.743" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allame Tabatabaee in his Al-Mizan exegesis argues that the two &quot;foremost&quot;s refers to those who are foremost in &lt;em&gt;kheirat&lt;/em&gt; or good deeds, and thus are foremost in receiving Allah's &lt;em&gt;rahma&lt;/em&gt; (compassion) and &lt;em&gt;maqfira&lt;/em&gt; (forgiveness), that is foremost in Hereafter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also narrates hadiths from Ahlul-bayt exemplifying the &quot;Foremost&quot; in Able son of Adam; the faithful of the Yasin People, &lt;em&gt;mu'min aali Yasin&lt;/em&gt;, the only member of a Christian village who embraced Prophet Muhammad and Islam; the faithful of Pharaoh's people or &lt;em&gt;mu'min aali fir'own&lt;/em&gt; whose name was &lt;em&gt;Hizqeel&lt;/em&gt; and was the only in Pharaoh's family circle who embraced Prophet Moses; and Ali Ibn Abi Talib, Prophet's cousin, son-in-law and spiritual vicegerent who was the first man to embrace Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allame also argues that the reason the foremost are said to be fewer in later times can be simply because the later times is a shorter period compared to antiquity during which thousands of prophets emerged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-04T12:20:05.830" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T12:20:05.830" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10878" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-23T19:18:16.693" Score="5" ViewCount="1918" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some verses in Quran about relationship with unbelievers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَّا يَتَّخِذِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الْكَافِرِينَ أَوْلِيَاءَ مِن دُونِ&#xA;  الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ اللَّهِ فِي&#xA;  شَيْءٍ إِلَّا أَن تَتَّقُوا مِنْهُمْ تُقَاةً ۗ وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ اللَّهُ&#xA;  نَفْسَهُ ۗ وَإِلَى اللَّهِ الْمَصِيرُ ٣:٢٨&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Let not the believers Take for friends or helpers Unbelievers rather&#xA;  than believers: if any do that, in nothing will there be help from&#xA;  Allah: except by way of precaution, that ye may Guard yourselves from&#xA;  them. But Allah cautions you (To remember) Himself; for the final goal&#xA;  is to Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا الْكَافِرِينَ&#xA;  أَوْلِيَاءَ مِن دُونِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۚ أَتُرِيدُونَ أَن تَجْعَلُوا&#xA;  لِلَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ سُلْطَانًا مُّبِينًا ٤:١٤٤&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! Take not for friends unbelievers rather than&#xA;  believers: Do ye wish to offer Allah an open proof against yourselves?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الَّذِينَ يَتَّخِذُونَ الْكَافِرِينَ أَوْلِيَاءَ مِن دُونِ&#xA;  الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۚ أَيَبْتَغُونَ عِندَهُمُ الْعِزَّةَ فَإِنَّ الْعِزَّةَ&#xA;  لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًا ٤:١٣٩&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yea, to those who take for friends unbelievers rather than believers:&#xA;  is it honour they seek among them? Nay,- all honour is with Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا عَدُوِّي وَعَدُوَّكُمْ&#xA;  أَوْلِيَاءَ تُلْقُونَ إِلَيْهِم بِالْمَوَدَّةِ وَقَدْ كَفَرُوا بِمَا&#xA;  جَاءَكُم مِّنَ الْحَقِّ يُخْرِجُونَ الرَّسُولَ وَإِيَّاكُمْ ۙ أَن&#xA;  تُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ رَبِّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ خَرَجْتُمْ جِهَادًا فِي&#xA;  سَبِيلِي وَابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِي ۚ تُسِرُّونَ إِلَيْهِم بِالْمَوَدَّةِ&#xA;  وَأَنَا أَعْلَمُ بِمَا أَخْفَيْتُمْ وَمَا أَعْلَنتُمْ ۚ وَمَن&#xA;  يَفْعَلْهُ مِنكُمْ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ سَوَاءَ السَّبِيلِ ٦٠:١&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! Take not my enemies and yours as friends (or&#xA;  protectors),- offering them (your) love, even though they have&#xA;  rejected the Truth that has come to you, and have (on the contrary)&#xA;  driven out the Prophet and yourselves (from your homes), (simply)&#xA;  because ye believe in Allah your Lord! If ye have come out to strive&#xA;  in My Way and to seek My Good Pleasure, (take them not as friends),&#xA;  holding secret converse of love (and friendship) with them: for I know&#xA;  full well all that ye conceal and all that ye reveal. And any of you&#xA;  that does this has strayed from the Straight Path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِن يَثْقَفُوكُمْ يَكُونُوا لَكُمْ أَعْدَاءً وَيَبْسُطُوا إِلَيْكُمْ&#xA;  أَيْدِيَهُمْ وَأَلْسِنَتَهُم بِالسُّوءِ وَوَدُّوا لَوْ تَكْفُرُونَ&#xA;  ٦٠:٢&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If they were to get the better of you, they would behave to you as&#xA;  enemies, and stretch forth their hands and their tongues against you&#xA;  for evil: and they desire that ye should reject the Truth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَوَلَّوْا قَوْمًا غَضِبَ اللَّهُ&#xA;  عَلَيْهِمْ قَدْ يَئِسُوا مِنَ الْآخِرَةِ كَمَا يَئِسَ الْكُفَّارُ مِنْ&#xA;  أَصْحَابِ الْقُبُورِ ٦٠:١٣&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! Turn not (for friendship) to people on whom is the&#xA;  Wrath of Allah, of the Hereafter they are already in despair, just as&#xA;  the Unbelievers are in despair about those (buried) in graves&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who are these unbelievers? What properties and characteristics they must have? Does any unbeliever is contained in these verses?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that there are some verses which maybe explain it but I'm not sure these verses are about them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَّا يَنْهَاكُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِي&#xA;  الدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُم مِّن دِيَارِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّوهُمْ&#xA;  وَتُقْسِطُوا إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ٦٠:٨&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah forbids you not, with regard to those who fight you not for&#xA;  (your) Faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and&#xA;  justly with them: for Allah loveth those who are just. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّمَا يَنْهَاكُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ قَاتَلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ&#xA;  وَأَخْرَجُوكُم مِّن دِيَارِكُمْ وَظَاهَرُوا عَلَىٰ إِخْرَاجِكُمْ أَن&#xA;  تَوَلَّوْهُمْ ۚ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُمْ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ&#xA;  ٦٠:٩&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah only forbids you, with regard to those who fight you for (your)&#xA;  Faith, and drive you out of your homes, and support (others) in&#xA;  driving you out, from turning to them (for friendship and protection).&#xA;  It is such as turn to them (in these circumstances), that do wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3918" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T11:05:52.703" LastActivityDate="2018-10-01T08:23:14.373" Title="Who are the &quot;unbelievers&quot; in the Quran whom Muslims are not meant to take as friends?" 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  <row Id="10879" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-23T23:40:52.623" Score="-5" ViewCount="5032" Body="&lt;p&gt;Without marrying someone, is it a sin to display one's private parts to a stranger using camera or personally?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4149" LastEditorUserId="11743" LastEditDate="2021-03-06T00:25:55.533" LastActivityDate="2021-03-06T00:25:55.533" Title="Can I show my private organs to a stranger on camera or live?" Tags="|sex|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="10880" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10897" CreationDate="2014-01-23T23:50:45.787" Score="5" ViewCount="2814" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone leaves Islam, either for a short of a long period of time, and later wants to come back and repent, what are the necessary steps?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should he just repent to Allah (as other sins)? Or should he officially say Shahada and take a bath just after it and do any other necessary steps as someone who converted to Islam from another religion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if an apostate does not do any official thing of becoming a Muslim, just repents, has his belief back, and takes a bath daily (not formally saying Shahada and taking a bath right after it), would he be a Muslim and his prayers accepted by Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it that once someone becomes a Muslim, he can never leave Islam, but if he disbelieves, it will be a huge sin, but that does not make him a non-Muslim and he does not have to become a Muslim again, but only needs to repent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4150" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T03:29:20.137" Title="How does an apostate &quot;rebecome&quot; a Muslim again?" Tags="|non-muslim|tawba|apostasy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10778" CreationDate="2014-01-24T00:16:05.647" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I suggest you focus on the actual prayer and ignore any parrots, crows, or other birds. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God knows best, but I seriously doubt He cares about such minor issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4151" LastEditorUserId="4151" LastEditDate="2014-01-24T00:22:50.460" LastActivityDate="2014-01-24T00:22:50.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10879" CreationDate="2014-01-24T08:02:52.263" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is in human nature that he hides his private part from public. Allah has made this natural instinct, a religious obligation too. Quran mentions that in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/23/5-6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah 23, verse 5 and 6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they who guard their private parts. Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-01-24T08:02:52.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10879" CreationDate="2014-01-24T10:18:16.320" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Without appealing to Quran or Hadith, I would simply say, would you feel comfortable if your own child would expose himself to someone else like this. That answer is obviously no, unless of course you are an adherent of a nudist movement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4142" LastActivityDate="2014-01-24T10:18:16.320" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10893" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-24T12:18:49.387" Score="3" ViewCount="607" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the correct way to determine the direction of Qibla? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I give &quot;San Francisco&quot; as origin in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qibla.com.br/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt;, the direction can be East or North, based on whether I choose &quot;Constant Compass&quot; or &quot;Shortest Distance&quot; option&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where are the direction of qibla of mosques in San Francisco?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-04-13T04:58:30.493" LastActivityDate="2018-04-13T04:58:30.493" Title="What is the correct way to determine Qibla (the direction of prayer)?" Tags="|salat|qiblah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10865" CreationDate="2014-01-24T12:34:07.543" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following Fatwa is in Arabic, so I will do my best to summarize and be informative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/145511&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/145511&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's Ok for the Muslim woman to work as a doctor as it's a necessity in the society, as long as she is working according to Islamic limits, and of course it's not allowed to treat male patients if this would make her see the male's genitals or so unless there is a necessity or a severe risk on the patient's life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fatwa mentions working as a doctor and studying medicine, and it's known what medicine students have to do from exposure to opposite site and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Muslim woman is rewarded the same as the Muslim man, Imam Shafi says medicine is the second most important science after religious sciences, and Muslim women need women Muslim  doctors to treat them. You can also specialize in any field of medicine not just gynecology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4156" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-24T12:35:04.597" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T12:35:04.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="10895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10878" CreationDate="2014-01-24T12:44:25.900" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In order to understand who the unbelievers are, we should understand the nature of things when a prophet of God is sent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A prophet of God does not merely come to give the message of God, but to clarify it to the point that the only reason, not to accept it is, your own defiance against the truth. After a time, if the nation of the prophet keep on defying, it is wiped out from the face of the earth. Quran tells us about many nations that were destroyed with natural calamities because of that. The only people that were saved from this were those who accepted the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before this &quot;azab&quot;, a time is given by the prophet when this will happen and all the people that are with the prophet are told to dissociate themselves from their nation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &quot;azab&quot; can come either as a natural calamity or by the companions of the prophet. This depends if the prophet has got enough following or not. In case of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) there were enough support that &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Allah gave an ultimatum after which His &quot;azab&quot; will come.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a pre-requisite of this &quot;azab&quot; to come on the unbelievers, all ties between the muslims of that time and these unbelievers must come to an end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So the &quot;unbeliever&quot; in this ayats are polytheist of Arab at the time of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since, no prophet will come after Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), there will be no &quot;azab&quot; from Allah, and thus these verses can not be used to give how a muslim should interact with non-muslim today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-01-24T12:44:25.900" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10893" CreationDate="2014-01-24T12:59:17.997" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the below Fatwa from Imam Khamenei (Ayatollah Khamenei) the shortest distance should be chosen and if there is a point that different directions have the same distance then he is free to choose any direction he wishes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://farsi.khamenei.ir/treatise-content?uid=3&amp;amp;tid=3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Prayer rulings, Qiblah, Q367&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-02T09:07:42.340" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T09:07:42.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10880" CreationDate="2014-01-24T13:08:18.000" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If someone leaves Islam, either for a short of a long period of time, and later wants to come back and repent, what are the necessary steps?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only repentance and saying Shahada again is enough. Allah forgives all sins if the believer repents:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَ‌فُوا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا&#xA;  تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّ‌حْمَةِ اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ‌ الذُّنُوبَ&#xA;  جَمِيعًا ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ‌ الرَّ‌حِيمُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by&#xA;  sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives&#xA;  all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.&quot;&#xA;  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#39:53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;39:53&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Becoming Muslim does not need anything official. Religion is belief and belief is something in mind. Everything happens in mind. Allah looks at your mind. Not your official claims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-19T03:29:20.137" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T03:29:20.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10879" CreationDate="2014-01-24T13:46:37.723" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, you can not show even your head hair. In front of non-mahram you should wear Hijab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4157" LastActivityDate="2014-01-24T13:46:37.723" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9837" CreationDate="2014-01-24T21:33:59.247" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mohammad's (pbuh) parents were considered from Ahl al fatra that's mean they weren't Christian.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Many Islamic scholars put forward with clear evidence that Prophet Muhammads (pbuh) parents will be among the people of salvation in the afterlife, through similar explanations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you can find full answer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.questionsonislam.com/article/will-prophet-muhammad8217s-mother-and-father-enter-paradise-what-do-islamic-scholars-think-a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3835" LastActivityDate="2014-01-24T21:33:59.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1202" CreationDate="2014-01-25T08:08:08.790" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In reply to Ali, Hebrew did not merely seem to be restricted to the Jews at some point in history, but is the language of the Jews, or rather the Israelites (Jews refers to member of the tribe of Judea who returned from the Babylionian exile).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As read in the Old Testament, by far the oldest surviving Semitic text, the root word was a word applied to god/gods in general.  The Arabic &quot;Allah&quot;, which include the definite particle, refers to the uniqueness and sanctity of one God. Whether the relationship between the Hebrew and Arabic words is that of being cognates or being derived from one another is immaterial and impossible of being researched.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that the Islam, Judaism and Christinatity share the same basic concepts of a unique, single God.  Recognizing that can lead to more mutual understanding and recognition of commonality.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is being done in Malaysia has nothing to do with religion or faith.  It is simply the politics of ethnic identity, were ethnic Malays work to exclude Chinese and other minorities.  Since the Chinese bring a rich cultural heritage, the Malays feel the need to erect barriers by boosting Islamic cultursl credentials.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The third commandment (which Muslims recognize too) says not to bear God's name in vain. The usage of God's or Allah's name in ethnic politics is a sad case of using it in vain.  It is in fact not according to the spirit of Islam, but rather counter to it. But when did politicians truly cared about such things. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is reminiscent of Muslim scholar Razal's interview on Fox New in the US, where he was admonished for talking about or mentioning Jesus Christ because he was a Muslim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is a great religion with a great legacy of culture and faith. It stands in no need of Malaysians politician protecting it for their own benefit. Allah as the only God and creator is referred to with lack of proper reverence when thus used for the politics of hate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4164" LastEditorUserId="4164" LastEditDate="2014-01-25T08:16:26.733" LastActivityDate="2014-01-25T08:16:26.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10915" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-25T13:51:38.187" Score="7" ViewCount="766" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not immediately clear whether there is one Islam or many Islams. If it is singular then the task is to identify which of the many competing claims to adopt as true Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By singularity of Islam I do not mean singularirty of interpretation. Of course there can be room for differences within Islam. But my questions is, is or are there fundamental elements of Islam that are not up for interpretation or where a difference of opinion simply cannot occur without rendering Islam a plural religion. By plural Islam I mean that any Muslim can define Islam as they see fit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4166" LastActivityDate="2023-11-19T22:10:55.627" Title="Is there one Islam or many Islams" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10916" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-25T15:04:06.600" Score="3" ViewCount="2577" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that there are certain norms in Islam that has to be followed while meeting people of the other sex. Now in situation when you are to decide whom to marry, how do you go on discussing this issue with the opposite sex so that the meeting remain within the norm of Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3979" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-15T02:41:05.187" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T02:41:05.187" Title="When deciding who to marry, how do you communicate with your potential spouse while remaining within the norm of Islam?" Tags="|nikah|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10916" CreationDate="2014-01-25T17:02:25.067" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hmmm a nice question and a nice and suitable background!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well according to Islam, a man is not allowed to meet a woman in person. But when it is the matter of their marriage such as you are describing. Like they are engaged or are to be engaged to  each other and want to know more about each other. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then it is allowed for them to talk and know each other. But to keep in mind, they should stay in the limits! They should just know each other such as their nature, their likes dislikes!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And should give their acception or rejection in answer! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, dating is not allowed! What you might wanted to ask was the meeting of the man and woman, who are to married and want to know more about each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is nothing bad or evil, in a meeting of man and woman. But the purpose should be positive and there shouldn't be any sin involved. Their families should know! A girl before leaving her house should inform her parents and so on. It should not be kept hidden!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastActivityDate="2014-01-25T17:02:25.067" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10915" CreationDate="2014-01-25T18:10:44.673" Score="3" Body="&lt;h3&gt;Islam is a religion&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is ONE! There are no other forms of Islam but there are sects in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;A Muslim believes in&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no other Islam but the one and only Islam that is to believe in&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tauheed: Allah is One and he is the creator of everything and is the only being to be worshipped!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawhid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawhid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Holy Prophet PBUH is the last messenger of Allah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Types of Islam or sects of Islam? What you're talking about?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, I will assume that you are saying or talking about&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni Muslims, Shia Muslims, Wahabi (Ahl-e-Hadees) Muslims. But they are just sects of Islam, not other form of Islam! You cannot say that they have started their own Islam or a new religion, its just their own way of think, their belief, their own thinking of how to serve Allah and his creation in a better way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Which of them is true Islam?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, the one that follows the teachings of Quran and Hadith! Simple as that! Don't fall for anything that is not included in Quran and Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read about the teachings in Quran, and how to perform them, that is taught by Hadith and Sunnah. These two things are the real Islam! Adopt them, and you will get to know about the real Islam!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-01-25T18:10:44.673" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10919" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-25T22:01:43.633" Score="4" ViewCount="1755" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Baqara_255&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ayatul-Kursi&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/255&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:255&lt;/a&gt;) is generally said to be of great benefits e.g. it's recitation is encouraged in order to come under divine protection among many other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sure it speaks of His Throne. But what makes it so important?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a tradition from Muhammad (saww) which speaks of its importance (at such an exalted level)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, traditions speaking of it's protective nature would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-10T03:41:04.880" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:13:28.030" Title="What is the importance of Ayatul-Kursi?" Tags="|surat-al-baqarah|ayah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-07-10T16:00:18.567" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7371" CreationDate="2014-01-25T22:02:36.530" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Abdullah ibn Umru (&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/showalam.php?ids=13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;عبد الله بن عمرو&lt;/a&gt;) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فإذا رأيت مكة قد بعجت كظائم ورأيت البناء يعلو رءوس الجبال فاعلم أن&#xA;  الأمر قد أظلك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So if you see in Makkah that channels have been dug and the buildings&#xA;  reach the mountain tops then know that the hour has cast it's shadow&#xA;  over you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith can be found in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=10&amp;amp;ID=5095&amp;amp;idfrom=5572&amp;amp;idto=5622&amp;amp;bookid=10&amp;amp;startno=5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al Musannaf (المصنف) of (ابن أبي شيبة)&lt;/a&gt; see (hadith 124) for it's entirety.  It is not attributed to the Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him) but is Mawqoof (موقوف) at Abdullah ibn Umru, and it's sanad is ok (لا بأس به).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-03-13T19:20:35.000" LastActivityDate="2014-03-13T19:20:35.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10919" CreationDate="2014-01-25T22:34:33.607" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are ahadeeth mentioning it's greatness, but I do not know any Ahadeeth which explicitly mentions what makes it great or important.  But it is great because it encompasses all seven Usool of Allah names and attributes.  It is important because it is one of the reasons of entering Jannah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;من قرأ آية الكرسي دبر كل صلاة لم يمنعه من دخول الجنة إلا الموت&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever reads Ayatul Kursi after each obligatory salat, nothing will&#xA;stop him from entering Jannah except death&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=315&amp;amp;hid=9532&amp;amp;pid=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;سنن الكبرى للنسائي(Annasa'i)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also a protection against shaytaan, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/66/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/135452&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;see this(Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-20T04:13:28.030" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:13:28.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="10922" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-25T22:43:42.717" Score="1" ViewCount="1259" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who named, or first called, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Baqara_255&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ayatul-Kursi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Ayatul-Kursi&lt;/em&gt;?  Of course, it's the Verse of the Throne. But who actually choose to call it by that name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/255&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:255&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-10T03:38:10.547" LastActivityDate="2017-06-10T03:38:10.547" Title="Who gave Ayatul-Kursi that appellation?" Tags="|terminology|surat-al-baqarah|ayah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10923" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10928" CreationDate="2014-01-25T22:50:16.740" Score="7" ViewCount="12772" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every chapter of the Quran has a name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, were these names given by Muhammad(saww) or was he told before the revelation that this is for chapter so-and-so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If not, then who named these chapters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-23T05:56:47.287" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T04:48:25.667" Title="Who named the chapters of the Quran?" Tags="|quran|naming|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10925" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-26T04:23:10.530" Score="1" ViewCount="4322" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know it is Haram for men to wear gold, how about platinum, or say diamond. Is that Haram too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3979" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-20T01:30:25.950" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T01:30:25.950" Title="Can men wear platinum, diamonds, etc.?" Tags="|sharia|men|adornments|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10923" CreationDate="2014-01-26T07:17:05.337" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The names are given by the people of that time. These are no given by Allah himself. According to arabic traditions, the names does not necessarily represent the main topic of the chapter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-01-26T07:17:05.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10923" CreationDate="2014-01-26T08:35:34.570" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is two main theory about it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars believe that the names of Suras of Quran are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Towghifi&quot;&lt;/em&gt; which means they have been chosen by the Prophet. For example Ayatollah Mohammad Hadi Marefat claims this theory and says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;each Sura of quran has been named by the Prophet because when one ayah descended from Allah, the Prophet said to put it, in which Sura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;named because of being widely used by people with these names. Ayatollah Javadi Amoli believes it and says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;there is no reason that these Suras are named by infallible and also there are Suras which has a great meaning but their names are not so, for example Al-Baghara (cow) and Al-Naml(ant) ,...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3918" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-24T19:33:35.997" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T19:33:35.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10930" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10922" CreationDate="2014-01-26T09:08:41.030" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Due to the high names of Allah in this ayah, the name Ayatul Kursi was taken by people in the Prophet's lifetime. And nobody is known accurately who named this ayah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the book Tafsir Al-Mizan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse was named &amp;quot;the verse of the Chair(Ayatul Kursi)&amp;quot; in the early period of Islam during the lifetime of the Prophet; and was thus described by the Prophet himself as the traditions quoted from him and the Imams of Ahlu'l-bayt and the companions prove. That this verse was given a special name shows how much importance was attached to it. It could only be because of the highest nobility of its meaning and the elegance and grace of its style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiasource.com/al-mizan/tafsir/2-255/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can go to this book and learn more:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tafsir al-Mizan, Vol.2, page 514-515, Allamah Muhammad Hussein&#xA;Tabatabai.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T10:07:37.133" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10931" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10925" CreationDate="2014-01-26T09:14:35.673" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The platinum is not a gold. It just another metal. So wearing this is not Haram, even it contains some diamonds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the Link for your Ref.:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/qa/search/59376/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sistani.org/english/qa/search/59376/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-08T10:26:55.050" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T10:26:55.050" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10693" CreationDate="2014-01-26T09:54:11.297" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Our Prophet (pbuh) wanted to show us how much the marriage is important. But you have to mention that no marriage always is better than a bad marriage. It is better you search to find a proper girl to marry. Love is important and also is a two way street not a one way!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-05T13:37:05.307" LastActivityDate="2016-02-05T13:37:05.307" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10603" CreationDate="2014-01-26T11:33:34.737" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Through all Hadiths and Ayas, Muslims have no problem doing business with non Muslims. But in case of partnership, many scholars said it is not a proper work, because the non Muslims do not pay attention to Halal and Haram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The reference for this is a Hadith from Muhammad (pbuh) shows it is not a good work but did not forbid it: &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ahkam Al-Zemmeh(احکام الذمه), Vol.1, page 183&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And other reference is a Hadith from Amir Al mo'menin which is located in:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Wasail Al-shia, Vol.13, Chap.2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-30T16:57:09.007" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T16:57:09.007" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10935" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10097" CreationDate="2014-01-26T12:07:47.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;With water it is called &quot;Istinja&quot; and with paper, sand, or rock it's called &quot;Istijmar&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its allowed to use any or both (Isinija or/and istijmar), just enough to remove dirtiness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to being being sick or healthy, just use what is enough and what you are able to use. E.g: if using water painful or you have any other issue like if you had a surgery, then use paper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not allowed to use any other thing for this, like bones, leaves, and dung etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/cat/257&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; for more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you understand arabic, see this &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=80356&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4169" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-01-26T19:37:23.930" LastActivityDate="2014-01-26T19:37:23.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9630" CreationDate="2014-01-26T12:27:41.737" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As example, Ali has foster sister called Aisha, &#xA;Aisha has sister called Fatima, and brother called Ahmad.&#xA;Ali has brother called Said. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ali has now 2 Sisters and 1 Brother, Aisha and Fatima , and Ahmad, but Said is not brother of Aisha, Fatima, and Ahmad.&#xA;So Said can marry Aisha or Fatima if there is no foster sister/brother for Said (example if Ahmad is foster brother of Said, then Aisha and Fatima are sisters and not allowed to marry any of these girls).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See this : &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/113957&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/113957&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4169" LastActivityDate="2014-01-26T12:27:41.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10939" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10693" CreationDate="2014-01-26T12:39:46.587" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are not allowed to make any relation with foreign girl(s), so if u love a girl, you need to cut this relation or continue it and ask her for marriage, Marriage itself can be Wajib if you think you will fall in Haram like Zina and you still can marry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunna if you just can marry and you think you don't really need marry and you don't have specific girl on your mind, e.g.: you busy with studying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haram, if someone can’t marry for illness stop him from doing his asked rights in family (like impotency) or very poor can’t feed himself and his-wife or so, or have dangerous infectious disease like AIDS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally &quot;In General&quot; Yes, it’s mandatory because it’s related to community, in Islam community must stay young and healthy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4169" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-05-09T06:58:09.350" LastActivityDate="2015-05-09T06:58:09.350" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10941" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-26T15:59:47.000" Score="6" ViewCount="3910" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it mandatory for a husband get the consent of his current wife(s) if he wishes to marry another woman?  And why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, should he get the consent of all his wives in case he has more than one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if it's mandatory and he doesn't get the consent, knowingly or unknowingly, or the wife/wives refuse to give the consent, but still marries another woman, would the marriage be valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-22T10:15:11.470" LastActivityDate="2021-08-28T02:31:10.647" Title="Should a husband get the consent of his current wife(s) if he wishes to marry another woman?" Tags="|nikah|wife|polygamy|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10941" CreationDate="2014-01-26T16:52:29.997" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no need to take the wife's consent for new marriage As it is the right for a man to have 4 wives due to Qur'an. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Fatwa has another aspect, which the second or several marriage is under the country laws. For example, In Iran if you marry another woman without your wife's consent, your first wife can go to the court and take her divorce from her husband (without his allowance and either his consent) and also takes the half of the wealth of her husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T07:00:21.893" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T07:00:21.893" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10943" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-26T17:44:05.733" Score="2" ViewCount="315" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is generally observed that exorbitantly high mehr/sedaq/alimony are set as the condition for marriage by the bride (or her family who represent her).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This thing has the potential to set forth the idea of marriage primarily for the sake of material benefits rather then spiritual ones, coupled with the possibility of breading social wrongs and disrupting it's very fabrics, cynicism etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although, the wife has the right to get her alimony. But is it permissible to set forth demands, in the prenuptial, so exorbitantly high that marriage tends to become a cause for bad rather then good?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a suggested/advisable alimony that should be demanded?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2018-09-18T06:55:49.830" LastActivityDate="2022-12-20T03:46:09.337" Title="Is it Islamically permissible to demand exorbitantly high alimony?" Tags="|nikah|mehr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10944" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-26T18:08:00.740" Score="2" ViewCount="387" Body="&lt;p&gt;When it is said that a man can have 4 (or 3)&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt; wives does it mean that he can't have more than 4 wives simultaneously, at any given point in time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or does it mean that he can't marry more than 4 times i.e. in his entire lifespan he can't marry more than 4 times irrespective whether the previous ones are divorced or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Reference required&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;* same applies to all the other places where &lt;em&gt;4&lt;/em&gt; is used&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-01-26T20:27:29.547" LastActivityDate="2014-10-14T11:03:36.790" Title="Man can have no more than 4 (or 3) wives applies for any given point in time or a limit on the number of marriages?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|wife|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10951" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-26T21:07:50.867" Score="1" ViewCount="830" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was talking with my friend last time about poverty in the world and he said: &quot;Allah gives what he wants to who he wants, we should just accept that&quot;. But if someone exploits another via employment shouldn't we say that it shouldn't be accepted according to Islam? Also shouldn't we all live equally if the laws of Islam are applied? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4172" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-30T10:53:48.430" LastActivityDate="2022-08-24T11:26:48.650" Title="Poverty and Islam: should we accept being poor?" Tags="|politics|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10952" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10563" CreationDate="2014-01-26T21:10:16.610" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have a false notion of what Allah is, in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is the only god, so by definition there is no other god than him and so the situation you describe is impossible and is illogical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah is capable of everything, so the situation you described is impossible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4172" LastActivityDate="2014-01-26T21:10:16.610" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="458" CreationDate="2014-01-27T06:09:33.837" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is simple. For sure He didn't need our worship but we are the one who need to worship Him. For our own good. It's a science stuff. We will know it later. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He tell us to &quot;worship Him&quot; instead of &quot;we are the one who need that worshipping activity&quot; because He know we (human) will be ignorance enough to deny that statement. That's because we never know what will be in the future and we don't even know what is good for us. That's why we like to try and error to discover what is good for us. That habit might cause self-destruct action on ourselves. Allah didn't want that to happen to us (His creation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's why Allah is good enough to tell us a &quot;little bit&quot; about ourselves. &#xA;One of them is the fact that &quot;we need to worship Him for our own good&quot; by using the verse that you've stated before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry for my bad English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4173" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-06T11:03:05.740" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T11:03:05.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10693" CreationDate="2014-01-27T08:12:24.753" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Marriage is &lt;strong&gt;Sunnat&lt;/strong&gt; and not Farz so it is not compulsory but it is appreciated.&#xA;&lt;em&gt;I don't have reference but you can find online about it. I heard this hadeeth in a taqreer.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4174" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T14:33:16.440" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T14:33:16.440" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10955" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10943" CreationDate="2014-01-27T08:47:42.320" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam treats a family as in institution. This institution comes into existence when a man and woman decides to live together as a husband a wife. Each one has his rights and responsibilities. As with any other contract, any terms of contract can be negotiated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, a husband takes care of all the financial responsibility of the family. As a token of this responsibility, he gives &quot;mehr&quot;. Asking for a large mehr may indicate that the wife will be making similar demands later on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the husband thinks that he can fulfill her and family's demands, he may choose to his commitment by giving a large mehr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no limit, but of-course, everyone has to give it according to his own circumstances. The important thing to know what mehr represents and what it means if a man agrees to give it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="225" LastEditDate="2014-01-27T09:21:09.427" LastActivityDate="2014-01-27T09:21:09.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="786" CreationDate="2014-01-27T09:49:49.620" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;as long as you're dealing in cash, ie; the sale involves no interest on your part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then it is halaal, there is no reason why we should buy, or sell houses without using interest as muslims, but as soon as interest comes into the equation, you should stay out of it, I'm sure based on what you're allowed to do in your belief, you shouldn't be forced to deal with interest if you're muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3424" LastActivityDate="2014-01-27T09:49:49.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10957" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10958" CreationDate="2014-01-27T10:05:51.610" Score="2" ViewCount="5796" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently I've been searching for a house online, of course I do not want to get involved in Riba Astagfir-Allah, so I started subscribing to all these &quot;sale in execution&quot; property auction websites, so I can see whether I could get some good deals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyways, I came across this one car they said you can buy it on &quot;rent to buy&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I looked up &quot;rent to buy&quot; and according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/02/renting-mortgage-property-lifestyle-real-estate_rent_to_buy.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this explanation on Forbes.com&lt;/a&gt; you pay a deposit / down payment on the property (car / home/etc) and the rent you pay each month includes rent plus a downpayment on the innitial price of the house, and the price does not fluctuate with the interest rate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it Halal to be involved in such a transaction? Please give a reason for your answer, Shukran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3424" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-03T05:50:56.997" LastActivityDate="2019-11-18T16:39:16.717" Title="Is Rent to buy allowed?" Tags="|riba|property|rent|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10957" CreationDate="2014-01-27T11:07:30.237" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The contract is originally a rent contract with one term. The term is after paying all duties(your monthly payment and other things) the landlord will sell it to you by Hiba. This is accepted by all Ulama.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ijaracanada.com/?p=20&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is the English article about this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And If you can read Arabic you go to this book  الاجارة المنتهیة بالتملیک و صکوک الاعیان الموجرة/ دکتر منذر قحف ص7&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find this book &lt;a href=&quot;http://monzer.kahf.com/papers/arabic/al-ijara_al-muntahya_bit-tamleek.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-01-31T06:37:18.717" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10959" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10957" CreationDate="2014-01-27T11:26:56.873" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaykom,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;All buy, sell, and rent contract has its own conditions and constraints. sometimes one condition will make the contract &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;, for example here in my country Jordan many banks provide rent to buy contracts, the scholars said it's &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt; for some contracts that was giving by some banks, and it's &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; for the other contracts unless they change some of their contract's conditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;, the concept of rent to buy contracts is &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt;, but it depend on the contract terms and conditions. So you have to give trusted scholar your contract to give you a &lt;em&gt;fatwa&lt;/em&gt; about that exact contract, if it's &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3835" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-28T05:38:49.737" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T05:38:49.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10951" CreationDate="2014-01-27T12:09:09.987" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Refer to this verse 11:6 Allah provisions all creatures. But it doesn't mean poverty. Allah wants us to go out of the house for making money for our households from Halal ways. We have many Hadiths which show that how we can make our provision more and by what sins our provision goes less. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I couldn't find the related Hadith in English. But I will put the reference once I could find.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-28T06:07:08.150" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T06:07:08.150" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7570" CreationDate="2014-01-27T17:25:18.820" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ummah means group of people believing in Same basics, but the way every/anyone one acts or behaves may be different or even hostile to one another but basics remain same that's to say we all sects Believe in oneness of Allah, messengers, Holy books, angels and here in after life and practice Namaz (salah) with different ways but skeleton is same that's why we can say we are one Ummah with 4 to 7% difference that can be ignored. First thing is to think about primary things that all sects with a little difference believe in..... When we start to practice primary/ basic things like Roza, zakat, namaz, haj etc. and husne ikhlaque we will have no time to think about 4 to 7% difference. Practically we Muslims must try to become one Ummah and we are Alhammadulillah.&#xA;Thanks        &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3575" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-19T10:10:18.263" LastActivityDate="2015-11-19T10:10:18.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10967" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="121" CreationDate="2014-01-27T22:45:46.960" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum.&#xA;The following comment is based on what I came to understand from Islamic talks I attended in the aftermath of the SE Asia stock market collapse which as many will remember, was the playground of the speculators. There are certain rules to Islamic transaction. Sorry that I can't provide evidence from Quran and hadeeth as much of this was discussed many years ago. Never-the-less, events in the life of the Prophet (saw) should justify many of these reasons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Offer and acceptance in buying and selling.&#xA;-Contracts such as those that start a company should have termination terms and clauses.&#xA;-A business should not trade given a specified time frame to make loss.&#xA;-Dealing in goods or services should be here and now.&#xA;-It should benefit the Muslims.&#xA;-Partners in a company should know respective members.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These rules pretty much relegates the formation or involvement in PLCs. Sorry if this offends any Muslims who work in investment banks. However, we should be aware that Islamic economics is based on a Gold standard and 'cleaver dickie' playing the game or acceptance of the status quo will lead Muslims to ruin as is happening in the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The success of a Muslim is not the wealth in his pocket and the ends do not justify the means. InshAllah someone can see sense in these comments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JazakAllah Khair for reading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4183" LastActivityDate="2014-01-27T22:45:46.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10969" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10971" CreationDate="2014-01-28T05:33:11.483" Score="3" ViewCount="96" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a &lt;em&gt;mudarabah&lt;/em&gt;-based business, does the &lt;em&gt;rab-al-mal&lt;/em&gt; have the right to know which businesses the &lt;em&gt;mudarib&lt;/em&gt; chooses to invest the capital in?  If, for example, the &lt;em&gt;mudarabah&lt;/em&gt; contract clearly requires the &lt;em&gt;mudarib&lt;/em&gt; to invest the money only in certain (halal) businesses, but after receiving and working with the capital he refuses to reveal to the &lt;em&gt;rab-al-mal&lt;/em&gt; what it is actually invested in or where the profit (if any) is actually coming from, what is the ruling on it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4187" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-01-28T06:21:27.810" LastActivityDate="2014-01-28T08:02:39.533" Title="Is it necessary for the mudarib to reveal his dealings to the rab-al-mal?" Tags="|sharia|finance|investment|banking|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10970" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16658" CreationDate="2014-01-28T07:52:19.750" Score="6" ViewCount="2194" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yesterday I went to the arcade with my wife, and they had a game whereby you have to stack up a series of blocks. These blocks will move horizontally across the screen. The blocks need to be placed on a stack. As the stack gets higher, the blocks need to be placed on a narrower surface, and the speed of the blocks moving horizontally will increase. The objective of the game was to reach to the top by lining them up, with prizes awarded based on the final height of the stack; the ultimate prize in this case was a Playstation 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example of this type of game can be found on Wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacker_%28game%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like most arcade games, this game requires money to play. Many of the prizes are worth more than this amount, but failure to stack to a certain height results in winning nothing.  While the game itself relies on skill to play and win, the fact that you may or may not ever receive a prize still made it feel like a game of chance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After playing a few rounds, I went back. I was worried that even if I won the grand prize, would it be considered &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4185" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T06:22:11.597" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T06:22:11.597" Title="Are &quot;stacker&quot; arcade games which give prizes considered haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|game|gambling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10971" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10969" CreationDate="2014-01-28T08:02:39.533" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Bank Negara Malaysia, the &lt;em&gt;rabb-al-mal&lt;/em&gt; has &quot;a right of access to reasonable information regarding the mudarabah venture.&quot; &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bnm.gov.my/guidelines/05_shariah/shariah_std_mudarabah.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shariah Standard on Mudarabah &amp;sect; 10.5&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;.  While this is classified as a Shariah standard, it does not go into detail on how this ruling is derived or what exactly constitutes &quot;reasonable information.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have however read from various other sources that a non-transparent &lt;em&gt;mudarabah&lt;/em&gt; contract would be, if not verboten, at least strongly discouraged due to the uncertain nature of the contract; there is no shortage of evidence in the hadith literature forbidding &lt;em&gt;gharar&lt;/em&gt; (e.g. uncertain sales such as buying fruit before it's ripe or buying fish while it's still in the water), where the buyer have no knowledge of what they're purchasing until after the transaction is complete.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of the &lt;em&gt;rabb-al-mal&lt;/em&gt;, he &lt;em&gt;does&lt;/em&gt; have the right to know what he's &quot;buying&quot; (read: investing in), and has full authority to establish exactly what the &lt;em&gt;mudarib&lt;/em&gt; can or cannot invest in when establishing the &lt;em&gt;mudarabah&lt;/em&gt; contract.  And if it's proven that the &lt;em&gt;mudarib&lt;/em&gt; invested the capital in a way not authorized by the &lt;em&gt;rabb-al-mal&lt;/em&gt;, he is very much in breach of contract.  I know of no difference of opinion regarding these two points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Going back to the BNM standard above, it seems likely that &quot;reasonable information&quot; would be what is needed to prevent uncertainty on the part of the &lt;em&gt;rabb-al-mal&lt;/em&gt;, which is to say enough to confirm that the &lt;em&gt;mudarib&lt;/em&gt; is working according to the contract and to ensure that the profit is being distributed appropriately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not know how universally accepted this ruling would be though; all sources I've examined are from the Malaysian model of Islamic finance, which has been known to differ with Islamic financial models elsewhere (e.g. in the Arab world).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an aside, I know of no reason you can't just demand transparency as part of the &lt;em&gt;mudarabah&lt;/em&gt; contract itself. The &lt;em&gt;mudarib&lt;/em&gt; would then be explicitly required to provide such information as part of his contractual (rather than Shariah) obligations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2014-01-28T08:02:39.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10975" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-28T12:33:08.607" Score="3" ViewCount="179" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard that the father is responsible for his children in-terms of clothing them, providing them with food, shelter (financially to put it simply), as in all the basics of life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming this is true (if it's not true, let me know and I will delete this question), does Islam specify how long the father is responsible for his son?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if the son is 25 years old and the father is 45 years old, and both the father and son are working.  Is the father still responsible for providing his son with cloths, food, shelter etc?  I would assume no, but want to get the Islamic view on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is this: Is the father responsible for his son financially until the father dies?  Or does this responsibility end when the son starts earning or when the son reaches a certain age?  Maybe when the son reaches adulthood?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T09:29:34.470" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T09:29:34.470" Title="Children's rights (Son)" Tags="|fiqh|sunni|hanafi|parents|obligation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10975" CreationDate="2014-01-28T13:37:52.977" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found this topic talking about the subject (Arabic) &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=102192&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وأما عن السن الذي تنتهي فيه مسؤولية الأبوين عن أبنائهم فسبق أنها إلى&#xA;  البلوغ، أما بعد البلوغ فالمسؤولية تقع عليهم، ولا يبقى على الوالدين إلا&#xA;  النصح والتوجيه والأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر، شأنهما في ذلك مع&#xA;  أولادهما شأن المسلم مع أخيه المسلم.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according to this fatwa, parents responsibility ends towards their children for supporting them ends on puberty, after that each one is responsible on himself, and remains on the parents the responsibility of advice and guidance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3835" LastActivityDate="2014-01-28T13:37:52.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10978" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-28T14:48:55.853" Score="5" ViewCount="5434" Body="&lt;p&gt;From another question I asked previously, the following &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=102192&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; was provided which says that a fathers financial responsibility ends when the son reaches puberty.  I'm assuming after which it's optional for the father to provide (financially) for the child.  And I am sure most fathers will &quot;choose&quot; provide for their sons until their son provide for himself.  But the main point I got from that fatwa is that is only a must for the father to financially provide for his son until the son reaches puberty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My next question is, who's responsible for the son getting married?  I always thought it was the son's own responsibility, where the father guides the son of the right ways, i.e. get married instead of have a girlfriend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is if you missed it, is it the father’s responsibility to get his son married, or is it the son's own responsibility to get married?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've heard many people say that the father should get his son married, otherwise the son will commit a sin if his desires get to strong...  I don't understand what that has to do with the father if it's the son's own responsibility to get married...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Isn't that a sin on the son's head for not getting married and/or delaying marriage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T08:34:48.997" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T05:38:47.363" Title="Children's rights from parents (Son)" Tags="|sharia|nikah|sunni|hanafi|obligation|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10979" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="10981" CreationDate="2014-01-28T15:43:31.360" Score="2" ViewCount="15804" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the minimum number of people required to form a jamaath? (Any farz namaz)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastActivityDate="2014-01-28T18:39:13.587" Title="What is the minimum number of people required to form a jamaat?" Tags="|salat|jamaat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10980" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-28T15:50:27.187" Score="2" ViewCount="307" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had heard that farz namaaz can't be offered directly after praying a qaza namaaz and vice-versa (i.e. qaza namaaz can't be offered directly after praying a farz namaaz). Either there has to be a time gap or Should offer Sunnah or Nafl namaaz (as per the timing of current salat) between performing qaza and farz namaaz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone shed some light and provide some info based on sunnah and ah-hadith to substantiate the claim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- Can we offer Isha' Qaza namaaz after Fajr Farz namaaz?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- Can we offer any qaza namaaz after Asr?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-10-22T19:41:49.610" LastActivityDate="2017-10-22T19:41:49.610" Title="Is it required to offer at least a Nafl Namaz between a Qaza and a Farz Namaaz?" Tags="|salat|salat-qada|nafl|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10979" CreationDate="2014-01-28T18:39:13.587" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn Abbas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(One night) I stayed overnight in the house of my aunt Maimuna, and said to myself, &quot;I will watch the prayer of Allah's Apostle &quot; My aunt placed a cushion for Allah's Apostle and he slept on it in its length-wise direction and (woke-up) rubbing the traces of sleep off his face and then he recited the last ten Verses of Surat-al-Imran till he finished it. Then he went to a hanging water skin and took it, performed the ablution and then stood up to offer the prayer. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;I got up and did the same as he had done, and stood beside him.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; He put his hand on my head and held me by the ear and twisted it. He offered two Rakat, then two Rakat, then two Rakat, then two Rakat, then two Rakat, then two Rakat, and finally the Witr (i.e. one Rak'a) prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Volume 6, Book 60, Number 94:Sahih Bukhari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus from this we can derive that 2 people are enough to offer in a jam'ah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also please see this hadith as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Volume 1, Book 12, Number 782:&#xA;Narrated Abu Qilaba:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once Malik bin Huwairith said to his friends, &quot;Shall I show you how Allah's Apostle used to offer his prayers?&quot; And it was not the time for any of the compulsory congregational prayers. So he stood up (for the prayer) bowed and said the Takbir, then he raised his head and remained standing for a while and then prostrated and raised his head for a while (sat up for a while). He prayed like our Sheikh 'Amr Ibn Salama. (Aiyub said, &quot;The latter used to do a thing which I did not see the people doing i.e. he used to sit between the third and the fourth Rak'a). IMalik bin Huwairith said, &quot;We came to the Prophet (after embracing Islam) and stayed with him. He said to us, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;'When you go back to your families, pray such and such a prayer at such and such a time, pray such and such a prayer at such and such a time, and when there is the time for the prayer then only of you should pronounce the Adhan for the prayer and the oldest of you should lead the prayer.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3493" LastActivityDate="2014-01-28T18:39:13.587" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10982" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10978" CreationDate="2014-01-28T18:46:07.013" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, fatwa is to be taken as an opinion from a learned person. It is to be judged on the logic that person is giving for his opinion. You may choose to follow it if you are convinced on his logic or not. Of course, if we get anything from our prophet (PBUH) himself, on some particular issue, no other person's opinion is worth considering.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam considers family as an institution. This institution is formed when a marriage takes place. In this institution, the husband takes responsibility for all financial matters for his wife and children. To fulfil this responsibility he should be financially independent himself at the time of marriage. It is parents responsibility to arrange for his marriage, after that he should (mostly) be on his own feet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There can be special cases where parent may help him out after marriage, e.g. Some illness where the son is not able to earn for it himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not that relations between parent and son is severed after marriage and they don't have any responsibility of each other. Islam gives a lot of importance to blood relations. Had the financial support from parents ended at time of son's marriage, there would not have been any part in father's will for his son. But we know that Quran has explicitly specified son's share in his parents will. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the financial support of fathers remains till his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-01-28T18:46:07.013" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10983" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10978" CreationDate="2014-01-28T21:08:22.163" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Through this Hadith &quot;among&quot; the children rights that the parents have to observe, are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- Choose a good name&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- Teach him to read and write&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- Take him a proper wife when becomes adult&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Hadith is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h2&gt;رسولُ اللّه صلى‏ الله ‏عليه و ‏آله و سلّم : مِن حَقِّ الوَلَدِ على والِدِهِ ثَلاثَةٌ : يُحَسِّنُ اسمَهُ ، ويُعَلِّمُهُالكِتابَةَ ، ويُزَوِّجُهُ إذا بَلَغَ&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ref.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mizan Alhekmah, Page:614&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: I couldn't find any hadith about paying life cost or even marriage cost.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-28T05:38:47.363" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T05:38:47.363" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10989" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-28T23:02:27.483" Score="0" ViewCount="3223" Body="&lt;p&gt;My &lt;em&gt;wudhu&lt;/em&gt; breaks if I had gone to the toilet just before that, but if I wait for 20-30 minutes then it is not a problem.  Even in some case, it still breaks.  Will my prayer be accepted, if it breaks while praying?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4194" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-01-31T18:16:52.130" LastActivityDate="2014-02-02T23:25:46.687" Title="Is prayer acceptable if my wudhu breaks?" Tags="|salat|halal-haram|wudu|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9106" CreationDate="2014-01-29T02:18:23.100" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ye your not alone sister I get bad thoughts too I've had them since I become Muslim which is over 2 years now Alhamdulilah I nearly give up islam before because of them there so bad I don't no what to do I just ask for forgiveness Maybe it's a test from Allah (swt) or a calamity I no it's hard just make loads of dua and Allah will help you in Shaa Allah my family are there same they all think I'm a good person n have a nice heart Alhamdulilah I wouldn't wish bad or think bad of anyone these thoughts just come to my mind even without me thinking about them just the satan playing tricks I hope u get through them in Shaa Allah I no it's hard may Allah cure us in Shaa Allah Ameen ya rabb &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4196" LastActivityDate="2014-01-29T02:18:23.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10993" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10989" CreationDate="2014-01-29T04:06:39.083" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamuaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe there's a another similar question posted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7729/breaking-wudu-during-jumuah&quot;&gt;Breaking Wudu during Jumuah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will try to answer. If your wudu breaks while praying. The prayer is not considered. Instead, take wudu again and restart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&amp;amp;ID=6188&amp;amp;CATE=147&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&amp;amp;ID=6188&amp;amp;CATE=147&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/8910&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/8910&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4185" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2014-01-29T04:06:39.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10995" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10879" CreationDate="2014-01-29T08:51:59.390" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا فُرُوجَهُمْ ذَلِكَ أَزْكَى لَهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ وَقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِنَّ….&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“(O’ Prophet!) Say to the believing men that they cast down their looks and guard their private parts - that is purer for them; surely Allah is aware of what they do. And say to the believing women that they cast down their looks…”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Qur’an · Surah al-Nur · Ayat 30-31&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse, it is stated they we are to guard our private parts. Hope it helps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4185" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-09T08:01:57.320" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T08:01:57.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10148" CreationDate="2014-01-29T08:58:39.783" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is the translation mistake. As Jealousy is forbidden for all Muslims, Even men and women should not be jealous. But the jealous which is the sign of faith of the man is called.  &amp;quot;غيرة&amp;quot;. This word cannot be translated as jealous. It is an Ibadah for men and it is forbidden for women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is it forbidden for women?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because it could make women to refuse her husband take more than one wife and help others in life. (All of us know that many women want their husband just for themselves. Even a husband doesn't have an authority to love his mother or sister!!!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is it the sign of the faith for men?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This dimension of the men characteristic helps them to defend their family and their religion. It is very important for a man to be brave enough to not let strangers come and ruin his life. But it's better not to confuse the religious fervor with prejudice! A religious fervor man always observes his family to do the righteous and support them to have a good life in the world and Etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is better before saying that an important book is invalid, search and find the reason.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also you can find all things about jealously (حسد) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/forty-hadith-an-exposition-second-edition-imam-khomeini/fifth-hadith-envy-hasad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T07:06:54.323" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10997" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11001" CreationDate="2014-01-29T14:09:15.067" Score="7" ViewCount="3269" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many peoples says don't offer salat/prayer in a Shiite mosque if you are Sunni Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it impermissible to pray in a Shiite mosque?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2634" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-29T13:21:41.820" LastActivityDate="2016-06-29T13:21:41.820" Title="Can a Sunni Muslim offer prayers in a Shiite mosque?" Tags="|sharia|salat|shia-sunni|masjid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10997" CreationDate="2014-01-29T22:12:14.350" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saying prayers in mosque of Shia and Sunni is totally unrestricted. Even saying prayers in church is allowed (if it has no danger for your religion).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the whole world is created by &lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt;. No one can restrict from for praying to him by building anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it's better to pray to Allah in a mosque because of hadith from prophet Mohammad(صلى الله عليه وسلم):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mosques are houses of Allah in our world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and another hadith from prophet that says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mosque is home of every Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there is no difference between Shia and Sunni in this hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Sorry for no source for hadith. I couldn't find any English source for them.)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3564" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-11-02T21:41:41.253" LastActivityDate="2014-11-02T21:41:41.253" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11003" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-29T23:13:37.693" Score="10" ViewCount="1472" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam u Alaikum &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a sister living in the West, recently I started taking the Hijab in all its forms (as it is known), including not just the head covering but also the mannerisms (e.g lowering of gaze, etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes while walking on the streets alone (with my baby) I find men casually smiling at me, the reasons can be diverse, maybe because they find the baby too cute. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In such circumstances, is it OK for me to smile back at them? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Better yet, how should I react in such circumstances to Please Allah (SWT) and not act rude, mean or snobbish at the same time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because sometimes people get offended when I lower my gaze as they smile at me and I don't smile back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4205" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2014-01-30T04:40:05.230" LastActivityDate="2018-08-03T10:14:25.747" Title="The Hijab and the Smile" Tags="|hijab|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11004" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-30T00:10:49.213" Score="2" ViewCount="695" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the question &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/170/would-it-be-permissible-for-me-to-go-out-for-lunch-dinner-with-a-person-of-the-o&quot;&gt;Would it be permissible for me to go out for lunch/dinner with a person of the opposite gender?&lt;/a&gt;&quot; one of the answers mentions that &quot;a public location, such as a public restaurant in a non-Muslim country, would also constitute khulwah.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean that a meeting at a public restaurant &lt;em&gt;in a Muslim country&lt;/em&gt; would be permissible, when the purpose is specifically to decide whether to marry or not to marry a person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4207" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2014-03-01T05:47:53.750" Title="When exactly does &quot;khulwah&quot; apply in public places?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11003" CreationDate="2014-01-30T00:29:01.983" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is your thoughts and intentions that pleases Allah. Your actions are just a result of your thoughts. If in your mind or heart you have nothing to do with the &lt;em&gt;men&lt;/em&gt; that smile at you, you can always give it back. It is one good deed in the name of humanity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is a religion of peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the contrary, if you are observing Hijab, your smile wouldn't be seen by anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4152" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-02-09T19:29:57.867" LastActivityDate="2014-02-09T19:29:57.867" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11004" CreationDate="2014-01-30T03:50:44.347" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you have misinterpreted the answer of the other post. It clearly states &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;An interesting scholarly discussion circulates around what &quot;alone&quot;&#xA;  means. The Arabic word is &quot;khulwah.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;Scholars state that &quot;alone&quot;&#xA;  includes being in the presence of people who would not stop you from&#xA;  committing immorality. Therefore, a public location, such as a public&#xA;  restaurant in a non-Muslim country, would also constitute khulwah.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read the bold lines. It mentions that even a public place would not be right if you are in the presence of people who would not stop you from committing evil. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The whole idea of that answer is if you are around people (relatives) who would not let you go astray from the purpose of the meeting, holding a meeting at such places is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;jazakallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4152" LastActivityDate="2014-01-30T03:50:44.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11004" CreationDate="2014-01-30T04:56:19.490" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note that just because it happens to be a public restaurant in a Muslim instead of a non-Muslim country, it doesn't (necessarily) mean that other restaurant patrons are likely to be paying attention to you at all, much less prevent/protect you from doing anything inappropriate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is important in avoiding &lt;em&gt;khulwah&lt;/em&gt; is that it's reasonable to expect others to notice and/or intervene so as to keep your interactions within acceptable limits. Chaperoning is the obvious (but not necessarily the only) solution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is impossible to just give a general ruling regarding &quot;restaurants in a Muslim country&quot;; there may or may not be public venues in Muslim (or even non-Muslim) countries where social interactions are moderated such that &lt;em&gt;khulwah&lt;/em&gt; is not an issue.  In my own (non-Muslim) country, even though the moderation is not according to Islamic mores, there is no shortage of moderated social events.  I imagine one could find such in a Muslim country as well, but the responsibility is still on you to ensure that it's appropriate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2014-01-30T04:56:19.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11008" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11010" CreationDate="2014-01-30T13:27:40.320" Score="4" ViewCount="83" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/uCuZ7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone please translate this into English for me? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4214" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T14:36:29.380" Title="Can someone please translate this for me?" Tags="|translation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-01-31T01:07:54.777" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11010" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11008" CreationDate="2014-01-30T13:32:17.993" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It means &quot; with name of Allah the most  beneficent, the most merciful &quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should use this phrase when you start any activity, work or anything &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="278" LastActivityDate="2014-01-30T13:32:17.993" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11012" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-30T18:25:42.743" Score="5" ViewCount="700" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm doing a freelance job to earn enough to buy a laptop to help me with my studies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My freelance writing job includes me writing about a sports arena in the US which include all sorts of haram things ranging from music to alcohol bars. My employer has instructed me to write articles in a way that would advertise the arena and make people consider to go watch the games and buy tickets in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is advertising such a place haram? If yes then what should I do with the money I've already earned for writing a few articles already?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4216" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:46:54.160" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:46:54.160" Title="Is earning from freelance writing for a sports arena which includes haram things halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|profession|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11012" CreationDate="2014-01-30T18:48:25.933" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can go ahead with it since you are not directly involved in those haram acts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Make sure you're only writing about thing which are not haram i.e. about the game, player etc and not about alcohol, music and pubs therein.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's act that directly promote an haram thing/idea/act that is forbidden/haram and so is the money earned from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2014-01-30T18:48:25.933" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11015" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-30T19:09:30.927" Score="0" ViewCount="456" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can anyone explain more about this saying of Imam Ali (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nahjulbalagha.org/SermonDetail.php?Sermon=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;from Nahjul-balagha&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَعَ کُلِّ شَیْء لا بِمُقارَنَة، وَ غَیْرُ کُلَّ شَیْء لا بِمُزایَلَة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He is with everything but not in nearness. He is different from&#xA;  everything but not in separation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3918" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T07:46:59.623" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T11:51:35.843" Title="Can you explain about this saying of Imam Ali?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|ali|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11016" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4111" CreationDate="2014-01-30T19:49:02.320" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am sorry, I didn't get how did you understand these are to be done after the death of prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are general commands to prophets SAW's wives, which are to be done always, not just after his death. And these are applicable to not just them, but all women. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming to your specific question about abiding in the house, It doesn't mean that they should always sit inside their home. It means they should not go out in the middle of men like women during the period of ignorance did. If they have a purpose to go out, they can go. A good explanation is given in Tafsir Ibn Kathir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1860&amp;amp;Itemid=89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(copied from here)&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These are the good manners which Allah enjoined upon the wives of the&#xA;  Prophet so that they would be an example for the women of the Ummah to&#xA;  follow. Allah said, addressing the wives of the Prophet that they&#xA;  should fear Allah as He commanded them, and that &lt;strong&gt;no other woman is&#xA;  like them or can be their equal in virtue and status&lt;/strong&gt;. Then Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;﴿فَلاَ تَخْضَعْنَ بِالْقَوْلِ﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(then be not soft in speech,) As-Suddi and others said, this means, do&#xA;  not be gentle in speech when addressing men. Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;﴿فَيَطْمَعَ الَّذِى فِى قَلْبِهِ مَرَضٌ﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(lest he in whose heart is a disease should be moved with desire,)&#xA;  means, something unclean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;﴿وَقُلْنَ قَوْلاً مَّعْرُوفاً﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(but speak in an honorable manner.) Ibn Zayd said: &quot;Decent and&#xA;  honorable talk that is known to be good.'' This means that she should&#xA;  address non-Mahram men in a manner in which there is no softness,&#xA;  i.e., &lt;strong&gt;a woman should not address a non-Mahram man in the same way that&#xA;  she addresses her husband.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;﴿وَقَرْنَ فِى بُيُوتِكُنَّ﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(And stay in your houses,) &lt;strong&gt;means, stay in your houses and do not come&#xA;  out except for a purpose. One of the purposes mentioned in Shari`ah is&#xA;  prayer in the Masjid, so long as the conditions are fulfilled,&lt;/strong&gt; as the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;«لَا تَمْنَعُوا إِمَاءَ اللهِ مَسَاجِدَ اللهِ وَلْيَخْرُجْنَ وَهُنَّ&#xA;  تَفِلَات»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;Do not prevent the female servants of Allah from the Masjids of&#xA;  Allah, but have them go out without wearing fragrance.&lt;/strong&gt;) According to&#xA;  another report:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;«وَبُيُوتُهُنَّ خَيْرٌ لَهُن»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(even though their houses are better for them.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;﴿وَلاَ تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجَـهِلِيَّةِ الاٍّولَى﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(and do not Tabarruj yourselves like the Tabarruj of the times of&#xA;  ignorance,) Mujahid said: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Women used to go out walking in front of&#xA;  men, and this was the Tabarruj of Jahiliyyah.''&lt;/strong&gt; Qatadah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;﴿وَلاَ تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجَـهِلِيَّةِ الاٍّولَى﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(and do not Tabarruj yourselves like the Taburruj of the times of&#xA;  ignorance,) &lt;strong&gt;&quot;When they go out of their homes walking in a shameless&#xA;  and flirtatious manner, and Allah, may He be exalted, forbade that.''&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  Muqatil bin Hayyan said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;﴿وَلاَ تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجَـهِلِيَّةِ الاٍّولَى﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(and do not Tabarruj yourselves like the Tabarruj of the times of&#xA;  ignorance,) &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Tabarruj is when a woman puts a Khimar on her head but&#xA;  does not tie it properly.'' So her necklaces, earrings and neck, and&#xA;  all of that can be seen. This is Tabarruj, and Allah addresses all the&#xA;  women of the believers with regard to Tabarruj.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;﴿وَأَقِمْنَ الصَّلَوةَ وَءَاتِينَ الزَّكَـوةَ وَأَطِعْنَ اللَّهَ&#xA;  وَرَسُولَهُ﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(and perform the Salah, and give Zakah and obey Allah and His&#xA;  Messenger.) Allah first forbids them from evil, then He enjoins them&#xA;  to do good by establishing regular prayer, which means worshipping&#xA;  Allah alone with no partner or associate, and paying Zakah, which&#xA;  means doing good to other people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clear from the explanation that they can go out for a reason, but of course, when they go, there are conditions like hijab and all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it is also clear from the hadeeths that women went to masjid for prayer, came to prophet for learning and clearing doubts etc. (If you want, hadeeths can be added, let me know).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="963" LastEditorUserId="963" LastEditDate="2014-01-30T19:54:57.197" LastActivityDate="2014-01-30T19:54:57.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11018" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11015" CreationDate="2014-01-30T21:01:29.323" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;We can answer to this good question after explaining some points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, since that the god is infinite and without any boundaries therefore the infinite include finite things. According to imam Ali’s Hikmat (widom) the god as infinite being encompasses all other things. Other beings as contingents are dependent in terms of their being to god as necessary being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, god has many different adjectives like above. some adjectives explain negative dimensions like material ,finite etc. and others explain positive dimensions like necessity, perfect being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When imam ail piece be upon him talks about mogharanah it means that god is not a material thing though it is thing like other things and when we say the god is along with things namely the god as infinite thing include other things. More study see: Ayatollah Javadi AMOLI, ALAVI WISDOM,RESEARCHER:SAEED BAND ALI,ESRA PUBLICATION.QOM IRAN&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4218" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-30T06:47:22.730" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T06:47:22.730" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11019" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10215" CreationDate="2014-01-30T21:16:44.270" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;We must distinct between the language of Quran and ordinary language.when Quran describes angeles in such a cases we have to notice the symbolic language. angels are immaterial and perfect. Quran try to draw angels by this  kind of language . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4218" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-08T11:19:17.453" LastActivityDate="2014-11-08T11:19:17.453" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11022" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10989" CreationDate="2014-01-31T04:00:44.953" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Friend the answer you are looking for is on the following link. &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2955/does-dripping-break-wudu&quot;&gt;Does wudu break - Similar question&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, if during namaz such a thing happens, if possible do not continue your namaz and perform wudu again and restart namaz. If not possible to break namaz like in Jumah, ask Allah for forgiveness. He is the Master of all and will inshallah forgive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Original Answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The general rule if you can control urination:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;If you pass urine or drops of urine, you have to make wudoo’ and wash&#xA;    only the parts of the body and clothing (on which the urine has&#xA;    fallen).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you have no control over these drops:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;If the situation you describe, the occasional emission of a few drops&#xA;    of urine, is beyond your control, then your case is like that of one&#xA;    who is incontinent, so do the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;    &lt;li&gt;Wash the private parts with water.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;    &lt;li&gt;Wash the part of your clothes that&#xA;    the urine has gotten onto (there is no need to change your clothes).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;    &lt;li&gt;Put a pad or a piece of cotton, or something similar, over the private&#xA;    parts so that the urine will not spread.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;    &lt;li&gt;Do wudoo’ for each prayer, then pray as you are, and pray as much as&#xA;    you like, fard and naafil, with this wudoo’. After doing this,&#xA;    anything else that comes out does not matter. Allaah says&#xA;    (interpretation of the meaning): “So keep your duty to Allaah and fear&#xA;    Him as much as you can…” [al-Taghaabun 64:16]. Do not miss any prayers&#xA;    or delay doing them on time, and your prayer will be valid.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;    &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;This is what should be done in the case of incontinence, but if the&#xA;    urine comes out shortly after urinating, then it stops, in this case&#xA;    you can go to the bathroom fifteen minutes before the prayer or the&#xA;    adhaan, for example, then put something (a cloth, etc) to prevent&#xA;    contamination after you do istinjaa’ (cleaning yourself after&#xA;    relieving yourself), do wudoo’ and pray. And Allaah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fatwa by: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/6656/drops%20urine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Munajjid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4152" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2014-02-02T23:25:46.687" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11012" CreationDate="2014-01-31T06:31:56.210" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Haram deeds have sin and Advertising for Haram deeds is cooperating in sin. Advertising for a sin business is cooperating in sin. Cooperating in sin is prohibited in the holy Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ‌ وَالتَّقْوَىٰ ۖ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا&#xA;  عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ&#xA;  شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but &lt;strong&gt;do not cooperate in&#xA;  sin and aggression&lt;/strong&gt;. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is severe in&#xA;  penalty.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#5:2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we should know who provide for us is Allah and not the boss:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَمَّنْ هَـٰذَا الَّذِي يَرْ‌زُقُكُمْ إِنْ أَمْسَكَ رِ‌زْقَهُ ۚ بَل&#xA;  لَّجُّوا فِي عُتُوٍّ وَنُفُورٍ‌ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or who is it that could provide for you if He withheld His provision?&#xA;  But they have persisted in insolence and aversion. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#67:21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#67:21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What God has provided for you including laptop is in sky and you should ask it from God by dua. cannot God give you a laptop by Halal way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَفِي السَّمَاءِ رِ‌زْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#51:22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#51:22&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ruling about past income is that because this has been a Haram business so that business has not established in Islam and so you do not own the income. so this money is not yours at all and you should return it or have it by satisfaction of its real owner as a gift for example or if you cannot find the owner of a money you should pass it to a qualified scholar to spend it for Islamic purposes or pay it for charity by permission of qualified jurist ruler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: QA from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leader.ir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;website of Imam Khamenei&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-01T07:27:17.387" LastActivityDate="2015-08-01T07:27:17.387" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11027" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-31T16:26:39.187" Score="4" ViewCount="4283" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have slightly above average desire for sex whereas my wife has very low desire for sex. In spite trying all methods to lure in my wife for more sex I failed and couldn't motivate her for even mutual masturbation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keeping this in view I have a question, is masturbation allowed to that husband who's wife denies sex to him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4231" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-09T07:24:31.403" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T19:29:34.660" Title="Is masturbation allowed to a husband who is denied sex by his wife?" Tags="|sharia|husband-wife|masturbation|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11029" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-31T16:48:19.323" Score="2" ViewCount="1566" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically I have a problem that as soon as I start doing wudhu I begin to get all types of feeling such as passing wind but mostly that something will release from my private parts. I get very anxious and sometimes shake my leg a little. This problems starts wen I start wudhu and as soon as I say &lt;em&gt;salam&lt;/em&gt; and finish salah this problem completely goes away. I know this is waswas/whimsy from shaytan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before starting salah I wash my private part and underwear, and right before starting salah I check my private part to make sure it is dry and nothing has released. Sometimes even before starting the salah I see some wetness so I start washing all over again. When I eventually start my salah I get very anxious and feeling like something has released. I always end up breaking my salah to check if something has released but sometimes I ignore it if I feel it is nothing. But because this happens everyday I have become used to the many different feelings that occur in my private parts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;E.g:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a certain feelings occurs that I know in the past has occurred with the release of wetness I break the salah to check and do see some wetness on the tip of the penis. If I don't see anything I start salah again but sometimes I see some wetness on the tip and so start wudhu all over again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How am I meant to say salah in such a case? Are my wuddhu valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It takes up most of my day and I cannot even pray on time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4234" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-01-31T18:32:13.033" LastActivityDate="2014-01-31T20:41:54.873" Title="Whimsy about the status of my wudhu is affecting my salah" Tags="|salat|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11032" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-01-31T19:34:16.270" Score="2" ViewCount="2444" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a man marry his mother's sister-in-law if she is divorced?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4236" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-02-03T19:38:11.583" LastActivityDate="2014-02-07T08:35:27.727" Title="Can a man marry his mother's sister-in-law?" Tags="|sharia|fiqh|mahram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-02-10T16:51:19.137" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11027" CreationDate="2014-01-31T20:02:36.757" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. It is impermissible to fallback to masturbation irrespective of the fact whether the man's wife is fulfilling his sexual needs or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;* You mentioned to me that masturbation is haraam. Does this include both man and woman?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;- Yes, the ruling applies to both sexes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/49/2422/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dialogue on miscellaneous issues-2&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;* What about masturbation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;- It is haraam. You must avoid it. It suffices to mention that, in some narrations, Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) “An acronym for Alaihis Salaam - meaning, may peace be with him”, described it as a form of adultery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/49/2397/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dialogue on Janabah&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the action man can take if his wife abandons his sexual desires, refer to rule #2422 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2349/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T19:29:34.660" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10148" CreationDate="2014-01-31T20:33:46.630" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although @Fatemeh's post already contains the answer but maybe this post could help better understand her answer. The Ahadeeth of Imams of Shia, those which are known as authentic and many that are not proved to be authentic, all support and explain each other and verses of Quran. This is a claim that I make mainly based on my study of Shia literature, but many others have the same claim as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now about your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me start by saying that every state that is created in the human being has its own right position. Anger, jealousy, desire for eating, desire for sleeping, desire for having sex, not easily spending money, being arrogant and etc. all can be good or bad and as always it depends who is such and in what situation. For example being arrogant is among the worst state one can be in, it is the main reason for people not going by the laws of Allah and rejecting Him as the only God, but still in Shia Hadeeth a poor being arrogant in front of a rich is encouraged! Being angry for our own benefit is discouraged but for the sake of Allah with the enemies of Allah it is encouraged (remember the verse about it in Quran?). Easily spending money by a man for his family is among the very good prays of Allah he can do, like jihad, but the same is discouraged for a woman that is to spend from his husband's money! The same is true about jealousy, but this needs a further explanation. Jealousy (غیرت، حمیت) that is good for all human beings is about their religion and other values, people should defend Islam e.g. and this should be an important issue in their mind, they should care about it, but women are discouraged to have jealousy about their husbands, at the same time that the husbands are encouraged to be jealous about their wives. Another example is pudency which is quite encouraged for women in front of the strangers of the opposite gender, but at the same time this is quited discouraged for them in front of their husbands. You see, no adjective is really bad if is given to us by Allah, but we should manage it and keep control of it in our everyday lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I have seen some adjectives are counted in our Ahadeeth that are good for women and bad for man, e.g. one not being Jealousy (about their husbands, not their religion, their children and etc.), one being scary (in her social communications mainly not while defending her religion or her virginity or else), and one easily spending money (from her husband or father's wealth not her own wealth of course). For example see this Hadeeth from Imam Ali peace be upon him again from Nahjul Balaqeh that counts three most important of such adjectives:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع خِيَارُ خِصَالِ النِّسَاءِ شِرَارُ&#xA;  خِصَالِ الرِّجَالِ الزَّهْوُ وَ الْجُبْنُ وَ الْبُخْلُ فَإِذَا كَانَتِ&#xA;  الْمَرْأَةُ ذَاتَ زَهْوٍ لَمْ تُمَكِّنْ مِنْ نَفْسِهَا وَ إِذَا&#xA;  كَانَتْ بَخِيلَةً حَفِظَتْ مَالَهَا وَ مَالَ بَعْلِهَا وَ إِذَا&#xA;  كَانَتْ جَبَانَةً فَرِقَتْ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ يَعْرِضُ لَهَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The best adjectives that a woman can possess are the worst that a man&#xA;  can possess, being arrogance, scary and stingy, if a woman is arrogant&#xA;  will not let the strangers of the opposite gender to enter her own&#xA;  private zone, when she is scary will stay away from anything that will&#xA;  disrupt her respect, and when is stingy will keep the wealth of her&#xA;  own and her husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following Ahadeeth all are from the most authentic Hadeeth book of Shia, Usul-e-Kaafi (V. 5, p.p. 504-506), all saying the same thing that you read from Nahjul Balaqah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ&#xA;  لَمْ يَجْعَلِ الْغَيْرَةَ لِلنِّسَاءِ وَ إِنَّمَا تَغَارُ&#xA;  الْمُنْكِرَاتُ مِنْهُنَّ فَأَمَّا الْمُؤْمِنَاتُ فَلَا إِنَّمَا جَعَلَ&#xA;  اللَّهُ الْغَيْرَةَ لِلرِّجَالِ لِأَنَّهُ أَحَلَّ لِلرَّجُلِ أَرْبَعاً&#xA;  وَ مَا مَلَكَتْ يَمِينُهُ وَ لَمْ يَجْعَلْ لِلْمَرْأَةِ إِلَّا&#xA;  زَوْجَهَا فَإِذَا أَرَادَتْ مَعَهُ غَيْرَهُ كَانَتْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ&#xA;  زَانِيَةً.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated from Imam Sadiq peace be upon him: Verily Allah --عز و جل--&#xA;  has never put jealousy for women ... verily Allah has put the jealousy&#xA;  for men since they are allowed to have four wives and those their&#xA;  right hands possess while women are not allowed to have more than one&#xA;  husband at a time and if a woman seek for more than that in the view&#xA;  of Allah she will be a wrongdoer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع غَيْرَةُ النِّسَاءِ الْحَسَدُ وَ الْحَسَدُ هُوَ&#xA;  أَصْلُ الْكُفْرِ إِنَّ النِّسَاءَ إِذَا غِرْنَ غَضِبْنَ وَ إِذَا&#xA;  غَضِبْنَ كَفَرْنَ إِلَّا الْمُسْلِمَاتُ مِنْهُنَّ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Baqir peace be upon him said: Jealousy (غیرت) of women is the&#xA;  kind of jealousy (حسد) which is the root to Kufr. The women when&#xA;  become jealous will become angry and when became angry will deny what&#xA;  is right and commit Kufr, the exceptions are those who yield to submit&#xA;  for Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above are not the only such Ahadeeth there in that book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-06T12:34:26.537" LastActivityDate="2016-02-06T12:34:26.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11029" CreationDate="2014-01-31T20:41:54.873" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In regards to the issue of wetness. As detailed in this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/10509&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; if one performs Istabra after urination and then feels wetness, then neither are they or their clothings deemed unclean/najs nor does it invalidate/break their wuddhu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a person doubts too much and is too whimsical/waswasy about whether their wuddu has been broken or not then they should treat it as valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule #305-306:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;305. If a person doubts too often about the acts of Wudhu and its conditions, like, about water being Pak, or its not being usurped, he should not pay any heed to such doubt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;306. If a person doubts whether his Wudhu has become void, he should treat it as valid. But, if he did not perform Istibra (rule no. 73) after urinating, and performed Wudhu, and thereafter some fluid was discharged about which he was not sure whether it was urine or something else, his Wudhu will be void.&#xA;  307. If a person doubts whether he has performed Wudhu or not, he should perform Wudhu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2157/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Husaini Sistani&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2014-01-31T20:41:54.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11015" CreationDate="2014-01-31T21:55:54.727" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simply Allah is everywhere without being somewhere in the way other objects are said to be somewhere, since He has no alike; and Allah is different from the other objects without the objects ever existing without Him, so He is different without being separated from the other objects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This example may help better understand this. If I am a student in a classroom, the teacher is teaching and I am thinking about my laptop in my room, then physically I am there in the classroom but I am not really there with all my consciousness, so the teacher speaks and I don't hear without pushing my fingers into my ears, my eyes see the teacher but my brain doesn't understand what the eyes see. Physically being somewhere and noticing (توجه) the environment is different. Allah is the Creator, according to Imam Sadiq peace be upon him He creates so how it be possible that He don't know (according to at least some Shia philosophers creation of Allah is continuous so we don't have anything like &quot;creation+maintenance&quot; but only creation from instant to instant, always renewing all the creation). His knowledge about everything thus is fresh, comprehensive and exhaustive, so Him being conscious, having His will and power, being existed and Alive can be considered for everywhere and together with everything that exists, but obviously that doesn't imply that Allah is positioned in every positions. Similarly an example about how is the creation of Allah is that consider your image in a mirror. Your image is an imaginary image, it doesn't exist in reality but still an observer can describe its quality. About the creation of Allah only Allah exists as independent of anything else, but His creation exists only upto His existence, if there is no God there will be no creation, like the image of you in the mirror, it exists as long as you are there in front of the mirror. So the image in the mirror and everything that exist (creatures of Allah) depend on another existences, they are not separated beings but they are different things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah is the All knower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T07:16:11.417" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T07:16:11.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10978" CreationDate="2014-01-31T22:38:35.423" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Fiqh the criteria for how long and more precisely when the parents MUST pay for their children life and comfort and even similarly when the children MUST pay for their parents’ life and comfort is that they (the children or their parents) cannot earn their needs and need help for them. That is before I go to work and my parents let me study, no matter if I have married or not, my parents if can must help me. They can of course ban me from studying and instead force me to work, then they can stop giving me salary. Similarly if my parents get old with no salary it will be my duty to give them salary as much as I can and suffice for them. Of course my sisters if have no work (so own no money until their husbands give them some) they can help only if they own any money otherwise they cannot help their parents without their husbands' permission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread11974.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; as reference, the webpage is in Persian and the users with blue usernames are Shia scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the marriage although it is good that the parents help their children find husband or wife, and similarly it is encouraged that the children help their (single) parents find husband or wife, but it is not obligatory for any of them to do so unless there is a necessity, e.g. marriage is not obligatory but only encouraged but there may arise situations that it will become obligatory, then helping the one who needs to marry can be obligatory, either for the parents or the children depending on the issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa7949&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; as a reference, the webpage is available in Persian and Arabic, and the answer is given by scholars and also contains a Fatwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and last but by no means least, fathers have Wilayah over their sons and Wilayah of fathers of fathers are always greater, they can make a Mustahab or Makruh to turn into a Wajib or Haram, although they are encouraged never to use this authority of them unless necessary since they will be questioned for how much trouble they have produced for their children at the Day of Judgment. For example if I want to marry a girl and my father simply says &quot;no!&quot;, even if that girl is perfect in every respect marriage with her would be Haram for me unless my father or his father allow me again. Similarly if I don't want to marry at all and my father commands to me to marry that special girl I have no way other than to obey. I have personally checked this law of Allah, Allah will put the best for the children in obedience of their parents as long as this doesn't include committing any sin, even if the father's command is wrong! Him being wrong will be bad for himself at the Day but anyway the goods for the children is in obeying him in Dunya. However, all these have some exceptions, for example if a girl wants to marry a guy that is proper for her in every respect, she needs to marry and also likes to marry with that guy, but the father of the girl doesn't let her so and there is no other guy at the time that she can marry with, then irrespective of her father she can marry with that guy and of course she would be responsible for her choice and her father will be responsible for him banning his daughter from that marriage and pushing her into mental and maybe bodily troubles. Therefore, Fatwa can change from case to case and you may like to investigate more around your special case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-03T10:37:29.400" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T10:37:29.400" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8098" CreationDate="2014-01-31T23:17:34.783" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should notice the phrase &quot;instead of believers&quot;, that is, if there are two person that can help you similarly, one believer and another non-believer, then you should not chose the non-believer over the one who is a believer. This seems so rational and clear, but in practice you should care about the details, maybe the non-believer has some facilities (money. knowledge) that the believer one has not, but the extra facilities that the non-believer has over the believer is not required for your point, so still the believer one should be chosen as your partner or ally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile I am not a scholar so think about this point as a hint :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the same time there is a general rule that Allah has stated in his book:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;هَلْ جَزَاءُ الْإِحْسَانِ إِلَّا الْإِحْسَانُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is the reward for good [anything] but good? [Ar-Rahman,60]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is if someone helps you it will not be Islamically acceptable to be a priory disrespectful to him, even though he is an atheist. Examples for them are a lot in both Quran and Sunnah, when Allah says until atheist stay on your side don't break the covenant with them, or says if some ones oppress you then you can respond back similarly but never go further that if you do then you will be an oppressor, and etc.; all these and other examples show being just is very important and good have no bad respond. In Shia Ahadeeth we have been told that if a non-believer did something good for you respond back as good as he treated you and if a believer did something good for you respond back even better than how he treated you, that is more than being just when dealing with a believer. In your case, those people help you so you should help them in respond and this grant a communication between you and them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is quite logical and rational. A person who is not a believer his deeds even if very good will never reach Allah since it has no صبغة الله, not aimed for reaching وجه الله and etc., so they will have no reward for those deeds in the judgment day, but Allah is the Just and should reward them and He does this by responding back them in this Dunya. When you answer the kindness of your friends by being kind toward them this is the reward for them, if you don't they will anyway receive their reward in Dunya and you have did wrong in communication with them. See this verse that supports what just stated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَن كَانَ يُرِ‌يدُ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا نُوَفِّ&#xA;  إِلَيْهِمْ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فِيهَا وَهُمْ فِيهَا لَا يُبْخَسُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever desires the life of this world and its adornments - We fully&#xA;  repay them for their deeds therein, and they therein will not be&#xA;  deprived. [Hud,15]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I have mentioned people who do not believe in Allah still do well for either of these reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Intellectual Ethis: living in a society that everyone go by some pre-defined (not necessarily heavenly originated) ethical rules will be easier and more desirable!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If I behave better people will love me and being loved and respected is important to me; to absorb attention of my parents, friends, my boss, the girls or guys around, ..., to gain fame for being polite, for being donor; to earn credit and etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There may be more reasons for that but my memory stopped at this point. By the way, good deed will be answered by good responses and if there is no fate there will be no reward put aside for that deed in the Here After.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-29T02:16:51.807" LastActivityDate="2015-11-29T02:16:51.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11027" CreationDate="2014-01-31T23:49:25.537" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although the answer given by @BleedingFingers is directly answering your question but as your situation is common between many young couples let me add some points that may help you with your situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Playing with wife or watching her photos/movies all are allowed. Imagination about her (&lt;em&gt;either being pure imagination, or being in the form of remembering memorabilia, or seeing her photos/movies/paintings either realistic or caricature or else&lt;/em&gt;) is also allowed but as long as you will not become Jonob. However, playing with wife's body has no limit for the husband becoming jonob or not, so you the man can be satisfied with her wife's body even when she is asleep, or busy doing her own works. In a Fatwa even I saw that the man can rub his private limb to the body of his wife until he ejaculates, you may think it is not very different than masturbation but indeed it is, masturbation is forbidden and it is not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also as a hint, according to definition, masturbation is that a person does something with himself until he will ejaculate, there is no difference between how to do this, merely by imagination or by playing with his private limb or else. But ejaculation occurring is anyway a requirement for the deed to be named masturbation. So even if someone enjoy him/herself but stop before ejaculation it will not be called masturbation (also see the definition of Zina) but be careful that even this deed is Haram and forbidden, since this enjoyment is not among the ways Allah has announced as Halal for men and women. The only way that is Halal these days is seemingly by marriage and in communication with the wife or husband. But this communication can also be one-sided, that is a wife may fall asleep and his husband rub her body or himself to her body until ejaculation happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Fatwa was due to Imam Khamenei if I am not wrong, so you may need to consult your own scholar to get sure what is Halal or haram for you in your communication.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found these Fatawa in Persian that may help:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حضرت آقا فرموده‌اند كه تخيل كردن درباره‌ي همسر حرام نيست مگر آنكه به&#xA;  حرامي بيانجامد مانند آمدن آب. سؤال حقير اين است كه:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;آيا منظور از آب اينجا مني مي‌باشد؟&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;منظور از تخيل كردن دقيقاً خود تخيل است يا شامل يادآوري (عمدي يا&#xA;  غيرعمدي) خاطرات هم مي‌شود؟&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;نگاه كردن شهوت‌الود به نقاشي/كاريكاتور يا عكس يا فيلم معمولي يا&#xA;  شهوت‌آنگيز همسر آيا فقط تا زماني حلال است كه منجر به آمدن آب نشده باشد&#xA;  يا جنب شدن (اختياري يا سهوي) با ديدن آن‌ها نيز مجاز است؟&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;آيا در حين انجام تخيل، يا به يادآوري خاطرات، و يا ديدن عكس و&#xA;  فيلم‌هاي شهوت‌انگيز همسر يا رابطه‌ي جنسي‌ام با او بازي كردن با آلت خود&#xA;  حكم استمناء حرام را دارد يا چون در ارتباط با همسر است مجاز است؟&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الف) آيا اينكه همسر در دسترس نباشد (مسافرت باشد، سر كار باشد، مريض و&#xA;  بي‌حال باشد يا بيهوش، خواب باشد و از شدت خستگي اظهار بي‌ميلي كند و در&#xA;  صورت اصرار بدخلقي كند)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ب) آيا اينكه منجر به آمدن آب بشود يا خير تأثيري در حكم دارد؟&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ج) در صورتي كه اين كار شرعاً حرام باشد آيا اگر نيت اوليه‌ي اين كار نه&#xA;  خود لذت بردن كه ايجاد تحريك اوليه و نعوظ در آلت خود جهت آماده كردن خود&#xA;  در رفتن به سراغ همسر باشد باز اين كار اشكال دارد؟ اگر در حين اين كار&#xA;  لذتي برده شود آيا با توجه به آن نيت اوليه باز اين كار اشكال دارد؟&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1:خروج مني منظور است 2:همه چيز را شامل مي شود 3:نبايد منجز به خروج مني&#xA;  شود 4:در تمام صورتهاي الف وب حرام است اما در صورت ج اگر همسر حضور&#xA;  داشته باشد ومقدمات اوليه جهت شروع آميزش هست مانعي ندارد ولي در هر صورت&#xA;  بازي كردن مرد با آلت خود چه با حضور همسر وچه بدون حضور او چه در راستاي&#xA;  تمهيدات آميزش باشد يا نباشد حرام است&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أجوبة الاستفتاءات (فارسى)؛ ص: 165&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الف) آيا در استمناء غير حرام با همسر كه گفته شده ماليدن آلت خود به بدن&#xA;  همسر اگرچه منجر به جنب شدن بشود نيز مجاز است آيا اين تنها در صورتي است&#xA;  كه همسر هم هوشيار باشد يا اگر او خواب بود (و از خستگي نمي‌توانست بيدار&#xA;  شود يا اگر بيدار مي‌شد بدخلق مي‌شود يا هر دليل ديگر) و مثلاً با دست&#xA;  خود آلت را به بدن او بكشم تا جنب شوم هم مجاز است؟ به عبارت ديگر در&#xA;  ملاعبه‌ي با بدن همسر آيا لازم است كه حتماً همسرم هم هوشيار و فعال باشد&#xA;  و اين كارها دوطرفه باشد يا صرف اينكه كنار هم هستيم و از بدن او هم&#xA;  استفاده مي‌كنم كافي است؟ (انگار كه بدن او مانند دست خودم باشد، مثل&#xA;  اينكه در اين حال فرقي بين بدن او و ديوار يا هر تكيه‌گاه ديگري وجود&#xA;  نداشته باشد؟) آيا اين كار وقتي او خواب است شعبه‌اي از تخيل و استمناء&#xA;  حرام نمي‌باشد؟&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ب) اگر حرام است تا چه حدي از هوشياري براي همسر در ملاعبه لازم است،&#xA;  مثلاً اينكه بيدار باشد ولي مشغول كار ديگري باشد در اين جالت بازي كردن&#xA;  با آلت خود روي بدن او و جنب شدن چه حكمي دارد؟&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لذت بردن از همسر مشروط به هوشياري زن يا مرد نيست واگر در خواب باشد مرد&#xA;  مي تواند از همسرش لذت ببرد وحلال است وبدون دخول هم ارضا شود وتمام انچه&#xA;  در سوال آمده است حلال است&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اجوبه الاستفتاات احكام معاشرت زن ومرد&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point in this Fatwa --in addition to support what is said above-- is that playing with own private limb in the presence or absence of the partner is forbidden unless it is a part of doing the sexual relation with the partner, a prelude for that or something like that with no intention of enjoying his/her own body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="584" LastEditDate="2014-02-01T00:06:57.580" LastActivityDate="2014-02-01T00:06:57.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11041" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8098" CreationDate="2014-02-01T00:17:40.930" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently read in my translation of the Qur'an,  tafsir on this verse.  I cannot quote it at this point,  but the summary of it is that the wording implies a friendship That is so close that &lt;em&gt;your life goals are the same&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is a believer's goals in life (perhaps we could say that they are to please Allah subhana wa-ta'ala, and to enter Jannah bi'ithnee Allah)  the same as a non-believer (cars,  money, fame, family.... Dunya things)?  No,  they shouldn't be. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember that when you say &quot;I like you&quot;, as we are naturally inclined towards similar people, you are saying &quot;I'm like you&quot;.  Do you want to be like  them? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T12:40:48.547" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T12:40:48.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2513" CreationDate="2014-02-01T00:39:58.750" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A general rule: &lt;strong&gt;any sin that is thought as less important will become greater&lt;/strong&gt;. In a Hadeeth Imam Ali peace be upon him says do not see to the smallness of the sin but do see the greatness of the one you disobey. In another Hadeeth any relatively small sin that is considered small will become a major sin. Now let me return back to your statement that &quot;&lt;em&gt;I am pretty sure backbiting is common both in the Muslim and non-Muslim worlds&lt;/em&gt;&quot; and of course you know people many times hesitate caring or preventing occurance of this and similar sins. Ignoring disobedience of Allah even if seems to be small is in contradiction with the spirit of Submission toward Allah which is Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another general rule: &lt;strong&gt;Every sin that has a wider social effect will be considered more dangerous&lt;/strong&gt;. Now consider Zina when is done in private, no one will even know two person had committed the sin. The sin is very great as its effect is deep in both of those wrongdoers but it is restricted to themselves. But now consider backbiting in a party between several people gathering together. They say something right (not even propagating a single scandal) about a believer which is absent there, the person cannot defend himself, like a dead person that if is eaten from his meat cannot defend himself. Rebuilding what has ruined about his honor and respect is not easy and may last until the person's end life. Disrespect to a believer in some Ahadeeth are even counted as worse as destroying the Haram (کعبة).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next point, if some sin is worse than another we never say the reverse, that the latter is better than the former, they are both bad, on the negative axis, there we have only bad and worse and not also bad and better! ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another point, Zina can be in done in public, like when wrongdoers propagate their private photos and movies on internet, like when someone do such things in the middle of the city like some nudist may do or else. These are not considered only one single sin, Zina, but also confessing to their sin which is another sin and a great sin, and even advertising the sin without showing regret. Such a sin is far greater than Zina when is done in private. Also Zina can lead to a child being born and we are told that there is no benefit in such a child (he can earn benefit during his life but no benefit at his birth), a terrible situation for the child so that his chance to grow spiritually is lower than a usual person. This and similar things can make Zina a greater sin. Similarly any sin can be greater or less great according to many situation. For example being regretful or arrogant while doing the sin is not effectless. You see that eating a dead body is Haram but if necessary it will even become Halal as long as the one who eats it will eat only to the extent that is needed for him to survive from the hunger. So you cannot judge the mere action of eating the dead irrespective of the intention behind the deed. Now if you see different Ahadeeth stating different order you should care for the intention behind them as well, that is the situation around which the Hadeeth has been established.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Backbiting being worse than Zina is not any strange, but one might do a Zina which is greater than lots of backbitings, especially if the person find the habit of doing Zina and thus lost any honor and shame in this respect and did the sin with no regret or hesitation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-14T06:20:48.917" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T06:20:48.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11043" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-01T05:14:46.237" Score="2" ViewCount="372" Body="&lt;p&gt;I notice that after salat jumuah people do two versions of salat sunnah, 2 rakaat or 4 rakaat. What are the proper intentions of those two versions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4030" LastActivityDate="2014-03-05T04:55:10.693" Title="What is the intention of salat sunnah after salat Jumuah?" Tags="|salat|jumuah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11047" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11032" CreationDate="2014-02-01T11:54:34.827" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes he can, any man can get married of any adult female who doesn't share a root or a branch with him. Neither the branches nor the roots of his wife (wife's daughter, mother, grand mother, grand daughter...)&#xA;Special cases include your wife's sister, niece, and aunt, as you cannot be married to both at the same time, but it is possible after the divorce of the wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4243" LastEditorUserId="4243" LastEditDate="2014-02-03T13:26:50.377" LastActivityDate="2014-02-03T13:26:50.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11049" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-01T13:23:25.327" Score="2" ViewCount="3419" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamualikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When praying a 4 rakat Salah, whether it is sunnah or fard, do we recite a surah after reciting Fatiha on the third and fourth rakat ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this apply to all 4 rakat salah? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4244" LastActivityDate="2014-03-03T13:52:29.397" Title="Should we recite a surah in the last two rakat" Tags="|hadith|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11051" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-01T13:39:44.843" Score="3" ViewCount="16395" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it haram for a man and a woman to have a romantic relationship before marriage? I'm not talking about something sexual of course that is a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what if a guy and a girl in a relationship, but they never touch each other, never be alone like just the two of them, never hold hands and stuff, always pray and dua, always do all good deeds and all. Is it still against Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4245" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-19T07:19:26.703" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T07:19:26.703" Title="Relationship before marriage" Tags="|sharia|relationships|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-05-27T06:07:07.553" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11049" CreationDate="2014-02-01T13:43:09.833" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recitation of Aayaat after al-Faatihah in the last two Rak'ahs&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;He used to make the last two rak'ahs about half as long as the first two, about fifteen aayaat, and sometimes he would recite only al-Faatihah in them.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sometimes&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;he would let them hear an aayah or so.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;They would hear the tones of his recitation of &quot;Glorify the name of your Lord Most High&quot; (A'laa 87:19) and &quot;Has the story reached you of the Overwhelming ?&quot; (Ghaashiyah 88:26).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sometimes&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;he would recite &quot;By the Sky and the Night-Visitant&quot; (Taariq, 86:17), &quot;By the Sky, (displaying) the Constellations&quot; (Burooj, 85:22), and similar soorahs.&quot;&#xA;Sometimes &quot;he would recite &quot;By the Night as it conceals&quot; (Layl 92:21) and similar soorahs.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, the above indicates that it would be Sunnah to recite as well as not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                    And Allah knows the best &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet's Prayer -Shaikh Al-Albani&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3493" LastActivityDate="2014-02-01T13:43:09.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11054" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-01T15:48:48.137" Score="2" ViewCount="1224" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand interest is Haram.  My question is as follows: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to lease a car (for 3 years) that has interest % but the company is offering me to calculate 3 years of interest and contribute/pay upfront the whole interest cost. In that way I will only be paying the principle amount for next 3 years and no interest as that has already been contributed by car company. Is this permissible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4247" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-20T10:27:09.207" LastActivityDate="2016-10-20T10:27:09.207" Title="Is it permissible to take on a loan with interest if the interest is paid up front?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10592" CreationDate="2014-02-01T18:40:16.713" Score="7" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A woman can lead the Salat only if all the followers are women;&#xA;  however, if all of the followers are men or there is a congregation of&#xA;  men and women, then the Imam must be a man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case it is recommended that the leading woman stand at the first line and not in front of others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-laws.com/congregationprayer.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The qualifications of the Imam of Salat al-Jamaat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastActivityDate="2014-02-01T18:40:16.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11058" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11065" CreationDate="2014-02-01T20:19:30.893" Score="10" ViewCount="9365" Body="&lt;p&gt;During a conversation between me and my friend (he is not a believer)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;He said&lt;/em&gt;: That's why I am not a believer because Allah didn't guide me to the right way.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;I said&lt;/em&gt;, How do you know that? &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;He said&lt;/em&gt;: Isn't every thing predestined (قضاء وقدر)?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;I said&lt;/em&gt; : Yes.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;He said&lt;/em&gt;: Ok then, you got you're answer.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was right, but it's very clear he is cheating himself.&#xA;But logically, I didn't know how to tell him that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my point is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;How to answer those who say &quot;Allah guides whom He wills&quot; and that's why I am not a believer, as everything is predestined?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2967" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T11:03:23.323" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T07:14:55.660" Title="How to respond to those who say; Allah guides whom He wills and that's why I am not a believer?" Tags="|dawah|kuffar|qadar|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11058" CreationDate="2014-02-01T20:59:33.680" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You were wrong in answering this question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;isn't everything a Predestination (ﻗﻀﺎﺀ ﻭﻗﺪﺭ)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By yes. No it is not, this is so much against Islam: people do have choice and they choose their path in life. Such things are said to something like death (it can't be changed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah did guide him but he did not listen to his guidance. How do Allah guide him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By sending people like you to let him know about Islam, seeing people die each day so he would think logically about death and god and many other signs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4250" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T15:30:37.643" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T15:30:37.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11061" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11058" CreationDate="2014-02-02T05:49:09.737" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;ASSALAM O ALAIKUM&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verily, Allah SWT is the one who guides or misguides a person according to his deeds.    ALLHAMDOLILLAH.&#xA;In Quran ALLAH SWT says &quot;we have put a veil over the eyes of evil doers so that they go astray&quot; (well, these are not the exact wordings). So ALLAH SWT may misguide a person who does evil&#xA;And for the one who wants to find him, ALLAH SWT says &quot;if you come a step towards me I will come 70 towards you” (again not the exact words so I recommend you to search for these references).&#xA;So it would be a false and obviously irrational reasoning to blame ALLAH SWT for your condition because it all depends on your deeds.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now as far as predestination is concerned it has been proved a good topic of debate to those who do not want to believe or suffer from ignorance because it requires some feeling to understand rather than pure logic.&#xA;And the belief which is solely mine in this context is &quot;things are not happening just because ALLAH SWT has written it rather you did them by your own (we have been given free will in ISLAM) and ALLAH SWT, the omnipresent, the omnipotent and the omniscient and much more obviously knew everything that you will do from the day he created universe so he has written everything and without doubting his precision (NAUZOBILLAH) you can say everything will surely pass by as it is written.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4253" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-06T07:14:55.660" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T07:14:55.660" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11058" CreationDate="2014-02-02T08:47:19.187" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many verses in the Quran proving freedom of human. Some of them are as followings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That is the Day, the truth, so whosoever wills takes a way to his&#xA;  Lord.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#78:39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#78:39&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, We have guided him to the path, he is either grateful or&#xA;  ungrateful. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#76:3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#76:3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: 'This is the truth from your Lord. Let whosoever will, believe,&#xA;  and whosoever will, disbelieve it' For the harmdoers, We have prepared&#xA;  a Fire, the pavilion of which encompasses them. When they cry out for&#xA;  relief, they shall be showered with water as hot as molten copper,&#xA;  which will scald their faces; how evil a drink, and how evil a&#xA;  restingplace!  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#18:29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#18:29&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More verses can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tahoorkotob.com/page.php?pid=5926&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First we use our freedom and select a way then God support us by providing us needed things like air, food, water, power,...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When God says he guide whom he will it means Allah guides who firstly himself wanted to be guided then Allah guides him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever hopes for the tillage of the Everlasting Life, We will&#xA;  increase his tillage; and whoever hopes for the tillage of this world,&#xA;  We give him some of it, but in the Everlasting Life he shall have no&#xA;  share. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#42:20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#42:20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-13T22:04:58.323" LastActivityDate="2015-10-13T22:04:58.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11065" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11058" CreationDate="2014-02-02T10:32:11.550" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;You could've simply quoted this telling verse of the Holy Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah doesn't change a people unless they change their inner condition&#xA;  themselves.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/13:11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(13:11)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're not seeking guidance and knowledge you'll be never guided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, Allah guides everyone but those who insist to go astray and do sins will be eventually left over themselves and hence will be misled. This is nature of Dunya (world) as created by Allah, Allah doesn't force His authority here &lt;strong&gt;(لا اکراه فی الدین):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَوْ شَاءَ رَ‌بُّكَ لَآمَنَ مَن فِي الْأَرْ‌ضِ كُلُّهُمْ جَمِيعًا&#xA;  ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If it had been thy Lord's will, they would all have believed [but it&#xA;  had been not] ... [Yunus, 99]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But at the Day He will and that's why He says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الْمُلْكُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلَّـهِ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On that Day of Dominion will be that of Allah: He will rull and judge&#xA;  between them ... [Al-Hajj, 56]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T13:08:41.150" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T13:08:41.150" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11066" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-02T12:31:19.740" Score="6" ViewCount="3609" Body="&lt;p&gt;For repeated Umrah, should I take off my first Ahram after completion of first Umrah and wear it again from Meeqat Masjid Aisha, or keep on wearing the same and make Niyyah for next Umrah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4256" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-26T06:54:34.673" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T07:59:00.780" Title="Should I take-off and wear again the ihram when want to perform another umrah" Tags="|sharia|sunni|umrah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11067" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-02T14:01:46.727" Score="3" ViewCount="3420" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the main purpose of life is to worship Allah why should you choose a secular profession like being a lawyer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why shouldn't you become a nurse, doctor, biologist, a teacher or an Imam instead? Those are all professions where you can directly execute the tasks Allah loves and you even paid get for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a nurse you take care of sick or elderly people and as a doctor you cure sick people. What could there be anything better you could do for your deen?&#xA;As a biologist you learn about the creation of Allah.&#xA;As a teacher you teach people which is highly respected in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4258" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-28T06:42:50.213" LastActivityDate="2018-06-09T20:27:58.970" Title="Are certain professions prefered by Allah?" Tags="|allah|life|profession|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11068" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11051" CreationDate="2014-02-02T14:39:15.093" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not being a scholar, as far as I have understood &quot;to like&quot; or even &quot;to love&quot; someone of opposite gender is no way a sin, the fault of Zuleikha (&lt;em&gt;The wife of Aziz of Egypt&lt;/em&gt;) was not her loving Joseph --peace be upon him-- but that she expected a forbidden relationship with him and she had a husband at the time. However, if someone likes someone else of opposite gender should either try to marry that person, though if possible at all, or try to get aside from that person's way not to fall in any sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not only touching is forbidden but also seeing each other's body (even if hair or arm or neck or ears of the girl, or body of the guy) and even smelling the girl's perfume is Haram. If any of them may see the other to enjoy what he/she sees this would also be Haram, even if it is face or hand. Moreover they should try to speak seriously not to get even close to the zone of the sins. &lt;strong&gt;If they are at a point to decide whether to marry or not they can both see each other (even if necessary each other's body except some exceptions) and speak as much as is required for making a reasonable decision&lt;/strong&gt;. However, &lt;strong&gt;if they have decided to marry and want to spend time with each other before wedding and etc. they should note they are still strangers and not Mahram, and there is no difference between them and any other two strangers of the opposite gender.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best way however is to do marry in a temporary fashion (&lt;strong&gt;النکاح المتعه&lt;/strong&gt;), this is what I did when I was to marry my wife. Temporary marriage was permitted by the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- and there is a verse in Quran that allows it, but Umar then after forbade it (&lt;em&gt;Sunnis think differently of this history though&lt;/em&gt;), but Shi'ite still approves it as a verse of Quran cannot be rejected by Fatawa (Fatwas) of other people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T07:30:03.417" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T07:30:03.417" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11067" CreationDate="2014-02-02T19:39:45.640" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you mean there are preferred professions yes there are, but why do you think being a lawyer is a secular profession? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are true only if you are living in a country with secular politic but where I live, Iran, our laws are obtained from Islam so a lawyer is one who defend the Islamic rights of people. Yes, every lawyer can abuse the shortcomings in laws (&lt;em&gt;even though the laws are extracted by the scholars from the religion but the set is not always perfect in practice and has gaps&lt;/em&gt;) but being lawyer by itself isn't a secular profession. To me many jobs like being actor (though not for worthwhile movies and theaters), being &lt;strong&gt;professional&lt;/strong&gt; sportman or woman, joker, many of those who build computer games and etc. have more secular professions, mainly when Allah says His creation is not for playing and wasting time but people usually treat the life of Dunya (world) as it is ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, all return back to intention of the person that get a job, he may become a joker to help orphans less suffer from their heartbreaking pains, and things like that, then they will be granted blessing by Allah for their intention. On the other hand, one may become a biologist to get fame and misguide a whole group of educated people for centuries and announce funny things like the Evolution Theory. Will he be granted with blessing from Allah? I guess not. Those teachers or Imams that they are themselves misguided will be worst in punishment at the Day than many others:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَدْعُونَ إِلَى النَّارِ‌ ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We made them leaders inviting to the Fire ... [Al-Qasas, 41]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-28T05:28:50.020" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T05:28:50.020" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11072" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10551" CreationDate="2014-02-02T23:08:34.137" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you read the Arabic text of the verse you will find Allah has used the world &quot;دابة&quot; and not &quot;مخلوق&quot; and the difference is that Makhluq is as you wrote for literal meaning of creature, anything created and more precisely being created, but Daabbah denote only a category among all the creatures, that is, those that move, seemingly those that are animate!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Jinns can be included even under the title &quot;you&quot; in &quot;communities like you&quot;. The reason for that is the fact that Quran is the guidance book for both human being and Jinns. See Surah Ar-Rahman to see how many times Allah asks the two groups of Humans and Jinns if they deny any of the blessings of Allah: &quot;فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَ‌بِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ&quot;. However, if Jinns society and ours are similar there is nothing that will prevent you from also interpreting &quot;you&quot; as only human and consider Jinns as in described by moving species or flying species having the same communities as ours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also I don't see any problem in considering also angels as being included in these categories. Let me here insist again that I am not a scholar, but my small amount of studies of Quran, Tafseer and Hadeeth do not prevent me from assuming such. It sounds quite reasonable indeed. For example we know both Jinns and angels of all different kinds have communities, all will die before the Day and all will arise at the resurrection. How the angels will die and how everything will arise for the Day are available in Shia Ahadeeth and all were reasonable as far as I could say.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope I have not misunderstood your question entirely :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T13:02:46.213" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T13:02:46.213" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11043" CreationDate="2014-02-03T04:20:56.427" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both have been narrated in the authentic sunnah, as for doing two Rak'at the Prophet ﷺ used to pray them after leaving the Masjid at home:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كَانَ لاَ يُصَلِّي بَعْدَ الْجُمُعَةِ حَتَّى يَنْصَرِفَ فَيُصَلِّي&#xA;  رَكْعَتَيْنِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He never prayed after Jumua prayer till he departed (from the Mosque),&#xA;  and then he would pray two rak`at at home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/11/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;صحيح البخاري (Al Bukari)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to four Rak'aat, The Prophet ﷺ said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمُ الْجُمُعَةَ فَلْيُصَلِّ بَعْدَهَا أَرْبَعًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When any one of you observes the Jumu'a prayer he should observe four&#xA;  (rak'ahs) afterwards&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/7/86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;صحيح مسلم (Muslim)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This matter is in fact quite flexible, and scholars took different stances.  The stance I will take to answer your question, is the stance that Ibn Taymiyah took, and that is if you pray at the Masjid your pray four, and if you pray at home then pray two.  Another stance is making six Rak'aat, two for taking with what the Prophet ﷺ action, and four taking with what the Prophet ﷺ said, and it is viewed that doing six Rak'aat is liked as is narrated from Ali Ibn Abi Talib and a group of Salaf.  Another Stance is the choice between the two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as I mentioned, I take the stance of Ibn Taymiyah to answer your question, and for more information see &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/112031&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this (Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-02-03T04:20:56.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11074" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11067" CreationDate="2014-02-03T08:03:23.780" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah ordered Muslims to work and earn a living to gain their provisions. A man has the right to work in all fields including agriculture, industry, trade, medicine, or teaching, to obtain his provisions and gain lawful property. No one has the right to prevent him from doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no problem with your job unless you gain halal income. And also you have to care that all your halal money is not yours according to this verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/107:1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;107:1-3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Have you considered him who belies religion? Such is the one who treats the orphans with harshness, and does not urge (others) to feed the needy.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-07T10:19:55.287" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T10:19:55.287" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10839" CreationDate="2014-02-03T08:45:38.740" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seeking for Ahadeeth about the issue the following comments may be given:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Both Earth's surface and Skies were created from water and air (الماء و الهوی), and were expanded and structured ..., there are Quranic and Hadeethwise evidences that the skies were created after Earth so that the big bang theory for which the red shift effect is considered a most important sign for its justification cannot be correct. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The earth was not growing any plant and the sky was not raining, so Allah led the skies to rain and the Earth to grow plants:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَوَلَمْ يَرَ‌ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُ‌وا أَنَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْ‌ضَ&#xA;  كَانَتَا رَ‌تْقًا فَفَتَقْنَاهُمَا ۖ وَجَعَلْنَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ كُلَّ&#xA;  شَيْءٍ حَيٍّ ۖ أَفَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ&#xA;  --[&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#21:30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Anbiya,30&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;see [تفسير القمي، ج‏2، ص: 69] for interpretation, the translations I saw available were not all very correct&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and this blessing of Allah is called expanding in sustenance (واسع الرزق) and being constantly expanding can imply the sky (&lt;em&gt;السماء comes from وسمة which means a resource for water الماء&lt;/em&gt;) being raining and increasing in life span of the creatures living on Earth and their sustenances (also mentionوَ فِي السَّمَاءِ رِ‌زْقُكُمْ وَ مَا تُوعَدُونَ), see [بحار الأنوار (ط - بيروت)، ج‏، ۵۵، باب ۸] and [مجمع البحرين، ج‏4، ص: 403&#xA;] as a reference for this justification.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars also believe by موسعون Allah also might intend to mention the physical expanding of the skies and interpret this verse together with فتق السماء and then فاطر السموات. Although all of these can also be interpreted else ways. See the research around this issue in e.g. [قاموس قرآن، ج‏3، ص: 53-51].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This issue is not fully resolved and understood by the scholars. However the stages of creation of the Earth(s) and Skies are explained in Ahadeeth although not all of those explanations are also easy to understand. And Allah is the All-knower&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-07T10:09:52.683" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T10:09:52.683" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11078" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11092" CreationDate="2014-02-03T09:38:11.987" Score="3" ViewCount="27188" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I was in college I had kept most of my ramazan fast without doing the sehri (the eating session before the fajr adhan and keeping of the fast).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are my fasts valid and accepted if I keep them without doing sehri?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it allowed to have eggs in sehri?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4226" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-02-03T19:34:32.463" LastActivityDate="2021-04-16T07:46:37.917" Title="Are my fasts accepted if I kept them without doing sehri?" Tags="|halal-haram|ramadan|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11079" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21733" CreationDate="2014-02-03T10:08:07.463" Score="4" ViewCount="337" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to conduct research on homosexuality, its cause and try to formulate a psychological cure for it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conducting research on homosexuality would indirectly means that we actually consider it a disease. And if we consider it to be a disease we are in other words questioning the judgement of Allah who punished the people Lut for their homosexual acts i.e. did Allah punish those who were in essence ill or having some sort of disease?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Words of the Quran about this and the action of Allah on them, seem to, establish a point that homosexuality is actually a voluntary and rebellious choice and which can't be considered as a disease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus, based on the Islamic belief is it incumbent on a Muslim to consider the words of homosexuality apologists and who state that those sexual orientations are just natural and that's how nature made them, as blatant lies? And never agree with the &lt;a href=&quot;https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/q/5483/4012&quot;&gt;results&lt;/a&gt; set forth by researchers that it is a natural disposition or influence taken from the surrounding?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Answers should be well rounded and addressing all the questions.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T15:09:17.723" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T15:09:17.723" Title="Is it permissible to conduct research on homosexuality?" Tags="|halal-haram|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11058" CreationDate="2014-02-03T10:24:50.950" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/24:46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;24:46&lt;/a&gt; Allah will guide whom he wants. We can find the characteristics of the &quot;whom&quot; in these verses: &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/5:16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:16&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/6:87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;6:88-87&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/39:23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;39:23&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wofis.com/Publications.aspx?bookID=8&amp;amp;partID=42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Mizan&lt;/a&gt; Vol.:10, Page: 59, according to verse 5:16,   Allameh Tabatabee completely explains the characteristics of the people whom Allah will guide. I bring you the statement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The guidance of Allah benefits him who follows His pleasure. In other words, the Divine guidance will affect only those who would follow His pleasure. Guidance in this verse denotes conveyance to the destination; Allah takes such people to a way or ways of peace or too many such ways, one after another.&#xA;  Peace is unrestricted; as such, it denotes safety and freedom from all misery and distress that spoil the happiness of life in this world or the hereafter. The Qur’an has described Islam, faith and piety as success, achievement and security and the peace mentioned here fits perfectly on that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-26T07:02:46.037" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T07:02:46.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8319" CreationDate="2014-02-03T11:12:57.807" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The point in this verse is representation of the Mashariq and Magharib divinity, Which is In fact, shows the power of Allah, In order to make the people understand by this Causality who manages all the events and leading the world is up to him and no events harass him and won’t prevent him to create other events, because all events are his actions. Therefore no creatures of him won't prevent him to create. And Allah is the one god who has no partner in divinity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ref.: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wofis.com/Publications.aspx?bookID=8&amp;amp;partID=42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Mizan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-11-19T10:43:08.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11078" CreationDate="2014-02-03T11:52:19.730" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Doing sehri before fasting is a sunnah of our beloved Prophet S.A. Many scholars said that without sehri, the fasting could be considered as a fast, but the rewards will not be similar to the fasts with Sahar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the answer is &lt;strong&gt;YES&lt;/strong&gt;, fasting without sahr is considered as a fast. But, accepting the fast is with the hands of Allah(Subh). He looks in to all our actions in fasting including our thoughts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.haqislam.org/virtues-of-sehri/&quot;&gt;lot of benefits in taking sahar food&lt;/a&gt; that you may already knew. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is nothing mentioned in any authentic references about eggs in Sehri. So, eggs are allowed to eat at sahar time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2014-02-03T13:24:25.727" LastActivityDate="2014-02-03T13:24:25.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9253" CreationDate="2014-02-03T12:17:24.477" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/21:26&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;21:27&lt;/a&gt; the angles are not independent in will and power. They always do what Allah orders them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find The resources in English which you can find online, But you can study the book Al-Mizan by Allame Tabatabaee. It can help you much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some Angles description from Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Angels are Allah's wise and intelligent creatures and honored servants . &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/21:26&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;21:26&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They always obey Allah and never do sins.&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/21:26&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;21:27&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They are constantly busy rosary and consecration to God : and they ask forgiveness for those who are on the ground &amp;quot;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/26:5&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;26:5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They neither eat nor drink nor get married, so the hadith from Imam Sadiq (as ) we read: &amp;quot; Angels do not eat and do not drink the water and do not marry , but alive with the divine Throne breeze  &amp;quot;. Bihar alanwar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Every one of us has a clear position , we are always lining up awaiting his command and praise him continually. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/37:164&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;37:164&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-02-03T21:37:35.343" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11085" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8731" CreationDate="2014-02-03T12:41:39.703" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Due to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aviny.com/quran/tasnim/jeld-4/tasnim-07.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This tafseer&lt;/a&gt;, The Afaw in this verse means that Allah gave those people a deadline until the Moses come back from the rendezvous instead of killing them or giving them desperate agony. As their sin was very very big (because they have seen how god rescued them and how kill pharaoh and after these miracles they started to worship a calf), Their Tawbah (repent) must have some conditions. Just Moses(sa) knows what is the condition for their Tawba became accepted. When Moses came down as it represents in the verse 54 ask them you have to kill yourselves until your Tawba became accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-07T18:07:16.043" LastActivityDate="2016-09-07T18:07:16.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11086" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11089" CreationDate="2014-02-03T12:48:56.850" Score="2" ViewCount="235" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have found this hadeeth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas bin Malik (RA) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: &quot; I&#xA;  wish that I could meet my brothers.&quot; The Sahaabah (RAA) asked: &quot;Aren't&#xA;  we your brothers?&quot; He replied: &quot;You are my Companions, but my brothers&#xA;  are those who will believe in me without having seen me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is supposed to be in Saheeh Muslim(?). I have the kutubus-sitta (arabic) but cannot seem to trace this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would it be possible to quote the exact reference to this hadith with number ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2014-02-03T18:03:46.617" LastActivityDate="2014-02-03T18:03:46.617" Title="What is the exact source of this hadeeth?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11087" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11090" CreationDate="2014-02-03T13:01:03.313" Score="1" ViewCount="1899" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the penalties on a person who refuses to pay the Zakat? Punishment of hell for this sin aside, what are the physical penalties on the person? Only credible answers from Quran, Hadith and Sunnah are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3338" LastEditorUserId="3338" LastEditDate="2014-02-03T14:29:06.707" LastActivityDate="2015-11-14T10:29:33.373" Title="Penalty for refusal to pay Zakat" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11089" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11086" CreationDate="2014-02-03T16:06:03.537" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith occurs in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/2/51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim (249)&lt;/a&gt; in the Book of Taharah, Chapter on Making the Limbs Glow by Wudu:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَتَى الْمَقْبُرَةَ فَقَالَ ‏&quot;‏ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لاَحِقُونَ وَدِدْتُ أَنَّا قَدْ رَأَيْنَا إِخْوَانَنَا ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا أَوَلَسْنَا إِخْوَانَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ أَنْتُمْ أَصْحَابِي وَإِخْوَانُنَا الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بَعْدُ ‏&quot;‏ ‏ ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%AF%D8%AA-%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7-%D9%82%D8%AF-%D8%B1%D8%A3%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%A5%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%86%D8%A7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;also occurs&lt;/a&gt; in Sunan Ibn Majah and Sunan an-Nasa'i.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-02-03T16:06:03.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11090" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11087" CreationDate="2014-02-03T16:07:45.670" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The penalty of one who refuses to give the Zakaat out of greed and love of money, then it is on the ruler to take it by force plus half of what he owns wealth, The Prophet ﷺ said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فِي كُلِّ سَائِمَةِ إِبِلٍ: فِي أَرْبَعِينَ بِنْتُ لَبُونٍ, لَا&#xA;  تُفَرَّقُ إِبِلٌ عَنْ حِسَابِهَا, مَنْ أَعْطَاهَا مُؤْتَجِرًا بِهَا&#xA;  فَلَهُ أَجْرُهُ, وَمَنْ مَنَعَهَا فَإِنَّا آخِذُوهَا وَشَطْرَ مَالِهِ,&#xA;  عَزْمَةً مِنْ عَزَمَاتِ رَبِّنَا, لَا يَحِلُّ لِآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ مِنْهَا&#xA;  شَيْءٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For every forty camels, one ‘bint labun’ (a young female camel which&#xA;  is two years old and already starting the third year), is due as&#xA;  Zakah. No camel is to be separated from the rest of the camels (i.e.&#xA;  the jointly owned live stock as mentioned above). Whoever gives it&#xA;  willingly, seeking his reward from Allah, will be rewarded. (However)&#xA;  if someone refrains from paying it, it will be taken from him (by&#xA;  force) along with part of his property (as punishment), for it is a&#xA;  right of Allah. None of it is lawful for the family of Muhammad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/2107340&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;بلوغ المرام&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and on top of that, any group which has influence which refuses to give zakat, then war is declared on them as is clear from the example of Abu Bakr after the Prophet's ﷺ death with those that refused to give zakat.  The Prophet ﷺ said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُقَاتِلَ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَشْهَدُوا أَنْ لَا إلَهَ&#xA;  إلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، وَيُقِيمُوا&#xA;  الصَّلَاةَ، وَيُؤْتُوا الزَّكَاةَ؛ فَإِذَا فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ عَصَمُوا&#xA;  مِنِّي دِمَاءَهُمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُمْ إلَّا بِحَقِّ الْإِسْلَامِ،&#xA;  وَحِسَابُهُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى&quot; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I have been commanded to fight against the people till they testify La&#xA;  ilaha illAllah (There is no true god except Allah) and that Muhammad&#xA;  (ﷺ) is His slave and Messenger, and to establish As-Salat&#xA;  (Iqamat-as-Salat), and to pay Zakat; and if they do this, then their&#xA;  blood and property are secured except by the rights of Islam, and&#xA;  their accountability is left to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;رياض الصالحين (riyadussaliheen)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as Abu Bakr said, Zakat is of the rights of Islam.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-02-03T16:07:45.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11091" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11173" CreationDate="2014-02-03T17:01:55.667" Score="1" ViewCount="2333" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wish to know the method of doing mas'h (wiping over) socks or shoes, etc. Especially, how do I enter into a state wherein I can perform mas'h. Also, can I perform mas'h over cotton or nylon socks?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3493" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-16T15:19:04.183" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T06:08:44.470" Title="What is the procedure for mas'h (wiping) over sock/shoes, etc.?" Tags="|sunnah|taharah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11078" CreationDate="2014-02-03T19:17:31.323" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Given the provided facts the validity of your fast would depend on the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;if you didn't do the niyat to fast for the entire month of ramazan then&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;if you didn't do the niyat of fast before the adhan of fajr then&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;if you woke&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;before zuhr adhan and did the niyat then your fast were valid&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;after zuhr adhan and did the niyat then you have to give qadha of those fasts&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;else if you did niyat before the adhan of fajr  and slept then the fasts are in order&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;else if you had done the niyat to fast for the entire month of ramzan then all your fasts were in order&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doing sehr could be a sunnat (not sure) but the validity of the fast doesn't depend on it, instead it's the niyat/intention that matters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To emphasis:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not necessary for a person to pass the niyyat for fasting through his mind or to say that he would be fasting on the following day. In fact, it is sufficient for him to decide that in obedience to the command of Allah he will not perform from the time of Adhan for Fajr prayers up to Maghrib, any act which may invalidate the fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your fasts were valid or not we can deduce but whether they were accepted or not is solely in His authority.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although, it would have been preferred and recommended that you ask the second question in another post/question but if you intend not to (not recommended) then the answer to it is that anything that is halal can be eaten for sehri. And since eggs, provided they are of halal birds, are halal therefore there is no restriction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Website of Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Husaini Sistani, Islamic Laws, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2262/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fasting » Niyyat for fasting&lt;/a&gt;, rule #1559, 1560, 1563, 1568, 1569.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-02-03T19:24:53.403" LastActivityDate="2014-02-03T19:24:53.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11094" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-04T05:10:17.003" Score="5" ViewCount="7346" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I am very hot and horny (sorry for language) and I want to have sex with somebody. Instead of this to stop myself for doing zinaa I'm going to masturbate. According to fiqh it is better to do the less bad one. So masturbating shouldn't be that bad in this situation. I know looking at sexual videos is haraam, but to stimulate myself is it also haraam to think about someone (in a sexual way) you know or have seen in real life to stimulate yourself or is this also haraam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4271" LastActivityDate="2014-06-12T12:59:23.193" Title="Masturbating while thinking of someone" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11095" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11094" CreationDate="2014-02-04T05:14:51.313" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Masturbation in form of self-stimulation is forbidden in Shi'ah fiqh. While describing the believers, the Qur'an says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The believers are... those who protect their sexual organs except from their spouses... Therefore, whosoever seeks more beyond that [in sexual gratification], then they are the transgressors.&quot; (23:5-6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last sentence makes it very clear that any sexual gratification &lt;em&gt;outside marriage&lt;/em&gt; is considered a transgression of the law of God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4185" LastActivityDate="2014-02-04T05:14:51.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11096" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11097" CreationDate="2014-02-04T06:56:41.017" Score="2" ViewCount="446" Body="&lt;p&gt;At work I do not have a designated prayer location. What I did was to proceed to the nearest fireman stairways to pray. But the stairways was dirty and full of cobwebs. I tried searching for other places but there isn't anywhere else. I checked with my Muslim colleagues, they mentioned they pray at the stairways as well. Eventually, I took wudu and prayed standing with my shoes on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are my prayers considered void? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4185" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T07:52:52.107" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T07:52:52.107" Title="Any advice on how to pray at work?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11097" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11096" CreationDate="2014-02-04T09:14:08.940" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you couldn't find any clean place to pray at, you can pray at stairways unless it has 'Najasah' impurity. And using a prayer rug, I think that would be helpful.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And about praying with your shoes on, you sure can. 'Abe Salamah Sa'eed bin Yazeed' said: that Mohammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) was praying with his shoes on sometimes and without them sometimes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فالصلاة بالنعال جائزة، وقد كان صلى الله عليه وسلم يصلي أحياناً حافياً،&#xA;  وأحيانا منتعلاً، ففي الصحيحين وغيرهما عن أبي سلمة سعيد بن يزيد قال:&#xA;  سألت أكان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يصلي في نعليه؟ قال: نعم. وعند أحمد&#xA;  وأبي داود وابن ماجه عن عمرو بن شعيب عن أبيه عن جده قال: رأيت رسول الله&#xA;  صلى الله عليه وسلم يصلي حافياً ومنتعلاً .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=137888&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source Arabic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3835" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-08T12:42:50.990" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T12:42:50.990" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11098" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11099" CreationDate="2014-02-04T11:54:19.647" Score="4" ViewCount="22220" Body="&lt;p&gt;A relative mailed me this du'a after my mother passed away last week.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever is stricken with sadness, grief, sickness or hardship and&#xA;  says:&#xA;  &quot;Allahu Rabbi, la sharika lah&quot; (Allah is my Lord, without any&#xA;  partners), then it will be removed from him.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[‘Sahih al-Jami’ #6040]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard that this (Sahih al-Jami) is a compilation by Sh. Al-Albani. Is there another title which is similar by another scholar or is this correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in the compilation, does anyone know the source of this narration?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2014-02-04T19:33:05.680" LastActivityDate="2021-11-15T12:11:03.127" Title="What is Sahih al-Jami`?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|dua|books|islamic-scholar|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11098" CreationDate="2014-02-04T18:49:31.677" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The original author is Imam as-Suyuti who wrote a book titled &quot;Al-Jami` as-Saghir.&quot; Shaykh al-Albani the &lt;em&gt;muhaddith&lt;/em&gt; investigated the hadith in this book and added some more and wrote &quot;Sahih wa Da`if Al-Jami` as-Saghir wa Ziyadatuh&quot; and marked the Sahih and Hasan &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; from other kinds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith you quoted is indeed number 6040 in the Sahih portion of the book and is found in Al-Mu`jam al-Kabir of Tabarani narrated by Asma' bint `Umays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-02-04T18:49:31.677" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2731" CreationDate="2014-02-04T21:19:37.157" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam may not allow birthdays to be celebrated if it goes against the sharia (law)&#xA;For example music, dancing, alcohol and anything else prohibited. The best way to celebrate your birthday is to say alhamdulilah and praise Allah for allowing you to live for another year. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4275" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-25T08:41:03.247" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T08:41:03.247" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11102" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11054" CreationDate="2014-02-05T06:56:27.257" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if you do not do it, then take a notice of war from Allaah and His Messenger but if you repent, you shall have your capital sums. Deal not unjustly (by asking more than your capital sums), and you shall not be dealt with unjustly (by receiving less than your capital sums). (Surah al-Baqarah 2:279)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is haram is actually the fluctuations of interest which makes the car price undetermined. But if the interest is added on to the vehicle and the car price is made known, it is fine.&#xA;And finally, Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&amp;amp;ID=1711&amp;amp;CATE=119&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&amp;amp;ID=1711&amp;amp;CATE=119&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4185" LastActivityDate="2014-02-05T06:56:27.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11103" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11119" CreationDate="2014-02-05T07:53:27.930" Score="6" ViewCount="206755" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am confused over the fact that roaming in house where kids, mom or sister in law or sometimes guests in your boxers, can break your wudu? I am generally living alone, and mostly want to be comfortable while i am at home. so i prefer shorts or boxers.So sometimes my fiance shows up and i change later after i answered the door. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;My question is, what sort of clothes in front of other break your wudu. And if smoking up a cigarette or non alcoholic beer like malt, breaks the wudu? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastActivityDate="2022-12-14T04:45:05.263" Title="Which things break the wudu?" Tags="|wudu|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11103" CreationDate="2014-02-05T09:03:31.047" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The scholars differed about some of the reasons that breaks wudu'. but i'll mention in this answer reasons that have a vivid evidence, and there's no differs between scholars about it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Any discharge from the front or back passage (urine, stools, wind,etc.) &lt;em&gt;1&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sleeping long enough that you can't tell if you discharge or not. &lt;em&gt;2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Touching a woman's body with sexual attraction &lt;em&gt;3&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eating camel meat &lt;em&gt;4&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Touching the front or back passage 5.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arabic Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/1795&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa.islamweb.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/12208&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamway.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, what sort of clothes in front of another break your&#xA;wudu. And if smoking up a cigarette or nonalcoholic beer like malt,&#xA;breaks the wudu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of what you mentioned in your question breaks wudu', unless you eat camel meat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(أو جاء أحد منكم من الغائط ) [النساء: 43] ولقوله صلى الله عليه وسلم:&#xA;&amp;quot;فلا ينصرف حتى يسمع صوتاً أو يجد ريحاً،&amp;quot; متفق عليه.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لقوله صلى الله عليه وسلم: &amp;quot; العين وكاء السه فمن نام فليتوضأ،&amp;quot; رواه&#xA;أحمد&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if it was a quick nap, or ones sleeps sitting that doesn't&#xA;break wudu'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لقول أنس: كان أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ينا&#xA;مون ثم يصلون ولا يتوضؤون&amp;quot;. رواه مسلم والمقصود أنهم ينامون جلوساً&#xA;ينتظرون الصلاة كما هو مصرح به في بعض روايات هذا الحديث.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It should be noted that touching a woman’s body does not break one’s&#xA;wudu’, whether that is done with feelings of desire or otherwise,&#xA;unless anything is emitted as a result of that touching.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of the hadeeth of Jaabir ibn Samurah, who said that a man&#xA;asked the Prophet : saw: (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him),&#xA;“Should we do wudoo’ after eating camel meat?” He said, “Yes.”&#xA;(Narrated by Muslim, al-Hayd, 539).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allaah : saw: (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon&#xA;him) say: “Whoever touches his penis, let him do wudoo’.” (narrated&#xA;by Abu Dawood, al-Tahaarah, 154. al-Albaani said in Saheeh Sunan Abi&#xA;Dawood, no. 166, it is saheeh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3835" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-04T17:28:33.597" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:28:33.597" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11105" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2731" CreationDate="2014-02-05T09:31:26.513" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a difference between scholars; many scholars say that celebrating birthday is &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/60980&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;'s the fatwa in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there are many trusted scholars who disagree and says it's halal and you can celebrate birthday &lt;strong&gt;unless&lt;/strong&gt; it involves &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; acts, like drinking beer or so, in which case it's &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3835" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-25T07:13:21.373" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:13:21.373" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10551" CreationDate="2014-02-05T09:44:46.890" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jinns and angels exist and they are creatures, but they have different nature from human being. Our nature is mud, angel's nature is light and jinn's fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus, they live in different worlds. Human being's live in Alame Shohud but angels exist in Alame Malakut, that's why we can't see them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end, they are creature but we can't see them based on their different world and nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-02-05T14:57:19.060" LastActivityDate="2014-02-05T14:57:19.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11107" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11109" CreationDate="2014-02-05T09:45:27.067" Score="5" ViewCount="692" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed for us as Muslims to congratulate Christians in their eids? (I.e. Merry Christmas, etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion} &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 5:3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does wishing constitute to accepting their religion? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4185" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-12T00:39:54.763" LastActivityDate="2017-07-12T00:39:54.763" Title="Is congratulating non-Muslims on their festivals permissible?" Tags="|non-muslim|shirk|celebration|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11108" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11032" CreationDate="2014-02-05T10:11:08.153" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Under the Shari'ah, marriages between men and women standing in a certain relationship to one another are prohibited. These prohibited degrees are either of a permanent nature or a temporary. The permanently prohibited degrees of marriage are laid down in the Noble Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And marry not those women whom your fathers married, except what has&#xA;  already happened (of that nature) in the past. Lo! It was ever&#xA;  lewdness and abomination, and an evil way. Forbidden unto you are your&#xA;  mothers and your daughters, and your sisters and your father's sisters&#xA;  and your mother's sisters, and your brother's daughters and your&#xA;  sister's daughters, and your foster-mothers and your foster-sisters,&#xA;  and your mothers-in-law and your step-daughters who are under your&#xA;  mother-in-law and your step-daughters who are under your protection&#xA;  (born) of your women unto whom you have gone into -- but if you have&#xA;  not gone into them, then it is no sin for you (to marry their&#xA;  daughters) -- and the wives of your sons from your own loins, and that&#xA;  you should have two sisters together, except what has already happened&#xA;  (of that nature) in the past. Allah is ever-Forgiving, Merciful.&quot;&#xA;  [Noble Quran 4:22-24]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These conditions apply if the person affected is married. And if the person is divorced, she is not bound by the above mentioned conditions. As such, she is free to remarry&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4185" LastActivityDate="2014-02-05T10:11:08.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11107" CreationDate="2014-02-05T10:14:02.900" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's two different opinion on congratulating non Muslims on their holidays. some says it's &lt;code&gt;Haram&lt;/code&gt; and the other said it's &lt;code&gt;Halal&lt;/code&gt; but with conditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;code&gt;Yousuf Al Qaradawi's&lt;/code&gt; &lt;code&gt;fatwa&lt;/code&gt;, you can congratulating them if you living together in peace specially if there was a relation between you and the one you want to congrats. like work or friendship relation. and it's one of the good manners that Islam does not prevent it.&#xA;Allah says: &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ&#xA;  &quot; &lt;code&gt;الممتحنة&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also &lt;code&gt;The European council for fatwa and research&lt;/code&gt; said it's &lt;code&gt;Halal&lt;/code&gt; as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qaradawi.net/2010-02-23-09-38-15/4/4806-2009-12-29-18-23-28.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qaradawi's fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/arabic/ask-the-scholar/8308/8241/65916-2007-12-31%2009-20-33.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;OnIslam.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://e-cfr.org/new/?fatwa=%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85-%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%86%D8%A6%D8%A9-%D8%BA%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%85%D8%9F-3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The European council for fatwa and reasearch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3835" LastEditorUserId="3835" LastEditDate="2014-02-05T14:16:57.383" LastActivityDate="2014-02-05T14:16:57.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9162" CreationDate="2014-02-05T10:48:58.920" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you wish to learn Sufi, then find a Sheikh/Maulana/Habib who follows the Sufi order. Or their Mureed that could lead you to meet their Sheikh. Reading a book is just like you studying about Makkah year after year which will never want to you to get close to it. So, you never know what is the feeling when you go there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sufism teaches to keep a clean heart and love all thr creatures of God. Sufis hate nobody, but will never compromise when it is about al Haq.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sufis are very calm and intelligent but they just hide it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you really want to know about Sufi to meet the Sheikh and just keep searching.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4276" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-02-05T14:57:31.887" LastActivityDate="2014-02-05T14:57:31.887" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11111" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-05T12:00:57.573" Score="4" ViewCount="184" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wonder if it's permissible to read a book in which Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) is reviled or depicted as someone bad, not directly but indirectly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A well known example is &lt;em&gt;The Satanic Verses&lt;/em&gt; by Salman Rushdie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T09:24:41.763" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T09:24:41.763" Title="Is it permissible to read books in which the Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) is reviled/berated?" Tags="|practical-islam|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11112" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-05T12:22:39.890" Score="4" ViewCount="4672" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the consequences for non-Muslims living in a Muslim state if they refuse to pay the Jizya? According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/242940&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they refuse to accept Islam, demand from them the Jizya. If they&#xA;agree to pay, accept it from them and hold off your hands. If they&#xA;refuse to pay the tax, seek Allah's help and fight them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does the Hadith mean by &lt;code&gt;fight them&lt;/code&gt;? Does it involve blood, just seizure of property or enslavement of the women and children of the family? Please elaborate on all three (if applicable).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3338" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2023-06-30T04:50:12.373" Title="What are the consequences for refusal of non-Muslims to pay Jizya?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|jizya|sahih-muslim|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11087" CreationDate="2014-02-05T13:42:47.823" Score="2" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One of penalties according to prophet is that the money which didn't spend for zakat, will be spent in the way of evil.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;من مَنَعَ ماله من الأخیار اختیاراً صرّف اللّه ماله فى الأضرار اضطراراً&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;بحار&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Another one is getting into famine.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;لاتزال امّتى بخیر ما تحابّوا و اقاموا الصلوة و اتوا الزّكاة فاذا لم یفعلوا ذلك ابتلوا بالقحط و السنین&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;جامع الأحادیث&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Plus, this money couldn't be spent for repair of religious places:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran, surat tawbah, verse 18:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The mosques of Allah are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and establish prayer and give zakah and do not fear except Allah , for it is expected that those will be of the [rightly] guided.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Removal of blessing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;«&lt;strong&gt;اذا مُنِعَت الزكاة مَنَعت الأرض بركاتها»&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;جامع الأحادیث &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Refusing to pay zakat is a sign of hypocritical.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran, surah tawbah,verse 67:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The hypocrite men and hypocrite women are of one another. They enjoin what is wrong and forbid what is right and close their hands. They have forgotten Allah, so He has forgotten them [accordingly]. Indeed, the hypocrites - it is they who are the defiantly disobedient.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;6&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A person who avoid paying zakat is the same as usurer:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ali (a.s.):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;مانع الزّكاة كآكل الرّبا&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;جامع الأحادیث&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-14T10:29:33.373" LastActivityDate="2015-11-14T10:29:33.373" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11117" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-05T18:41:42.910" Score="3" ViewCount="446" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been married for four years with no issue yet. I am a Sunni Muslim, and my husband follows the Tariqatul Tijjaniyya (a Sufi order).  He is always instructing me to do things which I believe to be wrong, such as maulid, drinking washed slate writings, consulting mallams who tell us that some relatives are responsible for my inability to conceive, etc.  We are always in disagreement, and it's causing lack of peace and love in the family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will Allah punish me for not obeying what I believe is wrong in what my husband is instructing me to do? I have done some of these things just to maintain the peace of my household.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4279" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-02-05T21:52:07.047" LastActivityDate="2014-04-21T18:04:14.930" Title="Do I have to obey my husband when it involves practices I disagree with?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11118" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-05T19:58:00.287" Score="4" ViewCount="2623" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is Islam's view of the Tower of Babel? Is it in/compatible with the Quran? Is there a belief in Islam that takes the place of the Tower of Babel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastEditorUserId="2469" LastEditDate="2015-03-11T12:36:14.640" LastActivityDate="2015-03-11T12:36:14.640" Title="Did the events at the Tower of Babel occur?" Tags="|christianity|bible|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11119" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11103" CreationDate="2014-02-05T20:01:35.927" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a clearly defined list of things which invalidate the prayer, and &lt;em&gt;nothing&lt;/em&gt; other than these invalidate the wudhu. They are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;passing urine&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;defecating/excretion&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;passing wind from the rear/&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatulence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;flatulating&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;going into sleep, deep enough that it restrict sight and hearing. If you are unable to see (eye closed, dark room, etc) but can hear then the wudhu doesn't get void&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;if a person loses his/her sensibility, turn insane, unconscious, intoxicated&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2169/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;istahaza&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2162/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;jannabat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;as a recommended precaution entering any state that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2161/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;requires&lt;/a&gt; ghusl. E.g. touching the corpse which hasn't been given ghusl (ghusl mas-e-maiyat)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on these none of the cases mentioned in the question invalidate/break the wudhu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Website of Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Husaini Sistani, Islamic Laws, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2159/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wudhu » Things which invalidate Wudhu&lt;/a&gt; rule #329.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2014-02-05T20:01:35.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11112" CreationDate="2014-02-05T20:37:12.747" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jizya was a punishment given by Allah to Jews and Christian of the time of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) after clarifying the truth to the last degree. The punishment that was given to the idol worshippers was death. The option given to them was due to the fact that they believed in one God. The Hadith that you referenced gives the term of this punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This punishment can only be given when a prophet of Allah is in this world. Since no prophet is to come yet, jizya can not taken from any non-muslim. So there is no question of killing, seizure of property etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-02-05T20:37:12.747" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11121" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11111" CreationDate="2014-02-05T20:41:13.877" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is okay to read these kind of books from a literary point of view. Before doing so one should be knowledgeable about his own religion and especially deeper understanding of Quran,do that information given does not cause you to be misguided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-02-05T20:41:13.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11123" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-05T23:12:35.923" Score="2" ViewCount="218" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it right for the husband to ask for divorce just because he is facing financial trouble due to losing a job because of a license (he was a doctor) and he is finding it difficult to get a job. I am stable and I offered help for him but he is refusing. He told me that he doesn't want to do it but is forced to by Islam? Is this correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4280" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-02-06T06:55:45.617" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T10:26:38.120" Title="Is it right for the husband to divorce his wife because of financial constraints?" Tags="|sharia|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11126" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11117" CreationDate="2014-02-05T23:37:19.477" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, you do not need to follow anything that you do not want to. If you husband wants to believe in Maulid (which is not acceptable AT ALL), he cannot force his belief on you as it not acceptable in Islam to force anything upon anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4281" LastActivityDate="2014-02-05T23:37:19.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11128" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11130" CreationDate="2014-02-06T07:38:38.767" Score="3" ViewCount="1481" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some people say not all brands of makeup are halal, is that true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it okay to use &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; brand of makeup in front of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;one's husband&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;one's mehram&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;women&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;children&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4205" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T07:31:20.790" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T07:31:20.790" Title="Is it okay to use makeup in front of one's husband and mehrams, women and children?" Tags="|halal-haram|cosmetics|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11129" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-06T07:45:33.930" Score="2" ViewCount="20013" Body="&lt;p&gt;A sister masturbates as a habit right from childhood, even during Ramadan. She can't control herself even if she didn't have the intention of doing it, even though she knows recently (like 2 years ago) that it's haraam, it has been going on for over 10 years. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does she need to repay up her Ramadan fast or not, that no matter how hard she tries to avoid this, yet proves abortive. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Will ALLAH accept her fasting whenever she did the act she continues her fast, that the addiction she can't control it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4279" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-04-02T12:33:25.783" LastActivityDate="2023-04-03T05:55:30.580" Title="What does someone have to do if he/she masturbate while in fast state during Ramadan?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|masturbation|kaffarah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11128" CreationDate="2014-02-06T08:04:53.417" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;السلام عليكم&lt;br&gt;&#xA;There are no difference between makeup brands, you can use whatever brand you want.&#xA;The only thing that does matter in this subject is who can see you with your makeup on?&#xA;You can wear makeup in front of your maharem, husband, parents, brothers, etc.&#xA;also you can wear it outside if you're covering your face with niqab, and you 100% sure that non of not maharem males can see you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الله تعالى يقول: (ولا يبدين زينتهن إلا ما ظهر منها وليضربن بخمرهن على&#xA;  جيوبهن ولا يبدين زينتهن إلا لبعولتهن..الآية) [النور: 31].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and&#xA;  guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that&#xA;  which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their&#xA;  headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to&#xA;  their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons,&#xA;  their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their&#xA;  sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or&#xA;  those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are&#xA;  not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp&#xA;  their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And&#xA;  turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might&#xA;  succeed.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat An-Nur, 31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arabic sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;lang=&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=20766&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamweb.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;lang=&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=4052&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamweb.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3835" LastActivityDate="2014-02-06T08:04:53.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11117" CreationDate="2014-02-06T08:21:10.410" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What your husband is asking you to do is with regards to the DEEN, therefore, in such cases the first and last order belongs to Allah and His Messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;It is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should [thereafter] have any choice about their affair. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly strayed into clear error.&quot; Surah Ahzab (33:36)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the famous saying of the Prophet(salallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam):&#xA;&quot;La ta’aata lil makhluk fi ma’seeyit al-Khaaliq (which means there is no obedience to the creation in disobedience to The Creator.)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, If a “scholar” (or imam of your masjid) or your husband advises you to disobey Allaah and His Messenger (salallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) by telling you or giving you “permission” to call on other than Allaah, or say that Allaah in His Self is “everywhere,” or rebel/speak ill of the Muslim ruler, or celebrate the Prophet’s birthday, or engage in ribaa (interest, usury), then in these particular cases obedience to that “scholar” is disobedience to Allaah. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://salaf-us-saalih.com/2013/04/04/there-is-no-obedience-to-the-creation-in-disobedience-to-the-creator/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://salaf-us-saalih.com/2013/04/04/there-is-no-obedience-to-the-creation-in-disobedience-to-the-creator/&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, there is no established sunnah of the acts which you mentioned done by the Prophet or his Sahabah and thus are is a Bid'ah. Also, as you already know that these acts (such as maulid, drinking washed slate writings, consulting mallams who tell us that some relatives are responsible for my inability to conceive, etc.) is wrong, then I don't think I need to provide evidences that these acts are wrong. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows Best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3493" LastActivityDate="2014-02-06T08:21:10.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11129" CreationDate="2014-02-06T08:46:59.127" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Masturbation is Haram in Ramadan or any other time, but it is worse in Ramadan. Then, it spoils one's fasting in Ramadan and necessitates making up that day without paying kaffara, but not if it happens at night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=85599&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source English&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/75091&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source Arabic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3835" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-03T13:09:38.487" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T13:09:38.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11133" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11118" CreationDate="2014-02-06T09:26:47.567" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are references to a similar attempt by Pharaoh of Egypt in Sura Qasas and Sura Ghafir of the Holy Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Sura Qisas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pharaoh said, “O nobles, I know of no god for you other than me. So&#xA;  fire-up the bricks for me O Hamaan, and build me a tower, that I may&#xA;  ascend to the God of Moses, though I think he is a liar.” (28:38)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Sura Ghafir:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And Pharaoh said, “O Hamaan, build me a tower, that I may reach the&#xA;  pathways. (40:36) The pathways of the heavens, so that I may glance at&#xA;  the God of Moses; though I think he is lying.” Thus Pharaoh’s evil&#xA;  deeds were made to appear good to him, and he was averted from the&#xA;  path. Pharaoh's guile was only in defeat. (40:37)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Babel#Islamic_tradition&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; traces possible allusions to the story in other Islamic sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastActivityDate="2014-02-06T09:26:47.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11138" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11146" CreationDate="2014-02-06T16:22:04.457" Score="10" ViewCount="16979" Body="&lt;p&gt;I live in a country in which it is possible to hear both Sunni and Shia (azan), I noticed that Sunni azan always precedes Shia azan by few minutes ( from 5 to 15 min).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is there such a difference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4250" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-07T20:22:37.040" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T20:22:37.040" Title="Why is there a difference in prayer time between Shia and Sunni?" Tags="|shia-sunni|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11142" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-06T22:34:21.430" Score="5" ViewCount="7773" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Ahmad Adwan's recent explanation of Sura 5, it appears that the Qur'an designates Israel as the land of the Jews and that until Judgement day, is not to be touched. Is this an accurate explanation (and if not, how so)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source for Ahmad Adwan's explanation: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alquds.co.uk/?p=129302&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.alquds.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4297" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T11:40:36.297" LastActivityDate="2019-02-14T17:52:39.197" Title="Is Ahmad Adwan's explanation of Sura 5 accurate?" Tags="|tafseer|bani-israel|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11143" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11142" CreationDate="2014-02-07T00:58:03.743" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;tl;dr version&lt;/strong&gt;: This is a complex issue which requires an understanding of the exact terms under which God gave the Jews the land of Israel in the first place.  In short, they probably don't have any divine claim on it until the Messiah explicitly gives it back to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Biblical record, the land of Israel was &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+17&amp;amp;version=KJV&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;originally promised&lt;/a&gt; to the descendants of Abraham, which was later established through Jacob/Israel and entrenched according to the Mosaic Law.  While not explicitly spelt out, this appears to be part of the same covenant referenced in the Qur'an, and to which God says &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/124&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;My covenant does not include the wrongdoers.&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no shortage of evidence (again according to the Biblical record) of the land of Israel being taken away from the Jews in response to their disobedience, and returned to them when they returned to righteousness.  The Hebrew Bible basically ends with God exiling and scattering them until the Messiah comes to re-establish the proper state of Israel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So just because the Jews during the time of Moses were considered worthy of claiming the Holy Land (as referenced in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/20-21&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Ma'idah 20-21&lt;/a&gt;) doesn't mean that modern Jews are.  Many Jews still consider themselves in exile and don't even consider the current state of Israel to be part of this divine covenant; until the Messiah comes and gathers all the Jews, rebuilds the Temple, and reigns over them with the authority of David's line, it's just a secular state that happens to be in the same physical location.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a Muslim perspective, one interpretation is that the Jews are no longer entitled to the land of Israel at all, if only due to their outright rejection of at least two major prophets (one of whom was their promised Messiah), and that God has given it to the Ishmaelites instead (which could either mean Arabs in general, or Muslims in particular given that Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) was a direct descendant of Ishmael).  As Ishmael was also a son of Abraham, it could be understood that the original Abrahamic covenant applied to him as well as Isaac (through whom the Jews claim their right).  This interpretation is somewhat supported by the Qur'an, which says, &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/68&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the most worthy of Abraham among the people are those who followed him and this prophet, and those who believe.&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another possible interpretation, which is more in line with Sheikh Adwan's claim, is that the land of Israel is still the promised land of the Jews. However, this would still be contingent of them being able to reclaim it according to God's will, which was traditionally one of the roles of the promised Messiah. From an Islamic perspective, while it is difficult (although probably not impossible) to argue that any modern Jew who has rejected the Messiah (i.e. Christ Jesus) outright can have any claim to the promised land, this could well apply to any who either choose to follow him during his return (which, insofar as he hasn't returned yet, doesn't really apply to the modern state of Israel), or those of Jewish descent who have already embraced Islam (or, at the very least, accepted Christ Jesus as the Messiah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A third interpretation is that, until the Messiah returns to set things straight and explicitly give the land of Israel to those it is promised to (be they Jews, Muslims, or other), it's just a secular land like any other with no divine claims to worry about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="3424" LastEditDate="2014-02-07T14:55:57.173" LastActivityDate="2014-02-07T14:55:57.173" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11138" CreationDate="2014-02-07T06:23:11.927" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The logic behind this is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if azan is recited before time it will be invalid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if it is recited after due time it is valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So shia recite azan just after few minutes the calculated time to make sure it will be valid.&#xA;As nobody can precisely calculate the actual prayer time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T08:27:40.440" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T08:27:40.440" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11142" CreationDate="2014-02-07T08:41:49.173" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The verses claimed by Adwan are these:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We caused the people who had been oppressed to inherit the eastern&#xA;  regions of the land and the western ones, which We had blessed. And&#xA;  the good word of your Lord was fulfilled for the Children of Israel&#xA;  because of what they had patiently endured. And We destroyed [all]&#xA;  that Pharaoh and his people were producing and what they had been&#xA;  building. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#7:137&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#7:137&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse the world land first should be proved that is what land. eve if we assume this is Palestine land then it does not say this land is for Jews. but say it is for &quot;the people who had been oppressed&quot;. it should be proved who has been these people. even if we assume these people have been some people at thousands of years ago then what is the relation to current Jews? extending this to current Jews needs prove.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another claimed verse is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thus. And We caused to inherit it the Children of Israel.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#26:59&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#26:59&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse there is no name of the any land. this claim should be prove that this verse is talking about the Palestine land. and also it should be proved this includes current Jews and not only the Bani Israel tribe of thousands years ago. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another claimed verse is this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O my people, enter the Holy Land which Allah has assigned to you and&#xA;  do not turn back [from fighting in Allah 's cause] and [thus] become&#xA;  losers.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:21&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#5:21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again in this verse it should people be proved what is relation of &quot;O my people&quot; to current Zionist Jews who have occupied Palestine. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also it should be noted about the validity of this explain that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as&#xA;  allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an&#xA;  ally to them among you - then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed,&#xA;  Allah guides not the wrongdoing people. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:51&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#5:51&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is not suitable for a Muslim scholar to be allied with Jews and have travel and friendship with Jew occupiers of Palestinian land of Muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For better understanding the interpretations it is better to know the interpreter firstly and his biography and his view and alliance.  also it is better to read explanations from different views. for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiasource.com/al-mizan/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Almizan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.al-islam.org/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pooya/M.A. Ali Commentary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://english.makarem.ir/quran/default.aspx?lid=1#1:1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Noor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there is an important note about Palestinian Muslims. the original Palestinian Muslims are in fact the Bani Israel. but they converted to Muslim when messenger of Allah SAWW came and Islam was entered to Palestine. Muslims conquered Palestine but did not enforce Jew and Christians of Bani Israel living there convert to Muslim. but in stead the Islamic state left people to have any religion they prefer. but still most of them converted to Muslim and population of Jews was less than 5%. when messenger of Allah Jesus a.s. came to Palestine many of Bani Israel converted to Christian and some remained Jew. and when prophet Muhammad SAWW came many of Bani Israel living in Palestine converted to Muslim. so Palestinian Muslims are the same Bani Israel and if we assume this land is promised to Bani Isarel so the Palestinian Muslims are Bani Israel too and they should not be expelled out from their homes and lands. now more than 70% of Palestinian Muslims are living in other countries as refugees and are waiting to come back to their homes and lands. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2014-02-07T13:51:57.810" LastActivityDate="2014-02-07T13:51:57.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11150" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11161" CreationDate="2014-02-07T09:47:24.130" Score="2" ViewCount="1860" Body="&lt;p&gt;I work in an IT firm and my duty period is usually 8-5. My office is about 50km's away from my home. I get my lunch break at 1.00 PM so I can pray Zuhr without any problems. But since I usually work till 5 and I need to run to catch the train home (otherwise I miss Maghrib too) straight from work, I miss Asar. My mother told me to pray Asar along with Zuhr (8 rakah's without giving salam at the end of Zuhr salah). Is it possible for me to do that? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know the best solution is to go to mosque after work and pray Asar. But if I do that, I'll have to wait till 6.30 PM and pray Maghrib and then return home (which means it'll be past 9.00 PM when I get home.) I just want to know if I can do what my mom said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am particularly interested in an answer according to Shi'ite jurisprudence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4252" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-01-06T19:13:48.627" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T15:38:04.893" Title="Can I join Asar with Zuhr according to Shi'ite jurisprudence?" Tags="|salat|shiism|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11151" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11162" CreationDate="2014-02-07T11:33:28.580" Score="2" ViewCount="235" Body="&lt;p&gt;After offering my Salah I always feel something is release from my body I want to find out what could be is that? And before Salah I feel so heavy and confused whether I should go for Salah to finish out my work first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2986" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-03T18:21:40.990" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T15:29:31.900" Title="After offering salah I always feel something is release from my body... what could be is that?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11153" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-07T15:53:50.020" Score="6" ViewCount="16658" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can I draw living creatures just for art? I was thinking about making a comic book. I am not trying to perfect or copy Allah's creation or anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4300" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-30T22:58:00.843" LastActivityDate="2017-06-30T22:58:00.843" Title="Can I draw living creatures just for art?" Tags="|halal-haram|image|drawing|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11156" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11142" CreationDate="2014-02-07T20:41:50.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا قَوْمِ ادْخُلُوا الْأَرْضَ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ الَّتِي كَتَبَ اللَّهُ&#xA;  لَكُمْ وَلَا تَرْتَدُّوا عَلَىٰ أَدْبَارِكُمْ فَتَنقَلِبُوا خَاسِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O my people, enter the Holy Land which Allah has assigned to you and&#xA;  do not turn back [from fighting in Allah 's cause] and [thus] become&#xA;  losers.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;سورة المائدة&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The interpretation that this land is the land of the jews until Judgement Day, is incorrect.  The meaning in this Ayah is that it was obligated on them to enter it to purify it form the unrighteous the corrupt, and that does not mean that it was for them for all time or that the land was their right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also said that it means it was promised to them or given to them, and even under this meaning there is no hint in the Quran that it was promised for them until the Day of Judgment.  And His promise was under the condition of their obedience to the commands and not spreading corruption, but if they do then this land is not of their right, and they do not even deserve it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This interpretation that you mentioned in your question, contradicts the condition of worship and obedience to God, which the majority of them did not fulfill at all and in fact disobeyed every command and broke every covenants and spread corruption, and that is why they fell the first time. And when they rise again for the second and last time, they would be thrown out again, (See Surat Al Isra' Ayah 1-8).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This interpretation also contradicts the fact the right of authority was given to the Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him) and his nation, and that Allah says that He has promised to grant the right of authority and succession on this earth to those that believed like He did for those before us:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ&#xA;  لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِن&#xA;  قَبْلِهِمْ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَىٰ لَهُمْ&#xA;  وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُم مِّن بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا ۚ يَعْبُدُونَنِي&#xA;  لَا يُشْرِكُونَ بِي شَيْئًا ۚ وَمَن كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ&#xA;  هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah has promised those who have believed among you and done&#xA;  righteous deeds that He will surely grant them succession [to&#xA;  authority] upon the earth just as He granted it to those before them&#xA;  and that He will surely establish for them [therein] their religion&#xA;  which He has preferred for them and that He will surely substitute for&#xA;  them, after their fear, security, [for] they worship Me, not&#xA;  associating anything with Me. But whoever disbelieves after that -&#xA;  then those are the defiantly disobedient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;سورة النور&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this right does of course include the land of Palestine.  So to conclude, such interpretation is incorrect/not accurate at all, because there is nothing in the Quran to suggest that this promise was for ever and that this land is their right until the Day of Judgement.  And also because it has a number of contradictions I have mentioned above.  I end with that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-02-07T20:41:50.120" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11153" CreationDate="2014-02-07T21:11:38.027" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it, is not ok to draw living creatures just for art or for any other reasons, as it has been narrated in it's forbidden.  But if you want to or must draw art, then you can draw like trees or the sky or rocks or buildings etc, as long it is not creature like human or animal.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كل مصور في النار يجعل له بكل صورة صورها نفس فيعذبه في جهنم‏&quot;‏ قال ابن&#xA;  عباس‏:‏ فإن كنت لابد فاعلا، فاصنع الشجر وما لا ورح فيه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Every painter will go to Hell, and for every portrait he has made,&#xA;  there will be appointed one who will chastise him in the Hell.&quot; Ibn&#xA;  'Abbas said: If you have to do it, draw pictures of trees and other&#xA;  inanimate things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18/170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;رياض الصالحين&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-02-07T21:11:38.027" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11160" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-07T23:25:36.947" Score="2" ViewCount="454" Body="&lt;p&gt;I earn more than my husband. My husband's family is needy too. He send half of his earning to his family. But I am the person responsible for house, bills, food etc important for life. He pays sometimes if he wish. I do not like it anymore. I do not know how to talk with him about this. He even never wish to take any responsibility. We are newly married. But I do not like it this way. My family also wants me to send them something. But as I spend for all, I can not save anything for them. When I try to talk, he says this is both of our money. But it looks like my money is only his, his money is not for me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What Islam says about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4305" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-02-08T13:59:06.363" LastActivityDate="2015-11-14T10:29:38.860" Title="What does Islam say when the husband barely provides for the expenditure and expects the wife to take the financial burden?" Tags="|sharia|finance|muslim-practices|family|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11161" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11150" CreationDate="2014-02-08T05:07:40.950" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Shia view&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes you can join them. But joining does not mean without Salam. but means without a lot of time between two prayers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We are allowed to pray noon and afternoon prayer one after another&#xA;  (without a lot of delay between the two). Similarly we are allowed to&#xA;  pray sunset prayer and night prayer one after another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Actually it is better to pray in their own specific time (close to&#xA;  what Sunnis do), but it is not necessary. Thus instead of five&#xA;  separate times, we can pray all the five daily prayers only in three&#xA;  separate times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference and more information:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/shiite-encyclopedia-ahlul-bayt-dilp-team/joining-prayers-and-other-related-issues&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Joining Prayers and Other related Issues&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-06T15:38:04.893" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T15:38:04.893" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11151" CreationDate="2014-02-08T05:11:11.563" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran, the word of Allah says Salat (or generally any kind of remembering Allah) bring relaxation for soul of human:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ‌ اللَّـهِ ۗ أَلَا&#xA;  بِذِكْرِ‌ اللَّـهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by the&#xA;  remembrance of Allah. Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allah&#xA;  hearts are assured.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#13:28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#13:28&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can be due to this relaxation and assurance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T15:29:31.900" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T15:29:31.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11163" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11153" CreationDate="2014-02-08T05:21:51.767" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on if what you draw is used as objects of worship by other religions or not. Also depends on which scholar or Marja you follow for Islamic laws. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is forbidden to make a complete statue or sculpture of a living&#xA;  being.  However, there is no problem in buying or selling pictures of&#xA;  such statues or sculptures, even though it is Makrooh. Making a&#xA;  sculpture of a limb by itself is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Drawing, painting or carving a living being is permissible. &#xA;  Similarly, making statues or sculptures of non-living things like&#xA;  flowers or trees is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sculpting, painting or drawing of living or non-living things or&#xA;  symbols that are used as objects of worship by other religions is not&#xA;  allowed.  So making, buying or selling idols or religious symbols such&#xA;  as a cross would not be permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-laws.com/download/Business%20Moral%20Codes%20in%20Islam.doc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Business Moral Codes in Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/organizations/AalimNetwork/msg00254.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;['Aalim Network QR] Painting, Drawing, Sculptures.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-22T09:57:35.977" LastActivityDate="2015-11-22T09:57:35.977" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11164" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11160" CreationDate="2014-02-08T09:36:31.623" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to (4:32):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلاَ تَتَمَنَّوْاْ مَا فَضَّلَ اللّهُ بِهِ بَعْضَكُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ&#xA;  لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا اكْتَسَبُواْ وَلِلنِّسَاء نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا&#xA;  اكْتَسَبْنَ وَاسْأَلُواْ اللّهَ مِن فَضْلِهِ إِنَّ اللّهَ كَانَ&#xA;  بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And do not wish for that by which Allah has made some of you exceed&#xA;  others. For men is a share of what they have earned, and for women is&#xA;  a share of what they have earned. And ask Allah of his bounty. Indeed&#xA;  Allah is ever, of all things, Knowing.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Men and women are owner of their property, and can spend them in different allowable (mobah) ways.&#xA;Woman can spend her money without husband’s permission, although it’s better to do so.&#xA;And man should pay alimony to his wife and with the exception of that, he could spend his money in other ways, he wants.&#xA;However it’s better to have consultation with each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-14T10:29:38.860" LastActivityDate="2015-11-14T10:29:38.860" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2014-02-08T09:36:31.623" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11123" CreationDate="2014-02-08T10:07:50.110" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Due to Islamic rules, there is no need to divorce a wife because of losing jobs! Because the divorce is the worst Halal in Islam. And according to a Hadith from Mohammad (pbuh), the sky is shaking when a divorce happening. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in your case, your husband may be frightened to be or feel ashamed in front of you. So there is two general steps to solve your problem. First of all, let him to have thinking about this and let him know that you will be steady near him in poverty and the second step is not to suggest him solution such as, I myself will work or I will help you and etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your desired result doesn't happened it is better to call a psychologist as a consultant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-08T10:26:38.120" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T10:26:38.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11079" CreationDate="2014-02-08T18:41:02.113" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I disagree entirely with the answer that is quoting freud. Freud himself has proven his theories wrong (this is not our topic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Homosexuality is not a disease, quoting from the other answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All attempts to &quot;treat&quot; homosexuality have failed as conversion therapy&#xA;  works only for those who are extremely religiously motivated and causes harm to those individuals. Abstinence works for both homosexuals and hetrosexuals who find conflict with their sexuality but autonomic functions eventually force the body to be somewhat sexual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are free to conduct any research on any topic you want if all you want is learning as islam have never put such limits:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No shyness in science&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, be careful...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Treating homosexuality as a disease is a reason for all people to make sins and say that it is psychological disease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I agree with the other answer in the page you linked, as it shows that islam and science are moving in parallel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4250" LastActivityDate="2014-02-08T18:41:02.113" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8122" CreationDate="2014-02-08T18:56:02.663" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa'alikum as-salaam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two issues in your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) What to do with interest money?&#xA;2) What to do with debts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the first: no, it's not permissible to pay back interest debts with interest money. In fact, it's not permissible to use interest at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The basic ruling is that Allah prohibited interest in the Qur'an. In &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/275&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Baqarah, verse 225&lt;/a&gt; (excerpt):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They say &quot;ribaa is like trade/commerce.&quot; But Allah has prohibited riba, and allowed trade.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The root is that riba money isn't yours. It doesn't belong to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars differed over what to do. Some say you should take that money and give it away to charity, but not expect a reward for it. Others say, don't touch it, just leave it indefinitely (until you close your account and the bank eats it back).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The safest thing to do, obviously, is ask for an interest-free account, or move to a bank that offers it. There are quite a few that do so these days, walhamdulillah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your debt, you should pay it back as soon as possible, using pure and clean money. In one hadith, about a man who died shaheed in battle, rasulullah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who will pay back his debt, because it's preventing his soul from entering Paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="7" LastEditDate="2014-02-10T01:47:44.770" LastActivityDate="2014-02-10T01:47:44.770" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11171" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11172" CreationDate="2014-02-08T20:46:49.107" Score="1" ViewCount="1367" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaam Aalaikum to all my brothers and sisters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In our day to day life, we chat Islamic words in English.&#xA;For e.g &lt;strong&gt;Allahu Akbar&lt;/strong&gt; and many more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once I was chatting with my teacher and said &lt;strong&gt;inshaAllah&lt;/strong&gt; I will come for lecture tomorrow&#xA;Then suddenly sent me an image stating a difference which I forget.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The image said that &lt;strong&gt;inshaAllah&lt;/strong&gt; have different meaning which may lead to sin.&#xA;The correct spelling &lt;strong&gt;in shaa Allah&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is correct spelling and do we commit any sin by spelling it wrongly?Let us know meaning of wrong spelling.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazak Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4226" LastEditorUserId="4226" LastEditDate="2014-02-08T20:54:43.953" LastActivityDate="2014-02-08T22:09:49.273" Title="Wrong spelling that may change meaning" Tags="|hadith|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11171" CreationDate="2014-02-08T22:09:49.273" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The correct spelling is, quite simply, إن شاء الله.  There is no &quot;Islamic standard&quot; to transliteration; I don't even know if English letters were even &lt;em&gt;known&lt;/em&gt; in Arabia during the time of the prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia page on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Arabic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arabic romanization&lt;/a&gt; lists &lt;em&gt;eighteen&lt;/em&gt; different standards, and there's no reason to believe this is comprehensive. Depending on the system you use, it could be spelt anywhere from &quot;en xAe Allh&quot; to &quot;in sha' Allah&quot; to &quot;in ʃæʔ ʔɑlˤˈlˤɑːh&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many transliteration systems trade off precision for convenience (just try typing &quot;in ʃæʔ ʔɑlˤˈlˤɑːh&quot; in a text message one of these days), and it is not uncommon for a written phrase to have more than one potential meaning when re-transliterated back to pure Arabic.  But while it's still important not to write (even accidentally) something that will lead to sin, claiming that there is only one &quot;right&quot; way to write Arabic using English letters is wholly unfounded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2014-02-08T22:09:49.273" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11091" CreationDate="2014-02-09T03:03:12.720" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The procedure is simple. First do the complete wudhu (as prescribed in the Sunnah) and then wear your socks (in the state of wudhu). The socks must cover the ankles. So if you're travelling or in a public place and it is difficult to wash your feet, one can perform mash (i.e. gently wiping over your socks (top part) with wet hands).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3493" LastActivityDate="2014-02-09T03:03:12.720" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11174" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-09T05:08:24.830" Score="0" ViewCount="129" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can I marry My Mother's younger brother's wife, she is widow, I know that widow marriage is allowed in Islam, but I need to clear my doubt about the relatives that are prohibited    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4316" LastActivityDate="2014-02-09T07:46:29.313" Title="Which relatives are haram to marry in Islam" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-02-10T16:48:57.643" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1307" CreationDate="2014-02-09T07:46:29.313" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the aye (verse) below , Quran says who you cannot marriage:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَّهَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُكُمْ وَأَخَوَاتُكُمْ&#xA;وَعَمَّاتُكُمْ وَخَالَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُ الْأَخِ وَبَنَاتُ الْأُخْتِ&#xA;وَأُمَّهَاتُكُمُ اللَّاتِي أَرْضَعْنَكُمْ وَأَخَوَاتُكُم مِّنَ&#xA;الرَّضَاعَةِ وَأُمَّهَاتُ نِسَائِكُمْ وَرَبَائِبُكُمُ اللَّاتِي فِي&#xA;حُجُورِكُم مِّن نِّسَائِكُمُ اللَّاتِي دَخَلْتُم بِهِنَّ فَإِن لَّمْ&#xA;تَكُونُوا دَخَلْتُم بِهِنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَحَلَائِلُ&#xA;أَبْنَائِكُمُ الَّذِينَ مِنْ أَصْلَابِكُمْ وَأَن تَجْمَعُوا بَيْنَ&#xA;الْأُخْتَيْنِ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ سَلَفَ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورًا&#xA;رَّحِيمًا ٤:٢٣&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you (For marriage) are:- Your mothers,&#xA;daughters, sisters; father's sisters, Mother's sisters; brother's&#xA;daughters, sister's daughters; foster-mothers (Who gave you suck),&#xA;foster-sisters; your wives' mothers; your step-daughters under your&#xA;guardianship, born of your wives to whom ye have gone in,- no&#xA;prohibition if ye have not gone in;- (Those who have been) wives of&#xA;your sons proceeding from your loins; and two sisters in wedlock at&#xA;one and the same time, except for what is past; for Allah is&#xA;Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3918" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T10:53:00.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11178" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-09T10:38:09.200" Score="3" ViewCount="460" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam O Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can me and my family perform hajj/umrah from the money which I earned from Bank job?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regards,&#xA;SAM&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4317" LastActivityDate="2014-05-03T08:10:56.080" Title="Hajj/Umrah from Bank Salary" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9407" CreationDate="2014-02-09T10:49:01.357" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/22:17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;verse&lt;/a&gt; Ahlul kitab are people who believe in the prophets books. But in some religions some ones call themselves as that religion followers but have their own orders and ethics that none of the prophet had brought them from Allah. Those are still called ahlul kitab. And there is no difference between them and that religion. And if they live in an Islamic society, The Muslims have to treat them like the real believers unless they have some action in opposite of the Islamic society. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean it is not the Muslims duty to find out who behave as his religion prophet ordered or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-29T06:25:47.590" LastActivityDate="2015-08-29T06:25:47.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11180" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8357" CreationDate="2014-02-09T10:54:03.650" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your divorce is acceptable by law, but if you have not said the Arabic divorcing statement, this divorce is not acceptable by religion. As you are a man you have a right to divorce your wife by Arabic statement and with paying her your duties. If you have done all of above things, your divorce is OK.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-22T09:17:24.867" LastActivityDate="2015-10-22T09:17:24.867" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9847" CreationDate="2014-02-09T11:51:45.093" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam , there are conditions for animals slaughtered to be addressed .&#xA;Decapitating the animal has five conditions :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The person who beheads the animal (either male or female ) must be Muslim .&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Beheading have to be done by something from Iron and it must be very shrap.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the time of beheading, in front of the animal's body has to be faced Mecca and Qibla.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When He wants to cut the animal's head, or when put a knife to his throat , should have take the name of god for beheading intentions, and this much to say: &quot;Bismillah &quot; is enough.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Halal meat term is that slaughtered animal before beheading  should be alive, hence It is said that After decapitating the animal's movements have to be seen (although , for example, moving the  eyes or his tail or hits his feet on the ground ), which is known to have been alive.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a Hadith from Imam Muhammad Baqir:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do the Slaughtering by kindly and non violence, and do not behead any animal in fron of other animals and never sharpening the knife in front of the animal's eyes and even do not tell the animals bad words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-08T10:27:31.150" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T10:27:31.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11184" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4262" CreationDate="2014-02-09T12:11:17.113" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the Qur'an and the tradition, scholars say that Qur'an was revealed twice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once, it was revealed in full at the night of Qadr. Although scholars have not reached a consensus as to its time and place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second time it was gradually revealed in a span of 23 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-02-09T20:27:45.670" LastActivityDate="2014-02-09T20:27:45.670" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11186" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-09T17:03:19.113" Score="1" ViewCount="543" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have alopecia, my hair has fallen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I was wondering if I could do the mashah while doing wahdu, if I ready have a valid wadhu, while wearing the wig? Similar to washing feet and wearing socks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4319" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-02-09T19:12:36.437" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T14:28:10.260" Title="Would it be permissible to do mashaa on the wig when redoing wahdu if the wig was worn in wahdu?" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11178" CreationDate="2014-02-09T19:34:42.670" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the services that you rendered for the bank didn't directly involve anything that is haram, e.g. riba, then your earning/salary is halal and you can perform hajj with the money of that salary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2014-02-09T19:34:42.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11188" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11212" CreationDate="2014-02-10T06:47:06.143" Score="1" ViewCount="15989" Body="&lt;p&gt;We are aware of the number of &lt;code&gt;rakats&lt;/code&gt; that are there in each &lt;code&gt;salat&lt;/code&gt;. How did we get these numbers ? Are they mentioned in any hadith ? Also, the number of &lt;code&gt;rakats&lt;/code&gt; that are &lt;code&gt;farz&lt;/code&gt; and those that are &lt;code&gt;wajib&lt;/code&gt;.. where are all these mentioned ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastActivityDate="2018-03-05T20:44:06.227" Title="Where do we find the number of rakats in prayers in the hadith literature?" Tags="|hadith|salat|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11189" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11213" CreationDate="2014-02-10T07:17:43.747" Score="5" ViewCount="11640" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Islam doesn't allow to change the features created by Allah like&#xA;  removing the face hairs, creating a space between tooth artificially&#xA;  to look beautiful.- &lt;a href=&quot;http://hadithcollection.com/sahihbukhari/105-Sahih%20Bukhari%20Book%2072.%20Dress/6864-sahih-bukhari-volume-007-book-072-hadith-number-815.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bhukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have some questions under this piercing topic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed to pierce ear for wearing jewellery?  Is it considered as changing the feature created by Allah(subh)?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If ear piercing allowed, what is the rule for men and ear piercing?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Did any of the prophet's wives wear earrings?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:43:44.773" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:15:23.973" Title="Is ear piercing permissible?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|women|men|adornments|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11190" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-02-10T07:18:14.217" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-02-10T07:18:14.217" LastActivityDate="2014-02-10T07:18:14.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11191" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-02-10T07:18:14.217" Score="0" Body="Questions about or that apply specifically to men." OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2014-02-10T07:42:04.403" LastActivityDate="2014-02-10T07:42:04.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8472" CreationDate="2014-02-10T20:21:58.773" Score="0" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A father who passes away it is obligatory for his oldest son (&lt;em&gt;only oldest son alive at the time the father passes a way, even if the oldest son is 1 minute older than his twin&lt;/em&gt;) to do his Qadha Salah, no matter if the father was a good one or bad one. If the father was an atheist then I guess not but I am not sure. It is common Fatwa of the scholars that even if the father was Fasiq still the oldest son must do this. Some scholars even give Fatwa that doing the Qadha prayers of a deceases mother is also obligatory over her oldest son similarly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the oldest son refused to do this it will not be obligatory for the other children or grandchildren of the father (or mother), however, always anyone who likes can do this as well, the younger son, the daughter, the grandchildren, the nephews, the parents, the uncles, etc. and even the strangers. Even one accepts to do this it will not be obligatory over the oldest son any longer. However, the oldest son should ensure that the Qadha Salah will be performed. Even the oldest son can give some money to a person to perform this (and even to perform Qadha fasting which is equivalently obligatory for the oldest son) and likewise should ensure that the paid person will and is doing his task. That is, if the ones who have accepted to so such do not perform their task again the oldest son should do it, or find a way for others to do it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If a mother only born a child and never ever meet her child till, say, the child is 40, and another woman grow the child to this age, the woman from whom the child has been born is still the child's mother and all responsibilities that a child has against its mother is preserved, even now that the child has never understood the kindness of his/her real mother. Likewise, the father is always a father for his children even if he does not do his duties or even was always angry with his family, teasing them and things like that.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS. According to a scholar, if a father dies and he was Fasiq not noticing his Salah, yet the son should perform his Qadha Salah. This doesn't mean necessarily the father will have those Salah in his own record at the Day, but the son has done his duties right and a wisdom for such a rule can be that performing Salah on its own is a gift for the oldest son (&lt;em&gt;like Nafilah of night being obligatory for only the holy prophet peace be upon him and his household was a gift for him&lt;/em&gt;) not an extra duty to tease the oldest son. You may like to see this story like a man was grown and treated while being a child by a Fasiq and now Allah wants him to pray more than the others to recover what he has probably lost, compared to the others. Note that this interpretation is not always true, it may be true that a believer gets sick at his last days and misses a number of his prayers at the hospital, then the Qadha Salah performed for him would of course be recorded in the man's own record, like himself has performed those Salah, especially if he wanted to perform but couldn't. Other special cases also exist that doesn't fit here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-18T12:05:49.127" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T12:05:49.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8929" CreationDate="2014-02-10T21:28:27.633" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Check these from the book حلیة المتقین by the great Allameh Majlesi (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ghadeer.org/books/t_11/hilat001.htm#link4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; as for the source, in Persian):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بهترين رنگها در جامه سفيد است و بعد از آن زرد و بعد از آن سبز و بعد از&#xA;  آن سرخ نيمرنگ و كبود وعدسى ، مكروه است سرخ تيره خصوصا در نماز و پوشيدن&#xA;  جامه سياه كراهت شديد دارد در همه حال ، مگر در عمامه و عبا و موزه و اگر&#xA;  عمامه و عبا هم سياه نباشد بهتر است .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best of colors for the clothing is white, then yellow and then green, after that light red and ...  and it is discouraged to wear a cloth in dark red especially for Salah and wearing black is strongly discouraged but only in three exceptions ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;در حديث معتبر منقول است كه حكم بن عتبه بخدمت حضرت امام محمد باقر عليه&#xA;  السلام رفت ، ديد كه جامه سرخ تيره كه بگل كافشه رنگ كرده بودند پوشيده&#xA;  است ، حضرت فرمودند كه در اين جامه چه ميگوئى ؟ حكم گفت كه : چه گويم در&#xA;  چيزى كه شما پوشيده باشيد اما جوانان شوخ كه درميان ما اين جامه را&#xA;  ميپوشند، ما ايشانرا عيب ميكنيم . حضرت فرمود كه زينت خدا را كى حرام&#xA;  كرده است ، بعد از آن فرمود كه باين سبب اين جامه راپوشيده ام كه تازه&#xA;  داماد شده ام .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;در حديث حسن از حضرت امام جعفر صادق عليه السلام منقول است كه جامه سرخ&#xA;  تيره پوشيدن كراهت دارد مگر براى نوداماد.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from Imam Baqir and Imam Sadiq peace be upon them is narrated that dark red is discouraged for men but only at their wedding, or right after their wedding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;از حسن زيّات منقول است كه ديدم حضرت ابيجعفر عليه السلام را كه جامه&#xA;  برنگ گل سرخ پوشيده بودند.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is narrated that Imam Baqir peace be upon him was wearing cloth in rosy color.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;از حضرت امام جعفر صادق عليه السلام منقول است كه جبرئيل در روز آخر ماه&#xA;  مبارك رمضان بر حضرت رسول صلّى اللّه عليه وآله وسلّم نازل شد بعد از&#xA;  نماز عصر چون به آسمان رفت حضرت رسول صلّى اللّه عليه وآله وسلّم فاطمه&#xA;  را طلب فرمود كه شوهر خود على را بطلب ، پس چون حاضر شدند حضرت اميرالمؤ&#xA;  منين عليه السلام را در جانب راست نشانيد و دستش را گرفت و بردامن خود&#xA;  گذاشت و حضرت فاطمه را در جانب چپ نشانيد را گرفت و بر دامن خود گذاشت پس&#xA;  فرمود كه : ميخواهيد شما را خبردهم به آنچه جبرئيل مرا به آن خبر داد؟&#xA;  گفنتد:بلى يا رسول اللّه ، فرمود كه : جبرئيل گفت كه در قيامت من در جانب&#xA;  راست عرش خواهم بود و خداى تعالى دو جامه بمن پوشاند يكى سبز و ديگرى سرخ&#xA;  برنگ گل ، تو يا على در جانب راست عرش باشى و دو جامه چنين در تو پوشانند&#xA;  پس راوى عرض كرد كه مردم رنگ سرخ چنين را مكروه ميدانند حضرت فرمود كه&#xA;  چون خدا حضرت عيسى را بآسمان برد دو جامه چنين بر او پوشانيد.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated from Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- that Gabriel --peace be upon him-- once descended to the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- at the last day of Ramadhan and brought to him two cloths one in green and another in rosy red color. The holy prophet peace be upon him and his household then added that these are the like cloths that Allah brought to Jesus --peace be upon him-- when he was risen to the sky.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in a Hadeeth from Imam Baqir --peace be upon him-- the holy prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- told Imam Ali --peace be upon him-- that red is the color of clothing of Satan (Ref. علل الشرائع / ترجمه ذهنى تهرانى، ج‏2، ص:137).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However if I am not mistaken by &quot;dark red&quot; above it is meant &quot;carmine red&quot; (a very reddish red I mean!) not really dark red. Though not certain about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2014-02-10T21:28:27.633" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11200" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-10T22:47:33.227" Score="6" ViewCount="8771" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to marry a girl but to my family disapproved it. Do I have the right in Islam to disobey the wishes of my family and marry her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4330" LastEditorDisplayName="user3208" LastEditDate="2014-09-29T07:31:42.553" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T06:21:33.017" Title="Do I need to obey my family regarding who to marry and who not to marry?" Tags="|nikah|family|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11202" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11200" CreationDate="2014-02-10T23:55:44.767" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually a man a priori doesn't need his family permission for marrying, or for doing anything else, but the problem rise when his father or father of father (&lt;em&gt;and not the others, including, mother, sisters or brothers, grandparents of the mother side, mother of father and etc.&lt;/em&gt;) ban him from doing something or force him to do another thing: obeying father is obligatory and obeying the father of father is more obligatory (&lt;em&gt;since obeying him is obligatory even for his father&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard with mother and the other grandparents we have only ordered to keep them satisfied. If they disagree the man can talk with them mildly, make them happy, promises some good promises and etc. all to change their mind, to be happy with what the man is to do. But about the father the problem persists, obeying him is a must.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once I was in a similar situation (though not exactly the same) and thus to some extent know how you may feel. But have this piece of caution from me, &lt;strong&gt;Allah never put what is good for you in the way He has banned for you&lt;/strong&gt;. If you insist on what you like Allah may give it to you but then one day you will be regretful of the choice you make today:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّـهَ لَمْ يَكُ مُغَيِّرً‌ا نِّعْمَةً أَنْعَمَهَا&#xA;  عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُ‌وا مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ ۙ وَأَنَّ&#xA;  اللَّـهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Because Allah will never change the grace which He hath bestowed on a&#xA;  people until they change what is in their (own) souls: and verily&#xA;  Allah is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things).&quot; [Al-Anfal,53]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... وَعَسَىٰ أَن تَكْرَ‌هُوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ‌ لَّكُمْ ۖ وَعَسَىٰ&#xA;  أَن تُحِبُّوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ‌ لَّكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّـهُ يَعْلَمُ&#xA;  وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you,&#xA;  and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and&#xA;  ye know not. [Al-Baqarah,216]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Insisting on what we think is good for us after we understood it is prohibited by Allah is called ignorance in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَنَادَىٰ نُوحٌ رَّ‌بَّهُ فَقَالَ رَ‌بِّ إِنَّ ابْنِي مِنْ أَهْلِي&#xA;  وَإِنَّ وَعْدَكَ الْحَقُّ وَأَنتَ أَحْكَمُ الْحَاكِمِينَ / قَالَ يَا&#xA;  نُوحُ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ ۖ إِنَّهُ عَمَلٌ غَيْرُ‌ صَالِحٍ ۖ&#xA;  فَلَا تَسْأَلْنِ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ ۖ إِنِّي أَعِظُكَ أَن&#xA;  تَكُونَ مِنَ الْجَاهِلِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And Noah called upon his Lord, and said: &quot;O my Lord! Surely my son is&#xA;  of my family! And Thy promise is true, and Thou art the justest of&#xA;  Judges!&quot; / He said: &quot;O Noah! He is not of thy family: For his conduct&#xA;  is unrighteous. So ask not of Me that of which thou hast no knowledge!&#xA;  I give thee counsel, lest thou act like the ignorant!&quot; [Hud,45,46]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some youth were asking such questions from a scholar and he humorously answered something like this &quot;in older days when someone was afraid of such things he was marrying in stealth and when he has got two children was coming to his father's home with his family in open, showing his father his wife and children&quot;. This was not serious though and is not especially in this era, but at least it shows a way how youths are better to manage their relationships with their fathers. For example someone is going to swim with his friend; if he asks his father &quot;may I go with my friends out to swim?&quot; his father may simply say &quot;don't go you may catch cold&quot; and it would be Haram for him to go to swim that they, but if the guy instead says to his father &quot;Dad I am going to swim&quot; his father may say &quot;be careful not to catch cold&quot;. This is an art, two sayings that have the same message can work completely differently in application. Seemingly, especially when you are to introduce your choice to your father you should be extremely careful for him not to say &quot;no&quot;. About the rest of family the problem is not always unresolvable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not a very easy doing, Hope that Allah would let me and all of us to yield in front of Allah in all the respects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-02T06:21:33.017" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T06:21:33.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11178" CreationDate="2014-02-11T03:17:36.983" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can perform haj/umrah from the salary that is earned from Halal ways and is earnings of your hardwork.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is anything haram involved, then that money is not valid for hajj and you should not do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a simple thing to know brother. You should earn halal, and should perform Islamic celebrations by that halal earning. Haram earning itself is not allowed in Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastActivityDate="2014-02-11T03:17:36.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10270" CreationDate="2014-02-11T10:29:36.500" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Consuming Pork or Serving it to others is Strictly a wrong in ISLAM,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_restrictions_on_the_consumption_of_pork#Prohibition_of_pork_consumption_in_Islamic_law&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia Link about Eating Pork on islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And i personally suggest you not to give it to non-muslim who eats it. Because you should give others what you love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4338" LastActivityDate="2014-02-11T10:29:36.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11210" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-11T11:54:32.760" Score="2" ViewCount="197" Body="&lt;p&gt;My wife is planning to establish a pure water factory. In the Factory 75% of the workers will be men, while she supervise/manage them. What is the ruling regarding these issue.Kindly site references for me to buttress the position, please.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If the the ruling is against it, kindly give us examples of  businesess allowed for women to participate in.&#xA;Jazakalla khair!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4340" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2014-02-11T12:21:14.603" LastActivityDate="2014-02-13T16:26:48.413" Title="Female supervising men in Factory" Tags="|sharia|women|business|men|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11188" CreationDate="2014-02-11T14:09:06.590" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The messenger PBUH said &quot;pray like you saw me pray&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the best way to preserve the way praying should be done. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the description of praying was transcribed then it would have been easy to alter it and modify it by modifying it in some books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the details of praying was preserved from generation to generation through practical education. It is not always a good idea to write down everything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2982" LastActivityDate="2014-02-11T14:09:06.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11212" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11188" CreationDate="2014-02-11T15:27:59.783" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;We got the number of Rakat of Salat from authentic Ahadeeth.  The number of Rak'at for both Fard and Sunah Salat (I believe that is what you mean by Wajib) were perserved in the Authentic Ahadeeth as well as the Practice of those who followed the way of the Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him) and the order&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;صلوا كما رأيتموني أصلي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pray as you have seen me pray&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Ahadeeth which are narrated, are found in different books of Hadith and not only in one, the number of Rak'at for the fard Salat are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fajr&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;صَلاَةُ الصُّبْحِ رَكْعَتَانِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer (i.e. the prescribed&#xA;rak'ahs).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/5/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;سنن أبي داود (Abi Dawood)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zuhr&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Asr&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Maghrib&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;Isha&lt;/strong&gt;'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حدثنا يعقوب قال حدثنا أبي عن ابن إسحاق قال حدثني صالح بن كيسان عن عروة&#xA;بن الزبير عن عائشة زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال قالت كان أول ما&#xA;افترض على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم الصلاة ركعتان ركعتان إلا المغرب&#xA;فإنها كانت ثلاثا ثم أتم الله الظهر والعصر والعشاء الآخرة أربعا في&#xA;الحضر وأقر الصلاة على فرضها الأول في السفر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among that which was obligated on the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) was&#xA;Salat which was two Rak'at two Rak'at  except for Maghrib which was&#xA;three, and then Allah made Zuhr Asr and Isha' four while one is not&#xA;Traveling, and made it the same as it was obligated the first time&#xA;while Traveling (meaning Two Rak'at)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مسند الإمام أحمد (Ahmed hadith 25806)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T06:25:32.903" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11189" CreationDate="2014-02-11T16:05:27.433" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wearing of earrings for girls/women is okay, as there are narration of the women companions doing so:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ثُمَّ أَتَى النِّسَاءَ فَوَعَظَهُنَّ وَذَكَّرَهُنَّ وَأَمَرَهُنَّ&#xA;بِالصَّدَقَةِ، فَرَأَيْتُهُنَّ يَهْوِينَ إِلَى آذَانِهِنَّ&#xA;وَحُلُوقِهِنَّ يَدْفَعْنَ إِلَى بِلاَلٍ، ثُمَّ ارْتَفَعَ هُوَ&#xA;وَبِلاَلٌ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the Prophet (ﷺ) went to the women and instructed them and gave&#xA;them religious advice and ordered them to give alms and I saw them&#xA;reaching out (their hands to) their ears and necks (to take off the&#xA;earrings and necklaces, etc.) and throwing (it) towards Bilal. Then&#xA;the Prophet (ﷺ) returned with Bilal to his house .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/182&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;صحيح بخاري (Bukari)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are other narrations.  It is regarded as an okay decoration for women.  And of course this is for women/girls and not for boys or men.  As for your third question, whether any of the Prophet's (ﷺ) wives wore earrings, it is narrated that Safiyyah (May Allah be pleased with her) had gold earnings, and she gave it to Fatimah and some other women with her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/78255&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;حكم ثقب أذن الأنثى للحلى&lt;/a&gt;  ، &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/56739&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ثقب أذن الصبي&lt;/a&gt;، &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/126559&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;حكم ثقب الأذنين للزينة&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-20T04:15:23.973" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:15:23.973" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7939" CreationDate="2014-02-11T17:23:20.017" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it is totally haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think  of if you drink a lot  then you wake up not remembering what bad have you done, so this totally takes your senses away, and if your brain or mind is away then your faith  will go away too, as simple as that no faith with lost senses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is haram and extremely forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4342" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-02-11T18:10:00.743" LastActivityDate="2014-02-11T18:10:00.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11218" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-12T00:01:13.643" Score="2" ViewCount="1375" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some translators translate 2:102 as: &quot;(Allah sent these two angels to teach black magic so that people could save themselves from its harms&quot;, is this correct? if not than what is the meaning? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4345" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:38:07.773" LastActivityDate="2018-01-25T11:54:28.143" Title="What is the meaning of 2:102?" Tags="|tafseer|quran-translation|surat-al-baqarah|sihr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11219" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11218" CreationDate="2014-02-12T00:38:23.027" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is a better translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the&#xA;reign of Solomon. It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils&#xA;disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the&#xA;two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut. But the two angels do not&#xA;teach anyone unless they say, &amp;quot;We are a trial, so do not disbelieve&#xA;[by practicing magic].&amp;quot; And [yet] they learn from them that by which&#xA;they cause separation between a man and his wife. But they do not harm&#xA;anyone through it except by permission of Allah . And the people learn&#xA;what harms them and does not benefit them. But the Children of Israel&#xA;certainly knew that whoever purchased the magic would not have in the&#xA;Hereafter any share. And wretched is that for which they sold&#xA;themselves, if they only knew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah 2:102&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Harut and Marut were angels who were sent to Babylon to test people by performing magic. It was the devils who taught people to use that magic, and not the angels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-02-12T00:38:23.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11210" CreationDate="2014-02-12T00:40:40.003" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing in Islam that prevents a woman to supervise men working under her. Remember that the Prophet himself worked for a woman, Khadeeja, who would later become his wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another reported case that came later was that the caliph Omar ibn Al-Khattab appointed a woman as the supervisor of the local market. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="90" LastEditDate="2014-02-13T16:26:48.413" LastActivityDate="2014-02-13T16:26:48.413" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11223" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11226" CreationDate="2014-02-12T07:45:50.873" Score="1" ViewCount="246" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where do we find the exact sequence to be followed while offering a &lt;code&gt;4-rak'ah salat&lt;/code&gt; in the hadith? I mean, first, the &lt;code&gt;surah fatiha&lt;/code&gt;, followed by a &lt;code&gt;surah&lt;/code&gt;, then &lt;code&gt;ruku'&lt;/code&gt;, then getting up, then performing 2 &lt;code&gt;sajdah&lt;/code&gt;, sitting after &lt;code&gt;2 raka'h&lt;/code&gt; and reciting a &lt;code&gt;short prayer&lt;/code&gt; (&lt;code&gt;attahhiyyat&lt;/code&gt;), and then doing the same for 2 more raka'h.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit : &lt;a href=&quot;http://javeria.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/prayer-according-to-sahihauthentic-hadiths/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; article summarizes the hadith related to the method of salat, but they don't cover the exact sequence of ALL the above. In the links, several links are provided that do tell us about all of the above parts of salat, but they increasingly rely on hadith collections outside the six canonized ones&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastEditorUserId="2503" LastEditDate="2014-02-12T08:27:59.277" LastActivityDate="2014-02-12T08:37:15.287" Title="Is the entire procedure of a four rak'at namaz present in the hadith?" Tags="|hadith|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11224" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-12T07:50:20.263" Score="3" ViewCount="274" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do Sunni Muslims consider the musnad of &lt;code&gt;Imam Ahmad&lt;/code&gt; as equal to the six canonical hadith collections (i.e. &lt;code&gt;Saheeh Muslim, Saheeh Bukhari, Jami'at al-Tirmidhi, Muwatta Malik, Sunan Abi Dawood and Sunan An-Nisai'&lt;/code&gt;)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-04-16T07:10:11.763" LastActivityDate="2014-04-16T07:10:11.763" Title="Do Sunni Muslims consider the musnad of Imam Ahmad as equal to the six canonical hadith collections?" Tags="|hadith|sunni|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-12-15T05:36:51.783" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11225" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-12T08:00:58.433" Score="4" ViewCount="214" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read somewhere that one should not walk in front of an elder person. But what if an elder person walking in front of me is really slow and I just overtake him and be on my way. Is it a bad manner? I mean I am not really walking &quot;with&quot; him, but I am merely passing him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, is there any restricted times when one should not give Salam to anyone (except when they are in prayer)? Say I pray behind an Imam and when going out of the mosque I see him and give Salam to him. Is it ok considering I just prayed behind him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please only answer if your answer is something you are sure about and not something you just saw someone else doing without knowing the source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4150" LastEditorUserId="4150" LastEditDate="2014-02-13T07:56:27.410" LastActivityDate="2014-02-14T14:34:58.083" Title="Is it bad manner to pass elders while walking?" Tags="|masjid|greetings|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11223" CreationDate="2014-02-12T08:37:15.287" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know of any single hadith which describes the entirety of &lt;em&gt;salat&lt;/em&gt;; the common practice is compiled from multiple ahadith from various sources.  However, the hadith of the man who prayed badly describes the bulk of it in detail:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/nasai/13/135&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;He [The Prophet] said: &quot;When you get up to pray, perform wudu and do it well, then turn to face the Qiblah and say the takbir. Then recite the Quran, then bow until you are at ease in bowing. Then stand up until you are standing straight, then prostrate until you are at ease prostrating, then sit up until you are at ease sitting, then prostrate until you are at ease prostrating, then get up, and continue doing that until you have finished your prayer.&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is considered (at least by some schools) to be the absolute minimum required for a &lt;em&gt;salah&lt;/em&gt; to be accepted.  There are a number of other hadith regarding, for example, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1281870&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;recitation of Al-Fatihah&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/nasai/12/136&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the tashahhud&lt;/a&gt;, but I reckon that compiling a list of &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; for every action in the &lt;em&gt;salah&lt;/em&gt; would be too broad for this answer (especially since for many actions, there would be a significant difference of opinion as to which are considered mandatory, which are highly recommended, and which are merely optional).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2014-02-12T08:37:15.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11228" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11229" CreationDate="2014-02-13T00:10:14.417" Score="3" ViewCount="7075" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was told from Salafi guy that planting on the grave is forbidden as Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) did it only for himself and none of the Sahaba did it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hanafis, Shafi`is, and Hanbalis have all declared it to be recommended to place green stalks and the likes on the graves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) did it, I wonder why the Sahaba didn't follow it (if that is true)? Can it be an innovation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="521" LastEditorUserId="279" LastEditDate="2014-02-13T01:14:31.250" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:11:48.703" Title="Is planting on the graves forbidden?" Tags="|sharia|hadith|sunni|sunnah|grave|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11228" CreationDate="2014-02-13T01:40:42.090" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is true that the Prophet ﷺ did this, but this was specific for the Prophet ﷺ alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَرَّ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِحَائِطٍ مِنْ حِيطَانِ&#xA;الْمَدِينَةِ أَوْ مَكَّةَ، فَسَمِعَ صَوْتَ إِنْسَانَيْنِ يُعَذَّبَانِ&#xA;فِي قُبُورِهِمَا، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&amp;quot;‏&#xA;يُعَذَّبَانِ، وَمَا يُعَذَّبَانِ فِي كَبِيرٍ ‏&amp;quot;‏، ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏&#xA;بَلَى، كَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا لاَ يَسْتَتِرُ مِنْ بَوْلِهِ، وَكَانَ الآخَرُ&#xA;يَمْشِي بِالنَّمِيمَةِ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِجَرِيدَةٍ فَكَسَرَهَا&#xA;كِسْرَتَيْنِ، فَوَضَعَ عَلَى كُلِّ قَبْرٍ مِنْهُمَا كِسْرَةً‏.‏&#xA;فَقِيلَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لِمَ فَعَلْتَ هَذَا قَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏&#xA;لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يُخَفَّفَ عَنْهُمَا مَا لَمْ تَيْبَسَا أَوْ إِلَى أَنْ&#xA;يَيْبَسَا ‏&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once the Prophet, while passing through one of the graveyards of&#xA;Medina or Mecca heard the voices of two persons who were being&#xA;tortured in their graves. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;These two persons are&#xA;being tortured not for a major sin (to avoid).&amp;quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) then&#xA;added, &amp;quot;Yes! (they are being tortured for a major sin). Indeed, one of&#xA;them never saved himself from being soiled with his urine while the&#xA;other used to go about with calumnies (to make enmity between&#xA;friends). The Prophet (ﷺ) then asked for a green leaf of a date-palm&#xA;tree, broke it into two pieces and put one on each grave. On being&#xA;asked why he had done so, he replied, &amp;quot;I hope that their torture might&#xA;be lessened, till these get dried.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/4/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;صحيح بخاري (Bukari)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it is important to note that this is a point of difference among scholars, so you have some saying that it is recommended and some that is not.  The most correct is that this was specific to the Prophet ﷺ only, and that he ﷺ did it as intercession from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنِّي مَرَرْتُ بِقَبْرَيْنِ يُعَذَّبَانِ فَأَحْبَبْتُ بِشَفَاعَتِي&#xA;أَنْ يُرَفَّهَ عَنْهُمَا مَا دَامَ الْغُصْنَانِ رَطْبَيْنِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I passed by two graves the occupants of which had been undergoing&#xA;torment. I liked to make intercession for them so that they might be&#xA;relieved of this torment as long as these twigs remain fresh&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/55/94&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;صحيح مسلم (Muslim)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/24505&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This (Arabic)&lt;/a&gt; is available for more information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not necessarily an innovation (at least I wouldn't call it such), but it was done from the Prophet ﷺ as benefit for the two in the grave, but this as I said was specific to the Prophet himself ﷺ.  So we/those who are alive are highly recommended to do that which would benefit the dead as is in the Shariah, like Sadaqah and Dua'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-20T04:11:48.703" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:11:48.703" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11232" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-13T07:21:02.280" Score="0" ViewCount="795" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Islam considers all the muslims all over the world as a single nation or does it acknowledges different nations based on region or ethnicity? I am not talking of &quot;ummah&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-06-15T08:02:58.477" Title="Muslim as a single nation, according to Quran and Hadith" Tags="|quran|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11233" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-13T12:28:12.667" Score="4" ViewCount="8346" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the responsibilities of common muslim to spread Islam? A common person is one that is not a scholar in Islam and does not hold any position within the government.&#xA;Please give references from Quran and Hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-20T19:59:27.560" LastActivityDate="2015-06-23T06:32:26.643" Title="Responsibilities of common muslim in spreading Islam" Tags="|practical-islam|dawah|obligation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11236" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-13T17:36:41.587" Score="4" ViewCount="44058" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are human being the best creation of God or are Jinns and Angels better than humans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can there be any other more intelligent being than humans in universe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to your reference of &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran (17:70)&lt;/a&gt;, Allah mentions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have certainly honored the children of Adam and carried them on the land and sea and provided for them of the good things and &lt;strong&gt;preferred them over much of what We have created&lt;/strong&gt;, with [definite] preference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doesn't that mean that there are better creatures than us?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="225" LastEditDate="2014-02-14T08:01:30.750" LastActivityDate="2017-09-29T03:14:07.597" Title="Are human being the best of creations?" Tags="|quran|source-identification|jinn|malaikah|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11236" CreationDate="2014-02-14T07:54:17.287" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Allah created human congratulated himself for being the best of creators:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ثُمَّ خَلَقْنَا النُّطْفَةَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقْنَا الْعَلَقَةَ مُضْغَةً&#xA;  فَخَلَقْنَا الْمُضْغَةَ عِظَامًا فَكَسَوْنَا الْعِظَامَ لَحْمًا ثُمَّ&#xA;  أَنشَأْنَاهُ خَلْقًا آخَرَ‌ ۚ فَتَبَارَ‌كَ اللَّـهُ أَحْسَنُ&#xA;  الْخَالِقِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then We made the sperm-drop into a clinging clot, and We made the clot&#xA;  into a lump [of flesh], and We made [from] the lump, bones, and We&#xA;  covered the bones with flesh; then We developed him into another&#xA;  creation. So blessed is Allah, the best of creators.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#23:14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#23:14&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering that Allah did not congratulate himself for creating other things, perhaps it can be concluded human is the best creation of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah commanded angels to fall in prostration for human: &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#15:29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#15:29&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And human is successive authority of Allah on earth: &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#2:30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also this verse is clear:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدْ كَرَّ‌مْنَا بَنِي آدَمَ وَحَمَلْنَاهُمْ فِي الْبَرِّ‌&#xA;  وَالْبَحْرِ‌ وَرَ‌زَقْنَاهُم مِّنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَفَضَّلْنَاهُمْ&#xA;  عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍ‌ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا تَفْضِيلًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have certainly honored the children of Adam and carried them on&#xA;  the land and sea and provided for them of the good things and&#xA;  preferred them over much of what We have created, with [definite]&#xA;  preference. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#17:70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#17:70&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do you not see that Allah has made subject to you whatever is in the&#xA;  heavens and whatever is in the earth and amply bestowed upon you His&#xA;  favors, [both] apparent and unapparent? But of the people is he who&#xA;  disputes about Allah without knowledge or guidance or an enlightening&#xA;  Book [from Him]. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#31:20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#31:20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the best of humans are those who are more pious:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made&#xA;  you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most&#xA;  noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you.&#xA;  Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#49:13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#49:13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ali (a.s.) says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;there is no person in face of earth better in view of Allah than who&#xA;  obey Allah. (reference of hadith: Ghrar al Hikam, vol. 5 page 92)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse says only human could handle the trust of Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, we offered the Trust to the heavens and the earth and the&#xA;  mountains, and they declined to bear it and feared it; but man&#xA;  [undertook to] bear it. Indeed, he was unjust and ignorant.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#33:72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#33:72&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.andisheqom.com/Files/faq.php?level=4&amp;amp;id=4960&amp;amp;urlId=2162&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Why human became the best of creations and accepted the trust of Allah?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T12:26:46.547" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T12:26:46.547" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11243" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8641" CreationDate="2014-02-14T13:30:03.940" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walikum 'Assalam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You need to separate what's considered Friday prayer with what's considered something else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Friday prayer is kutba + 2 rakat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now there are sunnah prayers associated with the Friday prayer and those are the same as dhuhur.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before the prayer = 2 or 4 rakat (depends which school you follow, for shafi'is the sunnah is fulfilled by doing 2, for hanafis the sunnah is fulfilled by doing 4)4)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the prayer = 2 rakat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So these are all the prayers that are associated with the Friday prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, there's a sunnah prayer called &quot;salutation of the mosque&quot;, which are the 2 rakat you perform when you enter a mosque.&#xA;Since people go to the mosque for Friday prayers, they usually do this sunnah as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="831" LastActivityDate="2014-02-14T13:30:03.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11225" CreationDate="2014-02-14T14:34:58.083" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Respect of elders is a must in Islam. How this respect is shown vary from culture to culture and time to time. If, in your culture, it is considered rude to pass by an elder, then you should not do that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you come face to face to a person, it is good to say &quot;Salam&quot;. If he is at some distance, you can skip it. Choose what is the norm in your society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-02-14T14:34:58.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11245" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8391" CreationDate="2014-02-14T23:47:06.013" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is perfect and has made everything perfect. All the worlds including Earth and the humans on it are perfect. Everything happens according To His Will. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why? Because he loves us. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to hadith:(All is well with the believers under all circumstances&quot;&#xA;It reminds us that in the divine Knowledge All is well, all is complete)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you have to see it that way. It is about perception. It is a spiritual thing. You have to have faith for your own good. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Yahya Suhaib bin Sinan (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;How wonderful is the case of a believer; there is good for him in everything and this applies only to a believer. If prosperity attends him, he expresses gratitude to Allah and that is good for him; and if adversity befalls him, he endures it patiently and that is better for him&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am going to try to explain it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if a person had been healthy instead of having to stay home and rest, that person might have been run over by a car and killed.  So who is to say that being perfectly healthy is better?  In fact, perhaps one’s illness or other disability has somehow kept you alive. ( source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://drlwilson.com/articles/PERFECT.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://drlwilson.com/articles/PERFECT.htm&lt;/a&gt;) I just used the example. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maulana Jalaluddeen Rumi (Rahmatullah ’alaih) narrates a story in&#xA;his Mathnavi; an incident which occurred during the time of&#xA;Rasulullah e: Once, after having performed wudhu, Rasulullah e&#xA;was about to wear his leather sock when an eagle came along,&#xA;snatched it and flew away. Nabi e was most distressed as he was&#xA;preparing for Salaah.&#xA;In a short while, the eagle returned and turned the sock upside down,&#xA;towards the ground, causing a snake that was inside, to fall out.&#xA;The eagle then presented the sock to Rasulullah e and addressed him&#xA;: “O Rasulullah e ! The reason for me having taken the sock was that&#xA;there was a snake hidden inside it. Otherwise I would never harm you,&#xA;for Allah Ta’ala has ordered me to protect you. It was on account of&#xA;the snake that I flew off with the sock.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So for a believer everything is &lt;em&gt;always&lt;/em&gt; for his own good. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answer this question as Einstein said (but smart he didn't answer it you have to answer it for yourself) Is the Universe Friendly? Replace Universe with Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you say no then you will see this world as hostile and see behind every human and three enemy and this will cause you stress and anger and enmity. This will effect your thinking, behavior toward others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you say yes then you will see friends everywhere. Remember God has provided the sun for you, the air the trees and the people to help you develop spiritually learn lessen and test. If you become ill and you Thank Allah for the illness because you know it is for your own will( may be you have to learn something or experience something whatever the reason is it is good) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example. If you have a cut and you say stop the bleeding I don't want to bleed because it is bad and evil. Then how will you be healed? The blood comes and becomes hard so that a new skin develops and then when the skin is developed you scratch the hard blood of because it itches and voila! you got a new skin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you go to a doctor and he gives you an injection(vaccine) to heal. But if you say No I don't want an injection the doctor is evil he wants to hurt me then how will you be healed. So you have to ACCEPT the injection and TRUST the doctor in order to be healed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TRUST = TAWAKKUL and ACCEPT= DESTINY&lt;/strong&gt;(Always for your own good)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you will not always understand or see the reason because you are not God. But thorugh Divines Eye everything is perfect. You just have to see it that way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you see that God is always is with you and &lt;em&gt;never&lt;/em&gt; leaves you. (In your everyday lives and experiences) then you will be automatic grateful and praise with your heart Allah! I felt that way when I saw it that way I felt whole, connected to the world and protected everywhere even dark in the night in the woods if I wanted to go there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The consequence is that your thinking (VERY IMPORTANT!) and your behavior towards other will be friendly, because you know that Allah helped you so much!) Even when someone hurts you.  You will Thank Allah for this hurt because it is for a good reason for you but you don't know And maybe you can give love back to that person( for example thank him) This way you will not feel hate or want to hurt them back! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another consequence is that you don't become cynical(VERY IMPORTANT!) to this world and stay uplifted and happy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another consequence is that your heart will feel at peace. You know that you are at the perfect place and the perfect time and your feelings are perfect at the moment. Then you will not doubt yourself and and love yourself. But in a humble way. Every mistake that you made unintentionally(sometimes intentionally)  you know it is Divine will, so it is perfect. You will not feel hatred to yourself&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is good what is evil? All is perfect!(praise to Allah) An accident is perfect death is perfect maybe if someone lived longer he wold indulge in sins. (Allah knows) (don't say this cynical but really try to see it that way with love)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Satan works for Allah for your own sake. If you have Tawakkul he will go away!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But don't think I am perfect, because you are not. (if you understand what I mean)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember live is about &lt;em&gt;love&lt;/em&gt; (Allah loves you so much that you don't even know that).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4368" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T09:55:33.117" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T09:55:33.117" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11247" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11232" CreationDate="2014-02-15T02:14:40.487" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess you are wrong somehow. In Islam; Quran muslims are called the people of the last time. We believe that Holy Prophet is the last Messenger of Allah, that is why muslims are the people who are the last ones. Other prophets and their people came a time before us and are thus called previous one. There is no other term (according to my knowledge), some Hafiz would share an ayat (verse) from Quran for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam doesnot distinguish people belonging to religous groups, but it does distinguish people based on geography and history and this is supposed to just distinguish their behaviour toward Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastActivityDate="2014-02-15T02:14:40.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7501" CreationDate="2014-02-15T06:40:42.357" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, they practice it based on order of Islam. Ahl ul Bayt in different Hadith said it is obligatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Shia Islam it is not necessary to follow religion of prophet Ibrahim (a.s.) because it is partially different of Islam. For example the prayer in religion of prophet Ibrahim (a.s.) is different of prayer in Islam. Shia Islam gets rules only from Quran, Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) and infallible Ahl ul al Bayt (a.s.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://porseman.org/q/show.aspx?id=136080&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;porseman.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-04-29T13:14:58.453" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T13:14:58.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11252" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11262" CreationDate="2014-02-15T09:27:15.563" Score="8" ViewCount="46378" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the complete reference including volume and hadith number for hadith that states &lt;em&gt;wearing amulet is shirk&lt;/em&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;Musnad Ahmed&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amulet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;: &quot;An amulet is an object whose most important characteristic is the power ascribed to it to protect its owner from danger or harm.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4374" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T12:00:42.927" LastActivityDate="2020-04-13T10:02:41.817" Title="Reference of hadith in Musnad Ahmed which states the wearing taweez/amulet is shirk?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|shirk|tawiz|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9233" CreationDate="2014-02-15T11:26:16.553" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Allah said to the Angels that he will create Adam, there was a conversation that happened between Allah and them, there was also a conversation among the angels themselves, we all know the conversation between Allah and the angels, but not all of us know what was the conversation among the angels, I saw a video in YouTube for Tareq Al-sweedan who mentioned this story..&#xA;Here what he said about the conversation among them: the angels were wondering why would Allah create Adam, then they said Adam won't have as much knowledge as we (angels) have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that's why Allah taught Adam thing that the angels don't know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I answered your question as you wish&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4376" LastActivityDate="2014-02-15T11:26:16.553" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11255" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-15T13:59:21.613" Score="7" ViewCount="7253" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a 24-year old man. When I was young, I had an attraction towards men. But I couldn't change as I grew up. Now day by day my attraction to men is increasing. I prayed so much, and even did extra fast, I thought I would change, but I couldn't. I have also consulted a lot of doctors about my sex orientation, but I could not find any cure for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I decided to suicide a couple of times, but I know suicide is haram, so whenever I am alone I just pray, even at midnight, and ask Allah to cure me, but it is not working.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And now my family wants me to get married, but I don't even have a little attraction to girls. I can't tell the truth to my family too. I am helpless, but what I am is not in my hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should be done it such a case? Does Allah really hate homosexuals?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4377" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-02-15T18:47:08.790" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T16:41:51.843" Title="Does Allah hate homosexuals?" Tags="|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-04-19T15:10:40.363" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11255" CreationDate="2014-02-15T16:24:40.083" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/80-81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;7:80-81&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [We had sent] Lot when he said to his people, &quot;Do you commit such&#xA;  immorality as no one has preceded you with from among the worlds?&#xA;  Indeed, you approach men with desire, instead of women. Rather, you&#xA;  are a transgressing people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;People of Lot were homosexuals, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;they were destroyed&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would advise you to marry. Even if you are not interested in girls, the mutual cooperation between you may turn into love in future. &lt;strong&gt;May Allah bless you&lt;/strong&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="602" LastEditDate="2014-04-01T04:51:05.677" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T04:51:05.677" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11258" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11470" CreationDate="2014-02-15T16:35:58.057" Score="4" ViewCount="7527" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE 1:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So those sharia compliant CFD's, how are they different interms of gambling from the non sharia complient CFD's? As even the non sharia complient CFD's have no interest if you don't hold your contract overnight. I don't understand how those sharia complient CFD's reduce the gambling element of CFD's?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ORIGINAL QUESTION:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone know of any rulings about &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_for_difference&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Contract for Difference&lt;/a&gt; (CFD) trading according to Islam?  Is it considered haraam or halaal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm interested in the sunni &gt; hanafi &gt; deobandi view if possible please.  If that's not possible, than any sunni view is fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a intro video if you don't know what CFD trading is:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-s4IY98InI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-s4IY98InI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note, that interest is only charged if you hold the trade overnight, i.e. no interest if you don't hold overnight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2014-02-23T10:18:13.107" LastActivityDate="2020-06-07T23:27:47.140" Title="Contract for Difference (CFD)" Tags="|sunni|money|hanafi|investment|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11261" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11236" CreationDate="2014-02-15T19:26:01.450" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Meaning of &lt;strong&gt;The best&lt;/strong&gt; is incomplete without a context. If we consider the best to look at, then mankind is the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/95/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;95:4&lt;/a&gt; -  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verily We created man (al-insān: the generic) in the best of forms,&#xA;  [in the best] proportioning of his shape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Al Jalalain Tafsir)&lt;/em&gt;. It tells us that mankind is the most spectacular in sight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we must not forget the Jinns. The Jinns were created from &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/15/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;scorching fire&lt;/a&gt;. So they are as miraculous as humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding &lt;strong&gt;The Best of the Creatures&lt;/strong&gt;, Allah says in 98:7 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Truly those who believe and perform righteous deeds — they are the&#xA;  best of creatures (al-bariyya means al- khalīqa)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Al Jalalain Tafsir)&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;This gives the answer to the header of the question&lt;/strong&gt;. A Jinn or a Man, whoever does righteous deeds is included in the best of the creatures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Al Jalalin Tafsir&lt;/em&gt;, verse 17:70 is explained as such:&lt;br/&gt; And&#xA;  verily We have honoured, We have preferred, the Children of Adam,&#xA;  [above other creation], by [giving them] knowledge, speech and [their&#xA;  being] a creation of even proportions amongst other things, including&#xA;  their [means of] purification after death, and carried them over land,&#xA;  on animal-back, and sea, in ships, and provided them with good things&#xA;  and We have preferred them above many of those whom We created, such&#xA;  as livestock and wild animals, with a marked preferment. (the min has&#xA;  the sense of mā, ‘of what’, or something close to it, and includes the&#xA;  angels, the purpose being to give preference to the [angelic] genus;&#xA;  there is no requirement to give [explicit] preference to the&#xA;  individuals [of this category of being], since they [angels] are&#xA;  superior to mankind, excepting the prophets).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we cannot simply conclude there are better creatures than &lt;strong&gt;Us&lt;/strong&gt;, nor can we say &lt;strong&gt;We are the best&lt;/strong&gt; . The Angels, the Prophets, and the group of individuals among Man and Jinns combined who do righteousness and obey God are collectively the &lt;strong&gt;Best of the Creatures&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="602" LastEditDate="2014-04-01T05:06:07.693" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T05:06:07.693" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11262" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11252" CreationDate="2014-02-15T20:03:06.837" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;I assume the hadith is what you are looking for:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Uqbah ibn Aamir said: I heard the Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (pbuh) say: “Whoever wears an amulet, may Allah not fulfil his&#xA;  need, and whoever wears a sea-shell, may Allah not give him peace.”&#xA;  (Masnud Ahmed  16951.) &lt;em&gt;classed as da’eef(weak) by Shaykh al-Albaani in Da’eef al-Jaami’, 5703&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Uqbah ibn Aamir al-Juhani that a group came to&#xA;  the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) [to swear their allegiance (bay’ah) to&#xA;  him]. He accepted the bay’ah of nine of them but not of one of them.&#xA;  They said, “O Messenger of Allah, you accepted the bay’ah of nine but&#xA;  not of this one.” He said, “He is wearing an amulet.” The man put his&#xA;  hand (in his shirt) and took it off, then he (the Prophet (pbuh))&#xA;  accepted his bay’ah. He said, ‘&lt;strong&gt;Whoever wears an amulet has committed&#xA;  shirk&lt;/strong&gt;.” [Masnud Ahmed 16969] &lt;em&gt;classed as saheeh(Correct) by Shaykh al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 492&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T12:00:04.927" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T12:00:04.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11263" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11255" CreationDate="2014-02-15T20:14:10.920" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aleister crowley said that when he had his first homosexual experience, the world of jinn had finally opened to him. Homosexuality is related to magic, and shaitain loves when you disobey Allah. I advise you to get married to a good Muslim girl and be strong in your Iman to cure this attraction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4383" LastActivityDate="2014-02-15T20:14:10.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11264" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-15T20:23:08.310" Score="4" ViewCount="278" Body="&lt;p&gt;My dad used to say that I could draw people if I covered them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4383" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-02-15T20:44:14.210" LastActivityDate="2015-02-23T09:33:37.317" Title="Can I draw pictures if I cover them?" Tags="|drawing|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11266" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11264" CreationDate="2014-02-15T20:58:56.567" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No this is not true, the drawing of people (or any other animate things like animals) is not allowed whether you cover them or not.  As it has been authentically narrated in regards to those who draw/paint such, that they will be in the hell fire, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18/170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-02-15T20:58:56.567" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11267" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-15T21:50:04.050" Score="4" ViewCount="2717" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, Muslims must believe in the Torah and Injeel, and that they were revealed to Moses and Jesus (Peace be upon them).  But Christians say that Jesus (Peace be upon him) did not receive a book, but was God and was the word, and this is view among the majority of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then how would it be explained to a Christian that the Injeel is in fact a revelation that came to Jesus (peace be upon him) when they say no revelation came to him? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in what form was it revealed to him? Was it a complete book or bit by bit revelation as was on Muhammad (PBUH)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2014-02-16T08:52:54.830" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T04:56:22.613" Title="How does Muslims explain revelation of Bible on Jesus?" Tags="|prophet-isa|christianity|bible|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11269" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-16T00:39:55.787" Score="1" ViewCount="3045" Body="&lt;p&gt;Thank you very much. If I meet imam in the 3rd Rakat (Ishai prayer-where 3rd and 4th rakats are only Faatihat rakats) and of course complete the 4th rakat with him. Now i have done only 2 rakats. To pray my 3rd and 4th rakats should i read Faatihat only (in the 3rd and 4th rakat respectively) or i should read surat after the Faatihat in the 3rd and also in the 4th rakat. Not reading surat beside faatihat in this case makes &lt;strong&gt;all&lt;/strong&gt; my ishai rakats only &quot;faatihat rakats&quot;. Is that OK? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4386" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-11T13:15:46.173" LastActivityDate="2017-12-03T09:02:59.430" Title="Can I recite a SURAT after Faatihat in my 3rd and 4th rakat if i meet Imam in the 3rd rakat (which is my 1st rakat in this case) in ishai" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2015-05-20T03:25:38.747" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11270" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11003" CreationDate="2014-02-16T03:49:39.453" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam o alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I slightly disagree with brother aMazing where he says it's all your intention and since your intention is correct it's all good to smile back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though your intention is correct, you do not know their intention, and let's say for the sake of argument that their intention is also correct, even then shaytaan (laa'natullah) travels through son of Adam like his blood as stated in authentic hadith (&lt;a href=&quot;https://muflihun.com/bukhari/33/251&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari Vol 3 Book 33 Number 251&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I had to agree with this brother, it wouldn't be obligatory to wear hijaab since your intention is clean. But since you are not aware of other's intention, you should seek refuge in Allah from shaytaan (alyhi la'na') as soon as something like this happens and keep your gaze lowered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4374" LastEditorUserId="4374" LastEditDate="2017-01-26T09:07:59.210" LastActivityDate="2017-01-26T09:07:59.210" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11271" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-16T05:37:55.593" Score="3" ViewCount="408" Body="&lt;p&gt;When praying 3 rakat witr: I was thought from childhood to say i intend to pray &quot;salat shafa-e&quot; for the 1st 2 even numbered rakats and then &quot;witr&quot; for the odd or 3rd rakat. but in our online discussion i don't see any mention of shafa-e when discussing witr prayers. what's the reason? Quran [89:3] mentioned وَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4386" LastActivityDate="2015-09-17T03:08:08.403" Title="Why don't we mention صلوٰة الشفع and صلوٰة الوتر as opposed to mentioning &quot;Witr&quot; only in our discussion of witr prayers?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11273" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11264" CreationDate="2014-02-16T08:12:11.683" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you cover them in a form that they are not distinguished as people then the draw is a different draw. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway according to Shia Islam drawing depends on if what you draw is used as objects of worship by other religions or not. Also depends on which scholar or Marja' you follow for Islamic laws. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Drawing, painting or carving a living being is permissible. &#xA;  Similarly, making statues or sculptures of non-living things like&#xA;  flowers or trees is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sculpting, painting or drawing of living or non-living things or&#xA;  symbols that are used as objects of worship by other religions is not&#xA;  allowed.  So making, buying or selling idols or religious symbols such&#xA;  as a cross would not be permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-laws.com/download/Business%20Moral%20Codes%20in%20Islam.doc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Business Moral Codes in Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/organizations/AalimNetwork/msg00254.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;['Aalim Network QR] Painting, Drawing, Sculptures.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-02-23T09:33:37.317" LastActivityDate="2015-02-23T09:33:37.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11274" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11267" CreationDate="2014-02-16T08:12:39.657" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;God said in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:110&lt;/a&gt; : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘O Jesus, son of Mary, remember My favour to you and to your mother,&#xA;  be thankful for it; when I strengthened you with the Holy Spirit,&#xA;  Gabriel, to speak to people in the cradle and in maturity and when I&#xA;  taught you the Scripture, and wisdom, and the Torah, and the Gospel&#xA;  .....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Tafsir al Jalalain)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also mentioned in Sura Maryam, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/19/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;19:29&lt;/a&gt;: The people asked Mary - &lt;code&gt;How can we speak to one who is in the cradle a child?&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jesus suddenly replies, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/19/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;19:30&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;code&gt;Indeed, I am the servant of Allah . He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Jesus says, when he was still a baby, that God had already given him &lt;strong&gt;the scripture&lt;/strong&gt;. Maybe the other three parts mentioned in 5:110, i.e. the wisdom, and the Torah, and &lt;strong&gt;the Gospel&lt;/strong&gt;, were revealed in later years. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_years_of_Jesus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;gap of about 18 years&lt;/a&gt; in the account of Jesus in the New Testament, so they don't even know what happened to him during those years. How can they claim no revelation came to him? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether it was a complete revelation at once or bit-by-bit, we have no source to verify. All we know that he was supported by Gabriel during his whole lifetime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="602" LastEditDate="2014-04-01T04:56:22.613" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T04:56:22.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11275" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-16T08:52:38.073" Score="3" ViewCount="7763" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a client who has asked for commission from our company in order to give us the yearly contract for their hospital systems maintenance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I don't give it to him, then he will definitely approach some other company and almost all companies here give commissions to the clients in order to get the contracts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question 1. Is it halal in Islam that we can give commission to our clients in order to get a contract?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question 2. Is it halal in Islam that, instead of commission, we give them a gift as 'in kind' to build business relationship with the client? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4390" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T09:52:23.080" LastActivityDate="2021-02-02T15:01:35.697" Title="Is it halal to give commission or gifts to clients to get contracts?" Tags="|halal-haram|money|work|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11267" CreationDate="2014-02-16T08:57:31.270" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hindus say: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Krishan&lt;/a&gt; was the Avatar of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Vishnu&lt;/a&gt; (their God) and there are no prophets and no anything. How would you go and tell him that Krishan was a prophet to the poeple of South Asia (who at that time were Aryans). You give them logics, logics from Quran and Hadees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Christians don't believe that Jesus (Isa As) was the prophet of Allah, sent to the people of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bani_Isra%27il&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bani Israel&lt;/a&gt;. They believe that the God is the father of Jesus and Jesus is His son, marry being the virgin mother. However at the very same time they do believe there is something known as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenogenesis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Parthenogenesis&lt;/a&gt;. So, you can't fully make them believe that such thing can and has happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answer to you would be, you can tell him that Allah communicates to His prophets on each and every aspect of life. Teaches them way of living and makes them aware of everything. Those sayings are then saved as the Holy Books for each and every religion. The Holy Book for Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) is Holy Quran, it was revealed in bits it got completed on 27th of Ramadan. Similarly, a whole book with a dark brown binding and a tag name of &lt;strong&gt;Bible&lt;/strong&gt; wasn't sent to Jesus, orders and information was sent to jesus bit by bit. And they were collected and made into a hard copy form. Which is known as Injeel. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 4 Holy Books that are sent to prophets of Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Holy Quran on Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Injeel on Jesus (Isa As)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Taurait on Moses (Musa As)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zabur on David (Daud As)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And yes brother, making someone believe is not as easy as telling them 2+2=4. You cannot force them to believe what you're saying. There is no forcement in religion, Quran states. After all this, Good luck!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastActivityDate="2014-02-16T08:57:31.270" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11277" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-16T09:25:52.967" Score="5" ViewCount="1018" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am stuck between my mother and my husband. My mother took care of me since my father passed away at my age of 14. Now my mother does not have anyone to take care of her other than me and my sister. My sister who is recently married  cannot be forced to take care of her. Me and my husband are very happy to take care of my mom. But the problem arises, she is not ready to stay with us in my husband’s house where his parents are staying, frequently his sisters, brother and his family also stay there. Moreover there is 100 km difference between my mother’s and husband’s house. My mother doesn’t want to stay away from her place and moreover she does not like to stay with his family. Now my mother wants me and my husband (including his parents, if they want)to stay with her. For this she is ready to give her house and everything to me and my husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My husband on other side, will never leave his place and he told me clearly he will stay only in his place. That too he will take care of his parents, even though he has got his brother and sisters to take care of them. But they are not much interested. I am not health wise fit due to acute back pain from last 3 years to take care of a big family. But still I agreed that I will take care of them and everyone but what to do with my mother?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To whom i should listen. to my mother or husband?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I always prefer to stay with my mother considering my health and financially it will really help me and my husband. and it is really a good place for my kids to grow. But at the same time i don't want my husband to be upset with me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seriously as per Shariah, on whose side should i stay? I have decided to act as per what my religion wants me to do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4391" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-02-22T14:22:56.897" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T04:50:25.873" Title="Mother Vs Husband" Tags="|relationships|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11286" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-02-17T01:20:52.683" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This tag indicates that the question is asking for an answer based on the sources of Shariah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-02-17T01:41:09.820" LastActivityDate="2014-02-17T01:41:09.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11287" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-02-17T01:20:52.683" Score="0" Body="indicates that the question demands a solution or suggestion from Islamic sources, viz. Quran and Ahadith" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2014-02-17T01:42:14.467" LastActivityDate="2014-02-17T01:42:14.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11288" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-02-17T01:34:48.083" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For questions about sexual acts.  Questions that apply specifically to men and/or women should use the &quot;men&quot; and/or &quot;women&quot; tags.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T12:42:14.023" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T12:42:14.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11289" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-02-17T01:34:48.083" Score="0" Body="indicates that the question is about Islamic ruling in case of sexual activities" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2014-02-17T01:42:52.297" LastActivityDate="2014-02-17T01:42:52.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11291" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11096" CreationDate="2014-02-17T05:10:33.223" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For unclean place you can use a prayer mat or any other cloth or at least something like a newspaper. Although only it is needed that the place of genuflection not be Najis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Jafari Fiqh at prayer 7 points of body should touch land and unless prayer is void. Two of these 7 points are two big toes of feet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the hadith saying Messenger of Allah SAWW prayed with shoes it is authentic and can be found in both Shia and Sunni hadith books. But please note it is about Arabic shoes of 1400 years ago that top of them were open and two big toes of feet could touch the land. Those Arabic shoes are something like current Sandal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa29823&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Why Maraji prohibit prayer with shoes while Hadith say prophet SAWW prayed with shoes?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T07:10:58.633" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T07:10:58.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11292" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-17T06:50:36.087" Score="3" ViewCount="569" Body="&lt;p&gt;What other are the commonly used hadith collections (besides the famous 6 i.e. &lt;code&gt;Saheeh Muslim, Saheeh Bukhari, Jami'at al-Tirmidhi, Muwatta Malik, Sunan Abi Dawood and Sunan An-Nisai&lt;/code&gt;), and what is the relative authenticity of these other sources ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastActivityDate="2017-05-13T10:22:38.653" Title="What other are the commonly used hadith collections (besides the famous 6), and what is their relative authenticity?" Tags="|hadith|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11293" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11277" CreationDate="2014-02-17T07:27:33.403" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me first quote this verse from Quran (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;17:23&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age while with you, say not to them even a  &quot;uff,&quot; and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And one from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/611900&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah narrated that The Prophet said:&#xA;  “If I were to order anyone to prostrate to anyone, then I would order the wife to prostrate to her husband. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on that, I believe, you should listen to your husband and hire a caretaker for your mother, and pay frequent visits to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nevertheless, you and your husband need to have a more detailed conversation over this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="602" LastEditDate="2014-04-01T04:50:25.873" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T04:50:25.873" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11294" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11296" CreationDate="2014-02-17T11:06:51.530" Score="3" ViewCount="3062" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a non-Muslim. I have interest in Islam. I am curious to know if a non-Muslim perform Muslim prayers, is it considered as Haram?   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4399" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T12:10:21.057" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T12:10:21.057" Title="Is it haram for a non-Muslim to perform Muslim prayers?" Tags="|halal-haram|salat|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11294" CreationDate="2014-02-17T12:02:39.043" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're asking about prayer in Islam, to answer that you should know that prayer or 'Salah' in Islam is for Muslims only, so even if you prayed it exactly like Muslims do, it will not be accepted by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3835" LastActivityDate="2014-02-17T12:02:39.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11297" PostTypeId="7" CreationDate="2014-02-17T12:20:57.023" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Islam Stack Exchange&lt;/b&gt; is a question and answer site for experts in Islam, students of knowledge, and those interested in Islam on an academic level. It's built and run &lt;i&gt;by you&lt;/i&gt; as part of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://stackexchange.com&quot;&gt;Stack Exchange&lt;/a&gt; network of Q&amp;amp;A sites. With your help, we're working together to build a library of detailed answers to every question about Islam on an academic level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="46105" LastEditDate="2021-07-13T11:24:16.720" LastActivityDate="2021-07-13T11:24:16.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11294" CreationDate="2014-02-17T13:03:06.487" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though RASHOMON is correct, that intuitively salah is for Muslims only, there is no mention of that. But there is a logic. The correct reason of salah being invalid if performed by non-Muslim is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you perform salah sincerely and want it to be valid, then the prerequisite is that you believe in Allah and his uniqueness and in Quran ( &lt;em&gt;which leads into believing in its messenger, Muhammad&lt;/em&gt;) which automatically makes you a Muslim (i.e. &lt;em&gt;no longer a non-Muslim&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Or, if you do salah for show only, that makes salah invalid as show-off is not accepted to Allah even for Muslims because whatever you do should be purely for sake of Allah (SWT).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you can perform salah to know what it feels like to do it, or with your Muslim friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-16T09:52:45.500" LastActivityDate="2016-01-16T09:52:45.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11299" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11304" CreationDate="2014-02-17T13:29:45.570" Score="2" ViewCount="1669" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a non-Muslim . If my muslims friends greets &quot;Assalamualaikum&quot; , would it be haram if i reply with &quot;Waalaikumsalam&quot; ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4399" LastActivityDate="2014-02-19T07:38:56.120" Title="Replying back the greetings from a muslim" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11300" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-17T14:01:54.973" Score="9" ViewCount="1560" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a Muslim fight in a non Muslim war, like the Afghanistan war or something? I do not know if this is permissible or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4400" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-30T07:19:34.507" LastActivityDate="2018-10-22T05:50:39.430" Title="Can Muslims fight in non-Muslim wars?" Tags="|non-muslim|war|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11302" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-17T16:31:25.200" Score="4" ViewCount="1366" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for a Muslim to be a private investigator?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like it's your job to spy on people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4402" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-02-17T18:34:33.577" LastActivityDate="2015-10-20T10:30:48.883" Title="Is it permissible to become a private investigator and a spy?" Tags="|sharia|profession|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11294" CreationDate="2014-02-17T17:37:19.097" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rules of Islam (Wajib, Halal and Haram) are for those who are already Muslims. If someone doesn't believe in Allah or His apostle or book or etc. it doesn't really make sense to say if by not wearing Hijab the person is committing a sin. However, it is always recommended that people behave like the believers, not to show-off or to make joke of them but to like to be one of them. Face will root deep into inside, God Willing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, specifically about Salah let me add some points. Salah is standing in front of Allah speaking with him, confessing in that we have chosen to yield in front of Him, and lots more. We will be permitted to be with Him during Salah only if we are cleaned. A Muslim only needs to take Wozu&lt;code&gt;for this sake (or to do Qusl), but a non-Muslim would also need to be cleaned from not believing in Allah and in his apostle, peace be upon him and his household. So a non-Muslim doing Salah is like a Muslim do it without Wozu&lt;/code&gt; or Qusl, like women do Salah while they are at their special monthly period of not being clean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically I don't think any scholar will prevent you from talking with your God, however, this will not be really a Salah if you have not yet met its prerequisites. By the way, according to Qur'an Salah is a great reminder of Allah and reminding Allah will be always joyful, even if not having Wozu` or not being a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-07-12T10:58:53.243" LastActivityDate="2015-07-12T10:58:53.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11299" CreationDate="2014-02-17T17:54:17.430" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you know you should believe in Islam but you don't find enough courage in yourself to confess in Islam, and want to behave like a Muslim instead, not to commit anything wrong at least, things would be different than when you are merely interested in Islam and like to interact with your friends in their own manner like you do the with your friends of other nations/religions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your case is the former, understanding the truth and denying it, or having reluctance to embrace because of fear of its side effects on your current life style and communications with family and friends, or just simply postponing the issue of making decision about it to tomorrow (a tomorrow that may never turn into Today), that would be considered as wrong (like Haram that you said) even from non-Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your case is the latter, that would be nice of you to respect their way of living and it will not be Haram or even wrong. That shows you are not an arrogant person and Allah likes it for you and all of us. In a Hadeeth from the Holy Prophet peace be upon him and his household we are told that after believing in Allah nothing is more be liked to Allah than us being tolerating and affable with respect to the people He has created, not even only with respect to the other believers but to all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="584" LastEditDate="2014-02-19T07:38:56.120" LastActivityDate="2014-02-19T07:38:56.120" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11305" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11299" CreationDate="2014-02-17T19:09:49.897" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, in fact your friend might even be pleased that you made an effort to learn more about his/her faith. Comment by MAKZ stands true also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case you are curious, &lt;code&gt;AsSalamu Alaikum&lt;/code&gt; means &lt;code&gt;peace be with you&lt;/code&gt; and the appropriate response to/for a muslim is &lt;code&gt;wa Alaikum Assalam&lt;/code&gt; ie &lt;code&gt;And onto you peace&lt;/code&gt;. This is the greeting that prophets like Jesus ,peace be upon him, also used in his time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Peace be with you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4403" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2014-02-18T14:32:37.810" LastActivityDate="2014-02-18T14:32:37.810" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11302" CreationDate="2014-02-17T19:12:29.803" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Depends on the agency you're serving. If the agency is truly working in the best interests of the Muslim community and the people in general then you're serving a noble cause.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: Off course, you and the agency must observe Islamic laws in your investigations. That would need the cases be authorized by a pious, scholarly Muslim judge. But apparently outside the Islamic Republic of Iran (which has an Islamic judicial system and investigative body) such conditions don't exist at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-20T10:30:48.883" LastActivityDate="2015-10-20T10:30:48.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11308" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-18T00:09:00.680" Score="2" ViewCount="12677" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case if a person gets hurt and bleeds , is it ok to suck on that blood or it is Haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4205" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2014-02-18T06:26:46.587" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T13:09:57.963" Title="Is sucking on one's own blood halal" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11308" CreationDate="2014-02-18T07:19:59.073" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Drinking any kind of blood considered Haram in Islam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says: Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of&#xA;swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than&#xA;Allah,...&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[5,3]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/96584&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if there's a need to do it, like helping someone got hurt or something, it's OK but you have to spit it out. you can't swallow it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3835" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-03T13:09:57.963" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T13:09:57.963" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11313" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11294" CreationDate="2014-02-18T08:30:51.103" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no problem but is not accepted by God. Because only those good deeds have reward that are done with obeying God and for God and leaving sins (being pious). But because God is merciful and does not want to owe anything to non-Muslims at judgement day pays the reward of non-Muslims at this world before their death by worldly rewards like money, car, garden, saving them or their family from accidents,...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And recite to them the story of Adam's two sons, in truth, when they&#xA;  both offered a sacrifice [to Allah], and it was accepted from one of&#xA;  them but was not accepted from the other. Said [the latter], &quot;I will&#xA;  surely kill you.&quot; Said [the former], &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Indeed, Allah only accepts from&#xA;  the pious&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#5:27&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not all Muslims are pious. those who does not accept Islam are not pious too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/self-building-ayatullah-ibrahim-amini/characteristics-pious-sermon-hammam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Characteristics of Pious (Sermon of Hammam)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T11:42:07.373" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T11:42:07.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11299" CreationDate="2014-02-18T10:43:32.410" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Assalamualaikum&quot; means &quot;Peace be upon you&quot; and &quot;Waalaikumsalam&quot; is a reply &quot;Peace be upon you, too&quot;. These are normal arabic words. If you like it, you can say it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is very old tradition of different prophets. Quran mentions about the &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/11/69&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;greeting by Prophet Abraham (PBUH).&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And certainly did Our messengers come to Abraham with good tidings; they said, &quot;Peace.&quot; He said, &quot;Peace,&quot; and did not delay in bringing [them] a roasted calf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the major religions have similar words for greetings. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) sanctioned this tradition and now it is global greeting message among the muslims all over the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-02-18T10:43:32.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8692" CreationDate="2014-02-18T13:02:04.427" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's neither bed'a nor sun'a. It is more of honorable name &amp;amp; it can be even used to call those who never been to Hajj to honor them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4408" LastEditorUserId="4408" LastEditDate="2015-01-25T11:06:15.853" LastActivityDate="2015-01-25T11:06:15.853" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11316" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-18T14:00:57.723" Score="3" ViewCount="1631" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any prerequisite for a Muslim before going for second, third or fourth marriage or is polygamy/polygny permitted in any circumstances in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4409" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2017-06-04T00:39:24.133" LastActivityDate="2017-06-04T00:39:24.133" Title="Under what circumstances and conditions a Muslim may go for second, third or fourth marriage?" Tags="|nikah|polygamy|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11317" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-02-18T16:38:07.320" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-02-18T16:38:07.320" LastActivityDate="2014-02-18T16:38:07.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11318" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-02-18T16:38:07.320" Score="0" Body="Ploygamy refers to the practice of having more than one spouse at a time. Specifically, Polygyny refers to having multiple wives, and polyandry refers to having multiple husbands." OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2014-02-18T16:54:16.073" LastActivityDate="2014-02-18T16:54:16.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11319" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10916" CreationDate="2014-02-18T18:20:16.290" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Different muslim cultures have different rules ('urf) for how separated men and women are to be. Shaykh Hamza Yusuf has commented that he has friends in western Saudi where the wife eats with them and they all know each other, and he has friends from eastern Saudi that he's known for 20 years, and has never met their wife. Different strokes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Still, a male and female are not to be alone together. If by dating you mean old style courting, where the male and female speak politely with a chaperone, this would be allowed by many opinions (but not all! I recall reading in The Reliance of the Traveller that a woman is not to talk to a non-mahram, even to reply to his salaams).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A common thing (or so I've heard) that they do (in Egypt specifically) is when the prospective couple meet (with a chaperone) and decide to take the next step, they do nikah. Islamically, they are now legally married, but for their (cultural) purposes they are just engaged, and they start &quot;dating.&quot; In this case, dating would of course be halal, since they're technically married. Then later they have the walima (marriage reception), which they (culturally) consider to be the actual marriage and that's when the wife will actually move in with the husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or so I've heard! And God knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4410" LastActivityDate="2014-02-18T18:20:16.290" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11320" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11316" CreationDate="2014-02-18T18:36:35.303" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I have been with scholars and studied the Qur'an and Sunnah I have not come across any such particular reason for going into polygamy. And Allah has said in the Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[4:3]&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one or those your right hand possesses. That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may like any girl, whilst you are married, and so you can marry her too. Or that you like to support someone, so you may marry her. Or there can be any reason for marrying, be it wise or not. Islam has allowed men to have at max four wives at one time, and there are no prerequisites attached to it. But be sure to provide them their due rights, else nobody would ever be able to save you from Allah's punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4411" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-02-18T19:12:21.360" LastActivityDate="2014-02-18T19:12:21.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11323" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-18T21:51:30.467" Score="2" ViewCount="15821" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does Islam say about drinking water while standing? Is it haram or simply not liked ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4415" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T07:02:30.377" LastActivityDate="2020-02-24T11:52:00.067" Title="Is drinking water while standing haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10636" CreationDate="2014-02-18T22:00:03.440" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It really depends on the circumstances but generically speaking, the person who is dying can see the angels who claim the soul. Once they witness the event, they cannot communicate with the world since they have already begun the transition to the afterlife. From what I have read (Allah knows best) an entire troop of angels arrive, by some accounts it is in the hundreds, very similar to a police sting operation where a criminal is caught by complete surprise (if the dying person is a non-believer).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A true story in my family, only Allah (swt) knows the truth of this matter and reasons behind it; a female relative of age who was on her death bed in the final throes and surrounded by family members in the room. In her final moment, she raised herself and pointed toward the door as if there was somebody standing there and repeated ‘Voh..voh..” which is an Urdu expression where you are trying to bring attention to something, as if saying, “Look…look…” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could have been hallucinations or she may have seen something like the angels arriving to take her soul. There are a few lectures on YouTube by Muslim doctors who have witnessed many people dying and describe their last words. In one sermon (may Allah swt save us), doctor described how only a small number of people out of every hundred recited kalimah before dying. Most would be talking trash or words nobody could understand (which is the confusion of the mind), some would ask for a milkshake or repeat a favorite song etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The taking of the soul starts at the feet and is pressed up the body, like a toothpaste tube when you are emptying it. It collects in the chest before being pulled out from the throat area; painful for the unfortunate and a soothing process for the pious. Medically, it is proven that during the time of death, the sensation begins to erode starting at the feet. The last thing to remain is the hearing. The soul is re-united with the body at the time of being lowered into the grave, as the Prophet (pbuh) advised to be gentle with the deceased body when lowering it into the grave, because they can feel everything. May Allah (swt) save us from the uncertainty and the fear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask Allah (swt) to forgive me for any mistakes on my part and any ignorance in my knowledge on the matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4416" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-20T09:13:13.797" LastActivityDate="2015-09-20T09:13:13.797" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11323" CreationDate="2014-02-19T03:25:47.433" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad SAW forbade us from drinking and eating while standing. This &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/3/44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; makes it clear:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&#xA;  The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade us from drinking while standing. Qatadah reported: &quot;We asked him: 'What about eating?&quot;' He said: &quot;That is even worse, (or may be he said) more detestable.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/21147&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islamqa.info&lt;/a&gt; elaborates it and says that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The scholars reconciled these hadeeth by stating that the forbidding mentioned here does not mean that it is haram, rather it is to be understood as advice, and that it is better to drink whilst sitting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_it_not_advisable_to_drink_water_while_standing?#slide=5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;turns out&lt;/a&gt; that drinking water while standing causes GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it is not haram, but harmful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="6836" LastEditDate="2015-01-22T19:57:49.943" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T19:57:49.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11323" CreationDate="2014-02-19T05:31:14.277" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it is not Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is Mustahab (recommended) to drink water while sitting during nighttime and while standing at daytime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Sadiq a.s. said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Drinking water while standing at nighttime causes bile in body.&#xA;  (reference of hadith: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_la_yahduruhu_al-Faqih&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Man la yahduruhu al-Faqih&lt;/a&gt;, vol.3 page 353)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Sadiq a.s. said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Drinking water at daytime while standing causes more sweating and&#xA;  makes the power of body more. (reference of hadith: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_la_yahduruhu_al-Faqih&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Man la yahduruhu&#xA;  al-Faqih&lt;/a&gt;, vol.3 page 353)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Sadiq a.s. said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Drinking water while standing at daytime makes the food digestible and&#xA;  tasty and drinking water while standing at nighttime causes bile (reference of&#xA;  hadith: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitab_al-Kafi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kitab al-Kafi&lt;/a&gt;, vol.6 page 383)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Referenecs:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamic-laws.com/fooddrinks.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;food &amp;amp; drink -Permitted &amp;amp; Prohibited&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa3050&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-30T11:29:50.003" LastActivityDate="2015-11-30T11:29:50.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11327" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-19T06:25:28.803" Score="1" ViewCount="788" Body="&lt;p&gt;Question is about a gynaecologist who sees patients in her private clinic and takes care of them throughout pregnancy then refer them to a hospital for delivery in turn she gets paid for every patient she refers for delivery from the hospital is this incentive halal or haram, she does not conduct the delivery herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4418" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-23T14:47:08.950" LastActivityDate="2017-09-23T14:47:08.950" Title="Inquiry about source of income, haram or halal" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11300" CreationDate="2014-02-19T06:55:27.613" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on benefit of Islamic Ummah. If it does not harm benefits of Islamic Ummah there is no problem. this is an Islamic State issue and scholars consider different conditions for it. For example if it is at time of a war for Muslims or else. anyway general law is that if it does not harm benefits of Islamic Ummah there is no problem to sell weapons or other services or products to a non-Muslim military. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference of Fatwa: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahrir_al-Wasilah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tahrir al-Wasilah&lt;/a&gt; vol.1 page 496&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shareh.com/persian/magazine/figh/21-22/21-22_09.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;rules of Selling weapons to enemies of Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T15:16:32.593" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T15:16:32.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8927" CreationDate="2014-02-19T07:05:02.847" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fasting during an exhausting travel isn't recommended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:&lt;/strong&gt; Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was on a journey and saw a crowd of people, and a man was being shaded (by&#xA;  them). He asked, &quot;What is the matter?&quot; They said, &quot;He (the man) is&#xA;  fasting.&quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;It is not righteousness that you fast&#xA;  on a journey.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Reference     : Sahih al-Bukhari 1946 In-book reference   : Book 30, Hadith 53&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you feel strong enough, you should fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Anas bin Malik:&lt;/strong&gt; We used to travel with the Prophet (ﷺ) and neither did the fasting persons criticize those who were not&#xA;  fasting, nor did those who were not fasting criticize the fasting&#xA;  ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Reference     : Sahih al-Bukhari 1947 In-book reference   : Book 30, Hadith 54&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="212" LastEditorUserId="212" LastEditDate="2014-02-20T09:48:55.490" LastActivityDate="2014-02-20T09:48:55.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8391" CreationDate="2014-02-19T07:31:29.330" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, simply because Allah the Just never choose what to create and what not to create. He creates everything that is creatable and the causes for its existence are complete (the Causality).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, simply because we are human beings and Jinns are Jinns. If Allah wanted to create you at the &quot;target stage determined for you&quot; since the beginning of your creation (that is, if you were creatable such) then you may have been probably created as an angle, not a human being any more. There were creatable entities in His knowledge that can improve, so He created Human and Jinns who can improve, so they should be given the opportunity to improve, so Dunya was created for this sake, then depending on how much they have improved in Dunya they will be given different life styles in the Hereafter that will last eternally. For those who have reached the top stages (according to what was determined for them, comparison is between one and him/her self, not between different persons) a perfect life is considered in Heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note. I'm not a scholar, so be careful of using the info provided above.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-09T07:21:22.823" LastActivityDate="2016-04-09T07:21:22.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11331" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-19T09:24:39.623" Score="4" ViewCount="270" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have came across few things (like about Allah/God existence, location, why, how, and many things about it) and I am always told that its not good thing to talk about it or its forbidden. Isn't there any reason why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4171" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T11:39:38.990" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T11:39:38.990" Title="What things can a Muslim not research/ask about?" Tags="|halal-haram|allah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11334" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11337" CreationDate="2014-02-19T15:27:38.400" Score="1" ViewCount="71" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum wr wb,&#xA;Can someone explain what is love someone for sake of Allah?&#xA;Jazakallahu khairan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4426" LastActivityDate="2014-02-20T04:29:46.520" Title="Love someone for sake of Allah" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11336" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-19T16:10:54.123" Score="5" ViewCount="3136" Body="&lt;p&gt;A person before doing sexual intercourse with a woman mutters few words, gives her Mehr, his friends act as witness who are unaware of his intentions, due to which she becomes his wife and is unaware of his intentions. After sex he divorces her and she is wants to be divorced willingly for some reasons. He does the same again and again and so on. What’s wrong with it since he does it with her wife?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also it’s mentioned in a hadith that a person who does sex with her wife is rewarded by Him. Whatever the intentions, the marriage shall not be null and void. So it’s actually a virtuous deed because at the time of act, she was his wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Dhar al-Ghafari reported: The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: &lt;code&gt;there is a reward for you [even] in sex with your wife.&lt;/code&gt; The companions asked: &lt;code&gt;O Messenger of Allah (saws) is there a reward if one satisfies his passion?&lt;/code&gt; He (saws) said: &lt;code&gt;Do you know that if he satisfies it unlawfully he has taken a sin upon himself? Likewise, if he satisfies it lawfully, he is rewarded.&lt;/code&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a Quranic verse or Hadith or an incident occurred in the time of the Prophet that closely relates with this case to do &quot;Islamic reasoning or Ijtihad&quot;, in a clear cut way, to prove that he is actually a rapist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My sole question is, just by muttering a few words saves him the gravity of rape or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4427" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-17T05:14:15.093" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T05:14:15.093" Title="Is it possible to temporarily marry for the sole intention of having sex (or committing rape)?" Tags="|sex|nikah|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11334" CreationDate="2014-02-19T16:38:11.643" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When loving one helps for nearness to Allah it is loving for sake of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best example for this is loving messenger of Allah Muhammad SAWW.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an example lets assume you love a person. but do not know his/her address. and there is only one person who can guide you to reach your beloved one. so you love the guide for sake of your beloved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As another example if one loves a branch of knowledge loves the professors of that branch for sake of that knowledge. in fact those professors are the way of reaching that beloved knowledge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2014-02-20T04:29:46.520" LastActivityDate="2014-02-20T04:29:46.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11331" CreationDate="2014-02-19T16:53:40.130" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;One can ask any question about anything in Islam. But what is discouraged is thinking about essence of God. And the reason mentioned is that the essence of God is beyond understanding of human and can lead to perplexity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after&#xA;  them, &lt;strong&gt;but they do not encompass it in knowledge&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#20:110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#20:110&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse is said that human cannot encompass the knowing God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is like trying to each a mountain by teeth. It is basically impossible and the only result is losing teeth. Or it is like one person trying to drink all waters of an ocean. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can understand only creations of God and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_God_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;attributes of God&lt;/a&gt; and cannot understand what is essence of God itself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Different hadith from Ahl al Bayt discourage thinking to essence of God and instead recommend thinking about attributes and creations of God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact human does not have the ability to understand essence of God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note this does not mean stopping knowing God. Knowing God is the best valuable and enjoyable knowledge and prayer human can have ever. The attributes and creations of God are unlimited sources of knowing God. But the discourage is only about thinking about what is essence of God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T07:18:36.277" LastActivityDate="2015-12-06T07:18:36.277" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11339" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11867" CreationDate="2014-02-19T16:55:55.840" Score="2" ViewCount="72" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that salat is an important or perhaps the most important pillar of Islam. Whenever we have to choose between performing salat and an worldly task, definitely we must choose salat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard one of my friends saying that, there is no rahmat from Allah Subhanatawala for a task which becomes an obstacle for (hinders) salat. Today, when I was saying this to somebody, he asked (in good intention) whether this is a hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have searched but failed to find a reference for the above. Do you think you can find any sort of reference for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2199" LastActivityDate="2014-03-17T00:20:00.560" Title="Making a (worldly) task obstacle for salat" Tags="|salat|muslim-practices|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11316" CreationDate="2014-02-19T17:14:32.937" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some obligatory circumstances and some recommended circumstances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are three obligatory circumstances:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The man should perform justice between wives.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The number of current permanent wives should not be more than 4&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If the man wants to marry with the children of sister or brother of&#xA;his past wife should firstly obtain the permission for new marriage&#xA;from his past wife.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars add the term of having ability to financially support them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having justice means for example having justice in dividing spending times, living with them, paying attention and love to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In laws of Islamic republic of Iran (which are fully based on Jafari Fiqh) for second current permanent marriage the man should first legally obtain the permission from the Family Court by providing enough evidences for having the abilities for supporting next wife. But having more than one wife is not usual in Iran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally although God permitted to have more than one wife by term of having justice among them but again God says in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And you will never be able to be equal between wives,&#xA;  even if you should strive [to do so]. So do not incline completely&#xA;  [toward one] and leave another hanging. And if you amend [your&#xA;  affairs] and fear Allah - then indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and&#xA;  Merciful. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:129&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#4:129&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering the latter verse it is very hard to fulfill the required term and a believer prefers to leave this heavy responsibility. but in special cases like when a large number of husbands are martyred in Jihad and so there are many alone woman remained without any husband to support then and so living with difficulties and costs and other problems, it is recommended to Muslim men marry them to they can have a living without difficulties. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the best role models for Muslim men are Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) and Imam Ali (a.s.) who had only one wife at a time. When Prophet (SAWW) was aged he had more than one wife that only one of them was young and others had mostly political reasons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In normal conditions having one wife is better unless there is a special case for having more than one for example critical shortage of population of Muslims or a large number of women who their husbands are martyred in Jihad. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T07:07:30.720" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T07:07:30.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11336" CreationDate="2014-02-19T17:35:28.480" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1263370&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the Messenger of Allah said: &quot;The most hated of permissible things to Allah is divorce. &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, willful and playful divorce &lt;strong&gt;openly neglects Allah's interest&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;this is a sin&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/13/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are three things which, whether undertaken seriously or in jest, are treated as serious: Marriage, divorce and taking back a wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So although he is not committing rape, he is playing a game with marriage when he marries, divorces, remarries, divorces without any reason other than sexual satisfaction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case where a man does not like his wife, it is &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;recommended in Quran&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And live with them in kindness. For if you dislike them - perhaps you dislike a thing and Allah makes therein much good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then how do you justify a reasonless divorce?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;And, to answer some points of your Updated part:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;haram to marry an adulterer/adulteress(and polytheist)&lt;/a&gt;and it is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/30/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sin to deliberately disobey ( or mock) a verse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A woman &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/13/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;cannot take khula without serious reason&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You may make excuse to make what you do look innocent, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;But Allah knows what you do&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, that is the explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-22T09:45:45.210" LastActivityDate="2015-10-22T09:45:45.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11255" CreationDate="2014-02-19T19:37:32.910" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a test from Allah, and Allah tests those whom he loves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said as narrated by Tirmidhi and Ibn Maajah :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‘The greater reward is with the greater trial or the greater the trial or difficulty of test or hardship is then the greater the reward. &lt;strong&gt;And when Allah loves a person He will test them.&lt;/strong&gt; So he who will be pleased and then He will be pleased. He who is displeased, then He will be displeased.’(Sahaba’s name not clear) ‘The people as long as they are in good health, good shape, good condition they are covered. You don’t know their true character because they are in good situation, they are in good circumstance. As long as they are in a good circumstances they are covered. But if a trial or difficulty or a hardship comes upon them, then you will see their reality. They will go to their reality. The Mu’min will run to his Imaan, the Mu’min will run to his belief, the believer will run to his belief, his Imaan and the hypocrite will run to his hypocrisy, and the hypocrite will run to his hypocrisy. “Without being shaken, you don’t not know what comes to the top and what goes to the bottom. Without being shaken you don’t know a man from those who are faking; you won’t know women from those who are faking. You won’t know those who truly believe from those who don’t. Those who make a claim o­n their tongue and is not really in their hearts and from their limbs from those who are willing to die for this matter. This can o­nly be shown by trials, the tribulations and tests and difficulties.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also stated by Allah subhanallah watallah in surat al baqarah 2:155-156&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“We will test you with something of fear, and hunger and loss of wealth, and souls and vegetation. And give glad tidings to those who have patience. Those who if in any difficulty or trial, or tribulation occurs to them or happens to them, they say: ‘Verily We are from Allah and to Allah we return.’ They are those who will receive prayers from their Lord and Mercy and it is those who are guided.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also 2:286&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. &quot;Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;InshAllah you will find solace and comfort in the words of Allah and his messenger Muhammad, peace be upon him.&#xA;I will leave you with a video link (if this is allowed) of Yasir Qahdi on an episode of &quot;The deen show&quot; addressing the topic with knowledge of the quran and authentic sunnah &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaW66-ZWD9k&amp;amp;app=desktop&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaW66-ZWD9k&amp;amp;app=desktop&lt;/a&gt; so that it can inshAllah benefit you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah make it easy for you. So you see, I have no doubt that you can pass this test because of what the quran has said about every soul not having been burdened with that which it cannot handle, and as muslims we believe this to be the verbatim word of the creator.&#xA;Barakullah Feekum ya akhi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4403" LastActivityDate="2014-02-19T19:37:32.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11336" CreationDate="2014-02-19T21:28:51.830" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to what MAKZ has mentioned about bridal gift (&lt;em&gt;mehr&lt;/em&gt;), both man and woman must have the intention that they are going to be married for the remaining of their lives &lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If either of them is doing this marriage only for a short period, then he/she will be accountable in Allah's court. Of course no one besides Allah and that person knows the true intention of this person's act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;1: In case the couple is divorced, that is acceptable because they did not plan or want it to happen in the beginning.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastEditorUserId="2871" LastEditDate="2015-01-09T22:42:17.230" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T22:42:17.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11350" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-19T23:04:31.927" Score="3" ViewCount="6188" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all please refrain from saying things like these:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'because Allah made it forbidden for you'&lt;/strong&gt;...that's &lt;strong&gt;what i am asking&lt;/strong&gt;, where does it say that lottery is haram. Or why do you interpret it that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'it causes bad luck to winner'&lt;/strong&gt;....how is that a reason… the bad luck is a result of bad choices that person makes once he/she has lots of money once he has won. It's like using knife is haram because it is used by murderers to kill. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'it causes people to loss everything and get addicted.'&lt;/strong&gt;....again isn't this the person doing the act in wrong and not the act itself. If you have limited money, would you rather spend it on what you need and not what you want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'Follow Islam, it's beneficial for you'&lt;/strong&gt;.. unless you didn't notice that is my intention that's why i am asking this question, which btw asks why and not if it's beneficial to ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second thing is that people say it's a form of gambling, i do agree that gambling is haram that is clear to me from Islam. However, is this gambling. To me gambling has always been people sit together to play some games where outcome and profit is based on randomness. But i am sure there is a description of gambling...so i guess main question is &lt;strong&gt;please define gambling as in Islam and how lottery fits in it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reasons that i have read so far these, but they are conflicting or lack something...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'there is no skill involved it's up to pure chance'&lt;/strong&gt; ..so is it ok if there is some skill and some chance, than why is poker haram there sure is chance, what cards do you get, but also skill too is needed. And whose skill, skill of person, animal, computer, investor, worker. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'there is no added value'&lt;/strong&gt;.. basically argument goes that difference between gambling and business/trade is that in trade you exchange things that have value so even if you make a loss in your trade because of bad luck/information/dynamic market... product still holds some value. ...which is not true always bought product can become worthless or even liability. which one is it, skill or value that matters? So if lottery is gambling then how is it different from investment.... What is a difference between gambling and investment? You invest it could be profitable or loss...so is lottery. though chances are low&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do agree gambling is bad for us…) it promotes activity that doesn't create wealth but gives hopes to participants by circulating existing wealth at cost of time so as a group it's a total loss. b) as it's the case most of the times, for a group of 10, there is a total and definite loss for 9 members over which they have not control. In business they could at least try.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2948" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T11:30:04.440" LastActivityDate="2019-04-15T11:30:04.440" Title="Explain how lottery is haram in definition" Tags="|fiqh|definitions|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11353" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-19T23:47:25.903" Score="6" ViewCount="7291" Body="&lt;p&gt;How is investment a different thing to do than gambling (which is haram)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Both can...&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;make you profit&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;or cause loss&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;depend on skill and chance.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;be very risky and very likely to be profitable.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;be very addicted or planned out/researched act.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;be done for fun or serious needs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;be instantaneous transaction.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;be not physical (virtual goods).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2948" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-12T00:39:28.427" LastActivityDate="2020-10-20T07:01:22.407" Title="How is investing different from gambling?" Tags="|investment|gambling|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10096" CreationDate="2014-02-20T00:22:26.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok So I agree With Bro Farhan , who says that Allah's wrath is not similar to Human Anger...In the sense that a human loses control when angry...Allah doesn't lose control when he is angry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imagine a Robot that a scientist creates and programs it to do certain tasks a certain way.&#xA;If that Robot goes against the rules of that scientist and disownS the scientist by saying he didn't create me , I was created by someone else or came into existence on my own , What would the Scientist do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He will say you know what , the Robot I have created is crap...I should dismantle it , dump it and destroy it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We Humans being the Creation of Allah(SWT) , the atheists amongst us say that their creator doesn't exist!&#xA;Some of them say We were created not by ALLAH(SWT) but other gods.&#xA;Humans on the face of the earth do EVERYTHING that has been prohibited by Allah and IGNORE EVERYTHING that has been commanded by ALLAH(SWT)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EVEN THEN , ALLAH (SWT) gives you a chance to live , EVEN THEN HE(SWT) provides you with food , water , shelter!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IT IS ONLY BECAUSE ALLAH(SWT) KNOWS HOW TO CONTROL HIS ANGER AND ONLY BECAUSE HIS MERCY IS FAR GREATER THAN HIS WRATH!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IF IT WAS NOT FOR HIS MERCY , EVERY DISBELIEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;HOPE THIS ANSWERS THE QUESTION.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4205" LastActivityDate="2014-02-20T00:22:26.843" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11363" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-20T05:26:19.497" Score="5" ViewCount="187" Body="&lt;p&gt;When you stand and pray and say” Allahu Akbar” Allah stands before you and the minute your mind goes wandering on silly things in life. Allah turns his face away from you and says (is there something better than me taking you away from me)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Is the above hadith Authentic and if so from which book?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4430" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T17:54:09.287" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T17:54:09.287" Title="Verification of hadith" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11364" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11353" CreationDate="2014-02-20T06:29:56.477" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;One difference is that investing promotes production and manufacturing and beneficial products for Ummah and creates useful job which results in many benefits for having a healthy society. But gambling has no beneficial product. Without investing many of factories and industries will never start working.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway we do not know why God has made Islam laws. Only some reasons are said by infallibles (Prophet SAWW and Ahl al Bayt).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also difference of investment and gambling seems off-topic in this site that is about Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-09T06:57:54.620" LastActivityDate="2015-12-09T06:57:54.620" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11350" CreationDate="2014-02-20T06:51:51.087" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gambling is Haram in Islam based on Quran and many hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Satan only wants to cause between you animosity and hatred through&#xA;  intoxicants and gambling and to avert you from the remembrance of&#xA;  Allah and from prayer. So will you not desist? &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#5:91&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars have said different definitions for gambling:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Making a bond and setting some terms and playing by some playing&#xA;tools that are made for gambling.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Playing by tools that are for gambling even if there is no bound and&#xA;income.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Playing for winning, regardless of using tools made for gambling or&#xA;any other tools.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa21629&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;What is reason of gambling without bound being Haram?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About what you said for investment there are some forms of permitted contracts and business in Islam. If investment fits in any of them it is Halal and if not it is not Halal. If investment is a form of gambling and it is practices in Islamic countries it is not an acceptable proof than lottery will be Halal. For lottery to be Halal Islamic reason is needed (verse of Quran and authentic hadith). The practices of Muslims can be un-Islamic. Only practices of an &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fourteen_Infallibles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;infallibles&lt;/a&gt; are 100% Islamic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T07:19:38.350" LastActivityDate="2015-12-06T07:19:38.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11327" CreationDate="2014-02-20T07:28:09.503" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a form of marketing. Marketing is not basically Haram but there is recommended in Islam that treating with fairness (انصاف) with customers in business. And also it is Mustahab if an owner of a business has earned enough profit during a business say sell to customers at rest of day without profit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the hospital she market for it is not a valuable hospital according to its service price so it can be considered without fairness to refer patients to there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fairness is recommended in Quran and many different Hadith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm in justice,&#xA;  witnesses for Allah, even if it be against yourselves or parents and&#xA;  relatives. Whether one is rich or poor, Allah is more worthy of both.&#xA;  So follow not [personal] inclination, lest you not be just. And if you&#xA;  distort [your testimony] or refuse [to give it], then indeed Allah is&#xA;  ever, with what you do, Acquainted. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:135&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#4:135&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Messenger of Allah Muhammad SAWW said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who has sympathy with poor people and treat with fairness with people&#xA;  is a real believer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Sadiq a.s. said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The best of deeds are three: having fairness about people so that you prefer for them&#xA;  what you prefer for yourself. helping your brothers and reminding&#xA;  Allah in every situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikifeqh.ir/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Firness on WikiFiqh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another point is that a Muslim should not receive one work two times. if the finding a suitable hospital is among the paid services of the gynaecologist so she is hired to do this job for patient as well as she can and receiving a money from hospital is not permitted unless with permission of patient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa6214&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-19T11:19:17.683" LastActivityDate="2015-11-19T11:19:17.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11368" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-20T07:31:13.933" Score="4" ViewCount="211" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any possibility of creating new universe after dooms day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does Islam say about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4431" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2014-05-17T16:09:18.163" LastActivityDate="2021-05-07T08:39:01.213" Title="Creation of new universe after dooms day" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|creation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11258" CreationDate="2014-02-20T11:25:48.300" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;CFD trading resembles Qimaar (gambling), in which two people agree that whoever loses the bet on an uncertain outcome, will pay the other a specific amount. Additionally, interest is applied daily to open CFD contracts by many CFD providers. In short, CFD contracts contain elements of interest and gambling, both of which are explicitly prohibited in the Holy Quran. It is therefore, not permissible for a Muslim to trade in CFD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;an excerpt from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamopediaonline.org/fatwa/cfd-or-contract-difference-was-developed-allow-clients-receive-all-benefits-owning-stock-witho&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as found in &lt;a href=&quot;http://anglorand.com/services/islamic.jsp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mw4x.com/forex-and-cfds/account-types/islamic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; there are some &lt;em&gt;Shariah compliant CFD&lt;/em&gt; accounts, which which allows trading in &lt;em&gt;Islamic&lt;/em&gt; way. However it is better to stay away from CFD and stay safe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="602" LastEditDate="2014-04-01T05:04:00.030" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T05:04:00.030" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11372" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11548" CreationDate="2014-02-20T12:42:22.390" Score="5" ViewCount="299" Body="&lt;p&gt;Al Salam Alikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a Christian friend who has a genuine interest in Islam,&#xA;I would like to know what are the steps I can take in order to help her feel more secure regarding Islam, and eventually to be a true Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that I have no experience in that field, yet I can answer and explain a good amount of questions about Islam, I know that is not enough thou, therefore I want to educate myself to be able to do this task.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;at the same time, I don't want to miss this opportunity by approaching to the idea of Islam in a wrong way, which may let her feels insecure and pushed to do something she does not want to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm considering going to an Islamic center, these people have the right experience in that field, but it is early for that, and before that step, I want to know what are the steps appropriate for such a task.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4404" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-02-28T01:25:33.513" LastActivityDate="2014-02-28T01:25:33.513" Title="What would be the practical steps towards helping a friend taking a decision to become a Muslim" Tags="|practical-islam|islamic-basis|christianity|dawah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11372" CreationDate="2014-02-20T12:59:15.973" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Show your friend this video:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d16CpWp-ok&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d16CpWp-ok&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And make sincere dua that Allah guides her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Incase you are interested also, Sheikh Yusuf Estes talking about how he found his truth after being a christian preacher.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH2RZfNXGdA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH2RZfNXGdA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4403" LastEditorUserId="4403" LastEditDate="2014-02-20T13:57:56.250" LastActivityDate="2014-02-20T13:57:56.250" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11377" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11379" CreationDate="2014-02-20T17:36:34.680" Score="11" ViewCount="18730" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am girl and I don't usually talk to men but since I have started college so I have spoken to a few guys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Previously I had fell in love with a guy and was flirting with him over the internet. Currently, I follow many guys on Twitter and they follow me back too. Their's and my tweets are Islamic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really want to get married but if I don't talk to guys then I don't think I will be able to find a good Muslim guy to marry. And that's why I use these online medium of communication.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given the above, is it permissible to chat with men online and follow them on Twitter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-13T11:39:36.097" LastActivityDate="2016-05-13T11:39:36.097" Title="Is it permissible for a girl to chat with men online or follow them on Twitter?" Tags="|nikah|relationships|zina|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11378" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9233" CreationDate="2014-02-20T17:40:15.620" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although I am not 100% sure, I think that the names that were taught to Adam are the names of God. This is so that Adam can glorify the names of God. It makes sense that the first thing man should learn are the names of the Creator. Names being the quality that describes the Creator. The names of the angels may also be taken from hte qualities of God as they can only do His bidding. The Angels object because they are already glorifying God and they see no need to have another creation who is given the &quot;option&quot; to gloryfiy God by free will. Glorification also means to live by or rule by the names of God. For example, one of the names of God is The Merciful. Adam had to inculcate this quality in order for him to be just among the creatures of the Earth. The wonderful point here is that man can glorify the names of his Creator, with a choice!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4440" LastActivityDate="2014-02-20T17:40:15.620" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11379" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11377" CreationDate="2014-02-20T18:07:27.383" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chatting with guys online will do no good to you. It is just not permissible in Islam. If you think you need to attract a good Muslim man, than chatting with boys won't help, nor will following them on Twitter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Get closer to Allah, purify yourself , so that He will purify one for you. Start wearing an Abayah. Many good Muslim men search for women who veil and cover themselves properly. Also consider this: if they are Good Muslims they would probably never chat with a woman online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Believe me, every woman has a tendency to attract other men. &lt;strong&gt;Every woman&lt;/strong&gt; feels good when she is praised. &lt;em&gt;But&lt;/em&gt; you have to control that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;main&lt;/em&gt; purpose of hijab after all is so that women don't attract men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4205" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-03-02T18:24:34.627" LastActivityDate="2014-03-02T18:24:34.627" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11380" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8397" CreationDate="2014-02-20T18:32:37.897" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dua after salaat is an innovation - some say it is a good one - I have my doubts. The prophet (PBUH) said that dua should be made before the salaam of completing salaat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4442" LastActivityDate="2014-02-20T18:32:37.897" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11363" CreationDate="2014-02-20T20:04:38.740" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it’s Authentic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;رُوِیَ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ عَلَیهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: إِذَا قَامَ الْعَبْدُ&#xA;  إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ أَقْبَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَیْهِ بِوَجْهِهِ&#xA;  فَلَا یَزَالُ مُقْبِلًا عَلَیْهِ حَتَّى یَلْتَفِتَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ&#xA;  فَإِذَا الْتَفَتَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ أَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27far_al-Sadiq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ja'far al-Sadiq(a.s.)&lt;/a&gt;:when you stand to pray, Allah pay attention to you. And when you take no notice or forget Allah or think about silly things for the third time, Allah turns his face away from you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the source is&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Was%C4%81%27il_al-Sh%C4%AB%CA%BFa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wasā'il al-Shīʿa&lt;/a&gt; “and &quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar_al-Anwar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bihar al-Anwar&lt;/a&gt;&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-15T11:30:40.787" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T11:30:40.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11384" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11363" CreationDate="2014-02-20T23:20:18.557" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is Authentic, it has been narrated in a number of books.  It has been narrated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/13/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunnan Annasa'i&lt;/a&gt;, and is Hasan.  Other books in which it has been narrated are:  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/520&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abi Dawood&lt;/a&gt; in which it is Da'eef, and in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/730960&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jami'i Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;, in which the hadith is saheeh:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّلاَةِ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتُمْ فَلاَ&#xA;  تَلْتَفِتُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَنْصِبُ وَجْهَهُ لِوَجْهِ عَبْدِهِ فِي&#xA;  صَلاَتِهِ مَا لَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah commands you to perform Salat, and when you perform Salat then&#xA;  do not turn away, for Allah is facing the face of His worshipers as&#xA;  long as he does not turn away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are similar Ahadeeth in regards to spitting in front of your during salat and others, which I will not mention in my answer to this question.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-02-20T23:20:18.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11386" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-21T01:50:06.643" Score="6" ViewCount="249" Body="&lt;p&gt;I met an elderly Muslim who found out that I'm Christian.  He told me that the Quran teaches the faithful should pray like Jesus prayed.  We didn't have much time to talk, so he asked me to read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/chapter_display.php?chapter=62&amp;amp;translator=29&quot;&gt;Sura 62&lt;/a&gt; and especially the first three verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth is exalting Allah, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is He who has sent among the unlettered a Messenger from themselves reciting to them His verses and purifying them and teaching them the Book and wisdom&amp;mdash;although they were before in clear error&amp;mdash;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And [to] others of them who have not yet joined them. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I checked a few other translations.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/chapter_display.php?chapter=62&amp;amp;translator=5&amp;amp;mac=&quot;&gt;One of them&lt;/a&gt; provides a parenthetical that interprets the messenger as Muhammad:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I'm left wondering who interpreted the Quran correctly.  My instinct tells me that the scholar who translated the Sura into English is more likely to produce a correct interpretation.  But I don't want to dismiss the man I recently met without looking into the matter.  When I met him again, what should I tell him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="138" LastActivityDate="2019-10-25T06:57:37.600" Title="Who is the messenger in Sura 62?" Tags="|tafseer|prophets|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11386" CreationDate="2014-02-21T02:43:01.787" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Arabic term الأميين (translated in 62:2 as &quot;the unlettered&quot;) is used &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Amm#(62:2:5)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;more than once in the Qur'an&lt;/a&gt; to refer specifically to people who don't have knowledge of the Scripture.  In the context of this verse, it is commonly interpreted to mean the pagan Arabs who were not People of the Book (i.e. neither Christian nor Jewish).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The obvious interpretation of the &quot;messenger&quot; in this case would be Muhammad himself (the &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/158&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;unlettered prophet&lt;/a&gt;&quot; being an Arab sent among the Arabs) &amp;mdash; the Ghali, Shakir and M.M.Khan &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/62/2?translations=17,18,21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;translations of the Qur'an&lt;/a&gt; clearly use this interpretation, as does the explanation in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1348&amp;amp;Itemid=118&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt; &amp;mdash; and I don't recall ever seeing any conflicting opinion on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given the context of your conversation, I don't understand why these three ayat were specifically referred to you except as general da'wah.  While Christians ignorant of their own Scripture could be argued to be الأميين (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/78&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Baqarah 78&lt;/a&gt;), I have never heard that the referenced ayat should be taken to refer to Jesus, nor to apply to Christians in general; if that interpretation is known, it is likely a minority position.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2019-10-25T06:57:37.600" LastActivityDate="2019-10-25T06:57:37.600" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11388" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5780" CreationDate="2014-02-21T04:24:30.187" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Innovation in religion is considered &lt;em&gt;bidah&lt;/em&gt;. However, even so, there are sometimes when it might be a good thing. Prophet, PBUH, said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever initiates a good practice in Islam then he will attain the reward for it and the reward of whoever acts upon it thereafter, without any shortcomings. And whoever initiates an evil practice, then he will carry the burden as well as the burden of whoever acts upon it thereafter, without any shortcomings. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamiccentre.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=150%3awhat-is-the-true-meaning-of-bidah-&amp;amp;catid=67%3aaqeedah-faqs&amp;amp;Itemid=88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, celebrating others religious events means celebrating what opposes Islamic teachings. Christmas being celebrated by non-Christians is not an issue here, it is still Christian-based celebration (if &lt;em&gt;Eids&lt;/em&gt; are celebrated by non-Muslims, this doesn't make it secular in any way.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is said, there should not be a problem celebrating other non-religious affiliated events. However, such events may contain improper activities from Islam POV. Besides, being no-religious affiliated is difficult to define, as Islam defines religion as one's way in living life. For instance, Atheism is a religion. In Islam, believing in a deity is not the main criterion as to define a religion. Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Have you seen he who has taken as his god his [own] desire, and Allah has sent him astray due to knowledge and has set a seal upon his hearing and his heart and put over his vision a veil? So who will guide him after Allah ? Then will you not be reminded? (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/45/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this sense, everyone is following a religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My guess to why many oppose those celebrations is that it may have a later effect to how some people view Islam. And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastActivityDate="2014-02-21T04:24:30.187" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11396" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11405" CreationDate="2014-02-21T13:39:58.107" Score="2" ViewCount="1080" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before I get my monthly wages, I am taxed.  Some of this tax money goes towards my state pension account.   So I am assuming the government has an account where they know how much of my tax money has gone towards my state pension.  This is not voluntary on my part, it's the law in the country I live in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, do I have to pay zakat on the money in this government account to which I have no access too?  I don't even know how much is in there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I won't get any of that money until I retire.  I will probably get about $100 a week.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="897" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-12T21:35:27.580" LastActivityDate="2015-06-23T02:55:29.137" Title="Zakat on State Pension Account value" Tags="|sunni|zakat|hanafi|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11353" CreationDate="2014-02-21T13:58:37.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To invest is to buy and sell something, long or short term to make a profit.  i.e. you could buy shares, or gold, or property, or bananas and sell it later when the value increases. and/or you can profit from what you invested in while you own it.  That is basically investment, which is halaal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To gamble is to bet, i.e. you put money down on a table and say that if my card is chosen, I win, or if my dice lands on 6, I win.  That is haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as you can see, investing and gambling are 2 totally different things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a fatwa about it: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/daruliftaa/8574&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/daruliftaa/8574&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2014-02-21T17:03:04.570" LastActivityDate="2014-02-21T17:03:04.570" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11400" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11402" CreationDate="2014-02-21T14:21:48.947" Score="1" ViewCount="282" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had a small discussion with my friend Marc (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/11388/262&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;), and I thought of asking this in a separate question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice that I am asking in context of &lt;em&gt;Islam&lt;/em&gt;, as the definition of religion is broad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Quran, there is this verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/45/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 45:23&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Have you seen he who has taken as his god his [own] desire, and Allah has sent him astray due to knowledge and has set a seal upon his hearing and his heart and put over his vision a veil? So who will guide him after Allah ? Then will you not be reminded?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I understood from it is that you don't need to have a God to be in a religion, and that even by not having God, you are still in the religion of desire. Where am I wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, is there any discussions or any verses that mention this topic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T10:43:42.997" Title="In Islam, is Atheism considered a religion?" Tags="|atheism|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11400" CreationDate="2014-02-21T14:40:15.643" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Deen doesnt mean just religion, rather more so &quot;way of life&quot;. So if somebody is a polythiest he has a different deen/way of life than a someone who is a monothiest. In the same way, someone who is athiest has a different deen than a muslim as it is obviously a seperate way of life from islam. A religion is sometimes a way of life (and for us muslims our religion is definitely a way of life) and that said the words are used interchangeably in alot of cases. Athiesm is obviously the absense of religion and that in itself is a way of life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Suraht al kafiroon 109/6&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَکُمۡ دِیۡنُکُمۡ وَلِیَ دِیۡنِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lakum deenikum wa liya deeni&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yusuf Ali translation-&#xA;&quot;To you be your Way, and to me mine.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International-&#xA;&quot;For you is your religion, and for me is my religion.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4403" LastEditorUserId="4403" LastEditDate="2014-02-21T14:47:26.560" LastActivityDate="2014-02-21T14:47:26.560" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11396" CreationDate="2014-02-21T15:57:34.573" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Hanafi school, one of the prerequisites for wealth to be zakatable is that it has actually been given to you.  As pension funds are wholly inaccessible to you until you retire, and the wealth in them has never actually been given to you as it was deducted from your income without your control, zakat need not be paid on it.  Even after you retire, you will still only need to pay zakat on the wealth that has actually been released to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a fundamental difference from providing your own wealth to, for example, a 401k or an RRSP based retirement fund.  In those cases, the wealth was actually yours to begin with and dispose of as you wish, and you have taken the option to invest it: Zakat would be payable on those assets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-02-21T16:07:27.703" LastActivityDate="2014-02-21T16:07:27.703" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11406" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11453" CreationDate="2014-02-21T16:09:08.860" Score="3" ViewCount="2834" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know how to read the Quran properly. My parents can't help me in this regard. I went to a mosque to learn but after some time I left because they were teaching me with an accent and I was embarrassed as I was the oldest between small children. What should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2014-02-21T19:50:04.727" LastActivityDate="2014-08-02T21:05:25.580" Title="How do I learn to read the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2014-08-02T22:30:45.897" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11409" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-21T19:14:30.833" Score="6" ViewCount="5695" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran mentions in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/27/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;27:40&lt;/a&gt; about a man who had knowledge of book/scripture? &#xA;What is this knowledge? Can it be learnt today?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Said one who had &lt;strong&gt;knowledge from the Scripture&lt;/strong&gt;, &quot;I will bring it to you before your glance returns to you.&quot; And when [Solomon] saw it placed before him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T08:54:03.237" LastActivityDate="2021-08-07T13:43:30.770" Title="What is the &quot;knowledge from the scripture&quot; mentioned in Quran 27:40?" Tags="|tafseer|prophet-sulayman|surat-an-naml|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11410" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-21T19:31:50.523" Score="2" ViewCount="2651" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that Harut and Marut did not actually taught magic, but they came with another knowledge that was to be used to counter magic. Is this true? If it is, then what knowledge did they bring?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference: Surah 2: Verse 102&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2017-08-18T06:47:40.387" Title="Did Harut and Marut taught magic?" Tags="|quran|sihr|malaikah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11406" CreationDate="2014-02-21T19:57:54.687" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, be glad because your question is a sign of &lt;em&gt;iman&lt;/em&gt; (faith). There are millions of Muslims who couldn't be bothered about being able to read Allah's message to humanity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, it's best to find someone local to teach you. It doesn't have to be a professional imam or Qur'an teacher, but even just someone above average in your masjid or your community. Someone who knows the proper pronunciation and the basic rules of &lt;em&gt;tajwid&lt;/em&gt; (the rules of recitation), and who can spare a few hours a week to teach you. Once you graduate from them, you can seek out higher level help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you live in a place where there is no such person, then there are a number of online institutes who can help you for a nominal fee. I've heard good things about Studio Arabiya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, there is no reason to be embarrassed even if you are in a class with young children. There are people in their 60s and 70s learning to read Qur'an for the first time. When it comes to seeking knowledge, there is no shyness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-02-21T19:57:54.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8397" CreationDate="2014-02-22T03:00:20.247" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;To make &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;group Dua'&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, some one making dua' and the rest saying Ameen, is ok if done only  on occasions.  But if it is taken as a constant practice on every such occasions then it becomes a Bid'ah/Innovation.  So it is an innovation to do &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Group Dua'&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; after each and every Fard Salat.  The place for Dua' in regards to Salat is on an individual level, the place is before the Tasleem and after it, regardless of whether the salat is fard or not.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-02-22T03:00:20.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11415" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-22T06:38:07.750" Score="4" ViewCount="4718" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/4/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; hadith from Bukhari states that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mahmud bin Ar-Rabi who was the person on whose face the Prophet (ﷺ)&#xA;  had ejected a mouthful of water&lt;/strong&gt; from his family's well while he was a&#xA;  boy, and `Urwa (on the authority of Al-Miswar and others) who&#xA;  testified each other, said, &quot;Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) , performed&#xA;  ablution, his companions were nearly fighting for the remains of the&#xA;  water.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it a mistranslation, or what was the meaning of this act of the prophet ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-01T20:08:59.507" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T21:06:18.287" Title="Prophet spitting water on someone's face What does it mean?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|sahih-bukhari|reward|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11416" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-22T07:52:32.773" Score="2" ViewCount="260" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both creationists and evolutionist agree that there is indeed an easy way to differentiate evolution and design. When something is designed, vestigial remains do not exist. We do not have gas cars with remnant of broken coal tanks, for example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet we do have genes that can create vitamin C. The genes are broken due to some mutation turning it off. The broken genes and places where it's broken are similar with the places where similar genes are found on other primates, like orang utan, gorilla, and chimps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All those are exactly like predicted by evolution theory long before the facts are known.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what's a Muslim creationist's explanation of this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2686" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-10T01:17:08.277" LastActivityDate="2023-06-08T08:06:17.600" Title="How does muslim creationist explain our malfunctioning Vitamin C encoder in our genes?" Tags="|creation|evolution|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11410" CreationDate="2014-02-22T08:43:34.360" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSgch9ZuqGk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSgch9ZuqGk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Harut and Marut were two angels sent down by Allah (SWT). They did not teach magic until they warned those who wanted to learn , that they are just a test and if someone learns what they know , they will be kafir.&#xA; Those who did not listen to the warning and decided to learn it and practice it anyways destroyed their faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They learned what could cause discord between a man and his wife... but only if Allah (SWT) allowed it to be effective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4205" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-18T07:28:22.600" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T07:28:22.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11422" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-22T10:43:17.730" Score="14" ViewCount="40594" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned in the Quran that 5 things are hidden from all but Allah, one of them is the sex of child in woman's womb. But modern science can tell you this. What is the Islamic explanation of this? I am really at loss because an atheist asked me this question and I couldn't find an answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Update: &lt;strong&gt;Mufti Shafi Usmani in Maari-ul-Quran Jild 7, page 52,while interpreting the last verses of **Sural-ul_Luqman&lt;/strong&gt;  clearly states that: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The sex of baby in women's womb is only known to Allah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4429" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-16T15:16:39.013" LastActivityDate="2018-02-07T07:28:25.030" Title="Is knowing baby's sex in the womb contradictory to Quran?" Tags="|quran|sex|baby|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11423" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-22T10:50:45.040" Score="3" ViewCount="69" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Islam is a natural religion, What is the drawback of interset economically. Suppose a bank pays me 10% interset on my original, what is the ugly side of this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4429" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:30:25.147" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:30:25.147" Title="Drawback of interest economically" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|riba|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11424" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-22T10:58:11.007" Score="7" ViewCount="3416" Body="&lt;p&gt;Should a woman leave burqa/Niqab/Hidjab/not cover her face, if her husband forces her to,and threatens her to divorce?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4429" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-20T08:53:29.547" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T11:49:48.080" Title="Should a woman leave burqa if her husband forces her" Tags="|sharia|hijab|wife|husband|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11427" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-22T13:24:30.603" Score="7" ViewCount="304" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched a lecture by Yaser Birjas on YouTube, and he explained how the Qur'an should be beautified during recitation. But I was wondering, does this apply to all Surah's? I'm asking because I was listening to Sheikh Sudais reciting Surah Naba - and mashAllah he has such a beautiful voice - but when one has read the Tafsir of this Surah (or part of it, in my case), we come to know that it is essentially a warning - a very serious and graphic warning (the inhabitants of hellfire drinking &lt;strong&gt;boiling&lt;/strong&gt; water etc). &#xA;So I was thinking - anyone who is listening to the recitation of this surah (whether they know the translation or not) could easily be caught up in the  melodious nature of the reciters voice (depending of course on the reciter) and therefore not absorb the message, which defeats the purpose of listening to the Qur'an, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4463" LastEditorUserId="4463" LastEditDate="2014-02-26T10:49:26.033" LastActivityDate="2014-02-26T10:49:26.033" Title="Beautifying the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|tajweed|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11429" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11422" CreationDate="2014-02-22T13:34:57.360" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The related verse says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He knows what is in the wombs&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse does not say only God knows the gender of baby in womb. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allāh knows not just whether it's male or female. but he knows also what is the qadr (destiny) of this child. Is this child going to be a successful child or not? Is this child going to be righteous or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Persian reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=18395&amp;amp;AyeID=3607&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Also this reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://muslimmatters.org/2013/08/02/ramadan-reminder-5-things-only-allah-knows-an-introduction-to-laylatl-qadr-by-yasir-qadhi/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://muslimmatters.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-16T07:50:43.020" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T07:50:43.020" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11431" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11424" CreationDate="2014-02-22T14:34:57.500" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Quran one husband shouldn't force his wife to take Burqa off, now if he does and threatens her to divorce, best thing is to settle down things and take them with ease, what most important for a woman, a marriage (as a holy relationship) or a piece of tissue that even God didn't oblige you to wear ? I think that the husband and the marriage + the good stability of the children is more important than breaking and divorcing over a tissue that is not even obligatory to wear. reason, reason !! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4453" LastActivityDate="2014-02-22T14:34:57.500" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11422" CreationDate="2014-02-22T14:40:40.290" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Last verse of Luqman Surat :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Indeed, Allah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the&#xA;  rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it&#xA;  will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die.&#xA;  Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't mention anything about &lt;em&gt;the sex of the child in the woman's womb&lt;/em&gt;.  All it says is that God knows everything, even in the women's wombs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4453" LastEditorUserId="2394" LastEditDate="2014-02-22T20:08:05.240" LastActivityDate="2014-02-22T20:08:05.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11424" CreationDate="2014-02-22T14:46:49.093" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Such a husband is sinning as that would be an example of blackmail, and blackmail is an evil sin.  You can read about the sin of blackmail here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/askimam/29632&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/askimam/29632&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some examples of blackmail:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A husband telling her that he will divorce her if she continues&#xA;  reading the quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A husband telling her that he will divorce her if she continues&#xA;  praying 5 times a day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A husband telling her that he will divorce her if she doesn't stop appropriate hijab (burqa for example).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, going back to the burqa blackmail issue, here is a quote from a &lt;strong&gt;fatwa by reputable scholars which includes authentic islamic texts&lt;/strong&gt; if you read the full fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The woman’s dress as prescribed &lt;em&gt;in sharee’ah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (“Islamic dress”) is that&#xA;  which covers her head, face and all of her body.**&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Full fatwa here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/21134&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/21134&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That fatwa which has authentic references clearly explains the importance of hijab.  The most important thing in a chaste muslim womans life is her modesty/awra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A husband does not have a right to over-rule Gods rules.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if the wife falls victim to such blackmail, such a husband will blackmail her for the rest of her life most likely.  This would most like be the beginning of what the rest of her life would be like, i.e. blackmail after blackmail.  Is such a man really worth it?  Is a marriage based on blackmail really worth saving?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2014-02-22T18:06:08.827" LastActivityDate="2014-02-22T18:06:08.827" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2014-02-22T18:06:08.827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11422" CreationDate="2014-02-22T14:53:23.807" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The mentioned verse is telling:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...knows what is in the wombs...(Quran 31:34)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the word &quot;what&quot; doesn't specifically mean &quot;what the gender is&quot;,  but it has a general and broader meaning. It refers to Allah knowledge of the future and the destiny of the child, along with the bestowed goods, and other bads that will happen to the child. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=1458&amp;amp;idto=1458&amp;amp;bk_no=49&amp;amp;ID=1491&quot;&gt;Arabic Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, when a fetus forms into a physical shape, it is no longer an invisible knowledge, but seen facts. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/12368&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastEditorUserId="262" LastEditDate="2014-02-22T15:03:03.877" LastActivityDate="2014-02-22T15:03:03.877" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11438" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-22T15:39:31.233" Score="6" ViewCount="11644" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it possible for someone to have nikkah via skype?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like having an Imam on either sides. That way will the nikkah be considered valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As some people don't believe in engagement because of bad eye (jinx/nazar).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-08-13T11:50:55.803" LastActivityDate="2018-08-13T11:50:55.803" Title="Can nikkah be pronounced via Skype?" Tags="|nikah|internet|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11438" CreationDate="2014-02-22T16:10:43.133" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;People from different cultures do the Nikah in different ways e.g. in some tradition the bride is in one room and the groom in another. &#xA;However I believe that the correct way is to have the bride and groom in the same room and facing each other. &#xA;Now you are asking about Skype. I don't think it is permissible to have a 'Skype Nikah' because fraud can take place. There will be problems identifying the bride and groom. By this way you are not marrying somebody that who true identity you are unaware of. Also what if this is a trick to get something e.g. money or visa. Another reason is that the Imam performing the Nikah should feel comfortable and the witnesses too.&#xA;I would recommend waiting a bit longer and doing the Nikah face to face because I sure you don't want to continue the marriage as an only online relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastActivityDate="2014-02-22T16:10:43.133" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11440" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11442" CreationDate="2014-02-22T16:25:34.677" Score="3" ViewCount="105456" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not sure if spirit vinegar is halal. I have asked at different mosque and called on Islamic TV shows but each of them have a different view. There is a hadith which mentions that the Prophets favorite was vinegar. However there is also another hadith which say that a person asked the Prophet if it is permissible to make vinegar from alcohol and he said no. He had said that no amount of alcohol should be used to make something else by purpose but otherwise it is permissible to consume. Nowadays spirit vinegar is made from alcohol by purpose. And I was wondering maybe the vinegar that the Prophet liked was different to the vinegar today. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T09:12:03.757" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T09:12:03.757" Title="Is food containing spirit vinegar halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11438" CreationDate="2014-02-22T16:35:38.460" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Skype can be categorized as a form of telephone therefore, yes, nikah can be pronounced over Skype.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is it valid to pronounce the marriage formula through a telephone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer&lt;/strong&gt;: It is valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Website of Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Husaini Sistani, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/46/2063/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Marriage » Questions and Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-08-13T11:47:37.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11440" CreationDate="2014-02-22T16:52:23.223" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Depends on how the vinegar is made.  Here is a quote from a fatwa which explains the difference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When wine turns to vinegar by itself, without any deliberate treatment&#xA;  needed for it to be changed, it is permissible to eat, drink and&#xA;  handle it, according to the consensus of the scholars, because of the&#xA;  hadeeth quoted above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But if the wine has become vinegar because of deliberate treatment, by&#xA;  adding vinegar, onions, salt etc., or by any other process, in this&#xA;  case the scholars (may Allaah have mercy on them) differ as to whether&#xA;  it is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read the full fatwa here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/2283&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/2283&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2014-02-22T16:52:23.223" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11443" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-22T17:39:12.950" Score="1" ViewCount="361" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I join the congregational prayers/Jamaat in the second Rakat and said my prayer along with the imam through second, third and forth Rakat, should I also recite the Darood-e-Ibrahim along with the imam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or should I stop with Atahiyat and stand up after the Salam has finished and say the remaining Rakats?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4467" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-28T11:23:39.773" LastActivityDate="2015-01-26T19:50:28.070" Title="Should darood be recited along with the congregational prayers if one joins it in the second. third or forth rakath?" Tags="|salat|jamaat|darood|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-01-28T23:02:20.313" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11444" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11424" CreationDate="2014-02-22T17:41:49.770" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First we have to determine whether Nikab/Hijab a religious obligation or not? I have shared my opinion that it is not a religious obligation, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/10746/225&quot;&gt;in answer to this question.&lt;/a&gt;. Please read the referred link in the answer for more details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the woman is satisfied by the argument, then there is no problem leaving it on request of her husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the woman thinks that Nika/Hijab is a religious obligation, then she has to consider the fact &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the a husband is given a level above the wife&lt;/a&gt;.If she feels that she is forced to do something unwillingly in a situation in which she does not have the power, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;even then it is expected that God will forgive her.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One should also consider the fact that Allah lays great stress on the institution of family and matters of breaking this institution are to be taken as a last resort. If the wife, seeing the importance of family, decides to bear this injustice, it may weigh heavily in her good deeds on the day of resurrection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also if she decided to continue the marriage, it is expected that she can convince her husband to let her wear hijab. If the marriage is broken then there is no chance of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another option is bring this up with the elders so that the husband can be forced to let wear hijab. They would (should) be intervening any way if things come to divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To reiterate, I would say, please leave Nikab/Hijab and save your marriage.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2014-02-22T17:41:49.770" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11446" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11424" CreationDate="2014-02-22T19:09:22.077" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there’s no obedience for a creature with a disobedience of the creator... She should explain to him her reasons for wearing it she must have a reasonable or a logical explanation simply obeying Allah is a logical explanation...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4084" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-22T10:03:46.457" LastActivityDate="2015-10-22T10:03:46.457" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11440" CreationDate="2014-02-22T20:32:44.387" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_vinegar#Spirit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Spirit vinegar&lt;/a&gt; is not made from alcohol/wine it's &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;made from sugar cane or from chemically produced acetic acid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vinegar of all forms are halal, provided that have not come in contact with anything haram and najis, even if it's made from wine. This is by the rule of istihalah (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/45/1957/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;transformation&lt;/a&gt;) i.e. anything that has chemically transformed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources from the website of Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Husaini Sistani:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2144/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Any liquor which becomes vinegar by itself, or by mixing it with vinegar or salt, becomes Pak.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/49/2396/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[...] if alcohol turns into vinegar it becomes tahir. As a resultthe bottle or glass that contains it becomes tahir too.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; There is this vinegar that is made from wine, in the sense that it was wine and then, through a manufacturing process, changed into vinegar. Therefore, the label on the bottle reads: “wine vinegar” as opposed to the vinegar made from barley or other items. One of the signs [of differentiating between “wine vinegar” and the wine itself is that] the bottles of this vinegar are displayed in the area of vinegar, and it has never happened that these bottles are placed on the shelves of wines. Moreover, there is no difference between such vinegar and the vinegar made from dates for example. So, can this wine which has turned into vinegar be considered vinegar under the rule of change (istihalah)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer:&lt;/strong&gt; If the name “vinegar” can be applied in the view of common people upon that product, as has been assumed in the question, the same rule governing vinegar would apply to it. [That is, it is pure as well as permissible.] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/46/2045/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2014-02-22T20:32:44.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11271" CreationDate="2014-02-22T21:24:49.093" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Concerning salat &lt;em&gt;shafae&lt;/em&gt;, it is a name of all salat you pray after the last prayer of a day ( &lt;em&gt;ichaa&lt;/em&gt;) beginning by 2 rakaat to 8 or 10 for maximun and &lt;em&gt;shafae&lt;/em&gt; in arabic means pair (2 rakaat) so in this salat every 2 &lt;em&gt;rakaat&lt;/em&gt; must be preced by &lt;em&gt;tachahoud&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;taslim&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the salat of &lt;em&gt;shafae&lt;/em&gt; you must pray the witr salat which mean in arabic odd it can be 1 rakaat or 3 rakaat without &lt;em&gt;tachahoud&lt;/em&gt; in middle or 5 or even 7 and the prophet PBUH have prayed it in 4 kinds I've told you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the 3 rakaat you are praying if you do &lt;em&gt;tachahoud&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;tasslime&lt;/em&gt; in the middle it is shafae(2)+witr(1) but if you don't do that it is only witr(3).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4469" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-23T10:04:43.790" LastActivityDate="2014-07-23T10:04:43.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11453" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11406" CreationDate="2014-02-22T22:01:10.827" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam o Alikum &#xA;I appreciate your concern &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Age is NO limitation and  Be proud  that  you are among those blessed one  who  desire to learn to recite and Understand Holy Book. &#xA;I suggest that you download Audios of small Sura of Holy book,  download Holy Quran.  Now  Listen  and follow&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since I am like million other Muslim by Birth and live where Arabic  is very familiar , though not Mother Tongue , so  may not be able to understand exactly the problems being faced. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Mq0p.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;Check  this  ,  if this could be of some help. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://openitpak.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=280&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;message=6&amp;amp;postpost=v2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://openitpak.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=280&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;message=6&amp;amp;postpost=v2&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;Else I can email each Sura separately .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4470" LastActivityDate="2014-02-22T22:01:10.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11455" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11427" CreationDate="2014-02-23T02:24:08.573" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran was revealed to us for our guidance. Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah - (Quran 2:2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is the purpose of Quran. You see, when one is reading a general book without proper pause on the punctuations and so on, it becomes difficult for the listener to follow, and might become a boredom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, for people to appreciate the meaning to easily grasp the verses, good recitation is needed, so that understanding of the verses becomes easy and clear. That is why there is Tajweed. It becomes easy for one to go and connect rationally from one to another verse without much of pondering. You might have listened to those who just stops where there breath stop, and it becomes sometimes a challenge to understand a thing, especially for those verses that are not known much for normal people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strike&gt;That is said, reciting Quran melodically is forbidding for the majority of scholars. This is because it deviates Quran from its main purpose, to being a melodic fulfillment.&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think I misunderstood what I read as there is not much of differentiation of what is considered haram in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.readwithtajweed.com/tajweed_Etiquette.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;, but it says it should not be like what songs are (Not quiet sure what it means.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, searching a bit more, I couldn't really find anything to oppose beautifying Quran, or even mentioning that it is not recommended in places of hellfire and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One should focus on the message of the verses being recited, not the beautiful sound of it. Beautiful sound makes it clear for us to understand and grasp the meaning, but that never means to sink into it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When reciting about the hereafter and the punishments, it is not needed to cry or to give a voice of such feelings, because you might be entitled in &quot;riya&quot; (showing off), so unless it comes purely out from your heart, don't try to force it. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/159897&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastEditorUserId="262" LastEditDate="2014-02-25T00:53:00.637" LastActivityDate="2014-02-25T00:53:00.637" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11416" CreationDate="2014-02-23T03:46:12.450" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Living things were created from water:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe? (Al-'Anbiya' 21:30)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has created every [living] creature from water. And of them are those that move on  their bellies, and of them are those that walk on two legs, and of them are those that walk on four. Allah creates what He wills. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent. (An-Nur 24:45)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adam was created from clay:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And We did certainly create man out of clay from an altered black mud. (Al-Hijr 15:26)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Exalted in Might, the Merciful, Who perfected everything which He created and began the creation of man from clay. (As-Sajdah 32:6-7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority of the Quran - the commandments, are to be taken literally. The rest are not specific and more like storytelling. These vague ones are not the foundation of the Book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is He who has sent down to you, [O Muhammad], the Book; in it are verses [that are] precise - they are the foundation of the Book - and others unspecific. ('Ali-Imran 3:7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So here, Allah does not give the fine details of &lt;strong&gt;how&lt;/strong&gt; Allah and the angels created man. They could have been evolved out of something. They could have been literally clay and formed into a figure of a man. Or Adam might have been a clay mould mixed with the essence (whatever that means) of another living creature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think anyone can dispute that living things are mostly water, but Muslim theologists will argue about what creation from clay really means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's nothing in the Quran actually disagreeing with evolution. Maybe disagreement that humans evolved from primates. But Vitamin C or whatever is still insufficient evidence. Maybe Allah created apes in the same way as humans, which is why they have similar genes. Maybe apes were an early prototype of humans made with the wrong kind of clay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-02-23T03:46:12.450" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11462" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-23T11:37:23.763" Score="5" ViewCount="1854" Body="&lt;p&gt;My husband has divorced me by a text message and applied for court to prove. It is not yet approved from court. As far as I know it is a divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Within the next one month he had sex with me. So will it considered as reconciliation? As he mentioned he did not have intention of reconciling marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, it's confusing due to the law. As from court, the qadhi/judge has told it can be reconciled only if it was informed to the court and the papers were filed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that case will that act of sex be deemed as zina?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4477" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:29:23.690" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:29:23.690" Title="Is having sex after a divorce was given via text message considered reconcilation or zina?" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|sex|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11464" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-23T15:45:54.203" Score="2" ViewCount="154" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any ruling/advice on learning Surah's even if we don't understand them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4463" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T04:26:41.033" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T04:26:41.033" Title="Should I memorise surahs even if I don't understand them?" Tags="|quran-memorization|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11464" CreationDate="2014-02-23T16:42:49.853" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, one should at least memorize a few in order to say the prayers since it's mandatory to say the prayers in Arabic. Surah Fateha at the least.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that there is no obligation to memorize them, although memorizing them has it's own benefits and usages e.g. the four &lt;em&gt;quls&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2014-02-23T16:42:49.853" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11466" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8042" CreationDate="2014-02-23T18:17:50.827" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many theories in Islam, I think &quot;Allah&quot; has created animals with soul. Look at the &quot;Zoljinah&quot; which is still waiting for the revenge of Hazrat IMAM HUSSAIN (A.S). Animals that were killed with brutality without any purpose will be gathered on Judgement Day and will be given a justice. On one hand we believe that HILAL animals will be used on PUL sirat, and we also say &quot;They are HILAL and that's why they will help us&quot;. But they are also a animal as compared to DOG, but the difference is &quot;HILAL&quot; and &quot;HARAM&quot;. If they will be used on PUL SIRAT then the question arises that where will they go after? There is nothing created without reason. Allah who creates for reason then how can ALLAH kill without their place/purpose. Look at the pet at home, your dog barks when he feels terror, it provides protection so that you may sleep quite, so is this was the only purpose of creation of DOG. If they are vanished when a dog died/killed, then why they were given a soul, if then, Why the DOG of 4 pious people who are still sleeping will go to heaven. DOG who respected them will go to heaven so why the pets in our homes, they do nothing, they live according to our life/instructions, will die without purpose. Islam has a vast religion which demolish brutality so the animals will be given a place known to ALLAH. But it is clear that they have a place because they breathe, they are alive, they eat and so they may have a life after death. Furthermore you can add according to your perception and knowledge. I lost my lovable pets so I feel pain when they died. If i can feel the pain of animal who cannot speak then how they have only one life.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4478" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-07T09:40:18.643" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T09:40:18.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="522" CreationDate="2014-02-23T23:45:58.120" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suicide bombing is an &quot;act of desperation&quot; where death is certain for the bomber.  He may not eliminate his intended target but he will certainly perish.  Sahaba took &quot;great risks upon themselves&quot; in certain situations but ultimately it was the enemy who killed them no matter what the odds. The almighty grants martyrdom, we are not allowed to take martyrdom by force.&#xA;Islam condemns this desperate behaviour whatever the situation and insists people put faith in their Lord.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4479" LastActivityDate="2014-02-23T23:45:58.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11469" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11462" CreationDate="2014-02-24T01:43:27.243" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is generally accepted that sex after talak is reconcilation if it is done within the waiting period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Sunnī and Shīʻa jurisprudence, the couple is supposed to try to reconcile during the waiting period, with the help of mediators from each family. If the couple breaks the waiting period by engaging in sexual intercourse, they are deemed to have been reconciled and the divorce is voided. (Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divorce_in_Islam#Reconciliation&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2014-02-24T01:43:27.243" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11470" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11258" CreationDate="2014-02-24T01:55:00.993" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd be skeptical on something that's &quot;certified&quot; sharia compliant because it's easy to manipulate some loophole. It's more on how and why you do it. In Islam, motive matters. Allah knows your intentions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it's completely unpredictable, it's probably like gambling. If you have a good reason to expect a price to go where you want it to go or if you can manipulate the results, it's not so much gambling. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is similar to the negative impact of gambling and riba in that it doesn't contribute much to the world and seems like a zero-sum deal. One person benefits, the other loses out, and the world doesn't improve much. You should probably avoid it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2014-02-24T01:55:00.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11472" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11511" CreationDate="2014-02-24T06:44:49.573" Score="4" ViewCount="639" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do Arabs stand a better chance in getting into Heaven as the Holy Quran is written in Arabic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What i'm trying to ask is that, since they know Arabic and the Holy Quran is written in Arabic, isn't it easier for Arabs to understand and comprehend the Holy Quran compared to other nationalities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other nationalities may not understand due to the language difference. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Arabs have the advantage, is it fair to say, punishments will be greater due to their greater capacity to understand the Holy Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4185" LastActivityDate="2014-05-15T02:36:49.217" Title="Arabs and other nationalities" Tags="|quran|practical-islam|islamic-basis|jannah|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="8" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11473" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11479" CreationDate="2014-02-24T06:48:18.960" Score="4" ViewCount="313" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was always a question for me, How God chose prophets?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;for example why Muhammad was chosen and not other prophet.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I have being told that God tests them before choosing them. Now it is a question for me&lt;br&gt;&#xA;how Christ being chosen? He became prophet in the time he was born. How was he tested?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3920" LastEditorUserId="3920" LastEditDate="2014-09-03T09:03:40.323" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T11:46:54.547" Title="How Jesus Christ became prophet?" Tags="|prophets|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11476" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11473" CreationDate="2014-02-24T11:51:36.907" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The names of all the Prophets were written on a wall in Jannah long before they were prophets, as Allah knows best. As for the tests of nabi Issa I'm not sure of any befor he was a Prophet only hardships and trials during his life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2729" LastEditorUserId="2729" LastEditDate="2014-02-24T12:16:32.587" LastActivityDate="2014-02-24T12:16:32.587" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11472" CreationDate="2014-02-24T12:15:34.080" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a revert I must agree with Ghasn. I think the answer is no as all Muslims have a obligation to lean about the Deen especially, it is the one of the most important requirements of any Muslim to acquire &quot;ieelm&quot; (knowledge) of the Deen and the Duniya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is said something to this effect that who ever reads a single letter of the Quraan even with out knowing its meaning receives the same blessing and reward as those who know what it means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith something to this effect : Qula Rarululahi SAllahu Alayhi wa selem inna'maal a'umalu binniyati - The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said verily actions are based upon their intentions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2729" LastActivityDate="2014-02-24T12:15:34.080" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11473" CreationDate="2014-02-24T13:01:09.270" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is the Creator, He created them so He already knows them before they exist. Allah knows (as He is who created them) that they are good men and they are capable to fully conduct His message to people. Allah says in the &quot;Mulk&quot;(67) Chapter of the Holy Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{أَلَا يَعْلَمُ مَنْ خَلَقَ وَهُوَ اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ(14)}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this Allah asks (not really asking but for negation) if He wouldn't know whom He did created when He is the All-Subtle, the All-Aware!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we learn from this Ayah that Allah knows people because He is already Who created them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4486" LastEditorUserId="4486" LastEditDate="2014-02-27T18:50:35.300" LastActivityDate="2014-02-27T18:50:35.300" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11472" CreationDate="2014-02-24T13:12:20.670" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah said in the Holy Quran in the latest Aya in the Al-Baqara Sura that He wasn't to order somebody to do what they cannot do. Thus, Muslim must do the best of what he can do to learn about obligations and prohibitions but if he could not, Allah will treat him only according to what he could do, as Allah is the Merciful, &lt;em&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4486" LastActivityDate="2014-02-24T13:12:20.670" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11481" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12145" CreationDate="2014-02-24T13:16:06.180" Score="1" ViewCount="247" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that after people die Angel of Death takes their spirit to another world. In the world today, we see that some people believe in exorcism and some times they say spirit going into a body. Is it acceptable in Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3920" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-16T15:11:21.680" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T06:49:20.200" Title="Should we believe exorcism and spirit?" Tags="|islamic-basis|soul|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="77" CreationDate="2014-02-24T13:24:56.757" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (SAW) only had four wives. He did not marry again while his four wives were with him but only to complete four again when one passed away. He did this to help the woman and to support her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam a man is allowed up to four wives, however a woman is only allowed one husband. &#xA;If the woman becomes a widow she is allowed to re-marry just as men are allowed to do so too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the answer to your question is yes you are allowed to marry more than four time but you cannot have more than four wives (or more than one husband if you are a woman).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please also note that there are conditions you have to meet if you want another wife e.g. your first wife had to agree to your decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-11T13:58:27.350" LastActivityDate="2015-09-11T13:58:27.350" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11485" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11472" CreationDate="2014-02-24T15:37:27.057" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every Muslim has a duty to learn about their deen and so it doesnt matter if you are Arab or not you will still have the same punishment. Also the arabic used in the Qur'an is very poetic and harder to understand than Fusha Arabic (most Arabs dont even speak formal Arabic so even Fusha is hard for them). And you can find the translation of the Qur'an in different languages anywhere you go.&#xA;The answer: everyone will be judged according to their deeds and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastActivityDate="2014-02-24T15:37:27.057" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11472" CreationDate="2014-02-24T16:59:51.217" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know , Allah is impartial , so when someone &lt;strong&gt;Cant&lt;/strong&gt; understand something from Holy Qur'an , so Allah doesn't want it from him/her .&#xA;when you &lt;strong&gt;cant&lt;/strong&gt; understand something from Qur'an or you don't know a rule , it's OK to do it and god knows that . but you &lt;strong&gt;have to&lt;/strong&gt; try to understand it , but if you couldn't , it's OK .&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;P.S&lt;/strong&gt; : I think holy Qur'an has been translated in most of languages .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4489" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2014-02-25T04:38:18.243" LastActivityDate="2014-02-25T04:38:18.243" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11490" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-24T18:18:37.877" Score="6" ViewCount="26352" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Muslim men can marry Christian or Jewish women, but how must the ceremony take place? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it have the be in a mosque and performed by an Imam? Naturally, the woman would prefer it to take place in a Church. Can it be performed in a neutral place, such as a secular venue performed by a non-religious person so it would be valid in the law, but what about within Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3030" LastActivityDate="2021-11-26T12:41:36.380" Title="If a Muslim man marries a Christian woman, what are the conditions for the wedding ceremony?" Tags="|nikah|christianity|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11491" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11490" CreationDate="2014-02-24T18:43:05.243" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could be at any place so long as being in that place is not haram from a Muslim e.g. a place where wine/alcohol is served, it's not ritually clean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's &lt;em&gt;required&lt;/em&gt; is that the marriage/nikah be properly and carefully pronounced and mehr decided&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;. The nikah should be pronounced by a Muslim (be it Imam or the groom) irrespective of religiousness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is on the bases of Islamic law (the only one which matters) irrespective of the law of the country in which the marriage takes place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wedding ceremony should be take place within the precepts of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;*&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;sub&gt;AFAIK witness is required in case of Sunni Islam&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;sub&gt;duration of marriage decided in case of Shia Islam, since permanent marriage it not permitted with the people of the Book which includes Christians. Only temporary is. And in case of women neither is.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2014-02-24T18:43:05.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11492" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11493" CreationDate="2014-02-24T20:08:26.760" Score="7" ViewCount="1226" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently heard on NPR that Clerics issued an fatwa that forbids going to Mars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is taboo why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4491" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2014-02-24T20:45:59.657" LastActivityDate="2014-03-31T07:20:43.950" Title="Why Muslim Clerics forbade trip to Mars?" Tags="|sharia|science|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11492" CreationDate="2014-02-24T20:24:18.167" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is an &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ijma&lt;/a&gt; and is for safety, because &lt;em&gt;At the moment, there is no technology available that would allow for a return trip from Mars&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57619288-1/fatwa-forbids-muslims-from-traveling-to-mars/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this &lt;a href=&quot;http://beta.slashdot.org/story/198505&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; you can find:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The committee of in the UAE that issued the fatwa against such a journey doesn't have anything against space exploration, Elon Musk's Mars visions, or anything like that. Rather, the religious leaders argue that &lt;strong&gt;making the trip would be tantamount to committing suicide&lt;/strong&gt;, which all religions tend to frown upon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps, when there is enough advancement to make a round trip or if Mars is declared suitable for habitation, the consensus will be lifted. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="602" LastEditDate="2014-03-31T07:20:43.950" LastActivityDate="2014-03-31T07:20:43.950" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11494" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-24T21:16:30.193" Score="0" ViewCount="105" Body="&lt;p&gt;4 men are praying. One Muslim man, one Jewish man and one Christian and one non religious man These 4 men ask for the same thing. They all seek for happiness and blessings. I m aware Allah can see through into their hearts, but suppose all these 4 men are sincere and honest men. Even though the non religious man doesn't go to the mosque/church/synagogue, he knows there's 1 God the Creator of the entire universe. Whose prayer will Allah hear and why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4492" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-19T07:28:12.363" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T07:28:12.363" Title="Prayer to Allah" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11494" CreationDate="2014-02-24T22:18:58.707" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, Allah hears all four men who supplicate to Him, as He is the all hearing.  The matter comes to who does He answer, the answer is if the one supplicating has sincerity and is praying to God, then that person would have his supplication answered.  Why, because of Sincerity, and Allah hears all supplication and can answer it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further explanation, Allah has said to us Muslimeen that if we call upon Him then He would answer:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ&#xA;  يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And your Lord says, &quot;Call upon Me; I will respond to you.&quot; Indeed,&#xA;  those who disdain My worship will enter Hell [rendered] contemptible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/40/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;سورة غافر&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the Jewish, or Christian, or non-religious man, Allah can answer their prayers or He may not.  If the Kafir makes Dua' to Allah alone and no one or no thing else, sincerely then Allah will answer His prayer.  But this is in regards to worldly things, for instance if a Kafir asks for food or water or some other benefit then he would be given, or if he asks for protection from some harm then he could be given it.  A great example are those who go to sea and when a storm comes they sincerely turn to God for protection, so when they get to land safely they disbelieve.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-02-24T22:18:58.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11496" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11497" CreationDate="2014-02-25T00:16:52.960" Score="3" ViewCount="2767" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Mexican Christian woman in love with a Kuwaiti Muslim man 10 years younger, both of us living in the US. Many things are against us but we love each other, so we are very confused. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We dated for 2 years and lived together in the US, sharing all responsibilities and rights of marriage including intercourse. This was the first time I have ever done this, for I come from a religious (Christian) family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He asked me to marry him, but had to agree to have a Muslim marriage, our children raised Muslim; plus, consider converting to Islam. I immensely admire and respect his love for Allah (SWT), but he does many things Muslim men should not do… So, I agreed to marriage, if he showed me how to understand and love Allah (SWT) for myself not only for the marriage; and, to show me by example… &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this agreement he stopped drinking, partying, and smoking; we stopped intercourse, I began attending the mosque and learning and asking questions to him and the imam… But within a month he returned to partying even more than before, he wasn't being loving and left me alone in the quest for Islam. I broke our relationship off…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6 months with little contact between us we were reunited by chance, he approached me and started pursuing me again, he has asked me to be his girlfriend again claiming he loves me, and that he has felt lost without me… &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, while we were apart he prayed SalaT Al-Istikhara for marrying me, and said his answer was NO, and that his family and shirk in Kuwait said NO too! I see how this could happen, and how we could be not doing anything wrong at the same time… I am a non-Muslim but I am a person of the book and well behaved and are very modest for us standards; I am 10 years older than him but so was Khadijah; and our love was not born out of instant lust but out of a good friendship, trust, companionship, support, and a very good connection with each other. Now, I love him as a husband, my intention is being with him as as a wife… &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that despite all, Allah's (SWT) will is unknown, sometimes misunderstood because we have our own expectations, and we don't understand the final goal …&#xA;NOW MY QUESTION IS HOW TO INTERPRET ISTIKHARAH IN HIS SITUATION?? He is very confused, and I am too, I don't want to hurt either one of us… &#xA;I have heard various ways in which you can receive an answer for Istikharah about what Allah (SWT) wills… Which one is best?!?! How does it work??? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) In dreams: if you dream something white or green, or black it means different things…He didn't dream anything! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Getting the right feelings in the heart about one of the options right after performing the supplication… He performed it the first time and his answer was No…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Him or her will pray and the guidance will come to him felt in the heart rather than felt in any senses…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4)I have heard both that you have to listen to your elders and family, because they know you and Allah (SWT); and that you should not listen to them because they aren't feeling your connection to Allah (SWT) and it is through connection and trust in Allah(SWT) that you get your answer, no one else can hear his will for you… &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5) Allah's (SWT) will make one option easier than the other. And, in this case things have been going very easy and well for us, which makes both of us very confused… &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;HELP!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4495" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2015-11-05T06:17:14.293" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T03:49:15.533" Title="How to interprete a marriage a Non-muslim prayer Salaat Al-Istikhara?" Tags="|nikah|ahlul-kitab|istikharah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11496" CreationDate="2014-02-25T01:13:04.893" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well you say you are christian but reading your post, it seems to me you are already half Muslim.&#xA;I Pray Allah (SWT) guides you to his path.&#xA;As far as Istikhara is concerned. It is not necessary that the answer is always in the form of a dream. Allah (SWT) can guide you in any way he likes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes a dream , Sometimes verses from Quran , Sometimes things just start to fall in place , Sometimes it is just the feeling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are still confused about what is right and what is wrong. You can try offering Salat ul-Istakhara again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may have to perform Istikhara a number of times before Allah's guidance becomes clear to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion whatever guidance you receive from Istikhara , you should follow it , because that's what is best for both of you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My advice to you would be , if you believe in Allah(SWT)(Allah alone as One God and No other partners to him) , you yourself can also try asking for his guidance by performing Salat ul Istikhara&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4205" LastEditorUserId="4205" LastEditDate="2014-02-25T03:22:47.050" LastActivityDate="2014-02-25T03:22:47.050" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11498" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11496" CreationDate="2014-02-25T03:40:23.497" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The purpose of Salatul Istikhara is not for helping to decide between choices, and the answers come in dreams or something else, no.  Dreams have nothing to do with Istikhara, nor is it for choosing between two or three things.  One makes Istikhara after one has already made the decision seeking guidance from Allah to whether what one has decided is Good or Bad.  In the Dua' of Istikhara one says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللهم إن كنت تعلم أن هذا الأمر خير لي في ديني ومعاشي وعاقبة أمري فاقدره&#xA;لي ويسره لي، ثم بارك لي فيه، وإن كنت تعلم أن هذا الأمر شر لي في ديني&#xA;ومعاشي وعاقبة أمري  فاصرفه عني ، واصرفني عنه، واقدر لي الخير حيث كان،&#xA;ثم ارضني به&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Allah, if You know that this matter (and name it) is good for me in&#xA;respect of my Deen, my livelihood and the consequences of my&#xA;affairs,hen ordain it for me, make it easy for me, and bless it for&#xA;me. But if You know this matter (and name it) to be bad for my Deen,&#xA;my livelihood or the consequences of my affairs,then turn it away from&#xA;me, and turn me away from it, and grant me power to do good whatever&#xA;it may be, and cause me to be contented with it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:717&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;رياض الصالحين (Riyaadussaliheen)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope my answer is clear, and I ask Allah for forgiveness of any mistakes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-06T03:49:15.533" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T03:49:15.533" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11501" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-25T08:38:10.090" Score="3" ViewCount="3318" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a friend who is a Muslim and is gay. He has told me that he doesn't want to be gay. He even punishes himelf for it. He has told me that it is forbidden in Islam to be homosexual. He is falling into the state of depression. What am I meant to do about it? I want to help him but I don't know how. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4507" LastActivityDate="2015-07-28T23:10:43.830" Title="I have a Muslim friend who is gay?" Tags="|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-07-29T06:10:11.673" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11502" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11501" CreationDate="2014-02-25T09:07:04.377" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tell him&#xA;FEAR ALLAH!&#xA;He should lower his gaze and stop looking at other guys&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastActivityDate="2014-02-25T09:07:04.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11503" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11501" CreationDate="2014-02-25T09:27:37.303" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He even punishes himelf for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How he gave punishes himself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We still have open the door of repentance (tauba).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah forgive all of our sins even if it is million-billion times greater than as we think. It’s never too late for tauba. Allah is the biggest forgiver.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is stated in Al Haakim that if a person sins, and (regretting what he did and want to make tauba) makes wudu, and pray 2 rakaats and ask forgiveness for that sin Allah forgives him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When making tauba if a person extends his hands and says oh Allah, I am repenting to you, with the conviction not to do it again, so he will be forgiven as long as he stays away from it. Al Haakim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Holy Prophet Sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam said to a person, say oh Allah, your forgiveness is vaster than my sins and your mercy is deeper than this act of mine, again, and again, and then told him to get up Allah has forgiven Him. Al Haakim. &lt;a href=&quot;http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090407201452AAJQR8X&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Detail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4506" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-02-25T09:27:37.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11472" CreationDate="2014-02-25T10:09:16.320" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;@Newbie, Allah's Pleasure on His servants is concomitant with their efforts. So if you (as a non-Arab) find it difficult to read and understand the Qur'an vis-a-vis an Arab who can do so flawlessly, I guess you may have a better chance of pleasing Allah, insha Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet another aspect of this question is that a native Arab will find it harder to answer to Allah when he or she is asked about (or lack thereof) their adherence to the Book, since they had no excuse of not being able to read and understand the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ultimately, it's efforts that are counted with Allah. And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2014-02-26T06:35:49.203" LastActivityDate="2014-02-26T06:35:49.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11506" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11472" CreationDate="2014-02-25T10:25:19.717" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've started watching 'Arabic with Husna' by Nouman Ali Khan on Bayyinah.tv and in the very first lesson he teaches us to memorise and internalise, 'walaqad yassarnal qur'ana lithikri' - &quot;And indeed we have made the Qur’an easy to learn and easy to remember&quot;. Allah doesn't say &quot;...easy to learn and easy to remember &lt;strong&gt;for Arabs&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; - think about it insh'Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4463" LastEditorUserId="4463" LastEditDate="2014-02-25T10:33:30.000" LastActivityDate="2014-02-25T10:33:30.000" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11501" CreationDate="2014-02-25T10:32:37.043" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suggest him to not miss his 5 times prayers and stay in 'wadu' all the time and if possible perform Umraha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3834" LastActivityDate="2014-02-25T10:32:37.043" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11481" CreationDate="2014-02-25T10:38:56.757" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why you are relating spirit only to deaths? Allah SWT created not only human beings with spirits be there are many other creatures of his (we don't know and we know).&#xA;Good or bad all kind of spirit is there, and I believe on their existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Al-Nas&#xA;I SEEK refuge with the Lord of men, &#xA;The King of men, &#xA;The God of men, &#xA;From the evil of him who breathes temptations into the minds of men, &#xA;Who suggests evil thoughts to the hearts of men&#xA;From among the jinns and men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3834" LastActivityDate="2014-02-25T10:38:56.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11509" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11518" CreationDate="2014-02-25T11:12:13.523" Score="7" ViewCount="6725" Body="&lt;p&gt;How old will be on the Day of Judgment? Will we be of the same age as when we died, or some other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few years back I had heard that girls will be aged 14 and boys will be slightly older than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is something like this mentioned in the Qur'an?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2014-05-29T03:51:57.927" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T13:08:52.350" Title="How old will we be on the Day of Judgment?" Tags="|source-identification|day-of-judgement|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11510" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-25T11:20:28.923" Score="2" ViewCount="523" Body="&lt;p&gt;I took photos from television when it was showing Quran recitation.&#xA;At the bottom the photos(I mean television screen) I think they are displaying the name of the Qari who was reciting the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am adding 3 photos where there are the name of the different Qari in all photos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7y7PL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ChEuS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mdPpB.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but my problem is I am not a native Arabic speaker and I can't read Arabic in such form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;can anyone please tell me name of all the Qari from these 3 photos?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4512" LastEditorUserId="4506" LastEditDate="2014-02-26T05:02:49.550" LastActivityDate="2014-05-12T07:24:26.773" Title="Need to get the name of the Qari by the text from some photos" Tags="|quran|source-identification|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-05-15T11:47:13.767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11511" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11472" CreationDate="2014-02-25T11:31:18.720" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ponder upon the following for your answer (inshAllah)-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surat al hujarat- 49/13&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female and have made you into nations and tribes for you to know one another.  Truly, the noblest of you with Allah  is the most pious. Truly, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surat al-qamar- 54/17&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surat al-baqara- 2/286&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. &quot;Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated in Musnad ahmad ibn Hanbal, the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him said-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O people!  Your God is one and your forefather (Adam) is one.  An Arab is not better than a non-Arab and a non-Arab is not better than an Arab, and a red (i.e. white tinged with red) person is not better than a black person and a black person is not better than a red person, except in piety.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, arabic speakers have an advantage, so learn arabic ! There is nothing stopping you as there are a plethora of ways to do that these days. Many of the shuyoukh/sheikhs are from non arab backgrounds, yet to fully understand the quran they all learned the quranic arabic. It is sort of like telling an english guy to go read some shakespear: it would be best for him to learn the shakespearean prose first before hand, so as to gain as much from it as possible, due to meanings lost in translation. We have many a dedicated scholars today in the tasfeer ul quran alhamdilullah. I implore a site for learning islamic studies for free created by Dr Bilal Phillips of Jamaica.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamiconlineuniversity.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamiconlineuniversity.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah make it easy on you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4403" LastEditorUserId="4146" LastEditDate="2014-05-15T02:36:49.217" LastActivityDate="2014-05-15T02:36:49.217" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11512" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11513" CreationDate="2014-02-25T11:43:37.127" Score="1" ViewCount="2951" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know what is the right way to recite the last verse of &lt;code&gt;Surah Fatiha&lt;/code&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is it &lt;code&gt;Walaz Zauleen&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or &lt;code&gt;Walad Dauleen&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;what is the right sound one should make i have consulted many Molvi in this regard some say first method is correct and some say the second is correct i tried searching it here but didnt seem to find a relevant question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4510" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T04:21:36.253" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T04:21:36.253" Title="Right way to recite Surah Fatiha" Tags="|quran-recitation|surat-al-fatihah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11512" CreationDate="2014-02-25T12:06:42.207" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the part of the verse which you are reffering to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;الضَّالِّين&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have never heard of the first one. I am from a country where alot people wrongfully pronounce the TH sound from ذ as a Z like sound but this is not TH sound it is a Tha ظـ which makes the D/TH sound. &#xA;The Z sound is from letter zay ز. Listen to it in audio &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/1&lt;/a&gt; and listen out for how the reciter pronounces it and look up various transliterations online. Basic tajweed is in order for this, so I recommend going to a quran class.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4403" LastActivityDate="2014-02-25T12:06:42.207" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11501" CreationDate="2014-02-25T12:39:15.587" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Being homosexual isn't a sin. Acting on it—just as acting on any sexual urge outside of the proper bounds (such as marriage)—is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Punishing yourself, as negative reinforcement, is not a very wise choice psychologically and, if it includes physical harm, could in fact be forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've yet to meet a gay person that went, &quot;One day I was straight, and then I decided I'd be gay.&quot; Every-single-one of them just grew up that way, the same way straight folks do. That doesn't excuse performing a sin just as being born with propensity for alcoholism or drug use does not excuse those actions, but it ought to put things into perspective and incite people to a better understanding with how to deal with such situations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I notice whenever you search such questions on various online fatwa sites that the answer almost always come back to pray more, make dua, etc. I was skeptical of this for years. It seemed like a cheap cop-out. (Such was the extent of my iman) However I now have personal experience (though not in this situation) of how just that CAN affect great change. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, you can pray, make dua, and suddenly be straight if that is what God wills. But let's keep in mind that understanding I mentioned earlier in case that is not the outcome. Nobody goes, &quot;Ooh, a life of rudeness, depression and oppression? I totally want to be gay now,&quot; so let's stop pretending that these people are evil scheming perverts just because they grew up with a different set of attractions. Life's hard enough without being an ass.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maintaining wudu, I found, has a positive effect. I notice I feel more content and just cleaner throughout when I do that. I don't know if that will result in your friend's attractions changing, but it might help ease their troubled heart a bit. Just a thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4410" LastActivityDate="2014-02-25T12:39:15.587" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11515" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11510" CreationDate="2014-02-25T14:13:21.587" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qari in the first is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/scholar/1032&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;القارئ محمد المنشاوي&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qari' Muhammad Al Minshawi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Second is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;القارئ فارس عباد&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qari Faris 'Abbad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the third:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://audio.islamweb.net/audio/index.php?page=souraview&amp;amp;qid=527&amp;amp;rid=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;القارئ عبد الله الجهني&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qari' Abdullah Al Juhani&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this answers your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-02-25T14:37:05.973" LastActivityDate="2014-02-25T14:37:05.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11509" CreationDate="2014-02-25T14:36:19.037" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;what you should know that in judgement day things are entirely different than in dunya:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they urge you to hasten the punishment. But Allah will never fail in His promise. And indeed, a day with your Lord is like a thousand years of those which you count.&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/22/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;22:47&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He arranges [each] matter from the heaven to the earth; then it will ascend to Him in a Day, the extent of which is a thousand years of those which you count.&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/32/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;32:5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years.&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/70/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;70:4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This proves that the judgement day is different than what we are used to; space and time are different!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To get a sense of that think about it like a dream: you can be in nowhere and everywhere, time has a completely different meaning than what it is in life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The explanation of the above verses is that time changes depending on what people were in life, it is different for momen and kafer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saaid.net/Doat/assuhaim/fatwa/196.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source: arabic&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what supports this view :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That Day will be a difficult day(9) For the disbelievers - not easy. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/74&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;74:9-10&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastEditorDisplayName="user4456" LastEditDate="2014-02-26T20:04:59.280" LastActivityDate="2014-02-26T20:04:59.280" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11517" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11520" CreationDate="2014-02-25T16:15:41.490" Score="5" ViewCount="1077" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a socially conscious musician. I rhyme about things that occur in society in order to bring awareness. I don't swear in my music nor do I encourage anything that is un-islamic, in my lyrics. A lot of my music has positive messages for society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've recently employed someone to manage my gigs and recordings. I sometimes have to perform at venues where they serve alcohol. These institutions pay me for a gig and some of that money is obviously acquired with the sale of alcohol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What can I do with that money? Is that money considered haram for me to spend? If so, what can I do with it? Can I give it to a beggar?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that money earned out of interest can be used to build a toilet for a community. I don't know if I will get that amount of money to build such a structure so some realistic ideas would be greatly appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="anon" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T12:36:35.440" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T12:36:35.440" Title="What to do with money earned as a musician performing gigs at venues which serve alcohol?" Tags="|halal-haram|money|work|alcohol|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11509" CreationDate="2014-02-25T18:55:49.273" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As i Read , On The Judgement Day , We Are On The Same Age as When We Died .&#xA;I Bring 3 Ayas in Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[Ya-Sin : 51] : And the Horn will be blown; and at once from the graves to their Lord they will hasten. -&amp;gt; From This Aya , We Understand That We're With Our Death-Time Age.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[Al-Haj : 7] : And [that they may know] that the Hour is coming - no doubt about it - and that Allah will resurrect those in the graves. - &amp;gt; From This Aya , We Understand The Same Reason.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[Al-Muzzammil : 17] : Then how can you fear, if you disbelieve, a Day that will make the children white- haired? - &amp;gt; From This Aya , We Understand That There are Some Children there and they get old because of long time of judgement day ( 50.000 years ).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some another narratives that say &amp;quot;this death-age is for when they're like humans in the judgement-day&amp;quot; , as in [An-Naba' : 18] :The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes .&#xA;There is Narrative that says :&amp;quot;Someone asked Prophet this question , and Prophet cried and said :&amp;quot;That was an important question and continued : bad people will be on judge-day on 10 ways :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rumor Makers : Monkeys&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;People Who Gets Money in Bad Way : Pigs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;People Who Give and Gets Lucre : Converse&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bad Judge : Blind&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Egoist : Deaf mute&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;people who don't practice what they preach : In The Chewing Tongue Situation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;people who hurt their neighbors : without legs and hands&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;gossiper : Hung on the branches of a fire&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;voluptuary : Their Smell will be worse than Carrion&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Arrogant : In The Cover of Fire&#xA;[Source : Safi explanation : 5th Book - Page 275 :  under the meaning of [An-Naba' : 18]&#xA;P.S : Sorry if my English is bad , I'm not a native English.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4489" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-02-26T03:19:24.017" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11519" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-25T20:35:17.737" Score="6" ViewCount="13995" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamualaikum!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it possible that Allah changes the person one will marry if one makes a dua, because prayers can change fate of a person if Allah accepts that dua?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, can one ask to be married to a specific person and does Allah accept these kinds of prayers or is it against His Fitrah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazak Allahu Khair!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4514" LastActivityDate="2018-08-25T05:47:15.750" Title="Making Dua to Marry a Specific Person" Tags="|nikah|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11517" CreationDate="2014-02-26T00:36:05.620" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam Brother,&#xA;It is your thoughts and intentions that pleases Allah. If in your mind or heart you know that you are not doing anything haram or not permitted by Allah you have nothing to worry about. &#xA;Allah knows your situation and your intentions very well. What you earn by your own talent which is not haram, you have every right to use it. Imagine had that been the case, what would some Muslim brothers who have gone to the West to study do, they would probably wont make any living. because one of the most common part time jobs is to work in a Restaurant and every restaurant in West sells alcohol. Does that mean they wont there.&#xA;There may be people who would contradict this answer (or even edit it), but the fact is Alaah knows each and every persons situation.&#xA;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT&gt;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found this very good message on this &lt;a href=&quot;http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&amp;amp;ID=367&amp;amp;CATE=43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wesbite&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One may either give this money to those deserving of zakat (=the poor and needy), or to charities. &lt;strong&gt;There is nothing wrong or dubious with accepting this money&lt;/strong&gt;, because the sin devolves back to the person who wrongfully engaged in the unlawful transaction and not the actual money itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although &lt;strong&gt;I don't completely agree with the bold words&lt;/strong&gt;, but the consequences of that have been covered well on the following line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4152" LastEditorUserId="4152" LastEditDate="2014-02-27T20:52:45.640" LastActivityDate="2014-02-27T20:52:45.640" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11521" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-26T07:34:32.487" Score="6" ViewCount="30498" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Allah (swt) punish (in this life and in the Hereafter) the sons/daughters for misdeeds committed by the father/mother? Are sons/daughters rewarded (in this life and in the Hereafter) for the good deeds done by the parents? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4517" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-09T07:18:17.527" LastActivityDate="2021-09-18T00:15:14.307" Title="Are children punished for the sins of their parents? Or rewarded for their good deeds?" Tags="|punishment|children|parents|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11524" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11255" CreationDate="2014-02-26T09:26:51.707" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brother, you are still young of age and have a long way to go, but just keep in mind that Allah is always willing to help and forgive you. No human being is without sins! Keep on praying and ask Allah to change your life. Allah is the Creator of the Univers. So if you desperately and sincerely want to have a better and happy life don t stop praying, but first you have to accept that you are gay. After acceptance then you can move on. Pray to Allah that you are accepting who you are now, but ask Him to change your life. I am aware that sometimes you will be tempted, but don t give up. Even if you have made some mistakes, don t punish yourself but ask for forgivenes. Sometimes we blame shaytaan of our wrong doings but we also like to tempt ourselves not realizing that we are not strong enough to resist the temptation. &#xA;Only Allah can give you the strength to go on in life with its ups and downs. Have trust in Allah and you will be blessed!&#xA;Eventhough you dont feel attracted to girls, still you can be friends with them and perhaps one day you could love a girl dearly and want to get married to her. Inshallah! Please, have patience and keep on praying. There s a lot of young people out there with the same problem, but there are always people to help you. Now and then you will be disappointed in your fellow man, still have faith! Keep this in mind: People can judge me, but Allah knows my heart and He s the only one I can trust and loves me and He will always keep an eye on me. Have Allah ever forsaken a man who truely have faith in Him. No!!! Do not focus to much on your sexuality. Try to focus more on good deeds. Help others, be good to others. You will get the love you are searching for by helping people in need e.g the poor, the oppressed. &#xA;Pray, pray , pray and your prayers will be answered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4492" LastActivityDate="2014-02-26T09:26:51.707" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11521" CreationDate="2014-02-26T09:48:10.893" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran is very clear on this subject that good or bad deeds are not transferrable, as mentioned in &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/35/18&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah 35:18&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And if a heavily laden soul calls [another] to [carry some of] its load, nothing of it will be carried, even if he should be a close relative....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/164&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah 6:164&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... And every soul earns not [blame] except against itself, and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/15&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah 17:15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul. And whoever errs only errs against it. And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/39/7&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah 39:7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you disbelieve - indeed, Allah is Free from need of you. And He does not approve for His servants disbelief. And if you are grateful, He approves it for you; and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-02-26T09:48:10.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11527" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-26T10:01:44.523" Score="3" ViewCount="10170" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wanted to know -- out of historical interest -- approximately how long back some well-known Prophets (Allah's Peace &amp;amp; Blessings on them all) lived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By approximation (and I may be wrong), I can guess that Prophet Moses (AS) may have lived around 3000-2500 BC, and Prophet Abraham (AS) may have lived around 5000 BC.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know how long back Prophet Noah (AS) came, and also some other Prophets mentioned in the Qur'an? Is there a link to some estimated information about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2014-02-26T10:58:15.693" LastActivityDate="2014-02-27T22:20:09.193" Title="Prophets &amp; Their Eras" Tags="|history|prophets|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7239" CreationDate="2014-02-26T10:15:40.557" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please know that Umm-ul-Momineen Aisha was never shy to reveal the intimate details of her marital life because it has helped Muslim women throughout this ummah's 1400+ years of existence. So even hypothetically considering that this were true, there was no reason for her to &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; reveal it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing, sex is not considered a bad thing in Islam, so if a man even of the stature of the Messenger(SAWS) was with his wife, I don't understand what is so perplexing about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third, you have not mentioned who these &quot;some non believers&quot; are, and if you can, can you also furnish some references?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fourth, even if you do mention the &quot;references,&quot; are they reliable, considering that the West has spared no effort in defaming the Messenger of Allah (SAWS)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, we have various accounts of the Messenger's (SAWS) death from sources who are far more reliable than these supposed people you have mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2014-02-26T10:25:02.970" LastActivityDate="2014-02-26T10:25:02.970" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11529" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-26T10:30:50.640" Score="7" ViewCount="19841" Body="&lt;p&gt;Would it be halal if I just listened to it without masturbating or fantasizing about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please mention verses from Quran and Hadith, not just your personal opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4519" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-02-26T17:55:56.670" LastActivityDate="2021-05-04T12:06:34.023" Title="Is it permissible to just listen to the sound of porn?" Tags="|hadith|halal-haram|sex|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11530" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11529" CreationDate="2014-02-26T11:00:29.200" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the quran in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/151-152&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah 6, Ayah 151-152&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited to you. [He commands] that you not associate anything with Him, and to parents, good treatment, and do not kill your children out of poverty; We will provide for you and them. &lt;strong&gt;And do not approach immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed&lt;/strong&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also mention in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah 17, Ayah 32&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sex outside marriage is considered immoral and what you mentioned is first step towards it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can you stop your mind from thinking about sex when you are listening this? Even if it somehow possible, why would you want to get close to something that is so dangerous (illegal sex)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would recommend you not to do it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-02-26T11:00:29.200" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11255" CreationDate="2014-02-26T12:37:33.430" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two subjects to which you need to pay attention: illness and treatment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Illness&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did you discuss sex and gender issues with a doctor? Maybe you are a female (transsexual). If you have a different sex you need speak with your family (or have a doctor speak with your family).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Treatment&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are a man it is impossible that you don’t have any attraction to females, because that would mean that God made a mistake, which is inconceivable. Therefore, you need to find the reason why you feel that you have no attraction to females.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some things which influence this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Your Mind: Let’s say this was “inculcated”; for this you need to visit a psychologist.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Your somatic: I mean it could be that some illness has caused this feeling; for this you would need both a doctor and a psychologist.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maybe you need to change some things in your life, for example pictures, friends, movies, music or any other things which might remind you of homosexual issues.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;More&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please be informed that God’s Creation is based on cause and effect. For example, when you are hungry you try to eat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to say that prayer alone is not a solution: you should find the problem, then find the solution, and then depend on Allah and fight the problem. You must pray along the way. Imagine a person who sits in his room and prays to find food: if he doesn’t wake and go looking for food, he cannot find any food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4899" LastEditorUserId="156" LastEditDate="2015-01-01T16:41:51.843" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T16:41:51.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11533" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11529" CreationDate="2014-02-26T15:39:24.467" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it is not halal but haram.  To listen to such filth is no difference then looking at it, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the Quran forbids&lt;/a&gt; from going near Zina:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الزِّنَا ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً وَسَاءَ سَبِيلًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an&#xA;  immorality and is evil as a way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this Ayah we understand that every path that leads and can lead straight to this immorality has been blocked and made forbidden.  And by every path, I mean every single path, for there are paths especially for men (but also women) that lead to this immorality which is not necessarily limited to sight and touch, but also can be through sound.  As we understand it from the Authentic Ahadeeth narrated in Bukari and Muslim, every limb has it's Zina, and the Zina of the ears is listening to haram singing and talk, and or even sounds like what you mention in your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;والأذنان زناهما الاستماع&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the Zina of the ears is the listening (to voluptuous songs or talk)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;رياض الصالحين (Riyadussaliheen)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-02-26T15:39:24.467" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11529" CreationDate="2014-02-26T16:30:49.400" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walaikumassalam wrwb.&#xA;That's how satan tempts us and deceives us in following seemingly small deeds which eventually leads to bigger sins. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then I will come to them from before them and from behind them and on their right and on their left, and You will not find most of them grateful [to You]. (Quran 7:17)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, first just a smile, then a handshake, then a chat, then the ultimate destruction: ZINA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Speaking from an Islamic point of view its forbidden as Allah said in the Quran (Surah 6, Ayah 151-152)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Say, &quot;Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited to you. [He&#xA;  commands] that  you not associate anything with Him, and to parents,&#xA;  good treatment, and do not kill your  children out of poverty; We will&#xA;  provide for you and them. And &lt;strong&gt;do not approach immoralities - what is&#xA;  apparent of them and what is concealed&lt;/strong&gt;...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also in Surah Isra (17:32)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And do not &lt;strong&gt;approach (come near to)&lt;/strong&gt; unlawful sexual intercourse.&#xA;  Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have to be wary of the Satan's temptations and fooling. As in the case of listening to the sound of porn,without masturbating or fantasizing about then what's the logic behind listening to it? What's your intention or purpose? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it doesn't make sense in listening while restraining yourself from watching it and that's almost impossible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the prophet said in a hadith (Sahih Bukhari):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لاَ يُلْدَغُ الْمُؤْمِنُ مِنْ جُحْرٍ وَاحِدٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ &lt;br/&gt; A believer is not bitten from the same hole twice&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So better not be foolish in attempting to be eventually addicted to porn&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3493" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2014-02-26T18:11:21.540" LastActivityDate="2014-02-26T18:11:21.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11536" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-26T21:26:32.803" Score="5" ViewCount="3744" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you, nor anyone you are with drinks alcohol but you are still paying a seller of alcohol (by buying food, non-alcoholic drinks etc) is that permissible? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-21T17:31:49.537" LastActivityDate="2019-12-27T15:29:01.927" Title="Is eating at a restaurant that sells alcohol impermissible?" Tags="|halal-haram|business|alcohol|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11537" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-26T21:43:47.670" Score="1" ViewCount="316" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are we suppose to do if we can't get along with someone at work or as neighbor. Suppose someone is dishonest or cheating in his dealing with another. Do you ignore him or pray for him? What does the Quran tell us about this issue? Is it eye for eye or do nothing and accept the 'suffering'?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4492" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2014-05-29T03:50:15.817" LastActivityDate="2014-05-29T03:50:15.817" Title="How to act in difficult situations with dishonest people?" Tags="|practical-islam|relationships|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11540" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-27T02:50:54.523" Score="4" ViewCount="10862" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where does the Devil live? Does he have family?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="466" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-07-18T22:14:45.880" LastActivityDate="2017-05-30T18:04:44.597" Title="Does the Devil has wife &amp; children? Where do they live?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|shaitan|family|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11537" CreationDate="2014-02-27T06:55:23.013" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah said in the &quot;Fossilat&quot;(41) Chapter of Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ ۚ ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا الَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٌ(34)}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this ayah, Allah tells his Prophet, Mohammad (peace be upon him), that good and evil are not equal, and tells him to repel evil with that which is good. Whenever he does so, he will see that whoever there exists an enmity between them, the other person will suddenly become as if they were his bosom friend.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, we should learn from this ayah that we should be patient and treat people well even if they do not do so to us, and we should do this for the sake of Allah expecting mercy and forgiveness from Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4486" LastEditorUserId="4486" LastEditDate="2014-02-27T08:26:22.273" LastActivityDate="2014-02-27T08:26:22.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11542" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-27T06:58:34.113" Score="2" ViewCount="11338" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrum_%28multivitamin%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Centrum&lt;/a&gt; tablets are made from vitamins of pork it says on their official website.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know if they can be used for medical treatment for a better health or not? If not, and there is no alternative, then let the person be sick? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it strictly prohibited or up to some percentages of pork are allowed in food items?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please support your stances with authentic references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4510" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-23T21:41:18.400" LastActivityDate="2017-10-15T11:22:41.113" Title="Are Centrum Tablets allowed in Islam (Halal or Haram)?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|pork|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11540" CreationDate="2014-02-27T09:45:36.583" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They are usually invisible to humans, but humans do appear clearly to&#xA;  jinns, as they can possess them. Jinn have the power to travel large&#xA;  distances at extreme speeds and are thought to live in remote areas,&#xA;  mountains, seas, trees, and the air, in their own communities. They are mostly to be found in ruins and unclean places like bathrooms, dunghills, garbage dumps and graveyards&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinn#Jinn_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;jinns also reside in toilets and that's the reason why the Prophet taught us the dua before entering the toilets:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;O Allah, I seek refuge with you from all evil and evil-doers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes Jinns do live in families and communities&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], when We directed to you a few of the jinn,&#xA;  listening to the Qur'an. And when they attended it, they said, &quot;Listen&#xA;  quietly.&quot; And when it was concluded, &lt;strong&gt;they went back to their people&lt;/strong&gt; as&#xA;  warners. Surah Ahqaf 46:29&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More information on this topic can be found here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawareness.net/Jinn/fatwa_secrets.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The World of Jinn and Its Secrets &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3493" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T15:01:05.670" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T15:01:05.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11545" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11368" CreationDate="2014-02-27T10:20:23.727" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my knowledge Qur'an does not speak any new creation after day of judgement. Qur'an speaks of a renewed creations, that is raising of the dead from graves, or raising of dead who are cremated. Every one who is dead will be brought to life to take an account of what he has earned(Whether good or evil). Our main concern should be that if we do righteous acts, we will enjoy in the kingdom of God and in his presence. That will be indeed an eternal bliss which no eyes or imaginations can grasp in its reality or totality. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the matter of new universe, it is Allah will what he will do after day of judgement, he is involved in new affairs regularly. But his promise is that we shall have heavens or hell. That is for sure, why waste time in thinking about issues which are not helpful for us. Satan is ever close to misguide us, we should seek God's refuge from the irrelevant whispers of Satan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, this creation is indeed the best, as also affirmed in Qu'ran and Hadeeth. &#xA;It is potentially possible that God can actually make more better creation than this one if he wished to create. He wills and It is :)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4532" LastActivityDate="2014-02-27T10:20:23.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11292" CreationDate="2014-02-27T10:38:04.777" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu Alaykum brother. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than the 6 books of hadeeth in sunni corpus of hadeeth, we have Imam Malik's Muwatta, Imam Ahmeed Bin Hanbal's Musnad, Imam Shafie's Musnad, Imam Khuzayma's Sahih collection, Imam Hibban's Sahih collection, Sunan al-Darimi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Malik's Muwatta is the first hadeeth collection which was collected for fiqh issues, and it is authentic. Imam Shafie has said concerning it that it is the second most authentic book on the fact of earth. First and totally authentic being the book of Allah i.e Qur'an. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ahmed's Musnad is question by many scholars of past and present. It contains Rigorously Authentic, Authentic and Weak Hadeeths. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ibn Hibban's collection is also Sahih, but many scholars of Islam have found that there are many Weak hadeeths in this collection despite the claims of its author that it is 100 authentic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ibn Khuzayma's is also Sahih, but many scholars of Islam have found that there are many Weak hadeeths in this collection despite the claims of its author that it is 100 authentic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Shafie's books can also be considered equal to Musnad of Ahmed &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;of others, I don;t have adequate knowledge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4532" LastActivityDate="2014-02-27T10:38:04.777" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11372" CreationDate="2014-02-27T11:02:29.913" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To the original question,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brother Asalamu Alaykum. First of all you should give her a translation of Qur'an in any language which is suitable for your friend and Biography of Muhammad, From Martin Lings. The best award winning biography out there acceptable to ahl al sunnah wal jamaah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, tell her to not make a decision in haste, and tell her to do research on Islam and let her ask Allah s.w.t in her prayers to guide herself to the right path. If possible ask her to memorize the Opening Chapter of Qur'an and recite it frequently, it asks for God's guidance. There are chances that God would give her a sign to move foreward as is happened with many converts when they ask God's help. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thirdly, Tell her about God's knowledge. Islamic understanding of the one, omnipotent,omnipresent, omnibenevolent God. The best thing about Islam is Tahweed let her grow in the knowledge of God's oneness and show her that how everything points to the Divine Unity of God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fourthly, you also pray for her, we will do the same. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and at last, please update on her progress here itself if there is not a problem and you have time so that brothers can give more suggestions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wasalam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thirdly, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4532" LastActivityDate="2014-02-27T11:02:29.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11336" CreationDate="2014-02-27T11:30:36.403" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Adding to previous answers, assuming that the situation arises, the person who did this will NOT be punished for Rape because what he did was under right circumstances in front of everyone, since none knows his true intention but ALLAH he will be punished for doing this on the Day Of Judgement. The moment that person made nikah with a woman she was halal for him. And only Allah Knows true intentions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4510" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-22T09:46:49.727" LastActivityDate="2015-10-22T09:46:49.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11372" CreationDate="2014-02-27T14:06:52.260" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamou Alakoum,&#xA;first you should now if he is a believer or not(he believe in god or not),&#xA;if he's than you should try to correct his misconception about God, for example if his christian than you try  to convince him about the unicity of allah and make him go out with some brother to make him understand the real impact of Islam in your life and how it make you a better person, this things will make your relation better and in this way he will ask a more question and he will be more comfortable and he will trust you, And Sure like brothers before me said you should try to give him a translation of Quran in his language, and if he read some page, ask him if he had problem, because some time translation does not give the real meaning, &#xA;And baraka allhou fik,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَنْ يَشَاءُ ۚ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in this verse allah said to Rassoulou allah that his not the one how make people enter Islam  but is Allah how do this and the person it self,&#xA;because this arabic phrase mean the two thing in the same verse, Allah will guide the person and the person should want this guide, as muslim we have an obligation to make Da3oa, it will succeed with some, it will fail with others but those two things are not in our hand, even with Rassoulou Allah (the one that is better in every way possible, with all his kindness, knowledge) some have not accepted this religion, is not the mistake of Rassoulou allah or something like that, but those people did not want this path, w Baraka allou fik &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2540" LastActivityDate="2014-02-27T14:06:52.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11552" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11540" CreationDate="2014-02-27T15:58:04.180" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE&lt;/strong&gt; devil? As in the one that was once called Iblis?&#xA;That is not known.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I'm not mistaken, 'Jinn' (pronounced as 'Djin') means 'hidden one'.&#xA;Some Jinns are evil and they are devils. As for them, there's a verse in the Quran which says they reside in a place where you can't see them: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/7/27&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;I'm not sure if that should be taken literally, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are good Jinns who have families. I have read hadith to this effect but I can't find it, right now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's possible that the evil Jinn also have families but I haven't read anything to that effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4513" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-30T18:04:44.597" LastActivityDate="2017-05-30T18:04:44.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10322" CreationDate="2014-02-27T18:46:21.607" Score="-2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حدثنا حفص عن حجاج عن محمد بن سليمان عن عمه سهل بن أبي حثمة عن محمد بن مسلمة قال : خطبت امرأة فجعلت أتخبأ لها حتى نظرت إليها في نخل لها فقيل: أتفعل هذا وأنت صاحب &#xA;  رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ؟ قال : فقلت : سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول : إذا ألقى الله في قلب امرئ منكم خطبة امرأة فلا بأس أن ينظر إليها . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Translation: Hafs told us hearing from Haggag the son of Soliman from his uncle Sahl the son of Abi-Hathma that Mohammad the son of Maslama said: &quot;I engaged a woman so I kept hiding from her until I saw her among some of her palm trees. Somebody said: &quot;Do you do so when you are a friend (Sahib) of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)?! I said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saying: 'If Allah made somebody of you want to engage a woman, then it is okay that they look at her' &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if he allowed the man who wants to engage a woman to look at her so &lt;strong&gt;it is not allowed in normal state&lt;/strong&gt;, or else he wouldn't say that, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4486" LastEditorUserId="4486" LastEditDate="2014-02-27T18:53:57.397" LastActivityDate="2014-02-27T18:53:57.397" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11555" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-27T21:25:36.930" Score="2" ViewCount="99" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nearly every prophet/messenger came with a warning to his 'nation'. Once that warning has been spread some calamity befalls the disbelievers from that nation. For instance, one well known one is Noah and the flood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What calamity befell the disbelievers from Jesus' nation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2014-05-16T20:44:12.447" LastActivityDate="2014-05-16T20:44:12.447" Title="What calamity befell Jesus' Nation?" Tags="|history|prophet-isa|quranic-events|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11556" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-27T21:29:22.080" Score="6" ViewCount="80001" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am married but have no sexual contact with my wife even though we live in same house. We are in our late 60s&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In the U.S.A tt is not allowed to have a second wife.  What can I do about this? Am I able to masturbate when required? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4536" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-30T18:05:14.290" LastActivityDate="2017-05-30T18:05:14.290" Title="Can a man have sex with other women if wife refuses?" Tags="|sunni|nikah|sex|relationships|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11557" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11527" CreationDate="2014-02-27T22:20:09.193" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is a prophets tree with major prophets&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3uIdh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="640" LastActivityDate="2014-02-27T22:20:09.193" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11556" CreationDate="2014-02-28T05:42:57.947" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Islam, it is not allowed to have sexual contact with any people without marrying them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are not pleased with your wife, better you can divorce your wife in Islamic way (as you have a valid reason) and marry some other woman who will fulfill your needs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T07:22:58.797" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T07:22:58.797" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11561" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11562" CreationDate="2014-02-28T05:51:36.030" Score="7" ViewCount="4522" Body="&lt;p&gt;We'd already had a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/6/what-is-the-difference-between-nabi-and-rasul&quot;&gt;discussion&lt;/a&gt; about the meanings of these words - &lt;code&gt;Nabi&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Rasul&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm seeing some muslim people having these words in their name, for example&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rasul Muhammad&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muhammd Nabi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yusuf Nabi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since, these words having the meaning like prophet or messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T08:48:25.920" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T08:48:25.920" Title="Is it correct to name the child as 'Nabi' or 'Rasul'?" Tags="|halal-haram|naming|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11562" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11561" CreationDate="2014-02-28T07:13:24.883" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is okay that somebody are named after prophets like Mohammad, Eisa (Jesus), ... but it may not be okay to name them Nabi or Rasul because it is like stating they are messengers or prophets and that is &lt;strong&gt;lying against Allah&lt;/strong&gt;, Allah said in the &quot;Al-Zumor&quot;(39) Chapter of Holy Quran (Sura):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن كَذَبَ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَكَذَّبَ بِالصِّدْقِ إِذْ جَاءَهُ ۚ أَلَيْسَ فِي جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًى لِّلْكَافِرِينَ(32)}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this Ayah, Allah asks who (not really asking but stating that nobody) is more unjust than he who lied against Allah and denied the Truth when it came to him, calling it a lie! And asks (not really asking but for negation) if there is no room for such unbelievers in Jahannam (hell)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So nobody should call themselves or others as prophets or messengers of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4486" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-24T13:50:18.113" LastActivityDate="2017-02-24T13:50:18.113" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11556" CreationDate="2014-02-28T07:51:48.000" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah Subhanahu wt'ala in the 23th Sura (Chapter of Holly Quran, according to the common sorting):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ(1)الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ خَاشِعُونَ(2)وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَنِ اللَّغْوِ مُعْرِضُونَ(3)وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِلزَّكَاةِ فَاعِلُونَ(4)*&lt;em&gt;وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ(5) إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ(6)فَمَنِ ابْتَغَىٰ وَرَاءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَ(7)&lt;/em&gt;*وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَانَاتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَاعُونَ(8)وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَوَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ(9)أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْوَارِثُونَ(10)الَّذِينَ يَرِثُونَ الْفِرْدَوْسَ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ(11)}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this Ayat Allah says that most certainly those Believers have attained true success, who perform their Salat (prayer) with humility, and who refrain from vain things, and who spend their Zakat dues, &lt;strong&gt;and who guard their private parts scrupulously, except with regard to their wives and those women who are in their possession, for in that case they shall not be blame-worthy, but those, who go beyond this shall be transgressors&lt;/strong&gt;. And says that Believer are also who are true to their trusts and their promises, and who strictly guard their Prayers. And says that these pre-described Believers are the heirs, who will inherit Paradise and dwell therein for ever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we learn from those Ayat that real Believers should only make sexual contact only with wife or women in his possession, not any other women or not masturbating, otherwise he would be a &lt;strong&gt;transgressor&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4486" LastEditorUserId="4486" LastEditDate="2014-02-28T11:58:13.937" LastActivityDate="2014-02-28T11:58:13.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11556" CreationDate="2014-02-28T08:06:48.223" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Absolutely not. But one can have a second wife. Up to four are allowed as you might know. Masturbation is somewhat controversial in Islam. It is not &lt;em&gt;clearly&lt;/em&gt; forbidden. There are views that say it is strictly forbidden. But there are people who say it is allowed in case it can save you from a bigger sin. In your case I would say, sure you can do it just because marriage can be a too hectic for you at this stage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For you information, you &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; have second wife in the US. By going to the mosque and do it in islamic way. There is not restriction/punishment on it. May be you won't be allowed to get benefit for two wives from the government but that is a compromise you can do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My personnel advice is, try to resolve issues with your wife, if you find her attractive enough. Or you can resort to self pleasure as last resort.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2014-02-28T08:06:48.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11555" CreationDate="2014-02-28T10:42:52.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet Jesus (PBUH) came as a warner to Jews. Jews or Bani-Israel is the nation that originated from Prophet Abraham's (PBUH) son, Prophet Isaac (PBUH).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before Prophet Abraham (PBUH), individuals were given prophethood but then the whole progeny of Prophet Abraham (PBUH) were given &quot;prophethood&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/124&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah 2 Verse 124&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham was tried by his Lord with&#xA;  commands and he fulfilled them. [ Allah ] said, &quot;Indeed, I will make&#xA;  you a leader for the people.&quot; [Abraham] said, &quot;And of my descendants?&quot;&#xA;  [ Allah ] said, &quot;My covenant does not include the wrongdoers.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when the jewish nation itself got corrupted, different prophets came to them, the last of them was Prophet Jesus (PBUH). So he came as a warner to a nation that whose was itself a warner. When the jewish nation tried to kill Prophet Jesus (PBUH), Allah saved him and instead of destroying them, they were doomed to eternal subordination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah 3 Verse 55&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mention] when Allah said, &quot;O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and &lt;strong&gt;make those who follow you [in submission to Allah alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection&lt;/strong&gt;. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To reiterate, &lt;strong&gt;Jewish nation was not destroyed because they are different from other nations as they have been chosen by Allah to be a warner for mankind. The punishment for the crimes is now ethernal subordination.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-02-28T10:42:52.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11571" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-28T17:24:04.507" Score="6" ViewCount="962" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu'alaykum &#xA;I Just want to ask, I am a stand alone indie game developer (programmer+designer+etc).&#xA;I heard there are a lot of hadiths that told us not to draw animate being, and the problem is actually simple: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do the character spriting (with mouse, sometime graphic tablet) for the game and I always create it retro style like final fantasy, of course there will be some face&amp;amp;body features that can't be shown/imperfect in the game sprite &lt;strong&gt;(no mouth, no nose, limbs too small, etc)&lt;/strong&gt; because of the small dimension (I usually use 32x32 pix per image). In other words, &lt;strong&gt;It's far from the actual being&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and for the question:&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Is creating human spritesheet for game I stated earlier allowed in Islam?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;btw sorry for my bad english&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4546" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:28:58.853" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:28:58.853" Title="Is human spritesheets for game development allowed?" Tags="|fiqh|image|game|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11571" CreationDate="2014-02-28T18:04:30.367" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read a number of fatawa (no references handy) that interpret the prohibition on drawing animate objects to refer to creating &lt;em&gt;physical&lt;/em&gt; representations thereof.  When the drawing is completely ephemeral such as a digital image on a computer, which only exists as a &quot;drawing&quot; when the computer both interprets and displays it as one, it wouldn't fall under that prohibition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2014-02-28T18:04:30.367" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11574" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-28T19:29:21.027" Score="2" ViewCount="6893" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did Allah create 7 heavens? I am aware that only Allah knows the answer, but is it explained in the Quran why there are 7 heavens?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4492" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2014-05-29T04:28:17.193" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T11:27:44.637" Title="What is the purpose of 7 heavens?" Tags="|jannah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11575" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-02-28T22:51:36.720" Score="3" ViewCount="575" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been drawing for two years and got amazing results in that time. Even people I don't know compliment me, but is drawing a character that came from your mind haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ex: Paul Gilligan's &quot;Poncho&quot; from pooch cafe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if so is it haram to draw them eyes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4549" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T07:18:34.313" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T07:18:34.313" Title="Is drawing an imagined person haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|image|drawing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="458" CreationDate="2014-03-01T07:52:20.020" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah Subhanahu wt'ala said in the Al-Baqarah Sura (2nd Chapter of Holly Quran):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوا أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ الدِّمَاءَ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ(30)}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this Ayah, Allah narrates when He told the angles that He was going to appoint a Khalifa (vicegerent, means human, starting with Adam) on the Earth. They, the angels, asked Him if He were going to appoint such a one as will cause disorder and shed blood on it (they mean the Earth) when they were already engaged in hymning His praise, and hallowing Him! He told them that He know what they did not know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we learn from this Ayah that Allah created us due to something we may not already be able to understand it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Subhanahu wta'la said in Al-Anbya' Sura (21th Chapter of Holly Quran):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{لَا يُسْأَلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْأَلُونَ(23)}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this Ayah Allah says that He is accountable to none for what He does, but all others are accountable (to Him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we learn from this Ayah we shouldn't be impolite with Allah and ask &quot;Why He did...?&quot; We already know that Allah is All-Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4486" LastActivityDate="2014-03-01T07:52:20.020" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11575" CreationDate="2014-03-01T09:15:57.317" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;روي عن أبي هريرة قال : قال رسول الله { صلى الله عليه وسلم : أتاني جبريل ، فقال : أتيتك البارحة ، فلم يمنعني أن أكون دخلت إلا أنه كان على الباب تماثيل ، &lt;strong&gt;وكان في البيت ستر فيه تماثيل&lt;/strong&gt; ، وكان في البيت كلب ، فمر برأس التمثال الذي على الباب فيقطع ، فيصير كهيئة الشجر ، &lt;strong&gt;ومر بالستر فلتقطع منه وسادتان منبوذتان يوطآن&lt;/strong&gt; ، ومر بالكلب فليخرج . ففعل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation: It was narrated that Abi-Horayra said: The messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: &amp;quot;Jebreel came to me and said: 'I came to you last night, and nothing prevented me to enter except that there existed statues before the door, &lt;strong&gt;and there existed a cover (of cloth) containing images (of live-beings) in the home&lt;/strong&gt;, and there existed a dog in the home, so command that the head of the statue that is before the door - to be cut so it (the statue) has tree-like appearance, &lt;strong&gt;and command that the cover to cut two outcast cushions (for feet) to be set in from it&lt;/strong&gt;, and command that the dog gets out.'&amp;quot; and so did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we learn from this Hadeeth that we should not keep any dogs or images of life-beings or statues in the house because they prevent angels to enter it. So, logically, it is prohibited to make them up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4486" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-03-04T16:47:45.117" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5413" CreationDate="2014-03-01T09:22:05.067" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The whole design of this universe is made up for a TEST of human beings. And that test is whether we believe in our Creator or not after watching billions of signs of His existence in ourselves and as well as in the whole universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran: 41:53 &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/41/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/41/53&lt;/a&gt; (Mohsin ali translation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We will show them Our Signs in the universe, and in their ownselves,&#xA;  until it becomes manifest to them that this (the Quran) is the truth.&#xA;  Is it not sufficient in regard to your Lord that He is a Witness over&#xA;  all things?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No matter what type of things you start researching at. You will get to two points. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;One point would be that YES there is a Creator. Zillions of ultra complex things can't come out of nothing and keep operating to their perfect level without anyone Creating &amp;amp; controlling them. You may start researching about as big as whole universe and as small as an atom. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The second point is, okay then where is that Creator? Now you start looking for him no matter what physical or mental tools you use, you will never be able to see His physical existence. This is all part of the design of our test.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran: 6:103 &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/6/103&lt;/a&gt; (Mohsin ali translation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No vision can grasp Him, but His Grasp is over all vision. He is the&#xA;  Most Subtle and Courteous, Well-Acquainted with all things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The part of the design is also that nothing will be revealed from Allah until the day of judgment that we will be able to see and talk to our Creator; or our Creator talks to us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there were angels living in the earth, then Allah would have sent angels for us. See the verse below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran: 17:95 &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/95&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/17/95&lt;/a&gt; (Mohsin ali translation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: &quot;If there were on the earth, angels walking about in peace and&#xA;  security, We should certainly have sent down for them from the heaven&#xA;  an angel as a Messenger.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here in Quran Allah tells why he sent human Prophets on earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran: 25:20, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/25/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/25/20&lt;/a&gt; (Mohsin ali translation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We never sent before you (O Muhammad SAW) any of the Messengers&#xA;  but verily, they ate food and walked in the markets. And We have made&#xA;  some of you as a trial for others: will you have patience? And your&#xA;  Lord is Ever All-Seer (of everything).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="466" LastActivityDate="2014-03-01T09:22:05.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11584" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-01T15:01:06.910" Score="3" ViewCount="34309" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are different kind of sins, but if you repent honestly then Allah will forgive you, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Still, are there any sins that Allah will never forgive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4492" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2014-03-03T09:15:46.577" LastActivityDate="2019-05-24T08:21:13.300" Title="Does Allah forgive every sin?" Tags="|allah|sin|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11584" CreationDate="2014-03-01T15:20:55.387" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin. (Quran 4:48)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So everything is forgivable by Allah, except Shirk (association of others with Allah in worship). Thus, by being Muslim, everything is forgivable by Allah will. Shirk and Kufur are alike. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qsep.com/modules.php?name=ilm&amp;amp;d_op=article&amp;amp;sid=888&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just for clarification, even Shirk (association) or Kufur (denying Allah) are still forgivable as long as one has repented before dying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastEditorUserId="262" LastEditDate="2014-03-04T14:37:14.017" LastActivityDate="2014-03-04T14:37:14.017" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11584" CreationDate="2014-03-01T15:35:53.537" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Allah will forgive his creation, for every kind of sin he has commited!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as my friend Ghasan has qouted a Holy Verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin. (Quran 4:48)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to add some particular words here just to elaborate what Allah really means here. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, no man on this planet except of the Prophets are able to understand what Allah means to say and what he actually wants us to do. We people are sinners, we cannot get the main idea of what Allah is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He will forgive every sin committed by a man on Earth when he will kneel before Him and will apologize by his heart. Now lets take the example of the People of Meccah, they abused Holy Prophet (PBUH) in every manner, they hurted him, yet, when they became Muslims; notable personalities: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu Sufe'yan. The noble person of the Meccah, who was an infidel, but when Meccah was conquered, his house was declared as a place where infidels can live at peace without being harmed or attacked at!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now you might want to know, why I said, Allah would forgive a person who has have been an infidel, its because Allah gives everyone a chance to ask for apology. Allah will forgive us for being infidel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Verse means here that Allah will never forgive a person after his death. Until his life, he can turn to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that is exactly what is meant by the qoute:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Turn to Allah, before you return to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other sins are minors, such as Drinking, Smoking (although I hate smoking so I am adding it here; and also to be noted anything drug is prohibited in Islam, even its small quantity), Sex, Cheating etc. They are forgiven by Allah at the very time when his man apologizes for it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah would never punish his creation. And he is thus known as &lt;strong&gt;Rehman&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Rahim&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastActivityDate="2014-03-01T15:35:53.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11587" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11584" CreationDate="2014-03-01T15:48:06.427" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are correct when you say that there are some sins that Allah doesn't forgive. And that is Shirk(ascribing partners with Allah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives&#xA;  what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others&#xA;  with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin. (Quran 4:48)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would only apply in the case where a person died without asking forgiveness for committing shirk. Because if you look at the tafsir of the above verse it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{ إن الله لا يغفر أن يُشرك } أي الإشراك { به ويغفر ما دون } سوى { ذلك&#xA;  } من الذنوب { لمن يشاء } المغفرة له بأن يدخله الجنة بلا عذاب ومن شاء&#xA;  عذّبه من المؤمنين بذنوبه ثم يدخله الجنة { ومن يشرك بالله فقد افترى&#xA;  إثما } ذنبا { عظيما } كبيرا .&#xA;  Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/48&quot;&gt;Jalalain&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It means the Allah can forgive all sins except shirk and by forgiveness means entering into Jannah without being punished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To receive forgiveness from God regardless of any sin there are three requirements:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&gt;  Recognizing the offense itself and its admission before God.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&gt;     Making a commitment not to repeat the offense.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&gt;     Asking for forgiveness from God.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://southernmuslimah.wordpress.com/2007/10/06/very-beautiful-hadith-and-forgiveness-in-islam/&quot;&gt;http://southernmuslimah.wordpress.com/2007/10/06/very-beautiful-hadith-and-forgiveness-in-islam/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verses below depict the forgiveness of Allah and his mercy if we sincerely repent&#xA;Allah says in Surah Zumar 39:53&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by&#xA;  sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah&#xA;  forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the&#xA;  Merciful.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the authority of Anas, who said: I heard the messenger of Allah say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah the Almighty has said: “O son of Adam, so long as you call upon&#xA;  Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I&#xA;  shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of&#xA;  the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive&#xA;  you. O son of Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great&#xA;  as the earth and were you then to face Me, &lt;strong&gt;ascribing no partner to Me&lt;/strong&gt;,&#xA;  I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great as its.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3493" LastActivityDate="2014-03-01T15:48:06.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11536" CreationDate="2014-03-01T16:01:31.127" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And let there be [arising] from you a nation inviting to [all that is]&#xA;  good, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong, and those&#xA;  will be the successful. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#3:104&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#3:104&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... do not cooperate in sin and aggression. And fear Allah; indeed,&#xA;  Allah is severe in penalty. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#5:2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is obligatory for any Muslim to forbid what is wrong. Forbidding has different steps. The lowest steps are any action that the seller understand this is an evil action. For example by fret or by not buying or by any other similar action. These are lowest steps of forbidding what is wrong (in view of Islam). Buying from such a seller has conflict by this command of Quran. There are next advanced steps that need more power. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also buying anything from a seller is a kind of financial supporting and cooperating him in his business. And because cooperating in sin is banned in Islam so financially supporting a sin business is forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T12:24:21.050" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T12:24:21.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11590" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-01T17:56:51.490" Score="6" ViewCount="8241" Body="&lt;p&gt;When my Auntie was pregnant she would put a paper in some water and drink it. I am not sure what it was and why she would do it. The paper had some writings and she would want to wash the writing off the paper and drink it. I think it had verses of the Qur'an or some kind of Du'a because it was Arabic writing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And i also heard her telling my mum she never used to believe in these things until she tried it and she felt as though she would have died before drinking the water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know if anyone knows what this paper was and what it was for? And is this actually allowed in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-06-29T13:44:59.757" LastActivityDate="2019-04-08T23:53:40.507" Title="Drinking a Dua?" Tags="|dua|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8321" CreationDate="2014-03-01T17:57:15.773" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The link you provided of WikiPedia had this sentence in its third line: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Unitarians maintain that Jesus is in some sense the &quot;son&quot; of God, but not the one God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All other discussions end up here. In Islam we believe that God neither has any father nor has a son, that is in Surah Ikhlas! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lam yalid, wa lam yulad. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, whether they believe that God is in three form (Trinity) or they believe God is one. Until they believe that Jesus is Son of God, they're onto the wrong path. Anyone who denys what Allah is saying, is commiting a Shirk since he is not obeying or is not believing that Allah is true!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastActivityDate="2014-03-01T17:57:15.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11438" CreationDate="2014-03-01T18:10:32.140" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me clarify the meanings of the Nikkah, actually Nikkah is an agreement between the to-be husband and to-be wife. In which the man agree to the statement, in which it is clearly told that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;man's_name s/o father's_name, as per haq_mehr, accepts girl's_name d/o father's_name as his bride.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the same is repeated for the girl, to make her choice to be his wife or to reject this proposal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you find something anywhere, where it is stated that the girl and boy should be in room facing each other? I don't find that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Skype is a mean or a medium using which two people can communicate with each other. Skype is a good software but where there is good there is evil too. What Aisha was trying to say, was a great idea, and somewhat I do agree to her and I am of the point of view that Nikkah should be done inside a room (well not a room obviously, but the girl and the boy should be with each other).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the girl and the boy are agreeing to Marry on Skype, they can, because no one is dumb enough to fall for a one day relation Nikkah in today's world. Sorry, but girls and boys in today's world come to know each other very well before even falling in love. So if they're going for a &lt;strong&gt;love marriage&lt;/strong&gt; they already know each other. If they are going for an &lt;strong&gt;arrange&lt;/strong&gt;, then no wonder its a good idea to marry on Skype, since there are many couples living in different countries, so spending some time on Skype would be better rather than spending money and wasting time waiting for Visa. Just do it! ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastActivityDate="2014-03-01T18:10:32.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11594" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11584" CreationDate="2014-03-01T18:11:36.243" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;God forgives all of our sins except those sins that relate to people and don't pertain to to God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;E.g.:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God won't forgive killing and oppressing people because human rights are very important in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4557" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-03-01T19:45:31.433" LastActivityDate="2014-03-01T19:45:31.433" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11590" CreationDate="2014-03-01T18:18:20.137" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;That thing is known as Taweez. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia article: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta%27wiz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta'wiz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well they actually really are Quranic verses, but they are used in a very bad manner, do you believe that drinking the verses of Quran would make you a mother of a son? I don't think a Muslim would believe in that. He would infact recite the Holy verses many times a day, rather than drinking them all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't work! Taweezat are a work of street side uneducated people who, just for earning their own life, make fool of the people with some money! No offence, I don't mean to mention your aunt here, but yes, people who have lost their faith in Allah do such things. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Instead of going to a street side Baba for a Taweez, people can offer their prayers 5 times a day, to get their wishes fulfilled instead of drinking those Quranic verses. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to answer your question with a question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Would ink, when drunk, purify your soul or would it go to your stomach and make you sick?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam teaches us to pray to Allah, to get help in our daily life. But these taweez would make us go to Baba to get the help. Is that allowed in Islam? No it's not, you need to ask Allah for help, rather than using these methods. They are haram, and are considered as Shirk, for you believe that someone other than Allah can help you survive or pass the hard time! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastEditorUserId="3051" LastEditDate="2017-10-24T09:12:45.470" LastActivityDate="2017-10-24T09:12:45.470" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11597" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-01T19:17:28.270" Score="4" ViewCount="240" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose some Muslims in another country need help, e.g. in a war, in an earthquake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it obligatory for Muslims in other countries to help them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about a situation when the government, who could have Islamic rules, has banned it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Reference from Quran and hadith would be appreciated.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3918" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-30T07:17:18.943" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T07:17:18.943" Title="Is it obligatory for a Muslim to help Muslims in need in another country?" Tags="|obligation|deeds|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="569" CreationDate="2014-03-02T02:32:47.820" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brothers &amp;amp; sisters. Almighty Allah (swt) knows best, &amp;amp; we cannot change our qadr. We can make dua to the almighty to help us &amp;amp; make our &quot;destiny&quot; better but only Allah (swt) knows best what is good for us. &#xA;Once a dear brother told me when I posed such a similar question and he gave me a simple but effective answer, &quot; if a kid asks for some sweets then a parent may give them a little but I'd the kid wanted more (lots more) then the grown up would know that the &quot;sweet&quot; isn't good for the teeth, &amp;amp; no matter how much the little one cries or rants around the grown up will eventually take control. When the kid grows older he/ she will realise that it was fir their benefit that their parent didn't give them too much sweets. &#xA;Now, I hope that makes some sense. I may plead to the almighty Allah (set) about something but unless its fir my benefit I won't get it. &#xA;This life is a mere test. Everything is controlled by the most high. Good or bad. Dua is a powerful tool which is asked solely from the almighty. If it can or cannot change destiny is a &quot;massive&quot; question but it says in the holy book (to the nearest meaning, Allah (swt) forgive me if I'm wrong, that; we should directly ask from Allah (swt).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Almighty Allah (swt) guide &amp;amp; protect us all (Ameen)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4562" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-13T22:07:32.513" LastActivityDate="2015-10-13T22:07:32.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11574" CreationDate="2014-03-02T09:26:30.040" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there are 7 skies, not 7 heavens. There is one and only one heaven. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However doors are 7 of 1 heaven. But there is no context where it is stated that Allah created 7 heavens. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7 doors are because of different tests on people, such as, prayers, fasts, behaviour toward other people etc. People would pass through each segment and would enter the Heaven. But the heaven is just one! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I have read about the Stages in Heaven, the top most stage for prophets and so on, but I have never heard that there are other Heavens then the one we know. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastActivityDate="2014-03-02T09:26:30.040" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11603" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-02T10:30:02.270" Score="2" ViewCount="5624" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah listens to every prayer and answers all of them when the time's right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose one doesn't realize that He has answered or that an answer was from Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Should one keep on praying in order for Allah to answer the prayers again and again?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does Allah also provide His answers in the dream? If so, how do you know it's from Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4492" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-14T18:27:55.627" LastActivityDate="2016-07-24T21:56:20.920" Title="Should one keep on praying if they haven't realized that their prayers have been answered? Are prayers answered in dreams?" Tags="|dua|dream|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11590" CreationDate="2014-03-02T10:35:19.717" Score="2" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Research&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was quite surprised the moment I read the question. I never thought any would be doing it. Nevertheless, I couldn't help but to research for what it could be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islamweb, there is a fatwa about it citing many resources that supports the practice as long as what is written is not undecipherable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maliki school of Fiqh says it is not allowed, while others (e.g. Shafi'i) is in position it being permissible. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=7852&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another source says that it is in a disagreement position between scholars if the Dua was from Quran, otherwise it is considered bid'a (innovation in religion, which implies being Haram). (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.drhatemalhaj.com/qa/index.php/2011/03/18/they-write-something-on-paper-put-the-paper-into-water-then-drink-it/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;) It also mentions that it was not practiced by prophet Muhammad PBUH. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Personal Opinion&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given the above mentioned research, I still in a position of objecting the use of such things. I can not agree with such things because they are more like superstitious doings. Allah is nearer to us than we think, and by doing so, drinking Dua, is like we think that Allah, exalted Him, needs a way to help us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allay says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein (Quran 50:16)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For thus, I totally object these doings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastActivityDate="2014-03-02T10:35:19.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11606" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11603" CreationDate="2014-03-02T11:54:35.407" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Praying is not only to get what you asked for or to be granted from allah by giving you of your needs. prying is the I'imad Deen , it's a Faridha. So if you asked something and didn't get it means Allah have heard you and he knows best then you, you may get it many years later for purpose as it's good for you. And if you want ask him to some decision or something you want do so it called Istikhara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes we see the answer in dream when we do Istikhara as I met also the answer via dream. the right dream must be before sunrise (Fajr). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="886" LastEditorUserId="5318" LastEditDate="2014-06-04T05:36:12.067" LastActivityDate="2014-06-04T05:36:12.067" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2527" CreationDate="2014-03-02T12:23:54.990" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surah al-baqarah 2/238&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Maintain with care the (obligatory) Prayers and (in particular) the middle prayer and stand before Allaah, devoutly obedient.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith Narrated by Talha bin Ubaidullah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A man from Najd with unkempt hair came to Allah's Messenger (saws) and we heard his loud voice but could not understand what he was saying, till he came near and then we came to know that he was asking about Islam. Allah's Messenger (saws) said, &amp;quot;You have to offer prayers perfectly five times in a day and night (24 hours).&amp;quot; The man asked, &amp;quot;Is there any more (praying)?&amp;quot; Allah's Messenger (saws) replied, &amp;quot;No, but if you want to offer the Nawafil prayers (you can).&amp;quot; Allah's Messenger (saws) further said to him: &amp;quot;You have to observe fasts during the month of Ramadan.&amp;quot; The man asked, &amp;quot;Is there any more fasting?&amp;quot; Allah's Messenger (saws) replied, &amp;quot;No, but if you want to observe the Nawafil fasts (you can.)&amp;quot; Then Allah's Messenger (saws) further said to him, &amp;quot;You have to pay the Zakat (obligatory charity).&amp;quot; The man asked, &amp;quot;Is there any thing other than the Zakat for me to pay?&amp;quot; Allah's Messenger (saws) replied, &amp;quot;No, unless you want to give alms of your own.&amp;quot; And then that man retreated saying, &amp;quot;By Allah! I will neither do less nor more than this (the obligatory duties)!.&amp;quot; Allah's Messenger (saws) said, &amp;quot;If what he said is true, then he will be successful (i.e. he will be granted Paradise).&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated in Muslim&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Umm Habibah (May Allah be pleased with her)&#xA;the Mother of the Believers reported:&#xA;I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying, &amp;quot;A house will be built in Jannah for every Muslim who offers twelve Rak`ah of optional Salat other than the obligatory Salat in a day and a night (to seek the Pleasure of Allah).''&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated in Abo-dawood&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet (Salla-llaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) is reported to have said: “The first thing about which the people will be called to account out of their actions on the Day of Judgment is Prayer. Our Lord, the Exalted, will say to the angels - though He knows better: “Look into the prayer of My servant and see whether he has offered it perfectly or imperfectly.” If it is perfect, that will be recorded perfect. If it is defective, He will say: “See if there are some optional prayers offered by My servant.” If there are voluntary prayers to his credit, He will say: “Compensate the obligatory prayers with the voluntary prayers for My servant.” Then all the actions will be considered similarly.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So pondering upon the above, there is no sin on the person who does not perform the non-obligatory prayers (sunnah or nawafil) the only thing that can be said about this person is that they would be missing out on a great reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah SWT knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4403" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-03-02T12:23:54.990" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11603" CreationDate="2014-03-02T12:44:32.803" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah, listens to every pray, and gives a &lt;strong&gt;positive&lt;/strong&gt; response to every prayer. Now you might want to ask, what about those prayers which were responded negatively, for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I prayed to stand first in my class. But I was second, Allah never responded &lt;strong&gt;positively&lt;/strong&gt; to my prayers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No that's wrong. Someone else from your class was also praying to get first position, and he was hardworking and was praying by heart. So Allah gave more positive response to his Pray. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, when you're getting an answer to your prayer, you see it! You see the things going well in your life. There might be a delay, but there can never be negativity in the response. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as far as dreams are concerned, Allah Almighty knows what the dream is about. There is nothing hidden by Allah not even our dreams that not even we know what they were. Allah gives us responses to our questions in our Dreams, many people have seen true dreams. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not a man of God, but sometimes when I pray by heart, I get the answer in my dream and I can see what will happen in near future and it does happen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To know whether it is from Allah or not, you can get this idea by these points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You get this sort of dream when you're almost about to wake up, since a dream that you were having in the mid of the sleep is never memorable by you and you forget it. The dream that you have a while ago waking up, is in your mind and you can filter the answer from it. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You would never get an nightmare if it is from Allah, you will see everything as real as it would be in a real time. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You will never get superstitious effects in your dream. You will see real people, and you will see real things going on. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I sometimes get to see my family members in my dream who tell me things that they are about to tell me in the next day! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastActivityDate="2014-03-02T12:44:32.803" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11597" CreationDate="2014-03-02T13:40:32.937" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes in Islam you must always help another brother or sister no matter where they are from if they are in need of help and you are able to help them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also you should be happy about helping them because their dua is getting answered through you and Allah will reward you for your help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also good to help non-Muslims not just Muslims. There is a Hadith which even says being kind or helping and animal can get you into heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastActivityDate="2014-03-02T13:40:32.937" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11610" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-02T14:25:12.853" Score="1" ViewCount="2487" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam instructs us not to give image to Allah in order to represent Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually it's the case that when you you talk about someone or something you develop a mental image of him. Same could happen while talking about Allah. Is that sinful?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we think about hell, which we haven't seen, we tend to draw a mental image of hell. Does that mean there is no Allah? Or does it mean that Islam is wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Explanation needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4566" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-03-02T18:48:34.970" LastActivityDate="2016-07-24T12:05:41.603" Title="Is it sinful if we develop a mental image of Allah when we talk about Him?" Tags="|halal-haram|allah|image|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11610" CreationDate="2014-03-02T18:45:47.480" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is how our brain functions. We can't think or talk about something without having an image of that (here Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should try to avoid imagining but if you fail, it's fine and of course not sinful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4489" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-03-02T19:13:19.597" LastActivityDate="2014-03-02T19:13:19.597" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11597" CreationDate="2014-03-02T18:51:05.420" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course yes. When a Muslim brother or a sister needs help, we have to help. But as much as we can. Even with dua, or sending money and... . But if you wanted and you couldn’t, it’s OK. In your example, you government doesn't let you to help them, you should try again but if you couldn’t, its fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4489" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-30T07:19:28.283" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T07:19:28.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11610" CreationDate="2014-03-02T19:00:48.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is something you can't change; this is how the brain work. People are more attracted to something they see this is why kaa'ba was built, and this is also why people in the past bowed to idols: they wanted something they could actually see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now even if you imagine something when speaking about Allah but you believe that God has no image then this is fine. But if you believe that this is actually God you are seeing then this is sinful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastActivityDate="2014-03-02T19:00:48.687" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11574" CreationDate="2014-03-02T21:40:26.163" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the text of Quran it’s mentioned that hell has 7 doors:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And indeed, Hell is the promised place for them all. It has seven&#xA;  gates; for every gate is of them a portion designated.&quot;15:43,44(Surat&#xA;  Al-Ĥijr,verse 43 and 44)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there isn't any verse in Quran to mention number of heaven doors. Although, it mentions which heaven has different doors:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;But those who feared their Lord will be driven to Paradise in groups until, when they reach it while its gates have been opened and&#xA;  its keepers say, &quot;Peace be upon you; you have become pure; so enter it&#xA;  to abide eternally therein,&quot; [they will enter].39:73( Surat&#xA;  Az-Zumar,verse 73)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In different hadiths, it has mentioned that heaven has &lt;strong&gt;8&lt;/strong&gt; doors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Imam Muhammad al-Baqir(a.s.):&quot;heaven has 8 doors.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That doors are created for different people with different acts, means, and good people will go to heaven from a door which is related to their act. They will pass a door which is related to the best and the most important act of them; one door for fasting persons, one for soldiers of the holy war, one for thankful persons of god and etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But heaven has different levels, too. People goes to different levels according to their merit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet in interpretation of surat  Ar-Rahman said:&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;جنتان من ذهب للمقربین و جنتان من ورق لاصحاب البمین&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;There are 2 golden paradisiacal garden for favourite of Allah and 2 silver paradisiacal garden for ashabe yamin.&#xA;Which shows heaven has different levels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Levels of heaven are as many as levels of people who goes to heaven. And their level in heaven is related to their acts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually it is said levels of paradise are equal to the number of verses in Quran and by knowing and practicing a verse in life one goes to higher level. In fact who knows, obeys and practices all verses of the Quran during his life will reach the highest level of paradise. Only reading or memorizing Quran is not enough, although memorizing them has it's benefits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-15T11:27:44.637" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T11:27:44.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10871" CreationDate="2014-03-03T04:19:54.317" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are literally many, many- many civilizations that existed before the arrival of Prophet Muhammad. From the western side of the world until the eastern side of the world, there are millions of people existed in this world. Yet, the Qur'an only mentioned clearly the story of prophets and their people which are mostly coming from Middle East region. The rest of the world history is leaved to the reader alone. While at the same time, there are people who lived at American Continent, Europe, Africa, India, East Asia, and Polynesia. If all those places' populations are combined and compared to the Middle Eastern region, it will be like the size of rabbit compared to the size of elephant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For simple comparison, China population at 2 A.D. is around 59 million people. It is almost 132 times of Cordova, Spain at 1000 A.D. and 3-4 times of Saudi Arabia current population at 21th century. Remember that population boom only happens around 18th century. Did God left all these Chinese people and other people alone without any guide until the arrival of Prophet Muhammad? And if there are the believers among them, did they exist so much?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;والسابقون السابقون. أولئك المقربون.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the forerunners, the forerunners. Those are the ones brought near&#xA;  [to Allah].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/56/10-11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 56:10-11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ثلة من الأولين. وقليل من الآخرين.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A [large] company of the former peoples. And a few of the later&#xA;  peoples,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/56/14-15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 56:14-15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the verses that have been provided at the beginning of question, the Qur'an told us indirectly, their numbers and stories are just too much. If we also count the population of Jinn before the creation of Adam, of course, the word &quot;forerunners&quot; here will be extremely huge. In the past, they (human and Jinn) have their own messengers, and the believers among them are the ones brought near to God. These verses are the most logical explanation about those people who came before the arrival of Prophet Muhammad. Because there is a good Hadith that told about this stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، -&#xA;  وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ&#xA;  جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ&#xA;  مَيْمُونٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى&#xA;  الله عليه وسلم فِي قُبَّةٍ نَحْوًا مِنْ أَرْبَعِينَ رَجُلاً فَقَالَ&#xA;  ‏&quot;‏ أَتَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا رُبُعَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ قَالَ قُلْنَا&#xA;  نَعَمْ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏&quot;‏ أَتَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا ثُلُثَ أَهْلِ&#xA;  الْجَنَّةِ ‏&quot;‏ فَقُلْنَا نَعَمْ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏&quot;‏ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي&#xA;  بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لأَرْجُو أَنْ تَكُونُوا نِصْفَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ&#xA;  وَذَاكَ أَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ لاَ يَدْخُلُهَا إِلاَّ نَفْسٌ مُسْلِمَةٌ&#xA;  وَمَا أَنْتُمْ فِي أَهْلِ الشِّرْكِ إِلاَّ كَالشَّعْرَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ&#xA;  فِي جِلْدِ الثَّوْرِ الأَسْوَدِ أَوْ كَالشَّعْرَةِ السَّوْدَاءِ فِي&#xA;  جِلْدِ الثَّوْرِ الأَحْمَرِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Abdullah (b. Mas'ud) reported:  We, about forty men, were with the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in a camp when he said: Aren't you pleased that&#xA;  they should constitute one-fourth of the inhabitants of Paradise? He&#xA;  (the narrator) said: Yes. He (the Holy Prophet) again said: Aren't you&#xA;  pleased that you should constitute one-third of the inhabitants of&#xA;  Paradise? They said: Yes. Upon this he again said: By Him in Whose&#xA;  Hand is my life, I hope that you would constitute one-half of the&#xA;  inhabitants of Paradise and the reason is that no one would be&#xA;  admitted into Paradise but a believer and you are no more among the&#xA;  polytheists than as a white hair on the skin of a black ox or a black&#xA;  hair on the skin of a red ox.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For addition, if we do simple calculation, the following calculation tells the number of these groups.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;God's servants will be divided into three kinds &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/56/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;56:7&lt;/a&gt;; the companions of right &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/56/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;56:8&lt;/a&gt; (Group R), the companions of left &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/56/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;56:9&lt;/a&gt; (Group X), and the forerunners [56:10] (Group A). The composition of Group A is &quot;large number of the former &amp;amp; few of the later&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/56/13-14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;56:13-14&lt;/a&gt;, The composition of Group R is &quot;large number of the former &amp;amp; large number of the later&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/56/39-40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;56:39-40&lt;/a&gt;, and the composition of Group X is unknown &lt;strong&gt;(N)&lt;/strong&gt;. Based on the hadith, the believers among Prophet Muhammad ummah could constitute &lt;strong&gt;1/4&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;1/3&lt;/strong&gt;, or &lt;strong&gt;1/2&lt;/strong&gt; of Paradise inhabitants.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The other inhabitant could be constituted from Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, or other prophets' ummah (Group 6). If word &lt;strong&gt;ثلة&lt;/strong&gt; (large number-group, but not majority) can be noted as ratio &lt;strong&gt;r&lt;/strong&gt;, and word &lt;strong&gt;قليل&lt;/strong&gt; (small) can be noted as ratio &lt;strong&gt;s&lt;/strong&gt;, then, &lt;strong&gt;0 &amp;lt; s &amp;lt; r &amp;lt; 1/2&lt;/strong&gt;. If ratio of Group A + R + X is &lt;strong&gt;(r, s) + (r, r) + (N, N') = (1, 1)&lt;/strong&gt;, then if we assume ratio r from former and later people are same, thus the ratio of Group X from former people &lt;strong&gt;N = 1 - 2r&lt;/strong&gt;, and the ratio of Group X from later people &lt;strong&gt;N' = 1 - r - s&lt;/strong&gt;, where &lt;strong&gt;N' &gt; N&lt;/strong&gt;. Thus, the unbelievers from later people could be larger than the former people.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If population of former people is &lt;strong&gt;Q&lt;/strong&gt;, and later people is &lt;strong&gt;P&lt;/strong&gt;, then total population of former people in Paradise is &lt;strong&gt;2rQ&lt;/strong&gt; and later people is &lt;strong&gt;(s+r)P&lt;/strong&gt;. Hence, if &lt;strong&gt;1/2&lt;/strong&gt; of Heaven population comes from Muhammad followers, and the ratio of Group A and R of former people is &lt;strong&gt;r+r = 2r&lt;/strong&gt;, and from later ones is &lt;strong&gt;s+r&lt;/strong&gt;, which &lt;strong&gt;2r &gt; s+r&lt;/strong&gt;, but &lt;strong&gt;2rQ = (s+r)P&lt;/strong&gt;, then &lt;strong&gt;P &gt; Q&lt;/strong&gt;. In other words, despite of its short timing of ruling the Earth, total population (believers and unbelievers) of later people is bigger than former ones. And the population of unbelievers from later people could be higher than the believers if &lt;strong&gt;r+s &amp;lt; 0.5&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The conclusion is, although our generation (after Prophet Muhammad) could be the biggest believers group in the Heaven, but the population of the believers in our generation could be fewer than the unbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2995" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-30T06:59:47.303" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T06:59:47.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11619" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-03T11:36:18.083" Score="5" ViewCount="395" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had met and married a woman, after 8 years I felt I have something for her sister. Then we agreed with my wife and her that we should marry. And we did it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then later we discovered it's a haram to marry two sisters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it was too late, so what does Islam instruct us to do in this regard?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4577" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-03-03T17:11:05.587" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T05:10:16.960" Title="Married two sisters before accepting Islam. What should be done?" Tags="|sunni|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11620" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11619" CreationDate="2014-03-03T15:42:09.103" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/13/69&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;There is a hadith&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;em&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud&lt;/em&gt; that describes the same situation as yours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Dahhak b. Firuz&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; reported on the authority of his father:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I said: Messenger of Allah, I have embraced Islam and two sisters are my wives. He replied: &lt;strong&gt;Divorce any one of them you wish&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;grade:&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_%28hadith%29#.E1.B8.A4asan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hasan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no mention of punishment or any reprimand in the situation given in the hadith. Moreover, Allah always accepts repentance for mistakes done in ignorance [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/153&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;].  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you are required divorce any of them. There is no rule as to which one to chose, so keep the one that you love more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="602" LastEditDate="2014-04-01T05:10:16.960" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T05:10:16.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11625" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-03T19:55:30.373" Score="2" ViewCount="244" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to some Hadith book written by some scholar,During the Battle Of Karbala, Salma went to visit Muhammad's wife Umme Salamah. In the Convesation between them,Salama told she had seen Allah's Messenger with dust on his head and beard. She asked him what was the matter and he replied, `I have just been present at the slaying of al-Husayn.' Does such thing really happened ? If Muhammad present in that battle field why he didn't save Al-Hussain ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4579" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-26T09:05:19.610" LastActivityDate="2015-02-23T12:39:33.497" Title="Presence of Muhammad in Battle Of Karbala" Tags="|islamic-events|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-02-24T00:07:14.117" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11626" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-03T19:56:38.350" Score="4" ViewCount="2327" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can you provide hadith and Quran verses to support your answer. A lot of people say it is but I have only seen 1 verse in the Quran about it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اتَّخَذُوا أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَانَهُمْ أَرْبَاباً مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ&#xA;  وَالْمَسِيحَ ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَمَا أُمِرُوا إِلاَّ لِيَعْبُدُوا إِلَهاً&#xA;  وَاحِداً لا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ سُبْحَانَهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“They (Jews &amp;amp; Christians) took their rabbis and monks to be their&#xA;  lords besides Allah (by obeying them in things they made lawful or&#xA;  unlawful according to their own desires without being ordered by&#xA;  Allah), and Messiah, son of Maryam, while they were commanded to&#xA;  worship none but One Ilah – La ilaha illa Huwa – Praise &amp;amp; glory be to&#xA;  Him from having the partners they associate (with Him).” &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(Quran 9:31)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there's no direct ruling to Muslims saying that doing it would be shirk.&#xA;What if you know the halal and Haram in Islam and follow it, but you see other Muslims do sin, and don't know/deny it's a sin and not tell them it's a sin. Is that considered shirk? What if you know the Muslims are stubborn and won't listen to you as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4585" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-15T08:22:56.563" LastActivityDate="2020-12-31T08:56:15.350" Title="Is 'forbidding the halal and allowing the haram' in Islam considered shirk?" Tags="|halal-haram|shirk|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11629" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-03T21:40:52.350" Score="2" ViewCount="1735" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sallallaahu 'Alayhi wa Sallam is basically meaning (Allaah Bless Him &amp;amp; Give Him Peace). So can I say &quot;Moosa (Sallallaahu 'Alayhi wa Sallam)&quot; or for any other Messenger or Prophet other than our own beloved Messenger, MuHammad (Sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam)? I know it's necessary to be said for our Prophet and he is the greatest of all the Prophets! And so he deserves it the most! But can it be permissible or even praiseworthy for the other messengers as long as people know you're not &quot;requiring&quot; it to be said for those other messengers? I just want to pray for their blessings and peace as well if I mention their specific names. Someone who has a background in traditional Sunni Islaamic education, please answer. No disrespect to anyone else!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4586" LastActivityDate="2022-01-12T05:28:46.623" Title="Is it permissible to ask for peace &amp; blessings on a messenger other than the Prophet MuHammad (Allaah Bless Him &amp; Give Him Peace)?" Tags="|sunni|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11626" CreationDate="2014-03-03T21:58:39.037" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you meant forbidding the halal &#xA;I don't know if it's considered sherk or not but the Quran says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قل من حرم زينة الله التي أخرج لعباده والطيبات من الرزق قل هي للذين&#xA;  آمنوا في الحياة الدنيا خالصة يوم القيامة كذلك نفصل الآيات لقوم يعلمون &#xA;  -سورة الأعراف&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has produced for His servants and the good [lawful] things of&#xA;  provision?&quot; Say, &quot;They are for those who believe during the worldly&#xA;  life [but] exclusively for them on the Day of Resurrection.&quot; Thus do&#xA;  We detail the verses for a people who know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and also &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ولا تقولوا لما تصف ألسنتكم الكذب هذا حلال وهذا حرام لتفتروا على الله&#xA;  الكذب إن الذين يفترون على الله الكذب لا يفلحون &#xA;  --سورة النحل  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not say about what your tongues assert of untruth, &quot;This is lawful and this is unlawful,&quot; to invent falsehood&#xA;  about Allah. Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allah will not&#xA;  succeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's mentioned in the Quran that you should not do this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4587" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-20T16:10:19.490" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T16:10:19.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11629" CreationDate="2014-03-03T23:32:44.583" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, as far as I know we do say, for example, Musa alayhee salam which translates to Upon him be peace. Salallahu allayhee wa salam means upon him be the greetings of Allah and peace. (And of course with translation comes some loss of meaning...) This is because we revere and want to venerate all of the prophets, peace be upon them all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Laila, saheeh bukhari&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kab bin 'Ujra met me and said, &quot;Shall I give you a present? Once the&#xA;  Prophet came to us and we said, 'O Allah's Apostle ! We know how to&#xA;  greet you; but how to send 'Salat' upon you? He said, &#xA;  &lt;code&gt;'Say: Allahumma Salli ala Muhammadin wa 'ala Ali Muhammadin, kama sal-laita 'ala all Ibrahima innaka Hamidun Majid. Allahumma barik 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala all Muhammadin, kama barakta 'ala all Ibrahima, innaka Hamidun Majid.&quot;&lt;/code&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Allah! Send your greetings (Salawat) on Muhammad and his family, the same way as You sent Your Salawat on Abraham’s family. &#xA;O Allah! Send Your blessings on Muhammad and on Muhammad’s family, the same way as You sent Your blessings on Abraham’s family. You are indeed worthy of all praise, full of glory &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4403" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-05-03T21:35:43.360" LastActivityDate="2014-05-03T21:35:43.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2576" CreationDate="2014-03-04T02:53:00.483" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatahu,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The path of muhammad sallalahu alaihiwasallam, the path of shahaba, the path of tabayi, the path of tabetabayi and the path of auliya Allah, so this is silsila of auliya Allah, so find them or find find folowers of auliya Allah then only u will get ALLAH or otherwise their are many sect who says that we r on corrct path so donot go to them, do not look at their beards and cap, donot look at their salah and fastings, they will be thrown in hell,  so I made it very simple that find the auliya or his folowers. And this jamaat from Muhammad sallalhualaihi wasallam to auliya is the biggesy jamat, so b on this side, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4589" LastActivityDate="2014-03-04T02:53:00.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11561" CreationDate="2014-03-04T11:32:16.900" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is correct. From responsibilities of the parents against their children is to choose good names for them. Each name is actually an adjective and someone who is repeatedly called by an adjective would accept effects from his/her name. Specifically naming the children by the name of the Ahlul-Bayt peace be upon him has been highly encouraged, if this naming is for the sake of their love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among the good names that the parents can choose for their children only a few of the names of Allah has been banned, as they are adjectives of Allah and no other one, maybe Mutakkabir being among them if I am not wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rasul can be a very good name or not, depending on the perspective of the parent with regard to this name. Rasul implies someone who has been given a Risalah (mission), and Risalah doesn't need to be only prophecy. Look e.g. in Quran when Allah calls three person Rasul whie they were not any prophet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَاضْرِ‌بْ لَهُم مَّثَلًا أَصْحَابَ الْقَرْ‌يَةِ إِذْ جَاءَهَا&#xA;  الْمُرْ‌سَلُونَ / إِذْ أَرْ‌سَلْنَا إِلَيْهِمُ اثْنَيْنِ&#xA;  فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا فَعَزَّزْنَا بِثَالِثٍ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا إِلَيْكُم&#xA;  مُّرْ‌سَلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Set forth to them, by way of a parable, the (story of) the Companions&#xA;  of the City. Behold!, there came messengers to it. / When We (first)&#xA;  sent to them two messengers, they rejected them: But We strengthened&#xA;  them with a third: they said, &quot;Truly, we have been sent on a mission&#xA;  to you.&quot; {YaSin, 13,14}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we know those three person were from Hawariyun of Jesus peace be upon him and they were not prophet. Another example is the crow that Allah sent to Qabil to show him how he should hide his brother's body in the ground, in this case the crow was also a Rasul as it has had a mission:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَبَعَثَ اللَّـهُ غُرَ‌ابًا يَبْحَثُ فِي الْأَرْ‌ضِ لِيُرِ‌يَهُ كَيْفَ&#xA;  يُوَارِ‌ي سَوْءَةَ أَخِيهِ ۚ قَالَ يَا وَيْلَتَىٰ أَعَجَزْتُ أَنْ&#xA;  أَكُونَ مِثْلَ هَـٰذَا الْغُرَ‌ابِ فَأُوَارِ‌يَ سَوْءَةَ أَخِي ۖ&#xA;  فَأَصْبَحَ مِنَ النَّادِمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then Allah sent a raven, who scratched the ground, to show him how to&#xA;  hide the shame of his brother. &quot;Woe is me!&quot; said he; &quot;Was I not even&#xA;  able to be as this raven, and to hide the shame of my brother?&quot; then&#xA;  he became full of regrets- [Al-Ma`idah, 31]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that بعث is also usually used for prophets, when Allah choose them as His prophet and give them missions, but this is used also for the resurrection day and etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And examples are more than to be said here, like the successor of every prophet had also a mission and could be considered as Rasul. In other words, we have two kinds of Rasul, oin one case it has a general meaning and in another case it is specifically stated about the prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Nabi you should be able to find similar justification, but it largely depends on the culture of the society, in some cultures Nabi is used only for prophets but in other cultures as you have mentioned many might choose this adjective as the name of their children and of course, they do not mean that their children would become a prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-09T07:19:53.707" LastActivityDate="2016-04-09T07:19:53.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11634" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-04T12:04:08.160" Score="4" ViewCount="812" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is popularly interpreted as establish the prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what is the meaning of establish the prayer,&#xA;Why god is asking us to establish the prayer, &#xA;Why not he is saying recite/read/perform the prayer 5 times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-02-28T11:23:14.660" LastActivityDate="2016-01-14T01:09:34.167" Title="How to interpret/understand ' Aqeem-us-salah'?" Tags="|salat|tafseer|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11635" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11634" CreationDate="2014-03-04T13:42:04.583" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In arabic &quot;aqueem&quot; has the meaning of not just establishing the prayer but also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/home.php?word=%D8%A3%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%91%D9%8E%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A9%D9%8E&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-ar&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;أقام الصَّلاةَ أدامها ، وفَّاها بصورة كاملة&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;establish the prayer in a complete way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means: Doing the prayer at the right time and in the right way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One could add: conserve it, keep it unchanged and continue with it and make it everlasting!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/home.php?language=arabic&amp;amp;lang_name=%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A&amp;amp;word=%D8%A3%D9%82%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-10-01T09:01:26.147" LastActivityDate="2015-10-01T09:01:26.147" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11625" CreationDate="2014-03-04T13:59:58.647" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, the significance of this is to prove that the prophet actually have seen his grandson in the battle of Karbala, this means that he knew what happened to him, who killed him and everything happened there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, your problem is that you feel that Al Hussain was actually in trouble to be &lt;em&gt;saved&lt;/em&gt;. Shia believe that Al-Housain was able to survive but he didn't he chose to sacrifice his life to save Islam. please read more about battle of Karbala .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user4456" LastEditDate="2014-10-26T09:05:45.080" LastActivityDate="2014-10-26T09:05:45.080" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10508" CreationDate="2014-03-04T18:27:19.170" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sahih Bukhari – Hadith no: 3461&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بلغوا عني ولو آية&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Convey from me even if you know one verse&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The issue of judging a person to be a scholar raises several crucial points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Yousuf Memon said above and if you look at the courses at an Islamic University like that of Madinah or Al-Azhar there are several branches wherein a person can specialize like&#xA;- Arabic&#xA;- Hadith&#xA;- Shariah&#xA;- Dawah&#xA;- Quran&#xA;- Fiqh&#xA;- Tafsir&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it's important to know that having a thorough knowledge of Arabic as well as the grammar (Nahu) is vital to become a scholar who can derive and understand rulings with little difficulty from the sources of Quran and Sunnah. However, there are and were several personalities who contributed immensely to Islam like Shaikh Ahmed Deedat. What degree did he have? Such a case, therefore proves that for some areas in Islam like Daw'ah or Quran, etc degrees aren't necessary to be accepted as a scholar specialized in the respective field. However, for fields like Fiqh or Hadith, a thorough study is essentially that comes with a degree, cause nowadays study of the sciences of Hadith, etc is only taught at an institution. And after years of intensive study, the person can be called as a Muhaddith or Faqih, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is worth noting that basic rulings and fatwas can be given by many muslims even though he doesn't have a degree but has strong evidences. And if presented to the people, the people should accept it without raising issues of he being a scholar or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the one who has brought the truth and [they who] believed in it -&#xA;  those are the righteous. 39:33&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3493" LastEditorUserId="3493" LastEditDate="2014-03-04T18:47:09.560" LastActivityDate="2014-03-04T18:47:09.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11638" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-04T19:03:41.763" Score="7" ViewCount="492" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;play&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt; mean in the following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The people of the Jahiliyyah had two days each year when they would play. When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to Al-Madinah he said: 'You had two days when you would play, but Allah (SWT) has given Muslims something instead that is better than them: the day of Al-Fitr and the day of Al-Adha.'&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/19/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sunan an-Nasa'i 1556 Book 19, Hadith 1&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Al-Fitr and Al-Adha are days of celebration and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/celebration&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;celebration&lt;/a&gt; has almost no relation with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;play&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, so what is &lt;em&gt;play&lt;/em&gt; particularly referring to in this hadith here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And is what it's referring in sync with the literal definition of the word?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Reasoning required.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-09-17T03:09:35.563" Title="What does &quot;play&quot; mean in Sunan an-Nasa'i 1556 Book 19, Hadith 1?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11638" CreationDate="2014-03-04T21:03:46.277" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your statement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;celebration has almost no relation with play&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in fact, playing ends up with celebration and is a part of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;what is play particularly referring to in this hadith here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question, the word play is used to refer to what the people of Jahiliyyah  used to do in the days they used to take as Eids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Since Al-Fitr and Al-Adha are days of celebration and celebration has&#xA;  almost no relation with play, so what is play particularly referring&#xA;  to in this hadith here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not totally true, as playing is Mubah during the days of Eid as long as there is no disobedience in it to Allah.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And is what it's referring in sync with the literal definition of the&#xA;  word?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The literal definition of the word has nothing to do with what the hadith is referring to or talking about as &quot;play&quot; is nothing but an english term used to translate a part of the hadith.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2014-03-05T07:11:34.617" LastActivityDate="2014-03-05T07:11:34.617" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11641" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-04T23:41:18.913" Score="4" ViewCount="162" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been trying to read the Qur'an for some time now but it has been very confusing. I assume this is due to having had been raised around only Bibles, because the Bible is written like a story. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To better read and understand the teachings in the Qur'an, as an Atheist, is there anything I should be doing before I start reading? I don't mean wudu, as I already do that, but more along the lines of a mental preparation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4595" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T06:43:37.060" Title="Is there anything that needs to be done before reading the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|atheists|bible|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11641" CreationDate="2014-03-05T04:02:20.440" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;For any beginner with Quran I would suggest to start with Tafseer - explanation of Quran made by high reputable scholar or islamic scientist. Yes, there are many of them, and some of them are better not to read, because they may confuse even more, but most of them can give an idea of each sura - why it was written, with references to historical events, what are the possible meanings and what God wanted to say by this. It is very hard to understand the exact message of a sura just by reading translation of it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4596" LastActivityDate="2014-03-05T04:02:20.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11643" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11641" CreationDate="2014-03-05T04:53:08.313" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, Quran is not written, it is sent down from Allah to His Messenger (blessing and peace be upon him) via Jibreel, the angel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And about your question it is always better to know as much Arabic as possible because Quran is the most eloquent text ever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dependeng on Tafaseer in English is not a good idea, because they will NEVER give identical meaning but if you will have to so I advice you to start with Tafheem for Abul-A'la Al-Mawdudi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, May Allah guide you to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4486" LastActivityDate="2014-03-05T04:53:08.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11641" CreationDate="2014-03-05T06:03:06.613" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, one mental preparation is required. That is to be ready to face jumping from one context to another in the same chapter.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is because the Quran is the collection of the divine commands and information that were revealed in different contexts unlike the Bible where, because of being written like a story, contents have uniform progression. Also, on some topics, some commands were replaced by a better command later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So whenever you are confused regarding any verse, open up an exegesis, or Google, or feel free to ask in this site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="602" LastEditDate="2014-04-01T05:03:32.597" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T05:03:32.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11645" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-05T07:28:20.943" Score="4" ViewCount="5843" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a friend who is 23 years old and when she was about 6 or 7 years old a friend of her father had illegal sexual relationship with her mother.  However, she didnt knew and now she was in love with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her father's friend didn't tell her about this and had nikah with her (friend's daughter).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is their nikah valid?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The girl wants divorce after knowing the truth, however there nikah was in secret and no meher is paid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What should they do?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4510" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-17T08:01:16.877" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T05:48:06.543" Title="Is nikah permissible and valid if the man had illegal sexual relationship with the woman's mother and kept it hidden?" Tags="|nikah|sex|relationships|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11647" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-05T12:01:52.467" Score="5" ViewCount="1065" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just after delivering the last sermon, a companion asked a question from the Prophet (SAW) that if we could not understand from Al-Quran, &quot;He SAW replied that you have my sunnah&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am searching hadith about it. Because the Prophet (SAW) said that he left one thing Al-Quran in the last sermon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4599" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T14:10:07.913" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T14:10:07.913" Title="Which ahadith relate to the last sermon of the Prophet and leaving behind the sunnah?" Tags="|hadith|sunnah|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10519" CreationDate="2014-03-05T15:53:50.867" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You missed those say purposly and also for something haram which is even worse. I understand you didn't know it was haram at the time but I am sure you knew you are not allowed to miss a day of ramadhan without fasting unless you are seriously ill,the doctor has told you not to fast, you are a pregnant woman and some other reasons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For each day you have missed you have to fast 60days (I'm notsure if this has to be back to back days).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would recoment make tauba and fast those day as you will be benefited greatly and your sins will be forgiven InshaAllah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastActivityDate="2014-03-05T15:53:50.867" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11650" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11673" CreationDate="2014-03-05T18:50:16.553" Score="3" ViewCount="1286" Body="&lt;p&gt;Scientific miracles in Quran are those facts told by the quran and later discovered by science , For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The word month exists 12 times in the quran, the word day 365....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this article actually refutes many of these miracles: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.m.ahewar.org/s.asp?aid=392620&amp;amp;r=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But it is true that the word &quot;month&quot; is  reported four times only and twenty in total, if you include the words months or monthly. The word day is reported 217 not 365.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;. I know from this question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/5752/scientific-conflicts-with-respect-to-quran&quot;&gt;Scientific conflicts with respect to Quran&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;that sometimes quran is just misinterpreted with respect to science. But if we were unable to interpret quran in a complete way does this mean that scientific miracles in quran weren't meant to be present at all? Is quran meant to be scientific, if it was why can't we find at least one scientific miracle in the quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user4456" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2019-11-23T19:58:14.620" Title="Do the Scientific Miracles in the Qur'an actually exist?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11650" CreationDate="2014-03-05T19:30:07.600" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In our daily life, we get to pass through 2 types of stuff!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scientific&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Religious&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The type where science is the subject, there you need a proof, you prove that water is composed of 2 hydrogen atoms, and one oxygen atom. But religion is entirely opposite. In religion you give logics! You have no formula to prove the existence of Allah Almighty, you give logics of the existence. And that's what differs Science to Religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you're saying, might be true as I am not Hafiz (sadly) so I cannot say whether these words were used in this quantity or not. But, I can tell you! This has nothing to do with the Science, Quran was revealed on Holy Prophet (PBUH) about 1500 years ago, however the Christian Calender (Gregorian) is more than 2014 years ago, the calender we use! So, they have the same number of months in it. Days are also the same, so this isn't the way Quran deals with daily life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran, has everything in it, Quran is the book, which can be asked for help in every situation! You will find the solution very easily only if you read and understand it carefully! Otherwise you'll get the same result, &lt;strong&gt;month&lt;/strong&gt; word being used 12 times and &lt;strong&gt;day&lt;/strong&gt; word being used 30 times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;We cannot find any scientific miracle?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miracles are not scientific, they are Holy! Moses' stick turned into a great snake, science can't do that! It was a miracle. You are just mixing up the Science with Religion. Try to remember, what is in the Religion, can never be found in Science! To be simple, you can say that Religion is the Universe and the science is our planet earth, or maybe your country; which ever you live in. Science is nothing in front of the knowledge and information Religion gives us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran told Muslims about the future! Science can't do that. Quran told us, that there will be a time, when a group of Muslims will be the cause of terror! You can see that in the time today. Quran told Holy Prophet about the Big buildings, Motor cars etc!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you, yourself read the Quran sometime. You will notice that the real knowledge is kept in Quran rather than in Quantum of Physics or the Chemistry of Organic Compounds or in the Complete Biology for GCSE! Science cannot stand in front of Religion, and there fore we cannot match the Miracles with Scientific researches!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-03-05T19:30:07.600" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11652" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2256" CreationDate="2014-03-05T19:47:38.030" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The longest surah is al-baqarah which has 286 ayat (verses). Al-baqarah is also called the cow because on eid you need to slaughter a lamb or cow because of the story of prophet Ibrahim and Ismail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4603" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-16T17:47:19.440" LastActivityDate="2016-07-16T17:47:19.440" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11653" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-05T23:08:42.783" Score="5" ViewCount="844" Body="&lt;p&gt;Christians believe in the Holy Spirit. What does Islam /the Holy Scriptures, the Quran tell us  about the Spirit from Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4492" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-07-18T22:19:37.367" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T15:01:42.227" Title="Does the Holy Spirit also exist in Islam?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|christianity|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11656" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11603" CreationDate="2014-03-06T01:50:20.703" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not having an answer for a pray might be an answer itself. An answer that a person might be praying for a wrong thing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A person might not know what is good or bad for him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah may know that something he is praying for would turn out as bad experience or disaster, that he don't wish to this particular person. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, one can be consistent in praying but not consistent in following steps that would lead to something he is praying for. Things don't happen for no reason. Being patient in moving step by step to a target and praying meanwhile, taking a pause and thinking if this is really one need might be a good strategy in getting a respond to the prayers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4596" LastActivityDate="2014-03-06T01:50:20.703" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11657" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7939" CreationDate="2014-03-06T03:48:51.617" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Upon reading all of the above questions and explanations, I have decided to add some more to these, considering all the explanations valid. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Topic of Interest:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;why alcohol is not directly considered/mentioned as 'HARAM' or 'FORBIDDEN' instead of asked to 'AVOID' it?&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does this lower intensive word 'AVOID' instead of 'FORBIDDEN/HARAM' differs Alcohol from Pork and other similar staff?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Explanation: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surat Al-Ma'idah (5:90) Alcohol is included in the broader term 'Intoxication', which is referred as the work of Satan. There Allah also tells that, to get success- we should avoid Satan and its work- including 'intoxication'. [Ref: http://www.quran-islam.org/articles/alcohol_prohibition_(P1163).html]. As here Allah mentions intoxication is a work of Satan, self-intoxication (through Alcohol and staffs like that) is the same work as what Satan does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, use of Alcohol is of two types that we have explored; one is for the benefit of the human health (such as- for medical surgeries, in medicines or even warming own self to extreme cold situations) containing in a certain and limited amount as well as only in the state of necessity prescribed or used by professionals. On the other hand, alcohol is used as recreational/habitual purpose (such as- in the parties, for stress relief, or to get rid of frustration/sorrow) which are most of the time not bound by any limit and often been provoked by others/situations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Given these two major types of usage of Alcohol, the word 'Intoxication' mostly refers to the latter one which most of the time leads us to sinful acts (although sometime we might not understand the intent of the sin). To me, Allah has given us many alternatives instead of using Alcohol for the purpose of self-intoxication. I think that amplifies the word 'AVOID' the &quot;alcohol&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, Allah did not forbid something which is beneficial for human being. As alcohol has many beneficial usage, mentioning the word 'HARAM/FORBIDDEN' would lead to miss the benefits of alcohol. Thus, use of word 'AVOID' is totally justified by the context of usage of alcohol by human being- &quot;we must avoid using it when it is similar to the work of Satan and not forbidden/haram as we should use it for our benefits only&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Pork is proven to be a germ containing animal and harmful (no benefits at all) to human health as well as have thousands of alternatives, it is mentioned as HARAM/FORBIDDEN [Ref: http://islamicvoice.com/february.99/zakir.htm]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we consider the fact of available alternatives/supplements only, there are similarities between consuming pork and alcohol, which is- both have harmful effect on human. So, between alcohol and pork (and other similar staff like blood etc) we can infer that, &quot;in which cases we harm ourselves and can find alternatives- those are to be avoided and in which cases it is not beneficial to human kind at all- those are to be forbidden/haram&quot;. So Allah mentioning 'Avoid Alcohol' for intoxication purpose is similar to referring as haram/forbidden when it is harmful and we have alternatives like the case of eating pork/swine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4606" LastEditorUserId="4606" LastEditDate="2014-03-06T03:57:02.507" LastActivityDate="2014-03-06T03:57:02.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11659" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-06T05:31:59.077" Score="1" ViewCount="2130" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamualaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please Share the Niyat for 2 Rakat Sunnah Umrah Namaz (prayer) in Arabic with transliteration and translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4609" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T14:15:18.000" LastActivityDate="2018-01-07T07:31:46.470" Title="Niyat for Sunnah Umrah Namaz" Tags="|salat|sunnah|arabic|umrah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11661" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-06T06:25:23.820" Score="3" ViewCount="5565" Body="&lt;p&gt;or is there something else that is opposite or similar to it...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From all the teachings i have received the rule I'd say is Islamic is do what's the best. Basically people change so labelling someone as sinner may make us overlook his/her good parts and overlook their change if it occurs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide hadiths/Quran if possible&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2948" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T12:59:21.990" LastActivityDate="2017-02-24T13:50:54.397" Title="Is it Islamic belief &quot;Hate the sin, not the sinner&quot;?" Tags="|sin|belief|imaan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11653" CreationDate="2014-03-06T06:32:53.643" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The holy sprite (روح القدس) is mentioned in 4 verses of Quran. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We did certainly give Moses the Torah and followed up after him&#xA;  with messengers. And We gave Jesus, the son of Mary, clear proofs and&#xA;  supported him with the &lt;strong&gt;Pure Spirit&lt;/strong&gt;. But is it [not] that every&#xA;  time a messenger came to you, [O Children of Israel], with what your&#xA;  souls did not desire, you were arrogant? And a party [of messengers]&#xA;  you denied and another party you killed. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#2:87&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophets and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fourteen_Infallibles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Infallible Imams&lt;/a&gt; have an extra soul comparing ordinary humans. Using this soul they can see and sense all the world. For example they can easily say what you have eaten for dinner last night or what foods already you have in your home. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say],&#xA;  'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design&#xA;  for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I&#xA;  breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of Allah. And I&#xA;  cure the blind and the leper, and I give life to the dead - by&#xA;  permission of Allah. &lt;strong&gt;And I inform you of what you eat and what you&#xA;  store in your houses.&lt;/strong&gt; Indeed in that is a sign for you, if you are&#xA;  believers. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#3:49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#3:49&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-03T07:07:55.717" LastActivityDate="2015-10-03T07:07:55.717" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11663" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-06T06:37:13.473" Score="3" ViewCount="53412" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a question with 2-3 parts in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Did Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) called His wives with some other names    (nicknames / pet names)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed to give nicknames in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does giving nicknames have any impact on the human personality and    behavior?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide any Ahadith in this regard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3028" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T22:40:28.333" LastActivityDate="2021-12-25T11:11:12.243" Title="Did Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) called His wives with nicknames" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|naming|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11663" CreationDate="2014-03-06T08:45:25.003" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حدثنا يحيى بن بكير حدثنا الليث عن يونس عن ابن شهاب قال أبو سلمة إن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يوما يا عائش هذا جبريل يقرئك السلام  فقلت وعليه السلام ورحمة الله وبركاته ترى ما لا أرى تريد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يرى جبريل وهي لا تراه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation: Yehya the son of Bkeer told us that Al-Laith told them from Younes from Ebn-Shehaab that Abu-Salama said that 'a'isha (radiyAllahu 'anha) said that the Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu'alayhi wsallam) said one day: &amp;quot;O 'a'ish, this is Jibreel tells you al-salaam (greeting)&amp;quot; So I ('a'isha) said: &amp;quot;W'alayhil-salaam warahmatullah wbarakatuh (and upon him be peace and mercy of Allah and his blessings). You (the Messanger of Allah (sallAllahualayhi wasallam)) see what I don't see (she meens Jebreel)&amp;quot; (Source sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3768&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this hadith, the Messenger of Allah (sallAllahualayhi wsallam) called 'a'isha: ('a'ish) without the last &amp;quot;a&amp;quot;, and this is in Arabic is called &amp;quot;tarkheem&amp;quot; (apocope) that you remove the last &amp;quot;a&amp;quot; of the woman name (the majority of women names in Arabic has a last &amp;quot;a&amp;quot;), and that is done to make it like a pet name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;روى النسائي من طريق أبي سلمة عن عائشة قالت: دخل الحبشة يلعبون فقال لي النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: يا حميراء أتحبين أن تنظري إليهم. فقلت: نعم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation: Al-Nisa'y narrated from the way of Abi-Salama from 'a'isha that she said: Abyssinians entered as the are playing (with bayonets for training) so the Prophet told me: &amp;quot;O Homayraa' (little reddish), do you like to watch them?&amp;quot; I ('a'isha) said: Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the Prophet (sallAllahu'alayhi wasallam) called 'a'isha &amp;quot;Homayraa'&amp;quot; (little reddish, and Arab called a white woman to be red not to be confused with the whiteness of leprosy) and he called her like that petting her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;روى أحمد عن عائشة قالت يارسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كل نسائك لها كنية غيري فكناها &amp;quot;أم عبد الله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation: Ahmed narrated from 'a'isha that she said: &amp;quot;O Messanger of Allah (sallAllahu'alayhi wsallam), All of your women has a konya &lt;em&gt;(another way to call a person in Arabic without calling his name directly so it gives him respect, mostly Abu- (for men, means the father of) or Ommu- (for women, means the mother of))&lt;/em&gt; except me&amp;quot; so he gave her the konya &amp;quot;Ommu-Abdillah&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So he gave his wife a konya because she was sad she didn't have akonya because didn't have child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So from this we find out that you can give your wife a nick name on condition it is a good name that doesn't make her ashamed or doesn't annoy her or isn't ridiculous. Allah said in Al-Hojorat(49th) Sura in the 11th Ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bMjPv.png&quot; alt=&quot;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا يَسْخَرْ قَوْمٌ مِّن قَوْمٍ عَسَىٰ أَن يَكُونُوا خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَلَا نِسَاءٌ مِّن نِّسَاءٍ عَسَىٰ أَن يَكُنَّ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُنَّ ۖ وَلَا تَلْمِزُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ وَلَا تَنَابَزُوا بِالْأَلْقَابِ ۖ بِئْسَ الِاسْمُ الْفُسُوقُ بَعْدَ الْإِيمَانِ ۚ وَمَن لَّمْ يَتُبْ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this Ayah Allah (subhanahu wt'ala) orders believers that no group (of men) scoffs at another group (of men) because it may well be that the latter (at whom they scoff) are better than they (those who scoffed), nor that a group of women scoffs at another group of women because it may well be that the latter (at whom they scoff) are better than they (those who scoffed), and not to taunt one another, &lt;strong&gt;and not to revile one another by nicknames&lt;/strong&gt;, and tells that it is an evil thing to gain notoriety for ungodliness after belief, and that those who do not repent are indeed the wrong-doers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We learn from this ayah &lt;strong&gt;not to revile one another by nicknames&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4486" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-25T11:11:12.243" LastActivityDate="2021-12-25T11:11:12.243" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11669" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11653" CreationDate="2014-03-06T16:30:35.567" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Does the Holy Spirit also exist in Islam?&lt;/em&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;Yes, By all means.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some information about him from Quran and Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Holy spirit is the Angel Gabriel. (By comparing &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:97&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;16:102&lt;/a&gt; )&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Christians believe the Holy Spirit is a part of the Union of God, aka the Trinity. But in Islam, Allah is the lord of Holy Spirit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) used to pronounce while bowing and prostrating himself: &lt;em&gt;All Glorious, All Holy, Lord of the Angels and &lt;strong&gt;the Spirit.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/253&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ref&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He was only a supporter to Jesus.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mention, when God said, ‘O Jesus, son of Mary, remember My favor to you and to your mother, be thankful for it; when &lt;strong&gt;I strengthened you with the Holy Spirit&lt;/strong&gt;... &lt;sup&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:110&lt;/a&gt; Tafseer al Jalalain)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Holy Spirit is the one who brought down The Quran from Allah to our Messenger. [verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;16:102&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Holy Spirit is also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/243&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mentioned in hadith&lt;/a&gt; to support a person named Hassan Ibn Thabit. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T15:01:42.227" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T15:01:42.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11650" CreationDate="2014-03-06T18:35:49.413" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not know whether number of occurrences is a basis of information or not, but we all know that direct declarations are. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/59/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muhammad said&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The year is of twelve months&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;br/&gt; So Islam stands correct regarding the fact that a year consists of 12 months, no matter how many times it occur in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are circulation of &lt;strong&gt;scientific conflicts&lt;/strong&gt; on the web, most of which are recorded in wikiislam, which are either misunderstanding or deliberate misinterpretation by them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there are indeed some verses which science donot agree with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;One of such verses&lt;/a&gt; that scientists don't agree with is the presence of seven heavens. But, after all the claims that science makes, here is the Hilarious statement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All the stars, planets and galaxies that can be seen today make up just 4 percent of the universe. The other 96 percent is made of stuff astronomers can't see, detect or &lt;strong&gt;even comprehend&lt;/strong&gt;. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.space.com/11642-dark-matter-dark-energy-4-percent-universe-panek.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now naturally a question comes to our mind: &lt;strong&gt;Given that science is still donot know half of the universe, how can we say that these &lt;em&gt;conflicting verses&lt;/em&gt; are false?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what about the other verses that are established as truth? To mention a few, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.miraclesofthequran.com/scientific_106.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.miraclesofthequran.com/scientific_20.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.miraclesofthequran.com/scientific_50.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; of the same site. All of them are true. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your last question, &lt;strong&gt;No , Quran was not meant to be scientific&lt;/strong&gt;. Here is how Quran define itself in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/14/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;14:52&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This [Qur'an] is notification for the people that they may be warned thereby and that they may know that He is but one God and that those of understanding will be reminded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it contains some universal truth to indicate that it is indeed from God, some which scientists have already experimentally found out to be true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="602" LastEditDate="2014-04-01T05:03:20.883" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T05:03:20.883" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11661" CreationDate="2014-03-06T19:03:36.477" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;“Hate the sin, not the sinner” is only partly correct in Islam. Only a sinner with sins wholly occupying his heart making his heart dark lacking any light spot survived in it is one we should hate and even curse against them, though, if we can identify them correctly. About any other sinner no we cannot hate himself, but we must hate the sin, and the majority of the sinners belong to this latter group. The former group are those who would be left in the hell eternally, the rest will be survived from the hell and let enter the heaven after centuries and maybe millenniums or more of being tortured in the hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those with completely dark hearts will never find the opportunity to repent in Dunya (world), they are Taqut (طاغوت: or leaders inviting to the Fire: أَئِمَّةً يَدْعُونَ إِلَى النَّارِ‌, Al-Qasas,41) against which Allah has ordered us to be Kafir about them. The others we should always have hope that they may repent, and we should help them so by enjoying them to what is right and banning them from what s wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللَّـهُ وَلِيُّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يُخْرِ‌جُهُم مِّنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ&#xA;  إِلَى النُّورِ‌ ۖ وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُ‌وا أَوْلِيَاؤُهُمُ الطَّاغُوتُ&#xA;  يُخْرِ‌جُونَهُم مِّنَ النُّورِ‌ إِلَى الظُّلُمَاتِ ۗ أُولَـٰئِكَ&#xA;  أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ‌ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah is the ally of those who believe. He brings them out from&#xA;  darknesses into the light. And those who disbelieve - their allies are&#xA;  Taghut. They take them out of the light into darknesses. Those are the&#xA;  companions of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein.&#xA;  [Al-Baqareh, 257]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-24T13:50:54.397" LastActivityDate="2017-02-24T13:50:54.397" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11677" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-06T22:26:19.647" Score="7" ViewCount="11567" Body="&lt;p&gt;Darussalam publishes a copy of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/507739.Riyad_us_Saliheen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Riyad-us-Saliheen&lt;/a&gt; which, in addition to the actual ahadith compiled by Al-Nawawi, includes commentary by one Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The introduction to the collection provides no information on the commentator except that he had originally provided commentary on the Urdu collection.  It doesn't go into any details as to his credentials or education.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, it doesn't give any indication that this commentary is any more or less useful than the commentary of any random user on the street.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Google searching provides next to nothing except that he's from Pakistan (no surprise, given that he's contributed to the Urdu collection), that he's involved with the Darussalam Research Division (no surprise, given that this is a Darussalam-published collection), and that he was also involved with Tafsir Ahsanul Bayan (also published by Darussalam).  Which really doesn't help except to suggest that the commentary was an in-house job (which doesn't necessarily impugn credibility, but in no way bolsters it either).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who exactly is Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf?  What experience/education/expertise does he have that equips him to provide a commentary on such a classic collection?  What, if anything, makes &lt;em&gt;his&lt;/em&gt; commentary in any way valuable and/or useful?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-14T09:56:51.530" LastActivityDate="2019-02-02T09:42:50.870" Title="Who is Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf?" Tags="|hadith|islamic-scholar|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="772" CreationDate="2014-03-07T03:26:18.747" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short answer&lt;/strong&gt; is no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The example of [this] worldly life is but like rain which We have sent down from the sky that the plants of the earth absorb - [those] from which men and livestock eat - until, when the earth has taken on its adornment and is beautified and its people suppose that they have capability over it, there comes to it Our command by night or by day, and We make it as a harvest, as if it had not flourished yesterday. Thus do We explain in detail the signs for a people who give thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا كَمَاءٍ أَنزَلْنَاهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَاخْتَلَطَ بِهِ نَبَاتُ الْأَرْ‌ضِ مِمَّا يَأْكُلُ النَّاسُ وَالْأَنْعَامُ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا أَخَذَتِ الْأَرْ‌ضُ زُخْرُ‌فَهَا وَازَّيَّنَتْ وَظَنَّ أَهْلُهَا أَنَّهُمْ قَادِرُ‌ونَ عَلَيْهَا أَتَاهَا أَمْرُ‌نَا لَيْلًا أَوْ نَهَارً‌ا فَجَعَلْنَاهَا حَصِيدًا كَأَن لَّمْ تَغْنَ بِالْأَمْسِ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُ‌ونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[10:24] Saheeh International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The analogy of life in the dunya(the here now/the near/the low) is what the Quran is pointing out.&#xA;Life of a soul is symbolized as the droplet of water coming from the heavens/sky/samaa (notice not akhirah/laters/which is not necessarily the end, i.e. life after the dunya that could be once, twice, thrice etc.).&#xA;This water mixes up with other creation such as the various kinds of plantation. This symbolizes the different kinds of species this life of a soul can attach to. This may imply that it's attachment to the current host is dependent on the worthiness of this soul's deed in it's past life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The barzakh polemic can be solved by pointing out that once this life detaches from it's manifestation in the dunya, it then reaches an intermediate state (the barzakh) where the soul awaits for a trial..at this point the soul cannot return back to the manifestation in the past dunya where it is once attached to. It awaits a new allocation of a later life (the akhirah) and the cycle begins again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="858" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-01-11T05:41:34.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11410" CreationDate="2014-03-07T07:24:18.003" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes they did. but for canceling the magic of evil people. not for evil using. it is like for neutralization of a bomb you should first learn the knowledge of making bomb. those magic then was abused by evil people. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the&#xA;  reign of Solomon. It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils&#xA;  disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the&#xA;  two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut. &lt;strong&gt;But the two angels do not&#xA;  teach anyone unless they say, &quot;We are a trial,&lt;/strong&gt; so do not disbelieve&#xA;  [by practicing magic].&quot; And [yet] they learn from them that by which&#xA;  they cause separation between a man and his wife. But they do not harm&#xA;  anyone through it except by permission of Allah. And the people learn&#xA;  what harms them and does not benefit them. But the Children of Israel&#xA;  certainly knew that whoever purchased the magic would not have in the&#xA;  Hereafter any share. And wretched is that for which they sold&#xA;  themselves, if they only knew. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#2:102&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This knowledge is passed and now can be found in Kabbalah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-30T18:06:39.163" LastActivityDate="2017-05-30T18:06:39.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11409" CreationDate="2014-03-07T07:42:01.907" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This man was Asif Ibn Barkhia the successor of prophet Solomon a.s. who was chosen by God for as successor for leadership of believers after death of prophet Solomon a.s. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This knowledge is some special names of God that any miracle can be done by using them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/simaat.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dua Simaat&lt;/a&gt; some of these names and the works that can be done by them are described. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of those works that can be done by knowledge of book described in this dua are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;open the closed doors of the sky&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;remove the narrowness of the doors of the heaven&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to make easy the difficulty&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short by having this knowledge every science and every part of nature and every miracle will be in your control. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this knowledge has different parts and all the prophets did not have all of it. in this verse it is said &quot;knowledge from the book&quot;. the word &quot;from&quot; means he (the successor of prophet Solomon a.s. had only some of this knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another verse Quran talks about another man who has the knowledge of book. but in this verse the term &quot;from&quot; is not used that means this man has all the knowledge of book. according to many different hadith this man is Imam Ali a.s. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَيَقُولُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُ‌وا لَسْتَ مُرْ‌سَلًا ۚ قُلْ كَفَىٰ&#xA;  بِاللَّـهِ شَهِيدًا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ وَمَنْ عِندَهُ عِلْمُ&#xA;  الْكِتَابِ ﴿٤٣﴾ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who have disbelieved say, &quot;You are not a messenger.&quot; Say, [O&#xA;  Muhammad], &quot;Sufficient is Allah as Witness between me and you, and&#xA;  [the witness of] who has knowledge of the Scripture.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#13:43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#13:43&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes it can be learnt today but partially and the only required term is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/self-building-ayatullah-ibrahim-amini/characteristics-pious-sermon-hammam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;being pious&lt;/a&gt;. the complete knowledge of book is only with prophet and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fourteen_Infallibles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Fourteen Infallibles.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2014-03-07T11:43:14.460" LastActivityDate="2014-03-07T11:43:14.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11400" CreationDate="2014-03-07T07:43:08.440" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, In Islam only Islam is considered as a realign. although atheism includes a collection of beliefs and is an ideology but Islam does not consider it a religion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam there is only one religion and it is called Islam. in Islam view previous divine religions have been uncompleted versions of Islam. although Quran uses the terms Christian and Jews, but these are not the names of any religion. but they are the names for followers and not the name of religion itself. but does not have any name for their religion. because in view of Quran there is only one original religion sent by God that is step by step perfected by prophets during history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam. And those who&#xA;  were given the Scripture did not differ except after knowledge had&#xA;  come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. And&#xA;  whoever disbelieves in the verses of Allah, then indeed, Allah is&#xA;  swift in [taking] account. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#3:19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#3:19&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according to Quran atheism is not considered a religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Quran calls the prophet Ibrahim a.s. a Muslim before even birth of prophet Muhammad SAWW. so this means that Quran considers only one religion and it is Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was one inclining&#xA;  toward truth, a Muslim [submitting to Allah]. And he was not of the&#xA;  polytheists. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#3:67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#3:67&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T10:43:42.997" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T10:43:42.997" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11540" CreationDate="2014-03-07T08:01:21.023" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They live in earth and around earth. But we do not see them. But they can see us. They are around us but in a parallel universe that we cannot see them usually. Those who are pious can see them. Quran talks about seven skies and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#65:12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;earth&lt;strong&gt;s&lt;/strong&gt; like them&lt;/a&gt;. Perhaps these earths are some parallel worlds that one of them is for life of Jinns. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this verse it can be concluded they marry and so have family:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فِيهِنَّ قَاصِرَ‌اتُ الطَّرْ‌فِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ&#xA;  وَلَا جَانٌّ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In them are women limiting [their] glances, untouched before them by&#xA;  man or jinn - &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#55:56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#55:56&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The logical conclusion of this verse is that they marry and so have family. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evil Jinns are Satan and Iblis is a specific Satan who is the boss of all Satans and he is who God ordered him to do sujud for Adam but he refused. He is alive still. They have long life and can have life to thousands of years. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like humans they are both good and evil. There are believer Jinns and Kafir Jinns:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And among us are the righteous, and among us are [others] not so; we were [of] divided ways. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#72:11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#72:11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;kafir Jinns support evil humans. For example by revealing them some information that humans usually cannot have. For example revealing information about what will happen in future or where is a lost thing. But this kind of accessing some information about future is not easy and usual for them. But in some exceptional cases they can get some information about future. Although this action is banned for them and is a sin for them and is done by Kafir Jinns. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by&#xA;  a burning flame, piercing [in brightness]. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#37:10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#37:10&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever&#xA;  listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#72:9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#72:9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this is not easy for them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found it filled with&#xA;  powerful guards and burning flames. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#72:8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#72:8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps it is like job of human hackers who access information of bank servers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has not been&#xA;  mentioned, for indeed, it is grave disobedience. And indeed do the&#xA;  devils inspire their allies [among men] to dispute with you. And if&#xA;  you were to obey them, indeed, you would be associators [of others&#xA;  with Him]. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#6:121&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#6:121&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The can go to other skies and access the secret information for evil purposes like magic,... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Except one who steals a hearing and is pursued by a clear burning&#xA;  flame. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#15:18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#15:18&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fourteen infallibles have servants from Jinn that serve them. For example they deliver a letter quickly to a distant place before the ink is dried. Jinns can pass the time and place quickly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A powerful one from among the jinn said, &quot;I will bring it to you&#xA;  before you rise from your place, and indeed, I am for this [task]&#xA;  strong and trustworthy.&quot;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#27:39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#27:39&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-04T20:09:22.520" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T20:09:22.520" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11684" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11661" CreationDate="2014-03-07T08:12:57.733" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on the type of sin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran says there has already been for you an excellent pattern in Abraham. So this means that we should follow this pattern. He many times invited his people to monotheism by kindness. But they still insisted on Shirk and did not leave their idols and tried to kill prophet Ibrahim a.s. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Muslims should disassociate and have animosity and hatred about Mushrik people (those who worship other than Allah like idol, Satan...). But hating is some different. We can disassociate one but still love him for guidance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There has already been for you an excellent pattern in Abraham and&#xA;  those with him, when they said to their people, &quot;Indeed, we are&#xA;  disassociated from you and from whatever you worship other than Allah.&#xA;  We have denied you, and there has appeared between us and you&#xA;  animosity and hatred forever until you believe in Allah alone&quot; except&#xA;  for the saying of Abraham to his father, &quot;I will surely ask&#xA;  forgiveness for you, but I have not [power to do] for you anything&#xA;  against Allah. Our Lord, upon You we have relied, and to You we have&#xA;  returned, and to You is the destination. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#60:4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#60:4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad SAWW did so also. he invited people many times and many of them accepted but some still did not accept and tried to kill prophet and made wars like Badr, Uhod and other wars and tried to kill Muslims. so then prophet made around 100 wars against them (although himself did not participate in all of them directly). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it is important to distinguish between clear Shirk and Hidden Shirk. This applies only to clear Shirk. Because many of believers have hidden shirk:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And most of them believe not in Allah except while they associate&#xA;  others with Him.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#12:106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#12:106&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But a Muslim who believes in Allah but still is sinner is different. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There has certainly come to you a Messenger from among yourselves.&#xA;  Grievous to him is what you suffer; [he is] concerned over you and to&#xA;  the believers is kind and merciful. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#9:128&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#9:128&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We should love and guide Muslims who are going astray and are sinner. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-13T13:47:35.857" LastActivityDate="2015-08-13T13:47:35.857" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11686" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11556" CreationDate="2014-03-07T09:01:17.587" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Shia View:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note in Islam it is not required that a marriage be registered. So you can have a marriage that is accepted in Islam but not official. You can have a temporary marriage. But it has many Islamic laws that you should respect them like laws in permanent marriage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Temporary marriage is mentioned in this verse of Quran:&#xA;In verse 4:24 of Koran (فَمَا اسْتَمْتَعْتُم بِهِ مِنْهُنَّ فَآتُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ فَرِيضَةً) &#xA;the word اسْتَمْتَعْتُم  has same root of Mut'ah and has same meaning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The literal meaning of Mut'ah is enjoying and does not mean permanent marriage. &#xA;For more information about temporary marriage in Islam you can read this book:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/muta-temporary-marriage-in-islamic-law-sachiko-murata&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muta', Temporary Marriage in Islamic Law&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-05T15:41:55.827" LastActivityDate="2016-01-05T15:41:55.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11687" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11556" CreationDate="2014-03-07T10:08:12.577" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to give another solution in which you don't have to marry a second wife or divorce your present wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you mentioned masturbation, what is wrong if you ask your wife to do it for you with her hand. It is completely allowed and there is no difference of opinion among scholars. It will fulfil your needs to a certain extent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3224" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-07-14T13:42:38.167" LastActivityDate="2015-07-14T13:42:38.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11688" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11693" CreationDate="2014-03-07T10:16:06.000" Score="2" ViewCount="23826" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several lectures of Abu Musab Wajdi Akkari on multiple topics which are appealing but I still don't know whether he is a qualified scholar. He criticizes a lot of scholars and sects like Sufis, Shia etc.&#xA;Can anyone who knows or from his area elaborate on him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3224" LastEditorUserId="3224" LastEditDate="2017-12-17T23:18:09.437" LastActivityDate="2017-12-17T23:18:09.437" Title="Who is Abu Musab Wajdi Akkari?" Tags="|dawah|islamic-scholar|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11521" CreationDate="2014-03-07T10:21:22.037" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although the answers by other brothers are actually correct, but let me complete them a bit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, Allah عز و جل punishes and rewards both in this life and in the Hereafter the children for deeds committed by their parents, and punishes and rewards the parents for the deeds done by their children, &lt;strong&gt;BUT only if&lt;/strong&gt; those children or parents have any share, even if is slight and stealth to our eyes, in the good or bad deeds done by the parents or children, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, this is a general rule, the deeds someone does have direct and indirect effects into his and others' lives: الأعمال ما تقدم and الأعمال ما تأخر are defined according to this obvious issue. Any one is responsible for every effect that his/her deeds might have, upon his own life or others' lives. This responsibility can grow grave when the persons tied together are parents and children, specifically when parents are highly responsible to treat their children and children CAN have great roles in the decisions their parents may make.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we have many Islamic TRUE stories that a man was in torture in his grave but then relaxed soon after his son did a good job in his personal life, even without sending its rewards to his father, the reason for that is clear, the father had a share in that good job by treating his son correctly in that respect, now the son doing that is like the father in his own life is doing that. This should grab your attention to the important role a teacher or tutor can have, they will be responsible for many good or bad deeds of what their students do to the end of their lives, and even to the end of lives of all those who were affected by them in a sense or another:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَلَمْ تَرَ‌ كَيْفَ ضَرَ‌بَ اللَّـهُ مَثَلًا كَلِمَةً طَيِّبَةً&#xA;  كَشَجَرَ‌ةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ أَصْلُهَا ثَابِتٌ وَفَرْ‌عُهَا فِي السَّمَاءِ /&#xA;  تُؤْتِي أُكُلَهَا كُلَّ حِينٍ بِإِذْنِ رَ‌بِّهَا ۗ وَيَضْرِ‌بُ&#xA;  اللَّـهُ الْأَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُ‌ونَ / وَمَثَلُ&#xA;  كَلِمَةٍ خَبِيثَةٍ كَشَجَرَ‌ةٍ خَبِيثَةٍ اجْتُثَّتْ مِن فَوْقِ&#xA;  الْأَرْ‌ضِ مَا لَهَا مِن قَرَ‌ارٍ‌ / يُثَبِّتُ اللَّـهُ الَّذِينَ&#xA;  آمَنُوا بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي&#xA;  الْآخِرَ‌ةِ ۖ وَيُضِلُّ اللَّـهُ الظَّالِمِينَ ۚ وَيَفْعَلُ اللَّـهُ&#xA;  مَا يَشَاءُ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Seest thou not how Allah sets forth a parable? - A goodly word like a&#xA;  goodly tree, whose root is firmly fixed, and its branches (reach) to&#xA;  the heavens,- of its Lord. So Allah sets forth parables for men, in&#xA;  order that they may receive admonition. / It brings forth its fruit at&#xA;  all times, by the leave of its Lord. So Allah sets forth parables for&#xA;  men, in order that they may receive admonition. / And the parable of&#xA;  an evil Word is that of an evil tree: It is torn up by the root from&#xA;  the surface of the earth: it has no stability. / Allah will establish&#xA;  in strength those who believe, with the word that stands firm, in this&#xA;  world and in the Hereafter; but Allah will leave, to stray, those who&#xA;  do wrong: Allah doeth what He willeth. [Al-Ibrahim, 24-27]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ِYou see, a dumb who is busy with his own life will be placed far higher in the Judgment day than a genius scientists who think has proved God not to exist(!) and make a vast number of lives go astray through a number of centuries ... Perhaps if scientists like Darwin, Dawkins, Hawkins and Freud (&lt;em&gt;not judging about them, Allah knows better how to treat them, only examples for having significant effect in making people go astray&lt;/em&gt;) knew how they might make people go astray never have talked a single word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="584" LastEditDate="2014-03-07T10:29:06.337" LastActivityDate="2014-03-07T10:29:06.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8333" CreationDate="2014-03-07T12:28:33.863" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hadhrat Aa'ishah (Radhiyallaahu Anhaa) narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi wa Sallam) had a cloth which he used after Wudhu (Tirmidhi V1 P89).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hadhrat Maymoonah (Radhiyallaahu Anhaa) says that once she presented a cloth to Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi wa Sallam) but he did not take it, instead he brushed the water off with his hands(Bukhaari V1 P267).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So both are proven in the Sunnah. It also depends on the individual's choice, temperament, health and season. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Ta'aala knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4621" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-11-21T07:02:45.803" LastActivityDate="2015-11-21T07:02:45.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11693" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11688" CreationDate="2014-03-07T13:03:59.170" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Abu Mussab Wajidi Akkari was born in Lebanon to a Christian family. He celebrated all festivals but later reverted to Islam by the leave of Allah. There is an entire documentary on him on Youtube (&lt;a href=&quot;http://youtube.com/watch?v=CFerTkShRBI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;From Rock Bottom to The Surface&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He travelled to the USA to become a rapper. He accepted Islam in Los Angeles (not to forget he was a Buddhist in between too). He is currently associated with Jeddah Dawah centre in Saudi Arabia.     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as his lectures are concerned, they are just about right if you subtract the criticism part. Prohibiting from a wrong action is just right and he does it. But sometimes he goes a bit above the safe levels. Allah is the judge though and its always better to be on the safe side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And yes, he has the skills of explaining things in a modern way.. +1 for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4572" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2015-12-11T11:09:41.183" LastActivityDate="2015-12-11T11:09:41.183" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11694" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-07T13:58:45.390" Score="3" ViewCount="328" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is because I read today the news about Malaysia banning of a comic book using the word &quot;Allah&quot; to describe its hero. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2014/03/malaysia-bans-comic-book-using-allah-20143752451298126.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al Jazeera&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For me I feel that using it in such context is defaming to Islam, as it diverges Allah meaning to just a synonym word for God. Some argues that Christians use it, and it is true, but they usually use it as &quot;Allah the Father&quot; to distinguish it from Islamic concept of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing is that Allah implies Islam most of the time, so when you one hears the word Allah, Islam what comes to mind first, and its different from when one is using God, as it refers to a deity or a supreme creature of any religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there a discussion between scholars on this matter or similar things happening somewhere else? And what is Islam position on this matter?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T05:02:32.907" Title="Islam position of the use of &quot;Allah&quot; word by non-Muslims as a synonym to God" Tags="|allah|terminology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11694" CreationDate="2014-03-08T15:18:14.513" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although it is by and large a civil issue, ALLAH &lt;strong&gt;does not&lt;/strong&gt; mean god. &lt;a href=&quot;http://translate.google.com/#en/ar/god&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ILAH&lt;/a&gt; is the word that is synonymous to god. The comic character in the context is Ultraman, who, if is worth deifying, deserves being called  &lt;em&gt;ILAH&lt;/em&gt;, not &lt;em&gt;ALLAH&lt;/em&gt;. Now you re-consider the situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;What about scholarly talk on this issue?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;-- I did not find any article on the issue of banning comics yet. But regarding Malaysia banning Christians from using the world Allah, there has been a open letter conversation between &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/sideviews/article/brahma-instead-of-allah-nehali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nehali&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/sideviews/article/view-the-allah-controversy-in-context-abdullah-ismail&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abdullah Ismail&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;what is Islam position on this matter?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Quran calls Allah in verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/114/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;114:3&lt;/a&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt;The God of mankind &lt;/blockquote&gt; So &lt;strong&gt;HE&lt;/strong&gt; can be called ALLAH by anyone, But a comic character, &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt;. Because &lt;blockquote&gt;Nor is there to Him any equivalent [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/112/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;112:4&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="602" LastEditDate="2014-04-01T05:02:32.907" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T05:02:32.907" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11706" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-08T16:54:48.633" Score="3" ViewCount="53" Body="&lt;p&gt;I maybe read this ayah many times but I didn't noticed it very well, until last night, me and my friend which he don't believe in anything.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;He told me&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;br&gt; Suppose I killed your wife or your sister, shall you kill&#xA;  me or you will kill my wife/sister?&lt;br&gt; &lt;em&gt;I Said:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;You must be killed.&lt;br&gt; &lt;em&gt;He said:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt; Ok, I am agree with you, but your&#xA;  religion doesn't say that, see Al-Baqarah &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/178&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[2:178]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; says &lt;strong&gt;{... free&#xA;  for the free, the slave for the slave, and the female for the&#xA;  female...}&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I stopped there because I couldn't say anything, I told him I don't give any excuses for my religion, but I will see what dose it means and why this ayah came down(Sabab nzul).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I searched through Google, but I couldn't find much details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my question is:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Suppose you were me, how would you answer him?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2967" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T22:40:15.623" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T22:40:15.623" Title="Tafsir 2:178 Sura al-Baqara, what dose '..female for the female..' means?" Tags="|tafseer|hudud|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-03-08T18:41:52.730" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11712" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-09T08:07:25.080" Score="6" ViewCount="3290" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of my friends say that following a movie star is not accepted in Islam.&#xA;Being a Muslim, is it haram or considered as a sin for idolizing one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4636" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T04:42:22.080" LastActivityDate="2019-07-08T11:39:32.200" Title="Can I idolize a movie star?" Tags="|halal-haram|shirk|behavior|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11714" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-09T13:04:22.577" Score="6" ViewCount="76474" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that the Prophet (PBUH) had his hair from earlobe to shoulder but then some people say men are not allowed long hair it should only be up to their earlobe because women have shoulder length hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know how long should a man and woman really have their hair?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastActivityDate="2017-08-14T07:00:08.360" Title="How long are men allowed to have their hair?" Tags="|sunnah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11716" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11714" CreationDate="2014-03-09T15:19:41.897" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Men can have their hair upto earlobe or shoulder. Not longer than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad's ummah are not allowed to grow their hair more than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4638" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-03-09T18:44:32.917" LastActivityDate="2014-03-09T18:44:32.917" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11714" CreationDate="2014-03-09T19:45:43.020" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;There is authentic evidence that the Prophet (peace be upon him) had long hair.(length of his hair was till his Earlobe)&lt;/code&gt;(according to: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/node/1126&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.islamtoday.net/node/1126&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long hair for men is allowed (actually short hair is better for men, although long hair is allowed too but they should take care of their hair).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Our actions are only by our intention. If someone keeps his hair long to emulate the Prophet (peace be upon him) and take care of it and care about hygiene of them, then it’s ok. On the other hand, if he keeps long hair to emulate the appearance of a certain religious sect or to resemble women, then he is committing a sin that makes him eligible for punishment&lt;/code&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/node/1126&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.islamtoday.net/node/1126&lt;/a&gt;) according to this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Allah curses men who immitate women and women who immitate men.” [Sunan Abî Dâwûd, Sunan Ibn Mâjah, and others]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Women can have long hair, too. Even it 's one of Beauty signs in different cultures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, someone may grow his/her hair long based on his/her interest. So, with lack of the above stated reasons; it is permissible for him/her to do so, but &lt;strong&gt;it should be in the cultural and usual limitation and they should care about its hygiene.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For answering I used this links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=83385&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamweb.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/node/1126&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;en.islamtoday.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-16T07:58:18.483" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T07:58:18.483" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5673" CreationDate="2014-03-09T21:12:59.257" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;em&gt;Imaam&lt;/em&gt; in Arabic means a guide.  Its relevance changes depending on the context of the word being used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we're discussing prayer, it would mean someone who leads the prayer.  If we're discussing governing, it would mean the leader of the state.  But the role is to be the guide and lead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Mohammed used &lt;em&gt;Imaam&lt;/em&gt; in these contexts.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-03-09T21:12:59.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11725" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9057" CreationDate="2014-03-09T21:34:53.343" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith in &lt;em&gt;Musnad Ahmed&lt;/em&gt; narrated from 'Ali:&#xA;While we were with Allah's Messenger praying, He suddenly left and we were in the position of qiyaam then came back with his head dripping with water, He then led us in the prayer and when we finished he faced us and said: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;I had remembered that I was in a state of uncleanliness and I did not wash myself when I went for the prayer, so whoever among you feels a strange feeling in his stomach or gets into the same situation as me then he should leave and do what he needs to do and wash up then return to the prayer.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides this situation, there's no other evidence where we can say otherwise.  The prayer has to be restarted if any other matter occurs.  Allaho Alim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-03-09T21:34:53.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10491" CreationDate="2014-03-09T22:00:02.423" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walaykumsalam. First, it is fard upon us to refer back to Allah and his Messenger in all things, especially when we differ. Allah said in Surah an-Nisa' 4:59 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is the best and best in result.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in Surah ash-Shura 42:10 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;And in whatsoever you differ (ikhtalaftum), the judgment thereof is with Allah&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Referring to Allah and the Messenger is the only way to end differing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, there's no valid differing (ikhtilaaf). Allah said in Surah an-Nisa' 4:82 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Then do they not reflect upon the Quran? If it had been from other than Allah, they would have found within it much contradiction (ikhtilaaf)&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Differing happens for two main reasons = &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) When people don't obey Allah.  If they had obeyed Allah, they would not differ, as differing is sign of Allah taking away His Guidance.  The proof for this is in Surah al-Baqara 2:213 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;But Allah guided those who believed to the truth about what they had differed (ikhtilaaf) in, by His permission. And Allah guides whom He wills to a straight path.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) People differ out of hatred and jealousy.  Allah said in Surah aali-Imran 3:19 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam. And those who were given the Scripture did not differ except after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. And whoever disbelieves in the verses of Allah, then indeed, Allah is swift in account.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the purposes of the Quran is to end differing, as Allah said Surah an-Nahl 16:64 = &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;And We have not revealed to you the Book, except for you to make clear to them that wherein they have differed and as guidance and mercy for a people who believe.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just because scholars differ, doesn't mean they're correct. Either one of them is right or they're all wrong. And only way to know who's correct, is to see what Allah has said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everything in Islam must be proven from Quran and Sahih sayings of the Prophet, since the Prophet was the last and final Messenger of Allah who received revelation, and no one else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's obligatory upon every Muslim to seek knowledge from the source = Quran and Sunnah and to follow Islam based on this knowledge. This is the only way to end differing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-22T09:03:45.230" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T09:03:45.230" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11519" CreationDate="2014-03-09T22:28:58.970" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;alaikumsalaam!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a difference between fate and destiny.  Fate is the preordained path of life which happens in-spite of ones speech and action.  Destiny is predetermined thing within a person's life that one takes an active course in shaping.  In Islam we call it Qada' wal Qadr and both are from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We cannot control fate.  Death is fate, how, when, where we die is unknown.  But if we commit suicide, this is destiny under our control.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, we can make du'a and ask Allah for us to be married to a specific person.  However, we also must take the steps and try to get married to whomever we like.  But the outcome is not in our control.  Anything can happen.  And whatever happens, we have to understand it was for our best interest, even if we dislike it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, make lots of du'a and do your best in pursuing, hoping for the best outcome.  Allaho Alim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-03-09T22:28:58.970" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9752" CreationDate="2014-03-09T22:33:15.660" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah and his Messenger did not command us to make grave arrangements.  So, it's not our responsibility to do it.  If it was, there would be an ayah or a Sahih hadith from the Prophet telling us.  But we don't have anything mentioning that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-03-09T22:33:15.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8685" CreationDate="2014-03-09T22:54:30.507" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can make as much du'a as you like in sujud in any language outside of prayer.  The only exception is that you can't say the Quran while in sujud.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said [nearest translation] =&#xA;إِنِّي نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ رَاكِعًا أَوْ سَاجِدًا فَأَمَّا الرُّكُوعُ فَعَظِّمُوا فِيهِ الرَّبَّ وَأَمَّا السُّجُودُ فَاجْتَهِدُوا فِي الدُّعَاءِ قَمِنٌ أَنْ يُسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ&#xA;&quot;I have been forbidden from reciting the Quran when bowing or prostrating. As for bowing, glorify the Lord therein, and as for prostration, strive hard in supplication for it is more deserving of a response.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-03-09T22:54:30.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7866" CreationDate="2014-03-09T23:08:48.027" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;em&gt;Shadh&lt;/em&gt; in Arabic means irregular, abnormal or unnatural.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you stated is correct.  Generally in hadith, &lt;em&gt;Shadh&lt;/em&gt; is describing a hadith of a trustworthy person that contradicts the narration of a person who's more reliable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what all scholars agree with.  Some have added that it contradicts a narrator who's more reliable and has a better reputation.  But this doesn't really make much of a difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we have a Sahih hadith, all narrators &lt;em&gt;thiqa&lt;/em&gt; and they reported a khabar that goes against other Sahih hadith, whose reporters are more reliable and they didn't mention it in a similar wording as the first.  The former would be considered &lt;em&gt;shadh&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-03-09T23:08:48.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11732" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7184" CreationDate="2014-03-09T23:19:00.760" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are three types =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hajj Mofrad is when one enters into the state of Ihram for Hajj only and no Umrah is performed before Hajj.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hajj Tamattu is when the pilgrim removes Ihram for Umrah on the 8th of Thul-Hijjah and re-enters into the state of Ihram again for Hajj.  Umrah is done before Hajj.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hajj Qiran is when a pilgrim enters into the state of Ihram for both Umrah and the Hajj.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-03-09T23:19:00.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7139" CreationDate="2014-03-09T23:33:44.400" Score="-3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;are any of the narrators in Sahih Bukhari known to have inadvertently transmitted a fabricated hadith otherwise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The simple answer would be no.  Because nothing has been brought into light about such an event occurring.  This is because the criteria al-Bukhari used, would not allow him to accept hadith from such a person in totality.  He would've rejected the narrator all together and not consider him as reliable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-03-09T23:33:44.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11734" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10322" CreationDate="2014-03-10T00:15:33.233" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The best explanation and practice of those Quranic ayaat was done by Rasulullah himself.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no authentic hadith, not a single one, from the Prophet Mohammed commanding women to cover their faces.  And there are several Sahih narrations telling us the women had their faces uncovered outside of their homes in front of non-mahram men while the Prophet Mohammed was present.  And he didn't rebuke them nor tell them to cover their faces.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is indisputable and sufficient proof that the face veil is not part of Hijab.  I've brought this up to at least 27 scholars and not one of them could disprove this historical fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When we refer things back to the teachings of Rasulullah, they're very easy to understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also keep in mind, that a woman isn't allowed to show her zeenah to her uncles.  The Quranic ayah 24:31 doesn't include paternal nor maternal uncles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-03-10T00:15:33.233" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11737" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11767" CreationDate="2014-03-10T02:39:32.397" Score="2" ViewCount="242" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard from the older folks in my community that, Allah's guidance for non-Muslims will be till the age of 40. Which means, Allah will show them all the signs for them to convert until they reach the age of 40, anything beyond that, Allah doesn't help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then again, this theory doesn't make sense, as there are people who convert way beyond 40.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I get any Hadith supporting or not supporting the theory?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4185" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:28:29.297" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:28:29.297" Title="Allah's guidance for non-Muslims up to the age of 40" Tags="|practical-islam|allah|non-muslim|conversion|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11738" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11744" CreationDate="2014-03-10T05:16:19.383" Score="3" ViewCount="760" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible in Islam to not listen to the parents when what they are asking us to do is against the sharia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4641" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:28:07.423" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:28:07.423" Title="Parents wish on marriage" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|parents|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11739" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-10T05:49:24.777" Score="8" ViewCount="8434" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it ok to sacrifice a larger animal (like a cow, ox, or buffalo) rather than a goat or a sheep for the purpose of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqiqah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;aqeeqah&lt;/a&gt;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If yes, then is it ok to divide the shares as two for the boy and the rest for others in the family, since a larger animal has shares of seven people in it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2018-03-25T19:13:34.510" LastActivityDate="2021-11-19T05:06:14.483" Title="Is it ok to sacrifice a larger animal for aqeeqah?" Tags="|fiqh|sacrifice|aqeeqah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11738" CreationDate="2014-03-10T09:21:03.147" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Quran that the relations that have the most right on a person after Allah and his messenger is his parents. Disobeying parents is considered a major sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some more references can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.parsquran.com/eng/subject/parents.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One place where the condition of disobeying the parents is mentioned is the following verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/31/15-16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;31:14-15&lt;/a&gt; And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents. His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the [final] destination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them&lt;/strong&gt; but accompany them in [this]&#xA;world with appropriate kindness and follow the way of those who turn&#xA;back to Me [in repentance]. Then to Me will be your return, and I will&#xA;inform you about what you used to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ONLY reason to disobey parents is they ask you to commit &amp;quot;shirk&amp;quot; (associating partners with Allah) as this is something that, if you confront Allah, with this sin, then there is no pardon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to disobey parents against in any other matter, then make sure that is a direct order of God and not your (or someone else's) interpretation of what God ordered. I don't want to stand in front of God on the day of resurrection and He telling me, ... that is not something I ordered, but I ordered you to obey your parents and you did not do that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would advise you to take a cautionary approach and unless it is not somethings so blatant as asking you to commit shirk, obey your parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-03-10T09:21:03.147" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11743" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-10T11:34:07.703" Score="3" ViewCount="144" Body="&lt;p&gt;The third Khalifa Othman ben Afan was called Ze-Alnourayn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the cause for this naming?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="90" LastEditDate="2014-03-12T17:50:22.563" LastActivityDate="2014-03-13T18:35:21.283" Title="Why Othman was called Ze-Alnourayn" Tags="|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11738" CreationDate="2014-03-10T13:31:10.217" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes sure you can just not listen to your parents regarding marriage but sure you have not to hurt their feelings with your refuse, so you have to be polite in your refuse giving reasonable reasons for why you don't want to be married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing you have to keep in your mind the Prophet Mohammad say: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;النكاح سنتي ومن رغب عن سنتي فليس مني&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Marriage is my Sunnah and who refuse my sunnah then he is not on my&#xA;  way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you can refuse if you have reasonable logical reasons without being refusing marriage at all&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-30T16:55:53.817" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T16:55:53.817" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11745" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-10T13:43:52.587" Score="1" ViewCount="9232" Body="&lt;p&gt;It came my mind and I want ask that it is possible to wish or have your own galaxy or even your own universe in Jannah? as it possible that Jannah is located one multiverse or parallel universe? As Allah have promised that anything will be given.. So I want to ask that is it possible? Thanks! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4645" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:27:47.720" LastActivityDate="2022-08-24T11:28:20.780" Title="Will it possible to have in Jannah your own galaxy or universe?" Tags="|practical-islam|islamic-philosophy|jannah|universe|" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2020-04-08T05:11:55.587" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11745" CreationDate="2014-03-10T15:09:50.607" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is true. The hadith that mentions is &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1883&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 20, Hadith 1883&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.... Allah will say: &amp;quot;....  &lt;em&gt;You will have whatever your soul desires and whatever your eyes could delight in&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; .....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah also says in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/67/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;67:1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Blessed is He in whose hand is dominion, and He is over all things competent&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it is entirely possible to have whatever you want in Jannah(Heaven).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-08-24T11:28:20.780" LastActivityDate="2022-08-24T11:28:20.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11745" CreationDate="2014-03-10T15:33:25.413" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are probably hundreds of thousands of things you should be more concerned about right now than just the possibility of getting your own galaxy for whatever reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First you should know Allah, learn the basics of Islam and bring your knowledge in to practice. If you embark on this journey, I don't think you'll have time for a question like you have now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, there are many things a person can have in Jannah. However, we only know of what has been revealed through the Qur’an and the authentic narrations (ahadeeth) - e.g.: rivers, fruits, trees, palaces, spouses, etc. It would be dangerous waters to go into the subject if there's no revealed knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a person is suffering from a severe ailment and is in pain, I don't think he'll worry about the neighbour's car blocking his gate or going to a restaurant for a dinner. Similarly if a person has just graduated from university he wouldn't wish to go back to the 10th grade to repeat. If a man has a beautiful and pious wife who loves him, I don't think he'll wish to be a kid again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point is that when you are in a certain stage, certain things won't happen to you. You won't think about certain things. For example, in Jannah, there's no death, wine is allowed and won't make you drunk, etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So whether or not this wish is a possibility or whether it will happen is not something you should worry about. Just try to live and die as a Muslim and that is good for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-30T09:56:05.147" LastActivityDate="2015-11-30T09:56:05.147" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11743" CreationDate="2014-03-10T15:41:49.610" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The term used is correctly pronounced as &lt;em&gt;zu-an-noorayn&lt;/em&gt; and this is in Arabic like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ذو النَورين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;zu&lt;/em&gt; means to possess or have.&#xA;&lt;em&gt;noor&lt;/em&gt; is light &#xA;&lt;em&gt;al-noorayn&lt;/em&gt; means &lt;em&gt;the two lights&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term literally means &lt;strong&gt;one who posses the two lights&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was a title of respect given to him by the prophet (sal).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was this given? It was because he was married to one of the daughters of the Prophet (sal). Then after she died, he was given the other in marriage as well. Thus he got this title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Radiyallaahu 'anhum!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: Here's more info (sorry, I should have done this earlier)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Family tree: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_tree_of_Uthman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_tree_of_Uthman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wife 1 - Ruqayyah: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruqayyah_bint_Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruqayyah_bint_Muhammad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wife 2 - Umm-Kulthoom: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Kulthum_binte_Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Kulthum_binte_Muhammad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastEditorUserId="3237" LastEditDate="2014-03-11T10:44:25.477" LastActivityDate="2014-03-11T10:44:25.477" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11751" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-11T01:34:59.530" Score="0" ViewCount="8458" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it haram to have a relation without having any haram interactions? If so then what a Muslim couple should do? It is difficult to marry as they are young but it is also difficult to stay away... and temporary marriage is also forbidden... I know that it is not allowed to touch,kiss,gaze or to meet alone... but if the just talk over the phone and share good things like hadith then what is the problem in doing so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4646" LastEditorUserId="4506" LastEditDate="2014-03-11T07:53:09.347" LastActivityDate="2015-05-07T21:23:33.800" Title="Relationship between man and woman without having any haram interactions before marraige" Tags="|fiqh|relationships|reference-request|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-05-27T06:15:46.590" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11753" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-11T03:15:42.913" Score="3" ViewCount="1681" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I don't know how to read Arabic language and just listen to the Holy Quran or recite the Holy Quran by following the audio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does these these to acts have equal rewards?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4647" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-03-11T04:28:30.510" LastActivityDate="2014-03-11T08:54:14.553" Title="Does reciting and listening to the Holy Quran have equal rewards?" Tags="|quran|practical-islam|reward|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-03-11T13:35:12.287" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11745" CreationDate="2014-03-11T05:18:59.497" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The width of garden of each believer in paradise is larger than all skies and earth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord and a garden as wide as the&#xA;  heavens and earth, prepared for the righteous &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#3:133&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#3:133&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not know the science has discovered the size of skies or not. But indeed this size is larger than our galaxy and universe. Because our universe is only the first sky. And there are seven skies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there is a verse saying in paradise there is anything a believer wishes. So simply a believer can wish a garden with such a size. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Circulated among them will be plates and vessels of gold. And therein&#xA;  is whatever the souls desire and [what] delights the eyes, and you&#xA;  will abide therein eternally. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#43:71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#43:71&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this verse does not mean all believers in paradise have such level of rewards. There are different levels and each level with special rewards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-03T07:00:21.670" LastActivityDate="2015-10-03T07:00:21.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11757" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-11T06:11:25.693" Score="0" ViewCount="109" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we have siblings who are NOT SO financially fit and need extra help in terms of money then in that case can one sibling being financially sound give his/her riba to the other sibling?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4651" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-24T04:38:00.893" LastActivityDate="2017-06-24T04:38:00.893" Title="Can one give riba to their poor sibling?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|money|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11758" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11751" CreationDate="2014-03-11T06:34:05.257" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning, Islam proposes us to not make a relationship before marriage. It says in the Qur'an, surah Al-Isra' 32: &lt;strong&gt;Walaa taqrabu zina&lt;/strong&gt; - Do not approach zina. This ayat is the key to a lot of relationship problems. Does creating a &lt;em&gt;special relationship&lt;/em&gt; between a boy and a girl is in the category? I'm not trying to be harsh but -  logically - I think it is. Especially because this relationship is the same kind with a 'more serious' - more dangerous relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zina is a crime - If you think the effects this can do, it's massive (It's sad a lot of people doesn't care). If it's not Allah who forbid this, no one can. Well, sexual activity is a need of everyone, and it's a double edged sword. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I'm a Muslim teen myself. I know the desire of having contact with my crush -- &lt;em&gt;cough&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;sorry&lt;/em&gt; -- However, I still keep a 'safe distance' between us. It's a little difficult, I admit. Well, I did all that simply because once you're in a relationship, it's extremely difficult to not cross the line. You'll met more often, and you'll want to be private. Even if you can keep yourself not to cross the line, what if your partner does?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well... I think that summarizes it. By the way, one thing you can do to hold it down is to fast... I don't do that very often but I try to do it sometimes :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This has been a very popular topic in the internet, so i think i might share some worth-to-read links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://caliph.wordpress.com/articles/boy-girl/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://caliph.wordpress.com/articles/boy-girl/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8185/relationships-according-to-quran&quot;&gt;Relationships according to Quran&lt;/a&gt; - It's from this site as well&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure we know what's right and what's wrong. It's in our senses. It might be possible for one to have a relationship without private contacts - although i think this is impossible. If you want to keep going, then go to marriage :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have another question, please comment!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2357" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2014-03-12T04:50:50.093" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11761" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12023" CreationDate="2014-03-11T08:36:18.187" Score="4" ViewCount="6777" Body="&lt;p&gt;I encountered few people wearing gems like ruby(Yaqoot), coral(Marjan), Turquoise(Feroza) and some other gemstones and asked about it &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why you wear it ?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Did prophet wore that ? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does that have effect on human life ? if yes how and why ? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;and got different answers &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Like &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Its mentioned in Quran&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Its Sunnah &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Those have Effect on human life (Do they ? )  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being a Muslim I want to know everything about it, what is the importance of those and how, why, I would appreciate if you use Quran and Hadith references.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4171" LastEditorUserId="4171" LastEditDate="2014-03-11T13:49:08.030" LastActivityDate="2015-07-29T10:44:44.303" Title="Gemstones in Islam?" Tags="|quran|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11753" CreationDate="2014-03-11T08:54:14.553" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah has sent this book so that people understand it. When they will do that, it will effect their actions and make their lives better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/38/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran says&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[This is] a blessed Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], that they might reflect upon its verses and that those of understanding would be reminded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reading or listening the Holy Quran without understanding defeats the very purpose of this book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-03-11T08:54:14.553" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11757" CreationDate="2014-03-11T10:50:32.980" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From an Islamic perspective, the involvement with Riba is in 4 ways:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To take riba&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To give riba&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To prepare an agreement or business contract that deals with riba&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To sign as a witness for a rib-based transaction.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you're involved in either of these, you get the same punishment and it is the same evil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, you should not give rib funds to anyone. There is no reward in this, but sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you really want to help someone and get the rewards from Allaah, give what is pure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you can't help financially, pray for the poor person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this is clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastActivityDate="2014-03-11T10:50:32.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11737" CreationDate="2014-03-11T15:47:26.857" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This theory isn't true.&#xA;Allah will guide all human in every age, even all creatures if he wills. According to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said, &quot;Our Lord is He who gave each thing its form and then guided&#xA;  [it].&quot;Surat Ţāhā,verse50&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Who created and proportioned,And Who destined and [then] guided&quot;Surat&#xA;  Al-'A`lá,verse 2-3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;... And Allah guides whom He wills to a straight path.&quot;Surat&#xA;  Al-Baqarah,verse213&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Verily, Allah sends astray whom He wills, and guides whom He&#xA;  wills.&quot;surat Faatir,verse8&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Then Allah misleads whom He wills and guides whom He wills.&quot;surat&#xA;  Ibrahim,verse4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;But He sends astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills.&quot;surat&#xA;  An-Nahl,verse93&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand There are many verses in the Qur`an which confirm the free will of the human being, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Indeed We have guided him to the way, be he grateful or&#xA;  ungrateful.&quot;Surat Al-'Insān,verse3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And say, &quot;The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills - let him&#xA;  believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve....&quot;Surat&#xA;  Al-Kahf,verse29&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;A group [of you] He guided, and a group deserved [to be in] error.&#xA;  Indeed, they had taken the devils as allies instead of Allah while&#xA;  they thought that they were guided.&quot;Surat Al-'A`rāf,verse30&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, This ability to choose is a measure of guidance from Allah (awj).human being is a free being and can choose to take the path of Divine guidance—thereby preparing in himself the grounds for further guidance—or he could choose to take the opposite direction, which leads to disbelief and oppression. So, if the human being decided to walk on to the path of disbelief and oppression, he would be naturally deprived of Divine guidance. But if he chose to traverse the path of truth, he would be blessed by that Divine guidance, without any limitation on age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-16T07:54:10.930" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T07:54:10.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11745" CreationDate="2014-03-11T16:51:31.340" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your (and mine, and everyone's) main concern, rather the ONLY concern, should be how to get in Jannah. What will we have there, IF we get there is of secondary importance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Jannah, every person will be rewarded on 3 levels:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One's all instincts/desires etc. will already be fulfilled. &lt;em&gt;We cannot fully imagine this completely.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Whatever one wants, will be given by Allah. &lt;em&gt;We cannot fully imagine this completely.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Actual reward in Jannah will be what no eye has seen, no ear heard and no one has even thought about. &lt;em&gt;Certainly, we cannot fully imagine this at all.&lt;/em&gt; (There is a hadith about it, I'll find the reference.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah give us the strength to strive for Jannah. Ameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastEditorUserId="2871" LastEditDate="2020-04-04T14:34:29.670" LastActivityDate="2020-04-04T14:34:29.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11712" CreationDate="2014-03-11T17:01:30.580" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Following&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a vague term. What exactly are you following? If you saw that movie star in a certain outfit and you like that outfit, you can wear it too as long as it fulfills Islamic rules of clothing and modesty. Etc. etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One must obey Prophet Muhammad (SAW). But when one starts to love Prophet Muhammad (SAW), one would not just obey his (SAW) orders, but will try to follow him (SAW) in every aspect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your belief gets to this high level (mentioned in 2nd para of my answer), then you cannot &lt;em&gt;idolize&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;follow&lt;/em&gt; any other human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastActivityDate="2014-03-11T17:01:30.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11745" CreationDate="2014-03-12T02:28:16.557" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To put things in context:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The galaxy that is inhabited by our solar system (that includes the Sun, our Earth, and myriad other planets) is some 100,000–120,000 light-years in diameter and contains 100–400 billion stars.  It may contain at least as many planets as well. (See &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_Way&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_Way&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can you imagine that? There are more stars like our Sun within our &quot;home&quot; galaxy than there are humans on the planet. AND, that is just &lt;em&gt;our&lt;/em&gt; galaxy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how many such &lt;em&gt;galaxies&lt;/em&gt; has Allah created?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are probably more than 170 billion galaxies in the observable universe. (See &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy&lt;/a&gt;) Mind you, that's only the &lt;em&gt;observable&lt;/em&gt; universe. What is beyond that may well be beyond our imagination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's almost 25 billion galaxies per person who is currently alive on Earth. And these galaxies may be &quot;dwarfs,&quot; (with &quot;only&quot; just ten million stars). There are also giants with &lt;em&gt;one hundred trillion&lt;/em&gt; stars, each orbiting their galaxy's own center of mass.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I guess that Allah has created greater resources than what we as humans can ever ask for. Indeed, if the first of us and the last of us, the humans of us and the jinns of us, gathered together in one place and asked Allah for everything that our heart desires, and if Allah were to grant it to us, it would decrease the same amount as a needle decreases when it is dipped into the sea. [See Imam Nawawi's 40 Hadith, Hadith Qudsi 23: http://sunnah.com/nawawi40]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this should make it clear to you that when Allah says that He has infinite resources to give you, He really means it: we can see a small sampling of those within our observable universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am also wont to think that Hell Fire may actually be very bright white stars. For instance,  it is reported that the Messenger of Allah (SAWS) said, &quot;The Fire of Hell was burned for 1000 years until it became red. It was then burned for 1000 years till it became white. It was then burned for 1000 years till it became black. It is now intense black in color.” (Tirmidhi, Muwatta)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These stages actually describe the heat levels of various stars. For instance, our star, the Sun, is a yellow star, and red and yellow starts are among the coolest ones. Blue stars are hotter than these stars, followed by white stars which are extremely hot. The next level is extreme black, which implies intense heat that is unimaginable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also hadeeth that describe how it will take several years drop to reach the bottom of Hell, which is not surprising, considering the size of these stars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then again, these are my assumptions where I try to correlate what we know empirically to what has been described in the Books of Hadith. And it is forbidden to do things like drawing the Fire of Hell or the Gardens of Paradise using our imagination since what the Qur'an and Hadith describe are far different from what we humans can ever imagine. At best, we can use the information presented here only as an indicator of Allah's Greatness and for us to get an idea of His vast creation and resources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;HTH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastActivityDate="2014-03-12T02:28:16.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11772" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-12T03:43:02.523" Score="6" ViewCount="390" Body="&lt;p&gt;AoA, I have read the posts on this page, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/600/is-using-pirated-software-allowed/991&quot;&gt;Is using pirated software allowed?&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, if you work for a company which uses pirated software, what do you do? I've seen many situations where the company gives you pirated software to get the job done &amp;amp; at times tells you to download it yourself. Now, I know the answer is to say no &amp;amp; walk away. We Should face the consequences of our decision to say no to piracy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, is there something i'm missing? Is there a way around this? In a third world country, it's a different set of rules. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The piracy at work is just the beginning. We watch movies at home which are pirated, listen to songs (pirated), etc. This seems like a big life style change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4661" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T23:37:20.063" Title="What should a Muslim do if the company he works for uses pirated software?" Tags="|practical-islam|work|software|piracy|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8317" CreationDate="2014-03-12T04:54:01.760" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mutation. The first created human being with his partner has no mutation therefore they can reproduce together with no consequences for recessive mutant gene to appear. &#xA;Before it's permissible to have incest but now it's not allowed after millions of mutation. &#xA;To answer your question why are we not created like Adam but by birth?Can you imagine if we don't have any parents? We won't survive with out our mothers love. Life revolves in the family system. Even Nabi Isa sws will be sent back to have a family so that he can be tested. Life is but a test...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4662" LastEditorUserId="4662" LastEditDate="2014-03-12T21:17:59.520" LastActivityDate="2014-03-12T21:17:59.520" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10590" CreationDate="2014-03-12T05:49:17.397" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is part of the shari'ah that the caller to prayer say, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;as-salaatu khairun min an-naum (prayer is better than sleep)&lt;/strong&gt; in the morning azhan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Mahzhurah asked the Prophet, upon whom be peace, to teach&#xA;  him the azhan, and he told him, &quot;If it is the morning azhan, say,&#xA;  as-salaatu khairun min an-naum, as-salaatu khariun min annaum. Allahu&#xA;  akbar, Allahu akbar. La illaha illal-lah.&quot; (Related by Ahmad and Abu&#xA;  Dawud.) It is to be said only in the morning azhan.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithcollection.com/fiqh-ussunnah/330-Fiqh-us%20Sunnah%20Section%2007.%20Azhan,%20Call%20To%20Prayer/20830-fiqh-us-sunnah-volume-001-purification-and-prayer-fiqh-1098.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fiqh-us-Sunnah Volume 001, Purification and Prayer, Fiqh 1.098&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith in Tirmidhi narrated by Bilal(R.A),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said to me: Don't pronounce&#xA;  these words, `Prayer is better than sleep ' in the call for prayer,&#xA;  but for the dawn prayer only. - &#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oocities.org/tirmidhihadith/page2.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Tirmidhi 646&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bilal(R.A) used to add these words for all prayers and then he used these words only in Fajr prayer after the Prophet(PBUH) forbids to say it on other prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastActivityDate="2014-03-12T05:49:17.397" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11772" CreationDate="2014-03-12T07:18:28.207" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's start with some examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say you write a book. It took you 6 months to write and publish. I need to use some content from it. But I don't buy the book. Instead, I photocopy a few pages and use them. Will you like this if you knew what I did?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another one. Say you write a nice program like DreamWeaver. I get a copy of it (pirated), only because it's cheaper for me. Will you like this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the bottom line is that it's not correct to pirate software. Whether it's illegal in your country or not is a different story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, piracy &lt;strong&gt;is&lt;/strong&gt; theft. And for this reason, I personally am against it. I'm also a developer. At one time I used to think that there was no choice. But if you look there's always a choice, insha Allaah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it can be hard to convince your employer. But you should try to show them that using alternatives you can still achieve the result and if they don't cooperate you have a choice of leaving them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also the practicality of doing such a thing. If it's a case where you cannot survive without the job (meaning you'll die without it), then the least thing you can do (IMO) is to show that you dislike piracy and hope for Allaah's forgiveness...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I base this conclusion on the hadeeth which states that when what you see is wrong you try to stop it by hand and it comes down to hating the bad/wrong thing from your heart. Also in a life or death situation, if you must decide on taking food that is not halaal, this is an exemption. But don't make this an excuse for sticking to piracy. And don't hold me responsible in the aakhirah for this answer. This is a last resort and I don't really recommend it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that Allaah has made the earth wide and spacious and he has given all of us the ability to choose from right and wrong. So it &lt;strong&gt;is&lt;/strong&gt; possible that you convince your employer or find another job as well, insha Allaah, and there is barakah in what you earn through halaal means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallaahu a'lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastActivityDate="2014-03-12T07:18:28.207" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11772" CreationDate="2014-03-12T08:21:29.370" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;WaS. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no doubt that using pirated software is not allowed according to Islam, as it is basically stealing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another rule in Islam is that you are answerable within your own &quot;circle of control&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnipath.com/library/Hadith/H0002P0097.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari: 6719&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Abdullah ibn Dinar related from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar that the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,&#xA;  &quot;&lt;strong&gt;All of you are shepherds and each of you is responsible for his&#xA;  flock&lt;/strong&gt;. An Imam is a shepherd and he is responsible for those in his&#xA;  care. A man is a shepherd in his family and is responsible for those&#xA;  in his care. The woman is a shepherd in her husband's house and&#xA;  children and is responsible for them. A man's slave is a shepherd over&#xA;  his master's property and is responsible for it. All of you are&#xA;  shepherds and each of you is responsible for his flock.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, there are two roles in which you can view this problem: personal and professional. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Personal&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For personal case, you are in total control of yourself, so you should stop using pirated softwares, songs, books etc as soon as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would suggest to take a gradual approach. Step out of your comfort zone, a little and when you are comfortable with it, take the next step. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah wanted to forbid people to stop drinking, but Quran first encouraged &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;to abstain from it&lt;/a&gt;. Then, when He knew that people can go to the next step, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;order for complete forbidden were given&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Practical advantage&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One advantage that I noticed that after I stopped using pirated software, I did not had a single case of virus infection. It saved me a lot of time which was previously spent on fixing my machine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Professional&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For professional case, I think that you should tell your bosses, politely, that it is unethical to use pirated softwares. You can propose some alternatives that are free. If they force you to use it and you risk losing your job, I would suggest, that start looking for other job where you don't have to use pirated software. Meanwhile you can keep your current job.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Personal Experience&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being a software developer, I am faced with this dilemma, every day. I stopped using pirated softwares when I realized that it is not correct. Here is how I went about doing that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I stopped using all the software for which I can find open-source alternatives. This included almost all the utility software like for Winzip to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.7-zip.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;7-zip&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Being a freelance developer, I stopped using all the pirated softwares which I was using to earn money, so that my earnings are halal.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then, I stopped using any pirated software, book etc&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-03-12T08:21:29.370" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11777" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11837" CreationDate="2014-03-12T11:06:26.460" Score="4" ViewCount="3692" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a doubt with getting money from non-muslims.&#xA;Me and my friends just started a group ( a charity group to help and feed poor people in our area).&#xA;Some of my non-muslim friends also have much interest to join and help in this group donating money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Is it permissible and lawful in islam to get money from non-muslims for using charity purpose?&#xA;Some of my friends doubted that it should not be used because of there are chances of interest and the money may be not in halal way, &#xA;and it is not allowed to use money that is not a part of zakath&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please help in this case, Should I start the charity group?&#xA;Im newbie here and thanks in advance for any suggestion and ideas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4665" LastEditorUserId="4665" LastEditDate="2014-03-16T06:50:06.213" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T16:12:15.807" Title="Accepting money from non-muslims for charity" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|money|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11778" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11233" CreationDate="2014-03-12T11:30:37.417" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This field is very critical because you are not allowed to spread the facts which you don't know well, on the other hand you are responsible to invite others and reflect the facts of our religion Islam as much as you can and know. Because now a days &quot;As we have seen, the mass media is spreading falsehood and legitimizing slanderous and scientifically inaccurate terms like “fundamentalism,” intégrisme, integrismo and “radical Islāmism. A believer is allowed to move to non-Muslim countries for purpose of inviting non-Muslims to Islam provided that he is sure or has confidence that the journey would not have a negative impact on his faith and the faith of those who are related to him. And it should be considered that it is haram to travel to non-Muslim countries in the East or the West if that journey causes loss of the faith of a Muslim, no matter whether the purpose of that journey is tourism, business, education, or residence of a temporary or permanent nature, etc.&#xA;The subject may be discussed from the viewpoints of both Quran and hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Quran&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the holy Quran book, not only the Prophet (S) was made responsible for spreading and propagating Islam, but also all the believers were held responsible for the propagation of its message and teachings. God says in the Qur’an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ هَٰذِهِ سَبِيلِي أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِ ۚ عَلَىٰ بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَا&#xA;  وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِي ۖ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ&#xA;  الْمُشْرِكِينَ “Say: `This is my way; I call to Allah with sure&#xA;  knowledge, I and those who follow me. To Allah be glory! And I am not&#xA;  one of the polytheists.” (12:108)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is emphasized in this verse that the followers of the Prophet (S) would continue his mission, irrespective of the fact that they belong to the age of the Prophet (S) or any later age. The committed Muslims in the course of performing this Divine mission had to suffer all kinds of hardships; they were tortured, imprisoned and even assassinated, but never gave up. Without such effort of Muslims, Islam would not have emerged victorious.”&#xA;In another verse we have:&#xA;…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who treasure up gold and silver, and do not spend them in&#xA;  the way of Allah; inform them of a painful chastisement.” The&#xA;  above-mentioned holy verse has clearly prohibited treasuring up wealth,&#xA;  and commands Muslims to utilize their properties actively in the way&#xA;  of Allah and in a profitable path for Allah’s servants&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We may conclude that for spreading the religion having the required knowledge is not the most important factor, because we may sometime be able to help the religion of Allah by our wealth. The well-known example for this case is khadijatol kobra. Seyed A.A Razwy writes in his &quot;Khadijatol Kobra, A Short Story of Her Life&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Khadija, the first wife of Muhammad Mustafa, the Messenger of Allah,&#xA;  (may Allah bless him and his Ahlul-Bayt), and the first Believer,&#xA;  evokes a most extraordinary personality. She played a stellar role in&#xA;  the history of nascent Islam. She was, with Abu Talib, one of the two&#xA;  greatest benefactors of Islam and the Muslims. At a time when Islam&#xA;  was under unremitting predation pressure; and was, for three years, in&#xA;  a state of unrelenting siege, she bailed it out, by her incredible&#xA;  sacrifices. Her constancy, her tenacity, her vision, and her&#xA;  indomitable faith in Allah, and in the mission of Muhammad Mustafa -&#xA;  His Last and the Greatest Messenger - were the sine qua non as the&#xA;  underpinnings of Islam during the first ten years of its existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Hadith&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spreading the religion is also advised in hadith. The believers are responsible to invite others to religion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said to Imam 'Ali, &quot;If Allah guides a person from among His servants through you, then that is better than everything between the east and the west on which the sun shines.&quot;1 When asked by a person for a counsel, he said, &quot;I advise you not to associate anything with Allah...and to call the people to Islam. You should know that [the reward] for you for each person who answers [your call] is [equal to] emancipating a slave from the children of [Prophet] Ya'qûb.&quot;2&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/shiite-islam-orthodoxy-or-heterodoxy-luis-alberto-vittor/author&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/shiite-islam-orthodoxy-or-heterodoxy-luis-alberto-vittor/author&lt;/a&gt;’s-preface&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1-Al-Hurr al-'Amili, Tafsilu Wasa'ili 'sh-Shi'a, vol. 16, p. 188.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2-Ibid&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-23T06:32:26.643" LastActivityDate="2015-06-23T06:32:26.643" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11779" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-12T11:58:17.183" Score="3" ViewCount="20195" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam mentions every intoxicant as haram. But I do not feel intoxicated by smoking shisha because the water in the base tends to absorb tobacco.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is smoking shisha/pipe haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4449" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-02T13:39:28.393" LastActivityDate="2022-11-17T21:37:58.257" Title="Is smoking shisha/pipe haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|smoking|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11780" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11779" CreationDate="2014-03-12T12:17:27.353" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Intoxicant eh? Do you get any good effects by Sheesha/Smoking? You don't!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Sheesha&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shisha has tobacco too, so its effects are the same! Anything that includes &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;nicotine&lt;/a&gt; has a lot of bad effects on our body and would prevent many organs from doing there own general function. For example: Nicotine has a minor effect on &lt;strong&gt;blood pressure&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;heart beat rate&lt;/strong&gt;, similar to caffeine and other weak stimulants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Intoxicant&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything that is toxic to the human body is counted as &lt;strong&gt;intoxicant&lt;/strong&gt;. Now you might have wondered why Pigs are not allowed to be eaten in Islam. That is because of a large number of parasites in its body. It is not because of its bad living environment. You can learn more here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig#Health_issues&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig#Health_issues&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, Islam stops us from using anything that is bad for our health. If you're a smoker, you would never say its a bad thing. Yet you will praise it for being an extraordinary helpful for tension patients. But, it has a large number of side effects and the number of good effects is none!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So everything that is bad, is haram in Islam! I would count this too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user17651" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-11-21T10:01:36.873" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11781" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11779" CreationDate="2014-03-12T15:10:15.843" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can't say just haram. There is no say or Aya from the Prophet about that, but you can say that smoking hurt your body and hurting ourselves is something ALLAH forbidden us from doing so. So it's better not to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T06:57:15.147" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T06:57:15.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11783" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-12T20:45:39.320" Score="20" ViewCount="23620" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everything was created by Allah but then where did Allah come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it haram to ask such a question?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastEditorUserId="12100" LastEditDate="2015-03-31T15:51:28.683" LastActivityDate="2023-03-08T11:17:16.330" Title="Where does Allah come from?" Tags="|allah|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="14" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11783" CreationDate="2014-03-12T21:04:45.910" Score="15" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وفي رواية في الصحيحين عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه : قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -: «يَأْتِي الشَّيْطَانُ أَحَدَكُمْ، فَيَقُولُ: مَنْ خَلَقَ كَذَا؟ حَتَّى يَقُولَ: مَنْ خَلَقَ رَبَّكَ؟ فَإِذَا بَلَغَهُ، فَلْيَسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ، وَلْيَنْتَهِ» &quot;.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Translation: It was narrated in the two Sahihs (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) from Abi-Horayrah that he said: The Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu'alyhi wsallam) said: &quot;A-Shaytan (Devil) may come to somebody of you, so he says: &quot;Who created that?&quot; until he says: &quot;Who created your God?&quot;so when they reach that (point of thinking), then they must ask Allah for refuge, and they must end up (that thinking)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We learn from this Hadith that we shouldn't wonder about that, because Allah is the Creator, nobody created Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4486" LastActivityDate="2014-03-12T21:04:45.910" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11785" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11783" CreationDate="2014-03-13T02:50:21.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to what عمروخضير has written,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God is ever-lasting [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/255&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:255&lt;/a&gt;] , No one is the originator of Allah [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/112/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;112:3&lt;/a&gt;].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Allah says in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;17:36&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastActivityDate="2014-03-13T02:50:21.670" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11777" CreationDate="2014-03-13T04:50:42.487" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you can accept it. Remember when prophet and followers reached madeena, there were non-muslims who helped them with money,food,shelter,etc. They never asked about halal or something.&lt;br&gt; In your case, you can't decide whether it is halal or not even from muslims. Leave it to God and continue your work. All the best for your group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2682" LastActivityDate="2014-03-13T04:50:42.487" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11783" CreationDate="2014-03-13T05:35:19.597" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the most developed arguments of Islamic philosophy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Premise 1: Allah is the most perfect and highest existence imaginable.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Premise 2: Therefore nothing better, superior or higher than Him in any respect can actually exist.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Conclusion: Therefore the existence of a higher being than Allah that created Him is an impossibility. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also implies that Allah is completely independent, needless and self-sovereign in every respect. This is alluded to in the second verse of Surat al-Ikhlas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah is samad (112:2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Samad&lt;/em&gt; means something that has no need and dependency while needed by and depended upon by everything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-03-13T06:03:30.683" LastActivityDate="2014-03-13T06:03:30.683" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11791" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11783" CreationDate="2014-03-13T07:06:30.817" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;You say that this is a question that comes up often.  Perhaps from others?  Or even from your own curious mind.  Well than, let's answer this with logic that the mind can understand rather than quotes that your mind isn't accepting because it isn't piecing them together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God created everything, including human beings.  Because you were in fact created at one specific second, at a specific minute, of a specific day, than you know absolutely nothing that came before that second you were created.  So, your mind has a conception of the world around you: &quot;Everything has a beginning, like I have a beginning.&quot;   And, that is a state of mind that every creature in this world has.  Because they were created they have difficulty imagining a creature that doesn't have a &quot;beginning&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, we define our world by time, start, and finish, beginning, and end.  But, understand that God, because he is the creator of everything, also created &lt;strong&gt;time&lt;/strong&gt;.  The very nature we have to begin, or to end, only exists because God &lt;strong&gt;created&lt;/strong&gt; the concept.  Before God created it, the concept of &quot;beginning&quot; never existed.  The idea of a &quot;beginning to everything&quot; is something that only exists in your mind because you were created with a beginning!  But, that doesn't mean that that is the truth of God, because before he created time beginnings and endings did not exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So then, you probably would, after taking that idea in, wonder to yourself &quot;Than how does he exist if not within time?&quot;.  Simply, he would have to exist in a place, and in a way, where time is not a factor.  Someplace out of our &quot;universe&quot; in a way.  Because, our universe HAS a beginning, he created it, therefor he cannot be living in it because he would have to be living in his own way before he created this universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another possible question you might ask yourself is &quot;Than, what is the 'present' time to God.&quot;  And, to that I say, remember: he does not experience time like you do.  Time is something he &lt;strong&gt;created&lt;/strong&gt; for you.  You experience past, present, future.  He does not.  He is outside of time as you know it because he &lt;strong&gt;created&lt;/strong&gt; time.  Now, realize, that doesn't mean that he can't see YOUR present.  He can see what's happening everywhere, all the time, so he can happily look down upon you in your time-based life and see what you're doing in the present with a smile.  But, just because he can look upon your present does not mean that he is limited to time the way that you know it, and feel it.  He is something different from you, in a place different than where you live, and simply does not abide by the same rules that he has birthed you into.  The rules for time, beginnings, and ends, is your gift.  A special universe that he created for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4669" LastEditorDisplayName="user126" LastEditDate="2014-03-13T18:14:42.787" LastActivityDate="2014-03-13T18:14:42.787" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11793" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11783" CreationDate="2014-03-13T08:11:16.443" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bismillah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As this hadith below mentioned, asking this is considered Haram in Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وفي رواية في الصحيحين عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه : قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -: «يَأْتِي الشَّيْطَانُ أَحَدَكُمْ، فَيَقُولُ: مَنْ خَلَقَ كَذَا؟ حَتَّى يَقُولَ: مَنْ خَلَقَ رَبَّكَ؟ فَإِذَا بَلَغَهُ، فَلْيَسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ، وَلْيَنْتَهِ» &quot;.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated in the two Sahihs (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) from Abi-Horayrah that he said: The Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu'alyhi wsallam) said: &quot;A-Shaytan (Devil) may come to somebody of you, so he says: &quot;Who created that?&quot; until he says: &quot;Who created your God?&quot;so when they reach that (point of thinking), then they must ask Allah for refuge, and they must end up (that thinking)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here's a scientifical point of view:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is the one who created this world. He created the space, time, and other dimensions. He is the one who created the rules of existence. Therefore, he is not in our kind of dimensions. It would be impossible to imagine the realm Allah is. He was not created, he is the Creator. The law of causality do not apply to Him, since he was the one who created it himself. He did not have a cause, He is the one who causes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question is one of the &lt;code&gt;Waswaas&lt;/code&gt; - insinuating thoughts, and it came from no one's mind but Shaytan himself. When this question appears in mind, say this dua:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Amantu billahi wa rasulihi - I believe in Allah and His messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of course, istighfar. I hope this humble answer helps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wallahu a'lam&lt;/strong&gt; - And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2357" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T17:50:14.403" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T17:50:14.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11783" CreationDate="2014-03-13T11:49:32.613" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You first say: every thing was created by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would include the phenomena of both time and causation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The initial creative act of Allah is the very first cause, as far as our reality is concerned (at least for the faithful, others posit a gigantic energy explosion that came out of nowhere).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To ask for a cause 'beyond' or 'behind' causation itself means one crosses the boundary of 'ordinary causation' into a trans-metaphysical realm. It is hard to discern whether logic and language are still applicable here, or whether the very language act of 'asking a question' already positions the agent within causation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This makes this fine question exceedingly hard to answer. However, certain mystics have been granted a glimpse of what lies beyond.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their often poetic words are attempts to clothe this 'beyond' in language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4682" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-28T16:49:03.150" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T16:49:03.150" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11797" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11777" CreationDate="2014-03-13T12:37:03.617" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Isn't it about the &lt;strong&gt;intention&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;YOU&lt;/em&gt; are doing something like that? &lt;strong&gt;If you have doubts about haram money, than you should not do that&lt;/strong&gt;, obviously, but if you have no doubts, than there is no problem, because your and their intentions are good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4683" LastActivityDate="2014-03-13T12:37:03.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11800" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11275" CreationDate="2014-03-13T18:38:19.050" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                     In the name of God&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not giving commission. The term &lt;strong&gt;&quot;bribery&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; better defines this action. In such contracts, the only thing which must be noted is to consider whether the company deserves to be given the contract or not. So, it is not permissible for the employees to get such money for the job they have been hired to do and for which they receive a salary. Nor is it permissible for the customers to entice the employees by tipping them to finish their business because this practice is bound to spread corruption.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at-Tabataba'i writes in his Islamic Teachings in Brief:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h2&gt;bribery&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Receiving money or a gift in return for a judgment or for the accomplishment of a task which is the duty of the receiver is called&#xA;  bribery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bribery is a mortal sin in Islam. The person who commits this sin is&#xA;  deprived of many social privileges of religion (justice) and deserves&#xA;  Allah's punishment. This matter has been specified in the Holy Book&#xA;  and the ahadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Holy Prophet (S) has cursed tile givers, receivers, and the&#xA;  mediators of bribe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The sixth infallible Imam (as) also states: &quot;Receiving bribe for&#xA;  administering justice equals blasphemy to Allah&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surely, all these reproachments apply to the bribe taken for the&#xA;  judgment of truth or for administering justice. The sin of the bribe&#xA;  taken for the judgment contrary to truth and for unjust deeds is far&#xA;  greater and its retribution is much severer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bribery is allowed only in the case that you want to get to your right (in a way that other's right is not ignored).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T06:16:40.117" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T06:16:40.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11801" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11783" CreationDate="2014-03-13T20:33:03.397" Score="2" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bismillah - &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In answer to the original first query, &quot;Allah created everything; where did Allah come from?&quot;, the short answer is that the question presupposes Allah is a part of creation, when Allah most definitely is not (when we go by the Qur’an).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For evidence of this latter point, look at Surat al-Ikhlas, the last line. This says God is incomparable with everything else in the universe. Now the entire universe is his creation; therefore God is not &lt;em&gt;his creation&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To show God is not &lt;em&gt;someone else's creation&lt;/em&gt; requires a different argument. We can also appeal here to al-Ikhlas. In the third line it says God begets none, nor was begotten; in other words, Allah is nobody's child, nor does he have children, unlike created beings. In the second line we are told God is eternal. So if God exists eternally, and is not a product of anyone else, and is one, we have there is just one God and this God is not someone else's creation (i.e. no other agent generates God but God). To show &lt;em&gt;nothing&lt;/em&gt; else generates God but God, we note that God is the origin of all things distinct from God; so that there is nothing distinct from God except what God wills into creation; and we already have that God is not created by any other agent; so God is the sole cause of his existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in short, Allah is distinct from creation, and so is uncreated. He doesn't come from anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4689" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-05T07:16:35.840" LastActivityDate="2016-03-05T07:16:35.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11783" CreationDate="2014-03-13T20:35:25.787" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not know if it is haram or not. But I do know that the question is a logical fallacy. There are other variations of it but the core problem are that the question itself make an assumption that can not be proven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To ask if Allah have came from somewhere would be a different question. That would be an open question to which the reply can be &quot;no Allah do not have an origin&quot;. But &quot;Where do Allah come from?&quot; are not an open question. It implies that &quot;Allah do not have an origin&quot; are not an valid reply. This kind of question are also called an leading question, because it leads you into thinking that Allah must have an origin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me take another example. &quot;Why did you steal my Apple?&quot;. Do this person ask you if you stole the apple in question? No this person are telling you that you stole the apple and demands to know why. Its therefore a leading question. When you reply to this question you must reply to it as if you are accused of being a thief. On the other end we have the question &quot;Did you steal my Apple?&quot;. This are a very different question that do not imply that you are a thief, it only implies that you MAY be a thief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore I will argue as if the discussed question are a statement that Allah must have a origin, because it is such a statement. And I will prove it wrong by showing that things can exist without a origin or a creator, which by logic makes the question invalid. If anything can exist without an origin, so can Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem here are causality. The law of causality states that everything have a cause and its the base for a line of reasoning that's called determinism. In this line of reasoning it is assumed that the universe follow this strict rule that everything must have a cause, and follow strict rules. You can observe determinism to a level when you for example play billiard and see the balls bounce in a very predictable pattern. If you measure the direction and speed of the balls you can build a computer simulation that are very accurate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the error in the question &quot;Who created Allah?&quot; is that it assumes determinism are universal and can never be broken. The question itself implies that everything, including Allah, must have a creator. This implication however are false, and can be proven false by logic. It can even be proven false by experimentation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The logical prof are that if everything need to have a cause this creates an eternal chain of cause and reaction. If Allah must have a creator then that creator must have a creator and so on. But something that are infinite cannot have a creator so this whole chain of event cannot exist in a strictly causal model. If causality where universal nothing can exist because something would have to start everything up, and therefore a casual reality would contain nothing. If nothing can exist without a cause nothing can exist. But something do exist therefore causality cannot be universal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reasoning above do not even prove that Allah do exist, but it proves that Allah can exist and that the question we are discussing do not in any way disprove the existence of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there are experimental evidence. There are a number of experiments where causality are broken. For example particles can just pop out of existence and turn up elsewhere, apparently without causality. More intriguing particles can pup into existence out of nothing, also providing evidence against a strictly deterministic/casual universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now of course nothing of this proves that Allah exist. However it proves that Allah can exist. Therefor it invalidates &quot;Where do Allah come from?&quot; as a cause to doubt Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The real problem here are that in everyday physics determinism are very important. If we engage in sports, engineering or drive a car we should follow the deterministic model. But if we apply this model to Allah/God/The Universe or if we apply it to our own mind then we are in error. In our own mind we do know that the quantum physical interaction of particles play an important role, and that interaction are not fully deterministic. This can be observed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can not observe currently observe the creation of the universe or Allah, but to assume that these must be fully deterministic wold not make any sense at all. This because we already know about things that can be proven to break determinism, such as our own brains which we can observe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there are plenty of other evidence against determinism, such as most research related to quantum physics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4690" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T07:14:54.853" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T07:14:54.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11805" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11808" CreationDate="2014-03-13T22:58:58.820" Score="7" ViewCount="394" Body="&lt;p&gt;In one of the answers to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/11783/where-does-allah-come-from&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, the following is said with regards to the creation of &quot;our&quot; universe:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... He created it, therefore he cannot be living in it because he would&#xA;  have to be living in his own way before he created this universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That makes me wonder: According to the Quran, is there anything that suggests that our universe is the only one? Of course, this is not taken from the Quran, but is one man's interpretation (or so it seems). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran says (I can't read Arabic, so this is taken from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/5868/did-the-quran-ever-mention-universe&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, forgive me if it's incorrect):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[All] praise is [due] to Allah, who created the heavens and the earth&#xA;  and made the darkness and light&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this translation is correct, it explicitly says Allah created the &lt;strong&gt;heavens&lt;/strong&gt;, in plural. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Quran, is there anything that suggests that there cannot be several universes? Is it possible that intelligent life exists other places than on earth?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4694" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T19:12:13.223" Title="Can there be several universes?" Tags="|creation|universe|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9906" CreationDate="2014-03-14T02:26:35.317" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bismillah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some says it's forbidden to show images of &lt;em&gt;living&lt;/em&gt; creatures. The argument is this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him), who said, “I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: ‘Whoever makes an image in this world will be told to breathe the soul into it on the Day of Resurrection, and he will never be able to do that.’” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari and Muslim). He [Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him)] also narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Every image-maker will be in the Fire, and every image that he made will be made to appear to him and will torment him in Hell.” Ibn ‘Abbaas said: “If you must do that, then make trees and things that have no soul.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari and Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also some that says it's permitted, depending on the intentions. The argument is the hadits below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated A’ishah: When the Apostle of Allah (Peace and blessings be upon him) arrived after the expedition to Tabuk or Khaybar (the narrator is doubtful), the draught raised an end of a curtain which was hung in front of her store-room, revealing some dolls which belonged to her. He asked: What is this? She replied: My dolls. Among them he saw a horse with wings made of rags, and asked: What is this I see among them? She replied: A horse. He asked: What is this that it has on it? She replied: Two wings. He asked: A horse with two wings? She replied: Have you not heard that Solomon had horses with wings? She said: Thereupon the Apostle of Allah (Peace and blessings be upon him) laughed so heartily that I could see his molar teeth. [Abu Dawud]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rasulullah SAW(PBUH) permitted Aisha to play with the dolls. He even laughed - which could be interpreted a symbol of agreement. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The different views on this matter is not yet settled. However, what categorized as 'living' is objects that live, and able to think - Which includes humans and animals. The paintings of trees, landscapes and abstract paintings are not in this category. So regardless whether painting living things are allowed or not, a &lt;strong&gt;skull&lt;/strong&gt; is not in this category. Therefore, it's not Haram. However, the most important part of an act is the intentions. If one intent to worship the skull, then it goes straight to the Haram, forbidden category. Else, if it's just for decoration or maybe you have a t-shirt with that drawing, Insha Allah it's Halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think what makes your father uneasy is the fact that a skull is very closely related to 'dark' acts. It's scary, it's used in pagan rituals and the list goes on. For this matter, it's up to you, since it depends on your intentions, why do you like that shape. Well, personally i would advise you to just show some respects to your father - he isn't wrong to be uneasy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is some external sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFd-SUP3Two&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFd-SUP3Two&lt;/a&gt; - Dr Zakir Naik.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.justaskislam.com/184/pictures-halal-or-haram/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.justaskislam.com/184/pictures-halal-or-haram/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wallahu a'lam&lt;/strong&gt;. And Allah knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2357" LastEditorUserId="2357" LastEditDate="2014-03-19T13:08:57.220" LastActivityDate="2014-03-19T13:08:57.220" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11805" CreationDate="2014-03-14T05:02:08.150" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your key question is: Are there several universes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your secondary questions (indicated through your clarification) are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where is Allaah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the &lt;strong&gt;heavens&lt;/strong&gt; that Allaah has mentioned in the Qur'aan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it safe to say we can never fully understand Allaah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the capabilities of Allaah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is knowledge only what is in the Qur'aan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there intelligent beings (life) apart from us?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you have put in a lot of questions without explicitly mentioning them and let me try to help you understand them, insha Allaah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are there several universes?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, it depends on what you understand by the term &lt;em&gt;universe&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Definition:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Universe is everything that exists, including stars, planets, earth,&#xA;  space and so on. (from Oxford dictionary).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I think what you mean to ask is &lt;em&gt;&quot;are there any other planets like earth in which people live?&quot;&lt;/em&gt;. Whether one can or can't live in them is a different matter. But do they exist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer: Yes, there are many earths.&lt;/strong&gt; Allaah has mentioned in the Qur'aan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللَّـهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ وَمِنَ الْأَرْ‌ضِ&#xA;  مِثْلَهُنَّ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(From: Surah At-Talaaq)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meaning:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is Allaah who has created seven heavens and of the earth, the like&#xA;  of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So He has created 7 earths like He has created 7 heavens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a lot of information from the Qur'aan and the hadeeth that explain that for example, the distance between each sky (heaven) and each earth is 500 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source of the above (online): &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answering-islam.org/Quran/Science/seven_earths.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.answering-islam.org/Quran/Science/seven_earths.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where is Allaah?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clearly, without any doubt, Allaah is above everything.&lt;/strong&gt; This is our belief as Muslims. We don't believe that Allaah lives in the earth like us, for we are His creation and He is the Creator. The Creator does not mix in the creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الرَّ‌حْمَـٰنُ عَلَى الْعَرْ‌شِ اسْتَوَىٰ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(From: Surah Taaha)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meaning:&lt;/strong&gt; The most merciful (who is) established above the throne&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is only one example but if you take the time, you'll find many, insha Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What are the &lt;em&gt;heavens&lt;/em&gt; that Allaah has mentioned in the Qur'aan?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We often see translations to use the word &lt;strong&gt;heaven&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;heavens&lt;/strong&gt;. I believe it must be clear from the previous (first answer) that the term is used to refer to &lt;strong&gt;skies&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Arabic, Sky is سماء (samaa) and Skies is سماوات (samaawaat).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it safe to say we can never fully understand Allaah?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, do not say that. We know of Allaah what He has revealed to us through the Qur'aan and what has been taught to us by the noble prophet Muhammad (sal). We do not attribute to Him other than this. We do not reject any of what has been told in there. What is unknown to us remain unknown but HE is the knower of everything, including what is hidden in our hearts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What are the capabilities of Allaah?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We learn from the Qur'aan, what Allaah has said about himself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وهو على كل شيء قدير&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meaning:&lt;/strong&gt; He has power over everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What HE &lt;strong&gt;will&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;is capable&lt;/strong&gt; of doing, He has mentioned to us through the Qur'aan and the hadeeth. Other than that, we do not know. You and I, we don't even know what we will be able to do in another 10 years, if we live that long. So if it's not in the sources mentioned, don't bother tiring yourself trying to think of what Allaah can do. Islam is revelation and not logical reasoning. So we take what's in the revelation, for our little minds cannot comprehend the greatness of our Creator's capabilities, except what has been told to us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is knowledge only what is in the Qur'aan?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No. Knowledge of Islam is revealed in the Qur'aan. Then our loving teacher, the messenger Muhammad (Sal) taught and explained it to us. Actually to his companions. And they were the best of students to practise it. Allaah has mentioned this in the Qur'aan referring to them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;رضي الله عنهم ورضوا عنه&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Meaning:&lt;/strong&gt; Allaah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So these narrations are preseved as Hadeeth. The saheeh of Bukhaari and Muslim are some examples. So the Qur'aan and the authentic ahaadeeth are &lt;strong&gt;both&lt;/strong&gt; our sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are there intelligent beings (life) apart from us?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you go through the Tafseer of ibn Katheer, you should find that the earth was inhabited before us by the Jinns (Jaan) - i.e., demons. So when the Allaah mentioned to the Angels that He was going to create mankind, the angels asked Him if He was going to do something that would cause bloodshed. You find this in the opening verses of Surah Al-Baqarah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we learn that Allaah has mentioned the Angels, Jinn, Makind, then animals and insects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally I don't know of any reference to aliens, if that's what you're talking about. And personally I don't believe all those stories about aliens from Mars or anywhere else as promoted by modern scientists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The earth is big enough and we haven't yet learnt about it or discovered it. Aliens? No, not in my records and Allaah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastEditorUserId="3237" LastEditDate="2014-03-14T05:12:02.493" LastActivityDate="2014-03-14T05:12:02.493" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11809" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11805" CreationDate="2014-03-14T08:50:32.240" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah created the heavens, &lt;em&gt;heavens&lt;/em&gt; is in plural. In surah Fussilat verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/41/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;41:12&lt;/a&gt; , it is written: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired in each heaven its command. And We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps and as protection. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;adorned the nearest heaven with lamps&lt;/em&gt;, what does that mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment of stars &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/37/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;37:6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is clear that each heaven has different roles, and the role of &lt;em&gt;nearest&lt;/em&gt; heaven is to hold the stars. So if you mean the universe extends to where the most distant star is, it is safe to assume &lt;strong&gt;there is one universe&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(only Allah has the true knowledge)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;your second part is a different question.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="602" LastEditDate="2014-04-01T05:00:18.977" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T05:00:18.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11811" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-14T10:38:36.167" Score="2" ViewCount="580" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose you just have been converted at an old age, let s say between 50 -60 years old and you are single. Should you get married and get children? If so, then your children will consider you as their granddad when they are growing up. It is going to be difficult for them to accept that you are their dad and they also will encounter a lot of questions at school or from people asking who their father is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand when you don t get married and don t have relatives who are also Muslims, then there s nobody with whom you can celebrate  for example Id al Fitr. You will also have  a hard time, watching people preparing for the feast whereas you have nobody to enjoy having Ramadan resp. Id al Fitr. What does the Qur'an tells us about being single? Is there also sth like getting married to the religion, meaning you spend your entire life for studying the Qur'an/ Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4492" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-07-14T13:48:20.697" LastActivityDate="2017-06-09T15:55:05.620" Title="Marriage after conversion" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-03-27T21:29:42.307" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11811" CreationDate="2014-03-14T10:57:17.970" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sorry to say, but all of your conclusions are wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is not just a religion who teaches to love your family only. It teaches you to spread love to other of your kind; Humans, as well as other creatures on earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me answer to your question in parts; sounds like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integration_by_parts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Integration by Parts&lt;/a&gt; hehe..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Conversion:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One only converts to Islam, when Allah blesses him and takes him out of the group of people of ignorance. When a person converts to Islam, he is never the same he used to be. Islam teaches him to spread love and message of Allah till his last breath. Islam teaches its followers to always be humble and polite to others and to help them in any case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Marriage:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has told humans to marry a man to a woman, for continuity of their race. Not only men but animals do so. The only difference between humans and animal is that humans take an oath to always be faithful to their lady and to be with her in days of thick and thin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam marriage's main part is Nika'h. In which both; man and woman, take oath to always stay with each other and to be loyal to each other! Man takes oath to give his all attention and time to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marriage at any time has no offense. You can marry at 18 or you can marry at 50, its onto you. There is no other revelation that would stop you from doing so. Its just your own matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as children are related, no child calls his father as his grandfather! That is a lie. They might call their dad to be overaged father but they won't confuse him with their grandfather. And you know it. So this part has no confusion at all. It is okay to marry at the age of 50-60; if you can!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;If one doesn't marry&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one doesn't marry, its their own matter and their own life. We should just try to advise them to marry. But if they don't want to do so, its their own will!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Eid-ul-Fitr&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also known as Eid of Happiness. You don't need a family to celebrate this. It is an holy event and you need to be and have to be celebrating this with other humans specially Muslims, but you should count others in the happiness and joy of the celebration. Such as, Christians, Hindus, Sikhs etc! You must count them in your event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They should be their, otherwise it would be just a simple and ordinary event for your own family to cook sweetdishes and serve them to yourself and your child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You need to spread the word!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Getting married to Religion&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah only allows us to marry &lt;strong&gt;people&lt;/strong&gt; of our own &lt;strong&gt;species&lt;/strong&gt;. You cannot marry other animals either. You marry a girl; if you're a boy and vice versa. You cannot marry to Religion, because Religion has nothing to do with your life. You need religion, religion doesn't need you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people here in &lt;strong&gt;Pakistan&lt;/strong&gt; marry their daughter with &lt;strong&gt;Quran&lt;/strong&gt;. That is just to prevent that girl from asking for her rights in Wirasat; the wealth left over. That is just bullshit, Islam prevents one to marry himself/herself to any religion; Islam, Hinduism etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to keep learning and enjoying religion, you can do so. Holy Prophet (PBUH) did so, yet he was married. He is the Greatest person in the History of Mankind, we should always follow his lifestyle. He was married, to female and not to the religion he was sent for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All other information is just man-made! They are fake, and will make you falsified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-10T12:26:25.613" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11813" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-14T11:51:29.370" Score="8" ViewCount="2979" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes in my heart I say things I don't want to say.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Allah going to hold me accountable for these?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What can we do about bad/illicit thoughts striking our heart?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4673" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-30T10:34:50.457" LastActivityDate="2020-04-26T01:10:30.313" Title="What do we do about evil thoughts striking our heart? Will we be held accountable for them?" Tags="|sin|self-purification|ethics|evil-thoughts|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11814" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11819" CreationDate="2014-03-14T12:24:27.050" Score="6" ViewCount="7214" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am having this doubt which is bothering me a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What will happen after the Judgment Day?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know people will be given heaven or hell based on their action on earth. But what happens next?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4698" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-24T18:39:43.127" LastActivityDate="2020-05-03T07:02:04.690" Title="What will happen after the Judgement Day?" Tags="|non-muslim|belief|day-of-judgement|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11815" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-14T13:08:14.877" Score="4" ViewCount="7438" Body="&lt;p&gt;What happens to people who have never heard of Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is a man sent to hell because he is not a believer of Islam? Imagine this man is a good man on Earth and did some good things. Imagine this man is from Australia and he chose his religion based on his parents or environment he lives on or he didn't even heard of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4698" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-09T01:05:15.733" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T07:30:05.050" Title="What happens to people who have never heard of Islam?" Tags="|non-muslim|jahannam|akhirah|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11813" CreationDate="2014-03-14T13:37:46.473" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;ALLAH will never ask you about something you never do. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن أبي عبد الله الصادق(ع): &quot;إنّ المؤمن ليهمّ بالحسنة ولا يعمل بها&#xA;  فتكتب له حسنة، وإنْ هو عملها كتبت له عشر حسنات، وإن المؤمن ليهمّ&#xA;  بالسيئة أن يعملها فلا يعملها فلا تكتب عليه&quot; (الكافي ج2 ص429)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Abdullah al-Sadiq (AS): &quot;The believer does not matter with good&#xA;  works is recorded him well, and that is the work wrote him ten good&#xA;  deeds, although the insurer to matter as bad that he does not he does&#xA;  not write it&quot; (AlKafi part2 page429)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ALLAH will ask you for your acts, also will ask you for speaks if those words hurt others or yourself like backbiting, fading, bad words...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="602" LastEditDate="2014-03-15T07:51:21.603" LastActivityDate="2014-03-15T07:51:21.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11814" CreationDate="2014-03-14T16:29:45.787" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah the merciful the compassionate&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the noble Qur'an everyone will encounter death:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Wherever you are, death will overtake you, though you are in lofty&#xA;towers.” &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/4:78&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(4:78)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After death, souls will enter &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barzakh&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;barzakh&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/islamic-thought-book-one-muhammad-saidi-mihr-amir-divani/section-three-philosophical-approaches&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[ref]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and those who enter heaven after barzakh will stay there forever. Almighty Allah says in his noble Qur'an as such:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Those who are in awe of the Beneficent God in secret and come with a&#xA;penitent heart: Enter it in peace, that is the day of abiding”&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/50:33&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(50:33,34)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shomali.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1&amp;amp;Itemid=5&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mohammad Ali Shomali&lt;/a&gt; in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/self-knowledge-mohammad-ali-shomali/endless-future&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Self-knowledge&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those people who enter hell are of two kinds. Disbelievers who are&#xA;against the truth will stay there forever. But those believers who&#xA;will enter hell for their bad deeds will finally enter heaven after&#xA;they will have been cleansed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And (as to) those who disbelieve, their&#xA;guardians are Shaytans who take them out of the light into the&#xA;darkness; they are the inmates of the fire, in it they shall abide.”&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/2:257&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(2:257)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Rank of believers in heaven&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Believers who enter heaven are not of the same ranks in heaven and based on their action in the world, they are in certain situation in heaven. For example we read in hadith (tradition) from the holy Prophet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَن جَاءَهُ المَوتُ وهُوَ يَطْلُبُ العِلمَ لِيُحيِيَ بهِ الإسْلامَ&#xA;كانَ بَينَهُ وَبَيْنَ الأنْبِياءِ دَرَجَةٌ واحِدَةٌ في الجَنَّةِ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Whoever dies while seeking knowledge with the intention of reviving&#xA;Islam, then there is one rank in Heaven between him and the Prophets. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/divine-perspective-on-rights-a-commentary-of-imam-sajjads-treatise-of-rights/right-n-19-right#footnote11_dq2jm2q&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[ref]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith shows the different ranks that believers might have in heaven. Believers may get higher ranks the more they stay in heaven and worship the almighty Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In it there will be things for which the souls of men yearn and which&#xA;give delight to their eyes, and they shall reside therein forever. It&#xA;is an abode the inmates whereof are the neighbors of Allah, and His&#xA;friends (awliya') and loved ones and the recipients of His generosity.&#xA;And they are of different kinds and ranks. Among them will be some who&#xA;like angels will receive their favors by sanctifying and glorifying&#xA;Allah and declaring His greatness &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/a-shiite-creed-shaykh-saduq/concerning-garden-al-janna-and-fire-nar&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[ref]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the least of believers in point of rank in Paradise shall have ten times of what he had in this world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-24T14:08:27.280" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11821" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11813" CreationDate="2014-03-14T19:09:21.073" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many people can be affected by bad/illicit thoughts and temptations and you're not alone in that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We should remember that the conditions of our heart (desires, temptations, thoughts etc.) do indeed influence the way we think and act. Its through our heart that we are tempted to do sins. Allah says in Surah an-Naas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, “I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind. The King of mankind.&#xA;  The God of mankind.From the evil of the sneaky whisperer.&#xA;  Who whispers into the hearts of people. From among jinn and among&#xA;  people.” (114)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another verse Allah says that our actions are dictated by our psychological structure:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: Every one acts according to his shakilah (his psychological&#xA;  structure); but your Lord best knows who is best guided in the path.&#xA;  (17:184)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that in addition to our deeds, our heartfelt desires do have a role in shaping our eternal fate. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaykh_Tusi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sheikh Tusi&lt;/a&gt; (a 12th century Shiite scholar) narrates from the Holy Prophet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Abadhar! Indeed, Allah doesn't look at your appearances and your&#xA;  possessions, but He looks at your hearts and your deeds. (Amali: p.&#xA;  536)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, it is necessary to have a strategy to remove any negative conditions from our heart permanently before they become part of our internal structure and influence us. So here's a comprehensive strategy that I have come up with to permanently eliminate bad/sinful/negative thoughts from our hearts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the short run:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seeking refuge to Allah by chanting Istiqfar (repentance) right after these thoughts strike our mind;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ignoring and trying to forget them, not allowing them to further preoccupy us;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the long run:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eliminating the external circumstances that stimulate them;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Routine repentance and supplication to Allah until we are completely purified from impurities that allow such thoughts to emerge.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-06T12:09:09.290" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T12:09:09.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11824" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10009" CreationDate="2014-03-15T07:09:00.143" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah the merciful the compassionate&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who believe! retaliation is prescribed for you in the matter of&#xA;  the slain; the free for the free, and the slave for the slave, and the&#xA;  female for the female; but if any remission is made to any one by his&#xA;  (aggrieved) brother, then (the demand for the bloodwit) should be made&#xA;  according to usage, and payment should be made to him in a good&#xA;  man­ner; this is an alleviation from your Lord and a mercy; so whoever&#xA;  exceeds the limit after this, he shall have a painful chastisement&#xA;  (178).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And there is life for you in the retali­ation, O men of understanding,&#xA;  that you may guard your-selves (against evil) (179).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse, the Holy Qur'an ordained death penalty, that is, man for man, slave for slave, woman for woman and not the whole lot of family members.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But it does not mean that, a man should be killed in the case that the murder is female and the victim is man. It means that the blood money should be paid based on the murdered person. Meaning that, if a female is murdered the blood-money is half and so on.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said about the word of Allah, the free for the free: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A free man shall not be killed for the slave; but he shall be beaten a&#xA;  severe beating and be fined the blood-money of the slave. And if a man&#xA;  kills a woman, and the heirs of the slain (woman) want to kill him,&#xA;  they shall pay half of his blood-money to the man's heirs (al-'Ayyashi).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further information you may visit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/al-mizan-exegesis-quran-vol-2-allamah-sayyid-muhammad-husayn-tabatabai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/al-mizan-exegesis-quran-vol-2-allamah-sayyid-muhammad-husayn-tabatabai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-14T06:12:23.153" LastActivityDate="2015-11-14T06:12:23.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11826" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-15T17:34:40.830" Score="5" ViewCount="41514" Body="&lt;p&gt;A brother said that he wants me to show him an exact statement from the Quran or Hadith that stated picture making is a sin, inshaa Allah. Until then, he said he will not believe that it is a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is picture making a sin? Is there an exact statement for it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know angels will not enter a house with pictures in it, however that still does not mean that such an act is sinful. Or how can we relate that to the judgement on picture making?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T04:41:12.057" LastActivityDate="2017-12-02T12:03:23.460" Title="Where exactly does the Quran or Hadith say that picture making is a sin?" Tags="|quran|hadith|source-identification|image|drawing|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11830" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11846" CreationDate="2014-03-15T21:07:06.290" Score="5" ViewCount="3095" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes, when I pray, I feel so overcome with gratitude and love for the One that created, clothed, sustained and thought me everything I know that I end up shedding tears in prostration. This eventually leads to my nose dripping uncontrollably.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that moving around too much during prayer is not allowed. Would my prayer be nullified if I wiped my nose multiple times during prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there are times when I don't have a tissue handy to wipe my nose. I have no choice but to wipe it on my hands or clothes. Is this considered najis?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, what else can I do? I'm only human and there will be times when I will forget to have a tissue in my pocket.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4711" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T22:39:10.337" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T22:39:10.337" Title="Is wiping of the nose with hand or cloth permitted during prayers?" Tags="|salat|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="967" CreationDate="2014-03-15T21:10:46.437" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main origin of Shia, is the basic belief in Hajjatul-Wada' حجه الوداع when the Prophet(s.a.) for the last time visited Mecca and many people accompanied him, on the way back near غدیرخم Ghadir pond, the Prophet(s.a.) ordered everyone to stay and sent for others in front to return and waited for those behind to come up and after some thousand people were gathered He ordered to make a platform like place with camel saddles and then he went up with Imam Ali (as) and took up his hand and told people that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever I am his Mola مولى from now on Ali is his Mola.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then he told them to spread the word and tell everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here Shias believe that Prophet(s.a.) clearly appointed Ali(a.s.) as his successor. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/ghadir/incident.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is the fundamental belief of Shia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also like to mention that Shias don't see themselves separated from Sunni brothers and that we always should be united. As we all live by the &lt;em&gt;La Ilaha Illallah&lt;/em&gt; and the love toward his last Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-12T07:46:51.847" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T07:46:51.847" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7622" CreationDate="2014-03-16T06:17:14.597" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah the compassionate the merciful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Paradise&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The phrase &quot;shall have paradise&quot; is repeatedly reported in hadith. For example, Imam Ja’far as Sadiq (a.s.) said about Imam Hussein (a.s.):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“If a person recites couplets about Imam Husayn (a.s.) and makes a&#xA;  single person weep by it, then Paradise is reserved for him at that&#xA;  very moment.”&#xA;  We are also informed by the holy prophet (s):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ومن أحب العلم وجبت له الجنة &quot;The one who loves science shall have&#xA;  paradise&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another hadith from holy prophet (s) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;« من أرضى الخصماء من نفسه ، وجبت له الجنة بغير حساب ، ويكون في الجنة رفيق إسماعيل بن إبراهيم »&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another hadith from our holy prophet (s) we see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do you know what God has granted me this night?” We said: “God and His&#xA;  Prophet know better.” He added: “He has granted me the favor of&#xA;  choosing one of two things: the first is that half of my ummah shall&#xA;  enter paradise and the second is the authority to intercede. So I&#xA;  chose the second.” We said: “O Messenger of Allah! Ask God that we&#xA;  will be worthy of it (intercession).” He said: “It will be for all&#xA;  Muslims&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we can't say that this person will go to paradise for sure. because we are informed that our good actions will not be approved unless our prayer is approved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam As-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said: “The first thing for which&#xA;  a person shall be subjected to reckoning is prayers.  If they are&#xA;  accepted, all his other deeds shall (also) be accepted. But if&#xA;  rejected, all his other deeds shall (also) be rejected.”  Wasa’ilush&#xA;  Shi`a, Volume 3, Page 22&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it can be concluded that, Besides being a the above mentioned hadith that show the cases the believer will enter paradise for sure, the prayers must be considered as the primary condition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="4666" LastEditDate="2014-03-16T06:38:58.513" LastActivityDate="2014-03-16T06:38:58.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10125" CreationDate="2014-03-16T06:45:59.400" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I cannot speak to why your marriage was nullified, but this statement caught my attention:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He hasn't given me my mehr, as was&#xA;  discussed before the marriage and said we were not going to do, was&#xA;  this right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion this is not right, because mehr is not optional &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;4:4&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PWpP8.png&quot; alt=&quot;4:4&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And give the women [upon marriage] their [bridal] gifts graciously.&#xA;  But if they give up willingly to you anything of it, then take it in&#xA;  satisfaction and ease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It must be given and is a right of the woman; now if the woman chooses in her good will to give you (the husband) anything from it, you (the husband) should accept it without hesitation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In marriage contracts it is clearly written the amount of mehr, and how is it disbursed (for example is it in the form of cash, property in the wife's name, jewelry, etc.) and it is &lt;em&gt;typically&lt;/em&gt; given at the time of signing of the contract.  It is also clearly announced when the contract is being signed and is witnessed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some cases it it deferred - by that I mean, not paid at the time of the contract signature, but this is again clearly mentioned in the contract the amount and type; and it is considered a debt on the husband till paid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mehr is not something that is given &quot;at the time of divorce&quot;, but it is a &lt;em&gt;condition of marriage&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He left me and our home after three weeks. I think it was a way for&#xA;  him to end a marriage which he nor his family wanted from day one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is more of a personal issue with you and your husband and should be taken up between you and the elders in your families as is the custom in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastEditorUserId="4714" LastEditDate="2014-03-16T14:36:37.980" LastActivityDate="2014-03-16T14:36:37.980" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10402" CreationDate="2014-03-16T06:46:18.550" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;In the name of Allah the merciful the compassionate&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's right, they are both include physical punishments based on the Islamic rules. But there is a difference between them. The difference will be explained briefly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Qisas (law of retaliation)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is punishment which is ordered by God to do when someone is damaged by another person, for example a man is killed by another person, and in this case the guilty person should be killed (retaliated)�. law of retaliation is set by God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...Should anyone aggress against you, assail him in the manner he&#xA;assailed you.[2:194]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O' you who have Faith! Retaliation (Qisas) if prescribed for you in&#xA;the matter of the (unlawfully) murdered: the freeman for the freeman,&#xA;the slave for the slave, the female for the female. But for him who if&#xA;forgiven somewhat by his (aggrieved religious) brother, then&#xA;prosecution (for blood-wit) should be made according to a fair manner&#xA;(ma'ruf) and let the payment be made to him with kindliness. This is&#xA;an alleviation from your Lord, and a mercy; so whoever transgresses&#xA;the limits after this, he shall have a painful punishment.[1:178]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Hadd&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But hadd is a punishment set for the cases, Muslims disrespect some Islamic rules such as drinking, eating in public in the Ramadan.&#xA;For example, pre-marital sex is a sin punishable by the Islamic court. If an unmarried man and an unmarried woman are found guilty of fornication in an Islamic court, their punishment will be as the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The woman and the man who fornicate scourge each of them a hundred&#xA;whips; and in the matter of God s religion, let no tenderness for them&#xA;seize you if you believe in God and the Last Day; and let a party of&#xA;the believers witness their punishment. (24:2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For more information you can visit:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T13:26:29.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11837" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11777" CreationDate="2014-03-16T08:33:51.727" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Charity works in Islam are not just bound for Muslim Ummah, Charity is for humanity, by the humanity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can surely accept the money from non-muslims if they're willing to help you in your good work. And then inturn you must help non-muslims too, since Islam has no limitations for helping only your Muslims fellows. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Charity is generally meant: (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_%28practice%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;WikiPedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The practice of &lt;strong&gt;charity&lt;/strong&gt; means the voluntary giving of help to those in need. Charity is humanitarian act of temporal principle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means, that a person who wants to help others who are in the hour of need. It doesn't have any definition where it has been mentioned that the help must be from Muslims and for the Muslims only. It is a general term. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you can get the money from non-muslims. But, the only thing to be noted here must be the income source. It must be halaal and should not be earned from bad or evil means. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the money given for Charity has no interest on it. It is not a loan. It is a help-giving-away by person. It is not taken under an oath to be returned after certain period. So, you don't need to worry about the interest on the money. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Charity is to-help, not to-start-business. In this way, you can get the money from all of  those who are &lt;strong&gt;willing&lt;/strong&gt; to help others without any sort of consent of getting repaid back with a percentage of profit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastEditorUserId="3051" LastEditDate="2014-03-18T10:57:53.690" LastActivityDate="2014-03-18T10:57:53.690" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11841" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-16T10:38:44.970" Score="3" ViewCount="1039" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a differentiation between Miracles of the Prophets and Magic? How would a &lt;strong&gt;non-Muslim&lt;/strong&gt; differentiate between Magic and the Miracles of a Prophet?  The Person may think all Prophets were magician.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4427" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T07:14:04.453" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T12:00:49.850" Title="How would a non-Muslim differentiate between Magic and Miracle of Prophet?" Tags="|prophets|sihr|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11842" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-16T10:53:59.530" Score="2" ViewCount="6686" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to read the Quran without wudhu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can a Muslim read the Quran without wudhu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4716" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-17T07:54:12.070" LastActivityDate="2016-04-17T07:54:12.070" Title="Is it permissible to read the Quran without wudhu?" Tags="|wudu|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11842" CreationDate="2014-03-16T13:32:47.550" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In general, it is permitted to recite the Qur'an without touching it when you don't have wudhu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is superior, when reasonably possible, for one to do wudu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastActivityDate="2014-03-16T13:32:47.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11846" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11830" CreationDate="2014-03-16T13:59:45.797" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Excessive movement, which is not part of Salah will nullify Salah except for making necessary movements when needed such as: wiping the nose, scratching, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it is not najis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taqlid Marja Tauzeeh-ul-Masail.for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tauzeeh-ul-Masail_%28Ayatollah_al-Uzma_Seyyid_Ali_al-Sistani%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;en.wikipedia.org/Tauzeeh-ul-Masail_Ayatollah_al-Uzma_Seyyid_Ali_al-Sistani&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-15T10:44:10.480" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T10:44:10.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11847" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11815" CreationDate="2014-03-16T14:34:14.510" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, those whom the angels take [in death] while wronging&#xA;  themselves - [the angels] will say, &quot;In what [condition] were you?&quot;&#xA;  They will say, &quot;We were oppressed in the land.&quot; The angels will say,&#xA;  &quot;Was not the earth of Allah spacious [enough] for you to emigrate&#xA;  therein?&quot; For those, their refuge is Hell - and evil it is as a&#xA;  destination. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#4:97&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And it is not for the believers to go forth [to battle] all at once.&#xA;  For there should separate from every division of them a group&#xA;  [remaining] to obtain understanding in the religion and warn their&#xA;  people when they return to them that they might be cautious.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#9:122&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#9:122&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Islam any human has the duty to seek truth using his wisdom ability. It depends if he has done enough seeking and research in finding truth or not. If he has done enough research for example by immigrating for finding truth or any effort needed and still could not find truth so he is forgiven. But if he did not fulfill this duty during his life so he will be punished. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who had enough effort but did not have the opportunity to learn about Islam also others like those who do not have wisdom like insane people will be tested by God at Judgement day. For example God makes a big fire and commands them to enter into fire. Those who obeyed God they will enter paradise and those who disobeyed will enter Hell. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread15418.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.askdin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-27T09:18:54.687" LastActivityDate="2015-09-27T09:18:54.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11848" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11813" CreationDate="2014-03-16T14:41:42.927" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who fear Allah - when an impulse touches them from&#xA;  Satan, they remember [Him] and at once they have insight.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#7:201&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#7:201&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever comes [on the Day of Judgement] with a good deed will have ten&#xA;  times the like thereof [to his credit], and whoever comes with an evil&#xA;  deed will not be recompensed except the like thereof; and they will&#xA;  not be wronged. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#6:160&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#6:160&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evil deed has punishment. And think of evil deed does not have punishment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thinking of sin and committing sin are different. Think of sin has no punishment but still it has bad effects on soul. It makes the heart (soul) dirty. Committing sin is like fire in home that burns home. And think of sin it is like black smoke inside home that does not burn home but makes it dirty. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to first verse the duty of Muslims who have &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/self-building-ayatullah-ibrahim-amini/characteristics-pious-sermon-hammam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Taqwa&lt;/a&gt; is to remember God and having insight. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-21T11:03:50.393" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T11:03:50.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11811" CreationDate="2014-03-16T14:44:38.420" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam marriage is not obligatory but is recommended (Mustahab). But if remaining single causes falling in any sin so marriage becomes obligatory for that specific person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/qa/01250/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.sistani.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-09T15:55:05.620" LastActivityDate="2017-06-09T15:55:05.620" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11851" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10569" CreationDate="2014-03-16T15:49:27.727" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not know where this comes from, but it is not correct.  When making wudu one must do all of the limbs of wudu and not just do one.  So in short there is no significance of washing the feet instead of Wudu, as that is not wudu and is invalid.  But if for instance one has made wudu and did his left foot forgetting his right, or forgot to do his feet all together, then if his limbs are still wet then he does his feet, from right to left, without having to start over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But that is in regards to whom forgets to do a limb in wudu, which I do not believe is your question.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-03-16T15:49:27.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9106" CreationDate="2014-03-16T16:30:06.757" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaykum brothers and sisters. You know as I read this question and the answers, I am surprises that it isn't only me who has these very same thoughts. Whenever these evil thoughts get into my mind, I say Istighfar and ask Allah's forgiveness. i also send blessings to my beloved Prophet Muhammad pbuh. I praise Allah. these actions help me counteract these evil whispers. I also ask Almighty Allah for help. Truly, without His help I cannot overcome these thoughts. So, whenever you get these thoughts, ask Allah's help and counteract them by praising Allah much and sending blessings to our beloved Prophet Muhammad pbuh. I believe The fact that you get angry with yourself when you have these thoughts signifies that there is good in you. You are a good person. keep remembering Allah. Jazakallahu khairan...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4718" LastActivityDate="2014-03-16T16:30:06.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7366" CreationDate="2014-03-16T16:50:53.113" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When person marries someone, he/she has the option to terminate their relation by asking for Divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Divorce just as marriage, can be of many types. The other type that my fellow brother has told you are not of 2 types, they are one!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However generally the terms that are well-known can be categorized under:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Islamic Way&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just the way, a person marries a girl by having  people to know about their relation. Some witness &lt;strong&gt;are/must be&lt;/strong&gt; there! Paper work must be done in order to keep a record and to go for a legal act to let the female get/ask for her rights to her in-laws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Try taking an example of a newly married girl, she might get a baby soon. If she is divorced, what would you expect her to do? That is why Nikah was signed in between both of the parties (boy and girl). Now she can ask for her Haq Meh'r and other rights, such as food and shelter for her/her in-laws baby etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, a woman completes her iddat in her husbands house (if husband is alive). So that if she has to be pregnant it would be taken a note there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even after the divorce, that has taken place such as (husband has said 'I divorce you' three times) there is a trial period for 3 months for husband to retry to maintain their relation. In this period, they can be wife/husband again without any issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, remember the divorce that took place in aggression is never accepted since that was an emotional divorce and would be not a good decision for both of the families. That is why, the trial period of 3 months has been given to the families.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In our cultures, we people aggressively take our daughters back to our home saying, 'Lets go daughter! These people don't deserve you'. Well if they didn't why you married her to them in the first place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I would like to beg a differ to other answer. There is no such thing as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The triple Talaq ends the marriage permentantly and you cannot marry the same woman again until she marries again, consummates the marriage and the marriage ends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam it is not allowed, this is just a ritual made up by ourself. You will not be able to find any of the example of Halaala (this ritual is known as Halaala; in which a divorced girl is married to someone else and she has to go through sexual intercourse with that guy, and then upon a divorce from him, she can marry the first person again. Huh!). That's why, that answer is not fully supported and is based on a ritual rather than the true teachings of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Legal Way&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A female or male, can go to court and ask for divorce legally, if she/he has any sort of trouble. Wife can ask for her rights too, like to keep the children in her own custody, to ask for monthly payment by male for her and her children's expenses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can learn more about the Legal divorces here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.divorcenet.com/resources/divorce/the-different-kinds-divorce.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.divorcenet.com/resources/divorce/the-different-kinds-divorce.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-03-16T16:50:53.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11856" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9931" CreationDate="2014-03-16T17:03:13.060" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah the merciful the compassionate&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our daily actions determine to a large degree whether barakat (blessing, plentiful) will enter our life or it goes out of our life. If we obey almighty Allah, he will bless us with his kindness. Here some of the actions which increase or remove barakat are listed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1-We are informed to avoid getting money from cruel and irreligious people, because this money will not have barakat for us and it will disturb our life. Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Fear Allah, strengthen your faith with an incomparable taqayya and&#xA;  avoid presenting your needs to the ruler. And if a person is&#xA;  respectful to an irreligious man, Allah will degrade him and will&#xA;  consider him His enemy and leave him on his own. And if he receives&#xA;  any monetary benefit from this man, Allah will remove barakat from it.&#xA;  And if he uses this money to perform Hajj or emancipate slaves, or for&#xA;  any other benevolent deed, he will not get any reward for it.&quot;(Al&#xA;  Kafi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2-Acquiring knowledge for show-off is said to remove barakat. Our Holy Prophet of Islam (s.a.w.s.), in his advice to Ibne Masud said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“One who acquires knowledge for show-off, Allah will take away Barakat&#xA;  (blessings), make his economic affairs difficult and leave him to his&#xA;  devices; and one whom He leaves to his devices will be destroyed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3-According to another hadith, abusing a believer brother will remove blessing (barakat) from our life:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“If one abuses his brother in faith, Allah removes barakat (blessing)&#xA;  from his sustenance, leaves him to his devices and destroys his&#xA;  life.”Al-Kafi, Vol. 2, Pg. 325, Tr. 13&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4-Muslims life style is set so that, barakat enter his life. For example for eating food we are advised not to dry washed hands using towel. The hadith from Imam Sadiq (a.s.) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“One who washes his hands should not dry them with a towel, because&#xA;  till wetness remains, there is barakat in food.Makarimul Akhlaq, Pg. 139, other tradition also with the same context is in Al-Kafi, Vol. 6, Pg. 291&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5-In another hadith we are informed by Imam Sadiq (a.s) from Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“May Allah give barakat to one who takes easy buying, selling, justice&#xA;  and accepting the judgment&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6-Recitation of Holy Quran book is said to increase barakat. In this context we are informed that Iman Sadiq (a.s.) says that Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The house in which Quran is recited and remembered, its blessings&#xA;  increase, angels come there, satans go away and that house gives light&#xA;  to folks of the sky as stars give light to the dwellers of the earth&#xA;  and surely that house, where Quran is not recited, its barakat is&#xA;  reduced, angels go away from there and Satans comes there.Al-Kafi, Vol. 2, Pg. 498&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope my answer is helpful!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-30T06:57:03.293" LastActivityDate="2015-06-30T06:57:03.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4146" CreationDate="2014-03-16T18:00:40.390" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah the merciful the compassionate&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith Qudsi is a direct Saying of Allah JJR, transmitted to us through Prophets(S). Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at-Tabataba'i writes in his book entitled &quot;A Shi'ite Anthology&quot; about the context of these hadiths:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The sayings of the Imams are in many ways not only a continuation but&#xA;  also a kind of commentary and elucidation of the prophetic Hadith,&#xA;  often with the aim of bringing out the esoteric teachings of Islam.&#xA;  Many of these hadiths deal, like those of the Blessed Prophet, with&#xA;  the practical aspects of life and the Shari'ah. Others deal with pure&#xA;  metaphysics, as do certain prophetic hadiths, especially the &quot;sacred&#xA;  hadiths&quot; (hadith qudsi).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith Qudsi (Sacred tradition) is one of; the sources which opens up our eyes and awakens us so that we may think. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O Son of Adam! Obey Me to the extent of your deeds towards Me.&#xA;  Disobey Me to the extent of your ability to tolerate the Fire of Hell.&#xA;  Collect wealth in this world according to the length of your stay&#xA;  here. Collect for the Hereafter (Aakhirah) according to the length of&#xA;  your stay here. Do not think that your death is far and that the&#xA;  Bounties (you receive from Allah) will always be available, or that&#xA;  your sins are hidden.&quot; (Al-Hadith Al-Qudsi, Hadith No.13)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith Qudsi is scattered but some efforts have been done to gather them into one book (such as the book by Aqai Sayyid Hassan Shirazi).&#xA;Almighty Allah says in another Hadith Qudsi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O, Son of Adam! Be patient and be humble and I will elevate you. Thank&#xA;  Me and I will increase your bounties. Seek pardon from Me, and I will&#xA;  forgive you. Call upon Me, I will answer you. Ask of Me, I will&#xA;  provide for you. Give alms in My way, and I will bless you with&#xA;  bounties. Be kind towards your relatives, and I will add to your age&#xA;  by delaying death. Seek from Me good health as long as you are&#xA;  healthy. And while you are alone seek safety from Me. Seek sincerity&#xA;  in purity. Seek piety in repentance (Tawba). Seek worship in&#xA;  knowledge. Seek independence in contentment. O, Son of Adam! How can&#xA;  you be curious of worship when your stomach is full? How can you&#xA;  enlighten your heart by sleeping a lot? How can you have fear of Allah&#xA;  with fear of poverty? How can you seek the pleasure of Almighty Allah&#xA;  by degrading the poor and the beggars?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following book may present detailed information about these hadiths:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;AI-Hadith al-Qudsi: a werd of Allah/[Taken from the book&#xA;  &quot;Kalimatullah&quot; of Hassan Shirazi]; Translated by S.M. Zaki Baqri.-&#xA;  Qum: Ansariyan, 2003.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-30T05:18:35.580" LastActivityDate="2015-06-30T05:18:35.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11841" CreationDate="2014-03-16T19:47:43.320" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Miracle differ from the magic as usually it comes coupled with the challenge: The prophet/Imam challenges everybody in his time to do what he did. While it is possible (or probably usual) to have two (or more) magicians at the same time that are able to do the same thing, it is not possible for a miracle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also miracles has limits that magic can't reach, for example: a magician can't bring the Dead back to life, (he can only deceive the eyes of people to &quot;think&quot; he did, but this doesn't last for a long time)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said, &quot;Rather, you throw.&quot; And suddenly their ropes and staffs seemed to him from their magic that they were moving [like snakes].&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/20/66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;20:66&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, a magician can (and is) always be defeated because there is always someone who knows the exact same knowledge as him. And there are many cases through history in which people making false claims are proven wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when they had thrown, Moses said, &quot;What you have brought is [only] magic. Indeed, Allah will expose its worthlessness. Indeed, Allah does not amend the work of corrupters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastActivityDate="2014-03-16T19:47:43.320" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11864" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10871" CreationDate="2014-03-16T21:40:49.833" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think &lt;strong&gt;&quot;foremost&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; is not a very good translation, a better translation will convey the meaning of &quot;racing to be the first&quot; or &quot;front runners&quot;. In other words, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;السابقون&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; means those who race to be the first and the area that they try to be first is explained in verses, e.g.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أُولَٰئِكَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَهُمْ لَهَا سَابِقُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  These are the ones who hasten in good deeds, and they race towards them. [23:61]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلِكُلٍّ وِجْهَةٌ هُوَ مُوَلِّيهَا فَاسْتَبِقُوا الْخَيْرَاتِ أَيْنَ مَا تَكُونُوا يَأْتِ بِكُمُ اللَّهُ جَمِيعًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And for each is a goal to which God turns them; so race towards good deeds, wherever you are, God will bring you all together, indeed God is capable of anything. [2:148]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also verses 35:32 and 5:48 (towards good deeds), in verse 59:10 (towards Iman), in verse 57:21 (towards God's mercy).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also see the word is used in  verse 12:17 where the brothers of Yusof (PBUH) tell their father: &quot;we went to race&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For why people in the later times are less likely to be among them I think the following verses may give some idea about why it is so (and God knows best):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَخَلَفَ مِن بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ أَضَاعُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَاتَّبَعُوا الشَّهَوَاتِ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَلْقَوْنَ غَيًّا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And succeeded after them successors who wasted salaat and followed [desires and] lusts, so soon they will reach aberrance. [19:59]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَخَلَفَ مِن بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ وَرِثُوا الْكِتَابَ يَأْخُذُونَ عَرَضَ هَٰذَا الْأَدْنَىٰ وَيَقُولُونَ سَيُغْفَرُ لَنَا وَإِن يَأْتِهِمْ عَرَضٌ مِّثْلُهُ يَأْخُذُوهُ ۚ أَلَمْ يُؤْخَذْ عَلَيْهِم مِّيثَاقُ الْكِتَابِ أَن لَّا يَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْحَقَّ وَدَرَسُوا مَا فِيهِ ۗ وَالدَّارُ الْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ ۗ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And succeeded them successors who inherited the Book, they take the offering of this inferior [world] and say [God] will forgive us [in the hereafter] and if they are presented with another offering like that they take it. Was not the covenant of the Book taken from them, that they would not ascribe to God anything but the truth? and they study what is in the Book. And the hereafter home is better for those who restrain. So do you not understand? [7:168]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-05T07:16:26.480" LastActivityDate="2016-03-05T07:16:26.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11865" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-16T22:00:35.880" Score="2" ViewCount="311" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is that if my bad deed surpasses my good deed then why do I go to hell since Allah already knows what good deed and bad deed I'm going to do before I die?&#xA;Since Allah has already delegated my good and bad deed for me at birth, I do not think I will the power to change Allah's wishes for me. Thank you.AZ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4721" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-08-11T16:40:00.430" LastActivityDate="2018-05-17T00:30:17.863" Title="Heaven and Hell" Tags="|jannah|theology|hell|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10915" CreationDate="2014-03-16T22:38:03.867" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me give a different kind of answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is important is what God will accept, not the names that people give to things. The minimum requirements of what God accepts is stated in verse 2:62: &lt;em&gt;believe in God, believe in the hereafter, and do good deeds&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam means complete submission to the will of God. If we know that something is God's will we have to follow it to the best of our knowledge and understanding. A Muslim in God's eye is not one who is a member of this group or that group, a Muslim is a person has submitted completely to the will of God as Ibrahim (PBUH) did (verse 2:131). If we &lt;em&gt;don't know&lt;/em&gt; something is God's will we don't need to follow it, contrary to that we are strictly forbidden from following what we don't know even if it is right (not following/saying what one doesn't know is emphasized strongly in Quran, e.g. see verse 17:36).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God does not expect us to know the right answer to all issues. As far as I understand, what God expects from us is knowing the right answer to a few main issues like those that are stated in verse 2:62, plus complete submission to what we know is his will, plus not following/saying/taking sides in what we don't know. He will judge us by our deeds, not whether we knew the right answer to some secondary issues. God will judge everyone according to their capabilities (verse 2:286), if our knowledge is greater our responsibility is greater, and seeking to know without doing good deed using them is similar to what is described in verse 62:5.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course there are many issues that Muslims disagree about and for each issue only one side can be right (and keep in mind that sometimes none of the arguing sides is right) and God will tell us about what we disagree about in the hereafter. But whoever believes in God and in the hereafter and does good deeds and submits to God's will is inside God's mercy and God has promised to guide them (e.g. verses 4:175 and 2:257). Seeking the right side can be good but spending most of our time seeking to find the right side in every small detail is not a good thing. We should seek knowledge which is useful to do good, not useless knowledge or even worst harmful knowledge (verses 2:102 and 5:101).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that Quran tells the prophet (PBUH) to argue with the people of the Book (Jews and Christians) only in the best manner (verses 16:125 and 29:46) and to tell to them that if we disagree on issues and can't reach agreement then let's come towards what is common between us (verse 3:64). In verse 5:47 God tells that if he wanted he could have made us all one group but he wants to test all of us in what is given to us and to see which of us is better in doing good deeds in what is given to us. If we are given more of knowledge it doesn't mean we are in a better position (verses 30:32, 23:53, and 13:36), it means we have a larger responsibility. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it is better to try to hasten towards doing good in place of trying to arguing which side is right in every secondary issue and possibly causing strife between brothers and even judging others who might be much better than us in God's eyes (see verses 7:49, 49:11, 49:13, and 6:52).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="42" LastEditDate="2014-03-17T05:21:19.630" LastActivityDate="2014-03-17T05:21:19.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11339" CreationDate="2014-03-17T00:20:00.560" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As is found in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/28582&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this question and answer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The saying, “Allah will not put blessing in an action which distracts&#xA;  [a person] from Salāh,” is not a hadīth, but a common saying amongst&#xA;  people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The meaning however is correct, as any action which becomes a means of&#xA;  sin is itself a sin, and Allāh Ta‘ālā does not put barakah in sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2199" LastActivityDate="2014-03-17T00:20:00.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11865" CreationDate="2014-03-17T01:28:46.323" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've had these thoughts many times over and this is what I have so far as I remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allaah being All-Knowing is an attribute that's suitable because of being the Creator of the universe, supreme deity.  If Allaah wasn't All-Knowing, he wouldn't be God.  All-Knowing disqualifies the creation of having likeness.  Only Allaah knows everything.  No human or anyone besides God can know everything. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And no grain is there within the darknesses of the earth and no moist or dry but that it is in a clear record.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; [Quran 6:59]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We don't know much.  We don't know what Allaah has written for us, we don't know what deeds we will do until we do them, we don't know how, when, and where we will die and we don't know our final destination etc...  We choose.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We don't have free will, but we have free choice.  We decide what we want to do.  We have the choice to be a good person or a bad person.  We choose to commit bad or good deeds.  Sins are our decision, no force is needed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now, many people claim to be righteous or good people.  We're aware that many two-faced people exist, many fakers.  We can give ourselves off as a humble person, not arrogant.  But our hearts may have a different story to tell.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is why Allaah tests us.  To bring out the real true inner-self.  We can hide our reality from everyone, but tests will determine the outcome.  If we want something, we will work to get it.  If we really want hell or paradise, we will strive for them.  No one will be punished or rewarded without being examined.  Everyone will be judged justly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Do the people think that they will be left to say, &quot;We believe&quot; and they will not be tried?  But We have certainly tried those before them, and Allaah will surely make evident those who are truthful, and He will surely make evident the liars.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Or do those who do evil deeds think they can outrun Us? Evil is what they judge.  Whoever should hope for the meeting with Allah - indeed, the term decreed by Allah is coming. And He is the Hearing, the Knowing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And whoever strives only strives for himself. Indeed, Allah is free from need of the worlds.  And those who believe and do righteous deeds - We will surely remove from them their misdeeds and will surely reward them according to the best of what they used to do.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; [Quran 29:2-7]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are just some points, there are others of which I can't remember right now.  But let me know what you think.  wa Allaaho Alim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-03-17T01:28:46.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11865" CreationDate="2014-03-17T05:41:59.987" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every human has freedom to obey or disobey God. And if God know what you will do has no conflict with your freedom. It is like a teacher who knows which student will fail the exam. It does not mean that the student does not have freedom to try more for being successful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you can predict the behavior of clouds and rain does it mean that you control the weather?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God has not per-determined your deeds. God has given you freedom to choose.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, We guided him to the way, be he grateful or be he ungrateful.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#76:3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#76:3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-21T11:01:34.340" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T11:01:34.340" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11842" CreationDate="2014-03-17T06:11:08.013" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In general you can read Quran without wudhu, but you should not touch the words in the Holy Quran, so in few words you can without touching. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it’s better as you are talking with ALLAH to be ready for this by being on wudhu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-14T10:29:08.807" LastActivityDate="2015-11-14T10:29:08.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2979" CreationDate="2014-03-17T09:27:48.017" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaam alaykum&#xA;I have heard this several times. In the Qur'an Allah swt allows us to eat from the Ahlil kitaab because they also believed in one God. But today there isn't any real Ahlil kitaab around at least not in the food processing plants and abattoirs. Furthermore saying Bismillahir rahmanir rahim is just saying In the name of Allah the most merciful the beneficent. It doesn't change haraam to halaal. In fact its an irony because we say this phrase before we do anything to indicate that we are doing it for the sake of Allah and to please Him. So its like saying it before you rob an old woman or steal a car. It doesn't make your sin any less. &#xA;Eating halaal is extremely important because no ounce of body will enter jannah without being purified by hell fire. So the more you eat haraam the more you'll burn. It's really a sensitive issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4726" LastActivityDate="2014-03-17T09:27:48.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8949" CreationDate="2014-03-17T10:30:32.070" Score="2" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                 بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many hadiths are informing us about the Almighty Allah's mercy toward his slaves. I found the following hadith in a book entitled &quot;Understanding the Month of Glory Lessons on the Month of Ramadhan&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah loves the best of His creations, the human being. One day the&#xA;  Holy Prophet (S) was walking with his companions when he saw a mother&#xA;  bird with her babies in a nest. The mother bird was feeding the small&#xA;  ones some worms. So tender and gentle were her actions, that the&#xA;  companions were awe-struck at this display of love. The Prophet (S)&#xA;  smiled and said, &quot;Are you surprised at the love this mother bird has&#xA;  for her babies? Let me inform you that &lt;strong&gt;Allah loves His creatures, the&#xA;  human beings seventy times more than this mother&lt;/strong&gt;!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I didn't find the reference from which author has brought this hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-05-18T05:37:22.540" LastActivityDate="2015-05-18T05:37:22.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11881" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11885" CreationDate="2014-03-17T12:38:03.040" Score="3" ViewCount="3926" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lately i discovered the importance of salat and it will be first thing to be asked on judgement day and i have missed so much due to negligence. How do one make up for years of missed salat? What does Quran says about it? &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Some people say to say &quot;Subhna Rabi Alla&quot; in sajdah when saying fard, and some says to say &quot;Subhna Rabi Azeem&quot;in qaza namaz, is it correct?&lt;br&gt;People read salat without understanding its meaning, does it get accepted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-02-08T10:56:23.403" LastActivityDate="2018-06-18T00:39:47.710" Title="How to make up for missed salat for years?" Tags="|quran|fiqh|salat-qada|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9766" CreationDate="2014-03-17T13:18:00.143" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My question: How someone can know and be sure that he is the&#xA;  representative of the imam Mahdi ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wali Faqih has some required term that are set by Ahl al Bayt and specially Imam Mahdi (a.s.) before start of his occultation. So the required terms are known. And the Wali Faqih himself does not select himself. It is said that Imam Mahdi a.s. selects the best case for Wilayat Faqih and tells this to some scholars that are in relation with him and so scholars select that person Wilayat Faqih. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;why through history (as far as I know) there wasn’t a big role for the&#xA;  wilayat al fakih where he effects a nation and spreads the proficy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not true. Imam Khomeini is the best example of Wilayat Faqih. He was leader of Iran Islamic revolution which was a big historical change in state of Iran and also affecting all Islamic nations in the world. Before him some other scholars undertook the position of Wali Faqih but because of different political issues specially the power of British colonialism over Islamic nations they could not establish an Islamic state. But still they used the Wali Faqih authorizations as much as they could. One example of Wali Faqih before Imam Khomeini is Mirza Shirazi who was seeking establishment of independent Islamic state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For the Sunni Muslim they believe that a caliphat exists. So where&#xA;  is he? What is the conditions of that khalifa and what its prophecy .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not a Sunni Muslim. They themselves should answer this. But according Shia Islam currently the only legitimate Caliph is Imam Mahdi (a.s). but he is at occultation by will of Allah and during his occultation the Wali Faqih takes his position and performs the duties of Islamic leader and Caliph. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference and more study:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/islamic-government-governance-of-jurist-imam-khomeini&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic Government: Governance of the Jurist&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T11:46:41.683" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T11:46:41.683" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11884" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11826" CreationDate="2014-03-17T17:34:34.330" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/34/172&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn 'Abbas&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/59/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aisha&lt;/a&gt; reported that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Whoever makes a picture will be punished by Allah till he puts life in it, and he will never be able to put life in it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However not all picture making is sin. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/34/172&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn `Abbas said&lt;/a&gt; to a man whose profession was picture making that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you insist on making pictures I advise you to make pictures of trees and any other unanimated objects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-02T12:03:23.460" LastActivityDate="2017-12-02T12:03:23.460" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11885" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11881" CreationDate="2014-03-17T18:50:09.883" Score="1" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you want an answer only from Quran, than the Quran doesn't give permission to making up prayer once it's missed, as Allaah said prayer is enjoined on us at fixed times.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So once the prayer is missed, it's lost forever.  Therefore, you have to repent and not to miss or neglect the future prayers.  Allaah forgives and is merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Saying Subhaana Rabbial Azim in qaza and Subhana Rabbial 'Ala in fard only, is not correct.  They're to be said in both fard, qaza and nafl prayers.  All the time in every ruku you say Subhaana Rabbial Azim and in every sajda you say Subhana Rabbial 'Ala.  But this is not mentioned in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The purpose of prayer is to remember Allaah.  As long as they're remembering Allaah and not thinking of other things and following the way the Prophet prayed, the salaat is acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-03-17T18:50:09.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11888" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11889" CreationDate="2014-03-17T19:11:51.447" Score="3" ViewCount="1940" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been looking for clear-cut evidence of the claims that Jews and Christians are Ahlul Kitab mentioned in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No where in the Quran does Allaah clearly mentions Jews and Christians as being Ahlul Kitab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, does anyone know where this idea of Jews and Christians being Ahlul Kitab come from?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide clear-cute evidence and not ambiguous statements.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Keep in mind that Jews didn't exist when the Torah was revealed, and Christians didn't exist when the Injil was revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to discuss this further if possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T21:00:41.137" LastActivityDate="2015-12-25T17:55:45.380" Title="Are Jews &amp; Christians Really Ahlul Kitab?" Tags="|ahlul-kitab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11888" CreationDate="2014-03-17T19:36:42.760" Score="5" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;People of the book&lt;/em&gt; to mean the Christians in verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/171&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:171&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O &lt;strong&gt;People of the Scripture&lt;/strong&gt;, do not commit excess in your religion ... The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allah ... And do not say, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Three&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who say God is three and have Jesus in their religion? - the Christians.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;People of the book&lt;/em&gt; to mean the Jews in verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/153&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:153&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The People of the Scripture&lt;/strong&gt; ask you to bring down to them a book from the heaven. But they had asked of Moses [even] greater than that....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who asked Moses of prophetic signs?- The Jews.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;em&gt;The people of the book&lt;/em&gt; collectively means &lt;em&gt;the Jews and the Christians&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idea of Jews and Christians being called as Ahlul Kitab probably has something to do with the fact that they themselves call their Holy Book &lt;em&gt;the Bible&lt;/em&gt;, which means &lt;em&gt;the Book&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="602" LastEditDate="2014-04-01T04:55:11.873" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T04:55:11.873" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11891" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-18T06:13:48.040" Score="8" ViewCount="903" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;strong&gt;&quot;we&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; that occurs quite frequently in the Quran is often ascribed to Allah under the premise that &lt;em&gt;&quot;we&quot;&lt;/em&gt; is used to show respect or glorification &lt;sup&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answering-christianity.com/sami_zaatri/why_allah_says_we.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ref&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what does it refer to in the verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/41/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;41:12&lt;/a&gt;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And He completed them as seven heavens ... And We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps and as protection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously,  it doesn't refer to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it Gabriel, the narrator of Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T20:08:42.943" LastActivityDate="2017-09-10T14:43:04.477" Title="Who is &quot;we&quot; referring to in the verse 41:12?" Tags="|tafseer|surat-fussilat|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11892" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11900" CreationDate="2014-03-18T06:20:10.173" Score="6" ViewCount="30114" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can someone please answer my following questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-is it allowed to load Quran into smart phone as pdf or audio format?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-if loading allowed then is it allow to read or listen Quran from smart phone without wudhu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-can i touch or keep the smart phone in my pocket if Quran is loaded in it as pdf or audio format when i don't have wudhu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-is it allowed to enter toilet when i have the smart phone in my pocket where Quran is loaded as pdf or audio format?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-can i recite without wudhu any verse/Sura of Quran that i memorized?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be good if you can provide any reference of Quran and Hadith for it or at least any fatwa or book by well known Arab Sheikh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;jazakallah khairan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4512" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-09-11T09:17:00.187" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T09:17:00.187" Title="Is it allowed in Islam to load Quran into smart phone as pdf or audio format" Tags="|quran|wudu|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-03-30T23:23:46.067" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11891" CreationDate="2014-03-18T06:29:44.730" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;We&quot; here refers to Allah, and Allah Alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How this can be so will make more sense for someone who comes from an Asian background. For instance, in Urdu/Hindi (Indian languages) too, &quot;We&quot; can be used for first person singular; however if it is used by anyone other than a king or a ruler, it may sound a bit vainglorious (and even funny).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;We&quot; is (often) used within the Qur'an by Allah to refer to Himself, and it actually makes sense, since He shows His Glory by doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastActivityDate="2014-03-18T06:29:44.730" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11891" CreationDate="2014-03-18T07:47:02.087" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The We in the Qur'an always refers to Allah, as Najeeb states. In your excerpt you neglected to show that the change in the use of pronouns occurs across sentences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired in each heaven its command. And We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps and as protection. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first sentence Allah talks about construction, something that any worker could do (construction in general, not thus specific task) however, as ever in a way which befits His majesty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the second sentence Allah performs a more 'skilled' task of decoration of the heavens and protecting them. Obviously  nothing is beyond Allah's ability, however if a smaller task were undertaken by humans, the decoration and protection would be considered more 'skilled' tasks, and in the way Allah performs them perhaps befitting a change in pronoun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastActivityDate="2014-03-18T07:47:02.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11895" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-18T07:50:56.083" Score="4" ViewCount="3935" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalam wa alakum, well my close friend is celebrating her birthday party, and we are going to the arcades(you know where you pay to play games, then you win a prize and there is also bowling there) so I was going but then i thought that i might be haram. Her birthday is the 22.03.14 so please inform me as soon as you can, thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4736" LastActivityDate="2023-06-20T14:42:58.987" Title="Are arcades considered haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|money|bidah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11896" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11949" CreationDate="2014-03-18T08:01:12.200" Score="3" ViewCount="1608" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that, as a man, I am banned from wearing various forms of clothing.  According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/158299&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a relevant fatwa on IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;, brocade is one such forbidden based on the following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;narrated by al-Bukhaari (5837) from Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) forbade us to wear silk and brocade and to sit on them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What  I want to know is what is 'brocade'? I wish to avoid it, but without an image I'm finding it difficult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I search for '&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=brocade&amp;amp;sboxchip=Images&amp;amp;source=lnms&amp;amp;tbm=isch&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ei=9zAoU-mrEIyS7AawuoH4CA&amp;amp;ved=0CAgQ_AUoAA&amp;amp;biw=360&amp;amp;bih=567&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;brocade&lt;/a&gt;' I see lots of different patterns and styles. Are these all haram? Is one particular design haram? Is it in combination with the material etc haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-03-20T02:09:46.433" LastActivityDate="2014-03-20T05:43:50.553" Title="What is brocade?" Tags="|halal-haram|clothing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11892" CreationDate="2014-03-18T08:42:45.147" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's allowed to load the Quran as a pdf or an audio format on your smart phone or any device.  There's no prohibition in Quran or authentically proven sayings of Rasolullah that forbids us from transporting, writing, or printing it on other things.  If it wasn't allowed, we would have an ayah or Sahih hadith telling us.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yes, it's allowed to read the Quran without wudhu as wudhu is obligatory for prayer and not simply reciting the Quran on its own.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can enter the toilet with it, once again, there's no verse in the Quran that forbids it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can recite from your memory without wudhu also.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If something is haraam to do, we need an ayah or an authentic statement coming from Rasolullaah explaining it to us.  None of the questions you've asked have ayahs or hadith making it impermissible.  If there's no evidence, then nothing can be forbidden, but taken on the general rule of permissibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-03-18T08:42:45.147" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11892" CreationDate="2014-03-18T09:30:26.943" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaam brother . The answers to your questions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-- yes , there is no harm in having a copy of the Quran as  pdf or audios in your cell phone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-- yes again , when you are reciting the Quran from smartphone , you are actually holding ur cell and not the Mushaf , so there is no harm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-- yes , but remember , the Quran pdf or audio are stored in a binary format in ur cell which have no defined Religious existence except for when they are decoded. If u have the Quran on ur screen and u enter ,then it isn't allowed to go to the toilet with the audio playing or pdf opened.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;--Among the requirements of holding the actual Quran, the place and the body needs to be purified (though there's some disagreement on touching the mushaf without wudhu) . For recitation , you just need to ensure that the place is clean (recitation not allowed in toilets etc) even if u havent made wudhu or are in state of Janabah , u can recite it if you have memorized those verses.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and Allah knows best.. please refer to the link in comments for references.. Barakallahu Feekum.. :)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Here are the references links in the answer as requested:    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.assimalhakeem.net/faq/105&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.assimalhakeem.net/faq/105&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://new.spring.me/#!/dawaah/q/991632930&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://new.spring.me/#!/dawaah/q/991632930&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/106961&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/106961&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4572" LastEditorUserId="4572" LastEditDate="2014-03-18T12:33:46.883" LastActivityDate="2014-03-18T12:33:46.883" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11891" CreationDate="2014-03-18T09:56:52.210" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaam brother, remember Allah has 99 names of which we see &quot;Al-Jalil&quot; , and &quot;Al - Mutakabbir&quot; which imply Allah's majesty. The use of &quot;We&quot; is a majestic way of expressing oneself .   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if you have the Queen of England giving a speech, She would use &quot;We&quot; to express rather than &quot;I&quot;, simply because of &quot;we&quot; having a more majestic implication on the Speaker.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And some people say its to denote trinity which is absolutely false. The Oneness of Allah is expressed by many Surahs, and also when Allah is expressed in 3rd person ,the word &quot;huwa&quot; (meaning &quot;He&quot;) is used, rather than &quot;hum&quot;( meaning &quot;they&quot;) . Which is enough to indicate that Allah created everything himself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope the question is answered... if you need some references, you could ask them in comments... Baarakallahu feekum...   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Links in answer as requested:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3Uo-_ZD0gM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3Uo-_ZD0gM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=octNtgXZ2ug&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=octNtgXZ2ug&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4572" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T11:50:25.873" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T11:50:25.873" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11903" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11922" CreationDate="2014-03-18T11:29:10.670" Score="7" ViewCount="5566" Body="&lt;p&gt;As looking/meeting stranger females is haram and one cannot go for relation with any unmarried. If one's parents are not serious about child's marriage. How can one search and come close to a suitable partner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some societies parents arrange for their children' marriage. Or one finds a match in relatives. If one is not lucky this way how will he get married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who don't abide by Islam easily get done with these issues. Should one wait for God's blessing or one has to break lines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether on social media or real world it is almost impossible to be good and follow Islam and find a good partner as this way you will be decent but unless you take step no one will make you offer. If you lose the bound of Islam thing seem apparently easy in going and exploring fortune; but that way also stalking around is not what everyone will wish to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And yet another issue if you go openly with this intention of meeting you can't justify this stalking behavior in Islam and no good person will accept such offers, and on other hand staying away and decently waiting with 'sabar' apparently never seems ending in success.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;As answer I am expecting Islamic guideline for searching partner at one's own. Keeping oneself away from sin and taking all features in mind like comfort and mutual understanding.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4738" LastEditorUserId="4738" LastEditDate="2014-03-21T11:42:12.863" LastActivityDate="2017-09-10T14:42:43.753" Title="How one can go close to stranger with intention of marriage?" Tags="|practical-islam|halal-haram|nikah|hijab|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11905" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1827" CreationDate="2014-03-18T12:39:20.037" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam(islamicic) - peace...with so much more meaning than just one word behind it. Shalom(jewish) - peace...with so much more meaning than just one word behind it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you look these words up in the dictionary, you can write a whole book about just the word and its intent! In English...it just has a jew words of explanation.  It does not convey the religious intent of these words. So, for the non-religious, it just means peace, which is nice and it is polite, kind and shows a good heart or good manners.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you say salam, or shalom, or peace to a Christian...they will return the same word to you. But what they mean when they say or return that greeting, they do so with a different intent. The point is, it depends upon who you believe in, who do you call god? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore i can understand why the jew/muslim may be offended because they do not recognise or accept any other god eg the Christian God and they do not want His blessings as they see it as an insult. The Christian, however, interpret it as His God the trinity God, they return the greeting with the meaning that they understand it to have - their interpretation of these words or blessings of peace.  They do not believe that the peace and the love of their God, is exclusive to Christians only, they believe that the peace of God is for everyone, so they should be allowed, as it is their right and their belief to give the greeting? Yes? - unlike the belief of muslims, jews and other religions who believe that their god only saves them exclusively - they also have the right to their beliefs that their god saves only them and that the blessing is not to be passed onto other people...yes? Yes! So the problem comes then if the Christian passes this blessing onto another religion whom he knows will be offended...he would be in the wrong.  His right may not infringe upon the right of another yes? That is true...but it is complicated, you must agree, because both have rights you may say and both will infringe upon the other? Yes, then the Christian should act according to his faith which is to not offend, to not pick up offence and not to enter into arguments, they are to be peace makers... and if using this greeting causes offence or has the opposite effect than that of peace...then they should abstain from using it. It is called wisdom along with common sense and good manners. Something greatly lacking in today's society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to accept or return the greeting may depend upon the intent, it may depend upon the religious views of the other person, and it may just depend on good manners? Everyone is entitled to their own interpretation.  Some may be offended. So, it can be very easy to offend or just irritate some people if you do not know them well...and we should be wise about this. One can only really do the right thing, if you know the other person's stance upon this greeting.  If a muslim greets me (as on  my fb message i received this morning from a muslim friend in afghanistan) then i greet him back...peace to you too. And in my heart, i pray. I did this, because he first greeted me.  I would not greet him first with this greeting, he may be offended, i dont know him that well.  Was I offended by his greeting? Not at all! It gave me the opportunity to send him some blessings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally people respond with the same greeting to be polite and most people do not really convey &quot;messages&quot; other than to be polite and they generally experience the greeting as being very nice, kind and polite - good manners...depending on their own views.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, i hope we can all cut each other some slack...life is too short to hold grudges. Rather make excuses for one another...maybe that person didnt really mean it like that...or maybe that person just doesnt know you well and wouldnt it be better to just let it go? God bless you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4740" LastActivityDate="2014-03-18T12:39:20.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11906" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11891" CreationDate="2014-03-18T12:47:28.270" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;السلام عليكم &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you take into consideration the previous verses, Allah asks Muhammad (PBUH), to say &lt;em&gt;&quot;Do you indeed disbelieve in He who created the earth in two days and attribute to Him equals? That is the Lord of the worlds.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (41:9).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This extends to that part of 41:12, then when the pronoun changes, I think it is more like a comment, to better explain to the prophet what he has to say. &#xA;Allah is indeed all-knowing, so may he forgive me if I am wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4741" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2017-09-10T14:43:04.477" LastActivityDate="2017-09-10T14:43:04.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11712" CreationDate="2014-03-18T13:13:54.330" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamualaikum. First of all , what do you mean by term &quot;idolizing&quot; . If you mean worship , it is shirk.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Well i guess it means the following. Movie Stars are usually part of the Haraam industry like &quot;Music , Party ,Alcohol ,Zina ,Riba(interest),&quot; and so on . Idolizing means to imitate the person in as much percentage as possible. And if you look above , the innocent person might end up doing all of the above prohibitions.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; The best idol (i.e to imitate in character) is our beloved Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho alayhi wassallam.Lets Follow him ..Success lies there. Idolizing means to follow completely and every person isn't perfect. So idolizing could mean inheriting the bad habits too.. If you follow only the good habits of a movie star, no problem .. Just maintain the good character.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If the answer was still insufficient , please mention it in the comments and i'll elaborate further.. And Allah knows best! Barakallahu feekum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recommended Watch: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvPU8Guj0fg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvPU8Guj0fg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4572" LastActivityDate="2014-03-18T13:13:54.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11891" CreationDate="2014-03-18T14:14:41.613" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Scholars have mentioned two points of interest about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first is that this is, what we call in English, &quot;the royal we, which you already mentioned; this is a way of referring to a single person for the purposes of respect, glorification, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second opinion is from a scholar (I believe Ibn Tamiyyah) who researched this, and states that &quot;whenever Allah refers to himself as &quot;we&quot; in the Qur'an, it refers to actions which may be done by Himself and the angels together.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This second opinion fits into the ayah that you specifically quoted, although it is a general principle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2014-03-18T14:14:41.613" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11922" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11903" CreationDate="2014-03-18T22:13:46.570" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The prohibition of interaction between non-mahram male and female is a bit exaggerated by many Muslims.  It's not as strict as many give it off to be.  Some times it's subjective on the person.  Here are some points to consider and you can make your own restrictions upon yourself =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The verse from Surah an-Nisa 24:30 does NOT forbid us from looking at females =&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا فُرُوجَهُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَزْكَىٰ لَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, what it forbids us from doing is to freely looking at things in general and keep guard our genitals.  &lt;strong&gt;&quot;lower the gaze&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; is a mistranslation and doesn't agree with the Arabic of the ayah.  Because the words are &lt;strong&gt;&quot;yaghaddoo min absaar&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; = &lt;strong&gt;ghadd&lt;/strong&gt; literally means &quot;loose&quot; or &quot;relaxed&quot; and not lower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, there are hadiths &lt;strong&gt;attributed&lt;/strong&gt; to the Prophet Mohammed where he told someone to LOOK (anthur alaihaa) at the woman he was interested in marrying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The saying &lt;strong&gt;attributed&lt;/strong&gt; to Rasolullaah states =&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;لا يخلون رجل بامرأة إلا ومعها ذو محرم&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;**No man should be alone with a woman except with a mahram **&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;strong&gt;attributed&lt;/strong&gt; to the Prophet is &lt;strong&gt;yakhloona&lt;/strong&gt; this comes from &lt;strong&gt;Khaloo&lt;/strong&gt; which means empty or completely vacant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's haraam to be alone with a woman without her mahram in an place or area where there's absolutely no one around.  Like, it's just you and her and no one can see you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This doesn't mean you can't meet a non-mahram woman at a public place where people are around.  It wouldn't be &lt;strong&gt;khaloo&lt;/strong&gt; because it's not an empty place.  As long as the proper manners are being implemented, it's fine according to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, you know yourself better and if you feel you can't control yourself, you can use other means to protecting yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Now a person may claim that the verse in Surah al-Isra 17:32 =&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الزِّنَا ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً وَسَاءَ سَبِيلًا&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And do not come near adultery.  Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tells us not to come close to women or that even interacting with them is approaching adultery.  But this is a farfetched un-Islamic interpretation.  Because it's known that the Prophet himself use to interact with females and even teach them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the only thing we can say is what's haraam from the very beginning is what's described in this verse as near adultery.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would be being completely alone with a woman without her mahram.  This is coming near adultery, even if you aren't committing adultery itself.  Because you're already in the realm of haraam for being alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as I mentioned earlier, you know yourself better and if you can't control yourself even if you just talk to a female, then don't do it.  Simple.  Yet, what's haraam is very clear in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are usually the main ayahs and hadiths people distort to exaggerate in forbidding.  Allaho Alim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-10T14:42:43.753" LastActivityDate="2017-09-10T14:42:43.753" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11895" CreationDate="2014-03-18T22:26:13.453" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;alakum salam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Going to arcades isn't haraam as it doesn't fall under any general prohibitions of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some have said that if the game involves doing haraam things, it would be haraam.  But again, it's a bit vague and games aren't real.  Allaho Alim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-03-18T22:26:13.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11924" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2943" CreationDate="2014-03-19T04:00:19.860" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah the merciful the compassionate&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answers(s) to your question(s) is brought into two sections as such:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meaning of shafa'a&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shafa‘ah means that an upstanding person who enjoys special high rank and proximity to God can appeal the Almighty Allah to forgive the sins of sinners, or elevate of the rank of others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quranic verses and authenticated narrations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the Quranic verses, intercession:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;is negated (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:123&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:123&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;exclusively belongs to Allah (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#6:70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;6:70&lt;/a&gt; and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#39:44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;39:44&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;while is only in the domain of Allah, He can grant it to special&#xA;people among His creations.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following Quranic verses are related to the third section and support it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No intercessor can plead with Him except by His&#xA;  permission.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#10:3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;10:3&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His permission?&#xA;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:255&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:255&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On that Day, no intercession shall avail, except the one from whom&#xA;  Allah, the Most Gracious has given permission and whose word is&#xA;  acceptable to Him.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#20:109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;20:109&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they cannot intercede, except for Him with whom He is&#xA;  pleased.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#21:28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;21:28&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;None shall have the power of intercession except one who has received&#xA;  permission or a promise from Allah, the Most Gracious.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#19:87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;19:87&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Intercession with Him profits none except for those He&#xA;  permits.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#34:23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;34:23&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to above verses, besides God, awliya’ (intimate friend of Allah) such as: prophets, Imams are allowed by Allah for intercession. The &lt;strong&gt;holy prophet&lt;/strong&gt; of Islam is of the people who is granted intercession by Almighty Allah. He says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;أعطيت خمساً وأعطيت الشفاعة فأدخرتها لأمتي.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“I have been granted five things… and I have been granted intercession&#xA;  which I have reserved for my ummah.” (1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ja‘far al-Sadiq, the sixth Imam of the school of Ahlul Bayt says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Verily, our intercession will never reach one who takes the prayers&#xA;  lightly.”(2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1-Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal, vol. 1, p. 301; Sahih al-Bukhari (Egypt), vol. 1, p. 91.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2-al-Majlisi, Bihar al-Anwar, 82:236.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-31T07:15:12.980" LastActivityDate="2015-10-31T07:15:12.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10559" CreationDate="2014-03-19T04:37:32.260" Score="2" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                    بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad Husayn Ibrahimi defines Wahhabism in his &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/new-analysis-wahhabi-doctrines-muhammad-husayn-ibrahimi/introduction&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;A New Analysis of Wahhabi Doctrines&lt;/a&gt;&quot; as such:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wahhabism&lt;/strong&gt; has been labeled with many various names among which is the&#xA;  appellation, ”Salafiyyah”. This name is used because they believe that&#xA;  for the reformation of their religion and beliefs, the present Muslims&#xA;  must go back to the early period of Islam (”Salaf” means the past or&#xA;  preceding one). Ibn Taymiyyah has introduced the issue of”Salaf” and&#xA;  his statements are a source of Wahhabi doctrines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By “&lt;strong&gt;Wahhabism&lt;/strong&gt;” it means that Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab must&#xA;  be followed in socio-political and religious issues because he has&#xA;  taught his followers the way to reform religion and society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad al-Tijani al-Samawi also has explained this issue in his &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/shiah-are-real-ahlul-sunnah-muhammad-al-tijani-al-samawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Shi'ah are the real Ahlul-Sunnah&lt;/a&gt;&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These are members of the largest Muslim community; they represent&#xA;  three-quarters of the total population of the Muslims of the world,&#xA;  and they are the ones who refer for religious verdicts (fatawa) and&#xA;  for religious following of the Imams of the four sects, namely Abu&#xA;  Hanifah, Malik, al-Shafi`i, and Ahmad ibn Hanbal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Later in time, those called &lt;strong&gt;Salafis&lt;/strong&gt; branched out of them; the&#xA;  characteristics of their beliefs were later revived by Ibn Taymiyyah&#xA;  whom they call “the one who revived the Sunnah,” then by the Wahhabis&#xA;  whose ideology was invented by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab; theirs is&#xA;  the sect of the present rulers of Saudi Arabia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many scholars believe that Wahhabism is a sect of Salafism. Muhammad al-Tijani al-Samawi says in his &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/all-solutions-are-with-prophet-s-progeny-muhammad-al-tijani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;All Solutions are with the Prophet’s Progeny&lt;/a&gt;&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is worth mentioning to say that the deeds of the Prophet’s&#xA;  companions are an argument against the &lt;strong&gt;Wahabis&lt;/strong&gt;, because they believe&#xA;  that all the companions are totally just and honest. They claim that&#xA;  they follow them. They call themselves as &lt;strong&gt;Salafis&lt;/strong&gt; meaning that they&#xA;  follow the “pious ancients” and that all the companions were pious and&#xA;  righteous in their view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-29T08:29:14.843" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T08:29:14.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="613" CreationDate="2014-03-19T05:12:40.057" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this is a great question.  I was just wondering this myself.  Almost every modern Quran is based off the 1924 Royal Cairo edition which is NOT based on any original manuscript but is written form of the Hafs transmission as recited by Asim (the Hafs 'an' Asim). The only other significant modern Quran is based on the oral transmission of Warsh as recited by Naafi (the Warsh 'an' Naafi).  There is no written manuscript which the 1924 Royal Cairo Egyptian printing of the Quran was made from. Therefore, the manuscripts that English Quran translations are based off of is not older than 1924.  No one was speaking this outdated English in 1924.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has struck me numerous times while reading the Yusuf Ali translation that the language is stylized to mimic older works.  This is my opinion but there is no reason to use this extinct type of English for any reason other than style.  I would not go so far as to say this is done with the intent to deceive the audience into thinking that the translation is much older than what it is but I think it's fair to assume that any lay reader of the Quran would come to that conclusion.  Whether intentional or not, I believe that it's very misleading.  Abdullah Yusuf Ali started his translation in 1934 and it was published in 1938.  Pickthall and Muhsin Khan also use &quot;thee&quot;, &quot;verily&quot;, etc.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Knowest thou not that unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth? He punisheth whom He will, and forgiveth whom He will. Allah is Able to do all things.&quot; (Pickthall, Surah 5:40)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Knowest thou not that to Allah (alone) belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth? He punisheth whom He pleaseth, and He forgiveth whom He pleaseth: and Allah hath power over all things.&quot; (Yusuf Ali, Surah 5:40)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pickthall translated the Quran in 1930.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the interest of fairness, not every verse is quite as obviously stylized as these but I just took a quick look in a range of 10 ayat and picked one that demonstrated the outdated English.  Without knowing that the modern Quran (Hafs 'an' Asim) did not exist in its particular manuscript form before 1924, who wouldn't assume that these translations weren't based off some much older texts, hence the odd English such as what we see in KJV compared to the NKJV which eliminated a lot of the awkward sentence structure and vocabulary but still retained some of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would also assume that the outdated English was used partially to keep some sense of the poetry of the original work but I still think it's misleading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like other people said in this thread, early Bible translations were done to be MORE accessible and easier to understand, not harder to understand.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4750" LastActivityDate="2014-03-19T05:12:40.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11929" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-19T05:28:00.807" Score="4" ViewCount="2219" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm putting together a Pascal's wager piece of sorts, and wanted to see what modern religions think atheists deserve. So if Islam pans out to be the one true religion, what'll happen to me (an atheist) after death?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4751" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-26T21:46:02.070" LastActivityDate="2017-09-05T07:59:32.410" Title="As an atheist, what awaits me after death?" Tags="|non-muslim|akhirah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11932" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-19T09:13:35.680" Score="3" ViewCount="1683" Body="&lt;p&gt;A nikaah took place in which half of the mehar was paid and half was decided to be paid later. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However after a year the wife said to the husband that she forgives the remaining portion of mehar and she doesn't want it. After 3 years divorce took place between this couple and the husband gave her talaaq. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now after 6 months the wife is asking for the rest of her mehar, insistently saying that she wants it as she needs it. The husband, however says this mehar is not due on him now because she had already forgiven him the remaining portion of mehar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How should this matter be resolved? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4757" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2014-03-20T07:08:26.047" LastActivityDate="2015-10-20T08:51:45.997" Title="How to deal with a Wife asking for mehar after she has forgiven it?" Tags="|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11938" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11932" CreationDate="2014-03-19T14:17:32.120" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Apparently you are asking for fatwa but &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic&quot;&gt;this is not a fatwa site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; . But let me &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/907/is-not-to-get-answers-of-deen-on-this-website/908#908&quot;&gt;give an answer from an Islamic point of view&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:4&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And give the women [upon marriage] their [bridal] gifts graciously. But if they give up willingly to you anything of it, &lt;strong&gt;then take it in satisfaction and ease&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;So the husband is not required to give the half of the dowry (mahr).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;But the wife is entitled to the maintenance that was spent &lt;strong&gt;during the ‘iddah&lt;/strong&gt;, based on verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/65/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;65:1&lt;/a&gt;. (fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/126281&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the wife says that &lt;em&gt;she needs it&lt;/em&gt;, this falls under &lt;em&gt;maintenance&lt;/em&gt;, and the husband is required to compensate for the expenditure during iddah, which is &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/228&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;three periods&lt;/a&gt;, be it more than &lt;em&gt;the half of the mahr&lt;/em&gt; or less.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;This is a conclusion of mine. Please refer to the local Imam for proper judgement&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2015-10-20T08:51:45.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11939" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11903" CreationDate="2014-03-19T14:29:35.797" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before marriage one needs to know different parameters about the person wants to marry with. These parameters are of two types: one type needs for looking at parts of body that are forbidden for two unmarried. But other type of parameters do not have any need for looking at body. For example if one wants to know if the person participates in mosque for prayer or not, this does not have for looking at body. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam it is recommended to first research about the type of parameters that have no need for looking at body. Perhaps during this research the case was canceled. But if all the parameters were OK then they can arrange a meeting for talking which if it is not by intention of enjoying then it is still OK. Finally there remains some parameters that need looking at body without a complete Hijab. Scholars say if all other parameters are OK and only the looking at body is remained and if the person is serious for marriage in this case there is no problem in looking at body before marriage. But only by serious intention of marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A man married a woman but he did not have been saw her well. Then&#xA;  prophet Muhammad SAWW said him: if you have been seen her your&#xA;  relation was stronger and your life was better. (Reference of hadith:&#xA;  Wasā'il al-Shīʿa, vol. 14, page 61)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Imam Sadiq a.s. said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[for marriage] if one does not have any abusive intention can look at&#xA;  hair and beauties of the woman. (Reference of hadith: Wasā'il&#xA;  al-Shīʿa, vol. 14, page 60)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fuqaha say 3 terms are required for looking at body before marriage:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Looking should not be by intention of enjoying.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The marriage is only depending to this look&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is no barrier for marriage.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But still some of scholars limit this looking at face and hair. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So two person can know each other by different methods and using intermediate persons like family members without looking each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pasokhgoo.ir/fa/node/1666&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;View of Islam about knowing boy and girl each other before marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T11:42:45.413" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T11:42:45.413" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11891" CreationDate="2014-03-19T14:58:06.160" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the hadith of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiatv.net/view_video.php?viewkey=f6850de83ad6a8e461c0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ziyarat Jamea Kabeera&lt;/a&gt; (زيارت جامعه كبيره) the  we means God and Ahl al Bayt. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But for understanding this we should first know what “Ziyarat Jamea Kabeera” is and then understand it well and deep. This Ziyarat does not have a human source. It is narated by By Imam Ali an Naqi (A.S.) one of the 12 infallible Imams. It has a divine source and is from divine knowledge of Messenger of Allah Muhammad SAWW. This Ziyarat is best source for knowing the real rank of Ahl al Bayt. Each sentence of this Ziyarat is a knowledge about Ahl al Bayt. Many scholars have written commentary books about this Ziyarat. Each sentence of this Ziyarat is similar to one verse of Quran and is interpretation of one verse of Quran. Understanding this Ziyarat is not easy. It is like understanding Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example one verse of Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then indeed, upon Us is their account. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#88:26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#88:26&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the question is who are &quot;us&quot; in this verse? So we look at this Ziarat to find the equivalent sentence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَحِسَابُهُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And accounting of people is upon you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is known from this verse and this sentence that the Judgement at Judgement day is transferred by God to Ahl ul Bayt and they are judges of Judgement day. But based on laws of God and under supervision of God. Like a president transferring his duties to his ministers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Transferring an authority to another is called Izn. God transfers his authorities to some of his trusted friends (Awlia). The top of them are infallibles Imams or Ahl al Bayt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is one case of Izn in Quran. In this verse God says that he has given the Izn of bringing dead people to life. So who has this Izn can simply bring a dead to life. Only by a simple will in mind. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Quran it is said God gives Izn to some of special infallible persons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example this verse is about Izn:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[The Day] when Allah will say, &quot;O Jesus, Son of Mary, remember My&#xA;  favor upon you and upon your mother when I supported you with the Pure&#xA;  Spirit and you spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity; and&#xA;  [remember] when I taught you writing and wisdom and the Torah and the&#xA;  Gospel; and when you designed from clay [what was] like the form of a&#xA;  bird with My permission, then you breathed into it, and it became a&#xA;  bird with My permission; and you healed the blind and the leper with&#xA;  My permission; and when you brought forth the dead with My Izn&#xA;  (permission); and when I restrained the Children of Israel from&#xA;  [killing] you when you came to them with clear proofs and those who&#xA;  disbelieved among them said, &quot;This is not but obvious magic.&quot; &#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#5:110&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ziaraat.org/other/jamia_kabeer.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Full Text of Ziyarat-e-Jamia Kabeer with english translation and information about it&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-05T13:24:54.847" LastActivityDate="2015-09-05T13:24:54.847" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11943" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11944" CreationDate="2014-03-19T19:34:11.057" Score="4" ViewCount="231" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a man is married to four women, one of which dies, is he authorized to marry a fifth one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4761" LastActivityDate="2014-03-19T21:09:49.157" Title="Can somebody marry a fifth woman if one dies?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11943" CreationDate="2014-03-19T20:52:52.953" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam allows a man to have four wives &lt;em&gt;at any time&lt;/em&gt;, only if he can do justice between them, and any one of them is not neglected (in terms of worldly needs, affection etc.). This does not mean that one can only marry four times &lt;em&gt;in his lifetime&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is translation of Yusuf Ali.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans,&#xA;  Marry women of your choice, Two or three or four; but if ye fear that&#xA;  ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one, or (a&#xA;  captive) that your right hands possess, that will be more suitable, to&#xA;  prevent you from doing injustice. —Quran, Sura 4 (An-Nisa), Ayah 3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastEditorUserId="2871" LastEditDate="2014-03-19T21:09:49.157" LastActivityDate="2014-03-19T21:09:49.157" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11896" CreationDate="2014-03-20T05:43:50.553" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/11677/22&quot;&gt;Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf's&lt;/a&gt; commentary on Riyadh al-Saliheen, &lt;em&gt;dibaj&lt;/em&gt; (translated in your case as &quot;brocade&quot;) refers to a particular kind of silk cloth, but there are different opinions as to exactly what it is.  He lists the following two:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A &lt;em&gt;thick&lt;/em&gt; silk cloth, differentiated from normal silk cloth due to its weight.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A blended fabric, which contains some waft/weave threads that are made of silk but the remainder is cotton.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both cases it's referring to the &lt;em&gt;fabric&lt;/em&gt;, not the &lt;em&gt;pattern&lt;/em&gt;, and in both cases, silk is a significant factor therein; most likely the prohibition is just a natural extension of the prohibition of silk itself.  So long as the fabric you're concerned about does not contain silk, it's not likely to fall under the (literal) definition of &lt;em&gt;dibaj&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2014-03-20T05:43:50.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11950" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11951" CreationDate="2014-03-20T07:09:00.527" Score="2" ViewCount="4839" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was going through the translation of Surah Al Qiyamah and I came across the expression in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/75/3-4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;verses 3-4&lt;/a&gt; which reads,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Does man (a disbeliever) think that We shall not assemble his bones?  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Yes, We are Able to put together in perfect order &lt;strong&gt;the tips of his fingers.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This made me wonder, why is the expression of putting together fingertips used? There could be other expressions too, so what is unique about this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please reply with your views and tafseer so that we get an entire view of this verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4572" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-04T23:19:49.747" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T23:19:53.917" Title="What does Qur'an 75:4 mean by using an example of fingertips?" Tags="|tafseer|surat-al-qiyamah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11950" CreationDate="2014-03-20T07:09:00.527" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Initially what I thought it could relate to, was that fingers were numerous and tips could refer to small surface areas which could eventually point out that Allah will return back the slightest of details . This is true but a Jummah Sermon in my local masjid By Sheikh Abdul Ghaffar Salafi , just helped understand it better.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;&quot;finger-tips&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; expression used here is to denote the &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Finger-Prints&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; . If we recall , no two people have the same fingerprints even though they might look alike in all aspects . This seems to explain the uniqueness of the verse with regards to the resurrection . Allah says that He will(capable /able to) return the same fingerprints to us that we have in this world.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So with respect to those disbelievers who claimed that they will be gone forever , this verse brings up the Resurrection issue in the best possible argument . There could be more to it though which I'm yet to understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4572" LastActivityDate="2014-03-20T07:09:00.527" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11953" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11958" CreationDate="2014-03-20T09:36:05.337" Score="3" ViewCount="9221" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that the bible and tora used to be faith-books of Islam. The dilemma was that the human changed those books after their needs. After a time Allah wanted to send down the unchangeable and final book: the Qur'an. If all this right what I wrote, I really don't understand why Allah did not send the Qur'an at first and made the first faith-book unchangeable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4768" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-10T06:51:04.907" LastActivityDate="2015-11-06T22:18:00.253" Title="Why didn't Allah send the complete book first?" Tags="|quran|allah|bible|books|torah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11955" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11929" CreationDate="2014-03-20T11:30:30.587" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe this link will help you&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-oxDUG9DQg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-oxDUG9DQg&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this what await you after death:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will be asked, as mentioned in &lt;strong&gt;Verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/67/6-9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;67:6-9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And for those who disbelieved in their Lord is the punishment of Hell, and wretched is the destination.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When they are thrown into it, they hear from it a [dreadful] inhaling while it boils up.&#xA;It almost bursts with rage. Every time a company is thrown into it, its keepers ask them, &quot;Did there not come to you a warner?&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They will say,&quot; Yes, a warner had come to us, but we denied and said, ' Allah has not sent down anything. You are not but in great error.' &quot;&#xA;And they will say, &quot;If only we had been listening or reasoning, we would not be among the companions of the Blaze.&quot;And they will admit their sin, so [it is] alienation for the companions of the Blaze.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you &lt;strong&gt;still don't believe&lt;/strong&gt; it:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/11/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;11:4&lt;/a&gt;: And if they do not respond to you - then know that the Qur'an was revealed with the knowledge of Allah and that there is no deity except Him. Then, would you [not] be Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4755" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-16T11:48:11.490" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T11:48:11.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11953" CreationDate="2014-03-20T11:35:56.377" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam Alaykum.&#xA;Brother, Allah sent humans to Earth so He may test them.&#xA;Quran, 72:16-17 &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/72/16-17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/72/16-17&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [ Allah revealed] that if they had remained straight on the way, We would have given them abundant provision&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So We might test them therein. And whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord He will put into arduous punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this is the reason for the first books being, 'changeable'. However, without a clear book, which cannot be changed, humans would be lost forever. (By continuously altering the books to suit their needs)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4741" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-10-17T10:35:01.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11953" CreationDate="2014-03-20T12:33:07.830" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think you'd better say: &quot; Why did not Allah send his last prophet, Mohammad (S), at first?&#xA;then I will tell you that, as you know, Allah has gradually developed Islam since the advent of Adam (s). The more the people were growing and the more aspects of their lives needed to be explained and reformed, the Almighty Allah sent his prophets and divine books with them. To prove my claim I would like to refer to this verse from the noble Qur'an as such (According to this verse, the only existing religion is submission to Allah):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِنْدَ اللٌّهِ الإِسْلاَمُ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ الَّذِينَ&#xA;  أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ إِلاَّ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَهُمْ الْعِلْمُ بَغْياً&#xA;  بَيْنَهُمْ وَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِآيَاتِ اللٌّهِ فَإِنَّ اللٌّهَ سَرِيعُ&#xA;  الْحِسَابِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Surely the religion with Allāh is al-Islām. And those who have been&#xA;  given the Book [i.e., the Christians and the Jews] did not show&#xA;  opposition but after knowledge had come to them, out of envy among&#xA;  themselves. And whoever disbelieves in the verses of Allāh, then&#xA;  surely Allāh is quick in reckoning.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it seems logical to have different various religions and divine books, Although one might ask: &quot;why did not Allah created the grown human at first?&quot; which can't be answered here thoroughly. but God's will was to educate the human being step by step, in fact he sent the final prophet along with his last divine book when the humanity was ready for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-03-18T10:32:33.370" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T10:32:33.370" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11959" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11953" CreationDate="2014-03-20T13:00:52.333" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamualaikum brother. As you know Allah sent messengers over time and sent down books on some of them, four of which we know are The Psalms (Zuboor), The Torat(Taurah) , The Gospel(Injeel) and The Quran.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If you see, the books that were sent before had a messenger that would be coming in the future, and that period of time wasn't the end of revelations from Allah. The Messengers used to confirm what came before them, used to explain some new laws of Allah and give tidings of the next messenger.     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention] when Jesus, the son of Mary, said, &quot;O children of&#xA;  Israel, indeed I am the messenger of Allah to you confirming what came&#xA;  before me of the Torah and bringing good tidings of a messenger to&#xA;  come after me, whose name is Ahmad.&quot; But when he came to them with&#xA;  clear evidences, they said, &quot;This is obvious magic.&quot; Al Quran [61:6]  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is He Who has sent down the Book (the Qur'an) to you (Muhammad)&#xA;  with truth, confirming what came before it. And he sent down the&#xA;  Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel). AL Quran [3:3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the laws at different times were different, for example &lt;strong&gt;AL-ANFAL(the spoils of War)&lt;/strong&gt; were Haraam for all the previous Ummah except for The Ummah of &lt;strong&gt;Muhammad&lt;/strong&gt; (sallallaho alayhi wassallam) and similarly &lt;strong&gt;Lailatul-Qadr&lt;/strong&gt; is the power night exclusively for our Ummat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your question, Allah is capable of everything. He could have made the Psalms, Taurah or Injeel unchangeable but Allah did not guarantee that (out of his infinite knowledge) (the reasons could be to make the hypocrisy of the people who changed verses apparent to others, Allah knows best). But for the Qur’an, it is the last revelation till the Day of Judgement and there will be no messengers to come and bring the truth, so Allah guards this book Himself so that we have a pure form of guidance still available. That’s the mercy of Allah (SWT) .  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The laws were different during other periods and hence there were different books with some different laws.&#xA;Baarakallahu Feekum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4572" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-30T09:24:07.530" LastActivityDate="2015-06-30T09:24:07.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11960" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-20T13:51:29.017" Score="5" ViewCount="40446" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nowruz is a Persian new year, but why do Shia all around world celebrate it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is how it is celebrated at my place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We prepare special nazr of Imam Ali.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The contents of which are as below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a bowl of water with rose water and put a rose in it&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a fan made of palm/dates tree leaf&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;7 varieties of fruits&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;sweets&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the nazr. The water is put on the fan and the fan is waved in all the four corner of the house for barkat/divine grace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is this specific time for the nazr. With minutes precision like 20th March  8:40 PM (IST) this year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People throw color on each other like Hindus do in their holi festival.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From where does this all came from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; I am looking for its source from Quran or Hadith of Ahlul-bait.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2022-02-11T18:32:22.237" LastActivityDate="2022-02-11T18:32:22.237" Title="Why do Shia celebrate Nowruz?" Tags="|shiism|islamic-basis|eid|culture|" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11964" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-20T16:36:08.990" Score="2" ViewCount="263" Body="&lt;p&gt;How did the universe come into being? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: Please mention Quranic verses/Hadith supporting your answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4429" LastEditorUserId="2469" LastEditDate="2015-03-11T19:06:42.663" LastActivityDate="2015-03-11T19:06:42.663" Title="How did the universe come into being?" Tags="|creation|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-04-15T15:01:07.523" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11966" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11967" CreationDate="2014-03-20T17:56:28.633" Score="17" ViewCount="18948" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Allah has all the power and can do anything can he create something (e.g. a rock) that he himself can't lift?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the answer was no, it doesn't mean that he is not able to do something which contradicts the view of Islam that Allah can do anything?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-18T14:01:13.850" LastActivityDate="2021-01-07T17:01:40.757" Title="Can Allah create a rock that He can't lift?" Tags="|allah|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="22" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11967" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11966" CreationDate="2014-03-20T18:52:35.303" Score="25" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a popular question put forth by Atheists who want to challenge believers. But before trying to answer the question, we should first examine its logical validity. Because &lt;strong&gt;only logically valid questions are qualified for answering.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now by the very concept, we know that Allah &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; the greatest, the most powerful, the all-dominant existence; in a way that nothing can exist independent of Him or out of His reign, let alone being weightier than Him or in anyway exceeding Him. So &lt;strong&gt;the question is just logically absurd to begin with&lt;/strong&gt;, because there's nothing weightier than (or in any respect exceeding) Allah that can be imagined, and thus a logically absurd concept can never be subject to the power of Allah because it just cannot exist. So if a thing is impossible to exist due to a logical necessity it is completely out of question of Allah's power or capability. In short, logically we just cannot even begin to answer such a question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PS:&lt;/strong&gt; Noteworthy, I think, the question stems from a failure in understanding the difference between logic as a normative science of &lt;em&gt;knowledge&lt;/em&gt; and philosophy as a science of &lt;em&gt;existence&lt;/em&gt;. Logic is to tell us how existence should be examined as it is, by setting rules for preventing false statements about the reality. So when something is logically impossible that means it essentially cannot exist in the world as it is. But it doesn't necessarily indicate an incapability on the part of the subject under philosophical examination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorDisplayName="user14305" LastEditDate="2016-01-12T01:22:06.347" LastActivityDate="2016-01-12T01:22:06.347" CommentCount="21" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11968" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11966" CreationDate="2014-03-20T19:04:22.027" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes this is not out of His ability. He can create an unliftable rock, but it will only be unliftable to the creation, not the Creator God; He can still lift that unliftable rock though, because nothing can limit His ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This may seem like like a paradox, which according to a dictionary definition means &amp;quot;a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some particles can be in two places at once, for example a photon. This seems impossible but is the case in quantum mechanics!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likewise, God lifting an unliftable rock comes across as a paradox to us, a contradictory statement, but just like with the photon, they are well founded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God is not restricted by our limited understanding of logic or contradictions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2021-01-07T11:05:23.070" LastActivityDate="2021-01-07T11:05:23.070" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11929" CreationDate="2014-03-20T19:08:30.060" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally every human will enter to Barzakh universe and waiting until the Judgement day. At Judgement day people will be Judged and then enter Paradise or Hell. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you want to know the details they are too much to write here. So I suggest to study this book for detailed steps after death:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/the-hereafter-maad-ayatullah-dastaghaib-shirazi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Hereafter (Ma'ad)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Atheist will be accused of not using the wisdom ('Aql) properly for knowing God during a long enough life. if the accused atheist cannot provide enough reason for not knowing and obeying God will be punished. But enough research and seeking is needed by any price like immigration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, those whom the angels take [in death] while wronging&#xA;  themselves - [the angels] will say, &quot;In what [condition] were you?&quot;&#xA;  They will say, &quot;We were oppressed in the land.&quot; The angels will say,&#xA;  &quot;Was not the earth of Allah spacious [enough] for you to emigrate&#xA;  therein?&quot; For those, their refuge is Hell - and evil it is as a&#xA;  destination. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#4:97&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God wants to every nation or group of people (for example atheists) select some representative to do enough research about religion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And it is not for the believers to go forth [to battle] all at once.&#xA;  For there should separate from every division of them a group&#xA;  [remaining] to obtain understanding in the religion and warn their&#xA;  people when they return to them that they might be cautious. &#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#9:122&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#9:122&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-31T08:25:26.140" LastActivityDate="2015-08-31T08:25:26.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11970" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11966" CreationDate="2014-03-20T19:18:49.807" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question which you're  asking, has been used a number times  by atheist not only against Muslims but theists in general, and sometimes you might even find a Christian using this question to backup his point that Allah has a son. But really it is nothing but a trick question, whether you say yes or no it only supports the asker. It also proves lack of knowledge or misunderstanding of who Allah is, and that He is the most majestic and powerful. So my advice is: don't get your head too wrapped around it, and don't put too much effort in answering it, as whatever you say is most likely not in your favor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for there is a contradiction in saying no, that would only exist because of lack of clarity or misunderstanding of &quot;Allah can do anything&quot; in Islam. Allah is all powerful and is able to do what He wishes, and anything He creates is nothing but a sign of His power, but what Allah does or creates is based on His majesty, so to be more accurate Allah does what He wishes and is able to create something by just saying Be, and whatever He does is befitting His majesty. I pray my answer is clear, and I ask forgiveness of any mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-03-22T14:09:45.477" LastActivityDate="2014-03-22T14:09:45.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11929" CreationDate="2014-03-20T20:00:53.907" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;With all simplicity, it is up to you and is your choice whatever happens to you after death.  If one chooses to deny the existence of God, and refuses to accept the signs which come to one, and refuses to use ones mind that God has given us to use, then one has chosen hell.  Now if one chooses to Believe in Gods existence and accepts it, and asks Him for guidance and accepts what comes, then you have chosen heaven and God willing one enters it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You see it is very simple, and all goes back to the individual, ones own person/self, what ever you choose affects ones fate, whatever a person strives for in this world is what he/she gets, if one wants this world then one gets it, if one wants to the hereafter, then not only do we get this world and blessings in it but also not lose anything in the hereafter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And please, note that I cannot tell you whether you go to heaven or hell, as the judgement is up to Allah alone, but I will say that a person who is an atheist and refuses to believe, until the time of death, he will certainly find a surprise waiting for him.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-05T07:59:32.410" LastActivityDate="2017-09-05T07:59:32.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11974" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11966" CreationDate="2014-03-20T22:48:04.167" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well before I answer your question you have to know the definition Of the Creator. and the best definition is mentioned in the Qur'an: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/112/1-4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;112:1-4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Say, &quot;He is Allah , [who is] One,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Allah , the Eternal Refuge.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;He neither begets nor is born,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nor is there to Him any equivalent.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point is Allah can't be compared to anything in His Creation. If you are asking if Allah can made a rock that He can't lift then you have broken the definition of Allah, &lt;strong&gt;which means your question is illogical&lt;/strong&gt; and wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4755" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-03-21T15:30:24.803" LastActivityDate="2014-03-21T15:30:24.803" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11976" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13271" CreationDate="2014-03-20T23:01:42.173" Score="3" ViewCount="3646" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did the Prophet wash his hand before eating?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did he use soap or something similar, or plain water?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Answers based of sahih hadth would be appreciated.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4755" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-05-29T17:22:44.170" LastActivityDate="2014-06-01T01:41:44.210" Title="Did the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) wash his hands before eating?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11978" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11966" CreationDate="2014-03-21T00:18:27.213" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's an important distinction: &#xA;Allah can possibly do &lt;em&gt;Anything&lt;/em&gt;; he cannot simultaneously do &lt;em&gt;everything&lt;/em&gt;. For example, he cannot both go on existing forever and cease existing forever. However, he is omnipotent, so he must have the ability to cease existing forever. Similarly, he cannot simultaneously vaporize your computer and not vaporize it. Likewise, he cannot be simultaneously omnipotent and not omnipotent; however by virtue of his omnipotence he can become non-omnipotent. So yes, he can create a rock he cannot lift; however, by doing so he would become non-omnipotent - but only in so far as he is unable to lift the rock he created. (Of course, he could obliterate the rock and go back to being perfectly omnipotent at anytime - unless he chose to make that impossible for himself as well.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4779" LastActivityDate="2014-03-21T00:18:27.213" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11979" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11966" CreationDate="2014-03-21T00:34:27.790" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Allah can do what he wants. So if Allah decides this rock cannot be lifted by Allah, so it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that there is nothing stopping him from deciding later than he, in fact, &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; lift the rock. Why? Because Allah can do what he wants. So it's like Allah playing mind-games with himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a game of logic where a player can alter the rules. There is no contradiction in the question, at least none that I can see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now let’s assume he can't change the rock's properties once created (which in turn re-iterates the question, but let's pretend). Can Allah move an &quot;immovable object&quot;, without giving himself the power to do so? The answer is yes again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To move something is to alter its distance from something else, i.e. a point of reference. For Allah to move the rock, he must move &lt;em&gt;everything else&lt;/em&gt;. The rock's true point of reference is the same, the Universe's point of reference is not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the same as drawing a dot on a piece of paper on your desk, and wanting to move the dot further from your lamp. You can't move the dot, so you move the paper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You might say that's not a good answer because the rock is still in the same place relative to its true point of reference, no matter what happens to the universe around it. And suddenly we aren't dealing with the omnipotence paradox, but with this question: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which is a different paradox altogether, and is nicely explained in &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/9eKc5kgPVrA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this video&lt;/a&gt; by MinutePhysics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/11966/can-allah-create-a-rock-that-he-cant-lift/11974?noredirect=1#comment23059_11966&quot;&gt;Evpok suggests&lt;/a&gt; that answers should come from an Islam-theistic point of view. This is very difficult as yours is a logical question requiring a logical answer in a theistic setting. The two don't really play well together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4781" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-20T10:32:32.997" LastActivityDate="2015-10-20T10:32:32.997" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11966" CreationDate="2014-03-21T02:35:56.020" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Allah has created a rock that He can't lift.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If such a rock exists, then by &lt;em&gt;definition&lt;/em&gt;, the universe is a place where that rock cannot be lifted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the rock can be lifted, then by &lt;em&gt;definition&lt;/em&gt;, the universe is a place where the rock can be lifted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can't have one universe with two differing definitions, again, by &lt;em&gt;definition&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Oh, certainly, especially Everett's interpretation of quantum physics does allow multiple universes, but that's a step I don't want to take here!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This definition was first answered, I think, by Isaac Asimov, explaining the &quot;unstoppable force meets immovable object&quot; problem to his girlfriend. That's where I recall it from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4785" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-03-22T16:17:32.127" LastActivityDate="2014-03-22T16:17:32.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11987" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="11996" CreationDate="2014-03-21T05:27:51.397" Score="5" ViewCount="38755" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it ok, to talk to fiance? I been engaged and i am not into talking with her because i believe its a way of giving a confidence before marriage but people around me insist on saying to talk to her as she is engaged to you? What does islam says about talking to your fiance before Marriage/Nikkah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastActivityDate="2016-05-12T15:48:36.743" Title="Is it ok to talk to be wife before marriage?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11966" CreationDate="2014-03-21T06:32:38.137" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simple answer. Don't imagine Allah like a human or any other creature like animals/plants or any other physical thing. We have never seen Him, he exists from infinity and will exist forever. We can't even imagine what 'forever' is. If your thoughts or vision makes you compare any physical property with Allah then it is Satan. Just keep in mind His existence is beyond our imagination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4738" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-11T05:39:14.667" LastActivityDate="2016-01-11T05:39:14.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11991" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-21T11:20:58.317" Score="3" ViewCount="734" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Allah also destroy humans completely as if some of them had never existed (just vaporized)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, does this mean that a human being is better off being completely destroyed than being tormented in hell for his/her sins?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4492" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-08-11T16:39:27.800" LastActivityDate="2014-08-11T16:39:27.800" Title="Does Allah destroy humans on the Day of Judgment?" Tags="|hell|day-of-judgement|eschatology|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11993" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12060" CreationDate="2014-03-21T12:29:09.920" Score="6" ViewCount="15221" Body="&lt;p&gt;White sugar contains animal bone which is responsible for the white color. That bone may not be a halal (if the animal may be killed as per the Islamic law). So is sugar haram or halal? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="869" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T09:13:17.617" LastActivityDate="2021-02-12T17:34:41.467" Title="Is white sugar haram due to containing animal bone?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|animals|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11994" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11966" CreationDate="2014-03-21T13:55:01.267" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just picture yourself as being powerful, rich and able to do anything that s possible. Would you make yourself less powerful or create something that will endanger your life? I hope you won't! If you do then you are being a fool! In other words Allah is not a fool, only humans are!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4492" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-14T11:53:06.583" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T11:53:06.583" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11995" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11991" CreationDate="2014-03-21T13:57:56.203" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is a big NO...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Humans will never be destroyed(after ressurection). They will taste death once and be resurrected after which they will either go to heaven or hell. Obviously, being destroyed completely is better than an eternal torment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Verily, We have warned you of a near torment, the Day when man will see that (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the disbeliever will say: &quot;Woe to me! Would that I were dust!&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/78/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran[78:40]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above verse shows that every disbeliever would wish for complete destruction , but nowhere in the Qur'an does Allah mention of complete destruction as death will be forbidden for humans and jinns.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though Allah does mention about some people who neither go to hell or heaven referred to as the Companions of The Elevations (al-aaraf):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And between them will be a barrier screen and on Al-A'raf (a wall with elevated places) will be men (whose good and evil deeds would be equal in scale), who would recognise all (of the Paradise and Hell people), by their marks (the dwellers of Paradise by their white faces and the dwellers of Hell by their black faces), they will call out to the dwellers of Paradise, &quot;Salamun 'Alaikum&quot; (peace be on you), and at that time they (men on Al-A'raf) will not yet have entered it (Paradise), but they will hope to enter (it) with certainty.&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And when their eyes will be turned towards the dwellers of the Fire, they will say: &quot;Our Lord! Place us not with the people who are Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers).&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And the men on Al-A'raf (the wall) will call unto the men whom they would recognise by their marks, saying: &quot;Of what benefit to you were your great numbers (and hoards of wealth), and your arrogance against Faith?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are they those, of whom you swore that Allah would never show them mercy. (Behold! It has been said to them): &quot;Enter Paradise, no fear shall be on you, nor shall you grieve.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/46-49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran[7:46-49]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see that they also will enter heaven so in the end there's no intermediate destination..   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will disbelievers go to heaven??  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Verily, those who belie Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and treat them with arrogance, for them the gates of heaven will not be opened, and they will not enter Paradise until the camel goes through the eye of the needle (which is impossible). Thus do We recompense the Mujrimun (criminals, polytheists, sinners, etc.).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al Quran[7:40]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.. Baarakallahu feekum..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4572" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-05-12T18:10:47.127" LastActivityDate="2014-05-12T18:10:47.127" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11987" CreationDate="2014-03-21T14:12:30.990" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;As long as there is a Mahram with you there is no problem. A Mahram is needed so that both of you are not alone because when a girl and a boy are alone with each other, there is a third person present there and that third person is Shaytan. He will tempt you to do haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Umar Ibn al-Khattab narrated that :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (saws) said, &quot;Whenever a man is alone with a&#xA;  (non-mehram)woman, the Shaytaan makes a third.&quot; [Al-Tirmidhi Hadith&#xA;  3118]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-12T10:23:33.390" LastActivityDate="2016-05-12T10:23:33.390" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11998" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11966" CreationDate="2014-03-21T15:01:10.873" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question is irrelevant as Allah (subhana Wa Ta'ala) is not attributed with lifting, this is an attribute of the creation not the Creator (subhana wa Ta'ala). And Allah (subhana wa Ta'ala) is not similar to the Creation (&quot;Nothing is similar to him&quot; - Surah Shura, Ayah 11). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Logically limbs indicate there is mass and mass means there is a limit and limits are attributes of imperfection and Allah (subhana wa Ta'ala) is attributed with Perfection, superiority and uniqueness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4800" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-11T14:16:32.640" LastActivityDate="2015-09-11T14:16:32.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11993" CreationDate="2014-03-21T16:28:50.440" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bone char (charcoal made from animal bones) is used to &lt;em&gt;filter&lt;/em&gt; sugar and decolorize it. It is not an ingredient in refined sugar and thus is not consumed. So the question on whether it is halal to consume or not does not enter in the picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2014-03-21T16:28:50.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12000" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-21T16:30:17.203" Score="1" ViewCount="26983" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can you rub (with penis or hand), finger, or massage your wife's anus?&lt;br&gt; I'm not talking about entering the penis. I know that's prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4566" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-19T07:32:19.283" LastActivityDate="2020-08-04T20:27:28.513" Title="Is rubbing, fingering or massaging your wife's anus permissible?" Tags="|sex|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11993" CreationDate="2014-03-21T16:38:48.163" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If it doesn't explicitly state that it contains animal bones then it's halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise if the sugar is from a country where the Muslims are in majority or the provider of the sugar is a Muslim &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/qa/01251/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;as long as there is a likelihood that the shopkeeper has ascertained that it was slaughtered according to the shari‘a laws&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Else it's haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-03-21T16:44:42.133" LastActivityDate="2014-03-21T16:44:42.133" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11966" CreationDate="2014-03-21T17:18:44.743" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Islam's concept of omnipotence is not &quot;infinite power&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. Look at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_God_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;99 Names of Allah&lt;/a&gt; for what Islam and the Quran claim that Allah is able to do. These claims are very specific, and the &quot;omnipotence paradox&quot; which can be used for some religions don't apply here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll need someone who's a native Arabic speaker to back me on this, but if you look at translations, they don't claim Allah to be 'infinitely powerful'. For example, الرحمن is translated to &quot;Most Merciful&quot;, &quot;The Merciful&quot;, or &quot;Exceedingly Merciful&quot; but not &quot;Infinitely Merciful&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is not infinitely powerful. For example, Moses has requested to see Allah, and this was just not possible despite it being Allah's wish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when Moses arrived at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said, &quot;My Lord, show me [Yourself] that I may look at You.&quot; [ Allah ] said, &quot;You will not see Me, but look at the mountain; if it should remain in place, then you will see Me.&quot; But when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He rendered it level, and Moses fell unconscious. And when he awoke, he said, &quot;Exalted are You! I have repented to You, and I am the first of the believers.&quot; (Al-'Ar'af 7:143)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throughout the Quran, Allah also uses the words &quot;We&quot;, possibly giving credit to the angels as well. I brought up the previously mentioned verse because it's a rare case where Allah addresses himself as &quot;I&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;So, I'd say &quot;we don't know&quot;. There has not been any verses in which Allah has attempted to do so and succeeded or failed, so the answer is &lt;strong&gt;inconclusive&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T13:13:12.430" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T13:13:12.430" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12006" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-21T22:00:57.103" Score="5" ViewCount="935" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did it take Allah 6 days to create the universe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that Allah is independent of time, but I have trouble understanding why the creation of the universe &lt;em&gt;took&lt;/em&gt; as long as it did.  Please help me to clarify that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4809" LastEditorUserId="4809" LastEditDate="2014-03-23T18:48:00.103" LastActivityDate="2020-09-03T23:59:53.067" Title="Why creation of universe in 6 days" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|creation|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12006" CreationDate="2014-03-22T00:03:09.237" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It takes Allah nine months to create a baby. Things go through a natural process. That is Allah decree for them. It is His rules and he can break them if he wants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The exact term used in Quran can also be translated as &quot;stages&quot;. Each stage can be of millions of years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-03-22T00:03:09.237" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12008" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12000" CreationDate="2014-03-22T07:13:37.340" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The action in your question is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicity.com/qa/action.lasso.asp?-db=services&amp;amp;-lay=Ask&amp;amp;-op=eq&amp;amp;number=32349&amp;amp;-format=detailpop.shtml&amp;amp;-find&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamiCity writes&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;As far as playing with anus is concerned it is permissible.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/40520&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamQA writes&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;With regard to simply touching the anal sphincter, there is nothing wrong with that, but it is better to avoid doing that because that may lead to something else, i.e. anal intercourse.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But keep an eye on hygiene before doing that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastActivityDate="2014-03-22T07:13:37.340" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12009" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8014" CreationDate="2014-03-22T07:30:09.623" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those Ayat are talking about the exterior appearance of Muslim Women. They have never to show any of their body except their faces and hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the general meaning of the Aya in addition in the beginning of the Aya ALLAH asked Muslim women. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hodaalquran.com/rbook.php?id=4689&amp;amp;mn=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ALamthal&lt;/a&gt; Sheikh Naser Makarem Deen Slhirazi explain this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;: (وليضربن بخمرهن على جيوبهن) وكلمة &quot;خُمُر&quot; جمع &quot;خِمار&quot; على وزن &quot;حجاب&quot;&#xA;  في الأصل تعني &quot;الغطاء&quot;، إلاّ أنّه يطلق بصورة اعتيادية على الشيء الذي&#xA;  تستخدمه النسوة لتغطية رُؤوسهن.   و&quot;الجيوب&quot; جمع &quot;جيب&quot; على وزن &quot;غيب&quot;&#xA;  بمعنى ياقة القميص، وأحياناً يطلق على الجزء الذي يحيط بأعلى الصدر&#xA;  لمجاورته الياقة.   ويستنتج من هذه الآية أنّ النساء كنّ قبل نزولها،&#xA;  يرمين أطراف الخمار على أكتافهن أو خلف الرأس بشكل يكشفن فيه عن الرقبة&#xA;  وجانباً من الصدر، فأمرهن القرآن برمي أطراف الخمار حول أعناقهن أي فوق&#xA;  ياقة القميص ليسترن بذلك الرقبة والجزء المكشوف من الصدر. (ويستنتج هذا&#xA;  المعنى أيضاً عن سبب نزول الآية الذي ذكرناه آنفاً).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;خمر mean veil, hijab&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;جيوب  means in Arabic either the shirt collar or the upper part of the human chest that is near  the neck. It's the area where necklace fit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why this Aya: &lt;code&gt;draw their veils over their bosoms&lt;/code&gt; .  The Sheikh says in his explanation that in past before Islam the Arabic women were used to put a veil and wrapped it around their necks. So ALLAH refuses that and asked them to hide the part of their upper chest which is called &quot;bosom=جيوب&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-20T09:13:11.963" LastActivityDate="2017-01-20T09:13:11.963" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12010" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="338" CreationDate="2014-03-22T07:42:23.860" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You love Allah by obeying His commands (laws) and loving as well as emulating Rasullulah(SAW),the pious and hating that which is evil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4816" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2016-05-28T14:29:20.837" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T14:29:20.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12011" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-22T09:11:21.110" Score="2" ViewCount="4623" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any Quranic verse or Hadith that says Allah can create things out of nothing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you site this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, &quot;Be,&quot; and it is. (2:117)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please explain how it conveys creation from nothingness? May be it is obvious from the verse and I am unable to understand it!  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="176" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-30T10:50:37.920" LastActivityDate="2021-07-03T04:50:31.263" Title="Verse/hadith that says Allah creates out of nothing" Tags="|hadith|tafseer|allah|creation|verses|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12012" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12024" CreationDate="2014-03-22T09:42:42.737" Score="4" ViewCount="439" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a Catholic and I'm stuck with an atheist in &lt;a href=&quot;https://plus.google.com/b/103989487441001641495/103989487441001641495/posts/bqXF4TKgtLm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a discussion&lt;/a&gt; regarding, according to the atheist folk, illogical result receiving the consequences of choosing not to believe in something, as in: &lt;em&gt;I can't fly out of my car if I don't fasten my seatbelt, because I don't believe I'll get in a crash.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, he thinks that I would spent eternity on &lt;em&gt;Islamic&lt;/em&gt; Hell because I don't believe in its existence  or I don't believe in the &lt;em&gt;Islamic&lt;/em&gt; God. In Catholicisms, we have very good defined teachings on these regards, about what is Hell and how you get there (to put in some way), But for the sake of our conversation, &lt;strong&gt;I would like to know what actions or reasons will put you to spent eternity on Hell, according to the Islamic Tradition?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have tried to explain to him that Muslims profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us [The Catholic Church] they adore the one, merciful God, mankind's judge on the last day. But he keeps using the distinctive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pax et bonum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4777" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2014-03-22T09:52:33.080" LastActivityDate="2014-03-24T14:16:06.537" Title="In Islamic tradition, what actions or reasons will put you to spend eternity on Hell?" Tags="|belief|jannah|hell|atheism|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12011" CreationDate="2014-03-22T09:56:53.707" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's hard to me to answer this in English but i'll try my best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First we have to answer one thing. Does ALLAH need anything to survive or to be a God?!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course NO. Then we have to say that &lt;strong&gt;ALLAH doesn't in need for anybody and anything&lt;/strong&gt;. This will be the rule that will guide us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now When ALLAH want to make a thing He just says Be and it will be, otherwise if he needs another matter to be then He is going to be in need for other things or other one and this is contradictory with our rule and since ALLAH is in no need for others then He just say to Be and it will be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another consequence, if everything needs a predecessor or raw materials or whatever you want to name it, this is also recursively needs other raw materials and recursively you are going to at least one initial raw material. Then how this is found?!!! and since we already know and see things in our life then we know that this initial has been found from nothing... and that's the point ALLAH can create things from nothing and If He did it once then He is able to did it always as logic says.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-16T15:06:41.677" LastActivityDate="2016-04-16T15:06:41.677" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12012" CreationDate="2014-03-22T10:50:11.897" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disbelief in God&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;associating partner with Him&lt;/strong&gt; - these two reasons guarantee an &lt;strong&gt;eternal&lt;/strong&gt; place in hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;And for those who disbelieved in their Lord is the punishment of Hell, and wretched is the destination.&lt;/em&gt; [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/67/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;67:6&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin.&lt;/em&gt; [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:48&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;for other sins than these two, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/679020&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;they will be punished in hell for a period of time, then they will be given paradise.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2014-03-22T12:55:50.867" LastActivityDate="2014-03-22T12:55:50.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12022" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12012" CreationDate="2014-03-22T13:25:15.647" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brother Jorge, I myself am a Christian and still searching for the Truth and the answers to my questions. That s why I m here, but first you also have to investigate if the manners we practice our belief in God is according God s will. I don t want to attack your faith, but people have to stand still at certain moment and try to look at their religion from a different angle. Do we (Protestants, Catholics) put our trust/faith only in God or also in e.g saints and Mother Mary? Does this way of believe guarantee us that we don t go to Hell just like an atheist/unbeliever? We must ONLY have faith in God/Allah! Even if the church will ex communicate a person because of his disagreement with the way an christian/catholic should serve God, then it s better to be ex communicated and go to Heaven than to hell. Be openminded and search also for the Truth!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4492" LastActivityDate="2014-03-22T13:25:15.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11761" CreationDate="2014-03-22T14:43:19.700" Score="1" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Its mentioned in Quran (?)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- only names of some gems are mentioned in the Quran, but there is no recommendation or prohibition about wearing it. (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/33583&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Its sunnah (?)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1278930&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;It was narrated from Anas bin Malik&lt;/a&gt; that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wore a ring of silver, in which was an Ethiopian gemstone and the inscription: ‘Muhammad Rasul Allah’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Those have Effect on human life&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Do they ? -&lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;O Allah , Owner of Sovereignty,.....  In Your hand is [all] good... [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:26&lt;/a&gt;]  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think, to believe that a material will bring fortune to human life is almost equivalent to shirk. So wear them only for decoration, but &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;do not show off&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="602" LastEditDate="2014-04-01T04:52:26.320" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T04:52:26.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12012" CreationDate="2014-03-22T14:51:44.357" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;One thing that Allah has said he will not forgive is Shirk which is associating partner with Allah or comparing Allah to something else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin.&quot; - [4:48] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many major sins but if you repent Allah will for give you. Allah has 99 names including Ar-Rahim (The All-Merciful), Al-Ghaffar (The Forgiving), At-Tawwib (The Guide to Repentance) and Al-Afu (The Forgive).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your question is will Christians go to hell then only Allah knows the answer to that. Yes we do believe that if we disbelieve then we will end up in hell but some people know the truth (they know that there is only one worthy of worship and his name is Allah) but they decide not to believe maybe because they are ignorant or some other reason. However there are people who are trying to find out the truth but they still dont understand and they may be confused. As this is not their fault and Allah knows what is in their heart they may be saved from hell fire. This could apply to mentally unstable people etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastActivityDate="2014-03-22T14:51:44.357" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12025" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11966" CreationDate="2014-03-22T15:08:00.393" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Leave alone a rock Allah has the power to make even small feather heavy so heavy that nothing in the entire universe can move it, but Allah will always be able to pick it up as he has the power to do anything. According to the Holy Qur'an surah 36 Yasiin everything is easy for Allah just saying &quot;kun fayakun&quot; it will occur in line with Allah's wish including a heavy rock.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has the power to do things beyond your imagination. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I had heard this question from my RE teacher at school but this questions is there only to confuse you as it is contradictory and therefore not valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have to remember that Allah does not resemble his creation and is never subject to the Laws of the Creation because He is both the Creator and the Law Giver. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastActivityDate="2014-03-22T15:08:00.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12026" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-22T15:28:58.250" Score="6" ViewCount="8291" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that Shaytan is an Angel but then Angels do not have free will so this means he has to obey Allah, but he did have free will because he did not prostrate to Adam (عليه السلام) when Allah commanded him to do so. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:34&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And (remember) when We said to the angels: &quot;Prostrate yourselves&#xA;  before Adam.&quot; And they prostrated except Iblis (Satan), he refused and&#xA;  was proud and was one of the disbelievers (disobedient to Allah)&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have also heard that he is a jinn. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;18:50&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And (remember) when We said to the angels; &quot;Prostrate to Adam.&quot; So&#xA;  they prostrated except Iblis (Satan). He was one of the jinns; he&#xA;  disobeyed the Command of his Lord.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-05-26T17:25:44.170" LastActivityDate="2019-03-15T06:06:29.860" Title="Is Shaytan an Angel or Jinn?" Tags="|jinn|malaikah|shaitan|" AnswerCount="13" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12026" CreationDate="2014-03-22T15:48:09.670" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;ٍٍِSatan/Shaytan is a jinn and never been an angel and the evidence is in how Satan was created. Satan is created from fire and therefore it's a jinn. Whereas the angels are created from light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Allah asked angels and him &lt;em&gt;&quot;Prostrate yourselves before Adam&quot;&lt;/em&gt;. Satan refused to do so and in turn said &lt;em&gt;&quot;You create me from &lt;strong&gt;fire&lt;/strong&gt; and I will not prostrate to one who created from mud&quot;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-03-22T18:45:44.233" LastActivityDate="2014-03-22T18:45:44.233" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12030" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12006" CreationDate="2014-03-22T17:14:10.200" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah created universe in 6 days doesn't mean he could't create it in the trillion'th of a second. It didn't take Allah 6 days(or time periods) but Allah did this intentionally. Allah is &quot;Ala kuli shai'in qadir' - able to do all things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now why He chose six days instead of infinite part of a second is His wish. We can think of possible reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reason 1:&lt;/strong&gt; Allah doesn't need us we need Him. He doesn't need universe but everything in universe needs him. Since this world was created to test us, so creating it in stages helped human beings to understand it and praise His glory. There is a good proportion in our intelligence and the speed at which things got created in this universe so that we can study them through science. This is just an opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4826" LastActivityDate="2014-03-22T17:14:10.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12026" CreationDate="2014-03-22T18:36:02.733" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Iblis is from the jin.  Shayateen are also from the jinn.  Allah tells us in Surah al-Hijr &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/15/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;15:27&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the jinn We created before from scorching fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surah Saad, Allaah tells us what Iblis said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said, &quot;I am better than him. You created me from fire and created&#xA;  him from clay.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surah al-Baqara &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:34&lt;/a&gt;, Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when We said to the angels, &quot;Prostrate before Adam&quot;; so they&#xA;  prostrated, except for Iblis. He refused and was arrogant and became&#xA;  of the disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in Surah an-Nahl &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;16:49&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And to Allah prostrates whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on&#xA;  the earth of creatures, and the angels, and they are not arrogant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in these verses, Allah tells us what He created jinn from.  Iblis said he was made from it. And Allah tells us angels don't have kibr and Iblis was Mutakabir (arrogant).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Iblis is from the jinn and had kibr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-05-26T17:23:31.107" LastActivityDate="2014-05-26T17:23:31.107" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12026" CreationDate="2014-03-22T19:14:34.163" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shaytan is a jinn, the specific verse you have here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And (remember) when We said to the angels: &quot;Prostrate yourselves before Adam.&quot; And they prostrated except Iblis (Satan), he refused and was proud and was one of the disbelievers (disobedient to Allah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;doesn't mean that he is an angel. To clarify this I'm going to give this example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have 99 persons from the grade 5 and 1 person from grade 6, then the logic is that you will call them 5th graders even if you meant to add the one from 6 grade with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastActivityDate="2014-03-22T19:14:34.163" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12034" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-22T22:16:13.840" Score="2" ViewCount="4522" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it an obligation for everyone to marry? In my case, I want to live lonely and not marry but I don't Know or Islam allows a person to not marry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4832" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-30T14:01:32.487" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T06:51:03.100" Title="Is it an obligation for everyone to marry?" Tags="|nikah|obligation|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-03-27T20:10:30.113" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12038" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-23T01:56:45.960" Score="5" ViewCount="854" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have just watched &quot;The Stoning Of Soraya M&quot;.&lt;br&gt; In that movie she is stoned without hiding her hair. It is clearly a movie, so it might not show what happens in reality, so I sought out videos showing the real thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found numerous examples on-line (links removed by masfenix. See revision history of this question if the sources are important to you), but they are inconsistent in details; in some videos the punished's hair is covered, but in others it is not.  Similarly, some videos have the punished be dug into the ground, and others do not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am confused here:&lt;br&gt; I understand that the stoning comes from the hadith and not the quran (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/943/where-do-we-get-the-idea-of-beheading-stoning-and-hand-mutilation-in-islam/947#947&quot;&gt;Where do we get the idea of beheading, stoning and hand-mutilation in Islam?&lt;/a&gt;), but where does it say &lt;strong&gt;how&lt;/strong&gt; the stoning should be done?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4837" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T09:47:14.570" Title="How should stoning be carried out?" Tags="|sharia|punishment|rajm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12034" CreationDate="2014-03-23T02:02:55.793" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, the general ruling from Quran is that it's obligatory to get married.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the Quran also exempts men from those who cannot afford it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet, Allah also tells us that there's richness in marriage and to seek it.  In Surah an-Noor 24:32 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And marry the unmarried among you and the righteous among your male slaves and female slaves. If they should be poor, Allah will enrich them from His bounty, and Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marriage with a true believing person has many benefits.  So you should try to find someone you are interested in and get along with inshaAllah.  wa Allaho Alim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-28T05:50:19.693" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T05:50:19.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12042" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-23T05:23:24.283" Score="7" ViewCount="8790" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I have a question regarding this hadith that states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If there comes to you one whose religious commitment and attitude&#xA;  pleases you, then marry [your female relative who is under your care]&#xA;  to him, for if you do not do that, there will be tribulation on earth&#xA;  and much corruption.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The thing is my sister is going through a really bad problem right now. My parents have FORCED her into marrying a religious guy that she really does not like. They use this hadith against her and say that we are afraid Allah (SWT) will punish you with fit nah.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She has tried to open her heart for him but they have nothing in common and not because of how religious he is. She even said she'll find another guy who can be just as religious as long as the thought of getting married to him feels right. They are so different that you can some what know how the marriage would turn out. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The thing is my parents have given no choice and she's currently going through a mental, physical and emotional break down that astaghfirullah but I wouldn't be surprised if she has decided to turn to suicide or run away. Even her faith in islam is deteriorating because marriage has always been a big deal in her life and she thinks this is all a punishment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please let me know what is right and what is wrong. This problem is affecting the whole family and i'm afraid it will blow up and something tragic will happen..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JazakAllah Ps. Please provide hadiths so I can provide to my parents&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4839" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2014-03-23T15:05:34.527" LastActivityDate="2020-08-31T22:47:31.990" Title="Is forced marriage to a religious man allowed?" Tags="|hadith|nikah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11960" CreationDate="2014-03-23T10:43:25.630" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah the merciful the compassionate &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your customs are not familiar to me, although I'm Shia. But it might be said that nawrouz (new day) ceremony is discussed in Islam because Iran and Islam had some mutual effects on each other. Rasul Ja'fariyan writes in his &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/message-thaqalayn/vol4-n2-1998/four-centuries-influence-iraqi-shiism-pre-safavid-iran-rasul&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Four Centuries of Influence of Iraqi Shiism on Pre-Safavid Iran&lt;/a&gt;&quot; about this issue as such:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Among the most important effects of this intellectual nourishment was&#xA;  the control of Iranian Shī‘ism by Arab Shī‘ism, with the result that&#xA;  during this period we do not find anything that may be termed as&#xA;  ‘Iranian Shī‘ism’ with characteristics independent of Arab Shī‘ism.&#xA;  Possibly some of the features of Iranian Shī‘ism, such as the festival&#xA;  of Nowruz, became more prominent than they were ever in Iraq, but the&#xA;  foundation and essence of Iranian Shī‘ism is nothing but Arab Shī‘ism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there are other hadiths telling us the actions which should be done in this day. for example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaykh_Tusi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sheikh Tusi&lt;/a&gt; has narrated a hadith in his  Misbah Al-Mutehajjid from Mu’alla bin Khanees, from Imam Sadeq (a.s.):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the day of Nowruz do ghusl and put on your cleanest and purest&#xA;  clothing, use perfume and fast for the day. After praying the nawafil&#xA;  (extra recommended prayer) and dhuhr and asr prayers perform four&#xA;  raka’ts of prayer. In the first raka’t recite Surah Hamd once and&#xA;  Surah Al-Qadr ten times, in the second raka’t recite Surah Hamd once&#xA;  and Surah Al-Kaferun ten times, in the third raka’t recite Surah Hamd&#xA;  once and Surah Attawhid ten times and in the fourth raka’t recite&#xA;  Surah Hamd once and Surah Annas and Surah Al-falaq both ten times and&#xA;  after prayer go to sajdah and do shukr (thanks) to Allah and ask Him&#xA;  to forgive the sins of fifty years of your life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, It is said that nowruz coincides with some Islamic occasions and hence Muslims (specially Shia) are advised to value this day. Some of the occasions are mentioned here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Muhadhab, the same narrator narrates that Imam Sadeq (as) said:&#xA;  Nowruz is the same day that the Prophet (saw) got baya’t (allegiance)&#xA;  for Amir Al-Mu’mineen (as) on the day of Ghadir and everyone&#xA;  acknowledged his wilayah and those who remained loyal to it are&#xA;  blessed and those who broke it are doomed and it is also the same day&#xA;  the messenger of Allah (saw) sent Ali to the valley of jinn to get&#xA;  their pact and the day of his victory over the people of Nahrawaan and&#xA;  the day he killed Dhu-Thadiyyah. It is the day our Qaa’em (The Awaited&#xA;  One) of our progeny will emerge with his companions and may God defeat&#xA;  the Dajjal with his hands and hang him on the synagogues of Kufah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa5132&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-30T13:52:19.513" LastActivityDate="2016-06-30T13:52:19.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11960" CreationDate="2014-03-23T16:43:04.807" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nowroz isn’t only for Shia, Sunni Muslims celebrate it too. It is the New Year in many Muslim countries such as Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, Kazakistan, Takistan, and Kurdistan...etc.&#xA;However Sunni Muslims do not get the nazar of Imam Ali.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-15T18:48:58.127" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T18:48:58.127" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12051" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-23T17:00:31.373" Score="5" ViewCount="8648" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it haram to keep pets in your house? I know that if you have a dog in your house then the angels may not enter you house but what about other pets such as cats?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-07-24T10:50:59.807" LastActivityDate="2020-10-22T16:40:48.500" Title="Is it haram to keep pets?" Tags="|halal-haram|pets|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12034" CreationDate="2014-03-23T17:03:06.777" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is Sunnah to get married not obligatory but there are many benefits to getting married. Marriage completes half of your Deen (religion).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-06T06:51:03.100" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T06:51:03.100" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12051" CreationDate="2014-03-23T18:39:04.913" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pets are allowed in your home. You can have any animal as your pet, but you need to keep an eye on them too, to take their care and to keep others in care from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Dogs&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dogs aren't allowed, not because they're dogs. But as you have mentioned that Angels won't enter your house. Basically you're taking the most literal meaning or the understanding to this fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Guests are taken as the blessings. And Angels bring blessings alongwith them. A dog at home, would sometimes try to bark at them, here in &lt;strong&gt;Pakistan&lt;/strong&gt; dogs are more often to bite the guests too, I remember my neightbours dog bit his cousin (female) who never came back to visit his home again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, that is why dogs were never allowed, since they're not very welcoming. However, if you can tame them. Then you can keep them in your home, without any issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Cats&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As MAKZ has already provided an example, and I think no one would be able to give an example then his. Hazrat Abu Hurraira(R.A), was given this title because he had a cat as a pet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, it won't be haram to have pets. It is just their effects on other people. Since the pet you're having won't harm you. But it might not be as much friendly to other, and Islam forces us to take a good care of our neighbours and our friends and family. That's why we must keep those animals as our pets that might not be that much dangerous to our fellows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-03-23T18:39:04.913" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12054" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11783" CreationDate="2014-03-23T18:49:46.720" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Such questions come up in our mind, which are totally vague and would move us away from the right path. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated in the two Sahihs (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) from Abi-Horayrah that he said: The Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu'alyhi wsallam) said: &quot;A-Shaytan (Devil) may come to somebody of you, so he says: &quot;Who created that?&quot; until he says: &quot;Who created your God?&quot;so when they reach that (point of thinking), then they must ask Allah for refuge, and they must end up (that thinking)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A part of the qoute from my fellow answerer. I was about to say the same, so I caught his piece of qoute.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See, in Quran Allah says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, Allah is One. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then continuedly he says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has no father and is father of no one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which in turn means, that his and our start and end is not alike. We were born and we will die one day. But Allah, he was never born, because to get birth there had to be something from where he had to start his life. And Allah never will die or come to an end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is apart from our universe, but is as much closer to us as our own soul. He is beyond our imaginations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such types of questions, come up to our minds when Shaitan finds nothing else to diverge our minds, he makes these questions in our minds and then we start thinking about these things. In turn they move us away from our main goal (the worship of one God; Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These questions are haram and must not be ever thought about. Only Allah knows about these things, no human can judge or measure or understand how and where did Allah came from. Its him who can say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kun fa'ya kun.&#xA;  Translation: Be, and it was!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only Allah can create things and remove them. He is the creator of this universe, he was there when nothing was present, he will be here when everything will reach its mere end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastActivityDate="2014-03-23T18:49:46.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12055" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11993" CreationDate="2014-03-23T18:54:44.160" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Each and every company has some of the items as its ingredients. And it has it publicly shown on the package of its. Until you buy it from a shop that allows you to buy it in KGs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise, each package has its ingredients written on it clearly, and you can read it. Sometimes there is a big label of HALAL on it too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bone itself isn't haram, it is haram only if the animal died and then after sometime, you used it for some purpose. If the animal isn't slaughtered in Islam way, even then the bone isn't halaal. You need to slaughter the animal in a way that's according to Shariyat, actually in Shariyat you slaughter an animal in a way, in which it would feel the minimum amount of pain, and its soul would leave its body as soon as possible. Letting him feel the pain for just an instance of time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's why Islamic way of Slaughter is necessary. Otherwise the animal is Haraam. Its flesh, bone everything is haram for us then&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Sugar made out of that, is in turn haram too. But otherwise you can use it just keep a note on this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastActivityDate="2014-03-23T18:54:44.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12034" CreationDate="2014-03-23T18:57:12.537" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No its not!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can spend your life single, and never get married. You won't be asked for &lt;strong&gt;not-marrying-a-girl&lt;/strong&gt; at the day of judgement. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it is also said to marry a girl, to complete her and your life and to continue the Human race as well as Muslim Ummat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastActivityDate="2014-03-23T18:57:12.537" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11993" CreationDate="2014-03-24T03:14:52.130" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;White sugar is not made out of, nor does it contain, bones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sugar (most sugar) is cane sugar, which comes from sugar canes. It is then refined, and one of two things happens:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The molasses is removed (and you get white sugar)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The molasses is not removed (and you get brown sugar)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further refinement is what gives it that white colour and shine. This is done through the use of a number of chemicals, and it may include filtering it through bone meal, although that appears to be something used historically and not currently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it doesn't contain bone meal, there's no problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if, hypothetically, it &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; contain bone meal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to scholars, for the purity to change, one of these needs to change:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The colour&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The smell&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The taste&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the white colour isn't from adding bone meal, but from the filtration process, it doesn't affect the purity; not unless there's a significant amount that enters the sugar, &lt;em&gt;even if the bone was from an animal that was haram to eat&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a link to an article that talks about the &lt;a href=&quot;http://askville.amazon.com/refined-sugar-made-white-added-make/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=8464011&quot;&gt;sugar manufacturing process&lt;/a&gt;. It mentions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] the clarified syrup is decolorized by filtration through a bed of activated carbon; &lt;strong&gt;bone char was traditionally used in this role, but its use is no longer common.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Emphasis mine.) The original source is Wikipedia, which is referenced from the article itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on all of this, and Allah knows best, it's nothing to worry about. If you're really concerned, you can always switch over to brown sugar, honey (which is popular in the sunnah for numerous health benefits), or other substitutes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2014-03-24T03:14:52.130" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11966" CreationDate="2014-03-24T07:15:35.643" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;A man asked this question from Imam Ali a.s. and he answered:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَکَ وَ تَعَالَی لَا یُنْسَبُ إِلَی الْعَجْزِ&#xA;  وَ الَّذِی سَأَلْتَنِی لَا یَکُونُ (توحید صدوق باب 9 حدیث 9)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed God almighty is not attributed to disability but what you asked&#xA;  cannot be. (Does not have the possibility of existence)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference of hadith: The hadith book: Tawhid Sadouq, part 9, hadith no. 9&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another similar hadith from Imam Sadiq a.s. says God can created everything, but what you asked is not a thing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/question/questionview/10901?ParentID=54688&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.hawzah.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-25T08:03:40.103" LastActivityDate="2016-01-25T08:03:40.103" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12065" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-24T07:55:14.247" Score="1" ViewCount="123" Body="&lt;p&gt;I sold my flat for a property investment with my brother twice. He had got the proposal which seemed good and I trusted him. I have no written proof because I trusted him blindly. When he didn't give me my due, I confronted him but he turned towards qibla and said he never promised me anything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do I go about it the shariah way and save my brother from his betrayal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4853" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-28T06:16:19.133" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T06:16:19.133" Title="Dues my brother should have given me after me selling my property for a business proposal" Tags="|sharia|investment|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11903" CreationDate="2014-03-24T08:08:23.777" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;My Brother:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam marriage and family life is given high priority; and as thus our religion takes great pains in teaching the correct ways to marry and to find partners such that the Islamic society is strong based on strong Islamic family values.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see various references to the importance of this in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Marry those among you who are single, or the virtuous ones among&#xA;  yourselves, male or female: if they are in poverty, Allah will give&#xA;  them means out of His grace: for Allah encompasseth all, and he&#xA;  knoweth all things. 24:32&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that&#xA;  you may find tranquility in them; and He placed between you affection&#xA;  and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.&#xA;  30:21&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned by Sayyed there are many references where men and women interacted in our Prophet's (SWAS) time; and thus interacting with women is permitted &lt;em&gt;if the intention of your interaction is pure&lt;/em&gt;. It is mentioned in Islam many times that the &lt;em&gt;intention&lt;/em&gt; of the act has importance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Abu Harerah, we have the following hadeeth regarding choosing of your wife:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‏ تُنْكَحُ النِّسَاءُ لأَرْبَعٍ لِمَالِهَا وَلِحَسَبِهَا&#xA;  وَلِجَمَالِهَا وَلِدِينِهَا ‏.‏ فَاظْفَرْ بِذَاتِ الدِّينِ تَرِبَتْ&#xA;  يَدَاكَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A woman may be married for four things: Her wealth, her lineage, her&#xA;  beauty or for her religion. Choose the religious, may your hands be&#xA;  rubbed with dust (i.e., may you prosper).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, we have this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1261820&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;reference&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِذَا أَلْقَى اللَّهُ فِي قَلْبِ امْرِئٍ خِطْبَةَ امْرَأَةٍ فَلاَ&#xA;  بَأْسَ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Allah causes a man to propose to a woman, there is nothing wrong&#xA;  with him looking at her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clear from these that we are permitted to look at na-mahram women if &lt;em&gt;the intention of your actions is pure&lt;/em&gt;; ie it is the intention of marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide you in the righteous path towards this noble cause.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastActivityDate="2014-03-24T08:08:23.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12068" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-24T09:40:53.190" Score="2" ViewCount="1833" Body="&lt;p&gt;A couple was in the habit of having constant conjugal fights. In the course of one such altercation, the husband asked the wife, &quot;Can't you get any poison?&quot;. The wife then and there got the insecticide which was incidentally at their house, drank it, and in-spite-of the best efforts from the doctors, died in hospital after fighting with death for two days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, definitely, the woman is in a very big sin by committing suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, the question is, the children of this fellow want to know how should they treat their father in light of Islamic teachings? He is their father non-the-less. Again, he is the person who is indirectly responsible for the act committed by their mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2199" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T12:03:13.603" Title="Do the children need to respect their father who provoked their mother to commit suicide?" Tags="|suicide|parents|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12068" CreationDate="2014-03-24T10:06:17.207" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Respect of parents (kindness to them) is excepted &lt;em&gt;only when it would lead to shirk&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have enjoined upon man goodness to parents. But if they&#xA;  endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no&#xA;  knowledge, do not obey them. To Me is your return, and I will inform&#xA;  you about what you used to do. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/29/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;29:8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, there is nothing in the Quran about &lt;em&gt;obedience&lt;/em&gt; to parents, in fact it states very plainly that in the face of justice, stand firm:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm in justice,&#xA;  witnesses for Allah , even if it be against yourselves or parents and&#xA;  relatives. Whether one is rich or poor, Allah is more worthy of both.&#xA;  So follow not [personal] inclination, lest you not be just. And if you&#xA;  distort [your testimony] or refuse [to give it], then indeed Allah is&#xA;  ever, with what you do, Acquainted. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/135&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:135&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obedience is only for Allah, not for parents; and finally:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to&#xA;  parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age&#xA;  [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], &quot;uff,&quot; and do not&#xA;  repel them but speak to them a noble word. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;17:23&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keeping all the above in mind - I would recommend to avoid any confrontations and treat him with respect - as children are not the judge of their parents and the true judge is Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah grant them all patience and strength of will in this difficult time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah Knows Best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2014-03-24T10:52:01.187" LastActivityDate="2014-03-24T10:52:01.187" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12070" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-24T10:07:13.733" Score="4" ViewCount="25656" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am working in Haram i need to perform my first Umrah, Every one saying I can visit to masjidh al ayesha and wear Ihram and reenter to Haram is that Meeqat acceptable please clarify? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4856" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2014-05-23T15:12:49.980" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T07:18:04.050" Title="Wearing ihram from Masjid Ayesha" Tags="|umrah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12070" CreationDate="2014-03-24T11:26:55.953" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_e_Taneem&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Masjid e Taneem is a mosque in the Al-Hil area about 5 miles away from&#xA;  the Holy Kaaba, in Taneem, which is near Mecca and acts as Miqat (a&#xA;  station for putting on pilgrims' garments) for people living in&#xA;  Mecca.This mosque is also known as Masjid -e- Ayesha since Prophet&#xA;  Mohammed 's wife Ayesha had put her Ihram (restriction on Pilgrimage)&#xA;  from this place once. If someone is living in Mecca and wants to&#xA;  perform Umra (pilgrimage to Mecca) then he should go to this place,&#xA;  enter into the state of Ihram (in part by putting on pilgrim's&#xA;  garments) and then return to Mecca so that the condition of traveling&#xA;  for the pilgrims is also fulfilled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the hadith, from which the the mosque was given its name (and also why its the point where ihram should be worn (point of meqat) for residents of Makkah):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jaabir (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that because Aisha (may&#xA;  Allah be pleased with her) was experiencing menstrual cycle the&#xA;  Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) intstructed her to&#xA;  perform all the various rites of Hajj except for the Tawaaf. She then&#xA;  performed the Tawaaf after her cycle had ended. She then said, “O&#xA;  Rasulullah (peace and blessings of Allah be on him)! While you have&#xA;  performed Hajj and Umrah, I have performed only Hajj.” The Prophet&#xA;  (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) then instructed her brother&#xA;  Abdur-Rahman (may Allah be pleased with him) to take her to Tan’eem&#xA;  and it was from there that she performed her Umrah after her Hajj&#xA;  during the month of Dhul Hijjah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also mentioned in the various umrah guides available from vendors at these places.  I would also recommend reading &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&amp;amp;contentid=2010110586794&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; which details common mistakes/misconceptions about hajj and umrah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah accept your prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastActivityDate="2014-03-24T11:26:55.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12072" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-24T11:52:16.423" Score="2" ViewCount="3019" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading some hadith and I pass by this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;114 حدثنا يحيى بن سليمان قال حدثني ابن وهب قال أخبرني يونس عن ابن شهاب&#xA;  عن عبيد الله بن عبد الله عن ابن عباس قال لما اشتد بالنبي صلى الله عليه&#xA;  وسلم وجعه قال ائتوني بكتاب أكتب لكم كتابا لا تضلوا بعده قال عمر إن&#xA;  النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم غلبه الوجع وعندنا كتاب الله حسبنا فاختلفوا&#xA;  وكثر اللغط قال قوموا عني ولا ينبغي عندي التنازع  فخرج ابن عباس يقول إن&#xA;  الرزية كل الرزية ما حال بين رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وبين كتابه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;source:&lt;a href=&quot;http://hadith.al-islam.com/Page.aspx?pageid=192&amp;amp;BookID=24&amp;amp;PID=115&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://hadith.al-islam.com/Page.aspx?pageid=192&amp;amp;BookID=24&amp;amp;PID=115&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by 'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Abbas said, &quot;When the&#xA;  ailment of the Prophet became worse, he said, 'Bring for me (writing)&#xA;  paper and I will write for you a statement after which you will not go&#xA;  astray.' But 'Umar said, 'The Prophet is seriously ill, and we have&#xA;  got Allah's Book with us and that is sufficient for us.' But the&#xA;  companions of the Prophet differed about this and there was a hue and&#xA;  cry. On that the Prophet said to them, 'Go away (and leave me alone).&#xA;  It is not right that you should quarrel in front of me.&quot; Ibn 'Abbas&#xA;  came out saying, &quot;It was most unfortunate (a great disaster) that&#xA;  Allah's Apostle was prevented from writing that statement for them&#xA;  because of their disagreement and noise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sahih-bukhari.com/Pages/Bukhari_1_03.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.sahih-bukhari.com/Pages/Bukhari_1_03.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is called &quot;Calamity of Thursday&quot; So i have those questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the story of this day?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;what happens?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and why it's called like that?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2019-10-18T19:56:49.917" LastActivityDate="2019-10-19T19:11:34.017" Title="What is the &quot;Calamity of Thursday&quot;?" Tags="|hadith|history|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12011" CreationDate="2014-03-24T18:47:27.203" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Creation According to Theory of Emanationism&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse in question doesn't suggest anything in regards with creation from nothingness. In fact, creation from absolute nothingness is a logical impossibility, unless we believe that God creates things from His own existence. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This view is elaborated in the theory of &lt;strong&gt;Emanationism&lt;/strong&gt;. The theory holds that there exists various levels of creation. Each level of creation is derived from a higher degree level which is more intense, more perfect and purer than the lower. The highest level of existence is God who is the most intense, the most perfect and the most pure from whom all lower-degree levels emanate. In each level of emanation the higher levels are present but are less manifest. Thus God is omnipresent in all levels yet He is less and less manifest as levels descend. This theory explains creation without assuming creation from nothingness which is a logical impossibility. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanationism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanationism&lt;/a&gt; for historical origins and more. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quranic Evidence for the Theory&lt;/strong&gt; [Post-Scripted]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I believe reason alone is sufficient to establish the theory, yet an insightful revision of many Quranic concepts and doctrines have strong Emanationist implications. For example the very concept of &quot;tanzeel&quot; or &quot;descent&quot; can be reasonably interpreted as pointing to the process of emanation. This is particularly evident in the verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is not a thing but with Us are its stores, and We send it down&#xA;  only in precise measure. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/15:21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(15:21)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse is remarkable because it suggests that everything in the material world (which is deemed as the lowest level in the emanationist existential hierarchy) exists in Allah's &quot;stores&quot; (higher levels of existence) in a more perfect form and that which exists here is a descended form of that which is higher.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I actually believe Emanationism can effectively and consistently explain and substantiate various theological doctrines -- such as Divine excellence, omnipresence, omniscience and creation hierarchy -- that are common to world major religions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-06T16:59:08.673" LastActivityDate="2014-10-06T16:59:08.673" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12077" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-24T19:23:00.267" Score="5" ViewCount="368" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Islam prohibits depicting prophets, and consider Jesus a prophet (although not the biggest one), are all these images of Jesus in Christian hands some kind of sacrilege?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4861" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-17T11:03:39.907" LastActivityDate="2023-02-23T16:23:46.627" Title="Are Christian images of Jesus sacrilege?" Tags="|christianity|prophet-isa|image|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12082" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12051" CreationDate="2014-03-24T20:50:05.400" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Muslim is allowed to have pets on the basis that the animal isn't oppressed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a hadith attributed to Rasolullaah saying =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;دَخَلَتِ امْرَأَةٌ النَّارَ فِي هِرَّةٍ رَبَطَتْهَا، فَلَمْ تُطْعِمْهَا، وَلَمْ تَدَعْهَا تَأْكُلُ مِنْ خِشَاشِ الأَرْضِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;A woman entered the Fire because of a cat which she had tied, neither giving it food nor setting it free to eat from the vermin of the earth. &amp;quot; [al-Bukhar, Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the woman didn't give the cat its rights, thus, she was punished for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for dogs, I want to mention something first.  Dogs are NOT unclean or najis.  This needs to be made clear.  People say dogs are impure animals without any Islamic proof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, they're forbidden in the house not because of Angels not entering.  This was only for Rasolullaah since the angels of revelation didn't come while 'Aisha had her puppy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone claims any angel won't enter, we should ask what about the angel of death?  What about the angels writing our deeds?  Will we never die or never have our deeds written?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, angels not entering our home was restricted to the Prophet only, no one else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, dogs are forbidden because of another hadith attributed to Rasolullaah, he said =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَنِ اقْتَنَى كَلْبًا لَيْسَ بِكَلْبِ مَاشِيَةٍ أَوْ ضَارِيَةٍ، نَقَصَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ قِيرَاطَانِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Whoever keeps a dog, which is neither a watch dog nor a hunting dog, will get a daily deduction of two Qirat from his good deeds.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can read, dogs are forbidden because two qirat of our good deeds will be taken away.  Allaah tells us in the Quran not to destroy our deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, the Prophet made two exceptions to have dogs = watch dog or hunting dog.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If dogs were impure, or najis, the exceptions wouldn't matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for pets in general, there's no prohibition as long as you don't oppress the animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;waAllaho Alim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-07-02T20:38:51.667" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12042" CreationDate="2014-03-24T21:09:38.097" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Two major points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Hadith you mentioned is actually a fabricated hadith.&lt;/strong&gt;  The Prophet NEVER said this.  It's collected in two books: Jami at-Tirmidhi and Sunan ibn Majah, and BOTH of the isnads are inauthentic.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it's also mistranslated from Arabic to English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allaah has strictly forbidden forcing women to marry.  In Surah an-Nisa' 4:19 =&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*&lt;em&gt;O you who have believed, it is forbidden for you to inherit women by compulsion... *&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ayah is general and forbids anyone from having a woman with compulsion or against her will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-03-24T21:09:38.097" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12042" CreationDate="2014-03-25T04:44:02.177" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is forbidden in Islam to marry anyone (man or woman) without their will. There is no such thing as a sanctioned forced marriage.  This has been mentioned repeatedly in various hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger&#xA;  (may peace be upon him) as having said: &quot;A woman without a husband (or&#xA;  divorced or a widow) must not be married until she is consulted, and a&#xA;  virgin must not be married until her permission is sought. They asked&#xA;  the Prophet of Allah (may peace be upon him): How her (virgin's)&#xA;  consent can be solicited? He (the Holy Prophet) said: That she keeps&#xA;  silence. &lt;em&gt;Sahih Muslim, The Book of Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah), Book 008, Number 3303&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, we don't have to wonder if a forced marriage is allowed or not:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Khansa Bint Khidam said “My father married me to his nephew, and I did&#xA;  not like this match, so I complained to the Messenger of Allah (May&#xA;  Allah bless him and grant him peace). He said to me “accept what your&#xA;  father has arranged.” I said “I do not wish to accept what my father&#xA;  has arranged.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said “then this marriage is invalid, go and marry whomever you&#xA;  wish.” I said “I have accepted what my father has arranged, but I&#xA;  wanted women to know that fathers have no right in their daughter’s&#xA;  matters (i.e. they have no right to force a marriage on them). (Fathul&#xA;  Bari Sharah Al Bukhari 9/194, Ibn Majah Kitabun Nikah 1/602)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further, it is a condition of the &lt;em&gt;nikah&lt;/em&gt; that there is free will and consent from all parties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe what is meant in the hadith you have mentioned is guidance in choosing mates for their daughters. If you have to decide between someone, choose the person that is religious and pious versus someone that has wealth, beauty or other qualities.  The same guidance has been given to men when choosing wives:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“A woman (or man) may be married for four things: for her wealth, for&#xA;  her noble descent, for her beauty or for her religion. Choose the one&#xA;  who is religious, lest your hands be rubbed with dust!” (Bukhari and&#xA;  Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not implied in the hadith that ignore everything else about the match and simply marry the most religious man to your daughter against her will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran also states the same (as pointed out):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! Ye are forbidden to inherit women against their&#xA;  will. Nor should ye treat them with harshness, that ye may Take away&#xA;  part of the dower ye have given them,-except where they have been&#xA;  guilty of open lewdness; on the contrary live with them on a footing&#xA;  of kindness and equity. If ye take a dislike to them it may be that ye&#xA;  dislike a thing, and Allah brings about through it a great deal of&#xA;  good. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/19&quot;&gt;4:19&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you read the tafsir behind this ayat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: &quot;About the Qur'anic verse: 'It is not&#xA;  lawful for you forcibly to inherit the woman (of your deceased&#xA;  kinsmen), nor (that) ye should put constraint upon them.' When a man&#xA;  died, his relatives had more right to his wife then her own guardian.&#xA;  If any one of them wanted to marry her, he did so; or they married her&#xA;  (to some other person), and if they did not want to marry her, they&#xA;  did so. So this verse was revealed about the matter.  (Translation of&#xA;  Sunan Abu-Dawud, Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah), Book 11, Number 2084)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clear that forced marriage is not allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah give her patience in this time and strength of will - and bless her parents with guidance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, she (not her parents) should do istikhara so that the confusion from her current state can be clarified by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastEditorUserId="4714" LastEditDate="2014-03-25T04:52:26.817" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T04:52:26.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12087" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11422" CreationDate="2014-03-25T06:50:43.857" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is contradictory to what the Quran says. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/31/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 31 verse 34&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surely Allah is He with Whom is the knowledge of the hour, and He&#xA;  sends down the rain and &lt;strong&gt;He knows what is in the wombs&lt;/strong&gt;; and no one&#xA;  knows what &lt;em&gt;he shall earn on the morrow&lt;/em&gt;; and no one knows in what&#xA;  land he shall die; surely Allah is Knowing, Aware.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The highlighted translation clearly says &quot;He knows what is in the wombs&quot;. This basically means, it is a boy/girl, is the baby in good condition, is he alive or dead, does he has all the limbs and fingers? God knows everything about this baby in the womb (but don't).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Today an ultrasound can reveal almost all of it. It is worthy to note that we know a little bit more than that. Pregnancy can occur outside Womb called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000895.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ectopic pregnancy&lt;/a&gt; that can be light threatening. God mentioned only Womb.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mquran.org/content/view/3503/4/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This site&lt;/a&gt; discusses the same verse and argues that it is not just the sex of the baby that God knows but also the whole future of the fetus. Indeed that is discussed in the last part of verse (italic). The bold sentence merely talks about the fetus alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One can argue that a man can only know about the child sex through high tech equipments not alone. But if one sticks with that theory that there is probably nothing extra ordinary about the verse. Because of course no one knows what is the Womb just be looking at a women. It is just a common observence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T06:50:43.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12088" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12065" CreationDate="2014-03-25T07:02:32.420" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have to go to court and ask for your rights. Islam does support court system where disputes are settled. You have to utilize that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have share with your brother, you are entitled to get it. No one can take it from you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T07:02:32.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12089" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-25T07:37:47.143" Score="1" ViewCount="54" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to ask question related to Prayer. It is considered more valuable if group of muslims pray &quot;Faraz&quot; together in the leadership of &quot;imam&quot;. And one want to join them, while they have completed &quot;2 or 3 rakaats&quot;. Where should he start if others who started together are sitting on there knees. Where should new comer start from. Should he read what others are reading at that position or sit silently without reading any thing. Please suggest me some authentic books which will help me to correct my Prayer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4864" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T07:37:47.143" Title="Where to start in Prayer? If someone enters in Prayer with a group of people praying together." Tags="|salat|jamaat|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-03-25T12:47:45.803" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12090" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12072" CreationDate="2014-03-25T08:40:23.057" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muhammad became ill in the year 632 and his health took a serious turn on a &lt;strong&gt;Thursday&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_of_the_pen_and_paper&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/sup&gt;. On that day, prophet wanted to give some statemet, but didnot because the companions were at quarrel, as stated in the hadith you quoted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both shia and sunni respect this hadith. But it is known as رزية يوم الخميس (The Calamity of Thursday) among shias. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the story of this day?  - you have already mentioned the hadith.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;what happens?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;'Ubaidullah said: Ibn Abbas used to say: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There was a &lt;strong&gt;heavy loss, indeed a heavy loss&lt;/strong&gt;, that, due to their dispute and noise. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) &lt;strong&gt;could not write&lt;/strong&gt; (or dictate) the document for them. [&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/25/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ref&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;why it's called like that?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Hadith is called &lt;em&gt;The Calamity of Thursday&lt;/em&gt;, Because, as we can see, &lt;em&gt;the heavy Loss&lt;/em&gt; occurred on a &lt;em&gt;Thursday&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further reading, please visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/al-murajaat-shii-sunni-dialogue-sharaf-al-din-al-musawi/letter-86#ii-reason-why-prophet-repealed-his-order-then&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T08:40:23.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12091" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-25T09:10:13.793" Score="5" ViewCount="18529" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering about the Islamic ruling for writing fiction? If the author is talented and has a flair for writing fiction/stories, does Islam consider that as haraam? I would like to have the answer with regards to the following genres:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Suspense thrillers, slashers, detective stories, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Stories that are based on reality like historical incidents.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Stories that are not based on historical incidents, but still teach some (Islamic) moral lesson.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, this question only makes sense (Islamically) to be asked and answered if the stories do not contain indecencies or anything that clearly goes against Islam, like paranormal stuff and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T00:13:12.463" LastActivityDate="2021-09-27T21:02:25.303" Title="What is the Islamic ruling on writing fiction?" Tags="|halal-haram|profession|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10951" CreationDate="2014-03-25T09:38:16.587" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, ALLAH doesn't want us to be poor and wait the help from others. In the hadith &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;المؤمن القوي خير من المؤمن الضعيف&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The strong believer is better than a weak believer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So ALLAH asked us to have contentment, but this doesn't mean that we sit in home and says ALLAH wants that. Absolutely NO, we have to learn and work as harder as we can and then whatever the result we should be pleased.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also ALLAH is just and equitable but this doesn't mean that all of us should have the same salary. Everyone should take the salary he deserves according to his studies, tries and work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But ALLAH ask us to help others. So for that we have to pay zakat and khoms and alms and this money will be distributed for poor people in some laws explained... If this is done we'll have no poverty in Islamic societies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, Islamic rules make sure that nobody will be poor but this doesn't mean all of us should have the same salary and this doesn't mean we should stay at home and ask ALLAH for help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-19T10:44:34.967" LastActivityDate="2015-11-19T10:44:34.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12065" CreationDate="2014-03-25T09:48:38.083" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First you can't prove that in any court. But in Islamic laws there is a hadith said by Prophet Mohammad(sawws):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;البينة على من ادعى واليمين على من أنكر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The evidence of the claimed and take an oath for denier&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you work on this rule you claim that he promised you so you have to have the evidence and the evidence is either a written proof or two witnesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's clearly you can't prove that so for you brother he can decline your say by swearing and that what he had done. So you can't do anything with him and you can't prove anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But&lt;/strong&gt; be sure the swear is legitimate, there is a special way to swear to be legitimate else the oath will be not taken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T09:48:38.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12095" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11841" CreationDate="2014-03-25T10:36:02.127" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;When we try to understand the magics and miracles, aka signs, we see that both are some anomaly in the continuum of nature. So, by nature, they are the same. So simply by observation, we cannot detect the difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is much like finding the difference between belching and yawning- both expels air through the mouth, both actions are involuntary. Without a medium to carry the sounds, both will look similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can only understand the differences when you enter the world of magics and miracles. When you enter, these points are clear:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;magic requires knowledge vs miracle requires none&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;ie, a magician requires some knowledge to perform the magics. But a miracle &lt;strong&gt;happens&lt;/strong&gt;. The performer of the miracle has no control over the miracle.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;magic can be countered, but not a miracle&lt;/strong&gt; (user689’s argument)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Because, there may be someone who knows the exact opposite knowledge of a magician, who can nullify his magics. But miracle, since it happens, and no one has control over it, goes un-countered.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;magic can be learned or taught, miracle cannot&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Since magic is knowledge based, it can be learned by someone, or be taught to someone. But miracle not.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, how to know if the performer of the miracle is a prophet or not?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;prophets come to fulfill past prophecies&lt;/strong&gt;. They also come with their own future prophecies. All prophets were prophesied in the past by another prophet. This recursion goes to the first human being, who was again a prophet. As of now, no one can be prophet, because the last prophet prophesied of &lt;strong&gt;no-next-prophet&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But here comes a problem: a magic/miracle is always an anomaly without faith. You cannot enter the world of them without having faith in them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-24T08:27:19.973" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T08:27:19.973" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12096" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12091" CreationDate="2014-03-25T10:56:19.073" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there is a problem in writing fiction stories. But there are some points the writer must keep in mind:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The writing must not disobey ALLAH's rules in any part of writing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Must not face Islamic rules&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Must not insert some writes that may affect the reader's thinking toward ALLAH or religion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Must be with a moral goal to teach&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Must not include immoral manners&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, Islam supports everyone who tries to teach others, maybe by writings or stories or films or whatever...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-28T06:23:15.530" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T06:23:15.530" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12097" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11422" CreationDate="2014-03-25T11:10:40.853" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إن الله عنده علم الساعة وينزل الغيث &lt;strong&gt;ويعلم ما في الأرحام&lt;/strong&gt; وما تدري&#xA;  نفس ماذا تكسب غدا وما تدري نفس بأي أرض تموت إن الله عليم خبير&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ويعلم ما في الأرحام&lt;/strong&gt; knows what is in the women wombs...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not just about the embryo gender. This includes the manner of the coming human whether he his good or bad, believer or not, what will happen in his future...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In simple words the embryo gender is less than 1% of the meaning. And note that even you try to know the gender nowadays you'll still hear some stories about somebody who expect a boy but a girl is birth and vice versa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So even you are trying to know the gender this doesn't reflect ALLAH's wish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-15T11:22:36.000" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T11:22:36.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12098" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12103" CreationDate="2014-03-25T12:24:24.593" Score="3" ViewCount="1109" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are humans the only living creature that have a religion or do animals have a religon?&#xA;Is it wrong to say an animal is muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T17:38:03.720" Title="Do animals have a religion?" Tags="|animals|religion|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12098" CreationDate="2014-03-25T13:21:55.903" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every creature worships Allah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And to Allah prostrates whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth of creatures, and the angels [as well], and they are not arrogant. [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;16:49&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;except humans and Jinns, who take advantage of their free will to &lt;strong&gt;choose&lt;/strong&gt; whether to worship Allah or not. A Muslim is who &lt;strong&gt;willfully&lt;/strong&gt; submits himself/herself to Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, probably we cannot call animals muslims, because they donot &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;choose to worship&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Allah, they just do it, maybe because they are made like that. But all of them worship Allah, that's for sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2014-03-26T06:29:31.767" LastActivityDate="2014-03-26T06:29:31.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12077" CreationDate="2014-03-25T14:28:47.197" Score="-3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;روى أحمد وأبو داود عن أبي هريرة ، عن النبي صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ&#xA;  وَسَلَّمَ قال: “لَيْسَ بَيْني وَبَيْنَ عيسى نَبِيٌّ وإنَّهُ نازِلٌ&#xA;  فَإذا رَأَيْتُموهُ فاعْرِفوهُ: رَجُلٌ مَرْبوعٌ إلى الحُمْرَةِ&#xA;  والبَياضِ، يَنزِلُ بَيْنَ مُمَصَّرَتَينِ، كَأنَّ رَأسَهُ يَقْطُرُ وإنْ&#xA;  لَم يَصُبْهُ بَلَلٌ، فَيُقاتِلُ النّاسَ عَلى الإسْلامِ، فَيَدُقُّ&#xA;  الصَّليبَ، وَيَقْتُلُ الخِنْزيرَ، وَيَضَعُ الجِزْيَةَ، ويُهْلِكُ&#xA;  اللَّهُ في زَمانِهِ المِلَلَ كُلَّها إلاّ الإسْلامَ، وَيُهْلِكَ&#xA;  المَسيحَ الدَّجَّالَ ، فَيَمْكُثُ في الأرْضِ أرْبَعينَ سَنَةً ثُمَّ&#xA;  يُتَوَفَّى فَيُصَلّي عَلَيهِ المُسْلِمونَ”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Translation: Ahmad and Abu-Dawood narrated from Abi-Horaira that the&#xA;  Prophet (blessing and peace be upon him) said: &quot;There is no prophet&#xA;  between me and Eisa and he (Eisa) will descend so when you (people)&#xA;  see it then know him: (He is) a man (who is) average to reddish and&#xA;  light (skin) color. He will descend in two yellow clothes. His head&#xA;  looks like as if it drips even when it is not wet. So he will fight&#xA;  people for Islam, so he will break crosses, kill pigs and stop the&#xA;  Jezyah (money that non-Muslims pay) and Allah in his (Eisa's) time&#xA;  will make all religions and sect perish except Islam, and He will make&#xA;  Al-Maseeh Al-Daggaal (a man who will be able to do paranormals and&#xA;  will claim he is god) perish, and he (Eisa) will stay in the earth for&#xA;  fourty years then he will die and Muslims will pray (Janaza prayer)&#xA;  upon him&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in this hadith Jesus is depicted as average reddish and light color. I think it is not wrong for Christians to depict Jesus Christ, but with the reference from the Ten Commandments imagery may still be prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4579" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-13T20:26:39.640" LastActivityDate="2014-12-13T20:26:39.640" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12098" CreationDate="2014-03-25T15:47:53.987" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since animals don't have brains to think and decide whether this is good or bad, So there is no religion for animals. since as we know the most basic rule in religion is to think in GOD:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;تفكر ساعة خير من عبادة سنة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thinking an hour is better than doing year worship&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is a logical answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we want to talk in religion point of view there is no say or no Aya to prove that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4868" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T15:47:53.987" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12104" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12116" CreationDate="2014-03-25T16:21:51.700" Score="7" ViewCount="1776" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that if even a single hair of a Carnivore animal(even a cat) or one died in a Haram way be on your clothes; it will make your Salat not acceptable, any confirmation with references please?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:46:35.420" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:46:35.420" Title="Wearing animal hair or skin during salat?" Tags="|halal-haram|salat|sunnah|animals|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12105" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12104" CreationDate="2014-03-25T17:00:19.180" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In order to pray you must be in a state of &lt;em&gt;tahara&lt;/em&gt; (cleanliness). So wearing clothes or material that is &lt;em&gt;najis&lt;/em&gt; would violate this state. This includes, but is not restricted to, skin that has not been tanned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Animal hair is not considered najis (which includes cats), with the exception of dogs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is difference of opinion on dog hair. Most Sunni schools of thought consider the whole of the dog as najis, and so (knowingly) having dog hair on your clothes would require cleaning before you pray. The Hanafi school however only considers wet contact with a dog as najis (i.e. the dog's saliva) and it's hair as not najis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="90" LastEditDate="2014-03-25T17:22:20.063" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T17:22:20.063" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12106" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-25T17:17:16.430" Score="9" ViewCount="27035" Body="&lt;p&gt;In some hadith, Jesus is said to be of red or reddish-white. eg:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn `Abbas:&#xA;  The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;I saw Moses, Jesus and Abraham (on the night of my Ascension to the heavens). Jesus was of &lt;strong&gt;red complexion&lt;/strong&gt;, curly hair and a broad chest [ &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/60/109&quot;&gt;ref&lt;/a&gt; ]  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see Jesus was &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/92/75&quot;&gt;reddish-white&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Yet another hadith says:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Salim from his father:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  No, By Allah, the Prophet (ﷺ) &lt;strong&gt;did not tell&lt;/strong&gt; that Jesus was of red complexion but said, &quot;While I was asleep circumambulating the Ka`ba (in my dream), suddenly I saw a man of &lt;strong&gt;brown complexion&lt;/strong&gt;. He was the son of Mary. [&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/60/111&quot;&gt;ref&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only Allah knows the truth, but my question is: why two sahih hadiths contradict each other or, why two contradicting hadith are graded as sahih?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-17T10:31:11.630" LastActivityDate="2022-07-04T03:20:32.500" Title="What color is Jesus, and is there a Hadith contradiction?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12107" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10951" CreationDate="2014-03-25T17:20:47.443" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, Islam does encourage you to seek &lt;em&gt;rizq&lt;/em&gt; (sustenance), and while we do accept what Allah gives us that does not mean that we should just do nothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;O Messenger of Allah! Shall I tie it and rely(upon Allah), or leave&#xA;it loose and rely(upon Allah)?&amp;quot; He said: &amp;quot;Tie it and rely(upon&#xA;Allah).&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/727020&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' At-termidhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Never in Islam has it been deemed that all people should have the same amount of fortune. Allah gives to some but not to others:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The poor&#xA;Emigrants came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: &amp;quot;The wealthy&#xA;have gone with the highest ranks and lasting bliss.&amp;quot; He asked: &amp;quot;How is&#xA;that?&amp;quot; They replied: &amp;quot;They offer Salat (prayer) as we offer it; they&#xA;observe fast as we do; (and as they are wealthy) they perform Hajj and&#xA;'Umrah, and go for Jihad, and they spend in charity but we cannot, and&#xA;they free the slaves but we are unable to do so.&amp;quot; The Messenger of&#xA;Allah (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;Shall I not teach you something with which you may&#xA;overtake those who surpassed you and with which you will surpass those&#xA;who will come after you? None will excel you unless he who does which&#xA;you do.&amp;quot; They said: &amp;quot;Yes, please do, O Messenger of Allah&amp;quot; He (ﷺ)&#xA;said, &amp;quot;You should recite: Tasbih (Allah is free from imperfection),&#xA;Takbir (Allah is Greatest), Tahmid (Praise be to Allah) thirty-three&#xA;times after each Salat.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1418&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim added to the narration: the poor Emigrants returned to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: &amp;quot;Our brother with wealth have heard of what we did, and they did the same?&amp;quot; and the Messenger of Allah said: &amp;quot;That is Allah's grace, which he gives to those He wishes to.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-08-24T11:26:48.650" LastActivityDate="2022-08-24T11:26:48.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12108" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12034" CreationDate="2014-03-25T18:26:48.097" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to your question is yes; you can perfectly remain single and be committed to your faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Family is central in Islam, there are many references in the Quran on how to deal with family (for example, respect for elders, mothers rights, daughters rights, etc.) and clearly even from the hadith it is understood that family is a central core of a good Islamic society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marriage is &lt;em&gt;encouraged&lt;/em&gt;.  You can find references to it in the Quran; and the proper ways to marry are also outlined. In our Holy Prophet's (PBUH) time there were many unspeakable ways how the people would marry between them and even how they would treat their partners this is when our Holy Prophet (PBUH) declared for the those who believe the rights of partners and the method and specifics of marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, you should not marry unless you have a partner of your choosing, who you believe can be a faithful partner for you. In Islam, forced marriages are strictly forbidden and no one can be married against their will; so there is that protection for you as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An additional reason why marriage is encouraged is because it protects people from sin.  As is it natural for a person to have desires for intimacy, marriage provides you a way to fulfill these desires in a way that protects both you and your partner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this clarifies the matter to you; and may Allah guide us all on the right path and make easy our challenges and keep us from that which is not in our best interests.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastEditorUserId="4714" LastEditDate="2014-03-26T04:26:45.460" LastActivityDate="2014-03-26T04:26:45.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12104" CreationDate="2014-03-25T20:23:36.500" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's nothing from the Quran that references to such a prohibition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be tough to bring evidence for something that isn't mentioned in the Quran or sayings attributed to the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The closest hadith i can think of is in Sunan Abu Dawud and Sunan ibn Majah about black dogs can break your prayer if they pass in front of you.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I don't know if the hadith falsely attributed to the Prophet or true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-03-25T20:23:36.500" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12112" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11841" CreationDate="2014-03-26T01:14:50.117" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are differences between the two, reminding you that I am not a scholar these are to some extent what I have understood of my readings regarding the issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both are knowledge, but the nature of these knowledges are different. Indeed if you have studied philosophy you should know in this world only things are created and exist that are exist-able (ممکن‌الوجود). However, the only independent existence is Allah, the creator, and the rest of existences all depend on His Existence. All the existence then belong to Him and one can study the universe in different levels, the unique existence level (وحدة‌الوجود) in which everything relates to Him in its existence, and the level of complexities and distinctions (عالم‌الکثرة) in which the different existences are related to each other via some rules, say, rules of physics or biology and etc. According to these rules for example one can expect a gathering of mineral elements and organic compounds to form the body of a living animal, but no one can expect a stick to instantaneously become a snake (a miracle of Moses), or no one can expect a piece of rock to become a camel (miracle of Salih), or no one can expect a small amount of mud formed in the form of a bird to become a real bird and fly (a miracle of Jesus). However, having knowledge about the science of uniqueness of existences these are possible. The sets of physical and biological rules are teachable but the knowledge of uniqueness comes from Allah and is given to anyone that He wishes. In other words, according to common rules of nature a small amount of mud becoming a bird is not impossible but needs several in-between stages and maybe a long period of time for them occurring, tracing the mud particles in such stages being beyond the usual capabilities of the human being, however, it is possible, a bird coming out from an amount of mud doesn't really contradict any basic rule of this universe, so the process is existable and Allah can do this. The Miracles being however against the common occurring of processes in nature is why a miracle is also called rip-of-habits (خرق‌العادة). Therefore, what a magician does is using the common rules of nature to do things that is odd or difficult to person. This can and in many of the examples does include exploiting the knowledge and power of Jinns, but can also be done independently of jinns if the required knowledge is available to the magician.&#xA;As other examples, bringing back to life a death with corrupted body is not possible according to usual customs of nature, however, it is not impossible either so can be done by Allah and a man having enough knowledge of uniqueness can do this, as Jesus peace be upon him did and others have done this as well after Islam. A Jin said he can bring the seat of Belqays to Solomon from Yeman but it would take e.g. a few hours, but the son of Barkhiya did this in a glance as he had some knowledge of the uniqueness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another point us that sometimes miracles also include tricks which is never true about miracles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And last point is that when a miracle is done Allah will make people understand it, so that if they deny or try to justify the counter probabilities they will be Kafir:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... سَيُرِ‌يكُمْ آيَاتِهِ فَتَعْرِ‌فُونَهَا ۚ وَمَا رَ‌بُّكَ بِغَافِلٍ&#xA;  عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... will soon show you His Signs, so that ye shall know them&quot;; and thy&#xA;  Lord is not unmindful of all that ye do. [An-Naml, 93]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastActivityDate="2014-03-26T01:14:50.117" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12114" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38093" CreationDate="2014-03-26T04:58:07.943" Score="8" ViewCount="38790" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am working in MNC software company. Over here all employees, mostly non-Muslims, wish each other with &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Good morning&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Good night&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;. And during special festival with &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Happy Holi&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Happy Diwali&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt; etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is this allowed in Islam? Can we wish them during ordinary days and during festivals?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any alternatives to wishing them with &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Good morning&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Good night&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks Everyone, i got answer for secular greetings (good morning), that we can wish them,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But can we wish religious greetings (happy diwali , happy holi,...) ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Final EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks everyone..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I Got answers of my questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, We can greet non-muslims with Good Morning or Good Night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, &lt;strong&gt;We can not wish non-muslims to on their Religious Festival.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Fatawa Mahmoodiya 19/567,&#xA;Kitabul Fatawa 1/304&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://masaail.com/diwali-aur-un-ke-naye-saal-ki-mubarakbadi-dena/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://masaail.com/diwali-aur-un-ke-naye-saal-ki-mubarakbadi-dena/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3443" LastEditorUserId="3443" LastEditDate="2020-11-14T17:03:35.167" LastActivityDate="2023-12-31T06:23:55.823" Title="Can we wish non-Muslims &quot;happy holi&quot;, &quot;happy Diwali&quot;, etc.?" Tags="|sharia|non-muslim|greetings|holidays|" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12115" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12114" CreationDate="2014-03-26T05:13:23.460" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam means humanity,  morality and goodness towards others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the Prophet's time a Jew used to throw his wastes on the Prophet door and on his path. In spite of that when the Jew got sick, the Prophet went to visit him at his home. And this is how we should be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's a good thing to make good wishes for others even though if they are not Muslim. Moreover, you should be so, because this is what Allah asked us to be like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note:&lt;/em&gt;  The only thing that you shouldn't wish a non-Muslims with is &lt;em&gt;Salam Alaykum&lt;/em&gt; which is an Islamic greeting. This the only greeting that should be used for Muslims, but in general you can and you should be nice to others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-28T05:58:31.437" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T05:58:31.437" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12104" CreationDate="2014-03-26T05:24:53.127" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Shia Jaafari feqh:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ِA single hair of an animal which is forbidden to eat in Islam cause&#xA;  to making your salat unacceptable and ALLAH knows..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Check this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alfaqaha.net/home/art682.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;, Marajeaa says that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-16T15:08:41.477" LastActivityDate="2016-04-16T15:08:41.477" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12034" CreationDate="2014-03-26T05:37:31.713" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are not obligated to be marry if you have your reasonable reasons BUT you have to be sure of some things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can stay away from haram, acts and thoughts. What i mean if this will affect you once and make you fall in haram then you have to get married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also you have to know that a married man is better within ALLAH and there are many hadith about married acts vs single.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الامام الصادق(ع): ركعتان يصليهما المتزوج أفضل من سبعين ركعة يصليها&#xA;  أعزب&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Two kneels(Rkaatan) prayed by married better than seventy&#xA;  kneels(rak'ahs) prayed by  single&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing you have to keep in your mind the Prophet Mohammad(sawws) say: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;النكاح سنتي ومن رغب عن سنتي فليس مني&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Marriage is my Sunnah and who refuse my sunnah then he is not on my&#xA;  way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you can't say I don't want to get married at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-16T15:13:28.447" LastActivityDate="2016-04-16T15:13:28.447" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12114" CreationDate="2014-03-26T06:00:16.913" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing wrong with this - being cordial to others (even non-Muslims), respect and well treatment of guests are all qualities of a good Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case you are wondering if this is a language thing; it is not. At my office we often greet each other with the Arabic equivalent of good morning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-16T15:12:01.557" LastActivityDate="2016-04-16T15:12:01.557" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12119" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12121" CreationDate="2014-03-26T07:25:55.340" Score="2" ViewCount="32856" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a person masturbates but stops himself before he ejaculates would he need to perform ghusl for namaz? or can he perform namaz? please provide reference thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4510" LastActivityDate="2021-07-19T22:41:51.853" Title="If a person masturbates but stops himself before he ejaculates would he need to perform ghusl for namaz?" Tags="|salat|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10376" CreationDate="2014-03-26T07:32:38.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It might seem to answer a totally different question but I guess it can help you understand the situation in that Hadeeth also more easily:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص دَعَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ وَ هُوَ&#xA;  فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ فَوَبَّخَهُ وَ قَالَ أَ لَمْ تَسْمَعْ&#xA;  قَوْلَ اللَّهِ يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَجِيبُوا لِلَّهِ وَ&#xA;  لِلرَّسُولِ إِذا دَعاكُمْ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The holy prophet --peace be upon him and his household-- called Aba&#xA;  Sa`eed  Al-Khodry, he didn't respond back due to him being in Salah,&#xA;  later that he went to the holy prophet the holy prophet criticized him&#xA;  and said haven't you hear the words of Allah that &quot;&lt;em&gt;O ye who believe!&#xA;  give your response to Allah and His Messenger, when He calleth you&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;  ...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[ref: فقه القرآن، ج‏1، ص: 121]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But some further explanation might be beneficial here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If a father call his child and the child is at his/her Nafilah or any other Mustahab Salah, it is obligatory for the child to break the Salah and respond to his/her father. If the Salah itself is obligatory it will not be obligatory to break but as far as I can say it is recommended to end the Salah the sooner the better, with least possible Mustahab deeds and Dhikrs. Even some scholars have been reported to alter their intention of obligatory Salah to Mustahab Salah and then break it. Then you will notice that in a Hadeeth the holy prophet peace be upon him and his household has stated that &quot;Me and Ali are the fathers of this Ummah&quot; (أنا و علی ابوا هذه الأمة). Some scholars believe the Salah that the holy prophet has expected to be broken at his call for someone has been Nafilah but most believe this is true also about obligatory Salah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Responding back a call is a specific case of attending and being at someone's order, according to that verse even the smallest request of the holy prophet should be preferred over Salah. However, according to the other answer given by @BattleOfKarbala (now deleted) the missed Salah by Imam Ali peace be upon him was perhaps already performed while being sat.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Ahadeeth pure belief to Allah (یعبدوا الله مخلصین له الدین) is the spirit of Rasulullah peace be upon him and his household, performing Salah (یقیمون الصلاة) is the spirit of the guardian of the believers peace be upon him, and paying Zakah (یؤتون الزکاة) is the spirit of the Ahlul Bayt peace be upon them, if I have not misused the phrases. In that scale of understanding the events like the one you have mentioned in that Hadeeth will find new aspects that will require more prerequisites for fully being understood and hopefully this much suffices here.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-07T07:16:12.603" LastActivityDate="2015-09-07T07:16:12.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12121" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12119" CreationDate="2014-03-26T11:49:54.093" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;ghusl is required when;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Emission of maniy (semen) even if it is not through intercourse.(al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah (31/195))&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So no he doesn't need to perform. But if any sperm comes out after result of this masturbate(even 2 days later), he must perform ghusl. This point is critical because deciding if any sperm came when you pee is so hard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt; I need to explain last critical sentence. Even After 2 days from masturbate, sperms can leak with your urine. If that happens you need to perform ghusl. Deciding sperm leak is nearly impossible thing. So always perform ghusl when you masturbate. But my real suggestion is stop masturbating and start fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3431" LastEditorUserId="3431" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T06:41:00.907" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T06:41:00.907" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12122" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10879" CreationDate="2014-03-26T12:20:17.320" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In case you are a girl:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam a girl will be religiously charged as it pass the 9 years in lunar calendar  which is 8 and 9 months aprox. in the solar calendar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a girl pass this it will be subjected to Islam Rules&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقُلْ لِلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ&#xA;  فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا ۖ&#xA;  وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَىٰ جُيُوبِهِنَّ ۖ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ&#xA;  زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَائِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَاءِ&#xA;  بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَائِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ&#xA;  إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي أَخَوَاتِهِنَّ&#xA;  أَوْ نِسَائِهِنَّ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُنَّ أَوِ التَّابِعِينَ&#xA;  غَيْرِ أُولِي الْإِرْبَةِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ أَوِ الطِّفْلِ الَّذِينَ&#xA;  لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلَىٰ عَوْرَاتِ النِّسَاءِ ۖ وَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ&#xA;  بِأَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْفِينَ مِنْ زِينَتِهِنَّ ۚ وَتُوبُوا&#xA;  إِلَى اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and&#xA;  guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that&#xA;  which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their&#xA;  headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to&#xA;  their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons,&#xA;  their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their&#xA;  sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or&#xA;  those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are&#xA;  not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp&#xA;  their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And&#xA;  turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might&#xA;  succeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(24:31)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you are 15 then you are subjected to these rules and so you have to obey and never show any part of your body to any stranger&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case you are a boy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are three ways that indicate whether a boy is charged:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Having hair on the private organ or underarms&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dreaming which means to dream with emission of semen &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If none of above happens then you should wait to be 15 years in lunar calendar. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that you have to pe subjected to this Aya:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا&#xA;  فُرُوجَهُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَزْكَىٰ لَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا&#xA;  يَصْنَعُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision and guard&#xA;  their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allah is&#xA;  Acquainted with what they do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(24:30)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you are now subjected to Islam rules and you have not to do such things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="602" LastEditDate="2014-03-26T12:25:49.930" LastActivityDate="2014-03-26T12:25:49.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12123" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12127" CreationDate="2014-03-26T12:50:18.757" Score="10" ViewCount="70625" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard that selling something for more than its worth is a sin according to the  Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know, by how much can you mark up your items? Is there a limit to the amount of profit you can make on anything you sell? Is there any specific formula or limitations to the percentage of mark up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastEditorUserId="2729" LastEditDate="2016-10-16T16:54:31.833" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T16:54:31.833" Title="How much Sales Profit is acceptable in Islam?" Tags="|practical-islam|halal-haram|sunnah|money|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12124" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11891" CreationDate="2014-03-26T13:08:25.047" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you know Arabic language you can know that easily. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Arabic language if you want to show your respect to somebody you talk to him in plural form not singular.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;كيف حالك؟ How are you? This is used to ask a normal one how he is.&#xA;&#xA;كيف حالكم How are you? If you used this to ask for only one person this means you are showing him a respect.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as you know Originally Quran is in Arabic which means use Arabic language so we is used for showing respect, glorification and enthronement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T11:59:43.313" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T11:59:43.313" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12123" CreationDate="2014-03-26T13:19:44.670" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no fatwa or Aya or Hadith for the upper limit of sales profit in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you have to know that monopolism is not acceptable in Islam, more over when doing the sell and buying the buyer must not cheat or lie in the price.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The buyer has to say this product price is X and the average price in the market is Y and then the customer decide whether to buy or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastActivityDate="2014-03-26T13:19:44.670" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12127" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12123" CreationDate="2014-03-26T16:19:33.793" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asssalaamualaikum brother. I had attended a lecture of sheikh Asim Al Hakeem and this is what was asked. here is the answer.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is a seller of a product that has many different brands , he has the right to place his profit margin as much as he wants to. For example , If a person wants to buy a car , he has many alternatives like Maruti , Honda ,Chevrolette etc. If Volkswagen have their cars twice as expensive with extremely high profit margins , it would be ok because the buyer has other alternatives available. This is the case if there's no monopoly .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case there's a monopoly in some product ,i.e a company is the sole seller of the product , then the profit margin needs to be small and enough to &lt;strong&gt;sustain the Entrepreneur&lt;/strong&gt; , &lt;strong&gt;his company&lt;/strong&gt; and also &lt;strong&gt;provide some scope of development&lt;/strong&gt;. It should be minimum ( to fulfill these 3 conditions) so as to cater to the needs of people with different financial backgrounds.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case he doesn't wish to do that and wants to keep a high profit that would make it difficult for financially poor people, is is the duty of the &lt;strong&gt;ruling authority&lt;/strong&gt; to impose &lt;strong&gt;orders&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;restrictions&lt;/strong&gt; to &lt;strong&gt;curb&lt;/strong&gt; the unnecessary &lt;strong&gt;inflation&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is no specific ruling though on a prescribed profit margin.&lt;/strong&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But here's a hadith and most scholars have the same opinion as stated above:    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Islam the market is to be free and permitted to respond to the natural laws of supply and demand. Thus, when the prices became high in the Prophet's time and people asked him to fix prices for them, he replied, Allah is the One Who fixes prices, Who withholds, Who gives lavishly, and Who provides, and I hope that when I meet Him none of you will have a claim against me for any injustice with regard to blood or property. (Reported by Ahmad, Abu Daoud, al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, al-Dari and Abu Y'ala.)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With these words the Prophet of Islam (peace be on him) declared that unnecessary interference in the freedom of individuals is injustice and that one should meet Allah free of blame for such a thing. If, however, any artificial forces, such as hoarding and manipulation of prices by certain merchants, interfere in the free market, public interest takes precedence over the freedom of such individuals.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Baarakallahu Feekum..  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4572" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-16T15:05:36.443" LastActivityDate="2016-04-16T15:05:36.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12128" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-26T17:20:36.623" Score="6" ViewCount="3742" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are four main categories of male circumcision. i.e.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Low and Loose&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Low and Tight&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;High and Loose&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;High and Tight&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Which one(s) of these are valid as-per the Islamic rules? Meaning which one of these fulfill the requirement(s) that Islam mandates in order for the circumcision to be considered valid? Or else it's not.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are there any mandatory requirement(s) for a Islamic circumcision? If so what are they?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What's ruling on the removal of the frenulum?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T03:05:09.247" Title="Which type(s) of circumcision is/are valid by the Islamic rules?" Tags="|sharia|circumcision|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12068" CreationDate="2014-03-26T19:13:40.913" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No matter what happens you should always respect your parent and try to keep them happy. It is a major sin to disreapect your parents and the only time you can go against them is if you emaan is in danger. It has even been said that on the fay of judgement you parents will be asked if they forgive you and if they say 'No' then Allah will say 'If your parents can't forgive you then how can I' You won't be forgiven untill your parents forgive. And I am sure your mother will be upset to find that she is the reason you disprespect your father and gets sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastActivityDate="2014-03-26T19:13:40.913" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12132" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-26T21:29:40.250" Score="8" ViewCount="842" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Ahl&quot; is a accusative masculine noun.  In Arabic, it covers several meanings. It begins with Husband and wife.  And if they have children, they become part of the &quot;Ahl.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Bayt&quot; is genitive masculine noun and in Arabic it means lodging, household, family, or a place of dwelling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Quran Surah Hud 11:73, the Angels called Abraham and his wife &quot;Ahlul Bayt.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surah al-Ahzab 33:33 Allah says the same.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, there's no doubt, according to the Quran and the Arabic language; the husband, his wives, and his children are &quot;Ahlul Bayt.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I was surprised to read that both Shi'as and Sunnis extend the label &quot;Ahlul Bayt&quot; to others also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who do Shi'as consider to be from Ahlul Bayt and why?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If posting any hadith, please provide why do you consider the hadith authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T11:24:49.373" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T12:07:23.320" Title="Who is Part of Ahlul Bayt? (For Shi'as)" Tags="|tafseer|sunnah|shiism|ahl-ul-bayt|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12133" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12134" CreationDate="2014-03-26T22:18:41.017" Score="7" ViewCount="16127" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know taking loan and mortgage in haram in Islam. In UK, I am paying the amount of money as rent which I can pay as mortgage. If I pay as mortgage I will be the owner of that house after several years. But paying the rent I have to pay in this manner for the rest of my life and never be the owner a house. In this time, it is quite tough to pay all the money all at a time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know related the punishment and warning related to what Quran and hadith has said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually I want to know inner meaning why mortgage is haram in Islam. What are the bad consequences of taking mortgage? What is overall effect? I want a clear explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4708" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-11T04:24:48.747" LastActivityDate="2017-07-11T04:24:48.747" Title="Why are mortgages haram?" Tags="|riba|mortgage|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12133" CreationDate="2014-03-26T22:35:46.537" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In and of itself, mortgaging isn't &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; in Islam; there are a number of hadiths (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/35/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one recorded in Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;) indicating that the prophet himself engaged in mortgaging transactions.  The same can be said for the taking of loans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem with mortgaging comes from the fact that such loans often involve interest.  For example, if you receive a fixed amount for mortgaging your home, you'll still be expected to pay back &lt;em&gt;more&lt;/em&gt; than the principal in order to get the house out of mortgage and back into your name.  According to pretty much every scholarly opinion I'm aware of, this sort of transaction clearly runs afoul of &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/278&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the prohibition on &lt;em&gt;riba&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/22/132&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;prophet's injunction against not only charging it, but also &lt;em&gt;paying&lt;/em&gt; it&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For some explanations on the bad consequences of &lt;em&gt;riba&lt;/em&gt; itself (which is too broad a topic to cover satisfactorily in this answer), you can read the answers on this related question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/7673/22&quot;&gt;Why is Interest such a bad thing according to Islam?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the mortgage and/or loan does not involve any form of interest, I know of no reason it would be forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2014-03-26T22:35:46.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11645" CreationDate="2014-03-27T04:47:04.303" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the Quran we can know which relations are forbidden to be married:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters,&#xA;  your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your&#xA;  brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who&#xA;  nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and&#xA;  your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto&#xA;  whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is&#xA;  no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who&#xA;  are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters&#xA;  simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is&#xA;  ever Forgiving and Merciful. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:23&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  And [also prohibited to you are all] married women except those your&#xA;  right hands possess. [This is] the decree of Allah upon you. And&#xA;  lawful to you are [all others] beyond these, [provided] that you seek&#xA;  them [in marriage] with [gifts from] your property, desiring chastity,&#xA;  not unlawful sexual intercourse. So for whatever you enjoy [of&#xA;  marriage] from them, give them their due compensation as an&#xA;  obligation. And there is no blame upon you for what you mutually agree&#xA;  to beyond the obligation. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:24&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming that the conditions of the nikah were fulfilled (mahar paid, free will, witnesses, read by a muslim, not done in secret) this nikah is valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to the question of &quot;what they should do&quot;; this is a question between the husband and wife (the couple that had the nikah).  From Islamic standpoint the marriage is valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastActivityDate="2014-03-27T04:47:04.303" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12137" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12142" CreationDate="2014-03-27T05:01:00.657" Score="3" ViewCount="5571" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've looked around to try to find some posts on this but none that address my specific question (that I could find). I want to know which Dua is known as &lt;strong&gt;Mustadafeen&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Mustazafeen&lt;/strong&gt; according to &lt;strong&gt;Hadith&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Quran&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazak Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4876" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-05-25T14:39:01.033" LastActivityDate="2019-08-10T01:23:03.300" Title="Which Dua is know as Mustadafeen/Mustazafeen?" Tags="|source-identification|dua|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12138" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12156" CreationDate="2014-03-27T05:32:01.230" Score="18" ViewCount="3599" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is the tomb of Sayada Fatima Zahra(a.s.) hidden?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know she asked Imam Ali(a.s.) to not show her tomb for some guys who have tyrannize and abuse Her and Her family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the goal of not specifying her tomb?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="29772" LastEditDate="2023-01-26T07:57:33.657" LastActivityDate="2023-01-26T07:57:33.657" Title="Why is location of the grave of Fatima not known?" Tags="|shiism|fatima-zahra|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12139" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11645" CreationDate="2014-03-27T05:45:41.410" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shia View:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/arabic/qa/0503/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sayyed sistani fatwa&lt;/a&gt;, there is no problem, but it's better to do that marriage&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/78597&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sunnah&lt;/a&gt; view:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there is no problem but better to leave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both prove the correct of the nikah that ALLAH explain in this Aya:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حرمت عليكم أمهاتكم وبناتكم وأخواتكم وعماتكم وخالاتكم وبنات الأخ وبنات&#xA;  الأخت وأمهاتكم اللاتي أرضعنكم وأخواتكم من الرضاعة وأمهات نسائكم&#xA;  وربائبكم اللاتي في حجوركم من نسائكم اللاتي دخلتم بهن فإن لم تكونوا&#xA;  دخلتم بهن فلا جناح عليكم وحلائل أبنائكم الذين من أصلابكم وأن تجمعوا&#xA;  بين الأختين إلا ما قد سلف إن الله كان غفورا رحيما&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters,&#xA;  your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your&#xA;  brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who&#xA;  nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and&#xA;  your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto&#xA;  whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is&#xA;  no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who&#xA;  are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters&#xA;  simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is&#xA;  ever Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(4:23)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T07:41:20.797" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T07:41:20.797" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12140" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12155" CreationDate="2014-03-27T06:04:10.423" Score="5" ViewCount="361" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://najafi.yoo7.com/t2923-topic&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Duaa Kumail ben Ziad&lt;/a&gt; you can read this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اَللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتي تَهْتِكُ الْعِصَمَ،&#xA;اَللّـهُمَّ اغْفِـرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتي تُنْزِلُ النِّقَمَ،&#xA;اَللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتي تُغَيِّـرُ النِّعَمَ،&#xA;اَللّـهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتي تَحْبِسُ الدُّعاءَ،&#xA;اَللّـهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتي تُنْزِلُ الْبَلاءَ،&#xA;اَللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لي كُلَّ ذَنْب اَذْنَبْتُهُ، وَ كُلَّ خَطيئَة&#xA;اَخْطَأتُها&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Allah, forgive me such sins that affront my continency;&#xA;O Allah, forgive me such sins that bring down calamity; O Allah,&#xA;forgive me such sins that change divine favours into disfavours; O&#xA;Allah, forgive me such sins as would hinder my supplication; O Allah,&#xA;forgive me such sins that bring down afflictions; O Allah, forgive me&#xA;such sins that suppress hope; O Allah, forgive every sin that I have&#xA;committed and every error that I have erred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question could be divided to multiple points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What are the sins that affront my continency?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What are the sins that bring down calamity?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What are the sins that change divine favours into disfavours?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What are the sins that would hinder my supplication?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What are the sins that bring down afflictions?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What are the sins that suppress hope?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T11:09:07.063" Title="ًWhat are the sins that was stated in Duaa Kumail?" Tags="|shiism|dua|sin|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12137" CreationDate="2014-03-27T07:26:20.807" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet Mohammad(PBUH) when returning from TAIF, people started foul mouthing towards him and started throwing rocks due to which Prophet (PBUH) got hurt and his sleepers were covered in blood, Hazrat Zaid tried to protect him and got injured himself. Prophet(PBUH) took refuge at a garden about three miles away from TAIF. While sitting in the garden and thinking about what had happened he(PBUH) made an emotionally painful prayer which is known as Dua MUSTAZAFEEN&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Allahumma Ilaika Ashku Suafa....................&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(PBUH)=Peace Be Upon Him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4879" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-03-27T13:43:27.343" LastActivityDate="2014-03-27T13:43:27.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11481" CreationDate="2014-03-27T11:19:01.413" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have first to distinguish between spirits and Ghosts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also notice that when human die, this doesn't mean that their souls (spirits) go to other world! what other world!! who knows?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With respect to your question, this is true, but is it spirits! souls! ghosts! who knows!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet Slieman (Solmon) before had made a war with ghosts and since that time the worlds is not interfered together anymore, but in Quran we can read Ayas that talk about their presence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{ وَاتَّبَعُوا مَا تَتْلُوا الشَّيَاطِينُ عَلَى مُلْكِ سُلَيْمَانَ&#xA;  وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَلَكِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُوا يُعَلِّمُونَ&#xA;  النَّاسَ السِّحْرَ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَى الْمَلَكَيْنِ بِبَابِلَ&#xA;  هَارُوتَ وَمَارُوتَ وَمَا يُعَلِّمَانِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ حَتَّى يَقُولا&#xA;  إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ فِتْنَةٌ فَلا تَكْفُرْ فَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مِنْهُمَا مَا&#xA;  يُفَرِّقُونَ بِهِ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَزَوْجِهِ وَمَا هُمْ بِضَارِّينَ&#xA;  بِهِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مَا&#xA;  يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلا يَنْفَعُهُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمُوا لَمَنِ اشْتَرَاهُ مَا&#xA;  لَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلاقٍ وَلَبِئْسَ مَا شَرَوْا بِهِ&#xA;  أَنْفُسَهُمْ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ }&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the&#xA;  reign of Solomon. It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils&#xA;  disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the&#xA;  two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut. But the two angels do not&#xA;  teach anyone unless they say, &quot;We are a trial, so do not disbelieve&#xA;  [by practicing magic].&quot; And [yet] they learn from them that by which&#xA;  they cause separation between a man and his wife. But they do not harm&#xA;  anyone through it except by permission of Allah . And the people learn&#xA;  what harms them and does not benefit them. But the Children of Israel&#xA;  certainly knew that whoever purchased the magic would not have in the&#xA;  Hereafter any share. And wretched is that for which they sold&#xA;  themselves, if they only knew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(1:2)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In simple words, we are not alone in this world and yes there are other hidden creatures from us, and it may appear in some cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-28T06:00:02.867" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T06:00:02.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11091" CreationDate="2014-03-27T11:30:09.150" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, this is debatable between Sunni and Shia .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/5:6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:6&lt;/a&gt; يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَى الْمَرَافِقِ وَامْسَحُوا بِرُءُوسِكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ ۚ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni says that you must wash your feet while Shia said that wipe on your feet is what needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And every sect has their proves. I'm not going to insert these talks but for your answer because the initial different is in Arabic language whether the conjunction letter و in  وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ refer to the  وامسحوا which means wipe as Shia says or whether refers to فاغسلوا as Sunni says.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are Shia then there is no problem since Shia is already says to wipe over feet and not wash. But for wiping over coton or nylon socks, this is forbidden by most of the Marajeaa but some of them said you can do that as you can be sure that the wet will reach your feet and since this will not happen then it's forbidden. and there is another case when one feels from disease or other unusual big fear &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مسألة 97: لا يجزي المسح على الحائل ــ كالخف والجورب ــ لغير ضرورة بل&#xA;  يشكل أيضاً الاجتزاء به مع الضرورة في غير حال التقية الخوفية، فلا يترك&#xA;  الاحتياط حينئذٍ بضم التيمم، وأما في حال التقية فيجتزئ به وإن كان&#xA;  الاحتياط في محله.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/arabic/book/23720/3603/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sistani.org/arabic/book/23720/3603/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are forbidden to wipe over anything other than your foot skin unless there is a great damage for you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-28T06:08:44.470" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T06:08:44.470" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12138" CreationDate="2014-03-27T19:29:18.293" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why Fatima's grave was unmarked, we don't know.  Nothing authentic tells us the exact reasoning.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was old Arab tradition to not mark graves with name and date of death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaho alim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-02-04T23:36:10.643" LastActivityDate="2015-02-04T23:36:10.643" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12149" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11091" CreationDate="2014-03-27T20:51:42.203" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;MasH&quot; مَسْح in Arabic means to wipe, to rub, to wash, to clean, or to mop.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will use washing or wiping, since these are more popular.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ruling on MasH is legalized by Allah in Surah al-Ma'idah 5:6 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَى الْمَرَافِقِ وَامْسَحُوا بِرُءُوسِكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O you who have believed, when you rise to prayer, wash your faces and your forearms to the elbows and wipe over your heads and your feet to the ankles...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The words &lt;strong&gt;&quot;waArjolikom ilAlka'Abayni&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; gives us the legality of wiping or washing our feet up to our ankles because it's connected with &quot;wa&quot; to the previous description of MasH on head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's important to mention that this verse can be recited in TWO DIFFERENT ways.  Both ways come directly from Rasolullah's teachings.  This has nothing to do with Sunni or Shi'a ways.  It's about Allah and the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First way, is reciting it &lt;strong&gt;&quot;waArjilikom&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; with kasra on lam, which links it back to &quot;your heads,&quot; hence, legalizing wiping of feet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second second, is reciting it &lt;strong&gt;&quot;waArjolikom&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; with fatha on lam, which links it back to &quot;your forearms to elbows,&quot; hence, legalizing washing of feet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imaam at-Tabari in his tafsir of this ayah, says that both washing or wiping our feet is ACCEPTABLE because both recitations are from Allah.  So, no one can claim one is better than the other.  Otherwise, they would be rejecting the Quran one way or another.  Both ways are acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, HOW do we do masH?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the ayah in Surah al-Ma'idah 5:6 is referring to feet.  We must have done wudhu before putting anything on our feet.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ayah doesn't legalize wearing anything before wudhu because of &quot;waArjolikom&quot; or &quot;waArjilikom&quot; - literally in Arabic it means &quot;and your feet&quot; i.e. barefoot, nothing on your skin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once we have done wudhu, then we put on our footwear. But the footwear must be up to our ankles as wiping is permitted up to that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I specifically used the word &quot;footwear,&quot; as anything that's considered as footwear is acceptable.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No matter what the footwear is from, whether cotton, leather, wool, or even made out of wood or leaves. It's still considered footwear and the general rule of wiping applies to all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another way to prove that the wudhu must be done prior to making wudhu is an authentically proven hadith from 'Orwa bin al-Moghira from his father al-Moghira saying=&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;One night I was out wondering around with the Prophet. He said to me: &quot;Do you have any water?&quot; I said: Yes. He came off from his camel and went on until he disappeared in the darkness of night. He then came back and I poured water for him from the jar. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He washed his face. He had a woolen gown on him and he could not bring out his forearms from it. So he brought them out from under his gown. He washed his forearms, wiped over his head. I went to take off his Khuffayn. But he said: &lt;strong&gt;Leave them, I put them on pure.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; and did masH over them.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wording is from Imam Muslim's collection as the narrators were more clearer in reporting it = حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّاءُ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Summary=&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Surah al-Maidah 5:6 obligates wudhu before prayer and permits wiping or washing the feet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anything that's considered footwear is allowed, since there's no evidence restricting the generality of the verse or saying related to Rasolullah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rasolullah demonstrated that he was pure prior to putting on his khuffayn, therefore, he did masH over them and didn't take them off.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Him doing wudhu shows he had broken is wudhu.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaho alim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T07:10:34.880" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T07:10:34.880" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12150" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-27T21:00:55.727" Score="2" ViewCount="1523" Body="&lt;p&gt;Often I find a lay person dispensing hadith with no context or reference to back up its authenticity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can I check a hadith for it's pretty authenticity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T11:16:18.043" Title="How to check authenticity of hadith?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-03-28T18:01:14.413" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11255" CreationDate="2014-03-28T08:32:19.697" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can understand your feeling, as i always thought same too as i am going through transition from gay to getting married. Its hard not to have feeling for anyone of opposite sex. But once you make a commitment to do what Allah says, everything else kicks in. you just have to think, what Quran says is right and my reservation or my mind is wrong. Its such a powerful thing to be in grace of Quran and Allah. I had loved a guy more than i can say, been through hell and it hurts me to walk out but there is no pain more than knowing you will die without making allah happy, I try to console my ex too, he hate me for my guts for starting to love a women. I try my best to be his best friend but i have put a hard leash on my desire and my inclination.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Everyone dies, but dying for a reason you were born for (to serve Allah) is the righteous death. Desires, inclination changes overtime (in teenage we love to see nude girls, in late teens we wanna drink, later we want a girlfriend), so everything about us in temporary.. What lives forever is love for Allah, even after you die.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Hope you find your answer, from someone who had been there and is struggling to change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastActivityDate="2014-03-28T08:32:19.697" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12150" CreationDate="2014-03-28T09:21:27.097" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, at first we should know that the hadith explains text of Quran, as the way it has layers of meaning and everybody has its own Interpretation about them or even couldn't get the meaning, so it needs expounder, which we call their Interpretation “hadith&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So first of all we should check them with Quran, then we should check the source of it (the person who said it) also it should come from an acceptable or valuable reference (the source which you get the hadith from)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore in your mind it should seem logical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This page could help you,too:&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/al-tawhid/vol1-n12-3/outlines-development-science-hadith-dr-mustafa-awliyai/part-1#origins-science-hadith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/al-tawhid/vol1-n12-3/outlines-development-science-hadith-dr-mustafa-awliyai/part-1#origins-science-hadith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-15T11:16:18.043" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T11:16:18.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12155" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12140" CreationDate="2014-03-28T11:48:52.293" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sins that affront continency: drinking of Swizzle; gambling; doing things which cause pointless laugh like Ranting and jesting; caviling and saying that to others; Companion with kofar, profligates and Skeptics.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sins that bring down calamity: Disobedience of gnostic (Aref) person (which disobey while she/he has cognition) and his/her proud against people and his/her people mocking.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sins that change divine favours into disfavours: oppression to people, quitting from good habits, quitting from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enjoining_good_and_forbidding_wrong&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Enjoining good&lt;/a&gt;(amre be maroof),Ingratitude of favours, leave to be thankful of Allah(they are mentioned in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they&#xA;  change what is in themselves&quot;surah Ar-Ra`d,verse11&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4.sins that would hinder my supplication:having bad purposes,having foul Conscience,being hypocritical with Muslims, being hopeless about dua accepting,delay to praying till its time pass,avoiding to Take approach of Allah with doing good acts(kheirat),being scurrilous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sins that bring down afflictions:avoid helping of Oppressed person,leaving of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enjoining_good_and_forbidding_wrong&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Enjoining good and forbidding wrong&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your Arabic text doesn't include &quot; O Allah, forgive me such sins that suppress hope&quot;.see:&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/pdfs/dua-e-kumayl.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.duas.org/pdfs/dua-e-kumayl.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sins that suppress hope: being hopeless about Allah’s Mercy and his favours, leaning to others than Allah, denial of Allah’s Promise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference :(&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_ibn_Husayn_Zayn_al-Abidin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin(a.s.)&lt;/a&gt; in book Ma'ani al-Akhbar from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Babawayh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Shaykh al-Saduq&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-18T05:52:11.590" LastActivityDate="2015-11-18T05:52:11.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12156" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12138" CreationDate="2014-03-28T12:35:38.797" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shiite scholars have suggested many reasons for this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;First of all it was the choice of Lady Fatima(a.s.) to have a clandestine and overnight funeral and that her grave whereabouts be kept from public knowledge. Only her husband Ali Ibn Abi Talib who buried her holy body and her children knew about her grave whereabouts and didn't disclose it to anyone as she had wished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another reason was that her enemies and people who usurped Fadak (a property of hers) would not be able to attend her grave later; She had dismissed legitimacy of Caliphs and disregarded them during her life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;That her graveyard wouldn't be exhumed by sworn enemies of Prophet's Holy Household.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As she had intended to awaken and enlighten people about the Caliphs' oppression of Imam Ali(a.s.) and herself, by keeping her grave whereabouts a secret she wanted to express her eternal displeasure at Caliphs who treated her and her family with cruelty. She wanted every Muslim to be prompted to wonder &amp;quot;why is Lady Fatima Zahraa's grave unknown?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference (Persian):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20140419032523/http://www.andisheqom.com:80/Files/faq.php?level=4&amp;amp;id=4299&amp;amp;urlId=858&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.andisheqom.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2023-01-17T10:58:31.293" LastActivityDate="2023-01-17T10:58:31.293" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12157" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12160" CreationDate="2014-03-28T12:44:56.783" Score="5" ViewCount="158" Body="&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Similarities_between_the_Bible_and_the_Qur%27an#Adam_and_Eve_.28.D8.A2.D8.AF.D9.85_Adam_and_.D8.AD.D9.88.D8.A7.D8.A1_Hawwaa.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, there is a quote without a citation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But in the Hadith, it is mentioned that women will suffer from periods&#xA;  and will bear pregnancy pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is there such a Hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3860" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-03-28T17:57:48.303" LastActivityDate="2014-03-29T12:55:05.093" Title="I am looking for a hadith regarding periods and pregnancy pain" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12160" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12157" CreationDate="2014-03-28T19:48:52.457" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe, that is a misquote as there is no such Hadith. It should have been :&#xA;&lt;em&gt;&quot;But in the &lt;strong&gt;Bible&lt;/strong&gt;, it is mentioned that women will suffer from periods and will bear pregnancy pain.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because, Bible clearly states, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0103.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Gen 3&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;16. Unto the woman He said: 'I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy travail; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no concept of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_sin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;original sin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, i.e. inherited sin, in Islam&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.religionfacts.com/islam/beliefs/human.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ref&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;, because the &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sin of Adam was forgiven&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawareness.net/Adam/original.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Eve was never cursed like that&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;bdw, I have &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Biblical_and_Quranic_narratives&amp;amp;oldid=601700856&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;edited&lt;/a&gt; the wiki page&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2014-03-29T03:38:09.653" LastActivityDate="2014-03-29T03:38:09.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12163" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-28T20:30:52.080" Score="3" ViewCount="7292" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Ahl&quot; is a accusative masculine noun.  In Arabic, it covers several meanings.  It begins with Husband and wife.  And if they have children, they become part of the &quot;Ahl.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Bayt&quot; is genitive masculine noun and in Arabic it means lodging, household, family, or a place of dwelling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Quran Surah Hud 11:73, the Angels called Abraham and his wife &quot;Ahlul Bayt.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surah al-Ahzab 33:33 Allah says the same.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, there's no doubt, according to the Quran and the Arabic language; the husband, his wives, and his children are &quot;Ahlul Bayt.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I was surprised to read that both Shi'as and Sunnis extend the label &quot;Ahlul Bayt&quot; to others also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who do Sunnis consider to be from Ahlul Bayt and why?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If posting any hadith, please provide why do you consider the hadith authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T04:14:59.797" LastActivityDate="2015-05-15T06:04:56.120" Title="Who is Part of Ahlul Bayt? (For Sunnis)" Tags="|sunni|ahl-ul-bayt|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12128" CreationDate="2014-03-28T21:02:07.233" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qu'ran never mentions circumcision. It is mentioned in only one hadith. Several that would be expected to mention it do not. It seems to be an old Arabic custom that crept into Islam by mistake. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.circumstitions.com/Islam.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.circumstitions.com/Islam.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The four categories you mention are only of interest to circumcision fetishists. Since circumcision in Islam is done in the name of ritual cleanliness, the frenulum is of no concern, but since (like the foreskin) it is important for sexual functioning, it should certainly be left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4889" LastActivityDate="2014-03-28T21:02:07.233" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12166" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-28T23:44:03.483" Score="0" ViewCount="95" Body="&lt;p&gt;when we join late in jamat and w sit with imam till he ends prayer, and we have to get up for completion of salat ,during tahaya o we read Darood and dua aftr darood also or w keep silent after tashad .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4890" LastActivityDate="2014-03-30T10:26:12.620" Title="salat in jamat and how to complete in tahaya" Tags="|sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12167" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-29T04:22:19.917" Score="5" ViewCount="608" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen stuff like these, I dont remember exactly but here are some parts in &lt;strong&gt;my words&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the ink has dried destiny has been written&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah makes path that is in destiny easier for the person.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;no matter how much you work you will get what's destined&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then there things that seem to imply otherwise:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;freewill is given so you make right or wrong choices and upon which you will be judged.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;humans have free will and therefore they are punished or rewarded.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Destiny isn't something that decides what we do but something Allah knows you will do. (Whereas according to above what's written in destiny is what you will get)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So maybe destiny is something more fluid part of it gets decided while rest is left on us. I mean i don't know why there has been 2 conflicting ideas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If i accept destiny is in our hands than somethings make more sense but there are clear hadith in fact if i am not wrong believing in destiny is fundamental part of faith. So if destiny isn't in our hands then what are we judged on? Not that i want to be judged. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2948" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-16T15:18:29.513" LastActivityDate="2016-04-17T08:09:37.623" Title="Are humans destined to do things or human do things cause of free will?" Tags="|imaan|free-will|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10431" CreationDate="2014-03-29T06:21:55.727" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marriage of a woman with a non-Muslim man&lt;/strong&gt;, whether be it from ahl al kitab or not, &lt;strong&gt;is not allowed.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.letmeturnthetables.com/2009/10/why-does-islam-not-allow-muslim-women.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This article&lt;/a&gt; gives the actual answer, but I will quote the core reason here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even if we deny Jesus being the son of God, we give him as much respect as a prophet as we give to Moses and Muhammad. So, if a (Jewish or ) Christian girl marries a Muslim man, she can be confident that her religious views/Holy men will not be dishonored. But, if a Muslim girl marries a non-Muslim, it is certain that he whom she regards as God's Messenger will be abused/denied by her husband's family, and perhaps &lt;strong&gt;even by her own children&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-16T07:28:02.860" LastActivityDate="2016-04-16T07:28:02.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12167" CreationDate="2014-03-29T07:01:41.840" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To clarify you this matter I want to use an example of a school class, God to be the teacher and the students as humans please bear with me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Destiny is what God has &lt;strong&gt;decided&lt;/strong&gt; for us on our path like a test that a teacher will prepare for his students. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The teacher &lt;strong&gt;already knows his students and the possible result&lt;/strong&gt; but he takes the test as a proof for the students themselves and their parents. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The test is like our &lt;strong&gt;destiny&lt;/strong&gt;. But we were free to choose any answer we wanted that's our &lt;strong&gt;free will&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember Allah is not restricted to time or other limitations of materialistic world of ours and therefore&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;for example&lt;/strong&gt;:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if he wants to &lt;strong&gt;test you&lt;/strong&gt; with a limited income then if you work 100 times more you'll again eventually end up with the same income (e.g. being forced to spend a lot for an accident) but that doesn't mean you should not &lt;strong&gt;find and try to do the best possible thing&lt;/strong&gt;. you just &lt;strong&gt;shouldn't feel disappointed of continuing to do good&lt;/strong&gt;. just find what good is to do &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maybe to work harder until you pass the test and Allah let's you have more income&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maybe to understand you are doing something wrong and you need to change it &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;or maybe you are just being tested for your endurance to continue your Halal work&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our job is just to pass the exam as best as we can and to improve ourselves; not to think we are being forced and everything was already planned, it is just &lt;strong&gt;already known what we will do&lt;/strong&gt; by Allah's unlimited knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastEditorDisplayName="user4710" LastEditDate="2014-03-30T04:11:42.293" LastActivityDate="2014-03-30T04:11:42.293" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10060" CreationDate="2014-03-29T09:02:10.077" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;For Shia view:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;What was her name?&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Khadijah (AS)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;How did the Prophet come to know her?&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Mohammad(sawwas) was not hired by Khadijah(as) for her trade. Frankly He was a merchant sharing trading with Khadijah(as). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;How old was she?&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She was 25 years old when she got married with Prophet Mohammad(sawwas)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Who was her father?&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Khwailid son of Asad son of Abd Ozza son of &lt;strong&gt;kossay son of Killab&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that she was very close to Prophet in ancestry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mohamad&lt;/strong&gt; son of AbdoLLAH son of Abd Motaleb son of Hashem son of Abd Monaf son of  &lt;strong&gt;kossay son of Killab&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Who was her mother?&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fathima bint Zaidah son of Alassam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;was the first wife of the prophet previously married/divorced? Was the first wife of the prophet a virgin before she got married to the prophet?&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of sources says NO. She had never got married before the Prophet(sawwas) although there are some historical says about yes she got married. ALLAH knows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read this for more information:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/articles/khadijah-daughter-khuwaylid-wife-prophet-muhammad-yasin-t-al-jibouri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/articles/khadijah-daughter-khuwaylid-wife-prophet-muhammad-yasin-t-al-jibouri&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-16T15:00:29.627" LastActivityDate="2016-04-16T15:00:29.627" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2760" CreationDate="2014-03-29T10:49:11.927" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad was not that poor for his grandfather and uncle were the governors of Arab. He used do some odd job because it was customs of Arab. Allah made Hazz compulsory on him and ordered him to give Jakat. Tell me then if Muhammad (peace be upon him) was poor why Allah would ordered him to do that? I hope you got my point. Do not hamper his prestige calling him a poor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4894" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-04T09:44:11.203" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T09:44:11.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2760" CreationDate="2014-03-29T12:26:33.770" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Mohammad(sawwas) can be divided into many stages:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Born:  Our prophet born orphaned, his father(as) died before his born and he lived with his mother Amena(a.s.). The economic state was fine because they were living from his father's trade incomes and help from his grandfather Abd-Almotalleb(as).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Living with grandfather: In the age of 6 his mother died and he grandfather Abd-Almotalleb(as). The economic state was fine. His grandfather was one of the governors of Kuraish.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Living with his Uncle: In the age of 8 his grandfather died and he went to live with his uncle Abo-Taleb(as). Abo-Taleb(as) was one of kuraish governors but his economic state was not that perfect. So in this stage Prophet Mohammad(sawwas) decided to work with his Uncle(as),so first he went with him at age of 12 in a trade to Syria(Sham), but due to the monk say about him Abu-taleb(a.s.) returned back to Mecca and never take him again because he failed afraid for him,after that he worked in livestock and he started to make his own wealth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Trading with KHadijah(a.s.): By age of 25 he shared a trade with Khadijah(a.s.). This stage Prophet(sawwas) began to be one of the wealthy men in Kuraish.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Marriage with Khadijah(as): Khadijah(a.s.) was one of the most rich women in Arabs, and Prophet(sawwas) had has a reasonable income from his trading.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Boycott in Abo-Taleb terrain: Kuraish and most of Arabic families decided to boycott Muslims. In this stage Prophet Mohammad(sawwas) spent his wealth and his wife's(as) welath. This was the worst stage in his life.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The rest of his life: Normally he was just fine, he had a normal life same as other regular Muslims.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now back to your question, you have to consider that Prophet(sawwas) was able to be the most rich person in the world, but he didn't did that. He just lived normally as any other simple Muslim. This doesn't mean that he was Poor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ووجدك عائلاً فأغنى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/93/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;93:8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-04-21T12:44:06.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12174" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12167" CreationDate="2014-03-29T12:42:27.933" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a long time ago discussion among two major parties in Islam. &lt;strong&gt;Fatalism(Aljabrieh)&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;mandate(Alekhtiyarieh)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does that mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fatalism&lt;/strong&gt;: They say that we are obligated to do whatever ALLAH wants us to do and all of our state and live curve is just a path drawn for us and we have no choice or ability to change this destiny.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mandate:&lt;/strong&gt; They said No this is not true, we have the ability to do whatever I want whenever and however I want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we can say both are False. Imam Sadiq (as) says that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لا جبر ولا تفويض انما امر بين امرين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No fatalism not mandate, It's something between&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So What is the thing between.?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The example that @Bludream is just great, but I'll give some more clarifications.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we say that we are obligated to do everything then ALLAH is unfair if he wants to punish us if you make something bad. It axiomatic that to punish somebody you have to give him the ability to choose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if you say  that we are totally mandate and you have free will to do whatever, then what is the difference between us and a God?!! Moreover this can't be done, for example if someone wants to commit a suicide so this is his wish then he come to the fifth floor and fall down, Ok after that he didn't die!!! This happens... This prove that we are not totally free and we can't do whatever we want to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Check answers in this question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/11843/allah-knows-everything/11873#11873&quot;&gt;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/11843/allah-knows-everything/11873#11873&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information please refer to this: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=1764&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=1764&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: answering your comment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To choose to commit suicide this is totally your decision and your free will. ALLAH told us that it's religiously not tolerable, and gave us brains and minds and feelings to feel and think and decide what is the best for us. So, If you want to commit suicide this is your free will. &lt;strong&gt;But&lt;/strong&gt; this doesn't mean that you'll die. To die or not This is ALLAH's wish and Orders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In simple words acts are free willing to do but Results come only from ALLAH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-04-17T08:09:37.623" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12180" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-30T08:59:55.623" Score="3" ViewCount="3362" Body="&lt;p&gt;A non-Muslim friend recently invited me out for lunch a few days back. Naturally, since he had invited me, he picked up the tab at the restaurant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I am worried about a few things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This friend has a halal business through which he makes most of his money. However, other than this, he and some of his staff also do consultancy for Tarot and &quot;past-life&quot; regression and so on and so forth, which is essentially haram. So he has earnings from two sources, one halal and the other haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if I did the right thing by accepting his invitation for lunch. And if it was wrong, how do I compensate for this sin of eating food purchased with haram money, if at all the money was haram? Is it ok if I give away a similar amount in charity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A point to note is that a few years back a friend (who is very particular in Islamic matters like halal, haram, etc.) had told me that if a person has earnings from both halal and haram sources and he invites you out, then insha Allah, Allah will consider the money spent as from his halal sources only. I was wondering how correct this is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2014-03-31T05:39:44.730" LastActivityDate="2014-03-31T05:39:44.730" Title="Food with earnings from halal and haram money" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12180" CreationDate="2014-03-30T10:21:03.917" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The issues are separate.  If someone earns money in the haraam way, the sin is on the way it was earned.  Buying anything with that haraam money doesn't make the item haraam also.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, buying food with haraam money doesn't make the food haraam.  You're allowed to eat it.  It's just that the barakah is taken away from the money, but not how you spend it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-03-30T10:21:03.917" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12166" CreationDate="2014-03-30T10:26:12.620" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you joined the Imaam during the sitting, before salaam, you're to pray at-tahyatul without the darood and the du'a.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once the Imaam finishes the prayer, you stand up and complete whatever number of rak'at you have to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind, if you joined the imaam in fourth rak'at, it will be your first because that's when you started, and you have to complete the rest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-03-30T10:26:12.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12183" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12260" CreationDate="2014-03-30T10:30:18.003" Score="11" ViewCount="351876" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamualaikum , we have seen some hadiths on the importance of shaving pubic hair , but what is the right way of doing it? Is it ok if it is cut short with scissors? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated By Abu Huraira : I heard the Prophet saying. &quot;Five practices are characteristics of the Fitra: circumcision, shaving the pubic hair, cutting the moustaches short, clipping the nails, and depilating the hair of the armpits.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Sahih al-Bukhari, The Book of Dress, Hadith Number:5952&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've asked some friends though , and they say use blade. But blades seem a bit harsh . Similarly there is a ruling of shaving it off within 40 days. So I wanted to know the truth behind this &quot;40 day&quot; term . Please answer with a hadith.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is , would scissors be alright to cut short with, and is there a 40 day threshold after which all good deeds are nulled?   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Baarakallahu feekum. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4572" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-09-19T09:52:21.210" LastActivityDate="2018-09-19T09:52:21.210" Title="Correct Way of Shaving Pubic Hair" Tags="|hadith|taharah|fitrah|shaving|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12185" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11574" CreationDate="2014-03-30T14:21:36.700" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imagine that there are two people X and Y. Let's say that X prays more than 5 times a day, fasts a lot more than average, and basically worships God better than most other people. Now, let's say that Y tries to pray five times a day (but misses some of them), does not fast everyday in Ramadan, and worships God less than X. Do you think it would be fair if God gave them both the same reward? Do you think God should ignore all the efforts that X has shown in order to be closer to God? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes of course heaven has different levels depending on your actions in this life and how much you strive to be closer to God. However, it is a promise from God that nobody will be upset in heaven. So people from lower levels will never feel jealousy for those that are above them. Everybody will be happy but in different levels. Also, this doesn't mean that these people from different levels will be separate from each other. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following is from a tafsir called the Risale i Nur about the hadith &quot;Everyone will be together with those he loves&quot; (Bukhàri, Àdâb, 96; Muslim, Birr, 165; Tirmidhi, Zuhd, 50; Da'wât, 98) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;QUESTION: According to the meaning of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Everyone will be together with those he loves,4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;in Paradise, friend will be together with friend. Therefore, love for God's sake kindled in a simple nomad during one minute's conversation with the Prophet (PBUH), means he has to be with the Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him) in Paradise. But since God's Noble Messenger (PBUH) receives limitless effulgence, how can it be united with that of a simple nomad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;THE ANSWER: We shall allude to this elevated truth with a comparison. For example, a magnificent personage set up a vast banquet and finely-adorned spectacle in a splendid garden. He prepared it in such a way that it included all the delicious foods that the sense of taste can experience, and all the fine things that please the sense of sight, and all the wonders that amuse the faculty of imagination, and so on; he included in it everything that would gratify and give pleasure to the external and inner senses. Now, there were two friends and they went together to the banquet and sat down at a table in a pavilion. But the sense of taste of one of them was very limited, so he received only minor pleasure. His eyes could see only a little, he had no sense of smell, and he could not understand the wondrous arts nor comprehend the marvels. He could only benefit from and take pleasure in a thousandth or even a millionth of that beautiful place, to the extent of his capacity. The other man however had developed his outer and inner senses, his mind, heart, emotions, and subtle faculties so perfectly and to such a degree that although he was next to his friend, he could perceive and experience all the subtleties and beauties and marvels and fine things in the exhibition, and receive their different pleasures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Since this confused, sorrowful, and narrow world is thus, and although the greatest and the least are together, the difference between them is as great as from the ground to the Pleiades, surely in Paradise, the realm of bliss and eternity, while friend is together with friend, each will receive his share from the table of the Most Merciful and Compassionate One in accordance with his capacity and to the extent of his abilities. Even if the Paradises in which they are found are different, it will not be an obstacle to their being together. For although the eight levels of Paradise are one above the other, the roof of all of them is the Sublime Throne.5 If there are walled circles round a conical mountain, one within the other and one above the other from its foot to the summit, the circles are one over the other and look to one another, but do not prevent each other seeing the sun. There are also various narrations of Hadiths indicating that the Paradises are in a manner close to this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nur.gen.tr/en.html#leftmenu=Risale&amp;amp;maincontent=Risale&amp;amp;islem=read&amp;amp;KitapId=456&amp;amp;BolumId=8544&amp;amp;KitapAd=The+Words&amp;amp;Page=516&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.nur.gen.tr/en.html#leftmenu=Risale&amp;amp;maincontent=Risale&amp;amp;islem=read&amp;amp;KitapId=456&amp;amp;BolumId=8544&amp;amp;KitapAd=The+Words&amp;amp;Page=516&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4083" LastActivityDate="2014-03-30T14:21:36.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12186" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12211" CreationDate="2014-03-30T16:31:16.393" Score="7" ViewCount="8124" Body="&lt;p&gt;Will Allah forgive us for a sin that we commit knowing that it is haram but we plan to ask for forgiveness later? For example, I know what I am about to do is haram but I have a plan to ask for Allah's forgiveness later after committing the sin. Later I ask for forgiveness for committing that sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-12T06:02:17.830" LastActivityDate="2018-05-22T06:31:54.680" Title="Will Allah forgive us for a sin that we commit knowing that it is haram?" Tags="|sin|tawba|forgiveness|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12187" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-30T16:53:43.167" Score="4" ViewCount="11039" Body="&lt;p&gt;After judgement day the wrongdoers go to hell and the ones who pleased Allah go to heaven, but my question is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What will happen with the earth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4492" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-28T05:44:13.040" LastActivityDate="2017-06-09T15:54:00.083" Title="Who will inhabit the earth after judgement day?" Tags="|day-of-judgement|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12187" CreationDate="2014-03-30T18:44:14.910" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everything will be destroyed at the judgement day, everyone is revived from the death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Allah says in surat Al Qariah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/101/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;101:5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in surah Al-takwir:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   And when the stars fall, dispersing,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   And when the mountains are removed&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   And when full-term she-camels are neglected&#xA;  [...]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   And when the sky is stripped away&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;81&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user4456" LastEditDate="2017-06-09T15:54:00.083" LastActivityDate="2017-06-09T15:54:00.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12189" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-03-30T22:07:57.920" Score="3" ViewCount="1780" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have come across many people who say dogs are impure or that I have to wash myself if a dog touches me or if I touch a dog.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any evidence for this belief?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evidence: Quran and authentically proven sayings of the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-06-26T09:33:09.567" LastActivityDate="2021-11-22T06:00:22.437" Title="Are Dogs Impure?" Tags="|najis|dogs|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11422" CreationDate="2014-03-31T00:35:41.067" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, knowing baby's sex in the womb is not contradictory to Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And knows what is in the wombs.&quot; &quot;ويعلم ما في الأرحام &quot; this means that Allah  [alone] know what &quot;is occurring , takes place &quot;  in wombs. There are many evidences that this is the correct interpretation (from Quran and Sunnah and the grammars of Arabic) .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what is occurring in wombs?&#xA;It’s that Allah give life to the baby.&#xA;The mentioned verse is telling: Allah [alone] can give life to things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, I cannot speak English fluently, so I cannot explain the idea well. But u can read a book was written about this verse which contains a good explanation.&#xA;  here :&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nooonbooks.com/catalog/product/view/id/47160?___store=english&amp;amp;___from_store=jo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OrFUp.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unluckily, this book is an Arabic book. And there is no translation to English of it till now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4905" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-14T10:29:21.290" LastActivityDate="2015-11-14T10:29:21.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12189" CreationDate="2014-03-31T01:20:38.957" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes they are, because of that the Prophet ordered us to clean a vessel which has been licked by a dog, seven times the first with soil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslim (279) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with&#xA;  him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be&#xA;  upon him) said: &lt;strong&gt;“The purification of the vessel of one of you, if a&#xA;  dog licks it, is to wash it seven times, the first time with soil.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/41090&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/69840&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt; for more informations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4146" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T21:37:24.527" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T21:37:24.527" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11966" CreationDate="2014-03-31T02:04:24.490" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a trick question that tries to prove a point that God is really not that powerful and that there are certain things that he can't really do. It really is a pun question to trick your mind, probably for fun or joke or may be some seriousness :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Let me ask you this: Can you build such a tall budding that even you can't climb? Obviously if you build such a tall budding, you must have already climbed it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly if God created such a big rock, he has already lifted it and placed it on Earth. So the question is really redundant. It is asking God if he really can do something that he has already done?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question was asked with a rock on Earth. One can image, the Earth itself is kind of a rock too and it obeys what God says. &lt;strong&gt;So of course, God can create a rock that only he can lift!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2014-03-31T02:04:24.490" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12194" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12187" CreationDate="2014-03-31T09:56:25.187" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the judgment day and before just after the Horn is blown everything in Earth will be destroyed and flushed, and there is plenty of Ayat talking about that. &#xA;Indeed The last part (Juzeh) all of it talks about that day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the states that ALLAH talk about:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/78/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat At-Takwīr (The Overthrowing) - سورة التكوير&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'Infiţār (The Cleaving) - سورة الإنفطار&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'Inshiqāq (The Sundering) - سورة الإنشقاق&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And many other Surat and Ayat talks about that day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But back to your question. You ask what happen after that day...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will the Earth be part of the heaven or part of the hell!!! this is the point to talk about. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some says that it will be a part of the Heaven and they prove with the Aya&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;سَابِقُوا إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا&#xA;  كَعَرْضِ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ أُعِدَّتْ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ&#xA;  وَرُسُلِهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ&#xA;  ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Race toward forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden whose width is&#xA;  like the width of the heavens and earth, prepared for those who&#xA;  believed in Allah and His messengers. That is the bounty of Allah&#xA;  which He gives to whom He wills, and Allah is the possessor of great&#xA;  bounty.&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/57/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;57/21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And they claim that the heaven is already founded but is unseen by us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While others say this Aya is just an example to show how wide will be and it doesn't indicate the real state of Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this is just explanations and nobody really knows what it will be after the judgment day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-25T07:10:25.593" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T07:10:25.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12196" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12186" CreationDate="2014-03-31T11:48:36.203" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ&#xA;ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدِ افْتَرَىٰ&#xA;إِثْمًا عَظِيمًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him,&#xA;but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who&#xA;associates others with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous&#xA;sin. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:48&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Aya(verse) is clearly stating that ALLAH will forgive us for whatever you did unless association with him &lt;strong&gt;But&lt;/strong&gt; this doesn't mean to commit a sin and say to yourself that I'll ask Him for forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This act is insistence on guilt and this will cause to association in some means. Also be aware who said that you can repent from your sins after you commit it?!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;History and Qur'an stories told us about many examples who commit a sin and thought that they will repent from. You know the story of Youssef's brothers, they throw him in the well and they think that they can repent but they can't do that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Be aware that the insistence on guilt make the small sins a large sins, and you can't easily revert that fact and by time the heart get more black and once will reach a time that he can't repent, for that this insistence will lead to the association.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T11:40:32.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9911" CreationDate="2014-03-31T12:42:35.870" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a consensus among qualified scholars that static imagery, such as photographs and paintings of people, is not allowed. (Of course, Islam always makes exceptions for necessities such as security, medical purposes, etc). But other than that, you're correct, staying away from living imagery is why Islamic art is the way it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as videos are concerned - in my limited knowledge, while many scholars deem it impermissible, there hasn't been a unanimous consensus on videos - because of certain axioms and principles on which the rule is based. In my knowledge, there are some who have considered it excusable as far as useful education/information is concerned. But not for pointless entertainment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="888" LastActivityDate="2014-03-31T12:42:35.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12200" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12201" CreationDate="2014-03-31T12:53:08.847" Score="7" ViewCount="1839" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some time ago I answered this Question (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/11929/as-an-atheist-what-awaits-me-after-death/11931#11931&quot;&gt;As an atheist, what awaits me after death?&lt;/a&gt;) based on my own knowledge! The questioner commented that I am very wrong and &lt;strong&gt;we do not need religion for morality&lt;/strong&gt; as I had referred to that in my answer.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I was surprised since it was like one of my basic beliefs and very natural for me but then I understood I had no real proof for that (:P I have some but not so convincing). I need to add that I think this is a mistake that to accept we can have morality without a religion, then one can say why there are religions for then?? And then one can result there is no God!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I want you to give me these proofs from Muslims point of view, Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2015-11-02T07:46:16.437" Title="Do we need religion for morality? Morality without religion?" Tags="|belief|morality|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12201" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12200" CreationDate="2014-03-31T15:47:12.057" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although I can't answer from an &quot;Islamic point of view,&quot; I can answer from a reality point of view:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is mutually beneficial for us to condone immoral acts like murder, rape and stealing. When humans first coalesced into tribes, they were forced to be reliant on each other for their survival, and everyone has invested interest in the well-being of others, since it directly impacted their own well-being. Morality is like the ground rules required for out cooperation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mutually disconnected societies world-wide all came to the same foundations of morality, despite having different languages, cultures, religions (if any) and location.(a simple google search will list you a plethora of examples).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Moral principles predate religion. (A simple google search will list you a plethora of examples).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Religious texts (i.e. past few thousand years) feature immoral acts VERY prevalently. Slave ownership, cruel/unusual punishment, repression of women, capital punishment for apostasy (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy#Countries&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;still law in ~20 countries&lt;/a&gt;), and threat of eternal damnation in some sort of hell for thought crime, among other things.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;N.B. Although our current moral principles condone slavery, discrimination, etc., they used to be productive for society. Although barbaric, we shed ourselves of these trends, and NOT because of religion. Slavery (for example) existed before, during and after the rise of modern (Abrahamic) religions. There seems to be a trend of increasing equality over the past few thousand years, with the abolishment of slavery, apartheid, segregation, and establishment women's rights, and now LGBT rights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't understand why this question comes up so much, do you think no one would stumble upon the idea &quot;Hey, perhaps we shouldn't murder, rape and pillage each other&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. Although the title of this video is a bit sensational, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu7AQTs_y5A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Richard Dawkins does a great job explaining secular morality in only 2 minutes.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: Furthermore, do you think that religion is all that keeps you moral? If there wasn't religion, would you be out murdering and raping and pillaging? I most certainly hope not. Atheists can me moral without the tease of heaven or threat of hell. Personally, I think it's a lot more fulfilling to think that we strive to be good, and not that we were built and threatened to be good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4751" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-02T06:17:38.643" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T06:17:38.643" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12202" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12187" CreationDate="2014-03-31T17:05:18.257" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muhammad Ibn Muslim narrated from Imam Baqir (a.s.):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From when Allah created earth, created seven world of humans that they&#xA;  were not children of Adam. He created them from earth and they settled&#xA;  in earth after each other and they extincted. then he created Adam the&#xA;  father of current peoples. by Allah paradise never has been empty from&#xA;  soul of believers and hell has been never empty from soul of Kafirs&#xA;  and evil people. Perhaps you think when Allah send people to paradise&#xA;  and hell then he will not be worshiped in cities?! And will not create&#xA;  the people who pray him? This is not true. By God he will have&#xA;  creation without male and female and they will worship him. He will&#xA;  create a new earth that carry them and will create a sky that people&#xA;  live under its shade. Do not you see Quran says: &lt;strong&gt;[It will be] on the&#xA;  Day the earth will be replaced by another earth, and the heavens [as&#xA;  well], and all creatures will come out before Allah, the One, the&#xA;  Prevailing&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#14:48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;14:48&lt;/a&gt;). This verse means at that day earth will be&#xA;  changed to a new earth and skies will change to another skies. And he&#xA;  says: &lt;strong&gt;Did We fail in the first creation? But they are in confusion&#xA;  over a new creation&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#50:15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;50:15&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this hadith a new earth with new kind of humans will be created and they will worship God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.andisheqom.com/Files/faq.php?level=4&amp;amp;id=4933&amp;amp;urlId=2156&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.andisheqom.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-04-29T13:11:44.190" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T13:11:44.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12200" CreationDate="2014-03-31T18:44:48.507" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;God tells us in the Quran that he has created us to worship him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Quran 51:56&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;((I have not created the jinn and mankind except to worship me.))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Prophet sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam said: 'Do you know what the right of God is upon his servants (mankind)?'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'The right of God upon his servants is that they worship him and they don't worship anything else.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the core of Islam and it is the religion of all of the Prophets and messengers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So a person is not truly morally upright until they fulfill God's right upon them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To disbelieve in God and to worship other things and violate your created purpose is the greatest moral wrong. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, God says in the Quran that he has given us hearts that enable to live our lives properly. Having natural morals is a blessing from God which we should be thankful for by worshiping him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Quran 67:23 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;((He is the one who has created for you all hearing, sight, and&#xA;  hearts; only few of you are thankful.))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, the Prophet sallAllah alaihi wa sallam said: 'I have only been sent to complete noble manners.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He didn't say nobody had manners before he came. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But anyone who looks into the Quran and Sunnah will see that it is of a much higher moral caliber than what normal people adhere to. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, a Prophet was sent to every nation of people telling them to worship God and do good actions and be morally upright. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Quran 16:36 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;((We have sent to every nation a messenger telling them to worship God&#xA;  and to avoid the worship of all else.))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So take the UK for example where I am from. People for a long time read the Bible and took their moral fiber from it and brought their children up with those moral guidelines. So those atheists who think that they have their morals from no religion are in part very wrong because they were raised by generations of people who were conditioned by what they read in the Bible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To put in simply, God's messengers left behind a moral legacy that was adhered to by many even if they didn't believe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you are beginning to see now is a breakdown of morals in society because people don't have a set of rules to say how you can and can't act. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the one who truly fears God's punishment and hopes for his reward will always be more morally upright than someone who doesn't. As long as the God fearing person is acting according to revelation (as opposed to unjust man-made 'religious' rules).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4910" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-02T06:33:09.647" LastActivityDate="2015-11-02T06:33:09.647" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9911" CreationDate="2014-04-01T02:24:19.087" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I appreciate that you are interested in Islam. But Sincerely I think this question is a little bit exaggerated. It looks like many people have just forgotten about the core of Islam and are just interested on some deep details (will I go to hell if I shave my beard? and questions like that). I don't have anything against people wanting to go deep into details but when at some point those details develop into a separation criteria between &quot;good muslims&quot; and &quot;bad muslims&quot; I can't tolerate it anymore. That is becoming unfortunately the case in my home country nowadays (Tunisia).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God gave us a mind to use in those cases and we don't need to wait for the approval of this or that imam or rely on the mood of some guy and his interpretation about such an irrelevant subject that doesn't have any impact on society.&#xA;Of course it must be harder without mastering the Arabic language but I think there is enough material in English out there to fetch and try to find out your conclusions and then compare to what other people think. You just never should accept something if your mind still tells you it doesn't make sense. Just keep digging. God won't punish us for pursuing our way toward the truth even if on that way you may become atheist or have strong doubts about every &quot;assumed&quot; truth in your religion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My point now is that, without going deep into scripts and their interpretations, I think that artistic reproductions of living beings tend to be worshiped in the old time (sculptures etc) thing that might explain why such a thing was forbidden. However, Real reproduction of daily life or natures just shows it as it. And NOBODY can deny the usefulness of such technology in all domains (yeah maybe not porn :p ). Besides, we are nowadays in a world where you either keep your native religion or go atheist or agnostic. Really rare are the people who regress from their religion to an older one or who suddenly start worshiping an image or a sculpture. Of course consider this answer as a thinking of an average person born in a Muslim world and in no ways an absolute answer (does that exist anyway?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An interesting point also is that Shiites don't mind hanging pictures of the prophet everywhere which is something totally unacceptable in Sunni world. I always try to think about Islam out of the box and put myself in a position thinking &quot;If I wasn't born in a Muslim country, how would I think about that?&quot;. After living in 4 different countries, I really see things differently and feel like I'm out of this bubble I was born in. So also try to travel a lot and live for a while in different places (if not already done). Life behind a screen doesn't change you no matter how many articles or books you read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Try also following this guy &quot;Adnan Ibrahim&quot; on youtube he has a lot of videos with English subtitles.&#xA;Especially this video:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC-ZlX9etRs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC-ZlX9etRs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope you will find suitable answers to your questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4906" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T02:24:19.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12207" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-01T06:03:39.683" Score="0" ViewCount="11087" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read somewhere that at noon time when sun is exactly at up and making a right angle with earth some dangerous rays emit from earth that's why it is forbidden to pray at that time. But i could find any scientific logic behind that. Can any one explain in detail ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="162" LastActivityDate="2021-12-28T10:50:39.167" Title="Scientific Logic for not praying at Zawal (noon) time" Tags="|prayer-timings|scientific-proof|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12208" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-01T06:09:11.510" Score="6" ViewCount="14154" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any website can connect with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/adsense/start/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Google AdSense&lt;/a&gt; and can publish advertisement through it; in this way the website owners can earn money (Google collects the money from the advertisement publisher and shares these earnings with the website owner who shows their advertisements).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunatley, the website owner can't fully control which advertisement will be shown on his website, as it's determined automatically by some program which Google uses to dispatch the advertisement according the web page content/material. For example, if your web page shows articles about real estate then Google may choose to display real estate business-related advertisements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Website owners do have access to some filtering based on advertisement category (e.g. financing, wine, real estate etc.) which he can apply so that if he doesn't want to show advertisements from a specific category then he can disable those particular advertisements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Advertisements can also be either text or image, and the website owner can also decide to show text advertisements or image advertisements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my actual questions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If I don't filter any advertisements based on category or text or image then will the earning from this AdSense be halal in Islam?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If I &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; filter the advertisements based on category (i.e. don't show advertisements from categories containing directly haram businesses such as interest based bank/financing, wine or adult products) then will the earning be halal? (In this case there would still be a possibility of showing image advertisements with short dressed woman or something like that which is not permissible in Islam)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If I filter both based on category (as explained above) &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; disable image advertisements entirely, would the earning then be halal?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Would it be a problem if other religions (e.g. Christianity) end up advertised?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, I just need to know how (if possible) to make the earnings from AdSense halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ideally, answers should include authentic sources (e.g. Qur'an, Sahih Hadith, credible Islamic research, or the opinions of well-known Arab Sheikh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4512" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:46:06.060" LastActivityDate="2021-02-28T17:45:03.480" Title="Are earnings from Google AdSense halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|business|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7295" CreationDate="2014-04-01T06:52:22.287" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Talking about prostration, Allah (swt) commanded the angels to prostrate before Adam as a sign of sheer respect, not as worship, prostrating in front of something or someone out of respect is acceptable but its better if you don't do it, only if Commanded by Allah (swt). As for grave worshipping, you are prostrating before the dead person and asking him to do things only Allah can do or asking him to act as a sort of medium between the person and Allah, so Allah will grant his Dua's faster or better, that brothers and sisters is utterly Haraam, ask Allah alone and there is nothing like &quot;shirk is allowed&quot; whatsoever as the other brother pointed out&#xA;Shirk is to associate partners with Allah or putting someone or something in the same rank as Allah&#xA;That is completely haraam, may Allah guide us all to the right path, and unite the muslims and grant all of us Jannat-ul- Firdous. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4914" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T06:52:22.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12210" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-01T07:09:55.080" Score="1" ViewCount="12006" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know normal life insurance is Haram (forbidden) which is provided by traditional interest/Riba/gambling based banking company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if life insurance provided by any Islamic bank then will it be halal where there is not interest/riba in it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found most of the Islamic life insurance company run based on &lt;strong&gt;Takaful method (which means may be mutual risk sharing or guaranty to each other)&lt;/strong&gt;. those type of insurance provider are saying its Islamic shariah compliant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But i am confused because i found on internet any kind of life insurance is &lt;strong&gt;haram because of uncertainty or try to ensure something(specially life or my family after life) by the help anything other than Allah (or something like that) (where Allah is the one who can ensure anything and who know the future and who provide the living/riz'k and to whom only we need to rely on)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So can anyone please tell me about it in &lt;strong&gt;details(including the openion about Takaful method)&lt;/strong&gt; with authentic opinion(from Quran, Sahih Hadith, Islamic Research, opinion of well know Arab Sheikh or expert in related field etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;jazakallah khairan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4512" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:45:49.013" LastActivityDate="2024-02-10T16:13:46.613" Title="is life insurance halal in Islam which is based on Takaful method?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12186" CreationDate="2014-04-01T08:12:01.273" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is two sins. One is the original sin and another is minimizing God position. A real believer does not minimize the value of God by such plan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also this is a deception from Satan to catch believers. By this deception, humans commit more and more sins by planning to ask forgiveness later. This period keeps extending and becomes harder and harder after each sin to ask forgiveness, until death takes place immediately and Satan becomes successful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a deception from Satan and should be avoided. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Minimizing God itself is a major sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ahl al Bayt said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do not look at small size of sin, but look at greatness of who you are&#xA;  disobeying him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of us should be disappointed from mercy and forgiveness of God but it depends on if our asking forgiveness even happen or not and if happened in later if it is a real one or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O my sons, go and find out about Joseph and his brother &lt;strong&gt;and despair&#xA;  not of relief from Allah. Indeed, no one despairs of relief from Allah&#xA;  except the disbelieving people.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#12:87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#12:87&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-16T15:04:39.177" LastActivityDate="2016-04-16T15:04:39.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12200" CreationDate="2014-04-01T09:00:46.643" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamualaikum , since you need to know about morality without religion , I won’t be using any references in my answer but examples that can be observed in our daily life.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To begin with, there is &lt;strong&gt;no exact definition&lt;/strong&gt; of morality, rather it is a &lt;strong&gt;person to person perspective&lt;/strong&gt; . The society in which a person is brought up determines the thoughts he cultivates in his mind. Remember that a human's thinking is limited and they usually might &lt;strong&gt;not account&lt;/strong&gt; for something to be immoral if it is out of their &lt;strong&gt;&quot;morality dictionary&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, a person brought up in some country has a different state of mind as compared to a person from another country. For people there (who aren't aware of any religion) , touching or having physical relations with the opposite sex seems legit because their thought process revolves around the common notation &quot;If he/she has no problems , then what is wrong??&quot; . But if the same thing might come in the case of their &lt;strong&gt;sister/daughter&lt;/strong&gt; (happens in India), they become very much &lt;strong&gt;possessive&lt;/strong&gt;. They feel it’s wrong but for &lt;strong&gt;some1 else's daughter&lt;/strong&gt; , there is &lt;strong&gt;no such feeling&lt;/strong&gt;. Such &lt;strong&gt;double standards&lt;/strong&gt; can be seen everywhere.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, lying doesn't seem wrong .A liar might not be considered immoral because some lies don't lead to a material loss directly. Without proper guidance, it will seem legit but in reality that brings up a question mark on the credibility of a person. You can see that in our society &quot;Speak the Truth&quot; has only become a concept in textbooks.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third, &lt;strong&gt;Backbiting&lt;/strong&gt; doesn’t look that bad. A person might not think that makes any difference because we can’t see any direct effect of loss. Again, its human perspective.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In our society, &lt;strong&gt;immorality has a very narrow definition&lt;/strong&gt;. And it’s mainly based upon &lt;strong&gt;murder and robbery&lt;/strong&gt;. When it comes to smaller things, its &lt;strong&gt;left off&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;The point is that a person may not fully develop a noble character without guidance due to limitations of us humans. We thinks its ok, we do it without thinking for the opposite person. Whenever you want to &lt;strong&gt;judge something&lt;/strong&gt; you need a &lt;strong&gt;perfect reference&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Personally, before I knew about Islam, I also thought it was ok to touch or kiss.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;To judge or understand anything, we need a &lt;strong&gt;universal frame of reference&lt;/strong&gt;. We might be doing wrong but we think it’s right. This is what Islam does. &lt;strong&gt;It gives us the perfect frame of reference&lt;/strong&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer to your question is - &lt;strong&gt;Yes , morality is possible without religion which depends upon the environment in which a person is raised but Religion(Islam) provides the perfect morality concept to which a person could refer and understand the feelings of others due to his action.&lt;/strong&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Morality without religion could give you a Pass grade but with a Universal Frame Of Reference (Islam) , that person can score a Distinction in Morality.&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows Best. Baarakallahu Feekum!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4572" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-02T10:15:01.817" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T10:15:01.817" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12210" CreationDate="2014-04-01T10:08:01.730" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When you have Life Isurnace you have to pay the company about each month. As long as this money is not haraam that you are paying, you will not get haraam money in return from the company. Also if interest is included then it is haraam even if you have a halal earning because it is a win/lose situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T10:08:01.730" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12217" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-01T10:14:52.930" Score="4" ViewCount="2973" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that when time gets closer to judgement day, jooj majooj will come out and eat everything on Earth other than sand. Also Dajjal will be here too and Prophet Esa will kill Dajjal with his sword. Before all this happens there will be a huge tornado like wind which will take all Muslims with it and only the kufr will be left. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean that Muslims will not get to see Prophet Esa?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also if jooj majooj eat everything (even eachother) then shouldn't they eat Dajjal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T09:14:27.433" Title="Will Muslims see Prophet Esa?" Tags="|prophet-isa|yajooj-and-majooj|dajjal|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12217" CreationDate="2014-04-01T13:37:22.977" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Will Muslims see Prophet Esa?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/39/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Narrated Abu Hurayrah&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  When &lt;strong&gt;you see&lt;/strong&gt; Jesus, &lt;em&gt;recognise&lt;/em&gt; him: a man of medium height, etc etc . He will fight the people &lt;strong&gt;for the cause of Islam&lt;/strong&gt;. He will break the cross, kill swine, and abolish jizyah. Allah will perish all religions &lt;strong&gt;except Islam&lt;/strong&gt;. He will &lt;em&gt;destroy the Antichrist&lt;/em&gt; and will &lt;em&gt;live on the earth for forty years&lt;/em&gt; and then he will die. The &lt;strong&gt;Muslims will pray over him&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastActivityDate="2014-04-01T13:37:22.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12217" CreationDate="2014-04-01T13:49:23.080" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It looks like you got the timeline wrong:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘The Dajjal will&#xA;  emerge from among the Jews of Isfahaan, and with him will be seventy&#xA;  thousand Jews, wearing crowns.’” (Narrated by Ahmad, no. 12865).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the help of hadiths we get to know the duration for which Dajjal would stay on Earth would be 40 days out of which 1st day would be equivalent to a year, 2nd to a month and the 3rd to a week whilst the remaining 37 days would be the same as ordinary days.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم  said : &quot;He (Dajjal) will rule on Earth for 40 days, but they will not be like other days. They are:&#xA;  'Forty days, one of these days will be like a year, another day like a&#xA;  month, yet another like a week, and the rest (the remaining 37 days)&#xA;  will have the same length as normal days '. The companions who were&#xA;  always concerned about the matters of faith and worship, asked Prophet&#xA;  Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم  : 'O Messenger of Allah, for the day&#xA;  which is like a year, will one day's prayers be sufficient?' He said:&#xA;  'No, you must estimate the time and observe the (regular daily)&#xA;  prayers'.” (Sahih Muslim)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The coming of Esa (alayhi salaam):   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prophet Mohammed صلى الله عليه وسلم said: &quot;In the meantime, while the Dajjal will be busy doing this and this, Allah will send down the&#xA;  Messiah son of Mary (Jesus عليه السلام). He (Jesus عليه السلام ) will&#xA;  descend in the eastern part of Damascus, near the white minaret&#xA;  (tower), dressed in the two yellowish garments, with his hands resting&#xA;  on the arms of two angels. When he will bend down his head, water&#xA;  drops will appear trickling down, and when he will raise it, it will&#xA;  appear as though pearl--like drops are rolling down. Any disbeliever&#xA;  whom the air of his breath reaches, and it will reach up to the last&#xA;  limit of his sight, will fall dead. Then, the son of Mary will go in&#xA;  pursuit of the Dajjal, and will overtake him at the gate of Lud and&#xA;  will kill him.&quot; (Sahih Muslim, Tirmizi, and Ibn Majah).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you see, the following hadith describes the interaction between Imam Mahdi and Esa (alayhi salaam) which means Muslims recognize Esa.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jesus son of Mary would then descend and their (Muslims') commander would invite him to come and lead them in prayer, but he would say:&#xA;  No, some amongst you are commanders over some (amongst you). This is&#xA;  the honour from Allah for this Ummah. (Sahih Muslim, Book 001, Number&#xA;  0293)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see, Dajjal comes first, followed by Eesa whereas during the time of Hajooj Majooj,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;...Then a people whom Allah had protected would come to Jesus, son of Mary, and he would wipe their faces and would inform them of their&#xA;  ranks in Paradise and it would be under such conditions that Allah&#xA;  would reveal to Jesus these words: I have brought forth from amongst&#xA;  My servants such people against whom none would be able to fight; you&#xA;  take these people safely to Tur, and then Allah would send Gog and&#xA;  Magog and they would swarm down from every slope. The first of them&#xA;  would pass the lake of Tibering and drink out of it. And when the last&#xA;  of them would pass, he would say: There was once water there. Jesus&#xA;  and his companions would then be besieged here (at Tur, and they would&#xA;  be so much hard pressed) that the head of the ox would be dearer to&#xA;  them than one hundred dinirs and Allah's Apostle, Jesus, and his&#xA;  companions would supplicate Allah, Who would send to them insects&#xA;  (which would attack their necks) and in the morning they would perish&#xA;  like one single person&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 041, Hadith Number 7015.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, this is a really huge topic but to answer your question, you can see that Esa (alayhi salam) is already present when Hagog and Magog come on earth. We can also see that Esa slays Dajjal soon after he comes. As for Dajjal, there are normal signs which are happening nowadays which indicates he will be the first to come.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the order: Dajjal--Eesa(Alayhi salaam)--Hagog/Magog. Dajjal wont be there at the time of Hagog Magog. Hope this answers the question. As of the strong wind, it will come after all of this.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!! Baarakallahu Feekum..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4572" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-04-04T06:21:37.817" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T06:21:37.817" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12222" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12207" CreationDate="2014-04-01T14:46:35.123" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai:2013&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Uqbah bin 'Amir Al-Juhani said&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;There are &lt;strong&gt;three&lt;/strong&gt; times at which the &lt;strong&gt;Messenger of Allah forbade us to pray&lt;/strong&gt; or to bury our dead: When the sun has risen fully until it is higher, &lt;strong&gt;when it reaches its zenith until it has passed the zenith&lt;/strong&gt;, and when the sun starts to set&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now keeping verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranx.com/3.32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:32&lt;/a&gt; in mind, we cannot pray at sharp noon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I doubt the validity of the scientific logic you quoted, because it is very unlikely that the rays will harm us while we are under the roof of Masjid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-28T10:50:39.167" LastActivityDate="2021-12-28T10:50:39.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12217" CreationDate="2014-04-01T17:04:38.510" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question is two part. one about seeing Jesus a.s. and one about yajooj majooj.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About jooj majooj some hadith said it from signs of judgement day and some said it from signs of rise of Imam Mahdi a.s.. that are confused in some Islamic books. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But those ahadeeth say only they will return and no hadith could be could about found about eating everything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About seeing Jesus a.s. yes, prophet Jesus a.s. will return and will pray behind Imam Mahdi a.s. when his occultation finishes and he starts his rise and revolution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jesus a.s. will be one of commanders of Imam Mahdi a.s. and Jesus a.s. will lead the peace between Muslims and Christians and so Muslims and Christians will be united against Jews and the war will happen between Muslims and Jews and finally The Bayt al Muqaddas (Jerusalem) will be freed and will be under control of Muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more about Jesus' second coming (according to Shi'ite narrations) here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/jesus-though-shiite-narrations-mahdi-muntazir-qaim/his-second-coming&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/jesus-though-shiite-narrations-mahdi-muntazir-qaim/his-second-coming&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4747" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2014-04-04T09:14:27.433" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T09:14:27.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12224" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10060" CreationDate="2014-04-01T20:01:42.577" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Prophet's first wife (Khadijah)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was her name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Khadijah, Daughter of Khuwaylid&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How old was she?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She was 40 years old when married prophet Muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who was her father?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her father was Khuwaylid ibn (son of) Asad ibn Abdul-`Uzza ibn Qusayy&#xA;belonged to the clan of Banu Hashim of the tribe of Banu Asad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who was her mother?&#xA;&amp;gt;  Khadijah's mother, who died around 575 A.D., was Fatima daughter of Za'ida ibn al-Asam of  Banu `Amir ibn Lu’ayy ibn&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ghalib&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was she previously married/divorce?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some historians believe that she previously had married&#xA;twice.(although some historian believe she hadn’t any husband before&#xA;prophet Mohammad(pbuh)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did the prophet come to know her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read the following text to obtain some information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...Since Khadijah did not travel with her trade caravans, she had always&#xA;had to rely on someone else to act as her agent to trade on her behalf&#xA;and to receive an agreed upon commission in return. In 595 A.D.,&#xA;Khadijah needed an agent to trade in her merchandise going to Syria,&#xA;and it was then that a number of agents whom she knew before and&#xA;trusted, as well as some of her own relatives, particularly Abu Talib,&#xA;suggested to her to employ her distant cousin, Muhammadibn Abdullah&#xA;(ص).  Muhammad (ص) did not have any practical business experience, but&#xA;he had twice accompanied his uncle, Abu Talib, on his trade trips and&#xA;keenly observed how he traded-, bartered, bought and sold and&#xA;conducted business. After all, the people of Quraish were famous for&#xA;their involvement in trade more than in any other profession. It was&#xA;not uncommon to hire an agent who did not have a prior experience; so,&#xA;Khadijah decided to give Muhammad (ص) a chance. He was only 25 years&#xA;old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someday , Khadijah sought the advice of a friend of hers named Nufaysa daughter of Umayyah. The latter offered to approach him on her&#xA;behalf and, if possible, arrange a marriage between them. Nufaysa came&#xA;to Muhammad (ص) and asked him why he had not married yet. &amp;quot;I have no&#xA;means to marry,&amp;quot; he answered. &amp;quot;But if you were given the means,&amp;quot; she&#xA;said, &amp;quot;and if you were bidden to an alliance where there is beauty,&#xA;wealth, nobility and abundance, would you not then consent?!&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Who is&#xA;she?!&amp;quot; he excitedly inquired. &amp;quot;Khadijah,&amp;quot; said Nufaysa. &amp;quot;And how could&#xA;such a marriage be mine?!&amp;quot; he asked. &amp;quot;Leave that to me!&amp;quot; was her&#xA;answer. &amp;quot;For my part,&amp;quot; he said, &amp;quot;I am willing.&amp;quot; Nufaysa returned with&#xA;these glad tidings to Khadijah who then sent word to Muhammad (ص)&#xA;asking him to come to her. When he came,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She said to him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O son of my uncle! I love you for your kinship with me, and for that&#xA;you are ever in the center, not being a partisan among the people for&#xA;this or for that. And I love you for your trustworthiness, and for the&#xA;beauty of your character and the truth of your speech.  Then she&#xA;offered herself in marriage to him, and they agreed that he should&#xA;speak to his uncles and she would speak to her uncle, Amr son of&#xA;Asad, since her father had died. It was Hamzah, despite being&#xA;relatively young, whom the Hashemites delegated to represent them on&#xA;this marriage occasion, since he was most closely related to them&#xA;through the clan of Asad; his sister, Safiyya, had just married&#xA;Khadijah's brother, `Awwam. It was Abu Talib,Prophet Muhammad's uncle, who&#xA;delivered the marriage sermon saying,.. .            For further information&#xA;refer to the following source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/articles/khadijah-daughter-khuwaylid-wife-prophet-muhammad-yasin-t-al-jibouri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2023-01-26T07:56:38.730" LastActivityDate="2023-01-26T07:56:38.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11966" CreationDate="2014-04-02T05:10:07.263" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first thing to consider about this question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How do you define lifting a rock? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a world where relativity rules I could just stand on my arms and pretend lifting the earth, which is true, from a physical point of view. Now if by lifting you mean producing enough kinetic energy to increase or decrease the speed of such a rock (or deviate the earth from its orbit for example) then it makes more sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's suppose God wanted to create something really big. He was so busy doing it that he didn't consider his own rule that says he can do everything (including lifting everything). So know God is facing a giant rock he can't move anymore, but he wants to get rid of it. So what to do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well now God can do everything except moving that rock away. Easy. God decides to change the physical rules of the universe (he still can do that) to make such a giant rock similar to a small rock under the current physical laws. Then just move it. So no matter what he does, he will be able overcome it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can consider this from a mathematical point of view. The thing that we call &lt;strong&gt;infinity&lt;/strong&gt;. It's such a nice philosophical term. In an infinite group (let’s say real numbers), no matter how big you are, there is still an infinity of numbers bigger than you. So if we suppose God is BIG or has a BIG power (not infinite yet), and he create a rock impossible to move with his current power (so bigger than God), then God has the ability to make himself slightly bigger than this rock (the rock doesn't have this ability, it’s a statistical product from God). God now is bigger than the rock and can construct another rock bigger and bigger. Every time, he makes himself bigger than the last rock he builds. Doing this in an infinite loop logically leads us to God being infinite. This is based on the Mathematical induction method to demonstrate &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_induction&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;some theories.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's how I consider this problem. It might not be directly related to Islam but I think it is worth sharing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope some of you share my point of view&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4906" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user4456" LastEditDate="2015-09-16T11:46:49.900" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T11:46:49.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12217" CreationDate="2014-04-02T05:41:58.777" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to authentic narrations in Saheeh Muslim, Prophet 'Eesa (Peace be upon him) will descend at the end of times as a just judge. He will break the cross, kill the pigs, and abolish the &lt;em&gt;jizyah&lt;/em&gt;(tax paid by non-Muslims in an Islamic state). At that time, money will become so widespread that there will be none left to accept it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another similar authentic &lt;em&gt;Muttafqun 'alaih&lt;/em&gt; (narration which is agreed upon by both Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim) narration, Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “By the One in Whose hand is my soul, soon the son of Maryam will descend among you [according to another report: the Hour will not begin until the son of Maryam descends among you] as a just judge. He will break the cross, kill the pigs and abolish the jizyah, and money will become abundant until no one will accept it.” [Bukhari, Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, Muslims will definitely see him. He will appear to kill Dajjal the false Messiah, and fight Gog and Magog and destroy them. He will meet Imam Mahdi and pray behind him. Then he will rule the world according to Islamic Shari'ah. He will stay on earth as long as Allah wills. After that, he will die a natural death, and the Muslims will offer the funeral prayer for him. It is said that he will be buried beside Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon him) but it's not a confirmed report.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4769" LastActivityDate="2014-04-02T05:41:58.777" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7560" CreationDate="2014-04-02T08:27:53.860" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imam Ali a.s. washed him directly but companions of Imam Ali a.s. helped him in pouring water and etc. also the first one who offered the Janasa prayer was Imam Ali a.s. and then male Sahaba and then female Sahaba. The Prophet SAWW was buried in his own home and the room was small few persons could enter and offer prayer and all could not pray together. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.andisheqom.com/Files/news/newsIn.php?lang=fa&amp;amp;id=2350&amp;amp;cat=5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.andisheqom.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-04-29T13:10:40.777" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T13:10:40.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12230" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-02T12:44:20.540" Score="4" ViewCount="1236" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lately I have been really disappointed by my life. Nothing goes as I have planned and I fail in almost everything I do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel like I am failing in this life and as I am not a good Muslim (I do not pray 5 times a day or follow the path of sunnah) I will fail in my after-life too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So lately I have been wondering about the purpose of life. Were we humans only created so we could go about living our lives, praying 5 times a day, follow the path of sunnah and then just die? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if we all go to Jannah and live happily forever, what then? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why were we humans created? Is there a bigger-than-life purpose of our existence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. please don't say that my Imaan is not strong or as I don't pray 5 times a day, that is why I am failing in this life. I know a lot of people who are really bad i.e. they do not have morals. They cheat, bribe, consume alcohol and do adultery and still they are living a damn happy life. You may say that they will be dealt with in the after-life or burn in hell, but hey...I may not be doing those things but still I am not doing right things that will get me to Jannah (praying etc) and I also do things that will surely get me to hell like listening to music, lying etc so if we both are going to burn in hell (the duration period in hell might be different but that we don't know for sure), aren't those people who live happily here better?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4792" LastEditorUserId="4792" LastEditDate="2014-04-03T04:52:15.287" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T14:25:54.243" Title="Meaning and purpose of life in Islam?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|life|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12235" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12230" CreationDate="2014-04-02T19:43:10.880" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;God created humans and other creatures to worship him, that already has been said in the Quran, just read it.&#xA;Everything god created in this universe to help us have a better life and serve us to build the earth, and use our minds to know how great and powerful he is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, why he need us to worship him, and why we have to be good and do everything right?&#xA;Just because he want to give us all the blesses we can think about, and much more than we can think that all exist in heaven.&#xA;So, if we where not good and did not worship him, then we don't deserve all that blesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other side, if we don't worship him, and we where very bad with each other, he will punish us twice.&#xA;First one in this life, just like what is happening to you, so you can realize that god exist, and there will be consequences for your actions.&#xA;If you changed your life will be changed, if not you will be punished at hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4923" LastActivityDate="2014-04-02T19:43:10.880" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12208" CreationDate="2014-04-02T20:10:12.270" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not in a position to say Halal &amp;amp; Haram, but based on my understanding as a Muslim, i can say about the first case that its Haram; because you may get profit from advertising wine, and you will never know from what advertisement did you get the profit, despite the fact your are getting sin by doing this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the third case, i don't see a problem with that. But again, i am not in a position to say Halal and Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For 2nd cases, i don't know, but i don't see a problem since you don't advertise something haram, and the pictures has nothing to do with your profit being halal or haram, its just about sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4923" LastActivityDate="2014-04-02T20:10:12.270" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12239" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-03T00:14:08.863" Score="3" ViewCount="2739" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that children are to be kept inside after dusk because the jinns become more active during that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does that ruling apply to teenagers as well? Even if the person is not out around town, but in front of a friends house?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4924" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T18:54:27.350" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T18:54:27.350" Title="Does the rule of not staying out late at night because jinns are more active during that time apply to teenagers as well?" Tags="|sharia|jinn|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12239" CreationDate="2014-04-03T01:53:20.563" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The rule is not only for teenagers but to everyone, and applies to children in particular.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a good link with a detailed explanation: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/125922&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/125922&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From it we see that we should observe the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Close your doors and windows and remain indoors&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tie up your water-skins - in our times, we have jars or containers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Turn off your lamps when going to bed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Keep food covered.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a different note, if you don't have a valid reason to go out at night, just remain at home. If you're a teen, here are some things you can do during the night without wasting time in front of your friends' homes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Clean up your house - at least your room.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Help your parents with their house work and their affairs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Recite the Qur'an&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Study something - it could be Islamic or related to your studies.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you have younger siblings, teach them something.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You have plenty to do. If not, just go to bed early and this may help getting up early for the morning prayer, insha Allaah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T01:53:20.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12242" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12249" CreationDate="2014-04-03T07:45:11.697" Score="3" ViewCount="150" Body="&lt;p&gt;Stealing is obviously wrong, and disallowed in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However there are still some questions I have (because I cant see how to  make them generic, I have phrased them as examples) and would like &lt;strong&gt;well referenced answers&lt;/strong&gt; preferably from fiqh : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I see a penny on the floor, can I pick it up with the intention of keeping it? What about the intention of giving it to charity? Assumption: the penny is not owned by anyone ergo, I can claim it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if I see a large sum of money? Or a valuable natural resource (e.g gem stone) that may/may not be naturally occurring?   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about small non-monetary items like pens and free news papers? Assumption: Items that are given away free remain free when dropped. Also these items are easily replaceable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about expensive monetary items? Watches, fountain pens etc? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if you find any of these items buried?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What of those can I claim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T15:32:05.703" Title="Islamic definition of ownership" Tags="|sharia|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12243" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12251" CreationDate="2014-04-03T08:32:12.660" Score="5" ViewCount="6713" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bitcoins can be acquired by 'mining' them, where a computer generates codes and if they're valid you going that bitcoin. Is this equivalent to Rica/interest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it haram from some other means?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T17:46:35.377" Title="Is mining bitcoins riba? Is it haram for some other reason?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|money|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12230" CreationDate="2014-04-03T09:04:08.470" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I may sound weird or confusing, sorry for that!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Your Question has something to it which makes it being asked as &lt;strong&gt;wrong&lt;/strong&gt;, I mean it is like someone gives you a gift (letting you be and exist) and tells you how to use it or that gift will be broken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can't ask what is the purpose of this gift! he just gave you something, you are the one to decide what to do with it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He didn't give you the gift so that to break it if you didn't use it as expected or to reward you (having a nice gift). It is just a result of your own actions [if needed I Explained more in 1]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One can't say I never wanted this gift to be given to me; That &quot;I&quot; didn't exist without the gift of life and it was shaped with that gift. It's like saying &quot;I wanted to never want&quot; he is contradicting his existence.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You should consider you were given that gift out of love. The one who gave it to you wants you to be closer to him and would be offended if you ever break his gift.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Taking care of a gift (living a good life ) is not the goal, Your friendship (getting as close as you can to God) is the goal.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Allah mentions in Quran he only created us for worshiping him, that as the Arabic sentence says is not about just bending down five times a day and ... It is about being an &quot;Abd&quot; meaning someone who thinks about God and does as he wants to a extent that he forgets himself. God wants us to get as close to him as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- heaven and hell is a result of our life (our test), God is righteous! So, we get the result of our deeds. Not that God created us to wait there and punish the bad and let the good enter heaven to eat as mush as he wants. Getting that gift in my example and keeping it to show everyone was not the goal, it was just a tool to get you close to the one who gave it to you. Heaven is the &lt;strong&gt;result&lt;/strong&gt; of our good life but &lt;strong&gt;the goal is God&lt;/strong&gt; to get more closer to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T09:04:08.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12245" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12200" CreationDate="2014-04-03T09:39:29.390" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this statement by &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/12204/4058&quot;&gt;nicholas ainsworth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; sums it up: &quot;To disbelieve in God and to worship other things and violate your created purpose is the greatest moral wrong.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the utmost purpose of religion is not just making a moral life on Earth possible (although that's a necessary entailment), but attaining spiritual perfection and bliss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus without a higher transcendental basis, ethics per se are unable to produce the kind of emotional/spiritual conviction required for adherence in practice. History offers numerous examples of the religious saints who stayed committed to ethical standards against all odds such as persecutions while they did not have to. Examples Jesus, Muhammad, Hussein ibn Ali, and recently Imam Ayatollah Khomeini etc. The heroic acts of moral resistance and steadfastness that these saints demonstrated would have been impossible without an empowering spiritual inspiration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T09:39:29.390" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12249" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12242" CreationDate="2014-04-03T15:32:05.703" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;When it comes to lost items that are found (luqata) there are usually two rules that apply:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If it is an item of insignificant value (muhaqqirat), it is permissible for you to claim them. This is based on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/45/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; of the Prophet (ﷺ) where he gave different decisions for what to do about a lost camel (leave it be) in the desert and a lost sheep (take it). You can use it for yourself or give it in charity or even intend for the reward to go to the owner.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise, the classical ruling is to make an announcement for a year and verify any claimants that step forward.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course if there is an authority in the area that deals with lost and found items, it may be most appropriate to hand it over to them instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more related ahadith, you can browse through the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;book of lost items&lt;/a&gt; in Sahih al-Bukhari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Class on Fiqh of Transactions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T15:32:05.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12251" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12243" CreationDate="2014-04-03T17:09:13.833" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Interesting question!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't believe I've ever read of any scholars discuss it, let alone issue any fatwas. So this will be personal conjecture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But first, let's explore the definition of &lt;em&gt;riba&lt;/em&gt; in Islam. There are some differences of opinion, but generally it is defined as &lt;strong&gt;&quot;unjustified increase of value for one party during the exchange of commodities of the same type with the other party&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. So if I give you 30 grams of gold and you give it back as 35 grams then that is riba. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-banking.com/iarticles_8.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a very good article on the Islamic definition of riba. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now let's look at BitCoin mining. I won't pretend that I understand it completely but here's a brief description: BitCoin is based on distributed book keeping among disparate computer systems to keep records and avoid double spending of the currency. This is called a block chain. If you offer your own computer system to be part of this chain (a very intensive computational task) you get rewarded with BitCoin. This is what is commonly known as BitCoin mining. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In essence you are exchanging your computer resources (hardware, time, electricity ... etc) in exchange for BitCoin. &lt;strong&gt;These are two different commodities, so there's no riba here.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T17:09:13.833" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12128" CreationDate="2014-04-03T21:04:10.663" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Khitaan&quot; in Arabic means the act of circumcising or being circumcised.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's true that circumcision is not mentioned in the Quran.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it's not true that it's an old Arabic custom, because there are hieroglyphics in Egypt showing that ancient Egyptians use to practice circumcision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, circumcision is not obligatory.  It's something permissible for both male and female.  There's no ayah or Sahih hadith obligating us to do circumcision.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no authentic evidence telling us that Prophet Mohammed himself was circumcised.  We don't know if he was or if he wasn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no particular method of circumcision mentioned in the Quran or sahih hadiths.  Therefore, it's whatever is best and medically proven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-04-03T21:04:10.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12254" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12255" CreationDate="2014-04-04T01:07:16.210" Score="3" ViewCount="158" Body="&lt;p&gt;Say that there was a question concerning Shariah law brought about in the 8th century AD. Every scholar rules that the law follows by the opinion, X. However, today we find a lost manuscript, a hadith that says that the law actually follows the opinion of Y. As a Muslim, which are you required to follow: The opinion X (which was the consensus) or the opinion Y (which is what the old hadith says)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4931" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T03:58:19.440" Title="A Question Concerning Consensus and Hadith" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12255" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12254" CreationDate="2014-04-04T01:35:37.437" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A hadith is only taken into consideration when deciding upon a ruling when it comes with a solid chain. In this case, a long-lost manuscript will have no chain whatsoever. There is no way to establish that the last person in the isnad mentioned in the manuscript actually wrote it. So in a sense, the question is moot. It's not going to happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if one assumes for the sake of argument that it was somehow possible to definitively establish the chain for this hadith and it went back to the Prophet (saws), you will still be split as to what to do with this hadith. The traditionalists who insist on sticking to a particular madh-hab no matter what will most likely not accept this hadith or the new ruling because it is not coming from within their tradition. They will err on the side of caution and established tradition rather than going out on a limb for this &quot;new&quot; discovery. The scholars who are less attached to singular madhahib and seek the strongest sunnah in any particular matter &lt;em&gt;may&lt;/em&gt; consider this hadith, but it's doubtful, again because it's just safer to stick to well-established tradition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T01:35:37.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12256" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12254" CreationDate="2014-04-04T02:31:39.827" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a situation like this did occur, the hadith must be looked at to see if it's authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the hadith is proven to be authentic, then it's taken and applied despite what scholars have ruled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith takes precedence, because it's considered part of our religion.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars, their sayings, and their consensus are not religion.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, consensus is something that was never part of Islam, it was actually added by scholars themselves despite there being no Quranic backing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T02:31:39.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12254" CreationDate="2014-04-04T03:58:19.440" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Scholars, their sayings, and their consensus (ijtehad)  is not religion. They are to be taken as &quot;good advice&quot;. It was done by the scholars in the situations, where they thought, no direct instruction is found from the Prophet (PBUH) himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If later on, such a direct instruction is found, and you are convinced that it is from Prophet (PBUH) and it is relevant to the same matter for which some scholar has given his opinion, then, as a muslim, it is your duty to follow what the Prophet (PBUH) has said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no sanction in Quran and Hadith that anything can be added in the religion by any consensus. In fact, it goes against when [Allah says in Quran][1]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, not all hadiths were collected and compiled in the time of our four great scholars. So it is possible that some hadith did not reached a scholar and he gave his opinion about it. Later on, people found out that there is a saying of Prophet (PBUH) about that matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of these scholar has himself instructed that &quot;if you find anything said by me against Quran and Sunnah, then smack it against the wall&quot; (loosely translated)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T03:58:19.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11275" CreationDate="2014-04-04T07:54:21.490" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;We better to be realistic, it's just bribing!! For sure haraam! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anything given to someone so that he uses his position to get us something we want is bribing. Gift is something we give without any expectation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is not justice that if someone has money would be able to get a position that other poor but better people would not be able to get.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T07:54:21.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12183" CreationDate="2014-04-04T09:04:33.720" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to this question is that there isn't a &quot;specific way&quot; as we have for wudhu or ghusl . The process of shaving can be done anyhow provided you exercise precaution in doing so.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As regards whether it is an obligation or optional, the jurists (may Allaah have mercy upon them) agreed that it is a recommended act for men and women, however, some jurists (may Allaah have mercy upon them) are of the view that it is an obligation on the woman if her husband orders her to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Muflih (may Allaah have mercy upon him) said in Al-Aadaab&#xA;  Ash-Shar'iyyah (the religious etiquettes): '&lt;strong&gt;It is disliked to delay&#xA;  shaving the pubic hair, plucking out armpit hair and trimming one's&#xA;  moustache more than the stated period.&lt;/strong&gt;' The stated period is forty&#xA;  days as Imaam Muslim(may Allaah have mercy upon him) reported that&#xA;  Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;The period that was&#xA;  prescribed for us to trim our moustache, clip our nails, pluck out our&#xA;  armpit hair and shave our pubic hair is forty days.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; Of course it&#xA;  was the Prophet Sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his&#xA;  mention ) who determined for them this period of forty days, so it is&#xA;  disliked to leave them longer than this period of time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I had asked some knowledgeable people in my local area and they have said that it should be done in 40 days as in the above hadith. Though some people claim that it nullifies all your good deeds if not shaved within 40 days, the shaving of hair doesn't come as a compulsion for making your prayer valid, rather it is an act of Fitrah as mentioned in the hadith in the question. They are part of 'Taharah' (Cleanliness)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding Scissors, the main objective is to cut them short, so the use of scissors is deemed permissible.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was said to Ahmad Bin Hanbal: What is your opinion of a man that&#xA;  cuts down below with scissors and he does not cut it all off? He said:&#xA;  I hope that is sufficient by the will of Allah. It was said: O Abu&#xA;  Abdullah what do you say about a man who plucks his pubic hair? He&#xA;  said: And does anyone have the strength to do this?. And shaving the&#xA;  pubic hair, plucking it,removing it with lime or arsenic are all&#xA;  permitted as long as the aim is fulfilled which is the removal of the&#xA;  hair and cleaning the place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But still it is better not to take chances by leaving them to grow because:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the authority of Abu Muhammad al-Hasan bin Ali bin Abi Talib, the&#xA;  grandson of the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ëalayhi wasallam, and&#xA;  who is dearest to him, radiyallahu ëanhuma, who said: ìI committed to&#xA;  memory from the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ëalayhi wasallam, (the&#xA;  following words): &lt;strong&gt;Leave that about which you are in doubt for that about which you are in no doubt.&lt;/strong&gt; [Al-Tirmidhi and al-Nasaíi related&#xA;  it, and al-Tirmidhi said: It is a good and genuine Hadith]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So better not take risks. Allah knows best!!&#xA;Baarakallahu Feekum. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4572" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-15T21:08:54.187" LastActivityDate="2015-12-15T21:08:54.187" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12262" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-04T12:39:51.503" Score="5" ViewCount="4851" Body="&lt;p&gt;My friend told me that a man in his town control a jinn and the jinn advices him at any time. When he wants to do something, he contacts the jinn and gets advice from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4933" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-09T07:17:27.303" LastActivityDate="2020-02-18T01:24:08.830" Title="Can a jinn do something for you?" Tags="|jinn|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12263" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7380" CreationDate="2014-04-04T15:09:43.390" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Qunut can be any dua you like to recite to Allah, you recite it after the second surah in the second rek'a.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is mustahab(sunnah) and not fard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T15:09:43.390" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2014-04-04T15:09:43.390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12262" CreationDate="2014-04-04T15:28:48.577" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Associating with Jinns is called magic. According to Islam it is forbidden to ask for help from jinns and it is Blasphemy&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa468&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4747" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-10T05:52:37.013" LastActivityDate="2016-04-10T05:52:37.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12265" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-04T17:36:23.483" Score="4" ViewCount="101" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am in the process of joining a start-up and they are offering me equity in the company (5%).  Information on Islamic Finance and business dealings is scarce on the web (aside from the general stuff) and local shayookh who are familiar in this matter are not available, so I am not sure about the permissibility of this.  The company deals in the education sector and does not use interest, so if I were an outside investor purchasing shares, this would be halal.  I thought I remembered coming across a fatwa awhile back that said something about how you can't receive equity in a company in exchange for labor - equity must be purchased (or you could receive it as a gift, but not in exchange for doing work).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know anything about this, or where I can read more about this type of employment compensation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="27" LastEditDate="2014-04-04T18:05:02.317" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T18:19:38.853" Title="Rulings on giving employees equity in a company" Tags="|finance|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12266" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12265" CreationDate="2014-04-04T18:05:31.540" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not familiar with the exact fatwa you're referring to, but I suspect it's based on the interpretation of a number of ahadith (such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/21/152&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;) forbidding the sale of unharvested goods (for either labour or trade).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The general meaning of this prohibition is to prevent doubt; you can't really sell what doesn't exist, and if you have a man work for you under the condition that he receives half of the presumed harvest, that man may well end up working for nothing (due to no harvest).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your case, however, things are a bit different.  Despite appearances, you're not really being offered a share in the (presumed) profits of the company, you're actually being offered a share &lt;em&gt;in the company itself&lt;/em&gt;.  Unlike the man who may earn exactly half of nothing and walk away with nothing, you'll still keep your share in the company which would still have value so long as the company exists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an analogy to the above-linked hadith, it would be the difference between promising a labourer half the harvest if he works your field, versus outright &lt;em&gt;giving&lt;/em&gt; him half of the field as payment for working the whole.  In the later case, he still has half a field which he can do with as he pleases (e.g. sell for money or keep and work for future profit), regardless of the size of the harvest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without reading the actual fatwa you're referencing, I obviously can't be sure that my assumptions are correct.  But based on my own knowledge, I know no reason why accepting equity as a form of payment would be forbidden, so long as it is has value to you and is yours to do with as you please.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-04-04T18:19:38.853" LastActivityDate="2014-04-04T18:19:38.853" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12262" CreationDate="2014-04-04T18:05:34.600" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, some people can do this, but rarely.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It's prohibited, but to be able to do this they have to disbelieve (in God), and do some nasty things.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;You can protect yourself from them, by reading and memorizing Quran, and some Duaa, and of course you can seek help from professional peoples. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4923" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-18T11:58:34.657" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T11:58:34.657" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11275" CreationDate="2014-04-04T18:13:37.637" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For sure it's Haram.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But, sure you can send gifts to your clients, or take all of them to a dinner when there is an occasion.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This should not be just right before contract signing, you can do this after contract signing, as an appreciation from you, or after sometimes when there is an occasion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For thus who don't understand why it's Haram, or don't believe that, here is a reference from a trusted source (It’s in Arabic, but you can translate it)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=1713&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://fatwa.islamweb.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4923" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-12T05:47:04.193" LastActivityDate="2016-01-12T05:47:04.193" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5674" CreationDate="2014-04-05T07:46:01.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A bit late but:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Halal and Haram is just as important as &lt;strong&gt;Legal and Illegal&lt;/strong&gt;... &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Before doing anything you want to make it sure that it doesn't harm yourself or others ;) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muslims believe in God and therefore do what he asked them to do and restrain from what he prohibited with a full confidence on his choice, because he is the Omniscient &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;:) Cheers~&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4936" LastEditorDisplayName="user4710" LastEditDate="2014-04-05T13:30:01.870" LastActivityDate="2014-04-05T13:30:01.870" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12273" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-05T07:52:33.650" Score="13" ViewCount="3124" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a sensitive topic and I am sure many of us (including me) were never educated about sex, puberty, adolescence etc. In fact in Muslim society, anything &lt;em&gt;slighly&lt;/em&gt; related to the opposite gender (for a male child) is strictly kept secret. A male child may never know how babies are born or that girls have menses or what masturbation is or why their body changes during adolescence etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard from some religious people that the responsibility lies with the parents to educate their children about such topics including adolescence, masturbation etc. They say, if the child commits a sin out of ignorance, then the parents are to be blamed and they will be punished for it in the hereafter. Similarly in the case of Muslims being married late, if the child commits a sin before marriage, the responsibility lies on the parents because they should have got his/her child married on time so he had no excuse to sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am looking for credible evidence that says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who's responsibility it is, from an Islamic point of view, to teach the child about sex, adolescence, molestation etc etc (parents, school, sibling, mosque, someone else?)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it true that if a child commits a sin because he was not made aware of the sin, the parents are to be held accountable for it?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bonus question: Islamically what age is considered a suitable age in Islam where parents or someone can start being educated on these matter? I have it it should before commencement of adolescence (because once a adolescence starts, the child may already commit sin) but someone one may argue it should be at start of adolescence.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2014-04-05T18:09:23.950" LastActivityDate="2014-04-11T20:47:04.080" Title="Sex Education for Muslims children? Who's responsibility is it?" Tags="|practical-islam|sex|muslim-practices|education|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12276" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-05T10:41:31.253" Score="1" ViewCount="226" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok im asked to join this program, where we park our money in it and we are given 1-3% profit. The profits come from the buying and selling of items from different merchants in the program, from every transaction there is some processing fees and that will be used to pay the 1-3% profit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the products are assets based where the price could appreciate but one of the products is red wine. So is the 1-3% profit halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4938" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-04T21:55:03.533" LastActivityDate="2014-08-03T22:10:28.087" Title="Is profit from selling various products which include red wine halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|investment|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12277" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5301" CreationDate="2014-04-05T10:54:00.407" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you  and @oshirowanen mentioned, yes it is true and there is no problem if you agree to loan someone gold or any other kind of wealth instead and that person accepts it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;For example He wants 100$ and you say OK I'll give you 100$ worth gold(assuming 3g) but in cash and you should pay me back 3g gold. This is Halal but:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The key thing you don't consider here is that &lt;strong&gt;maybe later 3g gold becomes less valuable&lt;/strong&gt; and for example becomes 90$. So you don't define a fixed amount of interest.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Riba is when you without any consideration just define an amount or a percent of interest for that loan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Riba is when you define a fixed interest and &lt;strong&gt;may never lose anything&lt;/strong&gt; (e.g. due to the economic conditions of society) and that means others would turn into your slaves and work for you and they have to bear the risks.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastActivityDate="2014-04-05T10:54:00.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12276" CreationDate="2014-04-05T13:03:51.143" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short and to the point answer. Yes, it is halaal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How? Do you snatch this 1-3% from anyone? Do you play or force others to get involved in gambling or something like that? Is that illegal, like selling drugs weaponary in black etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If No, then yes it is halaal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastActivityDate="2014-04-05T13:03:51.143" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12281" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12276" CreationDate="2014-04-05T15:59:21.763" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since the profit is coming from selling and buying products, then its Halal. Make sure that products do exists, and they are being traded.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But, because there is red wine, then its &lt;strong&gt;Haram&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Selling or Buying, delivering, or helping in the process of using Alcohol products is Haram.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So, you are getting small portion of Haram profit, in Halal profit, which makes your profit Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4923" LastActivityDate="2014-04-05T15:59:21.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12282" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-05T16:43:16.053" Score="3" ViewCount="6300" Body="&lt;p&gt;If children and teens who do not know what haram is end up committing suicide, will they be forgiven by Allah and enter heaven?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4492" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T01:09:38.697" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T09:38:55.083" Title="Committing suicide is haram, but what if children/teens do it?" Tags="|children|suicide|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12283" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12287" CreationDate="2014-04-05T17:16:23.363" Score="4" ViewCount="3296" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose the husband is knocking at the door, and the wife is performing her obligatory salah, so she is unable to open the door which is opposite to qibla. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the Islamic ruling in such a case? Can she open the door, and continue salah after that?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="176" LastActivityDate="2014-04-05T22:11:37.453" Title="Opening the door of the house during salah" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12282" CreationDate="2014-04-05T21:05:58.140" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a person does something haram without knowing that Allah has forbidden it, they will not be held accountable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah say in Surah al-Baqarah 2:286=&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Allah does not charge a soul except in its capacity. It will have what it has gained, and it will bear what it has earned. &quot;Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred...&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in Surah al-Ahzab 33:5=&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;...And there is no sin on you if you make a mistake therein, except in regard to what your hearts deliberately intend. And Allah is Ever OftForgiving, Most Merciful.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah doesn't hold us accountable for things we don't know.  We will be judged according to our abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T09:38:55.083" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T09:38:55.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12283" CreationDate="2014-04-05T22:11:37.453" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the hadith I remember hearing,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Dawood narrated that Aa'isha (may Allah be pleased with her), said, &amp;quot;The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), used to pray with the door closed, so I arrived and asked him to open it, so he came and opened it and returned to his prayer&amp;quot; (the narrator mentioned that the door was in the direction of the qibla).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;~&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA - Movement while praying and preventing someone from passing. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes it is allowed according to the above hadith, however note that in the hadith the Prophet salahu alayhi wa-salam doesn't change direction, and I imagine the house was small enough that the motions required were also small.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ultimately, it is down with to decide if the action of opening the door will risk invalidating your salah, as you know we best how it effects  your kushor, how much movement is required and your perceived urgency in opening the door.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allahu Alim (Allah knows best)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-04-05T22:11:37.453" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12295" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-06T12:37:13.000" Score="5" ViewCount="140" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose I am a manager at a mall which is quite far from the main city (just an assumption). Due to the fact that coming at my mall would result in a lot of time being spent there due to its distance from the city, many people who observe prayers might find it difficult. As a Muslim, I make arrangements for a prayer room where my customers can offer Salaah easily.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is no problem, but including a prayer room for Muslims might raise the eyebrows of people of other religions. Their religious sentiments might be hurt owing to the fact that the manager is a Muslim and he took account of the needs of Muslims only. Islam doesn't permit hurting the sentiments of other people, so should prayer rooms be built for them too? There is a problem that it might give rise to shirk over there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shirk is the worst sin, but rejecting their request might make it look that Muslims are unjust and do not treat others equally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a manager, what should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4572" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T12:06:37.427" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T12:06:37.427" Title="As a Muslim manager, is it appropriate to organize a prayer room for customers?" Tags="|business|masjid|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11966" CreationDate="2014-04-06T14:11:40.367" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum, for the real answer, who ALLAH is, read this Sura, Surat Al-'Ikhlāş (The Sincerity):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6RQ6W.png&quot; alt=&quot;Say, &amp;quot;He is Allah , [who is] One,&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qjcuX.png&quot; alt=&quot;Allah , the Eternal Refuge.&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1N0Hj.png&quot; alt=&quot;He neither begets nor is born,&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9nl6t.png&quot; alt=&quot;Nor is there to Him any equivalent.&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Meaning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(1) Say, &quot;He is Allah , [who is] One,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(2) Allah , the Eternal Refuge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(3) He neither begets nor is born,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(4) Nor is there to Him any equivalent.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-translation: Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of course ALLAH can create anything with any power. But as ALLAH is its Creator, ALLAH can destroy it too. If you want more precision, here is the ayat of (Sura Ya-seen, 36: verse: 82):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XhWzU.png&quot; alt=&quot;His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, &amp;quot;Be,&amp;quot; and it is.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Meaning: His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to&#xA;  it, &quot;Be,&quot; and it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, ALLAH can do anything by just HIS exalted wish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="122" LastActivityDate="2014-04-06T14:11:40.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12295" CreationDate="2014-04-06T14:18:36.373" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam, first I like to thank you for considering those things! That's impressive for me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muslims respect all other religions and believe there is only one religion; each have been the continuation of the last one till Islam which is the last and the complete version.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Christians,Jews,.. anyone who believes in one God is allowed to Muslim's mosques.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A &lt;strong&gt;Prayer Room&lt;/strong&gt; doesn't mean it's only there for Muslims, &lt;strong&gt;anyone&lt;/strong&gt; can enter and pray in a peaceful environment!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Result: Don't fix it only for Muslims and just call it a Prayer Room, You can explain everyone it is also intended for people of other religions and I think it's even a good chance for others to learn about Islam by seeing their prayers or even sometimes hearing an scholar preaching.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastActivityDate="2014-04-06T14:18:36.373" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12295" CreationDate="2014-04-06T15:36:35.147" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walekum Assalam. &#xA;I suggest you to make one prayer hall with a separator 4 feet wall. The larger part should offer mats to sit or read or for salat . Smaller part offers a small library with most religions authenticated books including Quran in different languages. To maintain order, keep putting notice on board or on divider wall about salat timing, rules, disallow idols, facility you provide, dos and donts, and your contact in case anyone want to thank, request, complain or ask. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4174" LastActivityDate="2014-04-06T15:36:35.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2932" CreationDate="2014-04-06T17:51:34.633" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes right, Allah has scenario for Adam to leave Eden. To make him His khalifah.&#xA;Other creations can not do that, only Men can do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then here we are. big drama of human kind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adam is now in jannah, repentance was accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4944" LastActivityDate="2014-04-06T17:51:34.633" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12300" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-06T18:17:58.557" Score="2" ViewCount="1538" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermaphrodite&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hermaphrodite&lt;/a&gt; called Hijra in Pakistan/india and google tells me its &lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;خنثى&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; in arabic,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Want to know what Quran and Prophet(SAW) said about them and what are their rights ? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do they deserve equal rights and respect? or anything mentioned in&#xA;Islam about them?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What Islamic Laws of Inheritance says about them ?  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have seen those people in miserable situation, It seems society doesn't seems to own them &lt;br&gt;&#xA;I'd appreciate answers with good reference. &#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;جزاك اللهُ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4171" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2021-07-13T12:33:05.793" LastActivityDate="2021-07-13T12:33:05.793" Title="What are the rights of Hermaphrodites in Islam?" Tags="|sex|human-rights|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12200" CreationDate="2014-04-06T22:11:13.770" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Indeed seems very clear that a part of morals and ethics need no religion. It is very obvious that if no one lies everyone can live more comfortably, so even a poor guy who believes in no human-based or Heavenly religion if can ever think even slightly will suggest being honest, truthful, loyal, polite always smiling, trying self-control while being angry, helping each other and many others, all are helpful in a social life, even for family life. Even some Maktibs like Buddhist are thought to be based on such principles, simply be a good citizen. In India people go farther and even respect the animals, insects and animals, simply being a good entity in the universe, do not hurt the others. Wow, so what the religion is going to do then? The answer is still easy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;All such morals limit the personal freedom in one or another way, that's exactly what any system of social rules is to do and a governor sits there in the corner to assure everything is going by that set of rules. Anyone who violates a rule is identified as oppressing another citizen and there would be fortunately considered some penalties for the oppressor that will teach him and the others they should stick to the rules. The point is that all the human based religions have their own set of rules, they are based on experiences collected during the decades, or centuries, or millenniums. Islam but claims to be the most correct of all, for it not being based on personal experiences, so the rules are claimed to be exactly the most optimized set of rules that if is applied, with its declared penalties for each rule violation, will yield into most fortunate and healthy society. I can discuss several issues here like Hidjab. In West there is an unwritten rule that every situation has its specific form of clothing, parties, more serious ceremonies, pools, class rooms and etc. The people who take part in those situations are important (if she knows a tutor will be there her clothing might differ) but as a correction factor, not very significant. However, in Islam they are people who are most effective in determining what to dress. If there are strangers of different gender the full cover (except for face and hands, if are not decorated) is required, but the form and color might change by the situation, in a serious place a darker clothing and in a ceremony and party or at parks and etc. also lighter colors and form, although preferred is to always use a serious clothing in front of a stranger of other gender. If the people are all Mahram then clothing is less strict and if they are couples there is no need for any covering. To me it is obvious how weak is the unwritten rules regarding the clothing in West, since once I saw people all nude in a pool in Europe and the day after all had cloths in front of each other! If the weather is not cold what would be the reason for them wearing a cloth at all when they have no secret to hide from the strangers? Simply for beauty of cloths and for that &quot;everyone does so should I&quot;. Both reasons are extremely nonsense intellectually. Even a kid may be oppressed to be seen by the others naked, but they don't, they have forgotten their roots. Being dressless like animals is something we like to follow? Then they are developed countries or have human rights? Better not to have either. So you see how ethics and morals that come out of religion differs from one that comes out of the head of some think tanks?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The morals that is based on human thinking is like borrowing bread to each other. I borrow you a bread, so you will borrow a bread to me if I needed. But now consider a sick man that has borrowed a bread when he needed no avoid to borrow a bread to the one who once had lent him. The one who is poor now see the system doesn't work! What will prevent him from doing a crime very stealthy that no one would understand? Obviously nothing, there in nothing inside those face to face relation, that's spiritless, they give because they will receive back, and if one doesn't there is no inside force that will prevent crime, unless fear of being punished by a court or losing his face and etc. But if one lend a bread for the sake of Allah with expecting nothing in return can you imagine what a Heaven would appear over the same Earth? There are cultures who tries similar actions but they have no root, they have threaten to behave such, one someone start to think and lit up a jam that why are we doing all these, we should identify a penalty if the one who lends now will not pay back and etc. the society follows but cruelly and cold.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually there is a simple rule among the Shia scholars (not sure if is originated in a Hadeeth or not, though almost sure it is) that a rule Allah has set forward in This Dunya is this &quot;کما تدین تدان&quot;, how you behave you will be responded back, and this suggest also partially rewards and punishments in Dunya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also according to Quran, whoever does a good job (an act out of ethic) will be rewarded in the Hereafter only if that job was done for the sake of Allah, not for others to like him more, to respect him more, to account more on him and find a fame of any kind, to do intellectually because the good job is better to be done that the bad job (mainly rooted in family and society culture that has been grown in). All these good jobs of course will be rewarded back but only in Dunya until death:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَدِمْنَا إِلَىٰ مَا عَمِلُوا مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ هَبَاءً&#xA;  مَّنثُورً‌ا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We shall turn to whatever deeds they did (in this life), and We&#xA;  shall make such deeds as floating dust scattered about. [Al-Furqan,&#xA;  23]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that Allah will reward back to non-believers in this Dunya is clear also from here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;هَلْ جَزَاءُ الْإِحْسَانِ إِلَّا الْإِحْسَانُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is there any Reward for Good - other than Good? [Ar-Rahman, 60]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this would be against Him being Just to ignore all good deeds, even not being done for the sake of Allah, so the statement &quot;کما تدین تدان, how you behave you will be responded back&quot; and also you see those who do not believe in Allah but are good tempered and care for morals have a better Dunya Life. Only don't fall in the trick, they will have nothing left for them in the Hereafter, but anyway Allah is Kareem and a giver to anyone who wishes and we cannot a priori judge who believes and who doesn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this would help and sorry for the length...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-16T20:17:42.633" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T20:17:42.633" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12305" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1010" CreationDate="2014-04-06T22:44:38.297" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;@Ahmadi's answer was good enough, only let stress again that the only phrase that volunteers a partly yes answer to your question is the term &quot;manifestation&quot;, this whole world is only one manifestation of Allah (&lt;code&gt;according to a Hadeeth by Imam Sadiq peace be upon him that you can find it in the book &quot;مغز متفکر شیعه&quot;, sorry found only its [Persian version](http://farsbooks.blogfa.com/post/9)&lt;/code&gt;), but Allah is anyway beyond His manifestations, we are like imaginary images of Allah (the only real Existence) in the mirror of creation and no creation is that perfect to completely describe Allah. The mirror thing however, is merely an example. According to a Hadeeth by Imam Ridha (Reza) peace be upon him (&lt;code&gt;while he was in debate with عمران صائبی, the Hadeeth is so long you can find it in many Shia book including Bihar Al-Anwar, عیون اخبار الرضا, maybe others would be able to direct you to a link for the books in English, seemingly it has not been yet translated into English&lt;/code&gt;) better examples are beyond the reach and understanding of common people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T09:25:05.213" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T09:25:05.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12262" CreationDate="2014-04-06T22:55:26.913" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it is not Haraam, that's OK, only not encouraged as it can probably yields into many catastrophes, specifically when most of the times only the satanic Jinns are interested in having such relations and entering the territory would make it hard to release from them, they will force their correspondence to wrong actions. Also yes abusing the Jinns and hurting them or killing them is forbidden, likewise doing miracles based on their knowledge and power and making people go astray both are forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that who ever said having relation with believer Jinns is Haram? Even according to Shia Fiqh marriage between Jinn and Human is allowed, although yet discouraged. If the woman is to be a human it is more strictly discouraged and if there is no other choice she is better to ask for permission for Talaq (divorce), if she likes. [استفتائات من آیت‌الله بهجت]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But all in all, live your life, these are not safe territories for us regular Muslims, they might hurt you and your family if you do anything wrong against them, even if not by intention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-02-16T10:54:14.217" LastActivityDate="2015-02-16T10:54:14.217" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12282" CreationDate="2014-04-06T23:12:50.423" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually even if the child knows something about how bad is what he does it will not face him to punishment in the sense of tortures at his death, in Barzakh, in the Judgment day and in the Hereafter. By child here I mean before becoming Islamically mature, so the reason is obvious, there is no intellectual power so would be no task, the child is still innocent. However, any wrong behavior has its own natural side effects (الأثار التکوینی) which is inevitable, like someone who out of intention mistakenly runs before a bike and has his arm broken, he cannot say ow it was not justice it was only a mistake and now I should live like this for some months. Other examples are that a kid is learned by his parents to rob small things, the child is not a wrong doer in the sense of Islam's rules and penalties, but when the child grow nature should stop this (and probably try to compensate his past) and it will be difficult if it is now a habit, this being difficult is those natural side effects of those wrong behavior, being good would be more difficult to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your example, the natural side effect is being died. It has been anyway out of curiosity or playing (e.g. being in the role of a movie star in a movie he has seen) or pretending like is older, and etc., it is not based on intellectual choice, is not intentional and the kid will be innocent and God Willing enter the Heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah and His Caliphs on Earth (peace be upon them) know better&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-08T12:40:18.053" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T12:40:18.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12313" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-07T13:06:59.320" Score="1" ViewCount="1376" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can or Is the marriage contract in Islam considered a prenuptial agreement?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if in the contract it does not include any details on what will happen in a divorce situation other than the dowry belonging to the female, can such a contract be considered a pre-nup?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2014-04-07T13:37:43.950" LastActivityDate="2015-11-29T05:37:23.353" Title="Is the Islamic marriage contract (Katb el-Kitab) considered a Prenup type contract in the Islamic world?" Tags="|sunni|nikah|hanafi|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2932" CreationDate="2014-04-07T14:52:05.167" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah's plan was to let Adam and eve live in earth in the first place, the sin was just to show that the satan is our enemy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, &quot;Indeed, I will make &lt;strong&gt;upon the earth&lt;/strong&gt; a successive authority.&quot; They said, &quot;Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?&quot; Allah said, &quot;Indeed, I know that which you do not know.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[2:30]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastActivityDate="2014-04-07T14:52:05.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12315" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-07T14:59:38.080" Score="5" ViewCount="430" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any Quranic verses or hadiths which talk about the end of the world? I mean &quot;Are we limited by the universe physical boundaries&quot; and if some day human is able to travel to the furthest point, is there any physical limit? if yes, how is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T20:27:30.080" LastActivityDate="2015-09-26T14:05:20.127" Title="Does the universe have a physical boundary based on the Islamic contents?" Tags="|science|universe|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12316" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12315" CreationDate="2014-04-07T15:12:21.777" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all the universe has no ends, and there is nothing called the end of the universe&#xA;see this &lt;a href=&quot;http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=166&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there is something in the Quran about this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O company of jinn and mankind, if you are able to pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass. You will not pass except by authority [from Allah].&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/55/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[55:33]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user4456" LastEditDate="2015-09-26T09:38:04.037" LastActivityDate="2015-09-26T09:38:04.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12313" CreationDate="2014-04-07T18:18:39.910" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A marriage contract is a true contract with all that entails. It is not unheard of for monetary considerations to be part of the marriage contract. A clause called &lt;em&gt;mo'akher assidaq&lt;/em&gt; (loosely translated as dowry post payment) is very common, which dictates an additional sum of money to be paid to the woman in the event of a divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2014-04-07T18:18:39.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12320" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7961" CreationDate="2014-04-07T23:30:25.770" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First let's get some misconceptions out of the way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is BitCoin mining chance based?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No. BitCoin mining is a cryptographic process that has a finite, well defined and deterministic. It does require a lot of computational power, but there is no luck involved. If it was luck based, then there would be a chance (however small) for your tiny ARM processor to find a BitCoin every now and then. That's not true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do BitCoins have an intrinsic value?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes they do. As you've noted, mining BitCoin requires a lot of computational power and that of course includes the infrastructure behind it (equipment, time, electricity ... etc). That alone gives it value. Also, the fact that people are &lt;em&gt;willing&lt;/em&gt; to buy it gives it value.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think of diamonds. They definitely have value. It's not because they are rare (diamonds are much more prevalent than people are lead to believe), but because the market gives it value. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="90" LastActivityDate="2014-04-07T23:30:25.770" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12323" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13011" CreationDate="2014-04-08T07:05:40.120" Score="4" ViewCount="1870" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to donate a substantial amount of money to charity, but it's not anything urgent. My friends recommend that I do it during Ramadan because the donations would be worth more in Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a valid point of view? Should I hold off on donating? Slightly off topic, are there logistical reasons why I shouldn't donate during Ramadan (like if anyone has experience dealing with too many donations then)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2018-01-08T17:13:00.910" Title="Is it better to donate during Ramadan?" Tags="|ramadan|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12324" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12374" CreationDate="2014-04-08T08:09:47.263" Score="5" ViewCount="12623" Body="&lt;p&gt;In many Islamic countries they believe that one can get possesed by jins. However non muslims do not believe this and they say it is just a health (mental) problem when someone behave in a not so normal manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If jinns are real how can we avoid them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastActivityDate="2016-02-27T18:46:39.273" Title="Are Jinns real and can they harm you?" Tags="|jinn|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12326" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-08T11:19:15.707" Score="1" ViewCount="4146" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the legal (enforced by Islam) duties of a wife towards her husband's relatives/friends?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example 1: Cooking, doing dishes, housekeeping, etc in a joint family system. Though duties could be assigned equally to all or one of them handle them on his/her own(showing kindness to others) but Is a wife, literally, responsible (in sharia) to cook for husband's mother/sister?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example 2: There are many guests/friends who frequently visit husband. So is a wife responsible to serve them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a nutshell, even if it is joint family system or not, what are the duties (out of all one can think of when living with people) of a wife towards her husband's relatives/friends?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Part 2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was a married-life at the times of Prophet and sahaba? Were they having joint family system? How were they managing housekeeping? If they were having separate house for their wives then how were they taking care of their mothers/unmarried sisters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3775" LastEditorUserId="3775" LastEditDate="2014-04-08T11:49:45.970" LastActivityDate="2020-01-16T16:12:18.143" Title="What are the duties of a Wife towards her Husband's relatives/friends" Tags="|wife|family|husband|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12328" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-08T11:27:44.087" Score="0" ViewCount="164" Body="&lt;p&gt;mostly people take interest from banks and use them in useless work and says that its o.k.Please specify the verses of quran which says it is wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4955" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T19:17:37.420" Title="is giving and taking of interest haraam in islaam?" Tags="|tafseer|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12329" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12348" CreationDate="2014-04-08T11:40:59.550" Score="5" ViewCount="21208" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a freshman in high-school, I'm allowed to pray Duhr prayers in school and I do, but I'm unable to attend the Friday prayers since I can't leave the school building.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I came across this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narated By Al-Ja'd ad-Damri : The Prophet (pbuh) said: He who leaves the Friday prayer (continuously) for three Friday on account of slackness, Allah will print a stamp on his heart.&#xA;  - Abu Dawud (Book 2, Hadith 1047)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand the importance of Friday prayer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it wrong for me to miss Jummah on Friday due to school?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4954" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-08-09T05:14:25.957" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T20:51:43.400" Title="Is it wrong to miss Jummah on Friday due to school?" Tags="|jumuah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12328" CreationDate="2014-04-08T12:01:23.107" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Usury (Charging Interest) Forbidden in the Quran:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surah Al-Baqara, Verse 275 - 277:&#xA;  Those who swallow down usury cannot arise except as one whom Shaitan has prostrated by (his) touch does rise. That is because they say, trading is only like usury; and Allah has allowed trading and forbidden usury. To whomsoever then the admonition has come from his Lord, then he desists, he shall have what has already passed, and his affair is in the hands of Allah; and whoever returns (to it) -- these are the inmates of the fire; they shall abide in it.&#xA;  Allah does not bless usury, and He causes charitable deeds to prosper, and Allah does not love any ungrateful sinner.Surely they who believe and do good deeds and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate they shall have their reward from their Lord, and they shall have no fear, nor shall they grieve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Says That He and His Messenger &lt;strong&gt;Wages War&lt;/strong&gt; against those who use interest:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who believe! Be careful of (your duty to) Allah and relinquish what remains (due) from usury, if you are believers.But if you do (it) not, then be apprised of war from Allah and His Messenger; and if you repent, then you shall have your capital; neither shall you make (the debtor) suffer loss, nor shall you be made to suffer loss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Money was intended to used for exchange, not to increase on interest. Plus, if one person gives all his loans then he ends up with all the money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you'd like to know more concerning reason's why interest can be harmful, watch these video documentaries: &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/jqvKjsIxT_8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Money as Debt&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/lsmbWBpnCNk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Money as Debt 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4954" LastActivityDate="2014-04-08T12:01:23.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12332" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-08T18:46:20.177" Score="4" ViewCount="13100" Body="&lt;p&gt;My family is very religious, and in my childhood they didn't let me opt for modelling and fashion design as a career! I had good grades and was forced to get into &quot;good noble profession&quot; for ladies. The problem is I am extremely depressed and not happy at all.  My personality is doomed but I can't find a way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is fashion design, modelling, acting, painting allowed in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4958" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T23:23:33.747" LastActivityDate="2017-10-01T03:03:08.927" Title="Is fashion design, modelling, acting, painting allowed in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|women|fashion-design|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12333" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7994" CreationDate="2014-04-08T19:03:46.367" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am Shia.  We have Alam in our mourning for Imam Hussein and our strong youths carry them. Wsing an Alam in the mourning ceremonies is come from old tradition in Iran, India, Indonesia, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Alam is also of spiritual significance for the Twelver Shia Muslims. Though all Shias including those of Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Syria carry 'Alams in their processions in Ashura, the ones in India and Pakistan are specifically of a different kind and have more of a spiritual significance. An Alam with a &quot;Panja&quot; on top of it is considered to be a religious flag of Islam, and it is said to be carried by the Prophet Muhammed, Hazrat Ali and Hazrat Abbas ibn Ali during battles or expeditions. The battle of Karbala further glorifies its importance. An Alam is usually seen during Muharram processions and at designated sites in Shia Mosques &lt;sup&gt;(1)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This kind of mourning is originated from those countries culture. Nowadays, Maraje do not confirm the symbols like pigeon, urceolate etc., these kind of symbols had been used in European countries (Christians) and in Safavieh and Ghajarieh period, came to Iran. I should say that Bidah is not acceptable in Shia religion but if Alam is a Symbol of Abbas ibn Abitaleb's Alam in Ashoora day and it does not have any fake symbol, it can remind Muslims the day of Ashoora. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover there is no Hadith about this kind of mourning. &quot;Prophet (pbuh) cried for his uncle and some women of Bani Abd Alashal mourned for his uncle too&lt;sup&gt;(2)&lt;/sup&gt;&quot;.&#xA;Our Imams always have mourning ceremonies for Imam Hussein too but they often cry with Noheh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SOURCES: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wikipedia: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Alam&quot;, 2014&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abdul-Malik Ibn Hisham Hmyry, Sire Alnbvyh, translator of Sayyid Hashim Rasouli, Eslamiyya, vol 4, p 122.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4941" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-06-14T02:25:34.240" LastActivityDate="2014-06-14T02:25:34.240" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9721" CreationDate="2014-04-09T06:03:21.693" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maharem (Mahrams) in Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Your father, brothers, uncles, your sister's sons, your brother's sons&#xA;  and your father in law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cousins or their sons are not Mahram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4941" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-30T10:03:49.990" LastActivityDate="2015-06-30T10:03:49.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12332" CreationDate="2014-04-09T06:27:17.880" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no problem in any of these profession. What important is that you must follow Islamic protocols (as applicable).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fashion designing: if you design garments that does not violates Islamic dress code. Then there is no problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Modelling: you can be a model but within the bounds of hijab. And the product you are endorsing must be allowed in sharia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same goes for acting and painting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;what important is not crossing the boundary.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-05-13T06:57:44.947" LastActivityDate="2015-05-13T06:57:44.947" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8562" CreationDate="2014-04-09T07:25:42.953" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first I want to introduce you some verses in Quran about Hijab:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1 . verses (30,31,33 and 60 ) of &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#24:1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An-Nur&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2 . verses ( 35 , 53 , 55 and 59 ) of &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#33:1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Ahzab&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to these verses, a woman should cover her body completely from men who are not Mahram.&#xA;Moreover in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#24:35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;35th&lt;/a&gt; verse of An-Nur , God has emphasized that women should cover their ornaments from men who are not Mahram .thus we should wear dresses which do not attract men .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot; Hazrat Fatemeh wore like that and she was happy that her father delegated the task of housekeeping in her house instead of going out and facing men . &quot; (1)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Chador is the best Hijab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1) : Majlesi , 1403 AH , 43/81&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4941" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-06T15:12:08.530" LastActivityDate="2018-12-06T15:12:08.530" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12332" CreationDate="2014-04-09T07:33:33.193" Score="5" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                   In the name of Allah the merciful the compassionate&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All what a Muslim does should be for the sake of Allah. The exalted. In fact, the life of a Muslim must be the reflection of God's gratification. Knowing this point, you are allowed to choose your own career. Another thing which must be noted is the Islamic rules.&#xA;None of the mentioned jobs are haram until you respect God's rules. Being a &lt;strong&gt;model&lt;/strong&gt; is not bad until you wear suitable hijab to cover your body and your inner pearl of being a Muslim women. You can be a &lt;strong&gt;Muslim model&lt;/strong&gt; and teach other models that, being model necessarily doesn't mean to be without hijab. As Muslim &lt;strong&gt;artist&lt;/strong&gt; you can be a life model for other women and attract more people to the peaceful religion of Islam by being respectful to Islamic beliefs.&#xA;You may find more detailed information by reading the answer to this question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa3338&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Is there any problem in the art of sculpting and painting?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-06T07:21:09.697" LastActivityDate="2015-06-06T07:21:09.697" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12342" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-09T12:50:51.203" Score="1" ViewCount="250" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Muslims, we believe that miracles ended with the prophet and that the last miracles were with our prophet Mohammad.  It is, however a common Christian belief that miracles continue to happen in our time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Christian friend once sent me &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Soufanieh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a link&lt;/a&gt; with claims of a modern-day miracle, saying that some wounds appear on a girl's body every year with no scientific explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Presumably, scientific knowledge is still unable to explain her case; this does not, however, mean that it is a miracle.  There is a significant difference between this sort of incident (which may appear miraculous, but is likely just not scientifically understood yet) and the true miracles of the prophet.  How, then, can we explain to the Christians that this sort of thing is not and cannot be a miracle, since miracles ended with our prophet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2940" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-21T00:42:30.923" LastActivityDate="2014-07-20T18:13:23.867" Title="How should it be explained to Christians that miracles no longer happen?" Tags="|christianity|miracles|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12344" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8733" CreationDate="2014-04-10T00:27:45.380" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Qiyam al Layel&lt;/strong&gt; is any prayer from Isha until Fajir whether it is in Ramadan or in any month of the year. It is not restricted between 2:30 to 3:30. But I think I understand what you mean. Mosques announce Qiyam in Ramadan at this time for some reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1-&lt;/strong&gt; It is the most sacred time in which Allah descends to the lowest heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated by al-Bukhaari in his Saheeh (1145) and by Muslim&#xA;  (1261) from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him), that the&#xA;  Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: &quot;The Lord&#xA;  descends every night to the lowest heaven when one-third of the night&#xA;  remains and says: ‘Who will call upon Me, that I may answer Him? Who&#xA;  will ask of Me, that I may give him? Who will seek My forgiveness,&#xA;  that I may forgive him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2-&lt;/strong&gt; It is the most suitable time for Muslims to pray at. It gives them enough time to rest since it starts at 2:30 and gives them enough time to go back and eat before fajir athan since it ends at 3:30.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, Qiyam can be prayed at anytime, anywhere, with or without people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tarwaeeh&lt;/strong&gt; is considered Qiyam al Layel. However, Scholars called it Taraweeh to distinguish it from other prayers since it is done in Ramadan, just after Sunnah of Isha, and not lengthy one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the hadith:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet (PBUH) led his companions in prayer (Taraweeh) for several&#xA;  nights, then on the third or fourth night he did not come out to them.&#xA;  When morning came he said: &quot;Nothing prevented me from coming out to&#xA;  you except the fact that I feared that it would be made obligatory for&#xA;  you.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1129. According to the version narrated by&#xA;  Muslim (761): &quot;But I feared that night prayers would be made&#xA;  obligatory for you and you would not be able to do them.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To understand why Umar asked Muslims to pray Taraweeh after the death of the prophet Muhammed (PBUH) read this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1488/why-umar-r-a-said-praying-taraweeh-in-jamaah-was-good-bidah&quot;&gt;Why Umar (r.a) said praying taraweeh in jamaah was &amp;quot;good bidah&amp;quot;?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2014-10-24T23:32:38.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12345" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-10T05:46:01.380" Score="0" ViewCount="4959" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if it was okay for a Muslim girl not to have children if she didn't want any?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm a Muslim young lady and I like children, I just don't know if I actually want any children because I'm scared of child birth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4966" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T04:40:04.313" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T04:40:04.313" Title="Is it okay for a Muslim girl not to have children?" Tags="|halal-haram|women|children|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-01-25T23:49:37.457" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12346" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12345" CreationDate="2014-04-10T06:01:30.307" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can delay your pregnancy but you shouldn't think that way at all..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can take your time to be able to hold the situation, but you can't say I don't want children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;children are grace of ALLAH and we shouldn't refuse this gift. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm gonna ask you a question and you'll got what I want to tell you. Forget about fatwa and hadeeth and Islam at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your president give you a gift, do you dare to say him I don't want it?!!!!&#xA; I'm sure you'll never do it(me too!!)... So if you do that wit a president! I think its better and worthy to never refuse His gifts and grace..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I advise you just take your time and make yourself get to be a mom. It's the best thing you'll ever have.. This time try to get used to the idea, read books and ask others to help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4967" LastActivityDate="2014-04-10T06:01:30.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12347" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12329" CreationDate="2014-04-10T06:15:09.337" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadeeth state that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (pbuh) said: He who leaves the Friday prayer&#xA;  (continuously) for &lt;strong&gt;three Friday on account of slackness&lt;/strong&gt;, Allah will&#xA;  print a stamp on his heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that The Prophet is talking about being careless, and sure you are not so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In school you have no ability to attend the jummah on Fridays, this is not slackness. Indeed Prophet is talking about those who have free time and nothing force him to not attend the jummah on Fridays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are in safe side bro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4967" LastActivityDate="2014-04-10T06:15:09.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12348" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12329" CreationDate="2014-04-10T10:29:34.317" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;At my school the brothers have worked around this problem by setting up a jummah khutba with a few brothers. The most knowledgable of us gives a short khutba, and then leads the prayer, as per usual. You have stated you pray at school already so you can pray jummah prayer with no problem inshAllah, provided you can get a congregation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade. That is better for you, if you only knew. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/62/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran surat-al Jumah 62/9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4403" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-07-15T20:51:43.400" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T20:51:43.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12352" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-10T14:03:46.707" Score="4" ViewCount="6755" Body="&lt;p&gt;My husband is a Muslim and we have been married for 5 months and I have not seen his whole body. He keeps himself covered with a towel around the house, and sex is done under the cover or in the dark. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this an Islamic thing or is it my husband?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please provide reference from Quran or Hadith.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4971" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-04-10T15:52:24.313" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T07:56:32.043" Title="What does the Quran or Hadith say about Nakedness within a marriage?" Tags="|nikah|sharia|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12353" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-10T14:11:33.297" Score="1" ViewCount="985" Body="&lt;p&gt;My husband is a Muslim and was married for 10 years with no children birthed in the relationship. In 2005, my husband gave his wife's family a letter of divorcement. However marital relations evidently continued after this, producing 2 children in 2007 and 2009. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was my husband actually divorced in this case, or can his first wife continue to expect marital relations because their actions reconciled the marriage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please respond with Qur'an verses please.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4971" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-08T00:26:47.543" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T01:20:36.640" Title="What constitutes reconciliation in an Islamic marriage?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12354" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-10T14:26:49.653" Score="5" ViewCount="9848" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please clarify a concern I have developed after visiting my mother's grave. She passed recently and after visiting her grave recently I noticed an abnormally high amount of ants around it and on the grave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this have any Islamic significance since the unusual amount of ants was such that I could hardly offer dua for any significant of time because they started crawling up my pants?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This naturally has been highly disturbing and led me to find out if this could be interpreted as punishment being suffered in the grave. Is that so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4972" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T08:47:17.767" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T08:47:17.767" Title="Does a large number of insects (black ants) around and on the grave have any significance?" Tags="|animals|grave|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1010" CreationDate="2014-04-10T15:15:50.467" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think there is some truth to this concept, and so it is from Islam. Among the textual evidences are the hadith where the Prophet said (I am paraphrasing from memory) &quot;The truest words ever spoken by a poet are the words of Libid who said 'All beside Allah is illusion'&quot; and the verse in Surah Rahman which says all will be destroyed except the Essence of God. But at the same I think we should also have some intellectual humility and realize that the limited human mind cannot fully comprehend God. So I do not believe that He is a form sitting on a throne bound by space and time. I do believe that He is beyond form, beyond conceptualization, but how exactly this is so, what exactly He is, this is a realm my mind cannot enter even though it believes in Him with the utmost certainty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4973" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-11T05:33:49.180" LastActivityDate="2016-01-11T05:33:49.180" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12357" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12342" CreationDate="2014-04-10T18:20:43.597" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, no we don't believe that miracles ended with the prophet. Who said that? You don't even need a prophet to have a miracle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, Quoting wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A miracle is an event not ascribable to human power or the laws of nature and consequently attributed to a supernatural, especially divine, agency. Such an event may be attributed to a miracle worker, saint, or faith based leader. A miracle is when a being with supernatural powers, such as a god, works with the laws of nature to perform what are miracles.Theologians say that, with divine providence, theistic gods regularly work through created nature yet are free to work without, above, or against it as well&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see Allah can make a miracle, and it isn't about prophets only. Miracles can happen with you as a person if Allah chooses to make such miracle. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastActivityDate="2014-04-10T18:20:43.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12358" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-10T18:42:22.237" Score="3" ViewCount="46242" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if its ok to make duaa and pray for someone to receive the same as they did to me whether it is good or bad. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone did something bad and is continuing with their evil practices with others. Basically stealing from under peoples noses but in the most unimaginable way and than moving to the next. I am not seeking revenge or trying to do something bad to them. But I would like to include in my prayer that this person(s) goes through whatever he/she did to me, both good and bad, nothing more, nothing less. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know to pray for something bad is not allowed and I know we should pray and forgive. I tried at first but I have since found they are continuing to do this.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4975" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-08-23T08:34:52.670" LastActivityDate="2023-11-10T18:38:40.443" Title="Am I allowed to make Dua against someone?" Tags="|fiqh|dua|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12358" CreationDate="2014-04-10T21:22:21.933" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can pray for them to stop and have whatever they stole returned to the rightful owners.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it's not haraam to pray AGAINST someone.  The Prophet prayed against people and for people.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just be reasonable.  It is up to Allah to accept your duas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-04-10T21:22:21.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12360" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12400" CreationDate="2014-04-10T21:26:28.080" Score="2" ViewCount="794" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just curious to know that what would be share of children and grand children, if a woman died, and none of her parents or husband are alive..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T07:17:18.427" Title="Share of inheritance for wife,whose husband has died" Tags="|property|inheritance|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12352" CreationDate="2014-04-10T21:33:43.400" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam has allowed nudity between a husband and a wife.  It's something Prophet Mohammed himself did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah said in Surah al-Muminun 23:5-6 = &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;And those who guard their modesty, except from their wives or that their right hands possess, for then, they are free from blame.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The words translated as &quot;their modesty&quot; is &quot;layforujihim&quot; of which rooted in &quot;fa raa jeem&quot; meaning modest or chaste.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Allah is allowing us to expose ourselves and not be modest with our wives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's well known that the Prophet Mohammed use to take baths together with his wife using one vessel.  The hadiths are found in Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-04-10T21:33:43.400" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12362" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-10T22:22:05.677" Score="4" ViewCount="3266" Body="&lt;p&gt;When going out everyday people see each other. Obviously the girl has a headscarf on but does this make it ok for a girl to share her picture with guys online? Many muslim girls have instagram and they upload their pictured with headscarves on or even without headscarves on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastActivityDate="2014-04-16T06:20:12.060" Title="Is it haraam to share picture with the opposite sex?" Tags="|photos|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12363" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12365" CreationDate="2014-04-11T03:29:02.810" Score="5" ViewCount="1080" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it regarded as immoral to marry a young girl in Islam given that prophet Muhammad married Aisha when she was 6-7 and had her consummated when she was around 10? Generally, is everything Muhammad did considered as desirable, expected and/or good behavior for Muslims nowadays?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4978" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2014-04-12T00:34:13.073" LastActivityDate="2021-04-06T16:57:56.140" Title="Is it immoral to marry a young girl?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|aisha|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12364" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12300" CreationDate="2014-04-11T05:29:19.647" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know a lot about your question but I know in some countries like Iran, transsexuals are allowed (by the law and religion) to perform surgery operations to change their sex. So they will have one fixed sex in their life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This link is about one of these people:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryam_Khatoon_Molkara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryam_Khatoon_Molkara&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And based on the wikipedia article about &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijra_%28South_Asia%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hijra&lt;/a&gt; some of them are ordinary men which are joined these groups when they've been young.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4979" LastActivityDate="2014-04-11T05:29:19.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12363" CreationDate="2014-04-11T09:12:27.330" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is permissible to marry a young girl. However, there are two views on whether intercourse is permissiable. One view says they can have intercourse if she reaches the age of 9, while another view says intercourse should not happen before she is ready for it, and this seems to be the majority view of Hanafi, Maliki, and Shafi'i schools of though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that it is permissible to marry a young girl does not mean&#xA;that it is permissible to have intercourse with her; rather that&#xA;should not be done until she is able for it. For that reason the&#xA;Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) delayed the&#xA;consummation of his marriage to ‘Aa’ishah. Al-Nawawi said: With regard&#xA;to the wedding-party of a young married girl at the time of&#xA;consummating the marriage, if the husband and the guardian of the girl&#xA;agree upon something that will not cause harm to the young girl, then&#xA;that may be done. If they disagree, then Ahmad and Abu ‘Ubayd say that&#xA;once a girl reaches the age of nine then the marriage may be&#xA;consummated even without her consent, but that does not apply in the&#xA;case of who is younger. Maalik, al-Shaafa’i and Abu Haneefah said: the&#xA;marriage may be consummated when the girl is able for intercourse,&#xA;which varies from one girl to another, so no age limit can be set.&#xA;This is the correct view. There is nothing in the hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah&#xA;to set an age limit, or to forbid that in the case of a girl who is&#xA;able for it before the age of nine, or to allow it in the case of a&#xA;girl who is not able for it and has reached the age of nine.&#xA;Al-Dawoodi said: ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) was&#xA;reached physical maturity (at the time when her marriage was&#xA;consummated).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be noted that al-Shaafa’i and his companions said: It is&#xA;preferable for fathers and grandfathers not to marry off a virgin&#xA;until she reaches the age of puberty and they ask her permission, lest&#xA;she end up in a marriage that she dislikes. What they said does not go&#xA;against the hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah, because what they meant is that they&#xA;should not marry her off before she reaches puberty if there is no&#xA;obvious interest to be served that they fear will be missed out on if&#xA;they delay it, as in the hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah. In that case it is&#xA;preferable to go ahead with the marriage because the father is&#xA;enjoined to take care of his child’s interests and not to let a good&#xA;opportunity slip away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/answers/22442/on-acting-and-the-ruling-on-marrying-young-girls&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/answers/22442/on-acting-and-the-ruling-on-marrying-young-girls&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastEditorUserId="262" LastEditDate="2021-04-06T16:57:56.140" LastActivityDate="2021-04-06T16:57:56.140" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12366" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12367" CreationDate="2014-04-11T12:02:00.853" Score="8" ViewCount="106781" Body="&lt;p&gt;While saying salam to others, nobody will say Wassalamu alaikum or Assalamu Walaikum. But, while replying I can hear different format like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Wa alaikum Wassalam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Wa alaikum Assalam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Alaikum Wassalam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Alaikum Assalam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which one is correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-01-21T23:45:37.573" LastActivityDate="2018-03-14T18:41:02.070" Title="What is the correct format for replying to salam?" Tags="|sunnah|arabic|greetings|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2020-06-01T09:26:54.047" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12366" CreationDate="2014-04-11T13:44:43.360" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Wa Alaikum Assalam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia has some good explanation &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assalamu_alaikum#Correct_classical_response&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wa_alaykumu_s-salam&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that there is a Hadith that requires you to return Salam same or better. That means if someone said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Assalam-o-Alaikum Wa Rahmat-ul-Allah&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should say one of these:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;- Wa Alaikum Assalam Wa Rahmat-ul-Allah &#xA;- Wa Alaikum Assalam Wa Rahmat-ul-Allah Wa Barakatuhu&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But just saying &lt;em&gt;Wa Alaikum Assalam&lt;/em&gt; is not recommended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastActivityDate="2014-04-11T13:44:43.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12362" CreationDate="2014-04-11T18:06:45.657" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;going outside is something that cannot be avoided at all..&#xA;in islam, it is best that no one looks at you... so all scholars agree that even TAKING pics of women is wrong, forget about sharing them on social network websites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you share these pics there, they are seen by millions,,not just 10-20 or 30 like you go out.. your picture can be Mis-used by anyone. Many Many sisters had their pics found on vulgar websites,and their pics were edited, due to which they life was destroyed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For detailed fatwa,please consult: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/165186&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/165186&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-04-11T18:06:45.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11987" CreationDate="2014-04-11T18:22:51.113" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sister, before nikah, the man is not your mahram... so all rules of non-mahram apply to him for you.. you cannot talk to him on phone,chat, or physically being there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and there is NO concept of Fiance, engagement in islam.. Nothing makes a girl, be open to the man, unless they are both in nikah, otherwise they have no right to talk, engage with each other openly, and never alone as well..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-04-11T18:22:51.113" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12132" CreationDate="2014-04-11T18:46:32.953" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who are the members of the Ahlul-Bayt?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Initially it ought to be clear that the term ‘’Ahlul-Bayt’’ is a Qur'anic, Hadith (tradition), and theological expression meaning the family of the Islam Prophet(s). Of course The term &quot;Ahl&quot; lexically means closeness and love, and the meaning of &quot;Bayt&quot; is place for living. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The names of Ahlul-Bayt members?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet of Islam’s (s) Ahlul-Bayt are the same as the people of&#xA;  the cloak: &lt;strong&gt;Prophet Mohammad (s), ‘Alī, Fātimah, Hassan and Hussayn&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  (a). The evidence for this is numerous traditions narrated by Shia and&#xA;  Sunni scholars. These traditions are available in more than seventy&#xA;  well-known Sunni and Shia sources. Secondly, the meaning of&#xA;  ‘’Ahlul-Bayt’’ (Shia view) is considered as the viewpoint of Quran and&#xA;  actually perspectives and opinions of Quran and shia  are not&#xA;  different from each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to prove the truth and likewise to see the viewpoint of Shia, please read the following traditions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It has mentioned to many traditions regarding the opinions and&#xA;  circumstances of the revelation of Ahlul-Bayt and this verse and the&#xA;  meaning of this verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Briefly, these traditions can be divided into the following categories:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;.  1. Traditions that clearly state the methods and circumstances of&#xA;  the exposure of this verse and the meaning of the verse – the meaning&#xA;  of  the Ahlul-Bayt –that are the five people of the cloak.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa902&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;. 2.Those Traditions that support the kisā’ tradition:those kinds of&#xA;  traditions which related by Abū amrā’, Anas bin Mālik, Ibn ‘Abbās and &#xA;  Abū Sa‘īd Khadrī, Abū al-H Barazah which were related after the kisā’ &#xA;  event and after the revelation of this verse. Prophet Muhammad for 1 &#xA;  month, 40 days, six months, or nine months at the time of the morning &#xA;  prayer or at the times of the five daily prayers would move to the &#xA;  door of ‘Alī and Fātimah’s (a) house and mention: “Peace be upon you, &#xA;  Ahlul-Bayt, and the mercies and blessings of Allah…” (السلام علیکم اهل&#xA;  البیت و رحمة الله و برکاته، الصلاة یرحمکم الله) He would then recite &#xA;  the verse of purity.[2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Sharh Ihqaq Al-haq[3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;after collecting  70 famous Sunni sources in this regard it is&#xA;  mentioned that Shia  sources are even more than this.[4]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So this matter is for certain from  the viewpoint of traditions that&#xA;  the people meant in the verse 33:33  are the Prophet, ‘Alī, Fātimah,&#xA;  hussayn (a).and Hassan, On the other  hand, this expression&#xA;  Ahlul-Bayt in traditions ussayn has been used for the rest of the&#xA;  Imāms from Imām ‘Alī bin al-H (Imām Sajjād) to the Imām of the age&#xA;  (aj). Abū Sa‘īd Khadrī narrated from the prophet of Islam (pbuh): “I&#xA;  will leave with you two weighty things: one of them is, the book of&#xA;  God which is a rope lowered from the skies to the Earth, and actually&#xA;  the other one is my progeny and Ahlul-Bayt.  These two things won’t be&#xA;  separated from each other till the Day of   Resurrection.”[5]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the last item, a narration from Abū Ghafārī :   the Prophet of&#xA;  Islam (s) said: “The likeness of my Ahlul-Bayt is like   that of&#xA;  Noah’s ark. Whoever jumps aboard will be rescued and whoever   does&#xA;  not is drowned.”[6]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa902&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; Tabarī, Jāmi‘ al-Bayān fī Tafsīr al-Quranabī,, v.22, p.6-7; Qurt kām al-Quran Al-Jāma‘ li-Ahākim, v.14, p.183; H Al-Mustadrak, v.2, p.416, tradition 3146; Bukhārī, Al-Tārīkh, v.2, p.69-70; Tirmidhī, Sunan, v.5, p.663&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[2] Tabarī, Jāmi‘ al-Bayān fī Tafsīr al-Quran, v.22, p.5-6; Bukhārī, Al-Kunyaanbal,Ahmad bin Hanbal, p.25-26; Musnadaskānī, v.4, p.259; H Shawāhid al-Tanzīlī, v.2, p.11-15; Sīūt Dar al-Manthūr, v.6, p.606-607&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[3] Mar‘ashī, Ihqaq al-Haqq Ih Sharh, v.2, p.502-547 and v.9, p.91-92&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[4] The book Shinākh Nāmah Ahlul-Bayt by ‘Alī Rafī‘ī ‘Alāmrūdashtī, pages 301-308, was used in this article and for more information one can refer to it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[5]  Sahih Tirmidhī, v.5, p.663 the chapter on the Prophet’s Ahlul-Bayt, tradition: 3788&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[6] Hākim, Al-Mustadrak, v. 4, p.150; Dhahabī, Mīzān al-I‘tidāl, v.1, p.22&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa902&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T08:18:58.657" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T08:18:58.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12324" CreationDate="2014-04-11T19:30:10.170" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Allah (SWT) has said that they are real, then no doubt is left that if they do not exist. They do exist, and they can harm us. And to protect yourself from Bad jinns, you have to recite last 2 Chapters of Quran and Ayat ul kursi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="8947" LastEditDate="2016-02-27T18:46:39.273" LastActivityDate="2016-02-27T18:46:39.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12324" CreationDate="2014-04-11T19:44:13.200" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jinns are real and in English terms they're called &quot;shadow people&quot; or plasma beings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Iblis is a jinn, and the bad jinns are shaytans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a Surah al-Jinn in the Quran, Surah #72, and many ayahs speaking of jinns, like from Surah al-Hijr 15:27=&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;And the jinn We created before from scorching fire.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idea of jinns possessing our bodies is problematic.  There's no ayah or sahih hadith that tells us jinns can do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most, incidences of possession were cases of mentally unstable person.  People confused it with jinn possession.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, jinns can harm us without possessing a human.  They can throw things, strike fear and even make us see things that aren't there.  But can they take over our body?  No ayah or hadith says they can.  But no ayah or hadith says they can't either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars debated the actuality of possession for over a thousand years.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-04-11T19:44:13.200" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12273" CreationDate="2014-04-11T20:47:04.080" Score="4" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The children are to be taught Quran and Sunnah from an early age.  Within the realm of Quran and Sunnah, sex education, along with everything else, is covered.  It's automatically taught and a common topic if we're put through proper education.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The guardian(s) of the children are responsible of their upbringing.   The guardian(s) can be parents, but not everyone has a mother or father.  So, if the uncle or an adoptive family is raising the child, they're responsible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's NOT TRUE that if a child commits a sin the parents are held accountable.  This is utter nonsense and contradicts the Quran.  Allah said, Surah al-Anam 6:164, =&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;...And every soul earns not except against itself, and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another...&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether a child or adult commits a sin, if they're not aware of it, they will not be held accountable. Last two verses in Surah al-Baqara are proof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Education starts from the beginning.  The child will most likely copy his/her parents or guardian.  This happens around the age of 3.  Children will begin to adopt things mostly on visual and start to explore everything around them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the environment is educational, they will learn well.  We should also allow children to explore and not stop them from doing things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a child wants to lick a 9v battery, let them.  It's not going to kill, they will learn a lesson.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they want to climb a tree or play in the mud, why stop them?  Through experience we gain wisdom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-04-11T20:47:04.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12098" CreationDate="2014-04-11T20:53:54.043" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Only those creature need religion, who have conscious.. Jinn and men, no other needs religion.. as only they are given intllect to chose from good and bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-04-11T20:53:54.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12379" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12353" CreationDate="2014-04-11T21:35:17.380" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This comment is only about a man divorcing his wife and taking her back.  In &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/229&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah al-Baqarah 2:229&lt;/a&gt;, Allah said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The divorce is twice, after that, either you keep [her] on acceptable manner or release [her] with kindness...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A man can divorce his wife twice, with the third being final one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/228&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah al-Baqarah 2:228&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And divorced women shall wait for three menstrual periods (quru), and it is not lawful for them to conceal what Allah has created in their wombs, if they believe in Allah and the Last Day. And their husbands have the better right to take them back in that period, if they wish for reconciliation...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a husband divorces his wife once, and she has not completed her 3 menstrual periods, he can take her back.  If he divorces her the second time, and she has not completed her 3 menstrual periods, he can still take her back.  But the third divorce is the final and cannot take her back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this understanding about divorce, you should be able to conclude what happened inshaAllah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-08T00:24:24.923" LastActivityDate="2014-11-08T00:24:24.923" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8929" CreationDate="2014-04-12T04:10:06.567" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not correct (the Prophet Mohammed himself wore red clothes)... it's &lt;strong&gt;completely Halal&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;The reason why some say don't wear it, it’s from the &lt;strong&gt;culture itself&lt;/strong&gt;... Because usually pink color for the women and it's kind of weird one a man wore one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: I live in Islamic country and I'm a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4989" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T10:50:36.783" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T10:50:36.783" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12382" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12797" CreationDate="2014-04-12T10:43:18.310" Score="1" ViewCount="1794" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam-0-Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know &lt;strong&gt;(with references to authentic sources)&lt;/strong&gt; that is the dowry amount (Haq-Meh'r) still payable to bride if the couple only did the Nikkah (then the bride went to another country) and they didn't live together for even one night and didn't even consummated the marriage and then they got divorced?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard that dowry is not applicable until the bride spends the night with the groom. Is this true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4792" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-05T08:42:03.373" LastActivityDate="2022-06-05T08:42:03.373" Title="When is dowry (Haq-Meh'r) farz?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|mehr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12383" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-12T10:44:53.593" Score="1" ViewCount="554" Body="&lt;p&gt;If this was Muslim woman who believes in Allah and Islam, but keeps her religion to herself. Would she go to hell for assimilating with non-Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4992" LastActivityDate="2014-04-12T19:32:12.543" Title="Would a believing muslim woman who dresses immodestly go to hell?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12384" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12352" CreationDate="2014-04-12T10:52:22.277" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The to the point answer here would be that your husband is doing all this just according to Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam prohibits us from nudity, although it is not a sin to watch your couple's body but while having sex, one must turn off lights or cover their body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would help you both to have sex for sake of children and not to have sex for the sake of sex. It would lessen the chances of having other bad sexual thoughts at that time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah bless your husband to always follow teachings of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastActivityDate="2014-04-12T10:52:22.277" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12382" CreationDate="2014-04-12T11:08:37.437" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No that's wrong information to you. mahr is farz on husband to pay it to his wife, if they consummate. On the first night, second or third whensoever. But it only gets farz when they consummate. Otherwise, mahr is not farz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, just for clarification, that is not called Dowry, dowry is the stuff that family of the bride sends alongwith their daughter to the house of husband. The price that husband pays is known as Haq-Meh'r. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastActivityDate="2014-04-12T11:08:37.437" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2717" CreationDate="2014-04-12T19:22:20.220" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aslamumun Alaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I reached here for &quot;Mid-day Nap&quot; timings &quot;Qailoolah&quot; but not found my question. We a group of friends and my family share such good information. I read in so many Ahadeeth not to say anything from Rasoole Kareem what you are not sure he said in Ahadeethe-Moudhooh.&#xA;So I don't fwd anything without being sure it is correct. search so many ref for it.&#xA;One I my friends fwdd &quot; 01. Refrain from sleeping between &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;code&gt;fajr and Zuhar,&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Maghrib n Isha &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read in an Hadeeth (meaning)From a companion. &quot; We delayed our meals and Nap on Jummah for Jummah Prayers ie took after the prayer&quot; &#xA;92 hadith found in 'Food, Meals' of Sahih Bukhari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[315] Narrated Sahl bin Sad: We used to be happy on Fridays, for there was an old lady who used to pull out the roots of Silq and put it in a cooking pot with some barley. When we had finished the prayer, we would visit her and she would present that dish before us. So we used to be happy on Fridays because of that, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*&lt;/em&gt;&gt; and we never used to take our meals or have a mid-day Nap except after&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the Friday prayer.&lt;em&gt;*&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By Allah, that meal contained no fat.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Book #65, Hadith #315)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Nap before Zuhr Prayer&quot; is the point to confirm.&#xA;Jazakumalla&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5000" LastActivityDate="2014-04-12T19:22:20.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12383" CreationDate="2014-04-12T19:32:12.543" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No one can say who will and will not go to hell.  This is only with Allah, unless he revealed to us who will specifically be in hell i.e. Firown, Abu Lahab and his wife etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the ways a believing woman is recognized, is by her dress.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah in Surah an-Nur 24:31 specifically mentions to &lt;strong&gt;tell the BELIEVING WOMEN&lt;/strong&gt; and gives the ruling of protecting her adornments and covering her head and chest and body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this ayah, Allah gives one of the descriptions of a believing woman of being hijab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But modesty isn't restricted to only clothes, it also has to do with her manners.  How she carries herself, how she talks, walks and so on.  Modesty is wide issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throughout he Quran, Allah says &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Those who believe AND do righteous deeds...&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;  Mere belief isn't enough, every person has to also practice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply saying &quot;I believe&quot; but not act is laziness and there's no excuse for it unless it's a medical problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allahoalim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-04-12T19:32:12.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10502" CreationDate="2014-04-12T21:16:22.077" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it is never forbidden, for example the name of a son of Imam Hassan peace be upon him, the grandson of the holy prophet peace be upon him and his household and the older son of Imam Ali and the holiness Fatima peace be upon them, was also Hassan, then called Hassan ibnul Hassan (الحسن ابن الحسن) or &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%86%D9%89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;الحسن المثنی&lt;/a&gt;. Even a son of him was also named Hassan (الحسن بن الحسن بن السحسن) or &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%84%D8%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;الحسن المثلث&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although not directly answering your question but for the sake of completeness it is not forbidden to name two sons a same name, like Imam Hussain peace be upon him, another grandson of the holy prophet peace be upon him and his household gave three of his sons a same name, Ali, so we have Ali Akbar (the older Ali), Ali Awsat (the middle Ali), and Ali Asqar (the younger Ali), apparently the first and the third being martyred in Karbala. Even Imam Hussain's daughters had the same name Fatimah, Al-Fatimah al-Kobra and Al-Fatimah al-Soqra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-02T05:43:59.077" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T05:43:59.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12360" CreationDate="2014-04-13T15:01:25.043" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Disclaimer: this is a result of my research, and it might be wrong. As the reference points out, inheritance issues should be dealt with in courts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A married women is inherited by her husband, children, and her parents. If her parents are not alive, her grandparents from father side come instead for inheritance. Parents take 1/6 each (or grandparents), and husband takes 1/4, and the rest is for the children on the basis of for the male is as twice as for the female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the husband and parents and grandparents are not alive, everything goes to her children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=13175&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=13175&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastEditorUserId="262" LastEditDate="2014-04-14T13:24:55.560" LastActivityDate="2014-04-14T13:24:55.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12403" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-14T02:25:56.087" Score="3" ViewCount="2215" Body="&lt;p&gt;Almost 6 months ago I asked for Khullah. Three months ago my husband signed the divorce papers without reading it through in presence of two witnesses.&lt;br&gt;  One witness was present in the room and the other male witness was present via face-time (video call) clearly seeing and listening to the process. Upon my request my husband signed those papers which was prepared by me. It was one page agreement with title of “separation agreement” and stating that “we are both agreeing to enter in to divorce from this date”.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before signing these papers my husband was well aware what the contact of this divorce agreement is even though the title says “separation agreement” but the body of agreement talks about divorce clearly. &lt;br&gt; My Husband now claim that he did not read it through before signing it and that he was forced by me to sign it.   However, I would like to mention in those three months before signing this paper him and I had a lot of discussion on this matter in which he clearly knew my intentions and he also wanted to go with this divorce without any force but he always wanted me to take this initiation in front of everyone else. &lt;br&gt;Even before signing this agreement, my husband start telling his friends and family that we are divorced.  Day before signing of this agreement he said he won’t say it verbally because it’s not necessary to say it when you know what you are signing.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After divorced  signed, he left to live another state same day and after few days he realized he doesn't want to go with this divorce anymore so now he is insisting that he signed that divorce agreement without reading it and divorce is not valid because he did not say it verbally.  I also want to mention that in past 5 years ago he said “I divorce you” twice out of fear and anger but I stopped him before he could say it third time.  We stayed apart for a week and discussed and move back together since then he never said verbally these same words. &lt;br&gt;Now after this agreement signed by him he is reasoning that one of the witness was not present in person but via face-time (Video chat) and that he didn't verbally say that “I divorce you”.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is that it has been three and half months since we lived apart, in light of all this, is this divorce valid? Or does he has to say it verbally?  Please advise in light of Islamic law.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5003" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T08:58:40.603" LastActivityDate="2017-11-27T04:32:16.260" Title="Signing Divorce agreement in presence of two witnesses without verbally saying it? Is this divorce valid?" Tags="|sharia|hadith|sunnah|talaq|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12404" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12403" CreationDate="2014-04-14T05:15:41.893" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems he clearly knew what he was doing, and there is no difference between saying it verbally or writing it or signing a written text implying that or ....&lt;br&gt;&#xA;That non present witness is also sure about this and would now sign the paper if he has the ability?? It seems yes  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion it would be best to try to make these agreements officially valid too. I believe you could show the paper to any court and they will make it official and will leave no excuse for your ex-husband! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastActivityDate="2014-04-14T05:15:41.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12332" CreationDate="2014-04-14T05:46:16.797" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a woman like you and I realize completely what you want , but today the purpose of  modeling industry not only is not suitable and good for women but also is just deceiving them and deviate their mind from the right and useful way of life . They just want women to think about their clothes and appearances and not think about the real purpose that it is being a great and sophisticated woman in the society. They use women as a tool for their advertising and their dirty purposes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as a Muslim women , I strongly recommend you if you are talented and interested in this field ,so please create a modeling industry for Muslim women because nowadays modeling industry is so attractive and they are confused about that . You can encourage them to have a beautiful and suitable Hijab that does not restricted them to work in the society freely. Thus you can show the real model of a Muslim woman like Hazrat Fatima.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4941" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T07:00:26.157" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T07:00:26.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12332" CreationDate="2014-04-14T08:11:43.193" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sister,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, the biggest mistake most Muslims do these days is that they don’t even know that who they are, and what is their purpose of life. You are property of Allah, you are made by Allah, For Allah. Your purpose in life is JUST to live this life in accordance with teachings of Allah (Quran) and not by your own whims and desires. Of course you felt bad that you had to leave your passion, career, fashion modelling, all these type of things are by all means 100% Haram in Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam does not stops you from going and persue your career and passion, but ONLY, if it is in accordance with rules of Islam, otherwise a Big No. So always remember that before you were born, you were nothing, Allah gave you whatever you have, your life, your body, your beauty, your everything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And just imagine, the creator who gave you this body, will you MIS-USE it and make Allah angry (by going into the dirtiest industry of Fashion and modelling? where women are treated as JUST objects? and only Filth?? degrades women below level of gutter)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Believe me sister all of us get very upset that why certain actions are haram, but in the end, when some people dis-obey Allah, then they do know some time that if you will ever go against Allah, then obviously you will face serious consequences. So please try to know your purpose of life, and stick to it. Otherwise you will be among the losers.\&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide us all&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-23T05:10:53.447" LastActivityDate="2015-06-23T05:10:53.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12409" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12432" CreationDate="2014-04-14T08:26:34.593" Score="2" ViewCount="9527" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a limit for how much older or younger a bride an groom can be? There some very old men who get married to very young girls, Is this haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also is there any recomondation of the age difference between a bride and groom?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastEditorUserId="58" LastEditDate="2014-04-14T21:36:08.597" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T02:33:37.893" Title="Age difference limit for marriage" Tags="|nikah|sunnah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12410" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-14T09:05:08.583" Score="5" ViewCount="6340" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a Muslim girl and want to marry a Muslim boy who is following Islam properly. So I spoke with my guardian (الولي), that is my father, and he refused the proposal and does not want to meet his family because of difference in caste, as we are jatt and they are mirza. Is cast an important part in Nikkah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5006" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-01-26T07:35:52.897" LastActivityDate="2018-01-26T07:35:52.897" Title="My father refuses to let me marry a boy because of caste; is &quot;caste&quot; an important part of marriage?" Tags="|nikah|sharia|fiqh|caste|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12413" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12410" CreationDate="2014-04-14T09:56:46.297" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hadith&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;(Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A woman is married for four reasons: her property, lineage, beauty and&#xA;  religion. You should better marry the religious one otherwise you will&#xA;  lose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sister, caste should never become a hindrance for a marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the boy has been sent as your partner, then you will get married to him. In Sha Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4301" LastEditorUserId="4301" LastEditDate="2014-04-14T17:06:47.823" LastActivityDate="2014-04-14T17:06:47.823" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12410" CreationDate="2014-04-14T10:29:07.440" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, there is NO concept of Casts. In islam, the division is only based on 2 things, believer and unbeliever(kafir). So all believers are equal in islam. any believer can marry any other believer, without anything like this cast system. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-04-14T10:29:07.440" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12409" CreationDate="2014-04-14T10:34:28.413" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As long as both are willing to marry (both should be adult) then no one can have any issues with it. its just people, who have made this issue a fuss that why old men marry young girls. &#xA;If both have no issue with marriage, then its perfectly fine. its not haram or prohibited in any way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-04-14T10:34:28.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12418" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-14T12:22:25.663" Score="6" ViewCount="404" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking at the fact that we always need guidance from god, I wonder why God decided not to ever send any prophet again??  just think how good it would be when we could ask anything from a prophet and be sure that answer is 100% correct and will of God and act upon it, or where he could lead the all believers instead of misguided sects killing others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastActivityDate="2021-12-23T08:24:38.573" Title="Why Muhammed is the last prophet and God doesn't send anyone else?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|allah|prophets|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12354" CreationDate="2014-04-14T12:36:04.477" Score="3" Body="&lt;h1&gt;No&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It just happens that your mother is buried in a place that have &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.42explore.com/ants.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ants:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ants are most numerous in warm climate regions, but they live almost everywhere on land except for extremely cold locations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You really have to leave this idea of interpreting &amp;quot;bad things&amp;quot; as a punishment: Even though we have some Ahadith about it  nobody said that we can see such punishments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a person dies his body doesn't have the same value he had when he was alive. So &amp;quot;punishing&amp;quot; the body is meaningless. If you are still scared about the fate of your mother, you can read Quran and Dua for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-04-14T12:36:04.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12420" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-14T12:52:50.063" Score="8" ViewCount="1225" Body="&lt;p&gt;Something happened and I lost my job, and I didn't have enough money to pay the flat rent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here in Sweden if your late in paying rent, what they do is they start to take interest on the rent until you pay it. I couldn't pay it and I'm still looking for job.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They take 9% interest. I'm thinking about taking a loan from a bank with a lower 1% interest and pay my rent with the loan. That way I will be forced to pay 1% instead of 9%.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that interest is forbidden in religion, but I'm forced to do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, should I take loan from the bank or should I just leave it with a higher rate? Would I be doing an other sin by taking loan from the bank to pay my flat debt?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5009" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T04:39:27.427" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T04:39:27.427" Title="Should I take loan from the bank at 1% interest or be forced to pay 9% interest by failing to pay rent?" Tags="|riba|debt|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12418" CreationDate="2014-04-14T12:55:04.567" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, Allah is best of all planners. We might think that our logical reason is fair enough to be very good overall. So in this case, we have to believe on unseen and trusting on the fact that, Allah is best of all planners, He will surely have something good in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but personally, the logic is very simple. The need for prophet is like we need teachers to teach us to make us some a doctor or engineer. like teachers teach us and make us more mature with classes after classes. First its class 1, then 2 then so on till 10, then college, then university,then P.hD. Same is the case with humanity. Humanity is now at such a level, that it does not need any Prophet to tech us about the message of Allah. Message of Allah is already clear enough for whole humanity till end of world, and there is no need for any prophet to come and tell us about that message himself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imagine, even if we have a prophet, still the wrong people will find way out to twist his teachings and will make sects. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sects are formed by those, who are worst of creation, who worship their Ego, do it for money, popularity or many selfish reasons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-04-14T12:55:04.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12420" CreationDate="2014-04-14T13:00:32.047" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, you have to know that in the first case (when you have to pay interest on rent) is not in your hands. You did not intended for this to happen, you were just caught in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, in case of taking loan from bank, it's my personal suggestion that it will be interest over more interest, which will surely create more problems for you. You have to wait until you get a job and and pray to Allah that you may get it at the right time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first case, you are not doing sin, but in second case (to take loan from bank on interest) is surely a sin, so I would say that try to avoid the second one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-10-12T10:55:40.090" LastActivityDate="2014-10-12T10:55:40.090" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12423" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10708" CreationDate="2014-04-14T15:56:04.740" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like everyone mentioned, it is better to turn off the ringer or leave your phone outside the masjid but I am sure that you are not intentionally having a call while praying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read that (don't have a reference handy at the moment) while praying, one should not do that much movement that if someone else is looking at this person, cannot tell if that person is praying or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So during praying, if you put your hands in your pocket and start to look outside the window, that is not acceptable. If you sneeze or cough and try to put your one hand or elbow in front so germs won't spread in the masjid, that would be fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastActivityDate="2014-04-14T15:56:04.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2393" CreationDate="2014-04-14T17:32:41.867" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to all sources of Shia it is a fact that Imam Ali (as) was born inside the Kaaba&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaikh Mofid (as an authentic and famous source of Shia) mentioned that Imam Ali (as) was born in Kaaba.., you can read it as the following issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;شيخ مفيد :&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;الامام علی علیه السلام) ولد بمكة في البيت الحرام&lt;/strong&gt; يوم الجمعة الثالث عشر من رجب سنة ثلاثين من عام الفيل ، ولم يولد قبله&#xA;  ولا بعده مولود في بيت الله تعالى سواه إكراما من الله تعالى له بذلك&#xA;  وإجلالا لمحله في التعظيم . الشيخ المفيد ، أبي عبد الله محمد بن محمد بن&#xA;  النعمان العكبري البغدادي (متوفاي413هـ) ، الإرشاد في معرفة حجج الله علي&#xA;  العباد ، ج 1 ، ص 5 ، تحقيق : مؤسسة آل البيت عليهم السلام لتحقيق التراث&#xA;  ، ناشر : دار المفيد للطباعة والنشر والتوزيع - بيروت ، الطبعة : الثانية&#xA;  ، 1414هـ - 1993 م&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To know regarding the circumstances of the birth of Imam Ali (as), please read the following matter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Firstly, regarding the time of the story: It was Friday 13th of the&#xA;  month of Rajab 30 Amulfeel ,  the wife of Abu Talib ( Fatima binte&#xA;  Asad, the mother of Ali (as)) entered the precincts of the kaaba and prayed to God saying o’&#xA;  my protector ease my pain.’ &lt;strong&gt;Then all of a sudden the wall of the Kabba&#xA;  opened up and she, As if by some unseen force went inside the Kaaba&#xA;  and the wall closed.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  Eventually, Imam Ali (as) the son of Abu Talib was born inside the&#xA;  Holy Kaaba. Hazrat Fatima binte Asad stayed inside the Kaaba for three&#xA;  days. On the 3rd day she came out through the door and Muhammad was&#xA;  waiting outside. She told Prophet Muhammad (S) that the boy had not&#xA;  taken any milk. Muhammad gave him the first feed from his mouth and&#xA;  afterwards asked his uncle Abu Talib that he wished to adopt the baby.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the other authorities who have affirmed Ali's birth in the Kaaba, are such as:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.Muhammad ibn Talha el-Shafei in Matalib-us-saool, page 11.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.Hakim in Mustadrak, page 483, Vol. III.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3.El-Umari in Sharh Ainia, page 15.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4.Halabi in Sira, page 165, Vol. I.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5.Sibt ibn al-Jauzi in Tadhkera Khawasil Ummah, page 7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6.Ibn Sabbagh Maleki in Fusoolul Mohimma, page 14.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7.Muhammad bin Yousuf Shafei in Kifayet al-Talib, page 261.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For further information, please refer to the sources.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/story-of-the-holy-kaaba-and-its-people-shabbar/first-imam-ali-ibn-abu-talib&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org (1)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/restatement-history-islam-and-muslims-sayyid-ali-ashgar-razwy/birth-ali-ibn-abi-talib&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org (2)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-12T16:48:22.890" LastActivityDate="2015-11-12T16:48:22.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12426" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-14T18:06:30.483" Score="4" ViewCount="2949" Body="&lt;p&gt;My assumption is that Quran is the final statement from God and it contains everything we need in order to be on the right path. But I see different interpretations of Quran verses and thus sometimes contradicting views!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why it is possible to have different interpretations from Quran, where rationally it should be very clear and understandable for all Muslims!?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Like law books where nearly everything is clearly stated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-07T20:21:01.967" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T20:21:01.967" Title="Why Qur'an is not clear sometimes and has many interpretations?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12426" CreationDate="2014-04-14T19:03:10.513" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says in Quran: 3:7&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is He who has sent down to you, [O Muhammad], the Book; in it are&#xA;  verses [that are] precise - they are the foundation of the Book - and&#xA;  others unspecific. As for those in whose hearts is deviation [from&#xA;  truth], they will follow that of it which is unspecific, seeking&#xA;  discord and seeking an interpretation [suitable to them]. And no one&#xA;  knows its [true] interpretation except Allah . But those firm in&#xA;  knowledge say, &quot;We believe in it. All [of it] is from our Lord.&quot; And&#xA;  no one will be reminded except those of understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there are no serious issue with interpretation at all. 99% of verses are clear in their meanings. Also, Hadith is there to provide precise explanation of every verse in Quran. &#xA;Only those people go for wrong self-made interpretations, whose hearts are un-clean and who want to pick their choice of meaning out of Quran. So if anyone mis-interprets Quran, it’s his own fault, not of Allah that why Allah made Quran difficult to understand. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, as the verse above says that there are verses whose meanings are not entirely clear, they are there for a GOOD reason, because only Allah knows that why they are good. We have to believe that Allah is best of planners, and we have to follow His plans,, as it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-07T06:37:53.697" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T06:37:53.697" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5523" CreationDate="2014-04-14T19:10:14.723" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Audience is more important for you, then Allah, then you can ignore saying Bismillah, otherwise you have to follow what Allah has said...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-04-14T19:10:14.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12429" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12436" CreationDate="2014-04-14T19:20:35.343" Score="4" ViewCount="1446" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always hear that whenever there is Azan being recited, specially at night, the jackals start howling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why jackal howls when Azan is being recited?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4754" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-09-25T12:52:26.790" LastActivityDate="2018-09-25T12:52:26.790" Title="why jackal howls when Azan is reciting?" Tags="|animals|adhan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12432" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12409" CreationDate="2014-04-14T20:38:19.187" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no age difference recommended in the shariah.  Only thing that's obligated is that the marriage must be done properly with the consent of the two individuals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The issue of age old and young is a cultural matter and not religious. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-04-14T20:38:19.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12410" CreationDate="2014-04-14T20:59:41.710" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam everyone is equal so caste has no importance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith:&#xA;&quot;An Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you say that one should not marry of a particular caste then you are saying that you are better than them and that makes you ignorant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“He will not enter Hellfire who has the weight of a seed of faith in his heart and he will not enter Paradise who has the weight of a seed of arrogance in his heart.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first thing we should look for when marrying is how committed the person is to Islam. A good Muslim will help you become a better Muslim and Insha'Allah enter Jannah. Their caste will not help your children learn about their religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-05-19T13:06:54.100" LastActivityDate="2014-05-19T13:06:54.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12410" CreationDate="2014-04-14T23:41:06.940" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The entire purpose of there being different people, tribes, colors, cultures, casts, families etc... So that we all can know one another and intermingle and worship Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah said in Surah al-Hujurat 49:14 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you nations and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet himself married with women from other cultures and races and tribes.  All the early Muslims did the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To stop people from marrying one another because of being different is haraam and anti-social.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a polluted misguided belief that Islam came eradicate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-04-14T23:41:06.940" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12429" CreationDate="2014-04-15T03:39:23.717" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is not true and Jackals don't howl because of Azan in any meaning, It &lt;strong&gt;might be&lt;/strong&gt; just the sound itself that they hear and based on their nature respond to it!! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The golden jackal has been recorded to howl upon hearing church bells, sirens or the whistles of steam engines and boats. It typically howls at dawn, midday and the evening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When in the vicinity of tigers, leopards or any other cause for alarm, the golden jackal emits a cry that has been variously transliterated as &quot;pheal&quot;, &quot;phion&quot; or &quot;phnew&quot;.When hunting in a pack, the dominant jackal initiates an attack by repeatedly emitting a sound transliterated as &quot;okkay!&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These howls are used to repel intruders and attract family members. Howling in chorus is thought to reinforce family bonds, as well as establish territorial status&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_jackal#cite_ref-h160_73-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please consider it that we need to focus on our wisdom and think about everything, and not to make guesses and relate natural things with spirituals, If God ever wanted to prove his existence and the righteousness of Islam with such things he would just consider bringing down angels from heaven and showing them to us! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastActivityDate="2014-04-15T03:39:23.717" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12437" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-15T04:02:42.783" Score="3" ViewCount="19120" Body="&lt;p&gt;When he was a child, a Muslim brother's mother would curse him when she was angry with him owing to his naughtiness with words like &quot;May you always cry in your life,&quot; and other such strong curses. Today he is in his 40s and, though he is a very talented and hard-working man, he is unable to move out of a financial quagmire despite all efforts on his part. For the most part of his adult life he has been unhappy with little respite and has been beset by ongoing personal and financial problems almost ceaselessly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In retrospect, he strongly feels that these circumstances came about owing to the curses of his mother, who loved him dearly but during momentary anger would curse him, and a mother's duas for her child, even if they are destructive, are accepted by Allah. Now his mother is no more and he desperately wants to overcome the ill effects of those curses but is unable to do so and his circumstances refuse to change. Is there a way out for him? Can someone please give an answer based on the strong references and evidences only?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5016" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T12:06:01.277" Title="How to overcome the bad effects of mother's curse?" Tags="|dua|parents|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12440" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12437" CreationDate="2014-04-15T05:41:28.697" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;please have faith in Allah and understand that anything happening in our life is just a test for us !!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is nothing as a curse in Islam where someone would unintentionally curse someone else and ...! Allah has far more knowledge than what our limited minds may imagine! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We can always ask Allah by means of Dua about things we want and Inshallah if Allah accepts it, then it will happen! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So the Best solution for any trouble we have is just to ask it from Allah&lt;/strong&gt; and to accept his decision, we never know what's good for us! &lt;strong&gt;Maybe&lt;/strong&gt; that financial problem of your friend is a blessing for him and if he gained lot's of money he would turn away from Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastActivityDate="2014-04-15T05:41:28.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12441" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12457" CreationDate="2014-04-15T06:25:14.583" Score="6" ViewCount="4460" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a feeling that discussing or conducting certain activities (such as studying, world related other things etc) related to the world isn't good while you're inside but what I wanted is a confirmation with facts if possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason is why because, I saw a man came into the mosque and said to few youngsters like me; who were discussing their education related stuff inside the mosque. They were probably doing some homework and discussing certain matters related to it, I assume. But this elderly person came to them and said its prohibited nor is it good to do such worldly things inside the Kingdom of Allah (jalla jalaaluhu). He also said that if you don't believe ask some of your Moulavee's for confirmation. But as I heard, he did not give any facts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it prohibited or not favored to do such worldly things like studying, having academic discussions and doing homework inside the mosque?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3223" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T00:32:19.700" LastActivityDate="2020-02-17T03:55:34.900" Title="Is it permissible to discuss and use worldly things inside the mosque?" Tags="|halal-haram|masjid|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12442" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12445" CreationDate="2014-04-15T07:22:43.923" Score="7" ViewCount="4866" Body="&lt;p&gt;I &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/325/532&quot;&gt;read&lt;/a&gt; that if a Muslim committed suicide, then that person will enter hell without any question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can I make dua for a Muslim brother who committed suicide? (i.e. what are the things that I can ask Allah for him?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to make dua for him, since we were close to each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2019-01-24T16:23:33.543" Title="How can I make dua for a Muslim who committed suicide?" Tags="|dua|suicide|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2393" CreationDate="2014-04-15T09:55:35.987" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First I must mention that  the birth of the faithful Imam Ali in Ka’ba in the Shia viewpoint is definite and constant and repeated many times in narrations:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;شيخ مفيد رضوان الله تعالي عليه: ولد بمكة في البيت الحرام يوم الجمعة&#xA;  الثالث عشر من رجب سنة ثلاثين من عام الفيل ، ولم يولد قبله ولا بعده&#xA;  مولود في بيت الله تعالى سواه إكراما من الله تعالى له بذلك وإجلالا&#xA;  لمحله في التعظ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib, peace be upon him, was born on Friday, on the thirteenth of the month of Rajab, thirty years after the massacre at the house of God in Mecca. No one Neither before nor after him born in the house of God. &#xA;The born of “Amir Almo’menin“ in the house of Allah is a great virtue and honor which Allah assigned to him to celebrate his  dignity and worth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حاكم نيشابوري: فقد تواترت الأخبار أن فاطمة بنت أسد ولدت أمير المؤمنين&#xA;  علي بن أبي طالب كرم الله وجهه في جوف الكعبة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many narrations that Fatima Bint Asad bore amir almomenin Imam Ali ibn abi Talib “karam Allah vajha” , Inside Ka’ba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some other narrations:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;سبط ابن جوزي: وروي أن فاطمة بنت أسد كانت تطوف بالبيت وهي حامل بعلي (ع)&#xA;  فضربها الطلق ففتح لها باب الكعبة فدخلت فوضتعه فيها .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;علي بن الحسين مسعودي: وكان مولده في الكَعبة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;گنجي شافعي: «ولد أمير المؤمنين علي بن أبي طالب بمكة في بيت الله&#xA;  الحرام ليلة الجمعة لثلاث عشرة ليلة خلت من رجب سنة ثلاثين من عام الفيل&#xA;  ولم يولد قبله ولا بعده مولود في بيت الله الحرام سواه إكراما له بذلك ،&#xA;  وإجلالا لمحله في التعظيم .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ابن صباغ المالكي: ولد علي ( عليه السلام ) بمكة المشرفة بداخل البيت&#xA;  الحرام في يوم الجمعة الثالث عشر من شهر الله الأصم رجب الفرد سنة ثلاثين&#xA;  من عام الفيل قبل الهجرة بثلاث وعشرين سنة ، وقيل بخمس وعشرين ، وقبل&#xA;  المبعث باثني عشرة سنة ، وقيل بعشر سنين . ولم يولد في البيت الحرام قبله&#xA;  أحد سواه ، وهي فضيلة خصه الله تعالى بها إجلالا له وإعلاء لمرتبته&#xA;  وإظهارا لتكرمته .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حلبي: لأنه ولد في الكعبة وعمره (يعني النبي) (ص) ثلاثون سنة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the question is why? Why Imam Ali ibne abi Talib was born inside the Kaaba? Maybe Alusi gives us the answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmud_al-Alusi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahmud al-Alusi&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;«سبحان من یضع الاشیاء فی مواضعها و هو احکم الحاکمین»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Glory be to God who puts everything in its place and hi is the most just of all judges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3918" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-14T11:50:36.083" LastActivityDate="2017-11-14T11:50:36.083" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12442" CreationDate="2014-04-15T11:13:59.870" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is the one who decides where His slaves will go, either paradise or hellfire, and what we can do is exercise our best following His guidance, but to His is the final word of where we will go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suicide is not Kufr, and who commits suicide is still under the mercy of Allah. You can make dua(supplication) for who committed suicide so that may Allah forgive his sins and turn them deeds in the day after to go to paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/70363&quot;&gt;Reference.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2014-04-16T05:23:44.687" LastActivityDate="2014-04-16T05:23:44.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9815" CreationDate="2014-04-15T16:08:11.463" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a lawyer who studies Islamic law. Muhammad Umer is correct, and Mustafa is mistaken. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When engaging in business, you certainly do expend a definite cost with the chance of profit or loss. This is no different from Mustafa's definition of gambling. However, the quran says this is permissible (Qur'an 2:275). This verse permits trade (read: murabahah) and prohibits Riba. &quot;Trade&quot; encompasses entrepreneurship (e.g. sukuk, mudarabah, musharakah, etc.). Therefore, this cannot be the definition of gambling in Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difference between gambling and business is &quot;gharar&quot;.  Gharar roughly translates to &quot;excessive risk&quot; in the context of Islamic financial jurisprudence. The doctrine states that when engaging in financial transactions, you cannot take &quot;unreasonable&quot; risks, and you must mitigate the risks. What constitutes &quot;gharar&quot; is evaluated on a case-by-case basis, but hadith and Sunnah have given us a powerful guide. See generally: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gharar.asp&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gharar.asp&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Gharar is too high, the transaction is seen as gambling. In general, gambling is defined Islamically as a financial transaction wherein the individual puts forth a definite cost, has the ability to gain or lose profit, and &lt;strong&gt;has virtually no control over the outcome&lt;/strong&gt;, i.e. the gharar is too high. An example from hadith is taking a coin, and throwing it at a set of clay pots. Landing in certain pots will give you a prize, others will not, and none of the pots are marked. This is gambling in Islam. Another is if you pay me a sum of money for an unknown good, and I only reveal the good after you pay me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interestingly, some versions of &quot;gambling&quot; as defined in English are actually allowed in Islam. For example, the Prophet (PBUH) allowed archery contests, horse races, and camel races, and &lt;strong&gt;the competitors were allowed to place wagers with other competitors&lt;/strong&gt;, though outside persons were not allowed to place wagers. See: Al-Kafi, vol 1, page 391, Hadeeth # 06; “Al-Wafi” - Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This likely means that wagers in contests of skill, strength, and knowledge (where people have some control over the outcome) are permissible in Islam, but only to the competitors (because only they have control over the outcome). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps my friend!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5023" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-07T06:40:29.323" LastActivityDate="2014-10-07T06:40:29.323" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12453" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-15T19:46:44.977" Score="1" ViewCount="2850" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some very severe diseases which usually end in death happen for kids or even infants and cause them a great amount of pain!!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Why is this happening? And why the all kind Allah doesn't do anything to cure them or at least release them of this pain by making them die sooner!! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T03:41:09.960" Title="The reason behind diseases and suffer of innocent children in this world?" Tags="|allah|belief|children|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12454" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12453" CreationDate="2014-04-15T22:12:35.197" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, we have to know purpose of life, and how Allah tests us:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss&#xA;  of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to as-sabirun (the&#xA;  patient ones).&quot; [Al-Qur'an 2:155]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also, regarding the point,why Allah does put anyone in pain, Allah says in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and&#xA;  that you like a thing which is bad for you. Allah knows but you do not&#xA;  know.' (Surah Baqarah: 216)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means we never know what is best for us and those children, only Allah knows the best that what is better in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another point is that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(2:286) Allah charges no soul except to its capacity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, when we already know that Allah never puts a burden on us, without our patience or what we cannot bear, then we should not have any problem with any problem we face. The pain and suffering children face, it is in their ability to withstand its pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, this life is just a test, as Allah says in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And know that your possessions and your children are a test, and that&#xA;  with Allah is immense reward. Al-Anfal - 8:28&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence? conclusion is that we should put our trust in Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'And when someone puts all his trust in Allah, He will be enough for&#xA;  him.' (Surah at-Talaaq:3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-04-15T22:12:35.197" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12455" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12441" CreationDate="2014-04-15T22:25:35.287" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Masjids are made for purpose of worshipping Allah, and not for worldly gossip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A hadith states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)&#xA;  said: ‘There will come a time when people will sit in circles in the&#xA;  mosques and they will have no concern except this world. Allaah has no&#xA;  need of them so do not sit with them.’”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is better to avoid talking about worldly matters in masjids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for detailed answer, you can consult:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/4448&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/4448&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-04-15T22:25:35.287" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4293" CreationDate="2014-04-15T22:28:15.763" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is general rule in islam, that we should Never Ever imitate Kuffar in any way. And touching the feet is integral part of hinduism. So based on the hadith of not imitating Kuffar we have to abstain from touching feet of elders by all means. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2nd view is that we have to do, what prophet Muhammad told us to do, otherwise everything added new to islam is an innovation and every innovation leads to hellfire. So as none of the sunnah tells us to do this act, so we should also stay away from it.&#xA;(Above vies are my own views, and i am not a scholar, just learning islam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For scholarly reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamhelpline.net/node/9141&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamhelpline.net/node/9141&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah know the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="58" LastEditDate="2014-04-16T09:59:44.550" LastActivityDate="2014-04-16T09:59:44.550" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12457" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12441" CreationDate="2014-04-15T23:34:02.407" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's nothing wrong with talking about worldly matters in the masjid, as this was done by the Prophet and his companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's collected in Sahih Muslim, in the 'Book of Masajid and Places of Prayer' from Simaak bin Harb:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I asked Jabir bin Samurat: &quot;Did you sit with Rasolullah?&quot;&#xA;نَعَمْ كَثِيرًا كَانَ لاَ يَقُومُ مِنْ مُصَلاَّهُ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي فِيهِ الصُّبْحَ أَوِ الْغَدَاةَ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِذَا طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ قَامَ وَكَانُوا يَتَحَدَّثُونَ فَيَأْخُذُونَ فِي أَمْرِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَيَضْحَكُونَ وَيَتَبَسَّمُ&#xA;He said: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Yes, many (times).&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He (Rasolullah) used to sit at the place where he prayed the morning (subH) prayer till the sun rose.  He would stand, and they would talk about times of Jahiliya, and they would laugh while (the Prophet) only smiled.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this narration is authentic in Sahih Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can read, the Prophet and his companions AT THE PLACE OF PRAYER, would talk about times of jahiliya, pre-islamic era.  And they would laugh and the Prophet would smile.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This happened many times, as Jabir said he sat with Rasolullah &quot;kathir.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there's one thing you should be considerate about.  Make sure you're not disturbing others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-04-15T23:34:02.407" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12458" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-16T04:23:38.253" Score="3" ViewCount="34940" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everyone knows Prophet Mohammed fought in battles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But did the Prophet Mohammed kill anyone with his own hand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please give proper references, thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-12-28T09:52:39.747" LastActivityDate="2017-12-28T09:52:39.747" Title="Did Prophet Mohammed Kill Anyone in a battle?" Tags="|history|prophet-muhammad|war|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12459" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-16T04:39:13.057" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-04-16T04:39:13.057" LastActivityDate="2014-04-16T04:39:13.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12460" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-16T04:39:13.057" Score="0" Body="A pilgrimage to Mecca that occurs annually from the 8th to the 12th of the Dhul Hijjah month. It is a religious duty which must be carried out by every able-bodied Muslim who has the means." OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2014-04-16T04:48:04.060" LastActivityDate="2014-04-16T04:48:04.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12461" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-16T04:42:33.127" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-04-16T04:42:33.127" LastActivityDate="2014-04-16T04:42:33.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12462" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-16T04:42:33.127" Score="0" Body="an islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, performed by Muslims that can be undertaken at any time of the year." OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2014-04-16T04:43:44.897" LastActivityDate="2014-04-16T04:43:44.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12463" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12458" CreationDate="2014-04-16T04:46:58.133" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ibn Ishaq relates the story of the only person the Prophet (saws) took the life of with his own hands, and that is during the battle of Uhud: Ubai ibn Khalaf. He was one of the most detestable members of Quraish who harassed and persecuted the early Muslims in Makkah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-04-16T04:46:58.133" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12464" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2393" CreationDate="2014-04-16T05:44:17.380" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah the compassionate the merciful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ali was born on the 13th of Rajab of the 30th year of the Elephant&#xA;  (A.D. 600). His cousin, Muhammad, was now 30 years old. Ali's parents&#xA;  were Abu Talib ibn Abdul Muttalib, and Fatima, the daughter of Asad,&#xA;  both of the clan of Hashim (1).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masoodi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Masoodi&lt;/a&gt; Which is entitled as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodotus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;herodotus&lt;/a&gt; of arabs writes in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muruj_adh-dhahab_wa_ma%27adin_al-jawhar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;The Golden Meadows&quot;&lt;/a&gt; (Murooj-udh-Dhahab) as such:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;one of the greatest distinctions that Ali enjoyed was that he was born&#xA;  in the House of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many other authors have confirmed the birth of Imam Ali (a.s) in Kaaba. Some of them are as following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1.Muhammad ibn Talha el-Shafei in Matalib-us-saool, page 11.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2.Hakim in Mustadrak, page 483, Vol. III.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3.El-Umari in Sharh Ainia, page 15.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4.Halabi in Sira, page 165, Vol. I.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5.Sibt ibn al-Jauzi in Tadhkera Khawasil Ummah, page 7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;6.Ibn Sabbagh Maleki in Fusoolul Mohimma, page 14.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;7.Muhammad bin Yousuf Shafei in Kifayet al-Talib, page 261.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;8.Shablanji in Nurul Absar, page 76.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;9.Ibn Zahra in Ghiyathul Ikhtisar, page 97.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;10&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Edvi in Nafhatul Qudsia, page 41 (1).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also some references such as ( &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mustadrak_alaa_al-Sahihain&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Mustadrak&lt;/a&gt; 3:483) have confirmed Kaaba cracked and Fatima bint Asad entered it to give birth into Imam Ali (a.s.). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1)- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/story-of-the-holy-kaaba-and-its-people-shabbar/first-imam-ali-ibn-abu-talib&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/story-of-the-holy-kaaba-and-its-people-shabbar/first-imam-ali-ibn-abu-talib&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T09:54:47.220" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T09:54:47.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12465" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12476" CreationDate="2014-04-16T06:17:56.803" Score="1" ViewCount="885" Body="&lt;p&gt;As-Salamu-Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Few days ago a man told me to wear a ring on my right hand at middle finger. He told me that if I use that ring I can control my angers and it will be very helpful for my career. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my question: Is it prohibited? and the man told me that ring was created with various type of metal.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;please answer me as early as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5026" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2014-04-16T07:09:02.707" LastActivityDate="2014-04-16T08:14:39.107" Title="Wearing a Ring for man on right hand middle finger" Tags="|sharia|men|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12458" CreationDate="2014-04-16T06:42:33.477" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the name of Allah the compassionate the merciful&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, The holy prophet (Peace be upon him and his household) took the life of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubay_ibn_Khalaf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ubayy bin Khalaf&lt;/a&gt;. It is narrated from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabir_ibn_Abd-Allah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jabir&lt;/a&gt; as such:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some one had domesticated a horse in Mecca. When ever the holy prophet used to pass by his place, he used to tell him: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I will kill you mounted on this beast&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the battle of uhud, The holy prophet made a light scratch on his neck which was apparently not effective. but he died by this light hit of the holy prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaykh_Tabarsi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shaykh Tabarsi&lt;/a&gt; narrates the whole story as following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...he was &lt;strong&gt;Ubayy bin Khalaf&lt;/strong&gt;. He moved to the Prophet with a weapon&#xA;  saying if you escape me, may I not gain salvation. Whoever wanted to&#xA;  confront him was restrained by the Prophet, till he came near Musayyab&#xA;  bin Zubair and killed him with a spear. The Holy Prophet (S) took the&#xA;  staff of Suhail bin Hanif and threw it at him and hit him near his&#xA;  neck leaving a slight scratch and he clung to the neck of his horse&#xA;  and ran to his company bleating like a cow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Sufyan said, “Why this weeping and wailing? It is only a slight&#xA;  scratch.” He said: “Woe be on you, don’t you know who has hit me. I&#xA;  was attacked by Muhammad and he used to say in Mecca that he would&#xA;  kill me. And I knew that it would be proved true one day. If such&#xA;  scratch had been inflicted on all Meccans they all would have died.”&#xA;  According to another report, he said: “Even if he had spat on me, I&#xA;  would have died.” Thus the accursed one died screaming.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This event has been mentioned as one of the miracles of the holy prophet in the battle of uhud.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-03-18T10:29:05.443" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T10:29:05.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12472" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12478" CreationDate="2014-04-16T07:42:44.300" Score="3" ViewCount="1661" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering the meaning of destiny, we can change our destiny with Du'a. What if I want something so much but I don't know if it's good for me or not? And Allah knows the best, so what he has pre-scheduled for me is the best. So I should stop making Du'a for what I want to get what Allah wants for me? Because if I insist on it Allah changes my destiny and and the new destiny may ruin my life!?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5027" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-02-21T00:09:26.497" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T14:46:22.047" Title="How do I know if I should make dua for what I want or stop making dua?" Tags="|dua|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12473" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12474" CreationDate="2014-04-16T08:09:02.083" Score="4" ViewCount="1799" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard that it's sunnah not to sleep or nap after asr but nobody can tell me why.  Why we should not sleep after Asr?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5029" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-01T10:15:17.287" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T10:15:17.287" Title="Why we should not sleep after Asr?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12474" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12473" CreationDate="2014-04-16T08:11:20.110" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is No authentic hadith which proves that sleeping after Asr prayer is wrong. So whoever told you this, just ask him to bring proof from Quran and Sahih hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for mode details you can go here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/2063&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/2063&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-04-16T08:11:20.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4293" CreationDate="2014-04-16T08:11:44.693" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him): I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying,&#xA;  &quot;The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will&#xA;  get the reward according to what he has intended. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhari:1&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Respecting elders is a noble value also emphasized by Islam. Different cultures may have different manifestations for it. As long as it does not violate any principle of Islam it cannot be criticized.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, touching elder's feet with the intention of respect is acceptable. Even the Hindus who do it do not have an iota of polytheistic feelings for their elders. However, you may want to find your own proper way of doing it so that it does not seem to relate with shirk in any way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My advise in this matter &quot;Rather then thinking about the people to judge your deed let Allah Almighty judge it&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5028" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-10-08T07:32:34.133" LastActivityDate="2015-10-08T07:32:34.133" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12476" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12465" CreationDate="2014-04-16T08:14:39.107" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, as far as i know, there is NO such thing as the Stones have some power. or even if they do have, we are not supposed to use them for any of such benefit. As the ultimate helper is only Allah, nothing like a ring or stone in it. So i would suggest that it is better to avoid such scams, and for controlling anger follow the Sunnah which is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Drink water&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;if you are standing then sit, if sitting then lie down&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ask for refuge of shaitan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-04-16T08:14:39.107" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12472" CreationDate="2014-04-16T09:40:52.430" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, in case if you are not sure that certain thing is good for you or not, then islam gives you a solution as Istakhara. Perform the istahkara (pray 2 rakah salah, and recite the dua of istakhara and repeat it for 3 or 7 times), then after that, take the decision you want to make that you should go for doing Dua for it or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Istakhara is to ask guidance from Allah, and as only Allah knows what is best for us, we can call Him directly (through istakhara) and ask him to tell us what is best for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is details about how to perform istakhara, and what it is:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithoftheday.com/inspiration/islamic-information/how-to-perform-salat-l-istikhara/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.hadithoftheday.com/inspiration/islamic-information/how-to-perform-salat-l-istikhara/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assalmualaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="58" LastEditDate="2014-04-16T11:39:02.413" LastActivityDate="2014-04-16T11:39:02.413" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1016" CreationDate="2014-04-16T10:13:04.237" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unhealthy can have two conditions. One condition is that it is harmful for body. Other condition is that it is not useful but still has no benefit. If you mean harmful to body then yes anything harmful to body is Haram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a law in Fiqh that anything harmful to body is haram. But deciding if a specific substance is harmful for body or not it is not an Islamic matter. But it is a scientific matter that scientist and doctors should specify it. Islamic scholars only say the general law. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://javab.net/hadavi/fa/questions/question/fa796&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://javab.net/hadavi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-20T10:30:43.550" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T10:30:43.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12483" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-16T12:10:22.817" Score="2" ViewCount="7889" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(As for women past child-bearing, who have no hope of marriage) and do&#xA;  not need to get married, (it is no sin for them) for such women (if&#xA;  they discard their (outer) clothing) in front of strange people (in&#xA;  such a way as not to show adornment) without adorning themselves or&#xA;  showing their adornment to strangers. (But to refrain) to keep their&#xA;  outer garment on (is better for them) than discarding it. (Allah is&#xA;  Hearer) He hears what they say, (Knower) He knows their deeds.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=2&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=73&amp;amp;tSoraNo=24&amp;amp;tAyahNo=60&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;24:60&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com.pk/search?q=vb6+and+dir+and+directory+check&amp;amp;oq=vb6+and+dir+and+directory+check&amp;amp;aqs=chrome..69i57.8781j0j7&amp;amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;amp;es_sm=93&amp;amp;ie=UTF-8#q=adornment&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;What is Adornment?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a thing which adorns or decorates; an ornament.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An adornment is generally an accessory or ornament worn to enhance the&#xA;  beauty or status of the wearer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the act or process of making someone or something attractive by&#xA;  decorating : the act or process of adorning someone or something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;something that adds attractiveness&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Point 1:&lt;/strong&gt; These explanations are in English and the word &lt;code&gt;adornment&lt;/code&gt; is in English as well so, there is a high probability that the word has been explained well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strike&gt;If &lt;code&gt;adornment&lt;/code&gt; = &lt;code&gt;ornament&lt;/code&gt;(non-body parts)&lt;/strike&gt; If &lt;code&gt;adornment&lt;/code&gt; = Regular_Cloths/Jewelry/Perfume/ then by referring to the following part of 24:60 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;without adorning themselves or showing their adornment to strangers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;i.e. Outer cloths can be put off but adornment or Regular_Cloths/Jewelry/Perfume should still be kept hidden&lt;/strong&gt;, So&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q 1.1&lt;/strong&gt; Which &lt;em&gt;things&lt;/em&gt; get exposed after removing outer cloths while &lt;code&gt;Regular_Cloths/Jewelry/Perfume&lt;/code&gt; are still hidden? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q 1.2&lt;/strong&gt; What is the logic in hiding &lt;code&gt;Regular_Cloths/Jewelry/Perfume&lt;/code&gt; even for an old woman?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q 1.3&lt;/strong&gt; What benefit/relief will an old woman get by exposing &lt;em&gt;that thing&lt;/em&gt; (answer of Q 1.1)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Point 2:&lt;/strong&gt; Since &lt;code&gt;زينة&lt;/code&gt; is an Arabic word so there is a high possibility that the &lt;code&gt;adornment&lt;/code&gt; is not the right word for &lt;code&gt;زينة&lt;/code&gt; or there is no 100% accurate translation possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if &lt;code&gt;زينة&lt;/code&gt; = &lt;code&gt;outer-body-parts&lt;/code&gt;(hair, neck, feet, face, hands) and not Regular_Cloths/Jewelry/Perfume then by referring to the following part of 24:60&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;without adorning themselves or showing their adornment to strangers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;i.e. Outer cloths can be put off but adornment or hair, neck, feet, face, hands should still be kept hidden&lt;/strong&gt;, So&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q 2.1&lt;/strong&gt; Which &lt;em&gt;things&lt;/em&gt; get exposed after removing outer cloths while &lt;code&gt;hair, neck, feet, face, hands&lt;/code&gt; are still hidden?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q 2.2&lt;/strong&gt; What is &lt;em&gt;that cloth&lt;/em&gt; which is allowed to put off while keeping &lt;code&gt;hair, neck, feet, face, hands&lt;/code&gt; hidden from strangers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q 2.3&lt;/strong&gt; What benefit/relief will an old woman get by exposing &lt;em&gt;that thing&lt;/em&gt; (answer of Q 2.1)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;One would answer all questions of either Point 1 or 2 but not both. It would be interesting if one proves both points valid.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3775" LastEditorUserId="3775" LastEditDate="2015-08-12T17:04:24.830" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T17:04:24.830" Title="What is adornment in 24:60" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|women|hijab|clothing|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2018-08-06T07:31:01.363" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12484" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12483" CreationDate="2014-04-16T13:26:10.223" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is the translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And women of post-menstrual age who have no desire for marriage -&#xA;  there is no blame upon them for putting aside their &lt;strong&gt;outer garments&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  [but] not displaying adornment. But to modestly refrain [from that] is&#xA;  better for them. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note the word OUTER garment. it does not says that completely remove all clothes, but it means outer garment, like Complete Hjiab or Jilbab, that women wear to fully cover their body. In front of their brothers and mahrams, they can remove the Hijab(outer garment).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adornment, here means that beauty,that is visible to her mahrams, like her hair , neck, feet, face and hands are all visible to them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-04-16T13:26:10.223" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12487" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-16T17:25:21.650" Score="11" ViewCount="500" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shiism, in every era there must be one person to guide people and to help them obtain spiritual growth and fulfill their responsibilities towards their society. This person is not a prophet because Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the last prophet but instead he is a complete man who has knowledge of everything from Allah and is infallible (Ma‘sūm). These are the 12 Imams, from Ali Ibn Abi Talib to Hojjat Ibn al-Hassan, Mahdi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is because it is assumed that all men and women are fallible and their knowledge is very imperfect, therefore they must be guided by a Divinely appointed legitimate authority (called Imam, vasi, hojjat, etc.). See &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fourteen_Infallibles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imamah_%28Shia_doctrine%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the Sunni view about this issue, i.e. having a person to guide people who is infallible and has knowledge of everything bestowed upon him by Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the belief is that there is no need to having such a man, what is the reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3918" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-24T19:34:05.560" LastActivityDate="2016-05-24T20:55:09.553" Title="Sunni viewpoint about &quot;vasi&quot; or &quot;hojjat&quot; in each era?" Tags="|sunni|ahl-ul-bayt|imamah|hojjat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12488" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12490" CreationDate="2014-04-16T17:45:29.810" Score="2" ViewCount="1646" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Salamu Alaikum, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't get a clear answer by searching on the web, the fast of Dawud (a.s) which is to fast every other day. Does it Starts from Fajr to Maghrib like a regular fast or does it starts at Maghrib till the next Maghrib. I can't seem find a clear answer and i don't know where did i get the second option. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There seems to be a lot more information about how it is not sinful to fast on a Friday if you do the fast of Dawud (a.s) than how the actual fast is performed or if carries a different law than the fasting of Nabi Muhammad (saws). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So judge between them by what Allaah has revealed and do not follow&#xA;  their inclinations away from what has come to you of the truth. To&#xA;  each of you We prescribed a law and a method. Had Allaah willed, He&#xA;  would have made you one nation [united in religion], but [He intended]&#xA;  to test you in what He has given you; so race to [all that is] good.&#xA;  To Allaah is your return all together, and He will [then] inform you&#xA;  concerning that over which you used to differ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Quran 5:48]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle said, &quot;Both in this world and in the Hereafter, I am&#xA;  the nearest of all the people to Jesus, the son of Mary. The prophets&#xA;  are paternal brothers; their mothers are different, but their religion&#xA;  is one.&quot; Sahih-Volume 4, Book 55, Number 652&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone can help it will be gladly appreciated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazak'Allah Khair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1000" LastActivityDate="2018-03-13T19:43:54.193" Title="Fast of Dawud (a.s)" Tags="|sunnah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12489" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-16T19:16:49.850" Score="9" ViewCount="12340" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the woman allowed to wear Leather/PVC/latex trousers or catsuits to look sexy for her husband?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are a couple allowed to visit a sex shop together?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I say leather/PVC/Latex I mean what women in american films wear to look seductive such as dominatrix.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user5041" LastEditorUserId="19566" LastEditDate="2016-10-25T13:49:48.867" LastActivityDate="2018-12-13T00:08:28.503" Title="Is dressing up for sex allowed in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|sex|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12488" CreationDate="2014-04-16T19:30:36.697" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alaikum as Salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah tells us when to fast in Surah al-Baqara 2:187 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;...And eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread. Then complete the fast until the sunset...&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fasting Allah has given to us is the fasting from dawn to sunset.  There's no other fast we can do at any other time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fasting of Prophet Dawud was, he would fast for one day and skip one day as reported in the hadith coming from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr from the Prophet Mohammed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith forbidding to fast on Fridays is when someone fasts only that day and no other day.  Prophet Said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لاَ يَصُمْ أَحَدُكُمْ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَصُومَ قَبْلَهُ أَوْ يَصُومَ بَعْدَهُ&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&quot;No among you should fast on day of Friday, but only that he fasts before it and after it.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, if you fast one day and leave the next day, you will still be fasting either one day before Friday or one day after.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to be safe, it's best to fast a day before Friday and a day after, three days in a row. Because the prohibition is stronger than the recommendation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaho Alim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="12691" LastEditDate="2015-06-03T18:46:59.763" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T18:46:59.763" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12491" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12515" CreationDate="2014-04-16T19:39:36.667" Score="13" ViewCount="4814" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are elections, to choose your leader, allowed in Islam?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been reading some contradictory opinions on this, on the one hand we have the so called fundamentalists who label it as un-islamic and state that only caliph can rule muslims who is chosen by a group of clerics. On the other hand we have others who say that there is no clear rule of succession in Islam and all previous &quot;Islamic&quot; governments have been infact monarchies and that the act of Election is in effect like giving Bayath to the ruler.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is democracy such that the constitution makes it clear that no law    can be passed against Islam still shirk?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read the answers given here                      &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2927/whats-the-limit-of-democracy-in-islam&quot;&gt;What&amp;#39;s the limit of democracy in Islam?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And understood that Democracy in it's most pure form is actually un-islamic.      But what is the verdict regarding many &quot;Islamic&quot; countries which argue that  since the consitution is based on Islam, the law creating bodies can never pass  any law against Islam and is therefore a kind of Islamic democracy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4916" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2020-05-16T14:47:15.987" Title="Are elections, to choose your leader, allowed in Islam?" Tags="|fiqh|politics|democracy|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12483" CreationDate="2014-04-16T20:39:25.447" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;We're defining things according to the Arabic language since Quran is in Arabic and not in English.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Zeenah&quot; comes from &quot;za ya nun&quot; literally means to add to something and make its appearance look beautiful.  Like a decoration or adornment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah uses the word &quot;zeenah&quot; for several different things in the Quran.  So it matters on the context of the usage.  Allah uses &quot;zeenah&quot; for children, wealth, women, power, horses, mules, donkeys, and even this worldly life is called zeenah and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when it comes to rulings of hijab, the word &quot;Zeenah&quot; refers to artificial beauty, and not natural beauty of a female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Artificial beauty includes beautiful clothing, jewelry, perfume etc.  And these are the things that a woman must cover up for her to be obeying Allah. [Surah al-Araf]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two words mentioned in the Quran in regards to hijab: Khimar (Surah an-Nur) and Jilbab (Surah al-Ahzab).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Khimar&quot; comes from Khamr literally means to cover the head.  But in Surah an-Nur 24:31, Allah tells the females to cover the heads AND &lt;strong&gt;&quot;'ala joyubihinna&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; over their chest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Khimar is covering the head up to the chest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in Surah al-Ahzab 33:59, Allah tells the females to &lt;strong&gt;&quot;bring down over themselves their outer garments.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in summary, first a female must not be naked and wear clothes except in front of her husband (Surah al-Araf), then on top of those clothes she has to wear khimar and jilbab in front of non-mahram men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, her zeenah cannot be exposed to non-mahram men, including her uncles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zeenah is her regular clothes, her jewelery, her perfume, anything that she uses as adornment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally coming to Surah an-Nur 24:60, for those women who cannot bear children and don't desire to marry i.e. used for elder women.  They don't have to observe such standards of wearing extra clothing but still have to restrain themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaho Alim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-04-16T20:39:25.447" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12489" CreationDate="2014-04-16T21:02:10.890" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a husband and wife can be naked, and have sex, with each other [Surah al-Muminun 23:5-6], then surely they can do other things together?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verses of Hijab of a woman do not apply in front of her husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no ayah or sahih hadith that forbids a woman to wear provocative clothing for her husband.  In fact, she will probably be rewarded, Allaho alim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-04-16T21:02:10.890" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12494" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5573" CreationDate="2014-04-17T03:42:15.653" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the name of Allah, the compassionate, the merciful&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is absolutely logical to use from women in the police forces to encounter with other women (for different actions). In fact the view of Shia is accurately the same as the view of Quran. For instance we can see a verse of the holy Quran which can help us,as the following verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا&#xA;  فُرُوجَهُمْ ذَلِكَ أَزْكَى لَهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا&#xA;  يَصْنَعُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say to the believing men that they cast down their looks and guard&#xA;  their private parts; that is purer for them; surely Allah is Aware of&#xA;  what they do. (AL-NOOR,30)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a result we can find out that even all men must cast down their looks and guard their private parts, hence logically it could create some problems for men to arrest or to touch women. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-08T07:10:55.677" LastActivityDate="2016-02-08T07:10:55.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5573" CreationDate="2014-04-17T06:49:09.833" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the rationality, and likewise in accordance with the verse of Quran which inform men to be careful in their looking and protect their private parts, therefore we can figure out that the best selection is woman against woman.&#xA;So it is logical for the police force of Iran to use female against female without any haram touching.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The holy Quran (al-Noor:30)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4986" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-09T11:52:53.703" LastActivityDate="2016-07-09T11:52:53.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12498" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12506" CreationDate="2014-04-17T07:46:20.520" Score="15" ViewCount="108681" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard in a bayan (sermon) that the married couples should not be fully naked (without any clothes) even during sex. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/12493/532&quot;&gt;This answer&lt;/a&gt; states that the ayats &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/23/5-6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;23:5-6&lt;/a&gt; reveals that the couples can be naked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do these verses mean like that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed in Islam to be naked during sex?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2017-05-01T16:37:31.113" LastActivityDate="2021-10-14T19:48:20.213" Title="Is a married couple allowed to be naked during sex?" Tags="|nikah|sex|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12499" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12489" CreationDate="2014-04-17T07:53:06.893" Score="14" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is the woman allowed to wear Leather/PVC/latex trousers or catsuits to&#xA;  look sexy for her husband?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, she is allowed to wear such cloths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Are a couple allowed to visit a sex shop together?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion (also by some scholars) No. Because in Islam, we are not allowed to see Awra of other men or women. and these sex shops have all sorts of nudity (like nude pictures etc) present there. so you should not visit them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="19566" LastEditDate="2016-10-26T07:47:06.163" LastActivityDate="2016-10-26T07:47:06.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12500" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-17T08:00:42.630" Score="8" ViewCount="1028" Body="&lt;p&gt;My colleagues and I often discuss about &lt;strong&gt;creation of universe&lt;/strong&gt;, our solar system which is, in scientific theories, explained by &lt;strong&gt;Big Bang Theory&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My questions are:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Was this universe, specially our solar system, created according to the Big Bang Theory?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does Quran and Ahadiths support this theory or tell us something else&#xA;about how Allah almighty created this universe??&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5044" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-30T22:21:21.540" LastActivityDate="2017-06-30T22:21:21.540" Title="How does Islam interpret the creation of the universe and is it compatible with the Big Bang Theory?" Tags="|creation|universe|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12501" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="737" CreationDate="2014-04-17T08:13:14.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a zoologist and would like to interject a different answer from a purely scientific angle. Swine (&lt;em&gt;Sus domesticus&lt;/em&gt;) is a species of domesticated pig in the Sus genus.  Wild boar (&lt;em&gt;Sus scrofa&lt;/em&gt;) are in the same genus however they are undomesticated, and as their name suggests they live in the wild.  Boar are closely related to domestic pigs (&lt;em&gt;Sus scrofa&lt;/em&gt; is the ancestor of &lt;em&gt;Sus domesticus&lt;/em&gt; just like wolves are the ancestors of dogs) however wild boar are a different species to domestic pigs.  As posted previously the Koran explicitly states that swine is forbidden.  Wild boar is not considered swine.  Taking this into account I suppose a Muslim could technically eat any species in the Sus genus except &lt;em&gt;Sus domesticus&lt;/em&gt; (swine) and still not violate any of the Koranic verses.  It comes down to personal opinion and choice.  If you are Muslim and want to eat pork, then there are several other species similar to pigs that are not considered swine, learn to think for yourself and evaluate the evidence/information carefully!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can check the taxonomic details on the wiki page &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_pig&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_pig&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5045" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T18:12:02.800" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T18:12:02.800" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12502" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10060" CreationDate="2014-04-17T09:18:18.397" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Her name was Khadijah, dauther of Khuwaylid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She was 40 years old when married prophet Muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her father was Khuwaylid ibn Asad ibn Abdul-Uzza ibn Qusayy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her mother was Fatimah dauther of Zaida ibn al-Asam of Banu Amir ibn Lu'ayy ibn Ghalib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was she previously married/divorce?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have two answers for the question. A kind of historians believe that she had married twice before. The second group of historian belive she had not any husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/articles/khadijah-dauther-khuwaylid-wife-prophet-muhammad-yasin-t-al-jibouri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/articles/khadijah-dauther-khuwaylid-wife-prophet-muhammad-yasin-t-al-jibouri&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4986" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-30T10:33:35.990" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T10:33:35.990" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12503" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12507" CreationDate="2014-04-17T09:37:42.820" Score="1" ViewCount="173" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the reason that the burial place of Lady Fatimah (a.s.) still concealed?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know about the grave of Lady Fatimah (a.s.), since some people believe that there have been some reasons that it is not clear where she is. Thus what is/are the reason(s) that her (as) grave is hidden?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-12T12:52:29.323" LastActivityDate="2016-08-12T12:52:29.323" Title="What is the reason that the burial place of Lady Fatimah (as) still concealed?" Tags="|grave|fatima-zahra|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-04-17T13:01:21.203" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12500" CreationDate="2014-04-17T09:49:55.097" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;walaikum assalam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Big Bang&lt;/a&gt; is just a theory and might be proven wrong, or incomplete one day, so basically we don't know if this theory is 100% true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think quran supports this theory as I understand, see this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe? [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/21/30&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;21:30&lt;/a&gt;] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoting from the Tafseer of Tabatabai (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.holyquran.net/cgi-bin/almizan.pl?ch=21&amp;amp;vr=30&amp;amp;sp=10&amp;amp;sv=0&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;translation&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The repetition of separation of particles and atoms and what we see in the air and atmosphere guides us to a stage where the skies and earth were all one entity and Allah has separated them[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the comments, it seems that some scholars have different explanations of the above verse so it might be not compatible after all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastEditorDisplayName="user4456" LastEditDate="2014-08-09T02:38:33.080" LastActivityDate="2014-08-09T02:38:33.080" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12506" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12498" CreationDate="2014-04-17T10:12:17.367" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;from an Islamic point of view, almost all scholars agree that couple can be fully naked during sex. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, you have to understand that if you cannot even get naked during sex, then you do not enjoy it fully. And the purpose of sex is to fulfill the sexual desires of each other in every possible way. That's why Allah says in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Your wives are as a tilth unto you; so approach your tilth when or&#xA;  how ye will; but do some good act for your souls beforehand; and fear&#xA;  Allah. And know that ye are to meet Him (in the Hereafter), and give&#xA;  (these) good tidings to those who believe.&quot; (Al-Quran 2:223)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the wisdom behind this verse is that the purpose of sex is to develop intimacy and fully release your sexual stress, so that you feel no need for it for some time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My 3rd point is that everything is permitted in Islam, Unless it is Explicitly prohibited. But as there is Nothing related to prohibition of this act, so its fine to be naked during sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's my personal advice that don't try to put any un-necessary restrictions during sexual acts. The more restrictions you put, more difficult it will get for both of you to enjoy the sex. The end result would be that none of you will get the proper pleasure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a detailed scholarly view, please refer to: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/45514&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/45514&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-12T10:19:17.457" LastActivityDate="2016-10-12T10:19:17.457" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12503" CreationDate="2014-04-17T12:50:56.613" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The cause behind the hiding of the grave of Fatimah(as) was done by her command and will, it is showing the protest to the movement that had begun after the Prophet's (pbuh) death regarding the caliphate, and the trampling of rights and the reality.&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/en6354&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly her grave is a barrier that doesn't let the change of the history of Islam advent and prevents from some claiming that  shi didn't have any protest to the circumstances then about the caliphate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/en6354&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; see: Ibn Abil-Hadid, Sharh Nahjil-Balaghah, vol. 16; Sheikh Abdullah Naser, Mihnatu Fatimah ba'da Wafati Rasulillah (s) (Nusus Tarikhiyyah Min Masadiril-Sunnatil-Mu'tamadah),pp.197-206.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/en6354&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4986" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T15:23:46.033" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T15:23:46.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9155" CreationDate="2014-04-17T15:02:35.677" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alikum,brother.. &#xA;in my view, there is no special kind of techniques in war for 'muslim' in that Period. because some sahabas know martial arts very well before they come to islam. prophet(sal) period help of Allah they got victory but &#xA;in Quran, Allah (swt) teach about &quot;..cut behind their neck, leg (nerves(veins) of heel joints)&quot;&#xA;In prophet (sal) period they have many martial arts, Rome and Persia are super power countries. that countries soldiers may know martial arts.Arabs are Business mens they travel along the world.so, maybe they study some martial arts too. in prophet (sal) period muslims fight for Allah. they use some kind of martial arts with the help of Allah. but i'm sure in kalifah umar(ral) period he gave special type of practice (physically,mentally) for Allah's soldiers by his sound knowledge in martial arts. &#xA;umar (ral) before he come to islam he is the greatest fighter (wrestler) in ukkas,zilmazal....(market) (study the book- Umar Al-farooq (life history of umar (ral)) (in that we see so many pictures about war and exercises for soldiers)&#xA;Ali (ral) greatest fighter ( we see his strength in many battle...)&#xA;Research the life of sahabas and tabiyeen (like kaakaa.....)we get some knowledge about that type of ancient muslims martial arts.(insha Allah)&#xA;(Allah Knows all)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5049" LastActivityDate="2014-04-17T15:02:35.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12510" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-17T20:49:15.953" Score="7" ViewCount="396" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Shia Islam there is this belief that there &lt;em&gt;has&lt;/em&gt; to be one hojjat of Allah on Earth. He could be described as the&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qul.org.au/library/duas-supplications/404-dua-tawassul-the-supplication-of-seeking-advocacy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;decisive argument of Allah over mankind&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further description found in the question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/12487&quot;&gt;Sunni viewpoint about &amp;quot;vasi&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;hojjat&amp;quot; in each era?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way it is described, it seems that this presences is ensured by Allah Himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also this belief that Mohammad(saww) went on a maraaj in which he went to the skies, beyond the point which Gabriel(as) couldn't go and had words with Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, since Mohammad(saww) was than Allah's hojjat on Earth, so when he went to maraaj who was Allah hojjat on Earth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't find the presence the Ali(as) on Earth as a sound explanation because he at that time was not the Imam, the hojjat (maybe that's incorrect) because Mohammad was still alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's is said that when Mohammad(saww) got back from maraaj things were in the exact same position and condition the way they were when he left (the door chain still swings, the warmth on bed or door knob (not sure)). Which, scientifically speaking, could mean that he went and came back in zero time and therefore no time passed when there wasn't a hojjat present on Earth. Is that a possible and a valid explanation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T16:18:53.083" Title="Who was Allah's hojjat on Earth when Mohammad (saww) went to maraaj?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|shiism|miraj|hojjat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12511" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-18T03:22:09.270" Score="8" ViewCount="737" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah, the exalted, says in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مُّحَمَّدٌ رَّسُولُ اللَّـهِ ۚ وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ أَشِدَّاءُ عَلَى&#xA;الْكُفَّارِ رُحَمَاءُ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#48:29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[الفتح-48]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/48:29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih International Translation:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; and those with him are forceful&#xA;against the disbelievers, merciful among themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While we know &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/14791/who-is-considered-as-infidel-kafir-from-the-viewpoint-of-noble-quran&quot;&gt;who Qur'an regards as Kafir&lt;/a&gt;,&#xA;how can the Muslims be &amp;quot;forceful&amp;quot; among disbelievers and &amp;quot;merciful&amp;quot; among themselves in the modern world which is referred to as the &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_village_%28term%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Global Village&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T06:56:28.457" Title="How can Muslims be &quot;forceful&quot; and &quot;merciful&quot; at the same time?" Tags="|practical-islam|tafseer|prophet-muhammad|politics|jihad|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12514" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-18T13:19:56.227" Score="2" ViewCount="5627" Body="&lt;p&gt;How many times has the word &quot;Mubeen&quot; been repeated in the noble Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5051" LastEditorUserId="4666" LastEditDate="2014-04-19T11:50:16.750" LastActivityDate="2015-11-09T15:06:33.000" Title="How many times does the word mubeen appear in the quran" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12515" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12491" CreationDate="2014-04-18T13:53:06.460" Score="4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Are elections, to choose your leader, allowed in Islam?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars have agreed and are not in difference, that election is 100% valid when restricted to the Ahlul Hulli Al Uqd (أهل الحل والعقد) who are the group which has the power the choose and give Bay'ah to the Imam, and take it away.  Scholars have differed when it comes to election when made general for the people.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main two opinions that contemporary scholars have, is one that it is valid, or two it is not valid.  Each have their own proofs and evidences, and the most likely correct of the opinions is that which the majority of the contemporary scholars hold, that is it is valid/allowed.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although I am in some agreeance with those who say it is not allowed, I take the opinion that it is allowed, so to answer your question, yes elections are allowed to choose your leader.  But of course it is not done in the same way it is done in western countries and their democracy, but forced to adhere to the rules of the Sharia, and clear evidences and proofs.  There are also two Asl to this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;That by using elections to fulfill a benefit of the Shar', the evil that may come out of it should not outweigh the benefit and good.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;That if there are any better ways to fulfill the requirement of selecting leadership, then that should be taken overall.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ia600403.us.archive.org/4/items/waq110246/110246.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This arabic PDF&lt;/a&gt; goes into the details of the subject of election in Islam and fiqh, and our modern day.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Is democracy such that the constitution makes it clear that no law can be passed against Islam still shirk?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of Democracy is un-islamic and clearly contradictory to islam, Democracy is the giving of the power of leading a nation to it's people, which not only includes the choosing of the leader, but also so called &quot;Freedoms&quot; or &quot;rights&quot; which are contradictory to the guidance Allah provided for all humanity to follow.  It is impossible for a &quot;constitution&quot; to be based on Islam and Democracy at the same time, and even if we say that we can make it so laws cannot be past against islam or contradictory to it, then this is not Islamic Democracy, actually it isn't Democracy at all, one can call it any name one wishes.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps it is of benefit to look at the wikipedia page on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Democracy&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is the arabic wikipedia page for those who don't understand english. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;: That technically, a constitution of a &quot;Islamic country&quot; shouldn't be based on Islam, but is Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-04-18T13:53:06.460" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12516" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-18T15:23:53.627" Score="5" ViewCount="905" Body="&lt;p&gt;As is known, Islam is it's own politics, and we can split politics into two categories, politics which is in accordance with Sharia (سياسة شرعية) and politics not in accordance with the Sharia (سياسة غير شرعية). I am well aware of the different definitions of politics given by the non-Muslims. My question is what is the definition of politics in Islam? And what have the scholars (specifically those that specialize in this area of Fiqh) said in regards to this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-24T12:13:35.783" LastActivityDate="2017-07-24T12:13:35.783" Title="What is the definition of politics?" Tags="|politics|definitions|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12514" CreationDate="2014-04-18T18:34:32.813" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word Mubeen appears 84 times in the Quran and 125 times in total(i.e with words like mubeena, Almubeen....)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alawfa.com/Go.aspx?keyword=%D9%85%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;reference&lt;/a&gt; with all the verses that include Mubeen (it is in Arabic but you can take the verse number and view it at &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;http://quran.com/number_of_sura/number_of_verse&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example here is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/26/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; to the first match.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Later reference you can view the number of repetition of any word at this site:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alawfa.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.alawfa.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It needs to be in arabic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastActivityDate="2014-04-18T18:34:32.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12521" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12544" CreationDate="2014-04-19T07:22:45.593" Score="8" ViewCount="84902" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a virgin Muslim man/woman marry a non-virgin unmarried Muslim woman/man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is the man/woman who have had premarital sex which is not allowed/haram by the Islamic law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can this type of person marry good virgin Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4840" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-04-19T17:12:44.670" LastActivityDate="2024-03-21T15:10:29.193" Title="Can a virgin Muslim man marry a non-virgin (by premarital sex) unmarried Muslim woman?" Tags="|sharia|nikah|zina|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12521" CreationDate="2014-04-19T09:14:57.550" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes they can. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take the examples from Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The first wife of Prophet is &lt;code&gt;Khadijah bint Khuwaylid&lt;/code&gt; (May Allah be pleased with her) who is a non-virgin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Respectively Prophet's &lt;strong&gt;10 out of 11&lt;/strong&gt; wives were non-virgins except for Aisha (May Allah be pleased with her).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Islam never prevented Muslims from marrying non-virgin Muslims if the marriage is fulfilling all the rules about a marriage in Islam.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2114" LastActivityDate="2014-04-19T09:14:57.550" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12523" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12516" CreationDate="2014-04-19T16:55:51.127" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically the definition of politics in Islam is not so much of out of Islam. But the source of laws for political laws are different. In Islam the sources of political laws are the Qur'an and authentic hadith. But in out of Islam the source of political laws are different theories made by humans. In fact in Islam the source of Islamic laws are God and out of Islam the source of political laws are humans (in fact Satan). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the definition of politics in Islamic view by Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Politics means the method of administering or organizing the society&#xA;  in such a manner that its interests and desires are realized. In&#xA;  simpler terms, politics means the rule of statecraft. What we mean by&#xA;  politics is not ‘real politic’, the concept with negative&#xA;  connotations, which is linked with chicanery, trickery, scam, and&#xA;  deception.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The social laws include civil, penal, commercial, political and&#xA;  international laws. Once we take a glance at the Qur’an, we discover&#xA;  that all kinds of laws in the world for the administration of society,&#xA;  and the management of international relations can be found therein.&#xA;  Apart from the fact that civil laws; decrees on marriage and divorce;&#xA;  laws on trade, transactions, mortgage, loan and the like can be found&#xA;  in the Qur’an (which proves that issues on statecraft, like enactment&#xA;  and presentation of laws for the administration of society are taken&#xA;  into account in Islam), a special right for the Prophet (s) has been&#xA;  stipulated in the Qur’an to enact laws and decrees on particular cases&#xA;  based on circumstances of time and space, and the faithful are&#xA;  duty-bound to act upon the laws issued by the Messenger of Allah (s):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ وَلاَ مُؤْمِنَةٍ إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَمْرًا أَن يَكُونَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;“A faithful man or woman may not, when Allah and His Apostle have&#xA;    decided on a matter, have any option in their matter.” (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#33:36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:36&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In this noble verse, the faithful have been deprived of the option to&#xA;  violate the decision of God and His Prophet (s).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thus, apart from the orders of God and fixed divine laws, laws enacted&#xA;  by the Prophet (s) are also binding on all those living within the&#xA;  jurisdiction of the Islamic government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is another definition of politics based on views of Imam Khomeini:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Politics means guiding the society and showing the way; it means&#xA;  considering all the interests of the society, and taking into account&#xA;  all aspects of man and society and guiding them toward the things that&#xA;  are best for them, for the nation and the individuals. This is&#xA;  exclusive to the prophets (‘a).[458]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an says when humans does not follow laws of God indeed they will be trapped by Satan and their political laws will be determined by Taqoot:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah is the ally of those who believe. He brings them out from&#xA;  darknesses into the light. &lt;strong&gt;And those who disbelieve - their allies&#xA;  are Taghut&lt;/strong&gt;. They take them out of the light into darkness. Those&#xA;  are the companions of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein.&#xA;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:257&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:257&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/islamic-political-theory-ayatullah-misbah-yazdi-vol1/session-3-station-politics-religion-part-1#definition-politics-and-three-powers-islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic Political Theory (Legislation): Volume 1 &gt; Definition of politics and the three powers in Islam&lt;/a&gt; by Ayatullah Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/imam-khomeini-ethics-and-politics-sayyid-hasan-islami/im%C4%81m-khomein%C4%AB-and-ethical-politics#meaning-politics-and-status-power&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Khomeini, Ethics and Politics &gt; The meaning of politics and the status of power&lt;/a&gt; by Sayyid Hasan Islami&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T15:19:20.353" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T15:19:20.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5566" CreationDate="2014-04-19T23:51:00.547" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaykum brothers and sisters. I just counted it, and I got 6236. Allah and Allah's messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5055" LastActivityDate="2014-04-19T23:51:00.547" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12529" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-20T05:55:01.247" Score="1" ViewCount="911" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know about Quran verses and the different proofs everyone brings. My question is that, why Muslims have different ways of ablution and argue on that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When the Prophet (sa) was amongst them for 23 years and everyone would exactly see and know how he made Wudhu !?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when did this difference come up, Mainly between Shia and Sunni I guess?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-29T05:10:18.027" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T15:06:37.077" Title="Why muslims have different ways for Wudhu (ablution)?" Tags="|sharia|salat|history|prophets|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12530" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9790" CreationDate="2014-04-20T07:54:34.753" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only difference in the prayer is the intention (niyyat).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When praying fard, your intention should be for fard prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When praying non-fard prayer i.e. Sunnah/nafl, your intention should be for non-fard prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides this, the way you pray is the same for all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-04-20T07:54:34.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12531" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-20T10:25:54.150" Score="1" ViewCount="618" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is, how can we understand/tell the difference between a dream from Allah and a dream from Shaytaan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5059" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-05-12T18:09:44.553" LastActivityDate="2014-05-12T18:09:44.553" Title="What is the difference between a dream form Allah and a dream from Shaytaan?" Tags="|dream|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12532" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12555" CreationDate="2014-04-20T10:30:13.757" Score="1" ViewCount="151" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was Lady Fatimah (a.s.) higher than many other men? (Shia view)&#xA;Is there any narration or source to prove the matter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-22T10:07:35.357" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T10:07:35.357" Title="Was Lady Fatimah (a.s.) higher than many other men? (Shia view)" Tags="|shiism|fatima-zahra|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12534" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-20T13:19:00.650" Score="5" ViewCount="4644" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 008, Hadith Number 3421&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Chapter: One suckling or two do not make marriage unlawful.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Aisha (Allah be pleased with, her) reported that it had been revealed in the Holy Qur'an that ten clear sucklings make the marriage unlawful, then it was abrogated (and substituted) by five sucklings and Allah's Apostle (May peace be upon him) died and it was before that time (found) in the Holy Qur'an (and recited by the Muslims).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 008, Hadith Number 3422.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Chapter: One suckling or two do not make marriage unlawful.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Amra reported that she beard 'Aisha (Allah he pleased with her) discussing fosterage which (makes marriage) unlawful; and she ('Aisha) said: There was revealed in the Holy Qur'an ten clear sucklings, and then five clear (sucklings).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone point to the &quot;substituted five clear (sucklings)&quot; verse in the Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-05-10T19:39:02.243" LastActivityDate="2020-09-01T14:32:26.733" Title="Where is the Quranic verse of 5 suckling?" Tags="|quran|source-identification|rada|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12535" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12531" CreationDate="2014-04-20T15:21:30.017" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/35/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dreams are three kinds&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- From Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- From Shaytaan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- From oneself&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the dreams from Allah can be understood as those good dreams which give you good feelings/tidings that something good is about or is going to happen.  The dreams from Shaytaan can be understood as those dreams which do nothing but frighten you, in other words nightmare.  Now simply put the difference between them, is the difference between good and bad dreams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; that a person may have a dream for example of Yaumul Qiyama which is extremely frightful but every event in that dream can be supported by authentic evidences, then that dream is not from Shaytaan but from Allah, and can be understood as Wake up Call.  And Allah knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-04-20T15:21:30.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12536" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11991" CreationDate="2014-04-20T16:04:30.787" Score="0" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Does Allah also destroy humans completely as if some of us never has existed?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah can do this but does not, the purpose of this life is a test, the purpose of the human being is to worship, in the end each one of us would be judged according to their actions, those that succeeded and followed the guidance and believed would go to Jannah, as for those who disbelieved and fought against the guidance, why would Allah provide a easy way out?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Is a human being better off being completely destroyed than being tormented in hell for his sins?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We could argue that yes this would be better, but the fact is no where in the Quran or Sunnah does it say that Allah would destroy a persons total existence, and in fact it is the otherway around that each person will have the results of what they did in this world and no one can escape those results, and the disbelievers would be trying to find easy way out, whether it is wishing to be dust (As was mentioned in the other answer) or asking Allah to return them to this world so they can do good, which they would not.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In simple terms, there is no escape from the day of Judgement, Allah will judge accordingly those that deserve heaven go there, those that deserve hell go there.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;: We humans are not part of Allah, nor is Allah a part of us, The Creator and the creation are two separate things, The Creator is everlasting and does what he wills, the creation is not everlasting and is bound by the law Allah set for it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-04-20T16:04:30.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12534" CreationDate="2014-04-20T16:21:12.133" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Annaskh (النسخ) / abrogation is three kinds:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What has been abrogated both in recitation (Meaning there is no Ayah in the Quran) and ruling&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What has been abrogated recitational we (Meaning cannot be found in an Ayah) but not in ruling &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What has been abrogated in ruling, but can still be recited&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are the three kinds of abrogation, and as is clear in the Hadith, the ten sucklings goes in the first category, but the five sucklings go in the second category, meaning there is no recited Ayah in the Quran which says this as it has been abrogated in this sense, but it's ruling stays.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T15:37:32.777" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T15:37:32.777" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12539" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-20T19:25:25.113" Score="1" ViewCount="2448" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had my nikah done last June, but now my husband and I want to live together but my mother-in-law is not allowing us to do so and my in-laws are not letting our walima happen this year.&#xA;My parents talked to them about the walima to be done this August but my in-laws are avoiding them.&#xA;I live away from my parents because of my job and my husband is also in the same city away from his parents and I am alone in this city.&#xA;What should I do and what are we supposed to do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5065" LastActivityDate="2014-06-23T18:43:25.603" Title="Nikah and Walima" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12529" CreationDate="2014-04-20T20:18:52.450" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first I want to say that, Allah says before praying you should do wudhu but he does not want to put you in hardship .as he says in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who believe, when you rise up to prayer, wash your faces and your hands as far as the elbows, and wipe your heads and your feet to the ankles. Qur'an, 5:6&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the Muslims had a same manner of performing Wudhu until the third khalif and it was the same manner of Shia, but he (third khalif ) in his middle years of Caliphate , was plagued by doubts when he compared his manner with the prophet . Then he changed the manner of performing wudhu to the way that is common in Sunny people and announced:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Clean hands from fingertips to elbow” and insist on the “washing of the feet and not the anointed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This heresy, opposed many of the companions of the Prophet ( pbuh ) , but the Umayyad because of their politic purposes Propound this manner in different parts of Islamic countries and made such atmosphere that no one could show his disagreement . So this manner was propagated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fars news agency&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4941" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-17T07:37:10.487" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T07:37:10.487" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12342" CreationDate="2014-04-20T22:33:54.160" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Miracles are happening everyday around us, in our world. For example when a plane crashes and there is one or even more survivors, that is a miracle. When a car accident happens everybody dies and a little child is still alive, that is a miracle. When they find a live person under a demolished house (because of earth quake), after some days, that is miracle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So miracle could happen any time and any where and that is all God's will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5053" LastEditorUserId="6552" LastEditDate="2014-07-20T18:13:23.867" LastActivityDate="2014-07-20T18:13:23.867" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12521" CreationDate="2014-04-20T23:14:50.643" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally, it's not allowed for a believer to marry anyone who has had premarital sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah said in Surah al Noor 24:3 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The fornicator does not marry except a fornicator or polytheist, and none marries her except a fornicator or a polytheist, and that has been made unlawful to the believers.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if the person makes toubah and asks for forgiveness, then the sin is not held against them.  Because Allah said in Surah aali-Imran 3:135=&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;And those who, when they commit an immorality or wrong themselves, remember Allah and seek forgiveness for their sins - and who can forgive sins except Allah ? - and do not persist in what they have done while they know.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are many similar verses.  If repentance and forgiveness is asked by the sinner, than marriage can take place between a non-fornicator and a fornicator (premarital sex).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now the issue with virgins&lt;/strong&gt;, you have to understand being a non-virgin doesn't mean the person is a fornicator.  People who have sex while married are non-virgin and still considered pure and not fornicators.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it makes no difference if the person is a virgin or a non-virgin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2024-03-21T15:10:29.193" LastActivityDate="2024-03-21T15:10:29.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12545" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5736" CreationDate="2014-04-20T23:47:45.027" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mainline Sunni view: The only law concerning sea animals pertains to their blood, if they have flowing blood and a spine it is halal, if they have blood that doesn’t flow or flows very little, it's haram. Lobsters, crabs, shrimp all are haram, prawns aren't related to those animals and have flowing blood thus making them halal. All spineless, no or low flowing blood, insect and reptilian like creatures are haram. Also predatory animals such as sharks and dolphins should be avoided. So if an eel has an active vascular system and a spine it is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5068" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T12:29:10.637" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T12:29:10.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12539" CreationDate="2014-04-21T02:31:59.503" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the Sunni view as per the Qur'aan and the Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word NIKAH means marriage. If your nikah is done, there's nothing to stop you from joining your husband. But I do hope you really mean nikah and not a mere proposal. The nikah covers the marriage contract and both parties have agreed to proceed in their lives and married people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know this is a common custom amongst many Asian folks but this is not correct.  Once you complete the nikah, you are married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your folks insist on a delayed waleema and staying away from each other, that's a personal issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allaah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastActivityDate="2014-04-21T02:31:59.503" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12547" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-21T02:40:51.650" Score="1" ViewCount="13743" Body="&lt;p&gt;[&lt;em&gt;Kindly note that I'm only looking for the sunni view&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During a nikah, I know with evidences that the khutbah (sermon) is done with certain verses from the Qur'aan and hadeeth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I often find that the one who conducts the marriage reads out a &lt;strong&gt;formula speech&lt;/strong&gt; known as &lt;strong&gt;ijab and qabool&lt;/strong&gt; (i.e. offering and acceptance). However, I find it difficult to find a single &lt;em&gt;hadeeth&lt;/em&gt; where this is done during a nikah. I witness where the conductor of the marriage holds the hand of the groom and the bride's walee and gets them to repeat some words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone please help me find the source for this action?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3237" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-06-20T14:27:28.243" LastActivityDate="2018-06-22T21:12:10.233" Title="What is the source for ijaab (offering) and qabul (acceptance) in marriage?" Tags="|nikah|sunni|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12548" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-21T02:45:00.647" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-04-21T02:45:00.647" LastActivityDate="2014-04-21T02:45:00.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12549" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-21T02:45:00.647" Score="0" Body="Nikah (نكاح) use for questions about marriage." OwnerUserId="3237" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-12-30T08:09:02.397" LastActivityDate="2022-12-30T08:09:02.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12550" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-21T02:46:42.267" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-04-21T02:46:42.267" LastActivityDate="2014-04-21T02:46:42.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12551" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-21T02:46:42.267" Score="0" Body="Ijab (إجاب) is the Arabic word which means &quot;offering&quot;. In a marriage contract Ijab means to offer someone in marriage." OwnerUserId="3237" LastEditorUserId="3237" LastEditDate="2014-04-21T04:48:58.653" LastActivityDate="2014-04-21T04:48:58.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12552" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-21T02:50:32.370" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-04-21T02:50:32.370" LastActivityDate="2014-04-21T02:50:32.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12553" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-21T02:50:32.370" Score="0" Body="Qabul or Qabool is written in Arabic as قبول. It means **acceptance**. In a marriage contract, it is the acceptance of the spouse (husband/wife)." OwnerUserId="3237" LastEditorUserId="3237" LastEditDate="2014-04-21T04:48:49.973" LastActivityDate="2014-04-21T04:48:49.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12532" CreationDate="2014-04-21T06:48:30.733" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no doubt about the high status of bibi zehra(A.S.). For instance, look at the following hadith (narration) that Prophet Muhammad (S) said regarding his daughter (Fatimah (s.a.)):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet (sawa):&lt;strong&gt;'Fatimah is the mother of her father!'&lt;/strong&gt; Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 43, p. 19; this nickname 'Ummu Abeeha', mother of her father, is included as one of the names by which she used to be known - see 'Awalim al-Zahra, p. 69.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'Aisha said: 'I had not seen any one who was more resembling the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah in his speech, conduct and manners as Fatimah; when&#xA;  she used to enter (his house) he would stand up for her, take her hand&#xA;  and kiss it and make her sit in his sitting place; and when he used to&#xA;  enter (her house) she would stand up for him, take his hand and kiss&#xA;  it and make him sit in her sitting place'&lt;/strong&gt;  A'yan al-Shi'ah, Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin al-'Amily, Dar al-Ta'aruf, Beirut, Vol.1, p. 307.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&gt; 'And they give away food, out of love for Him, to the poor and the&#xA;  orphan and the captive. We feed you only for God's sake, we intend not&#xA;  of you any recompense, nor thanks! Verily, we dread from our Lord, a&#xA;  stern day of distress. So will God guard them from the evil of that&#xA;  day and cause them to meet freshness and pleasure. And shall&#xA;  recompense them, for what they endured with patience, with garden and&#xA;  silk.' (Qur'an 76:8-12)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Commentators, from different Muslim sects, said that these honourable verses referred to Ali, Fatimah, al-Hasan and al-Husain (as).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-09T05:34:50.577" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T05:34:50.577" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12557" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12516" CreationDate="2014-04-21T09:00:16.843" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think your approach to politics and Islam is not right. Islam does not define a political system and it is not concerned with any particular type of system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam came to purify human beings. This purification is required in personal as well as social matters. This purification is required in &lt;strong&gt;thought, speech, and actions&lt;/strong&gt;. Some things are common among humans, like bodily cleanliness. Also, humans play different roles, like father, mother, employee, son etc. Islam addresses how one can purify yourself, within the context of these roles. These instructions can be both &lt;strong&gt;positive&lt;/strong&gt; (like do this) and &lt;strong&gt;negative&lt;/strong&gt; (don't do this).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A human being can also act as a role of &quot;politician&quot;. In any definition of it, Islam will address how a politician should think and act and what he shouldn't do or say. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam will &lt;strong&gt;NOT&lt;/strong&gt; encompass all the aspects of politics (or even try to define it), but only those, that relate to purification of this role. e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/42/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;one guidance related to politics is &quot;mutual consultation&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who have responded to their lord and established prayer and &lt;strong&gt;whose affair is [determined by] consultation among themselves&lt;/strong&gt;, and from what We have provided them, they spend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-04-21T09:00:16.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12547" CreationDate="2014-04-21T09:50:25.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I myself also never came across any such hadith, but just heard from the Fiqh hanafi that they must do ijaab o qubool in loud voice in front of everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason for it (in my personal opinion) might be that, as according to Sunnah way of nikah, both parties have to mutually agree on marriage, that they accept it. So Acceptance is one of the major part of nikah. So obviously they have to do Ijab o quboool atleast for a fixed number of time infront of everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-04-21T09:50:25.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12560" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-21T11:02:21.710" Score="4" ViewCount="678" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to following Quranic verse  messenger does not know what will happen to him or others in the hereafter&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I am no different from the other messengers, nor do I know what will happen to me or to you. I only follow what is inspired to me. I am no more than a clear warner&quot;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#46:9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[46:9]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but according to hadiths  messenger knew people who are guaranteed a place in Janna(famous hadith about 10) :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AbdurRahman ibn al-Akhnas&lt;/strong&gt; said that when he was in the mosque, a man mentioned Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). So Sa'id ibn Zayd got up and said: I bear witness to the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) that I heard him say: Ten persons will go to Paradise: The Prophet (peace be upon him) will go to Paradise, Abu Bakr will go to Paradise, Umar will go to Paradise, Uthman will go to Paradise, Ali will go to Paradise, Talhah will go to Paradise: az-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam will go to paradise, Sa'd ibn Malik will go to Paradise, and Abdur Rahman ibn Awf will go to Paradise. If I wish, I can mention the tenth. The People asked: Who is he: So he kept silence. The again asked: Who is he: He replied: He is Sa'id ibn Zayd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated &lt;strong&gt;Abdur Rahman bin Awf&lt;/strong&gt;: that the Messenger of Allah () said:&#xA;  &quot;Abu Bakr is in Paradise, 'Umar is in Paradise, 'Uthman is in&#xA;  Paradise, 'Ali is in Paradise, Talhah is in Paradise, Az-Zubair is in&#xA;  Paradise, 'Abdur Rahman bin Awf is in Paradise, Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas is&#xA;  in Paradise, and Abu 'Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah is in Paradise.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jami At Tirmidhi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated &lt;strong&gt;Safwan bin Muhriz:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A man asked Ibn 'Umar, &quot;What have you heard from Allah's Apostle&#xA;  regarding An-Najwa?&quot; He said, &quot;Everyone of you will come close to His&#xA;  Lord Who will screen him from the people and say to him, 'Did you do&#xA;  so-and-so?' He will reply, 'Yes.' Then Allah will say, 'Did you do&#xA;  so-and-so?' He will reply, 'Yes.' So Allah will question him and make&#xA;  him confess, and then Allah will say, 'I screened your sins in the&#xA;  world and forgive them for you today.' &quot;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Volume 9, Book 93, Number 605 Sahih Buckari&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;. Isn't this a contradiction of the above Quranic verse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastEditorUserId="5061" LastEditDate="2014-06-07T12:01:03.133" LastActivityDate="2014-06-07T12:01:03.133" Title="How did messenger know what will happen to others?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|revelation|ilm-al-ghaib|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12560" CreationDate="2014-04-21T11:26:53.060" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;No there is no contradiction, Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَيْبِهِ أَحَدًا (26) إِلَّا&#xA;  مَنِ ارْتَضَىٰ مِن رَّسُولٍ فَإِنَّهُ يَسْلُكُ مِن بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ&#xA;  وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ رَصَدًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge&#xA;  of the] unseen to anyone (26) Except whom He has approved of&#xA;  messengers, and indeed, He sends before each messenger and behind him&#xA;  observers(27)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/72/26-27&quot;&gt;Surat Al Jinn&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meaning that none, not even the Prophet (peace be upon him) knew anything of the unseen, except for that which was revealed to him.  So &lt;strong&gt;the obvious answer&lt;/strong&gt;, even in the verse you mention in your question, is that the knowledge of some of those who will go to paradise was revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ (3) إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحَىٰ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination. (3) It is not but a&#xA;  revelation revealed (4)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/53/3-4&quot;&gt;Suratun Najm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-04-21T11:26:53.060" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12563" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-21T13:49:59.060" Score="4" ViewCount="1205" Body="&lt;p&gt;What proof a Muslim can give to a &lt;strong&gt;non muslim&lt;/strong&gt; that the book that is available today is the same as what was revealed to Holy Prophet PBUH,  without any alternation? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="225" LastEditDate="2014-04-21T15:47:21.720" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T06:16:03.133" Title="Proof that Quran in the form of book today is the same what was revealed to Holy Prophet PBUH" Tags="|quran|authenticity|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-03-22T23:54:41.183" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7581" CreationDate="2014-04-21T16:34:36.283" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion if the rug has no image on it is alright, we can prey on it, I am curious about this that why such people are dividing Islam in very small matters instead of wasting our time in such small matters we should work on how to bring all Muslims together there is no Sunni Shia Wahhabi or etc. was Prophet Muhammad sunny Shia Wahhabi Salafi Sufi or he was only Muslim this is a huge issue that we should work. On it and bring all umah together and prey all in 1 Muslim mosque when all are together than such small matters will be solve easily Muslim brothers and sisters in Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5071" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T11:52:56.580" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T11:52:56.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12566" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-21T17:56:06.973" Score="3" ViewCount="1904" Body="&lt;p&gt;A sister who was divorced is remarrying. Her father is present but since she was married once already she does not need a Wali/Wakeel. Can her father and the Imam be the 2 witnesses if there is no one else present to be witnesses to the marriage?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Nikkah was done with the Imam and her father as the 2 witnesses. Is the Nikkah valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5073" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-10T15:11:27.763" LastActivityDate="2018-01-10T15:11:27.763" Title="Can a sister's father and the imam be the two witnesses when she remarries?" Tags="|sharia|nikah|witness|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12563" CreationDate="2014-04-21T18:52:01.983" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are lots of proves about It,I try to note some of important proves:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.Quranic verses and Allah promise about Quran Preservation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its&#xA;  guardian.&quot;&lt;strong&gt;(Surat Al-Ĥijr,verse9)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make&#xA;  possible] its recitation.&quot;&lt;strong&gt;(Surat Al-Qiyāmah,verse17)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.Challenge verses in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon Our Servant&#xA;  [Muhammad], then produce a surah the like thereof and call upon your&#xA;  witnesses other than Allah , if you should be truthful.&quot;&lt;strong&gt;(Surat&#xA;  Al-Baqarah,verse23)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this verse always exists in Quran which mention 2 points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a.if Quran has been changed,this verse would be deleted but It always exists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;b.nobody can change text of Quran because of its eloquence and rhetoric.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3.similarity and resemblance of all Lineal Qurans all over the world.&#xA;all ancient Versions of Quran which exist in different old museums in different countries are the same which shows Lack of distortion of Quran.&#xA;because It is impossible that all people all over the world change Quran same as each others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4.Quran wasn't specific for specific group.so if one group wants to change it,other groups will decry it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5.Hadithe Thaqalayn which all Muslims Have accepted it,mentions another reason.Distortion of Quran will destroy validity of this hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6.Consensus of all Shiite and Sunni Scholars of Islam about lack of distortion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7.miracle of Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;reference in persian :&lt;a href=&quot;http://shamimshia.com/fa/esbat-haghniat-ghoran/223-esbat-adam-tahref&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://shamimshia.com/fa/esbat-haghniat-ghoran/223-esbat-adam-tahref&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4161" LastEditDate="2014-04-30T15:37:19.513" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T15:37:19.513" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12575" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-22T09:12:44.893" Score="6" ViewCount="5976" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the Islamic and proper way to commemorate the death anniversary of a close loved one? I am from Bangladesh and the customs here is something called &lt;strong&gt;Milad&lt;/strong&gt;. But I want to know the actual procedure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4598" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-26T14:08:04.360" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T14:08:04.360" Title="What to do on death anniversary?" Tags="|death|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12576" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12575" CreationDate="2014-04-22T09:33:24.620" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Shias&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We do various things(ishal-e-sawab)  for the deceased&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;we arrange majis(fazail and masahib of ahel-e-bait)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;we arrange quran khwani sessions(people gather and recite 1 chapter&#xA;of quran each and gift its sawab to the deceased)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;all the familiy members/friends/relative gathered recite one times&#xA;surah hamd and three times surah ikhlas and gift its sawab to the&#xA;deceased&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We give food to the poor with the intention to gift its sawab to the deceased&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these deeds can be done any time of the year, but we try to do it at least once a year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-21T05:19:26.167" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T05:19:26.167" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7581" CreationDate="2014-04-22T13:00:31.287" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Islam prostration is accepted only is done on earth or something that can be considered part of earth. So if it is hard or soft is not important. But from what it is made is important. Somethings like leaves of plants, wood, stone, soil and such things that are from earth are accepted. Parts of planets are considered from earth also. Cotton is considered part of earth too. So if the mate is made of cotton (although most of Shia scholars consider prostration on cotton Makruh) or leaves of planets like leaves of dates tree is part of earth and so it is accepted. Also the mat prophet SAWW used for prostration was made of leaves of dates tree. Prostration on soil of Karbala is highly recommended and has many great divine rewards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikifeqh.ir/%D8%B3%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%AF#%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%87%20%D9%88%20%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;prostration rules on WikiFeqh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-29T06:28:38.337" LastActivityDate="2015-08-29T06:28:38.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12580" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12563" CreationDate="2014-04-22T15:43:46.923" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Simple answer:&lt;/strong&gt; Most of the words can be considered authentic. The order and wording may not be the exact same in all places.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long answer:&lt;/strong&gt; Muslim means &quot;someone in a state of peace&quot;. According to the Quranic manuscripts we have today, a muslim holds faith in one God and is steadfast in the daily prayers towards God. In other words a person in a state of peace follows the religion of Abraham whose narrative known at the time of Muhammad is found mostly in the book of Genesis in the Torah if not the Quran itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore a non-muslim, is someone who has no faith in God or that, in practice holds faith for several gods: worldly idols of any nature, past or present.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having faith in one God or not is independant to whether you might think the quranic text is &quot;altered&quot;. Quran was a spoken word that conveyed a message: do good and forbid evil, get a grasp of the real world, get sensible with regards to life, find the middle way and get muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There used to be many written versions of the Quran. It was then standardized by one of the first four caliphs succeeding Muhammad and all other copies were disposed of. The standardization was eventually accepted by both shias and sunnis and gave us the quran we have today although even today some qurans have different harakat than others which in some sense is alteration. One of the oldest manuscripts of the quran we have today shows signs of reordering of verses and changing words. The main message and corpus however remains the same, only circa 100 years after the death of the prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Truth cannot be altered, truth always prevails and any truthful words that have been put into writing cannot be altered in the sense that they will never become a lie. From the quran we have today, take the good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The real answer:&lt;/strong&gt; Allahu 3alem. God is most knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5082" LastActivityDate="2014-04-22T15:43:46.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12581" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-22T15:57:11.100" Score="2" ViewCount="155" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know whether during Ramadan fasting&#xA;it is possible to drink water or not. For instance,&#xA;what if some medicine must be taken with water. Also&#xA;do powder such as magnesium count as medicine? I&#xA;would like to get it right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5083" LastActivityDate="2014-04-22T19:30:26.160" Title="Ramadan and drinking fluids" Tags="|ramadan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12581" CreationDate="2014-04-22T19:30:26.160" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nothing is allowed to be taken during fasting, No medicine or anything. Eating anything breaks the fast. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to take medicine,that is extremely important for you,and it will be lethal if you dont take then, Just dont fast at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For scholarly reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/65871&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/65871&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-04-22T19:30:26.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12595" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-23T09:24:00.117" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-04-23T09:24:00.117" LastActivityDate="2014-04-23T09:24:00.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12596" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-23T09:24:00.117" Score="0" Body="The Islamic conception of paradise." OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2014-04-23T10:47:38.990" LastActivityDate="2014-04-23T10:47:38.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12597" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-23T09:38:37.950" Score="5" ViewCount="118662" Body="&lt;p&gt;i know that after sexual intercourse it is necessary to wash full body, but does that always include washing hair as well? can we sometimes avoid making our hair wet and only wash the body?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5090" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2016-01-14T02:42:29.777" LastActivityDate="2020-02-04T10:33:02.847" Title="Is it mandatory to wash hair after having sex?" Tags="|sharia|sex|taharah|ghusl|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12597" CreationDate="2014-04-23T09:52:43.783" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;After sexual intercourse, you are in state of Janabah, and you have to perform Ghusl. your Ghusl is Not complete, unless every single inch of your body is not cleaned properly (so obviously you should clean hair properly (make them wet))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is scholarly opinion about this issue: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/82344&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/82344&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-04-23T09:52:43.783" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12599" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12601" CreationDate="2014-04-23T10:22:51.913" Score="4" ViewCount="21428" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a recent convert to Islam, I have been a little confused by the issue of Sunnah prayers, I understand that these are extra rak'āt before and after the five daily prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The area that I am unsure about is how many rak'āt each time. I am looking for a definitive list of the Sunnah rak'āt for each prayer, including Jumma prayer, and whether there is any difference between the number if you are at home or in the masjid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/428/what-is-sunnah/5867#5867&quot; title=&quot;What is Sunnah?&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, I have the following list:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Salat al-Fajr - 2 rak‘at before, none after until after sunrise.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Salat al-Dhuhr - 2 rak‘at before and after&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Salat al-‘Asr - none before or after&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Salat al-Maghrib - 2 after&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Salat al-‘Isha - 2 after&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However there is no reference, so I am unable to follow up the information, and also I have found other websites (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-the-scholar/acts-of-worship/prayer/supererogatory-prayers/448925-sunnah-befireasr-prayer.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Sunnah before &amp;#39;Asr Prayer?&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://abdurrahman.org/seerah/riyad/08/chap200.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Sunnah of the &amp;#39;Asr Prayer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;) stating&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet used to pray four rak'ahs before the 'Asr, ending each two rak'ahs with a tasleem for angels, prophets, and the believers (An-Nawawi, Al-Majmu').&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet said, &quot;May Allah shower His mercy on the person who prays four rak'ahs before the 'Asr Prayer&quot; (Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1119&lt;/strong&gt;. 'Ali bin Abu Talib (May Allah be pleased with him)reported: The Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) used to perform four Rak'ah before the 'Asr prayer, separating them with Taslim (i.e., offering blessings) on the favourite angels who are near Allah's proximity and the Muslims and the believers who come after them.&#xA;  [At-Tirmidhi].&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1120&lt;/strong&gt;. Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, &quot;May Allah have mercy on a man who performs four Rak'ah before the 'Asr prayer.''&#xA;  [Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1121&lt;/strong&gt;. 'Ali bin Abu Talib (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) used to perform two Rak'ah before the 'Asr prayer.&#xA;  [Abu Dawud].&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which contradicts what was written in the post that I quoted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5074" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2014-12-29T09:45:42.737" Title="Sunnah prayers; how many rak'āt?" Tags="|salat|sunnah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12600" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-23T10:57:02.970" Score="5" ViewCount="8898" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a query on this verse from Surah Al Imran (ayah no 26)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;O Allah , Owner of Sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You&#xA;  will and You take sovereignty away from whom You will. You honor whom&#xA;  You will and You humble whom You will. In Your hand is [all] good.&#xA;  Indeed, You are over all things competent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HXKCb.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is it is clear from this verse that Allah honor or give respect to those whom He will and disgrace others at His will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it is also commonly said that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Respect is earned not given&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That it is human beings who earn respect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This contradicts  what is said by Allah. It is clearly said that it is Allah who gives respect at His will.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="176" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T06:18:54.507" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T06:18:54.507" Title="Is respect earned or it is given by God only?" Tags="|tafseer|surat-al-imran|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12599" CreationDate="2014-04-23T11:26:05.227" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;MASHA ALLAH very informative your Question. &#xA;From [here][1] I have follow the list &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Salat al-Fajr - Total 4 Rak'ats, 2 rak‘at before Must offer, none after until after sunrise.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Salat al-Dhuhr - Total 12 rak‘at, 4 Rak'at before and 4 Rak'at with Jamaat, Then after 2 Rak'at Sunnah, and 2 Rak'at Nawafil &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Salat al-‘Asr - Total 4 Rak'at, 4 Rak'at Fard &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Salat al-Maghrib - Total 7 after, 3 Rak'at Fard, after 2 Rak'at Sunnah, 2 Rak'at Nawafil&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Salat al-‘Isha - 4 Rak'at Fard, 2 Rak'at Sunnah, 3 Rak'at Vitar, 2 Rak'at Nawafil&#xA;Nafl or nawafil is not mandatory,only if you wish...!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's better that you do offer prayer in Masjid. &#xA;This is because salat offered in masjid (in congregation) is 27 times better than the salat offered at home.  Hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5081" LastEditorUserId="5074" LastEditDate="2014-05-18T19:16:26.890" LastActivityDate="2014-05-18T19:16:26.890" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12604" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12678" CreationDate="2014-04-23T13:31:54.497" Score="1" ViewCount="12024" Body="&lt;p&gt;At my place (India) Shias celebrate this day by arranging dastarkhwan (various special dishes) and call it dastarkhawn of Imam Hasan(A.S)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know why it is celebrated?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-12T17:02:36.253" LastActivityDate="2022-01-26T09:04:41.173" Title="What is the significance of 22 jumada-al-thani?" Tags="|shiism|holidays|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12600" CreationDate="2014-04-23T20:12:24.140" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is how I understand this ayah, according to some tafseer I have read about it. Let's go step by step;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, ayah starts with قل (say!), so Allah swt commands us to say what follows with the ayah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, ayah wants us to recognize that Allah swt is maalik ul-mulk (owner of dominion). Nouman Ali Khan explains that this means Allah's swt dominion is very big and he owns every single thing that exist in it. So Allah swt commands us to say this and recognize this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, my logical conclusion is that, since everything belongs to Allah swt, it makes sense that he can give to anyone he wishes anything in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, according to tafseer ibn kathir, this ayah encourages us to thank Allah swt for favors he granted Prophet saw and his ummah. As you may already know, Muslims gained many victories and spread to most of the world in a short amount of type. Therefore, no matter what kind of victories one earns, he should declare that Allah is malik ul-mulk and it is who that gives victory to anyone and moreover, we should be conscious that Allah swt can take away anything he granted for us, so that we shouldn't be arrogant, like fir'avn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, while acknowledging that only Allah swt can give respect to someone, it is still our duty to make constant struggle and make constant du'a to Allah swt. You can find in many places in Qur'an that Allah swt honours people who do good deeds (amal is-salihaat).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note, I have read somewhere that this ayah came after Prophet saw announced that ummah will win dominance over certain places, and non-believers making fun of that statement and suggesting that it is impossible for muslims to win dominance over those places. So that Allah swt commanded Muslims to say that Allah gives dominance and respect whoever he wills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O73zc.png&quot; alt=&quot;Surat al-baqarah, ayah 32&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=551&amp;amp;Itemid=46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=551&amp;amp;Itemid=46&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kuranikerim.com/telmalili/imran.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.kuranikerim.com/telmalili/imran.htm&lt;/a&gt; (Turkish)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bayyinah.tv/posts/3-ali-imran-26-27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.bayyinah.tv/posts/3-ali-imran-26-27&lt;/a&gt; (needs paid subscription to access) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastActivityDate="2014-04-23T20:12:24.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12599" CreationDate="2014-04-24T07:37:49.433" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fajr — The dawn prayer: 2 rakats sunnah then 2 rakats farz&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dhuhr — The noon prayer: 4 rakats sunnah then 4 rakats farz then 2 rakats sunnah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Asr — The afternoon prayer: 4 rakats farz&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maghrib — The sunset prayer: 3 rakats farz then 2 rakats sunnah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Isha'a — The night prayer: 4 rakats farz then 2 rakats sunnah then 3 rakats witr  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fajr,Dhuhr,Asr,Maghrib and Isha'a are names of prayers and sunnah means whatever our beloved prophet (p.b.u.h)has done and farz means what Allah swt has told us to do...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5084" LastEditorUserId="5292" LastEditDate="2014-05-19T04:57:57.837" LastActivityDate="2014-05-19T04:57:57.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2373" CreationDate="2014-04-24T11:53:15.193" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shia view:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly please note Haram and Najis are two different Islamic terms. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the leather is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;certainly&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; made from an animal that is not slaughtered by Islamic method then it is Najis. but if there is only a doubt that if it is slaughtered in Islamic method or not then it can be considered pure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also, if the leather is produced by a non-Muslim country, even if from&#xA;  animals that aren't najis al-ayn and have halal meat, such as cows and&#xA;  sheep, they will still be najis because they haven't been slaughtered&#xA;  Islamically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taken from this QA:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa484&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The leather of the sofa at my friend’s home has some foreign characters printed on it; it has been imported from foreign countries, is this leather najis? Or since I suffer from waswasah, do you think this doubt of mine is just a result of that?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2014-04-25T13:51:40.090" LastActivityDate="2014-04-25T13:51:40.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12620" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12597" CreationDate="2014-04-24T13:36:11.413" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The process of taking a bath after sex, or any janabah, includes washing of the head, but it's not necessary to wash all of the hair as this doesn't come in any teachings of the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several hadiths on this issue.  One from Umm Salma saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;O Allah's Messenger! I am a woman with braids on my head. Should I untie them for bath of janabah?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet replied &quot;لاَ إِنَّمَا يَكْفِيكِ أَنْ تَحْثِي عَلَى رَأْسِكِ ثَلاَثَ حَثَيَاتٍ ثُمَّ تُفِيضِينَ عَلَيْكِ الْمَاءَ فَتَطْهُرِينَ&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;No, it is enough for you to throw three handfuls of water on your head and then pour water over yourself, and you shall be purified.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; [Sahih Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does &lt;strong&gt;throwing three handfuls of water on your head&lt;/strong&gt; mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It means that the Prophet would wet his head to the &lt;strong&gt;root&lt;/strong&gt; of his hair.  This is described by another hadith in Sahih Muslim that Rasolullah = &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;would take the water and put his fingers in his hair until he reached the roots, and when he saw that the water had reached the roots, he would pour water over his head three times.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, this is the proper way, as long as the water reaches the roots of the hair on your head, it's considered as bathing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaho alim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-04-24T13:36:11.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12600" CreationDate="2014-04-24T13:53:53.430" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it's Allah who gives honor to whom He wills.  There are many verses and narrations speaking about rights and moral standards that need to be given.  Allah is the one who addresses us with these commandments and it's from whom we take our orders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surah al-Hujurat 49:13 Allah says = &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most honorable of you with Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has told us in Surah al-Israa to respect and honor our parents and to pray for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah tells us through out the Quran to take care of orphans and help those who are in need.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;etc..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of these are given to us by Allah.  When Allah said it is He who gives it, then He tells us who to respect and on what basis by revealing verses clarifying it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we have to read the Quran and look at who deserves what.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-04-24T13:53:53.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12622" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12664" CreationDate="2014-04-24T14:56:53.740" Score="0" ViewCount="249" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are rules in Islam like brushing teeth, being clean, avoiding dead animals and taking bath regularly and not fasting when it's harmful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Am I right to assume that such things exists in Islam because of their health benefits?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If that is the case and Islam recommends/commands actions that have health benefits, how do you explain that it didn't prescribe making medications such as Antibiotics and Penicillin.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-27T06:32:06.080" LastActivityDate="2017-07-27T06:32:06.080" Title="Why in Islam there are prescriptions regarding health? But not Penicillin?" Tags="|practical-islam|sharia|allah|belief|health|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12623" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5411" CreationDate="2014-04-24T15:47:53.820" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am going through the exact same issues since I got married. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My mother always finds small issues to dislike and be rude to my husband and his family. It also has gotten to a point that my husband has lost patience and we have decided to keep distance from my mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel bad that I am distanced from my mother but sadly she always encourages me towards gossip and ill feelings and in my view &lt;strong&gt;staying away is better than quarreling and being emotionally hurt&lt;/strong&gt;. This is my test in life, my mother. It is a test for you too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5104" LastEditorDisplayName="user4710" LastEditDate="2014-04-25T10:38:51.720" LastActivityDate="2014-04-25T10:38:51.720" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="406" CreationDate="2014-04-24T20:15:17.147" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is very important to remember few things when we discuss if Quran should be read in Arabic or in any other language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, Quran was revealed in Arabic because it was the language of the Arabs and Holy Prophet was born there. God has revealed many scriptures before Quran in the languages of the adresse people.&#xA;Second, Muslims should try not to make God an Arab God. He is Almighty who knows what is in your heart so language becomes secondary than intentions.&#xA;Third, there are only 20 % Arabic speaking Muslims while rest of the Muslims have their own languages. You can teach them to read Quran in Arabic but they would not understand what it says.Is it not important that people understand the message in a language, they can follow and master than recite it like a parrot just to read it? &#xA;I have read Quran in many languages and believe me, it is wonderful to know what you are reading. Yes, Qirat is beautiful for the ears but Quran must be understood by the brain.&#xA;That will help Muslims to move on in this complex world we live in.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5106" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T07:25:18.700" LastActivityDate="2015-12-06T07:25:18.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12628" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-24T21:43:35.403" Score="1" ViewCount="2424" Body="&lt;p&gt;If men and women are in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship and are committed to each other and are seeking to get married down the lane, then why does Islam forbid such a relationship? What is the harm in such a relationship?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If both are devoted and are seeking marriage why not be able to have sex?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like the translated excerpts from the holy book that specifically states that such a relationship is haram and that any contact including intercourse while in such a relationship is haram as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5107" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-12T00:38:44.873" LastActivityDate="2019-07-17T18:26:04.740" Title="Why does Islam forbid premarital sex if both are devoted and seek to get married in future?" Tags="|nikah|zina|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12629" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-25T01:56:45.150" Score="1" ViewCount="136" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please tell me how is sajday sahaw offered and what if a person forgets to do sajday sahaw? Do we have to re-offer that salat?&#xA;Please help me...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5084" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:34:25.997" Title="How is sajday sahaw offered?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12630" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13099" CreationDate="2014-04-25T02:02:21.380" Score="6" ViewCount="19433" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it obligatory in prayer to do raf` yadain (raising the hands) or not?  I am looking in particular for a Sunni perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5084" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-09T00:16:25.557" LastActivityDate="2018-05-08T17:25:57.263" Title="Is raf` yadain mandatory in salah?" Tags="|salat|sunni|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="406" CreationDate="2014-04-25T02:27:00.153" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam,&#xA;this is the same problem with me and I've heard on peace tv that we should read the Quran in the language we understand better. There are many good translation books available in many languages that we can trust on.&#xA;It is a hadith that “if you recite one aya of Quran with understanding it is better than 100 nafl rakats&quot;     In 1 rakat we recite 5 verses of surah fatiha an if we calculate the hadith says that it’s better to recite one aya of the holy Quran with understanding than to recite 500 aya without understanding&#xA;So, get one and start reading and understanding it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5084" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-28T05:13:50.050" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T05:13:50.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12628" CreationDate="2014-04-25T06:20:45.093" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;if you are so committed and are planning to get married in future , then whats the harm in marrying now?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if your answer to this question is : we are studying or we want to get devoted to our career we are not financially stable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then my question will be what if (god forbade) in future you were unable to meet your goal, then will you not marry that person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if your answer to this question is Yes we will still marry&#xA;then i think you can marry now also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if your answer is NO, then have you ever thought about the future of your child(if any) due to your relationship which is not legal. and what about the emotional harm that you cause to the other person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastActivityDate="2014-04-25T06:20:45.093" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12635" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12642" CreationDate="2014-04-25T07:33:03.013" Score="4" ViewCount="17335" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is: Why is there are only two rakats in Farz Salat for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumu%27ah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jumu'ah&lt;/a&gt; and we have four rakats for farz salat of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuhr_prayer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;zuhr&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any reason behind this? Please post answers with references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4226" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-04T11:32:13.570" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T11:24:01.733" Title="Why are there only two rakats in farz salaat for Jumu'ah?" Tags="|salat|jumuah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12636" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12643" CreationDate="2014-04-25T07:51:14.197" Score="-2" ViewCount="178" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am suspicious about &lt;strong&gt;Imam's beliefs&lt;/strong&gt; regarding (Walee Ullah). His saying about pious people (Walee Ullah) is that they are closer to GOD. So ask them to pray for you instead pray directly. He put example that &quot;my son is in bank and bank official will give more importance to my work if my son ask them to do that work, otherwise they will not listen to me&quot;. On Juma prayer he use to discuss minor contradictions in beliefs of &quot;Deoband Followers&quot; and &quot;Bralli Followers&quot; and make fun of &quot;Deoband Followers&quot;, I want to know I am doubtful about his basic beliefs regarding GOD's &quot;oneness&quot; and about &quot;Holly Prophet's Death&quot; should I offer my prayer in his imam-at? Will Such prayer be accepted in front of GOD.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;With answer please mention &lt;strong&gt;reference&lt;/strong&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4864" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-24T10:21:00.590" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T06:16:35.567" Title="Imam's beliefs are doubtful" Tags="|tawassul|imam-khatib|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12639" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-25T12:56:20.670" Score="3" ViewCount="1855" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah , and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted is He above whatever they associate with Him. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/9/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 9:31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah?&#xA;Have the Christians and Jews believed in the divinity of their priest, pastors, monks etc. beside Allah?&#xA;Do we see them worshiping Saints aside from Allah? if no then what does the verse imply,&#xA;since AFAIK they seem to only worship a trinitarian belief and/or monotheistic belief?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="858" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-03T08:33:39.760" LastActivityDate="2021-01-02T23:38:27.190" Title="In what way do people equate the scholars and monks to Allah according to the verse 9:31?" Tags="|tafseer|shirk|islamic-scholar|ahlul-kitab|surat-at-tawbah|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12640" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-25T12:59:45.363" Score="9" ViewCount="5354" Body="&lt;p&gt;As is known, Ja'far Sadiq (جعفر الصادق) is one of the imams/scholars and Faqeehs of the Aalul Bait, and a number of scholars took from him like Malik and Abu Hanifah and others.  But like many of the scholars, his fiqh was not fully written down, and following him as a Madhab wasn't really famous.  But as is also known, the Shi'a have a Madhab known as the Ja'fari Madhab, so my question is about its history, What is its origin? And how was it started?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-01T13:32:24.140" LastActivityDate="2017-06-01T13:32:24.140" Title="What is the origin of the Ja'fari Madhab (School of Jurisprudence)?" Tags="|history|madhhab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12635" CreationDate="2014-04-25T14:35:10.287" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason why the Friday prayer has 2 rakaats is because the two missed rakaats are replaced by two Khutbahs (sermons) which should be about current political issues of Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the religion of God and God has decided that we worship him in this form. The same God that has ordered to perform 4 rakaats for the noon prayer Himself has ordered us to perform 2 rakaats plus two sermons for the Jumu'ah prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rasekhoon.net/questionbank/print-11235.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.rasekhoon.net&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-10-04T06:23:30.380" LastActivityDate="2016-10-04T06:23:30.380" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12643" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12636" CreationDate="2014-04-25T14:39:33.573" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you said about Walee-Ullah and using him as a tool of nearness to God is mentioned in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, fear Allah and seek the means [of nearness]&#xA;  to Him and strive in His cause that you may succeed.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#5:35&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Means [of nearness] to Him&quot; means the tools that make nearness to God easier. One of best examples of means [of nearness] (Wasilah/Arabic: وسیله) that is mentioned in this verse is Walee Ullah. But please note Walee Ullah is not by claim. There are some cheaters who claim to be Walee Ullah to attract people to follow them. But they are nothing but cheater. Real Walee Ullah is very rare and difficult to find. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Walee Ullah is like a guide who guide people to reach to a goal easier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in Quran we see Prophet Moses a.s. used prophet Khizr a.s. (who is alive now) as mean of nearness. Prophet Khizr is a Walee Ullah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About acceptance of your prayers behind an Imam you should refer to required terms of an Imam of prayer. If he has the required terms of a prayer Imam then your prayer is accepted. Also you can easily talk him about your doubts and ask him to provide you proof and evidence from Quran and hadith and also please remember this warning of Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed,&#xA;  some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would&#xA;  one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would&#xA;  detest it. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance&#xA;  and Merciful. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#49:12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#49:12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T06:16:35.567" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T06:16:35.567" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12645" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12659" CreationDate="2014-04-25T15:32:28.987" Score="1" ViewCount="1468" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm from Brunei and Islam is the official religion and I'm surely not the only one supporting that team, even our Sultan is fan of the team. I can't stop wondering and worrying whether it is okay if I support this team or not just because of that little cross on the flag on the very top of the crest? I really like the team a lot so I don't wanna leave them :( in the hadeeth it is known that prophet did not accept the cross that he remove it from every cloth picture or anything, and I wonder if that is applicable on this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5118" LastEditorUserId="5118" LastEditDate="2014-04-25T15:44:06.260" LastActivityDate="2014-12-10T22:43:19.680" Title="Is it okay if I support an English football team called &quot;Newcastle United&quot; since its crest has a flag containing the Saint George's cross?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-01-16T01:40:44.303" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12630" CreationDate="2014-04-25T15:55:03.403" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rafayadien in Sunni islam is recommended. its Sunnah of prophet Muhammad and there are plenty of hadith about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadeeth to which the questioner refers was narrated by al-Bukhaari (735) and Muslim (390) from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with them both), who said that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to raise his hands to shoulder level when he started to pray, when he said “Allaahu akbar” before bowing in rukoo’, and when he raised his head from rukoo’. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority of scholars followed this hadeeth and said that it is mustahabb for the worshipper to raise his hands at the points mentioned in the hadeeth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/21439&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/21439&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-04-25T15:55:03.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12647" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12665" CreationDate="2014-04-25T21:00:25.697" Score="4" ViewCount="4466" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every day I told myself how to protect myself, every day one or two opportunities comes to do bad things, I mean a sin like Zina or other things that brings me closer to adultery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a very big pressure on me. To be honest, I don't have the ability for marriage right now, but I don't think marriage will totally solve this as it'll continue even after marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some time I tell myself, &lt;em&gt;comon, it's just one time&lt;/em&gt; but I take a sin way to prevent the big mistake if you know what I mean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I am asking you to be honest and show me a right way, I have ability for change. I can't handle this too much pressure anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakum allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2967" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T11:47:55.470" Title="I am unmarried, how to keep myself clean?" Tags="|sharia|sex|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2015-11-29T09:35:30.530" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12648" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-04-26T07:38:34.090" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T07:38:34.090" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T07:38:34.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12649" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-04-26T07:38:34.090" Score="0" Body="A highly important night at month of Ramazan that all the Quran was revealed to prophet SAWW and destiny of all humans for the next one year is determined in this night and angels come to earth for all affairs at this night." OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="67" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T07:45:04.627" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T07:45:04.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7626" CreationDate="2014-04-26T10:50:19.343" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to the viewpoint of the Prophet (pbuh) and Shia (narrations), it is a tradition to wear a ring.&lt;/strong&gt; The design, material and appearance of the ring have all been mentioned in the hadiths. On the other hand, It has also been pointed out to wear the ring on the right hand. Of course it is not a Wajib (indispensable) act, it is just a Mustahab act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For instance, our hadiths have mentioned regarding Aghigh:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;aghigh (a type of stone, mostly found in Yemen, normally dark red or&#xA;  brown) has been recommended and it has been said to bring abundance&#xA;  and protection from disaster and catastrophe.[1]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further information and to find your complete answer ( regarding the types of rings, stones, and likewise which hand and finger..), I strongly recommend you to see the following links.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wasa’el-ul-Shia, v.5, pg.91.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source(s):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1144&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1144&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1962&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1962&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2020-05-21T14:50:20.100" LastActivityDate="2020-05-21T14:50:20.100" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12653" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12639" CreationDate="2014-04-26T11:12:16.493" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The great Qur'an says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah, and&#xA;  [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not commanded&#xA;  except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted is He&#xA;  above whatever they associate with Him. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#9:31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#9:31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following a scholar should be in direction of obeying God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a believer (from any religion) see the scholars are teaching somethings that have conflict with clear and evident commands of God then they are worshiping that scholar instead of worshiping God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example divine books say God has no son. God is alone. But when a scholar comes and talks against this and says God has a son, when people accept him and follow him in fact they are worshiping him instead of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Currently, Christianity and Judaism have many laws against their original books. Their scholars keep original knowledge of books secret and feed the people their own interpretations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse is not limited to Jews and Christians and applies to Muslims too. based on this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or do you think that you will enter Paradise while such [trial] has&#xA;  not yet come to you as came to those who passed on before you? They&#xA;  were touched by poverty and hardship and were shaken until [even&#xA;  their] messenger and those who believed with him said, &quot;When is the&#xA;  help of Allah?&quot; Unquestionably, the help of Allah is near.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:214&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#2:214&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this verse all things that happened for past nations (specially stories of Bani Israel mentioned in Quran) will happen for Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.andisheqom.com/Files/faq.php?level=4&amp;amp;id=3658&amp;amp;urlId=241&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;QA: some people say according to verse 9:31 following the &quot;Vilayat-e Faqih&quot; is equal to Shirk. is it true?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-01-16T01:54:02.503" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T01:54:02.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12656" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12640" CreationDate="2014-04-26T12:37:55.003" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short Answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ja'fari Madhab is the School of Jurisprudence of most Shiites. It is derived from the name of Imam Ja'far ibn Muhammad Sadiq, the 6th Shiite Infallible authority (Imam), a descendent, and in fact a member, of the Prophet’s Ahl al-Bayt or Household according to the Shiite concept of the term.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ja'fari School is thus distinguished from Sunni School in its recognition of the infallible scholarly and spiritual authority of Ahl al-Bayt which are viewed as the only legitimate inheritors and interpreters of the Prophet Muhammad's religion. Ja'fari School, therefore, draws upon traditions from all legitimate successors of Prophet Muhammad, a total of 12 Imams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as for why the Shiite Jurisprudence came to be associated with the name of the 6th Imam, a little history is necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ahl al-Bayt came under vicious restriction and intrusive monitoring of Umayyad and Abbasid caliphs who saw them as a delegitimizing challenge to their undeserved power. Their teachings were also banned by the ruling caliphs and their followers could even risk being punished by death. These repressive measures remarkably reduced Ahl al-Bayt recognition by Islamic Ummah and those seeking Islamic knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet, the transitional period between the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties, and also Abbasid's early (although mainly pretentious) policy of &quot;respect for Ahl al-Bayt&quot; provided an extent of freedom and public availability that had been (and would have remained) unprecedented throughout the lives of the 12 Imams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the Abbasids and the Umayyads were busy fighting each other, Imam Sadiq seized the opportunity to promote Prophet's Wisdom as inherited by Ahl Al-Bayt. As never before a member of Ahl al-Bayt had risen to such fame and recognition as of Imam Sadiq to promote Islamic Jurisprudence according to Ahl al-Bayt’s interpretation, the School of Shiite Jurisprudence became as much associated with the name of Imam Jafar Sadiq as it was established by him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is noteworthy that according to Shiism, there is no difference between wisdom of the Prophet (SAWW) and that of all members of Ahl al-Bayt including Imam Sadiq a.s., yet never in decades to come, people would so widely turn to Ahl al-Bayt as best representatives of Islam and the Prophet's Sunnah as they did during Imam Sadiq's life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Extensive Answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ja'fari Madhab has a name and content. Although the name may not be properly suitable for this school of jurisprudence, Shiite School of Jurisprudence was first officially established under this title and applied to people following it. Shiites argue that the title can be basically understood as meaning “School of Prophet Muhammad and his Ahl al-Bayt”. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a thorough understanding of the origin and content of this Madhab a historical background is essential. Years before birth of Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) there were two main rival tribes among arabs with rival ideologies. One was the monotheist Hashemites (i.e. forefathers of Prophet Muhammad (SAWW)) who followed the religion of Ibrahim a.s. (called Hanif religion). The other tribe was the Umayyads who were idol-worshiping pagans. They held 360 sacred idols inside Kaaba. Some of the idols are mentioned in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So have you considered al-Lat and al-'Uzza? &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#53:19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(53:19)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Prophet Muhammad SAWW emerged and introduced Islam, Umyyads led by Abu Sufyan viewed his message as a fundamental threat to their ideological and sociopolitical status. So they repeatedly tried to assassinate the Holy Prophet (SAWW) on many occasions including during various armed battles (such as Badr, Uhod, Trench wars), but they failed in all cases. The Prophet SAWW finally conquered Mecca which was the center of the pagans. Abu Sufyan who had fought the Prophet (SAWW) for 25 years immediately declared “I am Muslim!” to save his life, and the Prophet accepted his submission and refrained from executing him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Sufyan was the great chief of the pagan tribes. He held much wealth and power and had a widespread tribal support. But after his submission, nothing really changed. In fact his enmity against the Prophet only changed a covert one, a &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#9:101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hypocrisy&lt;/a&gt;. Hypocrisy or concealed enmity was the only way he and his supporters could survive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Over the next years, these two rival dynasties sought to establish their own rule. Umayyads, despite seeking a pagan reign over Islamic Ummah, had to cover up their intentions behind Islamic pretenses. The Hashemites as led by Prophet Muhammad genuinely sought an Islamic government according to the Islam. This rivalry last well after the death of the Prophet SAWW and Abu Sufyan. The leaders changed but the two opposite ideologies kept fighting. Now the Prophet’s Ahl al-Bayt had to shoulder the Prophetic mission but they were denied the pivotal role they fully deserved and fully needed (and in fact were vested with by the Prophet) to carry on the Prophet’s mission in the Ummah and this was to be blamed on the self-proclaimed supremacy of much less worthy companions of the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some 40 years later, after the Hashemites had become completely marginalized among the Ummah by early caliphs, Muaviyeh the son of Abu Sufyan (and later his son Yazid) got the opportunity to fulfill their pagan tribalistic dreams they'd been stealthily and patiently pursuing for decades: taking over the Prophet’s Ummah and government and diverting it towards their own satanic desires. Once in power they engaged in fabricating their own version of Islam by hiring corrupt scholars and ordering them to forge hadiths. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The substantially irreconcilable struggle between the villainous Umayads and the righteous Hashemites culminated in the battle of Karbala where Prophet Muhammad's Ahl al-Bayt were mercilessly slaughtered in the hands of Yazdi's army.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About half a century later, the Umayyads were superseded by Abbasids, but Abbasids were not much different in treating Ahl al-bayt than the Umayyads. They kept Ahl al-Bayt away from people and power. They feared the spiritual status of Ahl al-Bayt as they could encourage people to revolt against Abassids’ undeserved power. Therefore the Abbasids had to resort to propaganda and other tactics to isolate Ahl al-Bayt. But soon they'd learn that they had no option but to keep the Imams in prison and ultimately assassinate them to remove the ideological and political challenge Ahl al-Bayt posed to their legitimacy and power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They want to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths, but&#xA;  Allah will perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it. &#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#61:8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(61:8)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadiths suggest that prophets do not leave gold and silver as heritage but wisdom, and Prophet Muhammad is no exception. So there should always be a person who receives this divinely revealed wisdom and expound upon it for later generations. The sign of such a person is that he should &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#16:43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;never say I do not know&lt;/a&gt;. But a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fourteen_Infallibles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;glance at Ahl al-Bayt life&lt;/a&gt; as the only worthy candidates of this great task reveals that they had never the freedom to propagate the true wisdom of the Prophet (SAWW) that was &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#27:16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;passed to them&lt;/a&gt; as heritage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet, despite all repressions and restrictions imposed on them they did manage to train many meritorious students outside the reach of tyrant’s radar. They stealthily trained Islamic scholars purporting to be their servants. For example Imam Ali a.s. taught part of the knowledge of tafseer(interpretation) to Ibn Abbas. In fact those who lived in Ahl al-Bayt’s homes as their servants were trained according to the inherited wisdom of the Prophet SAWW. They would be, then, sent to regions across the Islamic domain such as Iran for disseminating genuine Islamic Wisdom among the Ummah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among members of Ahl al-Bayt who all lived under close monitoring the ruling government’s agents, Imam Sadiq a.s. was an exception. When the Umayyad dynasty was on the decline and Abbasids were fighting for the throne, Imam Sadiq a.s. was as a result relieved of historical political restriction that had long subjected his fathers. He made the best advantage of the opportunity to train thousands of Islamic students according to the genuine Prophet’s Sunnah. His students wrote down his lectures until they filled 400 volumes of transcripts.  These 400 books (The 400 Principles, اصول اربعائه) formed the basis of Jafari Fiqh and were passed to next scholars. Some of these books survived and some were destroyed in the course of history. But the knowledge could pass to later generations up today. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This open atmosphere though didn’t last long and the restrictive political clout was soon restored once Abbasids established their power and Ahl al-Bayt went under close political monitoring again. For example Imam Hassan al-Askari a.s. (the father of Imam Mahdi a.s.) spent nearly all of his life in custody in an Abbasid garrison, a fact that is reflected in his nickname Askari which refers to, Askar, a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samarra#Abbasid_capital&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Samarra&lt;/a&gt; military district where he was kept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This persistent political repression and isolation of Ahl al-Bayt by corrupt caliphs was the main reason Ja’fari Madhab or Shiite School of Thought remained widely unknown and unpopular among general masses. Yet, thanks to steadfastness and unwavering commitment of a minority of bright and faithful followers of Ahl al-Bayt who were willing to pay with their lives for guarding and upholding Prophet’s True Sunnah, the Islamic vast wisdom as represented by its most worthy representatives was successfully passed to us which covers various fields, such as theology, cosmology, gnostic meanings of the Quran, ethics, history, medicine, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(documentary evidence for various parts of this narrative is available and can be shared in the form of answers to new separate questions)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/the-origins-and-early-development-of-shia-islam-sayyid-jafari/chapter-10-imamate-jafar-sadiq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter 10: The Imamate of Ja'far as-Sadiq&lt;/a&gt; from book The Origins and Early Development of Shia Islam &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ja'fari Jurisprudence in Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islampedia.ir/fa/1389/12/%D9%85%D8%B0%D9%87%D8%A8-%D8%AC%D8%B9%D9%81%D8%B1%DB%8C/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jafari Madhab&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=136933&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Why shia has Jafari Madhab?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-25T07:11:44.837" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T07:11:44.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12657" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12647" CreationDate="2014-04-26T13:12:58.910" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Indulge in prayer (Qur'an 29:45), keep fasting&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Whoever among you can&#xA;  afford it, let him get married, for it is more effective in lowering&#xA;  the gaze and guarding chastity. And whoever cannot afford it, then let&#xA;  him fast, for it will be restraint for him.” [Sunan an-Nasai]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and most of all make dua' and keep seeking refuge in Allah from shetaan (audubillah min ashaytaan arajeem). And Allah knows best. Brother one more thing it's only shaytaan who is telling ypu that you cant marry. Have trust and tawakal in Allah SWT.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4374" LastEditorUserId="2967" LastEditDate="2014-04-26T14:14:06.117" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T14:14:06.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12658" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="897" CreationDate="2014-04-26T13:48:33.267" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are in their country, u use their water, their food and their electricity which u pay but you pay a little and that is because of tax, by making everyone pay taxes the government is able to put a limit to how high the price for something can go to, not only that the medicine u buy is also supported by the government. The school your kids go to also gets funding from the government so do you see that the tax that is obtained from you is used for good. It matters not if you agreed to it or not because you are in their country you must follow their rule, there is no sin if they take tax from you by force or with your permission, that is common knowledge. It is like going to someone's house and when they ask you to take off your shoes before you enter , you say &quot;no&quot; .You do not need to quote The holy Quran or a hadith, just use your brain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5125" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-20T10:47:36.607" LastActivityDate="2016-02-20T10:47:36.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12645" CreationDate="2014-04-26T13:57:02.420" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Don’t worry about it: you support their soccer team not a religious group. As long as you don’t go crazy over soccer or fight with other people over this team you are fine. It’s just a sport: don’t bring religion into it. Sports are made for fitness, so just enjoy it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, it would be more wise to spend your time learning the Quran or the Hadith or even helping your mother or father, or even visiting the graves of your ancestors. These things are more respectable and kinder and, of course, without doubt will earn you rewards. Stop wasting your time on such trivial things: imagine if death grips you when you are sitting in front of the TV and watching a sport, while your soul could have been taken when you were praying. Death is an inevitable truth; don’t let it catch you at a time your soul would regret.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5125" LastEditorUserId="156" LastEditDate="2014-12-10T22:43:19.680" LastActivityDate="2014-12-10T22:43:19.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5411" CreationDate="2014-04-26T14:00:09.677" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Side with those who are righteous, Islam teaches us to stick to the truth always so don't ask who should I side with , say who is with the truth because that's who I will side with .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5125" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T14:00:09.677" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12563" CreationDate="2014-04-26T14:11:53.930" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No need to prove it, you cannot find one mistake or contradiction or scientific error in it, not only that but a simple challenge if we must prove it's originality, we will say it's not the same if you can even produce one simple ayat (verse) like it, that has the same beautiful poetry and scientific essence to it as the holy Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5125" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-16T06:16:03.133" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T06:16:03.133" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12622" CreationDate="2014-04-26T16:50:28.773" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Answer to question no.1 is: No, because if the health of human was the goal of God, so God simply could do not create such harmful things to health of human. Or create human body in a form that remain always healthy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; He creates&#xA;  what he wills. He gives to whom He wills female [children], and He&#xA;  gives to whom He wills males. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#42:49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#42:49&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He&#xA;  only says to it, &quot;Be,&quot; and it is. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:117&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#2:117&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming that God is seeking to make health for human by making some Islamic laws has conflict with the infinite power of God described in Quran. Such God is a weakling God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question no.2 automatically becomes invalid. Although it is not right to assume Islam has not prescribed making medicines like antibiotics. The Prophet SAWW and Ahl al Bayt has many hadith about medicine. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the Islam laws have some worldly good byproducts and benefits but the purpose of Islam laws is not the health of humans. But the purpose of Islam rules is to test humans and to good and evil humans be distinguished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[This is] so that Allah may distinguish the wicked from the good and&#xA;  place the wicked some of them upon others and heap them all together&#xA;  and put them into Hell. It is those who are the losers.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#8:37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#8:37&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Medicine rules of Islam are not always known as medical by current empirical science of each era. So some of them can even seem silly for current scientists of that time. I mean all people do not know that a rule of Islam has a physical benefit for body. Many health benefits of Islam rules are not known still and perhaps 500 years later some of them become scientifically known. So there is no main difference between medical rules of Islam and non-medical rules of Islam because their origin is not science. But their origin is revelation. So a believer obey them regardless of their if they have health benefit or not. This is a test who obey God goes to paradise and who disobey goes to Hell. This is how people are distinguished. By obeying or disobeying &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;All&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; rules of Islam even without knowing their physical body health benefits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Believers trust any authentic hadith and obey it. Benefits is not limited to benefits for physical body. Some Islamic rules has harm for body but benefit for soul. Like Jihad. I.e. Islam look at life before and after death totally. Not only physical life. A believer does not obey a hadith for its physical benefits only. But mainly obey it for obeying God. Trusting in a hadith depends on its level of authenticity. God always wants benefit of humans. But benefit is not limited to this world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-07-01T09:45:22.890" LastActivityDate="2015-07-01T09:45:22.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12647" CreationDate="2014-04-26T20:18:35.467" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1.&lt;/strong&gt; You cannot afford to ignore the fact that the married individual is more comfortable and is in a position to better perform his religious duties and obligations as he enjoys peace of mind and a tranquil heart. He is considered to have covered half of the way whereas an unmarried person struggles to safeguard his faith and himself against evil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2.&lt;/strong&gt; There is a tradition from Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) saying that the one who gets married, has safeguarded half of his/her religion so he/she must be wary of Allah in the other half.&#xA;as you can see getting married without being wary of Allah is not going to do the job.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you are afraid lest you should fall into a sin as a result of not marrying, it is necessary that you should act according to the following pieces of moral advice so that you may remain immune against any error until you can afford marriage:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fasting is very useful for controlling the physical desires and strengthening your will. If you are not capable of fasting, try to not&#xA;  to overeat or at least your belly should not be full before going to&#xA;  bed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do not eat the food that causes sexual excitement. Do not eat bananas, chocolates, figs, dates, onions, pepper, eggs, beef, oily&#xA;  foods etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Always keep your bladder empty.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Read something before going to bed. Also do not sleep with your face down to the ground.[iv]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Although sexual problem is a reality, it appears to man bigger than it really is. Thus, he thinks that he cannot control it but the&#xA;  reality is that man can overcome and control this problem with strong&#xA;  will, firm determination and proper thinking.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1491&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1491&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T20:18:35.467" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7161" CreationDate="2014-04-26T21:46:10.720" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;God is the first cause of everything, I agree. But is He the cause of our deeds? I don't think so. Humans have been given free will. They can choose between the two path, good and bad. Now your question is that how are we accountable for something God has preprogrammed us to be like. For example if I am naturally a more wicked man than you are, it's because God has made me like this right? Yes He did. But here's a difference. We are given the freedom to choose (to a certain limit). If I kill a man, God didn't make me kill the man. God gave me a certain kind of personality (in this case, a rageful man) to test me, to see where this characteristic of being rageful takes me. And while still having the ability of reasoning (which every man has, except the ones who are mentally disabled which is great cause they won't be accountable for anything, unlike us), I went on committing the murder. Did God make me commit it? No He gave me all the ingredients to commit it but ultimately it was only my will that caused the murder. God had no cause in it. This free will is a creation of God and He has given it to humans.  God is controlling us by giving us free will and letting us choose the path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5130" LastActivityDate="2014-04-26T21:46:10.720" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12669" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12630" CreationDate="2014-04-27T00:17:48.587" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can look at it from two angles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1 - There's no doubt that Rasolullah did Raf Yadain in prayer and he commanded us to &quot;pray as you see me pray&quot;.  This would make Raf Yadain obligatory and a must part of prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2 - The Prophet didn't specify in his own words that Raf Yadain is obligatory, yet he still did it in prayer.  This would make it something praiseworthy to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best approach is to do Raf Yadain as this is how Rasolullah prayed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:17:48.587" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12629" CreationDate="2014-04-27T00:34:25.997" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sajda&lt;/strong&gt; means the act of prostrating and &lt;strong&gt;Sahu&lt;/strong&gt; means being inattentive or forgetful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet has taught us that this is done if we make a mistake in any of the actions of prayer, and when we completed the prayer, we are suppose to do two prostrations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now here's the easiest way to remember on when to do them =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you added something to the prayer, you should do the prostration AFTER the salaam&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you left something out of the prayer, you should do the prostrations BEFORE the salaam&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is taken from the actions of Rasolullah, since he didn't explicitly tell us when to do them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if you have forgotten to do the Sajda Sahu, you can do them at anytime when you remember.  Because the Prophet didn't tell us that Sajda Sahu is done while praying but he said to do Sajda Sahu if we forgot how many ra'kat we did.  The wording is general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So lets say you finished the prayer and a few hours later, you remembered you forgot to do Sajda Sahu.  You should go into sitting position and do two prostrations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaho Alim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T00:34:25.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12672" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12674" CreationDate="2014-04-27T02:16:35.110" Score="2" ViewCount="164" Body="&lt;p&gt;People use to say if this (condition) happen than I will give certain amount of money to poor, or I will fast for, for example 10 days. I want to know is it okay? Promising GOD that please do this (condition) and I will give money to poor with your will, or I will give food to 10 hungry people, or I will fast for 10 days. Please give answer with reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4864" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-23T08:42:11.113" LastActivityDate="2017-06-23T08:42:11.113" Title="Is it okay to make an oath to give money to the poor or fast in return on the condition that something happens?" Tags="|halal-haram|oaths|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12639" CreationDate="2014-04-27T08:43:45.293" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is true that none of the Jews and Christians prostrate themselves before their rabbis and priests. They didn't worship them nor performed any prayers for them, as God is usually worshiped. But they followed and obeyed them so unconditionally, blindly and unquestionably that one cannot deny that they actually worshiped their rabbis and priests.&#xA;Particularly performing papal orders that are in direct contradiction to the commandments of God and His Laws is considered worshiping other than God, and ascribing partners to the only one God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to our Holy Book Quran no one is ever allowed to obey another one unconditionally, and if they do, they have adhered to some kind of idolatry in which man has taken the place of idol! Principally, this sort of idolatry in which the idol has given its place to a human, is more dangerous than the worship of images and idols who at least are inanimate and cannot drive their worshipers this way and that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-20T12:17:15.540" LastActivityDate="2017-07-20T12:17:15.540" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12672" CreationDate="2014-04-27T10:11:06.503" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is called Nazr and is an Islamic practice and is mentioned in many Quran verses and Hadiths. This is a contract with God. But Nazr has the related Islamic rules that should be fulfilled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whatever you spend of expenditures or make of vows - indeed, Allah&#xA;  knows of it. And for the wrongdoers there are no helpers.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:270&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#2:270&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Mention, O Muhammad], when the wife of 'Imran said, &quot;My Lord, indeed&#xA;  I have pledged to You what is in my womb, consecrated [for Your&#xA;  service], so accept this from me. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the&#xA;  Knowing.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#3:35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#3:35&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So eat and drink and be contented. And if you see from among humanity&#xA;  anyone, say, 'Indeed, I have vowed to the Most Merciful abstention, so&#xA;  I will not speak today to [any] man.' &quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#19:26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#19:26&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is definition of Nazr by Ayatollah Sistani:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Vow means making it obligatory upon oneself to do some good act, or to&#xA;  refrain from doing an act which it is better not to do, for the sake&#xA;  of, or for the pleasure of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References and more study:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/islamic-laws-ayatullah-al-uzma-sayyid-ali-al-husaini-seestani/vow-and-covenant&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vow rules by Ayatollah Sistani&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/a-summary-of-rulings-makarim-shirazi/rules-vows-and-covenants&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vow rules by Ayatollah Makarem&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/islamic-stories/nazr-vow-allah-be-fulfilled&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A story about Nazr done by prophet SAWW and Ahl al Bayt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-22T08:58:05.703" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T08:58:05.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12676" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12639" CreationDate="2014-04-27T14:20:10.433" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If scholars made something lawful unlawful and vice-versa they are acting like God. If they make an obligatory thing non-obligatory then they are acting like God. So anyone who follows these scholars blindly in effect worshiping them as God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was the main mission of Jesus?  Were the Jews of Israel at that time worshiping idols? No. They were following man-made rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-01-16T01:47:32.370" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T01:47:32.370" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12604" CreationDate="2014-04-27T17:03:30.363" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To answer regarding the significance of 22 jumada-al-thani,&lt;/strong&gt;     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can say that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know and as far as I searched, there is not any authentic source regarding the importance of 22 jumada-al-thani. And also as you see at the comment of Battle of Karbala, you can figure out that seemingly no one has heard about the mentioned day (22 Jumada-al-Thani). As a result, there seems not to be a significant subject on the mentioned day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastActivityDate="2014-04-27T17:03:30.363" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12679" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-27T20:11:33.447" Score="6" ViewCount="101814" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some people say that Tawees are Haram. But I have also heard the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) gave a Hasan and Husain Taweez to protect them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taweez is a piece of paper with Quranic verses and Duas people keep them for protection. Sometimes people recite verses of the Quran and then blow around themselves and others for protection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-11-15T16:34:54.577" LastActivityDate="2020-11-15T16:34:54.577" Title="Is wearing a taweez haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|tawiz|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-01-09T00:04:27.090" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12689" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-28T11:02:55.117" Score="13" ViewCount="95953" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hi my name is Keyshawna and I have been Muslim for about a little over two years but I'm still learning and still struggling with self-educating myself. &#xA;But my question is: &lt;strong&gt;Is it haram to not have children?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My reason for asking this question is because I'm not really sure if I want to have children because I am a little scared of child birth... even though I have never given birth before but I did get a glimpse and sound and just an imaginary thought of how it might be or feel. I'm not saying that I hate kids but I am saying is that I don't know if I want to. I believe one of my Muslimah (a female Muslim&#xA;) friends told me it is haram not to have children unless you couldn't conceive she never really gave me an actual reason nor could she explain... Why.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean this isn't just a final answer to my whole life... I'd probably change my mind and have children in the near future but for now I am not sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5143" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-14T02:43:49.527" LastActivityDate="2021-01-23T00:57:09.270" Title="Is it haram not to have children?" Tags="|halal-haram|women|children|" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10768" CreationDate="2014-04-28T15:37:46.953" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Apostasy&amp;quot; does not refer to beliefs, but rather political loyalties in this context.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In an Islamic political system, like a Caliphate, the Muslims give &lt;em&gt;bay'ah&lt;/em&gt; (oath of allegiance) to an &lt;em&gt;Imam&lt;/em&gt; (leader). This is considered to be a pledge that you cannot go back on. So even if you lose faith in Islam, stop praying, stop believing in God Quran etc, you &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;cannot&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; turn against the Imam - doing so is considered to be treason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as individual beliefs are concerned, it is between the individual and God - the state has no right to intervene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Qur'anic ayahs on apostasy as far as beliefs are concerned, see the following: &lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/2:109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2.109&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/2:143&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2.143&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/2:217&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2.217&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/3:72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3.72&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/3:77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3.77&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/3:80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3.80&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/3:82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3.82&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/3:86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3.86&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/3:90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3.90&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/3:100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3.100&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/3:106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3.106&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/3:144&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3.144&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/3:149&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3.149&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/3:177&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3.177&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.maududi/3:187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3.187&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/4:81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4.81&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/4:137&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4.137&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.maududi/5:54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5.54&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/49:14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;49.14&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/63:3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;63.3&lt;/a&gt;. Not once is death penalty, let alone any kind of penalty, mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Freedom of religion in Quran -&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/2:256&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2.256&lt;/a&gt; (“no compulsion in religion”)&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/18:29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;18.29&lt;/a&gt; (“this is the truth from your Lord; so whoever wills, let him believe, and whoever wills, let him disbelieve”)&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.maududi/88:21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;88.21-22&lt;/a&gt; (“so remind, you are only a reminder; you are not a controller over them”)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a good explanation, see the following video by Tareq al-Suwaidan:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhMkirsaVZE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhMkirsaVZE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS - regarding the verse you mentioned, I think you should mention the next verse too:&#xA;&amp;quot;If they remove themselves from you and &lt;strong&gt;do not fight you and offer you peace&lt;/strong&gt;, then Allah has not made for you a cause (for fighting) against them.&amp;quot; [4.90]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the hadith you mentioned is an authentic hadith. However, we cannot just copy and paste it, because the original hadith actually reads &amp;quot;Whoever changes his religion, kill him.&amp;quot; ( مَنْ بَدَّلَ دِينَهُ فَاقْتُلُوهُ ) So if someone converts from  Christianity to Buddhism, or Jainism to Islam, or anything else like that, should we kill them? No, the hadith has to be understood &lt;em&gt;in consideration with&lt;/em&gt; all the other Qur'anic ayahs and Hadiths we have cited. It cannot be just copied, pasted and applied like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5146" LastEditorUserId="39606" LastEditDate="2023-03-26T19:51:36.060" LastActivityDate="2023-03-26T19:51:36.060" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12699" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-29T05:33:29.293" Score="8" ViewCount="600" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed when looking at various discussions regarding Islam, Muslims say that the word Islam means peace. Then they provide some verses from the Quran and some stories of the prophet Muhammed being merciful and kind to other people. However, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/541/how-many-wars-did-prophet-muhamad-pbuh-participate-in&quot;&gt;the prophet did wage many wars&lt;/a&gt;? and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_conquest_of_Persia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslims started attacking other empires&lt;/a&gt;. Doesn't this contradict the sentence &quot;religion of peace?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5112" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2017-11-30T14:53:00.627" Title="Is it true that Islam is a religion of peace?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12701" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-29T08:42:45.333" Score="8" ViewCount="1905" Body="&lt;p&gt;What should a person do if the imam forgets a sujood in prayer and the mamoom (the one(s) who prayers behind the imam, as following him) indicates, but the imam continues and does not do Sajdatu Sahu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Continue praying with the imam&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Stop praying with the imam.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do Sajdatu Sahu after the prayer separately?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="337" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-27T06:29:47.333" LastActivityDate="2022-05-22T00:06:27.373" Title="When imam forgets in prayer?" Tags="|salat|jamaat|imam-al-jamaah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12699" CreationDate="2014-04-29T11:54:02.273" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, it ought to be elucidated that it is completely true that Islam is the religion of peace, Secondly it is correct that Islam had many wars… .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But we should pay attention that in many of those wars,  The role of the prophet (PBUH) was as a defender, not as an attacker. In other wars, there was another reason, that was “JIHAD”, so it means endeavour or struggle in the way of Allah to extend and reach the right religion (Islam).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For furthere information regarding &quot;if Islam (and also Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) is a religion of peace and brotherhood or a religion of war and violence&quot;, please see the following link:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1071&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-30T14:53:00.627" LastActivityDate="2017-11-30T14:53:00.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12689" CreationDate="2014-04-29T13:40:39.887" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you mean remaining unmarried, it is a different issue. But From the question I assume this question is about married woman. Married woman with no health problem will have children (get pregnant) automatically and quickly within few months after marriage unless there is a birth control method used. So the Islamic answer in fact depends on the method used for not having children (i.e. birth control method).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two types of not having children for a healthy married woman:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;By using a temporarily birth control method that can be stopped&#xA;whenever wished. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;By permanently disabling the reproduction system of woman body&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally if not having children (or in fact birth control) is by a method that causes leaving a person unable to reproduce permanently it is Haram. But if it is reasonable and temporarily it is permissible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also if using any birth control method contains any Haram act for example looking of a non-Mahram doctor at body of woman then it is Haram anyway. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also if husband is not agree with prevention, it's not allowable to do so. Permission of husband is necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=231781&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Taken from this Fatwa from Imam Khomeini in this regard&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-30T09:32:36.317" LastActivityDate="2015-06-30T09:32:36.317" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12701" CreationDate="2014-04-29T14:03:49.310" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Forgetting only one Sujood (prostration) does not make prayer void. In this case the Imam Should perform two Sajda Sahw after prayer and person behind him can continue the Jamaat prayer properly behind him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sajda Sahw should be done after end of prayer. And not inside the prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The duty of Imam of prayer and who is praying behind Imam of prayer are different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally whenever the person behind Imam of prayer see the prayer of Imam became void then his duty is to change his intention from Jamaat prayer into individual prayer and continue his prayer in individual form. Anyway if the prayer of Imam became void the person behind him is not permitted to break his own prayer. If the person dislike to leave the Jamaat prayer another possible method is that the person select another person who is praying in front of him as Imam of prayer (in his mind) and continue Jamaat prayer behind him as Imam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20140820064509/http://www.ghadeer.org/ahkam/rah_sabz_d/68000003.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.ghadeer.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/653&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2022-05-22T00:06:27.373" LastActivityDate="2022-05-22T00:06:27.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12708" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12689" CreationDate="2014-04-29T14:59:58.613" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two parts of your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How to overcome fear of childbirth?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is having children mandatory in Islam?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Before answering, an assumption is that you are married or about to be, as you are thinking about this.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding your &lt;strong&gt;first question&lt;/strong&gt;, you can go through some therapy. Probably your doctor can recommend about it or help you herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the &lt;strong&gt;second question&lt;/strong&gt;, I have never seen any aayah in Quran or a hadith that everyone must have children. Prophet Muhammad (SAW) did not have children with most of his wives. Your friend must give the source of her advice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is forbidden is that people should not kill their children because they think that they cannot provide food, clothes and shelter. It is Allah who is &lt;em&gt;The Provider&lt;/em&gt;, so one must always pray to Him for all needs. This rule applies to abortion related matters too if they are done because of this reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastActivityDate="2014-04-29T14:59:58.613" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12709" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-29T17:15:01.590" Score="3" ViewCount="1009" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am working in company as an admin officer in UAE. Our company has 15 vehicles. I have to make insurance for all vehicles which is mandatory in U.A.E. The two insurance companies offered me same rates for making insurance. It is my will to give business to any of them. One insurance company is willing to give me some commission. Is it haram to take commission from insurance company?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5153" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T09:52:42.370" LastActivityDate="2018-04-14T17:42:58.570" Title="If a supplier offers commission to a purchaser, is it halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|money|work|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12710" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12679" CreationDate="2014-04-29T20:36:00.183" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Ta`weez&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ta`weez in all forms (ones you hang around neck, around wrist etc) is haraam and form of shirk. I wouldn't have said such a big statement had i not researched on it in much greater detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Uqbah ibn 'Aamir al-Juhanee (radiyaAllaahu ‘anhu) narrated that some people came to the Messenger of Allaah (SAW) and he took Bai’ah (Pledge of Allegiance) from nine and left one. So they said: “Oh Messenger of Allaah, you took Bai’ah from nine and you left this one.” He said: ((Verily upon him is an amulet [tameemah])). So his hand reached out to cut it, then he took Bai'ah from him and said: &lt;strong&gt;Whoever wears an amulet then verily he has committed shirk&lt;/strong&gt;. Reported by Ahmed: 4/156 with an authentic chain, and al-Haakim: 4/219 and it has been authenticated by ash-Shaykh al-Albaanee (rahimahullaah) in as-Saheehah, no. 492 and made Hasan by ash-Shaykh Muqbil in al-Jaami’ as-Saheeh: 6/294&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Ruwayfa' ibn Thaabit (radiyAllaahu ‘anhu) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: Oh Ruwayfa', perhaps you will live long after me so inform the people that &lt;strong&gt;whoever ties a knot in his beard or wears a string necklace or cleans his private parts with the excrement of animals bones, then verily Muhammad is free from him&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; - Reported by an-Nisaa’ee in az-Zeenah, chapter (12)&#xA;  8/135-136, no. 5067 with an authentic chain, and Ahmed: 4/108 and 109, and Abu Daawud, no. 36, and authenticated by our Shaykh al-Albaanee in al-Mishkaat, no. 351 and Saheeh al-Jaami’, no. 7910&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;‘Abbaad ibn Tameem narrated from Abaa Basheer al-Ansaaree (radiyAllaahu ‘anhu) who informed him that he was in the company of the Messenger of Allah of his journeys. He (Abu Basheer) said: The Messenger of Allah (SAW) sent a messenger ordering: &lt;strong&gt;There shall not remain any necklace of string or any other kind of necklace round the necks of camels except it is cut off&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; - Reported by&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://muflihun.com/bukhari/52/249&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Bukhari in book of Jihaad, no. 3005&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://muflihun.com/abudawud/14/2546&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abu Dawud&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Narrated ‘Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood (radiyAllaahu ‘anhu) who said that the Messenger of Allah said: &lt;strong&gt;Verily incantations [ar-Ruqaa], amulets [at-Tamaa'im] and bewitchment&lt;/strong&gt; [at-Tiwalah 1 ] are shirk&quot; - Narrated by Aboo Daawud, no. 3883 and made Hasan by ash-Shaykh Muqbil in al-Jaami’ as-Saheeh: 4/499, and al-Haakim: 4/217 and authenticated by ash-Shaykh al-Albaanee&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Reciting Al-Mu’awwidhatan&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many benefits of reciting ‘Al-Mu’awwidhatan’ i.e, Qur'an 113 (Al-falaq) and Qur'an 114 (An-naas). If you see reason of revelation of these two chapters of Qur'an you will find out they are revealed for this purpose, hence very useful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;'A'isha reported that when any of the members of the household fell ill Allah's Messenger (may&#xA;  peace be upon him) used to blow over him by reciting Mu'awwidhatan, and when he suffered from&#xA;  illness of which he died I used to blow over him and rubbed his body with his hand for his hand&#xA;  had greater healing power than my hand.&quot; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://muflihun.com/muslim/26/5439&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 26 Number 5439&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;'A'isha reported that when Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) fell ill, he recited over his&#xA;  body Mu'awwidhatan and blew over him and when his sickness was aggravated I used to recite&#xA;  over him and rub him with his band with the hope that it was more blessed.&quot; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://muflihun.com/muslim/26/5440&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim Book&#xA;  26 Number 5440&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4374" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-01-09T00:01:54.023" LastActivityDate="2016-01-09T00:01:54.023" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11783" CreationDate="2014-04-29T21:16:12.777" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before getting to the real question &quot;Where does Allah come from?&quot;, it should be understood what &quot;Time&quot; really is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Time has no independent meaning, in fact, Time only exists when first of all, something exists, and secondly, that thing changes its state to a new state. So this change of state can be understood as passage of time. And if nothing in the universe changes its state, we can literally say Time has stopped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So only those things that first of all exists, and secondly, changes, is experiencing time! Passage of time is an idea that we attribute to things that change, in reality, time has no independent meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second part of the argument that I find quite reasonable comes from Kalam Cosmological Argument and it goes like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Everything that begins to exist has a cause&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The world has begun to exist&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Therefore the world has a cause&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now you should note that, the first argument excludes anything that does not begin to exist. According to Qur'an God does not begin to exist, therefore it doesn't need a cause, it has been always there. In fact the history of God is infinite as opposed to the history of universe which is finite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above it can be understood that something has always been there and that thing brought us into existence. If you don't accept this you should say we have came into existence from absolutely nothing which is not plausible as absolute nothing has no potentiality to bring us into existence. Or we are the cause for ourselves which is again illogical and against what science tells us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this point your question is almost answered but I understand it is hard to think about something with infinite history. Because looking at the universe and understanding the Causality everywhere in it. We can logically understand any existence based on Causality can't have infinite history and needs an absolute beginning, just think about it if our history was infinite we could never reach this moment as we can't travel infinity, but we travelled the history of ours to this moment isn't it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To sum it up such a thing with infinite history must either not experience any change therefore not experience time, something abstract like an idea or concept, like numbers for example &lt;em&gt;2&lt;/em&gt; that again does not have any potentiality to create us. Or if it is experiencing time and changes (Qur'an-22:47 also tells us God is experiencing time, as I said time has no independent meaning) it shouldn't be based on causality, it can be understood like an un-embodied conciousness or mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this is how I usually think about God or Allah: An un-embodied magnificent conciousness that has always been there, with the attributes that Qur'an describes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5156" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-14T11:58:43.757" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T11:58:43.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12712" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-30T00:27:23.960" Score="3" ViewCount="5568" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do paradise and hell exist within the universe?  It's so vast that humans haven't even been the other galaxies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-13T00:23:44.800" LastActivityDate="2017-07-27T06:30:31.753" Title="Where is Paradise and Hell?" Tags="|jannah|jahannam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12719" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12712" CreationDate="2014-04-30T06:42:17.497" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Paradise cannot be inside current universe of us living in it. Because size of only one garden of one believer in paradise is larger than earth and all the skies (considering our universe is only the first sky). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord and a garden as wide as the&#xA;  heavens and earth, prepared for the righteous &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#3:133&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#3:133&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Quran also says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They urge you to hasten the punishment. And indeed, Hell is&#xA;  encompassing of the disbelievers &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#29:54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#29:54&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Arabic grammar this verse means that Hell already is encompassing disbelievers. But God has made a barrier between them and fire so that they do not feel it. By death this barrier is removed and they see and feel it. This also the same about paradise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So where is it? it is in a parallel universe around us that all cannot see it. But only few real pious people can see it. If we try and become a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/self-building-ayatullah-ibrahim-amini/characteristics-pious-sermon-hammam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;real pious&lt;/a&gt; believer we can see Paradise and Hell already before death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran says if one reach to the rank of &quot;knowledge of certainty&quot; by being pious, can see the Hell. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty... You surely see&#xA;  the Hellfire. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#102:6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#102:6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this verse those who can obtain the &quot;knowledge of certainty&quot; can see the Hell already (before death). And this knowledge is granted by God only to those who are real pious. God himself is teacher of who is pious and teaches him any kind of knowledge:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And be pious about Allah, and Allah teaches you.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:282&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#2:282&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are hadith saying some Sahaba could see the Hell and also currently such people can be found. But they are rare and also try to not be known because being unknown is what God wants:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That home of the Hereafter We assign to those who do not desire&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;exaltedness&lt;/strong&gt; upon the earth or corruption. And the [best] outcome is&#xA;  for the righteous. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#28:83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#28:83&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-29T07:10:07.770" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T07:10:07.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12647" CreationDate="2014-04-30T11:47:55.470" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;GIndulge in prayer (Qur'an 29:45), keep fasting&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Whoever among you can afford it, let him get married, for it is more effective in lowering the gaze and guarding chastity. And whoever cannot afford it, then let him fast, for it will be ......&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum. Prayer 5 time daily if it possible prayer on night ask refuge to Allah daily...morning surathul nas and falak u read....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5145" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T11:47:55.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12727" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-30T15:33:34.407" Score="2" ViewCount="6275" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can one speak with his/her spouse after the engagement has completed? &lt;br&gt;Engagement happened as a confirmation of nikah/marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The issue is parents does not like to have the marriage/nikah quickly but they wish to have to at the end of the year even though engagement is done on the beginning of year. So its quiet hard for one party to control eyes so requires the nikah to happen quickly so that at least both partners can have a halal relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can he secretly consult the girl which he has not yet done and does not want to do because he feels like he is loosing feeling of marriage and being dragged to towards committing zina via eyes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4641" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T23:49:30.213" LastActivityDate="2020-08-13T10:52:56.567" Title="Is it permissible to speak with the spouse after engagement?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|men-women|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12701" CreationDate="2014-04-30T16:41:48.737" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ma’mumin (those following the Imam in Salat) should inform the Imam, they should do this with reciting zekrs aloud. If Imam doesn't pay attention you should change your intention from Jamaat to individual prayer and do sajdah (prostration) and continue the right Salat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;pay attention Imam can do sajdah sahw after salat and his salat will be right (because he didn't understand that one sajdah where to stay and It was sahwy) but if ma’mumin set off that one sajdah where to stay could not do sajdah sahw or continuing Salat with Imam;they should change intention.(if he/she continue with Imam,his/her Salat will be void.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference (in Persian):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20151002075407/http://www.bahjat.org:80/index.php/ahkam-2/esteftahat/158-2011-09-06-09-36-08.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.bahjat.org&lt;/a&gt; (1283)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2021-11-17T11:33:15.890" LastActivityDate="2021-11-17T11:33:15.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12732" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-04-30T21:18:30.170" Score="3" ViewCount="391" Body="&lt;p&gt;From my understanding, the Quran was an oral tradition (for a generation or so) and then it was finally written down. Now obviously, while Arabic has been standardized, the various dialects of Arabic may differ on pronunciation. Is there a stringency for vocalization when reading from the Quran in a public setting (possibly as an obligation under Sharia law) or is the Quran more important as a printed text? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, pretend that one Islamic community in India will read from the Quran in Arabic (again, possibly to fulfill some religious obligation). However, they do not differentiate between an 3ayin and alif (the 3ayin becomes silent, like the alif). Are there legal consequences for this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4931" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2014-05-20T05:27:13.683" LastActivityDate="2014-07-19T06:26:41.153" Title="How important is vocalization?" Tags="|quran-recitation|tajweed|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1361" CreationDate="2014-04-30T21:50:21.067" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For all we know, non-Muslims may indeed have a chance to avoid hellfire. The actual statements regarding hellfire are directed in the first instance against those who are Muslim, telling them that they must not abandon Islam. Hellfire properly awaits those who reject the truth. It is not clear what happens to those who never hear the truth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for paradise, it is a reward for those of faith who do good. Allah (سبحانه و تعالى‎) could direct non-Muslims to paradise though I doubt it. It would seem to me more just to simply make them non-existent, especially if that is what they believe will happen to them anyway. But why should we worry about what happens to them? It is not for us to judge the judgement of Allah (سبحانه و تعالى‎). Furthermore, how do you know that at the exact moment of death every living thing is not given the proof that is necessary to see the true path?  We must have faith that Allah (سبحانه و تعالى‎) is all-knowing, all-powerful, all-just, all-merciful. If Allah (سبحانه و تعالى‎) wills it, it will be done and remember that a true unbeliever will reject Allah (سبحانه و تعالى‎) even when the unbeliever acknowledges the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, you must remember that the Quran was revealed orally to a community and it was to that community that it was directed. That is similar to statements in the Bible. Basically, once a Muslim, always a Muslim. As to the rest, well, the Quran does not really speak too much about them directly. Why should it? It does indicate that other people of the book are saved if they follow their book because those were also given by prophets. The Quran is directed at those who hear the word. By the way, one should not read it in translation anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims spend too much time worrying about what happens to others and what will happen to themselves. This is a very narrow view. A proper approach is submission. Submit to the will of Allah (سبحانه و تعالى‎) and trust His judgment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5164" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T21:50:21.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12734" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12735" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:28:47.163" Score="1" ViewCount="110" Body="&lt;p&gt;the wordings are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Oh Allah Guide the Nation of Muhammad. Oh Allah Bless the Nation of&#xA;  Muhammad. Oh Allah remove all afflictions from the Nation of Muhammad&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It says whoever reads it ten times is written someone who is 'good'. Can You provide the source for it...even you don't have for the claim. I am sure this dua is from someone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2948" LastActivityDate="2014-05-31T07:40:31.417" Title="What is the source of this dua or hadith" Tags="|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12735" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12734" CreationDate="2014-04-30T23:43:40.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is not a du'a in the Quran and it's not a du'a from the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a saying of Arif ar-Riwakri in 'Qadsa al-lahu Sirah' who was a Persian from Bukhara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-04-30T23:43:40.843" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12727" CreationDate="2014-05-01T10:44:18.480" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;An engagement is kind of like a promise to get married in the future and hence your fiancee is not your spouse and does not become your mahram. Hence all the normal rules of male-female interaction will apply (like lowering your gaze, not being alone with them, not flirting or touching etc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your fiancee only becomes your mahram when the nikah ceremony is done, with the contract being signed by both the groom and the bride in the presence of the appropriate witnesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/2221&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/2221&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5169" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T10:44:18.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12745" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-01T13:30:54.520" Score="7" ViewCount="679" Body="&lt;p&gt;We are all here in this world to pass our test, and the other world will be the result of our deeds in this world, right?? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then if God gave us the chance of test here in this world. Why did he gave others the ability to take away &lt;strong&gt;that chance&lt;/strong&gt; from us?? Specially when people can kill a child before he even gets the ability to think?!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, you may say that's also part of the test!! But what about that other dead guy who loses the chance to grow up and do good deeds and &lt;strong&gt;have a higher degree in the other world?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-28T08:21:33.030" LastActivityDate="2019-08-17T23:59:08.580" Title="Why does God let people kill each other?" Tags="|allah|islamic-philosophy|belief|children|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12746" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12779" CreationDate="2014-05-01T20:28:00.757" Score="6" ViewCount="253" Body="&lt;p&gt;In tafseer ibn kathir, comments on following ayah includes an hadith which I would like to verify.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HOt8X.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih International&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, indeed many of the scholars and the monks&#xA;  devour the wealth of people unjustly and avert [them] from the way of&#xA;  Allah . And those who hoard gold and silver and spend it not in the&#xA;  way of Allah - give them tidings of a painful punishment.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat At-Tawbah - 34&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following is the hadith which I would like to verify;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abdur-Razzaq recorded a Hadith from Ali about Allah's statement,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالَّذِينَ يَكْنِزُونَ الذَّهَبَ وَالْفِضَّةَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(And those who hoard up gold and silver...) Ali said that the Prophet&#xA;  said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;« تَبًّا لِلذَّهَبٍ تَبًّا لِلْفِضَّة»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Woe to gold! Woe to silver.) He repeated this statement thrice, and&#xA;  this Hadith was hard on the Companions of the Messenger of Allah , who&#xA;  said, &quot;What type of wealth should we use&quot; Umar said, &quot;I will find&#xA;  out for you,&quot; and he asked, &quot;O Allah's Messenger! Your statement was&#xA;  hard for your Companions. They asked, &quot;What wealth should we use&quot;&#xA;  The Prophet answered,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;«لِسَانًا ذَاكِرًا وَقَلْبًا شَاكِرًا وَزَوْجَةً تُعِينُ أَحَدَكُمْ&#xA;  عَلَى دِينِه»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(A remembering tongue, an appreciative heart and a wife that helps one&#xA;  of you implement his religion.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2561&amp;amp;Itemid=64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2561&amp;amp;Itemid=64&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the grade of the above hadeeth? and what collection can I find it in?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2014-05-01T20:36:52.140" LastActivityDate="2014-05-03T22:42:50.160" Title="Is this hadith regarding the wealth muslims are allowed to collect sahih?" Tags="|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12163" CreationDate="2014-05-01T21:43:56.393" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Arabic language,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;Ahlu Al bayt&amp;quot; are the ones living in the bayt(house). Ahlu(people of)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;Ahlu al-Rajul&amp;quot; are the family of Rajul(man)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Sharia:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;Ahlu al Bayt&amp;quot; refers to the prophet Muhammed (PBUH)&#xA;scholars have differed on who are Ahlul-Bayt:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1-&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;His wives and children ONLY&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, they used this aya from the quran as a proof&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O wives of the Prophet, you are not like anyone among women. If you fear Allah , then do not be soft in speech [to men], lest he in whose heart is disease should covet, but speak with appropriate speech.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And abide in your houses and do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former times of ignorance. And establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah intends only to remove from you the impurity [of sin], &lt;strong&gt;O people of the [Prophet's] household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/32-33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/33/32-33&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2-&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Those who are not allowed to take Zakkat&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, whole Banu Hisham family and Banu Mutalib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The proof has been taken from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/44/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith in sahih muslim&lt;/a&gt;, Here is an excerpt from it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He exhorted (us) (to hold fast) to the Book of Allah and then said: The second are the members of my household I remind you (of your duties) to the members of my family. He (Husain) said to Zaid: Who are the members of his household? Aren't his wives the members of his family? Thereupon he said: His wives are the members of his family (but here) the members of his family are those for whom acceptance of Zakat is forbidden. And he said: Who are they? Thereupon he said: 'Ali and the offspring of 'Ali, 'Aqil and the offspring of 'Aqil and the offspring of Ja'far and the offspring of 'Abbas. Husain said: These are those for whom the acceptance of Zakat is forbidden. Zaid said: Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3-&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All the followers of the prophet Muhammed (PBUH) are considered muslims.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; They referred to this verse as a proof:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Day the Hour appears [it will be said], &amp;quot;Make the people of Pharaoh enter the severest punishment.&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/40/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/40/46&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse says &amp;quot;'Alu pharoh&amp;quot;(people of Pharaoh). and since we say &amp;quot;'Alu Muhammed&amp;quot; in saying Salwat (Allahuma Sali ala Muhammed wa Ali Muhamed). This means the followers o are also considered Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4-&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Only Ali, Hasan, Hussien and Fatimah (RA on all of them)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;. They took the hadith of Aisha (RA) in shaih Muslim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that God's Apostle (may peace be upon him) went out one morning wearing a striped cloak of the black camel's hair that there came Hasan b. 'Ali. He wrapped him under it, then came Husain and he wrapped him under it along with the other one (Hasan). Then came Fatima and he took her under it, then came 'Ali and he also took him under it and then said: God only desires to take away any uncleanliness from you, O people of the household, and purify you (thorough purifying)&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For more information and details:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://almanhaj.net/cms/threads/114/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[ARABIC] Alu al Bayt - Othman al-Khamys&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end, This difference of opinion doesn't change anything the love and respect muslims have toward Ahlulbayt. Actually the difference of opinion made me quite happy as the 3rd opinion says that all Muslims are Ahlu-Al Bayt. I know that allah is the most merciful. Hence, let's say I won't be surprised if on judgment day, we find out that all muslims are considered Alhu al Bayt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-05-01T21:43:56.393" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12749" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-02T04:16:42.157" Score="4" ViewCount="193" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been researching to answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/12746/is-this-hadith-regarding-the-wealth-muslims-are-allowed-to-collect-sahih&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; which asks about the grade of a hadeeth from Ali in regards to what Allah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abdur-Razzaq recorded a Hadith from Ali about Allah's statement,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالَّذِينَ يَكْنِزُونَ الذَّهَبَ وَالْفِضَّةَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(And those who hoard up gold and silver...) Ali said that the Prophet&#xA;  said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;« تَبًّا لِلذَّهَبٍ تَبًّا لِلْفِضَّة»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Woe to gold! Woe to silver.) He repeated this statement thrice, and&#xA;  this Hadith was hard on the Companions of the Messenger of Allah , who&#xA;  said, &quot;What type of wealth should we use&quot; Umar said, &quot;I will find out&#xA;  for you,&quot; and he asked, &quot;O Allah's Messenger! Your statement was hard&#xA;  for your Companions. They asked, &quot;What wealth should we use&quot; The&#xA;  Prophet answered,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;«لِسَانًا ذَاكِرًا وَقَلْبًا شَاكِرًا وَزَوْجَةً تُعِينُ أَحَدَكُمْ&#xA;  عَلَى دِينِه»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(A remembering tongue, an appreciative heart and a wife that helps one&#xA;  of you implement his religion.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my search, I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.waqfeya.com/book.php?bid=1686&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(In this book, page 455-6)&lt;/a&gt; that the sanad of this hadith is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(أخرج عبد الرزاق)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أخبرنا الثوري قال أخبرني أبو حصين عن أبي الضحى عن جعدة بن هبيرة عن علي&#xA;  رضي الله عنه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Athawri told us, Abu Husain told me from Abi Duha frp, Ju'da bin&#xA;  Haibara from Ali (May Allah be pleased with him)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So with the above in mind, I looked at Abul Razzaq's &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mussannaf&lt;/a&gt; and his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafseer&lt;/a&gt;, but I could not find the exact above hadith.  Now I do not know if I am missing something, but my question is where exactly did Abdur Razzaq record the above mentioned Hadeeth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2017-06-24T10:50:22.530" Title="Where did Abdul Razzaq (عبد الرزاق بن همام الصنعاني) record what Ali said in regards to those who hoard gold and silver?" Tags="|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12751" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-02T09:52:20.390" Score="2" ViewCount="1881" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know it is not Haram to have sexual intercourse with wife, but I wonder is it a positive act?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean:&#xA; is it recommended(mustahab)? Or Makrooh (it means better not to do)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Any related hadith? (Shia view)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-23T12:30:27.153" LastActivityDate="2016-03-23T12:30:27.153" Title="Basically, is “sexual intercourse“ (with wife) a positive or negative action? (Shia view)" Tags="|hadith|shiism|sex|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12753" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17506" CreationDate="2014-05-02T11:36:49.997" Score="2" ViewCount="2577" Body="&lt;h3&gt;Does it mean &lt;code&gt;orphan girls(about marrying them)&lt;/code&gt; or it mean &lt;code&gt;orphan children(about adopting them)&lt;/code&gt;?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems &lt;code&gt;orphan girls&lt;/code&gt; in Sahih International translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the &lt;strong&gt;orphan girls&lt;/strong&gt;, then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one or those your right hand possesses. That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice].(&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;quran 4:3 - Sahih International&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems &lt;code&gt;adopted orphan children&lt;/code&gt; in Yusuf Ali translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly with the &lt;strong&gt;orphans&lt;/strong&gt;, Marry women of your choice, Two or three or four; but if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one, or (a captive) that your right hands possess, that will be more suitable, to prevent you from doing injustice.(Yusuf Ali)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;So is it possible to conclude from the above verse that:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;If ye shall be able to deal justly with the **orphans** &#xA;then the best thing is adopting orphan children than marrying a girl.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2890" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2014-05-20T03:39:16.043" LastActivityDate="2020-12-10T12:28:59.420" Title="what does the word `orphans` in the 4th aya of Surat An-Nisā' mean?" Tags="|tafseer|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12754" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-02T13:47:04.630" Score="0" ViewCount="13510" Body="&lt;p&gt;In certain Ayahs of Qur'an, it is mentioned that Allah gifts a wonderful &lt;em&gt;Gelman&lt;/em&gt; to a good man in heaven. I'm not that familiar with arabic language, but as my best of knowledge &lt;em&gt;Gelman&lt;/em&gt;, means a (servant/slave) beautiful boy. In that case why should God advertise a Gelman in heaven? Is gay encouraged in heaven?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;e.g Take a look at Tur, Ayah 24.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمانٌ لَهُمْ کَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَکْنُونٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There will circulate among them [servant] boys [especially] for them, as if they were pearls well-protected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that &amp;quot;هِمْ&amp;quot; is for male, that means &amp;quot;them&amp;quot; is about male not female. The above translation is taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/52/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="978" LastEditorUserId="978" LastEditDate="2020-09-14T10:21:22.687" LastActivityDate="2020-09-14T10:21:22.687" Title="Gelman in Qura'n. Is gay encouraged in heaven?" Tags="|quran-translation|jannah|ayah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12755" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-02T13:54:01.710" Score="3" ViewCount="16405" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know the exact location of where Prophet Muhammad's (Peace and blessings be upon him) father was buried?  Where is his grave?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-13T00:22:59.190" LastActivityDate="2021-12-11T03:18:31.247" Title="Where is the grave of Prophet Muhammad’s father?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|grave|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12755" CreationDate="2014-05-02T18:38:52.647" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The tomb of Prophet Muhammad’s father is in Medina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the past Abdullah In return of sham trade, went to Medina. In Medina there were some houses belong to bani-alnajar tribe (who were amene's(Abdullah 's wife) relative),Abdullah went to Nabeghe 's house;a person from that tribe. After some Abdullah became sick and died; according to that time custom, they buried him in Nabeghe 's house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet’s mother and him went to dar-alnabeghe when he was 6 years old and stayed there for 1 month.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, Prophet prayed in dar-alnabeghe several times, so they called it dar-alnabeghe mosque.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some documents:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Ibn-saad said from Zahri &amp;amp; Ibn-Abas:after hegira to Medina whenever prophet looked at that place,will said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;«نظر إلي الدار فقال: ههنا نزلت بي أمّي و في هذه الدار قبر أبي عبد&#xA;الله.»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“my mother and me stayed in that place,and there is my father 's grave&amp;quot;(also in that reference: fasl men tarikh almedina from vaghedi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Batnuni said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;«مقام سيّدنا عبدالله والد الرسول... في بيت رجل منهم (بنونجّار) يقال له&#xA;النّابغة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Grave of Abdullah,prophet 's father,is in Nabeghe 's house,who was from  bani-alnajar tribe&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-kateb Vaghedi said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;«ودُفِنَ فی دار النابغة وهُوَ رَجلٌ من بنی عدی بن نجّار...»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;He buried in dar-alnabeghe which was house of nabeghe, who was from  bani-alnajar tribe&amp;quot;(tabaghat,volume1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-ibn-shebh said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;«قبر عبدالله بن عبدالمطلب فی دارالنابغة»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Abdullah’s grave exists in dar-alnabeghe&amp;quot;(ibn-shebh 's tarikh-almedina,volume1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-tabari said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;«وَدُفن فی دار النابغة فی الدار الصغری إذا دخلت الدار عن یَسارِکَ&#xA;لَیس بین أصحابنا فی ذلک اختلاف»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;And he buried in dar-alnabeghe,in left side which there is no disagreement between our companions about that&amp;quot;(tarikh tabari,volume2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 1976 they destroyed this place for Nabavi Mosque Development!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference in Persian:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20130108151626/http://www.hawzah.net:80/fa/magazine/magart/4789/5053/44816?ParentID=78191&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.hawzah.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2021-12-11T03:18:31.247" LastActivityDate="2021-12-11T03:18:31.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12757" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-02T19:04:20.590" Score="3" ViewCount="1386" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I learned &lt;em&gt;wu'du&lt;/em&gt; it included the whole body, including the private parts. It was noted to me at some point that this part of the ablution must be repeated after using the restroom. However, somehow I think I heard another source say the whole of &lt;em&gt;wu'du&lt;/em&gt; must be repeated at that time. What is the answer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5179" LastActivityDate="2014-05-05T19:46:59.467" Title="Does One Repeat Wu'du After the Restroom or Just Wash Up?" Tags="|fiqh|wudu|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12758" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12757" CreationDate="2014-05-02T19:48:54.530" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It sounds like you are confusing &lt;em&gt;ghusl&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;wudu&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghusl&lt;/em&gt; is a full body wash. It is required in order to lift a state of &lt;em&gt;major&lt;/em&gt; ritual impurity (intercourse, ejaculation, menses, post-partum bleeding). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wudu&lt;/em&gt; is simply ritual ablution, required to lift a state of &lt;em&gt;minor&lt;/em&gt; ritual impurity (such as from using the restroom or passing gas). It only involves rinsing the mouth and nose, washing the face and arms and hands, wiping the head and ears, and washing the feet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T19:48:54.530" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12751" CreationDate="2014-05-02T21:48:15.903" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to a hadith in Sahih Muslim, fullfilling sexual desires in lawful way is rewarded. See the following hadith (emphasize mine): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَسْمَاءَ الضُّبَعِيُّ،&#xA;  حَدَّثَنَا مَهْدِيُّ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَاصِلٌ، مَوْلَى أَبِي&#xA;  عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَعْمَرَ،&#xA;  عَنْ أَبِي الأَسْوَدِ الدِّيلِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي، ذَرٍّ أَنَّ نَاسًا،&#xA;  مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالُوا لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى&#xA;  الله عليه وسلم يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ذَهَبَ أَهْلُ الدُّثُورِ&#xA;  بِالأُجُورِ يُصَلُّونَ كَمَا نُصَلِّي وَيَصُومُونَ كَمَا نَصُومُ&#xA;  وَيَتَصَدَّقُونَ بِفُضُولِ أَمْوَالِهِمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ أَوَلَيْسَ قَدْ&#xA;  جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ مَا تَصَّدَّقُونَ إِنَّ بِكُلِّ تَسْبِيحَةٍ&#xA;  صَدَقَةً وَكُلِّ تَكْبِيرَةٍ صَدَقَةٌ وَكُلِّ تَحْمِيدَةٍ صَدَقَةٌ&#xA;  وَكُلِّ تَهْلِيلَةٍ صَدَقَةٌ وَأَمْرٌ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ صَدَقَةٌ وَنَهْىٌ&#xA;  عَنْ مُنْكَرٍ صَدَقَةٌ وَفِي بُضْعِ أَحَدِكُمْ صَدَقَةٌ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&#xA;  قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيَأْتِي أَحَدُنَا شَهْوَتَهُ وَيَكُونُ&#xA;  لَهُ فِيهَا أَجْرٌ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ أَرَأَيْتُمْ لَوْ وَضَعَهَا فِي حَرَامٍ&#xA;  أَكَانَ عَلَيْهِ فِيهَا وِزْرٌ فَكَذَلِكَ إِذَا وَضَعَهَا فِي&#xA;  الْحَلاَلِ كَانَ لَهُ أَجْرٌ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;some of the people from among the Companions of the Messenger of Allah&#xA;  (ﷺ) said to him: Messenger of Allah, the rich have taken away (all&#xA;  the) reward. They observe prayer as we do; they keep the fasts as we&#xA;  keep, and they give Sadaqa out of their surplus riches. Upon this he&#xA;  (the Holy Prophet) said: Has Allah not prescribed for you (a course)&#xA;  by following which you can (also) do sadaqa? In every declaration of&#xA;  the glorification of Allah (i. e. saying Subhan Allah) there is a&#xA;  Sadaqa, and every Takbir (i. e. saying Allah-O-Akbar) is a sadaqa, and&#xA;  every praise of His (saying al-Hamdu Lillah) is a Sadaqa and every&#xA;  declaration that He is One (La illha ill-Allah) is a sadaqa, and&#xA;  enjoining of good is a sadaqa, and forbidding of that which is evil is&#xA;  a Sadaqa, and in man's sexual Intercourse (with his wife, ) there is a&#xA;  Sadaqa. &lt;strong&gt;They (the Companions) said: Messenger of Allah, is there&#xA;  reward for him who satisfies his sexual passion among us? He said:&#xA;  Tell me, if he were to devote it to something forbidden, would it not&#xA;  be a sin on his part? Similarly, if he were to devote it to something&#xA;  lawful, he should have a reward.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/12/66&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/adab/11/7&quot;&gt;similiar hadith&lt;/a&gt; exist in Al-Adab al-Mufrad, which is written by Al-Bukhari, and that hadith is graded hasan by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Nasiruddin_al-Albani&quot;&gt;Albani&lt;/a&gt;. Therefore, &lt;strong&gt;legal sexual intercourse is good thing&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T21:48:15.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12732" CreationDate="2014-05-02T23:06:20.987" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran was written down during the time of the Prophet along with it being memorized.  Rasolullah had around 40 scribes to write down whatever was recited and taught to the people.  To see further on the preservation, you can read the book &lt;em&gt;&quot;Kuttaab an-Nabi&quot;&lt;/em&gt; by Mohamed Mustafa al-Azami who gives all the historical evidences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the different dialects of Arabic.  The Quran was revealed in seven different ways and all of these ways have been orally preserved through the concept of tajwid/tartil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also books written on how to recite the Quran and where each recitation may differ from the next, however these were all taught by the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The example you gave about 'Ayn and Alif is not dialect, it's mispronunciation that's related to tajwid also, which is preserved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if a person recites the Quran and doesn't know how to properly pronounce a letter, it's possible that they can change the meaning of the word and the entire context.  So it's obligatory to learn how to recite the Quran properly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, you can refer to the book &lt;em&gt;&quot;Kuttaab an-Nabi&quot;&lt;/em&gt; and other books on the science of tajwid like &lt;em&gt;&quot;Ahkam Tajwid al-Quran&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-05-02T23:06:20.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12762" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-03T00:40:45.393" Score="5" ViewCount="9232" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this website, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kalamullah.com/one.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.kalamullah.com/one.html&lt;/a&gt;, explaining the ayat of Qur'an other than its apparent meaning is criticised, and this example is given;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ يَا إِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَن تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَيَّ&#xA;  ۖ أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ الْعَالِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[ Allah ] said, &quot;O Iblees, what prevented you from&#xA;  prostrating to that which I created with My hands? Were you arrogant&#xA;  [then], or were you [already] among the haughty?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Main point of criticism is this;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the above Aayah, Allah, the Most High, is saying that He created&#xA;  Aadam with His Two Hands. Yet some Muslims try to explain &quot;Allah's two&#xA;  Hands&quot; to mean His power Who knows Allah better, Himself or these&#xA;  people? As Muslims, we have to believe in Allah as He describes&#xA;  Himself or as His Messenger (peace be upon him) described Him.&#xA;  Therefore, if He, the Mighty, says he has Two Hands, we must believe&#xA;  that. However, we must also believe, that they are not hands like our:&#xA;  He, the Sublime said: &quot;There is nothing like Him; and He is the&#xA;  Hearer; the Seer of all.&quot; [Shooraa 42:11]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, I have found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kuranikerim.com/telmalili/sad.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;in a Turkish tafseer&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammed_Hamdi_Yaz%C4%B1r&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hamdi Yazır&lt;/a&gt; using such interpretation. He quote a saying by Ibn Omar (or a Hadith narrated by Ibn Omar, I am not sure.), which I can translate as follows, &quot;Allah created 4 things with his hands, Arsh (I think it means highest heaven), Jannah of Adn, Kalem (can be translated as Pen or Pencil), and Adam. Later, He said -be!- and everything became.&quot; Using this saying, mufassir comments that hands clearly means &quot;with his power, without any esbaab (causation) interviening.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, there are other ayah in Qur'an, that mentions hand(s) of Allah (c.c). Such as this one;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the heaven We constructed with strength, and&#xA;  indeed, We are [its] expander.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that here, the word translated as &quot;with strength&quot; is  بِأَيْدٍ which literally means &quot;with hands&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=%2851:47:3%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a plural noun&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُبَايِعُونَكَ إِنَّمَا يُبَايِعُونَ اللَّهَ يَدُ&#xA;  اللَّهِ فَوْقَ أَيْدِيهِمْ ۚ فَمَن نَّكَثَ فَإِنَّمَا يَنكُثُ عَلَىٰ&#xA;  نَفْسِهِ ۖ وَمَنْ أَوْفَىٰ بِمَا عَاهَدَ عَلَيْهُ اللَّهَ&#xA;  فَسَيُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who pledge allegiance to you, [O Muhammad] - they are actually pledging&#xA;  allegiance to Allah . The hand of Allah is over their hands. So he who&#xA;  breaks his word only breaks it to the detriment of himself. And he who&#xA;  fulfills that which he has promised Allah - He will give him a great&#xA;  reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my question is, &lt;strong&gt;is understanding the hand of Allah (c.c) as his power should be considered as lying against Allah (c.c)&lt;/strong&gt;, if so, how should we understand it instead? Because as far as I can understand from &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/42/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Ash-Shūraá - 11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, there is nothing similiar to Him, so we cannot understand his hand, based on our hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T06:10:35.937" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T06:10:35.937" Title="What is meant by Allah's (c.c) hand(s)?" Tags="|tafseer|surat-adh-dhariyat|surat-al-fath|surat-saad|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12762" CreationDate="2014-05-03T02:12:56.717" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should know that Muslims believe that Allah has a hand, face and in a way a body.&#xA;Depending on the Qur'an &quot;وجوه يوم اذ ناظره الى ربها ناظره&quot; which means faces then are looking at God. Another verse from the Qur'an &quot;ويبقى وجه ربك ذو الجلال والاكرام&quot; and also the verse &quot;ثم استوى على العرش&quot; those versus tell us that God might be has hand and face and body. However, they are not something similar to what we can imagine so we normally don't talk about these kind of stuff. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@battle of karbala:&#xA;Obviously, you're a Shia, you should still respect what I believe and if not for me, for 85% of Muslims out there. However, you mentioned the exact same verse that I mentioned &quot;ثم استوى على العرش&quot; if that's confusing, you can look at the other versus that I mentioned and maybe explain to me what they exactly mean. Moreover, I know one that everyone probably know by now that your sect is established to opposite the Sunni sect, so I'm not expecting any satisfaction from you. I would be very satisfied if you provide me with a good answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5181" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-22T05:39:26.710" LastActivityDate="2015-06-22T05:39:26.710" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12745" CreationDate="2014-05-03T04:31:13.543" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;God decided to create and send humans to earth (by sending Adam to earth) in a form that some of them being enemy of some others. So because of this form of creating humans so they naturally create each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Allah] said, &quot;Descend from Paradise - all, [your descendants] being&#xA;  enemies to one another. And if there should come to you guidance from&#xA;  Me - then whoever follows My guidance will neither go astray [in the&#xA;  world] nor suffer [in the Hereafter]. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#20:123&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#20:123&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such nature is needed for testing humans. At end of this verse God talks about guidance and testing humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Humans have worldly greed. One of them is defeating the enemy. Humans love to kill his enemy. But when God says you should not kill that enemy of yourself, this is a test of God. Without such natures testing humans will not be possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding a child killed and losing the possibility of higher ranks after death we are not sure that they really lose that rank. Perhaps God recovers this losing of possibility of reaching higher ranks and grants that ranks to that killed child without even worshiping God in worldly life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, this question has an assumption about God (God will not let killed children to have higher ranks at hereafter) that it is not known to be true. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed,&#xA;  some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would&#xA;  one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would&#xA;  detest it. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance&#xA;  and Merciful. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#49:12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#49:12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are different hadiths saying such children will enter paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maaref.porsemani.ir/node/1531&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Will the children killed by prophet Khizr a.s. enter the paradise?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-20T12:18:33.687" LastActivityDate="2017-07-20T12:18:33.687" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12699" CreationDate="2014-05-03T04:43:07.237" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Calling Islam a religion of peace is correct if you are referring to the peace which happens between the muslim and God. However, If you say Islam is a peaceful religion in which it never commands people to fight. Then I'm afraid to say this is inaccurate. Moreover, Calling Islam a violent religion is inaccurate too(will be explained below)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before explaining the statement &amp;quot;Islam is a peaceful religion&amp;quot;. I think it is better to give some context on this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/7878/885&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a linguistic point of view (which is what I believe you seek),&#xA;Islam is derived from the Arabic word سلام (pronounced salaam) which&#xA;literally means: peace. The common greeting in Islam is السلام عليكم&#xA;(pronounced alsalaam alaikum), which translates to: peace be upon you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now to explain why above the statement is wrong,&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;In Christianity, if someone would slap you, you are supposed to turn the other cheek to him. while, In Islam it is different. The Quran in some verses specifically asks Muslims to stand up with justice, defend other people(Muslims, and non-Muslims), and fight the aggressors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is just like Judaism, &lt;strong&gt;The Quran even quotes the Torah(the Jewish scriptures)&lt;/strong&gt; telling Muslims to fight back, and at the same time, indirectly quotes the belief of Christianity that we should forgive&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, We sent down the Torah, in which was guidance and light. The prophets who submitted [to Allah ] judged by it for the Jews, as did the rabbis and scholars by that with which they were entrusted of the Scripture of Allah , and they were witnesses thereto. So do not fear the people but fear Me, and do not exchange My verses for a small price. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the disbelievers. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/5/44&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And We ordained for them therein a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, and for wounds is legal retribution. But whoever gives [up his right as] charity, it is an expiation for him. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the wrongdoers. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/5/45&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other verses that proves the my previous statement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Verse 1:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress. Indeed. Allah does not like transgressors. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/190&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/2/190&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Verse 2:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Permission [to fight] has been given to those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/22/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/22/39&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Verse 3:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Fighting in] the sacred month is for [aggression committed in] the sacred month, and for [all] violations is legal retribution. So whoever has assaulted you, then assault him in the same way that he has assaulted you. And fear Allah and know that Allah is with those who fear Him. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/194&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/2/194&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*As I said earlier, the Quran commands the Muslims to be merciful, forgiving and use nonviolent ways if not necessary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So do not obey the disbelievers, and strive against them with the Qur'an a great striving. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/25/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/25/52&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other verses:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Verse 1:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many of the People of the Scripture wish they could turn you back to disbelief after you have believed, out of envy from themselves [even] after the truth has become clear to them. So pardon and overlook until Allah delivers His command. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/2/109&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Verse 2:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, [O Muhammad], to those who have believed that they [should] forgive those who expect not the days of Allah so that He may recompense a people for what they used to earn. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/45/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/45/14&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Verse 3:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.......So if they remove themselves from you and do not fight you and offer you peace, then Allah has not made for you a cause [for fighting] against them. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/4/90&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now someone might ask, Why would the prophet choose to wage war instead of choosing the peaceful path ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer would be, If you read the life of the prophet. You would see so many incidents that proves he was a merciful and forgiving person. Even-though using force would be his last option, he would never hesitate to use it against the aggressors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example, when the prophet reached Madinah, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.inter-islam.org/Seerah/TreatywiththeJewsL1P1.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;He immediately made a peaceful treaty with the the Jews living inside the city&lt;/a&gt;. But when the prophet found out some Jewish tribes broke the treaty by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu_Qaynuqa#Expulsion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;killing some Muslims&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu_Nadir#Expulsion_from_Medina&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tried to assassinate him&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu_Qurayza#Battle_of_the_Trench&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tried to open the doors for the non-Muslim Arabs to enter Madinah from behind&lt;/a&gt;. He had to act and exile them out of Madinah. He did that with the 1st 2 Jewish tribes and killed the Jewish males who participated in the war of the 3rd tribe. He acted this way because the Jews specifically asked the prophet to use the Torah as judge between them. Hence, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/9984&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this verse from the Torah was used&lt;/a&gt;. Back to the previous point. The prophet decided to kick them out because this is the teachings of Quran and Islam. He could have easily executed them. But as I said earlier, Quran asks Muslims to be forgiving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another point worth mentioning, it is not reasonable if a religion doesn't ask its follower to use force. Yes it did work once somewhere at one point of time. But this is not the best solution and it will never work all the time. Even in Christianity, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_and_violence#Christianity.27s_relationship_with_violence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;there were people who fought and stood against aggressors although Jesus motto was love and peace&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I quote the words of Allah in the Quran which explains why Islam and some religions in general should use force when necessary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[They are] those who have been evicted from their homes without right - only because they say, &amp;quot;Our Lord is Allah .&amp;quot; And were it not that Allah checks the people, some by means of others, there would have been demolished monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques in which the name of Allah is much mentioned. And Allah will surely support those who support Him. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/22/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/22/40&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moving the 2nd part of the question...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like any other religion, the Quran asks the prophet to spread the message to the people around the world. (This is can be seen when the prophet sent a message to the 4 empires telling them about Islam).&#xA;At the time of Abu baker(1st Caliph after the prophet), He sent Muslim armies to fight the Persians and the Romans. Every time the Muslim army would free a village, they give the people two options:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1-&lt;/strong&gt; Submit to the true message of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2-&lt;/strong&gt; ٌPay a tax(less than the 2.5 tax Muslims pay) as fee to protect them in the future imposed on every man who are capable of paying. Poor men are exempted from paying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The third option would be forcing them to choose one of the options. More than 90% decides to convert or pay Zakkat after witnessing the good characters of the Muslims and the good treatment they receive compared to how they were treated under other people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An exceptional example you can find by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Andalus#Non-Muslims_under_the_Caliphate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;looking at the non-Muslims living in Andulus&lt;/a&gt;. This is a great example which shows that Islam never promotes hatred and violence against peaceful people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now whether non-muslim historians agree that these stories are authentic or not. Just knowing that Muslim preachers always preach these stories to the Muslim audience is a positive thing as this educates Muslims to be peaceful and to respect other people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is also worth mentioning the netiquettes of battle in Islam.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;During his life, the prophet gave various injunctions to his forces and adopted practices toward the conduct of war. The most important of these were summarized by Muhammad's companion and first Caliph, Abu Bakr, in the form of ten rules for the Muslim army:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O people! I charge you with ten rules; learn them well! Stop, O people, that I may give you ten rules for your guidance in the battlefield. Do not commit treachery or deviate from the right path. You must not mutilate dead bodies. Neither kill a child, nor a woman, nor an aged man. Bring no harm to the trees, nor burn them with fire, especially those which are fruitful. Slay not any of the enemy's flock, save for your food. You are likely to pass by people who have devoted their lives to monastic services; leave them alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lastly, someone might ask, What about all those Muslim terrorists ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer would be, if a muslim does something bad. We should not criticize the religion. Instead we should criticize the person. A comparable example would be Hitler. Everyone knows what Hitler did to the world. Does that allow us to say that Christianity is a violent religion ? No!! Samething with Islam or any other religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dying_to_Win:_The_Strategic_Logic_of_Suicide_Terrorism#Ch._1:_The_Growing_Threat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Robert Pape of the University of Chicago studied every suicide bombing and attack around the globe from 1980 through 2003 - 315 attacks in all - and concluded that there is little connection to Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The saying of the prophet explains the stance of Islam regarding the killing of peaceful people:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;Whoever killed a Mu'ahid (a person who is granted the pledge of protection by the Muslims) shall not smell the fragrance of Paradise though its fragrance can be smelt at a distance of forty years (of traveling).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it wasn't clear. The prophet clearly says whoever kills a peaceful person then he will never enter heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From the Quran:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, &amp;quot;Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited to you. [He commands] that you not associate anything with Him, and to parents, good treatment, and do not kill your children out of poverty; We will provide for you and them. And do not approach immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed. &lt;strong&gt;And do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed] except by [legal] right&lt;/strong&gt;. This has He instructed you that you may use reason.&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/6/151&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Summary of the above answer, Islam is like Web 2.0 compared to other religions...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-05-03T04:43:07.237" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12689" CreationDate="2014-05-03T10:52:38.787" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of God&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we see this question from the fiqh aspect, no it is not haram and there is no reason that it is haram, but from intellectual point of view, it is not acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Marriage is one of the necessary events in the creation system and is the way of becoming perfect in our life, such that the life of human in the world began with Adam and Havva(Eve) and after that with their children. With the marriage the couple can reach to peace and their mental and physical needs can be met. As God says: &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of his signs is that he created for you mates from your own selves that you may take comfort in them and he ordained affection and mercy between you. There are indeed signs in that for people who are thinking. ( Ar- Rum , 21 )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The family is the first and most holy social center in the world and having a baby is its perfect state. Be careful that the human have some needs and potential talents that if one of them does not reach the perfect state, he/she cannot be successful in his life. So having a baby is a kind of way of improving life for everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marriage helps parents to be perfect and leads to survival of the breed then from the point of intellectual view, having a child is necessary   . Although in fiqh , it is not haram , avoiding of that has bad and unfavorable  effects on human life . This issue is such important in fiqh that, if a wife or husband cannot have a child and the other side did not know about that before the marriage, they can divorce easily. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Finally having a baby is one of the essential needs for a society from the social, economic and political point of view.  So without a young breed, the society will become week.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, I want tell you something as a mother, having a baby makes you happy, strong, patient, hopeful and motivated to live better.  You want to train them in the best way so at first you will become more sophisticated and intelligent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4941" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-29T07:13:40.783" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T07:13:40.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5566" CreationDate="2014-05-03T11:06:10.930" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;The total number of ayats in the Quran is 6236.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Details below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;|-------------+---------------+-------------------------------------------------+------|&#xA;| Chapter No. | Surah Name    | Accepted Variant Names                          | Ayat |&#xA;|-------------+---------------+-------------------------------------------------+------|&#xA;|           1 | al-Fatihah    | al-Fatiha                                       |    7 |&#xA;|           2 | al-Baqarah    | al-Baqara                                       |  286 |&#xA;|           3 | al-Imran      |                                                 |  200 |&#xA;|           4 | an-Nisa'      | an-Nisa, al-Nisa                                |  176 |&#xA;|           5 | al-Ma'idah    | al-Ma'idah, al-Maidah, al-Maida                 |  120 |&#xA;|           6 | al-An`am      | al-Anam, al-Anaam, al-Annam                     |  165 |&#xA;|           7 | al-A`raf      | al-Araf                                         |  206 |&#xA;|           8 | al-Anfal      |                                                 |   75 |&#xA;|           9 | at-Taubah     | at-Tauba, Baraa'                                |  129 |&#xA;|          10 | Yunus         |                                                 |  109 |&#xA;|          11 | Hud           |                                                 |  123 |&#xA;|          12 | Yusuf         |                                                 |  111 |&#xA;|          13 | ar-Ra`d       | ar-Rad                                          |   43 |&#xA;|          14 | Ibrahim       |                                                 |   52 |&#xA;|          15 | al-Hijr       |                                                 |   99 |&#xA;|          16 | an-Nahl       |                                                 |  128 |&#xA;|          17 | al-Isra'      | al-Isra, Bani Isra'il, Bani Israil              |  111 |&#xA;|          18 | al-Kahf       |                                                 |  110 |&#xA;|          19 | Maryam        |                                                 |   98 |&#xA;|          20 | Ta Ha         | Ta-Ha                                           |  135 |&#xA;|          21 | al-Anbiya'    | al-Anbiya                                       |  112 |&#xA;|          22 | al-Hajj       |                                                 |   78 |&#xA;|          23 | al-Mu'minun   | al-Muminun, al-Mumenoon                         |  118 |&#xA;|          24 | an-Nur        | an-Noor                                         |   64 |&#xA;|          25 | al-Furqan     |                                                 |   77 |&#xA;|          26 | ash-Shu`ara'  | ash-Shuara                                      |  227 |&#xA;|          27 | an-Naml       |                                                 |   93 |&#xA;|          28 | al-Qasas      |                                                 |   88 |&#xA;|          29 | al-`Ankabut   | al-Ankabut, al-Ankaboott                        |   69 |&#xA;|          30 | ar-Rum        | ar-Rum, ar-Room                                 |   60 |&#xA;|          31 | Luqman        | Lukman                                          |   34 |&#xA;|          32 | as-Sajdah     | as-Sajda, al-Mala'ikah, al-Malaikah, al-Malaika |   30 |&#xA;|          33 | al-Ahzab      |                                                 |   73 |&#xA;|          34 | Saba'         | Saba                                            |   54 |&#xA;|          35 | Fatir         | al-Fatir                                        |   45 |&#xA;|          36 | Ya Sin        | Ya Seen                                         |   83 |&#xA;|          37 | as-Saffat     | as-Saaffat, al-Saffat                           |  182 |&#xA;|          38 | Sad           |                                                 |   88 |&#xA;|          39 | az-Zumar      |                                                 |   75 |&#xA;|          40 | Ghafir        |                                                 |   85 |&#xA;|          41 | Fussilat      | Ha Mim Sajdah, Ha Mim Sajda                     |   54 |&#xA;|          42 | ash-Shura     |                                                 |   53 |&#xA;|          43 | az-Zukhruf    | al-Zukhruf                                      |   89 |&#xA;|          44 | ad-Dukhan     | al-Dukhan                                       |   59 |&#xA;|          45 | al-Jathiyah   | al-Jathiya                                      |   37 |&#xA;|          46 | al-Ahqaf      |                                                 |   35 |&#xA;|          47 | Muhammad      | al-Qital                                        |   38 |&#xA;|          48 | al-Fath       |                                                 |   29 |&#xA;|          49 | al-Hujurat    | al-Hujraat                                      |   18 |&#xA;|          50 | Qaf           |                                                 |   45 |&#xA;|          51 | adh-Dhariyat  | al-Dhariyat, az-Zariyat                         |   60 |&#xA;|          52 | at-Tur        | al-Tur                                          |   49 |&#xA;|          53 | an-Najm       | al-Najm                                         |   62 |&#xA;|          54 | al-Qamar      |                                                 |   55 |&#xA;|          55 | ar-Rahman     |                                                 |   78 |&#xA;|          56 | al-Waqi`ah    | al-Waqiah, al-Waqia                             |   96 |&#xA;|          57 | al-Hadid      |                                                 |   29 |&#xA;|          58 | al-Mujadilah  | al-Mujadila                                     |   22 |&#xA;|          59 | al-Hashr      |                                                 |   24 |&#xA;|          60 | al-Mumtahinah | al-Mumtahina, al-Mumtahanah                     |   13 |&#xA;|          61 | as-Saff       |                                                 |   14 |&#xA;|          62 | al-Jumu`ah    | al-Jumua, al-Jum`ah, al-Jumuah                  |   11 |&#xA;|          63 | al-Munafiqun  | al-Munafiqoon                                   |   11 |&#xA;|          64 | at-Taghabun   |                                                 |   18 |&#xA;|          65 | at-Talaq      |                                                 |   12 |&#xA;|          66 | at-Tahrim     |                                                 |   12 |&#xA;|          67 | al-Mulk       |                                                 |   30 |&#xA;|          68 | al-Qalam      |                                                 |   52 |&#xA;|          69 | al-Haqqah     | al-Haqqa                                        |   52 |&#xA;|          70 | al-Ma`arij    | al-Maarij                                       |   44 |&#xA;|          71 | Nuh           | Nooh                                            |   28 |&#xA;|          72 | al-Jinn       |                                                 |   28 |&#xA;|          73 | al-Muzammil   |                                                 |   20 |&#xA;|          74 | al-Mudathir   | al-Muddaththir                                  |   56 |&#xA;|          75 | al-Qiyamah    | al-Qiyama                                       |   40 |&#xA;|          76 | al-Insan      | ad-Dahr                                         |   31 |&#xA;|          77 | al-Mursalat   |                                                 |   50 |&#xA;|          78 | an-Naba'      | an-Naba                                         |   40 |&#xA;|          79 | an-Nazi'at    | an-Nazi'at, an-Naziat, al-Naziat                |   46 |&#xA;|          80 | `Abasa        | Abasa                                           |   42 |&#xA;|          81 | at-Takwir     |                                                 |   29 |&#xA;|          82 | al-Infitar    |                                                 |   19 |&#xA;|          83 | al-Mutaffifin | at-Tatfif                                       |   36 |&#xA;|          84 | al-Inshiqaq   |                                                 |   25 |&#xA;|          85 | al-Buruj      | al-Burooj                                       |   22 |&#xA;|          86 | at-Tariq      | al-Tariq                                        |   17 |&#xA;|          87 | al-A`la       | al-Ala                                          |   19 |&#xA;|          88 | al-Ghashiyah  | al-Ghashiya                                     |   26 |&#xA;|          89 | al-Fajr       |                                                 |   30 |&#xA;|          90 | al-Balad      |                                                 |   20 |&#xA;|          91 | ash-Shams     | al-Shams                                        |   15 |&#xA;|          92 | al-Layl       | al-Lail                                         |   21 |&#xA;|          93 | ad-Dhuha      | ad-Duha, al-Duha                                |   11 |&#xA;|          94 | al-Inshirah   | al-Inshira, ash-Sharh                           |    8 |&#xA;|          95 | at-Tin        | al-Tin                                          |    8 |&#xA;|          96 | al-`Alaq      | al-Alaq                                         |   19 |&#xA;|          97 | al-Qadr       |                                                 |    5 |&#xA;|          98 | al-Baiyinah   | al-Baiyina, al-Bayyinah                         |    8 |&#xA;|          99 | az-Zalzalah   | al-Zilzal                                       |    8 |&#xA;|         100 | al-`Adiyat    | al-Adiyat                                       |   11 |&#xA;|         101 | al-Qari`ah    | al-Qariah, al-Qaria                             |   11 |&#xA;|         102 | at-Takathur   |                                                 |    8 |&#xA;|         103 | al-`Asr       | al-Asr                                          |    3 |&#xA;|         104 | al-Humazah    | al-Humaza                                       |    9 |&#xA;|         105 | al-Fil        |                                                 |    5 |&#xA;|         106 | Quraysh       | Qurayish, al-Quraysh                            |    4 |&#xA;|         107 | al-Ma'un      | al-Ma`un, al-Maun                               |    7 |&#xA;|         108 | al-Kauthar    | al-Kauther                                      |    3 |&#xA;|         109 | al-Kafirun    | al-Kafiroon                                     |    6 |&#xA;|         110 | an-Nasr       |                                                 |    3 |&#xA;|         111 | al-Masad      | al-Masadd, al-Lahab                             |    5 |&#xA;|         112 | al-Ikhlas     | at-Tauhid, at-Tawhid                            |    4 |&#xA;|         113 | al-Falaq      |                                                 |    5 |&#xA;|         114 | an-Nas        |                                                 |    6 |&#xA;|-------------+---------------+-------------------------------------------------+------|&#xA;|             |               |                                                 | 6236 |&#xA;|-------------+---------------+-------------------------------------------------+------|&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5186" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-02-16T12:14:51.747" LastActivityDate="2021-02-16T12:14:51.747" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12762" CreationDate="2014-05-03T12:51:16.997" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to different hadiths from Ahl al Bayt, the hand of God in the Quran means the power of God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is narrated in a hadith that Muhammad Ibn Muslim asked interpretation of hand in the verse: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;[ Allah ] said, &quot;O Iblees, what prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with My hands?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#38:75&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;38:75&lt;/a&gt;)  from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27far_al-Sadiq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Sadiq a.s.&lt;/a&gt; And Imam replied:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The hand in the language of Arab means power and blessing. So God&#xA;  said: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Be patient over what they say and remember Our servant,&#xA;  David, the possessor of hand; indeed, he was one who repeatedly turned&#xA;  back [to Allah]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#38:17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;38:17&lt;/a&gt;) And said: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;And the heaven We&#xA;  constructed with hand, and indeed, We are [its] expander&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#51:47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;51:47&lt;/a&gt;) or with power. And said: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;and we handed them with&#xA;  spirit from Him&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#58:22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;58:22&lt;/a&gt;) that means he supported them by power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In all of their verses included in this hadith the Arabic word of hand (Yad) is used. The latter the word ایدهم is used which is translated to &quot;supported them&quot; which is the verb form of the word Yad (hand).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith book &quot;Tawhid&quot; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Babawayh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Shaykh al-Saduq&lt;/a&gt;, page. 153. (using the software &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.noorsoft.org/fa/product/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AB-35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami`al-Ahadith 3.‎5&lt;/a&gt; for searching inside text of 1142 volumes of old hadith books)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/n7GRP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-28T08:25:13.360" LastActivityDate="2015-06-28T08:25:13.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12749" CreationDate="2014-05-03T14:22:39.533" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have not missed something. In fact this hadith cannot be found in any of available writings of Abul Razzaq himself. But other writers like Ibn Kasir have narrated this hadith from him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only record from himself containing the keywords mentioned in the question is this record:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the book Al-Musnaf (المصنف) this hadith was found from Abul Razzaq:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;باب كم الكنز ؟ ولمن الزكاة ؟ 7150 - عبد الرزاق عن الثوري عن أبي حصين&#xA;  عن أبي الضحى عن جعدة بن هبيرة عن علي بن أبي طالب قال : أربعة آلاف درهم&#xA;  فما دونها نفقة ، وما فوقها كنز .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;المصنف - عبد الرزاق الصنعاني - ج 4 ص 109&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith is about the amount of wealth. So Abul Razzaq has narrated from Ali Ibn Abi Talib that four thousands of Dirham. So ay amount under it is Nafaqah (cost) and what above it is Kanz (treasure/wealth).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Musnaf, Abul Razzaq Al-Sanaani, volume 4, page 109&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But others like Ibn Kasir in his tafseer has narrated this hadith from him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال عبد الرزاق أخبرنا الثوري أخبرني أبو حصين عن أبي الضحى عن جعدة بن&#xA;  هبيرة عن علي رضي الله عنه في قوله ( والذين يكنزون الذهب والفضة ) الآية&#xA;  قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم تبا للذهب تبا للفضة يقولها ثلاثا قال فشق&#xA;  ذلك على أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وقالوا فأي مال نتخذ فقال&#xA;  عمرو رضي الله عنه أنا أعلم لكم ذلك فقال يا رسول الله إن أصحابك قد شق&#xA;  عليهم وقالوا فأي مال نتخذ قال لسانا ذاكرا وزوجة تعين أحدكم على دينه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tafseer Ibn kasir, vol 2, page 352, publish: Dar al-Fikr, Beirut, 1401&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also some references say this hadith is narrated also by Sahaba other than Ali Ibn Abi Talib:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وروي أيضا من حديث علي رواه عبد الرزاق في تفسيره أخبرنا الثوري أخبرني&#xA;  أبو حصين عن أبي الضحى عن جعدة بن هبيرة عن علي رضي الله عنه في قوله&#xA;  تعالى ) والذين يكنزون الذهب والفضة ولا ينفقونها في سبيل الله ( فقال&#xA;  النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ( تبا للذهب تبا للفضة ) يقولها ثلاث قال فشق&#xA;  ذلك على أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وقالوا أي مال نتخذ قال (&#xA;  لسانا ذاكرا وقلبا شاكرا وزوجة تعين أحدكم على دينه )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;انتهى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الحاصل أنه حديث ضعيف لما فيه من الإضطراب&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;تخريج الأحاديث والآثار الواقعة في تفسير الكشاف للزمخشري ، اسم المؤلف:  جمال الدين عبد الله بن يوسف بن محمد الزيلعي الوفاة: 762هـ ، دار النشر : دار ابن خزيمة - الرياض - 1414هـ ، الطبعة : الأولى ، تحقيق : عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن السعد، ج 2   ص 71&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-24T10:50:22.530" LastActivityDate="2017-06-24T10:50:22.530" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12774" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-03T16:39:34.383" Score="3" ViewCount="861" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know how much amount of zakat should be given and to whom it can be given. I am an employee at a company and my salary is always at the end of the month.  Can I give goods as zakat instead of money ? Can I give it to relatives or should it be specifically for certain people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if I have 100 rupees, I can divide it among 2 people or 10 people. Which one is more recommended ? Giving less money to many people or giving more money to few people ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard that its 2.5% of the yearly savings. What if I don't have any yearly savings? What should I do in this case ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3013" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-06T07:57:48.280" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T07:57:48.280" Title="How much and to whom should I give Zakah?" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9632" CreationDate="2014-05-03T17:40:37.293" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking, as the answer of your query as you asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is wearing pants and shirts allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the verdicts of almost all Maraaje’-Taqlid  of Shia, it is not permissible to wear the mentioned types of clothes. For instance, you can see some of those verdicts in the following link (in Arabic):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://httphttp://islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa9335://&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-18T16:27:42.013" LastActivityDate="2015-11-18T16:27:42.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12777" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11629" CreationDate="2014-05-03T20:35:59.063" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saying Salwat is not restricted to the prophet Muhammed (PBUH). Sheikh Ibn Othaymen quote the &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1497&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadtih in Buhkary&lt;/a&gt; as a proof,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abu Aufa :&#xA;Whenever a person came to the Prophet (ﷺ) with his alms, the Prophet (ﷺ) would say, &amp;quot;O Allah! Send your Blessings upon so and so.&amp;quot; My father went to the Prophet (ﷺ) with his alms and the Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;O Allah! Send your blessings upon the offspring of Abu Aufa.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/8/118&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith in Sunan Abi Dawud&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:&#xA;A woman said to the Prophet (ﷺ): Invoke blessing on me as well as on my husband. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: May Allah send blessing on you and your husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is He who confers blessing upon you, and His angels [ask Him to do so] that He may bring you out from darknesses into the light. And ever is He, to the believers, Merciful. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/33/43&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However, there is a difference of opinion regarding saying Salwat on people in general or only prophets and messengers&lt;/strong&gt;. According to Majority , including Malik and Shafi, we only say salawat on the prophets and not humans. i.e: We don't say alahmu Sali ala Omar, Abu baker. Nevertheless, we are allowed to say salwat on them if we mention the name of messengers/prophets first. i.e: &amp;quot;Allahuma Sali ala Muhamed wa Alihi wa Sahbihi&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other opinion by Ahmed and some scholars, Salawat can be said to regular Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saaid.net/Doat/assuhaim/fatwa/174.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source: [ARABIC] Saying salawat on other people&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-01-12T05:28:46.623" LastActivityDate="2022-01-12T05:28:46.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12778" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12749" CreationDate="2014-05-03T21:13:28.297" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's in Musannaf of Abd ar-Razzaq tahqiq by Habib ar-Rahman al-Azami version of Shamilah #7150&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem with this book was that it has been mixed up and parts of it lost within other books. The original manuscript I THINK doesn't actually exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it took a lot of research from other books, 20 years to be exact, by Habib ar-Rahman to finally compile the Musannaf that was by Abd ar-Razzaq.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T10:44:58.900" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T10:44:58.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12779" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12746" CreationDate="2014-05-03T22:42:50.160" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This hadith is authentic / Saheeh it's sanad is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أخرج عبد الرزاق قال: أخبرنا الثوري قال أخبرني أبو حصين عن أبي الضحى عن جعدة بن هبيرة عن علي&#xA;  رضي الله عنه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.waqfeya.com/book.php?bid=1686&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafseer Ibn Abbas...Page 455 Hadith 158&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ِAs for which collection you can find it in, then you could find similar ahadeeth /Shawahid (شواهد) in many places, from Sunan Attirmidhi and Abi Dawood, to like Musnadu Ahmad.  As for the specific hadith you mentioned by Ali that was recorded by Abdur Razzaq, then I do not know where Abdur Razzaq has recorded it, I looked at his Mussannaf and his tafseer, and although I found something similar to the hadith in his tafseer but not with the above sanad.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he had recorded it in his Musannaf then it might not be there as the original book &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/12778/9&quot;&gt;may not exist&lt;/a&gt;.  The closest hadith I could get in the Musannaf with the above mentioned sanad &lt;a href=&quot;http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-13174/page-12705#page-12705&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;was this&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2014-05-03T22:42:50.160" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12780" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-03T23:44:30.553" Score="7" ViewCount="649" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, this is not meant to be an insulting or hateful question. Please prayerfully consider answering it for the sake of a true seeker soul. I have long respected and honored Islam and the Prophet Mohammed. I intend no harm. However, I have often considered becoming a Muslim, but have been held back by several things. The following is one of them that I hope to resolve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Might I add that one of my closest life long friends is a Muslim and I am close to a local Sheikh and pray often at local Masjids. There is nothing hateful meant by this inquiry. I just want to learn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are stories of the Prophet's life that are horrendous, most of which I have no clue how to resolve their veracity. One example would be the murder of Umm Qirfa. This anti-Muslim site, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikiislam.net/wiki/The_Story_of_Umm_Qirfa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; tells much of the story from what appear to be real sources from Hadith, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this story true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can anyone justify so inhumane a murder?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5179" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-05-04T20:47:36.023" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:08:55.020" Title="How Do Muslims Deal with &quot;Difficult&quot; Parts of Prophet Mohammed's Life?" Tags="|history|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2015-01-08T00:19:38.583" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12781" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12762" CreationDate="2014-05-04T00:04:00.677" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding what Allah said about himself, there's a certain careful approach that must be taken.  I'll try to explain the Arabic from English standpoint.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Realize that Rasolullah never dwell in these matters and believed and taught whatever Allah revealed to him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When using certain descriptions or identifying terms, the context is very important.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Yad&quot; means hand depending on the context.  When discussing humans,  we know how a human hand looks like and what it consists of.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Still, in English when we say &quot;can you give me a hand?&quot; does this mean to cut off his hand and give it to me?  Or does it me to help me?  How do we know what I mean?  It matters on the situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also, know that human hands aren't the same as, lets say, jinn hands, or hands of angels, or even a clock has hands.  These are all considered hands but they differ depending on the surrounding and usage.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to Allah, we cannot compare &quot;yad&quot; with human &quot;yad&quot; or &quot;yadayn&quot; as it's totally a different context.  We don't how Allah looks, therefore, we must affirm whatever Allah said without any denial and leave the rest.  If &quot;yad&quot; means hand, &quot;yadayn&quot; mean two hands, so what?  We're not talking about a human being anyways...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We say what all of the Prophets, Messengers and their followers said &lt;strong&gt;&quot;We believe in Allah and what was sent down to us...&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And this word ** بِأَيْدٍ ** from Surah adh-Dariyat you posted doesn't come from the word &quot;yad&quot;, it comes from &quot;إيَاد &quot; which does mean power or force or strength or might.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyways, this is how to properly approach what Allah said about himself.  And don't get into arguments over it as it's only transgressing the limits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AllahoAlim &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-05-04T00:04:00.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12782" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12753" CreationDate="2014-05-04T00:29:43.410" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ayahs are addressing men who take care of orphan girls because of the Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It starts off with &quot;wa in khiftum&quot; - Khiftum is a masculine second person verb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Allaa toqseetu&quot; Toqseetu is also masculine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ayah is address male caretakers of orphan girls (yatama).  And this is also clear when the ayah continues and gives the choice of marrying other women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-05-04T00:29:43.410" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12783" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-04T04:39:19.490" Score="2" ViewCount="515" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have chanced upon this blog (link below) and found the Nur Buat prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://magicseaopen.blogspot.sg/2012/05/gift-from-god-nur-buat-prayer.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://magicseaopen.blogspot.sg/2012/05/gift-from-god-nur-buat-prayer.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I been searching for the past hour to find out which verse of the Quran is this from but I couldn't find the source. Can someone please point me to the right direction? Thank you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5189" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2014-05-04T05:08:29.727" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T06:10:03.937" Title="Where is the Nur Buat prayer from?" Tags="|source-identification|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12785" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-04T07:55:43.993" Score="5" ViewCount="5823" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read a lot about bid-ah here and other places, but it seems there is no definite meaning for it as &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;someone expands it to anything new even innovations in technology and saying &lt;strong&gt;there are good bid-ah too&lt;/strong&gt;!! &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And then the other one says it's meaning is &lt;strong&gt;only defined inside religion&lt;/strong&gt; and therefore everything new which goes astray is called bidah and is haramm, and anything good is not bidah and is part of the religion already.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;but then someone else says we have also new things inside religion which are good like saying dua with children to help them learn better or using toys with Hijab to help children grow fond of it or using social networks for inviting people to Islam ... which are not part of the religion but also help humans and Islam to go toward Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My Q is what is exactly the definition of Bid ah??&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How can we Identify it?&lt;/strong&gt; which will be obvious after an exact definition&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As everyone knows plz only bring sources of Quran or Hadith, not opinions!! thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:45:36.633" LastActivityDate="2020-07-17T21:17:19.187" Title="what is a bidah (bid-ah), the definition and the way to identify it?" Tags="|sharia|terminology|bidah|definitions|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9773" CreationDate="2014-05-04T08:53:37.963" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as i know, according to the view of Shia, it won't be Haram if there is not any negative or haram ponit in the different jobs. Hence apparently the mentioned job is not Haram.&#xA;(of course if u r sure that the essence of the mentioned occupation is not haram either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4986" LastActivityDate="2014-05-04T08:53:37.963" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12787" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-04T11:15:24.170" Score="7" ViewCount="250" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I know Say'id is descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) but can anyone prove that they are one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The names Mir and Saeed/Sayeed/Said are usually used by those who claim to be the descendants of the Prophet. Can anyone have these names or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say'id are now in nearly every single country. Is this possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has this been mentioned in the history of Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-22T15:04:38.840" LastActivityDate="2020-05-21T14:54:55.660" Title="Who is considered Sayy'id and can this be proved?" Tags="|history|prophet-muhammad|sayyid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12788" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-04T12:10:54.163" Score="5" ViewCount="2393" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read a lot of articles, hubs, discussions about online forex trading being halal or not. And I got to 3 points/problems that if these (below) are solved, then it would be halal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Interest at roll over &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Physical Possession of the property &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Equal profit/loss (and not any kind of charges) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Problem 1 is easy to solve and I can answer that, just sell all your shares before closing and buy again at the opening, or program your computer that way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Problem 2 is complicated, since physical possession is often impossible. If that's the deal then all the Muslims working on software (which is to say on the computer) are not earning halal income, because they can't have physical possession (except of their computer). If you can get me wrong and we do need to have physical possession in the end, then I have another thing: For example, if Facebook is selling it's shares and it is a software (communication based or whatever) company which only exists virtually, how can we have the possession of it physically? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Problem 3 is more complicated. I totally agree with having equal profit/loss but I just can't agree on having no charges at all. A company is providing me a platform to trade so they deserve to charge me. It's just like charging a shop rent. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just want to know if online forex trading is halal or not. And I would be more than happy if someone can prove my points wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5194" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-07-03T21:44:58.943" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T12:45:26.843" Title="Is Online Forex Halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|trading|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-26T23:29:48.087" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12780" CreationDate="2014-05-04T12:29:39.550" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read the Article and the sources it is providing are not that authentic and after all &lt;strong&gt;even true&lt;/strong&gt;  it clearly indicates the action was not done by prophet(sa) himself. and He was not present there!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should never measure Islam by the actions of Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if the Prophet was such a cruel person he would have ordered the death of leaders of Mecca who tortured the early Muslims by putting them on hot rocks and killing so many of the first believers. But instead Prophet forgave them all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastActivityDate="2014-05-04T12:29:39.550" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12791" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12780" CreationDate="2014-05-04T18:13:54.790" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ok so here is how I deal with such stuff:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1st, I know Islam is correct. I looked into other beliefs(Judaism, Christianity, Buddism, agnostic, etc...) and I realized this religion came from god. This religion made the most sense to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2nd, If you believe that Islam is correct, then evertime you find something that doesn't feel correct to you. you don't say that there is a problem with Islam. You know one of the names of allah is the Just. And since Allah brought this religion then you blame/accuse yourself, other people, or the culture that made you think this wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One simple example: Now its becoming legal that gay marriage is allowed. If in the next decade seeing gay couples walking together is normal, does that mean Islam is false because it didn't allow gay marriages? You see the point ? Same thing with 4 wives or marrying at a young age(Not to mention it has been practiced by non-Muslims too), or having slaves(Common thing between non-Muslims, and Islam cane to stop it). Just because people has stopped practicing these things nowadays doesn't mean Islam is wrong. But it is the culture or the people who are wrong. Culture keep changing towards the worst. People are moving away from the human nature we were born with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that. In Islam it is encouraged to ask question. I don't like it when some people try to doge these questions by saying this wasn't authentic, or the prophet was not like that etc... Allah in the Quran say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed [Our message]. &lt;strong&gt;So ask the people of the message if you do not know&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/16/43&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interpretation, Ask those scholars or knowledgebale people if you don't know. Coming to this website and asking this question is a good thing. Al-Hamdolelah. This is why we have this website and other websites on the internet. May allah reward you. If you see anything else you want to learn more about. Please feel free to ask here. Here is an example of a controversial question that has been asked which might help answer some of the claims on that website &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/12699/is-it-true-that-islam-is-a-religion-of-peace&quot;&gt;Is it true that Islam is a religion of peace?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last advice, It is good to know about these controversial stuff. But I highly recommend you to stop visiting similar sites that only show controversial stuff and ignore the amazing teachings of Islam. Instead, dedicate your time to be a person that Islam wants, a person who have good manners i.e: Kind, merciful, Treat your parents and family well, etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPTADE:&lt;/strong&gt; To answer the claim regarding Um Qirfa. The story mentioned in the anti-Islam site is true but not all parts of it. The part that talks about putting her legs to rope is not true. Scholars said this is a really weak narration. Another point, Not mentioning &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/32/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the more authentic saying of the prophet&lt;/a&gt; regarding the mutilation of the dead bodies, even though they claim to know a lot about islam, killed their credibility. This is where I stopped reading the article.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.....do not embezzle the spoils; do not break your pledge; and do not mutilate (the dead) bodies; do not kill the children&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the 3rd point, The prophet didn't ask to kill her specifically. He asked &amp;quot;Zaid bin Harith&amp;quot; to attack the people of Um Qirfa because she asked more than 40 of men and their children to assassinate the prophet. Hence, the prophet told the muslims to stop them. When Ziad reached there with the muslims, the two groups got into a battle and Um Qirfa was killed there because she was in the battle with them too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/127004&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source: [ARABIC] Islamweb - Um Qirfa incident&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-25T07:08:55.020" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:08:55.020" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12783" CreationDate="2014-05-04T18:20:23.967" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It doesn't exist in Quran. Its direction is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar_al-Anwar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bihar al-Anwar&lt;/a&gt; by Allama Majlisi,volume 92,page 132&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it came from this event:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once Angel Gabriel came to prophet and saw he was sad, so asked about its reason. The Prophet said because Hasan(&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_ibn_Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Hasan(a.s.)&lt;/a&gt;) and Husayn(&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husayn_ibn_Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Husayn(a.s.)&lt;/a&gt;) are sick from Sore eyes. Angel Gabriel said sore eyes are right;and to obviate it,read surah Al-Falaq and An-Nas, and read this Prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-16T06:10:03.937" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T06:10:03.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12785" CreationDate="2014-05-04T19:10:54.863" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asking for a proof from only Quran or Sunnah is hard. But I get your point, You are not looking for opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sheikh Ibn Othaymeen defines Bidah as:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you add something new to the belief of Islam without having a proof from Quran or Sunnah then this is considered Bidah i.e: Pray 6 times instead of 5, during prayer you add something the prophet has not done. etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you add something that helps the religion, i.e: Technology. The this is not bidah since you are not adding something to the religion itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this simple rule is enough. Of course this gets more complicated from here especially if both groups claiming something have proofs from Quran and sunnah. If this is the case, then we should respect their opinions and remember how the 4 Imamas(Abu hanifa, Malik, Ahmed, Shafi) used to have different opinions but that would never let them hate or disrespect each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bidah is really dangerous because the person committing a bidah as if he is claiming that the prophet didn't deliver everything about this religion. So people should be really careful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-05-04T19:10:54.863" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12699" CreationDate="2014-05-04T20:20:40.677" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muhammad(saw) never wanted war, he always wanted peace. In Islam, a Muslim is told to offer peace before war. If the other side accepts this offer then the war will not take place. However if they don't accept peace and they want a battle or fight then it is not the Muslims fault because they had offered peace. The only reason Muslims fight BACK is because they don't want to die and it is ones duty to keep themselves safe. Peace is not exactly going to be achieve if the Muslims just stand there while the non-Muslims attack!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2014-05-04T20:20:40.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="121" CreationDate="2014-05-05T00:22:19.657" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu'alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In trading if goods or services, all the parties gain benefit whether it is money, the good or sevice itself. The party who likes to sell really aware of his cspital gain (pos or neg) when agreed on a specific price the buyer want to pay. There is no looser.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, why gambling is haram besides the speculation us that there will be a looser between the gambler. In Islam, it is not allowed to take benefit from this transaction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please correct me if I am wrong!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, is there any looser when there is stock transaction?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5195" LastActivityDate="2014-05-05T00:22:19.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12797" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12382" CreationDate="2014-05-05T07:41:54.533" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Surah al-Baqarah, 236-237 :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;There is no sin on you if you divorce women when you have not yet touched them nor fixed for them an amount. So, give them benefit, a&#xA;  rich man according to his means and a poor one according to his means&#xA;  — a benefit in the recognized manner, an obligation on the virtuous.&#xA;  And if you divorce them before you have touched them, while you have&#xA;  already fixed for them an amount, then there is one half of what you&#xA;  have fixed, unless they (the women) forgive, or forgives the one in&#xA;  whose hand lies the marriage tie. And it is closer to Taqwa&lt;/em&gt; that you&#xA;  forgive. And do not forget being graceful to one another. Surely,&#xA;  Allah is watchful of what you do.&quot;*&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per this ayah, if your marriage has not been consummated, then you will have to pay 50% of the dower amount that was fixed at the time of nikkah. If your wife doesn't want the dower amount then she can forgive it and you are not liable for it anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah SBT knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5172" LastActivityDate="2014-05-05T07:41:54.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="121" CreationDate="2014-05-05T09:39:25.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;salam aleikum, i take shares as halal as its like buying of goods and selling if them at a profit,its haram only to commodities that are probihited in islam like banking,alcohol and related goods,if shares are haram then businesses also should be considered as haram because both of them deal with profit and losses,it should not be confused with gambling at all because they are totally diffrent from each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me shares is halal to some extent excluding goods which are probihited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5197" LastActivityDate="2014-05-05T09:39:25.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12799" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-05T11:41:51.767" Score="5" ViewCount="481" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an has never been changed and it can never be changed and so we should all for it. However Muslims also follow the Hadiths of the Prophet (SAW). How do we know that what has been written in these hadtith are accurate and acceptable for us to follow. Have these hadtith been changed over time? Also when these hadith were first put in writing form the Prophet did not write it nor did he say what should be written. The messages were taken in the form of A said that B said that C said that the Prophet (SAW) said...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am only interested in a Sunni perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-03-03T17:26:38.263" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T17:55:09.953" Title="Are Hadith of the Prophet (SAW) accurate?" Tags="|sunni|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12757" CreationDate="2014-05-05T19:46:59.467" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wudhu becomes void when at least one of the following seven things happens:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt;.Passing of urine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt;.Excretion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt;.Passing wind from the rear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4&lt;/strong&gt;.A sleep that is deep enough to restrict sight AND hearing. so if the eyes do not see anything, but the ears can hear, Wudhu does not become void. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5&lt;/strong&gt;.Things because of which a person loses his sensibility, like insanity, intoxication or unconsciousness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6&lt;/strong&gt;.Istihaza. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7&lt;/strong&gt;.Janabat, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A person enters the state of Janabat in two ways:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt;.Sexual intercourse &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt;.Discharge of semen, while sleeping or when awake, No matter whether it is little or not, with lust or otherwise, voluntarily or involuntarily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ghusl for Janabat is obligatory for offering the daily prayers.&lt;/strong&gt; (You should first make a niyyat(intention) for Ghusl. Then you should first wash your head and neck, and thereafter you wash the right part of the body first and then the left part.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastActivityDate="2014-05-05T19:46:59.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12804" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12754" CreationDate="2014-05-05T20:41:12.480" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;1.There is nothing in this verse implying that homosexuality will be happening in the Heaven. This verse is talking about the handsome servants serving and respecting the believers in the Heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.In Surah 43 verse 71 Allah says: “Gold dishes and cups will be passed amongst those in Heaven and they will take pleasure in whatever they desire and whatever they see,”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;regarding this verse some commentators on the Quran have raised the following question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;does the generality of this verse include things that were forbidden in this world as well? If a person in Heaven wants a forbidden item would it be given to him?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then they have answered the above question in the following way:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;these questions are asked without paying attention to the point that&#xA;  forbidden food, for example, in reality, is food that is unsuitable&#xA;  for man’s spirit and a healthy spirit would not have an appetite for&#xA;  such a food. Sick spirits are those that go after unsuitable food, or&#xA;  even poison, from time to time. There are some sicknesses where one&#xA;  feels the urge to eat dirt, but when cured the false urge disappears.&#xA;  People in Heaven never have desires for such unclean items because&#xA;  their spirit is being taken in the direction of purity and overall&#xA;  goodness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further information please visit: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa847&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa847&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastActivityDate="2014-05-05T20:41:12.480" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12808" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12810" CreationDate="2014-05-06T05:45:41.450" Score="3" ViewCount="890" Body="&lt;p&gt;What will happen to people in Akhirah who die as non-Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About 70-75 percent of all people are non-Muslims and follow other religions. What is their fate in Akhirah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4226" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-11-29T14:39:43.090" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T14:39:43.090" Title="What is the fate of non-Muslims in Akhirah?" Tags="|hadith|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12808" CreationDate="2014-05-06T06:20:35.000" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/1244&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/1244&lt;/a&gt; for details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Short answer: the rejecters will be in the hellfire abiding there in forever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So the outcome for both of them is that they will be in the Fire, abiding eternally therein. And that is the recompense of the wrong-doers&lt;a href=&quot;https://muflihun.com/59#17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; [Surah al-Hashr 59:17]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4374" LastEditorUserId="4374" LastEditDate="2016-10-17T03:46:20.117" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T03:46:20.117" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12811" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-06T07:19:17.210" Score="1" ViewCount="3325" Body="&lt;p&gt;Childhood is the place where a person performs many sins knowingly or unknowingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A 14 year old kid doesn't know what is Shirkh and that it cannot be forgiven. So in this case will the kid's sins be forgiven as he is totally unaware to concept of Shirkh and is very young? Also can he ask for forgiveness after he is mature and understand what he is doing and that &lt;strong&gt;Allah is the only one&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4226" LastEditorUserId="4152" LastEditDate="2014-05-07T04:49:37.550" LastActivityDate="2019-12-24T22:52:39.160" Title="Can Shirkh be forgiven by if it is done unknowingly?" Tags="|sharia|hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12817" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12787" CreationDate="2014-05-06T13:52:11.370" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be honest, as far as I see, seemingly your question Is a little complex, but I hope to be able to give you some useful information regarding your questions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Initially, in regard to the meaning of the mentioned word,” &lt;strong&gt;Sayyid&lt;/strong&gt;”:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it can be spelled  “Seyyed&quot;, &quot;Syed&quot; and  &quot;Saiyid&quot; too (which it is&#xA;  pronounced [ˈsæjjɪd], or [ˈsæjjed], Arabic: سيد‎; so its meaning is&#xA;  Mister) (and its plural is Sadah Arabic: سادة‎, Sādah) which is an&#xA;  honorific title, it denotes males accepted as descendants of the&#xA;  Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and also&#xA;  Hussayn ibn Ali, sons of the daughter of prophet Muhammad( Fatimah)&#xA;  and his son-in-law Ali (Ali ibn Abi Talib).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In other word, we can mention that all children of Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf (Arabic: هاشم بن عبد مناف‎; ca. 464 – 497) (who was the great-grandfather of prophet Muhammad(PBUH)), are Sayyids.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a brief result:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Sayyid” means the children of the Prophet(pbuh). So there are many&#xA;  sources(Sunni)  that have pointed regarding the mentioned meaning.&#xA;  Such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1-العلم الظاهر فی نفع النسب الطاهر ابن عابدین ۲- الصواعق المحرقه ابن&#xA;  حجر هیثمی ۳- شرف الأسباط القاسمی ۴- تذکرة الخواص سبط جوزی ۵- الفصول&#xA;  رشیدالدین ابوالفضل میبدی حنفی ۶- مطالب السؤال فی مناقب آل الرسول(ص)&#xA;  محمدبن طلحه شافعی&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1-Al elm Zaher fi naf’ e nasab Taher ibn abedin 2-a-savaeq-al-mhraqah&#xA;  ibn hjr heithami 3-Sharaf-al-esbat alqasemi 4-tazkeratol-khavas&#xA;  sabt-e-Joozi 5-Al-Fosool 6-mataaleb-o-so’al fi- manaqeb Ale rasul (s)&#xA;  Muhammad ibn Talha Shafe’i&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the moment, they(Sadah) have not any main place in the world and in fact they are dispersing in many countries. Hence it is not possible to say that all of them are only in a specified country, because of some reasons such as political matters(war,..), economic problems(business, immigration,..), cultural matters(marriage,..) and so on. As mentioned before, &lt;strong&gt;they(Sadah) are in many countries such as:&#xA;Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, India, Turkey, Lebanon, China, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Greece and many other countries&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, there are more than 6 million seyyeds (sadah) in Iran, and according to the census, there are approximately 60 million sadat all across the world. Thus we cannot say that majority of them are in a specified country.{1}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;{1} - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13930130001669&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.farsnews.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://solale.ir/?p=636&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;solale.ir&lt;/a&gt; (in Farsi (Persian))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also by the help of some other sites (Shia Sites).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2020-05-21T14:54:55.660" LastActivityDate="2020-05-21T14:54:55.660" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12811" CreationDate="2014-05-07T01:17:51.443" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As long as person is living their sin can be forgiven, even shirk as Allah (SWT) says in glorious Qur'an&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who, when they commit an immorality or wrong themselves [by transgression], remember Allah and seek forgiveness for their sins - and who can forgive sins except Allah ? - and [who] do not persist in what they have done while they know. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/135&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:135&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if someone had died committing shirk his shirk will not be forgiven, any other sin Allah (SWT) may forgive, but shirk, no! as Allah (SWT) says in Qur'an &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin - &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:48&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If person has sincerely asked for forgiveness, Allah (SWT) is all knowing all merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and Allah (SWT) knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4374" LastActivityDate="2014-05-07T01:17:51.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12821" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12799" CreationDate="2014-05-07T09:21:35.307" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's why &quot;Hadith studies&quot; (علم الحديث) exists which objective is distinguish the sahih, authentic from other than it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it's concerned with 2 main things &quot;Sanad&quot;(سند) : the chain of narration and &quot;Matn&quot;(متن) : the text of the hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ٍfor example they look in the Sanad : the chain of narration , is it continuous (every narrator see the other narrator and was exist in his era?) and another thing what is the narrator status? is he honest? is he accurate? and this is part of &quot;Biographical evaluation&quot; which is part from this studies &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;another thing : is this Hadith (Matn) comes from different way (different narrators) Example : A - B - C says this Hadith and D - E - F says this Hadith also so as the number of different narrators ways increased and all of them are good to take from them &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and there are a lot of parameters that took in the consideration to rank the Hadith (authentic &quot;Sahih&quot; /Good &quot;Hasan&quot;/Week &quot;Daif&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="986" LastActivityDate="2014-05-07T09:21:35.307" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12823" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-07T11:59:49.810" Score="4" ViewCount="7206" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that pictures are not allowed in homes. But somebody told me it is permissible to hang a picture if you cannot see the eyes of the being. Anybody knows if that is true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The specific picture in question is one of a cat but only its back is visible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5208" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-04T01:07:31.297" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T01:07:31.297" Title="Is it permissible to have a picture without the eye visible?" Tags="|fiqh|image|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12774" CreationDate="2014-05-07T15:47:56.590" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alaikumu Ssalam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have mistaken Khums with Zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Khums is obligatory on the following seven things: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1)Profit or gain from earning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2)Minerals. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3)Treasure trove. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4)Amalgamation of Halal wealth with Haraam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5)Gems obtained from the sea diving. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;6)Spoils of war. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;7)As commonly held, a land which a zimmi (a non-Muslim living under&#xA;  the protection of Islamic Government) purchases from a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(reference: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2285/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2285/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see just we are commonly obligated to take care of the first one (Profit or gain from earning.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3.There are many rules regarding how and when one has to pay khums on Profit or gain from earning but the first and most general rule is that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;if a person earns by means of trade, industry or any other ways&#xA;  of earning, like, if he earns some money by offering prayers and&#xA;  fasting on behalf of a dead person, and if it exceeds the annual&#xA;  expenses for maintaining himself and his family, he should pay Khums&#xA;  (i.e. 1/5) from the surplus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the detailed rules please visit: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2286/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2286/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4.Khums should be divided into two parts. One part is Sehme Sadaat, it&#xA;  should be given to a Sayyid who is poor, or orphan, or who has become&#xA;  stranded without money during his journey. The second part is Sehme&#xA;  Imam (A.S.), and during the present time it should be given to a&#xA;  Mujtahid, who fulfils all conditions or be spend in the ways allowed&#xA;  by that Mojtahid. Regarding the first part khums can be spent, for&#xA;  such purposes by the permission of that Mujtahid. As an obligatory&#xA;  precaution, that Mujtahid must be Aalam, and well versed in public&#xA;  affairs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5.If the wife of a person is a Sayyidah, he should not, as an obligatory precaution, give Khums to her for meeting her own expenses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more detailed rules please visit: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2293/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2293/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="4765" LastEditDate="2014-05-07T19:27:42.243" LastActivityDate="2014-05-07T19:27:42.243" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12828" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-07T16:25:19.417" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-05-07T16:25:19.417" LastActivityDate="2014-05-07T16:25:19.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12829" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-07T16:25:19.417" Score="0" Body="affected with disease or ill health also means mentally or emotionally disordered " OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4161" LastEditDate="2014-05-07T18:15:11.107" LastActivityDate="2014-05-07T18:15:11.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12830" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-07T16:37:29.407" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Conversion refers to the act of converting to Islam. Related Question would help non-Muslims who want to convert to know more about Islam or clear some doubts about it or help new converts to know rules or clear doubts they might have for their new religion!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-16T12:01:55.960" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T12:01:55.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12831" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-07T16:37:29.407" Score="0" Body="Conversion is the act of converting (from an other religion or no religion) to Islam" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-16T12:01:06.867" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T12:01:06.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12833" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12836" CreationDate="2014-05-07T19:17:13.820" Score="7" ViewCount="7800" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everyone has sinned and we sin all the time so will we be punished for these sins? Or will we enter heaven without a punishment if we repent out sins?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T08:37:27.360" Title="Will everyone be punished?" Tags="|sin|punishment|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12483" CreationDate="2014-05-07T19:48:51.380" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;زينة simply means something that add beauty or to make look attractive. This could include this like jewelry or items of clothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The outer cloth worn is an extra cloth worn over clothing and over ornaments. When the outer cloth is removed, parts of the body are not exposed and neither is the body. Even an old woman should hide ornaments because these items are worn to make one more attractive and therefor not suitable to be worn in-front of those who are non-mahram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The outer garment is the abaya or jilbab worn over other clothing. Underneath the abaya one will have worn clothing e.g. dress. However these are not to be worn infront of non mahram and so an abaya is worn over the clothing to cover her properly. The abaya hides the beauty of the clothing underneath to avoid attraction of the opposite sex. A headscarf will also have been worn. The out garment however will be worn from head to ankle. It is recommended that the outer garment flows from head to the ankle meaning it does not stop at the shoulder e.g. when you wear a headscarf and dress. Therefor when the outer garment is removed you are still cover since you still have clothing on underneath that cover you and body parts are not revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does not matter if you are young or old it is still the duty of the muslim to wear clothing to show modesty. You should not wear something to attract the opposite sex. Even if the woman does not wear certain items to attract men but just because she like it, it is still wrong because we do not know the intention of men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q 1.1 When you remove the outer cloth, the regular clothes can be seen. Some jewelry may be seen depending on the item how it is worn. Necklaces will not be be on show as the head scarf will cover it howver things like bracels will be seen. Perfume can be smelt however women should not wear stong perume to avoid the attraction of the opposite sex. But even if a weak perfume is applied when removing the outter cloth it may be smelt e.g. when women greet other females by hugging them.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q 1.2 It does not make a different if you are young or old so your question of an old woman is not really valid. Personally I think older women should try to stay even more modest because younger girls may see them a role model but if they expose parts of their body or wear item that attract the opposite sex younger women will think it is ok too. It is also a matter of self respect. If you dont look after your modesty then men will too treat you like filth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q 1.3 By exposing her garment or body part she will simply gain attention from the opposite sex. It may not be likely that she gets the attention of young men thou it is possible. However old men exist too and even when a woman is married she is not allowed to show herself off to other men. She should only try to get her husbund's attention and dress up for him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="5187" LastEditDate="2014-05-08T14:48:23.660" LastActivityDate="2014-05-08T14:48:23.660" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12835" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-07T20:18:40.813" Score="1" ViewCount="758" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some one came late to jamaat ,Imam and only one maamoom are performing the last rakaat of pray(in atahiyyath).maumoom stand at the very right side,then where should the second maumoom stand?(left side or right side?or Back side?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;please explain in detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5210" LastEditorUserId="4161" LastEditDate="2014-05-07T20:54:40.257" LastActivityDate="2014-05-07T21:00:11.367" Title="Where to stand in jamaat when we came late" Tags="|salat|jamaat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12833" CreationDate="2014-05-07T20:37:04.113" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah say in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the Day We will say to Hell, &quot;Have you been filled?&quot; and it will&#xA;  say, &quot;Are there some more,&quot;(&lt;strong&gt;Surat Qāf,verse 30&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... &quot;I will surely fill Hell with jinn and people all&#xA;  together.'&quot;(&lt;strong&gt;Surat As-Sajdah,verse 13&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verses emphasize that the promise of Allah will happen, and Allah will fill Hell with jinn and people; and of course they will be punished there. This punishment is for jinns and people who err from the right way without repent out sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what will happen for people who repent out sins? If it be a real repentance, with regret and leave the sin forever; then Allah is tawab and will forgive him/her; and He/she can go to heaven without punishment, as Quran say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who do not invoke with Allah another deity or kill the soul&#xA;  which Allah has forbidden [to be killed], except by right, and do not&#xA;  commit unlawful sexual intercourse. And whoever should do that will&#xA;  meet a penalty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Multiplied for him is the punishment on the Day of Resurrection, and&#xA;  he will abide therein humiliated -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Except for those who repent, believe and do righteous work. For them&#xA;  Allah will replace their evil deeds with good. And ever is Allah&#xA;  Forgiving and Merciful.(&lt;strong&gt;Surat Al-Furqān,verses 68,69,70&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27far_al-Sadiq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ja'far al-Sadiq&lt;/a&gt; (a.s.) said:&quot;some times some one does a sin and Allah will send him/her to heaven because of that sin.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Means that person will become fear about that sin and does real repentance which Allah will accept it and won't punish him/her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But pay attention, It isn't for those who sin all of their life and want to repent out sins near their death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;But repentance is not [accepted] of those who [continue to] do evil&#xA;  deeds up until, when death comes to one of them, he says, &quot;Indeed, I&#xA;  have repented now,&quot; or of those who die while they are disbelievers.&#xA;  For them We have prepared a painful punishment.&quot;(&lt;strong&gt;Surat An-Nisā',verse&#xA;  18&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T19:23:40.587" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T19:23:40.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12837" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12835" CreationDate="2014-05-07T21:00:11.367" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, if there is an Imam, with only one person praying with him, they should be standing side by side; the Imam should be standing on the left side while the other person should be standing on his right, maybe just a tiny bit behind him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, let's say that the Imam and the person have prayed together, and they are on the last raqa'a. Therefore, since they should be side by side, let's say in the tashahud (atahiyath), then the third person who joins the prayer, I believe, should sit beside the other maamoom, on his right. When the Imam finishes the prayer, the second maamoom would continue the end of the prayer as usual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's say that the Imam is in the tashahud, but on the second raqa'a, i.e, he has not finished the prayer. As mentioned previously, the first maamoom should be on the Imam's left. When the Imam starts the third raqa'a, i.e when he gets up, the third maamoom who wishes to join the prayer should tap on the first maamooms shoulder as to single that they should stand both side by side &lt;strong&gt;behind&lt;/strong&gt; the Imam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please correct me if there is something that I've missed or mistaken. Allah knows my intention and only He can forgive me for any fault doings of my own, inshAllah.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5211" LastActivityDate="2014-05-07T21:00:11.367" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12833" CreationDate="2014-05-07T21:14:26.327" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah accepts repentance from any Muslim so long as his soul has not left his body. I.e, as long as he is still alive. That being said however, Allah will stop accepting repentance from any Muslim once the sun rises from the west and sets in the east. This is one of the major sins of al akhira (the day of judgement), in which every Muslim's book will be closed, and his dua'a will no longer be accepted by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, only Allah can forgive anyone's sins, and only He knows whether your sins can be forgiven. There is not any sin that Allah cannot forgive except for shirk (associating anything with Him). Keep in mind that before ibless got kicked out heaven, he asked a favor from God. He asked Him to keep him alive until the day of judgement to guide the human race astray, and God accepted his favor. Therefore, God accepted the favor of the worst of Allah's creatures, and therefore can accept any dua'a or favors of any of his human creatures. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just make sure that when you make repent or make a dua'a that you are sincere to Allah, and that you will try your hardest not to repeat the same sin again. Surely Allah knows best, and He loves to forgive your sins. Allah is the All Mighty and Kind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please inform me if I've made a mistake. Allah knows my intention and only He can forgive me for anything that I may be in fault. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5211" LastEditorUserId="5211" LastEditDate="2014-05-09T13:31:20.117" LastActivityDate="2014-05-09T13:31:20.117" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12811" CreationDate="2014-05-07T22:03:23.123" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any sin that a person commits before reaching the age of puberty will not be held against them. Therefore, if a child commits sins before he becomes a mature young adult, he or she will not be held accountable for what they have done. It will be their responsibility however to learn the sins of Islam in order not to do them once they reach the age of puberty. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5211" LastActivityDate="2014-05-07T22:03:23.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12840" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12849" CreationDate="2014-05-07T23:29:32.670" Score="-4" ViewCount="187" Body="&lt;p&gt;I 'm Muslim and I support one of church soccer teams.does it have any problem for Muslims to support another religion team?and will I go to hell because of that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5212" LastEditorUserId="4161" LastEditDate="2014-05-08T11:22:23.303" LastActivityDate="2014-05-08T11:47:28.340" Title="Is it okay that a Muslim be fan of a church soccer team?" Tags="|punishment|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12842" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12847" CreationDate="2014-05-08T06:44:55.693" Score="3" ViewCount="415" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been given an offer to work for a poker website. This will involve writing articles about tournaments, about the sport, etc. Would these earnings be halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5016" LastActivityDate="2016-11-25T10:11:26.727" Title="Promoting a Poker Website" Tags="|halal-haram|profession|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12844" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-08T08:43:21.887" Score="0" ViewCount="2998" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question has confused me a lot recently. I have facebook pages that sometimes show women too much, like fitness pages, celebrity pages (showing legs or cleavage of some female celebrities) or fitness pages which are of guys but show women too in tights or shorts or swimwear. So does this kind of images break your wudu? Also, I have an allergy between my thighs and pubic area and I scratch it to get rid of the irritation, and it almost makes me feel like I'm rubbing my front private part. So does this break the wudu too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-05-12T15:41:55.367" LastActivityDate="2014-08-18T03:49:17.980" Title="Does western dressing reaveling much of women on net breaks wudu?" Tags="|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12845" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12852" CreationDate="2014-05-08T09:16:20.023" Score="10" ViewCount="69186" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam we use the word Haram for things that are forbidden, but when we say Majid-e-Haram, why do we  use the &amp;quot;Haram&amp;quot; word?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2023-03-01T21:10:46.923" LastActivityDate="2023-03-01T21:10:46.923" Title="Why masjid Haram is called that name?" Tags="|arabic|masjid-al-haram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12846" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-08T10:03:39.680" Score="8" ViewCount="4177" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering where Imam Zaman (Mahdi) is living now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually I want to know more information about his precise location. (Shia view)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: Imam Mahdi (a.j.) is the last (12th) Imam of Shia who ...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-13T00:22:14.383" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T12:05:52.560" Title="Where is Imam Mahdi now? (Shia's viewpoint)" Tags="|shiism|imam-mahdi|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12847" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12842" CreationDate="2014-05-08T10:27:37.683" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a very interesting, and important subject. I will give you my honest opinion, and what I have been told concerning implementing oneself into activities that are considered haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, we obviously know that gambling is a sin, and some may argue that it is a major sin. Therefore, playing the game, and earning money from the game is a sin. That being said, associating yourself in any shape or form with the game is also, in my opinion, a sin. Whether your physically participating in the game or not is not an issue, but the fact that you would be in essence promoting the game, is a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me give you a clear example. Many scholars argue that hotels, especially in the Muslim world, should not offer alcohol, because that is considered a sin. While the owner of the hotel may not actually touch or drink the alcohol, they still are promoting it by having it being sold in their hotel. Therefore, doing so would be a sin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please inform me if I'm been mistaken. Allah knows my intention and only He can forgive me for any fault doings of my own, inshAllah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5211" LastActivityDate="2014-05-08T10:27:37.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12840" CreationDate="2014-05-08T11:47:28.340" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam Alaikum, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah (SWT) bestows upon you His Blessings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You question can bear many different meanings to the word &lt;strong&gt;Support&lt;/strong&gt;. I will talk generally trying to cover all the aspects. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is nothing wrong in supporting a soccer team. As long as supporting them does not in any way affect your actions to be immoral, all is well. There is a lot said in Quran relating to the treatments of non-muslims, even our beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) has stated at plenty of places as to how a non-muslim should be treated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the hadith the Prophet (Peace be upon him) is more explicit, he said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If any Muslim killed a Muahid (i.e. non-Muslim living in Muslim land with agreement) then he (muslim) shall not even smell the fragrance of Paradise although the fragrance of Paradise would have been perceived from the distance of travelling for 40 years [Sahih Bukhari, Volume No. 3, Hadith # 2995]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being a muslim, does not mean that you restrict yourself to only muslims, if that was the case, Islam would not have been the fastest growing religion in the world but more of a small closed community consisting of only those who were born in that religion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So bear in mind, as long as supporting a soccer team means, that you watch them play, physically and financially help them in a way that you know your finances are put to good use and a good cause, it is fine. In case of any doubt, it is better to be more clear of that certain doubt. I hope this answers your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah be pleased with you and all of us, Amen!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5217" LastActivityDate="2014-05-08T11:47:28.340" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12850" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-08T11:48:04.323" Score="9" ViewCount="50908" Body="&lt;p&gt;Occasionally, it is seen that some Muslim girls/women post their images on different internet websites &lt;strong&gt;without veil (hijab)&lt;/strong&gt;. Based on Islam, it is Haram (forbidden) for women to expose their bodies and their beauties for strangers as non-mahram(s); and factually only Mahrams can see their hairs. Accordingly, would it be haram to do it in some parts of virtual world such as Internet, which is full of non-mahrams there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2020-05-17T12:04:09.203" LastActivityDate="2022-03-05T22:11:59.980" Title="Is it haram for girls to post their pics on the internet without hijab?" Tags="|halal-haram|women|hijab|image|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12851" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-08T12:02:15.907" Score="1" ViewCount="149" Body="&lt;p&gt;If one is convinced that Hajj tour operators are corrupt due to charging exorbitant amounts from intended pilgrims because of limited quota, then:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it discouraged to apply for Hajj from such tour operators?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I see following potential problems with applying to such operators;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You are depriving other's from going to Hajj.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You are encouraging such practices.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5218" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-31T08:41:22.323" LastActivityDate="2016-08-31T08:41:22.323" Title="Profiteering and corruption by Hajj tour operators due to limited quota" Tags="|hajj|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12852" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12845" CreationDate="2014-05-08T12:04:13.087" Score="17" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam Alaikum, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah (SWT) bestows His blessings upon you, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Arabic word Haram has multiple meanings, similar to words like in English, for instance, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bear&lt;/strong&gt; - Word is used for an Animal Bear and also means Tolerate, for example,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I saw a grizzly bear in the woods&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I cannot bear this anymore&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, The Arabic language has two separate words, حرم ḥaram and حرام ḥarām, both derived from the same triliteral Semitic root Ḥ-R-M. Both of these words can mean &quot;forbidden&quot; and/or &quot;sacred&quot; in a general way, but each has also developed some specialized meanings. A third related word derived from the same root, حريم ḥarīm, most directly corresponds to English &quot;harem&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Arabic it is easier to differentiate the two as they are pronounced and written different, so it is better to be called as Harm (sacred) rather than Haraam (forbidden)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this answers your question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah (SWT) be pleased with you and all of us, Ameen!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5217" LastActivityDate="2014-05-08T12:04:13.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1641" CreationDate="2014-05-08T21:20:25.587" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am sure that The second Hadith which is in regards to dying with the aim of being different from Jews is about dying hair with henna as Jews do not use henna. And the first mentioned hadith is actually about dying with chemical treatments. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5221" LastEditorUserId="4666" LastEditDate="2014-05-09T06:41:04.590" LastActivityDate="2014-05-09T06:41:04.590" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12823" CreationDate="2014-05-08T22:29:28.360" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The image that should erase everything that was in the image of a human being or an animal, it must obliterate her face only, and enough blur her face for the rest of her body, while the images of trees, stones, mountains, sun, moon, and stars, and so on, this is not okay, and should not be smudge. the image of an eye only or face only: this is not the thing, because it is not in, that's part of it, not image&#xA;**&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'A’ishah: I stuffed for the Prophet (Peace and blessings be&#xA;  upon him) a pillow decorated with pictures (of animals) which looked&#xA;  like a Namruqah (i.e. a small cushion). He came and stood among the&#xA;  people with excitement apparent on his face. I said, &quot;O Allah's&#xA;  Apostle! What is wrong?&quot; He said, &quot;What is this pillow?&quot; I said, &quot;I&#xA;  have prepared this pillow for you, so that you may recline on it.&quot; He&#xA;  said, &quot;Don't you know that angels do not enter a house wherein there&#xA;  are pictures; and whoever makes a picture will be punished on the Day&#xA;  of Resurrection and will be asked to give life to (what he has&#xA;  created)?&quot; [Bukhari 4:47]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;**&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5222" LastEditorUserId="5222" LastEditDate="2014-05-08T22:34:58.990" LastActivityDate="2014-05-08T22:34:58.990" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10651" CreationDate="2014-05-09T07:11:07.903" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the conditions which must be met before starting a prayer is to make sure that one's body and clothes and the place in which the Muslim is going to pray are all clean and free of impurities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him) was asked, “Did the&#xA;  Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) pray wearing&#xA;  shoes?” He said, “Yes.” (al-Bukhaari, 386; Muslim, 555).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, from the above passage, it is clear that the Prophet (PBUH) would pray wearing shoes. But if there was any impurity or dirt on his (PBUH) shoes, then he would take them off: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“While the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon&#xA;  him) was leading his companions in prayer, he took off his shoes and&#xA;  placed them to his left. When the people saw that, they took off their&#xA;  shoes too. When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah&#xA;  be upon him) finished his prayer, he asked, ‘What made you take off&#xA;  your shoes?’ They said, ‘We saw you take off your shoes, so we took&#xA;  ours off too.’ The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah&#xA;  be upon him) said, ‘Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to me and told me&#xA;  that there was something dirty on them.’ When any one of you comes to&#xA;  the mosque, let him look and if he sees anything dirty on his shoes,&#xA;  let him wipe them and then pray in them.” (Abu Dawood, 650; classed as&#xA;  saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 605).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another reason in which the Prophet (PBUH) would pray without shoes is because he wanted to be different than the Jews:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Be different from the Jews, who do not pray in their shoes or in&#xA;  their leather slippers (khufoof).” (Abu Dawood, 652; classed as saheeh&#xA;  by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 607).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have to remember though that back in the days of the Prophet (PBUH), mosques where nothing but dirt. I.e, they didn't have carpets over concrete floors for example that we have today. That is why they used to pray with shoes on. Today, it is more acceptable to pray, in a mosque, with your shoes off. However, if one is praying in a &quot;dirty&quot; place, such as a park or a floor without carpets for example, than it is okay to pray without shoes. &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/20258&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5211" LastActivityDate="2014-05-09T07:11:07.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12865" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12866" CreationDate="2014-05-09T09:46:36.337" Score="1" ViewCount="5010" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many different opinions on this subject, but as we know, it is permissble to combine, and shorten prayers when travelling (on vacation for example). As such, one would be allowed to pray dhur and asr together, with 2 raqaat each for example. But when is the maximum number of days in which one can do this? I've heard that if you are in a certain place for more than 3 days, then you are not permitted to combine and shorten prayers. Others says 15 days, and some say as long as you are far from your home, however long that may be, you are permitted to shorten and combine prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5211" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-07-30T07:35:30.093" LastActivityDate="2023-07-30T07:35:30.093" Title="What is the maximum number of days when travelling in which one can combine prayers?" Tags="|salat|prayer-timings|travelling|combining-prayers|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12865" CreationDate="2014-05-09T09:51:32.283" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was reported from Asim, from Ikrimah, from Ibn Abbas (RA) that&#xA;Messenger of Allah (PBUH) stayed 17 days in Makkah &amp;amp; he shortened&#xA;prayers. Ibn Abbas (RA) said: So whoever stays 17 days should shorten,&#xA;&amp;amp; whoever stays longer should pray the complete prayer. Abu Dawud&#xA;said: ‘Abbad bin Mansur narrated it from Ikrimah from Ibn Abbas (RA);&#xA;He stayed 19.’ (Hadith No. 1230, Book of Traveller’s Prayers, Sunan&#xA;Abu Dawud, Vol. 2).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranandhadith.com/prayer-in-journey/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Prayer in Journey (Salat Al-Qasr or At-Taqsir)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3775" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-05-09T09:51:32.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12844" CreationDate="2014-05-09T09:53:12.067" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are only certain actions that break wudu. The first part of what you have mentioned is not one of them. Although, touching of the penis does nullify wudu. The actions that break wudu are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1 – Any discharge from the front or back passage (urine, stools, wind, etc.), except for wind emitted from a woman’s front passage – that does not break wudu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2 – Emission of urine or stools from anywhere other than the urethra or anus. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3 – Losing one’s mind, which may mean losing it altogether by losing one’s mental faculties, which is insanity, or by losing it temporarily for a certain length of time for some reason such as sleep, unconsciousness, intoxication, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4 – Touching one’s penis, because of the hadeeth of Basrah bint Safwaan, who heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Whoever touches his penis, let him do wudoo’.” (narrated by Abu&#xA;  Dawood, al-Tahaarah, 154. al-Albaani said in Saheeh Sunan Abi Dawood,&#xA;  no. 166, it is saheeh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5 – Eating camel meat, because of the hadeeth of Jaabir ibn Samurah, who said that a man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Should we do wudoo’ after eating camel meat?” He said, “Yes.”&#xA;  (Narrated by Muslim, al-Hayd, 539).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5211" LastActivityDate="2014-05-09T09:53:12.067" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12868" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12876" CreationDate="2014-05-09T09:59:18.703" Score="1" ViewCount="29145" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone once told me that it's better to make du'a in the sajda (prostrating) when we are praying a sunnah prayer, rather than to make it during a mandatory prayer. Is this true? Or can we still make dua'a during a mandatory prayer as I often do? Is there a hadith that references this question? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, when saying &lt;strong&gt;subhana rabia al a'ala&lt;/strong&gt; when doing the sajda, how many times are we meant to say it before making a du'a? Is one sufficient? Or is it three times?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5211" LastEditorUserId="4146" LastEditDate="2014-05-09T13:26:21.823" LastActivityDate="2020-02-14T15:46:05.550" Title="Is it permissible to make dua'a during a mandatory prayer?" Tags="|salat|dua|sajda|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12869" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-09T10:11:48.577" Score="3" ViewCount="7571" Body="&lt;p&gt;How should the prayers (salat) be performed in battlefield? How about when one is bleeding? How about when one is on a mission and must complete the mission within a given time frame and don't get time to perform salat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3775" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-14T19:20:51.823" LastActivityDate="2016-07-14T19:20:51.823" Title="How should the prayers (salat) be performed in battlefield?" Tags="|sharia|salat|fiqh|war|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11336" CreationDate="2014-05-09T12:08:17.873" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;One very important thing has been missed so far which is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if he has divorced her [for the third time], then she is not&#xA;  lawful to him afterward until [after] she marries a husband other than&#xA;  him. And if the latter husband divorces her [or dies], there is no&#xA;  blame upon the woman and her former husband for returning to each&#xA;  other if they think that they can keep [within] the limits of Allah .&#xA;  These are the limits of Allah , which He makes clear to a people who&#xA;  know. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:230&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Couples cannot remarry until the ex-wife marries another man, to&#xA;  ensure that divorce is not taken lightly. She cannot go back to this&#xA;  husband who has divorced her three times, unless she marries another&#xA;  person who out of his own free will divorces her. This rule is given&#xA;  by the Shari'ah to reduce the occurrence of three divorces and to&#xA;  protect the honor of the woman. Nikah halala cannot be done as a&#xA;  condition or intention to make her lawful to her ex-husband. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikah_Halala&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nikah Halala&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, this act is definitely not accordingly to Islam and it looks the person is committing [fornication (in my own opinion)]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3775" LastEditorUserId="3775" LastEditDate="2016-10-17T05:09:08.230" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T05:09:08.230" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12874" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-09T13:52:11.537" Score="3" ViewCount="12434" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes when I'm praying alone, I like to recite a surah out loud because it helps me concentrate, and because for some reason, it gives me more motivation to recite longer surah's. Am I allowed to do so? Or is it only permissible to recite a surah out loud when in a gama'a?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5211" LastActivityDate="2017-11-10T21:20:38.507" Title="Reciting quran in a loud voice when praying alone" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12874" CreationDate="2014-05-09T13:58:21.557" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is allowed. Many sahabah used to do it. Prophet Muhammad (SAW) used to listen to the recitation when he (SAW) used to walk in the streets at night. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One night when Prophet (SAW) was walking in front of the house of Abu Musa Ashaari (RA), he (SAW) heard him (RA) reciting during salah. He (SAW) stayed there for a little while to listen to this recitation. The following morning after Fajr, he (SAW) praised Abu Musa Ashaari (RA).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated By Abu Musa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That the Prophet said to him' &quot;O Abu Musa! You&#xA;  have been given one of the musical wind-instruments of the family of&#xA;  David.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih Bukhari Volume 006, Book 061, Hadith Number 568.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastEditorUserId="2871" LastEditDate="2014-05-15T14:04:39.063" LastActivityDate="2014-05-15T14:04:39.063" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12876" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12868" CreationDate="2014-05-09T15:01:38.090" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;1 - In sajda we must say &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;سبحان ربي الأعلى&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (subhana rabia al a'ala) once at least, that is wajib (mandatory) in each sajda and it's sufficient. The second, the third time and more than that are mustahab or sunnah. After that you can make dua as you like and in each sajda you want not only in the last one. And this Du'a is Mustahab because The Messenger of ALLAH (PBUH) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏ &amp;quot;‏أقرب ما يكون العبد من ربه وهو ساجد، فأكثروا الدعاء‏&amp;quot;‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;A slave becomes nearest to his Rubb when he is in prostration. So increase supplications while prostrating.&amp;quot; Narrated by Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2 - And that is in fard(mandatory) and in sunnah because no Dalil (directory) to customise the mandatory or sunnah prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3 - And it's recommended to make the dua which the Prophet have made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4 - It's no recommended in the Jama'a Salat because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) said: When any one of you leads the people in prayer, he should be brief for among them are the young and the aged, the weak and the sick. But when one of you prays by himself, he may (prolong) as he likes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5 - There is another time to make Du'a in salat. It's after Tashahod in the Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;ثُمَّ يَتَخَيَّرُ مِنَ الْمَسْأَلَةِ مَا شَاءَ&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The whole hadith is narrated by Muslim and reported by Ibn Mus'ud:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While observing prayer behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) we used to recite: Peace be upon Allah, peace be upon so and so. One day the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to us: Verily Allah is Himself Peace. When any one of you sits during the prayer. he should say: All services rendered by words, by acts of worship, and all good things are due to Allah. Peace be upon you,0 Prophet, and Allah's mercy and blessings. Peace be upon us and upon Allah's upright servants, for when he says this it reaches every upright servant in heaven and earth (and say further): I testify that there is no god but Allah and I testify that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. Then he may choose any supplication which pleases him and offer it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4146" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-05-09T15:01:38.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12881" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-09T17:57:08.250" Score="4" ViewCount="96" Body="&lt;p&gt;When an Imam passes away after transferring the office of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imamah_%28Shi%27a_doctrine%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imamah&lt;/a&gt; to his successor does he seize to be Allah's hojjat, as well as Imam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-08-11T00:12:13.083" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T16:10:44.320" Title="Does an Imam seizes to be Allah's hojjat after he passes away?" Tags="|shiism|shia-imam|hojjat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="204" CreationDate="2014-05-09T22:55:51.143" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion I think that everything has risk . Crossing a road can lead to a car accident. I personally believe thay Allah decides your future and whatever he wants to happen to you. If he wants you to die in a certain way or on a certain date it will happen because of Allah's decision and not because what sport you do like bungee jumping. I think bungee jumping and sky diving have the same risk as everything else like car accidents etc. It's not like your jumping off the roof with no rope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5228" LastActivityDate="2014-05-09T22:55:51.143" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12884" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-10T05:47:35.753" Score="8" ViewCount="4543" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have met few Muslims who always tell me that the Christian Bible is corrupted. They say that the Torah was revealed by Allah to Jews and New Testament to Christians. Is this correct? If so, which one of these statements is correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some part of the Bible is corrupted&lt;/strong&gt;. If this is true, does the Qur'an or Muhammad(pbuh) gave any information how to discern which part is corrupted and which part is not?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The whole Bible is corrupted&lt;/strong&gt;. If this is true, where is the original Bible and how did it get lost?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5229" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T18:45:30.067" Title="Which part of the Christian Bible is corrupted?" Tags="|christianity|authenticity|bible|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12886" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12884" CreationDate="2014-05-10T06:22:34.080" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The muslim point of view on &quot;corrupt Bible&quot; is in fact not complete in itself and quite misleading too comparing to Christian own view. According to Muslims Belief, Bible was revealed as book. Quoting from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.questionsonislam.com/question/where-and-how-was-bible-revealed-prophet-jesus-pbuh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to the commentators of the Quran, the Quran was revealed in&#xA;  pieces in 23 years, while the Torah and the Bible was revealed&#xA;  completely at one time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We could not find sound data about where the Bible was revealed.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is against Christian belief according to which Bible was inspiration from holy men &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; the death of Jesus Christ. It was not written by Jesus not revealed to Jesus, because Jesus was God himself. He did not receive any revelation or any book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Muslims perspective of Bible (Torah and Injeel) is totally different from Christian perspective. There is no explanation in Muslim literation how Bible was revealed and how it got corrupted. It is believed though it was revealed as entire book and then people made changes in it when they were translating and retranslating. A view very different from Christian's belief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T06:22:34.080" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12888" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-10T07:20:49.037" Score="3" ViewCount="618" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is going to be straight and direct because I believe in asking it instead of keeping it with me. I think answers can convince a person to a huge extent and remove all the doubts that may arise from keeping things in one's heart so please bear with me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is all about justice. If so, then why don't we, as children, have a choice about being born into this world?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hazrat Adam(AS) defied Allah by eating in Jannah; and that resulted in him being sent to the earth. But punishing the whole humanity for it? How is that fair? One can argue it wasn't our right to begin with when we were in Jannah; but still this question comes to my mind a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why don't I have the choice to decide if I should be born into this world or not? If I absolutely have to go through it; then in many ways; somethings aren't ours to decide and how does that translate into justice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5230" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-22T05:37:01.203" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T08:39:58.947" Title="Why don't we have the power to decide if we should be born in this world or not?" Tags="|islamic-basis|world|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12889" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-10T07:23:20.070" Score="3" ViewCount="27465" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have recently converted to Islam, earlier I was an atheist and did very bad things, now I have changed and for the good, I am full of empathy and piety and help people. I have completely withdrawn myself from greed and lying, and dedicated myself to knowledge, wisdom and helping others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I work a lot towards self improvement. However, one thing that I am not able to control is lust. I am unmarried and have had no girlfriends since I converted, however truthfully I still wander but come to my senses shortly. However I do masturbate, earlier I used to almost everyday but now I have cut it down to once a week and I deeply regret after doing it. I always ask Allah to show me the right way and help me be a better person and control myself and ask for forgiveness whenever I sin or have a thought of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After having tried and not being able to control it, I think I might never but I keep trying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All I ask is will Allah forgive me? I do not crave for heaven if I am a bad soul I deserve hell but I cannot bear to have disappointed Allah and don't want to repent with my head down in front of him when I meet Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5231" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-01T05:56:57.360" LastActivityDate="2020-05-14T20:03:07.453" Title="Will I be forgiven if I can not control masturbation?" Tags="|forgiveness|masturbation|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12890" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-10T09:18:33.627" Score="6" ViewCount="18015" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a punishment in Islam for those who beat their wives without any valid reason? Even-though the wife is so obedient and take care of the home and the children? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5232" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2020-02-10T09:42:49.890" LastActivityDate="2023-01-23T06:36:44.643" Title="What is the punishment for beating up your wife without a valid reason?" Tags="|fiqh|husband-wife|violence|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12890" CreationDate="2014-05-10T10:27:20.493" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First off, a women is a very precious person in the view of her husband, her sons, her brothers, and her father. The third longest surah in the Quran (Al Nisa) is dedicated to the the woman. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although your question raises the issue of a punishment for a man that beats his wife, let me just address the issue of a man that might, by the slightest of slight touches, hit his wife. Now, let me readdress, this really concerns a very slight hit, but it also is a last resort for a man that might hit his wife:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“As to those women on whose part you fear ill-conduct, admonish them&#xA;  (first), (next), refuse to share their beds, (and last) beat them&#xA;  (lightly, if it is useful), but if they return to obedience, seek not&#xA;  against them means (of annoyance). Surely, Allaah is Ever Most High,&#xA;  Most Great.” [al-Nisaa’ 4:34]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I mentioned, it is the third resort after admonishing them, and then refusing to share their beds that is slightly hitting one's wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, your question addresses beating, which in my view, is not by any means lightly hitting. As I mentioned, a woman should be treated with the utmost respect in Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a woman rebels against her husband and disobeys his commands, then&#xA;  he should follow this method of admonishing her, forsaking her in bed&#xA;  and hitting her. Hitting is subject to the condition that it should&#xA;  not be harsh or cause injury. Al-Hasan al-Basri said: this means that&#xA;  it should not cause pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘Ata’ said: I said to Ibn ‘Abbaas, what is the kind of hitting that is&#xA;  not harsh? He said, Hitting with a siwaak and the like. [A siwaak is a&#xA;  small stick or twig used for cleaning the teeth - Translator]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are countless other ayat in the Quran that demonstrate the above points (especially in the surah Al Nisa). I urge you to take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/41199&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt; that gives a few good examples of ayat in the Quran on the subject.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case, the beating of the wife is clearly not permissible in Islam. It remains a sin. Whether there is a punishment in the world or in the afterlife remains a choice of Allah. He is the All Knowing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5211" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T10:27:20.493" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10271" CreationDate="2014-05-10T10:44:50.967" Score="0" Body="&lt;h1&gt;It's more like we stopped seeing them.&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This world and everything within is a sign of God, don't wait just for splitting of moon to be sure that there is a god,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Quran is considered a miracle, just listen to what native Arabic speakers say about it and how people came to believe in Islam just by reading it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Many of the laws of Physics which guarantee continuation of our life are just so miraculously there, it's just needs us to see more clearly! Look at for example at exceptional characteristics of water(unlike any other material on earth) and how any of them were not there life would be impossible.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Just for example consider your eye and how it tells your mind about rays of light and their wave length so that your mind can interpret those messages into such exact pictures, Can you really believe such thing happens by putting some materials beside each other and then waiting any length of time??&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/10275/4710&quot;&gt;Battle of karbala&lt;/a&gt; said: Many supernatural events happen even now by the will of Allah. Even for us when we make dua's and .. just look closer at events happening for you in your life.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And more than anything our existence, this world and anything; &lt;strong&gt;all from nothing&lt;/strong&gt; is the biggest miracle ever. just ask &amp;quot;Why there are all these things??&amp;quot; instead of nothing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the reason supernatural events took place only in prophets time like splitting moon, and why it's not happening now so everyone would believe! I guess in that time it was necessary for people of that time, but now I think due to the science vision of our time that everything that happens is normal, many miracles happen everyday but everyone just says it's normal,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if We sent down angels to them, and caused the dead to speak to them, and We gathered together everything in front of them, they would still not believe, unless God had so willed. But most of them behave ignorantly. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/?locale=en_IN#6:111&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6/111&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our belief is the sole purpose of us being here! It is not a test in the first place if we were confronted with angels or ...!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they waiting for the angels or your Lord to come down to them, or for some of your Lord's signs to come? The day when some of the signs of your Lord shall come, it shall not profit any human being who did not believe before, or who did not do any good by his faith. Say to them, &amp;quot;Wait then, we too are waiting.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/?locale=en_IN#6:158&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6/158&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-04-26T14:43:38.317" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12483" CreationDate="2014-05-10T12:57:05.163" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;God wants women to hide from strangers anything that might be attractive for them, but he says it's no blame if an old woman doesn't put on outer garment. but not to the extent that they also show anything attractive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;زینه&lt;/code&gt; = anything attractive!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q*.1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Anything that might be attractive!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q1.2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The logic is that no one would probably fall into a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q2.2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The outer garment is Chador(the usual garment of Muslim women in public places). An old woman can still be unattractive and hiding her &lt;code&gt;anything attractive&lt;/code&gt; by not wearing Chador.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q*.3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The issue is not what gain might be in this for the old woman, The Problem is about society not to lose its order and modesty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T12:57:05.163" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12889" CreationDate="2014-05-10T14:20:20.480" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;First your are welcome to islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes ALLAH forgive you because He says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;واستغفر الله إن الله كان غفورا رحيما&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And ask forgiveness of Allah; surely Allah has been Ever-Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.(Al-nisa)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Prophet (PBUH) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَيَتُوبُ اللَّهُ عَلَى مَنْ تَابَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah forgives him who repents to Him.(Narrated by Muslim in the book of Zakat chapter 39)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you must never repeat this sin and make a Tawba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ALLAH Subhanaho Wa Ta'ala say:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cOsiJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;That's meaning that it not permissible to do any other thing that Jima'a with the wife.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 -&lt;/strong&gt; Avoid the environment and media that arouse the sexual desires.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2 -&lt;/strong&gt; Try not to delay marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3 -&lt;/strong&gt; Manage your spare time with useful activities!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4 -&lt;/strong&gt; Choose good companionship(In Arabic الرفقة الصالحة).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5 -&lt;/strong&gt; Performing fast (sawm) chastens the soul (nafs).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The prophet Muhammed (Peace be upon him) in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/16/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; said:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4dkWl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://askaquestionto.us/article/morals/how-to-overcome-the-sexual-desires-and-masturbation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4146" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-07-11T16:18:23.290" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12895" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12900" CreationDate="2014-05-10T15:16:02.773" Score="2" ViewCount="4097" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a man touches his wife while he is in the state of wudu, will he need to wudu again?  Is it same if wife is in the state of her periods ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4641" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-05-10T18:13:44.867" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T18:13:44.867" Title="Does touching my wife break Wudu (ablution) ?" Tags="|sharia|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-06-08T02:31:31.220" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12896" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12898" CreationDate="2014-05-10T15:21:39.283" Score="1" ViewCount="24342" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed to talk with spouse during the sexual intercourse ? i have heard as its not good to talk. and is there any dua (invocation) to be recited before having intercourse every time and any specific time? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4641" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T16:18:56.947" Title="Speaking during sex" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12897" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-10T15:50:54.560" Score="1" ViewCount="2963" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed in islam to keep a photo of engaged spouse and look at it whenever groom likes? i know there is no concept called engagement but somehow in our case this has happened, so wondering is it ok.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it possible to at least to visit her place when parents around to talk?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally feel like it is kind of odd to get married to someone I don’t know much, didn’t people talk and get to know each other in prophet time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4641" LastEditorUserId="4641" LastEditDate="2014-05-10T16:33:11.460" LastActivityDate="2021-05-10T09:29:56.867" Title="Picture of engaged spouse" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12896" CreationDate="2014-05-10T15:53:12.013" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding talking during sex, there is no clear ruling about it in islam that it is prohibited , haram or disliked. And you should know that in islam, Anything , that is explictly not considered haram/disliked, is halal or mubah in some cases as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Allah says in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Your wives are as a tilth unto you; so approach your tilth when or how&#xA;  ye will; but do some good act for your souls beforehand; and fear God.&#xA;  And know that ye are to meet Him (in the Hereafter), and give (these)&#xA;  good tidings to those who believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So from islamic point of view, it is fine to talk ruling sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but from logical point of view, it is considered wrong to talk too much during sex, as it diverts your attention from pleasure to understanding the words. So you can talk , but better keep that talk specifically related to your enjoyment and your feelings during that pleasure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the scholarly fatwa about same issue is here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/45597&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/45597&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here is Dua to recite before intercourse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بِسْمِ اللهِ اللَّهُمَّ جَنِّبْنَا الشَّيْطَانَ ، وَجَنِّبِ&#xA;  الشَّيْطَانَ مَا رَزَقْـتَنَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Name of Allah. O Allah, keep the shaytaan away from us and keep&#xA;  the shaytaan away from what You have blessed us with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Included a clear image of a dua,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7sd9J.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="4641" LastEditDate="2014-05-10T16:18:56.947" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T16:18:56.947" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12897" CreationDate="2014-05-10T16:02:45.763" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before nikah, you are a non-mahram for her. so the same rules of non-mahram applies to you. you cannot look at her picture. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only condition for you to look at her picture anytime, is, when you do nikah with her, otherwise never.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding talking to her, before nikah, you can talk to her once or twice, but only in presence of her parents or wali. it is better not to visit her multiple time or talk to her too much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You follow a western concept that you MUST know your wife, befoer marriage. this concept is not islamic. in islam, you dont know if she is good or bad for you. You just have to marry her, withotu knowing her, because its Allah, who knows better than you, that if she is better for you or not. If you want to take guidance from Allah, then do istakhara before engagment (or giving her your word that you will marry her). Once you do, then dont turn back.  Because the more you will know her, their are more chances that you will fall in love with her and you might like/dislike many of her habits (which is natutral), for which you can change your decision. so stay away from this evil concept of KNOWING girl before marriage properly. and put your trust in Allah. In sha Allah, Allah will do the best for both of you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T16:02:45.763" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12895" CreationDate="2014-05-10T16:06:57.703" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;walecum assalam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No. according to scholars, it does not break wudu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For detailed answer, please consult this website: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/769&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/769&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T16:06:57.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12901" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16899" CreationDate="2014-05-10T16:17:53.560" Score="15" ViewCount="235844" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it haram for an unmarried girl to think about having sex? By this I mean seeing herself having sex with a guy who she finds attractive and thinking about how it would feel if the were a married couple in bed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-14T02:43:03.447" LastActivityDate="2019-06-03T10:34:43.880" Title="Is it haram to visualize having sex?" Tags="|halal-haram|sex|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12902" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-10T16:23:25.137" Score="1" ViewCount="2301" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am bit confused about this. I've seen some people type some Islamic terminologies in English using different forms. &lt;strong&gt;For example:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Salams or AA (shorten form of Assalamu Alaikum)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;insha allah, in sha allah, or inshaallah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;walaikum salam as, ws, pr wassalam.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could be that the person was busy with work or that person has typing difficulties which led to typing these in a different form. Is this permissible in Islam? To write a specific terminology in a different from than the one which majority muslims are used to it ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I asked a local scholar and I was told its OK because in his heart, that person actually meant to type the correct word but instead, that person wrote it in a different form due to the urgency of replying immediately. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4641" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-05-11T03:28:35.547" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T03:28:35.547" Title="Many typing forms for some Islamic terminologies" Tags="|sharia|arabic|muslim-practices|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12903" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12890" CreationDate="2014-05-10T16:32:08.963" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no specific punishment. However, In the same verse that mentions beating, Allah sends a really strong warning to those who abuse this command:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what Allah would have them guard. But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them. But if they obey you [once more], seek no means against them. &lt;strong&gt;Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted and Grand.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/4/34&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the tafsir, the last part of the verse reminds muslims that Allah ever exalted and Grand, In other words, if you abuse this verse to beat a poor women, then there is no one as Grand and Exalted as Allah who can give you a much severed punishment than what you did to your wife. So fear him and don't abuse this order which came to solve issues, not to injure your wife(ives).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If you want to know more about this verse or the conditions which allow you to beat your wife check this question:&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7483/does-the-quran-allow-husbands-punish-their-wives&quot;&gt;Does the Quran allow husbands punish their wives?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2014-08-09T02:11:15.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12904" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12901" CreationDate="2014-05-10T16:38:29.790" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, if the thoughts are un-intentional, or in dream, then its not your fault or not a sin at all. But if you intentionally visualize anything like that, then it should be avoided completely, as it can be first way towards Zina (as committing Zina's first step starts from thinking about it, which fuels your lust). So you should avoid anything, which fuels the lust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to visualizer about it that how it would feel, with intention to know that situation, its my personal opinion to avoid that too (unless you are 100% sure that you have control over yourself completely).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note: my opinions are based on very limited knowledged i have about islam, and i am not a scholar, i would recommend that you consult a scholar as well, in this case)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T16:38:29.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12905" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12902" CreationDate="2014-05-10T16:54:14.680" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Salam&quot; simply means peace and some Muslims even say just salam instead of Assallamu Alaikum. &#xA;As long as the meaning does not change it is ok. In Shaa Allah should be written like this to avoid the meaning being changed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hpym6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="58" LastEditDate="2014-05-10T23:44:21.930" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T23:44:21.930" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12906" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10672" CreationDate="2014-05-10T17:48:50.267" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, the rights of both partners are protected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your husband is not supporting you, is leaning towards non-Islamic ways, you are entitled to file a divorce even without your husband. This is completely Islamic, and fine. You can file for both a civil divorce and an Islamic divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The restriction is that any 'mehr' he had paid you should be returned to him. If the husband initiates the divorce, he has no right to ask for the mehr back; but if the wife initiates it she must return this amount:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhaari (5273) narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased&#xA;  with him) that the wife of Thaabit ibn Qays came to the Prophet (peace&#xA;  and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said: “O Messenger of Allaah,&#xA;  I do not find any fault with Thaabit ibn Qays in his character or his&#xA;  religious commitment, but I do not want to commit any act of kufr&#xA;  after becoming a Muslim.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah&#xA;  be upon him) said to her, “Will you give back his garden?” Because he&#xA;  had given her a garden as her mahr. She said, “Yes.” The Prophet&#xA;  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to Thaabit: “Take&#xA;  back your garden, and divorce her.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding this question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If we decided to get back together, since we have not been together&#xA;  for so long, do we have to remarry in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, he is no longer mehram to you - after your divorce; so do not accept him in your home without having your mehram (Father/brother/Son etc.) present and do not engage in any relations with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you wish to remarry him; you need to get married to another man and if he divorces you of his free will, you can remarry your ex-husband. (Make sure you do not get married just so that you become halal for your ex, that is forbidden. You have to get married and spend time with your new husband.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastEditorDisplayName="user14305" LastEditDate="2016-02-16T10:45:40.137" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T10:45:40.137" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12901" CreationDate="2014-05-10T18:14:23.027" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sexual fantasies, I would say, are not uncommon for Muslims. The only problem, for men especially, is that sexual fantasies may lead to something more, including masturbation, or even worse, committing zina. That being said however, having sexual fantasies is by no means a sin, as long as the person does not act upon it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sexual fantasies are among the thoughts that cross a person’s mind because it is something that is stored in the subconscious which is affected by the environment in which he lives and the scenes that he sees. These are thoughts that occur to most people, especially the youth, but they vary from one person to another with regard to their type, strength and effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Allaah burdens not a person beyond his scope”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-Baqarah 2:286]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/84066&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Source&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him)&#xA;that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:&#xA;“Allaah has forgiven my ummah for whatever crosses their mind so long&#xA;as they do not speak of it or act upon it.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari&#xA;(2528) and Muslim (127).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, it is very important not to act upon a fantasy, whichever form it may be. So as long as the person is in control of the situation, it is not a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/84066&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt; that answers in more detail a very similar, if not the same, topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5211" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-06-13T17:49:12.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12901" CreationDate="2014-05-10T19:04:39.327" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Thinking about haram act till has not been done,Also till intention wouldn't be Sexual satisfaction and be without Manipulation,isn't sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But pay attention It leads to sin and makes injuries in person 's mind and make it dark.It 's better to avoid thinking about that.(ayatollah Makarem) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hazrat masih(Christ) (a.s.) said to his Followers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Hazrat Moses intuited you to avoid zina,but I enjoin you even don't think&#xA;  about it;because someone who thinks about zina is the same as a person&#xA;  who Turns Fire in a beautiful colorful room;in that situation It 's&#xA;  possible that room doesn't take fire but fire 's smoke will make the room&#xA;  dark and will ruins it.&quot;(ghurar al-hikam,volume3,page451)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So It 's better to avoid thinking about sins which leads to sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastActivityDate="2014-05-10T19:04:39.327" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12912" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12889" CreationDate="2014-05-10T20:55:41.120" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is merciful and compassionate. Be sure that Allah will forgive your sins if you repent correctly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam recommends marriage for the improvement of people's life from sexual needs to way of life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4157" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-11T09:17:16.790" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T09:17:16.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12869" CreationDate="2014-05-11T03:47:18.543" Score="1" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's no specific prayed mentioned particularly during battle except the prayer of fear, or salatul khawf.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's collected in both Bukhari and Muslim, that during the battle of Dhat Riqa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;... a group formed a row and prayed along with him (the Prophet), and a group faced the enemy. He led the group which was along with him in a rak'ah, then remained standing while they finished the prayer by themselves. Then they departed and formed a row facing the enemy. Then the second group came and he led them in the remaining rak'ah, after which he remained seated while they finished the prayer themselves. He then led them in salutation.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prayers are shortened during battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's no prayer prescribed while one is bleeding.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The prayer can be shortened depending on the travel length.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaho Alim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-22T15:17:54.053" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T15:17:54.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12874" CreationDate="2014-05-11T03:56:01.400" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah said in Surah al-Israa 17:110 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;...And offer your Salat (prayer) neither aloud nor in a low voice, but follow a way between.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's not allowed to pray loudly as the ayah prohibits that, and instead Allah tells us to follow a way between loudness and lowness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T03:56:01.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12919" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12928" CreationDate="2014-05-11T06:42:15.697" Score="0" ViewCount="1310" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm just wondering because I read someone saying there is a Hadith saying that the Prophet (p.b.u.h) did not accept the cross. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5212" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-05-12T15:19:08.463" LastActivityDate="2014-05-12T15:19:08.463" Title="Is there any Hadith that says anything about the Cross (Christianity)?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12925" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-11T09:28:09.007" Score="2" ViewCount="215" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why should a Christian or a Jew be required to abandon his religion and adopt  Islam? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5121" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2014-05-17T15:30:06.237" LastActivityDate="2014-05-17T15:30:06.237" Title="So long as the three principal religions have emanated from God, why should differences appear as to the essence of God among their adherents?" Tags="|other-religions|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-01-20T01:01:49.990" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12925" CreationDate="2014-05-11T10:07:00.820" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You're question is very interesting. Let me first just point out that there are Jews and Christians who will enter Jannah, but based on their time of life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Verily, those who believe and those who are Jews and Christians, and&#xA;  Sabians, whoever believes in Allaah and the Last Day and do righteous&#xA;  good deeds shall have their reward with their Lord, on them shall be&#xA;  no fear, nor shall they grieve.” [al-Baqarah 2:62]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before the yers of the Prophet (PBUH), anyone who followed the Prophet of his own time was on the Straight Path of salvation. So the Jews were those who followed Moosa (peace be upon him) and referred to the Tawraat for judgement at that time. When Allaah sent ‘Eesa (peace be upon him), the Children of Israel were obliged to follow him and obey him, and so they and others who followed him became Christians. When Allaah sent Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), as the Final Prophet and a Messenger to all the children of Adam, all of mankind was obliged to believe in him and obey him, and refrain from what he prohibited. Those who did so are the true believers. The ummah (nation) of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) are called the believers because of their deep eemaan (faith) and conviction, and because they believe in all the past Prophets and in the prophesied events that are yet to come.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another ayah in the Quran that can prove this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Surely, those who believe, those who are the Jews and the Sabians and&#xA;  the Christians – whosoever believed in Allaah and the Last Day, and&#xA;  worked righteousness, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they&#xA;  grieve.” [al-Maa’idah 5:69]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, there are Jews and Christians who followed their prophets during their time who will enter Jannah, God willing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let it just be clear that the term Jew and Christian during the times of Prophet Musa (PBUH) and Prophet 'Eeas (PBUH) do not corrolate with today's terms. Back then, these terms referred to someone who followed the book of God, and followed their messenger. I.e, they were people who worshiped God, and did not associate any partners with Him. Because of the shaytan (the devil) and because people can easily be caused to go astray, people (for example Jews and Christians) started to change the aspect of worshiping God, and started to associate partners with Him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that even during the times of the Prophets, some people would not worship God, and as a result wouldn't follow the message of the Prophets, and so Allah would banish a certain town, and bring a new one instead, in essence, from scratch. But because people can be easily caused to go astray by the devil, this process would continue to happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A good example is in today's Christianity, Christians worship Jesus ('Easa), as the son of God (astakhfur Allah). In no way or form did Prophet 'Easa ever mention this, and never did he exert this act, but people caused this on themselves by going astray.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5211" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T10:07:00.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12919" CreationDate="2014-05-11T10:13:32.443" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, there are a few Hadiths that mention how the Prophet (PBUH) would deal with seeing the cross, or how one should deal with when seeing it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhaari narrated in his Saheeh from ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be&#xA;  pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be&#xA;  upon him) would never leave anything in his house on which there were&#xA;  any crosses without erasing them or – according to another report&#xA;  –cutting them out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, whenever the Prophet (PBUH) would see the cross, he would never leave it unless blotting it out, or cutting it out if it was still visible after blotting it out, because the cross is something that is worshipped instead of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a Hadith that mentions what one should do should he encounter a cross:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Whoever among you sees an evil action (munkar), let him change it&#xA;  with his hand [by taking action], and if he cannot, then with his&#xA;  tongue [by speaking out], and if he cannot, then with his heart [by&#xA;  feeling that it is wrong], and that is the weakest of faith.”&#xA;  (Narrated by Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, there are three main steps to follow (hand, tongue, heart) when someone sees such an evil act. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslim also narrated that Abu’l-Hayaaj al-Asadi said: “ ‘Ali (may&#xA;  Allaah be pleased with him) said to me: ‘Shall I not send you on the&#xA;  same mission that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of&#xA;  Allaah be upon him) sent me? Do not leave any image without blotting&#xA;  it out and do not leave any built-up grave without levelling it.’”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5211" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T10:13:32.443" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12929" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-11T11:22:24.350" Score="3" ViewCount="2535" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a web sites developer but I also do build web scrapers. The last time a question comes to my mind, is this kind of work triggers no issue in Islam? the sites to which I build scrapers contains no illegal content with regards to Islam rules(no nu womens, no alcohol buyers, no financial services that contains Riba ...). But the action of scraping Web sites content is what makes this question. especially that some sites consider this action as illegal. &#xA;so the question is: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;what should I do if this considered as illegal in Islam? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;what should I do to the money that I gained from building such programs?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;actually I am working on a similar program, which is half the way already( I have been working for more than a month on it already) and a version of it is already deployed on a server and the client can use it? should I withdraw from it and keep it for the client, should I return the money to the client?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;please give me responses, if you have already asked Chiekhs who know the subject really well. As I don't want answers that have no dalleel.&#xA;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5247" LastActivityDate="2019-09-06T11:42:42.983" Title="Is 'web scraping' permitted in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|fatwa|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12931" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-11T13:22:04.407" Score="4" ViewCount="6892" Body="&lt;p&gt;I asked this question before, but I want to make sure that it's okay because there are Hadiths which are against Crosses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhaari narrated in his Saheeh from ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be&#xA;  pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be&#xA;  upon him) would never leave anything in his house on which there were&#xA;  any crosses without erasing them or – according to another report&#xA;  –cutting them out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a Hadith that mentions what one should do should he encounter a cross:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Whoever among you sees an evil action (munkar), let him change it&#xA;  with his hand [by taking action], and if he cannot, then with his&#xA;  tongue [by speaking out], and if he cannot, then with his heart [by&#xA;  feeling that it is wrong], and that is the weakest of faith.”&#xA;  (Narrated by Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslim also narrated that Abu’l-Hayaaj al-Asadi said: “ ‘Ali (may&#xA;  Allaah be pleased with him) said to me: ‘Shall I not send you on the&#xA;  same mission that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of&#xA;  Allaah be upon him) sent me? Do not leave any image without blotting&#xA;  it out and do not leave any built-up grave without levelling it.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5212" LastEditorUserId="4146" LastEditDate="2014-05-12T14:25:23.490" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T06:08:08.143" Title="Is it okay if I have the Barcelona Football Club Badge hanging on my wall since it has a Cross?" Tags="|hadith|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12932" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12510" CreationDate="2014-05-11T13:32:39.093" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) went to Moraaj, 3 other Imams were present on earth. They are Imam Ali a.s. and Imam Hasan a.s. and Imam Hussain a.s. so the earth has not been empty form infallible Imam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a famous hadith among Shia that the Prophet (SAWW) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَاجْتَمَعَ اَهْلُ الْقِبْلَةِ عَلَی اَنَّ النَّبِیّ صلی الله علیه و&#xA;  آله قالَ الْحَسَنُ وَالْحُسَیْنُ اِمامانِ قاما اَوْ قَعَدا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hasan and Hussain are Imams, uprising or sitting&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Imam can be present in different places at the same time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is historical record about Imam Ali a.s. the some of Sahaba said last night Ali Ibn abi Talib were at our home for visiting and dinner. Other sahaba said the same thing until 40 person. So Imam Ali a.s. has been present in 40 different places at the same time. When one becomes one of Awlia of God such amazing abilities is granted to him by God. So the Prophet (SAWW) could present in both earth and skies at the same time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/magazine/magart/2689/6603/77063?ParentID=25528&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.hawzah.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T16:18:53.083" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T16:18:53.083" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12929" CreationDate="2014-05-11T13:49:02.360" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As what I believe it is not haram, but if your intention of making this for bad stuff like exploiting glitches to hack into site to steal stuff then yes it is haram, you might want to make sure to check the robots.txt of site so the site will tell you where you can crawl in the  site.&#xA;The money you get from doing this as I said if your intention of making this program good, then the money is halal.&#xA;You should keep building it if you think his intention for the program is going to help the world, but if you think that he would use it for bad stuff then you should return the money and stop continuing the application, you might need to check.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5249" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T13:49:02.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12935" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12881" CreationDate="2014-05-11T14:02:18.687" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Being a Hojjat is irrelevant of being passed away or not. For example Quran is a Hojjat for Muslims and is Hojjat for always. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a person or a thing is a Hojjat for Muslims so all Muslims have obligation to obey and follow it/him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) is a Hojjat for Muslims. So all Muslims have obligation to obey and follow him. And if do not obey him it is recorded as a sin and will be questioned at Judgement day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically being Hojjat is irrelevant of being living or passed away. The words and sayings of a Hojjat person is Hojjat for always. We do not need the physical body of a Hojjat person like the Prophet (SAWW). In fact we should obey his sayings which are alive always. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also according to Quran the Prophet (SAWW) and infallible Imams never die and we are not permitted to call them dead:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as&#xA;  dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#3:169&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#3:169&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are alive always and see and hear us:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And say, &quot;Do [as you will], for Allah will see your deeds, and [so,&#xA;  will] His Messenger and &lt;strong&gt;the believers.&lt;/strong&gt; And you will be returned to the&#xA;  Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, and He will inform you of what&#xA;  you used to do.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#9:105&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#9:105&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clear that regular believers do not see the deeds of people. &quot;The believers&quot; in this verse means prophet (SAWW) and Ahl-al-Bayt. There are many hadith regarding this verse saying this verse is about Ahl al Bayt and the angels deliver deeds of people to them and they see deeds every week. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hojjat is Hojjat for always. As an example lets the person X established the Constitution law of a country. When that person dies the Constitution loses its validity? No, in fact the validity is independent of the death of the person who delivers it to humans. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every single saying of any of infallible Imams of Ahl-al-Bayt is Hojjat for all Muslims based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_of_the_two_weighty_things&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith of the two weighty things&lt;/a&gt; and many verses of Quran and Muslims will be questioned about disobeying them at Judgement day. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The concept of Hojjat in Islam should be understood well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References and more study:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/shiah-are-real-ahlul-sunnah-muhammad-al-tijani-al-samawi/is-it-book-allah-and-my-progeny-or&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Is it “the Book of Allah and my Progeny” or “the Book of Allah and my Sunnah”?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/al-murajaat-shii-sunni-dialogue-sharaf-al-din-al-musawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Muraja'at&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T16:10:44.320" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T16:10:44.320" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12888" CreationDate="2014-05-11T14:11:48.860" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Why do we as children don't have the power to decide about coming in this world?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply because God willed to create human without any such power. In fact humans are forced to be born and have no option in this regard. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Islam is all about justice.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not true and should be proved first. Islam is about mercy more than justice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;And that resulted in him being sent to the earth.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not true in Islam. Perhaps you have taken this belief from the current distorted Christianity. God decided to have a Caliph on earth so sent human to earth. This the reason for sending human to earth. Not what you said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels,&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Indeed, I will make upon the earth a Caliph.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; They said, &quot;Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood,&#xA;  while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?&quot; Allah said, &quot;Indeed, I&#xA;  know that which you do not know.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#2:30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Understanding the concept of &quot;Caliph of God on earth&quot; is not easy and it can be asked in another question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;But punishing the whole humanity for it?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What punish?! Worldly life is not a punish at all. But it is a great opportunity for human for knowing and meeting God and becoming like God. Forget the beliefs of distorted Christianity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great]&#xA;  exertion &lt;strong&gt;and will meet it&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#84:6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#84:6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note all humans will not meet God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being in Jannah is not a right for human so not being in it is not an injustice at all. It is mercy of God. Not right of human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T08:39:58.947" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T08:39:58.947" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12929" CreationDate="2014-05-11T18:15:17.453" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assuming you are scraping halah content. I think the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/15/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith in At-Tirmdhi&lt;/a&gt; would help answer your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;... And the Muslims will be held to their conditions, except the conditions that make the lawful unlawful, or the unlawful lawful.&quot; At-Tirmdhi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith talks about any conditions we have with others, and in your case, the rules that govern the internet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Looking at this we have 4 categories:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1-&lt;/strong&gt; Website made it permissible for you to scrap stuff - it is halal&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2-&lt;/strong&gt; Website didn't mention anything, But rules of internet allow it - it is halal&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3-&lt;/strong&gt; Website doesn't allow it - it is haram&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4-&lt;/strong&gt; Website allows it, But rules on internet do not. Then you will find many varying opinions on this whether it is halal (website allows it and website should not listen to internet regulators) or haram(internet doesn't). If this is the case, then it is recommended to stay on the safe side by choosing the haram opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;what do if it wasn't halal ?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Obviously repenting to allah is the 1st thing you should do, then make a promise not to do it again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;What to do with the money?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; I couldn't find a direct answer for this question. Thus I recommend you ask a knowledgeable scholar who has some knowledge about monetary system. However, I found some questions which ask about haram money stolen from people, according to sheikh Ibn Othameien &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/D5TJAJope2w&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[ARABIC - YOUTUBE]&lt;/a&gt;, you should return this money back to the original person. If you can't dins the original person or you stole from many people, then you should donate the money to the poor and needy on their behalf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T18:15:17.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1322" CreationDate="2014-05-11T18:59:36.657" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Allah is He who created seven heavens, and of the earth the like thereof” (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/65/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur-an 65.12)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;‘Abd ibn Humayd and ibn al-Mundhir transmitted through the route of Sa’id ibn Jubayr from Ibn ‘Abbas:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a man asked him [about the verse], “Allah is He who created seven heavens, and of the earth the like thereof” and Ibn ‘Abbas said, “what will save you from disbelieving if I inform you?” Ibn Jarir, Ibn Abi Hatim, Al-Hakim and Al-Bayhaqi in Al-Shu’ab transmitted through the route of Abu l-Duha from Ibn ‘Abbas [that] he said in regards to His (Exalted is He) statement “and of the earth the like thereof”: “Seven earths: in every earth is a prophet like your prophet, an Adam like your Adam, a Nuh like your Nuh, an Ibrahim like your Ibrahim and an ‘Isa like your ‘Isa.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ahmad and Al-Tirmidhi narrated from the hadith of Abu Hurayrah in marfu’ form:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;between one heaven and the [next] heaven is five hundred years and between one earth and the [next] earth is five hundred years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ishaq ibn Rahwayh and Al-Bazzar transmitted it from the hadith of Abu Dharr in like manner. End, in summary-form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muhyi al-Sunnah al-Baghawi said in Ma’alim al-Tanzil:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn ‘Abbas said, “Indeed the earths are on the back of a fish, and the fish is in the sea, and the sea is on a green rock, which is on the horn of a bull, and the bull is upon soil and what is below the soil is not known but to Allah.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For a discussion of the authenticity of these ahadith:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.deoband.org/2010/08/hadith/principles-of-hadith/reprimanding-men-for-denying-the-athar-of-ibn-%E2%80%98abbas/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;deoband.org -&#xA;REPRIMANDING MEN FOR DENYING THE ATHAR OF IBN ‘ABBAS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5251" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-05-11T19:12:10.783" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T19:12:10.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9318" CreationDate="2014-05-11T19:02:59.717" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read about a book called 'Akhbar azZaman' written by al-Mas'oudi.  I read there was a chapter in it called &amp;quot;On the Peoples Before Adam&amp;quot;.  There were apparently many peoples before Adam, including a people who resembled Bani Adam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same webpage mentions al-Maqdisi without giving the name of his book, and claims that it contains information of 2 types of jinn and one flesh-and-blood race that existed on earth before Adam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any of these, if they existed- Allahu A'lam-, could be whom the angels were referring to in the verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Importantly, pre-Adamic created races or humans could be the the identity of archaic humans used by evolutionists to support their theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have access to any of these books.  If anyone does- English or Arabic- I would love to work out a way to see them, if only scanned copies of relevant pages.  Here's the website I found the information on:  &lt;a href=&quot;http://saifulislam.com/2013/07/adams-before-adam/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;‘Adams’ Before Adam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5251" LastEditorUserId="40560" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2021-04-05T01:01:17.603" LastActivityDate="2021-04-05T01:01:17.603" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12942" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-11T19:03:13.733" Score="3" ViewCount="7886" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a female Muslim and a senior this year. Yesterday was our school prom and I decided to go. I still wore my Hijab and none of my skin was showing. Even though they allowed me to go, my parents have been bothering me about this ever since I came back, telling me that it isn't allowed in Islam. I just don't really understand why it would be, I mean, under certain circumstances, it could be forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were no drugs or alcohol at the prom. It was a very formal event, with no inappropriate dancing or music involved. Before being allowed to enter, we had to have our purses searched to ensure that nothing inappropriate was being brought. I also didn't hang out with any of the boys, I went with a few of my girl friends, and only danced with them. Guys did not sit at our table either. Also, not only was our school principal there, but the principals of the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade classes were there too (we have a big school). On top of that, a bunch of teachers were also there, and even a few parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if there was no inappropriate dancing, music, drugs, alcohol, or even guys involved during my night, what was really wrong about it? I still covered up as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5252" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-10T07:02:13.950" LastActivityDate="2020-07-07T09:29:46.637" Title="Is attending a school prom or formal event held under strict conditions forbidden?" Tags="|halal-haram|school|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12850" CreationDate="2014-05-11T19:12:02.970" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the view of Shi'a:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Definitely, it is haram (prohibited) for girls to put their photos on the internet without hijab (veil).So when Allah has said it is Haram for females if any man (except Mahrams) see their hairs,&#xA;as a result we understand that it is absolutely Haram..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, Haram is Haram, there is not any difference between &quot;internet or other places&quot;.&#xA;Thus I strongly ask ladies don't put their photos (without hijab) on the internet.&#xA;God bless you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4986" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-02T12:26:58.080" LastActivityDate="2016-07-02T12:26:58.080" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12945" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-11T19:31:25.197" Score="5" ViewCount="10494" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur-an 17.64:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah says to shayton &quot;and share in their money and children&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/55/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur-an 55.56:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Their beautiful mates were never touched by any human or jinn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/55/74&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur-an 55.74:&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whom no man or Jinn before them has touched;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Translations taken from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ayah 64 seems to allude to the fact that shayton the accursed will have hybrid offspring with humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This allusion is corroborated by the reassurance that in Janna, female mates will not have been touched (deflowered) by jinns, implying that in this lower life (hayat adDunya) such a thing is possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further, I have an Arabic tafseer book, and the tafseer of this sign (aaya) makes it clear that such a thing is possible.  In fact, according to the book, the mother of Bilqees, Queen of Saba (Sheba) was a jinn.  I could translate the passage if someone really wants me to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, who are or were (if ever) the human-jinn hybrid children of shayton?  Any info on how they could be identified?  Any other tafseer anyone's read on the issue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5251" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-09T11:18:51.580" LastActivityDate="2023-03-07T17:19:04.823" Title="Who are or were (if ever) the human-jinn hybrid children of shayton?" Tags="|jinn|shaitan|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12942" CreationDate="2014-05-11T19:36:52.763" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm going to give you my honest opinion on the matter, but I have no hadiths to support my answer as I don't think this issue was raised during the life of the Prophet (PBUH). Also, I am sure you will get a lot of different answers, because this might be a very opinionated question with varying views from different scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, in my opinion, I don't think it was haram with you going to prom. I would have said that it was a sin if there was any alcohol present, but since you made it explicitly clear that there wasn't any, I don't think going was a sin. Now, I'm not a scholar by any means, but from my experience, I've witnessed similar events. For example, there are weddings in the Arab world that are very prom like, in that there is a room with women and men mixed. Again, I reiterate the importance of nothing sinful, such as alcohol or drugs, being present. Having said that however, I feel like it might not be mustahab (encouraged) to go to such event, since you never know what might happen (i.e, boys can start to act very close to girls for example). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I must say though, had your parents not wanted you to go from the beginning, I wouldn't have. This often happens to girls, especially those of your age and in the Western world, who don't understand why their parents might not let them &quot;go out&quot; to proms and events of such, but respecting their wish is more important. In my opinion, I would believe that your parents wouldn't want you to go because people might behave inappropriately, such has boys dancing with girls, which is obviously a sin. Therefore, putting oneself around these environments, even if one is not participating, is not encouraged, and could be border line a sin. I readdress, it is not the fact of you not doing any inappropriate actions, as I'm sure your parents trust you, but it is more the Western kids in which your parents would not trust. Therefore, it is best to stay clear of such a surrounding. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is, again, my honest opinion, and as I have dealt with some of the same issues before in my life, why I would understand if your parents didn't want to let you go to the prom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5211" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T19:36:52.763" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12947" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9252" CreationDate="2014-05-11T19:48:24.097" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It would seem quite possible that there were races / humans / peoples on the earth before Adam and his progeny, and that the Angels were referring to them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;al-Mas’oudi’ has a book entitled Akhbar al-Zaman. It has a chapter called “On the Peoples before Adam”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have the book but apparently it explains that there were 28 groups of peoples created on this earth before Adam, including a mankind that resembled the people of Adam. These groups mixed and interacted, leading to the expansion of the peoples to 120 groups.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Maqdisi reportedly wrote about 3 pre-Adamic intelligent beings before Adam: two were Jinn, and the third flesh and blood. The 3rd group could be those referred to as “one who will make mischief therein and shed blood”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;here seems to be some mention of this topic in Tarikh at-Tabari-&quot;تاريخ الرسل والملوك or Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk or Tarikh al-Tabari&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Previous ‘ulama have been discussing pre-Adamic and/or pre-human history for some time, and longer than the debate over evolution has existed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would love for anyone who has access to these books to fill me in, in English or Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://saifulislam.com/2013/07/adams-before-adam/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;For detailed information - ‘Adams’ Before Adam?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5251" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-05-11T20:24:38.993" LastActivityDate="2014-05-11T20:24:38.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12950" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12483" CreationDate="2014-05-12T00:38:53.330" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As for the meaning of 'zeena'&#xA;الزِينةُ، بالكسر: ما يُتَزَيَّنُ به&#xA;What is decorated with/What is used to decorate&#xA;This is the definition of alQamoos alMuheet, a famous ancient Arabic lexicon (dictionary for Ajami (non-native / Arabized) Arabs.&#xA;Found here:  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.baheth.info/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.baheth.info/&lt;/a&gt; (This site is Arabic only.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q 1.1 -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Zeena' in Arabic simply means &quot;what is used to decorate;  decorations;  adornment;  beautification&quot;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would say that 'zeena', however it is translated, is a matter of ''urf' or &quot;custom&quot;, the relative function or meaning of a matter may have some role on its legality in shari'a. (See more detail here:  http: //qahiri.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/shariah-and-sexuality/)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What a people in a given locale/period/culture/etc. consider to be decorative or beautifying is 'zeena'.  It is left as a word rather than a list of clothing items/make-up so as to let people decide.  It has been related to me by students of knowledge that even 'beard' is what a people in a given time/place/culture consider to be a beard, rather than a set definition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This, of course, applies in the absence of an explicit mention of an item.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or you could look at the verse in the Qur-an &quot;And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment.&quot; (Qur-an 24.31)  From that, you could define 'zeena' as what of beauty or decor can be revealed (visible?  audible? ???) by the stamping of the feet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since we are not allowed to copy and paste, I will tell you that a full tafsir discussion of the meaning of 'zeena' listing the views of different Companions and jurists can be found here:  http:// quranx.com/Tafsir/Maududi/24.31&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a long way of saying that Question 1.1 is predicated upon a definition/translation of 'zeena' which is not necessarily correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q 1.2 What is the logic in hiding Regular_Cloths/Jewelry/Perfume even for an old woman?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, she doesn't have to, but there are reasons why doing so may be commendable, preferred or recommended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the attitude of modesty.  While the question of sexuality is closed, the act of flaunting one's adornments is still immodest.  It can breed jealousy, shame people who are poor, and does not&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also the issue of the example that would be set for younger women who are around them.  Young women or girls could learn habits from their elders that do not suit their position.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q 2.1-3:  The 'outer cloth' is different things in different places, even today.  In the Arabian Peninsula, it is a black cloak called an 'abaaya that is worn by all women when outside.  In Pakistan, it is a very long, wide cloth that covers the head and most of the body, down to the knees.  In Thailand, it is only a headscarf, but sometimes that is so big that it covers most of the arms (over a short-sleeved shirt).  Basically, a woman gets dressed.  Then she covers those- her normal clothes- with something else when in public.  That's the outer garment.  Her normal clothes are to cover her 'awra and to express and/or beautify herself.  She may add jewelry, accessories and make-up for further style, comfort, expression and/or beauty.  Then she puts something over all of those in public or in the presence of strangers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An older woman is not in need of this outer garment because the question of sexuality and sexual activity is closed for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5251" LastEditorUserId="5251" LastEditDate="2014-05-12T01:18:38.683" LastActivityDate="2014-05-12T01:18:38.683" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2014-05-12T01:18:38.683" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12754" CreationDate="2014-05-12T01:42:35.393" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt;, gay is not encouraged in Heaven. Why? for the following three reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First:&lt;/strong&gt; Qur'an forbade alcohol in this life:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XFdqr.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say: &amp;quot;In them is great sin, and some profit, for men; but the sin is greater than the profit.&amp;quot; (Al-Baqara; 2:219)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But that does not apply to Heaven. However, Qur'an clarifies that Heaven's alcohol does not cause the negative symptoms that we see in this life:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0u6Oy.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There will circulate among them young boys made eternal (17) With vessels, pitchers and a cup [of wine] from a flowing spring (18) No headache will they have therefrom, nor will they be intoxicated (19)&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clear that alcohol in Heaven is different than what we know such that it does not entail any negative symptoms. Allah forbade alcohol in this life but He has mentioned reasons for that and has mentioned those reasons are void in the hereafter. In the same way, Allah has asked us to avoid homosexuality in this life:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [We had sent] Lot when he said to his people, &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Do you commit such&#xA;immorality&lt;/strong&gt; as no one has preceded you with from among the&#xA;worlds?(80)&lt;strong&gt;Indeed, you approach men with desire, instead of women.&#xA;Rather, you are a transgressing people.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;(81) &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0u6Oy.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Araf 80-81&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0u6Oy.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ash-Shura 25:165-166&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you approach males among the worlds(165).And leave what your Lord&#xA;has created for you as mates? But you are a people&#xA;transgressing.&amp;quot;(166)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aleftoday.info/article.php?id=4938&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Naml27:55&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you indeed approach men with desire instead of women? Rather, you&#xA;are a people behaving ignorantly.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aleftoday.info/article.php?id=4938&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 4:16&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For all this, if homosexuality is encouraged in Heaven, should not be a single reason to clarify why it is allowed in the same way alcohol is allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Second:&lt;/strong&gt; The Ayah you mentioned:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمانٌ لَهُمْ کَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَکْنُونٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There will circulate among them [servant] boys [especially] for them, as if they were pearls well-protected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qur'an was revealed in Arabic and specifically in Mecca Arabic. The best way to understand words meaning has always been based on Mecca Arabic meanings at that time and/or before Qur'an revelation. In Mecca, there was no homosexuality (although there were a lot of horrible heterosexuality forms). That is, Arabs had used poetry to document all their life aspects. However, in pre-Islamic poetry, we do not see anyone mentions homosexuality in any context. I am sorry to provide Arabic study here &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aleftoday.info/article.php?id=4938&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;homosexuality in poetry&lt;/a&gt; But English studies are not available for free &lt;a href=&quot;https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B005ZODQCA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Homoeroticism in Classical Arabic Literature&lt;/a&gt;. In fact, all who mentioned that there was homosexuality in pre-Islamic has provided poems from Islamic era!&#xA;Subsequently, if (well-protected pearls) had not been mentioned in any context before Qur'an, we cannot jump to a conclusion and say it implies homosexuality because in other languages and cultures do, can we?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Third:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Note that &amp;quot;هِمْ&amp;quot; is for male, that means &amp;quot;them&amp;quot; is about male not female&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;I am afraid that is incorrect either.&lt;/strong&gt; It is well known that Arabic language is not genderless like English or Persian. For example, in English &lt;em&gt;they&lt;/em&gt; for group of males and &lt;em&gt;they&lt;/em&gt; for group of females. While in Arabic, like some other languages (&lt;a href=&quot;http://french.about.com/od/grammar/ss/subjectpronouns.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;e.g. French: ils: male, elles: female&lt;/a&gt;), two different pronouns are used (&lt;a href=&quot;http://arabic.desert-sky.net/g_pronouns.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Homa: Male, Hunna: Female&lt;/a&gt;. Now, the question is, &lt;strong&gt;What if the group is a mix of males and females?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/French/Grammar/Pronouns&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;In French, Ils is used with all-male or mixed groups&lt;/a&gt;, In the same way, In Arabic, &lt;a href=&quot;http://arabic.tripod.com/Pronouns1.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a mixed group of males and females will be always referred to by plural masculine pronouns or conjugations&lt;/a&gt;. Hence, &amp;quot;هِمْ&amp;quot; is for male is not necessarily for male&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Last note, in Islam, it is believed that our brains are granted by Allah, the ultimate creator. As a result, these brains will never transcend their creator's power. The human-designed computer, will never go beyond what the human being has designed for, unless there are design errors. A small test for this that challenges our capabilities, ask anybody to use his prolific imagination and tell you about new unprecedented creature he imagines. The best s/he can do is migrate some existed pictures or parts to formulate this creature. He will never be able to create something from nothing known. The profit Muhammed has said &amp;quot;Allah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‘I have prepared for My righteous servants what no eye has seen and no ear has heard, nor has it occurred to the human heart.&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My understanding of Heaven description in Qur'an is to motivate people to be good in life and not to think of rewards details and what kind of sexual pleasures they will get.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3111" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-05-12T01:42:35.393" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12952" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-12T09:02:22.113" Score="3" ViewCount="146" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my dead tree copy (Sixteenth Revised Edition, Darussalam Publishing 1997) of Hilali-Khan's Noble Qur'an, 41:24 is translated as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then, if they bear the torment patiently, then the Fire is the home for them, and if they seek to please Allâh, yet they are not of those who will ever be allowed to please Allâh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, according to quran.com, the Muhsin Khan translation of the same ayah is,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then, if they have patience, yet the Fire will be a home for them, and if they beg for to be excused, yet they are not of those who will ever be excused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Presumably one of these translations was determined to be more correct than the other, hence the change, and logically it would be the most recent one.  However, I am unable to find any indication as to which version is being used on quran.com, so I have no way of knowing which of the two translations is actually &lt;em&gt;newer&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question lies: &lt;strong&gt;According to the Hilali-Khan translation, what is currently considered the correct translation of this ayah&lt;/strong&gt; (i.e. which is being printed in &lt;em&gt;current&lt;/em&gt; editions of the book)?  Bonus points for anyone who can also explain why exactly the change was made, and why the new version is now considered &lt;em&gt;more&lt;/em&gt; correct than the original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2015-01-10T08:16:06.963" Title="Which translation of 41:24 is correct according to Hilali-Khan" Tags="|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12953" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12954" CreationDate="2014-05-12T11:23:57.643" Score="4" ViewCount="2639" Body="&lt;p&gt;A masjid nearby where I live has chairs set out on the side of each row. I understand that there are some elderly people who may need to sit while praying, otherwise it would be difficult for them. But, I've seen people sit and pray while they are perfectly able to stand and bow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My question is:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Is it a form of bidah to sit and pray while being able to stand and especially in the masjid?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4954" LastEditorUserId="5211" LastEditDate="2014-05-12T14:10:42.277" LastActivityDate="2014-05-18T13:24:48.740" Title="Is sitting (praying) while being able to stand a form of bidah?" Tags="|salat|bidah|masjid|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12953" CreationDate="2014-05-12T11:55:51.660" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Standing during an obligatory prayer is one of the pillars or essential parts of the prayer, and it not permissible to omit it unless one is unable to stand because of sickness or intense fear, and the like. If a person omits it deliberately then his prayer is invalid. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, sitting down during an obligatory prayer when one is fully capable of praying standing up is not permissible because they have no shar'i excuse, and therefore, the prayer sitting down is invalid. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence for that is the reports narrated by al-Bukhaari (1117) and others, from ‘Imraan ibn Husayn (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“I had haemorrhoids and I asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of&#xA;  Allaah be upon him) about prayer. He said: ‘Pray standing up. If you&#xA;  cannot, them pray sitting down, and if you cannot, then on your&#xA;  side.’” See al-Sharh al-Mumti’, 3/401.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can see that the first thing that is mentioned about prayer is standing up. If one is able to do so, then he/she must. If not, then sitting down is permitted, and if even that is too hard, then one can pray on their side. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, I would certainly advise you to mention to those who pray whilst sitting down during an obligatory prayer that if they are capable of standing, then they should do so. And Allah knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5211" LastActivityDate="2014-05-12T11:55:51.660" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12957" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-12T14:27:41.650" Score="4" ViewCount="9930" Body="&lt;p&gt;I need to take some vitamin supplements that are enclosed in gelatin capsules of unknown origin. I a apprehensive about consuming them since gelatin in the capsules may come from haram sources like pork. I need to take the supplements owing to weakness. Can I take the capsules?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2265" LastActivityDate="2017-05-28T01:40:50.227" Title="Is consuming health supplements with gelatin from unknown source allowed?" Tags="|halal-haram|medical|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12959" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12957" CreationDate="2014-05-12T14:49:19.090" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a very interesting question especially to those living in Western countries such as myself. In many cases, such as the one you mention, we are unaware of what is contained in the ingrediants of gelatin for example.  In this case, it is better to fear Allaah and be cautious. Avoiding doubtful things may be preferable to using them in these circumstances, as stated in the hadeeth narrated by al-Nu’maan ibn Basheer (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon&#xA;  him) say – and al-Nu’maan pointed to his  ears – “That which is lawful&#xA;  is plain and that which is unlawful is plain, and between the two of&#xA;  them there are doubtful matters about which not many people know. Thus&#xA;  he who avoids doubtful matters clears himself in regard to his&#xA;  religion and his honour, but he who falls into doubtful matters falls&#xA;  into that which is unlawful, like the shepherd who pastures around a&#xA;  sanctuary, all but grazing therein. Truly every king has a sanctuary,&#xA;  and truly Allaah’s sanctuary is His prohibitions. Truly in the body&#xA;  there is a morsel of flesh which, if it is sound, all the body is &#xA;  sound and which, if it is corrupt, all of it will be corrupt. Truly it&#xA;  is the heart.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Narrated by Muslim, 1599).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above hadith, we can succumb to the fact that if you're not sure, it is best to stay away. If you are not sure whether they contain anything haraam or not – without being paranoid or succumbing to the waswaas (insinuating whispers of the Shaytaan) – then it is preferable to avoid them as a precaution out of fear of Allaah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, your question raises to the fact when something is of an unknown origin. Clearly, if you know the origin of what your are eating, then you can know for sure if it is haram or not. Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Say (O Muhammad): “I find not in that which has been revealed to me&#xA;  anything forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it&#xA;  be Maitah (a dead animal) or blood poured forth (by slaughtering or&#xA;  the like), or the flesh of swine (pork); for that surely, is impure or&#xA;  impious (unlawful) meat (of an animal) which is slaughtered as a&#xA;  sacrifice for others than Allaah (or has been slaughtered for idols,&#xA;  or on which Allaah’s Name has not been mentioned while slaughtering).”&#xA;  [al-An’aam 6:145]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“O mankind! Eat of that which is lawful and good on the earth, and&#xA;  follow not the footsteps of Shaytaan (Satan). Verily, he is to you an&#xA;  open enemy.” [al-Baqarah 2:168]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, please visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/210&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this source&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5211" LastActivityDate="2014-05-12T14:49:19.090" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12960" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="12985" CreationDate="2014-05-12T15:50:35.463" Score="3" ViewCount="1938" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam permits slavery but I haven't been able to find anything regarding keeping slaves who are Muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering a hypothetical scenario taking place during the early Islamic days where one Muslim nation goes to war with another Muslim nation and one of them comes out victorious. What would the ruling be in context of Islamic Doctrine regarding taking war booty and slaves from the fallen Muslim nation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any ruling at all in Quran or Hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3338" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-13T01:50:33.327" LastActivityDate="2024-01-04T10:29:51.450" Title="Can Muslims be enslaved by other Muslims?" Tags="|war|slavery|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12931" CreationDate="2014-05-12T16:08:19.147" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;One time a Sheikh saw me wearing a Barcelona shirt and asked me to remove the cross from the logo because it is considered haram. You can either remove the logo completely or use a needle and thread to sew the cross and make it look like something else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to add an important note regarding the last two hadith. The only place where you can use force to change things is in your house. Other than that, only authorities or those who have the power (i.e: police or military) should use force to level graves or ask the public to enjoin good and leave the bad. This is clear from the hadith in which Prophet(commander) sent Ali(soldier) to do this. So please don't go around forcing people to remove Barcelona badges or go around graveyards leveling graves and causing chaos. Instead, give them Dawah and tell them about the haidhts. If they obeyed, then Alhamdolelah. If not, you have done your part by delivering the message.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2014-05-12T16:08:19.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9655" CreationDate="2014-05-12T20:14:10.603" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It doesn't have to be on action for it to be written in our book of deeds, desires happen inside our minds and if it were wrong we will pay for it.  If someone for example is imagining having intercourse with a dead corpse,  do you say that that's okay by Allah as long as he didn't actually do it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to lucid dreaming you can actually bring some character from real life to your dream and do with it whatever you desire, and because in lucid dreaming you're actually conscious,  this is will be handled as if it's a will, &quot;&lt;em&gt;Neeiah&lt;/em&gt;&quot; so be aware of that and don't practice what's &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; in real life while lucid dreaming because having thoughts or imagining yourself doing intercourse with a woman you saw will be counted as a will, and that's &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5258" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-12T20:44:03.063" LastActivityDate="2014-05-12T20:44:03.063" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12964" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-12T21:36:40.377" Score="7" ViewCount="355" Body="&lt;p&gt;The issue of freedom of belief has been a recurrent topic of debate in Islam. For example,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/10/99&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 10:99&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And had your Lord willed, those on earth would have believed - all of them entirely. Then, [O Muhammad], would you compel the people in order that they become believers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which clearly shows the futility of coercing people to believe. Meanwhile a Hadith reported by Bukhari and Muslim (Bukhari 8:387 and Muslim 1:33) provides a very different view:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I have been ordered (by Allah) to fight against the people until they testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah's Apostle,..., then they save their lives and property from me except for Islamic laws and then their reckoning (accounts) will be done by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course there are other verses, but let's concentrate on these two. Context is important in understanding the Hadith and the verses of the Qur'an of course but both these cases appear to be general, and there appears to be no context attached. How do you reconcile these two seemingly 'contradictory' views?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5259" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-11T06:52:55.527" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T08:19:54.717" Title="Freedom of belief: How do you reconcile these two?" Tags="|jihad|freedom-of-belief|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12965" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-12T21:40:35.090" Score="3" ViewCount="1222" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَّا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللَّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْ وَلَٰكِن&#xA;  يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا كَسَبَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muhsin Khan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah will not call you to account for that which is unintentional in&#xA;  your oaths, but He will call you to account for that which your hearts&#xA;  have earned. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Forbearing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5212" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2014-05-13T13:36:33.873" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T05:37:01.597" Title="What does ayah 225 of Surath Al-Baqarah mean?" Tags="|tafseer|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12968" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11966" CreationDate="2014-05-13T03:26:44.543" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lifting involves applying force greater than gravity to an item in the opposite direction of gravity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be able to lift something, you need to overcome gravity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The lifting action doesn't apply to Allah (c.c) in it's literal sense, because Allah (c.c) doesn't need to overcome gravity, because, Allah decides how physics works. The notion of existence of a rock, which Allah (c.c) can't lift, requires physics, outside of Allah's (c.c) control. This idea doesn't apply to God. Therefore, the question is contradictory in itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question is similar to the question &lt;em&gt;&quot;Can God create triangle with 4 sides?&quot;&lt;/em&gt; which cannot be meaningfully answered, because the question involves contradiction in itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-05-13T04:45:34.267" LastActivityDate="2014-05-13T04:45:34.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12965" CreationDate="2014-05-13T08:12:29.697" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is in &lt;strong&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah,verse 225&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah does not impose blame upon you for what is unintentional in&#xA;  your oaths, but He imposes blame upon you for what your hearts have&#xA;  earned. And Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first part (what is unintentional in your oaths) mentions to oaths which are vain, means some which people say them in this conditions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.Say it as habit; like vallah(والله)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.Say it when he/she was sure about his/her speech, and after some realized he/she was wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3.Say it when they are really Upset and angry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4.And Oaths which adherence to them isn't Obligatory (vajib).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah will not punish you for this kinds of oaths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the second part (what your hearts have earned) mentions to oaths which you say them upon your will and It is Informed. And for this kind of oaths if you be wrong,you will be punished. But remember Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Forbearing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=18395&amp;amp;AyeID=232&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tebyan&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-02T05:37:01.597" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T05:37:01.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12970" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-13T09:20:16.637" Score="3" ViewCount="283" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is an undotted sermon which is attributed to Imam Ali (a.s.). It is said that this is without any dot. Is it right?&#xA;If so, can you present its text?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4986" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-11-03T17:40:56.173" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T11:50:27.203" Title="What is the undotted sermon of Imam Ali (a.s.)?" Tags="|source-identification|ali|khutbah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12971" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12970" CreationDate="2014-05-13T09:37:55.077" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yeah, imam Ali(a.s.) has an undotted sermon, it is as follow:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;الْحَمْدُ للَّهِ أَهْلِ الْحَمْدِ وَ مَأْوَاهُ، وَ لَهُ أَوْکدُ الْحَمْدِ وَ أَحْلَاهُ، وَ أسعَدُ أَسْرَعُ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;الْحَمْدِ وَ أَسْرَاهُ، وَ أَطْهَرُ الْحَمْدِ وَ أَسْمَاهُ، وَ أَکرَمُ الْحَمْدِ وَ أَوْلَاهُ. الْوَاحِدِ الأَحَدِ الصَّمَدِ، لَا وَالِدَ لَهُ وَ لَا وَلَدَ . سَلَّطَ الْمُلُوک وَ أَعْدَاهَا، وَ أَهْلَک الْعُدَاةَ وَ أَدْحَاهَا، وَ أَوْصَلَ الْمَکارِمَ وَ أَسْرَاهَا. وَ سَمَک السَّمَاءَ وَ عَلَّاهَا، وَ سَطَحَ الْمِهَادَ وَ طَحَاهَا، وَ وَطَّدَهَا وَ دَحَاهَا، وَ مَدَّهَا وَ سَوَّاهَا، وَ مَهَّدَهَا وَ وَطَّاهَا، وَ أَعْطَاکمْ مَاءَهَا وَ مَرْعَاهَا، وَ أَحْکمَ عَدَدَ الأُمَمِ وَ أَحْصَاهَا، وَ عَدَّلَ الأَعْلَامَ وَ أَرْسَاهَا. أَلَا لَهُ الأَوَّلُ لَا مُعَادِلَ لَهُ، وَ لَا رَادَّ لِحُکمِهِ. لَا إِلهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْمَلِک السَّلَامُ الْمُصَوِّرُ الْعَلَّامُ، الْحَاکمُ، الْوَدُودُ، الْمُطَهِّرُ، الطَّاهِرُ، الْمَحْمُودُ أَمْرُهُ، الْمَعْمُورُ حَرَمُهُ، الْمَأْمُولُ کرَمُهُ. عَلَّمَکمْ کلَامَهُ، وَ أَرَاکمْ أَعْلَامَهُ، وَ حَصَّلَ لَکمْ أَحْکامَهُ، وَ حَلَّلَ حَلَالَهُ، وَ حَرَّمَ حَرَامَهُ. وَ حَمَّلَ مُحَمَّداً الرِّسَالَةَ، رَسُولَهُ الْمُکرَّمُ، الْمُسَوَّدُ الْمُسَدَّدِ، الطُّهْرُ الْمُطَهَّرُ. أَسْعَدَ اللَّهُ الأُمَّةَ لِعُلُوِّ مَحَلِّهِ، وَ سُمُوِّ سُؤْدَدِهِ، وَ سَدَادِ أَمْرِهِ، وَ کمَالِ مُرَادِهِ. أَطْهَرُ وُلْدِ آدَمَ مَوْلُوداً، وَ أَسْطَعُهُمْ سُعُوداً، وَ أَطْوَلُهُمْ عَمُوداً، وَ أَرْوَاهُمْ عُوداً، وَ أَصَحُّهُمْ عُهُوداً، وَ أَکرَمُهُمْ مُرْداً وَ کهُولاً. صَلَاةُ اللَّهِ لَهُ وَ لآلِهِ الأَطْهَارِ، مُسَلَّمَةً وَ مُکرَّرَةً مَعْدُودَةً، وَ لآلِ وُدِّهِمُ الْکرَامِ مُحَصَّلَةً مْرَدَّدَةً، مَا دَامَ لِلسَّمَاءِ أَمْرٌ مَرْسُومٌ، وَ حَدُّ مَعْلُومٌ. أَرْسَلَهُ رَحْمَةً لَکمْ، وَ طَهَارَةً لأَعْمَالِکمْ، وَ هُدُوءِ دَارِکمْ، وَ دُحُورِ عَارِکمْ، وَ صَلَاحِ أَحْوَالِکمْ، وَ طَاعَةً للَّهِ وَ رُسُلِهِ، وَ عِصْمَةً لَکمْ وَ رَحْمَةً. إِسْمَعُوا لَهُ، وَ رَاعُوا أَمْرَهُ، وَ حَلِّلُوا مَا حَلَّلَ، وَ حَرِّمُوا مَا حَرَّمَ. وَ اعْمَدُوا، رَحِمَکمُ اللَّهُ، لِدَوَامِ الْعَمَلِ، وَ ادْحَرُوا الْحِرْصَ وَ اعْدِمُوا الْکسَلَ، وَ أدْرُوا السَّلَامَةَ، وَ حِرَاسَةَ الْمُلْک وَ رَوْعَهَا، وَ هَلَعَ الصُّدُورِ وَ حُلُولَ کلِّهَا وَ هَمِّهَا. هَلَک، وَ اللَّهِ، أَهْلُ الإِصْرَارِ، وَ مَا وَلَدَ وَالِدٌ لِلإِسْرَارِ. کمْ مُؤَمِّلٍ أَمَّلَ مَا أَهْلَکهُ، وَ کمْ مَالٍ وَ سِلَاحٍ أُعِدَّ صَارَ لِلأَعْدَاءِ عَدُّهُ وَ عَمَدُهُ. اللَّهُمَّ لَک الْحَمْدُ وَ دَوَامُهُ، وَ الْمُلْک وَ کمَالُهُ. لَا إِلهَ إِلَّا هُوَ، وَسِعَ کلَّ حِلْمٍ حِلْمُهُ، وَ سَدَّدَ کلَّ حُکمٍ حُکمُهُ،وَ حَدَرَ کلَّ عِلْمٍ عِلْمُهُ. عَصَمَکمْ وَ لَوَّاکمْ، وَ دَوَامَ السَّلَامَةِ أَوْلَاکمْ،وَ لِلطَّاعَةِ سَدَّدَکمْ،وَ لِلإِسْلَامِ هَدَاکمْ،وَ رَحِمَکمْ وَ سَمِعَ دُعَاءَکمْ،وَ طَهَّرَ أَعْمَالَکمْ،وَ أَصْلَحَ أَحْوَالَکمْ.وَ أَسْأَلُهُ لَکمْ دَوَامَ السَّلَامَةِ،وَ کمَالَ السَّعَادَةِ، وَ الآلَاءَ الدَّارَّةِ،وَ الأَحْوَالَ السَّارَّةِ. وَ الْحَمْدُ للَّهِ وَحْدَه&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;محمودى، محمد باقر، نهج ‏السعادة فی ‏مستدرک ‏نهج ‏البلاغة، مصحح: آل‏ طالب، عزیز، ج 1، ص 109111&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Mahmudi, Mohammad Baqer, Nahjo Sa’adah fi Mostadrak Nahjol-balaghah, editor: Ale-Taleb, Aziz, vol. 1, P. 109-111. (Notice, The first line of the mentioned sermon is from another source).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To see the English translation of imam Ali’s undotted sermon(according to another narration), you can refer to the following link:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/articles/sermon-imam-ali-without-any-arabic-letter-contains-dots-imam-ali-ibn-abu-talib&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org/sermon-imam-ali-without-any-arabic-letter-contains-dots-imam-ali-ibn-abu-talib&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa24712&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-10T15:24:36.947" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T15:24:36.947" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12972" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13002" CreationDate="2014-05-13T09:51:06.450" Score="2" ViewCount="250" Body="&lt;p&gt;My son will be born in around 40 days (insha’allah).&lt;br&gt; I was wondering has the Prophet (peace be upon him and his household) suggested/recommended any names to name the new born?&lt;br&gt; &lt;em&gt;If so please provide the ahadeeth.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-28T06:18:24.583" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T06:18:24.583" Title="Are there any suggested names to name a baby?" Tags="|naming|baby|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12975" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12972" CreationDate="2014-05-13T14:07:11.183" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Best names, according to hadith are Abdullah and Abdur-rehman&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Keep the names of the Noble Prophets,(Sallallaho alaihe Wasallam)&#xA;  Allah, the Exalted, loves most the names Abdullah and Abdur Rahman. &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is more detail about this issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamcan.com/names/names-that-are-preferred-and-that-are-undesirable..shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamcan.com/names/names-that-are-preferred-and-that-are-undesirable..shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-17T07:55:23.357" LastActivityDate="2016-04-17T07:55:23.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12976" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-13T14:52:48.183" Score="1" ViewCount="264" Body="&lt;p&gt;While searching for &quot;How did Muslims operate Halal banks if there is no interest&quot;. I came to know that banks take some portions/share of profit. My question is that, how do they manage the share or the money if loan is taken for home, vehicles, etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5265" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-05-13T19:34:28.857" LastActivityDate="2014-05-13T19:34:28.857" Title="How halal banks give private consumption loans that don't earn profits?" Tags="|sharia|finance|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12977" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-13T15:33:48.270" Score="3" ViewCount="289" Body="&lt;p&gt;Surat An-Naba' and Surat Al-Ma`ārij both start by adressing a group of people who ask questions about day of judgement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih International&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;About what are they asking one another? &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/78/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(An-Naba' - 1)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;سَأَلَ سَائِلٌ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih International&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/70/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(Surat Al-Ma`ārij - 1)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My internet research revealed that both surahs are Mekki surahs and close to each other in chronological order. Did both of these surah's revelaed regarding the same event in Mekkah? If so, can you provide background of these ayahs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't actually own any tafseer book. I only checked tafseer ibn kathir online, but it didn't give any satisfactory results. As I don't know Arabic myself, I can't understand much tafseer books online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2014-05-14T00:34:29.830" LastActivityDate="2014-07-29T19:16:49.347" Title="Does Surat An-Naba' and Surat Al-Ma`ārij address the same event?" Tags="|tafseer|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12978" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12976" CreationDate="2014-05-13T15:46:35.253" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just to clarify for other users, Islamic banks really operate according to Islamic sharee’ah, and they do not deal with riba (interest) which is haraam (a sin), and they do not take interest in return for deferring payment, which is in fact the riba (usury) of the Jaahiliyyah, even if they call it by some other name, and they do not engage in transactions which are not acceptable in sharee’ah, such as selling what one does not possess, or ‘aynah sales or other kinds of transactions that are not permitted by sharee’ah. If a bank undoubtedly does not do these things, then it is halaal and dealing with it is acceptable according to sharee’ah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way Islamic bank operate might be a bit confusing for a person not used to dealing with them. Some people do not like dealing with these banks because they claim that they are too complicated. The main differences are the absence of interest and often complicated procedures to ensure compliance with Shariah law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, in Islamic housing finance the risks involved are shared between the bank and the borrower, rather than transferring all the risk to the latter. The most commonly used contract is the diminishing musharaka (partnership) contract. In this case the bank and the borrower form a partnership, with the bank providing up to 95 percent of the purchase price, and the borrower 5 percent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The borrower buys out the ownership share of the bank which makes its profit from the rent paid by the client for the share the bank owns. This happens over a period of, usually, 15 to 30 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should the borrower default on a rental or principal repayment, the bank may advance the borrower an interest-free loan to enable him to continue their payments in anticipation that he will pay in full when he is able to. The good news is that during this period of distress, the borrower retains his home rather than face eviction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said this, Islamic banks still appraise credit risk, and indeed are more cautious about who they finance than conventional banks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/47651&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamichomemortgage.com/how-do-islamic-banks-make-money/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5211" LastActivityDate="2014-05-13T15:46:35.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12979" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-13T18:39:18.307" Score="3" ViewCount="1097" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a muslim believes that other Muslims in their domestic country or outside of their borders are oppressed phsyically or mentally by, how should Muslims react to it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T10:46:11.283" LastActivityDate="2019-04-15T10:46:11.283" Title="How should a Muslim react to oppression toward other Muslims?" Tags="|fiqh|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2014-05-13T18:39:18.307" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12981" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-13T19:59:38.427" Score="2" ViewCount="5015" Body="&lt;p&gt;I live in a city called &lt;strong&gt;Lahore&lt;/strong&gt; and I was able to find a job in another city called &lt;strong&gt;Mianwali&lt;/strong&gt; (430 Kms away). After moving there, I visit my family weekly or fortnightly (12 ~ 13 days). Should I make Qasr when I pray in &lt;strong&gt;Mianwali&lt;/strong&gt;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, It is worth mentioning that I have a house, car, and a servant in &lt;strong&gt;Mianwali&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5268" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-30T04:05:45.410" LastActivityDate="2017-08-04T00:31:20.037" Title="Should I perform travel prayer after moving to a new city while regularly returning to my old city?" Tags="|practical-islam|salat-al-qasr|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12982" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12981" CreationDate="2014-05-13T21:14:52.797" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is kind of unclear to me where you live. I'm guessing you live in Lahore and visit Mianwall for 12-13 days each time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, the rule about praying qasr is when you are traveling for a maximum of 17 days:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was reported from Asim, from Ikrimah, from Ibn Abbas (RA) that&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (PBUH) stayed 17 days in Makkah &amp;amp; he shortened&#xA;  prayers. Ibn Abbas (RA) said: So whoever stays 17 days should shorten,&#xA;  &amp;amp; whoever stays longer should pray the complete prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it is important to distinguish when one is &quot;technically&quot; on a journey. Wherever you live, or wherever one lives, once they leave their place of residency, they are technically on a journey. It is well established by ahadith that the journey starts when a person starts from his / her place. And the journey ends only when he / she reaches back his / her place. So, if any of us undertake a journey, where Salat Al-Qasr is permissible, it is applicable right from the moment we leave our homes, and we can pray shortened prayers till we reach our home back (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranandhadith.com/prayer-in-journey/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is the distance where something becomes a journey? Some say &lt;strong&gt;80 km away from your home&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/105844&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note however, that some scholars vary of the number of days in which one can pray qasr. I personally have seem some say from as less as four days (&quot;If you are going to stay more than four days you should offer your prayers in full&quot; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/105844&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5211" LastActivityDate="2014-05-13T21:14:52.797" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12984" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-14T02:53:30.017" Score="2" ViewCount="622" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The most common answer here will be:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Evil must be allowed to have free will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is simply not true.&lt;/strong&gt; If we are speaking of an omnipotent God that created the entire universe and any extra dimensional space we can't observe, then couldn't Allah come up with something better? If not, and this was the only way free will could exist, then why have it when having it means horrible things will happen to your people? Babies being raped to death, mass genocide, beheading, starvation etc. Wouldn't a God that cared about his people realize that free will is not worth the mass destruction caused by the human race? Not to mention such atrocities as disease, which is not a necessary component for free will's existence, that also flourishes in this environment here on earth. What is its purpose? The questions asked here are rhetorical, the main question stands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5272" LastEditorUserId="5272" LastEditDate="2014-05-14T13:15:01.270" LastActivityDate="2014-05-14T14:31:23.487" Title="Why does Allah allow evil on earth?" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12960" CreationDate="2014-05-14T03:59:51.200" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well it's haraam for Muslims to fight each other and take each others properties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But besides the scenario, it's permitted to have Muslim/Mumin slaves.  Allah speaks about believing slaves in several ayahs of the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surah al-Baqara 2:221 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe. &lt;strong&gt;And a believing slave woman is better than a polytheist, even though she might please you.&lt;/strong&gt; And do not marry polytheistic men [to your women] until they believe. &lt;strong&gt;And a believing slave is better than a polytheist, even though he might please you.&lt;/strong&gt; Those invite [you] to the Fire, but Allah invites to Paradise and to forgiveness, by His permission. And He makes clear His verses to the people that perhaps they may remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah an-Nisa 4:92 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And never is it for a believer to kill a believer except by mistake. &lt;strong&gt;And whoever kills a believer by mistake - then the freeing of a believing slave and a compensation payment presented to the deceased's family&lt;/strong&gt; [is required] unless they give [up their right as] charity...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Allah speaks about believing slaves while they are enslaved.  There's nothing wrong with having slaves in general as long as you treat them properly and give them their rights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-05-14T03:59:51.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12987" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-14T05:13:34.000" Score="3" ViewCount="5200" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know we can't talk with non-Mahram, but the fact is when we are studying at a college it's impossible, so we are advised limit the communication to only what is important and other things like joking around is not allowed and avoid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, what about sending an email to everybody in an email contact list? Or forwarding a text message which has any special Dua or a reminder? Only for a religious purpose? Also this can be related to sharing a religious post in a Facebook group which has wide audience (males, females, non-Mahram to each other)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If all of the above is allowed? Will a Muslim women be allowed to do dhawah by spreading Islam in a social gathering where both male and female is sat together?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4641" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-02T12:32:01.310" LastActivityDate="2020-04-14T06:22:26.220" Title="Is communication with non-mahram via sms, email, facebook, and social gatherings allowed?" Tags="|practical-islam|non-mahram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10718" CreationDate="2014-05-14T05:54:00.817" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes you will do shirk if you do Yoga as Yoga is not an exercise but a way of reaching god in Hinduism. Hindus every morning do SuryaNamaskar incase to the people have not been enlightened as yet should know that it is Yoga. This Yoga pose is basically getting closer to the god of Sun. Each Yoga has its own religious background and hence doing Yoga will definitely make you a shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5275" LastActivityDate="2014-05-14T05:54:00.817" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12991" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-14T11:31:44.637" Score="2" ViewCount="3389" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do know that when travelling more than a said distance it is permissible to perform Jammu(combining 2 prayers) and Qasar(shortening prayers) accordingly as per the guidance. But what I would like to know is that; How about if you're working abroad and you're completely away from your home town?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to that; I travel in between the city too. As in, I travel from one island to another every day for work even though it is part of the same country. To make it more clear, I live in &lt;strong&gt;Maldives&lt;/strong&gt;, a country which consists of 1197 islands if I'm not mistaken. Therefore, how will the prayers apply for me?? Can I shorten the prayers and combine or do I have to pray 5 times with complete raka'ats.??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just for my acknowledgement only &amp;amp; it can be useful for me at times to clear my doubts. But I do pray and still trying to pray all 5 times without performing any Jammu or Qasr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To Summarize :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- How should I pray if I'm working abroad and away from family ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- How should I pray if I travel in between city and in between islands in the same country ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3223" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-05-16T20:49:59.587" LastActivityDate="2021-05-20T17:01:25.110" Title="Should I make Qasar &amp; jamma' if I move in-between city or islands in the same country?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|salat-al-qasr|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12994" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12984" CreationDate="2014-05-14T14:31:23.487" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islamic beliefs, the earth was created in order to test humans and reward them for their actions in the hereafter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qur'an 67:2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who created death and life to test you as to which of you is best in&#xA;  deeds - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, creating death, also entails creating the instruments of death such as cancers, earthquakes and murders. In Islam, death is not viewed unfavourably - it is simply a passage. God didn't will for humans to live on this earth forever, as the earth is not really a permanent abode (imagine that you're a traveler on a long journey passing the night in an inn to continue your travel in the morning). It is the hereafter that is really the life, and that is where man will spend his eternity:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qur'an 29:64&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This life of the world is but a pastime and a game. Lo! the home of&#xA;  the Hereafter - that is Life, if they but knew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Concerning free will, God has given man the freedom to exercise it, but has also given him the criterion to determine what is right or wrong through his messengers and through innate knowledge (for e.g. it's innate in man that murder and stealing are wrong). It is left to man to exercise that free will wisely,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qur'an 76:3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verily, We showed him the way, whether he be grateful or ungrateful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a nutshell, Muslims believe this life to be a test; bad things will happen (which we accept even if it could be quite traumatic at times); people will eventually die and they will return to God for their judgement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5259" LastActivityDate="2014-05-14T14:31:23.487" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2341" CreationDate="2014-05-14T14:59:53.703" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this hadith from al-Khisal by Ibn Babawayh we see that Imam Ali a.s. not only accept this action, he explains the reason of raising hands at dua:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ali a.s. said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اذا فَرِغَ اَحَدُکُمْ مِنَ الصَّلوةِ فَلْیَرْفَعْ یَدَیْهِ اِلَى&#xA;  السَّماءِ، وَ لِیَنْصَبَّ فى الدُّعاء&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When one of you finished his prayer raise his hand and make dua.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A man asked him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O commander of faithful! is not God everywhere? Imam replied: so why&#xA;  slaves rise their hands to sky? Imam said: have not you read Quran?:&#xA;  وَفى السَّماءِ رِزْقُکُمْ وَ ما تُوْعَدُوْنَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&gt; And in the sky is your provision and whatever you are&#xA;  promised.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#51:22&quot;&gt;51:22&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/strong&gt; reference of hadith: Bihār al-Anwār, vol. 90, hadith no. 7&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=264894&quot;&gt;http://tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=264894&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="67" LastEditorUserId="4666" LastEditDate="2014-05-14T19:01:58.020" LastActivityDate="2014-05-14T19:01:58.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12997" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-14T15:10:03.430" Score="4" ViewCount="224" Body="&lt;p&gt;How is the property of a deceased person who left a wife but no children distributed? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He has 2 brothers, 1 older (no children and a widow) who died 10 years ago and another younger brother (who has 2 sons and a daughter and a widow) who died 3 month before that.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He has 2 sisters, who both already died (both sisters have several sons and daughters).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some of his cousins are alive and have several sons and daughters.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;His parents are already dead.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;His younger brother has 2 sons and a daughter, who are apparently legal heirs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please guide me according to Qur'an and sunnah, in this case who will have a share in the property. Property is in the form of agricultural land.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5279" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-05-14T19:24:48.690" LastActivityDate="2019-08-27T11:12:52.037" Title="How to distribute a person's property who doesn't have any children?" Tags="|sunni|inheritance|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12998" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10718" CreationDate="2014-05-14T18:54:52.817" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;According to Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Various traditions of yoga are found in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.[5][6][7][6] In Hinduism, yoga is one of the six āstika schools (accepts authority of Vedas)[8] of Hindu philosophy.[9] Yoga is also an important part of Vajrayana and Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clear this is Haram since it is associated with beliefs muslims don't agree with. Besides, Islam came with other halal ways(Salah, duaa, etc...) to reach someone's permanent mind of state . We don't have to follow other ways when Allah showed us the true way to reach tranquility and peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to practice Yoga health purposes, you can use other ways which is not associated with any religion such as p90 training or any recommended training online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2014-05-14T18:54:52.817" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="12999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12997" CreationDate="2014-05-14T19:01:56.057" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://inheritance.ilmsummit.org/projects/inheritance/home.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamchannel.tv/pages/InheritCalculator.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; can help you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to both sites I mentioned, after the share of wife, &lt;em&gt;ALL&lt;/em&gt;remaining assets will go to the two nephews (none will go to nieces):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Relative        Share Fraction    Share Percentage&#xA;--------        --------------    ----------------&#xA;Wife            1/4               25%&#xA;FullNephew 1    3/8               37.5%&#xA;FullNephew 2    3/8               37.5%&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastEditorUserId="2871" LastEditDate="2019-08-27T11:12:52.037" LastActivityDate="2019-08-27T11:12:52.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12991" CreationDate="2014-05-15T05:51:14.687" Score="3" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;In the name of God&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;==================&#xA;All the Muslim believe in legality of shorting pray in travels and their documented evidence is this ayah: &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وإِذا ضَرَبْتُمْ فِي الأَرْض فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُناحٌ أَن تَقْصُروا&#xA;  مِنَ الصَّلاةِ إِنْ خِفْتُم أَن يَفْتِنَكُمُ الّذينَ كَفَرُوا انّ&#xA;  الكافرينَ كانُوا لَكُمْ عَدُوّاً مُبيناً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;.(Nisa/101),&#xA;But the important point is that &quot;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;shorting pray in travels&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; is Vajib (obligatory) or a Muslim can choose to do it or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Shitte&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You must pray with complete rakayats, because they call you &quot;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Daem al-safar&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. It means that you always go on trips or it means that your occupation is needed to go on trips such as drivers, students and so on. Shyekh Tosi (one of shitte scholars) said that all the shitte believe in this order and O'mar Ibn Khatab also agreed with it like shitte scholars (1). The sources of this Hokem is some Hadiths which narrated by sunni scholars such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(2) فرض الله الصلاة على لسان نبيكم في السفر ركعتين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Sunni&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abu-Hanifeh&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Malek&lt;/strong&gt; agreed &lt;strong&gt;Shitte&lt;/strong&gt; but &lt;strong&gt;Shafi&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Hanableh&lt;/strong&gt; believe that mukallaf can choose shorten pray or not, Although shortening it is better or recommendable (3). Their evidence for this viewpoint is:&#xA;**firs**t, we understand by the phrase in ayah&gt; Ayah انّ الصَّفا وَالمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعائِر اللّه فَمَنْ حَجَّ البَيْتَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَوِ اعْتَمَرَ فَلا جُناحَ عليهِ أَنْ يَطَوَّفَ بِهِما (Baghreh/158)  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;لا جناح علیکم&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  we can decide to shorten pray or not.&#xA;  The important point is none of scholars didn't order Muslims to choose to go to Safa and Marveh or not in the pilgrim of Allah Home (3).&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;secon****d&lt;/strong&gt;, some hadiths such as: Moslem said: I asked O'mar about the ayah &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فليس عليكم جناح&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أن تقصروا من&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الصلاة أن يفتنكم الّذين كفروا&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He answered me: The prophet Mohammad (p) said: The shortening the prays is charity or voluntary alms by Allah, So accept it (4).&#xA;They said that we can accept charity of other or not, so here also we can choose (5).&#xA;But we can say that the order of prophet means it is obligatory and the choice of accepting charity of others is limited in the relations of human beings not in relation of the creator and human beings (5). &#xA;The second hadiths was narrated by A'yesheh: she said when I was with the prophet (p) he and His accompaniment shorten pray and don't fast but I fast and pray completely  . Then he said to me: praise and blessing you (6).&#xA;This haddiths is considered weak by Ibn Theimeih. and also there are other hadiths that the concept of them is against the above-mentioned hadiths (7).&#xA; &lt;em&gt;References:&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;کتاب الخلاف،‌ج1،‌ص569&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;صحیح مسلم، ج2،‌ص143&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;القصر فی السفر علی ضوء الکتاب و السنة،‌ص13&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;کتاب المجموع لمحی الدین النووی، ج4، ص337, کتاب الخلاف،‌ج1، ص569 و القصر فی السفر علی ضوء الکتاب و السنة،‌ص5,المغنی، ج2، ص90-95 , کتاب الام، ج1، ص207و 208&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;کتاب المجموع لمحی الدین النووی، ج4، ص339&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;القصر فی السفر علی ضوء الکتاب و السنة،‌ص39-40&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;السنن الکبری للبیهقی،‌ج3،‌ص141&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;السنن الکبری للبیهقی،‌ج3،‌ص142&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;همان، ص 42-45&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the context is available at: &lt;a href=&quot;http://intjz.net/maqalat/sh-ekhtelaf.html#_edn62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://intjz.net/maqalat/sh-ekhtelaf.html#_edn62&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5213" LastActivityDate="2014-05-15T05:51:14.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12972" CreationDate="2014-05-15T07:02:21.793" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;خير الأسماء ماحُمّد وعُبّد&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Best names which is prefixed by Mohammad or Abed&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadeeth shows the best names to give:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;AbdoLLAH&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abdurahman&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;AbduLmalek&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mohamad &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mohamad Ali&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mohamad Hasan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;etc....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="602" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-31T06:41:58.347" LastActivityDate="2016-01-31T06:41:58.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13003" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-15T07:29:40.553" Score="6" ViewCount="4074" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was hoping that this information is in the Quran but I could not find it. Apparently the Quran only says, Pray Salat and give Zakat. Where does this value come from? Are there any variation in it among different sects?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-14T00:00:28.720" LastActivityDate="2019-03-09T15:03:55.257" Title="Where does 2.5% Zakat come from?" Tags="|sharia|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9362" CreationDate="2014-05-15T10:44:13.517" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel OPTIONS is not accepted at all as its pure speculation and price is not on object or some goods. Its just a number and you don't have anything in possession.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;FUTURES on a particular stock [ not on INDEX ] is still accepted to some extent as you are bidding on market price [ though you may not be paying full price of it ] and your strength of speculation and study on that particular stock where it may reach in coming days or time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But again as you are not buying it by paying full cost, FUTURES also looks not halaal as its a gamble and mostly people are gonna be ruined as big sharks most of the time play the tricks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5282" LastActivityDate="2014-05-15T10:44:13.517" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13008" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13003" CreationDate="2014-05-15T12:59:29.427" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This a good question. Here are some hadith to prove the percentage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Abi Shaybah narrated in al-Musannad (9966) with a jayyid isnaad&#xA;  from ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Nothing is due&#xA;  on anything less than twenty dinars; for twenty dinars, half a dinar&#xA;  is due; for forty dinars, one dinar is due. For anything more than&#xA;  that, it is to be worked out. Irwa’ al-Ghaleel, 3/291&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saheeh Abi Dawood. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Maajah (1791) narrated from Ibn ‘Umar and ‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be&#xA;  pleased with them both) that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah&#xA;  be upon him) used to take from every twenty dinars or more, half a&#xA;  dinar, and from forty dinars, one dinar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above hadiths, the percentage is 2.5%..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For detailed answer, please consult:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/145600&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/145600&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="58" LastEditDate="2014-05-15T13:06:12.417" LastActivityDate="2014-05-15T13:06:12.417" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13010" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12323" CreationDate="2014-05-15T13:11:23.037" Score="2" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;           In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I, as a (Shia) Muslim believe that Ramadan is the finest month of the year. &#xA;Of course donating is always good. But I think it could be so better on Ramadan, how come?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Since according to the third verse of Sura Qadr, The Night of Qadr is better than a thousand months {1}, thus perhaps the reward of our acts will be more than one thousand times, won't be?!&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;or perhaps very more than one thousand times, since it says the night of Qadr is better than one thousand months, not better than one thousand days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence I recommend you buddy to donate on the mentioned night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course the opinion of @Farhan is true that we ought not to waste time..., since it is not clear that when we will die, but my response is from the aspect of Ramadan superiority in compare with other months.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, I think the intention is so important, how come? &#xA;I mean: for instance it is your intention to donate some specified amount of money on Ramadan, then suddenly you die, so definitely Allah will give its reward to you, won't he?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;{1}: لَیْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَیْرٌ مِنْ أَ لْفِ شَهْرٍ&lt;/strong&gt;       &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T07:48:07.183" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T07:48:07.183" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12323" CreationDate="2014-05-15T13:36:25.903" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course donating during Ramadan is best time. But the point is that we don't have to Wait till Ramadan. As We never know that when our time will come (death). &#xA;Also, there is a hadith that talks about doing good deed hurriedly, or not to wait in doing good deed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;So hasten towards all that is good&quot;. (2:148)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And march forth in the way (which leads to) forgiveness from your&#xA;  Rubb, and for Jannah as wide as are the heavens and the earth,&#xA;  prepared for Al-Muttaqun (the pious)&quot;. (3:133)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, &quot;Be prompt in doing good&#xA;  deeds (before you are overtaken) by turbulence which would be like a&#xA;  part of the dark night. A man would be a believer in the morning and&#xA;  turn to disbelief in the evening, or he would be a believer in the&#xA;  evening and turn disbeliever in the morning, and would sell his Faith&#xA;  for worldly goods.'' [Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, &quot;Hasten to do good deeds&#xA;  before you are overtaken by one of the seven afflictions.'' Then&#xA;  (giving a warning) he said, &quot;Are you waiting for such poverty which&#xA;  will make you unmindful of devotion; or prosperity which will make you&#xA;  corrupt, or disease as will disable you, or such senility as will make&#xA;  you mentally unstable, or sudden death, or Ad-Dajjal who is the worst&#xA;  expected absent, or the Hour, and the Hour will be most grievous and&#xA;  most bitter&quot;. [At-Tirmidhi].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You never know that if your act of charity can give you much more reward, than donating in Ramadan..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it’s better to donate as soon as possible. And when you get the time in Ramadan, then donate in that time as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-08T17:13:00.910" LastActivityDate="2018-01-08T17:13:00.910" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13012" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13014" CreationDate="2014-05-15T20:10:39.557" Score="1" ViewCount="1640" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is turning hands upside down when telling bad things in du'a that we don't want to happen is bid'at or it is sunnah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example in du'a Salâten Tuncina when they say &quot;afat&quot; which means disaster...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5286" LastActivityDate="2021-01-31T08:43:54.540" Title="Turning hands upside down when telling bad things in du'a that we don't want to happen is bid'at?" Tags="|sunnah|bidah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13012" CreationDate="2014-05-15T23:07:19.673" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the act is done thinking that somehow Allah and His Messenger legislated it and it is a part of the &lt;em&gt;deen&lt;/em&gt; , although it is not, and they believe that there is an unseen benefit to it, then it would be considered &lt;em&gt;bid`ah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="26773" LastEditDate="2018-10-24T01:29:29.473" LastActivityDate="2018-10-24T01:29:29.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13012" CreationDate="2014-05-16T01:22:02.620" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no Sahih hadith telling us that the Prophet turned his hands upside down when he told bad things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some have actually claimed the Prophet did this when asking for rain, but there's no evidence to confirm it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to do it isn't the sunnah and would be considered bid'ah as it doesn't agree with the method of Rasulullah on how to make du'a.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-05-16T01:22:02.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13016" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12991" CreationDate="2014-05-16T01:41:06.677" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As long as you consider yourself as a traveler, you can shorten your prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rasulullah never VERBALLY told us the exact amount one has to travel in order to pray qasr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some reports saying the Prophet shortened his prayer when he traveled 3 miles outside of Medina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yahya said I asked Anas b. Malik about shortening of prayer. He said when Rasulullah had covered a distance of three miles he observed two rak'ah. [Sahih Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are some reports in al-Muhalla saying ibn Umar said prophet shortened his prayer when he traveled one mile.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the amount varies according to the person and travel.  In your case, you can shorten your prayers if you feel you're on a journey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-05-16T01:41:06.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13020" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13025" CreationDate="2014-05-16T14:23:37.347" Score="8" ViewCount="3678" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you probably see, Shias (every year) mourn for the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (a.s.) in different ways.&#xA;I was wondering why we should mourn for the killing of Imam Al Hussein (علیه السلام)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-24T05:56:24.603" LastActivityDate="2017-04-24T05:56:24.603" Title="Why should we mourn for the killing (martyrdom) of Imam Al Hussein?" Tags="|hussain|martyr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13022" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16502" CreationDate="2014-05-16T15:16:03.237" Score="1" ViewCount="7032" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, Sunni believe in Caliphate, and Shia believe in Imamate. My question is that:&#xA;What is the difference between &lt;strong&gt;Imamate&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Caliphate&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-24T12:25:40.657" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T10:54:39.180" Title="What is the difference between “Caliphate” and” Imamate”?" Tags="|shia-sunni|imamah|khilafah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13025" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13020" CreationDate="2014-05-16T17:48:17.337" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both Shia and Sunnis agree that the martyr of Hussien(May Allah be pleased with him) is one of the most tragic incidents in Islam. &lt;strong&gt;However, Sunnis and Shia differ on the way we should mourn the martyr of Hussain(May Allah be pleased with him).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Shia:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Short:&lt;/strong&gt; The shia should show sadness and grief on this day to celebrate the martyr of Hussein.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Imam Reza:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the advent of the month of Muharram, my father Imam Kazim would never be seen laughing; gloom and sadness would overcome him for (the first) ten days of the month; and when the tenth day of the month would dawn, it would be a day of tragedy, grief and weeping for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Long answer:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why do Shia do this?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Celebrating it every year reminds Shia Muslims about this tragic event, remind them about Hussien(May Allah be pleased with him), his teachings, and a way to increase the good deeds or even entering Jannah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Abdillah (Imam Sadiq (as)) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Allah has made it haraam for Hell to burn the face of anyone who sheds tears (on us) when we are mentioned in his presence.&amp;quot; [Source: Kamil Az Ziyarat Chapter. 32 Hadees10]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, There are many hadiths which goes back to Imam Sadiq state that &lt;strong&gt;mourning and crying increase your deeds and status in Jannah&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Abdillah (Imam Sadiq (as)) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Crying is Makruh(not recommended) for the slaves (of Allah) over any matter except crying and Jaza over Husain ibn Ali. Verily the one who cries and acts impatiently over Husain will be rewarded.&amp;quot; [Source: Kamil Az Ziyarat Chapter. 32 Hadees:2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Another hadith,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Abdillah (Imam Sadiq) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Those who shed tears when Husain is mentioned in front of them will be rewarded by Allah (swt) Himself, even if their tears are as small as the wing of a fly. And Allah will not be pleased with any reward for them less than Paradise.&amp;quot; [Source: Kamil Az Ziyarat Chapter. 32 Hadees:3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Another reason for mourning Hussein every year&lt;/strong&gt;, which has been mentioned by Lynda Clarke in her publication: &amp;quot;Shīʻite Heritage: Essays on Classical and Modern Traditions&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zaynab binte Ali sister of Imam Husain after Karbala vowed that as long as the people do not recognise the actual cause of Karbala, the followers of Hussain will continue to protest on the streets and in the dwellings as to what happened in Karbala. She organized first majlis (mourning-assembly) while still in Damascus in honour of Imam Hussain&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How do Shia celebrate this ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This differs between different sects of Shia or different groups:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Crying&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Listening to Latmiyat (sad songs about Hussien)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Visting Imam Husayn Shrine&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ma'atam (Chest beating)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Taziya (play about the incdient of Karbala&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tatbir (Using sharp metals to cause wound and let blood flow as remembrance to al-Hussien)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Sunni:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In short:&lt;/strong&gt; The martyrdom of Hussein(May Allah be pleased with him) happened on the day of Ashura. In Sunnis hadith, the Prophet fast this day as a celebration because Allah save Musa(Moses) on this day. Thus, showing sadness contradicts the orders of the Prophet (PBUH)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Long Answer:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Contrary to Shia, Teachings of Sunnis restrict them from mourning Hussein(May Allah be pleased with him) in the same way as Shia do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What are the restrictions that prohibit Sunnis from mourning?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1st restriction:&lt;/strong&gt; Asking Muslims to be sad is never part of the teachings of Islam. When the son of the Prophet(PBUH) died, he said:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The eyes send their tears and the heart is saddened, but we do not say anything except that which pleases our Lord. Indeed, O Ibrahim, we are bereaved by your departure from us.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is how Sunni Muslims deal with tragic events. Although sadness can never be avoided, the Prophet(PBUH) showed us that we should move on and never be sad. It is just a waste of time crying the whole day or week on something happened and never can be changed again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2nd restriction:&lt;/strong&gt; Mourning the Hussein(May Allah be pleased with him) every year is considered an innovation in Islam because the Prophet(PBUH) never ordered Muslims to do&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3rd restriction:&lt;/strong&gt; As I mentioned earlier, there are authentic hadiths that ask Sunnis to fast Asahura. Thus, showing sadness on this day is not recommended&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4th restriction:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;How do sunnis mourn Hussein(May Allah be pleased with him)?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no authentic hadith or way in Islam which explains how Sunnis should mourn Hussein(May Allah be pleased with him). However, Scholars suggest Sunnis to mourn him by any permissible(halal) way, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Read about him&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Imitate his personality and actions&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dua'a for Hussein&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ask Allah that to grant them jannah with Hussein(May Allah be pleased with him)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T08:08:22.500" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12991" CreationDate="2014-05-16T18:01:37.127" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;there are two points you have to take into consideration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.Safar(travel) is a word that has an especial meaning in Fiqh. According to Islamic rules, in order for a person to be considered a traveler(Musafir) , 8 conditions must be fulfilled:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1)His journey is not less than 8 farsakh&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2)the traveler should intend at the time of the beginning of the&#xA;  journey, to cover a distance of 8 farsakh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3)the traveller should not change his mind while on his way&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4)the traveller does not intend to pass through his home town and stay&#xA;  there, or to stay at some place for 10 days or more, before he reaches&#xA;  a distance of 8 farsakh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5)the purpose of travelling should not be haraam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;6) the traveller should not be a nomad, who roam about in the deserts,&#xA;  and temporarily stay at places where they find food for themselves,&#xA;  and fodder and water for their animals, and again proceed to some&#xA;  other place after a few days' halt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;7)travelling should not be his profession, that is, one who has no&#xA;  other work but travelling; or that travelling is the means of his&#xA;  subsistence, like the camel riders, drivers, herdsmen and sailors.&#xA;  Such people will pray full, even if they travel for their personal&#xA;  work, like transporting their own household effects, or transporting&#xA;  their families. Those who live at one place and work at another,&#xA;  commuting every day, or every other day, like students or businessmen&#xA;  etc., fall in this category.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;8) the traveler reaches the limit of tarakhkhus, that is, at a point&#xA;  beyond which travelling begins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.Every Salat has its own time which means Fajr prayer, for instance, can not be offered after the sunrise whether you are a traveler or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2250/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2250/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastActivityDate="2014-05-16T18:01:37.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13027" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12964" CreationDate="2014-05-16T18:25:59.897" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First let's assume that this Hadith is Sahih&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly: There is no contradiction between fighting against disbelievers to make them believers AND avoiding to compel people because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Compulsion is philosophically impossible in beliefs. Imagine that your eyes are closed while standing in front of something, then you open your eyes and find a white wall before you, therefore you can undoubtedly say this sentence: &quot;There is a white wall in front of me&quot;. Who on earth can make you think otherwise? Is it possible for you to be compelled to BELIEVE that there is NOT a white wall in front of you?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2)Prophet Mohammad was ordered to fight against people(by any means including reasoning) in order to convince them to believe and testify that none has the right to be worshiped but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah's Apostle, NOT to compel them to believe so because it is impossible as mentioned in passing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a result. Fighting is completely different from compelling&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-06T13:40:19.377" LastActivityDate="2015-09-06T13:40:19.377" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12981" CreationDate="2014-05-16T20:02:37.773" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is your permanent residence? Lahore or Mianwali?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your intention is to keep Lahore as your permanent residence (that means your family lives there), then you can offer Qasr in Mianwali.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you go to Mianwali with the intention to stay more than 15 days, then you should offer complete prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your are planning to move to Mianwali for the job (it does not matter how long you stay at that job and hence in Mianwali), then you should offer complete prayers in Mianwali.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Insha-Allah I will find some references too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastActivityDate="2014-05-16T20:02:37.773" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13030" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-16T20:41:21.663" Score="0" Body="" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2014-05-16T20:41:21.663" LastActivityDate="2014-05-16T20:41:21.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13031" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-16T20:41:21.663" Score="0" Body="Questions about events that are mentioned in the Qur'an." OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2014-05-16T20:41:21.663" LastActivityDate="2014-05-16T20:41:21.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13022" CreationDate="2014-05-16T20:43:16.773" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This actually has nothing to do with Shia and Sunni, nor anything with religion.  It matters on the context of each word being used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Caliph means a successor or a heir in Arabic.  A Caliphate is something where one succeeds another.  It can be in a family, like a son is a caliph of the father, it can be a tribal system or it can be a statehood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can be a disbeliever and be called a Caliph or Caliphate.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It just happens that historically, Muslims were the ones using these terms so religion was mixed into it.  It actually has to do with the Arabic language and very little to do with religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in Surah al-Baqarah 2:30=&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And when your Lord said to the angels, &quot;Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successor (khalifat)...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surah al-An'am 6:165 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And it is He who has made you successors (khalaifa) upon the earth and has raised some of you above others in degrees...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surah al-A'raf 7:74 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And remember when He made you successors (kholafa) after the 'Aad and settled you in the land...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in other ayat Allah calls Bani-Israil successors (yastakhilfakom).  Allah made Prophet David a Caliph.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is alleged that Rasulullah also said= &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bani Israil were ruled by Prophets, whenever a prophet died, another would succeed (Khalafat) his place. There will be no prophet&#xA;  after me, but there will be successors (Kholafa) who will increase in&#xA;  number... &lt;strong&gt;[Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the terms &quot;caliph&quot; or &quot;caliphate&quot; are linguistic.  Allah is the one who gives it to whom he wills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can even call USA a caliphate since one president succeeds another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam is used in the same manner.  Imam in Arabic means a guide or a leader or something that's measured.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in Surah al-Baqarah 2:124 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And when Abraham was tried by his Lord with commands and he fulfilled them. Said, &quot;Indeed, I will make you a leader (Imam) for the&#xA;  people...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surah Ya Seen 36:12 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Indeed We shall give life to the dead, and We record that which they send before and that which they leave behind, and of all things&#xA;  have We taken account in a clear Book (imammobeen).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ayah uses it in a measurable sense, taking things into account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know Imam of the masjid (mosque) is the person who leads the prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know Imam of the country is the leader who leads.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now lets say we took over a country. We choose a leader and we will call him Imam. But we can't call him caliph because he hasn't succeeded anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once this Imam leaves his post and another person replaces him, then we can call the second one a caliph because he succeeded the Imam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, it matters on the context of the usage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-30T15:18:29.757" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T15:18:29.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12981" CreationDate="2014-05-17T00:00:43.590" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You first have to define what your base location is. Is it Lahore or is it Mianwali? In other words, if someone was to ask you, where do you live, what would your answer be? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the information you've given us, I would say you live in Mianwali and visit Lahore every week or fortnight. That is because you have a house in Mianwali, you work there and you seem to be there on a long term basis since you have a car and a servant as well. In that case, you should pray your salah in full when in Mianwali and shorten it when you visit Lahore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars have differences of opinion as to (1) what distance constitutes a journey and (2) for how long can a person perform qasar. Regarding the first point, in your case 430km will be considered sufficient distance by all scholars to pray qasar but regarding the second point, there's 3 opinions: according to the Shafi'i and Maliki schools, if a person stays in a place for 3 or less days, he can shorten his salah. According to the Hanbali madhhab, if he stays in a place for 4 or less days, he can shorten his salah and according to the Hanafi madhhab, if a person stay in a place for 15 or less days, he can shorten his salah (&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/4375&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/121637&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; may also help you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5169" LastActivityDate="2014-05-17T00:00:43.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13040" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-17T11:41:04.267" Score="1" ViewCount="930" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shiites have their distinct sources of hadith. My questions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How did they develop and by whom?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is their authenticity?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4986" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-29T13:23:52.610" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T20:50:48.167" Title="How did the Shiite Hadith sources originate? What are the authentic sources of Hadith? (Shia view)" Tags="|hadith|shiism|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13047" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-17T18:42:00.337" Score="2" ViewCount="429" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the main purposes, objectives and duties of a Shia &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imamah_%28Shia_Twelver_doctrine%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do those purposes, objectives and duties get over when he passes away? And is it possible that he not be able to complete all his objectives and pass away?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-20T05:52:23.727" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T12:04:31.277" Title="What's main objective, duty and purpose of an Imam?" Tags="|shiism|imamah|obligation|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13048" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-17T18:53:04.993" Score="8" ViewCount="603" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the reason behind having twelve Shia Imams when just &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali&quot;&gt;one&lt;/a&gt; could be enough?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah could have kept Ali (as) alive for as long as He wanted like He has &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Mahdi&quot;&gt;Muhammad al-Mahdi (as)&lt;/a&gt; and had him serve Immah for as long as He wished. So why have twelve instead of just one ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T11:00:34.580" Title="What's the point of having twelve Imams when one could be enough?" Tags="|imamah|shiism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13049" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-17T19:01:16.597" Score="3" ViewCount="142" Body="&lt;p&gt;In verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#9:105&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;9:105&lt;/a&gt; who is &quot;the believers&quot; referring to ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it referring to all the believer/Muslim or is it referring to some specific people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And briefly what is the significance of &quot;the believers&quot; in the context of this verse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2014-05-17T19:16:53.333" LastActivityDate="2014-06-21T23:33:30.027" Title="Who does &quot;the believers&quot; refers to in 9:105?" Tags="|tafseer|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13049" CreationDate="2014-05-17T21:32:26.953" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;To give you some context before answering your question:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Kathir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_ar-Rahman_ibn_Nasir_as-Sa%27di&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sa'adi&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_Jarir_al-Tabari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tabari&lt;/a&gt;, The verse you qouted is directed to those who missed &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tabouk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ghazwat Tabuk&lt;/a&gt; and didn't have valid/legit excuses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qurtubi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Baghawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Baghawai&lt;/a&gt;, allah is speaking to everyone(Muslims and non-Muslims) reminding them that allah, his rasool, and believers will witness their deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Now to answer your question:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of the tafsirs above mention specifically who are the believers, I guess because the definition of the believers exist in other verses which explain who is considered a believer. However,&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Baghawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Baghawi&lt;/a&gt; in his tafsir indirectly gives the significance of the believers here: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;believers were mentioned in this verse in order to witness the deeds of other people, Hence, the love of the believers toward those who have good deeds will increase (purpose of this is to motivate them to do more good deeds) and vice versa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-05-22T22:36:48.360" LastActivityDate="2014-05-22T22:36:48.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13055" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-18T08:51:08.213" Score="4" ViewCount="10908" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Prophet Muhammad (saw) went to see heaven and hell on the night of Miraj his parents were taken out of hellfire and put in heaven. Which part of heaven was it?  Was it one of the seven levels or somewhere totally different? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-05-18T18:01:22.967" LastActivityDate="2021-09-10T04:34:55.283" Title="Where are the Prophet's parents now?" Tags="|jannah|miraj|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13056" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-18T09:24:34.747" Score="1" ViewCount="435" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always see daylight before the actual Sun rise time, also I'm aware that it is prohibited to pray during sun rise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what time does end (or how many minutes before predicted sun rise times)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4954" LastActivityDate="2014-05-18T14:18:46.723" Title="What time does Fajr end exactly?" Tags="|salat|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-05-18T16:30:06.863" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13057" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-18T12:41:14.770" Score="0" ViewCount="167" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Shiites claim that they're sad of the Imam Hussein death. And for that they make &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVYsgur18EI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;self-harm&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xmstga_graphic-shiites-self-flagellate-for-ashura_news&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;self-flagellation&lt;/a&gt; (Latm اللطم) every &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/muharram-2013-ashura-shia-shitte-sunni-muslims-522678&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ashura&lt;/a&gt; (عاشوراء) in the purpose of showing their sadness and to punish themselves. Examples of it can be easily found over the Internet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;َAllah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ولا تقتلوا أنفسكم إن الله كان بكم رحيما&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allah is to you ever Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are there any evidence in the Quran or in the Sunnah for behavior?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Why the Shiites Marajii don't practice this behavior. It's practice only by others Shiites people?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If one Christian or another Non-Muslim decided to enter in Islam then he sees this Shiites behavior does he continue in his decision?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4146" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2014-05-18T15:24:47.777" LastActivityDate="2014-05-18T15:24:47.777" Title="Is the self-flagellation bidah?" Tags="|shiism|bidah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-05-18T14:26:01.040" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13058" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-18T12:43:20.737" Score="3" ViewCount="13260" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard from someone that ALLAH(SWT) created us and then took some oath and sent us on earth. I don't know how authentic it is as I do not have any reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone shed some light on this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5301" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2014-05-19T06:29:10.960" LastActivityDate="2019-05-29T18:07:20.763" Title="Did ALLAH (SWT) asked us before sending us to earth?" Tags="|source-identification|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12953" CreationDate="2014-05-18T13:19:08.767" Score="3" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bida'h is to believe that something which is out of religion is a apart of it and say or behave accordingly. For instance, if you offered Fajr Prayer in 3 Rakat and said wholeheartedly that this is a part of religion, this would be considered Bida'h. As a result just offering Fajr prayer in 3 rakat without believing that it is a part of religion, is not called Bida'h.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To stand erect while saying Takbiratul Ehram, and to stand before the Ruku (which is called qiyam muttasil ba ruku') is the Rukn of the prayers. But, standing while reciting Surah al-Hamd and the other Surah and standing after performing the Ruku, is not Rukn and if a person omits it inadvertently, his prayers are in order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;One of the most general condition without which a person will never be obligated to his or her religious assignments is ABILITY.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are traditions emphasizing that on no condition should the prayer be abandoned.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;لا یکلف الله نفسا الا وسعها&#xA;َAllah does not task any soul beyond its capacity&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By taking into consideration these three points we can simply come to the conclusion that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a person becomes unable to stand while offering prayers, he should sit down, and if he is unable to sit, he should lie down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As long as a person is able to offer prayers standing, he should not sit down. For example, if the body of a person shakes, or moves when he stands, or he is obliged to lean on something, or to incline his body a bit, he should continue to offer prayers standing in whatever manner he can. But, if he cannot stand at all, he should sit upright, and offer prayers in that position.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2220/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2220/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-05-18T13:24:48.740" LastActivityDate="2014-05-18T13:24:48.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13061" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13058" CreationDate="2014-05-18T15:06:11.517" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It called alast oath (عهد اَلَست).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In alame zar (عالم ذَر) which is presented of donya, God created human’s spirit which had perception and Sense. Then Allah got Confessions from human about his creator, and got oaths to worship Allah, obey his prophets and not worshiping Satan. Versus Allah oaths to help humans if they be loyal to their oaths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verses mention to this oath:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And remember the favor of Allah upon you and His covenant with which&#xA;  He bound you when you said, &quot;We hear and we obey&quot;; and fear Allah .&#xA;  Indeed, Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts.&quot;&lt;strong&gt;(Surat&#xA;  Al-Mā'idah,verse7)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from&#xA;  their loins - their descendants and made them testify of themselves,&#xA;  [saying to them], &quot;Am I not your Lord?&quot; They said, &quot;Yes, we have&#xA;  testified.&quot; [This] - lest you should say on the day of Resurrection,&#xA;  &quot;Indeed, we were of this unaware.&quot;&lt;strong&gt;(Surat Al-'A`rāf,verse172)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And your Lord says, &quot;Call upon Me; I will respond to you.&quot; Indeed,&#xA;  those who disdain My worship will enter Hell [rendered]&#xA;  contemptible.&quot;&lt;strong&gt;(Surat Ghāfir,verse60)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Did I not enjoin upon you, O children of Adam, that you not worship&#xA;  Satan - [for] indeed, he is to you a clear enemy -And that you worship&#xA;  [only] Me? This is a straight path.&quot;&lt;strong&gt;(Surat Yā-Sīn,verse60-61)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Imam Ali (a.s.) said: “Allah sent prophets to remind human their oaths to Allah&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-12T19:37:57.067" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T19:37:57.067" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13068" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13069" CreationDate="2014-05-19T09:14:22.957" Score="8" ViewCount="161376" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some days ago, I came to know that &quot;Inshallah&quot; is wrong and the correct one is &quot;In shaa Allah&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, Are these right or wrong? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Assalamualaikum.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jazak Allahu Khairun.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alhamdulillah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Subhan Allah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could you write the correct answer ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5292" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-23T22:22:36.150" LastActivityDate="2017-12-21T13:57:57.937" Title="Is it right or wrong - &quot;Assalamualaikum&quot;?" Tags="|practical-islam|arabic|muslim-practices|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13068" CreationDate="2014-05-19T10:44:28.983" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 1&lt;/strong&gt;: Wrong. It should be: &amp;quot;Assalaamu 'Alaikum&amp;quot; (May Peace be Upon you). It is recommended that you extend the greeting to &amp;quot;Assalaamu 'Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah&amp;quot; (May Peace and Mercy of Allah be upon You.), or even better to extend it further to &amp;quot;Assalaamu 'Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh&amp;quot; (May Peace and Mercy and Blessings of Allah be Upon You).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is obligatory to reply to the greeting sent by a fellow Muslim brother because Allah said in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا حُيِّيْتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّواْ بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ&#xA;رُدُّوهَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;When you are greeted with a greeting, greet in return with what is&#xA;better than it, or (at least) return it equally...&amp;quot; &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/86&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:86&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The commandment of giving Salaam can be found in the Sunnah of The Prophet (SAWS):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;You will not enter paradise until you believe, and you will not&#xA;believe until you love one another: 'spread salaam' (the greeting of&#xA;peace) among you.&amp;quot; &lt;sup&gt;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imran Ibn Hussayn (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;A man came to the Prophet(SAWS) and said, 'assalaamu alaykum!' The&#xA;Prophet(SAWS) returned his greeting and when the man sat down, the&#xA;Prophet(SAWS) said: 'Ten.' Another man came and said: 'assalaamu&#xA;alaykum wa rahmatullah.' to which the Prophet(SAWS) also responded,&#xA;and when the man sat down, He said 'Twenty.' Another man came and&#xA;said: 'assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.' The&#xA;Prophet(SAWS) returned his greeting, and after the man sat down, he&#xA;said: 'Thirty.&amp;quot; &lt;sup&gt;[Sunan Abu Dawud and Sunan Tirmizi]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 2&lt;/strong&gt;: Wrong. It should be either &amp;quot;Jazak Allahu Khair&amp;quot; meaning &amp;quot;May Allah give you excellent reward in return&amp;quot;, or &amp;quot;Jazak Allahu Khairan Kaseera&amp;quot; meaning &amp;quot;May Allah give you far more excellent reward in return&amp;quot;. In Arabic, the vowel in the last harf (alphabet) is unpronounced. Hence one should say &amp;quot;Jazak Allahu Khair&amp;quot; instead of &amp;quot;Jazak Allahu Khairun&amp;quot;. It is recommended to use either of the above mentioned two phrases instead of saying &amp;quot;Shukran&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Thank You&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Questions 3 and 4&lt;/strong&gt;: Both correct. &amp;quot;Subhan Allah&amp;quot; means &amp;quot;Glory be to Allah&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;Alhamdulillah&amp;quot; means &amp;quot;All Praise is for Allah&amp;quot;. These two are both excellent Zikrs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our Prophet (SAWS) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ ، والْحَمْدُللّهِ ، وَ لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ ، وَ&#xA;اللّهُ اَكْبَرُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Subhan Allah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God but&#xA;Allah, Allah is the Greatest)&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above are mentioned as the four most beloved words to Allah. It doesn't matter which of them is begun with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best, and verily He is the All Hearing and All Knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4769" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-05-19T18:07:10.223" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13068" CreationDate="2014-05-19T10:58:26.107" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no rule for converting Arabic words to transcribed English, and therefore there isn't really &lt;em&gt;wrong&lt;/em&gt; form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if a word is misspelled in Arabic, we can say that it's transcribed English is wrong. And this is the case in &quot;Inshallah&quot; which is the transcription of the informal Arabic writing: &quot;انشالله&quot; or &quot;إنشاء الله&quot;. The actual meaning of these forms of writing compiles to: &quot;The Creation of Allah&quot; and that is actually Kufr because Allah is The Creator. But people write &quot;إنشاء الله&quot; or &quot;انشالله&quot; just informally, something that sound like &quot;I'm gonna&quot; rather than &quot;I'm going to&quot; in English. Still, you shouldn't write it that way, and stick with the correct form &quot;إن شاء الله&quot; (If Allah wills).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding other phrases you mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Assalamualaikum&lt;/strong&gt; English for &lt;strong&gt;السلام عليكم&lt;/strong&gt;: I would say that the correct transcription is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Assalamu 'alaikum&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, becuase the letter &quot;ع&quot; has no equivalent in English and is usually transcribed as a ( &lt;strong&gt;'&lt;/strong&gt; ). However, &lt;em&gt;Assalamualaikum&lt;/em&gt; is not really bad, there's nothing wrong with it AFAIK, at least not like &quot;Inshallah&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jazak Allahu Khairun&lt;/strong&gt; English for &lt;strong&gt;جزاك الله خيرًا&lt;/strong&gt;: I think it's correct. But a more leaner transcription is &quot;Jazak Allah Khair&quot;, this just ommits letters that added for simulating Tashkeel (vowel-control in Arabic - this is a long story indeed).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alhamdulillah&lt;/strong&gt; English for &lt;strong&gt;الحمد لله&lt;/strong&gt;: I think this is the best way you can write it. Other forms like &quot;Alhamdu Li-Allah&quot; make different pronouncing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Subhan Allah&lt;/strong&gt; English for &lt;strong&gt;سبحان الله&lt;/strong&gt; is also correct.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2014-05-19T10:58:26.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13058" CreationDate="2014-05-19T10:59:38.280" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. It is authenticated. Allah (SWT) &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; take an oath from us, when he created our souls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala said in Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذْ أَخَذَ رَ‌بُّكَ مِن بَنِي آدَمَ مِن ظُهُورِ‌هِمْ&#xA;  ذُرِّ‌يَّتَهُمْ وَأَشْهَدَهُمْ عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ أَلَسْتُ&#xA;  بِرَ‌بِّكُمْ ۖ قَالُوا بَلَىٰ ۛ شَهِدْنَا ۛ أَن تَقُولُوا يَوْمَ&#xA;  الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هَـٰذَا غَافِلِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from&#xA;  their loins - their descendants and made them &lt;strong&gt;testify&lt;/strong&gt; of&#xA;  themselves, [saying to them], &quot;Am I not your Lord?&quot; They said, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Yes,&#xA;  we have testified.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; [This] - lest you should say on the day of&#xA;  Resurrection, &quot;Indeed, we were of this unaware.&quot; &quot; [Surah A'raf,&#xA;  7:172]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4769" LastEditorUserId="4146" LastEditDate="2014-05-19T16:23:21.427" LastActivityDate="2014-05-19T16:23:21.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13072" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-19T17:37:09.630" Score="1" ViewCount="37409" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamu 'alaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a question, i have heard true readings, that i have a Spiritual boyfriend/husband, that is very jealous n it has ruin any relationship that i get into. Is this possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From my own experience i haven't had a boyfriend longer than a year, and every time i've found someone, and talked about marriage, the person at the end of the relationship abandons me without any reason that is good enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I experience that sometimes when i am bout to sleep, it feels like somebody is pressing me down so it gets very hard to get up, n i have in my dreams seen a manlike figure coming towards me with flame on his whole body saying &quot;it is me&quot; and then have a sexual intercourse with me in my dreams..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am very stressed cos it feels like my life is being taken away from me, since am getting older, and very much mature for marriage. I don't know who to ask for advice..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I pray daily 5 times a day, and i recite Surat al Naas, Surat al Falaaq and Ayatul Kursi, when am ready for bed, but these things still happens sometimes (what am i doing wrong since these Surahs are meant to protect me?) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have had my period for over 2weeks (1st time) this means that i can not pray, which is the only thing that gives me comfort..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please Is there anything i can do, or Surahs i can recite to get this away?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am very stressed about my situation..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From afraid sister&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5312" LastEditorUserId="4769" LastEditDate="2014-05-20T13:12:03.230" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T11:02:30.193" Title="Can a jinn take a person as a wife/husband?" Tags="|jinn|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13073" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-19T19:03:32.683" Score="1" ViewCount="94" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am wondering whether the tone in the Quran is ever vocally aggressive and whether reciters are supposed to mimic it. Be it disturbed by certain matters or due to disappointment in the transgressors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5314" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2014-05-20T01:12:15.827" LastActivityDate="2014-05-20T04:13:37.893" Title="Is there any vocal aggression in the Quran?" Tags="|quran-recitation|tajweed|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13074" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2845" CreationDate="2014-05-19T19:30:32.107" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What &quot;The Secret&quot; has done is put a secular spin, with some shirk, on an already prescribed form of prayer in monotheistic faiths. For example, in Islam, Muslims may ask Allah SWT for a halal wish. The way to do this is: a) believe in Allah SWT, b) ask Him in prayer of your halal desire, c) believe that He hears your supplication and that He will help you (maybe not in a way that we expect it, because after all He knows what is good for us) and d) be grateful regardless of the outcome. Visualization may be a way to reinforce one's desire for something as well as to make strong our belief that the prayer will be answered. However, a Muslim knows, that no matter whether we are aware of prayers being answered or not, we know that we still must be grateful. &#xA;&quot;The Secret&quot; took the same concept of praying to God/Allah SWT, and switched it around into shirk: &#xA;a) it is asking that people believe in &quot;universe,&quot; telling people that the &quot;universe&quot; is people's servant and the people are the &quot;true&quot; masters (this OPPOSES Islamic teaching and instruction!)&#xA;b) it is asking that people make a clear request (stolen concept from the monotheistic teaching)&#xA;c) visualize that you have it and pay attention to opportunities (maybe something new, not part of a religious tradition, but with a lot of scientific support--e.g. positive thinking affects mood, helps people be more grateful about their life and circumstances, confident, etc.)&#xA;d) be grateful and not force the outcome--because you can't (stolen from the monotheistic teaching)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Belief in the One--Allah SWT who has created everything is the most important. &quot;The Secret&quot; contradicts itself: it tells people that they are &quot;gods&quot; yet it also instructs them to &quot;pray to the super powerful universe.&quot; At the same time, according to &quot;the Secret,&quot; this &quot;super powerful universe&quot; is incapable of knowing real from unreal, positive from negative, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been always using Islamic method of making supplication--but must admit that visualization interests me, and I think it can help strengthen my belief in Allah's SWT guidance, help and my gratefulness for His help and everything He has done for me as His creation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5315" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-30T09:44:03.420" LastActivityDate="2015-11-30T09:44:03.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13076" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13081" CreationDate="2014-05-19T21:51:15.977" Score="5" ViewCount="1669" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've often heard it said that in Ibn Taymiyyah's opinion, apostasy (without involving seditious acts) is a crime for which there is no earthly punishment. I haven't seen a reference for this though. In which work did Ibn Taymiyyah mention this (if at all)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5259" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:22:26.417" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:22:26.417" Title="Ibn Taymiyyah and Apostasy Law" Tags="|fiqh|islamic-scholar|jihad|apostasy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13077" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1191" CreationDate="2014-05-19T23:01:11.557" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam, First of all movies are made by people who are fully controlled by the shaitan, shaitan is the head of bollywood and hollywood and music and women are his tools.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaitan will get you to watch a movie by one or another way. Ex: scary, sexy, fighting, family, love and so on the goal is the same to get you in the game of the SATAN move by move. Show you naked body parts, good dressed women or men so you dont like your wife anymore. Show you how much fun it is to be rich, drugs, alcohol, ect... it is a teaching and trick of the shaitan to get you with nice relaxing brain programming logic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A movie can only be HARAM if its objective are negative and not on the sheri law the QUARAN, now most movies have harm teaching such as kissing, adultery, women dancing, and to make love priority above all, seeing sex in TV will become normal for the family, showing body parts and other HARMAM things which can turn you and your family in the wrong path with no time. Your house will become clean from angels and dirty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Horror movies can make you weak, sick, scared and afraid of death, you must be strong in your life and let your faith in the path of Allah (SWT) and you must only be afraid of the creater  Alla (SWT).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look in the past our old grand parents were much stronger in their faith and less afraid in life due no such media data.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most Indian films are based on false loving and dying for the woman or for man they prize love above all that exist which is wrong, it does not teach you why Allah (SWT) sent us here for. As you can see for them loving a girl or boy is everything and if anyone from family comes in between their love, is a devil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this world Allah sent us for a propose not to sing songs and running after every women we see on the street and our focus should be on the commandments of Allash (SWT). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;REAL MOVIES - REAL WOMEN&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You 'll get lots of dream drinks and dream women in JANNAT Inshallah only if you can keep your short life TAQUA strong and not fall to weak worldly few days life. The women in JANNAT are much much more better and beautiful then you can imagine compared to those false bollywood or hollywood models and even 1000's of times much beautiful,  you will have all your phantasies come true in Jannat with your dream women if you have Taqua.&#xA;Allag (SWT) will give you all you wanted in much better deal and plus his gifts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People having fun in this life following media and movies will have no land in there after and will have no pass to enter the REAL clubs, real joys and dream life of Jannat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;English movies are mostly based on leading you toward devilish things and against right  path, as you can see most movies will have sex speech and sex scenes, clubs, drugs, drinks, gays, brain washing media, worldly life ect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are watching a movie make sure your family does not watch the bad and haram parts cause it is HARAM to watch such things which can lead you to adultery and worldly life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What ever we watch our brain will keep it in the memory and shaitan will do his best to lead you to such way so you do the same. IF you program your brain and time with good things your brain will think of good deeds and will gain more for here after.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Be careful on what you can avoid with your eyes and ear as it will make your inner IMAN weak and also make you afraid in life, you will not be able to stay strong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that helps brother... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5317" LastActivityDate="2014-05-19T23:01:11.557" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13078" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13079" CreationDate="2014-05-20T00:11:51.237" Score="2" ViewCount="10502" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I was a kid, I have watched a lot of cartoons. Now I don't have time to watch it. But I have many friends who are still watching it, post a picture and video on their social network and always tell me about them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard that watching these cartoons is Haraam. Especially when it contains stages like &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/rr5uNCs_JvM?t=1m30s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I would like to know is this correct?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is this only for this type of cartoon? or for all type?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And is it the same Hokm for children, teenagers and adults?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4146" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:44:57.510" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:44:57.510" Title="Is watching cartoons Haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|children|cartoon|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13078" CreationDate="2014-05-20T01:46:58.370" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The permissibility of these cartoon is related to their content And it's the same judgment for children, teenagers and adult.&#xA;If they contain religious prohibitions like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mockery of Allah, the Prophets -Muhammad PBUH and all other Prophets-,  Islam, Sharia(الشريعة الاسلامية), monotheism(التوحيدAltawheed), or any Islamic rules as contain the link that you putted in your question.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tarnish Islam image.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Concepts contrary of Islam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Contain the Beliefs of non-Muslims.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Contain obscenity(الفاحشةFahisha) like prostitution(الزنىZeena) and women overdress and uncovering.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of don't contain these prohibitions the children can watch it to entertainment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the teenager and adult must be attention for wasting their time in such thing. They must invest their time as their should do in request for beneficial knowledge and other important matters and issues in order to benefit the Islamic nation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet says in the Hadith reported By Imam Termithi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Mas'ud narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:&#xA;  &quot;The feet of the son of Adam shall not move from before his Lord on the Day of Judgement, until he is asked about five things: about his life and what he did with it, about his youth and what he wore it out in, about his wealth and how he earned it and spent it upon, and what he did with what he knew.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ لاَ تَزُولُ قَدَمَا ابْنِ آدَمَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَبِّهِ حَتَّى يُسْأَلَ عَنْ خَمْسٍ عَنْ عُمْرِهِ فِيمَا أَفْنَاهُ وَعَنْ شَبَابِهِ فِيمَا أَبْلاَهُ وَمَالِهِ مِنْ أَيْنَ اكْتَسَبَهُ وَفِيمَ أَنْفَقَهُ وَمَاذَا عَمِلَ فِيمَا عَلِمَ ‏&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah know best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5318" LastActivityDate="2014-05-20T01:46:58.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13073" CreationDate="2014-05-20T04:13:37.893" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Something similar has been mentioned.  There are several reports describing the Prophets tone of recitation as going along with what was being recited.  And this is actually also part of tajwid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Sahih Muslim, the companion Hudhaifa said that one night he prayed with Rasulullah...&lt;strong&gt;And when he recited the verses which referred to the Glory of Allah, he glorified (Allah), and when he recited the verses which tell (how the Lord) is to be begged, he (Prophet) would then beg (Allah), and when he recited the verses dealing with protection from the Lord, he sought (His) protection...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the Prophet acted out what was being recited.  Not sure if that's what you're asking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AllahoAlim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-05-20T04:13:37.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13076" CreationDate="2014-05-20T04:32:29.577" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is not true. It was a false claim made my Dr. Hisham Kamali and he has been proven wrong from Ibn Taymiya's own literature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Taymiya made his views very clear in his book &quot;As-Sarim al-Maslool 'ala Shatim ar-Rasool&quot; 3/696 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;على خصوصها وكلاهما قد قام الدليل على وجوب قتل صاحبها والادلة الدالة على سقوط القتل بالتوبة لا تعم القسمين بل انما تدل على القسم الاول كما يظهر لمن ذلك تامل الادلة على قبول توبة المرتد فيبقى القسم الثاني وقد قام الدليل على وجوب قتل صاحبه ولم يات نص ولا اجماع بسقوط القتل عنه والقياس متعذر مع وجود الفرق الجلي فانقطع الالحاق&#xA;  والذي يحقق هذه الطريقة انه لم يات في كتاب ولا سنة ولا اجماع ان كل من ارتد باي قول او اي فعل كان فانه يسقط عنه القتل اذا تاب بعد القدرة عليه بل الكتاب والسنة والاجماع قد فرق بين انواع المرتدين كما سنذكره&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  شیخ الإسلام ابن تيمية رحمه الله - الصارم المسلول على شاتم الرسول، الجزء ٣، صفحة ٦٩٦&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;...Apostasy is of two types: ordinary apostasy and extreme apostasy, for which execution is prescribed. In both cases there is evidence that it is obligatory to execute the apostate, but the evidence indicating that the sentence of death may be waived if the person repents does not apply to both types of apostasy. Instead, the evidence indicates that that is allowed only in the first case (ordinary apostasy) as will be clear to anyone who studies the evidence that speaks about accepting the repentance of the apostate. In the second type (extreme apostasy) the obligation to put the apostate to death still stands, and there is no text nor consensus to indicate that the death sentence may be waived. The two cases are quite different and there is no comparison between them. It does not say in the Quran or Sunna, or according to scholarly consensus, that everyone who apostatizes in word or deed may be spared the death sentence if he repents after he is a captured and tried. Rather the Quran and Sunna, and consensus, differentiate between the different kinds of apostates.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, he clearly believed in the death punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4769" LastEditDate="2014-05-20T08:43:27.610" LastActivityDate="2014-05-20T08:43:27.610" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13082" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-20T06:09:34.077" Score="2" ViewCount="947" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that you can't have pictures of animated beings. But I read that if you cut off the head then it's fine, since the golden eagle only has a head and a pair of wings is it okay? &lt;a href=&quot;http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cf/Manchester_City.svg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here's the Badge&lt;/a&gt;  (in case you don't know how it looks like..) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5212" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-05-20T18:38:36.190" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T21:33:55.880" Title="Is it haram to hang up a picture of Manchester City badge?" Tags="|halal-haram|image|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13083" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-20T09:21:36.747" Score="1" ViewCount="199" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard in one jamaat that a person who takes debt from another person has to give good deeds during &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhirah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aakhirah&lt;/a&gt; if he dies without returning his amount.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my question is:  While playing or doing fun, if pose bets such as if India will win this match I will give you Rs.50 else you will give me. And after India loses we say that it was a joke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So whether that losing bet will be consider at Akhiraah as debts and our deeds will be given in order to repay the amount?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4226" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-20T10:43:31.033" LastActivityDate="2016-10-20T10:43:31.033" Title="Will a joke bet be honored during Aakhirah (afterlife) if a person dies?" Tags="|hadith|money|akhirah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13083" CreationDate="2014-05-20T10:37:30.763" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Praise Be to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, betting is equivalent to &lt;strong&gt;gambling&lt;/strong&gt;, and it is haraam in Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala has said in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ‌ وَالْمَيْسِرُ‌ وَالْأَنصَابُ وَالْأَزْلَامُ رِ‌جْسٌ مِّنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;O you who have believed, indeed, &lt;strong&gt;intoxicants&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;gambling&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;[sacrificing on] stone alters [to other than Allah]&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;divining arrows&lt;/strong&gt; are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful.&quot; [5:90]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You've mentioned in your question that you were betting with a friend of yours about India's win/loss in a certain game. Considering the above verse from the Qur'an, this is definitley haraam, and you should never do such a thing, as a Muslim &lt;strong&gt;must&lt;/strong&gt; abide by the Rules and Restrictions set by Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala , without any kinds of hesitations and without any kinds of questions/arguments. So you should try your level best to avoid such actions or situations. May Allah protect you from such sins, Ameen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, with regards to the issue whether not paying the bet amount turns into debt or not, scholars have recommended that it's not permissible to pay the debt for something haraam. Hence, it is technically not a debt in Shaa Allah, since betting is haraam. So, at the first place, try your best not to pay it. But if you're somehow forced to pay it, then better pay it, and ask Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala's forgiveness and sincerely repent and commit to never doing this again. For more details, please refer to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/5980&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;. And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah keep your faith strong, and keep you clean from debts, and let you die as a Muslim. Ameen.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4769" LastActivityDate="2014-05-20T10:37:30.763" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13085" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13072" CreationDate="2014-05-20T11:32:20.017" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aslaamu'alaykom wa rahmatula wa barakatu, I can relate to the feeling of someone/thing pushing me down when im falling asleep worried, I went to my Ustaad and asked what I should I do and he told me to always make whudu before going to bed and say Allahuakbar 11 times,  Subahanallh 11 times then Ahumdulilah 11 times and to recite a dua for sleeping like &quot;Allah huma bismika 'amutu wa'ahyah&quot;. This has made a big difference for me, it really helps I sleep peacefully now! Try it and it will work for you sister as it has worked for me insha Allah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2729" LastActivityDate="2014-05-20T11:32:20.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13072" CreationDate="2014-05-20T11:33:32.177" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Praise be to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, I'd like to congratulate you, sister, for being serious about Allah's Deen, praying 5 times a day and following the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAWS) to ward off evil by reciting Ayatul Kursi, Suraah Falaq wa Naas before going to sleep. It is very good that you're concerned about such a serious issue and didn't hesitate to ask a question regarding this. May Allah give you excellent reward for this and alleviate your sufferings and troubles as soon as possible. Ameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, I'd also like to remind you, as a fellow Muslim, that it's not permissible for a female to get involved in an extra-marital/pre-marital relationship with a non-mahram male. May Allah make it easier for you to stay away from such relationships and get married as soon as possible. Ameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regards to the situation you described, you must first be absolutely sure whether the things that are happening to you are really supernatural stuff i.e. a Jinn is &lt;em&gt;indeed&lt;/em&gt; involved in it, or is it a human being, posing as a Jinn, and, Astaghfirullah he is violating you, Allah forbid. But if you're sure that it's a Jinn, it is very likely that this Jinn is an evil Jinn, and you should try your best to ward him off. You should not even consider getting married to him. Contact a qualified Shaykh who performs 'Ruqya' and highly skilled at exorcism according to Qur'an and Sunnah. Tell him everything and ask him for help. And above all, make a lot of du'a to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala for getting you out of these bad events.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regards to your question whether a Jinn can take a person as wife/husband, it can be answered from two perspectives:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Whether it is &lt;strong&gt;possible&lt;/strong&gt; for a human being to get married to a Jinn&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Whether it is &lt;strong&gt;permissible&lt;/strong&gt; for a human being to get married to a Jinn&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Perspective - 1&lt;/strong&gt;: It is extremely rare, but not impossible.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Perspective - 2&lt;/strong&gt;: Majority of the classical scholars from all school of thought, especially scholars from the Hanafi, Shafi'i and Hambali school of thought have stated that such a marriage is not permissible. Only Imam Malik didn't directly oppose such a marriage, but he stated his dislike for these type of marriage and hence, according to the Maliki School of Thought, it is considered as Makrooh. Among the scholars from the Hanafi school of thought the most notable are Qadhi Badr al-Din al-Shibli al-Hanafi and 'Allama Ibn Abidin Al Shaami who said it's not permissible. Among the scholars from the Shafi'i school of thought was Imam Jalaluddin Suyooti and Imam Khatib al-Shirbini. For more information, please refer to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/5412&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Summary&lt;/strong&gt; : Sister, you should try your best to stay away from being involved in any sorts of extra-marital relationship and instead, try to get married soon. Contact good sisters so that they may help you find a nice and religiously committed Muslim guy to get married to. Ask Allah's help to get married soon, He won't disappoint you. You must ensure that the encounters you faced is not a human affair and it was indeed a supernatural event. If that is so, you should make no delay and contact a qualified Shaykh who do Ruqya and Exorcism and is skillful. It is possible to get married to Jinns but classical scholars of almost all Schools of Thoughts have given Fatwa that it's not permissible,except Imam Malik. Even if it were permissible, it can only be done to Muslim and good Jinns, and not to evil and Kaafir Jinns. Based on your description, it seems the Jinn who's bothering you is an evil Jinn and most likely to be Kaafir. So you can't marry him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows Best, and He is the source of all Strength.       &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4769" LastActivityDate="2014-05-20T11:33:32.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13087" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-20T14:45:07.663" Score="4" ViewCount="7618" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is shaving the beard Haram? Is there any authentic hadith about it?&#xA;What is the opinion of the Quran about it? (Sunni and Shia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-14T00:34:03.947" LastActivityDate="2017-08-14T00:34:03.947" Title="Is shaving the beard Haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|uloom-al-hadith|human-body|beard|shaving|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13089" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13087" CreationDate="2014-05-20T16:36:35.517" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Growing the beard is mandatory for all males; And our prophet(SAW) 's Sunnah shows it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The ruler of Yemen, appointed by the Persian emperor Kisra, sent two&#xA;  envoys to the Messenger (Peace and blessings be upon him) to summon&#xA;  him. When they came into his presence, he noticed that they had shaved&#xA;  their beards and grew their moustaches. He hated to look at them&#xA;  (because of their odd appearance) and he said: &quot;Woe be to you, who&#xA;  told you to do so?&quot; They replied: &quot;Our lord! (Referring to Kisra.)&quot;&#xA;  The Messenger (Peace and blessings be upon him) then said: &quot;But my&#xA;  Lord, may He be exalted and glorified, has commanded me to leave alone&#xA;  my beard and to trim my moustache.&quot; [Judged to be Hasan (good) by&#xA;  Al-Albani.]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;The Messenger (Peace and blessings be upon him) used to have a large&#xA;  beard.&quot; [Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also In many Hadiths, the prophet (SAW) recommend men to leave alone their beards; such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Trim the moustache and save the beard.&quot; [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Cut your moustaches and leave your beards alone. Be different from&#xA;  the people of the scripture.&quot; [Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Be different from the Mushrikin (those who worship other than Allah);&#xA;  trim your moustaches and save your beards.&quot; [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And prophet said:&quot;Allah curses those men who imitate the women, and He&#xA;  curses those women who imitate the men.&quot; [Al-Bukhari]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And pay attention The beard is a major distinction between men and women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as Allah said in Quran that we should obey prophet(&quot;He who obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah...&quot;[&lt;strong&gt;Surat An-Nisā',verse80&lt;/strong&gt;]),men should Trim the moustache and save their beard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there are this documents in &lt;strong&gt;Shia view&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is reported in Bihar al-Anwar in the chapter concerning the beard&#xA;  (Kitab al-Mahasin) in which:Imam Musa b. Ja’far, al-Kazim (as) was&#xA;  asked:“Is it recommended to wear the beard?” he said: “Yes”, then he&#xA;  was asked: “Is it permissible for one to shave one’s beard?”, Imam&#xA;  (as) replied: “It is permissible to shave the sides of the face where&#xA;  the beard grows, however, to shave the front (chin) is not&#xA;  permissible”.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Imam al-Sadiq (as) states: “If the hair (on the mans face) were not to&#xA;  grow within a specific given period, would the male not remain in a&#xA;  state like that of the young immature boy and a female?, And as a&#xA;  result of this, the male would not command any respect nor esteem”.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Imam al-Sadiq (as) states: “From amongst the laws of the Lord of the&#xA;  Universe was that He granted the male gender from amongst the humans a&#xA;  beard so that there may be a difference (in appearance) between them”.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Shaykh al-Baha’iy, al-Damad and Kashif al-Ghita’ are grand Shi’ite jurists, who have given rulings to the unlawfulness of the shaving of the beard, based on consensus, in their books al-I’tiqadat and Resalah al-Shar’ al-Muqadas. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-04-30T12:54:22.200" LastActivityDate="2015-04-30T12:54:22.200" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13090" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13082" CreationDate="2014-05-20T18:27:05.807" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According at Islamic Sharia it's not permissible to hang pictures of people or animals in house. The prophet PBUH says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or a picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.‏ لاَ تَدْخُلُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ كَلْبٌ وَلاَ صُورَة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/59/128&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AlBukhary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We should erase everything that was in the image of a human or an animal being, it must obliterate only the face. In this case it's permissible to leave it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5318" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T21:33:55.880" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13091" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13082" CreationDate="2014-05-20T18:58:52.770" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are correct. According to many scholars such as Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen and others. Removing the head would remove the prohibition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was concluded from the hadith of Ali when he was sent to remove the head of any idol/image:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Hayyaj al-Asadi:&#xA;  'Ali said to me: I am sending you on the same mission as the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent me that I should not leave a high grave without leveling it and an image without obliterating it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/21/130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abu Dawud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So if you remove the head, You can hang the badge on the wall.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-05-20T19:05:22.097" LastActivityDate="2014-05-20T19:05:22.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8279" CreationDate="2014-05-21T00:39:29.987" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it permitted to make wudu during adhan?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, as this is Mubah and there is no proof in the Shariah that prohibits this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it permitted to respond to adhan while making ablution?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, as to repeat the Adhan should be by anyone in whatever state they are as the Adhan is Zikr, the exception is those who are in Salat, or in the toilet, or during the fulfilment of the desire with one mate.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet &amp;#65018; said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‏إذا سمعتم النداء، فقولوا كما يقول المؤذن&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When you hear the Mu'adhdhin (pronouncing the call to Salat), repeat&#xA;  after him what he says.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;متفق عليه&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Annawawi said in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=14&amp;amp;ID=1449&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;المجموع شرح المهذب&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال أصحابنا : ويستحب متابعته لكل سامع من طاهر ومحدث وجنب وحائض وكبير&#xA;  وصغير ; لأنه ذكر . وكل هؤلاء من أهل الذكر ، ويستثنى من هذا المصلي ومن&#xA;  هو على الخلاء والجماع&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;NOTE: the following is not exact translation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Our companions said: and it is liked to repeat it for whoever hears it&#xA;  from one who is pure to one who is impure, from old to young; because&#xA;  it is Zikr.  and all of the mentions are of the people of zikr, and&#xA;  the exception are those who are making salat and those who are in the&#xA;  toilet or with his wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T00:39:29.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13095" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13222" CreationDate="2014-05-21T04:15:29.683" Score="2" ViewCount="14729" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the Islamic definition of Ibadah?  What does it consist of?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have looked into several definitions by scholars but none have actually agreed with each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2023-09-29T10:16:05.053" Title="What is worship (ibadah)?" Tags="|ibadah|worship|" AnswerCount="11" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13096" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13095" CreationDate="2014-05-21T07:14:53.500" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Arabic language Al-'Ibadah means the humbleness. We say &lt;code&gt;طريق معبدة&lt;/code&gt; (Tariq mou'abadah) that means &lt;code&gt;Paved road&lt;/code&gt; and for the idiomatic meaning it's everything that Allah loves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh l'Islam Ibn'Taymiyah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Worship (Al-'Ibadah) is a comprehensive term covering everything that Allah loves and is pleased with - whether saying, or actions, outward and inward.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4146" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T07:14:53.500" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13097" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-21T07:19:12.133" Score="4" ViewCount="18668" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did Nikah 3 years ago and my rukhsati (wedding/first sleeping time/Dukhlah) was in near future. I still lived with my parents. My husband died when I was living with my parents. We never had any sexual relationship. We met in family gathering only. So is Iddah necessary for me too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5324" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-16T04:54:01.313" LastActivityDate="2018-08-13T01:28:07.970" Title="Is iddah needed if the wife didn't have any physical relationship with her husband?" Tags="|nikah|iddah|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13098" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13116" CreationDate="2014-05-21T07:34:13.653" Score="5" ViewCount="278" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard a lot about &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;the three assets&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; of &lt;strong&gt;Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know what are they? And is it mandatory to learn them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4146" LastEditorUserId="4146" LastEditDate="2014-05-27T22:08:34.643" LastActivityDate="2014-05-27T22:08:34.643" Title="What are the three assets of Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab?" Tags="|tawheed|assets|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12630" CreationDate="2014-05-21T10:17:30.957" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This answer is given from Sunni or Ahlus Sunnah perspective&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Praise be to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rafa'-Ul-Yadaain&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;raising both hands&lt;/em&gt; during Salaat is a confirmed Sunnah of our beloved Prophet (SAWS). There are numerous authentic Hadith confirming that Prophet (SAWS) used to do Rafa'-Ul-Yadaain. In fact, Imam Bukhari (Raheemahullah) wrote an entire book on Rafa'-Ul-Yadaain named &lt;strong&gt;Juzz Rafa'-Ul-Yadaain&lt;/strong&gt; which contains a complete compilation of authentic Hadithes regarding Rafa'-Ul-Yadaain. He mentioned there that &quot;Doing Rafa'-Ul-Yadaain once in the prayer is worth 10 neki (thawaab or good deed)&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of all the Hadithes regarding this issue, the most prominent and most widely used one is the following from Sahih Bukhari:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُقَاتِلٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، أَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، رضى الله عنهما قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا قَامَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يَكُونَا حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ، وَكَانَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ حِينَ يُكَبِّرُ لِلرُّكُوعِ، وَيَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَيَقُولُ ‏ &quot;‏ &lt;strong&gt;سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ&lt;/strong&gt; ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ وَلاَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ فِي السُّجُودِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar(RA):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;I saw that whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood for the prayer, he used to raise both his hands up to the shoulders, and used to do the same on saying the Takbir for bowing and on raising his head from it and used to say, &quot;Sami'allaahu liman hamidah&quot;. But he did not do that (i.e. raising his hands) in prostrations.‏&quot; [Sahih Bukhari, Kitabus Salat, no. - 736] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Link to the hadith is given &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the question is, whether it is obligatory to do or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars have unanimously agreed that to raise the hands while saying the opening Takbir to begin the Salaat is obligatory. This is the view adopted by all 4 Schools of Thoughts(Mazhaabs) in Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama'ah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence for this is the hadith by Abu Hurayrah (RA) in Sunan Abu Dawud:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ سَمْعَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ مَدًّا ‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Hurayrah(RA):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) began his prayer, he raised his hands extensively.&quot; [Sunan Abu Dawud, Kitabus Salat, no. - 753]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Link to the hadith is given &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/363&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الطَّنَافِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيَّ، يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلاَّةِ اسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَقَالَ ‏  &lt;strong&gt;اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad bin 'Amr bin 'Ata said:&#xA;“I heard Abu Humaid As-Sa’idi say: ‘When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up for prayer, he would face the prayer direction, raise his hands, and say: “Allahu Akbar (Allah is Most Great).” [Sunan Ibn Majah, Vol.-1, Book-5, Hadith-803]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Link is given &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1281520&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, regarding doing Rafa'-Ul-Yadaain at places in Salaat other than that of the opening, scholars have differed, and in fact, it is nowadays a very hot topic and a major fuel to the &lt;strong&gt;Salafi vs. Mazhaabi&lt;/strong&gt; debates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Position of Hanafi School of Thought:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Hanafi school of thought holds the view of doing Rafa-'Ul-Yadaain only once during the entire prayer, and that is during the opening of the prayer, saying the &lt;em&gt;Takbir Tahreema&lt;/em&gt;. The Hanafis think it is not necessary to raise the hands at any other places of the prayer except at the very beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are various Hadith that Hanafi scholars use as evidence. One of them is the following one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِصَلاَةِ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ فَقَامَ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ ثُمَّ لَمْ يُعِدْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from 'Alqamah, that Abdullah ibn Mas'ood(RA) said:&#xA;&quot;Shall I not tell you about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)? He stood and raised his hands the first time and then he did not do that again.&quot; [Sunan Nasa'i, Hadith - 1026]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/11/151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt; given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars, mostly from among the Salafis, say this hadeeth is Da'eef (weak).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, interestingly, the two most noted students of Imam Abu Haneefah - Imam Abu Yousuf and Imam Muhammad used to do Rafa'-Ul-Yadaain in places other than the beginning of Salaat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Position of Shafi'i School of Thought:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Scholars of the Shafi'i school of thought approve of doing Rafa'-Ul-Yadaain in the majority of the Salaat. The places where Rafa'-Ul-Yadaain can be done are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;During the beginning of the prayer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Before going to Ruku'.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After standing up for &quot;Sami'allahuliman Hamidah&quot; from Ruku'.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After standing up for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Raka'at.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But many Shafi'i scholars do not support no.4. They think it's not necessary to raise the hands after standing up for 2nd, 3rd or 4th raka'at.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interstingly, Imam Shafi'i himself has mentioned clearly in his book &lt;strong&gt;Risalah Usool Al-Fiqh&lt;/strong&gt;, which is considered as the encyclopedia of the Shafi'i Fiqh, that &lt;strong&gt;&quot;IT IS NOT WAAJIB TO DO RAFA'-UL-YADAAIN EXCEPT DURING SAYING THE OPENING TAKBIR.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Position of Maliki School of Thought:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Same as Hanafi School of Thought. They don't consider doing Rafa'-Ul-Yadaain as necessary in places other than that of the beginning of the prayer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Position of Hambali School of Thought:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Imam Ahmad ibn Hambal and majority of the Hambali scholars supported doing Rafa'-Ul-Yadaain during 3 more places in the prayer other than only at the beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Before going to Ruku'.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After standing up from Ruku' saying &quot;Sami'allahuliman Hamidah&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After standing up for the 3rd Raka'at from the sitting position after the 2nd raka'at.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence is the Hadith of 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar(RA) described in Sahih Bukhari:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَيَّاشٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، كَانَ إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ كَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ، وَإِذَا رَكَعَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ، وَإِذَا قَالَ &lt;strong&gt;سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ&lt;/strong&gt;‏.‏ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ، وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ‏.‏ وَرَفَعَ ذَلِكَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ إِلَى نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏ رَوَاهُ حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏ وَرَوَاهُ ابْنُ طَهْمَانَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ وَمُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ مُخْتَصَرًا‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Nafi':&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whenever Ibn 'Umar(RA) started the prayer with Takbir, he used to raise his hands: whenever he bowed, he used to raise his hands (before bowing) and also used to raise his hands on saying, &quot;Sami'allahu liman hamidah&quot;, and he used to do the same on rising from the second rak'aat (for the 3rd rak'aat). Ibn 'Umar(RA) said: &quot;The Prophet (ﷺ) used to do the same.&quot; [Sahih Bukhari, Hadith - 739]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/133&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt; to the Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether the Hambalis regard doing Rafa'-Ul-Yadaain in the above mentioned 3 places as Waajib or not, is not certain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the above discussion, we can summarize it into the following points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rafa'-Ul-Yadaain is a confirmed Sunnah of the Prophet (SAWS)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is absolutely sure that he(SAWS) used to do it at the beginning of the prayer. Almost all Hadtihes attributed to Rafa'-Ul-Yadaain support this fact.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is not obligatory to do it in other places in the prayer. It's &lt;em&gt;Mustahabb&lt;/em&gt; or recommended, and it will bring great reward, but it's not obligatory.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If someone does it in other places in the prayer, he/she can't be blamed, becaue he/she's just following a Sunnah. Again if he/she refrains from doing it in other places in the prayer, then he/she can't be blamed either, as it's not obligatory to do so.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We should be open-minded and accept these differences of opinion regarding this issue and stop blaming/fighting each other. This is a very small issue, it's just a Sunnah!!! It's no big deal!!!!Differences of opinion remained even among the Sahabah. Yet they had mutual love and compassion and unwavering respect for each other.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows Best, and Verily He is the Best Guardian of the Believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4769" LastEditorUserId="4769" LastEditDate="2018-05-08T17:25:57.263" LastActivityDate="2018-05-08T17:25:57.263" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13098" CreationDate="2014-05-21T12:19:11.693" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Three assets is a book he wrote.  It's also called &quot;The Three Fundamentals&quot; =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Knowledge of Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Existence, oneness and worshiping Allah alone&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Knowledge of Islam with evidences&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Iman, Islam and Ihsan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Knowledge of Rasulullah (Prophet)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The seal of the Prophets, did not speak from his desires and everything he said was truth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously the importance of these three are fundamentals of our religion and clearly mentioned in the Quran.  Knowing them is what differs between believers and disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-05-21T14:22:07.033" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T14:22:07.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13102" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13097" CreationDate="2014-05-21T12:28:40.680" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, if nikah has taken place then you're considered married.  It doesn't matter if rukhsati happened or not.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The iddah of a widow, whether there was intercourse or not, is four months and ten days. This is from the general command of Allah in Surah al-Baqara &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/234&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:234&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If any of you die and leave widows behind, they shall wait concerning themselves four months and ten days: When they have&#xA;  fulfilled their term, there is no blame on you if they dispose of&#xA;  themselves in a just and reasonable manner. And Allah is well&#xA;  acquainted with what ye do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-05-22T14:40:20.437" LastActivityDate="2014-05-22T14:40:20.437" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9804" CreationDate="2014-05-21T22:52:54.307" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu Alaikom,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no interest involved when leasing a vehicle. The agreed upon &quot;rental charge&quot; is built in to the monthly payment, and it is based on the residual value of the vehicle (the projected value of the vehicle at lease-end).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, leasing is only paying for the amount of the vehicle you have used, instead of paying for the whole vehicle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5329" LastActivityDate="2014-05-21T22:52:54.307" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13112" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13055" CreationDate="2014-05-21T23:11:40.167" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The OP didn't mention any evidence to the accident about taking the Prophet's (PBUH) parents out of hell and putting them in heaven, and I searched without finding any mention to that within the story telling of Israa and Miraj. However, we all know that Israa and Miraj happened before Hijrah, i.e while the Prophet (PBUH) was in Mecca and before he moved to Madinah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So consider the following Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ زَارَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَبْرَ أُمِّهِ فَبَكَى وَأَبْكَى مَنْ حَوْلَهُ فَقَالَ ‏ &amp;quot;‏ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ رَبِّي فِي أَنْ أَسْتَغْفِرَ لَهَا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لِي وَاسْتَأْذَنْتُهُ فِي أَنْ أَزُورَ قَبْرَهَا فَأُذِنَ لِي فَزُورُوا الْقُبُورَ فَإِنَّهَا تُذَكِّرُ الْمَوْتَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abu Huraira&lt;/strong&gt; reported:&#xA;The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) visited the grave of his mother and he wept, and moved others around him to tears, and said: I sought permission from my Lord to beg forgiveness for her but it was not granted to me, and I sought permission to visit her grave and it was granted to me so visit the graves, for that makes you mindful of death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/11/135&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above Hadith is reported by Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), who became Muslim in the 7th year after Hijrah. This obviously means that the prophet said that about his mother &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; the Israa and Miraj.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider the following Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيْنَ أَبِي قَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ فِي النَّارِ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا قَفَّى دَعَاهُ فَقَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ إِنَّ أَبِي وَأَبَاكَ فِي النَّارِ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anas reported:&#xA;Verily, a person said: Messenger of Allah, where is my father? He said: (He) is in the Fire. When he turned away, he (the Holy Prophet) called him and said: Verily my father and your father are in the Fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:203&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anas (bin/son of Malek) was an Ansari, i.e he lived in Madinah. He was the servant of the Prophet and was 10 years when the Prophet arrived to Madinah. This concludes that the prophet said that &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; the Israa and Miraj.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since both Hadiths are &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; Israa and Miraj, that could tell us about the destiny of the parents of the Prophet (PBUH). &lt;strong&gt;However, this is still subject to disagreement and discussion among scholars&lt;/strong&gt;, as there might be other (possibly opposing) evidence and considerations before trying to conclude a final answer about where the Prophet's parents are/will be. Everybody's destiny is, after all, beyond our knowledge. It is something that we can't be really sure about - apart from clearly foretold destines, of course, like ones told in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-10T04:34:55.283" LastActivityDate="2021-09-10T04:34:55.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13113" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5395" CreationDate="2014-05-22T04:18:59.500" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Nafi' (RA) further states, 'And ibn Umar, Radi-Allahu anhu,&#xA;  during Hajj or Umrah used to hold on to his beard with his fist and&#xA;  cut off whatever was in excess of that.' (Bukhari vol.2 pg.875;&#xA;  Kitab-ul-Libas no.5892)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Note: This hadith has also been narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Huraira&#xA;  [Radhiallaahu anhu] and he is also reported to have trimmed his beard&#xA;  beyond one fist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The verdict of the growing of the beard being wajib (obligatory) is&#xA;  deduced from this hadith. That is because any explicit command of&#xA;  Rasulullah  Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam will be regarded as wajib, if&#xA;  there is no apparent, clear reason/proof which states that that&#xA;  particular command is for istihbab (preference). This is an&#xA;  established fact in usool-ul-fiqh (principles of jurisprudence).&#xA;  Rasulullah  Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam has commanded the Ummah to&#xA;  lengthen the beards. Allah Ta'ala has mentioned in the noble Qur'an,&#xA;  'Those who disobey his (Rasulullah - Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam)&#xA;  should beware of a trial or painful punishment that will afflict&#xA;  them.' (Surah Noor 63)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many nash a saheeh about the beard shar'i we find, in the form of words of the Prophet (PBUH) Among the following arguments :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: خَالِفُوْا اْلمُشْرِكِيْنَ، وَوَفِّرُوْا الِّلْحىٰ وَأَحِفُّوْا الشَّوَارِبَ . رواه البخاري ومسلم&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;It has told us Muhammad ibn Olaya, has told us of Yazid ibn Zurai ',&#xA;  has told us Umar bin Muhammad bin Zaid from Nafi' (the aide Ibn Umar)&#xA;  from Ibn 'Umar from the Prophet who said:&quot; Berbedalah you (not equal )&#xA;  with idolaters, keep beard, and mustache was shaved. &quot;[Sahih&#xA;  al-Bukhari and Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;أَخْبَرَنِي الْعَلاَءُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمٰنِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ ـ مَوْلَى الْحُرَقَةِ ـ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ الله : جُزُّوا الشَّوَارِبَ وَأَرْخُوا اللِّحَىٰ. خَالِفُوا الْمَجُوسَ. [رواه مسلم&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;It has given me the news Ala 'bin Abdirahman bin al-Jacob-aide&#xA;  Hurakah-from his father, from Abu Hurayrah said: the Prophet said:&quot;&#xA;  Shave was the mustache, beard guard, was different (not equal) Magians&#xA;  people. &quot;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ: عَشْرٌ مِنَ الْفِطْرَةِ: قَصُّ الشَّارِبِ،وَإِعْفَاءُ اللِّحْيَةِ، وَالسِّوَاكُ، وَاسْتِنْشَاقُ الْمَاءِ، وَقَصُّ الأَظْفَارِ، وَغَسْلُ الْبَرَاجِمِ، وَنَتْفُ الإِبِطِ، وَحَلْقُ الْعَانَةِ، وَانْتِقَاصُ الْمَاءِ. [رواه مسلم&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;It was narrated from Abdillah bin Zubair, narrated from Aisha, he&#xA;  said: The Prophet said:&quot; Ten things including nature: shave the&#xA;  mustache, beard lengthened, cleansing his teeth, istinsyaq (insert&#xA;  water into the nose), cutting the nails, washing between fingers,&#xA;  plucking the armpit hairs, shaving the pubic hair and conserve water.&#xA;  &quot;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the history above can be concluded that we are commanded to shave beards and mustaches. Thus instructed by the Apostle that we are different and do not match the idolaters-including Zoroastrianism, that is, people who worship fire where they like and even shave his beard until exhausted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;أَخْبَرَنَا حَسَّانُ بْنُ عَطِيِّةَ عَنِ أَبِي مُنِيْبٍ الْجُرَشِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: مَنْ تَشَبَّهَ بِقَوْمٍ فَهُوَ مِنْهُمْ. [رواه أبو داود&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;It has been giving us news on Hassan ibn Abi Athiyah of Munib&#xA;  al-Jurasyi of Ibn Umar said, The Prophet said:&quot; Anyone who resembles a&#xA;  people, then he belongs (group) them. &quot;[Sahih Abu Dawud]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover , the Prophet commands contain many elements of education for the Muslims so that they have their own personalities , both physically and spiritually from the others as infidels - idolaters . Differences were born to represent the identity of a people, in which case the beard became the identity or characteristic of the Muslims . Moreover, a lot of history surrounding this case by the scholars of hadith included in a separate chapter , the chapter held by human nature . Shaving the beard as well as the nature and resembles against women . As highlighted above , that beard signifies the perfection of man and distinguishes it from other types .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However , that does not mean we should not to shave his beard and hair done when it decomposes long , look beautiful and neat , and can even be frightening or disgusting anyone who saw it . Therefore thus allowed the beard to be shaved or trimmed . A history of Imam at - Tirmidhi that he values ​​Gharib , where the Prophet never cut his beard to look mostly flat and neat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بن زَيْدٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ: أَنَّ النَّبِيِّ كَانَ يَأْخُدُ مِنْ لِحْيَتِهِ مِنْ عَرْضِهَا وَطُولِهَا . [رواه الترمذي&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;It has been giving us news on Umar ibn Harun of Usama bin Zaid bin&#xA;  Amr Shu'aib from his father from his grandfather, that the Prophet's&#xA;  beard to trim most of the same length.&quot; [Sahih at-Tirmidhi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In response to this problem the scholars , both mutaqaddimin ( previous ) or muta'akhirin ( later ) a lot of different opinions. Hanafi and Hanbali scholars circles firmly says that a person is unlawful to cut his beard until exhausted , even he is required to pay diyat ( ransom ) . Being Shafi'i and Maliki scholars say that the law limited only makrooh. Imam Nawawi representing Shafi said , &quot; shaving , cutting , and burning beard is makrooh. Meanwhile, trim the excess and smoothed it is a good deed . Leave it for a month long is makrooh , as makruhnya cut and cut it . &quot; ( Sharh Saheeh Muslim : vol . 3 : 151 ) . Furthermore, the scholars are still at odds over the length of the beard to be cut , although there is a history that tells us that Abu Huraira and Abdullah bin Omar used to trim the beard when it has exceeded the length of the palm of the hand . However , some scholars do not specify a certain length , but quite cut appropriately . Hasan al -Basri , an ordinary tabi'in trim and shave his beard , to looking good and presentable .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above it can be concluded that the beard trim or cut off part of the law is permissible . Moderate to shave until exhausted its legal is makruh , but not to the degree unlawful . The preserve is sunnah .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry for my english.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fatwatarjih.com/2012/11/hukum-jenggot-dan-cadar.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt; (in bahasa indonesia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="662" LastActivityDate="2014-05-22T04:18:59.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13115" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13142" CreationDate="2014-05-22T09:11:48.057" Score="3" ViewCount="3405" Body="&lt;p&gt;This thing I keep hearing all the time, and I'm not sure about it. I need to clarify this - &quot;Did Prophet Ibrahim (AS) really lie?&quot; If yes, then why? If no, then what was the reality and correct explanation of the event? Please give detailed answer according to the authentic references from Qur'an and Sunnah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni views of the answer preferable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4769" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T03:06:06.440" LastActivityDate="2021-09-10T04:33:34.130" Title="Did Prophet Ibrahim really lie?" Tags="|prophet-ibrahim|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13098" CreationDate="2014-05-22T09:55:15.303" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab Is the remand of the Da'wa of Tawhid have written many books in this topic like &lt;strong&gt;The Three Assets&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;The Three Fundamental Principes&lt;/strong&gt; of Islam. In this book he about &lt;strong&gt;different topics&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt; 1. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Four Points (Issues)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; that every Muslim should learn&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He (may Allah have mercy on him)says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You should know, may Allah have mercy on you, that we should learn &#xA;  four points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Knowledge: which consists in knowing Allah, knowing His Messenger, and  knowing the religion of Islam by knowing the proofs from the&#xA;  Qur’an  and the Sunnah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Acting according to this knowledge.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Calling other people to this knowledge.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Persistence in the face of adversity that results from calling the people to it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first point resume the three Fundamental Principes of Islam that Bin Abdul Wahhab made as title of this book. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt; 2. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Three Things&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and act according to them&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He, azza wa jall, began with knowledge first before saying and acting.&#xA;  Know, may Allah have mercy on you, that every Muslim, male and female,&#xA;  should learn these three things and act according to them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;That Allah has created us, has given us sustenance, and has not left us without guidance. He has sent His messenger to us; whosoever&#xA;  obeys Him is destined to Paradise, and whosoever disobeys is consigned&#xA;  to Hell. The evidence is in His saying:(73:&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/73/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;15&lt;/a&gt;-&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/73/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;16&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Allah does not accept that any partner is associated with him in worship, be he an exalted angel or a messenger prophet. The evidence&#xA;  is in His saying:&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/72/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(72:18)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Whosoever bears obedience to the Prophet and worshipped Allah alone should not take for friend those who deny Allah and His messenger,&#xA;  even if they were his nearest kin. The evidence is in His&#xA;  saying:&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/58/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(58:22)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt; 3. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Three Fundamentals&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; that every Muslim should know&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you were asked “What are the three fundamentals that must be&#xA;  understood by every Muslim?”, say: “A worshipper should know his Rabb&#xA;  (Cherisher and Sustainer), his religion, and his Prophet, sallallahu&#xA;  ‘alayhi wa sallam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The First Fundamental: Knowing Allah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Second Fundamental: Knowing the Religion of Islam through evidences.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Third Fundamental: Knowing your Prophet Muhammad, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5318" LastActivityDate="2014-05-22T09:55:15.303" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13097" CreationDate="2014-05-22T11:02:11.130" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Iddah (the waiting period) of husband's death must be observed whether they had sexual relationship (intercourse) or not. Let's read the fatwa of Grand Ayatollah Sistani regarding this issue: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a woman is free and is not pregnant and her husband dies, she&#xA;  should observe Iddah (the waiting period) for four months and ten&#xA;  days, that is, she should not marry during that period even if she has&#xA;  entered into menopause or her husband had contracted temporary&#xA;  marriage with her, or he may not have had sexual intercourse with her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further information visit this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2359/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="4146" LastEditDate="2014-05-22T15:26:26.630" LastActivityDate="2014-05-22T15:26:26.630" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13097" CreationDate="2014-05-22T12:06:41.833" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to quran, The only reason for the iddet is to clarify what is in the womb. If a child is delivered the next day of iddet then it ends. Since there is no physical contact, Iddat is not necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Allahs says in quran in 33:49&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O You who have believed, when you marry believing women and then divorce them before you have touched them, then there is not for you any waiting period to count concerning them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-05-22T12:06:41.833" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13120" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13121" CreationDate="2014-05-22T18:19:33.873" Score="1" ViewCount="1728" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is the most merciful and his mercy is infinite, so I really hope that Allah is able to accept this request of mine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5336" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-05-22T20:35:39.410" LastActivityDate="2014-05-24T11:26:31.840" Title="Is it possible to ask Allah swt to forgive All of my past, present, and future Sins?" Tags="|tawba|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13121" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13120" CreationDate="2014-05-22T19:12:03.987" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Absolutely you can ask for that, you can ask for anything you like as long as it's not something sinful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Mohammed use to make a similar du'a =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي كُلَّهُ دِقَّهُ وَجِلَّهُ وَأَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ وَعَلاَنِيَتَهُ وَسِرَّهُ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allahummaghfir li dhanbi kullahu, diqqahu wa jillahu, wa `awwalahu wa akhirahu, wa alaniyatahu wa sirrah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O Allah, forgive me all my sins, small and great, earliest and what is towards the end, open and secret.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith found in [Sahih Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the question is, what will we do to earn his forgiveness?  Obedience to Allah is the best way,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-05-22T22:08:41.400" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13128" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-22T23:27:15.730" Score="3" ViewCount="3720" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamou Alaikom,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Quran, there are many verses talking about Islam and on the other hand many others talk about Iman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And both of them are mentioned in the same verses like these verses &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/51/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;35&lt;/a&gt;&amp;amp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/51/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;36&lt;/a&gt; Adh-Dhariyat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So We brought out whoever was in the cities of the believers. And We&#xA;found not within them other than a [single] house of Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فأخرجنا&#xA;من كان فيها من المؤمنين (*) فما وجدنا فيها غير بيت من المسلمين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone tell me what is the difference between?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5300" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-05-26T19:37:10.347" Title="What is difference between Islam and Iman?" Tags="|tafseer|verses|imaan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-11-04T17:51:55.970" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13128" CreationDate="2014-05-23T00:10:09.577" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alaikom salam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is usually known through external actions, while Iman is internal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith of Angel Jibril,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He asked the Prophet &lt;strong&gt;&quot;What is Iman?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet replied:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Iman is to believe in Allah, His angels, meeting with Him, His &#xA;  Prophets, and to believe in Resurrection, and predestination, good and&#xA;  bad&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He then asked the Prophet &lt;strong&gt;&quot;What is Islam&quot;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet replied:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Islam is to worship Allah and not do shirk, to establish prayers &#xA;  (salat), to pay charity (zakat), to fast (sawm) during the month of &#xA;  Ramadan, and hajj to the house.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Sahihayn &amp;amp; Sunan]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So for Islam, the Prophet mentioned outwardly things, while for Iman he says it's belief which exists in the heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, everything is linked together.  You cannot be have one without the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4146" LastEditDate="2014-05-26T13:00:26.787" LastActivityDate="2014-05-26T13:00:26.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13130" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13203" CreationDate="2014-05-23T07:37:44.170" Score="6" ViewCount="5825" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Ata' (Radi-Allahu 'anhu):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard Jabir bin 'Abdullah saying, &amp;quot;The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi WaSallam) said, 'Whoever eats (from) this plant (he meant garlic) should keep away from our masjid.&amp;quot; I said, &amp;quot;What does he mean by that?&amp;quot; He replied, &amp;quot;I think he means only raw garlic.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bukhari Vol. 1 : No. 813&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there further explanation of this hadith, does cooked garlic count, sweet garlic etc.? Also if I  did go to the masjid after eating some, would that be consider Haram, mukroooh...?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T10:52:53.127" Title="Eating garlic before visiting the masjid - ambiguous hadith" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|food|sahih-bukhari|masjid|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12964" CreationDate="2014-05-23T08:27:35.043" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;People have choice to believe in whatever they like, they are not free to do so but have the choice:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَا إِكْرَ‌اهَ فِي الدِّينِ ۖ قَد تَّبَيَّنَ الرُّ‌شْدُ مِنَ الْغَيِّ&#xA;  ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from&#xA;  Error ... [2:256]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّا هَدَيْنَاهُ السَّبِيلَ إِمَّا شَاكِرً‌ا وَإِمَّا كَفُورً‌ا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We showed him the Way: whether he be grateful or ungrateful (rests on&#xA;  his will). [76:3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we were free then there would have been no punishment even in the Hereafter which is not the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, although Dunya (world) is not the place for Justice and people are allowed to do many wrong things in stealth, but anything that one does and it has social effect is ruled by social rulings introduced by Islam. Even every small social effect has its own respond back, advertising for wrong beliefs is just one of those wrong actions which have social effects. Having a special wrong belief is not a Dunyaish crime (it is crime but will be treated in the Hereafter), but advertising for it and hindering the others from the path of Allah and seeking in it something crooked, then we are ordered to withstand them and forbid them from what is wrong. However, according to Islam (I know only the Shia part) this forbidding from what is wrong has many different levels:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First the person who identifies the wrong social action by others should hate that action and at the same time should not feel like he is better than those wrongdoers, everyone may go wrong even ourselves, so encountering them should be like a father is to encounter his child, with kindness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, the one who is to forbid the wrong action should avoid direct apposing, but should instead change in his relationship with those people so that maybe they would understand he is sad for what they have done, or himself do the right deed so that they understand what they have done was wrong. If this didn't work, then he should say their deed was wrong, if it didn't stop them there are higher levels of forbidding the wrong deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to the level of Islamic government, then forbidding from what is wrong can come into social punishments and even fighting against wrongdoers, like those who advertise worshiping idols.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these stages of forbidding from what is wrong has their own rulings and are not arbitrary, and none happen to really change the mind of the wrongdoers, but to stop their social effects, defending the social freedom, no one is allowed to pass the limits of him/herself in a society and overtake the rights of the others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have yet something about mentioning people what they personally think and believe, but that's not like commanding or forbidding, but only as a sincere advisor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T08:19:54.717" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T08:19:54.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9362" CreationDate="2014-05-23T09:31:29.997" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;A call option involves purchasing the right (but not the obligation) to purchase later an amount of stock at a fixed price.  Fundamentally, this makes the transaction different from futures which are [discouraged|forbidden] because of the general prohibition against selling one obligation for another obligation (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/8330/22&quot;&gt;a debt for a debt&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike a futures contract, a call option does not involve any debt on the buyer's part; he is under no &lt;em&gt;obligation&lt;/em&gt; to buy anything.  The only debt involved is on the seller, as she has to   agree to the sale if the buyer chooses to go through with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fundamentally, this is analogous to providing a down payment toward a future purchase (with the down payment treated as part of the final price if the sale goes through, forfeited if it does not).  There is some disagreement whether such transactions are &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt;, but the Hanbali position &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/12580&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;is that it's permissible&lt;/a&gt;, citing a report that Umar himself partook in such a transaction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A number of Islamic financial institutions have thus permitted the use of such contracts (termed &lt;em&gt;'arbun&lt;/em&gt;), however their use is still controversial.  Even if considered permissible, there are caveats which should be considered:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The contract should be fixed at the time the option is contracted, not only in price and number of shares but also in length of time, to prevent uncertainty.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The stock involved must exist at the time the option is contracted until the time it is redeemed/expired, to prevent selling what one does not possess.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This should not be done for currencies (e.g. FX options); I don't know if buying the right to buy future money for future money with current money is &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; per se, but it's a whole extra level of complexity that I really don't feel like getting into with this answer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that this is only regarding call options.  Put options, which is to say purchasing the right to &lt;em&gt;sell&lt;/em&gt; instead of &lt;em&gt;buy&lt;/em&gt; stock, are a different beast altogether; there are &lt;em&gt;shari'ah&lt;/em&gt;-compliant vehicles which can be (and have been) used to emulate put options to a point, but they not quite as close a fit as &lt;em&gt;'arbun&lt;/em&gt; is to call options.  I would argue that puts should be just as permissible as calls since they're effectively the same thing in reverse, but that's just a personal opinion and not backed by any actual evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that this permissibility is entirely in the context of a market that meets Islamic ideals.  Of particular concern, if in the non-Islamic options market the contracted stock does not exist at the beginning of and during the period of the contract (i.e. the stocks were short-sold) then the whole transaction basically becomes pure gambling.  As always, you should investigate any potential investment thoroughly before actually investing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2014-05-23T09:31:29.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13137" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13130" CreationDate="2014-05-23T10:05:16.453" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first pay attention that ahadith like that mentions to dignity of masjid;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;as Imam sadiq (A.S.)said:&quot;masajid are worthy because they are houses&#xA;  of Allah.&quot;(Elalol Sharaye by Sheikh Sadoogh;volume2,page318)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So going to this places has some mores such as removing bad smells. It 'snot just about garlic, but It is about every thing that cause bad smell in mouth like:onion,leek,etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Sadiq (A.S):&quot;eating from garlic, onion, leek as raw or cooked&#xA;  doesn't have any problem, but people who eat from them should remove&#xA;  Its smell before going to masjid&quot;(sahih muslim,volume5,page49)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All foods which make bad smell and bother other muslims have the same rule.&#xA;And going to masjid with bad smell, like smell of garlic, is mukrooh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-03-18T10:52:53.127" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T10:52:53.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13139" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-23T10:12:23.863" Score="7" ViewCount="7959" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that men should not wear golden materials. Few days before, I had heard that ladies also should not wear golden chains. Please clarify my doubts with proof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4091" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-20T01:28:02.313" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T01:28:02.313" Title="Can women wear golden chains?" Tags="|halal-haram|women|adornments|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13115" CreationDate="2014-05-23T13:14:15.543" Score="4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Did Prophet Ibrahim (AS) really lie?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we mean the current and common concept and practice of lying and its purposes as we do it, then the answer is &lt;strong&gt;No, Ibrahim (AS) didn't.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;If no, then what was the reality and correct explanation of the event?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The whole thing is included in a Hadith that is mentioned in many Hadith Books, here it is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ لَمْ يَكْذِبْ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ـ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ـ إِلاَّ ثَلاَثَ كَذَبَاتٍ ثِنْتَيْنِ مِنْهُنَّ فِي ذَاتِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، قَوْلُهُ ‏{‏إِنِّي سَقِيمٌ ‏}‏ وَقَوْلُهُ ‏{‏بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَذَا‏}‏، وَقَالَ بَيْنَا هُوَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَسَارَةُ إِذْ أَتَى عَلَى جَبَّارٍ مِنَ الْجَبَابِرَةِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ هَا هُنَا رَجُلاً مَعَهُ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ، فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْهَا‏.‏ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذِهِ قَالَ أُخْتِي، فَأَتَى سَارَةَ قَالَ يَا سَارَةُ، لَيْسَ عَلَى وَجْهِ الأَرْضِ مُؤْمِنٌ غَيْرِي وَغَيْرُكِ، وَإِنَّ هَذَا سَأَلَنِي، فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ أَنَّكِ أُخْتِي فَلاَ تُكَذِّبِينِي‏.‏ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهَا، فَلَمَّا دَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ ذَهَبَ يَتَنَاوَلُهَا بِيَدِهِ، فَأُخِذَ فَقَالَ ادْعِي اللَّهَ لِي وَلاَ أَضُرُّكِ‏.‏ فَدَعَتِ اللَّهَ فَأُطْلِقَ، ثُمَّ تَنَاوَلَهَا الثَّانِيَةَ، فَأُخِذَ مِثْلَهَا أَوْ أَشَدَّ فَقَالَ ادْعِي اللَّهَ لِي وَلاَ أَضُرُّكِ‏.‏ فَدَعَتْ فَأُطْلِقَ‏.‏ فَدَعَا بَعْضَ حَجَبَتِهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَأْتُونِي بِإِنْسَانٍ، إِنَّمَا أَتَيْتُمُونِي بِشَيْطَانٍ‏.‏ فَأَخْدَمَهَا هَاجَرَ فَأَتَتْهُ، وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ يُصَلِّي، فَأَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ مَهْيَا قَالَتْ رَدَّ اللَّهُ كَيْدَ الْكَافِرِ ـ أَوِ الْفَاجِرِ ـ فِي نَحْرِهِ، وَأَخْدَمَ هَاجَرَ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ تِلْكَ أُمُّكُمْ يَا بَنِي مَاءِ السَّمَاءِ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abraham did not tell a lie except on three occasion. Twice for the Sake of Allah when he said, &amp;quot;I am sick,&amp;quot; and he said, &amp;quot;(I have not done this but) the big idol has done it.&amp;quot; The (third was) that while Abraham and Sarah (his wife) were going (on a journey) they passed by (the territory of) a tyrant. Someone said to the tyrant, &amp;quot;This man (i.e. Abraham) is accompanied by a very charming lady.&amp;quot; So, he sent for Abraham and asked him about Sarah saying, &amp;quot;Who is this lady?&amp;quot; Abraham said, &amp;quot;She is my sister.&amp;quot; Abraham went to Sarah and said, &amp;quot;O Sarah! There are no believers on the surface of the earth except you and I. This man asked me about you and I have told him that you are my sister, so don't contradict my statement.&amp;quot; The tyrant then called Sarah and when she went to him, he tried to take hold of her with his hand, but (his hand got stiff and) he was confounded. He asked Sarah. &amp;quot;Pray to Allah for me, and I shall not harm you.&amp;quot; So Sarah asked Allah to cure him and he got cured. He tried to take hold of her for the second time, but (his hand got as stiff as or stiffer than before and) was more confounded. He again requested Sarah, &amp;quot;Pray to Allah for me, and I will not harm you.&amp;quot; Sarah asked Allah again and he became alright. He then called one of his guards (who had brought her) and said, &amp;quot;You have not brought me a human being but have brought me a devil.&amp;quot; The tyrant then gave Hajar as a girl-servant to Sarah. Sarah came back (to Abraham) while he was praying. Abraham, gesturing with his hand, asked, &amp;quot;What has happened?&amp;quot; She replied, &amp;quot;Allah has spoiled the evil plot of the infidel (or immoral person) and gave me Hajar for service.&amp;quot; (Abu Huraira then addressed his listeners saying, &amp;quot;That (Hajar) was your mother, O Bani Ma-is-Sama (i.e. the Arabs, the descendants of Ishmael, Hajar's son).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3358&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, also in other forms in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/43/203&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/741890&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Jami' At-Tarmithi]&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/13/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sunan Abu Dawud]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So here we are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The first lie was saying &amp;quot;إني سقيم I am sick&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;: The story of this is that his people, who worshiped idols, were going out of the city to celebrate a special day. Ibrahim didn't believe in idol worship at all and wanted to prove that these idols are not to be worshiped. Therefore, he wanted to take advantage of the city being empty and everybody leaving it so that he can destroy these idols. When people came to him and asked him to come with them, he wanted to find himself a reason for not going with them, so he said &amp;quot;I'm sick&amp;quot;. Eventually he was left alone and... I will continue the story when I speak about the second lie :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that there is more context to be considered about this. Let's get a better context for it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِ لَإِبْرَاهِيمَ * إِذْ جَاءَ رَبَّهُ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ * إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَاذَا تَعْبُدُونَ * أَئِفْكًا آلِهَةً دُونَ اللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ * فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ * **فَنَظَرَ نَظْرَةً فِي النُّجُومِ * فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمٌ *** فَتَوَلَّوْا عَنْهُ مُدْبِرِينَ * فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰ آلِهَتِهِمْ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ * مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنطِقُونَ * فَرَاغَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرْبًا بِالْيَمِينِ * فَأَقْبَلُوا إِلَيْهِ يَزِفُّونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih International Translation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And indeed, among his kind was Abraham, * When he came to his Lord with a sound heart * [And] when he said to his father and his people, &amp;quot;What do you worship? * Is it falsehood [as] gods other than Allah you desire? * Then what is your thought about the Lord of the worlds?&amp;quot; * &lt;strong&gt;And he cast a look at the stars * And said, &amp;quot;Indeed, I am [about to be] ill.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; * So they turned away from him, departing. * Then he turned to their gods and said, &amp;quot;Do you not eat? * What is [wrong] with you that you do not speak?&amp;quot; * And he turned upon them a blow with [his] right hand. * Then the people came toward him, hastening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/37/83-94&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat Aş-Şāffāt:83-94]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this original full context, the highlighted part &amp;quot;فنظر نظرة إلى النجوم * قال إني سقيم&amp;quot; can have many possible understandings, most of which conclude that Ibrahim didn't actually lie. More on that in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=132&amp;amp;ID=2120&amp;amp;idfrom=4401&amp;amp;idto=4402&amp;amp;bookid=132&amp;amp;startno=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Al-Razi&lt;/a&gt;. However, even if that was a lie, it was for the sake of Allah, as his ultimate goal was to stop idol worship and destroy them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The second lie was saying &amp;quot;بل فعله كبيرهم هذا (I have not done this but) the big idol has done it.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;: So continuing the story, Ibrahim was left alone in the city and everybody leaved to celebrate that special day outside it. Ibrahim destroyed all of the idols except the biggest one (aka the elder one). When people returned they were shocked to see their idols (gods) destroyed. They remembered that Ibrahim impended to harm the idols before, so they brought him and asked him &amp;quot;Have you done this to our gods?&amp;quot; he replied &amp;quot;Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak.&amp;quot; This is where he lied. But again, he did that for the sake of Allah, only to make them see that they are wrong to worship stones that don't benefit or harm and can't even speak or defend themselves. You can get a better understanding by reading the following ayat which tell the story:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ رُشْدَهُ مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا بِهِ عَالِمِينَ * إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَا هَٰذِهِ التَّمَاثِيلُ الَّتِي أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَاكِفُونَ * قَالُوا وَجَدْنَا آبَاءَنَا لَهَا عَابِدِينَ * قَالَ لَقَدْ كُنتُمْ أَنتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُمْ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ * قَالُوا أَجِئْتَنَا بِالْحَقِّ أَمْ أَنتَ مِنَ اللَّاعِبِينَ * قَالَ بَل رَّبُّكُمْ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ الَّذِي فَطَرَهُنَّ وَأَنَا عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُم مِّنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ * وَتَاللَّهِ لَأَكِيدَنَّ أَصْنَامَكُم بَعْدَ أَن تُوَلُّوا مُدْبِرِينَ * فَجَعَلَهُمْ جُذَاذًا إِلَّا كَبِيرًا لَّهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ يَرْجِعُونَ * قَالُوا مَن فَعَلَ هَٰذَا بِآلِهَتِنَا إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ * قَالُوا سَمِعْنَا فَتًى يَذْكُرُهُمْ يُقَالُ لَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ * قَالُوا فَأْتُوا بِهِ عَلَىٰ أَعْيُنِ النَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْهَدُونَ * قَالُوا أَأَنتَ فَعَلْتَ هَٰذَا بِآلِهَتِنَا يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ * قَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَٰذَا فَاسْأَلُوهُمْ إِن كَانُوا يَنطِقُونَ * فَرَجَعُوا إِلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ فَقَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ أَنتُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ * ثُمَّ نُكِسُوا عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمْ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا هَٰؤُلَاءِ يَنطِقُونَ * قَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ * أُفٍّ لَّكُمْ وَلِمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ ۖ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ * قَالُوا حَرِّقُوهُ وَانصُرُوا آلِهَتَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ فَاعِلِينَ * قُلْنَا يَا نَارُ كُونِي بَرْدًا وَسَلَامًا عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ * وَأَرَادُوا بِهِ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَاهُمُ الْأَخْسَرِينَ * وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَلُوطًا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ الَّتِي بَارَكْنَا فِيهَا لِلْعَالَمِينَ * وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ نَافِلَةً ۖ وَكُلًّا جَعَلْنَا صَالِحِينَ * وَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْهِمْ فِعْلَ الْخَيْرَاتِ وَإِقَامَ الصَّلَاةِ وَإِيتَاءَ الزَّكَاةِ ۖ وَكَانُوا لَنَا عَابِدِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International Translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And We had certainly given Abraham his sound judgement before, and We were of him well-Knowing * When he said to his father and his people, &amp;quot;What are these statues to which you are devoted?&amp;quot; * They said, &amp;quot;We found our fathers worshippers of them.&amp;quot; * He said, &amp;quot;You were certainly, you and your fathers, in manifest error.&amp;quot; * They said, &amp;quot;Have you come to us with truth, or are you of those who jest?&amp;quot; * He said, &amp;quot;[No], rather, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth who created them, and I, to that, am of those who testify. * And [I swear] by Allah , I will surely plan against your idols after you have turned and gone away.&amp;quot; * So he made them into fragments, except a large one among them, that they might return to it [and question]. * They said, &amp;quot;Who has done this to our gods? Indeed, he is of the wrongdoers.&amp;quot; * They said, &amp;quot;We heard a young man mention them who is called Abraham.&amp;quot; * They said, &amp;quot;Then bring him before the eyes of the people that they may testify.&amp;quot; * They said, &amp;quot;Have you done this to our gods, O Abraham?&amp;quot; * He said, &amp;quot;Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak.&amp;quot; * So they returned to [blaming] themselves and said [to each other], &amp;quot;Indeed, you are the wrongdoers.&amp;quot; * Then they reversed themselves, [saying], &amp;quot;You have already known that these do not speak!&amp;quot; * He said, &amp;quot;Then do you worship instead of Allah that which does not benefit you at all or harm you? * Uff to you and to what you worship instead of Allah . Then will you not use reason?&amp;quot; * They said, &amp;quot;Burn him and support your gods - if you are to act.&amp;quot; * Allah said, &amp;quot;O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham.&amp;quot; * And they intended for him harm, but We made them the greatest losers. * And We delivered him and Lot to the land which We had blessed for the worlds. * And We gave him Isaac and Jacob in addition, and all [of them] We made righteous. * And We made them leaders guiding by Our command. And We inspired to them the doing of good deeds, establishment of prayer, and giving of zakah; and they were worshippers of Us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/21/51-73&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-'Anbyā':51-73]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The third lie is, I think, explained obviously in the Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-10T04:33:34.130" LastActivityDate="2021-09-10T04:33:34.130" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13139" CreationDate="2014-05-23T17:12:02.190" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only women can wear the golden jewelry. It's Haram for men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Ali bin Abi Talib said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;حَرِيرًا&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; بِشِمَالِهِ&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;وَذَهَبًا&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; بِيَمِينِهِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ بِهِمَا يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ ‏ &quot;‏&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;إِنَّ هَذَيْنِ حَرَامٌ عَلَى ذُكُورِ أُمَّتِي حِلٌّ لإِنَاثِهِمْ&lt;/strong&gt; ‏&quot;‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) took hold of some &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;silk&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in his left hand&#xA;  and some &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;gold&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in his right, then he raised his hands and said:&#xA;  ‘&lt;strong&gt;These two are forbidden for the males of my nation, and permitted&#xA;  to the females&lt;/strong&gt;.’&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1337270&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunnah ibn majah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4146" LastEditorUserId="4146" LastEditDate="2014-06-12T19:51:56.047" LastActivityDate="2014-06-12T19:51:56.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13147" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-23T22:42:58.583" Score="6" ViewCount="1164" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &quot;If somebody takes some 'Ajwa dates every morning, he will not be effected by poison or magic on that day till night.&quot; (Another narrator said seven dates).  &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/071-sbt.php#007.071.663&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Volume 7, Book 71, Number 663:&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith is surely wrong if we use modern day knowledge, since it is a strong hadith (it being from Sahih Bukhari). How do we reconcile with wrong hadiths that are strong hadiths? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5346" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2018-01-31T22:47:38.513" LastActivityDate="2021-06-08T05:39:45.990" Title="Can a strong hadith be wrong? If so, what do I do?" Tags="|hadith|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13151" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-24T02:57:58.117" Score="1" ViewCount="2012" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are sins and bad deeds the same or different?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wonder if they are or not, because on the day of judgement, God will weigh up our good and bad deeds, but are bad deeds the same as sins?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5212" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T00:18:54.567" LastActivityDate="2020-05-28T22:49:54.170" Title="Are sins and bad deeds the same or different?" Tags="|sin|terminology|deeds|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13120" CreationDate="2014-05-24T08:40:57.287" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;you may ask for that, you can ask for anything you like as long as it's not something sinful,not good or najaiz-o-haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you also must have to decide that in future i wouldn't repeat the sin from your heart. For Allah Azwajal every thing is possible. Allah Azwajal says, ask me i will give you, ask for my mercy i will forgive you'r sin , but we have to made a promise to Allah Azwajal that we we'll never do that sin again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5339" LastActivityDate="2014-05-24T08:40:57.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13159" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-24T09:34:49.050" Score="3" ViewCount="327" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Qur'an (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat al-Ma'idah 64&lt;/a&gt;),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Jews say: &quot;Allah's hand is tied up.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is where did the Jews ever say such a thing? I mean if you were to ask a Jew whether Allah's hand is tied up - he would probably answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Nay, both His hands are widely outstretched: He giveth and spendeth (of His bounty) as He pleaseth&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so I wonder what it the subtext of this? What does this ayah really mean? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5352" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T00:29:46.720" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T00:29:46.720" Title="What is the context of 5:64?" Tags="|tafseer|judaism|surat-al-maidah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13161" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-24T09:56:26.980" Score="4" ViewCount="2074" Body="&lt;p&gt;The punishment of holding a hand of a female/opposite gender is that on day of ressurction a piece of coal will be placed on your hands. i am under the impression that the context here is in terms of sexual contact but the wording doesn't imply that. Doesn't that leave space for orthodoxy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will it be considered a sin if i hold hand of a female in a meeting or i am just holding it to console her? There could be numerous reasons where the interest is not sexual. What's the wisdom here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5295" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T08:45:59.543" Title="Holding hand of a female as in meetings and job?" Tags="|punishment|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13120" CreationDate="2014-05-24T11:26:31.840" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam,&#xA;Brother, Allah SWT is the most merciful, most gracious and all knowing and whoever heartily prays to him he grants his wish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5084" LastActivityDate="2014-05-24T11:26:31.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13164" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13167" CreationDate="2014-05-24T11:44:05.897" Score="0" ViewCount="2230" Body="&lt;p&gt;I used to but now that I have recently found out it is sinful, will Allah forgive me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5212" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T22:36:44.507" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T22:36:44.507" Title="Will Allah forgive me for backbiting in the past since I didn't know?" Tags="|tawba|backbiting|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13166" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13164" CreationDate="2014-05-24T13:02:53.607" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you did not know then it is not a sin and you will be forgiven. However it is must for you to learn about things, know things, understand them and now that you know you should never do it again. Ask for forgiveness from Allah, He is the most Merciful. &#xA;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5357" LastActivityDate="2014-05-24T13:02:53.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13164" CreationDate="2014-05-24T13:14:46.310" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Only Allah knows. Remember Allah is the most merciful and if you truly repent having done it, you need not worry anymore. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5295" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-05-24T17:39:37.953" LastActivityDate="2014-05-24T17:39:37.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13168" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-24T13:54:31.957" Score="3" ViewCount="828" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am still in school and going to college this year InshaAllah. The announcement received May 27th at state universities, may Allah bless my college. I want to take computer science. The problem is all the software including the operating system on my laptop is pirated. I agree that the use of pirated software is forbidden in Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I plan to download all the free versions of the software including the operating system. But I still use pirated software to download it. After all the software I need installed on the laptop, I would switch to free software and I leave the use of pirated software. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am unable to buy proprietary software. So I switched to free software, but I used to use pirated software which is there to help get the free software. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When I already switched to free software is my work from it still haram ?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I am using pirated software and its bad. I want to get rid from this because I am sure its haram. I want to migrate to free software, the operating system and all. I can download Linux DVD using this pirated software. Am I free from haram after doing this? Because buying a Linux DVD here is hard. I only can get Linux from my friends but they will use pirated software to download. Is it ok?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5358" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T11:53:51.303" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T11:53:51.303" Title="After switching from pirated software to free software will my work still be haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|tawba|piracy|software|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13172" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13350" CreationDate="2014-05-24T16:06:33.530" Score="10" ViewCount="96081" Body="&lt;p&gt;At my university there is a girl that I love and I want to marry in the future. Can I be in relationship with her, if we keep ourselves away from sin?&#xA;This girl is Muslim, she practices prayer (salah) and she wears veil (hijab).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4146" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T12:27:48.530" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T12:27:48.530" Title="Is it permissible to have a girlfriend without having physical contact with her?" Tags="|halal-haram|relationships|men-women|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13161" CreationDate="2014-05-24T19:00:55.287" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith of Aisha (RA) is clear, it is found in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/33/130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim - sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;) and it is a long hadith so I will quote the important part:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;....By God, the hand of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) never touched the hand of a woman. He would take the oath of fealty from them by oral declaration.....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in &lt;strong&gt;Tabarni&lt;/strong&gt; (Shaykh al-Albaani said: this hadeeth is saheeh.):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Messenger of Allaah (PBUH) said: &quot;For one of you to be stabbed in the head with an iron needle is better for him than that he should touch a woman who is not permissible for him.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, this is one of the problems that practising Muslims have to face in their everyday's life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if you look at it from a different angle. It shows how much faith you have to decide that you will not shake someone's hand for the sake of Allah. Moreover, this is considered one of the best ways to give Da'wah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;One day, a girl wanted to shake my friend's hand and he kindly declined to do so. After knowing why, she respected him a lot because he didn't compromise his belief.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-05-25T19:54:59.243" LastActivityDate="2014-05-25T19:54:59.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13177" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13196" CreationDate="2014-05-24T19:50:46.077" Score="1" ViewCount="4802" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read that it is haram but it is okay if you wanna lighten to go back to your original skin colour, since it doesn't alter creation of God. I used to be light when I was younger, but then I got tanned from hanging around the sun, and I want my original skin back because I like white skin, It's not like I'm gonna have plastic surgery. There are Halal whitening skin soaps as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5212" LastEditorUserId="5212" LastEditDate="2014-05-24T19:59:13.593" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T21:06:46.077" Title="Is it okay if I lighten my skin to get to my original colour?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13147" CreationDate="2014-05-24T20:45:21.360" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Science is based on Very Very limited knowledge of human beings. Its limits end, where the knowledge of Human beings end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And compared to this science, knowledge of Allah is Unlimited. and Prophet Muhammad never said anything on its own, but he was divinely guided. So 100% sure, science is wrong in this case, as it can never ever reach that level, where it can fully give proof of everything in Islam to be 100% true, due to its limitations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-05-24T20:45:21.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13180" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13181" CreationDate="2014-05-24T22:50:42.650" Score="5" ViewCount="454" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have encountered two different ways of spelling the word دَسَّاهَا as it appears on سورة الشمس. One of them doesn't use the letter ي in it and other one does. For example, quran.com doesn't use the letter ي.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NEACX.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, my copy of mushaf, use the letter ي in the word دَسَّاهَا.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Msr0J.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can find similiar usage in different words. For example, the word  سَوَّاهَا in ayah 7 is spelling in my mushaf like this;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KRgJQ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, I find this kind of usage in another book (not a mushaf) that I have. Notice that both this book and my mushaf is printed by Turkish publishers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions is, &lt;strong&gt;Why is there such difference in spelling&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Does similiar usage appear in books that are not published in Turkey&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2014-05-24T23:24:02.450" LastActivityDate="2016-03-30T11:01:17.410" Title="Should the word دَسَّاهَا have a ي in it in سورة الشمس ayat number 10?" Tags="|arabic|qiraat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13180" CreationDate="2014-05-24T23:12:26.203" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qira%27at#The_Ten_Readers_and_Their_Transmitters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7 ways to recite&lt;/a&gt; the Quran. In the image you showed, it is witten like this because it describes Al-Kisa'ai method of recitation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you go to Surah &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;As-Shams&lt;/a&gt; you will see that it is written likes this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rRt05.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However, If you want to write it in the Arabic language, it should be written like this&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KTSKB.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;So why is the word written in the Quran different from the one in Arabic ?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars, to make it easy for us, decided to write it this way to give us a hint that this specific word could be read/recited in another way(another Qira'at). An example is found in the image you have put in your question. Thus, they added a &quot;ya'a&quot; with no dots and replaced the long &quot;Alef&quot; with really small letter above the &quot;Ya'a&quot; to make it easier for reciters tell which is which.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkY95FYCFkA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;recitation&lt;/a&gt; By Hafs(common everywhere) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLd1co_GUKo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;another recitation&lt;/a&gt; of the same verse by Kisa'i &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a book that explains why these unknown ways of writing the arabic words in the Quran is different. I will update the answer as soon as I remember the name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-30T11:01:17.410" LastActivityDate="2016-03-30T11:01:17.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13191" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14792" CreationDate="2014-05-25T19:14:50.957" Score="11" ViewCount="922" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some websites ask to check a check box that says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I have read and agree to the terms&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I always agree to such things without reading them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would it be haram if I checked the box even though I didn't read the content?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that it says: &lt;strong&gt;I have read..&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user4456" LastEditDate="2017-09-18T06:30:52.363" LastActivityDate="2017-09-18T06:30:52.363" Title="Is checking the &quot;I have read..&quot; check box considered lying?" Tags="|lying|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13194" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1741" CreationDate="2014-05-25T21:05:42.997" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Adding to what others have said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking digital pictures/videos is halal if what you are recoding is considered halal. and vice versa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen considers it halal because it is made of pixels (Not hard material).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He states:   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those that are stored in a way that does not have any tangible or visible form, as was mentioned in the case of images, such as video tapes. There is no ruling on these at all and they do not come under the prohibition at all. Hence the scholars who forbid photographs printed on paper regarded them as permissible, and said that there is nothing wrong with them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source taken from IslamQA &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/88180&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-05-26T14:40:47.083" LastActivityDate="2014-05-26T14:40:47.083" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13195" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31179" CreationDate="2014-05-25T23:38:17.193" Score="11" ViewCount="17415" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of everything I've read, the Hafs-an-Asim reading of the Qur'an is used by the vast majority of Muslims (it's definitely the only I've ever seen or heard used in my area).  I've even seen articles claiming that this is the case for up to 95% of the Muslim world, with the Warsh-an-Nafi reading holding second place with a whopping 3%.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is also my understanding that all seven major &lt;em&gt;qira'at&lt;/em&gt; are considered co-valid, and are all considered perfectly valid methods of reading the Qur'an.  Why, then, did the Hafs reading gain such predominance?  Is it somehow more &quot;correct&quot; than the others?  Was it promulgated (and the others restricted) via political decree?  Is there actually no rational explanation, and it's just&amp;hellip;one of those things?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2023-07-21T07:56:30.307" Title="Why is the Hafs reading of the Qur'an so prevalent?" Tags="|history|qiraat|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13196" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13177" CreationDate="2014-05-26T01:02:31.987" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The issue of altering or changing the creation of Allah has been clarified to us by Allah Himself.  And Allah doesn't mention anything about actual person changing their body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The real change in the creation is from Fitrah to associating partners with Allah or following a religion that is unacceptable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah said in Surah ar-Rom 30:30 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So direct your face toward the religion Hanifan, the fitrah of Allah upon which He has created people. No change should there be in the creation of Allah. That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in a Sahih hadith, Rasolullah said =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;No child is born except on al-Fitrah and then his parents make him Jewish, Christian or Magian, as an animal produces a perfect young animal. Do you see any part of its body amputated?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, &quot;changing the creation of Allah&quot; has absolutely nothing to do with what many have claimed it to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lightening your skin doesn't fall under this category nor is there any ayah or sahih hadith forbidding anyone from doing that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But keep in mind, if you doubt something is halal or haram, it's best to keep away until you're certain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaho alim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4640" LastEditDate="2014-05-26T01:54:54.983" LastActivityDate="2014-05-26T01:54:54.983" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13198" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-26T04:03:20.167" Score="3" ViewCount="178" Body="&lt;p&gt;In سورة البقرة, it is said (part of ayah 286);&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى&#xA;  الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basic translation goes like this;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon&#xA;  those before us. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih International&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can you explain what kind of إِصْرًا this statement is talking about?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastActivityDate="2015-05-07T06:18:59.210" Title="What kind of إِصْرً Allah put on people before us?" Tags="|tafseer|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13202" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-26T07:39:20.710" Score="3" ViewCount="452" Body="&lt;p&gt;So is there any special duty for this ummat? Can anyone please give quotation from hadith and Quran, thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4708" LastEditorUserId="4146" LastEditDate="2014-05-26T17:49:45.767" LastActivityDate="2014-05-26T19:33:59.377" Title="Why this ummat is granted as best ummat ever of human history?" Tags="|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13130" CreationDate="2014-05-26T07:49:17.790" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;First let's re-quote the Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ مَنْ أَكَلَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ ـ يُرِيدُ الثُّومَ ـ فَلاَ يَغْشَانَا فِي مَسَاجِدِنَا ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ مَا يَعْنِي بِهِ قَالَ مَا أُرَاهُ يَعْنِي إِلاَّ نِيئَهُ‏.‏ وَقَالَ مَخْلَدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ إِلاَّ نَتْنَهُ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Ata':&#xA;  I heard Jabir bin 'Abdullah saying, &quot;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Whoever eats (from) this plant (he meant garlic) should keep away from our mosque.&quot; I said, &quot;What does he mean by that?&quot; He replied, &quot;I think he means only raw garlic.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/245&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the hadith states that the Prophet told us not to go to Masjids if we eat gralic. Then the narrator explains that the Prophet only meant the raw gralic. To further understand the Hadith let's see other Hadiths about the same topic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ مَنْ أَكَلَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْبَقْلَةِ الثُّومِ - وَقَالَ مَرَّةً مَنْ أَكَلَ الْبَصَلَ وَالثُّومَ وَالْكُرَّاثَ - فَلاَ يَقْرَبَنَّ مَسْجِدَنَا فَإِنَّ الْمَلاَئِكَةَ تَتَأَذَّى مِمَّا يَتَأَذَّى مِنْهُ بَنُو آدَمَ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) mying:&#xA;  He who eats of this (offensive) plant, i. e garlic, and sometirres he said: He who eats onion and garlic and leek, should not approach our mosque for the angels are harmed by the same things as the children of Adam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/5/92&quot;&gt;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here we can see that it's extended to include onion and leak as well, and explanation that these plants have something that harms both Angels and Humans. To figure out what that harmful thing is, let's see the following final hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه أنه خطب يوم الجمعة فقال في خطبته‏:‏ ثم إنكم أيها الناس تأكلون شجرتين ما أراهما إلا خبيثتين‏:‏ البصل، والثوم -لقد رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا وجد ريحهما من الرجل في المسجد أمر به، فأخرج إلى البقيع، فمن أكلهما، فليمتهما طبخًا‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It has been narrated that 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) said in the sermon of Friday prayer:&#xA;  &quot;O you people! You eat garlic and onion. I think the odour of these to be very offensive. I saw that if the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) happened to find a man with such offensive odour in the mosque, he would order him to be taken out of the mosque and sent to Al-Baqi'. He who wants to eat any of these, should cook them till their odour dies out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18/194&quot;&gt;[Riyad as-Salihin]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So here we are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;First, it's really prohibited, the Prophet told people to go out of Masjid if the ate garlic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Second, the problem is with the smell (odour), and cooking them well removes that bad smell. And since the prohibition is removed if the reason for prohibition no longer exists, then if you cook garlic (and onion and leek as well) very well so that their smell is gone, you can eat them and come to Masjid since you won't harm people (and angels) with any bad smells.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that's clarifying and helpful, and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2014-05-26T07:49:17.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="993" CreationDate="2014-05-26T08:04:00.697" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It’s very simple people make it more complex. &#xA;Just take a simple example, you have a house of your own and someone came to you and asked you to give me your house on rent as I wanted to open a prostitution in your house and i will give you rent for this per month. Now you know the prostitution is a SIN and the purpose is become in your knowledge that your house will be used for prostitution. So will you gave your house to that person on rent? The Answer is NO&#xA;Similarly you will not sell your skills to any organization which is clearly supporting BANKS , directly or indirectly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5372" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-21T05:35:01.623" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T05:35:01.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13207" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12884" CreationDate="2014-05-26T13:18:21.847" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an itself doesn't use the word &quot;Bible&quot;, but &quot;Torah&quot;, &quot;Zabur&quot; and &quot;Injeel&quot; which were revealed to Moses, David and Jesus respectively. Meanwhile, the Bible was written by some 40 authors, many of whom the Qur'an doesn't recognize. For example, a large chunk of the New Testament was written by Paul, whom the Qur'an doesn't recognize as a Prophet, so the term &quot;New Testament&quot; is meaningless to the Qur'an. Many of the teachings of Paul contradicted that of Jesus, for example, Jesus said in Matthew 5:17,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I&#xA;  have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and also added that (Luke 16:16),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which are supported by the verse of the Qur'an (61:6) which states,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O children of Israel, indeed I am the messenger of Allah to you&#xA;  confirming what came before me of the Torah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, Paul spent his entire ministry arguing for the futility of the Law. In fact, Muslims don't believe the writings of Paul to be properly called a &quot;corruption&quot; but as forgery (Q2:79),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So woe to those who write the &quot;scripture&quot; with their own hands, then say, &quot;This is from Allah ,&quot; in order to exchange it for a small price. Woe to them for what their hands  have written and woe to them for what they earn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a summary,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Muslims believe that any &quot;subsequent inspiration&quot; from Jesus after his ascension to be forgery, and these includes &lt;i&gt;all&lt;/i&gt; of the writings of Paul. This also includes teachings such as &quot;Go, teach all nations&quot; (especially if we're to understand &quot;nations&quot; to include non Jewish people), as Muslims believe Jesus was sent to the Jews ONLY a fact which was also corroborated by Jesus himself during his ministry. Muslims believe there was no other prophet between Jesus and Muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Gospels according to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John contain some of the teachings of Jesus, but they are not the injeel. They were so-called &quot;eye witness&quot; accounts of some of the disciples of Jesus about his life. Muslims disagree about their account of the crucifixion and even these gospels disagree on some points between themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to conclude, Muslims primarily agree with No. 1 i.e. &lt;b&gt;&quot;Some of the Bible is corrupted&quot;&lt;/b&gt;. The yardstick Muslims use is to prefer the Qur'an version whenever there's a conflict between the Qur'an and the Bible. Traditionally, Muslims also disagree with some of the less flattering descriptions of the Prophets such as Lot, Solomon and David, which they find unbecoming of the Prophets of God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5259" LastActivityDate="2014-05-26T13:18:21.847" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13208" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13128" CreationDate="2014-05-26T14:03:31.437" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To make it simple, Islam is the religion and the Iman is the believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However concerning the verse, there exists a difference between Believer (مؤمن) and Muslim. Almost everyone born in the Middle east considers him/herself as Muslim however that does not mean that they are believers (مؤمن).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Look at the two terms as levels, Muslim stands for a beginner level and Believer stand an advanced one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كل مؤمن مسلم، وليس كل مسلم مؤمناً- Every believer is Muslim, not every Muslim is a believer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="524" LastActivityDate="2014-05-26T14:03:31.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13210" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-26T15:14:27.287" Score="5" ViewCount="10670" Body="&lt;p&gt;Optional night prayer is a confirmed Sunnah and it is the best prayer after the obligatory ones. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Prophet (may Allah exalt his mention) said&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The best prayer after the obligatory prayer is the optional night prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/nasai/20/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan an-Nasa'i 1614&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5121" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-06-30T20:11:49.937" LastActivityDate="2022-10-06T00:54:03.073" Title="What is the best time for optional night prayer?" Tags="|salat|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13168" CreationDate="2014-05-26T18:31:23.377" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are different opinions on this. But I see that you decided to choose the opinion that says it is haram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that's so. Then repenting to allah is the first thing you should do. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although there is &lt;strong&gt;no direct ayah or hadith that say your work has become HALAL&lt;/strong&gt;. You need to know that allah is considered the most merciful and the most forgiving. This is proven in numerous ayahs in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;In the Quran&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when those come to you who believe in Our verses, say, &quot;Peace be upon you. Your Lord has decreed upon Himself mercy: &lt;strong&gt;that any of you who does wrong out of ignorance and then repents after that and corrects himself - indeed, He is Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/6/54&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other Verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/39/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/39/53&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;In the hadith:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Qudsi Hadith:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said:&#xA;  I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, &quot;Allah, the Exalted, has said: 'O son of Adam! I shall go on forgiving you so long as you pray to Me and aspire for My forgiveness whatever may be your sins. O son of Adam! I do not care even if your sins should pile up to the sky and should you beg pardon of Me, I would forgive you. O son of Adam! If you come to Me with an earthful of sins and meet Me, not associating anything with Me in worship, I will certainly grant you as much pardon as will fill the earth.&quot;'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/20/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[At-Tirmidhi]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Also:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Anas that the Prophet (ﷺ) entered upon a young man who was dying and said:&#xA;  “How do you feel?” He said: “I have hope in Allah, O Messenger of Allah, but I fear my sins.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “These two things (hope and fear) do not coexist in the heart of a person in a situation like this, but Allah will give him that which he hopes for and keep him safe from that which he fears.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1344010&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Majjah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;In the end&lt;/strong&gt;, Allah is the most merciful. He forgives your sins if as soon as you decide to repent. Don't be afraid at all. Since this might easily let the satan whispers reach you which can damage you later on&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;You might also want to check these 2 questions:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/207/where-does-islam-stand-on-internet-piracy&quot;&gt;What is the Islamic stance on Internet Piracy?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/600/is-using-pirated-software-allowed&quot;&gt;Is using pirated software allowed?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2014-05-26T19:07:05.167" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13216" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13383" CreationDate="2014-05-26T19:02:26.673" Score="2" ViewCount="364" Body="&lt;p&gt;Would the act of prostrating (making sajda) be worship in of itself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been thinking about this issue and I would say it does not because Prophet Yaqoub did it to his son Prophet Yousef.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I'm curious to see if anyone holds a different view and WHY do you hold that view?  Evidences are the main issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please don't say it was a different Shari'ah, as this itself has no evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-19T07:07:57.130" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T07:07:57.130" Title="Is prostrating an act of worship?" Tags="|ibadah|sajda|prostration|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13202" CreationDate="2014-05-26T19:33:59.377" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah said in Surah Aali-Imran 3:110 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You are the best Ummah raised for mankind. You enjoin what is right and&#xA;  forbid what is wrong and believe in Allah . If only the People of the&#xA;  Scripture had believed, it would have been better for them. Among them&#xA;  are believers, but most of them are defiantly disobedient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has said we're the best BUT gives us the reason why.  That's &lt;strong&gt;You enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and believe in Allah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without this, we're not the best and we're not doing our duty towards humanity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-05-26T19:33:59.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13220" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-26T20:03:16.307" Score="3" ViewCount="371" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is religion of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) before become messenger of Allah? He is acting according of christian shriah or other Abrahamic religion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-27T09:43:58.303" LastActivityDate="2023-03-08T07:54:46.693" Title="What was the religion of Prophet Mohammad (s) before become messenger of Allah?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|allah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13221" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-26T20:22:55.663" Score="3" ViewCount="303" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do Prophet's successors have the right to alter or abolish parts of Prophet's Sunnah or Sharia Law?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second caliph Umar bin al-Khattab (رضی الله عنه), for example, is known for having forbidden the practice of Mut'ah in marriage and Hajj which were allowed by the Holy Prophet. Can his decision be genuinely justified? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:21:59.813" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:21:59.813" Title="Do the caliphs have the right to alter an Islamic ruling established by the Holy Prophet (PBUH)?" Tags="|sharia|fiqh|sunnah|rashidi-caliphs|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13222" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13095" CreationDate="2014-05-27T00:10:20.690" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ibadah is completed servitude to Allah.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is the master and we're the slave.  A slave must obey and be at service to his/her Master at all times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this was beautifully manifested in the du'a in Surah al-Anam 6:162 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Say, &quot;Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah , Lord of the worlds.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-05-27T00:10:20.690" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13216" CreationDate="2014-05-27T01:26:57.830" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam o alaikum ya akhi,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a good question. I will mention few points insha'Allah and you are to decide as I am not a scholar, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Please see &lt;a href=&quot;http://allahu-ahad.org/?go=12:100&amp;amp;taf=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafseer&lt;/a&gt; of the ayah, specially فقال إني رأيتهم يسجدون&#xA;لأساقفتهم وأنت أحق   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Nay! (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him))! Do not&#xA;obey him (Abu Jahl). Fall prostrate and draw near to Allah!&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://allahu-ahad.org/?go=96:19&amp;amp;tid=8123&amp;amp;tdir=lr&amp;amp;tclass=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran&#xA;96:19&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Angels prostrated to Adam on command of Allah SWT as form&#xA;of worship (worship not to Adam, but by obeying command of Allah SWT) - &lt;a href=&quot;http://allahu-ahad.org/?go=18:50&amp;amp;taf=1&amp;amp;tafid=1595&amp;amp;tafdir=lr&amp;amp;tafclass=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;by way of bowing as a sign of respect to him, not by putting the forehead&#xA;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4374" LastEditorUserId="4374" LastEditDate="2014-05-27T01:51:07.810" LastActivityDate="2014-05-27T01:51:07.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13220" CreationDate="2014-05-27T05:20:10.187" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Abrahamic religion was prevalent in Arabia as no other prophet came to Arabia after Prophet Abrahim (PBUH). Arab used to associate themselves with Prophet Abrahim (PBUH), so I think Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was also following Prophet Abrahim'S (PBUH) religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are indications in different hadith that Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) followed true Abrahamic religion when performing Haj (before becoming a prophet) and did not followed the deviations that the tribe of Quresh (to which Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) belonged)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-05-27T05:20:10.187" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13216" CreationDate="2014-05-27T05:28:00.833" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, prostration is an act of worship in itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason is quite simple. If you see someone prostrating in front of someone or something, there is no doubt in our mind that he is worshipping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Over the period of generations, certain acts have become so universally associated with worship, that they are now in-separable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at differents act of worship in Haj, you will notice that all the acts of worship that humans have constructed to worship any deity, Allah has individualized them for Himself. e.g. circling of Kaaba, shaving of head etc&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-05-27T05:28:00.833" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13227" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-27T06:55:17.770" Score="2" ViewCount="110" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was listening to a beautiful tilawat and I don't know who recite it can anyone tell me the name of person who recite this &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/55&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastActivityDate="2014-05-27T06:55:17.770" Title="Tilawat voice of Surat Ar-Raĥmān" Tags="|qiraat|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2014-05-27T18:17:13.597" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13228" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-27T08:13:40.007" Score="3" ViewCount="668" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering about the date of the appointment of Prophet Mohammad (&lt;strong&gt;His prophetic mission&lt;/strong&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you know when its date is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Sunni and Shia view welcomed. I'd be grateful if you present some &lt;strong&gt;authentic&lt;/strong&gt; sources for your responses. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-23T09:10:30.140" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T13:12:13.487" Title="When was the date of the appointment of Mohammad as prophet?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13232" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13243" CreationDate="2014-05-27T09:25:00.790" Score="7" ViewCount="1688" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know it is the belief of Shia that we must recite the complete Salawat (صلوات) as follow:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;اللهم صل علی محمد و آل محمد&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is factually a formula of praise and greetings to Allah (The&#xA;  Prophet and his descendants)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But is there any authentic Hadith (Sunni view) that the perfect Salawat is with &quot;&lt;strong&gt;و آل محمد&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;اللهم صل علی محمد و آل محمد؟&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-11T22:39:21.040" LastActivityDate="2019-05-26T15:16:29.253" Title="Is there any authentic hadith that the complete Salawat is &quot; اللهم صل علی محمد و آل محمد&quot; ? (Sunni view)" Tags="|hadith|sunni|authenticity|salawat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13233" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-27T09:54:21.660" Score="2" ViewCount="197" Body="&lt;p&gt;Over the centuries (and even today?) we'll find people that have the lack of opportunity to discover the truth (mostly members of pagan civilizations who have never made contact with Islam). I want to know what Islam sais about these.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide &lt;code&gt;dalil&lt;/code&gt; in your answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="523" LastEditorUserId="523" LastEditDate="2014-05-27T13:27:56.567" LastActivityDate="2014-05-27T18:55:43.487" Title="What is the view of Islam on people that didn't had the opportunity to know Islam?" Tags="|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-08-03T13:00:51.793" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13237" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13233" CreationDate="2014-05-27T17:07:33.563" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is a fair judge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes we do believe that if we disbelieve then we will end up in hell but some people know the truth (they know that there is only one worthy of worship and his name is Allah) but they decide not to believe maybe because they are ignorant or some other reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However there are people who are trying to find out the truth but they still don't understand and they may be confused. As this is not their fault and Allah knows what is in their heart they may be saved from hell fire. This could apply to mentally unstable people etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you have tried to find out the truth yet you have not been successful in hearing about Islam then it is not your fault and your will be treated fairly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has said he will not burden a soul beyond it can cope. Therefore if you actually try to find the truth you will never fail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion if the message of Islam has not reached you then you are not at fault. However that does not mean they can do haraam things and do evil e.g. murder. They will still be judged for these actions as they should know this is not to be done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2014-05-27T17:07:33.563" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13238" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-27T17:19:31.570" Score="5" ViewCount="820" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8010/what-does-islam-say-about-organ-donation&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; question about the permissibility of Organ donation in Islam. The answer is very detailed and helpful. So it got me thinking about whether a non-Muslim, say a Hindu or a Jew, can donate an organ to a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the faith of the donor makes any difference in the permissibility of the donation/transplant?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3338" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2018-01-25T12:21:05.980" Title="Organ donation from a non-Muslim to a Muslim" Tags="|sharia|non-muslim|medical|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13233" CreationDate="2014-05-27T18:55:43.487" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah doesn't punish anyone until they've heard the message.  This is very clear in the Quran in several ayat.  In Surah al-Isra' 17:15 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And We never punish until We have sent a Messenger&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the coversation with the people of hell as it comes in Surah az-Zumar 39:71 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'And those who disbelieved will be driven to Hell in groups, till,&#xA;  when they reach it, the gates thereof will be opened. And its keepers&#xA;  will say, &quot;Did not the Messengers come to you from yourselves, -&#xA;  reciting to you the Verses of your Lord, and warning you of the&#xA;  Meeting of this Day of yours?&quot; They will say: &quot;Yes, but the Word of&#xA;  torment has been justified against the disbelievers!&quot;'&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So no one will be punished or held accountable for something they had no control over.  This includes someone who hasn't heard of the message of Islam or even knew that there were Messengers from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a long hadith attributed to the Prophet Mohamed in &lt;em&gt;Musnad Ahmed&lt;/em&gt; and it'll give a good idea on what will happen to people who did not hear the message =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;al-Aswad b. Sari reported the Prophet said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;There are four will come to Allah on the Day of Resurrection: the&#xA;  deaf man who never heard anything, the insane man, the very old man,&#xA;  and the man who died during the fatrah (the time between Jesus and&#xA;  Mohamed).  The deaf man will say, ‘O Lord, Islam came but I never&#xA;  heard anything.’  The insane man will say, ‘O Lord, Islam came but the&#xA;  children ran after me and threw stones at me.’  The very old man will&#xA;  say, ‘O Lord, Islam came but I did not understand anything.’  The man&#xA;  who died during the fatrah will say, ‘O Lord, no Messenger from You&#xA;  came to me.’  He (Allah) will accept their promises of obedience, then&#xA;  word will be sent to them to enter the Fire. By the One in Whose hand&#xA;  is the soul of Mohamed, if they enter it, it will be cool and safe for&#xA;  them.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there was another hadith where it says Allah will test them on day of judgment.  But I couldn't find it right now.  However, I think this should give you some idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-05-27T18:55:43.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13238" CreationDate="2014-05-27T18:58:20.683" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, the faith of the donor doesn't make a difference at all.  There's no evidence to say that a person being a disbeliever is considered &quot;different&quot; in regards to body from a believer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What differs is the belief system but we all have the same organs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-05-27T18:58:20.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13238" CreationDate="2014-05-27T19:08:26.030" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A non-Muslim can donate an organ to a Muslim.&#xA;Pay attention some of non-Muslims are kafir and they are unclean (najis), in this situation donation is allowed,too If the life of Muslim be in danger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the organ is exited from non-Muslim 's body, It becomes clean and can transplanted to Muslim 's body, and while Muslim 's blood circulates in organ, It becomes a part of Muslim 's body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This organ doesn't need wergild but if it is possible It 's better to get the satisfaction of avenger of blood.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.noorihamedani.com/fa/lib/view/121/19#index&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ayatollah noori hamedani&lt;/a&gt;,Q:1006)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-16T06:19:54.443" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T06:19:54.443" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13243" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13232" CreationDate="2014-05-27T19:09:03.413" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several ways that Prophet Mohamed (pbuh) had taught the Muslims on how to do salawat and what to say.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some are as followed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا&#xA;  مِسْعَرٌ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ&#xA;  عُجْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَمَّا السَّلاَمُ&#xA;  عَلَيْكَ فَقَدْ عَرَفْنَاهُ فَكَيْفَ الصَّلاَةُ قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ قُولُوا&#xA;  اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا&#xA;  صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ، اللَّهُمَّ&#xA;  بَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى&#xA;  آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ka'b bin Ujra: It was said, &quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We know&#xA;  how to greet you, but how to invoke Allah for you?&quot; The Prophet said,&#xA;  &quot;Say: Allahumma salli ala Muhammadin wa'ala `Ali Muhammaddin, kama&#xA;  sallaita 'ala all Ibrahim, innaka Hamidun Majid.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/80/57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ،&#xA;  وَالدَّرَاوَرْدِيُّ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ خَبَّابٍ،&#xA;  عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ&#xA;  هَذَا السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ، فَكَيْفَ نُصَلِّي قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ قُولُوا&#xA;  اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَرَسُولِكَ، كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ&#xA;  عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَبَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ،&#xA;  كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَآلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri: We said, &quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) This&#xA;  is (i.e. we know) the greeting to you; will you tell us how to send&#xA;  Salat on you?&quot; He said, &quot;Say: 'Allahumma Salli 'ala Muhammadin 'Abdika&#xA;  wa rasulika kama sal-laita 'ala Ibrahima wa barik 'ala Muhammadin wa&#xA;  all Muhammadin kama barakta 'ala Ibrahima wa `Ali Ibrahim.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/80/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And another one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ&#xA;  اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ&#xA;  الزُّرَقِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ،&#xA;  أَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ نُصَلِّي عَلَيْكَ قَالَ ‏&#xA;  &quot;‏ قُولُوا اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَزْوَاجِهِ&#xA;  وَذُرِّيَّتِهِ، كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَبَارِكْ&#xA;  عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَزْوَاجِهِ وَذُرِّيَّتِهِ، كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى&#xA;  آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Humaid As-Saidi: The people said, &quot;O Allah's Messenger&#xA;  (ﷺ) ! How may we send Salat on you?&quot; He said, &quot;Say: Allahumma Salli&#xA;  'ala- Muhammadin wa azwajihi wa dhurriyyatihi kama sal-laita 'ala 'Ali&#xA;  Ibrahim; wa barik 'ala Muhammadin wa azwajihi wa dhurriyyatihi&#xA;  kamabarakta 'ala `Ali Ibrahim innaka hamidun majid.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/80/57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And these are just three different ways authentically reported.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-22T09:44:13.337" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T09:44:13.337" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13221" CreationDate="2014-05-27T19:55:19.383" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;No, Caliphs are not allowed to change the orders of allah nor the prophet&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the prophet (PBUH) specifically asked us to follow the 4 rightly guided caliphs(Abu baker, Umar, Othman, Ali) because they are the best people Islam has seen. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/nawawi40/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadeeth found in At-tridmhi and Abu Dawud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) gave us a sermon by which our hearts were filled with fear and tears came to our eyes. So we said, &quot;O Messenger of Allah! It is as though this is a farewell sermon, so counsel us.&quot; He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “I counsel you to have taqwa (fear) of Allah, and to listen and obey [your leader], even if a slave were to become your ameer. Verily he among you who lives long will see great controversy, &lt;strong&gt;so you must keep to my Sunnah and to the Sunnah of the Khulafa ar-Rashideen (the rightly guided caliphs)&lt;/strong&gt;, those who guide to the right way. Cling to it stubbornly [literally: with your molar teeth]. Beware of newly invented matters [in the religion], for verily every bidah (innovation) is misguidance.&quot;&#xA;  [Abu Dawud]&#xA;  It was related by at-Tirmidhi, who said that it was a good and sound hadeeth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As for the example you have given&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;em&gt;check this answer&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/13283/why-did-umar-ra-forbid-mutah-temporary-marriage-after-the-death-of-the-proph&quot;&gt;Why did Umar (RA) forbid Mutah (temporary marriage) after the death of the prophet?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T16:44:20.460" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13245" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13336" CreationDate="2014-05-28T01:30:44.983" Score="1" ViewCount="304" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know infallible means a person who doesn’t commit any sin.&#xA;But I wonder if it is related to the mistake as well?&#xA;Actually I mean is it possible for an infallible to make any mistake?&#xA;(Since I assume there is a difference between sin and mistake)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4986" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T14:30:11.647" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T12:03:09.387" Title="An Infallible cannot commit sin but can he make a mistake?" Tags="|shiism|sin|infallability|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13249" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-28T05:59:44.990" Score="1" ViewCount="2494" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with everything that came from Islam and I submit myself to the will of the Almighty. And I don't criticize the pillar of Zakat at all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A non-muslim person told me that giving Zakat has no benefit and it only makes the poor people more lazy and begging for money. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I replied that giving Zakat teaches you how to be generous and how to fight against poverty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there more benefits other than these two? Please provide &lt;code&gt;Dalil&lt;/code&gt; from Qur'an and sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="523" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-16T01:24:25.513" LastActivityDate="2014-12-16T01:24:25.513" Title="What are the benefits of giving Zakat?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2014-12-16T01:26:19.390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13251" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13164" CreationDate="2014-05-28T08:55:42.520" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Indeed Allah loves the penitent and He loves those who keep clean (2:222)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do they not know that it is Allah who accepts the repentance of His servants and receives the charities and that is Allah who is the&#xA;  All-clement the All-merciful? (9:104)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you did not know because of being careless about your Islamic duties (in other word, you could've learned your duties through different ways like asking or reading or .... but you neglect to do so) you have committed a sin but if you did not know about this rule in Islam and did not even have a hunch that there might've been some restrictions, you did not commit any sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However if you fall in the first category, the way of repentance is always open. If you are capable of apologizing those of whom you used to talk ill, without getting into bigger trouble. you should do that and if not, just ask Allah to forgive their sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the first and the most important step of repentance is a strong decision not to come back to sins at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastActivityDate="2014-05-28T08:55:42.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13252" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-28T09:51:15.653" Score="6" ViewCount="486" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a doubt, my parents are already in Mecca (they came from India for Umrah) and I am travelling from London to Saudi for Umrah and meet my parents. I have a connecting flight at Beirut so some people advised me to put Ihram from Beirut airport, However, some people told me I can also go to my parents straight without Ihram state, get fresh, put Ihram, go to Ayesha's mosque, and do the Niyyah from there. Is this permissible? Which way is better?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5394" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-26T08:44:37.070" LastActivityDate="2017-12-25T14:22:52.810" Title="Travelling to Saudi for Umrah, my parents are there too. How should I make the niyah?" Tags="|umrah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13249" CreationDate="2014-05-28T09:56:27.037" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many times the Qur'an and sunnah don't go into the details of the wisdoms behind rulings. The Companions weren't faced with detailed intricate challenges to the minutiae of the faith; their focus was on the core things. They didn't have time, to put it bluntly, to do a sociological and anthropological and economic analysis of Islam, and it didn't matter to them. Allah told them to give in zakah and in charity and they did. They accepted it as part of the system that Allah had designed for our world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your acquaintance is conflating the modern welfare system and its potential effects with zakah. They are not synonymous. You can see there are three sides to zakah: the giver, the receiver, and impact on the rest of society due to that transaction. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the giver, a secular system accords them tax benefits and perhaps a feeling of having done some good. In Islam however, giving &lt;em&gt;zakah&lt;/em&gt; has direct spiritual benefits, which one can only appreciate with &lt;em&gt;iman&lt;/em&gt;. Giving &lt;em&gt;zakah&lt;/em&gt; is a form of &lt;em&gt;purification&lt;/em&gt; of one's wealth. It is fulfilling an individual obligation that Allah has placed upon His slaves and therefore carries great reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the receiver (and there are rules on who or what can receive zakah), the immediate and tangible benefits are obvious. It is a means of obtaining food, clothing, and other essentials necessary to live. The point of zakah is to empower the receiver to rise to the level of &lt;em&gt;nisab&lt;/em&gt; (amount over which you have to give zakah) so that they in turn can give zakah. The restrictions on who can receive zakah are what make this different from a welfare system (they are not synonymous nor is one a replacement for the other). Historically, this system has not had the kind of impact where people are simply content to receive zakah funds and not work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, the impact on society of zakah is that it is a tax on the wealth of a person and not their income, and so they are motivated to invest their wealth in business and trade. Zakah pumps money into the economy and cycles it, rather than letting it sit idle and sucking money upward into the pockets of the already wealthy (this is the impact of &lt;em&gt;riba&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, generally speaking, the argument that the very idea of giving in charity is bad because it promotes complacency and laziness is specious and arises from extreme libertarian and/or Ayn Randian philosophy. It is the very epitome of selfishness and arises from a very human-centric worldview. If complacency and laziness are the outcome of charity, the problem is with the administering of the charity (who, how much, what kind, etc.) and not the concept of charity itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-05-28T09:56:27.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13254" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-28T10:24:43.510" Score="0" ViewCount="356" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ever since I asked Allah to forgive all of my past, present, and future sins, I'm enduring more hardship and feeling more unhappy. I read that God would test us in compensation for our sins. If that's what's happening to me, then I can't really take it and I'll tell him to forget it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5212" LastEditorUserId="4146" LastEditDate="2014-05-28T20:28:43.000" LastActivityDate="2014-12-26T10:11:39.500" Title="Is God testing me now in compensation for my sins?" Tags="|practical-islam|allah|forgiveness|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13256" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13259" CreationDate="2014-05-28T11:07:41.243" Score="2" ViewCount="700" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard this hadith &#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Actions are according to intentions, and everyone will get what was intended. Whoever migrates with an intention for Allah and His messenger, the migration will be for the sake of Allah and his Messenger. And whoever migrates for worldly gain or to marry a woman, then his migration will be for the sake of whatever he migrated for.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know the importance of neyat(intentions) in islam that it is vary important part of iman.&#xA;but my question is that&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What if I am going to do a good deed but I did't have intention of&#xA;doing it will I still be gain sawab of performing it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and what if I did't have intention of doing a good deed but when I am performing a good deed I change my intention toward my deed will I still gain full sawab or did I get just half cause I did make intention at the beginning.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know Allah is the handler of sawab(reward) and saza(punishment).Can anyone give my a brief of neyat(intention).       &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastActivityDate="2014-05-29T08:31:04.647" Title="Neyat (intention) for doing everyday work" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13254" CreationDate="2014-05-28T12:27:56.517" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would not say that but Yes, Allah test his people and will reward them in heaven. but you said &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;hardship and unhappy&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; Allah don't gave a person what he can't bare and Allah don't make his people unhappy.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is Ayat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah does not impose on any self any more than it can stand. For it is what it has earned; against it, what it has merited. Our Lord, do not take us to task if we forget or make a mistake! Our Lord, do not place on us a load like the one You placed on those before us! Our Lord, do not place on us a load we have not the strength to bear! And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy on us. You are our Master , so help us against the people of unbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Surat al-Baqara, 286)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you move toward Allah, He will run toward you and you will have peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I think you are feeling is your resistance from Devil. Remember Devil is not our friend when he sees anyone going toward Allah he will do what every he can do to stop you. So don't stop until Allah take you in his hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For truly with hardship comes ease; truly with hardship comes ease. So when you have finished, work on, and make your Lord your goal!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Surat al-Inshirah, 5-8)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We will ease you to the Easy Way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Surat Al-A‘la, 8)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-12-26T10:11:39.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13254" CreationDate="2014-05-28T12:42:33.437" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Given the hardships are not a consequence of your own unwise decisions (so that could be fixed by working out a wise solution), then there's no better way of tackling it than viewing your suffering as a trial imposed by Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will come out with heightened fortitude and empowered soul, if you seek strength and solace in Him as your struggle; and it will leave you desperate and impoverished, if you only keep grumbling and cursing it in desperation. So try to master the art of turning your hardships into heroic accomplishments by relying on Him, may you realize the truth in this Quranic wisdom that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Have We not expanded your chest for you, (oh, Prophet!) (1) and&#xA;  relieved you of your burden (2) that weighed down your back? (3) Have&#xA;  We not raised your fame? (4) Indeed, hardship is followed by&#xA;  ease, (5) indeed, hardship is followed by ease! (6) So, when you have&#xA;  finished (your prayer), labor (in supplication), (7) and let your&#xA;  longing be for your Lord (in humility). (8) &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.qaribullah/94:6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah as-Sharh, 94&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastActivityDate="2014-05-28T12:42:33.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13259" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13256" CreationDate="2014-05-28T14:01:12.627" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Neyat or intension is the actuall thing islam requires from a Muslim. You can understand it like this. There are lot's of verses and ahadees. The ayats and ahadees are to act upon. When sahaba r.a heard the versus of the holy Quran they knew what Allah SW is asking but how to perform the act and with what spirit(Kafiaat), they did not know in the first, but then they saw Prophet SAW acting and telling how to do the deed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main thing in this is called Ahsan. It means a muslim when doing any work should always think Allah SWT is looking all of my deeds and thinkings. The important thing is that when doing a deed we need to think Allah SWT is looking at our acts THROUGH OUT our acts not just in the beggining. The purpose is to produce a spirit that every time to think about Allah SW. When this is achieved no one will act sins or if acted he will immediately ask for forgiveness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Sahaba r.a made Wazoo they first used to think what Prophet SAW told them about it then they start Wazoo believing Allah SWT looking at out Niyat and we are gainging all benefits (Fazail) what Prophet SAW told. In other words, they gave all of their concentration to Allah SW. this made their connection to Allah SW strong. They did not do things in ignorance(Ghaflat) as people usually do today. So this way connection between Allah SW and a muslim becomes deep and the muslim act always positive things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one more simple example is that when we meet some higher grade person we do not see here and there and talk to him in ignorance. So those who understand the Greatness of Allah SW do not put their concentration somewhere else while doing the work for the sake of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I may not be very clear as i am not native English. If you know Urdu Language you can read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.archive.org/stream/Dastoor-e-HayatByShaykhSyedAbulHasanAliNadvir.a#page/n220/mode/1up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; from page 221 to 225 which explains much much better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found that i need to add this explanation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today, we are under misconception regarding understanding what Neyat or intention actually is.&#xA;Intention require some important things which we mulims usually completely ignore today. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief to gain Allah's seek&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do the deeds as worship not as routine work&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do the deeds with interest which we completely lack&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do the deeds believing it is my need and I need it badly&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hope that Allah SWT will accept &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dread that my deeds can be rejected&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Actually behave after the deed that it was done due to Allah SWT's Fazl and was out of my strength. If it weren't for the sake of Allah Swt I couldn't do it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do not act as 'we do not need it if it is accepted or rejected we just have done our duty and that's all&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We should also remember that all the promises are to act with correct intention. If the ignorance takes the place of intention then we can not get anything.&#xA;the final thing is that when a rule is defined by Allah SWT or Prophet SAW that is the rule. And all &#xA;other methods are in vein. For example, In the Morning prayer the number of Rakat is 2. If somebody&#xA;prays 3 it will not be accepted. If some one insist for the proof then defining it 2 is the actually proof. So I think this way your question has been answered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2042" LastEditorUserId="5383" LastEditDate="2014-05-29T08:31:04.647" LastActivityDate="2014-05-29T08:31:04.647" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13252" CreationDate="2014-05-28T17:50:20.693" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=21184&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa from IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt; you are not allowed to enter Mecca unless you were a Muhrim (Made the Niyah earlier and wore the ihram). Those living there are an exception.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you just finished your Umrah. That's when you can go to Aisha's mosque (also called Tana'eem mosque) and redo your Ihram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, &lt;strong&gt;if you are going directly to mecca, then you should put the ihram in Beirut&lt;/strong&gt;. Or you can try other methods &lt;em&gt;(i.e:&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;go to Madinah first, wear the Ihram, and got Mecca, etc.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; it is Mustahab (better) if you take a shower (wash whole body + ear and any areas that water can't reach) and put some perfume before wearing the ihram as the Prophet (PBUH) did once:T&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zaid bin Thabit (RAA) narrated, ‘When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) intended to make Ihram for Hajj, he would wash, and take off his ordinary clothes (and put on his white Ihram).&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bulugh/6/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Related by At-Tirmidhi who declared it to be Hadith-Hasan - sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-25T14:22:52.810" LastActivityDate="2017-12-25T14:22:52.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13262" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7069" CreationDate="2014-05-29T04:47:21.207" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not a scholar, but I will answer this question from the perspective of the general understandings of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Halal vs. Haram.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Genuine vs. fake.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Being open and truthful vs. being deceptive.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Income/accolades/admiration earned through genuine physical/mental effort vs. through faking/lying.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, what is Auto-Tune (sometimes spelled as Auto-Tune&lt;strong&gt;r&lt;/strong&gt;), from the following site:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-Tune&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-Tune&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Auto-Tune] uses a proprietary device to measure and &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;alter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; pitch in vocal and instrumental music recording and performances. [Auto-Tuner] &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;was originally intended to disguise or correct off-key inaccuracies&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, allowing vocal tracks to be perfectly tuned despite originally being slightly off-key.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Instead of &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;using it as a crutch for poor vocals—its originally designed purpose&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;—some musicians intentionally use the technology to mediate and augment their artistic expression.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So &lt;strong&gt;Auto-Tune is not a radio- or iPod-like device used to play audio as-is&lt;/strong&gt; (be in Quran, pop music or audio books). &lt;strong&gt;Auto-Tuner is a device used to alter the voice&lt;/strong&gt; of the singer so that it sounds better (smoother, sweater) to the ear, in other words makes the voice not genuine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, &lt;strong&gt;going back to the question, it is assumed that&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This question is specifically about &lt;strong&gt;using Auto-Tune to improve one's voice for Quran recitation or for some Halal music&lt;/strong&gt; (if such exists).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Further, it is assumed that this is made &lt;strong&gt;for large scale recordings or live-recitations for large audiences&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Auto-Tuning Haram-music is out of question I believe.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Different people have different physical and mental qualities. Each man excels in different areas. Where am I leading with this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A person who is not an engineer shouldn't probably build a Masjid&lt;/em&gt;. What he &lt;em&gt;can do&lt;/em&gt; is pay an engineer to build it on his behalf, but he should not claim that he built it with his hands. Doing so would be deceiving people. Not the best example, but I hope I made the point across.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, &lt;em&gt;when it comes to reciting Quran, a person with not-so-strong vocals shouldn't use Auto-Tune to improve (or fake) his voice&lt;/em&gt; as if he is using his natural voice qualities in recitation. Doing so would be deceiving listeners into thinking that the reciter has impressive vocal qualities which are worth admiration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Instead, such a person should either use their voice as-is (as Allah SWT gifted it to them), or, if they are concerned about their vocal skills in front of a large audience or for the purposes of a recording, let someone else with stronger vocal qualities do the recitation. Using Auto-Tune to become a &amp;quot;celebrity&amp;quot; Quran reciter by &amp;quot;improving&amp;quot; their voice quality as if it was given to them by Allah SWT would be deception.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After all (since there's only one Quran with one content), don't listeners enjoy/prefer certain Quran reciters more than others particularly due to their vocal abilities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To respond in a more pointed manner to the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if you are completely changing the voice to sound like music, it's haram, but if it's used &lt;strong&gt;just to improve the voice quality&lt;/strong&gt;, it's acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Just to improve the voice&amp;quot; = &amp;quot;alter the voice&amp;quot;. Which could also be equated to &amp;quot;fake the voice&amp;quot;, depending on the following facet of the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;After the voice is altered, is it disclosed that it is not the natural voice, instead Auto-Tune was applied&lt;/strong&gt;? If not, then it's probably &amp;quot;fake the voice quality&amp;quot;, which probably results in Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5388" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T13:57:03.380" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13265" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14589" CreationDate="2014-05-29T12:26:36.697" Score="4" ViewCount="3299" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the seventh ayah of Surat Al 'Imran, reference is made to &quot;الراسخون فی علم&quot; (those who are firmly rooted in knowledge):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;هُوَ الَّذِيَ أَنزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُّحْكَمَاتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَابِهَاتٌ فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ في قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ ابْتِغَاء الْفِتْنَةِ وَابْتِغَاء تَأْوِيلِهِ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُ إِلاَّ اللّهُ وَ&lt;strong&gt;الرَّاسِخُونَ فِي الْعِلْمِ&lt;/strong&gt; يَقُولُونَ آمَنَّا بِهِ كُلٌّ مِّنْ عِندِ رَبِّنَا وَمَا يَذَّكَّرُ إِلاَّ أُوْلُواْ الألْبَابِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He it is who has revealed the book to you; some of its verses are decisive, they are the basis of the book, and others are allegorical; then as for those in whose hearts there is perversity they follow the part of it which is allegorical, seeking to mislead and seeking to give it (their own) interpretation. But none knows its interpretation except allah, and &lt;strong&gt;those who are firmly rooted in knowledge&lt;/strong&gt; say: We believe in it, it is all from our lord; and none do mind except those having understanding. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat 'Ali 'Imran 7&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is this phrase referring to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20524" OwnerDisplayName="user5072" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T13:26:10.930" LastActivityDate="2018-12-26T13:56:12.477" Title="Who are الراسخون فی العلم in verse 7 of Surat Al 'Imran?" Tags="|tafseer|surat-al-imran|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13266" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-29T12:36:52.453" Score="3" ViewCount="3100" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah has 99 names but if you include Allah and Ahad that would make 100. So is Allah a part of the 99 names or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'To God belongs 99 names, 100 minus 1, anyone who memorizes them will enter Paradise; He (God) is odd (odd number, he is the Only One), and He loves odd numbers (such as 99)'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="5187" LastEditDate="2014-06-03T10:11:26.003" LastActivityDate="2015-12-07T16:23:48.063" Title="Is Allah part of Allah's 99 names?" Tags="|allah|asma-ul-husna|names|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10944" CreationDate="2014-05-29T13:00:36.383" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A man can not have more than 4 wives at a given time, it doesn't mean that a man can not marry more than 4 times. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Sura Nisa 4:3, it is clearly stated that you may marry one, two, three or four girls, if you think you can do justice. Now justice only when you marry more than one girl at a given time, so this is clear this verse was related to marring multiple girls as the same time. There is no Hadit or verse which forbid you to marry more that 4 girls in a life span.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/4/3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5401" LastEditorUserId="5401" LastEditDate="2014-05-30T08:05:14.280" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T08:05:14.280" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13270" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-29T17:39:05.667" Score="1" ViewCount="168" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zakat, as I understand it is for funding charity to the poor in the Ummah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one however lives in a state which has welfare funded through taxation, and one is a tax-payer, is it still neccessary to pay Zakat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:21:25.937" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:21:25.937" Title="In states that have welfare funded through taxation is Zakat still obligatory?" Tags="|practical-islam|fiqh|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11976" CreationDate="2014-05-29T17:43:03.737" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;1st hadith&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith can be found in Sunan Abu Dawud, under the chapter &quot;Washing the hands before eating (12)&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Salman al-Farsi:&#xA;  I read in the Torah that the blessing of food consists in ablution before it. So I mentioned it to the Prophet (ﷺ). He said: The blessing of food consists in ablution before it and ablution after it.&#xA;  Sufyan disapproved of performing ablution before taking food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/28/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abu Dawud - sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abu Dawud and Albani said this hadith is weak.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;2nd Hadith&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith can be found in Sunan Ibn Majah, under the Chapters on Food:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kathir bin Sulaim narrated that he heard Anas bin Malik say:&#xA;  &quot;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever would like Allah to increase the goodness of his house, should perform ablution (wash hands) when his breakfast is brought to him and when it is taken away.’&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1333850&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn Majjah - sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Also classified as a weak hadith, according to Darussalam&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although these hadiths are weak, it is OK to follow them since they are considered &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/13272/what-does-fazail-e-amaal-mean&quot;&gt;Fada'el al A'amal (فضائل الأعمال)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, as there was no mention of soap, you are free to use whichever material helps clean your hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2014-06-01T01:41:44.210" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13272" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13274" CreationDate="2014-05-29T18:02:35.137" Score="5" ViewCount="1034" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/13271/885&quot;&gt;answer #13271&lt;/a&gt; of the question &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/11976/did-the-prophet-muhammad-peace-be-upon-him-wash-his-hands-before-eating&quot;&gt;Did the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) wash his hands before eating?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, the user mentions that the two quoted hadiths are considered part of Faza'il-e-A'maal  (فضائل الاعمال).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly does that mean? And what are the conditions that, if met, make a hadith be one of Faza'il-e-A'mal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2014-08-06T04:37:09.670" Title="What does Faza'il-e-A'maal (فضائل الاعمال) mean?" Tags="|hadith|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13273" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13272" CreationDate="2014-05-29T18:30:05.573" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fada'il al-A`mal literally means &quot;The Virtues of Deeds.&quot; In this case, it is referring to a book compiled nearly 100 years ago by a Deobandi scholar (Muhammad Zakariyya Kandahlwi) which is very popular among Deobandi and Tablighi Jama`at circles as an easy-to-understand-and-implement book for lay Muslims. The book has attracted significant criticism for its inclusion of extremely weak and fabricated stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-05-29T18:30:05.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13274" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13272" CreationDate="2014-05-29T18:40:53.923" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Sharia, we are not allowed to use weak hadiths to derive Fiqh and Ahkahm rules.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih(Authentic) and Good(Hasan) hadiths are the only hadiths which can be used for that. Thus, any Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Weak (not fabricated nor really weak).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;has contents which don't state something is halal or haram.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;People do &quot;r assume that the hadith is a sunnah of the prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There exists another verse or/and hadith which confirms this Hadith (example below).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Only enjoin good and forbid bad deeds (i.e: Be kind to parents, remembering allah when entering markets, etc..) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such Hadiths fall under the criteria of Faza'il-e-A'maal (فضائل الاعمال). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For example,&lt;/strong&gt; the hadith below is an example of weak hadith. However, There are verses in the Quran that confrims this hadith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said:&#xA;  The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;If anyone constantly seeks pardon (from Allah), Allah will appoint for him a way out of every distress and a relief from every anxiety, and will provide sustenance for him from where he expects not.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/20/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Abu Dawud - Sunnah.com]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The veses that backs this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/71/9-12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/71/9-12&lt;/a&gt;, this &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/11/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/11/3&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/search?q=%D9%88%D9%85%D9%86%20%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%82%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87%20%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%B9%D9%84%20%D9%84%D9%87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; There is a book called Faza'il-e-A'maal. Check Ansari's answer for more information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please&lt;/strong&gt; don't confuse between these two. One is a &lt;strong&gt;book&lt;/strong&gt; and the other one is a &lt;strong&gt;concept&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-08-06T04:37:09.670" LastActivityDate="2014-08-06T04:37:09.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13275" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13270" CreationDate="2014-05-30T05:48:03.150" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zakat can be viewed from two point of views: The one giving Zakat (i.e. you) and the one collecting Zakat (i.e. State).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From your point of view, it is an obligatory charity that you have to give to &quot;purify&quot; what Allah has given you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From State point of view, it is the tax that it collects to run its affairs. If the State has taken it upon itself to do welfare work, then it also becomes an affair of the State.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Quran, one of category to whom zakat can be given are the ones &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;who are appointed to collect zakat&lt;/a&gt;, which essentially means the State.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy and &lt;strong&gt;for those employed to collect [zakah]&lt;/strong&gt; and for bringing hearts together [for Islam] and for freeing captives [or slaves] and for those in debt and for the cause of Allah and for the [stranded] traveler - an obligation [imposed] by Allah . And Allah is Knowing and Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, you can subtract the amount of funds you give in taxes from your total zakat. If  all (or more) taxes are given, then you don't need to pay any additional zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that this is one way to view Zakat, which some people disagree with. It is best to know the reasoning of different point-of-views and choose one, that your heart finds most peace in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T05:48:03.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10944" CreationDate="2014-05-30T08:44:53.480" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, a man is allowed up to four wives if they are capable of taking care of them and treating them equally. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A man must not have more than four wives. However if one of these four wives divorces or dies, the man can remarry with another woman to complete four wives again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T08:44:53.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13279" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-30T16:11:16.447" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-05-30T16:11:16.447" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T16:11:16.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13280" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-30T16:11:16.447" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-05-30T16:11:16.447" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T16:11:16.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13281" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-05-30T16:19:44.283" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-05-30T16:19:44.283" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T16:19:44.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13282" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-05-30T16:19:44.283" Score="0" Body="Currency; which is accepted as an exchange for goods and services." OwnerUserId="21569" LastEditorUserId="21569" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T13:07:20.630" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T13:07:20.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13283" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-30T16:32:03.223" Score="6" ViewCount="21871" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that Umar(RA) forbid Mutah marriage after the death of the Prophet(PBUH) and Abu Baker. What were his reasons for doing so ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking for answers from Sunni authentic sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-08-06T20:02:53.093" LastActivityDate="2023-08-08T03:47:24.133" Title="Why did Umar (RA) forbid Mutah (temporary marriage) after the death of the prophet?" Tags="|sharia|sunni|history|nikah-al-mutah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13284" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13283" CreationDate="2014-05-30T16:34:39.290" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;from mutah marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Why did he do that ?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mutah was halal at the beginning. But then the prophet(PBUH) said it is not permissible after the battle of Kheybar. Thus Umar acting upon this hadith which he heard from the prophet (PBUH) and many hadiths. He forbid mutah marriage when he became caliph:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ali narrates from the prophet (PBUH):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Messenger (PBUH) prohibited on the Day of Khaibar the contracting of temporary marriage with women and the eating of the flesh of domestic asses. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/16/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim - sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also you can see the prophet saying Mutah is haram in other hadiths such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/64/256&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this in Buhkary&lt;/a&gt;, These 2 hadiths (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/16/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;one in Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/16/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;another one here&lt;/a&gt;), and last hadith in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/12/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abu Dawud&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Question: Why would Umar (RA) prohibit this marriage if it was already known that Mutah is haram ?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer:&lt;/strong&gt; At the time of the prophet (PBUH), people didn't have internet nor cellphones to communicate between each other and share hadiths they learned from the prophet . And since some companions at the time of the prophet traveled outside of madinah to other countries, they didn't hear about this prohibition. Thus, when they came back, Umar heard that some of the them wanted to practice mutah marriage. That's when he announced that mutah is haram so that muslims would know about this hadith in case they weren't here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-08-05T14:44:02.333" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T14:44:02.333" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2603" CreationDate="2014-05-30T16:38:59.280" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In both &lt;strong&gt;Shia&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Sunni&lt;/strong&gt; sources, there is &lt;strong&gt;no evidence&lt;/strong&gt; that shows the prophet did practice the Muta'ah marriage when it was considered permissible to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, according to &lt;strong&gt;sunnis&lt;/strong&gt;. The prophet &lt;strong&gt;prohibited&lt;/strong&gt; the mutah marriage after wining the war of khebar. While according to &lt;strong&gt;shia&lt;/strong&gt; sources, Muta'ah marriage is still &lt;strong&gt;permissible&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;For more Information about Mutah marriage:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunni&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hadith sources&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/13283/why-did-umar-ra-forbid-mutah-temporary-marriage-after-the-death-of-the-proph&quot;&gt;Why did Umar (RA) forbid Mutah (temporary marriage) after the death of the prophet?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran Sources:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7601/has-mutah-been-forbidden-via-the-quran-sunni-view&quot;&gt;Has mu&amp;#39;tah been forbidden via the Quran? (Sunni view)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shia&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/570/why-do-shias-allow-mutah-marriage&quot;&gt;Why do Shi&amp;#39;as allow mut&amp;#39;ah marriage?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T07:15:23.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13286" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-30T18:16:46.570" Score="4" ViewCount="1734" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Quran we have a lot of verses talking about the hell and the heaven and their characteristics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I want to know is that whether the hell and heaven mentioned in Quran currently exist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user5072" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-08-11T16:39:16.583" LastActivityDate="2014-08-11T16:39:16.583" Title="Does hell and heaven, the ones mentioned in the Quran, currently exist?" Tags="|quran|jannah|hell|eschatology|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13287" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13302" CreationDate="2014-05-30T19:29:13.650" Score="1" ViewCount="1688" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Whoever prays 12 rakaat in the day and night, a house in Jannah will be built for him.&quot;&lt;/em&gt; [Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask, must those 12 rakaat be 'additional' to the other obligatory rakaat in the 5 salawat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5355" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-08-09T06:13:55.850" LastActivityDate="2018-10-07T11:58:34.187" Title="Question about a hadith involving a house in Jannah" Tags="|salat|hadith-interpretation|sahih-muslim|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13048" CreationDate="2014-05-30T19:48:13.700" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question is not as bad as stated in some comments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not the same as asking: Why having many prophets when one could have been enough.&#xA;Because most prophets were sent to only a people living in one region, not to the whole mankind. Prophet Moses/Musa (a.) and Jesus/Isa (a.) were sent to the bani Israel. The Thamud got prophet Salih (a.) and the 'Ad had prophet Hud (a.).&#xA;Some prophets where even sent to only the people of one certain city. So a prophet can be a local leader, but is not necessarily the prophet of the whole mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the Imam (a.) is. With the event of Ghadir Khum the time of Imamat started and is lasting until now. Imam Ali was announced the first Imam, but why did he had to die and then 11 Imams come, one after another got killed except the last Imam who is still alive...? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a few important aspects and wisdom in having twelve imams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Shia Islam, we believe that all twelve Imams were &quot;ma'sum&quot;. Not only that they are infallible, also that they would took action in a perfect manner.&#xA;Every single one of them, if he is in the same situation as another imam, would have acted the same way as the other Imam. &#xA;If Imam Hassan (a.) were in the exactly same situation as Imam Hussain (a.), he would have been ready to stand up, fight and sacrifice himself and his family, the same way Imam Hussain (a.) did in Karbala. Likewise, if Yazid had not tried to force Imam Hussain (a.) to give him loyalty oath, and if the pure islam of Muhammad (s.) could have been preserved without his sacrifice, then he would not stand up and get killed in Karbala on the day of Ashura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we are muslims in the time of Imam Mahdis Ghaiba, he is not with us. We can't go and ask him about the religion. We can't ask him who the muslims enemy is today. So we have to learn from how the acted in different situations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is wrong to think that the muslim ummah is always in the same situation as Imam Ali (a.). He had to be silent and patient in order to protect the pure Islam. Sometimes we are in a situation like Imam Husain (a.) and have to stand up and raise our voice, while silence could be destructive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have to learn from the history, historical events and get the teachings out of the way the imams acted in different eras and different situations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's why it is important for us to learn the lives of the imams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example: Imam Hassan had to agree with a peace treaty with Muawiya. Why did he did that? Why did he not fight and get killed like his younger brother Imam Hussain? There is wisdom in this and we have to learn from these events.&#xA;Then what did Imam Hussain did, and when and why? When is the muslims duty to fight and when not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then take Imam Sadiq (a.), the sixth imam. He was not as oppressed as the imams before or after him, because in his time the Bani Abbas fought against the ruling Bani Umayya. So how did he took advantage of this situation? Again we have to learn from this: He build hundreds of schools and taught the people religion, science and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of course:&#xA;If there were only one Imam, we had not as much Ahadith, traditions. The less traditions we have, the more disagreements there are between the muslims. If the sunni muslims had the ahadith of the Imams as sources for religious rules, there would be no difference between us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the last aspect I want to mention:&#xA;Imam Mahdis occultation (Ghaiba) was not from one day to another. The muslims were slowly got prepared for this era. That started with the live of the 7th imam.&#xA;The 7th Imam, Imam Musa Kazim (a.) was imprisoned for most of his Imamat time and the muslims had less chance to see him. The 8th Imam, Imam Ali Riza (a.), lived in a city far away from medina or kufa, were the other imams used to live. So again it was not possible to reach him for most of his followers. The other imams after him were most time in jail or under arrest. The 11th Imam had to live on a military base and could not get visited but from only a few of his followers. They poisoned him when he was only 25 years old. Most of his followers had no idea that he even has a son.&#xA;Then his son, the 12th imam, went into ghaiba, but first into the minor ghaiba. For 4 generations there was still one person who had contact with him. After these 4 &quot;sufara&quot;, the major ghaiba began and lasts until now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Allah (swt) prepared the muslim ummah to learn to handle with an imam in ghaiba. That is another reason why we had more than one imam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally the answer people want to here: 12  is a magic number mentioned in Quran and in the bible. I guess it is not so wrong... but also not so important.&#xA;And one could argue that the 12 is mentioned in quran and torah and gospel BECAUSE of the 12 imams after the last prophet (s.). But I am honestly not interested in number games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5225" LastEditorUserId="5225" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T21:25:31.670" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T21:25:31.670" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13290" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13172" CreationDate="2014-05-30T23:32:14.887" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short Answer:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No you cannot.  This is not permissible in any way, as any and all kinds and forms of relationships outside of marriage is against the Shariah and not of Islam.  If you love this women you should marry her through the way described in Islam, if not then you should stay far away from her, and she should stay far away from you.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is some Arabic resources for more information: &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;lang=&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=9431&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.org/Fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=10522&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long Answer:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such a relationship is impermissible and not allowed.  The only relationship that a man and women outside his family can have, is the relationship of marriage as is prescribed and described in Islam.  If you like her, and she likes you then either marriage, as the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‏ لَمْ نَرَ لِلْمُتَحَابَّيْنِ مِثْلَ النِّكَاحِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is nothing like marriage, for two who love one another&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1319210&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ابن ماجه&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;else stay away from her, and since she makes her salat, Insha'Allah it does it's job and if there is no marriage the she also should stay away from you.  So beware brother, that the most dangerous fitnah on men is women (any women), and there is no such thing as a relationship (in any form it takes) outside of proper/correct marriage that has no sin or does not lead to sins, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/288&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-05-30T23:32:14.887" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13291" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13294" CreationDate="2014-05-31T02:15:48.330" Score="4" ViewCount="10832" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sorry for the grammatical mistakes. English is not my first language. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recently, I have fallen in love with a girl and I don't want to do an unlawful relation. Instead, I want to directly marry her. The problem is, she is my relative. She is my cousin's daughter (father's sister's daughter's daughter). I am half year older then her. Is it permissible for me to marry her? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5414" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-05-31T02:32:12.933" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T21:05:21.357" Title="Can I marry my cousin's daughter?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-11-25T04:46:20.767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13293" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13172" CreationDate="2014-05-31T03:20:58.130" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since you're aware of the possibility of sin, there should be guidelines that you must keep in order for you to have a halal relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First you cannot be alone with her in a secluded area where no one can see you.  This includes outdoors where no one is around.  Rasolullah clearly had forbade men from being secluded with a woman who is not related to them.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both Sahih books, a hadith narrated by ibn Abbas, that Rasolullah said =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;No man should be alone with a woman except with her mahram present.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word translated as alone is khalwa.  Khalwa is not to be seen by anyone.  So you're not allowed to do that with her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You both can be in public places with people around, but you should at least try to keep your distance and careful of your thoughts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I highly suggest you get your families involved so the process of marriage will be a lot easier and may be even marry while you two are still in school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaho Alim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4640" LastEditDate="2014-06-03T18:29:07.943" LastActivityDate="2014-06-03T18:29:07.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13294" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13291" CreationDate="2014-05-31T03:23:48.993" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes you can as she's not a close relative of yours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your cousin is not considered as a close relative and you're not considered her mahram.  Therefore, she is still a woman who needs to wear hijab in front of you and cannot be alone with you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This proves that her daughter is also not a close relative of yours and is like a stranger, even though you have blood ties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence for this is that there's no ayah or sahih hadith forbidding you from doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-05-31T03:23:48.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13287" CreationDate="2014-05-31T03:27:15.837" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, these 12 rak'at are any 12 outside of the fard prayers.  This could be what people call &quot;sunnah&quot; prayers that are prayed before or after the fard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some have claimed these 12 rak'ats are suppose to be at night, during tahajjud time.  However, the hadith you quoted clearly mentions day along with night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So these 12 rak'at can be prayed at anytime and Rasolullah didn't specify a time period except that they be within a day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-05-31T03:27:15.837" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13297" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-31T06:43:43.337" Score="3" ViewCount="5864" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard that prophet Muhammad has married many(9 to 13 I'm not sure) wives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We read in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran:4:3&lt;/a&gt; that we must don't have more than 4 wives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تُقْسِطُوا فِي الْيَتَامَىٰ فَانكِحُوا مَا&#xA;طَابَ لَكُم مِّنَ النِّسَاءِ مَثْنَىٰ وَثُلَاثَ وَرُبَاعَ ۖ فَإِنْ&#xA;خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا فَوَاحِدَةً أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ&#xA;ۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَدْنَىٰ أَلَّا تَعُولُوا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you fear that you will not&#xA;deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry those that please you of&#xA;[other] women, two or three or four. But if you fear that you will not&#xA;be just, then [marry only] one or those your right hand possesses.&#xA;That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I would like to know:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What's the exact number for his wife?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And what's the wisdom or purpose (Hikmah) of this?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4146" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2020-02-12T03:55:43.853" Title="Why prophet PBUH has married more than four wife?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|islamic-philosophy|nikah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13286" CreationDate="2014-05-31T06:47:42.080" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are Quranic verses implying that heaven and hell currently exist. But note that Quran uses the word 'janna' (Eng: garden or paradise) to describe the blissful place that hosts believers in afterlife. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This, in Christian scriptures, is  predominantly referred to as 'heaven', although the word Paradise is fairly common, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also noteworthhy is that the word janna very often is followed by descriptive nouns such as mawa (Eng. &lt;em&gt;repose&lt;/em&gt;), adn (Eng. &lt;em&gt;eden&lt;/em&gt;), firdaws (Eng. &lt;em&gt;paradise&lt;/em&gt;), etc to specify different levels of Paradise. Some examples can be seen in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/32:19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;32:19&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/9:72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;9:72&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/18:107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;18:107&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Quranic verses pointing to present existence of heaven and hell&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/3:131&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:131&lt;/a&gt; Allah warns men to “be wary of the Fire &lt;strong&gt;prepared&lt;/strong&gt; for the disbelievers”;  and in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/3:133&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:133&lt;/a&gt; He calls upon believers &quot;to race towards Janna (Garden or Paradise)... &lt;strong&gt;prepared&lt;/strong&gt; for the righteous.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These verses suggest that Paradise and Fire are already created awaiting those who deserve them. Similar allusions to prepared posthumous places of reward and punishment occur in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/9:100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;9:100&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/33:57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;33:57&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;53:12-15&lt;/a&gt; which mentions the story of Prophet's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/al-miraj-the-night-ascension-mullah-faidh-al-kashani/preface&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Night Ascension&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Miraj&lt;/em&gt;, Quran says that Prophet saw Angel Gabriel &quot;at the Lotus Tree of the Utmost Boundary (or Extremity) near which is the Garden of Repose.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This specially interesting Quranic verse talks about an otherworldly 'tree' existing in near an otherworldly 'garden', concepts that are common to Quranic description of Paradise resembling gardens of trees. It is clear from the verse that Garden of Repose has been already in existence when Prophet encountered it in his Miraj. And if this garden is a part of the general place that hosts the good believers (for which there's no indication to the contrary), then it also follows that Paradise is already created and in place. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also a hadith from Prophet Muhammad indicating that particular conditions of believers in heaven or hell are immediately shaped by their deeds in this world. That implies that heaven and hell already exist independent of this world but the conditions of the specific residence of each person in them are constantly influenced by their deeds in this world. (I will reference the source once I could locate it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Endnote:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a plenty of intricate suitabilities to this fascinating topic which have been a subject of debate and wonder for muslim theologians and philosophers. Uniquely intriguing and profound on this subject are the theories of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iep.utm.edu/sadra/#SH5b&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mulla Sadra&lt;/a&gt; the genius of Islamic Metaphysics. For those interested I recommend studying &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.scribd.com/doc/34529566/The-Soul-as-Barzakh-Substantial-Motion-and-Mulla-Sadra-s-Theory-of-Human-Becoming&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this paper&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;The Soul as Barzakh: Substantial Motion and Mulla Sadra's Theory of Human Becoming.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-05-31T06:58:36.020" LastActivityDate="2014-05-31T06:58:36.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13297" CreationDate="2014-05-31T10:53:37.263" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are different quotes about number of Prophet (PBUH)'s wives. Amta Al-Asma book mentions them 15 persons however Ibn ishaq mentions them 13 persons and Al-Hakim in his book called Mustadrak mentions them 18 persons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;**But pay attention to the fact that Prophet (PBUH)'s marriages with all of them were before the revelation of the verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:3&lt;/a&gt; **.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand Most of those marriages have political purpose; or Prophet (PBUH) took a woman as a wife after her husband died in the way of Islam in order to provide and protect her or took care of their children. And It is not because of his sexual drives or other which its document is the age and widow of his wives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition there are some rules which are specific to Prophet (PBUH) like Qiyam Al Layl (prayers at two third of the night) which is compulsory on him despite of other Muslims (&lt;strong&gt;Surah Al-'Isrā',verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;79&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;). And having this number of wives is specific to him, too. &#xA;Because Muhammad, as the &quot;perfect&quot; Muslim in Islamic belief, was the only man that could ever treat them equally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2020-02-12T03:55:43.853" LastActivityDate="2020-02-12T03:55:43.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13287" CreationDate="2014-05-31T11:52:29.377" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the answer by Sayyid is misleading, especially the last paragraph.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Umm Habeebah (&lt;em&gt;radi Allahu anha&lt;/em&gt;) , the wife of the Prophet (&lt;em&gt;sallalahu alayhi wasallam&lt;/em&gt;) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (&lt;em&gt;sallalahu alayhi wasallam&lt;/em&gt;) say: “There is no Muslim slave who prays twelve rak‘ahs to Allah each day, voluntarily, apart from the obligatory prayers, but Allah will build for him a house in Paradise.” (Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rak‘ahs are mentioned in detail in another hadeeth, as in the hadeeth of at-Tirmidhi from Umm Habeebah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (&lt;em&gt;sallalahu alayhi wasallam&lt;/em&gt;) said: “Whoever prays twelve rak‘ahs in a day and night, a house will be built for him in Paradise: four before Zuhr and two after it, two rak‘ahs after Maghrib, two rak‘ahs after ‘Isha’, and two rak‘ahs before Fajr prayer.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope these two ahadith answer your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5169" LastEditorUserId="5169" LastEditDate="2014-05-31T12:01:55.877" LastActivityDate="2014-05-31T12:01:55.877" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13306" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-05-31T17:37:37.480" Score="2" ViewCount="6963" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen two different groups of people who say cleaning hands in the plate after a meal is considered sunnah due to which Shaytan will not sit on the plate. Whereas the second group of people say you should not clean your hands in the plate after a meal otherwise &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barakah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Barakah&lt;/a&gt; will be gone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which one is correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5424" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-06-02T04:07:54.340" LastActivityDate="2014-10-26T12:25:34.440" Title="Cleaning/Washing hands in plate after meals" Tags="|source-identification|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13315" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-01T15:47:40.003" Score="6" ViewCount="5155" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the difference between the viewpoint of Shia and Sunni about Khums? And why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the verse from which the rule of Khums is clear, the idea of Shia and Sunni about this rule is completely different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user5419" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:21:05.677" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:21:05.677" Title="Why does the Shia and Sunni viewpoint differ on the concept of Khums? And what are those differences?" Tags="|sharia|fiqh|shia-sunni|khums|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13316" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13317" CreationDate="2014-06-01T16:36:10.883" Score="3" ViewCount="580" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum. Hello brothers and sisters in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last year I have come to UK for MS studies, it is a one year course, Insallah only three months have left for the course completion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am married with no children just two years ago. My initial plan I would the MS in as part time, bring my wife. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in later, I have to change my plan to do MS in one year. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my wife wants me to stay in UK and to bring her in UK and she has wanted Talak if I come back and not take her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Particularly I have no problem to stay here but my parents have grown at their old age(around 70+/-). My parents will not say to me anything if I want to stay in here. But I know it's their intention that I come back as there is no one at this moment with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The more I learn about duty to parents, the more I realize that I should go back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am trying best to pacify my wife, but seems nothing works. I am so tensed and worried.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islamically, how can I deal with such a problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5430" LastActivityDate="2014-06-03T13:34:59.413" Title="Parents vs Wife -- how to satisfy both of them" Tags="|practical-islam|wife|family|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13316" CreationDate="2014-06-01T19:58:59.327" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should please both of them. &lt;strong&gt;More importantly&lt;/strong&gt;, please your parents before your wife:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bahz ibn Hakim's grandfather said, &quot;I asked, 'Messenger of Allah, to whom should I be dutiful?' 'Your mother,' he replied. I asked, 'Then whom?' 'Your mother,' he replied. I asked, 'Then whom?' 'Your mother,' he replied. I asked, 'Then whom?' 'Your mother,' he replied. I asked, 'Then to whom should I be dutiful?' 'Your father,' he replied, 'and then the next closest relative and then the next.'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Grade   : Hasan (Al-Albani) &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/adab/1/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/adab/1/3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, you didn't mention these details which might help answer your questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Why does she want to move to UK ? Is she persecuted in her city and wants to save her religion ? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does she live with your parents who sometimes harass her ?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If there is no valid reason, She is not allowed to ask you to divorce her:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Thawban that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&#xA;  'Any woman who asks her husband for a divorce when it is not absolutely necessary, the fragrance of Paradise will be forbidden to her.'&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah, Grade: Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1321340&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/urn/1321340&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If she is not a practicing muslim, high chances that the hadith will not convince her. If so, then the only option left is see how you can convince her:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Duaa, duaa, and duaa that allah will help you convince her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Buy something precious from the UK.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Talk to her over the phone to convince her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Invite her to dinner if you come back&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;So basically, you should know how to talk to your wife and how to convince her.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2014-06-01T19:58:59.327" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13318" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-01T20:18:50.397" Score="3" ViewCount="2689" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a baker and make fondant cakes, I sometimes need to paint the fondant in which the gel color needs to be mixed with a Everclear spirit which evaporates in the process of painting the cake for a matte finished look.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is it haram or halal to use it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5432" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-06-01T20:47:46.130" LastActivityDate="2015-01-04T06:53:16.443" Title="Is using Everclear spirit halal or haram if used for painting cakes?" Tags="|halal-haram|alcohol|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13319" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13306" CreationDate="2014-06-01T21:48:47.117" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no Sahih hadith that mentions either of the two.  The only thing that speaks about cleaning hands are the one's mentioning to lick the finger before wiping them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jabir reported Rasolullah said =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Indeed Shaitan is with you in everything one does. He is there even when you eat food.  So if any of you drops a morsel he should remove&#xA;  any filth on it and eat it and not leave for Shaitan.  And when you&#xA;  finish (your food), you should lick your fingers, for one does not&#xA;  know in what portion of his food the blessing lies.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sahih Muslim - Book of Drinks]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did a search throughout 9 hadith books and couldn't really find anything that you mention.  This was the closest I would say.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaho Alim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-06-01T21:48:47.117" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13321" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-02T07:18:22.793" Score="1" ViewCount="1476" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any rules in Islam on how long parents should help their children? My parents helped me a lot until now but still my financial condition is not good at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a 15 months old son and I am really struggling financially. My parents say that they have more responsibility toward others (relatives, non-family members etc) and they will not be able to help me any more. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I am struggling financially, they are going to holidays in USA/Canada. They even adopted  a daughter and they are doing everything for her. Even spending so much money and will be spending in her marriage as well. treating her as their own daughter when I am just standing far and watching their actions.&#xA;I feel hurt but don't say anything as they will say I am jealous.My parents have done Hajj in 2009, after coming from hajj they were good with me for few months but later everything changed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5435" LastEditorDisplayName="user4456" LastEditDate="2014-06-02T14:14:22.740" LastActivityDate="2014-06-02T18:06:46.140" Title="What is parent's responsibility about children?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13322" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-02T09:33:09.360" Score="3" ViewCount="4252" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whether a woman does it for pleasure but does not climax and only releases mazi. Or when a man does it for medical purposes such as prostate massage and also only releases mazi and not semen. Would the stimulation of the anus break ghusl if oneself does not release semen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5436" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-08-02T21:38:43.433" LastActivityDate="2015-01-30T08:17:46.137" Title="Should some one make ghusul after inserting an apparatus into the anus?" Tags="|sex|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13323" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13315" CreationDate="2014-06-02T15:05:50.920" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The verse of Khums is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And know that anything you obtain of war booty - then indeed, for&#xA;  Allah is one fifth of it and for the Messenger and for [his] near&#xA;  relatives and the orphans, the needy, and the [stranded] traveler, if&#xA;  you have believed in Allah and in that which We sent down to Our&#xA;  Servant on the day of criterion - the day when the two armies met. And&#xA;  Allah , over all things, is competent.&quot;(Surat Al-'Anfāl,verse41)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Difference between the viewpoint of Shia and Sunni about Khums comes from their different interpretation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The differences are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the Sunni view Khums is just for spoils of war but in the Shia view. It is an ongoing subject and isn't specific to war.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The portion of Khums usage. Shias divide khums in 6 parts but Sunnis divide them in 5. Shias divide them to 6 for&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Messenger&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And for [his] near relatives&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The orphans&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The needy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The [stranded] traveler&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the Sunni view says that the name of Allah in the said verse is for respect and doesn't need any share, so they divide Khums among other 5 groups except Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Khums usage. Sunni pay share of Prophet to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Current Caliph &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Prophet's relatives&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Orphans&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The needy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The [stranded] travelers&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Shia pay 3 share (share of Allah, Prophet and his relatives) for public benefits and pay other 3 share for orphans, the needy, and the [stranded] traveler.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Value of khums. Shias count it as one of 10 Furoo-e-deen but Sunnis count it as Furoo-e-Jahad. So value of khums in Shia view is much more than Sunni value for khums.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference in Persian: &lt;a href=&quot;http://tahoor.com/fa/Article/View/2696&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tahoor encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-14T06:19:36.740" LastActivityDate="2015-11-14T06:19:36.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13324" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13326" CreationDate="2014-06-02T15:15:26.637" Score="18" ViewCount="3077" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the book &lt;em&gt;The Kuzari&lt;/em&gt;, written in Arabic in the 12th century, a rabbi (a Jewish religious leader) argues that Judaism is the true religion and that Islam and Christianity (as well as secular philosophy) are all incorrect.  One of his main arguments against Islam and Christianity is that they rely on the entire nation believing the words of one prophet rather than a national revelation (like at Sinai) where everybody heard the words directly from God.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the rabbi, such a story would be impossible to fake because the entire nation witnessed it. On the other hand, he says that Jesus and Mohammad could have just pretended that God spoke to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why take the Prophet Mohammad at his word? How is it known that he is not making it up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T13:11:12.743" LastActivityDate="2019-11-23T20:11:07.460" Title="Why take Mohammad's word?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|belief|revelation|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13325" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-02T16:18:11.897" Score="5" ViewCount="1265" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's long been my dream to be a pastry chef. I haven't told my parents yet, but I recently told my older brother. He respected my interests, but he doesn't completely welcome the idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He pointed out that pastry includes working with alcohol (certain recipes ask for a dash of wine etc). I am fully aware of this, but of course, I do not intend to use alcoholic substances in any form if ever I decide to pursue a career in pastry and baking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my exact question is: is it possible to pursue pastry, even though I will sometimes have to use alcohol while learning in class? (Whenever possible, I will certainly use a substitute ingredient)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5439" LastEditorUserId="270" LastEditDate="2014-06-10T10:38:58.830" LastActivityDate="2022-07-17T10:05:55.683" Title="Is it permissible to pursue a career in pastry and baking, if it might involve using alcohol while learning in class?" Tags="|sharia|alcohol|profession|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13324" CreationDate="2014-06-02T17:40:54.737" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's a very good question. In fact, no wise person should take people, especially when making extraordinary assertions, &quot;at their words&quot;. But as for Prophet Muhammad  (peace be upon him and all Divine messengers), here are some compelling reasons that strongly suggest his truthfulness:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He had no personal gain in the first place to declare himself a Prophet.&lt;/strong&gt; In fact after he publicized his Divine mission, most of his relatives turned against him and denied, slandered and ridiculed him; and, soon they put him under intense persecution. He, therefore, completely lost his social status as a member of the dominant caste, Quraish.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prophet Muhammad was known to be an honest, benevolent man&lt;/strong&gt; for years &lt;em&gt;before&lt;/em&gt; becoming a Prophet. He was actually reputed among Quraish as &quot;Muhammad, the trustworthy&quot;! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The fact that &lt;strong&gt;the Holy Prophet stayed true, steadfast, and consistent to his beliefs,&lt;/strong&gt; despite all persecutions varying from personal attacks to social isolation and even socioeconomic siege and imposed wars, all can be seen indications of his staunch devotion to his beliefs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muhammad can appear as pretty much an extraordinary &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superhero&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;superhero&quot;&lt;/a&gt; to an impartial researcher.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; His courage and endurance, his strong leadership, his enchanting charisma and immense popularity, his vast compassion, his magnanimity towards his most vicious enemies, and above all the far-reaching sociocultural transformation that he brought to Arabia and the Middle East, and the epoch-making religion he established -- that remained an enduring source of inspiration for &lt;a href=&quot;http://muslimheritage.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;one of the richest civilizations&lt;/a&gt; in history of mankind -- all offer testimonies to what his scripture describes him as: A Divinely empowered and enlightened messenger, a prophet and a mercy upon mankind. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An instance of a non-Muslim researcher identifying the Prophet with such qualities is a 19th-century Christian scholar named R. Bosworth Smith who is quoted as saying the following, in his lectures on &lt;em&gt;Mohammed and Mohammedanism&lt;/em&gt;, about the Prophet of Islam:&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He was Caesar and Pope in one; but he was Pope without Pope's&#xA;  pretensions, Caesar without the legions of Caesar: without a standing&#xA;  army, without a bodyguard, without a palace, without a fixed revenue;&#xA;  if ever any man had the right to say that he ruled by the right&#xA;  divine, it was Mohammed, for he had all the power without its&#xA;  instruments and without its supports. &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/mohammedandmoham00smituoft#page/n261/mode/2up/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;p.235&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, if it was not for the psychological impossibility of it -- that is, of a person making up a myth and so selflessly and vigorously promoting it and at the same time demonstrating a saint-like benevolence and moral integrity -- &lt;strong&gt;he was pretty much incapable of fabricating a scripture, because he was actually an &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/13296/could-the-holy-prophet-read-and-write-in-the-during-the-end-of-his-life/13309#13309&quot;&gt;&quot;Ummi&quot;, uneducated.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; That is, he had actually never written nor read any scripture or book throughout his life. Also it is documented that he did not author a single verse of the Holy Qur'an, himself. But he appointed some of his trusted followers to write down verses of revelation and he would only supervise the compilation. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Finally,&lt;/strong&gt; please note that in the discussion above, I was not trying to demonstrate the validity of the teachings of Prophet Muhammad but was trying to make a strong case that he could've not been possibly fabricating false beliefs. But as for proving the fact that he was indeed &lt;em&gt;right&lt;/em&gt;, one should seek whether or not his teachings are logically verifiable. For example, if the existence of God, Angels, Kingdom of heavens and the Earth, Paradise and Hell can be logically proven, then his righteousness and correctness will subsequently follow as well. And obviously this applies to the verification of teachings of any other messenger or prophet. However, this would also demand extensive studies and research in the fields of theology and metaphysics by the questioner. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-06T08:48:18.030" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T08:48:18.030" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13327" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13321" CreationDate="2014-06-02T18:06:46.140" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I won't get into all the evidence that shows the father is obligated to spend on his wife and children since the question asks about the duration.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;How long parents should help their children?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars said if son has enough money then the father is not obligated to sponsor him. while they differ on whether the father should sponsor his poor, adult, capable to work son. Majority say he is not obligated to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if are not capable of working, then your father must help you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for girls who reached puberty, Majority said father should sponsor her until she gets married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, that doesn't mean they can't help you. Actually, if they do, they will get double the deeds:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Salman bin 'Amir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&#xA;  The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;When you break fast, you should do it with a date-fruit for there is blessing in it, and if you do not find a date- fruit, break it with water for it is pure.&quot; Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) added: &quot;Charity towards a poor person is charity, and towards a relation is both charity and maintaining the ties (of kinship)&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/332&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Tirmidhi] - sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;My parents say that they have more responsibility toward others (relatives, non-family members etc) and they will not be able to help me any more.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What they are saying is false, although they are not obligated to spend on you. Their first responsibility is to help their &lt;strong&gt;parents&lt;/strong&gt; (your grandparents) then their &lt;strong&gt;children&lt;/strong&gt; (you) then &lt;strong&gt;other people in the family&lt;/strong&gt;. As came in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/296&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith in Bukhary - sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&#xA;  The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;The upper hand is better than the lower one (i.e., the spending hand is better than the receiving hand); and begin (charity) with those who are under your care;.....&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; Adoption is not permissible, however, sponsoring a child is allowed. If by adoption you mean the child change his last name to your fathers name and then the child inherits from your father and mother, then this is not allowed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2014-06-02T18:06:46.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13324" CreationDate="2014-06-03T00:10:46.507" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this is an excellent question. I believe all belief is subjective. You can't prove divine inspiration the way you would prove 1+1=2. It depends on how compelling you find the evidence available to you, which really varies from person to person. For those people who lived with Muhammad, several were made to believe in him due to his personality. Some believed in him almost immediately, after only a brief encounter. By all accounts - even by his most vehement critics - Muhammad was really an extraordinary man. But for the rest of us who have never met him, and only know about his life through second person accounts, why do we believe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the most compelling case in support of Muhammad's claim to divine inspiration is the Qur'an - that was his miracle. Perhaps, there's no other book that has affected the development of a language to the extent the Qur'an had on Arabic. This fact is even more extraordinary considering that the Prophet had never been a poet or known to have studied or written any book prior to his claim of being divinely inspired:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Qur'an 29:48&#xA;  &quot;And you did not recite before it any book, nor did you transcribe one&#xA;  with your right hand, for then could those who say untrue things have&#xA;  doubted.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the Qur'an, Muhammad himself said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Every Prophet was given miracles because of which people believed,&#xA;  but what I have been given, is Divine Inspiration which Allah has&#xA;  revealed to me. So I hope that my followers will outnumber the&#xA;  followers of the other Prophets on the Day of Resurrection.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All this doesn't &lt;i&gt;prove&lt;/i&gt; anything of course. It's for the individual to decide if Muhammad's quite extraordinary life (even by secular accounts) and the unlikeliness that he authored the Qur'an (given his non-literate background), is enough for him to accept Muhammad as truly divinely inspired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Although the Rabbi seemed to hold a Moses was right, Jesus and Muhammad were both wrong point of view, Muslims believe Moses, Jesus and Muhammad to be all divinely inspired, although they received their inspirations differently. So with Muslims, it's not Muhammad was right, Jesus and Moses were both wrong. This wasn't your question, but I thought it was important to point this out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5259" LastActivityDate="2014-06-03T00:10:46.507" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13331" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13324" CreationDate="2014-06-03T00:55:29.717" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;That argument fails for anyone other than the people who actually witnessed the supposed revelation, as whether it was revealed to one person or many, anyone who didn't directly witness the revelation would have to rely on the words of the people who carried that information to him, and those &quot;carriers&quot; are more reliable in Islam's case than Judaism, where many of them are completely unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, there is a &quot;bottleneck&quot; in the passing of the revelation in all three cases, where later generations have to trust that one or a few people were reliable enough that what they passed down is true to the original revelation. If anything, this could be an argument for Islam, as our Prophet was more reliable than the unknown scribes and others who are our only insight to the original revelations to the Jewish people, and the Quran was better preserved after him than any of the other revelations were. Even if someone doesn't believe Prophet Muhammad (Salla Allah Alayhi wa Salam), at least we know who he was and make a judgement based on that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5446" LastActivityDate="2014-06-03T00:55:29.717" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13332" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="410" CreationDate="2014-06-03T02:42:54.893" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just to answer your third question:&#xA;we all know that drinking/taking too much medicine will kill you. But still medicine is not haram. And probably if you drink too much of your cough medicine, your last worries will be being drunk, as the amount of medicine you took will probably destroy your body in other manners. So you don't need to be a faqih to see that there is no harm in drinking this medicine as it will kill you before you even get drunk if you somehow decide to drink a full bottle of it. We are here talking about taking a product that was basically produced as medicine and happens to contain alcohol and not about drinking alcohol (wine or whatever it is in order to heal your body, like you all know a glas of wine a day keeps the doctor away)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I see a lot of &quot;According to Quran&quot; &quot;According to Hadith&quot; but unfortunately never &quot;According to your mind and to common sense while interpreting Quran and Hadiths&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4906" LastActivityDate="2014-06-03T02:42:54.893" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13333" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11336" CreationDate="2014-06-03T02:47:35.233" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to clarify that &lt;code&gt;nikah&lt;/code&gt; in Islam is a mutual undertaking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The man undertakes to maintain the woman, to accept any children born to the woman to be his own, to be responsible for those children as their father, to support those children and for those children to have a share in his legacy after his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The woman undertakes to ensure that she maintains a monogamous relationship with the man she is marrying and to be a protector of the man's household, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just like in a normal contemporary contract, there are witnesses (at least two) to the fact that the man and the woman entered into a marital contract. In the event of a divorce, again, at least two witnesses are required to bear witness to the fact that the marriage has ended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Upon the end of the marriage (either by death or by divorce), the woman must observe a period of separation from men she is allowed to marry. Essentially, this period is there to flush her system of any sperm from the man so as to ensure that if she enters into a new marriage, the children are certainly from the 2nd husband, rather than the first. In case the woman is pregnant at the time of death of her husband or divorce, then this period of separation continues till child birth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A further point is that in Islam, intention is very important. For example, when we perform &lt;code&gt;wudu&lt;/code&gt; to prepare for prayer, we must intend to perform that wudu. Simply washing ourselves without actually intending for purification in order to pray isn't enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For every prayer, we must intend to offer prayer for a specific time and day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, when paying &lt;code&gt;zakaat&lt;/code&gt;, we must intend to pay the zakaat. Simply giving away equivalent money isn't enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During &lt;code&gt;fasting&lt;/code&gt;, if one lets even a single drop of water pass down one's throat knowingly, the fast is invalid. On the other hand, one can eat a whole feast inadvertently, and the fast is not considered invalid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Intention is of primary importance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the man intended to marry that woman and they just didn't get on, divorced, couldn't stay apart and remarried (taking into account the rules of halala) and so on, then there is no sin onto them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; action performed in obedience to Allah will be rewarded. This includes having intercourse with one's spouse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="946" LastActivityDate="2014-06-03T02:47:35.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5407" CreationDate="2014-06-03T02:58:58.963" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even though this is a hypothetical question, the simple answer is that a Muslim would weigh the message and see whether it appealed to their senses, seeking guidance from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is no different to a non-Muslim accepting Islam today, or a Muslim continuing to believe in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, all prophets confirmed the prophets before them and introduced the ones to come after them. Muhammad (pbuh), being unique in that there wasn't going to be a prophet after him, confirmed the prophets before him like other prophets but unlike other prophets, he informed us that there would be no further prophets after him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He prophesied the return of Jesus (as), but as a follower, rather than again as a prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a question I do personally grapple with as well, because Muslims of a certain period of time will be faced with similar questions, i.e., how do we recognize Dajjal? How do we recognize Jesus (as)? How do we recognize the Mahdi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While none of them are going to be prophets, I think in spirit, the problem is similar and the answer lies in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/2/26&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jpIGk.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah is not timid to present an example - that of a mosquito&#xA;  or what is smaller than it. And those who have believed know that it&#xA;  is the truth from their Lord. But as for those who disbelieve, they&#xA;  say, &quot;What did Allah intend by this as an example?&quot; He misleads many&#xA;  thereby and guides many thereby. And He misleads not except the&#xA;  defiantly disobedient,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Short version: keep a seeking, open mind.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="946" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-19T15:33:57.260" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T15:33:57.260" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13324" CreationDate="2014-06-03T05:38:59.217" Score="-2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The simple impossibility of a man (SAWS) who couldn't read or write a&#xA;  single word being able to produce some of the most beautiful language&#xA;  that's ever been written is evidence enough that Muhammad (SAWS) did&#xA;  not write the Qur'an himself. The rest follows logically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you had had my experience with channeled material, then you would know that unusual linguistic beauty is one of the primary indicators of a spiritual source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; evidence (at least in terms of the markers of such that are present within other religions) to support the idea that Islam is (at least partially) genuinely spiritually legitimate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5451" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-11T14:19:57.353" LastActivityDate="2015-09-11T14:19:57.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13245" CreationDate="2014-06-03T08:03:34.990" Score="2" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                    بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the view of Allamah Tabatabai as a famous scholar of Shiite school of thought:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the meaning of “Infallible” is the presence of the quality in the&#xA;  infallible human that protect him/her from doing what isn't&#xA;  permissible, for instance &quot;Sin or Error&quot;. {1}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore it is inferred from his speech that the infallibility is related to the error (mistake) too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further information regarding the mentioned matter, you can refer to the following source which has some points about the word “infallible” (from Ayatollah Javadi Amoli and Jafar Sobhani) (Shia View)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1885&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;{1} : S. Mohammad Husein Tabatabai, Al-Mizan fi Tafsir-al-Quran, v.2, pg.134 (The infallibility of the imams) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-12T07:18:15.697" LastActivityDate="2016-01-12T07:18:15.697" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13297" CreationDate="2014-06-03T09:08:39.243" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to highlight another angle of this matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time when the verse limiting the number of wives to 4 was revealed, Muhammad (pbuh) had more than 4 wives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was given special dispensation by Allah to keep his wives as many as they were at the time, though he could not take any further wives after that verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is hypothetical but I presume that he would have been allowed further wives up to 4 if the number of his wives had dropped below 4 due to death of his wives, after revelation of this verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His case was special for a number of reasons, in my understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Unlike other women, his wives were not permitted to remarry after his death. This prohibition was from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, he never divorced any of his wives.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;While Muslim men must establish turns for each wife, he was permitted to cancel the turn of one of his wives if he wanted to. As far as I know, even a Muslim woman may not cancel her turn if she wishes. This is part of establishing justice between wives.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, Allah Knew that He was going to end the line of Muhammad (pbuh) in order to ensure that no doubt remained regarding the finality of his prophethood. This ties in with Allah allowing Muhammad (pbuh) to keep his wives rather than divorce them even though he had more than 4 wives because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It would have been unfair to the wives he did divorce and those wives were then not permitted to remarry.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If they had been permitted to remarry, then there was a chance that they might have had a son and later people might have considered that male child to be continuing the line of Muhammad (pbuh). This could have caused ambiguity in the matter of the finality of prophethood.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat-al-Kausar is related to this matter in which Allah Consoled Muhammad (pbuh) regarding not having sons who survived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;May Allah increase our understanding of our religion. Allah Knows Best.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="946" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-16T06:18:26.320" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T06:18:26.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13324" CreationDate="2014-06-03T10:27:02.893" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is an excellent question and should be asked more often.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like Wallace said, the Prophet SAW was completely illiterate but came up with the oral tradition of the Quran over a 23 year period, which many consider to be miraculous. Mind you, he was not a prodigy. Revelation started when he was 40 years old. A good question would be, what is so special about the Quran anyway?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Feel free to watch these two videos that do an excellent job giving us some appreciation of the Quran way better than I can do here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQXRaqIVstE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com&lt;/a&gt; / &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTOUFe9KbGQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, if you study Abrahamic religions, you would appreciate that all Prophets (AS) were provided with Miracles, things that could give people confidence that this cannot be from God. We have Moses (AS) parting the Nile, Jesus (AS) healing the sick, Abraham (AS) surviving a fire etc.  The thing about these miracles is that they are all Visual miracles. They would have an impact for the people who were actual physical witnesses to the event ... and there onwards it is a tradition passed down. It does not have the impact it had on people who saw the Nile part with their own eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran is a Miracle. It is timeless, because the oral tradition itself is miraculous and is available in a book form to be read. The miracles can still be experienced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps answer your question and pike your curiosity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cheers, may Peace and Guidance be with you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5455" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-14T11:55:44.510" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T11:55:44.510" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13316" CreationDate="2014-06-03T13:34:59.413" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would agree with the first answer in all levels. As far as I know it is the stronger Islamic opinion ... and only Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Speaking as a married person, I would say that the situation you have described is not the problem, rather a symptom to a deeper problem. You have to appreciate and understand that for a woman to demand Divorce from her husband, the issue must be very serious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It may be the case that there are some other issues and This issue&#xA;is simply the tipping point driving towards extreme measures. I&#xA;would advise that you sincerely try to solve all the other problems&#xA;and pacify your wife.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It may be a case where everything else is fine and for your wife&#xA;settling in the UK is so important that she would prefer divorce&#xA;FROM YOU if that is not achieved. If that is the case, I would&#xA;honestly and sincerely advise you to re-evaluate why you want to be&#xA;married to such a woman.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maybe she has short temper and gets temperamental and gives serious&#xA;threats over trivialities. In that case, the best thing would be to&#xA;develop good Communication with your wife, meaning, not just talk to&#xA;your wife, but try to have a relationship where you can communicate&#xA;your understanding, feelings and wants and are able to effectively&#xA;show her the childishness and immaturity of her demands&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case, I would strongly recommend this. Before Each and Every conversation/call you have with your wife, please pray to rakat nafil and recite the d3a of istakhara. Do dua to Allah and we will do the same that May Allah make it easy upon you, and make you fair in your dealings, give your wife peace of mind in what she has and may you both remain happily married as Marriage is the most sacred institution in Islam and breaking of the marriage is Most beloved to the Shaitan. May Allah protect and guide you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5460" LastActivityDate="2014-06-03T13:34:59.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13343" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13322" CreationDate="2014-06-03T18:39:21.373" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ghusl is obligatory only in certain situations =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;After sexual intercourse&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;After waking up from a wet dream&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;On the day or night of Jumm'ah (Friday)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When a person dies, but depending on how they died.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Outside of these, Ghusl isn't obligatory even if it's inserting things up the anus.  But I must tell you that's not a very healthy thing to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can do a search on what medical doctors have said and it's harmful effects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-06-03T18:39:21.373" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13315" CreationDate="2014-06-03T18:49:38.257" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I'll mention both views (Shia and Sunni) in this answer:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both the Shia and Sunni agree that the &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/8/41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;verse 41 in Surah al-Anfal&lt;/a&gt; orders Muslims to give fifth of the goods to whoever mentioned in this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And know that anything you obtain of war booty - then indeed, for Allah is one fifth of it and for the Messenger and for [his] near relatives and the orphans, the needy, and the [stranded] traveler, if you have believed in Allah and in that which We sent down to Our Servant on the day of criterion - the day when the two armies met. And Allah, over all things, is competent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Shia&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shia believe that the khumus should be taken from every adult working Muslim who has income/source of money after 1 year from receiving that revenue/salary (e.g.: salary after a year, rent after a year, revenue from trade etc...) 4/5 belongs to the working adult and 1/5 goes to others (mentioned below).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Khumus can be taken from these 7 materials:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jewelries (gold, iron, etc...)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Treasure (money buried under earth)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Treasure taken from under the sea&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Money that is mixed with haram money (Khumus makes it halal)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Excess menu from any source (someone donated money and you don't need it, Job benefits which you don't use, etc...)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dhimmi buys a land from a Muslim, then that dhimmi should pay the khumus of the land.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Khumus should be paid to two main categories:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah, His prophet, and to the Imam&lt;/strong&gt;: Used for anything the Imam wants&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;orphans&lt;/strong&gt;, the &lt;strong&gt;needy&lt;/strong&gt;, and the [stranded] &lt;strong&gt;traveler&lt;/strong&gt; of Bani Hashim only &lt;strong&gt;(Sayyids)&lt;/strong&gt;. and no one is allowed to take/share their khumus.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Sunni&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sunni believe that Khumus should be received from a Muslim soldier who has taken some goods as war booty. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Khumus is taken from any war booty found in the battle (e.g.: Horse, Armor, sword, etc...)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Khumus should be paid just as Allah mentioned in the verse:(4/5 goes to that soldier and 1/5 is distributed equally between those mentioned in the ayah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah:&lt;/strong&gt; Scholars differed on this, Some said should be used for Ka'aba(cleaning and repairing), and others said that Allah and the prophet receive one portion. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prophet:&lt;/strong&gt; Difference here would be, who should take the portion of the prophet after his death? some said it should be given to the caliph to use for helping the Muslims, some said it should be given to him to use it to help the Islamic state, others said it should be given to those mentioned in the verse(relative, needy, poor) and others said it should be given to his relatives only. While the last group said it should be given to help the soldiers which is the view of Abu baker, Omar, Ali, and majority of scholars.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;His relative:&lt;/strong&gt; Banu Hashim and Banu Mutalib&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Orphans:&lt;/strong&gt; Differed on whether the rich should be given or not.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Needy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Traveller&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-30T10:07:59.477" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T10:07:59.477" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13346" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-03T21:40:42.297" Score="2" ViewCount="19199" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read in a &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa from Islamweb.com&lt;/a&gt; that the Prophet Muhammad conducted  expeditions against the Kuffar. Some of these expeditions are called &lt;em&gt;Ghazawat&lt;/em&gt; and some are called &lt;em&gt;Saraya&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to know what is the difference between these two types of expeditions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4146" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-06-04T00:55:21.623" LastActivityDate="2018-06-20T12:02:29.093" Title="What are the differences between Ghazawat and a Saraya?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|war|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13347" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13346" CreationDate="2014-06-04T00:17:26.063" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both &lt;em&gt;ghazawat&lt;/em&gt; (sing. &lt;em&gt;ghazwah&lt;/em&gt;) and &lt;em&gt;saraya&lt;/em&gt; (sing. &lt;em&gt;sariyyah&lt;/em&gt;) are types of expeditions, some military, some diplomatic, some economic, etc. An expedition in which the Prophet (saws) personally participated (i.e. travelled with) is called a &lt;em&gt;ghazwah&lt;/em&gt; and an expedition that he (saws) ordered but didn't personally participate in it and rather appointed others to lead is called a &lt;em&gt;sariyyah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Any seerah book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-06-04T00:17:26.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13350" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13172" CreationDate="2014-06-04T03:49:58.333" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;First I'd like to mention that the mixing in schools, universities and is haram and very dangerous especially for young and also for adults. Because it leads to many evils and haram things. The Prophet Muhammad PBUH said in the Sahihayn:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‏ &quot;‏ ما تركت بعدي فتنة هي أضر على الرجال من النساء‏&quot;‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق&#xA;  عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I am not leaving behind me a more harmful trial for men than women&quot;.&#xA;  [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For this reason many scholars have forbidden to go to mixed schools and universities expect for some cases mentioned by some scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sheikh bin Othaymeen said in his explanation of the above Hadith in Riyadh al-Saliheen:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We should cut any way  which leads to women sedition(Fitnat al-nisaa). So any way which leads to women sedition, Muslims must cut(leave it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Undoubtedly allowing women to mix freely with men is the basis of all&#xA;  evils.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what you have mentioned is a way to sedition and it may leads to many haram things. And search in the net you can find a lot of stories which started with an innocent relationship and finished by disaster like Zina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you should don't say that your are mature and you say what are you doing. It's just an innocent relationship. Because no one can avoid the sedition without avoiding the way which leads to it. Because we have two main enemies our souls and the devil who always we push us to do evils. So pay attention brother. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you should cut your relationship and stop talking with her expect the extreme cases. And if you lave her and really want to marry her then you should talk with her Wali(like her father or her uncle) about the marriage. This may be an excellent opportunity to marriage with the girl who you love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because the Prophet said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;لَمْ نَرَ لِلْمُتَحَابَّيْنِ مِثْلَ النِّكَاحِ&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;There is nothing like marriage, for two who love one another.&quot;&#xA;  Narrated from Ibn Abbas.&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1261640&quot;&gt;[Sunan Ibn Majah]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Prophet PBUH have advice the young to marriage because it resolve many young problem one of them is the sedition. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/16/3&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;يَا مَعْشَرَ الشَّبَابِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْكُمُ الْبَاءَةَ&#xA;  فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْ فَإِنَّهُ أَغَضُّ لِلْبَصَرِ وَأَحْصَنُ لِلْفَرْجِ&#xA;  وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَعَلَيْهِ بِالصَّوْمِ فَإِنَّهُ لَهُ وِجَاءٌ&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;0 young men, those among you who can support a wife should marry, for&#xA;  it &quot;restrains eyes (from casting evil glances) and preserves one from&#xA;  immorality; but he who cannot afford It should observe fast for it is&#xA;  a means of controlling the sexual desire.&quot; [Sahih Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5318" LastEditorUserId="5318" LastEditDate="2014-06-04T04:16:42.653" LastActivityDate="2014-06-04T04:16:42.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13352" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-04T10:34:26.793" Score="2" ViewCount="122" Body="&lt;p&gt;I went to stay with a family member last year in another city/area for Ramadaan and attended the local masjid(a shafie majid) for my fard salah. After standing in for the imaam a few times I was invited to a thikr with the jamaat. So I thought it would be good for my imaan and would please Allah, so I accepted the invitation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was surprised by the way they conducted this thikr. They stood in a circle holding hands putting their heads forward and backwards as a drum was being beaten and the females where watching from the back of the masjid, the men were chanting &lt;em&gt;la ilaha illah&lt;/em&gt; while one member of the jamaat would jump round in the center of this circle chanting in the others faces eventually it was no longer &lt;em&gt;la ilaha illah&lt;/em&gt; being chanted but a strange breathing choking sound from the throat! This went on for a few hours, I am concerned as to what this was and was it halaal? Was this pleasing to Allah and good for my imaan? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2729" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-06-04T17:21:07.197" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T05:23:01.903" Title="Is chanting thikr in a circle wrong?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13353" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-04T11:07:25.763" Score="0" ViewCount="3303" Body="&lt;p&gt;My sister gave birth to a baby boy last year in March. We couldn't perform his Aqeeqah due to his illness. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1874/what-is-the-right-age-for-circumcision/1890#1890&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; answer says that the Aqeeqah has to be given on the 7th day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Questions:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is supposed to be given in the Aqeeqah of a baby boy or a baby girl?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What should be given in the Aqeeqah if we couldn't do it on the 7th day?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4091" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2017-11-28T13:26:11.893" Title="What is supposed to be given in the aqeeqah of a baby boy or a baby girl? Is it the same if not given on the 7th day of birth?" Tags="|sharia|aqeeqah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13245" CreationDate="2014-06-04T13:34:51.183" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah the merciful the compassionate&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shi'ite scholars relate this narration of the Prophet (PBUH):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;إني تارك فيكم الثقلين كتاب الله وأهل بيتي وإنهما لن يفترقا حتى يردا&#xA;  عليّ الحوض.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verily, I am leaving among you Two Weighty Things: the Book of Allah&#xA;  (the Qur’an) and the members of my Household {Ahl al-Bayt}, and they&#xA;  will never separate from each other until they meet me at the Pond&#xA;  {Al-Hawd} (of Kawthar on the Day of Resurrection) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the Muslims believe, The noble Qur'an is free from any mistakes, errors or deviations. because the Sender (Allah), the messenger (Revelation angel) and the receiver (the Prophet [PBUH]) are free from mistakes and errors. So the how can the Ahl-ul Bayt be considered equal to the noble Qur'an while they are not immune from errors, mistakes and deviation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, it is mentioned in this hadith that &lt;strong&gt;&quot;they will never separate from each other&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; which emphasizes on this fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-26T08:09:03.847" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T08:09:03.847" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13355" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-04T13:58:57.313" Score="10" ViewCount="4903" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been living a life of an atheist for long and its difficult to reconcile some of Islam. I plan to first understand what and why, the nuances and then finally follow. Before embracing Islam I am working constantly to get rid of all vices, by following Islam now, I don't want to control these vices but instead I want to get rid of them altogether, so I don't even have a thought for them. Besides I wish to fully understand Qur'an and why what has been said, been said. I wish to be fully clear with the faith and what its teaching. Not just that, I also want to explore other faiths so I can understand, why they are considered adulterated and what it means when Qur'an says they have been adulterated. All this take times and sometimes I do commit sins and I am worried that if I am already a Muslim since I believe in shahdara and that Islam is a religion of God I am acting hypocritical and against the wish of God, where he wants me to be pious and pure. Is my concern legitimate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, I have been able to control vices by 90% and whenever I ask Allah to give me strength and show me the light I get an unexplained strong strength to beat the temptation of committing the sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5466" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-30T09:00:10.367" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T11:40:46.847" Title="Will I be considered a Muslim if I believe in Allah, his messenger, but haven't really adopted it?" Tags="|allah|non-muslim|conversion|messengers|" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13357" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13355" CreationDate="2014-06-04T17:57:24.763" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;just about nobody is &quot;sin-free&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;by acknowledging ALLAH's oneness and his prophet (pbuh) as his messenger , you are a Muslim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;by trying to gather more knowledge, you are knowledge-seeking Muslim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;by trying to avoid the &quot;haram&quot;s, you are practicing Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;now, repentance is what you need for ur worry. that will pave the path to become a true Muslim by-heart ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[ALLAH looks into your heart,  and HE knows the best]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="874" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-06T16:55:51.627" LastActivityDate="2014-10-06T16:55:51.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13360" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-04T22:20:54.390" Score="2" ViewCount="2006" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm confused about which Asr time I should follow. Can I pray in both of these times. If not then which has more evidence to support it, that I should follow it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4954" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-28T09:26:09.590" LastActivityDate="2015-07-28T11:38:51.110" Title="Time of Asr Salah according to Safi'i and Hanafi can I follow both?" Tags="|prayer-timings|madhhab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9498" CreationDate="2014-06-05T00:03:55.820" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Folks you need to be a little realistic here. Boxing is NOT haraam. It is an art. A form of fitness. A form of self defence. A form of discipline.  If you want to guy by the letter of the law, YOU are not hitting someone in the face. No. There is a set of wraps and thick gloves in between your fist and the opponents face. &#xA;Also bear in mind, this is a sport in which you have two equally willing participants. &#xA;If we start calling this like this haraam, we would all need to emigrate to strictly religious countries as you could call living in western countries haraam too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Guys, boxing is an excellent, tremendously rewarding sport which teaches respect and honour whilst getting you into fantastic shape. You meet many people from many cultures and thoroughly enjoy training together. Notwithstanding the fact that we are keeping youngsters off the streets and assisting them towards being more productive in their lives. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's be careful about what we label as haraam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I run a boxing class at the mosque and not one person had felt the need to tell me it may be haraam!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5467" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T00:03:55.820" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13362" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-05T02:43:29.450" Score="3" ViewCount="8473" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I don't eat, my body builds up a lot of gas. During Ramadan, I have this problem where I'm not able to maintain my Wudu for Taraweeh later at night. Trying to maintain it is actually bad for my body because I get really sharp stomach pains later and have a hard time eating during Sehri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What suggestions do I have to pray Taraweeh with everyone during Ramadan with this problem?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5470" LastActivityDate="2017-05-28T12:47:42.697" Title="Not being able to maintain Wudu during Ramadan for Taraweeh prayer" Tags="|sharia|salat|ramadan|wudu|taraweeh|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13352" CreationDate="2014-06-05T05:23:01.903" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The best example for us in matters of religion is of our prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The way he prayed, is the ONLY way that will help us come near to Allah. If these &quot;thikr&quot; gatherings were so useful, then our prophet must have told us the way to do that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would suggest to leave them alone and concentrate on Quran and Namaz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T05:23:01.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13366" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1347" CreationDate="2014-06-05T05:55:43.667" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to say that the above incidents are &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; honor killings; rather, they are part of the shareeah of Islam (&quot;the law of the land&quot;). In the incidents (hadeeth) quoted in your question, the Islamic authority (the ruler or his representative; in this case, the Messenger(SAWS) himself) executed an injunction of the shareeah, so these cannot be classified as honor killings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Honor killing is when an individual in his own capacity takes it upon himself to kill a female member of his family or clan owing to his idea of some dishonorable act done by her. This act is punishable in Islam since nobody is allowed to take the law into their own hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The honor killings that we see today in Muslim-majority countries like Afghanistan or Pakistan, and indeed other such countries, are in fact not sanctioned in Islam and if the Islamic shareeah would have been in force, such perpetrators would have been executed for murder. The system of honor killings stem from their jahilliyah past which are unfortunately mistaken for Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T05:55:43.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13367" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-05T08:10:56.477" Score="4" ViewCount="12754" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was the grandfather of Rasolullah, Abdul Mutalib, Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find much about him, maybe I'm missing some narrations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4666" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T09:38:08.160" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T08:58:53.267" Title="Was Abdul Mutalib Muslim?" Tags="|history|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13368" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-05T14:55:39.053" Score="2" ViewCount="2835" Body="&lt;p&gt;When we first got married. my husband was a kind and gentle man but after several months, he became a different person.  Not wanting me to be out, screamed at me.  He didn't want to go find a job and was expecting me to support him.  He refused to talk about it and said he's sick but never goes to the doctor.  He stopped going to Jumah and stopped leaving the house, couping himself in the house and his room.  When I got pregnant, things started to get worse. he went crazy like.  I had come complication with my preganacy and had my baby extremely early. While resting in bed, he wanted me to abort my child saying that he doesn't want to have a monster baby and to get it abort.  When I didn't want to, he got very upset with me.  My child is now 3 years old and healthy to an extent, thank God.  He doesn't support me or my child, doesn't like my mother who is living with me in my house, not his.  When my child was extremely very sick, he doesn't want me to take my child to the emergency room.  He slept all day and stayed up all night, did light stuff around the house (fixing and cutting grass). He did more screaming and threaten to kill me me. I tried to keep the family together but it was hurting me too much. Dreadful coming back home from work each day. I've had enough and finally kicked him out and he demanded that I pay him, I had to sell my car and give him the money for him to get out (the money he took was not something I was willing to offer him, he forced me). He's been out of my house for over 1.5 years now. Shen i asked for a divorce, he said he wanted all his &lt;em&gt;mahr&lt;/em&gt; (which he used my money to buy for me - he admitted before) back, keep in mind he has not supported me or my child in any way and was living in my house hold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I have the following questions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Should I return the mahr to him although he hasn't supported me or my child? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Islamically, am I considered divorced because of his lack of support for the extended period even though he never say &quot;talaq&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5473" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-05-03T10:34:40.893" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:41:23.763" Title="Am I divorced Islamically?" Tags="|talaq|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13370" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-05T16:37:27.783" Score="0" ViewCount="169" Body="&lt;p&gt;In an Islamic country, if a muslim changes his/her religion, what should be the muslims attitude towards the person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually I am told by someone(who quoted a Hadith) that such persons should be killed by the goveronment (which is clearly injustice)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4429" LastEditorUserId="4429" LastEditDate="2014-06-05T16:57:57.890" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T16:57:57.890" Title="What should be the Muslims attitude towards ex muslims" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2014-06-06T00:03:59.400" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13370" CreationDate="2014-06-05T16:43:27.917" Score="-1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Knowing that guidance comes from God and God alone. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Making sure that as a Muslim, you do not act in a way that will LOCK the door to this person's Islam. Instead, with your actions, words, and behavior, allow the person to see the beauty of Islam on a consistent basis.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the person is constantly speaking about their apostasy and making a spectacle of it, protect your children and younger family members from their discourse. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clearly, &lt;strong&gt;something&lt;/strong&gt; - emotional, intellectual, or spiritual has occurred that has caused this person to leave Islam. It is entirely possible, they didn't even understand Islam properly in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The job of the everyday Muslim is not to act as the Qadi, Amir-ul-Mu'mineen, or authority. The job of the every Muslim should be to exhibit Prophetic character and manners when dealing with anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as the person is alive, they may come back to Islam. Allow that by not reacting with harshness. If you are friends with this person, see if you can answer their questions or take them to someone who can. If not, leave them be. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah guides whom He wills, and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5474" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T16:43:27.917" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13367" CreationDate="2014-06-05T16:45:46.047" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rabiah bin Saif Al-Mu'afiri narrated from Abu 'Abdur-Rahman Al-Hubuli, from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr, who said:&#xA;  &quot;while we were traveling with the Messenger of Allah, he saw a woman, and did not think that he knew her. When she was halfway to him, he stopped until she reached him, and it was Fatimah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah. He said to her: 'What brought you out of your house, O Fatimah?' She said: 'I came to the people of this deceased one to pray for mercy for them, and to offer my condolences to them.' He said: 'Perhaps you went with them to Al-Kuda?&quot; She said: 'Allah forbid that I should go there. I heard what you said about that.' He said: If you had gone there with them, &lt;strong&gt;you would never have seen Paradise until the grandfather of your father saw it.&quot;'&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/21/63&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;An-Nisai&lt;/a&gt; - Hadith is Daif (weak) by Albani and Arnaodi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Majority of scholars said that the hadith doesn't mean Abd Mutalib is in Hell. But it means at the day that Abdul Mutalib sees the fire, then Fatima would see the paradise(She will be delayed from seeing the paradise)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and some Scholars said he is from أهل الفترة (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahl_al-Fatrah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ahlu Al-Fatrah - wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Ibn Kathir in His book اليداية والنهاية stated that the hadith is clear and he is considered in kafir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shia believe he was a muslim.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-09-04T08:40:29.693" LastActivityDate="2014-09-04T08:40:29.693" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7719" CreationDate="2014-06-05T16:48:21.090" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the eyes of God, all sins are forgiven upon conversion, according to the Sunni tradition. This can be proved with any work on Aqeedah and from numerous ahadeeth of the Prophet (s).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, this does not mean that the justice system in which where one lives needs to take the conversion into account. Muslims must live by the laws of the land in which they reside and respect the legal system, especially with regards to matters of justice. The conversion has no bearing on the justice system. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The conversion means that spiritually, the person has made peace with God and the Message of His Prophet (s) and has accepted the Truth, and promised to live a noble way of life in this world and hope for salvation in the Hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One should consult legal counsel for such situations and act in accordance with the law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5474" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T16:48:21.090" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13368" CreationDate="2014-06-05T16:49:47.553" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not an authority, but I know that the mehr is yours to keep. It is not something that has to be returned upon divorce, so I would say, no, you do not need to return it to him, Islamically speaking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are divorced by law, then I think you are also divorced Islamically because he would have had to have said something like, &quot;Yes, I agree to divorce this woman.&quot; for the court to have concluded the proceedings in a divorce and there would have been 2 male adult witnesses to that decision. That's sufficient Islamically as far as I know. It doesn't have to be the specific Arabic phrase &quot;Talaq&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, for future reference, you have the right to ask him for a divorce and Islamically, he must give it within 4 months and 10 days. He can try to persuade you otherwise within this period but after that, he must divorce you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah make your life easier for you and your child. Please bear this with patience and this hardship will be a source of reward for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone knows something to correct my understanding of this matter, please leave a comment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="946" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T16:49:47.553" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7421" CreationDate="2014-06-05T16:59:31.533" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many verses in the Quran that prohibit killing of any human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Quran:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited to you. [He commands] that you not associate anything with Him, and to parents, good treatment, and do not kill your children out of poverty; We will provide for you and them. And do not approach immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed. &lt;strong&gt;And do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed] except by [legal] right&lt;/strong&gt;. This has He instructed you that you may use reason.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;An-Nam verse 151&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Hadith:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated &lt;code&gt;Abdullah bin&lt;/code&gt;Amr:&#xA;  The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;Whoever killed a Mu'ahid (a person who is granted the pledge of protection by the Muslims) shall not smell the fragrance of Paradise though its fragrance can be smelt at a distance of forty years (of traveling). &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/87/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhary - sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ignore the history or what people are doing in the middle east for now. If someone claims to be a muslim. They he/she should never ignore these two. Muslim's goal is to enter paradise. Killing a human without any reason contradicts everything a muslims belief in. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2014-06-05T16:59:31.533" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13216" CreationDate="2014-06-06T22:01:42.760" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From all of the discussions I've had regarding prostration, I've concluded the following =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There's no sufficient evidence from Quran and Sunnah explicitly saying prostration is an act of worship in of itself.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If prostration was worship, every Muslim would be worshiping the thing in front of them.  There would be no Muslims left on earth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The angels would've been worshiping Prophet Adam.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Yaqoub and his family would be worshiping Prophet Yousef.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rasolullah himself would be worshiping the Kaba.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So from the lack of explicit evidence and the rational conclusions, prostration is NOT and act of worship in of itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-06-06T22:01:42.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13384" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16367" CreationDate="2014-06-07T00:37:37.107" Score="1" ViewCount="1626" Body="&lt;p&gt;When muslims go to Umrah they have to perform the tawaf around the Kabah, why does the first 3 have to be at a faster pace? Also why is the Ihraam showing parts of the musculin body?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="108" LastActivityDate="2014-07-20T22:14:26.990" Title="Why do Muslims run slowly in the first 3 Tawaf in Hajj?" Tags="|hajj|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13386" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="13401" CreationDate="2014-06-07T02:58:19.553" Score="1" ViewCount="13193" Body="&lt;p&gt;AOA,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=723352294375391&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.facebook.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Per above video (In Urdu by Javed Ahmad Ghamidi), if our zakat to pay is 3000 and we have paid 2500 in income taxes, then we should only pay the difference which is 500 in zakat.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this seem correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have always paid taxes and zakat differently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5484" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-12T05:57:55.543" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T01:29:33.047" Title="Income tax and zakat" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13387" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-07T07:51:08.407" Score="6" ViewCount="13951" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have purchased &quot;The Qur'an: A New Translation&quot; by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem&#xA;(it's an English translation). My question is, am I allowed to touch it and read it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5485" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-07-17T20:00:08.670" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T17:07:53.830" Title="Are non-Muslims allowed to touch an English translation of the Quran?" Tags="|quran|halal-haram|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13390" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-07T12:47:42.190" Score="3" ViewCount="2456" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And there is none like unto Him.”&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Quran Al-Ikhlas, 112: 4&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have already created man and know what his nafs whispers to&#xA;  him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran : Qaf 50 16&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it Says &quot;&lt;strong&gt;closer to him than [his] jugular vein&lt;/strong&gt; &quot; i don't think physically. This is something beyond our comprehension.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But according to some hadiths Allah is bounded by time and space&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Bukhari:Volume 9, Book 93, Number 586:&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;    Narrated Abu Huraira:&#xA;  **Allah's Apostle sa**id, &quot;Every night when it is the last third of the&#xA;  night, our Lord, the Superior, the Blessed, descends to the nearest&#xA;  heaven and says: Is there anyone to invoke Me that I may respond to&#xA;  his invocation? Is there anyone to ask Me so that I may grant him his&#xA;  request? Is there anyone asking My forgiveness so that I may forgive&#xA;  him?. &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;what is the need for descending to nearest(space) heavan every night(time) if he is closer to us then our jugular vein?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-20T19:57:07.057" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T23:09:51.310" Title="Is Allah bounded by Time and Space?" Tags="|allah|hadith-interpretation|time|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13391" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-07T13:00:26.453" Score="4" ViewCount="1030" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 37. Repentance And Exhortation Of Repentance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Burda reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Apostle&#xA;  (may peace be upon him) said: No Muslim would die but Allah would&#xA;  admit in his stead a Jew or a Christian in Hell-Fire. 'Umar b. Abd&#xA;  al-'Aziz took an oath: By One besides Whom there is no god but He,&#xA;  thrice that his father had narrated that to him from Allah's Messenger&#xA;  (may peace be upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now this contradict with the following Quranic verse&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Say: What! shall I seek a Lord other than God? And He is the Lord of&#xA;  all things; and no soul earns (evil) but against itself, and no bearer&#xA;  of burden shall bear the burden of another; then to your Lord is your&#xA;  return, so He will inform you of that in which you differed&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Quran (006:164)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do I have to accept this hadith as authentic even it is in direct contradiction to Quranic Verses because scholars accept this hadith as authentic? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2018-02-01T01:24:15.963" LastActivityDate="2018-02-02T16:21:38.867" Title="No soul will bear the burden of other? hadith vs Quran contradiction" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|uloom-al-hadith|sahih-muslim|contradiction|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13393" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-07T13:39:50.880" Score="4" ViewCount="360" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wanted to know if there is any responsibility over you if by accident you encounter haram material which belongs to others (e.g. porn, alcohol).  You can destroy it or have the ability to destroy it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should we destroy it or no responsibility is over us because it's not our property?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-14T00:32:27.537" LastActivityDate="2017-08-14T00:32:27.537" Title="Should we destroy the haram material of others if we encounter it by accident?" Tags="|property|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13387" CreationDate="2014-06-07T19:36:07.110" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this verse of Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;None touch it except the purified.&quot;(&lt;strong&gt;Surat Al-Wāqi`ah,verse79&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;people couldn't touch Quran without Wudu neither Muslims nor Non-Muslims.On the other hand Kafir shouldn't touch the Quran specially with wet hands because he/she is najis(unclean).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You didn't mention your religion,But totally touching &lt;strong&gt;translation&lt;/strong&gt; of Quran which doesn't have any exact Arabic word of Quran is ok.But pay attention touch the name of Allah in any language without Wudu is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Quran 's reading doesn't have any problem;But you aren't allowed to dishonor It.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;reference in persian :  Towzih al-Masa'el by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4161" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T15:19:45.810" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T15:19:45.810" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13398" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13386" CreationDate="2014-06-08T08:30:48.733" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would tend to agree with this. Zakat was not &lt;em&gt;enforced&lt;/em&gt; at the time of Prophet Muhammad. If we look at the situation back then, it was probably never needed to be enforced since the Sahahbas usually would fully obey by the order of Muhammad (PBUH). There was not need to enforce such a thing strictly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After The Prophet (PBUH) died, people started a revolt and refused to pay Zakat. Abu Bakr (RA) fought against these people and collected Zakat by force. Excerpt from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alislam.org/topics/khilafat/abubakar.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The second major problem faced by Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddiq ra was that&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;many people refused to pay the Zakat&lt;/strong&gt;, which was essential for fulfilling the needs of the Islamic state and caring of the poor.&#xA;  Hadrat &lt;strong&gt;Abu Bakr ra vowed to collect Zakat from every one and took&#xA;  all the necessary measures to achieve this goal&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maaref-foundation.com/english/library/pro_ahl/imam03_husain/the_hidden_truth/17.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This link (Shia view)&lt;/a&gt; says that the first two caliphs took Zakat revenue using tax collectors. This means it was made &lt;strong&gt;compulsory&lt;/strong&gt; at the time of first two caliphs. There was no option of not taking it. This article also says, Ali (RA) also took Zakat by force but he introduced some leniency in it. That is people may choose not to pay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it obvious from the links that everyone paid Zakat at the time of the prophet so there was not need of enforcing it. But after the prophet (PBUH), people did not want to pay Zakat as their Iman weakend. The caliphs did the right decision to take Zakat for force.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, Zakat was always enforced in Islam. We have proof that the first four caliphs collected Zakat as tax so Tax is Zakat. You do not need to pay Zakat and Tax separate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam does not put extra burden on people. There is no need to pay Zakat and Tax separate. If you have paid 2500 tax, and you own 3000 Zakat, you can simply pay 500 as Zakat and you are all set.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-15T05:24:24.680" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T05:24:24.680" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13399" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-08T13:38:27.340" Score="2" ViewCount="653" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm so confused. Is there any source for this ruling from Hadith or Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2114884/Moroccan-girl-16-kills-judge-forced-marry-man-RAPED-her.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/frank-crimi/afghan-woman-forced-to-marry-her-rapist/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this part of the Islamic sharia Law?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5492" LastEditorUserId="5318" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T15:39:33.820" LastActivityDate="2014-06-11T16:50:09.807" Title="Should women marry the rapist according to Islam?" Tags="|nikah|sharia|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="13401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13386" CreationDate="2014-06-08T15:02:36.513" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it’s incorrect. Taxes and zakat should be paid differently.&#xA;Pay attention that tax and zakat have different concepts and are used in different aspects so they should be paid differently. Some of their important differences are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Paying zakat is an Islamic order but tax is a government order.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tax is spent for government needs but zakat is spent for Muslim needs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zakat is used to remove poverty but tax is used to supply expenditure of government.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zakat has specified limitation and is belonged to specified materials but tax doesn't have specified limitation and government experts specify its limit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Reference in Persian: Al-Jami li-Ahkam, volume2, page732)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-07T17:03:16.883" LastActivityDate="2015-09-07T17:03:16.883" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13387" CreationDate="2014-06-08T18:07:37.197" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please go ahead and read the Quran and its translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IMO the purpose of the book is to attain guidance from God, besides how else could one of the world's largest religion be islam if our ancestors didn't touch or read the Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the clarification for the Quranic verses stated by a brother here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.khalidzaheer.com/qa/366&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.khalidzaheer.com/qa/366&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now though its clear that you can touch / read the Quran, I recommend you do a wudhu (its'very simple and easy) before you sit on reading it as this would help you refresh physically and psychologically stimulate your senses as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Peace, mercy and blessings of God be with you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mohsin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6491" LastEditorUserId="6491" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T18:12:49.867" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T18:12:49.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13387" CreationDate="2014-06-08T18:33:30.627" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alan: short answer, as someone already said, is yes, please go ahead and feel free to read and enjoy it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a long answer I'd like to give based on the answers that have already been provided, even though you have not explicitly asked for these details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Within the Islamic school of thoughts, there is a difference between touching the Quran and touching its translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;M.A.S. Abdel Haleem's translation that I have does not have any original Arabic Quranic text, therefore, even within the Islamic school of thought, there is no issue with presenting it to a non-Muslim and a non-Muslim reading or touching it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The issue with the Arabic Quran is a result of Muslim belief that the Quran is God's literal word, and thus a holy object. The same way as there are rules in various religions regarding holy objects (e.g. Old Testament for Jews, New Testament for Christians, cows and various idols for Hindus etc.), so is the discussion on what those rules are for the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Within Islamic thought, the issue is divided between those who believe that the verse 79 of Al-Waqiah (quoted by beautiful mind in their response) prohibits touching the Quran except in the state of ablution. As state in the comments to the same question, there has been a strong difference of opinion that those verses do not refer to touching the Quran rather was an assertion from God that the Quran has only been transported by angels and not any evil being, since that was an allegation put forth by the Quran's opponents. (This latter opinion looks more likely given the context of those verses and the arguments put forth by both sides.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dr. Khalid Zaheer, who happens to be a prominent scholar, has clarified that issue in his response (linked to in another answer here) and provided his opinion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the word of Allah which someone mentioned as to be not touched without ablution, I must mention that it is not at all an Islamic or a Quran-specific word as some would have believe. It had been used extensively in pre-Islamic poetry, and it seems that bible's translations in Arabia before the advent of the Quran used this word to refer to the English God. One can easily find Arabic translations of the bible that use word Allah, and modern day Arab Jews and Christians use word Allah to talk about God -- a tradition that has been passed down to them from before Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, the Quran had actually argued why it differed on its concept of God (i.e. Allah) from whatever the Jews, the Christians and the polytheists of Arabia believed regarding Him. This is actually what stirred Arabia at that time because another man had claimed to be a prophet of the same God (i.e. Allah) that the Jews, the Christians and the polytheists believed in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6493" LastEditorUserId="6493" LastEditDate="2014-06-12T17:40:58.003" LastActivityDate="2014-06-12T17:40:58.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13159" CreationDate="2014-06-08T19:06:08.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The words used are &quot;Al-Yahud&quot; (The Jews) instead of just &quot;Yahud&quot; (Jews). If you were to start reading about 8-10 verses back and come to this, you would quite easily figure out that this is talking about some specific Jews who were opponents to the Prophet Muhammad(s). Those Jews must have then be saying what is said in this verse. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not a general statement since there are many other verses of the Quran that speak of praises for the Jews. Thus, in general, Muslims can have (and should have) cordial relationships with those around them regardless of their faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6493" LastEditorUserId="6493" LastEditDate="2014-06-08T20:31:56.743" LastActivityDate="2014-06-08T20:31:56.743" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7424" CreationDate="2014-06-08T23:54:23.963" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Look at the verses in the Quran in reference to the flood:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We sent Nuh to his people and he remained among them for fifty short&#xA;  of a thousand years; yet the Flood engulfed them while they were&#xA;  wrongdoers. (Qur'an, 29:14)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We sent Nuh to his people: &quot;I am a clear warner to you. Worship none&#xA;  but Allah. I fear for you the punishment of a painful day.&quot; (Qur'an,&#xA;  11:25-26)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But they denied him so We rescued him and those with him in the Ark.&#xA;  And We drowned the people who denied Our Signs. They were a blind&#xA;  people. (Qur'an, 7:64)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So We rescued him and those with him by mercy from Us, and We cut off&#xA;  the last remnant of those who denied Our Signs and were not believers.&#xA;  (Qur'an, 7:72)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So We opened the gates of heaven with torrential water and made the&#xA;  earth burst forth with gushing springs. And the waters met together in&#xA;  a way which was decreed. We bore him on a planked and well-caulked&#xA;  ship. (Qur'an, 54:11-13)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We revealed to him: &quot;Build the Ship under Our supervision and as We&#xA;  reveal. When Our command comes and water bubbles up from the earth,&#xA;  load into it a pair of every species, and your family-except for those&#xA;  among them against whom the word has already gone ahead. And do not&#xA;  address Me concerning those who do wrong. They shall be drowned.&quot;&#xA;  (Qur'an, 23:27)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was said, &quot;Earth, swallow up your water!&quot; and, &quot;Heaven, hold back&#xA;  your rain!&quot; And the water subsided and the affair was concluded and&#xA;  the Ark came to land on al-Judi. And it was said, &quot;Away with the&#xA;  people of the wrongdoers!&quot; (Qur'an, 11:44)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we can conclude from the verses, the flood was local because it talks about his people and the boat was built to take refuge of every species from that location and flood was localized in Quran nothing to indicate it was universal. You can't just quote 2 verses and make conclusion, you have to quote every single verse in relation to noah and the flood and if you read all of it in context then it indicates a local flood, and it never mentions every single humans from the world but those who denied his signs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6496" LastEditorDisplayName="user14305" LastEditDate="2015-11-05T07:35:03.393" LastActivityDate="2015-11-05T07:35:03.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14407" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14411" CreationDate="2014-06-09T04:16:37.137" Score="1" ViewCount="383" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said that Hazrat Ali Akbar (The oldest son of Imam Hussein (a.s.) was so similar in look and manner to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). I wonder if there is any narration confirming this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-03T13:34:49.677" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T12:02:00.763" Title="Do Shi'ites believe that Hazrat Ali-Akbar, the son of Imam Hussein (a.s.), closely resembeled the Prophet (s)?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|shiism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14408" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-09T04:46:18.350" Score="6" ViewCount="29657" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know he was a merchant prior to becoming prophet. After he became a prophet, was he still a merchant? Did he have a day job or something like that? Did he receive salary for being a prophet? Otherwise, did he have some other form of income to feed/provide for his (presumably rather large) family?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6497" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-06-16T18:59:13.700" LastActivityDate="2020-12-06T14:31:51.433" Title="What did Prophet Muhammad do for a living?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14407" CreationDate="2014-06-09T06:17:43.087" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hazrat Ali Akbar (a.s) was the most similar person to the Prophet (PBUH).&#xA;Zakir writes in his &quot;&lt;em&gt;Tears and Tributes&lt;/em&gt;&quot; as such:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was a well-known fact amongst the Arabs throughout Hejaz that Ali&#xA;  Akbar was bearing a remarkable resemblance to the Holy&#xA;  Prophet(S.A.W.). In looks, in voice, in mannerism, in gait and in&#xA;  every way, he resembled the Holy Prophet(S.A.W.). The resemblance was&#xA;  so marked that people from far and wide were coming to see him, to be&#xA;  reminded of the Holy Prophet(S.A.W.) whom they were missing so much.&#xA;  Those who had not had the good fortune to see the Prophet were told by&#xA;  their elders that Ali Akbar was the very image of Muhammad(S.A.W.) &lt;strong&gt;(1)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When he asked for permission for going to the battlefield in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_Ashura&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;day of Ashura&lt;/a&gt;, his father &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husayn_ibn_Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Hossein (a.s.)&lt;/a&gt; turned his face toward the sky and said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&gt; «اللهم اشهد على هؤلاء القوم فقد برز اليهم غلام اشبه الناس برسولك محمد خلقا و خلقا و منطقا و كنا اذا اشتقنا الى رؤية نبيك نظرنا&#xA;  اليه...»&lt;/strong&gt;(2**&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“O Allah! Bear witness against these folks that a man who looks most&#xA;  like Your Messenger Muhammad in his physique, manners, and eloquence&#xA;  has come out to fight them! Whenever we missed seeing Your Prophet, we&#xA;  would look at him.**&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;References:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1-&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakir_Naik&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Zakir&lt;/a&gt;, Tears &amp;amp; Tributes, Shaheed Associates, India, 5th Revised Edition(1980).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2-&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar_al-Anwar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Biharol Anwar&lt;/a&gt;, Allamah Mohammad Bagher Majlisi, Vol. 45, Page 43.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-08T13:57:00.867" LastActivityDate="2016-02-08T13:57:00.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14412" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12403" CreationDate="2014-06-09T07:02:31.223" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;In the name of God&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;About the present of two witnesses in the time of divorce there are&#xA;  the different perspectives in Islamic jurisprudence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia scholars, Iben Abbas, O'mran Iben Hassin, Ibin Sirin, Saeed Ibn Mosayb and Ibn Hazm  believe that the presence of two witnesses in the time of divorce is obligatory and saying the phrase of it (sigheh) is also obligatory and writing it or other thing is not correct and perfect.&#xA;The evidence of shia is this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;« فَإذا بَلَغنَ أجَلَهُنَّ فَأمسِكُوهُنَّ بِمَعرُوفٍ أو فارقُوهُنَّ&#xA;  بِمَعروُفٍ وَ أشهَدوا ذوي عَدلٍ مِنكُم وَ أقيموا الشَهادَة للهِ&#xA;  ذَلِكُم يوعَظ بِهِ مَن كان يومنِ بِاللهِ وَ اليومَ الاخرَ وَ مَن يَتق&#xA;  اللهِ يجعل لَه مَخرِجاً »&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when they have [nearly] fulfilled their term, either retain them&#xA;  according to acceptable terms or part with them according to&#xA;  acceptable terms. And bring to witness two just men from among you and&#xA;  establish the testimony for [the acceptance of] Allah. That is&#xA;  instructed to whoever should believe in Allah and the Last day. And&#xA;  whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#65:2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[65:2]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni scholars of four sections believe that the presence of two witnesses in the time of divorce is not obligatory but recommended and saying the phrase of it (sigheh) is also not obligatory and writing it or other thing is correct and perfect. &#xA;But I think because of importance of divorce in the subject of Nasab (Linage) in Islamic rules and because of the important formula of with out damage (&lt;em&gt;*&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قاعده لاضرر ولاضرار في الاسلام&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;)&lt;em&gt;*&lt;/em&gt; it is better to review of this perspective and correct it (1).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other point is must mentioned is that in marriage the topic of presence of witnesses is completely diverse.It means that the Sunni scholars believe it is obligatory and Shia scholars believe that it is recommended.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;reference:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://research.uok.ac.ir/_Pages/Research.aspx?ID=19211&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://research.uok.ac.ir/_Pages/Research.aspx?ID=19211&lt;/a&gt; (In Persian).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5213" LastEditorUserId="4666" LastEditDate="2014-06-12T05:48:41.770" LastActivityDate="2014-06-12T05:48:41.770" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14413" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14408" CreationDate="2014-06-09T07:58:27.033" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;In the name of God&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By reviewing the life of the prophet of Islam (p) we can easily&#xA;  understand that he (p)always work to gain daily portion of lawful food&#xA;  for himself and his family. He (p) trade or merchant &#xA;  before becoming prophet in Mecca. After coming to Medina he always farm because of the condition of the city of Medina. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In his perspective (p) working or having a job is very important and he (p) introduced some ways to gain a daily portion of lawful food such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;trust in God, offering a petition to god or pray, marriage, repentance&#xA;  and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many Hadiths that show the important of working for the prophet (p):&#xA;Ibin Abass said when the prophet (p) paid attention to someone he (p) first asked what is your job?  If he answered, I don't have one, he became pained. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He (p) also believe that for protecting our religion (Islam) and the&#xA;  tenets of religious doctrine we should work and have job because if we&#xA;  don't have job, we will use our tenets of religious doctrine in the&#xA;  wrong or bad way (1). So we can understand by reading the last point he (p) never gave salary for being prophet and in his view, this subject is forbidden. Also by reviewing lives of other prophets (p) we see that they didn't give any money or some thing like this for being prophet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iec-md.org/ahlulbayt/rasul_akram_maeyshat_jabbaari.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.iec-md.org/ahlulbayt/rasul_akram_maeyshat_jabbaari.html&lt;/a&gt; (in Persian)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5213" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-19T11:00:00.277" LastActivityDate="2016-11-19T11:00:00.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14419" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23927" CreationDate="2014-06-09T18:42:08.910" Score="3" ViewCount="2016" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the ruling, if any, of offering salaam to someone who is eating?&#xA;And also what is the ruling when being offered salaam while you yourself are eating?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lately, we hear people saying that it is forbidden to say &quot;Salam&quot; while eating. Hence the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2704" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-16T21:16:43.157" LastActivityDate="2022-06-07T12:51:21.673" Title="Is there a ruling for giving and returning the Salam while eating?" Tags="|food|greetings|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14424" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13399" CreationDate="2014-06-10T02:02:13.933" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is clearly not supported by islam.&#xA;Here are some hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“'Truly Allah has totally forbidden disobedience (and the subsequent&#xA;  hurt) to mothers, burying alive daughters, with-holding the rights of&#xA;  others, and demanding that which is not your right.” (Hadith Muslim&#xA;  4257. Recorded by Mughirah b. Shuba). - See more at: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.therevival.co.uk/forced-arranged-love-secret-marriages#sthash.7RGlJhRY.dpuf3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.therevival.co.uk/forced-arranged-love-secret-marriages#sthash.7RGlJhRY.dpuf3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al Mughirah Ibn Shaibah said “I got engaged to a woman at the time of&#xA;  the Prophet (May Allah bless him and grant him peace). He asked me&#xA;  “Have you seen her?” I said “No”. He said “go and have a look at her,&#xA;  because it is more fitting that love and compatibility is established&#xA;  between you.” (Nasai) - See more at:&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.therevival.co.uk/forced-arranged-love-secret-marriages#sthash.7RGlJhRY.dpuf&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.therevival.co.uk/forced-arranged-love-secret-marriages#sthash.7RGlJhRY.dpuf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Khansa Bint Khidam said “My father married me to his nephew, and I did&#xA;  not like this match, so I complained to the Messenger of Allah (May&#xA;  Allah bless him and grant him peace). He said to me “accept what your&#xA;  father has arranged.” I said “I do not wish to accept what my father&#xA;  has arranged.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said “then this marriage is invalid, go and marry whomever you&#xA;  wish.” I said “I have accepted what my father has arranged, but I&#xA;  wanted women to know that fathers have no right in their daughter’s&#xA;  matters (i.e. they have no right to force a marriage on them). (Fathul&#xA;  Bari Sharah Al Bukhari 9/194, Ibn Majah Kitabun Nikah 1/602)&#xA;  - See more at: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.therevival.co.uk/forced-arranged-love-secret-marriages#sthash.7RGlJhRY.dpuf&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.therevival.co.uk/forced-arranged-love-secret-marriages#sthash.7RGlJhRY.dpuf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you can see in the last one that the Prophet (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) told Al Khansa to obey her father, and this is as it should be, because the concerns of fathers for the well being of their daughters is well known. But when she insisted about the being forced to marry he gave her the freedom to marry whoever she wanted as a forced marriage being invalid.&#xA;I'am from Tunisia (very similar culture to Morocco) and I can tell you that this law is a shame in North Africa, (unfortunately only in Morocco as far as I know) and that it is rather an exception than a general rule. I think now that it was brought to the medias, it won't last for a long time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4906" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T02:02:13.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13325" CreationDate="2014-06-10T02:11:34.340" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alcohol in food has been a very discussed subject. Many scholars prohobit it but personally I don't consider alcohol in food being &quot;Alcohol&quot; because the amount of food you need to eat to get drunk is by far more that what your stomach can support. So if you eat a small amount of that food you won't be drunk, if you eat a lot of it you won't be drunk either. I don't see how this can be considered alcohol anymore. And for your concerns about using or touching alcohol, you use it for healing your wounds when you get cut so...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4906" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T02:11:34.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14427" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-10T06:27:59.920" Score="6" ViewCount="32588" Body="&lt;p&gt;How much knowledge does one need before they can gain the title of being an Alim or Alima? Or do they just need to be interested in Islam and study the deen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-03-28T10:21:58.020" LastActivityDate="2024-02-28T07:49:36.120" Title="Who can be considered as an Alim/Alima?" Tags="|islamic-scholar|definitions|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14428" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-10T09:26:51.973" Score="8" ViewCount="619" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was about 2011, I was 14 years old my cousin told me about man and women private organs and one night he was sleeping with me in the room alone with lights off he woke me and take my hand on his penis and after that day we would spend weekends together, naked and doing acts. Now I realized I was doing wrong and have started leaving these thing and stopped meeting him because when I meet him my brain reminds me all those acts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any punishment for all those acts of ignorance in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it obligatory for me to tell this to the person I am getting married?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6508" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-06-10T09:49:47.793" LastActivityDate="2014-06-11T23:20:05.820" Title="What are the punishments of past acts of homosexuality done in ignorance? Is it obligatory to tell about it to my to be spouse?" Tags="|punishment|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14429" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13325" CreationDate="2014-06-10T09:54:18.357" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/219&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Baqarah&lt;/a&gt; has:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, &quot;In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit.&quot; And they ask you what they should spend. Say, &quot;The excess [beyond needs].&quot; Thus Allah makes clear to you the verses [of revelation] that you might give thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One should ask what is the &lt;em&gt;sin&lt;/em&gt; here, and what is also the &lt;em&gt;benefit&lt;/em&gt;; the sin is intoxication where one loses ones faculty for judgement; and addiction where one has lost self-control. The benefits are medicinal - its used in certain medical preparations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hadn't known that its used in pastry cooking; but its not used there to make one intoxicated but to help in the making of pastry - it &lt;em&gt;benefits&lt;/em&gt; it; and it certainly isn't a danger to you or to anyone else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said all this, I can understand your hesitation &amp;amp; unease because of the &lt;em&gt;symbolic&lt;/em&gt; power of alcohol has in Islamic culture; but one must use some thought here; and I expect in the future situations like this will be much more easily understood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T09:54:18.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13390" CreationDate="2014-06-10T10:17:39.893" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first quote in Allah in his attribute of &lt;em&gt;Al-Hakam&lt;/em&gt; (judge) and the second in his attribute of &lt;em&gt;Al-Rahim&lt;/em&gt;. That Allah is closer to us than we can know (jugular vein), yet also beyond us in space and time (nearest heaven) is only an inconsistency seen from our only too human aspect. Though the Quran is &lt;em&gt;uncreated&lt;/em&gt;; that is itself divine; we are &lt;em&gt;created&lt;/em&gt; beings and see only meanings themselves that are created, and thus have a measure of imperfection in them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Ash'arite Ulema considered Allah to be outside of this created world; that is outside our world bounded in time and in space; Heaven is not in space and time; for in time, which is one of the conditions of being in this world, all things decay - they are mortal. In Heaven - all is immortal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T10:17:39.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14431" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-10T10:24:21.033" Score="2" ViewCount="509" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam there is the idea of the &lt;em&gt;nafs&lt;/em&gt;; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have already created man and know what his nafs whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Quran : Qaf 50 16&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this similar to the concept of the ego? Is it about tempering ambition?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastActivityDate="2015-01-12T11:53:13.757" Title="What is *nafs*?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14433" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-10T11:27:56.377" Score="4" ViewCount="2850" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found many references in the holy Qur'an about reading Torat\Torah and also about believing in Torah. So should Muslims read Torah or just deny it on the basis of assumed corruption?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6509" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T09:13:06.467" LastActivityDate="2024-03-07T04:04:11.863" Title="Why Muslims are not allowed to read Torah?" Tags="|quran|torah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14434" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-10T11:49:32.147" Score="7" ViewCount="5228" Body="&lt;p&gt;In India most of the people/Muslims speak &lt;em&gt;Hindi, Bangla, Madrasi, Gujrati&lt;/em&gt; and a very few people know Arabic, however, the Azaan given is only in Arabic. Therefore, many people, especially non-Muslims, are unaware of its meaning. As a result, non-Muslims often mock the Azaan because they cannot understand it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;strong&gt;should the Azaan be also given in &lt;em&gt;Hindi&lt;/em&gt; or any other regional language?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6509" LastEditorUserId="6552" LastEditDate="2014-08-04T11:09:48.803" LastActivityDate="2015-07-02T09:08:33.313" Title="Can Azaan be given in a language other than Arabic" Tags="|adhan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14435" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-10T13:51:34.780" Score="5" ViewCount="583" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course, homosexual relations are a sin according to Islam. But theoretically, civil (nonreligious) &quot;marriages&quot; do not have any standing in Islam. So is there any reason to oppose the legalization of homosexual marriage (suppose in a secular country like the United States) which is really no more than a contract allowing the person's &quot;spouse&quot; to visit him in a hospital, file joint tax returns, etc.?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, assuming that some Muslims happen to live in a place where such marriages are legally allowed, would it be permitted for two unmarried, male Muslim friends to go to a New York courthouse and &quot;get married&quot; so that they can get the tax advantages and hospital visitation rights that come with such a status? This is all assuming that there is absolutely no romantic interaction between the two of them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastActivityDate="2014-06-13T13:37:14.347" Title="Do Muslims oppose (civil) homosexual marriage?" Tags="|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14436" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-10T14:04:07.370" Score="7" ViewCount="1656" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the topic of extraterrestrial life discussed in Muslim sources? Could/should theoretical aliens become Muslims? What types of legal issues would arise if aliens made contact with people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the purpose of this question, let us assume that we are talking about an intelligent species from another planet or galaxy. I am not talking about Jinn or other spiritual beings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-06-13T09:26:59.487" LastActivityDate="2021-06-13T09:26:59.487" Title="Do Muslim sources address the topic of aliens?" Tags="|reference-request|alien|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14437" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21792" CreationDate="2014-06-10T14:14:41.350" Score="7" ViewCount="247" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of my knowledge is about Judaism. Within Judaism, it is not considered necessary for all non-Jews to convert to Judaism.  Consequently, non-Jews do not have to follow all 613 of the laws in the Torah. Instead, non-Jews are required (according to Judaism) to follow just 7 laws, and if they follow these 7 laws, they are considered to be doing everything that is required of them. For example, Jews do not believe that Muslims should be keeping the Jewish Sabbath. Even though it is considered prohibited for Jews to, for example, drive on the Sabbath, Jews do not consider it a sin at all when a Muslim drives on the Sabbath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, what is the level of obligation for non-Muslims (according to Islam) to follow the laws of Islam? If a person does not convert to Islam and accept all of the laws, is that person considered to be doing something wrong? For example, if a Jew drinks alcohol, would he be considered to be sinning according to Islam, or is it not a problem since he is not Muslim? Would that person be punished in the afterlife for having consumed alcohol even though he was not Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the purposes of this question, let us assume that the person is aware of Islam, but chooses to remain loyal to his religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-06T01:45:19.857" LastActivityDate="2017-02-06T01:45:19.857" Title="Is there a distinction in obligations between a Muslim and a non-Muslim?" Tags="|sharia|other-religions|obligation|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14438" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13390" CreationDate="2014-06-10T14:49:08.400" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should note that, unlike physical objects, Allah doesn't leave behind His previous position when descending as that goes against the concept of omnipresence, that He exists in every place and in every time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what underpins the concept of &quot;descent&quot; is the fact that His existence becomes less manifest in lower degrees of existence. This is according to the theory of Emanationism which I briefly discussed &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/12011/verse-hadith-that-says-allah-creates-out-of-nothing/12076#12076&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; while ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T14:49:08.400" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14440" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10590" CreationDate="2014-06-10T15:02:52.427" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The phrase &lt;strong&gt;Assalatu Khairum Minan Naum&lt;/strong&gt; (Prayer is better than sleeping) was not part of the azan (calling for prayer) during the time of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and it has been included in Azan later &lt;strong&gt;(1)&lt;/strong&gt;. Furthermore, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shafi%E2%80%98i&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam ash-Shafi‘i&lt;/a&gt; says in his Kitab &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitab_al-Umm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Umm&lt;/a&gt; as such:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;أكره في الأذان الصلوة خير من النوم لأن أبا محذورة لم يذكره.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not pleasing for me to say &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;Assalatu Khairum Minan Naum&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; in the Azan of the prayer, because Aba Mahzureh has not brought this phrase in his hadith.&lt;strong&gt;(2)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact it was Umar Ibn Khattab who ordered to include the phrase, &amp;quot;prayer is better than sleep&amp;quot; (Assalatu Khairum Minan Naum) in the Azan at Fajr.&lt;strong&gt;(3)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other documents to prove the fact that &amp;quot;Assalatu Khairum Minan Naum&amp;quot; was later added to the Azan. I just mention two of them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muwatta_Imam_Malik&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muwatta&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malik_ibn_Anas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Malik&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اِن المؤذن جاء الي عمربن الخطاب يؤذنه لصلاة الصبح فوجده نائماً فقال:&#xA;الصلاة خير من النوم فأمره أن يجعلها في نداء الصبح.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The azan reciter went to Umar Ibn Al-Khattab informing him the Fajr prayer time, He found Umar Ibn Al-Khattab asleep, so he shouted &amp;quot;Assalatu Khairum Minan Naum&amp;quot;. Umar, ordered to include it in the azan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Muhalla&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Muhalla&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hazm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Hazm&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الصلاة خير من النوم، ولا نقول بهذا ايضا لأنه لم يأت عن رسول اللّه -&#xA;صلي اللَّه عليه و سلّم .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't admit &amp;quot;Assalatu Khairum Minan Naum&amp;quot;, and also we don't say&#xA;that because this is  not from the Prophet (PBUH).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, &lt;strong&gt;Assalatu Khairum Minan Naum&lt;/strong&gt; is used only for the Fajr prayer because it was included by Umar Ibn Al-Khattab in the Azan at Fajr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;References:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanz_al-Ummal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kanz al-Ummal&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_ibn_Abd-al-Malik_al-Hindi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ali ibn Abd-al-Malik al-Hindi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, “kitab as-salah,” vol. 4, p. 270.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- Quoted from Dalilo-Sidgh by &lt;em&gt;Mohammad Hassan Mozaffar&lt;/em&gt;, Vol. 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musnad_Ahmad_Ibn_Hanbal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Musnad of Ahmad Ibn Hanbal&lt;/a&gt;, Vol. III, p. 408; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahih_Muslim&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, Vol. III, p. 183; al-Halabi, Al-Sirah, Vol. II, p. 105; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Kathir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;, Vol. III, p.23.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T16:40:54.017" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14435" CreationDate="2014-06-10T18:33:38.613" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam treat every marriage as a religious thing. No muslims are allowed to get married unless these conditions are met:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is no legitimte reason that would stop them from getting married(homosexual relation is a sin or they are brother and sister)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both the male and the female agree with the marriage&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mention the names of thos who wants to get married(in case both has many daughters/sons)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Witnsses.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The deptance of the dad/wali of both the husband and the wife.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The marriage should be fixed and not temporary.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If these conditions are not met, then this marriage is considered a sinful marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T18:33:38.613" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14435" CreationDate="2014-06-10T19:06:02.517" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Arguments can be made both ways - this is one of those things that different jurists will have different opinions on because the determinant in each ruling is more wisdom and less textual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idea of granting tax benefits and certain other rights, from an Islamic point of view, has nothing to do with marriage itself. If the state makes a civil - not religious - decision to grant these to people who fit a certain criteria, there's no religious objection to that. The issue, then, really is about the appropriation of the word &quot;marriage.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everyone will agree that in a non-Muslim country, citizens can do whatever the law allows them to do. The topic of homosexual marriage itself is not something that concerns Muslims per se personally or politically (but its effects do affect the prevailing culture and civilization). Therefore it would appear as if Muslims really don't have a horse in the race, apart from generally supporting the rule of law and non-discrimination. Some Muslims may feel that the cultural consequences of legalizing homosexual marriage are too great to risk being silent over, and may speak up against it. Others may feel the legal consequences of legalizing discrimination against one group are too great to risk &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; supporting it. In the end it's a political decision, not a religious one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your second question, I agree with the commenter that it would appear to be a fraudulent misuse of the law and every kind of fraud is strictly prohibited in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2014-06-10T21:47:04.523" LastActivityDate="2014-06-10T21:47:04.523" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12929" CreationDate="2014-06-10T20:37:41.807" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The basic rule of Islam is that by default all things are halal , unless explicitly made haram in the texts of Quran and Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The case of scraping data is similar to how google crawls various pages and google itself is a massive data scraper. If the website is public , it means that the site is allowing access to its data to public. By scraping the publicly available data you are not stealing the data as the owner\website has not protected it nor does reading the data cause the data to be removed from the source. If the website allows sites like google to crawl over their pages and google itself uses this data for commercial benefits (maybe indirect) then I dont see any reason why another scraper would not be allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are hacking in and getting &lt;strong&gt;protected&lt;/strong&gt; information which is not to be disclosed to public then it is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover by scraping you are not even copying in its true sense as you are essentially recreating the data from publicly available information and the scrapped data becomes your own intellectual property. The scrapped data may be cleaner , have some transformations , different format hence it becomes the scrapers intellectual property(IP).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from the web world, In the physical world also you get information from publicly available sources and generate your own work product which becomes your own IP.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding terms of service then , the terms of service itself should be validated  by the Islamic law to be applicable to a Muslim. Terms of service which disallow scraping data are not valid as the site allows public access to information hence this wont be considered as either copying data or stealing data in Islamic sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are various lawsuits filed in this regards in the US courts by these websites against data scrapers and still there is a lot of uncertainty in this regard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4841" LastEditorDisplayName="user4841" LastEditDate="2014-06-12T13:24:52.107" LastActivityDate="2014-06-12T13:24:52.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14447" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-10T21:58:11.370" Score="-1" ViewCount="592" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;God spoke to Biblical prophets but never to Mohammad&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Gen 8:15 God spoke to Noah, Gen 24:7 to Abraham, Gen 31:11 to Jacob, Exo 6:2 to Moses, 1Sam 3:17 to Samuel, 2Sam 23:3 to David, etc...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DISCLAIMER&lt;/strong&gt;: The above statement is posted by a Christian, not me. He held these prove steadily against Islam as the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-12T10:02:14.717" LastActivityDate="2020-10-11T01:01:33.133" Title="Christian claims God spoke to bibilical prophets but never to Mohammad. Is it true?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|islamic-basis|christianity|bible|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14450" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14462" CreationDate="2014-06-10T22:01:39.420" Score="1" ViewCount="977" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can the following be considered as a contradiction regarding the ruling on wine?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ok to drink wine &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(4:43)&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَقْرَبُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَأَنتُمْ&#xA;  سُكَارَىٰ حَتَّىٰ تَعْلَمُوا مَا تَقُولُونَ وَلَا جُنُبًا إِلَّا&#xA;  عَابِرِي سَبِيلٍ حَتَّىٰ تَغْتَسِلُوا ۚ وَإِن كُنتُم مَّرْضَىٰ أَوْ&#xA;  عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ أَوْ جَاءَ أَحَدٌ مِّنكُم مِّنَ الْغَائِطِ أَوْ&#xA;  لَامَسْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا&#xA;  طَيِّبًا فَامْسَحُوا بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ&#xA;  كَانَ عَفُوًّا غَفُورًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not approach prayer while you are&#xA;  intoxicated until you know what you are saying or in a state of&#xA;  janabah, except those passing through [a place of prayer], until you&#xA;  have washed [your whole body]. And if you are ill or on a journey or&#xA;  one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have&#xA;  contacted women and find no water, then seek clean earth and wipe over&#xA;  your faces and your hands [with it]. Indeed, Allah is ever Pardoning&#xA;  and Forgiving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;not Ok, it is from Satan &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(5:90-91)&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ&#xA;  وَالْأَنصَابُ وَالْأَزْلَامُ رِجْسٌ مِّنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ&#xA;  فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones,&#xA;  and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination,- of Satan's handwork:&#xA;  eschew such (abomination), that ye may prosper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَن يُوقِعَ بَيْنَكُمُ الْعَدَاوَةَ&#xA;  وَالْبَغْضَاءَ فِي الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ وَيَصُدَّكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ&#xA;  اللَّـهِ وَعَنِ الصَّلَاةِ ۖ فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّنتَهُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Satan's plan is (but) to excite enmity and hatred between you, with&#xA;  intoxicants and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of&#xA;  Allah, and from prayer: will ye not then abstain?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-01-10T20:54:08.873" LastActivityDate="2019-03-19T04:53:48.977" Title="Does Quran have contradictions in rulings regarding wine?" Tags="|tafseer|sharia|alcohol|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14455" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14431" CreationDate="2014-06-11T07:28:05.280" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;One definition of &quot;Nafs&quot; is that, it is the human soul when it is put in human body. A human soul can exist without a container. When it is constrained inside a human body, it is called &quot;Nafs&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The definition is based on where Allah has used the words &quot;rooh&quot; and &quot;nafs&quot; in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-06-11T07:28:05.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="649" CreationDate="2014-06-11T09:03:12.027" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran was written in a certain socio-cultural environment. In that environment and era, slavery was not only common but quite the norm. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Slavery&lt;/a&gt; article in Wikipedia for history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Arabia, before Islam, non-criminal sexual relationships between sexes comprised of three forms:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Between husband and wife&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;With slaves&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Out of wedlock and outside of slavery&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Quran was being written, it &quot;initially&quot; rooted out sexual relationships that were not between spouses or with slaves. That's where one finds verses such as those quoted in the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Qur'an (23:5-6) - &quot;...&lt;strong&gt;who abstain from sex&lt;/strong&gt;, except with those&#xA;  joined to them in the marriage bond, or (the captives) whom their&#xA;  right hands possess...&quot; This verse permits the slave-owner to have sex&#xA;  with his slaves. See also Qur'an (70:29-30).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the same time, the Quran exhorted, either as expiation of sins or as an act of piety, for Muslims to start freeing slaves. Thus, for example, act of piety:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And what could make thee conceive what it is, that steep uphill road?&#xA;  [It is] the freeing of a slave&quot; (The Quran 90:12-13)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And expiation of sin:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Hence, as for those who would separate themselves from their wives by&#xA;  saying, &quot;Thou art as unlawful to me as my mother,&quot; and thereafter&#xA;  would go back on what they have said, [their atonement] shall be the&#xA;  freeing of a slave before the couple may touch one&#xA;  another again: this you are [hereby] exhorted to do - for God is fully&#xA;  aware of all that you do.&quot; (The Quran 58:3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that these are all Meccan surahs, i.e. an Islamic state had not yet been established.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We find that in the Medinan surah Al-Nur, the Quran asks Muslims to marry away (and free) their slaves:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;AND [you ought to] marry the single from among you as well as such of&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;your male and female slaves&lt;/strong&gt; as are fit [for marriage]. &lt;strong&gt;If they &#xA;  are poor,&lt;/strong&gt; [let this not deter you;] God will&#xA;  grant them sufficiency out of His bounty – for God is infinite [in His&#xA;  mercy], all-knowing. (The Quran 24:32)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The clause &quot;if they are poor&quot; indicates that one of the issues in freeing all the slaves in one go was also related to their being able to support themselves, since they were dependent on their owners.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the following verse, it even asks the owners to give the slaves a part of their wealth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... And if any of your slaves ask for a deed in writing (to enable &#xA;  them to earn their freedom for a certain sum), give them such a deed &#xA;  if ye know any good in them: and &lt;strong&gt;give them [their share] of the &#xA;  wealth of God&lt;/strong&gt; which He has given&#xA;  you. And do not, in order to gain some of the fleeting pleasures of&#xA;  this worldly life, coerce your [slave] maidens into whoredom if they&#xA;  happen to be desirous of marriage;...! (The Quran 24:33)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, we may conclude that the Quran was gradually ending slavery with the final edict to marry them off or write a contract of their freedom. Once slavery ended, the question of having sexual relationship with slaves don't remain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that the Quran commands in the verse above that the slave ought to be free may also be taken as an indication that slavery is not tolerable in Islam anymore. Thus Abdullah Yusuf Ali writes in his commentary (note #2992) of this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamitexts.org/?k=24:33&amp;amp;t=9#24:33&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;verse&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Where slavery was legal, what is now called the &quot;white slave traffic&quot;&#xA;  was carried on by wicked people like 'Abd Allah ibn Ubayy, the&#xA;  Hypocrite leader at Madinah. This is absolutely condemned. While&#xA;  modern nations have abolished ordinary slavery, the &quot;White Slave&#xA;  Traffic&quot; is still a big social problem in individual States. &lt;strong&gt;Here it&#xA;  is absolutely condemned&lt;/strong&gt;. No more despicable trade can be imagined.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can likewise provide opinions of other commentators but many are in non-English languages (usually Arabic and some in Urdu).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6493" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-04T13:23:47.617" LastActivityDate="2016-10-04T13:23:47.617" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14462" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14450" CreationDate="2014-06-11T13:44:58.860" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;these  verses are as follows :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ&#xA;وَالْأَنصَابُ وَالْأَزْلَامُ رِجْسٌ مِّنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ&#xA;فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who believe! intoxicants and games of chance and (sacrificing&#xA;to) stones set up and (dividing by) arrows are only an uncleanness,&#xA;the Shaitan's work; shun it therefore that you may be successful&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(5:90)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّما يُريدُ الشَّيْطانُ أَنْ يُوقِعَ بَيْنَکُمُ الْعَداوَةَ وَ&#xA;الْبَغْضاءَ فِي الْخَمْرِ وَ الْمَيْسِرِ وَ يَصُدَّکُمْ عَنْ ذِکْرِ&#xA;اللَّهِ وَ عَنِ الصَّلاةِ فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ مُنْتَهُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shaitan only desires to cause enmity and hatred to spring in your&#xA;midst by means of intoxicants and games of chance, and to keep you off&#xA;from the remembrance of Allah and from prayer. Will you then desist?&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(5:91)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يا أَيُّهَا الَّذينَ آمَنُوا لا تَقْرَبُوا الصَّلاةَ وَ أَنْتُمْ&#xA;سُکارى‏ حَتَّى تَعْلَمُوا ما تَقُولُونَ وَ لا جُنُباً إِلاَّ عابِري&#xA;سَبيلٍ حَتَّى‏ تَغْتَسِلُوا وَ إِنْ کُنْتُمْ مَرْضى‏ أَوْ عَلى‏ سَفَرٍ&#xA;أَوْ جاءَ أَحَدٌ مِنْکُمْ مِنَ الْغائِطِ أَوْ لامَسْتُمُ النِّساءَ&#xA;فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا ماءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعيداً طَيِّباً فَامْسَحُوا&#xA;بِوُجُوهِکُمْ وَ أَيْديکُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ کانَ عَفُوًّا غَفُوراً-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who believe, do not perform your service of prayer when you are&#xA;intoxicated until you are sure of what you are saying, nor when in a&#xA;state of seminal pollution, until you have taken a bath, except when&#xA;you are travelling. But in case you are ill or are travelling, or you&#xA;have relieved yourself of nature's call, or cohabited with a woman,&#xA;and cannot find water, then take wholesome dust and pass it over your&#xA;face and hands: God is benign and forgiving &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(4:43)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is a good question. according to the opinions of  Shiite Commentators of the Holy Quran, Islam has Special confrontation with forbidding and sanction of drinking wine among early Arabs. Arabs Were interested intensely in drinking wine. for the sake of this interesting , Quran has a special confrontation with them. this special confrontation was a kind of gradually forbidden and sanction. in other words the holy Quran has a special psychological stance about conditions and circumstances as this.&#xA;therefore Quran first paved the way through referring to disadvantages and wine as bad drinking ,after that forbidden it. in better words the Holy Quran at once not order to leave drinking of wine but gradually announced it as something forbidden. the Holy Quran first introduced wine as bad drinking(Surah Nahl,verse 67), next sent the 43th verse of Surah Nasa. After that referred to disadvantages of drinking wine and finally Quran forbidden it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for more reading you can refer to: Aytllah Qaraati, the commentary of Light( Tafsire Nour,), Ayatollah sheikh Naser Makarim Shirazi, Tafsire Nemouneh&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6510" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-01-12T11:22:45.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14463" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10270" CreationDate="2014-06-11T13:51:42.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When someone has food (or clothing or animals or objects) that one does not want (or cannot have for religious, moral or other reasons), then it is okay to give it to someone else who does not have the same restriction.  If there is halal food and pork on a boat, and people are starving, it is better for the pork to be given to the people who have no restrictions, than to throw it out, and risk both groups dying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same with an animal (snake, pig, monkey) that may be wrong for a child, a mother, etc., but okay for a scientist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6518" LastActivityDate="2014-06-11T13:51:42.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14464" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13399" CreationDate="2014-06-11T14:02:17.693" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is not part of Islamic Law.These people following there culture as Islam.As you know this is a law they have inherited from previous people of the book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Deuteronomy 22:28-29&lt;/strong&gt; “If a man meets a virgin who is not betrothed, and seizes her and lies with her, and they are found, then&#xA;  the man who lay with her shall give to the father of the young woman&#xA;  fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife, because he has&#xA;  violated her. He may not divorce her all his days.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exodus 22:16-17&lt;/strong&gt; “If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and&#xA;  lies with her, he shall give the bride price for her and make her his&#xA;  wife. If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay&#xA;  money equal to the bride price for virgins&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like this you will find Muslims doing things(&lt;strong&gt;e:g : Killing apostates&lt;/strong&gt;) from Bible but not Supported by Quran. They are better followers of Bible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastEditorUserId="5061" LastEditDate="2014-06-11T16:50:09.807" LastActivityDate="2014-06-11T16:50:09.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1347" CreationDate="2014-06-11T14:16:03.757" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No Islam does not allow honer killing . There is no support for this in Quran. Some other religion might allow honer killing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lev 21:9&lt;/strong&gt;  And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by&#xA;  playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with&#xA;  fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if any person say honor killing is allowed then that person is following Bible not Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastActivityDate="2014-06-11T14:16:03.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14466" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14450" CreationDate="2014-06-11T14:33:44.160" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q4:43 &quot;O you who have believed, do not approach prayer while you are&#xA;  intoxicated until you know what you are saying&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q5:90 &quot;O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling,&#xA;  [sacrificing on] stone alters [to other than Allah ], and divining&#xA;  arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you&#xA;  may be successful.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't see how Q4:43 says it's okay to drink wine. Initially, alcohol wasn't completely banned and Q4:43 was revealed to regulate that. Later on, Q5:90 was revealed which completely prohibits alcohol. The Qur'an wasn't revealed at once, but as the need arises:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q25:32 &quot;And those who disbelieve say, &quot;Why was the Qur'an not revealed&#xA;  to him all at once?&quot; Thus [it is] that We may strengthen thereby your&#xA;  heart. And We have spaced it distinctly.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More so, it's difficult for people to adjust to a sudden change of lifestyle (like drinking) at once. Change has to be gradual. It's just like a doctor trying to wean a patient off cigarettes and tells him to go from 20 sticks a day, to 5 sticks a day, does that mean he meant it's okay to smoke? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although, Q5:90 abrogates Q4:43, both verses still apply. Were a Muslim to get himself drunk, Q4:43 still mandates he shouldn't pray in that condition, and if he does he has to repeat the prayer. Maybe you should ask your friend what his own religion has done to solve the alcohol problem..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5259" LastActivityDate="2014-06-11T14:33:44.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14450" CreationDate="2014-06-11T14:47:48.177" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ثبت العرش ثم انقش!!!&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't understand how there could be any contradiction between these verses!!&#xA;the first one prohibits people from approaching prayer when they're intoxicated while the second one states that wine is the abomination of Satan's doing, SO is there any sane person claiming that there is a contradiction between PROHIBITION and BEING THE ABOMINATION??!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first one is talking about a completely different rule from the second one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, In the first verse Allah is talking about the state of intoxication and prohibiting from offering prayer in this state. There is nothing in the first verse implying that Allah intends to make any statement about the wine itself. Therefore in verse 43 or Surah Nisa, Allah is not talking about WINE to pop up the question as to whether there is any contradiction between two verses. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any contradiction between these two sentences:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The door is open.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; The window is closed.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="4765" LastEditDate="2014-06-12T09:29:53.197" LastActivityDate="2014-06-12T09:29:53.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2404" CreationDate="2014-06-11T18:39:37.257" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You will find the answer for this in Quran.These kind of statements are made by people of the book too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;79&lt;/strong&gt; So woe to those who write the &quot;scripture&quot; with their own hands,&#xA;  then say, &quot;This is from Allah ,&quot; in order to exchange it for a small&#xA;  price. Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them&#xA;  for what they earn. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;80&lt;/strong&gt; And they say, &quot;Never will the Fire touch us,&#xA;  except for a few days.&quot; Say, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Have you taken a covenant with Allah ?&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  For Allah will never break His covenant. Or do you say about Allah&#xA;  that which you do not know?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Quran Baqarah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have your friend taken a covenant with Allah for this claim?.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope you find the answer from this Quranic verse&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastActivityDate="2014-06-11T18:39:37.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14469" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14450" CreationDate="2014-06-11T19:04:37.360" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both of these have the same meaning. The difference is this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who believe, do not perform your service of prayer when you are intoxicated until you are sure of what you are saying, nor when in a state of seminal pollution, until you have taken a bath, except when you are travelling. But in case you are ill or are travelling, or you have relieved yourself of nature's call, or cohabited with a woman, and cannot find water, then take wholesome dust and pass it over your face and hands: God is benign and forgiving (4:43)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Came before the other. When the Quran came it was normal for people to drink wine, so few verses came and this one prevents the actual praying if someone has drunk wine. And then came the other one that prevents drinking in all cases just to clarify that drinking is prohibited in all cases and not just before wine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastActivityDate="2014-06-11T19:04:37.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14471" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14527" CreationDate="2014-06-11T19:17:03.400" Score="2" ViewCount="149" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum, I'm involved in a personal work in which I have to do a presentation on tissue regeneration using embryo cells. In the presentation there are a part of biology and a second part of bioethics and philosophy.It is obvious that it is a very delicate argument and I have to be really careful on what I'm going to say. In the presentation ,mainly, I will talk about the position taken by the catholic religion because my audience will be composed by catholics but my problem is that I really don't know what is the position taken by the main religions (including mine, Islam) in this type of argument. My question is: &lt;strong&gt;Do Islam agrees or disagrees with the use of embryo stem cells? And why?&lt;/strong&gt; Sorry for my english and thank you in advance!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4031" LastEditorUserId="4031" LastEditDate="2014-06-13T20:22:06.960" LastActivityDate="2014-11-11T14:48:45.510" Title="Use of embryo stem cells: Is Islam against it?" Tags="|practical-islam|life|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14447" CreationDate="2014-06-11T19:25:08.613" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;God talked &lt;strong&gt;directly&lt;/strong&gt; to Moses and didn't do this with any other prophet (except Prophet Mohamad PBUH).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many verses in the Qur'an support this. Example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Your companion [Muhammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred,&#xA;  Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;It is not but a revelation revealed,&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#53:10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;53:(2..4)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed.[53:10][2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, Allah spoke to His Prophet directly at al-Israa Wal Miraaj, and even though the details aren't narrated in the Qu'ran, we have many hadiths that talk about it and how did he talk to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastEditorUserId="5259" LastEditDate="2014-07-12T06:07:44.663" LastActivityDate="2014-07-12T06:07:44.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14428" CreationDate="2014-06-11T20:07:38.083" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no worldly punishment for acts done in ignorance.  By stopping the act and staying away from him is a very good sign Alhamdulillah.   What you should do is still make tawbah and astaghfir to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surah aali-Imran 3:135 Allah says =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And those who, when they commit an immorality or wrong themselves,&#xA;  remember Allah and seek forgiveness for their sins - and who can&#xA;  forgive sins except Allah ? - and do not persist in what they have&#xA;  done while they know.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is the Most Merciful and Forgiver.  There's no doubt if you make tawbah and astaghfir, Allah will erase your sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, you cannot speak about your sins to anyone.  Don't tell your future wife or anyone you know.  The sin is between you and Allah and should never be disclosed.  Once you repent you should do good deeds and stay away from these acts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in Surah az-Zumar 39:53 = &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not&#xA;  despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah forgives all sins.&#xA;  Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Juts live your life in obeying Allah and keep in mind this life is temporary.  We can die at anytime.  We don't want to die in sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaho Alim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4640" LastEditDate="2014-06-11T20:13:03.537" LastActivityDate="2014-06-11T20:13:03.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14475" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-11T20:39:09.947" Score="4" ViewCount="5924" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am traveling to visit family in Turkey, and I have with enough time to pray Zuhr, but not Asr, before I leave. The flight is a 12 hour flight straight from LA to Istsanbul, and thus I won't even get into Istanbul the way the time difference works until the next 5:00, meaning I will be flying during Asr, Maghrib, Ishaa and the Fajr of the following day. What should be done in terms of Salat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There most likely wont be room on the plane to do Salat standing and/or facing Qibla. Can one combine all prayers at once?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The flight will be so long even if I pray Zuhr and Asr at the same time I will miss Maghrib, Isha, and the next Fajr, should I just recite Salat in my seat? Or pray when I get there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I follow the Hanafi mazab, and I remember hearing that it is haram to combine prayers for Hanafi.  If that is so, what should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6522" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T01:58:34.710" LastActivityDate="2021-12-06T14:17:22.987" Title="What should be done regarding Salat on a long flight?" Tags="|salat|hanafi|prayer-timings|travelling|salat-al-qasr|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2018-03-04T19:28:52.283" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14476" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14427" CreationDate="2014-06-11T23:17:46.953" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Arabic language, an Alim is someone who has knowledge about a certain matter.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't mean scholar in English nor does a person need to be an expert in any field in order to be called an Alim in the Arabic language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A person who has some knowledge about mechanics is an Alim of mechanics, a person who has knowledge about medicine is an Alim of medicine etc...  It can be applied to anyone linguistically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now when it comes to Islam, Allah clearly tells us who's an Alim.  In Surah Fatir 35:28, Allah says =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;...Indeed those (who) fear Allah from among His slaves have&#xA;  knowledge (ulema)...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice Allah doesn't say Ulema fear Allah.  He said &quot;indeed those (who) fear Allah...&quot; &lt;strong&gt;Innamaa yakhshaAllaha&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ulema is the plural of Alim.  So Allah is saying that in order to be from the Ulema, we have to =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Fear Allah&#xA;2) Be from his servants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever has fulfilled these two criteria are from the knowledgeable or Ulema.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It makes no difference how much Quran you have memorized or how many hadiths you know.  In Islam, fear of Allah is what matters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no such thing as an Alim course nor should we go around calling people Alim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only Allah knows who truly are Ulema because fear of Allah is in the heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-06-11T23:17:46.953" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14428" CreationDate="2014-06-11T23:20:05.820" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, don't tell your would be spouse or to anyone for the Prophet has said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Every one of my followers will be forgiven except those who expose&#xA;  (openly) their wrongdoings. An example of this is that of a man who&#xA;  commits a sin at night which Allah has covered for him, and in the&#xA;  morning, he would say (to people): &quot;I committed such and such sin last&#xA;  night,' while Allah had kept it a secret. During the night Allah has&#xA;  covered it up but in the morning he tears up the cover provided by&#xA;  Allah Himself. Bukhari and Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once you have asked God sincerely for forgiveness, it's as good as not having done the deed in the first place. You shouldn't let the guilt bother you - and why should you feel guilty when God has forgiven you?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q39:53: &#xA;  Say, &quot;O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah&#xA;  forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the&#xA;  Merciful.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also one of the reasons why the Prophet instructed us to separate the beds of children when they reach 10 years old. As a future parent, it's your duty to ensure your children don't go through the same experience as you did. Finally, if you discover your cousin is still in this acts, then you should ask him to desist. I know this is a very difficult thing to do, maybe you could get the message across to him through some other way, without doing it in person. God will make it easy, in sha Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5259" LastActivityDate="2014-06-11T23:20:05.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14481" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14427" CreationDate="2014-06-12T04:14:55.397" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;First:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How much knowledge does one need before they can gain the title of being an Alim or Alima?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A muslim is some-one who believes in the Islamic faith; this however does not make them an &lt;em&gt;alim&lt;/em&gt;. Similarly someone who believes in Christianity believes in Jesus and the Christian faith but this does not make them a theologian. Finally some-one who believes in science in getting true knowledge about &lt;em&gt;this&lt;/em&gt; world is not neccessarily a scientist who is trained to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An &lt;em&gt;alim&lt;/em&gt;, plural &lt;em&gt;ulema&lt;/em&gt; and feminine &lt;em&gt;Alimah&lt;/em&gt; means essentially an Islamic Scholar. In its narrow sense it refers to scholars of Islamic Jurispudence (&lt;em&gt;fiqh&lt;/em&gt;);  they are known as &lt;em&gt;mufti&lt;/em&gt; (interpretation of &lt;em&gt;sharia&lt;/em&gt;), &lt;em&gt;qadi&lt;/em&gt; (*enforcement of &lt;em&gt;sharia&lt;/em&gt;), or &lt;em&gt;faqih&lt;/em&gt;. in the broader sense it refers to those who have studied a broad range of essentially islamic disciplines for several years, for example the &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; for example the &lt;em&gt;muhaddith&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They represent the &lt;em&gt;Ijmah&lt;/em&gt;, or Islamic consensus of the &lt;em&gt;Ummah&lt;/em&gt; on religous issues; this does not mean that there can be no disputes - far from it - but they should be aware of what counts as the main consensual opinion, of other dissenting views and their objections. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Ulema&lt;/em&gt; in its broadest sense are seen what in the Western world are called intellectuals. In the early Islam, similar intellectuals were known as &lt;em&gt;mufessir&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;muhaddis&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;mutekellim&lt;/em&gt;; It was only with the rise of the Ottoman Empire that the term &lt;em&gt;ulema&lt;/em&gt; (derived from the &lt;em&gt;ilm&lt;/em&gt; - knowledge) become widely adopted. It was&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;applied as a common term for those scholars who completed their madrasa training, gained an icazet (graduation degree), and took responsibilities in law, education, primary religious services and occasionally in bureaucracy or devoted themselves personally to community services in the Ottoman polity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or do they just need to be interested in Islam and study the &lt;em&gt;deen&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its not enough to be interested in Islam - for example there are Scholars and historians who are interested in Islam but are remain attached to their own faith - for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Corbin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Henry Corbin&lt;/a&gt;, who was a Catholic but who was admired for his knowledge and understanding of Islam by the Islamic Philosopher, Seyyid Nasr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a tradition of &lt;em&gt;Ulema&lt;/em&gt; that are self-taught; and thus this is also possible; and to be encouraged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2017-07-10T01:11:33.087" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T01:11:33.087" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14486" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16607" CreationDate="2014-06-12T11:47:12.407" Score="2" ViewCount="2690" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am trying to find out the English meaning of the verse underneath, Is there any special benefit if I practice this verse daily??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;fallaho khairul hafezao oha hua arhamur rahimin. fallaho khairul&#xA;  hafezao ohallahu khairul razikkin. innallaha huyarrazzaku jul kkuyatil&#xA;  matin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5257" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-30T23:25:27.610" LastActivityDate="2020-11-19T09:57:17.723" Title="What is the English meaning of this verse?" Tags="|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14488" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-12T12:36:24.680" Score="6" ViewCount="2589" Body="&lt;p&gt;I try to understand this with my common sense and of course hadith and Quran al Karim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I talk about taking a picture of a living being, we're clearly not creating it, but kind of freeze the moment from a point of view. So if my mother takes a picture of my kids, it is just for watching them in times she misses them. She's not creating them.&#xA;Also, you can't watch it if you don't have suited tool that displays it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I want to draw a human, than there is a kind of trying to be a creator. That is disrespectful to our creator Allah (swt) and therefor a severe punishment will await me (a3udu bilah). Because I draw from my own imagination, thinking I can draw a human body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Isn't the reason why images and statues are forbidden is because in ancient times people worshiped images and statues? Distracting them from Allah (swt)? Isn't that the main reason why Allah (swt) has forbidden them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason I ask this is because some people say that taking a picture is forbidden. Some scholars also forbid taking pictures, with all respect for their knowledge, but I have issues with that fatwa as my common sense has difficulty to accept it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4189" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-14T00:31:01.297" LastActivityDate="2017-08-14T00:31:01.297" Title="Is taking a picture with an electronic device permissable?" Tags="|halal-haram|image|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-03-06T23:44:38.973" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13139" CreationDate="2014-06-13T09:55:35.167" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Quran there is no prohibition in women wearing Gold. But you will find hadiths supporting and opposing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Supporting Hadiths&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The Messenger of Allah  took hold of some silk in his left hand and&#xA;  some gold in his right, then he raised his hands and said: ‘These two&#xA;  are forbidden for the males of my nation, and permitted to the&#xA;  females.’” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Majah&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Vol. 1, Book 32, Hadith 3595&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Prophet (pbuh) got some&#xA;  ornaments presented by Negus as a gift to him. They contained a gold&#xA;  ring with an Abyssinian stone. The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) turning his&#xA;  attention from it took it by means of a stick or his finger, then&#xA;  called Umamah, daughter of Abu al-'As and daughter of his daughter&#xA;  Zaynab, and said: Wear it, my dear daughter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abu Dawud Book 029,&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Hadith Number 4223.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Opposing Hadiths&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narated By A sister of Hudhayfah : The Prophet (pbuh) said: You women&#xA;  folk, have in silver something with which you adorn yourselves. I&#xA;  assure you that any woman of you who adorns herself with gold which&#xA;  she displays will be punished for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abu Dawud Book 029, Hadith Number 4225.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narated By Asma', daughter of Yazid : The Prophet (pbuh) said: Any&#xA;  woman who wears a gold necklace will have a similar one of fire put on&#xA;  her neck on the Day of Resurrection, and any woman who puts a gold&#xA;  earring in her ear will have a similar one of fire put in her ear on&#xA;  the Day of Resurrection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abu Dawud Book 029, Hadith Number 4226.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you read the Bible you will find opposing view&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 Timothy 2:9&lt;/strong&gt; In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided&#xA;  hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No one has the right to make a lawful  thing unlawful and vice versa .&#xA;Quran 16:116 , 7:32 , 66:1-2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope you find the answer  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastActivityDate="2014-06-13T09:55:35.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14503" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13228" CreationDate="2014-06-13T15:11:26.170" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the view of Shiite, the date of the appointment of Prophet Muhammad(s) (Prophetic Mission) was the 27th of Rajab, 40th year of elephant (610 C.E.). For instance (as authentic sources of Shiite): Marhum Koleini, Sheikh Sadoogh, and Sheikh Tusi have mentioned its date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But according to Sunni view: There are some probable dates, such as:&#xA;17th, 18th or  24th (of Ramadhan).&#xA;Or even according to some narrations : 10th or 12th of Rabi’ul Awwal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sibtayn.com/en/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=5998:holy-prophet-s-p-b-u-h-appointment-to-prophetic-mission&amp;amp;catid=625&amp;amp;Itemid=705&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.sibtayn.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rasoolnoor.com/modules.php?name=Maghaleh&amp;amp;pa=showpage2&amp;amp;pid=49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://rasoolnoor.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-21T10:16:35.743" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T10:16:35.743" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14506" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-13T16:13:53.907" Score="3" ViewCount="1509" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been told that it is haram to write Arabic in English like e.g. &lt;em&gt;&quot;Assalam O Alaikum&quot;&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;&quot;JazakALLAH&quot;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is transliterating Arabic in English actually haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6536" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-04T18:52:45.330" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T07:53:21.753" Title="Is it haram to transliterate Arabic in English?" Tags="|halal-haram|arabic|english|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14506" CreationDate="2014-06-13T21:26:37.840" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my case, languages are just languages.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;It is not haram to write Arabic word in English but it will be if you write it wrongly. Like in Arabic language, if you make a little change in word it will change the meaning of word. Same thing goes with English language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6537" LastActivityDate="2014-06-13T21:26:37.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7308" CreationDate="2014-06-14T01:36:54.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was once a Kafir before I had finally reverted to Islam to become a Muslim for so many years by now. My Muslim mentor was praying hard for so many donkey years to beg God to help convert me to Islam.  Why not? We Muslims can pray to God to ask His forgiveness for the non-Muslims, so that they might be like me having a chance to convert to Islam in the end.  Only God knows best, neither you nor me.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;You decide only if you are a patient human being with the same red blood and an understanding heart.  &lt;br&gt;When Prophet Muhammad(saw) was first recognised as the spiritual guide of Islam in his own hometown, the first batch of Muslim converts were all his closed family members and best friends and they all were praying so hard for years to ask God to forgive those enemies of Islam in Mecca despite they were terrible and stubborn transgressors at that time.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, great majority of those transgressors became Muslims after so many wars occurred between them.&lt;br&gt;  We don't even need to fight our modern enemies these days to help pray for them hoping they might become Muslims one day in future, then why couldn't we do so as a charity for them instead (such noble act will be rewarded by God for sure I believe)? Unless you have a heart like a dead stone without any mercy, pray for them all for God's sake!  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6539" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-07T06:00:19.923" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T06:00:19.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7994" CreationDate="2014-06-14T01:54:49.553" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Shiah. And was doing what all other Shiahs do. But after reading Quran my thought changed. The position of Ahle Bayt increased in my eyes. But I stopped praying in front of, or asking from &lt;em&gt;Ghair Allah&lt;/em&gt;(anyone except Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no point in making an Alam with our hands and then making dua or asking from it. If we have to mourn Imam Hussain, I dont think Alam is necessary. Unfortunately we do all that in front of Alam what Hindus do in a temple. Flowers, &lt;em&gt;Agarbathies&lt;/em&gt;/incense, Thread (Nada), Walking on fire etc etc. The only thing missing is a bell. &#xA;Imams are our guides. We should mould our life on the life of our Imams so that our Akhirat is good. Love doesn't mean we should celebrate their birthdays/death anniversaries , acts which have no precedence from any of our Imams. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a School of Thought Shiaism is perfect. But some of the rituals and customs that have creeped in has virtually made it a cult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6540" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T23:23:24.010" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T23:23:24.010" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14516" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-14T03:31:20.790" Score="1" ViewCount="125" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really liked the concept of Neeyat (Intent) as the core essence of what Islam preaches. Having said that, why does we see terrorists killing people for some cause? Isnt it against the good intent which Islam preaches? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Islam allow people who terrorize others?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really want to know the correct answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6542" LastActivityDate="2014-06-14T05:25:35.210" Title="Question about Neeyat (Intent) in Islam" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14516" CreationDate="2014-06-14T03:58:04.897" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/1/1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;actions are judged by their intentions&lt;/a&gt;, as you rightly pointed out. However, for an action to be accepted by God, in addition to intention, that action must be permissible and performed according to the &lt;em&gt;shari`ah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Terrorists killing innocent civilians goes against both counts - the intention is wrong (it is a geopolitical motivation and intention, it is not for Allah) and the method is wrong as well (killing innocents is among the harshest prohibitions in Islam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-06-14T03:58:04.897" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14518" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-14T05:17:49.580" Score="7" ViewCount="5165" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ahad hadith - hadith narrated by only one narrator&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;some scholars claim there are around 5000 ahad hadiths out of 7200+ hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How many ahad hadiths there in Sahih al-Bukhari? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If no exact number available can I get a rough number.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T06:59:04.603" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T06:59:04.603" Title="How many ahad hadith are there in Sahih Bukhari?" Tags="|hadith|uloom-al-hadith|sahih-bukhari|ilm-mustalah-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14520" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-14T06:10:44.370" Score="2" ViewCount="2178" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, [O believers], &quot;We have believed in Allah and what has been&#xA;  revealed to us and what has been revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and&#xA;  Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants and what was given to Moses and&#xA;  Jesus and what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We make no&#xA;  distinction between any of them, and we are Muslims [in submission] to&#xA;  Him.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/136&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:136&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &quot;Adam and Moses debated with each other and Moses&#xA;  said, 'You are Adam who turned out your offspring from Paradise.' Adam&#xA;  said, &quot;You are Moses whom Allah chose for His Message and for His&#xA;  direct talk, yet you blame me for a matter which had been ordained for&#xA;  me even before my creation?' Thus Adam overcame Moses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Bukhari Volume 9, Book 93, Number 606&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Presuming that both of these are authentic, how can we reconcile this contradiction?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2019-01-13T20:02:15.997" LastActivityDate="2019-01-13T20:02:15.997" Title="Why hadiths make distinctions between Prophets? Quran vs hadith contradction" Tags="|prophets|hadith-interpretation|surat-al-baqarah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14521" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-14T06:47:50.100" Score="2" ViewCount="365" Body="&lt;p&gt;Evolution, as a theory describes how life arose on Earth; it draws a genealogical tree connecting all forms of life with Man included.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physiognomy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;physiognomy&lt;/a&gt; of animals hints at a certain relationship; and the discovery and elaboration of genetics brings out this relationship more explicitly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this picture Man was not literally created; but one could say that the conditions for his creation was brought about - that is the universe which follows laws that have been discovered by disciplines such as physics or chemistry; when Allah created the universe then he created it with its laws that during the evolution of the universe allows for the evolution of Man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qu'ran itself says Man was created from 'dust'; if we interpret dust as matter then this is true; a man himself is continually renewed by food and drink; and these are forms of matter; so we are continually renewing ourselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this position problematic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2018-10-31T18:58:16.243" LastActivityDate="2024-01-04T12:06:35.913" Title="How does one ensure the narrative of evolution is compatible with the Qu'ran?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|evolution|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14523" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14525" CreationDate="2014-06-14T07:42:56.870" Score="2" ViewCount="153" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suhrawardi developed a metaphysics of light - illuminationism - one aspect of which is to privilege the intuition over the intellect (reason) in understanding. Light being the condition by which we see without intellectual effort; it is the orientation of the visible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Genesis, in the Bible opens with the command 'let there be light; and the &lt;em&gt;Injil&lt;/em&gt; is a prophetic book in the tradition of Islam, but generally seen to be corrupted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a similar commandment in the Qur'an? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-24T06:13:06.703" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T13:45:49.337" Title="How closely grounded is Suhrawardis Illuminationism in the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|islamic-philosophy|sufism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14523" CreationDate="2014-06-14T09:58:15.680" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suhrewardi's Metaphysics of Lights was an important stride in development of Islamic philosophical legacy. His both ontological and epistemological innovations -- accordingly explanation of existence by a substantial analogy with workings and characteristics of light, and the idea of superiority of intuitive knowledge over reason -- were later adopted by Mulla Sadra who in turn made a greater stride by reconciling Suhrewardian Illuminationism with Peripatetism to form his synthetic school of Transcendent Philosophy. Mulla Sadra paid equal regard to reason and intuition and considered them two irreplaceable and inseparable means of obtaining knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as for your question, drawing analogy between existence/knowledge and &lt;em&gt;light&lt;/em&gt; does find a lot of references in the Quran and Hadith; most notable and impressive is the verse 35 of Surat un-Nur (a Sura which actually &lt;em&gt;means&lt;/em&gt; Light) that exhibits an expressive Illuminationist theme:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;God is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The allegory of His&#xA;  light is that of a pillar on which is a lamp. The lamp is within a&#xA;  glass. The glass is like a brilliant planet, fueled by a blessed tree,&#xA;  an olive tree, neither eastern nor western. Its oil would almost&#xA;  illuminate, even if no fire has touched it. Light upon Light. God&#xA;  guides to His light whomever He wills. God thus cites the parables for&#xA;  the people. God is cognizant of everything. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/24:35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;24:35&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example is found in Surat ul-An'am:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is he who was dead, then We gave him life, and made for him a light by&#xA;  which he walks among the people, like he who is in total darkness, and&#xA;  cannot get out of it? Thus the doings of disbelievers are made to&#xA;  appear good to them. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/6:122&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;6:122&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another interesting example can be seen in Surat ul-Baqara&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;God is the Lord of those who believe; He brings them out of darkness&#xA;  and into light. As for those who disbelieve, their lords are the evil&#xA;  ones; they bring them out of light and into darkness; these are the&#xA;  inmates of the Fire, in which they will abide forever. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/2:257&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:257&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among the hadiths, I can now only think of a famous one by the Holy Prophet which I think appears only in Shiite sources but I'm not sure. It reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Knowledge is a light that is granted by Allah to whoever He desires.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To summarize&lt;/strong&gt;, the concept of &lt;em&gt;light&lt;/em&gt; in Islamic sources similar to Suhrawardi's application is associated with concepts of perfection such as Allah, faith, guidance and goodness; while darkness is associated with their opposites such as Satan, disbelief, mislead and evil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-28T13:45:49.337" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T13:45:49.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14506" CreationDate="2014-06-14T11:31:44.487" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really don't think it's haram, because it helps people who don't understand Arabic, and people who think Arabic is too hard to read. Because Arabic is a difficult language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6543" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-19T12:55:40.063" LastActivityDate="2016-01-19T12:55:40.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14471" CreationDate="2014-06-14T11:43:29.757" Score="0" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Soul&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam the &lt;strong&gt;soul&lt;/strong&gt; is the main object of judgment and evaluation, a soul matured and healthy enough to decide rationally and with considerations of his decision's consequences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, tissues and body organs are not considered &lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt; person, and many operations like transplantation or using embryo cells to regenerate a part of body are not considered a Haraam act, BUT&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_cloning#Uses.2C_actual_and_potential&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Human cloning&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is this problem that using embryo cells we could actually regenerate a whole complete new person and actually give birth to a new person, which has been done on plants and animals but banned to be tested on humans in several countries (although suspected to be tested by some secret labs), As you probably know this Phenomenon is more than just regenerating a tissue it aims at killing a person and use of its organs who could &lt;strong&gt;later be born&lt;/strong&gt;, this is obvious to be against any moral values.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Summarizing:&lt;/strong&gt; any interference in stopping the process of a human birth is not accepted, So you need to judge any of such kind operations by giving details about if it is about stopping the process of birth or whether it could never end up in a birth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-06-14T11:43:29.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14528" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-14T12:52:52.350" Score="5" ViewCount="1176" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Holy Quran we read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/6:8&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;And they say, &quot;Why was there not sent down to him an angel?&quot; But if We had sent down an angel, the matter would have been decided; then they would not be reprieved.&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Aya confuses me about if such a miracle would result in all people believe in God and therefore &quot;the matter would have been &lt;strong&gt;decided&lt;/strong&gt;, they would not be reprieved&quot;. And my assumption that such a belief would be of no value since&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/?locale=en_IN#trans/en.wahiduddin/6:158&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Are they waiting for the angels or your Lord to come down to them, or for some of your Lord's signs to come? The day when some of the signs of your Lord shall come, &lt;strong&gt;it shall not profit any human being who did not believe before, or who did not do any good by his faith&lt;/strong&gt;. Say to them, &quot;Wait then, we too are waiting.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is then why prophet had miracles like splitting moon or Quran or ... which made many people come to believe in God?? how is this type of belief explained and if they were done for another purpose of forcing people into having faith then what was that purpose??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastActivityDate="2016-03-13T07:15:40.793" Title="What is the purpose of miracles if not to make people believe?" Tags="|quran|allah|belief|miracles|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14531" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14533" CreationDate="2014-06-14T18:41:13.737" Score="4" ViewCount="178" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a born Muslim living in Canada. Six months from now, me and my 3 siblings are about to get married. My father claims that the marriage will be 'Islamic' but wants to spend thousands on dresses of many of his relatives. He wants a stage, mix gathering, 'barats' packed with people, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If do not take part in the event organized by my parents due to their extravagant ideas, will I be committing a sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know what are my Islamic rights as an individual who's going to get married?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I completely boycott such an event and do a simple ceremony of my own?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6550" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:20:42.643" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:20:42.643" Title="Do I have the right to marry individually in the manner I desire, against the will of my parents?" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|sin|parents|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14532" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14528" CreationDate="2014-06-14T19:10:38.593" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ayats that you have referred to, refer to the signs before the Judgement Day, not to the miracles that prophets perform.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This world is a test, as long as the hidden things in the world are hidden. Only then we have to use our intellect to reach to the truth. When these things are perceived by our senses, then there is no choice but to believe, so believing after that will not be of any use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam does not rely on miracles to prove his basic premise i.e. God is one and one day you have to confront him and held responsible for your deeds. Allah encourages us to use our observation and intellect to reach to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-06-14T19:10:38.593" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14533" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14531" CreationDate="2014-06-14T19:21:43.263" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your responsibility is to convey your point to them as clearly as possible. You are not responsible for their deeds. If they choose to be extravagant, then its upto them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you choose to boycott such an event, then its responsibility is upto you and you will be answerable for it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/29/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The ONLY order you can disobey of parents is that if they order you to do shirk&lt;/a&gt; (associating partners with God). I don't think that your case falls under this category, so according to Islam, not followings your parents will be a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-06-14T19:21:43.263" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14531" CreationDate="2014-06-14T20:24:36.083" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;But Brother you have the right to know who you are going to marry. You may exercise this right by gently asking your parents. Try to convey your message firmly and politely..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6552" LastActivityDate="2014-06-14T20:24:36.083" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14537" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-15T02:15:03.257" Score="4" ViewCount="2436" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that the Quran had 7 types of Qira'at and now the muslims use only one (I think Hafs?). So doesn't that change the interpretations and meanings of the Quran? Doesn't that mean it has 7 different versions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm especially concerned since Arabic words meanings are very depended on &quot;Tashkeel&quot;, so a change in pronunciation of a word would change its entire meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qira%27at&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qira'at - wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See especially this &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qira%27at#Examples_of_Readings_from_Hafs_and_Warsh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Examples of Readings from Hafs and Warsh - wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't read this, but it seems to have the answer: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Text/Qiraat/hafs.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Text/Qiraat/hafs.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6553" LastEditorUserId="6553" LastEditDate="2014-06-17T10:34:57.130" LastActivityDate="2014-06-21T18:32:59.753" Title="The Quran had 7 Qira'at, so doesn't mean it's 7 versions?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14542" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-15T07:04:43.617" Score="2" ViewCount="95" Body="&lt;p&gt;By referencing only the Quran or the Prophets words ascribed by cross-accusation, is it permissible to produce Riba?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The assumed beneficiaries of Riba, the lenders, are of course condemned for consuming Riba, but are the borrowers also expected to be judged for producing Riba? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user6555" LastActivityDate="2014-06-15T16:55:12.717" Title="By the Quran or the Prophet's words only, may Riba be produced?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|riba|revelation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11232" CreationDate="2014-06-15T08:02:58.477" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam completed when when all the Muslims were in Arabia, hence were a single nation, later other nations were conquered by the sahabas to unite them with the single Islamic nation and prophet explicitly equated non Islamic nationalism to Jahiliyah.Prophet pbuh had explicitly ordered against this phenomenon called as asabiyyah(Nationalism\casteism) , which means fighting for ones own tribe, caste,party or nation and according to Islam any fighting should only be for the sake of Allah and his deen and not for a piece of land,a caste, or a nation .Hence Islam completely rejects the concept of Nationalism and the  existence of different nations other then the single united Islamic nation as evident from following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You are all the children of Adam and Adam was made of clay. People should give up their pride in nations because that is a coal from the coals of Hell-fire. If they do not give this up Allah (swt) will consider them lower than the lowly worm which pushes itself through Khara (dung).&quot; [Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is narrated that, Rasulullah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said:&#xA;  “He is Not one of us who calls for asabiyyah, (tribalism/nationalism) or who fights for asabiyyah, or who dies for asabiyyah.” [Abu Dawud]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said:“Whosoever leaves off obedience and separates from the Jamaa’ah and dies, he dies a death of jaahiliyyah. Whoever fights under the banner of the blind, becoming angry for ‘asabiyyah (partisanship and party spirit), or calling to ‘asabiyyah, or assisting ‘asabiyyah, then dies, he dies a death of jaahiliyyah.&quot; [Sahih Muslim (6/21)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4841" LastActivityDate="2014-06-15T08:02:58.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14547" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-15T09:55:32.747" Score="5" ViewCount="2793" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of my friend said a person must not enter mosque after eating onions. Because it can harm Angels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this true or can this be a cultural  belief ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many hadiths about eating Garlic and not entering the masjid. I know bad odor can make other worshipers uncomfortable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But my question is: can onions harm angels, and how?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6556" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-06-18T05:09:54.013" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T05:09:54.013" Title="Eating onions can harm Angels?" Tags="|source-identification|islamic-basis|malaikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14552" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-15T16:24:05.860" Score="5" ViewCount="591" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Salman bin 'Amir Ad-Dabbi: I heard Allah's Apostle saying,&#xA;  &quot;'Aqiqa is to be offered for a (newly born) boy, so slaughter (an&#xA;  animal) for him, and relieve him of his suffering.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari  Book 66, Hadith 380&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the suffering this Hadith is talking about?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-13T08:56:35.690" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T08:56:35.690" Title="What is the newborn suffering that aqeeqah is supposed to relieve?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|sahih-bukhari|baby|aqeeqah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14553" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-15T16:49:23.753" Score="0" ViewCount="598" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: I heard Allah's Apostle, in the year of&#xA;the Conquest of Mecca, saying, &amp;quot;Allah and His Apostle made illegal the&#xA;trade of alcohol, dead animals, pigs and idols.&amp;quot; The people asked, &amp;quot;O&#xA;Allah's Apostle! What about the fat of dead animals, for it was used&#xA;for greasing the boats and the hides; and people use it for lights?&amp;quot;&#xA;He said, &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;No, it is illegal&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;quot; Allah's Apostle further said, &amp;quot;May Allah&#xA;curse the jews, for Allah made the fat (of animals) illegal for them,&#xA;yet they melted the fat and sold it and ate its price.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Book 34, Hadith 438&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is this rule still in practice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T23:21:25.250" Title="Is trading dead animal fat prohibited for muslims?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|trading|sahih-bukhari|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14542" CreationDate="2014-06-15T16:55:12.717" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in OP, those who devour riba are clearly condemned; the Qur'an is very clear on this when it says &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/275&quot;&gt;&amp;hellip;Allah has permitted trade and has forbidden &lt;em&gt;riba&lt;/em&gt;&amp;hellip;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;hellip;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an also clearly tells the believers &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/2&quot;&gt;&amp;hellip;do not cooperate in sin and aggression&amp;hellip;&lt;/a&gt;&quot;; when it is known that taking &lt;em&gt;riba&lt;/em&gt; is a clear sin, then knowingly and willingly producing &lt;em&gt;riba&lt;/em&gt; so that it &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; be sinfully taken is easily a form of &quot;cooperation in sin&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2014-06-15T16:55:12.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14547" CreationDate="2014-06-15T18:31:41.133" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes! According to the hadith quoted &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/13130/eating-garlic-before-visiting-the-masjid-ambiguous-hadith/13203#13203&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, onions harm angels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as for how and why, I personally believe there's a metaphorical aspect in &quot;harming the angels&quot;. But since there's always an underlying truth to any metaphor, I believe, it points to the fact that angels distance themselves from a person who stinks. That is rooted in the fact that angels are incarnation of all excellence, and therefore approach us once we resemble them and turn away from us when we resemble any Satanic characteristics. So there's a reason more than just public appeal in looking and smelling nice in mosques.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2014-06-16T11:59:51.917" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14557" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-15T20:54:26.937" Score="3" ViewCount="1364" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can one please confirm who the witnesses are? That they must have upstanding and integretity is my understanding. My husband has used his eldest who smokes illegal substances and on the 3rd that I have just received witnessed by a hindu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6557" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-11T05:04:31.057" LastActivityDate="2016-09-18T13:06:13.380" Title="Who can act as a witness for Talaq (divorce) in Islam?" Tags="|witness|talaq|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10604" CreationDate="2014-06-15T22:39:38.830" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran was well memorised by each and every Muslim, on that time papers or leaves was getting burnt Quran was already memorised. Even Muhammad himself he did. Even if all the Quran around the world get burnt, still the Quran will be written in its original form. It won't be the second version. No Muslim can memorise the Quran when reading it and jump any single word. Muslims are instructed to memorise the Quran and not to leave or increase any word when reading. Muslims believe that to leave or to add any word in the Quran is a sin to God {Allah}. Whether you are a Sunni or Shia Muslim you have to read in the same way as the Quran received from God to Muhammad peace be to him. The same Quran is read in Malawi the same they read in Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Israel and so on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6559" LastEditorUserId="5259" LastEditDate="2014-06-16T00:19:05.890" LastActivityDate="2014-06-16T00:19:05.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9148" CreationDate="2014-06-15T23:09:46.570" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah (swt) is The merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Iblis asked Musa (pbuh) that can you ask Allah (swt) if there is forgiveness for him. Allah (swt) said yes if Iblis does the prostration to Adam (pbuh) at Adam's (pbuh) grave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Musa informed this to Iblis. Iblis became very angry and said did not prostrate to Adam (pbuh) when He was alive, do you think I will do that now that He is dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the door of forgiveness is open for Iblis but Iblis chooses to be arrogant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6560" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-25T17:58:47.777" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T17:58:47.777" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14547" CreationDate="2014-06-16T01:41:52.317" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/13203/885&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) mying: He who eats of this (offensive) plant, i. e garlic, and &lt;strong&gt;sometimes he said: He who eats onion&lt;/strong&gt; and garlic and leek, should not approach our mosque for the angels are harmed by the same things as the children of Adam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see from the hadith that Onion harm angels too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2014-06-16T01:41:52.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14553" CreationDate="2014-06-16T02:27:19.223" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith is Sahih and its ruling stands.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It only forbids selling the fat of dead animals and not the usage for greasing boats, hides, and lights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-06-16T02:27:19.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14552" CreationDate="2014-06-16T02:58:26.053" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the majority of the scholars, the suffering refers to the &lt;em&gt;hair&lt;/em&gt; of the newly born child. They got this from a Hadith of the prophet when he ordered Fatima to weigh the hair of Hassan, then told her to donate silver equal to the weight of Hassan's hair. This hadith was narrated by Malik and Behaqi (البيهقي). Source of hadith: &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/Newlibrary/display_book.php?ID=3453&amp;amp;startno=0&amp;amp;start=0&amp;amp;idfrom=5142&amp;amp;idto=5143&amp;amp;bookid=14&amp;amp;Hashiya=12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here in Arabic&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This view is the view of Ibn Hajjar, Tabarani, Tahawi, Ibn Serieen, Asma'ay and Ibn al-Qaym.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*For detailed information of their sayings &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saaid.net/Doat/ehsan/113.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;visit here - Arabic&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-08-17T21:18:49.413" LastActivityDate="2016-08-17T21:18:49.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14557" CreationDate="2014-06-16T07:15:18.853" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you ask about 'Gawahi' then It is acceptable of two Male trustworthy Muslims (naik and saleh) or one male and two females. And choosing Muslims for 'Gawahi' is preferred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tazkeer.org/quran/tafheemulquranindex/pages.php?id=532-1044&amp;amp;ft=1&amp;amp;vno=1&amp;amp;ps=220&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafheem ul Quran&lt;/a&gt; (Urdu)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6552" LastActivityDate="2014-06-16T07:15:18.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14567" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14537" CreationDate="2014-06-16T11:28:23.123" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The difference in &quot;Qira'at&quot; are not much in a way to change the meaning of Quran! they exist just in some verses (maybe 0.01% of verses), and what is most important is that they all go in the same path.&#xA;The prophet Mohamed said: [The Quran came in 7 'letters' so read what you can of it] (my translation) not sure what you can understand by &quot;came in 7 letters&quot; but what we understand from the Arabic original text is that this difference in pronunciation exists, but they all go in the same meaning and change nothing from the faith or the Shari'a.&#xA;Muslim scholars say that this small differences make the meaning reaches and in some case is just a difference in pronunciation because the readers are from a different countries. (Muslims of Iraq and Syria and Saudi Arabia have different pronunciation of the same words in Arabic)&#xA;It is just like British English and American English! when you say 'color' or 'colour' you say it in a different way but still the same meaning! or when you say 'drink-driving' in BE and &quot;drunk driving&quot; in AE, or &quot;maths&quot; in BE and &quot;math&quot; in AE.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this answer helps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6565" LastEditorDisplayName="user4456" LastEditDate="2014-06-16T11:51:18.347" LastActivityDate="2014-06-16T11:51:18.347" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14568" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14570" CreationDate="2014-06-16T13:08:10.753" Score="1" ViewCount="2195" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, Shaytan whispers in our ear and cause to do things which are not permissible or which causes damage to our deen, but can he hear what we are thinking or planning in our mind and misguide us?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2986" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-06-16T16:01:00.443" LastActivityDate="2014-06-16T16:01:00.443" Title="Can shaytan hear what we are thinking in our mind?" Tags="|shaitan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-06-16T16:01:28.760" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14570" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14568" CreationDate="2014-06-16T14:03:39.800" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This below is my opinion. I haven't read it anywhere.&#xA;Satan can't read your mind. Only Allah knows what is in your mind. But he can read your emotions. For example you can be angry and he starts playing with your emotions. All physical change can be read. because he has observed us for billions of years.  He can cause some physical changes. For example, he can make you to forget some things, or he can make you to think of bad deeds, if you are angry at someone he would make you angry when you see,hear about that person. Whatever happens you need to say Bismillah. Remember if you don't do that bad thing you get one sawab.  PLease take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD27509EA7EE1FD7C&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD27509EA7EE1FD7C&lt;/a&gt;. you can search for word satan and see all videos.&#xA;Hope it helps&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6566" LastActivityDate="2014-06-16T14:03:39.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14571" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-16T14:44:45.273" Score="2" ViewCount="1636" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Alqama&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Abdullah (bin Masud) said, &quot;Allah curses those ladies who practice&#xA;  tattooing and those who get themselves tattooed, and those ladies who&#xA;  remove the hair from their faces and those who make artificial spaces&#xA;  between their teeth in order to look more beautiful whereby they&#xA;  change Allah's creation.&quot; His saying reached a lady from Bani Asd&#xA;  called Um Yaqub who came (to Abdullah) and said, &quot;I have come to know&#xA;  that you have cursed such-and-such (ladies)?&quot; He replied, &quot;Why should&#xA;  I not curse these whom Allah's Apostle has cursed and &lt;strong&gt;who are (cursed)&#xA;  in Allah's Book!&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; Um Yaqub said, &quot;I have read the whole Qur'an, but I&#xA;  did not find in it what you say.&quot; He said, &quot;Verily, if you have read&#xA;  it (i.e. the Qur'an), you have found it. Didn't you read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'And whatsoever the Apostle gives you take it and whatsoever he&#xA;  forbids you, you abstain (from it).' &lt;strong&gt;(59.7)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She replied, &quot;Yes, I did,&quot; He said, &quot;Verily, Allah's Apostle forbade&#xA;  such things.&quot; She said, &quot;But I see your wife doing these things?&quot; He&#xA;  said, &quot;Go and watch her.&quot; She went and watched her but could not see&#xA;  anything in support of her statement. On that he said, &quot;If my wife was&#xA;  as you thought, I would not keep her in my company.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Buckari&lt;/strong&gt; Book 60, Hadith 408&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but here is the Quranic verse&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And what Allah restored to His Messenger from the people of the towns&#xA;  - it is for Allah and for the Messenger and for [his] near relatives and orphans and the [stranded] traveler - so that it will not be a&#xA;  perpetual distribution among the rich from among you. And whatever the&#xA;  Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you -&#xA;  refrain from. And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is severe in penalty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran&lt;/strong&gt; 59:7&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where is these cursed activities in the Quran? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-14T00:30:37.217" LastActivityDate="2017-08-14T00:30:37.217" Title="Hadith explanation of Quran 59:7: Where are these cursed activities of ladies in Quran?" Tags="|tafseer|hadith-interpretation|surat-al-hashr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14572" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-16T15:00:15.340" Score="3" ViewCount="12335" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have some grey hair. Is it permissible to dye my hair with black henna? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone said black henna is permissible, because it doesn't include ammonia (godrej).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6568" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-01-30T10:41:02.267" LastActivityDate="2023-01-30T10:41:02.267" Title="Is it permissible to dye my hair with black henna?" Tags="|sharia|hair|dyeing-hair|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14573" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-16T15:28:09.307" Score="3" ViewCount="579" Body="&lt;p&gt;The society of Muslims needs to be guided by caliph after prophet Mohammad (PBUH). Hence, after the death of holy prophet (PBUH), a caliph was assigned to guide and rule the Muslims.&#xA;According to my findings in noble Qur'an, God has assigned the caliph. For example, Moses the prophet (PBUH) didn't ask people to form a Shura for choosing a successor when he left for Miqat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Moses said: &quot;O’ Allah) assign me a vizier from my family, (that is) my&#xA;  brother Aaron (Haroon) ...,”(Allah) said: &quot;We granted your requests,&#xA;  O’ Moses.”&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/20:29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(20:29-36)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or in another verse, Allah the exalted, directly mentions the word &quot;Caliph&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا دَاوُودُ &lt;strong&gt;إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاكَ خَلِيفَةً&lt;/strong&gt; فِي الْأَرْ‌ضِ فَاحْكُم&#xA;  بَيْنَ النَّاسِ بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا تَتَّبِعِ الْهَوَىٰ فَيُضِلَّكَ عَن&#xA;  سَبِيلِ اللَّـهِ ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَضِلُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّـهِ&#xA;  لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ بِمَا نَسُوا يَوْمَ الْحِسَابِ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[We said], &quot;O David, indeed &lt;strong&gt;We have made you a successor&lt;/strong&gt; upon the&#xA;  earth, so judge between the people in truth and do not follow [your&#xA;  own] desire, as it will lead you astray from the way of Allah.&quot;&#xA;  Indeed, those who go astray from the way of Allah will have a severe&#xA;  punishment for having forgotten the Day of Account.&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/38:26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(38:26)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I didn't find other clues mentioning the authority of the prophet or people. Please let me know if others except God has such an authority. Support your answer using Qur'an and Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-01T09:18:25.933" LastActivityDate="2022-08-06T18:18:58.560" Title="Who has the authority to assign successor (caliph)? God? prophet? people? (Sunni view)" Tags="|sunni|prophet-muhammad|caliph|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14574" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14552" CreationDate="2014-06-16T15:44:10.070" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you got two mixed up here. Aqeeqa or slaughtering of sheep was a practice even from pre-Islamic days among Arabs whenever a child was born in a house. It's a form of celebration. Aqeeqa means celebration. This was continued even after Islam came. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hair is removed because that is the only sure and short way of cleaning pregnancy (pre-birth) impurities in the child. The weighing of hair and giving in charity silver equal to the weight of it is a form of Sadaqa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that none of the above are Wajib or Fard (obligatory), but removing hair is highly recommended as soon as possible, to clean the child because Najasat can invite Shaitan. All the above need not be done at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6540" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-08-17T21:26:31.473" LastActivityDate="2016-08-17T21:26:31.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14577" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14408" CreationDate="2014-06-16T18:56:25.020" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;After responding to Allah's request to tell the people about the message of Islam. He dedicated all of his time for Dawah and taking care of newly converts, i.e., checking on them, teaching them about Allah and Quran, organizing groups to migrate to Madinah and Abyssinia, etc... And during this time, Khadija (his first wife) was an owner of a really successful business who the prophet used to take care of. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After moving to Madinah and the death of his wife Khadija, his full time job was to create an Islamic state (the first mosque, treaty with Jews, Aansar share a house with muhajir), which would never let him start a business or a job.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even-though the prophet didn't have a salary per se. but he used to get some income from these sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gifts&lt;/strong&gt;: People used to give him gifts which he always accept (&lt;em&gt;Sunnah in Islam is never to reject a gift&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Khumus&lt;/strong&gt;: war booties (&lt;em&gt;For more information check &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/13315/why-does-the-shia-and-sunni-viewpoint-differ-on-the-concept-of-khums-and-what-a/13345#13345&quot;&gt;Why does the Shia and Sunni viewpoint differ on the concept of Khums? And what are those differences?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sadaqa&lt;/strong&gt;: Although many people used to donate money, sheep, and other valuable goods. He  would immediately distribute them between the poor and needy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'A'isha reported: Never had the family of Muhammad (ﷺ) eaten to the fill since their, arrival in Medina with the bread of wheat for three successive nights until his (Holy Prophet's) death. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/55/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, this long &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/79/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith in Bukhary&lt;/a&gt; which shows how the prophet used to give Sadaqa to needy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2014-07-18T16:29:55.067" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13040" CreationDate="2014-06-16T19:09:23.123" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let’s start with the history of Shia sources...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually compilation of hadith among the Shiah started during the life of the Prophet (PBUH).And The texts which were compiled by the early Shiah scholars were called  &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usul_al-Din&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;“Usul”&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the authors of these book were those who had heard the ahadith from one of the Imams, in particular, from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Baqir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Muhammad al-Baqir&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27far_al-Sadiq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (A)&lt;/a&gt; or someone who heard from someone who had heard the Imam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These texts compiled from the era of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ali (A.S.)&lt;/a&gt; to the time of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_al-Askari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Hasan al-`Askari (A.S.)&lt;/a&gt; (the eleventh Imam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the popular ones have four-hundred hadith by different authors without any classification. And most of these traditions exist in the al-Mahasin al-Barqi, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitab_al-Kafi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Kafi&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_la_yahduruhu_al-Faqih&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Man la Yahduruhu al-faqih&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of them are found in  &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahdhib_al-Ahkam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tahdhib&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Most of these notebooks existed in the Shahpur Karkh Library of&#xA;  Baghdad and were lost when Tughrul the Turk burnt the city on&#xA;  conquering it in the year 448/1056. Others which escaped this&#xA;  calamity, and other disasters, were preserved until the time of  Ibn&#xA;  Idris and  Ibn Ta'wus&#xA;  and were available to them. Some, more than two-hundred of them, have&#xA;  survived to our own times. These notebooks usually go with the prefix&#xA;  “kitab” and often “nawadir”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thirteen of them exist in the library of the Tehran University in the&#xA;  manuscript file number 962. Twelve of them are “kitab” and one is&#xA;  “nawadir”. These are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kitab Zayd al-Zad;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kitab Ghasfari;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kitab ibn Hamid al-Hannat;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kitab Zayd al-Nirsi;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kitab Ja`far al-Hadrami;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kitab Muhammad al-Hadrami;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kitab `Abd al-Malik ibn Hakim;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kitab Muthanna ibn Walid al-Hannat;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kitab Haddad al-Sindi;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kitab Husayn ibn `Uthman;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kitab Kahili;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kitab Salam Khurasani;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nawadir Abi al-Hasan `Ali ibn Asbat ibn Salim.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, Shiah scholars of hadith compiled four great collections from that notebooks or Usul book which became the most important texts of hadith in the Shiah world. These four books are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitab_al-Kafi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Kafi&lt;/a&gt;: It was compiled by  Shaykh&#xA;  Abu Ja`far Muhammad ibn Yaqub al-Kulayni al-Razi (died 329/940)&#xA;  which contains 16,099 musnad (documented) hadith narrated from the Ahl&#xA;  al-Bayt (the Household of the Prophet).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_la_yahduruhu_al-Faqih&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Man la&#xA;  yahduruhu al-faqih&lt;/a&gt;: It was compiled by  Shaykh Saduq Abu&#xA;  Ja`far Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Babwayhi al-Qummi(died 381/991) who is&#xA;  known as “Shaykh-i Ajal” or “Saduq al-Ta'ifah”. This book contains&#xA;  9,044 hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahdhib_al-Ahkam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Tahdhib&lt;/a&gt;:&#xA;  It was compiled by Abu Ja`far Muhammad&#xA;  ibn al-Hasan al-Tusi (died 460/1068) also known as “Shaykh&#xA;  al-Ta'ifah” (The chief of the sect). This book contains 13,590 hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Istibsar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Istibsar&lt;/a&gt;: This&#xA;  book was also compiled by  Abu Ja`far Muhammad&#xA;  ibn al-Hasan al-Tusi, and contains 5,511 hadith. The book is&#xA;  divided into four parts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/al-tawhid/vol1-n12-3/outlines-development-science-hadith-dr-mustafa-awliyai/part-1#origins-science-hadith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-05-31T06:16:26.280" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T06:16:26.280" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14580" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24393" CreationDate="2014-06-16T22:06:52.917" Score="6" ViewCount="183" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sahih-bukhari.com/Pages/Bukhari_4_52.php&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; we have the following two reports:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle wrote a letter to Caesar saying, &quot;If you reject Islam, you will be responsible for the sins of the peasants (i.e. your people).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle sent his letter to Khusrau and ordered his messenger to hand it over to the Governor of Bahrain who was to hand it over to Khusrau. So, when Khusrau read the letter he tore it. Said bin Al-Musaiyab said, &quot;The Prophet then invoked Allah to disperse them with full dispersion, (destroy them (i.e. Khusrau and his followers) severely)&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any independent corroboration about such letters; that is of official contact by the the early &lt;em&gt;ummah&lt;/em&gt; and the surrounding nations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="270" LastEditDate="2014-06-17T03:05:10.473" LastActivityDate="2017-02-24T06:59:54.843" Title="Has anything else written by the Prophet come down to us, besides the Hadith or Qu'ran?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14581" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-17T08:06:39.783" Score="3" ViewCount="128" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, we have a lot of stories in holy Qur'an about tribes of different prophets who were misguided and oppressor, finally when disappointed of their guidance God sends down a punishment and everyone dies except believers. (E.g. Prophet Noah's tribe)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't explain but I assume the whole tribe is punished, right? Is that also the case for the kids of the tribe? If yes, how can we explain this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-13T02:52:51.140" LastActivityDate="2024-01-11T10:34:33.900" Title="Divine punishments of opressing tribes?? All of them even kids?" Tags="|belief|punishment|children|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14584" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14537" CreationDate="2014-06-17T10:37:22.020" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. All the Qurans in the world are the same, its something critical, all copies had to be the same even the pronunciation have to be the same, because in Arabic language &quot;tashkeel&quot; is something important, you can change the whole meaning just only by one &quot;tashkel&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read it in any language you find it easy to you to get the right meaning and the concept of it, the most important thing that our god knows everything in your heart so be clean from inside and you will get what you want, a lot of Arab readers read in their way, but for Arab its clear that if this reader is right or not, so because of your not Arab its hard to manage and get the idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6576" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-06-17T10:50:25.127" LastActivityDate="2014-06-17T10:50:25.127" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14585" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-17T10:38:32.340" Score="8" ViewCount="8236" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ali had two sons, Al-Hasan and Al-Hussain, so why do Shia care so much about the Al-Hussain rather than Al-Hasan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I often hear them chanting&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Labayeka Ya Hussain&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6553" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-11T08:14:33.227" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T10:57:04.000" Title="Why do Shia care about Hussain and not Hasan?" Tags="|shiism|hussain|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14587" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-17T12:52:20.210" Score="7" ViewCount="2547" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want the complete text for the books of Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunan Abu Dawood&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jami al-Tirmidhi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunan al-Sughra&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunan ibn Majah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In English (and arabic). Does such a resource exist online? I looked at &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/1&lt;/a&gt; but it does not have the complete chain of narration. The same is true of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/001-sbt.php&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/001-sbt.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if someone could please share an online resource, I would greatly appreciate it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="272" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2015-03-05T06:35:04.080" LastActivityDate="2015-05-04T18:38:58.987" Title="Can I find the text with chain of narrations for the books of Hadith online and in English?" Tags="|hadith|sunnah|sahih-bukhari|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-05-09T15:44:58.670" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14589" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13265" CreationDate="2014-06-17T15:37:19.800" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;For knowing who are the meaning of راسخون فی العم, we have to find out what is the interpretation of this verse. There are two strong opinions for this &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars say that the word &quot;و&quot;  in والراسخون فی العلم is related to previous words in this verse and exactly related to الله. So like Allah, the RASIKHUN know all the meanings of the verses in the Qur'an. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The second opinion says that this &quot;و&quot; belongs to the next verse and that the RASIKHUN do not know the meaning of all verses.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two opinions are very popular in both Sunni and Shi'a interpretations. But most Shi'ite scholars believe in the first opinion because of a hadith from Imam Ali (A.S):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَاعلَم اَنّ الرّاسخينَ في العِلمِ هُمُ الّذينَ أَغناهُم عَنِِ&#xA;  اقتِحامِ السُّدَدِ المَضـرُوبَةِ دونَ  الغيوبِ الأِقرارُ بِجُملَةِ ما&#xA;  جَهِلُوا تَفسيرَهُ مِنَ الغَيبِ المَحجُوبِ فَمَدَحَ اللهُ تعالي&#xA;  اِعترِافَهُم بِالعَجزِ عَن تَناولِ ما لَمُ يحيطُوا بِهِ عِلماً و&#xA;  سَمَّي تَرکَهُمُ التََّعَمُقَّ فيما لَم يکَلّفهُمُ البَحثَ عنَ کُنهِهِ&#xA;  رُسُوخاً فَاقتصِر علي ذلِکَ ولا تُقَدِّر عَظَمَةَ اللهَ سُبحانَه علي&#xA;  قَدرِ عَقلِکَ فَتَکونَ من الهالِکينَ &amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, due to some hadith narrated directly from Imam Sadigh, Shi'ites believe that the prophet (pbuh) as well as the 12 Imams in his family are counted as RASIKHUN. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I'erab-ul-quran, Navas&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-kashaf, Zamakhshari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadith.net/n282-e6232-p22.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.hadith.net/n282-e6232-p22.html&lt;/a&gt; (in Persian)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T00:46:01.250" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T00:46:01.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14590" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-17T15:43:02.460" Score="-1" ViewCount="5223" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet said nothing has been revealed to him regarding donkeys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet was asked about donkeys and he&#xA;  replied, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Nothing has been revealed&lt;/strong&gt; to me regarding donkeys except&#xA;  this comprehensive Verse which &lt;strong&gt;includes everything&lt;/strong&gt;: &quot;So whoever does&#xA;  good equal to the weight of an atom (or a smallest ant) shall see it;&#xA;  And whoever, does evil equal to the weight of an atom or a smallest&#xA;  ant) shall see it.' &lt;strong&gt;(99.7-8)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/46420&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 487&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, &quot; Horses are kept for one&#xA;  of three purposes; for some people they are a source of reward, for&#xA;  some others they are a means of shelter and for some others they are a&#xA;  source of sins. The one for whom they are a source of reward, is he&#xA;  who keeps a horse for Allah's Cause (i.e. Jihad) tying it with a long&#xA;  tether on a meadow or in a garden with the result that whatever it&#xA;  eats from the area of the meadow or the garden where it is tied will&#xA;  be counted as good deeds for his benefit, and if it should break its&#xA;  rope and jump over one or two hillocks then all its dung and its foot&#xA;  marks will be written as good deeds for him; and if it passes by a&#xA;  river and drinks water from it even though he had no intention of&#xA;  watering it, even then he will get the reward for its drinking. As for&#xA;  the man for whom horses are a source of sins, he is the one who keeps&#xA;  a horse for the sake of pride and pretense and showing enmity for&#xA;  Muslims: such a horse will be a source of sins for him. When Allah's&#xA;  Apostle was asked about donkeys, he replied, &quot;Nothing has been&#xA;  revealed to me about them except this unique, comprehensive Verse:&#xA;  &quot;Then anyone who does an atom's (or a small ant's) weight of good&#xA;  shall see it; And anyone who does an atom's (or a small ant's) weight&#xA;  of evil, shall see it.' &lt;strong&gt;(99.7-8)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/56/76&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vol. 4, Book 52, Hadith 112&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we find hadiths about donkeys which seems like revelations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, &quot;When you hear the crowing of&#xA;  cocks, ask for Allah's Blessings for (their crowing indicates that)&#xA;  they have seen an angel. And when you hear the braying of donkeys,&#xA;  seek Refuge with Allah from satan for &lt;strong&gt;(their braying indicates) that&#xA;  they have seen a satan.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/59/111&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Vol. 4, Book 54, Hadith 522&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should we do with this contradiction ?  Do we have to accept both hadiths as true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2017-01-10T16:22:50.167" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T09:26:19.603" Title="Did Muhammad(PBUH) recive revalation about donkeys or not ? hadith contradction" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|animals|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14591" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-17T15:55:38.330" Score="2" ViewCount="3867" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to hadith Muhammad (PBUH) asked us to kill the snake with two white lines on it's back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet said, &quot;Kill the snake with two white&#xA;  lines on its back, for it blinds the on-looker and causes abortion.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Buckari&lt;/strong&gt; Book 54, Hadith 527&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn Umar: That he heard the Prophet delivering a sermon on&#xA;  the pulpit saying, &quot;Kill snakes and kill Dhu-at-Tufyatain (i.e. a&#xA;  snake with two white lines on its back) and ALBATROSS (i.e. a snake&#xA;  with short or mutilated tail) for they destroy the sight of one's eyes&#xA;  and bring about abortion.&quot; ('Abdullah bin 'Umar further added): Once&#xA;  while I was chasing a snake in order, to kill it, Abu Lubaba called me&#xA;  saying: &quot;Don't kill it,&quot; I said. &quot;Allah's Apostle ordered us to kill&#xA;  snakes.&quot; He said, &quot;But later on he prohibited the killing of snakes&#xA;  living in the houses.&quot; (Az-Zubri said. &quot;Such snakes are called&#xA;  Al-Awamir.&quot;)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Sahih Bukhari Book 54, Hadith 518&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the name(english) of this snake ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this snake still existing or gone extinct ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastEditorUserId="5061" LastEditDate="2014-06-20T14:43:04.173" LastActivityDate="2020-09-06T08:23:27.057" Title="What is the name of the snake which cause blindess?" Tags="|hadith|animals|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14593" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-17T18:11:15.950" Score="4" ViewCount="93" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(I know very little about Islam so please keep your answers understandable to those that don't know all the terms.)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that &lt;em&gt;&quot;PBUH&quot;&lt;/em&gt; is an abbreviation for &lt;em&gt;&quot;Peace Be Upon Him&quot;&lt;/em&gt;, which is an honorific to show love and respect to the mentioned persons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this as honorable as fully saying the statement 'Peace Be Upon Him'?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there examples of PBUH being used &lt;em&gt;before&lt;/em&gt; the internet was here, because it seems like a bit of a shortcut, which to me seems a bit less respectable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an example, it would be like a man telling his wife &quot;I love you Susie&quot; from his own heart. Then one day the man wrote the letters &quot;ILYS&quot; on his hand and every time he mentioned his wife's name he'd show her his hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the Quran state that this kind of abbreviation is equally honoring and respectable?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6581" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-06-17T18:19:25.490" LastActivityDate="2014-06-21T19:12:56.613" Title="Is using &quot;PBUH&quot; as respectable as saying/writing &quot;Peace Be Upon Him&quot;?" Tags="|honorifics|salawat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14594" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14585" CreationDate="2014-06-17T18:44:51.253" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several reasons for this, and definitely not that Shia value Al Hussein more than Al Hassan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First please read here about &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/hadis-e-kisa.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith Al kisa&lt;/a&gt;. In short, the hadith is about the gathering of 5 members: The Prophet (PBUH), his daughter Fatimah (a.s.), Al Imam Ali (a.s), Al Hassan (a.s) and Al Hussein (a.s). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Hadith shows the importance of these five:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then the Lord, Almighty Allah said:&quot;O My angels! O Residents of My Heavens, verily, I have not created the erected Sky, the stretched earth, the illuminated moon, the bright sun, the rotating planets, the flowing seas and the sailing ships, but for the love of these Five lying underneath the cloak&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that the prophet was the first one to die from these five, then Fatima then Al Imam Ali (a.s.) then Al Imam Al Hassan then Al Hussein.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the first four of these died there was at least one there that reminds people by the importance of these five. But when Al Hussein died, he was the last and no one else was there to remind people by these five. So his death resembled the death of these five together and hence its importance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alseraj.net/3/index2.shtml?31&amp;amp;40&amp;amp;38&amp;amp;2&amp;amp;9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; Is a hadith from Imam Al Sadik (Jafar al-Sadiq) that supports the above statement?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another reason I will add here is that his death resembles the Revolution of right over wrong. The mourning of Al Hussein holds deeper meanings than just crying about his death it is a way to remember to stand with the right against wrong and to remember the sacrifices of the prophet and his family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To clarify, it doesn't make any sense that Al Hussein was better than the prophet or even his brother Al Hassan. It is just that the death of Al Hussein holds deeper meanings than just his death it holds many meanings and one of them is remembering the sacrifices of the prophet as he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hussein is from me and I'm from Hussein.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr/&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per request in the comments here is the isnad of hadith al kisaa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;،قال البحراني :&quot;رأيت بخطّ الشيخ الجليل هاشم البحراني عن شيخه الجليل السيّد ماجد البحراني عن الشيخ الحسن بن زين الدين الشهيد الثاني العاملي عن شيخه المقدّس الأردبيلي عن شيخه عليّ بن عبد العالي الكركي العاملي عن الشيخ عليّ بن هلال الجزائري عن الشيخ أحمد بن فهد الحليّ عن الشيخ عليّ بن الخازن الحائري عن الشيخ ضياء الدين عليّ أبن الشهيد الأول العاملي عن ابيه عن فخر المحققين عن شيخه المحقق عن شيخه ابن نما الحليّ عن شيخه محمد بن إدريس الحليّ عن ابن حمزة الطوسي صاحب &quot;ثاقب المناقب&quot; عن الشيخ الجليل محمد بن شهر آشوب عن الطبرسيّ صاحب الإحتجاج عن شيخه الجليل الحسن بن محمد بن الحسن الطوسي عن أبيه شيخ الطائفة الحقةعن شيخه المفيد عن شيخه ابن قولويه القمي عن شيخه الكليني عن عليّ بن إبراهيم عن أبيه إبراهيم بن هاشم عن أحمد بن محمد بن أبي نصر البزنطي عن قاسم بن يحيى الجلاء الكوفي عن أبي بصير عن أبان بن تغلب عن جابر بن عبد الله الأنصاري رحمهم الله تعالى جميعاً أنَّه قال&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user4456" LastEditDate="2016-09-28T07:11:55.853" LastActivityDate="2016-09-28T07:11:55.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14595" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-17T19:07:30.113" Score="13" ViewCount="34546" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that Muslims are supposed to slay non-believers because they are not Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this true? Is this in the Quran? If it is, where is it stated like this? If not, what are the Quranic passages that get identified as such and are misinterpreted this way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6581" LastActivityDate="2016-10-19T16:43:10.303" Title="Are muslims supposed to kill all non-believers?" Tags="|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14596" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-17T19:13:06.167" Score="1" ViewCount="4055" Body="&lt;p&gt;A big staple in Christianity's view of God is that it is impossible for God to lie and that it is always wrong for a Christian to lie/deceive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this also true in Islam and stated as such in the Quran? I have heard that lying is OK in Allah's eyes if it is to bring someone to an embrace of Islam or for other purposes. Is this true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6581" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T00:18:09.753" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T00:18:09.753" Title="Is it OK for a Muslim to lie?" Tags="|halal-haram|lying|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-07-30T23:46:09.400" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14597" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14633" CreationDate="2014-06-17T20:08:25.983" Score="2" ViewCount="14297" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did wives of Nabi salahualaihiwasalam wear niqab?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found this hadis:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Riders would pass us when we accompanied the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)&#xA;  while we were in the sacred state (wearing ihram). When they came by&#xA;  us, one of us would let down her outer garment from her head over her&#xA;  face, and when they had passed on, we would uncover our faces.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/11/113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/11/113&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Website said hadis is da'if. Is there any sahih hadis?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user6511" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-06-19T00:34:52.343" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T11:38:04.700" Title="Did wives of Nabi (saw) wear niqab?" Tags="|hijab|wives-of-the-prophet|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14598" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-17T20:16:55.220" Score="5" ViewCount="1253" Body="&lt;p&gt;I posted a question earlier and I got a reply that states a part of a Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/14585/why-do-shia-care-about-hussin-and-not-hasan&quot;&gt;Why do Shia care about Hussain and not Hasan?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then the Lord, Almighty Allah said :&quot;O My angels! O Residents of My&#xA;  Heavens, verily, I have not created the erected Sky, the stretched&#xA;  earth, the illuminated moon, the bright sun, the rotating planets, the&#xA;  flowing seas and the sailing ships, but for the love of these Five&#xA;  lying underneath the cloak&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does this hadith mean me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it mean that God created the sky, moon, sun... etc. because he loves the Five?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6553" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T10:54:57.060" Title="Did God create the earth for the sake of the Prophet and his family only?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|shiism|hadith-interpretation|creation|ahl-ul-bayt|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14595" CreationDate="2014-06-17T20:23:44.130" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any verse in the Quran can be misinterpreted. This is why it is a must for Muslims to read the commentary of the verses to understand the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples of misinterpreted verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And kill them wherever you overtake them and expel them from wherever they have expelled you &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/191&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/2/191&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if you read other verses in the Quran. You will see some verses prohibiting muslims from killing anyone:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited to you. [He commands] that you not associate anything with Him, and to parents, good treatment, and do not kill your children out of poverty; We will provide for you and them. And do not approach immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed. &lt;strong&gt;And do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed] except by [legal] right&lt;/strong&gt;. This has He instructed you that you may use reason.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An-Nam verse 151&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These legal rights include: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/798/why-should-a-person-who-disbelieves-after-becoming-muslim-be-executed&quot;&gt;Leaving religion.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Killing someone else.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Married man/women who commit adultery.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Non-Muslims&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Whoever attacks Muslims.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Those who try to stop a muslim caliph from spreading Islam to the world (only valid at the time when Muslims had an Islamic state +1100 years ago...)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Another prohibition from Hadith (Saying of the prophet):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (PBUH) said, &quot;Whoever killed a Mu'ahid (a person who is granted the pledge of protection by the Muslims) shall not smell the fragrance of Paradise though its fragrance can be smelt at a distance of forty years (of traveling). &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/87/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhary - sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;&quot;person who is granted the pledge of protection by the Muslims&quot;, this statement includes the modern laws that govern countries. i.e: Muslims in a muslim/non-muslim countries are not allowed to kill non-Muslims because there are laws that prohibit violence&quot;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2014-06-17T22:23:22.757" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14600" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14632" CreationDate="2014-06-17T20:26:42.163" Score="1" ViewCount="1949" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reading from the thread &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/14518/how-many-ahad-hadith-there-in-sahih-bukhari&quot;&gt;How many ahad hadith are there in Sahih Bukhari?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and i searched other questions i want to know how many mutwatir hadis exist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user6511" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T19:24:11.973" Title="How many mutawatir hadis?" Tags="|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14595" CreationDate="2014-06-17T21:55:03.093" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;Indeed there are people who hold this view and even quote the Qur'an to support their actions but this is a gross misunderstanding of the Qur'an, of the historical contexts in which the verses were revealed and due to their own inherent tendencies towards extremism. You may also find such statements from non Muslims who want to tarnish the image of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the verses which may be quoted to support this errant view is &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/5&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 9:5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when the sacred months have passed, then kill the polytheists&#xA;  wherever you find them and capture them and besiege them and sit in&#xA;  wait for them at every place of ambush.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the verse is clearly referring to the Meccan polytheists and not just any disbeliever. Secondly, the Qur'an didn't say just kill any polytheist, but only those whom had broken their treaty with the Muslims (see the previous verse&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/4&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:4&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another verse, the Qur'an &lt;i&gt;explicitly&lt;/i&gt; makes it clear that the order to fight the disbelievers is only with regards to those who fight the Muslims or help others in fighting the Muslims (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/60/8&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 60:8&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of&#xA;  religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous&#xA;  toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allah loves those&#xA;  who act justly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many verses of the Qur'an, too numerous to list all, that establish that man has been given the free will to believe or to disbelieve. Don't forget people are believers or disbelievers only according to Allah's will: if Allah had willed, everyone would have been a believer, and so killing people simply because of their disbelief is contrary to the will of Allah (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/10/99&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 10:99&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And had your Lord willed, those on earth would have believed - all of&#xA;  them entirely. Then, [O Muhammad], would you compel the people in&#xA;  order that they become believers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may wonder, how would the Prophet debate with disbelievers on religious issues, settle disputes between them, eat their food, accept their gifts, sign treaties with them, and even in one instance stand up in respect of a Jew that had died, if he also ordered to kill them? Does that make sense? How would the Qur'an say we're allowed to marry women from the People of the Book if we're supposed to kill them? Would you kill your own wife or inlaws?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a summary, this is a minority extremist view, or one held by ignorant critics of Islam, and we have a duty to point out the errors of anyone who might be inclined towards this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5259" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T16:43:10.303" LastActivityDate="2016-10-19T16:43:10.303" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14603" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="458" CreationDate="2014-06-17T22:16:00.557" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;All the answers I read above are of two kinds:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Trying to justify why Allah does not need our worship, or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Trying to make the question look bad and questioner feel bad for asking the question. None of these really helps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both are result of not understanding what the verse really says. Ibada is not 'worship', it is 'slavery'. Allah created Men and Jinn so that they only enslave themselves to Him alone and to no one else. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is slavery? Slavery means you obey your master in every decision you make. If you pray five times and then take riba from Bank, take mortgage to buy lavish house and take car finance to buy latest model Sedan then you aren't doing Ibada and thus you aren't Abd of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse is very clear. Allah created Men and Jinn so that they only enslave themselves to Him. It is not just worship. Worship is part of Slavery. The ask here is not to perform ritual prayer only. The ask here is that Men and Jinn must not become slave of Shaitan, Materialistic desire, this world or anything else.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus the proper translation is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And I have not created Jinn and Men except they enslave themselves to Me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="325" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-08T10:38:20.507" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T10:38:20.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14596" CreationDate="2014-06-17T22:26:46.997" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I have heard that lying is OK in Allah's eyes if it is to bring&#xA;  someone to an embrace of Islam or for other purposes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not allowed to lie in order to make someone to embrace Islam. What if he finds out about the lie after he had become Muslim? Lying is one of the major sins. The Prophet had forbidden even telling lies just so as to make people laugh. Even lying to a small child is forbidden:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Dawood, 4991:&#xA;  It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him)&#xA;  said: “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon&#xA;  him) said: ‘Whoever says to a child, ‘Come here and take this,’ then&#xA;  does not give him something, this is counted as a lie.’”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are some situations where &quot;lying&quot; is permissible. For example, it is permitted to tell a lie in order to save the life of an innocent person, it is permitted to &quot;lie&quot; during war as a strategy (for example, what a captured soldier might tell the enemy fighters) and it is also not counted as a &quot;lie&quot; when a husband tells his wife she's beautiful, or a woman tells her husband he's smart even though the reality might be different! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslim vol 6. Hadith 2605:&#xA;  Humaid bin Abd Ar-Rahman bin Awf narrated that his mother Umm Kulthum&#xA;  bint Uqabah bin Abi Mu’ait (who was one of the first Muhajir women who&#xA;  swore allegiance to the Prophet, PBUH) told him that she heard&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (PBUH) say: “He is not a liar who reconciles&#xA;  between people saying good things and conveying good things.”Ibn&#xA;  Shihab said that she said: “I did not hear of any concession being&#xA;  granted concerning anything that people call lies except in three&#xA;  cases: War, Reconciling among people &amp;amp; What a man says to his wife or&#xA;  a woman says to her husband.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5259" LastActivityDate="2014-06-17T22:26:46.997" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14606" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14597" CreationDate="2014-06-18T04:03:24.127" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Hadith:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;`Aisha used to say: &amp;quot;When (the Verse): &amp;quot;They should draw their veils over their necks and bosoms,&amp;quot; was revealed, (the ladies) cut their waist sheets at the edges and covered their faces with the cut pieces.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/180940&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The complete verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/31-31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/24/31-31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Updated to answer the the comment:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The english trnaslation added &amp;quot;cover their faces&amp;quot; because the word خمار (khimar)was used in the Arabic hadith. Ignoring that scholars when explaining this hadith said the word Khimar here refers Niqab(cover the face). Here is a hadith by Aisha saying: Khimar == Niqab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;فَخَمَّرْتُ وَجْهِي&lt;/em&gt; بِجِلْبَابِي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/50/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;خمرت is the verb of the word (خمار)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وجهي is (my face)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;جلبابي is (cloak)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-06-19T00:50:51.290" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14609" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-18T05:02:30.740" Score="-1" ViewCount="388" Body="&lt;p&gt;Me and my wife only need Legal divorce papers but by mouth don't want to say neither she wants. our purpose is to require only divorce certificate for settling in some other country and we want to show as bechlors. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, the divorce will be valid or we will remain in Nikkah. &lt;strong&gt;Please note we don't want actual divorce. We only need a paper.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please advise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regards,&#xA;SH&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6584" LastActivityDate="2015-07-12T06:09:06.050" Title="Me and my wife only need Legal divorce papers but by mouth don't want to say neither she want" Tags="|sunni|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14610" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14598" CreationDate="2014-06-18T05:48:37.527" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Muslim gnostic commentators, sufis or mystics, the first thing that Allah created was the light of the Holy Prophet. This idea is backed by various Islamic traditions a most notable one being a hadith by the Prophet that reads: &quot;The first thing Allah created was my light.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This and many other hadiths with similar theme have been subject of interpretation and discussion among Muslim gnostics and philosophers. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ibnarabisociety.org/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhy ed-Din Ibn Arabi&lt;/a&gt; who is arguably the most prominent Sufi/gnostic commentator has extensively discussed the implications of the idea of &lt;em&gt;the existential precedence of the Holy Prophet's Light&lt;/em&gt; over creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now when the theory of the existential precedence of the Prophet's Light is considered in conjunction with the theory of &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/12076/4058&quot;&gt;Emanationism&lt;/a&gt; -- another widely accepted theory by Sufis and Muslim meta-physicians which basically suggests that each level of creation emanates from the higher, preceding levels -- it follows that &lt;strong&gt;as Prophet Muhammad's light precedes every other created being according to the hadith, no other creation could've been created if the Prophet's Light had not been created first!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also according to theory of Emanationism, the existential precedence of the Holy Prophet over the creation necessitates his superior merit, nobility and excellence over them all. That is &lt;strong&gt;the prophet is the first of creation, the best of creation and therefore the most beloved creation of Allah!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now Shiites come in and cite a lot of traditions from the Holy Prophet and his special, most beloved family members that they define as the true &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/message-thaqalayn/vol2-n2-3/ahl-al-bayt-its-meaning-and-origin/ahlul-bayt-its-meaning-and-origin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ahl al-Bayt&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, suggesting that &lt;strong&gt;they are also of the same holy primordial preceding substance of the Prophet, of the same 'light', upon whom other creations depend.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now to conclude it all and answer your question&lt;/strong&gt;, Allah loves all of His creation but loves the first and the best of them the most, and this explains why it would've been impossible for the universe to be created without the creation of the first and the most beloved beings to Allah. (As a side note, this impossibility is based on the governing laws of creation that emanate from the very Allah's existence).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T14:32:38.497" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14611" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-18T06:00:32.250" Score="1" ViewCount="143" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's say both families of man and woman wished to unite them through marriage, but woman dont want to marry the man as she had previous relation (her family did not disclose to others); being forced by woman's parents she agreed to marry the man after 3/4 months, but woman's parents asked both man and woman to sign the marriage paper and no need to say (i agree/ verbal confirmation in front of imam ), after 3/4 months they will complete the marriage (including verbal agreement), then imam will listen to both man's and woman's verbal agreement and then complete the marriage. By the way man also signed the paper including 2 witness and mohor info into paper. Imam didn't make any verbal talking related to marriage including asking either they were agreed to marry one another or not. And write down on wedding paper (no marriage taken place) in Imam's signing position.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After 3 months still woman didn't want to marry. so now what is their relation? is their marriage complete ? if they want to separate what they need to do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6586" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-21T09:17:18.127" LastActivityDate="2016-04-21T09:17:18.127" Title="Is marriage taken place?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11236" CreationDate="2014-06-18T08:45:22.123" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per my understanding, mankind is the most preferred one in the sight of Allah. Though the other creatures are also precious to Allah but the love Allah has shown for us(the mankind) you may not find for others. Whatever Allah has made, made it in the best way but the Mankind is the special one with lots of leverages and strictness. Leverages in the sense that mankind is the only being which Allah has created with a free will and didn't restrict his actions. Moreover, He expects from this creation (though He knows everything). He has shown his love and mercy  towards human being that even after a person did wrong and worked against the Allah's will for his entire life and in the end days of his life he asked for His forgiveness, Allah accepts his apology which makes a human special. When rest of the other  creation even can not make a little move without His will or permission, a human being does whatever he wants and Allah allows him/her to do whatever please to him/her. And after doing lots of sins and crimes when we ask for his forgiveness He(Subhan Allah) forgives us as he mentioned in the Holy Quran. Don't you think, this is the special treatment with us of our Lord (Allah) among all his creations. I don't know much but what I have felt and understood that human beings are the only creation of Allah (Allah knows the best) which will get more for doing a little. The reward of eternal life in a beautiful Paradise, even for those who did nothing except for one or two good deeds in their entire life on earth but successful took the faith in Him.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6588" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-07-12T11:02:04.193" LastActivityDate="2015-07-12T11:02:04.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14615" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-18T10:03:06.507" Score="1" ViewCount="227" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did prophet Mohammed PBUH told we have to read Qur'an only in Arabic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6590" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2014-06-19T05:49:48.967" LastActivityDate="2015-03-12T01:22:31.160" Title="Did prophet mohammed PBUH told we have to read quran only in arabic?" Tags="|quran|prophet-muhammad|arabic|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-04-13T05:20:12.223" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14616" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-18T12:02:55.143" Score="2" ViewCount="2330" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لا إله إلا الله محمدا رسول الله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which translates into &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is it &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله محمدا رسول الله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which translates into &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these two formally inter-changeable? Which one is said to enter Islam? Can both be used?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3338" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-06-20T07:02:48.823" LastActivityDate="2015-07-31T10:54:06.097" Title="What are the exact words of Kalimat ash-Shahadah?" Tags="|shahada|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-02-23T17:36:11.717" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14611" CreationDate="2014-06-18T12:04:20.317" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question is a bit unclear so I would just state some general things. Firstly, a woman may not be married without her permission. And even if she had been forcefully married, she has the option to opt out of the marriage due to the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: &quot;A virgin came to the Prophet&#xA;  (peace be upon him) and mentioned that her father had married her&#xA;  against her will, so the Prophet (peace be upon him) allowed her to&#xA;  exercise her choice.  (Translation of Sunan Abu-Dawud, Marriage (Kitab&#xA;  Al-Nikah), Book 11, Number 2091)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regards to the marriage itself, it is valid if:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is with the permission of her father/guardian&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The dowry has been paid&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are at least 2 witnesses&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Her permission has been sought&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If these conditions have been met, then the marriage is valid. However, like I said before, she still has the option to opt out of the marriage if it has been forced on her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5259" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T12:04:20.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14618" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-18T12:44:49.130" Score="2" ViewCount="605" Body="&lt;p&gt;To my understanding, the Qur'an is the holy word of God for Muslims (like the Bible is for Christians). But often I see Muslims quoting texts and scholars independent of the Qur'an and citing them as &quot;holy texts&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are there any other texts that are considered holy along with the Qur'an&lt;/strong&gt;? Are any of these texts considered &lt;em&gt;equally&lt;/em&gt; holy? If so, why are they considered as such? I'm not talking about good reading, I'm talking about other texts that are deemed as inspired by God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6581" LastEditorUserId="6581" LastEditDate="2015-03-06T20:37:29.313" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T09:45:22.783" Title="Are there other texts Muslims consider equally holy to the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14619" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-18T12:51:28.303" Score="7" ViewCount="408" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that Islam has different ideologies and ways of interpreting the Qur'an, and those people with like views will stay together and call themselves a group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though I wonder, why is each group called a sect when that word has a normally negative connotation to it? Is there a historical reason for using the word sect? Why, instead, isn't each group called a denomination? Is that a strictly Christian word or can it be used?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6581" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2015-11-24T19:58:02.447" LastActivityDate="2016-03-27T16:51:11.447" Title="Why are they called sects in Islam and not denominations?" Tags="|sects|definitions|comparative-religions|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14620" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14644" CreationDate="2014-06-18T13:19:27.043" Score="11" ViewCount="1981" Body="&lt;p&gt;Christians call Isa (Jesus) the &amp;quot;Son of God&amp;quot; whereas Muslims consider this to be blasphemy because of these verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4:171&lt;/strong&gt; O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allah and His word which He directed to Mary and a soul [created at a command] from Him. So believe in Allah and His messengers. And do not say, &amp;quot;Three&amp;quot;; desist - it is better for you. Indeed, Allah is but one God. &lt;strong&gt;Exalted is He above having a son&lt;/strong&gt;. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6:101&lt;/strong&gt; [He is] Originator of the heavens and the earth. &lt;strong&gt;How could He have a son when He does not have a companion&lt;/strong&gt; and He created all things? And He is, of all things, Knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However both worldviews believe Jesus was born of a virgin and essentially &lt;em&gt;came from God.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3:47&lt;/strong&gt; She said, &amp;quot;My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?&amp;quot; [The angel] said, &amp;quot;Such is Allah ; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They both believe that he was the sinless Savior (messiah) sent as confirming the truth for God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3:45&lt;/strong&gt; [And mention] when the angels said, &amp;quot;O Mary, indeed Allah gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to Allah ].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So then, &lt;em&gt;could Muslims consider Jesus a &lt;strong&gt;spiritual&lt;/strong&gt; son of God (in the sense that Jesus came from God) in the same way that Christians do? Is there a verse in the Qur'an that would be opposed to this view?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the way that Christians view Jesus, as they don't believe that God had literal sex with Mary, but instead placed a son in her womb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6581" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2023-04-06T17:50:32.803" Title="Can Muslims consider Isa the &quot;Spiritual&quot; son of God?" Tags="|allah|prophet-isa|aqidah|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14621" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-18T13:28:44.733" Score="1" ViewCount="670" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is my understanding that Muslims believe when they die they will be judged by God: their good deeds versus their bad deeds and if their good outweighs their bad they will be with God in paradise. I take that from this passage:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7:8,9&lt;/strong&gt; And the weighing [of deeds] that Day will be the truth. So those whose scales are heavy - it is they who will be the successful. And those whose scales are light - they are the ones who will lose themselves for what injustice they were doing toward Our verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering...&lt;strong&gt;what objective way is there to know if your good deeds outweigh your bad deeds&lt;/strong&gt;? Especially considering that God is weighing the deeds we do in hearts and thoughts as well. How can one control their own thoughts even if they are good on the outside?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4:107,108&lt;/strong&gt; And do not argue on behalf of those who deceive themselves. Indeed, Allah loves not one who is a habitually sinful deceiver. &lt;strong&gt;They conceal [their evil intentions and deeds] from the people, but they cannot conceal [them] from Allah&lt;/strong&gt; , and He is with them [in His knowledge] when they spend the night in such as He does not accept of speech. And ever is Allah , of what they do, encompassing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6581" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T14:15:49.930" Title="What objective way is there to know if your good deeds outweigh your bad deeds?" Tags="|judgements|day-of-judgement|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14621" CreationDate="2014-06-18T14:15:49.930" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What objective way is there to know if your good deeds outweigh your&#xA;  bad deeds?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no objective way to know if your good deeds outweigh your bad deeds, just like a student doesn't know if his correct answers outweigh his wrong answers in an exam! However, doing good makes one to be optimistic. It makes you feel closer to God. Muslims are encouraged by the promise of God that,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 18:30&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - indeed, We&#xA;  will not allow to be &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;lost&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; the reward of any who did well in deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, God records an evil deed only once, while the reward of a good deed is recorded 10 times or more:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the authority of ibn Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with both of&#xA;  them): On the authority of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s&#xA;  blessing and peace be upon him) from among the sayings that he related&#xA;  from His Lord (glorified and exalted be He) is that He said, “Verily,&#xA;  Allah recorded the good deeds and the evil deeds. Then He clarified&#xA;  how [that recording should occur:] whoever decided to do a good deed&#xA;  but he did not do it, Allah records it with Him as a complete good&#xA;  deed. And if he decided to do it and actually did it, Allah records it&#xA;  with Him as ten good deeds up to seven hundred up to many times over.&#xA;  If he decided to do an evil deed but he did not do it, Allah records&#xA;  it with Him as one complete good deed. If he decided to do it and he&#xA;  actually did it, Allah records it as one evil deed.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims are supposed to live a life of hope, prayer and persistence in doing good. If salvation were to be granted simply on the basis of faith, then people will stagnate and even backslide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Especially considering that God is weighing the deeds we do in hearts&#xA;  and thoughts as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God doesn't punish the &lt;em&gt;inadvertent&lt;/em&gt; evil thoughts that cross our minds either due to our own selves or due to the whisperings of the devils. A hadith in Bukhari and Muslim says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Verily Allah forgives my Ummah for the evil thoughts that occur in&#xA;  their hearts until they don’t say it verbally or act upon it”. (Sahih&#xA;  al-Bukhari &amp;amp; Sahih Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5259" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T14:15:49.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14624" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-18T14:27:15.577" Score="3" ViewCount="317" Body="&lt;p&gt;To me, &quot;ijtihad&quot; is an opinion of a person in matters of religion when, no direct guidance is available from Quran and Sunnah of our prophet, Muhammad (PBUH), about that topic. This person is usually a religious scholar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My point is that, Islam is religion from God, which was conveyed, firstly, by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), and then through generations of muslims, to us. Since, the religion is an eternal guidance from God, no one has the right to add, remove or change anything in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this is so, then, any opinion provided by him should be taken as a opinion and not an order from God. Thus &quot;ijtihad&quot; can not be a valid source of religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this reasoning correct? or is there any proof in Quran and Sunnah that &quot;ijtihad&quot; can be add, remove or change anything in the religion of God?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-07-01T08:32:51.350" LastActivityDate="2019-07-01T08:32:51.350" Title="Can ijtihad be a source of religious ruling?" Tags="|fiqh|usool-ul-fiqh|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14625" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-06-18T15:31:49.313" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2014-06-18T15:31:49.313" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T15:31:49.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14626" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-06-18T15:31:49.313" Score="0" Body="The Holy Prophet's night ascension to heavens and Allah" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-06-18T15:35:52.847" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T15:35:52.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14609" CreationDate="2014-06-18T17:18:47.283" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To divorce someone Islamically you need to say the word طالق (you are divorced) out loud. If you plan to divorce someone just by making an intention then the divorce won't happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what you mentioned in your question, this is not permissible in islam. You can't fake anything unless there is an urgent necessity (e.g. death or prosecution). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T17:18:47.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14618" CreationDate="2014-06-18T18:09:48.040" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shiites are told about the existence of &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2530/do-shiites-believe-in-other-holy-books-revelations-after-quran/&quot;&gt;other holy books&lt;/a&gt; that were kept by each successive &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imamah_%28Shia_doctrine%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam&lt;/a&gt; and passed to the later and are now kept by the awaited occult &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_Imam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam al-Mahdi&lt;/a&gt;, but these texts are not considered equally holy to the Quran despite the fact that they also contain divine revelations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T18:09:48.040" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14624" CreationDate="2014-06-18T18:19:23.123" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ijtihad is a decision based on Quran and Sunna &lt;strong&gt;by a hakam&lt;/strong&gt; during a judicial case.  This is because the Prophet said =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِذَا &lt;strong&gt;حَكَمَ الْحَاكِمُ&lt;/strong&gt; فَاجْتَهَدَ ثُمَّ أَصَابَ فَلَهُ أَجْرَانِ ‏.‏&#xA;  وَإِذَا حَكَمَ فَاجْتَهَدَ ثُمَّ أَخْطَأَ فَلَهُ أَجْرٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When a &lt;strong&gt;judge gives a decision&lt;/strong&gt;, having tried his best to decide&#xA;  correctly and is right, there are two rewards for him; and if he gave&#xA;  a judgment after having tried his best but erred, there is one reward for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sahih al-Bukhari/Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the only Sahih hadith on ijtihad and &lt;strong&gt;it's speaking about a hakam&lt;/strong&gt;.  And Rasolullah clearly said a hakam can also be &lt;strong&gt;&quot;erred.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the possibility of &lt;strong&gt;ijtihad being wrong exists.&lt;/strong&gt;  But the &lt;strong&gt;hakam&lt;/strong&gt; will be rewarded because he used Quran and Sunna to make a judgment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surah al-Maida Allah said=&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...And whoever does not judge (yaHkom) by what Allah has revealed are&#xA;  the disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, no scholar has a right to do ijtihad unless he's a &lt;strong&gt;Hakam judging by what Allah has revealed&lt;/strong&gt;  And this ijtihad isn't binding on anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides a hakam, there's no ijtihad in Deen.  The Deen is clear when it comes to haraam and halaal and the obligations.  No ijtihad is valid in these things.  However, everyone will be rewarded based on their intentions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as you've already mentioned, it's based on Quran and Sunna.  Only Allah has the authority to change it, whether it's adding, subtracting, or interpreting.  But Ijtihad in of itself is not a source of hukm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4640" LastEditDate="2014-06-18T19:05:48.900" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T19:05:48.900" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14618" CreationDate="2014-06-18T18:39:09.990" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The authentic sayings of Prophet Mohamed called &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; (pl. of &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt;) are considered inspiration from God and equally &quot;holy.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's because the Quran says in Surah an-Najm 53:3-4 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nor does he speak from desire.  It is only an Inspiration that is&#xA;  revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims believe anything Prophet Mohamed said regarding religion was an inspiration from God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T18:39:09.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14615" CreationDate="2014-06-18T18:52:18.603" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran was revealed in Arabic and no other language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surah Yosef 12:2 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Quran that you may&#xA;  understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So only the Arabic Quran is considered Quran and must be recited in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the miracles of the Quran is in the Arabic language.  No man and jinn can create something like it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T18:52:18.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14600" CreationDate="2014-06-18T19:24:11.973" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a problematic question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, you have to define what's a &lt;em&gt;mutawatir&lt;/em&gt; hadith?  The scholars differ tremendously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, from that definition only then we can identify &lt;em&gt;mutawatir&lt;/em&gt;.  But that's IF you can define it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is also the reason why scholars give different numbers on how many &lt;em&gt;mutawatir&lt;/em&gt; narrations exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No early &lt;em&gt;muhadith&lt;/em&gt; from the first two generations believed in &lt;em&gt;mutawatir&lt;/em&gt;. It was only later scholars that began the categorization of a &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; into &lt;em&gt;ahad&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;mutawatir&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Realistically, with the all the definitions on &lt;em&gt;mutawatir&lt;/em&gt; in existence, only &lt;strong&gt;one&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; can be said to be &lt;em&gt;mutawatir&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And ironically that &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; is =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Whoever tells lies about me deliberately, let him take his place in&#xA;  Hell.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; was reported by over a 100 sahaba and fits with majority of the definitions given to &lt;em&gt;mutawatir&lt;/em&gt;.  Also, the word &quot;deliberately&quot; doesn't exist in some of the reports.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam ibn as-Salah has also mentioned similar in his book &lt;em&gt;&quot;Muqaddimah&quot;&lt;/em&gt; about &lt;em&gt;mutawatir&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T19:24:11.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14597" CreationDate="2014-06-18T21:23:39.307" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes the &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Sunan Abu Dawud&lt;/em&gt; is daef because of the narrator Yazid bin Abi Ziyad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no authentic &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; that proves the Prophets wives covered their faces.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The closest thing what one can use is the ayah from Sural ah-Ahzab 33:53=&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...And when you ask for anything you want, ask them from behind a&#xA;  screen...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it can easily be said it's referring to a curtain at home or a door and it doesn't mean covering the face since the ayah is telling the Prophets wives to stay in their homes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So from this, there's no clear-cut evidence that shows the Prophets wives covered their faces.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Btw, niqab is cultural and not a religious matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-06-18T21:23:39.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14591" CreationDate="2014-06-19T01:30:35.487" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a specific type of snake, on of them is called cobra.  It has two white lines that sometimes look like a &quot;U&quot; shape on it's back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cobra's usually spit venom into the eyes of its victims.  The venom can blind, handicap, and even cause abortions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are other types of snakes that have similar effects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They are capable of spitting their venom into the eyes of a victim&#xA;  leading to intense pain in the eyes. This may lead to intense&#xA;  conjunctivitis, corneal erosions, complicated by secondary infection,&#xA;  anterior unveitis and sometimes blindness&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/documents/s16775e/s16775e.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Snakes and Snake Bites&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also read &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.supplements.annemergmed.com/PDF/Pregnancy.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Snake Bites During Pregnancy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaho Alim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-06-19T01:30:35.487" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14590" CreationDate="2014-06-19T01:43:10.637" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;These are separate instances regarding different things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; is speaking about merits of keeping a donkey.  The &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; right before the one you posted explains it=&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Horses are kept for one of three purposes...Then Rasolullah was asked&#xA;  regarding donkeys...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 60, &lt;em&gt;Hadith&lt;/em&gt; #486&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Make sure you read the &lt;em&gt;hadiths&lt;/em&gt; before and after it before asking questions.  The way Imam al-Bukhari arranged his collection was by putting the stronger &lt;em&gt;hadiths&lt;/em&gt; with better chains first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-06-19T01:43:10.637" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14638" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-19T08:02:44.457" Score="3" ViewCount="2830" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I was in Switzerland during the entire month of Ramadan. As  you know, Switzerland has a very interchangeable weather and I have an autoimmune disease .. meaning my immune system can crash whenever weather changes. I was in an internship so I was sick during the entire month of Ramadan. One day I decided to climb a mountain and while the sun was rising I decided not to fast because a) I considered it &quot;travelling&quot;, b) I thought I was excused since I'm an Egyptian in Switzerland so I am not in my own country and the hours of fasting were 18 hours and a half, and c) I was still sick. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean I broke my fast on purpose? What do I do to make up for it? I can't fast for two months in a row, Ramadan is coming up &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6598" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T03:53:16.900" Title="Breaking Fast .. unintentionally? Or intentionally?" Tags="|ramadan|sawm|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14639" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2038" CreationDate="2014-06-19T09:31:02.877" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most important verse in Qur'an which is the basis of decisions about Khums -خمس- (i.e.: 1/5) is this verse: 8:41&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا غَنِمْتُم مِّن شَيْءٍ فَأَنَّ لِلَّـهِ خُمُسَهُ&#xA;  وَلِلرَّ‌سُولِ وَلِذِي الْقُرْ‌بَىٰ وَالْيَتَامَىٰ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ&#xA;  وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ إِن كُنتُمْ آمَنتُم بِاللَّـهِ وَمَا أَنزَلْنَا&#xA;  عَلَىٰ عَبْدِنَا يَوْمَ الْفُرْ‌قَانِ يَوْمَ الْتَقَى الْجَمْعَانِ ۗ&#xA;  وَاللَّـهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ‌&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And know that whatsoever ye obtain of spoils then verily unto Allah&#xA;  belongeth a fifth thereof and unto the apostle and unto his kindreds&#xA;  and the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer if ye indeed have&#xA;  believed in Allah and that which We sent down on our bondmans on the&#xA;  day of distinction, the day whereon the two hosts met. And Allah is&#xA;  over everything Potent&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word غنمتم means what you obtain. But Shia say it is about spoil. They say Spoil is a name of any money that the person will make from 7 things: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;War.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Diving (finding something from under water).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Treasure.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mine.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Trade.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wealth mixed with Haram.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Buying a land from a Kafir.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although this verse is exactly about the Booty, but the Arab literature scholars say the word غنیمة is a name of all the money that people gather, unless the money that the people gifted. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Reference &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/magazine/magart/2691/6566/76348&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also there is a Hadith from Imam Javad (A.S.) which shows that the Ahlul bayt believe that the Khums belongs to every money that the human makes from those seven ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;الامام جواد علیه السلام: : « فاما الغنائم و الفوائد فهى واجبه عليهم فى&#xA;    كل عام قال الله تعالى : و اعلموا انما غنمتم من شىء فان لله خمسه  . . . »&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which brings الفوائد close to الغنائم which shows that he believes the money making is equal to booty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some other Hadiths which show that just believers pay Khums and the Khums can clean the money from Haram. Look at this Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الامام رضا علیه السلام: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;« اِنَّ اِخْراجَهُ ( خمس ) مِفْتاحُ رِزْقِكُم و تَمْحيصُ ذُنُوبِكُم »&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Paying Khums is a key to expand the wealth and forgiveness of sins. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Reference &lt;a href=&quot;http://porseman.org/q/show.aspx?id=173422&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-27T07:17:19.747" LastActivityDate="2016-08-27T07:17:19.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14616" CreationDate="2014-06-19T09:37:26.363" Score="-7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The second phrase is true. and you can not inter change them. And for entering Islam you to say the second phrase.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because all people (even Christians and Jews) know there is no God but Allah and Muhammad(PBUH) is his messenger. but for being a Muslim you have to bear witness that there is no God but Allah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Please mention that for  SHAHADAH you have to say it in Arabic and without any mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4126" LastEditDate="2014-06-20T00:32:14.183" LastActivityDate="2014-06-20T00:32:14.183" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14638" CreationDate="2014-06-19T09:51:07.503" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No as far as I can tell, this does not mean you broke your fast on purpose, and all you have to do is fast the number of days you did not do (outside of Ramadan).  My answer is based on one assumption, if I am incorrect (which you have to judge for yourself) then my answer does not apply to you.  My assumption is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You left your country but with the intention of going back and not staying in switzerland&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a traveler is on travel even if he stays long in a place as long as he intends to go back to his own country after he has fulfilled his matter of traveling.  Fasting while traveling may fall into a few categories, among which is the choice between fasting and breaking fast, and although fasting maybe better and more liked you have the choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for fasting in your condition (illness), if the fast further harms you should not fast, for this you must/or can consult a trustworthy doctor (Muslim or non-Muslim) and they can tell you their judgement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best, and I ask Him for forgiveness of any mistakes I made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further information &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ibnothaimeen.com/all/books/printer_16605.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;see this(Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also it should be noted, that fasting two months is not the only options for the kafarah of purposely breaking fast, there are two others:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Freeing a slave&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Feeding sixty poor persons&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6821&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-06T03:53:16.900" LastActivityDate="2021-09-06T03:53:16.900" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14638" CreationDate="2014-06-19T09:53:17.480" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Breaking a fast means this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You fasting from the beginning of the day, then because of something you break it unintentionally Or intentionally. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is unintentionally, your fasting is true and you can continue it until the end of the day. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if it is intentionally, you have to fast 60 days instead of one day fast breaking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when you are in a travel (below ten days in a specific city) or you are sick, You can not fast. You can fast if you want to stay in a city more than ten days and you are not sick.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the most important thing is you have to fast in other months instead of the Ramadan you lost. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I bring you an example, When a person is sick and cannot suffer 18 hours without water and gonna be ill, So if he can suffer 10 hours without water, he can not pay Kaffarah and must &#xA;fast in other months which the day light is 10 hours and less. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kaffarah is just for a person who can not suffer thirst or hunger at all because of a sickness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-06T11:41:14.410" LastActivityDate="2016-02-06T11:41:14.410" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14620" CreationDate="2014-06-19T11:32:36.243" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe if we put Trinity out of it, then the 'son' analogy sounds valid and actually meaningful, and this is even consistent with the teachings of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From examining the critical verses of the Quran in relation to the Christian view of Jesus, it appears that the reason Allah rejects the Christian idea of &quot;Jesus being son of God&quot; is because divinity is a presumed part of the concept according to the Christian view and Quran clearly rejects the belief in Trinity and divinity of Jesus in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/4:171&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:171&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/5:72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:72&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite that, as you mentioned, Quran does recognize the miraculous birth of Jesus and that he was &quot;a word of Allah&quot; (examples: &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/3:45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:45&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/2:171&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:171&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Therefore&lt;/strong&gt;, if we purge the filial analogy of the concept of the Jesus Divinity, the Trinity and also of its literal connotations, then there would remain nothing fundamentally wrong with using the metaphor. In fact it can be used meaningfully as a metaphor for the relationship of human beings to the creator. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to notice that &lt;strong&gt;even in Islam our relationship with Allah is also described with metaphors/analogies&lt;/strong&gt;. According to the Quran, we are 'servants' or 'slaves' of Allah whereas in Christianity we are 'children' of God. And in both religions the messenger is considered to be the best example of that relationship. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, it seems that the whole concept of son-father in Christianity -- whether applied to Jesus or Christians -- was originally meant to have a similar function as does the Islamic metaphor of master-slave, but has been twisted as in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicene_Creed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nicene Christology&lt;/a&gt; beyond its intended meaning, despite the fact the Homoousian interpretation of the son-father relationship is nowhere explicit and elaborate in the Bible. This critical view of mainstream Christology has inspired the modern &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarianism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Unitarian movement&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A different variation of son-father metaphor has also been common among Christians and Jews alike, denoting their special relationship with God as His 'sons' or 'children'. This notion is mentioned in Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:18&lt;/a&gt; which reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Jews and the Christians say, “We are the children of God, and His&#xA;  beloved.” Say, “Why then does He punish you for your sins?” In fact,&#xA;  you are humans from among those He created. He forgives whom He wills,&#xA;  and He punishes whom He wills. To God belongs the dominion of the&#xA;  heavens and the earth and what lies between them, and to Him is the&#xA;  return.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This notion of son-father relationship must not be confused with the literal notion as in the concept of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_the_Son&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;God the Son&lt;/a&gt; in the Trinity. Also this verse doesn't imply a denunciation of the doctrine of sonship itself but its wrong or misapplied connotations. These are the points that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Husayn_Tabatabaei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Allahme Tabata'ei&lt;/a&gt; stresses in relation to this verse in his authoritative &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafsir_al-Mizan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Mizan Exegesis on Quran&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Certainly, they did not claim real sonship as the Christians claim for&#xA;  the Messiah (a.s.). Neither the Jews nor the Christian put forward&#xA;  this claim in the literal sense. They called themselves sons of God&#xA;  metaphorically, &lt;em&gt;as a mark of distinction.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; In their scriptures, a lot&#xA;  of people have been called sons of God, for example, Adam, Jacob,&#xA;  David, Ephraim, Jesus, and good-doing believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What they meant with this claim was that their relationship with&#xA;  Allah  was like that of sons with their father.&lt;/strong&gt; They thought&#xA;  themselves like&#xA;  the sons of a King who had special status in comparison to the&#xA;  subjects. ... This claim of special relation and belovedness was meant&#xA;  to establish its inseparable attribute, that is, they can never be&#xA;  chastised and punished. They are assured of Divine favor and honor&#xA;  because if Allah were to punish them, it will go against the&#xA;  distinction and honor that He has reserved for them. The proof of the&#xA;  above interpretation is seen in the rebuttal of their claim where&#xA;  Allah says: He forgives whom He pleases and chastises whom He pleases.&#xA;  There was no reason to give this reply if they had not meant by their&#xA;  claim: &quot;We are the sons of Allah and His beloved ones&quot;, that they&#xA;  cannot be punished at all even if they did not accept the call of&#xA;  truth. Also, there would be no meaning to the statement: Nay you are&#xA;  men from among those whom He has created. In short, when they said:&#xA;  '&quot;We are the sons of Allah and His beloved ones'&quot;, they wanted to say&#xA;  that they were the chosen people of God and His beloved ones and Allah&#xA;  was not going to give them punishment even if they did what they did&#xA;  or left what they left, because full security against every unpleasant&#xA;  result or situation was a concomitant of special relationship and&#xA;  love. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almizan.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Mizan Online&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;The &quot;Father-Son(s)&quot; Spiritual Kinship vs &quot;Master-Slaves&quot;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[An Off-Shoot Discussion]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now considering the existence of valid notions of metaphorical descriptions of God-human relationships in both Christianity and Islam, another relevant question may follow: &lt;strong&gt;which analogy/metaphor &lt;em&gt;better&lt;/em&gt; describes our relationship with Allah/God?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Christianity, Jesus birth by the Holy Spirit into Virgin Mary provides a very valid basis for using the 'son' analogy for him. Also considering that even in Islam, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_God_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Allah's Names and Attributes&lt;/a&gt;, Allah is considered to be our benevolent provider and take-carer (as in &lt;em&gt;rahman&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;razzaq&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;rab&lt;/em&gt;) and also guardian and protector (&lt;em&gt;hafiz&lt;/em&gt;)—attributes that characterize fatherhood, &lt;strong&gt;there seems to be a valid basis for the father-son analogy.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, a discerning analysis reveals that &lt;strong&gt;the 'slave' metaphor denotes &lt;em&gt;additional&lt;/em&gt; meanings in regards with the nature of our relationship with Allah&lt;/strong&gt;, as Allah is &lt;em&gt;also&lt;/em&gt; considered to be our 'owner' (&lt;em&gt;malik&lt;/em&gt;) and 'patron' (&lt;em&gt;wali&lt;/em&gt;), 'subduer' (&lt;em&gt;qahhar&lt;/em&gt;) and 'humiliator' (&lt;em&gt;khafis&lt;/em&gt;) that characterize a master-slave relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This observation explains why even the valid notions of the filial metaphor has been abandoned by Islam in favor of a &lt;strong&gt;master-slave metaphor which encompasses the filial characteristic and therefore excels in denotative richness.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To further the implications of this discussion, the concluding observation can be regarded as a supporting argument for &lt;strong&gt;Islam's claim of superiority over other religions as being the most manifestly all-inclusive of God's names and attributes as denoted by His greatest name, &lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt; Imam Ayatollah Khomeini a master of esoteric sciences and gnostic commentator ascribe the superior status of Quran as a Divine Revelation to being an emanation of God's Greatest Name: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the appearance of the Qur'an follows the “Collective Appearance”&#xA;  [zuhūr-i jam'ī] of the Divinity and the Contraction [qabd] and&#xA;  Expansion [bast] of “Mercifulness” [rahīmiyyat) and “Beneficence”&#xA;  [rahmāniyyat]. Rather, the truth of the Qur'an &lt;em&gt;represents the level&lt;/em&gt; of the&#xA;  appearance of the Greatest Name of Allah through the appearance of &#xA;  “Beneficence” and the “Mercifulness,” and is “&lt;em&gt;inclusive of the&#xA;  the general and the differentiated&lt;/em&gt;” [jāmi'-i jam'u tafsīl. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/adab-as-salat-disciplines-of-prayer-second-revised-edition-imam-khomeini/some-comments-blessed-s%C5%ABrah#gnostic-note&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(&lt;em&gt;Disciplines of Prayer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;italic&lt;/em&gt; words represent translation improvements and are mine).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;While full comprehension of the passage demands a deep knowledge of the individual mystical concepts and related theories, the passage is basically pointing to the merit and superiority of Prophet Muhammad and His religion over other prophets and religions by introducing it as an inclusive manifestation of Allah's names.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T13:20:41.007" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T13:20:41.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14647" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-19T14:41:13.887" Score="3" ViewCount="179" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is imagine person A has committed sins all their life and major sins but is muslim still and person B is God fearing, sincere, does all the islamic obligations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the good deeds will be pilling up for person B but if person A repents sincerely after doing everything and his sins are forgiven then I dont quite understand how its fair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone had been saving themselves from evil all their life compared to someone who has done all the evil and enjoyed commmiting haram but decides to change sincerely after everything and actually does but he still did everything and then was forgiven compared to someone who never went that path anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please explain &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6601" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T10:44:47.457" LastActivityDate="2019-04-15T10:44:47.457" Title="Evil life compared to a good life" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|tawba|deeds|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14648" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-19T14:46:40.990" Score="2" ViewCount="1121" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the concept of Fiancé/Fiancée in Islam ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I come from a pakistani background and I know many people who get engaged for 2/3 years and its acceptable in the culture too. But what does Islam say ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6601" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-06-19T20:07:23.083" LastActivityDate="2014-06-19T22:42:50.837" Title="What is Islam view on engagement before marriage?" Tags="|nikah|islamic-basis|culture|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8036" CreationDate="2014-06-19T15:06:30.593" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jesus mentions his ministry, he being taken up and claims that he has not been witnessing their deeds henceforth. This verse fits in possibly two situations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jesus passed away after the second coming. People 'took him and his mother as deities besides Allah' again. This makes the question and answer relevant to his second 'ministry'.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jesus was taken up after the first coming. People 'took him and his mother as deities besides Allah'. He didn't return. Otherwise, he wouldn't have said: &quot;And I was a witness over them as long as I was among them; but when You took me up, You were the Observer over them&quot; because he &lt;em&gt;was&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;witness over them&lt;/strong&gt; after being taken up. May be we can resolve it if 'them' is taken to be the direct addressees instead of all the Christians. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2014-06-19T15:06:30.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14650" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14647" CreationDate="2014-06-19T16:44:21.767" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, good question. I think many of us have pondered about this at some point in his or her life, myself included. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We may see as though people 'enjoy committing the haram', but in reality anything haram is a poison for the soul. There is a hadith that says every time we commit sin, a black spot appears on our heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (raa) narrated: Allah’s Messenger May peace be upon Him&#xA;  said :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“When a slave (a person) commits a sin (an evil deed) a black dot is&#xA;  dotted on his heart. Then if that person gives up that evil deed&#xA;  (sin), begs Allah to forgive him, and repents, then his heart is&#xA;  cleared (from that heart covering dot); but if he repeats the evil&#xA;  deed (sin), then that covering is increased till his heart is&#xA;  completely covered with it. And this is Ar-Ran that Allah mentioned&#xA;  (in the Quran),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Nay! but on their hearts is the Ar-Ran (covering of evil deeds and&#xA;  sins) which they used to earn” (83:14)”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Source: At-Tirmidhi, Vol 5 , Hadith No: 3334&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know about you, but honestly whenever I commit something haram, I would feel like s**t on the inside. I may 'enjoy' doing it at the time, but that feeling of s*** will haunt me for days on end. I am convinced that one can never 'enjoy committing the haram.' It is nothing more than a constant lie that we tell to ourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question, let us use being healthy as an analogy for being a good Muslim. B has been taking care of health all his life while A has wasted years binging, smoking, etc. before finally quitting. Now both of them are trying to lead healthy lifestyle. But is A's level of health nowhere close to B's. No way. A has to first undo years of damage done to his body. B, on the other hand, may look forward to active life even in the golden years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, someone who has spend years obeying Allah will accumulate far more rewards than someone who has just repented. A, the guy who just repented may have 'enjoyed' the haram, but he will suffer in at least two ways. One, his sins may not be totally forgiven and therefore he still has to be punished. Two, he will experience a world of regret when he sees all the wonderful rewards that B has accumulated all the while he spent in obedience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is fair and He knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6602" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2014-06-19T23:04:50.493" LastActivityDate="2014-06-19T23:04:50.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14651" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-19T17:48:30.820" Score="3" ViewCount="1808" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone/woman gives an advice(with a bad intention) to a woman to divorce her husband (for simple/non-valid reasons), What would be his/her punishment in the hereafter according to the Quran and Sunnah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4708" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-22T09:46:08.930" LastActivityDate="2021-11-26T12:45:57.697" Title="Is there a punishment for someone who asks a woman to divorce her husband for no valid reason?" Tags="|sharia|punishment|talaq|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14652" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14665" CreationDate="2014-06-19T18:03:22.340" Score="7" ViewCount="2279" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is my understanding that the Muslim's view of God is that He is love. That He loves believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I wonder, who do Muslims say that God loved before he created the everything else? How could he love when there is nothing there to love. This is in contrast with the Christian's view of God, which is that the Father loved the Son through the Holy Spirit from eternity past, before creating man in his image. Is there an Islamic equivalent to this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6581" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-06-22T06:33:01.647" LastActivityDate="2021-03-21T09:38:52.193" Title="Who did Allah love before he created everything?" Tags="|allah|christianity|creation|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14654" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14647" CreationDate="2014-06-19T19:38:02.147" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Good question. We can take it even further: In the Qur'an, Allah SWT says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Except for those who repent, believe and do righteous work. For them Allah will replace their evil deeds with good. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/25/70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Furqan:70&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why is this? The reason is that the more one is immersed in and attached to a sin, &lt;em&gt;the harder it is for them to give it up&lt;/em&gt;. And so if one musters the willpower to give it up despite how ensconced they are in it, this is what Allah SWT rewards them with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each one of us is given different trials. We shouldn't be comparing our trials and our progress with other people's. It's just not comparable and can lead us to draw incorrect conclusions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, just because someone gives up evil at the end of their life doesn't mean that they are equal in status to the one who remained God-fearing their entire lives. Paradise is wider and more varied than the visible universe - there are hundreds of levels in Paradise. Here is an amazing hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Talhah bin ‘Ubaidullah that two men from Bali came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). They had become Muslim together, but one of them used to strive harder than the other. The one who used to strive harder went out to fight and was martyred. The other one stayed for a year longer, then he passed away. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Talhah said:&#xA;  “I saw in a dream that I was at the gate of Paradise and I saw them (those two men). Someone came out of Paradise and admitted the one who had died last, then he came out and admitted the one who had been martyred. Then he came back to me and said: ‘Go back, for your time has not yet come.’” The next morning, Talhah told the people of that and they were amazed. News of that reached the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and they told him the story. He said: “Why are you so amazed at that?” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, the first one was the one who strove harder, then he was martyred, but the other one was admitted to Paradise before him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Did he not stay behind for a year?” They said: “Yes.” He said: “And did not Ramadan come and he fasted, and he offered such and such prayers during that year?” They said: “Yes.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The difference between them is greater than the difference between heaven and earth.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/35/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah 3925&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there is a tremendous difference in the eyes of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-06-19T19:38:02.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14648" CreationDate="2014-06-19T22:42:50.837" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Engagement is a mere promise for getting married. It is allowed and it is sunnah. A man should not propose to a girl who is already engaged. See the following hadith that is graded sahih;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah said: &quot;A man is not to sell over his brother's&#xA;  sale, nor is he to propose to whom his brother has proposed.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;reference&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Engagement is reversable, man or woman can change his/her mind regarding their promise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, it should be noted that engagement doesn't make lawful unlawful and unlawful lawful. Until the marriage, men and women are considered strangers and should be treated as strangers regarding male/female relationships.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastActivityDate="2014-06-19T22:42:50.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14656" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14651" CreationDate="2014-06-19T23:42:03.000" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there is no specific punishment mentioned in the Quran nor sunnah for someone who does that. Only Allah knows. However, this is not permissible in Islam and if someone does it, it will be counted as a sin which might lead him/her to be punished in hell (if bad deeds are more than good deeds)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-01T14:17:45.520" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T14:17:45.520" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14657" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14658" CreationDate="2014-06-20T01:31:24.380" Score="-1" ViewCount="145" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read someone said it is &amp;amp; it was my first time ive known it, but i still have doubts about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5212" LastEditorUserId="5212" LastEditDate="2014-06-20T02:16:11.197" LastActivityDate="2014-06-20T02:16:11.197" Title="Is it true that you have to say &quot;astagafirullah&quot; 100x times for him to accept ones forgivenes?" Tags="|tawba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-06-21T15:16:58.533" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14658" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14657" CreationDate="2014-06-20T01:57:49.183" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it's not true.  You can ask for forgiveness once and that can be good enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no specific number mentioned.  May be the person who told you about the 100 times a day thing mixed it with a &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; of the Prophet =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;A cloudiness comes over my heart, I seek forgiveness from Allah a&#xA;  hundred times a day.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/48/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-06-20T01:57:49.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14661" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-20T12:15:35.990" Score="1" ViewCount="7832" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a married woman and I have a male friend who is just like a brother to me. My husband knows and has no issue. We have never met, we just talk on facebook. we have planned a meeting along with our spouses to strengthen this friendship. His wife is a good friend of mine too and has no issue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed for us to carry on with this friendship? We feel like we are more like a brother and a sister to each other. Will Allah be pleased with me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6605" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:44:41.883" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:44:41.883" Title="Is it permissible for a married women to have friendship with a married man?" Tags="|halal-haram|relationships|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-06-21T06:13:45.500" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14662" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-20T15:06:56.900" Score="8" ViewCount="19342" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read that in his last sermon, Muhammad (PBUH) mentioned the Quran and Sunnah.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I leave behind me two things, the Qur'an and my example, the Sunnah&#xA;  and if you follow these you will never go astray.&#xA;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alim.org/library/hadith/prophet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;alim.org&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But some people dispute it and say Sahih Sitta books contain hadiths about the &lt;strong&gt;Quran and his Family&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ألا أيها الناس فإنما أنا بشر يوشك أن يأتي رسول ربي فأجيب، وأنا تارك فيكم ثقلين: أولهما كتاب الله فيه الهدى والنور فخذوا بكتاب الله، واستمسكوا به فحث على كتاب الله ورغب فيه، ثم قال: و&lt;strong&gt;أهل بيتي&lt;/strong&gt; أذكركم الله في أهل بيتي، أذكركم الله في أهل بيتي، أذكركم الله في أهل بيتي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O people, I am only human, and soon the messenger of my Lord will come&#xA;  to me and I will respond. I am leaving among you two weighty&#xA;  things, the first of which is the Book of Allah in which is&#xA;  guidance and light. Follow the Book of Allah and hold fast to it.&quot; And he encouraged us to adhere to the Book of Allah, then he said: &quot;And &lt;strong&gt;the people of&#xA;  my household&lt;/strong&gt;, I remind you of Allah with regard to the people of my household, I remind you of Allah with regard to the people of my household, I remind you of&#xA;  Allah with regard to the people of my household.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/SahihMuslimarabic-English7VolumesPublishedByDarussalam/SahihMuslimVol.6-ahadith5646-6722#page/n267/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim, كتاب فضائل الصحابة - باب من فضائل علي بن أبي طالب رضي الله عنه&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/44/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can we find the hadith which supports the view point of Quran and Sunnah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2019-10-16T15:42:33.660" LastActivityDate="2022-12-14T04:54:54.970" Title="Which source says the Prophet left behind the Quran and Sunnah in his last sermon?" Tags="|hadith|sunnah|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14663" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14647" CreationDate="2014-06-20T15:07:15.850" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Good question. What you have mentioned is what it is visible from outside. You may feel a man is very pious doesn't engage in any vices. But you don't know what he does at the back. His state of heart and his niyah. May be he illtreats someone, breaks someone's heart, is not fair in dealings etc.Just because a person looks pious it doesn't mean he is pious. &#xA;Same is true about the other person. You may feel a person is a sinner if he engages in vices like drinking , gambling, adultery etc. But he may be good at heart. He goes the extra mile to help others. &#xA;So we cannot take one's purity on face value.&#xA;Generally most people are not totally good or totally bad.&#xA;It is very difficult to judge one's standing in the eyes of Allah.&#xA;Why others, it is really difficult to evaluate ourselves. However much we try to be God fearing we still may commit some act which we feel as minor issue or part of life, but it may be a serious crime in the eyes of Allah. That's the reason we should always be asking for forgiveness.&#xA;Now coming to your question and assuming it as an ideal condition, the first person has earned the God's pleasure by his actions.&#xA;Regarding the second person, first of all his repentance should be genuine. Secondly he should never repeat the sin again all his life. And if he does, his pardon will be withdrawn, and his further repentances will not be accepted. Needless to say God may test his repentance by creating situation where he will be strongly tempted to repeat it. &#xA;It is easy to ask for repentance, but it is very difficult to control oneself after that. Don't you think a man can do this only when his repentance is genuine and he really fears God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6540" LastActivityDate="2014-06-20T15:07:15.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14652" CreationDate="2014-06-20T15:57:16.140" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;the answer is that the attribute of God is that God loves. His name is &quot;Al wudood&quot; which means the one who loves  so God is the possessor of this attribute if the creation is not there, that does not mean this attribute is not there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is simple&#xA;God is not dependent on the Creation to have the attribute of love&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5339" LastActivityDate="2014-06-20T15:57:16.140" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14661" CreationDate="2014-06-20T16:42:39.923" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In islam there is no concept of Male Friend, You may be married or unmarried and why you want to make a friendship with a boy to whom you never met before. Are you'r faith (more) powerfull then (companions of prophet muhammed sallallahu-alihi-wasallam)sahaba, tabaen, they also have to follow the islamic rules and have to do wear hijaab and cover there body and not permitted to talk with namuharram. Even you have to maintain hijaab in front of you'r cousine. So I request you to break this friendship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5339" LastActivityDate="2014-06-20T16:42:39.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14671" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-21T01:12:06.297" Score="2" ViewCount="5670" Body="&lt;p&gt;It came to a shock on me that saying have a blessed jummah (Friday) is an innovation in Islam because it has never been said by the sahabis nor by our beloved prophet (saw).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-06-21T01:25:07.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-17T12:19:48.570" Title="Why saying &quot;jummah mubarakah&quot; or &quot;eid mubarak&quot; is considered a bidah (innovation)?" Tags="|bidah|muslim-practices|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14671" CreationDate="2014-06-21T03:26:24.233" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saying &quot;Eid Muarak&quot; or any good greetings for Eid is &lt;strong&gt;not a bidaah&lt;/strong&gt; since the sahabah used to do it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jubayr ibn Nufayr said: “At the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, when people met one another on the day of `Eid, they would say: &lt;em&gt;Taqabbal Allahu minnaa wa minka&lt;/em&gt; (May allah accept yours and our good deeds).” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Reported by Al-Albani with an authentic chain of transmission]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Jummah. &lt;strong&gt;There is no harm in doing so&lt;/strong&gt;. Unless you consider this as a sunnah (keep doing it every Friday) or you think saying &quot;Jummah mubarakh&quot; will increase your good deeds. Then this is considered a bidahh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2014-06-21T03:26:24.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14593" CreationDate="2014-06-21T05:31:45.590" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The abbreviation &quot;PBUH&quot; is used in writing to make an abbreviation to the sentence &quot;Peace Be Upon Him&quot; because it seems to long for writing especially in a live conversation, but mainly it is used to remind you to pray for the prophet Muhammad &quot;&lt;strong&gt;PBUH&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;as you can notice i've tipped PBUH but when you read it in the flow of the text you say in your mind Peace Be Upon Him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;thats why we use PBUH in tipping conversations but in oral conversations we use the  &quot; Peace be Upon Him &quot; statue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;+1 if it helped, thank you.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6612" LastActivityDate="2014-06-21T05:31:45.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14661" CreationDate="2014-06-21T05:59:28.383" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Having relationships with Men outside the marriage is clearly denied in Islam as i know, now if you are working and you confront with Men in the subject of work then that's fine with keeping Al-Hayya and avoiding any kind of pampering, now for your question i noticed that you says : &quot;I have a male friend who is just like a brother&quot;, a brother ? all Muslims are brothers !! what do you mean by brother ? what are the subjects that you talk about ? you have a husband to chat with, isn't enough ?, i guess if you respond honestly to these questions you would be more clear about your position, but if you want some advice from me, then quit doing these kinda things because you will feel more comfortable chating with your husband especially in some taboo/pleased like subjects than a stranger man, it is obvious, if you have a communication problem with your husband that lead you to do this, then try to solve the problem with love and respect to your husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;+1 if it helped, thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6612" LastActivityDate="2014-06-21T05:59:28.383" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14676" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14652" CreationDate="2014-06-21T06:12:47.060" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The problem here is that we &quot;the humans&quot; see the God with a humanized eyes, it means we consider the God as a Human like as and we start to ask questions, the brother @ali786 have respond greatly to the questions, but there's a thing to consider here, you must know that to be considered as a God you must be out of what you've created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;+1 if it helped, thank you.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6612" LastActivityDate="2014-06-21T06:12:47.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14677" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14684" CreationDate="2014-06-21T11:37:33.577" Score="1" ViewCount="164" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the Qur'an state that the traditions of Muhammad should be written down and followed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6600" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-29T13:08:39.117" LastActivityDate="2014-06-29T13:08:39.117" Title="Did Allah prescribe the Hadiths?" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14677" CreationDate="2014-06-21T14:19:38.233" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the traditions that Muhammad PB-UH have ? Muhammad had never came up with traditions but he came with values, whats a tradition ? a tradition is an attitude that one person or a group of people had developed by time regardless if it is right or wrong and their offspring had followed it without any conscious contribution, does the prophet do so ? Allah says in the Quran : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot; وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ تِبْيَاناً لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُدىً وَرَحْمَةً وَبُشْرَى لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ &quot; النحل:الآية89&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is the difference between a value and a tradition, a value is the assumption of an ethical action with regard and worth, it means after a deep conscious cooking of the idea you search just for the ethical in it and you give just the good in it, that's values as the prophet PB-UH came up with, if you search in all the Sunnah books from cover to cover you are going to find only value but never traditions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To respond directly to your question, the Qur'an state that the values that Muhammad came up with should be written down and followed, so Allah mandated Muslims to emulate the practices of Muhammad as he practiced them. as Allah says : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قل إن كنتم تحبون الله فاتبعوني يحببكم الله ويغفر لكم ذنوبكم والله غفور رحيم (آل عمران:31)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also to remove any other doubts about this subject we must say that any thing that Muhammad says by his tongue is a revelation, as allah says in the Quran :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَى* إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحَى&quot; النجم : 3-4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also says :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;هُوَ الَّذِي بَعَثَ فِي الْأُمِّيِّينَ رَسُولًا مِّنْهُمْ يَتْلُو عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتِهِ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَإِن كَانُوا مِن قَبْلُ لَفِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ&quot; الجمعة : 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6612" LastEditorUserId="6612" LastEditDate="2014-06-25T01:35:08.090" LastActivityDate="2014-06-25T01:35:08.090" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13283" CreationDate="2014-06-21T15:07:41.317" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is incorrect, and False.  Umar never forbade, it was the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who completely and forever forbade it on the day of Khaybar, and this is what authentically known through Ali himself (according to both Sunni and Shia books).  It is narrated in both Bukari and Muslim, that Ali said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;نهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن نكاح المتعة يوم خيبر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad b. 'Ali narrated on the authority of his father 'Ali that&#xA;  Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) on the Day of Khaibar prohibited for ever the&#xA;  contracting of temporary marriage and eating of the flesh of the&#xA;  domestic asses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/16/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-06-21T15:07:41.317" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14684" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14677" CreationDate="2014-06-21T16:25:27.657" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note that the Quran doesn't specify everything, for example it does say that you should pray but it doesn't give a detailed explanation of how you should pray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly the quran says that we should follow the the prophet(PBUH):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, &lt;strong&gt;obey Allah and obey the Messenger&lt;/strong&gt; and those in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, &lt;strong&gt;refer it to Allah and the Messenger&lt;/strong&gt;, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is the best [way] and best in result.&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:59&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastEditorUserId="6612" LastEditDate="2014-06-21T16:30:50.647" LastActivityDate="2014-06-21T16:30:50.647" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14652" CreationDate="2014-06-21T19:10:34.780" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Man has limited knowledge as always&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who knows creations of the worlds with life before and after this time.... look at the space we are in one night and ours will end one &quot;'DAY'&quot;.&#xA;but before anything&#xA;even before the pen&#xA;Allah created nur of Holy Prophet Muhammad (salalaho alahe wasalam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6617" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-08T15:02:59.243" LastActivityDate="2016-02-08T15:02:59.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14652" CreationDate="2014-06-21T19:39:15.973" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Islam, God cannot be restricted by time or space...so by asking who God loved &quot;before&quot; he created the world doesn't seem to make any Islamic sense. It's like saying God can be restricted by time similar to humans and that He did not know the believers before He created them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4083" LastEditorUserId="4083" LastEditDate="2014-06-21T19:49:39.460" LastActivityDate="2014-06-21T19:49:39.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14695" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-21T20:42:35.073" Score="4" ViewCount="341" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's an intellectually faulty attitude that I occasionally encounter with some Muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's beyond evident, that whatever opinion or claim of truth we encounter, should be in some way or the other provable/verifiable, be it a scientific claim, a news story, or a historical narrative, and perhaps the most specifically vital of all for us Muslims, rulings on the right interpretations of Quran and Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me, when the question of the right religious ruling or interpretation is at stake, especially when there are apparent conflicting or contradictory opinions among scholars of religion, a Muslim must no doubt find it imperative to objectively examine the arguments and proofs each side provide, if any, to support their positions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why is that this adherence to truth seems to be lacking or compromised among many Muslims. Are we supposed to just follow what past scholars &lt;em&gt;told us&lt;/em&gt; without question? How even Islamic is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Post-script:&lt;/strong&gt; Please care to comment why you disagree with this question when down-voting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-04T13:17:11.513" LastActivityDate="2017-11-04T13:17:11.513" Title="Is it always right to take scholars' opinion at face value? How Islamic is that?" Tags="|fiqh|islamic-scholar|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14696" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-21T21:53:52.050" Score="2" ViewCount="142" Body="&lt;p&gt;Word stress in classical Arabic follows a precise set of rules, which are described consistently in various Arabic grammar textbooks, e.g. Ryding's &amp;quot;A Reference Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic&amp;quot; (2005). However, none of the textbooks I have consulted describes what happens to the stress when the word starts with an elided hamza (&amp;quot;hamzat al-waSl&amp;quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider the following examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;اقرا &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;iq-ra'&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (&amp;quot;Read!&amp;quot; [2nd person, male])&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the rules, the first syllable should get the stress, however the presence of an elided hamza indicates that the &amp;quot;i&amp;quot; sound is auxiliary, so logically the stress should fall on the second syllable. Is this the case?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;واقرا هذه الكليمات &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;waq-ra'&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; haa-dhi-hi l-ka-li-maa-ti (&amp;quot;... And read these words!&amp;quot; [2nd person, male])&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike the first example, here the hamza actually gets elided. Where does the stress fall? If it falls on the first syllable, it means that the conjunction &amp;quot;and&amp;quot; gets the stress, but it seems unnatural that a particle would get the stress. So does the stress fall on the second syllable?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;اب وابن &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;a-bun wa-bnun&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (&amp;quot;A father and a son.&amp;quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case both the first syllable and the second syllable (of both words) are auxiliary, so where do the stresses fall?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;اخذت ابنا وذهبت a-khadh-tu &lt;strong&gt;bnan&lt;/strong&gt; wa-dha-hab-tu (&amp;quot;I grabbed a son and walked away.&amp;quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case the first syllable is elided, and the second syllable is auxiliary, so that the actual word is reduced to zero syllables. Where does the stress fall in this case?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6619" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-06-22T07:07:04.767" Title="Arabic word stress in the presence of an elided hamza (&quot;hamzat al-waSl&quot;)" Tags="|arabic|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2014-06-22T14:42:49.930" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14697" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-22T05:35:29.357" Score="2" ViewCount="350" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Shiah therefore should believe in the Noor theory, that Allah created Prophet's Noor before he created anything else.. But can anyone explain this in the light of the verse 44 of Surah Qasas where Allah says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Prophet when I spoke to Moses, then you were not present, nor have you seen this with your eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Prophet's light was there, then he should have seen it. Actually:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was Prophet's light created by Allah's Light much before anything else was created?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6540" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-21T05:15:26.617" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T05:15:26.617" Title="Was Prophet's light created by Allah's Light much before anything else was created?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|creation|surat-al-qasas|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14697" CreationDate="2014-06-22T06:13:08.563" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's a good question Askander. But there are a number of points that should be reminded first:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The belief in primordial luminous (noori) existence of the Prophet is not a Shiite specific belief;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The belief that the Prophet is Allah's Light is mentioned in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O People of the Book! Our Messenger has come to you, clarifying for&#xA;  you much of what you kept hidden of the Book, and overlooking much. A&#xA;  light from God has come to you, and a clear Book. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/5:15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(5:15)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mani Sunni scholars have admitted that &lt;em&gt;light&lt;/em&gt; in the above verse refers to the Holy Prophet. They include Suyuti, Tabari and Fakhr Razi. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.masud.co.uk/ISLAM/nuh/masudq7.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; for references.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are many traditions that that endorse this belief. For some examples and a relevant discussion look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.org/history/Life-of-Prophet/Creation_light_Muhammad.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; article.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to answer your question, you should note that prophet's worldly/bodily existence is different from his primordial luminous substance. The verse you quoted refers to Prophet's worldly existence. It is evident that the Holy Prophet was not born and physically present during the time of Prophet Moses. But the question rises, how could then he know about those past realities? The answer relies in the very theory of Prophet's Light. The fact that the Holy Prophet was enlightened about those realities is a testimony to the primordial existence of Prophet's Light through which he was informed about them, and in fact all realities of the universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that &quot;primordial&quot; existence of Prophet's Light doesn't mean that it existed at the beginning of time but rather in a sphere above and beyond time in the closest possible level to Allah's essence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-06-22T06:24:52.477" LastActivityDate="2014-06-22T06:24:52.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14700" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-22T13:58:21.920" Score="2" ViewCount="2813" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a husband consistently eavesdrops on his wife's phone calls with her family without her permission or knowledge and without any specific reason, is there a _shar`i) consequence for this? What about in the &lt;em&gt;akhirah&lt;/em&gt; (afterlife) or on the Day of Judgment?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6622" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2014-06-22T18:47:30.513" LastActivityDate="2014-06-25T04:24:44.650" Title="Is there a prescribed punishment for eavesdropping on your spouse" Tags="|sharia|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14702" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-22T17:12:16.440" Score="5" ViewCount="17610" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam All,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any mention of Spiritual Awakening or Kundalini or Ascension in ISLAM?&#xA;Does Quran state anything about it? And Also is it HADITH?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From spiritual awakening I mean the thing which is stated in following links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ascensionsymptoms.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.ascensionsymptoms.com/&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5302" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-21T05:16:17.857" LastActivityDate="2020-03-16T19:21:28.500" Title="Is there anything about Spiritual Awakening or Kundalini or Ascension in Islam?" Tags="|sufism|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14703" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-22T19:42:56.633" Score="3" ViewCount="1021" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that solution to every problem is present in the Qur'an. I want to ask: What is the purpose of our birth and life according to the Qur'an? If anyone can give me the reference verse(s) from Quran, I shall be very grateful to him/her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6624" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-06-24T04:31:34.253" LastActivityDate="2014-06-24T04:31:34.253" Title="What is the purpose of our birth and life according to Quran?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14703" CreationDate="2014-06-22T20:10:09.743" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The relevant verse is &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/67/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 67:2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed: and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/51/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ayah&lt;/a&gt;, Allah says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I have not created man or jinn except that they should worship Me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several similar verses in the Qur'an. Essentially, the purpose of our life and death is to worship God, and this is ahead of any other thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5259" LastActivityDate="2014-06-22T20:10:09.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14703" CreationDate="2014-06-22T22:46:54.917" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the purpose of creations is 3 things :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1st : Tests and examinations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allay says [Surat Al-Mulk - 2]:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in this verse, the creation, testing and examine the humans is introduced as a purpose .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2nd : knowledge&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says [Surat Aţ-Ţalāq - 12]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is Allah who has created seven heavens and of the earth, the like of them. [His] command descends among them so you may know that Allah is over all things competent and that Allah has encompassed all things in knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as you might see in this verse knowing the will, knowledge and the power of god is shown as a purpose .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3rd : Divine Mercy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says [Surat Hūd - 118,119]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;118: And if your Lord had willed, He could have made mankind one&#xA;  community; but they will not cease to differ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;119 : Except whom your Lord has given mercy, and for that He created&#xA;  them. But the word of your Lord is to be fulfilled that, &quot;I will&#xA;  surely fill Hell with jinn and men all together.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in this verse you see a main objective of creation, and that is the divine mercy .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the verses we are talking about is just a declaration of devotion and reverence and clearly they introduce these two purposes as the main reason of creation .   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6625" LastActivityDate="2014-06-22T22:46:54.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14706" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14707" CreationDate="2014-06-22T23:18:52.937" Score="1" ViewCount="5825" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone does not recite durood in dua and plainly asks Allah for what he wants, is his dua valid? Does he have to recite durood in dua or is it optional?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please answer with proof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4150" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-20T19:53:40.683" LastActivityDate="2014-11-20T19:53:40.683" Title="Is it required to recite durood in dua?" Tags="|dua|salawat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14706" CreationDate="2014-06-23T01:55:41.023" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The du'a' is valid however it's better to praise Allah and send salat, salam, and barak on Rasolullah(Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a lesson from in a &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; about prayer, goes as follows :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fodalah ibn Ubayd narrated...Rasolullah(Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) heard a man making du'a' during prayer. He did not glorify Allah, nor did he send salah on Nabi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rasolullah(Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) said: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;He hurried.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He then called him and said to him and who was not around: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If any of you prays, he should mention glorification of his Lord in the beginning and praise Him; he should then invoke blessings on the Prophet; thereafter he should supplicate Allah for anything he wishes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wording is from &lt;em&gt;Sunan Abu Dawud&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is reported in two different chains of narrators.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Isnad from Sunan Abu Dawud =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ&#xA;  يَزِيدَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَيْوَةُ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو هَانِئٍ، حُمَيْدُ بْنُ&#xA;  هَانِئٍ أَنَّ أَبَا عَلِيٍّ، عَمْرَو بْنَ مَالِكٍ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ،&#xA;  سَمِعَ فَضَالَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدٍ، صَاحِبَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Isnad&lt;/em&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Jami' at-Tirmidhi&lt;/em&gt; =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ&#xA;  يَزِيدَ الْمُقْرِئُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَيْوَةُ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ، حَدَّثَنِي&#xA;  أَبُو هَانِئٍ الْخَوْلاَنِيُّ، أَنَّ عَمْرَو بْنَ مَالِكٍ&#xA;  الْجَنْبِيَّ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ فَضَالَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both come through a narrator named &lt;strong&gt;أَبُو هَانِئٍ الْخَوْلاَنِيُّ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was truthful narrator but also made some mistakes when he reported &lt;em&gt;hadiths&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; gives a good advice and should be practiced. Sending salawat on Rasolullah(Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) is a very great thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="6639" LastEditDate="2014-06-25T09:09:55.457" LastActivityDate="2014-06-25T09:09:55.457" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14708" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2437" CreationDate="2014-06-23T02:35:27.543" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not know any authentic source (Quran or Sunnah) which explicitly gives in details the contents of the Tablets/Tauraat given to Musa (Peace be upon him).   Nor is there proof that the contents were the ten Commandments.  There is a Tafseer, that I follow, and am going to use to try answer your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All messengers had nine/ten commandments/Wasayah which was the base of the deen, and they gave to their people.  These nine/ten commandments are mentioned in Surat Al An'aam Ayah 151-153&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the ten Wasayah in those Ayat were the ones which were given to the previous peoples on the tongues of their messengers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ذَٰلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُم بِهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This He has commanded you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And so this is what Musa gave, and then after that the Tauraat came to explain it and expand on them, just like the Madani Suar came and expounded on that which came before in Makkah.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=1143&amp;amp;idto=1144&amp;amp;bk_no=65&amp;amp;ID=372&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;تفسير المنار&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-06-23T02:35:27.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14709" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9852" CreationDate="2014-06-23T05:12:54.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Football matches typically exhibit a lot of haram things like Awrah of the players , women who are not covered much and many more. Moreover the funding of these events come from riba based sources and banks which stand to make a huge profit from these matches. These matches also advertise Alcoholic drinks which again gain profits due to the marketing by the footbal matches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/146844&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah&lt;/a&gt; (Permanent Committee to Issue Fatwas) watching  the current  FIFA world cup  is haram as it involves many of the harams mentioned in the fatawa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/146844&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source : IslamQA &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4841" LastActivityDate="2014-06-23T05:12:54.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14710" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14702" CreationDate="2014-06-23T05:17:07.143" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I should first thank you for bringing up a comparative religion question. I believe these questions help us broaden our perspective and eliminate the &quot;all-other-religions-are-totally-wrong&quot; mentality that occupies the minds of average followers of religions, and open up our eyes upon a lot of valuable spiritual wisdom that all world religions, even the non-Abrahamic ones, share.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the first glance, there's obviously no explicit mentioning or discussion of Kundalini system in Quran or Hadith, especially if you are looking for exact verbally identical common concepts. However, there exists &lt;em&gt;substantial&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;remarkable&lt;/em&gt; commonalities in terms of &lt;em&gt;spiritual experiences&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;mental states&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;moral/practical virtues&lt;/em&gt; that are discussed and celebrated in Kundalini Yoga and Islamic Sufism and Irfan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many followers of Islamic Sufism and Irfan both claim to be founded upon and trace their origins to Quran and Hadiths of the Holy Prophet and his companions. As for claims of Sufism take a look at the this &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikipage&lt;/a&gt;, and as for Irfan a more distinctly Shiite version of Islamic Mysticism take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/al-tawhid/vol4-n1/introduction-irfan-ayatullah-murtadha-mutahhari/origins-islamic-irfan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this chapter&lt;/a&gt; from Morteza Mutahhari's introductory book on Irfan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you study, learn and and practice Irfan or Sufism, you just can't miss so many references to spiritual states and conditions that also find expression in Indian/eastern mysticisms, albeit often through different terminologies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are actually a lot of comparative studies made to identify these commonalities. Here's an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.meditationexpert.com/comparative-religion/c_islamic_meditation_and_moslem_spiritual_methods.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;example&lt;/a&gt; and an excerpt therefrom: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Islam, &quot;seeing the Tao&quot; is called &quot;seeing God's face.&quot; The&#xA;  kundalini phenomenon is called &quot;the fire of separation&quot; in Islam&#xA;  whereas yoga calls it the &quot;gastric fire&quot; or &quot;kundalini,&quot; Taoism calls&#xA;  it the &quot;clumsy fire,&quot; Tibetans call it the &quot;tumo heat,&quot; and&#xA;  Christianity calls it &quot;incendium amoris.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recommend you to follow up studying this topic, as its the most fascinating and enlightening topic as to the essence of world religions. Yet, I also do find it necessary to remind you that you should keep a critical mind through all along, because especially when it comes to some cosmological beliefs such as the existence of deities or the doctrine of reincarnation, Islam and Eastern Mysticisms may widely diverge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-06-24T15:34:14.257" LastActivityDate="2014-06-24T15:34:14.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14712" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8734" CreationDate="2014-06-23T07:04:51.167" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason behind sacrificing animals(Specially a Lamb) to return a blessing that you get from God is not &quot;&lt;em&gt;to sacrifice a life in exchange of the favor&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, &lt;strong&gt;It is about thanking God by helping poor people&lt;/strong&gt; and giving them meat(a nice and proper meal that was hard to afford). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the main purpose of any such sacrifice in Islam is just like charity not the death of that animal or .... (I've heard even some people give the meat of sacrifice only to their own family who are not poor at all), &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any deed of such kind with a purpose other than pure charity is considered at least by me, as a cultural or self-made belief not necessarily wrong but not related to Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4710" LastActivityDate="2014-06-23T07:04:51.167" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14695" CreationDate="2014-06-23T07:10:27.317" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are three approaches that I have picked up from imams and other educated people that I have spoken to, as well as articles that I've read. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The cautious approach : For instance,  if one sheikh says to fast for one amount of time to make up for something and another one says to fast for longer,  then it is more cautious to fast for the longer period of time. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The majority approach: Whichever argument has the most support is the one to follow. This is possibly the least satisfactory approach. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Consider yourself to be a layman: If you decide that you can't read up on our understand a topic, it is permitted to consider yourself a layman and simply follow a sheikh without investigation. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately I don't know which of these approaches are most appropriate to practice. Islam rewards people who look into topics rather than just accept them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastActivityDate="2014-06-23T07:10:27.317" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14714" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-23T07:23:05.637" Score="2" ViewCount="409" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can Muslims make statues of living things for non worship purpose .&#xA; E.g: to beautify a place&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Are Muslims allowed to do this or is it completely prohibited?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6627" LastEditorUserId="4510" LastEditDate="2014-06-23T09:58:29.923" LastActivityDate="2015-05-14T19:34:53.713" Title="Can Muslims make statues for non worship purpose?" Tags="|shirk|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14716" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14722" CreationDate="2014-06-23T10:33:24.247" Score="6" ViewCount="1675" Body="&lt;p&gt;The city where I live has many &lt;strong&gt;shrines (structures made on the graves of some religious people)&lt;/strong&gt; and people (both men &lt;strong&gt;and women&lt;/strong&gt;) in large numbers (tens of thousands) visit those shrines and also offer their prayers there &lt;strong&gt;(Salat)&lt;/strong&gt;. Is it allowed in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I guess it's answer might be related to this Hadith :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&#xA;  Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;May Allah's curse be on the Jews for they built the places of worship at the graves of their Prophets.&quot; (source : &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/8/86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/8/86&lt;/a&gt; )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but what does this exactly mean? &lt;code&gt;places of worship..&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;places of worshiping whom? &lt;strong&gt;ALLAH (SWT)&lt;/strong&gt; or the grave?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kidnly, Clarify.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6631" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-01T15:38:20.287" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T16:47:17.263" Title="Performing Salah near shrines or graves allowed or not?" Tags="|salat|sahih-bukhari|jews|ibadah|shrine|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14717" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14620" CreationDate="2014-06-23T10:39:50.447" Score="2" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;    &lt;em&gt;&#xA;        A Muslim forbidden to say anything without a knowledge.&#xA;    &lt;/em&gt;&#xA;    &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;    &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;        And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned.&quot; (Al Qur'an 17:36)&#xA;    &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;    &lt;em&gt;&#xA;        It includes saying something (like analogue, metaphor or else) about Allah which a Muslim do not have knowledge about it.&#xA;    &lt;/em&gt;&#xA;    &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;    &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;        Say, &quot;My Lord has only forbidden immoralities, what is apparent of them and what is concealed, and sin, and oppression without right, and that you associate with Allah that for which He has not sent down authority, and that you say about Allah that which you do not know.&quot;  (Al Qur'an 7:33)&#xA;    &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;    &lt;em&gt;&#xA;        We say about Allah only what He has said it His, which a Muslim can know by knowledge from Al Qur'an and Hadith&#xA;    &lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;    &lt;em&gt;&#xA;        Attributes of Allah is nothing similar to attributes of His creations.&#xA;    &lt;/em&gt;&#xA;    &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;    &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;        [He is] Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you from yourselves, mates, and among the cattle, mates; He multiplies you thereby. There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing. (Al Qur'an 42:11)&#xA;    &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;    &lt;em&gt;&#xA;        His attributes is something we know by name by knowledge from Al Qur'an and Hadiths and His creation maybe have same attributes name as His attributes, but Allah attributes is nothing similar with his creations because it's perfectness, His attributes suited His Magnificentness.&#xA;    &lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;    &lt;em&gt;&#xA;        There is no evidence we can say His creation can be considered a &quot;spiritual son of god&quot; by other word saying that &quot;He has spiritual son&quot;. On the contrary Al Qur'an stated otherwise.&#xA;    &lt;/em&gt;&#xA;    &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;    &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;        He neither begets nor is born&quot; (Al Qur'an 112:3)&#xA;    &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;    &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;        [He is] Originator of the heavens and the earth. How could He have a son when He does not have a companion and He created all things? And He is, of all things, Knowing. (Al Qur'an 6:101)&#xA;    &lt;/blockquote&gt;       &#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6628" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-07T08:06:51.830" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T08:06:51.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14718" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-23T11:53:59.773" Score="3" ViewCount="9663" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it haraam to draw an eye? Just an eye and no face? &#xA;Answers on the internet are varying. If yes, why? I tried searching on the internet but no luck. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6632" LastActivityDate="2015-02-23T07:57:51.197" Title="Is it haraam to draw an eye?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14722" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14716" CreationDate="2014-06-23T17:22:05.587" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first pay attention that those people who you mentioned, going to this shrines to offer their prayers (Salat) to &lt;strong&gt;Allah&lt;/strong&gt;.so, they won't worship graves there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &quot;places of worship&quot; in this hadith, means places which people worship graves there instead of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A fine point of conscience we should not forget is that God &quot;Almighty&quot; should be worshiped and obeyed, but the Prophet &quot;PBUH&quot; and Salehin just should be obeyed;only God has the right of be worshiped and he doesn't have any partner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prayer, trust, ask for assistance and help-seeking for problem resolution, healing diseases and...are Contents of worship and are shared only with God, And the authority to reject and acceptance of them is for God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Solving problems isn't the right of Salehin, prophets and messengers, Also they couldn't do that,too .So worshiping them for Solving problems is shirk also causes God wrath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this regard, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said to Ibn Abbas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;إذا سألتَ فاسأل الله، وإذا استعنت فاستعن بالله&quot; (al-Jami` as-Sahih by&#xA;  Muhammad&#xA;  ibn Isa at-Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you ask for something, ask it only from Allah;and if you will help, request it from God!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pay attention to this prayer of Prophet (PBUH) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;اللهم لا تجعل قبرى وثنا يصلى إليه فإنه اشتد غضب الله على قوم اتخذوا&#xA;  قبور أنبيائهم مساجد &quot;('Ata ibn Yasar,ak raja malek)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;O Allah, do not make my grave an idol to be worshipped after me!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surely the Lord gets angry of who makes their Prophet 's grave,place of worship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another hadith says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ألا وإن من كان قبلكم كانوا يتخذون قبور أنبيائهم و صالحيهم مساجد ألا&#xA;  فلا تتخذوا&quot; القبور مساجد إنى أنهاكم عن ذلك&quot;(Sahih Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Be warned, there were some of you who already put their prophet and salehin 's graves, worship places and I would prohibit you from doing this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet (PBUH) because of  Grave Worship danger, not only inhibit but also to show the ugliness of this action, curse the Jews- the first innovation grave worship makers-: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;قاتل الله اليهود اتخذوا قبور أنبيائهم مساجد&quot;(Sahih al-Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;May Allah's curse be on the Jews for they built the places of worship at the graves of their Prophets.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Built the places of worship (mosque) at the graves of their Prophets means making graves, a place for worshiping which is wrong Because mosques are places which people present worshiping to Allah not others. And Prophet (PBUH) Curse of Jewish people because they attention to other than God in their worshiping and worshiped Servants instead of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end notice that You can ask salehin and Prophet to pray on behalf of you to Allah to solve your problems, but you cannot ask them to solve your problems(which is called  &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawassul&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tawassul&lt;/a&gt; (Recourse) ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-04-30T12:57:33.983" LastActivityDate="2015-04-30T12:57:33.983" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14723" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-23T18:08:11.630" Score="-3" ViewCount="42608" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it necessary to take full bath or shower after engaging in intercourse (or even a love bite and a smooch)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6635" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2016-01-14T02:42:36.197" LastActivityDate="2020-04-14T20:41:42.993" Title="Is it permissable to pray after intercourse?" Tags="|sex|taharah|ghusl|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14726" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-24T10:03:24.507" Score="4" ViewCount="1407" Body="&lt;p&gt;My grand-mother is in ill. So, their children decided to distribute the property which they have. My grand-father and grand-mother have their own property. So, I have searched in net to know about inheritance law in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Quran Al-Nisha 11, 12 and 176 are speaking about Inheritance law. I have doubt that whether that law is only applicable after the person(s) died?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My grand-mother and grand-father are alive. Can we use those laws?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4091" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-31T08:43:31.623" LastActivityDate="2018-02-19T09:46:01.527" Title="Do verses 11, 12, and 176 in surah An-Nisa'a apply to my grandmother and grandfather?" Tags="|inheritance|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14727" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-24T13:30:13.817" Score="2" ViewCount="816" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a non-Muslim and my girlfriend is a Muslim. We want to get married. Initially, as expected, her parents opposed. But they are ready to accept me now on a condition. (After consultation with their spiritual leader) they have asked me to convert to Islam and only then they would allow me to marry their daughter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My girlfriend is a good Muslim and that is one of the reasons I love her. But I am an atheist and I do not want to convert to Islam (or any religion for that matter). Is their any way we can get married and still be who we really are? Is it at all true ( what her parents are saying) that Islam does not allow inter-religious marriages?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S.: We are aware about the last resort and we can always go ahead without thinking of anyone, but I do not want her to do that.&#xA;Thanks you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user6640" LastActivityDate="2014-07-18T20:48:17.770" Title="Inter-religious marriages in Islam" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-03-25T15:28:34.737" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2845" CreationDate="2014-06-24T18:02:02.683" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;God has made subservient to you whatever is on the earth or in universe. You are destined to rule over the Universe.&quot; - Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What’s this verse of the Quran speaking about??? Simply this verse is speaking about the human ability, this verse is simply talking about the Form of law of attraction, not only this, there r tons of verses in the Quran which speaks about law of attraction, and according to me Quran is the best book on planet to understand the law of attraction. &#xA;So if ppl says tht universe is like a God than?? And even Quran also says that call Allah by any name but it should be most beautiful name.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if any one who blvs tht universe is like a God, or God is like a universe thy r correct... But, the problem with humans are, we know that God exist but still we always try to deny somehow. I’m asking question why followers of law of atraction has problem to directly ask to God.. ?? Because of our bad deeds and intentions to the world or may be ppl tht we afraid of God somehow.. But Allah is not our the best of best friend.. We do not need to afraid.. So instead of asking to universe it is better to ask to God..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or if you still not convince.. Than i would like to tell you this- &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O man God has bestowed on you excellent faculties and has created life and death to put you to test in order to see whose actions are good and who has deviated from the right path.&quot; - Quran &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So always remember that we r on test, it means God has created this universal power which is work on our command, so when we ask anything to universe it will give you.. Because it is created by Allah(God)  so if you want to menifest anything, universe will give you.. But never ever forget that this powers of universe is created by God, so you shall thanks to God for creating this powers wich works on your command and then you can thanks to this universal powers also after God.. This will be correct and perfect.. Thanking to God is very important..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the prophet Muhammed(pbuh) said- gratitude for the abundance is the best insurance that abundance will continue.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It means prophet knows the law of attraction.. And according to me there is no one better than prophet who knows the law of attraction perfectly..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6642" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-11T07:46:47.913" LastActivityDate="2015-11-11T07:46:47.913" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14723" CreationDate="2014-06-24T19:43:21.770" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;walikum salam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No it's not allowed to pray right after intercourse unless you first took a bath.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sex brings upon a state of being in ceremonial impurity and requires ghusl [Surah al-Maidah 5:6]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once you have taken a bath, only then can you pray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-06-24T19:43:21.770" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14731" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14738" CreationDate="2014-06-24T21:04:32.953" Score="2" ViewCount="284" Body="&lt;p&gt;I looked through other questions. No one asked for a summary on what breaks fast.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;what breaks my fast if i do it? If i am fasting and i curse at someone did my fast break?.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user6511" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-25T00:58:48.310" LastActivityDate="2020-05-01T23:00:12.920" Title="Please summary of what things break my fast?" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14735" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12315" CreationDate="2014-06-25T00:53:04.270" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since the beginning, with the big bang our universe comprises of three basic components, up til yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Heaven&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Earth&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sound&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any bang has a sound and when we speak of big bang theory...there must be big sound waves that goes with it...which are yet to reach us to actually cause qayamat i suppose... Escaping heaven would be like escaping judgement day...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6645" LastActivityDate="2014-06-25T00:53:04.270" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14700" CreationDate="2014-06-25T01:06:03.750" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we track back the Quran we are going to find that Allah doesn't detailed some queries because he puts some another auto-answering &quot;if can i say&quot; system in the human soul, it is clearly here that am talking about Al-Fitraa, if a Muslim wife complained about eavesdropping from his husband and the same case touches a non Muslim wife is it going to differ ? i don't think so, because this kind of problems are humanized, it means the Muslim or the non Muslim will going to feel that they have been cheated, it is the same feelings that causes same reactions in the same time with all human beings repeatedly, it is not like the standard believing judgments where a non Muslim will not care if it is Hallal or Haram, because they don't believe in what you believe in, so, Allah equipped you with Al-Fitraa that's going to judge without any arguing about Islamic rulings and what wounds Al-Fitraa will not satisfies Allah of course, i advise you to interpret on what makes your husband doubts about you and i suggest to communicate and solve the problem together.     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6612" LastEditorUserId="6612" LastEditDate="2014-06-25T01:13:04.157" LastActivityDate="2014-06-25T01:13:04.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14700" CreationDate="2014-06-25T04:24:44.650" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu `Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please read tafsir of following verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. &lt;strong&gt;And do not spy&lt;/strong&gt; or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://allahu-ahad.org/?go=49:12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Ĥujurāt 49:12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://allahu-ahad.org/?go=49:12&amp;amp;taf=1&amp;amp;tafid=1592&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://allahu-ahad.org/?go=49:12&amp;amp;taf=1&amp;amp;tafid=8165&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafheem ul Qur'an (English)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to that;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle said, &amp;quot;Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the worst of false tales. and do not look for the others' faults, and &lt;strong&gt;do not do spying on one another&lt;/strong&gt;, and do not practice Najsh, and do not be jealous of one another and do not hate one another, and do not desert (stop talking to) one another. And O, Allah's worshipers! Be brothers!&amp;quot; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://allahu-ahad.org/hadith/?go=1:8:73:92&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari Volume 8 Book 73 Hadith 92&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's prohibited, have faith in Allah (SWT) and He knows everything that we do;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT) says about wrong-doers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the record [of deeds] will be placed [open], and you will see the criminals fearful of that within it, and they will say, &amp;quot;Oh, woe to us! What is this book that leaves nothing small or great except that it has enumerated it?&amp;quot; And they will find what they did present [before them]. And your Lord does injustice to no one. &lt;a href=&quot;http://allahu-ahad.org/?go=18:49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Kahf 18:49&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So have faith in Allah (SWT) and rely on him completely. He is best disposer of affairs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wassalam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4374" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-06-25T04:24:44.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14731" CreationDate="2014-06-25T04:32:49.623" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/38023&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;read this&lt;/a&gt; for detailed answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4374" LastEditorUserId="4374" LastEditDate="2020-05-01T14:25:38.323" LastActivityDate="2020-05-01T14:25:38.323" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14739" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-25T05:20:02.793" Score="0" ViewCount="3639" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a ritual or prayer you must do once you ejaculate??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6646" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T10:36:02.653" Title="Is there something you must do when you ejaculate?" Tags="|sex|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14727" CreationDate="2014-06-25T05:34:22.707" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam doesn't allow anyone to forcibly convert. If you really think that following islam can give you peace and prosperity then you can convert, otherwise it is very difficult for the relationship you are looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I would suggest you is that you try to follow Islam for only a month. Strictly and following all the rules. This will also help you to come more closer to your would be spouse. And I am sure you will understand why people ask you to follow Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide you and support you in your future endeavour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6639" LastActivityDate="2014-06-25T05:34:22.707" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14726" CreationDate="2014-06-25T10:29:51.010" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Inheritance Law is only applicable when a person dies. A person should write (or get it written) his will, but it will only be applied once he/she dies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a person want to distribute any of his belongings before his death, then he is free to do so, but inheritance law does not apply to that. It can be a gift.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-06-25T10:29:51.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14746" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9655" CreationDate="2014-06-25T13:41:27.950" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala only punishes you for your actions and not your thoughts. So until your thoughts become your actions then nothing will be recorded for you. Allah is all patient and forgiving. He give you a chance to ponder a sin and if you turn away from it you get good deeds if you ACT upon it you get bad deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6650" LastEditorDisplayName="user202" LastEditDate="2014-06-25T15:14:11.017" LastActivityDate="2014-06-25T15:14:11.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14739" CreationDate="2014-06-25T14:47:44.347" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assaalam alaykom&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ceremonial is to do Al-Ghusl &quot;the complete ablution&quot;, as described &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P4A7gE5qYE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6612" LastActivityDate="2014-06-25T14:47:44.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14750" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-25T17:23:46.680" Score="1" ViewCount="1220" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a memorized the Quran by heart, will he be saved from hellfire , irrespective of his deeds ? On the internet somewhere it says yes, whereas somewhere it says not if a person has commuted major bad deeds. What is right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5361" LastEditorUserId="225" LastEditDate="2014-06-26T12:25:49.673" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T13:26:32.823" Title="if we have memorized the Quran by heart, will we be saved from hell fire?" Tags="|quran|jannah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2577" CreationDate="2014-06-26T01:05:57.893" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the question is about vegetarian food which is halal or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Currently halal diet has been removed from the menu of most institutions who offer vegetarian diet as a substitute/alternative.&#xA;But the fact stands, that not all vegetarian diet is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even most sweets contain alcohol.  Chewy sweets contain gelatine and are not all halal based  as the source is suspect as gelatine is animal based. One big sweet company answered my query as ff; &quot;I can confirm that most of our products contain pig gelatine and are therefore unsuitable for a halal diet. We use ethanol and ethyl alcohol in our production process as carrier for the flavouring, but this constitutes less than 0.05% of the recipe and is flashed off during the process and not present in the final product.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that even the &quot;flashing&quot; of the alcohol does not make this sweet halal. Any amount of alcohol is haram. But I would give exceptions on natural occurring molasses in food like corn dough which is actually not alcohol?&#xA;Please correct me if I am wrong. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples Examples of products that sometimes have alcohol is vanilla extract and soy sauce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chips is &quot;vegetarian&quot; food but not halal if fried with lard. Lard is made from animal fat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surprisingly Muslims are unduly asked to sacrifice from eating any meat and are not offered other proper alternatives such as fish (which are all halal as they are not required to be slaughtered). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was shocked to know that even some cheese are also not halal as in some of them animal fat is added.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone give me some more from the list of &quot;vegetarian&quot; food that is not halal, please.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6654" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T01:05:57.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14755" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36917" CreationDate="2014-06-26T10:05:49.027" Score="7" ViewCount="18797" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is something that confuses me a little bit. I was a Muslim because I was born as a Muslim (my parents are Muslims). After I became an adult, I began to question about life, because the only thing I knew about Islam is Allah (swt), prophet Mohamed (saws), praying, haram/halal and paradise and hell. After some time of research, I can say I'm a real Muslim now. I love Allah and because of the love for him I love to pray for Him. I also love our prophet Mohamed (saws), because he's gentle, careful, honest, fair, a pure man who cares for the people and wanted the best for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm also aware that I have to fear for Allah's punishment. It's like telling your son not to put his fingers in the power socket. But if he does, the disobedience can be painful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to make things clear, I became a Muslim in the first place because I was searching for my creator, to give my life a meaning and not because I was afraid of Allah! So why do a lot of sheikhs say we have to fear and cry for Allah for His punishments. Very little do they talk about the love for Allah. They rather talk about fear for Allah than love for Allah. If I wasn't a Muslim and I was searching for the truth I'd never be a Muslim if it was based on the sayings of sheiks who often talk about doom scenario.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, should one be a Muslim because of the love for Allah or the fear of Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4189" LastActivityDate="2019-11-16T17:00:45.110" Title="Should one be a Muslim because of love for Allah or fear for Allah?" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14756" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-26T10:28:09.787" Score="4" ViewCount="3214" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its mentioned in several ahadith (like &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/85/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;) that the 'wala' of a slave is for the one who buys the slave, and that 'wala' should not be bought and sold. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;This 'wala' comes up a lot in the ahadith concerning slavery. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;What does it mean ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2018-08-06T09:45:14.377" LastActivityDate="2018-08-06T09:45:14.377" Title="What is 'wala' of a slave?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|arabic-translation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14759" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-26T10:48:11.410" Score="2" ViewCount="43" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know the starting time of &lt;em&gt;Fajr&lt;/em&gt; and its ending time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Starting time of &lt;em&gt;Zuhr&lt;/em&gt; is also from mid of day. But When it ends?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it till &lt;em&gt;Asar&lt;/em&gt;?&#xA;If it is so then what time of &lt;em&gt;Asar&lt;/em&gt;?&#xA;The time specified by &lt;em&gt;Hanafi&lt;/em&gt; School or &lt;em&gt;Shafi&lt;/em&gt; School? (The &lt;em&gt;Shafi Asar&lt;/em&gt; time is almost one hour before &lt;em&gt;Hanafi&lt;/em&gt;'s).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also what is end time of &lt;em&gt;Asar&lt;/em&gt;? Till sunset or some time before it?&#xA;And if I say that I can see the sun is setting and some part of it is not visible, then at that time can I offer &lt;em&gt;Asar&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same queries about &lt;em&gt;Magrib&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Isha&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6552" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T17:14:57.783" Title="Time limits for Salat [Hanafi School]" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-06-27T13:20:06.990" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14755" CreationDate="2014-06-26T12:18:18.727" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a saying of one of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) that If i know the human race is going to hell and one person is going to heaven, it would be my hope that he would be me. And if know one person is going to hell and all the humanity is going to heaven, I fear that that person would be me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, one has to balance fear and love (or hope). Sometimes one thing overwhelms the other and other times, its the opposite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T12:18:18.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14750" CreationDate="2014-06-26T12:32:09.717" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The criteria for salvation, for normal muslims are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Iman&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Righteous deeds&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is based on this verse of &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/103/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Asr&lt;/a&gt;. So its not that you can do any ill deed and get away with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Memorizing Quran can help us keeping away from bad deeds and close to good deeds, which will eventually lead to Jannah. But memorizing Quran in itself, is not a one way ticket to heavens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T12:32:09.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14755" CreationDate="2014-06-26T12:57:15.560" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam alykom&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first place a would like to thank you about this good question, it is critical and many Muslims faces fightings inside because of this question, to start, i want to say that the Sheikhs are really making Islam and its spiritual treasures as rituals, it means DO and DON'T DO !! nothing more than that !! few those whom goad is to develop the personal awareness of spirit and its natural impressions, if we see deeply in the problem posed by you, we see clearly that the soul is excluded !! they say :&quot;Love Allah to get paradise and its rewards (they generally talk about the houses, gardens, fruits and spouses that you can get), fear to avoid hell and its punishments (all sorts of corporal punishments)&quot; where is the soul ? they don't talk about what you're going to feel inside !! isn't a handicapped love or fear !?, based on material transactions !!  this is the core of the problem, we are becoming materialized so much till the point of killing our precious Deen, fear or love something you feel through conscious soul not through material conceptions. Now fear is a philo in, what's fear ?, fear is the opposite feeling of love ! then whats love ? after thinking a lot you can't describe love because here we are dealing with feelings, and feelings are merely impossible to be expressed through words because the language circle is way retracted then the circle of feelings but you're going to notice by time and experience that even fear in it's deepest meaning will turn and become love, here am not talking about the hopelessness degree, am talking about mature fear, there is much deference between loving fear and hating fear, the first one will turn to love and the second to hopelessness,  lastly i conclude by saying that we are not a body living in a spiritual state, but, we are spiritual beings living in a physical body.      &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6612" LastEditorUserId="6612" LastEditDate="2014-06-26T13:39:49.250" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T13:39:49.250" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14750" CreationDate="2014-06-26T13:26:32.823" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam alaykoum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran is something to be experienced not something to be only memorized, as the user @goto said memorizing the Quran only will not ticket to heaven, but understanding it through it's spiritual value and living it as your lifestyle or a philosophy of living, that's what brings the mercy of Allah and leads to heaven, here we must mention that the memorizing of the Quran will define the level of your dwelling in heavens as the Hadith narrated by Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, Anassaii and Al-Imam Ahmed all of them from Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-Aas that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is said to the Quran reader in the hereafter, read and elevated and recite as you used to recite in the Dunyaa, your heaven place is at the last verse you read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6612" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T13:26:32.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14765" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-26T14:13:29.327" Score="7" ViewCount="408" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Upper Germany, people greet each other by saying &quot;Grüß Gott&quot;. It has the same function as English &quot;good morning&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This greeting means &quot;God greets you&quot;, however, nowadays it has mostly non-religious meaning. People say &quot;Grüß Gott&quot; no matter if they are members of any religion or not. I am an atheist and I use that greeting too, as everyone else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not sure if I should use &quot;Grüß Gott&quot; toward Muslim people. Regions where &quot;Grüß Gott&quot; is used are fulfilled with vast majority of Catholic religion. Maybe for a Muslim person &quot;Grüß Gott&quot; may sound as &quot;my God greets you&quot;, which may be not nice for him/her? The Bible says, that &quot;the God is only one&quot;. Thus, can be &quot;Grüß Gott&quot; even offensive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where I live, people all around say &quot;Grüß Gott&quot; toward Muslims, since it's the culture of that region. However, if this greeting is not something nice for Muslim people, I would want to respect them and use some other greeting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe is there any person living in that area who can tell his/her thoughts about that topic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user6661" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T23:00:33.503" LastActivityDate="2017-09-07T07:43:33.107" Title="Is it appropriate to say &quot;Grüß Gott&quot; (God greets you) to Muslims?" Tags="|non-muslim|non-muslim-countries|greetings|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14768" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14770" CreationDate="2014-06-26T17:52:42.113" Score="2" ViewCount="295" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a neo-Muslim, there are still answers I am seeking. Truth be told the journey of finding the truth is odious, however, the benefits far outweigh the meager pains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everything that happens to anyone is Allah's decree, so if I get a disease such as cancer, there could be few logical reasons as to why I got the dreaded disease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) I was irresponsible or its genetic, i.e it was not by luck.&#xA;In that case, rationally I should go for a cure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) It was by luck. Unexplained through reason. I am being punished. &#xA;In that case getting a cure means escaping the scourge, should I seek cure in this case? One could argue yes sure, you can repent later or you should have faith in Allah but statistically its very rare that out of the grace of Lord someone is cured or that by repenting later I am doing anything more wise or better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should one refuse medication when one believes he is being punished by Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user5294" LastActivityDate="2014-06-27T13:24:14.247" Title="If by Allah's decree I get a grievous disease should I refuse cure?" Tags="|punishment|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14768" CreationDate="2014-06-26T19:31:41.353" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Should one refuse medication when one believes he is being punished by&#xA;  Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Absolutely not.  You should seek any type of medical treatment available.  The Prophet of Allah, Mohamed son of Abdullah said =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;تَدَاوَوْا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَمْ يَضَعْ دَاءً إِلاَّ&#xA;  وَضَعَ لَهُ دَوَاءً غَيْرَ دَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ الْهَرَمُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation = &lt;strong&gt;Make use of medical treatment, for Allah has not made a disease without appointing a remedy for it, with the exception of one disease, namely old age.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/29/1&quot;&gt;[Sunan Abu Dawud]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you having an illness is Allah's decree, then Allah has also decreed a counter to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam clearly permits us to do what we can as long as it doesn't cross the boundaries of Deen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T19:31:41.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5523" CreationDate="2014-06-26T20:13:17.687" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am an atheist living in a non-Muslim country, in Europe, and I will tell how it looks from my perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Starting letters, books or presentations with name of any God is extremely rare. The only situation that comes to my mind, is that priests sometimes start and often end their letters with phrases like &quot;may God bless you&quot;, but &quot;regular&quot; people use such phrases rarely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the first thing with starting with &quot;God&quot; as a first word in any publication or speech is that such thing is very uncommon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second thing is discrimination. Muslims are quite often not much liked in non-Muslim countries. Starting something with the word &quot;Allah&quot; may then create negative reaction on people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find people that will not react any negative, if you start something with the name of God at the beginning. Some may even react positively, as they may be interested in Muslims' culture. However, as of today, majority of Europe citizens are not so open on Islam and your action may take a different result than expected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Summarizing. In my personal opinion, as an European citizen, using &quot;Allah&quot; in the beginning of letters, books or presentations may (but not must) bring negative reactions in open public. If you have non-Muslim friends who are interested in Muslims' culture, then they should react okay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best answer could probably bring a Muslim person who tried such things in public, who could tell us about his/hers experience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user6661" LastActivityDate="2014-06-26T20:13:17.687" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14772" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-26T22:30:45.370" Score="2" ViewCount="810" Body="&lt;p&gt;My cousin said to me that he heard somewhere that it is required for men to do istijmar (dry cleaning private parts after bathroom) for a duration that is taken to walk 40 yards. The reason he said is that some internal male organs need to be moved a bit otherwise it will drip later. So after finishing urinating, one should move himself a bit and take a duration to do istijmar as same as walking 40 yards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4150" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-06-27T00:37:08.377" LastActivityDate="2017-10-22T19:28:17.590" Title="What should be the minimum duration of istijmar?" Tags="|islamic-basis|taharah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14773" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14852" CreationDate="2014-06-27T06:36:05.723" Score="5" ViewCount="5898" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have an injury in my left foot downwards from knee. I can easily walk and run but while in salat in the state of sajdah when the injury is touching floor it hurts and also stretches which tends to open the wound. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I use chair in this case or what is the alternate way? Or do I have to pray in the same manner regardless of injury?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Answers from Quran and hadith would be appreciated.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4510" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-02-11T08:14:44.983" LastActivityDate="2019-02-11T08:14:44.983" Title="What is the procedure of salat in case of injury in leg making it difficult (opens the wound) to perform sajdah?" Tags="|salat|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="569" CreationDate="2014-06-27T08:21:14.797" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dua reverts both, what is written and what is not written. those whose qadr(fate) is made as childless may have a child because Allah has gifted us with such dua to make. forget about destiny. Keep asking whatever you want. Allah loves those who asks from Him and His greatness lies in giving. You can never be an Arab king by your dua. Your destiny is made where you are born. But definitely, you can lead the life of a king if you can make such dua.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6663" LastEditorUserId="2665" LastEditDate="2014-06-27T10:04:17.377" LastActivityDate="2014-06-27T10:04:17.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14775" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-27T09:41:01.193" Score="2" ViewCount="98" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have type 1 diabetes which was diagnosed in november 2013, till last year I used to fast but I cannot now, because I have to take insulin during day times (i.e while fasting) and dinner and have to eat for every 2.5 hours. Is my fast excused?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6664" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-06-27T13:18:18.170" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T05:10:24.270" Title="can a Type One diabetic fast?" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14777" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14775" CreationDate="2014-06-27T11:47:37.007" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Health is also in the conditions where fast is excused. The conditions are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Health&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When you're in a journey&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you do not fast then you have to manage for a poor person to fast. Meaning you have to make all the arrangement for him like in &lt;em&gt;Sehri&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Iftar&lt;/em&gt;. After that your fast is excused but when you became healthy then the number of fast you excused you have to do then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicacademy.org/html/Books/GLIS/fgf.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islamic Academy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alahazrat.net/islam/roza-%28fasting%29-qanoon-e-shariat.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ala-Hazrat&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eden.rutgers.edu/~muslims/fasting.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islamic Society of Rutgers University&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;By poor person mentioned here are those people who cannot manage food for their sehri and iftar&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6658" LastEditorUserId="4510" LastEditDate="2014-06-30T05:10:24.270" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T05:10:24.270" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14778" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13191" CreationDate="2014-06-27T12:01:03.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes definitely, if you say to a child that come here I will give you a toffee if you not give him toffee then you mislead him. In Islam there is no permission of lie even in Jokes also...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;What is Lying?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lying is the complete opposite of truth. So, anything that is untrue and deliberately intended to mislead another person is a lie. A lie, therefore, can be anything spoken or written that is totally or partially baseless, unreal, made-up, distorted or exaggerated; for example, if someone were to deliberately state that a five foot pole was a ten foot pole, then this would be a lie. Similarly praising someone out of proportion is a form of a lie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lying is not limited to the serious matters only but people also lie and make them as jokes. Even this is not permissible in Islam because even in joke, we can hurt someone or might be our own selves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, ‘I joke, but I speak nothing but the truth.’” (Narrated by al-Tabarani in al-Mu’jam al-Kabeer, 12/391)&#xA;  This hadeeth was classed as hasan by al-Haythami in Majma’ al-Zawaa’id, 8/89, and classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani (may Allah have mercy on him) in Saheeh al-Jami, 2494)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Joking&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Woe to the one who tells lies to make people laugh, woe to him.” (Narrated by Abu Dawood). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, warning against this kind of behaviour which some jokers are accustomed to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“A man may say something to make his companions laugh, and he will fall into Hell as far as the Pleiades because of it.” (Narrated by Ahmad).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/22170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islam Questions &amp;amp; Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6658" LastEditorUserId="6658" LastEditDate="2014-06-30T11:05:12.950" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T11:05:12.950" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14781" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14768" CreationDate="2014-06-27T13:24:14.247" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Without references for prove I can say that if you have a disease or an accident or something in that order, you're actually tested by Allah. Allah put you on a test by a disease, an accident, lost of a loved one, failure in career etc. But it doesn't mean you just wait and die without doing something, you rather should put effort to solve your problem. Allahu a'lam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah make it easy for us Inchallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4189" LastActivityDate="2014-06-27T13:24:14.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14782" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1817" CreationDate="2014-06-27T13:42:34.417" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is just declension (i'rab) at work. It is the change in ending of a noun or verb by which its grammatical case is identified. Arabic heavily uses this. In English too there is declension. For example, the sentences  &quot;I hit you&quot; and &quot;You hit me&quot;.  Here &quot;I&quot; changed to &quot;me&quot; to indicate it is the object of the action. Hope you get the idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6668" LastActivityDate="2014-06-27T13:42:34.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14783" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14727" CreationDate="2014-06-27T16:58:32.593" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please read this: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/21380&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/21380&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Key notes are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not permissible for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim from&#xA;  any other religion, whether from among the Jews or Christians, or any&#xA;  other kaafir religion. It is not permissible for her to marry a Jew, a&#xA;  Christian, a Magian, a communist, an idol-worshipper, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And just so you know, there are strict warnings in Islam against illegitimate relations before marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope you accept the correct path some time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4150" LastActivityDate="2014-06-27T16:58:32.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14572" CreationDate="2014-06-27T17:24:32.963" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa alaikum assalam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please read these Ahadeeth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jaabir ibn ‘Abdullah reported that Abu Quhaafah was brought on the day&#xA;of the conquest of Makkah, and his head and beard were white like&#xA;&amp;quot;Thaghaamah&amp;quot; (a plant whose flowers and fruit are white). The&#xA;Messenger of Allah (Peace &amp;amp; Blessings of Allah be upon Him) said:&#xA;&amp;quot;Change this with something, but avoid black.&amp;quot; (Reported by Muslim,&#xA;no. 3962).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: &amp;quot;The Messenger of&#xA;Allah (Peace &amp;amp; Blessings of Allah be upon Him) said: ‘At the end of&#xA;time there will be people who will dye their hair black like the crops&#xA;of pigeons. They will never even smell the fragrance of Paradise.&amp;quot;&#xA;(reported by Imam Ahmad, see also Saheeh al-Jaami‘, no. 8153).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was also reported from the Prophet (Peace &amp;amp; Blessings of Allah be&#xA;upon Him) that one should change grey hair, using any colour except&#xA;black. Abu Dharr reported that the Prophet (Peace &amp;amp; Blessings of Allah&#xA;be upon Him) said: &amp;quot;The best things with which to change grey hair are&#xA;henna and ‘katam’ (a plant similar to henna which is used as a dye).&amp;quot;&#xA;(Reported by al-Tirmidhi, no. 1675; he said: This is a saheeh Hasan&#xA;Hadith).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according to these, it is not permissible to use black color as a hair dye. Please read this for details:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/476&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/476&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4150" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-06-25T12:10:44.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14786" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-28T04:09:26.093" Score="1" ViewCount="3153" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a student in high school and have been considering becoming a veterinarian for some time now. It has occurred to me that if I were to become a vet I would most likely have to work with dogs. Is this allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the rules I should follow if so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If possible add an ayat or a hadith to the answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6672" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-06-28T14:57:38.683" LastActivityDate="2014-06-29T22:40:06.777" Title="Is it allowed to deal with dogs as a veterinarian and what are the rules in regards to this?" Tags="|sharia|profession|dogs|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14787" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-28T05:09:32.683" Score="1" ViewCount="874" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am 7 months pregnant and I would like to confirm if it is correct to stand for salaah and perform all arkaans as normal and only sit on a chair for sujood n jalsa and at-tayyaat and salaam? Or if 1 position is done sitting all should be sitting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6673" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-02T01:34:34.057" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:26:09.453" Title="How does a 7-month pregnant woman pray?" Tags="|salat|women|pregnancy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14788" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-28T07:10:46.020" Score="5" ViewCount="349" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm separated from my husband since 12 years ago, he did not divorce me but in the court he said in front of the judge: &quot;I have divorced her but she is denying it&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is my status in Islam?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What about his intentions or his words?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6674" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-02T01:36:42.597" LastActivityDate="2018-12-09T06:37:37.280" Title="My husband did not divorce me, but says he did in court; what is my marital status?" Tags="|talaq|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14756" CreationDate="2014-06-28T09:14:36.980" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In short wala in Arabic means loyalty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Why is it so important?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wala is one of the conditions of Iman. Allah has stated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if they had believed in Allah and the Prophet and in what was revealed to him, they would not have taken them as &lt;strong&gt;allies&lt;/strong&gt;; but many of them are defiantly disobedient.&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;﴾٨١﴿&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not just for slaves, you will find many Ahadith that shows that loyality to Allah should never be bought or sold as it is one of the basics of islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-06-28T09:14:36.980" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14790" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-28T09:51:57.893" Score="4" ViewCount="28767" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many answers as to how men can divorce women but there are no answers as to how a wife can divorce a husband. I was married for 18 months. It has been 3 months since I left my husband.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been separated for over 3 months. In my mind I am divorced but I think this is probably not enough. My parents have contacted his parents and the imam that was present during the wedding. His parents have said they will not sit down and finalise the divorce and the imam has said that he will not get involved. I feel like I am in limbo. I want closure and I want to know what steps I have to take to ensure that I am officially divorced in Islam. I did not go to a registry office to get married but the imam has said as he doesn't want to get involved we should contact lawyers. But there is no need for this as I only had an islamic marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please could you let me know how a wife divorces a husband in Islam ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6676" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-08-05T22:32:41.947" LastActivityDate="2015-02-13T11:16:10.920" Title="What are the steps that the wife needs to take to divorce her husband?" Tags="|talaq|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14791" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-28T10:32:37.680" Score="5" ViewCount="2340" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word Kafir (infidel) is used many times in noble Qur'an. &lt;a href=&quot;http://searchtruth.com/search.php?keyword=Kafir&amp;amp;chapter=&amp;amp;translator=6&amp;amp;search=1&amp;amp;start=0&amp;amp;records_display=10&amp;amp;search_word=all&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Ref]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يُرِيدُونَ أَن يُطْفِئُوا نُورَ اللَّـهِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَيَأْبَى&#xA;  اللَّـهُ إِلَّا أَن يُتِمَّ نُورَهُ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih international translation&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  They want to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths, but&#xA;  Allah refuses except to perfect His light, although the disbelievers&#xA;  dislike it. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/9:32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[9:32]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can a comprehensive definition of &quot;infidel&quot; be derived using Qur'anic verses? In other words, Who is infidel (kafir) in the Qur'an point of view?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T19:38:41.107" LastActivityDate="2023-05-02T06:28:44.453" Title="Who is considered as infidel (kafir) from the viewpoint of noble Qur'an?" Tags="|tafseer|islamic-philosophy|kuffar|surat-at-tawbah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13191" CreationDate="2014-06-28T10:43:45.400" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my calculations it should not be haram. I am computer specialist and saying that kind of policies or terms and conditions scripts written so clear the clouded areas in the users head and make a ground for the law. It is like &quot;this site uses your ip address and shares it with third party companies.&quot; It is not a trade secret. It means if you think your ip should not be shared with others then stay away from us. We wrote that here so you cannot sue us. Nearly all internet sites do these kind of practice. They need to earn money so many of them do this by giving advertisements in the site and advertisements need all kind of information you have, like your age, gender, specific interests and so. &#xA;If you value your information and want to know what you can capable of, read terms and conditions and other papers and do not agree if you dislike it. Otherwise you cannot agree in particular you should be agree all of the conditions. If you want to open an account on Facebook most probably you won't read their many many pages of terms and conditions paper. There are privacy, terms, cookies links under the Facebook page. Click them you will see another world of what they do.&#xA;All in all, it is like &quot;Hamama giren terler. (Turkish Proverb)&quot; means &quot;if you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen&quot;. My point is if you want to enter the kitchen you know you will sweat and you agree upon this as a condition. In the computer world, It is like signing a paper before entering the kitchen that the kitchen is hot and you may sweat. &#xA;So it is not cheating. It is for law. On the other hand a muslim should be sharp and clever, you may be cheated, checking the box may state that they can steal your money or track you... or something else.. &#xA;These are my knowledge and opinions. If you find a verse of the koran I will obey it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3578" LastActivityDate="2014-06-28T10:43:45.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14794" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14798" CreationDate="2014-06-28T13:11:27.473" Score="2" ViewCount="357" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of online stores mention in their terms of service that they cannot guarantee that a product is in stock at the time of the customer's order. Which means that when shopping online, I may be paying for something that the seller does not physically possess yet. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; What does Islam say about that? Am I allowed to purchase goods that are not available at the time of the transaction, but going to be restocked then shipped to me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2427" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:44:21.453" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:44:21.453" Title="Buying online a product that might be out of stock" Tags="|halal-haram|business|trading|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14787" CreationDate="2014-06-28T15:55:57.403" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The rule is whatever a person is &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;able&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; to do then he/she must do, but whatever they are &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;unable&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; to do then it falls from them and they are excused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So whatever you can do sister from the salat without sitting then do it, but if you cannot do the sujood without bringing on your self harm then you must sit, and it does not matter if one position is done sitting and not all, based on the mentioned rule above of ability and inability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/174131&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Arabic source&lt;/a&gt; is available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-20T04:26:09.453" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:26:09.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14797" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5702" CreationDate="2014-06-28T16:58:10.367" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The verse 9:100 of the Quran is acknowledged as the strongest verse which praises the Muhajireen and the Ansaar Sahabas and declares that Allah is pleased with them due to their sacrifices for Islam. The suffix radiallahu Anhu also derived from this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the first forerunners [in the faith] among the Muhajireen and the Ansar and those who followed them with good conduct - Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him, and He has prepared for them gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever. That is the great attainment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4841" LastActivityDate="2014-06-28T16:58:10.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14794" CreationDate="2014-06-28T17:31:56.530" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a permissible transaction because the seller has some kind of contract with the distributor or manufacturer to obtain and sell that item. The prohibition is against selling items that you don't own or haven't bought yet or have no means of obtaining.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Class on Fiqh of Transactions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-06-28T17:31:56.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14800" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14820" CreationDate="2014-06-28T19:57:01.390" Score="3" ViewCount="15761" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am confused if istinja is part of wudu because one has to perform wudu before performing salah but does this mean they have to perform istinja too? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I search online on how to do wudu, look in some books or even Islamic shows on the TV that show how to do wudu, they do not include istinja as a step. Also at college when people pray they do not perform istinja, but does that mean their salah is invalid as they are not in a complete state of purity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Is istinja part of wudu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Does one have to perform istinja before salah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please include where you got the information from e.g. quote hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(According to Sunni Hanafi Madhab)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="5187" LastEditDate="2014-06-29T18:05:08.620" LastActivityDate="2018-10-18T18:28:54.883" Title="Is istinja part of wudu?" Tags="|salat|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14801" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14812" CreationDate="2014-06-28T20:06:38.420" Score="7" ViewCount="364" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nowadays we have three prevalent forms of government in Islamic Ummah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kingdom&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Democracy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shia's Wilayatul Faqeeh&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions is, what type of government is suggested by Islam? Is there an outline of what it should be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please provide your answer with proofs from Qur'an and Ahadith.  I am looking in particular for a Shi'ite view.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-21T05:54:05.057" LastActivityDate="2023-01-30T08:56:08.233" Title="According to Shi'ites, what type of government is suggested by Islam?" Tags="|shiism|government|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14804" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-28T23:47:01.797" Score="-3" ViewCount="61" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've reblogged a photo on my blog, and in the photo was figured an actress saying these words: &quot;&lt;em&gt;You are the one, the one and the only one&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did I do shirk? I posted this unknowingly and my goal was not to do shirk, then a few weeks ago I found out this on tumblr and I tried to delete my reblog but I didn't know how.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6681" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-06-29T03:01:44.453" LastActivityDate="2014-06-29T03:01:44.453" Title="Does reblogging the statement &quot;You are the one, the one and the only one&quot; make you a mushrik?" Tags="|sharia|shirk|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14804" CreationDate="2014-06-29T00:05:19.097" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam-O-Alaykoum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here i don't think that you've done Shirk, because as you've described the situation above, you hadn't the intention to do Shirk by posting this picture, your intention was white, but it is clear that this Artist isn't a Muslim at least till now we didn't have any information about her commitment to Islam, these words are promoting Shirk and posting it is a mistake, plus posting a picture of a women with unveiled body or hair is also a mistake, so, i suggest to remove this post and ask Allah to forgive you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6612" LastEditorUserId="6612" LastEditDate="2014-06-29T00:11:31.757" LastActivityDate="2014-06-29T00:11:31.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14806" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14807" CreationDate="2014-06-29T01:12:51.670" Score="12" ViewCount="2194" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently, someone reportedly described Mohammed as a deity. Oddly enough, it wasn't someone insulting him that described him as a deity, but someone responding to him saying that you can't insult a deity. Is Mohammed regarded as a deity by Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think I know the answer to this, but a quick google search can't confirm it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T11:24:33.603" Title="Is Mohammed a deity?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14806" CreationDate="2014-06-29T01:21:06.193" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;No Prophet Mohamed was not a deity nor do we believe he was divine.  He was a human being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is the only deity we believe in and worship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-06-29T01:21:06.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14804" CreationDate="2014-06-29T01:24:00.373" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shirk only exists if you BELIEVE in another God or divinity of other objects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So sharing something WITHOUT believing in the divinity of the picture is NOT shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be shirk if you BELIEVED the picture was a God or divine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But re-blogging something like that could be haraam because it's spreading the wrong message.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-06-29T01:24:00.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14809" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-29T02:06:46.290" Score="9" ViewCount="311" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/14801/what-kind-of-government-is-suggested-by-islam-democracy-or-kingdom-or&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; which asks &quot;What kind of government is suggested by Islam? Democracy or Kingdom or …?&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I thought it seems a little too broad or opinion-based at such level, because it already assumes (or have to assume) that Islam as a religion is inclusive of a theory of government. However the assumption I believe can be supported as a valid idea. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, because Islam is considered by Muslims to be the source of ultimate guidance on every aspect of life. This indeed can be understood from various Quranic verses, the most explicit being the verse which &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/41:53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;asserts&lt;/a&gt;: &quot;We sent down you a book that is an explanation for everything.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, we also know that Prophet Muhammad himself established a government in Medina which he ruled and governed according to teachings of Islam with collaboration of his companions and followers. In fact, some historians of political theory argue that the formal agreement the Holy Prophet signed with tribes of Medina (known as دستور المدینة or Charter of Medina), can be regarded as the first formal Constitution in history. (See the wiki-page, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Medina&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Constitution of Medina&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, there does seem to be an actual doctrinal and historical basis for a government/political theory in Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question is: what are the other doctrinal or historical evidences that can be used for elaborating a theory of government according to the teachings of Islam. And what are the existing theories of Islamic government, if any, as formulated by Islamic scholars?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Post-script:&lt;/strong&gt; Please note that this question is not asking for opinions but &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Quranic and narrated statements related to politics of Islam which may help us in postulating an Islamic political theory, and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) existing theories on Islamic government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-01T08:58:30.947" LastActivityDate="2017-11-01T08:58:30.947" Title="Islamic basis for a theory of government?" Tags="|politics|islamic-government|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14811" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-29T06:57:36.833" Score="8" ViewCount="14188" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are in a forced marriage in Islam, is it still necessary to perform sexual intercourse with your husband/wife? If you are not happy or give consent to having any sexual activities performed on you, doesn't that count as rape?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed for the woman to prevent sexual intercourse on the night of the wedding and weeks to follow simply because she doesn't want to have sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6684" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-04-16T23:56:30.060" LastActivityDate="2018-11-07T17:11:45.007" Title="In a forced marriage, is sex obligatory for the woman?" Tags="|nikah|women|sex|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14801" CreationDate="2014-06-29T07:50:32.400" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the name of God&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For this discussion I try to go head step by step. First of all, we should see that we need a government or not. then we discussed we need what kind of it for our societies or for all the world.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Ayah 30 Shorah Rom the need to the government is the&#xA;basic and important need for human beings for ever and in every&#xA;places.  In a hadith of  the Prophet (p) we see that he (p) said that&#xA;if you are three, one of you must be a leader of the group. Ali (p)&#xA;also insisted that all the societies need government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Addition to that two sources we see that some scholars try to prove&#xA;the neccesity of it by some reasonable evidences:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- Islam is the religion for all the world, so for gaining this goal, it needs the complete structure. Also because of it one of the prophet's station is the sanctity of the people in particular Muslims (Ayah 6 Shorah Ahzab).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- The continues of Islam as a religion to Al-Qiyama (Day of Resurrection): the emergency of it and also Ayah 144 Surah Al-Emeran shows that all the prophet’s status must be protected, So for this point the prophet (p) should have the successor. Also the determination of the successor is like the prophet-hood according to Ayah 67 Surah Maedeh and according to ayah 3 surah Maedeh is the preference of the religion (Islam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- The preference of the Shariah (Islam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we know that if all the sects of Islamic jurisprudence agree with the&#xA;necessity of the existence of the successors, they have different&#xA;ideas about the applicability or referent of it. Shia believe in Imamate of Ali (p) and his Sons, but Sunni believe in Abu-baker and O'mar and O'sman and also after them, O'mavi's kingdom. Also we see some differences in this topic between them. The way of choosing the successors. Shia believe that the prophet determine Ali (p) as the successor in Ghadir according Ghadir Hadith. But Sunni believe that the Muslims (Ijima) must determine the successors so they went to Saghifeh and decided to choose Abu-Baker but after that Abu-baker himself choose O'mar as the successors of himself (1).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In response to the second question&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we must know that the Imamate (in Shia belief) and the caliphate (in&#xA;Sunni's idea) is not only the government of Islamic countries. It&#xA;means the government for all the world according to idea of Maverdi&#xA;(Shafie's Scholar) and Fakher-al-Mohagheghin (Shia's scholar).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another important point is that although Shia and Sunni don't have the&#xA;same idea about the way of determining the successors, they believe&#xA;that the origin of prophet's political authority is Divine or from&#xA;God. So according this point and according to the need of people to the divine's guidance the necessary stipulation or condition of political authority over Islamic societies is legality or legitimization from God. So following any orders from others except God is following the oppressor or the evil-doer according to ayah 60 Surah Nisa.But another important point is efficiency of the government is depended on the people's protection of the government. So legality of it is dependent to people and the sovereignty of the oppressor according to Islamic Law is not accepted except in idea's of some the Sunni scholars. According idea's of Ali (p) the sovereignty is impossible when people don't protect the government.&#xA;Shia scholars in particular Imam Khomeini have good reasons for their Idea of the guardianship of the jurisconsult or the government of the jurist in the absent of Imam Zaman (p). They believe that two factors are necessary for governing: God and people (2).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So by review of these ideas we can decide which one of form that are told in the Question is OK or suitable for Islamic Societies.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- &lt;strong&gt;It is an additional explanation that clear some points&lt;/strong&gt;: Before the death of prophet (p) all the orders of God had been received by the prophet (p), but after the death of the prophet most of Muslims thought that the receiving the orders from God Stopped so they tried to find the new Source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This point of view in choosing Abu-Baker for Caliphate became more&#xA;strong among Sunnis because for this matter there is no source in Quran and Sunnah. But for imamate of Imam Ali (p) we have hadith Ghadir which you can find it in Sunni and Shia traditions. So Ijima of&#xA;Muslims became the source of Islamic Law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Shia view the subject is very different because Ijima doesn't have the same meaning of the Sunni's because Sunnis define it as all of view point of all Muslims. but we don't have any Ayah or hadith that the ideas of Muslims is evident or considerable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also it become the source after the short absence of Imam Zaman (p)&#xA;and when it is evident that it discover the view of the prophet (p) or&#xA;Imams (p).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;**&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in Sunni traditions Ijima is the independent source but in Shia&#xA;view is the dependent source that is relevant to the perspective of the&#xA;prophet (p) and Imam (p).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I want to explain about the reasons of their Idea of the guardianship of the jurisconsult or the government of the jurist in the absent of Imam Zaman (p) here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;In Shia belief Sunnah as one of sources in Islamic jurisprudence is combined from two part the Sunnah of prophet (p) and Sunnah of Imams (p), So they have two Sunnah from two Imams that prove their Idea of the guardianship of the jurisconsult or the government of the jurist in the absent of Imam Zaman (p):&#xA;A- A hadith from Imam Zaman (p) in which he (p) said that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ اَمَّا الحَوادِثُ الوَاقِعَهِ فَارجِعُوا فِیهَا اِلَی رُواة&#xA;حَدِیثِنَا فَاِنَّهُم حُجَّتِی عَلَیکُم وَ انَا حُجَّة اللهِ عَلَیهِم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the events you should refer to the narrators of our hadith and&#xA;they are the ruler and arbitrator for you and I am the divine proof&#xA;for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we understand the meanings of &amp;quot;event&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;the narrators of our hadith&amp;quot; we can understand that Shia scholars how prove this theory of Islamic government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&amp;quot;event&amp;quot; isn't mean the legal ruling because the word &amp;quot;event&amp;quot; has big meaning that refer to the event of Imam Zaman's absence era. If it refer to the legal meaning it must be mentioned in question but it is not mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&amp;quot;the narrators of our hadith&amp;quot; doesn't mean the persons narrate their hadith but it means someone who know the tradition supported by a chain of transmitters going back to the prophet in an uninterrupted manner because if they don't know the genuine tradition, may be calumniate or slander the prophet (p) or Imams (p).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;B- A hadith from Imam Sadeq (p): Before I explain it I should say that many of Sunni scholars like Abu-Hannifeh, malek Ibn Anas were the student of Imam Sadeq (p) and also Shafie was student of Imam's sadeq's (p) daughter in law in Egypt. So I think if new sunni scholars believe in Abu-Hannifeh, malek Ibn Anas and Shafie, they should accept Imam Sadeq's (p) courses in Islamic Jurisprudence.&#xA;In this hadith he (p) said that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;«…مَن کَانَ مِنکُم قَد رَوَی حِدَیثَنَا وَ نَظَرَ فِی حَلاَلِنَا وَ&#xA;حَرَامِنَا وَ عَرَفَ اَحکَامَنَا فَلیَرضَوا بَهَ حَکَماً فَاِنّیَّ قد&#xA;جَعَلُتهُ عَلَیکُم حَاکِماً فَِاذاَ حَکَمَ بِحُکمِنَا فَلَم یَقبَلهَ&#xA;مِنهُ فَاِنَّماَ اِستَخَفَّ بِحُکمِ اللهِ وَ عَلَینَا رَدَّ وَ&#xA;الرَّادُّ عَلَینَا کَالرَّادِّ عَلَی اللهِ وَ هُوَ عَلَی حَدِّ&#xA;الشِّرکِ بِاللهِ»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone know our hadith and our legal ruling you should refer to him and he is the ruler and arbitrator for you and if someone don't accept his judge he disobey us which is like disobedience of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is no doubt that this hadiths refer to the jurisprudent or Shia jurist who govern the Islamic republic of Iran not Saffavih governor because the Saffavih governor were kingdoms who didn't have any Knowledge about Islamic jurisprudence.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last point is that Shia scholars have some other reasons for their idea which called the reasonable evidence. These reasons are also emphasize that by help of wisdom we can prove vellayat faghih.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20101122140101/http://encyclopaediaislamica.com/madkhal2.php?sid=6394&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.encyclopaediaislamica.com&lt;/a&gt; (In Persian)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6629" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2023-01-30T08:56:08.233" LastActivityDate="2023-01-30T08:56:08.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14813" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-29T09:39:59.803" Score="8" ViewCount="9441" Body="&lt;p&gt;The current fasting times in the England are from 2:30am until 9:40pm. I have a full time job, a pregnant wife and a 15 month old child. My wife and I go to sleep at 10 as our daughter is up at 6:30 (on a good day) and I go to work at 7:40.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is it possible for me to fast between these times?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel that we are getting some what of a hard deal here. My brother lives in Saudi, they have a full month off and the days are extremely short. &#xA;I would love to observe Ramadan but I have a family to provide for and have to help my wife. Staying up late is not an option.Can someone please help? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2773" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-06-29T16:13:54.153" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T08:31:55.190" Title="Ramadan: is there a solution to long summer days?" Tags="|practical-islam|ramadan|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14811" CreationDate="2014-06-29T10:08:14.963" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, forced marriages are not valid. Read this: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/47439&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/47439&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you accept the marriage and the marriage is valid, then you have to obey your husband about the issue you mentioned. Read this: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/9602&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/9602&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4150" LastActivityDate="2014-06-29T10:08:14.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14817" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14811" CreationDate="2014-06-29T10:50:53.470" Score="7" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marriage without both man's and woman's consent is void. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The woman and the man should be willing to enter into a matrimonial alliance. If, however, the woman ostensibly displays hesitation while&#xA;  giving her consent, but it is known that in her heart, she is&#xA;  agreeable to the marriage, the marriage is in order.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if any of them were forced into matrimony then they give their contest after the marriage has been pronounced, their marriage is in order, although it is better that the formula of marriage be recited again.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A woman with whom permanent marriage is conducted should submit herself to her husband's sexual desire. she is not allowed to prevent him from having sexual intercourse without justifiable excuses according to Islamic laws (like being in the state of Hayz) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If at the time of conducting permanent marriage, no deadline is set for paying &quot;Mahr&quot;, the wife can prevent her husband from having sexual intercourse whether he is able to pay it or not. But if she ONCE agrees to have sexual intercourse without taking Mahr, then her husband has sexual intercourse with her, she should not prevent him afterwards without justifiable excuses.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic Laws&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="6694" LastEditDate="2014-06-29T17:51:39.597" LastActivityDate="2014-06-29T17:51:39.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14806" CreationDate="2014-06-29T11:12:33.747" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) was the messenger of Allah. Following verse confirms it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَى إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَا&#xA;  إِلَهُكُمْ إِلَهٌ وَاحِدٌ  فَمَن كَانَ يَرْجُو لِقَاء رَبِّهِ&#xA;  فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ&#xA;  أَحَدًا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;say: I am but a man like yourselves, (but) the inspiration has come to me, that your Allah is one Allah: whoever expects to meet his&#xA;  Lord, let him work righteousness, and, in the worship of his lord,&#xA;  admit no one as partner. (Surah of the cave, verse110)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet leaded or preached all men to worship only Allah as god of creatures and all instruments of Islam are based on the oneness of Allah.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-09T11:24:33.603" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T11:24:33.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14811" CreationDate="2014-06-29T11:14:39.093" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;marriage is for protecting men and women. love between men and women governs. islam says be kind with your wife. an also says control your temper. if wife and husnabd love each other and respect each other,they never do force for sex.remember islam is a kind religious. and come for improve our temper and life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6687" LastActivityDate="2014-06-29T11:14:39.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14800" CreationDate="2014-06-29T11:45:54.983" Score="3" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are just 7 things which invalidate wodhu:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Passing of urine. &#xA;Excretion. &#xA;Passing wind from the rear. &#xA;A sleep, deep enough to restrict sight and hearing.&#xA;Things on account of which a person loses his sensibility, like insanity, intoxication or unconsciousness. &#xA;Istihaza . &#xA;Janabat, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as you can see, being in the state of Nijasah (impurity) is not something that invalidates wudhu. passing urine will invalidate wodhu not the urine itself. your body may get Najis after performing wodhu (for instance, by getting a blood stain on your body) but it has nothing to do with your wodhu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are two kinds of purity which are completely different from each other :  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1)purity from Khabas &quot;خبث&quot; which means getting rid of urine, blood etc by using one of purifiers (Mutahharat)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2)purity from Hdas &quot;حدث&quot; which means performing wodhu or ghusl after occurring one of the 7 things mentioned above&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The condition under which Salat is valid is purity both from &quot;حدث&quot; and &quot;خبث&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as a result one can perform wodhu after passing urine and before Istinja, but he or she has to do Istinja for performing Salat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-06T16:20:39.557" LastActivityDate="2016-05-06T16:20:39.557" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14821" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14437" CreationDate="2014-06-29T11:49:55.240" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam the non Muslim is always under the obligation to convert to Islam for his own good in the hereafter. It is a canonical belief than Non Muslims will goto hellfire even if they are Monothiests and do good deeds throughout:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, they who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists will be in the fire of Hell, abiding eternally therein. Those are the worst of creatures.&#xA;  (Quran 98:6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The basic rule in Islam is that all things which are bad for humans are prohibited and all things good for humans are enjoined. Hence if pork is prohibited then it means in general it is bad for human consumption and even non Muslims should be discouraged from eating pork as it is good for his health that he avoids pork.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Help you one another in Al‑Birr and At‑Taqwa (virtue, righteousness and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression. And fear Allaah. Verily, Allaah is Severe in punishment” [al-Maa’idah 5:2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above generic verse is applicable to each Muslim irrespective of the environment he lives hence even in a non Muslim country it is an obligation for a Muslim to ensure that sins like Idolatry, Obsenity,Alcoholism are prohibited , in the sense he should try to get Alcohol banned or discourage other people from Alcoholism but not force this upon people.Yes non Muslims are required to follow these restrictions in Muslim countries as they can be enforced easily , but in a Non Muslim country it is the individual obligation of Muslims to discourage sin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4841" LastEditorUserId="2469" LastEditDate="2014-06-29T13:39:23.500" LastActivityDate="2014-06-29T13:39:23.500" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14822" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-29T12:37:26.727" Score="2" ViewCount="637" Body="&lt;p&gt;Non Muslims have asked me to pray salat in Mosques , for the purpose of Dawah I really took the person to Mosque and showed him how to pray and he joined the congregational prayer, Is this correct to do for dawah purpose ? or how to deal if the non muslim wants to get an experience of Salat in congregation ? Also doing so, does it affect the salat of other members in the prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The non Muslim did like the experience though)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4841" LastEditorUserId="6612" LastEditDate="2014-06-29T18:22:44.763" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T00:46:01.190" Title="Are non Muslims allowed to pray Congregational Salat in Mosques" Tags="|salat|sharia|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-06-30T01:09:16.817" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14825" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14806" CreationDate="2014-06-29T15:03:34.003" Score="12" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Say,&quot; I am just a human being like you. It has been revealed to me that your God is the One God. So whoever expects to encounter his Lord&#xA;  let him act righteously, and not associate anyone with the worship of&#xA;  his Lord.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (18:110)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the last verse of Surah Cave which is clearly stating that Prophet Muhammad is just a human being like anyone else, living, eating, working, sleeping etc., except for the fact that Towhid (monotheism) was revealed to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse Allah is rejecting the wrong concept: that Prophets are deities because they are aware of Unseen world through revelation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-07T06:40:36.437" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T06:40:36.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14826" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-29T15:33:42.713" Score="5" ViewCount="2013" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would just like to know your thoughts on taking health insurance from your company (given that you have to pay a part of it). I know we are all mujtahids here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I know the default ruling on insurance contracts is that they are haram given that there is an element of doubt in them (meaning you do not really know what you are buying or the exact amount of what you are paying for).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But given the high cost of health care (especially in the US), would this count as dururua (expiation because of hardship)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jazak Allah khair for any insight.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4973" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-29T00:05:57.373" LastActivityDate="2017-09-08T11:07:05.207" Title="Is receiving health insurance from one's company permissible?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|fatwa|insurance|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14827" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14838" CreationDate="2014-06-29T16:23:38.400" Score="2" ViewCount="10283" Body="&lt;p&gt;In almost all of the mosques here, Witr is prayed in congregation after the 20 rakah Taraweeh prayer. But as far as I know, Witr is to be prayed &lt;strong&gt;after&lt;/strong&gt; Tahajjud if someone wishes to pray Tahajjud. So I was wondering, what is the ruling about it? Should I just sit and ignore the Witr congregation because I want to pray the Tahajjud later in night?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4150" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T17:23:05.007" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T17:23:05.007" Title="Can one pray Tahajjud later in the night after they have prayed 20 rakah Taraweeh" Tags="|salat|jamaat|taraweeh|tahajjud|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14828" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14878" CreationDate="2014-06-29T16:29:29.203" Score="1" ViewCount="2832" Body="&lt;p&gt;Should one eat a lot in Suhoor? Or should one eat in the normal manner (filling one-third of the stomach with food, one-third with water and one-third with air)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I actually want to know if there is any Islamic source (like Quran Ayah or Hadeeth) that specify the amount to eat in the Suhoor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4150" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-06-29T19:28:05.713" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T19:56:23.333" Title="How much should one eat in Suhoor?" Tags="|sunnah|ramadan|food|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14828" CreationDate="2014-06-29T17:57:23.453" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam-O-Alaykoum &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think you should eat as you've eaten in your normal days, i mean one-third of stomach filled, because if you eat more that this you're going to experience laziness especially if you get a sleep after Suhoor, this will make you off of you're worshiping during the day, try to eat completed nourishing foods like dates because they can keep you full of power during the whole day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows better. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6612" LastActivityDate="2014-06-29T17:57:23.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14827" CreationDate="2014-06-29T18:12:35.403" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sure, if you want to add more prayers after Taraweeh prayer, you must retard the Witr prayer till you complete your after Taraweeh prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6612" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-21T22:32:56.930" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T22:32:56.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14832" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14813" CreationDate="2014-06-29T18:15:49.910" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The harder you find it to fast the more reward you will get. You have approximately 6 hours of rest and you should think of the most efficient way to use your time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most countries do not give holidays during Ramadan and you should continue your life with your normal daily activities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Instead of thinking about how hard Ramadan is, you should think about the less fortunate who have to go through harder times than this all the time everyday. Ramadan is a time that we learn and appreciate what we have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think of it this way. On the day of judgement when Allah asks you why you didn't fast will you say because I had a job and my child woke up early?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are countries which have less days than England but there are countries such as Sweden where they have to fast for nearly 22 hours and so they only get 2 hours break. They also have their jobs to attend and their families to look after.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best thing to do is have a patience and do your best to fast as you are being tested by Allah to see how strong your Emaan is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember:  “Allāh does not burden a soul more than it can bear.” (Al-Baqarah: 286)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have a blessed Ramadan and may Allah reward you for your fasts and struggles during this holy month.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verse 2:187 of the Qur’ān explains this matter.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Saudi Fatwa Committee stated on this issue: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“If the night and day are both distinct no matter where it may be, Muslims in Ramaḍān must fast from Fajr till Maghrib, whether the day is long or short.”  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Hasanain Makhlūf said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for those countries in which the sun rises and sets every day, with the day lasting for about twenty hours, Muslims living in those areas must fast from Fajr until Maghrib, except if doing so leads to some harm, severe sickness or death, due to its length. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;…and eat and drink until the white thread of dawn appears to you distinct from the black, then complete your fast till the nightfall. And do not have sexual relations with them while you are in devotional solitude in the mosques. These are the limits (set) by Allāh, so approach them not. Thus does Allāh make clear His Signs to humankind that they may become pious.” (Al-Baqarah: 187) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The people addressed in this verse are able to distinguish between night and day, the white thread of dawn being distinct from the blackness of night&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="5187" LastEditDate="2014-07-01T15:42:24.233" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T15:42:24.233" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14833" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14436" CreationDate="2014-06-29T18:19:36.447" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran clearly states that allah created &lt;strong&gt;3 life forms only&lt;/strong&gt;: Jinns, Angels and Humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/51/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/51/56&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As for angels:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, &quot;Indeed, I will make upon the earth a **successive authorit**y.&quot; They said, &quot;Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?&quot; Allah said, &quot;Indeed, I know that which you do not know.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/2/30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; According to famous Quran interpreter &lt;em&gt;Ibn kathir&lt;/em&gt;, the angles asked &quot;&lt;em&gt;Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood&lt;/em&gt;&quot; because jinn used to do that before creating Humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now since the Quran didn't mention other life forms then scholars don't have to worry or talk about aliens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2014-06-29T18:19:36.447" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14822" CreationDate="2014-06-29T18:43:03.823" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam-O-Alaykoum Brother&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to thank you about this generosity in spreading Islam in such innovative ways, but we have strict rules in concerning worshiping established by Allah and they never could never been changed by anyone rather than Allah, so, please note that The Islam is a requirements for the validity of Salah, by attaching people to Islam by the way described above, you're setting new rules over Allah rules by eliminating the Islam requirement in Salah rules, and this is an error.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows better.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6612" LastEditorUserId="6612" LastEditDate="2014-06-30T00:46:01.190" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T00:46:01.190" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14835" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-29T18:44:04.107" Score="3" ViewCount="165" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Christianity it is widely accepted that belief in Jesus requires a leap of faith (i.e. belief without evidence); this act of trust is considered part of god's test.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the same true in Islam? I have heard some Muslims admit that their religion requires a leap of faith while others have maintained that Islam can be arrived at through logic and evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please use scripture to support your answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6600" LastEditorUserId="6600" LastEditDate="2014-06-29T22:33:09.817" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T15:21:59.540" Title="Is faith a prerequisite of Islam?" Tags="|imaan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14827" CreationDate="2014-06-29T19:03:48.733" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you want to pray more after &lt;em&gt;tarawih&lt;/em&gt;, you shouldn't pray &lt;em&gt;witr&lt;/em&gt; with the congregation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually the witr prayer was never done in congregation by the Prophet.  It's an individual prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A man came to the Prophet and asked him how to pray the night prayer.  The Prophet replied =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pray two rakat at a time and then two and then two and so on, and if&#xA;  you are afraid of the dawn pray one rakat and that will be the witr&#xA;  for all the rakat which you have offered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/8/120&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sahih al-Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The witr is always the last prayer after the night prayer and before the dawn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-06-29T19:03:48.733" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14839" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14855" CreationDate="2014-06-29T19:14:46.793" Score="3" ViewCount="2039" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a newb at Islam and Arabic, however, I have been learning Arabic and I have come across a question that can be said in Arabic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَنْ رَبُّكُمْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Who is your God (to a bunch of guys)?&quot; with a response of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;رَبُّنَا الله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Our God is Allah&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This confuses me a little bit because Muslims, and Google, all say that the only word for God in Arabic is Allah, with &lt;em&gt;al-lah&lt;/em&gt; being its particles; a.k.a lah-un with a definite particle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So where has this &lt;em&gt;Rabbun&lt;/em&gt; come from and is &lt;em&gt;lah-un&lt;/em&gt; really the Arabic word for God or is it really meaning something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6659" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-06-30T21:01:16.737" LastActivityDate="2018-05-15T07:31:16.383" Title="What is the true meaning of Allah?" Tags="|tafseer|arabic|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14786" CreationDate="2014-06-29T20:55:56.677" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes no doubt.  Dogs are a creation of Allah and treating them, or any animal, with kindness that is due right upon them unless prevented otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَنَّ رَجُلاً رَأَى كَلْبًا يَأْكُلُ الثَّرَى مِنَ الْعَطَشِ، فَأَخَذَ&#xA;الرَّجُلُ خُفَّهُ فَجَعَلَ يَغْرِفُ لَهُ بِهِ حَتَّى أَرْوَاهُ،&#xA;فَشَكَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ فَأَدْخَلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;A man saw a dog eating&#xA;mud from thirst. The man took a shoe with water and kept on pouring&#xA;for the dog till it quenched its thirst. So Allah approved of his deed&#xA;and made him to enter Paradise.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/4/39&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih al-Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;بَيْنَمَا كَلْبٌ يُطِيفُ بِرَكِيَّةٍ كَادَ يَقْتُلُهُ الْعَطَشُ، إِذْ&#xA;رَأَتْهُ بَغِيٌّ مِنْ بَغَايَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَنَزَعَتْ مُوقَهَا&#xA;فَسَقَتْهُ، فَغُفِرَ لَهَا بِهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;While a dog was going round a well and was about to die of thirst, an&#xA;Bani Israeli prostitute saw it and took off her shoe and watered it. So&#xA;Allah forgave her because of that good deed.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/60/134&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih al-Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a gross culturally influenced misconception that somehow dogs are evil or dirty animals.  However, this has absolutely no &lt;em&gt;Quranic/hadith&lt;/em&gt; backing whatsoever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as a vet, you do your best to improve the lives of animals, including dogs &lt;em&gt;InshaAllah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-06-29T20:55:56.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14786" CreationDate="2014-06-29T22:40:06.777" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islamically, there is no harm in having a dog unless you consider it as a pet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and dogs are just like any other animals. So treating them is permissible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Somehow related:&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8804/why-are-dogs-as-pets-considered-haram&quot;&gt;Why are dogs as pets considered haram?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2014-06-29T22:40:06.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14827" CreationDate="2014-06-29T22:59:52.690" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have &lt;strong&gt;3 options:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sayyid's answer above.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;See NRaf's answer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pray Taraweeh and Witr with congregation then go somewhere else and pray more alone. However, after you finish praying then you are not allowed to pray Witr again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Qais bin Talq bin Ali narrated that :&#xA;  his father said: I heard Allah's Messenger saying: &quot;There are no two Witr in one night.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/3/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;At-Tirmdhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The advantage of the 2nd and 3rd options is that you may be included under those mentioned in the hadith of the &lt;strong&gt;prophet (PBUH):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever prays with the imam until he finishes, Allah will record for him as if he spent the whole night in prayer [Collected by &lt;em&gt;Tirmidhi&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-21T22:34:09.007" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T22:34:09.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14848" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7363" CreationDate="2014-06-30T02:42:55.090" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not Haram. THC is not toxic to the brain and therefore is not an intoxicant. It is consumed in its unaltered form and has numerous health benefits that far exceed any so called intoxicant like alcohol. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A so called marijuana high is nothing like an alcohol buzz. Stop putting everything in the same bucket. Next type the doctor gives any of these &quot;Marijuana is haram&quot; crowd even a tylenol or pain killer, they should refuse it as it does have some mind altering chemicals present in small quantities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3010" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T02:42:55.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14849" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-30T02:49:45.157" Score="6" ViewCount="197" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that a non-Islamic state could come to a agreement with a Islamic state near to it. It's in Quran as I heard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So could somebody please explain more about it. What are the conditions that both Islamic state and non-Islamic sate contribute together to peace between each two?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6700" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T01:21:42.613" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T01:21:42.613" Title="Agreement between a non-Islamic State with an Islamic state?" Tags="|source-identification|islamic-government|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14852" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14773" CreationDate="2014-06-30T04:59:07.947" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;assallammu'alaikum. syafakallah. may Allah make your wound heal faster.&#xA;The short answer is: yes you can use chair.&#xA;There is a hadith that states about this, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Imran bin Husain:&#xA;  had piles, so I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about the prayer. He said, &quot;Pray while standing and if you can't, pray while sitting and if you cannot do even that, then pray Lying on your side.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference    : Sahih al-Bukhari 1117&#xA;In-book reference    : Book 18, Hadith 37&#xA;USC-MSA web (English) reference  : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 218&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6655" LastEditorUserId="4510" LastEditDate="2014-09-17T10:55:47.693" LastActivityDate="2014-09-17T10:55:47.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14828" CreationDate="2014-06-30T05:04:08.993" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;for me suhoor is just moving the eat time, from breakfast to suhoor. please note that Indonesian's breakfast portion is same as the lunch and dinner. so my answer is, just eat in normal manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6655" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T05:04:08.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14854" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14860" CreationDate="2014-06-30T05:46:59.557" Score="2" ViewCount="3180" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.religionnews.com/2014/06/27/ramadan-adds-field-challenge-world-cups-muslim-athletes/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; article on Muslim athletes in the World Cup dealing with Ramadan, when I came across this quotation from Sheikh Juma Momade, the South America representative for Kuwait's Ministry of Islamic Affairs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“If the player believes he will experience a dip in form and this will degrade the performance of his work, he can choose to break the fast, but after the work is finished, he should compensate for the period of fasting.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not a Muslim, but (years ago) I did athletics in high school during Ramadan with several Muslims, all of whom dilligently fasted.  I've never heard of this loophole (and indeed, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1119/fasting-ramadan-and-sports&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; question's answer implies that such fast breaking isn't permitted).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is:&#xA;Is Sheikh Momade correctly asserting Islamic law when he says the athletes may break fasting?&#xA;And, if yes, what are the rules for breaking this fast? When must compensation be done? Is it only permissible for athletes? Does it make a difference that the world cup athletes represent Islam on a global stage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user6703" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2014-12-27T12:03:58.940" Title="Rules for Skipping Ramadan Fasts" Tags="|ramadan|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14839" CreationDate="2014-06-30T06:36:38.677" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is pathetic that there is not authentic Arabic to English translation available online. I came across a few closer definitions. &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_the_Muslim_name_rub_mean&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This wiki link translates Rub as&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;rub is an Arabic name which means the master &amp;amp; the owner of something.&#xA;It's used to talk about God as the Lord of everything. It also has&#xA;other usages &amp;amp; it's NOT used as a name of a person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I agree with this because &amp;quot;Rub&amp;quot; does not really mean God but it &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt;. In fact for non-arabic speakers (like myself) it is always taken as God but that definition is not true. &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/#ar/en/%D8%B1%D9%8E%D8%A8%D9%8F%D9%91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Even Google translate it to God&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.bab.la/dictionary/arabic-english/%D8%B1%D8%A8#st&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Babla dictionary&lt;/a&gt; does not lists its actual meaning but gives a few examples of it. Eg.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;رَبُّ is not an actual word for God although it can be translated into God as one of it meaning. The meaning of &amp;quot;Rub&amp;quot; is masters or Lord. It can be used for God as well as he is the true master and lord.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ربّ العمل -&amp;gt; employer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;وقل ربِّ زدني علمًا&amp;quot; -&amp;gt; And say, &amp;quot;My Lord, increase me in knowledge.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;وقل ربِّ زدني علمًا&amp;quot;. -&amp;gt; But say, &amp;quot;O my Lord! advance me in knowledge.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, one use of it has meaning of &amp;quot;Employer&amp;quot;, the other usages means &amp;quot;God&amp;quot;. Therefor &amp;quot;Rub&amp;quot; is not a specific word for God but more of Lord, Master, owner. Since God is the ultimate Master, Lord, this word can be used for God. In fact I have seen the word &amp;quot;Owner&amp;quot; in my native language used for God as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short &amp;quot;God&amp;quot; in English is Translated to &amp;quot;Allah&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;Lord&amp;quot; is translated into Rub. &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/#en/ar/master%0Aowner%0Alord%0AGod&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This google translation may be helpful&lt;/a&gt;. A native arabic speaker may provide a more authoritative answer on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T06:36:38.677" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14856" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-30T08:16:26.200" Score="2" ViewCount="5587" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it &lt;strong&gt;Haraam&lt;/strong&gt; to &lt;strong&gt;Play Board Games&lt;/strong&gt; in the holy month of &lt;strong&gt;Ramzan&lt;/strong&gt; like Ludo, Checkers, etc?? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A friend of mine has said that he had heard that Rasool-Ullah(PBUH) prohibited all such games that do not involve physical activities. That's why I need clarification. If there are Ayaat and/or Ahadeeths related to this matter please share with authentic references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5044" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:43:42.330" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:43:42.330" Title="Is it Haraam to Play Board Games In Ramzan?" Tags="|halal-haram|game|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14856" CreationDate="2014-06-30T08:50:48.310" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;why is it &lt;code&gt;haraam&lt;/code&gt;? I've never heard that playing board game is &lt;code&gt;haraam&lt;/code&gt;. For me it's just a game, as long as you do not gamble (making a bet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point is don't forgot the most important things in Ramadan, on time prayer, reciting qur'an, tarawih, sadaqah, and of course a good sleep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6655" LastEditorUserId="4510" LastEditDate="2014-07-01T04:32:03.670" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T04:32:03.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14813" CreationDate="2014-06-30T08:52:22.173" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't live in the UK but we have nearly similar fasting times and similar conditions (no holidays, hot weather, long working day). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fast of ramadan is rigorous during the best of times and might be very hard during long summer days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Skipping fast is not a good option: you will have to do this all your life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fortunately, the solution is simple: you should get used to this. It will be hard -very hard- at first but then you will get used to it. Here are some tricks to get you started:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Eat suhoor&lt;/strong&gt; just prior to dawn: It might be hard to wake up at that time but at his lots of benefits. This meal is very important and will help you a lot in your fast.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stay in cool areas&lt;/strong&gt;: try to stay in shade and rest from time to time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Drink water&lt;/strong&gt;: make sure you catch up to your daily requirement of water by drinking up in the evenings and during Suhoor. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do not overeat&lt;/strong&gt;: to follow the sunnah break your fast with dates and milk(water, juice...)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wash your face&lt;/strong&gt;, hands and gargle from time to time. This will help you stay fresh and alert.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T08:52:22.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14854" CreationDate="2014-06-30T09:00:42.440" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Fasting for] a limited number of days. So whoever among you is &lt;strong&gt;ill or on a journey&lt;/strong&gt; [during them] - then an equal number of days [are to be made up]. And upon those who are able [to fast, but with hardship] - a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor person [each day]. And whoever volunteers excess - it is better for him. But to fast is best for you, if you only knew. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/184&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:184&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is Sheikh Momade correctly asserting Islamic law&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know from where he got that but it seems to contradict Islamic laws. Skipping fast should be done only if the fast is going to harm the person physically and not if it would affect the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T09:00:42.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14813" CreationDate="2014-06-30T09:03:18.243" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some options:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Speak to your manager about rearranging working time over this month.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is working from home an option?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reserve some holiday to spend in the way of Allah - use some of your annual leave over Ramadan.(consider working half days for some days during the week etc)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah make it easy for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6708" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T09:03:18.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14854" CreationDate="2014-06-30T09:05:46.477" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And, if yes, what are the rules for breaking this fast? When must&#xA;  compensation be done? Is it only permissible for athletes? Does it&#xA;  make a difference that the world cup athletes represent Islam on a&#xA;  global stage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the rules for breaking the fast is you must compensate after ramadhan is over. you break total three days of fast, then you must compensate three days. For me it is not only for athletes. For all people with the same reason, e.g. a builder. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6655" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T09:05:46.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14854" CreationDate="2014-06-30T09:06:22.910" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Probably best to ask Sheikh Momade to clarify further this opinion as news articles tend to miss off the nitty gritty of things&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6708" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T09:06:22.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14856" CreationDate="2014-06-30T09:46:21.307" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The evidence from the Qu'ran includes this (from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/14095&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“O you who believe! Intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic drinks), and gambling, and Al-Ansaab [stone altars set up for sacrifices to idols etc], and Al-Azlaam (arrows for seeking luck or decision) are an abomination of Shaytaan’s (Satan’s) handiwork. So avoid (strictly all) that (abomination) in order that you may be successful&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholarly opinion has:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“When chess distracts us from what we are obliged to do both inwardly and outwardly, it is haraam according to the consensus of the scholars – such as when it distracts from an obligatory duty such as prayer or anything that is necessary in the interests of oneself or one’s family, or enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil, or upholding ties of kinship or honouring one’s parents, or any obligations connected to positions of authority or leadership, etc. In this case it is haraam according to the consensus of the scholars. Similarly, if it involves anything that is haraam such as telling lies, swearing false oaths, cheating, wrongdoing or helping in wrongdoing, or other forbidden things, then it is haraam according to the consensus of the Muslims.”&#xA;  *(Adapted from Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 32/218, 240). *&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and further&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Dhahabi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: “With regard to chess, most of the scholars say that it is haraam to play it, whether that is for money or not. If it is played for money then it is indisputably gambling. Even if it is not played for money it is still gambling and haraam, according to most of the scholars… al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about playing chess, is it forbidden or permissible? He (may Allaah have mercy on him) replied that if it makes a person miss praying on time or he plays for money, then it is haraam, otherwise it is makrooh according to al-Shaafa’i and haraam according to others…” (al-Kabaa’ir, 89-90). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I do not understand why Al-Dhahabi says that when chess 'is not played for money it is still gambling'; my understanding of gambling is the kind of risk involved and the association of money. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short: Its gambling that is &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;; in particular dice &amp;amp; board-games have been associated with &lt;em&gt;gambling&lt;/em&gt;, so by extension one may think that these games are then &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;; but the actual connection is not there; they are &lt;em&gt;maqrooh&lt;/em&gt;;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="270" LastEditDate="2014-07-01T05:39:56.963" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T05:39:56.963" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14835" CreationDate="2014-06-30T11:50:04.243" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam-O-Alaykoum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam you need the two options : leap of faith and evidences, actually you need the leap of faith before the evidence in most cases, imagine a Muslim in the early ages of Islam heard the Ayya 41 from Surat Ar'rad : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْاْ أَنَّا نَأْتِي الأَرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا وَاللّهُ يَحْكُمُ لاَ مُعَقِّبَ لِحُكْمِهِ وَهُوَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Have they not seen that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? And Allah decides; there is no adjuster of His decision. And He is swift in account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here Allah give the evidence that the earth ground is not spherical but oval, how could early Muslims accept that ? knowing that this as theory is supposed by Newton in 1689, but no one reject it in the Islam course even if it is not understood yet but they accept it as an evidence from Allah, here a leap of faith is required, then when it was turned into a Fact the Muslims Faith will grow up because the evidence is more comfortable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other cases you will find that Allah transacts in Islam with absolute evidences like in Surat al Ghashiyah :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَفَلَا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ وَإِلَى السَّمَاءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ وَإِلَى الْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ وَإِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?, And at the sky - how it is raised?, And at the mountains - how they are erected?, And at the earth - how it is spread out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are evidences by the perception of the eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other case you will find Allah make some unknown meaning words, to make Muslims attain the Faith in Al-Ghayb like in Surat Maryam and many Surat where Allah starts with :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كهيعص&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kaf, Ha, Ya, 'Ayn, Sad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This need an absolute Faith in Al-Ghayb (leap of faith) even if the meaning is unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6612" LastEditorUserId="6612" LastEditDate="2014-06-30T15:21:59.540" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T15:21:59.540" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14872" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14873" CreationDate="2014-06-30T14:31:07.597" Score="4" ViewCount="321" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a &lt;a href=&quot;https://stackoverflow.com/users/2742371/houssni&quot;&gt;programmer&lt;/a&gt; and I have been thinking about something for a &lt;strong&gt;very&lt;/strong&gt; long time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the moment I am working for a company who has a beer website. I, the developer, have built the entire system of this alcoholic website but I am really afraid the money I earned with it is haram-money and that it was a sin to build a system for this website.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it haram to build a system which will be used at the end for haram purposes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;By the way, I had nothing to do with the content (pictures, texts etc..) and the site is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; selling it&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4811" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user4811" LastEditDate="2017-05-23T12:41:55.630" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T13:06:45.437" Title="Is it haram to build a system which will be used at the end for haram purposes?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14873" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14872" CreationDate="2014-06-30T15:05:10.277" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;God’s curse falls on ten groups of people who deal with alcohol. The one who distills it, the one for whom it has been distilled, the one who drinks it, the one who transports it, the one to who it has been brought, the one whom serves it, the one who sells it, &lt;strong&gt;the one who utilizes money from it&lt;/strong&gt;, the one who buys it and the one who buys it for someone else.&quot; - Sunan Ibn-I-Majah Volume 3, Book of Intoxicants, Chapter 30 Hadith No. 3380.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would seem that the answer depends on whether you profit from the sale of alcohol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6600" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T15:05:10.277" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14874" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14883" CreationDate="2014-06-30T15:05:50.683" Score="1" ViewCount="2264" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is my first time here and I've tried looking around for this topic but was unable to get results on google with reliable source hence I thought of asking it here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I do know that Zakat does not apply to home asset unless it's being rented out. So we have a home to live in and another asset that has been given out for rent. Let's say I've paid Zakat for the rented asset last year, the question is &lt;strong&gt;will I have to pay Zakat for the same asset this year too?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6714" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-06T11:39:35.030" LastActivityDate="2016-02-06T11:39:35.030" Title="Zakat on same wealth for every year" Tags="|sharia|zakat|assets|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8756" CreationDate="2014-06-30T17:16:50.027" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;yes you may use toothpaste but make sure you do not swallow the water....likewise rince but do not swallow&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6715" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-06-30T21:26:00.677" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T21:26:00.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14791" CreationDate="2014-06-30T18:32:02.360" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The definition of infidel is a person who does not believe in religion or who adheres to a religion other than one's own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The definition of Kaafir is  person who is not a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone is considered Kaafir if they do not believe in Islam. If they deny that there is One God and He is Allah and Mohammed is His Messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Christians who believe that Isa (as) is God are kuffar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surely, disbelievers are those who say, “Allah is the Masīh, son of&#xA;  Maryam” while the Masīh had said, “O children of Isrā’īl , worship&#xA;  Allah, my Lord and your Lord.” In fact, whoever ascribes any partner&#xA;  to Allah, Allah has prohibited for him the Jannah (the Paradise), and&#xA;  his shelter is the Fire, and there will be no supporters for the&#xA;  unjust. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(al-Ma'idah: 72)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Christians who believe in a trinity are kuffar: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surely, disbelievers are those who say, “Allah is the third of the&#xA;  three” while there is no god but One God. If they do not desist from&#xA;  what they say, a painful punishment shall certainly befall such&#xA;  disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:73&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(al-Ma'idah: 73)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="5187" LastEditDate="2014-06-30T19:19:48.200" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T19:19:48.200" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14828" CreationDate="2014-06-30T18:54:02.487" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should not eat to much but just the right amount as before Ramadan. The ruling do not change because you are meant to feel the hunger than the poor feel everyday and so you should be grateful for what you have been blessed with. Also over eating has bad side effects. Those who show moderation in eating find greater pleasure in their food than those who overindulge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah&lt;/strong&gt; says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O children of Adam, take your adornment to every mosque. Eat and&#xA;  drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He does not like those who commit&#xA;  excess. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sûrah al-A`râf: 31]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith of the &lt;strong&gt;prophet&lt;/strong&gt; (PBUH):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The child of Adam fills no vessel worse than his stomach. Sufficient&#xA;  for the child of Adam are a few morsels to keep his back straight. If&#xA;  he must eat more, then a third should be for his food, a third for his&#xA;  drink, and a third left for air. [&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/36/77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan al-Tirmidhî&lt;/a&gt; and Musnad Ahmad (17186) and authenticated by al-Albânî in Sahîh al-Jâmi`] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Luqmân&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; said to his son: “O my son! If the stomach is full, one’s mental processes go to sleep, one’s wisdom is dulled, and one’s limbs refrain from worship.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Umar&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; observed: &quot;Whoever eats a lot finds no pleasure in the remembrance of Allah.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-06-30T19:56:23.333" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T19:56:23.333" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14874" CreationDate="2014-06-30T19:39:20.383" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zakat is not for home assets. Zakat is for gold, silver for the specific amount and also for, Husbandry and agricultural and garden products. Zakat is one fortieth of each products I mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the asset of home, you have to pay khums which is one fifth of the things you do not use for a year. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please pay attention that if you have paid khums for a specific thing once, you do not need to pay another khums for it, in next year. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: My answer is on basis of Shia’s viewpoint.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-29T06:24:31.600" LastActivityDate="2015-08-29T06:24:31.600" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14791" CreationDate="2014-06-30T19:52:35.840" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kafir is literally someone who buries a seed, and covers it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Qur'an, word Kafir is specially used for group of people among non-muslims, who have been rejected Islam after understanding it (and also group of people who took arms against Islam). Consider following ayah;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ&#xA;  تُنذِرْهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Losely translated, this ayah says that it is same for &quot;the ones who disbelieved&quot; whether you warn them or not, they are not to believe. Notice that the word كَفَرُوا (they disbelieved) is in the past tense here. Hinting at the fact that they have already disbelieved and their disbelief is certain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, see the following ayah;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَّا يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَلَا&#xA;  الْمُشْرِكِينَ أَن يُنَزَّلَ عَلَيْكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ ۗ&#xA;  وَاللَّهُ يَخْتَصُّ بِرَحْمَتِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ&#xA;  الْعَظِيمِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this ayah, Allah (c.c) talks about Kafirs &lt;strong&gt;among&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;people of the book&quot; and polytheists. If all non-muslims were Kafirs, saying Kafirs &lt;strong&gt;from&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;people of the book&quot; and Polytheist would make less sense. In this ayah, Allah (c.c) makes a difference between Kafirs and 2 groups of non-muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, kafirs are those people who have been made dawah for some time, they come to understand islam but decided to reject it anyways and are certain on their rejection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T19:52:35.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14881" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2105" CreationDate="2014-06-30T20:08:15.077" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Adding to what others have said:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars made it impressible for those who can't control their sexual desires from kissing their wives during Ramadan. Since kissing might lead to sexual intercourse thus losing his/her fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It might be worth noting that the prophet (PBUH) &lt;strong&gt;kissed&lt;/strong&gt; Aisha while he was fasting. So for those who can control themselves, they are allowed to kiss their wives:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported:&#xA;  The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to kiss (his wives) while fasting; and he had the greatest control over his desire (as compared with you). [&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/13/83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and Bukhari]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;If hugging won't make you reach climax or lead to sexual intercourse then no harm at all.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T20:08:15.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13210" CreationDate="2014-06-30T20:18:14.690" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The best time would be the &lt;strong&gt;last third&lt;/strong&gt; of the night as came in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/6/203&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:&#xA;When half of the night or two-third of it is over. Allah, the Blessed and the Exalted, descends to the lowest heaven and says: Is there any beggar, so that he be given? Is there any supplicator so that he be answered? Is there any beggar of forgiveness so that he be forgiven? (And Allah continues it saying) till it is daybreak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Notes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;How does allah descend ? Only allah knows. However, Allah descends in a way that suits his majesty and greatness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;To find the last third of the night: Calculate how many hours between Maghrib and Fajir. e.g: 9 hours. So the night is 9 hours. Now divide it by 3. So the last third is the 3 hourse before Fajir Athan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T20:18:14.690" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14874" CreationDate="2014-06-30T21:14:20.537" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The categories are exempt for Zakat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Items of personal use&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Means of productions&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Amount under 'Nisab'&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The house you are living in, comes under the category of &quot;personal use&quot; and the one you have rented comes under the category of &quot;means of production&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both are exempt from zakat. i.e. that zakat that you pay on assets, which is 2.5%.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;production&quot; from you house, which is its rent, is zakatable. (I just made that word, which is you have to pay zakat on it :) ). The zakat on rent will be 10%. It is incurred when the rent it is payed. If you get monthly rent of it, then you have to pay it monthly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can pay that 10% monthly zakat, once, twice or any number of times you like, in a year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T21:14:20.537" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14885" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-06-30T22:43:59.723" Score="4" ViewCount="1017" Body="&lt;p&gt;Musafir is a traveler, but after covering how much distance is a person called Musafir? I've been searching for this everywhere but the distance varies everywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5084" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-07-03T15:52:28.477" LastActivityDate="2015-01-05T08:34:38.883" Title="who is a Musafir?" Tags="|source-identification|terminology|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14886" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1300" CreationDate="2014-06-30T23:02:30.090" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is due to the long term effect that Satan leaves on us. Committing a sin becomes a habit and even when Satan is chained we still tend to commit some sins that have become our habit.&#xA;This is what I think and rest Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5084" LastActivityDate="2014-06-30T23:02:30.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14856" CreationDate="2014-07-01T01:36:22.027" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;For people saying it's not haraam, I won't argue with you but will point this hadith for you:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Buraida reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said: He who played chess is like one who dyed his hand with the flesh and blood of swine. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://allahu-ahad.org/hadith/?go=2:28:5612&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 28 Hadith 5612&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please read explanation from different muhadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... But if it does not distract us from our obligations or involve anything that is haraam, then there is a difference of scholarly opinion concerning the ruling. The majority of scholars (Abu Haneefah, Maalik, Ahmad and some of the companions of al-Shaafa’i) said that it is also haraam, basing that view on the evidence of the Book of Allaah and the opinions of the Sahaabah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More details at &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/14095&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/14095&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakumullahu Khairan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4374" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T01:36:22.027" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14888" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14885" CreationDate="2014-07-01T01:50:30.697" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam-O-Alaykoum &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most known response is 80 km, which is 49.70 Miles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows better. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6612" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T01:50:30.697" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10694" CreationDate="2014-07-01T03:31:50.627" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;God never said that praying in another direction than Qibla will make your prayer invalid. If you don't know where to look just pray in any direction, God is everywhere. There is a hadith about that when some people asked the Prophet what to do when there is no sun or stars to locate the East but I can't find it anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4906" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T03:31:50.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14890" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14895" CreationDate="2014-07-01T05:30:42.263" Score="2" ViewCount="465" Body="&lt;p&gt;I mean, should we stop eating when we hear azan or at the end of azan? like in Iftar we start eating when we hear azan, so is there is a proper thing of sahri as well?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-02T00:18:32.327" LastActivityDate="2014-07-02T00:18:32.327" Title="What is proper time of sahri/suhoor?" Tags="|ramadan|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14891" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-01T07:18:07.140" Score="2" ViewCount="1180" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm just wondering whether if you still are or not, I think that would so unfair if he/she is still be killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5212" LastActivityDate="2014-07-03T11:40:09.597" Title="Under Sharia law, if a muslim became an apostate but then reverted back becoming a muslim again, would the apostate still be sentenced to death?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-08-01T02:08:25.177" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14891" CreationDate="2014-07-01T08:37:14.980" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No the sentence of death would not be carried out if this is the case.  Under the Shariah, if a person openly goes out of Islam then the punishment for this crime is death, but before the carrying out of the sentence, three days is taken to discuss/talk/convince him to repent before the punishment is applied, if he/she refuses the punishment would be carried out, if he/she repents then the punishment would not be carried out and may Allah accept their repentance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T08:37:14.980" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14891" CreationDate="2014-07-01T08:43:02.637" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. Under the Sharia law (al-Hadd or hudud) the person who became an apostate (riddah/murtad) must be warned for a period of times (there are alot of views on this period of time, some says 3 days, 3 months etc) to revert back to Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the period of time ends, if he still refuses to revert back to Islam, then he shall be sentenced to death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6719" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T08:43:02.637" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14885" CreationDate="2014-07-01T08:47:33.737" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A musafir is the one who is travelling in a distance that is equal or exceeds two marhalah (apprx. 86 ~ 90 km) in one way direction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If lets say a town is 45km and he travelled forth and back, which is 90km, that cannot be considered as a musafir. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are talking about the rukhsah on the Salaah (for example shortening zhuhr and asr from 4rakaat to 2 rakaat) a person must be musafir and the purposes of the journey must not something that is sinful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahu a'lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6719" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T08:47:33.737" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14890" CreationDate="2014-07-01T09:23:12.673" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You stop eating directly after the beggining of fajr azan with the first call Allahu Akbar. So basically you can eat from start of maghrib to start of fajr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6721" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T09:23:12.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14897" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-01T12:40:20.303" Score="1" ViewCount="131" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Raza (permission) of authoritative leader/caliph/Imam required to lead prayers in Islam? Assuming the leader/Amir exists among us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4841" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user4841" LastEditDate="2017-09-17T06:31:04.173" LastActivityDate="2018-03-04T13:19:31.127" Title="Concept of Raza (permission) of Imam in Islam" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|sharia|khilafah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14900" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-01T17:30:10.970" Score="4" ViewCount="4328" Body="&lt;p&gt;What if you are between the age of 12 to 15 and you want to fast but you missed sehri. Can you still fast? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, if you are 12 years old, can you eat like a peach or some kind of fruit and drink a glass of water and still fast the rest of the day ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6725" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-02T00:02:29.330" LastActivityDate="2021-05-02T22:02:43.957" Title="Can kids between the age 12 to 15 years old who missed suhoor fast?" Tags="|ramadan|sawm|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14900" CreationDate="2014-07-01T18:42:22.473" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no age mentioned about those who have to fast.  But as long as you're mature and know what you're doing is good enough that fasting is prescribed upon you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for sehri (sahur?) it's fard even if you drink a glass of water with the intention of fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;تَسَحَّرُوا فَإِنَّ فِي السَّحُورِ بَرَكَةً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Have Sahur for in Sahur there is blessing&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sahih al-Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T18:42:22.473" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14902" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1987" CreationDate="2014-07-01T19:17:05.847" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course you should fast even if you miss suhoor. Kids above 12 years must fast. Anybody younger who couldn't take hunger don't have to fast. But when they do suhoor they should fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suhoor is a Sunah. You must fast if you eat at that time. Fasting is mendatory for anybody at a puberty age (12+ years). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So even though you miss suhoor, if your 12+ years, you must fast at all costs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6726" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T19:17:05.847" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14904" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14891" CreationDate="2014-07-01T19:22:23.637" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sentence to death of a person who leaves Islam, is not valid after the time of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Since, the death sentence is not valid now, if a person comes back to Islam, then it is nothing more than a blessing of Allah on him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Explanation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A prophet (rasool) is God's &quot;hujjat&quot; (ultimate proof) on this earth. He clarifies the God's message, to such a degree that there is no valid reason to deny him and his message. A time comes in prophet's struggle when his nation openly denies him. After that time, the prophet's nation is under God's wrath.  Thus, ONLY the believers are saved and every single person who is non-believer is killed. This is a proof of prophet's truthfulness and it is a &quot;sunnah&quot; of God that has manifested itself, time and again, ONLY during the presence of prophets. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is usually done by a catastrophic natural disaster. Qur'an alludes to many such events of the prophets. The other way of God's wrath comes from the believers themselves. This only happens when the companions of the prophet are sufficient in number and also have a political governance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) case, the nation of the prophet in Makkah was under God's wrath when he emigrated to Madina. He got enough following and was able to make a small &quot;state&quot; in Madina. Thus God chose the second way to punish the non-believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the nation of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was already given a sentence to be punished to death, this became a precursor to the ruling that if a non-muslim ( of Prophet Muhammad's PBUH nation) tries to save himself by declaring Islam and then later denies, he is to be killed. Later on it was generalized for all time, while this rule is only specific to God's sunnah during the life of the prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus death sentence of an apostate is not valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-07-01T19:22:23.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14900" CreationDate="2014-07-02T00:11:31.360" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the kid has reached puberty then he/she should not eat or drink anything until Maghrib Athan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The age when someone reaches puberty differs from one person to another. For example, someone living in the desert reaches puberty at the age of 9 (Our mother Aisha reached puberty when she is 9 years old)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2014-07-02T00:11:31.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14908" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14926" CreationDate="2014-07-02T00:42:04.847" Score="7" ViewCount="349" Body="&lt;p&gt;The society of Muslims needs to be guided by caliph after Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). Hence, after the death of holy prophet (PBUH), a caliph was assigned to guide and rule the Muslims.&#xA;According to my findings in noble Quran, God has assigned the caliph. For example, Moses the prophet (PBUH) didn't ask people to form a shura for choosing a successor when he left for miqat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Moses said: &quot;O’ Allah) assign me a vizier from my family, (that is) my&#xA;  brother Aaron (Haroon) ...,”(Allah) said: &quot;We granted your requests,&#xA;  O’ Moses.”&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#20:29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(20:29-36)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or in another verse, Allah the exalted, directly mentions the word &quot;Caliph&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا دَاوُودُ &lt;strong&gt;إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاكَ خَلِيفَةً&lt;/strong&gt; فِي الْأَرْ‌ضِ فَاحْكُم&#xA;  بَيْنَ النَّاسِ بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا تَتَّبِعِ الْهَوَىٰ فَيُضِلَّكَ عَن&#xA;  سَبِيلِ اللَّـهِ ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَضِلُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّـهِ&#xA;  لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ بِمَا نَسُوا يَوْمَ الْحِسَابِ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[We said], &quot;O David, indeed &lt;strong&gt;We have made you a successor&lt;/strong&gt; upon the&#xA;  earth, so judge between the people in truth and do not follow [your&#xA;  own] desire, as it will lead you astray from the way of Allah.&quot;&#xA;  Indeed, those who go astray from the way of Allah will have a severe&#xA;  punishment for having forgotten the Day of Account. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/38:26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(38:26)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I didn't find other clues mentioning the authority of the prophet or people. Please let me know if others except God has such an authority. Support your answer using Quran and Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T08:11:19.420" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T12:00:43.190" Title="Who has the authority to assign successor (caliph)? God? The Prophet? People? (Shia view)" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|shiism|shia-imam|caliph|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14913" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-02T06:20:00.423" Score="12" ViewCount="7666" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is meat that has been artificially grown in a lab (made by duplicating cells) halal? What if the father cell came from a living animal? Can humans eat this kind of artificial meat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference Link for extra information: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-23576143&quot;&gt;World's first lab-grown burger is eaten in London - BBC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6733" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-23T16:51:20.847" LastActivityDate="2017-08-03T15:11:27.463" Title="Is artificially produced meat halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14915" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-02T07:52:21.160" Score="2" ViewCount="2101" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the source of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt; while grade the hadith given in collections other than Bukhari and Muslim ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/41/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; hadith says its &lt;strong&gt;da'if (Darussalam)&lt;/strong&gt;. Which scholar's grading scheme are they using ? I think for Abu Dawood, they specifically mention &lt;strong&gt;Sheikh Albani&lt;/strong&gt;, but not for any other collections.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastActivityDate="2014-07-02T07:57:45.597" Title="What is the source of sunnah.com while grade the hadith given in collections other than Bukhari and Muslim?" Tags="|hadith|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14915" CreationDate="2014-07-02T07:57:45.597" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found out &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/about&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; that when they mention Darussalam, they mean &lt;strong&gt;Zubair Ali Zai&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastActivityDate="2014-07-02T07:57:45.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14918" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17832" CreationDate="2014-07-02T09:00:28.740" Score="5" ViewCount="1876" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did the grandson of the Prophet, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husayn_ibn_Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hossein Ibn Ali&lt;/a&gt;, not accept &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazid_I&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yazid ibn Muawiya&lt;/a&gt; as a caliph?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-17T05:31:15.020" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T11:59:17.560" Title="Why did Hossein Ibn Ali not accept Yazid ibn Muawiya's as a caliph?" Tags="|shiism|caliph|hussain|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14921" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14994" CreationDate="2014-07-02T11:14:16.207" Score="4" ViewCount="1985" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following verse rebukes the prophet pbuh of ransoming the prisoners of war, so does it mean that prisoners of war should be executed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;It is not for a Prophet that he should have prisoners of war (and free them with ransom) until he had made a great slaughter (among his enemies) in the land. You desire the good of this world (i.e. the money of ransom for freeing the captives), but Allah desires (for you) the Hereafter. And Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise. Were it not a previous ordainment from Allah, a severe torment would have touched you for what you took.&quot; [Al-Qur'an 8:67-68]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnahonline.com/library/history-of-islam/287-story-of-the-prisoners-of-the-battle-of-badr-the&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Background:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam consulted Abu Bakr and 'Umar ibn al-Khattab as to what he should do with the prisoners. Abu Bakr suggested that he should ransom them, explaining this by saying: &quot;They are after all our relatives, and this money would give us strength against the disbelievers, moreover, Allah could guide them to Islam.&quot; 'Umar advised killing them, saying, &quot;They are the leaders of kufr (disbelief).&quot; The Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam preferred Abu Bakr's suggestion to that of 'Umar's. The following day, 'Umar called on the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam and Abu Bakr to see them weeping. He showed extreme astonishment and inquired about the situation so that he might weep if it was worth weeping for, or else he would feign weeping because of the above verse revealed to the prophet pbuh protesting against ransoming the prisoners of war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4841" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user4841" LastEditDate="2015-09-30T06:05:43.847" LastActivityDate="2017-11-12T07:42:34.137" Title="Can prisoners of War be killed?" Tags="|jihad|war|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14922" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8949" CreationDate="2014-07-02T12:20:24.813" Score="-2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah loves the best of His creations, the human being. One day the Holy Prophet (S) was walking with his companions when he saw a mother bird with her babies in a nest. The mother bird was feeding the small ones some worms. So tender and gentle were her actions, that the companions were awe-struck at this display of love. The Prophet (S) smiled and said, &quot;Are you surprised at the love this mother bird has for her babies? Let me inform you that Allah loves His creatures, the human beings seventy times more than this mother!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@Muslim here is the hadith , tell me when you see this hadith and accept it (I was talking about this hadith mentioned here) (70 mothers)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and no hadith is inauthentic because allah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/15/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/15/9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in another verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;whatever the prophet says, is a verse from allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6738" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-02T20:24:58.837" LastActivityDate="2014-07-02T20:24:58.837" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14891" CreationDate="2014-07-02T13:05:52.180" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;O disbelievers, I do not worship what you worship. Nor are you worshippers of what I worship. Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship. Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship. For you is your religion, and for me is my religion.&quot; - Quran 109:1-6&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see Quran 2:256 with a similar message that there is no compulsion in religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Point being, there is no death sentence either way because Quran itself states that religion is not compulsory. Sharia is derived from various sources, but as a Muslim you should stick to what Quran says. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6740" LastActivityDate="2014-07-02T13:05:52.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14908" CreationDate="2014-07-02T13:31:41.147" Score="5" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;               In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Shia's viewpoint &lt;strong&gt;there must not be anyone except Allah to has the authority to assign the successor of the prophet.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Accordingly I reckon the answer of your question is ‘God’.  Thus as you mentioned in your explanation part of the question, the mentioned verse of Holy Quran could be the most appropriate guide for your question which is: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Moses the prophet (PBUH) didn't ask people to form a shura for&#xA;  choosing a successor when he left for miqat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Moses said: &quot;O’ Allah) assign me a vizier from my family, (that is) my&#xA;  brother Aaron (Haroon) ...,”(Allah) said: &quot;We granted your requests,&#xA;  O’ Moses.”(20:29-36).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following verse of Quran likewise could help you: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ahzab:67 And they will say, &quot;Our Lord, indeed we obeyed our masters and our&#xA;  dignitaries, and they led us astray from the [right] way&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it shows the significance of the assignment of the successor by its&#xA; right way, not those who became leaders or successor by their&#xA;concupiscence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course I found some other relevant verses which could be profitable to see them. Such as: In “Kahf:6 shows the severe sorrow of the Prophet for the aberration of people:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Then perhaps you would kill yourself through grief over them, [O Muhammad], if they do not believe in this message, [and] out of sorrow.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or in An’am:116 shows the aberration of most people from the way of&#xA; God:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And if you obey most of those upon the earth, they will mislead you&#xA;  from the way of Allah. They follow not except assumption, and they are&#xA;  not but falsifying.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And some other similar verses which mentions the matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hence, logically and likewise in accordance with the mentioned verses, we can figure out it is not rational that mankind be able to assign or select such a significant position (succession) of the Prophet (pbuh).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-05T11:19:36.550" LastActivityDate="2016-03-05T11:19:36.550" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14927" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-02T13:52:12.937" Score="9" ViewCount="2332" Body="&lt;p&gt;Al-Baqarah &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:2&lt;/a&gt; states: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is the Book; in it is guidance sure, without doubt, to those who fear Allah;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keeping in view of the above Ayat, wasn't the Quran sent down as a &quot;revelation&quot; to Prophet Muhammad?  Furthermore,  it wasn't compiled as a book till several years till after his death.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, why is this Ayat referring to Quran as a book? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6740" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T19:49:01.067" LastActivityDate="2020-08-26T06:58:06.840" Title="The 2nd verse of Baqarah say: &quot;this is the book&quot;, But wasn't the Quran sent down as a &quot;revelation&quot;?" Tags="|tafseer|surat-al-baqarah|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14929" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14921" CreationDate="2014-07-02T20:55:44.897" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although this incident is true, but it was specific to the battle of Bader. So you can generalize this to all battles because in the Quran there are verses that mention war prisoners:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Feeding war prisoners:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/76/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/76/8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Replacing war prisoners with money:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So when you meet those who disbelieve [in battle], strike [their] necks until, when you have inflicted slaughter upon them, then secure their bonds, and &lt;strong&gt;either [confer] favor afterwards or ransom [them]&lt;/strong&gt; until the war lays down its burdens..... &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/47/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/47/4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hadith in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/32/162&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It has been narrated on the authority of Anas b. Malik that eighty Persons from the inhabitants of Mecca swooped down upon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) from the mountain of Tan'im. They were armed and wanted to attack the Prophet (ﷺ) and his Companions unawares. He (the Holy Prophet) captured them but spared their lives. So, God, the Exalted and Glorious, revealed the verses:&#xA;  &quot; It is He Who restrained your hands from them and their hands from you in the valley of Mecca after He had given you a victory over them.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in many historic events, freeing specific war prisoners in battle of Bader because they used to help Muslims, if a war prisoner knows how to write and read then he will be freed after teaching 10 people, or killing some if they were really bad, such as killing brutal people of Quraish for hurting the Muslims...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T10:41:32.073" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T10:41:32.073" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14930" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14921" CreationDate="2014-07-02T20:57:20.910" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It really depends on the circumstances. There can be no absolute ruling on this question. But this must be strongly reminded that Islam is predominantly a religion of mercy and forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Revenge and punishment are reserved only for exceptional situations when all peaceful means are already exhausted but still a severe and very likely hazard remains associated with forgiving and giving the enemy a second chance! Don't forget that the Holy Prophet forgave and forgot about the consistent vicious antagonism and atrocities of his most sworn enemies when he defeated and conquered the militant infidels of Mecca while having absolute authority over their life and death. This was the utmost manifestation of magnanimity and mercy with hardly any precedent in history of mankind. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's why &lt;em&gt;mawadda&lt;/em&gt; (love), &lt;em&gt;rahma&lt;/em&gt; (compassion), &lt;em&gt;maqfira&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;ra'fa&lt;/em&gt; (forgiveness) are among some of the most widely used attributes of Allah in Islam, and also main characteristics of its Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-12T07:42:34.137" LastActivityDate="2017-11-12T07:42:34.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14932" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25730" CreationDate="2014-07-03T00:45:26.897" Score="4" ViewCount="7992" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there difference in benefits in reading a mobile quran compared to a physical Quran? Due to the nature of my job, I am travelling from site to site. I feel it's more convenient to carry &quot;iQuran&quot;. Much appreciated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4185" LastActivityDate="2020-08-30T01:25:11.457" Title="Physical Quran and mobile Quran" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14933" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14935" CreationDate="2014-07-03T00:51:45.917" Score="0" ViewCount="72" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have fast so;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can I cut my nails?&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can I cut my hairs?&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My father said that I can do but I need more detailed answer or yes or no. Also some says that when you have fast your whole body is in fast so you can not cut any part of body such as nails otherwise my fast will be broken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorDisplayName="user44" LastEditDate="2014-07-03T01:15:30.450" LastActivityDate="2014-07-03T03:23:40.147" Title="I have fast so can I do this?" Tags="|sawm|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14932" CreationDate="2014-07-03T02:26:48.930" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran is Quran either you read it on mobile or on paper.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;I got this by hearing same kind of questions by word on mouth. Somebody asked about how to read Quran on computer. Answer was, you need to do widhu because you can't touch monitor's screen or read it without widhu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastActivityDate="2014-07-03T02:26:48.930" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14935" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14933" CreationDate="2014-07-03T03:23:40.147" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've never heard about it, either qur'an verse or hadeeth. I think you can cut your nails and hairs while fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is any qur'an verse or hadeeth that mention about it. Please correct me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6655" LastActivityDate="2014-07-03T03:23:40.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14936" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-03T04:55:29.187" Score="3" ViewCount="334" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its hard to condone with a liberal whose views on freedom and equality contradict morality, esp. Chasity. If I make a point that the body is the soil for the tree of the mind and to keep itself pure, renunciation from lust and greed is necessary, they make a contention that no one size fits all and not everyone is a ardent purifier of self. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem with a liberal is he is a zealous enunciator of freedom of thought and action, thus he will not take side of any one of disparaging factions, so its harder to convince him the universal benefit of Islamic philosophy and morality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One point that aggravates the situation and one that most of my Islamic brothers like to make is zaid leads to unwanted pregnancies and plethora of bastards who corrupt themselves belonging nowhere and the society, though true for medieval times, with the easy availability of contraceptives, this argument does not hold true anymore. Besides the &quot;bastard problem&quot; is not something that cannot be fixed by therapy, liberals exhort. Thus the assertion on chastity and its implications if not followed is weak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With all this in mind, how can I make my argument strongly rooted in Islamic philosophy in a rational manner concurring to a liberal? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user5294" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-07-03T15:51:52.210" LastActivityDate="2015-01-08T14:31:59.323" Title="Islam and sexual chastity" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|dawah|morality|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14937" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-03T05:18:03.120" Score="1" ViewCount="7482" Body="&lt;p&gt;A shopkeeper who sells egg doesn't give me egg saying that it makes Roza as Makrooh.&#xA;And other person said that if you are eating egg then it should be break with some dua else it will Makrooh my fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please any one can provide reference to it.&#xA;Jazak Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4226" LastActivityDate="2014-07-03T05:57:21.820" Title="Does eating egg for Sehri makes Roza makrooh?" Tags="|hadith|makruh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14938" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14937" CreationDate="2014-07-03T05:45:28.890" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it's not makrooh to take eggs in Sahar time. You can eat it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Normally, egg is one of the wind producing food. It might get uneasy during fasting for some people. So, they avoid these types of food. Foods with complex carbohydrates and protein like Haleem, Dates, Almonds, Bananas are highly recommended during Sahar time. But, these are things about good health and nutrition, islam doesn't forbid foods like egg to take in Sahar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no specific dua for breaking egg to make it non-makrooh. We should say Bismillah before doing anything. So, if you ask for the dua before breaking egg, &lt;code&gt;Bismillah&lt;/code&gt; is that dua. And please keep in mind that if you forget to say bismillah before breaking egg, it will not affect your fast.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="532" LastEditorUserId="532" LastEditDate="2014-07-03T05:57:21.820" LastActivityDate="2014-07-03T05:57:21.820" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14939" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-03T06:20:39.177" Score="3" ViewCount="17846" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I've been advised/known from the past is that without ablution we cannot touch a Qur'an but a Kithaab (correct me if this thought is wrong). If so, what my question is;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can we recite the holy Qur'an while travelling, in the office, etc., while wearing footwear?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, what is the best practice and advice towards reading the Qur'an using application on a phone, PDF.. etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3223" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T03:52:43.227" LastActivityDate="2019-07-31T11:39:01.047" Title="Can we recite the holy Qur'an while travelling, in the office, etc., while wearing footwear?" Tags="|wudu|quran-recitation|clothing|travelling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14891" CreationDate="2014-07-03T09:43:01.723" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;In light of the texts (Qur'an and prophetic traditions) and the way the Prophet behaved with the people who left Islam (like Hishâm and 'Ayyash) or who converted to Christianity (such as Ubaydallah ibn Jahsh), it should be stated that one who changes her/his religion should not be killed. In Islam, there can be no compulsion or coercion in matters of faith not only because it is explicitly forbidden in the Qur'an but also because free conscience and choice and willing submission are foundational to the first pillar (declaration of faith) and essential to the very definition of &quot;Islam&quot;. Therefore, someone leaving Islam or converting to another religion must be free to do so and her/his choice must be respected.&quot; (Tariq Ramadan on Apostasy)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CdxkF3q44E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CdxkF3q44E&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Ibrahim al-Nakha'i  and Sufyan al-Thawri were of the view the apostate should be re-invited to Islam, but should never be condemned to death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:  Chapter: Freedom of Religion in Mohammad Hashim Kamali’s Freedom of Expression in Islam Islamic Text Society, 1997&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also I think you might find this link useful it's sites various various respected scholars showing that apostasy is not punishable under Sharia&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://apostasyandislam.blogspot.ca/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://apostasyandislam.blogspot.ca/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6744" LastEditorUserId="5259" LastEditDate="2014-07-03T11:40:09.597" LastActivityDate="2014-07-03T11:40:09.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14941" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-03T10:03:04.730" Score="4" ViewCount="28012" Body="&lt;p&gt;In shaafi's book, I have studied that 'Qunoot is mandatory in fajr salat', after returning from second ruku, we have to recite Qunoot at childhood. After that, I'm not having believe on shaafi, hanafi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I want to know that, whether reciting Qunoot is mandatory for fajr/any salat according to the Quran and Sunnah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4091" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-08T09:23:45.813" LastActivityDate="2017-10-08T09:23:45.813" Title="Is reciting qunoot mandatory in fajr salat?" Tags="|dua|wajib|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14939" CreationDate="2014-07-03T10:07:09.950" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qFhLH.gif&quot; alt=&quot;بِسْمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is absolutely no harm if one recites the Glorious Quran while wearing his shoes, whether from memory or reading from a book.  If the shoes are pure from being in contact with impurities, it is permissible to even offer one’s prayer while wearing them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Explanation:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Without Wudu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is haram to touch the Quran without wudu. The centrality of sound scholarship is explained as follows. Please read these:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even Ibn Taymiyya, with his frequent divergence from majority positions, holds this to be the correct opinion. [al-Fatawa al-Kubra, 1.280]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ibn Qudama said that this is a position in which there is no known disagreement of consequence. [al-Mughni, 1.99]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many sound hadiths related to this, such as the hadith of Hakim ibn Hizam (Allah be pleased with him), in which the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Do not touch the Quran unless you are in a state of purity.&amp;quot; [Related by Imam Malik in his Muwatta, and deemed sound by early and late hadith authorities, such as Imam Nawawi in his Majmu`]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ibn Abd al-Barr says in his Tamhid that this hadith has been related so extensively, and is so well known in the books of sira that its fame puts it beyond need for an isnad, for it is akin to being mutawatir (related by multiple contiguous chains). Thus, he said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The scholars of the lands have not differed regarding this.&amp;quot; [Ibn Abd al-Barr, al-Tamhid, 17.396-398]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;While Traveling&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;There are several ways we can keep the Quran close to us while travelling. We can creatively use technology for not missing out on the holy book:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Quran can be nicely covered and kept in a safe place in our bags. Most of us are careful and have an outer covering for our phones and electronic gadgets. We can use the same strategy here. SunniPath.com states that it is best to carry the Mushaf that has a plastic cover/jacket, which is not sewn or glued to it – that way, it can be touched even when one is not in Wudhu.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Women, who have their periods, can wear gloves or avoid touching the Arabic script of the Quran.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If we want to be extremely careful, we can carry our favourite Quran in a translated language, which does not have the Arabic text.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Quran can be carried in the form of digital books or software. Islam-QA.com says that it permissible to have the Quran on one’s mobile phone or in any other digital form.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Many of us have ipods, iphones and cell phones with enough memory to save the complete Quran text on it. There are styluses (or pens), which can be used to scroll up and down within these gadgets. When the electronic gadget is off, the Arabic text will not be in direct contact with anything else and, therefore, cannot be disrespected.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Scholars have addressed some of the frequently asked questions regarding carrying the Quran:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mufti Ibrahim Desai, Darul Iftah, South Africa, has specified that it is permissible to carry the Quran while travelling. However, one must be careful about Wudhu (ablution). If it is difficult to perform Wudhu repeatedly while travelling, then care must be taken only to recite the Quran (from the Mushaf, computer or a digital form) and not directly touch the Quran.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He has also advised to try to sit in the front seat, so that no one has his/her back to the Quran.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also, according to Islam-QA.com, the Mushaf can be put in one’s pocket, pants or other clothes while travelling, as long as it is protected against tearing or mishandling. Mufti Ibrahim, along with Faraz Rabbani (SunniPath.com), has emphasized that it is best to carry the Quran in one’s shirt or jacket pocket rather than in the pockets of pants, as it is more respectful and keeps the Quran elevated. For similar reasons, it is best to carry the Quran in hand-carry, rather than send it off in the baggage.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether it is a working professional commuting to and back from work, a mother dropping her children off and picking them up from school, or someone flying to another city or even country, we all spend a considerable time of our lives travelling. May Allah (swt) give us the opportunity to make the best use of our time and remain close to Him and His word, Ameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hibamagazine.com/travelling-with-the-quran/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hiba Megazine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6658" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-07-03T10:07:09.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14943" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14941" CreationDate="2014-07-03T10:50:47.540" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I can find out, it's not mandatory (wajib).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is better for the imam to limit Qunoot to times of calamity,&#xA;  following the example of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings&#xA;  of Allaah be upon him), as it was proven that Abu Maalik al-Ash’ari&#xA;  said: “I said to my father, ‘O my father, you prayed behind the&#xA;  Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and&#xA;  behind Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthmaan and ‘Ali (may Allaah be pleased with&#xA;  them). Did they used to say Du’aa’ al-Qunoot in Fajr?’ He said, ‘O my&#xA;  son, this is a newly-invented matter.’” (Narrated by the five, apart&#xA;  from Abu Dawood; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Irwa’, 435).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js0YYo5nPfg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js0YYo5nPfg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/20031&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/20031&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4150" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-24T15:14:00.443" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T15:14:00.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14927" CreationDate="2014-07-03T15:09:10.173" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In English a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;book&lt;/a&gt; means the literal meaning that we all know:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A book is a set of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of ink, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in Arabic a book can mean &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/home.php?language=arabic&amp;amp;lang_name=english&amp;amp;word=%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;many other things&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;manual ; record ; register ; textbook&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;a copy of the (Holy) koran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;letter ; message ; note&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;book ; compilation ; publication ; volume ; work ; writing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;elementary school ; school&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;a primary school&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;institution for educating pupils&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;a shool for educating the little children&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the context of these verses koran means a guide:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in it is guidance sure&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-07-03T15:09:10.173" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14948" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14927" CreationDate="2014-07-03T19:18:54.530" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My question is, why is this Ayat referring to Quran as a book?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This needs to be understood along with other ayats.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surah aali Imran 3:81 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when Allah took the covenant&#xA;  of the prophets, [saying], &quot;Whatever I give you of al-Kitab and&#xA;  wisdom and then there comes to you a messenger confirming what is with&#xA;  you, you [must] believe in him and support him.&quot; [Allah] said, &quot;Have&#xA;  you acknowledged and taken upon that My commitment?&quot; They said, &quot;We&#xA;  have acknowledged it.&quot; He said, &quot;Then bear witness, and I am with you&#xA;  among the witnesses.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In surah Younus 10:37 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And it was not for this Quran to be produced by other than&#xA;  Allah, but [it is] a confirmation of what was before it and a&#xA;  detailed explanation of al-Kitab, about which there is&#xA;  no doubt, from the Lord of the worlds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in surah ar-Ra'd 13:39 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah eliminates what He wills or confirms, and with Him is the Mother&#xA;  of the Book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So &lt;em&gt;al-Kitab&lt;/em&gt; is the mother of the book with Allah, and from it is what all the revelation was revealed to the prophets, and the Quran is what explains the revelation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-07-03T19:18:54.530" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14958" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14976" CreationDate="2014-07-04T07:14:50.473" Score="3" ViewCount="113" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am suffering from ADHD and I am also autistic. I can be called intelligent but I struggle a lot on personal and mental level due to these problems. My mind is like a fire cracker, new and sometimes absurd thoughts spurt out of it occasionally. Its difficult for me to switch my mind off. Some of those thoughts can be considered religious impropriety. I feel very ashamed and become frantic when these kinds of thoughts come to my mind, but I however struggle a lot to remain a committed Muslim and have deepest reverence for Allah. However, I fear that having these thoughts are a disrespect to Allah and that breaks me. I would like to be a devoted follower of Islam with deepest reverence for Allah, devoid of any such frivolities and believe one day I just might.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nonetheless, is my struggle &quot;greater jihad&quot;? Will these thought offend Allah? Will he be angry or abandon me for having these thoughts which are rather out of my control and not intentional?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also are there any &quot;words&quot; I can say, which can help me with this problem? For example, when I have evil thoughts for others, I rhyme &quot;There is no power other than Allah, Allah Uh-Akbar&quot; and most of those times these thoughts stop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S I have recently converted without knowledge of my family and they are an ardent opposer of Islam, thus neither can I offer namaz nor fast in ramadan(I live with them), though I very much want to. Also, I don't know Arabic, so please prefer English translations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6760" LastEditorUserId="6760" LastEditDate="2014-07-04T09:33:10.783" LastActivityDate="2014-07-04T21:38:25.383" Title="Is struggling from a disease to remain committed on the path of God &quot;greater jihad&quot;?" Tags="|jihad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14960" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-04T07:39:58.127" Score="1" ViewCount="6538" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/afYcA.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salam, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have attached a file which is circulating through facebook alot these days. I would like to know that is the information provided in the file wrong ? because it is against the basic teachings of islam and if it is not wrong then isnt it a great sin? The file attached is a reference from Shaykh Ismail Haqqi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(the attached file's translation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rasool Mohammed's(PBUH) daughter Fatima (AS) when passed and Allah ordered Izrael to take her soul, he refused in honor that neither the sun has seen a hair of her head nor the moon nor the stars and nor any other angel. It is narrated that when he refused to do so Allah had done the task of taking soul of his beloved Mohammed's(PBUH) dauhter himself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: Book Tafseer Rooh-Al-Bayan 5:237 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6761" LastEditorUserId="4510" LastEditDate="2014-07-10T05:57:44.053" LastActivityDate="2021-06-06T05:45:33.733" Title="Is it true that Hazrat Fatima (R.A) soul was taken by ALLAH Himself" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14963" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-04T08:49:31.383" Score="2" ViewCount="438" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Islamic viewpoint Is the government entitled to force women to observe Hijab in the society?&#xA;knowing that &quot;&lt;strong&gt;there is no compulsion in religion&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; why Hijab is being enforced in some Islamic countries? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user5418" LastActivityDate="2014-07-05T17:39:15.053" Title="Hijab and Freedom Of Choice" Tags="|sharia|women|hijab|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-07-08T01:29:55.003" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14964" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14963" CreationDate="2014-07-04T09:15:47.987" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah says: “Let there be no compulsion in religion. Truth has been made clear from error. Whoever rejects false worship and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that never breaks. And Allah hears and knows all things.” [Sûrah al-Baqarah: 256]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ayath stating about forcing one to convert his religion and follow Islamic rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But here the rule is forced by government see the answer of brother @Zied Hamdi. in whatever country or region you live you have to follow there rules. and why this hijab is forced by some Islamic countries have the following reasons. And They are not forcing to live with respect to there religion. and no religion says that they should not wear hijab so they are not forced to leave there religion.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Hijab will give protection to women's. The philosophy is if you don't see something you wouldn't think good or bad about that and you will be safe and the women will also be safe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No one will do the things directly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First you see something, Then you think about that thing may be eatables or electronics etc you think about what is it how it is what benefit will I get when I take this etc, Then you decide to purchase it,&#xA;and finally you purchase it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;same applies to women if the women is in hijab then nobody will see it and nothing will happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today you are telling not to wear hijab tomorrow you will say allow to wear western culture dresses It will not be allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See the links this might be helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-watch.org/masghar/quran-on-hijab-or-veil.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islam-watch.org/masghar/quran-on-hijab-or-veil.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?44891-Importance-of-hijab&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?44891-Importance-of-hijab&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://religiondispatches.org/17-reasons-why-women-wear-headscarves/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://religiondispatches.org/17-reasons-why-women-wear-headscarves/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5339" LastEditorUserId="5339" LastEditDate="2014-07-05T17:39:15.053" LastActivityDate="2014-07-05T17:39:15.053" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14966" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10278" CreationDate="2014-07-04T11:01:29.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamou alaykoum, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;of course brother, it is forbidden, let your work and your earnings stay halal and ethical by avoiding everything concerning alcohol, porc, gambling, nudity, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6762" LastActivityDate="2014-07-04T11:01:29.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14967" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-04T11:56:33.250" Score="3" ViewCount="130" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that in Islam a boy will not get anything from his grandfather's property if his (the boy's) father has died before the grandfather. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shouldn't it be the other way round that the boy gets extra in case his father has passed away as he would be more needy compared to say his paternal cousin whose father is still alive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6763" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-08T10:24:02.440" LastActivityDate="2021-05-09T15:09:04.117" Title="Inheritance in Islam" Tags="|sharia|inheritance|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-06-17T21:56:20.043" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14968" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-04T12:08:04.917" Score="2" ViewCount="7825" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that if you see something wrong that is movies or to a (numuharram) girl unintentionally and you move away you'r eye's from that then there is no punishment and it will not be considered as sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But What will be the punishment of watching movies and songs, and what is shown in the songs and movies every one knows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So My question is what will be the punishment for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this world from Islamic rules should be given by the islamic governor?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;After Death on the day of judgement.?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please give answers with respect to hadith quran and sunnah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard that on the day of judgement the punishment is an iron rod will be heated and inserted in the eyes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5339" LastActivityDate="2016-07-21T06:27:55.643" Title="What is the punishment for watching movies and looking at a girl in islaam?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14970" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="14973" CreationDate="2014-07-04T13:14:53.573" Score="0" ViewCount="3109" Body="&lt;p&gt;The devil is chained during Ramadan but some of us still fall in love while fasting. Does this mean that it is true love? And is it better for us to get married during Ramadan rather than other months?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastActivityDate="2014-07-08T08:00:44.447" Title="Falling in love during Ramadan" Tags="|ramadan|love|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14971" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14963" CreationDate="2014-07-04T13:30:06.057" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know if there is a law in Islam that allows enforcement of women (an men) to be covered at legal proportions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know there is a hadith that talks about muslim women at the end of time that will dress while being undressed. The prophet then sais to curse them, since they are cursed by god. (so it seems like he didn't state a physical/legal punishment for that, but rather a social one). This is the point where the answer of @Ali786 becomes relevant: if people reject them, the society perceives them as disturbing cursed elements, chances of the behavior getting expanded are greatly reduced (as long as people will reject them)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not long ago it was against law in Europe/US to be dressed shorter than a certain Cm count from the knees. There were laws for molestation, and it was clearly visible that the society didn't want undressed people. Their solutions were maybe too radical, and their beliefs too week, since Edward Bernays made nudity fashionable through Marilyn Monroe and some other stars, and people didn't know why they disliked nudity, so decency fastly disappeared from that part of the world (also thanks to the main stream media).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to answer you even if I don't know about legal rules, the society should be the one who chooses laws that rule it, in a society that has a majority of muslims, the law should democratically, fairly, by revolution etc... inevitably fall into muslim rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The good point in islam is that you cannot add rules to override islamic rules or even complete them : if something has no clear evidence of being ruled by islam, you cannot say that islam didn't think about that point and invent something new :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ex:  women getting more and more naked because of TV and media influence, so =&gt; we should stop by by adding a law that punished women without hijab&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know the book is from God, and God knows the future, so if something is not stated, it's not because God didn't know, but because the answer is elsewhere. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To get back to the Hijab subject, if the prophet didn't state a punishment for not wearing hijab, he stated that people should curse these women, which is a drastically better and more durable solution. And since we are here only for the exam, and each person will get rewarded for what he've done and the consequences of his acts (even thousands of years after his death), each person should follow the rules to be able to justify himself the day he will face God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;p.s: cursing is a behavior that is quite incompatible with islam, there is here a strong subtility that you cannot understand from where you seem to be. Anyway, keep in mind that cursing a muslim is always a kind cursing to remind him he is in a wrong way, it's not just to insult and feel better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6766" LastActivityDate="2014-07-04T13:30:06.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14963" CreationDate="2014-07-04T16:58:27.110" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you are confusing &quot;no compulsion in religion&quot; with &quot;no compulsion &lt;strong&gt;within&lt;/strong&gt; religion&quot;. Read the rest of the ayah and it becomes clearer what it means inshAllah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for governments enforcing this, it'll be interesting to read some of the views of the more learned folks who visit this site. It also may be worth getting in touch with some of the scholars of the respective countries who have some say in what rules the state applies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6708" LastActivityDate="2014-07-04T16:58:27.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14973" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14970" CreationDate="2014-07-04T18:04:45.380" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no issue in falling in love with anybody in any month of Islam. &#xA;.. What do you mean by first line.. falling in love while fasting?.. if you mean you looked at somebody and now feeling that you're in love with him/her?..&#xA;If this is so... then its mean dont' look at anybody lustfully. That's sin... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;because love is not something as a famous saying.. &quot;love at first sight&quot;..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is not something you are going to spend the whole life with a person you just seen.. definitely you need time to understand other person.. so falling in love is totally a kind of fake feeling... &#xA;but If you still have liked somebody, and your intentions are to marry with him/her, then Its good. Islam promotes love and peace. but this all should be in the circles of &lt;code&gt;shariat&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your second question.. YES.&#xA;You can get married during Ramazan. And rather if you get a chance to get married in Ramadan, you must choose it. Ramazan is a month full of ALLAH's blessings. And you can make love with your wife/husband in Ramazan as well. But only after you complete fast(after &lt;code&gt;Aftaari&lt;/code&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4103" LastEditorUserId="4510" LastEditDate="2014-07-08T08:00:44.447" LastActivityDate="2014-07-08T08:00:44.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14958" CreationDate="2014-07-04T21:38:25.383" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short answer to your title:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;YES&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Detailed Answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I won't say it would be considered as greater jihad, although there were some narrations from some companions that state:&quot;fighting oness self is considered greater Jihad&quot; but staying patient while struggling can increase your deeds and hopefully lead to Jannah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As in the hadith in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhary and Musli&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Ata' bin Abu Rabah reported:&#xA;  Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) asked him whether he would like that he should show him a woman who is from the people Jannah. When he replied that he certainly would, he said, &quot;This black woman, who came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, 'I suffer from epilepsy and during fits my body is exposed, so make supplication to Allah for me.' He (ﷺ) replied: 'If you wish you endure it patiently and you be rewarded with Jannah, or if you wish, I shall make supplication to Allah to cure you?' She said, 'I shall endure it.' Then she added: 'But my body is exposed, so pray to Allah that it may not happen.' He (Prophet (ﷺ)) then supplicated for her&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Thus, fighting these improper thoughts and staying patient may hopefully increase your deeds iA&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the improper thoughts, it was already mentioned in a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/250&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith in sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; that you can say this statement to help get rid of improper thoughts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&#xA;  Men will continue to question one another till this is propounded: Allah created all things but who created Allah? He who found himself confronted with such a situation should say: I affirm my faith in Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what the hadith say, when you have such improper thoughts, it is Ok. Every muslim has these thoughts. just say: &quot;I affirm my faith in Allah.&quot; and go on with your life. Do something which can keep you busy from overthinking. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2014-07-04T21:38:25.383" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9249" CreationDate="2014-07-04T21:49:30.383" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The prohibition is not about the use of nicknames in general, but specifically about bad names which hurt people's feelings.  This is not the case for the nickname used in the hadith, so the prohibition does not apply.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6756" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-07-05T17:16:49.313" LastActivityDate="2014-07-05T17:16:49.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14980" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15013" CreationDate="2014-07-05T02:13:25.307" Score="4" ViewCount="11575" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here, in the Indian sub-continent, it is considered wrong for a Muslim woman to address her husband by his name. So she may &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; address him by his name like, say (assuming the man's name is Abdullah), &quot;Ya Abdullah,&quot; though she may call him by his kunniyat like &quot;Ya Abu Ammar&quot; (assuming that their son's name is Ammar). Personally, I don't think there's anything wrong with a woman addressing her husband by his own name, rather than his kunniyat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume that the Umm-ul-Momineen may have addressed the Messenger of Allah (SAWS) by his title and not his name owing to his status. Therefore, that leaves us with the practice of the Companions (RAA). Is there any proof for either argument from the Companions (RAA) of the Messenger of Allah (SAWS)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastActivityDate="2015-11-18T21:31:40.793" Title="Is it wrong for a Muslimah to address her husband by his name?" Tags="|sharia|family|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14980" CreationDate="2014-07-05T03:34:04.357" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam-O-Alaykoum ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, there's no need to worry about this, because it doesn't seem to erupt any wrong into the human nor any kind of Shariah's rules, it's preferable i guess from a moralistic point of view, to ask him about the name or the Kunniyat that he love to hear from you, as a kind of obedience to your husband, which give Allah mercy to you, the Prophet PBUH says : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Hibbaan narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If a woman prays her five (daily prayers), fasts her month (Ramadaan), guards her chastity and obeys her husband, it will be said to her: ‘Enter Paradise from whichever of the gates of Paradise you wish.’”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6612" LastEditorUserId="6612" LastEditDate="2014-07-05T03:55:28.553" LastActivityDate="2014-07-05T03:55:28.553" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14982" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14968" CreationDate="2014-07-05T05:42:56.207" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no specific punishment for someone who doesn't lower his/her gaze. However, allah said in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger and transgresses His limits - He will put him into the Fire to abide eternally therein, and he will have a humiliating punishment&#xA;   &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah 4, Verse 14&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2014-07-05T05:42:56.207" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14986" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-05T08:51:11.163" Score="2" ViewCount="1236" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/222&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;In Surah al-Baqarah, Ayah 222&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they ask you about menstruation? Say: &quot;It is harmful, so retire&#xA;  yourselves sexually from the women during the menstruation, and do not&#xA;  approach them until they are cleansed. When they are cleansed, then&#xA;  you may approach them as God has commanded you.&quot; God loves the&#xA;  repenters and He loves the cleansed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/6/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhari Hadith Number 299&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Aswad: (on the authority of his father) 'Aisha said: &quot;Whenever&#xA;  Allah's Apostle wanted to fondle() anyone of us during her periods&#xA;  (menses), he used to order her to put on an Izar and start fondling&#xA;  her.&quot; 'Aisha added, &quot;None of you could control his sexual desires as&#xA;  the Prophet could.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a Muhsin Khan translation, the word &lt;strong&gt;يباشر (yu bashira)&lt;/strong&gt; in this hadith  translated as fondling but Quran uses the same root as &lt;strong&gt;sexual relations/intercourse&lt;/strong&gt; . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;In Surah al-Baqarah, Ayah 187&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Permitted for you in the night of the fasts, is the approach to your&#xA;  wives. They are your garments and you are their garments. God knows&#xA;  what ye used to deceive yourselves; but He turned to you and forgave&#xA;  you; so now have sexual relations / intercourse (Arabic: bashirunna)&#xA;  with them, and seek what God Has ordained for you...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm asking this question in the sense of, can a husband have sexual intercourse with his menstruating wife. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doesn't this hadith contradict the &lt;strong&gt;Quran (2:222)&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T07:57:41.023" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T12:18:18.387" Title="Is there a contradiction between the Quran and Hadith regarding the ruling of having a sexual relation with menstruating women?" Tags="|sex|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14991" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-05T10:54:37.333" Score="1" ViewCount="8836" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am really confused about this. I know that men should keep the bottom of their pants above their ankles, so I fold my pants.  But I have heard that it is not right to fold your pants and some say you have to fold your pants or your salat will not be accepted.  I don't know what is right, so can anyone tell me&#xA;the detail about why we should or should not fold our pants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastEditorDisplayName="user202" LastEditDate="2014-07-05T11:01:59.730" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T04:36:48.410" Title="Folding pants in salat for open ankles" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14993" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9026" CreationDate="2014-07-05T11:24:06.747" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (pbuh) stated that all companions do Salat (prayer) as I do (صلوا کما رأیتمونی أصلی ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some hadiths prove that the Prophet blessed himself as the companions did in Salat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قالت عایشه (رضی الله عنه ): کنا نعد لرسول الله صلی الله علیه وسلم&#xA;سواکه و طهوره، فیبعثه الله فیما شاء أن یبعثه من اللیل، فیتسوک و یتوضا،&#xA;ثم یصلی تسع رکعات لایجلس فیهن إلا عند الثامنة، فیدعو ربه و &lt;strong&gt;یصلی علی&#xA;نبیه&lt;/strong&gt;، ثم ینهض و لا یسلم، ثم یصلی التاسعة، فیقعد، ثم یحمد ربه و یصلی&#xA;علی نبیه صلی الله علیه وسلم و یدعو، ثم یسلم....) صحیح مسلم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/20/123&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Similar Version&lt;/a&gt; and in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/208&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن عبد الله عن النبی صلی الله علیه وسلم قال فی التشهد التحیات لله&#xA;والصلوات والطیبات السلام علیک أیها النبی ورحمة الله وبرکاته السلام&#xA;علینا وعلی عباد الله الصالحین أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأشهد أن محمدا&#xA;عبده ورسوله &amp;quot; سنن النسایی&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/12/136&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Similar Version&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;روی کعب بن عجره : صلی رسول الله فی صلاته :اللهمّ صلّ علی محمّد و آل&#xA;محمّد کما صلّیت علی ابراهیم و آل ابراهیم انّک حمیدٌ مجید. بحارالأنوار،&#xA;ج82 ، ص 279&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T06:36:39.003" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14994" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14921" CreationDate="2014-07-05T11:44:35.093" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;1.&quot;Mofradat Raghib&quot; defines the word &quot;&lt;strong&gt;ثخن&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; saying: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;ثخن الشیء فهو ثخین&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; means: that thing became so thick that could not be flowing anymore; it stopped running.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Prophet's &quot;&lt;strong&gt;اثخان&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; in the verse &quot;&lt;strong&gt;ما کان لنبی ان یکون له اسری حتی یثخن فی الارض&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; means the time when his religion gets strong, powerful and dominant as if it became a thick and almost solid matter which would not subside and disappear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the meaning of the verse is: it has been unprecedented among prophets to take captives except when their religion becomes settled and steady in the land.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse is saying that before making sure that you've won the war against your enemies do not think of taking captives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse, the blame lies with those who proceeded to take captives for temporal gain(&lt;strong&gt;عرض الدنیا&lt;/strong&gt;) before the war was over and won by Muslims because according to some traditions some new Muslims intended to take captives as many as possible in the battle of &quot;Badr&quot; in order to demand ransom in return of setting them free. This might've jeopardized the victory of Islam in wars because they could've been so caught up with taking and holding captives that they lost sight of the big picture. Surprisingly, the same thing happened in the battle of &quot;Ohod&quot; where some soldiers were distracted by gathering the spoils of war and then the enemy grasped the opportunity and managed to carry out a viscous attack which resulted in martyrdom of many Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This point must be mentioned that in this verse, the finger of blame has not been pointed at Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) because the verse is condemning taking captives not anything else like demanding ransom. Furthermore, there is no verse or tradition saying that the Prophet recommended or was agreed in taking captives before waging the war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some have said that if the verse is scolding them for taking fidyah&#xA;  (ransom) or taking ghanimah (spoils of war) before God allowed them to&#xA;  do so, then the rebuke would cover the Prophet as well, because he&#xA;  consulted the people about fidyah before God allowed him to do so.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;But&lt;/strong&gt; this interpretation is not correct, because the Muslims took fidyah after these verses were revealed. Also, the prophet’s status is&#xA;  loftier and higher than to possibly think that God would threaten him&#xA;  with a great punishment, because on one hand God does not punish&#xA;  anyone without a sin and on the other, He Himself has granted the&#xA;  Prophet infallibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When explaining the interpretation of the verse 190 of Surah Baqarah, Allamah Mohammad Hussein Tabataba’i states:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jihad hasn’t become wajib in order to take over others’ property and&#xA;  households , it has become wajib for the defending of human rights.&#xA;  Originally, &lt;strong&gt;defense&lt;/strong&gt; has limits, while &lt;strong&gt;transgression&lt;/strong&gt; is&#xA;  breaking the limits. Because of this, the end of the verse says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“لا تعتدوا ان الله لا یحب المعتدین&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do not exceed the limits, for verily Allah does not like the&#xA;  transgressors.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further information please visit the following links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1071&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/180-questions-about-islam-vol-1-practical-laws-makarim-shirazi/jihad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org/makarim-shirazi/jihad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-21T05:18:30.273" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T05:18:30.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14995" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-05T12:22:22.130" Score="2" ViewCount="5857" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently had to travel for work. That time I had to travel 100+ miles in non AC car during hot weather (+100 F) while fasting hour itself is long here (17 hour). I had to sweat quite a lot during my travel which possibly made me dehydrated. I don't really know but I think dehydration can make you delusional or angry. If this is true, this might cause an accident as I was driving by myself. Furthermore, I think a doctor would recommend to keep my body hydrated in such hot weather.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the Islamic ruling in this case? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it still compulsory, optional, or makroh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-08T05:39:46.620" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T13:10:49.490" Title="Should we keep fasting while traveling?" Tags="|sawm|travelling|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14996" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-05T12:27:03.077" Score="1" ViewCount="1562" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does it fall under committing shirk when browsing stuff of black magic on the internet and checking out spells.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if it does fall under shirk, is it minor or major sin and how can you repent for it and does allah forgive one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6778" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-06T20:26:24.197" LastActivityDate="2014-07-06T20:26:24.197" Title="Does browsing black magic and spells make someone mushrik?" Tags="|shirk|sihr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14998" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-05T13:26:37.040" Score="4" ViewCount="2468" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is clear that in today's time all those who are Muslims irrespective of sects really believe Muhammad (pbuh) as a prophet hence they can't be the kind of Munafiq(Hypocrite or double-crosser)  at the time of the Prophet (pbuh). But we also find such instances during the life of Prophet (pbuh) of companions who also believed in the Prophet (pbuh) by their hearts but became a bit lazy and did not go to Jihad which caused their boycott, accused Prophet (pbuh) of unfair war spoil distribution etc.They were found not to be hypocrites like the other hypocrites who just showed off their belief in Muhammad (pbuh) but only erred and disobeyed some commands of the Prophet (pbuh) (say like not going to Jihad). So even in the current time, is it possible for a person to become Munafiq while believing in Muhammad (pbuh) as a Messenger?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4841" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-09T09:23:50.277" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T12:20:22.720" Title="Is it possible for a person to become Hypocrite(Munafiq) without himself knowing so?" Tags="|practical-islam|sharia|munafiq|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15000" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14995" CreationDate="2014-07-05T15:44:54.453" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several views on the distance that one should travel in order not to fast:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;non Hanafi school: 48 miles&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hanafi school : 72 miles&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shia view: ~=15miles&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see the distance 100 miles is greater than all of these so you can just drop fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question there are different opinions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Sunni view:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The four Imams and the majority of the Sahaabah and Taabi’een were of the view that fasting whilst traveling is permissible and is correct and valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for which is better it depends:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If fasting does not affect the traveler&lt;/strong&gt;, it is better to fast.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If fasting causes hardship&lt;/strong&gt; it is better not to fast.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If it causes unbearable difficulty&lt;/strong&gt; it is haram to fast.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/20165&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Shia View&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By Covering the traveling distance, it is haram to fast. There are other details about when not to fast and when to fast that I won't be expanding on here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-07-05T15:44:54.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15001" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-05T16:54:33.843" Score="6" ViewCount="604" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have some questions regarding the revelation of &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;An-Nisa 3&lt;/a&gt;, in particular the part where it is said &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;hellip;marry those that please you of women, two or three or four&amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was this revealed before or after &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-'Ahzab 52&lt;/a&gt;?  In other words, is there evidence that the prophet Muhammad married any more women (i.e. more than four) even after the revelation of An-Nisa 3?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6781" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-12-15T22:54:37.190" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T21:15:09.453" Title="Did the Prophet marry any more wives after the revelation of 4:3?" Tags="|wives-of-the-prophet|order-of-revelation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14991" CreationDate="2014-07-05T17:19:38.860" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no such hadith or any ruling, which proves that folding clothes is wrong. even i came across few of the hadith people sid about folwing, but they dont have any direct relation ith folding of the clothes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-07-05T17:19:38.860" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15003" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-05T18:31:40.153" Score="3" ViewCount="156" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am seeing the following hadith being quoted at many places (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiachat.com/forum/topic/234997619-mahdi-willl-be-from-khurasan-afghanistan/?page=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ShiaChat&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://turntoislam.com/community/threads/the-mehdi-the-reviver-of-islam.5524/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TurnToIslam&lt;/a&gt;) but I cant find the reference book for this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;When a man rules over ash-Sham, and another over Egypt, and the Shami and Egyptian fight each other,&#xA;  and the people of ash-Sham take some of the tribes of Egypt captive, and a man comes forward from the&#xA;  east with small black banners towards the ruler of ash-Sham, then it is he who will hand over the rule to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahdi&lt;/a&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4841" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-15T02:49:22.703" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T02:49:22.703" Title="What is the source of &quot;Shami and Egyptian fight each other... and a man... with small black banners... will hand over the rule to the Mahdi&quot;?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15005" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15007" CreationDate="2014-07-05T20:47:20.493" Score="0" ViewCount="340" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rasulullah (Ssallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: &quot;Anyone who shaves has no claim to the mercy of Allah&quot; - Reported by Ibn Abbas (RA) in Tibrabi'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5212" LastActivityDate="2014-07-05T22:05:33.587" Title="Authencity of this hadith?" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14991" CreationDate="2014-07-05T21:45:08.173" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, it is fine to fold the trousers if it is done neatly. If it is not done neatly, then it is makruh (disliked).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, In terms of&#xA;  the validity of the prayer, there is no question that performing Salat&#xA;  with trousers folded up does not invalidate one's prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for this being disliked (makruh) in Salat, it was explained in a&#xA;  previously posted answer titled: 'Wearing Short-Sleeved Shirts' that&#xA;  the Hanafi jurists (fuqaha) generally consider performing Salat in&#xA;  ways that are contrary to proper etiquettes (adab), such as rolling-up&#xA;  one's sleeves to the elbows, to be Makruh. (Radd al-Muhtar, 1/ 640)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In light of this, it will be Makruh to perform Salat with one's&#xA;  trousers folded-up if they are folded in an untidy and improper way,&#xA;  such that one would feel embarrassed to be in that state in noble&#xA;  gatherings; for example folding the trousers up to or close to the&#xA;  knees. However, if they are folded neatly and slightly, then it will&#xA;  not be Makruh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for the Hadith recorded by Imam al-Bukhari in his Sahih from&#xA;  Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with him) that the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace) said, 'We have&#xA;  been ordered to prostrate on seven bones, and to neither gather a&#xA;  garment nor hair' (Sahih al-Bukhari 777), it refers to lifting or&#xA;  gathering and tying one's garment from the front or back before going&#xA;  into prostration (sujud) to prevent it from touching the floor. This&#xA;  is prohibitively disliked, as it goes against the spirit of Salat&#xA;  which is based on ultimate humility. (See: Imdad al-Fattah sharh Nur&#xA;  al-Idah P: 357 and Tahtawi ala Maraqi al-Falah P 350)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/6524&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/6524&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4150" LastEditorUserId="4150" LastEditDate="2014-07-05T22:14:28.000" LastActivityDate="2014-07-05T22:14:28.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15005" CreationDate="2014-07-05T22:05:33.587" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Firstly&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;: The Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;من مثل بالشعر فليس له عند الله خلاق&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever shaves the hair (off his face) he will not have any part of good/mercy with Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamweb.org/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=84&amp;amp;ID=2406&amp;amp;idfrom=10362&amp;amp;idto=12808&amp;amp;bookid=84&amp;amp;startno=402&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;المعجم الكبير&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for it's authenticity, it is weak (ضعيف) because in it is Hajjaj bin Nsir ( حجاج بن نصير) who is weak, &lt;a href=&quot;http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-12762/page-691#page-691&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Secondly&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;: You confused me at first because I have never heard of someone called Tibrabi', so I guessed you were referring to Attabari (الطبري), but on an extended search I found that it is actually Attabarani (الطبراني) because he is the one who narrated the above hadith, so it is Attabarani (الطبراني) and not Tibrabi'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-07-05T22:05:33.587" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15009" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15003" CreationDate="2014-07-05T23:09:31.280" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naim bin Hammad narrated it from Kab bin Alqamah in &lt;em&gt;Kitab al-Fitan&lt;/em&gt;.  It is not the words of the Prophet Mohamed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;General rule:  Any &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; mentioning &quot;mahdi&quot; is weak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-07-05T23:09:31.280" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15010" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16170" CreationDate="2014-07-06T00:37:20.637" Score="13" ViewCount="50242" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if trading with Bitcoin and altcoin to make profit is halal? I've searched for the subject but I only found different opinions for currency trading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that crypto-currency is little bit different, it's not stored in banks, I can keep it in my machine, and trading purposes I had to store my coins in a website then for every exchange there's some fees, these fees differ from one trading platform to another. The fees may be composed of: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fees for exchange which are imposed by the currency.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fees for the website to keep the trading platform running.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This post about &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/islam/comments/1tjgsp/bitcoin_fiat_and_islam/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;bitcoin in islam is quite interesting&lt;/a&gt; if you want to read more about the subject&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reddit.com/r/islam/comments/1tjgsp/bitcoin_fiat_and_islam/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="487" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-07-17T04:15:50.670" LastActivityDate="2018-04-12T05:49:28.280" Title="Is trading Bitcoins/Altcoins Halal or Haram? (sunni view)" Tags="|halal-haram|sunni|trading|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12326" CreationDate="2014-07-06T00:58:31.483" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, duties such as cooking, cleaning, etc... are not fard. So it is not mandatory for a woman to do these tasks but she will be rewarded if she does so.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to the husband's family, it is entirely up to the woman to decide if she wants to serve them or not. If she does so, she will be rewarded. If not, then nobody can force her. In other words, the duties that a wife has to her husband's family is the same as the duties that a husband has towards his wife's family (Islamically speaking). Just as a husband will be rewarded, for instance, by financially helping his wife's family; the wife will be rewarded if she does the cooking, cleaning, etc... for her husband's family. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following is from islamqa.org&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You mention regarding the cooking of food. Firstly, a wife is not legally even required to cook for her husband. This is the case in the three schools of Fiqh and one of the two opinions in the Hanafi Madhhab. Now, if the husband comes and asks the wife to cook a certain type of food for him, then the wife is not legally obliged, but the rewards for doing so are great.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/daruliftaa/7935&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/daruliftaa/7935&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4083" LastEditorUserId="4083" LastEditDate="2015-09-09T21:31:11.977" LastActivityDate="2015-09-09T21:31:11.977" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14980" CreationDate="2014-07-06T08:04:00.830" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's fine for a woman to call her husband by his name as long as he approves it. But of course, if the husband wants the wife to call him by any other name that he likes, then the wife should do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/21532&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/21532&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is nothing wrong with a woman calling her husband by his name,&#xA;  because there is no evidence to indicate that that is not allowed. But&#xA;  people’s customs and traditions should be taken into account in this&#xA;  matter. If the custom in some land is that a woman should call her&#xA;  husband by his kunya (Abu So and so) for example, and they think that&#xA;  calling him by his name is ill-mannered, or if the husband does not&#xA;  like to be called by his name, then the women should pay attention to&#xA;  that, because she is required to treat her husband well and it is not&#xA;  good treatment to call him in a manner that he dislikes or that is&#xA;  regarded by people as not good. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Each spouse should address the other by the name that he or she likes&#xA;  best, because that brings about love and affection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4150" LastActivityDate="2014-07-06T08:04:00.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15015" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-06T10:47:36.907" Score="1" ViewCount="3983" Body="&lt;p&gt;Should I stay quiet or repeat whatever the imam speaks while praying salah in congregation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3224" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-31T00:00:56.060" LastActivityDate="2015-10-19T07:31:32.610" Title="Should I repeat whatever the imam speaks in salah?" Tags="|salat|imam-al-jamaah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15019" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16201" CreationDate="2014-07-06T13:04:36.917" Score="4" ViewCount="435" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does exactly this &lt;a href=&quot;http://shiaonlinelibrary.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/1483_%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D8%AC-%D9%A5%D9%A2/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%AD%D8%A9_145&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;  means?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كل راية ترفع قبل قيام القائم ، فصاحبها طاغوت يعبد من دون الله عز وجل&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some Shia scholars according to this hadith prove that each ruling (government) before the uprising of the Qaim (One who rises) is counted as cruel (Idolatrous) ruling. And effort to establishing a ruling is also counted useless and against Shia beliefs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this hadith exactly mean what I mentioned above or what else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-07T03:44:30.407" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T17:18:23.897" Title="The meaning of the hadith: كل راية ترفع قبل قيام القائم ، فصاحبها طاغوت?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|imam-mahdi|government|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15020" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16503" CreationDate="2014-07-06T13:16:25.420" Score="8" ViewCount="5746" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard about Jihad Al-Nikah in television and radio, especially in the Syrian war which Saudi cleric gave a fatwa about it. Does it exist in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-30T18:35:43.130" LastActivityDate="2019-01-12T16:10:23.763" Title="Is Jihad Al-Nikah (جهاد النكاح) an Islamic rule?" Tags="|sharia|nikah|islamic-basis|jihad|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15022" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-06T13:33:13.137" Score="2" ViewCount="743" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found the following saying of Umar RA , is this authentic and is it applicable even today? :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“There is no Islam&#xA;  except with jama’ah,&#xA;  and no jama’ah&#xA;  except with imarah&#xA;  (leadership), and no imarah&#xA;  except with ta’ah&#xA;  (obedience).”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also please let me know whether the saying is sahih hadith and is it even found in any reliable books and are there any other related hadith which support or refute this ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also if possible give the context in which this was said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4841" LastEditorDisplayName="user4841" LastEditDate="2014-07-09T05:00:03.047" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:16:28.087" Title="What is the authenticity of this statement by Umar, &quot;There is no Islam except with jama’ah&quot;" Tags="|source-identification|imamah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15015" CreationDate="2014-07-06T14:54:19.630" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In congregational salat, when Imam recites the Surah al-Hamd and other surah in the first and second Rak'at of the Fajr,Maghrib and Isha prayers, you should listen and if you do not hear the voice of the Imam, it is Mustahab that you should recite Surah al-Hamd and Surah silently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/question/questionview/64167&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/question/questionview/64167&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-05-18T05:52:47.350" LastActivityDate="2015-05-18T05:52:47.350" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15029" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14996" CreationDate="2014-07-06T19:55:03.097" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shirk is if you believe in other divinities besides Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surah adh-Dhariyat 51:51 =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not make with Allah another deity. Indeed, I am to you from Him&#xA;  a clear warner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;strong&gt;إلَه&lt;/strong&gt; translated as &quot;deity&quot; means something that is divine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you believe anything besides Allah is divine, then you've done Shirk whether you worship or not.  Shirk has already taken place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Browsing stuff on black magic isn't shirk unless you BELIEVE in its divinity.  And it wouldn't be sinful just by reading it unless you tried to do black magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I should add that not all Muslims believe in the existence of black magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sihr&lt;/em&gt; or black magic literally means something which has an unknown reaction or cause.  if I put money in your pocket without you knowing, this can be called &lt;em&gt;Sihr&lt;/em&gt;.  I simply tricked you and you don't know how.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if someone claims black magic to be Shirk needs to really provide clear-cut evidence from Quran and Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-07-06T19:55:03.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15030" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15022" CreationDate="2014-07-06T20:19:34.107" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since it's a saying of Umar (mowquf), we cannot take it as Islam because it's not revelation from Allah and there are no other reports reaching to the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's recorded in &lt;em&gt;Sunan ad-Darimiy&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=137&amp;amp;pid=64021&amp;amp;hid=253&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;سنن الدارمي&lt;/a&gt; =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;َ أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، حَدَّثَنِي&#xA;  صَفْوَانُ بْنُ رُسْتُمَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ، عَنْ&#xA;  تَمِيمٍ الدَّارِيِّ، رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: تَطَاوَلَ النَّاسُ&#xA;  فِي الْبِنَاءِ فِي زَمَنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ:&#xA;  &quot; يَا مَعْشَرَ الْعُرَيْبِ، الْأَرْضَ الْأَرْضَ، إِنَّهُ لَا إِسْلَامَ&#xA;  إِلَّا بِجَمَاعَةٍ، وَلَا جَمَاعَةَ إِلَّا بِإِمَارَةٍ، وَلَا&#xA;  إِمَارَةَ إِلَّا بِطَاعَةٍ، فَمَنْ سَوَّدَهُ قَوْمُهُ عَلَى الْفِقْهِ،&#xA;  كَانَ حَيَاةً لَهُ وَلَهُمْ، وَمَنْ سَوَّدَهُ قَوْمُهُ عَلَى غَيْرِ&#xA;  فِقْهٍ، كَانَ هَلَاكًا لَهُ وَلَهُمْ &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two narrators that are causing an issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;بقية&lt;/strong&gt; who isn't &lt;em&gt;thiqa&lt;/em&gt; and is &lt;em&gt;mudallis&lt;/em&gt;.  There's a great deal of controversy over him as to accepting his reports.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;عبد الرحمن بن ميسر&lt;/strong&gt; who was declared as unknown by Ali al-Madani.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides these two, the rest are good.  But again, since it's a saying of Umar it can't be taken as Deen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;waAllaho alim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:16:28.087" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:16:28.087" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14995" CreationDate="2014-07-06T20:39:01.783" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;(Shia View)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Traveler cannot fast and should reduce the Rak'ats in Zuhr, Asr and Isha prayers, &#xA;that is, he should perform two Rak'ats instead of four. The conditions by which one is called a &quot;traveler&quot; in Fiqh have been explained in the following link: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/14885/who-is-a-musafir/14898#14898&quot;&gt;who is a Musafir?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a fasting person travels &lt;strong&gt;after Zuhr&lt;/strong&gt;, he should complete his fast. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a fasting person travels &lt;strong&gt;before Zuhr&lt;/strong&gt;, he cannot proceed with his fast, &lt;strong&gt;BUT&lt;/strong&gt; he cannot break his fast until he gets to the limit of Trakhkhos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a traveler in the month of Ramadan gets to his hometown or the place where he intends to stay for 10 days &lt;strong&gt;before Zuhr&lt;/strong&gt;, he should fast the day on condition that he has not committed an act which invalidates the fast. However if he has committed such an act he is not obligated to fast that day. This rule applies whether he was travelling before Fajr, or was fasting and then undertook the journey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a traveler gets to his hometown or the place where he intends to stay for 10 days &lt;strong&gt;after Zuhr&lt;/strong&gt;, he cannot fast on that day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2015-03-11T08:32:23.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15015" CreationDate="2014-07-06T20:55:30.323" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the Imam is reciting Surah al-Fatiha out-loud, then there is a difference of opinion between scholars:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Majority of scholars including &lt;em&gt;Ahmed Bin Hanbal, Malik ibn Anas&lt;/em&gt; and some &lt;em&gt;Hanafi&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Shafi&lt;/em&gt; Scholars say you should &lt;strong&gt;not repeat&lt;/strong&gt; the Fatiha&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their evidences:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From Hadith:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated AbuHurayrah:&#xA;  The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The imam is appointed only to be followed. This version adds: When he recites (the Qur'an), keep silent.&quot;&#xA;  Abu Dawud said: The addition of the words &quot;When he recites, keep silent&quot; in this version are not guarded. The misunderstanding, according to us, is on the part of Abu Khalid (a narrator). &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/214&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Abu Dauwd]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From the Quran:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention that you may receive mercy. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/204&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/7/204&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rest of scholars (&lt;em&gt;As-Shafi&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Bukhary&lt;/em&gt; and others) say you &lt;strong&gt;must repeat&lt;/strong&gt; the fatiha after the imam. Their evidence:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From Hadith:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Ubadah b. al-Samit reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying :&#xA;  the prayer is not valid I one does not recite fatihat al-kitab and something more, sufyan( the narrator) said: This applies to a man who prays alone. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/432&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Abu Dauwd]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;As for repeating after him while reciting other surahs. then you don't have to&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-10-19T07:31:32.610" LastActivityDate="2015-10-19T07:31:32.610" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15033" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-06T21:01:49.860" Score="4" ViewCount="7629" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have my soon to be wife in Pakistan and we talk on Skype while I'm in USA. &#xA;She is very Islamic and we never had any bad conversation or anything that we are not allowed to speak about before marriage. Everytime we speak I get some liquid which is not semen as its lighter than that. I have no bad intentions about her but yes, I fantasize having sex at the back of my mind but when I speak to her,I don't do so because I want to have sex. I speak to her because I like her and I want to be with her for the rest of my life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't offer my prayers and am worried about it a lot. She keeps asking me why am I not offering my prayers and I am shy to tell her openly. But I told her a little bit and she was so upset that she stopped eating and started crying a lot. She is chaste and pure soul and I don't want to hurt her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please tell me what is happening with me and if I can offer my prayers with that liquid touching my clothes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6795" LastEditorUserId="32600" LastEditDate="2022-11-27T01:10:14.923" LastActivityDate="2022-11-27T01:10:14.923" Title="I keep fantasizing about my future wife resulting in the release of mazi and it touching my clothes. Can I offer my prayers in this state?" Tags="|fiqh|nikah|sex|taharah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15020" CreationDate="2014-07-06T21:33:41.797" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is nothing in Islam called Jihad An-Nikah (sex Jihad).&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was propaganda made by some people and was widely spread by those who hate the Saudi cleric.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k9iMclPQqc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;video&lt;/a&gt; of him denying it and then stating that the tweet that he sent was photoshopped to make it look like he has issued Jihad An-Nikah fatwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://elbashayer.com/upload/img/1364487978cz7xithfzp3.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;photoshopped image&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;205&lt;/strong&gt; characters which Twitter doesn't allow) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-19T21:06:07.883" LastActivityDate="2014-07-19T21:06:07.883" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15033" CreationDate="2014-07-06T21:51:20.490" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wajib&quot;&gt;wajib&lt;/a&gt; for a mature man or woman to observe their prayers. Indeed, the Prophet has informed us that it is the prayers that would be the first deeds to be checked on the day of judgement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The first matter that the slave will be brought to account for on the&#xA;  Day of Judgment is the prayer. If it is sound, then the rest of his&#xA;  deeds will be sound. And if it is bad, then the rest of his deeds will&#xA;  be bad.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regards to the preseminal fluid, you can sprinkle water on your clothes, wash your entire organ, and pray in them after performing ablution. This is because the religion is meant to be easy, and this is a very common thing that people face, especially the young.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“I used to experience a lot of urethral discharge, and I used to do&#xA;  ghusl a lot. I asked the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of&#xA;  Allaah be upon him) about it and he said: ‘It is sufficient for you to&#xA;  do wudoo’ (to purify yourself) from that.’ I said, ‘O Messenger of&#xA;  Allaah, what about when it gets on my clothes?’ He said: ‘It is&#xA;  sufficient for you to take a handful of water and sprinkle it on your&#xA;  clothes wherever you think (the madhiy) is.’” (Reported by&#xA;  al-Tirmidhi. He said: This is a saheeh hasan hadeeth, and the only&#xA;  other hadeeth about madhiy that we know is the hadeeth of Muhammad ibn&#xA;  Ishaaq).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You musn't slack in offering your prayers and must also improve your knowledge of the deen and also importantly, you should hasten your marriage so that you don't fall into forbidden things with your to-be wife. Read more in &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/2458&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/2458&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5259" LastActivityDate="2014-07-06T21:51:20.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15037" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15038" CreationDate="2014-07-06T22:41:31.987" Score="5" ViewCount="200" Body="&lt;p&gt;As an outsider, I don't fully understand the notion of idolatry and the extent of its prohibition in various religions, but I do understand and respect that it is an important concept in, for instance, Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know very little about it, but as far as I know, in Islam, aniconism entails mostly that one may not produce images ('icons') of 1) Islam's singular divine entity, and/or 2) &lt;em&gt;living, sentient beings&lt;/em&gt;. (The only reason I know about this is because one of my undergraduate courses in mathematics referred to the geometric/calligraphic art found in mosques.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when I thought of it, there are quite a few company logos and application icons that are incompatible with this prohibition. For instance, while the logos of Google and Chrome are purely typographical and geometric, the logos of Mozilla and Firefox are based around animals (fictional resp. non-fictional).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: &lt;strong&gt;what are the laws and guidelines regarding aniconism in Islam, and how would they apply to UX design?&lt;/strong&gt; I pose this question assuming that making guidelines for user experience (UX) design (specifically, rules on designing logos, fonts, wallpapers, website backgrounds, etc.) &lt;em&gt;compatible&lt;/em&gt; with these laws and guidelines would, in general, make muslims feel more respected, included and welcomed to use a product or service. If I'm fundamentally wrong in this assumption, please excuse my ignorance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6796" LastEditorUserId="6796" LastEditDate="2014-07-17T01:24:44.390" LastActivityDate="2014-07-17T01:24:44.390" Title="User experience design and aniconism" Tags="|shirk|technology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15037" CreationDate="2014-07-06T23:51:43.547" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aniconism was initially prohibited since the idolatry was an important issue that needed a solution, at that time the Prophet PBUH was so strict about any representation of a living and sentient being. Then after that the hadiths were mainly allowing muslims to draw (take) pictures  of anything. Even children are encouraged to play with toys (presumably figures) in a certain holiday (ashura'a) if there was prohibited the Prophet PBUH wouldn't allow children to be accustomed to such practice since at they're age they learn what's right and what's wrong. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the references sorry it's only in arabic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فقه السنة - اسيد سابق:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;النهي عن وضع الصور في البيت:&#xA;  وكما يحرم صنع التماثيل والصور يحرم اقتناءها ووضعها في البيت، ومن الواجب كسرها حتى لا تبقى على صورة التمثال.&#xA;  1 - روى البخاري أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لم يكن يترك في بيته شيئا فيه تصاليب (صور الصليب) إلا نفضه &quot;.&#xA;  2 - وروي أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: &quot; إن الملائكة لا تدخل بيتا فيه تماثيل &quot; (2) .&#xA;  الصور التي لاظل لها: كل ما سبق ذكره خاص بالصور المجسدة التي لها ظل.&#xA;  أما الصور التي لا ظل لها، كالنقوش في الحوائط&#xA;  وعلى الورق والصور التي توجد في الملابس والستور والصور الفوتر غرافية فهذه كلها جائزة.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;وكانت ممنوعة في أول الامر ثم رخص فيها بعد&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;والذي يدل على المنع ما ذكرته السيدة عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: كان لنا ستر فيه تمثال&#xA;  طائر**، وكان الداخل إذا دخل استقبله، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:&quot; حولي** هذا، فإني كلما دخلت فرأيته ذكرت الدنيا &quot; (رواه مسلم) .&#xA;  فهذا الحديث دليل على أنه ليس بحرام لانه لو كان حراما في آخر الامر لامر بهتكه ولما اكتفى بمجرد تحويل وجهه.&#xA;  ثم ذكر أن علة تحويل وجهه هو تذكيره بالدنيا، وأيد هذا الطحاوي من أئمة الاحناف فقال: &quot; إنما نهى الشارع أولا عن الصور كلها، وإن كانت رقما، لانهم كانوا حديثي عهد بعبادة الصور فنهى عن ذلك جملة، ثم لما تقرر نهيه عن ذلك أباح ما كان رقما في ثوب للضرورة إلى اتخاذ الثياب وأباح ما يمتهن، لانه يأمن على الجاهل تعظيم ما يمتهن.&#xA;  وبقي النهي فيما لا يمتهن. ا.هـ&#xA;  وقال ابن حزم: وجائز للصبايا خاصة اللعب بالصور ولا يحل لغيرهن.&#xA;  والصور محرمة إلا هذا وإلا ما كان رقما في ثوب.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: 'Aisha (GOD be pleased with her) had a flying being drawn on a curtain, and she's the wife of The Prophet PBUH, He simply stated that looking at this reminds him of Dunia (terrestrial desires) nothing more. I emphasised on the bird to answer your question about the UX design and the logo which in my perspective can be anything you want. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another Important thing is the fact that anything which is forbidden in itself (not forbidden to avoid another sin-محرم لذاته) is never allowed to other Prophets which was not the case with aniconism as stated in the verse 13 of Saba describing the kingdom of Solomon PBUH:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They made for him what he willed of elevated chambers, &lt;strong&gt;statues&lt;/strong&gt;, bowls like reservoirs, and stationary kettles. [We said], &quot;Work, O family of David, in gratitude.&quot; And few of My servants are grateful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the Hadith :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him and his father) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: &quot;Every image-maker will be in the Fire, and for every image that he made a soul will be created for him, which will be punished in the Fire.&quot; Ibn 'Abbaas said: &quot;If you must do that, make pictures of trees and other inanimate objects.&quot; (Reported by Muslim, 3/1871)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We Muslims know without doubt that the only thing not tolerated by GOD is shirk, if we understand this hadith as if someone draws or engrave something so the subject will be worshipped or so the painter or sculptor tries to defy GOD by &quot;creating&quot; something and &quot;prooving&quot; that he also can create (create as GOD created the universe from nothingness), if we understand like this we will understand why this prohibition was so stressed, over something that not as harmful as the other big sins (murder, theft ..)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry for my english, I know some phrases in there are wrongly constructed but please bear with me.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6709" LastEditorUserId="6709" LastEditDate="2014-07-07T14:37:54.793" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T14:37:54.793" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14998" CreationDate="2014-07-07T00:11:20.130" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's actually 2 types of hypocrisy the one that makes you an infidel as if you proclaim being a Muslim and deep down your heart you're not that's one thing; As for the other type is actually very common and an honest person would ask himself whenever he's doing anything in life, am I doing this for the sole purpose of pleasing GOD? Am I doing this (prayer charity .. ) for a materialistic benefit (money, others praising ..) ? this is actually a journey that we all should take towards enlightenment and purification to the point were everything we do is &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; to please GOD to quest the high virtues and morals. Your question is an excellent start. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6709" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T00:11:20.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14998" CreationDate="2014-07-07T02:01:29.260" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First discussion about hypocrisy in the Qur'an can be found in earlier parts of Surah al-Baqara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَبِالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ&#xA;  وَمَا هُم بِمُؤْمِنِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And of the people are some who say, &quot;We believe in&#xA;  Allah and the Last Day,&quot; but they are not believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As indicated by the ayah, hypocrites are people who claim to belive, but they are actually not believing. They try to blend in with believers, and they say that &quot;we believe in Allah and the last day too&quot;. As indicated by following ayah, these people are the kind of hypocrites that are aware of their actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يُخَادِعُونَ اللَّهَ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَمَا يَخْدَعُونَ إِلَّا&#xA;  أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ayah mentions that, they make an effort to decieve. So this kind of Hypocrites know what they are doing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also another kind of Hypocrites, who follow the religion when it is convenient for them and they don't follow the religion when it is not convenient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ آمِنُوا كَمَا آمَنَ النَّاسُ قَالُوا أَنُؤْمِنُ&#xA;  كَمَا آمَنَ السُّفَهَاءُ ۗ أَلَا إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ السُّفَهَاءُ وَلَٰكِن&#xA;  لَّا يَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when it is said to them, &quot;Believe as the people have believed,&quot; they say,&#xA;  &quot;Should we believe as the foolish have believed?&quot; Unquestionably, it is they&#xA;  who are the foolish, but they know [it] not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the dangerous kind of hypocrisy as those people don't know that they are munafiqs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T02:01:29.260" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15043" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15019" CreationDate="2014-07-07T02:03:30.323" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It doesn't mean what you mentioned, because the word &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;'كُلُّ رَايَةٍ'&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;'Each Flag'&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; doesn't mean the governments but it means each person who claim that he is '&lt;strong&gt;The Qaim&lt;/strong&gt;' and some people follows him, while he is a liar and he's not the real '&lt;strong&gt;The Qaim&lt;/strong&gt;’...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So &lt;strong&gt;this Hadith&lt;/strong&gt; tells that those people 'the liars' are tyrants and they are defying Allah, and people who follows them are idolaters...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also &lt;strong&gt;Islam&lt;/strong&gt; allowed and encouraged creating governments to moderate the affairs of the country and solve its problems... And the first government in Islam by the prophet &lt;strong&gt;Muhammad&lt;/strong&gt; is the best example on what I said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6798" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T17:18:23.897" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T17:18:23.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15046" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-07T02:58:31.433" Score="2" ViewCount="231" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know crosses are forbbiden, but what about crosses used in math like the additional sign &quot;+&quot; &amp;amp; multiplication sign &quot;x&quot;? Or is it what Symbolises them that is forbbiden?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhaari narrated in his Saheeh from ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) would never leave anything in his house on which there were any crosses without erasing them or – according to another report –cutting them out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5212" LastEditorUserId="5212" LastEditDate="2014-07-07T06:54:45.807" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T08:41:57.830" Title="are the crosses literally forbidden in islam or is it what symbolises them?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15047" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15046" CreationDate="2014-07-07T03:03:34.450" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Only the crosses which refers to &lt;em&gt;polytheism&lt;/em&gt; is &lt;strong&gt;forbidden&lt;/strong&gt;, but any other crosses (which don't have such meaning) are &lt;strong&gt;allowed&lt;/strong&gt;, and it's being used through the history of &lt;strong&gt;Islam&lt;/strong&gt; in many different situations ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6798" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T03:03:34.450" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15048" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-07T03:22:20.413" Score="2" ViewCount="1276" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a guy of age 23. I work in an office where people don't care in what state are you and makes me work real bad. It's the month of Ramadan and I have a really difficult time in keeping my fast. I become so claustophobic that I feel just to lie down. Also, it's really hot and early in the morning at 9:00 a.m. I feel thirsty, and by 2-3 it's feel that I need water badly. Once, I went to gargle, but it soothed me so much that I ended up drinking water, thus I broke my fast. I'm really sorry for this!&#xA;Is it fine if I just don't keep the fasts at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6799" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2018-09-18T03:52:28.347" LastActivityDate="2018-09-18T03:55:24.697" Title="Can one break fast if he is overworked?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14991" CreationDate="2014-07-07T04:36:48.410" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is an issue on which scholars have differed. The vast majority of scholars throughout time claim that folding of cloth is makrooh? I already told that this type of question should be off topic.?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is offensive to draw together ones clothing [including pants] during the prayer, by folding or tucking them up for example, or to enter the prayer with ones garment like this. The proof of this is the prophetic tradition: &amp;quot;I have been ordered to prostrate on seven bones and to neither gather a garment nor hair.&amp;quot;[1] The wisdom behind this is that it prevents the clothing and hair from prostrating along with one and it is an appearance which does not conform with submissiveness and humbleness.[2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the hadith 'whatever is below the ankles is in hellfire', the reason was because in their times it was done out of haughtiness, and that surely isn't the case in the west. Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[1] Related by Bukhari and Muslim [No. 490].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[2] See: Ibn Hajar al-Haytami, Hawashi al-Sharwani Wa Ibn Qasim al-Abbadi 'Ala Tuhfah al-Muhtaj Bisharh al-Minhaj (Beruit, Dar Ihya' al-Turath al-'Arabi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Check out for more info:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnaforum.com/index.php?/topic/3559-salah-issues-regarding-folding-before-salah/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnaforum.com/index.php?/topic/3559-salah-issues-regarding-folding-before-salah/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?31435-Not-allowed-to-fold-up-trousers-pants-during-salah-please-explain&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?31435-Not-allowed-to-fold-up-trousers-pants-during-salah-please-explain&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM8trq5LLFQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM8trq5LLFQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5339" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T04:36:48.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15055" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-07T08:46:50.557" Score="2" ViewCount="13161" Body="&lt;p&gt;In month of ramadhan, most people have their fasting without niyyath and some of the them are not even having their &lt;code&gt;sehari&lt;/code&gt;. Is this fast acceptable to Allah (c.c)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6801" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2014-07-07T13:59:36.160" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T13:59:36.160" Title="Is fast valid without niyyat?" Tags="|sunni|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15055" CreationDate="2014-07-07T09:36:45.450" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, the fast is not valid without intention (Niyyah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated by Ibn ‘Umar from Hafsah (may Allaah be pleased with&#xA;  her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)&#xA;  said: “Whoever does not have the intention of fasting before Fajr,&#xA;  there is no fast for him.” Narrated by Imam Ahmad, the authors of&#xA;  al-Sunan, Ibn Khuzaymah and Ibn Hibbaan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the Niyyah does not need to be verbal, it is sufficient to have in in the heart. For example, if you make intention in the night that you are going to fast tomorrow, that is enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Actions are&#xA;  but by intentions, and everyone shall have but that which he&#xA;  intended…” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1; Muslim, 1907)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fast is valid without Suhoor (Sehari), but it is recommended to have Suhoor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: “Suhoor is not a&#xA;  condition for fasting to be valid, rather it is mustahabb&#xA;  (recommended), because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be&#xA;  upon him) said: “Have suhoor, for in suhoor there is blessing.”&#xA;  (Agreed upon).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/26863&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/26863&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/37643&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/37643&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/20135&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/20135&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4150" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T09:36:45.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15059" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-07T11:39:23.510" Score="1" ViewCount="1280" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's stated in Saheeh Muslim (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/15/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;) that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that when the Messenger&#xA;  of Allah (ﷺ) intended to enter upon the state of Ihram he perfumed&#xA;  himself with the best of perfumes which he could find and after that I&#xA;  saw the glistening of oil on his head and beard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I have heard that wearing perfume is not allowed if someone was in ihram state. What's the case here ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-29T11:03:03.313" LastActivityDate="2017-06-29T11:03:03.313" Title="Why does this hadith say that wearing perfume is allowed while in Ihram state?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|hajj|perfume|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1975" CreationDate="2014-07-07T12:16:02.640" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Swallowing saliva does not invalidate the fast even if it has been collected in mouth because of thoughts about sour things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2264/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2264/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I'm concerned the criteria on which the Islamic rules prohibiting eating and drinking for a fasting person, are based is that whether swallowing something is considered &quot;eating&quot; or &quot;drinking&quot; in the &lt;strong&gt;GENERAL ACCEPTED CONCEPT&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;URF&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think that swallowing saliva is considered &quot;drinking&quot; according to &lt;strong&gt;URF&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="4765" LastEditDate="2014-07-07T12:38:33.207" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T12:38:33.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15063" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-07T14:58:05.030" Score="3" ViewCount="198" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading Wiki on Prophet Mohammed's descendants i gleaned thus: through Fatimah (Shia fiqu?)they are known as sharifs hence caliphs and caliphate.Why are ISIS-Sunni claiming a caliphate? Do Sunni also ascribe to sharifs? A curious outsider.please feel free refer to wiki pages that can explain.Is it an oxymoron? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6800" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-31T07:17:17.007" LastActivityDate="2015-10-31T07:17:17.007" Title="Is caliphate a sunni concept,shia or both?" Tags="|shia-sunni|khilafah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-07-07T17:50:38.580" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15064" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-07T15:45:38.493" Score="0" ViewCount="71" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a graduate school student at a college and am living in a dorm. Over the last year, I've become good friends with a lady in my program. We have not done anything romantic nor do I plan to. However we do talk a lot and have often been alone. Am I wrong and can we keep being friends? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6806" LastActivityDate="2014-07-07T15:45:38.493" Title="Being good friends with a female classmate?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2014-07-07T17:51:31.723" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15065" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-07T16:27:06.887" Score="1" ViewCount="259" Body="&lt;p&gt;I work in an IT company, and sometimes I get involved into admission consultant, wherein my friend is actual admission consultant and if anyone comes to me to get admission in any college. I refer them to my friend. I get the quotation from my friend and tell the candidate the fees I have given including my fees. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example: If my friend tells me X amount then I go and tell the candidate X+Y amount, where Y is my fees and the candidate is not aware of the Y amount.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this kind of earning halal in Islam? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6808" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-08T11:17:40.543" LastActivityDate="2016-02-02T18:29:33.573" Title="Is it halal if I add some fees on the fees which the consultant has already set?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15068" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15059" CreationDate="2014-07-07T21:30:42.873" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even when you accept the prohibition of perfuming, then it's only said to be impermissible when one is &lt;strong&gt;in ihram&lt;/strong&gt; and not outside of &lt;em&gt;ihram&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So before entering &lt;em&gt;ihram&lt;/em&gt; you put on perfume, it's fine.  That's what all the narrations say even the one you quoted =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;when the Messenger of Allah &lt;strong&gt;intended to enter upon the state of&#xA;  Ihram&lt;/strong&gt; he perfumed himself with the best of perfumes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was not &lt;strong&gt;in&lt;/strong&gt; the state of &lt;em&gt;ihram&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;waAllaho alim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T15:09:33.720" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T15:09:33.720" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15069" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-07T22:14:55.357" Score="5" ViewCount="2045" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam it is believed that the Bible was revealed by God but was then corrupted by man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Islam provide an account of why God protected the Qur'an from corruption but not the Bible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6600" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-04-11T05:50:31.497" LastActivityDate="2017-11-12T02:09:36.187" Title="Is it mentioned why God protected the Qur'an from corruption but not the Bible?" Tags="|quran|allah|authenticity|bible|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15071" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25052" CreationDate="2014-07-07T22:43:43.527" Score="4" ViewCount="18652" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know if it's allowed while fasting according to the Quran and Sunnah to do hijama during the month of Ramadan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="523" LastEditorUserId="523" LastEditDate="2016-06-16T12:21:03.427" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T12:21:03.427" Title="Is hijama allowed during fasting on Ramadan?" Tags="|sunni|sunnah|sawm|ramadan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15072" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-07T22:51:29.353" Score="6" ViewCount="2734" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am only 16 years old. My father is a non-practicing Muslim that sells alcohol and other haram items. I have no other resource of income besides my father.I know the Quran says to obey our parents, which I do, but what should I do in this situation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have purchased Qur'an, clothing, food, etc from this money. There is a hadith that says anyone who sells or benefits from selling of haram items are cursed. Am I cursed? Do I return all the items from this money? I was not aware of this while reverting to Islam or using the money he has given me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I try to talk to him about what he's doing but he just pushes me away. I'm afraid if I talk to him anymore about religion he will no longer talk to me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6813" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-08-09T06:10:24.720" LastActivityDate="2014-08-09T06:10:24.720" Title="Am I cursed for using my dad's income which is generated from selling alcohol?" Tags="|hadith|lanat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15076" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-08T01:18:09.933" Score="5" ViewCount="1085" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for a man to marry the mother of a girl he used to have a relationship with? The relationship was in the past and involved physical touching but no penetration. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand from &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:23&lt;/a&gt; that marriage to the wife's mother is permanently prohibited from the time a man enters into a marriage contract with a woman, whether he and his wife have engaged in sexual intercourse or not. The act of marriage itself gives the mother-in-law the same status as the mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However in this case, the man never married the girl. Is her mother haram for him to marry?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6816" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2014-07-08T07:27:36.477" LastActivityDate="2014-09-15T14:11:09.467" Title="Marrying the mother of ex girlfriend" Tags="|quran|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15078" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-08T05:12:37.530" Score="7" ViewCount="2114" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a number of Arabic words in Quran that refer to sin like: إِثْم and ذَنب and سَيِّئَة. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I am looking for the difference between them and their usage.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-07T06:24:24.740" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T13:07:48.180" Title="What is the difference between إِثْم and ذَنب and سَيِّئَة which refer to sin?" Tags="|arabic|sin|terminology|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2156" CreationDate="2014-07-08T06:35:02.373" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Simple answer:&lt;/strong&gt; If you have any respect or Adab for the Quran, then you do Wudu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Imam Bukhari&lt;/strong&gt; (R.A.) mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I did not write any Hadith in this book before taking a bath and performing 2 rakaats.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other &lt;em&gt;Fuqaha&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Muhadditheen&lt;/em&gt; have said they used to take bath, perform Wudu and put scent before studying hadith books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If such respect is to be given with Ahadith of &lt;em&gt;Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam&lt;/em&gt;, then imagine the deep respect and cleanliness one needs to show before touching or reciting the Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether we are command to do Wudu or not is not the issue here. The issue is about respect and state of being pure both physically and spiritually (good intentions etc.) before one can touch the Holy Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allowing people to touch it without wudu, or worse while in a state of &lt;em&gt;Janabah&lt;/em&gt; is utterly disgusting and shows lack of respect for Allah's words and it will lead to a society where the book of Allah will be treated and thrown around like any other book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my country in Pakistan, we can't recite the Qur'an without doing wudu, without wearing a hat (or observe full covering of the Awrah for the women) and without facing the Qibla and no one must turn their back towards the Quran or point their feet towards it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6819" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-08T09:52:29.713" LastActivityDate="2014-07-08T09:52:29.713" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15072" CreationDate="2014-07-08T07:36:50.057" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith you quote applies to people who do that for themselves knowingly. Until you become independent and able to control where your income comes from, you are not responsible for your parents' sins. Use this to motivate yourself to start earning as soon as you can. Your father's income is haram &lt;em&gt;for him&lt;/em&gt; but once he gifts it to you (or uses it for your maintenance), for you it is &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt; inshaAllah. The fact that the same money can have different statuses for different people is based on the hadith of `Aisha, Barirah, and a plate of food, as well as on the fiqh rules concerning inheritance of riba-based property etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Focus on learning and solidifying your faith, don't stress about things you cannot control. The shari`a naturally becomes laxer for those in difficult circumstances (this is a principle of fiqh) and this is a mercy from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-07-08T07:36:50.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15082" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15118" CreationDate="2014-07-08T08:45:14.443" Score="2" ViewCount="584" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was a situation the other day, where an acquaintance of mine was going to eat a bagel that he very much liked. Unknown to him, was that the bagel's ingredients contained gelatin. I looked it up to make sure and then I notified him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember, once in the past, in similar situation, someone once told me something along the lines of &quot;I shouldn't have told him because it won't be sin for him to eat the haraam since he didn't know, and that is was very unobvious.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did I do the right thing, or how correct was that particular someone from the past?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6820" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-08T09:15:31.890" LastActivityDate="2014-07-09T20:17:17.147" Title="Notifying someone that the food is haraam" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15086" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-08T09:17:03.533" Score="6" ViewCount="4026" Body="&lt;p&gt;One man married a girl. After marriage, the wife became mentally ill. She had two children who lived with &lt;em&gt;their khala&lt;/em&gt; (aunt). Now 12 years of marriage have passed but there is no improvement in the wife's condition. Now the husband wants to marry her sister. Is this permitted according to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6822" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditorDisplayName="user202" LastEditDate="2014-07-31T12:36:01.660" LastActivityDate="2016-08-11T02:13:15.150" Title="Can a girl marry her sister's husband?" Tags="|sharia|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15088" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7866" CreationDate="2014-07-08T09:53:22.517" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far I know, Shadh is more related to the narration itself and not the chain of narration. There may be some errors, even from the reliable narrators. Some words may get altered, while speaking or listening, thus altering meaning. Then the other similar narrations are compared and the defects are ruled out. The ruled out defective narrations are then called Shadh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="53" LastActivityDate="2014-07-08T09:53:22.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15089" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-08T11:46:40.350" Score="2" ViewCount="100" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a question that weather masturbation is allowed or not in Islam or not. what are the conditions if a man or woman masturbate and if not how is one to prevent itself from doing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6824" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:43:17.590" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:43:17.590" Title="Islam &amp; Its Teachings On Sex" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|sex|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-07-09T09:19:38.163" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15078" CreationDate="2014-07-08T16:17:50.353" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's an answer here that sais in short:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/13700&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/13700&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فالسيئة هي: ما يسوء الإنسان في دنياه أو آخرته، قال تعالى: (وَإِنْ تُصِبْكُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ يَفْرَحُوا بِهَا) [آل عمران:120].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so سَيِّئَة is soething bd that happens to the person&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then الخطيئة is when you do something wrong without 'knowing about it'. for example&#xA;بَلَى مَنْ كَسَبَ سَيِّئَةً وَأَحَاطَتْ بِهِ خَطِيئَتُهُ means when someone does something bad to some people, and that bad thing has consequences after his act finished (like nudity: something that becomes fashionable, and people adopt it for generations)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word ذَنب means the tail, so it is equivalent to khati2a (even though I don't beleive it is, there must be good arabic doctors who know the difference even if it is subtile). The proof it is not the same is that it is used as two distinct words in the same eya here : (وَمَنْ يَكْسِبْ خَطِيئَةً أَوْ إِثْماً) (here I'm NOT translating, since they say in the translation the opposite thing: they are next to each other so they are the same)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally they say that إِثْم is the evil action and ذَنب are the consequences of that bad action (their tail)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6766" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-03T13:07:48.180" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T13:07:48.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15095" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15072" CreationDate="2014-07-08T16:32:31.580" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really recommend you to ask Allah to get you a solution, don't forget the wife of pharaon has one of the best places in paradise because sh had no power against her husband so she asked God to help her out of the sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You must also learn how to talk to people, your objective is to save them from hell, not to impose your own opinion (because it's the way they perceive it). To proove your honesty to your self, do a prayer for your father after having talked to him, asking god to show him the way. This is something every person who does da3wa must do: pray to ask God to show the peson he talked to the right way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't think you will save the world, the prophet didn't, and God told him he could not make people believers only if god decided they will be. So do your best, but remain detached and don't put too much rigid emotions in it, after all, you won't show the way more than the prophet did, and you're not even sure you will be saved (your own). So always talk without accusing the other, say only what you feel and what you suffer, never formulate by saying what others do to you (like: instead of saying to your father &quot;you sell alcohol, you are doing haram&quot;, say &quot;I'm afraid for you and how you will face God when you will die, I'm uncomfortable to eat and dress things that come from money God forbidden&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as the person is not agressed and feels he can help, he will help you because you show you are in a trouble. If at the opposite, you judge and accuse the person, he will be busy thinking of arguments to show he is not evil, and he won't care about your problems (because he's sinking, and because you didn't talk about the thing as a problem for you). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May God help you in this&#xA;Salem&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6766" LastActivityDate="2014-07-08T16:32:31.580" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14960" CreationDate="2014-07-08T18:29:59.250" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This seems unnecessarily romantic and mythic to be true, and Islam is a clear and straightforward religion. However, if we assume for the sake of argument that it were true, who would have been there to report it? Remember that Sayyidatna Fatima died shortly after her father, peace be upon him. Who would have narrated this? Hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6829" LastActivityDate="2014-07-08T18:29:59.250" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15065" CreationDate="2014-07-08T18:48:58.853" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A guideline hadith for this sort of thing is:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن النواس بن سمعان -رضي الله عنه- عن النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قال:&#xA;  ((البر حسن الخلق، والإثم ما حاك في نفسك، وكرهت أن يطلع عليه الناس))&#xA;  رواه مسلم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The body of the hadith is roughly translates to:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Righteousness is good morality, and sin is that which wavers in your consciousness, and which you would hate for other people to find out&#xA;  about&quot;&lt;/em&gt; (Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't claim to be an expert in halal vs. haram, so I would ask you to look within yourself: would you have problems with the client/candidate knowing about this arrangement? Hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6829" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-09T20:50:53.120" LastActivityDate="2014-07-09T20:50:53.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15102" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14968" CreationDate="2014-07-08T19:38:50.497" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are only a very few punishments told in Ahadees-e-Mubaraka. But why don't you stop yourself if you know  that you are committing sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best way to count the punishment level is..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Feel yourself in front of ALLAH (SWT) and Prophet Muhammad (SAAW). And an &#xA;Angel asks &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;where you not told about this sin?....&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You wouldn't be able to say.. hmmm i didn't know .. or I 'm sorry.bla bla.. but&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You'll answer only., &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;yes i knew this. I was told that it is a sin... But I commit it&#xA;  thinking I will ask for forgiveness after committing.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then That angel will say..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;and you didn't asked for forgiveness because you died before that&quot;.&#xA;  Now this is the time for punishment..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Feel this!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4103" LastActivityDate="2014-07-08T19:38:50.497" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12487" CreationDate="2014-07-08T20:04:27.790" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam-0-Alikum &#xA;Dear&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran says many Times.. ATEE-ULLAH-A WA ATEE-URRASOOL (Follow ALLAH and Follow Prophet Muhammad SAAW)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran Never said.. follow your aalims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Non Shiasm .. Muslims must follow only what Prophet Muhammad(SAAW) has told. if you are listening any Aalim or Imaam listen him carefully. But never apply all blindly upon yourself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad SAAW said: It is enough for a liar who listens and tells others without verifying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now this becomes your duty to research for that. &#xA;Prophet Muhammad SAAW also said on anther place: Seeking knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this knowledge is not only of science, mathematics, computer studies etc. It basically includes ISLAMIC studies too.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just look for ONE STAMPS at any statement. If that contains &quot;Qaal-ALLAH-a&quot; or &quot;Qaal-aRasool ALLAH&quot;(SAAW) (verify if you don't know) then follow it. otherwise these are the aalims who are making (diversions) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise same culture exists in Christians and Jewish. And they are known as &quot;Fathers, Rahbars&quot; etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You must be thinking who these Imams in Mosques are?. Then they are better teachers, they teach us, don't lead us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;edited after commnets from abdolah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;what is your opinion about this verse?: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ –  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the first part of  the verse form Sura-e-Nisaa . Ayat no. 59.&#xA;Complete ayat is...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّـهَ وَأَطِيعُوا&#xA;  الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ ۖ فَإِنْ تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي&#xA;  شَيْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّـهِ وَالرَّسُولِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ&#xA;  تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّـهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ&#xA;  وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is translated as...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger (Muhammad SAW),&#xA;  and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority. (And) if you differ&#xA;  in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger&#xA;  (SAW), if you believe in Allah and in the Last Day. That is better and&#xA;  more suitable for final determination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... This is very simple to understand. There are so many rules those are developed by our rulers (government) or country leaders. If we'll keep following them we'll stay safe other wise it may be harmful for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We are told to stop on &quot;RED&quot; signals .. This is not written in Ahadees/Quran to stop on RED signals..But this is the rule we've to follow. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In some countries vehicle are driven LHS and some do RHS. IF you are in LHS traffic country. You have to follow their rule of driving car in LHS regardless you are having whatever car.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you Government passes some Orders you have to follow them... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;NOTE: Both these examples don't contradict with any verse of&#xA;  QURAN or Hadees. That's why we are bound to follow them because ALLAH SWT &#xA;  ordered us in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But. if in some countries Having physical relations with opposite gender before marriage is LEIGLE... this doesn't mean you are allowed to do this because Quran said... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّـهَ وَأَطِيعُوا&#xA;  الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ ۖ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is a contradiction with Islamic rules. And it is called &quot;ZINA&quot;. Here you'll not follow your rulers (Government). but the 2nd part of this verse..&#xA; فَإِنْ تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;شَيْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّـهِ وَالرَّسُولِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ&#xA;  تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّـهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ&#xA;  وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly Same gender marriage is allowed in America or some Non Muslim countries. Will you follow that??? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this will make you understand inshaALLAH.. (I'm sorry i'm not very good in english)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4103" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-30T06:33:43.303" LastActivityDate="2014-11-30T06:33:43.303" CommentCount="1" CommunityOwnedDate="2014-07-13T10:51:23.113" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15071" CreationDate="2014-07-08T21:20:19.503" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hijama&lt;/em&gt; is allowed during &lt;em&gt;Ramadhan&lt;/em&gt; but &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; while you're fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet was reported to have said =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The cupper and the one for whom cupping is done both break their&#xA;  fast.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Musnad Ahmed, Sunan Abu Dawud, Jami at Tirmidhi, Sunan ibn Majah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many scholars made the claim that this was abrogated and used sayings of Anas bin Malik and Ibn Abbas to cancel the saying of Prophet Mohamed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this is false as whatever the Prophet said was revelation from Allah and only revelation from Allah can nullify itself.  And there are no other evidences that say &lt;em&gt;hijama&lt;/em&gt; does not break the fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, the safest route is to follow what Rasolullah said and not do &lt;em&gt;hijama&lt;/em&gt; while fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-07-08T21:20:19.503" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15106" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15107" CreationDate="2014-07-09T00:23:27.080" Score="0" ViewCount="7487" Body="&lt;p&gt;Normally, you need to perform wudu such as rinsing the mouth mouth and inhaling water into nose. Right now i'm fasting, so what should I be careful of? or how should I perform wudu?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am asking this because everyday when I perform wudu and complete it. I have no water in my mouth and when I start reciting Qur'an, water comes in my mouth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should I do with that water, can I drink it or spit it out. If I spit it out, then I can't do it while offering prayer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-09T07:12:46.677" LastActivityDate="2014-07-09T08:33:19.690" Title="How do I perform widhu if I'm fasting?" Tags="|sawm|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15107" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15106" CreationDate="2014-07-09T04:58:24.383" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should make wudhu the way it's made without swallowing any water.   Also,  don't snuff the water up your nose as this can make the water reach the throat.  Instead, just wash your nose by putting water and without inhaling it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet is reported to have said =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;When you wash your nose, snuff up water unless you are fasting.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Adab al-Mufrad by Imam al-Bukhari, Sunan Abu Dawud, Jami Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4640" LastEditDate="2014-07-09T08:33:19.690" LastActivityDate="2014-07-09T08:33:19.690" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15108" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-09T05:49:01.750" Score="2" ViewCount="8507" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a dog and I live in a ten story building. My dog lives in the basement. We have a few foreigners in our building who like to take the dog home. My dog stays in the ground floor. There is no reason why I keep it. I touch it but I always wash my hands. and I always take care of it. My dog has never visited my home though. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it a sin to keep my dog with me?     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6835" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-09T07:07:55.087" LastActivityDate="2020-08-08T03:23:53.240" Title="Is it haram to keep a dog outside the house?" Tags="|halal-haram|dogs|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15069" CreationDate="2014-07-09T07:37:27.633" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Through empirical evidences we know that there are variations within the Bible. These different variations are sometimes conflicting with other variations.&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Different Churches have different views on which versions are correct. Unlike that of Christianity according to the two major sects that make up the majority of Muslims, Sunni and Shi'a Muslims both agree the Qur'an we have to date is either the exact same text or very similar only differentiating in dialect. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Background information to help non-Muslim readers understand the Islamic stance on the reliability of the Bible.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Within hadith we are told why Jews and Christians have edited their text: &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/96/90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ubaidullah:&#xA;  Ibn `Abbas said, &quot;Why do you ask the people of the scripture about anything while your Book (Qur'an) which has been revealed to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) is newer and the latest? You read it pure, undistorted and unchanged, &lt;strong&gt;and Allah has told you that the people of the scripture (Jews and Christians) changed their scripture and distorted it, and wrote the scripture with their own hands and said, 'It is from Allah,' to sell it for a little gain.&lt;/strong&gt; Does not the knowledge which has come to you prevent you from asking them about anything? No, by Allah, we have never seen any man from them asking you regarding what has been revealed to you!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surah Al-Hijr [15:9] Allah (swt) has written:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why has Allah (swt) protect the Qur'an but not the Bible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Islamic perspective, this whole world is nothing more but to test us. Allah (swt) put in the Bible a promise (a test). A promise to those who try to tamper His words in the Bible that they would face hell fire. &lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to sum it up Allah protected the Qur'an but not the Bible, as for the Bible it was a test to see if people were truly &quot;God fearing&quot; and would stand strong to Allah's tests. So he gave the people of the book (Jews and Christians) a test and to put it simply they failed. Allah (swt) protected the Qur'an, indicating that this test was no longer existed for the Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/96/90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 7363 Book 96, Hadith 90&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2: KJV, Rev. 22:18-19&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3: The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture [Book by Bart D. Ehrman]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6836" LastEditorUserId="6836" LastEditDate="2015-01-22T10:19:52.763" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T10:19:52.763" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15113" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-08T22:14:40.750" Score="2" ViewCount="2112" Body="&lt;p&gt;How can shrimp be prepared to be Halal? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the proper way to process shrimp to become Halal certified?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can IQF (individually quick frozen) or cook the shrimp, but they are dead from being out of the water before we process them organically, without any chemicals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="Steven" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-16T12:15:14.017" LastActivityDate="2017-09-16T12:15:14.017" Title="What is the proper way to process shrimp to become Halal certified?" Tags="|food|dhabihah|halal-certification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15114" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15119" CreationDate="2014-07-09T14:20:43.687" Score="2" ViewCount="555" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was studying Surah Al-Falaq and I noticed that in the second verse, according to the translation of Sahih International, it is written: &quot;From the evil of that which He created&quot;. Is Allah [swt] the creator of evil or I've misunderstood? Please clear my doubt, thank you in advance!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4031" LastEditorUserId="4031" LastEditDate="2014-07-10T00:47:16.057" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T00:47:16.057" Title="Is Allah [swt] the creator of both good and evil?" Tags="|quran|theology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15115" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15120" CreationDate="2014-07-09T14:48:57.317" Score="0" ViewCount="19000" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard people say a particular Ṣalāt is not Qaza until the beginning of the next prayer. I don't believe Magrib last long and get the feeling it's gone if I delay it by 15 miniutes or so. So brothers/sisters, I would like you to please tell me how long does Magrib Ṣalāt last before it becomes Qaza. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4244" LastActivityDate="2019-05-01T14:58:34.567" Title="End time of Magrib before it becomes Qaza" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15116" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="15121" CreationDate="2014-07-09T15:09:04.947" Score="-1" ViewCount="1482" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it ever obligatory on a muslim man or woman to change any part of his/her body ? (other than trimming the nails, moustache or pubic hair)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if a person has a natural hair which resembles one of the styles that the kuffar have, does he/she &lt;strong&gt;have&lt;/strong&gt; to change the hairstyle or he/she can  keep it because they have this style naturally? (One of my cousins actually had a natural mohawk (almost))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example, say a non-Muslim women do a specific kind of change to their bodies to excessively beautify themselves. If a Muslim girl is born with that kind of beauty (the kind which the kuffar try to mimic), does she have to change that beauty because that resembles the kuffar?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4150" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-10T00:02:54.767" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T10:29:40.210" Title="Does a muslim have to change any of his/her natural beauty?" Tags="|halal-haram|fitrah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15082" CreationDate="2014-07-09T15:32:43.017" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You did the correct thing. If you had not informed him about it, he would probably eat it again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cursed were those who disbelieved among the Children of Israel by the&#xA;  tongue of David and of Jesus, the son of Mary. That was because they&#xA;  disobeyed and [habitually] transgressed. They used not to prevent one&#xA;  another from wrongdoing that they did. How wretched was that which&#xA;  they were doing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;-- The Holy Quran (5:78-79)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read this: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/11403&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/11403&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4150" LastActivityDate="2014-07-09T15:32:43.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15119" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15114" CreationDate="2014-07-09T16:21:22.713" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Have a look at the verse again. It specifically states &quot;the evil of that which He created.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This essentially means that the evil comes from the creation and not from Allah. Think of it this way, using an analogy: A car manufacturer manufactures cars, &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; accidents; which means that a car manufacturer does his utmost to produce a safe and sound car. Unfortunately, a driver may mishandle the car which may result in an accident. The car manufacturer is hardly to blame for it, since he designed the best and safest car, and also gave the driver detailed instructions on how to drive it. If the driver failed to abide by the manufacturer's instructions, then the latter is not responsible for the accident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, Allah created His creation and gave them the ability to do both right and wrong, along with a moral understanding of the consequences, as well as the results of their transgressions. This is a test for &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; humans, regardless of place or time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah also sent Messengers (PBUT) from time to time to instruct humans and correct their course from deviations from the True Path that may have occurred over the course of time. The Messengers (PBUT) also instructed their flocks about the consequences of their deeds, good or bad. After this, it was left to each individual to believe and do deeds that please Allah, and abstain from deeds that displease Him. If they do evil, that evil is a consequence of their deeds, and Allah is not to be blamed for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;HTH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2014-07-09T23:52:26.110" LastActivityDate="2014-07-09T23:52:26.110" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15115" CreationDate="2014-07-09T16:55:48.803" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dusk (the time when maghrib salaah is valid) is immediately followed by night, which is when the time for eesha salaah starts. That moment of transition from dusk to night is when maghrib salaah, if not prayed, becomes qadha. There is no intermediate time between the two prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said that, it is a sin to delay maghrib salaah till it is so late that the time of eesha is (almost) upon you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastActivityDate="2014-07-09T16:55:48.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15121" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15116" CreationDate="2014-07-09T17:14:13.610" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islamic sources forbid mutilating what Allah (swt) has given you. (In a permanent fashion such as getting a tattoo, or just generally artificially modifying yourself for no valid Islamic reason. (Please refer under sources for the hadith.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So directly addressing your question, your natural beauty is fine (since it is natural, including even if it looks like a non-Muslim).&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take this argument for case:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tattoo versus birthmark; the tattoo is haram because it is artificial and the birthmark is halal because it is natural. In Islam as far as I can find there is nothing against natural things. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Sources:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn `Umar: &#xA;  Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Allah has cursed such a lady as lengthens (her or someone else's) hair artificially or gets it lengthened, and also a lady who tattoos (herself or someone else) or gets herself tattooed.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/77/152&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 5937 Book 77, Hadith 152&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6836" LastEditorUserId="6836" LastEditDate="2015-01-22T10:29:40.210" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T10:29:40.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15123" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16161" CreationDate="2014-07-09T19:20:31.923" Score="2" ViewCount="6282" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found so many hadis on khilafah that contradict each other:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The khilafah after me is thirty years, then there will be biting&#xA;  kingship in Sahih ibn hibban&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Khilafah is thirty years&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I went with my father to the Messenger of Allah (may peeace be upon him) and I heard him say: This religion would continue to remain powerful and dominant until there have been twelve Caliphs. Then he added something which I couldn't catch on account of the noise of the people. I asked my father: What did he say? My father said: He has said that all of them will be from the Quraish. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/33/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/muslim/33/10&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Twelve khalifs last more than thirty years&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophethood will remain amongst you for as long as Allah wills it&#xA;  to be. Then Allah will raise it when He wills to raise it. Then there&#xA;  will be the khilafah upon the Prophetic methodology. And it will last&#xA;  for as long as Allah wills it to last. Then Allah will raise it when&#xA;  He wills to raise it. Then there will be biting kingship, and it will&#xA;  remain for as long as Allah wills it to remain. Then Allah will&#xA;  raise it when He wills to raise it. Then there will be tyrannical&#xA;  (forceful) kingship and it will remain for as long as Allah wills it&#xA;  to remain. Then He will raise it when He wills to raise it. Then there&#xA;  will be a khilafah upon the Prophetic methodology. Then he (the&#xA;  Prophet) was silent.  in Musnad ahmad ibn hanbal&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Khilafah will be gone then come back.  how do we understand them??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user6511" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-08-09T06:03:24.007" LastActivityDate="2017-07-11T06:34:20.443" Title="Contradiction in khilafah hadis? (Sahih Muslim Book 33, Hadith 10; In-book reference)" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|khilafah|sahih-muslim|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15124" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-09T19:26:26.087" Score="4" ViewCount="3613" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam I am looking for hadiths that say a female has to make up for her missed fasts if she menstruates during Ramadan. I could not find it in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user6511" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-19T10:50:30.317" LastActivityDate="2016-02-06T11:37:49.243" Title="Does female need to make up her menstruation fasts?" Tags="|hadith|sawm|menses|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15082" CreationDate="2014-07-09T20:17:17.147" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes indeed, that was the right thing to do. When a Muslim sees a fellow Muslim doing something wrong (knowingly or not), it is one's duty to mention that, so that the other Muslim can avoid that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to the Quranic Aayah in there other &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/15118/2871&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt;, there is a Hadith (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamiroohanimission.org/a-momin-is-a-mirror-for-a-momin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://aqeedahinislam.blogspot.com/2012/05/al-muminu-miraatul-momin-faithful-is.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;) about this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al muminu mira'atul momin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Momin is a mirror for a Momim&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is some mark etc. on your face, only you can tell that by looking at a mirror. Same way, a Momin is to another Momin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2014-07-09T20:17:17.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15113" CreationDate="2014-07-09T22:28:06.233" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How can shrimp be prepared to be Halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It cannot be &quot;prepared&quot; Halal, when meat is Halal. It is due to the slayer of the meat killing the animal in the name of Allah (swt). The process of shrimp being Halal or not is a complex topic in which the answer is bound to your madhab (school of thought if you are a Sunni Muslim). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is the proper way to process shrimp to become Halal certified?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again depending on the madhab, would determine the answer. However if you already are in a Muslim country that strongly supports a madhab that allows shrimp and or prawns just process shrimp normally, but make sure you process the shrimp without contaminating anything non-Halal such as bacon, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We can IQF (individually quick frozen) or cook the shrimp, but they are dead from being out of the water before we process them organically, without any chemicals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is fine as to my knowledge (if you are following a madhab that allows eating shrimp), such as the Shafi'i, they declare everything from the sea to be Halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Hanafi madhab, it is haram to eat shellfish (lobster, crab,&#xA;  shrimp, oyster, etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Shafi'i and Hanbali, everything from the sea is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Maliki, everything but the eel is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot find each source for this, but know I read it some where. (Apologize for no citation.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Note:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Much to my own confusion there is a Qur'anic verse that talks about sea food, in which allows us to eat sea food as it is Halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lawful to you is the pursuit of water-game and its use for food,- for&#xA;  the benefit of yourselves and those who travel; but forbidden is the&#xA;  pursuit of land-game;- as long as ye are in the sacred precincts or in&#xA;  pilgrim garb. And fear Allah, to Whom ye shall be gathered back.&#xA;  - [5:96]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume though that [6:145] still applies to sea food, so I would suggest keeping the treatment of the animal ethical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: &quot;I find not in the message received by me by inspiration any&#xA;  (meat) forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be&#xA;  dead meat, or blood poured forth, or the flesh of swine,- for it is an&#xA;  abomination - or, what is impious, (meat) on which a name has been&#xA;  invoked, other than Allah's&quot;. But (even so), if a person is forced by&#xA;  necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,-&#xA;  thy Lord is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.&#xA;   - [6:145]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6836" LastEditorUserId="2880" LastEditDate="2014-10-08T05:02:42.557" LastActivityDate="2014-10-08T05:02:42.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="15133" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-10T02:44:46.360" Score="4" ViewCount="5446" Body="&lt;p&gt;After having read &lt;a href=&quot;http://muslimvilla.smfforfree.com/index.php?topic=880.0;wap2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and according to the Holy Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;until the white thread (light) of dawn appears to you distinct from the black thread (darkness of night) &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[al-Baqarah 2:187]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was under the impression that the actual time to take sehri is longer than the Fajr time set in calendar. The Fajr time for my city is &lt;code&gt;3:28&lt;/code&gt; while sunrise is &lt;code&gt;05:36&lt;/code&gt;. I woke up late (3:40) for my sehri and since I had to also take my medication, I started eating and drinking till 3:58 but just now reading more about it, I realized that this &quot;white thread&quot; described in the Holy Quran is actually twilight not the actual sunrise. I checked it's timing for my city &lt;a href=&quot;http://24timezones.com/current_time/italy_perugia_clock.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and it is 3:28. So my question is, was my fast valid? and What should I do if it was not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4916" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-10T06:19:52.770" LastActivityDate="2016-02-06T11:38:19.190" Title="I stopped eating sehri 3:40 (twilight time), then I found out twilight time is 3:28. Is my fast still valid?" Tags="|sunni|ramadan|sawm|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13095" CreationDate="2014-07-10T07:16:28.190" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;People have defined Ibadah correctly, I would like to answer what it consists of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibadah consists one or all of the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dua( Supplications) directed to Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Salat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fasting&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hajj&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jihad fi Sabilillah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ritual Sacrifice (Eid Adha)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zakat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus following any of the sayings of Muhammad pbuh is also an Ibadat as obedience to prophet is Obedience to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4841" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T07:16:28.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16135" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16136" CreationDate="2014-07-10T09:27:21.567" Score="1" ViewCount="174626" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Questions&lt;/strong&gt;:   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How many sajda are there in Quran?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And which para they are available?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6823" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-06T11:07:49.017" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T06:20:08.257" Title="How many sajdas are in Quran?" Tags="|quran|sajda|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-04-13T17:13:46.830" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16135" CreationDate="2014-07-10T09:57:25.940" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two types of Sajdah in the Qur'an which are as followings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Vajib (obligatory)&lt;/strong&gt;. The ayas which have Vajib Sajdah are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Sajdah:  32:15«وَ لا یسْتَکبِرُونَ»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Fusilah: 41:37«اِیاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Al-Najm: 53:62 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah al-Alaq: 96:19 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Mustahab (recommended).&lt;/strong&gt; The ayas which have Mustahab Sajadah are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Al-Araf:       7:206 «وَ لَهُ یسْجُدُونَ»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Al-Ra'd:       13:15«وَ ظِلالَهُمْ بِالغُدُوِّ وُ الْاصالِ»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah al-Nahl:       16:49,50«وَ یفْعَلُونَ ما یؤْمَرُونَ»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Bani Isreal:   17:107-109«وَ یزِیدُهُمْ خُشُوعاً»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Maryam:        19:58«خَرُّوا سُجَّداً وَ بُکیا»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Haj:           22:18,77«یفْعَلُ ما یشاءُ»و «وَ افْعَلُوا الْخَیرَ»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Forqan:        25:60«وَ زادَهُمْ نُفُوراً»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Al-Naml:       27:25,26«رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِیمِ»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Sad:           38:24«وَ خَرَّ راکعاً وَ أَنابَ»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Inshiqaq:      84:21«إِذا قُرِئَ»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T06:20:08.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16137" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15133" CreationDate="2014-07-10T10:05:56.930" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the view point of most of &lt;a href=&quot;http://talabehpasokhgoo.parsiblog.com/Posts/408/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ulamas&lt;/a&gt;, your fast was broken, but as it wasn't intentional, you shouldn't pay Kafarah(compensation). But you have to take Qaza fast of that day.&#xA;From this &lt;a href=&quot;http://tarikh-ahkam-eslam.blogfa.com/post-3.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;, this Hukm is an order of Sunnah (Imam Shafei) too. Sorry, if it is in Persian not English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-06T11:38:19.190" LastActivityDate="2016-02-06T11:38:19.190" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15124" CreationDate="2014-07-10T10:28:51.477" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Surah Al-Bagharh Ayah 184&amp;amp;185:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Fasting for] a limited number of days. So whoever among you is ill or&#xA;on a journey [during them] - then an equal number of days [are to be&#xA;made up]. And upon those who are able [to fast, but with hardship] - a&#xA;ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor person [each day]. And&#xA;whoever volunteers excess - it is better for him. But to fast is best&#xA;for you, if you only knew. (184)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The month of Ramadhan [is that] in&#xA;which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for the people and clear&#xA;proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of]&#xA;the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey - then&#xA;an equal number of other days. Allah intends for you ease and does not&#xA;intend for you hardship and [wants] for you to complete the period and&#xA;to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps&#xA;you will be grateful. (185)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As menstruates is a kind of illness, so this ayat explains what women should do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-06T11:37:49.243" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16140" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-10T12:43:53.223" Score="1" ViewCount="252" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am double minded about ordering food from a grilled chicken shop. I see many Muslim brothers going there to eat now and then as the shop owner claims their chicken is 'halal', but the shop owner is non-Muslim.  The person on the till is a Muslim and he too claims it is halal. The shop also have an Halal Monitoring Committee (HMC) certificate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On that note, should I be confident in purchasing food from there? What if the chicken is really not halal and maybe once it was on inspection. Will I be committing a sin for buying and unknowingly eating from there repeatedly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4244" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T06:47:00.533" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T06:47:00.533" Title="Can I be confident in purchasing food from a shop with a halal monitoring committee (HMC) certificate?" Tags="|food|meat|halal-certification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16144" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14573" CreationDate="2014-07-10T14:17:47.693" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;ALL the personalities that you mentioned to support the claim that it's only God that can elect leaders for the Muslims are Prophets, who are divinely ordained by God to guide mankind. We can't use those verses to then argue that Abubakar, Umar, Usman and Ali and indeed any subsequent caliph/ruler must be specially commissioned by God before they can be considered as legitimate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we were to elect a Caliph today, how are we going to go about that, if we're to wait upon divine command from heaven?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophets are exceptions. Can humans elect Prophets for themselves? That's God's prerogative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regards Q38:26 that you quoted, that as well can't be used as an argument, because the entire mankind were made to be &quot;khalifa&quot; on the earth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Q2:30&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, &quot;Indeed,&#xA;  I will make upon the earth a successive authority.&quot; They said, &quot;Will&#xA;  You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood,&#xA;  while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?&quot; Allah said, &quot;Indeed, I&#xA;  know that which you do not know.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And after David and his son Solomon (both Prophets), the Jewish people still had to &quot;elect&quot; leaders for themselves (usually through succession) as people can't remain ungoverned. Yusuf also served under the King of Egypt, and he wouldn't have done that if he had considered his leadership to be illegitimate. Yusuf himself rose to his position by being nominated by the King.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regards how to go about electing leaders, we've witnessed nomination and consultation and in later years, succession, being used throughout Islamic History. Ultimately, of course, nobody can be a caliph/ruler unless God wills it to happen (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Q3:26&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5259" LastEditorUserId="5259" LastEditDate="2014-07-10T14:34:20.080" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T14:34:20.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12358" CreationDate="2014-07-10T15:19:20.343" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nothing wrong. It has been done by the Prophet and his Companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sa'id supplicated: &amp;quot;O Allah! If she is a liar, deprive her of her eye sight and cause her to die in her land.&amp;quot; 'Urwah said: &amp;quot;She did not die till she became blind. While she was walking in her land (concerning which the dispute arose) she fell down into a pit and died.&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1506&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Al Bukhari dan Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone who has been wronged has the right to curse someone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah does not like the public mention of evil except by one who has been wronged. And ever is Allah Hearing and Knowing. (An-Nisa 4:148)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, the dua of someone who is oppressed is extremely powerful:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And be wary of the supplication of the oppressed, for between it and Allah there is no barrier.” [Sahîh al-Bukhârî (1496, 2448) and Sahîh Muslim (19)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you can forgive, it's better to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, indeed, among your wives and your children are enemies to you, so beware of them. But if you pardon and overlook and forgive - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. (At-Taghaabun 64:14)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-24T12:17:10.223" LastActivityDate="2021-12-24T12:17:10.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15065" CreationDate="2014-07-10T15:32:49.623" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd say the only thing to watch for is Riba. You should be paid for adding value and the candidate should be willingly paying for this added value.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's say that the price your friend charges is $1000. If you take $1200 from the candidate directly and don't tell him that you're taking extra, then it's arguably Riba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you take $1000 from the candidate and your friend gives you a 20% referral commission of $200, that should be fine because the candidate would still get the same price if they went to him directly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also add value. For example, the registration for the course might be difficult and you could make it clear to the candidate that you're charging higher because you help them with registration. Or you could tell them that you know someone who can solve the problem but want to be paid $200 for the information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T15:32:49.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16150" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16159" CreationDate="2014-07-10T16:10:28.303" Score="2" ViewCount="989" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the following hadith authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مثل أصحابی مثل النجوم یهتدی بها فبأیّهم أخذتم بقوله اهتدتم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My Companions are like the stars; whoever among them you use for&#xA;  guidance, you will be rightly guided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is authentic what exactly does it mean. I know that all actions and speeches of the prophet must be followed not his companion and with different actions and beliefs that the prophet's companions had what should we do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-07-10T16:16:50.233" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T20:14:03.750" Title="What is the authenticity and true meaning of this hadith: My Companions are like the stars…?" Tags="|source-identification|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16150" CreationDate="2014-07-10T16:54:30.137" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This hadith is one of the  hadith which was intensely scrutinized by many scholars of past and most of the great scholars label this hadith as &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Fabricated&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; or concocted &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?p=549534&quot;&gt;Proof&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Hazm said: a fabricated void false tradition, that was never found to be authentic &quot;Al-Ihkaam fee Usool Al-Ahkaam&quot; (5/64), and (6/82). Al-Albani said: Fabricated &quot;Al-Da'eefa&quot; (66), and see also &quot;Jami' Bayan Al-Ilm wa Fadlih&quot; by ibn Abdilbar (2/91)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A detailed survey of hundreds of scholars on this hadith is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithsciences.com/haditharticle.aspx?ArticleID=73&quot;&gt;availaible here&lt;/a&gt;, all of who concede the hadith to be fabricated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4841" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T16:54:30.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16153" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16175" CreationDate="2014-07-10T18:13:56.140" Score="2" ViewCount="13082" Body="&lt;p&gt;I made an oath about a thing in anger. I didn't actually want to make an oath, but my situation and my anger made me do it. My question is: do I need to fulfil the promise, or I can break it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7851" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-02T02:13:30.663" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T02:17:10.033" Title="Do I need to fulfil an oath made out of anger?" Tags="|oaths|anger|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16156" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15010" CreationDate="2014-07-10T19:45:10.823" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bitcoin is a currency.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can trade any currency for any others and this is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The value of a currency is not fixed. The value may go up or may go down for many reasons in the view of other currencies. If you buy a currency with another one and the value of the currency that you bought raise it means that you gained profit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some persons may not like that people use the currencies that governments cannot see and trace it. Bitcoin can be in ownership of a person and that person can decide what to do with that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Trading in some cases is not halal. When trade something that is not halal like buying goods that you know they are stolen. When the result of trading damages the Islamic society and you may know about it (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Ayatollah_Mirza_Hassan_Shirazi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ayatollah Shirazi&lt;/a&gt; and his verdict against tobacco). &#xA;When the trading is result to riba gain that is not halal. For example if someone gives another person amount of money and sell a goods like a chocolate for it's interest of the money that he gave the other one and the one who got the money in the debt of the first one for the money and the chocolate that he bought it is riba. (suppose the chocolate worth 1$ but he bought that 1000$)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As gaining profit in forex is halal if you gain profit from the raising value of bitcoin that you have you gain a halal profit. If you are &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;shia&lt;/a&gt; you must remember you should pay your &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khums&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Khums&lt;/a&gt; as the bitcoin is in your ownership and you must calculate the value of those amount of bitcoin that you have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7850" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2018-04-12T05:49:28.280" LastActivityDate="2018-04-12T05:49:28.280" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16140" CreationDate="2014-07-10T20:09:09.507" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You said the person on the till is a Muslim and he claim that the meat is halal. That is enough to buying food from them. If in future you understand that the food was not halal there is no sin for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7850" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T20:09:09.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16159" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16150" CreationDate="2014-07-10T20:14:03.750" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sahabah are like other people, some of them are just and upright believers and others are the opposite. Just because someone is one of Sahabah doesn't mean that they are respectable and virtuous as long as they are not following Prophet(pbuh)'s teachings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why we believe so, is some verses of Quran describing some of Sahabah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِذا جاءَكَ الْمُنافِقُونَ قالُوا نَشْهَدُ إِنَّكَ لَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ&#xA;  وَ اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنَّكَ لَرَسُولُهُ وَ اللَّهُ يَشْهَدُ إِنَّ&#xA;  الْمُنافِقينَ لَكاذِبُونَ When the hypocrites come to you they say,&quot;&#xA;  We bear witness that you are indeed the apostle of Allah.&quot; Allah knows&#xA;  that you are indeed His Apostle, and Allah bears witness that the&#xA;  hypocrites are indeed liars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَ مِمَّنْ حَوْلَكُمْ مِنَ الْأَعْرابِ مُنافِقُونَ وَ مِنْ أَهْلِ&#xA;  الْمَدينَةِ مَرَدُوا عَلَى النِّفاقِ لا تَعْلَمُهُمْ نَحْنُ&#xA;  نَعْلَمُهُمْ سَنُعَذِّبُهُمْ مَرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّونَ إِلى‏ عَذابٍ&#xA;  عَظيمٍ There are hypocrites among the Bedouins around you and among&#xA;  the townspeople of Madinah, steeped in hypocrisy. You do not know&#xA;  them; We know them, and We will punish them twice, then they shall be&#xA;  consigned to a great punishment&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَ إِذْ يَقُولُ الْمُنافِقُونَ وَ الَّذينَ في‏ قُلُوبِهِمْ مَرَضٌ ما&#xA;  وَعَدَنَا اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ إِلاَّ غُرُوراً And when the hypocrites&#xA;  were saying, as well as those in whose hearts is a sickness,&quot; Allah&#xA;  and His Apostle did not promise us] anything [except delusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَوْ خَرَجُوا فيكُمْ ما زادُوكُمْ إِلاَّ خَبالاً وَ لَأَوْضَعُوا&#xA;  خِلالَكُمْ يَبْغُونَكُمُ الْفِتْنَةَ وَ فيكُمْ سَمَّاعُونَ لَهُمْ وَ&#xA;  اللَّهُ عَليمٌ بِالظَّالِمينَ Had they gone forth with you, they would&#xA;  have only added to your troubles, and they would have surely spread&#xA;  rumours in your midst, seeking to cause sedition among you. They have&#xA;  some spies among you, and Allah knows best the wrongdoers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as you can see, there were many of Sahabah who were hypocrites, hidden hypocrites of whom Prophet(s) was not aware or there were some in whose hearts were a sickness or the others who listened to sedition seekers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;considering all these verses one can come to the conclusion that if the above Hadith by the word &quot;اصحابی&quot;  is trying to imply the meaning of &quot;all my companions&quot;, we can rest assured that this Hadith is not true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But apparently due to some unknown reasons some parts of this Hadith have been eddited out which has resulted in creating a confusion in the meaning of this Hadith as we explained above earlier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;let's take a look at what other sources have mentioned about the Hadith of Stars:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt;.‏                        معاني الأخبار، ص: 157&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ&#xA;  رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ&#xA;  عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُوسَى الْخَشَّابِ عَنْ غِيَاثِ بْنِ كَلُّوبٍ عَنْ&#xA;  إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع&#xA;  قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَا وَجَدْتُمْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ&#xA;  وَ جَلَّ فَالْعَمَلُ لَكُمْ بِهِ لَا عُذْرَ لَكُمْ فِي تَرْكِهِ وَ مَا&#xA;  لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ كَانَتْ فِيهِ&#xA;  سُنَّةٌ مِنِّي فَلَا عُذْرَ لَكُمْ فِي تَرْكِ سُنَّتِي وَ مَا لَمْ&#xA;  يَكُنْ فِيهِ سُنَّةٌ مِنِّي فَمَا قَالَ أَصْحَابِي فَقُولُوا بِهِ&#xA;  فَإِنَّمَا مَثَلُ أَصْحَابِي فِيكُمْ كَمَثَلِ النُّجُومِ بِأَيِّهَا&#xA;  أُخِذَ اهْتُدِيَ وَ بِأَيِّ أَقَاوِيلِ أَصْحَابِي‏ أَخَذْتُمْ&#xA;  اهْتَدَيْتُمْ وَ اخْتِلَافُ أَصْحَابِي لَكُمْ رَحْمَةٌ فَقِيلَ يَا&#xA;  رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ مَنْ أَصْحَابُكَ قَالَ أَهْلُ بَيْتِي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt;.‏                        الإحتجاج على أهل اللجاج (للطبرسي)، ج‏2، ص: 355  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ: مَا وَجَدْتُمْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ&#xA;  عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَالْعَمَلُ لَكُمْ بِهِ وَ لَا عُذْرَ لَكُمْ فِي&#xA;  تَرْكِهِ وَ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ&#xA;  كَانَتْ فِي سُنَّةٍ مِنِّي فَلَا عُذْرَ لَكُمْ فِي تَرْكِ سُنَّتِي وَ&#xA;  مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ سُنَّةٌ مِنِّي فَمَا قَالَ أَصْحَابِي فَقُولُوا&#xA;  إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ أَصْحَابِي فِيكُمْ كَمَثَلِ النُّجُومِ بِأَيِّهَا&#xA;  أُخِذَ اهْتُدِيَ وَ بِأَيِّ أَقَاوِيلِ أَصْحَابِي أَخَذْتُمْ&#xA;  اهْتَدَيْتُمْ وَ اخْتِلَافُ أَصْحَابِي لَكُمْ رَحْمَةٌ قِيلَ يَا&#xA;  رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ أَصْحَابُكَ؟ قَالَ أَهْلُ بَيْتِي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you might've noticed, the Prophet has explained what he meant by &quot;اصحابی&quot;. He was asked: &quot;O' the messenger of Allah, who are your companions? then he answered: &quot;My Households&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Shia beliefs, If there is nothing wrong in the chain of the narrators of the above traditions, we will accept it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T20:14:03.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16160" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15124" CreationDate="2014-07-10T21:08:23.203" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hadith from Sahih Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mu'adha said: I asked 'A'isha: What is the reason that a menstruating woman completes the fasts (that she abandons during her monthly course). but she does not complete the prayers? She (Hadrat 'A'isha) said: Are you a Haruriya? I said: I am not a Haruriya, but I simply want to inquire. She said: We passed through this (period of menstruation), and &lt;strong&gt;we were ordered to complete the fasts, but were not ordered to complete the prayers&lt;/strong&gt;. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://muflihun.com/muslim/3/662&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 3 Hadith 662&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakummullahu khairan&#xA;Wassalām warahmatullāhi wa barakātuhu &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4374" LastEditorUserId="4374" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T23:54:07.070" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T23:54:07.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16161" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15123" CreationDate="2014-07-10T22:30:35.633" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's more about authenticity before the understanding.  I will mention the 12 caliphs &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; later as it's the only &lt;em&gt;Sahih hadith&lt;/em&gt; you've mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first report =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْجَعْدِ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُمْهَانَ، عَنْ سَفِينَةَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الخلافة بعدي ثلاثون سنة ثم تكون ملكا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The khilafah after me is thirty years, then there will be biting&#xA;  kingship&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Comes in different wordings from Safinah regarding the same topic.  The other wording has two different chains =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنِ الْعَوَّامِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُمْهَانَ، عَنْ سَفِينَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا سَوَّارُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُمْهَانَ، عَنْ سَفِينَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;خِلاَفَةُ النُّبُوَّةِ ثَلاَثُونَ سَنَةً ثُمَّ يُؤْتِي اللَّهُ الْمُلْكَ مَنْ يَشَاءُ - أَوْ مُلْكَهُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophetic khilafah will last for thirty years. Then Allah will&#xA;  give the dominion to whomever He wills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both are in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/42/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(Sunan Abu Dawud)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And a similar one from Abu Bakrah =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;خِلاَفَةُ نُبُوَّةٍ ثُمَّ يُؤْتِي اللَّهُ الْمُلْكَ مَنْ يَشَاءُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There will be a caliphate on the model of prophecy, then Allah will&#xA;  give the kingdom to whom he wills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/42/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(Sunan Abu Dawud)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All four of these &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; have weakness in them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, second and third &lt;em&gt;isnad&lt;/em&gt; contain &lt;strong&gt;سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُمْهَانَ&lt;/strong&gt; who has been weakened by some scholars due to him making occasional mistakes as Imams Nasai and Abu Dawud mentioned.  But over all he's alright.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the main issue is with the Sahabi named &lt;strong&gt;Safinah&lt;/strong&gt;.  He narrated these reports when he was old and he was not in the right state of mind.  His potential had been harmed from problems due to his age.  So the &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; he reports aren't taken as strong nor accurate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; from Abu Bakrah comes through &lt;strong&gt;عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ&lt;/strong&gt; and he's been abandoned or at least declared to be a unreliable narrator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; you've mentioned, the narrators are =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي&#xA;  دَاوُدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي حَبِيبُ بْنُ&#xA;  سَالِمٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: كُنَّا قُعُودًا فِي&#xA;  الْمَسْجِدِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ K وَكَانَ بَشِيرٌ رَجُلًا يَكُفُّ&#xA;  حَدِيثَهُ، فَجَاءَ أَبُو ثَعْلَبَةَ الْخُشَنِيُّ، فَقَالَ: يَا بَشِيرُ&#xA;  بْنَ سَعْدٍ، أَتَحْفَظُ حَدِيثَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ K فِي الْأُمَرَاءِ؟&#xA;  فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ: أَنَا أَحْفَظُ خُطْبَتَهُ، فَجَلَسَ أَبُو&#xA;  ثَعْلَبَةَ، فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophethood will remain amongst you for as long as Allah wills it&#xA;  to be. Then Allah will raise it when He wills to raise it. Then there&#xA;  will be the khilafah upon the Prophetic methodology. And it will last&#xA;  for as long as Allah wills it to last. Then Allah will raise it when&#xA;  He wills to raise it. Then there will be biting kingship, and it will&#xA;  remain for as long as Allah wills it to remain. Then Allah will raise&#xA;  it when He wills to raise it. Then there will be tyrannical (forceful)&#xA;  kingship and it will remain for as long as Allah wills it to remain.&#xA;  Then He will raise it when He wills to raise it. Then there will be a&#xA;  khilafah upon the Prophetic methodology. Then he (the Prophet) was&#xA;  silent&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First problem is &lt;strong&gt;داود بن إبراهيم الواسطي&lt;/strong&gt;.  No one said he was reliable except at-Tayalisi, but at-Tayalisi himself wasn't a strong critic.  So the narrator Dawud remain unknown and his condition isn't clear (&lt;em&gt;majhul al-hal&lt;/em&gt;),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second issue is &lt;strong&gt;حبيب بن سالم&lt;/strong&gt;.  Abu Jafar al-Aqili mentioned him in his &quot;Ad-da'afa al-Kabir'.  And in the book 'at-Taqrib' he is said to be alright but makes occasional mistakes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, this &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; is also weak unless proven otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; about the 12 caliphs are authentic and reliable.  And one of these &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; makes a reference of the Khilafah consisting of 12 caliphs =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jabir b. Samura who said: I joined the company of the Prophet with my&#xA;  father and I heard him say: &lt;strong&gt;This matter will not end until there&#xA;  have been twelve Caliphs among them.&lt;/strong&gt; The narrator said: Then he said&#xA;  something that I could not hear. I said to my father: What did he say?&#xA;  He said: He has said: &lt;strong&gt;All of them will be from the Quraish.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/33/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(Sahih Muslim)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt;, and several similar ones, I personally believe that the &lt;em&gt;Khilafah&lt;/em&gt; ended with the 12th caliph, who was Umar bin Abdul Aziz.  The succession from the Prophet had ended with Umar bin Abdul Aziz and the rest of the rulership, even up until today, was all corrupt one way or another.  But this is my belief from the &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; and everyone is free to critic or agree, no problem, yet, it must be based on authentic evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;waAllaho Alim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-07-10T22:30:35.633" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16162" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20005" CreationDate="2014-07-11T01:31:06.267" Score="6" ViewCount="18236" Body="&lt;p&gt;My teacher is an Imam of a mosque, he used to teach Qur'an and now that I have become older and we discuss many things related to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So he recently asked me a question which I couldn't answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can I dye my beard or hair black?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-01-30T10:43:54.917" LastActivityDate="2023-01-30T16:48:18.787" Title="Can I dye my beard or hair black?" Tags="|halal-haram|beard|dyeing-hair|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16163" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16180" CreationDate="2014-07-11T02:11:25.793" Score="1" ViewCount="6020" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a graphic designer and work as a freelancer. I am earning decent amount of money which really helps me a lot.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;My questions is:    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is freelancing Haram or Halal? Since your work like this is not registered somewhere and you &lt;strong&gt;pay no tax&lt;/strong&gt; and there is no limit on the amount of money you can collect or ...!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can be answered whether Islam allows this? and what Islam says if governments would go against it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorDisplayName="user4710" LastEditDate="2014-07-11T10:22:10.010" LastActivityDate="2021-01-26T04:44:38.413" Title="Freelancing Haram or Halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16164" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-11T02:17:14.910" Score="3" ViewCount="656" Body="&lt;p&gt;My brother recently confessed that he sometimes has improper thoughts (some are really bad) for Allah. My brother is mentally unfit and having those thoughts brings him fear (he drenches in fear) and he repents but he is afraid he cannot stop them. Bear in mind, these thoughts spurt out in his mind, they are not intentional. He says &lt;em&gt;ishtighfar&lt;/em&gt; 133 times daily which have been helpful in bringing peace, but have not been able to stop those thoughts from coming. He is a good person, charitable and sorts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will he be punished for these thoughts? Is there anything than can be done to purify his mind? Is he being tested? Will Allah punish someone for sins committed he cannot control?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7855" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T00:17:26.673" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T00:17:26.673" Title="Will someone be punished for having improper thoughts about God?" Tags="|halal-haram|punishment|evil-thoughts|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16165" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-11T02:39:34.493" Score="2" ViewCount="580" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know it means interest. I'm a 16 year old girl revert and I don't quite understand the laws of riba. For example, are phone contracts haram? Are scholarships haram? Is insurance haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can I avoid riba in a country like Canada, USA, etc? I want to know ahead of time so inshAllah I don't commit this major sin once I have moved out and start a family inshAllah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6813" LastEditorUserId="6813" LastEditDate="2014-07-11T14:09:25.010" LastActivityDate="2022-08-29T01:42:37.297" Title="What exactly is Riba?" Tags="|sharia|fiqh|riba|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16164" CreationDate="2014-07-11T06:23:02.427" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I will quote part of my answer from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/14976/885&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for the improper thoughts, it was already mentioned in a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/250&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith in&#xA;  sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; that you can say this statement to help you get rid of&#xA;  improper thoughts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Men will continue to question one another till this is&#xA;    propounded: Allah created all things but who created Allah? He who&#xA;    found himself confronted with such a situation should say: I affirm my&#xA;    faith in Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So what the hadith say, when you have such improper thoughts, it is&#xA;  Ok. Every muslim has these thoughts. just say: &quot;I affirm my faith in&#xA;  Allah.&quot; and go on with your life. Do something which can keep you busy&#xA;  from overthinking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2014-07-11T06:23:02.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15010" CreationDate="2014-07-11T10:41:03.230" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bitcoin is not a traditional note based currency but similar to commodities like gold, silver etc , some would call it a &lt;a href=&quot;http://dailyanarchist.com/2013/01/30/is-bitcoin-sharia-compliant/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;cryptocommodity&lt;/a&gt;  which is indeed intrinsically accountable and can be proven to exist if required. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other currencies like notes are impossible to trace intrinsically and are essentially contract papers whereas a bitcoin stores the entire transaction history(under the larger bitcoin framework). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam requires accountability of the commodity spent and you just cant duplicate currency notes to fulfill demand like how govts do with paper currency. Inbuilt Accountability of bitcoin allows the bitcoin commodity to be traceable and thus cant be duplicated on demand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Far from haram I would say that bitcoin is the currency best suited according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dailyanarchist.com/2013/01/30/is-bitcoin-sharia-compliant/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;laws of Islam which required the currency to have intrinsic value&lt;/a&gt; not just a signed piece of paper whose value can be lost due to various circumstances. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best thing about bitcoin is that it is not controlled by central banks and the bitcoin you possess is the actual &quot;coin&quot; which was virtually mined. So it does have an intrinsic value which is nothing but proportional to the difficulty to mine it. This is similar to how difficult it is to mine real gold. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, real currency which Islam allows is deflationary in nature that i.e its value always rises e.g: Gold, the value of gold increases as the resource is limited and is being used up. Whereas in the paper currency its inflationary as more notes a printed to keep up with the demand thus reducing the value per note. The total number of Bitcoins also are limited to a few million hence its value will always rise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus I would even go on to say that using bitcoin is more halal then using currency notes supplied by the reserve banks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4841" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditorDisplayName="user4841" LastEditDate="2017-07-17T04:20:14.030" LastActivityDate="2017-07-17T04:20:14.030" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16171" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-11T15:47:26.950" Score="2" ViewCount="433" Body="&lt;p&gt;It turns out that I have been incorrectly calculating my zakah for the last few years and I have paid less than I should have. However during those years I did also pay lillah and sadaqah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I use the the sadaqah and lillah I paid during those years to count towards the zakah I owe for the previous years? I would appreciate an answer that conforms to the Hanafi madhhab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7863" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-21T23:55:56.633" LastActivityDate="2024-01-19T02:04:20.503" Title="Can sadaqah and lillah count towards missed zakah payments?" Tags="|zakat|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16174" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-11T23:56:10.710" Score="5" ViewCount="24473" Body="&lt;p&gt;lately I discovered the Binary Option system, with a little bit of research I found companies who offer an Islamic Account to trade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However when I searched on the internet to find if this kind of trades is Halal or Haram, I found myself stuck between two opinions, some say that it is halal if you avoid trading in currencies, you trade just in commodities (gold, silver, oil), stocks (Facebook, Amazon, Apple) and indices, and some say that it is Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem is that no one is talking about the Islamic account itself, whether it makes any difference or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some sites that offer an Islamic account:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;24bulls&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;24option&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;bigoption&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could anyone please help me with this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7866" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:44:11.563" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:44:11.563" Title="Is Binary Option from an Islamic account (No riba and swap-free) halal or haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|trading|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16175" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16153" CreationDate="2014-07-12T00:56:14.740" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you take an oath, you must fulfil it. But in Islam, for an oath to be valid, there are some conditions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It has to be taken in Allah's name or his attributes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The one taking the oath must be sane and mature. And should do so &#xA;with free will and clear intention. Similarly, if he takes an oath&lt;br&gt;&#xA;involuntarily, or unintentionally, in a state of excitement, the oath&#xA;will be void.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The oath is not on something impossible.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;An oath taken must not be for a haraam or makrooh act.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For a person who is angry, their oath is not valid.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=185570&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-02T02:15:51.410" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T02:15:51.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16163" CreationDate="2014-07-12T01:10:03.747" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You think because you should not pay any taxes for your job (freelancing) must be haram. But it is not true. There is not laws in Islam are not allowed it.&#xA;If you live in an Islamic country and for freelancing as other jobs should be paid tax you must obey the law.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-18T09:42:51.327" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T09:42:51.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16178" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-12T10:46:31.747" Score="3" ViewCount="1309" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assume I paid my zakat on the 1st of ramadan. Assuming I'm wealthy enough to pay zakat next year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean I have to pay my zakat again exactly on the first of ramadan next year? What happens if I pay before, and what happens if I pay after the first? When does the &quot;deadline&quot; of zakat finish? Is there a range of dates that I'm expected to pay my zakat in, or does it have to be on the exact same date?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am currently under the impression that I have to pay the zakat on the exact same date every year, which can be inconvenient and I'm pretty sure this is not right, but I'm not sure what the correct way is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7869" LastActivityDate="2016-02-06T07:18:55.523" Title="Must zakat be paid on the exact date as last year?" Tags="|zakat|time|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16179" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-12T13:08:17.297" Score="5" ViewCount="14563" Body="&lt;p&gt;As-salamu alaykum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you need to pay zakah every year on a plot of land if the intention at the time of purchase was to resell, maybe 10 or more years, in the future ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On askimam.org they say that you don't need to pay zakah every year if the intention is to resell in the future: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/26513&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/26513&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However other sources say that you do need to pay every year: &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekersguidance.org/ans-blog/2012/03/04/zakat-on-land-and-determining-market-value/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://seekersguidance.org/ans-blog/2012/03/04/zakat-on-land-and-determining-market-value/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could someone please clarify exactly what the Hanafi position is. Does buying land with the intention to resell a long time in the future make it stock in trade ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazāk allāhu khayran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7863" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-07-12T17:53:14.087" LastActivityDate="2020-11-18T10:14:08.887" Title="Zakah on plots of land with the intention to resell in the future" Tags="|zakat|hanafi|trading|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16180" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16163" CreationDate="2014-07-12T13:41:14.670" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;FreeLancing is obviously not haram. You provide a service based on a pay. It is perfectly legal agreement. There is is nothing wrong about it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the question, you do not pay taxes on it. This is relatively a new issues and still needs to be addressed by different nations. If a company is US based and you work for them from US, you will be required to provide your tax-id etc so you would not be under the hood. That case is really clear. It is not haram at all. But a freelancer from a different country does not fall in that category. The freelancer agency cannot trace taxes on every user in every country. It would be just too hectic and I believe there are no laws which govern such cases. In that case you probably want to show your income from your freelancing when you begin to file taxes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A better option would be that you talk to government official and ask them how can you help charging taxes from freelancing (as in your case) . Or ask them if your income from freelancing is subject to taxes? That way the problem will be solved in an official way and you do not have to feel guilty about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also if you fix this for your self and for others, it will be great service for your country!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2014-07-12T13:41:14.670" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16181" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-12T15:54:44.727" Score="2" ViewCount="334" Body="&lt;p&gt;I hear this hadith a lot:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال رسول الله: عمر وابوبکر سیداکهول اهل الجنة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Bakr and Umar are the Masters of  The Adults of Paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it fabricated or not? Because there are similar hadith which express that &lt;strong&gt;Hasan and Hussain are the Masters of the Youths of Paradise&lt;/strong&gt;. Some scholars believe that the first hadith is fabricated because of a famous hadith Hasan and Hussain are the Masters of the Youths of Paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-12T03:17:38.300" LastActivityDate="2017-05-12T03:17:38.300" Title="The authenticity and true meaning of this hadith: Abu bakr (Ra)and Umar (Ra) are the Masters of the Adults of Paradise" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|hadith-interpretation|authenticity|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16179" CreationDate="2014-07-12T20:19:33.210" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Hanafi fiqh, there are two general principles at play here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goods bought with the express intention of resale are considered stock-in-trade, and thus zakatable.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Goods bought with the express intention of keeping and/or using it, rather than selling it, are not considered stock-in-trade, and thus not zakatable.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your confusion lies in the fact that you're purchasing this land with the express intention of &lt;em&gt;both&lt;/em&gt;.  Exactly how it plays out depends on the circumstances involved:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If your intention is to purchase the land for later resale, retaining it only for the purposes of selling it &quot;at the right time&quot; when you can make more profit (i.e. speculation) then it is considered to be a stock-in-trade even during the years when you are not selling it, and it would be zakatable.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If your intention is to purchase the land, using it as either an investment (e.g. deriving income from leasing) or for your own use (e.g. actually living on and/or working the land yourself) and only selling it off when you're &quot;done with it,&quot; it would not be considered a stock-in-trade and is not zakatable.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difference between these two scenarios is that in the first case, the land was purchased with the &lt;em&gt;sole&lt;/em&gt; intent of resale, and it was not bought for any other reason: This is the definitive trait of a stock-in-trade.  In the second case, even if you sell it later for a profit (even if you &lt;em&gt;intended&lt;/em&gt; to sell it later for a profit) it is still not considered a stock-in-trade because it was bought with the intention of use and not for the &lt;em&gt;sole&lt;/em&gt; purpose of resale.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-07-12T20:25:16.790" LastActivityDate="2014-07-12T20:25:16.790" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16185" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16181" CreationDate="2014-07-12T20:46:31.387" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; about Abu Bakr and Umar, Hassan and Husain are not authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one about Abu Bakr and Umar =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال رسول الله: عمر وابوبکر سیداکهول اهل الجنة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was collected in &lt;em&gt;Sunan ibn Majah&lt;/em&gt; and similar ones in &lt;em&gt;Jami at-Tirmidhi&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Isnad&lt;/em&gt; from Sunan ibn Majah =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ&#xA;  بْنِ عُمَارَةَ، عَنْ فِرَاسٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ&#xA;  عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّار&lt;/strong&gt; is not reliable and he often makes mistakes as mentioned by Imam n-Nasai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ْ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عُمَارَةَ&lt;/strong&gt; he was abandoned and his narrations aren't accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;الحارث&lt;/strong&gt; His full name was &lt;strong&gt;الحارث بن عبد الله الأعور&lt;/strong&gt; and he was known to be a compulsive liar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this narration from &lt;em&gt;Sunan ibn Majah&lt;/em&gt; is completely rejected.&#xA;There are other ones in &lt;em&gt;Jami at-Tirmidhi&lt;/em&gt; which were declared as strange by Imam at-Tirmidhi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the one mentioning Hassan and Husain being masters of youth in Paradise.  They're also inauthentic and cannot be proven to be true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;isnad&lt;/em&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Jami at-Tirmidhi&lt;/em&gt; =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ&#xA;  الْحَفَرِيُّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ، عَنِ&#xA;  ابْنِ أَبِي نُعْمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ،&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First problem is &lt;strong&gt;سفيان&lt;/strong&gt; whose full name is &lt;strong&gt;سفيان الثوري&lt;/strong&gt; and he was &lt;em&gt;mudallis&lt;/em&gt;.  He's a reliable only when he narrates &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; by saying he heard or he was told.  But not when he says &quot;from - An&quot; as he did here.  Therefore, it's not accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second problem is &lt;strong&gt;يزيد بن أبي زياد&lt;/strong&gt; and he was declared as &lt;em&gt;munkar al hadith&lt;/em&gt; by Imam al-Bukhari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, because of these two people, this &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; is not authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other &lt;em&gt;isnad&lt;/em&gt; and Imam at-Tirmidhi said they were strange.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So both of the reports you've mentioned are rejected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-07-12T20:46:31.387" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16186" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16187" CreationDate="2014-07-12T22:22:17.150" Score="3" ViewCount="36972" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a revert to Islam. I have sinned as I meet a non practicing muslim man and have been seeing him on and off for the last 2 and a half years. We have spoken about marriage, thou due to his family circumstances he has never mentioned me to them and stated &quot;in time will come.&quot; I had not seen not him for over 6 months then I had travelled to see him and had intercourse, 2 days later I had taken the morning after pill.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have just recently found out that I am 5 weeks pregnant and am very confused of what to do. I have many years ago went through an abortion with my previous  marriage and promised Allah (swt) I would never do it again and to please forgive me. I am now in this situation where I feel I need to keep it and the father of the unborn child is saying I should abort it. I have sinned and I feel I now am being punished with the situation I have been put in. The father has stated if I abort the unborn that will donut the right way and get married, then have children. I need help with the right guidance of what I should do. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7872" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-13T00:09:33.120" LastActivityDate="2018-07-03T08:35:54.570" Title="I'm 5 weeks pregnant from unlawful relationship, should I abort ?!" Tags="|halal-haram|sex|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16186" CreationDate="2014-07-13T00:41:44.413" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some scholars are of the opinion that it's permissible to abort a fetus before it's 120 days old (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/927/is-abortion-permitted-in-islam#answer-936&quot;&gt;Is abortion permitted in Islam&lt;/a&gt;), which is the case with regards to your own pregnancy. You may not marry this man until both of you make sincere repentance to God, as it is forbidden in Islam to knowingly marry an adulterer (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/85335&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Marrying an Adulterer&lt;/a&gt;). However, I do have concerns about the path you're following. If you do go ahead and abort the child, it will be your second abortion, which could be bad for your health. Secondly, from the description you've given of this man, I'm not too sure whether you're making the right decision to marry him, as you said, he's a non-practising Muslim and he seems reluctant to marry you for some reason. It is forbidden for you to continue being alone with this man and living with him without being married. I do think you need to surround yourself with pious Muslims which could protect you from falling into similar situations in the future. Please do also learn how to offer the &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/11981&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Istikhaarah prayer&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5259" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2014-07-13T00:41:44.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9217" CreationDate="2014-07-13T01:40:14.380" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sufism is derived from Sunni Islam. Almost every Sufi order traces their linage to Hazrat Ali R.A and most of the sufi factions were establsihed by the followers of hanibal,hanafi and maliki school of thoughts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7873" LastEditorUserId="7873" LastEditDate="2014-07-13T01:45:37.710" LastActivityDate="2014-07-13T01:45:37.710" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1663" CreationDate="2014-07-13T02:07:07.123" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;With all due respect, from what I can tell, Ventolin is a form of liquid (after doing some research on it) so whether it gets to the stomach or not, it is still entering the body, and it is also medication, thus indicating that a person is not healthy enough to fast. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, to validate my point, if you notice, just like many other medications, once a person takes Ventolin (or salbutamol, another name for it), they do experience many side effects.  So to me, taking Ventolin or any other form of medication that either goes through the nose or the mouth does nullify the fast.  In fact, one should not keep fast because it can cause more complications.  A fast should only be kept by a healthy person.  Whenever I have fasted, I've made sure I don't take my asthma pumps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7874" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user202" LastEditDate="2016-01-09T06:26:07.040" LastActivityDate="2016-01-09T06:26:07.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7124" CreationDate="2014-07-13T04:43:49.687" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Watch answer on Facebook video:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=763112737073042&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=763112737073042&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or watch on youtube starting at 6:10 in the following video:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_iJwSVSuYU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_iJwSVSuYU?t=6m10s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basic answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 'Meem Mushaddad' is used for emphasise. So 'Allahumma' is saying &quot;Allah&quot; with greater emphasise which calls all the attributes of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7875" LastActivityDate="2014-07-13T04:43:49.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16194" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-13T12:47:32.243" Score="4" ViewCount="14099" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know whether or not it is permissible in Islam for someone to change their first name (regardless of circumstance)? When I say change, I mean formally as opposed to informally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not have enough knowledge of hadith to ascertain the answer for myself, so your answers will be much appreciated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm primarily after a general 'Sunni' view on the matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7882" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-07-18T21:56:06.227" LastActivityDate="2018-12-04T22:43:03.203" Title="Is it permissible to legally change your first name?" Tags="|sharia|names|legal|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16196" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-13T14:40:02.297" Score="2" ViewCount="1872" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mansur Al-Hallaj was a teacher of Sufism, and wrote a lot of poetry and was accused of heresy in accordance to Islamic law. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My main question is:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Was Masur Al-Hallaj's execution Islamically justified?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My issues to the matter are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was a writer of poetry, poetry is not literal but allegorical. According to my reading of Islamic history, Muhammad (swt) loved poetry. (His conviction of heresy was based on his poetry.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As well as far as my research goes, Mansur Al-Hallaj never admitted to heresy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My second question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Abbasid Caliph Al-Muqtadir who believe he was doing the proper thing to Mansur Al-Hallaj for heresy, what is his fate if Masur Al-Hallaj was actually innocent?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: Just in case any thinks this question is mostly opinion based, it is not. I am clearly focused on whether Al-Hallaj's execution was Islamically justified based on Sharia law.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6836" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-21T05:20:16.907" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T19:02:06.717" Title="Was Mansur Al-Hallaj execution Islamically justified?" Tags="|sharia|islamic-events|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16197" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-13T15:32:26.070" Score="0" ViewCount="459" Body="&lt;p&gt;i have a question i would like to ask. in 2007/2008 i had an encounter with my cousin, we where like 11/12 years old. basically we had found out what dry humping was and for jokes we tried it. it was a one time encounter and after that had forgot it and never really talked or done anything like it. now im 19 and had totally forgot about this however it had just popped up in my mind and is doing my head in. keep thinking what had possessed me to do such an act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it was done out of ignorance, now what i would like to know is that is this act a act of homosexuality. and what constitutes to act of homosexuality. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7885" LastActivityDate="2014-07-13T16:50:12.600" Title="past encounter of homosexuality?" Tags="|sharia|punishment|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16181" CreationDate="2014-07-13T16:05:20.353" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This hadith was narrated different ways but most Islamic scholars believe that it is fabricated. Also, in content it is not true, because there are a lot of hadiths which mentioned every one enters in the heaven is youth not adult.&#xA;Here are some hadiths which prove that everyone in the heaven is youth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، وَأَبُو هِشَامٍ الرِّفَاعِيُّ&#xA;  قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ&#xA;  الأَحْوَلِ، عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ&#xA;  قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ جُرْدٌ&#xA;  مُرْدٌ كُحْلٌ لاَ يَفْنَى شَبَابُهُمْ وَلاَ تَبْلَى ثِيَابُهُمْ ‏&quot;‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah narrated from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) that he&#xA;  said: &quot;The people of Paradise are without body hair, Murd, with&#xA;  Kuhl(on their eyelids), their youth does not come to an end, and their&#xA;  clothes do not wear out.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/678450&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/urn/678450&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Suyuti in Dur al-Manthur in tafsir narrated that: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وأخرج ابن أبي شيبة وأحمد وابن أبي الدنيا في صفة الجنة والطبراني في&#xA;  الكبير عن أبي هريرة قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يدخل أهل&#xA;  الجنة الجنة جردا مردا بيضا جعادا مكحلين أبناء ثلاث وثلاثين. (volume&#xA;  one, page48)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Heysami in Majmaol Zawahid narrated that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن أنس بن مالك قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يدخل أهل الجنة&#xA;  الجنة جردا مردا مكحلين. رواه الطبراني في الأوسط واسناده جيد&#xA;  (volume10,page398-399)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-18T09:31:15.133" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T09:31:15.133" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16197" CreationDate="2014-07-13T16:50:12.600" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam Allah (swt) is most-just, most-forgiving. (Partly as a non-Muslim, which I love to hear.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Hadith answers your question (bolded part in your reference):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), that&#xA;  the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)&#xA;  said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verily Allah &lt;strong&gt;has pardoned&lt;/strong&gt; [or been lenient with] for me my ummah:&#xA;  their mistakes, &lt;strong&gt;their forgetfulness&lt;/strong&gt;, and that which they have been&#xA;  forced to do under duress. A hasan hadeeth related by Ibn Majah, and&#xA;  al-Bayhaqee and others. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nawawi40/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;40 Hadith Nawawi 39&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Islamic scholars (I cannot cite, but I will ask my Muslim friend when I have the chance) you should repent make Tawbah and make a strong pledge to Allah (swt) you will try to avoid such incidents in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: You have not sinned in Islam, Islam is very forgiving in the case of accidental sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When those come to thee who believe in Our signs, Say: &quot;Peace be on&#xA;  you: Your Lord hath inscribed for Himself (the rule of) mercy: verily,&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;if any of you did evil in ignorance, and thereafter repented&lt;/strong&gt;, and&#xA;  amend (his conduct), lo! He is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.&#xA;  - [Qur'an 6:54] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sin in Islam is classified as:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sin is sin, but sin is punishable when one has knowingly committed sin. (Unknowingly they will not be forgiven, but when they find out what they did was sin, they must repent.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6836" LastActivityDate="2014-07-13T16:50:12.600" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16201" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15019" CreationDate="2014-07-13T20:52:04.247" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, what you said isn't true, this narration is not related to the establishment of a government, but rather is meant a call or uprising.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Invite has two types:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Call to the void and non-religious purposes which is related to self (nafs) and is doomed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Call to remove void and for right purposes which is approved by Imams. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this narrative, that flags have been raised to invite to self (nafs) purposes, not flags which have been raised for the invitation to the right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words,flag which is Opposite of Ghaem is idolatrous,not flag which supports Ghaem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This narrative from Imam Baqir (a.s.) confirms it, which says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Everyone who raises &quot;the flag of mislead&quot; is Taghut (satanic rebellion).&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitab_al-Kafi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Alkafi&lt;/a&gt;, vol. 8, p. 297)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is likely that this narrative was about a particular case in the past and is specific to that situation. It means that certain issues about invitations and flags was raised at that time which caused public debate and the Imam said that in response to the controversies surrounding them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we apply the narration to all times circumstances, it will conflict with many other hadiths that describe other uprisings that are just and rightful:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;There is no flag more guiding than the flag of Yamani, it is the flag of guidance, because he calls to your Sahib (owner, i.e. the&#xA;  Imam), so if the Yamani comes out, selling weapons to people or any&#xA;  Muslim becomes prohibited (Should be given to them free), and once&#xA;  Yamani appears, rise for him, because his flag is the flag of&#xA;  guidance, and it is not right any Muslim to turn away from him, and&#xA;  who ever turns away from him, he will be of the people of hell,&#xA;  because he (Yemeni) calls to the truth and to the right path. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar_al-Anwar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bihar&#xA;  al-Anwar&lt;/a&gt;, vol. 52, p.&#xA;  230).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prophet (PBUH) said: &quot;People will rise from the east and prepare the ground for government of Mahdi (as). (Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 51, p. 87).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jabir ibn 'Abdullah said: I heard the Prophet (PBUH) said: &quot;A group of my Ummah will steadfastly&#xA;  crusade for the right and will win until the Day of Resurrection&#xA;  comes&quot;. (Sahih Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prophet (PBUH) said: &quot;This religion will persist and the groups of Muslims fight for it until the Day of Judgment comes.&quot;(Sahih Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interpreting the hadith as forbidding all forms of struggle for good also conflicts with narrations stressing jihad and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enjoining_good_and_forbidding_wrong&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;enjoining good and forbidding wrong&lt;/a&gt;. Because defense of Islam and Muslims is the most important obligation and duty in kitab and sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore the denounces those flags that call to egoistic ends, not flags which have been raised for invitation to the right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-02T10:18:48.943" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T10:18:48.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16202" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16178" CreationDate="2014-07-13T20:57:02.810" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;For your first question: Yes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the second question: By view point of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sonatyol.com/main/54-%D8%A7%D8%AD%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B2%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%AA--%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AA-.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunnah&lt;/a&gt;, Zakat have to be paid exactly at the end of the financial year of a person. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But please mention that the condition for paying zakat is that your property must be to the extent at the end of the year, and if your property got reduced from the extent, you are not obliged to pay zakat for the current year.&#xA;Hope this answer could help you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have bounces from your primary extent property, you have to sum up these two money (bounces+the extent) and pay both zakat at the end of the year. &#xA;So in your situation, you can pay your bounces zakat singly at the end of the year and wait for the property to go up to the extent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For pating after or before the end of the year I have to say that, if you know that at the end of the year you have for example an &quot;A$&quot; extent property, you can pay it before the end of the year. But if your extent property doesn't go up to an&quot;A$&quot; and it stay lower than &quot;A$&quot; The money you have paid will be counted as &quot;Sadiqah&quot;. It is not good to pay Zakat after the end of the year because you may die (sorry for saying that), but if you want to do that, when you want to pay you have to calculate your extent property at the end of the last year+your extent property form the beginning of the current day, then pay the Zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-06T07:18:55.523" LastActivityDate="2016-02-06T07:18:55.523" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16174" CreationDate="2014-07-13T21:11:01.573" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Binary option is not Haram essentially. I don't know how much you have studied this system, but please note that in this system 30 percent of the people will get rich and about 70 percent will lose. From any side you look at these binaries you can find out this. This kind of trading is not Halal because of what I mentioned. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my country, Ulamas have forbidden this kind of trading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-03-04T21:39:29.150" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T21:39:29.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16196" CreationDate="2014-07-13T22:33:21.743" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main reason for killing him were &lt;a href=&quot;http://wikifeqh.ir/%D8%AD%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1_%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AC#foot166&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;political accusations&lt;/a&gt; with the green light from Sufism,  Sunni &amp;amp; Shia scholars. The Sufism whom Hallaj followed, had excluded him from themselves, and also Sunnis and Shias. He had his own sect and followers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was arrested times and released but at last with two of his hand writing the minister of a basic caliphate could prove his heresy. In one of those handwritings, he started the letter with this statement &quot;من الرحمن الرحیم&quot; and in other one, affirmed that who cannot go to Haj, can do it in his house. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After about one century from his death, some Sufism scholars defended his works, and at last he was called the martyr of God way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As he has many oppositions and fans during history, the judgment about him is not right. But what clear is, that he was not a true man from the viewpoint of Shia Ulamas who were living in those days. The persons like, ابوالحسن علی بن حسین بابویه &amp;amp;  حسین بن روح نوبختی&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S.: For translating Arabic to English, the first phrase has explanation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the start of any surah we say &quot;Bism-i-llahe-rahmani-rahim&quot;. Which the translation is &quot;In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, and the Merciful&quot;. Please mention that these two words &quot;The beneficent الرحمن&quot; and &quot;The merciful الرحیم&quot; are two name of Allah. The Hallaj, started his letters to his follower with this statement, &quot;FROM THE BENEFICENT, THE MERCIFUL&quot;. Which shows he believed in Reincarnate of Allah in his body.(It is said that he brought up this kind of thinking from Indian sects when he was in India for learning magic). As you know he was shouted out the word اناالحق (Ana-l-haq) and as the word Haq is one of Allah's names, He showed up the reincarnation of god in him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the persons I named them in Arabic, Their names in English are:&#xA;Abul Hassan Ali bin Babvey and Hussain bin Rouh No Bakhti. Please mention that Hussain bin Rouh was the deputy of Imam Zamn (A.S) in those days. And he was the most honest and legitimate person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-30T06:02:20.167" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T06:02:20.167" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16207" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16214" CreationDate="2014-07-14T01:10:36.630" Score="1" ViewCount="519" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a father, a mother, my elder brother and, one elder sister.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;I have some questions in my mind about zakat-ul-Fitr.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who ought to give zakat-ul-Fitr?&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Whom do we give zakat-ul-Fitr?&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How much we need to give zakat-ul-Fitr?&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-03-29T12:00:08.707" LastActivityDate="2018-03-29T12:00:08.707" Title="I have some questions about zakat-ul-Fitr" Tags="|sadaqah-al-fitr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2014-07-15T01:41:05.497" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16209" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-14T07:31:47.747" Score="3" ViewCount="247" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are miracles reported in the Qu'ran; but from the lists I've seen these are acts of Allah or prophets other than Muhammed (pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q. Is it safe to assume that there are no reports in the Qu'ran performed by the Prophet himself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q. Is the same true for the Hadith? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastActivityDate="2018-01-21T18:07:17.600" Title="Are there any reported miracles performed by the Prophet (in the Hadith)?" Tags="|quran|hadith|prophet-muhammad|miracles|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10672" CreationDate="2014-07-14T08:57:09.440" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your civil marriage and Islamic marriage is right. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You got divorced by court order. But it was civil not Islamic. so civilly you are not married any more , but due to Islamic rules, although of the court order you are still married. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to get divorce completely, go to the Islamic center with your documents and court order, then they will say the divorce statement for you and your marriage will finish. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you want to continue with your current husband, you are married to him and there is no problem as the view point of Islam. But you have to marry civilly again in your country. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-15T21:54:12.960" LastActivityDate="2014-07-15T21:54:12.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16212" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-14T09:22:23.017" Score="2" ViewCount="485" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;من قتل رافضيّاً واحداً(سبعة او عشرة شیعه) وجبت له الجنّة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever kills one Rafezi (7 or 10 Shi'a), He'll definitely go to the Jannah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I see this fatwa in the internet and there are a lot of pages, clips, or videos about it. But as far as I searched through different websites, I could not find any sources establishing the authenticity of this fatwa. Is there any Quranic or Hadith source from which this fatwa has been deduced or it's just a political propaganda?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T16:34:37.453" Title="What is the source of this fitwa: &quot;Whoever kills one Rafezi (7 or 10 Shia), He'll go to the Jannah&quot;" Tags="|source-identification|shiism|fatwa|jannah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16209" CreationDate="2014-07-14T09:32:16.733" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q. Is it safe to assume that there are no reports in the Qur'an performed by the Prophet himself?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nothing good comes from assumptions, there is one miracle mention in the Qur'an the is linked to prophet Muhammad (PBUH). This miracle is the splitting of the moon, Qur'an 54:1 says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Hour (of Judgment) is nigh, and the moon is cleft asunder. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/54/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Qur'an 54:1]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q. Is the same true for the Hadith?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That the Meccan people requested Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to show them a&#xA;  miracle, and so he showed them the splitting of the moon. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/61/141&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 3637 Book 61, Hadith 141&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that should answer both of your questions and to be honest a quick Google search would have given you a lot of information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6836" LastActivityDate="2014-07-14T09:32:16.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16207" CreationDate="2014-07-14T13:54:39.700" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who ought to give Fitrah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It depends on who is earning in the household. If it is your father and rest of the family is not, then he has to do that. If all of you are earning, then you all can give their own Zakat al-Fitr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whom do we give Fitrah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many Masjids and Islamic organizations collect Zakat al-Fitr to give to the needy and poor. You can give it to them or find deserving people in your family or neighborhood if you want to do it yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How much we need to give Fitrah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This depends on where you live as Zakat al-Fitr is associated to cost of food. The Masjids and Islamic organizations which are collecting it, can tell you the exact amount per person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;that Zakat al-Fitr has to be paid for &lt;strong&gt;all&lt;/strong&gt; people in your household.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;it has to be paid &lt;strong&gt;before&lt;/strong&gt; Eid prayers. It is better not to wait until the last minute, so pay it as soon as possible.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastActivityDate="2014-07-14T13:54:39.700" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7459" CreationDate="2014-07-14T15:22:28.373" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is just a way to show their hospitality and that they welcome you without limit but it is culture based as the main point to make your guest comfortable and this does not opposite the wiliness to show hospitality&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually this is called in Arabic Al-Karam or in English Generosity and it is different than hospitality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7890" LastActivityDate="2014-07-14T15:22:28.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16217" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16218" CreationDate="2014-07-14T20:59:55.363" Score="0" ViewCount="65" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is it that Muslims understand of the ‘nature of human’, the ‘purpose of human life’, and the ‘meaning of human life’.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4618" LastEditorUserId="4618" LastEditDate="2014-07-14T21:36:30.940" LastActivityDate="2014-07-14T22:23:32.097" Title="Tawheed Concepts" Tags="|allah|life|tawheed|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16217" CreationDate="2014-07-14T22:23:32.097" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You've asked some very fundamental questions and I would try and answer in brief, hoping that that wouldn't be the end of your quest for the meaning of life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nature of human&lt;/b&gt;&#xA;You probably meant &quot;nature of man&quot; here. In the Qur'an, man is described as the 'noblest' of God's creation. Man can ascend to the heights of the angels, and he can descend below the animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/95/4-6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 95:4-6&lt;/a&gt; We have certainly created man in the best of&#xA;  stature and then We returned him to the lowest of the low, with the&#xA;  exception of those who believe and do righteous deeds, for they will&#xA;  have a reward uninterrupted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Man has been given free will by God to either believe in Him or not believe. He has also been created to have base desires and lofty ones. While man can be very selfish and wicked, he is also able to be generous and heroic. His success is in how much he's able to master his base desires in the service of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Purpose and meaning of Human Life&lt;/b&gt;&#xA;Several verses of the Qur'an speak on man's purpose. Any careful observer of the natural world would see that although man shares many traits with other animals, he's significantly different. It's only him that can think, speak and improve himself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/23/78/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 23:78&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  He it is Who hath created for you ears and eyes and hearts. Small&#xA;  thanks give ye!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His superiority over the rest of the creatures is in how much he uses these faculties, otherwise he's no better than cattle:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/8/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 8:22&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are the deaf and dumb who do not use reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The inquisitive person must ask himself why man is so different. Some dismiss life as a mechanical process that means nothing. They conceive the universe as a ship without a captain, or even if there was a captain, they're not bothered. However, the question of why still remains. Many people are thrown into depression because they can't understand how their suffering is of no consequence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, there is a worldly life and an afterlife. The worldly life is meant to serve as a path to the eternal afterlife. In the worldly life, man is subjected to tests and trials while in the afterlife he shall be called into account with regards to all his deeds:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 18:49&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  And the Book (of Deeds) will be placed (before you); and thou wilt see&#xA;  the sinful in great terror because of what is (recorded) therein; they&#xA;  will say, &quot;Ah! woe to us! what a Book is this! It leaves out nothing&#xA;  small or great, but takes account thereof!&quot; They will find all that&#xA;  they did, placed before them: And not one will thy Lord treat with&#xA;  injustice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The purpose of man in this life is to worship his Maker as much as he is able knowing that he will meet Him someday. For this reason, God has sent several warners, culminating in Muhammad (peace be upon him), so as to guide mankind to His commandments and guide them to the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5259" LastActivityDate="2014-07-14T22:23:32.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16220" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-15T00:20:14.770" Score="2" ViewCount="1910" Body="&lt;p&gt;I make Dhikr (&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Subhanallahi, al adheem, wa bihamdihi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;) 112 times morning and evening everyday.&#xA;I am a non-native speaker who does not understand Arabic. I do understand what the above dhikr means, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Glorified is Allah, The Supreme, Praised is he&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; but as I say it, it is not clear what I am saying. Thus, I use English translation and Arabic in rounds. The English one has deeper impact on me as I understand what I am saying while the Arabic ones are more or less a mechanical process, with my full heart still.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can dhikr be  offered in English? Are they accepted? Apparently any form of dhikr should be accepted, nonetheless I would like to be enlightened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user5294" LastEditorDisplayName="user5294" LastEditDate="2014-07-15T10:07:35.367" LastActivityDate="2014-07-15T19:43:32.460" Title="Can I make dhikr in English?" Tags="|english|dhikr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16222" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11129" CreationDate="2014-07-15T07:18:59.297" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you read the Quran, Allah in Surah al-Baqarah allows the believers to sleep with their legal women at night, of course it is good to be clean before noon as a practice, else the fast might be makrooh / adulterated or unaccepted. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think during daylight hours, one can indulge and get away. I have never heard a scholar approve it. It sounds like this lady has to give up the endeavor of fasting all together and pay the kaffara, because one really can't be in a state  of fast, be eating, or indulging in a sexual activity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One might do well to reach out to a &lt;em&gt;Faqih&lt;/em&gt; who understands fiqh and ask him this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7896" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-15T08:09:06.090" LastActivityDate="2014-07-15T08:09:06.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16225" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16228" CreationDate="2014-07-15T07:55:41.577" Score="1" ViewCount="2197" Body="&lt;p&gt;what is difference between Günah (sin) &lt;code&gt;گناہ&lt;/code&gt; and kufr  &lt;code&gt;كفر&lt;/code&gt;?&#xA;Can someone explain it with examples?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6746" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-13T03:00:41.650" LastActivityDate="2017-08-13T03:00:41.650" Title="What is difference between Günah (sin) and kufr?" Tags="|islamic-basis|sin|kufr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9271" CreationDate="2014-07-15T08:36:49.317" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Haram Music is the one which make us far from God. But we have some other musics that make us thinking about Allah, our jobs and other things. Totally, Listening to Haram music is Haram, but listening to unharam music is voluntary. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Specifically answer to your question is: If playing music with human voice is for composing Haram music, so it is Haram. But if that written music is not Haram so playing with voice is not Haram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ulamas have different Fatwas on Haram and Halal music. So it is better you revert to the person you follow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-13T06:22:38.820" LastActivityDate="2015-10-13T06:22:38.820" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16225" CreationDate="2014-07-15T09:05:30.330" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well Gunah(sin- Ma'siah) is, doing something against Allah orders non-intentionally(sometimes intentionally). And after that, becomes regretful and ask god to forgive.&#xA;For example: Drinking alcohol, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Kufr is different. Kufr means you do not believe in Allah and deny him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kufr is, a person deny Allah. However if that person becomes highly regret and return from the wrong way, and indemnify his bad works, and do Tawbah, God may accept his Tawbah. For example: A Muslim person changes his religion to Christian or Buddhism or get none religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But due to below Aya, God will forgive us for our Sin and Kufr, If we do a real Tawbah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قل: یا عبادى الّذین اشرفوا على انفسهم لا تقنطوا من رحمة الله أنّ الله&#xA;  یغفر الذنوب جمعیاً، إنّه هوالغفور الرّحیم؛&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say [that Allah declares,] ‘O My servants who have committed excesses against their own souls, do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed Allah will forgive all sins. Indeed, He is the All-forgiving, the All-merciful. 39:53&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-03T05:55:12.970" LastActivityDate="2015-10-03T05:55:12.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15133" CreationDate="2014-07-15T09:40:22.803" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;your fast has broken, you will have to make Qadha for it(repay it) after Ramadhaan, and Allah knows Best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7897" LastActivityDate="2014-07-15T09:40:22.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16231" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16240" CreationDate="2014-07-15T13:25:25.487" Score="3" ViewCount="1483" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a question that is bothering me for some time.... I know that Allah tell the thing to be and it happen. So he can create anything instantaneously. What is the best explanation why Allah say in Quran that the creation of earth took 6 days?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3098" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-14T06:17:44.410" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T05:14:55.807" Title="Question about the six days where the earth was created?" Tags="|quran|creation|time|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-11-03T22:10:39.347" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16233" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-15T13:45:02.213" Score="2" ViewCount="323" Body="&lt;p&gt;How should I perform the tasleem on the fourth rakat when I join late in jamaat.&#xA;Lets say on the third rakat? Do I complete it as everyone does and then do the remaining missed rakat? &#xA;Do the missed rakat after the group finished and then do the complete dua including tashahhud? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4244" LastEditorDisplayName="user4456" LastEditDate="2014-07-17T05:46:36.693" LastActivityDate="2014-07-17T05:46:36.693" Title="How should I perform Tasleem when joining late" Tags="|salat|sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16235" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-15T13:55:06.460" Score="1" ViewCount="168" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lets say I have &lt;code&gt;£4000.00&lt;/code&gt; in my savings account as at &lt;code&gt;01/04/2014&lt;/code&gt;. &#xA;I save &lt;code&gt;£1000&lt;/code&gt; every month after that (may, june etc) and add to the &lt;code&gt;£4000&lt;/code&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The saving sum at &lt;code&gt;01/05/2014&lt;/code&gt; is now: &lt;code&gt;£15000.00&lt;/code&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I want to pay Zakat on &lt;code&gt;02/05/2014&lt;/code&gt;, how much of that savings should be taken into account? is it 2.5% of £15000.00? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do you basically take the final sum after a year and pay 2.5%? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4244" LastActivityDate="2014-10-13T15:54:59.323" Title="How is income taken into account in Zakat calculations" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-10-13T21:21:16.977" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16220" CreationDate="2014-07-15T14:07:35.000" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum,&#xA;May Allah accept my prayers and yours. It is strongly encouraged that du'as from the Qur'an and Sunnah, and dhikr be recited in Arabic as that is the language in which they were revealed and it is the language we will rise to speak on the Day of Judgement. For example, as reported by Abu Huraira (RA):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&quot;there are two statements that are light for the tongue to remember, heavy in the Scales and are dear to the Merciful: 'Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi, Subhan-Allahil-Azim (Glory be to Allah and His is the praise and Allah, the Greatest is free from imperfection)   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Al-Bukhari and Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith above quoted the the arabic text then translates it.&#xA;I would encourage you to continue the path you have chosen: reading it in Arabic and translating it for that is how I say Dhikr- the effect is that of soothing and utmost sincerity from knowing the meaning of what is being said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user7905" LastEditorDisplayName="user4456" LastEditDate="2014-07-15T19:43:32.460" LastActivityDate="2014-07-15T19:43:32.460" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16237" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16235" CreationDate="2014-07-15T14:24:16.507" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum,&#xA;May Allah accept this act you intend to embark on.&#xA;The first condition for Zakat is it reaching the Nisab- the minimum requirement which is determined per country and region. I'd advice you to find out the Nisab for your country.&#xA;The second condition is it has to have been in your possession for 1 passable lunar year without touching it. &#xA;The third condition is if the savings is valid for Zakat it is to be given to the categories of people specified in the Quran and it is to be disposed as specified by the Sunnah.&#xA;I would suggest that you refer to the scholars in your community when your ready to guide you through the process.&#xA;May Allah make it easy for me and you to discharge of this obligation and forgive me for any error that I may have made in answering your question.&#xA;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user7905" LastActivityDate="2014-07-15T14:24:16.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16238" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-15T16:23:45.653" Score="4" ViewCount="6419" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any provision in Islam for a woman to divorce one brother to marry another?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If husband and wife are not living together for 8 years and husband is not taking any financial responsibilities for this period is nikah makruh in this case? Can a woman ask for a divorce in this case? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; Makruh means: It is not haram, but this is better not to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7906" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2018-05-11T17:10:30.120" LastActivityDate="2018-05-11T17:10:30.120" Title="Can someone divorce one brother to marry another?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|relationships|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16239" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-15T18:33:00.680" Score="5" ViewCount="4870" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam Alikum brothers,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I live in a small city with no mosques in it, it is 1.30 hours drive from Chicago, IL . I know there are 5 methods to calculate prayer times&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muslim World League&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Egyptian General Organization&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Umm al-Qura&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;University of Islamic Sciences&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Islamic society of North America&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the differences between them, as each one gives me different prayer times. Which one should I follow? I have no mosque in here to follow its Azan thou. Does it have something to do with the Madhabs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please advice&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4404" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-01T21:14:30.067" LastActivityDate="2018-02-26T10:20:36.270" Title="Prayer times calculation organisations differences?" Tags="|salat|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16231" CreationDate="2014-07-15T19:30:00.597" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Great question!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question is two folds: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You want to know first why six days&lt;/strong&gt;: a question about the number of days (why not five or two?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You want to know why the time limit at all&lt;/strong&gt;: considering that Allah says:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّمَا أَمْرُهُ إِذَا أَرَادَ شَيْئًا أَن يَقُولَ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, &quot;Be,&quot; and it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#36:82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[36:82]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First you should know that day doesn't mean the day as we know, it has a completely different meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.universetoday.com/14700/how-long-is-a-day-on-earth&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;day&lt;/a&gt; corresponds to the rotation of the earth on its axis. At that stage, the earth wasn't created, so the concept of time is very different than what we define. The word day here most probably means a &lt;em&gt;stage&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God created the earth and the sky in six stages. Still we ask why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God wanted to create the universe in the most complete system, this system is about creating everything due to reasons and causes, in other words the law of cause and effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see this law everywhere, for example he created the human being in stages too:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ثُمَّ خَلَقْنَا النُّطْفَةَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقْنَا الْعَلَقَةَ مُضْغَةً فَخَلَقْنَا الْمُضْغَةَ عِظَامًا فَكَسَوْنَا الْعِظَامَ لَحْمًا ثُمَّ أَنشَأْنَاهُ خَلْقًا آخَرَ ۚ فَتَبَارَكَ اللَّـهُ أَحْسَنُ الْخَالِقِينَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then We made the sperm-drop into a clinging clot, and We made the clot into a lump [of flesh], and We made [from] the lump, bones, and We covered the bones with flesh; then We developed him into another creation. So blessed is Allah, the best of creators.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#23:14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[23:14]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did he do that? Can’t he just say be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] and has created each thing and determined it with [precise] determination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#25:2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[25:2]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course there are many other explanations, for example: Al Imam Al Rida (a.s) says (translation):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He [Allah] created the skies and the earth in six days even though he was able to create them in a blink to show angels what he is creating one after the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-15T05:14:55.807" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T05:14:55.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16231" CreationDate="2014-07-15T19:31:00.243" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first pay attention that &quot;Day&quot; means &quot;a period&quot;, whether that period is a year or a hundred years or a million years or billions of years, and there is evidence to prove this,for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qur'an repeatedly used the word &quot;Day&quot; for the long term, such as &quot;Yom Alqyamh&quot; which takes at least fifty thousand years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then God's power is infinite. Whatever He desires to do, He does it, and whatever He does not desire to do, He does not do it. Nothing falls out of the premises of God's power and command. Without doubt, God's creation of the universe in six days or six stages does not in any way negate the infiniteness of His power. Never does it imply weakness or deficiency on the part of God, the Exalted. In other words, it is not impossible for God to create the world in an instant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the universe operates on cause-and-effect system and God does not want to make things run against the rules which pervade and permeate the entire universe.(Cited from Collection of Works by Ayatollah Mutahhari,vol:1,pg:408 (Majma'ul Bahrain, the word 'Sabab'))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is for the same underlying reason that God created the world in six days. In fact, we know that this gradual creation is owing to the characteristic of the universe itself not because He was not able to create it instantaneously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conclusively, if the Qur'an says that God created the universe in six days, it does not mean that God's action is gradual and that the creation took place in a gradual way, nor does it mean that God could not create the universe at once and as a whole because He needed time to pass. Such an assumption in regards to God's essence is completely wrong. In fact, gradualness is an essential quality of the creature not of Creator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastActivityDate="2014-07-15T19:31:00.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16239" CreationDate="2014-07-15T20:59:37.970" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa'alaikumuussalaam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume you are an asian, since most asians follow the Hanafi Madh-hab in asia, ill advise you to select Hanafi Madh-hab.. You can download the software from www.searchtruth.com&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and Allah Knows Best..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7897" LastActivityDate="2014-07-15T20:59:37.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16243" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16233" CreationDate="2014-07-15T21:05:59.037" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will wait for the Imam to do salaam, as soon as the Imam has said the salaam you will stand up (without doing Salaam) and pray the remaining Rakaats.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah Knows Best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7897" LastActivityDate="2014-07-15T21:05:59.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16225" CreationDate="2014-07-15T21:09:30.897" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gunaah literally means sin and kufr means to desbelieve in Allah SWT, thus it also becomes a sin..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah Knows Best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7897" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-06T07:13:35.267" LastActivityDate="2016-02-06T07:13:35.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16245" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11129" CreationDate="2014-07-15T21:12:50.657" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Masturbation is Haraam, and the sin is even greater when done in Ramadhaan. The fast will break and you will have to make Qadha of the fasts that were broken without Kaffarah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7897" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-15T22:11:22.233" LastActivityDate="2014-07-15T22:11:22.233" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2222" CreationDate="2014-07-15T21:17:21.317" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any Muslim who is not eligible to give zakaat can receive Sadaqatul Fitr, meaning: any Muslim who can receive Zakaat can be given Sadaqatul Fitr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7897" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-15T22:15:15.620" LastActivityDate="2014-07-15T22:15:15.620" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16247" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10672" CreationDate="2014-07-15T21:31:06.630" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;For a Nikah being valid in Islam there are certain conditions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You need to have two mature male muslim witnesses, or one male and two females&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Eejab and Qubool (Marriage offer and acceptance) has to take place.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If these two conditions were met when you performed the Nikah, then your Nikah was valid. If not, then your relationship with the person was illegitimate, you will have to make sincere Tawbah for Allah to forgive you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if it was done with the two conditions met, you are still the wife and you cannot get a divorce until or unless he himself divorces you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he is not fulfilling yours and your child's rights then you can ask him to divorce you but first by seeking advise from your local scholars or you could post your question in detail at www.askimam.org and insha Allah reliable scholars will help you out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7897" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-15T21:53:16.180" LastActivityDate="2014-07-15T21:53:16.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16249" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8911" CreationDate="2014-07-15T22:07:20.767" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fast will still be obligatory for you, those exempted from the obligatory fasts are immature, insane, sick (so sick that fasting could further harm), travele(according to Shariah), old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should keep the fasts and insha Allah will make it easier for you. However if you break any of the fasts you will have to make Qadha of the missed fasts after Ramadhan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7897" LastActivityDate="2014-07-15T22:07:20.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10196" CreationDate="2014-07-15T22:14:19.853" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, as soon as the money comes into your possession its yours. You can give it to charity organisations of your choice provided it is Muslim run.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7897" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-12-13T10:32:48.453" LastActivityDate="2014-12-13T10:32:48.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16258" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16270" CreationDate="2014-07-16T00:39:32.707" Score="1" ViewCount="2112" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard many things about &lt;strong&gt;Hoor&lt;/strong&gt;. Some from Qur’an and some from Hadith.&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Qur'an&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hoor's eyes are like Deer's eye.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;sorry I don't know surah name and ayat's number.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can understand a little by this ayat and more with other information but these are only parts which I know. I don't know it in details.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Over all I know only parts of complete detail so I want to know it with reference of ayat or hadith.&#xA;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T08:04:34.590" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T19:20:35.403" Title="What is the appearance of Hoor?" Tags="|jannah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5729" CreationDate="2014-07-16T01:58:05.333" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Islamic techniques&quot; are based on the foundation of oneness of Allah. For them to work effectively, its important that one has belief in Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That action of hers is not a sexual act as she is too small to comprehend what she is doing. However, it can be problematic in future as she enters puberty. By that time it would be harder for her to give up. What's more grievous is that Satan will try to exploit her nafs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Temporary solution&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your daughter has associated pleasure with the activity which you find repulsive, but your daughter does not share the same concern. All that matters is relief and pleasure to her which she gets out of that activity. First, make her comfortable, apply medicine to her parts so that she need not scratch. Then replace that pleasure with something equally or more rewarding. Reward can be of any form as long as its powerful impetus to give up that forlorn activity. First, when you catch her in process, laugh it off or make a funny playful face and remove her hand, then engage her in TV, games or other outdoor activities and finally reward her with a candy or something she loathes. Its important all the time that you do not scold or show concern to her. A thing to keep in mind that this habit of hers should not act as a impetus to some gain. For example, you should not give her a candy every time you spot her and refuse at other times, else she will associate the reward(candy) with a precursor(masturbation) and will blatantly do it to manipulate you into rewarding her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Permanent Solution&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Iman:&lt;/strong&gt; If your daughter understands oneness of Allah, make her offer dhikr. From my own personal experience it has been the best deterrent for one never feels the urge, irrespective of how pleasurable the odious activity. It purifies the heart and Allah helps by shielding a person from Satan. That's what needs to be done to secure her future. Make her do the following, make her recite &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Subhanallahi, al adheem, wa bihamdihi(Glorified is Allah, The Supreme, Praised is He)&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; at least 25 times morning and evening followed by &quot;&lt;strong&gt;astagfirullah(I seek forgiveness of Allah)&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You yourself should do it at least 100 times morning and evening. Its a precursor to reach a level where your duas will be accepted. However, you should do this with full conviction and heart. Believe me or not, duas do work. You can make a dua to help your daughter be salvaged from this activity. Once you feel your duas will now be accepted, make it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Procedure:&lt;/strong&gt; Say, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;astaghfirullah&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; seven times, followed with your dua and then follow it with &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Subhanallahi, al adheem, wa bihandhi, Subhanallahil azim&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; five times. Insha'Allah your duas will be accepted. I can also make a dua for her, if you tell me her name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user5294" LastEditorDisplayName="user5294" LastEditDate="2014-07-16T05:23:51.980" LastActivityDate="2014-07-16T05:23:51.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16264" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16711" CreationDate="2014-07-16T04:40:40.907" Score="2" ViewCount="1481" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Arabic &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;verse&lt;/a&gt; says :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يا أيها الذين آمنوا إذا قمتم إلى الصلاة فاغسلوا وجوهكم وأيديكم إلى&#xA;  المرافق وامسحوا برءوسكم وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ إلى الكعبين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we have 2 types of English translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;O you who believe! When you intend to offer As-Salat (the prayer), wash your faces and your hands (forearms) up to the elbows, rub (by passing wet hands over) your heads, and wash your feet up to ankles.( &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muhsin Khan&lt;/a&gt; )&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;O you who believe! When you rise up to prayer, wash your faces and your hands as far as the elbows, and wipe your heads and your feet to the ankles.( &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shakir&lt;/a&gt; )&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One say washing feet and one say wiping feet; while the root of word &quot;&lt;strong&gt;وامسحوا&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; is &#xA;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;مسح&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; And means wiping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, why are there 2 different types of translation and which one is correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-14T06:17:42.223" LastActivityDate="2015-11-14T06:17:42.223" Title="Which one is the correct translation for Ayah 5:6?" Tags="|tafseer|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2022-01-07T22:43:37.397" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13097" CreationDate="2014-07-16T05:10:29.520" Score="1" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;strong&gt;4 caliphs&lt;/strong&gt; (Abu Baker, Umar, Othman, and Ali) and &lt;strong&gt;majority of scholars&lt;/strong&gt;, If you and your husband were alone in a private place and you can have intercourse in that place(house, room in a hotel, etc...) . then iddah is needed even if you didn't have any intercourse (iddah is three periods as mentioned in Surah al- Baqarah &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/228&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;verse 228&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shafi&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Mailik&lt;/strong&gt; Madhab state: &quot;Iddah is needed only if you had intercourse with your husband&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2014-07-16T05:10:29.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16266" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-16T07:32:36.103" Score="1" ViewCount="823" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to ask that if husband say &quot;talaq talaq takaq&quot; or say is talaq from my side instead of saying &quot;I divorce you&quot; would that be considered as divorce or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7913" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-15T06:50:12.147" LastActivityDate="2017-12-07T16:08:57.060" Title="What should be the wording of divorce?" Tags="|sharia|prophet-muhammad|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13353" CreationDate="2014-07-16T08:00:36.907" Score="0" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;             In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although some scholars believe that it is mandatory to slaughter (sacrifice or aqeeqah) at the 7th day of the birthday[1], but &lt;strong&gt;in accordance with the view of most scholars[2] , it Is Mustahab to slaughter(doing Aqeeqah) a sheep at the 7th day of baby’s birthday.&lt;/strong&gt; Of course seemingly they emphasized the significance of it anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to some traditions, &lt;strong&gt;the best animal for the Aqeeqah is “Sheep”, then camel , then every animal which is possible to be sacrificed..&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;It is Sunnah that you do it even till end of your life ( in the case that you couldn’t do it at the 7th day), hence if you couldn’t give any Aqeeqah till 7th day, then do it whenever possible.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the gender of the sheep (for the Aqeeqah), Imam Sadegh (a.s.) mentioned that if the newborn was boy, the sheep should be male, and if the newborn was girl, the sheep should be female.(Of course seemingly, it is not mandatory, but seems to be better if the gender…)&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[1] Al-Entesar Fi Enferadat Al-Emamiah p:406  الانتصار في انفرادات&#xA;  الإمامية، ص 406&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[2] Al-Helli, Al-Allamah, Hasan ibn Yusf ibn Motahar Al-asadi … &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الحلّي، العلّامة، حسن بن يوسف بن مطهر الاسدي‌،...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(To see the complete text of the mentioned reference, you can see the source.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa21644&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa21644&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.farsnews.com/printable.php?nn=8904300331&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.farsnews.com/printable.php?nn=8904300331&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-28T13:26:11.893" LastActivityDate="2017-11-28T13:26:11.893" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16268" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22987" CreationDate="2014-07-16T08:05:32.100" Score="2" ViewCount="19202" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ۚ يَا&#xA;أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا&#xA;تَسْلِيمًا&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah and His Angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe!&#xA;Send ye blessings on him and salute him with all respect.&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Surah Ahzaab verse 56&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have to think about this from a long time why Allah has to send his blessing toward Muhammad (saw). I mean Allah have All the power of the world and he accepts all blessing of mankind and every other living thing, then why He have to send his blessing?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I am sorry if I did not get the proper translation cause I don't know how to speak Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastEditorUserId="5383" LastEditDate="2020-09-09T08:09:11.653" LastActivityDate="2020-09-09T08:09:11.653" Title="Why Allah send darood on Prophet Muhammad(saw)?" Tags="|tafseer|prophet-muhammad|allah|arabic-translation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16269" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-16T08:12:55.520" Score="6" ViewCount="4750" Body="&lt;p&gt;My husband and me recently bought a house and staying there. But since we couldn't manage the full price of that house so we we took bank loan based on our salaries. 50% of the price of that house is coming from bank loan. Now we are paying installments for that loan. I own gold jewelry which counts 180 grams and I am also an earning member of my family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is that should I minus the yearly installment from my gold price-value and then pay zakat ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7915" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T09:58:46.303" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T22:51:23.873" Title="How to calculate jewlery zakat while in debt?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|sunnah|sharia|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16270" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16258" CreationDate="2014-07-16T08:39:38.537" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 14 features for Hoor in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1) Purity and cleanliness:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;...And they will have therein purified spouses, and they will abide therein eternally....&quot;(Surat Al-Baqarah,verse25)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;...and purified spouses and approval from Allah...&quot;(Surat 'Āli `Imrān,verse15)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;...For them therein are purified spouses...&quot;(Surat An-Nisā',verse57)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2) Coarse black eyes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Thus. And We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.&quot;(Surat Ad-Dukhān,verse54)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;...and We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.&quot;(Surat Aţ-Ţūr,verse20)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3) Being covered and hidden:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And [for them are] fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes;The&#xA;  likenesses of pearls well-protected&quot;(Surat Al-Wāqi`ah,verse22-23)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Means:They are completely covered from others eyes,no hand reach them over,and no eyes have fallen on them except for their spouses.(Nemune interpretation,v:23,p:215 )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4) Only love their spouses and are charm:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;In them are women limiting [their] glances, untouched before them by man or jinni&quot;(Surat Ar-Raĥmān,verse56)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;And with them will be women limiting [their] glances, with large, [beautiful] eyes&quot;(Surat Aş-Şāffāt,verse48)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5) Are virgin:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;...untouched before them by man or jinni&quot;(Surat Ar-Raĥmān,verse56)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Untouched before them by man or jinni&quot;(Surat Ar-Raĥmān,verse74)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6) They are like ruby and coral:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;As if they were rubies and coral.&quot;(Surat Ar-Raĥmān,verse58)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Means:They are as purity and radiance of &quot;ruby&quot; and as beautiful white of &quot;corals&quot; that this combination gives them the best color.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7) They have good character and good face:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;In them are good and beautiful women&quot;(Surat Ar-Raĥmān,verse70)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;8) Only belong to their spouses:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Fair ones reserved in pavilions&quot;(Surat Ar-Raĥmān,verse72)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Means:They are safe from strangers and just their spouses watch them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9)Have pure body with elegance:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;As if they were [delicate] eggs, well-protected.&quot;(Surat&#xA;  Aş-Şāffāt,verse49)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Means: The intensity of their purity and elegance of their body, is such as white egg that no man has touched it nor dust sits on, but is hidden under the wing of hen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10) Peer to their spouses:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And with them will be women limiting [their] glances and of equal&#xA;  age.&quot;(Surat Şād,verse52)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11) Have new creation:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Indeed, We have produced the women of Paradise in a [new]&#xA;  creation&quot;(Surat Al-Wāqi`ah,verse35)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Means: They have a new creation which God has given them so that they won't become old and disable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;12) Will be always virgin:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And made them virgins&quot;(Surat Al-Wāqi`ah,verse36)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;13) Are eloquent and oratorical:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Devoted [to their husbands] and of equal age&quot;(Surat&#xA;  Al-Wāqi`ah,verse37)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;14) Are young women:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And full-breasted [companions] of equal age&quot;(Surat An-Naba',verse33)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end Hoors are in heaven and are rewarded to righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T19:20:35.403" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T19:20:35.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16271" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16272" CreationDate="2014-07-16T10:30:43.540" Score="2" ViewCount="2735" Body="&lt;p&gt;Consider Sehri time is before 4.30 AM in the morning. And, I'm doing it at around 1 AM.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that acceptable ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S : I'm staying as a paying guest where none of my friends are muslims. And, I dont want to disturb them at early morning. If its for a day or two I can request them to adjust and ofcousre they will do that. But, as it is for whole month I am not able to request them for adjustment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6713" LastActivityDate="2014-07-16T10:38:34.207" Title="Doing sehri after 12 AM is acceptable or not?" Tags="|ramadan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16271" CreationDate="2014-07-16T10:38:34.207" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sehri is not fard it is sunna. You can skip it if you want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the time, it is not mentioned by the prophet an exact time for it so I think it is ok.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sehri is just so that it will help you in the morning to fast. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastActivityDate="2014-07-16T10:38:34.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16273" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-16T11:05:13.297" Score="2" ViewCount="15357" Body="&lt;p&gt;Consider that sehri time is before 4.30 AM and Fajr time is around 5.30 AM.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, some of my friends and relatives do sehri after 4.30 AM and they try to complete it before the call to prayer(Adhan) for Fajr - 5.30 AM. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is wrong, are there any hadiths or sayings from Quran stating it is wrong ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, they are saying that, it can be done and I'm confused. Then, what is the necessity of following the time, where everyone can follow the Adhan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6713" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-01T23:13:29.310" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T00:41:56.517" Title="Some people eat Sehri until they hear Fairj adhan, Is this acceptable?" Tags="|sunnah|sawm|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16275" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-16T11:24:08.480" Score="1" ViewCount="1465" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its been seen that following hadith are being quoted in forums, its not possible for me to verify the references, hence I require the source link for the following hadith linked to an actual hadith site for verification:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;First hadith:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;((وعن فاطمة رضی اللّٰہ عنہا بنت محمدصلی اللّٰہ علیہ وسلم قالت نظر النبی صلی اللّٰہ علیہ وسلم الی علی فقال ھذا فی الجنة ،وان من شیعتہ یعلمون (وفی روایة یلفظون)الاسلام ثم یرفضونہ، لھم نبزیسمون(وفی روایةیشھدون)) الرافضة من لقیھم فلیقتلھم فانھم مشرکون))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: (مسند ابی یعلیٰ ۱۳،۴۹۱،رقم:۶۶۰۵۔راوہ الطبرانی ورجالہ ثقات بحوالہ مجمع الزوائد،ج:۱۰،ص:۲۲)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fatimah r.a. bint Muhammad s.a.w. said: &amp;quot;The Prophet s.a.w. looked towards `Ali (r.a.) then said: &amp;quot;He will be in Jannah, and indeed from his party will be such knowing (and in a narration &amp;quot;pronouncing&amp;quot;) Islam then they will reject it, for them is destruction, they will be named &amp;quot;RaafiDah&amp;quot;, whoever encounters them then he should kill them for indeed they will be mushrikoon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:(Musnad Abu Ya`la: #6605, narrated by at-Tabaraani and its Rijaal are Thiqaat=&amp;gt; Majma` az-Zawaaid: vol.10, pg.22)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Second Hadith:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;((وعن ابن عباس رضی اللّٰہ عنہ قال کنت مع النبی صلی اللّٰہ علیہ وسلم وعندہ علی فقال النبی صلی اللّٰہ علیہ وسلم،یاعلی!سیکون فی امتی قوم ینتحلون حب اھل البیت لھم نبز یسمون الرافضة قا تلوھم فانھم مشرکون))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: (رواہ الطبرانی واسنادہ حسن بحوالة مجمع الزوائد،ج:۱۰،ص:۲۲۔السنةلاب ن ابی عاصم،ج:۲،ص:۴۷۶)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn &lt;code&gt;Abbas r.a. said: &amp;quot;I was with the Prophet s.a.w. and &lt;/code&gt;Ali (r.a.) was near him so the Prophet s.a.w. said: &amp;quot;O `Ali! Soon there will be in my Ummah a people pretending to love Ahl al-Bayt, for them is destruction, they will be named &amp;quot;RaafiDah&amp;quot;, fight them for indeed they will be mushrikoon&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: (Narrated by at-Tabaraani and its Isnaad is Hasan=&amp;gt; Majma` az-Zawaaid: vol.10,pg.22, as-Sunnah li-Ibn Abi `AaSim: vol.2,pg.476)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Also similar narrations:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibrahim reported that his father Hasan said that his father Hasan said that his father Ali bin Abu-Talib (may Allah be pleased with them) said: &amp;quot;The Messenge of Allah said: There will appear, at the end of time, people who are called Rawafidah (rejecters). They will reject Islam.&amp;quot; [Musnad Ahmad]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abdullah ibn Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with them) reported that The Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: &amp;quot;There will be, at the end of the time, people who are called Rawafid (rejecters). They will reject Islam and spit it out. Thus, KILL THEM for they are polytheist.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;em&gt;if you are unable to provide link then even scanned pages is OK as I don't have these books. And if you have any comments then please clarify rather than Downvoting.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7917" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2022-11-08T18:41:41.547" Title="Hadith authenticity regarding rafidah (Sunni View Only)" Tags="|source-identification|shiism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16278" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-16T15:10:16.120" Score="1" ViewCount="2959" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone masturbates will he become unholy, impure? If yes, how can he regain his purity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7920" LastEditorDisplayName="user5294" LastEditDate="2014-07-16T16:20:17.520" LastActivityDate="2015-01-18T08:35:25.977" Title="Will someone become unholy or impure if he/she masturbates?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16279" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-16T15:39:43.227" Score="4" ViewCount="3529" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam o Alaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a married woman and I try my best to be punctual in offering prayers and doing fasting. One day my husband did intercourse with me, without my wish, while I was fasting. During that, I was continuously saying &quot;I am fasting&quot;. Tearfully I separated from him and locked my room till Iftaar time (while keeping my fast). I just reminded myself that my fast is only for Allah and He knows the niyyat(will).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I DONT WANT TO DISREGARD my husband in front of anyone as he is not a bad person. So I'm asking for the right path under a circumstances like this. I want to have religion and also a safe married life. And if possible, I do not want my question to be posted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regards! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7922" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-22T11:16:52.800" LastActivityDate="2021-04-18T02:21:50.263" Title="Kaffara for an unwanted sex while fasting" Tags="|sawm|sex|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16278" CreationDate="2014-07-16T16:18:40.553" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes he does by indulging in such acts ipso facto as it constitutes zina of eyes and thoughts. However, its salvageable by seeking forgiveness from Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And Allah would turn to you in mercy; but those who follow vain desires would have you go tremendously astray&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And who is further astray than he who follows his desire without guidance from Allah.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts, from illegal sexual acts). Except from their wives or (the captives and slaves) that their right hands possess, - for them, they are free from blame. But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And let those who find not the financial means for marriage keep themselves chaste, until Allah enriches them of His bounty.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Abu Muhammad Hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;None of you (truly) believes until his desire or inclination is in accordance with what I have brought or subservient to what I came with&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From all those above Quaranic verses and one hadith its clear that to remain an ardent follower we have to abstain from all considered haram including masturbation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to get back to being pristine, you will have to undo what harm has been done and guard yourself from repeating it. If you surrender yourself to the shade of Allah, you will not astray. To seek forgiveness recite &quot;&lt;strong&gt;astagfirullah(I seek forgiveness from Allah)&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; at least 133 times with full heart after the act so done(Better if you make it a proclivity). Insha'Allah you will be forgotten.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To beat the temptation indulge in dhikr &lt;strong&gt;SubhanAllahi, al adheem, wa bihamdihi, SubhanAllahil azim&lt;/strong&gt; (Glorified is Allah, The Supreme, Praised is he, Allah is free from imperfections) at least 100 times morning and evening besides salat. This will purify your thoughts, heart and shield your nafs from temptations invigorated by Satan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user5294" LastEditorDisplayName="user5294" LastEditDate="2014-08-26T08:39:23.163" LastActivityDate="2014-08-26T08:39:23.163" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16281" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-16T18:20:11.890" Score="8" ViewCount="16516" Body="&lt;p&gt;A friend told me that non-believers are prohibited from touching the Qur'an. I'm only 15 and my family is originally a Hindu, but I don't think my parents will mind me reading the Qur'an. Also I am not too sure about converting because I only want to take in the messages of the Qur'an, as I think it has information to leading a better life. And converting while living at home will be difficult, because my Mum is a devoted Hindu. Would I be able to read the Qur'an? I really really want to read it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7924" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-15T21:00:13.070" LastActivityDate="2021-11-26T12:44:16.263" Title="Can Non-Muslim read Qur'an without wudu?" Tags="|quran|non-muslim|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16281" CreationDate="2014-07-16T21:11:27.413" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Muslims want to read the Quran, they get wudu  to touch the Arabic words of the Quran  because according of following verse   only the people who are clean or purify can touch the  Arabic Quran text:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;his is indeed a Holy Quran, in a book well-guarded, which none shall&#xA;  touch but those who are clean..&quot; (56:77-79)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you do not touch the Qur’anic verse by your hands, you can read the Quran without any cleanness&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-18T09:44:47.590" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T09:44:47.590" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16288" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16279" CreationDate="2014-07-17T08:11:50.487" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum,&#xA;I hope you find this helpful: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/23339&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/23339&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;Also, bear in mind that we do not please the creature to displease the Creator. Our testimony that &quot;There is none worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammed is the last Messeger&quot; is clear that our obligations to Allah comes first before the created.&#xA;Its also important to note that not acting upon knowledge we have is a grave offense in Islam as reported in this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;On the authority of Usamah ibn Zayd (ra) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (saw) sitting, &quot;A man will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and thrown into the Fire. His intestines will be hanging out, spilling onto the ground, and he will go around like a donkey goes around a millstone. The inhabitants of the Fire will gather around him and say: &quot;O so and so! What is your affair? Didn't you used to order us to do good deeds and forbid us from doing bad deeds?&quot; He will reply, &quot;Yes I used to order you to do good deeds, but I did not do them myself, and I used to forbid you from doing bad deeds, yet I used to do them myself&quot;. (al Bukhari, Engl. trans. vol.4, p.315, no. 489; Muslim and others).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though this applies mostly to scholars, it equally serves as a point of warning for us all.&#xA;It would be best if you found a scholar and explained the situation to him/her to know if expiation is upon you.&#xA;I leave you with this Hadith that has always helped in my states of confusion: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the authority of Abu Muhammad al-Hasan bin Ali bin Abi Taib, the grandson of the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ëalayhi wasallam, and who is dearest to him, radiyallahu ëanhuma, who said: I committed to memory from the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ëalayhi wasallam, (the following words):&#xA;Leave that about which you are in doubt for that about which you are in no doubt.&#xA;[Al-Tirmidhi and al-Nasaíi related it, and al-Tirmidhi said: It is a good and genuine Hadith]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide me and you, and protect us from our weakened heart.&#xA;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user7905" LastEditorDisplayName="user7905" LastEditDate="2014-07-17T10:55:13.270" LastActivityDate="2014-07-17T10:55:13.270" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2014-07-17T08:11:50.487" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16289" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-17T08:31:28.113" Score="3" ViewCount="91" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm very interested about the story of our father the prohpet Adam (peace be upon him) as he is a source of guidance for mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is about something that I can not understand with the little I know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I stumbled many times upon something about the death of Adam (Peace be upon him) as reported by &lt;em&gt;Ibn kathir&lt;/em&gt; and other oulam'a, and that I find very strange:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abdullah Ibn Al-Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal narrated that Ubai Ibn Ka'b said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Adam's death was near, he said to his children:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'O my children, indeed, I feel an appetite &lt;strong&gt;for the fruits of Paradise&lt;/strong&gt;.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So they went away searching for what Adam had requested&lt;/strong&gt;. They met with the angels, who had with them his shroud and what he was to be embalmed with. They said to them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'O Children of Adam, what are you searching for? What do you want? Where are you going?'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Our father is sick and has an appetite for the fruits of Paradise'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The angels said to them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Go back, for your father is going to meet his end soon.'...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found this at least in&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alim.org/library/biography/stories/content/SOP/34/1/Adam/Adam%27s%20Death#sthash.ceiXHyvD.dpuf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.alim.org/library/biography/stories/content/SOP/34/1/Adam/Adam%27s%20Death#sthash.ceiXHyvD.dpuf&lt;/a&gt;) and&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawareness.net/Prophets/adam.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamawareness.net/Prophets/adam.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wonder where the children of Adam were looking for the fruit of paradise?&#xA;paradise is not on earth and no human is supposed to ascend to the sky.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there something that we don't know about tunnels to sky or similar things ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3757" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T05:45:35.580" Title="Is there something that we don't know about tunnels to sky or similar things?" Tags="|prophets|adam-and-eve|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-05-11T18:42:13.870" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16291" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16279" CreationDate="2014-07-17T09:29:15.227" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This might help&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://darulifta-deoband.org/showuserview.do?function=answerView&amp;amp;all=en&amp;amp;id=48866&amp;amp;limit=2&amp;amp;idxpg=0&amp;amp;qry=%3Cc%3EPAD%3C%2Fc%3E%3Cs%3EFAS%3C%2Fs%3E%3Cl%3Een%3C%2Fl%3E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;A husband, who is not fasting during Ramadan, forcibly commits sex with his wife who is herself fasting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the link, your &lt;em&gt;Sawm&lt;/em&gt; was not valid and you only have to make &lt;em&gt;qadha&lt;/em&gt; of one &lt;em&gt;sawm&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6552" LastEditorUserId="6552" LastEditDate="2014-07-17T09:59:08.973" LastActivityDate="2014-07-17T09:59:08.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16294" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16299" CreationDate="2014-07-17T14:30:28.703" Score="3" ViewCount="4568" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am specifically interested in when it is acceptable to break the fast at the point when, having started the fast and made niyah, a problem arises which makes it difficult to keep the fast. Despite looking all over the internet, unfortunately many people take &quot;breaking the fast&quot; to just mean not fasting. It makes it very difficult for me to find the answer to my question. I have not found any satisfactory answers anywhere on the internet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last year for example, I found out that I had to quickly travel to a funeral in order to reach my destination. If I had known about it the day before, I would not have fasted. But I had already made my niyah, started my day, then found out about this. Does it make a difference at what point you make the decision to travel, and thus break the fast? I couldn't find any information on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, what happens when you become ill during the day, after having made niyah? Yesterday I suddenly became very hypoglycaemic (I am not diabetic or anything, it just happened). I was shaking, and had extreme difficulty even in moving, I felt so awful. Luckily there was only a few minutes left till sunset, so I was just about able to hold on. But if it had been any longer, I don't think I could have done it. But I would have been worried about breaking the fast in any case. Again, is becoming ill during the day, as opposed to having been ill before it, an acceptable reason to break the fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anybody provide information on these matters please?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7935" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T10:28:40.637" Title="Under what conditions can you break fast after having started it?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16294" CreationDate="2014-07-17T19:25:56.933" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer for the travel part of your question is that even if you intended to travel, you still have to begin your fast that day, and you are then permitted to break it once you've left the city limits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the sickness part - if you're sick to the point where you no longer satisfy the conditions required of a fasting person, then the obligation of fasting is lifted from you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=279&amp;amp;Itemid=246&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islam-usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=279&amp;amp;Itemid=246&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/48975&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/48975&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-07-17T19:25:56.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16305" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16275" CreationDate="2014-07-17T22:49:01.993" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems the first and second narrations have the same origin.  The &lt;em&gt;isnad&lt;/em&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Musnad Abu Y'ala&lt;/em&gt; is =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;زَيْدٍ التَّغْلِبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ تَمِيمٍ، عَنْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَيْمُونِ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;النَّبِيِّ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;strong&gt;weak.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;عمران بن زيد الثعلبي&lt;/strong&gt; was not a reliable person.  Ibn al-Jowzi mentioned him in &lt;em&gt;ad-Do'afaa'&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;الحجاج بن تميم الجزري&lt;/strong&gt; was daif.  Imam an-Nasai said he was not &lt;em&gt;thiqa&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was declared as weak in &lt;em&gt;Taqrib&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Jafar al-Aqili said not to follow his narrations from Maimun bin Mihran.  And this is narrated from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;isnad&lt;/em&gt; for the third &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Musnad Ahmed&lt;/em&gt; is also &lt;strong&gt;weak&lt;/strong&gt;=&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الْوَرَكَانِيُّ فِي سَنَةِ سَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ وَمِائَتَيْنِ،&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَقِيلٍ يَحْيَى بْنُ الْمُتَوَكِّلِ، حَدَّثَنَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ لُوَيْنٌ فِي سَنَةِ أَرْبَعِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَمِائَتَيْنِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَقِيلٍ يَحْيَى بْنُ الْمُتَوَكِّلِ،&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عَنْ كَثِيرٍ النَّوَّاءِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ حَسَنِ بْنِ حَسَنِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;جَدِّهِ، قَالَ: قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عَنْهُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;يحيى بن المتوكل الضرير&lt;/strong&gt; He was declared weak by many scholars  like Ali al-Madani, Yahya bin Main, an-Nasai, Darimi, Abu Jafar al-Aqili, ibn Abdul Bar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;** كَثِيرٍ النَّوَّاءِ** he was also declared as weak by Imam an-Nasai and Abu Hatim ar-Razi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;إبراهيم بن الحسن الهاشمي&lt;/strong&gt; he too is weak and a &lt;em&gt;mudallis&lt;/em&gt;.  (ad-do'afaa).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;الحسن بن الحسن الهاشمي&lt;/strong&gt; no scholar said he was &lt;em&gt;thiqa&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; is unreliable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fourth narration's &lt;em&gt;isnad&lt;/em&gt; is =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;زَيْدٍ التَّغْلِبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ تَمِيمٍ، عَنْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَيْمُونِ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;النَّبِيّ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the same &lt;em&gt;isnad&lt;/em&gt; as the first two &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; and the weakness is similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So all four of these narrations are unauthentic and not reliable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;waAllaho Alim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-07-17T22:49:01.993" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="73" CreationDate="2014-07-18T07:54:02.567" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I vehemently disagree that Mormons are Ahul Al-Kitab.  I believe that our esteemed Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahmaan al-Barraak is not aware of the beliefs of this people.  Mormons say they follow the Injel but &lt;strong&gt;mainly they follow other scriptures.&lt;/strong&gt;  The core of their belief is that they one day will be exalted to become a god of their own world and beget spirit children to inhabit earthly bodies to be born on earth.  They say, “As man is, god once was. As god is, man may become.&quot;  Even the pre-Islamic pagan Arabs did not hold beliefs anywhere close to this.  I believe that they have gone so far astray from any version of Christianity at the time of the Prophet (pbuh) that they cannot be considered Ahul Al-Kitab.  Once a man holds the belief that he will become a god how can we put them under the protection of Ahul Al-Kitaab, marry their women and eat their zabihah? How can we imagine a child born from the union between a Muslim man and a Mormon woman?  While the Muslim will guard himself from any kind of shrik, the Mormon woman will be secretly planning to baptize them and seal them to her after their deaths to have a chance of exaltation (the Mormon belief that man will be god.)  Just as we consider Baha’ism beyond the pale of Islam as Shaykh Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid most eloquently puts it, we should be able to distinguish between those who follow the Injel and those who merely use it in their bag of tricks.  Any person with the goal of becoming equal to Allah swt has violated Tawheed to such a degree that we must not group him with those that we can respect because of shared scripture.  Mormons do not use the Torat or Injel as a main source of guidance.  They use the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants.  If you sit in their study groups in their meeting houses, they will rarely mention the the Torat or Injel and will mostly quote from the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants.  These books are not our scriptures!  The stories in these book resemble nothing of the Injel, the Torat or the Quran.  As to the Mormon defending this grotesque belief by saying, &quot;We are not polytheists because we believe in more than one god but worship only one,&quot;    I say you do not understand what shirk is.  The belief that there is more than one god, regardless as to whether you worship others, is shirk.  While shirk is roughly translated as polytheism, shirk also includes the belief that others gods exist. Finally, I ask. &quot;How far must we go in order to appease the kuffar?&quot;  Shall we admit the Hindu as Ahul Al-Kitaab simply because he has a Bible on the shelf? In the 1970's the Mormon leadership said that they recognized Mohammed (pbuh) as a true prophet and recognized the Quran as divine scripture.  Shall we admit them as Muslims and let them come to Hajj? Allahu Alam! May Allah swt show them the right path.  Ameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7944" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-13T03:17:52.450" LastActivityDate="2015-09-13T03:17:52.450" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16310" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16337" CreationDate="2014-07-18T12:36:50.430" Score="3" ViewCount="2014" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some hadiths which interpreted Laylatul Qadr to hazrat Fatima like the following.&#xA;Why is it interpreted to hazrat Fatima?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;قال الصادق (علیه السلام)&lt;/strong&gt;:’’ انا انزلناه في لـيلة القـدر’’، الليلة&#xA;  فاطـمه و القـدر الله فمن عرف    فاطمه حق معرفتها فقد ادرک ليلة القدر و&#xA;  أنما سميت فاطمه لأن الخلق فطموا عن معرفتها…. &lt;strong&gt;بحار الانوار جلد43&lt;/strong&gt;     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27far_al-Sadiq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Jafar Sadiq&lt;/a&gt; said in interpretation of this verse  ’’ Indeed, We sent the Qur'an down during the Night of Decree’’ the night means &#xA;  Fatima  and the decree means Allah….&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-07-21T21:47:13.267" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T10:50:14.170" Title="Why is Laylatul Qadr interpreted to hazrat Fatima?" Tags="|shiism|hadith-interpretation|laylat-al-qadr|fatima-zahra|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16311" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-18T13:56:51.967" Score="5" ViewCount="343" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard that Muslims may not trade in forbidden items such as pork or alcohol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this extend to alcohol products that are not for drinking such as industrial solvents? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it matter if the alcohol is theoretically drinkable but sold for a non-food purpose such as cleaning surfaces, fueling cars, or lighting lamps?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4328" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-01T19:51:12.977" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T16:55:37.627" Title="Selling alcohol for industrial purposes" Tags="|halal-haram|alcohol|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16312" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-18T13:58:45.143" Score="1" ViewCount="4332" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum,&#xA;Please, is A.S. instead of R.A. conferred on Ali? My understanding is A.S. is for Prophets and R.A. is for the Companions and the Tabi'in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user7905" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-25T18:08:05.343" LastActivityDate="2023-04-27T08:37:59.393" Title="Confusion about the conferment of A.S instead of R.A on the Sahaba Ali?" Tags="|sahaba|ali|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16313" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-18T14:15:52.360" Score="1" ViewCount="896" Body="&lt;p&gt;Will they prevent one from doing proper wudu and salat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, are there pardon/dispensation concerning wounded body parts with bandage/gauze for us to leave them dry during wudu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone had told me that, things that come out of ones body are considered najis. Is it true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7945" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T06:59:40.830" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T06:59:40.830" Title="Are wounds (ones that are still bleeding) considered najis/defiling?" Tags="|wudu|najis|human-body|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16315" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-18T15:14:11.623" Score="11" ViewCount="5032" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said that Ali (a.s) asked his friends and family to bury him secretly. His burial  was revealed only later during the Abbasid caliphate by Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (a.s), his descendant and the sixth Shia Imam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why did he order to be buried in secret?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ref:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://books.google.com/books/about/The_book_of_guidance_into_the_lives_of_t.html?id=NVnYAAAAMAAJ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid (1986). Kitab Al-Irshad: The Book of Guidance into the Lives of the Twelve Imams. Routledge Kegan &amp;amp; Paul. ISBN 978-0-7103-0151-2.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-01-06T01:03:36.893" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T11:46:40.717" Title="Why did Ali (a.s) order to be buried in secret?" Tags="|history|ali|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16317" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-18T16:18:59.063" Score="1" ViewCount="18402" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been with a girl and I am intending to marry her. The only thing is that she is from Sikh religion. It is stated that a Muslim can only marry among the people of the book (Torah, Bible and Qur'an of course). Because they believe in One God. Sikhism came after Islam so there wasn't any restrictions on the marriage between a Sikh and Muslim. They believe in one god also. I will raise my children Muslims, but I want to know if I will be doing a sin by marrying her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7946" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T06:08:30.517" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T13:43:22.133" Title="Is it permissible for a Muslim man to marry a Sikh woman?" Tags="|nikah|other-religions|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-05-29T22:48:03.597" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16320" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14727" CreationDate="2014-07-18T20:48:17.770" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fact is the very incompatibility of your views wont hold a family together.&#xA;The equations of your relationship itself are dysfunctional, based on a just some attractions. They will in time fizzle and there wont be any social structure to hold it. Your relationship is bound for failures.&#xA;There is a study on American families in this regard already that I have read, where Christian beliefs with Atheist spouse were studied. Most ended up a failure over time, creating deep psychological traumas for both involved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7950" LastActivityDate="2014-07-18T20:48:17.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="237" CreationDate="2014-07-18T20:50:20.987" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me clear the background before answering this question first by answering few questions:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;1. What is Haram in Islam?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2. Who created Music?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;3. Reference in Scriptures.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;4. Why Music?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;5. Why The Conflict?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Haram : Everything created by Allah is perfect and have a purpose but the use of them make them halal and haram. So Allah had given the lower and upper limits to use them such that they don't harm you by excessive use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Food is very good in itself and Eating is a need and necessity which is in innate nature of human being and it has a very specific purpose in life. But if we OVEREAT something it causes chaos in the body. So there is a upper limit to that which is mentioned by the beloved Prophet.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Knowledge is very good but if not used properly may cause selfishness, clashes of Ego and even destruction of nature. So an upper limit of that is given by Allah and how to use it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Things which are the basic necessity and need of human being which comes by birth to him are not made haram in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sex is a human need gifted to human being to reproduce. It is a basic need of human being that's why not made haram in Quran. Rather Allah Subhan-o-taala provided the way to accomplish it by marrying. Often the question comes of love marriage and arranged marriage and our generation prefer love but we can see that both often fail. Why? Because it's not about love or arranged but about the freedom to choose your wife or husband which is given by Islam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Haram can only be declared by the one who created those things and the Creator is only Allah. Prophet is the implementor and an ideal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music already existed and definitely created by The Almighty Creator and we used it to ease and please ourselves in various ways, so by default it is not haram but if it's use makes you loose your aim, your purpose of life for which you have been created as a muslim and the part of the Ummah then definitely it is harming you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Look at the people who are at great place in their lives. They are their because they follow some rules. A few of them are being crystal clear about what they want to do in their life. Firm determination, Hardwork, Focused. You may not see them most of the time listening music because they have an aim to achieve. But often they do it to refresh themselves. But that is not even a 1% of their part in their life.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A Muslim is always on a mission and a part of the Ummah if he does good and forbids evil. So it is damn necessary to be focussed. Which is often lost by overlistning music. Because you have not achieved your aim yet.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quran does not mentions music explicitly which means Allah Definitely did not intend to do that. Because it is not that big deal. Obviously you know what you want to do if you have a serious aim to achieve. But it mentions about the people of jannah will enter it 'very happy and Joyful'. Hadiths:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Narrated Aisha: Abu Bakr came to my house while two small Ansari girls were singing beside me the stories of the Ansar concerning the Day of Buath. And they were not singers. Abu Bakr said protestingly, &quot;musical instruments of Satan in the house of Allah's Apostle !&quot; It happened on the 'Id day and Allah's Apostle said, &quot;O Abu Bakr! There is an 'Id for every nation and this is our 'Id.&quot;  (Book #15, Hadith #72)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Narrated Abu Musa: That the Prophet said to him' &quot;O Abu Musa! You have been given one of the musical wind-instruments of the family of David .'  (Book #61, Hadith #568)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Quran 17:55 &quot;And it is your Lord that knoweth best all beings that are in the heavens and on earth: We did bestow on some prophets more (and other) gifts than on others: and We gave to David the Psalms.&quot; Pslams means: A collection of sacred poems forming a book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture. Through which Daud (a.s.) praises the lord.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muslim narrated from Abu Hurayrah, he said: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 'He is not one of us that does not SING with Qur'an'; others added ‘spoke out of it.'&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music is something which if is beautiful will HYPNOTIZE you and take you to the TRANCE mode. When you start your salah as prescribed by prophet (your salah should be like you are watching Allah or else like he is watching you) and you cut yourself from the whole world behind the Imam focussing towards ONE CREATOR and listening to what he says as Quran is recited without any second thought coming to your mind, that where you go in trance and you life turns and the real salah starts, because their you get connected to him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Conflict is because we will find hadiths which prohibits music too very hardly but we will get also in support it. Actually these are the upper and lower limits mentioned by the Prophet at different occasions. Everyone is sticking to the part which they follow but the point is Allah tells in Quran that previous people made lawful things prohibited on themselves which were made lawful by Allah.  At the End:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Islam teaches you a perfect blend of balance in life which is only possible if you know what are you doing?, why are you doing that?, what is the purpose of doing that?&#xA;And remember the first priority is to make Allah happy and Allah wants everyone to be happy and free, so have to serve humanity in order to serve Allah with an intention that i am doing it because my Rab likes it. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Beloved Prophet said that 'Man's beauty is in his tongue'. So using ill words is not allowed. Allah orders Momin in Quran to 'Unzurna' rather than saying 'Raeena'. Which means to use words which are clear and does not have double meanings and double standard.&#xA;So if the music contains something which is unlawful in these means is definitely not a good habit. We ourself often don't use words which we listen in music in front of our parents because they are having double standards. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Like listening to Dr. Iqbal is a boon to me because his words make me more closer to Allah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7948" LastActivityDate="2014-07-18T20:50:20.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16323" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="73" CreationDate="2014-07-18T22:46:37.933" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is not about who is Sabian, Jew, or Christian.  This question is about who is The People of the Book.  Whether or not Christian or Jew accepts a person within the folds of their religion is not a concern of Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Great Imam Shafi'i (may Allah be pleased with him), if a person embraces Christianity or Judaism after naskh (abrogation) he is NOT among the People of the Book and we can not eat his meat or marry his women. Furthermore, if person embraces Christianity or Judaism after tahrif (the scripture is corrupted) he is NOT among the People of the Book. This is because they NEVER accepted the true teaching of their Prophet. So, if it can be proved that he or his descendants embraced Christianity before abrogation (the coming of prophet Mohammed (pbuh)), he can be considered People of the Book.  However, since all Mormons have embraced their religion after their scripture was corrupted (ie. Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Book of Abraham and Moses, Joseph Smith corrections of Biblical text, Gospel and Torah) they are NOT People of the BOOK and we can't marry their women or eat their meat.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since there is disagreements among the Madhhab of the status of such a people, I think it is better to stay away from their women and not eat their meat.  As far as them having a special status under Shariah Law, as a protected group, maybe it is better not to exclude them.  Allahu Alam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shafiifiqh.com/restrictions-on-considering-ahl-al-kitab/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.shafiifiqh.com/restrictions-on-considering-ahl-al-kitab/&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.ru/en/content/story/fatwa-concerning-permissibility-marrying-women-book&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islam.ru/en/content/story/fatwa-concerning-permissibility-marrying-women-book&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7951" LastEditorUserId="7951" LastEditDate="2014-07-18T23:41:03.953" LastActivityDate="2014-07-18T23:41:03.953" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11966" CreationDate="2014-07-18T23:22:20.917" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's like asking a question:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can you draw a circle with two sides?&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you draw then that'a not a circle and if you cannot then you cannot draw a circle ha ha.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Question is Logically incorrect and put forth because we don't often understand who GOD is basically?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We humans, understand everything with a reference point, it can be a image, a word, a feeling or anything which can either be sensed through senses or through senses.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For example- if i write that you all definitely have eaten 'swarangasklhhieydb' once in your life.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We stop at that word and think what is that? We Google it, we search it in our memories, we search it in different languages but 'NO RESULT FOUND' and we don't understand that thing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;So humans cannot perceive something which never came through their senses or neither in their ideas.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In that case we need to explain those things by COMPARISON.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Like if you have never eaten meat in your life and you ask your friend How it tastes, he will never be able to explain the exact taste? At last what he can do us to compare two things from which you have eaten and then say it tastes like that. But their is a huge huge difference. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Only way you can know it by tasting it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So ABOUT GOD, IT IS THE SAME-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He is known through his properties, reason, logic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Say, &quot;He is Allah , [who is] One,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Allah , the SAMAD.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;He neither begets nor is born,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Nor is there to Him any equivalent.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As we see that everyone in this world is born same which means The GOD is one not more than that.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He is SAMAD. SAMAD is often translated differently but SAMAD means one who is not dependent&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Everything in the universe is dependent on something. Like humans are dependent on food to live, air to breathe and thousands more. Plants in turn dependent on Sun to grow. Sun&#xA;itself if does not obey gravity will fall apart from orbit.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;So everything from A-Z is dependent on something.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;BUT ALLAH IS SAMAD, WHO IS INDEPENDENT. HE CREATED THESE THINGS WITH SUCH A PERFECTION AND INTELLIGENCE THAT IS JUST AWESOME AND THANKS TO INTELLECT HE HAD GIVEN US TO THINK.&#xA;HE DOES NOT GET HUNGRY, HE DOES NOT NEEDS AIR, HE DOES NOT SLEEP AS WE THINK OF HUMANS.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When we try to bound him with our perception which we think then the problem arises, because he is not what you imagine.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Humans needs to eat, sleep, reproduce and do everything but he does not need all these things.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He neither gives birth nor he is born.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And the last line says 'Nor is there to Him any equivalent', which means that he is not what you think he is.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Humans till now only knows about Matter and Energy and he can perceive only these two things through his senses not any other things. And both Matter and Energy is bound in Time and Space. BUT ALLAH DOES NOT HAVE ANY BOUNDATION, HE IS NOT BOUND IN SPACE AND TIME.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And the most important thing is he is neither 'HE' nor 'SHE'. These are the limitations of the language. He is neither a male nor a female.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's why the scriptures always point towards his powers and attributes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vedas says: '&lt;strong&gt;Na tasya pratima asti, tasya naamah mahadhashah&lt;/strong&gt;', meaning their is no sculpture of the GOD ALMIGHTY, The MOST POWERFUL. Remembering him by his name gives you eternal peace.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vedas says: '&lt;strong&gt;Ekam Brahma, dwitiya naasti nehna naasti kinchan&lt;/strong&gt;' meaning THE CREATOR IS ONE &#xA;NOT TWO NOT EVEN IN A BIT.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That's what Quran says- &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Say, &quot;He is Allah , [who is] One,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Allah , the SAMAD.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;He neither begets nor is born,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Nor is there to Him any equivalent.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And the New Testament says: 'Say their is no GOD but ONE'.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;These were the difference of languages not Religions, people made them different. When GOD IS ONE HOW COULD RELIGION BE TWO&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7948" LastActivityDate="2014-07-18T23:22:20.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16325" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16326" CreationDate="2014-07-19T00:09:59.070" Score="2" ViewCount="5223" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does during fasting makes it void. Does it depend on the amount of bleeding or the type bleeding. I need full details about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4449" LastActivityDate="2014-07-20T02:39:01.270" Title="Does bleeding make a fast void" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16325" CreationDate="2014-07-19T00:28:08.640" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bleeding, as in bleeding from a cut or a wound, does not make the fast void in and of itself.  If, however, the blood loss is enough to weaken you to the point that further fasting would actually be &lt;em&gt;harmful&lt;/em&gt; to your health, the fast should be broken; this would fall under the same general ruling as breaking your fast due to illness and making it up at a later date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the case of women where the bleeding is menstrual or post-natal blood, the fast is considered void.  Again, this would need to be made up at a later date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2014-07-19T00:28:08.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16327" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-19T01:56:45.337" Score="9" ViewCount="1344" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am seeing this saying quoted quite often nowadays, that is attributed to Hazrat Ali (R.A.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you cannot prevent an oppression, at least announce it to everyone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this saying really belong to Hazrat Ali (R.A.)? If so, where is it documented, and can you also include original Arabic saying?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If not, does this saying belong to another credible Islamic figure?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user44" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-16T09:44:28.603" LastActivityDate="2023-01-13T12:09:58.023" Title="Does the saying &quot;If you cannot prevent an oppression, at least announce it to everyone?&quot; belong to Hazrat Ali (R.A.)?" Tags="|source-identification|ali|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16329" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-19T05:33:00.530" Score="1" ViewCount="2045" Body="&lt;p&gt;A house wife owns some gold on which Zakat is not applicable (less than the requirement e.g 22 kt 50 gm) and his husband also owns 24 kt of 50 gm gold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would we have to add both the husband and wife's gold then pay for Zakat?  If not, what should we do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7952" LastEditorUserId="2394" LastEditDate="2014-07-26T17:31:11.243" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T23:25:56.627" Title="Would the Zakat be applicable to both the husband and wife's gold?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16332" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-19T08:00:03.980" Score="2" ViewCount="2211" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can we eat the food which is kept in front of idols. In my company after celebrating the festivals (some fruits or coconut in front of idols)they give it to all the employees Is it halal?.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the ayah &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/173&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Baqarah:173&lt;/a&gt; (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;that which has been dedicated to other than Allah.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], there is no sin upon him. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mention that it is haram. But&#xA;sometimes I thought that after reciting bismillah Can we it that?(note that I am talking about only fruits not meat)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7954" LastEditorUserId="7954" LastEditDate="2014-07-21T10:34:16.597" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T15:34:34.990" Title="Can we eat the food which comes from a religious celebration or festival" Tags="|sharia|food|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16313" CreationDate="2014-07-19T08:09:28.817" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;not all things come out from the Human body are Najis, take for example saliva, mucus, sweat, tears.. However urine, pus, blood, stool, semen are all impurities..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If impurities come out of the human body the wudhu will break, if semen comes out of the body through sexual intercourse or wet dream then Ghusl will be wajib too.. If the wound is such that if water enters it will be harmful then it is ok to leave the wounded part dry, however if their is a bandage on it then you will have to wipe over the bandage with wet hands..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7955" LastActivityDate="2014-07-19T08:09:28.817" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16273" CreationDate="2014-07-19T08:16:48.703" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;doing sehri after subh Sadiq breaks the fast, the Fajr Adhan is given after Subh Sadiq, if someone eats after Subh Sadiq his fast will break.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7955" LastActivityDate="2014-07-19T08:16:48.703" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16310" CreationDate="2014-07-19T08:59:03.453" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since hazrat Fatima is very eminent and just few achieve that understanding,Imam Sadiq (A.S.) interpreting this verse to hazrat Fatima and said: &quot;Who knows Fatima the way it should,then could understand Laylatul Qadr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fatima is Laylatul Qadr of ahlul bayt and surat al-Qadr represent magnitude of her and is interpreted to hazrat Fatima through this reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As Laylatul Qadr is a hidden night and only some of righteous will understand this night, accessing to the spiritual authority of Hazrat Zahra is such.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As Laylatul Qadr is one night but is better than a thousand nights,Fatima is a person but is Ummah and the Prophet 's Kosar.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As Laylatul Qadr worshiping is such as worshiping thirty thousand nights,knowing of Fatima Zahra is rewarded as laylatul Qadr worshiping and knowing Fatima cause knowing  Laylatul Qadr.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As in Laylatul Qadr,Qur'an was revealed,from 'Fatima Zahra',eleven Immaculates,eleven Imams and eleven Qur'an Orators has been revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As Laylatul Qadr has sublime degrees,hazrat Fatima has sublime degrees,too.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And as Laylatul Qadr is still hidden among three nights,hazrat Fatima Zahra (SA) 's grave is hidden probably in three places: her house, Jannat al-Baqi, the distance between sanctuary and pulpit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shamim.valiasr-aj.com/include/VIEW.php?bankname=LIBLIST&amp;amp;code=118&amp;amp;RADIF=9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&#xA;Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-24T19:57:19.770" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T19:57:19.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16317" CreationDate="2014-07-19T13:25:22.250" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. See this, please:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): “And do not marry Al- Mushrikaat (idolatresses) till they believe (worship Allaah Alone). And indeed a slave woman who believes is better than a (free) Mushrikah (idolatress), even though she pleases you. And give not (your daughters) in marriage to Al‑Mushrikoon till they believe (in Allaah Alone) and verily, a believing slave is better than a (free) Mushrik (idolater), even though he pleases you. Those (Al-Mushrikoon) invite you to the Fire, but Allaah invites (you) to Paradise and forgiveness by His Leave, and makes His Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) clear to mankind that they may remember” [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/221&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Baqarah 2:221&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6758" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-24T13:43:22.133" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T13:43:22.133" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16165" CreationDate="2014-07-19T14:25:14.200" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Interest and Insurance are both Haraam, literally interest means 'extra', but in islamic terms it is the the additional amount of something you get in return after giving someone that particular thing, eg you give 50 cents to someone and get back 60 cents, the 10 cents will be riba/usury/interest, the same applies to gold, silver, wheat, dates, barley if you give lets say 1kg and receive a half more then the half will be Riba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kindly visit these links for more info on Interest&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/27382&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/27382&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/26962&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/26962&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7955" LastActivityDate="2014-07-19T14:25:14.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16344" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25884" CreationDate="2014-07-19T14:45:11.043" Score="2" ViewCount="423" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it sin to compare holy/Islamic things with someone or something in poetry? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A new Bollywood song is released in which he compared the streets of his lover with &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medina&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Madina&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mandir&lt;/a&gt; (Hindus worship place). Is it haram/sin to listen these sort of songs or what? Some people says that they are poets are they do these things in deep love but I think it is sin. Isn't it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7851" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-10T08:14:22.150" LastActivityDate="2020-04-27T18:41:51.073" Title="Is comparing Islamic things with someone or something in poetry haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|behavior|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16347" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-19T15:05:47.323" Score="0" ViewCount="11558" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is in regards to life in paradise. I have read that the people of paradise will be able to recall their earthly life, including the trials they faced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if we will be able to permanently forget our past if we do so wish? As in, is it possible that we will never have to think about our earthly life at all if we pray and wish to never think about it, so that we may completely forget it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7961" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-19T21:17:11.573" LastActivityDate="2021-03-05T17:26:08.070" Title="Will we be able to forget our past once we are in paradise?" Tags="|jannah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16349" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-19T15:06:57.713" Score="1" ViewCount="945" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do processed food such as chips, cold-drink and other processed foot constitute Haram food? What's the ruling on processed food?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user5294" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T10:59:47.470" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T10:59:47.470" Title="Are processed food considered Haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16352" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-19T21:50:22.997" Score="6" ViewCount="3651" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was prophet Muhammad (pbuh) ever asked about the exact date of &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laylat_al-Qadr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Laylat al-Qadr&lt;/a&gt;&quot; (the night of decree during &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramadan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ramadan&lt;/a&gt;) and if so, what was his answer? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, We sent the Qur'an down during the Night of Decree. 97:1&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree? 97:2&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months. 97:3  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="144" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T07:07:40.370" LastActivityDate="2021-04-27T16:14:42.720" Title="Was Muhammad asked the exact date for Laylat al-Qadr (night of decree)?" Tags="|ramadan|laylat-al-qadr|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16349" CreationDate="2014-07-20T01:01:51.683" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The rule is : the food to be halal , the  original material must be  not consist of Haram food  or mixed by some Haram  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7965" LastActivityDate="2014-07-20T01:01:51.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16357" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="522" CreationDate="2014-07-20T07:31:56.347" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Killing Your self is haram, Even if you are fighting infidels we cannot kill ourselfs to kill them too but instead fight them and try to survive to kill more not being scared to die and then if we die then we are Martyr In Sha Allah. Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7968" LastActivityDate="2014-07-20T07:31:56.347" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16360" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-20T10:46:09.107" Score="4" ViewCount="391" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has been my question since long time that if a boy or a man is wearing T-shirts and loose pants (somehow considered permissible in Islam) and a girl passing by notices him; Is it a sin for a man? As one is not permitted to attract the opposite gender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And should he wear a full sleeved shirt and cover the whole body such that he wouldn't be noticed by a girl or other women? Or is it natural regardless of the dress (being noticed by opposite gender)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as Islam is concerned, Allah (SWT) prohibits women to make a dazzling display; Is it same for men? What is the dress of modesty nowadays?? Does T-shirts or half sleeves come under the same?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the arwah &lt;em&gt;(Satrr)&lt;/em&gt; of male is from navel down to the knee; So, Is it fine for a male to show his chest and other parts that doesn't come in arwah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7969" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-14T11:03:48.080" LastActivityDate="2018-01-14T11:03:48.080" Title="Islamic Dressing of Males" Tags="|sharia|clothing|awrah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16364" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-20T13:05:34.573" Score="3" ViewCount="632" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a Muslim freelancer is offered a project to program a website which has information about movies and upcoming events (cinema, sports, arts &amp;amp; music), is it Halal for him to accept such a project?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, the developer of the website won't be organizing or participating in anyway in these events.But these events are not Islamic. Is it Halal to be a programmer for such a website?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. On the other hand, in almost all projects, web developers don't know how their customers use their websites and what kind of (Halal/Haram) ads they host on them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="466" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:43:06.090" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:43:06.090" Title="Can a Muslim freelancer develop a movie site for customer?" Tags="|halal-haram|business|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12426" CreationDate="2014-07-20T13:51:06.573" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First the Quran is so clear.in following verse, Allah states that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O people of the Book! There hath come to you our Messenger, revealing&#xA;  to you much that ye used to hide in the Book, and passing over much&#xA;  (that is now unnecessary): There hath come to you from Allah a (new)&#xA;  light and a perspicuous Book.(al-maida:15) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two kind of verses in this holy book:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verses with basic meaning and verses with allegorical meanings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: In it are verses basic or&#xA;  fundamental (of established meaning); they are the foundation of the&#xA;  Book: others are allegorical. But those in whose hearts is perversity&#xA;  follow the part thereof that is allegorical, seeking discord, and&#xA;  searching for its hidden meanings, but no one knows its hidden&#xA;  meanings except Allah. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge&#xA;  say: &quot;We believe in the Book; the whole of it is from our Lord:&quot; and&#xA;  none will grasp the Message except men of understanding.(al-imran: 7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who do not differentiate between the basic and the allegorical verses will surely get confused when they apparently find two conflicting messages from the verses of the Quran. So allegorical meaning must be sought in the light of the basic verse which are so clear. Also one of the duty of the prophet was to express the meanings of the verse of the Quran so we should refer to the teachings of the Prophet according to some verses such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We sent down the Book to thee for the express purpose, that thou&#xA;  shouldst make clear to them those things in which they differ, and&#xA;  that it should be a guide and a mercy to those who believe. (an-&#xA;  nahl:16)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According Shia belief we should refer to the teachings of the Prophet, and the Imams of Ahlul Bayt who are the twin of the Quran by virtue of the famous saying of the Prophet that “I am leaving two precious things among you [for guidance]: the Book of Allah and my Ahlu 'l-bayt.” &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/44/58&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sahih moslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T10:11:18.143" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T10:11:18.143" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13384" CreationDate="2014-07-20T22:14:26.990" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;why does the first 3 have to be at a faster pace?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reasoning behind doing this is to show strength and endurance, and the reason it lives on until today is to commemorate the event behind this as well as to remember the blessings Allah has given us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and his Companions came to Mecca and the fever&#xA;  in Medina had weakened them. Thereupon the polytheists (of Mecca)&#xA;  said: There would come to you a people whom the fever has made weak&#xA;  and they have suffered severely from it. They sat in Hatim. Thereupon&#xA;  Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) commanded them to walk quickly ift three circuits&#xA;  and walk (in four) between the two corners. so that the polytheists&#xA;  should. see their endurance. The polytheists then said (to one&#xA;  anothery You were under the impression that fever had emaciated them.&#xA;  whereas they are stronger than so and so. Ibn Abbas said: He (the Holy&#xA;  Prophet) did not command them (the Muslims) to walk quickly in all the&#xA;  circuits out of kindness to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/15/265&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;صحيح مسلم&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Also why is the Ihraam showing parts of the masculine body?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We do this so that it is more inviting to faster walking, and it livens up the person.  The wisdom behind this, and Allah knows best, is that one should always be ready for Jihad at all times, for one should choose cloths whether in peace or war that would help him work without laziness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://audio.islamweb.net/audio/Fulltxt.php?audioid=134836&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source (Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tohajj.com/Display.Asp?Url=mbr0028.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source (Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-07-20T22:14:26.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16371" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16372" CreationDate="2014-07-21T04:27:37.867" Score="0" ViewCount="19452" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which ayah of the Surah in the Quran that ends with the name of two Prohpets ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4338" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-21T04:49:53.563" LastActivityDate="2015-08-15T01:05:20.260" Title="Which Surah ends with the name of two Prophets?" Tags="|quran|ayah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16371" CreationDate="2014-07-21T04:27:37.867" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Surah No : 87 -  Surah Al-A'la (The Most High)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ayah 19 -&gt; The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4338" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T04:27:37.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16375" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-21T06:49:01.577" Score="8" ViewCount="247" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Surah Nisa, verse 64 we read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ما أَرْسَلْنا مِنْ رَسُولٍ إِلاَّ لِيُطاعَ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَ لَوْ أَنَّهُمْ إِذْ ظَلَمُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ جاؤُكَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوا اللَّهَ وَ&#xA;  اسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُمُ الرَّسُولُ لَوَجَدُوا اللَّهَ تَوَّاباً رَحيماً&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We did not send any apostle but to be obeyed by Allah's leave. Had they, when they wronged themselves, come to you and pleaded to Allah&#xA;  for forgiveness, and the Apostle had pleaded for forgiveness for them,&#xA;  they would have surely found Allah all-clement, all-merciful&lt;/strong&gt; [4:64]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the point in encouraging people to come to the Prophet (pbuh) so that he would beg for forgiveness for them?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is there anything wrong with begging Allah for forgiveness without coming to the Prophet (pbuh)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If they had pleaded to Allah for forgiveness without coming to the Prophet, would have they still found Allah all-clement, all-merciful?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-07-31T22:32:41.740" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T11:35:06.953" Title="Why did Allah encourage people to come to the Prophet (pbuh) so that he would plead to Allah for forgiveness for them?" Tags="|tafseer|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16379" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16389" CreationDate="2014-07-21T08:36:05.310" Score="3" ViewCount="4443" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is how do I pray the &lt;em&gt;Salah&lt;/em&gt; that I have been missing? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know its a sin if one don't pray his &lt;em&gt;Salah&lt;/em&gt; on time and he have to ask for forgiveness but after that, how do I pray my &lt;em&gt;Qadha Salah&lt;/em&gt;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have missed my &lt;em&gt;Salah&lt;/em&gt; for many years and it would be very difficult if I have to make the &lt;em&gt;Qadha&lt;/em&gt; of every &lt;em&gt;Salah&lt;/em&gt; that I missed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do my &lt;em&gt;Niyyah&lt;/em&gt; be like: &quot;I make &lt;em&gt;Niyyah&lt;/em&gt; for the first &lt;em&gt;Duhr Salah&lt;/em&gt; that I have have missed&quot; and so on, and pray them in the order I missed them; first &lt;em&gt;Fajr&lt;/em&gt; that I missed, then &lt;em&gt;Duhr&lt;/em&gt; I missed and then &lt;em&gt;Asar&lt;/em&gt; I missed.....&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Or Can I just say &quot;I make &lt;em&gt;Niyyah&lt;/em&gt; for the &lt;em&gt;Qadha Duhr&lt;/em&gt;&quot; and pray my 3-4 &lt;em&gt;Qadha Duhr&lt;/em&gt; prayers one after another with seperate &lt;em&gt;Niyyah&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do I have to pray them in the correct order and make the &lt;em&gt;Niyyah&lt;/em&gt; with the of number the &lt;em&gt;Qadha Salah&lt;/em&gt; I am offering?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7979" LastEditorUserId="6552" LastEditDate="2014-07-21T14:32:34.637" LastActivityDate="2016-11-24T01:35:17.207" Title="How do I pray the missing Salah" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16382" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16375" CreationDate="2014-07-21T13:01:39.703" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is indeed a good question asked and the answer will be as good insha-Allah'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And whoever does a wrong or wrongs himself but then seeks forgiveness&#xA;  of Allah will find Allah Forgiving and Merciful.&quot;(&lt;strong&gt;surah an-nisa, verse:110&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there is no question that Allah (SWT) would be merciful or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can similarly see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And those who, when they commit an immorality or wrong themselves [by&#xA;  transgression], remember Allah and seek forgiveness for their sins -&#xA;  and who can forgive sins except Allah ? - and [who] do not persist in&#xA;  what they have done while they know.&quot;(&lt;strong&gt;surah al-Im'ran verse:135&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now coming to your another question that what is the point of encouragement? &#xA;The answer is as simple, as Almighty wants to lift the status of our beloved prophet (PBUH) and make people understand the real way of seeking forgiveness because the guidance of our beloved prophet (PBUH) is best. Also Almighty himself says to prophet (PBUH) to pray for your people. You can see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Take, [O, Muhammad], from their wealth a charity by which you purify&#xA;  them and cause them increase, and invoke [ Allah 's blessings] upon&#xA;  them. Indeed, your invocations are reassurance for them. And Allah is&#xA;  Hearing and Knowing.&quot;(&lt;strong&gt;surah at-Tauba verse:103&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;your 3rd question is there anything wrong I would here like to quote the verse from the glorious Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has&#xA;  forbidden you - refrain from.&quot;(&lt;strong&gt;al-hashr verse:7&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this blessing is from prophet (PBUH) so why will one refuse it.. ? &#xA;And what Allah (SWT) knows, we know not!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7969" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-03-09T11:35:06.953" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T11:35:06.953" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11993" CreationDate="2014-07-21T14:34:35.850" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Mechanical engineer, and have worked in all the sugar beet factories in England.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Animal bones were historically used to filter impurities as previously mentioned. That method has been replaced with carbonataion, sulphatation and fine mesh filters. There certainly will be no trace of animal bone in the final product (I am 100% sure of that !)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) for some strange reason I remember an Imam visited the factory one day to bless the silos, therefore it is blessed (even though it doesn't need to be !)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;glad to help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7982" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T14:34:35.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16332" CreationDate="2014-07-21T15:34:34.990" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;THE ANSWER WILL BE &quot;NO&quot;&#xA;IT IS AS SAME AS YOU SAY&#xA;&quot;CAN I HAVE INTOXICANTS AFTER SAYING BISMILLAH&quot; &#xA; see how Allah (SWT) make one's every doubt conspicuous: as in the said verse had Almighty befallen only the verse up to ''other than Allah&quot; then your question was valid but as Almighty is all aware , Almighty knows there will be some necessity too so in necessary we can have them!&#xA;now, my question to you is &#xA;&quot;what is the necessity of having those things&quot;?&#xA;indeed no necessity is there; &#xA;&quot;HENCE YOUR THEORY IS REJECTED&quot; &#xA;but as &quot;DEEDS ARE AS PER THE INTENTIONS&quot; SO IF A MUSLIM gives it as charity, and his intention is to please ALLAH(SWT) AND ASSOCIATE NONE OTHER IN THIS THEN THIS FOOD IS HALAL . ONE COULD give or distribute food or anything else BY THENAME OF THE VERY PERSON BUT FOR THE NAME OF ALLAH(SWT).. &#xA;MOREOVER the food from ANY nonbeliever festival is HARAM!&#xA;and what Allah knows we know not'' &#xA;hope you understand!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7969" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T15:34:34.990" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16269" CreationDate="2014-07-21T18:27:17.137" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You still have to pay on your gold regardless as you are even able to sell some to pay the zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to money that you may have, if its over the threshold and you have had the amount for more than 12 months you will pay zakat on it. As far the the debts concerned, you will need to see if the debt is a short term immediate one or a long term more than 12 months. Im assuming its more than 12 months as most loans/mortgages are. Then in that case you will minus only 1 months payment from the amount of money you have and see if the remainder is over amount of the threshold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7984" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T18:27:17.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16388" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16723" CreationDate="2014-07-21T19:28:30.097" Score="1" ViewCount="335" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that Ghusal is mandatory for every person who has done sexual intercourse, orgasmic discharges &lt;em&gt;&quot;semen&quot;&lt;/em&gt; etc... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is one problem with me. In my home, bath room and toilet room are together so is it okay to perform Ghusal in their?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-21T20:08:57.063" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T07:55:43.863" Title="Is it okay to perform ghusul in the bathroom?" Tags="|ritual|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16389" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16379" CreationDate="2014-07-21T19:30:54.847" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;you have answered the question yourself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do my Niyyah be like: &quot;I make Niyyah for the first Duhr Salah that I have have missed&quot; and so on, and pray them in the order I missed them; first Fajr that I missed, then Duhr I missed and then Asar I missed.....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the proper way of making Neeyiah of praying missed Salah. &#xA;You could start by praying extra Fard with after every Salah you pray. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7912" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T19:30:54.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16390" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-21T19:37:35.950" Score="2" ViewCount="1462" Body="&lt;p&gt;The information I got while searching for Ghusl on internet. There is Farā'id and Sunnah in Ghusl where Farā'id are important steps and Sunnah are optional.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the information I got,&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Farā'id are &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghusl#Far.C4.81.27id_of_Ghusl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;source&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rinsing the inner mouth.&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sniffing water and blowing it out.&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To wash the entire body in a rigorous manner.&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;amp; Sunnah are &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghusl#Sunnah_of_Ghusl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;source&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Washing both the hands up to the wrists.&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wash the private parts and remove dirt or filth from the body.&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Perform Wudu.&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Water should be poured over the head three times so that it flows all over the body.&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pour water on the right shoulder three times.&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pour water on the left shoulder three times.&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;My question, what if I don't perform Sunnah &lt;em&gt;&quot;as these are optional&quot;&lt;/em&gt; then is my Ghusl right?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-04-26T07:08:19.010" LastActivityDate="2018-11-07T04:55:59.023" Title="If I don't perform ghusl according to sunnah, would my ghusl be valid?" Tags="|sunnah|ghusl|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16391" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-21T20:52:08.587" Score="-1" ViewCount="149" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know why but naturally I got a strong feeling before discharge of semen but at end I could control it. &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Now I can say that I didn't discharge semen and due to pressure I couldn't control urine from being discharged so,&lt;br /&gt; should I perform Ghusal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-19T12:11:28.137" LastActivityDate="2016-01-19T12:11:28.137" Title="Do I need to perform Ghusal?" Tags="|ghusl|ritual|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16349" CreationDate="2014-07-21T22:03:30.263" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many Islamic countries cannot get unprocessed food. If it contains traces of foods that are Haram, such as pork or alcohol, you cannot eat/drink it. That is the general rule. Chips fried in vegetable oil would be fine, pig fat, big no-no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user7986" LastEditorDisplayName="user7986" LastEditDate="2014-07-21T22:09:15.860" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T22:09:15.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14827" CreationDate="2014-07-21T22:32:27.020" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What most people here do is join the witr prayer with the imam with the intention that it's not witr. As such, when the imam gives his tasleem, they stand up and add another rakah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7987" LastActivityDate="2014-07-21T22:32:27.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16398" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-22T00:05:52.140" Score="2" ViewCount="6460" Body="&lt;p&gt;In April 2013. I married in Pakistan (ISB) a girl of the same nationality and religion (age 27, Doctor) after a struggle of 8 years. After which we were both living in KSA, and more than 300 people were invited in the reception. And countless people are aware about it in KSA and Pakistan through different social networks and friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her father was against this marriage because I am not from the same&#xA;family &amp;amp; village, and he was forcing her to marry someone else; so we had to marry without informing her father (wali).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On 24th March 2014 while coming back from the honeymoon we stayed in Dubai for a day or two. I dropped her at her friend’s place since, during this visit her family arrived at her friend's place, without my knowledge, they took her back with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now they are saying that our Nikah is Haraam because it was against the parents concern and they won't let her stay with me because they consider this marriage Haram. I tried my level best but they are now only asking for a divorce. I seek your guidance to solve this problem under the light of Shariah Law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: That her eldest brother was the one who suggested us to go for this marriage, on different occasions and now even he is against us and supporting his father. We both families are the followers of Imam Abu Hanifa school of thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I love my wife and I would do anything to fix this marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7990" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-15T00:24:10.003" LastActivityDate="2018-12-01T17:20:37.717" Title="My wife's father (wali) did not consent to our marriage since I am not from the same family and village; is our marriage valid?" Tags="|nikah|wali|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16398" CreationDate="2014-07-22T00:37:53.270" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly why are they asking for divorce when they say marriage was &quot;haram&quot;  or void?  Secondly permission of both the daughter and her father (wali) maybe required for marriage  and since you are now both married and both accept each other happily then it is a sin and fitna on part of the guardian to try to subvert this institution of marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also In Islam it is haram for a father to force a women to marry someone else, so if he does she may not chose to marry at all which is worse then marrying whom she loves.&#xA;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/node/1583&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hanafi opinion&lt;/a&gt; does allow women to get married without father's consent and seems to be more suitable in your case as marriages are always meant to be saved at all costs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can seek legal options to secure your wife who may would fall under the category of unlawful confinement \Kidnap, provided she too agrees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7970" LastEditorUserId="7970" LastEditDate="2014-07-22T05:56:32.853" LastActivityDate="2014-07-22T05:56:32.853" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16379" CreationDate="2014-07-22T02:05:18.010" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is not true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First it is not obligatory for niyah to be verbal. all what you need is to know that you are praying the missed salah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Actions are but by intentions, and everyone shall have but that which he intended…”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1; Muslim, 1907&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The correct order is obligatory for the prayers that are in the same day. For example you can't pray Asur then Duhr for the same day nor you can pray isha'a before maghrib (for the same day).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.najaf.org/?lang=arabic&amp;amp;tab=ara_link&amp;amp;cat=learn&amp;amp;id=l_qadha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user4456" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-07-25T20:03:49.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16406" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9128" CreationDate="2014-07-22T07:26:46.407" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its an innovative move also called Bidah. If u really respect Prophet Mohammad Sallalla hi Alaiyhi wassallam then this or recite darood on Muhammad (SAW).its Hadith Bukhari see it for urself .As innovation in Islam is srictly Prohibidden&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7994" LastActivityDate="2014-07-22T07:26:46.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16408" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16437" CreationDate="2014-07-22T07:37:28.600" Score="1" ViewCount="2029" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why Muslim in the world have to follow Islamic calender of there geographic location.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean can be a way that all Muslim could follow a same calender. I can understand when people have to see moon to knowing about current Islamic month cause there were no communication. The position of moon is different through geography so there is no same day through out world some people are living ahead and some people are living behind.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And It can also create blenders in history too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any detail about hadith  regarding or detail is what I am asking for.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastEditorUserId="5339" LastEditDate="2014-07-23T08:33:57.110" LastActivityDate="2014-07-23T08:33:57.110" Title="Why there is difference between Islamic calender in the world?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16410" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16398" CreationDate="2014-07-22T08:05:29.923" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum,&#xA;In addition to whats been stated above: A woman that her father that repeatedly refuses the suitor she presents, can seek a waliyy that is of her father's descent as explained in this link: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/95405&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/95405&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user7905" LastActivityDate="2014-07-22T08:05:29.923" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2014-07-22T08:05:29.923" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16412" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-22T08:13:28.620" Score="12" ViewCount="2890" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fadak&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fadak&lt;/a&gt; Belonged to Mohammad (PBUH).&#xA;He gave it to her daughter Fatima (PBUH) as a gift (see e.g.??).&#xA;It should have remained in her possession after he passed away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if it wasn't given as a gift, &#xA;its ownership should have passed onto Fatima (PBUH) as inheritance&#xA;as a personal property of Mohammad (PBUH).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Abu Bakr took it away from her despite protests by her and her husband Ali (PBUH) &#xA;and their testimonies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to understand the Sunni perspective on this issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why didn’t Abu Bakr accept Fadak as belonging to Fatima (PBUH)?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Did Abu Bakr based his ruling on Quran and the Prophet's Sunnah? If yes, what were the bases?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Do Sunni scholars consider Abu Bakr's ruling on the issue as righteous? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6629" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-25T10:28:02.817" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T10:28:02.817" Title="Fadak, Fatima and Abu baker" Tags="|sunni|history|sahaba|ahl-ul-bayt|fatima-zahra|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2015-05-20T17:25:25.230" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16415" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2718" CreationDate="2014-07-22T10:49:35.297" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Muslim is simply one who has accepted that &quot;there is no god but God and Prophet is his messenger&quot;. That is it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, since we have no knowledge what is in someone’s heart, we as people have no right after that to doubt anyone that says he/she is a Muslim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, let us say for a second we had the ability to look into someone’s heart and determine that they are not really a Muslim but are just saying it, there is no injunction in Quran or Ahadith that states that we need to kill him/her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may not be a perfect Muslim, but once you have accepted that there is no god but God, then you are a Muslim. It is like you just brought a home and you entered into its door. You may be still in the hallway, but you are the resident of the house. It might take you time to settle down or you may never settle down but be in the hallway for a long time, you are still resident of the house. You may even make mistakes, in which case you will still be a Muslim but bad one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7996" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T05:50:04.850" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T05:50:04.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16420" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2718" CreationDate="2014-07-22T15:17:25.840" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Huge Topic, Bit lengthy but will be useful InshaAllah.&#xA;Definitions According To the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Background.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muslim&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kafir.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Munafiq.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mushriq.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wisdom.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Creating Background&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;To understand something the first and foremost thing is to understand the basics of that study and the basics of any field is always general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;But if the basics are strong you will never fluctuate in any of the advanced level of that study.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Example:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2+2=4 is basic rule in mathematics and is known to every child. So if a Mathematician who is a great researcher comes with a theory which proves the base wrong then you need not be a scientist or PHD to say that there is a flaw that should be addressed. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Like Law of Conservation of Energy is the basic law of nature or physics. But when Stephen hawking came with a theory of Black Holes which says it consumes everything and nothing is reflected then it had gone against the base rule. Scientists at that time too were not able to address the problem but they knew for sure that the theory is wrong in itself, later we got good clarification and hawking himself refused it but it took more than 20 yrs(Hawking's paradox).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;The Most important point is that the theory 2+2=4 and The Law of conservation of Energy and every other theory are the basic laws because we have 100 % proof of what we believe(Imaan) about the theory. So theory is never without proofs (Burhaan). And when we have 100% proof of something or some theory we are 100% satisfied (Momin). So in this condition when you are satisfied about the theory with enough evidences, even if the world tells you that 2+2=5, you will never implement 2+2=5 in your life(resisting falsehood) and someone comes in front of you with 2+2=5 then definitely your first reaction will be 'HOW' and you will start discussing that there is a flaw in your theory(Dawah).&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;That's why the very first verse of Quran starts from 'Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds' which means you are at such a stage where you ponder on the universe and in yourself and found enough proofs and a voice comes from your heart that Definitely without doubt 'THE PRAISE IS FOR THE ONLY LORD' who created everything flawless.&#xA;Like when you see a beautiful painting you immediately say 'What a beautiful painting the painter had created, can i have a privilege to meet him', so that is what the first verse is. If we do not understand it then it just becomes a lip service.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now the very important thing to understand is:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;- &#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Lets's take two examples&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Let's suppose Kaifi is &lt;strong&gt;'HONEST' and 'TRUTHFUl'(MUSLIM)&lt;/strong&gt;. Then it definitely means that we are talking about his property and Kaifi does not have two identities. Honesty is attribute which can be understood by means of a few rules:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He is truthful.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He does not speaks lie even in worst cases.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even if his parents tell him to lie he will not.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Whenever there is a conflict and people wants to get witness they prefer kaifi over others.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Many More.... &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kaifi is a &lt;strong&gt;'LIER'(MUNAFIQ - HYPOCRITE)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He is a lier if he lies.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He promises many things and never fullfill them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His lips say great things but he never implements himself.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Many More....&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now without doubt anybody can know whether Kaifi is an Honest and Truthfull guy or a Lier based on the basic principles. And these rules are common for everyone.&#xA;The properties of being a 'HONEST AND TRUTHFUL' guy and the properties of being a 'LIER' is told. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anybody falling in these categories whether he is born in any family, race, color, language (It does not matter) he will be called a &lt;strong&gt;'HONEST AND TRUTHFULL' OR A 'LIER'&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;So it is very Important to understand that 'MUSLIM', 'MUNAFIQ', 'KAFIR', 'MUSHRIQ' are properties which can be conceived by any human being and the laws which define what are the properties of being a 'MUSLIM', 'MUNAFIQ', 'KAFIR', 'MUSHRIQ' are given by the CREATOR because the laws can only be given by the CREATOR because he created everything and he knows THAT WHAT WILL HARM YOU IN A LONGER RUN(WHICH YOU MAY DISCOVER WITH TRIAL AND ERRORS AND BY LOOSING LIVES AND HARMING OTHERS). Like if you create a motor bike with five gears, 1 is in front and 4 backwards then you will tell that 'IF YOU HIT BACK GEAR YOU THEN IT WILL NOT BE THE 1rst GEAR', AND '1 IS IN FRONT' ETC.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;MUSLIM&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The definition is 'He who submits his will to ALLAH'. Muslim and Islam are made of same Arabic roots meaning 'PEACE' which comes only when you are satisfied internally, socially, universally. Which obviously means you have enough proofs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That is why Quran had called Trees, Birds, and things in universe as Muslims because they never go against law.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibrahim(a.s) journey towards belief(Iman) in Allah The Great is wonderfully explained in Quran. Where at first he starts pondering on to the universe and rejecting false even though he was the son of the highest Priest. And thinks that sun is the Star is the God, then Moon is the God, then Sun but with an open mind and highest thinking he came to the conclusion of the ultimate reality the MOST HIGH and &lt;strong&gt;that was the moment when ALLAH said Ya Ibrahim become my MUSLIM&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;So when did he became Muslim is a thought to be considered.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;So whole of the Quran mentions the property of Being A MUSLIM.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You are a MUSLIM only if YOU ARE A MUSLIM BY CHOICE.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;MUNAFIQ&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Most important Ayah In context of MUNAFIQ(HYPOCRITE) is Quran 2:8-9.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Quran 2:8,9 - 'And of the People are some who say,&quot;We believe in Allah and the Last day,&quot; but they are not believers’. ‘They Deceive Allah and those who believe, but they deceive not except themselves and percieve it not'.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It goes again for everyone. He may be a Muslim or anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;That's why it was mentioned in a hadith that once Hazrat Umar(r.a.) once felt whether he became a munafiq and was frightened with the very thought.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was the assessment of his deeds and Iman which made him think so which he could never be.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;But our whole life goes without thinking whether i am a Muslim or Munafiq or what?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;KAFIR&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is made from 'K','F','R' Arabic roots which have three meanings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Denier (Denying after knowing)&lt;/strong&gt; - Denier is the one who knows and then deny. The reason could be anything often it is Ego. Nobody is denier until he does not know. That means it had to be proved with more than sufficient proofs that what is what. At the time of Prophet there was not a single man who denied because he did not knew. Everybody knew that he was a true prophet either by their scriptures or by internal proofs or universal proofs. And i personally never found a Hadith in which he said someone a Kafir or Munafiq.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One Who Hides the Truth&lt;/strong&gt; - Truth is often hidden by people who knows that they have The Truth. Which Often Falls on So called Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Not Thankful (NaShukri)&lt;/strong&gt; - A person is not thankful if he does not know the capabilities he is having and never wants to know. A person who does not care in a least Bit. This also goes on so called Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;All the Properties are mentioned by Allah Subhan-o-Tala in Quran. And whoever falls in the laws mentioned had done Kufr.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;WISDOM&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Often I think if ALLAH the most Great is with us then why is the condition of MUSLIMS is as is today.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Beloved Prophet said '&lt;strong&gt;He is not a MUSLIM, by whom his neighbours are Distorted or worried&lt;/strong&gt;', '&lt;strong&gt;Momin aur Kufr ke beech Namaz Deewar hai&lt;/strong&gt;','When asked whose Islam is best, replied the one who does not harm his brother neither through his hands nor through his tongue' and thousands more....&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sahaba were the examples of Muslims (or even greater Momin) and i do not find a single evidence in which they fall out of the rules of Allah Azwajjal. And Allah was with Them and they conquered their innerselves(nafs) and the world through peace and love.&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;So I have to decide who i am?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;So I have to become a MUSLIM as prescribed by ALLAH until then the tables will not turn.&#xA;And until then i may be a Munafiq because if i fall under the laws of Munafiq mentioned by ALLAH then i have to repent and make TAUBA and return towards ALLAH and become a best MUSLIM.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7948" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-28T06:25:41.657" LastActivityDate="2015-06-28T06:25:41.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16421" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-22T15:34:13.447" Score="3" ViewCount="188" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some Shiites believes that Umar (Arabic: عمر بن الخطاب, translit.: `Umar ibn Al-Khattāb) the second caliphate declared a famous sayings which designated on outranking and overriding of Ali.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know first do Sunnis accept the sayings? if yes how they interpret it?&#xA;the saying is as follow:&quot; Umar said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;if was not Ali , I will be killed undoubtedly&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We want to know more about Sunni's  attitude about the saying. now here I mention some sources among Sunni and Shiite referred to the saying: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni source: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Qutaybah,Tavil Mokhtalaf Al HAdith,p.152&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Taftazani,sharhe Maqasid, vol.2,p.294&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fakhr Razi, Tafsir KAbir,vol.21,p.22&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shiite source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Sheikh Koleini, al Kafi , vol.7.p 424&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;sheikh Tousi,TAhzib,vol.6.p606&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6510" LastEditorDisplayName="user4456" LastEditDate="2014-07-23T19:58:00.647" LastActivityDate="2014-07-23T19:58:00.647" Title="Did Umar Say That if There Was Not Ali , Then He undoubtedly killed?" Tags="|sunni|hadith-interpretation|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2014-07-22T15:43:10.400" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16422" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-22T16:54:37.667" Score="7" ViewCount="4465" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read in some different surahs of Quran  mentioning the superiority  of bani-Israeli  over all beings. What is true interpretation of these verses?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَا بَنِي إِسْرَ‌ائِيلَ اذْكُرُ‌وا نِعْمَتِيَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتُ&#xA;عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّي فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Children of Israel, remember My blessing wherewith I blessed you, and that I have preferred you above all beings;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah al-Baqarah Verse 47&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user5100" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T14:56:40.157" Title="What does the superiority of bani-Israel (Children of Israel) over all beings mean?" Tags="|tafseer|ahlul-kitab|bani-israel|surat-al-baqarah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16424" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16422" CreationDate="2014-07-22T17:19:13.973" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;They were preferred or made superior because they embraced religion and followed the Divine Prophets while other people lived in misled and ignorance. But once they started to misbehave by disobeying their Prophets and compromising their religion they instead invited God's wrath and condemnation. This is apparent in several Qur’anic verses condemning Jews for their disobedience of God, betraying their Prophets and developing false beliefs about God, like the belief that &quot;God's hand is tied up&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/5:64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(5:64)&lt;/a&gt;, meaning that He cannot abolish His previous decrees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore the Divine preference of Jews was neither exclusive nor unconditional. As Allah says: &quot;The best among you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/49:13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(49:13)&lt;/a&gt;. The statement is general and hence applies to every group of people who embrace religion and follow it sincerely, and is consequently revoked once they compromise their commitment. So Jews have no inherent superiority over humankind, nor did they live up to the virtues that once qualified them for Divine preference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-05T15:50:16.747" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T15:50:16.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="522" CreationDate="2014-07-22T18:05:04.540" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suicide bombing is haraam due to following reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;surity of death by own arms not by enemies arms like sucide bombing....&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;in case of sahaba and early muslims, when they entered kafirs army with a risk of death they never did killed by themselves but were killed by their enemies.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;in that case their was a chance of survival as sahaba or early muslims can be arrested by their enemies during war and could survive as war prisioner and after end of war they could be freed by exchange or by payment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but above situation can't be attained in sucide attaks so the conclusion is that the case of sahaba and early muslims was not equal or have any analogy to sucide attacks in any case.....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8001" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-22T19:06:16.883" LastActivityDate="2014-07-22T19:06:16.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16278" CreationDate="2014-07-22T19:53:55.827" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a tradition reported from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ&#xA;  بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ بُكَيْرٍ&#xA;  عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ قَالَ: مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ&#xA;  إِلَّا وَ فِي قَلْبِهِ نُكْتَةٌ بَيْضَاءُ فَإِذَا أَذْنَبَ ذَنْباً&#xA;  خَرَجَ فِي النُّكْتَةِ نُكْتَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ فَإِنْ تَابَ ذَهَبَ ذَلِكَ&#xA;  السَّوَادُ وَ إِنْ تَمَادَى فِي الذُّنُوب زَادَ ذَلِكَ السَّوَادُ&#xA;  حَتَّى يُغَطِّيَ الْبَيَاضَ فَإِذَا غَطَّى الْبَيَاضَ لَمْ يَرْجِعْ&#xA;  صَاحِبُهُ إِلَى خَيْرٍ أَبَداً وَ هُوَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ-&#xA;  كَلَّا بَلْ رانَ عَلى‏ قُلُوبِهِمْ ما كانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“There is no servant who does not have a white spot in his heart. When he commits a sin a black spot emerges from this spot. If he repents, the blackness goes away but if he insists on committing sins and continues doing so the blackness keeps on increasing till it covers up the whiteness of the heart completely. When the white spot is totally covered by the blackness, the owner of this heart will never go back to goodness. and this is the meaning of Allah's word:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“No indeed! Rather their hearts have been sullied by what they have been earning.&quot; (83:14)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In verse 53 of Surah Zomar we read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;قُلْ يا عِبادِيَ الَّذينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلى‏ أَنْفُسِهِمْ لا تَقْنَطُوا مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ&#xA;  جَميعاً إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحيمُ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Say] that Allah declares, [&quot; O My servants who have committed excesses against their own souls, do not despair of the mercy of&#xA;  Allah. Indeed Allah will forgive all sins. Indeed He is the&#xA;  All-forgiving, the All-merciful.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first step of repentance is to be sincerely sorry and regretful and make a conscious and strong decision not to commit sins again and in order for one to be able to take this step he has to deepen an understanding of the nature of the sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second step is to make up for what he has done before. If he has violated others' rights he should compensate for them. If he has ignored Allah's rights, for instance, he has missed some obligatory prayers, he should decide to make up for them as soon as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further information please visit the following link:&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1627&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1627&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastActivityDate="2014-07-22T19:53:55.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16429" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-22T20:09:39.263" Score="3" ViewCount="21431" Body="&lt;p&gt;It may sounds stupid, but now comes to a point that, certain way of killing rat is rather... very inhumane (at least looks like), for example, those traditional flipping traps. But now people call those sticker trap as inhumane as well...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wonder Islamically, is there such idea that about inhumane on removing / killing the harmful animals?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, do mice and rate consider harmful in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazaklahir&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastActivityDate="2021-01-08T22:33:22.207" Title="What is the Islamic way of killing a rat?" Tags="|sharia|animals|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16429" CreationDate="2014-07-22T21:00:05.140" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have never hear anywhere written in Qur'an or Hadith about how to kill a rat/mice but you can kill it by using poison and then throw it in out of everybody.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the other hand, do mice and rat consider harmful in Islam?&#xA;  &#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 1828&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;It is not sinful (of a Muhrim) to kill five kinds of animals, namely: the crow, the kite, the mouse, the scorpion and the rabid dog. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should cover this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="6743" LastEditDate="2014-08-19T20:18:06.160" LastActivityDate="2014-08-19T20:18:06.160" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15078" CreationDate="2014-07-23T02:18:11.580" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;دنب&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; originally means: &quot;following something constantly&quot; which is why tail is called &lt;strong&gt;&quot;دنب&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; because it constantly follows the animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sin is called &lt;strong&gt;&quot;ذنب&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; because the negative impact of committing sins constantly follows the sinner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;اثم&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; originally means: &quot;deceleration, slowing down and delay&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sin is called &lt;strong&gt;&quot;اثم&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; because it decelerates our move in the straight way toward the perfection. It slows us down and causes a long delay on our trip toward All-Mighty Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;سیئه&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; originates from &lt;strong&gt;&quot;سوء&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; which means: &quot;evil&quot; and is the opposite of &quot;good&quot; . In Arabic this form of word &lt;strong&gt;(فعیل)&lt;/strong&gt; is called &lt;strong&gt;&quot;صفت مشبه&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; which implies a constant meaning. For instance, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;رحیم&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; is someone who is constantly compassionate and merciful in contrast to &lt;strong&gt;&quot;راحم&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; which is not implying the meaning of a constant compassion and mercy.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, sin is called &lt;strong&gt;&quot;سیئه&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; because it is a constant evil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastActivityDate="2014-07-23T02:18:11.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16408" CreationDate="2014-07-23T07:01:13.330" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hijri Calender is based on the moon cycle so the moon will be seen on the different time on different geographical location so you must has to follow the calender of your location. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can we follow same time all over the world. can the 12 pm in India will be equal to 12 pm of America, Not na . Since time is calculated on sun you can't consider it as same on the same geo area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is Not only in Islamic Calender the date difference is also in English calender.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (peace_be_upon_him) said: Whenever you sight the new moon (of the month of Ramadan) observe fast, and when you sight it (the new moon of Shawwal) break it, and if the sky is cloudy for you, then observe fast for thirty days.&#xA;  NARRATOR AbuHurayrah&#xA;  SAHIH MUSLIM&#xA;  HADITH_No 2378&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (peace_be_upon_him) said: Observe fast on sighting it (the new moon) and break it on sighting it. But if (due to clouds) the actual position of the month is concealed from you, you should then count thirty (days).&#xA;  NARRATOR AbuHurayrah&#xA;  SAHIH MUSLIM&#xA;  HADITH_No 2380&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Irrespective of geographical location.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5339" LastEditorUserId="5339" LastEditDate="2014-07-23T07:14:29.850" LastActivityDate="2014-07-23T07:14:29.850" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16438" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-23T07:04:46.903" Score="15" ViewCount="12628" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following Hadith is narrated in the book of Towhid of Sahih al-Bukhari:(Page 1021, No.7437, A-Soltaniah Edition)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;حدثنا عبدالعزیز ابن عبدالله: حدثنا ابراهیم بن سعد عن ابن شهاب عن عطاء بن یزید اللیئی عن ابی هریره : ان الناس قالوا : یا رسول الله هل&#xA;  نری ربنا یوم القیامه؟ فقال رسول الله: هل تضارون فی القمر لیله البدر؟&#xA;  قالوا: لا یا رسول الله . قال: فهل تضارون فی الشمس لیس دونها سحاب؟&#xA;  قالوا: لا یا رسول الله. قال: فانکم ترونه کذلک، یجمع الله الناس یوم&#xA;  القیامه فیقول : من کان یعبد شیئا فلیتبعه، فیتبع من کان یعبد الشمس&#xA;  الشمس و یتبع من کان یعبد القمر القمر و یتبع من کان یعبد الطواغیت&#xA;  الطواغیت و تبقی هذه الامه فیها شافعوها او منافقوها – شک ابراهیم-&#xA;  فیاتیهم الله فیقول : انا ربکم فیقولون : هذا مکاننا حتی یاتینا ربنا&#xA;  فاذا جاءنا بنا عرفناه فیاتیهم الله فی صورته التی یعرفون فیقول انا ربکم&#xA;  فیقولون انت ربنا فیتبعونه ....&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since my question is related to a few parts of the Hadith, I will not translate all of it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People asked the Prophet (Pbuh): O’ the Apostle of Allah will we see our Lord in the Day of Resurrection? Then the Apostle of Allah replied: Is there any dispute among you whether a full moon is visible? They answered: No. then The Prophet (Pbuh) continued asking them: “ Is there any dispute among you whether the sun is visible in a cloudless sky? They replied in the negative. Then The Prophet stated (Pbuh): “Then you will see your Lord just like this”. Allah will get the people together in the Day of Resurrection then He says: those who were worshiping any deity shall follow it. Then the ones who were worshiping sun will follow the sun and the ones who were worshiping moon will follow the moon and those who were worshiping Rebels will follow Rebels …Then Allah will come to them and says: “I am your Lord”, they reply: we’ll stay here till our Lord comes to us and when he comes to us we will recognize him, &lt;strong&gt;then Allah will appear in such a shape that they can recognize&lt;/strong&gt; …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, according to this tradition, Allah has a particular shape without which the believers cannot recognize their Lord. This shape occupies a place moving from one area to another which means when it is present in the first area, it is absent in the other one at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand in the verse 11 of Surah 42 we read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;لیس کمثله شیء&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nothing is like Him&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse clearly states that nothing is like Allah which means it is impossible to imagine any shape of any kind that is located in a particular place moving around and occupying places.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how can one reconciles between the aforementioned Hadith and the above verse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-09T11:36:55.853" LastActivityDate="2016-09-18T08:14:26.890" Title="Does All-Mighty Allah has a particular shape? (Sahih al-Bukhari Page 1021, No.7437, A-Soltaniah Edition)" Tags="|tafseer|hadith-interpretation|theology|sahih-bukhari|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16390" CreationDate="2014-07-23T07:56:44.750" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I hope this link is helpful as it references Ibn Uthaymeen: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/10790&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/10790&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;Ghusl is categorized into sufficient and complete. The Fard makes it sufficient and the Sunnah completes it.&#xA;The Prophet (SAW) has enjoined us to hold steadfast to his sunnah as is seen in the hadiths below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated on the authority of Abu Najih al-Irbad bin Sariyah (ra) who said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The Messenger of Allah (sas) delivered an admonition that made our hearts fearful and our eyes tearful. We said, &amp;quot;O Messenger of Allah, it is as if this were a farewell sermon, so advise us.&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;I enjoin you to have Taqwa of Allah and that you listen and obey, even if a slave is made a ruler over you. He among you who lives long enough will see many differences. So for you is to observe my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly-principled and rightly-guided successors, holding on to them with your molar teeth. Beware of newly-introduced matters, for every innovation (bid'ah) is an error.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Abu Dawud &amp;amp; Al-Tirmidhi, who says it is an authentic hadith - hasan saheeh)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Abdullah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The best talk (speech) is Allah's Book 'Quran), and the best way is the way of Muhammad, and the worst matters are the heresies (those new things which are introduced into the religion); and whatever you have been promised will surely come to pass, and you cannot escape (it)&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Holding Fast to the Quran and Sunnah; Sahih Bukhari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user7905" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-07-23T09:59:33.377" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16440" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-23T09:06:25.283" Score="8" ViewCount="431" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assuming a caliph has been appointed for Muslims (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbJw4TdLxhk&quot;&gt;like this one&lt;/a&gt;), is it obligatory for a Muslim to pledge allegiance to a caliph if he is uncertain?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from what I read in hadiths: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/059-sbt.php#005.059.546&quot;&gt;Ali did not pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr for a full 6 months&lt;/a&gt; and also there were some tribes who did not pay allegiance. Also during the time of Husain there were many pious people who did not pledge alligience to any person , neither Husain nor Yazid ,so the question is it Ok to go without pledge of allegiance and die in that state assuming that a khalifa exists ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7970" LastEditorUserId="7970" LastEditDate="2014-07-23T09:39:29.967" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T11:42:30.333" Title="Is pledge of Allegiance to a caliph\Imam mandatory?" Tags="|sunni|ali|khilafah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16438" CreationDate="2014-07-23T10:44:45.810" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah doesn't have a shape but the hadith you quoted doesn't imply that either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that صورة (&lt;em&gt;sura&lt;/em&gt;) in Islamic gnostic/philosophical literature is usually translated to 'form' or 'image' not 'shape'. The word for shape is شکل or هیئة which are mainly used to denote a &lt;em&gt;physical&lt;/em&gt; form or shape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also صورة when used to imply the concept of 'form' can slightly vary in its exact denotation in gnostic hadiths and philosophical literature. A form may have a shape or may not. A form may be material or only visual/imaginal like things we see in dreams which don't occupy space and are unmoving. A form may also refer to a non-material entity such as an angel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example of صورة used in the two latter meanings is the famous Prophetic hadith which says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الله خلق الأنسان علی صورته&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah created man in his own form (or image)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evidently Allah doesn't have a physical form in which to create man. Allah is not also observable by the physical eye. Hence, the hadith is interpreted as implying that man is the full manifestation of Allah's attributes and hence the only creation that can realize His full truth. So صورة here refers to the full truth of Allah which is a non-physical entity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as for the hadith you quoted note that it says that Allah will come or appear to them &lt;em&gt;in His form,&lt;/em&gt; which means Allah shows himself in a form that they will realize Him. This must not seem strange at all as we already know that Allah also appeared to His Prophets even in different shapes as in when He appeared in the shape or form of a burning tree and a mount to Moses. Gabriel who appears to Prophets to disclose divine revelation can also be regarded as a form of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, according to the theory of Unity of Existence which is the most coherent and most compatible theory of Monotheism with the Quran, in fact &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; creations are Allah's forms through which He manifests Himself to us. In Quran you find ample allusions to this theory where Allah describes the creation as His آیات (&lt;em&gt;ayat&lt;/em&gt;) which means signs. And we know that natural beings as the most apparent of His signs all have even physical forms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as for the Qur’anic verse (42:11) you quoted it has really nothing to do with the above tradition. It simply refers to Allah's uniqueness and doesn't imply anything as to the merits of the hadith in question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-10-20T09:29:26.457" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16448" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-23T18:46:30.037" Score="2" ViewCount="8906" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible in Islam for someone to pray for themselves to die? Assuming you do nothing to purposefully bring about death on yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8011" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-23T19:49:25.000" LastActivityDate="2022-01-12T05:29:16.383" Title="Is it permissible to pray for my own death?" Tags="|dua|death|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16448" CreationDate="2014-07-23T19:02:43.270" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it's not allowed to pray for death on themselves, even though we will all die one day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;None of you should wish for death because of a calamity befalling&#xA;him; but if he has to wish for death, he should say: 'Allahumma ahini ma kanatil-hayatu khairantli wa tawaffani idha kanatil-wafatu khairanli - O Allah! Keep me&#xA;alive as long as life is better for me, and let me die if death is&#xA;better for me.'&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5671&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Sahih al-Bukhari)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the wording in Sahih Muslim =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None among you should make a request for death, and do not call for it&#xA;before it comes, for when any one of you dies, he ceases deeds and the&#xA;life of a believer is not prolonged but for goodness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/48/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Sahih Muslim)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-01-12T05:29:16.383" LastActivityDate="2022-01-12T05:29:16.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7465" CreationDate="2014-07-23T20:46:22.550" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Praise be to Allaah.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Evil whispers during prayer and at other times come from the Shaytaan, who is keen to misguide the Muslim and deprive him of good and keep it far away from him. One of the Sahaabah complained to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) about waswaas during prayer, and he said: “The Shaytaan comes between me and my prayers and my recitation, confusing me therein.” The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “That is a devil called Khanzab. If he affects you seek refuge in Allah from him and spit drily to your left three times.” He [the Sahaabi] said, I did that and Allaah took him away from me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I had same issue after I read this I got cure alhamdulillah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8012" LastActivityDate="2014-07-23T20:46:22.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16454" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14813" CreationDate="2014-07-23T23:14:37.060" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;you lose your sleep time at night but you get free time at eating times at day. sleep at that and other free times. make several little sleeps during day , evening , morning .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2017 june 2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and i have remembered a good method for you. if you cannot sleep and then wake up for suhur and fajr, you can eat suhur earlier, before midnight, and pray fajr earlier - just after midnight, it is even more correct, according to hadiths like this &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/5&lt;/a&gt; , than the prayer times usually given in prayer time tables and usually used in mosques, because full darkness does not come, and there is really no isha time, and fajr time really logically starts just after midnight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;june 5: i have found, (i knew them, but i formally have thought about them as counter-arguments to that argument), counter-arguments against that idea to make fajr from midnight: as i see cocks do not crow at midnight, but there are hadiths that say that aisha said that muhammad woke up with cocks' crow: &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/search/?q=cock&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/search/?q=cock&lt;/a&gt; - translations say about that he woke up for night prayer, but i do not see that in original arabic texts. and there are hadiths about muhammad said to make prayers in esimated times in case day is long like a year: &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/39/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/39/31&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;s&gt;so according to it as isha is prayed eralier from its time, fajr also should prayed later than its time, so both making virtual night time around midnight&lt;/s&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;june 6: in the last linked hadith it is said in translation &quot;No, you must make an estimate of its extent&quot; - so, i think it is about zuhr and asr prayers in that long day - it is not about 365*5 prayers put on a long day. i copied the using of that hadith as argument to prove that night prayers should be at estimated times in very long polar days, like many days. i did not read english translation of that hadith carefully, and i do not know arabic well. (so btw now i see that according to the english translation that hadith is not acceptable argument to prove that prayers should be in their usual positions in every 24 hour in long polar days).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2017-07-06T08:31:55.190" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T08:31:55.190" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16461" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-24T02:24:35.007" Score="10" ViewCount="14461" Body="&lt;p&gt;How is Mutah (temporary marriage) different from prostitution? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was a question asked by an atheist friend of mine and I couldn't answer him &#xA;satisfactorily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; The question is not about that its legitimate anymore but one would have to justify the circumstances (from a non Muslim point of view) in which it was once allowed. (From Sunni perspective) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4429" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-28T14:26:46.670" LastActivityDate="2023-05-28T03:31:04.630" Title="How is Mutah different from prostitution (from a non-Muslim point of view)?" Tags="|non-muslim|nikah-al-mutah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16465" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-24T11:29:25.117" Score="1" ViewCount="974" Body="&lt;p&gt;I m a practicing Muslim and offen visit Saudi Arab for Umrah and Hajj and also vidits UAE for business, there I saw majority of peoples do Rfaidain(raising hands) in Namaz, When I come back and Offer salah in our local area masjid in India and do Rafaidain so people ask why you do so, please clarify Why we do RAFAIDAIN in Namaz?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8024" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-24T18:39:51.783" LastActivityDate="2014-07-29T06:05:20.387" Title="Is it permissible to raise our hands in salah?" Tags="|salat|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2014-07-30T23:44:31.960" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16466" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16465" CreationDate="2014-07-24T12:28:52.007" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Doing Raff ul Yadain, meaning raising the hands, on the specific positions in Salah is a Sunnah of the Messenger SAW. However, there is a difference of opinion among the scholars on the issue whether it He SAW stopped doing it in his later years or not. Some are convinced that it continued till the last days while some claim that this act was abrogated. &#xA;So do whatever you are convinced to be near the Sunnah. However, you should consult a scholar to avoid the confusion in order to favour one opinion.&#xA;Wa Allahu A'lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8025" LastActivityDate="2014-07-24T12:28:52.007" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16468" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-24T18:34:03.657" Score="2" ViewCount="379" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard the local imam of this mosque say you are allowed to say &lt;em&gt;bismilah&lt;/em&gt; out loud in the wudu area since it is separate from the bathroom. He says, since there is a wall that separates them (even if it is open), then it means bathroom is not connected to wudu area. Is this true ?! Idf so. I'm curious to know how did their reach this ruling in fiqh (i.e: show me the source of your answer)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here is a picture of the place:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/saryJ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-25T04:13:46.120" LastActivityDate="2015-05-02T15:42:35.647" Title="Is wudu area considered tahir (pure) even if it was semi attached to bathroom?" Tags="|sharia|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16469" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-24T19:33:28.917" Score="4" ViewCount="283" Body="&lt;p&gt;I got a call from my Mobile Service Provider that I won a Car as a gift. I haven't received the car but wanted to ensure if it is Halal to use it. I did not voluntarily get into the competition, the mobile company did everything I think after looking at my mobile service usage. Kindly let me know if I can sell the car and use the money or am I allowed to use it as a means of transport too!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8028" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-24T19:38:41.020" LastActivityDate="2016-07-10T19:59:07.997" Title="My Mobile Service Company Gifted me a Car, Is it permissible for me to use/sell?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16470" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16469" CreationDate="2014-07-24T20:58:57.787" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't see why not.  It doesn't really fall under the rulings of gambling since you didn't pay any fee with the express purpose of participating in the lottery.  It is, quite simply, a gift, and you can do with your gift as you please.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2014-07-24T20:58:57.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16465" CreationDate="2014-07-25T10:04:50.060" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Question: Yes in india we don't raise the hands. but the gulf people&#xA;  do so. also in kerala were the malabari resides they also do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Answer: Praise be to Allaah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to raise&#xA;  his hands for takbeerat al-ihram (the takbeer at the beginning of the&#xA;  prayer), sometimes whilst saying the takbeer, sometimes after it and&#xA;  sometimes before. (al-Bukhaari and al-Nisaa’i)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When he had finished reciting Qur’aan, he would pause for a moment&#xA;  then raise his hands, say takbeer and do rukoo’. (Sifat Salaat al-Nabi&#xA;  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), p. 128).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He used to raise his hands when he stood up from rukoo’ (reported by&#xA;  al-Bukhaari and Muslim), and this raising of the hands is mutawaatir&#xA;  (reported by so many to so many that it is inconceivable that they&#xA;  could all have agreed on a lie). It is the opinion of the majority of&#xA;  scholars and of some of the Hanafis. (Sifat Salaat al-Nabi (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allaah be upon him) by al-Albaani, p. 136).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to say&#xA;  takbeer when he got up for the third rak’ah (reported by al-Bukhaari&#xA;  and Muslim), and he would raise his hands sometimes when he said this&#xA;  takbeer. (al-Bukhaari and Abu Dawood). (Sifat Salaat al-Nabi (peace&#xA;  and blessings of Allaah be upon him), p. 177).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Raising the hands in prayer was a well-known practice among the&#xA;  companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).&#xA;  Imaam al-Bukhaari said: “Al-Hasan and Humayd ibn Hilaal said: ‘The&#xA;  Companions of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah&#xA;  be upon him) all used to raise their hands, without exception.” (Juz’&#xA;  raf’ al-yadayn, p. 26, ma’a jila’ al-‘aynayn).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn al-Qayyim said: “Look at the practice at the time of the Prophet&#xA;  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and the Sahaabah after&#xA;  him. They used to raise their hands in prayer when doing rukoo’, and&#xA;  when standing up again. And in the time of the Sahaabah, if&#xA;  ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar saw someone not raising his hands in prayer, he&#xA;  would throw a stone at him. [next phrase is unclear]. (I’laam&#xA;  al-Muwaqqi’een, 2/376).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So what is proven in the Sunnah with regard to raising the hands in&#xA;  prayer is that they should be raised at four points in the prayer:&#xA;  when pronouncing takbeerat al-ihraam, when doing rukoo’, when standing&#xA;  up from rukoo’, and after standing up from the first tashahhud. And&#xA;  Allaah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/1765&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8037" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-29T06:05:20.387" LastActivityDate="2014-07-29T06:05:20.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16481" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16494" CreationDate="2014-07-25T10:15:47.157" Score="0" ViewCount="944" Body="&lt;p&gt;Had my prayers been valid if I had been reading a letter of durood shareef wrong unintentionally &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8038" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-25T10:23:29.837" LastActivityDate="2014-07-25T19:20:34.257" Title="Would my prayers be invalid if I read a letter of durood shareef wrong unintentionally?" Tags="|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16483" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-25T12:09:12.617" Score="5" ViewCount="5069" Body="&lt;p&gt;In our country, on eid day there is a custom of giving some money as gift (to people younger than us) and it is called EIDEE.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i want to know how and from whom this custom is started.? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;this custom is found in both Shias and Sunnis so both views are welcome&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-21T05:18:29.617" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T05:18:29.617" Title="Is giving EDIEE to the younger ones a sunnah?" Tags="|sunnah|eid|children|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16469" CreationDate="2014-07-25T17:52:52.060" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Receiving this gift will be haram if the you have invested Time/Money/Effort in hopes of winning the car. But since the only stipulation was that you are a customer, then you are entitled for the car. God knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8043" LastEditorUserId="4126" LastEditDate="2014-07-25T21:33:32.200" LastActivityDate="2014-07-25T21:33:32.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16489" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16490" CreationDate="2014-07-25T18:23:51.097" Score="3" ViewCount="4578" Body="&lt;p&gt;As there are no direct verses in the Qur'an about smoking, I asked some people about &quot;why is marijuana haram?&quot;  In reply, the following hadith was quoted to me:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;That which intoxicates in large quantities is prohibited in small quantities.&quot; (Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, and others, with a sound chain of narrators)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, given that if someone drinks excessive of water than he/she risks death due to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;water intoxication&lt;/a&gt;, does this necessarily mean that water is also prohibited in small amounts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously this is absurd on the surface, because &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8579/can-water-be-halal-or-haram&quot;&gt;water isn't (and probably shouldn't) be haram&lt;/a&gt;, but how can this hadith be reconciled with the fact that water intoxication exists?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8044" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2020-03-14T20:08:11.150" Title="If &quot;that which intoxicates in large quantities&quot; is haram, does that mean water is haram?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16489" CreationDate="2014-07-25T18:47:20.840" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;to get intoxicated from water is VERY RARE. You would have to be a fool to get intoxicated from water. But intoxication from drug is very possible in even small quantities. Water is also a necessity to survive. Anything consume at a ridiculous amount will intoxicant you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the quran it says &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;O You who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones and (divination by) arrows are an abomination of Satan’s handiwork. Avoid (such abominations) that you may prosper. (5:90)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse in the Quran specifically states intoxicants, not something that intoxicates you when you have a ridiculous amount of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8043" LastEditorUserId="8043" LastEditDate="2014-07-25T19:14:43.097" LastActivityDate="2014-07-25T19:14:43.097" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16492" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-25T19:10:41.350" Score="3" ViewCount="2877" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a house loan which is bigger than my annual salary, and I also have some personal debts.  I don't have any gold or silver, and the only source of income is my monthly salary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am saving some from each monthly salary for the purpose of lessening my home loan and debts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do I still have to pay Zakat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8046" LastEditorUserId="2394" LastEditDate="2014-07-26T17:31:19.317" LastActivityDate="2014-11-24T05:08:16.577" Title="Do I still have to pay Zakat, even with a large house loan?" Tags="|hadith|sharia|zakat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-25T15:12:42.603" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16493" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-25T19:10:47.823" Score="2" ViewCount="160" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heave just read a story called &quot;wasiyat nama(A will)&quot; that talked about a sheikh, who said that the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) has come in his dream, and told him that the world has forgotten the teachings of Islam, and now you have to tell them to come on the right way.&#xA;At the end, there's a message which is saying that the reader should get this story copied 100 times and distributed. And it also says that a man in Bangladesh didn't do that and his son died. But on the other hand, a man got it copied and he got profit in his business.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PLEASE&lt;/strong&gt; tell me whether it is true or not, and will anything bad happen to me if I don't get this story copied and distributed? Note that I can't afford to get it copied or anything else...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8047" LastEditorUserId="4126" LastEditDate="2014-07-25T21:51:59.247" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T05:41:14.273" Title="Read a story about bad news" Tags="|hadith|death|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2018-11-30T09:04:24.047" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16494" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16481" CreationDate="2014-07-25T19:20:34.257" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;yes your prayer is still valid since durood shareef is not part of the &quot;Fard&quot; or obligation of the prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet was quoted to have said that a mistakes and forgetfulness will not count against my people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8043" LastActivityDate="2014-07-25T19:20:34.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16496" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-25T21:02:55.297" Score="1" ViewCount="316" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read in surah Aali-Imran:45 that Messiah or Jesus is &quot;a word from Him (Allah).&quot; What does &quot;a word from Allah&quot; mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِذْ قَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَا مَرْ‌يَمُ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ يُبَشِّرُ‌كِ&#xA;  بِكَلِمَةٍ مِّنْهُ اسْمُهُ الْمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْ‌يَمَ وَجِيهًا&#xA;  فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَ‌ةِ وَمِنَ الْمُقَرَّ‌بِينَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the angels said, 'Mary, God gives thee good tidings of a Word&#xA;  from Him whose name is Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary; high honoured&#xA;  shall he be in this world and the next, near stationed to God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-14T08:38:53.147" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T08:38:53.147" Title="Why is 'Messiah' interpreted as &quot;a word from Allah&quot; in the Holy Quran?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|allah|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16493" CreationDate="2014-07-25T22:00:23.770" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many things like this in every country. But please mention that happening bad things and good things to someone is related to our thoughts. If you think that if you do not copy this you will suffer anything bad, so you will suffer bad things. But if you do not care to this and you sure that it wouldn't hurt you, so it would not hurt you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But for clarifying this, I have to say something: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All of these stories are lies. Specifically for this story, how can&#xA;  the world forget the Islam orders as we have Qur'an in our hands? This&#xA;  is true that many Muslims do what they want and omit the Qur'an orders&#xA;  in their lives, But it is not public.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it is Satan behind this copying and distributing. Satan wants to divert your attention from the real order to false ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-29T05:41:14.273" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T05:41:14.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16498" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16721" CreationDate="2014-07-25T22:09:57.900" Score="0" ViewCount="266" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a specific time to do Haj in a year. But we can do Umrah in almost every day of a year. I want to know is there any dates that we cannot do Haj &amp;amp; Umrah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-05-31T07:50:18.767" LastActivityDate="2016-02-05T13:23:51.110" Title="Is there any month or time in the year that Haj&amp;Umrah can not be done?" Tags="|hajj|time|umrah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16499" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11826" CreationDate="2014-07-25T23:14:31.777" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you read the Quran, it has basically common sense stuff. It tells us that basically any act that is done for the betterment of society without ill-intent is good, and any act that in any way causes harm to the society is discouraged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not aware of any direct reference to prohibition of drawing pictures in the Quran. If you draw a picture, for example, a man feeding a cat, and the man is properly dressed, there is nothing wrong with painting such a picture as it generally gives a positive feeling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If, on the other hand, you draw a picture of man kicking the cat, that will not be liked by our Creator and will give an unpleasant and cruel message.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To take another example, if I am giving charity, with true intent of charity, then it's great. If I'm giving charity just so the people looking at me can be impressed (instead of God), then it's no use and actually gonna work against you ;) so it's not the charity that's bad, it's the intent and purpose of charity. Similarly, drawing pictures that promote a good message within the framework of the Quran are OK imho but if you are drawing pictures so you can worship them or drawing pictures that are going to hurt somebody's feelings, then it's sinful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user7997" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-09T12:38:49.513" LastActivityDate="2017-10-09T12:38:49.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16469" CreationDate="2014-07-25T23:39:49.340" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;i think if you just randomly got a call and won a car, then it should be okay, but if it was some lucky draw and a hit or miss case, then i am not too sure since that might come under gambling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if you were not aware of it in advance or hoping to get it, and got it now, take it as a gift from an entity that does business with you and is giving you a gift as a customer relationship effort.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the basic idea is that everything that a person acquires should be acquired in exchange of due effort and not on some lucky draw where everyone invests in the hope of winning and may or may not win. Gambling messes up the personality of the human being and makes him relatively unstable as he tends to bend towards shortcuts in life and making 'easy money' and the addiction of winning or losing money simply based on chance can destroy not just the individual but also the person's families.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user7997" LastActivityDate="2014-07-25T23:39:49.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16501" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12751" CreationDate="2014-07-25T23:46:27.627" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sex is a highly commercialized subject in today's society and a taboo sometimes in conservative societies unfortunately. In reality, it is an important need of any living being and it is natural to have desire for sexual intercourse for any person once he or she grows up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God understands this and one of the reasons that God recommends getting married at the earliest is to allow the fulfillment of such desires besides having a companion with whom you can share and who can listen when you need someone besides you. In fact this physical relationship is an important ingredient in a successful marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user7997" LastActivityDate="2014-07-25T23:46:27.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16502" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13022" CreationDate="2014-07-25T23:49:51.317" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Largest Shiite speakers have such a definition for &lt;strong&gt;Imamah&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imamah is a public leadership in the world and in religion and life&#xA;  affairs &lt;a href=&quot;http://lib.ahlolbait.com/parvan/resource/85780/%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B5_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B5%D9%84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allama Helli also brought this: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;leader Imamah is a public leadership in religion and life for a&#xA;  particular person as the representative of the Prophet &lt;a href=&quot;http://lib.ahlolbait.com/parvan/resource/66422/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%AD_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D8%B9%D8%B4%D8%B1/&amp;amp;from=collection&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imamah has various aspects such as religious authority, the full extent of the interpretation of the Qur'an, the Prophet stated correct tradition, the extent of implementation of God, resolve disputes, judgement and other aspects which is including government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Caliphate is the one of the issues of the Imamah, and Imamah is the succession of the Prophet in managing the society and implementation of rules and Allah's order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lib.ahlolbait.com/parvan/resource/85780/%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B5_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B5%D9%84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://lib.ahlolbait.com/parvan/resource/85780/%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B5_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B5%D9%84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Talkhis -al-Muhassel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lib.ahlolbait.com/parvan/resource/66422/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%AD_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D8%B9%D8%B4%D8%B1/&amp;amp;from=collection&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://lib.ahlolbait.com/parvan/resource/66422/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%AD_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D8%B9%D8%B4%D8%B1/&amp;amp;from=collection&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-bab-a-hady al-ashar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-02T11:35:38.023" LastActivityDate="2016-07-02T11:35:38.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16503" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15020" CreationDate="2014-07-26T00:14:58.307" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing in Islam as Jihad un-nikah. I bring you the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mashreghnews.ir/fa/news/252656/%D8%A2%DB%8C%D8%A7-%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%86%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B9%D8%A7-%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;history&lt;/a&gt; of this story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, this Fatwa was issued by a news network called Al-Jadid in Lebanon on December 2012. It had claimed that Saudi sheikh Al-Arifi has issued a Fatwa about Jahad-u-nikah and made it Halal. But After this news, Al-Arifi and his companions  rejected it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then in march 27, 2012, Pan-Arabist newspaper called Al-Hayat from Lebanon issued an article about Tunisian girls, who leave their countries to attend Jahadu-Nikah because of Mr. Al-Arifi's Fatwa. But the report provided no evidence that this Fatwa was issued officially by Al-Arifi or other Muftis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next propaganda was in July 2013. In that time, Some news network such as Al-Arabia and Associated press issued several article about jahadu-Nikah of Egypt Akhmatova-Muslimin women just on the basis of a Facebook post. And Russia today in those days Have a report from the women who got pregnant and left Syria.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Roth Michelson, Author and journalist who spent some time in Syria in September 2012, is one who has written extensively about the war in Syria and sexual abuses, however, he highly doubts this rumor is correct, and says that widespread dissemination of this story is owe several thoughts called racist and Orientalism as they are hidden in this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-30T18:43:09.813" LastActivityDate="2016-09-30T18:43:09.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16496" CreationDate="2014-07-26T00:24:57.693" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The interpretation you have brought is a little confusing. Please pay attention to this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Recall what time the angels said: Maryam! Verily Allah announced&#xA;  unto thee a word from Him: his name Shall be the Masih, Isa, son of&#xA;  Maryam, illustrious in the world and the Hereafter and one of those&#xA;  brought nigh. (45)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually the angles brought the name of Messiah from God to Holy Maryam. The angles annunciate Holy Maryam with a son whose name was chosen by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T10:08:04.373" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T10:08:04.373" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16505" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19985" CreationDate="2014-07-26T00:43:00.593" Score="3" ViewCount="382" Body="&lt;p&gt;In following two ayahs, are &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#56:9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;الْمَشْئَمَةِ&lt;/a&gt;&quot; and &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#90:19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;الْمَشْأَمَةِ&lt;/a&gt;&quot; two distinct words? If not, why their spelling are not the same?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;وَ أَصْحابُ الْمَشْئَمَةِ ما أَصْحابُ الْمَشْئَمَةِ (56:9)&#xA;وَ الَّذينَ كَفَرُوا بِآياتِنا هُمْ أَصْحابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ (90:19)&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="49" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-11T23:45:18.897" LastActivityDate="2015-04-11T17:42:47.623" Title="Are &quot;ئ&quot; and &quot;أ&quot; two distinct letters?" Tags="|arabic|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16507" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-26T04:42:33.767" Score="5" ViewCount="22253" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know we have two kinds of marriages in Shia jurisprudence and also two kinds in Sunni jurisprudence.  The ruling of permanent Nikah is similar in five sects (Shia and Sunni). But I want to know the differences between &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikah_mut%E2%80%98ah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nikah Mut'ah&lt;/a&gt; (in Shia jurisprudence) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikah_Misyar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nikah Misyar&lt;/a&gt; (in Sunni jurisprudence).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please show me in what kind of sources (Quran, Sunnah, etc.) we find the legality of two this kinds of marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6629" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-13T06:49:18.063" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T10:52:24.897" Title="What is the difference between Mutah marriage and Misyar marriage?" Tags="|nikah|shia-sunni|nikah-al-mutah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16510" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-26T06:34:54.783" Score="0" ViewCount="1334" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims are not allowed to eat certain animals like pig, dog etc. but are allowed to eat cow, chicken, lamb etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't understand the reason behind this refraining from eating some animals but are allowed to eat others. &lt;strong&gt;If eating meat is the issue, Allah should have commanded us to remain vegetarians!&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any scientific explanation for not eating certain animals?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some say that pigs eat filthy things and the meat is not healthy for consumption. However, if the pig is reared in a clean environment, won't it make it a clean animal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5229" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-03-04T07:40:55.370" LastActivityDate="2023-11-05T08:25:03.253" Title="Scientific reasons for not eating certain animals?" Tags="|food|animals|scientific-proof|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16483" CreationDate="2014-07-26T11:27:37.390" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The prophet and his sahabah never gave such thing as an Eidee. This is something that came from traditions through generations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But that doesn't mean that it is bad, and Islam supports such practices. Here are some quotes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet (saws) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;تَهَادُوا تَحَابُّوا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;exchange gifts, as that will increase love between you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إن من أحب الأعمال إلى الله إدخال السرور على قلب المؤمن, وأن يفرِّج عنه غمًا, أو يقضي عنه دينًا, أو يطعمه من جوع&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;From the most loved deeds to Allah is to &lt;strong&gt;bring happiness to the heart of the believer&lt;/strong&gt;, and to relieve his grief, or to pay his debt or to satisfy his hunger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a form of bringing happiness to children at Eid day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastActivityDate="2014-07-26T11:27:37.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16510" CreationDate="2014-07-26T12:17:44.400" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslim are allowed to eat the animals like cow , goat , hen , sheep etc who eat the grass and other tree etc &#xA;We are not allowed to eat the meat of such animals who eats the meat of animals like dog eats the dead smelly animals, Pork also takes the Bad Smelly Food etc due to this food intake pork dogs and other prohibited animals blood and meat becomes Dirty .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is 100% natural religon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8050" LastActivityDate="2014-07-26T12:17:44.400" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1042" CreationDate="2014-07-26T12:34:18.080" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Procedure of Maraqbah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Go to Dark Room &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sit relax &amp;amp; Close Your Eyes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Down Your Head&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Now Start thinking your heart is saying ALLAH ALLAH ALLAH &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8050" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-26T17:36:32.737" LastActivityDate="2014-07-26T17:36:32.737" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16510" CreationDate="2014-07-26T13:11:59.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question have been asked to Ja`far ibn Muḥammad al-Ṣādiq (Arabic: جعفر بن محمد الصادق‎)(I will translate the important parts):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;محمد بن يعقوب ، عن عدة من اصحابنا ، عن سهل بن زياد ، وعن علي بن ابراهيم ، عن أبيه جميعا ، عن عمرو بن عثمان ، عن محمد بن عبد الله ، عن بعض اصحابنا ، عن أبي عبد الله ( عليه السلام ) ، وعن عدة من اصحابنا ، عن أحمد بن محمد بن خالد ، عن محمد بن مسلم  ، عن عبد الرحمان بن سالم ، عن مفضل بن عمر ، قال : قلت لابي عبد الله ( عليه السلام ) : اخبرني ـ جعلني الله فداك ـ لم حرم الله الخمر والميتة والدم ولحم الخنزير ؟ قال : ان الله تبارك وتعالى لم يحرم ذلك علىعباده واحل لهم ما سواه  من رغبة منه فيما ( حرم عليهم )  ، ولا زهد فيما ( احل لهم )  ، ولكنه خلق الخلق ، ( فعلم )  ما تقوم به ابدانهم ، وما يصلحهم ، فأحلّه لهم واباحه ، تفضلا منه عليهم به لمصلحتهم ، وعلم ما يضرهم فنهاهم عنه وحرمه عليهم ، ثم اباحه للمضطر ، واحله له في الوقت الذي لا  يقوم بدنه الا به ، فامره ان ينال منه بقدر البلغة لا غير ذلك ، ثم قال : اما الميتة فانه لا يدمنها  احد الا ضعف بدنه ، ونحل جسمه  ، ووهنت قوته ، وانقطع نسله ، ولا يموت آكل الميتة الا فجأة ، واما الدم فانه يورث اكله الماء الاصفر ، ( ويبخر الفم ، وينتن الريح ، ويسيء الخلق )  ، ويورث الكلب ، والقسوة في القلب ، وقلة الرأفة والرحمة ، حتى لا يؤمن ان يقتل ولده ووالديه ، ولا يؤمن على حميمه ، ولا يؤمن على من يصحبه ، واما لحم الخنزير فان الله تبارك وتعالى مسخ قوما في صور شتى مثل الخنزير والقرد والدب ، ( وما كان من المسوخ )  ثم نهى عن اكله للمثلة لكيلا ينتفع الناس ( به ، ولا يستخفوا بعقوبته )  ، واما الخمر فانه حرمها لفعلها وفسادها ، وقال : مدمن الخمر كعابد وثن يورثه الارتعاش ، ويذهب بنوره ، ويهدم مروءته ، ويحمله على ان يجسر على المحارم من سفك الدماء ، وركوب الزنا ، ولا يؤمن اذا سكر ان يثب على حرمه وهو لا يعقل ذلك ، والخمر لا يزداد شاربها الا كل شر &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;I asked Abi Abd Allah (a.s): tell me why did Allah forbid wine, dead animals, blood and pork?&#xA;    He said: Allah (swt) didn't forbid things and allow others because of his desire in what he forbade [...] but because he created the creations and knew what is &lt;em&gt;better for their  health so he allowed it and knew what is bad for their health so he forbade it&lt;/em&gt; [...] and he forbade pork because Allah (swt) metamorphose a group of people in various forms such as pig, monkey and the bear and then forbade eating it...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this we conclude that some of these animals have organs that are identical to the organs of humans and thus we can't eat them as we can't eat the meat of a human being.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goshen.edu/bio/pigbook/humanpigcomparison.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here is a comparison between the organs of humans and pigs.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the swine immune system is the closest to the human one in the animal kingdom. Deseases can therefore be shared between pigs and humans much easier than any other animal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, no one can ignore the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.miraclesofthequran.com/scientific_72.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;harm that pork can do to your health&lt;/a&gt; even from a &lt;a href=&quot;http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/12/12/eating-pork.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;scientific point of view&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a spiritual point of view, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dujs.dartmouth.edu/fall-2010/you-are-what-you-eat-how-food-affects-your-mood&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;You are what you eat&lt;/a&gt; and if we observe the traits of these animals we can see really bad traits that islam discourages and even fights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastEditorDisplayName="user4456" LastEditDate="2014-07-26T13:59:58.630" LastActivityDate="2014-07-26T13:59:58.630" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16524" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16720" CreationDate="2014-07-26T14:26:41.133" Score="0" ViewCount="5468" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zakat is an obligation for all Muslims who are able to afford it and fulfill some prerequisites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are students supposed to provide Zakat in case that the student earns by &lt;strong&gt;working&lt;/strong&gt;? Be it full-time or part-time?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, is the student supposed to pay Zakat in case that the he/she receives &lt;strong&gt;scholarship&lt;/strong&gt;, but the amount of scholarship surpasses the amount of required for basic living costs?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the student is supposed to pay Zakat for both cases, how is the amount calculated?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8053" LastEditorUserId="6552" LastEditDate="2014-08-05T11:57:16.707" LastActivityDate="2019-05-02T17:37:25.450" Title="Is it mandatory for students to give Zakat?" Tags="|sharia|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14726" CreationDate="2014-07-26T14:35:46.820" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Providing a will for after death is not suggested in Islam. The way how the wealth will be divided in case that someone dies is clearly defined in the Quran. As such, someone writing a will which will be effective &lt;strong&gt;only after death&lt;/strong&gt; is wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A person can distribute the wealth according exclusively to his will/desire (without being forced to respect any rules for wealth distribution) only when he is alive. And the distribution of the wealth should be done while the person is alive. Otherwise if the person dies and writes a will which gets affective once he/she passes away, that will is not accepted by Islam. In that case the distribution of the wealth should be done according to the Islamic rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long story short. You can distribute your wealth while you are alive. Once you are dead the Islamic Law takes over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8053" LastActivityDate="2014-07-26T14:35:46.820" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16529" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16492" CreationDate="2014-07-26T15:02:47.757" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zakāt (Arabic: زكاة‎ [zæˈkæːt], &quot;that which purifies&quot;[1]), or&#xA;  alms-giving is the practice of charitable giving by Muslims based on&#xA;  accumulated wealth, &lt;strong&gt;and is obligatory for all who are able to do so&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I can see you do not fall in the category of those &quot;who are able to do so&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am answering your question based on a Wiki source, which is not a reliable source to be used for serious topics. Nonetheless, I would say NO, you are not obliged to pay Zakat. However, I strongly recommend that you wait for the response of someone who has precise knowledge of the topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8053" LastActivityDate="2014-07-26T15:02:47.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8927" CreationDate="2014-07-26T21:00:04.047" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The exemption is not for a &lt;em&gt;total&lt;/em&gt; distance of 80 kms within a city, but for a radius of that distance from one's city, i.e. real travel. You are permitted to break your fast once you leave your city limits starting out on a journey intending a travel outside that radius. Ibn Taymiyyah (rh) has an interesting take on this where he says it counts as travel if it is considered &quot;travel&quot; in the time and place of the person. In sprawling cities, 80 km is just a one-way commute to work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-07-26T21:00:04.047" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16533" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-26T21:34:44.927" Score="3" ViewCount="63" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any basis to gift or present giving on specifically on Eid ul Fitr?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide references from the Quran and Sunnah if any.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazak Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8056" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-07-26T22:40:14.497" LastActivityDate="2014-07-26T22:40:14.497" Title="Is there any basis to gift or present giving on specifically on Eid ul Fitr?" Tags="|islamic-basis|eid|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2014-08-05T05:14:10.797" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16534" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21594" CreationDate="2014-07-26T22:54:18.620" Score="1" ViewCount="1674" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question is pretty straightforward, but let me give some details. If I read some ayah or surah which I remember, I have no struggle whatsoever. But I keep struggling with surahs and ayahs I haven't learned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't speak Arabic so that might be a factor, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question that arises:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do you need to know a Surah beforehand in order to read it fluently?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8060" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-05T12:42:28.473" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T09:06:16.873" Title="Do you need to know a Surah beforehand in order to read it fluently (in Arabic)?" Tags="|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16536" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14619" CreationDate="2014-07-27T01:23:28.313" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could be surveyed from 2 aspects. Firstly, the word &quot;Sect&quot; has not a negative meaning, or at least its meaning is not negative at using about division of Islam groups. Hence it could not be a problem to use such a word. The meaning of denomination and sect relatively are the same, so, as far as I know, the word &quot;denomination&quot; commonly is used for Christians, but the word &lt;em&gt;sect&lt;/em&gt; usually is used for Muslims. Thus we can not say that why they use them like this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, we have a tradition from the Prophet (pbuh) that mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After me, my nation(ummah) will be divided into 73sects, and solely&#xA;  one of them will be saved (will go to Jannah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Accordingly, Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) would not use it if it has a negative connotation. Besides, if occasionally it uses as a negative word (from an sight), then we cannot say that it is absolutely a negative word, can we?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, supposedly, if it has not a positive connotation, so it could be related to the issue that most of those sects ( 72 out of 73) are perverse and actually one of them will go to Jannah. As a result the word &lt;em&gt;sect&lt;/em&gt;, in the negative case, could be related to the majority not just one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://%20(http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa6747%20)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-10T15:31:10.620" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T15:31:10.620" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16537" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21789" CreationDate="2014-07-27T01:38:56.507" Score="2" ViewCount="1549" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard lots of things about Dajjal's personality, presence, etc.  I thought it would be great to ask in this community.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When will Dajjal appear?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Where will he appear?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What would he look like?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Would he have some kind of powers?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What will he do?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are the questions in my mind about Dajjal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-09T23:56:31.920" LastActivityDate="2018-05-26T21:52:53.940" Title="When/where will the Dajjal (the anti-christ) appear, what does he look like, and what will he do?" Tags="|dajjal|eschatology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16539" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-27T06:25:28.273" Score="7" ViewCount="24901" Body="&lt;p&gt;Due to the fact that Allah is All-wise, there must've been a reason for sending down Quran in Arabic. So what is it? What would have happened if Allah had used another language?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm asking this question because  of the second verse of Surah Yusof where Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ قُرْآناً عَرَبِيًّا لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Indeed We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an so that you may apply reason.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5420" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T04:09:26.637" LastActivityDate="2023-02-09T07:43:12.563" Title="Why was Quran revealed in Arabic language?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|arabic|surat-yusuf|" AnswerCount="11" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16540" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-27T07:12:09.233" Score="1" ViewCount="132" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am selling a product which has a special addition to it which is not available elsewhere; for that a customer is willing to pay extra money. However, what he does not know is that special feature will be available everywhere in a week. Thus he need not pay the extra money if he waits a week and can buy it anywhere. Telling him that would lose me the extra money and perhaps the customer itself. If I don't give him that information (he hasn't asked about it) will it be equivalent to lying? Am I walking a grey area?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user5294" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T00:15:28.243" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T00:15:28.243" Title="Is concealing information about a product considered lying?" Tags="|halal-haram|lying|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16541" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-27T07:14:22.913" Score="3" ViewCount="251" Body="&lt;p&gt;In verse 121 of Surah 20 we read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وعصی آدم ربه  فغوی&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;َAdam disobeyed his Lord and went amiss&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did Adam really commit a sin? Isn't it impossible for a Prophet to commit a sin? Isn't it right that a Prophet must be infallible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5420" LastActivityDate="2015-11-23T09:43:00.283" Title="Did Adam really commit a sin?" Tags="|tafseer|prophets|belief|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16544" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-27T08:49:45.423" Score="11" ViewCount="2596" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a tradition from Sahih Bukhari, Book 65, Hadith 4879&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ أَبِي مُزَرَّدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ&#xA;يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى&#xA;الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ الْخَلْقَ، فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ&#xA;مِنْهُ قَامَتِ الرَّحِمُ فَأَخَذَتْ بِحَقْوِ الرَّحْمَنِ فَقَالَ لَهَا&#xA;مَهْ‏.‏ قَالَتْ هَذَا مَقَامُ الْعَائِذِ بِكَ مِنَ الْقَطِيعَةِ‏.‏&#xA;قَالَ أَلاَ تَرْضَيْنَ أَنْ أَصِلَ مَنْ وَصَلَكِ وَأَقْطَعَ مَنْ&#xA;قَطَعَكِ‏.‏ قَالَتْ بَلَى يَا رَبِّ‏.‏ قَالَ فَذَاكِ لَكِ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ قَالَ&#xA;أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ اقْرَءُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ ‏{‏فهَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ إِنْ&#xA;تَوَلَّيْتُمْ أَنْ تُفْسِدُوا فِي الأَرْضِ وَتُقَطِّعُوا&#xA;أَرْحَامَكُمْ‏}&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;Allah created His creation, and when He was&#xA;done with it, the womb, got up and &lt;strong&gt;caught hold of the Merciful's&#xA;loin (or loincloth?)&lt;/strong&gt; Allah said, &amp;quot;What is the matter?' On that, it said, 'I seek refuge with you from those who sever the ties of Kith and kin.'&#xA;On that Allah said, 'Will you be satisfied if I bestow My favors on&#xA;him who keeps your ties, and withhold My favors from him who severs&#xA;your ties?' On that it said, 'Yes, O my Lord!' Then Allah said, 'That&#xA;is for you.' &amp;quot; Abu Huraira added: If you wish, you can recite: &amp;quot;Would&#xA;you then if you were given the authority. do mischief in the land and&#xA;sever your ties of kinship. (47. 22)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‏&#xA;According to &lt;em&gt;Almaany Online Arabic Dictionary&lt;/em&gt; the Arabic word &amp;quot;حَقو&amp;quot;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/home.php?language=arabic&amp;amp;word=%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%88&amp;amp;lang_name=English&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;means&lt;/a&gt; 'groin' and 'loin'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Google Translate&lt;/em&gt; (which admittedly doesn't have a scholarly-authored glossary but one that reflects languages as commonly used by internet users)  &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/#ar/en/%D8%AD%D9%8E%D9%82%D9%88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;returns&lt;/a&gt; 'waist' and 'loin'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also looked up the word &amp;quot;الحقو&amp;quot; in an Arabic Dictionary (?) and this was the definition:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الحقو- بفتح المهملة و سكون القاف-: موضع شد الإزار، و هو الخاصرة، ثم توسعوا حتى سموا الإزار الذي يشد على العورة&amp;quot; حقوا&amp;quot; و الجمع&amp;quot; أحق&amp;quot; و&amp;quot;&#xA;حقي&amp;quot; مثل فلس و أفلس و فلوس، و قد يجمع على&amp;quot; حقاء&amp;quot; كسهام.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is the place where the loincloth is fasten which is waist, then they extended it to   name the loincloth itself ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the translation offered by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/45090&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;, it seems that the word 'حقو' is entirely ignored which could be an indication that their translation is not literal but interpretive, i.e. how this particular translator understands and interprets the hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But since a physical part or object is attributed to Allah in the original Arabic version of the hadith, what does it mean? Does it meant that Allah have indeed physical parts or belongings, or else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5420" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-09-13T10:50:42.103" Title="Does Allah have a loin or loincloth as stated in Sahih Bukhari, Book 65, Hadith 4879?" Tags="|allah|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16545" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16539" CreationDate="2014-07-27T09:16:04.643" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah chose Arabic to reveal Qur'an for its eloquence and the other features it has. The possibility of a hidden wisdom is always there in His decisions. Besides, rationally speaking, the question in itself is not wise to ask, because, had Qur'an been revealed in some other language, same query would have been repeated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8025" LastActivityDate="2014-07-27T09:16:04.643" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16541" CreationDate="2014-07-27T10:11:15.693" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;At other place Allah describes Adam's position as :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدْ عَهِدْنَآ إِلَى ءَادَمَ مِن قَبْلُ فَنَسِىَ وَلَمْ نَجِدْ&#xA;  لَهُ عَزْماً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(And indeed We made a covenant with Adam before, but he forgot, and We&#xA;  found on his part no firm willpower) --&quot;Qur'an 20:115&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it was not something which Adam was determined to do, it was just a mistake, a forgetfulness. I think that clears the issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8025" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-23T09:43:00.283" LastActivityDate="2015-11-23T09:43:00.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16547" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-27T10:22:35.460" Score="12" ViewCount="271" Body="&lt;p&gt;Have you ever come across this Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;حدثنی سعید ابن یحیی: خدثنا ابی:حدثنا مسعر عن الحکم عن ابن ابی لیلی عن کعب ابن عجره  (رضی الله عنه): قیل یا رسول الله! اما السلام علیک فقد&#xA;  عرفناه، فکیف الصلاة علیک، قال(ص) قولوا: اللهم صل علی محمد و علی آل&#xA;  محمد، کما صلّیت علی آل ابراهیم انک حمید مجید اللهم بارک علی محمد و علی&#xA;  آل محمد کما بارکت علی  آل ابراهیم انک حمید مجید&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Mohammad was asked: &quot;As for (how to say) Peace on you, we already know it, so (let us know) how to bestow blessings on you. He replied: &quot; Say: O' Allah bestow blessings on Muhammad and Muhammad's Family ( or clan) as you bestowed blessings on Abraham's Family, Indeed you are all-laudable all-glorious, O' Allah bless Muhammad and Muhammad's Family as you blessed Abraham's Family, indeed you are all-laudable all-glorious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Hadith is narrated in Tafsir book of Sahih Bukhari (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/181320&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;No.4797&lt;/a&gt;) interpreting the verse 56 of Surah Ahzab:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَ مَلائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يا أَيُّهَا الَّذينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلِّمُوا تَسْليماً&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Indeed Allah and His angels bless the Prophet; O you who have faith!&#xA;  Invoke blessings on him and invoke Peace upon him in a worthy manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So with due respect, why are our Sunni brothers insisting on leaving out the part &quot;وآل محمد&quot; from صلوات and saying just &quot;صلی الله  علیه و سلم&quot; ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5420" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T01:54:00.167" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T01:54:00.167" Title="Which Salwat &quot;صلوات&quot; is correct?" Tags="|salat|sunni|salawat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16548" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-27T10:56:19.443" Score="3" ViewCount="6252" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know that Allah says human creation is perfect but why there is chromosomal or birth defects happen for example congenital heart disease, Down syndrome etc. Is it just a simple anomalies or Allah create them in purpose?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4472" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-18T21:38:03.837" LastActivityDate="2018-05-23T22:41:54.193" Title="Why are there birth defects when Allah says human creation is perfect?" Tags="|creation|baby|aqidah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16534" CreationDate="2014-07-27T12:02:17.750" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No&lt;/strong&gt;. It is the practice and dedication over reading Arabic text which will make you a fluent read. By practice, you tend to accept and say words quickly when you look at them as it gets stuck in your memory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8065" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-09T09:06:16.873" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T09:06:16.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16550" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16534" CreationDate="2014-07-27T12:42:30.027" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa alaekum us Salam brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, if you don't know Arabic then you first need to learn the Surah in order to recite it daily. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Quran is not just any ordinary Arabic book, that you can guess from your unconsciousness and keep on reciting. You need to know what Quran is saying and then you can recite it. In Arabic such small mistakes while reciting them can change the entire meaning. If you don't know Arabic, and you recite a verse, you won't feel a difference but in Arabic, just a slight change in the phonetics would totally change the sense of the verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran has no doubt. As it is stated in the first Surah Baqrah that there is no Doubt in this book (Quran) and Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you can think of the sin you might commit while reciting the verse falsely. While it is a good habit to recite the verses you don't remember by heart. But while doing so, you must keep Quran open in front of you, so where ever you think there is a doubt you can clear it through Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-04-02T08:35:07.770" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T08:35:07.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16548" CreationDate="2014-07-27T12:50:30.497" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;What ever Allah does, there is something better for him in that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More than that, we people are more to be pointed at for this situation rather than Allah. We know Allah stops us from any sort of drugs. But still when couple uses drugs and they mate. The children they give birth to, are abnormal; mentally and physically. So is Allah to be blamed here? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You might even find a cover &quot;No drugs while pregnancy&quot; then if we still continue its our bad. We know these things are bad for our children, but we continue. Furthermore, the medicines we take are also a part of it. I have an 18 year old cousin of mine, but mentally is just 6. Doctors tell, it is a result of some sort of pain relieving injection her mother had to take while pregnancy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, its not Allah to be blamed, its us the humans who changed ourself in such condition. Most of such sicknesses are due to our own faults, such as one I mentioned above, other reasons include carelessness, like eating less diet for the pregnant female. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The process in every mammal is very same, biology determines that mitosis and meiosis are the two major processes that take place and play a role in the birth process. But the diseases are severe in humans but not in the animals (other mammals). Why? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah never does bad to his creation. Its us, who do bad to ourself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3051" LastActivityDate="2014-07-27T12:50:30.497" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16544" CreationDate="2014-07-27T16:22:19.780" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will answer this question disregarding whatever the translation says.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply, Allah(cc) can not be perceived in a wordly way, as us humans do with senses. As such it is not possible to give him a form or physical representation, because the forms which we understand rely on our senses. In the same way the cloths are stuff which we use for the forms which we understand. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, no one can talk about what Allah wears, or looks like as he does not belong in the category of physical representations which we can grasp. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8053" LastEditorUserId="8053" LastEditDate="2014-09-13T10:50:42.103" LastActivityDate="2014-09-13T10:50:42.103" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16540" CreationDate="2014-07-27T16:29:09.437" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yeah, you are somewhere in the grey area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me support it with a story. A and B fall for the same girl. A takes the girl. After a while B goes to his friend and says &quot;I saw a man kissing this girl&quot;. A gets jealous and leaves the girl. B gets her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After a while A asks B &quot;who was the man&quot;. B says &quot;Her father&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;B has not lied, it as A's job to be more careful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I make an analogy to your case, I can not say that there is a sin in what you do. The customer has not asked, it is his responsibility to be careful. Although, there might be no sin in what you do. I believe there might be reward if you tell the truth to the customer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8053" LastActivityDate="2014-07-27T16:29:09.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16461" CreationDate="2014-07-27T18:21:33.427" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam marriage between man and woman becomes lawful by contracting marriage which includes temporary marriage and Permanent marriage which there are only some different together. In Temporary marriage, the period of matrimony is not fix and forever. Matrimonial relation is contracted with a woman for an hour, or a day, or a month, or a year, or more. After this period expires, the marriage is automatically dissolved. So both of them are legitimate in Islam.&#xA; Similar rules that apply for Permanent marriage apply for Temporary marriage - if certain types of women are haram for a man to contract Permanent marriage then the same rule applies with Permanent marriage. A man cannot contract Permanent marriage with a married woman, as is the case with a normal marriage.&#xA;A woman cannot enter into Permanent marriage, till the time she has become pure by observing the 'iddah (waiting period) from her earlier husband; just like in Permanent marriage. Also, the same principle/rights apply - two people cannot contract temporary marriage with the same woman at one given time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After expiration of temporary marriage, again she has to observe 'iddah, before getting married (either Permanent marriage or temporary marriage) to any other person. And there are most different between Islamic marriages (either Permanent marriage or temporary marriage) with prostitution which does not have any laws or regulations  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-01T06:59:38.670" LastActivityDate="2016-03-01T06:59:38.670" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16489" CreationDate="2014-07-27T19:18:16.063" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;moskir&quot; and its derivatives are usually translated as &quot;intoxicants.&quot;  But this is not correct and doesn't really explain the actual meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moskir (or sukara) literally means &lt;strong&gt;being in a state where you don't know what you're saying.&lt;/strong&gt; Allah defines it this way in Surah an-Nisa ayah 43.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, moskir is what makes you drunk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Drinking water in large amounts doesn't make you drunk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T19:05:46.443" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T19:05:46.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16562" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-28T07:36:35.953" Score="1" ViewCount="1040" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the Islamic or Qur’anic definition of who is a martyr? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the criteria required to be fulfilled in order to count a person as a martyr for Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5229" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T10:06:07.357" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T05:21:30.517" Title="Who is a martyr according to Islam?" Tags="|quran|islamic-basis|belief|martyr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16563" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-28T08:24:10.077" Score="1" ViewCount="445" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is that, I have a tablet and I have installed Quran app in my tablet, is it OK to read Quran from my tablet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The thing which actually concerns me is that I also use my device for interent browsing, during which some very inappropriate content comes up on the screen even if I don't want it to, so is it ok if I read the Holy Quran on that same screen?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I also listen to songs from time to time. So is it alright if I play the audio recitation of Holy Quran through the same speakers?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8072" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2020-05-10T19:08:58.923" LastActivityDate="2020-05-10T19:08:58.923" Title="Is it alright if I read Quran using my tablet?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-03-22T23:55:02.820" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7991" CreationDate="2014-07-28T09:21:28.133" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Iqra&lt;/em&gt; means read or recite as is my name is iqra and I have read that Surah. I am very sure that it means read or recite when it is in the surah. it  means you should read the quran and recite that’s how I see it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8073" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-07-29T06:07:24.783" LastActivityDate="2014-07-29T06:07:24.783" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7611" CreationDate="2014-07-28T12:58:55.653" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story of Abdullah Ibn Saba is not valid because there are many contradictions his story. Shia scholars do not accept him never. But there are some Hadiths about him in the Sunni sources. For example, Tabari who is a famous Sunni historian about him says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ﮐﺎﻥ ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺑﻦ ﺳﺒﺄ ﻳﻬﻮﺩﻳﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﺼﻨﻌﺎﺀ ﻭ ﺃﻣﻪ ﺳﻮﺩﺍﺀ&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abdollah Ibn Saba was a jew from Sanaa of Yemen and his mother was a&#xA;black woman .(The History of al-Tabari,vol:3.page:378)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abdolghaher Baghdadi says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“He is a jew and from Hireh , a city of Iraq “(ﺍﻟﻔﺮﻕ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﻕ ﻟﻌﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻫﺮ ﺍﻟﺒﻐﺪﺍﺩﻱ، (ﺹ143&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It means that someone says he is from Iraq and another says he is from Yemen.&#xA;,&#xA;Someone says, he is from Rome.  Tabari says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“He was  a jew and became a Muslim apparently in the time of Osman and&#xA;revolt against Osman that leads to Osman’s death . “(The History of&#xA;al-Tabari,vol:3,page:378)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abdolghaher Baghdadi says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“He was a Jew and became Muslim in the time of Ali ibn Abitaleb .” (&#xA;ﺍﻟﻔﺮﻕ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﻕ ﻟﻌﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻫﺮ ﺍﻟﺒﻐﺪﺍﺩﻱ، ﺹ15 )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the Shia books there are some information about him, too but as&#xA;a liar , accursed and humble . Kashi says from Aban Ibn Osman and he&#xA;says from Imam Sadiq that :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah damns on Abdollah Ibn Saba that said Ali Ibn Abitalib is Allah .&#xA;Ali Ibn A bitaleb was an obedient servan of Allah . damn on whom says&#xA;lie about us and things which we do not have any claims about us . I&#xA;seek refuge in Allah for this word . ( rajal koshi(رجال کشی) ، volume:1, page&#xA;324 , hadith 172 )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“  ﻟﻌﻦ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺑﻦ ﺳﺒﺈ، ﺇﻧﻪ ﺍﺩﻋﻰ ﺍﻟﺮﺑﻮﺑﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺃﻣﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﻤﺆﻣﻨﻴﻦ (ﻋﻠﻴﻪ&#xA;ﺍﻟﺴﻼ‌ﻡ) ﻭ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻭﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺃﻣﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﻤﺆﻣﻨﻴﻦ (ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﻼ‌ﻡ) ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻃﺎﺋﻌﺎ، ﺍﻟﻮﻳﻞ&#xA;ﻟﻤﻦ ﻛﺬﺏ ﻋﻠﻴﻨﺎ ﻭ ﺇﻥ ﻗﻮﻣﺎ ﻳﻘﻮﻟﻮﻥ ﻓﻴﻨﺎ ﻣﺎ ﻻ‌ ﻧﻘﻮﻟﻪ ﻓﻲ ﺃﻧﻔﺴﻨﺎ، ﻧﺒﺮﺃ ﺇﻟﻰ&#xA;ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻣﻨﻬﻢ ﻧﺒﺮﺃ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻣﻨﻬﻢ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in Hadith , number 173 , Imam sajjad says :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ﻟﻌﻦ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻣﻦ ﻛﺬﺏ ﻋﻠﻴﻨﺎ، ﺇﻧﻲ ﺫﻛﺮﺕ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺑﻦ ﺳﺒﺈ ﻓﻘﺎﻣﺖ ﻛﻞ ﺷﻌﺮﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺟﺴﺪﻱ،&#xA;ﻟﻘﺪ ﺍﺩﻋﻰ ﺃﻣﺮﺍ ﻋﻈﻴﻤﺎ ﻣﺎ ﻟﻪ ﻟﻌﻨﻪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remembered Abdollah Ibn Saba and feel disgust about him . he claimed&#xA;that he is important , Allah damns him .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In hadith , number 171 ,Imam Sadiq says :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ﻭ ﻫﻮ ﻳﺤﺪﺙ ﺃﺻﺤﺎﺑﻪ ﺑﺤﺪﻳﺚ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺑﻦ ﺳﺒﺈ ﻭ ﻣﺎ ﺍﺩﻋﻰ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﺑﻮﺑﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺃﻣﻴﺮ&#xA;ﺍﻟﻤﺆﻣﻨﻴﻦ ﻋﻠﻲ ﺑﻦ ﺃﺑﻲ ﻃﺎﻟﺐ، ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺇﻧﻪ ﻟﻤﺎ ﺍﺩﻋﻰ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺍﺳﺘﺘﺎﺑﻪ ﺃﻣﻴﺮ&#xA;ﺍﻟﻤﺆﻣﻨﻴﻦ (ﻉ) ﻓﺄﺑﻰ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺘﻮﺏ ﻓﺄﺣﺮﻗﻪ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺎﺭ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ali Ibn Abitalib wanted him to repent about what he claimed about him&#xA;, but he refused so Ali Ibn Abitalib burned him .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sheikh Sadoogh in Arbaameh (ﺍﺭﺑﻌﻤﺎﺋﺔ ) hadith says about him that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he has some question About Ali Ibn Abitalim that they were exaggerated so Ali Ibn&#xA;Abitalib behaved severely with him . (ﺍﻟﺨﺼﺎﻝ ﻟﻠﺸﻴﺦ ﺍﻟﺼﺪﻭﻕ , page 628 )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have a lot of Hadiths about him that he is a liar and accursed, but the one who introduce him was Seif Ibn Omar that was a liar historian in the Tabari book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ﺗﻬﺬﻳﺐ ﺍﻟﺘﻬﺬﻳﺐ ﻹ‌ﺑﻦ ﺣﺠﺮ ﺍﻟﻌﺴﻘﻼ‌ﻧﻲ، ﺝ4، ﺹ259&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ﻣﻴﺰﺍﻥ ﺍﻹ‌ﻋﺘﺪﺍﻝ ﻟﻠﺬﻫﺒﻲ، ﺝ2، ﺹ255&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ﺗﻬﺬﻳﺐ ﺍﻟﮑﻤﺎﻝ ﻟﻠﻤﺰﻱ، ﺝ12، ﺹ324&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.valiasr-aj.com/fa/page.php?bank=salam&amp;id=140&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4941" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2020-10-23T06:05:40.280" LastActivityDate="2020-10-23T06:05:40.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16562" CreationDate="2014-07-28T13:24:45.203" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Quran the word شهید means Witness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in custom, we call any person who is killed in the way of Allah, Martyr. And as you know Imam Hussain (A.S.) and Hamzah(the prophet uncle) are the master of all the martyrs.&#xA;This meaning has been clarified in Qur'an many times. But there is nothing about 72 virgins in heaven in none of them. Please mention that the way of Allah is not a way that everybody can claim about it. It is the straight way. It is the Prophet way. Have you ever heard that the Prophet has started a war against any Kafir? Have you ever heard that the prophet has killed a prisoner or slave or a captive from war? Have you ever heard that the prophet after winning the war, has killed the people in that city and took their wealth from them? So any Jihad is not okay and killing people by the name of Jihad and be killed by the name of Jihad won't let persons to enter heaven as a martyr. I bring you related the verses about this as below&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3:169&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّـهِ&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;أَمْوَاتًا ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِندَ رَ‌بِّهِمْ يُرْ‌زَقُونَ&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Do not think of those slain for the cause of God as dead. They are alive with&#xA;their Lord and receive sustenance from Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3:195&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فَاسْتَجَابَ لَهُمْ رَ‌بُّهُمْ أَنِّي لَا أُضِيعُ عَمَلَ عَامِلٍ&#xA;مِّنكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ‌ أَوْ أُنثَىٰ ۖ بَعْضُكُم مِّن بَعْضٍ ۖ&#xA;فَالَّذِينَ هَاجَرُ‌وا وَأُخْرِ‌جُوا مِن دِيَارِ‌هِمْ وَأُوذُوا فِي&#xA;سَبِيلِي وَقَاتَلُوا وَقُتِلُوا لَأُكَفِّرَ‌نَّ عَنْهُمْ&#xA;سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ وَلَأُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِ‌ي مِن تَحْتِهَا&#xA;الْأَنْهَارُ‌ ثَوَابًا مِّنْ عِندِ اللَّـهِ ۗ وَاللَّـهُ عِندَهُ&#xA;حُسْنُ الثَّوَابِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their Lord answered their prayers saying, &amp;quot;I do not neglect anyone's&#xA;labor whether the laborer be male or female. You are all related to&#xA;one another. Those who migrated from Mecca, those who were expelled&#xA;from their homes, those who were tortured for My cause, and those who&#xA;fought and were killed for My cause will find their sins expiated by&#xA;Me and I will admit them into the gardens wherein streams flow. It&#xA;will be their reward from God Who grants the best rewards.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;22:58&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَالَّذِينَ هَاجَرُ‌وا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّـهِ ثُمَّ قُتِلُوا أَوْ&#xA;مَاتُوا لَيَرْ‌زُقَنَّهُمُ اللَّـهُ رِ‌زْقًا حَسَنًا ۚ وَإِنَّ&#xA;اللَّـهَ لَهُوَ خَيْرُ‌ الرَّ‌ازِقِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who abandoned their homes for the cause of God and who then&#xA;died or were murdered will receive honorable sustenance from God; He&#xA;is the Most Generous and Munificent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;47:4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فَإِذَا لَقِيتُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُ‌وا فَضَرْ‌بَ الرِّ‌قَابِ حَتَّىٰ&#xA;إِذَا أَثْخَنتُمُوهُمْ فَشُدُّوا الْوَثَاقَ فَإِمَّا مَنًّا بَعْدُ&#xA;وَإِمَّا فِدَاءً حَتَّىٰ تَضَعَ الْحَرْ‌بُ أَوْزَارَ‌هَا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ&#xA;وَلَوْ يَشَاءُ اللَّـهُ لَانتَصَرَ‌ مِنْهُمْ وَلَـٰكِن لِّيَبْلُوَ&#xA;بَعْضَكُم بِبَعْضٍ ۗ وَالَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّـهِ فَلَن&#xA;يُضِلَّ أَعْمَالَهُمْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you encounter the disbelievers in a battle, strike-off their heads.&#xA;Take them as captives when they are defeated. Then you may set them&#xA;free as a favor to them, with or without a ransom, when the battle is&#xA;over. This is the Law. Had God wanted, He could have granted them&#xA;(unbelievers) victory, but He wants to test you through each other.&#xA;The deeds of those who are killed for the cause of God will never be&#xA;without virtuous results.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2:154&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَقُولُوا لِمَن يُقْتَلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّـهِ أَمْوَاتٌ ۚ بَلْ&#xA;أَحْيَاءٌ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تَشْعُرُ‌ونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do not consider those who are slain for the cause of God to be dead.&#xA;They are alive but you are unaware of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;9:20&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَهَاجَرُ‌وا وَجَاهَدُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّـهِ&#xA;بِأَمْوَالِهِمْ وَأَنفُسِهِمْ أَعْظَمُ دَرَ‌جَةً عِندَ اللَّـهِ ۚ&#xA;وَأُولَـٰئِكَ هُمُ الْفَائِزُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To those who have believed in God, left their homes, and fought for&#xA;His cause with their possessions and in person, God will grant high&#xA;ranks and success&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;8:75&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِن بَعْدُ وَهَاجَرُ‌وا وَجَاهَدُوا مَعَكُمْ&#xA;فَأُولَـٰئِكَ مِنكُمْ ۚ وَأُولُو الْأَرْ‌حَامِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلَىٰ&#xA;بِبَعْضٍ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّـهِ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who accepted the faith later, left their homes and strove with&#xA;you for the cause of God are also your people. They relatives are&#xA;nearer to each other according to the Book of God. God has knowledge&#xA;of all things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;9:88&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَـٰكِنِ الرَّ‌سُولُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَعَهُ جَاهَدُوا&#xA;بِأَمْوَالِهِمْ وَأَنفُسِهِمْ ۚ وَأُولَـٰئِكَ لَهُمُ الْخَيْرَ‌اتُ ۖ&#xA;وَأُولَـٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the Messenger of God and the believers with him fought for the&#xA;cause of God with their possessions and in person and their reward&#xA;will be all good things and everlasting happiness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;49:15&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللَّـهِ وَرَ‌سُولِهِ&#xA;ثُمَّ لَمْ يَرْ‌تَابُوا وَجَاهَدُوا بِأَمْوَالِهِمْ وَأَنفُسِهِمْ فِي&#xA;سَبِيلِ اللَّـهِ ۚ أُولَـٰئِكَ هُمُ الصَّادِقُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The believers are those who believe in God and His Messenger, who do&#xA;not change their belief into doubt and who strive hard for the cause&#xA;of God with their property and persons. They are the truthful ones&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4126" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T05:21:30.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16568" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9218" CreationDate="2014-07-28T15:10:23.953" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;lately in Iran , the researcher of Islamic mysticism and philosophy, Manochehr  Sadoqi Saha published a collections including commentaries by philosophers and Mystics. the complete address of the book is as follow:&#xA;    سلسله المختارات من نصوص تفسیر المستنبط،القسم الثانی و هو المقدمه الحاویه علی تفاسیر عقلیه لفلاسفه الهیین،انتشارات حکمت، تهران، ایران،1431 هجری قمری&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he point to the commentary of Avicenna in page:63-66&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mention some part of it in Arabic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1-قوله تعالی:قل اعوذ برب الفلق :فالق ظلمه العدم بنور الوجود هو المبدا&#xA;  الاول الواجب الوجود لذاته و ذلک من لوازم خیریته المطلقه الفائضه عن&#xA;  هویته المقصوده بالقصد الاول&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2-و اول الموجودات الصادره عنه هو قضاوه و لیس فیه شر اصلا الا ما صار&#xA;  مخفیا تحت سطوع نور الاول و هو الکدره اللازمه لماهیتها المنشاه من&#xA;  هویتها.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if you want I mention the whole of it, there is no problem. please ask me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6510" LastEditorUserId="4666" LastEditDate="2014-07-28T19:01:45.037" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T19:01:45.037" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16539" CreationDate="2014-07-28T18:15:26.923" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;What would have happened if Allah had used another language?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People would have doubted the whole system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if We had sent this as a Quran in a foreign language other than Arabic, they would have said: &quot;Why are not its Verses explained in detail (in our language)? What! (A Book) not in Arabic and (the Messenger) an Arab?&quot; [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/41/44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;41:44&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;There must've been a reason for sending down Quran in Arabic&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;of course! The first step of teaching the path of Islam to the whole world is to teach it to the very people of Makkah. And for that, it needed to be in Arabic. Read &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranx.com/42.7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;verse 42:7&lt;/a&gt; and Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi's Tafhim al-Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranx.com/Tafsirs/42.7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi's Tafhim al-Qur'an of verse 41:44 &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranx.com/Tafsirs/41.44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T18:15:26.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16570" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16571" CreationDate="2014-07-28T20:38:51.313" Score="2" ViewCount="4672" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have got a different information about &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Masih_ad-Dajjal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dajjal&lt;/a&gt; (the anti-christ). When I read it, it feel like he is still alive. The following is the information I got from &lt;a href=&quot;http://ahmadjibril.com/students/signs.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AhmadJibril&lt;/a&gt; website.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A Sahabi meets Dajjal:&#xA;  Fatima bint Qais said that she heard the voice of an announcer making an announcement that the prayer would be observed in the mosque (where) congregational prayer (is observed). So she set out towards the mosque and observed prayer with the Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) and she was in the row of the women which was near the row of men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) had finished his prayer, he sat on the pulpit, smiling, and said: Every worshipper should remain sitting in his place. He then said: Do you know why I have asked you to assemble? They said: Allah and His apostle know best. He said: By Allah, I have not made you assemble for exhortation or for a warning. I have detained you here because Tamim Dari, a Christian who came and accepted Islam, told me something which agrees with what I was telling you about the Dajjal. He narrated to me that he had sailed in a ship with thirty men of Banu Lakhm and Banu Judham and had been tossed by waves in the ocean for a month. Then these (waves) took them (near) the land within the ocean (island) at the time of sunset.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They sat in a small rowing-boat and landed on that island. There was a beast with long thick hair (and because of this) they could not distinguish his face from his back. They said: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Woe to you, who can you be?&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Thereupon it said: I am al-Jassasah.&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;They said: What is al-Jassasah?&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;It said: You go to this very person in the monastery for he is eagerly waiting for you to know about you. So we came to you in hot haste fearing that that might be the Devil.&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;He (that chained person) said: Tell me about the date-palm trees of Baysan.&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;We said: In which respect do you seek information about it?&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;He said: I ask you whether these trees bear fruit or not.&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;We said: Yes.&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Thereupon he said: I think these will not bear fruit.&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;He said: Inform me about the lake of Tabariyyah?&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;We said: What do you want to know about it?&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;He said: Is there water in it?&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;They said: There is an abundance of water in it. Thereupon he said: I think it will soon dry up.&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;He again said: Inform me about the spring of Zughar.&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;They said: What do you want to know about it?&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;He (the chained person) said: Is there water in it and does it irrigate (the land)?&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;We said to him: Yes, there is an abundance of water in it and the inhabitants (of Medina) irrigate (land) with its help.&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;He said: Inform me about the unlettered Prophet; what has he done?&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;We said: He has left Mecca and has settled in Yathrib (Medina).&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;He said: Do the Arabs fight against him?&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;We said: Yes. He said: How does he deal with him?&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;We informed him that he had overcome those in his neighborhood and they had submitted themselves before him.&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Thereupon he said to us: Had it actually happened?&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;We said: Yes.&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Thereupon he said: If it is so that is better for them that they show obedience to him. I am going to tell you about myself. I am the Dajjal and will be soon permitted to leave. So I shall leave and travel in the land, and shall not spare any town where I shall not stay for forty nights except Mecca and Medina: these two (places) are prohibited (areas) for me and I shall not attempt to enter either of them. An angel with a sword in his hand will confront me and bar my way and there will be angels to guard every road leading to it.&#xA;  Then Allah's apostle (peace be upon him) striking the pulpit with the help of the end of his staff said: This implies Tayba meaning Medina.&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Have I not told you an account (of the Dajjal) like this?&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The people said: Yes, and this account narrated by Tamim Dari was liked by me for it corroborates the account which I gave to you in regard to him (Dajjal) at Medina and Mecca.&#xA;  Behold he (Dajjal) is in the Syrian sea (Mediterranean) or the Yemen sea (Arabian sea). Nay, on the contrary, he is in the east, he is in the east, he is in the east, and he pointed with his hand towards the east.&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I haven't heard about this information. Is it related to any Hadith, if yes then which hadith&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-09T23:54:50.367" LastActivityDate="2017-01-09T23:54:50.367" Title="Is the hadith regarding Dajjal (the anti-christ) on a sail boat authentic?" Tags="|hadith|dajjal|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16571" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16570" CreationDate="2014-07-28T20:44:47.933" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is from an authentic hadith, e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/33/96&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2253&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-07-28T20:44:47.933" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16573" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-29T08:44:14.413" Score="2" ViewCount="694" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am an affiliate marketer. I promote website hosting offers on my website. Some hosting companies do not allow adult content hosting, others say: if there is no violation with the laws in their country, they will allow it. But both do not advertise the adult hosting services.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a Muslim, I started thinking on what else can be hosted on servers. I found that many things can be hosted without having any conflict with web hosting providers. Like music, pictures (which may include nudity), content against Islam, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: if I promote web hosting services, is my commission haram because their clients, whom I forwarded to buy that services, are using it in a wrong way, or that is the web hosting provider responsibility in front of Allah?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8076" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-15T05:42:48.120" LastActivityDate="2017-07-14T07:31:27.987" Title="If I promote web hosting services whose users use it in the wrong way, is my commission haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|software|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16574" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16570" CreationDate="2014-07-29T09:56:19.027" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fatimah bint Qais narrated that Allah's Prophet(s.a.w) ascended the Minbar, he laughed, and said:&#xA;  &quot;Verily, Tamim Ad-Dari narrated a story to me, and it made me happy, so I wanted to narrate it to you[what he narrated to me]. Some people among the inhabitants of Palestine traveled by boat in the sea, taking them here and there, until it cast them on an island among the islands at sea. There they found a beast, clothed with its hair flowing out. They said: 'What are you?' It said: 'I am Al-Jassasah.' They said: 'Give us some news.' It said: 'I shall not give you any news, nor do I want any of your news. But go to the furthest village, for there is someone who will give you news and seek your news.' So we went to the furthest village, and there was a man fettered with chains. He said: 'Inform me about the spring of Zughar.' We said: '   It is full and flowing.' He said: 'Inform me about Al-Buhairah.' We said,'It is full and flowing.' He said: 'Inform me about the date groves of Baysan which is between Jordan and Palestine, do they produce food?' We said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Inform me about the Prophet, has he been sent?' We said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Inform me how the people came to him.' We said: 'Quickly.' He leaped up to try and escape.' We said: 'What are you?' &lt;strong&gt;He said: 'I am the Dajjal.&lt;/strong&gt;'&quot; (The Prophet(s.a.w) said) &quot;He will enter all of the lands except At-Taibah, and At-Taibah is Al-Madinah.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tirmidhi 7/2253&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih (Darussalam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://muflihun.com/hadith/6/7/2253&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://muflihun.com/hadith/6/7/2253&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4374" LastEditorUserId="4374" LastEditDate="2014-10-22T02:05:15.327" LastActivityDate="2014-10-22T02:05:15.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8834" CreationDate="2014-07-29T12:30:01.737" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Initially, before explaining regarding those 4 animals which you mentioned, I ought to illustrate regarding dog and state how it is Najis; According to Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It isn't impermissible(haram)to touch dog even though it is najis,&#xA;  so, the only way one’s hand becomes najis by touching them is if at&#xA;  least 1 of the 2 (hand or dog) has sufficient moisture for it to be&#xA;  transferred to other. But in case both surfaces are dry or only damp&#xA;  to the extent that no moisture is exchanged and transferred from one&#xA;  to the other, the hand or whatever else that has come in contact with&#xA;  the dog will not become najis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Those four animals which you mentioned, actually Fox, Hyena, Jackal and Wolf have the same condition with Dog.&lt;/strong&gt; e.g. look at the site below regarding the Hokm of Wolf (which has named the condition of wolf as the condition of dog):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa12724&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or for further info. regarding eating the meat of wild animals (such as fox, hyena,...), read the following text which has named different kinds of animals and actually it could be helpful for you :  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Eating the meat of wild predatory animals that are predatory in&#xA;  essence, have strong and sharp nails, claws and fangs such as, lions,&#xA;  leopards, cheetahs, wolves, or animals with less sharper fangs such&#xA;  as, foxes and hyenas as well as rabbits, even though they are not part&#xA;  of the predatory category, are considered haram. Also insects and&#xA;  reptiles, such as snakes, mice, lizards, hedgehogs, fleas, lice, etc.;&#xA;  the examples for which are uncountable, are all haram. Animals who&#xA;  have undergone maskh (metamorphosis) such as, elephants, monkeys,&#xA;  bears, etc. are haram as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To see the detailed answer, please refer to the sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa6988&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa2290&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net (2)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-09T11:51:00.960" LastActivityDate="2016-07-09T11:51:00.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16576" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12977" CreationDate="2014-07-29T19:16:49.347" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question  has two parts:&#xA;1-  Did both of these surah's revelaed regarding the same event in Mekkah?&#xA;2-  If so, can you provide background of these ayahs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I exercise inquiry on four commentaries. First I will point to which is  explained by some commentaries  under above questions and consequently refer to some points.&#xA;First we concerned with the first verse of Al Naba:&#xA;Allame Tabatabei in Tafseer Al Mizan Says that:&#xA;This surah concerned with the day of  judgment and resurrection and its descriptions. Allameh Tabatabei says in continue: some believes that  the word of Naba means that  Quran but Allameh According to the context of Surah reject this opinion. Also some believes that Naba refres to proving of God , its adjectives, heaven but this opinion too rejected by Allameh.(p.257) according to Allameh, the surah revealed on those who rejected the day of judgment.(p.258)Ayatollah makarem Shirazi  says that: some  men of commentary believe that the word Naba refers to the Imamate of Ali-peace be upon him. In this case he refers to three narrations  in emphasis of the attitude. For example Imam Sadiq Says that: Naba is Imamate and Velayat(leadership of Ali).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no challenge among men of commentary on being Meccen of Surah Al naba. But there is challenge in Surah Al Marej .Allmeh tabatbaei believes that some verses of The Surah revealed in Medina.he says that: &quot;the context of the Surah concerned with Munafeqin not Infidels, those who accompanied with the holy prophet in Medina. He says: Munfeqin in fact aacoording to Suarh Tobah are infidels&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allameh Tabtabei believes that the surah Al Marej revealed in medina in term of its content and context. He also refers to the background as follow: &quot;this surah revealed in response to one who asked of god if this is right-it refers to election of Imam Ali as successor of the holy prophet during the Ghadir Khom- then send me your torment&quot;(Anfal Sureh, verse.32)&#xA;Ayatollah Makarem Sirazi says that: most Sunni men of commentary refer to this event as background to which this surah revealed. Allameh Amini also refers to 30 of them. Some of them are as follow:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;تفسير غريب القرآن ((حافظ ابوعبيد هروى )).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;تفسير شفاء الصدور ((ابوبكر نقاش موصلى )).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;تفسير الكشف و البيان ((ابواسحاق ثعالبى )).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;تفسير ابوبكر يحيى ((القرطبى )).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;تذكره ابواسحاق ((ثعلبى )).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كتاب فرائد السمطين ((حموينى )).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كتاب ((دررالسمطين )) ((شيخ محمد زرندى )).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;تفسير سراج المنير ((شمس الذين شافعى )).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كتاب ((سيره حلبى )).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كتاب ((نور الابصار)) سيد مؤ من شبلنجى )).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;و كتاب شرح جامع الصغير سيوطى از ((شمس الدين الشافعى )).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that if we put together these commentaries we can concluded that this verses refers to same event which is Imamate of Ali.&#xA;resources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allameh Tabatabei, Al Mizan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ayatollah Makrem Shirazi, Tafsire Nemmoneh&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6510" LastActivityDate="2014-07-29T19:16:49.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16573" CreationDate="2014-07-29T21:20:41.100" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well&#xA;Generally, affiliate is just business which is Halal and in some cases it can be Haram.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Halal Affiliate&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Now come to thing that you are promoting something which is digital product or physical product. You need to check what is the product.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;If a product which you are promoting and physical and doesn't have any Haram ingredients in it then it is Halal. If it is a digital product such as video, movie, e-book, etc... which has information and can help other people then it is Halal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Haram&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Now take same examples as above. If you are promoting physical thing and it has Haram ingredients or a digital product such as porn videos, movies, songs etc... then it is Haram.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now you are promoting a web-hosting but you aren't administrator of it, Web-hosting can be used in both ways such as web-hosting for knowledgeable website or for haram &quot;porn, wrong information...&quot;  but you can't do anything against it so it isn't your problem in other case you could block. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are also saying that some web-hosting doesn't allow adult content to be hosted on their servers so it would be better for your to promote their product.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I hope I have covered everything&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastActivityDate="2014-07-29T21:20:41.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16580" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-29T23:13:25.853" Score="5" ViewCount="1028" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no strict verse in the Qur'an which clearly shows us that the blood money of a women is half that of a man.  However, narrations both in Shi'ite and Sunni traditions exist regarding this case. For instance, Imam Sadiq(a.s) says that,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;دیة المرأة نصف دیة الرجل&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(وسائل الشیعه، ج 19، ص 151. نشر دارلاحیا التراث العربی، بیروت، بی تا.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another Sunni narration says that woman's blood money is half of man's:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(کنز العمال، ج 15، ص 57. نشر دارالاحیا التراث العربی، بیروت، بی تا .)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my question is, why the woman's blood money is such? in other words what is the reasoning behind this judgment?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vasel Al Shiah by Shekh Hor Ameli&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kanz al Ummal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6510" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-02-18T02:43:31.153" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T12:28:29.623" Title="Why is the blood money of a woman half that of a man in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|women|diyya|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16580" CreationDate="2014-07-30T00:48:17.490" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;When is blood money applied?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Blood money is &lt;strong&gt;not a price&lt;/strong&gt; for the person killed; it is a &lt;strong&gt;financial compensation&lt;/strong&gt; for the harm caused to the family of the victim, to be paid by the killer if the death was accidental, or not intentional.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;why the blood money of a Women is half of the blood money of a man in Islam?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;because the financial loss to the family by the demise of a male member is greater compared to the loss of the female member.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Does this imply value of women is less than that of men?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;No, because &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;blood money is financial compensation, NOT the body-price of the deceased&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in case of planned murder, the killer is punished by death, regardless of the gender of the killer and the killed. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SOURCE: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-the-scholar/acts-of-worship/zakah/misconceptions/169675.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Why Is a Woman's Blood Money Half a Man's?&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://womeninislam.ws/en/misconceptions_blood-money.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blood Money&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NB: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2008/05/27/50520.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Iranian women get equal 'blood money'&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2014-07-30T04:35:05.610" LastActivityDate="2014-07-30T04:35:05.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16584" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-30T03:46:10.253" Score="6" ViewCount="230" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know drinking alcohol is a sin, but what if I don't have access to alcohol, but if I had access, I would drink it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example I didn't have the money to buy it, or nobody sells alcohol in the area. But you know deep down inside that if you had access to it, you would do it and sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is there anything about something like this in the Quran, and would Allah hate you for that?  Because you would be the same as the people who go to parties and party while drinking etc. But because you don't have any access to it, you can't do it at that point in time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8080" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T07:32:47.140" LastActivityDate="2017-06-27T07:32:47.140" Title="If I would drink alcohol but don't because of lack of access, is it a sin?" Tags="|halal-haram|alcohol|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16584" CreationDate="2014-07-30T07:26:39.210" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No&lt;/strong&gt; it isn't sin until to do it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a persons think about &lt;em&gt;Thawāb&lt;/em&gt; then it will be counted as 1 &lt;em&gt;Thawāb&lt;/em&gt; just for thinking but it will be counted as 10 &lt;em&gt;Thawābs&lt;/em&gt; if you do.&lt;br /&gt; ON THE OTHER SIDE &lt;br /&gt;If you think about &lt;em&gt;sin&lt;/em&gt; it is not counted as &lt;em&gt;sin&lt;/em&gt; but good thing is if you commit a &lt;em&gt;sin&lt;/em&gt; it will be counted as just one &lt;em&gt;sin&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="6743" LastEditDate="2014-07-30T07:36:49.713" LastActivityDate="2014-07-30T07:36:49.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16587" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16584" CreationDate="2014-07-30T08:20:31.073" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet,  salahu alayhi wa-salam said in hadith that the one who intends good and acts on it is rewarded,  as is the one who does not. Like wise, the one who intends evil and sin but does not act on it is rewarded. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no stipulation in this hadith that the inaction of a bad deed must be due to willpower or somesuch, alone and not partly your circumstances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are quite able to steal money to afford alcohol,  and able to run away to a country that does sell alcohol, if it were to mean that much to you.  I recommend neither of these, but I bring it up as it highlights &lt;em&gt;you&lt;/em&gt; have &lt;em&gt;chosen&lt;/em&gt; this course of action,  it is just that Allah has given you help in resisting this terrible temptation. Allah has undeniably given you the means to sin,  albeit with difficulty, and you have said &quot;No,  I will not go that far. That is a line I will not cross! &quot;. MashAllah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember,  Allah does not challenge a soul with anything beyond it's means,  and this is a perfect example of Allah making the resisting of sin easy on you.  It is shaytan who has placed the concept that you would sin given the chance, into your heart,  subtly twisting the situation until you lose (he hopes) imaan over it. He wants you to think less of your self,  become depressed over the thoughts of sinning and become closer to sinning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ask Allah for forgiveness when you feel the urge to sin (astaghfirullah ),  and protection from the shaytan (aAAothu bilihi minashaytani rajim/I seek protection from the accursed shaytan). Allah will hear you:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when My servants ask you concerning Me, then surely I am very near; I answer the prayer of the suppliant when he calls on Me, so they should answer My call and believe in Me that they may walk in the right way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Al-Baqara, Verse 186&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastActivityDate="2014-07-30T08:20:31.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16461" CreationDate="2014-07-30T11:02:23.920" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's a very good and common question. There's actually a brilliant wisdom behind the practice that points to the superior wisdom of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In prostitution there is no moral basis, no moderation, no legal considerations, and no respect and responsibility in the sexual relationship. Prostitution is therefore an act solely motivated by one's arbitrary carnal desires and done without any regard to human decency, respect and responsibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whereas in Mut'a a person who is unable to commit to a permanent relationship can instead satisfy his or her sexual urge/desire (which could otherwise led him/her to prostitution or other harmful/sinful forms of sexual satisfaction) through a safe, moderated, legally binding natural relationship which guarantees the dignity and rights of the sides involved in the relationship. Above all, in Mut'a, one's consciousness of Allah's decrees and oversight works to sanctify the relationship from a purely animistic pursuit into a sacred human practice. This is how Mut'a is made essentially distinct from and incomparable to prostitution. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a comprehensive study of the origins, terms and validity of Mut'a according to Sunni and Shiite Jurisprudence see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/muta-temporary-marriage-in-islamic-law-sachiko-murata&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muta', Temporary Marriage in Islamic&#xA;Law&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-13T10:19:16.137" LastActivityDate="2016-02-13T10:19:16.137" CommentCount="15" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16589" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16958" CreationDate="2014-07-30T11:50:49.403" Score="6" ViewCount="2376" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a subscription of a site from where I can see educational videos. That site doesn't have the functionality to download these contents so that I can check it later. They do offer offline caching but with some extra charges. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the contents are available on the web through torrents. My question is, is it permissible to download these through torrents? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Note: I have the right to check it online if net is available.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8083" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user4456" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T07:30:15.997" LastActivityDate="2017-06-27T07:30:15.997" Title="Is downloading educational videos through torrents haram if they are ordinarily viewable online?" Tags="|halal-haram|piracy|internet|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16592" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-30T13:06:14.913" Score="1" ViewCount="933" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard today that if any married couple have more than 12 children that breaks their marriage and they should do marriage once again. Please let us know according to Islamic law, Qur'an and hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8085" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-21T09:16:22.313" LastActivityDate="2016-04-21T09:16:22.313" Title="If any married couple have more than 12 children that breaks their marriage?" Tags="|nikah|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16593" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16615" CreationDate="2014-07-30T13:28:52.783" Score="4" ViewCount="6094" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a doubt, can we pray only fard avoiding sunnah rakaat? After visiting several web pages I didn't find one solid answer to my question. I'm not saying that sunnah rakaats are useless but can we avoid them without committing sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4031" LastActivityDate="2018-12-06T08:50:02.190" Title="Pray only fard rakaat" Tags="|salat|sunnah|fard|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16595" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-30T13:58:54.083" Score="11" ViewCount="6223" Body="&lt;p&gt;If there was a misunderstanding between the husband and wife and if the husband hits the wife in anger, can the wife hit back?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8081" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user4456" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T07:27:35.993" LastActivityDate="2019-05-16T02:29:46.370" Title="If the husband hits the wife in anger, can the wife hit back?" Tags="|halal-haram|husband-wife|violence|anger|self-defense|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16597" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16603" CreationDate="2014-07-30T15:49:12.500" Score="5" ViewCount="207" Body="&lt;p&gt;Philosophy does not belong to any one religion. Philosophers also don’t have any concern with religion. Philosophers, as those who concerned with argument and proof,don't permit the religious presupposition affect their judgments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given this, why do we call some intellectual tradition in Islam “Islamic philosophy”?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it right that we added such an adjective before philosophy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6510" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-10-09T08:45:53.640" LastActivityDate="2014-10-09T08:45:53.640" Title="What is &quot;Islamic&quot; about &quot;Islamic philosophy&quot;?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16600" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-30T17:36:58.603" Score="14" ViewCount="581" Body="&lt;p&gt;previously, I had heard a tradition from Imam Sadeq(Sadiq) (a.s.) regarding looking at non-mahrams that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;«النّظرة سهمٌ من سهام إبلیس مسمومٌ من ترکها للّه لا لغیره أعقبه&#xA;  اللّه إیماناً یجد طعمه»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Looking (at non-mahrams) is a poison arrow from Satan's arrows,&#xA;  whoever leaves it for the sake of Allah not for the sake of others&#xA;  (except him), Allah will give him a faith (Iman) that he tastes its&#xA;  flavor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wonder what is its reference? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-22T05:30:06.743" LastActivityDate="2018-01-25T23:42:01.733" Title="What is the source of this Hadith from Imam Sadeq (a.s.) ? &quot;looking at non-Mahram is a poison arrow from Satan's arrows&quot;" Tags="|source-identification|shiism|shaitan|non-mahram|imam-sadiq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16601" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-30T17:47:44.130" Score="2" ViewCount="9499" Body="&lt;p&gt;Occasionally, it can be watched in some channels on the television where women recite the Qur'an (loudly). I was wondering it is permissible (halal) for men who are non-mahrams to hear their voices?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or it is Haram (impermissible)? (Shia view please, albeit Sunni view will be appreciated too)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-20T12:00:32.747" LastActivityDate="2020-07-10T15:30:02.340" Title="Is it halal for women to recite the Quran (loudly) in front of non-mahrams? (Shia view)" Tags="|halal-haram|women|quran-recitation|men|non-mahram|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16602" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16600" CreationDate="2014-07-30T18:36:11.867" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sheikh Hor Ameli, Mohammad bin Hasan, Vasael Al Shia, V20, pg190, AlalBait institute, Qom, First Edition, 1409(lunar)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4986" LastEditorUserId="4986" LastEditDate="2014-07-30T19:03:19.613" LastActivityDate="2014-07-30T19:03:19.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16603" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16597" CreationDate="2014-07-30T20:11:54.693" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, if you want to consider specifically one &quot;part&quot;, &quot;branch&quot;, or &quot;tradition&quot; of philosophy and not philosophy as such, you need some sort of characterisation in order to specify this part of philosophy and to set it apart from other parts of philosophy. This usually is accomplished by using adjectives like &quot;Latin philosophy&quot;, &quot;Christian philosophy&quot;, &quot;German philosophy&quot;, &quot;Greek philosophy&quot;, &quot;ancient philosophy&quot;, and so on. The question is only which adjective or characterisation you should choose and which adjective reflects most aptly what you want to determine. This is often simply a matter of taste. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regard to the tradition I think you mean by &quot;Islamic philosophy&quot;, there are usually three options for naming that tradition:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Arab philosophy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Arabic philosophy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Islamic philosophy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first, Arab philosophy, is rarely used. In addition, it is also misleading. Not many philosophers of the tradition were Arabs, given that &quot;Arab&quot; is taken to signify a geographical origin, i.e., people from the Arabian Peninsula. Many philosophers of the tradition were from Persia or Andalusia, which clearly are not on the Arabian peninsula. If &quot;Arab&quot; is taken to signify a language, then &quot;Arabic&quot; is the more proper adjective, which brings us the the next option.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second, Arabic philosophy, is used if one wants to draw attention to the language in which the works of that tradition are primarily written. This would be the Arabic language. Some works, however, are written in Persian or Syriac. This is why some say that &quot;Arabic philosophy&quot; signifies not so much the language in which the works are written but more precisely refers to that tradition of philosophy which had its origin in the translation of Greek scientific and philosophical works (often through Syriac) into the Arabic language. This translation movement began roughly in the 7th century. So, &quot;Arabic philosophy&quot; would be a designation that includes even Syriac and Persian works, because all these works are the result of a tradition that began with (or at least was very fundamentally influenced by) a translation of Greek philosophical works into Arabic. It would also include the works of Jews and Christians, because they all participated in that same endeavour that began with the translations from Greek into Arabic. The translations, by the way, were often produced by bilingual Christians first from Greek into Syriac and then from Syriac into Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The third, Islamic philosophy, describes the cultural context in which this branch of philosophy originated and was cultivated. &quot;Islamic&quot; is, thus, not primarily meant to be a religious term but a cultural one. Since some philosophers in that tradition, however, were Christians or Jews, people tend to modify the designation and say &quot;philosophy in the Islamic world&quot; or something like that. This emphasises the cultural aspect even more and so includes the Eastern parts of Persia up to India as well as Syria, the Arabian peninsula, North Africa and Southern Spain. Moreover, again, works written in Persian and Syriac or written by Christians and Jews would also be part of that tradition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are roughly the three options one has if one wanted to find a name for that philosophical tradition. The second and the third are both valid suggestions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Something else that is important: Greek texts and their Arabic translations were a major source of inspiration for Islamic or Arabic philosophy, but they were not the only one. This is why some people don't like &quot;Arabic philosophy&quot; as a name for that tradition, because this, they say, emphasises too much the language aspect and, thus, the Greek influence. These people would rather choose &quot;Islamic philosophy&quot;. Indeed, it is clear that Arabic or Islamic philosophy is more than a simple continuation of Greek thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, again, it is a matter of taste. But as long as the above mentioned aspects are understood, it is not so important anymore whether you pick option two or three.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, let me say that I don't share your view that &quot;philosophers also don't have any concern to religion&quot;. This is not true. One fascinating aspect about Arabic/Islamic philosophy is precisely the unique interplay between Greek pagan or Greek Christian thought that is discussed and reinvented by Muslim intellectuals often (in varying degrees) with an eye on religious and specifically Islamic concerns that you can find in the texts within this tradition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2148" LastEditorUserId="2148" LastEditDate="2014-08-21T17:50:02.807" LastActivityDate="2014-08-21T17:50:02.807" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16604" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-30T21:27:04.050" Score="4" ViewCount="245" Body="&lt;p&gt;Understanding that lying, intentionally saying that which is known to be not true, is (with certain exceptions) as unacceptable in Islam [as in Christianity].  Are Muslims required to be honest (open and disallowing false impressions) in their dealings with others, or is it permissible to allow others to have such impressions which are known to be untrue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8090" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-23T08:40:05.603" LastActivityDate="2017-09-20T11:56:44.430" Title="Can Muslims, without lying, allow others to get false impressions?" Tags="|halal-haram|lying|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14486" CreationDate="2014-07-30T23:47:37.643" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;First part of this praying is belong to Surah Yusuf, verse 64:&#xA;Arabic:&#xA;فَاللّهُ خَيْرٌ حَافِظًا وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;English:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But Allah is the best Keeper, and He is the most Merciful of the&#xA;  merciful ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second part is belong to Surah Hajj, verse 58:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arabic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(وَ الّذِينَ هاجَرُوا فِى سَبِيلِ اللّهِ ثُمَّ قُتِلُوا أَوْ ماتُوا لَيَرْزُقَنَّهُمُ اللّهُ رِزْقاً حَسناً وَ إِنَّ اللّهَ لَهُوَ خَيْرُ الرّازِقينَ).(حج/58)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;English:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And (as for) those who fly in Allah's way and are then slain or die,&#xA;  Allah will most certainly grant them a goodly sustenance, and most&#xA;  surely Allah is the best Giver of sustenance&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I try to understand last sentence of above quotes but I could not yet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Sadiq -peace be upon him- refers to first sentence of this praying in a special praying…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6510" LastActivityDate="2014-07-30T23:47:37.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15086" CreationDate="2014-07-31T00:25:26.383" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;in Islamic rules,  marriage with the sister of wife is forbidden and is not possible. the holy Quran explicitly refers to this judgment in Surah Nisa, verse:23, as follow:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arabic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حُرِّمَتْ عَلَیْکُمْ أُمَّهَاتُکُمْ وَ بَنَاتُکُمْ وَ أَخَوَاتُکُمْ وَ&#xA;  عَمَّاتُکُمْ وَ خَالاَتُکُمْ وَ بَنَاتُ الْأَخِ وَ بَنَاتُ الْأُخْتِ&#xA;  وَ أُمَّهَاتُکُمُ اللاَّتِی أَرْضَعْنَکُمْ وَ أَخَوَاتُکُمْ مِنَ&#xA;  الرَّضَاعَةِ وَ أُمَّهَاتُ نِسَائِکُمْ وَ رَبَائِبُکُمُ اللاَّتِی فِی&#xA;  حُجُورِکُمْ مِنْ نِسَائِکُمُ اللاَّتِی دَخَلْتُمْ بِهِنَّ فَإِنْ لَمْ&#xA;  تَکُونُوا دَخَلْتُمْ بِهِنَّ فَلاَ جُنَاحَ عَلَیْکُمْ وَ حَلاَئِلُ&#xA;  أَبْنَائِکُمُ الَّذِینَ مِنْ أَصْلاَبِکُمْ وَ &lt;strong&gt;أَنْ تَجْمَعُوا بَیْنَ&#xA;  الْأُخْتَیْنِ إِلاَّ مَا قَدْ سَلَفَ&lt;/strong&gt; إِنَّ اللَّهَ کَانَ غَفُوراً&#xA;  رَحِیماً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;English:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Forbidden to you are your mothers and your daughters and your sisters and your paternal aunts and your maternal aunts and brothers'&#xA;  daughters and sisters' daughters and your mothers that have suckled&#xA;  you and your foster-sisters and mothers of your wives and your&#xA;  step-daughters who are in your guardianship, (born) of your wives to&#xA;  whom you have gone in, but if you have not gone in to them, there is&#xA;  no blame on you (in marrying them), and the wives of your sons who are&#xA;  of your own loins and &lt;strong&gt;that you should have two sisters together,&#xA;  except what has already passed&lt;/strong&gt;; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;man can marry with the sister of his wife in some cases as follow:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if the first wife dies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if the first wife divorced by husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in above question, presupposition is that the wife is Alive and is not divorces but she is mental.in that case, if man want to marry with her sister, then he must conduct according to this rules such that either man put a way first wife or expect to die his wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Khomeini, Tahrir Al vasilah, vol.2.p.280&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6510" LastActivityDate="2014-07-31T00:25:26.383" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16609" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-31T02:34:35.800" Score="5" ViewCount="892" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw a verse in Quran saying not to give your property to the foolish but rather cloth and feed them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what type of beggars or people are deemed as foolish, as referred to in this verse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An-Nisa Verse No: 5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلاَ تُؤْتُواْ السُّفَهَاء أَمْوَالَكُمُ الَّتِي جَعَلَ اللّهُ لَكُمْ قِيَاماً وَارْزُقُوهُمْ فِيهَا وَاكْسُوهُمْ وَقُولُواْ لَهُمْ قَوْلاً مَّعْرُوفًا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And give not unto the foolish your property which Allah has made a means of support for you, but feed and clothe them therewith, and speak to them words of kindness and justice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T04:08:47.593" LastActivityDate="2017-12-02T12:05:54.677" Title="What kind of people are considered as foolish therefore not qualify to give money as charity?" Tags="|tafseer|surat-an-nisa|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16610" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-31T03:29:57.053" Score="4" ViewCount="16666" Body="&lt;p&gt;My husband and I were watching TV where a man divorced his wife by saying &quot;I divorce you&quot; 3 times. My husband turned and said to me, referring to the man ' he said I divorce you, I divorce you’. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can you please clarify for me what this means for our marriage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8093" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-30T11:01:25.360" LastActivityDate="2020-05-14T22:08:59.153" Title="If a husband says 'talaq' to his wife jokingly, does 'talaq' happen?" Tags="|talaq|" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16610" CreationDate="2014-07-31T05:41:00.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;By majority of scholars, it would mean you are divorced for the word &lt;code&gt;I divorce you&lt;/code&gt; cannot be utter even in joke. If said so, it counts as one count of divorce (three counts make it irrevocable). Since he has said it three times, that means the divorce is done irrevocably.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While there are many websites which highlights this issues (and are conflicting in some ways), &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamhelpline.net/node/9416&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this particular link&lt;/a&gt; makes a little bit better sense to me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It essentially said, if you utter these words &lt;code&gt;I divorce you&lt;/code&gt; in joke, it counts as divorce. But anything else uttered in joke does not count as divorce, e.g 'I am leaving your for ever' will not count as divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/70460&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This particular link&lt;/a&gt; address another such question where you text message wife and say &lt;code&gt;I divorce you&lt;/code&gt;. It says it does NOT count as divorce unless that is his intention. That most likely means he has to confront her and acknowledge that yes he intended it which would count as divorce. An other similar case, if a husband write on paper and give it to wife which says she is divorced, it also does not count as divorce unless he has some kind of verbal acknowledge. The matter is obviously a little confusing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This matter is actually more complicated if you follow all the Hadith. There are Ahadith which says even single utterance of divorce count as three but in present day of Islam, we don't really follow. I would simply refrain from uttering any such words even in joke or anger on in any case. To highlight the complexity of divorce matter, I would cite a case in India, where the husband divorced his wife in &lt;em&gt;dream&lt;/em&gt; and there were confusion if she was divorced or not. She was obviously not divorced in that case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Ignorance&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A point worth noting is if someone commits a sin out of ignorance, that is not counted as sin as such. For example, if you are fasting but do not know the proper ruling and thus do not observe all the rulings properly, that does not count as sin as it is because you were never told and you cannot be made accountable for it. In such case if the husband fall in this category where he did not know an irrevocable divorce can take place in such case, he should get a chance to be with his wife. After all this was not his intentions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;My Reform Take&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am of the view that the right of verbal divorce should be taken from husband and should be managed by legal court. That way there will be no confusion in divorce and everything will be fully intentional and recorded. I know verbal divorce (by intention) is a huge problem in many countries where the husband issues divorce and then retreats because he simply want to have sex and his divorced wife is the only option. That is a far bigger sin. There were always reforms in Islam. This reform is due also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-30T18:34:56.010" LastActivityDate="2016-09-30T18:34:56.010" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="600" CreationDate="2014-07-31T06:07:23.453" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just see the matter from another perspective: You are a developer by profession, you make money by developing software. If someone uses your software for free without your concern, isn’t he/she harming you? Are they respecting you? Aren't they stealing your property? Aren't they violating your right?  What do you think?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is for maintaining peace, integrity, social justice, rights, security, humanity and .... So on across the society, applicable to every aspect of our life whether we go digital or social, that doesn't matter. So clearly it is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just go for free alternatives...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8095" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-19T06:08:38.907" LastActivityDate="2015-10-19T06:08:38.907" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16613" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-31T12:57:53.543" Score="2" ViewCount="602" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the 30th verse of Surah Al-Nur:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا&#xA;  فُرُوجَهُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَزْكَىٰ لَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا&#xA;  يَصْنَعُونَ ٣٠ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision and guard&#xA;  their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allah is&#xA;  Acquainted with what they do. (30)&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/24:30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it shows the significance of controlling of our eyes in looking at non-Mahrams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering what the view of contemporary Shi'a scholars such as Ayatollah Khamenei is  regarding watching football matches? (For women, to watch football matches of men)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-26T10:26:53.053" LastActivityDate="2018-09-18T07:19:31.247" Title="Can women watch the football of men? (Shi'a view)" Tags="|halal-haram|women|shiism|non-mahram|sports|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16614" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-31T13:06:42.813" Score="4" ViewCount="1414" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a rule of thumbs, the faces of old women are commonly less attractive ..., so, based on this theory:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the opinion of Islam regarding looking at old women (as non-mahram) without hijab? Is it haram or halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-20T11:58:24.340" LastActivityDate="2022-01-20T10:42:42.023" Title="Can men look at old women without veil (hijab)?" Tags="|halal-haram|hijab|men|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16593" CreationDate="2014-07-31T13:48:32.543" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Sunnah&lt;/code&gt; prayers are those which Prophet (SAW) used to do that, in addition to &lt;code&gt;Fard&lt;/code&gt; prayers. Of course they are not obligatory, but the Prophet (SAW) used to do it. Why don't you want to do something which our Prophet (SAW) had done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can leave &lt;code&gt;Sunnah&lt;/code&gt; prayers when the &lt;code&gt;Fard&lt;/code&gt; prayers are about to get &lt;code&gt;Qada&lt;/code&gt; (i.e., their time is about to finish). In such case, you should offer &lt;code&gt;Fard&lt;/code&gt; prayers before they are &lt;code&gt;Qada&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At a job, would you just meet the bare minimum or work harder to get extra rewards?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastActivityDate="2014-07-31T13:48:32.543" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16616" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16617" CreationDate="2014-07-31T15:52:44.487" Score="5" ViewCount="1958" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I understand the reason for separation was a dispute over the succession of the Caliphate (I could be wrong), how did this turn into Shias doing things (praying, adhan etc.) that differ from Sunnis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course what I know could be wrong, if so please correct me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8099" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-23T07:29:58.590" LastActivityDate="2021-11-12T18:59:50.157" Title="Why do Shias do things differently?" Tags="|practical-islam|shiism|shia-sunni|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16616" CreationDate="2014-07-31T16:09:08.583" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam brother,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually there aren't many differences between the Shi'a and Sunni school of thought...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only differences that are there are in Jurisprudence.. and even then they are minute...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even within Sunni School of thought you have people with different Jurisprudence.. There are 4 Sunni madhabs (Hanafi, Sha'fi, Maliki, Hanbali). The Dean of Al-Azhar University (Biggest Islamic University) Said that: &quot;The 5th Madhab in Islam is Ja'fri(Shia)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having difference of opinion in Jurisprudence isn't that big of a deal...  It doesn't mean if a person prays differently that he is not muslims anymore... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the Ahle-Sunnat pray with their hands folded... But the Sunni Maliki's Pray with their hands on their sides, just like the Shia..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's not such a big deal... every school of thought, madhab, has their own proves and hadith to prove what they do is correct... we cannot say one is right and the other is wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8100" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-29T05:11:16.483" LastActivityDate="2016-05-29T05:11:16.483" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16618" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-31T16:33:30.683" Score="1" ViewCount="874" Body="&lt;p&gt;I promised to Allah that I wont to some specific deed for 2 months and if I do then count me as a Kafir, Unfortunately I broke the promise 1 day before the time. So, now I am kafir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should I do now? What is the kafara and the way to get back in Islam ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8101" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T08:18:14.097" LastActivityDate="2019-08-21T13:41:34.387" Title="I made an oath with Allah but I couldn't fullfill it" Tags="|tawba|oaths|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16618" CreationDate="2014-07-31T17:16:17.223" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You don't become Kafir by breaking a promise...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You become kafir when you declare there is no Allah and Muhammad is not the Slave and Messenger of Allah... (ASTAGFURALLAH!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This world is a trial. Allah tests us in this world. Sometimes we fail and sometimes we Pass our tests. But When we fail, we should not loose hope in the Mercy of Allah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is the most loving being in this whole Universe. Allah is Love, Allah is the Creator of Love !&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inshallah if you pray for forgiveness from Allah. Allah will surly forgive you! And Inshallah if you keep on the path of Allah and always try to make Allah happy, You will see your self that inshallah you will become close with Allah.  You will become the one Allah loves...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't worry if you fail... But keep trying Keep trying !!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But of course there might be a kafara you have to give because of the sin you have done. But that depends on what type of Sin it is... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BUT YOU ARE NOT A KAFIR... YOU DO NOT LEAVE ISLAM BY BREAKING A PROMISE&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8100" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-23T07:32:40.290" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T07:32:40.290" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16620" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16469" CreationDate="2014-07-31T19:08:59.570" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will focus on question only(ie is it halal or haram to accept it may be totally different) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is somehow related to your purchase of their services or goods, then this gift becomes part of your purchase.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just like 'we should clarify deal before leaving counter' , you should first clarify any such contract. If they don't, directly or indirectly, prohibit your single use or sale etc then you are free. Otherwise you must respect deal/contract or rejecting the deal is your right. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ofcourse, Allah knows the best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4174" LastActivityDate="2014-07-31T19:08:59.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16609" CreationDate="2014-07-31T20:07:07.923" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the context of the verses you mention refer to orphans that you have decided to take care of and have merged their property with yours. The verses tells us that we should test them if they are able to handle their property wisely and only to give them when they are mature enough to do so. Till then, you should take care of their needs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it does not refer to beggars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-07-31T20:07:07.923" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16616" CreationDate="2014-07-31T22:58:57.363" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The two answers here didn't really answer the question&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The notion that &lt;strong&gt;shia&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;sunni&lt;/strong&gt; happened is because of dispute over the caliph is &lt;strong&gt;wrong&lt;/strong&gt;. The only dispute that happened is between &lt;em&gt;Muhajreen&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Ansar&lt;/em&gt; on whether to choose a caliph from &lt;em&gt;Muhajreen&lt;/em&gt; or caliph from &lt;em&gt;Ansar&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;em&gt;Check: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7250/umars-statement-on-the-doctrine-of-succession-in-islam/7311#7311&quot;&gt;`Umar&amp;#39;s statement on the doctrine of succession in Islam&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia term came after 41 years from the death of the prophet (specifically after the death of Ali). The term shia was referring to a &lt;strong&gt;sunni political movement&lt;/strong&gt; that preferred Al-Hassan to be in power instead of Muwayah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, this term started to evolve and many sects started coming out from the main shia/sunni movement. After 600 years from the death of Ali. Another shia sect called Twelever Shia came to existence that claimed Abu Baker, Umar and other companions stole the khilafah from Ali. This sect had their own hadiths, fiqh, and teachings. For more info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is there a common book between &lt;strong&gt;Shia&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;sunni&lt;/strong&gt; other than al-Quran. shia and sunni have different books of hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Check &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7338/what-islamic-texts-do-the-sunni-and-shia-branches-have-in-common/7344#7344&quot;&gt;What Islamic texts do the Sunni and Shia branches have in common?&lt;/a&gt;&quot; &lt;em&gt;and &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2741/why-do-the-shia-have-different-hadiths&quot;&gt;Why do the Shi&amp;#39;a have different hadiths?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shia&lt;/strong&gt; believe the companions of the prophet (Abu Baker and Umar) killed Fatima and her son.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Check &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/5988/according-to-shia-islam-did-fatimah-daughter-of-prophet-muhammed-die-natural&quot;&gt;According to Shi&amp;#39;a Islam, did Fatimah (daughter of Prophet Muhammad) die naturally, or was she killed?&lt;/a&gt;&quot; Here is the sunni view: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/12520/885&quot;&gt;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/12520/885&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shia&lt;/strong&gt; say Abu Baker, Umar, And Othman are not going to paradise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Check: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/5332/shia-view-about-three-righteous-caliphs-other-than-ali-r-a&quot;&gt;Shia view about three righteous caliphs (Other than Ali R.A.)&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shia&lt;/strong&gt; deny seeing allah on the day of judgment while sunni don't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Check: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2826/do-shiites-deny-seeing-allah-on-the-day-of-judgement-if-yes-why&quot;&gt;Do Shi&amp;#39;ites deny seeing Allah on the Day of Judgement? If yes, Why?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunni&lt;/strong&gt; believe no one can receive revelation after the prophet while &lt;strong&gt;shia&lt;/strong&gt; believe the 12 Imams can receive revelations from allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Check &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/al-imam-al-mahdi-just-leader-humanity-ayatullah-ibrahim-amini/chapter-12-how-will-imam-know-time&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;alisilam.org - how will Imam know time&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shia&lt;/strong&gt; believe the 12 Imams (Ali, Hassan, Hussien, etc...) are infallible &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Check:&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/604/why-do-the-shias-believe-that-their-imams-can-provide-divine-guidance&quot;&gt;Why do the Shi&amp;#39;as believe that their Imams can provide divine guidance?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shia&lt;/strong&gt; believe that the 12 Imams are better than all the prophets except Muhammed (PBUH).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Check: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2559/difference-between-a-prophet-and-an-imam-according-to-shiite-theology&quot;&gt;What is the difference between a Prophet and an Imam according to Shi&amp;#39;ite theology?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunni&lt;/strong&gt; believe in Shura when choosing a successor after the prophet while &lt;strong&gt;shia&lt;/strong&gt; believe Ali was chose by allah and hence, Abu Bkaer, Umar, and Othman stole the imamat from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Check: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/961/why-does-shia-islam-differ-so-much-regarding-abu-bakr-omar-and-othman-compare&quot;&gt;Why does Shi&amp;#39;a Islam differ so much regarding Abu Bakr, Omar and Othman, compared to Sunni teachings?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shia&lt;/strong&gt; allow Mutah (temp marriage), while &lt;strong&gt;sunni&lt;/strong&gt; consider it Zina (adultery).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;check: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/16461/how-is-mutaa-different-from-prostitution-from-a-non-muslim-point-of-view&quot;&gt;How is Mutah different from prostitution (from a non-Muslim point of view)?&lt;/a&gt;&quot; and &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/13283/why-did-umar-ra-forbid-mutah-temporary-marriage-after-the-death-of-the-proph&quot;&gt;Why did Umar (RA) forbid Mutah (temporary marriage) after the death of the prophet?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and so much more that I cannot fit in this answer...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2014-07-31T23:12:14.853" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16628" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-07-31T23:28:50.993" Score="2" ViewCount="2352" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have converted to Islam 8 years ago but my husband does not hold the same religious beliefs. He is Sikh. I stopped all marital relations and it began to divide us greatly. He is rather prejudiced and even ignorant. I tried to make him understand but he wouldn't. I could not continue in that situation so I chose to leave him 3 years ago. It was not an easy decision to make but I wanted to move on with my life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last year, I met and fell in love with a good Muslim man. He knows about my past and has still accepted me wholeheartedly. We want to get married and start our own family. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I left my ex I did not have any wish to meet someone so I did not file for a legal divorce. I was happy to just have my freedom. Now that I have filed for divorce, he is making it difficult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any way that we can have a nikah before the divorce is finalized? I am advised that it could take at least another two years before I can apply for non-consensual divorce (which in the worst case scenario can also be defended.) We have agreed that we can get legally married once my divorce has been finalized. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is possible, where would I go to have this ceremony performed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8104" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-05T06:35:29.010" LastActivityDate="2017-05-31T01:12:28.997" Title="Nikah before civil marriage?" Tags="|practical-islam|nikah|talaq|conversion|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2017-06-27T15:46:16.240" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16360" CreationDate="2014-08-01T03:54:30.030" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically in jurisprudence we are concerned with a part by the name of Judgments on  Velation or Hijab of men. There we have Questions on: what are duties of men in front of unintimated women In  the subject of Hijab.&#xA; Therefore first point is that In Islam religion we have duties for men in this occasion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second point is that what is here important and basic is intention. Basically if a man intends to fall women into  illegal action by wearing, it is illegal. Therefore intention of a man has importance in legality or illegality of an action. According to this, some jurist say that it is better that men wear those parts of body which is wore in common. Of course if men were aware of women's pleasuring, then they have to wear those parts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore if a male intent to show his chest to fall into illegal action , then this is forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tozih al Masael of Imam Khomeini the late, Ayatollah Sistani, Ayatollah Makarem shirazi, Imam Khamenei&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6510" LastEditorUserId="6510" LastEditDate="2014-08-01T08:31:42.893" LastActivityDate="2014-08-01T08:31:42.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16637" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-01T12:52:14.293" Score="0" ViewCount="5243" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any information in the Qur'an or from Prophet Muhammad (SAW) or any other reliable source regarding whether it is permissible to bury animals?  I've looked at a few previous questions, but none necessarily have addressed the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If not, are there any expectations regarding what to do with dead animals we find?  Specifically in regard to those that can't be used for any expedient purposes (eg. source for food, clothing, etc).  What about dead animals such as those found in places where they distract ongoers (such as dead animals on a sidewalk or road)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I suppose as an overall question, in Islam, what should we do with dead animals we find?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5154" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-08-01T17:40:11.437" LastActivityDate="2020-12-12T06:28:09.717" Title="Is there any Islamic source that says whether it is permissible to bury animals?" Tags="|animals|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16638" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-01T14:49:50.310" Score="2" ViewCount="144" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the husband has been physically assaulting his wife, can a man interfere in their life and come to rescue to the woman? What is the correct procedure to salvage the wife?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8110" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-08-01T17:26:47.103" LastActivityDate="2014-08-03T12:53:45.647" Title="Can a man interfere in the personal affairs of a husband and his wife if the husband has been torturing his wife while she remains silence?" Tags="|sharia|nikah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-06-17T21:55:51.253" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16639" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16643" CreationDate="2014-08-01T15:05:24.830" Score="4" ViewCount="649" Body="&lt;p&gt;I keep thinking about why Sunni and Shia and other muslim communities have different opinion about different issues which makes them very difficult for us to follow right path.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's take example. &lt;strong&gt;sunni and Shia views on Mut'ah&lt;/strong&gt; are different so I don't know which one is right. We are in one religion and one religion has one law created by Allah so if something is sin by Law that means it is sin and nobody can change it. &lt;em&gt;Sunni community says Mut'ah is haram&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Shia community says Mut'ah is halal&lt;/em&gt;. What if Mut'ah is halal and we consider is haram and what if it is really haram.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who would be responsible for a change in view? Who would be a sinner?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-01T06:01:20.400" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T10:51:37.533" Title="Sunni and Shia Islam class different things as sin; who would be a sinner if only one of them is correct?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|shia-sunni|sin|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16637" CreationDate="2014-08-01T17:16:21.573" Score="1" Body="&lt;h3&gt;A story taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/27-31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 5:27-31&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And recite to them the story of Adam's two sons, in truth, when they both offered a sacrifice [to Allah ], and it was accepted from one of them but was not accepted from the other. Said [the latter], &amp;quot;I will surely kill you.&amp;quot; Said [the former], &amp;quot;Indeed, Allah only accepts from the righteous [who fear Him].[5:27]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you should raise your hand against me to kill me - I shall not raise my hand against you to kill you. Indeed, I fear Allah , Lord of the worlds.[5:28]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed I want you to obtain [thereby] my sin and your sin so you will be among the companions of the Fire. And that is the recompense of wrongdoers.&amp;quot;[5:29]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And his soul permitted to him the murder of his brother, so he killed him and became among the losers.[5:30]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Then Allah sent a crow searching in the ground to show him how to hide the disgrace of his brother.&lt;/strong&gt; He said, &amp;quot;O woe to me! Have I failed to be like this crow and hide the body of my brother?&amp;quot; And he became of the regretful.[5:31]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This story tell that the &lt;code&gt;...crow searching in the ground to show him how to hide the disgrace of his brother...&lt;/code&gt;, which probably means: &lt;code&gt;the crow dug a hole and buried another dead corpse to show him&lt;/code&gt;. So I hope it is correct to bury dead animals&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2890" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-08-01T17:16:21.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16642" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29641" CreationDate="2014-08-01T17:23:14.700" Score="1" ViewCount="3463" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wonder there is any authentic hadith regarding the religion of the Jinns? Since, as a rule, they ought to have a religion (s) for themselves, as Quran brings the name of Jin beside the name of Ens (human)... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, what can be their religion(s)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-24T18:31:06.613" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T10:23:45.073" Title="What is the religion of Jinns?" Tags="|jinn|religion|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16643" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16639" CreationDate="2014-08-01T17:54:25.110" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;To Answer the Question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam all throughout history there have been many different opinions on Islamic Jurisprudence. Within Sunni School of thought there are 4 major Jurisprudence schools; Hanafi, Sha'fi, Maliki, Hanbali. In the Shia(Twelver) School of Thought there is only 1 school of jurisprudence known as Ja'fri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are the 5 Madhabs of Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now it depends on what you follow, if one of the school of thought says something is Halaal(and you follow that madhab).. then for you it is Halaal. You will not get a sin for that, because at first you tried to search for the truth and in your search you found that one of these madhabs is the most correct and then you aligned yourself with that madhab... Allah is the guider and if he guided you to that madhab... then your job is over.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This brings us to the discussion of Taqleed. Taqleed is a concept of Islam... where you search for the most knowledgeable Scholar and if you find someone you think has lots of knowledge of contemporary issues and he is able to Give Fatwas according Qur'an and Hadith in the light of contemporary issues. Then it is your job to follow him, do his Taqleed (Follow the Fatwas he gives)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the question is what if the madhab I follow and Scholar I do taqleed of... what if something they say is wrong and in actuality haraam. In that case there will be no Sin upon you. Because your job was to find where Truth is... and if You Sincerely tried to search for the truth, with an open heart and found that particular madhab, scholar, etc... Then Allah is the guider and you will have no Sin upon you. Allah is also Most Merciful and Forgiving. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8100" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-26T06:53:00.483" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T06:53:00.483" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16644" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-01T18:38:15.377" Score="3" ViewCount="1847" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does Islam say about eating animals?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it restricts us from eating pork, but in general, does it say that it is preferable not to eat animals? Also if it say we can eat animals, isn't it mentioned in the Qu'ran that it is preferable not to eat animals?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8112" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-08-08T21:27:44.093" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T19:57:51.047" Title="Does Quran state that it is preferrable not to eat animals?" Tags="|halal-haram|meat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16645" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-01T18:55:02.947" Score="3" ViewCount="1176" Body="&lt;p&gt;In case of being the Muslim jins, are they divided in Sunni and Shia like Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: I am looking for authentic ahadith.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-10T13:32:58.123" LastActivityDate="2023-10-07T16:38:16.597" Title="Are Muslim jins Sunni or Shia? (If there are Muslim jins)" Tags="|shia-sunni|jinn|sects|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16647" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16507" CreationDate="2014-08-01T20:38:58.067" Score="5" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Nikah Misyar&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This marriage is a normal Islamic marriage with the exception that the husband and wife give up several rights by their own free will, such as living together, equal division of nights between wives in cases of polygyny, the wife's rights to housing, and maintenance money (&quot;nafaqa&quot;), and the husband's right of homekeeping, and access etc. and it is practiced by sunnis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These rights are not considered obligatory for the marriage contract to happen according to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Misyar is not temporary. If the marriage is fixed (temporary) then this is haram according to Sunnis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last point, Majority of scholars disallowed Misyar marriage, such as Yusuf al-Qaradwai and al-albani and other. Source - Wikipedia - &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikah_Misyar#Criticism_of_misyar&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Criticism of Misyar marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Mutah Marriage:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a type of marriage used in Twelver Shia sec, where the duration of the marriage and the dowry must be specified and agreed upon in advance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, A declaration of the intent to marry and an acceptance of the terms are required (as they are in nikah (marriage in Islam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;In conclusion:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Misyar&lt;/strong&gt; is not a temporary marriage while &lt;strong&gt;Muta'ah&lt;/strong&gt; is a temporary marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For more Info:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Check the questions tagged with Mutah tag.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-08-01T20:44:31.133" LastActivityDate="2014-08-01T20:44:31.133" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16644" CreationDate="2014-08-01T21:09:22.817" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an clearly permits eating animals where it says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, fulfill [all] contracts. &lt;strong&gt;Lawful for you are&#xA;  the animals of grazing livestock&lt;/strong&gt; except for that which is recited to&#xA;  you [in this Qur'an] - hunting not being permitted while you are in&#xA;  the state of ihram. Indeed, Allah ordains what He intends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to pork, which is clearly condemned in the Qur'an, there are various opinions forbidding or discouraging the eating of &lt;em&gt;particular&lt;/em&gt; animals like carnivores or certain seafood, but there's no reason to believe that eating animals in general is discouraged or prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7864" LastActivityDate="2014-08-01T21:09:22.817" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16637" CreationDate="2014-08-01T21:18:52.507" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, an action that is not expressly prohibited or discouraged is considered halal.  You don't need an explicit source to permit something, since everything is considered permissible by default.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an condemns those who forbid what Allah has not forbidden where it says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, [O Muhammad], &quot;Bring forward your witnesses who will testify that Allah has prohibited this.&quot; And if they testify, do not testify with them. And do not follow the desires of those who deny Our verses and those who do not believe in the Hereafter, while they equate [others] with their Lord.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unless you know of evidence that burying an animal or dealing with it however you want is forbidden, there is no reason to believe that it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7864" LastActivityDate="2014-08-01T21:18:52.507" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16652" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16671" CreationDate="2014-08-01T21:19:30.260" Score="4" ViewCount="1495" Body="&lt;p&gt;Will our good deeds (Hassanat) go in vain if we help people practicing some other or no religion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know a good deed is rewarded after multiplication of itself by ten. Is this still valid if we help (non-believers)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2014-08-02T19:55:29.873" LastActivityDate="2014-08-02T20:06:00.493" Title="Do good deeds (Hassanat) go in vain if we help the Non-Muslims?" Tags="|sharia|reward|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16653" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-01T21:32:53.577" Score="3" ViewCount="11646" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read the complete story of how Dajjal would come and rule over the whole world except for mecca and medina &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also mentioned that these 40 days would be different then other days because the one day would be like one year, next one would be like one month, next one would be like one week and remaining 37 days would be normal days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it is mentioned that one day from 40 days would be like one year, &lt;strong&gt;does it mean that the whole day from morning to night will complete in one year?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2015-11-23T13:24:01.373" LastActivityDate="2024-01-31T07:48:55.717" Title="What does it mean that one day would be like one year during Dajjal's reign?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|eschatology|dajjal|end-times|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16654" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16702" CreationDate="2014-08-01T21:39:44.297" Score="5" ViewCount="19209" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard the there are more than one gate to paradise or if I am not mistaken, there are 7.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, then what are their names?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="20796" LastEditDate="2017-05-23T17:37:02.330" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:13:07.217" Title="What are the names of gates of Paradise?" Tags="|jannah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16655" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16657" CreationDate="2014-08-01T21:48:02.163" Score="1" ViewCount="20883" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Sahaba meets Dajjal is mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/33/96&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith 96, book 33, Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sahaba talks about a beast-like creature they see, when they asked him &quot;who are you&quot; he say &quot;I am Al-Jassasah&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it explained/mentioned in the Qur'an or hadith as to what Al-Jassasah is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-08-09T05:57:37.853" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T16:10:16.157" Title="What was Al-Jassasah, the beast mentioned in hadith 96, book 33, Tirmidhi?" Tags="|quran|hadith-interpretation|dajjal|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16656" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16616" CreationDate="2014-08-01T21:53:02.277" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of Islamic jurisprudence is based on two sources, the Qur'an and hadiths, this is the same between Sunnis and Shi'i.  Even when both follow the same Qur'an, there are a lot of different opinions regarding the hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many Shi'a narrations are considered unreliable by Sunnis and many Sunni narrations are considered unreliable by Shi'i. One famous example would be the case of Abu Hurayrah, who narrated over five thousand hadiths: Sunnis consider him a reliable source, Shi'ites do not, and his case is not unique.  On the other hand, Shi'ite hadith sciences give far more weight to those narrations transmitted through the Ahl-ul Bayt than do Sunnis, often taking narrations by the Imams as indisputably authentic even when there is no chain between the Imam and the prophet that would meet Sunni criteria.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a result the body of hadith literature that Shi'i use for jurisprudence can be similar to Sunnis in many cases, but vastly different in others. Because of these differences and over fourteen centuries of study and rulings based on these differences, both groups have diverged significantly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7864" LastEditorUserId="7864" LastEditDate="2015-05-07T16:06:46.143" LastActivityDate="2015-05-07T16:06:46.143" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16657" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16655" CreationDate="2014-08-01T22:14:27.123" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;الْجَسَّاسَةُ is derived from the root ج س س, which has a general meaning of investigating or spying.  This root is also used once in the Qur'an where Allah says, &quot;وَلَا &lt;strong&gt;تَجَسَّسُوا&lt;/strong&gt; وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًا&quot; and is usually translated as the verb &quot;spy&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lane's Lexicon has an entry for جَسَّاس, which is the masculine indefinite form of the same word, where it's described as &quot;The lion that marks his prey with his claws&quot; or &quot;one that traverses a land&quot;.   As for Al-Jassasah, she is usually understood to be a spy for Al-Dajjal, who goes out to seek news and information to bring to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7864" LastActivityDate="2014-08-01T22:14:27.123" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16658" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10970" CreationDate="2014-08-01T22:57:51.103" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you're paying money to play a game with the hope of winning a prize, that's gambling and gambling is considered abhorrent in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, &lt;strong&gt;gambling&lt;/strong&gt;, [sacrificing on] stone alters [to other than Allah ], and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly counts as gambling has some dispute, but one narration attributed to Malik describes his consideration of &quot;gambling&quot; as &quot;he is not buying something from him for something definite which he pays. Everything which resembles this is also forbidden.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in the case of the arcade game you are paying a price to play a game, where you will either get a minute of playing a game that's rather boring, or a minute of playing the game and getting a Playstation.  This is a simple case of buying something that is not definite since you don't know what you're getting until after you're done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7864" LastActivityDate="2014-08-01T22:57:51.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16645" CreationDate="2014-08-02T01:15:48.160" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just want to know, what is the use of asking such a question? Even if you found out the answer what will you do with it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the Question You ask, has a problem with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are asking for Ahadith to prove if Jin are Shia or Sunni. But you must remember, in the time of Prophet there was no sect known as Shia and Sunni... So how can there be hadith from Prophet (PBUH) about Shia, Sunni????&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was many years after, that people started studying deeply into Islamic Studies that sects started to emerge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Right now we have 5 main madhabs of Islam. 4 Sunni (Hanafi, Maliki, Sha'fi, Hanbali) and 1 Shia (Ja'fri)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interestingly all the imams; Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Malik, Imam Sha'fi, Imam Ahmed ibn Hanbal were the students of Imam Jafar as Sadiq. (Who is the great grandson of the Prophet)..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note: This question cannot be answered because it is problematic.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8100" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-18T15:19:09.463" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T15:19:09.463" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16660" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-02T08:33:59.080" Score="7" ViewCount="2819" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been wondering about the interpretation of scholars regarding praying in an environment rather then earth. For example today there already astronauts living on the space station for months. Or in the not far future it seems that people would be able to travel or maybe establish colonies in mars. How would they pray under these conditions? I want focus on issues like direction, how to perform praying rituals under lack or low gravity force, the time of pray etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8118" LastActivityDate="2018-09-11T10:39:42.547" Title="How can people pray in space?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16661" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16660" CreationDate="2014-08-02T08:48:12.487" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well I have found this Hadith related to your question. It may be answer you want.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يُصَلِّي التَّطَوُّعَ وَهْوَ رَاكِبٌ فِي غَيْرِ الْقِبْلَةِ‏.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meaning :&lt;/strong&gt; The Prophet (ﷺ) used to offer the Nawafil, while riding, facing a direction other than that of the Qibla.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/18/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An astronauts can't really know time while in space and direction too so if you don't know the direction, you can offer pray in any direction by using local time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-08-04T10:28:32.960" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16664" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16665" CreationDate="2014-08-02T12:17:45.433" Score="2" ViewCount="602" Body="&lt;p&gt;^^^^^^ (I know that)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that killing other Muslim is extremely forbidden, but what about Non-Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are we forbidden to hurt/kill them too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also if someone knows this, on what page can we find this about killing is haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8120" LastEditorUserId="8120" LastEditDate="2014-08-14T20:49:22.273" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T20:49:22.273" Title="On what page of the Quran does it say that we are not allowed to kill other Non-Muslims?" Tags="|quran|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-08-02T23:24:02.957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16664" CreationDate="2014-08-02T12:46:07.940" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Killing somebody without any reason is sin as killing any Muslim.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;21 -Surat Al-'Anbyā' - 107&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/21/107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the one who lead is merciful then why do we oppose out leader.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastActivityDate="2014-08-02T12:46:07.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2891" CreationDate="2014-08-02T13:22:58.010" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does the word Sahaba stand for and Who qualify to be Sahaba?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;strong&gt;Sahaba &amp;quot;الصحابة‎&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; is derived from صحبة which means to accompany and spend time with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a specialized term it means a person who met the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ as a Muslim and died as a Muslim - This is the more widely adopted definition. Ref: &lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/9767/124&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Isabah fi tamyiz al Sahabah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other definitions put additional constraints such as spending a minimum amount of time (e.g. a  year) with the Prophet ﷺ , or fighting a battle alongside him, or narrating a hadith from him, or being of a certain minimum age when he met him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How many people were Sahaba?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nobody knows the total number of Sahaba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-05-17T12:41:08.460" LastActivityDate="2023-05-17T12:41:08.460" CommentCount="1" CommunityOwnedDate="2014-08-02T13:22:58.010" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16664" CreationDate="2014-08-02T17:56:49.580" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Human life is regarded as sacred and inviolable, except with valid reason (such as war or a legal sentence after a trial) and normally verses with regard to this does not qualify/distinguish life as life of Muslims or non Muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: Come I will recite what your Lord has forbidden to you--&#xA;  (remember) that you do not associate anything with Him and show&#xA;  kindness to your parents, and do not slay your children for (fear of)&#xA;  poverty-- We provide for you and for them-- and do not draw nigh to&#xA;  indecencies, those of them which are apparent and those which are&#xA;  concealed, &lt;strong&gt;and do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden except&#xA;  for the requirements of justice&lt;/strong&gt;; this He has enjoined you with that&#xA;  you may understand. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;6:151&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For this reason did We prescribe to the children of Israel that&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;whoever slays a soul, unless it be for manslaughter or for mischief in&#xA;  the land, it is as though he slew all men; and whoever keeps it alive,&#xA;  it is as though he kept alive all men&lt;/strong&gt;; ... &#xA;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:32&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="359" LastActivityDate="2014-08-02T17:56:49.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16637" CreationDate="2014-08-02T18:23:33.283" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Well&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;There is no straight saying in Qur'an or in Hadith about burying an animal so it is on you weather you do it or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastActivityDate="2014-08-02T18:23:33.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16669" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16642" CreationDate="2014-08-02T19:36:36.343" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jins are just like humans, they had their prophets that guided them through ages (Jin Prophets).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/58xwk.jpg&quot; width=&quot;18&quot; height=&quot;18&quot; alt=&quot;Swt&quot; title=&quot;May He be Glorified and Exalted&quot; /&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قُل لَّوْ كَانَ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَلَائِكَةٌ يَمْشُونَ مُطْمَئِنِّينَ لَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ مَلَكًا رَّسُولًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, &amp;quot;If there were upon the earth angels walking securely, We would have sent down to them from the heaven an angel [as a] messenger.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#17:95&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;17:95&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only prophet that is common between us and them, is the last prophet Mohammad &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eLxdl.png&quot; width=&quot;18&quot; height=&quot;18&quot; alt=&quot;pbuh&quot; title=&quot;Peace be upon him&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qur'an Supports this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, [O Muhammad], &amp;quot;It has been revealed to me that a group of the&#xA;jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Qur'an. It&#xA;guides to the right course, and we have believed in it. And we will&#xA;never associate with our Lord anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And among us are the righteous, and among us are [others] not so; we&#xA;were [of] divided ways.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/72/1-11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Jinn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With no doubt they are treated like humans and some of them will go to hell:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Allah] will say, &amp;quot;Enter among nations which had passed on before you of &lt;em&gt;jinn and mankind into the Fire.&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T10:23:45.073" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16670" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-02T19:44:06.743" Score="10" ViewCount="3508" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm poor and I don't have a way to actually use credit cards to buy software. However I really need those software for my education. Also there are books which are too expensive so I download them through torrent. Is this haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess not because I heard one time of Omar (radiya allah 3alayh) that he has stolen some goods to feed someone who was poor and then some asked him: &lt;em&gt;&quot;do you want to see your hand cut?&quot;&lt;/em&gt; But I can't remember in detail the story&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8124" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-12T06:51:24.610" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T06:51:24.610" Title="If someone is poor, can he/she use pirated software?" Tags="|halal-haram|money|software|piracy|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16671" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16652" CreationDate="2014-08-02T19:45:42.697" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, your definition of kuffar is inaccurate. You can search this site or ask question to know the difference between a kafir and non-muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are numerous verses in Quran that tells us to do good deeds towards every human being as well as other creatures. This opinion is also strengthened by the actions of our prophet (PBUH), who is the best example for us in the matters of religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you will get the reward of every single good deed that you do towards anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2014-08-02T19:45:42.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16670" CreationDate="2014-08-02T21:36:37.073" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on your motive and purpose and the merits of the software manufacturer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today high-technologies are mostly developed patented and owned by big corporations. Almost none of these corporations are owned by observant Muslims or descent human beings that are truly fair and honest in their business. Corporations tend to exploit labor, provide services to customers regardless of moral qualifications even if their customer is a corrupt political institution. Corporations also don't give a damn about users' privacy so long as they can violate and profit from it with impunity. Examples: Google and Facebook. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Corporations also tend to monopolize technologies for maximizing selfish profit. By this they also give the rich classes who can buy and use their expensive services an influential competitive edge against marginalized, disadvantaged or poor classes and groups. These are in fact integral workings of any capitalist system when everything is motivated by profit and ends in profit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, a strong case can be made that these corporations are virtually thieves that work to widen the class gap and inequality, and provide the ruling class with the means of further subjugating us economically, culturally and politically. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are the reasons why I personally favor a Robin Hood argument for pirating software developed and sold by big corporations for the use of people provided that the pirated software is used for purposes that truly benefit the humanity at large. I believe this can also be justified from an Islamic point of view. In the Battle of Badr, Prophet Muhammad and His companions after years of suffering under Pagans' persecution and socioeconomic boycott, chose to invade a passing pagan merchant caravan in order to provide sustenance for  themselves. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The robbing of the pagan merchant caravan was quite justified because pagans had no right over possessions for various reasons such as: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;illegal means through which they had obtained wealth in the Era of Ignorance, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;for depriving Prophet and His followers from their necessary livelihood by putting them under boycott, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and for spending their wealth in illegitimate ways worst of all in waging war against Allah and His Prophet and followers. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's while, according to Islam, all possessions are considered Allah's blessings and bounties (&quot;To Allah belongs the Kingdom of Heavens and the Earth and whatever therein&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/5:120&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(5:120)&lt;/a&gt; and  &quot;All glories belong to Allah&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/35:10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(35:10)&lt;/a&gt;), and therefore should be used in honest and  noble ways as endorsed and encouraged by Islam, such as &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;providing livelihood for one and his family, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;serving the well-being of the greater society which includes  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;material well-being through eliminating poverty and other material shortcomings of the society&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the intellectual well-being through promoting Islamic values such as faith, brotherhood, ethics and justice. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But corporations throughout modern history, for a major part, don't work according to these principles and are not motivated by any of these noble incentives (in fact a lot corporations work for purely material gains and contribute to much of corruption and injustice we see around the world today), so they have no right over much of their possessions according to Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in case the software developers are truly descent people with noble aspirations, I believe it haram to pirate their software as they deserve compensations for the efforts they have put in with noble motivations. Those noble motivations surely include providing livelihood for themselves and their families.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-13T07:05:06.590" LastActivityDate="2016-02-13T07:05:06.590" CommentCount="15" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16676" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-02T22:34:31.743" Score="5" ViewCount="11082" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myreligionislam.com/detail.asp?Aid=5974&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; the author of the article claims: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hell consists of seven levels. The torment inflicted in each level is severer than the torment inflicted in the level above it. (Faraid-ul-Fawaid)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first level: Its name is Jahannam, which is the least severe in torment. Sinful Muslims will be inflicted torment there.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The second level: Its name is Sa'ir, whose fire and torment is severer. Jews will suffer torment there.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The third level: Its name is Saqar, which is much severer in torment. Christians will suffer torment there.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The fourth level: Its name is Jahim, where those who worship the Sun and stars will be inflicted torment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The fifth level: Its name is Hutamah, where Zoroastrians, Buddhists, and Brahmans will be inflicted torment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The sixth level: Its name is Lazy, where atheists, polytheists, and heathens will be inflicted torment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The seventh level: Its name is Hawiyah, which is the severest in torment. Hypocrites and apostates (murtads) will be inflicted torment there. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are those levels supported by evidence from the Quran or Sunnah? And also isn't Christianity and Judaism just Islam, so why would they go to Hell according to this article?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8124" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-15T10:22:45.910" LastActivityDate="2022-02-25T12:00:45.050" Title="Does hell consist of 7 levels?" Tags="|source-identification|jahannam|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16676" CreationDate="2014-08-03T07:02:51.657" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lets see what the Qur'an says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the Christians, and the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last day and does good, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; Qur'an (2:62)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot; &lt;strong&gt;Surely those who believe and those who are Jews and the Sabians and the christians whoever believes in Allah and the last day and does good-- they shall have no fear nor shall they grieve.&lt;/strong&gt; &quot; Qur'an (5:69) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We must realise Islam is the Deen of the Fitra (Religion of the innate self). If a man who does not know anything about Islam, or does not know much about Islam... and for some reason was not able to reach the truth of what Islam is. But what if that man did everything that was Good. His innate self (The Fitra) told him to do Good; tell the truth, help others, give charity, sacrifice, stand with the oppressed, etc... Then isn't that man in actuality following Islam! Because he is following his Innate Religion, the call from his heart!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He wasn't guided towards Islam is sort of a secondary issue because Allah is Guider of men, the provider of knowledge, the sustainer of truth... But if he followed his innate Goodness Allah Places in his Heart... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then How can Allah, the most merciful, the most loving, the most beneficent... The one who is Love in his essence, the one who is Mercy in his essence... How can such a being, Allah. See such a man burn and torment within the flames and fire of Hell???&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8100" LastActivityDate="2014-08-03T07:02:51.657" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16676" CreationDate="2014-08-03T15:16:29.023" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's see this in the light of Qur'an and Ahadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does Hell consist of 7 levels:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It has seven gates; for every gate is of them a portion designated.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  لَهَا سَبْعَةُ أَبْوَابٍ لِّكُلِّ بَابٍ مِّنْهُمْ جُزْءٌ مَّقْسُومٌ&#xA;     &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#15:44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;15:44&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse suggests: &lt;strong&gt;No&lt;/strong&gt;. It has seven gates and every gate has &lt;em&gt;God knows how much&lt;/em&gt;  levels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does quran say about this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As @Ali have mentioned, there are many verses suggesting that Christians/Jews can go to heaven:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surely those who &lt;em&gt;believe&lt;/em&gt;, and those who are Jews, and the Christians, and the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last day and does good, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve.(2:62)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surely those who &lt;em&gt;believe&lt;/em&gt; and those who are Jews and the Sabians and the christians whoever believes in Allah and the last day and does good-- they shall have no fear nor shall they grieve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two verses suggest that the only condition is &lt;em&gt;believing&lt;/em&gt; in God and judgement day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition we have this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it, And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/99/7-8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;99/7-8&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse doesn't say: Muslims who do good will see it, it says &lt;em&gt;whoever&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At last, I would say that this is a very complex issue, we can't answer it by&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All x group will go to heaven/hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To show the complexity of this issue, let me clarify some points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is possible for people to go to hell then go to hell:&lt;/strong&gt; In fact, most(all?) people will go to hell but the difference is in the time people will remain there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And there is none of you except he will come to it. This is upon your Lord an inevitability decreed.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Then We will save those who feared Allah and leave the wrongdoers within it, on their knees. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#19:72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;19:72&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse doesn't say that Allah will save Muslims, it says he will save those who fear him.**&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2. It is possible that two people, doing the exact same thing one to go to hell and the other to heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You ask: how?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is due to many reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Niyah (intention)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;allah  says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever should desire the immediate - We hasten for him from it what We will to whom We intend. Then We have made for him Hell, which he&#xA;  will [enter to] burn, censured and banished.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But whoever desires the Hereafter and exerts the effort due to it while he is a believer - it is those whose effort is ever appreciated&#xA;  [by Allah ].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To each [category] We extend - to these and to those - from the gift of your Lord. And never has the gift of your Lord been&#xA;  restricted.    Look how We have favored [in provision] some of them&#xA;  over others. But the Hereafter is greater in degrees [of difference]&#xA;  and greater in distinction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Knowledge and brain:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example Allah wouldn't treat a philosopher the same as he treats a 6 year old boy for example. Because the first has the knowledge to show him the difference between good and bad while the other doesn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many examples that I can't cover in the answer. The important thing is to know that there are people who will go to hell and people who will go to heaven and work to be with the latter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T11:00:56.203" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T11:00:56.203" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16695" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-03T22:16:24.237" Score="2" ViewCount="15970" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read a &lt;code&gt;hadith&lt;/code&gt; that goes something like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There was a young man who came to the Prophet Salalahu Alayhi Wasalim&#xA;  complaining to the messenger Salalahu Alayhi Wasalim saying: “My&#xA;  father takes my money, he always asks for my money” Rasool Allah&#xA;  Salalahu Alayhi Wasalim said: “Well call your father”. As he went, the&#xA;  angel Jibraeel came down at that moment and he said: “Rasool Allah,&#xA;  when the father comes to you ask him, What was you saying in secret&#xA;  when you was coming here, the father was muttering something the son&#xA;  couldn’t here, so ask him what he was saying. When the father arrived&#xA;  Rasool Allah Salalahu Alayhi Wasalim asked “is it true what your son&#xA;  is saying?” the man replied saying “Oh messenger, if you only knew&#xA;  what I was using his money for anyway Im using it to look after his&#xA;  poor Aunty, she has nobody to look after her, were else am I going to&#xA;  place his money, in places only that I have to” So the prophet&#xA;  Salalahu Alayhi Wasalim said “I want to ask you a question, tell me&#xA;  what you saying in secret when you was on your way here” The father&#xA;  looked at the Messenger Salalahu Alayhi Wasalim and said “I made some&#xA;  verses of poetry” to which Rasool Allah Salalahu Alayhi Wasalim said “&#xA;  please say them to me” So he said “ Oh son I nourished you when you&#xA;  was a baby  And I looked after you in care as you grew up until you&#xA;  became an adolescent  You lived upon what I worked for and strived and&#xA;  sacrificed in my body and time and wealth, So that you may live&#xA;  healthy Whenever a night passed you when you was sick or ill or&#xA;  coughed I was the first to be up, carrying you and looking upon you&#xA;  with my heart Afraid if a little atom or a little breeze would harm&#xA;  you in anyway I could not sleep whilst seeing you sick until you slept&#xA;  and then I slept When I used to see you sick, it was as if I was the&#xA;  one who was sick or ill And so my eyes would always overwhelm with&#xA;  tears but you never knew And then he said, and when you finally&#xA;  reached adulthood which all my life I was anticipating And looking&#xA;  forward to seeing you become that Until you reached the day when I&#xA;  have all my life anticipated in my heart to see you reach and rejoice,&#xA;  My son you gave me a REWARD, And your reward was……………………. HARSHNESS! &#xA;  And frowniness and mistreatment, As if I am the one who owes you and&#xA;  you owe me nothing The way you treated me was like a neighbour would&#xA;  treat his neighbour I wish that you even gave me that” Rasool Allah&#xA;  Salalahu Alayhi Wasalim then looked at the father and the father&#xA;  looked at him, and the Prophet Salalahu Alayhi Wasalim beard was&#xA;  soaked with tears. From his emotions, Rasool Allah Salalahu Alayhi&#xA;  Wasalim grabbed the boy from his chest, shook him and said to him “&#xA;  you and everything you own belong to your father”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am trying to find the source, and it said to be from &lt;code&gt;Ibn Majah&lt;/code&gt;, but I cannot find it. Can someone please explain where it is from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="272" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-08-04T07:31:27.953" LastActivityDate="2017-06-23T16:03:42.603" Title="Looking for the source of a Hadith by Ibn Majjah about a son and his father?" Tags="|source-identification|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16696" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-03T23:25:22.043" Score="3" ViewCount="4742" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why are there so few living beings portrayed in Islamic Art?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it make a difference if it is secular or religious art work, human or animal figures?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am familiar with the Ottoman and Persian paintings that show humans and animals but those seem to be the exception rather than the rule. Is this an accurate observation on my part?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is portrait painting of an identifiable individual allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: I am not Muslim; I don't know the Arabic words and phrases used in the other answers. I live in the US. Please respond in English. Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8131" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-15T10:21:36.983" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T07:36:26.027" Title="Is Figurative Representation Allowed in Islamic Art?" Tags="|art|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16699" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16695" CreationDate="2014-08-04T03:39:58.033" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This Hadith has been narrated in a &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/hadithsearch.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;number of ways&lt;/a&gt;.  It is narrated in Ibn Majah but not as you have mentioned it in your question.  You can see the narration in Ibn Majah &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1323800&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-08-04T03:39:58.033" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16700" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16696" CreationDate="2014-08-04T03:51:21.920" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Figurative Representation or drawing living/animate things is haram in Islam, despite what has been done previously in history by Muslims (Ottoman and Persian paintings), or what is currently being done, the ruling stands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;lt;&amp;lt; Every painter will go to Hell, and for every portrait he has made,&#xA;  there will be appointed one who will chastise him in the Hell. &gt;&gt; Ibn&#xA;  'Abbas said: If you have to do it, draw pictures of trees and other&#xA;  inanimate things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18/170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;متفق عليه&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-08-04T03:51:21.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16563" CreationDate="2014-08-04T03:56:51.920" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Logically and commonly it won't be haram, Since this &#xA;is like reciting the Quran through TV. but the remarkable point is that in case of being the possibility of encountering haram pics, rationally it could be haram.&#xA;Since this is not mandatory for you to recite the Quran (through it or..), accordingly it is more logical not to risk...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding your second question, apparently it is not haram, but to keep the respect and the holiness of the Holy Quran you'd better leave it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4986" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T14:49:06.333" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T14:49:06.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16654" CreationDate="2014-08-04T04:30:01.700" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are in fact &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;eight doors&lt;/a&gt;, four of the names are agreed up by the scholars, the names of the others are disagreed up by the those who explain the Ahadeeth.  I will mention six of the names:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/226&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الصلاة Salat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/226&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الجهاد Jihad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/226&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الصدقة Assadaqah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/226&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الريان Ar-Rayyan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;الأيمن Al Ayman&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;باب الكاظمين الغيظ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My Over All source is: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/17317&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamweb.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-20T04:13:07.217" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:13:07.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16706" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-04T06:37:22.967" Score="1" ViewCount="68" Body="&lt;p&gt;If there is a product you need but cannot afford, OR could afford at an extortionate price that would leave you in indebted, what is the appropriate way to respond? By extortionate let's say it costs 50-100x what it should, by your or an experts determination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Save up, and put yourself through hardship to attain this item. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Forgo this item, if possible,  if not find a less good alternative? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Steal or otherwise procure the item in a less than savoury method,  e.g piracy,  black market, a fence (some one who steals items and resells them). I only mention this so that proofs that state why stealing us forbidden can be brought up. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Relocate, even if temporarily, to purchase the item at an affordable price. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please consider these possible Scenarios:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Something critical to your well-being, be it food, shelter, medicine etc. You might survive without it for a while or you might not. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Something useful,  but not essential to your well-being. You will survive without it indefinitely but may still suffer.  Like a car you rely on to get to work (you have an old unreliable version,  or public transport/walking is slow and arduous), or medicine that makes life easier lime mild painkillers. Good food that is nutritious, when unhealthy food is available. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Something entirely unneeded,  that is extra to your life.  A game,  a toy,  unneeded designer clothing.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there an Islamic ruling on these situations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2017-06-17T17:42:47.537" LastActivityDate="2017-06-17T17:42:47.537" Title="If the current market has extortionate prices, what is the correct response?" Tags="|fiqh|money|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16654" CreationDate="2014-08-04T08:18:21.503" Score="6" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Heaven has Eight Gates&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;Paradise has eight gates, ...... [&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/59/67&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Names&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Baab As-Salaat&lt;/strong&gt; for those who were sincerely offered prayers (salaat)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Baab Al-Jihad&lt;/strong&gt; for those who have died  jihad &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Baab As-Sadaqah&lt;/strong&gt; for those who give charity (sadaqah) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Baab Ar-Rayyaan&lt;/strong&gt; for those who observed fasting &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Baab Al-Hajj&lt;/strong&gt; for those who observe the Hajj pilgrimage&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Baab Al-Kaazimeen Al-Ghaiz Wal Aafina Anin Naas&lt;/strong&gt;  for those who control their anger and forgive others.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Baab Al-Iman&lt;/strong&gt;  for the entry of such people having sincere faith and trust in Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Baab Al-Dhikr&lt;/strong&gt; for those who constantly remembered Allah (dhikr)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;collected from different sources [ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mahmoodiyah.org.za/faq494.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.albalagh.net/qa/names_gates_Jannah.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.everymuslim.co.za/index.php/articles-menu/miscellaneous-menu/940-names-of-the-doors-of-jannah&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2014-08-04T10:37:27.513" LastActivityDate="2014-08-04T10:37:27.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16709" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-04T12:48:00.240" Score="5" ViewCount="39154" Body="&lt;p&gt;My wife and I are due to have a baby in 7 weeks and have become keen on the name Noah as it will possibly keep me happy as I have Arabic roots and my wife is English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it ok to use the name Noah as a boys name? I have been told it is Hebrew and do not want that. Is it used by Muslims as a boys name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2773" LastEditorUserId="14379" LastEditDate="2020-07-18T16:42:44.150" LastActivityDate="2020-07-18T16:42:44.150" Title="Can we use &quot;Noah&quot; as a name for a baby?" Tags="|naming|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16264" CreationDate="2014-08-04T13:49:13.210" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we just go through this verse, we find that this verse contains three parts. In the first part the believers have been addressed that when they stand up for prayers, the second part states about the body parts that have to washed and the third part states about the parts which need anointment or rubbing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After addressing the believers, the body parts which are to be washed, have been mentioned after “FAGHSULU” and the parts which need ablution have been mentioned after “WAMSAHU”. This is an extremely clear verse and really easy to understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shi’a-Sunni disagreement on Wudhu, is over the last part of this verse. The Shi’a belief it clearly stipulates two body parts that are ordered to be washed during Wudhu, have to be washed, and the two body parts that are ordered to be wiped, that are the head and feet. But Sunni commentators often add the word ‘washing’ in brackets in order to prove their belief that feet should be washed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Ahl’ul Sunnah try to relate the word “Faghsalu” with “Arjalikum” by claiming that there is an under-stressor in the later word, hence they come out with the translation that the feet should be washed, ignoring the fact that the word “Faghsalu” is at the beginning of the verse and that is only concerned with the washing of the face and the hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also The Ahl’ul Sunnah argument is that Allah (swt) has said “Wamsahu Baraosekum” in the Holy Qur’an, which indicates that the whole head should be wiped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this was indeed the case then what was the point in placing “Ba” before “Raosekum”? They try to escape by saying that this addition is necessary in order to ensure compliance with the Arabic grammar, but then we would like to ask that can “Masah” not be used without the word “Ba”?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, pay attention that Sahabah used to wipe their feet during Wudhu instead of washing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We read in &lt;strong&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah,page 39, Kitab al Wudhu&lt;/strong&gt; and in &lt;strong&gt;Tafseer ibn Katheer page 25, Chapter of Wudhu&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Abbas said: ‘For Wudhu, two parts should be washed and two parts&#xA;  should be wiped’. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas bin Malik said: ‘The Quran gave an order to wipe the feet’.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We read in &lt;strong&gt;Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1 page 957, Kitab al Wudhu&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Ibn Abbas said For Wudhu two parts should be washed and two parts&#xA;  should be wiped. Allah (swt) gave the order to wipe and people in&#xA;  opposition to Allah (swt) began to wash”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same reference can be read in &lt;strong&gt;Musnaf Abi Sheybah Vol 1&lt;/strong&gt; as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حدثنا ابن علية عن روح بن القاسم عن عبد الله بن محمد بن عقيل عن الربيع&#xA;  ابنة معوذ ابن عفراء قالت: أتاني ابن عباس فسألني عن هذا الحديث تعني&#xA;  حديثها الذي ذكرت أنها {رأت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم توضأ وأنه غسل&#xA;  رجليه} قالت : فقال ابن عباس أبى الناس إلا الغسل ولا أجد في كتاب الله&#xA;  إلا المسح.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Rabyya narrated: Ibn Abbas came to me &amp;amp; asked me about that hadith&#xA;  which I narrate that I saw the holy prophet wash his feet, so Ibn&#xA;  Abbas said: “The people insist to wash and I didn’t find in the book&#xA;  of Allah except wiping”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more details, see: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/questions-jurisprudence-abdul-husayn-sharafuddin-al-musawi/chapter-five-wiping-or-washing-feet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T08:07:16.070" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T08:07:16.070" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16712" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-04T17:00:14.877" Score="3" ViewCount="5561" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Qu'ran Allah says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/51/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 51:49&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However not every creature procreates or reproduces through male and female sexual relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So where's my misunderstanding of the aya, if any, exist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8141" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T06:22:11.830" LastActivityDate="2023-06-22T03:58:08.943" Title="How is Qur'an 51:49 compatible with non-sexual reproduction?" Tags="|tafseer|science|surat-adh-dhariyat|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7601" CreationDate="2014-08-04T17:34:20.433" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no Ayah which direct us to Mut'ah but the following Hadith say Mut'ah is now forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Abbas said: &quot;Mut'ah was only during the beginning of Islam. A man would arrive in a land that he was not familiar with so he would marry a woman for the extent of time that he thought he would remain there. So his Mut'ah was upheld and his case was fine until the (following) Ayah was revealed: Except their wives or what their right hands possess. Then every private part other than those became unlawful.&quot; &lt;em&gt;Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1122 - Book 11, Hadith 44 - Vol. 2, Book 6, Hadith 1122&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith refer us to following ayah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed - &lt;em&gt;Surat Al-Mu'minūn - 6&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/23/6-6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastActivityDate="2014-08-04T17:34:20.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16714" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-04T18:34:46.073" Score="9" ViewCount="437" Body="&lt;p&gt;My parent's neighbors are Muslim. We are not. The neighbors' daughter in law just gave birth to their first grandchild, a little girl who is named Fatima.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the US, one gives a gift for a new baby. Would it offend the family to do so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I customarily give a small stuffed animal for the child. I have been told that figurative representations of living things is sinful under Islam. Does this apply to toys?  What kind of gift, if any, would be  appropriate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it makes a difference, the new mother  works, wears western clothes but  covers her head. The mother in law does not cover her head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you for  your information and guidance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am in the US. When you respond, please recall that I am not Muslim and do not know Arabic words. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8131" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T22:01:20.593" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T22:01:20.593" Title="How should I acknowledge a new baby under Islam in western society?" Tags="|non-muslim|non-muslim-countries|baby|celebration|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16696" CreationDate="2014-08-04T19:36:31.550" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Historically Speaking, in Arabia at the time of the Prophet (PBUH) the concept of art and portraits was Not a common thing. Hence since the early times of Islam especially in Arabia, art did not have a significant impact on the culture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Persian empire, on the other hand DID have such a  culture and hence, you see how Islam inspired the Art in that culture and then later on the Ottoman empire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I must tell you that the Islamic Art we are talking about is, Rather Art that which is inspired by Islam... Because the religion of Islam doesn't teach one, how to draw things... So we cant specifically point to one thing and say this is Islamic Art. But we can say, that art in which The painter was inspired by Islam, is Islamic Art.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Historically and Culturally Speaking drawing the picture of the Prophet, his Close Companions and His Family are forbidden (Especially the Face). Because to show respect towards the radiant existence of those people. It would be seen as lowering the respect of one, by misrepresenting them in the form of a picture... Because the painter hasn't seen the prophet hence, what ever he would draw would be a misrepresentation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And hence when the Islamic painters would draw a depiction of the Prophet or His Family. They would leave out the face and instead draw a sort of radiance coming out of the face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a good example: Depiction of Prophets Mi'raj:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BBxZvQTa9QA/THcLSWWccnI/AAAAAAAAABM/I9TSpXqXZhg/s1600/miraj2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BBxZvQTa9QA/THcLSWWccnI/AAAAAAAAABM/I9TSpXqXZhg/s1600/miraj2.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What this radiance means is that; The Veiled Face symbolizes the self-effacement and absorption of the realized self into the mysteries of transcendence. It is the vanquishment of inner passions and outer desires.It is when man rids of his own ego, and the thing he calls &quot;I&quot; and dives into the ocean of Non-Existence... where he melts into the existence of God and his own existence and identity in front of God vanishes... and What is left is the radiance of God's own existence... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the fire that you see encapsulating the entire face, is the depiction of ones self existence burning in front of the existence of God/Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8100" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-23T07:36:26.027" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T07:36:26.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16716" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-04T20:28:33.167" Score="4" ViewCount="2003" Body="&lt;p&gt;Three years after Muhammad (PBUH) was visited by Gabriel and received his first revelation from God, he started preaching revelations publicly, proclaiming that he is the last messenger of God, inviting people to Islam. My question is, how did he try to convince people that he is a prophet of God and people should believe in him? What reasons did he give for his claim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="144" LastActivityDate="2020-03-05T01:52:49.223" Title="How did Muhammad (PBUH) try to convince people that he is a prophet of God?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16717" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-05T01:23:41.737" Score="3" ViewCount="13400" Body="&lt;p&gt;How did earlier prophets before Muhammed (PBUH) worship Allah ? Was there &lt;em&gt;Salah&lt;/em&gt; during the period of Adam(PBUH), was it  mandatory to offer Prayers for them ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8143" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-08-05T01:36:34.070" LastActivityDate="2022-06-28T17:07:30.367" Title="Did Prophets before Muhammed (PBUH) perform Prayers?" Tags="|salat|prophets|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="54" CreationDate="2014-08-05T01:34:34.853" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it is (evolution in general) because of this verse:&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;Noble Quran 71:14&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Seeing that it is He that has created you in diverse stages?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8142" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-08T12:53:23.443" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T12:53:23.443" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16719" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16714" CreationDate="2014-08-05T04:51:32.020" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam does have some restrictions on imagery. Those are mostly in terms of depicting religious figures ( Muhammad, Jesus, Mary, Moses [pbuh] ). However some cultures apply those restrictions to personal lives too based on their interpretation of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way you described your friends, they would not be offended by some one who doesn't know much about Islam. So relax, we are really a peace loving people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, you could change your gift to something simple like a crawl mat or Hanoi toy or onesies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even better... toysrus gift card.... as my grandpa always said &quot;cash is king&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not an Islamic answer but I prefer to use hikmah ( i.e. intellect ) as the Qur'an requires us to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8144" LastEditorUserId="6743" LastEditDate="2014-08-05T13:47:59.067" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T13:47:59.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16720" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16524" CreationDate="2014-08-05T07:15:41.840" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no exception is Islam for &quot;students&quot;. However, if a person is extremely poor (eligible for Zakat given to him/her), then obviously he can't pay Zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your case, you're working and have an ongoing salary and I assume you're ineligible to be paid with Zakat money (i.e. can support yourself); so the due amount of annual Zakat is a mere 2.5% of your money (there are MUCH more details if you have money for commerce like assets, or if you own a land, and some other details you can lookup/ask if they apply to you. There are about 9 different types of Zakat.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply stated: Annual Zakat of your money is 2.5% given to the Zakat-eligible people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If an amount of money in one’s possession reaches the nisab and one year has elapsed, Zakat is obligatory and one must pay (2.5%) of the total amount; and to calculate it one should just multiply the amount of money by (2.5%) OR divide it by 40.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Nisab&quot;: is the minimum amount of money for a person to have to be obliged to pay Zakat. i.e. the amount of money that declares one as ineligible to be given from Zakat money himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Nisab (minimum amount of money) that one should fully own in order for him to be obliged to pay Zakat is: the equivalent amount of money (the price of) 85 grams of Gold or the equivalent amount of money (the price of) 595 grams of Silver (either of them is enough).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The calculation can get a bit difficult if you want to exactly calculate the due amount, so the easier way that people do, is that they take their whole amount of money and multiply the amount of money by (2.5%) OR divide it by 40 and they pay that result as Zakat. The easier method would result in fractions of higher amount than due amount sometimes, but Allah will reward you even for those fractions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One last thing:&#xA;Prophet Muhammad PBUH said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;No money is lost for charity&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i.e. you don't lose the amounts of money paid for Sadaqah (&quot;charity&quot; in English; and this includes Zakat).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith is translated by me from the original Arabic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;ما نقص مال من صدقة&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in response to your comment underneath, this falls under the Zakat of Salaries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two cases for this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- If you get a salary and you immediately spend it before the next salary is due. In this case, no Zakat is due for that salary since you spend it all and haven't saved any, and no one-year-time requirement has elapsed on that money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- if you get a salary, and then the next salary is due before the previous one has been spent, then that means you have money left over, or that you might have saved it. In this case, the next year, for example in January, when you get your first salary, you can quantify the amount of money you have left over/accumulated from last year, like just count all money you have, and give away 2.5% of that as Zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's difficult to keep track of what months fall under 1 and what falls under 2, so 2 covers it all. Just count how much you have each year and give 2.5% of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: Salary is any type of money that you get repeatedly over cycling periods of time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translated from &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/16122/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%85-%D8%A5%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D8%B2%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic from a well-renowned scholar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5490" LastEditorUserId="5490" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T17:12:26.187" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T17:12:26.187" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16498" CreationDate="2014-08-05T07:33:52.307" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can't do Hajj at ANYTIME except its specified due time in the 12th month of Dhu al-Hijjah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Umrah, on the other hand, is open ended; you can do it absolutely anytime. The best time for Umrah (the time when the Prophet (PBUH) did all of his 4 Umrahs) is the 11th Arabic month of Dhu al-Qa'dah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5490" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-05T13:23:51.110" LastActivityDate="2016-02-05T13:23:51.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16388" CreationDate="2014-08-05T07:55:43.863" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. Nothing is Haram unless it's stated that it is, or is derived from or drives something that is Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5490" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T07:55:43.863" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16724" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16717" CreationDate="2014-08-05T08:29:34.057" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, They Did Offer Prayers, But not necessarily as Muhammed (PBUH) taught us. They did &lt;code&gt;Sujud&lt;/code&gt;. Ibrahim (PBUH) and Ismail (PBUH) had built &lt;code&gt;KABAH&lt;/code&gt; and offerred Prayer to God.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8129" LastEditorUserId="380" LastEditDate="2014-08-05T12:56:32.917" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T12:56:32.917" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16717" CreationDate="2014-08-05T08:46:28.157" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course it was, see the Qura'n:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Our Lord, I have settled some of my descendants in an uncultivated valley near Your sacred House, our Lord, that they may establish &lt;strong&gt;prayer&lt;/strong&gt;. So make hearts among the people incline toward them and provide for them from the fruits that they might be grateful.&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#14:37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;14:37&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My Lord, make me an establisher of &lt;strong&gt;prayer&lt;/strong&gt;, and [many] from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept my supplication. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#14:40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[14:40]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And He has made me blessed wherever I am and has enjoined upon me &lt;strong&gt;prayer&lt;/strong&gt; and zakah as long as I remain alive &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#19:31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[19:31]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So the angels called him while he was standing in &lt;strong&gt;prayer&lt;/strong&gt; in the chamber, &quot;Indeed, Allah gives you good tidings of John, confirming a word from Allah and [who will be] honorable, abstaining [from women], and a prophet from among the righteous.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#3:39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:39&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and many more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, the prayer did look like ours:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention] when We made the House a place of return for the people and [a place of] security. And take, [O believers], from the standing place of Abraham a place of &lt;strong&gt;prayer&lt;/strong&gt;. And We charged Abraham and Ishmael, [saying], &quot;Purify My House for those who perform Tawaf and those who are staying [there] for worship and those who &lt;strong&gt;bow and prostrate&lt;/strong&gt; [in &lt;strong&gt;prayer&lt;/strong&gt;].&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:125&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:125&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and &lt;strong&gt;prostrate and bow&lt;/strong&gt; with those who bow [in &lt;strong&gt;prayer&lt;/strong&gt;].&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#3:43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:43&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From these verses we know that the prayers did contain bowing and prostrating. But we don't know exactly how it was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T08:46:28.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16468" CreationDate="2014-08-05T09:31:25.770" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is permissible, and actually encouraged:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال موسى عليه السلام: أي رب أقريب أنت فأناجيك، أم بعيد فأناديك؟ قال:&#xA;يا موسى أنا جليس من ذكرني، قال: يا رب فإنا نكون من الحال على حال نعظمك&#xA;أو نجلك أن نذكرك عليها، قال: وما هي؟ قال: الجنابة والغائط. قال: يا&#xA;موسى أذكرني على كل حال.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moses &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WWKuc.gif&quot; width=&quot;18&quot; height=&quot;18&quot; alt=&quot;as&quot; title=&quot;Peace be upon him&quot; /&gt; said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O God are you near [me] to silently supplicate you, or far to call you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O moses, I'm the companion of the one who remembers me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moses said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Allah we might be in a situation that we honor you from being called in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah said: and what is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moses said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;impurity and filth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Moses , remember me in every situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saaid.net/Doat/sudies/61.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source (in Arabic)&lt;/a&gt; for other relevant ahadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T09:31:25.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13355" CreationDate="2014-08-05T10:02:09.657" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I suggest you say the Shahada, which makes you a Muslim. I suggest you look it up. Good job on wanting embrace Islam, To be a Muslim, you have to say the Shahada, although some people say to do that you need 2 witnesses, some people say you don't, you'll need to get some reliable source of information. But say the Shahada, makes you a Muslim, and find more information for it and the requirements. Good job for converting to Islam. May God Guide you to the Path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8142" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T10:02:09.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14436" CreationDate="2014-08-05T10:20:54.250" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does this verse in the Qur'an, answer your question?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qur'an - &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/22/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Ĥaj 22:18&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Do you not see that to Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth and the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, the moving creatures and many of the people? But upon many the punishment has been justified. And he whom Allah humiliates - for him there is no bestower of honor. Indeed, Allah does what He wills.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8142" LastEditorUserId="6743" LastEditDate="2014-08-05T14:37:59.113" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T14:37:59.113" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16733" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-05T13:02:30.410" Score="2" ViewCount="1034" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know bowing to a human being is a sin, but what counts as bowing? All types, or just ones in Islam, like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruku&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ruku&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sujud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sujud&lt;/a&gt;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8142" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T04:55:29.750" LastActivityDate="2017-06-27T04:55:29.750" Title="What counts as bowing and is therefore a sin?" Tags="|sujud|ruku|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16696" CreationDate="2014-08-05T19:20:03.627" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard that imitating Allah's Creations is a sin, but to be honest, a lot of the hadiths they report, other people say they are forged. It doesn't look authentic to me, since of another Sunnah involving dolls. You'll have to see and decide for yourself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8142" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T08:16:01.367" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T08:16:01.367" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16733" CreationDate="2014-08-05T19:59:22.347" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bowing to other than Allah isn't a sin unless you believe they're divine or you want to worship them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ruko' has two meanings, bending over in a position of &quot;bowing,&quot; or kneeling down on your knees without prostrating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sujod isn't considered as ruko' since it's a separate action in of itself.  It's prostrating and touching the forehead onto the ground.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the common usage when said ruko' is usually understood to be bowing and sujod would be touching our foreheads on the ground.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T19:59:22.347" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16709" CreationDate="2014-08-05T20:10:22.503" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Noah is a name of a great prophet.  In Arabic it's &quot;NuH&quot; - &quot; نُوح&quot; with emphasis on the &quot;H&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's an entire &quot;chapter&quot; in the Quran named Surah Nuh #71&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T20:10:22.503" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16742" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14790" CreationDate="2014-08-05T20:48:16.750" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am sorry to hear you are seperated and that you must have been shocked when you found out your husband had been viewing sex websites and contacted escort sites. There are questions that arise though as to how your marriage ended up in that situation and I will raise some of them know.&#xA;Why had the marriage never been consummated? Was your husband not trying? Or was it because you refused to have sex with him because of his wig? If that is the case why did you not seek a divorce much sooner. It is not right to prolong a marriage when there is no acceptance of the man or woman from the other. &#xA;Also did you not see him before your wedding and I assume with his wig? If so why did you choose to marry him? It sounds like his wig must have been very natural and real looking as there are many sophisticated hair pieces out now worn by well known celebrities and sports people like Elton John, Michael Vaughan (England Cricket Captain). &#xA;If you decided to stay with your husband then you should have accepted him for who he was with his hair piece  and your stay should have been unconditional.&#xA;If you did not like him for who he was you should not have prolonged your marriage especially if you did not find him attractive and did not do anything to beautify yourself for him.&#xA;Also while his transgression is completely wrong, Allah can forgive especially if he repents and will not make the mistake again.&#xA;However you must also accept the mistake and I would recommend Counselling to work on how you can show your love to Him and be a wife that beautifies herself for her husband. Obviously this is only if you ever accepted him from the moment you married him. Otherwise the divorce should have happened shortly after marriage.&#xA;Finally simply ask him if he will divorce you, if so you are divorced. If he refused to offer you a divorce, then you can request one from the Sharia Council. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8149" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-08-05T22:21:43.397" LastActivityDate="2014-08-05T22:21:43.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16743" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-05T21:06:30.203" Score="2" ViewCount="899" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, there are several traditions from Shia that mention regarding the harms of eating cheese (lonely), since seemingly it is remarked that you'd better eat the cheese with walnut. I wonder what its reason is that we ought not to eat cheese alone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also are those ahadith (about eating cheese) authentic or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-09T05:27:24.553" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T11:55:11.000" Title="Why eating cheese (alone) will be the cause of some diseases? (According to Shia hadiths)" Tags="|source-identification|shiism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16746" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16714" CreationDate="2014-08-06T02:49:54.850" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Giving gifts is a big part of Islamic cultures. I'm sure your neighbors will appreciate whatever thoughtful gift you choose to get them. Even things like playing with dolls are permissible for little children (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/78/157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith `Aisha&lt;/a&gt;), and so your idea of stuffed animals would be completely appropriate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-08-06T02:49:54.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14790" CreationDate="2014-08-06T02:53:47.877" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First you should note that you need to know that wives are not allowed to divorce their husbands without a legit reasons (i.e husband addicted to drugs, husband doesn't support her financially, husband abuse the wife, etc...). These are legit reasons that make it permissible for a wife to divorce her husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your case, I'm not sure if your reasons are valid. and since this is not a peer support site for muslims. I'm going to assume that you have a valid reason to ask for a divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if the wife wants to divorce her husband, then you need to go to the court and ask for Khula (خلع). (&lt;strong&gt;Khula&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;is the right of a woman to seek a divorce from her husband in Islam for compensation (usually monetary) paid back to the husband from the wife&lt;/em&gt;) You can do khula if you are living in a muslim country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if you live in a non-muslim country, then you can just file a divorce paper from the court with the condition that you pay him back some money and the wife keep the children with her with him supporting them if they were young.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info -  &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/26247&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Khula: Definition and how it is done - IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastActivityDate="2014-08-06T02:53:47.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16743" CreationDate="2014-08-06T03:48:31.233" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you meant &lt;em&gt;makroh&lt;/em&gt;. (Makruh is not haram, but it is better not to do,as discouraged...). I was only able to find this hadith, yet unfortunately without sources. It is a win-win situation, if you are like me cause the combination turns out to be healthy and quite tasty (perhaps you do not agree with the former!). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال الصادق (عليه السلام) الجبن و الجوز في كل واحد منهما شفاء و إذا افترقا كان في كل واحد منهما داء&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Al-Sadiq (عليه السلام): Walnuts and Cheese each have a remedy, if separated in each is an ailment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, hadiths will not provide causality; in this case, they are usually instructions for us to accept and act upon. This is not to say such instructions require blind faith. Rather, they are built on the fact that we have assessed our religious foundation through logic, contemplation, and investigation leading us to accept Islam. I am sure this fact is obvious to you, however it leads us to say these hadiths save us from the negative effects of life without having to conduct our own research. Nonetheless, research on this topic would be interesting to read. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8145" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-20T01:06:17.043" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T01:06:17.043" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16751" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8079" CreationDate="2014-08-06T11:29:29.130" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;there is plenty of evidence. I'll show you some.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noble Quran 53:49:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;That He is the Lord of Sirius (the Mighty Star);&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noble Quran 81:15-16 :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Go straight, or hide;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It sounds as if these verses(81:15-16) are talking about orbits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noble Quran 37:6-7 :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;We have indeed decked the lower heaven with beauty (in) the stars,-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and for guard against all obstinate rebellious evil spirits,&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Check this out Astronomy &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/TOPICQ/A.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/TOPICQ/A.htm&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You'll find evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8142" LastActivityDate="2014-08-06T11:29:29.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11423" CreationDate="2014-08-06T12:04:20.183" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the most apparent drawbacks of interest based economy is that it enables accumulation of money in the hands of few people. Interest also decreases purchasing power of money and causes inflation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a healthy economy &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_flow&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;cash flow&lt;/a&gt; needs to match with that of goods and services. See, for example, &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_flow_of_income&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Circular flow of income&lt;/a&gt;&quot; for a simplified reference model. Goods and services flow from producers to consumers, capital/cash flows from consumers to producers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose that total cash in an economy is 100$, 10$ out of which belongs to banks (i.e., sum of all financial institutions that operate on interest). Now, assume that banks lend all of their capital with 25% interest. After a one total circular flow, the society (i.e., individuals and companies that have borrowed the money) will need to return 12.5$ (10 + 2.5$) to the banks. After the second round the society will need to return 15.625$; after the 3rd - 19.53125$; after the forth - 24.4140625$; and so on, after 11th round that sum will become 116.4153218$. That's, someone(s) in the society will be in debt (16.4153218$) and go bankrupt because there will be simply not enough money in the economy to pay the debt.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Now the main problem&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Since all the money in the said economy is now property of banks, they will start to abuse their power (as is the case now in the world) by controlling the money flow. The banks will/can divert the cash flow to bubble economies which do not produce any goods or services. As a result total sum of money in real economy decreases and more individuals, companies and even countries go bankrupt (that, of course, will be shown to people as an unforeseen disaster). To &quot;solve&quot; this deficit problem, central banks of governments issue/print new money which are again will be given under interest. Such artificial increase of money supply decreases purchasing power of it and leads to inflation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2880" LastActivityDate="2014-08-06T12:04:20.183" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16754" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16733" CreationDate="2014-08-06T14:34:19.163" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bowing doesn't necessarily have to be a physical act. For example, In &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#45:23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;44:23&lt;/a&gt; we see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Have you seen he who has taken as his god his [own] desire&lt;/em&gt;, and Allah has sent him astray due to knowledge and has set a seal upon his hearing and his heart and put over his vision a veil? So who will guide him after Allah? Then will you not be reminded?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse, Allah has stated that your own desires can be your god although we know that it is not possible to [physically] bow to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#18:50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;18:50&lt;/a&gt; we see that angels, did physically bow to Adam under the command of Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention] when We said to the angels, &lt;em&gt;&quot;Prostrate to Adam,&quot;&lt;/em&gt; and they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was of the jinn and departed from the command of his Lord. Then will you take him and his descendants as allies other than Me while they are enemies to you? Wretched it is for the wrongdoers as an exchange.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not considered a sin because the intention of angels wasn't to bow to Adam himself but to Allah as he created Adam. This is clarified in a later verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[So mention] when your Lord said to the angels, &quot;Indeed, I am going to create a human being from clay.So when &lt;em&gt;I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul&lt;/em&gt;, then fall down to him in prostration.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastActivityDate="2014-08-06T14:34:19.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16755" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-06T15:28:24.343" Score="5" ViewCount="16738" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that &lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;Karrar&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is one of Imam Ali's names. &#xA;Actually Imam Ali (a.s.) has many titles. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;Karrar&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is one of them.&#xA;Well, I was wondering:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the exact meaning of it?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-12T03:16:12.347" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T11:41:17.513" Title="What is the exact meaning of Karrar? (As a Laqab (title) of Imam Ali a.s.)" Tags="|terminology|ali|title|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16757" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16755" CreationDate="2014-08-06T17:53:55.447" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Definition&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كرار : عكس كلمه فرار الذي يفر من المعارك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كرار : شديد الكر والهجوم في القتال&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/home.php?language=arabic&amp;amp;lang_name=%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A&amp;amp;word=%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Almaany Definition&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this definition, and numerous other ones, Karrar is an Arabic word that means one who fights and attacks with power in battle. Also, Karrar is the &lt;em&gt;opposite&lt;/em&gt; word of Farrar (فرار) which is one who escapes cowardly from battle. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Origin:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لقب الأمام علي عليه السلام بلقب الكرار من النبي صلى الله عليه و آله&#xA;  وسلم .. حينما اعطى له راية غزوة خيبر ليفتح القلعه التي لم يتمكن&#xA;  المسلمين بمحاولات عديده لفتحها .. فأعطاه الراية قائلا &quot; سأعطين الراية&#xA;  لرجل يحب الله ورسوله و يحبه الله ورسوله كرار وليس فرار &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/MBCTheVoice/posts/478040998968074&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Original Comment: علي الشهباني&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This comment summarizes the part of the story of Khaybar where this title was first given to Imam Ali (a.s.); he was named Karrar by the Holy Prophet (s) during the battle of Khaybar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After a couple of Sahaba bravely fought to open the gate of castle of Khaybar but were not successful. The Holy Prophet (s) said: &quot;Tomorrow I will give the flag to a man who Allah loves and his Prophet loves him, and he loves Allah and he loves his Prophet, Karrar and not Farrar.&quot; That night the Prophet (s) choose Imam Ali (a.s.), he cured him from his eye sickness that was preventing him from entering the battle. The next day Imam Ali (a.s.) rode into battle and brought down the gate of the castle of Khaybar leading the Muslims into victory. This summary does not provide full justice to the story so it is better read the history on your own; I have provided some places to start, below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources and Further Reading&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The facebook comment provided a good summary. To support its credibility here is some sources you can take a look at. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Khaybar#Course_of_the_Battle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Battle of Khaybar&lt;/a&gt; wikipedia page which has a thorough details about the battle make sure to check &lt;em&gt;Fall of al-Qamos fort&lt;/em&gt; section. Also this is recorded in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranexplorer.com/Hadith/English/Hadith/bukhari/005.057.051.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari 5:51:7&lt;/a&gt; in hadith narrated by Sahl bin Sad. There is also an article on al-islam.org on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/restatement-history-islam-and-muslims-sayyid-ali-ashgar-razwy/conquest-khyber&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Conquest of Khaybar&lt;/a&gt; which has a collection of Muslim and non-Muslim writings about the event.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8145" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-26T08:24:45.277" LastActivityDate="2016-03-26T08:24:45.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16716" CreationDate="2014-08-06T19:14:15.107" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just like any rassul, Muhammad (PBUH) too was gifted with miracles to convince people. However, the most important miracle is the Qur'an. At his time, there poetry competitions were very common, and when Muhammad (PBUH) brought some verses of the Qur'an, it leaved people speechless. You can read more about it &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hamzatzortzis.com/essays-articles/exploring-the-Qur&amp;quot;an/the-inimitable-Qur&amp;#39;an/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;in this article&lt;/a&gt; by Hamza Tzortzis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5355" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-09-06T12:05:09.343" LastActivityDate="2014-09-06T12:05:09.343" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16762" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-07T01:04:13.690" Score="2" ViewCount="215" Body="&lt;p&gt;If for example, I do something regular, and it counts as a prostration of worship in another religion, which I didn't know, does it count as a prostration of worship, and does it mean, I have to repent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8142" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-13T03:00:18.840" LastActivityDate="2021-03-06T00:26:29.013" Title="What counts as prostration of worship?" Tags="|halal-haram|other-religions|ibadah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16763" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-07T01:20:51.667" Score="2" ViewCount="631" Body="&lt;p&gt;We are only supposed to take Allah as a helper and a protector, right? How do we do that? Do we rely on Him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8142" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-08-08T22:26:46.837" LastActivityDate="2014-08-08T22:26:46.837" Title="How to take Allah as the only helper &amp; protector?" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16762" CreationDate="2014-08-07T01:48:58.483" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prostration (sujod) is worship when your intention is to venerate a deity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Allah commanded everyone to prostrate to Adam =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when We said to the angels, &quot;Prostrate to Adam,&quot; and they&#xA;  prostrated, except for Iblees. He was of the jinn and departed from&#xA;  the command of his Lord...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(18:50)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This prostration in itself was not worship of Adam, it was simply something Allah ordered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly when Prophet Jacob (Yaqob) and his family prostrated to his son Prophet Joseph (Yusef) =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And he raised his parents to the throne and they fell down before him&#xA;  prostrate...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(12:100)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neither of these two incidences were worship.  They were simply acts of respect and not forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, when does prostration becomes worship?  It's when your intention is to worship.  And you don't worship unless you believe the object is a deity or divine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you believed an idol was divine and you prostrate to it with the intention of worship, then it becomes worship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're prostrating just for other reasons besides worshiping, then it's perfectly fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-08-07T01:48:58.483" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11423" CreationDate="2014-08-07T05:50:55.853" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From an 'uneconomic' point of view:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Interest, gambling, insurance and theft are all haraam according to Islam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When I think about theft myself, and what makes it 'theft', I think of it as an uneven exchange of value.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Interest, gambling and insurance are all uneven exchanges of value, i.e the value you put in is not exactly the value you get out...it might be more or less.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is why, in my opinion all 4 are classified haraam. The drawback to interest on society would be the same as the drawback to theft.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8158" LastActivityDate="2014-08-07T05:50:55.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16670" CreationDate="2014-08-07T08:06:13.370" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it is a sin. You cannot use it. Allah has made some of us incapable of getting things we want, this is our destiny for which we are rewarded in the hereafter. I am one like you, I do the same but I actively repent and have made a decision to make myself able as soon as possible so I need not steal anymore. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If everyone steals for poor that will create a pandemonium. Can that society exist peacefully? No. Its a sin, no matter how you see it. If someone kills, do you take laws in your hand and kill the killer? Is that justified?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has created all of us different and our struggles are different, that's why the reward we get belongs to us. BTW, this struggle lies under Jihad-al-nafs, struggle against self and desire to follow the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user5294" LastActivityDate="2014-08-07T08:06:13.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16763" CreationDate="2014-08-07T08:42:57.683" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I kind of feeling that you aren't Muslim. I thought this because the last question you asked &lt;code&gt;Do we rely on Him?&lt;/code&gt;makes me think of it.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;No problem, you can ask :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So these are the answers to your questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Do we rely on Him?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ (١) ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ (٢) لَمۡ يَلِدۡ وَلَمۡ يُولَدۡ (٣) وَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُ ۥ ڪُفُوًا أَحَدٌ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: He is Allah, the One! (1) Allah, the eternally Besought of all! (2) He begetteth not nor was begotten. (3) And there is none comparable unto Him. (4) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This surah says who is Allah and why we only consider him as helper. He is the only one and powerful. Allah can take decisions as he wants and Allah is alone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This if there are two presidents of one country, What would happen. One would take decision and other would object him. So being along in taking decision makes Allah the only helper we can call for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;How do we do that?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what we have to make our heart accepts Allah. &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Think&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Why do you respect your Teacher? &lt;em&gt;because he teaches you and nobody can teachs you better than him.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &#xA;Why do you respect your Parents? &lt;em&gt;because nobody can care you more than them&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if I tell you that teacher is just a source and actually Allah is teaching you by letting you understand, remember, remind, think, etc. And what if I tell you that Allah loves you more than 70 mothers.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;I you love Allah as you love them then your heart would call Allah whenever something &lt;em&gt;good or bad&lt;/em&gt; happens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Find Allah and win both worlds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-08-08T22:26:33.873" LastActivityDate="2014-08-08T22:26:33.873" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16772" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-07T11:44:54.437" Score="5" ViewCount="496" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ : أنّه کَانَ إِذَا قَحَطُوا اسْتَسْقَى&#xA;  بِالْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِالْمُطَّلِبِ ، فَقَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا&#xA;  کُنَّا نَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَیْکَ بِنَبِیِّنَا فَتَسْقِينَا، وَإِنَّا&#xA;  نَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَیْکَ بِعَمِّ نَبِیِّنا فَاسْقِنَا، قَالَ:&#xA;  فَیُسْقَوْنَ.  صحیح البخاری - البخاری - ج 4 - ص 209&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(  &lt;strong&gt;محمد ابن اسماعیل البخاری ، صحیح البخاری باب المناقب عباس ابن عبد&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;المطلب حدیث &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/62/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3710&lt;/a&gt;، النشر الثالث ،بیروت ؛ دارالکتب العلمیه&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In accordance with a narration in Sahih Al-Bukhari, when there was famine in Medina, Omer ibn Khatab recoursed to the honor of Abbas ibn Abdol Motaleb (the Prophet's uncle) and said:&#xA;  o God, we have recoursed to the honor of your Prophet and you gave us rain, now we recourse to the honor of his uncle and ask you rain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(Sahih Al Bukhari - Al-Bukhari - V4 - pg 209)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was heard from a person that Sunnis don't agree with Tawassol (recourse) and even many of them assume that it is like Shirk. But when I saw the hadith (narration) above, I did not believe the speech of that person. Since if there is such narration(s) (that I mentioned from Sahih Al-Bukhari), hence it shows and even perhaps demosntrates that Omar agreed with Recourse and this is not Shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do Sunnis interpret this hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-25T13:24:06.310" LastActivityDate="2017-07-25T13:24:06.310" Title="Umar recoursed (Tawassol) to the uncle of the Prophet(s) (Sunni view)" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|sahih-bukhari|tawassul|sunni|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16772" CreationDate="2014-08-07T12:40:48.150" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Sunnis, there are two different types of Tawassoul:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tawasoul when a person is alive.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tawasoul when a person is dead.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 1st one is not Shirk according to Sunnis. Such as in the hadith above. Umar used to recourse when the Prophet was alive. After his death. now the recourse to the honor of his uncle who was alive at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover to explain why &lt;strong&gt;Sunnis&lt;/strong&gt; consider it is shirk, recourse according to &lt;strong&gt;Sunnis&lt;/strong&gt; is different from recourse according to &lt;strong&gt;Shia&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Sunnis&lt;/strong&gt; call Allah and recourse by someone(i.e: &lt;em&gt;O Allah cure me for the sake of this person&lt;/em&gt;). While according to &lt;strong&gt;Shia&lt;/strong&gt;, you can call the name of the person with the intention that he will recourse in front of Allah for you (i.e: &lt;em&gt;O' Hussein cure me&lt;/em&gt;) which Sunnis consider it shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="885" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-10T13:35:54.063" LastActivityDate="2016-04-10T13:35:54.063" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16774" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-07T15:34:44.987" Score="4" ViewCount="4111" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to play zombie games?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Allah is the Resurrector:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noble Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#22:7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;22:7&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And verily the Hour will come: there can be no doubt about it, or about (the fact) that Allah will raise up all who are in the graves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and zombie games are about fighting the undead. So, is it Haram(impermissible)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think, maybe it is. But I don't know much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8142" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-16T08:55:43.523" LastActivityDate="2020-05-04T18:11:06.590" Title="Is it permissible to play zombie games?" Tags="|halal-haram|game|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16777" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-07T19:34:16.133" Score="2" ViewCount="161" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Islam obligate us to give Daawa to every person we know? Or does it say that at the end what really counts is the good deeds you did towards the people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8163" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-15T08:02:23.623" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T18:44:50.793" Title="Does Islam obligate us to give Daawa?" Tags="|dawah|obligation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16778" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8317" CreationDate="2014-08-07T19:39:45.093" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;God &lt;strong&gt;did&lt;/strong&gt; create others. The reason they are not mentioned, I believe, is because they are not the direct bloodline of Christ for one, they were not the &lt;strong&gt;first&lt;/strong&gt;, and also the various bloodlines were narrowed again with Noah. When Cain killed Abel, he went off to be with a foreign tribe/village. This means God must have created others. The Bible doesn't mention every single deed ever done by God or by man, if it did it would be impossible to read in a lifetime. Instead, it only talks about the important things. For example, not once does the Bible say Jesus stopped and peed. But you know he had to have at some point. It just isn't mentioned because it is not important to the history and teachings of Christ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8164" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-08-07T22:40:58.087" LastActivityDate="2014-08-07T22:40:58.087" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16780" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-07T20:20:43.097" Score="2" ViewCount="99" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every person who dies would have to go through grave and then other. He would get grave punishment or happiness and then pass throw it at judgment day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question now,I know that judgment day would come an instant while everyone is be busy working as they used to but then they would start running here and there to save themselves and die eventually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I simply want to ask, would those people &lt;em&gt;&quot;who would die at the time of judgment day&quot;&lt;/em&gt; pass through grave too? ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="6743" LastEditDate="2014-09-07T13:00:40.583" LastActivityDate="2014-09-07T13:00:40.583" Title="Does every person have to go through grave?" Tags="|day-of-judgement|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16781" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13198" CreationDate="2014-08-07T21:44:51.163" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is the burden of sin before our religion. Like Allah sent upon the people before us like people of Hazrat Noah (A.S), people of Hazrat Ismail (A.S).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you know what happened to people of Hazrat Ismail (A.S) when they made a cow of gold and worshiped. &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Now take a look at people around you even if they aren't Muslim and still people of Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W). They are worshiping statues like the people of Hazrat Ismail and they are nothing is happening to them. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what &lt;em&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;burden&lt;/strong&gt; on people before us&quot;&lt;/em&gt; means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastActivityDate="2014-08-07T21:44:51.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16782" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-07T22:33:00.310" Score="0" ViewCount="2086" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like for example, there is one movie's name which is based on a type of afterlife the greeks believed in, which is in another religion. I said it in my head by mistake, and said it aloud. The name itself in the movie is used to refer to a space station, is it a sin? Did I do something haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8142" LastEditorUserId="885" LastEditDate="2014-08-07T22:37:16.827" LastActivityDate="2014-08-09T01:38:05.063" Title="Would it be considered as a sin If I say something blasphemous in my head by mistake?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16783" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8317" CreationDate="2014-08-08T01:15:00.653" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am adding an answer to this question because most of the other ones do not offer sources to support their claims. And, seeing how this claim can easily be seen as derogatory by anyone, I invite everyone to re-edit their answers to offer the views of scholars rather than personal views, thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sons' and daughters' of men, women, huris, and jins:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Shi'a Islam, there was &lt;em&gt;no incest&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are multiple narrations that provide an explanation where incest, God forbid, did not give rise to mankind. After we examine this explanation and its validity it easy to see that does &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; result in contradiction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These narrations vary in the names of the sons, but, they have one thing in common: the sons' of our Father and Prophet Adam (a) where ordered by the Almighty (j) to marry huris and jins. When they married huris and jins it provided a generation of cousins. These cousins were also ordered to marry each other. And, now mankind was able to reproduce amongst themselves, without any illegitame relationship. So to reiterate, the first generation consists of the son's of Prophet Adam (a) marrying huris and jins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another reliable tradition, it is said that Adam had four sons.&#xA;Allah sent four houries for them. When children were born from them,&#xA;Allah recalled the houries. Then the same sons were married to jinn&#xA;women and in this way generations grew. Therefore, forbearance is from&#xA;Adam and every beauty and perfection is due to four houries. Whereas&#xA;ugliness, bad behavior and evil is from jinn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to reliable chain of narrators Sulayman ibn Khalid said to Ja‘far as-Sadiq, “May I&#xA;be sacrificed for you, people says that Adam married his sons to his&#xA;daughters?” Imam said, “Yes people do say that, but O Sulayman, you&#xA;might not know that Holy Prophet said, ‘If Adam had married his&#xA;daughters to his sons then certainly would have married Zaynab to&#xA;Qasim without having left the religion of Adam.’” Sulayman said, “May&#xA;I be sacrificed on you, they say that Qabil killed Habil because Habil&#xA;was ashamed that his sister was being given to Habil. Imam said, “O&#xA;Sulayman! You also attribute such filthy things to Adam and do not&#xA;feel ashamed?” He said, “May I be sacrificed on you. What was the&#xA;reason that Qabil killed Habil?” Imam replied, “Because Adam had&#xA;appointed Habil as his successor. Allah revealed to Adam to hand over&#xA;the successorship and the Grand Name to Habil while Qabil was elder.&#xA;When he knew this, he was angry and said that he was the rightful heir&#xA;to successorship and bounties. Under divine instructions, Adam asked&#xA;both of them to present a sacrifice to Allah. Allah accepted Habil’s&#xA;sacrifice and rejected Qabil’s. So he envied Habil and killed him.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/hayat-al-qulub-vol-1-allamah-muhammad-baqir-al-majlisi/merits-adam-and-hawwa#revelations-adam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hayat-al-Qulub Vol 1. Stories of the Prophets&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Origins of the &amp;quot;incest hypothesis&amp;quot;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This idea comes from non-Muslim thinking and has found its way in some of the Muslim books of hadith and stories as here is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvSd0GWDFuE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;video talking about origin of this hypothesis&lt;/a&gt; (I have provided primary sources here). This &amp;quot;incest hypothesis&amp;quot; is accepted as the &amp;quot;truth&amp;quot; amongst some of the followers of the Abrahamic religions. Here is one example from one of the sects of Christianity, in answering this question Creation Moment's article &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.creationmoments.com/content/did-adam-and-eves-children-practice-incest&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Did Adam and Eve's Children Practice Incest?&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nevertheless, Adam and Eve's immediate offspring would have been very&#xA;close to physical perfection while brother-sister marriages were the&#xA;only unions possible!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also here is an example from one of the sects of Judaism, Chabad's article &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/960277/jewish/Whom-did-Cain-and-Abel-marry.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Whom did Cain and Abel marry?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, Cain and Abel had to marry their sisters, considering that&#xA;there were no other women around. King David writes, &amp;quot;The world was&#xA;built with kindness.&amp;quot; Our sages explain that this verse is referring&#xA;to G‑d's kindness in allowing Adam and Eve's children to marry their&#xA;own sisters in order to populate the species.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jack, as for the question &amp;quot;if there were other humans on earth?&amp;quot;, I will reply as soon as I find &lt;em&gt;sources&lt;/em&gt; to support any claim. But, I think it is important enough to be a standalone question. I hope this answers your question about the &amp;quot;incest hypothesis&amp;quot; as it is important to address this issue in the correct matter, after all it is the story of our origin! If there is any confusion please let me know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8145" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-08-10T01:33:33.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16785" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8079" CreationDate="2014-08-08T05:27:34.407" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not that Quran is trusted because Mohammad (PBUH) is trusted.&#xA;It is the reverse!&#xA;The main miracle of the Mohammad (PBUH) is Quran.&#xA;The prophethood of Mohammad (PBUH) is accepted&#xA;because Quran is a miracle, not vice versa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The claim that Mohammad (PBUH) made up Quran by himself&#xA;was made even during his time, and&#xA;it is mentioned in Quran.&#xA;It is not a new claim,&#xA;according to Quran this was used also against previous prophets.&#xA;E.g. in verse 23:38 it states that&#xA;previous nations made the same claim against their prophets:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ افْتَرَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا وَمَا نَحْنُ لَهُ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he is but a man who has fabricated a lie on God and we are not believers to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran clearly makes the claim in several places that&#xA;it is not the work of a man and&#xA;in fact challenges those who do not accept its authenticity&#xA;to produce something similar.&#xA;E.g. in verse 2:23 it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَإِن كُنتُمْ فِي رَيْبٍ مِّمَّا نَزَّلْنَا عَلَىٰ عَبْدِنَا فَأْتُوا بِسُورَةٍ مِّن مِّثْلِهِ وَادْعُوا شُهَدَاءَكُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ * فَإِن لَّمْ تَفْعَلُوا وَلَن تَفْعَلُوا فَاتَّقُوا النَّارَ الَّتِي وَقُودُهَا النَّاسُ وَالْحِجَارَةُ ۖ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْكَافِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you are in doubt regarding what we have sent down to our servant&#xA;then come up with a sura like it and&#xA;call upon your witnesses other than God if you are honest.&#xA;Thus if you do not, and surely you cannot,&#xA;then be mindful of the fire whose fuel are people and stones&#xA;[which is] promised for disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or in verse 17:88:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قُل لَّئِنِ اجْتَمَعَتِ الْإِنسُ وَالْجِنُّ عَلَىٰ أَن يَأْتُوا بِمِثْلِ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنِ لَا يَأْتُونَ بِمِثْلِهِ وَلَوْ كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ ظَهِيرًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say: even if the mankind and the genies were to gather together&#xA;to come up with the like of this Quran,&#xA;they would not come up with the like of it,&#xA;even if some of them helped some other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A lot has been written about why Quran is a miracle.&#xA;One of the main ones I think is stated in verse 28:49:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قُلْ فَأْتُوا بِكِتَابٍ مِّنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ هُوَ أَهْدَىٰ مِنْهُمَا أَتَّبِعْهُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say: come up with a book from God which guides better than them&#xA;[so] I will follow it, if you are honest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here them refers to Quran and Torah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there is a metaphor in verse 13:31 about Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَوْ أَنَّ قُرْآنًا سُيِّرَتْ بِهِ الْجِبَالُ أَوْ قُطِّعَتْ بِهِ الْأَرْضُ أَوْ كُلِّمَ بِهِ الْمَوْتَىٰ ۗ بَل لِّلَّهِ الْأَمْرُ جَمِيعًا ۗ أَفَلَمْ يَيْأَسِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَن لَّوْ يَشَاءُ اللَّهُ لَهَدَى النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا ۗ وَلَا يَزَالُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا تُصِيبُهُم بِمَا صَنَعُوا قَارِعَةٌ أَوْ تَحُلُّ قَرِيبًا مِّن دَارِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَ وَعْدُ اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If indeed there was a Quran that mountains were moved with it, or&#xA;the earth were cloven asunder with it, or&#xA;the dead were made to speak with it,&#xA;[this is it],&#xA;but [only] for God is the command, all of it.&#xA;So have't those who believe become despaired that&#xA;if God wanted he surely could guide people, all of them?&#xA;And those who disbelieve do not cease to be struck,&#xA;for what they have done, by calamity, or&#xA;it will descend near their home,&#xA;until there comes the promise of God.&#xA;Indeed God does not break promise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, since Quran is a book,&#xA;it is not a miracle restricted to a particular location or time.&#xA;It is a timeless and location-less miracle that is&#xA;presented to us.&#xA;But it is not that anyone who sees a miracle&#xA;would accept it.&#xA;You mentioned Moses (PBUH),&#xA;the Pharaoh and his people saw the miracles done by him,&#xA;but they still rejected them and called him a magician.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-08-09T06:00:59.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16786" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-08T06:43:34.360" Score="7" ViewCount="83617" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to wear silver chain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for Muslim men to wear silver chains?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is haram please give me a proof of it being so from hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8167" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:42:54.013" LastActivityDate="2023-05-15T12:50:34.717" Title="Is it permissible for Muslim men to wear silver chains?" Tags="|halal-haram|hadith|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13198" CreationDate="2014-08-08T07:04:25.987" Score="2" Body="&lt;h3&gt;Short answer:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is the burden of difficult and hard to follow religious laws.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Longer answer:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The theme of the second sura is the book (in the sense of religious laws from God)&#xA;and its effect as a guide on people.&#xA;You can see this in the introduction section of the sura&#xA;on the first and second pages of the sura.&#xA;According to those verses&#xA;there are three groups of people regarding the effect of the book:&#xA;those who are &lt;em&gt;mindful of God&lt;/em&gt; (الْمُتَّقِينَ),&#xA;those who &lt;em&gt;disbelieve&lt;/em&gt; (الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا), and&#xA;those whom there is a sickness in their heart (الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ).&#xA;The third group makes up the middle section between the previous two groups.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first group the book guides surely (verses 2:2-5),&#xA;the second group it won't guide them no matter what (verses 2:6-7).&#xA;The effect of the book on the third group is more complicated and&#xA;a major part of the sura is devoted to discussing them.&#xA;You can read some descriptions of this group on the second page (verse 2:8-20).&#xA;Those who follow the book will join the mindful,&#xA;those who don't will join the disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This group seem to be people who claim to be believers&#xA;(and it seems they do think they are)&#xA;but they are not really believers in heart.&#xA;So they are religious people who are not real believers.&#xA;Almost half of the sura is dedicated to discussing them,&#xA;until the story of Ibrahim (PBUH).&#xA;These people are common in religious societies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims were not the first religious society.&#xA;The people of the book preceded them.&#xA;Quran uses the previous religious societies and&#xA;their behavior as an example to discuss this group,&#xA;so Muslims may learn and avoid those mistakes.&#xA;The sura mostly focuses on the followers of Judaism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The final section of the sura should be understood with these in mind.&#xA;There was a religious community before Muslims,&#xA;i.e. the followers of Judaism.&#xA;Now there is a new religion and the description of its laws&#xA;constitute the main part of the second half of the sura.&#xA;So the people who were before Muslims are the people of the book,&#xA;mainly the followers of the Judaism&#xA;(and this is also consistent with usage of term in other places).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question is what was the burden (إِصْرًا) that was put on their back?&#xA;It seems to be the burden of difficult religious laws&#xA;(and verse 62:5 adds support to this theory).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at their behavior in the sura here is what typically happens:&#xA;they are ordered to behave in some way&#xA;(e.g. kill a cow, verse 2:67),&#xA;they don't perform it as required because they are not believers in heart,&#xA;so the order becomes more strict and more difficult to perform&#xA;(e.g. kill the best cow you have,&#xA;with very detailed description of the best cow, verses 2:68-71).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you read about the laws of Judaism (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halakha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Halakha&lt;/a&gt;)&#xA;it is way more difficult than the laws of Islam (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sharia&lt;/a&gt;).&#xA;This is confirmed also by narrations from the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may ask why laws become more difficult?&#xA;The reason is that&#xA;the religious people who are not believers in heart&#xA;try to circumvent the laws and transgress them,&#xA;so the laws become stricter to accommodate them and&#xA;make them harder to circumvent.&#xA;The prayer at the end of the sura matches the verses about the mindful in the introduction&#xA;quite nicely.&#xA;That part of the prayer&#xA;is Muslims asking God&#xA;not to make the laws of Islam as difficult as he made the laws of Judaism,&#xA;but forgive when Muslims transgress by mistake or forgetfulness.&#xA;As a general rule,&#xA;when a prater is stated in Quran&#xA;it means that God has accepted that prater&#xA;(unless it is said otherwise in Quran).&#xA;We can see that Islam is way easier than Judaism to practice.&#xA;That is not because Muslims did not transgress the laws, but&#xA;because God often forgave and reduced the burden and made it easier to follow&#xA;(for an example see verse 2:187 where it says God passed on from you (عَفَا عَنكُمْ)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(This doesn't mean that the laws didn't become difficult and&#xA;will not become difficult in future,&#xA;e.g. when people really know what is expected from them&#xA;but ask for fatwas seeking a way to circumvent them,&#xA;the Prophet and after him the scholars&#xA;might make the laws more stricter.&#xA;Muslims are advised not ask the kind of questions that&#xA;those preceding them asked from their prophets,&#xA;see verse 2:108.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what I understand, and surely God knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-08-08T07:09:59.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16788" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-08T07:30:21.713" Score="3" ViewCount="970" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a famous sermon,the second caliph 'Umar banned mutah after the death of the Prophet (PBUH) with the following words:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Two mutah were practiced during the time of the Prophet [i.e.&#xA;  temporary marriage and mutat al-hajj],but I forbid both of them and&#xA;  will punish anyone who practices either.&quot;(&lt;strong&gt;tafsir al-Razi,volume2,page167&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see that in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/muta-temporary-marriage-in-islamic-law-sachiko-murata/legitimacy-muta#2-sermon-umar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-islam&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this evidence, what was Umar's reason for banning Mutah? (Shia view)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-06T06:06:08.953" LastActivityDate="2016-08-06T07:27:57.903" Title="Why did Umar forbid Mutah (temporary marriage) after the death of the prophet?(shia view)" Tags="|sharia|history|shiism|nikah-al-mutah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-08-09T01:57:49.767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16782" CreationDate="2014-08-08T07:49:01.043" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not know what blasphemy you are referring to, but this is what I believe. As long as it is in your head, it is not a sin unless you talk about it. In simple words, you should not have shared that you said something blasphemous in your head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8168" LastEditorUserId="8168" LastEditDate="2014-08-08T09:24:23.230" LastActivityDate="2014-08-08T09:24:23.230" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16790" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-08T09:39:52.690" Score="2" ViewCount="1372" Body="&lt;p&gt;In paradise, do we maintain what we had learned during our life on earth, I mean sciences, human inventions and so on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8132" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-08-08T21:04:53.677" LastActivityDate="2015-03-11T14:44:30.473" Title="What do we remember in paradise from life?" Tags="|death|life|jannah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16791" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-08T11:18:12.260" Score="2" ViewCount="637" Body="&lt;p&gt;When is the first time that we can see God?&#xA;In paradise can we talk to God while seeing him and have an answer from him on the spot, and can we talk to the prophet Muhammad at any time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8132" LastActivityDate="2014-08-08T17:03:43.387" Title="Our relation to God and the prophet Muhammad in paradise" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|allah|death|jannah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16782" CreationDate="2014-08-08T11:54:00.840" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam All The Sins And Rewards Are Based Upon Our Intentions...&#xA;If Someone Knows Any Thing That Is Not Good But S/He Does, Then He's Responsible For His Actions. As You Have Said That You Do Not Want To Say That Word But In The Mind You Just Whispered It UnIntentionally Then It Is All Ok. &#xA;By The Way Make Istighfaar Recitation In  Your Daily Routine And Do Try To Ignore All The Stuff That Make You Think Blasphemous Un Or intentionally.&#xA;ALLAH Bless You.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8171" LastEditorUserId="8171" LastEditDate="2014-08-09T01:38:05.063" LastActivityDate="2014-08-09T01:38:05.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16793" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16780" CreationDate="2014-08-08T12:12:33.133" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok If You Want A Simple Answer Then It Is Yes,&#xA;But Here's Detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Acc/ To Islam Human Has Some Stages That He Definitely Will Face,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Life On Earth&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Life In Grave&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And The Life Hereafter, The Judgment Day.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Formula For A Happy Time For  Judgment Day Is Very Simple.&#xA;Live The Life As The Muhammad ( صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم )&#xA;Has Teaches Us. Follow The Qur'aan And Sunnah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So If Muslims Follow These Then Theres No Bad News For Him, He Will Enjoy The Joyful Moments Under The Grave ( The Aalam E Arwah, World Of Spirits ) Till The Doomsday (The Qaya'maah) Occurs,&#xA;The Time Period Is All Dependent To The Type Of Human, A Good Spirit Will Face Very Short Time But A Bad Spirit Will Live A Long Life With Painful Time That &quot;NO ONE CAN BEAR&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At Judgment Day S/He Will Be Lifted Up For The Judgment Day And Will Be Answerable For All His Actions...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May ALLAH Forgive Us For ALL Our Bad Actions..&#xA;Amen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8171" LastActivityDate="2014-08-08T12:12:33.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16791" CreationDate="2014-08-08T13:22:45.630" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those Deserving of Paradise will be able to see Allah in Paradise, just the way we can see the moon on a clear night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When those deserving of Paradise would enter Paradise, the Blessed and the Exalted would ask: Do you wish Me to give you anything more? They would say: Hast Thou not brightened our faces? Hast Thou not made us enter Paradise and saved us from Fire? He (the narrator) said: He (Allah) would lift the veil, and of things given to them nothing would be dearer to them than the sight of their Lord, the Mighty and the Glorious. He then recited the verse: {For those who do good is the best reward and even more} [Sahih Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[The Messnger] (SAWS) also said: &quot;You will see your Lord with your eyes.&quot; [Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jarir (RAA) said: The Messenger of Allah (SAWS) came out to us on the night of the full moon and said: &quot;On the day of rising you will see your Lord as you see this (moon). You will not be harmed by seeing Him.&quot; [Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, we will also be able to meet not just our Prophet Muhammed (SAWS), but also any other Prophet of Allah (AS). For instance, you may even be able to meet a Prophet of an older ummah, like say, Noah (AS) and have a really long conversation with, like say a hundred years or so, and talk to him about his earthly experiences, insha Allah. Time will not be a constraint there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="8142" LastEditDate="2014-08-08T17:03:43.387" LastActivityDate="2014-08-08T17:03:43.387" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16800" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-08T16:53:45.283" Score="6" ViewCount="2024" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I am just a run of the mill guy who makes a decent living. I don't expect to go to Jannah unless I mend my ways, and Allah forgives me. However, I am kinda confused if I would enjoy Jannah. I love science, research learning new stuff and fixing things around me. I always need something to work on to give me a sense of purpose and fulfillment. If Jannah is perfect then this place doesn't need any fixing or evolution and there's no sense of purpose other than indulging in hedonistic pursuits. I may not be exactly following the Koran/Hadiths but I've a lot of empathy in me. The realization that people are being tortured and burnt in hell would disturb me and Jannah wouldn't be that much fun any more.  Does everyone who go to Jannah love being there? People in Jannah are of great moral character, don't they feel distress at what's going on in Jahannam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8174" LastEditorUserId="8174" LastEditDate="2014-08-08T17:10:37.500" LastActivityDate="2020-09-18T11:12:00.547" Title="Would I really enjoy Jannah [paradise], if at all I manage to get there?" Tags="|jannah|judgements|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16801" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2397" CreationDate="2014-08-08T17:36:30.520" Score="-8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to the reasons mentioned above, the fact that Ayesha and Ali weren't the best of friends had to play a part. You can read about an anecdote during Muhammad's (pbuh) life when Ayesha went missing for a few days and when she came back she was accused her of cheating on her husband with an individual by the name of Safwan bin al-Mu‘attal. Ali even asked the prophet to divorce her. Muhammad later received a divine revelation that Ayesha was telling them the truth that she was out trying to find her necklace and that officially settled the issue. References of this story can be found in Sahih al-Bukhari 5:59:462 and Sahih Muslim 37:6673.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8174" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-11T08:14:50.537" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T08:14:50.537" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="77" CreationDate="2014-08-08T17:55:46.553" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're right that Muslims aren't allowed to have more than 4 wives. In fact the Prophet's followers did question his fifth marriage on those grounds and also because his fifth marriage was to a woman who was married to prophet's adopted son as per Qur'an 33:37. And then Muhammad(pbuh) had a revelation that he can marry more than 4 times as mentioned in sura 33:50. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Prophet, indeed We have made lawful to you your wives to whom you&#xA;  have given their due compensation and those your right hand possesses&#xA;  from what Allah has returned to you [of captives] and the daughters of&#xA;  your paternal uncles and the daughters of your paternal aunts and the&#xA;  daughters of your maternal uncles and the daughters of your maternal&#xA;  aunts who emigrated with you and a believing woman if she gives&#xA;  herself to the Prophet [and] if the Prophet wishes to marry her, [this&#xA;  is] only for you, excluding the [other] believers. We certainly know&#xA;  what We have made obligatory upon them concerning their wives and&#xA;  those their right hands possess, [but this is for you] in order that&#xA;  there will be upon you no discomfort. And ever is Allah Forgiving and&#xA;  Merciful. (Qur'an 33:50)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an restricts all Muslims from having more than 4 wives but the prophet is exempt from this restriction. This rule hasn't been adhered to by his successors like Ali. Most of the prophet's later marriages were an attempt of attaining truce between him and his enemies. And marriage did bring peace with his enemies. However, the fact that he had the option of adopting these women as his daughters instead of getting married to them has been questioned by his critics. Aisha is considered Muhammad's favorite and youngest wife  is an exception though, as her marriage with the prophet isn't considered to have political motives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8174" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user14305" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T13:44:45.170" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T13:44:45.170" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16803" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16800" CreationDate="2014-08-08T18:28:24.743" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to your main question is &quot;yes.&quot; Many, many verses clarify much of your confusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tVU50.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means, &quot;And he (human beings) will be satisfied.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/92/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Layl&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another verse says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://quran.com/images/ayat/39_34.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means, &quot;they will have whatever they desire, with their Master. That is the reward of those who do good.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/39/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Az-Zumar&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The summary answer of your question is in the second verse. Whatever desires you have, whatever things you like to do -- be it altrustic, research, personal, or anything else -- you will have exactly what you want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This extends to needs beyond physical needs -- including psychological needs. There is no worry in Jannah. Allah says, in many verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CtYTr.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The beginning means, &quot;they will be no fear on them (from things in the future) and they will not grieve (for things from the past).&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/10/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Yunus&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just because everything is perfect, doesn't mean things don't change. In fact, we know from several ahadith that the quality of Jannah is always increasing; it's always getting better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a hadith (I can't find the source right now) where some of the people of Jannah will be given an orange to eat. They will say &quot;I/we already tried/tasted that.&quot; This indicates how spoiled they are -- that they only eat each type of food once -- but they will be told, try it. So they will, and they remark &lt;em&gt;how much better and more amazing it tastes the second time.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for worrying, crying over people of Hellfire, that's a deep topic and not an easy one to explain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surat Naba, Allah describes Hellfire, and the people of Hellfire, and then says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HvT8s.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two words mean &quot;an exactly fitting and suitable (punishment),&quot; or as we say in English today, &quot;&lt;em&gt;exactly what you deserve.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't misunderstand. There will be people in Hellfire, including Muslims, who will eventually be released (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2404/is-this-true-that-all-mumins-will-eventually-go-to-paradise?rq=1&quot;&gt;this question and answer&lt;/a&gt; for more details). Other than those, who will be the people of Hellfire?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a sample of people mentioned in the Qur'an and in the sunnah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;People who disbelieved&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;People who realized this is the truth, and rejected it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;People who put the believers through trials, and don't repent (Surat Al-Burooj)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Firawn, aka the baby killer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Whoever kills a Muslim, intentionally&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Whoever dies without repenting of their sins&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Every mutakabbir (person with extreme pride in themselves) and jabbaar (people who have tyrannical force and use it on others)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, you find a list of people who insist and persist on evil, in spite of the truth coming to them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Final comments: you mention that you're a&quot;run-of-the-mill guy&quot; who is &quot;not exactly following the Qur'an or Hadith.&quot;  I leave you with some small advice: the recipe to go to Jannah is very, very easy to remember:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do more good deeds. Pretty much every good deed you can think of (or any normal deed, with a good intention for the sake of Allah) will get you a step closer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Leave every bad deed that you can. This is a long-term and gradual process. You need to start disengaging &lt;em&gt;right now.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most important two things to do, specifically:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Learn about Islam, and specifically about Allah, the day of Judgment, the hereafter, the messengers, etc. Take classes, find books (or e-books), reputable websites, courses/lectures, local events, whatever you can.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Start praying (more). If you're not praying at least once a day, you are in a grey area where you &lt;em&gt;may not be Muslim.&lt;/em&gt; If you are praying, work towards 5x a day (the minimum obligation), then start adding extra sunnah/bonus stuff to it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah make us all among the people of Jannah (ameen). Please post a follow-up comment if there's something you didn't understand or need clarification on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2014-08-08T18:28:24.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16805" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-08T23:26:59.560" Score="3" ViewCount="3657" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reciting &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salawat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Durood Shareef&lt;/a&gt; (Allah Humma Salle Ala Muhammadin, and Allahumma Barik Ala), should we say our Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam's full name? Because, as we know, we should always pronounce His full name whenever we hear or say His name. In Durood Shareef, we say Allah Humma Salle Ala Muhammadin, and we actually say our Prophet's name. So, when we finish reciting Durood Shareef (not in between when reciting), should we say His full name too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8178" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-15T02:37:10.357" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T02:37:10.357" Title="Should we say the Prophet's full name during Durood Shareef?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|salawat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16807" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-09T03:55:22.410" Score="5" ViewCount="14676" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the alcohol in Kombucha tea make it haraam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just want to drink it for its benefits but I don't know if its halal or haraam. It's full of enzymes, probiotics, and antioxidants. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8180" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:42:40.777" LastActivityDate="2019-09-26T07:05:40.750" Title="Is Kombucha tea, which has alcohol added to, halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|alcohol|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16807" CreationDate="2014-08-09T05:46:00.400" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think there's a Hadith regarding this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: &amp;quot;Whatever a lot of it intoxicates, a little of it is unlawful.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said: There are narrations on this topic from Sa'd, 'Aishah, 'Abdullah bin 'Amr, Ibn 'Umar, and Khawwat bin Jubair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Gharib as a narration of Jabir. &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/26/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1865 - Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 1865&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah Knows Best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8181" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-08-17T22:38:59.040" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16786" CreationDate="2014-08-09T06:44:12.740" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I found these after a Google search:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/6697&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Verdict from IslamQA&lt;/a&gt; : &lt;em&gt;With regard to wearing chains, this is not permissible for men, because this is an imitation of women, and there is no report which says that it is permissible for men to wear chains made of silver.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/19066&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Verdict from AskImam&lt;/a&gt; : &lt;em&gt;Wearing a silver chain, regardless of its size, is impermissible for men.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-the-scholar/morals-and-manners/456495-could-a-man-wear-silver-chains.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Verdict from onIslam.net&lt;/a&gt; : &lt;em&gt;Generally speaking, it is not permissible for men to wear chains as this is considered an imitation to women ... if a man is required for health reasons to wear chains, he is then allowed to for such a necessity.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;All of the three are &lt;strong&gt;Sunni&lt;/strong&gt; fatwa sites&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2014-08-09T08:52:38.190" LastActivityDate="2014-08-09T08:52:38.190" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="97" CreationDate="2014-08-09T11:27:46.040" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What the Quran states about Purpose:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Quran, surah Saad, verse 27 reads: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاءَ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا بَاطِلًا ۚ&#xA;  ذَ‌ٰلِكَ ظَنُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا ۚ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنَ&#xA;  النَّارِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al-Qur’an 38:27, translator: Arberry] We have not created the heavens&#xA;  and earth, and what between them is, for vanity; such is the thought&#xA;  of the unbelievers, wherefore woe unto the unbelievers because of the&#xA;  Fire!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al-Qur’an 38:27, translator: Yusuf Ali] Not without purpose did We&#xA;  create heaven and earth and all between! that were the thought of&#xA;  Unbelievers! but woe to the Unbelievers because of the Fire (of Hell)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word b-t-l has various shades of meaning, and is generally translated as falsehood. The same word in this verse [38:27:7] has been interpreted by other translators variously as in vain, aimlessly and so on &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Purpose of Heavens and Earth:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The purpose of creating the Heavens and Earth has not been spelt out for us in the Quran, but it is something that we are expected to contemplate upon, as stated in this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al-Qur’an 3:190-191, translator: Sahih International] Indeed, in the&#xA;  creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night&#xA;  and the day are signs for those of understanding. Who remember Allah&#xA;  while standing or sitting or [lying] on their sides and give thought&#xA;  to the creation of the heavens and the earth, [saying], &quot;Our Lord, You&#xA;  did not create this aimlessly; exalted are You [above such a thing];&#xA;  then protect us from the punishment of the Fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Purpose of Humans and dJinns:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our purpose is to willingly believe in and submit to the worship and service of Allah: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al-Qur’an 51:56, translator: Shakir] And I have not created the jinn&#xA;  and the men except that they should serve Me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following verse tells us that even those who are closest to God are not too proud to serve Him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al-Qur’an 7:206, translator: Shakir] Surely those who are with your&#xA;  Lord are not too proud to serve Him, and they declare His glory and&#xA;  prostrate in humility before Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Speaking about the entire creation, the Quran states: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al-Qur’an 19:93, translator: Pickthall] There is none in the heavens&#xA;  and the earth but cometh unto the Beneficent as a slave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Purpose of Accountability:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al-Qur’an 33:72-73, translator: Pickthall] Lo! We offered the trust&#xA;  unto the heavens and the earth and the hills, but they shrank from&#xA;  bearing it and were afraid of it. And man assumed it. Lo! he hath&#xA;  proved a tyrant and a fool. So Allah punisheth hypocritical men and&#xA;  hypocritical women, and idolatrous men and idolatrous women. But Allah&#xA;  pardoneth believing men and believing women, and Allah is ever&#xA;  Forgiving, Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, consider the following verse: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al-Qur’an 30:8, translator: Sahih International] Do they not&#xA;  contemplate within themselves? Allah has not created the heavens and&#xA;  the earth and what is between them except in truth and for a specified&#xA;  term. And indeed, many of the people, in [the matter of] the meeting&#xA;  with their Lord, are disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://signsandscience.blogspot.ca/2014/08/teleology-purpose-built-universe.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://signsandscience.blogspot.ca/teleology-purpose-built-universe.html&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8183" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-24T08:35:57.517" LastActivityDate="2015-12-24T08:35:57.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16812" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-09T16:50:07.403" Score="5" ViewCount="26776" Body="&lt;p&gt;Binary multilevel marketing (MLM) is where the MLM company deals with a number of useful products (clothes, books , health related products) including insurance policy. To enroll in it, one has to purchase some products only one time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Commission paying system is: Every one will get a fixed amount if he enrolls two new members (&lt;em&gt;left and right to him&lt;/em&gt; (its a term used)) and the amount will increase with the number of newly joining members in left hand and right hand side of the man. It may be direct joining of new people by him or by people in his down-line, without affecting the down-line's commission. To get commission everybody has to maintain a 1:1 ratio. When there will be a huge team then there is a maximum pay out limit that is fixed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cfMsH.png&quot; alt=&quot;Wikipedia&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Image source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-level_marketing&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Multi-Level Marketing Structure&lt;/a&gt;, Wikipedia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this network marketing, &lt;em&gt;in this form&lt;/em&gt;, is permitted in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8185" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:42:23.623" LastActivityDate="2019-09-09T10:01:00.123" Title="Is a multilevel marketing business with a binary plan halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|trading|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16813" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16888" CreationDate="2014-08-09T16:50:31.017" Score="10" ViewCount="587" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah, the exalted, says in the Noble Quran as such:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالَّذِي هُوَ يُطْعِمُنِي وَيَسْقِينِ ﴿٧٩﴾ وَإِذَا مَرِ‌ضْتُ فَهُوَ&#xA;  يَشْفِينِ ﴿٨٠&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And it is He who feeds me and gives me drink; and when I am ill, it is&#xA;  He who cures me&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/26:79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Ash-Shu`arā,verse79-80&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, according to this verse we should ask our wills from Allah and we can simply ask them directly from Allah, what is the need of tawassol to holy men?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why some Muslims (Shia) call the name of some holy men with the intention that he will recourse in front of Allah for them? Is tawassol allowed in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T08:20:26.593" LastActivityDate="2021-02-14T03:55:04.297" Title="Is Tawassol (recourse) allowed in Islam? (Shia view)" Tags="|sharia|quran|practical-islam|shiism|tawassul|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16800" CreationDate="2014-08-09T17:25:42.307" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I feel the same but its tauheed that helps clear the doubt.  Tauheed is giving our creator his true status. Even if heaven seems boring we need to remind ourselves that he is almighty and wise.&#xA;To make tauheed stronger we need to focus on the quranic verses that are clear and precise(muhkam) in meaning. Refer to 3:7. All ayahs about jannah and jahanam are allegorical (mutashabe).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8168" LastActivityDate="2014-08-09T17:25:42.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16815" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16817" CreationDate="2014-08-09T17:48:14.193" Score="11" ViewCount="2568" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have studied somewhere that smoking is haram but people who use to smoke say it not haram it makrooh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know is it haram (like alcohol) or it just makroo?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone give me proper evidence on this matter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-06-14T10:14:56.293" LastActivityDate="2018-06-14T10:14:56.293" Title="Is smoking allowed in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|smoking|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16440" CreationDate="2014-08-09T17:49:52.230" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualeikum deoband,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clearly our allegiance is to Allah alone and Caliphs are just leaders choosen by the community. As they are humans they are bound to make mistakes,so we need not have allegiance to them. But still if someone is doing good (halal) work we must support them even if they are not &quot;Caliphs&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is Allah alone who knows about the character of that person, so suppose the Caliph fools everyone and succeeds in making us believe that he is a Caliph it would obviously not be obligatory to have any allegiance to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8186" LastActivityDate="2014-08-09T17:49:52.230" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16817" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16815" CreationDate="2014-08-09T18:12:43.800" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;The body which we are using isn't our own property, it is what Allah has given us to use and live in the world and Allah will take it back once we will die. Allah has forbidden harming yourself and this is the reason why suicide is haram in Islam because it is &lt;strong&gt;self-harm.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tKhaK.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;  And spend in the way of Allah and &lt;strong&gt;do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]&lt;/strong&gt;. And do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/195&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah - 195&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This ayah tells what I am talking about.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are talking about smoking so as far as I know, smoking cause mouth cancer and it is same as &lt;strong&gt;self-harm&lt;/strong&gt; so it isn't better for you to smoke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="6743" LastEditDate="2014-08-09T18:34:33.913" LastActivityDate="2014-08-09T18:34:33.913" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16819" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-09T19:42:34.333" Score="4" ViewCount="202" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is okay to say &lt;strong&gt;یا رسول الله&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;strong&gt;&quot;یا&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; means &lt;strong&gt;&quot;O&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; which only can be used if somebody is in front of you. If I say &lt;strong&gt;&quot;یا الله&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; then it is okay because Allah is everywhere so I can say this but should I say &lt;strong&gt;&quot;یا رسول الله&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; because our Prophet Muhammad (SAW) is not in front of us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am asking this question because their are two mosques in my area and in both mosques &quot;یا رسول الله&quot; is written along with &quot;یا الله&quot; so one of my cousin refuse to offer pray in these mosques because he &lt;em&gt;&quot;my cousin&quot;&lt;/em&gt; said &quot;my prayer won't be accepted if I offer my prayer in these mosques&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="6743" LastEditDate="2014-08-09T19:49:49.350" LastActivityDate="2016-04-10T14:50:07.163" Title="Is it okay to say یا رسول الله" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16820" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16861" CreationDate="2014-08-09T19:48:59.670" Score="1" ViewCount="241" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am also user here and always answer some questions if needed. I also use a site which lets me download Qur'an ayah in image format. Now I have used it for answering purpose so the purpose is completed, Now I want to delete that Ayah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Deleting a file means putting it in &quot;recycle bin&quot; and can I delete a ayah because it is like putting in recycle bin and I don't like to do that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it okay to delete an Ayah in image format?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-08T13:36:15.640" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T12:45:54.297" Title="Is deleting something Islamic okay?" Tags="|practical-islam|ayah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16821" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-09T20:06:59.687" Score="5" ViewCount="9339" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the following verse, is it haram (forbidden) to speak when the holy Quran is reciting? Or it is Makruh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(7:204) وَ إِذا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَ أَنْصِتُوا&#xA;  لَعَلَّکُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention&#xA;  that you may receive mercy. (7:204)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-09T00:38:40.283" LastActivityDate="2021-01-12T14:37:11.633" Title="Is it haram to speak when the Quran is being recited?" Tags="|halal-haram|quran-recitation|surat-al-araf|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16822" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-09T20:21:35.787" Score="6" ViewCount="173" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does Islam mentions regarding the presence of women in going to the mosques and also is it a Mustahab (recommended) or Makruh (better not to do, but not haram)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually does Islam persuade them to stay home or go to the mosques?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Is there any narration about it?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-29T15:47:53.670" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T18:22:20.470" Title="What is the opinion of Islam regarding the attendance of women in mosques? (is it Mustahab or Makruh)?" Tags="|women|masjid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16823" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13286" CreationDate="2014-08-09T20:33:09.980" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualeikum brothers,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Heaven and hell have been made by Allah ,Glorified and Exalted be He, to reward and punish humans. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to current references in Quran regarding heaven and hell, they obviously have to be &#xA;referred in present tense so that they can affect/change us for good in the present lives. These are the things of unseen ( Ghaib ) which no one knows except Allah talah and hence no scholarly article can confirm/reject it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8186" LastActivityDate="2014-08-09T20:33:09.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16825" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7078" CreationDate="2014-08-09T20:51:53.007" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamuelikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well praising Allah on one side and doing something not liked by Allah on other side is sheer hypocrisy and disrepect for Allah. Regarding hypocrites Allah says in the Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;O Prophet! strive hard against the Unbelievers and the Hypocrites, and be firm against them. Their abode is Hell,- an evil refuge indeed.  (The Noble Quran, 9:73)&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you cannot justify haram on one side and halal one the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8186" LastActivityDate="2014-08-09T20:51:53.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1739" CreationDate="2014-08-09T20:57:47.580" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reconciliation is very simple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Any Muslim is free to leave Islam if they do so without making a public issue out of it. Muslims all over Muslim countries say and do  things opposed to Islam or don't pray or don't believe, and nothing happens to them, because they leave it a personal issue. They don't trumpet it on stage in the media, turning it into a political problem.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A person who never accepted Islam is under no compulsion to accept it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But a person who HAS been Muslim, understood and accepted it as the&#xA;Truth - is the same as one who has made a covenant, recognized their&#xA;Lord, their Messenger, their place on earth and their purpose of&#xA;life. Now, having arrived at the recognition of this truth, to turn&#xA;back &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; this knowledge it is a &lt;strong&gt;betrayal&lt;/strong&gt;. The question of freedom of religion is in place while a person is &lt;strong&gt;choosing&lt;/strong&gt; their religion. Once they've studied and &lt;strong&gt;already chosen&lt;/strong&gt; it, now the idea of &lt;strong&gt;loyalty and fulfillment&lt;/strong&gt; kicks in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is why the law of apostasy is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; applicable to people whose initial  acceptance of Islam was forced and not true.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is a deterrent to those who intend to appear to convert to Islam only to reject it - again in order to destroy the stability of the Muslims. This is an age-old political tactic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A party of the People of the Book said: 'Believe in the morning what&#xA;  has been revealed to those who believe, and then deny it in the&#xA;  evening that they may thus retract (from their faith).' (Quran: 3: 72)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is also applicable &lt;em&gt;only in a state implementing the Shariah&lt;/em&gt; mostly for reasons of national stability. This becomes very clear when you recognize that &lt;em&gt;Islam&lt;/em&gt; forms the legislation of such a state. Therefore to turn away from it is to make public claims against &lt;em&gt;Islamic tenets&lt;/em&gt;, they are effectively making the claims against the law itself. In such circumstances, do you think your government would let this person free to say whatever they liked? Why - even the West, which lays claims to incredible freedoms - even that can't tolerate such things at all! &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dilly-hussain/media-bias_b_5630884.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dilly-hussain/media-bias_b_5630884.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But here's the difference, since Islamic law is designed for humanity's benefit, which includes &lt;strong&gt;all protected non-Muslim minorities of the state&lt;/strong&gt;, then according to Shariah, unless the apostate/blasphemer is really a threat to the state, they aren't randomly locked up or assassinated, as they are in other states, where the the authorities just want to protect their own power, and not the welfare of their citizens. Rather, according to Shariah, if the person is not a threat, they are sent a teacher to explain to them whatever problems they may have with Islamic law, and are given time to understand. Also, according to Hanafi Fiqh, women are not given capital punishment (since women are not usually political threats). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several more points given in detail in the following document, please read:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://miraatu.wordpress.com/2014/08/01/apostasy_blasphemy_in_islam/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://miraatu.wordpress.com/2014/08/01/apostasy_blasphemy_in_islam/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="888" LastEditorUserId="888" LastEditDate="2014-08-10T07:10:46.190" LastActivityDate="2014-08-10T07:10:46.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16827" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-09T21:07:22.107" Score="4" ViewCount="2610" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalam-o-Alaikum My dear brothers,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The country I currently live in does not allow for a Call to prayers to be made, therefore according to the below hadith, is my prayer Invalid at home or is it valid because i could not hear the call to prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever hears the call to prayer and does not come, there is no prayer for him [i.e., his prayer is not valid], unless he has an excuse.” Narrated by Ibn Maajah, al-Daaraqutni, Ibn Hibbaan and al-Haakim with a saheeh isnaad. It was said to Ibn ‘Abbaas, what is an excuse? He said, Fear or sickness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that I will receive much greater deeds if I pray in a mosque and in congregation but this is very difficult in this country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;just to re-assure my heart, am I doing wrong by praying at home?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2014-09-24T12:08:38.297" LastActivityDate="2014-09-24T12:24:47.337" Title="Is praying in a Mosque Fard?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16822" CreationDate="2014-08-09T21:41:14.803" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Women can go to mosque but it is important that mosque has separate area for offering prayer. But generally women can go to mosque and it is Mustahab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some Hadith related to this matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;If your women ask permission to go to the mosque at &lt;strong&gt;night&lt;/strong&gt;, allow them.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/256&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 865 - Vol. 1, Book 12, Hadith 824&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) said, &amp;quot;Allow women to go to the Mosques at &lt;strong&gt;night&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;quot;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/11/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 899 - Vol. 2, Book 13, Hadith 22&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Night&lt;/strong&gt; : Sensitive time one which nobody usually walks and go out. Our Prophet Muhammad (SAW) is letting women go to mosque even at night time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T14:33:34.643" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13286" CreationDate="2014-08-10T01:04:54.167" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to your question is we cannot know for sure. All ayas about jannah are allegorical (mutashabe) only our lord knows their precise meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;هُوَ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُّحْكَمَاتٌ&#xA;هُنَّ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَابِهَاتٌ ۖ فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ&#xA;فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ ابْتِغَاءَ&#xA;الْفِتْنَةِ وَابْتِغَاءَ تَأْوِيلِهِ ۗ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُ&#xA;إِلَّا اللَّهُ ۗ وَالرَّاسِخُونَ فِي الْعِلْمِ يَقُولُونَ آمَنَّا بِهِ&#xA;كُلٌّ مِّنْ عِندِ رَبِّنَا ۗ وَمَا يَذَّكَّرُ إِلَّا أُولُو&#xA;الْأَلْبَابِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is He who has sent down to you, [O&#xA;Muhammad], the Book; in it are verses [that are] precise - they are&#xA;the foundation of the Book - and others unspecific. As for those in&#xA;whose hearts is deviation [from truth], they will follow that of it&#xA;which is unspecific, seeking discord and seeking an interpretation&#xA;[suitable to them]. And no one knows its [true] interpretation except&#xA;Allah . But those firm in knowledge say, &amp;quot;We believe in it. All [of&#xA;it] is from our Lord.&amp;quot; And no one will be reminded except those of&#xA;understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat 'Āli `Imrān : 7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8168" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-08-11T05:49:27.400" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16819" CreationDate="2014-08-10T01:14:22.070" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;We beleive that prophet muhammed passed away so we cannot address him anymore. We should try and preach this in mosque such as yours.  I am not sure about praying there because your cousin has a point but i think i would pray in such a mosque if time is running out and there are no other options&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8168" LastActivityDate="2014-08-10T01:14:22.070" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16834" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16838" CreationDate="2014-08-10T02:39:46.370" Score="-4" ViewCount="8088" Body="&lt;p&gt;I never understood this. I am a Muslim and respect and enjoy looking at beautiful women (naturally). I don't understand why it is so bad to look at a woman. I feel a new modern Islam should promote women's freedom to dress the way they want, and for men to enjoy them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't see anything wrong if a man watches videos of sexually attractive women. &lt;em&gt;How could it possibly be haram?&lt;/em&gt; She isn't naked, she isn't doing a sex tape or anything. Simply showing off her fit body in beautiful lingerie. Men watch it, enjoy it, and have fun with it. Some women also watch it and enjoy it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can we not accept this as a new part of the modern Islam (women's freedom of clothing)? I don't see myself ever giving up enjoying women. I don't commit adultery, or drink, or smoke because I truly see a problem there. But freedom of dress for women and freedom for men to enjoy women, there is &lt;em&gt;zero&lt;/em&gt; harm in that. I have nothing against women wearing bikinis (showing off how hard they worked on their bodies) rather than woman in burqa. And I don't have a problem with a woman dancing in front of men for their entertainment. What is wrong with that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Things have to make sense in a religion and this clearly does not. Any ideas?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8189" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-13T02:59:21.127" LastActivityDate="2023-11-27T05:27:13.843" Title="Why is looking at thinly claded and/or sexually attractive women haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|women|modesty|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16836" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-10T03:56:30.623" Score="9" ViewCount="1416" Body="&lt;p&gt;Narrated Al-Bara:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was revealed: 'Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and those who strive and fight in the Cause of Allah.' (4.95)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &amp;quot;Call Zaid for me and let him bring the board, the inkpot and the scapula bone (or the scapula bone and the ink pot).&amp;quot;' Then he said, &amp;quot;Write: 'Not equal are those Believers who sit...&amp;quot;, and at that time 'Amr bin Um Maktum, the blind man was sitting behind the Prophet. He said, &amp;quot;O Allah's Apostle! What is your order for me (as regards the above Verse) as I am a blind man?&amp;quot; So, instead of the above Verse, the following Verse was revealed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame etc.) and those who strive and fight in the cause of Allah.' (4.95) (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 6, Book 61, Number 512)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question, Did Muhammad add something to it or was it re-revealed? Can someone clarify?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8191" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2020-06-08T16:36:09.167" Title="According to this hadith, did Muhammad add something to Qur'an verse 4:95 or was it re-revealed?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16837" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-10T04:24:00.837" Score="0" ViewCount="10216" Body="&lt;p&gt;In heaven, we will be able to remember the friends who were on Earth and in the seven gates of heaven? Say if a person was in the first gate, will he be able to go to the second, third, fourth, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8192" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-20T10:23:08.917" LastActivityDate="2022-05-18T17:47:53.427" Title="In heaven, we will be able to remember the friends who were on Earth? What about those who enter via different gates?" Tags="|jannah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16834" CreationDate="2014-08-10T05:07:04.813" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am afraid what you wrote shows that you're trying to alter Islam to fit to your carnal desires. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Human sexuality in Islam is not for fun and pleasure but it has a sacred function that is undermined by a hedonistic view of human sexuality. &#xA;Sexuality with all its pleasures and attractions, is to serve a noble purpose: long term family commitment for extending the vital human reproduction process and also enabling partners to fulfill their lofty Islamic responsibilities through collective family life i.e. upbringing of children, providing sustenance, housekeeping, educating themselves etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in free and irresponsible sexual exchange and pleasure-seeking, non of these sacred functions are fulfilled and you finally get a morally bankrupt and divided society with subverted families where everyone is following his/her egoistic/carnal desires without regard to greater good. Just looking at the high level of sexual crimes and decline of family ties in many western societies reveals the determinant consequences of sexual freedom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such a society also turns into a very easy prey to corrupt power elite who seek subjugation of nations. In fact if you study power structure in the West you might be surprised that the same power elite who are reigning supreme over western societies (i.e. usurious banks and greedy corporations) also own western corporate media and entertainment industry as main sources of promoting hedonistic and promiscuous lifestyle in western societies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastActivityDate="2014-08-10T05:07:04.813" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16834" CreationDate="2014-08-10T06:20:48.140" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam provides us the best and most effective solutions while trying to convince others about the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has strayed from His way, and He is most knowing of who is [rightly] guided.&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/125&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; [Qur'an: 16:125]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This principle of instructing others with wisdom is amply demonstrated in the hadith that follows. See how the Messenger of Allah (SAWS) answered in the best and most effective way that made the young lad see sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A young man of the Quraish came to the Prophet one day and said: &quot;O Prophet! Give me permission to commit adultery.&quot; Some of the Companions who were present, seeing this request as being against Islamic morals, told him to be quiet and scolded the young man. Prophet Muhammad was very calm and told the young man &quot;Come over here and sit down.&quot; Then he turned to him and started to talk with him. &quot;Tell me, would you like for another to commit adultery with your mother?&quot; The young man said &quot;O Prophet of Allah, I would never desire such a thing.&quot; The Prophet said: &quot;No one would want such a thing for their mother.&quot; He continued, and said: &quot;Would you want someone to commit adultery with your daughter?&quot; The young man said &quot;O Prophet of Allah, I would not.&quot; The Prophet said: &quot;No one would want for their daughter to commit adultery.&quot; Then he went on to ask if the young man would approve of his sister, paternal aunt or maternal aunt committing adultery. Each time, the young man answered: &quot;No, I would not want that.&quot; When he saw that the youth had understood his error the Prophet put his hand on the young man's shoulder and said &quot;My Lord, forgive him his sin, clean his heart and protect him from committing sins.&quot; The young man, according to his own words, did not allow the emotion of lust to enter his heart again. [Ahmad b. Hanbal, Musnad, Beirut, IV, 256-257]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Attraction towards women is natural for any man, and a Muslim too is no exception. However, before trying to justify fahisha (indecency) to yourself and to others, bear this hadith in mind and ask yourself: Would you like it if your mother and sister and aunts all dressed up that way and every inch of their bodies was then admired by men? Would you like the ladies of your household to be ogled at?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answer that to yourself, and you will get your answer. Islam is natural and only promotes that which is natural. No man would like that the women of his household were ogled at, and Islam formalizes this formal fitrah or nature of man. Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2014-08-10T06:29:53.327" LastActivityDate="2014-08-10T06:29:53.327" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16837" CreationDate="2014-08-10T06:27:36.057" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes we will not only remember our friend but we will also meet them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah tells us that the people of Paradise will approach each other and question each other about their lives on the Earth, discussing how they used to be and the difficulties that they used to face. This will be their topic of discussion while they take drinks and meet together, socializing and reclining on couches, while servants attend to them, bringing them all goodness in the form of food, drink and apparel, the likes of which no one has ever before seen, heard, or even imagined.” [Tafsîr Ibn Khathîr]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;here is Quran verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah says: “And those who believe and whose families follow them in faith, We shall reunite them with their families; nor shall we deprive them (of the fruit) of aught of their works: Each individual is in pledge for his deeds.” [Sûrah al-Tûr: 21] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse Allah says that He will bless the believing family members that he shall bring them together in Paradise. This will take place by raising the status in Paradise of the children who fell short of their parents’ status to the levels in Paradise attained by their parents. This is by Allah’s immense generosity and favor. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Kathîr relates the following that Ibn `Abbâs said regarding the above verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These are the children of the believers who die on belief. Then, if their fathers attained a higher level in Paradise than they did, they will follow their fathers, and none shall have any of their good deeds reduced. [Tafsîr Ibn Kathîr]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abû Nu`aym relates on the authority of Hamîd b. Hilâl that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“I has been conveyed to us that the denizens of Paradise, the higher and lower grades from among them, shall visit each other.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several hadîth about the the people of Paradise visiting one another; however, all of those hadîth are weak. They are mentioned by Abû Nu`aym in Sifât al-Jannah (258-260) and by Ibn al-Qayyim in Hâdî al-Arwâh ilâ Bilâd al-Afrâh (332-336). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in heaven is one human can meet each other even if they enter from another gate &#xA;example. On the judgement day all seven gates will call him to go through them them.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastEditorUserId="5383" LastEditDate="2014-08-10T06:43:31.810" LastActivityDate="2014-08-10T06:43:31.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16834" CreationDate="2014-08-10T09:50:05.423" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Man the question you asked might just start a super fest and every brother or sister is going to start shooting answers to your question from everywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In simple sense, Islam as a religion is a matter of simplicity and submission to Allah and how he has asked to go about most of our lives and that is to worship him as the one true god.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said this and today's world, how amazing the skyscrapers are, this city has this amazing symbol and high tech fast trains and the list goes on. But a devout Muslim would tell you wait stop, why are you spending so much money on all of this infrastructure when you can see people who can't avail health care or simply get jobs to support their livelihood. But modern sense will tell you we need economic growth and investments so we need to develop at least basic infrastructure like tall and long bridges.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About your pleasures, I will directly say one thing and try my best not to put you to shame or belittle you. And that answer would be you will have to understand yourself and may Allah show you the way that one thing always leads to another and it goes on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So some small video clip in youtube will go a long way in how your mind consciously and unconsciously responds to it. This part you will have to find yourself like i said either you seek the truth or may Allah show you the way himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8194" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-17T08:35:43.660" LastActivityDate="2015-09-17T08:35:43.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16846" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16827" CreationDate="2014-08-10T09:58:14.523" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salams brother,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I myself was in Sweden and faced the kind of difficulty you are talking about. First thing is you should try to do the right thing first and that is you try to go to this only mosque that is on the remote outskirts of the city. If for a good reason you cannot go to the mosques than i guess Allah will definitely accept that you prayed at home instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like i'll give you an example, i just had real high fever Friday early morning and now two hours before Jummuah its like raining so bad, i can't go walking for 10 minutes to the bus stop without getting wet which means getting sick again. So i'm going to pray at home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then some friday's the duty calls, they want you to go since the other guy is not there due to whatever reason so you will have to excuse yourself its not totally in your hands and simply arguing with your boss over one friday or two friday's in a month is not really being peaceful and understanding of a Brother or Sister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But please note every prayer is best to be offered in congregration, so i guess lookout for muslims in your neighbourhood and try to pray together. And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8194" LastActivityDate="2014-08-10T09:58:14.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16848" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16836" CreationDate="2014-08-10T17:47:30.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You answered your own question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was revealed: 'Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and those who strive and fight in the Cause of Allah.' (4.95)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &amp;quot;Call Zaid for me and let him bring the board, the inkpot and the scapula bone (or the scapula bone and the ink pot).&amp;quot;' Then he said, &amp;quot;Write: 'Not equal are those Believers who sit...&amp;quot;, and at that time 'Amr bin Um Maktum, the blind man was sitting behind the Prophet. He said, &amp;quot;O Allah's Apostle! What is your order for me (as regards the above Verse) as I am a blind man?&amp;quot; &lt;strong&gt;So, instead of the above Verse, the following Verse was &lt;em&gt;revealed&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame etc.) and those who strive and fight in the cause of Allah.' (4.95) (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 6, Book 61, Number 512)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;In religion and theology, revelation is the revealing or disclosing of some form of truth or knowledge through communication with a deity or other supernatural entity or entities.&amp;quot; Wikipedia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this supernatural entity is obviously &lt;em&gt;Allah Almighty&lt;/em&gt; for Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6552" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-08-10T17:47:30.943" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16827" CreationDate="2014-08-10T19:41:22.593" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;walaikum salam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet is reported to have said =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَنْ سَمِعَ النِّدَاءَ فَلَمْ يَأْتِهِ فَلاَ صَلاَةَ لَهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ&#xA;  عُذْرٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Whoever hears the call and does not come, has no prayer, unless there&#xA;  is excuse.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/4/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(Sunan ibn Majah)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's obligatory to pray in Jamaah if you hear the adhan for the prayer.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you don't hear the adhan, then it's not fard to pray in jamaah and praying alone at home, or wherever, is fine.  However, praying in Jamaah has 27 times more reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-08-10T19:41:22.593" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16851" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-10T20:48:11.897" Score="0" ViewCount="521" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran [2:54] states that calf worshipers were punished by death by their own people. Doesn't that prove death punishment for apostates according to Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2014-08-10T21:23:49.600" Title="Does 2:54 proved death punishment for apostasy?" Tags="|quran|quran-translation|apostasy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16852" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16851" CreationDate="2014-08-10T21:23:49.600" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not at all. There were a number of laws specific to the past nations. Examples are dietary laws of the Children of Israel, the laws of the people/family of Ya`qub (as), the laws specific to Adam (as) and his progeny.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-08-10T21:23:49.600" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16853" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-10T21:50:01.310" Score="2" ViewCount="3242" Body="&lt;p&gt;God says the murder of one person is murder of whole humanity. And the murderer should be sentenced to death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is then responsible for other kind of deaths e.g. tsunami, earth quake, storms weather and all other kind of deaths in which another person is not responsible by any means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A person will be punished by death if he kills an innocent child, won't God be responsible if He kills that child in an earthquake?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastActivityDate="2018-08-05T17:17:54.627" Title="Isn't God responsible for those killed in accidents?" Tags="|allah|punishment|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16854" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-10T22:04:47.683" Score="2" ViewCount="3447" Body="&lt;p&gt;As everything has its purpose, what is the purpose of this religion? Is it really serving its purpose now or not? Knowing that we can interpret, understand and, if possible, practice its teachings better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="107" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-08-11T07:35:35.627" LastActivityDate="2014-08-12T11:09:52.677" Title="What is the ultimate purpose of Islam?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|belief|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16854" CreationDate="2014-08-11T09:50:02.440" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Purpose of Islam is very great and large it can't be explain in a question, I can just make a very very brief main points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- To bring peace among people(&lt;code&gt;The Qur'an is a heavenly message and the programme of our lives. Allah in His Mercy sent this book of light and guidance to mankind through His Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.).&lt;/code&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- For worshiping to a single true god Allah as there is no god but Allah as mentioned in the Quran. And He is the one who created us.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;3- To show the right path to the people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4- To show how to live.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5- Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) said: &quot;I have been sent to perfect the best of manners&quot;.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.questionsaboutislam.com/faith-beliefs-practices/islam-teaches-manners.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;see more&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coiradio.com/library/special/youth/prophets/213islam.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.coiradio.com/library/special/youth/prophets/213islam.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;etc..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it really serving its purpose now&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes it is and Insha-allah it will till the day of judgment or till Allah wants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;looking to some imperfect muslim's you cant say that it is not serving its purpose. Islam is perfect muslims are not so if anybody not walk on the path of islam so it is his problem not the problem in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah and his Messenger knows best.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5339" LastEditorUserId="2381" LastEditDate="2014-08-12T11:09:52.677" LastActivityDate="2014-08-12T11:09:52.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16856" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16853" CreationDate="2014-08-11T10:00:02.267" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;We are responsible for that as it is the punishment of our sins, And It is good for children or Innocents as they will directly go to jannah( Heaven) as they are considered as Shaheed but this answer is for believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You created a robot. now he will not listen to you but it listen to your enemy and it will do exactly opposite what you wants. what you will do to him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In ahadith it is stated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Anas May Allah be pleased with him says, “I went into the presence of Aishah May Allah be pleased with our mother whilst someone else was seated with her. The person asked, ‘O Mother of the believers, relate to us regarding earthquakes (as to their cause)’ She turned her face away. I (Anas) asked her, ‘Relate to us regarding earthquakes, O Mother of the believers!’ She said, “O Anas, if I were to inform you thereof, you will live a sorrowful life and you will die in this state of grief and you will be raised on the Day of Judgement whilst this fear is in your heart.” I said, “O Mother, relate to me.” She then said, “When a woman removes her clothes in a house other than her husbands (an indication towards adultery), she tears the veil between her and Allah. When she applies perfume to please a male other than her husband, this will be a source of fire and a blemish for her. When the people then begin to commit adultery, consume alcohol and use musical instruments, Allah becomes enraged in the heavens and orders the Earth to shake them. If they repent and refrain, then it is good for them, otherwise Allah will cause it to fall upon them.” I asked, “Is this their punishment?” She said, “It is rather a mercy, means of blessings and admonishment for the believers, and a punishment, display of anger and torment for the unbelievers.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5339" LastEditorUserId="5339" LastEditDate="2014-08-11T10:56:21.457" LastActivityDate="2014-08-11T10:56:21.457" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16857" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-11T12:33:37.737" Score="2" ViewCount="5942" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have studied about &quot;araf&quot;. &lt;strong&gt;It is place between heaven and hell&lt;/strong&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have asked for scholars and there is lot of different views about it . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some say it place for those who did not get to heaven or hell. and some say it is made for those who did not get the massage of Allah from any prophet. I think it is a mystery in Islam. please share your knowledge with me about araf I want to about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-08-11T16:38:33.243" LastActivityDate="2020-04-24T22:45:20.970" Title="What is the concept of araf?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|eschatology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16859" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-11T13:54:03.623" Score="2" ViewCount="874" Body="&lt;p&gt;As   salaamu alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One person is praying farz salaat alone. Another person enters and he knows that the person already praying is offering farz salaat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can he join him to form a jamaat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8201" LastActivityDate="2014-08-11T21:10:57.847" Title="If one person is praying farz salaat,can another person join him in jamaat?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16820" CreationDate="2014-08-11T17:04:14.153" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's nothing wrong with deleting a digital file containing Qur'an or hadith because the intention and the impressions are not to sacrilege them. Unlike the case in putting stuff with Qur'anic content in garbage, the digital content cannot also become exposed or taken to other places or situations where sacrilege could be possible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T12:45:54.297" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T12:45:54.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16864" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16859" CreationDate="2014-08-11T21:10:57.847" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;alaikum salaam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes it's fine, there's no difference between Imam of masjid leading prayer from a person who's praying and you join him.  Both scenarios involve similar situations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/120&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(Sahih al-Bukhari)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-08-11T21:10:57.847" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16865" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-11T21:34:16.880" Score="5" ViewCount="246" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are obnoxious people like Abu Lahab and Uqba Mu'ayt who lived during Muhammad's(pbuh) lifetime . They were skeptical of the prophet, got physical at him, and threw excrement at his house. They were hated people and died painful deaths. But why does things have to get so personal that Quran should mention them by name as the inhabitants of Hell, and describe what would be done specifically to them. Shouldn't the Qur'an and the prophet be beyond these insults and simply ignore these clowns. Why don't we just get over these people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8174" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-08-12T00:01:32.377" LastActivityDate="2017-09-04T21:54:59.110" Title="Why is the Quran so hard against those who questioned the prophet?" Tags="|quran|prophet-muhammad|hell|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16866" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-12T01:31:59.280" Score="4" ViewCount="3093" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you do a Kufr (heresy) or shirk act without knowing it, do you have to say the Shahada, if you do it knowingly, without wanting to leave Islam, do you have to as well? If you do it unknowingly but wanted to leave Islam, do you have to, and of you did it knowingly and wanted to leave Islam, do you have to say the Shahada again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8142" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-27T15:26:05.543" LastActivityDate="2017-08-27T15:26:05.543" Title="If you do something that takes you out of the pale of Islam, do you have to say the shahada?" Tags="|kufr|shahada|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16812" CreationDate="2014-08-12T02:35:18.790" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The binary system (per se) is certainly halaal. I know, since I have designed and coded an entire binary network marketing system. (On the .Net platform for the curious.) There are a few conditions though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, there &lt;em&gt;must&lt;/em&gt; be a product involved, and it should not be a money-rolling system. For instance, if the network marketing company is selling, say, mobile phones commonly available for $100 through its network &lt;em&gt;at the same price&lt;/em&gt;, then it is halaal. The profitability for both the company and its distributors comes from the fact that instead of -- as in the traditional sales model -- one entity like the retailer pocketing the entire profit, this profit is split up across multiple entities like the company and the distribution chain. Earning commissions is not haraam, even if it is at multiple levels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, the product itself should be halaal. For instance, you may not sell things like alcohol or cigarettes through the network system. This is pretty obvious though and I don't think there's any need to elaborate upon it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third, a person should be able to &quot;opt out&quot; without incurring losses. Taking the same example further, after having purchased the mobile phone I can keep using and enjoying the product while also opting &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; to sell the company's products any further, and still not incurring any losses. In other words, I got what I paid for and that's that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, if a &quot;network marketing&quot; company asks you to &quot;invest&quot; $100 and also get other &quot;investors&quot; to do so, and promises you commissions in return, then know that it is haraam, since I cannot reasonably opt out without incurring a financial loss. If I bring in other &quot;investors,&quot; then I may recover my initial &quot;investment,&quot; however it will be at the cost of their losses. Other than this, there's also an element of interest involved in this deal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fourth, the emphasis should be on selling products, and it should not be a member-making scheme. To take the same example I cited earlier, I may decide to buy a mobile phone from the network marketing company instead of a traditional retailer at the standard market price of $100. This is a fair deal for me, since I have neither made nor lost money, and in any case the mobile phone is easily available elsewhere at the same price.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is a difference in this deal for me in that that by purchasing the phone from the network marketing company, I can also opt into the system that allows me to earn commissions at multiple levels by selling their products. In other words, the company's profitability and their distributors' commissions should come out of product sales, and not from membership fees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fifth, the commissions that are accrued upon a sale should end at some time or at some level since the commission amount is only so much. If the system promises unending returns, then know that something's amiss and stay away!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the term, &quot;pyramid scheme.&quot; Most people read &quot;ponzi scheme&quot; when they hear MLM. Ponzi schemes are haraam since they are the commercial equivalents of perpetual motion machines, and they work on the assumption of unending returns. (Read more about it here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponzi_scheme&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponzi_scheme&lt;/a&gt;.) Bear in mind, however, that pyramid structures are common in commercial enterprises. For instance, the government itself works like a pyramid, with funds allocated at the top percolating down to the bottom. In fact, most organizations work as pyramids. That's what we mean when we say &lt;em&gt;corporate hierarchy&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, owing to wrong kinds of companies that have cheated people of their monies, terms like MLM and network marketing now come with a tainted image. But a concept cannot be branded as haraam owing to the misdeeds of a few.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, branding something as haraam just because the popular perception is like so is wrong on the part of the ulema; rather, it has to be studied rigorously and can be termed haraam only if there's no shadow of doubt left that the concept does indeed violate some principle of Islam, and then too the onus is upon the ulema to clearly identify the haraam aspect within that concept. A blanket haraam fatwa does &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; make it haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My faith is on Allah and His Messenger (SAWS) and not on the ulema.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T09:49:22.213" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T09:49:22.213" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16869" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16857" CreationDate="2014-08-12T04:55:56.940" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you take a look at answer of &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/10137/existence-of-places-other-than-the-hell-and-heaven&quot;&gt;that Question&lt;/a&gt; you will find why I am saying it is duplicate. It gives you one line answer but I think you want detailed answer on it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Araf&lt;/strong&gt; is the &lt;strong&gt;Wall&lt;/strong&gt; between Heaven and Hell. Some says it won't be exact &lt;strong&gt;wall&lt;/strong&gt; as we see usually but it would be Hill between Heaven and Hell. There would be some people whose good and bad deeds would be equal, they will wait for a time and then they will pass through bridge &lt;strong&gt;Siraat&lt;/strong&gt; which is thin like hair and sharp like sword, there they would see Hell at bottom and Heaven in-front. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some ayah from &lt;strong&gt;Surah Al'Araf&lt;/strong&gt; which are related to araf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And between them will be a partition, and on [its] elevations are men who recognize all by their mark. And they call out to the companions of Paradise, &quot;Peace be upon you.&quot; They have not [yet] entered it, but they long intensely.&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'A`rāf - 46&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when their eyes are turned toward the companions of the Fire, they say, &quot;Our Lord, do not place us with the wrongdoing people.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'A`rāf - 47&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This should clear your mind about Araf. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2014-08-12T04:55:56.940" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16872" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16865" CreationDate="2014-08-12T09:38:45.460" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If God Ignores such clowns no one would ever remember them and would continue to do same bad deeds. If God gives people example of past events and warns them that if you did similar you might get same punishment this stops other to repeat same bad deeds at least they would think before they leap.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is same as a child learns from his parents. If he is not stopped/scolded he continues or else he learns from experience which gets painful most of the times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8209" LastActivityDate="2014-08-12T09:38:45.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16873" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-12T10:22:10.393" Score="5" ViewCount="3539" Body="&lt;p&gt;The user &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/584/owari&quot;&gt;owari&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/4107/why-does-iblees-or-satan-refuse-to-bow-when-the-command-is-to-angels&quot;&gt;This Question&lt;/a&gt; commented that Iblis was a child and its parents got killed in battle. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What battle is he talking about, What is this story?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2020-04-21T06:07:48.150" Title="Was there a battle during which iblis was a Child and his parents got killed?" Tags="|shaitan|battles|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16813" CreationDate="2014-08-12T13:17:37.717" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the name of Allah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Shia perspective, there are some sources which are related to Tavassul:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verse 35 Surah Ma'dah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;یَأَیُّهَا الَّذِینَ ءَامَنُواْ اتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ وَ ابْتَغُواْ&#xA;إِلَیْهِ الْوَسِیلَةَ وَ جَاهِدُواْ فىِ سَبِیلِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ&#xA;تُفْلِحُون‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who believe! Be conscious of God, and seek the means of approach to Him, and strive in His cause, so that you may succeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The important point in this verse is about &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;means&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;. The Absoluteness of this word show us the only feature of this means is pleasing to Allah, So  it can be acts pleasing to God or it can be persons nearest to Allah like all of the prophets or the devoted friends of Allah&lt;sup&gt;(1)&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunnah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fatima (p):&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وأحمد اللّه الذي بعظمته&#xA;ونوره يبتغي مَن في السموات والأرض إليه الوسيلة ونحن وسيلته في خلقه.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the things in the earth and sky tend to find the means by which&#xA;become nearest to Allah and we are this means&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Imam Sadeq (p):&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;…he said about this part of verse (Ali emran/103), وَاعْتَصِمُوا&#xA;بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِیعاً وَلا تَفَرَّقُوا (And hold fast to the rope of&#xA;God, altogether, and do not become divided...), we are &lt;strong&gt;the rope of&#xA;God&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(2)&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=231325&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt; (in Persian).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fa.wikishia.net/view/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%84#cite_ref-8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fa.wikishia.net&lt;/a&gt; (in Persian).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6629" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2021-02-14T03:55:04.297" LastActivityDate="2021-02-14T03:55:04.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16877" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-12T14:23:21.913" Score="1" ViewCount="9916" Body="&lt;p&gt;If one is born a Muslim, does that person still has to say the Shahada, or he/she won't be considered a Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8142" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T13:00:22.850" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T14:56:57.080" Title="Does one have to say the Shahada, even if one is born a Muslim?" Tags="|shahada|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16878" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-12T15:00:29.337" Score="2" ViewCount="6591" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can someone repent for shirk? Like repent in this life, and could be forgiven? Or you can't repent for shirk at all, and you are doomed, maybe? Can someone tell me, are you able to repent for shirk or will you be doomed, if you did shirk, maybe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8142" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-27T15:26:22.047" LastActivityDate="2017-08-27T15:26:22.047" Title="Can you repent for doing shirk?" Tags="|shirk|tawba|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16878" CreationDate="2014-08-12T15:25:06.150" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XJIXz.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;In the name of Allah , the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You definably have seen this everywhere because we always start with name of Allah. It says Allah is most &lt;strong&gt;merciful&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is shirk? &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If any person included something or somebody with Allah and say &quot;they are same&quot;. Like other religious man says &quot;your God and our God&quot;, this is shirk and this is the sin which Allah doesn't like.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some ayah related to Shirk.&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rQ364.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;But only one who comes to Allah with a sound heart.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/26/89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&#xA;Surat Ash-Shu`arā - 89&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;and another ayah which says how bid sin this is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nQYYH.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], when Luqman said to his son while he was instructing him, &quot;O my son, do not associate [anything] with Allah . Indeed, association [with him] is great injustice.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/31/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Luqmān - 13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And a hadith related to Shirk&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I heard Anas say: 'The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: The major sins are: Associating others with Allah (Shirk), disobeying one's parents, killing a soul (murder) and speaking falsely.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/37/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan an-Nasa'i 4010 - Book 37, Hadith 45&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Would Allah forgive a person who commit this sin?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If somebody accepts Islam, he would be like new baby who is completely sinless. &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Those people who are in other religion are doing &lt;strong&gt;shirk&lt;/strong&gt;. They are worshiping other than Allah so when they would accept Islam, they would be like new baby.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note : It is most important a person repent in his life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="6743" LastEditDate="2014-08-13T20:42:02.590" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T20:42:02.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16880" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-12T15:26:16.320" Score="2" ViewCount="27494" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please clear this doubt with reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we perform ghusl properly, is it necessary to do wudu after it or just the wudu during the ghusl is enough?&#xA;In ghusl we do a small wudu and I am told that it is enough, thus after ghusl we don't need to do separate wudu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3554" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-21T22:47:59.327" LastActivityDate="2018-05-05T12:44:35.700" Title="ِDo we have to make wudu separately after ghusl?" Tags="|fiqh|wudu|taharah|ghusl|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16881" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16880" CreationDate="2014-08-12T16:06:40.567" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some References are in Turkish because I don't know how to translate. &#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) would take Ghusl and would offer the Fajr sunnah (two rak'ahs sunnah and two rak'ahs fard). I don't remember him did take wudu after taking ghusl.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;  (Ebû Dâvûd, Tahâret 98 (245); Nesâî, Tahâret 159; İbn Mâce, Tahâret 96; Müsned, VI, 68, 192, 253, 258). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this hadith, which is considered to be referenced from a very trusted source, we can understand that it is not necessary to take wudu after proper Ghusl because he was offering salah after taking Ghusl. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also another hadith which is &lt;strong&gt;not trusted&lt;/strong&gt; by Majmau'z-Zevaid. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;One who takes wudu after taking Ghusl does not belong to us&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. The meaning of it is actually -while- you are taking the Ghusl you should take firstly wudu (which is normally taken before salah), and after take Ghusl. But this is not trusted and it was taken from &quot;Taberânî, Mu'jem-ledger, XI, 213; Mu'cemü's-sagir&quot;. &lt;strong&gt;Again this hadith is not considered to be trustworthy.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I myself offer salah after taking Ghusl without taking wudu again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2633" LastActivityDate="2014-08-12T16:06:40.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16877" CreationDate="2014-08-12T17:04:15.493" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a number of obligatory conditions for a human to be Muslim but five most common ones are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saying &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shahadah&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Offering salah five times a day. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Doing fast in Ramadan for one month a year.  Saum&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Visiting Kaaba if in proper conditions by mean of budget at least once in whole life.  Hajj&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Giving zakat &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like offering Salah, it is also another obligatory course for being Muslim. However, on the other hand, a person may not be in condition to speak or may not know about this but feels that he/she is Muslim. &lt;strong&gt;At that time we should consider that one is a Muslim when he/she accepts what &quot;Shahadah&quot; expression dictates.&lt;/strong&gt; But we must also search hadith for this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2633" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-07-19T19:54:42.073" LastActivityDate="2015-07-19T19:54:42.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14434" CreationDate="2014-08-12T20:16:09.873" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your point is right about Adhan in different language to make other people understand but simple answer is &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt; we can't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before we go to details, read this ayah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3jr1o.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;  O you who have believed, do not violate the rites of Allah or [the sanctity of] the sacred month or [neglect the marking of] the sacrificial animals and garlanding [them] or [violate the safety of] those coming to the Sacred House seeking bounty from their Lord and [His] approval. But when you come out of ihram, then [you may] hunt. And do not let the hatred of a people for having obstructed you from al-Masjid al-Haram lead you to transgress. And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression. And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is severe in penalty. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Mā'idah - 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The adhan is establish from Qur'an and practiced by our Prophet Muhammad (SAW). This ayah tells that don't violate sha'a'ir-ullah and translating adhan can violate it. &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;You usually see little difference on meaning of Qur'an by different scholar which has made confusion and adhan is universal symbol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastActivityDate="2014-08-12T20:16:09.873" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16885" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14434" CreationDate="2014-08-13T06:25:48.573" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To understand this we have to go in history.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In history Turkey is the only country which practiced azan in its native language (Turkish) but this was not adopted by other Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Detail from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adhan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;wikipedia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;Turkey&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an extension of the reforms brought about by the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, the Turkish government at the time, encouraged by Atatürk, introduced secularism to Turkey. The program involved implementing a Turkish adhan program as part of its goals, as opposed to the conventional Arabic call to prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The adhan was replaced with the following:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Tanrı uludur&#xA;Şüphesiz bilirim, bildiririm&#xA;Tanrı'dan başka yoktur tapacak.&#xA;Şüphesiz bilirim, bildiririm;&#xA;Tanrı'nın elçisidir Muhammed.&#xA;Haydin namaza, haydin felaha,&#xA;Namaz uykudan hayırlıdır.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following the conclusion of said debates, the Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı) released an official mandate on July 18, 1932, announcing the decision to all the mosques across Turkey, and the practice was continued for a period of 18 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because being a Muslim, we have to follow Arabic as the &lt;strong&gt;sacred language of Islam&lt;/strong&gt;. In history people used other language instead of the sacred language and forgot the true massage of Allah due to translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation in another language can't be completely accurate. And by doing this, the sacred language may die. We know that the sacred language of bible has died due to not speaking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is why &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harun_al-Rashid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Harun al-Rashid&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; took dramatic steps to secure Arabic and not to mix it with persian. So as a Muslim, it is our responsibly to learn Arabic. That it is not taught is wrong. As far as non-Muslims are concerned, they always try to find fault with Islam no matter what we do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastEditorDisplayName="user4611" LastEditDate="2014-08-13T08:33:16.800" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T08:33:16.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16873" CreationDate="2014-08-13T08:16:46.950" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all you should ask about the origin of the conversation this is very important, is it true hadith or just some story that no one knows its origin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if someone couldn't declare a true source of his story which would be true hadith or Quran&#xA;that would mean one of two things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First it would be nothing and totally nonsense which in that case you simply ignore it&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Other thing you would need to ask someone that has knowledge which it would be Islamic scientist or we can say Sheikh&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That’s the rule always.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now for your story this is totally nonsense and its origin is unknown&#xA;So as long it doesn't have a true origin you can simply ignore it because to me it seems like a fairy tale.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3950" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-10T05:54:50.497" LastActivityDate="2016-04-10T05:54:50.497" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16888" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16813" CreationDate="2014-08-13T08:26:04.187" Score="4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;What is the need of Tawasol?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is known that there are places that Allah loves to be worshiped in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Such niches are] in mosques which Allah has ordered to be raised and that His name be mentioned therein; exalting Him within them in the morning and the evenings [24:36]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, we are sinful; Our sins are taking us away from Allah so we need a &amp;quot;mean&amp;quot; to come back to Allah and ask his forgiveness. This mean must be a sinless person i.e. the prophet and his family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Is Tawasol allowed?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to know if Tawasol is allowed, we should check if the Islamic sources and Qur’an is -obviously- our first reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, fear Allah and seek the means [of nearness] to Him and strive in His cause that you may succeed.5:35&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse, Allah is asking us to seek the means to him. It uses the Arabic word &amp;quot;الوسيلة&amp;quot; which proves that Tawasol is allowed and even encouraged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They said, &amp;quot;O our father, ask for us forgiveness of our sins; indeed, we have been sinners.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse, the sons of Jacob asked him to ask Allah to forgive their sins. Note that they could have asked Allah directly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are plenty of other verses and Ahadith that describes that Tawasol is allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Tawasol between Shia and Sunni&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is wrong to think that only Shia allow Tawassol. Sunni allow Tawassol too. The difference is that Sunni don't allow Tawassol with the dead while Shia do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do Shia allow Tawassol with the dead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;( وَلَو أَنَّهُم إِذ ظَلَمُوا أَنفُسَهُم جَاءُوكَ فَاستَغفَرُوا اللَّهَ وَاستَغفَرَ لَهُمُ الرَّسُولُ لَوَجَدُوا اللَّهَ تَوَّاباً رَحِيماً&#xA;And We did not send any messenger except to be obeyed by permission of Allah. And if, when they wronged themselves, they had come to you, [O Muhammad], and asked forgiveness of Allah and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah Accepting of repentance and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The debate here is about this verse. Sunni's say that this verse is just for the past &amp;quot;اذ&amp;quot; proves that the whole verse should be in the past tense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia say that the verb &amp;quot;جاءوك&amp;quot; came within a conditional which adds generality to the verse. Here is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aqaed.com/faq/4663/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shia source&lt;/a&gt; and a &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/11217/%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%B5%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87-%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunni one&lt;/a&gt;. Since the debate is about the Arabic language itself, it is hard to explain it here in English&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-07-02T08:08:38.990" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16790" CreationDate="2014-08-13T11:08:23.680" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;We will be able to relate to experiences of this world in the next, as mentioned it &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; verse&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whenever they are provided with a provision of fruit therefrom, they will say, &amp;quot;This is what we were provided with before.&amp;quot; And it is given to them in likeness&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To what extent we would remember this life, we have to wait and see. May Allah enter us all in His Heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T11:08:23.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16892" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16897" CreationDate="2014-08-13T12:11:28.533" Score="6" ViewCount="449" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah,the exalted,says in the noble Quran as such:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision and guard&#xA;  their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allah is&#xA;  Acquainted with what they do.And tell the believing women to reduce&#xA;  [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose&#xA;  their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to&#xA;  wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose&#xA;  their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their&#xA;  husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers,&#xA;  their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which&#xA;  their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical&#xA;  desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of&#xA;  women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they&#xA;  conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of&#xA;  you, O believers, that you might succeed.&quot;(&lt;strong&gt;Surat An-Nūr,verse30-31&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand in the past,men may not treat women appropriately,so hijab was a necessary order to protect women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And since past,Muslim women have hijab.And now we are in the modern age which communication gets widespread and women take part in the society...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So now in these days do women who have hijab have the same freedom as others in this modern age?what is incompatible between hijab and freedom?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T07:24:46.817" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T07:24:46.817" Title="Do women with hijab have the same sense of freedom like others in this modern age?" Tags="|sharia|women|islamic-philosophy|hijab|freedom|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2014-08-16T22:22:25.227" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16893" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-13T12:15:51.610" Score="4" ViewCount="6215" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard that, if even some droplets of Zam-Zam water is mixed with ordinary waters the mixture will have the qualities of Zam-Zam water. In fact, the ordinary water turns into Zam-Zam water if it is mixed with Zam-Zam water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Does this belief have any Islamic basis?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-05T11:04:26.287" LastActivityDate="2017-11-12T21:06:05.173" Title="Can Zam-Zam water turn ordinary water into Zam-Zam water?" Tags="|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16877" CreationDate="2014-08-13T15:43:41.320" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, shahada is obligatory for someone to enter islam, if he/she is born muslim it is not required except if he left islam then to get back the shahada is obligatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://consult.islamweb.net/consult/index.php?page=Details&amp;amp;id=2205665&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://consult.islamweb.net/consult/index.php?page=Details&amp;amp;id=2205665&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4456" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T15:43:41.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16895" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-13T17:31:02.540" Score="1" ViewCount="94" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay so my friend  is worried that her webcam was hacked all this time , can she make dua and pray to allah to make sure it wasn't ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user7989" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T02:24:09.430" Title="Can allah prevent this ?" Tags="|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16892" CreationDate="2014-08-13T19:23:16.263" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a good question and most of the people today including Muslims find themselves pondering over this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly I am not a scholar and IMHO there cannot be any good or satisfying answer to this question.&#xA;In my attempt in answering this, I'll give a little background first. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes you have to reverse engineer somethings and see if we can make sense out of things. Would dressing lesser and lesser make a woman more and more liberal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is obeying and submitting to the commandments of Allah. Muslims believe that Allah is the creator of heavens and the earth and everything that lies in between. So permissible and non permissible things in Islam are through the words of Allah and his prophet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, a man and a woman like/love each other and want to mate, Islam prohibits sexual activity until marriage and marriage in itself is just a word, a covenant and nothing more. A man swears to be loyal and protect and give due rights to his wife and vice-versa. This does not spread corruption among people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there are no laws governing acts between men and women then rights of either sex could be transgressed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now coming to the answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In most of the countries we witness today the crimes against men and women. Crimes related to sexual abuse across the world are mostly against women. Rapes and other sexually abusive crimes are mostly because of the attraction towards the other person. That attraction with lack of education and self control causes such crimes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How many people are headed for a divorce and why prostitution is a booming industry? No modest family would want their daughter or sister or wife or mother to be a part of such industry. This is mostly due to the gaze of men and immodest clothing of women. Notice the verse commands men to lower their gaze first and then asks women to dress modestly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Merely covering dress is not the idea, but more importantly, it is&#xA;  behavior, manners, speech and appearance in public. The idea for men&#xA;  and women is an outer manifestation of an inner commitment to&#xA;  worshipping Allah , it symbolizes a commitment to piety. Self or inner&#xA;  morality is what gives meaning to the modest clothing. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.whyislam.org/social-values-in-islam/gender-relations-in-islam/hijab/&quot;&gt;http://www.whyislam.org/social-values-in-islam/gender-relations-in-islam/hijab/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the three abrahamic faiths command men to lower their gaze and command both men and women to dress modestly. All women are equal, be it a nun or a believing jewish woman or a believing muslim woman, all are the same in the eyes of god and each one of them deserves respect and are expected to be modest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5165" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T19:23:16.263" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16898" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-13T20:31:59.543" Score="1" ViewCount="1035" Body="&lt;p&gt;My friend recently told me a thought just came to her mind, of a sin she committed three years ago and is now haunting her. That's all she thinks about. She said at the time, she barely turned to Allah for help nor did it worry me, but now all she thinks about is that. She is always crying, asking for forgiveness hoping Aallah will forgive her. she told me that ever since this thought came to her, she turns to Allah way more, and prays and tries her best to read the Quran &amp;amp; listen to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it possible for Allah to know that at that time she committed the sin that in three years time she was going to stress about this and become a better Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did Allah know my friend was going to struggle and beg for help in the future at the time she committed the sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user7989" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user7989" LastEditDate="2017-09-01T06:11:56.940" LastActivityDate="2017-09-01T06:11:56.940" Title="Did Allah know that, in the future, my friend was going to struggle for her past sins?" Tags="|allah|sin|tawba|qadar|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12901" CreationDate="2014-08-13T21:41:25.123" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;that top answer is totally wrong its sad that is been voted as the most correct when it doesnt clarify the difference between passing thoughts and intentionally fantasising about having sex. when you continue to dwell on that image it will let lust into your heart and harm you spiritually so yeah its a sin. If shaitan cast the image in your imagination and you look at it or your nafs wandered to it, disengage for your own spiritual well being. when you continuely lust it builds up in your heart over time and weighs you down making you feel depressed... so leading you to a bigger sin is not the only harm in it at all. not sinning is about helping yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8222" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2019-06-03T10:34:43.880" LastActivityDate="2019-06-03T10:34:43.880" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16895" CreationDate="2014-08-13T21:58:07.713" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is the one who covers a secret and who uncovers it.&#xA;If your friend did not intend any evil surely Allah is her protector (even otherwise).&#xA;Allah is all knowing and watching.&#xA;May Allah protect the haya of the women and give us all correct understanding of the deen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5165" LastActivityDate="2014-08-13T21:58:07.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16898" CreationDate="2014-08-13T22:01:52.990" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your main question seems to be whether Allah knows the future or not, and the simple answer to that is, of course, yes He does. Allah says in the Qur'an&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yrF0H.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;  Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? &lt;strong&gt;He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills.&lt;/strong&gt; His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yrF0H.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah - 255&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knew that your friend would commit this sin and would repent in the future. However, I'm not too sure how this helps your friend out of her predicament. My advice would be  for her to continue on the path she has taken and to put all her trust in Allah. Since the &quot;sin&quot; hasn't come out to the public after this while, there's a very good chance that it wouldn't ever be exposed, God willing. It might be that Allah intended to use her present situation in order to draw her closer to Him. And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5259" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-08-14T07:10:25.103" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T07:10:25.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16902" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-13T22:39:49.673" Score="4" ViewCount="1600" Body="&lt;p&gt;Could you make a pledge to Allah, that if He grants your wish, then you would have to give to charity or fast for a certain amount of days?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard people do this and tell me it works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user7989" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2020-10-31T18:11:26.960" LastActivityDate="2020-10-31T18:11:26.960" Title="Making a pledge to Allah?" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16903" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-14T00:47:00.113" Score="2" ViewCount="1921" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a list of disbeliever and shirk acts, and do you have to say the Shahada again, if you do them?  Or is there a website which lists them? In a article?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8142" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-08-14T03:32:45.640" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T03:59:51.083" Title="List of kufr and shirk acts?" Tags="|shirk|apostasy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16904" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="16905" CreationDate="2014-08-14T01:44:14.100" Score="1" ViewCount="92" Body="&lt;p&gt;Am planing to make a conference room place. So they pay me to use the room. Is it haram cause when I charge them am not doing anything just letting them use the room.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8223" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-08-14T02:07:55.537" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T03:03:14.757" Title="is it haram to make buisness?" Tags="|halal-haram|business|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16905" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16904" CreationDate="2014-08-14T03:03:14.757" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As i understand you are making a conference room to get hired and it is everyone right to pay you for that room.It's all about taking service of room created by your by your own money. Many things we do hire in our day to day life&#xA;1) Flats&#xA;2) Business Shop ... etc&#xA;  Shouldn't we pay for all this?.. Yes we need to pay for all this.&#xA;Hope your question is answered!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8224" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T03:03:14.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16903" CreationDate="2014-08-14T03:21:28.283" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shirk&lt;/strong&gt; is the violation of Tawheed (oneness and Uniqueness of Allah swt.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shirk in al-Rububiyah - Believing that there is another that shares&#xA;in the Lordship of Allah swt&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Associating partners&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Negating the Lordship of Allah swt&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shirk in al-Asma was Sifat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Humanizing Allah swt&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Deifying Human beings&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shirk in al-Ibadah - Directing worship to other than Allah swt&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Taghut (worshiping something along with Allah swt or instead of Allah swt).&#xA;This is Major Shirk or Ash-shirk Al-Akbar&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;ar-Riya (showing off) ie. Doing acts of Ibadah not for the sake Allah swt but for the sake of others. This is minor shirk or Ash-shirk al-Asghar&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many things, including, neglecting salat can make you &lt;strong&gt;kafir&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Between a man and shirk and kufr there stands his neglect of the&#xA;  prayer.” (Narrated by Muslim in &lt;em&gt;Kitaab al-Imaan&lt;/em&gt; from Jaabir ibn&#xA;  ‘Abd-Allaah from the Prophet saw).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most important act of kufr being denying Allah and his Prophet salah allahu alayhi wa salam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as coming back to Islam after shirk or kufr if you return to salat and ask for forgiveness this should be sufficient if Allah swt wills. As Allah swt says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَإِن تَابُواْ وَأَقَامُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَوُاْ ٱلزَّڪَوٰةَ&#xA;  فَإِخۡوَٲنُكُمۡ فِى ٱلدِّينِ‌ۗ وَنُفَصِّلُ ٱلۡأَيَـٰتِ لِقَوۡمٍ۬&#xA;  يَعۡلَمُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But if they repent and establish worship and pay the poor-due, then&#xA;  are they your brethren in religion. We detail Our revelations for a&#xA;  people who have knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(al-Tawbah 9:11)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8061" LastEditorUserId="8061" LastEditDate="2014-08-14T03:59:51.083" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T03:59:51.083" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16902" CreationDate="2014-08-14T03:41:52.940" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;AssalamoAlaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes Asking to Allah is very normal, i do the same but Apart from Allah it's Sin.&#xA;Belief in Islam means (Arabic sentences just writing their points)&#xA;Belief in&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Allah's Angels&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Allah's Books&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) Allah's Prophets&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5) End Of World&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6) Whatever happens in our life, happens with Allah's choice and it's always good for us&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7)The day of judgement.&#xA;(Allah forgive me if I am making any mistake)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In point 6, it is hinted that if it is good for you it will be accepted, sometimes we think that what is good in present for us but we don't know it may be bad for our future...so Allah decide the best way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last part we should keep praying/pledging if it is not accepted here, Allah promises to give us Sawab (reward) on the Day of Judgement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8224" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2019-05-18T19:26:07.337" LastActivityDate="2019-05-18T19:26:07.337" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16911" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-14T05:48:24.917" Score="5" ViewCount="8283" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I'm trying to read through &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.readwithtajweed.com/tajweed_letters.htm#Vowels_%28Harakat%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Readwithtajweed&lt;/a&gt;, I am confused about the meaning of harakat / count, in regards to Madd. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is 1 (or 2,3, etc.) count? I've read that it is equivalent to seconds (1 count = 1 second). Are count durations relative to the speed with which I read, like beat/rhythm in music? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8225" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-08-15T20:19:58.273" LastActivityDate="2014-12-04T22:36:12.627" Title="What is a harakat and/or count?" Tags="|quran-recitation|tajweed|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16912" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16892" CreationDate="2014-08-14T06:25:49.093" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to introduce my Quran Teacher. Sir Imtiaz Ahmed Usmani has been a student of Quran for more than 20 years. Following is what he says about this ayah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is said to men to reduce their vision which means that women's faces are visible. Therefore interpreting it in a way that hijab was a necessary order is wrong. If by hijab you mean covering of the face as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The necessary order literally is to cover chests and not show adornment so we interpret it as following.&#xA;Women should not wearing tight cloths and make up. They should wear full clothes and cover their chests&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So IF you think a women's sense of freedom means tight clothes, make up and showing skin than you need to ask your self that what good can it bring to modern society. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8168" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T06:25:49.093" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16911" CreationDate="2014-08-14T14:42:06.750" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Harakat&quot; means movement or vowel-point.  There are three harakat. &lt;sup&gt;(1)(2)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ḍammah - ـُ&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fatḥah - ـَ&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kasrah - ـِ&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Madd can be prolonged from two to six beats depending on what follows it: E.g., for the word ٱلۡجِبَالُ, one beat would be the jimm with kasrah and two beats for the ba followed by fatḥah and the alef. &lt;sup&gt;(2)(3)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Hippocrene Standard Arabic-English dictionary,&quot; by Wortabet and Portor&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Reach the goal of Tajweed,&quot;by Maha Rashed &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_diacritics#Harakat_.28short_vowel_marks.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_diacritics#Harakat_.28short_vowel_marks.29&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8061" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-04T22:36:12.627" LastActivityDate="2014-12-04T22:36:12.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16920" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-14T15:14:21.417" Score="11" ViewCount="21915" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard from a Muslim brother that I need to convert in front of some other Muslim who then acts as a witness of my adoption of faith on day of judgment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It says on the Wikipedia page for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahada&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;shahada&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Recitation of the shahada in front of witnesses is also the first and only formal step in conversion to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user5294" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-06T23:41:31.403" LastActivityDate="2018-03-12T11:36:40.247" Title="Do I need to convert in front of witnesses to become a Muslim?" Tags="|conversion|shahada|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16922" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16589" CreationDate="2014-08-14T17:03:13.693" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it is not permissible to download these through torrents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The teacher and producer of these videos have worked on it and they'd hope that they would get some income from these videos. But when you download or copy it without their permission then it is like you've robbed their money. It's like you get a worker for a building, and when he is done, you don't pay him.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8136" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-12-10T21:47:35.823" LastActivityDate="2015-12-10T21:47:35.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16923" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-14T17:21:25.753" Score="2" ViewCount="114" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can you get help from Allah through people?  Is it okay to go see a psychologist or something like that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8142" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-12T10:07:38.740" LastActivityDate="2017-08-12T10:07:38.740" Title="Can you get help from Allah through people (e.g. a psychologist)?" Tags="|halal-haram|allah|helping|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16924" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16878" CreationDate="2014-08-14T18:31:47.277" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah swt says in many iyat that he forgives the one who repents.  A person can repent from any sin be it shirk, munafiq, kufr, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah swt says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;۞ قُلۡ يَـٰعِبَادِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسۡرَفُواْ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمۡ لَا تَقۡنَطُواْ مِن رَّحۡمَةِ ٱللَّهِ‌ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَغۡفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا‌ۚ إِنَّهُ ۥ هُوَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ۞&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the interpretation of the meaning, by Yusef Ali:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Say, O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah, for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Az-Zumar 39:53)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranexplorer.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.quranexplorer.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8061" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T18:31:47.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16923" CreationDate="2014-08-14T20:56:49.083" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. But we pay attention that everyone work and service to us/(for you) under power of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يٰا أَيُّهَا اَلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اِتَّقُوا اَللّٰهَ وَ اِبْتَغُوا&#xA;  إِلَيْهِ اَلْوَسِيلَةَ وَ جٰاهِدُوا فِي سَبِيلِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ&#xA;  تُفْلِحُونَ  ﴿4:35﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O, you who believe! Fear from The disobedience of Allāh's Commands&#xA;  and seek the means of getting near to Him; and strive hard in His Way,&#xA;  so that you may receive salvation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For any work we can help from other people. But only we don't allow to believe that those people have independence from Allah. Because that is 'sherk'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirk_(Islam)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirk_(Islam)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ يٰا أَهْلَ اَلْكِتٰابِ تَعٰالَوْا إِلىٰ كَلِمَةٍ سَوٰاءٍ&#xA;  بَيْنَنٰا وَ بَيْنَكُمْ أَلاّٰ نَعْبُدَ إِلاَّ اَللّٰهَ وَ لاٰ&#xA;  نُشْرِكَ بِهِ شَيْئاً وَ لاٰ يَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُنٰا بَعْضاً أَرْبٰاباً&#xA;  مِنْ دُونِ اَللّٰهِ فَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَقُولُوا اِشْهَدُوا بِأَنّٰا&#xA;  مُسْلِمُونَ ﴿3:64﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can use knowledge and help from scientists to solve our problems. But those suggestions and drugs not to be 'haram'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example if one scientist suggest us to drink a type of wine we allow to ignore and follow another scientists to found better suggestions. (if a drug marked by things that Allah forbidden that's for us)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّمٰا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمُ اَلْمَيْتَةَ وَ اَلدَّمَ وَ لَحْمَ&#xA;  اَلْخِنْزِيرِ وَ مٰا أُهِلَّ بِهِ لِغَيْرِ اَللّٰهِ فَمَنِ اُضْطُرَّ&#xA;  غَيْرَ بٰاغٍ وَ لاٰ عٰادٍ فَلاٰ إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ إِنَّ اَللّٰهَ غَفُورٌ&#xA;  رَحِيمٌ  ﴿2:173﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allāh has only forbidden to you flesh of Dead animals and blood and&#xA;  flesh Of the swine, and that which is Slaughtered without mentioning&#xA;  Allāh's Name while slaughtering; but If one is forced by necessity &#xA;  without Willful disobedience or intention of Transgressing the due&#xA;  limits, there is No sin on him. Truly, Allāh is The Merciful&#xA;  Forgiving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="747" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T08:13:24.620" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T08:13:24.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16928" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-14T21:28:43.647" Score="6" ViewCount="2063" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know if this makes sense but: What if I desperately pray and say &quot;&lt;em&gt;O Allah!&lt;/em&gt;, please make sure that my laptop wasn't hacked at that time (in the past)&quot;. As Allah knows everything about our future including our &lt;em&gt;duas&lt;/em&gt;, therefore, at that time in the past for which I am praying now, He knew that I will make a &lt;em&gt;dua&lt;/em&gt;, right? Allah is capable of anything and everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, can I make &lt;em&gt;dua&lt;/em&gt; for the past?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user7989" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2021-08-17T13:55:18.127" LastActivityDate="2024-02-02T00:04:25.573" Title="Can I make dua for the past?" Tags="|dua|destiny|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16931" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-14T22:13:59.283" Score="1" ViewCount="1618" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is in all seriousness. I'm not sure if it's from whisperings of Shaytan. I was watching a korean talk show where they discuss people's issues at home in a comedic way and I laugh along with some of what they say but I know what they do is wrong. I read somewhere that if you are &quot;pleased&quot; with kufr you become a kafir. Does this apply here? I've been watching korean variety shows in my leisure time but I haven't been recently because i read the hadith about zina of the eyes. So now I'm worrying if I committed many major sins. I've repented but I'm afraid I'll go back into watching those shows. There are many other thoughts that cross my mind that I believe are from Shaytan, and I keep thing I've commited kufr and that I should make ghusl and restate the Shahada. It's really getting to me I keep thinking about hell constantly, I sometimes even cry. Please give me advice. P.S. I'm a 16 yr old revert Muslimah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6813" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-15T08:03:06.083" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T07:33:43.090" Title="Is this committing kufr?" Tags="|shaitan|kufr|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2018-03-19T12:37:53.570" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16932" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-14T22:39:41.450" Score="1" ViewCount="597" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can an apostate be forgiven by Allah?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I'm asking because of the verse &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/137&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:137&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Those who believe, then reject faith, then believe (again) and (again) reject faith, and go on increasing in unbelief,- Allah will not forgive them nor guide them nor guide them on the way.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8142" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-08-12T15:29:15.053" LastActivityDate="2017-08-12T15:29:15.053" Title="Can an apostate be forgiven by Allah?" Tags="|forgiveness|apostasy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16935" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16923" CreationDate="2014-08-14T23:05:07.833" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course we can get Help from Allah through people. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has said that reach me through waseelah which means... reach Allah through different means... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah in the Qur'an says that the Humans are the &lt;strong&gt;HIS REPRESENTATIVES ON EARTH&lt;/strong&gt; (khalifa)... hence it is allowed and actually recommended to get help from Allah through the Waseelah of Humans (the representatives of Allah on Earth).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8100" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-21T08:05:50.150" LastActivityDate="2015-11-21T08:05:50.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16931" CreationDate="2014-08-14T23:13:37.757" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam Sister,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't worry ... every person makes mistakes. But the important thing to do is, to realise if you have made a mistake and to repent for that mistake. And ask Allah for his love, mercy and guidance. And inshallah Allah, who is Love himself (it is his attribute, sifat).. Allah loves you... the very fact that you are fearful and want to return to Allah is what will lead you to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No you have not become kafir... Just try to fight your naafs, your desires... And always keep trying to return to the path of Allah and you will be victorious in this world and the next !!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also I would like to Welcome you as a brother into the Family of Islam (The Ummah)... In Islam everyone is a family !! And it is every Muslims duty to help another !&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8100" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-23T07:33:43.090" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T07:33:43.090" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16931" CreationDate="2014-08-14T23:30:46.797" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Al Salam Aleikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No you have not committed Kufur. Allah Taala will judge us on what we do and say not some random thoughts that any Muslim can get from time to time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you ever get such thoughts just defeat Sheitan by saying Shahada&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8205" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T23:30:46.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16938" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16932" CreationDate="2014-08-14T23:34:41.790" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Al Salam Aleikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Repentance is accepted from anybody as long as it fulfills it's conditions,  so yes an apostate can be forgiven even he/she repents before he/she dies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8205" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T23:34:41.790" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16939" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16920" CreationDate="2014-08-14T23:38:45.327" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Al Salam Aleikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No you dont need anybody to become a Muslim, all you need is to say shahada even if you are alone on your own in middle of nowhere&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is one of the biggest misunderstandings among Muslims especially in the west, they have ceremonies where a revert says Shahada publicly and the Imam issues a certificate. Totally unnecessary and turns Islam into something like Christianity where you need a priest to confess        &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8205" LastActivityDate="2014-08-14T23:38:45.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16873" CreationDate="2014-08-15T03:04:55.617" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I searched for the Hadeeth I was referring there in the books now available to me with no success (&lt;em&gt;so as well deleted that comment you were referring to it&lt;/em&gt;), but there were other Ahadeeth saying that he at the time of the battle was not a child and was rather the chief of the jinns; then Allah sent him with a group of Angels to battle with those wrongdoers of Jinns and etc. on the Earth and he won the battle and remained with the angels and became arrogant of what he had done and he was very strong at worshiping Allah, then you know the rest of story. Note that the Ahadeeth about these types of issues may sometimes conflict in a minority or majority of details, so we can most probably conclude that there had been &quot;something&quot;, but we cannot know its details unless imam Mahdi will lighten up our minds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, the battle I am addressing here is probably the battle that drew an end to the mischief of jinns (&lt;em&gt;apparently the offspring of Jann&lt;/em&gt;) and probably creatures called Nassnass (نسناس) before the creation of our father Adam --peace be upon him, actually about seven thousands of years before him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذْ قَالَ رَ‌بُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْ‌ضِ&#xA;  خَلِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوا أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ&#xA;  الدِّمَاءَ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ ۖ قَالَ&#xA;  إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: &quot;I will create a vicegerent on&#xA;  earth.&quot; They said: &quot;Wilt Thou place therein one who will make mischief&#xA;  therein and shed blood?- whilst we do celebrate Thy praises and&#xA;  glorify Thy holy (name)?&quot; He said: &quot;I know what ye know not.&quot;&#xA;  [Al-Baara,30]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you need more info regarding the mischief before Adam peace be upon him see the Shia commentaries on the verse mentioned above, among other references, like the book written by Allamah Majlesi named السماء و العالم.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Godspeed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="584" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-06T13:31:00.260" LastActivityDate="2015-09-06T13:31:00.260" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16943" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-15T12:17:51.097" Score="0" ViewCount="5315" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been married from almost 2 years. My husband and I were having a good time but from previous few months my husband's behavior has changed. He says he does not love me and he is no more attracted towards me. There is no other woman in his life, he thinks someone did taweez on him to destroy our relationship. Sometimes suddenly he gets angry and then later he feels sorry for his behavior. He really cares about me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He tries a lot to love me but he can't. And he thinks our marriage is gonna end up in divorce. And we both don't want divorce, we have a daughter.Is there any way to know if really he is under the action of some taweez because he wasn't like this before, and if he is how to remove the bad effect of that taweez.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8237" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-12T10:45:12.243" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T10:45:12.243" Title="Taweez and my Husband" Tags="|nikah|tawiz|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8207" CreationDate="2014-08-15T13:50:31.857" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ummah in the Quran&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is used for non-Muslims as well. Here, the purpose of Ummah is a large group of people that have the same language or religion or have the same geographical land.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This word (Ummah) has come 65 times in the holy Qur’an (Singular and plural). Its meaning in the Qur'an is people (Surah Al-Baqarah(2):213) and likewise humans who have religious union(3:110, 2:143). Frequently, it has come in the narrations as Ummatl-Muhammad or Ummati or Ummam, and it means a school or group that follows a prophet. Ummam also is applied as prior kinfolk and nations that Allah has sent them a prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Different dimensions of the concept of Ummah in the Islamic culture (in short):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1: Islamic Ummah, successor of the prior Ummam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2: Ummah as the heir of the earth &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3: Ummah and Sunnah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4: Amrel-Ma'ruf wa Nahi Anel Monkar (أمر المعروف و النهی عن المنکر )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to another definition, In accordance with Sura Al-Anbiya verses 92-94:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Arabic word /ummah/, according to Mufradat by Raqib, means any group or nation that a common cause joins them to each other, such as being common in religion and creed, being in the same time or Age, and being in one definite place, whether this unity is optional or non-optional.&#xA;Some commentators have considered the phrase: ‘single Ummah’, mentioned here, as ‘a single religion’.&#xA;Some others have said that the objective meaning of ‘Ummah’, in this verse, is the whole mankind in all ages and times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/enlightening-commentary-light-holy-quran-vol-10/section-7-righteous-shall-inherit-earth&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.ahlolbait.com/index.php/%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%91%D8%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki.ahlolbait.com&lt;/a&gt; (in Farsi)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-08T11:43:03.667" LastActivityDate="2017-11-08T11:43:03.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16945" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-15T14:12:51.930" Score="8" ViewCount="2091" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum. I am following Islam and very proud to be Muslim. I have few question to clarify my doubts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Islam is against of idol worship and all the activities in Islam is different than the other religions. why we circle the kabba during the hajj or anytime. Hinduism does the same circle the temples.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why we pray facing the kabba which is build of stone.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: The reason of asking this question is to clarify my doubts.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8240" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-07T13:54:33.947" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T07:34:01.660" Title="How does praying towards Kaabah not amount to Shirk?" Tags="|salat|belief|shirk|hajj|kaabah|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16946" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-15T14:48:46.983" Score="4" ViewCount="91451" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it haram to wear hair extensions for your husband ? Or in gatherings with other ladies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are we allowed to use real hair and if not real hair then is synthetic hair okay ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8241" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-08-15T20:15:35.960" LastActivityDate="2018-07-02T05:19:20.577" Title="Are hair extensions allowed?" Tags="|halal-haram|hair|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16947" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16945" CreationDate="2014-08-15T15:22:05.487" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa Aleikum Al Salam Wa Rahmat Allah Wa Barakatuh&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is against getting attached to any material that leads to worshiping creatures, you are not allowed to seek good luck from a stone or a grave or a wristband cause it leads to worshiping the creatures related to these objects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Circling around the Kaaba, cuddling the Qur’an, facing Kaaba, believing in the power of Zam Zam water all leads to one thing, getting attached to the owner of these materials and that's Allah Taala.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that’s why it is not banned but its encouraged. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8205" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-06T11:52:53.120" LastActivityDate="2016-05-06T11:52:53.120" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16948" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8690" CreationDate="2014-08-15T15:31:13.127" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I remember, it is a nice name. Actually its meaning is fantastic by paying attention to its meaning which is related to Allah. Of course &lt;strong&gt;it has some different definitions such as:&#xA;Ablator, ablative, resolver, soarer, but anyhow, on the whole, its meaning is positive.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But seemingly you are confused and sad due to its meaning which is related to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In accordance with some narrations, it is better not to choose some names of Allah for children, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hakim, Malek, Nafe' and so on, but the point is that at majority of times, people who call other people, do not pay attention to the main meaning of their names, in fact their purposes are solely the individuals who are calling. (Not the name of Allah). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to a narration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it is Makruh to name children from the names(Sefaat) of Allah. (but it&#xA;  doesn’t mean it is Haram).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;و قد یستفاد کراهة التسمیة بصفات الخالق و الامر سهل‌&quot;، جواهر الکلام‌،&#xA;  محمد حسن نجفی‌، ج 31، ص 257&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as far as I know, a way which can help you, is putting the word &quot;Abd&quot; at the first of those similar names. How come?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, one of my friends' name is Rahman, but we call him Abdol-Rahman, hence I reckon at least you'd better put the word Abd at the first of his name.&#xA;Of course it could be better if you change its name in his I'd card as well. But anyway, as I mentioned, at least you can call him Abdol-Rafay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dic.abadis.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;dic.abadis.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread1112.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.askdin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://allah_bande.persianblog.ir/page/005&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;allah_bande.persianblog.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-12T07:57:26.770" LastActivityDate="2015-11-12T07:57:26.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16950" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16943" CreationDate="2014-08-15T15:59:26.750" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although sihir(magic) exists, it is impermissible in Islam to speculate such things.&#xA;This is not new and very common in every marriage. If every couple starts thinking it's taweez (magic) or bad eye then where does the affect of not performing good deeds go?&#xA;When someone stops or reduces the ibadah, Allah swt shows the effect of that in this life or the hereafter. You are lucky that you are seeing the effect of it here. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We often put blame on others or others' actions (taweez) but in reality have done nothing to correct our own wrongdoings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being extra courteous to one's spouse in the matters of difficulty is the first step towards making up with the partner. Increasing the prayer, zikr and doing things which both of you enjoy is a major step towards a better marriage.&#xA;The effects of taweez (if any) will go away when you both sit and recite Quran and learn it's meanings inshaAllah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, if you or your husband are addicted to bollywood movies or TV serials, know that due to lack of censorship and vulgarity, the love towards ones husband or wife diminishes. &#xA;It's best to spend the time creatively in halal entertainment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5165" LastActivityDate="2014-08-15T15:59:26.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16946" CreationDate="2014-08-15T17:41:12.210" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You just asked for hair extension but there are different kind of hair extensions. Some extensions comes from human hair but some comes from animal but doesn't matter either these are from human or animal, &lt;strong&gt;it is forbidden in Islam&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Abd Allah said:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the woman who adds some false hair and the woman who asks for it, the woman who tattoos and the woman who asks for it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/35/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud 4168 - Book 35, Hadith 10&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith clealy says that hair extension is forbidden in Islam no matter what is it for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastActivityDate="2014-08-15T17:41:12.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7643" CreationDate="2014-08-15T21:12:43.400" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually you are not intentionally promoting these websites, if any person visits your site and select any server for pornographies you cannot do anything. Even you are not going to be notified too that what the guy is going to host.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So even if you think you are want to deduct that commission how you would you?&#xA;Your web is just routing people to select server according to their need and stuff, so take you commission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think you got it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8171" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-01T04:57:55.240" LastActivityDate="2015-08-01T04:57:55.240" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16956" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-16T03:27:56.757" Score="3" ViewCount="2656" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen ancient depictions of the&#xA;ancient Israelites and there features were&#xA;different than I expected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Linguistic experts have stated that hebrew&#xA;is one of the early Asiatic-African&#xA;languages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hamitic people were a dark skinned&#xA;people, Noah's wife was hamitic, moses'&#xA;wife was hamitic, the ancient Israelites&#xA;mixed with hamitic egyptians for centuries&#xA;before exodus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Acts 21:37-38 the soldier mistakenly&#xA;took Paul for a hamitic egyptian. How&#xA;could the soldier mistake Paul for an&#xA;egyptian unless the ancient Israelites were&#xA;of a darker skin tone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in Exodus 2:16-19 Moses was&#xA;mistaken for a Hamitic Egyptian. If Moses&#xA;was not physically identical to hamitic&#xA;people how could he have also been&#xA;mistaken for a Hamitic egyptian?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The egyptians of today are not the original&#xA;ancient egyptian but are of persian, arabic&#xA;and turkish stock, the orginal egyptians&#xA;were a Hamitic dark skinned people who&#xA;were conquered and exiled durring the&#xA;Islamic conquest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been told by some muslim scholars that the jews that muhammed (peace be upon him) offered the Quran to were dark skinned people and that the jews of today are not the original hebrews (jews) but that the jews of today are the descendants of converts from around the year of 800 a.d and are khazarians to be exact not bloodline original jews that muhammad pbuh spoke to about Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any Early muslim references to the&#xA;physical identity of the ancient Israelites? or do any muslim historians know anything concerning this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8244" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-08-16T07:03:27.123" LastActivityDate="2014-09-15T22:54:19.680" Title="Were the ancient Israelites of a darker skin tone?" Tags="|history|bani-israel|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16589" CreationDate="2014-08-16T04:17:28.157" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should check the copyright details on their videos. More precisely, it seem like they are charging for a service you would be getting otherwise for free, if you torrent them. So, If you are still confused, then it would be best to email them for their opinion. In Islam educators are held in high regards; our relationship with them is equivalent to a slave to his master. Eloquently said by Imam Ali:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I am a slave of he who teaches me one letter of the alphabet. If he&#xA;  wishes, he may sell me; if he so desires, he may set me free; and if&#xA;  he cares to, he may deploy me as a slave&quot;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?71446-Urdu-meaning/page71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bil Tawfik!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8145" LastActivityDate="2014-08-16T04:17:28.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16959" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16920" CreationDate="2014-08-16T04:41:04.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Islam there are three way to do anything&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The best way (The way of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The thing you can do but it want have any sawab or saza in it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The haram way. if you will perform it you will get punished unless you toba.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;now what you are asking is the best way to convert but if you don't convert in front gawah you still be a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many examples of converting Sahabah in absent of gawah(witness). then Allah confirms it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read story of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fazaileamaal.com/1103_jandal_basir.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hazrat Abu Jandal&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. In this story you can't read that how he convert. but as far as I remember(if I am not mistaken) he converted with out presence of Gawah(witness).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I have heard an other story of a sahabah who was in a battle against Muslim and In middle of battle he converted into Muslim and started fighting for Muslim and He got sahid so Muhammad (pbuh) did his namaz a janaza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And In the end Allah knows all.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastEditorUserId="5383" LastEditDate="2017-10-30T14:29:31.203" LastActivityDate="2017-10-30T14:29:31.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11677" CreationDate="2014-08-16T06:33:06.780" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalam o Alikum brothers and sister, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf is a great scholar and had some appearance/lectures/interview on PeaceTV which is famous for it's spreading of Islam only based on Quran and Sahih Hadit (Hadees).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also bought a book from my friends book shop (Ahsan ul Bayan). He recommended that it is authentic one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as my own curiosity, I also tried to find out some more about this person. I actually found his interview relating Zakat on youtube.com which PeaceTV on-aired as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5KDmW_ibMg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5KDmW_ibMg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, we can trust on his research and efforts... May Allah helps understand the religion and guide us and keep us stead fast on the right of those on whom HE showered his blessings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AMEEN&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8246" LastActivityDate="2014-08-16T06:33:06.780" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16956" CreationDate="2014-08-16T09:41:55.813" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To know that we have to see family tree of prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) (A.S.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because we believe Ancient Israelites were originally are family of prophet Ibrahim (Abraham). As we know Ibrahim was born in eastern Mesopotamia. And in Islam we believe Ibrahim had two sons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ismail(Ishmael)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ishaq(Isaac)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Ishaq had a son Yaqub (Jacob) and Yaqub had a son Yusuf (Joseph).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran tells us the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sibtayn.com/en/?Itemid=615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;story of Yusuf&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; where he (Yusuf) was brought to Egypt and how he met his father Yaqub there and then Musa (Moses) was sent to Israelites and Musa is also from the family of Yaqub.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I have told you Ibrahim was from eastern Mesopotamia. We can see that the people of Mesopotamia have a fair skin tone. But yes there were many people who where darker skin tone who follow Musa because the message of all is for everyone.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-08-16T22:00:09.923" LastActivityDate="2014-08-16T22:00:09.923" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16943" CreationDate="2014-08-16T13:53:22.603" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't believe on such things on 2014; Assi7r (magic and voodoo stuff) and such.. It has to do with psychology and human nature. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You said your husband thinks he do not love you; then try to find why. Ask him about what made him love you in the beginning and what has changed? maybe it has to do with the daily routine of being together? maybe you have given all your love to the child and you forgot your husband? maybe it has to do with other small things; your cloths, your perfume (no kidding!) just talk to him and let yourself both speak sincere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Love is like a rose; it needs to be aroused to stay alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inchallah you solve it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8248" LastActivityDate="2014-08-16T13:53:22.603" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16967" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17017" CreationDate="2014-08-16T17:01:54.873" Score="3" ViewCount="4143" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Feed the hungry and visit a sick person, and free the slave, if he&#xA;  be unjustly confined. Assist any person oppressed, whether Muslim or&#xA;  non-Muslim.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;― Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two hadiths like this in Sahih Al Bukhari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 3046 Book 56, Hadith 252&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 5649 Book 75, Hadith 9&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However I say like, due to both of these hadiths in Sahih Al Bukhari fail to mention the part of, &quot;Assist any person oppressed, whether Muslim or non-Muslim.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So were does this hadith originate (with the addition of the non-Muslim part). Also what is the authenticity of the hadith in question?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Link to where I found this saying attributed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/300788-feed-the-hungry-and-visit-a-sick-person-and-free&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/300788-feed-the-hungry-and-visit-a-sick-person-and-free&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6836" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-09-12T07:27:11.723" LastActivityDate="2019-09-12T07:27:11.723" Title="Origin and authenticity of this hadith?" Tags="|source-identification|authenticity|deeds|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16969" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-16T18:56:36.360" Score="7" ViewCount="33234" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum all&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm new here and I can't find any questions that is related to &quot;How to be an Imam.&quot; Just would like to establish that my question is here for my own setting (and hopefully for other Muslims) and not trying to make it out as if I would be the appointed imam in a masjid &quot;mosque&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually in my workplace, I have 3 other Muslim brothers who would pray together and occasionally, I am appointed to be the imam for our congregation of farz (thanks to my brothers who taught me what to do but I am still learning though). I roughly understand how to be an imam but I would just like to clear my doubts on this, therefore I post it here and would like to know if I am doing it the right way so as to please Allah (s.w.t.). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fajr: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've only done congregation here once and that was with my grandmother. I became the imam (for obvious reason). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Should I be doing Iqamat too since there's no other male around?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After which, I made the niat to be the imam and pray the salah fard of 2 raka'at followed by takbir, &quot;Allahu Akhbar&quot;. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then I did iftitah followed by Surah Al-Fatihah and Ayatul Kursi (Surah which I use most of the time because I am still having difficulty memorizing the rest...). For the first raka'at, do I read out Surah Al-Fatihah and other surah loudly (example: Al Ikhlas, An Naas, Al Kafiroon)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then I said the takbir and got into ruku' and said &quot;Subhana rabbiyal adheemi wabihamdi&quot; x3, I said this at the normal level of speaking, is this the right way or should it be spoken in my inner thoughts? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rightly after I said &quot;Sami Allahu liman hamidah&quot; loudly followed by &quot;rabbana wa lakal hamd&quot;. But do I say this loudly too or should I speak it normally or in my inner thoughts? Cause usually it's spoken aloud by the makmum. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I understand that every sujood (&quot;Subhana rabbiyal ala wabihamdi&quot; x3)  and in-between-2-sujood (sitting, Rabbighfirli warhamni wajburni warfa'kni&#xA;warzuqni wahdini wa'afini wa'kfu 'anni), it's spoken loudly for my own hearing only, is that right to say that or should it be spoken in my inner thoughts? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dhuhr/Asr:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've done congregation here plenty of times and occasionally chosen to lead the prayer. Some key things that I am having doubts are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it right for me to just say the surah for myself for all the rakaats or also recite it for the makmum? I was told to just recite it for myself while the makmum will be reciting for themselves too.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I am led to believe that I have no other issues on the ruku', sujood, and all the takbir that is in between if the questions I posed during Fajr has been answered. Unless of course it is different from salah Fajr.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maghrib/Isha':&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have only done Maghrib once and non during Isha'. Do guide me to the correct path. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it right for me to just say the surah for the makmum for the 1st and 2nd rakaats while reciting them for myself on the 3rd and 4th rakaats? I was told today by one of my fellow Muslim brother that he can't hear me reciting and I felt guilty for that hence the reason for me to seek the answers here in islam.stackexchange.com &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess that's all of my questions for now. Thanks for taking the time to read. Best if you could answer fully and also provide sources on how to be a proper imam for every fardhu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallahu khair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8249" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2014-08-17T07:39:14.860" LastActivityDate="2020-05-15T21:37:37.270" Title="How to be a proper Imam in a congregation of fardhu correctly? (Leading of Prayers)" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|sunnah|dua|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16971" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8664" CreationDate="2014-08-16T21:30:48.457" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a male person has female appearence an manners in speach and body language temperment and psychology is determined to be like a women from a psycologist an if the person self identifies as a women an is attracted to have a husband to be a wife. then this person has the right by Allah to have operation if they are able. or they can choose to live as a muslim women but do not have operation but keep it a private medical conce withrn that should only be shared with the shaikh an ulama for this person to stay aware of there duties to Allah an the correct ways to fullfill this. ranging from permisability of marriage..or not...the wajibness of hejab or not..all different. things that only a shaikh may be able to determine wat is most appropriate for a person like this for&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8251" LastActivityDate="2014-08-16T21:30:48.457" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16974" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-17T05:41:51.817" Score="2" ViewCount="15997" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qul.org.au/library/duas-supplications/402-dua-yastasheer-the-supplication-of-yastasheer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;dua Yastasheer&lt;/a&gt; is a very powerful Dua and if you recite it 3 times there is nothing that Allah won't grant of your wishes in this life and the hereafter. Has anyone else heard this? And have anyone witness this from their own experience work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user7989" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-01T09:59:08.257" LastActivityDate="2017-11-01T09:59:08.257" Title="How powerful is the dua Yastasheer?" Tags="|allah|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2017-05-14T00:57:43.470" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16975" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-17T09:32:43.387" Score="4" ViewCount="35367" Body="&lt;p&gt;If i don`t manage to wake up for Fajr, can i pray once i wake up after sunrise or would it be Haram as the sun rises between the horns of the devil according to the following hadeeth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The time for Subh (Fajr) prayer lasts from the beginning of the pre-dawn so long as the sun has not yet started to rise. When the sun starts to rise then stop praying, for it rises between the two horns of the Shaytaan.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakum allah kher brothers and sisters&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastActivityDate="2015-02-05T01:10:45.000" Title="Is it haram to pray Fajr befor duhr?" Tags="|salat|salat-qada|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16977" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-17T10:23:32.440" Score="4" ViewCount="1189" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that Shias use a word taqiyya, in the al-Kafi book by Kulayni Imam Sadiq is quoted as saying: ... taqiyya is my religion... (Reference: الكافي للكليني (329 هـ) الجزء2 صفحة219 باب التقية).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't find English reference so I must give the Arabic one. So what exactly do Shias means by taqiyya and why it's so important to them to say it's my religion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it's hide fellings, Ammar ibn Yassir can use taqiya and dissimulate his true felling and save himself and his family, Bilal ElHabachi too, Ashab El Oukhdoud too &lt;em&gt;[surat 85]&lt;/em&gt;, Jesus disciple who are killed too. So what I understand in general is that taqiya is used when you're afraid, so begin afraid you're ready to do anything to save yourself, do what's not in religion, lie, commit haram. So what it means to be passion, since you can just hide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it more worth to lie or to face death with your believes if you're really religious and look the sake of ALLAH?? I want clarity please!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cursed were the companions of the trench when they were sitting near&#xA;  it And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were&#xA;  witnesses. And they resented them not except because they believed in&#xA;  Allah , the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy [85, 5-8]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That is only Satan who frightens [you] of his supporters. So fear them&#xA;  not, but fear Me, if you are [indeed] believers. [3,175]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;`&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4631" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditorDisplayName="user4631" LastEditDate="2016-04-29T05:10:17.680" LastActivityDate="2016-04-29T05:10:17.680" Title="What do Shias mean by taqiyya?" Tags="|shiism|taqiya|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16980" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-17T18:36:11.487" Score="2" ViewCount="2490" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have always been good; when others have wronged me I forgave them and generally get along very well with people, but now they have again started ignoring me for no reason.  This is giving me a hard time because at home everyone around is either rude or they only talk when they need me. It is the same thing happening to me on certain sites that I use, users there treat me same way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have turned to Allah but I want to know:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can magic cause someone to ignore you?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8258" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-20T13:48:33.677" LastActivityDate="2018-11-04T15:39:25.843" Title="Can magic cause others to ignore me?" Tags="|sihr|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16975" CreationDate="2014-08-17T22:17:42.317" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;For any obligatory prayer that you missed due to sleeping, or forgetting you have to perform it once you realize you missed it regardless of the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anas ibn Maalik said: “The Messenger of Allah(saw) said: ‘If one of you sleeps and misses a prayer, or forgets it, then let him pray it as soon as he remembers, because Allah(swt) says (interpretation of the meaning): ‘… and perform al-salaah for My remembrance.’ [Ta-Ha 20:14]” (Reported by Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah(saw) said: “Whoever forgets the prayer, let him pray as soon as he remembers, because Allah(swt) says (interpretation of the meaning): ‘… and perform al-salaah for My remembrance.’ [Ta-Ha 20:14]” (Reported by Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anas ibn Maalik reported that the Messenger of Allah(saw) said: “Whoever forgets a prayer, let him pray it as soon as he remembers, for there is no expiation for it except this.” (Reported by Muslim, 1102).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8250" LastActivityDate="2014-08-17T22:17:42.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16931" CreationDate="2014-08-17T23:28:45.867" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every muslim should study/learn these nullifiers of islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To associate partners in worship of Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Setting up intermediaries between a person and Allah is disbelief&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Believing that the mushrikeen (those who commit shirk) are not kaffirs, or doubting, supporting, defending and correcting the beliefs of kufar is kufr&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To believe that the guidance of someone other than the Prophet (sws) is better or that the ruling by other than the rule of the Prophet is better is kufr.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hating any ruling or anything that the Prophet sws came with despite practicing it is kufr.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;mocking or joking any part of the deen, whether its rulings or the Prophet, or Allah and his names and attributes is kufr.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;involvement in magic.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;standing by the mushrikeen, supporting them aiding them against the muslims is kufr.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;believing that some people don't have to follow the Prophet sws because their special is kufr since they deny part of the shahadah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;completely turning away from the religion not learning it and practicing it is kufr.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;abandoning prayers completely = apostasy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;committing sins does not nullify one's islam be it major or minor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8250" LastActivityDate="2014-08-17T23:28:45.867" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7463" CreationDate="2014-08-18T05:16:11.140" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;51 page explanation of Taraweeh by Shaykh bin Baz&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ia600202.us.archive.org/6/items/ConcearningTaraweeh/FatwaConcerningTaraweeh-IbnBaaz.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://ia600202.us.archive.org/6/items/ConcearningTaraweeh/FatwaConcerningTaraweeh-IbnBaaz.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people falsely assume that more than 8 rakah is a bidah but the Prophet sws said in a hadith pray 2 by 2 or pray in pairs....he never specified a limit, so this tells us that we can pray 20 rakah for taraweeh or less or more. Reason why he (sws) only prayed 8, 10 or some reports 12 is because they were lengthy rakah's. Also reports of him praying 8 or 10 or 12 is not a contradiction but rather a proof that one can pray more than 8...proper explanation with evidence is in the link posted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8250" LastActivityDate="2014-08-18T05:16:11.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="16999" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-18T07:17:47.807" Score="3" ViewCount="743" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can we have marriage reception (Walimah) on the third day after the Nikkah. Because we already planned and communicated to  the bride`s family.&#xA;But I heard that Walimah will be invalid on the third day. Can you clarify the time of the walimah? Will it be considered valid or just a food feast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8261" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:36:29.083" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T20:36:29.083" Title="Marriage Reception (Walimah)" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|sunnah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17001" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-18T08:56:03.010" Score="5" ViewCount="27190" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that playing cards is Haram even if you play it without gambling. (According to Shia Islam, actually in accordance with the Fatawa of many Maraja' such as Ayatollah Khamenei) playing cards is Haram. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa5989&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wonder what its ruling is from Sunni Islam view?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2020-04-22T13:30:58.733" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T10:45:21.107" Title="Is playing cards Haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|shia-sunni|gambling|" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7124" CreationDate="2014-08-18T12:05:31.860" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salm alykm &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly you asked way we don't say ya al krim becouse AllAH names are nouns and adjective not like  any name like &lt;code&gt;Malik&lt;/code&gt; but it has the same state you can't say &lt;code&gt;Ya al-malik&lt;/code&gt; he will say you didn't call me .&#xA;for more information you can say but allah is name and we say &lt;code&gt;Ya-Al-lah&lt;/code&gt; ? for Allah is like Allahuma it chanced from &lt;code&gt;Alalha&lt;/code&gt; the a has been deleted &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly you asked why &lt;code&gt;allahuma&lt;/code&gt; efferent from &lt;code&gt;Ya ALLAH&lt;/code&gt; and its same meaning for that arabic scholar  said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;للَّهُمَّ: ( اسم )&#xA;  اللَّهُمَّ : كلمة تستعمل في النداء مثل : يا الله ، وقد تجيء بعدها إلاَّ ، فتكون للإيذان بنَدرة المستثنى ، مثل : اللهمَّ إِلاَّ أَن يكون كذا وقَدْ تجيء للدلالة على تيقن المجيب للجواب المقترن به ؛ مثل : اللهُمَّ نَعَم&#xA;  اللَّهُمَّ: ( اسم )&#xA;  صيغة نداء ودعاء مثل : يا الله ، حذف منها حرف النداء وعُوِّض عنه بميم مشدَّدة اللّهم ارحمني ، { قُلِ اللهُمَّ فَاطِرَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ }&#xA;  اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنَا شَاكِرِينَ لِنعْمَتِكَ وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَا إنَّكَ أنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ : اِسْتِعْمَالٌ لِلنِّدَاءِ الحَقِيقِيِّ اللهُمَّ تَقَبَّلْ دُعَائِي&#xA;  اللَّهُمَّ إلاَّ : صيغة استثناء تفيد إثبات ما فيه شك سيسافر اللهُمَّ إلاّ أن يكون قد غيَّر رأيه&#xA;  اللَّهُمَّ نعم : صيغة تفيد تمكين الجواب في نفس السَّامع أيوسف قائم ؟ تقول : اللهُمَّ نعم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;conclusion &lt;code&gt;allahma&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Ya ALLAH&lt;/code&gt; is same meaning but the ya has been deleted and switched by &lt;code&gt;huma&lt;/code&gt; &#xA;an allah knows the right&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="941" LastActivityDate="2014-08-18T12:05:31.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17006" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-18T12:51:34.727" Score="2" ViewCount="1212" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we all know almost all prayers consist of Sunnahs, Nawafils and Fard. For example, the the Dhuhar prayer consists of,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4 rakat Sunnah,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4 rakat Fard,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2 rakat Sunnah,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2 rakat Nawafils.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my question here is, is it OK if I only pray the four Fard as these are an obligation (as the name suggests), or is it equally important to perform the Sunnahs and Nawafils as well? I have seen many people just performing Fard rakats of each prayer so i'm a little confused about that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will my prayer get accepted if i only perform the obligatory Fard Rakats? (I.e. 2 Fajr, 4 Dhuhar, 4 Asr, 3 Maghrib, 4 Isha with 3 Vitr)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8266" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-16T11:59:05.920" LastActivityDate="2017-11-16T11:59:05.920" Title="Must one perform the sunnah/nawafil prayers as well as the fard?" Tags="|salat|sunnah|fard|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-06-10T06:46:38.657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17010" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-18T18:54:05.713" Score="2" ViewCount="869" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brothers can you please confirm this, i have recently found out that memorizing surat al mulk and reciting it every night will save us from the grave torture, what ahadith is there to support this my brothers and sisters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hspCap2jniw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hspCap2jniw&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2014-08-18T19:00:00.057" LastActivityDate="2022-07-17T03:48:11.067" Title="Surat Al-Mulk Grave torture savior by the will of Allah" Tags="|quran|death|punishment|grave|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17011" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17043" CreationDate="2014-08-18T20:13:21.320" Score="4" ViewCount="1075" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sahih Bukhari is most popular Hadith in Islamic world. We usually find hadith to solve issues related to our religion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;May Allah forgive me&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard that Bukhari Sharif came after a long time after death of our Prophet Muhammad (SAW) death. Our Prophet were coming to his dreams and telling stories about our Prophet Muhammad (SAW) age.&#xA;Some says that an angle were coming usually and telling him stories but I don't really know what is truth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my questions stands here, &lt;strong&gt;who was Bukhari sharif, when he was born and how did he write these hadiths?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-08-19T02:26:31.470" LastActivityDate="2016-11-01T05:53:20.853" Title="Who is bukhari Sharif?" Tags="|sahih-bukhari|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17012" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-18T20:21:11.193" Score="3" ViewCount="317" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am wondering what will be the language after life? I couldn't find anything anywhere so asking it here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any ayah or hadith related to what will be language after life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-08-28T19:34:57.080" LastActivityDate="2014-11-26T21:16:48.473" Title="The language of afterlife" Tags="|eschatology|akhirah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17010" CreationDate="2014-08-19T00:22:03.700" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The narration it mentions is a saying of Abdullah bin Masoud and not the Prophets.  It goes as follows, Abdullah bin Masoud said =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;من قرأ تبارك الذي بيده الملك كل ليلة منعه الله بها من عذاب القبر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Whoever reads 'Tabaraka allathee biyadihialmulk' every night, Allah&#xA;  will protect him from the torment of the grave...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recorded in &lt;em&gt;Sunan alKubra&lt;/em&gt; of Imam an-Nasai and it's not a saying of the Prophet and it's inauthentic anyways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two narrators are problematic.  First is &lt;strong&gt;عرفجة بن عبد الواحد&lt;/strong&gt; who was not known to report hadith and any narrations related to him weren't taken unless there were other authentic ones to back him up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second problem is &lt;strong&gt;عاصم بن بهدلة&lt;/strong&gt; who was a pious person and a reciter of the Quran.  Yet, in &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; he wasn't strong and made mistakes.  But even if his reports are accepted, &lt;strong&gt;عرفجة بن عبد الواحد&lt;/strong&gt; aren't. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are similar hadiths attributed to the Prophet =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ سُورَةً مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ثَلاَثُونَ آيَةً شَفَعَتْ لِرَجُلٍ&#xA;  حَتَّى غُفِرَ لَهُ وَهِيَ سُورَةُ تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ الْمُلْكُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Indeed there's a Surah in the Quran of thirty verses, which&#xA;  intercedes for a man until he's forgiven. It is 'Tabaraka allathee&#xA;  biyadihialmulk'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recorded in &lt;em&gt;Musnad Ahmed&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Jami atTirmidhi&lt;/em&gt; both have the same reporters.  However it's also weak because of the ambiguity (tadlis) of Qatadah and obscurity of Abbas alJoshami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, neither of these two &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; can be taken to be solid and are considered suspicious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-08-19T00:22:03.700" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17016" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16969" CreationDate="2014-08-19T00:50:05.847" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;wailaikum salam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fajr:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Should I be doing Iqamat too since there's no other male around?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes you can do the adhan and iqamah.  It's not necessary to have someone else do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After which, I made the niat to be the imam and pray the salah fard of&#xA;  2 raka'at followed by takbir, &quot;Allahu Akhbar&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You don't have to have niyat to be an imam.  But it's not wrong if you do.  What's important is to have the intention of praying fajr or whatever prayer you're doing.  You don't have to intend to do 2 rakat for fajr since fajr itself is only 2 rakat.  So it's sufficient just to intend to pray fajr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then I did iftitah followed by Surah Al-Fatihah and Ayatul Kursi&#xA;  (Surah which I use most of the time because I am still having&#xA;  difficulty memorizing the rest...). For the first raka'at, do I read&#xA;  out Surah Al-Fatihah and other surah loudly (example: Al Ikhlas, An&#xA;  Naas, Al Kafiroon)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah alfatiha is obligatory to recite.  Ayatul kursi is part of surah al Baqara and it's okay to recite that and not a must to recite another entire surah.  However, if you chose to recite any part of the quran after al fatiha, it's good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then I said the takbir and got into ruku' and said &quot;Subhana rabbiyal&#xA;  adheemi wabihamdi&quot; x3, I said this at the normal level of speaking, is&#xA;  this the right way or should it be spoken in my inner thoughts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's okay to speak it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rightly after I said &quot;Sami Allahu liman hamidah&quot; loudly followed by&#xA;  &quot;rabbana wa lakal hamd&quot;. But do I say this loudly too or should I&#xA;  speak it normally or in my inner thoughts? Cause usually it's spoken&#xA;  aloud by the makmum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;rabbana walakal hamd&quot; can be said in normal voice or within yourself.  You don't say it loudly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I understand that every sujood (&quot;Subhana rabbiyal ala wabihamdi&quot; x3)&#xA;  and in-between-2-sujood (sitting, Rabbighfirli warhamni wajburni&#xA;  warfa'kni warzuqni wahdini wa'afini wa'kfu 'anni), it's spoken loudly&#xA;  for my own hearing only, is that right to say that or should it be&#xA;  spoken in my inner thoughts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You don't say it loudly but you can say it in a low voice or within yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dhuhr/Asr:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it right for me to just say the surah for myself for all the&#xA;  rakaats or also recite it for the makmum? I was told to just recite it&#xA;  for myself while the makmum will be reciting for themselves too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everyone recites for themselves, especially surah al fatiha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I am led to believe that I have no other issues on the ruku', sujood,&#xA;  and all the takbir that is in between if the questions I posed during&#xA;  Fajr has been answered. Unless of course it is different from salah&#xA;  Fajr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the same as fajr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Maghrib/Isha':&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it right for me to just say the surah for the makmum for the 1st&#xA;  and 2nd rakaats while reciting them for myself on the 3rd and 4th&#xA;  rakaats? I was told today by one of my fellow Muslim brother that he&#xA;  can't hear me reciting and I felt guilty for that hence the reason for&#xA;  me to seek the answers here in islam.stackexchange.com&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind everyone has to recite surah al fatiha even if you're reciting it in a jama'ah.  The Prophet is reported to have said =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Whoever does not recite Al-Fatiha in his prayer, his prayer is invalid.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the 3rd and 4th rakat, the tradition is to recite the quran in a low voice and it's not essential for anyone to hear you.  Everyone has to recite for themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-08-19T00:50:05.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17017" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16967" CreationDate="2014-08-19T00:54:00.767" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Assist any person oppressed, &lt;strong&gt;whether Muslim or non-Muslim&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bold part seems to have been added on and it has no origin in any of the &lt;em&gt;Sahih ahadith&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's possible that someone has mixed up the narrations, however I couldn't find any that ended with &quot;Muslim or non-Muslim.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I doubt it's a saying of the Prophet since he never used the term &quot;non-Muslim&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaho Alim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-08-19T00:54:00.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17019" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27659" CreationDate="2014-08-19T03:59:35.757" Score="4" ViewCount="520" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27970565&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Christians in Malaysia were fighting in court&lt;/a&gt; to use the word &quot;Allah&quot;. According to Quran, it seems that &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/11704/4503&quot;&gt;one shouldn't use Allah to describe a comic book character&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I have questions on that specific Quran verse that is used to forbid describing a comic book character with the word Allah:&#xA; &lt;blockquote&gt;Nor is there to Him any equivalent [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/112/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;112:4&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Judging from the literal reading the verse, this verse also forbids the use of Allah on any God, be it Christian God, or Jewish God, because all these religions are not exactly worshiping the same God. Especially Christian God because Christian God is a trinity which includes Jesus ( Nabi Musa), so if Christians use Allah, that means Jesus is also Allah, which is wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I right on this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4503" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2020-02-04T13:10:55.017" Title="Can Christians use the word Allah according to Quran?" Tags="|allah|terminology|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17022" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17046" CreationDate="2014-08-19T10:43:51.473" Score="3" ViewCount="431" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do we have to lower our gaze towards towards female characters in animations, games and books? Or just in real life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8142" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-12T11:11:32.860" LastActivityDate="2017-08-12T11:11:32.860" Title="Do we have to lower our gaze towards female characters in books, animation, etc.?" Tags="|practical-islam|women|image|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17023" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-19T11:00:28.423" Score="2" ViewCount="421" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to what in scripture,  we should do Taqlid (follow a Mujtahid) in religious problems?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-29T05:11:56.190" LastActivityDate="2016-05-29T05:11:56.190" Title="Why should we do Taqlid (follow a Mujtahid) in religious problems?" Tags="|sharia|fiqh|taqlid|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17025" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-19T11:05:40.690" Score="5" ViewCount="5661" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why it is necessary to stand towards Kiblah (the Holy Ka’bah) while praying, while Allah is everywhere and does not have a specific direction?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-15T00:15:58.713" LastActivityDate="2023-04-11T10:39:28.547" Title="Why do we face the Kiblah when praying?" Tags="|salat|qiblah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17027" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-19T11:22:54.023" Score="1" ViewCount="187" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the Almighty Allah is One, unique and peerless, and knows about His oneness, then why in the Holy Quran he uses the plural pronoun (We) for Himself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-15T08:20:54.453" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T08:20:54.453" Title="Why has Allah used plural pronouns for Himself?" Tags="|tafseer|allah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-08-23T14:04:34.340" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16429" CreationDate="2014-08-19T12:21:08.543" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think,by my opinion,since its a thing that bring diesis or the cause of it (remember the black plague) its batter to kill it fast and not torture it. Killing fast its the best and kind way  u can give. I use poison with the rat i caugh. Not because i like it,because they destroyed the house,eat the foot and infected people with their germ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I maybe ask about my action by allah when i go &lt;code&gt;there&lt;/code&gt;,but i do what i must to protect my family from dieing with dieses and watch their health. One bite of those thing can kill you if you leave it or have late treatment (experiance by my sis in law and my cousin who families has been biteen by those things)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kindness to all creature,kill it kindly,like u kill cow and chiken. Make sure it quick,if u have gun use it,or sword if u brave enough. Just watch that thing from bitten u,their claw have the same germ as their mouth,so becarefull.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dont listen to people say dont kill it (tell that to the dark age about the death black plauge) because im sure they kill mosquito and ants too for fear of the dieses they brough.(im sure they dont want denggi and fire ants in their home) so we will be ask,but remember,we are sent here to &lt;code&gt;manage&lt;/code&gt; this world and ourself. If its a threat to the family of course we take action to defend ourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8281" LastActivityDate="2014-08-19T12:21:08.543" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17029" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17025" CreationDate="2014-08-19T12:29:20.083" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have to face Kaaba for unity of Muslims. This is true Allah is everywhere, but It Important to unity humans. But there is also a History of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How it was built by Abraham and Ishmael.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Detail in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaaba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr/&gt;&#xA;The Quran states that Ibrahim, together with his son Ishmael, raised the foundations of a house [Quran 2:127] that is identified by most commentators as the Kaaba. Allah had shown Ibrahim the exact site, very near to the Well of Zamzam, where Ibrahim and Ishmael began work on the Kaaba's construction in circa 2130 BC. After Ibrahim had built the Kaaba, an angel brought to him the Black Stone, a celestial stone that, according to tradition, had fallen from Heaven on the nearby hill Abu Qubays. According to a saying attributed to Muhammad, the Black Stone had &quot;descended from Paradise whiter than milk but the sins of the sons of Adam had made it black&quot;. The Black Stone is believed to be the only remnant of the original structure made by Ibrahim.&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the placing of the Black Stone in the Eastern corner of the Kaaba, Ibrahim received a revelation, in which Allah told the aged prophet that he should now go and proclaim the pilgrimage to mankind, so that men may come both from Arabia and from lands far away, on camel and on foot.[Quran 22:27] Going by the dates attributed to the patriarchs, Ishmael is believed to have been born around 2150 BC, with Isaac being born a hundred years later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, Islamic scholars have generally assumed that the Kaaba was constructed by Ibrahim around 2130 BC. The Kaaba is, therefore, believed by Muslims to be more than a millennium older than Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem, which is believed to have been finished in 1007 BC. These dates remain consistent with the Muslim belief that the Kaaba is the first and thus oldest mosque in history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Samaritan literature, the Samaritan Book of the Secrets of Moses (Asatir) claims that Ishmael and his eldest son Nebaioth built the Kaaba as well as the city of Mecca. &amp;quot;The Secrets of Moses&amp;quot; or Asatir book was suggested by some opinion to have been compiled in the 10th century, while another opinion in 1927 suggested that it was written no later than the second half of the 3rd century BC.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr/&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it is an important place because it was built for Allah. But when Islam came, Kaaba was not where Muslim face to pray. At first Muslim use to face towards &lt;strong&gt;baitul muqaddas&lt;/strong&gt; then it was change because Muhammad (PBUH) ordered it. When Muhammad (PBUH) order something it has to be done in that exist way, no other way will be accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2021-04-02T09:45:22.307" LastActivityDate="2021-04-02T09:45:22.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17030" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16601" CreationDate="2014-08-19T12:51:40.303" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think its nothing wrong when it recite words from Allah (swt). Remember rabiatul adawiyah? She recites the Quran with intentions to spread the words, so people will feel the words from Allah (swt). And she is consider one of the pirious women in Islam too. Well, if your intention is not good just for riya because you have a good voice and to lure men to sin and women to envious you I think is haram.&#xA;But if u do it, out of fear and loving Allah (swt), miss Allah (swt) so much, and to teach people... its permissible. But you go to understand Quran first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8281" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-01T15:10:16.870" LastActivityDate="2017-10-01T15:10:16.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17031" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17045" CreationDate="2014-08-19T12:53:48.890" Score="2" ViewCount="119" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that Saudi Arabia is denying men from Ebola-infected areas entry:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2014/08/guinea-west-africa-ebola-havoc-worst-hit-death-toll-dis-2014817221533942276.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2014/08/guinea-west-africa-ebola-havoc-worst-hit-death-toll-dis-2014817221533942276.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming the worst case, if a man &lt;em&gt;has the Ebola virus&lt;/em&gt; is he exempt from Haj or must he still perform the pilgrimage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="250" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-23T07:33:18.637" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T07:33:18.637" Title="Is a contagious Muslim exempt from Haj?" Tags="|practical-islam|muslim-practices|hajj|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17027" CreationDate="2014-08-19T14:46:28.537" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Arabic, Farsi and Urdu language the plural nouns are normally used to denote respect. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Allah talks about Himself, His names, His attributes(siffat), His essence; He talks about these things with a language of respect, using the plurals. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just how language is. And when this is translated into the English language the term &quot;We&quot; or &quot;Us&quot; is used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8100" LastEditorUserId="2871" LastEditDate="2014-08-19T19:40:09.707" LastActivityDate="2014-08-19T19:40:09.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17023" CreationDate="2014-08-19T14:58:43.053" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well more than religious scripture, its common sense that tells us to do Taqleed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if you get sick you go to a doctor to find the cure for your disease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly as times change a new things come about, we must ask a scholar for guidance towards the right and away from the wrong. For example, now a days many food companies use ANIMAL ENZYMES in their food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time of the prophet there was no such thing as animal enzymes being used in food, so how do we know if this is hall or haram?? ... When we do taqleed of a scholar we can know by the fatwa he gives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Shia view is that Allah had selected a successor of The Prophet Muhammad, and that was Imam Ali. So the successor was to be the true godly appointed Caliph/Wali/Imam (Wilayat). And that Godly appointed Caliph/Imam/Wali was the person who everyone has to do taqleed of. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the occultation of the 12th Imam (Imam Mahdi), the concept of taqleed became general. That now the representatives of the Imam (Scholars and Mujtahedeen) were able to give fatwas according to the knowledge they acquired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the scholars are the channels of Wilayat that go towards the Imam and the Imam is the channel of Wilayat that goes to the Prophet and the Prophet is the Channel of Wilayat that goes towards Allah (SWT).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8100" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-15T08:02:25.890" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T08:02:25.890" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17031" CreationDate="2014-08-19T20:35:38.890" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hajj is not mandatory for a person who does not have the Health, Wealth and means to go to Hajj... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually in some cases, scholars say it is highly un-recommended for one to do Hajj, if it endangers his own life or the life of others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not a scholar, but from my understanding; this would be that case where Hajj is even forbidden or highly un-recommended on the Person who is Sick. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Especially an Ebola patient, because he can potentially endanger thousands of other people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8100" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-15T08:27:00.610" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T08:27:00.610" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16945" CreationDate="2014-08-19T23:17:49.863" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;1.) When we circle the Kaaba we are not worshiping &lt;em&gt;it&lt;/em&gt;, but rather the one who &lt;em&gt;created it&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.) We pray facing it simply because Allah told us to, not to worship it but worship Him. Besides, if we didn't face it, where would we face instead?? It unites us as an Ummah so at prayer times we feel like we are all worshiping the same Deity and that we aren't alone in this religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Proof: Al-Bara' b. 'Azib reported: I said prayer with the Apostle (may peace be upon him) turning towards Bait-ul-Maqdis for sixteen months till this verse of Surah Baqara wis revealed:&quot; And wherever you are turn your faces towards it&quot; (ii. 144). This verse was revealed when the Apostle (may peace be upon him) had said prayer. A person amongst his people passed by the people of Ansar as they were engaged in prayer. He narrated to them (this command of Allah) and they turned their faces towards the Ka'ba. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to pray towards Bait-ul-Maqdis, that it was revealed (to him):&quot; Indeed We see the turning of the face to heaven, wherefore We shall assuredly cause thee to turn towards Qibla which shall please thee. So turn thy face towards the sacred Mosque (Ka'ba)&quot; (ii. 144). A person from Banu Salama was going; (he found the people) in ruk'u (while) praying the dawn prayer and they had said one rak'ah. He said in a loud voice: Listen! The Qibla has been changed and they turned towards (the new) Qibla (Ka'ba) in that very state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8289" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-30T08:40:03.823" LastActivityDate="2015-06-30T08:40:03.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17041" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-20T00:08:41.047" Score="1" ViewCount="257" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a doctor, trainer, etc., commits shirk, like an Hindu, is it forbidden to see them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8142" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-12T10:05:12.040" LastActivityDate="2017-08-12T10:05:12.040" Title="Is it forbidden to go to see a doctor, trainer, etc., if that person commits shirk?" Tags="|halal-haram|shirk|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17043" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17011" CreationDate="2014-08-20T02:30:41.433" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sahih Bukhari was written by a famous Scholar &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Bukhari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muhammad al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He came at the time of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbasid_Caliphate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abbasid Caliphate&lt;/a&gt; around 800 AD. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was born in 810 and died in 870 at the age of 60. He was born in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukhara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhara&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Khorasan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Khorasan&lt;/a&gt;. and he speak Persian. and he was follower of &lt;strong&gt;Imam Shafi&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And dream are not proper source of hadith for Bukhari. He use to travel the world and collect hadith. If hadith don't have a ravi(full line to who had heard the hadith) the it is zaeef hadith. There is a proper way of explanation to every hadith in &lt;strong&gt;Sahih bukhari&lt;/strong&gt; that why it is such a reliable source to hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastEditorUserId="19566" LastEditDate="2016-11-01T05:53:20.853" LastActivityDate="2016-11-01T05:53:20.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17041" CreationDate="2014-08-20T02:51:08.727" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it's not forbidden.  You're only going there for medical treatment and nothing religious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Mohamed and Abu Bakr aSadiq used the help of a pagan as a guide to find their way to Medina from Mekka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet and Abu Bakr employed a man from the tribe of Bani Ad-Dail&#xA;  and the tribe of Bani Abu bin Adi as a guide. He was an expert guide&#xA;  and he broke the oath contract which he had to abide by with the tribe&#xA;  of Al-Asi bin Wail and he was on the religion of Quraish pagans. The&#xA;  Prophet and Abu Bakr had confidence in him and gave him their riding&#xA;  camels and told him to bring them to the Cave of Thaur after three&#xA;  days. So, he brought them their two riding camels after three days and&#xA;  both of them set out accompanied by Amir bin Fuhaira and the Dili&#xA;  guide who guided them below Mecca along the road leading to the&#xA;  sea-shore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/37/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sahih al-Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-08-20T02:51:08.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17031" CreationDate="2014-08-20T03:09:26.997" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet is reported to have said =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Plague was a means of torture sent on a group of Israelites. So if&#xA;  you hear of its spread in a land, don't approach it, and if a plague&#xA;  should appear in a land where you are present, then don't leave that&#xA;  land in order to run away from it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/60/140&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sahih al-Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So from this narration, we can say that it's not obligatory until the person gets better.  And as Ali said, the person can be putting others lives in danger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;InshaAllah the person who's infected with ebola will be rewarded for his/her intention to do hajj.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-08-20T03:09:26.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17022" CreationDate="2014-08-20T03:15:00.890" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The general rule is that whatever sight, situation and action that risk you falling into sin must be avoided. And sin includes lustful glances or looks at women whether in person, drawn or filmed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastActivityDate="2014-08-20T03:15:00.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17048" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-20T05:01:59.980" Score="4" ViewCount="982" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2763/protests-in-islam&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;question&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; but it is not answered &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it a sin to protest against your leader?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because the leader is the one who is selected by Allah on nation and people have to follow him. &#xA;There is way if we have to change a brutal leader we have to change ourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As in Quran:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Verily, God does not change the state of a People until they change themselves.&quot;(Quran 13:11)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But what is the proper way to protest?&lt;/strong&gt; Should we take matters in or hand our let Allah handle it and be a good Muslim by ourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T15:24:54.223" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T15:24:54.223" Title="Is it a sin to protest against your leader? What is the proper way to protest?" Tags="|halal-haram|behavior|politics|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17052" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-20T07:42:37.957" Score="0" ViewCount="1380" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know this is a very clear question. But what do you think in the light of Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8294" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-08-20T08:39:39.857" LastActivityDate="2014-08-20T12:42:49.010" Title="Is Female Circumcision allowed in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|sex|circumcision|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-08-20T23:23:16.310" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17055" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17052" CreationDate="2014-08-20T12:42:49.010" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;We were unable to find any Qur’anic verse that sheds light on this &#xA;issue directly. However there are some books of Traditions and of &#xA;Islamic jurisprudence and some other books, which take up a &#xA;discussion on the issue of female circumcision. There is &#xA;disagreement on this issue however, among all four schools of &#xA;jurisprudence in Islam as well as with the Ja‘fariyyah sect of the &#xA;Shi‘ites.&#xA;Some regard female circumcision to be as compulsory as male &#xA;circumcision, such as the Shafi‘i and the Hanbali schools of &#xA;jurisprudence. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some regard it as a Sunnah, i.e., something which would be a sin if disregarded intentionally. The Hanafi and the Maliki sects maintain this belief. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some books go so far as to regard this act as being desirable. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Original Islamic jurisprudence literature endorses only male circumcision and regards female circumcision as not being Sunnah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my point of view, I think female circumcision should be forbidden as it is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_genital_mutilation#Complications&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;unhealthy and hurts females&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8248" LastActivityDate="2014-08-20T12:42:49.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17058" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17632" CreationDate="2014-08-20T15:14:54.830" Score="2" ViewCount="4949" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that in many cultures it's normal, for women, to cover up your whole body when you want to swim indoors, outdoors or just want to use the bathtub.&#xA;What I'm wondering about is if there's anything in the Quran, hadiths or the different judical houses in Islam that says that's how it's supposed to be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8298" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T19:18:43.933" LastActivityDate="2021-02-03T17:03:23.847" Title="Is bathing/swimming without covering the whole body permitted for women?" Tags="|practical-islam|women|culture|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16920" CreationDate="2014-08-20T15:28:41.010" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To be a Muslim you need only to recite the **SHAHADA&lt;/strong&gt;.** &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No need to change your name. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No need to convert in front gawah or any other person.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course you can do them if you personally agree to that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8285" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-16T06:49:54.230" LastActivityDate="2016-09-16T06:49:54.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17063" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-20T16:35:10.787" Score="4" ViewCount="1560" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been doing some research to find similarity between the three Holy books (Torah, Injil and the Holy Qur'an), and one of the things that I came across is that the Injil was written by the followers of Jesus, whereas Christians claim that it was not a book sent down by God, rather it was a book of the description of Jesus's life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, what exactly is the Qur'an referring to when it uses the term &quot;Injil&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T19:14:10.377" LastActivityDate="2019-05-17T16:37:17.463" Title="What is the Injil that is referred to in Qur'an?" Tags="|tafseer|bible|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17064" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-20T16:42:56.200" Score="4" ViewCount="424" Body="&lt;p&gt;God assured us that his holy book the Quran will never be changed or altered, now does this stand for all of the holy books God has revealed through the prophets, or is it only for the Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conversation with the fellow Christians, we always refer to the Bible as corrupted and manipulated (Vatican city proves this), and we as Muslims explain how the Quran will remain unchanged until the day of judgment and we have been assured so by God and his prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T05:46:24.727" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T05:46:24.727" Title="How do we know the Quran will never change while we consider the Bible as corrupted and manipulated?" Tags="|quran|bible|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17065" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-20T17:18:38.427" Score="6" ViewCount="2386" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did life start from single cell organisms?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard somewhere in Quran that Allah created the life from water: &quot;We made from water every living thing&quot;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about first prophet then? How would this concept be applicable in the creation of the first prophet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8240" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-27T09:47:49.613" LastActivityDate="2023-06-08T08:17:48.263" Title="Did life start from single cell organisms?" Tags="|creation|science|life|prophet-adam|evolution|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17058" CreationDate="2014-08-20T17:43:57.230" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam does not allow women to show her body while swimming or bathing. There are many ahadith and verses of Quran that talk about women modesty. As Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: &quot;If a woman reaches maturity and she don't cover herself then her prayers will not be accepted.&quot; A verse from Qur'an: And if have no shame remaining, then whatever you do, Allah is no longer concerned with you. I am not good at English. But I just tried to give you a concept through authentic references. I hope you would understand these easily. But if she is in private with no other men or &lt;em&gt;women&lt;/em&gt; she doesn't have to cover her body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8300" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2014-08-27T01:00:20.267" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T01:00:20.267" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16349" CreationDate="2014-08-21T06:16:24.920" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Good Question. Now I am no scholar, but my understanding tells me;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the food contains Haraam or najis elements, then yes it will be Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By Haraam elements I mean, the whole process from preparing to cooking to serving to eating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if there are no Najis, haram elements in the food... then logic tells us that it has to be Halaal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the basic criteria to know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks, And remember Keep asking ! For Allah says in the Qur'an, &quot;Are not those who ponder (think, contemplate, ask, question) better&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8100" LastActivityDate="2014-08-21T06:16:24.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16412" CreationDate="2014-08-21T06:38:41.710" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Sunni view on the issue is that these are not accurate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, it is not established that the prophet gave Fadak to her.&#xA;Contrary to that there are hadith stating that she asked for it during the prophet's lifetime but the prophet refused her request. See e.g. [Sunnan Abi Dawood; Kitab Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai' Wal-Imarah; hadith 2966].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Bakr refused the inheritance argument by narrating from the prophet that &#xA;the inheritance does not apply to prophets property. See e.g. [Bukhari, Book 53, Volume 4, Hadith 325].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamistruth.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/fadak-truth-vs-falsehood/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamistruth.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/fadak-truth-vs-falsehood/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chiite.fr/en/sahaba_02.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.chiite.fr/en/sahaba_02.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Sunnan Abi Dawood; Kitab Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai' Wal-Imarah; hadith 2966]:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [...]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Umar ibn Abdul-Aziz gathered the family of Marwan when he was made caliph and said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&quot;Fadak belonged to the Apostle of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him), and &#xA;    he made contributions from it, &#xA;    showing repeated kindness to the poor of the Banu Hashim from it, and &#xA;    supplying from it the cost of marriage for those who were unmarried. &#xA;    Fatima asked him to give it to her, but he refused. &#xA;    That is how matters stood during the lifetime of the Apostle of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) till he passed away.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    When Abu Bakr was made ruler he administered it as the prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) had done in his lifetime till he passed on. &#xA;    Then when Umar ibn al-Khattab was made ruler he administered it as they had done till he passed on. &#xA;    Then it was given to Marwan as a fief, and it afterwards came to Umar ibn Abdul-Aziz.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    I consider that &#xA;    I have no right to something which the Apostle of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) refused to Fatima, and &#xA;    I call you to witness that I have restored it to its former condition; &#xA;    meaning in the time of the Apostle of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Bukhari, Book 53, Volume 4, Hadith 325]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Narrated Aisha:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Fatima sent somebody to Abu Bakr asking him to give her her inheritance from the Prophet &#xA;  from what Allah had given to His Apostle through Fai &#xA;  (i.e. booty gained without fighting). &#xA;  She asked for the Sadaqa &#xA;  (i.e. wealth assigned for charitable purposes) of the Prophet at Medina, and Fadak, and what remained of the Khumus (i.e. one-fifth) of the Khaibar booty.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Abu Bakr said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle said: &quot;We (Prophets), our property is not inherited, and whatever we leave is Sadaqa, but Muhammad's(Sallalahu Alaihiwassalam) Family can eat from this property, i.e. Allah's property, but they have no right to take more than the food they need.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    By Allah! I will not bring any change in dealing with the Sadaqa of the Prophet &#xA;    (and will keep them) as they used to be observed in his life-time, and &#xA;    I will dispose with it as Allah’s Apostle used to do.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then Ali said: &#xA;  &quot;I testify that none has the right to be worshiped but Allah, and that Muhammad is His Apostle. O Abu Bakr! We acknowledge your superiority.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Then Ali mentioned their own relationship to Allah's Apostle and their right.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Abu Bakr then said: &quot;By Allah in whose hands my life is. I love to do good to the relatives of Allah's Apostle rather than to my own relatives. &#xA;  Look at Muhammad through his family &#xA;  (i.e. if you are no good to his family you are not good to him).&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One simple comment to add here that the decision of Abu Bakr R.A. was right therefore Ali R.A in his Caliphate did not give Fadak to the children of Fatima R.A or took it for himself etc. If this was ever happened in the era of Ali R.A there would be a reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5339" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-01T05:28:35.740" LastActivityDate="2015-06-01T05:28:35.740" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16945" CreationDate="2014-08-21T07:27:35.450" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To worship is to praise some being, and to attribute supernatural beauty, purity, wisdom and power to it. In Islam, worship is allowed only towards Allah (there is no god but God). When Muslims circle Ka'ba or pray towards Ka'ba, they do not worship Ka'ba; they follow the command of Allah to do so. Allah wanted Muslim to have a single point of focus and attention when they worship him in the form of salat and hajj. Allah does not occupy space and cannot be described in material terms. Ka'ba is just a revered means and symbol for unification and identification of the Muslim community. &quot;All praise is due to God alone, the Sustainer of all the worlds.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8304" LastActivityDate="2014-08-21T07:27:35.450" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17072" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22953" CreationDate="2014-08-21T07:35:38.653" Score="5" ViewCount="130444" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know the exact meaning and difference between &lt;em&gt;SHIFA'ah&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;SHAFA'ah&lt;/em&gt; and which one we need to ask Allah for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6823" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T11:27:47.720" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T11:27:47.720" Title="What is the difference between SHIFA'ah and SHAFA'ah?" Tags="|arabic|dua|terminology|shafaah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17019" CreationDate="2014-08-21T07:49:17.977" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;God has many names, about 99 names including( Allah, the almighty, the merciful.....) the Name Allah breaks into two parts in the Arabic language (Al-Ilah) which means god therfor the translation for Allah in English is God according to some internet sources, hopefully i am not committing a sin.&#xA;Another research i have done is comparing the names of god between Christianity, Islam, Judaism and i found out that they are a match, even in Christianity and Judaism God is not just called god there can be other names (the merciful, the almighty), Christians, Jews and Muslims worship the same god the trinity is a form of corruption to the christian religion, there is no other worthy of worship but god, jesus was a prophet not a god and god would not want you to worship jesus because he was sent with a message god does not have sons and saying so will lead to hell fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastActivityDate="2014-08-21T07:49:17.977" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17074" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17072" CreationDate="2014-08-21T07:59:21.007" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shifa means &quot;good health&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shafa means &quot;corner, death, deep grave&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you should ask for shifa from Allah. Allah knows what's going on in your head and heart, so if you are asking for good health but due to lack of knowledge you use the word Shafa (as actions are based on intention) I don't think you need to worry as your intention was to ask for good health. Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8303" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-11T07:56:17.230" LastActivityDate="2016-05-11T07:56:17.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17075" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17078" CreationDate="2014-08-21T08:34:56.490" Score="4" ViewCount="964" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowable for an Islamic nation to behead prisoners it captures in a war (like how ISIS has captured and beheaded an American)? Is there any Quranic or hadith justification for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8305" LastEditorUserId="75" LastEditorDisplayName="user8305" LastEditDate="2015-01-31T18:02:18.247" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T11:07:37.990" Title="Is beheading non Muslim prisoners-of-war allowed in Islam?" Tags="|non-muslim|jihad|war|daesh|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17078" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17075" CreationDate="2014-08-21T09:18:13.200" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well I’m not sure about the specific hadith or Qur’anic justification but IF the prisoner has committed the crime punishable by beheading then yes, the &lt;strong&gt;state&lt;/strong&gt; can punish the prisoner according to its law! BUT the punishment must be from the ruling state or the proper authority (courts etc. depending upon the state law), and not from any individual who takes law in his/her own hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That was my personal understanding of your question and the answer is what i think is the best answer... again, I am not a Muslim scholar or Molvi. It's just my personal observation. Hope it helped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8303" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-04T05:45:16.367" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T05:45:16.367" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17080" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17081" CreationDate="2014-08-21T09:41:54.320" Score="7" ViewCount="451" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you read the question carefully I ask Intolerance in &quot;Muslims&quot; and not Islam. Islam is one of the most tolerant religions of all, but one thing that's oxymoron is intolerance in Muslim fanatics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have had a hard time dealing with Muslim clergies and orthodoxy big time. There is aggression and intolerance in them which is hard to counter. I believe this can be one of the seeds of all the ills of Muslim brotherhood that we witness at various places.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reason it exists? Why are some of us so intolerant? Is their any historical or contemporary event/events responsible for it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user5294" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-08-23T07:37:45.850" LastActivityDate="2015-03-07T04:36:41.920" Title="Intolerance in muslims" Tags="|history|muslim-practices|culture|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17080" CreationDate="2014-08-21T09:54:34.487" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well.. being a Muslim and living in a Muslim society, i agree with you totally on this matter! Muslims really have gone out of limits when it comes to anger management. The result can be seen in the world, how Muslims have developed themselves as barbaric savages. Not only in religious matters but also in every day issues. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now coming towards the reasons, i think it's because of not following or being able to understand Islam. A big part is played in it by the Muslim Scholars and so called Molvis/Muftis! They preach the religion as an act of violence. Every Friday i go to mosque, i encounter their preaching of violence like We should attack Israel, kill the non-believers. Most of the times all they have to debate about is how only they are on the right track and every one else is astray and some even go to the limits saying that they are allowed to be killed and anyone who kills them will go to jannah (i have heard it with my own ears) which is total nonsense, whatever little Islam i have studied or know about is completely different from what they are preaching us. So for me, the ones who are guiding us towards the intolerance (Molvis, Muftis etc) are the biggest reason for this. They would come up with the false violent interpretation of almost anything. I am not saying that all of them are like that, there are plenty of preachers of peace as well in Islam but the violent intolerant ones out number them and they are poisoning the minds of Muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8303" LastActivityDate="2014-08-21T09:54:34.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17082" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17080" CreationDate="2014-08-21T11:05:38.507" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason of Intolerance in Muslims is self Egoism and arrogance. Every One wants that other should listen to him It is present in most of the scholars and the satan is behind this means creating ego and arrogance in people. so that they will fight with each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it is not only present in muslim but also in other religions but in muslims it is large because the Satan put his all efforts in muslims to put them in wrong path.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5339" LastActivityDate="2014-08-21T11:05:38.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17083" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-21T12:08:36.510" Score="6" ViewCount="5138" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a tradition In &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/64/368&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;, Book 64, Hadith 368 in which The Prophet (pbuh) stated clearly his low opinion on what Khalid had committed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) sent Khalid bin Al-Walid to the tribe of Jadhima and&#xA;Khalid invited them to Islam but they could not express themselves by&#xA;saying, &amp;quot;Aslamna (i.e. we have embraced Islam),&amp;quot; but they started&#xA;saying &amp;quot;Saba'na! Saba'na (i.e. we have come out of one religion to&#xA;another).&amp;quot; Khalid kept on killing (some of) them and taking (some of)&#xA;them as captives and gave every one of us his Captive. When there came&#xA;the day then Khalid ordered that each man (i.e. Muslim soldier) should&#xA;kill his captive, I said, &amp;quot;By Allah, I will not kill my captive, and&#xA;none of my companions will kill his captive.&amp;quot; When we reached the&#xA;Prophet, we mentioned to him the whole story. On that, the Prophet (ﷺ)&#xA;raised both his hands and said twice, &amp;quot;O Allah! I am free from what&#xA;Khalid has done.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;knowing that The Prophet (pbuh) did not please with him, can we say that Allah was pleased with Khalid bin Al-Walid by mentioning &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;رضی الله عنه&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; after his name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5420" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T15:23:09.567" Title="Can we say &quot;رضی الله عنه &quot; after Khalid bin Al-Walid?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17087" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="215" CreationDate="2014-08-21T17:30:47.767" Score="-7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah instructed Muhammad to ask forgiveness for his sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So know, [O Muhammad], that there is no deity except Allah and &lt;strong&gt;ask forgiveness for your sin&lt;/strong&gt; and for the believing men and believing women. And Allah knows of your movement and your resting place.. Surat Muhammad 47:19&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad was a human like the rest of us, and was not sinless according to the Allah (The Qur'an itself).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8306" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-30T05:25:02.920" LastActivityDate="2016-04-30T05:25:02.920" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17090" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17083" CreationDate="2014-08-21T19:08:50.203" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The status of a person is decided by the entirety of their actions, not one single action. The incident of Jadhima happened when Khalid was a brand new Muslim. After that he repented and went on to become an exemplary Muslim. This is why he is still accorded the honorific/du`a &quot;May Allah be pleased with him.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-08-21T19:08:50.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17023" CreationDate="2014-08-21T20:27:25.013" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Surah Nahl, verse 43 we read: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“Ask those who know if you don’t know (something).”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;let me give you an example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do you think an engineer would do if he got sick?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;start spending so much time studying and doing lots of researches to figure out how he can get rid of the disease he's suffering from.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;go to a doctor and ask the doctor to save him the trouble of all those exhausting effort.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A sane person will definitely choose the second way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above-mentioned verse is exactly implying an intellectual rule which is: &quot;a non-expert person in a certain field has to go to an expert in that field.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowing that the skill of distinguishing between authentic Hadiths and the fake ones, understanding the correct meaning of the verses and traditions and reconciling between them when coming across a contradiction is not reachable without years and years of hard work, we can simply conclude that the only reasonable way of finding religious rules and regulations for non-expert people is following Islamic experts (Mujtahid).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5420" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T08:16:50.060" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T08:16:50.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17093" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17095" CreationDate="2014-08-21T21:04:51.500" Score="1" ViewCount="125" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to have prisoners of war, and should they be prosecuted, if so then how?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T17:50:21.377" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T17:50:21.377" Title="Is it permissible to capture prisoners of war?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17095" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17093" CreationDate="2014-08-22T02:27:34.380" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the beginning, it's not allowed to have prisoners of war until the enemy has been thoroughly subdued =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;It is not for a prophet to have prisoners of war until he has thoroughly subdued the land.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; [8:67] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once the subjugation has been accomplished, only then are we allowed to have prisoners =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;If you meet in battle those who disbelieve, smite their necks. Then, if you have thoroughly subdued them, the bind them firmly, so there will be a time for either generosity or ransom for them until cessation of the war.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; [47:4] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After someone is taken as a prisoner, they have many rights in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They aren't allowed to be forced to become Muslim and have the right to remain on their own religion =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;O Prophet! Say to those who are captives in your hands: 'If Allah finds any good in your hearts, He will give you something better than what has been taken from you and He will forgive you. For Allah is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; [8:70]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read how the Prophet treated a prisoner named &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/64/398&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Thomamah bin Athal&lt;/a&gt; and he became Muslim because of the kindness he was given even though he fought against the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A prisoner has the right to be fed =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive, [Saying], &quot;We feed you only for the countenance of Allah . We wish not from you reward or gratitude.  Indeed, We fear from our Lord a Day austere and distressful.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; [76:8-10]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A prisoner has the right to be clothed if naked.  Al-Abbas was captured as a prisoner and was undressed.  The Prophet gave him a shirt to wear.  You can read about it &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/56/217&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What else is there?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-08-22T02:27:34.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17096" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-22T02:57:36.863" Score="1" ViewCount="277" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I did that, can I make it up with paying money to the poor instead? Or do I have to fast again? Is it okay to break the fast for medicine for my OCD?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8142" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-14T19:17:26.763" LastActivityDate="2017-09-18T11:29:38.930" Title="If I didn't break my fast when it was invalidated?" Tags="|sharia|sawm|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17083" CreationDate="2014-08-22T03:11:57.637" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All As'hab an Nabi (Companions of the Prophet) Sallallahu alaihiwa sallam as attributed with Radhiallahu Anhu and one deed of his life that Prophet SAW didn't like, as per my opinion, in no way makes his deprived of the Radhiallahu Anhu attribution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allahu A'alam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8311" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T08:11:32.207" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T08:11:32.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17099" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17102" CreationDate="2014-08-22T04:37:26.793" Score="7" ViewCount="4697" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Legit questions, looking for answers)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Islam, shirk is the worst sin you can possibly commit, the only unforgivable sin. Shirk is associating partners with Allah. According to Muhammad, if you even swear by something other than Allah you are committing shirk against Allah. This is found in all 6 of Islam's most trusted Hadith's. Here are some examples: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 6108:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Allah's Messenger said: &quot;Verily!&quot; Allah&#xA;  forbids you to swear by your fathers. If one has to take an oath, he&#xA;  should swear by Allah or otherwise keep quiet.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sunan Abu Duwad 3242:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The Apostle of Allah said: &quot;Do not swear by&#xA;  your fathers, or by your mothers, or by rivals of Allah; and swear by&#xA;  Allah only, and swear by Allah only when you are speaking the truth.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sunan al-Nasai 3795:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The Messenger of Allah said: &quot;Whoever swears,&#xA;  let him not swear by anything other than Allah.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why in the Qur'an does Allah repeatedly swear by things that are lower than himself? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;I swear by the Quran full of wisdom&quot; S. 36:2 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;I swear by those who draw themselves out in ranks&quot; S. 37:1 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;I swear by the wind that scatters far and wide&quot; S. 51:1 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;I swear by the heaven full of ways&quot; S. 51:7 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;I swear by the Mountain&quot; S. 52:1 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;I swear by the star when it goes down&quot; S. 53:1 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;But nay! I swear by the falling of stars&quot; S. 56:75 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection. Nay, I swear by the self accusing soul, that the Day of Judgment is a certainty.&quot; S. 75:1-2 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;So &lt;strong&gt;I swear by what you see&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;and what you do not see&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; S.69:38-39&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Many more but I don't want this to be too long)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does Allah associate so many lesser partners with Himself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;: Saying &quot;The law doesn't apply to Allah&quot; is just silly. Can Allah worship Jesus in a Christian church? Because that is the same as shirk. If Allah is able to commit the worst sin, the unforgivable sin, he is also able to steal, cheat, lie, &amp;amp; commit all other sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm still looking for a better answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2nd Edit&lt;/strong&gt; (per mod request)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To add clarification as to my question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shirk is the only unforgivable sin (Surah 4:116)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even swearing by something other than Allah is to commit shirk (Sahih al-Bukhari 6108, Sunan Abu Duwad 4:116 + more)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah repeatedly swears by things other than himself (S. 36:2, 37:1, 51:1, 51:7, 75:1-2. 69:38-39 + many more).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My question is, &lt;strong&gt;If what Allah has done is not shirk, can you give me scriptural basis for this claim?&lt;/strong&gt; Implying things such as &quot;Allah can sin without it being sin&quot; are too big a claim for me to accept without Qur'anic or Hadith passages.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8306" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-18T06:31:08.493" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T06:31:08.493" Title="Does Allah commit shirk by swearing on things lesser than Him (e.g. the Qur'an)?" Tags="|allah|shirk|oaths|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="9" ClosedDate="2014-08-22T23:10:11.100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17099" CreationDate="2014-08-22T05:11:36.567" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;The laws of Islam are meant to be followed by humans (and jinn). It's a ridiculous notion to apply those laws to God Himself. He is the One who is believed &lt;em&gt;in&lt;/em&gt;. Therefore it is impossible for Him to associate partners with Himself in His infinite knowledge. God is allowed to take oaths by the things that He has created - something that we humans can't claim  and something we don't have the privilege of doing. When He swears by His Creation, He is not associating partners with Himself, rather He is drawing attention to the majesty of that thing He is swearing by. Usually what follows is tightly connected to the object of the oath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-08-22T05:11:36.567" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17099" CreationDate="2014-08-22T06:05:50.600" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The perceived contradiction is resolved after clarifying the real implications of the narration and elucidating the real essence of &lt;em&gt;Tawheed&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Shirk&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact is that &lt;strong&gt;Allah swearing by creation doesn't amount to shirk.&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;That's because swearing by something does not necessarily imply attributing Divinity -- apart from Allah -- to the object sworn by. In fact, &lt;strong&gt;Allah and people can swear by anything that is truly holy and sacred&lt;/strong&gt; in order to be more persuasive in their proclamations and that includes swearing to creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as for the reason why the Holy Prophet discouraged swearing by anything other than Allah it is because swearing is usually done by things that are considered to be valuable, sacred or Divine, and since Pagans believed in many false deities and adhered to many false values (e.g. ancestral or tribal nobility), they would subsequently use them as objects of swearing in their arguments; such as swearing by their fathers, the idols or deities they worshiped, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Within this Pagan cultural background, when the Prophet (peace be upon him) discouraged Arabs to swear by anything other than Allah, he had mainly intended to repel the spirit of shirk that permeated the old practice of swearing by things that were considered holy &lt;em&gt;apart&lt;/em&gt; from Allah, not the act of swearing &lt;em&gt;itself&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The Difference between Swearing as in the Spirit of &lt;em&gt;Tawheed&lt;/em&gt; and in the Spirit of &lt;em&gt;Shirk&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam instead taught that as Allah is the holiest being and indeed the source of all value, majesty and holiness found in other beings, He qualifies as the most credible object of oath. &lt;strong&gt;But that was not to negate using other beings (i.e. creation) as objects of swearing &lt;em&gt;so long as it was done in the right Monotheist spirit.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To elucidate what &quot;the right monotheist spirit&quot; means, it is crucial to understand that the value of actions are mainly determined by the validity of their underlying intentions and beliefs. From this observation it follows that once we fully embrace the belief in Divine Unity (&lt;em&gt;Tawheed&lt;/em&gt;) in essence (&lt;em&gt;dhat&lt;/em&gt;), attributes (&lt;em&gt;sifat&lt;/em&gt;) and acts (&lt;em&gt;af'al&lt;/em&gt;) i.e. that not only Allah is the one unique supreme essence but also that all good traits and acts in creation originate from and trace back to Him -- and thus negating independence, sovereignty and self-origination for all creation in all respect -- then swear by things other than Allah is done within the right belief system and with the right meaning and implications. As a result, the spirit of Tawheed sanctifies an action that may otherwise imply or represent polytheistic beliefs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Swearing by things other than Allah, in this Monotheistic spirit, is done to imply the God-given importance, worth or vital function of those beings in the general scheme of Allah's creation, not to associate partners with Allah in His divinity.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, in the eyes of Allah and any Allah-conscious person, everything is holy because everything is created, granted value and sustained by Allah, from mud and olive tree to mountains and stars, to Quran and Angels, they are all manifestations of Allah's grace and blessing upon we human beings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is how swearing in the spirit of Tawheed is distinguished from swearing in the spirit of Shirk. One shows off the majesty of Allah's creation and reinforces our gratitude for Allah for His multitude of blessings, the other compromises our belief in Tawheed by implying independent worth and sanctity for things apart from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-08-23T04:13:33.670" LastActivityDate="2014-08-23T04:13:33.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17102" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17099" CreationDate="2014-08-22T06:22:02.170" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;How can God take anything/anyone else to be God instead of himself? Have you ever taken someone else to be you?  Did you ever wake up one day and say &quot;that random person walking on the street is actually me”... I hope you understand the absurdity in the sentence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question is actually paradoxical in essence. It is paradoxical because it is fallacious. It lacks the understanding of the Arabic language, as well as the understanding of the wisdom behind why God swears by his creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically the prophet said to swear to none other than Allah was, because the motive was... that whenever you make a promise, you remember and take Allah as the ultimate witness for all your actions... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking anything else as the ultimate witness is useless... and wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, if you understand Arabic and know the context in which God swears by his creation... is usually to divert the attention of the reader to something. Or to show the importance of that object, by which God swears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8100" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-22T06:58:11.320" LastActivityDate="2015-11-22T06:58:11.320" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17083" CreationDate="2014-08-22T06:57:54.780" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well the Qur'an says it explicitly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an (5:32)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;…the killing of a person for reasons other than legal retaliation or&#xA;for stopping corruption in the land is as great a sin as murdering all&#xA;of mankind. However, to save a life would be as great a virtue as to&#xA;save all of mankind.…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For those who say that &amp;quot;this was only one mistake&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;it was a small mistake,&amp;quot; they do not understand the depth of the sin Khalid ibn Waleed did:  He killed many innocent people, &lt;strong&gt;hence he gained the Sin and Azaab of killing Humanity many times over.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also please notice, The Prophet is the Mercy for all of Allah's Creation. Yet when the Prophet heard about this action done by Waleed the prophet didn't say, &amp;quot;May Allah forgive him,&amp;quot; rather he said &amp;quot;Oh Allah, I am free from this action.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for those who say that Waleed went onto become an exemplary Muslim, Wikipedia says otherwise:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Qatada Ansari, a companion of Muhammad, who accompanied Khalid&#xA;from Medina was so shocked at Malik's murder by Khalid that he&#xA;immediately returned to Medina, and told Abu Bakr that he refused to&#xA;serve under a commander who had killed a Muslim. The death of Malik&#xA;and Khalid's taking of his wife Layla created controversy. Some&#xA;officers of his army—including Abu Qatadah—believed that Khalid killed&#xA;Malik to take his wife. After the pressure exerted by Umar—Khalid's&#xA;cousin and one of Caliph Abu Bakr's main advisors—Abu Bakr called&#xA;Khalid back to Medina to explain himself. Although Khalid had declared&#xA;Malik an apostate, in Medina, ‘Umar told Khalid: “You enemy of Allâh!&#xA;You killed a Muslim man and thereafter took his wife. By Allâh, I will&#xA;stone you&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8100" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-08-24T06:06:55.843" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17105" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-22T08:22:01.383" Score="1" ViewCount="13664" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do we have to pray as soon as it is a valid time to do so or we have the whole time between two prayers (lets say for example its time to pray Duhr but I prayed befor Asr starts in 30 mins).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another case would be Its time to pray Fajr but i prayed once i have waked up is my salah not accepted as i should have woken up as soon as it was valid to pray Fajr?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that Fajr And Isha because of their timing they are considered as a challenge, so me waking up later than i should is making things in my own comfort, is this haram, brothers and sisters please advice!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-16T06:56:27.503" LastActivityDate="2022-06-16T06:56:27.503" Title="Do we have to pray as soon as the time for prayer comes?" Tags="|salat|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17099" CreationDate="2014-08-22T10:31:04.480" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah's Laws are meant for men, not God. God is the Able, He can do anything He wants. If you argue this is a double standard, then if He follows the laws meant for men, won't He lower Himself to men's level? If you argue this is fair, and the other way around would be discrimination, Allah has no needs, and why does He have to follow your view?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8142" LastActivityDate="2014-08-22T10:31:04.480" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17108" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7308" CreationDate="2014-08-22T15:36:31.587" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims are allow to give charity to non-Muslims. The best of charity are making supplication for other without them knowing it. So making supplication for non-Muslim is allowed. But this is only possible for living non-Muslim. The supplication should specific and not general. Meaning to say we make supplication for a living person by specifying the name;&lt;br&gt;For example,&quot;my Lord,forgive my (non-Muslim) parents, grant Islam into their hearts&quot;.&lt;br&gt; It should not be &quot;my Lord,forgive the non-Muslim.&quot;&lt;br&gt; the latter is an incorrect supplication,because such a general supplication is general,which include dead non-Muslim. Which is the same when we say Allah, forgive the Muslim. This supplication will be for every muslim,dead or living&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8318" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-07T06:03:02.537" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T06:03:02.537" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16945" CreationDate="2014-08-22T15:47:34.390" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1 .  At first I should say that Tavaf does not mean the worshiping idol. if respecting to something means the idolatry so the ones who respect each other , are the idolater . Moreover this is an order from Allah and thus it has especial philosophy for itself. &#xA;Tavaf (I mean circling the Kaaba ) is for receiving mercy and forgiveness from Allah and is like the rebirth for the human . the angles circle around the empyrean Kaaba and so Muslims should circle around that with their hearths . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;the prophet ( PBUH ) said : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;« إِنَّ اللَّهَ یُبَاهِی بِالطَّائِفِینَ »&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah proud of the ones who circle the Kaaba (1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pilgrims should circle the Kaaba with their hearts and because of that Allah align this Kaaba with the empyrean Kaaba  in a line ,so  Muslims circle around that and in fact they worship Allah .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Imam Sajjad says: I ask from my father Imam Hussein that why should&#xA;  we circle around the Kaaba for seven times? .  He said:  (when Allah&#xA;  decided to create the human as his successor, the angles said, you&#xA;  want to create the humans who kill each other ?. Allah answered, I&#xA;  know something that you can’t understand) . (Al-Baqara , verse 30 )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;thus , Allah deprived them from his mercy for seven thousand years ,&#xA;  then forgave them and because of that in fourth sky built a house and&#xA;  aligned Beit Allah AL haram in a line in front of and seven Tavaf for that&#xA;  and it means that  for  one thousand years , one circle is obligatory &#xA;   so seven circles became obligatory for the humans like angles . “&#xA;  (2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Tavaf you should circle for seven times. The number seven has some secrets like seven skies, seven seas, seven days of the week . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah in Quran, Surah Al-Baqara , verse 144 , says :&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We certainly see you turning your face about in the sky. We will surely turn you to a Qiblah of your liking: so turn your face towards the Masjed al Haram, and wherever you may be, turn your faces towards it! Indeed those who were given the Book surely know that it is the truth from their Lord. And Allah is not oblivious of what they do. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus praying toward the Kaaba is an order from Allah. As you know, Allah knows all of languages in the world and his existence is out of time, but we should pray in Arabic language and in an especial period of time. Despite the fact that, Allah is in every place, we should pray in an especial direct. Because of those conditions, Muslims went forward in different aspects of science like geography, mathematics and geometry. The most important reason of this order is the alliance of Muslims with many cultural and educational effects. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1) . تاریخ بغداد ، ج5 ، ص369 ؛ حلیة الاولیاء ، ج8 ، ص216 ؛ مسند ابی یعلی ، ج4 ، ص330 ، روایت4589 ؛ عوالی اللئالی ، ج1 ، ص96 ، روایت۸&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(2) . بحار 11/110 ح 25، علل الشرایع /406/ ح 1 نقل از موسوعه كلمات الحسین علیه السلام /704&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4941" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-07-01T05:13:29.810" LastActivityDate="2015-07-01T05:13:29.810" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17112" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-22T20:05:45.003" Score="4" ViewCount="269" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a Hadith in Sunni sources which reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whenever there was drought, Umar bin Al-Khattab used to ask Allah for&#xA;  rain through Al-Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib, saying, &quot;O Allah! We used&#xA;  to request our Prophet to ask You for rain, and You would give us. Now&#xA;  we request the uncle of our Prophet to ask You for rain, so give us&#xA;  rain.&quot; And they would be given rain.&lt;sup&gt;ref&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to that,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1 . Can we ask our demands from Allah this way? Is this a right way?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2 . Does this amount to &lt;em&gt;Tavassol&lt;/em&gt; or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ref. Sahih al-Bukhari 3710; In-book reference: Book 62, Hadith 61; USC-MSA web (English) reference   : Vol. 5, Book 57, Hadith 59.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4941" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-20T00:07:43.343" LastActivityDate="2016-01-15T10:37:57.123" Title="Can we ask another person who is more faithful than us to ask our demands from Allah ? is this Tavassol or not?(Sunni view )" Tags="|sharia|sunni|hadith-interpretation|tawassul|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17096" CreationDate="2014-08-22T21:10:28.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you feel as if you broke your fast, then you have to make it up and can't feed people in replace of it as it was suppose to be done right away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars have said feeding people is only for those who have reached old age.  They use the sayings of ibn Masud and actions of Anas bin Mailk as interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And some have said it can be for anyone who is ill, traveling, and isn't able to fast. However it was suppose to be done right away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AllahoAlim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-24T14:24:21.830" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T14:24:21.830" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17115" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17105" CreationDate="2014-08-22T21:30:14.030" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah has made prayers to be done at certain times =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;...Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; [4:103]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only exception the Prophet gave for making up missed prayers was if one forgets to pray or oversleeps =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;Whoever forgets a prayer, let him offer it as soon as he remembers, for there is no expiation for it other than that.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:597&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[al-Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:684a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Muslim]&lt;/a&gt; and other books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'There is no negligence when one sleeps, rather negligence is when one is awake. If any one of you forgets a prayer or sleeps and misses it, let him pray it when he remembers it.'&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1106190&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[an-Nasai]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise the prayer has to be done when the time comes in.  And when it comes in for prayers like Dhur, Asr, and Maghrib, the timing is up until the next payer enters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like Dhur prayer doesn't end until Asr prayer comes in.  Asr prayer doesn't end until Maghrib comes in.  And Maghrib doesn't end until Isha comes in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Isha ends when it's half the night and not up until Fajr time.  &lt;strong&gt;You can read the full &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/5/223&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fajr ends when dawn has past and the sky is light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-16T06:53:58.120" LastActivityDate="2022-06-16T06:53:58.120" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17099" CreationDate="2014-08-22T21:51:27.077" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They read to me as setting the context on what He is saying. &#xA;Showing indications/absolute facts, maybe those relevant to what he is telling. Read the rest on what He is giving His word on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Swearing on/by the absolutely trusted. For clarity, a better explanation? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Human can fall into errors, and can't always tell what is absolutely correct. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;E.g.: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(53:1-2) I swear by the star when it goes down that Mohammed ... ? Stars go down, but Mohammed doesn't go untruthful/unjust&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(69:38-39) So I swear by what you see, and what you do not see that Qur'an is ...   ? Qur'an is accurate-- more so than whatever you do/don't see around&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not a scholar or anything. Just my personal thoughts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8322" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-15T08:23:43.983" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T08:23:43.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17119" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-23T00:10:19.357" Score="3" ViewCount="3405" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not a Muslim, but have nothing but the highest respect for your faith.  I am not Muslim but admire the clothing, is it disrespectful to Allah to wear the clothing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8324" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-08-23T07:01:12.190" LastActivityDate="2014-08-23T20:37:52.200" Title="Is it disrespectful for a non Muslim to wear the traditional clothing" Tags="|halal-haram|non-muslim|clothing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16945" CreationDate="2014-08-23T05:55:45.450" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fundamental wisdom that can resolve all such questions (i.e. charges of shirk in cases when certain objects are involved in worship) is that &lt;strong&gt;it is in essence impossible to worship Allah without these means and intermediaries.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But these means and intermediaries are very very diverse, from words, actions and gestures that you use to pray to Allah (chants, hands held in begging, prostration, etc.), to places and formations (mosque, congregations etc.), to symbols and symbolic rituals (Kabba, Hajj, struggle between Safa and Marva, etc.) they are all meant to serve as means by which we seek closeness to and worship Allah. We may even add to this list some of the people, e.g. Prophets and saints as those who manifest Allah's attributes and will and can therefore help us seek closeness to Allah. That is, we can (and indeed do, whether realize or not) worship Allah &lt;em&gt;through&lt;/em&gt; these close friends of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The important implication of this fundamental wisdom is that there exists and there can be no direct way of direct communion with Allah. That's just impossible. Even if you try to 'directly' focus on Allah's essence in a vain attempt to supposedly bypass these means, there's still the mediation of your mind and soul and also all the intervening levels of creation between you and Allah, e.g. angels and the Holy Spirit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The conclusive implication of this for the problem of shirk is that no act of worship to Allah through means amounts to shirk. Shirk is about associating partners with Allah in His Divinity; for example, assuming that Kabba holds some innate Divine powers or that Prophets can do miracles independent of Allah, or that Allah needs any of these intermediaries to sustain itself. But to deny the essential role that all these means play in making worship of Allah possible for us is to simply be unrealistic and irrational. In fact, even Allah Himself in Sura Ma'ida explicitly urges us to seek means of closeness to Him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who believe! Be conscious of God, and seek the means of approach&#xA;  to Him, and strive in His cause, so that you may succeed.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/5:35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(5:35)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is because that's just how closeness to Allah is achieved. And this is the basic wisdom upon which all allegations of shirk should be examined.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T07:34:01.660" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T07:34:01.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17121" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17119" CreationDate="2014-08-23T06:06:38.147" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam specifies an abstract minimum level of clothing for men and women - the actual concrete dress forms are tied to a local culture, not the religion itself. There is nothing inherently &quot;Islamic&quot; about Muslim clothing other than it conforms to that guidance. So no, there is nothing disrespectful at all about wearing clothing that is found in Muslim lands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-08-23T06:06:38.147" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17122" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-23T09:23:20.437" Score="1" ViewCount="251" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the logic behind the Islamic point of view that followers of other religions, and in short the Kuffar (unbelievers) are impure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastActivityDate="2014-08-23T20:35:02.310" Title="Why is an unbeliever impure?" Tags="|sharia|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17123" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-23T09:40:55.750" Score="6" ViewCount="700" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Holy Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الَّذِي خَلَقَ الْمَوْتَ وَالْحَيَاةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفُورُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who created death and life that He may try you — which of you is best in&#xA;  deeds&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.parsquran.com/data/showall.php?sura=67&amp;amp;ayat=2&amp;amp;user=far&amp;amp;lang=eng&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Surah Mulk 67:2]&lt;/a&gt;**&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the question is that testing is required by one who is not aware of&#xA;something and one who is not aware of the result. While for Allah apparent&#xA;and hidden is all same and whatever it is in the heavens and the&#xA;earth; nothing is hidden from Him. Then why is it necessary for Him to&#xA;test His servants?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-10-25T11:10:09.847" LastActivityDate="2014-10-25T11:10:09.847" Title="Why does Allah subject people to tests?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17124" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17122" CreationDate="2014-08-23T11:31:49.613" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the world, we think about things differently than Allah. &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Just consider, we say about a person that he is a rich man because he has money, popularity and reputation but in-front of Allah, the man which has good intentions for everybody, has done good deeds, sincerity is the rich and can buy Heaven.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best example is,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When a believer utters a lie without a valid excuse, he is cursed by seventy thousand angels. Such a stench emanates from his heart that it reaches the sky &lt;/strong&gt;and because of this single lie Allah writes for him a sin equivalent to that of committing seventy fornications. Such fornications that the least of which is fornication with ones mother.&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/greater-sins-volume-2-ayatullah-sayyid-abd-al-husayn-dastghayb-shirazi/seventeenth-greater-sin-lying#angels-curse-liars&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This says that sin is like stench and stench comes from impure things. &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;We Muslim can ask for forgiveness from Allah and when Allah will forgive, we will be pure but a non-Muslim won't ask for forgiveness and this is what makes them impure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastActivityDate="2014-08-23T11:31:49.613" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17127" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17123" CreationDate="2014-08-23T19:53:27.570" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Therefore when judgment day comes you would be treated on fair basis, god gave humans free will therefore we chose to take certain paths, if you where just born and found yourself skipped to judgment day you will say o allah you are the all knowing but yet i have not committed what i am being judged upon that's why we take life as one big test and when judgment day comes you and your body is a witness of your actions, god is all knowing he knows the past, future and present (an example of a test would be big business financial loss some people will drink it over and some people will face the issue and find a solution, Drinking it over will lead you no where as it alters and messes with your brain, on the other hand accepting reality and facing the issue will lead to solving it or bypassing it) one solution is better than the other and that is in your hand because you have free will. another answer would be (imagine this one day you wake up, police are knocking on your door they take you to court and place you in prison for several years because they knew that you are going to commit so many crimes in the future but you didn't yet and your not even thinking about it just yet) would it be fair (NO) thats why tests are there you take your own option and you get judged for it and you stand witness for it as well, please let me know if this answer helps&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastActivityDate="2014-08-23T19:53:27.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17128" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17123" CreationDate="2014-08-23T20:09:00.937" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The lying is one of the bad instincts of human. He won't even blink while lying in front of anybody. If you are asking that if anything which is happening right now and Allah knows everything that which one will be companion of heaven and which one will be for hell than what is the reason of creating this world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A person won't even think while lying in front of Allah. Allah knows everything and if Allah tell him that you are lying, he won't accept and say that I am true. If Allah shows him that you are going to do this on world than he still won't accept it.&lt;br /&gt; This life is recorded and on the judgment day, we won't forget a little moment so we won't be able to lie in front of Allah but still there would be some people who will lie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira (r.a.): I heard Allah's Messenger (s.a.w.s.) saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first of the people whose case will be decided on the Day of Judgment will be a man who died as a martyr. He will be brought forth. Allah will make him know about His blessings (Which He had bestowed on him in the world). The man will acknowledge them. Then Allah will ask him: What did you do with them? He will say: I fought in Your way until I died as a martyr. Allah will remark: You are lying. You fought so that you may be called a brave warrior. Then orders will be passed against him. So he will be dragged along on his face and cast into Hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second will be a man who studied (religious) knowledge. Then he taught it to others and recited the Qur'an. He will be brought (for judgment). Allah will remind him of His favours (showered on him in the world). He will admit them (having enjoyed them in his life). Then Allah will ask him: What did you do with them? He will reply: I acquired knowledge and imparted it and also recited the Qur'an for Your sake. Allah will observe: You have told a lie, for you got knowledge to be renowned as a scholar; and you recited the Qur'an to be marked as Qari (one who recites the Qur'an according to the rules). Then orders will be passed against him. So he will be dragged along on his face and thrown into Hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third will be a man to whom Allah had made abundantly rich and granted him every kind of wealth. He will be brought for Judgment. Allah will let him know about His gifts conferred upon him in the world. He will recognize them. Then Allah will inquire: What did you with them? He will say: I left no way in which You like money to be spent without spending in it for Your sake. Allah will say:  You are lying, You did so to be described as generous (in the society); (It means you got your reward in the world according to your intention). Now you deserve nothing in the Hereafter except Hell). So orders will be passed against him and he will be dragged along on his face until he will be hurled into Hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(This Hadith is sound and reported by Muslim and Nasa'i)&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.everymuslim.co.za/index.php/articles-menu/important-days-menu/1548-3-types-of-people-on-theday-of-judgement&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This clearly says what kind of humans we are. This is why we are being tested so we couldn't avoid what we did today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I don't have arabic reference of these Hadith so I will be sharing it latter&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-08-23T20:09:00.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17122" CreationDate="2014-08-23T20:35:02.310" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;everything is part of one big harmony. believing is accepting this &amp;amp; &quot;surrendering&quot; to be a part of it. if you don't, you're away from this path. taking sideways. don't know about &quot;impurity&quot;, but it's rough on you for one-- on your emotional/spiritual being. whether you're Islamic or not-- although, in my opinion, this is a basic notion of Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;not a scholar or anything. just my personal thoughts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8322" LastActivityDate="2014-08-23T20:35:02.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17131" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-24T07:08:24.973" Score="3" ViewCount="212" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Yusuf (a.s.) wanted to keep his brother in Egypt he had a valuable measure bowl kept in the baggage of his brother. Then a person went into the caravan and shouted: O People of the caravan! You are thieves! Why did Yusuf (a.s.) act in this way that his brothers who had&#xA;come in the Caravan of Palestine should be implicated for theft? While false allegation and accusation is a sin and it is Haraam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُم بِجَهَازِهِمْ جَعَلَ السِّقَايَةَ فِي رَحْلِ&#xA;  أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنٌ أَيَّتُهَا الْعِيرُ إِنَّكُمْ&#xA;  لَسَارِقُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   and when he had given them their provisions, he hid a&#xA;  drinkingcup in his brother's saddlebag. then a herald called out after&#xA;  them: 'cameleers, you are thieves!'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.parsquran.com/data/showall.php?sura=12&amp;amp;ayat=%DB%B7%DB%B0&amp;amp;user=far&amp;amp;lang=eng&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Surah Yusuf 12:70]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T00:50:14.823" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T00:50:14.823" Title="How did Yusuf allow that his brother should be falsely implicated for theft?" Tags="|tafseer|surat-yusuf|prophet-yusuf|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17133" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-24T10:25:56.157" Score="2" ViewCount="2728" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can the nikah be valid if the bride's mother is present and the two witnesses are online on Skype or not present?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please specify for both conditions and also tell is it is necessary to fill a Nikkah nama form for the marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8333" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T15:32:57.413" LastActivityDate="2020-06-14T23:22:21.307" Title="Is nikah valid if the two witnesses are via Skype, or not present?" Tags="|sharia|nikah|witness|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6" CreationDate="2014-08-24T16:29:38.947" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rasoul comes from Risalla, which is the standard Arab word for a message, &#xA;like any postcard or any email message. Every man is a Rasoul everyday.&#xA;Nabi comes from Hebrew Navi, which comes from Nevouha, which is Prophecy,&#xA;which is vision of the Future or of the Devine. &#xA;Only in the Old Testament there are Prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8336" LastActivityDate="2014-08-24T16:29:38.947" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17072" CreationDate="2014-08-24T17:28:55.660" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;شفاعة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;means intersession. &lt;strong&gt;Intersession&lt;/strong&gt; is when someone intercedes/intervenes on your behalf. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you should ask Allah for &lt;strong&gt;SHAFA'ah&lt;/strong&gt; as well. You want Allah's mercy to intercede on your behalf and forgive you for the sins you are regretful for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can also ask Allah for the intercession of the Prophet and the great Saints (such as the family of the prophet). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example people make a prayer such as this&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By the Right of Muhammad and His Pure household, Oh Allah please forgive me, my parents and my family!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is called Intercession, Tavassol, Shafaat.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8100" LastActivityDate="2014-08-24T17:28:55.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17137" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17145" CreationDate="2014-08-24T17:39:22.950" Score="5" ViewCount="14741" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Qur'an, Allah instructs Muhammad to ask forgiveness for his sin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So know, [O Muhammad], that there is no deity except Allah and &lt;strong&gt;ask forgiveness for your sin&lt;/strong&gt; and for the believing men and believing women. And Allah knows of your movement and your resting place.. Surat Muhammad 47:19&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, does the Qur'an or hadith specify which sin(s) Muhammad committed? (If he committed sin(s)?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8306" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-15T10:19:50.303" LastActivityDate="2021-02-28T17:33:40.457" Title="ِDid Prophet Muhammad sin? If so, what was that?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|sin|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17139" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-24T19:44:36.780" Score="0" ViewCount="156" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the meaning of the following (Alahuma Salee w salem ala sydna muhammad), is the salaa mentioned here is the same sala that we perform, asking this to understand how can we say Allah prays(Salee) muhammed, what is the definition of the word prays in this context?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;brothers and sisters please explain and clarify, jazakum allah kher all of you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T00:47:06.420" Title="Alahuma Salee w salem ala sydna muhammad?" Tags="|salat|dua|salawat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12207" CreationDate="2014-08-25T02:15:56.030" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prayers are not allowed at that time because earth emits such harmfull rays that can cause dangerious deseases like brain hemorrhage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8339" LastActivityDate="2014-08-25T02:15:56.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2237" CreationDate="2014-08-25T06:31:18.930" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;About the seafood, as it mention that everything is halal, but there are some different view s and rules in different imams or branches like &quot;Hanfi, Maliki etc... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Talking specifically about specific like “shrimps, prawns”, which is widely available in Pakistan’s seaside cities and kinda cheap, if its skin, clean properly so there is no harm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the lobsters, crabs, octopus, such things also available here but most people don’t eat and they call it haram, even those are properly skinned and cleaned. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8340" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-30T06:36:49.683" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T06:36:49.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17144" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17123" CreationDate="2014-08-25T12:18:15.820" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you have mentioned since Allah is omniscient, divine tests are not designed to unveil something that is unknown for Him. The following points are some reasons why Allah subject us to His tests:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.In the book Osul Al-Kafi there is a tradition from Imam Ali bin Musa al-Rida (a.s) saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;یفتنون کما یفتن الذهب ثم قال یخلصون کما یخلص الذهب&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;people are tested as gold is tested and people are purified as gold is&#xA;  purified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Fitnah&quot; means melting gold roe for the purpose of removing its impurities. Sins opportunities, tragedies and disasters are playing the role of fire that helps human being to get rid of his impurities in order to reach perfection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.Bodybuilders have to go through strenuous exercises to develop big and strong muscles. Scientists go through years and years of hard studying to reach a high level of knowledge. Likewise, in order for human being to reach his perfection, he has to go through difficult divine tests so that he can develop strong divine muscles and reach a high level of perfection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3.In Surah Towbah verse 126 we read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;أَوَ لا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّهُمْ يُفْتَنُونَ في‏ كُلِّ عامٍ مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ لا يَتُوبُونَ وَ لا هُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do they not see that they are tried once or twice every year? Yet they neither repent, nor do they take admonition.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unless there were no illness we would remain blissfully ignorant of the blessing of our &quot;health&quot;. Unless we encountered a danger, we would not comprehend the real meaning of safety. Human being is heedless of his final destination where he will be held accountable to all his deeds. Allah subject him to different tests to awaken him from the sleep of heedlessness especially when he is staggering drunkenly due to the abundance of blessings like power, health and wealth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4.According to Quranic point of view both depriving and granting blessings are considered &lt;strong&gt;TEST&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surah Fajr verses 15 and 16 we read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;فَأَمَّا الْإِنْسانُ إِذا مَا ابْتَلاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَ نَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for man, whenever his Lord &lt;strong&gt;tests&lt;/strong&gt; him and &lt;strong&gt;grants&lt;/strong&gt; him honour and blesses him, he says,&quot; My Lord has honoured me.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَ أَمَّا إِذا مَا ابْتَلاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهانَنِ&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But when He &lt;strong&gt;tests&lt;/strong&gt; him and &lt;strong&gt;tightens&lt;/strong&gt; for him his provision, he says,&quot; My Lord has humiliated me.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are being tested whether we are poor or wealthy, sick or healthy. So the bottom line is that we should always stay alert so that we can get successfully through all these tests.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastActivityDate="2014-08-25T12:18:15.820" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17137" CreationDate="2014-08-25T12:53:54.113" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophets are free from major sins, but are not from minor humane shortcomings. However, even those shortcomings are considered as &quot;sin&quot; towards them (Prophets) and the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) would seek forgiveness from Allah all the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples of such shortcomings are &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/27/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;vow to not to eat honey&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/680420&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;turning his face away from Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum&lt;/a&gt;, not saying &quot;Insha Allah&quot; (Surat Al-Kahf &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;23&lt;/a&gt;-&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;24&lt;/a&gt;) , etc. All these are considered as mistakes for us ordinary people, but as &quot;sin&quot; for him (S.A.W.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2880" LastActivityDate="2014-08-25T12:53:54.113" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2763" CreationDate="2014-08-25T15:58:42.753" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Sorry for bad english.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How ??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the mosaad answer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is ther is guidelines??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;yes; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You should be sure that this act is &quot;HARAM&quot; or hateful.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;there is no other accepted advisory opinion saying that this act is halal.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You should be able to do the protests.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You should be able to bear the harm &lt;code&gt;if present&lt;/code&gt; caused by the protests&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The harm of the protests shouldn't be expected to affect other people who can't bear it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;لا يكلف الله نفسا الا وسعها&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;God does not ask someone to do what he can't bear&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The net result of the evil in &lt;code&gt;fault plus the protests process&lt;/code&gt; should never be more than the evil introduced by the fault itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ie: Don't try to remove fault by another fault greater than it, or by process which will cause another fault greater than original one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;والله لا يحب الفساد&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;God does not love evil&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;what is the relation between the last aya and the conditions ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;N.B:Allah hates the first evil; and ask you to remove it.&#xA;N.B:the evil introduced by the protests process is an evil; Allah hates it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;So you are subjected to decrease the totel evil to the minimum possible level&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;who ??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;all muslims are subjected to do protest by thier hearts in all conditions&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;other kinds of protest needs the conditions to be fullfilled.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The leader of any groub of people &lt;code&gt;should&lt;/code&gt; use his Authority to fullfill good things in his groub. &#xA;&quot;That leader may be father, mother or manager &quot;&#xA;&quot;كلكم راع وكلكم مسئول عن رعيته&quot;&#xA;&quot;You is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who decide the magnitude??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;according to the conditions, what the act?? where is it ?? who do it ?? What is the expected eation ?? Is there is a harm ?? who wil be affected ?? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;examples: &#xA;In your home           &gt;&gt;  you can decide;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In personal occasions  &gt;&gt;  you can decide or consult some one.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In general  events     &gt;&gt;  muslims should make meeting to decide.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jameataleman.org/main/articles.aspx?article_no=2241&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.jameataleman.org/main/articles.aspx?article_no=2241&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8343" LastEditorUserId="8343" LastEditDate="2014-08-25T16:10:39.273" LastActivityDate="2014-08-25T16:10:39.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17137" CreationDate="2014-08-25T17:03:33.610" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is an extract from the Commentary of Puya:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[Pooya/Ali Commentary 47:19]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Imam Jafar&#xA;bin Muhammad as Sadiq said:&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;quot;Just as a flutter of wind or a strong&#xA;shaking brings the dried leaves of a tree on the ground, istighfar&#xA;helps man to get rid of sins.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aqa Mahdi Puya says:&lt;/strong&gt; Istighfar is a&#xA;request made to Allah to keep the supplicant free from sinning by His&#xA;grace and mercy. It is the highest form of worship. Every true servant&#xA;of Allah uses this means to stay away from falling unintentionally&#xA;into the pit of sin and evil, but a divinely commissioned leader&#xA;(Imam) not only prays for himself but also for those who follow him,&#xA;because their welfare is his responsibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophets, according to the Qur'an, are infallible. This doesn't mean that they can't commit sin, rather it means that they won't because they are of the highest spiritual and intellectual consciousness. They see the reality of their actions as it truly is and it's consequences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for mistakes, they don't make mistakes in religious matters either, Nor in non-religious matters. Contradictory to what @shoerat had said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For if the prophet made mistakes, then one could question all the decisions and actions of the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Qur'an, it testifies that prophet and his household were purified a &lt;strong&gt;thorough and Constant&lt;/strong&gt; purification:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And establish prayer and give zakah and &lt;strong&gt;obey Allah and His Messenger.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Allah intends only to&#xA;remove from you the impurity , O people of the [Prophet's] household,&#xA;and to purify you with Thorough purification.&lt;/strong&gt; [Sahih International&#xA;33:33]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah constantly tells us to obey the Prophet. If the prophet was susceptible to committing sins or mistakes. Then this would not make sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in the Qur'an, Allah(swt) says that Sheytan promised to stay away from those who are infallible as he said that he would deceive everyone &lt;strong&gt;except Allah's chosen servants&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Except, among them, Your chosen servants.&lt;/strong&gt; [Sahih International 15:40]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8100" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-08-25T17:03:33.610" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17155" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16496" CreationDate="2014-08-26T03:03:38.710" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the interpretation of Allameh Muhammad-Hussein Tabatab'ee, 'word' (Arabic: &lt;em&gt;کلمة&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;kalima&lt;/em&gt;) in Quranic application refers to &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'&lt;strong&gt;that which shows the&#xA;  will of Allah';&lt;/strong&gt; it may be an order, e.g., the word of creation when He&#xA;  says to a thing, 'Be'; or it may be a word of revelation and&#xA;  inspiration, etc. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almizan.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;A-Mizan Exegesis&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this sense, Jesus was described as a &quot;word from Allah&quot; because he was born by Gabriel to the Holy Mary in a miraculous manner without the mediation of common natural causes; a clear manifestation of Allah's creative will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastActivityDate="2014-08-26T03:03:38.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17156" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-26T05:41:18.480" Score="2" ViewCount="197" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the purpose of Sacrifice in Mina, whereas much of the sacrificial meat is not used properly and has to be buried?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-05T07:11:28.670" LastActivityDate="2016-06-05T07:11:28.670" Title="Why is the meat of Sacrifice Wasted?" Tags="|hajj|meat|sacrifice|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17161" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17167" CreationDate="2014-08-26T09:04:37.547" Score="5" ViewCount="3992" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.parsquran.com/data/showall.php?sura=4&amp;amp;ayat=%DB%B3%DB%B4&amp;amp;user=far&amp;amp;lang=eng&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;following verse&lt;/a&gt;,what does' الرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّسَاء 'mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّسَاء بِمَا فَضَّلَ اللّهُ بَعْضَهُمْ&#xA;  عَلَى بَعْضٍ وَبِمَا أَنفَقُواْ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ فَالصَّالِحَاتُ&#xA;  قَانِتَاتٌ حَافِظَاتٌ لِّلْغَيْبِ بِمَا حَفِظَ اللّهُ وَاللاَّتِي&#xA;  تَخَافُونَ نُشُوزَهُنَّ فَعِظُوهُنَّ وَاهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ&#xA;  وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ فَإِنْ أَطَعْنَكُمْ فَلاَ تَبْغُواْ عَلَيْهِنَّ&#xA;  سَبِيلًا إِنَّ اللّهَ كَانَ عَلِيًّا كَبِيرًا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;men are the maintainers of women for that allah has preferred in&#xA;  bounty one of them over another, and for that they have spent of their&#xA;  wealth. righteous women are obedient, guarding in secret that which&#xA;  allah has guarded. those from whom you fear rebelliousness, admonish&#xA;  them and desert them in the bed and leave them. then, if they obey&#xA;  you, do not look for any way against them. allah is high, great.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-11-05T12:29:09.293" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T12:29:09.293" Title="interpretation of verse of ' الرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّسَاء'?" Tags="|tafseer|surat-an-nisa|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17163" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9928" CreationDate="2014-08-26T10:45:34.440" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Point 1 already answered by ZAM perfectly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Point 2: It was not necessary for Satan to be present to whisper to Adam. He could use &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the help of other creatures having access to them. There are narrations speaking of a &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;snake and the like, who acted in the middle. Whether these narrations are authentic or &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;not, the space for a third person in between cannot be taken away. Whatever, the case, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;what matters really is that he made them to eat from the tree, and not by which means he &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;used. Also there is a misconception among people that it was a single or a few occasions &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in total, that Satan used to make his plot successful. But, in fact, it was a long &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;gradual process in itself, as implied by the word 'Fadalla' in Quran-7:22.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Point 3: Why do you think that his progeny has no ability to accept Islam? Here you are &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;going against the basic principle that Iblis is among the Jinn and they have a free-will. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the exception of the Iblis himself, who has gone astray for the eternal, other &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shayateen of lower grade should be having the free will to accept or reject Islam.Also &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;consider this hadith:&#xA;It was narrated that ‘Abd-Allah ibn Mas’ood said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “There is no one among you but a companion from &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;among the jinn has been assigned to him.” They said, “Even you, O Messenger of Allah?’ He &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;said, “Even me, but Allah helped me with him and he became Muslim (or: and I am safe from &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;him), so he only enjoins me to do that which is good.” &#xA;Regarding the above hadith, there is a difference of opinion on whether Messenger(pbuh) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;converted him to Islam or He only disciplined him. Even if the jinn did not convert, he &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;was made to do something which is against his very nature, which gives a hint about his &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;changing nature. Hope that clarifies it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8025" LastActivityDate="2014-08-26T10:45:34.440" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17164" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9928" CreationDate="2014-08-26T12:03:11.973" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;1/ When Allah (God) created Adam he ordered all his other creations (angels,djinns and satan which were created from fire) to kneel to him because he was created from clay, at that moment , satan (iblis) was the only one who refused to do so pretending that fire-made creatures cannot kneel to clay-made ones because fire is superior to clay,and Violated God's orders. So, allah punished him and and moved him to hell, that's when satan said that these creatures were very weak and that he would make them disobei allah orders just by inciting them to do so.and he requested from Allah permission to that saying &quot;i will bring them all to hell with me &quot;, then Allah replied (with the meaning) they will not follow you !&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was about the story of the mistake satan made, now, about &quot;who made him make the mistake&quot; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is something that most people ignore: when Allah makes a creation, He knows perfectly its destiny, its future and what will happens to and what he will make as choices etc...&#xA;But what is the meaning of giving them a &quot;Brain&quot; ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, allah gives you multiple choices and roads to follow during your life, but he gives you a brain to make the good choices at the right time. and satan just didn't (because djinns, angels or satan have brain too and can make their own choices)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2/ Indeed, satan was out of Janna; if you have noticed that among satan-symbols we find a &quot;Snake&quot;... this is because satan asked a serpent for help to get into Janna, then the snake agreed and swallowed him and made him get into Janna without being seen by its guardians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People may say, if Allah knows everything then why did he let him pass, it's obvious, to test his creations choices. Now some say, if allah knows every creature choice, then he would have known about Adam and Hawwa choice, so why he let ibliss get in? Then, that was to move Adam and his wife to Earth to prove to satan at the end that he was wrong (means that he will not be capable of infuencing them and their children) and that he deserves the punishment he has.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3/ Satan is among djinns and of course have choice to convert to islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helped you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8350" LastActivityDate="2014-08-26T12:03:11.973" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17161" CreationDate="2014-08-26T17:53:56.033" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before going into the detail of the answer I'd like to turn your attention to the correct translation of &quot; بِمَا فَضَّلَ اللّهُ بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ&quot; which is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;because of &lt;strong&gt;the advantage Allah has granted some of them over&#xA;  others&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a few points by which your question can be answered:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt;. Society will be established even if as few as two people get together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt;. Society is in urgent need of someone to be in charge who is capable of managing affairs, skillful enough to make the final decisions in grave situations and qualified to guide the society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt;. Theoretically speaking, both man and woman can possibly be the manager of this small society which is called &quot;Family&quot; but they can not be in charge at the same time as too many cooks spoil the broth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4&lt;/strong&gt;. As you have mentioned in your question, Allah has appointed &quot;man&quot; as the manager of the family. There are some reasons why &quot;man&quot; has to be the manager in a family:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Men possess much greater judicious prudence which means that they are stronger, braver and more capable of undertaking tough tasks which requires forbearance and courage while women's character is dominated by feelings and emotions which means that they are good at taking up special tasks which requires delicateness. Leadership (not dictatorship) is one of the tasks requiring courage, bravery and strength especially when the family plunge into some chaos. We cannot expect to feel comfortable by lying and putting our head on a piece of rock, likewise, it doesn't make any sense to use pillows in order to build a bridge. Pillows are useless in building bridge as rock is of no use for lying and taking rest. So when building a bridge we can say that rock has an advantage over the pillow without devaluing and ignoring the importance of pillow.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Islamic point of view, &lt;strong&gt;No Rights Are Granted To Anyone Unless Some Obligations Are Imposed To Them.&lt;/strong&gt; man is obligated to provide for his wife. He has no right to compel his wife to carry out the household chores. In return he has been granted some rights: 1. His wife has to submit herself to his sexual desire and cannot prevent him from having sexual intercourse with her. 2. His wife cannot go out of the house without his permission. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2349/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Source)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5&lt;/strong&gt;.The rights mentioned above have nothing to do with Men and Women as human beings. When it comes to the humanity the only criteria is wariness of God:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;يا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْناكُمْ مِنْ ذَكَرٍ وَ أُنْثى‏ وَ جَعَلْناكُمْ شُعُوباً وَ قَبائِلَ لِتَعارَفُوا إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ&#xA;  عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَتْقاكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَليمٌ خَبيرٌ&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O mankind! Indeed We created you from a male and a female, and made&#xA;  you nations and tribes that you may identify yourselves with one&#xA;  another. &lt;strong&gt;Indeed the noblest of you in the sight of Allah is the most&#xA;  God wary among you&lt;/strong&gt;. Indeed Allah is all-knowing, all-aware.(49:13)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-05T12:12:00.357" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T12:12:00.357" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17168" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-26T18:09:14.133" Score="6" ViewCount="6469" Body="&lt;p&gt;I became Muslim last year while I was legally separated from my (non-Muslim) husband. Our legal divorce is mutual and still being processed. Does that prohibit me from getting a &lt;em&gt;Nikah&lt;/em&gt; done with a Muslim man? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8355" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-11T08:16:53.270" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T05:46:39.437" Title="May I remarry in islam before mutual legal divorce is final?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16534" CreationDate="2014-08-26T19:35:26.167" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brother i will give you this advice inshallah it will help you as it helped me, i do speak Arabic but yet some words in the Quran are hard to pronounce (for me that is) so what i have done is read the surah directly from the Quran and at the same time hear the pronunciation on some YouTube Quran recitation videos, therefore i hear how some words are to be pronounced, to pronounce them correctly my self. another tip would be learning Arabic just to truly enjoy the Quran and acknowledge meanings in the correct interpretation, wallahi it is a big joy to the heart!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T10:37:52.560" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T10:37:52.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17170" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-26T20:10:34.217" Score="2" ViewCount="243" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is an app called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giftiz.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Giftiz&lt;/a&gt; which rewards you with points for downloading apps. In order to get the points, you just have to launch the app or pass a certain level, get a certain score, etc. My question is this: Is this halal or is it a form of gambling?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8356" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-07T11:27:11.257" LastActivityDate="2021-03-04T12:45:09.237" Title="Are app-based reward programs halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|gambling|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12042" CreationDate="2014-08-26T22:16:36.600" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answers given by Burhan answers the question precisely. So also is the statement given by MAKZ sound. We should try to disseminate this information as much as possible any way we can. However, this does not mean that one can just marry his/herself off, the guardian still needs to accept the proposal (among other conditions). Of course, there would be pathological cases, in which case, Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regards to the lady in question, the wife's consent is a fundamental/primary criteria of the marriage contract and it is missing in this case (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?87466-The-Pillars-amp-Conditions-For-a-Marriage-To-Be-Valid-In-Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?87466-The-Pillars-amp-Conditions-For-a-Marriage-To-Be-Valid-In-Islam&lt;/a&gt;). Without mincing words, I believe the marriage is null and void. How you go about it is up to you, considering the strength of your faith(iman), your dislike for the man, family(or relatives) ties and culture of your society and the options/resources available to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8357" LastActivityDate="2014-08-26T22:16:36.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17083" CreationDate="2014-08-26T23:18:51.493" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is hadith but it doesn't mean that khalid bin walid (Allah be pleased with him) is a bad person or something.What he did was something very wrong, but he was still a great sahaba. We shouldn't disrespect him. After all he was dubbed the sword of Allah by the prophet. May Allah forgive him for this sin. He was one of the best warriors of Islam. Watch this: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8jTe7rKvH0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.youtube.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8358" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-23T09:36:45.727" LastActivityDate="2015-11-23T09:36:45.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17161" CreationDate="2014-08-27T03:42:32.877" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It simply means that الرجال are responsible for النساء&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Traditional explanation says that الرجال means 'men' and النساء means 'women' but another innovative explanation takes into account the Arabic etymology of these two words which could means approximately the 'boss' and the 'follower' but in the context of family management, that's why I kept the words in Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;The wife cannot keep herself from her husband&quot; the same apply to the husband, but focusing on woman is a mysogynic tradition that was introduced in religion, you will not find this in rule in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Getting permission for woman for going outside is also a tribal Arabic tradition that has nothing to do with religion. It is a good habit to ask for permission for both of them and not exclusively for the wife. Again you will not find this rule in the quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8360" LastEditorUserId="8360" LastEditDate="2014-08-27T03:50:16.457" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T03:50:16.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17174" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17181" CreationDate="2014-08-27T03:47:03.783" Score="3" ViewCount="1341" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nafs&lt;/em&gt; stands for the ego, the self or soul. But I've also come across &lt;em&gt;nafas al-rahman&lt;/em&gt; which was translated as the breath of the Merciful.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus &lt;em&gt;nafas&lt;/em&gt; is breath. How does this connect to &lt;em&gt;nafs&lt;/em&gt;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it refer to the breath of Allah that first animates the soul in man?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-08-27T03:58:31.647" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T05:03:08.840" Title="What is the connection between nafas and nafs?" Tags="|allah|arabic|sufism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17175" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7411" CreationDate="2014-08-27T04:08:59.037" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Very good question!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have to read it yourself and understand it according to your true heart ( not to interpret in a way that you sincerely know you are altering the message )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are clear verses which don't need any tafsir and they are the important of the divine message, the others needs effort ( believe me, sometimes a huge effort ) because you have to dig in several knowledges like epistimology, linguistics, history, Arabic syntax, logic, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, believing the veracity of the quran in the whole is what you will be questioned about - والله أعلم - if you cannot or have not the ability to try to understand the message :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;هُوَ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُّحْكَمَاتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَابِهَاتٌ ۖ فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ ابْتِغَاءَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَابْتِغَاءَ تَأْوِيلِهِ ۗ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ۗ وَالرَّاسِخُونَ فِي الْعِلْمِ يَقُولُونَ آمَنَّا بِهِ كُلٌّ مِّنْ عِندِ رَبِّنَا ۗ وَمَا يَذَّكَّرُ إِلَّا أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran is valid for every epoch, every generation have to understand it according to their level of knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being stuck in the traditional tafassir is what put the muslim mind now in several troubles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8360" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T04:08:59.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1504" CreationDate="2014-08-27T04:25:33.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the essence of believing, it's a human nature!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It applies to science also, they have a strong belief (with their own proof) that no material object is faster than light, when they made an experiment they mesured the speed of the neutrino and found that it's speed was slightly faster than light!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They repeated the experiment, checked the materials then found the same thing, but still believed that Eistein theory is right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After several months of tests they found the failure in the experiment. Now Einstein is absolutely right: nothing is faster than light, bingo!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is an example of the power of believing to seek the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Make analogy with what you said about Quran and muslim's belief :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8360" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T04:25:33.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17174" CreationDate="2014-08-27T04:57:25.873" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the scholarly works on Irfan that I have studied, I have not seen any discussion underlining specific connections between the two terms. The two concepts are also discussed under two different and relatively distant fields of Islamic sciences. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nafs&lt;/em&gt; as human soul is discussed mainly in philosophical works concerning the nature of human consciousness, and is also the central focus in &quot;knowledge of the self&quot; as an important theme in practical ethics (الأخلاق العملي) practical philosophy (الحکمة العملية) and practical mysticism or irfan (العرفان العملية). Whereas &lt;em&gt;Nafas ur-Rahman&lt;/em&gt; is a concept in Theoretical Mysticism which discusses the essence, attributes and acts of God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But due to the possible common lingual roots of the two terms, and also the similarities that exist between the characteristics of the two beings as discussed in respective fields of Islamic knowledge, we may reasonably hypothesize or highlight some implicit connections.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both scientific and common usage, nafs refers to the incorporeal substance in every living creature that is the source of consciousness, life and power. Nafas is also a vital sign of most living creatures. That is nafas is the sign of nafs. I personally have no knowledge on the etymology of these similar sounding words. But it is very likely that they might have identical roots and therefore even similar meanings on the lingual level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nafs similar to Nafas ur-Rahman, is a being that sustains and permeates its subject just as Nafa ur-Rahamn as the First Principle sustains and permeates all consequent levels of creation (not just human soul). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nafas ur-Rahman as defined in Irfan, therefore, excels and dominates the Divine breath that animates human souls &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/15:16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;according to the Quran&lt;/a&gt;. Because the former is the source of all being, from angels and human souls all the way down to the lowly matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2014-08-27T05:03:08.840" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T05:03:08.840" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17184" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-27T05:34:46.433" Score="3" ViewCount="706" Body="&lt;p&gt;according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.parsquran.com/data/showall.php?sura=4&amp;amp;ayat=%DB%B3%DB%B4&amp;amp;user=far&amp;amp;lang&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;following verse&lt;/a&gt;,is it allowed in Islam physical punishment for women when they do not fulfill conjugal rights in this part of the verse &quot;وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّسَاء بِمَا فَضَّلَ اللّهُ بَعْضَهُمْ&#xA;  عَلَى بَعْضٍ وَبِمَا أَنفَقُواْ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ فَالصَّالِحَاتُ&#xA;  قَانِتَاتٌ حَافِظَاتٌ لِّلْغَيْبِ بِمَا حَفِظَ اللّهُ وَاللاَّتِي&#xA;  تَخَافُونَ نُشُوزَهُنَّ فَعِظُوهُنَّ وَاهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ&#xA;  وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ فَإِنْ أَطَعْنَكُمْ فَلاَ تَبْغُواْ عَلَيْهِنَّ&#xA;  سَبِيلًا إِنَّ اللّهَ كَانَ عَلِيًّا كَبِيرًا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;men are the maintainers of women for that allah has preferred in&#xA;  bounty one of them over another, and for that they have spent of their&#xA;  wealth. righteous women are obedient, guarding in secret that which&#xA;  allah has guarded. those from whom you fear rebelliousness, admonish&#xA;  them and desert them in the bed and leave them. then, if they obey&#xA;  you, do not look for any way against them. allah is high, great.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T06:14:48.133" Title="Is it allowed to give physical punishment for women?" Tags="|tafseer|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17185" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17184" CreationDate="2014-08-27T06:14:48.133" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will use this translation (Sahih International):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over&#xA;  the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So&#xA;  righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's]&#xA;  absence what Allah would have them guard. But those [wives] from whom&#xA;  you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist],&#xA;  forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them. But if they obey you&#xA;  [once more], seek no means against them. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted&#xA;  and Grand. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:34&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following points clarified here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Men are the guardians of women.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They should provide for them and spend on them from their wealth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Righteous women are obedient of their husbands, and they guard their chastity (&quot;what Allah would have them guard&quot;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first step is to advice.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then, abandon their marital bed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If then they do not right their ways, strike them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However it does not state here that you should strike the wife if she does not indulge in marital relations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem here is that the word &quot;وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ&quot; has many meanings, &lt;em&gt;one&lt;/em&gt; of them is &quot;strike&quot;, but it does not always mean the physical act of striking (as in, hitting), however many scholars also suppose another meaning; here is one analysis from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/hidden-truths-gods-word-sayyid-mujtaba-musawi-lari/look-meaning-%E2%80%9Cdaraba%E2%80%9D-quran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-islam.org&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In fact, through a detailed and necessary study of the word&#xA;  “yadribuhunna” (strike them) in the verse, one can infer two distinct&#xA;  meanings, which we will explain in some detail below: The first&#xA;  meaning is derived by considering the apparent meaning of daraba,&#xA;  which is to hit; and the majority lean towards this interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The second meaning, which is consistent with a study of the context of&#xA;  the matter being discussed in the verse, is an alternate translation&#xA;  of the word daraba, which is a word with several different meanings.&#xA;  One can consider the possibility of this second meaning, which is&#xA;  indignation and disregard, as a response of the man to the nushuz&#xA;  displayed by his wife. This conforms to the extensive meaning of&#xA;  daraba, which includes parting and separation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Another meaning of daraba is to “turn away from” or “to dispense&#xA;  with”; therefore when referring to the speech of someone who is&#xA;  speaking nonsense, or to a piece of baseless writing, one may say,&#xA;  “fadribuhu ‘ala’l jidar” (throw it at the wall), which is an allegory&#xA;  for, “do not pay attention to it”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if we ignore these interpretations, the Quran provides further guidance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress.&#xA;  Indeed. Allah does not like transgressors. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2:190&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:190&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beating is clearly and act of aggression.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that&#xA;  you may find tranquillity in them; and He placed between you affection&#xA;  and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/30:21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;30:21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clearly Allah prefers mercy and love between a husband and wife, and this is preferred over all else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, let me leave you with this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So high [above all] is Allah , the Sovereign, the Truth. And, [O&#xA;  Muhammad], do not hasten with [recitation of] the Qur'an before its&#xA;  revelation is completed to you, and say, &quot;My Lord, increase me in&#xA;  knowledge.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/20:114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;20:114&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T06:14:48.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17168" CreationDate="2014-08-27T06:40:36.797" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam a separation does not equal a divorce (similar in other religions). So you are legally married and you cannot be married to more than one person - legally or religiously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once you are divorced, you may then marry a Muslim man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam the &quot;legal marriage&quot; has little consequence, it is done for practical reasons. The &quot;nikah&quot; (marriage contract) is all that is required.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In most Muslim countries, the Nikah is the same as a legal marriage - that is, the Nikah document is your marriage certificate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However in other countries you can get a legal marriage (also called a court marriage, civil marriage), and the religious one. In this case, as far as Islam is concerned, only the Nikah is binding. So if you both signed the Nikah you are now husband and wife, even if you did your civil/legal marriage at a later date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T06:40:36.797" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9817" CreationDate="2014-08-27T08:38:28.057" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The are many rights that you have on your husband, many of these are decreed in the Quran, and others are from the hadith and our Prophet (PBUH) sayings. The basics are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Housing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Clothing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Living Expenses&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Education for your children&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, if God forbid you are divorced, you also have some rights from your husband that he must provide for you and your children until you are re-married and that he must treat you with kindness and respect &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/228&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:228&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, your husband also has some rights over you - for example that you would protect his property and your chastity &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:34&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.org/msaec/articles/responsibilities_husband.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This article&lt;/a&gt; summarizes them well, I will paraphrase them here in case the link dies:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He cannot ask you do something against Islam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He must control his passions &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:187&lt;/a&gt;, and he must not chose to only gratify himself.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He must treat you generously.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He must protect your honor and chastity, and prevent you from being put in situations where your honor/chastity can be compromised.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He must not leave you in suspense for long periods of time without your consent. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/129&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:129&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Prophet (PBUH) repeatedly stressed against beating of wives, and even if you were to strike them, do not strike them on their face. In fact, beating is a valid reason for divorce in Islam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just because you are earning money, does not exempt &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;either of you&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; from your rights and responsibilities under Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T08:38:28.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17188" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-27T08:55:32.737" Score="3" ViewCount="102628" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just wanted to confirm whether &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pringles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pringles&lt;/a&gt; and Knorr products are halal or haram, because recently a friend told me that they were haram because in Pringles use e471 so I just want to confirm it that it is halal or haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8362" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-23T14:14:04.470" LastActivityDate="2017-06-23T14:14:04.470" Title="Are Pringles halal or haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17191" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-27T09:30:54.583" Score="3" ViewCount="91" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the Holy Prophet was in contact with the Almighty Allah and he was the most wise and knowledgeable why did he need to take counsel of his companions in martial and social affairs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2018-05-10T11:41:44.333" LastActivityDate="2018-05-10T11:41:44.333" Title="Why did the prophet take Counsel of his companions in martial and social affairs?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17188" CreationDate="2014-08-27T11:05:49.237" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ingredients of Pringles &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pringles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;are&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;about 42% potato content, the remainder being wheat starch and flours (potato, corn, and rice) mixed with vegetable oils, an emulsifier, salt, and seasoning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other ingredients can include sweeteners like maltodextrin and dextrose, monosodium glutamate (MSG), disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, sodium caseinate, modified food starch, monoglyceride and diglyceride, autolyzed yeast extract, natural and artificial flavors, malted barley flour, wheat bran, dried black beans, sour cream, cheddar cheese, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of those are haram. You should be ok eating them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T11:05:49.237" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17197" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17206" CreationDate="2014-08-27T13:37:10.353" Score="4" ViewCount="21438" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith 110&lt;/a&gt;, from Sahih al-Bukhari is narrated by Abu Hurraira; and he had said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;Name yourselves with my name (use my name) but do not name yourselves with my Kunya name (i.e. Abul Qasim). And whoever sees me in a dream then surely he has seen me for Satan cannot impersonate me. And whoever tells a lie against me (intentionally), then (surely) let him occupy his seat in Hell-fire.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is meant by the Kunya name? And why does the Prophet (pbuh) say that his Kunya name is Abul Qasim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastActivityDate="2021-03-18T22:47:59.400" Title="What is meant by the Kunya name of the Prophet?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|history|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17198" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-27T13:51:04.957" Score="2" ViewCount="283" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith 116&lt;/a&gt; in Sahih al-Bukharis collection is narrated by Abdullah bin Umar; he says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Once the Prophet (ﷺ) led us in the `Isha' prayer during the last days of his life and after finishing it (the prayer) (with Taslim) he said: &quot;Do you realize (the importance of) this night?&quot; Nobody present on the surface of the earth tonight will be living after the completion of one hundred years from this night.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is an awesome thought; but it is true of every night; most people living on this planet today will not be alive in a hundred years time; that is of the six or seven billion people alive right now on the surface of this earth only a handful will be alive a century later; we may as well say no-one, as handful out of so many is hardly any; thus this generation will have fallen; but another will have risen to have taken its place; at least that is the literal meaning that I see in this hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (pbuh) says &lt;em&gt;this night&lt;/em&gt;, presumably &lt;em&gt;the&lt;/em&gt; night this hadith was recorded; not this night, the night following the day that I'm writing this; is there a deeper significance to this hadith or is the literal reading the correct one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="270" LastEditDate="2014-08-27T14:46:57.827" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T23:46:23.650" Title="What is the religous significance of this hadith?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|history|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17199" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-27T14:51:45.420" Score="2" ViewCount="58" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Muslims there is no doubt that we will all be accountable for each and every one of our deeds:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;يا بُنَيَّ إِنَّها إِنْ تَكُ مِثْقالَ حَبَّةٍ مِنْ خَرْدَلٍ فَتَكُنْ في‏ صَخْرَةٍ أَوْ فِي السَّماواتِ أَوْ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَأْتِ بِهَا&#xA;  اللَّهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَطيفٌ خَبيرٌ&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O my son! Even if it should be the weight of a mustard seed, and]&#xA;  even though [it should be in a rock, or in the heavens, or in the&#xA;  earth, Allah will produce it. Indeed Allah is all-attentive,&#xA;  all-aware.(31:16)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unless there were no permission from All-Mighty Allah, we would have no right to go about doing anything. We will be entitled of possessing, using, doing certain things only if our Lord gives us the permission to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, we all know if for a fact that sending Prophets has been terminated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ما كانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَبا أَحَدٍ مِنْ رِجالِكُمْ وَ لكِنْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ خاتَمَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ كانَ اللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ&#xA;  عَليماً&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad is not the father of any man among you, but he is the Apostle&#xA;  of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets, and Allah has knowledge of all&#xA;  things.(33:40)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking into consideration the above-mentioned facts, I'd like to raise a question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who has been given the permission from Allah to chose the ruler of an Islamic government? Who is entitled to appoint the leader? Could you please give me an answer based on Qranic verses or authentic traditions? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Just Sunni's point of view please.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5420" LastEditorUserId="5420" LastEditDate="2014-08-27T18:59:32.650" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T19:01:25.700" Title="Who is entitled to appoint the ruler of an Islamic government?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-08-27T19:01:41.563" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17201" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17197" CreationDate="2014-08-27T20:38:01.090" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;strong&gt;Kunya كنية&lt;/strong&gt; is honor to a person. It is specially used for women to not let her name disclosed, like &lt;strong&gt;umm&lt;/strong&gt; for mother and &lt;strong&gt;abu&lt;/strong&gt; for father.&lt;a href=&quot;http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kunya&lt;/strong&gt; can also be used if you don't have child, i.e. &lt;strong&gt;Abu Hureyra&lt;/strong&gt; but he didn't have any child with name of Hureyra. Hureyra means kitten and &lt;strong&gt;Abu Hureyra&lt;/strong&gt; had a kitten and he loved it, our prophet (ﷺ) usually saw him with kitten and one day our Prophet (ﷺ) called him &lt;strong&gt;Abu Hureyra&lt;/strong&gt; means father of kitten.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is another thing that our Prophet (ﷺ) restricted us from using own &lt;strong&gt;Kunya&lt;/strong&gt;. It can be personal reason. The following Hadith gives another restriction,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While the Prophet (ﷺ) was in the market, a man called (somebody), &quot;O Abu-l-Qasim!' The Prophet (ﷺ) turned to him and said &quot;Name yourselves after me but do not call yourselves by my Kuniya.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/61/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 3537 - Book 61, Hadith 46&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The person who was called had a son with name &lt;strong&gt;Qasim&lt;/strong&gt; but our Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) restricted him not to call by my &lt;em&gt;Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Kunya&lt;/strong&gt; despite having child with name Qasim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="6743" LastEditDate="2014-08-28T07:17:57.083" LastActivityDate="2014-08-28T07:17:57.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17202" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-27T21:27:32.157" Score="3" ViewCount="1183" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know about making/selling/dealing in things that have a possibility for haram use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If I sell vehicles with an audio system with an intention that the driver will use it to listen to directions, Qur'an, news on the radio, etc., will I be committing sin if the driver listen to songs and music on the audio system? What if I sell the vehicle on such a contract that the audio system should be used a per Shariah?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If I develop software/photographs/any other digital data for halal purposes only and release it into the public domain (no copyrights reserved), and there is a possibility of haram use, though not intended by me, will I sin if someone uses the public domain data for haram? For example, uploading images and editing articles in Wikipedia requires the data to at least adhere to this license: &lt;a href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8368" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-07T15:11:51.040" LastActivityDate="2018-05-02T22:23:39.920" Title="Permissibility of earning from dealing in things that can be used for haram deeds?" Tags="|halal-haram|business|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17202" CreationDate="2014-08-27T23:40:12.270" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well for your first question, you won't be committing a sin because its not your fault, you don't know what the intention of the person is to use the radio,&#xA;and for the second one, same answer. You don't know their intention. As long as your intention is good you are not committing a sin. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8358" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-11T08:16:13.573" LastActivityDate="2014-11-11T08:16:13.573" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17198" CreationDate="2014-08-27T23:46:23.650" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He said &lt;em&gt;nobody&lt;/em&gt; would be alive, not even that handful of people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8358" LastActivityDate="2014-08-27T23:46:23.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17197" CreationDate="2014-08-27T23:57:21.620" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Abul Qasim means father of Qasim which Was our prophet(SAW) son's name. So the prophet is sayingyou can be named Muhammad, But don't be named abul qasim because he is the father of qasim not another person&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8358" LastEditorUserId="8358" LastEditDate="2014-08-28T01:06:57.280" LastActivityDate="2014-08-28T01:06:57.280" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17208" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17191" CreationDate="2014-08-28T00:10:24.760" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah (swt) only spoke to him directly once (command for prayer) other then that he was in contact with Him through Jibreel . The prophet knew when he should consult The most wise and when to consult his companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8358" LastActivityDate="2014-08-28T00:10:24.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17139" CreationDate="2014-08-28T00:21:38.467" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No its not the same saleh that we preform. This one means &lt;em&gt;honor&lt;/em&gt; so we are asking allah to honor our prophet &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; to &lt;em&gt;pray&lt;/em&gt; to him but to honor him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8358" LastActivityDate="2014-08-28T00:21:38.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14597" CreationDate="2014-08-28T00:44:49.643" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes they did, When men asked Aishah a question she responded from behind a screen because she wore niqab &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Prophet, tell your &lt;em&gt;wives&lt;/em&gt; and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down their khimar over their bosoms&quot; this didn't say and leave the face showing so niqab is fard on them and every muslim women according to ibn abbas, our prophet, and quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8358" LastActivityDate="2014-08-28T00:44:49.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5623" CreationDate="2014-08-28T00:50:51.287" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;When they reach puberty ( get their period because that is when their sins start being counted) and the prophet said in a hadith when they reach their menstrual age they should be covered. But starting like a few years before that is good for practice so when the girl has to start she wont be shocked and upset and will already be used to it and know about it. Even before they start you should dress them modestly like no tights and skinny jeans and always cover their backsides and not force them to wear tight clothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8358" LastEditorUserId="8358" LastEditDate="2014-08-28T02:07:57.810" LastActivityDate="2014-08-28T02:07:57.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17012" CreationDate="2014-08-28T00:56:12.330" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was narrated by al-Tabaraani in al-Awsat, al-Haakim, al-Bayhaqi in Shu’ab al-Eemaan and others that Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Love the Arabs for three reasons, because I am an Arab, the Qur’aan is Arabic and the speech of the people of Paradise is Arabic.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But dont be too sure, this hadith is very weak&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8358" LastEditorUserId="8358" LastEditDate="2014-08-28T17:07:50.837" LastActivityDate="2014-08-28T17:07:50.837" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17219" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16946" CreationDate="2014-08-28T01:16:33.900" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abd Allah said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the woman who adds&#xA;  some false hair and the woman who asks for it, the woman who tattoos&#xA;  and the woman who asks for it. Sunan Abi Dawud 4168 - Book 35, Hadith&#xA;  10&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thats pretty clear. I know fake extensions are haram but I don't know about real ones. If you don't know about something its better to stay away from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated ‘Aisha: An Ansari woman gave her daughter in marriage and the&#xA;  hair of the latter started falling out. The Ansari women came to the&#xA;  Prophet and mentioned that to him and said, “Her (my daughter’s)&#xA;  husband suggested that I should let her wear false hair.” The Prophet&#xA;  said, “No, (don’t do that) for Allah sends His curses upon such ladies&#xA;  who lengthen their hair artificially.” Related by al-Bukhari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8358" LastActivityDate="2014-08-28T01:16:33.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16898" CreationDate="2014-08-28T01:27:02.847" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;She should keep repenting inshallah if she is sincere allah will forgive her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah loves the one who sins and then repents than the one who doesn't sin at all&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8358" LastActivityDate="2014-08-28T01:27:02.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17222" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16928" CreationDate="2014-08-28T01:29:15.987" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes because at that time he knew that you were going to make this Dua in the future so he could have fixed your problem before you made the Dua. Because he knew you were going to make it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8358" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-28T10:26:29.163" LastActivityDate="2014-11-28T10:26:29.163" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17188" CreationDate="2014-08-28T01:58:16.313" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, they are halal if a product says UD, KD, U, or just K on the package. That means it is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosher_foods&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;kosher&lt;/a&gt; which is the same as halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8358" LastEditorUserId="4808" LastEditDate="2014-09-13T16:30:28.720" LastActivityDate="2014-09-13T16:30:28.720" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17224" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11377" CreationDate="2014-08-28T02:12:11.623" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No because its like dating and flirting which is haram. The prophet said men and women should be separate so Muslim women shouldn't be friends with guys or chat. If you wanted to get married tell your parents. They'll find someone suitable&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8358" LastActivityDate="2014-08-28T02:12:11.623" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17227" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-28T07:02:20.983" Score="5" ViewCount="333" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word مُوَلِّي appears in Quran verse 2:148. &#xA;I have read a few translations of the verse &#xA;(e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordbyword.jsp?chapter=2&amp;amp;verse=148&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;) but &#xA;I still don't have a good understanding of what the &lt;em&gt;word&lt;/em&gt; means.&#xA;I looked it up on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;المعاني&lt;/a&gt; but it is not there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the meaning of the word?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not looking for the translations of the verse, I know them. &#xA;I am trying to understand the verse better by understanding &#xA;the meaning and the usage of the word in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T11:26:53.743" LastActivityDate="2021-07-01T13:40:43.093" Title="What is the meaning of &quot;مُوَلِّي&quot;?" Tags="|quran|arabic|definitions|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17227" CreationDate="2014-08-28T09:59:04.113" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is hard to translate this word in English. I can nearly say &lt;strong&gt;مولی&lt;/strong&gt; is a subject that means a person who stand in a special direction&#xA;و لکل وجهه هو مولیها&#xA;means any direction has some people who stand in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8361" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-30T15:19:07.507" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T15:19:07.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17156" CreationDate="2014-08-28T10:26:34.320" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sacrifice in Mina (منا) is a symbol of what prophet Ibrahim (pbuh) had done and reminds us the story of sacrificing Ismael (the son of prophet Ibrahim) and also can be a symbol of sacrificing Nafs-al-ammarah (it means destroying the sins of our selves) and about this issue of lavishing such meats that completely comes back to Muslims management and planning for example we can give these meats to the poor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8361" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-30T15:15:33.523" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T15:15:33.523" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13022" CreationDate="2014-08-28T10:43:59.950" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a brief response, in regard to the differences between caliphate and Imamate, I should mention that Imamate is a status from Allah to special men, but Caliphate is a status from assembly to special men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8361" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-08T10:25:16.127" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T10:25:16.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17231" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11424" CreationDate="2014-08-28T11:11:30.133" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the problem here is that traditionally also a lot of Arab cultures (and some non-Arab as well), have had women dress modestly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Combine that with these two verses from the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the&#xA;  believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer&#xA;  garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be&#xA;  abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:59&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and&#xA;  guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that&#xA;  which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their&#xA;  headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to&#xA;  their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons,&#xA;  their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their&#xA;  sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or&#xA;  those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are&#xA;  not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp&#xA;  their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And&#xA;  turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might&#xA;  succeed. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we have the baseline to discuss this problem. However, first I must stress that you cannot combine these words together, as they mean entirely different things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Burqa&lt;/strong&gt; - this is the name of a traditional covering worn by women in some countries. Most prominent in Afghanistan and surrounding countries. It is a complete head to toe covering. It covers the entire body, and leaves only room for the eyes (in some traditions, even the eyes are covered but with a mesh).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Niqab&lt;/strong&gt; - This refers to a garment that specifically covers the face, but not the eyes. Its designed to cover the nose, mouth, cheeks. It does not cover anything above the cheekbones.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hijab&lt;/strong&gt; - This is a large garment that covers both the head, and the upper part of the chest. &lt;em&gt;It does not cover the face&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The key requirement from Islam is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Women to be modestly dressed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Act with modesty (&quot;reduce [some] of their vision&quot; / &quot;And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment.&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not &quot;exhibit&quot; themselves (&quot;not expose their adornment except that which appears thereof&quot;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Protect their chastity (&quot;guard their private parts&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idea being you do not encourage lust from your side (as a female, by looking at males), and also prevent males from looking at you in lust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nowhere does it specifically state that you must &quot;cover your face&quot;. In fact, in many muslim countries, women only wear the &lt;em&gt;hijab&lt;/em&gt; (cover their hair, ears, neck, chest) and then dress in loose fitting, full length clothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes, as a convenience they will wear the &lt;em&gt;abaya&lt;/em&gt; which is a loose full length coat. (Abaya literally means cloak) which allows them an easy way to keep their &quot;normal&quot; clothes on while going out in public and yet remain modest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything beyond this is more of a cultural/traditional norm, and not an Islamic norm. Even though it may be born from Islamic teachings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming back to the husband issue, first and foremost - a husband (or any guardian) cannot compel you to do anything against your religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Covering of your &lt;em&gt;face&lt;/em&gt; is not a requirement. However, if you believe that this will prevent unwanted attention, then feel free to do this. My sister sometimes covers her face when she feels that she is being gawked at (even though she wears the abaya and hijab); but my mother for example, never covers her face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There can be no doubt however that threatening with divorce is just plain carelessness from the part of the husband. Divorce in Islam is not to be taken lightly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah Knows Best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastEditorUserId="4714" LastEditDate="2019-01-10T07:26:22.430" LastActivityDate="2019-01-10T07:26:22.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17233" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17298" CreationDate="2014-08-28T12:59:09.810" Score="2" ViewCount="558" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do I make the &lt;code&gt;Niyyah&lt;/code&gt; if I joined late or just jump in?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do I read the &lt;code&gt;Thana&lt;/code&gt; if I joined late or just jump in?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it prohibited to join the Jammat while in &lt;code&gt;Ruku&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;Sujood&lt;/code&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do I read &lt;code&gt;Attahiyatu&lt;/code&gt; if I joined the Jammat while in &lt;code&gt;Sitting&lt;/code&gt;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4598" LastActivityDate="2014-09-03T04:46:44.370" Title="Joining Salah Late" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17236" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23007" CreationDate="2014-08-28T18:07:47.597" Score="3" ViewCount="683" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lately I have been memorizing the Quran. Alhamdulillah, there is a big joy in doing so, but I know that there must be some sort of reward or benefits to those who memorises it. Brothers and sisters, would you be able to mention them to me as I seek your knowledge?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus would I have gained a sin by mis-pronouncing (not intentionally) a word?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-09-13T13:49:01.463" LastActivityDate="2021-12-28T10:53:47.777" Title="What are the benefits of memorizing the Quran?" Tags="|quran|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17237" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17459" CreationDate="2014-08-28T18:15:54.607" Score="4" ViewCount="1075" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading the Qur'an in English, when I came to &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2:62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;verse 62&lt;/a&gt; of Surat Al-Baqara I was really confused with the verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the English translation of the verse says -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verily! Those who believe and those who are Christians, Jews and Sabians who believe in one god and perform good deeds, they will surely be rewarded and they should not fear&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above sentence is so clear that those who believe in oneness of god and do good deeds can go to heaven (I am emphasizing its BELIEVE not BELIEVED and its WHO ARE CHRISTIANS.. and not WHO WERE CHRISTIANS...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why we (Muslims) attempt to convert other religious people to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can ask them to follow the oneness in God, that's enough for them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I read in many sites but answers were not convincing.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8374" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-25T02:29:41.633" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T02:29:41.633" Title="Why do Muslims attempt to convert Christians, Jews and Sabians to Islam?" Tags="|conversion|surat-al-baqarah|ahlul-kitab|freedom-of-belief|behavior|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17237" CreationDate="2014-08-28T18:55:12.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brother please bare in mind that before Islam was revealed there was Christians and Jews who believe in Allah and worship him it does not mean that there efforts and worship will not be accepted, which explains &amp;quot;Verily! Those who believe and those who are Christians,Jews and Sabians who believe in one god and perform good deeds, they will surely be rewarded and they should not fear&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus some of those relegions has reached such a high level of contradictary like the trinity or the promised land etc..., and we have been assured by god that his book will not change or to be altered and this is the one which will lead to the righteous path in life, following the books of other religions is not following the word of god because they have been altered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other versus which mention Islam is the religion to follow as below, in the gospel and the torah we have been told that a prophet named muhammed will come and to follow him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3:19&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;] Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is&#xA;Islam. And those who were given the Scripture did not differ except&#xA;after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between&#xA;themselves. And whoever disbelieves in the verses of Allah , then&#xA;indeed, Allah is swift in [taking] account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3:20&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;] So if they argue with you, say, &amp;quot;I have submitted myself to Allah [in Islam], and [so have] those who follow me.&amp;quot; And say to those who were given the Scripture and [to] the unlearned, &amp;quot;Have you submitted yourselves?&amp;quot; And if they submit [in Islam], they are rightly guided; but if they turn away - then upon you is only the [duty of] notification. And Allah is Seeing of [His] servants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;--- Sahih International --- &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope my answer helped if not delete it as i would not like to mislead others, plus Muslims dont force other people to join their relegion this is against Islam!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T17:38:15.010" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17237" CreationDate="2014-08-28T19:03:37.137" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all I edited your question with correct translation and also here is it same translated Surat Al-Baqara;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who &lt;strong&gt;believed&lt;/strong&gt; and those who &lt;strong&gt;were&lt;/strong&gt; Jews or Christians or Sabeans - those who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness - will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can clearily see that this Ayah of Qur'an is talking about past and the sentence &lt;strong&gt;those who were Jews or Christians&lt;/strong&gt; is before the era of our Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) so it is clear. &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Also one more thing, we Muslim definably believe in oneness of Allah but we also believe that Our Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) is the last Prophet of Allah which Jew and Christian don't believe and this makes us Muslim. There is one Hadith which makes sense that who is real believer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A man brought the Prophet (ﷺ) a black slave girl. He said: Messenger of Allah, emancipation of believing slave is due to me. He asked her: Where is Allah ? She pointed to the heaven with her finger. He then asked her: Who am I ? She pointed to the Prophet (ﷺ) and to the heaven, that is to say: You are the Messenger of Allah. He then said: Set her free, she is a believer.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/22/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Hadith says that the believer is the one who believe in Allah and in Our Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastActivityDate="2014-08-28T19:03:37.137" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17237" CreationDate="2014-08-28T21:14:43.430" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Short Answer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is obligatory on all Muslims to give Da'wah to the kuffar, and if Da'wah reaches the Kuffar, and do not enter Islam and follow Muhammad, then they will be of the people of hell fire.  Now if Muslims force non-Muslims, then this is wrong and should not happen, as for why some might do that I do not know. Lastly asking people to follow the oneness of God is not enough, they &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;must&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; follow the Prophet Muhammad, and what was revealed to him.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Long Answer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There should be no forcing to revert to Islam or to believe, as is clear in the following Ayah that belief cannot be forced into someone and there is no forcing someone to believe: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَا إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّينِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no compulsion in the acceptance of the deen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the Ayah in your question, the more accurate translation is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or&#xA;  Sabeans [before Prophet Muhammad] - those [among them] who believed in&#xA;  Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness - will have their reward&#xA;  with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will&#xA;  they grieve&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meaning of the Ayah is those who were in the times of their Prophets not those who existed in the time of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) or after him.  And that those in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and after who knows of Islam and the true way but chooses not to follow will be in hell fire:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ، لَا يَسْمَعُ بِي أَحَدٌ مِنْ&#xA;  هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ: يَهُودِيٌّ، أَوْ نَصْرَانِيٌّ، ثُمَّ يَمُوتُ وَلَا&#xA;  يُؤْمِنُ بِالَّذِي أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِ، إِلَّا كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ&#xA;  النَّارِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By Him in Whose hand is the life of Muhammad, he who amongst the&#xA;  community of Jews or Christians hears about me, but does not affirm&#xA;  his belief in that with which I have been sent and dies in this state&#xA;  (of disbelief), he shall be but one of the denizens of Hell-Fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-08-28T21:14:43.430" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16547" CreationDate="2014-08-28T22:22:11.367" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the sake of this answer, I will split الصلاة على النبي into two parts or times:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the Salat&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Out of Salat&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the first, a person must say what has been narrated from the Prophet, and there are many forms of الصلاة الابراهيمية narrated by the Prophet, one of which is in your question.  But out of Salat the matter is flexible.  Since الصلاة على النبي is Dua', any form which fulfills the order is valid, even if technically we should stay with that which has been authentically narrated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You say that Ahlussunnah insist on leaving out وآله from صلی الله علیه و سلم, when in fact صلی الله علیه و سلم is merely one of the forms used.  There are three forms that I know of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;صلّى الله عليه وسلّم&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;صلّى الله عليه وعلى آله وصحبه وسلّم&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;صلّى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلّم&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and this is outside of salat, and I do not see the problem you are seeing nor is the claim you make is correct.  The salat on the Prophet is an order, the Salat on the family of the Prophet is a Rights, so if a Muslim is making the five times Salawat, and making them properly according to the Sunnah then that Muslim is fulfilling both the order and the rights, and so outside of the Salat what does it matter whether he chooses to say صلّى الله عليه وسلّم or something else which fulfills the same purpose?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2014-08-28T22:22:11.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15076" CreationDate="2014-08-29T05:28:18.307" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is allowed for Muslim to marry mother of ex-girlfriend. In Islam, you don't have girlfriend and boyfriend relationship. You are married, or you are not. In this case, ex-girlfriend for her ex-boyfriend is like any other Muslim woman. So, since you can marry the mother of &quot;any other woman&quot; in Islam (who is not prohibited because of other reasons), you can marry the mother of ex girlfriend. Also, you can check &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nikah.com/marriage/prohibited_marriage_partners.asp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for prohibited marriage partners. You'll see that there is no &quot;mother of ex girlfriend&quot; listed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8378" LastEditorUserId="8378" LastEditDate="2014-09-15T14:11:09.467" LastActivityDate="2014-09-15T14:11:09.467" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17248" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-29T10:51:14.403" Score="-1" ViewCount="346" Body="&lt;p&gt;In accordance with a narration, after The Prophet (pbuh), the Ummah will be divided into 73 sects, 72 sects will go to hell, and just one of them will go to heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mu’awiyah b. Abi Sufiyan stood among us and said: Beware! The Apostle of ALLAH (SAWS) stood among us and said: Beware! The people of the Book before were split up into seventy-two sects, and this community will be split into seventy three: seventy-two of them will go to Hell and one of them will go to Paradise, and it is the majority group. Ibn Yahya and ‘Amr added in their version : “ There will appear among my community people who will be dominated by desires like rabies which penetrates its patient”, ‘Amr’s version has: “penetrates its patient. There remains no vein and no joint but it penetrates it.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa6747&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is it mandatory for Muslims to change their current sects and choose the right sect? (If they find a sect which has more logical reasons or authentic narrations to prove its legitimacy)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As many Muslims are searching and discussing regarding different issues of Islam (even regarding various sects), accordingly many of them will encounter many authentic evidences which could indicate the legitimacy of some sects (or precisely one sect) in compare with their current sects. Hence my question is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it mandatory for Muslims to select the right sect (when they see some authentic and logical evidences which mention the legitimacy of a sect) or they solely must defend their sects?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Or is it recommended (Mustahab) to change their sect and choose the right sect in the case above?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-11T00:07:37.227" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T00:07:37.227" Title="Is it mandatory for Muslims to choose the right sect or they ought to defend their current sect?" Tags="|sects|wajib|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-05-16T16:04:01.223" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17248" CreationDate="2014-08-29T19:58:20.883" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Notice that..., and actually the 2 major schools in Islam (Shia and Sunni) are not very different from each other. Actually both of the schools of thought are very similar. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The major differences seen between the two schools of thought, is of Jurisprudence. You have to remember, having difference of opinion on Jurisprudence does not mean one is doing a Sin. Even scholars within the same Fiqh (Shia or Sunni) may have difference of opinion upon the rulings of some things, a good example is that within the Sunni school of thought you have 4 madhabs (Hanafi, Maliki, Hanbali, Sha'fi) and in the Shia you only have 1 madhab (Jafri/Ithna-Ashari)... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The major thing we have to look out for is &lt;strong&gt;Aqeedah&lt;/strong&gt;. It is Aqeedah which is most important. If one's Aqeedah is wrong then he will face problems. For example some people's aqeedah is that Allah has a body... But according to the consensus of all Muslim Scholars, Allah Does NOT have a bodily form... Thus, those who think Allah has a body, do not have the correct Aqeedah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you research on Sunni and Shia, you will know that both the Sunni and Shia Aqeedah are very very similar... Hence it is not a question of Belief. Rater just a simple question of Jurisprudence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence we should not say that, One is right and the other is wrong. Or Everyone is wrong and I am only right... Such talk leads to division Amongst the Ummah. And also leads to a tribal and egotistical mentality. Hence this mentality should be avoided. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We should look at each other and say... While Every person might not have the ultimate truth, but every person has some sort of level of truth and Haqq with them/ within them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8100" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-17T07:31:51.387" LastActivityDate="2016-05-17T07:31:51.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17257" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-30T09:06:43.840" Score="3" ViewCount="7196" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that the obvious differences are that prophets are made of clay and angels are made of Nur (light) and that angels have no free will while prophets do and prophets can die by the hand of humans while angels cannot. but what other differences are there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8387" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-09-30T16:25:43.950" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T12:38:15.973" Title="What is the Difference Between Prophets and Angels?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|prophets|malaikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17261" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-30T17:53:04.643" Score="1" ViewCount="342" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently, it occurred to me that almost every religion will promise its followers heaven. I came under the impression that religion may be a psychological shroud that covers the eyes of humans, but could not come to a conclusion of what happens after death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For some reason, I am compelled to believe in Islam. I feel that it is more than a psychological mirage, and after searching into myself, I still feel compelled to follow Islam. I have never worshipped any other god or being other than Allah, this was merely a soul searching quest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am sure I have not committed shirk, but I am concerned if this sway in belief has caused me to become a murtad (an apostate).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have I unknowingly committed riddah, even though I did not intend to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8390" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T04:53:25.770" LastActivityDate="2017-06-27T04:53:25.770" Title="Have I committed unintentional riddah (apostasy) by noticing that religions use the promise of heaven as a psychological mirage?" Tags="|other-religions|apostasy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17261" CreationDate="2014-08-30T21:05:50.817" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;so is this your question?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;have I unknowingly committed Shirik or Murtad even though I did not&#xA;  intend to, and could the scholars please give me some guidance to&#xA;  reinforce my Aqidah please? Thank you very much, assalamualaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shirik means you believe and worship other god , pray to the other thing than Allah Subhanahuwata'ala , and not believing that muhammad is messenger of our god, Allah Subhanahuwata'ala . this is our syahadat isnt it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so as long as you have a faith to Allah Subhanahuwata'ala and pray to him and do what Allah Subhanahuwata'ala  told in our holy bible Al-Quran , you will be guided to Islam, and wont be Syirik, real islam, and it will make your faith stronger, &#xA;there are so many miracles in al-quran that makes your faith stronger. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if you want to know who is the persons who get the miracle of quran  i'll give you 5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1st&#xA;Maurice Bucaill&#xA;2nd &#xA;Jacques Yves Costeau&#xA;3rd&#xA;Demitri Bolykov&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you can google about them, and they are islam because they read a quran and taste it miracles&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so in conclusion if u want to make your faith stronger, read quran, know the tafsir and think about it, and always remember , Quran will never wrong, but sometimes the human who read it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i hope your faith getting stronger and stronger brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8375" LastActivityDate="2014-08-30T21:05:50.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17266" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17236" CreationDate="2014-08-30T21:28:33.517" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are so many misunderstandings with the Qur'an that is spreading everywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's depending on how you see yourself. Knowing yourself is the interesting part. Let's say you have read the Qur'an and its &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafsir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt;, and let's say you are wrong to understand it. That's okay as long as you realize yourself as a human who seek the truth, Allah Subhanahuwata'ala has characteristic Allah is Al-Haadi, Allah will give you guidance as long as you do it in the name of Islam. And believe Allah Subhanahuwata'ala always seeing you, and always give you guidance, hearing your prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Syaitan(Satan) has a characteristic; they are stubborn. Allah Subhanahuwata'ala told them to worship Adam, and Syaitan rejected it, and as a Muslim we have to get rid of that Syaitan characteristic in ourselves. Don't be stubborn; always realize that we are human and might be wrong sometimes, always pray to the god to give us guidance, forgive us if our deeds are wrong, and have a faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8375" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-02-23T09:59:18.730" LastActivityDate="2015-02-23T09:59:18.730" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14718" CreationDate="2014-08-31T01:45:10.307" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do not make what is halal, into something haram.&#xA;Why would drawing an eye be haram? You already know anything you create cannot rival what Allah created, but are merely expressing creativity and/or honing skill that Allah honed for you. Perhaps if you were drawing naked bodies with the intention of lusting over them, or drawing excessively at the cost of your daily obligations, or with the intention of using the eye as a talisman against the &quot;evil eye&quot; it would not be so permissible. But drawing sn eye, or people, or nature in itself is relatively harmless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8396" LastActivityDate="2014-08-31T01:45:10.307" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17271" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-31T06:08:13.740" Score="4" ViewCount="196" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the relation between the Quran and the hadith? The Quran is the Word of God, but what about the hadith? Are they the interpretations of men or are they also divine revelation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also does the question of naskh apply in relation between the Quran and the hadith? Do the hadith then abrogate the Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6607" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:14:57.963" Title="The Quran and the Hadith" Tags="|quran|hadith|revelation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2015-03-27T21:22:41.170" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16592" CreationDate="2014-08-31T08:16:49.760" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no limit in terms of number of kids from one couple in islam and no, you don't have to marry again after having 12 children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Dawood (2050) narrated that Ma’qil ibn Yasaar said: A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said, “I have found a woman who is of good lineage and is beautiful, but she does not children. Should I marry her?” He said, “No.” Then he came again with the same question and he told him not to marry her. Then he came a third time with the same question and he said: “Marry those who are loving and fertile, for I will be proud of your great numbers before the other nations.” Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Irwa’ al-Ghaleel, 1784. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadeeth indicates that it is encouraged to marry women who are fertile, so that the numbers of the ummah will increase, and so the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) will feel proud of his ummah before all other nations. This shows that it is encouraged to have a lot of children. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8378" LastActivityDate="2014-08-31T08:16:49.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17275" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-08-31T17:44:22.587" Score="1" ViewCount="164" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have faith in Allah and His existence, but I have a question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah created angels and humans to worship him. Allah is self-sufficient and doesn't need anything, then why the command to Creation to worship Him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8402" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2014-09-01T05:50:47.157" LastActivityDate="2017-10-20T12:02:04.770" Title="Worshiping Allah the Almighty?" Tags="|allah|worship|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-03-14T16:16:23.067" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17277" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17271" CreationDate="2014-08-31T19:07:14.350" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hadith is also divine revelation. Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وما ينطق عن الهوى إن هو إلا وحي يوحى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he does not speak out of his own desire, it nothing more then a revelation revealing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;سورة النجم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hassan bin attyah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كان جبريل - عليه السلام - ينزل على النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - بالسنة&#xA;فيعلمه إياها كـما يعلمه القرآن&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jibreel used to come to the Prophet with the Sunnah and teaches it to&#xA;him just like he teaches him the Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Also does the question of naskh apply in relation between the Quran and the hadith? Do the hadith then abrogate the Quran?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/134848&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-20T04:14:57.963" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:14:57.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17275" CreationDate="2014-08-31T21:06:39.543" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aslam 3lekum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer this question there are things you need to know like the following versus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2:29 It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth. Then He directed &gt;Himself to the heaven, [His being above all creation], and made them seven heavens, and He &gt;is Knowing of all things.2:30 And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the &gt;angels, &quot;Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority.&quot; They said, &quot;Will You &gt;place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your &gt;praise and sanctify You?&quot; Allah said, &quot;Indeed, I know that which you do not know.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore we do not know why we have been created neither angels do. There is no one worthy of worship but god, this life is all one big test for us and it is very short considering after death, how would you ultimately know what is good and what gains you sins if you have not followed the guidelines of a religion, therefore the holy books that where sent down to us are our guidance and yet it is another test to mankind as you see there are believers and unbelievers (winners/losers).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Angels main duties are to worship god they do not have any desires, different angels can have different duties like the angel of death and those who record our actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has commanded us to worship him he is the all knowing therefore we worship him, god has sent us signs and knowledge which strengthens our believe, which is more than enough for us to believe, part of believing is following what god has commanded, humans to worship God, us as humans we know so little our simple minds may not understand certain things, our duty for now is to worship god, some things we don't know the answer for, please refer to the versus below&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has commanded that you only worship Him; that is the right religion, but most men do &gt;not understand &quot;. (Surah Yusuf 12:40)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-01T20:06:26.937" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T20:06:26.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16821" CreationDate="2014-09-01T09:51:11.517" Score="3" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;               In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the holy Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ إِذا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَ أَنْصِتُوا&#xA;لَعَلَّکُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention&#xA;that you may receive mercy. (7:204)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the points which we ought to notice when the Quran is recited, is being silent in order to listen to its verses to meditate in them. The apparent of the mentioned verse shows that it is a general ruling, but in accordance with the narrations and likewise the unison of the Olama' (or scholars) it could be presumption that generally it is a Mustahab (recommended) ruling and it is worthy and suitable for people not to speak during the Qur'an is recited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the holy Qur'an is not solely a reciting book, haply it is an understanding book which Muslims must perform it in their life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The only item which make us be silent (which is compulsory) is when the Qaari is Imam-Jamaa' (in truth, when saying prayers).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Tafsir-Nemuneh:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason of the order of being silent (when the Quran is recited in the&#xA;mentioned case) is that humans pay attention to the verses of the holy&#xA;Quran.&#xA;(Tafsir-Al-Nemuneh, Vol7, Pg71)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa3078&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt; (in Farsi)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2021-01-12T14:37:11.633" LastActivityDate="2021-01-12T14:37:11.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17282" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-01T22:18:07.700" Score="5" ViewCount="4317" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we ask Allah to remove something from our past like it never happened, can He do that? I know Allah works in ways we couldn't even imagine.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user7989" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T09:39:54.310" LastActivityDate="2017-12-28T16:41:38.347" Title="Can Allah change the past?" Tags="|allah|islamic-philosophy|dua|theology|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2018-03-20T10:29:28.397" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17284" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-02T04:37:33.547" Score="3" ViewCount="6584" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that drawing pictures of animate creatures is prohibited in Islam. The following hadeeth are very explicit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) visited me after returning from a journey, and I had a shelf with a thin cloth curtain hanging over it and on which there were portraits. When he saw it, the colour of his face changed (because of anger) and he said, &amp;quot;O Aishah! The most grievous torment from Allah on the Day of Resurrection will be for those who imitate (Allah) in the act of His creation.' Aishah said: We tore it into pieces and made a cushion or two cushions out of that. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Those who draw pictures will be punished on the Day of Resurrection; and it will be said to them: 'Breathe soul into what you have created.' [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) saying, &amp;quot;Every painter will go to Hell, and for every portrait he has made, there will be appointed one who will chastise him in the Hell.'&amp;quot; Ibn Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: If you have to do it, draw pictures of trees and other inanimate things. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, is one allowed to draw images of humans and animals without drawing their eyes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2024-02-19T18:06:05.753" Title="Can one draw images of humans and animals without their eyes?" Tags="|halal-haram|image|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17286" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-02T05:22:09.443" Score="3" ViewCount="638" Body="&lt;p&gt;A person asked me if Quran mentions about love between married spouses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does Quran or Hadis say about love after marriage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8411" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-09-03T00:01:53.493" LastActivityDate="2014-09-03T04:07:45.043" Title="What does Quran or Hadis say about love between spouses?" Tags="|nikah|reference-request|love|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17286" CreationDate="2014-09-02T05:30:24.747" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنْ خَلَقَ لَكُمْ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا لِتَسْكُنُوا إِلَيْهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَكُمْ مَوَدَّةً وَرَحْمَةً ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquillity in them; and He placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://allahu-ahad.org?go=30:21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Ar-Rūm, 21&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;زُيِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ حُبُّ الشَّهَوَاتِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَالْبَنِينَ وَالْقَنَاطِيرِ الْمُقَنْطَرَةِ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَالْخَيْلِ الْمُسَوَّمَةِ وَالْأَنْعَامِ وَالْحَرْثِ ذَلِكَ مَتَاعُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَاللَّهُ عِنْدَهُ حُسْنُ الْمَآبِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beautified for people is the love of that which they desire - of women and sons, heaped-up sums of gold and silver, fine branded horses, and cattle and tilled land. That is the enjoyment of worldly life, but Allah has with Him the best return. (&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://allahu-ahad.org?go=3:14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat 'Āli `Imrān, 14&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8378" LastEditorUserId="4374" LastEditDate="2014-09-03T04:07:45.043" LastActivityDate="2014-09-03T04:07:45.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17292" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-02T13:17:39.307" Score="3" ViewCount="1373" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to ask that is it compulsory in islam for men to shave the armpit and pubic hair? If we will not shave what will be the precautions? If it is compulsory to shave how and when we should shave?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8413" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-09-02T23:48:05.603" LastActivityDate="2021-02-22T03:32:09.347" Title="solution pubic and armpit hair" Tags="|fitrah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17293" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18969" CreationDate="2014-09-02T16:21:56.103" Score="6" ViewCount="41592" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering would it be haram to work in a bank as the banks profits are a result of interest which is haram in Islam, if it is haram would that mean it would be haram even if a person acquired a job in a bank which does not relate to the financial departments, because the banks profit is haram and by a person working their it would mean that the non halal money is passed on to him as a salary?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:41:58.580" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:41:58.580" Title="Is it Haram to work in Banks?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|work|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-03-30T18:52:58.653" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17296" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-03T03:49:04.683" Score="1" ViewCount="104" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many muslims live in secular law countries where there are other religions and sometimes members of the islamic community convert to other religion. Since Sharia could not be enforced in those countries, which will be the appropiate package of measures to address this problem?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8418" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-14T17:28:16.510" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T19:17:50.143" Title="What is the correct thing to do about apostasy in countries where Sharia is not the official legal system?" Tags="|sharia|sunnah|non-muslim-countries|apostasy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17293" CreationDate="2014-09-03T03:52:26.923" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only problem with present day banks are the interest/usury (riba) that is involved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have no direct involvement in any riba transaction, then it's fine to work there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Abdullah bin Masud and Jabir bin Abdullah both reported Rasolullah&#xA;  cursed the accepter of interest and its payer, and one who records it,&#xA;  and the two witnesses, and he said:&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;They are all equal.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/22/132&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(Sahih Muslim)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And by two witnesses it means the ones who are partaking in the contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you can avoid these situations, you're good to go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-09-03T03:52:26.923" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17233" CreationDate="2014-09-03T04:46:44.370" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it's not obligatory to utter niyyah with your tongue, intention (niyyah) in hearth is enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The place of the intention is the heart. When a person makes niyyah&#xA;  with his heart, it is good to make niyyah verbally also. If it is not&#xA;  uttered by the tongue, there is nothing wrong with it. (Al-Kafi,&#xA;  Fatawa al-Hindiyya)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About recitation of thana (and anything else):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hadrat Jabir bin Abdullah (ra) narrates that the Prophet (Peace be&#xA;  upon him) said: Whosoever has an Imam then the “RECITIATION OF IMAM IS&#xA;  ENOUGH FOR HIM” [Sunnan Ibn Majah (1/277, Hadith # 880)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, if you feel more comfortable and you can achieve better concentration in salah if you recite, than you can recite these things you can manage to recite until the end of rekaat (speaking about when you join the salah at one of kiyams).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, it's not prohibited to join jamaat in any stage of salat! &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamiccentre.org/component/content/article?id=893&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Read more about latecomer in salah.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, you recite attahiyyatu when you join jamaat in sitting (as much as you can before they finish salah/go on next rekaat). That sitting is as any other in salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows the best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8378" LastActivityDate="2014-09-03T04:46:44.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17301" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-03T11:41:31.460" Score="6" ViewCount="4209" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that it is not permissible to make any buildings taller than Kaaba around it.  For instance there is a very tall clock as a very tall building which has been built so taller than Kaaba. (Shia view).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if there is any narrations regarding this issue? If so, what could be the reason that we should not make any building taller than Kaaba?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4986" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T14:29:24.097" LastActivityDate="2021-02-07T14:07:58.460" Title="Is it permissible to build a building taller than Kaaba around it?" Tags="|shiism|kaabah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17301" CreationDate="2014-09-03T11:54:55.757" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to a logical principle, it is mandatory for Muslims to keep the revere (respect) of Kaaba. Actually whatever leads to disrespect the Kaaba (or to decreases its hugeness,) could be Haram. Since for instance if some groups build a tower or building taller than Kaaba (around it), hence rationally it could reduce the magnitude of Kaaba (at its apparent); how come?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because the taller building, unwanted, would distract the Hojjaj (Hajjis) (and attracts their attention during Tawaaf) ... as a very huge building that Kaaba would be looked so smaller than that building in the view of the Hojjaj.&#xA;(As I saw that from near: When you are in Masjed-al-Haram, unwanted your looking ...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore its height (unwanted) would not allow Hojaj to concentrate on the Kaaba (to focus on praying and Tawaf and ...) completely even for example when they are saying prayers, perhaps its height would lead to distract … (Of course not always, but at many times...) And likewise whoever intents to go to the Kaaba, at the first sight, the height of the tall building will attract his/her attention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In accordance with a narration from Imam Baqer (a.s.), he mentioned that it is not an appropriate act to build a building taller than Kaaba; As a result we can say that according to Shia,  it is a Makruh act to build a building taller than Kaaba around it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Muhammad Baqer (A.S.):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;… and it is not suitable that somebody builds a structure (building)&#xA;  taller than Kaaba. (Koleini, Muhammad ibn Yaqub, Al-Kaafi (Pg.230). To&#xA;  see the complete address of the narration and also more information,&#xA;  you can refer to the source below.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa34772#&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt; (in Farsi)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-01T11:52:03.810" LastActivityDate="2016-02-01T11:52:03.810" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17237" CreationDate="2014-09-03T13:00:35.660" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Literally &quot;Islam&quot; means &quot;submission&quot; so &quot;Islam&quot; is called &quot;Islam&quot; because the sole criteria which has to be satisfied in Islam is one's submission to the will of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Literally speaking, all Divine religions from Adam to Mohammad can be called &quot;Islam&quot; because they share the same criteria as mentioned before. They all require man to surrender himself to only One God and worship none other than Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand as we all know, Islam is the last religion whose book is Holey Quran which was brought down by Prophet Mohammad(pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;Islam&quot; has been used in Quran in both ways:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ الْإِسْلامُ وَ مَا اخْتَلَفَ الَّذينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتابَ إِلاَّ مِنْ بَعْدِ ما جاءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْياً&#xA;  بَيْنَهُمْ وَ مَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِآياتِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ سَريعُ&#xA;  الْحِسابِ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Indeed, with Allah religion is Islam&lt;/strong&gt;, and those who were given the Book did not differ except after knowledge had come to them, out of&#xA;  envy among themselves. And whoever defies Allah's signs should know&#xA;  that Allah is swift at reckoning.(3:19)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse, the word &quot;Islam&quot; has been used in the literal meaning because of the rest of the verse. The first part of the verse is followed by some sentences describing how the People of Book differed among themselves. In order for the first part to make sense we have to say that the literal meaning of &quot;Islam&quot; is intended in the verse. So the meaning of the verse can be explained as follows: &quot;The religion with Allah is only one which is submission to the will of Allah and accepting willingly His commands and ordinances. Although these commands and ordinances differed in quantity and quality from one religion to another due to the various levels of perfection in every religion, they are all the same in essence owing to the fact that they were all conveying the same message which was surrendering oneself to the will of God. In spite of knowing the truth and being aware of the fact that the religion with Allah was only one as explained before, the People of Book differed among themselves on account of envious and jealousy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;Islam&quot; has been used in the second meaning as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَ مَنْ يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الْإِسْلامِ ديناً فَلَنْ يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَ هُوَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخاسِرينَ&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Should anyone follow a religion other than Islam, it shall never be&#xA;  accepted from him, and he will be among the losers in the Hereafter&#xA;  (3:85)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be noted that Quran can be interpreted by itself which means that verses interpret each other. The above-mentioned verse is clearly saying that your understanding of the verse 62 of Surah Baqarah is not correct. There is only one religion accepted by Allah. AS a result the verse 62 of Surah Baqarah is interpreted as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No one go to the Paradise because they are called Muslim, Jew or Christian. Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day and act righteously will be rewarded by Allah and now that the Quran has been sent down, whoever believes in Allah consequently should believe in His last Book, Quran which will result in believing in the verse 85 of Surah Al-e-Imran. The same rule applies for the  people who lived at the time of revealing other Holey Books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, if we accepted your interpretation of the verse, how would you justify numerous Quranic verses inviting People of Book to convert to Islam? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastActivityDate="2014-09-03T13:00:35.660" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17305" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17271" CreationDate="2014-09-03T17:49:47.640" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith is what our prophet (SAW) said.In a way it is kinda a divine revelation because the prophet speaks what Allah wants him to tell the people. So Quran is from Allah and hadith is the words of the prophet (SAW).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8358" LastActivityDate="2014-09-03T17:49:47.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2093" CreationDate="2014-09-04T05:40:54.157" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muz has ignored the fact that the company should not be a in in dealing with haram transaction and also should not have at all (according to some scholars) or very little ( according to some scholars including Taki Usmani) interest paying debts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8430" LastActivityDate="2014-09-04T05:40:54.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17315" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-04T07:39:19.433" Score="2" ViewCount="188" Body="&lt;p&gt;When two groups/individuals argue regarding any matter, I find always a mid-way solution that is on the safe side.  For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One person says: during ablution, one should wash their hands three times.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Another says: No, you wash your hands at least one time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Washing one's hands &quot;three times&quot; is better as it is accepted by both the individuals.  However, I have read a Hadith saying that &quot;you should do at least one time&quot;.  Even then, three times is on safe side logically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any example matters where there is no safe side in?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8433" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-04-17T00:52:01.250" LastActivityDate="2018-04-17T00:52:01.250" Title="What is an example of incompatible rulings on a matter (i.e., if we follow one ruling, we must disobey the other)?" Tags="|halal-haram|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17317" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-04T08:46:44.833" Score="1" ViewCount="123" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a new Muslim who has not officially converted to Islam. I live with my family and they are very hostile against Muslims, therefore neither can I convert while living with them or can offer Salat if I convert covertly. Thus even though I have accepted Islam I wish to convert effectively after I move out. Is this possible? I also do this because I wish to make myself infallible by the time I move out, which as it stands today is not an easy road.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This decision should depend on me pragmatically, however what got me to thinking was since my dua's have been accepted, I believe I am Muslim in front of Allah and as my dua's are accepted so will my sins count, some of which like zina which occur rather occasionally though far less than before might constitute a major sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user5294" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:33:39.173" Title="Do conditions for conversion stand legitimate in front of Allah?" Tags="|conversion|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17322" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17293" CreationDate="2014-09-04T11:59:54.687" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;there are Syari'a banks in my country but, i have once use service of that syari'a's bank and the system is still riba, i was disappointed that time , and refused to use a bank system, except only transfer, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the bank profit must use syari'as law of islam, but until now i havent see the real  syaria's bank yet. i dont know if it exists in your country. if it exists work there the system syaria is recommended in islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8375" LastActivityDate="2014-09-04T11:59:54.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17282" CreationDate="2014-09-04T13:30:06.790" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is possible for Allah to remove your past as if it has never happened. That's because He says in the Qur'an (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/45/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Q24:45&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HQapw.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&quot;... Allah creates what He wills. Verily! Allah is Able to do &lt;strong&gt;all things&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe the more appropriate question to ask is: &lt;strong&gt;would He do that?&lt;/strong&gt; As you know, it's not all our prayers that get answered. One of the possible reasons is due to Allah's wisdom and overriding order that He has already established. You may well ask, is it possible for Allah to make me not to die? Is it impossible for Him? No, of course not, but He had already decreed that &quot;Every soul must have a taste of death&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Q3:185&lt;/a&gt;). Essentially, you're praying to Allah to act against His Will! However, Allah &lt;i&gt;can&lt;/i&gt; overlook the past such that it's as if we have not committed a sin - for example - in the first place. This is available to anyone who makes sincere repentance to Allah and mend his/her ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5259" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-01T10:25:40.940" LastActivityDate="2016-05-01T10:25:40.940" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17326" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17359" CreationDate="2014-09-04T13:32:27.453" Score="1" ViewCount="4982" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a narration from the apostle of Allah (pbuh) who said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Every woman who makes herself like men or every man who makes himself&#xA;  like women, is not from us. (Mizan-Al-Hekmah, Vol5, Pg18)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or for instance there is another narration from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (the fifth Imam of Shia Islam) (a.s.):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَا يَجُوزُ لِلْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ تَتَشَبَّهَ بِالرِّجَالِ لِأَنَّ رَسُولَ&#xA;  اللَّهِ ص لَعَنَ الْمُتَشَبِّهِينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ بِالنِّسَاءِ وَ&#xA;  لَعَنَ الْمُتَشَبِّهَاتِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ بِالرِّجَالِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;… because the Prophet dawned (La'n) the men who make themselves like&#xA;  women and also women who make themselves similar to men.&#xA;  (Bahar-Al-Anwaar, Vol 103, Pg 208).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, nowadays as you can see in many Islamic societies, there are many men(particularly young boys) who remove(cut) their eyebrows like ladies. As a result, commonly, their faces somewhat changes likes girls. So, I was wondering what its ruling is according to Shi'ite scholars?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually is it Haram or Makruh? Or even permissible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.porsemanequran.com/node/22953&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.porsemanequran.com&lt;/a&gt; (in Farsi))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2019-07-10T19:17:27.773" LastActivityDate="2019-07-10T19:17:27.773" Title="What is the Shi'ite ruling of &quot;eyebrow removing (like women)&quot; for men?" Tags="|halal-haram|shiism|men|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17292" CreationDate="2014-09-05T05:19:19.227" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims are encouraged to remove pubic hair and to shave armpits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard the Prophet (saws) saying. &quot;Five practices are characteristics&#xA;  of the Fitra (nature): removing the pubic hair, clipping the nails,&#xA;  depilating the hair of the armpits; and circumcision and cutting the&#xA;  moustaches short (for the males). (Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 7.779, narrated by Abu Huraira)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Time limit is forty days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A time limit has been prescribed for us for clipping the moustache,&#xA;  cutting the nails, plucking hair under the armpits, shaving the pubic&#xA;  region: that it should not be neglected for more than forty nights. (Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 7.779, narrated by Abu Huraira)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point is to remove hair from these places. How will you do it, it's your choice (as long as you're not ruining your health).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8378" LastEditorUserId="8378" LastEditDate="2018-11-22T15:41:06.053" LastActivityDate="2018-11-22T15:41:06.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7752" CreationDate="2014-09-05T15:16:41.783" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whether you bend down, or you are on your feet, what you need to do is to beware of urine not to contact with your body or dressess. If you discover that it touches your body, you must know how you'll wipe it with little water that will multiply that amount of urine. And it's adviceable rather to bend down than to be on feet, so that the amount of urine that will get to ur body will be little, than to be on stand. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God will forgive all our sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8445" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T15:16:41.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17344" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-05T16:05:45.433" Score="1" ViewCount="910" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the correct that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said that some verse of Qur'an were said be Devil?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8448" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-09-05T19:04:35.243" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T17:34:36.620" Title="Some verse of Qur'an said by Devil?" Tags="|quran|verses|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17347" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="50470" CreationDate="2014-09-05T17:18:29.143" Score="6" ViewCount="247" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand there is a widely accepted concept of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naskh_%28tafsir%29#In_the_Canon&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naskh&lt;/a&gt; or 'abrogation' that may apply when interpreting the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also believe it to be true that it isn't known in all cases which of two verses was written first (unless they are in the same Sura), but I think I'm right in saying that all the revelation received by the Prophet in Medina was later than all the revelation received by the Prophet in the Meccan period (please correct me if that is wrong).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that case is there a general principle that in cases where Meccan and Medinan revelation appears to conflict, the Medinan revelation abrogates the Meccan? In other words Meccan revelation can never abrogate the later Medinan revelation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user3208" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-09-05T17:31:02.450" LastActivityDate="2018-10-17T07:10:53.917" Title="Is there an automatic principle that Medinan revelation may abrogate Meccan but not vice versa?" Tags="|tafseer|naskh|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17348" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-09-05T18:18:44.850" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-09-05T18:18:44.850" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T18:18:44.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17349" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-09-05T18:18:44.850" Score="0" Body="Naskh refers to the principle of abrogation in Islamic exegesis, the idea that one ruling in the Qur'an or hadith literature can completely supplant an older contradictory one while recognizing that they are both accurate revelations." OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-09-05T18:18:44.850" LastActivityDate="2014-09-05T18:18:44.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17344" CreationDate="2014-09-05T19:45:45.783" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although your question does not provide enough details of where or how you happen to attain this info but here goes my answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you may have seen in the Quran some Ayat are maybe a quote of conversation (Allah knows best), to relate this to your answer i will refer to versus from Surat Al'raf, where god has commanded angels to bow down Adam but Satan has refused:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7:11 And We have certainly created you, [O Mankind], and given you [human] form. Then We &amp;gt;said to the angels, &amp;quot;Prostrate to Adam&amp;quot;; so they prostrated, except for Iblis. He was not &amp;gt;of those who prostrated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7:12 [ Allah ] said, &amp;quot;What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?&amp;quot; [Satan] &amp;gt;said, &amp;quot;I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7:13 [ Allah ] said, &amp;quot;Descend from Paradise, for it is not for you to be arrogant therein. &amp;gt;So get out; indeed, you are of the debased.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7:14 [Satan] said, &amp;quot;Reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7:15 [ Allah ] said, &amp;quot;Indeed, you are of those reprieved.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7:16 [Satan] said, &amp;quot;Because You have put me in error, I will surely sit in wait for them &amp;gt;on Your straight path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7:17 Then I will come to them from before them and from behind them and on their right and &amp;gt;on their left, and You will not find most of them grateful [to You].&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7:18 [ Allah ] said, &amp;quot;Get out of Paradise, reproached and expelled. Whoever follows you &amp;gt;among them - I will surely fill Hell with you, all together.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you may relies this is similar to a conversation (Allah knows best), between god and Satan and it is a blessing for us to have been informed of such knowledge by the almighty god to warn us of Satans evil plans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So some versus can be a quote of what the devil has said, but this doesn't mean that the devil has included them there, but Allah SWT by his wisdom has chosen to embed them within the Quran as a warning for us humans the sons of Adam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7:27 O children of Adam, let not Satan tempt you as he removed your parents from Paradise, &amp;gt;stripping them of their clothing to show them their private parts. Indeed, he sees you, he &amp;gt;and his tribe, from where you do not see them. Indeed, We have made the devils allies to &amp;gt;those who do not believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T17:34:36.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17354" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-05T19:57:45.117" Score="3" ViewCount="2124" Body="&lt;p&gt;I got an alliance from Muslim family. I am engineer working in IT. As I got an alliance proposal whether I can see the Girl in-Personal in her house and talk to her. So, that I can understand her character before marriage. whether this is Halal way? or is there any Islamic way of seeing a girl before for marriage acceptance ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please help on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8450" LastEditorUserId="8450" LastEditDate="2016-03-15T08:37:19.297" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T08:37:19.297" Title="Marriage Alliance- Whether I can see and talk to the girl before marriage in personal?" Tags="|sharia|nikah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-03-24T19:25:50.267" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17358" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17354" CreationDate="2014-09-06T11:37:55.957" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to Islam (Shia view), on the whole, speaking intimately(for marriage) will be permissible if:&#xA;Your intention is serious(real) for the marriage, (of course solely at the level of acquaintance and also without the intention of pleasure, if he does not fear that he perhaps falls into a sin with her).&#xA;As a result, in the mentioned way, you can talk to her with observation of the mentioned items.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I recommend you to see the source for further and more complete info. concerning the issue.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to Shia, actually in accordance with the fatwa or view of Ayatollah Khamenei (As a Marja al-Taqlid of Shia):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It could be permissible for the suitor (man) to see the woman whom&#xA;  intends (really) to marry provided that :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1: Its intention is not pleasure&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2: Its intention is figuring out regarding her defects or beauty&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3: The suitor considers that the girl won't reject him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4: There is no barrier for their marriage  &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa4066&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to the Fatwa(view) of Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In which case the Suitor is able to see the face of woman, hands up to&#xA;  the wrists, hair and a part of her body (neck and upper part of the&#xA;  chest) [2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa4066&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; - Khamenei, Sayyid Ali, Ajwebat al-Istefaat, question 525; Sistani, Sayyid ali, Minhaj al-Salehin, vol.2, Nikah (Marriage), issue No. 28; Bahjat, Muhammad Taqi, Resalah Tawzih al-Masail, issue No.1944; Makarem Shirazi, Naser, Ta’liqat Alaa al-Urwat al-Wuthqa, Nikah (Marriage), issue No, 26; Fazel Lankarani, Muhammad, Ta’liqat Alaa al-Urwat al-Wuthqa, Nikah (Marriage), issue No. 26.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[2] -Makarem Shirazi, Naser, Ta’liqat Alaa al-Urwat al-Wuthqa, Nikah (Marriage)…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa4066&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-17T11:41:42.080" LastActivityDate="2015-12-17T11:41:42.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17326" CreationDate="2014-09-06T12:01:22.363" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to Shia school of thought, in accordance with the view (Fatwa) of Ayatollah Khamenei (as a Marja Al-Taqlid of Shia):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not permissible if:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is considered as the imitation or likeness of man to woman,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or will be the cause of sin committing,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or it is considered as the promotion of west vulgar culture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In accordance with Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi (as another  Shia Marja'al-taqlid):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not permissible for men to  make themselves like women, but it&#xA;does not matter for a minor cutting and arranging of some parts which&#xA;have not good apparent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further information, you can refer to the source below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa9429&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt; (in Farsi)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-07-03T11:54:17.240" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17361" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-06T16:02:57.393" Score="1" ViewCount="601" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is meant by &quot;striking one another's necks&quot; in the  following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Salamah bin Nufail al-Kindi said: &quot;I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah (SAW) when a man said: 'O Messenger of Allah! The people have lost interest in horses and put down their weapons, and they say there is no Jihad, and that war has ended.' The Messenger of Allah (SAW) turned to face him and said: 'They are lying, now the fighting is to come. There will always be a group among my Ummah who will fight for the truth, for whom Allah will cause some people to deviate, and grant them provision from them, until the Hour begins and until the promise of Allah comes. Goodness is tied to the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection. &lt;strong&gt;It has been revealed to me that I am going to die and will not stay long, and you will follow me group after striking one another's necks. And the place of safety for the believers is Ash-Sham&lt;/strong&gt;.'&quot; [Sunan al-Nasa'i (6/214) No. 3561]صحيح، رواه الامام احمد والنسائى وحسنه الالباني في الصحيحة 4/603&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8434" LastActivityDate="2014-09-13T18:16:19.120" Title="What is meant by &quot;striking one another's necks&quot; in the hadith" Tags="|practical-islam|source-identification|islamic-basis|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17363" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-06T17:32:39.303" Score="2" ViewCount="724" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some groups of agnostics do not deny the existence of Allah, but don't accept it either. Some other agnostics accept it directly but do not feel responsible for doing anything about the fact that they were created by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are such agnostics committing kufr?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4745" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-12T10:06:12.847" LastActivityDate="2018-10-07T17:27:51.650" Title="Are agnostics committing kufr?" Tags="|non-muslim|kufr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17366" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17363" CreationDate="2014-09-07T00:59:05.310" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned in the Quran in Surah Al-Ankabut (The Spider)&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when they embark on a ship, they invoke Allah, making their Faith pure for Him only, but when He brings them safely to land, behold, they give a share of their worship to others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can view that they know Allah only on the ship.&#xA;So the reason behind Islam is: &lt;code&gt;Unification (Tawhid)&lt;/code&gt;and &lt;code&gt;oneness&lt;/code&gt;  &lt;BR&gt;&#xA;Muslims have to invoke Allah only everywhere, whatever the reason, if they know him and give a share to others it is kufr.&lt;BR&gt;&#xA;The second group you talked about are approving Deism and do not approve Divinity&lt;BR&gt; &#xA;The others are neither approving Deism nor Divinity.&#xA;In result both groups of Agnostics are committing kufr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8458" LastActivityDate="2014-09-07T00:59:05.310" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17361" CreationDate="2014-09-07T01:15:02.060" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;striking one another's necks&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Means that Muslims will be divided in groups killing each other.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And the place of safety for the believers is Ash-Sham&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) has pointed to the Ash-Sham at the time of tribulation to be safe that day, and the people of Islam are safer there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8458" LastActivityDate="2014-09-07T01:15:02.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17282" CreationDate="2014-09-07T10:42:37.470" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Depends on what you mean by changing the past as some notions of it are possible some others not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example we know that whatever we do (good or evil) is recorded by angels or imprinted in our soul. But the concept of repentance and nullification (habt) in Islam imply that these effects can be altered by doing their antitheses: sins by good deeds; and good deeds by sins! This is the only notion of “changing past” that seems reasonable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But by “changing past” if you are suggesting that God can somehow manipulate what took place in the past, that’s a logical impossibility, firstly because past is past (a no-longer-existing reality) so how can God change something that does no longer even exist? Or assuming that He could, how could he change the past without affecting the present moment? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore it is really impossible for Allah to change the past in that sense, nevertheless, similar as with &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/11966/can-allah-create-a-rock-that-he-cant-lift/11967#11967&quot;&gt;the answer to the Omnipotence Paradox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;this statement should not be understood as implying that Allah is incapable of something!&lt;/strong&gt; This demands an extensive philosophical discussion that might be beyond what you really expected in an answer but if you are a serious thinker you will appreciate my elaborations below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you saw, changing the past implies two impossibilities; one of them (changing what no longer exists) is definitely absolute, that is not possible under any circumstance. But Muslims and theists in general are automatically hesitant to accept any statement that seems to imply 'impossibility' when the subject in the statement is 'God' for the fear of the negating the belief in God's omnipotence However that assumption is the result of poorly formulated logical concepts of God (if not total lack of any consistent logical definition), which is, by the way, very prevalent among both theists (laymen and scholar) and atheists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But enlightened theist &lt;em&gt;philosophers&lt;/em&gt; of the Peripatetic tradition argue that &lt;strong&gt;inherent logical impossibilities do not really suggest incapability for God, &lt;em&gt;provided that&lt;/em&gt; we have a definition of God that is based on principles of logic (e.g. non-contradiction etc.) and consistent with other interrelated, proven philosophical theories.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To elaborate, if we establish as a “consistency framework” (for lack of a better term) that 1) &quot;God is omnipotent,&quot; with 2) omnipotence defined as &quot;capable of everything that is &lt;em&gt;logically&lt;/em&gt; (i.e. &lt;em&gt;inherently&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;essentially&lt;/em&gt;) possible,&quot; then 3) an absolute logical impossibility (regardless of particular instances) will not contradict God's omnipotence &lt;em&gt;by definition&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The basis for theoretical limitation of God’s omnipotence to only logical possibilities (and how that doesn’t limit Allah’s power &lt;em&gt;in reality&lt;/em&gt;) is the premise that God is the supreme existence. A supreme existence is that which is the source of everything. Therefore, logical rules that refer to governing laws of being can in turn be argued to be emanating from God’s existence. This also solves &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/11966/can-allah-create-a-rock-that-he-cant-lift/11967#comment23112_11967&quot;&gt;a common confusion&lt;/a&gt; between the logically-bound &lt;em&gt;concept&lt;/em&gt; of God as opposed to His totally unbounded &lt;em&gt;reality&lt;/em&gt; which is usually expressed in terms similar to &quot;How can God be bound by rules of logic when He is all-capable?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The implication of tracing rules of logic to God's existence is that if something is proven to be logically impossible, from a Theist worldview, it can be explained as God having not desired that thing to take place in the first place or that thing having not had any place in God's essence which is source of all reality! This renders questions such as &quot;Can Allah change the past (which is a proven logical impossibility)?&quot; to &quot;Is Allah capable of changing what He has already decided not to be changeable?&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer to the reworked question in turn could also be both negative and positive as in &quot;No, he is not, so long as He has not yet willed to change a law that has been in effect since the beginning of creation.&quot; and as in “Yes, he is if he wills so but so far he hasn’t” with neither of them contradicting God's omnipotence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T06:30:34.463" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17371" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-07T12:09:27.063" Score="1" ViewCount="996" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that there are only four Sunni schools of Fiqh. Namely Shafiite, Hanbali, Maliki &amp;amp; Hanafi. And all followers do their Islamic duties according to only four schools. Is it possible to do ijtihad not according to these four schools?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2015-11-14T16:59:13.000" LastActivityDate="2017-06-12T10:29:27.687" Title="Is ijtihad open in Islam (Sunni view)?" Tags="|sunni|fiqh|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17372" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-07T13:12:27.460" Score="3" ViewCount="1759" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) called Jihad-al-Nafs the greatest jihad. Is it because its the most difficult struggle?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user5294" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-02T19:27:27.047" LastActivityDate="2014-12-02T19:27:27.047" Title="Jihad al nafs: Why did Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) called it the greatest jihad?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|jihad|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17354" CreationDate="2014-09-07T17:35:10.040" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What do you mean by in person? If you meant absolutely alone, then NO.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can meet, talk and understand each other in someone's preferably guardian or elder's presence. There is nothing righteous that you can't do in presence of others, even if it is personal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One more thing, when you both are togather and no one else, third will be shaitan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't remember references but you can find through google. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4174" LastActivityDate="2014-09-07T17:35:10.040" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17379" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-07T20:53:17.853" Score="2" ViewCount="1003" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Let me start from introducing myself,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;I am an 18-year-old boy and have been thinking like crazy about this, but this is my conclusion to ask someone, because I have no idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was on a website reading about how hell and paradise is like &lt;em&gt;OR&lt;/em&gt; levels in heaven, so I have read this sentence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever recites all of the Qur’an, will reach the highest degree of Paradise in the Hereafter, and whoever recites part of it will reach a level commensurate with that, and the limit of his reward will match the limit of his reading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not know Arabic; I always been taught to read the Qur'an in a way I could understand it, so I chose English. Because it's important to know and read the message sent down to us. I don't know if the Qur'an can be recited in English, but if it is, that's really good, because I read it every day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recently just got more into Islam. I was born an Muslim my whole life, but I never valued my religion before but watching Islamic videos and reading helped a lot. That's when I realized my mistake of forgetting Allah, but anyway I am working hard for paradise and insha'Allah I will be granted paradise. I don't want any part of hell. It's too bad, so my question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can the Qur'an be recited in English, and is it still a good deed that I am reading it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8464" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-20T19:52:56.250" LastActivityDate="2015-02-23T15:16:33.363" Title="Reciting the Quran in English" Tags="|sharia|quran|salat|hadith-interpretation|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-05-26T02:30:45.613" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17381" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-07T21:02:46.147" Score="11" ViewCount="11398" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many of times, you can hear that plenty of people use the word 'Chance' in their talking, even in their believing. For example if a person won an award in a bank or lottery, afterwards other people will tell him/her that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Oh, you are lucky (or actually your chance is good).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I would like to know if there is any thing called &quot;Chance&quot; in Islam, if so, what is its difference with destiny which is called Qadr based on Islamic Fiqh?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or in truth, the correct meaning of &quot;Chance&quot; is &quot;Destiny”? If so, is there any narration about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; The following link is related to my question, but it just answer a part of my question. And actually it doesn't answer my question especially based on destiny (Qadr) aspect. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8383/what-is-the-view-of-islam-about-luck&quot;&gt;What is the view of Islam about luck?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T10:32:20.783" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T10:32:20.783" Title="Is there &quot;CHANCE (LUCK)&quot; in Islam, or that is DESTINY which is used in wrong idiom?" Tags="|practical-islam|destiny|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17385" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-07T21:40:57.260" Score="-2" ViewCount="22309" Body="&lt;p&gt;I f a teenager is desperate knowing sex is haraam before marriage and he or she cannot suppress their desires is it permissible to watch porn instead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8465" LastActivityDate="2020-07-17T21:48:21.070" Title="is it permissible for a teenager to watch porn?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17387" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-07T22:36:39.270" Score="3" ViewCount="168" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam aleykum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;... But if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted women and do not find water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and hands with it...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 5:6 - Sahih International)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to ask those who knows Arabic. The part &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;one of you comes from the place of relieving himself&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. It is clear that when you urinate then this case falls under the part of ayah. So you must do ablution. But what if after urinating drops of urine come out and after ablution is done. Does this case fall under the part of ayah? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8233" LastEditorUserId="8233" LastEditDate="2014-09-10T16:01:32.177" LastActivityDate="2015-10-25T12:40:51.943" Title="Translation of ayah 5:6" Tags="|quran|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17388" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17385" CreationDate="2014-09-08T05:28:08.820" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Quran (Surah 6, Ayah 151-152)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited to you. [He commands] that you not associate anything with Him, and to parents, good treatment, and do not kill your children out of poverty; We will provide for you and them. &lt;strong&gt;And do not approach immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed&lt;/strong&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and also While describing the believers, the Qur'an says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The believers are... those who protect their sexual organs except from their spouses... Therefore, whosoever seeks more beyond that [in sexual gratification], then they are the transgressors. (23:5-6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last sentence makes it very clear that any sexual gratification outside marriage is considered a transgression of the law of God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4510" LastActivityDate="2014-09-08T05:28:08.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17389" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17354" CreationDate="2014-09-08T05:35:54.677" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do you mean to tell me that this is a decision that you, an intelligent person, cannot make for yourself, without requiring a committee of opinions before contemplating it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maintain the young woman's modesty, and reputation by insuring that at all times her good name and reputation are not put in question by your choice of actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8469" LastActivityDate="2014-09-08T05:35:54.677" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17379" CreationDate="2014-09-08T05:46:02.923" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Actually there are two things,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;You can recite Qur'an in any language for understanding it and it will be good deed that you want to understand Qur'an in your own language so either you recite it in Arabic or English, doesn't matter because you are still reciting Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;But,&lt;/em&gt; the nature of every person is to seek for bigger rewards so if you are having difficulties reciting Qur'an in Arabic then you are getting double rewards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One who is skilled in the Qur'an is associated with the noble, upright recording angels, &lt;strong&gt;and he who falters when he recites the Qur'an and finds it difficult for him will have a double reward.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/8/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud 1454 - Book 8, Hadith 39&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;So&lt;/em&gt; it is important for you to at least learn the basics of Arabic so that you can recite Qur'an in Arabic language and for then you can read its translation to understand the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastActivityDate="2014-09-08T05:46:02.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1217" CreationDate="2014-09-08T09:23:02.483" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe cartoons may be allowed unless they are contrary to Islamic beliefs or have inappropriate content.&#xA;If I am wrong May Allah forgive me as this is merely my own theory and I have not researched my theory yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8471" LastActivityDate="2014-09-08T09:23:02.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17400" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-08T11:36:44.027" Score="3" ViewCount="197" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are different verses some of which seem to clearly suggest determinism :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;و ما تشاءون الا ان یشاء الله رب العالمین&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;and you do not wish unless it is wished by Allah&lt;/strong&gt;, the lord of the&#xA;  worlds.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.parsquran.com/data/showall.php?sura=81&amp;amp;ayat=%DB%B2%DB%B9&amp;amp;user=far&amp;amp;lang=eng&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;81:29&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;فَلَمْ تَقْتُلُوهُمْ وَ لكِنَّ اللَّهَ قَتَلَهُمْ وَ ما رَمَيْتَ إِذْ رَمَيْتَ وَ لكِنَّ اللَّهَ رَمى‏ وَ لِيُبْلِيَ الْمُؤْمِنينَ&#xA;  مِنْهُ بَلاءً حَسَناً إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَميعٌ عَليمٌ&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You did not kill them; rather it was Allah who killed them; and &lt;strong&gt;you&#xA;  did not throw when you threw, rather it was Allah who threw&lt;/strong&gt;, that He&#xA;  might test the faithful with a good test from Himself. Indeed Allah is&#xA;  all-hearing, all-knowing.(8:17)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand there are other verses that imply free will:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;لَهُ مُعَقِّباتٌ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ يَحْفَظُونَهُ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لا يُغَيِّرُ ما بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّى&#xA;  يُغَيِّرُوا ما بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَ إِذا أَرادَ اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ سُوْءاً&#xA;  فَلا مَرَدَّ لَهُ وَ ما لَهُمْ مِنْ دُونِهِ مِنْ والٍ&lt;/strong&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has guardian angels, to his front and his rear, who guard him by Allah's&#xA;  command. &lt;strong&gt;Indeed Allah does not change a people's lot, unless they&#xA;  change what is in their souls&lt;/strong&gt;. And when Allah wishes to visit ill on a&#xA;  people, there is nothing that can avert it, and they have no protector&#xA;  besides Him.(13:11)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ  لَا يَضُرُّكُم&#xA;  مَّن ضَلَّ إِذَا اهْتَدَيْتُمْ..&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O believers! &lt;strong&gt;You have charge of your own souls&lt;/strong&gt;. He who goes astray&#xA;  cannot injure you if you are rightly guided.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.parsquran.com/data/showall.php?sura=5&amp;amp;ayat=%DB%B1%DB%B0%DB%B5&amp;amp;user=far&amp;amp;lang=eng&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:105&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There seems to be a contradiction between these verses, I'd like to know how we should make sense of these apparently contradicting verses? Does Islam teach free will or determinism? I am interested in Shiite view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T11:03:04.247" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T11:03:04.247" Title="In Shiite school of thought, how is the conflict between free will and determinism resolved?" Tags="|shiism|islamic-philosophy|qadar|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17402" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17988" CreationDate="2014-09-08T13:03:04.870" Score="3" ViewCount="184" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shiites believe that their [Twelve Imams] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Imams&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Imams&lt;/a&gt;), the rightful successors of the prophet, have complete knowledge of everything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is: what are the origins of their knowledge? In other words, where do they get their knowledge from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-23T02:10:21.083" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T02:10:21.083" Title="In Shiism, what is the source of Imams' supreme knowledge?" Tags="|shiism|islamic-philosophy|imamah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17402" CreationDate="2014-09-08T19:24:59.403" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;We also believe that the Prophet had that knowledge too, where did he get it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is: Allah taught the Prophet what he has. When the Prophet was going to die he gave Ali (a.s), his successor, his knowledge where he says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;علمني رسول الله الف باب من العلم ، يفتح من كل باب الف باب&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verily, the Holy Prophet taught me 1,000 chapters of knowledge, each chapter of which opened another 1,000 chapters&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that's it, every Imam transferred knowledge to his successor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8476" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T10:11:37.303" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17409" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-08T19:51:31.533" Score="2" ViewCount="31818" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nature is one of our greatest teachers. We often see things that are not so perfect, but we've learned to accept and respect them, and yes, I believe we are here to learn and to tolerate. My question: Is it okay to have sex merely for pleasure? Logically, the sexual organs are there for reproduction but over the years people have learned how to make it an entertainment. How does the teaching of Islam address this? Should we abstain from abuse and respect more the creative function?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8477" LastEditorUserId="156" LastEditDate="2014-12-10T22:42:47.577" LastActivityDate="2014-12-10T22:42:47.577" Title="Is engaging in sex merely for pleasure a sin?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17410" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17409" CreationDate="2014-09-08T23:38:55.703" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all you need to know that according to islam, we are made to get attracted to opposite sex and have sex with each other, so that the human race can continue. &#xA;So imagine, if there is no pleasure,then why would anyone have sex? ofcourse no one will. So Allah has made us in this way that we naturally enjoy sex a lot, and as a result, human race continues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam does not discourage us from having sex, but it only regulates that how,when and with whom you can do it without any limits (ofourse with certain exceptions). Islam says that you have to have sex only with your wife only, and enjoy as much as you can. the wisdom behind this point is that islam is made to make the system of society strong. So if man has sex with anyone JUST for enjoyment, then there wont be any single family, but Chaos. Imagine one man makes multiple women pregnant, and does not care about taking care of of mother and child, so who will take of them? no one. they are left alone like garbage and mother alone has to take care of all the responsibilities. So in islam, it is job of man to keep the FAMILY unit strong. keep the marriage healthy and keep his sexual relationship to only his wife, to no one else.&#xA;Also, if he merely has sex for enjoyment,then in case a woman gets emotional attached to him, (as she is not his wife) she cannot claim or force him to love her back and take care of her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope i answer the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-09-08T23:38:55.703" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17282" CreationDate="2014-09-09T00:39:16.207" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, whatever happens, happens with WILL of Allah. If something has happened, then its surely for your betterment. You just have to put your trust in Allah, and don't try to Change what has happened, instead, try to see the wisdom behind that happening that why it happened. Even if you might not find a clue that what was beter in it, still you have to trust Allah, that your creator never want anything BAD for you. It's just your limited knowledge, based on which you think that certain happening was WRONG and should NOT have happened. So dont worry&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-07T13:57:20.483" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T13:57:20.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17412" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17381" CreationDate="2014-09-09T00:42:26.680" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is nothing like Chance in Islam.&lt;/strong&gt; In Islam, only that happens, what is written in our destiny. When everything is already written in book of destiny, then how can anything happened due to chance? Of course it can't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-27T12:48:53.703" LastActivityDate="2016-03-27T12:48:53.703" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17413" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23218" CreationDate="2014-09-09T07:58:05.750" Score="8" ViewCount="2252" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a person is good person throughout his life,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But does not believe in God, in other words a Non-Muslim. Will he/she go to hell?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think of this question when about reading Alexander Fleming, that he was a Good person, he did very well for the mankind, but he was Roman Catholic (according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nndb.com/people/696/000091423/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;nndb&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or some philanthropist, who do charity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will people like him, go to hell..? Because they do not believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, a person who does not believe will go to hell in afterlife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5305" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-03-07T08:11:47.343" LastActivityDate="2018-03-30T15:40:32.187" Title="If a person does good deeds throughout his life but never believed in God, will he go to hell?" Tags="|non-muslim|belief|hell|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17415" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-09T10:25:36.360" Score="4" ViewCount="18544" Body="&lt;p&gt;A query in similar to a question posted on this site (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1320/is-interest-based-educational-loan-allowed&quot;&gt;Is interest-based educational loan allowed?&lt;/a&gt; ) (this may seem like a similar question, but from a clear angle).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says: “Those who devour interest will not stand except as stands one whom Satan has driven mad by his touch.” [Sûrah al-Baqarah: 275]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says about one who engages in interest that he should: “take notice of war from Allah and His Messenger.” [Sûrah al-Baqarah: 279]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Paying interest is sinful, just like receiving interest is sinful. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Allah curses the one who consumes interest, the one who pays it, the one who draws up the contract, and the witnesses to the contract, then he said they are same (in sinfulness) ” [Sahîh Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;O you who believe! Be afraid of Allah and give up what remains due to you from riba, if you are really believers. And if you do not do it, then take a notice of war from Allah and His Messenger.&amp;quot; [2:277-278]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The Messenger of Allah, Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam, has cursed, 'The one who takes riba, the one who writes it and the one who witnesses it,' and he said, They are equal (in sin)'.&amp;quot; (Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Riba has seventy three gates, the least of them is like a man who fornicates with his mother. And verily, the worst of riba is the Muslim's honor.&amp;quot; (al-Hakim) And he also said, &amp;quot;A dirham that a man spends knowing he gained it from riba is worse than thirty six instances of fornication.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brothers, I understand the sins gained from accepted deals which interest is a part of, Allah SWT has commanded us to seek knowledge. We can do so by completing education, to complete education in a Western country like the UK, a degree will cost a minimum of £40000 in total excluding living cost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now a person might think to earn such an amount of money by working (a job without a degree will have an annual salary of (£9000)). This is a pure annual salary, but that does not mean that such a salary will remain as it is by the end of each year as a person has commitments to rent, food, family, etc. Therefore, if a person is to plan on saving for a degree it will take around five years or more (if it's possible but highly doubtful). Now there are organisations which provide students with educational loans in order to complete their studies, but these loans can have an interest rate set to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islamic banks or normal banks don't give such huge loans to even consider interest free, especially that students don't have stable earnings and low credit scores!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now this interest is for me to repay. It is not provided with the initial payments made to me, so I am not benefiting from the interest at all, but I do benefit from the loan (to pay university fees)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now as you seen in my explanation that taking such a loan is life essential to success and have stable earnings to support a family and life expenses, so would I be committing a sin by accepting such a loan as I am not benefiting from the interest at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Abu Hurayrah : The Prophet, , said: &amp;quot;There will certainly come a time for mankind when everyone will take riba and if he does not do so, its dust will reach him.&amp;quot; (Abu Dawud, Kitab al-Buyu', Bab fi ijtinabi al-shubuhat; also in Ibn Majah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alhamdullah, I believe in god and his messenger, but I know Islam is not a hard religion (for the believers) and there can be exception in some situations within life!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also If a person takes an interest based loan for a start-up business and then repays that loan, does that mean that all of his profits are related to interest as if they didn't take the loan they may not have had this business to begin with?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brother and sisters, please explain in detail if I am in the wrong here!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2023-02-26T06:15:41.870" Title="Is interest entirely haram or can there be exceptions under neccesity?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|finance|education|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17417" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23993" CreationDate="2014-09-09T11:47:07.453" Score="3" ViewCount="7575" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking for a list of Oldest [at least 500 years older] Tafseer-al Qur'an for some reason available online[in English] which meet the following criteria.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The authenticity is beyond question among &lt;em&gt;all Muslims&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They are preserved in their original writing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rich in detail&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4429" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T19:59:02.707" LastActivityDate="2018-09-17T07:29:27.853" Title="List of Oldest Tafseer-e Quran available on Internet" Tags="|quran|tafseer|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17418" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-09T12:26:50.570" Score="0" ViewCount="9533" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Playing Carrom-board Haram.? Please clarify with Hadith(if available).. Thanks in Advance&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8480" LastActivityDate="2016-01-09T17:43:47.097" Title="Is playing carrom-board haram.?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14431" CreationDate="2014-09-09T13:03:35.403" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nafs basically means 5 senses , but in this context it means Desires&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God Created 3 creatures&#xA;Farishtey ( Angels ) : who have no control over NAFS and completely fulfil God guidelines and orders&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Human : human have been created with 'Nafs' , and thus given the opportunity to desire and decide things on his own , we can call it half Nafs&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jinh : I am forgetting some stuff about Jinh in this sense , will try to update it later .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3554" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-11T11:09:06.733" LastActivityDate="2014-11-11T11:09:06.733" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17420" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17418" CreationDate="2014-09-09T13:20:04.640" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rule of thumb, Anything in islam in permitted, Unless it is explicitly made haram. So according to this view, playing Carrom-board is not haram. Also, Anything becomes haram, if it takes away remembrance of Allah from you or stop you from doing ibligatory islamic duties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note:I am not a scholar, so you should better consult a scholar for proper fatwa, i just shared what know of)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2014-09-09T13:20:04.640" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="62" CreationDate="2014-09-09T17:23:57.570" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is something wrong with saying the pledge of allegiance because while reciting &quot;I pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all&quot;, you have to stand and hold your hand of our heart, and stare at the flag.  And you are reciting this as if you are worshipping the flag.  Muslims should only pledge their allegiance to Allah subhanu wa ta'aala.  Besides, the American flag stands for the innocent people they killed including millions of muslims, native americans, blacks, etc.. How can a Muslim stand for something like this???&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8481" LastActivityDate="2014-09-09T17:23:57.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16853" CreationDate="2014-09-10T17:07:42.223" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The deaths of those innocent around us is just to remind us that our time on this dunya is very limited and should not be squandered and as such we should be in constant remembrence of Allaah for he is in control of eveything&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8387" LastActivityDate="2014-09-10T17:07:42.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17431" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16853" CreationDate="2014-09-10T17:33:45.257" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The relationship is that of Creator(Master) and slave, the Creator has set the rules for the creation. They are not applicable to the Creator, He may do what He wills.&#xA;For us, we cannot understand the wisdom behind these events however one thing for sure is that they are a test for us. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6708" LastActivityDate="2014-09-10T17:33:45.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17432" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-10T18:24:21.450" Score="4" ViewCount="16281" Body="&lt;p&gt;My husband divorced me during menses 11 years ago.  He uttered the divorce words three times in one meeting, then I went back to my parents house.  After 2 weeks, a group of ladies from my family went to my in-laws house for patch up, but in front of them my husband again repeated the divorce words three times. Actually when my husband divorced me the first time, I was in menses, but next 4 months I got no menses (may be due to feeding my son or due to tension). Then after 16 months, he sent me the divorce papers (divorce in written form).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now he wants to do Nikkah with me again. Can you please tell me that is it possible? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8489" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T00:22:43.567" LastActivityDate="2017-12-12T06:21:00.310" Title="Is it possible to remarry my husband after being divorced years ago?" Tags="|sharia|nikah|talaq|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16162" CreationDate="2014-09-11T03:06:54.053" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the traditions, dying hairs of head and face (beard) is Mustahab (recommended) by henna (or black colour). In fact, it is not Haram and even it is recommended in the narrations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Sadiq (a.s.) responded the question which asked about the mentioned matter that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is dying the hair of head and face (beard) from Sunnah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He (Imam Sadiq (a.s.)) responded: Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ یَعْقُوبَ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِیمَ عَنْ أَبِیهِ&#xA;  عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِی عُمَیْرٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِیَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ حَفْصٍ&#xA;  الْأَعْوَرِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ خِضَابِ&#xA;  الرَّأْسِ وَ اللِّحْیَةِ أَ مِنَ السُّنَّةِ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ  [1].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Accordingly, it could be permissible for everyone, even for the Imam of mosque (as you asked) to dye the beard. (Since seemingly it did not mention regarding its Hormat as a Haram act for any specific group of people)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[1] حر عاملی، وسائل الشیعة، ج 2، ص 82، &quot;بَابُ اسْتِحْبَابِ خِضَابِ الرَّأْسِ وَ اللِّحْیَةِ&quot;، آل البیت، قم، 1409ق.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Hor Ameli, Wasael al Shia, Vol. 2, Pg.82, Al-Albayt, Qom, 1409Lunar)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa15153&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa15153&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-01-30T10:41:14.770" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T10:41:14.770" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12987" CreationDate="2014-09-11T04:52:56.290" Score="-2" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;              In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@user, you have asked many questions, but at least I strive to illustrate briefly (concerning the main issue).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From the view of Islam, there is no difference in the relationship of men and women (non-Mahram) between the real and virtual environment. Since the relationship in the virtual environment is like the solitude of two non-mahramsand. About the gathering which mentioned, logically if the gathering consists of solely 2 non-mahram, then it could makes the risk of sin, but if the gathering consists of more people, rationally the risk of sin reduces and probably won't be Haram. (of course by observing the Islamic points)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Of course in accordance with the rulings of Islam, it won't be haram if there is not &quot;Fear of falling into sin&quot;. Although we ought to pay attention that perhaps at majority of time (at first) there is not the intention or even the probability of sin, but later…&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, communication (or chatting) via SMS, email, facebook, or so on (with the mentioned condition which there is the risk of sin…), at many of times leads to the sin unless in some items. Seemingly, communication with non-Mahram, in the necessity or urgency situation could be permissible. Of course without the intention of sin or pleasure and also without using words which could lead to…&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The view of some Maraje' of Shia regarding Chatting is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whereas often the relation (internet or ways) between boys and girls&#xA;  (non-mahram) will be the offspring of sin, therefore it is not&#xA;  permissible and they should shun it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, look at the questions below which a person has inquired (which could help you):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is the ruling of the chatting with the opposite sex by talking&#xA;  concerning common matters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Maraja' (of Shia):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not permissible if there is the risk or scare of sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or for example you can see the response below which has responded to&#xA;  another similar inquiry:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The view of Shiite Maraja':&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;… but in case of job relationship, no problem if it doesn't be the&#xA;  cause (the introduction) of vice , of course by observing the Islamic&#xA;  points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With respect to your last question which inquired regarding &quot;will a Muslim woman be allowed to do Thawab(reward) by spreading Islam in a social gathering where both male and female are sat together&quot;, I ought to mention that logically it could be a positive practice and as a rule Islam will encourage these kinds of acts. Of course the significant point is that you should pay attention to the other side of the issue. Actually I mean you should notice if it could be the cause of &quot;sin&quot; in that environment or not (between males and females, by making a relationship between them…), If not, it will be appreciation from Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But another important issue is that Satan tries to mislead from different ways, even though positive practices. How come? Let me give you an example. For instance, you as a male see a female who has no Hijab, So you really intend to talk to her to guide her …, but Satan will change the route of your goal … to be friend with her ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the whole, the important issue is that we ought to pay attention that Satan is trying to mislead us through various ways, then we take care about that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/1110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maj.ir/portal/Home/ShowPage.aspx?Object=News&amp;amp;CategoryID=62ce6763-8447-492d-b6d6-3720a3841223&amp;amp;WebPartID=bb7c479d-8c38-417e-9570-9e7acf02dc87&amp;amp;ID=f122a1b8-400e-46ac-81e5-16d2d9e44669&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.maj.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2020-04-14T06:22:26.220" LastActivityDate="2020-04-14T06:22:26.220" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17439" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-11T10:53:27.247" Score="3" ViewCount="1674" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to convert to Islam and the biggest problem for me is my parents they will never accept my decision. Is there any rule in Islam that without my parents acceptance I can't convert to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is a rule, are there any exceptions or any way round it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8495" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-09-13T11:57:56.103" LastActivityDate="2014-09-29T19:51:00.310" Title="Is there any rule in Islam that without my parents acceptance I can't convert to Islam?" Tags="|sharia|conversion|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17439" CreationDate="2014-09-11T15:28:49.650" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You don't need your parents permission to convert. In fact it is obligatory to convert even if they don't want you to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your family issues, you should use Altakia, which is hiding your belief from your family. You can even lie (regarding your islam issue).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8476" LastActivityDate="2014-09-11T15:28:49.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17442" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-11T18:19:44.710" Score="0" ViewCount="189" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know if &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Complan&lt;/a&gt; with memory chargers (boosters) is halal (allowed)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If yes, please provide supporting stances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8501" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-21T21:39:37.797" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T21:39:37.797" Title="Are memory chargers (boosters) permissible?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2018-04-05T19:50:45.817" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17444" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17387" CreationDate="2014-09-12T01:41:18.063" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;strong&gt;&quot; الغائط&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; originally means: &quot;a deep stable place&quot; which refer to the place where people used to go for getting rid of waste liquid or waste matter of body. This sentence &lt;strong&gt;&quot;او جائ احد منکم من الغائط&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; is a polite expression implying that “after getting rid of waste liquid and matter of body&quot; one has to make Wodhu. According to &lt;strong&gt;GENERAL ACCEPTED CONCEPT (URF)&lt;/strong&gt; this part of the verse is saying that what invalidates Wodhu is urine itself or stool itself. So if somebody (who had been on the state of Taharah) came from restroom without urinating, he would not tall into this category. On the other hand if someone urinated without going to the restroom, he would fall into this category.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a result URF does not translate this verse word by word so coming, going or crossing restroom will not make any difference as long as the waste liquid or waste matter does not come out of the body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-25T12:40:51.943" LastActivityDate="2015-10-25T12:40:51.943" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17448" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-13T06:09:17.693" Score="1" ViewCount="86" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shia, there are many du'as refering to ahl al=bait narrated in many books as Sahifa Sajjadiah, Mafatih al-Janan, Iqbal and Mesbah.... that are considarable.What is the role and postion of dua in religion and qurb e elahi? Is there any thing else with du'a, except qurb e elahi? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4066" LastActivityDate="2014-09-17T11:53:01.123" Title="The Role of Du'as in religion and Qurb e Elahi?" Tags="|shiism|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17453" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-13T18:03:29.490" Score="5" ViewCount="2781" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that jinns can make you see things that are not there and scare you. Then I heard someone say that one of their friends keep getting scared and there is jinn that wont let them perform Salah. And then they said its probably one of the Kaafir or Non-Muslim jinns. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This confused me because Shaytan/Iblees is not a Muslim and that is why he is now known as a Jinn and not an Angel. Therefore a jinn cannot be Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just wanted to check if I am right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a jinn can be Muslim, does this mean there are good and bad jinns? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-02T16:23:33.820" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T19:29:38.460" Title="Are there Muslim and Non-Muslim jinns?" Tags="|non-muslim|jinn|aqidah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17454" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17361" CreationDate="2014-09-13T18:16:19.120" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To strike one another's neck means to go against each other. This could mean arguments, fights and wars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2014-09-13T18:16:19.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17455" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17456" CreationDate="2014-09-14T01:38:57.790" Score="2" ViewCount="107" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam aleykum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the signs and requirements for a place to be considered a mosque? &lt;br&gt;&#xA;For example. If people gather together in some any room for a prayer. Can the room be considered a mosque? &#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;We ask for evidence&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Please don't give answers like yes or no. Please don't say that the Imam says yes or no. Please don't say there is a scholar agreement on this question and they say yes or no. If anybody has no evidence we are not interested in their opinion. If they do have evidence then tell the evidence instead of just opinion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8233" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-07-01T09:05:14.293" LastActivityDate="2019-07-01T12:08:57.670" Title="What is a mosque?" Tags="|masjid|definitions|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17455" CreationDate="2014-09-14T02:26:10.667" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;walaykum salam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A masjid is a place where sujud (prostration) is made. Hence the &lt;strong&gt;masjid&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;sujud&lt;/strong&gt; similarities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't necessarily have to be a building, since the Prophet is reported to have said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الأَرْضُ كُلُّهَا مَسْجِدٌ إِلاَّ الْمَقْبَرَةَ وَالْحَمَّامَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The whole earth is a masjid, except for the graveyards and washrooms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Sunan Abu Dawud)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the whole earth, excluding graveyards/washrooms, are considered places of prostration (masjids).  If you gather people in a room for prayer, then technically it can be considered a masjid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet, the Prophet praised building structures where believers can come and remember Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Whoever builds a masjid even like a sparrow's nest or smaller for Allah, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/4/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Sunan ibn Majah)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And these structures must only be maintained by believers, as Allah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The masjids of Allah are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and establish prayer and give zakah and do not fear except Allah , for it is expected that those will be of the guided. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surah at-Tawba 9:18&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-07-01T12:08:57.670" LastActivityDate="2019-07-01T12:08:57.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17457" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17453" CreationDate="2014-09-14T02:41:53.513" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Iblis/shaytan was always a jinn and never an angel.  Jinns and angels are two different creations of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are Muslim jinns and kuffar jinns.  In Surah al-Jinn, Allah said =&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Say &quot;It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Quran.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It guides to the right course, and we have believed in it. And we will never associate with our Lord anyone.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for being scared, that's a state of mind.  People are scared of different things.  So it's not really an issue whether it's good or bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I've heard, jinn can make you see things and move things.  They can whisper and make noises.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-09-14T02:41:53.513" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17459" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17237" CreationDate="2014-09-14T04:09:35.513" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamuwa-alaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have seen other religion people what they do. They don’t have guidance towards a better life. I have seen people drinking, girls not doing hijab and lot many uncountable things.&#xA;Obvious they are not the good things even if we speak scientifically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My conclusion is that a person cannot be a good person without accepting ISLAM (Believe in god (Allah) and Mohammad (PBUH)) and following its principles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other religions there is no guidance for a good human being at all. They are always in the wrong path.&#xA;So I feel its our (ISLAMIC People) duty to preach non-believers what ISLAM is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can teach them slowly until they get to know the truth. If they are stubborn not to accept the ISLAM even after knowing the truth we have to do what Quran says.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah the all wise and all knower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8374" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-18T09:53:03.163" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T09:53:03.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17439" CreationDate="2014-09-14T15:35:15.273" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you have faith and believe in Islam you should revert to Islam as so as possible because you don't know how long you have left in this dunya (world). If your parent are not happy with your decision and they do not want to revert too, then you will have to just keep encouraging them to convert by telling them what Islam is really about. I know some non-Muslims hate Muslims and wouldn't even want to listen to the truth. If this is the case then you should just revert by reciting the Shahadah which is the first pillar of Islam and states &lt;em&gt;“there is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا الله مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ الله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;lā ʾilāha ʾillā-llāh, muhammadun rasūlu-llāh&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has told us many times that we should obey our parents and keep them happy. However, we have also been told we should not do as we are told if it is against Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have enjoined on man kindness to parents: but if they (either of them) strive (to force) thee to join with Me (in worship) anything of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not. Ye have (all) to return to me, and I will tell you (the truth) of all that ye did. (Qur'an: Surah 29, Verse 8)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each person will have to speak for themselves on the day of judgement and if you have been blessed and guided on the right path yet you do not revert because of your family, this will be regarded as a sin. However if your parents decide to revert too, then you will be rewarded more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My advice to you would be that you should try to get yourself at a Mosque as soon as possible. There will be an Imam who will be happy to give you advice and help you revert. There is no need to worry, you will get all the support you need.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-09-16T20:01:37.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17466" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-14T17:59:36.553" Score="1" ViewCount="2753" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to ask you about punishment of Zina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I knew is that the punishment of Zina is stoning the committed person until he Die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what if I want to suicide instead of stoning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that if I go for stoning, people will spread this news like a wildfire. Because of that my parents and my family will face so many problems because of me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is my fault not my family's then why they face all these problems?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I suicide? I knew it’s a weird question. I don't even want to suicide but I want to know about this matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8440" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-22T07:40:17.167" LastActivityDate="2018-01-22T10:53:09.693" Title="It is right if someone committed Zina but wants to suicide instead of stoning himself to death" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17432" CreationDate="2014-09-14T18:35:06.797" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Divorce in Islam is actually quite complicated. Many hadiths say one thing while other says something else, esp. regarding triple divorce (three divorces uttered at once). Some say they count as one divorce. They say this was the rule during Prophet Muhammad last era as well Abu Bakr and Umar (RA) era. In short this was a problem among Muslims. Umar (RA) was strictly against triple divorce. For the right reason that triple divorce ends the marriage altogether and ends any reconciliation efforts between the couple. There is simply no taking back. That's probably the reason they reformed it so that triple divorces counts as single divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Some Clarification about Talaq&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recommend way of Talaq is, one occurrence at a time. Then one has to wait for the women Iddath period. If the husband reconciled with his wife and want to take her back, he can! His wife will does not count. He can do so by having sexual intercourse with her or may be some foreplay. No need to remarry her again or bring any witnesses!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the period of iddath (usually three months) has passed, he has to offer her marriage proposal again and she may accept/reject. A new mahar will be decided in this case and the marriage has to be proper. This is true in case of one or two divorces.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Three Divorces&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If three divorces have taken place, the man cannot take his wife back, although some say he still can within her Iddath period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Your Particular Case&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Divorce has taken place when he issued it during menses. This divorce counts. Let me be on reformed version. That divorce counts as one divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Divorce agains took place when you heard about it from your relative (reliable witness). Although he said it thrice, let’s count it as second divorce only.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Divorce took place for the third time when he sent you divorce papers. That means all three divorces have taken place. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/17866&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Going back to your previous husband&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not permissible to remarry your ex-husband unless you have married someone else. Your second marriage must be a valid marriage and NOT for the purpose of halala. Your second husband must divorce you with his own free will in order for you to marry your first husband. If it is already been decided, he will consummate and divorce you, it is counted as sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;My personnel View&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I by no means am trying to stop you from marrying your ex-husband because of religion reasons. May be there is a point that you have left in the question that an Aalim can take advantage of and will allow you to re-marry him. Perhaps you can talk to a local Imam for that matter. I wish you all the best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/101702&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-19T10:10:21.550" LastActivityDate="2015-11-19T10:10:21.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17469" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17466" CreationDate="2014-09-14T21:39:06.637" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The act of zinah, in order for it to proved and hence be punishable, needs to have a certain number (4; but not sure, and the number is different in case of male and female) of witnesses (eye AFAIK), and there are certain criteria (no previous record of false statements etc) that needs to fulfilled for a witness to be registered/considered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was a case in which women came to Ali (as) and confessed that she had commited zinah. Ali told her go you haven't done so and seek forgiveness. She repeated the confession and asked to be punished several times but on all instances he said go you haven't done so and seek forgiveness. (I might be missing or adding some wrong details here but the moral is the same).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, you can't punished until the act is proven by the Islamic law (briefly stated above). And you don't have the right to commit suicide under any condition. Whether you could or should be punished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-02-22T09:53:43.863" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T09:53:43.863" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17471" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-14T22:33:40.790" Score="6" ViewCount="9743" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have long heard that music is prohibited in islam (haram). If it is so, then why is azan (call to prayer) sung ?&#xA;I have looked at these questions but haven't found an answer : &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1070/is-singing-allowed&quot;&gt;Is singing permissible in Islam?&lt;/a&gt; and&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/237/8530&quot;&gt;Is listening to Music Halal (permissible) or Haram (prohibited) in Islam?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8530" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-12T03:40:41.880" LastActivityDate="2018-02-09T16:39:27.923" Title="Why is the azan sung, if music is haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|music|adhan|singing|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17473" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-15T09:38:39.463" Score="5" ViewCount="4640" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that &lt;em&gt;riba&lt;/em&gt; is &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; in Islam. However, I need to know if it would actually be &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; for me to take bank loan for helping my friend who is in a pathetic condition, if the monthly loan and everything (i.e. the interest on the loan) will be paid by him and not myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8533" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-09-15T22:37:29.467" LastActivityDate="2015-01-29T02:06:53.627" Title="Is it permissible for me to take out a bank loan to help someone, if I'm not the one paying off the interest?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17476" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17473" CreationDate="2014-09-15T11:01:05.587" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Below is a hadith of the Prophet (S.A.W) that buttresses the invalidity in &lt;em&gt;riba&lt;/em&gt; in whatever circumstances:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jabir b. Abdullah reports that the Prophet (S.A.W) cursed the &#xA;  receiver of interest and the payer thereof, the one who  records it&#xA;  and the two witnesses thereof. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said: &quot;They are  all alike [in guilt].&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;[Muslim, Tirmidhi, Ahmad]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As seen in the Hadith above, all parties involved in &lt;em&gt;riba&lt;/em&gt; are guilty in the Book of Allah (S.W.T)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user7905" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-09-15T22:34:50.910" LastActivityDate="2014-09-15T22:34:50.910" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17480" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-15T17:28:11.267" Score="1" ViewCount="3284" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before I reached the age of puberty, my mother said I offer Salah too fast, so when she was in the room, I used to stay in Qayam for a bit after reciting Suraahs and then go to sajidah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8537" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-09-18T19:48:50.467" LastActivityDate="2016-02-22T07:45:23.093" Title="If I do a sin unknowingly, is it a sin?" Tags="|salat|sin|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17485" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17471" CreationDate="2014-09-15T22:33:26.457" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seemingly, all kinds of Singing and music are not haram (according to Shia). Actually some kinds of the music are considered as haram practice such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some kinds of singing like woman singing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some musics which can be considered as Ghena...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and so on.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, we cannot consider Azan as a music. Since we can count it as a nice permissible  kind of reciting like reciting of Quran in difference voices.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8540" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T08:03:07.520" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T08:03:07.520" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17488" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-16T07:08:25.093" Score="1" ViewCount="65" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there some limitation for Moslem to take a while to rest on each day &#xA;may be 4 hours or some thing&#xA;that said by verse or sunnah?? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to use my time properly since my live seem not efficient as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15963" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:41:19.800" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:41:19.800" Title="Time distribution to take rest each day" Tags="|halal-haram|sunnah|time|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7949" CreationDate="2014-09-16T18:48:53.300" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, this has roots from the colonization and socialist/communist influence on Muslim lands. Try find a reference where the companions or the earlier generation of Muslims went around referring/calling each other as 'Brother' or ya &quot;Akhii&quot; ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seriously, it is very silly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8549" LastActivityDate="2014-09-16T18:48:53.300" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17496" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-16T22:00:28.587" Score="2" ViewCount="326" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know the difference between&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;salla allah alayhi wa salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which we use for the prophet Muhammad and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;aleyhi salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which we use for all the other prophets. Why don't we use a single formula for all the prophets?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8508" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-09-17T14:01:33.110" LastActivityDate="2015-01-15T21:13:25.903" Title="Why do we use different phrases for different prophets?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|prophets|salawat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17496" CreationDate="2014-09-17T03:56:14.303" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muhammad Rasulullah was given special gift from Allah, &lt;strong&gt;shalawat&lt;/strong&gt;. Allah and angels give shalawat to Muhammad. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We as the ummah also strongly command to give sholawat too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so that’s why, when we say Muhammad, we say Salla Allahu `alayhi wa salam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the other prophet as sunnah teach, we should only say `alayhi salam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15963" LastActivityDate="2014-09-17T03:56:14.303" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17498" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7643" CreationDate="2014-09-17T05:47:29.437" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If there's a business that can be used for haram, can I work for that? &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ibn Otheemen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If someone rents a house from you to live in it and he smokes in it you don't have any problem but if someone rent from you a room to smoke in it that's forbidden.&#xA;  But you can demand that he will not use it in any forbidden work or you will break the user contract of rent if you want.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;&amp;mdash; Translated from reference: &lt;em&gt;Alosool min alm alosool&lt;/em&gt; in Arabic [الاصول من علم الاصول] &amp;mdash;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S: I forgot the page number. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8532" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-15T21:39:56.717" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T21:39:56.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17501" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-17T08:59:08.533" Score="3" ViewCount="614" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've found the following fatwa which shows rulings for the punishment of rape:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/158282&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/158282&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a question about the following section:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A woman’s claim to have been forced into zina can only be accepted on&#xA;  the basis of proof or strong circumstantial evidence. If there is no&#xA;  such evidence, then the hadd punishment is to be carried out on her as&#xA;  it is carried out on the zaani (the man who committed fornication or&#xA;  adultery).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it seems that the woman in this case would get punished instead of the man being accused, so the punishment would probably be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The punishment is one hundred lashes if the man was a virgin and&#xA;  stoning if he was previously married&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, what if the woman (who accuses a man) was suffering from some mental disorder such a paranoia/schizophrenia and was convinced that she was raped (even though she wasn't in reality)? Clearly in this case she would never be able to provide any evidence (as the rape only happened in her mind, not in reality). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What would happen if basically no one knew about her paranoia/schizophrenia (where even she doesn't realize that she has a mental disorder)? It sounds as if in such a case, a mentally ill person would get wiped/stoned!!!  Is that true?  Or would efforts be made before stoning/wiping her to find out if she was sane before resorting to stoning/wiping?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for Sunni &gt; Hanafi &gt; Deobandi views if possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-30T03:57:59.333" LastActivityDate="2016-11-30T03:57:59.333" Title="If a woman with a mental disorder incorrectly believes she is raped and falsely accuses a man, will she be punished?" Tags="|sharia|sunni|hanafi|punishment|zina|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17502" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17448" CreationDate="2014-09-17T11:53:01.123" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran teaches us that by dua we can reach what we wish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dua is ordered by God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And your Lord says, &quot;Call upon Me; I will respond to you.&quot; Indeed, those who disdain My worship will enter Hell [rendered] contemptible. 40:60&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dua is talking and relation with God and makes us relax. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by the remembrance of Allah . Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allah hearts are assured.&quot; 13:28&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8553" LastActivityDate="2014-09-17T11:53:01.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17372" CreationDate="2014-09-17T13:13:20.427" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;For you let me quote this &lt;code&gt;Ayah&lt;/code&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al Baqarah, Chapter 2, 216&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Fighting has been enjoined upon you while it is hateful to you. But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So means &lt;code&gt;Jihad Bil Saif&lt;/code&gt; is the greatest Jihad. If you read this Ayat 186 or 184 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you see the Arabic words you will find there is no difference. Siyam and Jihad are equally obligatory (Farz).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, If you read the character of Our Holy Prophet SAW you will find he has fought 27 Battles and sent around 56 times the Army of Sahaba to fight against Kuffars in only 10 years meaning 1 battle in each 1 and half month. Still people quote what you are quoting. Although the ayat says already the most that you hate to fight because of the fear of death. So jihad in Battle field is the greatest Jihad which Quran says here and there is no authenticity about the quote you quoted. Also it conflicts the too many quotes of The Holy Quran and the life of Muhammad SAW and Sahaba r.a. For more details if you can read urdu read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fathuljawwad.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this authentic tafseer&lt;/a&gt; which is collection of old tafaseer about ayat e jihad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2042" LastEditorUserId="2042" LastEditDate="2014-09-17T13:20:54.493" LastActivityDate="2014-09-17T13:20:54.493" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17506" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12753" CreationDate="2014-09-17T13:30:12.243" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I searched a few arabic explainations just to make sure and this is what it means:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if you fear that you will not deal justly with your orphan wife, then leave her and marry another woman or even two or three or four, but if you fear that you will not be just(treat them equally) than  marry only one. Marrying only one is better than marrying more and not being just.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8155" LastActivityDate="2014-09-17T13:30:12.243" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17507" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17516" CreationDate="2014-09-17T14:31:47.513" Score="4" ViewCount="3352" Body="&lt;p&gt;In accordance with a verse of the Holy Qur'an, a character of Mo'menin (believers) is Khoshu'(humility) in Salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah al-Mo'menoon, the first and second verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;.  الَّذِينَ هُمْ فىِ صَلَاتهِمْ خَاشِعُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Certainly will the believers have succeeded: (1) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They who are during their prayer humbly submissive (2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seemingly, concentration in Salah is considered as an aspect of Khoshoo'. Actually paying attention in Salah (concentration) could increase its acceptability for Allah. But unfortunately, it is hard to concentrate during Salah (for many people among me) and in fact our attentions go to different places and matters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note:&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;I'm looking for some ways which could help us concentrate during our prayers. Is there any tradition regarding it?&lt;/strong&gt; (I mean any tradition about &quot;How to focus in Salah&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-15T13:15:59.967" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:38:05.543" Title="How to focus in Salah?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17471" CreationDate="2014-09-17T15:23:11.323" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Very good question .Kindly try to know the actual meaning of Azan(call to prayer) in your mother tongue what ever it may be and then think over the meaning of the call to prayer 5 times a day.The call to payer is not a song and not set to any rhythm or style .In turkey call to prayer(Azan)is pronounced in turkish language and in Iran in the persian language.&#xA;The human voice was chosen for calling faithful Muslims to pray.The christians chose bells and jews trumpets for calling their faithful to prayer.Please keep enquiring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3226" LastActivityDate="2014-09-17T15:23:11.323" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17466" CreationDate="2014-09-17T17:57:55.640" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do not even think about suicide.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suicide is much bigger sin that Zina. It is ending your own life with out God's will. Do not punish yourself for something that can be forgiven by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is is very much possible that God is aware of your guilt and has already forgiven you. If it was just Zina and not Zina by Jabbar, you have not violated anyone. It is only between you and God and God might well forgive it too. Try to be a better person next time. Mary the girl if you think that would lessen your burden. But do not put yourself under self punishment, esp taking your own life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-09T11:25:09.087" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T11:25:09.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17513" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-17T18:21:26.290" Score="4" ViewCount="4717" Body="&lt;p&gt;My husband and his family deceived me on many levels before we got married.  Before I married him he had a severe case of cancer, which reached his bones and organs. It was also his understanding that he possibly could not procure children. I, however, did get pregnant and have children with him. He lied to me about the many symptoms and scars he had, but then told me later on that he had cancer after we were married, because he started to feel ill. We have been married for several years, his health is always troubling him, and I have to bear the burden with him. We don't have a normal marital relationship and it is difficult for him to satisfy me in general. I have been suffering for years, but am too ashamed to leave him and feel a sense of duty to him and my children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not happy and I am afraid to fall into sin because I feel cheated, as well as unhappy in general for many reasons. Another point I would like to make is that some of the verbal (not in marriage contract) conditions that were agreed upon, like me completing my education, were not fulfilled even though we have the time and money. Should I stay patient or should I put myself at ease? Are these conditions for a divorce or do these things nullify the marriage in the first place. I feel other than our children, there is no baraka (blessing) in our marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8561" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-04T16:24:44.833" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T16:24:44.833" Title="Lying to get married, grounds for divorce, or will it reduce barakh in the marriage?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|lying|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="900" CreationDate="2014-09-17T20:50:35.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He is referring to his Angels, guardian spirits (whomever is in heaven with him), the Holy Spirit and himself. They come to you with signs to manifest his glory. That is what he is saying. God wants you to respect all his beings and doesn't need to emphasize his glory for you to respect him. He does not have an ego as humans do to use terminologies as &quot;we&quot; to refer to himself in a kingly majestic way. That is the misunderstanding of human ego.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8563" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-10T14:13:49.900" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T14:13:49.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17515" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17379" CreationDate="2014-09-17T21:29:33.370" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah's language is Arabic, even though He understands all. Just like we offer Salaah in Arabic, we are supposed to recite the Quran in Arabic too. Yes to understand it, its best recite in the language you know most, but then why did Allah give us the Quran in Arabic and not in any other language???&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8565" LastEditorUserId="8565" LastEditDate="2014-09-17T22:38:38.680" LastActivityDate="2014-09-17T22:38:38.680" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17507" CreationDate="2014-09-18T10:41:37.520" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alslam Aleikum Brother,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{Successful indeed are the believers; who, in their prayer, are humbly submissive.} (Al-Mu'minun 23:1-2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I used to have a similar issue as I couldn't stop thinking of different issues all the time while I’m praying or not, therefore I started to concentrate my thinking towards the versus I’m pronouncing, some particular Ayat I used to recite repeatably once perfectly memorized you happen to recite them unconsciously sometimes, therefore I started memorizing versus which are new to me and recite them in my prayers this has helped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{Indeed, I am Allah . There is no deity except Me, so worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance.} (Ta-Ha 20:14)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I am in Sojood I keep on thinking how ALLAH has made this world for us and how perfectly tailored it is and how we are in healthy conditions, and how he has guided us to the righteous path and religion otherwise how would we know bad from good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember during Salat you are closer to god than you think, therefore remember how you would like to stand in front of Allah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there are countless tips and advice's how to do so as well, a simple Google search will provide lots of tips, above I have mentioned my own method which has helped me, inshalah Allah will keep your heart firm on his religion and will bring you closer to him recite this dua and remember Allah before you perform any action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Oh turner of the hearts (Allah, the Most High), keep our hearts firm on your religion”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaitan will try to distract you during prayer such distractions will be making you think of different things during prayer or losing count in which rok3ah you are within, refer to the below hadith and remember it while within prayer as it will teach you how to seek refuge to god to get rid of shaytan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This happened to one of the companions of the prophet (sahabah) whose name is Uthman Bin Abi Al-Aas, (may Allah be pleased with him), so he came complaining to the Prophet (peace be upon him), and he said: &quot;The Shaitan comes between me and my salat and causes me problems with my recitation.&quot; So the Messenger of Allah, (peace be upon him), said: &quot;That is a Shaitan called Khanzab, so if you feel his presence, seek refuge in Allah and blow a mist to your left three times.&quot; He said: &quot;I applied this advice and Allah has rid me off him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-26T11:48:55.343" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T11:48:55.343" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14651" CreationDate="2014-09-18T12:26:59.387" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no worldly punishment indicated through as appears in my research. Though, the issue is mentioned quite a lot specially from family members pressing their son or daughter to divorce the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one of the questions asked to &lt;em&gt;islamweb.net&lt;/em&gt;, the answer was that it is a major sin to do it. The one asking was telling that he felt in love with a married women and made a promise with her to marry her when she is divorced from his husband who, as the one asking said, was doing many haram things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/130035&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/130035&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, what this woman is doing is a manifestation of &lt;em&gt;fasad&lt;/em&gt; (corruption), and Allah does not like corrupters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And they strive throughout the land [causing] corruption, and Allah does not like corrupters. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Opinion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just cannot understand why one would feel to ask such a question. I mean, really, we know from our tradition about the women who was a devout worshiper but did not feed nor let the cat feed from the worms of the ground, and thus is in the hellfire regardless of what she did good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Something I feel sad about is that some Muslims feel that they are on contract with Allah, so if something bad seems &lt;em&gt;not important&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;little&lt;/em&gt; people will do it because they will still &lt;em&gt;pass&lt;/em&gt; to paradise. We forgot what Omar ibn Al-Khattab said once, that even if one of his legs is in the paradise, he is not sure that the latter will make it there too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can be a devout worshiper, but because of small thing you go to hellfire, while one might enter paradise with so many sins because of some sincere doings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-26T12:45:57.697" LastActivityDate="2021-11-26T12:45:57.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17518" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-18T16:17:05.290" Score="1" ViewCount="8600" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it mentioned anywhere in the Quran or Hadith that marrying an orphan girl is a great thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard that Allah loves those who take care of orphans. I did a lot of searching, but it speaks about taking care of orphan children and the rules associated with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not looking for an opinion, but an authoritative answer on this matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-02-10T15:01:47.970" LastActivityDate="2018-02-10T15:01:47.970" Title="Is marrying an orphan girl considered a greater good deed?" Tags="|nikah|islamic-philosophy|deeds|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17519" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17630" CreationDate="2014-09-18T18:06:44.000" Score="3" ViewCount="1563" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Quran women are created for men. Their existences is based on comfort for men.&#xA;“And one of His signs is that He created mates for you from yourselves that you may find rest in them, and He put between you love and compassion; most surely there are signs in this for a people who reflect.” (Al-Rum : 21)&#xA;[Nisa 4:34] Men are in charge of women, as Allah has made one of them superior to the other, and because men spend their wealth for the women; so virtuous women are the reverent ones, guarding behind their husbands the way Allah has decreed guarding; and the women from whom you fear disobedience, (at first) advise them and (then) do not cohabit with them, and (lastly) beat them; then if they obey you, do not seek to do injustice to them; indeed Allah is Supreme, Great.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the Quran is addressed to men and many hadith as well says only about men.&#xA;If men goes to jannah he will have jannah wine,garden and hurs as well. Is there anything for women. My question are&#xA;What is the status of women according to quran ?&#xA;Why Quran is addressed to men all time except few places?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8572" LastEditorUserId="8572" LastEditDate="2014-09-21T09:16:00.803" LastActivityDate="2014-09-25T22:57:52.850" Title="Are Men above Women in Islam?" Tags="|quran|women|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17519" CreationDate="2014-09-18T20:14:08.190" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the Qur'an addresses a singular person in the second person, it refers to the Prophet (saws). Otherwise, the context decides who is being addressed. The general interpretive principle is that unless there is a reason to limit the context to either men or women or specific people, it applies to both men and women. This applies to hadith as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an is clear in that Paradise is for everyone regardless of race or gender, and that each shall have whatever they desire. It goes further and gives vivid examples that apply to everyone. Furthermore, it gives an example of one thing for men (&lt;em&gt;hur&lt;/em&gt;), but that in no way lessens or restricts other things for other people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-09-18T20:14:08.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17522" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-18T20:23:31.697" Score="6" ViewCount="6872" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do Sunnis only recite one verse and Shias recite three verses as Ayatul kursi (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/255&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:255&lt;/a&gt;)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8573" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T04:39:59.373" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T10:42:31.333" Title="What is the difference between Shia and Sunni recitations of Ayatul-Kursi?" Tags="|shia-sunni|quran-recitation|surat-al-baqarah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17523" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17519" CreationDate="2014-09-19T03:56:20.313" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jannah is also for women. Same as hurs there's a male version named Qelman (قلمان) which are handsome attractive men for women. I believe that islam has a perfect vision about men and women. Consider about the polygamy and monogamy in Islam. A man can have multiple women. Quran says men can have more than 1 women in the condition and Just in case of being righteous with all of them. Now just think how it is possible to have two women that feel happy together? It's impossible in peace of course but consider a city which 2/3 of men died in wars and number of women is way more than men? &#xA;Easily in peace if you be rich and buy two Mercedes for both of your women buy same jewelries and providing same feeling and same time sharing they wont feel you are righteous, but within and after wars in force situations every body just want basic human needs like food dress sexual relation and a man who support them.&#xA; even in this case they need these things more than love so it will be possible that they accept sharing men. And consider how would human being survived if men couldn't have multiple women? So Quran thought of both situations and ruled fair for those who reflect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8575" LastActivityDate="2014-09-19T03:56:20.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17524" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17518" CreationDate="2014-09-19T04:25:55.763" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In ignorance arab times they used to bring orphan girls to their house take care of them and they married them and betrayed them to acquire all of their properties and then they would left these poor girls anytime even with no Mahr. God in Al-Nisa (4:3) &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/4&lt;/a&gt; is telling them to marry orphans but take care of being righteous to them. Even you could marry four women in case of being righteous with them and if you worry about being righteous just marry one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Be careful God talked very strongly about the rights of orphans.&#xA;I wish I had your situation. Sure your life will be full of barkah if you be righteous to your orphan wife and in next world you will be proud :) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8575" LastEditorUserId="4226" LastEditDate="2014-09-19T16:05:03.040" LastActivityDate="2014-09-19T16:05:03.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17480" CreationDate="2014-09-19T04:38:14.530" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. Al-bagharah 286.&#xA;You will be asked due to your abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Solution is tobah (repentance) and never do the sin again God is the greatest forgiver.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But take care after tobah if your sin damaged anybody you should take care of him/her and recover the damage. God will not ignore human rights which damaged by you in next world even after tobah. But if you stay on your tobah inshallah he will ignore his rights you broke with your sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8575" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-22T07:45:23.093" LastActivityDate="2016-02-22T07:45:23.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17488" CreationDate="2014-09-19T04:53:38.437" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In al-asr god is talking about the time.&#xA;he said we are in loss and he's right we lose most of our time. There's no limitation but any time you are doing something just Not for god you are in loss even if you are doing something studying working or even fighting in a war unless is for Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;everything you do for your self is a loss. why? Because you just giving the results of your tries just in this world but if you even sleep study work fight for god you will receive the results in both worlds. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think of a fighter who fight just for taking care of his country and be killed?  Yes he will give the result his country will be saved for who will stay alive but what's the result he gave his life for a mortal reason :) but if you go to work for god and be killed by a bus you will be considered Shahid because you was in the way of doing something for god.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quality matters my bro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8575" LastActivityDate="2014-09-19T04:53:38.437" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17471" CreationDate="2014-09-19T05:02:39.287" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Music is not generally haram. It depends from person to person. Even in a pary if you feel a music is making you out of mind you cannot say other Muslim to leave, this is conditional due to each person.&#xA;There's a general law any thing that make you out of mind or destroy your body not in Allah way is haram because it affect your wisdom even for few seconds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8575" LastActivityDate="2014-09-19T05:02:39.287" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17466" CreationDate="2014-09-19T05:11:25.907" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Big rule: being disappointed to  Allah forgiveness means you are not muslim to God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Solution is easy Tobah and never do the Zinah again. If you made a baby you should take care of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;just beleive in Allah who is the greatest forgiver.&#xA;suicides means you: did zinah, you are not muslim; killed himself&#xA;Tobah means: you know you did wrong, you wont do it again, your are muslim, and believe in Allah forgiveness&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8575" LastActivityDate="2014-09-19T05:11:25.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17529" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-19T10:33:18.807" Score="7" ViewCount="647" Body="&lt;p&gt;Something I have always been wondering about, people tend to do a lot of risky things which may have fatal consequences and they are aware of that, but happen to do it any way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such acts can be driving dangerously fast or sky diving and taking part in other other extreme sports, every performer of these acts is fully aware of the consequences which may occur, for example I may be going sky diving but a parachute may not open in time eventually getting squished to land...\o/..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now as these people are aware of the consequences but tend to perform such acts any way, would dying while  performing them count as suicide in Islam as it is not a natural death or due to sickness? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doesn't the following verse relate to what is above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(2:195)And spend in the way of Allah and do not throw [yourselves] with your&#xA;  [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]. And do good; indeed,&#xA;  Allah loves the doers of good&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2016-03-25T17:03:10.707" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T20:05:52.317" Title="If someone dies doing something risky is it suicide?" Tags="|sharia|islamic-philosophy|death|suicide|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17530" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17519" CreationDate="2014-09-19T13:17:19.320" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;sure 4 vers 34 (im not 100% sure about the numbers, only about what i did read)&#xA;tells you, if you read the german version from rudi paret, that the man stands naturally above the woman. It doesnt tell you what this means, however there is also written, that you should (its an imperative not an permission only) beat your wife if your fear (it is enough you only fear it) that your wife could revolt against - whatever this means. &#xA;I just want to write this as a response to the comments under your question:&#xA;&quot;Why do you think Men are above Women in Islam?&quot;&#xA;&quot;What do you mean by 'above'? As in better?&quot;&#xA;Those arent serious questions are they?&#xA;However there might be verses for the women, that are not dominating or offensive, however i cant remember reading any and i read the whole book. I hope i have a bad memory in this case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8576" LastActivityDate="2014-09-19T13:17:19.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17534" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-19T14:16:47.360" Score="-1" ViewCount="4006" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Allah has given men a choice to have 4 wives at a time so does that mean Prophet Muhammad (saw) disobeyed Allah because He (saw) had 11?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8579" LastActivityDate="2018-06-29T03:30:20.057" Title="11 wives of Prophet Muhammad (saw)" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17537" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17541" CreationDate="2014-09-19T18:32:26.983" Score="2" ViewCount="131" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently saw a video on Facebook, which showed some people trying to figure out how long it takes someone to go 80 miles if they're going 80 mph. I shared it, but I shared it to make a sarcastic point about if this will be blamed on our education system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now this made me think about how Muslims aren't supposed to publicize their own sins, or other sins, or humiliate other people publicly, or even in front of them I guess. The individuals in the video aren't named or anything, and it's a popular video that lot of people saw.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it wrong to share a video displaying something embarrassing of people I don't know on Facebook?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6820" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T02:11:52.763" LastActivityDate="2017-06-27T02:11:52.763" Title="Is it wrong to share a video displaying something embarrassing of people I don't know on Facebook?" Tags="|halal-haram|social-media|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17529" CreationDate="2014-09-19T22:37:32.640" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Surely it's not suicide. In Islam our intention and our tries are what we decide and the result is decided by Allah. So if you intend to dive and die it counts as suicide, but if you know the risk and dive for fun and adventure then it is not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everything has a risk but the percentage is just different; in an air plane you have safety in 99% of flights; in car driving in an European country you have 2% risk of crash; in 3rd world countries you have 30%. So even if the risk of your life is 99.99% but your intentions are to survive even with 0.01% probability it will not be counted as a suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8575" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-08T09:15:45.260" LastActivityDate="2016-10-08T09:15:45.260" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17537" CreationDate="2014-09-19T22:50:09.673" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sure we will be asked for what we did in this world. But it has levels and situations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;if that persons in that video be okay with the sharing in first place you didn't anything wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;if you be the first person upload and shared that video without permission you did wrong and will be asked most (solution: find them recover their damage made by you and ask them to forgive you)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;if you just shared from anywhere else and that person won't be okay in first place you will be asked but less than person mention in the second point&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8575" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-09-20T15:11:06.073" LastActivityDate="2014-09-20T15:11:06.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17534" CreationDate="2014-09-19T23:03:00.447" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Quran you can have up 4 official wife (life time marriage) [just in case of justice between them and you need the your first wife permission to do other marriages] and unlimited short marriage (sigheh) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why Muhammad had 11 wives?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because some of them was due to politics for example a girl was the daughter of the king of some country and in that country only when peace happens if the king of other country marry their daughter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or for example some women who their husband died in wars and needed to be supported by a man in these case a man can sigheh (marriage with time limit for example for 1 year) women then give her Mahr and life support this have 2 affects:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;bad men won't abuse that woman because they know she has a husband. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the poor woman don't need to do Zinah for her sexual needs or as for making money food dress &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and consider after wars lots of men dies how human begin should be populated  with lots of women and lack of men?? How future soldiers should be born?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8575" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-09-20T17:28:03.633" LastActivityDate="2014-09-20T17:28:03.633" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33" CreationDate="2014-09-20T03:03:45.887" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In fact a missed prayer cannot be made up, ever. It's missed for forever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the majority of scholars, no, he does not need to make them up. This is because none of the Companions, Tabi'een, etc. ever made them up; there is no explicit ayah of Qur'an, or hadith of Rasulullah (peace be upon him) telling us to make up prayers we missed.&#xA;Imam Nawawi refers to the hadith related by Anas that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Whoever forgets a prayer must perform it when they remember it…” [Bukhari (597), and Muslim (684).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prayers missed in life time will only be made up through true and sincere repentance from Almighty Allah Who is Ever Forgiving, Ever Merciful. Qaza Umri for the lifetime missed prayers in reality discourage people from performing prayers due to fear of past guilt. Remember, Allah, the Almighty is so GREAT that HE Forgives all your sins even if you bring a mountain full of your sins, provided you seek forgiveness truly and sincerely from the core of your heart. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8585" LastActivityDate="2014-09-20T03:03:45.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17545" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-20T09:56:13.770" Score="2" ViewCount="371" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have two homes and we have rented them. The govt has now increased property taxes greatly. The property tax of two houses sum up to around sixty-thousand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a salaried person my father died, and the rents and my salary are the only source of our income. Those taxes are two much for us to afford.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An official from the tax department asked me for some bribe money to have those taxes reduced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should I give him? And would I be equally responsible in that sin provided the act is sinful?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8588" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-09-20T17:44:43.863" LastActivityDate="2015-02-25T16:03:01.433" Title="Is it sinful to give bribe to have the inaffordable taxes reduced?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17546" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-20T11:50:15.467" Score="3" ViewCount="7923" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am aware that there could be few days as foreseen days to be Laylatul-Qadr or the night of decree (such as 19, 21, 23, and 27 of Ramadan), but I wonder which day is right? (According to Shia's viewpoint)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-01-30T10:43:13.033" LastActivityDate="2020-08-19T10:50:51.813" Title="When is Laylatul-Qadr? (Shia view)" Tags="|shiism|laylat-al-qadr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17547" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17546" CreationDate="2014-09-20T12:12:13.447" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In accordance with the view of Shia scholars (majority of them), &lt;strong&gt;the night of decree (Laylatul-Qadr لیله القدر)&lt;/strong&gt; probably is one of the following days of Ramadan :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;19th&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;21st&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;23rd&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Aboo Ja’far Muhammad ebn Ali-al-Baqir (a.s.) is quoted in Bihar al-Anwar and Da’aim al-Islam as mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The 17th night of the month of Ramadhan is when the 2 parties met,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the 19th is at the time that the lists of the pilgrims is written&#xA;down,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the 21st is at the time that successors to the Prophets passed&#xA;away and Jesus Christ (as)  was raised to heaven and Moses (as) passed&#xA;away,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;whereas the 23rd is hoped to be Lailatul-Qadr.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or according to another narration: Al-Husayn ibn ‘Ubaydullah, in accordance with Majalis al-Shaykh, as quoted on p. 2, Vol. 94, of Bihar al-Anwar, quotes Ahmad ibn Mohammad ibn Yahya who in turn quotes his father saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;I was in the company of Abu Abdullah (as) when Abu Busayr inquired&#xA;him, ‘Which night is the one when one is to plead to his Lord whatever&#xA;he wishes to plead?' The Imam (as) answered him by saying, ‘Either the&#xA;twenty-first or the twenty-third.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Aboo Abdullah (as), as he likewise quoted in the same&#xA;volume of Bihar al-Anwar mentioned:  &amp;quot;The 23rd night of Ramadhan (the&#xA;month of Ramadhan) is the one at the time that every weighty issue is&#xA;decided, at the time that trials, tribulations, deaths, and means of&#xA;sustenance and other issues which are determined, and so will whatever&#xA;God decrees to happen for the whole next year; well, congratulations&#xA;to anyone who remains awake during it bowing, prostrating,&#xA;contemplating upon his sins, weeping on their account, for if you do&#xA;all of that, Allah willing, you will never be disappointed.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As a result, according to the narrations above, we can say that the 23rd of Ramadhan is more likely to be Laylatul Qadr.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source(s):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/fast-month-ramadhan-philosophy-and-ahkam-yasin-t-al-jibouri/which-night-lailatul-qadr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread7366.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.askdin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2020-08-19T10:50:51.813" LastActivityDate="2020-08-19T10:50:51.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17548" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17551" CreationDate="2014-09-20T13:04:01.343" Score="1" ViewCount="13351" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that alcohol is polluted in Islam and also we know that some perfumes has alcohol in their mixture, so I want to know if using such perfumes is Haram or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8361" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-29T11:02:24.067" LastActivityDate="2017-06-29T11:02:24.067" Title="Is using alcoholic perfume haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|alcohol|perfume|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-01-10T20:58:57.827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17548" CreationDate="2014-09-20T14:58:27.007" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Use of perfumes in general is permissible. And the same ruling applies for perfumes which contain alcohol. This has to do with the fact that alcohol is not najs (unclean). The prohibition is on the consumption/drinking of alcohol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, so long as the perfumes doesn't contain anything unclean it is permissible to use them. But is impermissible to wear perfume/cologne (for women; not sure about men) in order to attract/excite members of the opposite sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question: Is Ethanol of the family of alcohol that causes drunkenness? What about using this and other families of alcohol that are synthesized from petroleum and are used in perfume, medicine etc? Are they najis and cannot be used during prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answer: According to Grand Ayatullah Sistani alcohol is taher (ritually clean) but it is not permissible to drink it. Using perfume and medicines mixed with alcohol is permissible. &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/qa/01123/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[source]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question: Is it permissible for a woman to wear perfume when going out of her home?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answer: It is permissible for a woman to go out, wearing perfume even if non-mahram men can smell her perfume; in so doing, she should not aim to arouse or attract such men. &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/qa/01149/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[source]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-09-20T14:58:27.007" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17552" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-20T17:22:25.050" Score="3" ViewCount="4789" Body="&lt;p&gt;So today in the mosque I arrived 2 ruk'as late for Asr prayer, when the imam finished I started to complete the remainder, during this time a guy decided to cross in front of me, I know it will invalidate my prayer if I was praying on my own, but does this ruling apply in case of congregational/group prayers (in my case I had to complete the two ruk'as alone during which this guy walked in front of me) would my prayer be invalid and will I have to say my Asr prayer again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) forbade that and said: “If the one who walks in front of a person who is praying knew (the sin) that is upon him, standing for forty would be better for him than passing in front of someone who is praying.” And he enjoined the one who is praying facing something to screen him from the people not to let anyone walk in front of him; rather he should stop him. He (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “If one of you prays facing something to screen him from the people, if someone wants to walk in front of him, let him push him away, and if he insists then let him fight him, for he is no more than a devil”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2017-02-23T18:00:10.863" LastActivityDate="2020-03-15T20:56:30.290" Title="Is my congregational prayer invalid if a person walks in front of me?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17558" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29864" CreationDate="2014-09-20T19:14:02.167" Score="3" ViewCount="11541" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to my research, the word &quot;Surah&quot; has some meanings, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Enclosure, Altitude, the wall which is around the city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/tr22318&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I was wondering what its precise meaning is?&#xA;Actually is there any tradition concerning its exact meaning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: I'm looking for the exact meaning of it which is used in the noble Qur'an&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-06T06:18:42.323" LastActivityDate="2018-09-08T00:50:36.513" Title="What is the precise meaning of &quot;Surah&quot;?" Tags="|quran|arabic|terminology|surah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17112" CreationDate="2014-09-20T19:22:19.417" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is the same result... God knows it is for you... It is silly idea to let someone else who I cannot guarantee 100% about his degree of ihsan. The most right way is to do dua by yourself ... No enter mediators in Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8591" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-27T07:13:51.747" LastActivityDate="2015-09-27T07:13:51.747" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17560" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17573" CreationDate="2014-09-20T19:59:49.843" Score="4" ViewCount="837" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you know, &lt;strong&gt;the carnal soul or man's animalistic layer (Nafs-al-Ammarah):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;is summarized in lust, carnal desires, and anger[1] . This internal&#xA;  inclination and state of Nafs(soul) is termed by the holy Qur'an as&#xA;  the carnal soul. The Qur'an emphasizes that: &quot;Most surely (man's) self&#xA;  is wont to command (him to do) evil&quot; [2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But Satan:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;is literally and terminologically applied to any untamed and defiant&#xA;  creature whether human, jinn or animal. [3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[1] The Rights and Obligations in Islam, Javadi Amoli, Abdollah, p.89&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[2] Quran 12:53&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[3]Al-Mnjad fel-Loqah, Tafsir-Nemuneh, vol.1, pg.192&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My inquiry is that which sins are related to Satan and which sins are related to carnal soul?&#xA;Or even is there any tradition which classified the sins into these two items?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-29T16:05:47.053" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T09:19:18.390" Title="Which sins are related to Satan? Which sins are related to carnal soul (Nafs-al-Ammarah)?" Tags="|quran|sin|shaitan|tradition|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11966" CreationDate="2014-09-20T21:07:47.073" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Thinking linguistics and probabilities we can count this Question logically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We may cannot find the solution for this Question in classic probabilities sure we can find solution for this in Quantum Probabilities :) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read about Schrodinger Cat you can see with human being little knowledge that we have the answer will be yes! He can do the both at the same time. Like a quantum bit that can have superposition of states at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8575" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-22T07:43:25.227" LastActivityDate="2016-02-22T07:43:25.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17354" CreationDate="2014-09-20T21:30:41.087" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Best way I prefer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marry her for short time (Sighah 3 to 6 month i prefer) live with her and then both sit and logically decide if you feel good marry her permanently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(If she is worried about the sex and virginity and such situation you can mention in your Sighah that sex is the limit)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is exactly like engagement. We do it in Iran. A halal relation to know each other usu it's less than a year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8575" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-22T07:42:28.173" LastActivityDate="2016-02-22T07:42:28.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17566" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21665" CreationDate="2014-09-21T06:49:37.217" Score="6" ViewCount="924" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do all Muslims living in Australia follow Sharia law?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the following &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abc.net.au/insiders/content/2014/s4091821.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;interview&lt;/a&gt; (disclaimer: may be offensive), I'm not focusing on the statements by politician Jacqui Lambie, but the statements made by Barrie Cassidy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;BARRIE CASSIDY: Right. Now, you've had a few things to say about&#xA;  sharia law this week. &quot;Anyone who supports sharia law should pack&#xA;  their bags and get out of the country.&quot; Do you stand by those&#xA;  comments?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;BARRIE CASSIDY: What do you understand sharia law to mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;BARRIE CASSIDY: But they're not saying they don't support the&#xA;  Constitution. Sharia law is a - it's a religious framework, but&#xA;  Muslims in Australia, the moderate Muslims, don't follow the extreme&#xA;  tenets of sharia law, in the same that way Christians don't take&#xA;  literally some of the violence that's inherent in the Old Testament.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;BARRIE CASSIDY: But then, why aren't you urging Muslims not to accept&#xA;  the extreme elements of it? But by saying that if you reject sharia&#xA;  law, full stop, you're asking them to reject their religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;BARRIE CASSIDY: But you're saying, though, if they follow their faith,&#xA;  they have no place in Australia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;BARRIE CASSIDY: But you say that you reject sharia law full stop, not&#xA;  just the extreme elements of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;BARRIE CASSIDY: So they would have to abandon their faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding &quot;extreme tenets&quot;, is there such a thing as &quot;extreme tenets&quot;? Basically, do some Muslims choose to follow certain tenets, and ignore other tenets?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, do all Muslims follow sharia law? Would &quot;reject[ing] sharia law full stop&quot; equate to abandoning Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastActivityDate="2018-03-26T14:09:54.523" Title="Do all Muslims living in Australia follow sharia law?" Tags="|sharia|non-muslim-countries|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17567" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1306" CreationDate="2014-09-21T08:17:25.113" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The difference is simple. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aql (intellect) is deductive logic e.g. you start with a general law from the Quran or Sunnah, then deduce a new ruling on a specific example that is covered by the general law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qiyas is inductive logic, this is where you start with a ruling, try to guess the general law, then apply the general law to a new specific case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia reject qiyas as in fiqh the mujtahid (clergyman practicing religious jurisprudence) must have certainty, qiyas can never lead to certainty, therefore useless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8594" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-26T07:50:55.003" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T07:50:55.003" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17569" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-21T12:55:56.947" Score="5" ViewCount="28745" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not Muslim, but I  have noticed in the media that the index finger is often raised by some Muslims when speaking and this seems to have more significance than just emphasising the point, as perhaps would be the case in non-Muslims using this as an emphatic gesture.&#xA;What is the significance in general of Muslims raising the index finger, other than during prayer, please? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8596" LastEditorDisplayName="user27315" LastEditDate="2018-05-07T05:27:31.063" LastActivityDate="2018-07-23T19:53:05.313" Title="What is the significance of raising the index finger in Islam, apart from the daily prayers?" Tags="|practical-islam|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17570" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17576" CreationDate="2014-09-21T13:01:25.713" Score="2" ViewCount="1269" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/11110724/Isil-fanatics-fear-being-killed-by-a-woman-will-deprive-them-of-virgins-in-paradise.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Isil fanatics 'fear being killed by a woman will deprive them of virgins in paradise'&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The increasing number of female soldiers taking to the front line&#xA;  against extremists of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isil)&#xA;  is sowing fear in their ranks that they will be denied their prize in&#xA;  paradise, according to Ed Royce, who chairs the US House International&#xA;  Relations Committee.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;These Isil soldiers apparently believed that if they were killed in&#xA;  battle, they went to paradise as long as they were killed by a man,&quot;&#xA;  he told The New York Post, citing reporters of Kurdish female fighters&#xA;  laughing as they repelled attacks by the extremist group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This sounds somewhat unlikely, though I could imagine some specific wording mentioning martyrs getting killed by men, and therefore not applying if they get killed by women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does martyrs getting killed by a woman affect eligibility for 72 houris, especially in the Sunni view of Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-09-21T15:09:02.963" LastActivityDate="2014-09-21T17:01:25.420" Title="Does getting killed by a woman affect eligibility for 72 houris?" Tags="|sunni|islamic-basis|jannah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17560" CreationDate="2014-09-21T14:11:33.333" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّهُ يَرَاكُمْ هُوَ وَقَبِيلُهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لاَ تَرَوْنَهُمْ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا الشَّيَاطِينَ أَوْلِيَاء لِلَّذِينَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ&#xA;  He (shaitan) surely sees you, he as well as his host, from whence you cannot see them; surely We have made the Shaitans to be the guardians of those who do not believe. (Sura al-A’raaf, 7:27)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing to note of is that we do not hear the Waswasa of the Shaytan and each of us has been assigned a Qareen which will company him to encourage or motivate him to perform some sort of sin, Mainly this Waswasa will be on the form of thoughts but the nature of humans and the intelligence we possess will always cause us to think constantly towards  different aspects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we have desires this might be something the shaytan will take advantage of, these desires may be something we are thinking about therefore a shaytan will try and encourage you to follow these desires knowing these desire resulting in gaining more sins, these are all thoughts flying about in your brain therefore you will not be able to separate your thoughts to your own mind and waswasa, if you refer to the below hadith you will relies that the companions are referring to the waswasa as thoughts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Sahabah/companions of the Prophet (may Allah be pleased with them) also faced this problem. It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “Some of the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said to him, ‘We find in ourselves thoughts that are too terrible to speak of.’ He said, ‘Are you really suffering from that?’ They said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘That is a clear sign of faith.’” (Muslim). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, “I think thoughts to myself, which I would rather be burnt to a cinder than speak of them.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Praise be to Allah, Who has reduced all his [the Shaytan’s] plots to mere whispers.” (Abu Dawood). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think you will be able to classify a waswasa from carnal could, as shayateen like i said will always try to find ways to make you disobey Allah one of these ways can be through your carnal soul, lets say for example every man has a desire for women this is only natural a shaytan may use this desire to encourage you to look at things you shouldn't be looking at.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Main thing is we should control our desires and seek refuge to Allah whenever wrongly thoughts occur in our minds and not obey them, as Muslims who follow the Quran it is clear for us to tell right from wrong, therefore we know which thoughts are right and which are wrong and sometimes we may have a chain of wrongly thoughts which disappear when we seek refuge to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقُل رَّبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحْضُرُونِ&#xA;  And say: O my Lord! I seek refuge in Thee from the evil suggestions of the Shaitans; and I seek refuge in Thee! O my Lord from their presence. (Sura al-Muminun, 23:97-8)&#xA;  Similarly elsewhere in the Qur’an, Allah (S.w.T.) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ&#xA;  Say I seek refuge from the evil of the whisperings of the slinking (Shaitan). (Sura an-Naas, 114:4)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-21T10:12:48.977" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T10:12:48.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17574" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17579" CreationDate="2014-09-21T16:25:05.103" Score="1" ViewCount="4111" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it true that the first aya (verse) of 20th surah (Taha sura) is a  name or perhaps a cognomen of our prophet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8361" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-09T08:11:33.620" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T08:11:33.620" Title="Is Taha (طه) a name of Prophet Mohammad (pbuh)?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|surah|names|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17575" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-21T16:32:56.070" Score="4" ViewCount="7359" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that we have to sajdah (prostration) after reciting some ayats (verses) in the holy Qur'an. If anyone hear the recitation then he also have to sajdah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: Is it necessary to perform sajdah if we don't listen to the recitation attentively?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8470" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-19T07:07:00.920" LastActivityDate="2017-12-26T05:46:10.267" Title="Do we need to perform sajdah if we hear the recitation of certain ayat but don't listen attentively?" Tags="|quran-recitation|sajda|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17576" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17570" CreationDate="2014-09-21T17:01:25.420" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is ridiculous and untrue, at least in mainstream Sunni Islam. As far as I'm aware, the ahadith that talk about martyrs (those killed fighting in a legitimate military engagement) all talk about them in a passive sense without reference to who killed them. For example, look through here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/martyr&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/search/martyr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is something very perverted about whatever these people are following, this is probably the least of it. This happens when you don't know anything about Islam and want to fight for other reasons but try to cloak your motivations in a religious garb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-09-21T17:01:25.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17577" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17466" CreationDate="2014-09-21T17:12:50.890" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt;.There are several conditions that must be satisfied without which one can not receive the punishment of stoning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Four just male must have witnessed the sin(excuse my language, I mean the exact act of penetrating) with their own eyes. So quoting the testimonies of four just male is not acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Their testimonies have to be exactly the same. If one of the testimonies differed from the others they would all get punished for defaming people of adultery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;All the witnesses must testify at the same court of law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the fornicator did not have a legal wife or husband, he/she would not be stoned to death.Instead, they would just be given a hundred lashes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the fornicator decided to confess to his/her sin, four confessions must be made at four different courts of law. So confessing for four times at the same court will not prove anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt;. As you can see, proving adultery is almost impossible unless the corruption widely spread throughout the society. Can you even begin to imagine How possibly four Just people could find out about the ins and outs of this sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt;.There are two kinds of sin:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Private sins which have nothing to do with the society. They have no negative impact on the people. For instance, drinking wine or watching porn scenes in private.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Public sins that can be seen by the people which means that they are likely to influence others by becoming commonplace or even turning into a norm!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All sins for which certain worldly punishments have been imposed, fall into the second category because the spiritual health of society has always been of crucial importance in Islam.Therefore, there would be no worldly punishment for sins as long as they did not result in others finding out about them. However, when it comes to punishments in the Day Of Judgement , there is no exception to the sins whether personal or public ones UNLESS one has repented of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَ الَّذينَ إِذا فَعَلُوا فاحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوا لِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَ مَنْ يَغْفِرُ&#xA;الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَ لَمْ يُصِرُّوا عَلى‏ ما فَعَلُوا وَ هُمْ&#xA;يَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and those who, when they commit an indecent act or&#xA;wrong themselves, remember Allah, and plead] Allah's [forgiveness for&#xA;their sins and who forgives sins except Allah? and who do not persist&#xA;in what they have committed while they know.(3:135)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;أُولئِكَ جَزاؤُهُمْ مَغْفِرَةٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ وَ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْري مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهارُ خالِدينَ فيها وَ نِعْمَ أَجْرُ&#xA;الْعامِلينَ&lt;/strong&gt;    Their reward is forgiveness from their Lord, and&#xA;gardens with streams running in them, to remain in them] forever [.&#xA;How excellent is the reward of the workers!(3:136)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This point should also be noted that we as Muslims are not entitled of possessing even our own lives. No sin can compare with Allah's mercy and compassion, no matter how big it might be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-09-21T17:28:30.557" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17574" CreationDate="2014-09-21T19:39:45.380" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Initially it is necessary to mention that Taha is from the words which are Moqata'eh in the holy Qur'an and it has come at the initial verse of Surah-Taha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Secondly according to a tradition from Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Taha is a name of prophet's names and its meaning is &quot;Ya Talib Al-Haq,&#xA;  Al-Hadi Elaih&quot;. In fact it means &quot; o you (person) who are the&#xA;  applicant the right, are navigator toward that.{1}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;و أما طه فاسم من أسماء النبي ص و معناه يا طالب الحق الهادي إليه ما&#xA;  أَنْزَلْنا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ لِتَشْقى‏ بل لتسعد به...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another point is that &lt;strong&gt;the word Taha, gradually, turned to a specific name (after passing the time) that even the clan of the prophet (pbuh) are named Ale-Taha as well.&lt;/strong&gt; {2}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;{1}: Ma'ani Al-Akhbar, Pg.22&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;{2}: Eqbal Al-A'maal, Pg.298&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread31962.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.askdin.com&lt;/a&gt; (in Farsi)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-01T18:34:50.300" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T18:34:50.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17582" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-21T23:35:33.517" Score="6" ViewCount="2874" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Islam permits a Muslim girl to go abroad/overseas and study in the absence of a maharem?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8600" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-07-07T12:20:50.530" LastActivityDate="2018-10-28T04:45:14.603" Title="What is the Islamic ruling regarding a girl studying abroad?" Tags="|sharia|mahram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17587" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-22T11:30:04.450" Score="10" ViewCount="47163" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah created Earth so it can be a temporary home for us. However he has also created other planets such as Saturn and Mars. What are the purpose of these? Why did Allah create these extra planets?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2018-08-25T18:29:11.090" Title="Why did Allah create other planets?" Tags="|creation|" AnswerCount="10" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17592" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-22T17:46:43.550" Score="6" ViewCount="20302" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is suicide a sin in Islam? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I only know of 34/29 in Qur'an-- rather advising you not to do so than forbidding it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they say, &quot;When is this promise, if you should be truthful?&quot;  Say, &quot;For you is the appointment of a Day [when] you will not remain thereafter an hour, nor will you precede [it].&quot;  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/34/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 34:29-30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hurting others is a sin, and a great one to my knowledge. &#xA;There are many good people who killed themselves rather than living a disgraceful life. Some of them did so just because they &#xA;didn't have the &quot;skills&quot; to step on others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing i can think of is that suicide is rejecting God's word that He doesn't give you a heavier load than you can carry, and that everything is a test, improves your soul to a higher level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is suicide a sin in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where in Qur'an said so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I'm nowhere near talking about suicide bombing or any other political aspects of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8322" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-12T04:26:04.340" LastActivityDate="2018-06-13T23:18:27.360" Title="Is suicide forbidden in the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|suicide|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17594" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17522" CreationDate="2014-09-22T18:53:16.150" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;That two verses after the main verse of Ayatul-Kursi (255/2) are not a part of Ayatul-Kursi, but we sometimes read them for more sanctification and reward (thavab).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main verse (of Ayatul-Kursi) is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللَّـهُ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا&#xA;  تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي&#xA;  الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ&#xA;  يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ&#xA;  بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ&#xA;  السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ&#xA;  الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ ﴿٢٥٥&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer&#xA;  of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him&#xA;  belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who&#xA;  is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows&#xA;  what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they&#xA;  encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His&#xA;  Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation&#xA;  tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great. (255)&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/2:255&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/2:255&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8361" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-31T07:28:00.537" LastActivityDate="2016-05-31T07:28:00.537" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17575" CreationDate="2014-09-23T08:14:43.487" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As far as I know, the narrations have not mentioned regarding its necessarily to Sajdah just if you hear it attentively. Actually there must not be any difference between hearing or reciting it attentively or carelessly.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;According to the fatwas of religious scholars (Maraje’ of Taqlid) it is mandatory for people to Sajdah if they hear or recite any of those verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Imam Khomeini:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is a verse in each of the following Surahs that everyone who&#xA;  hears or recites them, (when the verse finished), he or she must&#xA;  Sajdah. And if forgot, then ought to Sajdah once he or she remembers.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa1060&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those verses are available in the following Surahs: &lt;strong&gt;(Sajdah, Foselat, Najm, Alaq)&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to some Marajeul-Taqlid (of Shi'a):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;even if someone listens to the mentioned verses (unwanted), or&#xA;  actually these verses move towards his ears(without his intention), he&#xA;  ought to Sajdah in accordance with the Ehtiat-al-Waajeb (obligatory&#xA;  caution) [2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To see the detailed text, refer to the source below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa1060&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; توضیح المسائل (المحشى للإمام الخمینی)، ج‏1، ص: 592، مسأله 1093.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Tozihul-Masaa’el (Al-Mhshi LeEmam Al-Khomaini). Vol.1, Pg592, Mas’alah1093)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[2] آیت الله مکارم شیرازی و آیت الله شبیری زنجانی  (Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi and Shobeiri Zanjani)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa1060&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-26T05:46:10.267" LastActivityDate="2017-12-26T05:46:10.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17600" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-23T08:43:50.733" Score="3" ViewCount="508" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for a widow to marry her husband's nephew?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8607" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-12T04:26:21.453" LastActivityDate="2017-08-12T04:26:21.453" Title="Is it permissible for a widow to marry her husband's nephew?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17552" CreationDate="2014-09-23T09:09:04.893" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No sure it is valid,&#xA;The point of prevent people to walk in front of you is to stay focus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8608" LastActivityDate="2014-09-23T09:09:04.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17603" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17552" CreationDate="2014-09-23T16:56:58.990" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;prayer is valid if some one unconciously passes infront of you while you are praying... but if some one do so, you can stop him by hand as there is no sin in stoping and your salah is not broken(and you must do that).... it just breaks the concentration but one had to bulid it immediately... and i'll give hadith related to it after searching...&#xA;JazakAllah...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8615" LastActivityDate="2014-09-23T16:56:58.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17606" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-24T05:08:16.200" Score="7" ViewCount="1882" Body="&lt;p&gt;I’m a Muslim. I’m married to a man who converted to Islam before we got married. We have now been married for 11 years. In one of his mobile text messages to me, out of anger he said that he is not a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a few questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does this immediately make him a non-Muslim?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If so, and he claimed he said it out of anger, what should he do?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What happens to our marriage if he is no longer a Muslim? Do I have to divorce him?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8618" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T05:11:23.603" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T17:20:20.887" Title="What to do when a Muslim convert husband claimed to be a non-Muslim out of anger?" Tags="|nikah|husband-wife|kufr|anger|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17592" CreationDate="2014-09-24T08:57:32.810" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4:29, And do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allaah is to you ever Merciful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;True its on you and it does not affect the people around you, and it's your own choice, but what is your purpose in life? Why did god create us?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;51:56 And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our mission in life is not to fulfill our desires and make life our entire concerns, rather it is to worship God and follow his orders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;23:115 &amp;quot;Did you think that We had created you in play (without any purpose), and that you would not be brought back to Us?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We all face difficult times within our life but the beauty of it is that for each one of us we only have burden for what we are capable of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2:286 Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every difficulty we face in our life's is only temporarily and not lasting forever no matter how long it is or how short.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;94:5 For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.&#xA;94:6 Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What matters is how we react in such difficulties, after all we receive a judgment of how we spent our life's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;99:7 So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it,99:8 And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God has chosen to create you and give you life, what do you chose to do instead?? take that life away!! in another context imagine yourself feeding a hungry person and offering him food but rather he spits on the food, would that not make you furious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suicide is a major sin. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) stated that the one who commits suicide will be punished with something like that with which he killed himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever throws himself down from a mountain and kills himself will be in the Fire of Hell, throwing himself down therein for ever and ever. Whoever takes poison and kills himself, his poison will be in his hand and he will be sipping it in the Fire of Hell for ever and ever. Whoever kills himself with a piece of iron, that piece of iron will be in his hand and he will be stabbing himself in the stomach with it in the Fire of Hell, for ever and ever.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5442; Muslim, 109.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What ever we do in the current life is recorded, we do good we will receive good otherwise we do evil and will receive evil, as stated in the above hadith the one who commits suicide will be punished by the means he committed suicide with for ever and ever, so would you rather end your life to even stay longer in misery and torture or would you choose to be patient and good upon difficulties to only receive good i the hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-09-24T08:57:32.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17610" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17592" CreationDate="2014-09-24T09:07:00.257" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most important reason is that human being cannot put himself in place of God. Means there are some functions which only God is permitted to do not human. And about this issue God tells us that He gives life and he takes life, see this verses in Quran: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;He gives life and causes death, and to Him you will be&#xA;  returned.&quot;(&lt;strong&gt;Surat Yūnus,verse56&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;... When Abraham said, &quot;My Lord is the one who gives life and causes&#xA;  death&quot; ...&quot;(&lt;strong&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah,verse 258&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Life is given to each person for God's purpose. And we can't decide when our purpose is finished and we should die, surely This is known only to God. So If we take or attempt to take our own life (suicide) we are trying to perform a function that belongs to God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are being tested For as long as we live in this world. We should be gratefulness to God for whatever situation we are confronted with. Every situation is a test for us and Suicide isn't the way to be delivered from bad situations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allah is to you&#xA;  ever Merciful.&quot;(&lt;strong&gt;Surat An-Nisā',verse 29&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God has made life sacred for human beings, and it is mentioned in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Say: &quot;Come, I will rehearse what God hath (really) prohibited you&#xA;  from&quot;: Join not anything as equal with Him; be good to your parents;&#xA;  kill not your children on a plea of want;- We provide sustenance for&#xA;  you and for them;- come not nigh to shameful deeds. Whether open or&#xA;  secret; take not life, which God hath made sacred, except by way of&#xA;  justice and law.This has He instructed you that you may use&#xA;  reason.&quot;(&lt;strong&gt;Surat Al-'An`ām,verse 151&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, we can't easily take our life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also,There are many verses against suicide in the Qur’an.The following verses make the prohibition very clear:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;And spend in the way of Allah and do not throw [yourselves] with your&#xA;  [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]. And do good; indeed,&#xA;  Allah loves the doers of good.&quot;(&lt;strong&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah,verse 195&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;How can you disbelieve in Allah when you were lifeless and He brought&#xA;  you to life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you&#xA;  [back] to life, and then to Him you will be returned.&quot;(&lt;strong&gt;Surat&#xA;  Al-Baqarah,verse 28&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition intentional murder of human beings is forbidden in Islam. The murdering of oneself (ourselves) is also included in that prohibition. God says in the Qur’an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;But whoever kills a believer intentionally - his recompense is Hell,&#xA;  wherein he will abide eternally, and Allah has become angry with him&#xA;  and has cursed him and has prepared for him a great&#xA;  punishment.&quot;(&lt;strong&gt;Surat An-Nisā',verse 93&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;...if any one slew a person - unless it be for murder or for&#xA;  spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he slew the whole&#xA;  people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the&#xA;  life of the whole people...&quot;(&lt;strong&gt;Surat Al-Mā'idah,verse 32&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, killing ourselves is equal to killing All Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end we should know deciding about life and death is belong to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more details see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ascertainthetruth.com/att/index.php/al-islam/al-islam-and-suicide/131-suicide-and-islam-a-deeper-perspective&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-07-21T21:50:58.520" LastActivityDate="2015-07-21T21:50:58.520" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17612" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-24T11:42:22.773" Score="4" ViewCount="446" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can someone please give a brief answer describing the major and main responsibilities which is a must and sufficient enough to make a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide references as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3554" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T15:21:41.727" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T15:21:41.727" Title="What exactly does being a Muslim mean?" Tags="|terminology|definitions|behavior|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17600" CreationDate="2014-09-24T12:16:28.063" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assuming she is passed the mourning period, then yes - there is nothing to prevent this union (assuming all other things are as per Islamic rules).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the person is no longer her husband, and assuming the husband's nephew is not otherwise related to the wife - the husband's nephew would just be as another Muslim person, and as she is no longer related to him this union is perfectly fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastActivityDate="2014-09-24T12:16:28.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16827" CreationDate="2014-09-24T12:24:47.337" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;My brother,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is nothing wrong with praying without hearing the call to prayer. You can in your house, offer the azan and then offer prayer at the appointed time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, as you have mentioned it is &lt;em&gt;preferred&lt;/em&gt; to pray in jammat (congregation) but there is nothing that prayers are not accepted if you pray and haven't heard the call to prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadees refers to those who hear the call to prayer, have access to a jammat (congregation) but then do not go and they do not have a valid reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note - its about the jammat; not the mosque. You can offer prayer in jammat anywhere more than one muslim gather.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastActivityDate="2014-09-24T12:24:47.337" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16660" CreationDate="2014-09-24T15:35:07.830" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;We don't have to wonder about this, because there have been &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Muslim_astronauts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;many muslims in space&lt;/a&gt;, and the first &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_bin_Salman_Al_Saud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sultan bin Salman Al Saud&lt;/a&gt; (who incidentally is also the first royal, arab and the youngest person ever in space), &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=137790385&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;gave an interview to NPR in 2011 on his experience&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;MARTIN: One of the aspects of space travel that I think people find&#xA;  fascinating is how astronauts cope with the routines of daily life, be&#xA;  it eating or brushing their teeth. And traditionally, Muslims are&#xA;  required to pray five times a day. How did you address this&#xA;  responsibility while in space?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;SAUD: Very easily. Because we have been acclimated, whether from a&#xA;  religious point of view or whether from just a personal point of view,&#xA;  I myself have grown up in the central part of Arabia, and we're&#xA;  surrounded by great deserts. And, of course, I'm a diver also at the&#xA;  same time. And I'm a flyer and I'm a glider pilot. And in doing all&#xA;  these things at the same time, they become natural when you work on&#xA;  them and practice them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We never really saw Islam or religious duties as being something out&#xA;  of the ordinary. I remember, you know, whether we're flying or in&#xA;  different places - as a Muslim, you can pray anytime. You can face any&#xA;  direction. Like, in the space shuttle, you know, we can't really face&#xA;  to Mecca, although we're flying east, because we're flying at such a&#xA;  great speed. Like I said, those days, by the time you face Mecca, you&#xA;  probably already passed it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(SOUNDBITE OF LAUGHTER)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;SAUD: So, you know, in fact, also...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;MARTIN: So what did you do? Just stop or - how did you manage it? You&#xA;  couldn't have a rug, I presume. You couldn't have a prayer rug.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;SAUD: No rug. No magic flying rugs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;MARTIN: No.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;SAUD: But, you know, I had to strap my feet so I can kneel. You know,&#xA;  you can't kneel fully because lack of lack of gravity, actually. But,&#xA;  you know, I prayed like a traveler. As travelers, we pray three times&#xA;  a day, not five times a day. And I prayed according to Florida time,&#xA;  when we launched. And, in fact, it was the end of the fasting month,&#xA;  which is approaching now, as you know, in about three weeks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And we did fast the whole month of Ramadan in Houston, on Clear Lake.&#xA;  And we - in fact, the NASA people were very kind enough to say if we&#xA;  wanted to adjust our program to start a bit later, and wee said we'll&#xA;  start exactly the same time we started every day, which is about 6:30,&#xA;  7:00 in the morning. It was hot in the summer those days, like these&#xA;  days, and we went on through the day. And I'd need no more than five&#xA;  or six hours of sleep, and we were never the healthiest. So the last&#xA;  day of the mission was actually the last day of Ramadan, or so. So I&#xA;  also was the first person to fast a day of the month of Ramadan in&#xA;  space.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastActivityDate="2014-09-24T15:35:07.830" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17616" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-24T16:48:25.280" Score="4" ViewCount="5591" Body="&lt;p&gt;On judgement day, when Allah judges you, is it just between you and Him, or will He expose and judge your sins in front of everyone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user7989" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T07:23:27.930" LastActivityDate="2023-07-22T07:46:36.657" Title="On judgement day, will your sins be exposed and judged in front of everyone?" Tags="|allah|sin|judgements|day-of-judgement|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5743" CreationDate="2014-09-24T16:56:36.830" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;As salaam 'aleykum wa rahmatullah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, the only &lt;em&gt;madhab&lt;/em&gt; which states that this would be &lt;em&gt;makruh&lt;/em&gt; to eat is the &lt;em&gt;Hanafi Fiqh&lt;/em&gt;... Meanwhile, the majority of scholars state that everything from the sea is &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt;, with exception of eel, and poisonous fish... Apart from that the general prohibition of eating non-slaughtered MEAT only applies to MEAT and not for seafood... This comes from a general comprehension that in the arabic language, &quot;&lt;em&gt;Lahm&lt;/em&gt;&quot; does not stand for fish, or octupuss, or crabs, or lobsters, or shrimps, or whatever... Only for earth-living animals. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May &lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt; bless you all, brothers (Baraka Allahu fikum)... Shall us eat a &quot;Seafood Spanish Paella&quot;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sincerely, your brazilian brother,&#xA;&quot;Marcelo Salahuddin&quot;!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8624" LastActivityDate="2014-09-24T16:56:36.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17618" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-24T19:15:39.257" Score="4" ViewCount="117" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah loves those who fight in His cause in a row as though they are a [single] structure joined firmly. &lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah 61:4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ayah refers to 'those who fight', and they are contrasted with those who &quot;...say what you do not do&quot; in the previous two ayat (presumably hypocrites?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is 'the fight' an offense against enemies or an act of defense from assailants or is it not possible to tell from the context or original Arabic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user3208" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-09-24T20:35:23.227" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T15:21:23.827" Title="Does Sura 61:4 refer to defense or offense?" Tags="|tafseer|jihad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17618" CreationDate="2014-09-24T20:19:35.293" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1370&amp;amp;Itemid=117&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafsir Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;, this verse was explicitly revealed in the context of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Uhud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Battle of Uhud&lt;/a&gt;; in that sense it would be seen as a defensive battle as the Makkan army was at that time sent &lt;em&gt;against&lt;/em&gt; the Muslims of Medina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, taken in context the emphasis is far less on any particular mode of fighting as it is on &lt;em&gt;unity&lt;/em&gt;.  The hypocrites who &quot;&amp;hellip;say what [they] do not do&quot; are essentially being reprimanded for either failing to fulfill their promises to stand with the Prophet and fight, or for claiming that they had fought hard when they did not.  In other words, for appearing to stand as one with the fighting forces when they in fact did not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if the verse itself was explicitly revealed regarding Uhud, the general understanding can (and probably should) be extrapolated for not only &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; form of fighting, but for general unity of the Ummah itself.  Whether it was an offensive or a defensive battle is irrelevant; fighting was commanded, and those who believed (or claimed to believe) that the Prophet spoke with the authority of God should've been committed to following through on that, but for whatever reason (be it weakness of faith, fear of worldly harm or outright malice) many weren't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-09-24T20:44:44.887" LastActivityDate="2014-09-24T20:44:44.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17620" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16492" CreationDate="2014-09-25T04:16:47.233" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First thing first - zakat is calculated yearly on your &lt;em&gt;savings&lt;/em&gt; not on your &lt;em&gt;income&lt;/em&gt;.  As you have no savings to speak of, there is no zakat obligatory to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zakat is from wealth you can spare, its not suppose to put you in debt. That's why its calculated only on savings (not on income) and on ones possessions that are not of utility. For example, if your wife has jewelry that she is wearing daily; there is no zakat obligatory on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If she has jewelry stored away that she never uses, then (assuming its of significant amount), zakat is obligatory here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The zakat that we commonly speak of is one that is calculated at the end of the year (again, from savings) and then is usually put into a fund or deposited to some charitable organization or in some cases distributed by the person directly - and this amount &lt;strong&gt;cannot&lt;/strong&gt; be given to one's own parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren, or spouses (because their care and well being is obligatory on you).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Quran there is no &quot;percentage&quot; given, but it is generally accepted that 2.5% is paid on capital assets. There are various other percentages given on agriculture, livestock, precious metals and minerals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People eligible for zakat include &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;any of the following&lt;/a&gt; - be they muslim or not:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Those living in absolute poverty (Al-Fuqarā').&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Those restrained because they cannot meet their basic needs (Al-Masākīn).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The zakat collectors themselves (Al-Āmilīna 'Alaihā).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Non-Muslims who are sympathetic to Islam or wish to convert to Islam (Al-Mu'allafatu Qulūbuhum).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;People whom one is attempting to free from slavery or bondage. Also includes paying ransom or blood money (Diyya). (Fir-Riqāb)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Those who have incurred overwhelming debts while attempting to satisfy their basic needs (Al-Ghārimīn).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Those working in God's way (Fī Sabīlillāh).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Children of the street / Travellers (Ibnus-Sabīl).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastEditorUserId="4714" LastEditDate="2014-09-25T04:25:59.363" LastActivityDate="2014-09-25T04:25:59.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17501" CreationDate="2014-09-25T04:34:05.017" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What would happen if basically no one knew about her&#xA;  paranoia/schizophrenia (where even she doesn't realize that she has a&#xA;  mental disorder)? It sounds as if in such a case, a mentally ill&#xA;  person would get wiped/stoned!!! Is that true? Or would efforts be&#xA;  made before stoning/wiping her to find out if she was sane before&#xA;  resorting to stoning/wiping?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the person is not of sound body and mind; then there are no obligations on her; but rather on her &lt;em&gt;wali&lt;/em&gt; (responsible person); just as it would be if it were a minor.  I would also imagine in such a case the ruling would be given against the man who took advantage of such a situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is not barbaric.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastActivityDate="2014-09-25T04:34:05.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17096" CreationDate="2014-09-25T04:38:46.210" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are only obligated to fast if you are physically able to do so. For example diabetics are not obligated to fast as it would be physically harmful to them. If you are taking medication, sick, traveling, etc. you can make up for your fast after Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Ramadan I had to go to the hospital and they withdrew blood - so my fast was invalidated. This fast I have to make up for after Ramadan; similarly if you need to take medicine or God forbid you are sick and need emergency treatment, you can make up the fast after Ramadan (you can't, however; pay money or feed the needy for this).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-28T09:35:51.240" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T09:35:51.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17623" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17627" CreationDate="2014-09-25T07:52:59.910" Score="1" ViewCount="106" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam u`Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Continuous earning from a source which was built by only one time hard work.&#xA;Is it Halal or Haram or something else...?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Example, A person creates a Website / App.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If the website sell some product or services, then What is the Rule.?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If website does not sell anything, the earning is only from Advertisements on the website/app, then what is the Rule...?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to ask that, If this money Halal or Haram...?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5305" LastActivityDate="2014-09-25T13:24:35.557" Title="Continuous earning on the bases of one time hard work" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17625" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-25T11:00:59.567" Score="2" ViewCount="8244" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can anyone quote a Hadith on minimum and maximum length of beard in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8628" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2017-06-11T15:02:20.890" LastActivityDate="2019-05-28T22:03:50.980" Title="What is the sunnah minimum and maximum beard length?" Tags="|sunnah|beard|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17626" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-25T13:01:22.260" Score="2" ViewCount="59500" Body="&lt;p&gt;I got married recently and my husband wants me to change my surname to his name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, I read it somewhere that in Islam it is not allowed for a wife to use her husband's name as her surname. This was a little surprising for me. So, before I do something I want to know if this is right or wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is one more thing and that is, I am a little afraid to change my name as names have a lot of effects on one's life. I don't know which option to choose. I wanted to ask a scholar before changing my name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8631" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T01:29:35.153" LastActivityDate="2020-06-29T06:51:11.143" Title="Is it haram to change the wife's last name to that of the husband's?" Tags="|nikah|wife|naming|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17623" CreationDate="2014-09-25T13:24:35.557" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question has part of the answer in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's suppose you have some money, and you construct a house and put it on rent. Now it will continue to generate income. You only invested your time and money once and enjoying the continuous income. I agree that there would be some maintenance involved but that is not equal to the initial investment (unless the house has to be reconstructed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now let's suppose you write a book (an &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;intellectual property&lt;/a&gt;). You worked hard and got the book in market. People found that book interesting and millions of copies are sold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the same lines, you created a software (again an &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;intellectual property&lt;/a&gt;). You and your team worked hard for months or years and the software took off. As in the house example, there will definitely be maintenance involved but not as much as the initial investment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in all these examples, initial investment of time and money are huge. It is not like selling merchandise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.beautifulislam.net/halalharam/copyright.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Taqi_Usmani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mufti Taqi Usmani&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastActivityDate="2014-09-25T13:24:35.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17131" CreationDate="2014-09-25T22:12:55.410" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm giving my opinion on this :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if you recall the story of prophet Moses and EL khider, El Khider killed a child which we would consider to be wrong and a sin , but after knowing the reason  we are sure now he did the right thing. &#xA;also prophets' acts are based on orders and knowledge from GOD ,so with our short knowledge we can't judge what seems wrong as a sin .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8634" LastActivityDate="2014-09-25T22:12:55.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17519" CreationDate="2014-09-25T22:57:52.850" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt;.I'd like to ask you a simple question: Why do you always say (human) NOT (huwoman) when talking about people in general? Are you implying that WOMEN are not among human beings?!! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt;.Considering the above-mentioned point, we can understand the reason why the majority of the verbs and pronouns have been used for MEN not WOMEN. For instance let's take a look at the verse 21 of Surah Al-Rum as you cited in your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَ مِنْ آياتِهِ أَنْ خَلَقَ لَكُمْ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَزْواجاً لِتَسْكُنُوا إِلَيْها وَ جَعَلَ بَيْنَكُمْ مَوَدَّةً وَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّ&#xA;  في‏ ذلِكَ لَآياتٍ لِقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And of His signs is that He created for you &lt;strong&gt;mates&lt;/strong&gt; from your own selves&#xA;  that you may take comfort in them, and He ordained affection and mercy&#xA;  between you. There are indeed signs in that for a people who reflect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the word &quot;&lt;strong&gt;لکم&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; means &quot;for (all of) you weather you are men or women. That's why the correct translation of the word &quot;&lt;strong&gt;ازواجا&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; is &quot;mates&quot; which include both husbands and wives. looking the word &quot;&lt;strong&gt;زوج&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; up in an Arabic Dictionary, you can find that the definition is: both male and female when they are married. In verse 45 of Surah Al-Najm we also read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَ أَنَّهُ خَلَقَ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَ الْأُنْثى‏&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and that it is He who created the mates, the male and the female&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question may come to the mind that &quot; If the verse were talking about both men and women in general, it shouldn't have used the pronoun &quot;&lt;strong&gt;ها&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; in the word &quot;&lt;strong&gt;لها&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; which refers to &quot;female&quot; not &quot;male&quot;. But the answer is simple because in Arabic &quot;&lt;strong&gt;ازواج&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; is called &quot;broken plural&quot; and the pronouns referring to these nouns must be in form of &quot;singular feminine&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt;. regarding the verse 34 of Surah Nisa', I'd like you to visit the answer I posted for &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/17161/interpretation-of-verse-of-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%91%D9%90%D8%AC%D9%8E%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8F-%D9%82%D9%8E%D9%88%D9%91%D9%8E%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8F%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8E-%D8%B9%D9%8E%D9%84%D9%8E%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%91%D9%90%D8%B3%D9%8E%D8%A7%D8%A1/17167#17167&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; a few days ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4&lt;/strong&gt;.Concerning the verse 4 of Surah Al-Nisa', there are a few points I'd like to raise so that the meaning of the verse becomes clear:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The verse is talking about the wives who are &lt;strong&gt;abdicating their responsibilities&lt;/strong&gt;. The word &quot;&lt;strong&gt;نشز&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; is originally defined as a high raised land. An arrogant pride and rebellious wife who is shirking her obligations is called &quot;&lt;strong&gt;ناشزه&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; because she believes to be in such an exalted position that she does not have to be accountable to anyone for anything at all. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Getting married involves making a serious commitment. The verse is explaining the ways through which husbands should get the wives to carry out their duties in case they fail to honor their commitments.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is worth mentioning that the instructions given in the verse are applicable only if the wife fails in the obligations imposed by All-wise Lawmaker. For instance a husband has no right of compelling his wife to carry out the household chores. She is even entitled of demanding money of her husband for housekeeping and even parenting her own children.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The verse is giving a step-by-step instruction on how to sort out such problems. Husbands should be careful not to overstep the bounds when following these steps: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;step 1&lt;/strong&gt;: advising. It is undeniable that when it comes to wives and husbands whose relationship is dominated by love and passion, the way of advising is far cry from the way in which a piece of advice is given to strangers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;step 2&lt;/strong&gt;: turning his back on her in the bed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;step 3&lt;/strong&gt;: punishing physically. This approach should only be taken as the last resort to get a rebellious wife to fulfill her duties and prevent her from trampling further rights in the family. The physical punishment has to be inflicted in such a way that cause no breakage, wounds or bruises at all. Taking the second step while knowing that the firs one will do the job, is considered a sin let along overstepping these boundaries by causing wounds or bruises. That's why in some traditions the infallible Imam tells us to hit her by a brush stick as a physical punishment which means that if someone succeeded in getting her wife to accept her responsibilities through the lightest punishment, he would not be allowed to go any further.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What if a husband abdicates his responsibilities? How can he be held accountable?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer&lt;/strong&gt;: Islamic ruler is the one responsible for getting a rebellious husband to fulfill his duties within the family which sometimes involves punishing him physically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2014-09-25T22:57:52.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17566" CreationDate="2014-09-25T23:22:55.477" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;She's talking about something that she clearly doesn't fully understand. &#xA;Note how long it took her to come up with something to say when asked, &quot;What does sharia law mean?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First, you should know that sharia law is not a book, it's a set of rules derived from the Quran and the Sunah (the Prophet's deeds and sayings) by Muslims as a result of their understanding of both of these sources.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Being created by many Muslims over time you'll find some variation of interpretation in some cases &lt;em&gt;unless&lt;/em&gt; the Quran or Sunah have explicitly addressed it. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A Muslim  should follow Quran and Sunah and for the matters that are not clear he can follow an interpretation &quot;Fatwa&quot; from Imam (which could deffer slightly from one to another). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Among these variation you'll find the &quot;extreme tenets&quot; who happens to take things out of context &quot;jihad&quot; (you see them killing each other in their countries for stupid reasons while Palestine is destroyed).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summary, sharia law is not a single hard line to follow or reject. The main thing is to follow the Quran and Sunah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8634" LastEditorUserId="75" LastEditDate="2015-01-31T18:01:57.903" LastActivityDate="2015-01-31T18:01:57.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17058" CreationDate="2014-09-26T02:03:48.400" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is verse in Qur'an that talks about modesty&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And tell the &lt;strong&gt;believing women&lt;/strong&gt; to reduce [some] of their vision and &lt;strong&gt;guard their private parts&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;not expose their adornment&lt;/strong&gt; except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to &lt;strong&gt;wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;not expose their adornment&lt;/strong&gt; except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed. &lt;a href=&quot;http://muflihun.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An-Nūr 31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is hadith that talks about going out with husband&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Aisha:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whenever the Prophet intended to proceed on a journey, he used to draw lots amongst his wives and would take the one upon whom the lot fell. Once, before setting out for Jihad, he drew lots amongst us and the lot came to me; so I went with the Prophet; and that happened after the revelation of the Verse Hijab (i.e. veiling). - &lt;a href=&quot;http://muflihun.com/bukhari/52/130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari Book 52, Hadith 130&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not very detailed answer but you get the point :) and reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did not bold list of mehram but that's understood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4374" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-01-08T01:36:50.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17634" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17625" CreationDate="2014-09-26T04:03:54.373" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(SHIA point of view)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Allamah al Majlisi (in the book of Heliatul-Motaqin):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Sunnah is keeping the beard in the normal (medial) size, not too&#xA;  short, not too long. It is Makruh to have beard more than a&#xA;  Qabzah(fist) and it has the probability of being Haram as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the minimum size of it:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to his explanations, it ought not to be too short that be&#xA;  similar to a person who cuts his beard completely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the maximum size of it:&#xA;Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The extra part of the beard(more than a fist) is in the fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أبي عبدالله (الامام صادق (ع)) قال : ما زاد من اللحية عن القبضة فهو في&#xA;  النار&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, in accordance with the mentioned quotation, and likewise in accordance with your photo, I reckon your beard size is okay and at least taller than its minimum .&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread12487.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.askdin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-31T12:51:30.517" LastActivityDate="2016-07-31T12:51:30.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17635" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17670" CreationDate="2014-09-26T04:28:32.877" Score="1" ViewCount="1949" Body="&lt;p&gt;Usually, the Shoyukh (Shaikhs) or Aalims (scholars) of Shia put an Ammamah or turban on their heads, what is the purpose of this act? And why some of them wear it in black color and many of them wear white Ammamah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-05T07:10:00.113" LastActivityDate="2016-06-05T07:10:00.113" Title="Why Shoyookh (Shaikhs) of Shia put an Ammamah (turban) on their heads?" Tags="|shiism|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7594" CreationDate="2014-09-26T05:07:59.650" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sperm donation in totally refused in all Islamic rules as this sperm is belonged to someone else not the original husband, so the baby will be at the end belonging to the sperm donater, and it can't be named with someone else. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general this is family confusion, really how can the husband look at this baby knowing it is not even his.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8638" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T19:53:03.267" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T19:53:03.267" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17637" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-26T05:41:42.720" Score="1" ViewCount="252" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that it is better for men and women to observe some items or rulings (Ahkam) in front of the children who are at the age of Tamiz (التمییز). According to my researches, the age of Tamiz is the age of the children who are not in the age of Bolugh (puberty) but are able to realize the difference between good and bad things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread8318.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.askdin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I did not find any precise number (age) about it. So what is the range of Tamiz age?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T17:53:56.603" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T17:53:56.603" Title="What is the exact age of Tamiz (التمییز) for children?" Tags="|children|age|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17635" CreationDate="2014-09-26T08:19:37.773" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this is a following of special Prophet Mohammad's clothing. Specially sheikhs try to be just like dear Prophet, even in appearance and clothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8361" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-03T06:25:57.407" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T06:25:57.407" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17639" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17480" CreationDate="2014-09-26T13:31:43.777" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two groups of ignorant in Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt;.Culpable ignorant: People who have failed in fulfilling their duties due to negligence and  irresponsibility. For instance, Although they are fully aware of being obliged to a certain set of duties, they are too irresponsible to make any effort to find out about them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt;.Inculpable ignorant: People who have failed in their obligations in spite of the fact that they have tried their best to find out about them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although one of the condition without which one cannot be considered among sinners is awareness(to be fully aware that, for instance, watching porn movies is a sin), the first group will definitely be among sinners and the blame of this ignorance lies with them owing to them being negligent and irresponsible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second group will not receive any punishment but in certain cases they have to make up for the obligations they have failed in. For example, not offering the daily prayers in the prescribed times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are just a few cases in which even the first group is not obliged to compensate for anything. For instance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is Wajib(obligatory) for a man to recite Surah al-Hamd and the other Surah&#xA;  loudly, while offering Fajr, Maghrib(sunset) and Isha prayers, and it is Wajib&#xA;  for a man and a woman to recite Surah al-Hamd and the other Surah&#xA;  silently while offering Zuhr(noon) and Asr(afternonn) prayers. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2221/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if a person recited loudly where he should recite silently and vice versa, his prayer would be in order as long as he has not recited so intentionally. So he does not have to make up for his prayers even though he is a culpable ignorant about this rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Last but not Least: one is free from any responsibilities and obligations as long as he or she has not reached puberty. However, people's right is the only exception which means that if an immature person (for example) stole something, he or she would be obliged to return it or pay a compensation for it as soon as he or she reaches puberty even though this person is not considered a sinner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-09-29T09:21:18.730" LastActivityDate="2014-09-29T09:21:18.730" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17640" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24719" CreationDate="2014-09-26T13:33:13.050" Score="2" ViewCount="3566" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I can remember, it is haram for men to shake hands with women who are Muslim. But I'd like to know if it is haram for Muslim men to shake hands with non-Muslim women as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-05-24T04:18:17.993" LastActivityDate="2017-05-24T04:18:17.993" Title="What is the ruling on shaking-hands with a non-Muslim non-mahram?" Tags="|sharia|shiism|non-muslim|physical-contact|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-05-24T16:11:28.117" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17642" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-26T14:09:00.323" Score="2" ViewCount="151" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wonder what is the best manner to donate money, especially in these holy days, should donations be given as important amount, or it could be divided to reach the maximum of persons, as a result the persons would receive little amounts of money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also i would like to know which donation is better :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;giving donation to help others buy sheep for Eid el Adha.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;giving donation to families who do need more basic needs, like scholar needs ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;giving donation to build a mosque.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="487" LastActivityDate="2014-09-27T19:09:16.130" Title="The priorities of giving donation" Tags="|zakat|money|eid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17647" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17545" CreationDate="2014-09-26T20:04:03.817" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay why it should not be sinful?&#xA;Will you give bribe in public? or in private?&#xA;Will you tell everyone you gave bribe to not pay unaffordable taxes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now you will never tell any one. You will feel ashamed while telling this to any one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the deeds which we want to keep private and do in private are almost our bad deeds. So they are counted as sin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When prophets has nothing to eat and wear. Did they stole anything or Did they went for some sinful way to get these things for them as these were their basic needs and islam states first care about your health then anything else. So why they didnt?   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8644" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T20:04:03.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17650" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17655" CreationDate="2014-09-26T20:44:44.493" Score="1" ViewCount="1590" Body="&lt;p&gt;Throughout a persons life we may encounter situations where we have to make choices and we may not be sure of these choices of being Halal or Haram, we may try and apply logic to apply this through religion but some matters are too complicated and not explicitly mentioned in the Quran and even with the help of scholars, they may produce different opinions which really doesn't provide a solution!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now would a person who has such a doubtful manner and unsure whether this manner will be halal or haram, what should a person do abandon that manner just in case or follow his instincts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or would it be best to seeks Allah's help through Dua and Salat Al Istikhara?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:40:36.633" LastActivityDate="2023-12-21T05:41:36.430" Title="Matters which are in doubt of being Haram or Halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|islamic-philosophy|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17640" CreationDate="2014-09-26T21:14:01.523" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing wrong with shaking-hands with a non-mahram if they extend one to you. &lt;em&gt;But&lt;/em&gt; there are limitations, i.e. the handshake should not be lascivious (rarely but mentioning it just in case) and shouldn't involve skin contact with a non-mahram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The latter limitation needs elaboration. One cannot shake-hands, or have physical contact (generally speaking), with a non-mahram if that act involves skin contact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;But doesn't that negate the starting statement?&lt;/em&gt;. No, it does not. If one has gloves on, then they can handshake. If wearing full-sleeve shirt then extend the wrist (would look odd but better then declining). Or anything that doesn't involve skin contact (plus convenient). Else one shouldn't and could politely say it's against my convictions and apologies for not being able to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The act of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handshake&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;handshake&lt;/a&gt; has many positive aspects and is largely practiced in different cultures (happens to reminds me of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112281&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls&lt;/a&gt; ;)) but it should be avoided if it goes against the Islamic principles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AFAIU, this ruling would be consistent across majority of the Islamic school of beliefs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;PS:&lt;/em&gt; there is relaxation to the latter ruling (skin contact) in cases of life-and-death and so is the case with many other rulings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T22:42:19.353" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T22:42:19.353" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17652" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-26T21:17:33.827" Score="1" ViewCount="801" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to engage in intercourse with your wife if she is lactating?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8646" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2014-09-26T21:21:35.957" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T21:48:01.373" Title="Intercourse with lactating wife" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17653" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17652" CreationDate="2014-09-26T21:48:01.373" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah verse 223:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Your wives are as a tilth unto you; so approach your tilth when or how ye will.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam has allowed the husband and the wife in marriage every possible liberty to enjoy conjugal relations with each other, except three:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is strictly prohibited to have sexual intercourse with one’s wife during her period of menstruation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is strictly prohibited to enter the woman through her anus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although there is no specific prohibition mentioned in the Quran and Sunnah, the majority of the scholars in Islam have voiced their opinion against ‘oral’ sex, whereby one touches the other’s private organs with their mouth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than the above three restrictions, there are absolutely no restrictions on how a husband may enjoy his conjugal relations with his wife in the sacred bond of marriage in Islam.  Provided none of the above three restrictions are violated, one may enjoy conjugal relations with one’s wife in any place, at any time, and any how their heart’s desire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8644" LastActivityDate="2014-09-26T21:48:01.373" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17650" CreationDate="2014-09-27T04:07:49.583" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If something is doubtful, the Prophet told us it's better to abstain from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet is reported to have said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The lawful is clear and the unlawful is clear, and between them are&#xA;  doubtful matters about which many people do not know. &lt;strong&gt;Thus he who&#xA;  avoids doubtful matters clears himself in regard to his religion and&#xA;  his honour,&lt;/strong&gt; but he who falls into doubtful matters [eventually]&#xA;  falls into that which is unlawful, like the shepherd who pastures&#xA;  around a sanctuary, all but grazing therein. Truly every king has a&#xA;  sanctuary, and truly Allah’s sanctuary is His prohibitions. Truly in&#xA;  the body there is a morsel of flesh, which, if it be whole, all the&#xA;  body is whole, and which, if it is diseased, all of [the body] is&#xA;  diseased. Truly, it is the heart.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/2/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(Sahih al-Bukhari)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/22/133&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(Sahih Muslim)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-09-27T04:07:49.583" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17656" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17587" CreationDate="2014-09-27T05:22:19.817" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All other celestial  bodies are also creations of God. There are the means through which one can understand the power of God and return to Allah. These all are the signs from God  for those who think.Allah has repeatedly asked in Qur'an &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;are you not thinking?&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Chapter No:88,Verse No-17-20:&quot; Do they not look at the camels ,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  how they are created?.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And at the skies ,how they are raised?.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And at the mountains ,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  how they are rooted(and fixed firm)?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And at the earth,how it is outspread?&quot; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By exploring the truth of stars and other creations one can certainly reach to God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6656" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-09-29T17:23:42.850" LastActivityDate="2014-09-29T17:23:42.850" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17659" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-27T07:32:31.617" Score="0" ViewCount="763" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here in our area and in some other old villages people do &lt;strong&gt;Circle &quot;Daira&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; to find something which is missing/stolen or somebody who is missing and they says that they can know what is its condition. I don't know how do they do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any information related to Circle &quot;diara&quot; from Qur'an or Hadith or story from Sahaba?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Circle &quot;Diara&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;  I tried to Google about diara but couldn't find related information and don't know what is it called in English so I am considering it Circle which is its meaning from our language.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="6743" LastEditDate="2014-09-28T11:22:51.993" LastActivityDate="2015-05-22T01:53:15.167" Title="What is Circle &quot;Daira&quot; in islamic point of view" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17661" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17642" CreationDate="2014-09-27T19:09:16.130" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would say just one thing, look around yourself that what is important? Is it necessary to have a mosque in your area? Or is it important to save life of hungry people around you which are starving? or some thing else. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just look around your self. Find the best deserving person in your view. And give your donations to that one. Because Your deeds depends up on your thinking/thoughts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8644" LastActivityDate="2014-09-27T19:09:16.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17664" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-27T21:20:45.913" Score="1" ViewCount="583" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard many times through many people that if one does follow all the necessary Islamic laws and happens to be placed in Jannat(heaven), then the man &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;will receive hoor(Houri)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (very beautiful human like creatures - angels) &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;to serve him in Jannat&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it true? Please answer with references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is true, then &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;what will women receive&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; if they happen to be placed in Jannat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3554" LastEditorDisplayName="user3208" LastEditDate="2014-09-29T19:05:11.457" LastActivityDate="2019-10-15T10:02:03.630" Title="Will houri be available to people in Jannat?" Tags="|sharia|women|islamic-basis|houri|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17635" CreationDate="2014-09-28T08:54:36.253" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Initially, I ought to mention that Ammameh or turban is a cover for the head of men (Arabs) which consists of a thin cloth which is wrapped around the head(or actually on the head). After the appearance of Islam, it became a common issue across the Islamic countries. At first, scholars used it and afterwards other people used it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course the apostle of Allah(pbuh) had Ammameh as well. His Ammamah was called Sahab. in accordance with some traditions, the prophet (pbuh) granted his turban to Imam Ali (a.s.). (Note: there are different opinion concerning its shape and color).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to Shia:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nowadays, Ammamah is used just for a specific group of people. In truth, As well as Scholars, it is put on the heads of the students of Howzah-Elmiyah who pass some specific terms in Howza(Al-Elmiah)and in fact they read different Islamic issues, afterwards will be able to put Ammamah on their heads.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In fact, it is the symbol of Prophet Muhammad (S) and 12 Imams and it likewise shows that for example the person who has worn an Ammamah, he is a Shia Shaikh and actually he could be as an agent of the Prophet (pbuh) and 12 imams and people can ask them (their Islamic questions).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually, there are two kinds of Ammamah, one of them is black and the other one is white. As you know, Sadat or Seyyeds who their origins come back to the prophet Muhammad (s) (or 12 Imams),they wear black Ammamah, but other shaikhs wear white Ammamah. (Note: green Ammamah is related to Sadat as well)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read the following traditions regarding black Ammamah;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Imam Sadiq (a.s.):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The prophet (pbuh) had a black Ammamah on his head on the day in which&#xA;  he(pbuh) conquered Mecca, and entered Masjedul-Haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Vasaaelul-Shi’a, Vol.3, Pg.379, H10, Baab30&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or &lt;strong&gt;Abdollah ibn Solaiman quoted from his father:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam zain-Al-Abedin(imam-Sajad) a.s. entered the mosque while had a&#xA;  black Ammamah on his head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Vasaaelul-Shi’a, Vol.3, Pg.378, H9)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the mentioned traditions, Sadat put black Ammamahs on their heads and this is the Sunnah of the Prophet(pbuh) and Imams(a.s.). So, the other Shaikhs who are not Seyyed (their origin and descendant  don’t related to the Prophet (S), wear white Ammamah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread12459.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.askdin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-31T07:25:38.897" LastActivityDate="2016-05-31T07:25:38.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17659" CreationDate="2014-09-28T10:31:09.113" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have never heard of something as such. It sounds like something they made up and co-incidentally worked couple of times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know if you lose something and pray that you find it or  say:&#xA; &quot;اعوذ بالله من الشیطان الرجیم&quot; &#xA;&quot;A`ūdhu billāhi min ash-shaitāni r-rajīmi&quot;&#xA;the likeliness of finding it increases. But nothing specific. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8661" LastActivityDate="2014-09-28T10:31:09.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17650" CreationDate="2014-09-28T10:33:10.447" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Without making it too difficult. &#xA;When it is unclear and there has been no mention in Qura'an or Hadith or any known scholar. Then go ask someone. &#xA;If could not find anyone and you had to make a decision in a hurry, then think about what would please Allah most. What would serve humanity best and then do that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8661" LastActivityDate="2014-09-28T10:33:10.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17612" CreationDate="2014-09-28T10:33:49.073" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Muslim is the person who has accepted Islam as his/her religion and prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as the Prophet of Islam. A real Muslim ought to say Shahadatain(2Shahadahs). As well as this, a Muslim ought to perform the orders of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a tradition from Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) that said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Muslim is a person that other Muslims must be comfortable from&#xA;  his hands and tongue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ali (a.s.) divided the Islam(Muslim) into six steps:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Islam is submitting against the right and submitting is not possible&#xA;  without Yaqin(certainty) and the certainty is validity and the&#xA;  validity is confession (it means it is not sufficient that Islam and&#xA;  faith(Iman) stays in heart and spirit of human, haply ought to express&#xA;  it with dare and power)  and confession for doing the duty and doing&#xA;  the duty is performing the orders of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, according to Shia, there are five Osul al Din or 5 principles (Articles) of the religion or faith which a Muslim must believe in them and they consist of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1: Tawhid (oneness)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2: Adalah (justice)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3: Nubuwwah (prophet-hood)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4: Imamah (leadership)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5: yawm al Qiyyamah ( the day of resurrection)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And likewise In accordance with Shia, the ten Ancillaries of the Faith (furūʿ ad-dīn) (فروع الدين} have practices that a Muslim must perform:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1 Salāt (Prayer)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2 Sawm (Fast)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3 Hajj (Pilgrimage)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4 Zakāh (Charity)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5 Khums (One-fifth)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;6 Jihād (Struggle)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;7 Amr-Bil-Ma'rūf (Commanding what is good)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;8 Nahi-Anil-Munkar (Forbid what is evil)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;9 Tawalla (Expressing love towards Good )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;10 Tabarra (Expressing disassociation from Evil)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa3804&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.porsojoo.com/fa/node/31176&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.porsojoo.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-05T13:12:36.067" LastActivityDate="2016-02-05T13:12:36.067" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17064" CreationDate="2014-09-28T10:44:27.290" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, we are clearly told that the Qura'an will never change. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BUT the same have not been said about the other books. We have also been told we cannot believe OR disbelieve anything in the other holy books because we don't know what is the truth and what is not the truth in them. But overall, they are the predecessors to the Qura'an and we should work by what the Qura'an tells us.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, when the Qura'an came, it overruled the other books. Therefore, you should abide by the rules of the Qura'an and not any other book. Nevertheless, you &lt;strong&gt;MUST&lt;/strong&gt; respect the other books. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think about it like rules and regulations in airports: 20 years ago you were allowed to take liquids and a number of other things on to the plane. Now you have so many more restrictions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That does not mean the old law was changed that is why we dont believe it. It just means the previous regulations are not sufficient for today and we have to abide by new ones (This does not mean I agree or disagree with either of these laws of airport). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8661" LastEditorUserId="8661" LastEditDate="2014-09-28T12:03:42.813" LastActivityDate="2014-09-28T12:03:42.813" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17676" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17545" CreationDate="2014-09-28T10:51:45.183" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam is about being honest and truthful. If we truly love our prophet and not just claim it, we will do what he did. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was known as the honest. There were couple of occasions when Islam came, they said had anyone else said it, we would not have believed it. Since it is him, we cannot disbelieve it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is about telling the truth even if that is something that goes against you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you truly fear God, then you wont avoid taxes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bribery whether private or public the prophet said: &#xA;الراشي والمرتشي في النار&#xA;That who bribes and that who takes bribe they will both go to hell. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8661" LastActivityDate="2014-09-28T10:51:45.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17677" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-28T11:01:51.340" Score="3" ViewCount="9078" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the initial verse of &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/108&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Kawthar&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ /  Indeed, We have granted you, [O&#xA;  Muhammad], al-Kawthar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard that the meaning of Kawthar (in the mentioned verse) is “plenty of weal (Al-Khair Al-Kathir) or (Abundant good) ”&#xA;but I was wondering what its precise meaning or purpose is in that verse? (Actually, what kind of weal?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T09:00:00.263" LastActivityDate="2018-01-14T16:13:55.753" Title="What is the exact meaning or purpose of Kawthar? (On Surah Al-Kawthar)" Tags="|tafseer|terminology|surat-al-kawthar|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16539" CreationDate="2014-09-28T11:03:55.460" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No one knows why, people are guessing. Allah knows why and have not told us. &#xA;But in that Ayah it clearly says that we have sent it that you may get educated. This was directed at the Arabs then because they were so stubborn they would not get it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8661" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-11-23T20:46:40.177" LastActivityDate="2015-11-23T20:46:40.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17473" CreationDate="2014-09-28T11:08:42.410" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it is not okay. Unless it is absolute dire situation (death) depending on it or some other serious situation you cannot break the rules. &#xA;If the person is in need, then help him with your own money, ask others to help him, but RIBA is forbidden. Unless it was a super-serious situation (life and death) and there were no other options. But if it is to get a better car, to have a better standard of living, to look better, all these are trivial things when it comes to religion and breaking rules. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8661" LastActivityDate="2014-09-28T11:08:42.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17681" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17690" CreationDate="2014-09-28T11:53:33.317" Score="3" ViewCount="8700" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that cheating is a bad act, but I’d like to know what the ruling of Islam is about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, is it a haram (forbidden) act or it is solely a Makruh (disapproved) practice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any tradition in regards to this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T00:13:28.967" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T08:55:00.467" Title="Is cheating at schools/universities' exams haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|school|cheating|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17688" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11200" CreationDate="2014-09-29T07:12:21.707" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The view that &quot;it is obligatory &#xA;to obey your farther (and grandfather)&quot;&#xA;expressed in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/11202/&quot;&gt;owari's answer&lt;/a&gt; is a very common view &#xA;(probably even &lt;em&gt;the&lt;/em&gt; dominant Muslim view on the issue). &#xA;However, despite being a very common view&#xA;I found it contradictory to Quran (as I understand it).&#xA;Let me explain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on my understanding of Quran, you don't need to obey your parents. &#xA;What God asks in Quran regarding parents is &quot;ihsan&quot; towards them not obedience. &#xA;Not only there isn't even a single verse in Quran that &#xA;asks for obedience towards parents,&#xA;but also there are many verses that strongly warn against &#xA;blindly following others,&#xA;including parents.&#xA;It is not just following &lt;em&gt;wishes of self&lt;/em&gt; (what Quran refers to by &quot;الْهَوَىٰ&quot;) that &#xA;leads one to go astray.&#xA;Blindly following &lt;em&gt;fathers&lt;/em&gt; (what Quranic refers to by &quot;آبَاء&quot;) also &#xA;leads one to go astray.&#xA;There are many strong warning verses regarding this, and &#xA;it is one of the strongest repeated themes in Quran, e.g.&#xA;see verses 2:170, 5:104, 7:28, 7:70, 10:78, 31:21, 43:23, ...&#xA;In fact all except one occurrence of &quot;following fathers&quot; &#xA;in Quran are negative.&#xA;(The exception is the verse 12:28 where Yusof (PBUH) says he follows the religion of his fathers Ibrahim, Is'haq, and Yaqub (PBUT).)&#xA;There is also a very general and explicit verse &#xA;which asks one not to follow what one does not have knowledge about:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ إِنَّ السَّمْعَ وَالْبَصَرَ وَالْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُولَٰئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْئُولًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [17:36]  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge, indeed, the hearing, the sight, and the heart, all of those [one] will be questioned of.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why is the view that one should follow one's fathers is so common?&#xA;The answer is that this is how tradition works.&#xA;It is hard to sustain a tradition when all things are open to question and&#xA;the wishes of fathers is not required to be followed.&#xA;It is common for traditions (including the Islamic traditions) to require &#xA;obedience from fathers.&#xA;In traditional societies typically it is fathers and grandfathers &#xA;who play the role of the maintainer of the traditions.&#xA;To do this they need authority which the view expressed in owari's answer gives them.&#xA;But as I have explained the view is not supported by Quran and &#xA;in fact is contrary to Quran (as I understand it).&#xA;According to Quran &#xA;blinding following fathers (tradition) is one of the two main causes of going astray and&#xA;is strongly forbidden and condemned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As owari has written it is also common view that following one's grandfather &#xA;is even more important than following one's father.&#xA;There is absolutely nothing like that in Quran.&#xA;Grandfather is just a relative, nothing more.&#xA;They are not mentioned in the verses that asks one to be good towards parents &#xA;(verses always refer to both parents, not just father).&#xA;But grandfathers are mentioned nowhere in similar terms, and &#xA;have no special place in Quran other than being a relative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the general rule regarding not following fathers blindly,&#xA;I should add that there are very strong verses that ask one to be good and kind&#xA;(the Quranic word is &quot;ihsan&quot; which is the limit of being good) towards parents:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا ۚ إِمَّا يَبْلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ الْكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَوْ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَا أُفٍّ وَلَا تَنْهَرْهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوْلًا كَرِيمًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  وَاخْفِضْ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ الذُّلِّ مِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [17:23-24]  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And your Lord decreed that you not serve but Him, and &#xA;  towards parents goodness. &#xA;  Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, &#xA;  say not to them &quot;uff&quot; (a word of contempt), nor repel them, &#xA;  but address them in noble terms.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And lower to them the wing of humility out of kindness, and &#xA;  say: &quot;My Lord! bestow on them thy Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse implies that you should serve only God, not your parents.&#xA;What you are asked regarding them is not obedience but extreme goodness and kindness.&#xA;At the same time, by stating this next to the decree that one should only serve God,&#xA;it shows the importance of being good and kind towards parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you think what you do is in accordance with God's will,&#xA;you don't need to obey your father's (or grandfather's) wish in addition to that.&#xA;But you should try your best to be good and kind towards your parents.&#xA;Keep in mind that parents typically look for the best for their children, and&#xA;based on their experience may see problems that you don't.&#xA;Also remember that often strong feelings make people blind towards reality and &#xA;what is God's will, so be careful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2014-09-30T11:40:17.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17681" CreationDate="2014-09-29T09:47:43.430" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Cheating is a kind of &quot;lie&quot;. The Qur'anic verses (ayahs) and traditions prohibiting &quot;lie&quot; are free from any stipulations so the word &quot;lie&quot; embraces all kinds of &quot;lie&quot; whether it is a verbal lie or a written lie or a practical lie especially when it results in trampling others' rights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;إِنَّما يَفْتَرِي الْكَذِبَ الَّذينَ لا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِآياتِ اللَّهِ وَ أُولئِكَ هُمُ الْكاذِبُونَ&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verily, those who forge lies they are Those who do not believe in&#xA;  Allah's Signs and Revelations and they are Indeed the liars. (Al-Nahl&#xA;  105)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;إِنَّ اللَّهَ لا يَهْدي مَنْ هُوَ كاذِبٌ كَفَّارٌ...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Indeed Allah does not guide someone who is a liar and an&#xA;  ingrate.(39:3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s.) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Certainly Allah has created the lock for every evil and the key to&#xA;  all these locks is drinking wine. But lying is worse than drinking.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additionally&lt;/strong&gt;, there is no difference among the scholars about prohibition of cheating. &lt;em&gt;To find out about it in details please visit this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1411&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;LINK&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-16T10:20:26.713" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T10:20:26.713" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17664" CreationDate="2014-09-29T10:03:33.410" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Proofs from Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So (it will be), and We shall marry them to Houris (female fair ones)&#xA;  with wide, lovely eyes. (Ad-Dukhan 44:54)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They will recline (with ease) on thrones arranged in ranks. And We&#xA;  shall marry them to Houris (female, fair ones) with wide lovely eyes.&#xA;  (At-Tur 52:20)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Houris (beautiful, fair females) restrained in pavilions; (Ar-Rahman&#xA;  55:72)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And (there will be) Houris (fair females) with wide, lovely eyes (as&#xA;  wives for the pious), (Al-Waqi'ah 56:22)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenoblequran.com/sps/nbq/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://thenoblequran.com/sps/nbq/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Proofs from Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, &quot;The first batch (of people)&#xA;  who will enter Paradise will be (glittering) like the full moon, and&#xA;  the batch next to them will be (glittering) like the most brilliant&#xA;  star in the sky. Their hearts will be as if the heart of a single man,&#xA;  for they will have neither enmity nor jealousy amongst themselves;&#xA;  everyone will have two wives from the houris, (who will be so&#xA;  beautiful, pure and transparent that) the marrow of the bones of their&#xA;  legs will be seen through the bones and the flesh.&quot; [Al-Bukhari vol.4,&#xA;  book 54, number 476]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas (R.A.): The Prophet (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) said, &quot;A single&#xA;  endeavor (of fighting) in Allah's Cause in the afternoon or in the&#xA;  forenoon is better than all the world and whatever is in it. A place&#xA;  in Paradise as small as the bow or lash of one of you is better than&#xA;  all the world and whatever is in it. And if a houri from Paradise&#xA;  appeared to the people of the earth, she would fill the space between&#xA;  Heaven and the Earth with light and pleasant scent and her head cover&#xA;  is better than the world and whatever is in it.&quot; [Al-Bukhari volume 4,&#xA;  book 52, number 53]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Righteous women will become the leader amongst the several houris which will be married to each righteous man. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8347" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-09-30T16:02:32.010" LastActivityDate="2014-09-30T16:02:32.010" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17681" CreationDate="2014-09-29T11:39:12.907" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cheat and Trick are forbidden in Islam&lt;/strong&gt; and blameworthy not characterized by the believer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏&quot;‏&#xA;  من حمل علينا السلاح، فليس منا، ومن غشنا، فليس منا‏&quot;‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه&#xA;  مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said, &quot;He who takes up arms&#xA;  against us is none of us; and he who cheats us is none of us.&quot;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18/69&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; [Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This applies to all Cheats and trickery in any field and in the right of any person as evidenced by the words of the modern.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-23T05:25:05.517" LastActivityDate="2016-04-23T05:25:05.517" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16974" CreationDate="2014-09-29T11:59:32.210" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There has mentioned a lot regarding the reward(Thawab) of this Dua, but at the moment I explain solely concerning the mentioned reward that you asked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The apostle of Allah (pbuh) said:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whoever recites this Dua three times, Allah will give all of his/her&#xA;  good(خیر) wishes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or another tradition form Imam Ali (a.s.) (that Seyyed ibn Tawus quoted):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The apostle of Allah taught me (this Dua) and ordered me to recite it in each hardness or easiness and likewise I teach it to my&#xA;  successor and do not leave reciting of this Dua till…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to be honest, I have not read this Dua before, but I am sure that in case of the accuracy of this tradition, you ought to be sure that it will give you its mentioned rewards. But there is a point that you have to pay attention...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually observing the conditions of Dua(to be answered) will help you reach your wishes. In truth, as you are aware, there are some factors that you ought to observe them(beside the Dua), otherwise there is no warranty that Allah answer your wishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I recommend you to search for the conditions of Dua (what conditions shall we observe as well as reciting that). Since I reckon there must be many people that recite some Duas, but they don’t reach their wishes. so, reasonably, it is related to its conditions as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyhow, for more info. about its Thawab, you can refer to the book below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Mhj al Da'awat) مهج الدعوات&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You can download it through the link below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sarbazaneislam.com/ketab-mohajodaavat-seyyedebntavoos.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.sarbazaneislam.com&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A part of Dua (Yastasheer):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ &#xA; ‏&#xA;الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّ الْمُبِينُ الْمُدَبِّرُ بِلا وَزِيرٍ وَ لا خَلْقٍ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ يَسْتَشِيرُ الْأَوَّلُ غَيْرُ مَوْصُوفٍ [مَصْرُوفٍ‏] وَ الْبَاقِي بَعْدَ فَنَاءِ الْخَلْقِ الْعَظِيمُ الرُّبُوبِيَّةِ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرَضِينَ [الْأَرْضِ‏] وَ فَاطِرُهُمَا وَ مُبْتَدِعُهُمَا بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ خَلَقَهُمَا وَ فَتَقَهُمَا فَتْقا فَقَامَتِ السَّمَاوَاتُ طَائِعَاتٍ بِأَمْرِهِ وَ اسْتَقَرَّتِ الْأَرَضُونَ بِأَوْتَادِهَا فَوْقَ الْمَاءِ ثُمَّ عَلا رَبُّنَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ الْعُلَى الرَّحْمَنُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوَى لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَ مَا تَحْتَ الثَّرَی&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imamatjome.com/Sermons/SermonsShow.aspx?Id=41410&amp;amp;AId=144&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.imamatjome.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.erfan.ir/farsi/mafatih45/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.erfan.ir/farsi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-12T06:02:49.750" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T06:02:49.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17699" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-29T15:50:37.997" Score="2" ViewCount="1365" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum, I reverted to Islam in Feb. of this year and am Married to a non Muslim man. First of all he is not an idolater nor has he set up partners with Allah. He is a Christian but not by Christian standards, neither he nor I have been raised to believe in the Trinitarian concept. He accepts Muhammad as a Prophet and the Qur'an as scripture, it's just that he has no interest in becoming a Muslim as in praying 5 times a day.We have no children of our and nor will we ever be able to have any. He has at all times been very supportive of choice and has made sure that my needs as a Muslim have been met.When we married we swore to each other in front of witnesses to love, honor and cherish each other til death due us part. These are vows that we have taken very seriously. Now I have read that there were cases in the distant past in which the couple was allowed to remain married and I am wondering if we would be able to as well. I have no one in the area in which I live in to be able to discuss this with. There are no learning centers in fact as far as I know I am the only Muslim in the area. Jazk Allah Khair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8670" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-03T11:31:38.710" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T23:31:39.300" Title="Revert married to a non Muslim Man" Tags="|hadith|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2015-05-26T19:55:15.687" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17700" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-29T16:17:17.480" Score="3" ViewCount="39312" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you are aware, Surah Yasin consists of 88 verses and it begins with Ya, Seem (Yaseen)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yasin:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يس  (1) والقرآن الحکیم (2) إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِين (3) علی صراط&#xA;  مستقیم (4) تنزیل العزیز الرحیم &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ya, Seen. (1) By the wise Qur'an. (2) Indeed you, [O Muhammad], are&#xA;  from among the messengers, (3) On a straight path. (4) [This is] a&#xA;  revelation of the Exalted in Might, the Merciful, (5) ……&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;( &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/36:1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tanzil.net / 36:1&lt;/a&gt; )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see, the initial verse of this Surah is &quot;Yaseen&quot;. Its meaning in many translations is written Yaseen too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But  I couldn’t find any specific meaning for it (according to an authentic translation). I'd be thankful if anyone says that &lt;strong&gt;what is the exact meaning or interpretation of this verse? (I mean &quot;Yaseen&quot;)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Note: I'm looking for authentic sources, please)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T08:58:15.697" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T08:58:15.697" Title="What is the exact meaning (or interpretation) of Yaseen? (as the initial verse of Surah-Yasin)" Tags="|quran|terminology|surat-yasin|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17700" CreationDate="2014-09-29T17:04:36.600" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There about 25-30 &lt;em&gt;Surah's&lt;/em&gt; in &lt;code&gt;Quran&lt;/code&gt; in which there are such initial &lt;em&gt;ayahs&lt;/em&gt;. The meaning of them is not known to anyone except &lt;code&gt;Allah&lt;/code&gt;. I heard in many bayaans, the meaning will be disclosed after the Judgement day to the believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I am trying to find some more info. Will update once I find something.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-20T14:33:05.980" LastActivityDate="2016-02-20T14:33:05.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17439" CreationDate="2014-09-29T19:51:00.310" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَ وَصَّيْنَا الْإِنْسانَ بِوالِدَيْهِ حُسْناً وَ إِنْ جاهَداكَ لِتُشْرِكَ بي‏ ما لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ فَلا تُطِعْهُما إِلَيَّ&#xA;  مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَأُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِما كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We have enjoined man to be good to his parents. &lt;strong&gt;But if they urge you&#xA;  to ascribe to Me as partner that of which you have no knowledge, then&#xA;  do not obey them&lt;/strong&gt;. To Me will be your return, whereat I will inform you&#xA;  concerning that which you used to do.(29:8)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you were walking in a way in which there were a deep well and you were 100% sure that you were getting closer and closer to the well by taking each and every step, would you even take it seriously and follow accordingly if your parents wanted you to close your eyes and go on walking down the way without any resistance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this regard Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib has said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No creature should be obeyed so long as such obedience means disobedience of the Creator&lt;/strong&gt; (Nahjul-Balagha, selection 165)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastActivityDate="2014-09-29T19:51:00.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17700" CreationDate="2014-09-29T20:09:12.340" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just as &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/380/mtk&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;mtk&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; pointed out, there are many &lt;em&gt;Surahs&lt;/em&gt; in the Qur'an that begin with such Ayats(verses). In this case some claim it means 'O humans' others that it is a name of Yaseen. However, a majority position of the &lt;em&gt;ulema&lt;/em&gt; is that only Allah knows their true meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One particular and interesting remark is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An interesting point regarding the suwar that begin with these letters is that the very next aayah is about the Qur’aan. Oftentimes, there is an oath involved as well. The word kitaab or Qur’aan occurs in this next verse. The point of these letters is to call your attention to the Qur’aan. --&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.linguisticmiracle.com/yasin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To illustrate this point, let's take &lt;em&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah&lt;/em&gt; as an example, it also begins with disjointed letters namely  ا-ل-م &lt;em&gt;'alif-lam-mim'&lt;/em&gt;, one opinion of Ar-Razi is as follows: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In surah al Fatihah, we asked Allah to ‘guide us to the upright path’. Showing&#xA;  that we cannot be guided by our own will, we need Allah’s help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The letters in this ayah(verse); Alif, Lam, Meem – show that we cannot know and understand&#xA;  everything, so we should put more hope and reliance upon Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah lets us know that if you really want to get guidance from this Book – you will ask Allah&#xA;  to give you understanding of this religion, you cannot know it of your own accord. So an&#xA;  arrogant attitude will prevent you from true knowledge, and submission to Allah will open&#xA;  the doors for true understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5355" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2014-09-30T09:14:53.737" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17699" CreationDate="2014-09-29T20:15:46.447" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who believe! Enter perfectly in Islâm (by obeying all the rules&#xA;  and regulations of the Islâmic religion) and follow not the footsteps&#xA;  of Shaitân (Satan). Verily! He is to you a plain enemy (Al-Baqarah&#xA;  2:208)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, Eemaan is belief, speech and action and the importance of prayer is highlighted by the below mentioned hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, &quot;Between a man and disbelief and&#xA;  paganism is the abandonment of Salat (prayer).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thirdly it is not permissible for muslim women to marry a non-muslim man. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And do not marry Al-Mushrikaat (idolatresses) till they believe&#xA;  (worship Allaah Alone). And indeed a slave woman who believes is&#xA;  better than a (free) Mushrikah (idolatress), even though she pleases&#xA;  you. And give not (your daughters) in marriage to Al-Mushrikoon till&#xA;  they believe (in Allaah Alone) and verily, a believing slave is better&#xA;  than a (free) Mushrik (idolater), even though he pleases you. Those&#xA;  (Al-Mushrikoon) invite you to the Fire, but Allaah invites (you) to&#xA;  Paradise and forgiveness by His Leave”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[al-Baqarah 2:221] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And Allaah says, stating that the Muslim women are not permissible in&#xA;  marriage for kaafir men (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“They are not lawful (wives) for the disbelievers nor are the&#xA;  disbelievers lawful (husbands) for them”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[al-Mumtahanah 60:10]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Point to note here is that legislatively there is no difference between kaafir and mushrik though there is linguistic difference between these terms. Every kaafir is a mushrik and every mushrik is a kaafir.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; [Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://shaikhalbaani.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/is-there-a-difference-between-kufr-disbelief-and-shirk-polytheism/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://shaikhalbaani.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/is-there-a-difference-between-kufr-disbelief-and-shirk-polytheism/]&#xA;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fourth, it is also worth mentioning is the fact that the uncle of prophet muhammad saws Abu talib also accepted that Prophet Muhammad sallal lahu alaihe wasallam was a prophet and messenger of Allah  - however since he did not convert to islam his abode will be hellfire as informed to us in following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslim Narrates : Ibn 'Abbas reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Among the&#xA;  inhabitants of the Fire Abu Talib would have the least suffering, and&#xA;  he would be wearing two shoes (of Fire) which would boil his brain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8347" LastEditorUserId="8347" LastEditDate="2014-09-29T20:22:17.863" LastActivityDate="2014-09-29T20:22:17.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17706" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-29T20:28:34.647" Score="-2" ViewCount="5892" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am hindu. My girl friend is Bohra from Udaipur, India. We have a relation of 4 years. We asked her parents for our marriage. Following is their response &quot;As per quoran- A bohra man can marry hindu girl but a hindu man can never marry a bohra girl&quot;. They are forcing the girl to marry a bohra boy. How can i marry her? Also if whatever they are saying is correct then this rule seems to be wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8672" LastActivityDate="2015-08-22T14:43:59.327" Title="Problem in marrying a bohra girl" Tags="|sharia|islamic-basis|bohra|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="9" ClosedDate="2015-03-25T15:28:07.133" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17708" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17625" CreationDate="2014-09-30T03:01:38.497" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not permissible for one to trim the hair along the jawbone unless it exceeds a fistful. Ulama have mentioned that it is wajib (obligatory) to grow the beard at least at fists’ length. The Ulama have deduced this from the following Hadith of the Prophet (SallAllahu Alayhi Wasallam) mentioned in Bukhari.....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read further here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/18364&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/18364&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/18369&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/18369&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8675" LastActivityDate="2014-09-30T03:01:38.497" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17709" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17133" CreationDate="2014-09-30T07:49:44.167" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Initially, I ought to point out that (&lt;strong&gt;in accordance with the viewpoint of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi (as a Marja' al Taqlid of Shia Islam):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Two parties can perform the concubine or Siqah and there is no&#xA;  necessary for witness. (and actually there is no difference between&#xA;  being present or by phone...). But the significant point is that the&#xA;  presence of girl’s father is necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Or according to the viewpoint of Grand Ayatollah Khamenei (as a famous Marja'al-taqlid of Shia Islam):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;from the viewpoint of Sharia, having the witness is not as a reason to&#xA;  show its accuracy, and the Nikah (Aqd or) without witness is true. But&#xA;  the presence of witness is necessary for Talaq (divorce).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Another issue that you ought to pay attention to, is that:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Islam (all Maraja’ al Taqlid(of Shia)), a girl who has&#xA;  reached to the age of puberty(bulugh), in truth, if she can recognize&#xA;  her benefit(Masleha), in case of being Bakereh(virgin), ought to&#xA;  obtain the permission of her father (or her paternal grandfather).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And filling the Nikkah-Nama is another point which is related to the rule not Sharia, otherwise this is not necessary or obligatory for you to fill it (according to the Sharia).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://portal.anhar.ir/node/2534/?ref=sbttl#gsc.tab=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;portal.anhar.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://portal.anhar.ir/node/6329/?ref=sbttl#gsc.tab=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;portal.anhar.ir (2)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa3285&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T13:09:18.087" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T13:09:18.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17710" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-30T08:21:37.740" Score="2" ViewCount="169" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that majority of Shia Marja’al-Taqlid considered it as a permissible issue for women to stand as the Imam-al-Jama’ah for women. (Not for men)/&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/ha167&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I’d like to know if it is possible for a woman to be Imam al-Jama’a? ( for wajib prayer(Salat))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: I am looking for the viewpoint of Sunni brothers.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-02T10:36:48.573" LastActivityDate="2017-02-02T10:36:48.573" Title="Is it possible for a woman to be Imam al-jama’a for women?" Tags="|salat|women|shia-sunni|imam-al-jamaah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17711" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-09-30T08:34:25.580" Score="1" ViewCount="565" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if it is permissible for men to watch the sport competitions which their players are women. (&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: I said that because of the cover of the women in different sport competitions. Since as almost everybody know, commonly they have not Islamic veil or hijab and even appropriate Islamic clothes ...). Hence, I would know if would it be permissible to see them in Sport situation or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-20T11:34:33.933" LastActivityDate="2017-08-08T15:04:18.790" Title="Can men watch sport competitions of women via TV?" Tags="|sunnah|men|non-mahram|tv|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16391" CreationDate="2014-09-30T11:02:33.677" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be honest, i assume that your question is complex (somewhat), actually I didn't figure it out completely. anyhow, I hope my response be related to your question and can help you (God willing)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In accordance with the ruling(Fatwa) of Imam Khomeini:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Ghusl is not wajib(mandatory) in case the semen moves from its&#xA;  place and doesn't get out, or you doubt that the semen has gone out or&#xA;  not. But if some water( after a while) gets out from the body and you&#xA;  are sure that is semen (that had moved but didn't get out), leads to&#xA;  the Wajib Ghusl(Jenabah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Tozihul-Masaael, Al-Mhshi lel-Imam-Khomeini, Vol.1, Pages 208 &amp;amp; 211)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course you can see the link below which consists of another similar issue and it could help you as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa3629&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic and Farsi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa3351&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt; (in Farsi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-05T06:41:40.763" LastActivityDate="2015-12-05T06:41:40.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17717" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16880" CreationDate="2014-09-30T15:07:21.847" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The one who has performed an obligatory Ghusl(except the Ghusl for medium &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2169/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Istihazah&lt;/a&gt;)  should not perform Wodhu for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2158/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;six things for which Wodhu is obligatory&lt;/a&gt;, as long as none of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2159/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the seven things invalidating Wodhu&lt;/a&gt; has taken place during performing Ghusl or after getting it done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After performing a Mustahab (recommended) Ghusl listed &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2192/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; one can do all the acts for which Wudhu is obligatory. However, in this case, it is better to perform Wodhu as a recommended precaution. (Al-Ihtiyat Al-Mustahabb)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recommended Ghusls which are performed with the intention of &quot;Raja&quot; (which means to perform an act of worship hoping it to be what Allah has really recommended) are not sufficient for performing the acts for which Wodhu is necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastActivityDate="2014-09-30T15:07:21.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17721" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-01T08:36:57.337" Score="3" ViewCount="342" Body="&lt;p&gt;When someone brings you harm and makes you suffer, and everyday you are suffering because of that someone, what does Islam say about revenge, and is it true what goes around comes around, will that person suffer later in life or on day of judgement as a result of what they did to you?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8677" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-24T05:55:49.513" LastActivityDate="2023-03-03T07:10:35.133" Title="Will a person suffer later in life or on day of judgement for making you suffer?" Tags="|day-of-judgement|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17722" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-01T10:03:35.390" Score="0" ViewCount="1491" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you pray your salahs regularly and ask for an increase in wealth, but your wealth decreases, is that a test? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do you increase your rizq(sustenance) and wealth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8677" LastEditorUserId="8677" LastEditDate="2014-10-06T07:49:32.753" LastActivityDate="2020-06-30T16:22:37.393" Title="How do you increase your rizq?" Tags="|salat|money|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17723" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-01T10:12:55.997" Score="5" ViewCount="1398" Body="&lt;p&gt;Scholars say zenith shadow length of object should be added to 1 height of the object to get Asr time's, but &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/search/?q=asr%20shadow&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;in the texts of Hadiths'&lt;/a&gt; it is only 1 height of object, without addition of its zenith shadow length. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to me that the rulings of the scholars contradicts narrations, can you clarify how the scholars came to this ruling?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/Hedaya_201703/Hedaya#page/n67/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;example&lt;/a&gt; of what scholars say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;shadow of each thing is equal to twice its size &lt;strong&gt;excluding the fay'&#xA;  (shadow) of decline&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;by &quot;shadow of decline&quot; they mean shadow of of same object as it was at zenith time. this is Hanafi text, but same thing in all 4 sunni mazhabs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2017-06-18T21:21:08.770" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T01:24:13.010" Title="Why sunni scholars say that shadow for asr time should be measured with addition of zenith shadow of same object?" Tags="|salat|sunni|fiqh|arabic|time|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17724" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-01T11:06:49.787" Score="-1" ViewCount="2113" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do they physically enter paradise after death or is it just spiritual experience?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8684" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-05T12:48:53.050" LastActivityDate="2017-12-05T12:48:53.050" Title="Does shaheed (martyr) enter paradise immediately after they die?" Tags="|jannah|death|martyr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17706" CreationDate="2014-10-01T12:58:44.470" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;there is point of view that muslim person may marry any monotheist religion person:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... And do not marry (you women) the ‘mushrikeen’ until they believe&#xA;  ... The word ‘shirk’ is used consistently in the Quran to mean the act&#xA;  of setting partner/s with God in any of God's exclusive rights ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran-islam.org/articles/quranic_law_for_marriage_%28P1165%29.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.quran-islam.org/articles/quranic_law_for_marriage_%28P1165%29.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but hindu are not monotheistic probably.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i also suggest to embrace islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i have found a strong counter-argument to the above prooflink text: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/60/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/60/10&lt;/a&gt; : ... And if you know them to be believers, then do not return them to the disbelievers (&quot;alkuffar&quot;); they are not lawful [wives] for them, nor are they lawful [husbands] for them. ... and as far as i know, christians and jews are accounted as disbelievers in quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2015-08-22T14:43:59.327" LastActivityDate="2015-08-22T14:43:59.327" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17722" CreationDate="2014-10-01T13:12:31.643" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;but your wealth decreases, is that a test?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No one will have the definitive answer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It might be, it might not&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in surat ibrahim aya 7:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكُمْ لَئِن شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ ۖ وَلَئِن كَفَرْتُمْ إِنَّ عَذَابِي لَشَدِيدٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which translates into:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [remember] when your Lord proclaimed, 'If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]; but if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe.' &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As one might understand, the greatest sources of rizq is being thankful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8688" LastEditorUserId="8688" LastEditDate="2014-10-03T14:02:53.733" LastActivityDate="2014-10-03T14:02:53.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17133" CreationDate="2014-10-01T13:37:16.023" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The bride's mother cannot be wali (because wali should me a man; but i do not yet know proofs for that wali should be a man).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1101&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah said: &quot;There is no marriage except with a Wali.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1102&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aishah narrated that: The Messenger of Allah said: &quot;Whichever woman&#xA;  married without the permission of her Wali her marriage is invalid,&#xA;  her marriage is invalid, her marriage is invalid. If he entered into&#xA;  her, then the mahr is for her in lieu of what he enjoyed from her&#xA;  private part. If they disagree, then the Sultan is the Wali for one&#xA;  who has no Wali.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think skype is not allowed because it can be faked. But, maybe, it is OK in some cases, like if there is groupchat with high quality video and audio and all people already know each other and see that connection through skype is ok, and wide angle or panoramic cameras are used to see that all is OK.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nikah-nama is not required but announcing the nikah is required: &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1262150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah, Vol. 3, Book 9, Hadith 1896&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Muhammad bin Hatib that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh)&#xA;  said: “What differentiates between the lawful and the unlawful is&#xA;  (beating) the Daff and raising the voices (in song) at the time of&#xA;  marriage.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2020-06-10T19:32:59.703" LastActivityDate="2020-06-10T19:32:59.703" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17732" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-01T17:38:30.703" Score="-2" ViewCount="8284" Body="&lt;p&gt;In an earlier question I asked whether a married man who sleeps with an unmarried woman is considered Zina and in some jurisdictions was punishable by stoning (Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Iran, Yemen and some states in Nigeria). The answers seemed to indicate that a married man is liable for the death penalty (whether by stoning or some other method).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, to get around this, a private marriage contract can be performed (Nikah mut'ah)  - from my research it seems that this is a carryover from pre-Islamic practices of Arabs, and Shiite Islam does not condone it. Since most of the jurisdictions where stoning occurs are Sunni, though, I want to know what is the legal status of Nikah mut'ah in Sunni countries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8584" LastActivityDate="2020-10-14T16:20:39.920" Title="Are Sunni Muslims allowed to practice Nikah mut'ah?" Tags="|sunni|nikah-al-mutah|nikah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17737" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-02T02:54:00.197" Score="2" ViewCount="121" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have looked online and couldn't find a definite answer to this. My question is about if we are suppose to follow Hadiths or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are hadiths mentioned in the Quran?&#xA;How preserved are these Hadiths?&#xA;When were they compiled and introduced? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8080" LastActivityDate="2014-10-03T16:12:57.667" Title="Muslims and Hadiths?" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17737" CreationDate="2014-10-02T04:36:18.720" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes we must has to follow hadith, prophet(peace be upon him) has given us two things one is quran and second is sunnah(hadith) which every muslim has to follow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;how come you know that what is quran, and what is hadith, what is the part of quran, so whatever Prophet said that this part(wahi) is the quran that became quran and remaining is hadith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5339" LastActivityDate="2014-10-02T04:36:18.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17282" CreationDate="2014-10-02T04:52:36.753" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah has power over all the things. He can change the past also. But at the same time He is not unjust to anybody.&#xA;Once you have done something wrong its done.&#xA;On the basis of that you will be judged. So ask for forgiveness. He is the most merciful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If He changes your past, what about others related to your past? He can fix that also. But He says He is just.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if He can, I don’t think He will do it just because of you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows all, He is best. He is best of the judges. He is all wise. He is just to everybody.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8374" LastEditorUserId="23347" LastEditDate="2017-07-10T05:13:19.920" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T05:13:19.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17737" CreationDate="2014-10-02T06:00:27.387" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hadiths are phrases of prophet Mohammed peace be upon him and they describes how to perform prayer (even how many times we should do in a day), how to and when to fast (in Ramadan or other days) etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadiths are started to gathering by the companions of the Prophet Muhammad when he lives on. They are not mentioned in Quran but they describes Quran verses. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we need to follow them with verses of Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8697" LastActivityDate="2014-10-02T06:00:27.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13322" CreationDate="2014-10-02T06:11:15.170" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main circumstance about ghusl is appetency. If a man or woman inserts something into anus for pleasure or having sex, it's forbidden in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is health problems and if it's a necessity for health, Islam can allow it but I think this is a exception.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is appetency, the ghusl will break. Anyway renewing the ghusl if there is time always better. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8697" LastActivityDate="2014-10-02T06:11:15.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17745" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17752" CreationDate="2014-10-02T09:37:47.023" Score="3" ViewCount="12467" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslim planning to get married to a Muslim women Insha'Allah, I know that she had a boyfriend in the past, but their relationship didn't last. I am concerned that she might have committed Zina and have lost her virginity, it's important to me that she hasn't been in an intimate relationship with another man, and I want to know:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is it okay to ask a personal question such as &lt;em&gt;&quot;are you a virgin?&quot;&lt;/em&gt; According to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;How do I go about asking that question with out insulting her? Assuming that she is innocent and hasn't been involved in any immoral activity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8698" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-10-02T16:08:52.830" LastActivityDate="2018-12-25T12:08:00.207" Title="Asking personal questions from your wife-to-be before marriage" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17746" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17745" CreationDate="2014-10-02T10:04:41.130" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you want to have a open honest marriage with her, you need to ask her straight up in private and you need to reassure her that you will not judge her no matter what her answer is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8677" LastActivityDate="2014-10-02T10:04:41.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17748" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-02T10:49:30.380" Score="2" ViewCount="284" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if it is permissible(Halal) for boys to watch the sport matches which their players are young girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: I’m looking for the viewpoint of Shi'a about it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T15:41:15.193" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T11:02:05.197" Title="Is it permissible for men to watch sports of women via Television? (Shi'a View)" Tags="|sharia|shiism|men|non-mahram|tv|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17749" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-02T10:56:05.893" Score="2" ViewCount="376" Body="&lt;p&gt;I got married to a Muslim man in a civil marriage only and got split-up around 3 years ago but still haven't had divorced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have now met another Muslim man who I love and we both want to get married under Islam. So can we do this even though I'm not divorced from my civil Muslim husband?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8700" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-10-02T16:02:30.590" LastActivityDate="2014-10-02T16:02:30.590" Title="Can I marry a Muslim man after civil marriage with another Muslim man got split-up (not divorced)?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17750" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29008" CreationDate="2014-10-02T10:59:39.060" Score="-1" ViewCount="507" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to know if a woman can be as an Imam al-Jama'ah in Wajib (mandatory) prayer? (actually can she be as the imam al Jama'ah of other women?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Note: I am looking for Shia viewpoint)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-28T08:27:47.437" LastActivityDate="2016-08-27T06:49:04.883" Title="Can a woman be an Imam Al-Jama'ah for other women? (Shi'a view)" Tags="|shiism|women|imam-al-jamaah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17751" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17737" CreationDate="2014-10-02T12:39:26.560" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes we are supposed to follow prophet Mohammed -peace be upon him- Hadiths .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadeeths (or Hadiths) are instructions, explanation, directions that was orally said by the prophet Mohammed (PBUH). Also, it is the actions prophet Mohammed done physically or asked to be done by Muslims, in this case it called the Sunah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam we have three resources of Sharia.  Sharia is the body of Islamic low.  These three are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Holy Quran (Words of Allah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunnah and Hadeeths&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ijmaa (Which is the consensus among Muslim jurists on a particular legal issue)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first two resources (Quran &amp;amp; Sunnah) are the basic and fundamental of the the third resource.  Also, these two is all about the Constants &amp;amp; Assets of Islam (e.g. Prayers, Ramadan fasting, pilgrimage, and etc...) while Ijmaa is about anything else that is not fundamental in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Holy Quran is very well preserved, protected, recorded, and conserved.  If you ask any Muslim any where about a Verse (Ayah of the quran) s/he will give you the same exact words, composition, arranging of that Verse no matter what language s/he speaks and no matter where s/he lives.  And in case s/he do not remember the Verse by heart, s/he will get it from the Holy Quran.  So, in short it, there is only ONE Holy Quran in the whole world, and that Quran is the reference to all Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After clearing that, it is time to answer your questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Are hadiths mentioned in the Quran?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes they are, BUT it is not referencing to it as Hadiths or Sunnah.  In the Holy Quran, Allah said ( وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانتَهُوا) and in English the translation is:&quot;And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you - refrain from.&quot;  So, in general, we are requested to follow Prophet Mohammed instructions, explanation, directions, and actions.  Which all are known as Sunnah and Hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;How preserved are these Hadiths?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer this question, we need to make some explanation so every things goes clear later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Since the beginning of Prophet Mohammed mission, Sahabah (the companions of Prophet Mohammed PBUH) started to record and remember every single thing he say or do.  Each one of them (the companions) then passes what he &lt;strong&gt;hear&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;see&lt;/strong&gt; to others.  During generations Muslims kept a very well preserved records of what the Prophet Mohammed said and did &lt;strong&gt;up to now&lt;/strong&gt;. So, since the Prophet mission and till today we still have people specialized in Hadeeths and they have a continuous sequence of narrators that ends up to the Prophet PBUH.  For explanation, a Hadith narrator would say: I've been told by &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;someone Son of someone&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; that he have been told by &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;someone Son of someone&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; that he have been told by &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;someone Son of someone&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; that he have been told by (the reset of all Hadith narrators chain or sequence) that he have &lt;strong&gt;seen (or heard)&lt;/strong&gt; the Prophet Mohammed PBUH &lt;strong&gt;doing (or saying) something&lt;/strong&gt;.  This we call in Islam (Isnad) which is in English (successive narration).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;During generations of Islam, some of these Hadiths narrators wrote books that contains all what they have been told that the Prophet Mohammed PBUH did or said.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are six major books that contains the most &quot;reliable and accurate&quot; actions and speeches of the Prophet Mohammed.  These six major books are called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kutub_al-Sittah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Authentic Six Books&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Among these six books, we have two of them are considered to be the most accurate books after the Holy Quran, which are &lt;strong&gt;&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahih_al-Bukhari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahih_Muslim&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, after this short and quick introduction, let's go back to your question now, and answer it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;How preserved are these Hadiths?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are very well preserved, and as Muslims when we hear someone saying that Prophet Mohammed PBUH said or did something we asked him, how did you know that?  then he either reference us to one of these books or he provide his own &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Isnad&amp;amp;redirect=no&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Isnad&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.  If he reference to one of these books (especially Sahih al-Bukhari or/and Sahih Muslim) then it is most likely to be authentic Hadith, and if he provide his own Isnad, then the Muslim scholars (those they are specialized in Hadith Science) will review and verify its Sanad and matn of that Hadith (&lt;em&gt;Sanad is the information provided regarding the route by which the matn has been reached&lt;/em&gt;) then they will categorized that Hadith relating to the authenticity of it (e.g. authentic, good, continuous, weak, suspended, hurried, problematic, and ... &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_terminology&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;etc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;When were they compiled and introduced?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a HUGE question, which need a HUGE answer, so the best way I can help you is to reference you to page that has a good explanation about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kutub_al-Sittah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kutub al-Sittah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_studies&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith studies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_terminology&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith terminology&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Finally, I hope I could help you with your question.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8701" LastEditorUserId="8701" LastEditDate="2014-10-02T12:45:48.907" LastActivityDate="2014-10-02T12:45:48.907" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17745" CreationDate="2014-10-02T12:43:11.213" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is difficult to answer this without injecting personal opinion, and as such I will only concentrate on the first of your two questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1: Is it okay to ask a personal question such as &quot;are you a virgin?&quot;&#xA;  According to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam does not dictate what you may or may not ask your potential partner. However keep in mind that Islam does give you permission to see your partners and gain some understanding of them &lt;em&gt;as far as it impacts the union&lt;/em&gt;.  In Islam, there is no &quot;engagement&quot; as we might be accustomed to - one day you are married, the other you are not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as you are not married - she and you should be careful to control your words and actions as to not cast any doubts or ill thoughts on either of you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if this question is of importance to you - you should first make this known to your parents as well (if you have not already) and then ask her in a way that respects both you and her's dignity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastActivityDate="2014-10-02T12:43:11.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17753" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17749" CreationDate="2014-10-02T12:45:18.817" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No you cannot. You are still married to your (estranged) husband and as such your marriage to this man is unlawful under Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should first seek a divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastActivityDate="2014-10-02T12:45:18.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17754" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-02T13:21:01.537" Score="3" ViewCount="2230" Body="&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;ve heard reports about women being sold into marriage, in both &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbsnews.com/news/kidnapped-nigeria-school-girls-reportedly-sold-as-brides-to-islamic-boko-haram-militants/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nigeria&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/08/30/Dozens-of-Yazidi-women-sold-into-marriage-by-ISIS.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Iraq&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/12042/is-forced-marriage-to-a-religious-man-allowed&quot;&gt;This question&lt;/a&gt; talks about forced marriage, but does Islam say anything about either someone buying a bride, or someone selling a woman into marriage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T00:52:45.127" Title="Does Islam allow buying or selling of women into marriage?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17755" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-02T13:27:35.860" Score="8" ViewCount="1203" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm learning much about the division of Shia and Sunni Islam from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cfr.org/peace-conflict-and-human-rights/sunni-shia-divide/p33176#!/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this wonderful primer&lt;/a&gt; by the Council on Foreign Relations. I'm understanding the main divisions resulting from the succession question and understanding the importance of Karbala, etc... I'm seeing generally that Sunni's predominate, but that there is a strong Shia presence in Iraq, Iran, and Azeribaijan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then, when I look at this map of the various schools, I'm seeing Oman.  They seem to be largely out of the geopolitical debate, and from the &quot;family tree&quot; seem to be an offshoot that is neither Sunni nor Shia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly are they? How do they differ theologically or historically from Sunni Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="217" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-21T09:39:15.560" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T10:41:05.730" Title="What theological and historical factors distinguish Ibadi Islam from either Shia or Sunni schools?" Tags="|history|shia-sunni|theology|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17745" CreationDate="2014-10-02T13:36:15.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See borther,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will answer your question in in-direct way,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah allowed Muslims Men to marry non-Muslims Women with very strong, constant, immutable rules:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The non-Muslims women should be &lt;strong&gt;Christian&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Jewish&lt;/strong&gt; only (Not other religions or polytheist, Atheist, and etc)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Giving the woman the Dowry.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Woman's father attending and approval.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Presence of witnesses.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;rules 2, 3, and 4 also applies to Muslims women too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;We have one extra rule for non-Muslim women&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chastity and Purity.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in rule #5 the non-Muslim woman should be pure, virtuous, and reputable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why there is extra rule for non-Muslim women? Because purity is a big deal in Islam.  And to be more clear, Islam doesn't allow Muslim Men to Marry Muslims Women that are known committing adultery (Zina) &lt;strong&gt;unless&lt;/strong&gt; she repented of adultery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I believe you have to ask her and clear everything... after all, this women will be the mother of your kids and will be part of your family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8701" LastActivityDate="2014-10-02T13:36:15.237" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17761" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-02T20:55:22.083" Score="1" ViewCount="265" Body="&lt;p&gt;I suffer from some anxiety.  Are there any books available that can help with this? I have seen &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1594488894&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Art of Happiness&lt;/a&gt;&quot; by the Dalai Lama, but I would like to read something by a Muslim using Islam to help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2773" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-07T09:03:30.920" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T09:03:30.920" Title="Are there Islamic books which can help with anxiety?" Tags="|reference-request|self-purification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17761" CreationDate="2014-10-03T00:21:36.087" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've found &lt;a href=&quot;http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BMNQNOHXKOMC&amp;amp;pg=PA77&amp;amp;lpg=PA77&amp;amp;dq=maqamat+sufism&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=imM-n9EWnW&amp;amp;sig=h0oaiI5NJ-KQU5OweqmYrn2yFbo&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;ei=_bKZS7O6BZHOsgO2lZyRCw&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;oi=book_result&amp;amp;ct=result&amp;amp;redir_esc=y#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=maqamat%20sufism&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sufi Essays&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hossein_Nasr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Seyyid Hossein Nasr&lt;/a&gt; useful; he writes about the inner spiritual dimension of Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Revelation is limited in its outer form; it is outwardly finite and so appears to men in its rites, doctrines and symbols as one more set of finite forms along with others that surround him in this world. But unlike other forms, the religious and revealed forms open inwardly toward the Infinite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His finite psyche can remain healthy and sound only when it is in quest of that Beloved the union with whom is the goal of all mystical romances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sufism...in its essence joins the paths of spiritual realization found in other traditions while in its formal aspect it shares the genius and the particular features of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-03T19:36:59.343" LastActivityDate="2014-10-03T19:36:59.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17765" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18744" CreationDate="2014-10-03T11:13:39.190" Score="1" ViewCount="2888" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read that there is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.khalidzaheer.com/qa/326&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;no importance&lt;/a&gt; to Qul/Khatam or Barsi, but people do it. When someone does Qul of a deceased one, what should one recite? I don't know how to read the Quran except for a few Qul's, Ayat-ul-kursi etc. so what else can I do? And if someone visits the deceased grave. What dua should one read? Some people read really long Dua's when next to a grave and I feel guilt for making dua and leaving  quickly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="3627" LastEditDate="2020-08-13T07:57:17.003" LastActivityDate="2020-08-13T15:47:50.187" Title="Importance of Qul" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|islamic-basis|dua|death|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17732" CreationDate="2014-10-03T14:03:13.500" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mut'ah is a temporary nikah and therefore haram because when you do nikah you are promising to live with that person and commit to the responsibilities such as taking care of eachother and helping eachother become better muslims. By having a Mut'ah you are already breaking the rules by saying you will leave ther person asfter a certain amount of time. This would mean you are only marrying them for a particular purpose. It is still considered as Zina!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In no way are you performing the Sunnah by performing this haram act. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also when Allah said you can divorce he has sent rules. The work act that Allah hates even though he has kept it as halal is divorce. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2014-10-03T14:03:13.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17767" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17860" CreationDate="2014-10-03T15:07:26.273" Score="4" ViewCount="62247" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that the Qur'an is the book revealed by the prophet Muhammad, but I'd like to know what the meaning of this word &quot;Qur'an&quot; is literally?  What is its root?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T00:33:16.520" LastActivityDate="2018-03-22T15:16:22.863" Title="What is the literal meaning of the word &quot;Qur'an&quot;?" Tags="|quran|arabic|terminology|arabic-translation|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17768" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-03T15:11:35.943" Score="1" ViewCount="366" Body="&lt;p&gt;when you make dua, when do you stop? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If what you asking for doesn't seem to come to light, virtually impossible, do you stop then?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8677" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-01T22:57:01.043" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T22:57:01.043" Title="When you make dua, when do you stop?" Tags="|sunnah|dua|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17769" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22938" CreationDate="2014-10-03T15:29:31.287" Score="-1" ViewCount="261" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know if there is any relation between crying and praying?(from the viewpoint of Islam)  And will the probability of prayers granting be increased by crying?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T21:31:14.680" Title="will crying increase the probability of Dua granting?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17770" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-03T15:49:39.800" Score="1" ViewCount="1235" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm running a blog with some articles and Islamic photos in it. Was just wondering if we can add text on photos (humans, animals) just for fun? Just to make people laugh...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like &lt;a href=&quot;http://9gag.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://9gag.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just wanted to follow the website like this... will that be halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8710" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-04T08:57:20.203" LastActivityDate="2017-11-04T08:57:20.203" Title="Can we edit photos and add text on it? Is it halal?" Tags="|sharia|photos|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17737" CreationDate="2014-10-03T15:58:21.807" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No you are not obliged.&#xA;You could use it to inspire you, but not as a reference as the Quran does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadiths were not perfect in the sense that they were transmitted by the meanings and not literally like the Quran, and it was compiled about one century after the death of the prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone will tell you that without hadith we will not know how to pray for example. The answer is that prayer was &quot;practically&quot; and unanimously learned from the prophet and transmitted to the next generations with no problem. It is like human did not wait to read about a certain fishing manual that was published to know how to fish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are supposed follow the prophet for the Message he transmitted unalterably, which is only the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will find a lot of contradictions in the hadith that were falsely attributed to the Prophet (some are insulting indirectly the Prophet but considered &quot;Sahih&quot;) to have some credibility for some political or fanaticism issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I say does not mean that the Prophet is lying, it means that the hadith we read have no &quot;objective&quot; and proof that it sure come from the Prophet's mouth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example all the hadiths that talks about الغيب are to be rejected, because the prophet does not now الغيب :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قل لا أملك لنفسي نفعا ولا ضرا إلا ما شاء الله ولو كنت أعلم الغيب لاستكثرت من الخير وما مسني السوء إن أنا إلا نذير وبشير لقوم يؤمنون ( 188 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, Allah tells him to say (&amp;lt;- this word is very important) that he don't know anything about الغيب and he is obliged to recognize it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The imperative قل (say) is very important because it means that the prophet will never say something from Allah if Allah did not tell him to, this proof is sufficient to avoid considering the hadith (and particularly الحديث القدسي) are the word of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there is a lot to say in the subject...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;والله أعلم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8711" LastEditorDisplayName="user8711" LastEditDate="2014-10-03T16:12:57.667" LastActivityDate="2014-10-03T16:12:57.667" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17774" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17776" CreationDate="2014-10-03T16:49:04.123" Score="1" ViewCount="876" Body="&lt;p&gt;Someday, I was reading in a site…, I saw the name Jafar al Kazab.&#xA;Its name was written against the name of Imam Jafar al Sadiq(a.s.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I was wondering who he was?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why his title was Kazzab?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-20T16:34:24.643" LastActivityDate="2020-01-27T17:50:40.120" Title="Who was Jafar al Kazzab? (Against Jafar al Sadiq(a.s.))" Tags="|history|title|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17775" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17868" CreationDate="2014-10-03T17:58:50.770" Score="1" ViewCount="68" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that going to Haj is not Wajib(mandatory)  for those people who cannot afford to pay the expense of this trip. But my question is that how we can recognize if it is Wajib for us to go to Haj?  in fact, is there any specific factor(s) which show it&#xA;? for instance, Will it be Wajib for us if we can provide its ticket expense by selling our gold or car and so on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I am looking for the view of Sunni) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T08:55:20.423" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T08:55:20.423" Title="According to Sunni, what is the gauge that shows it is mandatory for a Muslim to go to Haj (Wajib-al-Haj)?" Tags="|sunni|hajj|wajib|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17774" CreationDate="2014-10-03T18:57:03.450" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He was Jafar bin Ali, the son of Ali al-Hadi, the 10th imam. He was called &quot;al-Kathhab&quot; or &quot;the Liar&quot; because he denied the existence of Muhammad al-Mahdi and wanted to takeover the imamate for himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-21T10:16:08.883" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T10:16:08.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17777" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-03T19:31:49.313" Score="1" ViewCount="213" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, going to Haj is not mandatory for those people who cannot afford to pay the expense of this trip. But my question is that how we can recognize if it is Mandatory for us to go to Haj (or actually we are Wajib al Haj)? (Shia viewpoint)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, is there any specific factor(s) which show it? For instance, Will it be mandatory (Wajib) for us if we can provide its ticket expense by selling our gold or car and so on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T08:55:04.347" LastActivityDate="2017-09-19T06:46:22.060" Title="According to Shia, Who is Wajib-al-Haj?" Tags="|shiism|hajj|wajib|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17779" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-03T19:42:34.893" Score="5" ViewCount="23876" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently heard that breaking in middle of the prayer is a bad thing, but I still don't know how bad it is it, whether it is a serious sin or just a hated action, or whether there are anything from what our Prophet (pbuh) said to support it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many times I lose concentration in middle of the prayer, so what I do is say the salam when I completely lose concentration of what I am saying or doing and redo the salat from the beginning.  Is this acceptable?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3098" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-03T15:30:48.367" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T13:31:17.610" Title="Is it permitted to stop praying when I lose concentration?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17780" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-03T21:11:38.087" Score="1" ViewCount="10006" Body="&lt;p&gt;A woman got married to another man a few days before khula with her first husband, although the khula process was going on for more than six months and the woman and first husband had been separate for more than two years. Now she is with her second husband for more than two years and they are happy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in such a case is their relation halal or haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8715" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-10-04T15:33:52.240" LastActivityDate="2017-10-31T20:42:16.750" Title="Can a woman marry before divorce?" Tags="|nikah|sunni|talaq|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17783" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-04T00:34:31.753" Score="2" ViewCount="56974" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can I ask Allah to reveal me the truth about some matter, through a dream/vision or some other means? Since Allah is the One who knows and hears all things, I want to know if I can ask Him in my dua if He can reveal me the truth of a certain past situation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user7989" LastEditorUserId="2871" LastEditDate="2014-10-04T23:37:51.803" LastActivityDate="2016-08-15T09:53:57.043" Title="Asking Allah for the truth" Tags="|allah|dream|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17785" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17768" CreationDate="2014-10-04T08:20:36.193" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah can do everything so ask for most everytime. Even ask for heaven of Firdevs (the highest floor of heavens) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8697" LastActivityDate="2014-10-04T08:20:36.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13355" CreationDate="2014-10-04T14:30:49.327" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are saying you have been atheist for a long time.  Then let me tell you something.  You are just one step away from Islam.  How is that?  to be a Muslim, the first thing you do is saying the &amp;quot;Shahadah&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first part of Shahadah is &amp;quot;I bear witness that there is no god but ALLAH&amp;quot; So as atheist, you do believe that there is no god.  So, what is missing, is to believe that ALLAH is the only GOD we should obey.  The 2nd part of Shahadah is to believe that is Mohammed is the Messenger of ALLAH and he is the last Messenger and you have to follow him and that what makes you different from Jew and Christians.  Then you become a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You say&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before embracing Islam I am working constantly to get rid of all vices&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, let me tell few things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can not guarantee you will live till you reach your goal.  So you might die before you convert to Islam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Being Muslim, doesn't mean that you have to be sinless and vices-free.  We are Muslims but we have sins and we have vices so we are not ideal Muslims; Yet we believe in ALLAH mercy and forgiveness.  So we -As Muslims- always asks for ALLAH forgiveness and mercy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ALLAH is so merciful and he can forgive anything if he want except Polytheism.  In the Holy Quran, ALLAH say:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إن الله لا يغفر أن يشرك به ويغفر ما دون ذلك لمن يشاء ومن يشرك بالله فقد افترى إثما عظيما&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Making mistakes and making some sins and vices is a human nature, it is difficult and almost impossible to make no sins and vices but all what we do is trying our best obey ALLAH and Prophet Mohammed orders and keep away from what they forbidden us from.  and to know how big the forgiveness and gracious of ALLAH read this Hadith from the Prophet Mohammed:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;والذي نفسي بيده لو لم تذنبوا لذهب الله بكم ولجاء بقوم غيركم يذنبون فيستغفرون الله فيغفر لهم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I Swear by whom has my life in his hand, if it happened that you do not commit sins, then ALLAH will replace you by other people that they commit sins and then they ask ALLAH for forgiveness and he will forgive them their sins&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dear Utkarsh, Islam is ALLAH religion, and it is the latest religion in the world, there is no religion will come after.  Also, there is no more prophets or messenger ALLAH will send.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ الْإِسْلَامُ ۗ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ إِلَّا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْيًا بَيْنَهُمْ ۗ وَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam. And those who were given the Scripture did not differ except after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. And whoever disbelieves in the verses of Allah , then indeed, Allah is swift in [taking] account&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and he says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8701" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-11-30T12:33:38.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17582" CreationDate="2014-10-04T15:29:53.313" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Certainly women/females are permitted to pursue their education and study. And this ruling is completely independent of gender and where you're going (Islamic or secular culture).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However this travel/stay should not come into conflict with other Islamic rules e.g. in case of married woman, traveling in spite of the husband asking not to or giving up on his Islamic rights (more or less like &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/9926/3487&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is another exception to this rule, which too is unisex, is that if one fears of being subject to &lt;em&gt;at-ta'arrub ba'd al-hijra&lt;/em&gt; * then it's not permissible to go to such a place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Prophet (saww) said to even travel to China (mostly meaning a distant place) if you have to seek education/knowledge. That saying is &lt;em&gt;independent&lt;/em&gt; of gender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question: What is the meaning of at-ta'arrub ba'd al-hijra which is one of the major sins?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answer: Some jurists have said that during our time, it applies to residing in countries that may cause the loss of faith. It means the migration of a person from a country -where it is possible for him to learn the obligatory religious teachings and laws, and where it is possible for him to fulfill his obligations and refrain from what is forbidden- to a country where this possibility does not exist fully or partially.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/46/2024/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source: A Code of Practice For Muslims in the West&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-10-04T15:29:53.313" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17780" CreationDate="2014-10-04T15:38:58.080" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, this relation is haram because the woman doesn't cease to be the man's wife if they were staying separately for &lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt; number of years (which in itself is a sin because it's forgoing each other's marital obligations) until they are divorced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And since polyandry is not permissible in Islam, this relation is anything but marriage since the woman is still the wife of the first husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="5259" LastEditDate="2014-10-04T18:19:40.793" LastActivityDate="2014-10-04T18:19:40.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17789" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17812" CreationDate="2014-10-04T20:17:35.133" Score="4" ViewCount="6191" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some times i travel for long journeys where i am not able to stop and pray, would my salat be accepted if i pray while driving on high speed highways?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or shall i pray and repeat the prayer at home or pray once i arrive home&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brother please give advice from quran and hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus happy Eid to every one&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastActivityDate="2020-10-31T08:30:14.657" Title="Praying while driving?" Tags="|salat|travelling|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17790" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17789" CreationDate="2014-10-04T21:03:57.047" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Standing is an essential part of prayer.  But if one can't stand and pray, then they're permitted to sit and pray, and if that's not possible, then laying on the side or whatever is also allowed.  The Prophet is reported to have said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Pray standing and if you can't, pray sitting and if you cannot do&#xA;  even that, then pray Lying on your side.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's an authentic &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; and is collected in numerous books, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/18/37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(Sahih al-Bukhari)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the issue comes down to is whether the exemption is due to illness or being in a situation where one cant stand.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The context of the narration was in regards to illness.  However, the statement of the Prophet was in general speech.  So therefore, it can be taken without being it restricted to illness.  And this is in regards to sitting in a car.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now driving, well, you can pray while driving, but think of the safety concerns.  Would you take the risk?  Can you pull over without getting out of the car?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You cannot be excused to missing the prayer just because you're driving, unless of course it's out of forgetfulness or oversleeping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So try to use your critical thinking inshaAllah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaho Alim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-10-04T21:03:57.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17791" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17780" CreationDate="2014-10-04T23:41:56.013" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;الله المستعان&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This woman has committed a very big forbidden and illicit Marriage.  This marriage is HARAM.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When she got married to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;the 2nd man&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (not the 2nd husband), she was already married to her husband even if they were separated for so many years and the process of Khula was already in court.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Assuming, that this women was already divorced from her husband but completing the process of Khula took some time until she get the official document of Khula, &lt;strong&gt;then&lt;/strong&gt; she has to wait for the (eidah) &lt;code&gt;عدة الطلاق&lt;/code&gt; which is either:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;3 menstruation courses or&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;3 months for women in menopause period or &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;until birth for the pregnant women&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So any marriage should be done after these two conditions; she get already divorced &amp;amp; she wait for the eidah &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any marriage before these two completed is a &lt;strong&gt;VERY BIG HARAM&lt;/strong&gt; and she has to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;leave&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (not divorce) this man because the relationship between them is anything except marriage.  And both of them shall seek for ALLAH forgiveness and the shall repentance from this big sin and guilt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would strongly recommend these two to ask the nearest Islamic religious scholar to know what they should do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8701" LastActivityDate="2014-10-04T23:41:56.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17793" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-05T03:52:13.177" Score="3" ViewCount="30141" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the degree of sin when having sex via anal with your wife, is it greater, lesser sin or is it makrroh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4566" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-14T13:36:33.457" LastActivityDate="2020-03-02T03:22:34.217" Title="To what extent is anal sex with your wife haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|sex|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17796" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-05T11:46:25.543" Score="2" ViewCount="177" Body="&lt;p&gt;Giving Sadaghah (alms-giving) is a Mustahab (recommended) act in Islam and according to the traditions it has so thawab (reward).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, look at the following hadith from the Prophet (pbuh) regarding Alms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The apostle of Allah (pbuh) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The alms(al-Sadaghah) will remove the plagues (Aafaat) from its owner&#xA;  and removes the torture of the day judgment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bahar al-Anwar, Vol.96, Pg.129. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or likewise there are so many other traditions which point out the&#xA;  rewards of almsgiving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I was wondering if it is permissible to give alms to the addicts? And likewise if Allah will give us all of its thawabs which mentioned in many traditions in the case that we give it to the addicts as poor people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(I inquired this question because we can guess (not sure) that addict people will waste their money to buy narcotic substances..)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-11T13:19:13.533" LastActivityDate="2017-10-11T13:19:13.533" Title="Is alms-giving (giving charity) to the addict people permissible? (Shi'a view)" Tags="|shiism|sadaqah|tradition|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17797" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-05T12:37:16.183" Score="0" ViewCount="894" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you know, there are plenty of Thawab (reward) in aiding poor people.&#xA;In fact, there are plenty of traditions concerning alms-giving to the needy people. As all of us know, a needy person is a person who his/her income is not sufficient for him/her to pass his/her life well, and perhaps we encounter many poor persons in streets who are begging people for money (as Sadaghah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the precise definition of needy in accordance with Islam?&#xA;Actually who can be called as a actual needy in Islam? (That we can give him/her the alms?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-09T05:47:57.227" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T05:47:57.227" Title="What is the definition of &quot;needy&quot; according to Islam?" Tags="|sharia|definitions|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17799" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17797" CreationDate="2014-10-05T16:00:25.277" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Scholars usually define a needy person, as someone who can only find a part of his daily needs (e.g. food, clothing etc.) and has no or little income to support him/herself and/or their families.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Borrowing money to pay for basic needs is usually a strong indicator that someone is needy. If you can speak Arabic, YouTube has many videos from top scholars on Zaka and the types who receive it. And I'm pretty sure it has English resources as well. Also, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamweb.net&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt; is a trusted website with many resources and fatwas (English and Arabic) to aid you; you may also send in your questions to them. I highly recommend that you refer to these websites to avoid any mistakes or confusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8728" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-10-05T22:40:20.700" LastActivityDate="2014-10-05T22:40:20.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17800" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17793" CreationDate="2014-10-05T16:47:34.747" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a greater sin. But please remember that that doesn't mean repentance is impossible or won't be accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please see the following fatwas:&#xA;1- (Arabic) &lt;a href=&quot;http://bit.ly/1Eh7GSG&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://bit.ly/1Eh7GSG&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;2- (English) &lt;a href=&quot;http://bit.ly/1rYbF1k&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://bit.ly/1rYbF1k&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8728" LastActivityDate="2014-10-05T16:47:34.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17801" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17722" CreationDate="2014-10-05T17:16:42.130" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Answer: In my opinion it doesn't matter if it is a test or not, as long as you are content with what God has given you and you give thanks(both verbally and through actions).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A note on Du'a:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Du'a is often cited as the link between a person and God, because you are asking him directly for your needs both spiritual and worldly. So sincere Du'a and prayer is the way to go. But, as Abdullah Geith had mentioned, giving thanks to God is also a source of increase in rizq and required for the sustenance of this wealth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would also like to add that Istighfar is also a major source of increase in material and spiritual wealth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in surat Nouh, verse 10:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّاراً - يُرْسِلِ السَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مُدْرَاراً &#xA;  - وَيُمْدِدْكُمْ بِأَمْوَلٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ جَنَّـتٍ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ أَنْهَاراً - مَّا لَكُمْ لاَ تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَاراً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I said (to them): Ask forgiveness from your Lord, verily, He is Oft-Forgiving; - He will send rain to you Midrar - And give you increase in wealth and children, and bestow on you gardens and bestow on you rivers - What is the matter with you, that you do not hope for any Waqar from Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Giving thanks to God and Istighfar are not only words but actions too. If you are committing or had committed a sin, you have to repent to god and ask for his forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8728" LastEditorUserId="8728" LastEditDate="2014-10-05T17:35:16.457" LastActivityDate="2014-10-05T17:35:16.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17802" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-05T17:43:42.873" Score="6" ViewCount="419" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many charitable organisations which offer donators the opportunity to perform Eid sacrifice through or on behalf of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such charities are Human Appeal, now I understand that rules apply when it comes to Eid sacrifice such as the distribution of meat and watching your sacrifice being slaughtered, would I get a reward and an accepted sacrifice if I perform this through a charity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Within my country there is no butchers available to slaughter animals and I have not got a family where the meat is to be distributed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-22T07:36:32.573" LastActivityDate="2016-09-01T12:32:17.333" Title="Is my eid-ul-adha sacrifice valid if I get it done through a charity organization?" Tags="|sacrifice|reward|eid-ul-adha|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17803" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17779" CreationDate="2014-10-05T20:39:39.537" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(1)&lt;/strong&gt;. It is Haram (forbidden) to break an obligatory prayer except in certain occasions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.For the purpose of protecting his own property or the property whose protection is obligatory on him or escaping from a physical or financial harm&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.For the purpose of protecting his own life or a person's life whose protection is obligatory when doing so is impossible without breaking the prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3.when a creditor is demanding for payment on condition that he has plenty of time for performing his prayer again in the prescribed time as well as being unable to pay off his debt while offering his prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4.when realizing during the prayer that the Mosque is impure (Najis) and having sufficient time to perform it in the prescribed time, he is permitted to break his prayer even if he knows that he will be capable of removing the impurity from the mosque and making it pure (Pak) after finishing the prayer. However, he is obliged to break his prayer when knowing that he won't stand a chance of purifying the mosque after completing the prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(2)&lt;/strong&gt;. There are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2237/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;certain doubts invalidating prayers&lt;/a&gt;. For instance, doubt concerning the number of obligatory prayers comprised of 2 Raka'ts (like Fajr prayer) and 3 Raka'ts (Maghrib prayer) makes the prayer null and void.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(3)&lt;/strong&gt;.There are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2238/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;certain doubts which should be ignored&lt;/a&gt;. For instance, doubts of a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2242/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;person who can't help doubting too much&lt;/a&gt; in his prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the way in which an act of worship is performed has been explained in such details that clear up any confusion one may face when fulfilling his religious duties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-22T13:46:59.777" LastActivityDate="2016-04-22T13:46:59.777" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17804" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-06T08:31:03.697" Score="2" ViewCount="1732" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can we make dua to ask for the highest point in Jannah (heaven)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8677" LastActivityDate="2018-08-24T17:35:35.427" Title="Can we make dua to ask for the highest point in Jannah (heaven)?" Tags="|dua|jannah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17806" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-06T09:10:35.207" Score="0" ViewCount="1316" Body="&lt;p&gt;When it is said that the Dua of the oppressed will be accepted, does that mean if an enemy harms you, any Dua you make on that person will be accepted, even if it is negative?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8677" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T10:22:00.000" LastActivityDate="2023-01-16T20:00:08.493" Title="Does &quot;the dua of the oppressed will be accepted&quot; include negative duas?" Tags="|dua|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17806" CreationDate="2014-10-06T10:16:22.247" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it will be accepted even it's negative. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the hadith : Narrated Abu Ma&lt;code&gt;bad:&#xA;(the slave of Ibn&lt;/code&gt;Abbas) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to Mu`adh when he sent him to Yemen, &quot;You will go to the people of the Scripture. So, when you reach there, invite them to testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and that Muhammad is His Apostle. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if they obey you in that, tell them that Allah has enjoined on them five prayers in each day and night. And if they obey you in that tell them that Allah has made it obligatory on them to pay the Zakat which will be taken from the rich among them and given to the poor among them. If they obey you in that, then avoid taking the best of their possessions, and be afraid of the curse of an oppressed person because there is no screen between his invocation and Allah.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8697" LastActivityDate="2014-10-06T10:16:22.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17789" CreationDate="2014-10-06T13:23:54.710" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am going to answer your question logically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you are praying, your &lt;strong&gt;maximum&lt;/strong&gt; attention (if not &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt;) should be towards your Salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when I am praying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;can I watch TV? &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;can I have a phone conversation? &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;can I make a sandwich? &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;can I wash dishes? &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;can I iron my clothes? &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;can I look outside the window and appreciate how Allah has created wind which moves the leaves and the weather is really nice? &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I cannot do any of the above tasks while praying (because they take my attention &lt;em&gt;away&lt;/em&gt; from praying) how can &lt;em&gt;driving a car&lt;/em&gt; be allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now about what you wrote in the beginning of your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some times i travel for long journeys where i am not able to stop and pray&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You just have to decide what is more important. That's what life is all about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastActivityDate="2014-10-06T13:23:54.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17813" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-06T14:00:59.677" Score="1" ViewCount="155" Body="&lt;p&gt;Consider these two points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even if a small particle moves, it only because ALLAH wants it  so&#xA;as per conclusion ALLAH has written a man's fate , and whatever the&#xA;man does is written by ALLAH.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Whatever a man does, good or bad, his Amaal is calculated by that&#xA;and thus he/she goes to hell or heaven.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if we are bound to do whatever is written in our fate which is written by ALLAH,&#xA;then how come one goes to hell or heaven, as he/she was just doing what ALLAH written in his/her fate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I had this discussion and I am falling short for proper logic.  I am looking for an answer with reasoning and references to back it up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3554" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T11:02:31.043" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T11:02:31.043" Title="How does Fate as per god's will and a persons amaal exist together?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|qadar|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17804" CreationDate="2014-10-06T15:08:02.680" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Horaira reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'When you ask from Allah, ask Him for Al Firdaus, for it is the middle of Paradise and it is the highest place and from it the rivers of Paradise flow.' - In sahih Bukhary and Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8728" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-21T07:58:15.927" LastActivityDate="2016-07-21T07:58:15.927" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17816" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-06T17:22:32.060" Score="4" ViewCount="1349" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did this practice exist during Prophet's time? Or does this count as an example of unlawful innovation in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8361" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-30T15:11:34.617" LastActivityDate="2023-10-26T09:53:13.247" Title="Why does Shia say اشهد ان علیا ولی الله in Adhan (call to prayer)?" Tags="|shiism|adhan|ali|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17824" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17721" CreationDate="2014-10-07T06:17:47.253" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As you are aware, Islam is the religion of forgiveness and it is emphasized as a positive act. So, Allah introduces himself as a merciful God. (e.g. as the Verse below)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّ اللَّهَ كانَ عَفُوًّا غَفُوراً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Nisa 43) /  نساء، 43.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or for instance Allah orders or suggests the forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;خُذِ الْعَفْوَ وَ أْمُرْ بِالْعُرْفِ وَ أَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْجاهِلين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(al-A'raf 199) / الاعراف، 199&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Of course it is necessary to point out that it does mean that always you do at. For instance if you want to forgive someone, thus it will make him more cheek or more cruel, so it will be harmful …, So it the mentioned case you ought not to be silent and Islam allows us to be like themselves.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فَمَنِ اعْتَدى‏ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاعْتَدُوا عَلَيْهِ بِمِثْلِ مَا اعْتَدى‏&#xA;عَلَيْكُم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Baqarah 194 / البقره 194&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: according to the verse above, we ought not to do something more than his oppression.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyhow, we ought not to forget that Allah is the best revenger, and according to Islam: as far as possible, strive not to be as revenger people (except some situations).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further information, you can refer to the source below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/id22488&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2023-03-03T07:10:35.133" LastActivityDate="2023-03-03T07:10:35.133" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17825" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-07T07:06:08.400" Score="0" ViewCount="359" Body="&lt;p&gt;َAs far as I know, there is the shrine (tomb) of a person whose name is considered as Ali-ibn-Mahziar-al-Ahvazi (علی بن مهزیار الاهوازی) in Ahvaz (Ahwaz) (the capital of Khuzestan province (Iran)). Seemingly he is as a famous Faghih (the jurist) and also a narrator of traditions. I was wondering who he was exactly and which Imam he was contemporary with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-26T11:51:33.247" LastActivityDate="2017-12-19T12:42:18.730" Title="Who was Ali-Ibn-Mahziar al-Ahvazi (al-Ahwazi)?" Tags="|shiism|islamic-scholar|shrine|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17827" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-07T07:21:01.253" Score="7" ViewCount="19317" Body="&lt;p&gt;Someone said that there were solely four (4) Arab prophets between those 124000 prophets (Nabis). So it was not rational for me as an actual statistics, because seemingly majority of prophets were in Arab countries… . So, I’d like to know if there is any authentic statistics to demonstrate how many of 124.000 prophets were Arab?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2019-02-09T12:46:23.093" LastActivityDate="2021-12-23T08:28:38.897" Title="How many of 124000 prophets were Arab?" Tags="|history|prophets|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17829" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-07T07:49:15.267" Score="2" ViewCount="6026" Body="&lt;p&gt;The seventeenth Surah of the Holy Qur’an is famous as two names. Actually, one of its names is Al-Isra and the other name is well-known as Bani-Israel. I've got 2 queries:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Which one is the main name of this Surah?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who named it as Bani-Israel? (As it is famous as Bani-Israel as&#xA;well)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-09T12:36:20.100" LastActivityDate="2017-10-09T12:36:20.100" Title="Who did name Surah al-Isra as Bani-Israel? (As the other name of Al-Isra)?" Tags="|naming|surah|surat-al-isra|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17830" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-07T08:11:24.067" Score="1" ViewCount="1699" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you are aware, each Surah has its specific name. For instance Surahs: Al-Fatiha, Al-Baqara, Al-Imran, An-Nisa and so on. I was wondering if Allah named these Surahs with current names? Or the Prophet (pbuh) chose their names?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or even Imam or Kholafa named them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-21T14:02:04.593" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T14:02:04.593" Title="Did Allah choose the names of Surahs? (Or Prophet Muhammad(s) chose their names?)" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|allah|surah|names|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-03-17T20:47:38.213" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17831" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-07T09:46:51.190" Score="1" ViewCount="4299" Body="&lt;p&gt;How do you know if a dream you had has a meaning behind it? Can they really determine our future?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(not referring to Istikhara)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; I found this question to be somewhat a truth claim question which would attract diversified opinions. So one request would be to ask you to mention in the heading what is your view i.e. Sunni/Salafi/Shias/Suffi etc. That would be great and a lot more helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8677" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-10T14:55:57.693" LastActivityDate="2015-04-10T14:55:57.693" Title="How do you know if a dream you had has a meaning behind it?" Tags="|dream|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17832" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14918" CreationDate="2014-10-07T10:12:01.500" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why Imam Hussain (a.s.) did not swear allegiance? (To Yazid)&#xA;Seemingly, this is a question which was asked Imam Hussein over and over.&#xA;You can see a brief response of this as it has shown in below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1: Incapability and corruption &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2: fear of Islam ruin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3: corruption of governorship&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4: high pitched (the name of Allah) and aiding his religion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5: sockdologer (last word) from Iraq people&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;6: orders of the Prophet (pbuh)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;7: guarding honor of Mecca&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;8: rational reason on the necessity of arisen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;9: being Wajib the arisen against … cruel&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;10: keeping the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAWW) and right learnings and&#xA;  ruin of Bid’ah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Aamoozeh Aashoora, Page19, AliReza Aliyayi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://parvardgar.loxblog.com/cat/36/0/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;parvardgar.loxblog.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-01T23:07:31.857" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T23:07:31.857" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17816" CreationDate="2014-10-07T13:27:39.460" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Shiite Jurisprudence, this sentence is not an obligatory part of Adhan but mustahab (recommended). However; it is now popularly used as a fixed part of Adhan recitation in most Shiite communities (sometime with variation). But so long as the added part is not considered an integral part of Adhan, it is considered a legitimate practice. The practice of adding certain parts to Adhan has also been common among Sunni Muslims as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The part goes after اشهد ان محمدا رسول الله for stressing the special status Shiites attribute to Ali ibn Abi Talib as Allah's 'friend' (ولي) or 'proof' (حجة) or other titles.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not an innovation though as &lt;strong&gt;some companions of the Holy Prophet used this sentence with the Prophet's approval.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أخرج أن رجلا دخل على رسول الله (صلى الله عليه واله وسلم) وقال : يا&#xA;  رسول الله إنّ أبا ذر يذكر في الأذان بعد الشهادة بالرسالة الشهادة&#xA;  بالولاية لعلى عليه السلام . قال رسول اللّه‏(صلي الله عليه وآله وسلم )&#xA;  كذلك. ، أو نسيتم قولي في غدير خم : من كنت مولاه فعلي مولاه ) ؟ .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;السلافة في أمر الخلافة، ص 32&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Once a man saw Prophet (pbuh) and said: O messenger of Allah, Abazar&#xA;  (one of companions) in his Adhan after testifying to your Prophecy&#xA;  testifies to Wiliya of Ali. Prophet said: This is (true)! Did you&#xA;  forget my speech in &quot;Qadir Khom&quot; that every body that accept me as his&#xA;  lord, Ali is his lord too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And another:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;دخل رجل على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ، فقال : يا رسول الله&#xA;  ! إني سمعت أمرا لم أسمع قبل ذلك ، فقال صلى الله عليه واله وسلم : ما هو&#xA;  ؟ قال : سلمان قد يشهد في أذانه بعد الشهادة بالرسالة ، الشهادة بالولاية&#xA;  لعلي (عليه السلام)  ، قال (صلي الله عليه وآله وسلم ): سمعت خيرا.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;السلافة في أمر الخلافة، ص 32. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Once a man saw prophet (pbuh) and said: O messenger of Allah, I heard&#xA;  something that I didn't hear that before; Prophet (pbuh) asked: what&#xA;  is that? The man answered: Salman (one of companions) in his Adhan&#xA;  after testifying to your Prophecy testifies to Ali's Wiliaya &lt;strong&gt;Prophet&#xA;  (pbuh) said: you heard a good thing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8361" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-08T11:00:57.433" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T11:00:57.433" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17837" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-07T14:09:31.743" Score="10" ViewCount="16758" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have noticed that different people look at different places when praying. Does it matter where we look when we pray and where should we really be looking at during each step?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2018-06-19T07:24:45.870" LastActivityDate="2023-02-04T11:08:53.230" Title="Where should we look during Salah?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|fiqh|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2891" CreationDate="2014-10-07T15:41:49.063" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who qualify to be Sahaba?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone who see each other with Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) and became a Muslim, he becomes Sahaba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8697" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-21T09:13:51.720" LastActivityDate="2014-11-21T09:13:51.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16670" CreationDate="2014-10-07T15:47:56.110" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's haram, yes. But if you find a way after some time to buy, you should repent and buy it to pay the right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8697" LastActivityDate="2014-10-07T15:47:56.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17840" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-07T18:02:16.033" Score="6" ViewCount="22847" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe salat is the practical implementation of the Quran. I have a handy booklet of Quran and I always want to read big Surats from the Quran when I stand up for prayers in Salat. My query is can we read straight from the Quran when we stand up for salat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8741" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2020-05-30T13:56:36.973" LastActivityDate="2023-12-01T13:30:35.153" Title="Can we read straight from the Quran when we stand up for salat?" Tags="|quran|salat|reading-quran|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17846" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-07T22:52:42.987" Score="3" ViewCount="507" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for a reference from which the definition of Amal-e-Kathir (Amal-e-Kaseer) for salaat has been derived/debated in Fiqah.&#xA;As far as online searches go, I have come across a site which mentions &lt;code&gt;Raddul Muhtar p.385 v.2&lt;/code&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;code&gt;Taqrir Abu Dawud p.331 v.2&lt;/code&gt; but I cannot find any place online where I can read the actual contents of the referenced texts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am looking for the mentioned texts online or preferably some direct reference to Qur'an/Hadith/Fiqah from where amal-e-kathir is defined. I will highly appreciate if the provided references could be consulted online or in other soft forms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8743" LastEditorUserId="8743" LastEditDate="2014-10-09T18:08:20.787" LastActivityDate="2014-11-24T08:01:30.913" Title="Where can I find the reference for Amal-e-Kathir?" Tags="|salat|reference-request|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17847" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17813" CreationDate="2014-10-07T23:07:25.597" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nothing happens out of the control of Allah S.W.T but certain things are left on choice of the doer. Not all that Allah S.W.T wants happens due to this, for instance Allah S.W.T doesn't want us to sin, but we still do because we are allowed to make choices. What choices we will make is written, but this doesn't mean we are &lt;em&gt;bound&lt;/em&gt; to make them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For example&lt;/strong&gt;, If you are a 100% certain that a student will fail an exam, and you write it down, it doesn't mean that the student was forced to fail and deprived of free will. Allah S.W.T is a 100% certain about everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope it makes sense (it does in my head)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8743" LastActivityDate="2014-10-07T23:07:25.597" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17831" CreationDate="2014-10-08T01:16:18.777" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How do you know if a dream you had has a meaning behind it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't know. The rule of thumb is that the dreams have no relation or meaning to our lives (except for the dreams of Prophets). If one has dreamed about something pleasant and lawful then s/he can make dua and ask Allah to make it come to true. On the other hand, if the dream is of bad or sinful nature s/he is advised to do istighfar and seek refugee from Allah. Other than that the dreams have nothing to do with this world and there little to no benefit (if not harm) in searching for their meanings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can they really determine our future?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, dreams never determine ones future. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2880" LastActivityDate="2014-10-08T01:16:18.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17840" CreationDate="2014-10-08T03:58:20.883" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum wr wb,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salat is the time when you communicate with Allah swt. There's nothing between you and Allah at that time. Ones life should have the practical implementation of the Quran and sunnah. Salat is a part of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider something related to this duniya, assume that you are communicating something with a person who employed you for 10-15 years and paid you well beyond the market value for your skills. Would you show your appreciation to him by reading off of a book or by memorizing a few verses whose meaning you understand and can communicate well with?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I memorized many surats myself, i'm glad my parents made me, but as i grew up and Arabic not being the native language, I never understood how to communicate well.&#xA;I am asking my creator, should I not use the best choice of words for a situation, what and when i'm going to ask. We learn the tools of our trade and excel in it to make decent earnings but often fail to understand that Allah is the one who provides it. If you are here (this website) you must be a person from technology background. You were not born with a computer in your hand. you acquired the skill. Similarly one can definitely acquire the knowledge of Arabic language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The questions here is not &quot;can one read the quran while in salat&quot;, but, &quot;should one?&quot; Not every companion of the prophet Mohammed was a scholar. And although they spoke Arabic, they never read off of  quran during salat. (Per the scholar of my local masjid).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People will give you many opinions, but a smart person is one who learns effective communication.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5165" LastActivityDate="2014-10-08T03:58:20.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17813" CreationDate="2014-10-08T05:20:38.017" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly the two points are completely disconnected: A 'thing' and a 'human' are two different topics. It is a comparison as if you wrote a piece of code on a web application and someone comes and asks why is this optical drive not working when I hit print on the web page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only humans and no other species (living) have the ability to choose between right and wrong. One might argue that an animal say dog can choose, indeed a dog might love it's owner but when the owner holds a gun to shoot someone, a dog cannot decide if it is right or wrong, or when the owner wrestles with other person, the dog will inherently try to help the owner regardless of who is right or wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming to the point of even an atom does not move without the permission of Allah, yes, it is like a program that Allah swt wrote with hardcoded values. From a thing to all living things except humans are pre-programmed with hardcoded values. The functions are different for each but every single one of them has fixed attributes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Humans are dynamic. They have the ability to choose between right and wrong. There are morals, ethics and rules that govern the human society. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what Prophet Mohammed sws has to say about it and there cannot be a better explanation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All reported: We were in a funeral in the graveyard of Gharqad that&#xA;  Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) came to us and we sat around&#xA;  him. He had a stick with him. He lowered his head and began to scratch&#xA;  the earth with his stick, and then raid: There is not one amongst you&#xA;  whom a scat in Paradise or Hell has not been allotted and about whom&#xA;  it has not been written down whether he would be an evil person or a&#xA;  blessed person. A person said: Allah's Messenger, should we not then&#xA;  depend npon our destiny and abandon our deeds? Thereupon he said: Acts&#xA;  of everyone will be facilitated in, that which has been created for&#xA;  him so that whoever belongs to the com. pany of the blessed will have&#xA;  good works made easier for himand whoever belongs to the unfortunate&#xA;  ones will have evil acts made easier for him. He then recited this&#xA;  verse (from the Qur'an):&quot; Then, who gives to the needy and&#xA;  guardsagainst evil and accepts the excellent (the truth of Islam and&#xA;  the path of righteousness it prescribes), We shall make easy for him&#xA;  the easy end and who is miserly and considers himself above need, We&#xA;  shall make easy for him the dificult end&quot;. (XCii. 5-10).&#xA;  -Sahih Muslim Book 033, Number 6398:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another good read: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/20806&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Is man’s fate pre-destined or does he have freedom of will?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5165" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-10T18:07:10.850" LastActivityDate="2014-10-10T18:07:10.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17855" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-08T07:47:58.090" Score="2" ViewCount="1832" Body="&lt;p&gt;There have been several advances in the field of genetics, and we now have hybrid animals, animals that are part human since they have human chromosomes in them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nbcnews.com/id/7681252/ns/health-cloning_and_stem_cells/t/scientists-create-animals-are-part-human/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.nbcnews.com/id/7681252/ns/health-cloning_and_stem_cells/t/scientists-create-animals-are-part-human/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.minds.com/blog/view/315466343296012288/the-era-of-chimeras-scientists-fearlessly-create-bizarre-humananimal-hybrids&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.minds.com/blog/view/315466343296012288/the-era-of-chimeras-scientists-fearlessly-create-bizarre-humananimal-hybrids&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam's position on cloning is very clear: it is haraam because it is playing with Allah's creation. The ethics of cloning could very well be on par with the Nazis' experiments on human subjects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, such cloning experiments may leave all of us affected since I can well see a time when natural farm animals are eventually displaced with these human-animal clones. We now have genetically doctored cows that give milk very similar to human milk, and mice with part-human brains and consequently better problem-solving abilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: what is Islam's position on the consumption of the meat of such farm animals, like GMO cattle and sheep?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2014-10-08T07:53:36.793" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T18:40:52.287" Title="What is Islam's position on consuming meat of hybrid animals?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|meat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17856" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17855" CreationDate="2014-10-08T10:00:33.467" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is a great question and here is what I know. It makes sense to me therefore I share it here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe the world is now advancing and we see more and more of man's interference in Allah's natural produce. I will not debate whether that is right or wrong as it does not help your question. So we'll just accept that it is what it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scientifically speaking, as far as I am aware Quran does not explicitly refer to any sort of mutation. At best, the Quran does dictate that as Muslims we eat only animals that are not diseased. Mutation may be classified as a disease. Mutation can also be further classified in two forms I believe one that is Natural Mutation and the other one which is Synthetic Mutation. Evolution is, for me, a form of natural mutation. (There is a further debate here as to what causes evolution but I'll leave it for now). GE and GM for me are forms of Synthetic Mutation where wo/man has harmed the animal in some way.&#xA;Logically, I think Allah would probably not agree with the synthetic form of mutation but I am just a man and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a more political point of view, I believe, there has been no fatwa issued by any respected scholars regarding this. So until there is one or some proper research is conducted by one of the Islamic Institutes, we probably need to stay away from GE and GM produce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope that helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8746" LastEditorUserId="8746" LastEditDate="2017-07-05T18:40:52.287" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T18:40:52.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17767" CreationDate="2014-10-08T10:15:49.297" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I am informed, it means &quot;The Recitation&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8747" LastActivityDate="2014-10-08T10:15:49.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17858" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17859" CreationDate="2014-10-08T11:17:42.123" Score="1" ViewCount="264" Body="&lt;p&gt;The animals in big industrial farms are treated very poorly. What is the Islamic view on this area, and is it OK to eat these products?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8084" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T05:44:26.217" LastActivityDate="2017-07-08T05:44:26.217" Title="Is it okay to eat meat from big industrial farms where animals are treated very poorly?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|business|animals|meat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17858" CreationDate="2014-10-08T12:18:18.900" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In islam, all animals worship Allah and praise him, even if this praise is not known to human. Generally, a Mulsim should be kind to animals and any living (non-harmful) creature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the Prophet (PBUH) was with a companion of his, they entered a garden. The prophet saw a camel which came closer and started crying with tears. The prophet asked about his owner, and talked to him and blamed him for his cruelty against the camel. [Hadith Narrated by Abu-Dawood, certified by Al-Albany]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are more hadiths similar to that one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the products from farmers who mistreat their animals, they do not become haram for their cruelty, the sin does not propagate. If their products are Halal, then it is still Halal, and they get the sin of their animals mistreating. If you can find similar products from farmers who honor animal rights, I think this is preferable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="603" LastActivityDate="2014-10-08T12:18:18.900" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17767" CreationDate="2014-10-08T12:26:33.050" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran may have two meanings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The recitation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The collection (of Suras)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The roots are: قرأ الشي أي جمعه ... وقرأ قراءةً أو قرآنا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both are listed in Al-Moheet arabic dictionary&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="603" LastActivityDate="2014-10-08T12:26:33.050" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17831" CreationDate="2014-10-08T14:48:21.253" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;better don't try to look for a meaning, because we cannot find. God has chosen prophet Joseph to interpret dreams, but we don't have this ability. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and today, any conclusion in one's life reached through interpreting dreams, there is a very high chance for it to be wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8747" LastActivityDate="2014-10-08T14:48:21.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17867" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17881" CreationDate="2014-10-08T20:12:43.350" Score="7" ViewCount="65670" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've just came across a comment from a (probably Christian)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I recently stumbled upon a Hadith that said this too!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Musnad Ahmad 16245—[Mua’wiya said]: I saw the prophet sucking on the tongue or the lips of Al-Hassan son of Ali, may the prayers of Allah be upon him. For no tongue or lips that the prophet sucked on will be tormented (by hell fire)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which I can't even believe. This is disgusting and I do believe this is not real.  So I searched for a while. What I came across is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ولن يعذب لسان او شفتان مصهما رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Referenced from musnad imam ahmad. v: 4. p: 91 — kanz-ul haqaiq. p: 62&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And made a few more search and found the following Arabic websites discussing this issue&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hurras.org/vb/showthread.php?t=34&amp;amp;s=f4f87d6889c8e10bb919f5735dc3b785&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.hurras.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aljame3.net/ib/index.php?s=3ac76b90ccf7b730230b256d8436dfee&amp;amp;showtopic=7144&amp;amp;st=0&amp;amp;p=33423&amp;amp;&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://aljame3.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I have no Arabic background to understand them. Can anyone shed some light about this issue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8751" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-26T06:17:09.800" LastActivityDate="2021-04-01T20:57:02.437" Title="Is the Hadith about &quot;the prophet sucking on the tongue&quot; true?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17775" CreationDate="2014-10-08T21:07:16.010" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering why no one has asked this question while the Hajj season is upon us.&#xA;I had the same exact question and wanted to know when the time is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's my findings, please double check.&#xA;Firstly, if you have enough money to acquire gold that could have helped you make hajj then it's already time. A person is supposed to save with the more/same enthusiasm for hajj as he/she saves for their most beloved thing. Marriage/gold/diamonds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Omar R.A used to order his companions to go around and find people who have not performed hajj and have enough money to perform one. When the list was made, he would order to collect Jizyah from them. Here's what &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jizya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jizyah&lt;/a&gt; means for those who do not know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, a person who has enough money and his wife is expecting or he has young kids should perform Hajj alone as he will be asked about himself first on the day of judgement as the wife and kids are exempt at that time but no the husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many more rulings but i think these two pretty much cover everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more specifics consult local Alim/Mufti.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5165" LastEditorUserId="5165" LastEditDate="2014-10-08T21:25:21.070" LastActivityDate="2014-10-08T21:25:21.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17869" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16597" CreationDate="2014-10-08T22:57:51.757" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quite a few philosophers in the Western tradition were involved with religion in a kind of disguised way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example Wittgenstein, who worked on a truth-functional theory was described by the French philosopher Badiou as a mystic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The British philosopher Magee remarked that it wasn't often noted that the German philosopher Kant who worked on moral philosophy appeared to be rationalising the Christian Pietist tradition he had been brought up in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point I'm making is that the dominant elite intellectual tradition in the West is a kind of ethical rationalism, this means (roughly) that even theistic philosophy is purged of its theism, it is seen as a kind of 'accident'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastActivityDate="2014-10-08T22:57:51.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17875" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-09T09:48:41.230" Score="1" ViewCount="268" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, psychologists emphasize kissing children and likewise believe that is has a very positive effect on kids. I wonder what the viewpoint of Islam is regarding this issue? Is there any hadith concerning this matter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T02:35:53.070" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T02:35:53.070" Title="Is kissing children recommended?" Tags="|hadith|kissing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17875" CreationDate="2014-10-09T11:13:16.167" Score="3" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;strong&gt;permissible&lt;/strong&gt; (جائز) out of &lt;strong&gt;mercy and compassion&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;strong&gt;forbidden&lt;/strong&gt; (حرام) out of &lt;strong&gt;lust&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith 225, Riyad As-salihin:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قبل النبي الحسن بن علي رضي الله عنهما، وعنده الأقرع بن حابس، فقال الأقرع‏:‏ إن لي عشرة من الولد ما قبلت منهم أحدًا‏.‏ فنظر إليه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال‏:‏ “من لا يرحم لا يرحم” ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) kissed his grandson Al-Hasan bin 'Ali (May Allah bepleased with them) in the presence of Al-Aqra' bin Habis. Thereupon he remarked: &amp;quot;I have ten children and I have never kissed any one of them.&amp;quot; Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه و سلم) looked at him and said, &amp;quot;He who does not show mercy to others will not be shown mercy&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2198" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-10-09T11:41:37.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17816" CreationDate="2014-10-09T16:56:02.517" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shiite&lt;/em&gt; scholar &lt;em&gt;Al-Sadouq&lt;/em&gt; had refused this addition in his book (من لا يحضره الفقيه).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أنه &quot; حكى لهما الاذان فقال: الله أكبر، الله أكبر، الله أكبر أكبر، أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله، أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله، أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله، أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله، حي على الصلاة، حي على الصلاة، حي على الفلاح، حي على الفلاح، حي على خير العمل، حي على خير العمل، الله أكبر، الله أكبر، لا إله إلا الله، لا إله إلا الله، والاقامة كذلك&quot;(1).&#xA;  ولا بأس أن يقال في صلاة الغداة على أثر حي على خير العمل &quot; الصلاة خير من النوم &quot; مرتين للتقية.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقال مصنف هذا الكتاب رحمه الله: &lt;strong&gt;هذا هو الاذان الصحيح لا يزاد فيه ولا ينقص منه، والمفوضة لعنهم الله قد وضعوا أخبارا وزادوا في الاذان&lt;/strong&gt; &quot; محمد وآل محمد خير البرية &quot; مرتين، وفي بعض رواياتهم بعد أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله &quot; أشهد أن عليا ولي الله &quot; مرتين، ومنهم من روى بدل ذلك &quot; أشهد أن عليا أمير المؤمنين حقا &quot; مرتين ولا شك في أن عليا ولي الله وأنه أمير المؤمنين حقا وأن محمدا وآله صلوات الله عليهم خير البرية، ولكن ليس ذلك في أصل الاذان، وإنما ذكرت ذلك ليعرف بهذه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://almoqdsalghorayfi.com/Alkotb-Al2rb3a/Mn-La-Ehdhrh-Alfqih/fakeeh1/html/ara/books/faqih/faqih-1/a46.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[290] من لا يحضره الفقيه&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that حي على خير العمل is another addition to &lt;em&gt;Athan&lt;/em&gt; and الصلاة خير من النوم is correct and only mentioned in &lt;em&gt;Fajr&lt;/em&gt; prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2198" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-31T07:24:43.177" LastActivityDate="2016-05-31T07:24:43.177" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17881" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17867" CreationDate="2014-10-10T01:34:51.083" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two commonly used narrations about the said matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First is the one you've mentioned in &lt;em&gt;Musnad Ahmed&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second is from &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/2311800&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Adab al-Mufrad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; of al-Bukhari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both of these reports are not authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;sanad&lt;/em&gt; for the first one is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَرِيزٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ&#xA;  الرَّحْمَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عَوْفٍ الْجُرَشِيِّ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ، قَالَ:&#xA;  رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abdul Rahman bin Abi Awf is unknown [said by Abul Hasan al-Qatan al-Fasi] and wasn't known to be a narrator of &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second narrations &lt;em&gt;sanad&lt;/em&gt; is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ&#xA;  أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنِي هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ نُعَيْمِ&#xA;  بْنِ الْمُجْمِرِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hisham bin Saed is weak as was said by Yahya bin Maen, and weakened by an-Nasai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, both reports have problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be noted that Arabs used to suck on their children's tongues to lower the child's thirst (&lt;em&gt;ash-Shifa&lt;/em&gt; of Qadhi Iyad).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-04-03T17:49:20.237" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T17:49:20.237" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17889" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-10T09:44:18.177" Score="1" ViewCount="733" Body="&lt;p&gt;Probably, it is considered as a common matter for everyone to encounter/see many dreams during his/her daily or nightly sleeping. Occasionally, it is said that some of dreams could have actual Ta'bir/Tafsir (interpretation), and actually they will be happened in the future. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I was wondering if we can trust our dreams. If so, how much can we trust them as actual happenings which are going to be happened in the future? Is there any related hadith (tradition)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-26T06:12:39.227" LastActivityDate="2018-02-23T11:52:17.183" Title="How much can we trust our dreams?" Tags="|hadith|dream|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17890" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-10T09:47:45.200" Score="0" ViewCount="289" Body="&lt;p&gt;The psychologists emphasize on kissing the children. In other word, according to psychologists, kissing the children has positive effects on them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wonder what the viewpoint of Shia is regarding this issue. Is there any hadith concerning this matter to confirm this as a beneficial practice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-30T16:01:54.087" LastActivityDate="2015-11-30T16:01:54.087" Title="Is there any hadith from Shia about &quot;the thawab of kissing children?&quot;" Tags="|hadith|shiism|children|family|kissing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4102" CreationDate="2014-10-10T14:15:42.357" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kissing the Mushaf if it falls by the Sheikh Saalih al-Fouzaan -may Allah preserve him- [Reference below] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Question: May Allah give you good possessor of excellence, the&#xA;  Questioner asks: Some people when they drop the Mushaf they kiss it&#xA;  (after picking it up), so what is the ruling concerning that with&#xA;  mentioning the proof? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Answer: There is no proof for that, kissing the Mushaf has no proof&#xA;  for it. So if he/she drops the Mushaf then let him grab it and pick it&#xA;  up and this is sufficient and all praise is due to Allah without (him)&#xA;  kissing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.salafitalk.net/st/viewmessages.cfm?Forum=6&amp;amp;Topic=10664&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.salafitalk.net/st/viewmessages.cfm?Forum=6&amp;amp;Topic=10664&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8766" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-10-10T15:56:13.407" LastActivityDate="2014-10-10T15:56:13.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17724" CreationDate="2014-10-10T18:20:38.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imam Reza(a.s.) quoted from his fathers (ancestors) that Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shahid(martyre) is the initial person who enters the Janna (paradise)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Majmoo'eh Varam Vol.2, Pg.121 )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course I assume we ought to pay attention that seemingly there are two kinds of Heaven(paradise). A heaven which is related to Barzakh, and the other heaven which apparently is the main heaven and eventually good people will go there (after the Day of Judgment)&#xA;(so, seemingly, is has not mentioned that which paradise…)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suggest you to see the site(source) below. So it consists of further info. Regarding Shahid.&#xA;(note: unfortunately this is a Persian site (not English), hence I hope it could help you anyhow)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://%20%20http://mahallati.ghasam.ir/h312/fa/news-details/25067/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.mahallati.ghasam.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-04T18:40:52.393" LastActivityDate="2016-01-04T18:40:52.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17895" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-10T19:59:43.413" Score="7" ViewCount="6273" Body="&lt;p&gt;My concern and question is, nowadays in the USA many credit cards companies are giving cash-back rewards.  Some checking accounts (e.g. Discover) also give cash-back points and rewards bonuses for people who open accounts with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, are these cash-back points, reward bonuses and the like which you get from a credit card company or checking account bank permissible from an Islamic perspective?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8769" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-11T01:20:13.223" LastActivityDate="2018-09-03T11:53:28.087" Title="Is it permissible to use cash-back credit cards and accounts?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16639" CreationDate="2014-10-10T20:59:32.750" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;ِAs the first answer is totally deviating from the point of OP's question I would like to say this:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main reason for this differences can be summarized in this verse of Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(  &lt;strong&gt;فَإِنْ تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا )&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is the best [way] and best in result&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    Surat An-Nisā'4:59&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is because of the neglecting - deliberately or on ignorance-   the commands of this &lt;em&gt;Ayah&lt;/em&gt; (verse) the differences had happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the reasons for this neglecting are many, for example :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Following inclinations (إتباع الهوى)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Chauvinism (الحمية )&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Favoring reasoning over scripts (تقديم العقل على النقل)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ignorance  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So these reasons - combined or individually - will result in these differences that we see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you should know that the right path is one and the aberration paths are many &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَنَّ هَذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيمًا فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَنْ سَبِيلِهِ ذَلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُمْ بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    &lt;em&gt;And, [moreover], this is My path, which is straight, so follow it; and do not follow   [other] ways, for you will be separated from His way. This has He instructed you that you may become righteous&lt;/em&gt;.&#xA;  Surat Al-'An`ām 6:153  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And our Prophet (ﷺ) showed us how to find this right path as he said in the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;So hold fast to my Sunnah and the examples of the Rightly- Guided Caliphs who will come after me. Adhere to them and hold to it fast. Beware of new things (in Deen) because every Bid'ah is a misguidance&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in another hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/15/159&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;...I have left among you the Book of Allah, and if you hold fast to it, you would never go astray&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And yet another hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/42/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Beware! I have been given the Qur'an and something like it&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So hold on to &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Quran&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunnah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May &lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt; make us all the followers of his right path&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8760" LastActivityDate="2014-10-10T20:59:32.750" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16853" CreationDate="2014-10-11T09:47:30.800" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all you should know that &lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt; is the &quot;Creator&quot; of both death and life as&#xA;this verse states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الَّذِي خَلَقَ الْمَوْتَ وَالْحَيَاةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفُورُ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    [He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Surat Al-Mulk 67:2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And death is inevitable and every one is going to die:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ وَنَبْلُوكُمْ بِالشَّرِّ وَالْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةً وَإِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Every soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned.&#xA;  Surat Al-'Anbyā 21:35&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And live has a certain term:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ لَا أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِي ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ لِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌ إِذَا جَاءَ أَجَلُهُمْ فَلَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ سَاعَةً وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Say, &quot;I possess not for myself any harm or benefit except what Allah should will. For every nation is a [specified] term. When their time has come, then they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it].&quot;&#xA;  Surat Yūnus 10:49&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is not our right to ask &lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt; or blame him about his creations or doing as this verse states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَا يُسْأَلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْأَلُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    Surat Al-'Anbyā 21:23&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After all &lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt; is he who created us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8760" LastActivityDate="2014-10-11T09:47:30.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17907" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-12T02:37:59.707" Score="2" ViewCount="1312" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a shirt which I got from a metal concert from a band that I enjoy.  On the back of the shirt, some of the song lyrics are printed which say &quot;We are worshipping the gods that keep twisting our thoughts.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The song does not promote shirk at all, and actually it is condemning the materialism of the world, but because the lyrics say worshipping and gods it can be confusing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; Is it okay if I pray in this shirt generally speaking?  What if I wear it into a masjid because I am already wearing the shirt and want to pray in congregation nearby when the time to pray comes and I don't have time to go home and change?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I only want an answer that uses Hanafi references and not opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7864" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T20:20:37.480" LastActivityDate="2017-09-07T22:44:13.557" Title="According to the Hanafi school, can I pray in a shirt that has a print about worshiping other gods?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|hanafi|clothing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17909" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-12T07:55:51.967" Score="1" ViewCount="2950" Body="&lt;p&gt;My maternal grandfather (grandfather) married two women and my mother was from the second wife and I have an aunt who is from the first wife of my grandfather. Now I am in love with a girl who is the daughter of my aunt's daughter. By relation she is my niece.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is it permissible in Islam to marry that girl?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: She is not my own sister's daughter but the daughter of my cousin's sister.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8781" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-09T06:16:01.273" LastActivityDate="2021-04-02T12:52:05.003" Title="Is it permissible to marry one's niece?" Tags="|sharia|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17912" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21647" CreationDate="2014-10-12T10:56:03.773" Score="6" ViewCount="3286" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I have to work as a software engineer in a banking company is it Haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have this doubt because, that bank will be working solely on the basis of interest, which is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am an active part of the very beginning of the process.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3554" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-19T17:08:12.923" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T17:08:12.923" Title="Is working for a bank as a software engineer Haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|banking|software|profession|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12604" CreationDate="2014-10-12T10:57:45.913" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is the day when Abu Bakr died. I have not heard anybody celebrating that day. It is one's choice. However Shias and non-Shias do celebrate on 22nd Rajab as niaz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8784" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-10-12T11:09:50.627" LastActivityDate="2014-10-12T11:09:50.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17909" CreationDate="2014-10-12T11:31:36.947" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I understand correctly, you're incorrectly considering her to be your niece. She is the daughter of your cousin's sister (cousin too, I suppose). So neither your cousin, your cousin's sister nor your cousin's sister's daughter is your mahram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore you &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; marry the girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer the question in title. &lt;em&gt;No, one can't marry their nieces or nephews (niblings).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-10-14T08:59:27.663" LastActivityDate="2014-10-14T08:59:27.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17919" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17837" CreationDate="2014-10-12T13:06:59.867" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Salah we have to look concentrate at the place of sajdah but while tashahud we have to focus on our index finger (right hand)...:) for better understanding and authentic ahadiths refer to book &quot;Sahih Namaz E Nabwi&quot;... proper way of Salah according to sunnah you can find in this book in detail...:)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8615" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-11T07:49:27.873" LastActivityDate="2017-11-11T07:49:27.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17922" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-12T16:42:42.250" Score="2" ViewCount="99" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to offer jummah prayer behind a qualified imam in the battlefield when the regular salat is offered in individualistic approach?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8789" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-16T14:22:48.910" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T14:22:48.910" Title="Performing jumma prayer in the battle field" Tags="|salat|hadith|battles|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1042" CreationDate="2014-10-12T16:43:01.633" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam-O-Alaykoum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Muraqabah is divided into stages to help understand its aims, because it's linked more into soul than body it is little bit hard to be determined and understood by words, Al-Muraqabah is the Meditation of Sufi's it has three stages and these three stages are divided into 3 sub-stages, so in total we have nine, but honestly now am going to describe half of the answer because i don't know them all, it starts by :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1 - Monitoring Allah presence to walk to him constantly :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maximizing the value of Allah in the heart till you trivialize any thing great but         Allah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Oncoming that bears you to continuously walk to Allah with veneration.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The happiness that leads to completing the walk to Allah with a continuous good work (the sweetness of Faith).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2 - Monitoring the perception of Allah to you :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The rejection of disobeying Allah orders, tellings and willings.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Regretting Objection to his names, his character and his doings.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Everything you see is from Allah as an incident or a creation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is all what i know about the subject, i honestly , missed the last stage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it helped, Allah knows better. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6612" LastActivityDate="2014-10-12T16:43:01.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17930" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-13T14:16:34.247" Score="2" ViewCount="111" Body="&lt;p&gt;I lived in one country for 4 years and due to some family issues i came back to my home country for good. I was advised by many friends to take loan while leaving the country. As I was not much into deen at that time, i took the wrong decision. &#xA;I am not sure how much loan was taken on my name but I was told the loan got approved for xxxx amount and the middle men took his share and gave the rest of the amount to me. I have purchased a land using that amount.&#xA;I know this is not halal for me now, and i can not repay the loan to the bank as i don't know how much loan was actually granted on my name, also don't which bank has sanction the loan.&#xA;Could you please advice, what i can do with the land which i purchased with the loan amount.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8795" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:40:16.493" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:40:16.493" Title="Land Purchased from Haram money" Tags="|halal-haram|business|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-19T17:21:58.350" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17935" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17890" CreationDate="2014-10-14T06:32:36.107" Score="3" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                  بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, there is (are) hadith(s) regarding the thawab of children kissing. The apostle of Allah (pbuh) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A man told Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) I have ten sons, so far I have not&#xA;  kissed them (at all), the prophet got too sad (that the color of his&#xA;  face became red  ...), afterwards said: whoever not to compassionate&#xA;  (show his/her love), hence Allah won't show his Love (don't&#xA;  compassionate ...)&#xA;  (ibn Shahre Ashub, Al-Manaqeb, Vol.3, Pg.384)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Sadiq (a.s.) :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever kisses his child, Allah will write Thawab ... (Kafi, Vol.6,&#xA;  Pg.49)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=148842&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.childkafel.com/index.aspx?tabid=2&amp;amp;catid=&amp;amp;subcatid=&amp;amp;act=view&amp;amp;fid=379&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.childkafel.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-28T15:54:14.310" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T15:54:14.310" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17837" CreationDate="2014-10-14T07:17:43.597" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                   بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you are standing up, you'd better see the place of your Sajdah.&#xA;(Shia Muslims, look at the thing on which they Sajdah, such as Turbah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you are in Qunut situation, you'd better see the palm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you are in Roku', it is better to look at the place which it between your two feet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you are in Sajdah, it is better to see toward your nose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you are in Tashahod, it is better that you see to your skirt (or toward the tip of knees)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Imam Baqer (a.s.) taught it to someone (for Roku', Sajdah, Tashahod))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread36833.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.askdin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jamnews.ir/detail/News/185002&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.jamnews.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-07T16:06:06.020" LastActivityDate="2017-12-07T16:06:06.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17796" CreationDate="2014-10-14T07:45:29.463" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We ought not to give the alms to the person who is addict. (Since commonly they expend the money for their drugs), so, because the use of the drugs is one of Great-Sins (1), so it would be a sin to give the alms (as helping) to them.&#xA;Since the holy Qur'an says that&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We ought not to help in the ways of sins...(2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1): Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi, Estefta'at, Vol.2, Question number 748.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(2): Surah Al-Ma'ida : 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/5:2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://raz.ahlolbait.com/content&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://raz.ahlolbait.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-12T13:04:12.023" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T13:04:12.023" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17939" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17275" CreationDate="2014-10-14T08:21:13.993" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a very short answer, I can say that: perhaps, a reason of the mentioned issue is that: He wants us to worship him as an exam. Actually he intends to test us by this way and see that which people are appreciative and worship him as an exam, otherwise as you mentioned, Allah is self-sufficient and doesn't need anything ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see the following sites which could explain more regarding the mentioned matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread28765.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.askdin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aviny.com/shobhe/eteghadi/113.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.aviny.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-20T12:02:04.770" LastActivityDate="2017-10-20T12:02:04.770" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17942" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17947" CreationDate="2014-10-14T09:29:50.433" Score="-1" ViewCount="184" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that it is not permissible to use an office phone to talk with one's relatives when the boss does not allow it for personal matters, since it is not a personal device. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Note: I inquire this question as an item which could be related to any person...)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: Is this haram or makruh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-03T00:31:30.233" LastActivityDate="2017-02-03T00:31:30.233" Title="Is it haram to use an office phone if the boss doesn't allow it?" Tags="|halal-haram|sunni|work|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2014-10-14T16:00:50.707" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17943" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-14T09:31:43.883" Score="2" ViewCount="578" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that it is not permissible for the clerks to talk by the phones of their office(s) in personal fields (such as speaking to their families and other personal jobs). Since it is not a personal device.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In truth, I wonder if it is a Haram act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I’m looking for the viewpoint of the scholars (both Shia and Sunni scholars), because there was not any phone device at the time of the Prophet (SAWW), thus  rationally there couldn’t be any related hadith regarding it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-04T05:52:56.530" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T10:39:54.997" Title="Is it Haram to use the office's phone to talk with my family? (Shia &amp; Sunni view)" Tags="|halal-haram|shia-sunni|family|work|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17944" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-14T10:53:35.147" Score="1" ViewCount="7816" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have Shirt that contains a Cartoon picture, for better understanding &quot;Living Thing Picture&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I offer Salah in it ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If yes then it would be as normal as in simple dress? or will be consider as Makrooh or any thing else? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if I dont have any other option but to left the salah, instead of offer in that shirt ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answer with Reference will be appreciated.&#xA;Jazak Allah &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8793" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T09:49:56.347" LastActivityDate="2021-04-17T14:27:59.917" Title="Is it permissible to offer salah in a shirt that contains pictures?" Tags="|halal-haram|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17945" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10944" CreationDate="2014-10-14T11:03:36.790" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Man can have up to 4 wives simultaneously at any given point in time regardless how many times he marries during his life span.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the matter was other way round, it'd have been a well known and much discussed issue as it'd have clearly contradicted with common sense (i.e., imagine a man left with no chance of marriage who had divorced two women and the other two wives passed away before him; that would have been a complete injustice towards that man).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For reference, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Umar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uthman_ibn_Affan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Uthman&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ali&lt;/a&gt; رضي الله عنهما all had more than 4 wives during their life time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2880" LastActivityDate="2014-10-14T11:03:36.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17944" CreationDate="2014-10-14T13:15:42.857" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not permissible to wear clothes having pictures of animate (camel etc.) on them. Salaat with such clothes will be Makrooh (reprehensible). Please refer to &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/903.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this Q&amp;amp;A from AskImam&lt;/a&gt;; a site that I personally consider quite authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;N.B.: I do not work for or have any affiliation with AskImam.com.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3234" LastActivityDate="2014-10-14T13:15:42.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17947" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17942" CreationDate="2014-10-14T13:29:35.350" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is important to understand that most law systems (including Islamic Law) target universal principles and not the modes and means. For example, murdering an innocent person is a crime in itself and is not dependent upon whether the killer used a sword or a gun. If we take your example, then gun was not there in Prophet (SAW)'s era; does this allow people to kill others with guns?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So given that you understand the point, using someone else expense to fulfill some of your needs without his/her consent is unlawful in the first place. If you haven't taken permission from your office management about personal use of the phone, then you are directly increasing office's expenditure (which someone will be paying, right?) through your personal use without their consent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have already done that, you should bring this into the knowledge of office management. They'll probably not mind it. If they do, you should offer them compensation (deduction from your salary or something else) by inspecting past phone bills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3234" LastActivityDate="2014-10-14T13:29:35.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17948" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17837" CreationDate="2014-10-14T15:08:04.003" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, it does depend which school you follow. In the Maliki madhhab, the mashur (famous) opinion is to look straight ahead. However, it is also permissible to keep the head level but lower the eyes (i.e. don't bow the head down, but do look down). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8800" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-01T20:03:46.513" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T20:03:46.513" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17949" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-14T16:35:13.563" Score="1" ViewCount="544" Body="&lt;p&gt;My husband's family forced my husband write divorce 3 times on a paper even though he didn't want to do it. He did not give me that paper, I was upstairs at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does that count as a divorce?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8801" LastEditorUserId="2880" LastEditDate="2014-10-16T11:28:58.703" LastActivityDate="2017-11-13T09:21:03.567" Title="Does involuntary writing divorce 3 times on a paper count?" Tags="|sharia|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17950" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-14T18:41:16.063" Score="4" ViewCount="35270" Body="&lt;p&gt;For long time I thought that taking a normal bath while passing water over the all body is accepted as a valid Ghusl. But I became doubtful last days after reading some informations on the Internet. So can you guys please tell me what are the required actions for a valid ghusl? If I am going to pray after a ghusl(a one without fellowing sunnah  by not doing some wudu-like actions) do I need to do wudu ? &#xA;Edit: clarified like question and sorry for my bad english&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3098" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-15T07:25:25.373" LastActivityDate="2020-02-01T13:11:02.673" Title="Is regular bath considered as a valid Ghusl?" Tags="|sharia|wudu|taharah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17952" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17968" CreationDate="2014-10-14T19:14:53.813" Score="2" ViewCount="58546" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard before that it is not a permissible act for men to keep their hair longs. It seems it is recommended to have short hair for men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: What is the ruling of having long hair for men?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, does Islam agree with men who have long hair?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-02T07:08:10.107" LastActivityDate="2021-08-22T07:27:22.580" Title="What is the ruling for men having long hair?" Tags="|sharia|hair|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17953" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17967" CreationDate="2014-10-14T22:04:22.593" Score="2" ViewCount="790" Body="&lt;p&gt;My friend wants to sell an iPhone to me. He claims he found it lost on a plane. My friend is non-Muslim and he used this phone for some time now he plans to sell it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am buying it from my friend with halal money, but since he is my friend, he told me the truth, that he actually found it 'lost' in a plane. He could choose to hide it, but since we are friends, he told me this fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it haram to buy the phone from him with money?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8803" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-21T21:40:57.280" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T21:40:57.280" Title="Is it haram to buy a iPhone someone found?" Tags="|halal-haram|theft|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17953" CreationDate="2014-10-15T05:26:55.750" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion do not buy it as your friend can return this mobile to the real person as the mobile phone will have contact numbers and sim in it, He did not try to return this, So it may also considered as theft.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider if your mobile lost somewhere and the person who found your mobile did not return to you saying he found it on the road I will not return it to you so what will you call that person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5339" LastActivityDate="2014-10-15T05:26:55.750" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17957" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-15T06:00:27.010" Score="6" ViewCount="2163" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikkum everyone!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just wanted to clarify the doubt that I have as what the title says. Not that I eagerly wanted to join the trip, but I've some official work to complete too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To make it more clear, our office colleagues are tripping out to one of our island which is under renovation. On the same island, I've some works to be completed by me. Also there is a mosque in the island, but I'm not sure the minimum number of people needed to pray friday prayers with jama'ath. So, I requested another day to visit for the work and said that I will not be joining.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the best advise when such instant occurs. Please help me to understand on this more with proofs/reference (if available).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3223" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-19T12:38:02.593" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T12:14:06.447" Title="Friday (Jummah) Prayers on a vacation trip" Tags="|sharia|salat|jumuah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-05-18T17:04:34.983" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17959" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-15T07:01:28.543" Score="1" ViewCount="1419" Body="&lt;p&gt;If anyone works in club as a waiter. He just serves and get payment of that. Regardless club earnings are haram like selling beers, gambling etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the one is getting payment for his services, is it matter that what’s the source of that  payment?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8793" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-09-19T09:38:03.613" LastActivityDate="2018-09-19T09:38:03.613" Title="Working in Club as a waiter is haram or halal?" Tags="|fiqh|work|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17961" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-15T09:59:19.273" Score="2" ViewCount="13146" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please let me know the neeyat for imam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During fard salat in company, one of us takes place of imam and leads the prayer. How should that person make neeyat for the prayer?  Is it any different than the regular neeyat one would make for praying alone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8811" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-31T00:17:24.253" LastActivityDate="2019-01-30T07:46:37.317" Title="Should the imam make a special intention for leading a fard prayer?" Tags="|salat|imam-al-jamaah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17964" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17961" CreationDate="2014-10-15T11:57:44.327" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aleikum Assalam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general There's no need to say any word as Niyat (intention). When you plan to do something that's is enough for Niyat (no need to say something).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please consider that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam&lt;/a&gt; (leader of prayer) should have qualification. Check those please.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8813" LastActivityDate="2014-10-15T11:57:44.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17959" CreationDate="2014-10-15T12:09:29.777" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam Aleikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, It's haraam to sell Haraam things. and what you earn from that is haraam too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, if you are sure (100%) that somebody gives you from haraam money. but if you are not sure and have doubt you should assume it's not harram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from harram things that may happen to him/her by working there, the money they give him/her is harram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Rumi in his book, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fihi_Ma_Fihi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fihi Ma Fihi&lt;/a&gt;, has a story about the effect of eating things from bad people and who they can effect good peoples)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8813" LastActivityDate="2014-10-15T12:09:29.777" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17966" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17957" CreationDate="2014-10-15T12:28:50.870" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The number of people required for al-jumu'ah (Friday prayer): &lt;strong&gt;There is no dispute among the scholars that a congregation is a necessary condition for the validity of al-jumu'ah (Friday prayer)&lt;/strong&gt;. This is based on the hadith of Tariq ibn shihab who reports that the prophet said: &amp;quot;Al-jumu'ah (Friday prayer) is an obligation upon every Muslim in the community.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However, the scholars do differ on how many people are required for al-jumu'ah (Friday prayer)&lt;/strong&gt;. There are fifteen different opinions on this question and they are mentioned by Imam Ibn Hajar in his book &amp;quot;Fath Al-bari&amp;quot; The strongest opinion is that salatul Jumu'ah (Friday prayer) is valid if there are two or more people present since the Prophet is reported to have said: &amp;quot;Two or more constitute a congregation.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ash-Shaukani says: &amp;quot;The other prayers are considered to be made in congregation if there are two people present. The same applies to jumu'ah salah (Friday prayer), unless there is a reason for it to be different. There is no evidence for show that (for the purpose of the congregation) its number should be larger than that for the other prayers. ' Abudul Haqq says: 'There is no confirmed hadith on the number of people needed for al-jumu'ah (Friday prayer). Similarly, &lt;strong&gt;Imam As-Sayuti holds: 'There is no confirmed hadith which states a particular number (for the jumu'ah salah (Friday prayer)).' &amp;quot;This is also the opinion of Imams At-Tabari, Dawud, an-Nakha'I, and Ibn hazm.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;salatul Jumu'ah (Friday prayer) is wājib. But a kind of wājib that you can choose to do or to do the alternative (which in this case is dhuhr salah).&lt;/strong&gt; But this is true as long as there are people to go and pray the salatul Jumu'ah. If there's not enough people, it's wājib to go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for more information about salatul Jumu'ah, please read the following links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam1.org/khutub/Rules_of_Friday_Prayer_1.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islam1.org/khutub/Rules_of_Friday_Prayer_1.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7726/why-is-jummah-important-jumuah-jummah-friday&quot;&gt;Why is Jummah Important? (Jumu&amp;#39;ah/ Jumma&amp;#39;h/ Friday)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumu%27ah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumu'ah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8813" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-10-15T12:28:50.870" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17967" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17953" CreationDate="2014-10-15T12:40:00.477" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No&lt;/strong&gt;, it's not right to buy that phone (that &lt;strong&gt;you know&lt;/strong&gt; is a lost phone).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you didn't know the truth it would have been OK to buy it, but now that you know it's 100% wrong to buy it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8813" LastEditorUserId="8813" LastEditDate="2016-02-09T06:43:33.200" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T06:43:33.200" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17968" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17952" CreationDate="2014-10-15T12:50:29.113" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;AFAIK, we don't have any hadith that says directly it's wrong to have long hairs, &lt;strong&gt;BUT&lt;/strong&gt; we have hadith that says to men,  don't make yourself like woman (don't shave your beard) and also don't make yourself like Kufaars (the reason some Muslim don't grow moustache, because at the time, Persian Empire men used to grow moustache).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If growing long hair is OK somewhere/sometime it's OK to grow long hair, as it was at the time of Prophet Muhammad and before and after that. But nowadays it's not usual for men to grow long hair and it's something that considered womanish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8813" LastEditorUserId="8813" LastEditDate="2021-08-22T07:27:22.580" LastActivityDate="2021-08-22T07:27:22.580" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17969" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-15T14:06:07.730" Score="3" ViewCount="6581" Body="&lt;p&gt;I begin praying in Mosque next Friday (InshaAllah).&#xA;I never did a prayer in a Mosque (except when i was very young i think) and i need some tips how i should act to not look like a lost person...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone tell me by steps what to do since entering the Mosque.How the prayer is done?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3098" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2016-04-21T10:53:58.720" LastActivityDate="2016-04-21T10:53:58.720" Title="How to act in Mosque in Friday Prayer?" Tags="|salat|wudu|jamaat|jumuah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17970" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17961" CreationDate="2014-10-15T14:37:25.567" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walykum Salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per the hadith of prophet SAW:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Book of Revelation&#xA;Bukhari :: Book 1 :: Volume 1 :: Hadith 1&#xA;Narrated ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard Allah’s Apostle saying, “The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration was for what he emigrated for.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also reported in Sahih Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in the light of this hadith your intention i.e. your act of thinking about offering prayer in heart, is actually your niyat, and you are not required to say that niyat words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/37841&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Islam QA&quot;&gt;Islam QA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8814" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-10-15T14:37:25.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17971" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-15T16:16:51.413" Score="3" ViewCount="971" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I am a non-believer or apostate from Islam, I suppose this sura applies to me:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2-7:  Allah has set a seal upon their hearts and upon their hearing,&#xA;  and over their vision is a veil. And for them is a great punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Allah (and not myself) is the one, according to this sura, responsible for my lack of belief, by sealing my emotion and senses necessary for believing (heart, hearing, and vision), why is it me who will be punished for it?  If God is omnipotent, why am I responsible for his interference into my disposition towards believing?  If he is omnipotent, there should be nothing in my power to be done about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3864" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-16T02:17:42.833" LastActivityDate="2015-05-26T19:05:50.340" Title="Why is there a great punishment for me if Allah has sealed my senses?" Tags="|tafseer|kuffar|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17972" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-15T16:54:37.450" Score="2" ViewCount="580" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that in Islam three divorce are given with the interval of a month. And of divorce in iddah if they change their mind they can get together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And girl get notice through court how does she know that she get three divorce or not?&#xA;If Islam give us right to give divorce in interval of a month then how is possible through court?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please explain through Quran.&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8816" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2022-01-15T23:37:44.010" LastActivityDate="2022-01-15T23:37:44.010" Title="How does triple talaq work in conjunction with court?" Tags="|talaq|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17977" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-15T18:41:07.370" Score="1" ViewCount="1446" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am aware that a wife can claim Mehr from her husband estate in case of his death but what about the case when she abandons the house herself, takes kids with her and leave her old in-laws stranded. She refuses to let in-laws meet their grand children. Will in this case she still can get Mehr? Is there a condition where she can loose all or part of her Mehr after her husband death because of her irresponsible behavior?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-29T21:14:02.190" LastActivityDate="2015-01-27T23:00:29.987" Title="Mehr in case of husband death and wife abandoning the house" Tags="|inheritance|mehr|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17969" CreationDate="2014-10-16T02:35:01.023" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Welcome back! Watch a few videos to familiarize yourself with the prayer (such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1oF8DG4BDg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;) and with the washing process to purify oneself for prayer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When you enter the masjid, keep your shoes aside in the racks provided for that purpose and head over to the prayer area. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If there is time before the sermon or before the prayer starts, offer two units of prayer as a greeting. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sit down and wait until the sermon or prayer begins. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Try to listen attentively as much as you can and don't talk to anyone during the sermon.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When the sermon finishes, it is time for prayer. Stand up and form rows along with everyone else.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Offer the prayer, and after you say the salam to your right and left, the prayer is over. You are free at this point to leave.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At any point, make sure not to walk in front of anyone who is praying. If they have a barrier between them and you, it's OK to walk across on the other side of the barrier.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ask the &lt;em&gt;imam&lt;/em&gt; or someone there who has knowledge of activities in the masjid whether there are any study circles you can join to learn the prayer, learn what is recited in the prayer, and learn Qur'an.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah SWT guide you on this journey!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-10-16T02:35:01.023" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17984" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8597" CreationDate="2014-10-16T08:43:08.387" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Touching urine or any kind of Najas doesn't invalidate wudu. According to the Hanafi Madhab Wudu invalidiates only in these cases:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1) Discharging urine or stool&#xA;(2) Discharge of gases;&#xA;(3) Flowing of blood or pus out of anything part of the body;&#xA;(4) Vomiting in mouthful;&#xA;(5) To sleep lying down or by resting the body against something;&#xA;(6) To faint due to some illness or by any other reason;&#xA;(7) Becoming insane or going mad.&#xA;(8) Laughing out loudly in Salah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;~Book of Hanafi Fuqh 'al Hidayah'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakumullah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8823" LastActivityDate="2014-10-16T08:43:08.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17402" CreationDate="2014-10-16T11:38:13.197" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some hadiths explained the sources of Imams knowledge in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.followislam.net/ar/books/ahlulbait/basaer-aldarajat/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Basair al Darajat book&lt;/a&gt; as follow: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مبلغ علمنا على ثلاثة وجوه: ماض و غابر و حادث. فاما الماض فمفسر و اما&#xA;  الغابر فمزبور و اما الحادث فقذف فى القلوب و نقر فى الاسماع و هو افضل&#xA;  علمنا و لا نبى بعد نبينا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;our knowlegde sources are three faces: first,what occurred.second,what&#xA;  is ocurring and third,what will occur.  first, [what ocurred] are&#xA;  teachings of the prophet which give us  down from [Ali Ibn&#xA;  Abi-talab].second [what is ocurring ]which are wriiten in[ fatima&#xA;  book(sahifeh)]. third [what will occur] throwing in our heart [elham&#xA;  ]or whispering in our ears  and this is our best knowlegde and there&#xA;  is no messenger after our holy prophet mohammad peace be upon him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First: the prophet taught Imam Ali his knowledge and called him as the Gate of his knowledge as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-milani.com/library/lib-pg.php?booid=19&amp;amp;mid=224&amp;amp;pgid=2472&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[following  hadiths]&lt;/a&gt;.this knowledge transferred to next Imams  :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;علمني رسول الله الف باب من العلم ، يفتح من كل باب الف باب&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Ali (s) said: “The Prophet, in his deathbed, whispered to me and&#xA;  taught me one thousand chapters of knowledge; each one of them&#xA;  contained one thousand chapters.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;قال رسول الله صلّى الله عليه وآله وسلّم: «أنا مدينة العلم وعلي بابها &#xA;    فمن أراد العلم فليأت الباب  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gate...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This knowledge transferred to next Imams also the Quran which collected by Imam Ali.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, interpretates to &lt;a href=&quot;http://askaralmahdi.com/Easm/q&amp;amp;a/mq9.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;moshaf of Fatima&lt;/a&gt; (which sent down by Gabriel about some matters and facts written by Imam Ali ) or community or Jafar books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third, imams know about everything when ask him by throwing or whispering at the end stated that these [throwing or whispering] are not only for messengers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-04-13T11:14:09.990" LastActivityDate="2015-04-13T11:14:09.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17969" CreationDate="2014-10-16T13:14:47.097" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is answer of your comment :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes in some Mosque there is a setup to keep your bag or jacket but in some Mosque there is not on that occasions I keep my bag or jacket beside back wall or side wall (not at the front wall case it hard to get after prayer). and most of Mosque I said prayer there is no place to wipe water of your face and hand so it is okay to have a handkerchief with you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At Friday prayer follow thing has done&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First Iman gave speech about any topic it. It usually start about half hour before jamat.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then Iman give you time to offer first 4 units of suna or in same Mosque they don't. If they don't give you time to offer 4 units suna then you have to do it in speech (It depend on Iman so you can confirm it from anyone about that).  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After that Imam will give you &lt;strong&gt;khutbah it is compulsory to lesson to it in Friday prayer&lt;/strong&gt; and you don't have permission to talk to anyone when imam is saying khutbah. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;when he will be finished the you for lines and start praying in jamat.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How prayer is done in jamat:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;prayer in jamat is lot like prayer in alone but you have to follow Iman instead of yourself.Imam will say &lt;code&gt;Allah o Akber&lt;/code&gt; multiple time and you have to follow it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;First Imam say takbeer(when he says &lt;code&gt;Allah o Akber&lt;/code&gt;) like in prayer alone you say takbeer raising you hand to your ear(but you have to do it after Imam cause you are follow it).  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Then it the same farz salat when he say &lt;code&gt;Allah o Akber&lt;/code&gt; again you bow and put your hand to knees.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;when he will say &lt;code&gt;Allah o Akber&lt;/code&gt; you stand straight. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;he will say &lt;code&gt;Allah o Akber&lt;/code&gt; again you will go to sajdah. Remember you have to perform two sadjah so he will say &lt;code&gt;Allah o Akber&lt;/code&gt; again you will get up from sajdah and then when he will say &lt;code&gt;Allah o Akber&lt;/code&gt; again you go into the sajdah again after that he will say &lt;code&gt;Allah o Akber&lt;/code&gt; you will stand up straight.(your one rakat is over)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Now you will follow these same steps again but in after sajdah you will sit and perform you ayat and end with salam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my advice for you is not to get nerves cause no one is looking at you. You are there to perform your prayer:D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastEditorUserId="5383" LastEditDate="2014-10-17T04:08:57.113" LastActivityDate="2014-10-17T04:08:57.113" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17990" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17950" CreationDate="2014-10-16T13:29:50.577" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Ghusl there are three compulsory things you have to perform to make it a proper Ghusl&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Add water in your nose (Like in wudu)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Add water in mouth (Like in wudu)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Passing water through your body.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you will perform these three things your bath will consider Ghusl (According to Imam Abu Hnifa ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there are main thing in Ghusl if you will do this your Ghusl will be fine. but the best way to do it is way of our Prophet (saw). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hadith:&lt;/strong&gt; Whenever Allah's Messenger (saw) took the bath of Janaba, he cleaned his hands and performed ablution like that for prayer and then took a bath and rubbed his hair, till he felt that the whole skin of the head had become wet, then he would pour water thrice and wash the rest of the body.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 272, 273&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and it is good habit to perform it everyday when you take shower. So you stay pak all the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastEditorUserId="5383" LastEditDate="2020-02-01T13:11:02.673" LastActivityDate="2020-02-01T13:11:02.673" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17992" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="17996" CreationDate="2014-10-16T16:07:25.947" Score="5" ViewCount="325" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found Du'a made by Khomayni (Shi'a) دعاء صنمي قريش asking Allah to take Khoulafaa (Omar, Othman, Abou Bakr) into the eternal hell. I also saw many Shi'a fatwas which say that العشرة المبشرين بالجنة are all in hell except for Ali ibn Abi Taleb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How many Shi'a agree with Khomayni? Can I be a Shi'a without believing that the three above are in hell, and in general all Sahaba apostate except 4 of them (كتاب سليم بن قيس صفحة162)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want an answer according to a Shi'ite perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8449" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-22T19:30:22.303" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T09:06:25.413" Title="Can I be Shi'a while still believing that Allah has blessed the khoulafaa (Omar, Othman, Abou Bakr)?" Tags="|shiism|sahaba|khilafah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17994" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5528" CreationDate="2014-10-16T19:26:41.437" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Question 1) is a general one and hopefully got sufficient reply. I will try to answer the others:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 2 &amp;amp; 3)&lt;/strong&gt; Yes, it is perfectly allowed to wear Jeans, T-Shirt and the like. Likewise, there is no problem in tucking your shirt into the pants, by default. The problem is when the pants are not loose enough to hide your 'awrah'. Now, the 'awrah' of the men essentially stretches from navel to the knees, but what is often overlooked by some people is the proper manner of concealing the 'awrah', which besides hiding these body parts with a cloth also include proper tailoring of the garment. That is, if the pants or trousers are so tight as to reveal what one should be concealing like the curves of thighs/buttocks or loose but sticking to the skin like an adhesive and thus outlining the inner structure. Eventually, some garments can be alright while you are standing but all revealing when you bend e.g. in Sujood. Therefore, all with the matter is relative to situations and a careful choice about one's dress is the way out. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 3)&lt;/strong&gt; Hopefully, it is for the above reason, it is desirable to wear a long shirt reaching near to the knees like a '&lt;em&gt;kurta&lt;/em&gt;' or 'milder' styles like long-tail 'plumber' shirt. In the same line, avoiding tucked-in shirts gives some degree of satisfaction to others, which for example in the Indian Subcontinent is also taken as a sign of humility. Cultural tendencies always tend to cast their influence. Hopefully, it is for the above reasons, scholars in the west too embrace this idea of greater modesty and prefer long &lt;em&gt;Jibba&lt;/em&gt; over short coat.&#xA;And as a matter of fact, in such cases where a general ruling is not possible, most of the people are left with misconceptions and exaggerated conclusions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I personally prefer a long shirt over a short or tucked-in, a Jeans&#xA;  over other material, and a knee-length over all. Finding the right&#xA;  pants almost always gives a tough time but it is worth it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8025" LastActivityDate="2014-10-16T19:26:41.437" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17995" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-16T19:38:41.427" Score="5" ViewCount="690" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if you are in doubt about what We have revealed to Our servant, then produce a chapter like these, and call your witnesses apart from God, if you are truthful.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  — Verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranx.com/2.23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:23&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamhouse.com/138063/en/en/articles/The_Challenge_of_the_Quran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;humans have failed to fulfill this challenge&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what qualities do the Surahs have that have prevented mankind from meeting this challenge?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2020-08-14T19:58:22.107" LastActivityDate="2023-06-17T00:33:14.103" Title="What qualities do the Surahs have that humans are not able to duplicate?" Tags="|quran|miracles|challenge-of-the-quran|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17992" CreationDate="2014-10-16T20:02:31.217" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the Shi'ite sects including the &lt;em&gt;Twelvers&lt;/em&gt;, which form majority of them, cannot resolve with the matter. But there are some minorities like Zaidiya who believe in the uprightness of the three Companions or at least do not curse them. Also there are those who call themselves as 'rational Shia' who seem to compromise with the hostility towards the Companions and adopt more liberal view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8025" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T10:53:12.267" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T10:53:12.267" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17998" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-17T04:55:51.003" Score="1" ViewCount="439" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that if someone doing something for the sake of Allah ONLY, one should not earn any worldly profit from it, while the otherwise statement as well. However, neither of them that I saw any foundation in reference of Quran or Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wonder, is it true that one permissible, is Halal, to earn profit from act that is to do for the sake of Allah or our deen (religion)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-04T06:04:38.303" LastActivityDate="2021-03-16T05:41:27.563" Title="Is profit from act for the sake of Allah or our deen halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|money|deeds|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18000" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17977" CreationDate="2014-10-17T08:38:59.353" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mehr is wife's personal property, her behaviour described in the question does not change her ownership over her personal belongings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may argue in front of the judge (qadhi?) about the inheritance the wife is supposed to get because of the death of her husband. However, inheritance is separate entity from mehr. That's,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mehr&lt;/strong&gt;: wife's personal property which was granted her by her husband at the time of marriage agreement.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inheritance&lt;/strong&gt;: portion of deceased husband's property given to wife.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wife could have offered (or asked) to return mehr (in part or full) if she divorced her husband by her will, but that was not the case according to your question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, mehr should be given in full&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt; to wife and  wife's behaviour towards her old in-laws does not affect her ownership over mehr which is her personal property.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt; Assuming that deceased had not given mehr before passing away and they (the wife and the deceased) had not agreed to waive the mehr later during their marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2880" LastActivityDate="2014-10-17T08:38:59.353" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18001" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18101" CreationDate="2014-10-17T09:09:15.337" Score="1" ViewCount="227" Body="&lt;p&gt;bahai or babi sects formed in an Islamic country (Iran).they follow Bahá’u’lláh and Ali mohammad shirazi or bab as their leader . Are they counted as branches of shiism?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-22T11:23:15.497" LastActivityDate="2021-07-21T09:59:34.377" Title="Are bahaism and babism counted as one of the branches of shiism?" Tags="|shiism|sects|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17977" CreationDate="2014-10-17T09:36:20.160" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The mehr has nothing to do with the in laws or other family members. The mehr is between the husband and wife only. It is what the wife gets from her husband it is her right and so her personal belonging.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2014-10-17T09:36:20.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18003" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18036" CreationDate="2014-10-17T09:48:16.603" Score="2" ViewCount="346" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shi'a Islam, what does &quot;&lt;strong&gt;الوسيله&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; in the following verse include? How can it be interpreted from the &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ اتَّقُواْ اللّهَ وَابْتَغُواْ إِلَيهِ&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;الْوَسِيلَةَ&lt;/strong&gt; وَجَاهِدُواْ فِي سَبِيلِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Believers, have fear of Allah and seek &lt;strong&gt;the means (&quot;الوسيله&quot;)&lt;/strong&gt; by which you come to&#xA;  Him. Struggle in His way in order that you are prosperous. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah&#xA;  Al-Maeda:35&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-01T20:07:29.547" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T20:07:29.547" Title="Interpretation of verse of &quot;وَابْتَغُواْ إِلَيهِ الْوَسِيلَةَ &quot;?" Tags="|tafseer|shiism|definitions|surat-al-maidah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16866" CreationDate="2014-10-17T10:09:49.117" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, your question doesn't make sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, you have to say the Shahadah all the time anyways. Everyday you should remember who your creator is. For example when you wake up and you are washing your face you should recite the Shahadah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thirdly, how can you leave Islam unknowingly? To be a Muslim you should believe in the Shahadah from the heart. Just because you have committed a major sin does not mean you are not Muslim anymore. You should repent and ask for forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-22T14:20:21.407" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T14:20:21.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13266" CreationDate="2014-10-17T13:15:25.820" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my humble opinion there are two answers to your question. Firstly it is the combination of two Arabic words Al- and Ilah which is when joined, becomes Allah. Secondly it is specifically for the Lord of Heavens and it has not been derived from anything. However, this name is not included in 99 names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8695" LastActivityDate="2014-10-17T13:15:25.820" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18009" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16943" CreationDate="2014-10-17T14:53:53.720" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Don't wait for any one else. Just recite &quot;Aozu Billahi main-shaytanir-rajeem&quot;. Pray regularly, recite Quran and try to understand it and act upon it. Further try to read the life and Sayings of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and request Almighty for His Blessings and Mercies. Insha Allah the difference will be resolved if Almighty wills. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8695" LastActivityDate="2014-10-17T14:53:53.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18012" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23079" CreationDate="2014-10-17T16:53:04.553" Score="2" ViewCount="4257" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is mentioned in the Holy Qur'an (72: 1-2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, [O Muhammad], &quot;It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Qur'an. It guides to the right course, and we have believed in it. And we will never associate with our Lord anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The incident of a group of Jinns being amazed by the recitation of the Qur'an. But does this mean that the Holy Qur'an was revealed for them too? If so how is it guaranteed that they come to know of it? And what about the Angels? Do they need the Holy Qur'an?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5233" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-02-28T05:21:48.480" LastActivityDate="2022-03-23T06:55:20.340" Title="Is the Holy Quran for the humans only or for the Jinns and Angels too?" Tags="|quran|jinn|malaikah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18012" CreationDate="2014-10-17T19:59:04.273" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes,Quran is For humans and Jinns Only,and that because Allah leave us the freedom of choice, while the Angels have no this freedom ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah said in Quraan :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;سنفرغ لكم ايها الثقلان &quot;(&lt;strong&gt;Surat Ar-Raĥmān,verse 31&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;We will attend to you, O prominent beings&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and prominent mean humans and Jinns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8836" LastEditorUserId="4161" LastEditDate="2014-10-19T06:57:42.707" LastActivityDate="2014-10-19T06:57:42.707" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18018" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18001" CreationDate="2014-10-18T02:09:11.813" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Bahai Faith is clearly a religion, not a sect or school of thought within Islam. This is what the Bahais themselves say, and is generally recognized by objective sources such as books on comparative religions and in the statistics of the &lt;em&gt;World Christian Encyclopedia&lt;/em&gt; (which is about all religions, not just Christianity) and adherents.com. Recently the Minister of religious affairs in Indonesia was asked this question, by another government department, and he replied that the Bahais are not a &quot;current&quot; (school of thought) in any other religion, they are a religious community in their own right. See &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sensday.wordpress.com/2014/09/19/indonesias-religious-affairs-minister-clarifies-his-stance-on-recognizing-the-bahai-faith/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://sensday.wordpress.com/2014/09/19/indonesias-religious-affairs-minister-clarifies-his-stance-on-recognizing-the-bahai-faith/&lt;/a&gt; (or the short URL :&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;http://wp.me/pNMoJ-27p&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://wp.me/pNMoJ-27p&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8838" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-19T05:37:04.797" LastActivityDate="2015-12-19T05:37:04.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18019" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18047" CreationDate="2014-10-18T05:40:53.527" Score="3" ViewCount="60" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to know that if I can keep nonstop voluntary fasts for a certain time for any good purpose. Can anyone please explain in detail?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8779" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-02T00:53:59.257" LastActivityDate="2017-01-02T00:55:14.747" Title="Can I perform a nonstop voluntary fast for a certain time?" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18022" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5636" CreationDate="2014-10-18T07:40:59.793" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please go to this link &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicstudies.info/literature/halal-haram/halal-haram.php?id=16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamicstudies.info/literature/halal-haram/halal-haram.php?id=16&lt;/a&gt; . According to the writer, Singing and Music are permitted as long as it doesn't make you indifferent about your religious obligations and certain conditions are met.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, go to this link &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.inter-islam.org/Prohibitions/Mansy_music.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.inter-islam.org/Prohibitions/Mansy_music.htm&lt;/a&gt; . It cites Music and Singing as Haraam in any cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith where the Prophet (SAW) cits stringed instruments in line with fornication and drinking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm still searching for the right answer as this seems a very controversial issue as there is no direct verse against stringed instruments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best. May He guide us to the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adnan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8841" LastActivityDate="2014-10-18T07:40:59.793" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18026" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18042" CreationDate="2014-10-18T08:53:56.100" Score="1" ViewCount="2105" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is motivated by a comment by the user @Ali &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/256/do-ghosts-exists-according-to-quran-or-islam?rq=1&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; that says that &lt;em&gt;ruh&lt;/em&gt; is a spirit that God gave Adam and every human from birth, while &lt;em&gt;nafs&lt;/em&gt; is the soul.&#xA;I am interested to know if this distinction is clearly observed in Islamic sources, and if yes, more information regarding the distinction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5233" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-10-23T18:27:20.507" Title="Is there a distinction between ruh and nafs/nafas in Islam?" Tags="|theology|soul|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2019-09-20T11:28:22.343" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17998" CreationDate="2014-10-18T23:25:50.193" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is not true, when you do something halal you get rewarded for it, either you get money from it or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if you die while working or going to work because you have a family and you want to assure them food and world benefits, then you will be conidered as a shahid (killed for the sake of Allah). Working is jihad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you refuse a job that contains haram, like working in a bank. Then you get rewarded for your choice, and everyday you have difficulties because of this job is rewarding for your patience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you do something for free or for a cheap amount, then the money you could have earned from your activity will be considered as Sadaka. But also if you sell goods to help muslims live a better life, choosing that goods in the intention to bring benefits to muslims will be rewarded, even if you make money from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't forget everything is free at the basis: vegetables and food grow for free, the land is given to us by God for free. What you pay is only the time people spent to make things: a farmer spends time with his sheeps, and that's why you pay for meat (even if the sheep was eating free stuff from the ground). When you buy a car, you pay people who took the free metal fromt the ground , that metal that God made available for us for free. you pay the engeneers for the time they spent to design the car, you pay for the people who designed the machines that make the car. but at the end you only pay poeple for their time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So using your time for halal activities is a source of rewarding, even if you get payed for it, since you listened to God's orders and didn't follow the haram path&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6766" LastActivityDate="2014-10-18T23:25:50.193" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18034" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-19T04:14:07.267" Score="4" ViewCount="3711" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narated By Al-Abbas ibn AbdulMuttalib : I was sitting in al-Batha with&#xA;  a company among whom the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) was sitting, when a&#xA;  cloud passed above them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) looked at it and said: What do you call&#xA;  this? They said: Sahab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said: And muzn? They said: And muzn. He said: And anan? They said:&#xA;  And anan. AbuDawud said: I am not quite confident about the word anan.&#xA;  He asked: Do you know the distance between Heaven and Earth? They&#xA;  replied: We do not know. He then said: The &lt;strong&gt;distance between them is&#xA;  seventy-one, seventy-two, or seventy-three years&lt;/strong&gt;. The heaven which is&#xA;  above it is at a similar distance (going on till he counted seven&#xA;  heavens). Above the seventh heaven there is a sea, the distance&#xA;  between whose surface and bottom is like that between one heaven and&#xA;  the next. Above that there are eight mountain goats the distance&#xA;  between whose hoofs and haunches is like the distance between one&#xA;  heaven and the next. Then Allah, the Blessed and the Exalted, is above&#xA;  that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abu Dawud Book 035, Hadith Number 4705&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith mention something call years distance. How does one measure years distance?&#xA;Is it the distance a camel travels in year?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-07T01:59:00.737" LastActivityDate="2021-02-12T11:23:32.117" Title="How is years distance measured?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|calculate|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18035" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-19T07:02:22.287" Score="1" ViewCount="328" Body="&lt;p&gt;If impurities like urine, feces, blood and other impure things fall on the pages of many books, will those books be usable or forever rendered unusable? For example, can one pray salah after reading those books?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8833" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-24T23:36:50.047" LastActivityDate="2017-11-23T12:03:32.113" Title="Can books be used if they are touched by impure things? And how?" Tags="|sharia|taharah|books|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18003" CreationDate="2014-10-19T08:39:33.650" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The basic meaning of the word waseelah is a path that brings one near to something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah commands His believing slaves to fear Him (taqwa). When this word is accompanied by mention of obedience, it means refraining from haram things.&#xA;It says that Seeking nearness to Allah is done through Obedience and leaving the sins. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that Allah says, &quot;And seek the means of approach to Him&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is meant by waseelah here is drawing close to Allah by obeying His commands and avoiding that which He has forbidden, in accordance with the teachings brought by Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).(&lt;strong&gt;mofradat,page561&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So while the word waseelah is a path that brings one near to Allah, It includes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Obedience of Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;avoiding sins&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;jihad for Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sincerity (Ikhlas)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Prayer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;zakat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;fast&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;hajj&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;visiting relatives(sele rahem)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;alms&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;goodness&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Quran&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Imams and Ahlul Bayt&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Specially Ahadith interpret waseelah to Imams. The Prophet (PBUH) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;الائمة من ولد الحسین(ع) من اطاعهم فقد اطاع اللّه و من عصاهم فقد عصى&#xA;  اللّه هم العروة الوثقى و هم الوسیلة الى اللّه تعالى&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imams are the children of Imam Hussein (A.S.) which who obey&#xA;  them, obeyed Allah; And who disobey them, disobeyed Allah. They are the&#xA;  most trustworthy handhold And they are waseelah for nearness to&#xA;  Allah.(&lt;strong&gt;Nour Alsaghalain,volume 1,page 624&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Interpretation of Ali ibn Ibrahim,he interprets this verse as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;تقرّبوا الیه بالامام&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Seek Approach to Allah by Imams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in &lt;strong&gt;hadith saqlain&lt;/strong&gt; narrated that adherence to Quran and Ahlul Bayt is a waseelah to nearness to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-02T05:04:35.143" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T05:04:35.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18003" CreationDate="2014-10-19T09:20:45.510" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As it is obvious in the apparent meaning of the word “the means or (الوسیله)”, it means the Means which can convey us to Allah (closer), in fact it approaches us to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But about the Tafseer or interpretation of the word “الوسیله” (the means), I found the related issue in the site below which is in Farsi. I hope it could be profitable for you if you know Farsi (Since its illustration is relatively complete. It consists of some famous Tafseers (of Shia) among Tafseer-al-Mizan and Tafseer-Nemueh. So, it has shown in the source of the text (below).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Of course as briefly speaking, there has termed several items for the meaning or tafseer(interpretation) of Waseelah, but it seems that (according to Shia) the main meaning could be related to Prophet(s) and Imams as the Waseelahs who can help us approach Allah.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tadabbor.org/default.aspx?page=tadabbor&amp;amp;SOID=5&amp;amp;AYID=35&amp;amp;TPIV=T2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.tadabbor.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T04:59:39.587" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T04:59:39.587" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17949" CreationDate="2014-10-19T10:25:17.453" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some items as the conditions of divorce (Talaq) which ought to be observed. One of the mentioned items is that the man should do it optionally (not by force…). Actually according to the issue above, **it won’t be a correct divorce, because some people forced him to divorce. **&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, we can see the opinion of Grand Ayatollah Sistani (as a Shia Marja’ al-Taqlid) that mentioned the issue above that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The man should divorce optionally (as an optional choice), otherwise&#xA;it is not a valid divorce. (Question 2516 of Ayatollah Sistani …)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence I assume that you'd better &amp;quot;don't worry&amp;quot;, so it isn't any matter even he has written it three times on the paper, Since he has not done this act optionally, so it won't be an actual divorce. (Thanks God)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/persian/book/50/118/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.sistani.org/persian/book/50/118/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-11-13T09:21:03.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11269" CreationDate="2014-10-19T10:55:51.067" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally, you can recite the Surah Fatiha (only) in the third and fourth Rek’a (instead of Tasbihat al-Arba’a). (it doesn’t make any difference if you are in Salat-al-Jama’a or not). Hence you shall not recite another Surah … (in accordance with the ruling of Shia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to the ruling of Imam Khomeini:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a person who says prayer, he/she can recite Surah al-Fatiha instead&#xA;  of Tasihat al ara’a, but the point is that he ought to recite it&#xA;  slowly (with the low voice) and it is Ehtiat-al-Wajib that he does not&#xA;  recite the Bismillah-al-Rahmane-Rahim loudly (in the 3th and 4th&#xA;  Rek’a)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;توضیح المسائل(المحشی للإمام الخمینی)  ج‏1ص 555   مسأله 1005&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Tozih-Al-Masael (Al-Mahshi Lel Imam Khomein) Vol.1, Pg.555 M1005)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in accordance with the mentioned issue, we can figure out that you ought not to recite another Surah after Surah Al Fatiha …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/question/questionview/11073&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.hawzah.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-03T09:02:59.430" LastActivityDate="2017-12-03T09:02:59.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11186" CreationDate="2014-10-19T11:43:44.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It would be a valid Wudhu if you cannot pick it up (you cannot remove your wig). Hence you can Mash on it.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;( in accordance with the ruling of Grand Ayatollah Hadawi Tehrani as a Marja’ al Taqlid of Shia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I recommend you to read the site blow which consists of more detailed info. Regarding the mentioned issue. (Of course I could not find it in English), Anyhow, I hope at least you could find your matter in one of these three languages)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa21348&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa21348&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa21348&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa21348&lt;/a&gt; (in Farsi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/tr/archive/question/fa21348&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/tr/archive/question/fa21348&lt;/a&gt; (in Turkish)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastActivityDate="2014-10-19T11:43:44.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18041" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18035" CreationDate="2014-10-19T12:16:07.663" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It won’t be a problem if you use them (read them), but I reckon the significant point is that you solely ought to pay attention there must not be any touch between the things which are Najis (unclean) and your body (if your body is wet). In fact, for instance if you intend to read one of those Najis books, you should care not to touch your hand with that. Of course, as I mentioned before, the point is that your hand ought not to be wet, since it would transmit the Nijasat from the book to your hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;You can read the following sites which could be related with your problem.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/jurisprudence-made-easy-ayatullah-ali-sistani/dialogue-najis-things&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/jurisprudence-made-easy-ayatullah-ali-sistani/dialogue-najis-things&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/jurisprudence-made-easy-ayatullah-ali-sistani/dialogue-ritual-purity-taharah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/jurisprudence-made-easy-ayatullah-ali-sistani/dialogue-ritual-purity-taharah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-23T12:03:32.113" LastActivityDate="2017-11-23T12:03:32.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18026" CreationDate="2014-10-19T12:17:07.313" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two distinct words “nafs” and “rooh”, which are both translated as “soul” in English. The word rooh is the same as the English word for soul. Nafs, however, is slightly different. The word nafs is defined as “a feature of the soul. This feature continuously directs people to committing sin.”★ The desire to commit evil acts, such as lying and cheating, is therefore a result of the nafs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a person follows the demands of his/her nafs, it grows stronger and demands more. Fighting against its wishes and worshiping more often, on the other hand, weakens the nafs and diminishes its impact on the person’s life. That being said, nafs can also be used to define “the self” as a whole instead of only the evil portion of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;★&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sorularlaislamiyet.com/article/17096/nefs-nefis-nedir-nerededir-ve-ozellikleri-nelerdir-anlamadigim-sey-nefsimiz-biz-miyiz-yani-nefis-insan-mi-bu-nefse-karsi-ne-yapmaliyiz.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sorularlaislamiyet.com/article/17096/nefs-nefis-nedir-nerededir-ve-ozellikleri-nelerdir-anlamadigim-sey-nefsimiz-biz-miyiz-yani-nefis-insan-mi-bu-nefse-karsi-ne-yapmaliyiz.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: my &lt;a href=&quot;https://zehrarisalet.wordpress.com/2014/10/17/first-word-part-1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4083" LastEditorUserId="4083" LastEditDate="2014-10-20T10:04:48.873" LastActivityDate="2014-10-20T10:04:48.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18043" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17961" CreationDate="2014-10-19T12:28:04.340" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;assalamualaikum, you don't have to say it in words it can be in the heart. But if you say it you would say your making the intention of such fard salah facing allah and for his sake and you are the imam if you are the imam and it does not have to be said in Arabic it can be said in English or the best language you know or it can be from the heart. I hope allah guides us all and gives you the tawfiq and us the twfiq too to understand his deen fully. And he grants us jannatul firdaus for trying to learn his words or trying to talk to allah because salah is like you talking to allah and it's like your time with allah. So may allah accept our intentions of any good deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is probably a lot of mistakes or my English might be a bit poor because I'm 15 and don't really concentrate in school. Some people that are older they won't listen to advice of youngers I don't really know why. Maybe because they are young they think the youngers have less knowledge.  jazakumullah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8851" LastEditorDisplayName="user27014" LastEditDate="2019-01-30T07:46:37.317" LastActivityDate="2019-01-30T07:46:37.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11659" CreationDate="2014-10-19T12:35:40.983" Score="2" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;            In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be honest, I don’t know what its precise phrase is, but as far as I can remember, (according to Shia Islam) &lt;strong&gt;it is not Wajib to recite the exact phrase of the Salah. Actually, it could be sufficient if you know what you are saying prayer for. I mean it is enough if you know about the kind of your prayer, and it is not Wajib to say the exact phrase …&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since for example whenever you go to say prayer (e.g. Salah of  Fajr), accordingly you know what your intention is and in fact you know what you are doing and what you are praying for, the significant point is reciting the various parts of the prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, I reckon that as it is obvious from its name Niah, it is related to the intention, not reciting.&#xA;Anyhow, in accordance with the mentioned issue, I assume it is sufficient for you just to mention the phrase of “2 Rakat Sunnah Umrah Namaz”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Hopefully my info. be profitable for you somewhat)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-07T07:31:46.470" LastActivityDate="2018-01-07T07:31:46.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18047" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18019" CreationDate="2014-10-19T12:44:52.230" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, you can fast voluntarily because the Prophet s.a.w fasted on Mondays and Thursdays. So you can do the same as well. Or sometimes when people feel that their sexual desires have risen, then they fast because it lowers them. The prophet s.a.w said for those who cannot marry to keep a fast.  This is just part of the hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8851" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-02T00:55:14.747" LastActivityDate="2017-01-02T00:55:14.747" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10831" CreationDate="2014-10-19T13:04:15.493" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The main meaning of the word Sawab(thawab) in origin is referral and recurrence.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The significant point is that the word Thawab has repeated 13 times in the holy Quran, and seemingly all of them have the same meaning, actually their meanings are: the reward of good deeds&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To see the complete matter regarding the meaning of thawa, you can refer to the following references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.porseshkadeh.com/Question/38898/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.porseshkadeh.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20130930195931/http://www.encyclopaediaislamica.com/madkhal2.php?sid=4283&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.encyclopaediaislamica.com&lt;/a&gt; (Wayback archived link)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2023-01-30T09:00:43.437" LastActivityDate="2023-01-30T09:00:43.437" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18055" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5912" CreationDate="2014-10-19T19:02:04.253" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In fact Muhammad said that the Kaaba will be destroyed and that it was a sign of the last days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;AbduAllah ibn Amr said I heard the Prophet  صلى الله عليه وسلم say: &quot; Zul-Suwayqatayn from Al-Habasha ( Abyssinia or Ethiopia) will destroy the Ka'ba and steal its treasure and Kiswah (cover).&quot; (Musnad Ahmad) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8855" LastActivityDate="2014-10-19T19:02:04.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18057" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17415" CreationDate="2014-10-19T20:42:50.367" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you mentioned in your question ,verses and hadiths which prohibits usury ..&#xA;After I asked a Sheikh, he told me to try as much as possible to stay away from usury, and do all what you can to do so.&#xA;I would like to&#xA; remind you of Prophet Muhammad's speech peace be upon him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;whoever leaves something for Allah's sake , Allah will reward him with a better thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And remember what the Allah said in Quraan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out,And will provide for him from where he does not expect. And whoever relies upon Allah - then He is sufficient for him. Indeed, Allah will accomplish His purpose. Allah has already set for everything a [decreed] extent. (Surat Aţ-Ţalāq)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8836" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-10-20T15:12:37.780" LastActivityDate="2014-10-20T15:12:37.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18060" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-20T01:09:18.160" Score="2" ViewCount="7070" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a recently converted Muslim. I usually read the ingredients on everything I pick up, especially that in which contains jelly texture and frosting. Previously I got sick and was worried that I had bad breath so I picked out some breathe mints without reading the ingredients. After eating a second piece (it was Altoids) I started readying the ingredients and threw the mints away as soon as I read gelatin. I am afraid I have sinned. Even though I did not know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What steps should I take to ask Allah for forgiveness? Should I throw up the mints right away, prepare wadu, and pray? Or should I just ask Allah to forgive me with a dua?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8860" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-10-25T11:02:39.513" LastActivityDate="2014-10-25T11:02:39.513" Title="I ate gelatin without knowing, what do I do?" Tags="|sharia|pork|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18061" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-20T01:14:48.093" Score="10" ViewCount="4660" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am an American who recently converted. But I only know English and I have a Qur'an that is English only. I have memorized most of the everyday sayings in Arabic. But I was wondering if I have to learn Arabic to be perceived as a true Muslim to Allah, instead of a hypocrite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should I just memorize enough Arabic to learn the Qur'an or can I still pray and read the Qur'an in English and that be okay?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8860" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-12T10:07:32.073" LastActivityDate="2021-05-09T18:23:36.963" Title="Do I need to learn Arabic to become a practicing Muslim?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|arabic|muslim-practices|english|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18060" CreationDate="2014-10-20T04:31:28.627" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of &lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nothing on you brother. Allah Exalted is He and high above said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. &quot;Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Surat Al-Baqarah (The Cow) 2:286&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ِAnd Prophet Muhammed Peace Be Upon Him said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1321240&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; &quot;Allah has forgiven my nation for mistakes and forgetfulness, and what they are forced to do.&quot;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So nothing on you, except you have to wash your mouth and hands from it because it is impure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8760" LastActivityDate="2014-10-20T04:31:28.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18063" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18061" CreationDate="2014-10-20T05:40:23.057" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of &lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to congratulate you on entering Islam, and I ask &lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt; Exalted is He and high above to make you and us steadfast on his right path.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should know that many of the companions of the Prophet &lt;em&gt;Muhammed&lt;/em&gt; Peace be Upon Him, were non-arabic speakers may Allah be pleased with thim all.&#xA;Also some scholars of Islam where non-Arabic like: &lt;em&gt;Al-bukhari&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So I may rephrase your sentence regarding learning Arabic to be a true Muslim to :&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Arabic makes you understand Islam better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt; Exalted is He and High Above sent Qur'an down to us in &lt;em&gt;Arabic&lt;/em&gt; as stated in many verses of Qur'an, like :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/12/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an that you might understand.&lt;/em&gt;   &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   Surat Yūsuf (Joseph) 12:2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in another Verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/39/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;An Arabic Quran, without any crookedness (therein) in order that they may avoid all evil which Allah has ordered them to avoid, fear Him and keep their duty to Him&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    Surat Az-Zumar (The Troops)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you have to learn and memorize some Qur'an chapters in Arabic.&#xA;The most important chapter to memorize it in arabic is  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Surat Al-Fātiĥah (The Opener)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;,because Prophet &lt;em&gt;Muhammed&lt;/em&gt; Peace be Upon Him said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Whoever does not recite Al-Fatiha in his prayer, his prayer is invalid.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that you can memorize any other chapter( start with &lt;em&gt;Surat Al-'Ikhlāş (The Sincerity)&lt;/em&gt; it is short).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also you should know that ِ&lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt; made Qur'an Easy to understand as stated in this Verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/54/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;And We have indeed made the Quran easy to understand and remember, then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Surat Al-Qamar (The Moon)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask &lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt; to help you and aid you to success in your life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8760" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T05:48:04.047" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T05:48:04.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18065" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-20T11:22:00.447" Score="2" ViewCount="933" Body="&lt;p&gt;A brother and I want to get married.  Yet, my parents (who are not Muslim) are worried I have not found the right man.  There have been a number of divorces in the family.  However, I want to show them we can make it as a couple.  I was wanting to do a trial marriage, (in which you're married but not technically married) for two years before the official ceremony to show them that we will and can work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it haram to have a trial marriage in Islam even if it is to ease a parents' worries?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8862" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-12T04:35:13.213" LastActivityDate="2017-08-12T04:35:13.213" Title="Is it haram to have a trial marriage in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18069" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-20T17:02:33.797" Score="6" ViewCount="1167" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Civil Engineering student and I read somewhere in my Urban Planning course that there is a hadees that &lt;em&gt;&quot;When the population of a city exceeds beyond a limit,then new city should be created, otherwise many socio-economical problems might develop&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it really a hadees? Can you please verify this hadees and give its reference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8865" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-10-25T10:10:22.917" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T10:39:39.870" Title="Is the hadees in regards city population exceeding its limit authenticate?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18065" CreationDate="2014-10-20T23:51:11.000" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, a person is either single or married. There is no other (middle) state. &#xA;A single person becomes married as soon as marriage agreement (&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/nikah&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;nikah&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;nikah&lt;/a&gt;) is done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After establishing Nikah, you may delay the ceremony as long as you want. Ceremony itself is not part of marriage agreement. However, it's best that you let your direct families, close relatives and people around you know that you have established marriage contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suggest that you check with local Masjid (mosque) to get information about minimum requirements for establishing Nikah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2880" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-26T08:46:40.393" LastActivityDate="2014-10-26T08:46:40.393" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18077" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16352" CreationDate="2014-10-21T06:42:03.567" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shi'a Islam, the Prophet (SAWW) did not specify the exact date of Laylatul-Qadr (night of decree), but there is a narration from the Prophet (s) which could be related with your question, so it has narrated that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A person told Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) my house is far from Medina,,&#xA;  tell me the Laylatul-Qadr, the Prophet (SAWW) responded: come on 23th.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;«وَ فِی رِوَایَةِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُکَیْرٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ&#xA;  أَحَدِهِمَا(ع) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اللَّیَالِی الَّتِی یُسْتَحَبُّ&#xA;  فِیهَا الْغُسْلُ فِی شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ لَیْلَةُ تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ&#xA;  وَ لَیْلَةُ إِحْدَى وَ عِشْرِینَ وَ لَیْلَةُ ثَلَاثٍ وَ عِشْرِینَ وَ&#xA;  قَالَ لَیْلَةُ ثَلَاثٍ وَ عِشْرِینَ هِیَ لَیْلَةُ الْجُهَنِیِّ وَ&#xA;  حَدِیثُهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص إِنَّ مَنْزِلِی نَاءٍ عَنِ&#xA;  الْمَدِینَةِ فَمُرْنِی بِلَیْلَةٍ أَدْخُلُ فِیهَا فَأَمَرَهُ&#xA;  بِلَیْلَةِ ثَلَاثٍ وَ عِشْرِینَ»؛ من لا یحضره الفقیه، ج 2، ص 160 –&#xA;  161.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Man La Yahzarah al Faqih Vol.2, Pages 160-161)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In accordance with the majority of the Shia scholars view (according to some traditions), the night of decree or Laylatul-Qadr is probably one of the following days of Ramadan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;19th, 21st, 23rd .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Aboo Ja’far Muhammad ebn Ali-al-Baqir (a.s.) is quoted in Bihar al-Anwar and Da’aim al-Islam as mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The 17th night of the month of Ramadhan is when the 2 parties met,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and the 19th is at the time that the lists of the pilgrims is written&#xA;  down,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and the 21st is at the time that successors to the Prophets passed&#xA;  away and Jesus Christ (as) was raised to heaven and Moses (as) passed&#xA;  away,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;whereas the 23rd is hoped to be Lailatul-Qadr.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/fast-month-ramadhan-philosophy-and-ahkam-yasin-t-al-jibouri/which-night-lailatul-qadr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread7366.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.askdin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa34864&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T14:51:21.913" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T14:51:21.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18078" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17227" CreationDate="2014-10-21T09:34:40.160" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found a text in the site www.mahdi313.ir which could be profitable for you. In accordance with its Tafseer, &lt;strong&gt;the meaning of مولی  could be a Qiblah, or a direction, which is related to a leader or Imam (as the right direction)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course I found some sites in Farsi which are related to your question, (if you know Farsi), you can see them. They are as shown in below (as sources).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mahdi313.ir/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1368:----148--&amp;amp;catid=66:1389-10-11-11-02-58&amp;amp;Itemid=88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.mahdi313.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.porseshkadeh.com/Question/13529/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.porseshkadeh.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yasmedia.ir/1391/11/23/gharaati-tafsire-soore-baghare31-aye-148-rahhaye-be-sooye-hagh.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.yasmedia.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-26T07:16:17.590" LastActivityDate="2016-07-26T07:16:17.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17677" CreationDate="2014-10-21T10:32:34.197" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kawthar means Kasir-al-khair (plenty of weal or abundant good).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It consists of some other meanings such as pool or river of Kawthar, intercession (Shifa'a), wisdom (Hikmah), science (Elm), plenty of descendant, and plenty of progeny (Zoriah) which could be related to Hazrat Fatimah (s.a.) according to the view of Shia, as the progeny(Zorriah) of the Prophet (SAWW).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further info. regarding Kawthar, you can refer to the site below (Source).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note: this site is in Arabic and Urdu)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa1068&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net (Arabic)&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/ur/archive/question/fa1068&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Urdu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-11T10:41:32.560" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T10:41:32.560" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18082" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16999" CreationDate="2014-10-21T11:06:17.633" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In order to elucidate the issue, you ought to pay attention that marriage reception or  Walimah (banquet ) is not a Wajib (mandatory) act, haply this is solely a Mustahab (recommended) deed as a Sunnah act. Hence you ought not to see it as a mandatory act.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the whole, the definition of Walimah is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A party which consists of at least ten people. (Mahmud Abdul Rahman,&#xA;  Mo’jam al Mostalahat)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(محمود عبد الرحمان‏، معجم المصطلحات و الألفاظ الفقهیة، ج ‏3، ص 504.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: to see more matter regarding Walimah, you can refer to the source below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa16371&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-30T16:00:16.260" LastActivityDate="2017-12-30T16:00:16.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16595" CreationDate="2014-10-21T11:19:36.617" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Islam, you cannot do more than the disadvantage which the second person caused …. (apparently)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I assume it is better to mention that according to the holy Quran, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;: «ادْفَعْ بِالَّتی‏ هِیَ أَحْسَنُ» &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fend (repel) the hardness(badness) by goodness&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course seemingly according to Islam, (in the mentioned issue if someone hits you), you should get &lt;em&gt;Diah&lt;/em&gt;(atonement or الدیه) of his hitting instead of hitting him back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you'd better do not hit him back, since it would increase the argument ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking at the narration below could be profitable for you. It has narrated from Imam Sajjad (a.s.) as the fourth Imam of Shia Islam that he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Not only goodness by goodness, haply answer the badness by goodness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Accordingly, isn’t it better to forgive people and answer their badness by the goodness?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zeytun.ir/showthread.php?tid=1964&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;zeytun.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://samtekhoda.tv3.ir/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1013:910919&amp;amp;catid=34:hosseini&amp;amp;Itemid=300&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;samtekhoda.tv3.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-05T07:43:39.600" LastActivityDate="2016-07-05T07:43:39.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18084" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-21T11:20:06.730" Score="3" ViewCount="4504" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was given advice by my friend to divorce my wife and he was not clear to me or explained me the procedure and I was angry and in doubt about doing it but he and my brother pushed me. So I did and  he asked me to SMS my wife that I am giving you talaaq and she got the first message and didn't get the other two. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But my wife told me a day later that she was not clean, that she was having her menses and after a few days my friends told me that I am divorcd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I will like to know where does my marriage stand in this case because if she didn't get the message and secondly she was not clean at the time when she received the message?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8876" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-10-25T10:59:52.527" LastActivityDate="2015-02-23T06:39:30.980" Title="Is the divorce via SMS valid, if at the time of divorce the wife was having her menses and she only got one of the three divorce messages?" Tags="|talaq|menses|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18085" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-21T13:13:22.887" Score="2" ViewCount="2380" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a correct way to perform dua after salaah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been told that, if you do not mention the prophet of Islam in your dua's, your dua does not get accepted apparently. I'm Not sure if this is true or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question basically is, is there a structured way to offer a dua with certain outlined dua's which should be recited after salaah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am looking for the Sunni &amp;gt; Hanafi &amp;gt; Deobandi view point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="19726" LastEditDate="2020-09-27T04:47:32.947" LastActivityDate="2023-12-28T18:07:36.060" Title="Is there a correct way to do dua after salaah? (Sunni, Hanafi, Deobandi viewpoint)" Tags="|sunni|dua|hanafi|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18086" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-21T13:22:28.793" Score="1" ViewCount="519" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas: We were in the funeral procession of the daughter of&#xA;  Allah's Apostle and Allah's Apostle was sitting near the grave and I&#xA;  saw his eyes full of tears. He said, &quot;Is there anyone amongst you who&#xA;  did not have &lt;strong&gt;sexual relations with his wife last night?&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; Abu Talha&#xA;  replied in the affirmative. And so Allah's Apostle told him to get&#xA;  down in her grave and he got down in her grave and buried her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Buckari BooK of funerals number 426&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is an action of previous night matter while burying someone?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-10-25T10:35:14.760" LastActivityDate="2017-06-04T06:16:13.883" Title="Funeral procession of the daughter of Allah's Apostle - hadith explanation" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|sahih-bukhari|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18087" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18089" CreationDate="2014-10-21T13:27:03.033" Score="2" ViewCount="176" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Jabir: A man was buried along with my father and I did not&#xA;  like it till I took him (i.e. my father) out and buried him in a&#xA;  separate grave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Buckari Book of Funerals number 435&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who's father this hadith talking about . Is it Allahs apostals or Narrator Jabir's ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-21T14:51:52.177" LastActivityDate="2021-09-13T14:59:26.080" Title="Sahih Buckari Book of Funerals number 435 hadith explanation" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18089" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18087" CreationDate="2014-10-21T15:14:48.743" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Arabic, there is no indication that Jabir is quoting anyone; the &amp;quot;my father&amp;quot; in this case is apparently referring to Jabir's father (i.e. the Ansar Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Haram) who died during the battle of Uhud.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other hadiths on the subject which provide more detail.  One example (which is also &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1351&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;narrated through Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;) is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Jabir: When the time of the Battle of Uhud approached, my&#xA;father called me at night and said, &amp;quot;I think that I will be the first&#xA;amongst the companions of the Prophet to be martyred. I do not&#xA;leave anyone after me dearer to me than you, except Allah's Messenger's&#xA;soul and I owe some debt and you should repay it and treat your&#xA;sisters favorably (nicely and politely).&amp;quot; So in the morning &lt;strong&gt;he was the&#xA;first to be martyred and was buried along with another (martyr). I did&#xA;not like to leave him with the other (martyr) so I took him out of the&#xA;grave&lt;/strong&gt; after six months of his burial and he was in the same condition&#xA;as he was on the day of burial, except a slight change near his ear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, the Arabic doesn't indicate that he is quoting anybody, so there's no reason to believe that this is referring to anybody but Jabir's own father, and especially not the father of the prophet who by the time of Uhud had been dead for over fifty years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-13T14:59:26.080" LastActivityDate="2021-09-13T14:59:26.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18091" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18085" CreationDate="2014-10-21T19:53:46.663" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah-Hirrahman-ir-Raheem&#xA;First of you can make Dua whenever, you want. But among the most favored Dua Times is after farad (Obligatory) Salah. You should start with Darood on the prophet and then you should pray for His Blessings. The best are the Duas from Quran. Secondly from Hadith and thridly from sahaba and others. You can request for His Blessings and Mercies in every language. Almighty is always near His slave. May Almighty give us strength to follow our Prophet (SAW) . Amen  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8695" LastActivityDate="2014-10-21T19:53:46.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18099" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-22T09:36:26.303" Score="1" ViewCount="691" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that (according to Shia) it has been narrated from Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s) that he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Solaiman bin Dawood (a.s.) is the last prophet who enters the heaven&#xA;  (Jannah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Initially do Sunni have any hadith regarding this matter?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Secondly if so, I wonder what the reason is that he will enter the&#xA;Jannah as the last prophet?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Sunni view)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-04T07:15:21.817" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:11:05.993" Title="Why Solaiman bin Dawud(a.s.) is the last prophet who enters the heaven? (Sunni view)" Tags="|jannah|prophet-sulayman|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18100" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-22T09:47:02.010" Score="1" ViewCount="1380" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that it has been narrated from Imam Jafar Sadiq (peace be upon him) as the sixth Imam of Shia Islam that he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Solaiman bin Dawood (a.s.) is the last prophet who enters the heaven&#xA;  (Jannah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I wonder what the reason is that he will enter the heaven as the last prophet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-01-12T11:17:46.420" LastActivityDate="2023-09-19T07:36:31.227" Title="Why Solaiman bin Dawud (a.s.) is the last prophet who enters the heaven?" Tags="|jannah|prophet-sulayman|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18001" CreationDate="2014-10-22T11:16:33.870" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The sect of Bahaism is a sect of Babism sect. actually this is a sect which has its own beliefs. As far as I know, it is not counted as a real branch of Shiism.&lt;/strong&gt; To see the complete text regarding Bahaism and Babism you can see the site below. (note: I found the valid site below which consists of the mentioned matter in Arabic, Urdu, and Farsi, I hope it could be helpful and profitable for you (if you know one of the mentioned languages)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa1483&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/ur/archive/question/fa1483&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Urdu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa1483&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Persian (Farsi)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://montazeran.ir/makatebe-enherafi/bahaeeyat/154-1387-12-19-19-06-27.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;and http://montazeran.ir&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the other hand, (briefly speaking),&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;colonizing countries had a strong effects on supporting and survival and even the appearance of Bahaism.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To see more matter regarding the issue  above and also concerning the appearance of them, refer to the links below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bankmaghaleh.blogfa.com/post-11.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;bankmaghaleh.blogfa.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bahairesearch.org/en/node/3313&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.bahairesearch.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bahairesearch.org/en/content/establishment&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.bahairesearch.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2021-07-21T09:59:34.377" LastActivityDate="2021-07-21T09:59:34.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18102" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-22T12:52:24.003" Score="2" ViewCount="26874" Body="&lt;p&gt;In school I can't pray dhuhr and sometimes asr prayer also because I stay back late so what should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm afraid it's not acceptable to pray these prayers late all the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My school is run by a Christian lady and all teachers are either Christian, Hindu, etc., but most of the students are Muslim. Mind you I live in a Muslim country, UAE.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes I get off school at 2:30 which leaves me just enough time for asr.  But sometimes I come home at 6:00 due to my extra subjects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8885" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-30T03:48:12.890" LastActivityDate="2016-11-30T03:48:12.890" Title="What should I do being unable to pray at school?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|school|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17827" CreationDate="2014-10-22T13:27:05.780" Score="-1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                    In the name of Allah&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is a hadith (tradition) from the apostle of Allah (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) that he said to Abuzar Qafari :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There were four Arab prophets between your prophets, Hood, Saleh,&#xA;  Sheith and your prophet &quot;the messenger of Allah (SAWW)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Bahar Al Anwar, Volume 74th)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, it is likewise discussed that the answer would be depended upon the interpretation of Arab race. Since, its number would be changed if:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We deem Arabs to the children of Hazrat-Ismael (and after him ...)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We deem Arabs to Sam as the son of Hazrat-Noah (and after him ...)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/Question/View/63530/%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%87-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%AF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.hawzah.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mashreghnews.ir/fa/news/203611/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.mashreghnews.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-10-04T06:56:44.293" LastActivityDate="2016-10-04T06:56:44.293" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17637" CreationDate="2014-10-22T13:44:01.897" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The realization of the issue is related to yourselves. It likewise related to the puberty premature and vice versa. In fact we can say that it depend upon the age of the puberty and it could have a straight relation between the age of the puberty of the child and the age of Tamiz. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence we cannot say a specific number (age).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course for instance we can say that a boy who is 11, then he could be Momayez (Tamiz). On the whole, as I mentioned above, there is not any precise number for it, but usually you can recognize from the apparent and the behaviour of the children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askquran.ir/thread378.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.askquran.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-12T12:44:46.543" LastActivityDate="2016-08-12T12:44:46.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18105" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-22T15:19:31.490" Score="3" ViewCount="1610" Body="&lt;p&gt;Will children who die, go to the Jannah (heaven) or they'll go to another place? &#xA;I have heard that children won't go to the heaven which Mo'menin will go (I mean the children who die before the age of puberty). In truth, they will go to another place which is not as fantastic as Jannah, but on the whole that is a good place and actually that is a better than this world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My question is that firstly “is it a fact that they go to another&#xA;place&quot;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Secondly if so, where is that place and what is its name?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: I am looking for authentic hadith(s) regarding this matter)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-12T15:58:15.510" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T10:25:51.400" Title="Will children who die, go to heaven or they'll go to another place?" Tags="|jannah|children|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16212" CreationDate="2014-10-22T15:56:28.267" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I searched somewhat, but unfortunately I couldn’t find its reference. Accidentally I myself have heard this Fatwa as well. But I don't know where its reference is. In my opinion, there must be a reason that you cannot find the references of such questions and it could be related to the shamefulness of these Fatwas(rulings).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually the tellers or narrators of these kind of fatawas don't like to make public this shamefulness fatwa(s) (ruling(s)), since it could be a negative advertisement for them and would show their rudeness to the people of the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although they will spread it between their followers to reach their profits, but logically they prevent from spreading of this shamefulness ruling in medias.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, note that: there should be such Fatwas which make them doing such attacks (suicide attacks often between Shias...), otherwise nobody will doing suicide attack without any goal ... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meanwhile, the comment of User5072 can be helpful as he said: this is fitwa of noah el ghazi (نوح القاضی). – user5072 Jul 14 '14 at 9:35&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: I don't mean that this is 100% impossible for you to find its source.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-28T16:34:37.453" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T16:34:37.453" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18107" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22959" CreationDate="2014-10-22T16:01:40.267" Score="3" ViewCount="177" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that children won't go to the heaven which Mo'menin (believers) will go (I mean the children who die before the age of puberty). In truth, they will go to another place which is not as fantastic as Jannah (heaven), but on the whole that is a good place and actually that is a better than this world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My initial question is, is it a fact that they go to another place?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Secondly, if so, where is that place and what is its name?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: I am looking for authentic tradition(s) regarding this matter from Shi'a view)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-12T12:44:11.247" LastActivityDate="2016-08-27T06:43:14.217" Title="Are the heaven of the children (who die) the same as the main Jannah who Momenin go? (Shia view)" Tags="|shiism|islamic-basis|jannah|children|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18069" CreationDate="2014-10-22T17:18:15.720" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not sure about the authenticity of this hadees or the source of this hadees. However, Allama Iqbal during his Europe studies trip, when he met the Italian dictator Mussolini, Allama narrated this hadees and Mussolini struck the table with hand (Sorry I don't know the English equivalent of &quot;mukka&quot;) and said &quot; This is the exact solution.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://khudi.pk/iqbals-encounter-with-mussolini/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://khudi.pk/iqbals-encounter-with-mussolini/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8695" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-12T10:39:39.870" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T10:39:39.870" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13220" CreationDate="2014-10-22T17:33:24.257" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I searched somewhat, but to be honest I assume the response of your question is relatively long, So I reckon it is not feasible to reply to this question completely. anyhow I found two sites below (reference) which have illustrated it as a detailed response. Look at them please. (Note: unfortunately these are two Farsi sites, hopefully you could read Farsi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;but if I want to mention it briefly, I can classify them in four main classes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the messenger of Allah (pbuh) was not follower of any religion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He was the follower of Christianity&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He was the follower of the religion of Ibrahim (s)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He was the follower of his religion from first (Islam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To see the detailed issues (about each one), you can refer to the&#xA;reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20130917192919/http://www.hawzah.net:80/fa/magazine/magart/89/3379/15545&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.hawzah.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pasokhgoo.ir/node/3865&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.pasokhgoo.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2023-03-08T07:54:46.693" LastActivityDate="2023-03-08T07:54:46.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18102" CreationDate="2014-10-22T18:32:30.583" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, dear brother!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I'm really glad to hear that you turned to the deen.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is very important that you are not just skipping this problem but you are thinking how to solve it. May Allah grant you ease and the best solution and grant all muslims the best solutions also.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I will start with next hadith. Sa’d bin Abu Waqqas, said:“&lt;em&gt;I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, which people are most severely tested?’ He said: ‘The Prophets, then the next best and the next best. A person is tested according to his religious commitment. If he is steadfast in his religious commitment, he will be tested more severely, and if he is frail in his religious commitment, his test will be according to his commitment. Trials will continue to afflict a person until they leave him walking on the earth with no sin on him.’&lt;/em&gt;” (Sunan Ibn Majah 4023)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;So be happy with difficulties that Allah puts in your life (and don't forget to smile).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I'm a muslim from Russia. When I was at school I faced the same problem, but conditions were really worse. My elder brother and me were the only practicing muslims in school. All teachers were non-muslims (christians or atheists).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In fact we solved this problem with the help of Allah as follows. We just went to one teacher with whom we had good relations and asked her to give us some space in her classroom. She understood us and gave us this space for prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In university my friend and I are praying just in special places where nobody can see us. Once I was praying in front of people, but only one old lady was really unsatisfied. Others were just watching.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;So in my opinion try to estimate situation firstly. If your classmates are muslims don't worry and pray in front of them, probably it will be good dawah for them. If you are not sure try to ask some teacher for special place in classroom. I'm not thinking that it will be hard in UAE.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Finally, ask Allah and He will help you. Ask Him for persistence, sabr and everything. Don't fear people, fear Allah. May Allah will help you. Ameen.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8887" LastActivityDate="2014-10-22T18:32:30.583" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18112" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-22T18:53:32.987" Score="2" ViewCount="372" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am aware that it is Haram to be clean-shaven and Muslim men ought not to shave their beard completely, but I'd like to know if it is Haram to shave the beard like &quot;professorial beard&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean a kind of beard which as far as I know, this is famous as professorial beard. At least this is famous in my country (Iran) with this name. It consists a kind of the beard that you keep the beards which are around the mouth (relatively similar to a circle) and then shave the rest of the beards. Actually is it counted as the bread or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T00:14:29.980" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T00:14:29.980" Title="What is the ruling on having a &quot;professorial&quot; beard?" Tags="|halal-haram|men|beard|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18099" CreationDate="2014-10-22T21:35:54.537" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hadith - like the one below - that says Prophet Solaiman (عليه السلام) is the last prophet to enter Heaven (الجنة) or that he enters Heaven 40 years after other prophets aren't correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;رواه الطبراني في معجميه الكبير والأوسط: حدثنا علي بن سعيد الرازي حدثنا إبراهيم بن هارون بن المغيرة الرازي حدثنا أبي حدثنا عمرو بن أبي قيس عن شعيب بن خالد عن الزهري عن عبد الرحمن بن غنم قال: استعمل عمر بن الخطاب على الشام معاذ بن جبل فكتب إليه أن اعط الناس أعطياتهم واغز بهم، فبينا هو يعطي الناس وذلك في آخر النهار جاء رجل من أهل الرستاق فقال: يا معاذ مر لي بعطائي فإني رجل من أهل الرستاق من مكان كذا وكذا، فلعلي آوي إلى أهلي قبل الليل قال: لا والله لا أعطيك حتى أعطي هؤلاء ـ يعني أهل المدينة ـ سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: الأنبياء كلهم يدخلون الجنة قبل سليمان بن داود بأربعين عاما، وإن فقراء المسلمين يدخلون الجنة قبل أغنيائهم بأربعين عاما، وإن صالح العبيد يدخلون الجنة قبل الآخرين بأربعين عاما، وإن أهل المدن يدخلون الجنة قبل أهل الرستاق بأربعين عاما؛ بفضل المدائن والجماعات والجمعات وحلق الذكر، وإذا كان بلاء خصوا به دونهم.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;قال الطبراني: لم يرو هذا الحديث عن الزهري إلا شعيب ولا رواه عن شعيب إلا عمرو ولا رواه عن عمرو إلا هارون، ولا يروى عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/134422&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference (Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following verses are enough to witness that Prophet Solaiman isn't less rank than other prophets (عليهم السلام).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَوَهَبْنَا لِدَاوُودَ سُلَيْمَانَ ۚ نِعْمَ الْعَبْدُ ۖ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌ (30) إِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْعَشِيِّ الصَّافِنَاتُ الْجِيَادُ (31) فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَحْبَبْتُ حُبَّ الْخَيْرِ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّي حَتَّىٰ تَوَارَتْ بِالْحِجَابِ (32) رُدُّوهَا عَلَيَّ ۖ فَطَفِقَ مَسْحًا بِالسُّوقِ وَالْأَعْنَاقِ (33) وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا سُلَيْمَانَ وَأَلْقَيْنَا عَلَىٰ كُرْسِيِّهِ جَسَدًا ثُمَّ أَنَابَ (34) قَالَ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَهَبْ لِي مُلْكًا لَّا يَنبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ مِّن بَعْدِي ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْوَهَّابُ (35) فَسَخَّرْنَا لَهُ الرِّيحَ تَجْرِي بِأَمْرِهِ رُخَاءً حَيْثُ أَصَابَ (36) وَالشَّيَاطِينَ كُلَّ بَنَّاءٍ وَغَوَّاصٍ (37) وَآخَرِينَ مُقَرَّنِينَ فِي الْأَصْفَادِ (38) هَٰذَا عَطَاؤُنَا فَامْنُنْ أَوْ أَمْسِكْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ (39) &lt;strong&gt;وَإِنَّ لَهُ عِندَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَآبٍ&lt;/strong&gt; (40&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.ksu.edu.sa/translations/english/455.html?a=4010&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Saad سورة ص&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2198" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-25T07:11:05.993" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:11:05.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18118" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-23T07:48:20.560" Score="4" ViewCount="584" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do Sins always seem attractive, like its far easy to tell lie but not truth. because some time truth hurts people.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's difficult to say prayer but easy to watch movie.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A person even try to walk on Path of ALLAH, But he find more hurdles than a person who is not on right path. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Still we say &quot;Islam is deen-e-Fitrat&quot; (Religion of nature). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the definition of Nature then ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I try to be on right path, but cant do. Why? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8793" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-29T12:50:33.037" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T11:58:52.307" Title="Why do sins always seem delicious and attractive?" Tags="|practical-islam|sin|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18125" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-23T19:14:29.870" Score="2" ViewCount="1368" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can I work as a software developer for a company which sells beef and lamb meat? This company doesn't sell pork, but their meat is not slaughtered in an Islamic way. They also sell pet food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My role would be designing software for their logistic head office.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8897" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-19T17:01:53.753" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T17:01:53.753" Title="Is working as a software developer for a meat supplier permissible?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|meat|software|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18112" CreationDate="2014-10-24T06:01:30.190" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This not called beard which you mention in your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beard is called beard when you do not clean hairs on your face at certain limits. This means beard on your face is started from ears till your chin and it also goes down to neck (not full neck but a half which is proper), this does not count the area of right and left side of your nose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The beard length is also defined which is &quot;You can grow it till you can hold it in your hand and not grater then that&quot; If a person from 40 steps away say &quot;oh you have beard&quot; then it's called beard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regards,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8900" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-16T12:30:32.840" LastActivityDate="2016-04-16T12:30:32.840" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18102" CreationDate="2014-10-24T07:08:30.227" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Praying is the first pillar of Islam and because of this there are some relaxation in it. &#xA;Islam does not force anyone but teach them in very nice manner to do the Islamic things.&#xA;In different Islamic sects the time is different but that difference is must like 10 to 15 minutes except Jumma pray which is almost 30 min.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have given full details for praying, when it's time start and when it's time end. You can adjust your praying time in the light of below details and it will still be considered &quot;right&quot; and performed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Praying 5 times in a day: There are 5 times in day when you have to pray to Allah and this is mandatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fajar, 2 rakat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zuhar (Duhar), 4 rakat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Asar, 4 rakat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Magrib, 3 rakat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Isha'a), 4 rakat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These does not include any nafal, sunnat etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;==============&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Sunni Sect&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;==============&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fajar: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fajr daily prayer must be offered (with loud recitation of the quran) &#xA;  is from the beginning of dawn to sunrise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zuhar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time begins:&lt;/strong&gt; when Sun has exactly halfway between sunrise and sunset&#xA;  (This is when the sun is at the highest point in the sky)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time ends:&lt;/strong&gt; At the time when the Asr prayer begins (afternoon prayer)&#xA;  Maliki school: if someone prays zuhr 30 minutes before sunset, he is&#xA;  considered to have prayed the prayer &quot;on time&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time begins:&lt;/strong&gt; The Maliki, Shafi`i, and Hanbali schools say it is at&#xA;  the time when the length of any object's shadow equals the length of &#xA;  the object itself plus the length of that object's shadow at noon.&#xA;  Hanafi school: it begins when the length of any object's&#xA;  shadow is twice the length of the object plus the length of that&#xA;  object's shadow at noon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time ends:&lt;/strong&gt; Once the sun has completely set below the horizon. However,&#xA;  it is frowned upon (and sinful in the Maliki school) to delay the&#xA;  prayer without a legitimate excuse to the point of the day in which&#xA;  the sun turns a pale red or orange color as it begins to set, though&#xA;  it would still be considered to have been prayed on time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maghrib:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time begins:&lt;/strong&gt; When the sun has completely set beneath the horizon;&#xA;  immediately after the Asr prayer period ends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time Ends:&lt;/strong&gt; Maliki and Shafi'i schools of law, the prescribed prayer time ends as soon as&#xA;  enough time for a person to purify him/herself and pray has passed.&#xA;  After that, according to the Maliki school, the Period of Necessity&#xA;  lasts until a little before dawn, i.e., the beginning of Fajr prayer.&#xA;  Most other scholarly opinions hold that the time for Maghrib prayer&#xA;  ends when the time for Isha'a salat begins. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Isha'a:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time begins:&lt;/strong&gt; According to the Hanafi school, Isha begins when &#xA;  complete darkness has arrived and the white twilight in the sky has&#xA;  disappeared. &#xA;  Maliki and Shafi'i schools, the time begins when the red thread has&#xA;  disappeared from the sky. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time ends:&lt;/strong&gt; At the beginning of dawn when the time for Fajr prayer &#xA;  begins. However, it is frowned upon to delay the prayer without a&#xA;  legitimate excuse past the first 1/3 of the night (&quot;night&quot; in Islamic&#xA;  law means the time between the entrance of the Maghrib prayer and the&#xA;  entrance of the Fajr prayer). According to an opinion in the Maliki&#xA;  school, the prohibition is from delaying the prayer beyond 1/2 the&#xA;  night, rather than just 1/3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;==============&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Shia Sect&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;==============&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fajar: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Start&lt;/strong&gt; Fajr daily prayer starting time is beginning of dawn till you see the&#xA;  whitnes of morning (which is called Saher). &#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;End&lt;/strong&gt; Once Sun rays are visible you cannot pray it and after that you have to pray it as Qaza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zuhar (Duhar): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Start&lt;/strong&gt; When Sun has exactly halfway between sunrise and sunset&#xA;  (This is when the sun is at the highest point in the sky)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;End&lt;/strong&gt; When Sun is down, not fully but the redness is visible in sky (i don't know what&#xA;  its name in English)  After that you have to pray it as Qaza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asar: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Start&lt;/strong&gt; You can pray it right after reciting Zuhar &#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;End&lt;/strong&gt; When Sun is down, not fully but the redness is visible in sky. After that you have to pray it as&#xA;  Qaza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maghrib: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Start&lt;/strong&gt; You can pray it once Sun is fully down and the redness in sky is no&#xA;  more visible &#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;End&lt;/strong&gt; You can still pray till mid night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Isha'a: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Start&lt;/strong&gt; You can pray it right after you recite Maghrib &#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;End&lt;/strong&gt; You can still pray till mid night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Shia sect Zuhr can be followed by Asr once the midday prayer has been recited and sufficient time has passed, and Maghrib can be followed by Isha'a once the evening prayer has been recited and sufficient time has passed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Despite the relatively long period in which valid prayers can be recited, it is considered important to recite the prayer as soon as the time begins. But if you have difficulties to offer pray then you can delay it until you can offer it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8900" LastActivityDate="2014-10-24T07:08:30.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18133" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18069" CreationDate="2014-10-24T07:17:20.497" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't remember the full Hades but &quot;a new big cities will be build is in it&quot;, as for the &quot;socio-economical problems&quot; i did not read it anywhere.&#xA;To be noted that this Hades is for end of times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8900" LastActivityDate="2014-10-24T07:17:20.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18134" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-24T09:36:43.133" Score="2" ViewCount="955" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is almighty and all knowing, he knows about our hopes and wishes and about our destiny, he knows what's best - so surely dua can't be about influencing him or making him change his mind. &#xA;But then what is dua all about?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8901" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T00:26:29.307" Title="What's the true purpose of dua?" Tags="|allah|dua|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18138" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-24T10:52:59.080" Score="9" ViewCount="25518" Body="&lt;p&gt;In what ways does Allah communicate with us? If we have a problem, for example, and we ask Allah to provide a solution to our problems, but we can't think of any, how does Allah communicate with us?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would it be through dreams, or would the solution come into our hearts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8677" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T09:54:20.973" LastActivityDate="2021-02-25T02:42:23.907" Title="In what ways does Allah communicate with us?" Tags="|allah|dua|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="225" CreationDate="2014-10-24T13:54:12.937" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/50-60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Maaidah aayat 50 to 60&lt;/a&gt;, there it is clearly written that if we make non-Muslim friends then there would be the probability to follow or become like them. So, I think that we can associate obviously as Islam means peace but to make our imaan firm we have to avoid making any relations with them.  Obviously we will talk or associate with them like each and every person of the world but with a limit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is my view and realization according to the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case marriage is different. If a Muslim gets married to a non-Muslim while that non-Muslim converted to Islam, then that is great. That Muslim will be especially rewarded for it, as Allah is raahmanuRaahim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8906" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-27T21:00:45.600" LastActivityDate="2014-10-27T21:00:45.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18146" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-24T18:29:04.293" Score="5" ViewCount="1522" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is &lt;em&gt;Zina&lt;/em&gt; only used for illicit relations between a man and a woman or is it also used to refer to sexual relations between two men?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8413" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T10:46:36.880" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T10:46:36.880" Title="Is &quot;zina&quot; also used to describe homosexual relations?" Tags="|homosexuality|zina|terminology|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18118" CreationDate="2014-10-24T19:05:36.343" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, dear brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All praises is due to Allah (SWT) blessing and salutations upon Muhammad (PBUH) and all his companions, his family members and his entire household.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I'm not a Muslim scholar, so some of my statements can be untrue&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Firstly I want to quote first 10 Ayats (verses) to the certainty of resurrection].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But man desires to continue in sin.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He asks, &quot;When is the Day of Resurrection?&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;So when vision is dazzled&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And the moon darkens&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And the sun and the moon are joined,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Man will say on that Day, &quot;Where is the [place of] escape?&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Why sins are so attractive? Because it is a work of Shaytan and he is trying his best. It is one of the reasons why Allah sent guidance to us. It is the Quran and Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH). And Allah sent prophets to all nations before Muhammad (PBUH) to guide them on a true path.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If lying and not praying is easy for you then something wrong with your Iman. For instance when some Muslims trying to lie even in small things, their tongues can't move. May Allah protect all of us from lying, may Allah grant us ease and goodness.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shaytan is whispering to you that prayer is so hard. But through the prayer you are building your link with Allah Almighty. What is better: to have a strong link with your Maker or having a girlfriend or good relation with your boss? A man is a complete fool if he is trying to make good link with his boss in this finite life but not trying to develop a link with his Boss in hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Last point about hardness. Hardness is good for you! When you are starting forgetting about Allah He puts some hardness in your life for you to remind Him, to be grateful. So be grateful and keep in mind 214 Ayat from Surat Al-Baqarah:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;214&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Or do you think that you will enter Paradise while such [trial] has not yet come to you as came to those who passed on before you? They were touched by poverty and hardship and were shaken until [even their] messenger and those who believed with him said,&quot;When is the help of Allah ?&quot; Unquestionably, the help of Allah is near.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8887" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-05T11:58:52.307" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T11:58:52.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18149" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17971" CreationDate="2014-10-24T19:24:04.880" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to your logic and understanding of this ayat nobody can accept Islam but it is fairly untrue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact Allah is the Most Merciful and He gives you one chance after another so if you are ignoring them your heart become more and more harsh. After some time it may be sealed. But is this unfair? I don't think so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8887" LastActivityDate="2014-10-24T19:24:04.880" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18146" CreationDate="2014-10-24T23:10:01.667" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The term Prophet Loot used was &lt;strong&gt;Fahisha&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَلُوطًا إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ أَتَأْتُونَ الْفَاحِشَةَ مَا سَبَقَكُم بِهَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِّنَ الْعَالَمِينَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And Lot when he said to his people, &quot;Do you commit such immorality [faahishat] as no one has preceded you with from among the worlds?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah al-Araf 7:80&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It matters on what context you use the term.  If it's used generally, then includes all perverted acts and zina falls under it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you mention zina and fahisha separately, it applies to other acts that aren't actual sex.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-10-24T23:10:01.667" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18159" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-25T15:12:15.533" Score="-3" ViewCount="286" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering on which day of the week Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) performed his only Hajj?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8920" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-08T03:44:50.010" LastActivityDate="2018-08-06T12:28:36.280" Title="On which day of the week Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) performed his only Hajj?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|hajj|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18165" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-26T02:40:32.693" Score="10" ViewCount="33928" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's say a Muslim wants to touch, pet, and play with a cute dog. They intend to purify themselves afterwards, even if they have to do it several times a day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people say this is haram because it is a sin to &lt;em&gt;purposely&lt;/em&gt; touch something impure, much more play with it. Some people even go so far as to &lt;a href=&quot;http://time.com/3533236/malaysia-islam-muslim-dogs-canines-religion-syed-azmi-alhabshi/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;propose killing people who encourage others to touch dogs&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that this has nothing to do with owning dogs, just touching and playing with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it is forbidden to touch and play with dogs on purpose?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T15:22:08.053" LastActivityDate="2017-09-10T16:57:39.123" Title="Is it haram to purposely touch a dog?" Tags="|halal-haram|taharah|najis|dogs|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18167" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-26T06:50:20.710" Score="2" ViewCount="494" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you can see, there are some logos (slogans) of the word Allah (and other Allah's names) on many things such as flags. For instance there is a slogan of it on the flag of Islamic Republic of Iran. I wonder if it is Halal if we touch it without Wudhu (ablution)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-11T15:05:43.477" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T12:30:50.897" Title="What is the ruling of touching the logos (slogan) of Allah's names? (Like on the flags)" Tags="|sharia|allah|wudu|asma-ul-husna|touching|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18168" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-26T06:52:02.170" Score="2" ViewCount="142" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you can see, there are some logos (slogans) of the word Allah on many things such as flags. For instance there is a slogan of it on the flag of Islamic republic of Iran. I wonder if it is Halal if we touch it without Wudhu (the ablution which is before the prayer or for doing some Mustahab (recommended) acts))?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: I am looking for Shia view&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-01T12:55:13.993" LastActivityDate="2016-09-01T12:55:13.993" Title="What is the ruling of touching the logos (slogan) which have Allah's names? (Shia view)" Tags="|sharia|shiism|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10675" CreationDate="2014-10-26T07:34:17.863" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is feasible for the marriage to be done far from each other but I am not sure regarding the mentioned matter which you asked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Initially seemingly this is possible to use the lawyer (proxy) for talaq (divorce). Secondly I have heard that this is possible solely for men that without being present … but I am not certain regarding the mentioned matter. So, you’d better to see the following links and hopefully you find your answer there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa8230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa29299&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hamvatansalam.com/print46464.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.hamvatansalam.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2021-12-13T23:40:01.440" LastActivityDate="2021-12-13T23:40:01.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18118" CreationDate="2014-10-26T07:54:54.430" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a very significant question which you inquired. Of course, the point is that it is not too easy to reply to your question briefly. But briefly I can tell you that Satan (Shaitan) is the main reason that make such thoughts in our mind. In fact we can say that he the means for us that Allah can test us by this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, you can read the text below (according to: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1052&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;) which shows three ways which Satan enters...:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The beautification of ugly deeds: By making ugly actions appear beautiful, Satan effectively strips the otherwise inherent ugliness of&#xA;  sin and mitigates the societal taboo associated with sin in such a way&#xA;  that man easily falls into the trap of sin. This phenomenon can be&#xA;  witnessed in a person who rationalizes his wrong actions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;False promises: Through false promises and unattainable hopes, Satan renders man heedless of the Hereafter, death, and even Allah&#xA;  (awj). Such a person becomes a slave to his desires and is prepared to&#xA;  go to any lengths to attain the attainable, even if it means sinning&#xA;  against Allah (awj).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fear: Satan scares man with thoughts of the future, compelling him to accumulate wealth, flee from jihad, aid the unjust, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I recommend you to read the following sites which are related to your question and actually could respond you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1052&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=220461&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-22T09:03:34.057" LastActivityDate="2017-10-22T09:03:34.057" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18173" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-26T08:30:07.550" Score="7" ViewCount="2082" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not referring to old books but any book that has been written in the last century. Every time I try to understand Shia beliefs from Hadiths I get faced by their claims that not all their Hadiths are authentic. Has anybody ever collected the authentic ones and put them in one book?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user8205" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-01T09:27:18.960" LastActivityDate="2018-02-16T07:31:17.703" Title="Has anybody ever compiled a book of Shia authentic Hadiths?" Tags="|hadith|shiism|authenticity|books|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18177" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9114" CreationDate="2014-10-26T10:04:39.497" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In regards to the long Sajdah, generally it is a very good act as it has narrated from Imam Jafar Sadiq (peace be upon him) that he has said: Sajdah is the nearest shape of the human to Allah, So it could be so good for us to have long Sajdah in the Sajdah.&#xA;According to a narration from the apostle of Allah (blessing of Allah be upon him and his family):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;If you want Allah that you be associate with me (Mahshoor), have long&#xA;    Sajdah …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.isna.ir/fa/news/92022818327/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.isna.ir/fa/news/92022818327/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although I didn't find a Hadith regarding its reason for Tahajjud, but it is a fantastic act as we saw in the traditions above.&#xA;(Of course there are many Hadiths regarding its superiority that we can see some of it in the reference. Note: there must be many other profit matters regarding Ruku…) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.isna.ir/fa/news/92022818327/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.isna.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-16T16:42:37.433" LastActivityDate="2018-01-16T16:42:37.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18184" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18185" CreationDate="2014-10-26T15:41:26.867" Score="2" ViewCount="1811" Body="&lt;p&gt;I studied several religions and they all have &quot;self-denial&quot; as a main aspect mentioned in their texts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Christians' Bible - Matthew 10:39&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Therefore the sages: They place themselves last, but end up in front.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Taoists' Tao Te Ching - Chapter 7&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I friend of mine told me, that this is also the case with the Quran. But he couldn't tell me where it is written.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can you please tell me (cite with the exact source and line numbers) where this can be found in the Quran? Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8903" LastActivityDate="2023-08-13T03:52:47.930" Title="Where is self-denial mentioned in the Quran?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18185" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18184" CreationDate="2014-10-26T18:02:06.543" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Islamic definition of self-denial is somewhat different from some other religions, let me first write a bit about its meaning in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Self-denial in Islam is called &lt;em&gt;zuhd&lt;/em&gt;. Literally, &lt;em&gt;zuhd&lt;/em&gt; means getting a sufficient and as little as possible amount of something. It is the opposite of &lt;em&gt;being greedy and insatiable&lt;/em&gt;. As a word in Islam, it means preventing your spirit from paying excessive attention to everything except God. It doesn't mean not seeking a good worldly life, but rather not paying attention to it. It means being able to abandon everything you have in your life at will for God and not depending on them. So it doesn't contradict being wealthy or wearing decent attire; quite conversely it encourages people to have a good worldly life while being able to prevent themselves from being a slave of their properties. In other terms, it is said by the first Imam of Shia Muslims, Imam Ali that (a hadith): &quot;Who does not become very happy with what he gets and does not become sad when loses something is zahed (has zuhd)&quot;. (Sorry for my bad translation, it was the best I came up with!).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, zuhd has some stages. The first is preventing yourself from indulgence in mundane life, and ultimately it means not paying attention to anything in life and afterlife, but God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now let me point to some of the instances in Quran about self-denial:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/28/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Qasas, 60&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whatever thing you [people] have been given - it is [only for] the&#xA;  enjoyment of worldly life and its adornment. And what is with Allah is&#xA;  better and more lasting; so will you not use reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat  Al-Kahf, 7&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, We have made that which is on the earth adornment for it that&#xA;  We may test them [as to] which of them is best in deed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Kahf, 46&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Wealth and children are [but] adornment of the worldly life. But the&#xA;  enduring good deeds are better to your Lord for reward and better for&#xA;  [one's] hope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-An'am, 32&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the worldly life is not but amusement and diversion; but the home&#xA;  of the Hereafter is best for those who fear Allah. Do you then not&#xA;  consider?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/57/22-23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Hadid, 22 and 23&lt;/a&gt; (compare with the hadith of Imam Ali that I mentioned above)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No disaster strikes upon the earth or among yourselves except that it&#xA;  is in a register before We bring it into being - indeed that, for&#xA;  Allah , is easy - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In order that you not despair over what has eluded you and not exult&#xA;  [in pride] over what He has given you. And Allah does not like&#xA;  everyone self-deluded and boastful -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/26/88-89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Ash-Shu`ara, 88 and 89&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Day when there will not benefit [anyone] wealth or children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But only one who comes to Allah with a sound heart.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/79/37-41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat An-Nazi`at, 37 to 41&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So as for he who transgressed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And preferred the life of the world,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the&#xA;  soul from [unlawful] inclination, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then indeed, Paradise will be [his] refuge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many other instances that I may add later.  Hope it helps!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2783" LastEditorUserId="2880" LastEditDate="2014-10-27T00:40:33.407" LastActivityDate="2014-10-27T00:40:33.407" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18165" CreationDate="2014-10-26T18:54:55.430" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's nothing wrong with touching and playing with a dog.  They are pure animals and no need for purifying yourself afterward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a cultural stigma that has made dogs into filthy animals and it's not related to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's not haraam and it's not even disliked.  Dogs use to wonder around and urinate in the masjid (mosque) during the time of Rasolullah (the apostle of Allah) and no one chased them away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Umar said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I used to sleep in the masjid in the lifetime of Allah's Messenger&#xA;  when I was young and bachelor. The dogs would urinate frequently and&#xA;  visit the masjid, and no one would sprinkle [water] over it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/4/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Sahih al-Bukhari)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/382&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Sunan Abi Dawud)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-10T16:57:39.123" LastActivityDate="2017-09-10T16:57:39.123" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18173" CreationDate="2014-10-26T19:44:42.287" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;First let me address your concern about claims that Shia hadith books are not reliable. Quiet conversely, Shia hadiths are generally more reliable for some reasons among which are these two:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shia believes in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Isma&lt;/a&gt; of their twelve Imams (a.s), and have received the authentic hadiths of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) from the Imams for more than 250 years after the Prophet of Islam passed away. Note that this period (the first 100 years after the death of the Prophet of Islam) was exactly a time that most of the falsifications in hadiths occurred, because of the political issues, and also the prohibition of writing hadiths during Umar(a.s) period.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Generally, Shia more than all other branches of Islam emphasizes on reason and philosophy. This is why most of the Muslim philosophers were Shia.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, there are &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Four_Books&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;four well-known books of Shia hadith&lt;/a&gt; that you may know them :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitab_al-Kafi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kitab al-Kafi&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_la_yahduruhu_al-Faqih&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Man la yahduruhu al-Faqih&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahdhib_al-Ahkam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tahdhib al-Ahkam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Istibsar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Istibsar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among these probably the most important, and also reliable is the first one, al-Kafi. This is an old book and is written a few decades after the last Shia Imam, so the falsifications at the time of writing the book were minimal. But, in recent decades, there are some efforts to analyze this book trying to separate historically weaker ones. One of the outcomes is the book &lt;strong&gt;Sahih al-Kafi&lt;/strong&gt; (meaning the correct of al-Kafi). This book has collected the most reliable hadiths of the original al-Kafi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2783" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T08:21:25.203" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T08:21:25.203" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="916" CreationDate="2014-10-26T20:25:52.793" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my own personal opinion, I don't think that tax evasion would be permitted due to the following reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We should follow the laws of the land&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tax evasion involves dishonesty&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Unpaid taxes could possibly create a debt, which could have serious consequences if we die before paying it&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please also take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mah.uk.com/is-tax-evasion-halal-or-haram/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.mah.uk.com/is-tax-evasion-halal-or-haram/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8932" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-27T21:03:14.170" LastActivityDate="2014-10-27T21:03:14.170" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18189" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-26T20:45:46.640" Score="4" ViewCount="2184" Body="&lt;p&gt;My little brother is diabetic and gets benefit money from the government every year that my parents have held for him until he is 18. This money is being saved with the intention it may go towards improving his quality of life should something in future help with his diabetes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We need to know if we should be paying Zakat on this money every year? He is 14 years old and the money is held on his own bank account that my parents transfer to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8933" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-01T19:48:16.193" LastActivityDate="2018-07-31T20:01:41.693" Title="Should 14 year old pay Zakat on benefit money that is being saved?" Tags="|zakat|age|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18112" CreationDate="2014-10-27T11:35:44.750" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Beard - you should have a minimum of one hand of beard. If it is less than that, it is just a hair not shaven but not a beard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8938" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-04T07:09:53.573" LastActivityDate="2016-02-04T07:09:53.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18159" CreationDate="2014-10-28T06:14:44.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did not see any text which pointed out its precise day. But I found another related information which probably can help you to reach its number. (Hopefully)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The prophet (S) (5days before Zil-Qa’dah) moved from Medina on Monday. The apostle of Allah (pbuh) entered Mecca at the fourth day of the month. He (S) directly went to the mosque, then went to start the Haj…&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Note: I could found the mentioned information. So, I hope you could use them to find its precise day (by calculating the info. above.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pajoohe.com/fa/index.php?Page=definition&amp;amp;UID=35078&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.pajoohe.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-18T10:14:33.157" LastActivityDate="2017-09-18T10:14:33.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5747" CreationDate="2014-10-28T06:27:13.343" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The surveying of the authenticity of a hadith (tradition) is related to the Elm-al-Rejal and  Mostalehul-Hadith.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the science of Rejal (Elme-Rejal),  it is discussed one by one of it in accordance with the:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1: Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2: Edalah (justice)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3: puberty&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4: faith(Iman)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5: intellect(Aql)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And likewise other items and the document of the narration will be&#xA;  specified in accordance with the result (as the right hadith,&#xA;  authentic, goodness, or even weak ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Researchers of the narrators says that there are four general conditions as the conditions of Hadith acceptance (in a specific step of it):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1: comparison or dis-opposition with the book of Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2: agreement or dis-opposition (no-opposition) with Nesbiat-al-Qat’ee&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3: agreement or dis-opposition with rational reasons&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4: dis-opposition with the items that Imamiah have Ijma’ and Itifaq.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note: Of course It was not a complete answer,  since you inquired a very significant question which needs a long answer (I think).  But briefly I mentioned some of its important pars as far as I could, hopefully it be profitable for you)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadith.net/n685-e6480.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.hadith.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-11T10:09:47.470" LastActivityDate="2016-08-11T10:09:47.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18200" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16327" CreationDate="2014-10-28T06:41:08.267" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I found a narration from Imam Ali (peace be upon him) that he said:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever see  an oppression, and be silent, he himself is as a partner&#xA;  of that oppression.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I think it could be what you asked. Of  course I reckon there must not be the precise sentence which you asked, since to be honest, I looked up to some extent, but I did not find such a sentence. So I reckon it could be the Hadith which you asked (but in some other words somewhat). Because it could convey its purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, unfortunately I could not find this in tradition in Arabic, anyhow I hope it be helpful for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.talarebourse.com/f14/t54454-print-551.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://forum.talarebourse.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-04T16:13:11.337" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T16:13:11.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18201" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25906" CreationDate="2014-10-28T06:55:08.373" Score="2" ViewCount="308" Body="&lt;p&gt;In accordance with Surah Al-Fatiha (Al-Hamd): 6, it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Guide us to the straight path - (6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ﴿٦&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Shiite, there are some tafseers from the mentioned phrase, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The way of Anbia’ and prophets of Allah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Imams who are wajib al Eta’ah (it is mandatory to obey them),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And some other tasfeers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I would like to know what it precisely mean. Actually I am looking for the definition or the Tafseer of the verse above?&#xA;(In fact, what is the straight path?)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: I am looking for the view of Sunni regarding this issue&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T15:23:54.367" Title="What is “the straight path” (الصراط المستقیم)? (Sunni view)" Tags="|tafseer|sunni|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18202" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18227" CreationDate="2014-10-28T07:12:02.217" Score="1" ViewCount="979" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the last verse of Surah al-Fatiha, it says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who&#xA;  have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray. (7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ&#xA;  وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ ﴿٧﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as it is obvious, its second part means: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;but I'd like to know who are them (precisely)? Actually i mean what characteristics they have in accordance with the traditions or scholars' view? (Sunni view)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-29T16:27:54.657" LastActivityDate="2019-10-29T05:26:33.243" Title="What is the precise meaning of “not of those who have evoked anger or of those who are astray”? (1:7) (Sunni view)" Tags="|tafseer|sunni|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18203" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23951" CreationDate="2014-10-28T08:03:24.980" Score="2" ViewCount="2554" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard that there is a Salah as the Salah of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him)&#xA;But I don’t know how its circumstance is. Does anyone know how it is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(notice: It doesn't mean that it is said prayer for Imam Hussain (a.s.) instead of Allah, haply it is famous as this name. (As e.g. many streets or other things are called by the names of good persons. Or for instance if the name of a gate of Masjid-al-Nabi is called Baab-Al-Jabraeel, then it doesn't mean that it is his gate, haply this gate has been named and is famous by the respect of him... / Or AFAIK, e.g. there is a Salah (prayer) which is known as Salah Jafar-Al-Tayyar, so, it doesn't mean we prayer/worshiping him, haply, ... / And  so forth.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I am looking for an authentic tradition that narrated it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;Shia View&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-12T15:59:00.953" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T15:59:00.953" Title="What is the Salah of Imam Hussain (a.s.)?" Tags="|salat|source-identification|shiism|hussain|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10618" CreationDate="2014-10-28T08:17:54.583" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shia, each unlawful act is counted as an impermissible deed. (in other words it could be Haram) So, I assume you can compare this issue with the law, so if it is counted as a lawful act ( according to your country's laws), hence it would be a permissible act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-28T09:04:21.537" LastActivityDate="2014-10-28T09:04:21.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10594" CreationDate="2014-10-28T08:51:42.067" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As a general rule, we can say that some general places such as streets, parks and .. don't need to find their persons in charges and get their permission. since as it is obvious, they are public places, but the place which are private, hence we ought to get the permission of their authorities (the persons in charges)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to saying prayer in the places which are not too public, such as schools, hotels and so on, you ought to obtain the permission of its authorities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the mentioned issue, you should see that if it is counted as a public place, the imam can stands and prostrates upon encroaches on public property. thus the significant point is that you should figure out if it is completely counted as a public place. (seemingly).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T17:42:38.930" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T17:42:38.930" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18206" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18310" CreationDate="2014-10-28T09:06:06.160" Score="4" ViewCount="659" Body="&lt;p&gt;With respect to the verse 6 of the first Surah of the holy Quran (i.e. Surat-al-Fatihah),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Guide us to the straight path (6) path of those you have gifted (7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ﴿٦﴾ صراط الذین انعمت علیهم (7&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does &quot;the straight path&quot; or &quot;صراط المستقیم&quot; mean according to Shiite view? With the hint provided in the next verse, who are those Allah has gifted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-28T05:06:26.837" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T01:04:40.747" Title="What/who is “the straight path” (صراط المستقیم)? (Shia view)" Tags="|tafseer|shiism|surat-al-fatihah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18208" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16311" CreationDate="2014-10-28T09:21:03.413" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;              In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Islam, it is not Haram or impermissible to sell alcohol for industrial purposes. So, totally, there are diverse kinds of alcohols, therefore it depends upon its kind which would be deemed as the haram one or the halal one (which can have positive and permissible using such as industrial using...).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;شیخ انصاری، مکاسب، ص 3، سطر 23; (Sheikh Ansari, Makaseb, pg.3, line23)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As well as this, to the best of my knowledge if I'm not mistaken -- concerning the last part of the query --, the sort of alcohol in the Urf (custom) can be effective too. Namely, e.g. if X-alcohol in the custom is not famous as drinkable alcohol (albeit rarely someones drink it) but is well-known for its industrial consumption not as a normal drinkable alcohol, subsequently (AFAIR) it would be permissible to deal ... and vice versa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's elucidate the issue with giving an short/simple example; and it'll be more clarified for you if you adopt the previous illustration with the following example: e.g., the fruit &quot;X&quot; is sold/bought as a normal fruit, but its leaf doesn't normally/customarily have interchange (albeit can be eatable in specific circumstances...). So, the issue of industrial/drinkable alcohol can be adopted with such example, namely the custom is significant in its circumstances about its impressibility or ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sourse(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ketabkhanemelli.com/kotob/farsi/729/06.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.ketabkhanemelli.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islampedia.ir/fa/1390/10/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islampedia.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-04T16:55:37.627" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T16:55:37.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18212" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17783" CreationDate="2014-10-28T10:51:10.930" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a rule, this is not rational that Allah shows you a matter directly. It likewise is not easy that God shows you a matter through a dream or so on.&#xA;Of course it could be possible for you to reach your wish(or question) in some ways, Such as :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consulting, actually take consult with informed people, thinking a lot regarding the matter, and perhaps another item could be Dua. Actually you can reach many of your issue through Dua and praying…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I don’t know what precisely your issue is, but I reckon Istekharah   (الاستخاره)could be a good way for you to indicate the best path.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in regard to how to do Istekharah (if you want to know), I found a site which could help you how to do that. (unfortunately this site is solely in Urdu and Farsi, so I hope you be familiar at least with one of the mentioned languages).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/ur/archive/question/fa5113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamquest.net (Urdu)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa5113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamquest.net (Farsi (Persian))&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-07T07:14:06.673" LastActivityDate="2015-12-07T07:14:06.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16364" CreationDate="2014-10-28T10:55:39.987" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a rule, working for the places whose works/activities are Haram, is Haram. &#xA;Totally you must work at the company or other places which their acts are permissible (not to be Haram).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, it would be Haram for a person if he/she works in a company that product beer, because it is a Haram drink.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or for example, in above-mentioned work, if its movies are not permissible, then it couldn't be Halal...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eventually, I assume the best person who can recognize that if this is a Halal work or not, is yourself, by paying attention to the base of that job.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-05T06:55:11.867" LastActivityDate="2017-12-05T06:55:11.867" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18189" CreationDate="2014-10-28T11:33:32.203" Score="0" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;              In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, it is not mandatory for the people who are under the age of puberty (Bolugh). Actually, I reckon your question can be surveyed from two aspects. Initially, does this issue need to pay Zakat? (That, to be honest, I am not sure about it as a mandatory issue to pay Zakat.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hands, apparently if he is under the age puberty, it is not mandatory to pay Zakat. But in the case that it be Mandatory to pay Zakat (in the mentioned matter), then I reckon it ought to be calculate after the age of puberty, not before the puberty. God willing you obtain the certain answer of this question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-03T15:50:23.403" LastActivityDate="2017-12-03T15:50:23.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2986" CreationDate="2014-10-28T11:52:12.033" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;               In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There mustn't be a problem if it is done with positive aims (such as conveying some message of Allah to people). On the other hand, it ought not to be funny or mocking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, I think it could be like reciting the Holy Qur'an, since anyhow this is the words of Allah, and many people recite this. Thus we cannot say that it is a Haram act just because they are imitation of Allah words. Rationally, the significant point is related to Niyyah (intention), and if its intention is positive, then it won't be Haram, like reciting the Holy Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-16T15:46:02.743" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T15:46:02.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18217" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-28T11:54:03.773" Score="0" ViewCount="249" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I have an old, battered translation of the Qur'an is there a respectful way to dispose of it? I have read that one could burn it, however, I'm not sure if this is really true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8944" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-01T14:21:30.643" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T17:49:33.700" Title="Is there a respectful way to dispose of a Quran?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-10-28T15:40:53.743" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17065" CreationDate="2014-10-28T11:59:08.853" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a brief answer, I can say that it could be considered by paying attention to this matter that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“a single cell organism is made from water as well” (according to a&#xA;  general rule that says everything has made from water)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(I am not professional in the medicine matters, but rationally they(scientists) would agree with this matter that even a single cell organism could be consisted of water (to some extent).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-28T13:14:42.937" LastActivityDate="2016-03-28T13:14:42.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18219" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11443" CreationDate="2014-10-28T12:00:33.080" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you missed a &lt;em&gt;Rakat&lt;/em&gt;, and joined the &lt;em&gt;Jamaat&lt;/em&gt; late then you will only recite till &lt;em&gt;Ata'hiyaat&lt;/em&gt; and stop. When the &lt;em&gt;Imam&lt;/em&gt; says &lt;em&gt;Salaam&lt;/em&gt; then get up and complete remaining prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6552" LastActivityDate="2014-10-28T12:00:33.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18217" CreationDate="2014-10-28T12:07:26.137" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You could clean it by a clean cloth. If you want to remove the dust ...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Of course as far as I know, the best way to wipe out the papers which consist of Allah name, is putting the papers on the water. (River or ...)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;but burning them would be a Haram act (definitely). Because using from fire for ...? Oh, Astaqferullah, recently I have heard that some people mention firing holy names or Quran..., Oh, to be honest I dont know what  their intention is, but rationally and also in accordance to all Shia scholars it is counted as a Haram act. since this is quite an insulting act.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-25T17:49:33.700" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T17:49:33.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18224" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-28T15:28:19.730" Score="2" ViewCount="626" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the Quran is a perfect book, why are there so many interpretations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a book is &quot;perfect&quot;, as many Muslims claim the Quran to be, shouldn't an integral part of that perfection be a self-explanatory and clear, unambiguous nature that does not necessitate interpretations by scholars and experts, who, as humans, can only inject their own subjectivities in them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3864" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T09:11:02.940" Title="If the Quran is a perfect book, why are there so many interpretations?" Tags="|tafseer|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8320" CreationDate="2014-10-28T17:08:06.860" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apostasy is not punished by death if it is not during war and it is military rule no one is spared if he deserts rank.&#xA;For theft, the sentence may be amputation or a mark cut wound scar etc. If the thief returns the stolen goods, no punishment means foolish it won't be a deterrent. Tit for tat is justice by prevention without stretching law enforcement chasing thieves! As far as old testament justice is to punish equally though pardon too possible. The law is not rigid as draconian and neither lenient to the escalation of crimes uncontrollably. Punishment for adultery is not invariably death if proved beyond doubt as the benefit of doubt pushes to the favour of pro life lashes won't kill rather an effective seal on prostitution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8945" LastEditorUserId="8945" LastEditDate="2014-10-28T17:16:10.333" LastActivityDate="2014-10-28T17:16:10.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18224" CreationDate="2014-10-28T17:15:33.480" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have 2 answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Start learn Arabic language and you will see that a lot of words have more than 10 meanings. This happens because of the fact that practically all words in Arabic has 3-literal root. Simple math gives you that there are only  21 952 combinations. Okay, even 100 000 is really small amount of words. So a lot of words have many different meanings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Assume that you are reading some book like &quot;What is good and what is bad&quot;. You can read it twice and it will be enough to extract possible information. It is not about Quran, you can think about some verses many years and you will not be able to extract all meanings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;38:29. [This is] a blessed Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], that they might reflect upon its verses and that those of understanding would be reminded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8887" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-29T21:18:28.477" LastActivityDate="2014-10-29T21:18:28.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18202" CreationDate="2014-10-28T17:19:53.823" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Adiyy bin Hatim:&#xA;that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: &quot;The Jews are those who Allah is wrath with, and the Christians have strayed.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Book 47, Hadith 3212.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8887" LastActivityDate="2014-10-28T17:19:53.823" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18134" CreationDate="2014-10-28T19:02:26.673" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=69140&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=69140&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;dua is ebada same to salah .god knows what we need but as he loves us he want to see us asking .it's like seeing someone you love asking you somthing that you allredy know he want's it.also dua if god doesn't give you what you are asking he might get somthing harmful out of your way insted or it will be saved for you to after life&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8946" LastActivityDate="2014-10-28T19:02:26.673" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18233" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-29T00:32:22.660" Score="1" ViewCount="33" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the English translation of the Quran, Allah Ta'la refers to Himself as &quot;He&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the word also &quot;He&quot; or &quot;Him&quot; (the male gender) in the Arabic text as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If yes, why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks and Jazak Allah khair&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8951" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T14:14:42.710" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T14:14:42.710" Title="Does Allah Ta'la refer to Himself as &quot;He&quot; in Arabic?" Tags="|allah|arabic|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2014-10-29T01:03:55.533" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18235" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2559" CreationDate="2014-10-29T06:02:38.837" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imam is the custodian of Prophet, he may be regarded as representative of Prophet. In the absence/ any controversy, he has to explain true Islamic Jurisdiction, because he has got knowledge of Prophet, he has the knowledge, gifted by Prophet, whereas, Prophet has be bestowed all, including knowledge by Almighty Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has comprehensive programme for Hidayat (finding salvation), through Prophets and their representative. The representation of Prophet exits every time, until Qiyamat (judgement day).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8953" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-11T13:37:53.153" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T13:37:53.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18236" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18256" CreationDate="2014-10-29T06:50:43.677" Score="3" ViewCount="4437" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know cyber sex with anyone else is utterly prohibited but is it allowed with wife?  I am looking in particular for an answer according to Shi'ite jurisprudence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8684" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T14:42:45.750" LastActivityDate="2015-01-29T18:00:00.200" Title="Is it allowed to have cyber(on internet) sex with wife?" Tags="|shiism|sex|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18238" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-29T13:08:18.293" Score="3" ViewCount="195" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mohammed lived in Saudia Arabia, mainly in Mecca and (later) Medina. He lived from 570-632CE.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Saudi_Arabia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; wikipedia article there were Jews in Saudia Arabia at that time:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first mention of Jews in the areas of modern-day Saudi Arabia&#xA;  dates back, by some accounts, to the time of the First Temple.&#xA;  Immigration to the Arabian Peninsula began in earnest in the 2nd&#xA;  century CE, and by the 6th and 7th centuries there was a considerable&#xA;  Jewish population in Hejaz, mostly in and around Medina... This would&#xA;  be placed around the times of the Savoraim or early Geonim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there mention in Islamic literature of any actual encounters between famous Jewish leaders/scholars and Mohammed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8959" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-03T08:34:38.693" LastActivityDate="2017-03-03T08:34:38.693" Title="Encounters of Mohammed with Jewish scholars/leaders?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|jews|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18239" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-29T14:32:17.013" Score="1" ViewCount="660" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it haram to tie a tiny knot around your finger or wear a rubber band around your hand solely for the reason of trying to remember something constantly so that it becomes habit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example: A man ties a tiny string around his finger to remember him to make dhikr, and after three days, takes it off, for it has become habit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking around, I have only found references to indicate that wearing ornaments such as these are normally haram to separate males from females. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would the practice of using an ornament as a memory helper be halal or haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8961" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T10:47:29.537" LastActivityDate="2023-12-30T14:03:55.447" Title="Is it haram to tie a tiny knot around your finger to remember something constantly so that it becomes habit?" Tags="|halal-haram|behavior|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18105" CreationDate="2014-10-29T17:07:21.100" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a human you are not judge for your actions in Islam until puberty so before that age everyone is born on Fitra (temperament or nature) and there is a hadith from Mohammed peace up on him where he said: three will not be asked or judged a child tell puberty and an insan (human) tell the curd and a sleeping tell they wake and as Ali said there's only two places either hell or heaven so how is on Fitra go streat to heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8946" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-26T10:25:51.400" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T10:25:51.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18248" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18492" CreationDate="2014-10-30T07:43:40.053" Score="8" ViewCount="9848" Body="&lt;p&gt;I live in Jordan (Arabic and Muslim country) and I'm traveling to USA. There's one issue to me that people there expects eye contact during conversation, which is something I don't do - as part of lowering my gaze &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=6402&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; - with &lt;em&gt;non-Maharim&lt;/em&gt; females, ehlhamduLillah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the females I worked with them find it - unfortunately - weird and offending to do so, especially at the first time. However this is not an issue to me since they are Muslim and they're aware of Allah's orders and their benefits to our current and Akhrah life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm going to a business conference, and the team I'm going to meet is a mixed. Since I'm totally new to purely non-Muslim cultures I'm not sure how to handle this situation. Should I just continue what I do (by not looking at them at all)? Do I have to inform them by email, so they at least know why I'm doing this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know at least two things 1) Allah said that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/nora/html/2-120.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;non-Muslims won't be pleased about Islam&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter Name:Al-Baqra Verse No:120&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَن تَرْضَى عَنكَ الْيَهُودُ وَلاَ النَّصَارَى حَتَّى تَتَّبِعَ مِلَّتَهُمْ قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى اللّهِ هُوَ الْهُدَى وَلَئِنِ اتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَاءهُم بَعْدَ الَّذِي جَاءكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ مَا لَكَ مِنَ اللّهِ مِن وَلِيٍّ وَلاَ نَصِيرٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2:120 Khan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Never will the Jews nor the Christians be pleased with you (O Muhammad Peace be upon him ) till you follow their religion. Say: &amp;quot;Verily, the Guidance of Allah (i.e. Islamic Monotheism) that is the (only) Guidance. And if you (O Muhammad Peace be upon him ) were to follow their (Jews and Christians) desires after what you have received of Knowledge (i.e. the Qur'an), then you would have against Allah neither any Wali (protector or guardian) nor any helper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And 2) Islam is &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/279&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;getting stranger and stranger&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&#xA;Islam initiated as something strange, and it would revert to its (old position) of being strange. so good tidings for the stranger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ مَرْوَانَ الْفَزَارِيِّ، قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّادٍ حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ كَيْسَانَ - عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &amp;quot;‏ بَدَأَ الإِسْلاَمُ غَرِيبًا وَسَيَعُودُ كَمَا بَدَأَ غَرِيبًا فَطُوبَى لِلْغُرَبَاءِ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to hear from your real life experience and may Allah bless you :),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm adding some context to my case: I'm 24 years old and I'm married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8960" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T09:21:05.353" Title="How to positively and politely avoid eye contact with the opposite sex in non-Muslim societies?" Tags="|practical-islam|sunnah|non-muslim-countries|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18239" CreationDate="2014-10-30T10:06:17.583" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, it wouldn't be Haram (prohibited). Specially if you strive to use it for good deeds. (Of course, perhaps it would be Haram if it become such the matters which are Bid'ah, But on the whole, I reckon it is okay to do that for reminding your affairs, specially your positive affairs.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T09:49:44.693" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T09:49:44.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14475" CreationDate="2014-10-30T10:11:53.597" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a rule, you should pay attention that you ought to say your prayer on the ground whenever possible (before the flight, or when you reach there). But you should say your prayer in the airplane if you reach the destination after its time. Of course this is solely the the emergency situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another point is that you'll miss its main Fadhilat that you didn't prayer on time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-25T17:46:51.950" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T17:46:51.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18254" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17779" CreationDate="2014-10-30T10:14:18.073" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It would be prohibited to break the Salah (obligatory prayers)&lt;/strong&gt;. Of course there are some exception for it, So I mention some of them quite briefly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;to save your life, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;to save your property (a remarkable amount…)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But you are not allow to break your prayer because of the concentration that..&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With respect to how to concentrate in the prayer, I suggest you to read the site below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/concentration-in-prayer-jameel-kermalli&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/concentration-in-prayer-jameel-kermalli&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T10:14:18.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18256" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18236" CreationDate="2014-10-30T11:35:25.510" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to Grand Ayatullah Khamenei (as a Marja-al-Taqlid of Shiite),  it won't be prohibited if you do it without using your hands or other things, otherwise it would be Estemna'(الاستمناء), and is not permissible.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note: this is the Fatwa of Ayatullah Khamenei for the question which inquired regarding:is it possible for husband and wife to satisfy(sexually) via phone and Sms. So I reckon your matter would be such the mentioned issue).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa6147&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa6147&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-10-31T09:05:47.280" LastActivityDate="2014-10-31T09:05:47.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14651" CreationDate="2014-10-30T11:40:00.130" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, there is no specific punishment for such a matter. Seemingly, it has not narrated directly regarding this matter, but the significant point is that God himself will definitely punish her (in this world or on the Day of judgement).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-02T12:03:52.603" LastActivityDate="2017-12-02T12:03:52.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9148" CreationDate="2014-10-30T11:45:37.083" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can remember that someone said (as a tradition) that Allah gives the opportunity to Satan to repent, but Satan in spite of knowing about his wrong act, but does not accept it because of his pride.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T11:45:37.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18259" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16609" CreationDate="2014-10-30T11:46:56.213" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I assume we can call some kinds of people as foolish ...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;people who commit sin, addicts, and so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But totally, there are several main factors that people ought to observe when giving their alms (Sadaqah) to some specific group of poor people, such as:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Initially it would be better to give the alms to the people who are&#xA;  from your closer familty, like parents, family, relatives&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or Yatim (orphan), helpless and so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is a significant issue that can help you that you should give alms to.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Give your alms to a poor people who won't consume the alms in the ways&#xA;  of sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Therefore, by paying attention to the matter above, you can recognize...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I suggest you to read the source below as a helpful site. (Regarding alms)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa5126&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa5126&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa5126&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa5126&lt;/a&gt; (in Farsi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/ur/archive/question/fa5126&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/ur/archive/question/fa5126&lt;/a&gt; (in Urdu)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-02T12:05:54.677" LastActivityDate="2017-12-02T12:05:54.677" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18248" CreationDate="2014-10-30T11:47:56.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You should strive to notice and do some items such as:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qaz al Basar (looking toward to earth (or actually lower your looking.)&#xA; In fact try not to stare (to faces or eyes of non-Mahram) when you are talking to)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course as you mentioned, you can politely avoid eye contact with them (non-Mahram) and even perhaps your polite behaviour would make somepositive effect on them..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you inquired:&#xA;Should I just continue what I do (by not looking at them at all)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The answer is yeah, why not. It is completely a fantastic and positive practice. In truth, that's what Allah asks us.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to you last question that inquired&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Do I have to inform them by email, so they at least know why I'm doing this?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The reply is yeah again. It could be a very nice way for you to have communication via e-mail instead of being face-to-face as far as possible. your practice is really admirable.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Paying attention to the verse below could be profitable for us to remind us that we ought to be careful in our looking..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا&#xA;  فُرُوجَهُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَزْكَىٰ لَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا&#xA;  يَصْنَعُونَ ٣٠ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision and guard&#xA;  their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allah is&#xA;  Acquainted with what they do. (30)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(an-Nur :  30)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With respect to a part of your question which you asked if you shall illustrate them why I'm doing this, you'd better not to explain if you cannot express your words by a logical explanation (to persuade them), otherwise it could be profitable for them to know why you do not look at them directly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course we can notice the matter above from the opposite angle too. in truth, I can say that this is not necessary or Wajib for you to inform them by e-mail that why you do that (why you do not look at them while you are talking to), and your canonical duty (solely) is that you do not look at non-Mahram.( not to illustrate why I do not look at you).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rasekhoon.net/article/show/649625/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://rasekhoon.net/article/show/649625/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-17T10:09:01.730" LastActivityDate="2014-11-17T10:09:01.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18262" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-30T12:27:40.387" Score="2" ViewCount="8613" Body="&lt;h3&gt;I have few Question About calculating time period according to Islam&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there anyway to calculate how long this Universe has existed for Quran or Hadith?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How long did Hazrat Adam(a.s) lived?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For how long human has been living in this world?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been confused about the calculation of time these question have been in my mind for long time now. I want to if there is a answer in Islam about this. I know will be hard to tell but is there a time explanation in Islam. I know there were no units of second and hour so how Allah calculate time?     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-24T15:13:04.940" LastActivityDate="2021-01-01T22:35:10.190" Title="Calculate age of world in Islam" Tags="|creation|prophet-adam|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18263" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2967" CreationDate="2014-10-30T13:30:21.353" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The best online resources are those that can offer you with “ayats” and “surahs” that can help you in gaining a complete and vivid understanding about Quran in no more than a single click. You are supposed to make an effort, in order, to be able to locate a course that will prove to be the useful so as to ensure that you can become competent about Quran. If you are able to search for the right &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.tayseerulquran.com/memorize-quran-online.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;memorize Quran online course&lt;/a&gt;, you must not face the least difficulty in learning details about different types of Quran topics such as; poetry, Arabic parables, a Hadith and Quranic verses.I hope it will be help you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8936" LastEditorUserId="8936" LastEditDate="2014-11-19T06:01:32.863" LastActivityDate="2014-11-19T06:01:32.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
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  <row Id="18265" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-10-30T23:21:00.643" Score="0" Body="Surat at-Tawbah is the ninth surah of the Qur'an.  Sometimes known as Surat al-Bara'ah" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T23:34:07.060" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T23:34:07.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
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  <row Id="18287" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-10-30T23:29:53.340" Score="0" Body="Surat as-Shura is the 42nd surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T23:29:53.340" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T23:29:53.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
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  <row Id="18289" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-10-30T23:30:21.183" Score="0" Body="Surat al-Fatihah (The Opening) is the first surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T23:30:21.183" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T23:30:21.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
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  <row Id="18295" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-10-30T23:32:23.100" Score="0" Body="Surat al-Kahf (The Cave) is the 18th surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T23:32:23.100" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T23:32:23.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18296" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-10-30T23:33:10.467" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T23:33:10.467" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T23:33:10.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18297" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-10-30T23:33:10.467" Score="0" Body="Surat Fussilat is the 41st surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T23:33:10.467" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T23:33:10.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18298" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-10-30T23:33:38.220" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T23:33:38.220" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T23:33:38.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18299" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-10-30T23:33:38.220" Score="0" Body="Surat Maryam (Mary) is the 19th surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T23:33:38.220" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T23:33:38.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18300" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-10-30T23:41:05.067" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T23:41:05.067" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T23:41:05.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18301" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-10-30T23:41:05.067" Score="0" Body="Surat al-'Anbiya' (The Prophets) is the 21st surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-30T23:41:05.067" LastActivityDate="2014-10-30T23:41:05.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18302" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-10-31T00:15:21.320" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imam-al-jamaah refers to the leader of a congregational prayer.  While often performed by the appointed leader of a local masjid, when two or more persons pray in congretation the prayer can be led by anyone regardless of expertise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tag is for questions particular to or about the role of prayer leader.  As this role is often performed by (but hardly unique to) the established leader of a local Islamic community or masjid, consider also the related tag &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/imam-khatib&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged 'imam-khatib'&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;imam-khatib&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-11T23:35:01.600" LastActivityDate="2014-11-11T23:35:01.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18303" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-10-31T00:15:21.320" Score="0" Body="The leader of the congregational prayer.  For questions about the appointed leader of a masjid/Islamic community, see imam-khatib.  For questions about Islamic leaders according to the Shi'ite doctrine of Imamah, see shia-imam." OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-11T23:35:01.600" LastActivityDate="2014-11-11T23:35:01.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18304" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-31T00:49:47.650" Score="3" ViewCount="906" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course, as Muslims we believe that Allah knows what we do not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I was wondering what &lt;strong&gt;known&lt;/strong&gt; circusmstances there are under which a person in hell will be able to leave, taking into account the Quran and hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To my knowledge, every Muslim who enters hell will eventually be permitted to leave. Is there anyone else? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps my memory deceives me, although I think I once read that if a man from paradise desires a woman from hell, then she may leave to be with him? I admit.. it seems like a dodgy memory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8973" LastActivityDate="2016-11-25T13:43:57.557" Title="Once in hell, under what known circumstances will a person be able to leave?" Tags="|hadith|sunni|jannah|hell|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18304" CreationDate="2014-10-31T08:38:40.677" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to my knowledge, all Muslims meaning whoever believes in Allah SWT will eventually enter paradise. The people of paradise will be given special privileges from time to time rescue their beloved ones from the hell. And also Rasulullah(PBUH) (The apostle of Allah) will also continuously ask to Allah SWT to free people from his Ummah from the hellfire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8976" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-06T06:58:55.797" LastActivityDate="2015-06-06T06:58:55.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18307" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-31T10:06:15.293" Score="-2" ViewCount="661" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/22:5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah hajj verse 5&lt;/a&gt; Allah, the exalted, tells us about the creation of human. In the verse it says we have created the human from clay then Nutffa (sperm) then flesh... my question is Allah is talking about who Adam or humans because Adam can´t be created from Nuttfa because he was the first human. If Allah is talking about humans then how can humans made from clay because humans are first made from (sperm). Can you explain? jazzaakAllah...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4566" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-03-11T08:28:10.240" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T11:28:39.617" Title="Explain surah hajj verse 5" Tags="|tafseer|creation|surat-al-hajj|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18308" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-10-31T10:12:11.673" Score="6" ViewCount="18071" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Dhar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet asked me at sunset, &amp;quot;Do you know where the sun goes (at the time of sunset)?&amp;quot; I replied, &amp;quot;Allah and His Apostle know better.&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;It goes (i.e. travels) till it prostrates Itself underneath the Throne and takes the permission to rise again, and it is permitted and then (a time will come when) it will be about to prostrate itself but its prostration will not be accepted, and it will ask permission to go on its course but it will not be permitted, but it will be ordered to return whence it has come and so it will rise in the west. And that is the interpretation of the Statement of Allah: &amp;quot;And the sun Runs its fixed course For a term (decreed). that is The Decree of (Allah) The Exalted in Might, The All-Knowing.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sahih Bukhari Volume 4, Book 54, Number 421]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone please explain the bold part? As far as I know, day and night are the result of earth's rotation around it's axis?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4566" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-09-17T03:03:31.153" Title="Isn't this hadith about sunset unscientific?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|science|sahih-bukhari|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18310" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18206" CreationDate="2014-10-31T13:16:39.977" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;For finding answer, other Qur’anic verses along with hadiths (narrations) of Prophet help us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what the straight path and those who follow it are there are two relevant Qur'anic verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَنْ اعْبُدُونِي هَذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ &#xA;     and that you worship me? Surely, that is the straight path. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.parsquran.com/data/showall.php?sura=36&amp;amp;ayat=%DB%B6%DB%B1&amp;amp;user=far&amp;amp;lang=eng&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ya-seen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This identifies the straight path with worship of Allah. But as for the &quot;gifted ones&quot; who exemplify this criterion, the following verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.parsquran.com/data/showall.php?sura=4&amp;amp;ayat=%DB%B6%DB%B9&amp;amp;user=far&amp;amp;lang=eng&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:69&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَن يُطِعِ اللّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ فَأُوْلَئِكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ&#xA;  اللّهُ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَاء&#xA;  وَالصَّالِحِينَ وَحَسُنَ أُولَئِكَ رَفِيقًا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;whosoever obeys Allah, and the Messenger, they are with those whom&#xA;  Allah has gifted, the prophets, the sincere, the martyrs and the&#xA;  righteous, and these are the best company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Specifies the prophets, the sincere, the martyrs and the righteous whom obey the Allah and his prophets orders, as those gifted by Allah. So these two verses help us, first, define the straight path and, second, identify various groups who qualify as being on the straight path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, there are traditions form the Holy Prophet where he clearly name himself and Ali ibn Abi Talib as incarnating the straight path. These traditions imply that Prophet and his most beloved disciple Ali Ibn Abi Talib are the concrete criterion for determining who is truly on the straight path or not. That is, it would be alliance or antagonism with these two figures that should be taken as a reference point for telling who is and who is not on the straight path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most notable example of such traditions are found in hadiths that narrate the event of Ghadir Khom, where Prophet declared Ali as his rightful successor, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/article/articleview/92525&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;for example&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَعاشِرَالنّاسِ، أَنَا صِراطُ الله الْمُسْتَقیمُ الَّذی أَمَرَکُمْ&#xA;  بِاتِّباعِهِ، ثُمَّ عَلِی مِنْ بَعْدی. ثُمَّ وُلْدی مِنْ صُلْبِهِ&#xA;  أَئِمَّةُ (الْهُدی)، یَهْدونَ إِلَی الْحَقِّ وَ بِهِ یَعْدِلونَ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ثُمَّ قَرَأَ: «بِسْمِ الله الرَّحْمانِ الرَّحیمِ الْحَمْدُلِلَّهِ رَبِ&#xA;  الْعالَمینَ...» إِلی آخِرِها&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O people! I am the Straight Path of God, whom He has ordained you to follow; and after me, it is Ali, and then my discordance, who shall be&#xA;  the Leaders of the Guidance and will guide you to the righteousness&#xA;  and beauty.”&lt;/strong&gt; Then the Messenger of God announced: ‘In the name of&#xA;  Allah, (Who's) the most Merciful Bountiful Praise be to God only Lord&#xA;  of the worlds, The Source of Grace, Mercy, Fair, and the Force, Ruler&#xA;  of the Day when Repayments begin, Owner of the Day when the Decree’s&#xA;  given! Alone You we worship, You only the Wise, From You the Sublime&#xA;  we ask for the rise, Lead us into Direct Path of all the roads, The&#xA;  Path of the Right, for repayment, You chose, Not of those who were&#xA;  dishonored, neither those Disowned by Your anger; thrown off the&#xA;  course!’ (The Opening:1-7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithlib.com/rolls/view/2300204/%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%89-%D8%B5%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B7-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Additional traditions&lt;/a&gt; Tell us that the Holy Prophet, Ali ibn Abi Talib and the infallible Imams from his offspring are the straight path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5380" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-20T01:04:40.747" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T01:04:40.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18308" CreationDate="2014-10-31T13:31:35.003" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a student who is studying physics, I can say you that; we have Relative and absolute motion. For example I am sitting behind my PC so my velocity is zero, this is true if we disregard this point, that the Earth and solar system and milky way and all the world has a velocity. So I am static relative to the Earth. Still we use relative motion to solve some of physics problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I think the Prophet (pbuh) is speaking about relative motion of sun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8361" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-02T16:51:16.243" LastActivityDate="2016-02-02T16:51:16.243" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18313" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-10-31T18:05:49.767" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-31T18:05:49.767" LastActivityDate="2014-10-31T18:05:49.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18314" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-10-31T18:05:49.767" Score="0" Body="Surat al-Hajj is the 22nd surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-10-31T18:05:49.767" LastActivityDate="2014-10-31T18:05:49.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18308" CreationDate="2014-10-31T19:35:29.670" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The simplest answer is that what the Prophet (saws) may be describing is not something that we can observe in the dimensions that we live in. There are plenty of phenomena that the Qur'an and the Prophet (saws) talk about that are more &quot;unscientific&quot; than this. Take, for example, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1293470&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; about sins causing black spots on our heart. Or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/83/14&quot;&gt;verse 83:14&lt;/a&gt; in the Qur'an about hearts getting &quot;rusted.&quot; Or whatever else. Clearly, there is something going on that we can't observe physically. The methodology of the Prophet (saws) and the early generations was to affirm what we know to be true, either from reason or from revelation. If there appears to be a contradiction, then it just means we haven't fully got to the bottom of the matter yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-10-31T21:20:54.990" LastActivityDate="2014-10-31T21:20:54.990" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18317" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-01T08:05:25.543" Score="5" ViewCount="360" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a sahih Hadith i found the following :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abdullah (his father) died and left behind seven - or nine - daughter, ... &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My father died, leaving seven or nine girls (orphans) ... &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/80/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How could Jabir say &amp;quot;seven or nine&amp;quot; about his sisters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;march 3: my answer that i wrote at november 4 , it is deleted now, i copy it here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i have an idea: it may mean 7 sisters from/with same mother and additionally 2 sisters with different/separate mother , or , additionally 2 sisters from different father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T15:58:48.403" Title="How can the statement &quot;7 or 9 daughters&quot; in a narration be explained?" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18319" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17777" CreationDate="2014-11-01T10:18:33.547" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to Shia, with respect to the Holy Qur'an (Ale-Emran : 97) (as a view of Shiism), the purpose of the Isteta'a (الاستطاعه) (affording to do it) is related to the following items:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1: having the financial ability,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2: having the health and sufficient power of body&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3: having the safe path (besides the way be open)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4: having sufficient time for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Or even according to the Fatwa of Imam Khomeini as a Marja' al-Taqlid (مرجع التقلید) of Shia Islam, it is related to items below:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1: the human be complete (the age of puberty and wisdom)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2: being free (not to be slave)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3: (as we mentioned above, 3:97)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فِیهِ آیَاتٌ بَیِّنَاتٌ مَقَامُ إِبْرَاهِیمَ وَ مَنْ دَخَلَهُ کَانَ&#xA;  آمِناً وَ لِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَیْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ&#xA;  إِلَیْهِ سَبِیلاً وَ مَنْ کَفَرَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِیٌّ عَنِ&#xA;  الْعَالَمِینَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In it are clear signs [such as] the standing place of Abraham. And&#xA;  whoever enters it shall be safe. And [due] to Allah from the people is&#xA;  a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way.&#xA;  But whoever disbelieves - then indeed, Allah is free from need of the&#xA;  worlds. (97)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the other hand (in short), Imam Khomeini illustrates that Rojoo-elal-Kefaya'  is another factor. In truth, in accordance with this issue, the person who takes trip to Haj, he (after his trip) ought not to be poor to ask other people to help him…&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To see the complete matter (regarding the Fatwa of Imam-Khomeini), refer to the link below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imam-khomeini.ir/fa/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.imam-khomeini.ir/fa/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking, a person (Muslim) is Wajib al-Haj who financially affords to go to Hajj. Actually he/she has so much money who be able to takes trip to Mecca(Hajj) and comes back. Besides, he/she ought to has sufficient money for himself to expense in Hajj and also he should has enough money when he returns (for the rest of his life). His family should have sufficient money during his trip and likewise when he comes back from the trip (Hajj) as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, on the whole, his life shouldn't become deranged. (By taking trip ...) (Ayatullah Makarem Shirazi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;To see the complete texts, refer to the sources below.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/magazine/magart/4789/4824/43283&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.hawzah.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://portal.anhar.ir/node/3757#gsc.tab=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;portal.anhar.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/3:97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-09-19T06:46:22.060" LastActivityDate="2017-09-19T06:46:22.060" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18262" CreationDate="2014-11-02T01:45:56.107" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there anyway to calculate how long this Universe has existed from the Quran or Hadith?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using the central text of Islam, the Holy Quran, what you are asking is not possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps there are some hadiths of dubious reliability that shed a glimpse on the 'age of the world', although there are none that I am particularly familiar with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do however have some (slightly) good news! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How long did Hazrat Adam (a.s.) live?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is commonly accepted amongst Muslims that Adam lived to ~1000 years of age. I must stress however that there is no concrete evidence for this in the Quran or any hadith with which I am familiar. The best I can show you is found in the Book of Genesis:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gen 5:5&#xA;  And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died. (KJV)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For how long have humans been living on this world?&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Since Adam and Eve were sent here ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Peace be with you, Insha'Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8988" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-23T09:26:36.507" LastActivityDate="2017-10-23T09:26:36.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18327" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11626" CreationDate="2014-11-02T08:13:40.767" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;             In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Based on my research, it mustn’t be considered as Shirk, since the definition of Shirk is something else.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Since according to the definition of Shirk:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Literally, shirk means to allocate; technically, in Quranic&#xA;  terminology, shirk – in contrast to hanif – signifies the process of&#xA;  allocating someone/thing as the Almighty Allah’s partner or equal.&#xA;  Hanif means being inclined towards righteousness and moderation;&#xA;  hence, the term has been coined onto those who have disassociated&#xA;  themselves from shirk, abiding by pure tawhid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Therefore we cannot call it Shirk.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You’d better  see the source before as the complete definition of Shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa669&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt; (in English)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-24T09:32:46.693" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T09:32:46.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17825" CreationDate="2014-11-02T08:26:26.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ali ibn Mahziar Ahvazi (علی بن مهزیار الاهوازی):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was one of devotees (or actually companions) of Imam Mohammad al Taqi (Javad) (p.b.u.h.),&#xA;Imam Hadi and Imam Hasan Askari (peace be upon them)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ali ebne mahziar ahvazi (the 9th century ) was famous shiah religious&#xA;jurisprudent , religious narrator and savant , he was one of devotees&#xA;of Imam Javad (p.b.u.h.) , Imam Hadi (p.b.u.h.) And Imam Hasn Askari&#xA;(p.b.u.h.) and learned Islamic jurisprudences of them and in some&#xA;areas especially Ahvaz he was their agent , shiah savants accepted his&#xA;religious narrates about holy Imams (p.b.u.h.) with complete&#xA;confidence .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ali ebne mahziar was of Doraq (Shadegan) people  ,later&#xA;he resided in Ahvaz . nevertheless he was born in Hendijan ( hendian)&#xA;but because Hendijan was Doraq  city subarea he was introduced as&#xA;Doraq resident . his father was Christian But at adolescence along&#xA;with his father turned into Muslim . according with some stories he&#xA;died at Imam Hasn Askari (p.b.u.h.) time . according with historical&#xA;narratives , when  Abasi caliph mamoon commanded to transfer Imam Reza&#xA;( p.b.u.h.) to Khorasn from Madineh,  The Imam entered Ahvaz at year&#xA;822 and stayed at this city , few days , after that on Imam  (&#xA;p.b.u.h.) settlement location , a mosque as Masjed Alreza  was built&#xA;which Ali ebne mahziar had willed that his body buried in mentioned&#xA;mosque , there is a salon , at west part adjoining to the grave,&#xA;probably it is the mosque that mentioned before .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://english.ahvaz.ir/Default.aspx?tabid=2658&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.english.ahvaz.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-10-20T12:05:13.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14941" CreationDate="2014-11-02T08:29:46.793" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the viewpoint of Shia Maraja’s (marajeul-Taghlid),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it is considered as a Mustahab(recommended) deed at all prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;توضیح المسائل مراجع، ج 1، ص 603   مسئله 1117 (Tuzihol-Masaael Maraje’&#xA;  Vol.1, page603, M.1117) )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;with respect to your question that you inquired regarding the mentioned matter in Quran, I ought to tell you that unfortunately I could not find the mentioned issue in the holy Quran. But as I pointed out before, it is considered as a recommended (Mustahab) issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa4984&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-13T13:48:33.297" LastActivityDate="2015-10-13T13:48:33.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18146" CreationDate="2014-11-02T08:43:47.533" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to my researches, Zina is related to the relation between a man and a women, not two men. On the other hand, I ought to mention that the relation between two men is related to homosexuality.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to Zina, it is likewise better name four kinds of Zina briefly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zina with Maharem&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zina to the Onf &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zina Mohasanah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zina Qeir-Mohasenah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But as I read the four kinds of Zina, I solely see that those four kinds of Zina are related to the relation between man and woman (but in different position..) not the relation between two men. So the relation between two men is called Lavaat (لواط), not Zina.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa8288&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa8288&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=256669&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=256669&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastActivityDate="2014-11-02T08:43:47.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18331" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17606" CreationDate="2014-11-02T09:54:38.627" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;With respect to your question that you inquired if this immediately makes him a non-Muslim or not, so, as a rule, (as far as I know) it doesn’t need to pass the time to become non-Muslim, actually whoever confesses that he is not a Muslim anymore, then we ought to consider him as a non-Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With respect to your second question that you inquired if so, and he claimed he said it out of anger, what he should do, then your marriage won’t be valid anymore.&#xA;And eventually with respect to your third question, I ought to mention that as I illustrated above, it is considered as a void marriage, Since (according to Shia Islam) it is not a valid marriage. Thus, rationally there mustn't be the necessity to divorce…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikifeqh.ir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.wikifeqh.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ezdevaj7hamedan.blogfa.com/post/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ezdevaj7hamedan.blogfa.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-24T16:55:36.727" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T16:55:36.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18332" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13252" CreationDate="2014-11-02T09:56:17.743" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;           In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to my researches, it is not necessary for you to take trip to Mecca with Ihram (pilgrim's specific garb). In other words, Miqat is the place which Hojjaj wear their Ihrams (for Umrah Tamato’). It consists of five places (from the perspective of Shia Islam):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1: The mosque of Shajarah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2: Waadi al Aqiq&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3: Qarn al Manaazel&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4: Yalmalam &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5: Johfe&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eventually, whoever goes from another way (except the mentioned routes), hence he/she ought to wear his/her Ihram from Mahazat Miqat. Therefore with respect to the mentioned items, it denotes that you should not to wear your Ihram from you country. (As you mentioned that “some people told me I can also go to my parents straight without Ihram state” …)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=102834&amp;amp;ParentID=0&amp;amp;BookID=6856&amp;amp;MetaDataID=10447&amp;amp;Volume=1&amp;amp;PageIndex=6&amp;amp;PersonalID=0&amp;amp;NavigateMode=CommonLibrary&amp;amp;Content=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;library.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-10T12:33:12.520" LastActivityDate="2017-12-10T12:33:12.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18333" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18262" CreationDate="2014-11-02T09:56:26.653" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;With respect to the age of the world, actually how to calculate it, we can say that according to a narration from Anas ibn Malik (who narrated from the prophet (SAWW) that Prophet Muhammad said:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The age of the world is 7 days from the days of Akherah (afterworld).&#xA;  Allah says: a day in front of your God is like one thousand years that&#xA;  you count.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to another tradition from the Messenger of Allah (SAWW), he said that&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the world is 7.000 years and I am at the last millennium of it …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With respect to the age of Hazrat Adam, there are several different narrations such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;930, 936, 1000, 1030, 1040 years…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and regarding your last question that you inquired: For how long human has been living in this world? I reckon we can calculate it since Hazrat Adam in accordance with the tradition above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa48482&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa48482&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/book/bookview/45327/35592&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/book/bookview/45327/35592&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastActivityDate="2014-11-02T09:56:26.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17006" CreationDate="2014-11-02T10:18:21.673" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to Shia Islam, this is just obligatory (Wajib) to prayer our main prayers (those 17 Rek'ats) and as it is clear from its name, they are Wajib, not Mustahab (recommended). Then as a rule, Allah won't torment us because of the Mustahab prayers.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hence Muslims at least must say their main 17 Rek'ats. Of course I don't mean that you leave other prayers, but it means that you ought to prayer those 17 rek'ats as a Mandatory duty.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;besides, rationally, if Allah doesn't term other prayers as Wajib Salah, thus it shows that they are not Wajib, then Allah won't torment us for the prayers which he did not call them as Wajib salahs. Otherwise he would term them Wajib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I mean:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fajr : 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;dhuhr : 4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Asr : 4    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Maqrib : 3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Isha : 4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Totally : 17 Rek'ahs&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a result, we ought to pay attention that Mustahab deeds (such as Mustahab prayers) are not mandatory, but you'll obtain more Thawab (reward) if you do them, otherwise why does Allah them as Mustahab (recommended) deed?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=934&amp;amp;articleID=232508&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-31T06:05:01.147" LastActivityDate="2017-10-31T06:05:01.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17025" CreationDate="2014-11-02T10:41:50.163" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the holy Qur’an, (Surah al-Baqarah: 115):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلِلَّـهِ الْمَشْرِقُ وَالْمَغْرِبُ ۚ فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ&#xA;وَجْهُ اللَّـهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And to Allah belongs the east and the west. So wherever you [might]&#xA;turn, there is the Face of Allah. Indeed, Allah is all-Encompassing&#xA;and Knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But with respect to the holy Qur'an (and likewise narrations) according to other verse(s), we ought to do some deeds toward the Kiblah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قَدْ نَرَىٰ تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ ۖ فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ قِبْلَةًۭ تَرْضَىٰهَا ۚ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ ۚ وَحَيْثُ مَا كُنتُمْ فَوَلُّوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُۥ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ لَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ ۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَـٰفِلٍ عَمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have certainly seen the turning of your face, [O Muhammad], toward&#xA;the heaven, and We will surely turn you to a qiblah with which you&#xA;will be pleased. So turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram. And&#xA;wherever you [believers] are, turn your faces toward it [in prayer].&#xA;Indeed, those who have been given the Scripture well know that it is&#xA;the truth from their Lord. And Allah is not unaware of what they do.&#xA;(Surah Al-Baqarah: 144)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a result, in accordance with the verse above, we ought to be toward qiblah in our Salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand it has shown in the traditions that we must say prayers toward kiblah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حر عاملي، وسائل الشيعه، نشر دار الاحياء التراث العربي، بيروت 1412 ق.&#xA;ج4، ص 295. (Hor Ameli, Wasael al Shia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can pay attention to the mentioned issue according to the issue of Unity. In truth, Muslims must pay attention that there must be an aim behind the issue. In fact, there must be a goal if Allah order us to prayer toward a specific place. Accordingly it could be rational that the significant point of the praying toward the Kaaba is related to the unity of the Muslims. Since as you are aware, as a rule, have the unity will be the cause of the power between different Muslims of the world (in different country).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I assume you inquired a very significant issue, since it could remind us not to forget the significance of the unity (Wahdah) between Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pasokhgoo.ir/node/74711&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.pasokhgoo.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2023-04-11T10:39:28.547" LastActivityDate="2023-04-11T10:39:28.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9675" CreationDate="2014-11-02T13:08:28.210" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you make mistake in Sourat( NOT FATIHA) recitation you don't have to make sujid shaw because the sourat after Fatiha is &lt;code&gt;Moustahaba&lt;/code&gt; not &lt;code&gt;Rokn&lt;/code&gt;.&#xA;Also take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNDIFyM-nZU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shafiifiqh.com/how-is-sujud-al-sahw-prostration-of-forgetfulness-made/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8984" LastActivityDate="2014-11-02T13:08:28.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18339" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-02T14:05:33.013" Score="3" ViewCount="24211" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is female can participate in Janaza Salat? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my relative house they start praying Janaza Salat after the Janaza take out from the house. Is that allowed in Islam? Or this is a kind of Bid'a?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="869" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-10T13:06:37.047" LastActivityDate="2021-11-26T12:39:07.413" Title="May females participate in Janaza salat?" Tags="|salat|women|death|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18339" CreationDate="2014-11-02T14:27:29.597" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Women are permitted to perform Salat al-Janazah. An instance of women performing Janazah salah can be found in the following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Juraij said:&#xA;  &quot;I heard Naji, claim that Ibn 'Umar offered the funeral prayer for nine together. He put the men closer to the Imam &lt;strong&gt;and the women closer to the Qiblah&lt;/strong&gt;, and he placed them (the women) in one row. And the body of Umm Kulthum bint 'Ali the wife of 'Umar bin Al-Khattab, and a son of hers called Zaid were placed together. The Imam that day was Saeed bin Al-As and among the people were Ibn 'Umar, Abu Hurairah, Abu Saeed and Abu Qatadah. The boy was placed closer to the Imam. A man said something objecting to that, so I looked at Ibn 'Abbas, Abu Hurairah, Abu Saeed and Abu Qatadah and said: 'What is this?' They said: 'It is the Sunnah.&quot; - (Sunan an-Nasa'i, The Book of Funerals)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not fully understand what you mean in the second part of your question. Are you saying that your female relatives pray Janazah at home separately? If so, to the best of my knowledge, this is not Bid'ah (religious innovation). Women are permitted to perform Janazah either at home or at a Masjid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is separate space for women at the Masjid then, women should be allowed to perform Janazah there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To further evaporate a common misconception, it is not strictly forbidden for females to accompany funeral processions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Um 'Atiyya:&#xA;  We were forbidden to accompany funeral processions but not strictly. - (Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Funerals)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Umm Atiyyah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:&#xA;  We (womenfolk) were prohibited from accompanying a funeral procession, but we were not compelled (not to do so). - (Riyad as-Salihin, The Book of Visiting the Sick)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8988" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-18T05:33:17.720" LastActivityDate="2016-05-18T05:33:17.720" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18342" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-02T16:47:45.687" Score="0" ViewCount="187" Body="&lt;p&gt;Particularly concerning the two most famous texts on hadith in Islam, al-Bukhari and Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If not, why not? And what are the go-to hadith books in the Shi'ite followers of Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8988" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-27T10:38:03.363" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T18:05:14.690" Title="According to Shi'ites, are 'Sunni' hadith collections reliable?" Tags="|hadith|shia-sunni|sahih-bukhari|sahih-muslim|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18344" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-02T19:04:38.727" Score="1" ViewCount="215" Body="&lt;p&gt;People often say that &quot;I did this sin because &lt;strong&gt;Satan&lt;/strong&gt; led me to do it&quot; or &quot;Satan is responsible for our bad things and sins&quot; etc... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Satan rejected to do Sajjdah to &lt;strong&gt;Adam (A.S.)&lt;/strong&gt;, who led him to do this? Who was responsible for it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8793" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-05-25T07:25:05.667" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T11:28:11.673" Title="What led Satan to rebel originally?" Tags="|practical-islam|sin|shaitan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18345" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-02T21:03:21.633" Score="6" ViewCount="2112" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why was I born, according to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, I also have a second component to this question. If Allah/God is omniscient, then why did he create beings that he knew were certain to enter hell (which he also created)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even assuming he gave us 'free will', he &lt;strong&gt;knew&lt;/strong&gt; when he created us who would end up 'choosing' hell. So why would he create them? Is this not injustice? I kindly ask for answers in light of the Quran and Sunnah, as to distinguish this question from merely delving into philosophy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8988" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-24T15:05:14.950" LastActivityDate="2022-07-13T15:10:22.207" Title="According to Islam, why was I born?" Tags="|allah|islamic-philosophy|creation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18346" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-02T22:03:35.837" Score="3" ViewCount="1526" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this video:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ7HiY49P3w&amp;amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;amp;t=7m54s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ7HiY49P3w&amp;amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;amp;t=7m54s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dr Zakir Naik says that in the quran it says that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/33/72&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We did indeed offer the Trust to the Heavens&#xA;  and the Earth and the Mountains; but they refused to undertake it,&#xA;  being afraid thereof: but man undertook it;- He was indeed unjust and&#xA;  foolish;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Dr Zakir Naik then goes on to say that this question (that all humans were asked) was washed off from our memories, so we can perform the worldly test properly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dr Zakir Naik does not make it clear where it says that all human memory of this question has been washed off.  Anyone know where it says that once Allah asked all humans this question, their memory was washed off? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-11T05:05:45.423" LastActivityDate="2016-04-11T05:05:45.423" Title="Why did Dr Zakir Naik say &quot;Memory is washed off&quot;?" Tags="|tafseer|sunni|surat-al-ahzab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18348" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18344" CreationDate="2014-11-03T00:07:46.300" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shitan rejected the sujjud for 'Adam (Alyh salem)' because of his (The Shitan) Pride, arrogance and vanity...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-baqarah 2:34 &lt;br/&gt; &#xA;  &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TWtOn.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;br/&gt; when We said to the angels, &quot;Prostrate&#xA;   before Adam&quot;; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He refused and&#xA;  was arrogant and became of the disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And In Surat Al-Araaf (11-12):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fNCri.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;br&gt;    And We have certainly&#xA;  created you, [O Mankind], and given you [human] form. Then We said to&#xA;  the angels, &quot;Prostrate to Adam&quot;; so they prostrated, except for&#xA;  Iblees. He was not of those who prostrated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qF5Ox.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;br /&gt; [ Allah ] said, &quot;What&#xA;  prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?&quot; [Satan] said, &quot;I&#xA;  am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from&#xA;  clay.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8984" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T00:07:46.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18350" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-03T00:59:02.090" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T00:59:02.090" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T00:59:02.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18351" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-03T00:59:02.090" Score="0" Body="Surat al-Ahzab is the 33d surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T00:59:02.090" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T00:59:02.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="395" CreationDate="2014-11-03T01:50:03.490" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, it is not required to take off your adornments as long as they are not excessive, neither it is forbidden to take off personal belonging as long as they are not excessive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it helps someone to uphold Salat better then there is nothing wrong to do so. I guess the idea of those who do so is similar to be simple and put aside ephemeral and worldly possessions and belongings while standing in front of God, and to feel you are only a servant (abd) and not superior to other servants of God because of your possessions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-07T16:12:13.727" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T16:12:13.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18355" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-03T03:15:26.360" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:15:26.360" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T03:15:26.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18356" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-03T03:15:26.360" Score="0" Body="Surat at-Talaq is the 65th surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:15:26.360" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T03:15:26.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18357" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-03T03:26:32.617" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:26:32.617" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T03:26:32.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18358" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-03T03:26:32.617" Score="0" Body="Surat az-Zumar is the 39th surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:26:32.617" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T03:26:32.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18359" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-03T03:31:46.680" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:31:46.680" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T03:31:46.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18360" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-03T03:31:46.680" Score="0" Body="Surat al-Ma'arij is the 70th surah in the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:31:46.680" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T03:31:46.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18361" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-03T03:53:55.063" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:53:55.063" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T03:53:55.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18362" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-03T03:53:55.063" Score="0" Body="Surat Ta Ha is the 20th surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:53:55.063" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T03:53:55.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18363" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-03T03:55:56.730" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:55:56.730" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T03:55:56.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18364" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-03T03:55:56.730" Score="0" Body="Surat al-'An'Am is the sixth surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:55:56.730" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T03:55:56.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18365" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-03T03:57:25.350" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:57:25.350" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T03:57:25.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
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  <row Id="18367" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-03T03:58:17.043" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:58:17.043" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T03:58:17.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18368" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-03T03:58:17.043" Score="0" Body="Surat al-Kafirun (The Disbelievers) is the 109th surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:58:17.043" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T03:58:17.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18369" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-03T03:59:41.403" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:59:41.403" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T03:59:41.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18370" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-03T03:59:41.403" Score="0" Body="Surat ar-Ra'd is the 13th surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T03:59:41.403" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T03:59:41.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18371" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-03T04:01:38.823" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T04:01:38.823" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T04:01:38.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18372" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-03T04:01:38.823" Score="0" Body="Surat al-'Asr is the 103rd surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T04:01:38.823" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T04:01:38.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18373" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-03T04:07:10.637" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T04:07:10.637" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T04:07:10.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18374" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-03T04:07:10.637" Score="0" Body="Surat al-'Alaq (The Clot) is the 96th surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T04:07:10.637" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T04:07:10.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18375" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-03T04:09:44.210" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuf_%28sura%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Yusuf&lt;/a&gt; (Joseph) is the 12th surah of the Qur'an was revealed in the year of grief ('Aam al huzn عام الحزن) and narrates the story of the Prophet Yusuf (Peace be upon him) in 111 Verses (according the Kufi count)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-03T16:55:20.963" LastActivityDate="2015-12-03T16:55:20.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18376" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-03T04:09:44.210" Score="0" Body="Surat Yusuf (Joseph) is the 12th surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T04:09:44.210" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T04:09:44.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18377" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-03T04:15:57.280" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T04:15:57.280" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T04:15:57.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18378" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-03T04:15:57.280" Score="0" Body="Surat al-Ma'idah is the fifth surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T04:15:57.280" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T04:15:57.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18379" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-03T04:17:05.167" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T04:17:05.167" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T04:17:05.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18380" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-03T04:17:05.167" Score="0" Body="Surat al-Qamar (The Moon) is the 54th surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T04:17:05.167" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T04:17:05.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18381" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-03T04:20:12.807" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T04:20:12.807" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T04:20:12.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18382" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-03T04:20:12.807" Score="0" Body="Surat at-Tin (The Fig) is the 95th surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T04:20:12.807" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T04:20:12.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18383" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-03T04:25:41.583" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T04:25:41.583" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T04:25:41.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18384" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-03T04:25:41.583" Score="0" Body="Surat al-'Isra' (The Night Journey) is the 17th surah of the Qur'an.  Sometimes also known as Surat Bani Isra'il (Children of Israel)" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-03T04:25:41.583" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T04:25:41.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18397" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-03T17:21:50.017" Score="4" ViewCount="2865" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am wondering about the following three letters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;چ‎ – Che&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;گ‎ – Gaf&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;پ‎ – Pe&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These three letters are not in the Qur'an (not even a single time).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any reason behind that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8999" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-04T20:43:04.470" LastActivityDate="2021-12-22T09:06:50.330" Title="Why aren't the letters چ‎, گ‎ or پ‎ found in the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|arabic|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18398" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18397" CreationDate="2014-11-03T17:37:57.510" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;I assume you are from the area around Iran-Pakistan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do I say this in my answer? That's because the answer to your question is simple!:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The three letters that you have presented &lt;strong&gt;do not exist in Arabic&lt;/strong&gt;. Those letters exist in languages such as Persian and Urdu, which are written with an expanded version of the Arabic abjad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope that answers your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8988" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T17:37:57.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18397" CreationDate="2014-11-03T21:18:14.797" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;the three letters you mention are not in Arabic language &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS : Aayah 29 of surah elfath in Quran contains all Arabic letters &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9000" LastActivityDate="2014-11-03T21:18:14.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18397" CreationDate="2014-11-03T22:02:34.090" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;These are Persian letters and don't exist in the Arabic language. The Qur'an is written in Arabic - it doesn't contain these letters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that there are 4, not 3 : ژ (zhe) is another one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9001" LastEditorUserId="20877" LastEditDate="2018-04-10T06:38:55.903" LastActivityDate="2018-04-10T06:38:55.903" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18403" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18307" CreationDate="2014-11-04T06:45:14.193" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The way I see it, in this verse Allah is addressing those who are in doubt about the resurrection by providing them with a simple example which is the creation of human beings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a two possible meanings both of which can be proven to be right:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.The verse is just stating the certain stages through which a human being comes to existence without implying necessarily that each stage is created from the previous one owing to the fact that the verse did not say: &quot;We indeed created the seminal fluid from clay&quot;. Therefore, the verse is referring to the creation of Adam at the first stage: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;We indeed created you from clay&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; and then starts explaining the next stages through which all other human beings are created afterwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.If we accept that the verse is suggesting that each stage is created from the previous stage, it will be a clear explanation of human creation in general without having anything to do with the creation of Adam. The reason supporting this concept is the fact that, scientifically speaking, the majority substances composing seminal fluid are derived from soil in a complicated chain food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-09T11:28:39.617" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T11:28:39.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18404" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16911" CreationDate="2014-11-04T08:35:18.743" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Haraka you are asking about is the time consumed to read the voweled letter.&#xA;It is not exactly equal to 1 second. It actually differs from 1 person to the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though it is taught to beginners as it is the time consumed to release and spread 1 finger from your fist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meaning that if you are counting more than one Haraka, then simply make a fist, then start releasing and spreading the number of fingers according to the number of Harakat you want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9003" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-11-04T15:57:39.027" LastActivityDate="2014-11-04T15:57:39.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18410" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18397" CreationDate="2014-11-04T14:53:30.913" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;These letters you mention are not in Arabic alphabet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_(Persian_letter)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article &amp;quot;Che (Persian letter)&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;چ‎ – Che is an additional letter of the Persian alphabet, used to&#xA;represent [t͡ʃ], and which derives from ǧīm (ج) by the addition of two&#xA;dots. It is found with this value in other Arabic-derived scripts. It&#xA;is used in Persian, Pashto, Kurdish, Azerbaijani, other Iranian&#xA;languages and Urdu, but not in Arabic. However, it might be used in&#xA;Arabic texts to represent other phonemes when writing words with&#xA;sounds not in Arabic letters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: to learn the Arabic alphabet see this link &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.stanford.edu/dept/lc/arabic/alphabet/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Arabic Alphabet - Chart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9013" LastEditorUserId="48965" LastEditDate="2021-12-22T09:06:50.330" LastActivityDate="2021-12-22T09:06:50.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18413" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5743" CreationDate="2014-11-04T21:04:25.327" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;All of these answers are talking about animals and not fish and creatures that live in the sea. Different rules applie to sea creatures. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You cannot eat a fish that is floating on the face of the water. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fish must be killed by an external cause. This includes very high temperatures, very low temperatures, and blunt force to kill the catch.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to answer your question, you can kill your catch by throwing it on ice to freeze it or to quickly boil it. As long as it's dead before consumption and that it did not die in it's natural habitat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Enjoy the Barakah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salam!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9017" LastActivityDate="2014-11-04T21:04:25.327" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18415" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-04T23:20:21.693" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-04T23:20:21.693" LastActivityDate="2014-11-04T23:20:21.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18416" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-04T23:20:21.693" Score="0" Body="Surat al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) is the 75th surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-04T23:20:21.693" LastActivityDate="2014-11-04T23:20:21.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18417" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-04T23:22:35.333" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-04T23:22:35.333" LastActivityDate="2014-11-04T23:22:35.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18418" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-04T23:22:35.333" Score="0" Body="Surat 'Ali 'Imran (The Family of Imran) is the third surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-04T23:22:35.333" LastActivityDate="2014-11-04T23:22:35.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18419" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-04T23:23:08.480" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-04T23:23:08.480" LastActivityDate="2014-11-04T23:23:08.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18420" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-04T23:23:08.480" Score="0" Body="Surat Qaf is the 50th surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-04T23:23:08.480" LastActivityDate="2014-11-04T23:23:08.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18421" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-05T00:28:02.087" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T00:28:02.087" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T00:28:02.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18422" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-05T00:28:02.087" Score="0" Body="Surat an-Nas (The Mankind) is the 114th surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T00:28:02.087" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T00:28:02.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18423" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-05T00:51:15.030" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T00:51:15.030" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T00:51:15.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18424" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-05T00:51:15.030" Score="0" Body="Dawud is one of the prophets of Allah and is considered same as David of Old Testament (Bible)." OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-15T11:55:53.157" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T11:55:53.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18425" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-05T00:51:34.980" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T00:51:34.980" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T00:51:34.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18426" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-05T00:51:34.980" Score="0" Body="Yusuf (Joseph), the son of Ya'qub, is one of the prophets of Allah" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T00:51:34.980" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T00:51:34.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18427" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-05T00:54:35.047" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T00:54:35.047" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T00:54:35.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18428" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-05T00:54:35.047" Score="0" Body="Ya'qub (Jacob), the son of Is'haq, is one of the prophets of Allah" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T00:54:35.047" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T00:54:35.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18429" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-05T01:08:46.267" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T01:08:46.267" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T01:08:46.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18430" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-05T01:08:46.267" Score="0" Body="Surat al-Waqi'ah is the 56th surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T01:08:46.267" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T01:08:46.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18431" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10871" CreationDate="2014-11-05T01:50:42.673" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think a better translation may help in answering your question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;most among them will be from the earlier ones, but only a few from the&#xA;  later ones&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here earlier ones refer to the immediate followers of the prophet and later ones refer to later followers including us. Though, here the verse is talking about the Ummah of the Prophet(sws) this principle holds true for followers of all the Prophets. Where the immediate followers are more God conscious then the later ones. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;em&gt;For a more detailed answer please refer Al Bayan Chapter 56 by Javed Ahmed Ghamidi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2160" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T10:36:26.790" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T10:36:26.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18432" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-05T08:58:13.773" Score="2" ViewCount="621" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to fakhr Razi, in his interpretation of a verse of Surat at-Tahrim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Angels obligated to responsibilities in afterworld just as humans are responsible in the world. The disobedience of angels means that they are disagreement with Allah's commandment and prohibition. (fakhr Razi, volume 30, p.46, Tafsir Kabir) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we accept this commentary, can we also believe that the angels are infallible? In other words, how can one reconcile between the disobedience of angels on one hand and also their infallibility on the other hand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4218" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T15:12:41.863" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T01:19:34.167" Title="Are the angels infallible or fallible?" Tags="|tafseer|malaikah|surat-at-tahreem|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18434" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-05T15:34:35.160" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T15:34:35.160" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T15:34:35.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18435" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-05T15:34:35.160" Score="0" Body="Surat al-'A'raf (The Heights) is the seventh surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T15:34:35.160" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T15:34:35.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18436" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-05T17:37:32.047" Score="1" ViewCount="1093" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;omniscient&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ADJECTIVE&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Knowing everything&lt;/strong&gt; - (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/omniscient&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/omniscient&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do the &lt;strong&gt;core teachings&lt;/strong&gt; of Islam, (e.g. those found in the Quran), say that God (Allah) is omniscient?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To clarify, I am looking for evidence of Allah's omniscience from Islam's core teachings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is somewhat &lt;em&gt;related&lt;/em&gt; to another question of mine, although the two can not be &lt;em&gt;equated&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/18345/according-to-islam-why-was-i-born&quot;&gt;According to Islam, why was I born?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8988" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-06-03T18:55:31.293" Title="According to Islam, is God (Allah) omniscient?" Tags="|quran|allah|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18118" CreationDate="2014-11-05T17:45:19.373" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To differentiate from the other answers I would put the emphasis on something else, and that is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nafs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;nafs&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can argue if in the last instance Satan is responsible for our bad deeds, such as the decision not to do the prayer and continue being lazy. However, I believe that his &quot;door&quot; into us is the nafs. In the nafs Satan founds his best assistant to &quot;manipulate&quot; a certain person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To add another perspective to your question; the world we are living today in some sense is designed into not allowing us to do the daily rituals (take it with some grain of salt). The dynamic nature of life and the tasks in it get us busy. On top of that, all the stuff that we are served to (via media) feed the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nafs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;nafs&lt;/a&gt; and its &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nafs#Characteristics_of_nafs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;characteristics&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8053" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-31T12:45:45.237" LastActivityDate="2017-10-31T12:45:45.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18438" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18432" CreationDate="2014-11-05T18:02:48.050" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I won't be able to answer your question with an exact Hadith or Ayah, however it is known that the Angels do not have nafs[?] and free-will, as such they are not capable of choosing between obeying and not-obeying&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8053" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T18:02:48.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18440" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18436" CreationDate="2014-11-05T20:50:55.200" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's what the &lt;strong&gt;Qur'an&lt;/strong&gt; says. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِن تُبْدُوا شَيْئًا أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُلِّ&#xA;  شَيْءٍ عَلِيمًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;İn tubdû şey’en ev tuhfûhu fe innallâhe kâne bi kulli şey’in alîmâ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Surat Al-'Aĥzāb 33/54&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meaning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whether you divulge a thing or keep it hidden, surely Allah is Ever&#xA;  All-Knowing of all things&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4683" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T20:50:55.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18441" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-05T21:25:34.093" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T21:25:34.093" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T21:25:34.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18442" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-05T21:25:34.093" Score="0" Body="Surat al-Qasas is the 28th surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-05T21:25:34.093" LastActivityDate="2014-11-05T21:25:34.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18444" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-06T13:14:37.823" Score="2" ViewCount="115" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a question regarding digital signage. I have a Company which provides digital signage solution to customers. I provide them with complete software and hardware solutions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have one customer who is willing to buy my package for his restaurant which sells pizza and subs for lunch etc. He also sells beer, but this place is not a pub; it's a restaurant in a center. The customer is non-Muslim. I will also sell him templates which will present his menu on the displays. In the menu he will also obviously mention things like bacon pizza etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that kind of business haram for me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember that I am only selling the hardware and software solution to him, so it does not matter for me what he sells, because I don't get any profit for that, I just sell my system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9028" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T05:16:36.710" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T05:16:36.710" Title="Is providing digital signage for a restuarant which sells alcohol, bacon, etc., haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|business|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18448" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17706" CreationDate="2014-11-06T16:28:12.673" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per Islam they are correct in not allowing you to marry her, although they are wrong in saying a (Muslim) 'Bohra' man may marry a Hindu girl. Perhaps in their cultural 'Bohra' customs this is acceptable, however Islam only permits its male adherents from marrying &lt;em&gt;People of The Book (′Ahl al-Kitāb)&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;em&gt;People of The Book&lt;/em&gt; refers to Muslim, Jewish, and Christian women. On the other hand, &lt;strong&gt;Muslim women are only permitted to marry Muslim men&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only way to make this marriage acceptable according to the religion of your girlfriend would be for you to sincerely convert to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Granted, this may not change the opinions of your girlfriend's family, nor bode well with their cultural norms. That will be up to you to work through. But from an Islamic perspective, if you become a Muslim, then her family would have to come up with a very good reason to prevent her from marrying you (e.g. dificiencies in your character).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would also like to add that Islam forbids parents from forcing a marriage upon their children. So from the perspective of their religion (Islam), they should not be forcing her to marry a specific person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wish you both the best of luck, and hope this answers your quesion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8988" LastActivityDate="2014-11-06T16:28:12.673" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18449" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18453" CreationDate="2014-11-06T16:49:13.390" Score="-2" ViewCount="6460" Body="&lt;p&gt;A friend of mine have a dog pet. i asked her if it's allowed in islam and she said it's okay as long as we don't touch the saliva. &#xA;She also means that petting dog is allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Is it true? is there any Ayat Al-qur'an to prove this?&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9030" LastEditorUserId="9030" LastEditDate="2014-11-06T17:21:00.090" LastActivityDate="2014-11-06T20:42:33.320" Title="Can we have a dog as pet as long as we don't touch its saliva?" Tags="|halal-haram|pets|dogs|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18449" CreationDate="2014-11-06T17:18:30.250" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Refer to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.suhaibwebb.com/islam-studies/faqs-and-fatwas/mans-best-friend-the-islamic-view-on-dogs/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this article by John (Yahya) Ederer&lt;/a&gt; where he makes some great points about dogs in islam and why we can or can not keep them as pets. I found this article very informative and brings up some great points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran does not forbid Muslims from having dogs as pets or touching their saliva. In fact, the Malaki madhab allows muslims to do so. There reall is only one piece of evidence which suggests that it may not be in our best interest to keep dogs as pets and thats the hadith with Angel Jibraeel saying that angels will not enter the home where a dog is present. Again, this by no means suggests that it is HARAM to do so.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allahu Alam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9032" LastActivityDate="2014-11-06T17:18:30.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18453" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18449" CreationDate="2014-11-06T20:42:33.320" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the sole purpose of having a dog is to keep it as a pet, then it's &lt;em&gt;haraam&lt;/em&gt; to do so.  The Prophet said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Whoever keeps a dog, neither as a watch dog nor as a hunting dog, will&#xA;  get a daily deduction of two Qirat from his good deeds.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/72/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(Sahih al-Bukhari)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prohibition has nothing to do with dogs being impure or that the angels don't enter the home.  None of these assumptions are valid because we know dogs are pure animals and the angels not entering the homes were angels of revelation and not all angels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, it's &lt;em&gt;haraam&lt;/em&gt; to keep a dog as a pet due to the reduction of good deeds.  And Allah commanded us to do good deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2014-11-06T20:42:33.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18459" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18344" CreationDate="2014-11-07T11:28:12.490" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَ قالَ الشَّيْطانُ لَمَّا قُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَعَدَكُمْ وَعْدَ الْحَقِّ وَ وَعَدْتُكُمْ فَأَخْلَفْتُكُمْ وَ ما كانَ لِيَ&#xA;  عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ سُلْطانٍ إِلاَّ أَنْ دَعَوْتُكُمْ فَاسْتَجَبْتُمْ لي‏&#xA;  فَلا تَلُومُوني‏ وَ لُومُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ ما أَنَا بِمُصْرِخِكُمْ وَ ما&#xA;  أَنْتُمْ بِمُصْرِخِيَّ إِنِّي كَفَرْتُ بِما أَشْرَكْتُمُونِ مِنْ&#xA;  قَبْلُ إِنَّ الظَّالِمينَ لَهُمْ عَذابٌ أَليمٌ&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the matter is all over, Satan will say,&quot; Indeed Allah made you a&#xA;  promise that was true and I too made you a promise, but I failed you.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;I had no authority over you&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;except that I called you and you responded to me&lt;/strong&gt;. So do not blame me, but blame yourselves. I cannot&#xA;  respond to your distress calls, neither can you respond to my distress&#xA;  calls. Indeed I disavow your taking me for Allah's partner aforetime.&#xA;  There is indeed a painful punishment for the wrongdoers.&quot; (14:22)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess that your question has been answered with this verse specially the parts written in bold. Satan would try every trick in the book to persuade us into taking the wrong path. However, he is one of the most knowledgeable scholars who is fully aware of the manipulative tricks. Nevertheless, philosophically speaking, human being cannot be compelled. You might even put a gun to somebody's head and force him to do what you want him to do but he has still freedom of choice whether to obey your order or not. Although a sane person never hesitates to satisfy your desire, he is always the one who makes the final decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although, the creation of Satan and Human is physically different, since Satan is a jinn so it has been created from fire while human has been originally created from clay, they both have al-nafs al-ammarah (the lower soul) whose permanent mission is to invite human and jinn to committing sins or any kind of wrongdoings. The reason why Satan disobeyed his Lord's order was that he succumbed to his lower soul's temptation and accepted its invitation. In Quran it has been clearly stated the invitation he received when being ordered to prostrate before Adam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;قالَ يا إِبْليسُ ما مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِما خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَيَّ أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ أَمْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الْعالينَ&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said,&quot; O Iblis! What keeps you from prostrating before that which I have created with My own two hands? Are you &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;arrogant&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, or are you one&#xA;  of the exalted ones?&quot; (38:75)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;قالَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْهُ خَلَقْتَني‏ مِنْ نارٍ وَ خَلَقْتَهُ مِنْ طينٍ&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot; I am better than him,&quot; he said.&quot; You created me from fire and You created him from clay.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (38:76)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further information, you can visit the following links: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1052&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(1)&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1863&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(2)&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1709&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(3)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-09T11:28:11.673" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T11:28:11.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18461" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-07T13:32:21.030" Score="3" ViewCount="5480" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the reason that some people (specifically AFAIK some of Arabs and Kurds) keep their Mustache long, but cut their beard?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is that whether it is considered as an Islamic custom?&#xA;I also want to know regarding the permissible size of Mustache. (Minimum and maximum size)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-13T06:48:32.347" LastActivityDate="2017-09-14T07:05:23.310" Title="What is the ruling of long-mustache (without beard)?" Tags="|sharia|beard|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18462" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24298" CreationDate="2014-11-07T13:35:11.790" Score="1" ViewCount="89" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am aware that Mosafeheh (المصافحه) is a kind of greetings which is famous between Muslims as an Islamic deed and apparently has a Thawab (reward). Actually it seems to be shake-hands. But  I'd like to know regarding the circumstances of Musafehe: how precisely shall we do it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-20T16:33:21.513" LastActivityDate="2016-02-20T16:33:21.513" Title="What Is the exact shape of Mosafeha (المصافحه)?" Tags="|practical-islam|greetings|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-06-01T13:15:54.623" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18463" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-07T13:40:19.863" Score="3" ViewCount="149" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am aware that Moaneqah is a kind of greetings which is famous between Muslims and apparently has so Thawab, but I'd like to know what the circumstances of it are. (According to Quran or Hadith)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-15T03:29:28.957" LastActivityDate="2017-06-15T03:29:28.957" Title="What is Moanegheh (المعانقه)?" Tags="|greetings|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18464" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18826" CreationDate="2014-11-07T18:28:24.343" Score="4" ViewCount="451" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a couple of existing questions on the site &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/54/is-evolution-compatible-with-islam&quot;&gt;Is evolution compatible with Islam?&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/12006/why-creation-of-universe-in-6-days&quot;&gt;Why creation of universe in 6 days&lt;/a&gt; that discuss the creation of the Earth and evolution, they address considerations for a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Earth_creationism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Young Earth&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_Bible&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;some accounts&lt;/a&gt; Adam came to be on Earth about 6,000 years ago. But these numbers seem to be based on a Christian/Jewish view.  What is the Islam view of the time man has been on Earth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8998" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2017-02-11T12:30:36.840" Title="How long has mankind been on Earth?" Tags="|creation|mankind|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18465" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18667" CreationDate="2014-11-07T21:20:19.950" Score="1" ViewCount="4404" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is clear that all of the Muslims of the world are not Arab people. Perhaps approximately a milliard of Muslims across the world are non-Arab (as non-Arabic languages), as a result, probably, majority of them are not familiar with Arabic language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, as you probably know, the holy Qur'an and also traditions are in Arabic. Is there any Hadith ( or any verse of Qur'an) that mentioned the significance of learning Arabic for non-Arab Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-27T15:34:32.047" LastActivityDate="2017-03-27T15:34:32.047" Title="How much is it necessary for Muslims to learn Arabic?" Tags="|practical-islam|arabic|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2015-04-13T05:19:40.780" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18469" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-08T09:01:48.520" Score="0" ViewCount="1033" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the perspective of Shiite, Imam Mahdi (a.j.) (another name: Imam Zaman) will reappear as the last Imam of Shiite to save the world from the oppression. I'd like to know what will precisely occur. Actually I mean will the world be finished after a short and limited time (by governorship of him)? (As a world which would be without any oppression)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or the world is going to begin a new and long period of life that won't be clear when it is going to be finished? (Sunni view)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: On the whole, I am looking for Sunni view about the mentioned issue, even though they agree the matter by another name (except Mahdi) as the savior of the world. (Perhaps some or many of them agree with the name of Mahdi as well).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-10T01:28:45.810" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T10:35:03.457" Title="After the reappearance of Imam Mahdi, Will the world (life) be continued for a long period of time or not?" Tags="|shia-sunni|life|imam-mahdi|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18470" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-08T09:20:02.593" Score="3" ViewCount="817" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that the rank of &amp;quot;Prophet Mohammad&amp;quot; (s) is higher than Imams and other people, but somebody orally told me that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the rank of the Imams (I mean 12 Imams of Shiite [Shia]) is spiritually higher than the rank of all the prophets other than Prophet Mohammad(s).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is there any tradition regarding mentioned issue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Note: I am looking for the perspective of Shiite according to the Ahadith)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2021-07-28T12:02:45.050" LastActivityDate="2021-12-23T08:21:19.693" Title="Is the rank of Imams (spiritually) higher than other prophets? (Except Prophet Mohammad (s)) (Shia view)" Tags="|shiism|prophets|shia-imam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18345" CreationDate="2014-11-08T11:14:40.093" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You inquired a very significant question which in all probability is the question of many people. So this is a very important question which need a detailed answer as a helpful answer (to persuade the questioners).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But here I strive to mention it quite briefly in some sentences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah in the Holy Quran mentioned that:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I created you just for Ibadah(Worshipping).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;«وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِیَعْبُدُونِ») الذاریات،&#xA;56)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We can survey it from the aspect of worship as it mentioned according to the verse above.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the other hand, this is correct that Allah doesn’t require our worshiping, but in truth it (creating of humans) could be a way to convey them to the perfection (الکمال). Actually we can say that reaching the perfection is considered as a main reason for the creation of the humans.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://article.tebyan.net/229733/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2022-07-13T15:10:22.207" LastActivityDate="2022-07-13T15:10:22.207" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18476" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-09T01:02:55.957" Score="3" ViewCount="16007" Body="&lt;p&gt;I ask this question is in concern that the story of Abel (&lt;em&gt;هابیل&lt;/em&gt;) and Cain (&lt;em&gt;قابیل&lt;/em&gt;) when the first murder on earth happened between mankind. In that case, one side didn't fight back the murder but simply warn the other side of the hell fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However; I don't understand why we should not allow self defense even against Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if a Muslim is shooting at you or going to stab you, are one suppose to just let the other side do it? Or any type of self defensive actions are allowed in Islam in this type of scenario?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please state authentic Qur'an n hadith reference. Jazakallahir!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T12:33:02.750" LastActivityDate="2018-01-09T12:34:43.073" Title="Is it permissible for a Muslim to kill another Muslim out of self defense?" Tags="|halal-haram|self-defense|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18477" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18479" CreationDate="2014-11-09T02:57:17.977" Score="4" ViewCount="41720" Body="&lt;p&gt;A dairy company has recently announced that it's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/south-australian-company-bows-to-social-media-campaign-and-scraps-its-halal-certification-costing-it-contract-with-airline-giant/story-fni6uo1m-1227117049451?nk=d999919ef538efbd880105086fa521fd&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;dropping&lt;/a&gt; halal certification.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any halal rules about dairy products in itself, or is certifying that dairy products are halal like certifying that &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8579/can-water-be-halal-or-haram&quot;&gt;water is halal&lt;/a&gt;, in that it's mainly indicating the lack of haram contaminants?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-21T14:30:20.240" LastActivityDate="2018-07-12T10:33:31.017" Title="Are there any special rules about the halal certification of dairy foods?" Tags="|food|halal-certification|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18478" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-09T03:23:54.197" Score="5" ViewCount="383" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is Sunni versus Shia the main division within Islam?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've heard this many times, but I don't trust everything I hear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, are there any groups in Islam which see itself as separate from both Sunnis and Shias, and sees those two groups as belonging to a larger group? For a Christian analogy, I've heard that the Russian Orthodox Church split off from the Roman Catholic Church before the Roman Catholic Church split into Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. The Russian Orthodox Church would see Roman Catholicism and Protestantism as belonging to the same group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-24T14:26:37.950" LastActivityDate="2022-01-18T12:40:44.677" Title="Is Sunni versus Shia the main division in Islam?" Tags="|shia-sunni|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18477" CreationDate="2014-11-09T04:34:59.567" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's nothing wrong with milk in and of itself, since milk typically doesn't come from (a) dead animals, or (b) swine.  However, many dairy products use haram (or at least questionable) ingredients in their manufacture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The biggest example would be cheese.  The typical cheese-making process requires an enzyme to curdle the milk, and this enzyme is often of animal origin.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rennet&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rennet&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsin&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pepsin&lt;/a&gt;, for example, are often sourced from the stomach lining of mammals (including swine).  There are non-animal sources of rennet, and there may be some dispute as to the permissibility of non-porcine (e.g. bovine or ovine) enzymes, but as far as I know there's no doubt that when the enzyme is porcine it is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example would be yogurt, which can often contain &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelatin&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;gelatin&lt;/a&gt; as an emulsifier.  Many yogurts (greek-style yogurts in particular) do not, and gelatin &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; be halal if it's properly sourced, but given that most gelatin on marketed goods is just labelled &quot;gelatin&quot; there's no way to distinguish that which is derived from pork from that which is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some thickened cream products can also contain gelatin, including sour cream and whipping cream.  Gelatin can also often be found in cheesecake, but I don't think that counts as a dairy product.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've also heard that the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;vitamin D3&lt;/a&gt; which is commonly used to fortify milk can come from pork, but I've seen little to no evidence suggesting that this is actually likely (as compared to sheep's wool which is fundamentally halal).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, technically, it's the same situation that with milk being fundamentally halal (assuming, of course, that you're not dealing with pig milk) the only thing you need to worry about is something haram being added to it.  But given how common many of these potentially haram additives are in the dairy industry, and how difficult it can be to distinguish halal and haram sources of the same additive, the halal certification makes sense here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the particular case of Fleurieu Milk and Yoghurt (the company represented by OP's link), their marketing manager Nick Hutchinson &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-09/company-drops-halal-certification-due-to-social-media-pressure/5877584&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;specifically explains&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;hellip;our yoghurt doesn't contain gelatine so we can definitely argue the fact that it doesn't need to be certified for Emirates [but] they play it safe. Anything that goes on their planes needs to be certified, so if they're asked, they can automatically answer 'yes'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, the certification doesn't affect their product in any way shape or form, and isn't even strictly necessary, it's simply a convenience issue for Emirates Airlines (with whom they &lt;strike&gt;have&lt;/strike&gt; had a major supply contract): Emirates (or any consumer, really) doesn't need to know (or care) about the details of the actual product, they simply need to know that it's halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-14T00:36:56.487" LastActivityDate="2014-11-14T00:36:56.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18481" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18489" CreationDate="2014-11-09T08:08:04.267" Score="2" ViewCount="12181" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslim boy of the age 19. I have searched for this answer on many sites, but have found nil. I am writing in hope that someone would guide me on this issue. Can a Muslim boy marry a Christian Catholic girl? Should the girl convert before marriage itself or can she do it after marriage too? Can she practise her religion itself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9047" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T09:11:17.400" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T09:11:17.400" Title="Can a Muslim boy get married to a Christian catholic girl?" Tags="|nikah|non-muslim|ahlul-kitab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-04T00:54:13.860" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18339" CreationDate="2014-11-09T08:45:22.910" Score="-1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;           In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Generally, it is not Mustahab (recommended) for women to participate in the funeral procession (funeral reties)&lt;/strong&gt;, but on the contrary it is Mustahab-al-Mo’akad (emphasized recommended) for men to take part there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=934&amp;amp;articleID=652491&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-11T15:28:36.613" LastActivityDate="2017-12-11T15:28:36.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18486" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18478" CreationDate="2014-11-09T09:28:04.243" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It could be considered from some different angles. But, on the whole, (and also as a general reply) there is a main division between all Muslims. It is related to the succession of the Messenger of Allah (blessings be upon him and his family). (Sunni and Shia)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In truth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;one main group(Sunnis) believe that those four caliphs are the&#xA;  successors of the prophet (S), (it means: Abu-Bakr, Omar, Othman, Ali)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the other group (Shia) believe that the Messenger of Allah&#xA;  (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) appointed Imam&#xA;  Ali(a.s.) as his successor according to Qadir-Khum.(and also other&#xA;  Imams of Shiite).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each main group (Sunni, Shia) consists of other smaller groups or sects or even subcategories which perhaps have differences in their opinions in details (in the matters which are less important than the issue of succession). Of course it could be possible that some small groups of people (recently) to be established as the name of Islamic sect(s) with different opinions, but, on the whole, we can call the main two groups of Islam to Sunni and Shia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eventually, it can be claimed that Sunni and Shia are the main division. In truth, it could be proved by referring to their population as well. Since according my research:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The population of the Muslims all around the world is approximately&#xA;  1.600.000.000 people and the population of the Shia is very approximately 200 to 300 million Shias (less or more). Meanwhile,&#xA;  based on different sources, the population of the Shias is declared&#xA;  between 11 to 23 percent of the Muslims. Therefore it indicates that&#xA;  the main and largest division of the Muslims (by paying heed to their&#xA;  main beliefs, principles and population) is related to the Sunni and&#xA;  Shi’a as the questioner (@Andrew) mentioned that in his question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shia-news.com/fa/news/70184/%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88-%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%B9%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.shia-news.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-22T15:19:20.703" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T15:19:20.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12869" CreationDate="2014-11-09T10:34:35.197" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First of all, I suggest you to read the verses of Surah al-Nisa which are as shown in below (that are related to your question):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِذَا ضَرَبْتُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَن&#xA;  تَقْصُرُوا مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ إِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَن يَفْتِنَكُمُ الَّذِينَ&#xA;  كَفَرُوا ۚ إِنَّ الْكَافِرِينَ كَانُوا لَكُمْ عَدُوًّا مُّبِينًا ﴿١٠١﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا كُنتَ فِيهِمْ فَأَقَمْتَ لَهُمُ الصَّلَاةَ فَلْتَقُمْ&#xA;  طَائِفَةٌ مِّنْهُم مَّعَكَ وَلْيَأْخُذُوا أَسْلِحَتَهُمْ فَإِذَا&#xA;  سَجَدُوا فَلْيَكُونُوا مِن وَرَائِكُمْ وَلْتَأْتِ طَائِفَةٌ أُخْرَىٰ&#xA;  لَمْ يُصَلُّوا فَلْيُصَلُّوا مَعَكَ وَلْيَأْخُذُوا حِذْرَهُمْ&#xA;  وَأَسْلِحَتَهُمْ ۗ وَدَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْ تَغْفُلُونَ عَنْ&#xA;  أَسْلِحَتِكُمْ وَأَمْتِعَتِكُمْ فَيَمِيلُونَ عَلَيْكُم مَّيْلَةً&#xA;  وَاحِدَةً ۚ وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِن كَانَ بِكُمْ أَذًى مِّن&#xA;  مَّطَرٍ أَوْ كُنتُم مَّرْضَىٰ أَن تَضَعُوا أَسْلِحَتَكُمْ ۖ وَخُذُوا&#xA;  حِذْرَكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ أَعَدَّ لِلْكَافِرِينَ عَذَابًا مُّهِينًا&#xA;  ﴿١٠٢﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُمُ الصَّلَاةَ فَاذْكُرُوا اللَّـهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا&#xA;  وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِكُمْ ۚ فَإِذَا اطْمَأْنَنتُمْ فَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ ۚ&#xA;  إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَابًا مَّوْقُوتًا&#xA;  ﴿١٠٣﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when you travel throughout the land, there is no blame upon you&#xA;  for shortening the prayer, [especially] if you fear that those who&#xA;  disbelieve may disrupt [or attack] you. Indeed, the disbelievers are&#xA;  ever to you a clear enemy. (101)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when you are among them and lead them in prayer, let a group of&#xA;  them stand [in prayer] with you and let them carry their arms. And&#xA;  when they have prostrated, let them be [in position] behind you and&#xA;  have the other group come forward which has not [yet] prayed and let&#xA;  them pray with you, taking precaution and carrying their arms. Those&#xA;  who disbelieve wish that you would neglect your weapons and your&#xA;  baggage so they could come down upon you in one [single] attack. But&#xA;  there is no blame upon you, if you are troubled by rain or are ill,&#xA;  for putting down your arms, but take precaution. Indeed, Allah has&#xA;  prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment. (102)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when you have completed the prayer, remember Allah standing,&#xA;  sitting, or [lying] on your sides. But when you become secure,&#xA;  re-establish [regular] prayer. Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon&#xA;  the believers a decree of specified times. (103)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Of course it has not illustrated in detail, but in according to the Sunnah of the prophet Mohammad (SAWW) (from the view of Shia) :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The prayers which are 4Rek’ahs, they will change to 2Rek’ahs. The&#xA;  first group do a Rek’ah with the Imam, and the Imam will be stop after&#xA;  the first Rek’ah, and that group will do the other Rek’ah lonely and&#xA;  will come back to the war, afterwards the second group will go to&#xA;  their place and do a Rek’ah of their prayer with the Imam and do the&#xA;  second Rek’ah lonely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tafseer-e-Nemune, Volume4, page103.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course there are other views regarding the circumstances of it, but it was the most famous of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread27959.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.askdin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-24T14:25:33.790" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T14:25:33.790" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18489" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18481" CreationDate="2014-11-09T11:17:52.503" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All praises is indeed due to Allah SWT blessing and salutations upon Muhammad (PBUH) and all his companions, his family members and his entire household.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marriage is a topic which everybody likes up if we hear it. The Prophet (PBUH) guaranteed Paradise to those who will guarantee him correct use of what is between cheeks and the correct use of what is between thighs. In fact it sounds easy but all our life rotating around these things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Quran muslim &lt;strong&gt;man&lt;/strong&gt; can marry christian girl:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them. And [lawful in marriage are] chaste women from among the believers and chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture before you, when you have given them their due compensation, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse or taking [secret] lovers. And whoever denies the faith - his work has become worthless, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.&lt;/strong&gt; (Surat Al-Mā'idah, 5:5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But also take into account that nowadays a lot of christians are considered polytheists because of the trinity. So we can apply next ayat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe. And a believing slave woman is better than a polytheist, even though she might please you. And do not marry polytheistic men [to your women] until they believe. And a believing slave is better than a polytheist, even though he might please you. Those invite [you] to the Fire, but Allah invites to Paradise and to forgiveness, by His permission. And He makes clear His verses to the people that perhaps they may remember.&lt;/strong&gt; (Surat Al-Baqarah, 2:221)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Okay, but even if she is a chaste woman and she is a good christian (not a strip-dancer and so on) &lt;strong&gt;ask yourself&lt;/strong&gt; 2 questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do you really want that your children will be brought up by a christian woman. Are you sure that they will become truthful, good muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are you really sure that you love her for the sake of Allah SWT, not for her pretty good &quot;shapes&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once I was in pretty the same situation and usually I tried to avoid these questions. But when I honestly answered them I decided that it will be better if &lt;em&gt;I will not be so pleased with her beauty and her &quot;shapes&quot; but at least Allah will be pleased with me and my decision&lt;/em&gt;. And this is enough for me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of course Allah knows best. Just make Istikhaarah, ask Allah to guide you and to help you to make a right decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8887" LastActivityDate="2014-11-09T11:17:52.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17096" CreationDate="2014-11-09T11:44:45.193" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A person who must observe the fast (on Ramadhan) and has the complete conditions of it (to observe the fasting), in case that he doesn't do it (fasting) or breaks his fasting before its specific time (قبل الافطار): he must pay Kaffarah (کفاره) as well as the Qazaa of that fasting.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Notice: this issue which I mentioned above, is related to the fasting of Ramadhan as a Wajib Fasting).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kafarah or expiation is related to one of the following items (you ought to do one of items below):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1: fasting (60 days) (that 31 days of this ought to be consecutive)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2: to set at liberty or to free a slave&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3: for each day, giving food to 60 poor people ….&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to taking pills, on the whole, it will make the fasting invalid . then you ought not to eat pills. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Of course if leaving the taking of the mentioned pill would create a crucial difficulty for your body, then it has another ruling …), not every pill. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa6528&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.khabaronline.ir/detail/235101/culture/religion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.khabaronline.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-18T11:29:38.930" LastActivityDate="2017-09-18T11:29:38.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18248" CreationDate="2014-11-09T12:47:13.420" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All praises is indeed due to Allah SWT blessing and salutations upon Muhammad (PBUH) and all his companions, his family members and his entire household.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You have to avoid not only eye contact but you have to lower your gaze.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what they do. (24:30)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Russian Muslims it is a daily problem. Just lower your gaze. In fact 95% of women will ask you nothing. But if they will ask it is a great opportunity for dawah! Answer them in a politely manner tell them that in Islam we respect women and we respect their families and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5grhmaoLaZo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Story&lt;/a&gt; about dawah through lowering gaze by Mufti Ismail Menk.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8887" LastActivityDate="2014-11-09T12:47:13.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18494" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14936" CreationDate="2014-11-09T13:25:39.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All praises is indeed due to Allah SWT blessing and salutations upon Muhammad (PBUH) and all his companions, his family members and his entire household.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Morality is subjective. Of course you will never prove a man which not believe in one God that it is bad.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In fact all prophets (peace be upon all of them) when they came &lt;strong&gt;firstly&lt;/strong&gt; they spread message of tawheed. And only then they said: don't murder, don't lie, don't drink alcohol and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn Abbas:&#xA;  When the Prophet sent Muadh to Yemen, he said to him, &quot;You are going to a nation from the people of the Scripture, so let the first thing to which you will invite them, be the Tauhid of Allah. If they learn that, tell them that Allah has enjoined on them, five prayers to be offered in one day and one night. And if they pray, tell them that Allah has enjoined on them Zakat of their properties and it is to be taken from the rich among them and given to the poor. And if they agree to that, then take from them Zakat but avoid the best property of the people.&quot; (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 93)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why? Because you must have the same foundation. As soon as you established foundation you can go further. If you did not, your work will be useless. Of course you can give them logical arguments but usually it is practically impossible because of subjectivity of morality. Our morality comes from Quran and Sunnah, their morality comes from their thoughts or society they are living in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mathematically speaking you have different sets of axioms. So from your set of axioms you can derive that something is bad and from his axioms you can derive that the same thing is good at the same time. So until you don't have the same set of axioms there can be 2 opposite but at the same time right opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8887" LastActivityDate="2014-11-09T13:25:39.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18500" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-10T02:54:47.043" Score="4" ViewCount="889" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering, what are ways of spreading Islam (or proselytizing) &lt;em&gt;according to Quran and Hadiths&lt;/em&gt;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am open to any school of thougths. I'm here not to argue, but rather I want to know the gamut of the teachings concerning proselytization in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please cite the Quran and Hadiths (in English please), when you are answering.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NB: Note that, the question is different from, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2994/how-do-muslims-proselytize-in-non-muslim-areas&quot;&gt;How do Muslims proselytize* in non-Muslim areas?&lt;/a&gt;, because that question is asking about cultural things and I'm asking about what Quran and Hadiths teach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anything is unclear, please comment before answering.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9056" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T02:07:02.953" Title="What are ways of spreading Islam according to Quran and Hadits?" Tags="|dawah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18501" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2278" CreationDate="2014-11-10T09:57:19.920" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe there is more than one religion/path that leads to god.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many religions (Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen-Buddhism and the list goes on). What people forget is that they are only paths to god. They are not god! There are multiple paths that lead to a goal just like there can be multiple paths you can take when climbing up a mountain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In time you will realize that in the essence most religions are the same. They have the same messages. It doesn't really matter which one you choose. They surely have different &quot;ceremonies&quot; in the outer, but those are secondary. Most people don't choose a religion. They adopt to the one they were born in and follow it their whole life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately as people are very cursory, with time their path (religion) and ceremonies become more important than the goal (finding god). Then they say things like &quot;my path is the only path&quot;. This is in reality only a sign of fear. The one who is totally sure about what he/she does is right doesn't have to defend and doesn't have to justify.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8903" LastActivityDate="2014-11-10T09:57:19.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18502" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18476" CreationDate="2014-11-10T10:46:33.543" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In regard to the initial part of your question that you pointed to the story of Habu and Kabu (abel &amp;amp; cain) (هابیل و قابیل ), you also mentioned that &quot; one side didn't fight back the murder but simply warn the other side of the hell fire&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, the verse below (4:93) could be related with that story:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَن يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُّتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ خَالِدًا&#xA;  فِيهَا وَغَضِبَ اللَّـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَعَنَهُ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُ عَذَابًا&#xA;  عَظِيمًا ٩٣ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But whoever kills a believer intentionally - his recompense is Hell,&#xA;  wherein he will abide eternally, and Allah has become angry with him&#xA;  and has cursed him and has prepared for him a great punishment. (93) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;or even we can pay attention to the following verse (Surah&#xA;  al-Nisa:94) which could be related with the issue of Takfir&#xA;  (excommunication)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا ضَرَبْتُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّـهِ&#xA;  فَتَبَيَّنُوا وَلَا تَقُولُوا لِمَنْ أَلْقَىٰ إِلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامَ&#xA;  لَسْتَ مُؤْمِنًا تَبْتَغُونَ عَرَضَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا فَعِندَ&#xA;  اللَّـهِ مَغَانِمُ كَثِيرَةٌ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ كُنتُم مِّن قَبْلُ فَمَنَّ&#xA;  اللَّـهُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَتَبَيَّنُوا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ كَانَ بِمَا&#xA;  تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرًا﴿٩٤﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, when you go forth [to fight] in the cause of&#xA;  Allah, investigate; and do not say to one who gives you [a greeting&#xA;  of] peace &quot;You are not a believer,&quot; aspiring for the goods of worldly&#xA;  life; for with Allah are many acquisitions. You [yourselves] were like&#xA;  that before; then Allah conferred His favor upon you, so investigate.&#xA;  Indeed Allah is ever, with what you do, Acquainted. (94)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the other hand, rationally (and even canonically) it is Wajib (mandatory) for us to defend ourselves. (of course by observing some points…).  Even according to a Hadith from Imam Ali (a.s.):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(briefly): whoever of you who is able to defend his friend (against&#xA;  the enemy), So he should defend him(his friend) as he defend himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;احد من اخوانه فشلا، فليذب عن اخيه بفضل نجدته التي فضل بها عليه، کما&#xA;  يذب عن نفسه، فلوشاء الله لجعله مثله. ان الموت طالب حثيت،...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Hadith(tradition) above shows that as well as ourselves, it could be our duty to defend our friends too (of course by paying attention to its conditions according to the positions and so on)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Accordingly, even as you gave an example &quot;if a Muslim is shooting at you or going to stab you, are one suppose to just let the other side do it? Or any type of self defensive actions are allowed in Islam in this type of scenario?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then this is your duty as an obligatory deed to save your life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or let me give you another example which is related with your question (but in a larger field):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the war between Iran and Iraq (some years ago), Iraq attacked Iran. As you probably know, Iraq is an Islamic country, then shall we say Iran ought not defend itself because the soldiers of Iraq were Muslims?  (and allowed them to kill themselves?)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:93&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#4:93&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dorenajaf.valiasr-aj.com/include/VIEW.php?bankname=LIST&amp;amp;code=1265&amp;amp;RADIF=65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://dorenajaf.valiasr-aj.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T06:28:19.390" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T06:28:19.390" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18503" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18346" CreationDate="2014-11-10T12:22:54.633" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There isn't any evidence of this concept of &quot;washed from your own memories&quot; in Tafsir Ibn Kathir with the quoted verse. I also looked into Ma'ariful Quran this also also wasn't mentioned but there is an extensive explanation of this particular verse that has been insightful to say the lowest amount of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9059" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-11T05:28:02.430" LastActivityDate="2014-11-11T05:28:02.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18506" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-10T21:36:22.323" Score="-3" ViewCount="410" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslim Men can't marry Sikhs. But what if that Sikh isn't practicing and thinks of Sikh as just a label can he still marry her because she doesn't really consider it her religion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9064" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-15T12:56:52.430" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T06:09:52.293" Title="Can a Muslim marry a non practicing non-Muslim?" Tags="|nikah|women|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-04-07T15:44:11.120" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16980" CreationDate="2014-11-11T04:26:47.007" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu `alaiykum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Magic can cause a lot of harm but often people (even our Muslim brothers/sisters) miss a point, &lt;code&gt;Without permission of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta'ala) nothing can harm you what so ever&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have always been a person of references so here it is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the&#xA;  reign of Solomon. It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils&#xA;  disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the&#xA;  two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut. But the two angels do not&#xA;  teach anyone unless they say, &quot;We are a trial, so do not disbelieve&#xA;  [by practicing magic].&quot; And [yet] they learn from them that by which&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;they cause separation between a man and his wife. But they do not harm&#xA;  anyone through it except by permission of Allah&lt;/strong&gt;. And the people learn&#xA;  what harms them and does not benefit them. But the Children of Israel&#xA;  certainly knew that whoever purchased the magic would not have in the&#xA;  Hereafter any share. And wretched is that for which they sold&#xA;  themselves, if they only knew. &lt;a href=&quot;http://muflihun.com/2/102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Baqara 2:102&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my dear brother/sister in Islam, even if you are under spell of magic, nothing to worry about. Allah (SWT) has given us cure.&#xA;Remember, there are possibilities where you are not under the spell, unfortunately people tend to think more that they are under spell of magic. So try looking at other things too before you conclude. That being said, there is nothing wrong with performing ruqtah over yourself (continue read to find what ruqya means)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would highly recommend any one interested in how magic works and it's cure in Islam to read &lt;a href=&quot;http://rc.muflihun-contents.com/magic.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reality of magic and its cure in Islam&lt;/a&gt; that I wrote when I was researching this vast topic of interest. I will tell you what I have told every one I shared this document with, do not read one part and skip other, read word to word. In-sha'-Allah, this will be of great benefit for you.&#xA;This document explains what ruqyah is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wassalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4374" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-27T09:42:18.297" LastActivityDate="2017-09-27T09:42:18.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18511" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16980" CreationDate="2014-11-11T06:17:02.490" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First of all I ought to mention that it could be feasible that everything be happened by magic. Even such as the issue which you mentioned &quot;can magic cause someone to ignore you ...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, the verse below (Surah al-Baqarah: 102) could be helpful for you to read it as a related issue regarding magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَاتَّبَعُوا مَا تَتْلُو الشَّيَاطِينُ عَلَىٰ مُلْكِ سُلَيْمَانَ ۖ&#xA;  وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَلَـٰكِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُوا&#xA;  يُعَلِّمُونَ النَّاسَ السِّحْرَ وَمَا أُنزِلَ عَلَى الْمَلَكَيْنِ&#xA;  بِبَابِلَ هَارُوتَ وَمَارُوتَ ۚ وَمَا يُعَلِّمَانِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ حَتَّىٰ&#xA;  يَقُولَا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ فِتْنَةٌ فَلَا تَكْفُرْ ۖ فَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ&#xA;  مِنْهُمَا مَا يُفَرِّقُونَ بِهِ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَزَوْجِهِ ۚ وَمَا&#xA;  هُم بِضَارِّينَ بِهِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّـهِ ۚ&#xA;  وَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلَا يَنفَعُهُمْ ۚ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمُوا&#xA;  لَمَنِ اشْتَرَاهُ مَا لَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلَاقٍ ۚ وَلَبِئْسَ&#xA;  مَا شَرَوْا بِهِ أَنفُسَهُمْ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿١٠٢﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the&#xA;  reign of Solomon. It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils&#xA;  disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the&#xA;  two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut. But the two angels do not&#xA;  teach anyone unless they say, &quot;We are a trial, so do not disbelieve&#xA;  [by practicing magic].&quot; And [yet] they learn from them that by which&#xA;  they cause separation between a man and his wife. But they do not harm&#xA;  anyone through it except by permission of Allah. And the people learn&#xA;  what harms them and does not benefit them. But the Children of Israel&#xA;  certainly knew that whoever purchased the magic would not have in the&#xA;  Hereafter any share. And wretched is that for which they sold&#xA;  themselves, if they only knew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(2:102)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Therefore,&lt;/strong&gt; it is seen that Magic is considered as an actual issue, then it could be the cause of many matter such as the matter which you mentioned if it make you be ignored by someone. So you can remove its bad effect by trusting to Allah and reciting some duas ... such as La-hawla-wa-la-qowwata-ell=a-bellah-al-aliel-azim (لاحول و لاقوه الا بالله العلی العظیم) and so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/2:102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-05T08:51:57.097" LastActivityDate="2017-10-05T08:51:57.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18506" CreationDate="2014-11-11T06:43:05.980" Score="0" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                   بسم الله  الرحمن الرحیم&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You said ...&quot;what if that Sikh isn't practicing&quot; ...&#xA;on the whole, it is considered as her religion, therefore She has the ruling of Sikh.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can compare the example below with your issue (as a helpful example):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For instance, you can consider a Muslim/Muslimah whose religion is Islam, but commonly he/she does not practice it --such as doesn't prayers and fast...--, as a result you cannot say that he/she could not be considered as a Muslim, then he/she has the ruling of a Muslim. Since his/her faith is in Islam.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Accordingly, you cannot consider her as a non-Sikh, since she has chose her religion as Sikh (even she does not practice it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, if we suppose that she indeed doesn't believe in Sikh (and just as unreal label ...), consequently it can be elucidated based on available info. in the answer that she is neither Muslim (nor Ahlul-Kitab). So, according to the rule of ... she as a non-Muslim cannot marry a man Muslim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/tr/archive/question/fa1201&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net/tr/archive/question/fa1201&lt;/a&gt; (in Turkish)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/id/archive/question/fa1201&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net/id/archive/question/fa1201&lt;/a&gt; (in Indonesian)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-04T06:09:52.293" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T06:09:52.293" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16317" CreationDate="2014-11-11T07:02:08.140" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Non-Muslims totally are of two kinds:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first one consists of People of the Book  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the second one consists of Not People of the Book.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In accordance with the view of all Shiite  jurists, a Moslem man cannot get married (neither temporarily nor permanently) to a non-Moslem woman who isn't of the People of the Book&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The significant point is that you ought to pay attention if it (Sikh) is really considered as &quot;people of the book&quot;, if not, as a rule you cannot Marry her and it could be considered as a big sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa913&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-22T14:23:12.843" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T14:23:12.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18515" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-11T07:50:41.297" Score="-1" ViewCount="185" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know it is strongly recommended (Mustahab) to select our friends from Muslim people. But I was wondering if we can choose our friends from other religions as non-Muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I am looking for the view point of Shia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T11:05:39.390" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T11:05:39.390" Title="According to Shia, can we choose our mates from non-Muslims?" Tags="|shiism|non-muslim|friendship|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18515" CreationDate="2014-11-11T08:05:43.687" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Briefly speaking, when it is feasible for us to select our friends from Muslim mates, then why we shall choose them from other religions?!&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is a very significant issue who is your mate, Since it could have much effect on you and on your future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has narrated from Imam Ali (peace be upon him) that he said :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The human is on the religion of his friend. Then it is necessary to&#xA;  pay attention that who will be your friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;المَرْءُ عَلی دینِ خَلیلِهِ فَلْیَنْظُرْ أَحدُکُمْ مَنْ یُخالِل&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Sheikh Hor Ameli, Wasaelul Shia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;. شیخ حرّ عاملی، وسائل الشیعة، ج 12، ص 37، مؤسسه آل البیت(ع)، قم،&#xA;  1409ق.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By paying attention to the tradition above, we can see how important that is. Because they(friends) will have much effects on you (effects which are not related to Islam.. )&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But the significant point is that :&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Perhaps you say I won’t allow them to influence on me, but you ought to know that they will influence you unwanted. (As a natural rule)&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa44620&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-24T13:58:46.640" LastActivityDate="2016-04-24T13:58:46.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17381" CreationDate="2014-11-11T09:40:09.297" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no chance in Islam however destiny does exist. Everything happens by the will of Allah. Allah has written the fate of everything. This is their destiny. Your fate can change but only by the power of Du'a because it is only Allah who can change what is written for you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By believing in 'chance' you are not believing that what happened was with the command of Allah. For example if a person gets good grades and they say it was because of their 'good chance' they are saying that it was not Allah who blessed them with the good grades. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Remember nothing happens except by the will of Allah.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-08T11:27:09.797" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T11:27:09.797" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18165" CreationDate="2014-11-11T09:45:41.230" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said that every act of kindness towards any living thing is rewarded. A dog is also included. Also many say that there was one an old person in a desert with a dog and it was really hot. When this old person finally found water, they did not drink it all but gave some to the dog. For this act, it is believed that they are rewarded heaven. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To treat animals well, we will sometimes need to touch them. Therefore it is not haram to touch the animal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2014-11-11T09:45:41.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2842" CreationDate="2014-11-11T10:09:07.697" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Briefly speaking, according to the view point of most expounders (interpreters)  (  المفسرین ) or Olama’ (of Quranic sciences):&#xA;The arrangement of the verses of each Surah are Toqifi    and in accordance with the order of Nozul  (coming down to the Prophet(s)) and has arranged by Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) himself.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even some of them claim the Ijma’ (الاجماع), suck as Syuty that says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ijma’(consensus) and Abundant Nosoos bodes that the arrangement of the&#xA;  verses is Toqifi, and there is no doubt about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Al-Atghan, volume1, page189, N18)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(الاتقان، ج ‏1، ص ‏189، نوع 18)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Of course, we ought to pay attention that the current arrangement of the holy Quran verses is not the same with the order of its origin. Prophet Muhammad (blessing of Allah be upon him and his family) himself ordered to change the order of verses to make the holy Quran as the current order of it and in fact we can say that it was by order of Allah.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread22051.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.askdin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-28T09:37:14.843" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T09:37:14.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17616" CreationDate="2014-11-11T10:53:15.567" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It could be surveyed from two different angles. Firstly on judgment day, one group of people will be judged in front of other people. Secondly the other group will be covered.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking, it depends upon the person who would be judged by Allah and in fact it depends upon his/her deeds. For instance a bad person who has done plenty of Haram acts, probably Allah will judge him in front of other people (as a negative effect of his negative deeds)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other group of people who are considered as good people, hence Allah will judge them in front of other people. (if Allah wants) (as a face-saving).&#xA;Totally, we can not give an specific response, since it could be related to the deeds of people, and if will Allah intends to save their face or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-24T16:59:08.957" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T16:59:08.957" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16866" CreationDate="2014-11-11T11:05:18.863" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saying Shahadah would be necessary in the case that want to choose your religion as Islam. Of course you say Shahada in your Salahs everyday, namely:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اَشْهَدُ اَنْ لااِلهَ اِلاّ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لاشَريكَ لَهُ وَ اَشْهَدُ&#xA;  اَنَّ مُحَمّداً عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسولُهُ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But if you really did a Kufr as an practice which made you as a Kafir, then you ought to say Shahadah as well.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In truth, doing that (Kufr) knowingly or unknowingly would be so significant in the result of that. Actually it doesn't seem to be necessary in the case of Unknowing ... / But in the case of knowingly seems to be necessary for you to ... Since in fact you have leave Islam, then you ought to enter it again!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T06:04:45.703" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T06:04:45.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18524" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18515" CreationDate="2014-11-11T12:29:33.067" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imam Ali said, &quot;Know that people are of two types: they are either your brothers in religion or your equals in creation.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, you can select friends from non-Muslim society and in my opinion this has more than one benefit as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To give them the ability to see the Islam in the way that you deal with them&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also you can introduce them to Islam and this might help them to know more about Islam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this will help you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9033" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-14T10:14:44.717" LastActivityDate="2015-11-14T10:14:44.717" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16315" CreationDate="2014-11-11T14:07:21.080" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;That was because of the Khawarij. They hated Ali (a.s.), they believed him to be a Kafir, they betrayed him in the battle of Siffin, they fought against him in the battle of Nahrwan and one of them (Ibn Muljim) finally killed him.&#xA;But that was not enough for them. Ali knew that the Khawarij would desecrate his grave, if they knew where it was located.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After a few hundred years, in the time of Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.), the Khawaraij became extinct, so that there was no threat anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5225" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-05T11:05:01.320" LastActivityDate="2016-03-05T11:05:01.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18530" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-11T23:06:42.827" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Common in established Sunni communities, the Imam Khatib is normally appointed to or elected by a local community and/or masjid.  The term &quot;Imam Khatib&quot; is so used because he regularly fulfills the roles of both &quot;Imam&quot; (leader of prayer) and &quot;Khatib&quot; (preacher who delivers the sermon during the Friday and Eid prayers).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to the dual roles mentioned above, he also acts as a general spiritual advisor for local Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further details, refer to the following Wikipedia page:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam_khatib_(Sunni_Islam)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam_khatib_(Sunni_Islam)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The use of this tag is specifically for those questions regarding the position itself, including questions particular to Muslims about living under the jurisdiction of one; if the question is explicitly about or for the person who is leading a congregational prayer (whether or not they're an established &quot;Imam Khatib&quot;) please use the related tag &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/imam-al-jamaah&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged 'imam-al-jamaah'&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;imam-al-jamaah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Note: This is not to be confused with the Shi'ite understanding of the term &quot;Imam,&quot; which has a very particular meaning under the principles of Imamah; for such questions refer to the tag &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/shia-imam&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged 'shia-imam'&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;shia-imam&lt;/a&gt; instead.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-11T23:06:42.827" LastActivityDate="2014-11-11T23:06:42.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18531" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-11T23:06:42.827" Score="0" Body="The leader of a local Islamic community, particularly as practiced among Sunni Muslims.  Not to be confused with the person who leads a congregational prayer (see: imam-al-jamaah) or the appointed leader of the Islamic world as understood by Shi'ite Imamah (see: shia-imam)" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-11T23:06:42.827" LastActivityDate="2014-11-11T23:06:42.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4241" CreationDate="2014-11-12T07:00:20.913" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes and there are magicians who listen to the Shaitan and tell them about the future the meteor could reach the Shaitan before he tells him or not and he could tell him but he lies in his talking If you can speak Arabic I would send you a program on television talking about the magic and these things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4084" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-20T09:52:32.763" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T09:52:32.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18538" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18515" CreationDate="2014-11-12T07:26:43.450" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;We should make friend whether they are Muslims or non-Muslims and if they are non-Muslims then it is our duty to ask him to embrace Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9059" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-20T11:37:15.353" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T11:37:15.353" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14506" CreationDate="2014-11-12T12:07:11.663" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Transliterating Arabic to English is not haraam but it can cause confusion especially with words related to Islam. This is because the Arabic language has many different pronunciations and meanings. So it is better to avoid it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-12T21:21:33.367" LastActivityDate="2014-11-12T21:21:33.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18545" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18500" CreationDate="2014-11-12T17:37:56.980" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All praises is indeed due to Allah SWT blessing and salutations upon Muhammad (PBUH) and all his companions, his family members and his entire household.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Famous story about Rakana (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?58306-rukana-the-wrestler&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;) and how he accepted Islam. I'm not sure about authenticity, you can look for it by yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rukana ibn Abdu Yazid was the strongest among the Quraysh and one day&#xA;  he met the Prophet Muhammad in one of the side streets of Mecca alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Rukana', he said, 'why won't you fear God and accept my preaching?'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'If I knew what yoy say is true I would follow you', he replied.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet then asked Rukana if he would recognis ethe truth if the&#xA;  Prophet could throw him. (The significane here is that Prophet&#xA;  Muhammad was 50 years old, and Rukana was not only young, but the&#xA;  strongest man of the Quraysh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Rukana said yes, they began to wrestle. And when the Prophet got&#xA;  a firm grip of him, he threw him to the ground, he being unable to&#xA;  offer and firm resistance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Do it again Muhammad' he said, and he did it again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'This is extraordinary, you can really throw me!'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad replied,'I can show you something more wonderful than&#xA;  that if you wish. I will call that tree, and it will come to me'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rukana said, 'Call it'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet called the tree and it moved until it was standing in&#xA;  front of him. Then he said, 'Return to your place' and it moved back&#xA;  to where it was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Ibn Ishaque, The Life of Muhammad, pp 178-9]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, remember story of accepting Islam by Khalid ibn al-Walid. He was amazed by the prayer in the danger (while half of people go in sujood and at this time the other half is standing).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the idea of these stories is the following. If you are talking to wrestler, make dawah by wrestling, if you are talking to trader make dawah by means of islamic law on finance if you are talking to scientist make dawah by scientific statements in Quran. And also speak truth about Islam because there is nothing shameful in Allah's law and His religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8887" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-11-16T14:42:47.213" LastActivityDate="2014-11-16T14:42:47.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9233" CreationDate="2014-11-12T22:36:46.790" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Adam and his offspring were given free will, Angels deduced that they will  do &quot;fasad&quot;  once they are put to earth as &quot;khalifa&quot;. Angels argued that they are best fit for this position. &#xA;What Allah told Adam to tell the Angels were the names of the successful and pious people who will submit their will completely to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9084" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-12T07:02:49.360" LastActivityDate="2015-12-12T07:02:49.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16878" CreationDate="2014-11-12T22:51:53.193" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rfS7v.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt; Say to those who have disbelieved&#xA;[that] if they cease, what has previously occurred will be forgiven&#xA;for them. But if they return [to hostility] - then the precedent of&#xA;the former [rebellious] peoples has already taken place.&#xA;Al'Anfal 38 (8:38)&#xA;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;قال ابن كثير في تفسيرها: قل للذين كفروا إن ينتهوا عما هم فيه من الكفر&#xA;والمشاقة والعناد، ويدخلوا في الإسلام والطاعة والإنابة، يغفر لهم ما قد&#xA;سلف، أي من كفرهم وذنوبهم وخطاياهم.. (2407). &lt;br /&gt;  Ibn kathir sad in&#xA;the tafsir : Say to those who disbelieve (make shirk act ), if they&#xA;finish what they are doing of disbelief and stubbornness (the shirk) ,&#xA;and enter into Islam and obedience,them ancestor will be forgiven (&#xA;forgiven any of their disbelief and sins)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes my friend if you repent and you announce Shahada again god will forgive you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8984" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-11-12T22:51:53.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18550" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18557" CreationDate="2014-11-13T00:48:40.050" Score="2" ViewCount="203" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam Alaykoum &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can a woman pray if she has nail polish on ? or does having nail polish prevent correct Ablution?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9085" LastActivityDate="2015-04-25T03:31:11.890" Title="Ablution when having nail polish?" Tags="|wudu|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7222" CreationDate="2014-11-13T13:07:55.953" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The comment of @Muz should be the answer to your question. During day-to-day conversation the sentences are spoken keeping in mind the direct addressees. It is not expected from the speaker to formulate a statement that handles all cases. It is expected from the audience to understand such sentences according to the rules of language not those of formal logic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It implies that whosoever dyes his/her hair with the intention of deceiving others is doing wrong no matter what the colour is. Furthermore, if your intention is not to deceive then you can also dye it black.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2014-11-13T13:07:55.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18557" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18550" CreationDate="2014-11-13T13:20:44.180" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a matter of ijtihad. Different scholars may have different opinions. According to some the &lt;code&gt;situation should be considered analogous to wiping of sock&lt;/code&gt; and thus opined that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So if nail polish has been put on after doing wudū, there is no need&#xA;  to remove it; wudū can be done on it. However, if it has been put on&#xA;  without doing wudū, then it must be removed and then wudū should be&#xA;  done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.monthly-renaissance.com/issue/content.aspx?id=1440&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2014-11-13T13:20:44.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18461" CreationDate="2014-11-13T14:04:20.487" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, long-mustache is not an Islamic custom. Instead, the Islamic custom is to trim the mustache which is established by the Prophet (pbuh) himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وُقِّتَ لَنَا فِي &lt;strong&gt;قَصِّ الشَّارِبِ&lt;/strong&gt; وَحَلْقِ الْعَانَةِ وَنَتْفِ&#xA;  الإِبْطِ وَتَقْلِيمِ الأَظْفَارِ أَنْ لاَ نَتْرُكَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ&#xA;  أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;We were given a time limit with regard to &lt;strong&gt;trimming the mustache&lt;/strong&gt;,&#xA;  shaving the pubic hairs, plucking the armpit hairs and clipping the&#xA;  nails. We were not to leave that for more than forty days.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1252940&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The words for 'trimming the mustache' in the hadith are &lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;قَصّ الشَّارِبِ&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; which literally means &lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;clipping of the drinkers&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.  According to Lisaan-ul-Arab (لسان العرب), the famous Arabic dictionary &lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;الشَّارِبِ&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; means &lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;ما سالَ على الفَم من الشَّعر&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; i.e. those hair which flow over the mouth. The mustache hair when long tend to touch (&quot;drink&quot;) the water we are drinking. That's why they are named so. From this the maximum length can be inferred i.e. the hair should be short enough not to touch the water while drinking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-14T07:05:23.310" LastActivityDate="2017-09-14T07:05:23.310" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18561" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-13T14:34:33.707" Score="7" ViewCount="1935" Body="&lt;p&gt;I didn't know that you should catch up on any fast you have missed in Ramadan before the next Ramadan arrives. Therefore I have a lot of days to catch up ad I have even lost count of the exact number of days. Can I catch these up before the next Ramadan arrives or will I have to make the payments for not completing fasts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T06:02:20.890" LastActivityDate="2018-01-11T13:00:25.567" Title="Can one catch up fast of previous years?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18563" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-13T22:47:56.603" Score="2" ViewCount="650" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been married for a few years now and we have 3 children... My husband accepted his 1st wife back into his life and is now living with her and their children they have... I have not had any relation with my husband for nearly 7 months and he hasn't lived in our home for about 8 months, I now live with his parents.. My Husband is telling me there is no problem it's just the way things are but is our Nikah not dissolved?... Does the fact we have been separate for this amount of time not mean we are divorced?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9099" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-18T14:42:58.257" LastActivityDate="2020-06-08T06:03:25.397" Title="Islamically, am I divorced?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18564" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-13T23:14:49.883" Score="1" ViewCount="186" Body="&lt;p&gt;The meaning of halal as per google is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;adjective: halal&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1.&#xA;  denoting or relating to meat prepared as prescribed by Muslim law.&#xA;  &quot;halal butchers&quot;&#xA;  religiously acceptable according to Muslim law.&#xA;  &quot;halal banking&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;noun: halal&#xA;  1.&#xA;  halal meat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today there was a news article saying a certain coffee is now halal certified; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ntnews.com.au/business/halal-move-sparks-pauls-iced-coffee-boycott/story-fnk2tq5v-1227121815179&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NT News&lt;/a&gt; writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;TERRITORIANS opposed to halal certification are boycotting Paul's Iced Coffee, flooding social media with their protests.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The iconic Territory drink has been the target of online hate because it is halal certified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can liquid/milk be certified as halal? There is no meat in milk or coffee, then what does halal certification mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8530" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-10T05:22:31.263" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T05:22:31.263" Title="What does the halal certification of drinks (e.g. coffee) mean?" Tags="|food|halal-certification|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-11-13T23:20:35.520" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2720" CreationDate="2014-11-14T06:55:16.433" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, a scholar can take money for giving advice, the only person who cannot take money for his work is a Moazzin (the one who gives adhan). Other scholars can take salary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sayyidna Abū Bakr as-Siddiq (Radhi Allaahu ‘Anhu) said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I Will Take As Much Money As My Salary, As The Poorest Labour Of Medina Munawara Takes As His Minimum Daily Wage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9090" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-11-21T23:33:12.167" LastActivityDate="2014-11-21T23:33:12.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18567" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11647" CreationDate="2014-11-14T06:58:52.277" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salams,&#xA;This is the section from the 'Last Sermon' of Prophet(saw):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;O People, no prophet or apostle will come after me, and no new faith will be born.  Reason well, therefore, O people, and understand words which I convey to you.  &lt;strong&gt;I leave behind me two things, the Quran and my example, the Sunnah, and if you follow these you will never go astray.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others and those to others again; and it may be that the last ones understand my words better than those who listen to me directly.  Be my witness, O God, that I have conveyed your message to your people.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus the beloved Prophet completed his Final Sermon, and upon it, near the summit of Arafat, the revelation came down:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*&quot;…&lt;em&gt;This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My Grace upon you, and have chosen Islam for you as your religion&lt;/em&gt;…&quot; (Quran 5:3)*&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9090" LastActivityDate="2014-11-14T06:58:52.277" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18568" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17063" CreationDate="2014-11-14T07:03:28.963" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salams,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have referred the Bible, you will notice that it is written by various human authors. For eg: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gospel of Mark(Teachings of Jesus according to Mark)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gospel of Luke(Teachings of Jesus according to Luke)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gospel of Mathew(Teachings of Jesus according to Mathew)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gospel of John(Teachings of Jesus according to John)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now these books are written by people after Isa(as) was raised up in heaven.&#xA;Injil is referred as the book which was reveled 'during the life of Isa(as)'s stay on earth'. It was reveled to him, and not the one which are written later on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it answers the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9090" LastActivityDate="2014-11-14T07:03:28.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18572" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-14T13:32:11.887" Score="3" ViewCount="1635" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the belief of Shiite school of thought, Imam Mahdi (Imam Zaman or factually 12th Imam of Shia)) will reappear as the last Imam of Shiite. They believe that he will come to save the world from oppression. According to the hadiths, many people will join his as his soldiers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is that who will be his soldiers to help him to fight against oppressors?&#xA;In fact, will all of his soldiers be Shiite or is it feasible that many other people join him from other sects or even from other religions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: I'm looking for the answer from Shia's perspective.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-09T13:24:08.717" LastActivityDate="2023-09-27T14:50:16.153" Title="Who will be the soldiers of Imam Mahdi? (Shia view)" Tags="|hadith|shiism|imam-mahdi|soldier|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18573" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-14T13:35:36.530" Score="3" ViewCount="733" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is considered as the belief of Shia school of jurisprudence that Imam Mahdi as the last Imam of Shia and likewise as savior of the world (by the intention of Allah) will appear at the time that the world is full of oppression (plenty of oppression). Actually apparently there are relatively a similar belief in some other sects as well (somewhat, not exactly). I also have heard that he is going to appear from Kaaba. But I am not certain regarding this matter. Would you please illustrate where will be the place of his appearance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Note: I am looking for an authentic tradition regarding the precise place where he will appear from (Shia view))&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-10T01:27:10.793" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T17:35:41.983" Title="Where will Imam Mahdi appear from? (Shia view)" Tags="|shiism|imam-mahdi|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18582" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18585" CreationDate="2014-11-15T10:45:32.043" Score="2" ViewCount="1005" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith by the Prophet's (PBUH) cousin Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), where he says the bravest among the fighters in Badr was the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The Arabic version is the following, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن علي، رضي الله عنه قال لقد رأيتنا يوم بدر ونحن نلوذ برسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم  وهو أقربنا إلى العدو وكان من أشد الناس يومئذ بأسا‏.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was looking for the reference of this hadith but seem to be finding different references from the same book...and I was somewhat confused. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is from the book of Ahmad bin Hanbel, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.wikisource.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF_%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%AD%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%84/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84/%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF_%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%8A_%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8_(2)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; it says the hadith number is 619. However, in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alukah.net/sharia/0/48120/#_ftn3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;webpage&lt;/a&gt; (the hadith was quoted with the reference) it says the number is 654. What's even more confusing...I tried to search this hadith from this &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=530&amp;amp;idto=1308&amp;amp;bk_no=6&amp;amp;ID=7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; (which contains the whole book of Ahmad bin Hanbal) and looked up the hadiths 619 and 654 in the section about the narrations of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and both hadith numbers seem to be wrong...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what exactly &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; the reference for this hadith? I would also appreciate it if somebody provided the English translation...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4083" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-18T16:11:10.467" LastActivityDate="2014-11-18T16:11:10.467" Title="Reference for a hadith about the courage and bravery of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18583" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-15T15:26:49.713" Score="2" ViewCount="160" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have made some apps which are completely free to download and use.&#xA;Is it OK to allow users to donate to me for my work, at no benefit to them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason I'm in doubt is because the users who donate do not get any extra features or anything compared to those who do not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So surely it isn't earned money, right? Or is it OK?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9113" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:39:47.627" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:40:04.883" Title="Is it permissible to take donations for a free app?" Tags="|halal-haram|software|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18582" CreationDate="2014-11-15T16:27:34.920" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;On Islamweb, it can be found as &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=6&amp;amp;ID=7&amp;amp;idfrom=530&amp;amp;idto=1308&amp;amp;bookid=6&amp;amp;startno=89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith number 656&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the English translation I checked&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; lists the same hadith under the number 654.  It notes that the isnad is sahih and offers the following translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that 'Ali said: I remember the day of Badr, when we were seeking shelter with the Messenger of Allah and he was the closest of us to the enemy and the most courageous of the people that day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't speak for the discrepancy in the hadith numbering in this particular case, but such is not uncommon among hadith collections.  According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/2441/22&quot;&gt;this related answer&lt;/a&gt; regarding discrepant numbering systems in Sahih Bukhari, numbering simply wasn't a concern to the original collectors and was likely done independently by later publishers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; (2012) &lt;em&gt;English Translation of Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal Vol 1&lt;/em&gt;, (Nasiruddin Al-Khattab, Trans.). Riyadh: Darussalaam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2014-11-15T16:32:41.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18583" CreationDate="2014-11-15T20:11:18.847" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Donation is exactly what is called Hibbah (هبه) in Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no problem giving donation from people (because they decide to donate by their own) and they can't ask to return money because you gave them the application instead of money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://lib.eshia.ir/21010/2/58/%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tahrirol Vasilah&lt;/a&gt; pages 56 to 58&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9001" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:40:04.883" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:40:04.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18592" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18583" CreationDate="2014-11-16T06:12:36.870" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There shouldn't be problem if they do it as a wanted act. Since they are not forced to do it, then apparently it doesn't make any problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-16T06:23:34.533" LastActivityDate="2014-11-16T06:23:34.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18561" CreationDate="2014-11-16T06:44:53.953" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Initially I ought to mention that it is necessary to take the Qazaa  (القضا) of the days which delayed its Qazaa (of Ramadhan) for a year or several years. Secondly it is necessary to point that it should pay one Mod for each day (to poor people (الفقیر)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course you ought to catch them up as you said if I can catch these up before the next Ramadan arrives. But as far as I know, you must pay its Kafarah (الکفاره)  as well as catching them up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa9030&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa9030&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa47048&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa47048&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa47048&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa47048&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-25T12:11:38.047" LastActivityDate="2016-06-25T12:11:38.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18594" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14572" CreationDate="2014-11-16T07:02:59.143" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Totally, Henna is considered as a profitable matter. hence there mustn't be an obstacle in using it. For instance is has narrated from Muhammad Baqer Majlesi (as a Shia Scholar) that:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever uses Henna (to dye..), God will save him from three diseases,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jozaam (جزام) __ Brs (برص)__ Akelah or Qanqaria (الآکله ام قانقاریا)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;{محمدباقر المجلسى (ج 73، ص 89ـ90، 97، 99، 127؛ ] من الکتب الحديثىِ&#xA;ابن بابويه}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Even there are narrations which mention that:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;some Imams of Shia used henna …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Koleini, Osul Kafi, Vol.6, page509) (کلینی، اصول کافی، ج۶، ص۵۰۹.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore not only it doesn’t mention it as a forbidden issue, but also it has pointed as  a suitable practice by using Henna. Accordingly apparently you could be able to use it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikifeqh.ir/%D8%AE%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%A8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.wikifeqh.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2023-01-30T09:07:08.930" LastActivityDate="2023-01-30T09:07:08.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18563" CreationDate="2014-11-16T07:38:57.237" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In regard to your issue, initially it is necessary to point that divorce has some conditions, and we cannot term everything as divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly as a condition of divorce: the man ought to do it in front of two righteous(عادل) men. (when two righteous men are present)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But if doesn’t mean that he divorced you if in his behavior…, Since he has not mentioned that he divorced you.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa8230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T06:00:57.120" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T06:00:57.120" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18596" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17432" CreationDate="2014-11-16T07:55:27.930" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Initially let’s see what is considered as 3Talaqah (3-divorced) from the view of Shia. Apparently, from the viewpoint of Shiite, 3-Talaqah ought to be performed in three separated times. Actually it doesn’t mean that it would be happened if you repeat it 3 times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyhow, on the whole, according to Shia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a man divorced his wife 3 times (with its conditions), that woman&#xA;  would be Haram on him. And the is a condition that they be Halal to&#xA;  each other, and that is related to this matter that the woman gets&#xA;  married to another man, and divorce him after intercourse. Afterwards&#xA;  they would be Halal to each other again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikifeqh.ir/%D8%B3%D9%87_%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.wikifeqh.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-20T13:47:35.360" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T13:47:35.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18597" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10512" CreationDate="2014-11-16T08:53:52.527" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The significant matter which you ought to pay attention is that he is considered as your husband if he has not divorced you. Accordingly there must be some duties that you ought to do them as being his wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, you shall consider his daughter as your daughter anyhow. So the finest way could be having a nice life altogether and also try to instruct or train his daughter as your daughter. Good luck. God willing, Allah would help you for your good intention (according to the mentioned issue).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-25T16:58:53.487" LastActivityDate="2017-02-25T16:58:53.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16774" CreationDate="2014-11-16T08:54:53.650" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;By paying attention to an aspect of this issue, we can look at it solely as a game. But as you yourself mentioned that Zombie games are about fighting the undead…, and perhaps could be the cause of blot of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as a general Islamic rule, it could be considered as a haram practice if is related to showing a flaw to the acts of god or indicating another creature as a creature which is able to do the acts of Allah. Thus it would be better if you leave playing this kinds of games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T16:21:51.670" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T16:21:51.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18600" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7091" CreationDate="2014-11-16T10:52:52.220" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In regard to the clarification about the history of Twelver Shia branch, it could be profitable to know that there are various viewpoint regarding the appearance of Shia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Imamiah Shia believe that the initial seed of Shiite has made by&#xA;Allah.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Shia Shenasi wa pasokh be Shobahat)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ر.ک: رضوانى‏، على اصغر، شیعه شناسى و پاسخ به شبهات، ج ‏1، ص 39 – 41،&#xA;تهران، نشر مشعر، چاپ دوم، 1384ش&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;and the Prophet (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family ) .   Helped that during the period of his prophetic mission.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Al-Shia fel Islam, page21) /  طباطبائى‏، سیدمحمد حسین، الشیعة فی الإسلام، ص 21، بیروت، بیت الکاتب‏،&#xA;چاپ اول،  1999م‏؛ سبحانی، جعفر، الأضواء على عقائد الشیعة الإمامیة، ص:&#xA;17 – 18، قم، مؤسسه امام صادق(ع)؛ حکیم،  سید محمد باقر،&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore it has been resulted at the era of Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) and that’s why some people at the time of the Prophet (SAWW) were famous as this name, Such as: Salman-e-Farsi, Abuzar-Qafari, and Meqdad-ibn-Aswad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A group of Sahabah at the time of the Prophet (SAWW) made their belief to him (Imam Ali (a.s.)) by hearing the verses and traditions&#xA;Regarding the order of Imamate and Welayah of Imam Ali (peace be upon&#xA;him) . That group became famous as Shia since that time. Ibn Khaldun Says: A group of the Sahabah were Shia of Imam Ali (a.s.) and knew him as a&#xA;Person who was more competent in compare with others for the caliphate&#xA;(Succession).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to some narrations, Prophet Muhammad (صلی الله علیه و آله و سلم ) gave the title of Shia to the followers of  Amir-al-Momenin Ali (a.s.), like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;«وَ الَّذِی نَفْسِی بِیَدِهِ، إِنَّ هَذَا وَ شِیعَتَهُ لَهُمُ&#xA;الْفَائِزُونَ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَة»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I swear) I my Allah that my life is in his hands that this (Imam-Ali)&#xA;and his followers will be saved at the doomsday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ابن عقده کوفی، احمد بن محمد، فضائل أمیر المؤمنین(ع)، محقق، حرز الدین،&#xA;عبد الرزاق محمد حسین، ص 219، قم، دلیل ما، چاپ اول، 1424ق؛ شیخ طوسی،&#xA;محمد بن حسن‏، الأمالی، ص 251، قم، دار الثقافة، چاپ اول، 1414ق.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Of course there are other viewpoints regarding the appearance of Shiite such as:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A group believe that Shiite is related to the end of the period of&#xA;Othman caliphate …&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A group believe that Shiite has appeared at the day of Fetnatul-Daar&#xA;(the day of the murder of 3rd caliph )&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A group believe that Shiite appeared after the issue of Hakamiah to&#xA;martyrdom of Imam Ali (a.s.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A group believe that the start of the appearance of Shiite is related&#xA;to the event of Karbala and the martyrdom of Imam Hussain.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With respect to your last question which inquired “Does this claim that Safavid Empire in Persia was the main reason for the Twelver Shi'ism becoming the mainstream Shia sect has anything to do with reality?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could be profitable to point that appearance of a religion (Mazhab) is not feasible to be occurred at once, actually this is a matter which is done gradually. So we cannot term it related to any specific period such as Safaviah (Safavid) . On the whole, the events which occurred during ten centuries, could be considered as the main reason of the appearance of Shia Islam in Iran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=227248&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aviny.com/shobhe/eteghadi/117.aspx://&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.aviny.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-09-20T12:01:44.570" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7273" CreationDate="2014-11-16T11:42:02.573" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no difference between Moderen Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic - we call both &lt;em&gt;fusha&lt;/em&gt; in the Arab world.  The distinction is made in the West - on account of vocabulary but that is no reason to consider them different languages.  Arabic is unique in being the only language that has not changed in at least 2000 years.  It has added some words and some words have fallen into disuse but the structure of the language and the core vocabulary is unchanged because of the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The spoken dialects - colloquials - is an altogether different matter.  There are lots of these.  The only Arabic that is understood by all the Arabs is &lt;em&gt;fusha&lt;/em&gt;.   Colloquial Egyptian Arabic is well known by the native Arabs because of the Egyptian media but if you learn that you will not be able to communicate in writing ion Arabic nor will you be able to speak with Arabs who have studies only fusha Arabic.  In a nutshell stick to fusha and you will be able to access the past Arabic literature and communicate with the contemprory Arabs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9122" LastEditorUserId="9122" LastEditDate="2014-11-16T11:47:16.297" LastActivityDate="2014-11-16T11:47:16.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12420" CreationDate="2014-11-16T16:28:22.450" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum...&#xA;Those who take riba (involved in usury) are doing Zulm (hurting) the borrowers.&#xA;I firmly support Farhan's answer.&#xA;I suggest you to ask god to give you strength and patience to bear this problem.&#xA;Trust Allah, verily he is the best of the providers.&#xA;Now, your situation is like, both your owner and the bank are doing zulm on you.&#xA;So I would suggest you to find a house with a lesser rent where you feel you're sure you can pay the rent in time and avoid penalties or if you can't do that,&#xA;hard to swallow step,&#xA;evacuate it as it is a luxury for you and manage without a house until you find a good job.&#xA;May Allah guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2014-11-16T17:16:10.373" LastActivityDate="2014-11-16T17:16:10.373" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18613" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-11-16T17:56:33.487" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reading or reciting the Qur'an includes the tartil الترنيل and tajwid/tajweed  علم التجويد. Any Muslim should do his best to recite/read the Qur'an as it was revealed in a correct Arabic, with correct accentuation, pronunciation. Therefore scholars have written monograms and book how this should be performed for each Qur'an riwaya beginning with the Articulation of sound مخارج الحروف, passing by other rules like waqf (pausing), nunnation تنوين, prolongation etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-26T05:08:39.227" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T05:08:39.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18614" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-11-16T17:56:33.487" Score="0" Body="Is how to correctly read the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-27T00:26:42.907" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T00:26:42.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9163" CreationDate="2014-11-16T21:27:33.997" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum...&#xA;you mean the bank invests in something and disseminates the profit/loss it incurs among its customers then it's fine and acceptable, it's analogous to investing in a business.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if it's a savings account you're talking about then usually interest rate is set considering the inflation rate of that country so it's fine but to be on safer side don't consume it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But accounts like Recurring Deposits, Fixed Deposits etc. have more interest than savings, so they're not allowed..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2014-11-16T21:27:33.997" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18635" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18636" CreationDate="2014-11-17T02:44:49.350" Score="2" ViewCount="3888" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently I've seen in an Facebook page that Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) Doesn't know everything. He doesn't know &lt;strong&gt;Gayeb&lt;/strong&gt;. But many person oppose this.. They said that Prophet (pbuh) knows everything and &lt;strong&gt;Gayeb&lt;/strong&gt;. If anyone think that he doesn't know every mystery of creation it may cause a hamper of his &lt;strong&gt;Faith&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need an answer.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8470" LastActivityDate="2018-12-18T05:05:07.450" Title="Does Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) know everything?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18635" CreationDate="2014-11-17T03:35:07.527" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assalamu `alaykum my dear brother, your saying &lt;em&gt;many person oppose this&lt;/em&gt; is based on evidences and strong proof. Without authentic evidence, no one is to decide something relating to deen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming back to your question, I will provide you with evidences and without being biased, if you have stronger proofs that he (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) knows everything, please feel free to share - but they have to be authentic (either from Qur'an or an Authentic hadith)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me start with gayeb, part of knowing gayeb is knowledge of the hour, when will it be;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you read &lt;a href=&quot;http://muflihun.com/muslim/1/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;very first hadith of Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; (quoting only part of it since it is a lengthy hadith) - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He (the enquirer) again said: Inform me about the hour (of the Doom). He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: &lt;strong&gt;One who is asked knows no more than the one who is inquiring&lt;/strong&gt; (about it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Rasullulah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) did not know about when the hour will be. But he (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) did mention some signs of it (it's in same hadith so you may read it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;OK let me change my way; let me quote few points in short; so people can answer in detail about each point&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Say: &quot;None in the heavens and the earth knows the Ghaib (Unseen) except Allaah, nor can they perceive when they shall be resurrected&quot; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://muflihun.com/27/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An-Naml 27:65&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him - &lt;a href=&quot;http://muflihun.com/6/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An-An'am 6:59&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Indeed, Allah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted - &lt;a href=&quot;http://muflihun.com/31/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Luqman 31:34&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;'Aisha (rady allahu `anhaa) further said, &quot;And whoever tells you that the Prophet knows what is going to happen tomorrow, is a liar.&quot; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://muflihun.com/bukhari/60/378&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone may come and talk about another ayah - &lt;a href=&quot;http://muflihun.com/3/179?tafid=1592&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat ‘Al–`Imran 3:179&lt;/a&gt; I would suggest you go and read tafsir of this ayah in that case&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further details:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://muflihun.com/articles/knowledge-of-unseen/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://muflihun.com/articles/knowledge-of-unseen/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Whether Jinn knows unseen? Read &lt;a href=&quot;https://muflihun.com/articles/jinn#knowledge-of-unseen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reality of Magic and It's cure in Islam&lt;/a&gt; specifically &lt;strong&gt;Knowledge of Unseen&lt;/strong&gt; section&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/101968&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/101968&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wassalam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4374" LastEditorUserId="4374" LastEditDate="2018-12-18T05:05:07.450" LastActivityDate="2018-12-18T05:05:07.450" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18640" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-17T09:15:45.163" Score="2" ViewCount="13201" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a famous issue between Shiite that Imam Mahdi (as the last Imam of Shiite) has 313 soldiers. (Seemingly, as the main soldiers (commanders) of him). I wonder who they are?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: I do not mean who his common soldiers are, I mean who his main 313 soldiers or commanders are?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-09T09:11:47.503" LastActivityDate="2018-08-25T05:06:30.600" Title="Who are 313 main soldiers of Imam Mahdi?" Tags="|shiism|imam-mahdi|soldier|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18643" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-17T11:12:16.163" Score="5" ViewCount="207" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been told that if someone dies, their assets MUST be divided correctly between the heirs asap based on Islamically outlined division percentages, otherwise the person(s) stopping the correct division (or stopping the division of the assets all together) of the assets are committing a major sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would appreciate views from the sunni &gt; hanafi &gt; deobandi view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2014-11-23T11:41:53.713" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T12:16:21.223" Title="Inheritance division" Tags="|sunni|hanafi|inheritance|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18647" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-17T20:30:13.520" Score="-1" ViewCount="14441" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we heard and know that watching TV for example Hindu movies, America movies etc is Haram(forbidden), Only watching animals, things and world is halal. &#xA;So we ask; can we watch Anime series (similar to cartoon)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-18T08:30:52.633" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T16:53:43.203" Title="Is Anime series halal or haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18650" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18635" CreationDate="2014-11-17T22:43:20.920" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its is the belief  of the Ahle Sunnat wal Jamat to believe that he (saw) had Ilm ul Ghayb granted from the almighty and that only knowledge is bestowed by he who created everything&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9133" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-18T08:34:54.160" LastActivityDate="2014-11-18T08:34:54.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17372" CreationDate="2014-11-17T22:48:45.867" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To fight the desire requires large amounts of will power and the particular form of jihad can not be truly conducted without love for allah and his beloved and by this one would only want to gain pleasure of his lord&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9133" LastActivityDate="2014-11-17T22:48:45.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18652" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-18T01:17:35.673" Score="2" ViewCount="314" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to learn more about any Islamic precepts which mandate that Muslims organize their society as an Islamic state governed by the Sharia.  Are there such precepts and where are they (Quran/Hadith)?  Establishment and maintenance of such government has been a central theme in many Muslim societies for centuries.  What mandates that a group of Muslims organize an Islamic government?  Are Muslims still required to strive for such government and laws even when minority in the country of residence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3864" LastEditorUserId="3864" LastEditDate="2014-12-03T02:30:25.037" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T03:26:23.223" Title="Does Islam require that its followers enforce Islamic Government ruled by Sharia?" Tags="|sharia|islamic-government|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-02-02T16:29:09.480" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18653" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13068" CreationDate="2014-11-18T03:54:32.437" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is right and beneficial when it is pronounced properly in Arabic..we cant say slamalikum or Salamalikum instead of assalamu alaikum..the very purpose of wishing peace through Salam is ruined as the meaning is distorted...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9135" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-18T08:22:03.857" LastActivityDate="2014-11-18T08:22:03.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5853" CreationDate="2014-11-18T06:26:57.577" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As far as I searched, I did not find any authentic matter concerning this issue. Therefore, logically and also as a rule it could be termed Bid’ah. As a result we cannot term it Makruh (Makruh means it is better not to do, albeit is not haram), then it could be named Haram (forbidden), Since as far as I know, all sects of Islam believe that Bidah is considered as a Haram practice.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Let’s see what precisely Bid’ah is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bid’ah  or (البدعه) literally is related to the innovation and actually, something new, and in Islamic terms, means to relate something to religion which it has in no way asserted and likewise in no way complies with any of its guidelines and sayings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In accordance with this description, many of the Muslims’ practices aren’t considered bid’ah, given that they don’t relate what they are doing to religion, or even what those Muslims do doesn’t go under one of the general categories which is related to the religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eventually wiping the neck in wudu could be termed Bid’ah. Of course you ought to pay attention that in a case you cannot term it Bid’ah(or even Makruh), and that is when you do it solely with the intention of cleaning. Actually you must be aware that is it not considered as an Islamic act and solely you do it as you like do it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa2248&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-30T13:44:05.153" LastActivityDate="2017-10-30T13:44:05.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18656" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18138" CreationDate="2014-11-18T07:18:41.000" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There could be some ways that Allah indicates us some solutions. As you mentioned, dreams could be helpful in showing the truths and solutions, of course not always. Since we cannot trust dreams constantly, but there are a sort of dreams which is called truthful dream that could be considered as a truth ...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I pointed, you ought not to trust each dream, Since there are some factors to be able to trust the dreams as truthful dream. For instance, as a factor of truthful dreams, Allamah Majlesi, as a scholar of Shia narrates that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The truthful dream is seen at the last Tholth (ثلث) (the last third) of&#xA;the night, Since that is the time which Malaekah(angels) come down …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Allamah Muhammad Baqir Majlesi, Qom, Heliatul Mottaqin, Page246)&#xA;.(علامه محمد باقر مجلسي، حلية المتقين (قم، انتشارات هجرت، 1373) ص 246.&#xA;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But another way which could help us, is related to Istekharah (الاستخاره).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, Istekharah will show us the right route. Actually it could be considered as a consultation with Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.porsemanequran.com/node/22991&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.porsemanequran.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2021-02-25T02:42:23.907" LastActivityDate="2021-02-25T02:42:23.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18658" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16604" CreationDate="2014-11-18T07:38:49.020" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As an Islamic rule, it is considered as a Wajib (mandatory) practice for Muslims to be veracious. Accordingly all Muslims ought to be considered as truthful people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the holy Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;This is the Day when the truthful will benefit from their&#xA;  truthfulness.&quot; For them are gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers&#xA;  flow, wherein they will abide forever, Allah being pleased with them,&#xA;  and they with Him. That is the great attainment. (119)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ اللَّـهُ هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ يَنفَعُ الصَّادِقِينَ صِدْقُهُمْ ۚ&#xA;  لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا&#xA;  أَبَدًا ۚ رَّضِيَ اللَّـهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا عَنْهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ&#xA;  الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ ﴿١١٩&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we see that Allah has mentioned in the Holy Quran that “today is the day that being a truthful person would be profitable for them and …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or for instance, it has narrated from Imam Ali (peace be upon him) that Said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Truthfulness and honesty are the best instruments for salvation from&#xA;  the calamities of the world and Akherah (doomsday).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;غررالحکم ج 1 فصل&#xA;  اول ح 11 .  /   . Qorar-al-Hkam, Vol.1, chapter1, 11)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or according to another tradition, it has narrated that:&#xA; Al-Sedq (honesty) is deliverance (salvation). (Qorar-al-Hkam, Vol.1,120). غررالحکم ج 1 فصل اول ح&#xA; 120&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to the lying, there are many traditions regarding that, even there are some verses in the holy Quran that mentioned regarding lying, such as:&#xA;That holy Quran considers the lying as the main reason of Bid'ahs and so on (Nahl:116)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the whole, it is considered as a negative act which Muslims ought to observe it. And as you mentioned, Moslems ought to be honest in their dealings with others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/5:119&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mahdirezvani.persianblog.ir/page/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.mahdirezvani.persianblog.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-20T11:56:44.430" LastActivityDate="2017-09-20T11:56:44.430" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18659" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-18T08:07:27.617" Score="2" ViewCount="2060" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am working as a Software Developer in an IT firm. There business is a subscription-based Internet TV service offering Asian movies, TV shows and music videos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am developing Softwares for that company. Is it halal for me to work there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If not should i quit the job right away or should I search for new job while working in the company?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, what about my wages that I earned until now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9136" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-11-18T14:29:26.237" LastActivityDate="2021-07-31T06:16:45.690" Title="Is it permissible to work in the company that distributes movies?" Tags="|halal-haram|movies|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18661" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18647" CreationDate="2014-11-18T08:31:00.793" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a general rule, there mustn't be a problem as a Haram act if the Anime doesn't consist of Haram scene or other relevance Haram items.(if it is similar to cartoon without any bad scene).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastActivityDate="2014-11-18T08:31:00.793" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18168" CreationDate="2014-11-18T08:35:04.920" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Grand Ayatullah Khamenei (آیه الله خامنئی):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In accordance with the precaution (الاحتیاط) it is better that you&#xA;  observe the rulings  ( احکام) which are related to the word “Allah” as&#xA;  well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since according to the view of many Shiite Maraje’-al-Taqlid, it is considered as a Haram/forbidden act if you touch the names of Allah without Wudu. So, you’d better to observe it for other things such as the logo of the flags as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/magazine/magart/2689/4284/27645&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.hawzah.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-31T09:44:09.607" LastActivityDate="2016-08-31T09:44:09.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18663" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17770" CreationDate="2014-11-18T09:38:10.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a general rule (Islamic rule), mocking of people is not considered as a competent act (even regarding mocking of non-Muslim people). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, for instance, it has mentioned in the holy Quran (a-Hujurat: 11) regarding mocking that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لا يَسْخَرْ قَوْمٌ مِنْ قَوْمٍ عَسى‏&#xA;  أَنْ يَكُونُوا خَيْراً مِنْهُمْ وَ لا نِساءٌ مِنْ نِساءٍ عَسى‏ أَنْ&#xA;  يَكُنَّ خَيْراً مِنْهُنَّ وَ لا تَلْمِزُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَ لا&#xA;  تَنابَزُوا بِالْأَلْقابِ بِئْسَ الاسْمُ الْفُسُوقُ بَعْدَ الْإِيمانِ&#xA;  وَ مَنْ لَمْ يَتُبْ فَأُولئِكَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ (11)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people;&#xA;  perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule [other]&#xA;  women; perhaps they may be better than them. And do not insult one&#xA;  another and do not call each other by [offensive] nicknames. Wretched&#xA;  is the name of disobedience after [one's] faith. And whoever does not&#xA;  repent - then it is those who are the wrongdoers. (11)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to the view of Grand Ayatollah Khamenei (as a Marja'al-Taqlid of shia), it is not permissible (mocking…), and the right humans (humanity) ought to be observed and Muslims ought to control themselves from these affairs..&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course in accordance with the ruling above, it seems that there mustn't be a problem is doing that for animals.., but we are not allowed to do that for the humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/49:11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.porseman.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.porseman.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ghiam-el.ir/2014/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://ghiam-el.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-21T14:52:19.477" LastActivityDate="2017-07-21T14:52:19.477" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17802" CreationDate="2014-11-18T09:52:26.580" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, there mustn't be any problem if you do it by a valuable and Islamic organizations. So, as a rule (of Allah) your act will be accepted if you do it with a good intention and also if you searched to find a valuable Islamic organization (even though they do not do it ...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the significant point is that you should search regarding the organization which you want to pay your money to, whenever you became sure, then pay money to them. Good luck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-01T12:32:17.333" LastActivityDate="2016-09-01T12:32:17.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7574" CreationDate="2014-11-18T09:53:34.393" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally, killing the Kafir/Moshrik in the battle field (i.e. the Kafir who is fighting and violating Islam and Muslims), but at the common situation it is related to the Hokm (ruling) of Islamic court. I.e. this Hokm, ought to be performed if the Islamic court recognized that murdering a person (Kafir or even Muslim) is Wajib (mandatory).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.porsojoo.com/fa/node/51851&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.porsojoo.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-28T14:35:35.187" LastActivityDate="2017-09-28T14:35:35.187" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18465" CreationDate="2014-11-18T10:32:18.160" Score="0" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                     In the name of Allah&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;الحمدلله خلق الانسان علَّمه البیان نَزَّل القرآن بلسان عربیّ مبین، و الصلاة و السلام علی النبیّ العربیّ سیّد ولد آدم و خاتم الانبیاء و المرسلین&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I searched, there is no tradition to point that it is considered as a Wajib (mandatory) act for Muslim, but there are some items which make us learning Arabic. For instance by learning Arabic, perhaps we can comprehend the Quran better which is in Arabic, or in reading the origin Ahadith and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, Arabic language is counted as one of the most populous language and according to my research, Arabic is considered as the Sixth language of the world (from the aspect of the population).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a tradition from Imam Ali (peace be upon him) that said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;« تَعـَلـَّموا العَرَبیّــﮥ و عَـلِّـموها النّاسَ .  Learn Arabic and&#xA;  teach it to the people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or  Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;تَـعَـلَّـموا العَرَبیّــﮥَ فَـإنَّـها کلامُ اللهِ الَّـذی&#xA;  یُـکَـلِّـمُ بِـهِ خَـلْـقَـهُ . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Learn Arabic, because this is the speech of the God who speaks to his&#xA;  creatures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even Imam Khomeini has illustrate concerning the significance of learning Arabic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do not say that Arabic is not from us, Arabic language is from us,&#xA;  Arabic language is the language of Islam and Islam is for all people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It could be considered from other aspects such as:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Being able to speak with Arab Muslims in interchanging the Islamic&#xA;knowledge and civilizations and so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Being able to have discussion with other Muslims (Arabs) regarding&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Islamic issues such as Quran, hadiths and so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Being able to watching other Islamic Arabic channels of TV and radio &#xA;and obtaining Islamic and scientific revenue by watching and hearing &#xA;them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Finally it could be a more unity between Muslims in different&lt;br&gt;&#xA;languages.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iranvij.ir/73724/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.iranvij.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ali-shabab.blogfa.com/post/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ali-shabab.blogfa.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-02T14:02:11.287" LastActivityDate="2016-07-02T14:02:11.287" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9631" CreationDate="2014-11-18T11:03:35.447" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to Fiqh, it is not feasible to consider everything as money, haply nature  circumstances of the money, (i.e.) feasibility of the usage of that as the instrument of value measurement could be considered as the indication of the nature of money.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Totally, money could be considered as all general instruments which are related to the measurement of the goods (with different values), such as metallic, papery and so forth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or for instance in Surah Toba:103, Allah tells the prophet that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O , (you), the prophet,  get Zakat from their property.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the word (property) is related to the words cow, sheep, wheat, Sha’ir, Derachma (درهم), Dinar, date, raisin, and other things like them. Actually money could be related to whatever that could be named as an instrument to sell or buy the goods. therefore your examples could be true that  gold coins , foodstuffs be used as currency. And likewise these modern bank issued paper notes shariah compliant currency.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shareh.com/persian/magazine/figh/36/36_04.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.shareh.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://reba.ir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.reba.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-06T14:39:14.807" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T14:39:14.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18669" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10168" CreationDate="2014-11-18T11:20:16.293" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, giving an amount of money to someone or even companies or other job by the intention of obtaining solely interest would not be Halal. because perhaps we can term it as Riba (interest). Since you pay a specific amount of money that you constantly obtain interest, not disadvantage. So it could be considered as Riba. Then as far as I know, you should write a contract that you be partner in both interest and disadvantage, not solely in the interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-16T10:25:13.370" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T10:25:13.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18652" CreationDate="2014-11-18T11:59:06.597" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lets look it in this way. When you come of age it becomes mandatory to offer prayers. When you start possessing enough wealth, paying zakah becomes mandatory. When you marry only then the rules regarding married life become applicable to you. In short, when you qualify certain conditions only then the relevant directives become applicable to you. &lt;em&gt;You not NOT strive for qualification in order to become eligible for following a directive&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, when Muslims start ruling some land it becomes mandatory for them to implement shariah laws. Acquiring land, however, is not an Islamic directive. Let me emphasize: one cannot argue that because there are directives in Islam that have to implemented by a state therefore trying to acquire one is also a directive of Islam. No, it is just that when Muslims get rule of a land (e.g. democratically or as in the past some Muslims king conquers a land) then they should implement Shariah Laws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2014-11-20T13:19:44.680" LastActivityDate="2014-11-20T13:19:44.680" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18677" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-18T23:08:04.523" Score="6" ViewCount="30349" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a Shia boy marry a Sunni girl, according to the Sharia laws?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a Sunni girl that I know who really likes a Shia boy, and he likes her too. She was asking me today if it is permissible or restricted for this marriage to take place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9142" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-30T13:53:55.803" LastActivityDate="2023-03-18T13:16:12.113" Title="Marriage between a Shia boy and a Sunni girl" Tags="|sharia|nikah|shia-sunni|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18659" CreationDate="2014-11-19T08:38:11.233" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamualaikum brother i am glad you have asked this question i have the similar doubt so i asked to aalim of my nearby masjid he said its haram&#xA;Since although you are helping by working that company who is doing haram&#xA;so please ask first to the aalim before taking any decissions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9145" LastActivityDate="2014-11-19T08:38:11.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17019" CreationDate="2014-11-19T09:37:05.970" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Christian Jewish and Islamic, and other monotheistic religions have same God. So the word Allah can be used there too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Verily, Allah! He is my Lord (God) and your Lord (God). So worship&#xA;  Him (Alone). This is the (only) Straight Path (i.e. Allah's religion&#xA;  of true Islamic Monotheism).&quot;45:64&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not argue with the People of the Scripture except in a way that&#xA;  is best, except for those who commit injustice among them, and say,&#xA;  &quot;We believe in that which has been revealed to us and revealed to you.&#xA;  And our God and your God is one; and we are Muslims [in submission] to&#xA;  Him.&quot;29:46&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It befits not (the Majesty of) Allah that He should beget a son [this&#xA;  refers to the slander of Christians against Allah, by saying that&#xA;  'Iesa (Jesus) is the son of Allah]. Glorified (and Exalted be He above&#xA;  all that they associate with Him). When He decrees a thing, He only&#xA;  says to it, &quot;Be!&quot; and it is.19:35&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4211" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2014-11-19T17:14:23.790" LastActivityDate="2014-11-19T17:14:23.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18685" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-19T16:14:33.533" Score="1" ViewCount="2429" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a question regarding the four Sunnahs before Zuhr, especially for ladies who don't pray in the Masjid and therefore can't hear the Adhan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do these four Rakaat need to be performed immediately after the Adhan but before the Iqammah (as it is pronounced in the Masjid), or are we allowed to just pray them before our own Zuhr, even if it's after the imam has already started Zuhr in the Masjid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9146" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-11-26T19:08:53.133" LastActivityDate="2015-02-26T15:46:39.083" Title="Do the timings of my sunnah salaat at home depend on the adhaan in the masjid?" Tags="|salat|women|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18687" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-19T18:48:52.963" Score="-2" ViewCount="180" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was born a Muslim, became a disbeliever and repented back to Islam.  Are my tattoos and other acts going to be forgiven?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9147" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-01T06:13:14.647" LastActivityDate="2017-09-01T06:13:14.647" Title="Are my tattoos and other acts committed during a period of disbelief going to be forgiven?" Tags="|sin|forgiveness|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18688" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18659" CreationDate="2014-11-19T20:02:23.543" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no problem with you working there, because you are not sure that the very thing you produce is used for Haram. Therefore, you are free to continue working there. By the way, your earning as of today is all Halal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9148" LastActivityDate="2014-11-19T20:02:23.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18687" CreationDate="2014-11-19T22:17:29.153" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course yes, Allah said in The Holy Quraan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful (53) And return [in repentance] to your Lord and submit to Him before the punishment comes upon you; then you will not be helped (54) - &lt;a href=&quot;http://muflihun.com/39/53-54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Az-Zumar 39:53-54&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8836" LastEditorUserId="4374" LastEditDate="2014-11-20T01:12:04.747" LastActivityDate="2014-11-20T01:12:04.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18693" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7574" CreationDate="2014-11-20T13:16:43.040" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The verse 5:32 makes it clear that no one can be killed except in two cases:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...whoever killed a human being, except &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;as a punishment for murder&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;for&#xA;  spreading corruption in the land&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, shall be regarded as having killed&#xA;  all mankind... [5:32]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an prescribes killing &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;for spreading corruption in the land&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:33&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;as a punishment for murder&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:178&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:178&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, a state can enforce only two religious directives:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But if they repent, and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;take to prayer regularly&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;pay the alms&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;,&#xA;  then let them go their way. [9:5]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The combined result of the above two verses is that the state can punish but not kill a person for leaving salah and zakah. This, of course, is for a person who still claims to be a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a person renounces Islam but is not guilty of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;spreading corruption in the land&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; then he cannot be killed. As you see in the following verse a similar case is being discussed but God does not prescribe any worldly punishment for him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for those who come to believe, and then deny the truth, and again&#xA;  come to believe, and again deny the truth, and thereafter grow&#xA;  stubborn in their denial of the truth -- God will never forgive them,&#xA;  nor will He guide them. [4:137]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2015-05-11T07:47:52.890" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T07:47:52.890" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18695" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-20T14:44:07.460" Score="4" ViewCount="5777" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslim, and I have a Christian friend. He usually argue that Jesus (pbuh) is the God and the son of God. I know that Jesus is the son of Maryam and the messenger of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please guide me with all the relevant ayath from Qur'an to show that Jesus is a messenger of Allah. I have promised him that I will show some proof in next meeting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8240" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-28T09:08:05.843" LastActivityDate="2019-05-25T15:40:45.373" Title="How can I show that Jesus (pbuh) is not a god to Christian friend using Quran as guidance?" Tags="|quran|prophet-isa|christianity|shirk|dawah|" AnswerCount="11" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18695" CreationDate="2014-11-20T16:18:42.187" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a Christian, he isn't going to accept any evidence you provide from the Koran.  You would instead need to make an argument from the religious texts that he believes are valid. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To a Christian, the Koran is nothing more than a bunch of made up stories at best. It has no authority or authenticity to Christians. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You would instead need to try to make your case from the Bible. It's a hard case to make since the Bible pretty clearly indicates he is God, though it is always by implication rather than directly claiming &quot;I am God.&quot; Rather it says Jesus made statements that, to the people at the time, would imply a claim of Godship. (And in several cases resulted in them trying to kill him for blasphemy. ) At that point it mostly degrades to trying to prove those claims miss attributed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are also unlikely to make much progress in convincing him as well.  This debate has been going on for centuries with both sides thinking their view is abundantly supported and obvious. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The benefit of interfaith dialog is much more on making sure we understand each others views.  Fundamentally you aren't going to convince someone logically one way or the other. You can counter some objections that result from misunderstandings and ensure your views are well and clearly understood, but that isn't going to convince someone to change their beliefs unless a misconception of your beliefs was their main barrier. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Full disclaimer, I am a Christian answering this from a Christians perspective in the interest of encouraging interfaith dialog. )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9158" LastActivityDate="2014-11-20T16:18:42.187" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18700" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18695" CreationDate="2014-11-20T19:17:01.257" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To explain Jesus's divinity or lack thereof to a Christian, you could start by referring to materials produced by Christians for Christians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jehovah's Witnesses are a Christian denomination with a non-trinitarian interpretation of the Bible, which some other denominations call unorthodox.&#xA;One of these beliefs is that Jesus is not God but instead the son of God born through Maryam as a surrogate mother.&#xA;Try looking over what Witnesses believe about Jesus and the reasoning they use.&#xA;Start with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/is-jesus-almighty/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Is Jesus Almighty God?&lt;/a&gt; and follow the links.&#xA;You'll find that, for example, the Bible calls Jesus &quot;mighty&quot; but calls only God &quot;almighty&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, the publisher operated by the denomination, has published a book called &lt;em&gt;The Time for True Submission to God&lt;/em&gt;.&#xA;It starts by stating what Witnesses and Muslims agree on and then introducing what they disagree on.&#xA;It is written from a view of proselytizing a Muslim to become a Witness, so be careful in how you approach it, but you might be able to find some good ideas with scriptural backing, and it'll help you understand Christian views in at least a broad sense.&#xA;See if you can find a Witness and hit him or her up for a copy of this book, as well as &lt;em&gt;What Does the Bible Really Teach?&lt;/em&gt; which touches on the difference between Witness doctrine and orthodox Christianity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing to watch out for when using Watch Tower literature is that some Christians really don't like Jehovah's Witnesses, believing them to be a dangerous cult.&#xA;So don't mention Jehovah's Witnesses or directly quote their literature.&#xA;Instead stick to the cited scripture and put the reasoning in your own words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9162" LastActivityDate="2014-11-20T19:17:01.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18695" CreationDate="2014-11-20T20:16:24.990" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Following with the idea above, for a christian they will need to see some evidence in their own faith to prove otherwise, much like you would not accept statements from a religious text outside the Qur'an on the status of figures in the Qur'an.  So sadly you are not going to find what you need in the Qur'an, however there are multiple instances to use Christianity to prove your point to some extent.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to make Jesus of Nazarene a mortal, look to the early council of Nicaea where he was made divine.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As with all religious text, interpretation is key.  Much of the initial theology of Christianity was solidified in the council of Nicaea that created the three face god of father son holy spirit that can be regarded as one entity in three forms.  However there are other interpretations.  And in fact as you look to translations and interpretations you can infer that Jesus viewed himself as a child of god as all people are children of god.   And although he had a personal relationship with his God, he never claimed a exclusive status as part of god or divine depending on how you read the text.  This was  a latter addition to the theology in order too unite the faiths.  But arguably Jesus did not fit well into a divine monarchy.  Most of his teachings were about equality of all people himself included. So the council of Nicaea made him a perfect being by making him part of god. Once again this is a matter of interpretation of translations.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;cases in point &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jesus as The Son of God .  The new testament was written mostly in Greek and the Greek language does not have an equivalent definitive article to the word '&lt;strong&gt;The&lt;/strong&gt;'.  at no point does this sentence ever happen in the original text, Jesus THE son of God.  This was added in later by translators in order to make the text more readable in a new language.  instead an alternative translation might be Jesus &lt;strong&gt;a&lt;/strong&gt; son of God . . . . makes him as mortal as us all.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as i am clarifying this is an interpretation.  I will ask anybody to find Greek writing with the word 'the' present in it. The is an English word, that we have attached to a Greek word to make sense of the Greek language. However there are plenty of reasons to translate the word as 'a' on 'in'.  You might also be surprised that 'she' is missing from Greek as well.  They do have  definitive articles but the equivalent articles are translations.  We attach our words in a fashion to another languages words to make sense of the language but these interpretation are open to different meanings and have often been revised.  If you think translation is a simple 1-1 equivalency you might be surprised.  There is a link below about Greek language.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;John 14:6 New International Version (NIV)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is heavily translated and interpreted, This is commonly accepted to mean that you must accept Jesus as a personal savoir who will intercede on your behalf to god.  Once again this time the 'through me' is a interpretation, it can also me read to mean through my teachings .  This moves Jesus away from being a divine being providing intercession to a great teacher providing guidance.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So most of this hinges on the early formation of the churches and how people interpreted their religions.  Keeping in mind what we call Christianity was formed in the earl 300's CE at the council of Nicaea.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And once again, my interpretations. And interpretations that have been handed down and reemphasized.  There are numerous Christian traditions going wherever form the Greek orthodox to the Coptic Christians to David kuresh.   Knowing your friends tradition will aid your discourse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.skeptically.org/newtestament/id8.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.skeptically.org/newtestament/id8.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.foundalis.com/lan/definart.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.foundalis.com/lan/definart.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Good luck and have fun philosophizing on religiosity! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9163" LastEditorUserId="9163" LastEditDate="2014-11-21T14:25:34.070" LastActivityDate="2014-11-21T14:25:34.070" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18695" CreationDate="2014-11-20T22:42:12.333" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jesus himself says something along the lines of &quot;Who do you say I am&quot; to the apostles... He says he himself is the king of the Jews - this was the accusation by the Romans. And I believe he did not actually ever describe himself as anything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I dispute that Christians would not respect the Muslim texts - I think they would be seen them as writings of a holy man.  And certainly both religions believe in one and the same god and respect each others religions and have worked well alongside one another in most cases. Witness the funeral of John Paul 11 etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If people believe in a real God really the last thing they would be having is silly arguments - we would be in awe of this great creator and trying our best to make the world a  better place full of love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9167" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-21T09:07:56.090" LastActivityDate="2014-11-21T09:07:56.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18695" CreationDate="2014-11-21T03:48:38.327" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Coming from a country who has a majority of Muslim, i don't see there is any way you can convince a christian that Jesus is not the Son of GOD. Yes Jesus was the son of Maryam in a way, after-all she did conceived Jesus (but not through physical contact like you and me). Maryam was pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit.  Maryam was GOD vessel, GOD can use anyone but HE chose to bless Maryam. Unless your Christian friend foundation is not strong, there's no way you can convince him.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9170" LastActivityDate="2014-11-21T03:48:38.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18706" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-21T05:45:54.760" Score="1" ViewCount="1522" Body="&lt;p&gt;In accordance with the Hanafi school I want to know about  the Friday prayer, that whether it's compulsory to say 10 Rakat Sunnat moqada in the Friday prayers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9172" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-26T09:06:53.670" LastActivityDate="2014-11-26T09:06:53.670" Title="Should we say 10 rakat sunnat moqada prayer at the Friday prayers?" Tags="|sunnah|hanafi|jumuah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18706" CreationDate="2014-11-21T06:12:07.613" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two types of sunnat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunnat-e-Moqeda&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunnat-e-GairMoqeda&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sunnat-e-Moqeda&lt;/em&gt; which Mohammed (Sallahu Alaihi wasallam) perform daily, and &lt;em&gt;Sunnat-e-GairMoqeda&lt;/em&gt; which he didn't perform at times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sunnat-e-Moqeda&lt;/em&gt; is we should perform, it's compulsory, as we are followers of Mohammed (Sallahu Alaihi Wasallam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we need to perform 10 rakat of Sunnat-e-Moqeda after Namaz-e-Juma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8922" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-11-21T23:17:50.013" LastActivityDate="2014-11-21T23:17:50.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18710" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-21T09:02:55.270" Score="5" ViewCount="1720" Body="&lt;p&gt;Occasionally I see some boys or men who wear shorts (short trousers) in the streets or other public places. (Or even in the parties). On the other hand, According to Resalah-al-Amaliah (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bahjat.ir/index.php/ahkam/resaleh/283-2011-09-07-02-31-30.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.bahjat.ir&lt;/a&gt;) it is Haram for women to look at the body of non-Mahram men. (Ehtiat-Wajib)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What could be the ruling of it in the case that there are non-Mahrams at that place? (If it stimulates them…)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; I am looking for the viewpoint of Ayatollah Khamenei (as a scholar of Shia and likewise a Marja'ul Taqlid of Shia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T00:04:29.790" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T00:04:29.790" Title="What is Ayatollah Khamenei's ruling regarding men wearing short trousers in front of women (in streets or parties)?" Tags="|shiism|men|clothing|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18716" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18695" CreationDate="2014-11-21T23:25:59.943" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Christians are taught that Jesus was the prophesied Messiah.   The Book of Daniel (Ch 2) tells of Daniel interpreting a dream of four kingdoms, the fourth of which is the Roman Empire.  During that period God will set up a new (heavenly) kingdom that will stand forever.  The Book of Daniel (Ch 9) also tells of a Messiah who will arrive and bring a new, holy kingdom.  Christ arrived during the Roman occupation of the Holy City and said he would establish his kingdom.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Christians believe the only way to get to heaven is to be in that kingdom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many instances of the apostles pleading that the gospel story remain forever unchanged.  Throughout the New Testament there are warnings against listening to false teachers. In his letter to the Galatians (Ch 1) Paul warned that even if an angel from heaven were to preach a new and different gospel he should be cursed! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the angel Gabriel appeared to Mohammad (May He Rest In Peace), he did just that – he claimed he was from heaven and offered a new and attractive story.  Consequently the chances a knowledgeable Christian will convert to Islam is remote.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, the people who claim to be Christian but do not know the basics of their own religion are legion!  And are ripe for conversion to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9182" LastActivityDate="2014-11-21T23:25:59.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7887" CreationDate="2014-11-22T06:49:59.380" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's look at another example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's say one housing developer wants to sell his houses direct to customers from his real estate project. He does not use any banks or any kinds of financing in order to sell his houses since he will be responsible for the selling and the collections of the installments within 20 years.&#xA;He has calculated that each of the houses that he has completed costs USD200,000. He decided to sell the house at a price of USD250,000; a mark up of USD50,000 over the costs as profit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is can we say the property developer has involved in riba' when he marked up the price for profit, even though the completion of payment is within 20 years? Lest we forget, houses are not gold or silver, where the exchange needs to be based on the same weight and units plus the exchange need to be executed on the spot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9185" LastEditorUserId="17124" LastEditDate="2016-06-17T07:13:00.800" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T07:13:00.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18719" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18685" CreationDate="2014-11-22T07:52:48.573" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walekumasalam,you can perform Namaz-e-Zuhr when its time start(you can see the time table according to your location). Women are perform 4 rakaat of sunnat before they are going to perform 4 rakaat of Farz.It is not compulsary for women to hear adhan for starting their Namaz or No need to wait for Imam has started in Masjid or not.(Just follow Start and End time of Namaz). You just need to perform your namaz after start time and before ending time please do take care of this time.&#xA;Even you can follow &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicfinder.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt; for Namaz Time Table for your location.&#xA;Or there are number of mobile apps you can dowload mobile application like &lt;a href=&quot;https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bitsmedia.android.muslimpro&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;muslim pro&lt;/a&gt; etc.&#xA;Thanks..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8922" LastEditorUserId="8922" LastEditDate="2014-11-22T08:01:52.603" LastActivityDate="2014-11-22T08:01:52.603" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18720" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-22T09:46:40.427" Score="3" ViewCount="2564" Body="&lt;p&gt;As my sister newly married last week, she wants &lt;em&gt;khula&lt;/em&gt; from her husband. We registered a case in the Islamic shariah court due to his character not being good and some other issues. She had no sexual intercourse with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, does she have a &lt;em&gt;Iddah period&lt;/em&gt; even though no sexual intercourse took place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9186" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-11T10:10:04.033" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T19:35:46.430" Title="Khula: Is there an iddah period if no sex took place?" Tags="|sharia|talaq|iddah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18724" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-22T21:06:41.070" Score="3" ViewCount="2210" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was sure that any kind of killing in Islam is punished, but a friend of mine, that has a very strong belief, had heard and even agreed that &quot;killing a homosexual is not a sin&quot;.&#xA;That sounds very ignorant to me, and I'm sure other people who know better can illuminate me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is killing a homosexual a sin (haram)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9190" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T12:26:17.463" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T18:07:36.133" Title="Is killing a homosexual a sin (haram)?" Tags="|halal-haram|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="822" CreationDate="2014-11-22T22:25:05.807" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No they can't, and there is no clear evidence suggesting that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I watched a dialogue between some Sheikhs and some scientists in medicine and Both proved that jinn can't do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvY-pqgeGNs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;video&lt;/a&gt; (it is in Arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8836" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-11-22T23:05:13.830" LastActivityDate="2014-11-22T23:05:13.830" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18728" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18745" CreationDate="2014-11-23T07:48:39.843" Score="1" ViewCount="2860" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I translate the word &quot;God&quot; from English to Arabic, it becomes &quot;Allah&quot;, because the so called Arabic word for God is Allah. But Allah Himself is the God of Islam, as Islam first refered the word. It's similar to &quot;Jehovah&quot; as Old Testament says the God's name is that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it the only word for the God in Arabic?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If so, then, how the other Pre-Islamic Arab Gods are approached?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What that specific word that can be replaced in Arabic for the word &quot;The God&quot; for a common term?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2120" LastActivityDate="2014-11-24T14:31:32.583" Title="What is/are the Arabic word for the God?" Tags="|allah|arabic|language|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18724" CreationDate="2014-11-23T07:48:58.420" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The prohibition of taking an innocent life is a general ruling. If someone thinks there is an exception to it, the burden of proof is on them. Even for &lt;em&gt;hudud&lt;/em&gt; punishments (and there is a difference of opinion on when &lt;em&gt;hadd&lt;/em&gt; comes into play in the situation of homosexuality and to what extent), they are only carried out after due legal process and only on the authority of a legitimate ruler, never citizen-to-citizen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2014-11-23T07:48:58.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18731" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-23T11:29:53.327" Score="4" ViewCount="1821" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can disbeliever still repent after noticing the major signs of the end times (before the sun rise from the west)? Will disbelievers be able to notice them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9179" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-05T00:21:30.880" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T00:21:30.880" Title="Is repentance allowed after major signs of end times?" Tags="|day-of-judgement|imam-mahdi|end-times|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18643" CreationDate="2014-11-23T20:03:28.723" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam O Alaikum  &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;This is right. When someone (Muslim) dies, his/her family/relative must share his/her remaining in all of the relatives according to the Islam's teachings. &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;1. When a Muslim dies, his/her remaining supposed to be shared equally to his direct relatives first (daughters, sons, brothers, sisters, etc. ) &lt;br /&gt; &#xA;2. After 1st relatives, his/her remaining are must be divided equally in his/her relatives (male and female). But this must be done after sharing remainings into 1st relatives. &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;3. If a person didn't left with any relatives then his/her property must be &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escheat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Escheat&lt;/a&gt; to the government treasury. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;There are a lot of other points that must be noted when we talk about distribution of inheritance. Like, only the relatives with direct blood relationship are entitled to inherit, it means only real son will have the right of getting his part, but the adopted one won't be entitle for inheritance. &#xA; &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;You can get brief knowledge about distribution of Inheritance in this article: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_inheritance_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islamic inheritance jurisprudence&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9194" LastActivityDate="2014-11-23T20:03:28.723" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18685" CreationDate="2014-11-24T06:51:08.390" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated before, you should follow the Salah timetable. It will differ from the place where you live and also from your Mazhab...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Time of Salah is related to the sun's position. One it's Hikmat is that anyone can, when he know the rules, pray just by looking at the sun, without any watch...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will strongly suggest you to have a look at this small article :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=BFE7F2632AD75D50!1104&amp;amp;authkey=!AIQeSo4s26bz4tY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Timetable  of  Prayers  according  to  sun’s  position  and  mazaahib&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, ladies are encouraged to pray their Salah in the beginning of its time...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9173" LastEditorUserId="6552" LastEditDate="2015-02-26T15:46:39.083" LastActivityDate="2015-02-26T15:46:39.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7304" CreationDate="2014-11-24T07:16:15.650" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will suggest you to read more these books:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sufism &amp;amp; Good Character: Prophetic Guidance on the Spiritual Path&lt;/strong&gt; (Zafar Ahmad 'Uusmani)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Adab Al-Mufrad&lt;/strong&gt; (Imam al Boukhâri). It's rather a collection of ahaadith. I will recommend you to read its English commentary : &lt;strong&gt;Manners in Islam&lt;/strong&gt; (Al-Adab Al-Mufrad) - Imam Bukhari's Book of Muslim Morals and Manners (Translation by Maulana Khalid Khan Garhi; Rafiq Abdur Rahman)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find also some good ressources on:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tasawwuf.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tasawwuf.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sulaimanmoola.co.za/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sulaimanmoola.co.za/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Either you agree or not with Tassawuf, these Ulemah's speechs are full with reference to ahaadiths. It's really worth listening. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9173" LastActivityDate="2014-11-24T07:16:15.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7269" CreationDate="2014-11-24T07:36:30.953" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it's more like: the sheikh is a spiritual guide that will, through some a'maal (like reading tasbih, quran, meditation, etc.), help you to become a better muslim. A good metaphor is : to go from point A (where you are) to point B (closer to Allah's pleasure), you can use a map (quraan and ahaadith) or take a guide (sheikh). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But remember that you should follow the Sheikh's ruling only if it's not in contradiction with Shariah...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9173" LastActivityDate="2014-11-24T07:36:30.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17846" CreationDate="2014-11-24T08:01:30.913" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you understand arabic, you can have a look to it:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?ID=1&amp;amp;idfrom=1&amp;amp;idto=8624&amp;amp;bk_no=27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?ID=1&amp;amp;idfrom=1&amp;amp;idto=8624&amp;amp;bk_no=27&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9173" LastActivityDate="2014-11-24T08:01:30.913" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11415" CreationDate="2014-11-24T10:16:06.443" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it doesn't mean &quot;ejected a mouthful of water&quot; but rather &quot;blow water&quot;...&#xA;In Umdatul Qari (commentary on Bukhari) it's written:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِنَّمَا يدل على ممازحة الطِّفْل بِمَا قد يصعب عَلَيْهِ، لِأَن مج المَاء قد يصعب عَلَيْهِ، وَإِن كَانَ قد يستلذه.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It means that the prophet SAW was playing with he kids... The narrator (Ibn Shihaab) mentionned that for two main reasonز&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ومحمود نقل سنة مَقْصُودَة فِي كَون النَّبِي، عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاة وَالسَّلَام، مج مجة فِي وَجهه لإفادته الْبركَة، بل فِي مُجَرّد رُؤْيَته إِيَّاه فَائِدَة شَرْعِيَّة يثبت بهَا كَونه صحابياً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to prove that Mahmud bin Ar-Rabi was a sahabi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;for mentionning the barakah of this&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9173" LastActivityDate="2014-11-24T10:16:06.443" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18086" CreationDate="2014-11-24T11:20:10.297" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Fathul Baari and Umdatul Qari (commentary on Bukhari), it could have different meaning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;who did not made any sin last night (supporteي by Tahawih where it is said &quot; يُقَاوِلْ  &quot; instead of &quot; يقارف &quot; which mean who has not stay until late to speak (some kind of speech after isha are regarded as makrouh) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;who did not have sexual relations with his wife last night&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it's the second option, then what was the hikmat ? According to Umdatul Qari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The one who did have sexual relations with his wife last night may be a little &quot;carefree&quot;  when taking care of the body, thinking that his desire is down now...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hadhrat Uthman RAD (the husband of the daughter of Allah's Apostle) was having sexual relations with his slave the night before. The prophet SAW didn't appreciate that he was doing that while the wealth of the wife/daughter was declining so much. He used this &quot;kinayah&quot; to prevent him from getting down in her grave&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9173" LastActivityDate="2014-11-24T11:20:10.297" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17765" CreationDate="2014-11-24T11:24:51.503" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you visit deceased grave, you can read any portion of Quran (fatihah, small surah, etc.) with the intention of sending the rewards to the dead person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are no precise time or day to do this, you can do it whenever you want... You can also do it from home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9173" LastActivityDate="2014-11-24T11:24:51.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18745" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18728" CreationDate="2014-11-24T12:40:18.380" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;What that specific word that can be replaced in Arabic for the word &quot;The God&quot; for a common term?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah الله is one of 99 names of God - the almighty, the creator - (SWT).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The correct translation of God is إله. It is written إله but pronounced إلاه (ilaah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ِAlso آلهة is another possible transition of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example إله:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَ&lt;strong&gt;إِلَٰهُكُمْ&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;إِلَٰهٌ&lt;/strong&gt; وَاحِدٌ ۖ لَّا &lt;strong&gt;إِلَٰهَ&lt;/strong&gt; إِلَّا هُوَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ الرَّحِيمُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;سورة البقرة، آية 163&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And your &lt;strong&gt;god&lt;/strong&gt; is one &lt;strong&gt;God&lt;/strong&gt;. There is no deity [worthy of worship] except Him, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat Al-Baqara, verse 163.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example آلهة:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We made firm their hearts when they stood up and said, &quot;Our &lt;strong&gt;Lord&lt;/strong&gt; is the &lt;strong&gt;Lord&lt;/strong&gt; of the heavens and the earth. Never will we invoke besides Him any &lt;strong&gt;deity&lt;/strong&gt;. We would have certainly spoken, then, an excessive transgression (14) These, our people, have taken besides Him &lt;strong&gt;deities&lt;/strong&gt;. Why do they not bring for [worship of] them a clear authority? And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allah a lie?&quot; (15)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Kahf, verses 14 &amp;amp; 15&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَرَبَطْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ إِذْ قَامُوا فَقَالُوا &lt;strong&gt;رَبُّنَا&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;رَبُّ&lt;/strong&gt; السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ لَن نَّدْعُوَ مِن دُونِهِ &lt;strong&gt;إِلَٰهًا&lt;/strong&gt; ۖ لَّقَدْ قُلْنَا إِذًا شَطَطًا (14) هَٰؤُلَاءِ قَوْمُنَا اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ &lt;strong&gt;آلِهَةً&lt;/strong&gt; ۖ لَّوْلَا يَأْتُونَ عَلَيْهِم بِسُلْطَانٍ بَيِّنٍ ۖ فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا (15)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;سورة الكهف، آية 14 و 15&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another word is رب which means Lord or Owner. This can be used for human-being, unlike إله, which is only used to refer to God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ &lt;strong&gt;رَبِّ&lt;/strong&gt; الْعَالَمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;سورة الفاتحة، آية 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All praise is due to Allah, &lt;strong&gt;Lord&lt;/strong&gt; of the worlds&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Faatiha, verse 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2198" LastEditorUserId="2198" LastEditDate="2014-11-24T14:31:32.583" LastActivityDate="2014-11-24T14:31:32.583" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18747" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-24T16:40:46.573" Score="3" ViewCount="1868" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam alaikum. I'm a 17_ year old girl from India . I go to tuitions in the evening here timings is from 5-8. And hence I had to read the Magrib Namaz(prayer) from the tuitions. And along with me there is one more guy who reads his namaz. We pray in the same hall but at the different corners. My question is that is it allowed to read namaz along with a non mehram? And is there anything that me or him are going against Islam which we are not aware of? Please do reply. Allah hafiz&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9202" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-11-26T09:07:46.610" LastActivityDate="2021-12-24T12:16:40.243" Title="Is it allowed to read namaz with a non mehram?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18749" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18766" CreationDate="2014-11-24T20:25:14.143" Score="6" ViewCount="32394" Body="&lt;p&gt;Need to know what the ruling is on doggie style sex in the vagina? I know that anal sex is forbidden but I am asking about vaginal intercourse from behind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T09:26:14.090" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T09:26:14.090" Title="Is doggie style sex allowed?" Tags="|fiqh|sex|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5876" CreationDate="2014-11-25T03:16:29.960" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've recently begun to explore this question and definitely find there is a huge gap in awareness and reflection on the practice of slavery in Muslim history, a practice which still (illegally) continues to this day in some places. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't believe it is enough to simply point tothe ideals of islamic ethics and principles and not consider historical legal positions by jurists as having been part of 'islam' and that there may even have been problems with those positions. I am very interested to know what contemporary scholars felt and argued regarding the abolition movement - from my reading it does seem to have been a contentious issue between the ottoman empire and the arabian gulf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the transatlantic slave trade being utterly incomparable to slave trade in Muslim countries/ empires- I think it's important to note that the horrors and inhumanity of slave experiences in the Americas is well documented, including personal narratives,  and is ingrained in our consciousness.  Yes it was a unique historic phenomenon and an extremely degrading form of slavery, but it is also the most common cultural reference point for slavery, so if other societies have different forms it needs to be explained in this context.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the Quran and hadith did explicitly call for certain rights and obligations towards slaves, a humane approach, even to be treated as family- the actual forms of slavery that took place were of a wide range.  It's paradoxical maybe to the modern ear that some slaves had great social mobility and positions of great prestige and influence. That doesn't mean that having markets in Makkah into the modern age is anything other than troubling or why gross violations of islamic principles like wanting eunuchs (boys castrated in a horrific manner) and concubines, or kidnapping and enslaving Africans going on pilgrimage could have occurred and openly sanctioned rather than causing outrage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope it's clear that my knowledge on the matter is very imperfect and incomplete, and God forgive me if it is incorrect,  but my main point is that this is a huge, complex and problematic issue that deserves greater study and reflection. In the West we can still clearly see how the legacy of the slave trade affects so many social issues and people are still struggling to come to terms with the truth and realities of the practice even so many years after abolition. Surely we can have the moral courage to analyse the truths of the practice in Muslim contexts and even be able to consider how it relates to our current reality. I don't think we should assume it barely existed or naturally declined through an enlightened islamic approach or was a wholly benign practice or is completely irrelevant today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9206" LastActivityDate="2014-11-25T03:16:29.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18753" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-25T03:28:47.087" Score="1" ViewCount="1863" Body="&lt;p&gt;My attendant and I met a year ago and had intercourse back then, we recently picked back up where we left off, but want to go about it the right way and get married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a time frame that we have to be apart from each other sexually and not sexual before marriage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is needed to be done for our marriage to be halal? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9208" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T06:41:59.383" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T06:41:59.383" Title="Is there a waiting period after zina before getting married?" Tags="|nikah|zina|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33" CreationDate="2014-11-25T06:04:11.433" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone intentionally leaves an obligatory prayer (i.e. salah) without any valid excuse: Then the position of the majority of the scholars, including the four Sunni schools, is that they must make up such prayers (i.e. perform them now, after their due time).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;أجمع العلماء الذين يعتد بهم على أن من ترك صلاة عمدا لزمه قضاؤها&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is consensus of the scholars whose opinion counts that whoever leaves a prayer intentionally must make it up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/2186/1204&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Majmoo' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab&lt;/a&gt; - Nawawi  - see &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekersguidance.org/ans-blog/2010/04/12/making-up-missed-prayers-a-point-of-scholarly-consensus/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;translation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;واختلفوا في وجوب القضاء على تارك الصلاة عمدا ... فأما المتعمد في الترك، فيرى جمهور الفقهاء أنه يلزمه قضاء الفوائت ... ويرى بعض الفقهاء عدم وجوب القضاء على المتعمد في الترك، قال عياض: ولا يصح عند أحد سوى داود وابن عبد الرحمن الشافعي&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The opinion of the majority of the jurists is that qada is obligatory on the one who deliberately misses a prayer ... and the opinion of some of the jurists is that it is not obligatory, and 'Iyad said: This is not correct near anyone except Dawood and Ibn Abdur Rahman al-Shafi'i.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/11430/21499#p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mawsoo‘ah al-Fiqhiyyah 34/26&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is some of the evidence that is relied upon for this position (ref: &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.ksu.edu.sa/tafseer/qortobi/sura20-aya14.html#qortobi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir al-Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt; ,  &lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/384/1105#p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fiqh al-Islami wa Adillatuhu&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Quranic verses that command us to perform Salah, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وأقيموا الصلاة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And establish prayer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/43?translations=20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:43&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These verses categorically command us to perform salah, and there is no evidence which &lt;em&gt;waives&lt;/em&gt; this command just because the time has run out. Hence delaying it will earn sin but the command must be still be carried out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;من نسي صلاة فليصل إذا ذكرها، لا كفارة لها إلا ذلك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anyone forgets a prayer he should pray that prayer when he remembers it. There is no expiation except that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:597&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari 597&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because the meaning of نسي (forgets) is also inclusive of neglecting or leaving something intentionally, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;almaany&lt;/a&gt; and there are examples of this usage with the Quran such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/9/67?translations=20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:67&lt;/a&gt; where it is used in the meaning of intentional disregard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Further it is supported by analogy, since if an expiation (Qada) is due on a person who is blameless then it is even more fitting that it be due on a person who is guilty of willful neglect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Based on generalization of the hadith below where an obligatory acts of worship has been compared to a debt and where it is prescribed to make up for it if it has been delayed beyond its due time:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قاضية اقضوا الله، فالله أحق بالوفاء&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, pay Allah's debt as He has more right to be paid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1852&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari 1852&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While there is a minority position that such a person does not have to make up the missed salah, rather he can only repent, ask for pardon from Allah, and perform supererogatory prayers and other good deeds. This opinion was held by the Zahiris (including Dawood al-Zahiri, &lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/767/414&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Hazm&lt;/a&gt;), some &lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/11444/224&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;individuals&lt;/a&gt; from the Shafi'is, &lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/9690/2227&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Taymiyyah&lt;/a&gt; and some others. And in modern times this opinion is held by the Salafis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their evidence is that the Quran and Ahadith provide a set time for each prayer and they have claimed that it is not valid to perform the obligatory prayers at any other time without explicit evidence - and no such evidence exists for the case of a person who deliberately leaves Salah. The only exceptions which are proven are for those who have missed salah because of an excuse such as because they were asleep or because it slipped from their mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regardless of the above, it is agreed upon that missing salah without any valid excuse is a great sin and you must do sincere tawabah. Allah will incha'Allah forgive you ... But remember that no one can be sure that his tawbah is sincere enough, and remember that Allah has said in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;نَبِّىءْ عِبَادِي أَنِّي أَنَا الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ أَنَّ عَذَابِي هُوَ الْعَذَابُ الأَلِيمَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(15:49) _&amp;quot;Tell My servants that I - I alone - am truly forgiving, a true dispenser of grace;&amp;quot;&#xA;(15:50) &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;and [also,] that the suffering which I shall impose [on sinners] will indeed be a suffering most grievous.&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars say that tawbah (repentance) requires all of the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;immediate renunciation of the sin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;firm intention and determination to not return to the sin ever again,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;regret over having committed a sin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;compensating for it if the sin was against the rights of another human being (stealing something, swearing at someone, breaking something etc.) - Huququl 'ibaad = right of Allah's servant&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Strategy:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will suggest to you to take your time and to do this at a slow pace that you can easily sustain. There's no need to complete all of your pending prayers immediately since it will be difficult and will demoralize you. You should rather be steady and consistently perform a small amount every day, even one prayer qada every day. Another good way to manage this is to do Qada for one salah before every obligatory prayer in a day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, have a look at:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/30037&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/30037&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/27094&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/27094&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: you only have to make up missed salah from the time you became muslim (if you are a convert to islam) or since bulugh (puberty).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9173" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-28T15:30:20.697" LastActivityDate="2022-06-28T15:30:20.697" CommentCount="1" CommunityOwnedDate="2014-11-25T06:04:11.433" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18747" CreationDate="2014-11-25T11:28:21.133" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;no in general if there no neccessity you can do it but in islam it is said tha a woman should pray ta home and it is more better to pray in a room ana best is to pray in a corner of a room w r not even allowed to see a non mehram for second time than how can we say prayer with him even if we do it in different corners i do not think so u can pray after reaching home allah knows that u r not doing it willingly&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9215" LastActivityDate="2014-11-25T11:28:21.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18762" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18926" CreationDate="2014-11-25T17:54:00.113" Score="1" ViewCount="2676" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know this type of question has been asked before, but my scenario is different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm from a country where piracy doesn't matter much. In my 4 years of Electrical Engineering, almost all the books I've read are photocopied versions. Our teachers would order an original book, and then place the book at a local photocopy shop so that other students could get a photocopied version of it for as less as $3. Almost all the softwares in my electrical engineering were cracked versions. It was like a custom there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, after my engineering, I joined a company, and the same scenario is there. I was given tutorials that are only licensed to watch on-line for a paid subscription. For learning a particular technology, I was given an e-book, and that wasn't purchased; the book was downloaded actually from some torrent site. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what I have to do now in this condition. Sometimes, I think to be obtain everything legally, but to what extent? From Windows of my laptop to Photoshop installed, everything is cracked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, my question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Keeping in mind these circumstances, is it still Haram? And if so, how I should avoid it?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2360" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-28T10:23:19.370" LastActivityDate="2017-08-28T10:23:19.370" Title="Is it haram to read an unlicensed copy of a book?" Tags="|halal-haram|piracy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18753" CreationDate="2014-11-25T22:16:02.763" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no time frame, but both of you must repent to Allah(SWT) and never commit that sin again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You and your potential cannot be alone together privately anywhere and at anytime.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You must restrain your looks at each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You must have a &lt;strong&gt;Wali&lt;/strong&gt; involved to go about your business with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You must be covered properly i.e. hijab, and he must have himself covered properly also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There can't be any intimate conversations between the two of you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Until you're married, you can't really have much physical contact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="8947" LastEditDate="2016-03-11T05:10:22.860" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T05:10:22.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18749" CreationDate="2014-11-26T00:13:09.057" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jabir reported the Jews would say: &quot;Whoever goes into his wife's vagina from behind her, then his children will be cross-eyed.&quot; So Allah revealed: &lt;strong&gt;Your wives are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth when or how you will&lt;/strong&gt; (2:223).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/16/138&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/639710&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jami at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ayah itself is evidence that allows men to have sex with their wives from any way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4640" LastEditDate="2015-01-06T19:35:42.837" LastActivityDate="2015-01-06T19:35:42.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18706" CreationDate="2014-11-26T00:36:33.737" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read in my Urdu-language guide to Salah that Friday Prayer is thus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4 Sunnat Moakkadah&#xA;2 Faraz&#xA;4 Sunnat Moakkadah&#xA;2 Sunnat Ghair Moakkadah&#xA;2 Nafil&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I then confirmed this with my maternal uncle, whose Islamic knowledge is of A-1 grade Insyallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8290" LastActivityDate="2014-11-26T00:36:33.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18768" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-26T12:29:38.923" Score="6" ViewCount="194826" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu'Alaikum Fellow Community members,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is my very first question to the community and it's a simple one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a hadith or quranic verse which tells how long one has to wait after sunrise before offering the Fajr prayer? Obviously this is when one has missed the fajr time and woken up right after sunrise time has past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answers with authentic references will be much appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9226" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-12-02T09:34:27.220" LastActivityDate="2021-09-12T08:15:27.497" Title="How long to wait after sunrise before offering fajr prayer?" Tags="|salat|time|fajr|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18769" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26280" CreationDate="2014-11-26T14:18:45.457" Score="2" ViewCount="26917" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lets imagine that a man's wife had upset him a great deal day in day out over many years (to the extent that it is considered emotional abuse where he needs counselling to recover). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To show his wife that he is not happy with her behavior (after verbally explaining it to her), is that man allowed to deny his wife sexually, or must he continue to satisfy his wife even though she continues to upset him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2014-11-27T09:35:48.577" LastActivityDate="2018-10-10T19:27:41.763" Title="Is a man allowed to deny his wife sexually?" Tags="|quran|hadith|sunni|hanafi|relationships|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18769" CreationDate="2014-11-26T14:36:11.900" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In order to answer your question, you have to understand the consequences of denying your wifes needs. As you mentioned that you tried to verbally explain to her that you are upset, you need to think twice about the outcomes of denying her needs as a husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using sexual rejection as a form of punishment to your wife can contain grave consequences such as a marriage break up and possibly of her using other forms and means to fulfil her needs, therefore may lead to adultery. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think about it, if she has upset you, won't fulfilling her needs bring you closer together?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, to avoid a break up in marriage, both parties must satisfy each other needs &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarise it all, no you can not deny your wifes requests&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8677" LastEditorUserId="8677" LastEditDate="2014-11-27T12:08:41.000" LastActivityDate="2014-11-27T12:08:41.000" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18771" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28381" CreationDate="2014-11-26T14:59:37.773" Score="3" ViewCount="189" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some people believe that you ought to stop you works(acts) whenever you or somebody else sneezes. For instance this matter has mentioned in the following site as well. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.asriran.com/fa/news/210029&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.asriran.com&lt;/a&gt; ) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Of course I don’t know how much it is an authentic site. Anyhow I saw this matter in many other sites as well). Anyhow, some people believe that sneezing is the sign of patience and they believe that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If for instance somebody sneezes, you should stop your works, (you&#xA;  should stop for some moments), then keep on your jobs, otherwise the&#xA;  result of your job will be negative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if it is a truth or this is considered as a superstition?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-18T15:20:20.847" LastActivityDate="2017-04-01T13:59:37.377" Title="Shall we stop (or delay) our jobs when someone sneezes?" Tags="|practical-islam|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="6" CreationDate="2014-11-26T18:35:04.433" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sheikh Yasir Qadhi, in one of his Seerah classes, probably the 10th or 11th halaqa of the Seerah lectures given at Memphis, had said that there are several opinions in this regard, the most correct probably being that the Rusul were those whose ummahs rejected them, and the Anbiya were those whose people accepted them. This is attested by all examples and events from the Quran, as iterated by the Sheikh in that lecture. Of course it is understood that all of the Rusul were Anbiya, but not vice versa. Wallahu a3lam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9229" LastActivityDate="2014-11-26T18:35:04.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17012" CreationDate="2014-11-26T21:16:48.473" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no &lt;strong&gt;Ayah&lt;/strong&gt; from Quraan or &lt;strong&gt;Hadieth&lt;/strong&gt; from Sunnah say anything about that, So just Allah Knows that, and it is not useful thing to know!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The useful thing to know is Allah will judge all people, so we should have to work for that day !&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8836" LastActivityDate="2014-11-26T21:16:48.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18774" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-26T21:27:00.887" Score="4" ViewCount="401" Body="&lt;p&gt;Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dw.de/motherhood-should-be-womens-priority-turkish-president-erdogan/a-18083263&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;said&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Our religion (Islam) has defined a position for women (in society): motherhood&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastActivityDate="2024-01-31T04:02:30.273" Title="Is motherhood the defined position for women?" Tags="|women|parents|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18753" CreationDate="2014-11-26T23:16:07.297" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If i understood what you said i think you write this advice to the person who will get married&#xA;Yes that's right but i just add to your spaech or  i can say in the other word ...... tray to don't do the sins than allah will help you ...&#xA;And even you  didn't have contact physical before get married , you will found the happiness in your life because whoever fears Allah - He will make for him of his matter ease.&#xA;my greetings ... your sister maryam &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9232" LastActivityDate="2014-11-26T23:16:07.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18781" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18774" CreationDate="2014-11-27T08:06:15.633" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not a fan of Erdogan, but not doubt that the primary role of women in society is motherhood, a crucial role that can never be properly replaced and compensated by any other. &lt;a href=&quot;http://rense.com/general75/how.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The detrimental consequences of Elite funded secular feminism in the West&lt;/a&gt; for family life and social coherence further confirms the importance of preserving the traditional maternal and paternal roles. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This however does not mean that Islam is patriarchal just as it is neither matriarchal. In Islam, the one and only supreme authority is Allah and His commandments, and men and women should act in such a way that best reflects the Divine Will and Grace in human personal and social life, which, in regards with human sexuality, materealizes only when natural sexual and family roles are recognized and properly fulfilled. This will guarantee long-term sustainable harmony and strength of the society that will in turn allow it to work towards its greater social and political Islamic aims: new generations with proper upbringing and education (in terms of moral, spiritual and scientific growth) which could then focus on advancing collective ideals of the society such as economic growth, social justice, jihad against foreign oppressors and enemies for preservance of Islamic society etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-11-28T00:39:27.110" LastActivityDate="2014-11-28T00:39:27.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1320" CreationDate="2014-11-28T11:15:38.460" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam O Alikum, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps too late to answer this question, but I ll add this just in case someone else might benefit from it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know of some brother who actually found a way around it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you take education loan (essentially government based) then the interest starts building from day one. And if you are doing a 3 year course then by the time you finish your course the interest would ve become a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if the loan for a BSc 3 year course is 6000£ per year - for three years that would be 6000+6000+6000 = 18000£ but the interest will make that figure to around 27000£ etc so you would have to pay extra 9/10 K as interest. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the work around this brother did is he got a small job in McDonalds etc (as he was allowed 20 hrs work etc) and started paying back the loan from day one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So essentially he will earn 500/600£ per month and that he ll pay that towards the payback of the loan, and since he is keeping up with the pace which is equal or higher to the pace of interest - so he is able to return just the amount and avoid interest. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And his salary per year (6000£) is just around the same 6000£ mark per year for Loan so he is essentially paying back the same amount. That was the work around he got. &#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Paying back from day one&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;- rather than waiting for Interest to start.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One has to try and do his / her level best to avoid interest as it's a direct was between the person and God (Allah Subhan A Ta'la) and His Messenger according to the Quran. So one has to use his intellect to know what they are getting into before they get into. Just do your maths first and plan accordingly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9249" LastActivityDate="2014-11-28T11:15:38.460" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18785" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16928" CreationDate="2014-11-28T11:25:55.187" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is true that God can do everything, but it doesn't mean that he definitely do what ask him. Occasionally he comes true your wishes, sometimes he does not. It could be related to his realization about your interest..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastActivityDate="2014-11-28T11:25:55.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18786" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-28T12:40:09.530" Score="3" ViewCount="2411" Body="&lt;p&gt;I got married few months ago but my wife is not still at my house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I have come to know that she has an affair with some other guy and she slept with him (not sure, though) but she was with him the entire night, and I don't know how to write it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case is our nikkah (marriage) still valid? If I divorce her then what about the Dower?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9250" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-01T13:47:14.017" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T16:07:26.917" Title="Is the nikkah still valid if the wife hasn't come to the husband's house and spent an entire night with another man?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18787" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-28T15:19:33.693" Score="2" ViewCount="2790" Body="&lt;p&gt;If one prays istikhara (استخاره) to determine if a partner is suitable for marriage, how would one determine whether the outcome is positive or negative?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8677" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-18T14:35:35.040" LastActivityDate="2017-02-11T12:29:46.437" Title="If Istikhara is used for marriage purposes, what would be the outcome of the result?" Tags="|nikah|istikharah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18788" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="18798" CreationDate="2014-11-28T16:49:12.577" Score="0" ViewCount="262" Body="&lt;p&gt;Website SecondWife.com promotes polygamy. This is a Sunnah but is it still applicable to modern times? Would it be okay to go ahead with this in western societies where monogamy is more traditional and accepted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9251" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-15T01:47:06.627" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T14:20:37.837" Title="Is Polygamy still accepted in Islam" Tags="|nikah|sunnah|polygamy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18787" CreationDate="2014-11-29T04:42:36.487" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum (Peace be onto you)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on my understanding of the meaning of the dua (prayer):&#xA;[...]&#xA;If marrying &quot;so and so&quot; is &lt;strong&gt;good&lt;/strong&gt; for my religion, my family, my wealth, and the outcome of my deeds [...] then destine that person to me and make it easy for me. And if marrying that person is &lt;strong&gt;bad&lt;/strong&gt; for my religions, my family, my wealth, and the outcome of my deeds [...] then keep us away.&#xA;Destine whatever is best for me&#xA;[...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I hope it makes it clearer now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: If anyone has the full dua in Arabic with the proper translation feel free to edit my answer as I don't speak Arabic and that was my basic understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8181" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-11T12:29:46.437" LastActivityDate="2017-02-11T12:29:46.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18787" CreationDate="2014-11-29T04:43:07.187" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, pay attention that you ought not to do Istikharah directly. It means that you should observe its steps at first. Actually in the first step you have to think regarding the issue and survey its aspects. (Afterwards, if you couldn't decide yet, then go to the second step)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, as the second step, you ought to consult confident and experienced people. Afterwards, if you still couldn’t be certain in your decision, then you can refer to Istikharah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in regard to Istikhatah that you inquired, you can refer to the holy Quran to do it. Of course you'd better to refer to the expert people (in Islamic fields) to do it for you. Anyhow, for instance, you specify your intention that would she be an appropriate case (wife, husband) for you. Accordingly, if the result in the Quran be positive(good), it indicates that she would be an appropriate case for you, otherwise you'd better ignore it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other word, Istikharah could be considered as a consultation by God (perhaps indirectly), afterwards Allah would inform you regarding the matter if would it be suitable for you or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa3048&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-09T16:51:13.297" LastActivityDate="2017-02-09T16:51:13.297" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18797" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18786" CreationDate="2014-11-29T06:14:37.473" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seemingly, according to religious law (canonically), the religion doesn't suggest to refer for the divorce directly. In fact, Islam doesn't like divorce and tries to prevent it as far as feasible. (Of course not always, it depends upon the case). Actually in the mentioned case, it could be considered as a treason issue, it could be your right for divorce (to if you be able to prove the issue or even you see a problem in your life. But as far as you can, strive to solve the issue positively, otherwise this is your right to do that.On the other hand, occasionally divorce could be an appropriate way to save the persons …  (to take action for the divorce) &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa9652&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net (1)&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the whole,  divorce has some conditions.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa29299&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net (2)&lt;/a&gt;) and likewise (&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa8230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net (3)&lt;/a&gt; ). Anyway, apparently, your marriage still could be considered as a valid marriage if you don't take action to divorce her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In regard to your last inquiry that inquired if I gave her divorce then what about Dower?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Initially I should point that we could consider Dower from two&#xA;aspect. actually it could has two meanings. One of them is Jahiziah&#xA;((الجهیزیه او المهر(الوسائل البیت) which is related to the means of&#xA;the home (which is considered as a custom is some places). So, in&#xA;the mentioned issue, the husband ought to give them(means) back in&#xA;the case that the wife has bought them, otherwise it is not&#xA;necessary to give them back.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Secondly, by paying attention to the other meaning of Dowry or&#xA;    Dower, which usually is considered as Mehr (and is more famous with&#xA;    this meaning and name), has some specific conditions. For instance,&#xA;    If a man divorces his wife before he has sexual intercourse with&#xA;    her, he should give half of the fixed dower to her. Anyhow, I&#xA;    recommend you to do more inquiry regarding the mentioned matter and&#xA;    also see the sources below. Since I don't know how it was complete&#xA;    for you. Good luck.&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa8230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net (1)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa29299&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net (2)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tnews.ir/news/7B1416025767.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.tnews.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T16:07:26.917" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T16:07:26.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18788" CreationDate="2014-11-29T07:55:54.440" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, why not? Islamic rules are eternal, and they can always be practiced so long as all related conditions and terms are honored and satisfied.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However polygamy is not mandatory. It is reserved for those who desire it for honorable purposes and can properly handle it. So you don't &lt;em&gt;have to&lt;/em&gt; practice it, and indeed, many men may not be qualified to practice it because according to Islam the man should be able to care equally for all the wives. But since in some Western countries polygamy has been criminalized, one seeking polygamy will have to find a solution for the legal obstacles if he lives in one of such countries. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your comparison to modern Western standards it is worthwhile to note that modern ideas of human/women rights against the traditional norms, have proven to be counterproductive and detrimental for the conditions of both women and greater society in general. As for the awful consequences of the modern Feminist movement (the main opponent of polygamy among other traditional sexual norms) I recommend &lt;a href=&quot;http://rense.com/general75/how.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt;. It explains how misguided Feminist ideas of the so-called Women's Liberation Movement coupled with the ill-intentions of the power-elite that manipulated them led to disaster for the institution of family in Western societies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is important not to judge and compromise Islamic traditions based on the misguided and failed secular norms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The website you mentioned also claims that they facilitate polygamy in strict compliance with Islamic law and ethics. They say that they oversee the users' profiles and activities and warn against any behavior in violation of Islamic code of conduct and modesty. So if that's how their site actually works, there can be hardly any objection in regards with the Islamic legality of their work. In fact it might indeed be helpful in facilitating the Islamic practice for those Muslims who need it (such as widows who may never be able to find a virgin husband and therefore have to look for married men).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-28T14:20:37.837" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T14:20:37.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18799" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1320" CreationDate="2014-11-29T09:38:21.153" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer:&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No&lt;/strong&gt;, and there's no exception!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Explanation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1329/8181&quot;&gt;Abdullah&lt;/a&gt; mentioned in his answer riba (interest/usury) is a major sin and in fact it's one of the 7 distractive sins along with Shirk (associating partner in worship to Allah), Magic, Killing a person, Unjustly Eating the wealth of an orphan, Fleeing from the battlefield, and Sexually slandering a chaste, believing woman - &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWhoJArLS88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Video Source&lt;/a&gt; (around 8:00).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There're some exceptions when there's an immediate danger to one's life like pork exception (Quran) or cursing regarding the religion (if not doing so causes one to be killed) and without really meaning that in the heart (Hadith). &lt;strong&gt;HOWEVER!&lt;/strong&gt; There're some sins where there's no exception, for example, one &lt;strong&gt;CANNOT&lt;/strong&gt; kill another person even under pressure of being killed himself/herself (or any other circumstances).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I would assume that a sin that would cause:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah and His Messenger (SAWS) declaring WAR again that person&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;AND that person being &lt;strong&gt;beaten until insanity - non-stop&lt;/strong&gt; the entire Day of Judgement which is 50 000 years long (that's &lt;strong&gt;50 MILLENNIA&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;AND a sin is &lt;strong&gt;worse than 36 acts of adultery&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;AND the least of 72 types of that sin is as if &lt;strong&gt;committing incest with his own mother&lt;/strong&gt; (in some wordings in front of Ka'aba)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AND the Messenger of Allah (SAWS) cursing that person&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, how one could ever hope for the blessing from Allah after all of this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my humble opinion there just can't be any exception for this and one should not even look for trying to put the burden on some else's neck saying &quot;such and such said that it's halal.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not even considering the situations where a person would get disabled or even dies without having anyone to pay of his/her debt - this one would be even painful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, as some scholars say: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;It is better to starve to death than dealing with riba&lt;/strong&gt;!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And Allah Knows Best.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These videos helped a lot:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWhoJArLS88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Dangers of Riba - Karim AbuZaid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_PqT2VdMkw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam protects you from &quot;Loan Sharks&quot; - TheDeenShow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P.S.&lt;/strong&gt; I lived and studied in the USA for 6 years: 2 years English only, 4 years Computer Science and the highest tuition I had was about $7k-$8k a year (without room-n-board) so you can always find a cheaper solution (or save money and then enroll to school).&#xA;&lt;br&gt;And I didn't have anyone to write me a check for my tuition so I had to deal with it myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;PLEASE, forgive me if anything I wrote comes out harsh or insulting, I wrote this just as a reminder to myself first and then to anyone who comes across, in order to keep us all away from the punishment of Allah.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask Allah to make this easy on every one of us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8181" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2014-11-29T09:38:21.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9449" CreationDate="2014-11-29T15:08:12.300" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I note that mushrooms are halal.&#xA;The edible varieties taste great, are nutritious and contain healthy ingredients.&#xA;However great care must be taken when collecting wild mushrooms as some varieties are poisonous and can lead to a painful death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9243" LastActivityDate="2014-11-29T15:08:12.300" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14475" CreationDate="2014-11-29T23:05:02.277" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prayer is between you and Allah (GOD) so it is very personal. You can pray anytime anywhere without making external gestures that would attract or distract others.  Pray and communicate with Allah anywhere as HE is all knowing of your situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9258" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-01T14:20:52.847" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T14:20:52.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18806" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-29T23:06:38.193" Score="2" ViewCount="2760" Body="&lt;p&gt;A mobile phone has access to porn, music, movies, animations and games all are haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First question is, &lt;strong&gt;is it halal to sell such a device?&lt;/strong&gt; as you are not selling porn itself. I am assuming yes, as anything may have potential to be haram. However this is where it becomes a problem for me, what if your designing the mobile. Or media player (ipod mp4), you have the absolute power to block porn access and music access and games with animations access. But you know if you do this it will be a unsuccessful phone. However you are not promoting these harams, but just designing the phone without actively blocking these for popularity and success and leave it to the customers choice. I will never promote people listening to music, but I understand if I block something like that the phone will be virtually a weak and unpopular device where as if you leave the freedom of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Muslim who fears Allah and the one who is neglectful can decide what they want to do. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9257" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T07:43:34.237" LastActivityDate="2017-09-28T14:36:09.317" Title="Is it halal to design or sell a phone (which can access porn, music, games, etc.)?" Tags="|halal-haram|technology|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18807" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-29T23:14:56.950" Score="2" ViewCount="5238" Body="&lt;p&gt;I stole when I was very young, most when I was below puberty, so I am forgiven by default, but do I still have to make up for it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I even stole after I passed puberty, but still very young, now assuming (obviously) I am at sin, and I must repent sincerely, how am I supposed to compensate who I stole from as I use to steal small chocolates and sweets of various shops and I've forgotten which. I stole off someone I know but have no contact with, and another I do know, but I feel embarrassed to admit to it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I just give charity equal if not greater to that value and hope that deed goes to them, as it will solve the problem I forgot how many shops I stole from I feel embarrassed confronting them to forgive me etc. I even stole when I was young gloves of a clothes company, what do I do there? Go up to the CEO and say &quot;forgive me for the glove I stole&quot;, I am repentful by Allah but find it difficult to compensate for it physically due to these barriers. But am aware if I dong compensate that particular person I wronged can drag me to hell fire. Please shed some light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9257" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-15T08:36:00.540" LastActivityDate="2018-01-15T08:36:00.540" Title="How to repent for stealing in my childhood?" Tags="|tawba|theft|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18809" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-29T23:23:03.600" Score="2" ViewCount="76145" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose you are an adult (according to Allah) like 16-18, but a child according to society and your family, and you want to get married for Islamic reasons (keeping away from zinnah [adultery]) and both the man and woman agree. I know you should get the permission of the parents but they are ignorant on these matters as they have been strongly swayed by today's customs (may Allah guide us all) and believe one must get a degree and buy a house then by age 28 go get married, and before then suppress our sexual desires or even secretly relieve them. It is genuinely just a &quot;hassle and stress&quot; to ask permission, so...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would it be OK if they got married for the sake of Allah then a year or so later tell their parents?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also I know how important it is to provide for your wife, but like I said in such a society getting a job and house by age 16 is very difficult, so can you be married lawfully but remain in parents' house then when you can support her (which you should try asap) then tell parents?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9257" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-30T16:09:55.850" LastActivityDate="2018-01-13T04:43:12.643" Title="Is it okay to get married then a year or so later tell the parents?" Tags="|nikah|parents|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13355" CreationDate="2014-11-29T23:47:04.667" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You say you believe in Allah and the Prophet. That is the essence of being a Muslim - Shahada.  This is known to you but not to others so if you were to die you may not get Muslim rites as you are not officially known in the community.  Formality that is necessary. So at heart you are a Muslim. Live by the great ethics of Islam.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9258" LastActivityDate="2014-11-29T23:47:04.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17606" CreationDate="2014-11-29T23:56:24.250" Score="0" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Declaring himself a non-Muslim only indicates his shallowness of belief in the first place. His anger with you has nothing to do with the religion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He is free to believe or not believe since the Qur'an says 'everyone&#xA;to his belief (faith).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Divorcing him just because he says he is not a Muslim would be a bad decision. You believe what you believe and let him do the same. There is no compulsion.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Try reconciling your differences without bringing religion in the picture. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah be with you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9258" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T17:20:20.887" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T17:20:20.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10431" CreationDate="2014-11-30T00:12:27.253" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since the Quran permits 'everyone to his faith' there is no reason why you can't marry a Christian guy. However, consider being accepted or welcomed in each others families. Also consider the issue of children and how they will be raised.  While love between you and him should be respected, consider the above issues that can make your life easy or difficult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah be with you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9258" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-12T13:42:03.947" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T13:42:03.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18500" CreationDate="2014-11-30T00:37:31.663" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You don't have to preach 'my religion is better than yours'.  Your own conduct in life and living by the great ethics of Islam you will have people coming to you asking about your beliefs etc.  Remember the Quran respects all religions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9258" LastActivityDate="2014-11-30T00:37:31.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18815" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17473" CreationDate="2014-11-30T00:47:04.133" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it is ok.  Paying of interest should not prevent you from doing a good deed. Remember paying of interest is like paying rent on the use of someone's money.  It is not intended to leave the borrower in poverty by charging unreasonable interest rate.  In this day and age paying rent for using other's money is common.But if someone charges 30 or 40% interest that would be against the ethics of any society because the intent is to take advantage of the needy. That is not allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9258" LastActivityDate="2014-11-30T00:47:04.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18817" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12420" CreationDate="2014-11-30T01:06:51.920" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes if the Bank lends you money at 1%, go for it and save the 8%.  You are paying the bank 'rent' for the use of their money.  Usury or charging unreasonable rate of interest is bad in any society because the intent is bad. Standard interest rates are ok to pay and receive in the 21st century.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;@Daniel. We have to understand that charging usurus and unreasonable rate of interest by taking advantage of the borrower's plight is not permitted. But charging a reasonable rate of interest for the use of money by borrower is ok because 1400 years ago things were different from now.  In the example, borrowing at 1% is reasonable and fair.  So use of intellect must prevail and the intent if honorable must prevail.  A muslim must know the difference between right and wrong. God knows what is in your heart.&#xA;@Daniel, I am glad you used your intellect and agree that 1% interest is not usury. As for pork, not eating it will not cause any  hardship and therefore avoid it because it is specifically forbidden. So allow intellect to play its part in this day and age and dop the right thing because Allah is knows everything and what is in your heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9258" LastEditorUserId="9258" LastEditDate="2015-01-31T02:03:15.237" LastActivityDate="2015-01-31T02:03:15.237" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18818" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-30T03:15:33.033" Score="0" ViewCount="2769" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know doing business with non-Muslims is allowed, but scholars have said helping Zionist businesses is haram and I have seen the reasoning behind the fatwa which makes sense. However in the UK, businesses like Sainsbury and Tesco are not Zionistic compared to the same extent as Coka Cola, but are also not your humble non-Muslim businesses with honest livings and activities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a beverage business, but to make real volumes of sales I have to make it available in these big supermarkets.  Is it lawful for me and can you provide a reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want this business to thrive but fear in Allah more and do not want to compromise myself. A portion of my profits are even allocated to a charity, so the more successful my business is, effectively the more lives I save insha allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9257" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T00:28:40.840" LastActivityDate="2017-12-02T12:09:45.293" Title="Is it lawful to do business with non-Muslim businesses like Sainsbury and Tesco?" Tags="|halal-haram|non-muslim|business|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18818" CreationDate="2014-11-30T06:30:12.353" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Initially, it could be profitable for you to know that &lt;strong&gt;in accordance with the Fatwa of Ayatollah Khamenei as a Marja’al-Taqlid of Shia Islam, working at the jobs which are related to the haram jobs, is not permissible; and its income would be haram as well. So, in the first step you ought to be sure that your business doesn't consider as an occupation which could be related to selling of haram thing(s). As a result, seemingly, if you are certain that those beverage and other things of the store are not considered as haram items, then it seems that it doesn't have any matter.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But at the second step, in regard to your inquiry about your job which could be related to Israel (Zionist), according to the Fatwa of Imam Khomeini, (as a response to an inquiry which was asked that Is the employment of Muslims in Jewish companies and institutes, knowing that they aid Israel, permissible or not? What if we don’t know if they aid Israel or not and receive our salary on a daily basis? Then, the answer of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhollah_Khomeini&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Khomeini&lt;/a&gt; was:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Employment isn't permissible. The money they receive from working&#xA;  there is also haram, and in the case of uncertainty, they shouldn’t go&#xA;  into these institutes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, perhaps the reason which makes the business as a haram act (with them), it could be related to help the countries which are considered as the enemy of Islam.. Since for example, Ayatollah Hadawi-Tehrani also has the same Fatwa that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Having business with foreigner people or Kufar or Ahl-al-Ketab&#xA;  (primarily) is permissible. Of course it wouldn't be permissible if&#xA;  there is a  corruption such as helping to the enemy of Islam in the&#xA;  trade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eventually, as the last part of your issue that you mentioned regarding the issue of  charity, it could be necessary to point that although it is considered as a positive act (charity), but it could not miss the corruption of the main action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa566&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa566&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadavi.info/fa/archive/question/fa817&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.hadavi.info/fa/archive/question/fa817&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-02T12:09:45.293" LastActivityDate="2017-12-02T12:09:45.293" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18820" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-30T06:42:57.717" Score="-5" ViewCount="1744" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have these in my apartment, can someone translate them for me. Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EKUdh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TYYMK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GGS7s.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4azIq.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9259" LastEditorUserId="21569" LastEditDate="2017-04-03T05:08:31.337" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T08:31:53.407" Title="Can anyone translate these pictures for me?" Tags="|arabic-translation|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18821" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18809" CreationDate="2014-11-30T07:12:46.663" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;           In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Fatwa of Ayatollah Saafi as a Marja-al-Taqlid of Shia Islam to an inquiry which could be similar to your question (that inquired as follows): a person who is at the age that it is Wajib for him to get married, so if he doesn’t get married, in all probability he would commit a haram act or get a harm (for his body..), but his parents don’t allow him to get married. If that man get married without the permission of his parents, his parents would be suffered…, would it be permissible for him to get married without their permission? The response of Ayatollah was that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At the mentioned case, the marriage of that man wouldn’t be&#xA;  impermissible, haply it is Wajib. And also suffering (of parents) at&#xA;  the mentioned issue wouldn’t be the obstacle of Sharia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to your last matter that asked &quot;can you be married lawfully but remain in parents house then when you can support her (which you should try ASAP) then tell parents? Subsequently, there couldn't be seen any obstacle at the mentioned issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://portal.anhar.ir/node/2634/?ref=sbttl#gsc.tab=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;portal.anhar.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-10T12:26:58.287" LastActivityDate="2017-12-10T12:26:58.287" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18807" CreationDate="2014-11-30T07:45:16.960" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a general Islamic rule, (even if you stole something before the age of puberty), a person who has stolen something, he/she is Zamen (responsible) for the thing that has stolen. Actually he ought to give back it to its owner. In the case that the thing (money or...) has missed, it ought to be given to them at the same amount of the thing which has been stolen. If he (you) couldn’t find its owner,  then give it to his heir. And in the case that he (you) couldn’t find his heir, in accordance with Ehtiat (caution),  give it as Sadaqah (charity) to the poor person who is not Seyyed (with the permission of the Hakim of Sharia or his agent). Hence you ought to give them back to their owner even if you shy… &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course I suggest you that do it indirectly (if you assume there could be some problems if you give them back directly…). Hopefully it could be relatively a good response for you (in a nutshell)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.porsojoo.com/fa/node/50753&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.porsojoo.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T13:02:25.597" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T13:02:25.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18823" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18820" CreationDate="2014-11-30T07:53:11.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The First picture is: &quot;لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله&quot;&#xA;&quot; La-elaha-elallah and Muhammad Rasulallah&quot;&#xA;which    means there is no God but Allah __ and also: Muhammad is&#xA;the    Messenger of Allah&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The second picture is: &quot;الله جل جلاله&quot; Allah (jalal-Jalalh)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The third picture is: &quot;بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم، ومن يتق الله يجهل له مخرجا ويرزقه من حيث لا يحتسب، صدق الله العظيم&quot; &#xA;(Almost): In the name of Allah the compassionate the merciful ./. Whoever has Taqwa, Allah will create (show) an escapement (exit) for him and will give him Rizq from the places which he cannot guess them&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The last picture is again: &quot;محمد رسول الله&quot; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(Muhammad Rasul allah) (of course there is another picture beside&lt;br&gt;&#xA;that, which is not completely clear)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-21T14:55:38.507" LastActivityDate="2017-07-21T14:55:38.507" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18824" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18806" CreationDate="2014-11-30T08:57:44.227" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a general Islamic rule, product the things or instruments which are related to haram acts, is considered as a haram act. Of course there are some things (instrument) which directly cannot be considered as haram instrument (although some people can abuse them). For instance a person is selling knifes (which are used in cutting foods and fruits), so we cannot say that he is doing a haram act, because people can use it in killing..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there are some instruments which primarily could be considered for haram act, then it would be counted as a haram trade. In the mentioned issue, you ought to pay attention that if the result of your act directly is related to the use of haram acts or not, if not, there couldn’t be problem, otherwise...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course according to the above-mentioned matter, for more caution you can leave it. Another significant point is your intention. Actually your intention ought to be for making an instrument for people to do their halal jobs, not haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To see more related questions/answers, and likewise asking your question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T06:54:43.400" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T06:54:43.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18825" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10431" CreationDate="2014-11-30T09:21:17.940" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although you mentioned that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I am in deeply in love with a chaste Christian guy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But being deeply in love in some Christian guy (even he is chaste Christian), is not considered as an Islamic reason for getting married with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also saw that you pointed in a comment that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;May i know why? If a muslim man is allowed to marry a non-muslim then&#xA;  why not a muslim woman have the same right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reply (as a reason) could be that the creation of women is delicate and seemingly due to that reason they (women) would get more effect from their parties (husbands) and perhaps it could be leaded to change their religion after a while.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be honest I found the mentioned matter in a site, but I myself had such a view regarding this matter too. Since commonly men could have stronger effect on women, on the other hand the religion could be considered as the most issue of the life, then logically it is not worth of while to miss our saint religion because of the love in person which it is not clear what would be its result in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.porseshgaran.org/main/adyan/115-1390-10-02-05-13-19.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.porseshgaran.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-15T10:32:11.237" LastActivityDate="2016-06-15T10:32:11.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18464" CreationDate="2014-11-30T09:32:09.767" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found a tradition (Hadith) which could be related with your inquiry. According to a tradition from Prophet Muhammad (SAWW), he said that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the world is 7.000 years and I am at the last millennium of it …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hence&lt;/strong&gt;, by paying attention to above-mentioned hadith we can figure it out that the maximum age of mankind couldn't be more than 7.000 years. (Even if we consider that e.g. Adam was created since the first day of the creation of the earth!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa48482&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-11T12:30:36.840" LastActivityDate="2017-02-11T12:30:36.840" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14433" CreationDate="2014-11-30T10:36:13.427" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I searched to some extent, but I did not find any specific related issue like what you said. But there could be a reason (if e.g. that is a right word), so logically it could be related to the risk of Satan who mislead people by paying attention to them and even changing their beliefs. So for instance if a Moslem has no strong faith in Islam, afterwards (perhaps would be trended to it (Torah) and actually leaves his righteous religion. Thus it could be counted as a reason if somebodies recommend not to recite Torah (although as I said I didn't find such a matter).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To see more related questions/answers, and likewise asking your question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T06:51:16.267" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T06:51:16.267" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7366" CreationDate="2014-11-30T11:15:21.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are three types of talaq (divorce):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Talaq e muqhallaza (three talaq at a time)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this divorce one cannot marry that woman again before she marries another person and get divorce from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Talaq e rajqh (returnable)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a person give just one talaq or two then this is called talaq e rajqhi and that person can come back from his decision of divorce&#xA;( talaq)and can make the divorced woman his wife by just return(rujoo) there is no need of nikah( marriage contract again) but this return may be by conversation/ shaking hands/ meeting/etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Talaq e Baina(divorce by such words which meant talaq indirectly not directly).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such as one says to his wife go out of mu house or says get loss or says go to your parents etc and means to divorce his wife. If he wishes of the talaq then talaq happens and this is called talaq e baina. The man cannot live with the same wife with out another nikah( marriage contract ) ie if he wants to remain her as wife he must marry with her,( marriage contract).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9261" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-12-01T10:40:45.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18829" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-30T13:14:59.633" Score="5" ViewCount="486" Body="&lt;p&gt;In chapter 86 verse 7 &amp;amp; 8 it is written that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;He was created from a fluid, ejected,&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as far as I know the semen is produced by the seminal vesicle and prostrate gland.&#xA;So how to justify this verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9263" LastEditorUserId="9263" LastEditDate="2016-08-06T12:28:49.147" LastActivityDate="2019-04-17T08:05:10.403" Title="Biology In Islam - Reproduction" Tags="|sharia|quran|science|miracles|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14433" CreationDate="2014-11-30T13:42:06.710" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well There is no harm in reading but you should remember that Shaytan (Satan) is a psychological manipulator and you should keep this in mind that Bible came to correct the induced corruption in torah, and now Qur'an is the replenishment of the true message and has a&#xA;privilege by Allah himself that it is being guarded from corruption by Allah Azawajjal himself&#xA;as this message is intended for all the coming generations till day of judgement and is not for specific civilization of some specific time like torah and bible.&#xA;And if you read you will find some statements similar to Quran as they MIGHT(stress on this) have not been corrupted to that great extent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Be aware Satan is to you an avowed enemy, and he would go to any length to misguide you.&#xA;So I would say unless it isn't damn necessary for you to read the torah or are in such a situation then seek refuge with Allah first by saying &#xA;&quot;A - uzu billah hi minash Shaytan ir rajeem&quot;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9264" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-12-02T11:24:00.900" LastActivityDate="2014-12-02T11:24:00.900" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17802" CreationDate="2014-11-30T13:46:36.117" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's best to do it yourself as far as Sunnah is concerned, but if the situation is such that you can't do it by yourself or even can't touch the blade while the cattle is being slaughtered by a professional or live in a full concrete place where disposing blood is difficult then there is no harm in doing so (I mean sacrifice by charitable org or such).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9264" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-22T13:43:45.930" LastActivityDate="2016-04-22T13:43:45.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18832" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10594" CreationDate="2014-11-30T13:49:07.360" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The same case happened a few months back where I live (people created a mosque on public property), and the scholars have forbid us from offering Salah there as it has been illegally constructed on public property.&#xA;but if there is no mosque and just offering salah in open air (e.g., during Eid congregations are large and might need some space say a park) then I would recommend to get permission. So as to avoid hurting others.&#xA;but if you are in a Islamic country or Muslim majority area then it is understood by authorities by default.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abusing a believer or hurting him is a great sin in Islam and is similar to throwing oneself in destruction. Islam promotes respect and peace.&#xA;The Messenger of Allah (S) said,&#xA;“Abusing a believer is like throwing oneself into destruction.”&#xA;(Al-Kāfi Vol. 2 page 359)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9264" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T08:25:01.883" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T08:25:01.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1320" CreationDate="2014-11-30T17:25:53.750" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;We seem to be stuck 1400 years ago when lenders took advantage of the poor borrower by charging usurus interest.  In the 21th century, it is different. Lenders borrow from others and pay interest for the use of money.  As long as there is reasonableness and fair dealings, it is not usury. The intent of parties are honorable.  IF the lender charges 40%interest or something unreasonable he knows the borrower will fail since his intent are evil.  Now that is sinful.   So borrowing and lending in a fair and reasonable manner is ok and not sinful. Use of intellect and differentiating between right and wrong should guide you, and remember Allah is all knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9258" LastActivityDate="2014-11-30T17:25:53.750" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18836" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-30T19:09:38.137" Score="1" ViewCount="416" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a Muslim immigrant who went to France for a better life.&#xA;Well, year after year, I found myself throwing away my religion (except Ramadan): no more praying, eating non-halal food, having girlfriends, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not a bad boy though: no partying, a home-to-work/work-to-home guy, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a marriage would be difficult as my whole family isn't in the area (France), we opted for &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_solidarity_pact&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;official civil union&lt;/a&gt; to officialize my relationship with my partner. Then, I did have my daughter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lately, in Ramadan, I felt bad about the whole situation : didn't marry the wife I love (civil union), got a child out of this (illicite?) relationship, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is simple:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are the thing still fixable? How can I repair the whole situation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;PS&lt;/strong&gt;: please, I know I (may be) did it wrong, but I only need a new and clean departure (if it's possible).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9267" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-05T11:56:40.540" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T11:56:40.540" Title="Turning my (illicite?) civil union into marriage" Tags="|nikah|relationships|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18837" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-11-30T19:36:06.093" Score="1" ViewCount="2018" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a Muslim migrant who landed in France a decade ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really did my hard to eat halal food. But, I really don't want to exclude myself&#xA;since social connections are really important in my job. So, I eat in the restaurants nearby my job with my colleague.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ate fish almost 3 years in a row. I nearly became &quot;sick&quot; of it. So I decided to eat (sometimes) non-halal chicken and meat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On top of that, in some meetings, I have no choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is Islam's point of view about this kind of situation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S.: I'm so sorry if it could seem as a disrespect of people who are in a need.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9267" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-27T09:46:57.477" LastActivityDate="2019-03-08T06:04:04.437" Title="Eating non-halal" Tags="|sharia|food|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1320" CreationDate="2014-11-30T21:49:10.480" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see comments like 'a brother has found a way to go around the issue of interest on student loan'.  Please DO NOT play games with Allah.  HE is all knowing, compassionate and merciful. As long as your intentions are sincere, Allah knows you have to educate yourself and earn a living and in this day and age paying and receiving interest is a way of life.  Allah does not want to punish you for an education loan or any loan as long as the parties are sincere and the purpose of loan is a necessity.  Remember businesses, home ownership, education etc are necessary to sometimes survive.  AND Allah wants to help honest followers.  So, get yourself educated and you will be able to do more for Islam and humanity. Allah wants you to suceed and not fail for your sake, for the sake of your family and for Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9258" LastActivityDate="2014-11-30T21:49:10.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17168" CreationDate="2014-11-30T21:56:55.600" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Until divorce is finalized, you are married to that person. Since your divorce is a mutual understanding, just wait a little longer and start your new life clean. Good luck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9258" LastActivityDate="2014-11-30T21:56:55.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16595" CreationDate="2014-11-30T22:03:38.507" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is fair to defend yourself. This way the husband knows what to expect if he hits wife and will take a different approach to resolving problems. NO man has a license to hit wife.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9258" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-01T20:02:55.700" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T20:02:55.700" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16269" CreationDate="2014-11-30T22:11:57.940" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Taking out a loan for housing is ok in today's world.  Zakat is paid from your earnings. So Pay your mortgage monthly from earnings, allow for household expenses and if any money left, pay your share of zakat.  Your jewellery has nothing to do with paying zakat. You pa from earnings and not from assets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9258" LastActivityDate="2014-11-30T22:11:57.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10512" CreationDate="2014-11-30T22:20:09.680" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your first duty is to your husband. If the child were in the UK, it would be your duty to look after his daughter as if your own.  From afar, you can make sure the child is financially helped for her education and upkeep and is not a burden to grand parents. Make sure you talk to the child regularly. It is your duty (both).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9258" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T05:59:31.870" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T05:59:31.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13318" CreationDate="2014-11-30T22:42:20.217" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Using spirit for cakes is a way you make living. The spirit evaporates and the cake is alcohol free. So it is ok.  Since there is no trace of alcohol left,it is ok to consume. It is my understanding that bakers do not use high quality alcohol in baking otherwise their cost of production goes high.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9258" LastEditorUserId="9258" LastEditDate="2014-12-04T20:34:19.887" LastActivityDate="2014-12-04T20:34:19.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18846" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18652" CreationDate="2014-11-30T23:08:20.230" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam does not impose.  In a Muslim land there are people who are not Muslims so it is not ok to impose sharia law upon them.  Let the people choose the form of government that is fair to all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9258" LastActivityDate="2014-11-30T23:08:20.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18848" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17779" CreationDate="2014-11-30T23:21:32.683" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not a question of being permitted or not. The reason why you pray is more important than the ritual. Sincerity of your prayers is important. If you can't concentrate, you are really not praying. Do not disturb others that are praying.  Seek Allah's forgiveness and pray again when your mind is calm. HE is all forgiving. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9258" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-04T13:31:17.610" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T13:31:17.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18850" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29875" CreationDate="2014-12-01T04:40:21.110" Score="2" ViewCount="477" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm currently curious about the word Kafir in the Quran,&#xA;I read from &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/19/37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/19/37&lt;/a&gt;. And then I’m starting to think, which was the first ayah reveal in the Quran talking about &quot;Kafir&quot;? According to timeline revelation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please answer with based on Hadiths or other reference.&#xA;Thank you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4755" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-06T06:09:53.757" LastActivityDate="2018-02-23T12:37:59.333" Title="When was the first word &quot;Kafir&quot; / &quot;Kuffar&quot; reveal in the quran? and which surah?" Tags="|quran|revelation|kuffar|order-of-revelation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17779" CreationDate="2014-12-01T07:21:17.133" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;It is a sin to break salah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;“And if an evil whisper from Shaytaan (Satan) tries to turn you away&#xA;(O Muhammad) (from doing good), then seek refuge in Allah. Verily,&#xA;He is the All‑Hearer, the All‑Knower” [Fussilat 41:36]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your concentration is being effected  by a shaytan called khanzab narrated by prophet Muhummad  Sallallahu alaihi wasalam;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some of the Sahaabah complained about the waswaas that was bothering&#xA;them. Some of the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and&#xA;blessings of Allaah be upon him) came to the Prophet (peace and&#xA;blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said to him, ‘We find in&#xA;ourselves thoughts that are too terrible to speak of.’ He said, ‘Are&#xA;you really having such thoughts?’ They said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘That is&#xA;a clear sign of faith.’” (Narrated by Muslim).   (Narrated by Muslim,&#xA;132 from the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before offering salah you should say &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A oozu billahi minal khanzab&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This should keep the shaytan away from you. It isn't just you that is affected by this shaytan, sahaba were also affected by this shaytan not just in salah but while reading Quran as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seek refuge with utmost trust in Allah and this shaytan can't even come near you.&#xA;If you stop offering salah and or break it in between, you are then yourself submitting defeat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9270" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T09:47:35.820" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T09:47:35.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18854" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-01T07:53:16.090" Score="1" ViewCount="8923" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a problem that I often fear I passed a small amount of urine during my prayer. This happens so often that I tend to store the clothes I fear may have the impurity on them in my room and not wash them until a few days later. Is this permissible, or is the fact that such a long interval passed between the time the urine came out and it being washed that even if I did wash the clothes thoroughly, it is too late as the urine would have already dried from days ago?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: please answer this as accurately as possible so that I can put my mind at ease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9271" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T22:38:19.977" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T22:38:19.977" Title="What to do if clothes have dried urine on them?" Tags="|practical-islam|fiqh|taharah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18856" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18836" CreationDate="2014-12-01T08:13:27.183" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first step is to repent sincerely to Allah and begin doing the things that are must to do according to Islam and stop doing the things considered haram in our religion. According to Islam, only nikah makes one mahram to his/her spouse and only that makes a legal Islamic relationship. Thus, you should get a nikah done to whoever you are serious in wanting to spend the rest of your life with and being loyal to only one partner is important in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope someone will tell you about your responsibilities (if any) to your child born out of marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9272" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-31T15:16:27.160" LastActivityDate="2017-10-31T15:16:27.160" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18768" CreationDate="2014-12-01T08:29:59.753" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do you mean performing the missed fajr prayer? If yes, then you can perform it anytime after sunrise or during the day, no need to wait. Except that if you want to perform it along with your zohr/asr/maghrib prayer then make sure u first perform zohr/asr/maghrib and then fajr salah because the time of zohr has entered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9272" LastActivityDate="2014-12-01T08:29:59.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18858" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-01T09:12:10.720" Score="2" ViewCount="327" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not a follower of Islam or any other sect of Christianity or Judaism. Despite the differences in many of the ideals and teachings from these religions and what I believe, I feel that I should wear a hijab and/or jilbab and otherwise dress modestly with some sort or head covering or scarf. I believe that each person should do what they feel is best for them, and by that logic, I know that I should cover and be modest, but I am also concerned with how others would feel about me doing so. I would be wearing the coverings so that others see me for my inner self and not judge me on my outward appearance, because I believe it is the right thing to do, and because I would like to keep my whole self to myself, those close to me, and the Divine/Spirit. However, I do not want to offend anyone with my ignorance, either culturally or religiously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anything in Islam that restricts or discourages non-Muslims from wearing such traditionally Muslim garments?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9273" LastEditorUserId="9273" LastEditDate="2014-12-03T09:07:05.217" LastActivityDate="2016-03-17T00:52:12.947" Title="Are non-Muslims discouraged from wearing traditional Muslim clothes?" Tags="|practical-islam|hijab|culture|respect|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18860" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-01T15:42:55.347" Score="3" ViewCount="264" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Sura Anam, ayat 54 Allah clearly instructs us to say &quot;SALA-MUN-ALY-KUM&quot; but we from our childhood all say &quot;AS-SALA-MU-ALIKUM&quot;. Why and from where has this come into our practice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anybody help me to understand this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9277" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-05T12:51:21.557" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T08:20:15.083" Title="Why do we greet with &quot;AS-SALA-MU-ALIKUM&quot; instead of &quot;SALA-MUN-ALY-KUM&quot;?" Tags="|islamic-basis|greetings|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18862" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-02T00:27:03.893" Score="2" ViewCount="210" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far I know we humans do sins because we have free will. But on top of that we are also instigated to do bad deeds by the bad jinns or devils. Now the jinns also have free will and thus they can also do bad deed. But no one is there to instigate them. Now some may say that the bad jinns instigate the others. But if so there will be none to instigate the first jinn to do bad deeds. So I think they did it as they have free wil. So isn't it unfair that all of mankind is instaged by not all of the jinns?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9278" LastActivityDate="2017-03-26T06:12:26.807" Title="Isn't it unfair that the bad jinns or devils or shaitans instigate humans but the devils are instigated by none?" Tags="|sin|jinn|mankind|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-06-22T00:03:35.597" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18864" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18837" CreationDate="2014-12-02T10:31:34.683" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me reply to your question by referring to a similar inquiry. A person has inquired if is it feasible to eat non-halal meat in European countries which halal meat is not available a lot or even its price is high.&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;So, let’s see the view of some Shia Marja’ al – Taqlid regarding this issue.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Grand Ayatollah Khamenei, it is not permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Grand Ayatollah Sistani, no, it is not permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Grand Ayatollah Makarem-Shirazi, it is not permissible&#xA;  in accordance with the question, unless there is a necessity for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you know, as an Islamic rule, eating haram meat is haram. So, at the Fatwa of Ayatollah Makarem-Shirazi, it has mentioned that in the case of necessity it could be permissible. So the significant issue is that we cannot consider every matter as necessity, and perhaps it could be related to some specific positions, such as there is no other way for you to provide halal food (and this is a long time that you haven’t eat anything), then you’d die if .., So in that case you can eat as much as can save you, otherwise nowadays you can provide halal anyway and rarely you’ll be at such an awful location.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=238580&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1431&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T13:51:44.150" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T13:51:44.150" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18865" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18710" CreationDate="2014-12-02T11:04:36.843" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In order to answer the question I can mention a related inquiry. Someone inquired a similar question that asked &quot;what is the ruling of wearing shorts (Short trousers) for men in public places?&quot; &#xA;Answer: (seemingly this is the Fatwa of Ayatollah Khamenei about this)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If men know that non_Mahram women would look at them whenever their&#xA;  bodies are naked, so according to Ihtiat-al-Wajib (mandatory caution)&#xA;  they ought to cover those parts except head, neck, and hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://talabehpasokhgoo.parsiblog.com/Posts/847/$PBADVLINK$?P=11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;talabehpasokhgoo.parsiblog.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-20T01:03:57.027" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T01:03:57.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18862" CreationDate="2014-12-02T18:13:30.497" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nice verse. Well done. but anyway I reckon that : the most significant matter is related to the approach of the calculation. Actually Allah would calculate their account according to their option, then logically their calculation would be harder than us. Then we cannot say that this is unfair... –  السید____علی 8 hours ago&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;otherwise, we can say that it is not fair that Allah gives more property to some people..., but the point is that Allah will calculate according to our options.. e.g. Allah doesn't expect a poor people as a rich people..., and actually Allah would be more strict against rich people.. –  السید____علی 8 hours ago&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9278" LastActivityDate="2014-12-02T18:13:30.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18871" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-03T00:19:08.667" Score="8" ViewCount="3649" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a Muslim friend who I would like to invite for dinner at my house.  I am not Muslim.  I understand the basic halal rules, and would try to follow them.  Would she and her family be allowed to eat food prepared in a non-halal kitchen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9291" LastActivityDate="2014-12-11T05:35:45.947" Title="Eating a meal prepared by non-muslim" Tags="|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18872" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18871" CreationDate="2014-12-03T00:34:21.073" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, problem with you cooking in a non-halal kitchen and they eating it. You could be &lt;em&gt;cautious&lt;/em&gt; to not bring things that are non-halal into contact with those things that are halal (which as you said you know, so not getting into the details of it) and which you shall be serving. Contact also includes your hand touching pork and then without washing your hand you touching the halal food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're not a Chirstian, Jew or a Zororastrian then make sure that in front of your friend at least you don't touch the food just to make sure the food is &lt;em&gt;ritually&lt;/em&gt; clean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Rulings of Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Husaini Sistani.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2014-12-03T00:34:21.073" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18874" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16539" CreationDate="2014-12-03T10:10:36.023" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because He decided to send His messenger to the people who spoke Arabic. The same reason He revealed Torah in Hebrew. Had He decided to send His messenger to the people who spoke Urdu He would have chosen Urdu and would have created a literary masterpiece in this language too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if you ask why did He choose Arabs then it is due to the Covenant He had with Abraham.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2014-12-03T10:10:36.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18871" CreationDate="2014-12-03T10:19:47.520" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Islam prohibits only what is haram...It is immaterial if a halal item&#xA;  is made for, or served to you by a Muslim, Christian, Jew, Hindu or&#xA;  anyone else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.renaissance.com.pk/Mayq12y6.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Food prepared by Non-Muslims&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Relevant links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-mawrid.org/pages/questions_english_detail.php?qid=1202&amp;amp;cid=387&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aftaar Prepared By A Non-Muslim&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-mawrid.org/pages/questions_english_detail.php?qid=10&amp;amp;cid=391&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Status Of Meat Prepared By Christians&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-mawrid.org/pages/questions_english_detail.php?qid=10&amp;amp;cid=391&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Food Prepared In The Name Of Other Than God&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2014-12-03T10:19:47.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18876" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-03T17:49:54.477" Score="2" ViewCount="8927" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering how can I perform my Qaza salat. I mean how many rakat salat do I have to pray for Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Magrib and Isha. And what time do i have to perform it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9278" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-01T23:01:25.510" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T23:01:25.510" Title="How to perform Qaza salat (namaz)?" Tags="|sharia|salat|salat-qada|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18876" CreationDate="2014-12-03T18:24:01.357" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The performance of them relatively is the same in the number of the Rek'ats and likewise in the circumstances. But you ought to change the intention (Niyyah) of them from Wajib to Qaza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to their time, I should mention that it is not Wajib that you definitely do them in their specified time. But perhaps it could be better if you do them on their specified time (or even it could be better you do them as soon as you can).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To see more related questions/answers, and likewise asking your question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T06:48:41.827" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T06:48:41.827" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18876" CreationDate="2014-12-03T20:39:50.353" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;With the intention to make up whichever salat you've missed, pray the qaza as soon as you can. There are some times when it's makrooh to offer salat (sunrise, sunset), other than that as AlSayed Ali mentioned, the sooner the better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: &lt;strong&gt;Makruh&lt;/strong&gt; is not haram, but it is better not to do ...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5165" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-27T13:10:59.680" LastActivityDate="2016-02-27T13:10:59.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1985" CreationDate="2014-12-04T06:11:34.177" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As others have mentioned, when Prophet name is mentioned, salutation/call for prayer is needed.  Regardless of the need for Salawat or not, speaker can avoid such situation by doing it himself/herself once, and then refer to the prophet, without mentioning his name.  Messenger of Allah, Prophet, Ar-Rasool Al-Akram, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9299" LastActivityDate="2014-12-04T06:11:34.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18884" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18858" CreationDate="2014-12-04T07:19:41.290" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalam u Alaykum (Peace be upon you)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following the teachings of islam includes everything i.e, dress code, food grade ...&#xA;and anyone can adhere to it. Because it is for whole mankind and every generation to come.&#xA;It is for the betterment of mankind. So following even the Dress code is highly appreciated&#xA;Your intention is the same as is required for hijab thats really good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you think what others might think about you, I say leave them to their worries, protect your interests, I too don't think what others might or do or will think about me, (my way my will.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And every muslim should respect your choice, because Islam is for everyone. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. -  I am a muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastEditorDisplayName="user9301" LastEditDate="2014-12-04T07:25:01.447" LastActivityDate="2014-12-04T07:25:01.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18889" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-04T18:28:45.523" Score="2" ViewCount="981" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, as far as I am concerned we have a fixed destiny. But I also know that it can be changed by dua. But if one doesn't make any dua then? I suppose it will remain unchanged. If so then where id our free will. Then will do what we were ment to do. But then there will be no free will. So, please can anyone help me by telling how these two lines up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9278" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2016-11-22T13:35:43.203" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T11:39:45.290" Title="How is there a fixed destiny if we have free will?" Tags="|dua|free-will|destiny|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13318" CreationDate="2014-12-05T06:39:50.840" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Quran you should always avoid matters of doubt. If you are cent % sure that all Alcohol evaporates then its safe and halal. if it doesn't evaporate you may try to make it evaporate by little warming, or whatever technique you find best. But make sure it is halal after that, you may use blue litmus paper, if it turns red (even the slightest shade of red) then alcohol is present, else not.&#xA;if the cake is dry then litmus paper won't change color. you should take a small piece from the cake after drying it and do the test. Best of luck&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember necessity is the mother of invention/innovation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastActivityDate="2014-12-05T06:39:50.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18871" CreationDate="2014-12-05T14:16:40.230" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No problem, if you know what is haram then avoid it fully, and enjoy the meal&#xA;Because its mentioned in quran(the haram things are dead meat, blood, flesh of swine, alcohol-ethanol to be specific, and a few more things), irrespective of who made the meal. The translation of the following Quranic verse should clarify your doubt;&#xA;Surah Maida(5), verse 3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5:3&#xA;  &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aSa63.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA;  Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah , and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns, and those from which a wild animal has eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death], and those which are sacrificed on stone altars, and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows. That is grave disobedience. This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion; so fear them not, but fear Me. This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As said in the above verse, it is clear what is Halal and Haram, irrespective of who cooks or slaughters or cuts the animal or plant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastEditorDisplayName="user9301" LastEditDate="2014-12-11T05:35:45.947" LastActivityDate="2014-12-11T05:35:45.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12329" CreationDate="2014-12-05T14:32:41.447" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you didn't try to accomplish the jummah prayer task, it'll be a sin, but if you try and then are unable to do something or anything then your intention is clear and Allah understands it better than you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have any muslim friends then you can offer the jummah prayer in congregation, with the one who leads in prayer sitting before the jamat and saying a khutba (you can do a mini lecture on any topic concerning islam, e.g. what are bad deeds and how to avoid them....) and then you can offer the salah in congregation.&#xA;For the above said you require normally 2 persons. I would recommend 3+&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastActivityDate="2014-12-05T14:32:41.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17606" CreationDate="2014-12-05T15:24:49.763" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No this doesn't make him a non-Muslim (if said in anger)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He should seek forgiveness of Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As I said he isn't a non Muslim so no threat to your marriage (by the way it will still be valid - deduced from Ahadith)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Anger is a part of shaytan (Satan), so whatever a person says in anger doesn't hold validity,(because the person doesn't think of the consequences of his words when he/she is in anger.) Satan uses anger to spread mischief, mistrust, envy and all the bad things. There is a hadith that if you suppress anger then you get a reward for it, because it isn't an easy task to do so. Your role as a fiancee is to help him out of anger. by simply asking refuge with Allah for you both from Satan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-04T11:40:13.313" LastActivityDate="2017-11-04T11:40:13.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18901" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-05T16:39:05.060" Score="3" ViewCount="632" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So, first of all let me say I am not Muslim, nor am I here to condemn or judge any ideas, all I am looking for is some information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Either way, I read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/226/what-does-the-quran-say-about-homosexuality&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; and I am not sure whether it means homosexuality itself &lt;strong&gt;or&lt;/strong&gt; only the practice of homosexuality is condemned. To be more specific, I don't know whether the word &lt;em&gt;approach&lt;/em&gt; in Arabic requires an active component, or whether the generic feeling whilst approaching would already count.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as a slightly offtopic bonus (though I believe still technically on topic), if a distinction between the two is made, is this also the case in the implementation and understanding of the Koran in Muslim majority countries? (This was what the original discussion was about, whether people were executed for practicing homosexuality or for simply being homosexual)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9309" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-07-28T23:03:26.640" Title="Does the Koran condemn homophily or (the practise of) homosexuality?" Tags="|sharia|quran|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18906" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18901" CreationDate="2014-12-05T21:28:28.123" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;We must look at the essence of Islam. Islam is about submission to Allah and peace. I implore you to keep these two simple philosophies about Islam when pondering your question and reading my response.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is all about having faith in things greater than this world. It treats the way we live in this world as a qualifier for the hereafter. Muslims are supposed to struggle and remain steadfast in their faith; not just to improve their position in the view of Allah but to live a life than doesn't cause them to become negative or thankless no matter how many challenges come their way. This struggle against evil and challenges thrown by this life are what defines a Muslim who is faithful and positive for others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Herein lies the answers to your question. I say answers because there are two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Homosexuality as in the act is definitely forbidden in Islam with various recollections of the fate of people who practiced such acts against the commandments of Allah. There are various verses in the Quran proclaiming the grave punishments dealt to the homosexuals and other people who practiced such acts such as the people of Prophet Luut. So yes, the act of homosexuality is most definitely forbidden in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Homosexuality as in the psychological or otherwise orientation of someone's sexuality is in my view most definitely not a sin. It is a challenge that a Muslim must face. Same as the challenges faced by people all over the world. Poverty, disease, terror or other afflictions that are thrown in the face of humanity are merely challenges they must stand up to and persevere. Homosexuality is another one of these challenges. Its definitely not easy I believe considering the statements of some of my friends. One must submit and fight it, one must pray and stay strong. Allah has his plans for everyone and ones that stay strong will surely be rewarded. And ones that do not, well who am I to judge? Allah will surely be merciful and I am sure some act of good they have done will come through for them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I have helped. I am merely going off some anecdotes and some experiences when talking to some gay and lesbian people that I do know. Perhaps I am right, perhaps I am wrong. I am most definitely not a perfect Muslim or Human. I am simply making a case for my belief in this matter and I hope it has helped!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9311" LastActivityDate="2014-12-05T21:28:28.123" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2525" CreationDate="2014-12-06T11:04:10.343" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a general rule, worshiping of the graves could be counted as a haram/forbidden act. But there is a significant point regarding its ruling that could be related to the intention of the person who says prayer. Actually intention is counted as the reason which specifies it as a halal or haram act (Shirk). As it mentioned before, if you go to the graves to worship them, it could be counted as a haram act. But in the case that you consider them as the mediator between you and Allah (not worshiping them), then it won’t be haram. The following site has elaborated it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa10041&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It could be considered from another angle as well. In truth, it couldn't be haram if you solely intend to say prayer beside those graves as holy places (or shrines). Actually their intention is for God and they just selected them as some holy places of saint individual(s) which can better for worshipping Allah through that holy situation more than common situations, not as idol (as if some groups strive to pretend/accuse us/them as if we regard them as idol! ...). Since as a usual rule, the place of the worshiping is significant as well and it could be better if your place be saint. So we can invoke the Surah al-Kahf (verse 21th) that says:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَعْثَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ لِيَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّـهِ&#xA;  حَقٌّ وَأَنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهَا إِذْ يَتَنَازَعُونَ&#xA;  بَيْنَهُمْ أَمْرَهُمْ ۖ فَقَالُوا ابْنُوا عَلَيْهِم بُنْيَانًا ۖ&#xA;  رَّبُّهُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِهِمْ ۚ قَالَ الَّذِينَ غَلَبُوا عَلَىٰ&#xA;  أَمْرِهِمْ لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَيْهِم مَّسْجِدًا ﴿٢١&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And similarly, we caused them to be found that they [who found them]&#xA;  would know that the promise of Allah is truth and that of the Hour&#xA;  there is no doubt. [That was] when they disputed among themselves&#xA;  about their affair and [then] said, &quot;Construct over them a structure.&#xA;  Their Lord is most knowing about them.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;Said those who prevailed in&#xA;  the matter, &quot;We will surely take [for ourselves] over them a Masjid.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse mentions it as a permissible practice. So it is related to the verse 21 Surah Al-Kahf, this verse clearly declares that the believers insisted on building a mosque over the cemetery of the people in the cave, so there was no criticism or objection of that in the holy Quran. If this practice contradicts with the principles and creed of religion, the holy Quran would have rebuked them for doing that, and would refer to their deviancy from fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As another reason, paying attention to this issue could be profitable to know that Shias have a due (a Mustahab or recommended dua) that when they intent to say prayer, they recite it at first. It consists of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وجّهت وجهي للذي فطر السماوات والأرض، عالم الغيب و الشهادة، حنيفاً&#xA;  مسلماً و ما أنا من المشرکين، اِنّ‏ صلاتي ونسکي ومحياي ومماتي للَّه رب&#xA;  العالمين، لا شريک له و بذلک أمرت و أنا من المسلمين .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(I've come to the lord who is creator of the heavens and the earth …,&#xA;  verily my prayers and worship are for Allah and he has no partner…)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence by paying attention the above-mentioned dua, we see that their intention is for all Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Or as another reply to those group of people who accuse some other people that they are doing it as Shirk, we can mention that: &#xA;If it is Shirk (worshiping beside the graves), why Since first of Islam so far other people prayer in Masjid al-Haram where there are several graves of prophets and other people such as Hajar (the mother of Ismaeel) and children of … ? Besides, they prayer in Masjid al-Nabi around the grave of Prophet Muhammad (s), Abu-Bakr and Umar. Then we should not consider it as a Shirk. Because if they prayer around those graves, but their intention is for Allah not them.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#18:21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa3870&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rohollah110.blogfa.com/cat-32.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;rohollah110.blogfa.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-12T06:37:21.340" LastActivityDate="2017-12-12T06:37:21.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18836" CreationDate="2014-12-06T11:40:30.193" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You'd better perform some points such as:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;come back to your country (if that is an Islamic country), Since on&#xA;the whole, a bad environment naturally would have a negative effect&#xA;on human, but the environment of an Islamic state would be more&#xA;positive and naturally seeing nicer people would have more positive&#xA;effect on you, even I could be more worth of while even if your&#xA;finicial position if your main Islamic country be worse than France,&#xA;Since you  probably would miss your religiousness in such as&#xA;position. In other word, it could be Wajib for you if you are&#xA;throwing away your religion.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pay attention that eating non-halal foods would have a negative&#xA;effect on human, hence perhaps we can consider it as a reason which &#xA;has misled you...therefore you ought to ignore it right now,&#xA;otherwise regularly Allah will take the Barakah(blessing) from your&#xA;life and as a result Satan will mislead you more...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As soon as possible, attempt to get married with a good religious&#xA;woman who could have much Islamic and positive effect on your&#xA;practices. Of course don't forget that your marriage ought to be&#xA;Islamic, not..&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Try to increase your relation to God, then Allah would help you more&#xA;than before. e.g. say your prayers constantly. likewise for instance&#xA;if you leave drinking alcohols (if you leave it because of God), then&#xA;as a rule of God,  Allah would help you more than before.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eventually you'd better to repent for your practices and strive to leave your&#xA;negative practices and indeed start a new strong relationship to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-23T09:28:11.040" LastActivityDate="2017-10-23T09:28:11.040" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18889" CreationDate="2014-12-06T12:05:26.947" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Initially I should utter that you inquired a very significant question which could be considered as the inquiry of many people. It is true that our destiny is fixed, but don’t forget that we can change some of them by Dua (prayer) and our practices as free will. In truth, some destinies are fixed that cannot be change and even our practices or even Dua cannot change them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it could be surveyed from another angle. Actually you should notice that some fates could be changed. For instance you can change some of your fates, and in truth they could be changed that there are many traditions from the prophet and Imams, otherwise they wouldn't emphasis…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;e.g. Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَن سَرَّهُ أن يُستَجابَ لَهُ فِي الشِّدَّةِ فَليُكثِرِ الدُّعاءَ فِي&#xA;  الرَّخاءِ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever likes his prayers be answered during hardship ought to pray amply at the times of comfort.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;کافی(ط-الاسلامیه) ج 2 ، ص 472 ، ح 4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let’s see an example to make the issue clearer. For instance regularly your father gives you 100 Dinar per month (as a fixed destiny), but on the other hand you can change it by your behavior. E.g. if your behavior be bad, perhaps he doesn't give you it anymore or at least decreases it, or if you make your behavior better than before (or if you ask him to give you more), perhaps he accept…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus it shows that we can change our fixed issues as well.&#xA;(of course don’t forget that occasionally we cannot escape from some fixed destiny as well, hence you ought to consider both cases). Therefore it shows that we can change our fate (not always). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aviny.com/hadis-mozooee/ebadi/doa.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.aviny.com/hadis-mozooee/ebadi/doa.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-07T11:39:45.290" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T11:39:45.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18918" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-06T14:27:20.940" Score="4" ViewCount="12047" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have Ask a question about &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/16815/is-smoking-allowed-in-islam&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Smoking&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; but this is different from it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a new thing raising called &lt;code&gt;&quot;Oxygen Bar&quot;&lt;/code&gt;. It is almost same like &lt;code&gt;'Sheesha'&lt;/code&gt; but it is oxygen instead of smoke. But there is difference in Oxygen shot/bar that you lost your consciousness for few minutes(not sure of it). I heard that there are few &lt;code&gt;advantages&lt;/code&gt; of it and few &lt;code&gt;disadvantages&lt;/code&gt; but I am not sure about that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So can anyone tell me Is it right or wrong for our health and explain it in view of Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen_bar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here is wiki about oxygen bar&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;       &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastEditorUserId="5383" LastEditDate="2018-03-27T15:29:09.973" LastActivityDate="2018-03-27T15:29:09.973" Title="Is oxygen shots/bar allowed in Islam" Tags="|halal-haram|smoking|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18919" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18889" CreationDate="2014-12-06T20:55:25.257" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a problem of defining &quot;fate&quot;. &#xA;Rather than considering it as a &quot;fixed destiny&quot;, it should be defined as a meaning of God's knowledge.&#xA;Like everything else God has, that kind of &quot;knowledge&quot; is also infinite.&#xA;When you compare finite abilities of us with infinite powers of him in any meaning, you should be careful that this can only be an &quot;extent&quot; to understand the infinity, and we cannot compare at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider His power of &quot;seeing&quot;, he can see everything, not as little as we can. Or consider His power of &quot;hearing&quot;, he can hear everything, not as little as we can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like these and more, consider His power of &quot;knowledge&quot;; it is also infinite. It is not bordered with &quot;time&quot;. There is no past or future for Him and also for his knowledge. So, &quot;future&quot; is fixed for Him, but not for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9318" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T06:42:26.743" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T06:42:26.743" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18836" CreationDate="2014-12-06T22:08:09.327" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Repentance in Islam is a key concept, it's mentioned in many versus in Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Except for those who repent, believe and do righteous work. For them&#xA;  Allah will replace their evil deeds with good. And ever is Allah&#xA;  Forgiving and Merciful. [Quran 25:70]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A well-known Scholar, Salman Al-Ouda talking about Tawba &quot;Repentance&quot; concept in Islam, &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTAk4xmjo68&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch&lt;/a&gt; (In Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So indeed, things are always fixable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moving to how you can solve the whole situation, Through my experience I found dividing the problem into smaller ones then prioritize them helping better than take them all on my shoulders&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- You would like to start with major stuff - e.g. praying - while doing some research about minor things so you can better decide what to do&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- About your marriage, as already mentioned in answers here, if your current partner is Muslim, Christian or Jew things will be fine, since i'm not fully aware about civil union contracts in France I can't tell exactly what you should do, please note that Islamic Marriage has set of prerequisites to confirm that the relationship is correct and valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This case might be related to yours: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawareness.net/Marriage/fatwa_01.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamawareness.net/Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- About your daughter, if the copulation process was done while you and your partner had that civil union you should be fine, I tried to google that and I found that scholars usually distinguish between the child of &quot;Zina&quot; &amp;amp; the child of invalid contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source (Arabic): &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dar-alifta.org/ViewFatwa.aspx?ID=124&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.dar-alifta.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4- Find Islamic figures and preachers you would like to listen from, keep yourself surrounded with good Muslims, since you love your wife you can do it together, help each other, remember that your partner has huge impact on your life, hence she needs to understand everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I strongly advice you to visit a local Islamic organization you trust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9310" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-23T13:54:08.833" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T13:54:08.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18918" CreationDate="2014-12-07T08:55:31.883" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anything which make you unconscious even for a second, is considered wrong!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not only in Islam, but it is general. Just consider the fact that wine, alcohol, etc are not allowed due to their unconscious effects on us. Therefore, this statement might be considered right that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Islam do not allow anything that make us out of our control!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this reason is not solid, then I ask you that why taking any decision while being angry is not allowed or &lt;strong&gt;haram&lt;/strong&gt;! Therfore, the above statement proves to be right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Excess of anything is bad!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ofcourse, oxygen bar have disadvantages due to the fact that we are inhaling excess oxygen. We are already taking it! Whatever, its irrelevant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oxygen Bar is not allowed in Islam!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9321" LastActivityDate="2014-12-07T08:55:31.883" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18762" CreationDate="2014-12-07T09:39:40.050" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seemingly, as @goto pointed at his comment, (as a general rule) at the time that you purchase a software, legally you do agree to the terms of it. Generally, according to a term of those softwares you cannot share them with others if it is related to be used just once or just for a system (device). Hence in the mentioned case perhaps it couldn't be permissible/halal to do that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course you ought to pay attention that some software programs have the ability to share them (for instance) for four systems that you can share that... Therefore at the mentioned issue it wouldn't be considered as an unlawful act to use it according to its limitation definitions (that how many system you can share it), otherwise if you try to do it more than its law definition, therefore it couldn't be permissible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-10-04T15:55:09.000" LastActivityDate="2016-10-04T15:55:09.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17831" CreationDate="2014-12-07T22:31:48.430" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can't know the future prophet could do that by revelation but dreams could be from Qareen Aljin or Qareen Malak if the dream is good you tell it to the one you love and if it is evil you don't tell anybody if it is good you thank god and do this dream and if it is evil you Isa'iz by god from shatan and split three times on your left (It won't harm you)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4084" LastEditorUserId="4084" LastEditDate="2014-12-07T22:38:28.790" LastActivityDate="2014-12-07T22:38:28.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18935" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17409" CreationDate="2014-12-08T08:48:35.417" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam doesn't prohibit having sexual relations with your legal spouses. If you engage in sex merelely for pleasure within the bounds of marriage under legal conditions(no forcing) then it is not a sin, because otherwise satan could use your desire against you. This is a good thing as long as not done in excess, because &lt;strong&gt;it protects your and your spouses modesty as is said in Quran ...spouses are clothes to each other...&lt;/strong&gt; , and prevents/decreases social evils against women such as rape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also from deductions from Ahadith it isn't bad, but overdoing is highly opposed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Some points from Quran&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surah muminu:n*(1) = Successfull indeed are the believers.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surah muminu:n(5,6) = And Those who guard their modesty. Except from their Wives and those who their right hand possess, In such a case they are free from blame.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot; *muminu:n = Believers&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastEditorDisplayName="user9301" LastEditDate="2014-12-08T09:02:52.957" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T09:02:52.957" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18939" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-08T13:34:14.477" Score="1" ViewCount="4690" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am visiting the UK and am proposed to stay for 6 months. Is praying the qasr salat permissible in my case, or do I have to perform the full prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9327" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-11T08:52:51.080" LastActivityDate="2018-01-13T13:18:33.257" Title="If I stay 6 months abroad, do I pray qasr salat?" Tags="|travelling|salat-al-qasr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16716" CreationDate="2014-12-08T14:36:24.750" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muhammad (SAW) was known by the community as a very kind and honest person who has never wronged anyone. This was even before the visit of Angel Gabriel. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People followed Islam and started to believe that Muhammad (SAW) because the Prophet treated everyone equally and fairly which meant better and happier life (especially for the slaves). He never showed anger and was always patient even when his enemies attacked him. He always offered peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He told the people about the message of Allah. The words of the Qur'an touch the hearts of many. Which lead to more and more people accepting Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2014-12-08T14:36:24.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18939" CreationDate="2014-12-08T14:43:08.387" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you plan to travel to your destination and remain there for less than 15 days then you must pray the shorten versions of salah as you are considered a musafir (passenger based on Islamic explanation). As you are intending on remaining at your destination for 6 months then you must pray the full salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: islamqa.org/hanafi/qibla-hanafi/37158&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8677" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-10T13:56:01.017" LastActivityDate="2018-01-10T13:56:01.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="105" CreationDate="2014-12-08T14:56:24.937" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;assalamalaikum,&#xA;I respect your intentions dear brother and sisters, speaking of halal and haram is not up to us. We know that taking picture is haram, and a fatwa has passed recently, intimating that if the technology is rightly persecuted,so as we can work with it if you are creating  a game for the Islamic view than its permissible. Although its sometimes hesitate us to do but our international Ulama has passed a fatwa that we can use the technology for Islamic dawah, understanding it easily. May Allah show us the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9328" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-12-14T12:17:10.160" LastActivityDate="2014-12-14T12:17:10.160" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13355" CreationDate="2014-12-09T00:37:43.143" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first step for getting strong soul in this live is knowing Allah. the second step is to be closer to him. So I think you are in the second step. Normally if you want to be closer to a human you have at first to know what this person like or dislike and this task is really difficult. I see your question like this, &quot;I know Allah but I don't know how can I be closer to him?&quot;. The answer for this question is not too easy but it's easier to know that from Allah than from a human, because &lt;strong&gt;you can feel that in your heart&lt;/strong&gt;. So, you are in the researching step, good luck!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9331" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2014-12-09T14:23:54.350" LastActivityDate="2014-12-09T14:23:54.350" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18947" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13355" CreationDate="2014-12-09T04:36:20.050" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are Muslim as long as you do the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Pillars_of_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Five Pillars of Islam&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shahadah: declaring there is no god except God, and Muhammad is God's Messenger&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Salat: ritual prayer five times a day&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zakat: giving 2.5% of one’s savings to the poor and needy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sawm: fasting and self-control during the holy month of Ramadan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime, if one is able&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People do commit sins and are still Islam. If you are doing the pillars but still doing some other sins, that's great. Just invoke Allah to help you remove the rest of your vices. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of Satan's tricks is to get people to think that just because they're drinking alcohol, they shouldn't be fasting, because it would make them look like hypocrites. It's better to fast and drink alcohol rather than not fast and refrain from alcohol!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I always say to people who are new at Islam to follow the pillars first. Sometimes the hard part is social acceptance - like someone finds it embarrassing to their family if they wear a hijab or don't drink alcohol during a family gathering. But as long as they keep to the pillars, Allah makes it easier for them to slowly remove the rest of their vices.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2014-12-09T04:36:20.050" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18948" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17409" CreationDate="2014-12-09T04:52:05.837" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam actually encourages marrying someone quickly if you want to have sex with them. There is kind of a taboo in the Western world to marry without much thought, yet little taboo to having casual sex. Islam encourages taking responsibility for the results of having sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The negative effects of sex isn't just about procreation. It is very intimate and brings a lot of social attachment. You don't just have sex with someone and leave them; people make a big deal about losing their virginity because it changes their mentality forever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, you can have sex for fun, but only with a spouse. Show them respect by marrying them. Islam allows polygamy for those who choose that path, but if you don't like the idea of polygamy, just don't do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once you get married, you are encouraged to have as much fun with your spouse as you can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2014-12-09T04:52:05.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13355" CreationDate="2014-12-09T13:48:50.800" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam wasn't revealed in one go but in 23 years and the sahaba added the new teachings to their lives whenever a new verse or teaching came to Muhummad saw, they learned it in steps and so did they follow. If you have believed that Allah is one and Muhummad saw(sallalahu alaihi wasalam &gt; Peace be upon him) his messenger then intentionally you are a muslim, but there is still a super mandatory condition to fullfill i.e, shahadah (or bearing witness) by saying the following in Arabic as has been the tradition&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا الله مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ الله = lā ʾilāha ʾillā-llāh, muhammadun rasūlu-llāh There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Else the intention is necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once that is done you are a Muslim but now after this you have to start adding Islamic teachings to your life(from Salah = Prayer, to your food, modesty, truthfullness and ...) Do keep adding them one by one like the Sahaba. Insha-Allah then you will become a good Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BUT You unlike Sahaba have to obey five pillars of Islam simultaneously because now they are known to you unlike Sahaba who knew them one by one&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Five Pillars of Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shahada&#xA;Salah (Five mandatory daily Prayers)*&#xA;Zakat(Charity)&#xA;Sawm(Fasting) - One month in a year&#xA;Hajj(Once in a lifetime - If you can do so economically, physically.)&#xA;*-You can start by offering one and once adjusted to that then add the other one, no need to worry Allah understands your situation better than you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About doing sins (caused/triggered primarily by satan and his army) I would say the following Please read them at your ease Also read the part how to become a successfull believer below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since my same Answer was deleted before, even though the data was from my own blog  I am posting the link to my blog where I wrote the articles I suggest you to read. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://signsallah.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Read the articles here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastActivityDate="2014-12-09T13:48:50.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18952" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2872" CreationDate="2014-12-09T13:58:07.413" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The process of transfering Hadith from teacher to student as I know was done at the time these books were written, first by memorising and then the student would write his own copy and then read out the book to his teacher tallying the hadith, this tradition is still intact in middle east where I live.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastActivityDate="2014-12-09T13:58:07.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18918" CreationDate="2014-12-09T15:05:00.327" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm in agreement with ozbek on this one. Halal is the default position of Islam, so new things will be Halal unless an authority deems it Haram. Oxygen bars don't have any negative health effects and don't actually influence your thinking, so there's nothing really wrong with them. But they are a waste of time and resources, which &lt;strong&gt;is&lt;/strong&gt; something discouraged in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Common sense tells me it's something to avoid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9248" LastActivityDate="2014-12-09T15:05:00.327" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18956" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-09T21:22:17.117" Score="1" ViewCount="155" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since I work for the government company we get &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/457_plan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;457 plan&lt;/a&gt; similar to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/401(k)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;401k&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I earn interest from that and not from the bank?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If not what are my other options?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9335" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-15T21:58:04.570" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T14:53:48.323" Title="Can I earn interest from 457 plan?" Tags="|riba|investment|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-06-27T15:44:53.687" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18958" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="19980" CreationDate="2014-12-10T04:31:54.657" Score="2" ViewCount="171" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've met people who had &quot;different physical&quot; from me, I have a perfect hand, body, eyes, and everything that I need.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I've found people who doesn't have hands, and feet, and other lack of physical need.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people got accident so they got injured, some people born in &quot;Different physical&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Allah is All Just, where is the justice in the case when people born in &quot;Different Physical&quot;? If people can choose when they will be born, I'm sure they don't want to be born like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4755" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-12-15T23:01:25.087" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T23:01:25.087" Title="Why Allah choose to create some human physically different?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|creation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18959" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-10T05:09:44.133" Score="2" ViewCount="2117" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[This question has been asked and seeking answers from Sunni or Ahlus Sunnah perspective]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assalamu 'Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a very hot and one of the most heavily debated issue in the current Muslim World. I have no intention to ignite the fuel anew or start some kind of battle, but I'm curious to know - Are Muslims required to adhere to one and only one specific School of Thought? Is it really obligatory for them? What is the importance of adhering to a specific School? Are other Schools wrong, given that the fatwas and masaails related to certain important topics differ from one School to the other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, nowadays, most, if not all, Salafis and non-denominational Muslims talk heavily of abandoning Schools of Thought, and say like, &quot;The identity is &lt;em&gt;Muslim&lt;/em&gt; and only &lt;em&gt;Muslim&lt;/em&gt; - not Hanafi, nor Shafi'i, nor Maliki, nor Hambali, nor Sunni, nor Shi'a.&quot;. Is this statement of theirs okay? To some extent, they blame the Schools of Thought of creating discord and destroying unity and harmony among the Muslim Ummah. How much justified is this fact?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A humble request: I expect &lt;strong&gt;honest&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;unbiased&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;sober&lt;/strong&gt; answers pertaining to the standards of Islamic etiquette. Please don't show any kind of hostility, grudge, bias or offense in your answers. Wassalam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4769" LastEditorUserId="4769" LastEditDate="2014-12-10T07:27:43.667" LastActivityDate="2017-09-25T07:13:53.240" Title="Sunni - Is it obligatory for a Muslim to adhere to one specific School of Thought (Madhhab)?" Tags="|sunni|madhhab|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13355" CreationDate="2014-12-10T07:59:07.060" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally being Muslim is counted to having belief in Allah and accepts prophet Muhammad as the apostle of Allah. In fact if he says Shahadatain, then we can say that he is muslim apparently&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastActivityDate="2014-12-10T07:59:07.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18963" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-10T10:15:30.587" Score="1" ViewCount="18745" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed some elders laughing yesterday after which they said astughfirullah, I mustn't laugh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did they say that? Does Islam not allow you to laugh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As they were laughing, they said, astugfirullah, we shouldn't be laughing, calamity will befall on us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They were laughing at the funny sound those ear pieces make which people were who need help with their hearing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just to clear up, 1 of the elders laughing was the 1 wearing the hearing aid, and was laughing because it was making a funny sound apparently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T15:20:57.680" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T15:20:57.680" Title="Is it a sin to laugh in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|behavior|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18963" CreationDate="2014-12-10T11:57:12.277" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As long as you don't laugh or take part in any jokes which offend people or the religion of islam, or any jokes which may result in upsetting individuals, discriminating or as a result of back biting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the joke doesn't contain any negative elements as mentioned above then its ok to laugh as long as it is not excessive&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/22170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/22170&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8677" LastActivityDate="2014-12-10T11:57:12.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18966" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18476" CreationDate="2014-12-10T13:55:08.900" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it isn't wrong to &lt;strong&gt;accidentally&lt;/strong&gt; kill the attacking person, but it is said in the Quran that if you accidentally kill a Muslim then you should free a slave, and if his/her family asks for blood money then pay it, &lt;strong&gt;You should avoid killing as far as possible&lt;/strong&gt; as is said in Surah - An_Nisa (92)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m8GDZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And never is it for a believer to kill a believer except by mistake. And whoever kills a believer by mistake - then the freeing of a believing slave and a compensation payment presented to the deceased's family [is required] unless they give [up their right as] charity. But if the deceased was from a people at war with you and he was a believer - then [only] the freeing of a believing slave; and if he was from a people with whom you have a treaty - then a compensation payment presented to his family and the freeing of a believing slave. And whoever does not find [one or cannot afford to buy one] - then [instead], a fast for two months consecutively, [seeking] acceptance of repentance from Allah . And Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-17T12:29:25.747" LastActivityDate="2017-09-17T12:29:25.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18967" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-10T14:03:13.920" Score="3" ViewCount="661" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we can not trim or alter our eyebrows, what about the hair in between (unibrow)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to thread the hair that is between our eyebrows? (For men)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8677" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-15T08:20:55.023" LastActivityDate="2017-11-24T15:00:02.023" Title="As we can not trim or alter our eyebrows, what about the hair in between (unibrow)?" Tags="|sharia|health|hair|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18968" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18963" CreationDate="2014-12-10T14:05:55.083" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No it isn't haram to laugh in Islam&lt;/strong&gt;, Even Muhummad (sallallahu alayhi wasalam) used to laugh, but &lt;strong&gt;excessive laughing is a fahesha(indescency) and is strongly considered unethical.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what is said in your Question I can infer that &lt;strong&gt;the two people were laughing at hearing aid. Which is used by people who have difficulty in hearing.&lt;/strong&gt; The two old people said Astagfirullah because, &lt;strong&gt;it is bad to laugh at other peoples shortcomings (which are there because Allah kept them there), because it could be anyone that might have or will have a disability(here hearing), even me and you.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hadith reference;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jaabir ibn Samurah radiyallahu anhu says, “The leg of the calf of Rasoolullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam was slightly thin.  His laugh was only that of a smile. Whenever I visited Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam, I thought he used kuhl on his eyes. Whereas he had not at that time used kuhl.” (Jami at Tirmidhi - 216) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are more such Ahadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if you are joking don't makeup jokes, but be true as was an incident in time of Muhummad (sallallahu alayhi wasalam);&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An old woman came to Prophet Muhummad (sallallahu alayhi wasalam) and inquired of him, that would Old people enter janah, In reply the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasalam) said No Old people won't enter Jannah, Hearing this the Old Woman began to Cry, the Prophet replied again that everyone be it old or young will enter jannah young, and smiled. On hearing this the Old woman became happy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastEditorDisplayName="user9301" LastEditDate="2014-12-10T14:11:53.917" LastActivityDate="2014-12-10T14:11:53.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17293" CreationDate="2014-12-10T14:35:17.033" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I used to work in them myself but the truth is, whether you deal with interest directly or not, you are aiding and facilitating it- It is haram&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Abdullah bin Masud and Jabir bin Abdullah both reported Rasolullah cursed the accepter of interest and its payer, and one who records it, and the two witnesses, and he said: They are all equal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would it be ok to work as a get-away driver for bank robbers because your job in the operation, i.e driving, is halal itself? Clearly not&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know its easy to say and hard to live it, but trust in Allah and he will provide for you from places you couldn't even imagine InshAllah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9340" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2016-03-30T05:15:39.027" LastActivityDate="2016-03-30T05:15:39.027" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18971" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12600" CreationDate="2014-12-10T17:24:12.860" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question you ask is if it is contradicting that if respect is earned or given?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The simple explanation is, Allah is the giver, living beings are the takers, Allah gives to whom hes pleased by, he gives to the displeased too but just to see if they come to him/thank him or think its them who actually deserved or earned it without Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So its the combination of both, we earn it but the source of giving is Allah and Allah says he loves to give.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9341" LastActivityDate="2014-12-10T17:24:12.860" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="18973" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12931" CreationDate="2014-12-11T03:27:33.997" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The cross symbol (+ symbol, not the dagger symbol †) is one of those misunderstood symbols that is highly religionised, but there is nothing religious about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a physics symbol, and its true meaning is to symbolise the energy that flows through the bloch wall of a magnet as depicted here (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.overunity.com/5173/the-bloch-wall/dlattach/attach/61787/image//&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's where the free (additive) radiant energy comes and goes from a top to bottom 2D perspective of a magnet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an never talks about the cross symbol but it does talk about the dagger symbol,  verbalised as صلب (Sa la ba).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="858" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-01-16T01:32:45.740" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T01:32:45.740" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19975" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-11T10:00:17.677" Score="3" ViewCount="15842" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it true that any haram food that we consume, our Dua's do not get accepted for 40 days?  If so, where is the reference for this and does this include sheesha, smoking and other haram consumables?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8677" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-28T10:23:51.707" LastActivityDate="2021-11-26T12:49:50.057" Title="Is it true that any haram food that we consume, our Dua's do not get accepted for 40 days?" Tags="|dua|food|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19979" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7991" CreationDate="2014-12-11T13:40:07.587" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;Iqra&lt;/em&gt;&quot; or &quot;&lt;em&gt;ikra&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is very loosely defined as 'read' or 'recite'. We have to understand the circumstances of the Divine Revelation. The Lord is not going to ask us to read or Nabi ask us to recite, something he himself could not do. Instead, he wants us to concentrate on &amp;mdash; to pay attention to &amp;mdash; the flow of wisdom that we are privileged to receive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Tamil we use the word &quot;&lt;em&gt;akrai&lt;/em&gt;&quot; to denote careful and dedicated speech or work.  The Bible also says, &quot;know thou this&amp;hellip;,&quot; thus drawing our wandering attention to words of wisdom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, what is written will be read, at least by those who want to, just as it follows that after reading one is expected to pass on the content. If, thus, we get into the mechanics of reading and reciting we will hit a wall because we are not sure of the competence of the recorders or indeed whether desert folk and tribes would make any sense of the scripture. It is safer to assume that the Prophet was reiterating the wisdom of the past and asking, nay commanding, us to pay heed to the Revelation as he heard or understood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10348" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-12T05:10:38.557" LastActivityDate="2014-12-12T05:10:38.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18958" CreationDate="2014-12-11T14:49:35.220" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's another point of view. When a person is disadvantaged, it makes things more difficult for them. So when they accomplish something, it is from a lower starting point. Therefore those accomplishments are more significant. Stephen Hawking, for instance, is a world-renowned physicist and mathematician despite having very little control over his body. If I remember right, he can only move a few muscles in his face. Something you might consider is whether Allah is demonstrating the frailty of the human body and the comparative strength of the human soul. In the end, even they may well benefit by learning how they can overcome obstacles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9248" LastActivityDate="2014-12-11T14:49:35.220" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16505" CreationDate="2014-12-11T23:38:01.207" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are the same word, and are not spelled differently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are using Tanzil.net: The issue is that in the first aya, you seem to have chosen the text format of &quot;Uthmani&quot; (under the &quot;quran&quot; toolbox), while in the second aya you have chosen the text format to be &quot;simple&quot;. If you choose the same text format in both ayat, you will see that the words are just the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To understand the difference between the Uthamni and Simple formats, checkout &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/wiki/Quran_Text_Types&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastActivityDate="2014-12-11T23:38:01.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14571" CreationDate="2014-12-12T00:09:45.287" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no ayah in Quran that directly mention cursing these activities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the hadith points to this ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَّا أَفَاءَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقُرَىٰ فَلِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ وَلِذِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَالْيَتَامَىٰ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ كَيْ لَا يَكُونَ دُولَةً بَيْنَ الْأَغْنِيَاءِ مِنكُمْ ۚ &lt;strong&gt;وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانتَهُوا ۚ&lt;/strong&gt; وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International Translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what Allah restored to His Messenger from the people of the towns - it is for Allah and for the Messenger and for [his] near relatives and orphans and the [stranded] traveler - so that it will not be a perpetual distribution among the rich from among you. &lt;strong&gt;And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you - refrain from.&lt;/strong&gt; And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is severe in penalty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/59/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-Ĥashr:7]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this ayah, Allah orders us to believe in what Prophet Muhammad says or gives to us, and to refrain and abstain from whatever Prophet Muhammad has forbidden us. Now the question is: did Prophet Muhammad forbid these activities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is: yes, he not only forbade these activities, but also cursed women who do them. The fact that Prophet Muhammad has cursed women who do these activities is narrated by many of the Sahabah in many Hadith books, I could mention this Hadith for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn `Umar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) has cursed the lady who lengthens her hair artificially and the one who gets her hair lengthened, and also the lady who tattoos (herself or others) and the one who gets herself tattooed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ لَعَنَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْوَاصِلَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْصِلَةَ، وَالْوَاشِمَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْشِمَةَ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/77/155&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More Hadiths that narrate that can be found in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this search page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to sum it up: &lt;strong&gt;Allah ordered us to believe whatever Prophet Muhammad says as if it was Allah's own rules. And since Prophet cursed women who do these activities, then we understand that women who do these activities are cursed.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this makes some sense, and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-12-12T00:09:45.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19987" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-12-12T00:20:38.143" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-12T00:20:38.143" LastActivityDate="2014-12-12T00:20:38.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19988" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-12-12T00:20:38.143" Score="0" Body="Surat al-Hashr is the 59th surah of the Qur'an." OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-12T00:20:38.143" LastActivityDate="2014-12-12T00:20:38.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19990" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-12T09:16:54.883" Score="2" ViewCount="124" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu aleikum. I have a question regarding mortgage. One of our state banks provide a program for young families. You have to open a deposit account and make certain deposit payment every month which are considered rent payments at the same time. For your deposit you have also certain interest from the government and the bank. When your deposits get a 50% of accommodation price you can get a loan from the same bank with 4% interest in order to make a redemption of the accommodation. The accommodation itself becomes a collateral. What we want to do is to make two-times more deposit payments in order to make redemption without getting a loan. Is it allowed if we do that and  get rid of interest from bank and government as a sadaqa (charity)?Some financier in our country who is also considered to be a Muslim says that interest from bank and government is in fact a government help for young families. It should be considered as a help, not interest. But I need to know the ruling on this from sharia point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10354" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-02-28T11:43:50.353" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T18:15:25.863" Title="Rent payments with redemption" Tags="|riba|mortgage|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19991" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-12T09:32:45.477" Score="3" ViewCount="9324" Body="&lt;p&gt;The guy was not breast feeder when his father got a new mother for him. Can he get married to the sister of the new mother? the boy was matured when his father got married to this lady)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10355" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-04T07:06:53.217" LastActivityDate="2021-11-19T05:00:58.877" Title="Can someone marry to the Step Mother's sister?" Tags="|sharia|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19992" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17347" CreationDate="2014-12-12T11:08:55.660" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salams,&#xA;No, not all Madinian verses abrogate the Makkan verses. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah, may He be exalted, said (interpretation of the meaning):&#xA;“Whatever a Verse (revelation) do We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, We bring a better one or similar to it. Know you not that Allah is able to do all things?&#xA;[al-Baqarah 2:106]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abrogation only raises the level, look at the situation and then apply the verse. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more ref: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/105746&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/105746&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9090" LastActivityDate="2014-12-12T11:08:55.660" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19994" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19991" CreationDate="2014-12-12T11:23:50.077" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Marriage to the following is prohibited:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Uterine females.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Foster sisters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Step Mothers and step daughters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than this, all are allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9090" LastActivityDate="2014-12-12T11:23:50.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19997" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-12T14:16:32.907" Score="0" ViewCount="934" Body="&lt;p&gt;Surat &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/40/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ghafir:11&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قَالُوا رَبَّنَا أَمَتَّنَا اثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا اثْنَتَيْنِ فَاعْتَرَفْنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا فَهَلْ إِلَىٰ خُرُوجٍ مِّن سَبِيلٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih International Translation:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They will say, &amp;quot;Our Lord, You made us lifeless twice and gave us life twice, and we have confessed our sins. So is there to an exit any way?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dr. Ghali Translation:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They will say, &amp;quot;Our Lord, You have caused us twice to die and You have given us life twice; so we (now) confess our guilty (deeds). Is there then any way for going out?&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ayat state that Human has 2 Lifeless/Death and 2 Life.&#xA;my Question is when the first death phase happen according to this ayat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4755" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T10:15:54.507" Title="When The First Death Happen?" Tags="|tafseer|death|surat-al-ghafir|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="19998" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19997" CreationDate="2014-12-12T16:52:35.950" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Extracted from tafsir ibn kathir&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(You were dead and He gave you life) meaning, He brought them from the&#xA;  state of non-existence to life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This following verse should answer your question &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/2/28&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How can you disbelieve in Allah when you were lifeless and He brought&#xA;  you to life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you&#xA;  [back] to life, and then to Him you will be returned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another extract from Sunni hadith source&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Messenger of Allah (PBUH), the truthful and the receiver of the truth&#xA;  informed us, saying, &quot;The creation of you (humans) is gathered in the&#xA;  form of semen in the womb of your mother for forty days, then it&#xA;  becomes a clinging thing in similar (period), then it becomes a lump&#xA;  of flesh like that, then Allah sends an angel who breathes the life&#xA;  into it;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/396&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/396&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allahu A'alam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10358" LastEditorUserId="10358" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T10:15:54.507" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T10:15:54.507" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20000" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7991" CreationDate="2014-12-12T18:15:47.800" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;IQRA set the Beginning of the Prophethood of Muhammad PBUH and the First of the Qur'an was revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first word of verse (96:1) is an imperative verb (فعل أمر). The&#xA;  verb is second person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root&#xA;  is qāf rā hamza (ق ر أ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this IQRA would mean READ. Although, an Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Follow the link for more forms of the word &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=qrA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=qrA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first word revealed in the Quran is sometimes translated as &quot;read&quot;&#xA;  or &quot;recite&quot;. In the English language, these two words can hold a broad&#xA;  scope of meanings with slight variations such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;first word revealed in the Quran is READ not RECITE&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So what is the proper definition of &lt;strong&gt;Iqra&lt;/strong&gt; when it is used in the &lt;strong&gt;Quran&lt;/strong&gt;?&#xA;  Does &lt;strong&gt;Iqra&lt;/strong&gt; imply to verbally say aloud?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The triliteral root qāf rā hamza (ق ر أ) occurs 88 times in the Quran,&#xA; in four derived forms:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt; 16 times as the form I verb qara-a (قَرَأَ)&#xA; once as the form IV verb nuq'ri-u (نُقْرِئُ)&#xA; once as the noun qurū (قُرُوٓء)&#xA; 70 times as the nominal qur'ān (قُرْءَان)&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, an Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allahu A'lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10358" LastActivityDate="2014-12-12T18:15:47.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18829" CreationDate="2014-12-12T18:46:22.857" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two people involved&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;﴾ يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَآئِبِ ﴿&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs.) meaning, the backbone (or loins) of the man and the ribs of the woman, which is referring to her chest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/86/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/86/7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;backbone (or loins) of the man&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AND &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ribs of the woman&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10358" LastActivityDate="2014-12-12T18:46:22.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20003" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-12T19:21:25.690" Score="-4" ViewCount="160" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why are people referring to Christian God and Muslim God as two different Gods? There is only one God. He is called by many names in different countries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10359" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T05:28:53.230" Title="Religion and beliefs" Tags="|christianity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-12-15T22:12:32.073" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20003" CreationDate="2014-12-12T20:05:06.777" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the same reason that Jews do not call Jesus God.  To a Muslim, the God that Christians believe in as God the Father is the same as the one they believe in, they just believe that the Christians have inaccurate views about the Godhood of Jesus and misunderstandings about the nature of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To a Christian however, the Islamic deity is not real, but rather a twisted perversion of God by a false prophet, thus, to a Christian, it is not the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Christians have a similar thing since they view their God the Father as the same as the Jewish God.  To Christian's the Old Testament is explained as God's demonstration that humans can not save themselves, no matter how much aid they are given by God.  He set a people apart, told them to kill anyone and anything that might get in their way, richly blessed them, and still they repeatedly failed to follow after God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To Jews however, they see the law as the means to peace with God.  This results in significant differences in the way that Christian's and Jews see God, though Christians view the Jewish position as simply misunderstanding the same God, while Jews would see the Christian version of God as a fabrication.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9158" LastEditorUserId="9158" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T05:28:53.230" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T05:28:53.230" CommentCount="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16162" CreationDate="2014-12-12T22:06:16.097" Score="5" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Short Answer&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's forbidden to dye beard or hair with pure black color. But it's permitted, and even recommended, to dye white beard and hair with a non-pure-black color, like something between red and black.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Answer with References&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dyeing hair or beard with pure black color is Haraam. This is proven by the following Hadiths:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas, who attributed it to the Prophet [SAW], said:&#xA;  &quot;Some people will dye their hair black like the breasts of pigeons at the end of time, but they will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ الْحَلَبِيُّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَمْرٍو - عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، رَفَعَهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ قَوْمٌ يَخْضِبُونَ بِهَذَا السَّوَادِ آخِرَ الزَّمَانِ كَحَوَاصِلِ الْحَمَامِ لاَ يَرِيحُونَ رَائِحَةَ الْجَنَّةِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/48/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sunan an-Nasa'i]&lt;/a&gt; and another narration in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/35/54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sunan Abi Dawud]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith above tells that people who dye their beards with black will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise, this means that dyeing with black is a forbidden thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Jabir said:&#xA;  &quot;Abu Quhafah was brought on the Day of the Conquest of Makkah, and his hair and beard were white like the Thaghamah. The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'Change this with something, but avoid black.'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ أُتِيَ بِأَبِي قُحَافَةَ يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ وَرَأْسُهُ وَلِحْيَتُهُ كَالثَّغَامَةِ بَيَاضًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ غَيِّرُوا هَذَا بِشَىْءٍ وَاجْتَنِبُوا السَّوَادَ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/48/37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sunan an-Nasa'i]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Hadith reports that the Prophet recommended that we dye white hair and beard, but not with a pure black color. Another hadith that reports the recommendation of dyeing is this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&#xA;  The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;Jews and Christians do not dye their hair so you should do the opposite of what they do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، وَسُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَى لاَ يَصْبُغُونَ فَخَالِفُوهُمْ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/77/116&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sahih Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A recommended color is mentioned in this Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Dharr:&#xA;  That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Indeed the best of what the gray may be changed with is Henna' and Katam.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&#xA;  [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih. Abu Al-Aswad Ad-Dili's (a narrator in this chain) name is Zalim bin 'Amr bin Sufyan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنِ الأَجْلَحِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ إِنَّ أَحْسَنَ مَا غُيِّرَ بِهِ الشَّيْبُ الْحِنَّاءُ وَالْكَتَمُ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏ وَأَبُو الأَسْوَدِ الدِّيلِيُّ اسْمُهُ ظَالِمُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ سُفْيَانَ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/24/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Jami` at-Tirmidhi]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Henna's color is red, and Katam's color is black reddish, so dyeing with both gives a color that's between red and black, but not pure black. It's also reported that Abu Bakr and Omar have dyed with Henna and Katam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thabit reported that Anas b. Malik was asked about the dyeing (of the hair of) Allah's Apostle. Thereupon he said.:&#xA;  (They were so few) that if I so liked I could count their number in his head, and he further said: (That is) he did not dye. Abu Bakr, however, dyed them and so did 'Umar dye them with pure henna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الْعَتَكِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ، قَالَ سُئِلَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ عَنْ خِضَابِ النَّبِيِّ، صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ لَوْ شِئْتُ أَنْ أَعُدَّ شَمَطَاتٍ كُنَّ فِي رَأْسِهِ فَعَلْتُ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ لَمْ يَخْتَضِبْ وَقَدِ اخْتَضَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْكَتَمِ وَاخْتَضَبَ عُمَرُ بِالْحِنَّاءِ بَحْتًا ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/43/134&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-31T12:50:27.017" LastActivityDate="2016-07-31T12:50:27.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19975" CreationDate="2014-12-12T22:29:50.003" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hadith that mention that eating haram makes your prayer not accepted for 40 days is a fake Hadith according to Hadith scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn Mas'oud: Whoever eats a bite of Haram food, their prayer is not accepted for 40 days&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hadith Scholar &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Rahim_ibn_al-Husain_al-%27Iraqi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zain Al-Deen Al-Iraqi&lt;/a&gt; judged this hadith as fake in the book تخريج أحاديث الإحياء&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hadith Scholar &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hajar_al-Asqalani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn-Hajar&lt;/a&gt; judged this hadith as fake in his book لسا الميزان&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that's not true, eating haram doesn't make the prayer not accepted for 40 days. However, that doesn't mean you can eat haram, eating haram is, obviously, forbidden and Allah punishes people who do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/121987&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-26T12:49:50.057" LastActivityDate="2021-11-26T12:49:50.057" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20007" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-12-12T23:04:15.750" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-12T23:04:15.750" LastActivityDate="2014-12-12T23:04:15.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20008" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-12-12T23:04:15.750" Score="0" Body="Surat al-Ghafir (The Forgiver) is the 40th surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-12T23:04:15.750" LastActivityDate="2014-12-12T23:04:15.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20009" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19997" CreationDate="2014-12-13T00:06:11.317" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first &lt;em&gt;lifeless&lt;/em&gt; phase is the period when one is a baby in a mother's womb before Allah gives him/her the soul. A related ayah that strengthen this understanding is the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كَيْفَ تَكْفُرُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَكُنتُمْ أَمْوَاتًا فَأَحْيَاكُمْ ۖ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International Translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can you disbelieve in Allah when you were lifeless and He brought you to life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you [back] to life, and then to Him you will be returned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-Baqarah:28]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this ayah, Allah says that we were lifeless and he brought us to life, this happened in the past. And then He &lt;em&gt;will&lt;/em&gt; (in the future) cause us to die and then bring us back to life. Obviously, we have so far come to life only once, and before becoming alive, we existed but without being alive only when we were in our mothers' wombs before Allah gave us our souls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why the translation differs between &lt;em&gt;lifeless&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;dead&lt;/em&gt; is that the Arabic word أموات is used. This word, if translated literally, means &lt;em&gt;dead&lt;/em&gt;. However, in Quran, words can have more than their own meanings based on the context and the eloquence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tafsir Scholar Al-Shankiti says in his book أضواء البيان في إيضاح القرآن بالقرآن:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;والأظهر عندي أن المسوغ الذي سوغ إطلاق اسم الموت على العلقة ، والمضغة مثلا ، في بطون الأمهات ، أن عين ذلك الشيء ، الذي هو نفس العلقة والمضغة ، له أطوار كما قال تعالى : وقد خلقكم أطوارا يخلقكم في بطون أمهاتكم خلقا من بعد خلق [ 39 \ 6 ] ، ولما كان ذلك الشيء ، تكون فيه الحياة في بعض تلك الأطوار ، وفي بعضها لا حياة له ، صح إطلاق الموت والحياة عليه من حيث إنه شيء واحد ، ترتفع عنه الحياة تارة وتكون فيه أخرى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It appears to me that the reason behind referring to an embryo in a womb as &lt;em&gt;dead&lt;/em&gt;, is that it (the embryo) has phases of development as Allah says in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/39/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ayah 6/30&lt;/a&gt;: &amp;quot;[..] He creates you in the wombs of your mothers, creation after creation, within three darknesses. [..]&amp;quot;. And since the embryo may have life in some phases and not have life in others, then it's correct to point it as either &lt;em&gt;alive&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;dead&lt;/em&gt; (since they are the opposite of each other).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=2164&amp;amp;idto=2164&amp;amp;bk_no=64&amp;amp;ID=1849&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there's another opinion by Tafsir Scholar Al-Zamakhshari and many others, but I'm not able to translate it well, you can read it in Arabic &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;ID=3222&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-12-13T00:06:11.317" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20010" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-13T03:36:48.923" Score="3" ViewCount="6497" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently learned that a nasheed is haram to listen to if it has sound effects which sound like musical instruments even if they are &lt;b&gt;'vocals only'&lt;/b&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/107570&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;). However, I don't have much idea about musical instruments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a number of nasheeds by &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maher_Zain&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Maher Zain&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; which are labelled as &quot;Vocals only - No Music&quot;, and what I want to know is whether these nasheeds would fall under the prohibition in this fatwa (i.e. do any of the recorded vocals count as &quot;effects which sound like musical instruments&quot;?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not interested in personal opinions and especially not in arguing about the validity of the fatwa itself; I expect answers to be backed by evidences, and these evidences must be compatible with the Salafi methodology used by IslamQA (the source of the fatwa itself).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10360" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-09-19T09:37:18.263" LastActivityDate="2018-09-19T09:37:18.263" Title="Are 'vocals only' nasheeds of Maher Zain permissible to listen to?" Tags="|fiqh|salafi|singing|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8911" CreationDate="2014-12-13T05:27:55.560" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Quran if you have skipped fasting in the month of ramadan, because of some reason then you should make up those fasts by fasting on other days i.e, in months other than ramadan. When you can with the intention of fulfilling the fasts of ramadan. This can be done any-time in a year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source - Quran Al-Baqarah, 2:184&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x5Q6m.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&#xA; [Fasting for] a limited number of days. So whoever among you is ill or on a journey [during them] - then an equal number of days [are to be made up]. And upon those who are able [to fast, but with hardship] - a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor person [each day]. And whoever volunteers excess - it is better for him. But to fast is best for you, if you only knew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastEditorDisplayName="user9301" LastEditDate="2014-12-13T05:36:36.770" LastActivityDate="2014-12-13T05:36:36.770" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10196" CreationDate="2014-12-13T06:03:11.683" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If this money is meant as stipend then yes, you can give it in charity to anyone, be it a trust or an individual.  You should distribute your charity among people based on their amount of need.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-31T10:19:53.413" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T10:19:53.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20016" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2500" CreationDate="2014-12-13T12:55:11.507" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Couple of observations:&#xA;- It's contested if Muslims have equal rights in the West to practice their faith. Their faith for instance is a complete way of life where Western courts do not recognise their marital law, penal codes, financial transactions etc It thus means when there are problems, there is no recourse to law. In other aspects of social life, it's noticed that public azaans are generally not permitted and the recent debates about burqas/hijabs and associated bans fuel the controversy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Non-Muslims in Islam are permitted full religious freedoms. The Ottomans were famous for the millet system where religious minorities could live in their communities, practice their faith, and even had political leaders/judges who administered their laws. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10364" LastActivityDate="2014-12-13T12:55:11.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20018" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7991" CreationDate="2014-12-13T16:55:56.547" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A word may have different meanings. Similar is the case with إقرأ. Theoretically, it may be used in different meanings at different places in the Qur'an. The meaning it has been used in Sūrah ‘Alaq is explained by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.monthly-renaissance.com/issue/content.aspx?id=1029&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islahi&lt;/a&gt; as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The word إقرأ (read) is not merely used to convey what a teacher would&#xA;  say to a student in order to ask him to read. It is also used to ask&#xA;  others to read the way it is in إقرأ على الناس (&lt;code&gt;read it out to people&lt;/code&gt;)&#xA;  and أتل على الناس (&lt;code&gt;recite it out to people&lt;/code&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Accordingly, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.monthly-renaissance.com/issue/content.aspx?id=900&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;translation&lt;/a&gt; of the verse will be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Read &lt;code&gt;out to them&lt;/code&gt; [O Prophet!] in the name of your Lord who created&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2014-12-13T16:55:56.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20020" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20039" CreationDate="2014-12-13T19:11:25.347" Score="0" ViewCount="387" Body="&lt;p&gt;I once heard a Muslim argue against the Christian Trinity, claiming that God is not one God in three persons, but under the assumption that the Trinity involved the persons of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.  If this is the Muslim understanding of Trinity then yes, I agree, God is not that Trinity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This brings up the question, does Islam actually teach (or has it ever taught) that Jesus, Mary and Joseph make up the Christian Trinity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10368" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-13T20:14:46.667" LastActivityDate="2014-12-14T21:25:08.457" Title="Does Islam perceive the Christian Trinity as Jesus, Mary, and Joseph?" Tags="|allah|christianity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20025" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19975" CreationDate="2014-12-14T07:17:52.077" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yeah, there is a similar or even the same hadith (tradition) regarding the mentioned matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has been narrated that Prophet Muhammad (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;من اکل لقمة حرام لن تقبل له صلوة اربعین لیلة، و لم تستجب له دعوة&#xA;  اربعین صباحا و کل لحم ینبته الحرام فالنار اولی به و ان اللقمة الواحدة&#xA;  تنبت اللحم؛ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever eats haram (his morsel is haram), his prayers won’t be&#xA;  accepted (or won’t be valuable) till forty nights and his duas won’t&#xA;  be granted …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بحارالأنوار  ، 63/314 (Bahara al-Anwar)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to the second part of your question which inquired &quot;does this include sheesha, smoking and other haram consumables?&quot; I should point that as far as I searched, I didn't find the same issue exactly as you inquired, but seemingly, mainly it could be related to the foods which you haven't obtained them as a halal food, e.g:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You sold something more expensive than its real value against the law...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Your money is mixed by the property of an orphan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;you stole.. and so forth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course it could be considered from another aspect. E.g  according to this significant point that the sin could be counted as a reason which will be the obstacle of duas granting, therefore the mentioned items which you said would be considered as the obstacle of dua granting. Because according to an Islamic rule  (الکافي، ج 2،‌ ص 296 (Al-Kafi)) whatever has disadvantage for the body could be counted as a haram act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/book/bookview/45325/34735&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/book/bookview/45325/34735&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://old.ido.ir/a.aspx?a=1391080804&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://old.ido.ir/a.aspx?a=1391080804&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almazaheri.ir/farsi/Index.aspx?TabID=0604&amp;amp;SectionNum=2110&amp;amp;ChapterNum=608&amp;amp;ChapterName=%D9%81%D8%B5%D9%84%20%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%85:%20%D8%AF%D8%B9%D8%A7%20%D9%88%20%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87&amp;amp;BookNum=127&amp;amp;BookName=%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D9%88%20%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%88%DA%A9%20-%20%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%87&amp;amp;CompileNum=40&amp;amp;CompileName=%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.almazaheri.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-30T11:55:10.623" LastActivityDate="2016-09-30T11:55:10.623" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18967" CreationDate="2014-12-14T07:50:44.340" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to the ruling of Grand Ayatollah Khamenei as a Shia Marja' al Taqlid:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaving (thread) and decoration is not considered as a haram act by&#xA;  itself, but it would be haram if it is counted as the cause of&#xA;  concupiscence stimulation or the man makes himself as a women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore in accordance with the mentioned ruling we can say that perhaps it could be considered as a haram act, since it could make them relatively or even completely similar to women…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pasokhgoo.ir/node/19593&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://pasokhgoo.ir/node/19593&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastActivityDate="2014-12-14T07:50:44.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20030" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18463" CreationDate="2014-12-14T11:16:30.390" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mo’aneqeh is considered as hugging or embracing each other (and putting the hands on the neck of each other). In fact, it is a sort of embracement when two Muslims visit each other. In other word, Muaniqah (المعانقه) is a kind of greeting (physical greeting) that when you visit each other, shake hands and hugging each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;( کلینی، محمد بن یعقوب، الکافی، ج ‏2، ص 184، تهران، دار الکتب الإسلامیة، چاپ چهارم، 1407ق.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/ur21549&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-04T16:07:30.763" LastActivityDate="2016-02-04T16:07:30.763" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20032" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-14T11:44:33.170" Score="2" ViewCount="1231" Body="&lt;p&gt;My Question is Regarding find peace when you're praying,&#xA;If a Muslim offer shalah and find peace, is there any difference between shalah and ohter praying from another religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hindu, Budha, Crhistian and other religion, they say : they are finding peace when they are praying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i'm wondering is there any Difference peace in Islam when praying and peace in another religion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4755" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-09T09:52:26.713" LastActivityDate="2018-01-31T03:56:37.287" Title="What is the Difference between Salat and other ibadah from another religion? Regarding find peace" Tags="|salat|islamic-philosophy|other-religions|worship|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20033" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-14T11:53:51.080" Score="0" ViewCount="139" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the past Islam had big glory and had many region, could someone tell me why Islam had accomplished such a big glory and had so many region?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;according to that, is it true Islam had Declared so many war so they had many Region?&#xA;Please answer with Reference and explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4755" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T07:02:41.363" Title="is it true that Islam Spread by the Sword? or Declared many War?" Tags="|history|caliph|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-12-15T21:03:49.577" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18695" CreationDate="2014-12-14T12:09:40.067" Score="-4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;This is how you can prove it to him using the Bible.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jesus is indeed is the son of Mariam and the messenger for &amp;quot;The All&amp;quot;. A prophet without sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am He.” (John 4:26 NKJV)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To one that does not understand his ministry this sounds as a statement that Jesus is saying &amp;quot;I am He.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I&amp;quot; meaning &amp;quot;the Man Speaking&amp;quot;. However this is not the case. &amp;quot;I&amp;quot; is specified as &amp;quot;who speak to you&amp;quot;. So it is the &amp;quot;Words am He&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;God is One he is the Word&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1 NKJV)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Misunderstanding&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, “I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God!”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;64 Jesus said to him, “It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”(Matthew 26:63-64 NKJV)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This term &amp;quot;Son of Man&amp;quot; does not apply to the Prophet. It applies to what is birthed from man. The words birthed from man. Here Jesus corrects the high priest &amp;quot;It is as you said.&amp;quot; Here God is speaking to Jesus through the High Priest, and Jesus Agrees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Words birthed from Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. (DeCoded)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Reason it was said to the Priest like this&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“I was watching in the night visions, And behold, One like the Son of Man, Coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, And they brought Him near before Him. 14 Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed. (Daniel 7:13-14 NKJV)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Biblical Proof&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.&amp;quot; (Matthew 13:37 NKJV)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground (Mark 4:26)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. (Luke 8:11)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Sower = Any man who should speak.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Seed = The Words of God.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;God is One: Explained by the Prophet&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. (Mark 12:29-30 NKJV)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scientific Proof&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&amp;quot;The All&amp;quot; is made of Matter. Matter is made of Atoms. Atoms are made of Particles. Particles are made of Waves. These Waves are made of Vibrations. These Vibrations Come from God. All Vibration is God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Words we speak are Vibration. The words we speak are God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Even More Proof&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He answered and said to him, “It is as you say.” (Mark 15:2 NKJV)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Power of the Spoken Word&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof. 7 Therefore I did not even think myself worthy to come to You. But &lt;strong&gt;say the word&lt;/strong&gt;, and my servant will be healed. 8 For I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;9 When Jesus heard these things, He marveled at him, and turned around and said to the crowd that followed Him, “I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!”  (Luke 7:6b-9 NKJV)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Father is what is thought. The Son is what is spoken. Everything Else is &amp;quot;The All&amp;quot;. The One True God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10368" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-12-16T21:20:18.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20036" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20045" CreationDate="2014-12-14T12:10:12.407" Score="2" ViewCount="6187" Body="&lt;p&gt;What exactly is the meaning of the word &lt;strong&gt;bisultan بسلطان&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/55/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Ar-Rahman ayat 33&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih International&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O company of jinn and mankind, if you are able to pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass. You will not pass except &lt;strong&gt;by authority&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;bisultan&lt;/em&gt;) [from Allah ].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this ayah/verse, we cannot pass the galaxy or heavens except from the authority of Allah.  However, nowadays NASA has the technology to go even to Mars; in the future humans may well have technology that can go to another galaxy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does &quot;You will not pass except by authority&quot; mean that humans cannot pass and go to another galaxy without the permission of Allah?  Could someone please explain the meaning of this phrase to me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4755" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-15T07:27:08.497" LastActivityDate="2019-02-05T02:40:36.243" Title="What is the meaning of &quot;by authority&quot; in Surah Ar-Rahman ayat 33?" Tags="|tafseer|surat-ar-rahman|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2701" CreationDate="2014-12-14T14:51:51.857" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note: Quran references are incremented by one as bismillah is counted as the first verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[22:40] Permission to fight is given to those against whom war is&#xA;  made, because they have been wronged — and Allah indeed has power to&#xA;  help them — [22:41] Those who have been driven out from their homes&#xA;  unjustly only because they said, ‘Our Lord is Allah’ — And if Allah&#xA;  did not repel some men by means of others, there would surely have&#xA;  been pulled down cloisters and churches and synagogues and mosques,&#xA;  wherein the name of Allah is oft commemorated. And Allah will surely&#xA;  help one who helps Him. Allah is indeed Powerful, Mighty —&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Holy Prophet (saw) never wanted to engage in war. He wanted even his enemies to see the truth and accept Islam. It was only when persecution was raised to the stage that not defending themselves was equivalent to suicide was when Islam was forced into wars of self-defense. According to the Holy Quran they were permitted because Allah decided to give them victory over their oppressors. Allah sought to prove that Muslims are those who submit in hardship while they are weak, but Allah indeed has the power to help them as he is the most powerful and mighty. It proves that Muslims were capable of being completely submitted to Allah regardless of conditions, such that they could take immense persecution and not retaliate purely for the sake of Allah. Once they were permitted it also showed they were not fighting out of cowardice, but only held back as Allah had not permitted them. There is a misconception that Allah had waited until Muslims were powerful enough, but this is nonfactual and utterly false. Muslims were in these times very weak and heavily outnumbered so much so that some of them even used wooden swords to defend themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a more detailed answer very very well explained of details and wisdom of Allah in putting Muslims through 13 years of such persecution, please listen: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.alislam.org/askislam/mp3/MEI_19860124_04.mp3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Why was the permission to go to war given to Muhammad long after the Muslims began to be persecuted and can wars be fought for non-religious reasons?&quot;&gt;Why was the permission to go to war given to Muhammad long after the Muslims began to be persecuted and can wars be fought for non-religious reasons?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10372" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T05:31:38.667" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T05:31:38.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20020" CreationDate="2014-12-14T20:31:29.987" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/72-75&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Mai'dah, Verses 72-75&lt;/a&gt; say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[5:72]&lt;/sup&gt; They have certainly disbelieved who say, &quot; Allah is the Messiah, the son of Mary&quot; while the Messiah has said, &quot;O Children of Israel, worship Allah , my Lord and your Lord.&quot; Indeed, he who associates others with Allah - Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;[5:73]&lt;/sup&gt; They have certainly disbelieved who say, &quot; Allah is the third of three.&quot; And there is no god except one God. And if they do not desist from what they are saying, there will surely afflict the disbelievers among them a painful punishment.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;[5:74]&lt;/sup&gt; So will they not repent to Allah and seek His forgiveness? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;[5:75]&lt;/sup&gt; The Messiah, son of Mary, was not but a messenger; [other] messengers have passed on before him. And his mother was a supporter of truth. They both used to eat food. Look how We make clear to them the signs; then look how they are deluded.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Islamic concept of God does not subscribe to the Trinity concept, but to the absolute oneness of God.  As such, the Qur'an does not teach a certain Trinity &amp;mdash; the phrase &quot;The Father, the Son and The Holy Spirit&quot; is not mentioned anywhere in the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is common knowledge that the Christian concept of Trinity involves The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit. Therefore, the &quot;third of three&quot; clearly references to the Christian concept of the Trinity and not Joseph, Mary and Jesus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10370" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-14T21:25:08.457" LastActivityDate="2014-12-14T21:25:08.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20041" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2014-12-14T21:18:35.143" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-14T21:18:35.143" LastActivityDate="2014-12-14T21:18:35.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20042" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2014-12-14T21:18:35.143" Score="0" Body="Surat ar-Rahman (The Most Gracious) is the 55th surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-14T21:18:35.143" LastActivityDate="2014-12-14T21:18:35.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20043" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20036" CreationDate="2014-12-15T06:07:35.990" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The proper translation of this verse in my opinion in the following&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O company of jinn and men, if ye have power to penetrate (all) regions&#xA;  of the heavens and the earth, then penetrate (them)! Ye will never&#xA;  penetrate them save with (Our) sanction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its a challenge from God towards all kinds ( jinn and men ) to try to penetrate all regions, and the answer was stated by God also, you will not be able without approval, in other words no one will enter heaven without permission from God, and if you continue the verses like 35, you will read about what will happen for those that they will not get the permission to enter the heaven&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There will be sent, against you both, heat of fire and flash of brass,&#xA;  and ye will not escape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;references: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hollyquran.net&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.holyquran.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;hope this will help you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9033" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T06:07:35.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20033" CreationDate="2014-12-15T07:02:41.363" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can decompose that period into two parts&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the period when the prophet was alive&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the period after the death of prophet&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1- THE PERIOD WHEN PROPHET MOHAMMAD WAS ALIVE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in this period for 13 years, the muslims suffered from quraish leader followers and they were hurting them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;example of this action:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Family of Yasser: Yasser Bin Ammar and his wife Summaya Bint Kheyat (&#xA;  the first woman to martyr in islam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims was asking at that period from prophet to ask God to allow them to fight the non-believers and to protect themselves till the verses about jihad came and it was clear like stated in chapter 2 verse 190:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fight in the way of Allah against those who fight against you, but&#xA;  begin not hostilities. Lo! Allah loveth not aggressors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and stated in chapter 2 verse 217:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They question thee (O Muhammad) with regard to warfare in the sacred&#xA;  month. Say: Warfare therein is a great (transgression), but to turn&#xA;  (men) from the way of Allah, and to disbelieve in Him and in the&#xA;  Inviolable Place of Worship, and to expel His people thence, is a&#xA;  greater with Allah; for persecution is worse than killing. And they&#xA;  will not cease from fighting against you till they have made you&#xA;  renegades from your religion, if they can. And whoso becometh a&#xA;  renegade and dieth in his disbelief: such are they whose works have&#xA;  fallen both in the world and the Hereafter. Such are rightful owners&#xA;  of the Fire: they will abide therein.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and stated in chapter 22 verse 39: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sanction is given unto those who fight because they have been wronged;&#xA;  and Allah is indeed Able to give them victory;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims view that the Muslims fought only when attacked, or in the context of a wider war of self-defense ... and this was in the period when prophet Mohammad was alive, in my opinion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2- THE PERIOD AFTER THE DEATH OF MOHAMMAD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this period also can be decomposed into several steps:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;a- when Abu-Bakr was Khalifa&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in this period: battles was made against those they refused to give him the allegiance ( Wars of apostasy ), and in these battles, many many of people that was by hearting the Quran been killed more that 500!, these battles has no deal with what was stated in quran for the Jihad and battles verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;b- when Omar was Khalifa&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in this period: Muslims was initiating battles in the name of ( spreading the name of God), in other words, they call it as Islamic Conquests&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;c- when Uthman was Khalifa&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;in this period, Muslims was against each other and the FITNA started &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;d- when Ali was Khalifa&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;the FITNA continued, and many battles the muslims and their brothers was made and many was killed and the most famous events was: Battle of the Camel, and the death of Ammar ibn Yasir&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;e- After death of Imam Ali:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the government in islam converted from work towards God, to work towards the khalifa in my opinion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this period in my opinion, it was nothing related for saving the muslims or defending themselves, most of the battles was in the name of extending the Empire of Muslims represented by the Khalifa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;hope this will help you and if you need more information about something i didn't explain in details, go ahead and ask about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;reference : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_expeditions_of_Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;List of expeditions of Muhammad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammar_ibn_Yasir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ammar ibn Yasir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_conquests&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim conquests&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridda_wars&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ridda Wars - wars of apostasy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Camel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Battle of the camel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9033" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T07:02:41.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20036" CreationDate="2014-12-15T07:51:39.827" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You correctly wrote in your question that it means &lt;em&gt;permission&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.monthly-renaissance.com/issue/content.aspx?id=1277&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islahi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The word سُلْطَان means “&lt;em&gt;authority&lt;/em&gt;” as well as “&lt;em&gt;permission&lt;/em&gt;”. Here it&#xA;  is used in the second of these meanings. However much they may want to&#xA;  cross the boundaries of the heavens and the earth, they cannot do so.&#xA;  This is only possible when they have the passport to do so and&#xA;  obviously it is only God who can grant this to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, to understand what message this verse intends to convey you should read the next verse: &lt;em&gt;So which of your Lord’s authorities would you deny? [55:34]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.monthly-renaissance.com/issue/content.aspx?id=1277&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islahi&lt;/a&gt; explains its meaning as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then occurs the repetitive verse. Here it would mean that if they are&#xA;  not being able to comprehend even this sign of &lt;em&gt;being helpless and powerless before God&lt;/em&gt;, then what other signs and majesties of their&#xA;  Lord will they continue to deny?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Universe is expanding &lt;a href=&quot;http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=575&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;faster&lt;/a&gt; than the speed of light and object within the space-time cannot travel faster than the speed of light. So, apparently we do not have the permission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2014-12-18T15:05:06.003" LastActivityDate="2014-12-18T15:05:06.003" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20046" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20066" CreationDate="2014-12-15T08:27:15.117" Score="10" ViewCount="387" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.9news.com.au/national/2014/12/15/10/00/major-police-operation-in-sydneys-martin-place&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; that one version of the Shahada (شهادة) is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no god worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammad is his messenger&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this imply that there are, or may be, gods unworthy of worship?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-07T13:48:18.160" LastActivityDate="2017-11-27T15:49:06.980" Title="Are there gods unworthy of worship?" Tags="|theology|worship|shahada|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20047" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20032" CreationDate="2014-12-15T08:52:15.963" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with you that if finding peace is the purpose of Salah then there should not be any difference in the peace-finding rituals of other religions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe you asked this question due to &lt;em&gt;Surely in Allah's remembrance do hearts find rest. [13:28]&lt;/em&gt;. However, this is not the reason for which salah is ordained. Its reason is mentioned in &lt;em&gt;So serve Me and establish Prayers to remember Me [20:14]&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you read the Al-Fatiha (which we recite in every prayer) with this perspective you'll see that it beautifully serves the purpose. It reminds us that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We are the servants of our compassionate ever-merciful Lord&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The same Lord has put His servants in trial and He will be the Judge in the Day of Reckoning&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then we we pray Him to lead us to the right path so that we can succeed in this trial&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2014-12-15T08:59:54.960" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T08:59:54.960" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20048" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20058" CreationDate="2014-12-15T09:06:15.573" Score="0" ViewCount="101" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many hadiths ruling on the 'forefinger rule' but I have no problem with them. I have studied the book, 'Guide to prayer from beginning to end'. There I read hadiths and also from other sources, I got knowledge about the 'forefinger rule' but I didn't get any of them ruling on raising down the finger along with raising it up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is: Should we lower our index finger after testifying with it or is it to be still raised until end of prayer? And also tell me when exactly to raise it and, if it &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; to be moved down, when it is to be done exactly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10378" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T09:14:40.607" LastActivityDate="2021-07-04T11:29:36.403" Title="What is ruling related to 'Forefinger rule' of prayers?" Tags="|salat|tashahhud|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-12-16T02:31:41.573" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20049" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-15T09:20:19.510" Score="5" ViewCount="1058" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am from Bangladesh, generally in our country we perform four rakat salat (Sunnah) before Faraz salat at Zohr, Asar and Isah, but at Macca they performed only two rakat sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is that so? Is there any problem if we perform four rakat sunnah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10379" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-12-15T22:04:04.630" LastActivityDate="2015-07-15T08:27:41.457" Title="Should I say two rakat or four rakat salat before faraz salat?" Tags="|salat|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20046" CreationDate="2014-12-15T09:56:51.077" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This definitely does not imply that there are other gods, however there are people who believe in different gods and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;There is no god worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammad is his messenger&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is for them. Allah is the one and only creator and true God. If you want I can reference many Ahadith and verses from The Holy Quran that confirm the Unity of Allah and that Allah is the only God and Creator of everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5357" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T16:50:25.273" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T16:50:25.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20051" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20046" CreationDate="2014-12-15T09:59:03.497" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it doesn't! Islam is monotheistic and believes in only one supreme all-encompassing God. The Shahada, especially when read in original Arabic clearly does never say that there are other gods apart from Allah albeit unworthy of worship. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the wisdom behind translating it as the above is intended to highlight the full implications of Shahada which is negation of not just all false deities but also mislead/delusional life purposes. That is, Shahada is not only meant to negate all inconsistent, adulterated, misidentified or downright mythical/blasphemous concepts of God, but on the more ethical/practical level, it is also intended to condemn human preoccupations with this-worldly ends (e.g. wealth, status, carnal desires etc) as when they are wrongly treated as the ultimate purpose of life pursued with the kind of passion shown towards objects of worship, while it is only the real supreme God that is worthy of unconditional devotion and ultimate pursuit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-27T15:49:06.980" LastActivityDate="2017-11-27T15:49:06.980" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20046" CreationDate="2014-12-15T11:03:12.723" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Back in the time of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Prophet Muhammad Sallalaho Alaihiwasallum&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, there are people who used to worship multiple gods, including Sun, Moon and other clay sculptures. This version of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shahadah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is for those people who think that there are multiple gods exist, to let them realize that &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;ALLAH&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is the only GOD that is really worthy of worship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10381" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T11:03:12.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20058" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20048" CreationDate="2014-12-15T11:24:46.853" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Mufti Obaid Ullah (&lt;em&gt;Mufti of Darul Uloom Karachi, Hanafi School of Thought&lt;/em&gt;), when the person is in the act of &lt;em&gt;Tashahhud&lt;/em&gt; (تشھد ), and he is reading &lt;em&gt;AtTahiyyat&lt;/em&gt;(التحیات), he should raise his finger on the start of it i.e on &lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;&amp;quot;Ashhadu Allah.... (الشھد الله)&amp;quot;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;and he should bring it down on &lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;&amp;quot;IlLallah.... (الا الله)&amp;quot;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;This practice belongs to &lt;em&gt;Hanafi&lt;/em&gt; School of thought. However, in Maliki school, they continue to raise their finger up and down till Salam i.e the end of prayer. &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And ALLAH knows the best&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10381" LastEditorUserId="10381" LastEditDate="2021-07-04T11:29:36.403" LastActivityDate="2021-07-04T11:29:36.403" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20032" CreationDate="2014-12-15T11:36:26.713" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The real purpose of Salat is not to get only Peace. Yes it is true that offering Salat gives a person peace internally, but the main purpose of Salat is to obey the order of Almighty Allah. We have to offer Salat 5 times a day because it's the order of Almighty ALLAH. Moreover, Salat is the source of asking forgiveness form ALLAH and asking our desires and our needs from ALLAH. Hazrat Anas RadiAllahu Anhu said, which translates as &quot;&lt;em&gt;&lt;code&gt;Whenever Prophet Muhammad Sallalu AlaihiWassallum confronts any severe problem, then he used to offer Namaz (Salat)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Hence Salat is not only the source of Peace. It's the source of Jannah (Heaven). A translation of another hadith is: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;Salat is the key to Heaven&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10381" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T11:36:26.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9700" CreationDate="2014-12-15T11:44:38.447" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You won't be forced into anything in the Paradise. A Paradise is a place what any person can think of as the best place ever can be. Each person that is eligible to go to paradise has it's own paradise depending upon it's thinking about what the paradise should be. Since, Eating, Drinking and Sexual intercourse is the most common Human desire, that's why those are the points which are highlighted in the Quran and Hadith to lure people to do good acts in search of Paradise. And obviously you can have anything you want in your paradise, so your paradise will look like the exact way you think of a paradise should be. &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;And ALLAH knows the best&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10381" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T11:44:38.447" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20061" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-15T12:55:49.703" Score="1" ViewCount="735" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that it is prohibited to draw or sketch pictures of living thing in Islam. But is it allowed to store those pictures in your Laptop/Computer/Mobile or any other digital device? Since the picture is not in intangible format but in the form of bytes, and can only be read by specific digital device. Moreover it is not always in visible form and can only be visible when clicked to open&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10381" LastActivityDate="2015-01-14T16:01:29.270" Title="Is it allowed to store pictures of living things in Digital format?" Tags="|halal-haram|image|digital-files|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17569" CreationDate="2014-12-15T13:10:02.583" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It means that there is no god but Allah. We rise our index finger in salat because the Prophet Mohamed (pbuh) use to do it (so regarded as sunnah); other then that it is more of a habit of saying &quot;La Illah illa Allah&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10382" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2018-05-07T06:24:14.090" LastActivityDate="2018-05-07T06:24:14.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20046" CreationDate="2014-12-15T15:21:50.573" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Two quick points in answer to your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The entire phrase &quot;god worthy of worship&quot; is an awkward translation of the single Arabic word &quot;&lt;em&gt;ilah&lt;/em&gt;.&quot; That's because there isn't an easy English cognate. Suppose you had a statement: &quot;There is no car in the parking lot&quot; but instead of it being framed that way it said instead &quot;There is no 4-wheeled vehicle capable of automotion in the parking lot.&quot; In the first case, the question of whether there are other kinds of vehicles never arises because of the structure of the statement. Similarly in this case, it's just an artifact of translation that raises the question of there being other gods.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A god/deity is by definition worthy of worship. It is not possible to extricate the two. If that weren't the case, that god is seriously deficient in their abilities, which brings into question their being a god in the first place. In Islam, the point is that there is (and can only be) one such being and that we should direct our worship to him alone.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-08-08T23:32:20.913" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T23:32:20.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20061" CreationDate="2014-12-15T15:31:00.763" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslim by the grace of Almighty one. I think that pictures are not forbidden in Islam to be sketched or taken by devices because first is, I have never read it in Koran, the comprehensive guide. And if it is just stated in hadith then it should be justified under the light of Koran or if it can't be so then we can use philosophy to derive its rightest. What my brain says is, they would not have been forbidden because camera works as same as eye and we store pictures in our devices as in mind. What the difference is? If it is nothing and also we are not forbidden to keep photos saved in our mind then you can think that there must have been no ban on depiction. However depiction is verily used as in Id cards, passports e.t.c.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10378" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T15:31:00.763" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20069" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-15T17:49:22.393" Score="0" ViewCount="9749" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any authentically reported &lt;code&gt;Hadith&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;Quran&lt;/code&gt; ayat for Supplication to enhance memory?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8255" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-16T01:48:56.380" LastActivityDate="2014-12-16T01:48:56.380" Title="Authentic Dua for increasing memory" Tags="|sunnah|dua|quran-memorization|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2014-12-16T07:00:39.780" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20069" CreationDate="2014-12-15T18:17:48.557" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dr. Zakir Naik, a renowned dynamic international orator on Islam and Comparative Religion, when asked about this question, he gave this answer. “I recite this dua for improving my memory” Surah Taha, verse 25-28&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fXyBH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;There are other ayah's as well in Quran, which can be treated as dua as well to enhance memory.&#xA;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KSlOT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10381" LastActivityDate="2014-12-15T18:17:48.557" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20049" CreationDate="2014-12-16T09:24:36.390" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Below are some hadiths regarding the optional rakahs before the Asr prayer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet used to pray four rakahs before the Asr, ending each two rakahs with a tasleem for angels, prophets, and the believers.&lt;br&gt;(An-Nawawi, Al-Majmu`)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet said, &quot;May Allah shower His mercy on the person who prays four rakahs before the Asr Prayer&quot;.&lt;br&gt;(Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ali (RA) reported that the Prophet(PBUH) used to pray two rakahs before the Asr.&lt;br&gt;(Abu Dawud)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, according to scholars, you can pray 2+2 rakahs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is the link. Hope its helpful!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-the-scholar/acts-of-worship/prayer/supererogatory-prayers/448925-sunnah-befireasr-prayer.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-the-scholar/acts-of-worship/prayer/supererogatory-prayers/448925-sunnah-befireasr-prayer.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9090" LastEditorUserId="12691" LastEditDate="2015-06-15T06:43:01.533" LastActivityDate="2015-06-15T06:43:01.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20075" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18901" CreationDate="2014-12-16T09:36:14.883" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ibn al-Qayyim said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Both of them – fornication and homosexuality – involve immorality that goes against the wisdom of Allaah’s creation and commandment. For homosexuality involves innumerable evil and harms, and the one to whom it is done would be better off being killed than having this done to him, because after that he will become so evil and so corrupt that there can be no hope of his being reformed, and all good is lost for him, and he will no longer feel any shame before Allaah or before His creation. The semen of the one who did that to him will act as a poison on his body and soul. The scholars differed as to whether the one to whom it is done will ever enter Paradise. There are two opinions which I heard Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) narrate.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(al-Jawaab al-Kaafi, p. 115).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And (remember) Loot (Lot), when he said to his people: &amp;quot;Do you commit the worst sin such as none preceding you has committed in the ‘Aalameen (mankind and jinn)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verily, you practise your lusts on men instead of women. Nay, but you are a people transgressing beyond bounds (by committing great sins)”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-A’raaf 7:80-81]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The people of Lot(AS) were destroyed because they indulged in Homosexuality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is prohibited in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For entire article read: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/10050&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/10050&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9090" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-06-09T10:37:01.743" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20078" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-16T13:45:44.557" Score="7" ViewCount="9318" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why Allah has not destroyed Iblees/shaitan till now as he has not obeyed Allah's command. Why Allah will punish human being for shaitan mastermind that he is not letting people to follow Allah. &lt;em&gt;My primary objective of this question is to know why Allah has not destroyed shaitan yet.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8240" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T15:17:57.413" LastActivityDate="2019-08-15T17:05:04.563" Title="Why Allah has not destroyed iblees/shaitan till now?" Tags="|allah|creation|shaitan|adam-and-eve|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20081" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-16T15:27:07.210" Score="1" ViewCount="1969" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is that my two friends betting on something, loser will pay all expenses of the meal, I want to know is this meal is haram for me or not, and if it is haram and I pay my payment for meal but eat together then still is it haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10391" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T15:18:23.967" Title="Winning meal by betting is halal or haram" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20087" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1932" CreationDate="2014-12-16T21:53:22.740" Score="-3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Yes. It's the same God.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here is how they all connect.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Jews where an object oriented people. The greatest of all objects. Is All Objects. So their God is &amp;quot;The All&amp;quot;. In Hebrew it is written as (אל) translated as &amp;quot;El&amp;quot; even though it is an Aleph, where we form our letter A. Another form for the name of their God is &amp;quot;Existence&amp;quot;. In Hebrew it is written as (יהוה) translated as Lord. Because everyone must follow the Laws of Existence (The Laws of Physics). And also for another reason that it is spoken as the word Lord. The Hebrew word for &amp;quot;Objects&amp;quot; is (אֱלֹהִים). The proof for this is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Each of these verses uses a form of the word (Elohim)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my &lt;strong&gt;gods&lt;/strong&gt;? (Gen 31:30 KJV)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With whomsoever thou findest thy &lt;strong&gt;gods&lt;/strong&gt;, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them. (31:32 KJV)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange &lt;strong&gt;gods&lt;/strong&gt; that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments: (Gen 35:2 KJV)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And they gave unto Jacob all the strange &lt;strong&gt;gods&lt;/strong&gt; which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. (Gen 35:4 KJV)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Re-translating Gen 1:1 knowing the facts now, We Get&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the beginning the objects filled up the Universe and the Earth. (Decoded)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;and Re-translating Gen 1:3 knowing the facts now, We Get&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the breath of the objects was a light, and the light existed (Decoded)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Attributing actions to &amp;quot;the All&amp;quot; when it is actions attributed to objects creates much confusion. So the Jews have a confusing God, until they strip down to what is plainly in front of them. Existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However Moses said:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You shall have no other objects before my face. (Exodus 20:3 Decoded)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So speaking of Existence became a No No. (If you are under the Rules of The Dictator Moses, and do not have forgiveness.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The God of the Muslims&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;They have the same God. &amp;quot;The All&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;All-ah&amp;quot; means &amp;quot;The God&amp;quot;. Cool how the words all work together right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Christians&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Christians have the same God, however their focus is on:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What one Thinks (The Father)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What one Says / Existence (The Son)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What our Actions Are (The Spirit)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of these together are still &amp;quot;the All&amp;quot;. It is simply categorized to help understand that people LOVE to talk about what they are thinking about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Laws of Physics apply also to Communication&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Seek by inquiring but first rule the thought and the righteousness and these things all will be added to you.&amp;quot; (Matthew 6:33 Decoded)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Happy living forever. Peace. I love you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10368" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T04:42:54.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20091" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-17T14:53:30.707" Score="1" ViewCount="1814" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that offering prayer in front of pictures or portraits is forbidden. If there is one or many pictures in the room we should not pray there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if I have a picture in my pocket while I am praying? Would it make a difference if these pictures are on currency notes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8539" LastEditorUserId="156" LastEditDate="2014-12-17T16:22:59.367" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T00:19:25.680" Title="What if I offer prayer while having pictures in my pocket?" Tags="|salat|money|image|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18308" CreationDate="2014-12-17T15:11:42.937" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rise and set of the sun is what we humans view daily. The content of hadith talks about viewing the rising of Sun from the west. Even in Bible the language use is rise and set.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sun rises and the sun sets, and hurries back to where it rises.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Ecclesiastes 1:5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the hadith it is said if permission is not given after such daily prostration from the Sun, then the Sun would not appear anymore to rise from the east. It will rise from west. What affects the Sun at that time will affect the rotation of Earth thus the appearance of Sun rising from west.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned in Quran 17:44  that of how celestial bodies pray/prostrate or in the case of hadith how does sun goes to underneath throne to prostrate  is a knowledge unknown for human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran 36:38 speaks about fixed course of Sun until a stopping point. And 36:39 about returning course of Moon. So sun has different orbit. And Moon's orbit returning/revolving around Earth. You don't see Sun mentioned as returning. Followed by next verse 36:40.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor does the night outstrip the day. They all float, each in an orbit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran 36:40&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also have hadith about eclipse. So it shows that Moon and Sun have different orbit. So how does day and night happen, there is a verse about Earth moving. So it affirms that Earth, Moon and Sun all have orbits. Only in modern time the path of these orbits are known. Also only in modern time it is known that the movement of cloud being linked with movement of Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Earth is moving as well&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thou seest the mountains and thinkest them firmly fixed: but they pass like the passing of the clouds: (such is) the artistry of God, who disposes of all things in perfect order: for he is well acquainted with all that ye do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Noble Quran, 27:88&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10399" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T06:53:47.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20081" CreationDate="2014-12-17T15:18:23.967" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think, If losers intention &lt;strong&gt;treat to&lt;/strong&gt; meal there is no problem. But if somebody is always going to be a loser, and if his intention changes, maybe its haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6648" LastActivityDate="2014-12-17T15:18:23.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20101" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20108" CreationDate="2014-12-18T16:37:09.283" Score="0" ViewCount="237" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I am a Muslim, does Islam encourage me to contribute (money and code) to open source software or games?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10408" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user9301" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T05:13:04.947" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T05:13:04.947" Title="Are we encouraged to contribute (money and code) to open source software or games?" Tags="|software|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2349" CreationDate="2014-12-19T00:24:09.713" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding the hadith in Bukhari about Adam (AS) being 60 cubits, Mufti Usmani explained it clearly, pointing out that Adam was 60 cubits in heaven, but when he was sent to earth, he was made short, and his offspring have not ceased being short (meaning, they have remained short ever since, not returning to the original heavenly height). The translation is faulty. It says &quot;...they have not stopped decreasing ever since...&quot; although the direct translation would read &quot;...and they have not stopped being (or, they have remained) short till now...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As regarding the story of Musa (AS), then there is no reference to that story that I have ever come across in any of the stories of Musa (AS) I have ever seen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All stories regarding the sex or description of Buraq are false. The only authentic narration concerning Buraq is that it LOOKS like a mule or a horse (but is not - the description is meant to give listeners a general description).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the story regarding the black Pegasus, it is just like the story of Musa (AS), and there is no known basis for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last story (of Adam - AS) is ambiguous and like above, there is no basis on which to work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding whether it is right to narrate stories not mentioned in the Qur'an, then it is permissible IF the narrator makes it clear that it was taken from such and such a source, or that it is not narrated from authentic Islamic sources. Even then, the story should have some virtuous moral or purpose, and should refrain from lewd themes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rule of thumb: &quot;You need to authenticate stories you hear&quot; if it is narrated as authentic (even if you are given a reference, check the reference).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with information, investigate, lest you harm a people out of ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/49/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 49:6&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, concerning Israa'iliyyat, if it tallies with the Islamic message, it would be okay to narrate them (make sure to specify they are Israa'iliyyat). If it goes contrary to anything in Islam, it is rejected outright. If it neither confirms nor denies anything in Islam, do not narrate them (and do not deny or confirm them).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10410" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T00:42:41.543" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T00:42:41.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20105" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-19T02:06:38.467" Score="-1" ViewCount="1073" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;My teacher asked me those words, but unfortunately, I was not able to answer it because I don't know that words in Arabic language.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10405" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T09:54:44.703" Title="What is the Arabic word for &quot;Demon&quot; and &quot;Angel&quot;?" Tags="|arabic|language|arabic-translation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2014-12-20T13:23:33.513" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20106" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20111" CreationDate="2014-12-19T02:12:14.233" Score="1" ViewCount="505" Body="&lt;p&gt;Honestly, that's my name, I wonder if there is a depth meaning of it.&#xA;I am also curios if there is a relation of my name to GOD or a prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please tell me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10405" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T07:05:31.210" Title="What does &quot;Rasul&quot; means?" Tags="|source-identification|arabic|naming|names|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20107" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20116" CreationDate="2014-12-19T05:49:41.953" Score="4" ViewCount="330" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was recently at an accident scene with my friends, A school-girl hit by a bike, My friends and I rushed to help her, She had hurt her ankle, and my friend assisted her to walk for few steps until she got hold of her breath. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is it permissible to help stand the female in a condition, where she is being accompanied by a mahram who too might be involved in the accident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T06:08:20.033" Title="Is helping a female in a accident allowed" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20108" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20101" CreationDate="2014-12-19T06:02:02.700" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are free to price your buissness according to Islam, as long as it isn't exageration. I am a software developer too and design software free as well as priced. If your contribute money to a good service for people like code then giving some part off as open source is encourageable in terms of spreading knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a game is oriented towards islam like quiz or such i.e, complying with the terms of sharia then you are encouraged to help it and earn the reward of sharing knowledge. If it is not sharia compliant then I would suggest to stay away from it, that would be better for you and others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T06:02:02.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20109" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21645" CreationDate="2014-12-19T06:10:08.223" Score="2" ViewCount="505" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is hurting an animal for self defense allowed in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our local government has failed to control dog population in our city with over a 100,000 dogs roaming around a lot of them being rabid, often bite people, is it allowed in this situation to stone the dog for self defence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T10:41:32.317" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T10:41:32.317" Title="Is hurting an animal for self defense allowed in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|dogs|self-defense|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20107" CreationDate="2014-12-19T06:41:47.963" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;“If a woman is in need of medical examination to treat her disease and the non-mahram doctor is better equipped to treat her, that doctor is allowed to look at her body and touch it if need be. If it is possible to treat her by either of the two methods (looking or touching), he [should restrict himself to one and] would not be allowed to use the other [method].”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this opinion of the scholars, we can conclude that if there is an emergency and a female is in need of examination of wound or to be taken to hospital, non mahram can do so only to the extend of helping her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source::&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/46/2065/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/46/2065/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9090" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T06:41:47.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20106" CreationDate="2014-12-19T07:05:31.210" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;'Risalat' means to send; and 'Rasul' means one who is sent. Thus the word 'Rasul' means 'one who is sent from Allah.’ According to Muslim terminology. 'Nabi' means 'A man sent directly by God to the mankind to lead them to right path.’ The word 'man' excludes the angels who are sent by God for various purposes, but they are not called Nabi or Rasul in Islamic terminology. Also, it excludes women. A woman cannot be a Nabi or Rasul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10411" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T07:05:31.210" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20113" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20091" CreationDate="2014-12-19T09:50:42.367" Score="-1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you have pictures in your room than keep something like clothes or anything on images which images are in front of you.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you have images in your pocket than keep it outside before offering Namaz. If you have forgot to do this than don't worry because Allah is great.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10411" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T09:50:42.367" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20105" CreationDate="2014-12-19T09:54:44.703" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Demon in Arabic: شيطان&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Angel in Arabic: ملاك&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10411" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T09:54:44.703" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20107" CreationDate="2014-12-19T10:20:45.790" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It would be unethical if you don't. Each Muslim has the task of helping anybody (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:2&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It depends always on your intention. If there is an accident and your intention is &quot;help somebody&quot; than I don't see any qualms. Otherwise you could ask the (female) person if it's OK to help her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10406" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-19T20:31:12.883" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T20:31:12.883" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20078" CreationDate="2014-12-19T13:24:01.207" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The only power Satan and his accomplices have is to implant evil&#xA;  suggestions; they do not have the power to force people into evil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, any punishment meted out to human being is only due to the crimes they committed exercising their freewill. They definitely have choice to refuse the evil suggestions of Satan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Since this world was created as a trial and test for man, &lt;em&gt;Satan and&#xA;  his accomplices are one of the means to test man&lt;/em&gt;; the test lies in&#xA;  whether people resist the evil suggestions of Satan or are carried&#xA;  away. Consequently, he was told that he would not be able to lead the&#xA;  pious astray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As emphasized above 'Satan and his accomplices are one of the means to test man'. Therefore, he was not destroyed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.monthly-renaissance.com/issue/query.aspx?id=601&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Satan: His Origin and Purpose&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T13:24:01.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4099" CreationDate="2014-12-19T14:40:23.957" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, this one is in Al-Mustadrak by Hakim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;According to Al-Dhahabi (d. 1347 CE), &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=8464&amp;amp;idto=8465&amp;amp;bk_no=74&amp;amp;ID=3638&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; satisfies the criteria of Bukhari and Muslim.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;However, Nasiruddin al-Albani (d. 1999 CE) has declared this hadith as Munkar (a type of Weak) because &lt;strong&gt;الوليد بن مسلم&lt;/strong&gt; would commit Tadlees i.e. hide a weak narrator from the chain of narrators.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حدثنا &lt;strong&gt;أبو محمد أحمد بن عبد الله المزني&lt;/strong&gt;، ثنا &lt;strong&gt;زكريا بن يحيى&#xA;الساجي&lt;/strong&gt;، ثنا &lt;strong&gt;محمد بن إسماعيل بن أبي سمينة&lt;/strong&gt;، ثنا &lt;strong&gt;الوليد بن مسلم&lt;/strong&gt;، ثنا&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;الأوزاعي&lt;/strong&gt;، عن &lt;strong&gt;يحيى بن أبي كثير&lt;/strong&gt;، عن &lt;strong&gt;أبي سلمة&lt;/strong&gt;، عن &lt;strong&gt;أبي هريرة&lt;/strong&gt; رضي الله عنه،&#xA;قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: يخرج رجل يقال له: السفياني في&#xA;عمق دمشق، وعامة من يتبعه من كلب، فيقتل حتى يبقر بطون النساء، ويقتل&#xA;الصبيان، فتجمع لهم قيس فيقتلها حتى لا يمنع ذنب تلعة، ويخرج رجل من أهل&#xA;بيتي في الحرة فيبلغ السفياني، فيبعث إليه جندا من جنده فيهزمهم، فيسير&#xA;إليه السفياني بمن معه حتى إذا صار ببيداء من الأرض خسف بهم، فلا ينجو&#xA;منهم إلا المخبر عنهم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;التعليق: (من تلخيص الذهبي) على شرط البخاري ومسلم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A person called The Sufyani will emerge from the pits of Damascus.&#xA;Most of those who follow him will be from Bani-Kalb. He will start&#xA;killing to the extent that he will rip open the stomachs of women, and&#xA;kill babies. Bani-Qase will gather to counter them but he will&#xA;kill them until the tail of a hill stops him. A person from my&#xA;household will emerge in al-Harrah and (the news of his arrival) will&#xA;reach the Sufyani. He will send one of his armies towards him which he&#xA;will defeat. The Sufyani will march towards him along with his&#xA;comrades until they reach a desert where they will be swallowed. Thus,&#xA;none of them will survive except the one who will narrate their story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Footnote: (from Al-Dhahabi's summarization) on the criteria of Bukhari and Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-10-14T10:47:50.670" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20121" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-19T15:27:09.320" Score="2" ViewCount="177" Body="&lt;p&gt;An employer found out that his worker has been stealing money from his business for some time. Though he has not caught him red handed, the overwhelming circumstantial evidences leaves no doubt at all about the thefts. However the worker stubbornly refused to admit his wrongdoing. What is the Islam ruling if the employer straightaway cut the wages of the worker to cover his loss due to the theft as it would not be worth the trouble to bring the case to the court?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10416" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-28T10:43:26.573" LastActivityDate="2015-04-29T02:47:51.027" Title="What if the thief refuses to admit?" Tags="|sharia|theft|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8523" CreationDate="2014-12-19T23:50:09.503" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are three types of punishments.&#xA;The third and the worst punishment of this time before the judgement day is people dividing themselves into groups or Firqay and fighting with each other and killing each other. (see sura Al-Anam ayat 65) &#xA;First is the punishment from the sky happened to people of Nuh AS, the second from below the ground happened to people of Lut AS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10420" LastActivityDate="2014-12-19T23:50:09.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20124" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-20T02:44:09.123" Score="4" ViewCount="3323" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it haram to get to seek information for an exam from somebody who already took the exam? For example, me and my friend both took the same math exam. however she took it before me. Is it islamically permissible for my friend to give me details on the exam so that I might get a better grade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10423" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T22:29:46.653" LastActivityDate="2023-11-20T12:01:45.170" Title="Is it haram to get to seek information for an exam from somebody who already took the exam?" Tags="|halal-haram|education|cheating|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20126" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20149" CreationDate="2014-12-20T18:59:00.757" Score="0" ViewCount="144" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it obligatory to supplicate after every salah? If yes then what are rulings on it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10378" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T07:46:51.390" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T10:22:15.227" Title="Is it obligatory to supplicate after salah?" Tags="|sharia|salat|dua|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20127" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-20T19:12:58.247" Score="-2" ViewCount="272" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there such a punishment in Shariah, is it implemented in practice and, if yes, in which countries?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10425" LastActivityDate="2014-12-24T10:42:57.073" Title="Is there a punishment for a woman who enters marriage and hides her prior sexual experience from the husband?" Tags="|zina|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20128" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-20T19:52:09.053" Score="-1" ViewCount="1021" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a muslim girl and I am committed.My parents don't know about this relationship.Will they get punished for this on the last day?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10426" LastEditorUserId="167" LastEditDate="2014-12-20T22:54:04.357" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T15:33:07.800" Title="Relationship before nikah" Tags="|nikah|relationships|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20128" CreationDate="2014-12-20T22:13:20.117" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As long as they have done their duty to teach you right from wrong they wouldn't get punished. Although you will if you don't repent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8056" LastActivityDate="2014-12-20T22:13:20.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8" CreationDate="2014-12-21T10:31:26.200" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;if quran is a word,then hadish is the meaning,now to understand the quran should be in the same way without distorting the meaning as momin understood,surah alnisa 115,to have iman on nabi and to follow nabi,at least one book is needed which is complete in all respect,that is it has iman,islam,sunnan/ahkam,sharia,haram o halal etc,shahih bukhari was collected after 190 hizri by imam bukhari r.a has all subjects as described above,it is not so shahih/correct book as imam said,because all the mohaddesin have cheked its verification for authenticity,all the mohaddesin have the memory and actions of these hadishes much before these collections,shaih bukhari is unique in the collections of isnad of all motassil/connected rawi/speakers and the matans/subject matters free from all the defects which is described the true tunes of language of nabi,it is to be noted that different persons have different tunes of the same language,now these books are openly placed to all the scholars to check/verify its isnad till judjement day&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for newcomers,a thumb rule to accept the hadish,there are four categories of hadish books,a) shahih bukhari and shaih muslim b)abudawood,trimidi,nasai,ibn e maja c)mowta imam malik and musnad ahmed d)ibn e khazima,ibn e ahban,mustard hakim.&quot;a&quot; contain 7500 hadish with many common is called sahiheen/shahih hadish,&quot;b&quot; contains the mixture of shaih and weak,the writers/imam of books mentioned the qualities of hadish,&quot;c&quot; and &quot;d&quot; also contains strong/weak hadish,and the mohaddesin have a done a lot of jobs signifying the qualities of hadish,the hadish does not contain in thes holy books of hadish ,much in chance to fall in the category of mozoo/batil rewayat,to which nabi s.a.w had already warned these will be happened,it is to be noted that six books of (a) and (b) are said to be the saha satta/six true books,if a hadish is found in bukhari and muslim both,then it is 100% true hadish to be followed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10430" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2014-12-24T21:19:08.463" LastActivityDate="2014-12-24T21:19:08.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20132" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-21T12:47:12.767" Score="2" ViewCount="7857" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are cases where the &lt;code&gt;Rasul (the Messenger) p.b.u.h&lt;/code&gt; did not spell out specific criteria for a certain condition/situation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example the minimum distance traveled to qualify as a musafir (passenger). In this instant,for example would the criteria to be a traveler depends what the uruf of the society regards the condition of a traveler. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or would it depends on the individual judgment and situation i.e. if he travels in a comfortable car, the distance to qualify as a musafir would be much further than if he travels by foot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10432" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-26T13:31:27.147" LastActivityDate="2017-09-27T09:44:40.320" Title="Who can we call a musafir (Traveller)?" Tags="|terminology|travelling|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20127" CreationDate="2014-12-21T14:29:14.130" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes there is punishment if you are referring to the tag for this question, but if you sincerely repent and never do the sin again ever after, then Allah is oft forgiving and merciful, and in that case no need to disclose your sin. You should seek forgiveness of Allah and ask him for guidance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Azawajjal says in sura Nur : The light (24)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The first five verses are mentioned below&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[This is] a surah which We have sent down and made [that within it]&#xA;  obligatory and revealed therein verses of clear evidence that you&#xA;  might remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The [unmarried] woman or [unmarried] man found guilty of sexual&#xA;  intercourse - lash each one of them with a hundred lashes, and do not&#xA;  be taken by pity for them in the religion of Allah , if you should&#xA;  believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a group of the believers&#xA;  witness their punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The fornicator does not marry except a [female] fornicator or&#xA;  polytheist, and none marries her except a fornicator or a polytheist,&#xA;  and that has been made unlawful to the believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who accuse chaste women and then do not produce four&#xA;  witnesses - lash them with eighty lashes and do not accept from them&#xA;  testimony ever after. And those are the defiantly disobedient,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Except for those who repent thereafter and reform, for indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The laws of sharia regarding this sin are implemented almost in all middle-east and malaysia and indonesia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastEditorUserId="2871" LastEditDate="2014-12-24T04:50:43.453" LastActivityDate="2014-12-24T04:50:43.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18262" CreationDate="2014-12-21T14:52:38.913" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To say about the age of universe in terms of the time we humans use is not mentioned anywhere in the hadith or Quran. The times mentioned there in maybe [geological time]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Kathir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;(which sees our 4.55 billion years old sun as in its teenage) and I agree with that. because this planet has existed even before Adam (AS) came to this planet as it was pre occupied with jin race and now we humans coexist with jins. Only Allah knows what was here even before jin race &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Regarding the age of Adam (AS), they probably were less than 2000 but more than a thousand years old. (infering from Ahadith - and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Kathir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn kathir's&lt;/a&gt; book '&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qisas_Al-Anbiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The stories of prophets = Qisas Al Anbiya&lt;/a&gt;')&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Humans have existed perhaps around 80000+ years&lt;/strong&gt;, as there were a lot of generations of human beings we don't even know about. because they were completely destroyed by Allah  azawajjal for the reasons Allah knows best. And the people during the initial stages of man on earth lived long lives eventually decreasing to the current average of less than hundred. To even accomodate the archaeological findings which have been carbon dated require tens of housands of years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastEditorDisplayName="user9301" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T14:07:25.187" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T14:07:25.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20128" CreationDate="2014-12-21T15:12:16.563" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalam u Alaykum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you know that this is haram in islam (and it is!) and can avoid it. Then your parents won't be punished, but you even though knowing and still persisting will be punished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To add your parents will be punished if they didn't tell you such thing is a sin. Even otherwise they will be asked of their neglect towards you, and even perhaps punished for it. Because in Quran &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Allah says, Children are a trust to their parents&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is never late until you die (which doesn't alert or inform of its coming)&#xA;Just say Astagfirullah by heart and foget the OP, no contacting back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a Hadith it is written that, Allah mentions &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;You will be asked that was this world so small for you to avoid sinning&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your current condition is from Allah as a trial and your current mindset towards this situation is from shaytan!. Don't get angry over this, but remember it when you are calm.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dear Sister, &quot;Don't put your everlasting Aakhirah in danger for few pleasing moments of this world&quot;.(This is from me). Even to add Allah protects you within legal islamic marriage and not outside it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Insha Allah, You too will grow old so will I and others then you will understand in clear vision of your past that what you did was wrong indeed. Go ask someone you know of who has done such thing in past&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah forgive me if I mentioned something Wrong, and guide us all to the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastEditorDisplayName="user9301" LastEditDate="2014-12-21T15:33:07.800" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T15:33:07.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20139" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5796" CreationDate="2014-12-21T15:28:18.787" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is part of Tashahud (Attahiyat),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;السلام عليكم أيها النبي = &quot;Peace be upon you O' Prophet!&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;You&quot;, is there because your salutation goes to and is heard by the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasalam himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The full meaning is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Salutations to God and prayers and good deeds. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of God and his blessings. Peace be on us and on the righteous servants of God. I bear witness that there is no god but God, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastActivityDate="2014-12-21T15:28:18.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20143" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17558" CreationDate="2014-12-21T16:11:22.243" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the first meaning that you said (&quot;Enclosure&quot;) is the best.  It means that &lt;em&gt;soorah&lt;/em&gt; is like a  fence or wall to keep around some ayahs in Quran-Karim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10428" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-21T10:15:42.337" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T10:15:42.337" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20144" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16312" CreationDate="2014-12-21T19:05:33.800" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;A.S&quot; -&gt; &quot;Alayh es Salam&quot; علیه السلام&#xA;means salam to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;R.A&quot; -&gt; &quot;RaziaAllah o Anh&quot;  رضی الله عنه&#xA;means God be satisfied of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All Muslims use &quot;A.S&quot; for all prophets and use &quot;pbuh&quot; for holy prophet Mohammad.&#xA;Also Shia Muslims use &quot;A.S&quot; their 12 Imams after holy prophet include Imam Ali.&#xA;Sunni Muslims use &quot;R.A&quot; for 3 khalifas after holy prophet and use &quot;A.S&quot; for 4th of them, Imam Ali, because &quot;Ali bn AbiTaleb&quot; was only sahaba of holy prophet who never pray anything expect Allah, before Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10428" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-21T12:18:44.153" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T12:18:44.153" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17748" CreationDate="2014-12-21T19:40:36.973" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam on alaykom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it's not any pleasure, if it's not any fear to be placed in sin , if girl is not Muslim or if she's Muslim you don’t know her , no problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://farsi.khamenei.ir/treatise-content?id=102#1183&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://farsi.khamenei.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10428" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-21T11:02:05.197" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T11:02:05.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17943" CreationDate="2014-12-21T19:46:56.103" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's related to community norms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you use more than community norms and the laws of the office then it's haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://farsi.khamenei.ir/treatise-content?id=198#1956&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10428" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T20:20:12.977" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T20:20:12.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18342" CreationDate="2014-12-21T19:59:02.850" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam on alaykom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You said 2 books of 6 sources of Sunni hadiths : صحاح سته&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;sahih bokhari ,  sonan termezi ,  sahih moslem ,  sonan aboo davood , &#xA;  sonan nesaei ,  sonan ibn maje&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of hadiths in these are not reliable, but all of them are not kezb.&#xA;For example in source of Shias we see some hadiths is referred to Sunni sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shia sources are:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;من لا یحضره الفقیه say &quot;man la yahzorohol faqih&quot; -&gt; sheikh sadooq&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;التهذیب say &quot;tahzib&quot; -&gt; sheikh toosi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;الاستبصار say &quot;estebsar&quot; -&gt; sheikh toosi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;اصول الکافی say &quot;kafi&quot; -&gt; sheikh koleini&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10428" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-25T18:05:14.690" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T18:05:14.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20148" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-22T00:57:01.060" Score="4" ViewCount="669" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has prescribed for you the religion which He enjoined upon Noah and which We revealed to you (O Muhammad), and which We enjoined upon Abraham and Moses and Jesus, commanding: “&lt;strong&gt;Establish this religion&lt;/strong&gt; and do not split up regarding it.”  What you are calling to is very hard upon those who associate others with Allah in His Divinity. Allah chooses for Himself whomsoever He pleases and guides to Himself whoever penitently turns to Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above is the translation by Abu Ala Mawdudi from Taheem-ul-Qur'an, in explaining the word iqamat he further writes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The word iqamat (to establish) when used in respect of a material or physical object implies causing it to rise from the sitting or lying positions or assembling the scattered parts of a thing and raising it up high. But when &lt;em&gt;iqamat&lt;/em&gt; is used in respect of a thing which is not material but spiritual in nature it does not merely imply preaching it, but also acting according to it as best as one can, introducing it and enforcing it practically. For example, when we say that so and-so established his rule, it does not mean that he invited others to his government but that &lt;strong&gt;he subdued the people of the land and organised the different departments of the government in a way that the administration of the country began to function according to his orders&lt;/strong&gt;. Similarly, when we say that courts have been established in the country, it means that judges have been appointed to do justice and they ate hearing the cases and giving judgement, and not that hymns in praise of justice are being sung and the people being impressed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mawdudi, a very prominent scholar of 20th century is obviously of the opinion that it's the duty of every individual who calls himself a Muslim to strive for the establishment of Islam all over the world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was one criticism which came from Waheed Uddin Khan where he argued in his book &lt;em&gt;Tabeer ki Ghalti&lt;/em&gt; that Religion here doesn't include Sharia since the verse is talking about Religion given to &lt;strong&gt;all&lt;/strong&gt; the Previous Prophets and we know from Qur'an that different Sharia was given to different prophets. Mawdudi gave a counter argument to this in his tafseer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When some people saw that the din which has been enjoined to be established is common among all the Prophets, and their shari'ahs have been different, as Allah Himself says: &quot;We appointed for each community among you a law and a way of life&quot;, they formed the view that inevitably this din did not imply the shari' ah commandments, rules and regulations but only the acceptance of Tauhid, the Hereafter and the Book and the Prophethood and performance of certain acts of devotion to Allah, or at the most, it included some of the major moral principles which have been common to all the shari'ahs. But this is a superficial view, which has been formed after having a cursory glance over the unity of religion and the difference of the shari'ahs. &lt;strong&gt;This is, however, a dangerous view&lt;/strong&gt;, which if not corrected in time, may well lead to the separation between din (religion) and shari'ahs (law). It was this very view in, which St. Paul was involved, who presented the doctrine of the din (religion) without shari'ah (law), and corrupted the community of the Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him). For, if shari'ah (law) is something separate from din (religion) and the command is only for establishing the din and not the shari'ah, inevitably the Muslims also, like the Christians, would regard the shari ah as unimportant and overlook its establishment as not being the real object by itself, and would remain content with only beliefs and a few important moral principles. Instead of determining the meaning of din from such speculations, let us turn to the Qur'an itself and see whether the din which we have been enjoined here to establish implies the beliefs and a few important moral principles only, or the shari'ah values and commandments as well&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He then cites verses where deen is used as a synonym for sharia example: 5:3 and 9:29.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So with this background if one claims that it's the religious duty of every Muslim to strive for the establishment of Islam all over the world, isn't he right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2160" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-12-08T02:31:59.643" LastActivityDate="2019-02-06T15:13:57.260" Title="Isn't 42:13 saying that Islam should be established in the entire world?" Tags="|tafseer|dawah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20149" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20126" CreationDate="2014-12-22T06:34:48.140" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salams,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its Sunnah to say after every obligatory prayer. Its an Option for which you will get 'sawab', but if you don't you wont get 'gunnah', hence its not obligatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can get more detailed answers and the fiqh (ruling) here &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/21976&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/21976&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9090" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-08T10:22:15.227" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T10:22:15.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20148" CreationDate="2014-12-22T06:47:01.620" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spreading Islam is considered as 'Fard-e-Kifayh', ie, if some people are doing from the Muslims, they suffice for all. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicity.com/qa/action.lasso.asp?-db=services&amp;amp;-lay=Ask&amp;amp;-op=eq&amp;amp;number=925&amp;amp;-format=detailpop.shtml&amp;amp;-find&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. But if no one is doing from the Muslim community, then all will be responsible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also refer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-about-islam/society-and-family/conveying-the-message/167119-the-concept-of-dawah-and-the-spread-of-islam.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-about-islam/society-and-family/conveying-the-message/167119-the-concept-of-dawah-and-the-spread-of-islam.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-about-islam/society-and-family/conveying-the-message/167119-the-concept-of-dawah-and-the-spread-of-islam.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9090" LastEditorUserId="9090" LastEditDate="2014-12-23T09:03:27.917" LastActivityDate="2014-12-23T09:03:27.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20152" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-22T07:56:29.197" Score="2" ViewCount="954" Body="&lt;p&gt;What if there is no relationship from consecutive 3 years between a husband and wife and they have intention to divorce each other but did not do this because of family pressure? What is the status of their so called marriage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10435" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-22T12:57:07.003" LastActivityDate="2016-10-01T13:16:55.950" Title="No relationship between husband and wife from three years" Tags="|practical-islam|relationships|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2019-02-26T16:02:01.583" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20153" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20212" CreationDate="2014-12-22T08:18:20.703" Score="2" ViewCount="673" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who accuse chaste women and then do not produce four&#xA;  witnesses - lash them with eighty lashes and do not accept from them&#xA;  testimony ever after. And those are the defiantly disobedient,&#xA;  Quran.com/24/4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Via that verse, it seems that the punishment for accusing a chaste woman of fornication or adultery without witnesses is 80 lashes.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, as bad as fornication/adultery is, it's no where near as bad as rape.  So, what is the punishment if:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Someone accuses a man of raping someone without any proof (even if the doctors say that there is no such evidence)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunni &gt; Hanafi views please.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2014-12-26T08:53:22.087" LastActivityDate="2014-12-26T15:20:38.887" Title="Accusing a person of rape?" Tags="|quran|hadith|sunni|hanafi|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20155" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20157" CreationDate="2014-12-22T14:03:48.527" Score="0" ViewCount="3566" Body="&lt;p&gt;I went to Mountain for vacation and forget to offer shalat when i was home.&#xA;Because I realy tired I went to bed earlier and forgot to offer magrib and Isya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and then the day after I remembered that I didn't Offer Shalat magrib and Isya&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What Should I do? answer based on shahih hadist would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4755" LastActivityDate="2019-07-23T09:57:58.980" Title="What should Muslim do when they forgot to offer shalat?" Tags="|salat|muslim-practices|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20155" CreationDate="2014-12-22T14:12:01.507" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You according to hadith should offer the qaza salah (obligatory salah performed not on said time). You should offer the fard part of these salah as soon as you remember that you forgot to perform the obligatory salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Abbas narrated that the Prophet (PBUH) said, “Jibril (AS) led me&#xA;  in (in Salat) twice at the House (the Kaaba). So he prayed Zuhr the&#xA;  first time when the shadow was similar to (the length of) the strap of&#xA;  a sandal. Then he prayed Asr when everything was similar (to the&#xA;  length of) its shadow. Then he prayed Maghrib when the sun had set and&#xA;  the fasting person breaks fast. Then he prayed Isha when the twilight&#xA;  had vanished. Then he prayed Fajr when fajr (the dawn) began, and when&#xA;  eating is prohibited for the fasting person. The second time he prayed&#xA;  Zuhr when the shadow of everything was similar to (the length of) it,&#xA;  at the time of Asr the day before. Then he prayed Asr when the shadow&#xA;  of everything was about twice as long as it. Then he prayed Maghrib at&#xA;  the same time as he did the first time. Then he prayed Isha, the later&#xA;  one, when a third of the night had gone. Then he prayed Subh (Fajr)&#xA;  when the land glowed. Then Jibril (AS) turned towards me and said: O&#xA;  Muhammad (PBUH)! These are the times of the Prophets before you, and&#xA;  the time is what is between these two times.” (Hadith No. 1393, Book&#xA;  of Salat, Sunan Abu Dawud, Vol. 1; Hadith No. 149, Chapters on Salat,&#xA;  Jami’ At-Tirmidhi, Vol. 1).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update; In response to your comment (what is qaza salah)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;In certain circumstances one may be unable to perform one's prayer within the prescribed time period (waqt). In this case, the prayer must be performed as soon as one is able to do so or as soon as one remembers it. Several Ahadith narrate that Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasalam stated that permissible reasons to perform Qada Salat are forgetfulness and accidentally sleeping through the prescribed time. However, knowingly sleeping through the prescribed time for Salat is deemed impermissible. but still you have to perform the qaza salah.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update - In response to your other coment regarding nonpermissible times for Salah.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this condition sun is above horizon and &lt;strong&gt;you can offer Salah&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/haVqZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;In this condition sun is above horizon and **you can offer Salah**&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this condition sun is still half below horizon, and &lt;strong&gt;you cannot offer Salah&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hLvtC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;In this condition sun is still half below horizon, and **you cannot offer Salah**&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any more clarifications regarding this question required leave a comment.&#xA;Regarding any other topic it would be better to ask another question&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastEditorDisplayName="user9301" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T15:26:20.943" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T15:26:20.943" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20155" CreationDate="2014-12-22T14:23:27.367" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Qatadah said: &quot;They told the Prophet (ﷺ) that they had slept and missed the prayer. He said: 'There is no negligence when one sleeps, rather negligence is when one is awake. If any one of you forgets a prayer or sleeps and misses it, let him pray it when he remembers it.'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10439" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T14:23:27.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20161" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20078" CreationDate="2014-12-22T15:05:31.927" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When iblees disobeyed Allah azawajjal, he then asked Allah to give him time till day of judgement to deviate mankind, in order to show Allah that we are not worth what were given(status). [it is a long story which I can't cut short and put it here!]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaytan doesn't make us do sins but just suggests us in our perhaps(as far as I can concieve) subconcious mind, which is very suceptible and easily influenced by external factors(which includes music and many other things). He has a quality given to him by Allah azawajjal prior to him being demoted i.e, seductive voice. He uses that in our brain (in islamic terms it is called &quot;waswasa&quot;) as I said above, the rest of fault is to us. If we obey that we do a sin and if we don't obey that we get a reward for not performing the suggested sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above is easily explained by the amount of experience shaytan has. From our ancestral father (Adam as) to us except a few, he influenced all mankind(and remember he is not old fashioned, he knows the use of technology more than us, beware of waswasa's.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We chose to go for the test because if we pass it reward is unexplainabily great and if we fail, the punishment is equally disastrous. The test is just like anyother test which is to adhere to said rules to pass and stick to good practices to gain more rank; because Allah says in Quran (17 - Surah Al Isra[=The night Journey], 21);&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Look how We have favored [in provision] some of them over others. But&#xA;  the Hereafter is greater in degrees [of difference] and greater in&#xA;  distinction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The checking there is a lot more strict!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastEditorDisplayName="user9301" LastEditDate="2014-12-22T15:19:47.767" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T15:19:47.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20078" CreationDate="2014-12-22T15:07:05.987" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First part of your question: Why hasn't god distroyed the devil?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/14&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/7/14&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Satan] said, &amp;quot;Reprieve me until the Day they&#xA;are resurrected.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/15&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/7/15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[ Allah ] said, &amp;quot;Indeed, you are of those&#xA;reprieved.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The satan begged god to allow him to prove to god that he (devil) is better than man.  God delayed the devils punishment until the day of resurrection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Second part of your question: Why is mankind being tested?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/72&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/33/72&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We did indeed offer the Trust to the Heavens and the Earth and the&#xA;Mountains; but they refused to undertake it, being afraid thereof: &lt;strong&gt;but&#xA;man undertook it;- He was indeed unjust and foolish&lt;/strong&gt;;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of man kind was given the option to NOT do the test, but mankind was foolish, and they decided to do the test, as it's written in this verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-12-22T15:20:49.613" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20166" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20148" CreationDate="2014-12-23T00:09:54.127" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Khilafah is a mean to the larger, greater goal: the stand of 'kalimatul haq', which is 'kalimatu at-tauhid laa ilaaha illa Allah'. Don't confuse the means with the goal. In the first 13 years of Nubuwwah, Rasulullah - Shallallahu'alaihi wa sallam - strive to purify the Tauhid of Mecca residents which contaminated with 'as-syirku billah', not striving to establish the Khilafah. The Khilafah Rasulullah - Shallallahu’alaihi was allam - builds is in a form of Medina city-state, established as a consequence of the strong tauhid that his Shahabat have after hijrah. Establishing Khilafah without strong tauhid is like building a home above weak foundation. If we about to 'iqomatu al-kalimatul haq: laa ilaaha illa Allah', then we should follow the principles of how the Prophet change the state of the Ummah, not by some other method we invented ourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah said in QS. An-Nur : 55,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah has promised those who have believed among you and done righteous deeds &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.. that He will surely grant them succession [to authority] upon the earth just as He granted it to those before them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.. and that He will surely establish for them [therein] their religion which He has preferred for them and that He will surely substitute for them, after their fear, security, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.. [for] they worship Me, not associating anything with Me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.. But whoever disbelieves after that - then those are the defiantly disobedient.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Succession' in this verse is in the 'taukid' word 'layastakhlifannahum', which means 'surely without doubt He will grant Khilafah' just as He granted it to those before us. But the promise have precondition that we are 'among who believed and who do righteous deed' (iman wal amal shalih) and the goal of Khilafah is 'for they worship Me, not associating anything with me' (ya'budunani la tusyrikunabi syai-a). We believe that Allah will grant what He promise if and only if we fulfill His precondition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="664" LastEditorUserId="664" LastEditDate="2014-12-23T00:43:47.463" LastActivityDate="2014-12-23T00:43:47.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20167" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-23T02:18:05.820" Score="3" ViewCount="508" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know this has been asked a LOT of times, but mine is slightly different (I believe). First of all, a little background about myself: Not a Muslim, probably somewhere between agnosticism, Christianity, and atheism. I live in a multiracial society though, and a recently-made Muslim friend has piqued my interest in religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why is interest such a bad thing?&lt;/strong&gt; I tried searching this on Google, most explanations simply state &quot;because it is forbidden in the Quran&quot; which in my opinion (no offense intended) is not really much of an explanation. From my understanding, it's because it allows wealth to accrue in the minority rich elite while exploiting the majority. So simply put, it's forbidden on the basis of &lt;em&gt;equality&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a. In this case, shouldn't it be beneficial for the majority to receive interest from savings accounts and the like? Wouldn't the interest &lt;strong&gt;promote equality&lt;/strong&gt; by awarding wealth to the majority?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;b. Furthermore, banks and customers have a mutually-beneficial relationship. Banks safe-keep the money of individuals and provide convenience (ATMs, online banking, etc.), while they invest or provide loans using the funds deposited by individuals. On the basis of equality, shouldn't interest be encouraged so as to &lt;strong&gt;share the profits&lt;/strong&gt; of the bank with the people who made it possible in the first place?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Isn't interest an effective mechanism in allocating resources in an economy?&lt;/strong&gt; Corporations issue bonds to raise funds for activities like research and development. At any point, it's a fair assumption that the demand for money is higher than its supply. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a. Without interest, why would anyone want to lend money to corporations who may well generate large profits subsequently without receiving anything in return? Yet they take on the risk of loan default should the corporation fail or go bankrupt. From a mathematical standpoint, expected value is negative. And if there is no investment in an economy, &lt;strong&gt;progress and development will be stunted&lt;/strong&gt;. Think about modern innovations like the mobile phone, personal computer, self-driving cars, etc. They all require extensive research and development that is only possible with investments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;b. Even assuming that people are generally willing to provide loans out of goodwill, what would decide where funds are allocated to? Interest is generally an effective mechanism in resource allocation - ventures that are expected to be more productive will pay out higher interest and thus attract more funding. As a whole, interest can be said to maximize the productivity of an economy by allocating resources (funds) to their most productive uses. In such a case, &lt;strong&gt;having interest can produce a win-win&lt;/strong&gt; - the lender receives interest (a compensation for the &quot;renting&quot; of his money), while the borrowing company generates value for society at large (e.g. through technological innovations that increase the efficiency of a process such that the same amount of raw materials can produce more goods and services).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Without interest, wouldn't inflation be a silent killer?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a. On a basis of equality, if I lend you a sum of money (e.g. $10,000) out of goodwill without any for-profit motivations, I should be returned the same sum in &lt;em&gt;real value&lt;/em&gt;. With inflation, however, I'd receive the same nominal amount but less in real terms. So, equality-wise, shouldn't all loans carry an interest rate that matches inflation? This will ensure that in every loan transaction, there is &lt;strong&gt;no &quot;winner&quot; or &quot;loser&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. Otherwise, the loan-taker would be &quot;profiting&quot; at the expense of the lender. I tried searching this on Google; again, hardly any decent answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;b. Why is interest forbidden if it helps to &lt;strong&gt;protect against inflation&lt;/strong&gt;? I'm referring to interest on savings account. In fact, they are generally much lower than inflation (I invest my money in stocks to protect against inflation), which means that without interest, the average individual will have the value of his savings halved in 24 years (assuming a very modest 3% annual inflation).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Overall, I agree that the basis for forbidding interest may be sound in the past when economies aren't quite as developed. However, considering the context of today's modern economies, is the forbiddance of interest still justified and relevant, and if so, why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10443" LastActivityDate="2016-04-14T09:50:33.440" Title="Why is interest such a bad thing? And is this forbiddance still relevant in the modern age?" Tags="|riba|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-26T10:06:18.850" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11826" CreationDate="2014-12-23T08:55:46.247" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You won't find any ayah that says painting and taking pictures is sin in Quran.&#xA;And I personally don't see any logical reason why making pictures is sin.&#xA;If you believe in hadiths you always have to keep in mind that hadiths are not the words of Allah. Surely, most hadiths can be reliable and true, but can somebody think that making pictures is sin although it is not mentioned in Quran? &lt;em&gt;Please have a look at (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/116&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;16:116&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10406" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T10:57:36.760" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T10:57:36.760" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20167" CreationDate="2014-12-23T09:04:45.370" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Interest in unethically.  In-terms of its relevance in modern times, the modern economic system is now more unethical than it has ever been before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a lot to explain, so please watch this six part video to understand why interest and the modern day economic system is so unethical&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE8i-4HpKlM&amp;amp;list=PLyl80QTKi0gPBcb32paMvXxcq7UUeJskV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE8i-4HpKlM&amp;amp;list=PLyl80QTKi0gPBcb32paMvXxcq7UUeJskV&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In simple terms:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The modern day economic system is designed to keep the majority in debt to benefit a few&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The modern day system will collapse if the majority of people try to come out of debt&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Keeping the majority of people in debt is what makes the modern day economic system work&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Any system which works best when the majority of people are in debt, is ethically wrong.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2015-05-14T09:13:43.107" LastActivityDate="2015-05-14T09:13:43.107" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20174" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17518" CreationDate="2014-12-23T17:35:13.563" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes of course if you can justly deal with her and give her all rights in Islam then Allah will reward you for that. A lot of Ahadith mention situation such as yours and point towards a bit more reward. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastActivityDate="2014-12-23T17:35:13.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20175" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20167" CreationDate="2014-12-23T22:42:02.560" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It takes away love/kindness from people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People should be lending money to others because they love/like/want to help that other person, not because they want to gain something in return or that they don't want to lose anything in the process of helping!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We should do well because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because reward is to be given by Allah, and not by the interest I get from Ribha&#xA;I should do well, because I like that person, not because I want something in return. See what Banks do in the west... the moment that you can't pay back the interest, you lose everything!&#xA;A similar example for Ribha of money is Ribha of Akhlaq: say I help my friend for his exams, and I expect to hear him say 'thank you' or that I expect him to 'treat me different' from now on i.e. I have done the good thing for him to do something in exchange!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also: we should go after money, but not that when people need money, then we try to step on them and try to make some more. Have faith in Allah, he will return the money with its reward, either in this world or the world after&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9329" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-09T07:41:00.080" LastActivityDate="2015-12-09T07:41:00.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20148" CreationDate="2014-12-23T23:22:35.690" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If something is good, then isn't it better for all others to be informed about it?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That means that if you want to be a true Muslim a true believer then you must propogate Islam to others... wherever you can whenever you can. It’s an eternal religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is important is:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;That once taught you don't impose it onto others... something that some radical Muslims are doing... they believe their belief of Islam is the best and only belief of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From Surah Taha:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA; Allah is telling the Prophet we have not sent the Quran so that it would bring you distress (for those who don't follow or obey)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ta-ha (The Prophet). (۱)&#xA;طه ﴿۱﴾&#xA;We have not sent down the Qur’an to thee to be (an occasion) for thy distress, (۲)&#xA;مَا أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ لِتَشْقَى ﴿۲﴾&#xA;But only as an admonition to those who fear (Allah),- (۳)&#xA;إِلَّا تَذْكِرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَى ﴿۳﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Or from surah Qashiya&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Allah is telling the prophet that your duty is to only admonish, leave it to them to obey or not obey.&#xA;Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish. (۲۱)&#xA;فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ ﴿۲۱﴾&#xA;Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs. (۲۲)&#xA;لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ ﴿۲۲﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People have free will...and حق &amp;amp; باطل are quite different... so once shown, then leave it to that person to follow or not follow. You don't have any further responsibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّا هَدَيْناهُ السَّبيلَ إِمَّا شاكِراً وَ إِمَّا كَفُورا (الإنسان:3)&#xA;We showed him the way: whether he be grateful or ungrateful (rests on his will). &#xA;وَ ما عَلَيْنا إِلاَّ الْبَلاغُ الْمُبين‏ (يس : 17)&#xA;&quot;And our duty is only to proclaim the clear message.&quot; (۱۷)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our duty is to just present it clear and complete, let people choose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the best way of inviting people to Islam is with our deeds, not our tongue:&#xA;كونوا دعاه للناس بغير السنتكم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, Insha'allah when the savior comes, then Islam will conquer the earth, but its matter is a divine one... not a human one...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we wished to be gracious to those who were being depressed in the land, to make them leaders (in faith) and make them heirs, (۵)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَنُرِيدُ أَن نَّمُنَّ عَلَى الَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ أَئِمَّةً وَنَجْعَلَهُمُ الْوَارِثِينَ ﴿۵﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An outline of the notes made:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why shouldn't we not present good to others?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We shouldn't impose it on others.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We should present it complete and clear&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We should invite people of other religions with kindness and our actions, it won't work if we start reading to them only and forgetting&#xA;about our actions.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The day that Islam will be spread all over world is a day that Allah will make it happen, not humans! (Has any human any country ever&#xA;been able to control the whole world? It’s not possible!)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9329" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-09T06:47:26.150" LastActivityDate="2015-12-09T06:47:26.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20177" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17754" CreationDate="2014-12-24T01:21:18.127" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are asking for right now.&#xA;Then now is to be forced into a marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are asking for 1400 years ago.&#xA;I am not sure about my answer but I guess: for maids who didn't have a husband, they could have been forced into a marriage, yet it was subject to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;not had her married to another ( if she was married, and her owner would have slept with her, then the owner should have been whipped... though I am not sure if that is applicable exactly now)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;not gifted her to another&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;she isn't in her عده period&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;she isn't being shared in between several owners&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The son or the father of the owner hasn't slept with her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the owner should have full authority&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There shouldn't be a deal struck in between that if she pays an amount, she shall be freed. (I personally don't know what this means)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;some side notes that make Islam stand out&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This was all at a time where these women were being held as slaves and have lost in battle and letting them go would have them killed easily. They wouldn't have been able to find a house/shelter/safe place/food, etc. WHICH THIS IS NOT THE CURRENT SITUATION IN IRAQ OR NIGERIA!!! Those people are doing this for their own joy and are a disgrace to humans, I don't think they would have liked this to happen to their own families!!&#xA;So their best chance was to have a &lt;strong&gt;just and kind&lt;/strong&gt;caretaker...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If the bear child, they would have had more rights...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That freeing a slave was among the best deeds&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That USA, which calls itself the most just country, still had slaves until 70 years ago,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The prophet of Islam said: ان اکرمکم عند الله اتقاکم as simple as that!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And they had rights...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the grandson of the prophet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَأمَّا حَقُّ رَعِيَّتِكَ بمِلْكِ اليَمِينِ فَأَنْ تَعْلَمَ أنَهُ خَلْقُ رَبكَ، وَلَحْمُكَ وَدَمُكَ وَأَنَّكَ تَمْلِكُهُ لا أنْتَ صَنَعْتَهُ دُونَ اللَّهِ وَلا خَلَقْتَ لَهُ سَمْعًا وَلا بَصَرًا وَلا أَجْرَيتَ لَهُ رِزْقًا وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ كَفَاكَ ذَلِكَ، ثُمَّ سَخَّرَهُ لَكَ وَائْتَمَنَكَ عَلَيْهِ وَاسْتَوْدَعَكَ إيَّاهُ لِتَحْفَظَهُ فِيهِ وتَسِيرَ فِيهِ بسِيرَتِهِ فَتُطْعِمَهُ مِمَّا تَأْكُلُ وَتُلْبسَهُ مِمَّا تَلْبَسُ وَلا تُكَلِّفَهُ مَا لا يُطِيقُ، فَإنْ كَرِهْتَ[هُ] خَرَجْتَ إلَى اللَّهِ مِنْهُ وَاسْتَبْدَلْتَ بهِ وَلَمْ تُعَذِّبْ خَلْقَ اللَّهِ وَلا قُوَّةَ إلا باللهِ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the right of your subject through being your slave is that you should know that he is a creature of your Lord and is made of the same flesh and blood as you. And you only own him, but you have not created him apart from God. And you have not created his hearing and sight, nor do you provide his daily sustenance; rather it is God who gives you sufficiency for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then He subjugated him to you, entrusted him to you, and provisionally consigned him to you so that you may protect him there,1 and treat him as well as He has treated you. So feed him with what you eat yourself, and clothe him with what you clothe yourself. And do not burden him with what he cannot withstand. And if you dislike him, you ought to let him go and replace him, but do not torment God’s creature. And there is no power but in God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A beautiful line from the prophet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لا يَقُلْ أَحَدُكُمْ: هَذا عَبْدي وَهَذِهِ أَمَتي. وَلْيَقُلْ: فَتايَ وَفَتاتِي.&#xA;“No one is allowed to say this is my slave or that is my maid. You should say this is my young man, and that is my young lady&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9329" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-12-25T14:30:45.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20178" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-24T06:29:20.630" Score="0" ViewCount="415" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it necessary for a woman to marry once in her life? is there any punishment for her if she doesn't marry anyone? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard from some one that it is asked not to offer that woman's funeral who doesn't marry any man. is it true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10435" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-01T22:28:25.010" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T22:28:25.010" Title="Is it necessary for a woman to marry?" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2019-03-21T12:38:19.483" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20180" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1488" CreationDate="2014-12-24T06:55:08.217" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Good Bidah (Innovation) means that the prayer was not recommended by our Prophet Muhammad saw. (because he was afraid if it would be an obligatory for his &lt;em&gt;ummah&lt;/em&gt;) but in any case it had been done by our Prophet so it was said good and also because in that month so many virtues of Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10453" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-20T11:08:26.977" LastActivityDate="2016-01-20T11:08:26.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17754" CreationDate="2014-12-24T07:12:13.507" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, selling someone into marriage, is like selling someone into slavery after which the master decides to marry the slave. Although there's a very narrow scale of people who can be sold into slavery: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ref: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_views_on_slavery#Slavery_in_the_Quran&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_views_on_slavery#Slavery_in_the_Quran&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A freeborn woman cannot be sold as a slave, therefore she cannot be bought for marriage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10454" LastActivityDate="2014-12-24T07:12:13.507" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20178" CreationDate="2014-12-24T10:37:35.213" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard from some one that it is asked not to offer that woman's&#xA;  funeral who doesn't marry any man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally never heard of this, it might be a cultural thing not a religious one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, with respect to marriage - Islam encourages all to marry especially if it will &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4:25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;prevent sin&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So marry them with the permission of their people and give them their&#xA;  due compensation according to what is acceptable. [They should be]&#xA;  chaste, neither [of] those who commit unlawful intercourse randomly&#xA;  nor those who take [secret] lovers. But once they are sheltered in&#xA;  marriage, if they should commit adultery, then for them is half the&#xA;  punishment for free [unmarried] women. &lt;strong&gt;This [allowance] is for him&#xA;  among you who fears sin, but to be patient is better for you.&lt;/strong&gt; And&#xA;  Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no punishment for you if you are unmarried but otherwise chaste, however as having sexual desires is a natural part of life, it is encouraged for you to marry lest you fall into sin.  Since marriage is made easy in Islam, it is not difficult to expect people to get married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that family and extending the Islamic faith through progeny is encouraged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah Knows Best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastActivityDate="2014-12-24T10:37:35.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20184" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20127" CreationDate="2014-12-24T10:42:57.073" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two parts to this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is there punishment for previous acts of adultery? Yes, if they are not repented in sincerity as highlighted by @yawar.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is no sin/punishment/etc for you not telling your husband. Islam only dictates that husband and wife are two equal partners and mutual respect for one another; it does not define what exactly you may &lt;em&gt;tell your husband&lt;/em&gt; of your previous life. If you have truly repented, then the matter is between you and Allah and not between you and your husband. You may chose to tell him at your discretion, but there is no obligation to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastActivityDate="2014-12-24T10:42:57.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20186" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-24T12:01:06.667" Score="4" ViewCount="356" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose I have missed 2 fajr and an asr salat and now they are qaza. Now I perform my magrib salat but do not  pray any qaza salat. Then I pray 2 fajr qaza salat before starting isha salat. And I perform the asr qaza salat after finishing my Fajr salat the next day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now will my magrib,isha and fajr salat be accepted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9278" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-12-24T12:43:28.973" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T15:11:51.070" Title="Will my adha salat be in order if I skip 3 qaza salat and pray it later?" Tags="|salat|salat-qada|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20187" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-24T13:34:42.730" Score="2" ViewCount="13578" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently I heard from one of my brother who said that if a man and a woman tells themselves they are husband and wife by promising to Allah, then they are counted as husband wife from that day on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my question is it true from the view of shariyah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10458" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-12-25T12:40:06.920" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T05:36:30.267" Title="Is marriage acceptable without the presence of a third party witness?" Tags="|nikah|witness|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17754" CreationDate="2014-12-24T14:05:58.570" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simply No, Why because Islam gives rights to females as well including the right of freedom and right to choose their fiance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you have heard doesn't comply with Islamic teachings and may be a result of cultural interference, as in pre Islamic period women were considered inferior and treated more like commodities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The buying thing has to do with slavery and not wife. If someone marries his slave, the slave is no longer a slave and is promoted to the status of a free human and a wife.(In context of your Question I adapted the gender)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source - &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/10680&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Womens rights in Islam&lt;/a&gt;&#xA; I cannot mention sources in my answer because such a topic would require multiple Ahadith and their explanations and interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastActivityDate="2014-12-24T14:05:58.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20178" CreationDate="2014-12-24T16:50:24.100" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Off the top of my head I remember the story of Maryam; the Quran doesn't tell anything about&#xA;her marriage status. She is the only female prophet that is mentioned in Quran who guarded her chastity (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/66/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;66/12&lt;/a&gt;) and lived to only serve Allah. I think this shows us that Islam gives us the possibilty to live as a single Muslim as long as we guard our own chastity&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10406" LastEditorUserId="10406" LastEditDate="2014-12-24T18:50:39.140" LastActivityDate="2014-12-24T18:50:39.140" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20190" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21531" CreationDate="2014-12-24T17:04:13.357" Score="2" ViewCount="675" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am someone who only celebrates 2 eids (celebrations), and don't recognize Xmas or even say happy holidays etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, would it be hypocritical of me to accept Xmas bonus? Also, if it is, could I accept it, and donate it, or would accepting it at all be a bad idea?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6820" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-12T05:30:50.680" LastActivityDate="2017-12-26T08:07:56.680" Title="Would accepting a Christmas bonus make me hypocritical?" Tags="|money|christianity|work|munafiq|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20196" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16534" CreationDate="2014-12-25T04:19:19.703" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But I keep struggling with surahs and ayahs I haven't learned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think by learned you mean here memorized.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do you need to know a Surah beforehand in order to read it fluently?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, you do not. Most people that recite the Quran are simply reading the text (that is, the Arabic words) and may not know what they are saying actually means.  Even some native Arabic speakers struggle with &quot;knowing&quot; (that is, memorizing the Surah, knowing its place in the Quran, and understanding its meaning to recite it better).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, take heart and practice your &lt;em&gt;recitation&lt;/em&gt; and you shall insha Allah be successful:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, their&#xA;  hearts become fearful, and when His verses are recited to them, it&#xA;  increases them in faith; and upon their Lord they rely - The ones who&#xA;  establish prayer, and from what We have provided them, they spend.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/8/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;8:2-3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T10:55:19.160" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T10:55:19.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20187" CreationDate="2014-12-25T04:38:18.220" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No this is absolutely not true.  Marriages in secret are discouraged, and witnesses should be there in order to ensure that the rights of all parties are protected:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (saws) said, &quot;A virgin should not be married till she is&#xA;  asked for her consent; and the matron should not be married till she&#xA;  is asked whether she agrees to marry or not.&quot; It was asked, &quot;O Allah's&#xA;  Apostle!  How will she (the virgin) express her consent?&quot; He said, &quot;By&#xA;  keeping silent.&quot; Some people said, &quot;If a virgin is not asked for her&#xA;  consent and she is not married, and then a man, by playing a trick&#xA;  presents two false witnesses that he has married her with her consent&#xA;  and the judge confirms his marriage as a true one, and the husband&#xA;  knows that the witnesses were false ones, then there is no harm for&#xA;  him to consummate his marriage with her and the marriage is regarded&#xA;  as valid.&quot; (Al-Bukhari 9:98)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, marriages are a public affair - they should be announced and celebrated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet seeing a yellow mark (of perfume) on the clothes of&#xA;  'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf, said, &quot;What about you?&quot; ' Abdur-Rahman&#xA;  replied, &quot;I have married a woman with a Mahr of gold equal to a&#xA;  date-stone.&quot; The Prophet (saws) said, &quot;May Allah bestow His Blessing&#xA;  on you (in your marriage).  Give a wedding banquet, (Walima) even with&#xA;  one sheep.&quot; (Al-Bukhari 8:395)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are the requirements:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An agreement between the bride and groom to marry.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Two sane witnesses&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A marriage gift to be paid by the groom to the bride either immediately, or deferred.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A legal marriage contract.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A guardian to represent the bride.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Someone to officiate the marriage (usually the imam of a mosque, but any religious, pious person can do this).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Walima (but this is post marriage, and can be held at any time).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah Knows Best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastActivityDate="2014-12-25T04:38:18.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18084" CreationDate="2014-12-25T05:00:41.507" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I was given advice by my friend to divorce my wife and he was not&#xA;  clear to me or explained me the procedure and I was angry and in doubt&#xA;  about doing it but he and my brother pushed me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, you should never take such a major decision as divorce when angry. In Islam, divorce is highly discouraged, but the provision is there in order to maintain harmony and avoid any injustice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Divorce should be handled thus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Appoint an arbitrator from both parties &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:35&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if you fear dissension between the two, send an arbitrator from&#xA;  his people and an arbitrator from her people. If they both desire&#xA;  reconciliation, Allah will cause it between them. Indeed, Allah is&#xA;  ever Knowing and Acquainted [with all things].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wait 4 months (cooling off period) &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/226&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:226&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For those who swear not to have sexual relations with their wives is a&#xA;  waiting time of four months, but if they return [to normal relations]&#xA;  - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You must have 2 witnesses &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/65/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;65:2&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when they have [nearly] fulfilled their term, either retain them&#xA;  according to acceptable terms or part with them according to&#xA;  acceptable terms. And bring to witness two just men from among you and&#xA;  establish the testimony for [the acceptance of] Allah . That is&#xA;  instructed to whoever should believe in Allah and the Last day. And&#xA;  whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as divorce during her menses in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/65/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;65:1&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Prophet, when you [Muslims] divorce women, divorce them for [the&#xA;  commencement of] their waiting period and keep count of the waiting&#xA;  period, and fear Allah , your Lord. Do not turn them out of their&#xA;  [husbands'] houses, nor should they [themselves] leave [during that&#xA;  period] unless they are committing a clear immorality. And those are&#xA;  the limits [set by] Allah . And whoever transgresses the limits of&#xA;  Allah has certainly wronged himself. You know not; perhaps Allah will&#xA;  bring about after that a [different] matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the above translation &quot;their waiting period&quot; is her menses. Some more discussion and references from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/72417&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/72417&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Divorce of a&#xA;  menstruating woman does not count as such according to the more sound&#xA;  of the two scholarly opinions, which is contrary to the view of the&#xA;  majority. The majority of scholars think that it does count as such,&#xA;  but the correct scholarly view is that reflected in the fatwas of some&#xA;  of the Taabi’een and in the fatwa of Ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased&#xA;  with him). This is also the view favoured by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn&#xA;  Taymiyah and his student Ibn al-Qayyim and a number of scholars who&#xA;  said that this divorce does not count as such, because it is contrary&#xA;  to the laws of Allah. Allah decreed that a woman should be divorced&#xA;  when she is in a state of purity, free from nifaas (postpartum&#xA;  bleeding) and menses, and during a time of purity when her husband has&#xA;  not yet had intercourse with her. This is the divorce that is&#xA;  prescribed according to sharee’ah. If he divorces her during her&#xA;  menses or nifaas, or during a time of purity when he has had&#xA;  intercourse with her, then his divorce is bid’ah (an innovation) and&#xA;  does not count as such according to the more sound of the two&#xA;  scholarly views&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please do not take divorce lightly and I am kind of surprised you thought sending 3 SMS with &quot;I divorce you&quot; would work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastEditorUserId="4714" LastEditDate="2014-12-25T05:18:14.837" LastActivityDate="2014-12-25T05:18:14.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16534" CreationDate="2014-12-25T08:32:21.923" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, you have to understand the ayat while you're memorizing the Quran, because in my experience, when memorizing the Quran and you need to know the meaning, maybe by word or by story, and event. So here is my advice for you to easy memorizing Quran : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you're recitation is not fluent then you need to watch videos or listen to Imam that recite the Quran beautifully so you can copy/mimick the recitation&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Order to easy to memorize you have to read the translation like Shahih translation or in your language that you understand, and then memorize the ayat.&#xA;Some ayat is hard to memorize because you don't know the meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some ayat is hard to recite or maybe hard to remember because in my experience, you recite the Quran is not with beautiful recitation, tried to mimick the imam that you loved their recitation, you will find it very easy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Quran is not the thing that you can memorize and then showing off to other Muslim, But You need to understand that the Quran is Our guidance in this life. When you have memorize the Quran then its your Duty to deliver the message to everyone with peace and hikmah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it helps&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4755" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-28T15:56:12.410" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T15:56:12.410" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20201" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-25T10:13:50.640" Score="4" ViewCount="607" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want my future family to have a good Islamic environment. From the  Islam perspective, is it allowed for me to change citizenship or would it be better for me to make my home country better? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallah Khair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10465" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2018-04-30T16:44:05.470" LastActivityDate="2018-05-02T12:02:06.357" Title="What does Islam say about changing one's citizenship to protect our family's faith?" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|muslim-practices|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20187" CreationDate="2014-12-25T13:05:50.947" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it's acceptable in the shiite school. Presence of a witness is not a requirement, if all other requirement are fulfilled (permission from parents in case of a virgin girl, deciding the mahr, time period in case of Mut'ah etc) then they can pronounce the nikah between themselves without the need of a witness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, there are strict rules regarding the saying of the marriage formula. It's preferred that it be &lt;em&gt;clearly&lt;/em&gt; said in Arabic, if not possible then an exact translation of it in another language could also be used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2014-12-25T13:05:50.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20205" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-25T16:41:54.883" Score="5" ViewCount="11923" Body="&lt;p&gt;As-salamu-alikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just want to clarify that is it okay to pray when our awrah (privy parts of the body) is exposed to the ground? For example, wearing thope without an under garment/sarong wrap without under garment/similar scenarios &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10469" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:27:29.393" LastActivityDate="2020-09-14T17:42:11.857" Title="Exposing awrah to the ground when praying" Tags="|salat|fiqh|clothing|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20206" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22955" CreationDate="2014-12-25T17:35:38.267" Score="3" ViewCount="1141" Body="&lt;p&gt;For &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/30/1-22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;30:1-22&lt;/a&gt;, I can understand a little but when it gets to &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/30/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;23&lt;/a&gt; something is really captivating. I don't understand &quot;why signs for people who listen?&quot; What with it with sleeping at night and day with listening?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ar-Rum 30:23:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And of His signs is your sleep by night and day and your seeking of His bounty. Indeed in that are signs for a people who listen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10471" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-06T06:15:37.197" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T06:15:37.197" Title="In surah Ar-Rum 30:23, what does &quot;signs for people who listen&quot; mean?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20207" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27686" CreationDate="2014-12-25T23:15:44.417" Score="1" ViewCount="1757" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually I have rushed through many of my salats or at least prayed faster than normal. So do I have to read these salats qaza again or do I ask forgiveness from Allah and repent and try not to do it again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9278" LastActivityDate="2015-09-19T06:05:27.357" Title="If I rush does my salah become Qaza?" Tags="|salat|salat-qada|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20209" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-26T11:27:08.087" Score="2" ViewCount="19732" Body="&lt;p&gt;After performing wudhu, which dua are you supposed to recite?  I have been researching this, and have found 2 slightly different variations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which variation is correct according to the sunni &amp;gt; hanafi belief system?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This one?&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2zfWn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or this one?&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Aqocm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am after the &lt;strong&gt;sunni &amp;gt; hanafi view&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I appoligize for my bad image editing skills, the texts were over multiple pages, and I removed the translations from under the text&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T18:48:27.827" Title="Which dua after wudhu is correct?" Tags="|hadith|sunni|dua|wudu|hanafi|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20206" CreationDate="2014-12-26T11:49:24.283" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Among His signs are your sleep, at night or in daytime, and your&#xA;  seeking His bounty. [30:23]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The harmony between the day and night is proof of God's oneness and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To wake up after being asleep contains in it an indication of the Day of Resurrection&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But only those understand these signs and evidences who pay heed to the Prophet and the Qur'an. Thus,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There truly are signs in this for people who hear [30:23]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For 1) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islahi writes in his exegesis of &lt;a href=&quot;http://docvault.tadabbur-i-quran.org/tadabbur-text/volume-7/45/45%20Surah%20Jathiyah.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Jathiyah&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;(see page 7)&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The argumentative aspect found in the &lt;strong&gt;alternation of day and night&lt;/strong&gt; is&#xA;  referred to by the Qur’ān in many places: in spite of the fact that&#xA;  both are opposites to one another: one is dry and the other is warm;&#xA;  one is peaceful and the other is noisy; one is dark and the other is&#xA;  radiant; however, to nurture man both of them form a harmonious pair.&#xA;  This is a very clear &lt;strong&gt;evidence&lt;/strong&gt; to the fact that both have been created&#xA;  by the &lt;strong&gt;same God&lt;/strong&gt; and at His bidding are continuously carrying out the&#xA;  responsibilities entrusted to them with full vigilance. If they had&#xA;  been created by different gods, then harmony and accord between the&#xA;  two would have been impossible and in the absence of this harmony,&#xA;  life on this earth would have been impossible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For 2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;The Qur’an is a bearer of warning and glad tidings for this Day [of Judgement]. It says that the manner in which people wake up from sleep,...,in the same manner mankind will be made to rise one day from their graves.&quot; For detailed article see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-mawrid.org/pages/articles_english_detail.php?rid=453&amp;amp;cid=51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Belief in the Hereafter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2014-12-26T13:39:10.193" LastActivityDate="2014-12-26T13:39:10.193" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20212" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20153" CreationDate="2014-12-26T15:12:02.793" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The condition according to sharia requires verification and as you have mentioned the verse; four witnesses should be put forth for accusing, failure to do so qualifies the acusee as free from blame. If four witnesses are put forth their truthfulness is to be checked, anyone among them if indulging in wrong practices, his witness is null in such a case. If any of the witnesses has/had lied then he will be punished with 80 lashes as said in the verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the condition you added in brackets, is a plus point and the doctor can act as a strong witness. He the doctor then can involve his colleagues involved in testing procedure as other witnesses.[fulfilling the condition for 4 witnesses]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rape is delibrate violation of a fems chastity, personal space and human rights. It is generally included in the same category as zina (adlutery and fornication). If one cannot prove his/her innocence then you have the following three verses in the same sura&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sura Nur - The light (24)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Verses 8 - 10)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;8&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But it will prevent punishment from her if she gives four testimonies [swearing] by Allah that indeed, he is of the liars.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;And the fifth [oath will be] that the wrath of Allah be upon her if he was of the truthful&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And if not for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy... and because Allah is Accepting of repentance and Wise.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ninth verse puts it simple, let the accuser testify by the name of Allah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Ubada b. as-Samit reported: Allah's Messenger as saying: Receive teaching from me, receive teaching from me. Allah has ordained a way for those women. When an unmarried male commits adultery with an unmarried female, they should receive one hundred lashes and banishment for one year. And in case of married male committing adultery with a married female, they shall receive one hundred lashes and be stoned to death.(Sahih Muslim 17:4191)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found only this Hadith to be closely relating to this question&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastEditorDisplayName="user9301" LastEditDate="2014-12-26T15:20:38.887" LastActivityDate="2014-12-26T15:20:38.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20206" CreationDate="2014-12-26T15:28:27.243" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding your Question &lt;strong&gt;For people who listen&lt;/strong&gt;, it means and is generally referring to those people who give a thought to things, why they happen, when they happen, how they happen and such questions. If you go through these questions and reach their bottom you'll find that it is a perfect mechanism which is being sustained and is not sustaining itself, and the sustainer of all things is Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Signs in Sleep, well there is a hadith which mentions that Sleep is similar to death and going to sleep is similar to dying and and waking up from sleep is similar to ressurection. But waking from sleep has other meaning as well, i.e, Allah azawajjal made you to come back from a death like situation(It is quite relative to those people who don't wake from sleep because of some physical problem like some person in coma(hospital one!), they may wake now, the next moment or never even if their heart is beating.). It follows from this verse(that you mentioned) that we should be thankful to Allah that he gives us sleep and then wakes us up too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;It is God that takes the souls (of men) at death; and those that die not (He takes) during their sleep: those on whom He has passed the decree of death, He keeps back (from returning to life), but the rest He sends (to their bodies) for a term appointed, verily in this are Signs for those who reflect.&quot; (Quran 39:42)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a record of few people mentioned in Quran as &quot;People of the Cave&quot;, who retreated to a cave to seek protection from being persecuted for their belief in Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or have you thought that the companions of the cave and the&#xA;  inscription were, among Our signs, a wonder?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Mention] when the youths retreated to the cave and said, &quot;Our Lord,&#xA;  grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right&#xA;  guidance.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So We cast [a cover of sleep] over their ears within the cave for a&#xA;  number of years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then We awakened them that We might show which of the two factions was&#xA;  most precise in calculating what [extent] they had remained in time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is We who relate to you, [O Muhammad], their story in truth.&#xA;  Indeed, they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We increased&#xA;  them in guidance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We made firm their hearts when they stood up and said, &quot;Our Lord&#xA;  is the Lord of the heavens and the earth. Never will we invoke besides&#xA;  Him any deity. We would have certainly spoken, then, an excessive&#xA;  transgression.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These, our people, have taken besides Him deities. Why do they not&#xA;  bring for [worship of] them a clear authority? And who is more unjust&#xA;  than one who invents about Allah a lie?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[The youths said to one another], &quot;And when you have withdrawn from&#xA;  them and that which they worship other than Allah , retreat to the&#xA;  cave. Your Lord will spread out for you of His mercy and will prepare&#xA;  for you from your affair facility.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [had you been present], you would see the sun when it rose,&#xA;  inclining away from their cave on the right, and when it set, passing&#xA;  away from them on the left, while they were [laying] within an open&#xA;  space thereof. That was from the signs of Allah . He whom Allah guides&#xA;  is the [rightly] guided, but he whom He leaves astray - never will you&#xA;  find for him a protecting guide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And you would think them awake, while they were asleep. And We turned&#xA;  them to the right and to the left, while their dog stretched his&#xA;  forelegs at the entrance. If you had looked at them, you would have&#xA;  turned from them in flight and been filled by them with terror.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And similarly, We awakened them that they might question one another.&#xA;  Said a speaker from among them, &quot;How long have you remained [here]?&quot;&#xA;  They said, &quot;We have remained a day or part of a day.&quot; They said, &quot;Your&#xA;  Lord is most knowing of how long you remained. So send one of you with&#xA;  this silver coin of yours to the city and let him look to which is the&#xA;  best of food and bring you provision from it and let him be cautious.&#xA;  And let no one be aware of you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, if they come to know of you, they will stone you or return you&#xA;  to their religion. And never would you succeed, then - ever.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And similarly, We caused them to be found that they [who found them]&#xA;  would know that the promise of Allah is truth and that of the Hour&#xA;  there is no doubt. [That was] when they disputed among themselves&#xA;  about their affair and [then] said, &quot;Construct over them a structure.&#xA;  Their Lord is most knowing about them.&quot; Said those who prevailed in&#xA;  the matter, &quot;We will surely take [for ourselves] over them a masjid.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They will say there were three, the fourth of them being their dog;&#xA;  and they will say there were five, the sixth of them being their dog -&#xA;  guessing at the unseen; and they will say there were seven, and the&#xA;  eighth of them was their dog. Say, [O Muhammad], &quot;My Lord is most&#xA;  knowing of their number. None knows them except a few. So do not argue&#xA;  about them except with an obvious argument and do not inquire about&#xA;  them among [the speculators] from anyone.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And never say of anything, &quot;Indeed, I will do that tomorrow,&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Except [when adding], &quot;If Allah wills.&quot; And remember your Lord when&#xA;  you forget [it] and say, &quot;Perhaps my Lord will guide me to what is&#xA;  nearer than this to right conduct.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they remained in their cave for three hundred years and exceeded&#xA;  by nine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot; Allah is most knowing of how long they remained. He has&#xA;  [knowledge of] the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth. How&#xA;  Seeing is He and how Hearing! They have not besides Him any protector,&#xA;  and He shares not His legislation with anyone.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sura Kahf - 18, Verses (9 to 26)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This shows us that sleep is actually quiet similar to death the only difference being your internal body functions are working while asleep and they too stop when one is dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These things require you to research and think about these verses and search your knowledge base, and ask help of Allah in understanding things, this is why Quran generally refers signs to people who have knowledge(wisdom in particular and knowledge in general sense), similarly Quran says about changing of the shadow length throughout the day, it requires you to understand how and why shadows are formed and when you reach to the depth of it you'll see none but Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastEditorDisplayName="user9301" LastEditDate="2014-12-27T05:22:00.333" LastActivityDate="2014-12-27T05:22:00.333" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20214" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-26T15:42:56.100" Score="0" ViewCount="1997" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam &#xA; My name is Salman Malik I am from Multan doing a good job.&#xA;married 3 years back this was a love marriage but I am suffering from sex phobia that's way I am unable to have sex with my wife and reality is that my all medical reports are OK and I am a true straight sexual person but due to sex phobia i am still virgin .I use to sleep hug kiss for-play after-play everything we do except sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the thing is that my wife don't want to live with me and she is saying that our Nikah (marriage) is not valid now &#xA;and she left me kindly tell me is that true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10475" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-11-05T19:52:08.887" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T19:52:08.887" Title="Is nikah without sex though with foreplays valid or void?" Tags="|nikah|sexuality|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20215" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21607" CreationDate="2014-12-26T17:16:44.600" Score="6" ViewCount="2491" Body="&lt;p&gt;Consider the scenario: I am sitting on my bed in a room. Now some person enters the room and starts praying namaz (salah) on the floor. His position while praying is such that he is facing me. Should I get aside because I am like in front of a person praying namaz?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3224" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-29T14:01:34.843" LastActivityDate="2019-04-29T14:01:34.843" Title="Sitting in front of a person praying namaz (salah)" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20215" CreationDate="2014-12-26T18:00:54.290" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, as far as I am concerned it will be the best to move out of the way. But if you are unable to do so then you might put an object in between you and him. But I you should try to move out of the way and try not to disturb them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9278" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-29T10:34:28.363" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T10:34:28.363" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8665" CreationDate="2014-12-26T18:30:31.080" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hadiths should be interpreted in such a way that they do not contradict Qur'an and other sahih hadiths. Moreover, hadiths should be explained in the light of Qur'an. The key verse here is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;that no soul shall bear the burden of another; and that man shall have&#xA;  only that for which he strives; [53:39]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look closely the first hadith (that of Muslim) does not contradict this rule: a person gets benefit of a deed that &lt;strong&gt;he initiated or contributed to&lt;/strong&gt; and the deed itself is of the nature that it continues even after his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two other hadiths (that of Bukhari and Abu Dawud) mention that the father was too old to perform Hajj. Apparently, the father did have the intention to perform Hajj. Therefore, the Prophet allowed the child to perform Hajj-e-Badal. The father gets benefit due his intention. Were there no intention the prophet would not have allowed it because it would have been against the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2014-12-26T18:30:31.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20219" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-26T22:24:09.553" Score="4" ViewCount="4521" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched a short video on YouTube from Dr. Zakir Naik where he explains that &quot;in general it is haram&quot; but there are exceptions (this is what I got from the video). However, he did not go into details about the exceptions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, I deal with computer graphics and animation and that sort of stuff. I currently use a free 3 year educational license of a piece of software. Which is fine, but if I want to sell my work it is not permissible since that is what it says in the license agreement. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also pirated another piece of software, have used it many times and I am quite comfortable using it. I know this is haram but I tell myself once I make enough money I will buy this software so it can be mine. Is this though process ok?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know there is a free 3d app which I use from time to time, but I am used to the above mentioned software since I used it often. So my question is this, can I still use the pirated software with the intention of buying it once I make enough money to buy it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10482" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-19T17:05:14.640" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T17:05:14.640" Title="Can I use pirated software for work with the intention of buying it once I make enough money?" Tags="|work|software|piracy|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20201" CreationDate="2014-12-26T23:44:07.353" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Citizenship means paying allegiance to the head of the new country (King/Queen/etc).&#xA;If they are not Muslims (or worse enemy of Islam) then we must never pay them allegiance.&#xA;I hope I am wrong but I cannot see any alternative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10483" LastActivityDate="2014-12-26T23:44:07.353" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20222" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20207" CreationDate="2014-12-27T00:02:08.660" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You need to learn what prayer really means (coming nearer to Allah swt by purifying one's soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please read Soul and Spirit&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://heliwave.com/Soul.and.Spirit.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://heliwave.com/Soul.and.Spirit.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to understand the difference between then and in sha Allah understand the meaning of the rituals especially sending salaams to our Prophet )pbuh+f), ourselves, 3ibaad Allah al-saliheen, and all angels around us at the end of the prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember in every prayer unit (ruk3a), we do two prostrations (sijoods) to simulate Death/Life/Death/Life as stated in Quran 2:28&#xA;كَيْفَ تَكْفُرُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَكُنتُمْ أَمْوَٰتًۭا فَأَحْيَٰكُمْ ۖ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ {٢٨}&#xA;002:028 How can you be unfaithful to Allah, [seeing that] you were lifeless and He gave you life, then He will make you die and then bring you to life, and then you will be brought back to Him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God &gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10483" LastActivityDate="2014-12-27T00:02:08.660" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20219" CreationDate="2014-12-27T00:10:05.247" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ask the owner of the software itself for permission and say you don't mind working as a beta tester if needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything (no matter how small) taken without permission is haram and the owner can stop you and make you repay his losses on the Bridge to Paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I used to do the same but al-hamdu liAllah I never sold anything using pirated software and all my software development is open-source to pay back the community.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10483" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-12-27T01:09:44.307" LastActivityDate="2014-12-27T01:09:44.307" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20219" CreationDate="2014-12-27T04:34:11.977" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe there should be a different sharia for digital world. Disposing of Qur'an is not allowed, yet one can quite conveniently download and delete a Qur'an application as he/she pleases. I believe piracy is not stealing. It is a tit-for-tat process : &lt;em&gt;you take unreasonably high charge, i punish you by not paying&lt;/em&gt; . (although, i am not a cracker).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also believe Muhammad (ﷺ) allowed/personally took part in raiding Quraish caravans &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_expeditions_of_Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; . But, there are also numerous hadith of him donating to poor. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same issue arises when one asks &lt;em&gt;Is hacking allowed in Islam ?&lt;/em&gt;. Hackers have the &lt;em&gt;reputation&lt;/em&gt; of being ultimate destructors, the very security experts are also hackers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, a hadith comes into play here : &lt;em&gt;actions are judged by intention&lt;/em&gt;. [&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=actions+are+judged+by+intention&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith search&lt;/a&gt;]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, here is what i propose: &lt;em&gt;Donot crack, because, it is an act of destruction. But there should be no problem in using an already pirated software. Because others are already using it and you are paying unnecessary money by buying it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastActivityDate="2014-12-27T04:34:11.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20229" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-27T17:09:49.663" Score="2" ViewCount="14429" Body="&lt;p&gt;The verse says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْناكُمْ مِنْ ذَكَرٍ وَ أُنْثى‏ وَ جَعَلْناكُمْ شُعُوباً وَ قَبائِلَ لِتَعارَفُوا إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَتْقاكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَليمٌ خَبير&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made&#xA;   you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most&#xA;   noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you.&#xA;   Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.&quot;(49:13)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know interpretation of this verse. What is the exact interpretation for the word &quot;&lt;strong&gt;لِتَعارَفُوا&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is Allah considering &quot;made you peoples and tribes&quot; as a tool for knowing each others?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How could differences help us to know each others?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-20T12:52:17.917" LastActivityDate="2021-05-01T15:37:20.033" Title="What does &quot;made you peoples and tribes&quot; mean in Qur'an 49:13?" Tags="|tafseer|surat-al-hujurat|" AnswerCount="10" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20231" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-27T21:36:43.270" Score="4" ViewCount="302" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a question regarding the authenticity of the prophets. I do not mean to offend anyone, I’m just asking this to clear my own mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can we verify the prophets were truly sent by God, when all we have to verify their claim is the scriptures which the prophets themselves recited and noted down?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10488" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-05-31T05:54:51.033" LastActivityDate="2021-12-11T15:47:11.260" Title="Authenticity of the prophets?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|prophets|authenticity|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20231" CreationDate="2014-12-28T00:28:12.147" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Think about the first men who believed the last Prophet.&#xA;Most of the reasons behind the fact that they believed him were that;&#xA;- They usually said &quot;This is a man who have never said even a little lie in his life, and now, He says, 'God has sent me as a prophet'. So, it is enough for me as a proof for this being not a lie either.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there had been even a smallest lie in His life, be sure that Someone(!) would bring it today… But noone, even Ebu Cehil (as one of the worst), could tell that &quot;He lied&quot;; he just said:  &quot;I knew that You are the Prophet. But I wouldn't (and I can't) accept it&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The matter was not about believing Him, but it was much about accepting Him...&#xA;As today; the matter is still not about believing Them(the Prophets all), but it is about accepting them...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9318" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-15T05:19:01.023" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T05:19:01.023" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20235" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20229" CreationDate="2014-12-28T10:09:30.117" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is because of differences we can identify(تَعارَفُو) people. That is why all our faces are looking different. Similarly people in different region have different characteristics, language etc. so that people can identify that they are from those region. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastActivityDate="2014-12-28T10:09:30.117" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20126" CreationDate="2014-12-28T10:34:34.810" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salah itself is prayer, praising, remembrance of Allah. We pray specifically in Fathiha (فاتحه), Athahiyaath sitting and sitting between prostration. Prayer after salah is optional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T07:45:11.567" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T07:45:11.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20237" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="649" CreationDate="2014-12-28T11:42:37.550" Score="-7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This topic of sex with slaves is again in focus after recent events in Middle east where ISIS or Islamic state is reported to have taken Yazidi women as slaves and allowed sex with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a misconception that Islam allows sex with slaves &lt;strong&gt;without&lt;/strong&gt; marriage. Most people who say that it is allowed quote &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/23/5-7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;23:5-7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they who guard their private parts Except from their wives or&#xA;  those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed&#xA;  But whoever &lt;strong&gt;seeks&lt;/strong&gt; beyond that, then those are the transgressors &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/23/5-7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 23:5-7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same people who quote these verses as evidence for having sex without marriage with slave are forced to put some restrictions like sex is not allowed if slave is married to someone else (which Quran permits) and also that female master is not allowed to have sex with male slave etc. So in effect they are agreeing that this verse is not a full licence for master to have sex with slave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we know Quran verses explains one another, the verse in question [23:5-7] is explained in detail in [4:23-24]. In this verse all prohibited women for marriage are mentioned and says all other women including slaves are allowed with this clause&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[provided] that you &lt;strong&gt;seek&lt;/strong&gt; them [in marriage] with [gifts from] your&#xA;  property, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/23-24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 4:24&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;here the words used for &lt;strong&gt;seek&lt;/strong&gt; is ibthaghu (بْتَغُوا ) same word used in 23:5-7 but explains how the seeking is. It is by giving mahr or dower to the bride, desiring chastity and not unlawful sexual intercourse. This mahr which is given by groom to bride should be accepted by bride in the presence of witness, so this makes her consent important. If she disagree on the mahr, marriage will not take place. Here the Arabic word used for &quot;desiring chasity&quot; is  Muhsineena (مُّحْصِنِينَ ) which also mean &quot;in marriage&quot;, like muhsnaath (مُحْصَنَاتُ) means married women. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One point raised by those who say &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/23/5-7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;23:5-7&lt;/a&gt; is proof for sex with slaves without marriage is why Quran separates wives and &quot;right hand possession&quot; in this verse ? The reason why wives and captives are mentioned separately is to show that if one is not able to marry free believing women, then seek believing slaves women (in marriage ) than going for illegal relations, as mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:25&lt;/a&gt;. That is why Quran used &quot;OR&quot; and not &quot;AND&quot; when mentioning wives and those their right hand possess in 23:6. In Quran verse 33:50 also we can see wives and those who can be married separated, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Prophet, indeed We have made lawful to you your wives to whom you&#xA;  have given their due compensation and those your right hand possesses&#xA;  from what Allah has returned to you [of captives] and the daughters of&#xA;  your paternal uncles and the daughters of your paternal aunts and the&#xA;  daughters of your maternal uncles and... Quran 33:50&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course the above verse is not justification for having sex without marriage with daughters of your paternal uncles, paternal aunts etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other proofs in Quran that forbids relationship with slave without marriage like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Quran says to not have conjugal relationship with polytheists &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/221&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:221&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:26&lt;/a&gt; . So if captured women are polytheists then they cannot be even married because Quran says to marry believing captives.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If the captives who were captured become believers, then they cannot reveal themselves to their masters because Quran list the group of people to whom a believing woman can reveal herself in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:31&lt;/a&gt; . Her master is not in that list. See my related question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/23500/can-slave-woman-show-herself-to-her-master&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Just like mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/23/5-7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;23:5-7&lt;/a&gt; , a believer has to protect his/her private parts except with spouse, this applies to believing slave woman also. How can she have relationship with someone who is not her spouse ? related question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/26316/shouldnt-slave-woman-guard-her-private-parts-except-with-her-spouse&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zina means sexual relationship outside marriage. Quran says to not come near Zina, then how can it allow a sexual relationship outside marriage ? How can Quran allow using woman as sexual commodity, people buying and selling women just for sex ?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This concept of having sex without marriage with slave is so problematic and against Quran, those who support this are left wandering without answers for many questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T14:28:44.840" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16920" CreationDate="2014-12-28T12:36:04.857" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To become a believer in Islam one need to only ascertain that only Allah (word for God in Arabic) is one worthy of worship and Muhammed(s a) is his prophet. By believing this you are Muslim. In Quran there is a chapter/sura  with name Mu'min (40th sura) which means believer, the believer who is mentioned in this sura is a person who concealed his belief from the public. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/40/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/40/28&lt;/a&gt; so it is not necessary for a believer to declare it publicly, especially if there is risk in doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Islam is a social religion. Muslims need to attend friday prayer once in a week, need to get married etc. For these purposes it is better to publicize the acceptance of Islam . Regarding circumcision, I have asked with some scholars, they were of the opinion that it is not compulsory but need to take care of cleanliness. I didn't hear about witness giving testimony in day of judgement which you mentioned in question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastActivityDate="2014-12-28T12:36:04.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17080" CreationDate="2014-12-28T14:51:48.630" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to what brother Abdul Jabbar has said, I would like to add some points I think is the cause of intolerance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran is very clear that belief is a thing of heart and it is not to be forced on anyone. For example Quran says let there be no compulsion in religion (2:256) and don't force people on to Islam (10:99) etc. There are lot of similar verses in Quran that preaches tolerance. But the sad thing is some Muslims consider these verses as abrogated by what they call verse of sword that is 9:5. Actually 9:5 is a verse revealed during war and is not a command to kill all polytheists. This is clear from 9:6 where it is said if some polytheist seek refuge they should be taken to place of safety. If all polytheist should be killed why take them to a place of safety ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So by considering lot of verses that commands tolerance as abrogated by citing an unrelated verse, these people say forcing people to Islam is allowed. You can see a question and answer in popular site IslamQA that states this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/34770&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/34770&lt;/a&gt; . In this fatwa which is a question regarding 2:256, answers by quoting 9:5 and says &quot;These and similar verses abrogate the verses which say that there is no compulsion to become Muslim. &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ISIS in iraq follow these type of interpretation that is why when they captured Sinjar, they gave only convert or leave option to Yazidi community there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Quran says even prophet(s.a) cannot make people he love accept Islam, these people say we can make people accept Islam by using force &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides&#xA;  whom He wills. 28:56&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another problem in considering 2:256 which says &quot;Let there be no compulsion in religion&quot; as abrogated is, in the same verse it is saying &quot;The right path has become clear from the wrong.&quot;. If the first part is abrogated then they would have to admit second part is also abrogated, which we know is not true. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may be asking why non tolerant version is popular and tolerant version is minority. Non tolerant version will have upper hand because they will be using force to conquer lands and spreading their ideas and tolerant people would not go for war unless it is for self defense or for some genuine reason. This may explain why historically non tolerant version gets more popularity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastEditorUserId="10491" LastEditDate="2015-03-07T04:36:41.920" LastActivityDate="2015-03-07T04:36:41.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20231" CreationDate="2014-12-28T16:28:49.133" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mainly, we can verify prophets to be truly sent by God through 3 ways:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Miracle&lt;/em&gt;,which is amazing works that the prophets do to prove their relationship with God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(pay attention There are some features which distinguish miracle from magic, such:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A)&lt;/strong&gt; miracle couldn't be educated &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;B)&lt;/strong&gt; There is no resistance toward miracle. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C)&lt;/strong&gt; miracles are not limited and there are different miracles for one prophet &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;D)&lt;/strong&gt; purpose of miracle which is not worldly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;E)&lt;/strong&gt; etc )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Evidences&lt;/em&gt;,which prove prophet 's claim that is obtained by characteristics of prophet such his behavior,speech,lifestyle,his life history and also by content of invitation,method of invitation and peoples who has accepted his prophecy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;previous prophet&lt;/em&gt;,whom prophecy was accepted by conclusive evidences,specifies prophecy of next prophet.for example in this verse prophet Christ specified prophecy of prophet muhammad (PBUH):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And [mention] when Jesus, the son of Mary, said, &quot;O children of&#xA;  Israel, indeed I am the messenger of Allah to you confirming what came&#xA;  before me of the Torah and bringing good tidings of a messenger to&#xA;  come after me, whose name is Ahmad.&quot; But when he came to them with&#xA;  clear evidences, they said, &quot;This is obvious magic.&quot;(&lt;strong&gt;Surat&#xA;  Aş-Şaf,verse 6&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-03-18T10:50:57.013" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T10:50:57.013" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20231" CreationDate="2014-12-28T17:54:04.343" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, if you are asking this question because you want to verify the authenticity of a man who claims to be a prophet, then don't. There are no prophets anymore, as Prophet Muhammad was the last of the Prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;--&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This may not be a complete answer, but I'll put what I can think of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking into Quran, we can find verses where Prophets are trying to convince people that they're prophets, and sometimes people weren't convinced directly but rather needed or asked for some proofs. On the type of proofs, I can see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Miracles, i.e extra ordinary things that people cannot regenerate on their own at their will.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reason, convincing and attitude.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And sometimes a combination of both, sometimes with a challenge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;1) Miracles&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's read the following verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ يَا فِرْعَوْنُ إِنِّي رَسُولٌ مِّن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ * حَقِيقٌ عَلَىٰ أَن لَّا أَقُولَ عَلَى اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْحَقَّ ۚ قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِبَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعِيَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ * قَالَ إِن كُنتَ جِئْتَ بِآيَةٍ فَأْتِ بِهَا إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ * فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ * وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيْضَاءُ لِلنَّاظِرِينَ * قَالَ الْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَاحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ * يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُمْ ۖ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ * قَالُوا أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَأَرْسِلْ فِي الْمَدَائِنِ حَاشِرِينَ * يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَاحِرٍ عَلِيمٍ * وَجَاءَ السَّحَرَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ قَالُوا إِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ الْغَالِبِينَ * قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ لَمِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ * قَالُوا يَا مُوسَىٰ إِمَّا أَن تُلْقِيَ وَإِمَّا أَن نَّكُونَ نَحْنُ الْمُلْقِينَ * قَالَ أَلْقُوا ۖ فَلَمَّا أَلْقَوْا سَحَرُوا أَعْيُنَ النَّاسِ وَاسْتَرْهَبُوهُمْ وَجَاءُوا بِسِحْرٍ عَظِيمٍ * وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ أَنْ أَلْقِ عَصَاكَ ۖ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ * فَوَقَعَ الْحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ * فَغُلِبُوا هُنَالِكَ وَانقَلَبُوا صَاغِرِينَ * وَأُلْقِيَ السَّحَرَةُ سَاجِدِينَ * قَالُوا آمَنَّا بِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ * رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ * قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ آمَنتُم بِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ آذَنَ لَكُمْ ۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَمَكْرٌ مَّكَرْتُمُوهُ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ لِتُخْرِجُوا مِنْهَا أَهْلَهَا ۖ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ * لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلَافٍ ثُمَّ لَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ * قَالُوا إِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International Translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Moses said, &amp;quot;O Pharaoh, I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds * [Who is] obligated not to say about Allah except the truth. I have come to you with clear evidence from your Lord, so send with me the Children of Israel.&amp;quot; * [Pharaoh] said, &amp;quot;If you have come with a sign, then bring it forth, if you should be of the truthful.&amp;quot; * So Moses threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent, manifest. * And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white [with radiance] for the observers. * Said the eminent among the people of Pharaoh, &amp;quot;Indeed, this is a learned magician * Who wants to expel you from your land [through magic], so what do you instruct?&amp;quot; * They said, &amp;quot;Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers * Who will bring you every learned magician.&amp;quot; * And the magicians came to Pharaoh. They said, &amp;quot;Indeed for us is a reward if we are the predominant.&amp;quot; * He said, &amp;quot;Yes, and, [moreover], you will be among those made near [to me].&amp;quot; * They said, &amp;quot;O Moses, either you throw [your staff], or we will be the ones to throw [first].&amp;quot; * He said, &amp;quot;Throw,&amp;quot; and when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people and struck terror into them, and they presented a great [feat of] magic. * And We inspired to Moses, &amp;quot;Throw your staff,&amp;quot; and at once it devoured what they were falsifying. * So the truth was established, and abolished was what they were doing. * And Pharaoh and his people were overcome right there and became debased. * And the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allah ]. * They said, &amp;quot;We have believed in the Lord of the worlds, * The Lord of Moses and Aaron.&amp;quot; * Said Pharaoh, &amp;quot;You believed in him before I gave you permission. Indeed, this is a conspiracy which you conspired in the city to expel therefrom its people. But you are going to know. * I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides; then I will surely crucify you all.&amp;quot; * They said, &amp;quot;Indeed, to our Lord we will return.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/104-125&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-'A`rāf:104-125]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In these verses, Pharaon and his people first required Moses to show the proofs of prophecy that he claimed that he had, and so he did. He showed them how his staff became a serpent and how his hand turned white with radiance. That wasn't enough for them, though, and they invited him for a challenge, which he accepted. They gathered the most powerful magicians in the region to challenge him. The magicians cast their magic, and Moses threw his staff which ultimately devoured all of their magic. The magicians were very skilled at magic and could realize it very well, and they knew that what they saw, what Moses did, was really &lt;em&gt;not magic, but a true miracle of a prophet&lt;/em&gt;, and hence they readily believed that he is a true Prophet, without fearing the horrible punishment of Pharaon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;2) Reason and Convincing&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's read the following verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ رُشْدَهُ مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا بِهِ عَالِمِينَ * إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَا هَٰذِهِ التَّمَاثِيلُ الَّتِي أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَاكِفُونَ * قَالُوا وَجَدْنَا آبَاءَنَا لَهَا عَابِدِينَ * قَالَ لَقَدْ كُنتُمْ أَنتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُمْ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ * قَالُوا أَجِئْتَنَا بِالْحَقِّ أَمْ أَنتَ مِنَ اللَّاعِبِينَ * قَالَ بَل رَّبُّكُمْ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ الَّذِي فَطَرَهُنَّ وَأَنَا عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُم مِّنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ * وَتَاللَّهِ لَأَكِيدَنَّ أَصْنَامَكُم بَعْدَ أَن تُوَلُّوا مُدْبِرِينَ * فَجَعَلَهُمْ جُذَاذًا إِلَّا كَبِيرًا لَّهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ يَرْجِعُونَ * قَالُوا مَن فَعَلَ هَٰذَا بِآلِهَتِنَا إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ * قَالُوا سَمِعْنَا فَتًى يَذْكُرُهُمْ يُقَالُ لَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ * قَالُوا فَأْتُوا بِهِ عَلَىٰ أَعْيُنِ النَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْهَدُونَ * قَالُوا أَأَنتَ فَعَلْتَ هَٰذَا بِآلِهَتِنَا يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ * قَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَٰذَا فَاسْأَلُوهُمْ إِن كَانُوا يَنطِقُونَ * فَرَجَعُوا إِلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ فَقَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ أَنتُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ * ثُمَّ نُكِسُوا عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمْ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا هَٰؤُلَاءِ يَنطِقُونَ * قَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ * أُفٍّ لَّكُمْ وَلِمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ ۖ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ * قَالُوا حَرِّقُوهُ وَانصُرُوا آلِهَتَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ فَاعِلِينَ * قُلْنَا يَا نَارُ كُونِي بَرْدًا وَسَلَامًا عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ * وَأَرَادُوا بِهِ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَاهُمُ الْأَخْسَرِينَ * وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَلُوطًا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ الَّتِي بَارَكْنَا فِيهَا لِلْعَالَمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International Translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And We had certainly given Abraham his sound judgement before, and We were of him well-Knowing * When he said to his father and his people, &amp;quot;What are these statues to which you are devoted?&amp;quot; * They said, &amp;quot;We found our fathers worshippers of them.&amp;quot; * He said, &amp;quot;You were certainly, you and your fathers, in manifest error.&amp;quot; * They said, &amp;quot;Have you come to us with truth, or are you of those who jest?&amp;quot; * He said, &amp;quot;[No], rather, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth who created them, and I, to that, am of those who testify. * And [I swear] by Allah , I will surely plan against your idols after you have turned and gone away.&amp;quot; * So he made them into fragments, except a large one among them, that they might return to it [and question]. * They said, &amp;quot;Who has done this to our gods? Indeed, he is of the wrongdoers.&amp;quot; * They said, &amp;quot;We heard a young man mention them who is called Abraham.&amp;quot; * They said, &amp;quot;Then bring him before the eyes of the people that they may testify.&amp;quot; * They said, &amp;quot;Have you done this to our gods, O Abraham?&amp;quot; * He said, &amp;quot;Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak.&amp;quot; * So they returned to [blaming] themselves and said [to each other], &amp;quot;Indeed, you are the wrongdoers.&amp;quot; * Then they reversed themselves, [saying], &amp;quot;You have already known that these do not speak!&amp;quot; * He said, &amp;quot;Then do you worship instead of Allah that which does not benefit you at all or harm you? * Uff to you and to what you worship instead of Allah . Then will you not use reason?&amp;quot; * They said, &amp;quot;Burn him and support your gods - if you are to act.&amp;quot; * Allah said, &amp;quot;O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham.&amp;quot; * And they intended for him harm, but We made them the greatest losers. * And We delivered him and Lot to the land which We had blessed for the worlds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/21/51-71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat Al-'Anbyā':51-71]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In these verses, Prophet Ibrahim tried to convince his people that statuses (idols) are not to be worshiped and that Allah is the true and only god. They weren't convinced though, so he decided to prove that with reason. He waited until they left the city (for a holiday of one or more days) and destroyed all the idols except the largest one. When they returned they were shocked to see their idols destroyed and asked him: &amp;quot;are you the one who destroyed our idols?&amp;quot;, he denied that and said that the largest one (which he didn't destroyed) is the one who destroyed the others, and invited them to ask the idols and see if they can speak out. The people replied: &amp;quot;but you know the idols cannot speak out&amp;quot;, and Ibrahim replied that you can see now how you worship idols that have no benefit or harm, and cannot even defend themselves. The people were angered to find themselves wrong and to see their idols destroyed, and to avenge that they threw Ibrahim to a great fire to burn him, and then a miracle occurred as Ibrahim came out of the fire without being harmed at all. This is an example of the Reason+Miracle combination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;--&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example of reason and attitude as a proof of prophecy can probably be found in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/36/13-27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surat Yā-Sīn:13-27]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;--&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, a very big example of a miracle and challenge is the Quran, which is an eternal miracle because none of the beings can author something like it. Being miraculous, Prophet Muhammad challenged the Arabs, who were very skilled at poetry and eloquence, to be able to author a few sentences that come close to Quran in matters of eloquence and correctness, but they weren't able to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2014-12-28T17:54:04.343" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20245" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-28T20:59:03.557" Score="5" ViewCount="343" Body="&lt;p&gt;“If you are in doubt of what We have revealed to Our Messenger, then produce one chapter like it, call upon all your helpers, besides Allah, if you are truthful.” Surah al-Baqarah (The Heifer) 2: 23.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Or do they say: “He (Prophet Muhammad, ) has forged it (this Qur’an)?” Nay! They believe not! Let them then produce a recitation like it (the Qur’an) if they are truthful.” Surah at-Toor (The Mount) 52: 33-34.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The challenge of the Quran, to create even a single chapter like it. To match its eloquence and grammar. Please enligthen me as to why this is impossible. Not being an arabic speaker i cannot speak to this. However i have read many books in english that are gramatically correct and very elegant in their use of language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10488" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2020-08-14T19:58:11.677" LastActivityDate="2020-08-14T19:58:11.677" Title="Challenge of the quran" Tags="|quran|authenticity|challenge-of-the-quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-04-02T14:30:06.947" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20248" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-29T04:56:09.630" Score="5" ViewCount="5942" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shouldn't it vary depending on the number and the gender of the addressee, e.g. 'alayka, 'alayki, 'alaykuma ? But I almost never heard the other variation. Is there a religious or grammatical reason for this, or is it just non-Arab Muslims unfamiliar with Arabic grammar?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10496" LastEditorUserId="10496" LastEditDate="2014-12-29T06:50:02.703" LastActivityDate="2018-05-30T16:22:36.263" Title="Why do Muslims say &quot;As-salamu 'alaykum&quot; (plural -kum), even when only one person is addressed?" Tags="|arabic|adab|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20251" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10728" CreationDate="2014-12-29T15:35:28.267" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Acting is allowed for the female as long as she does not violate any Islamic rules while doing so. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking off the hijab during the act is not permissible, nor is blasphemy. There are two reasons for this. The first is that the hijab is not allowed in Islam as is practicing blasphemy. The second reason is that even if taking off the hijab or practicing blasphemy is for the act it promotes doing so in real life&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one was thinking of acting and would like to follow Islamic procedures I would advise them to avoid taking a role in which they would have to break the rules of Islam outside acting. Of course if one was acting as a career they would attain publicity and that exposes much of ones private life. &lt;em&gt;It is best to stay away from such a career that raises controversy on its limitations.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10501" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-05T07:16:18.933" LastActivityDate="2016-03-05T07:16:18.933" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20252" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-29T17:10:55.610" Score="2" ViewCount="311" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it possible for a man and woman to marry when both of them are far and not in the presence of their family? The man will arrange the papers for marriage, without the presence of the woman or her family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need to know if it is allowed by the Islamic Sharia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10502" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-01-12T10:55:01.157" LastActivityDate="2017-10-09T12:40:04.420" Title="Is marriage without the woman or her family present allowed by Islamic sharia?" Tags="|sharia|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-05-12T02:43:28.477" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20257" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-30T02:01:09.610" Score="5" ViewCount="395" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does Islam say about Adam and Eve in terms of what state they were created in, i.e:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Were they created in physical form in paradise&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Were they created in spiritual form in paradise&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Were they created in physical form on earth&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Were they created in spiritual form on earth&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2014-12-30T12:25:15.473" LastActivityDate="2018-02-18T20:45:31.597" Title="What form were Adam and Eve created in?" Tags="|sunni|hanafi|adam-and-eve|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20259" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20266" CreationDate="2014-12-30T06:15:22.987" Score="6" ViewCount="1440" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this hadith: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Narrated Atiyyah al-Qurazi:&#xA;I was among the captives of Banu Qurayzah. They (the Companions) examined us, and those who had begun to grow hair (pubes) were killed, and those who had not were not killed. I was among those who had not grown hair.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Dawood - Sunan Abi Dawud 4404 ( Sahee )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bani Qurayza tribe was responsible for breaking of treaty and joining the polytheist(Quraysh) army. So when the Muslims attacked Bani Qurayza, they killed all grown men. My question is, why did they kill all the men and not only those men(the leaders of Bani Qurayza) who broke the treaty?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9090" LastActivityDate="2020-09-11T11:32:15.607" Title="Does Islam allow killing of Innocent individuals, if the tribe has committed some crime?" Tags="|sharia|hadith|fiqh|hadith-interpretation|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20259" CreationDate="2014-12-30T06:25:21.003" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is simple, yet difficult for some to believe or grasp. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is YES... When a country does treaty with another country, ALL its citizens are responsible to hold this treaty. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if ONE breaks the treaty ALL are HELD responsible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many instances of this sort had happened at the time of Prophet pbuh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other two tribes of the JEWS were also expelled due to mistakes of few. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also entire Mecca paid the price for the treachery of ONE tribe who was part of the alliance in treaty of Hudaibiyya. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ALL for ONE and ONE for ALL... is the Islamic concept. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Banu Quraida's chiefton broke the treaty with Muslims, and therefore, entire Tribe paid the price. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, having said this, there were people from Banu Quraida, who embrassed Islam and were pardoned, including many slaves from that tribe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10507" LastActivityDate="2014-12-30T06:25:21.003" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15001" CreationDate="2014-12-30T16:58:53.573" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;An-Nisa (04:03) was a general injunction and was revealed after the Battle of Uhuh. Due to seventy casualties, the issue of fostering the orphans was risen. The Qur'an suggested the Muslims to marry their mothers to solve this issue. After its revelation the Prophet married three women:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hafsa&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zaynab bint Khuzayma&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The husbands of both were martyred in the Battle of Uhud. The Prophet couldn't marry another woman because now he had four wives. However, after a few months Zaynab passed away. So, he decided to support another widow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Umm Salama - her husband died of the injuries he sustained in Uhud&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To abolish the Arab norm that a person couldn't marry a divorcee of his adopted son the Qur'an asked the Prophet to marry Zaynab bint Jahsh (33:37) and at the same time revealed the law specific to the Prophet (33:50-52). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your specific question: An-Nisa 03 was revealed before Al-Ahzab 52.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2014-12-30T19:45:51.200" LastActivityDate="2014-12-30T19:45:51.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20265" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-30T18:12:00.727" Score="3" ViewCount="208" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not gay or anything but I know a couple who are and they both are not Muslims and I actually like love their relationship and encourage them,so is that wrong and am I going to be punished ??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10512" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T10:45:44.247" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T10:45:44.247" Title="Is it wrong to support a couple who are gays and not Muslims?" Tags="|non-muslim|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20266" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20259" CreationDate="2014-12-30T18:20:26.083" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It should be noted that mentioned killing of Banu Qurayza's men was carried out according to the Jewish Law (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=NIV&amp;amp;search=Deuteronomy%2020&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Deutronomy 20:10-14&lt;/a&gt;) not Islamic Shariah. Here is the excerpt from NIV:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;10 When you march up to attack a city, make its people an offer of&#xA;  peace. 11 If they accept and open their gates, all the people in it&#xA;  shall be subject to forced labor and shall work for you. 12 If they&#xA;  refuse to make peace and they engage you in battle, lay siege to that&#xA;  city. &lt;strong&gt;13 When the Lord your God delivers it into your hand, put to the&#xA;  sword all the men in it&lt;/strong&gt;. 14 As for the women, the children, the&#xA;  livestock and everything else in the city, you may take these as&#xA;  plunder for yourselves. And you may use the plunder the Lord your God&#xA;  gives you from your enemies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Banu Qurayza had a treaty with Medina City State which they breached. The prophet gave them option whether he himself should impose a punishment on them or they want their own arbiter. They decided to go for the second option and chose &lt;strong&gt;Sa'd ibn Mu'adh&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See this &lt;a href=&quot;http://hadithcollection.com/sahihbukhari/92--sp-608/5608--sahih-bukhari-volume-005-book-059-hadith-number-447.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith of Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated By Abu Said Al-Khudri : The people of (Banu) Quraiza agreed&#xA;  to accept the verdict of Sad bin Mu'adh. So the Prophet sent for Sad,&#xA;  and the latter came (riding) a donkey and when he approached the&#xA;  Mosque, the Prophet said to the Ansar, &quot;Get up for your chief or for&#xA;  the best among you.&quot; Then the Prophet said (to Sad).&quot; These (i.e. Banu&#xA;  Quraiza) have agreed to accept your verdict.&quot; Sad said, &quot;Kill their&#xA;  (men) warriors and take their offspring as captives, &quot;On that the&#xA;  Prophet said, &quot;You have judged according to Allah's Judgment,&quot; or&#xA;  said, &quot;according to the King's judgment.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2014-12-30T19:40:49.727" LastActivityDate="2014-12-30T19:40:49.727" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20267" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-30T20:07:24.997" Score="-1" ViewCount="509" Body="&lt;p&gt;Should Muslims treat homosexuals differently and Is there anything in the Quran that says it's okay to be homosexual?For example everyone should be treated equally... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10514" LastActivityDate="2015-07-31T14:30:55.853" Title="Homosexuality sin or not?" Tags="|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20269" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20270" CreationDate="2014-12-31T01:21:09.557" Score="0" ViewCount="321" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does Islam say about drawing pictures of people or taking photos? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case it is prohibited, then I must mention that i cannot fly to mecca to perform umrah or hajj without there being a photo of me on the passport.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are photos prohibited? Are they not? Does the permission depend upon the use/context?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10516" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-04-11T00:18:03.497" LastActivityDate="2018-04-11T00:18:03.497" Title="What does Islam say about drawing pictures of people or taking photos?" Tags="|halal-haram|drawing|photos|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2018-04-12T05:50:59.843" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20270" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20269" CreationDate="2014-12-31T02:35:03.697" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;(&lt;em&gt;I believe that the traditional scholars, too, won't disallow passport photos and likes on the basis of 'the principle of compulsion' in Fiqh. However, your question is general. So, the answer is accordingly general.&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prohibition of drawing pictures mentioned in hadiths is specific for the images that contain elements of polytheism in them. This following is an excerpt from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.understanding-islam.com/q-and-a/sources-of-islam/the-prohibition-of-pictures-mentioned-in-hadith-5581&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a long article&lt;/a&gt; but summarizes the core argument that supports this opinion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...the 'sin' involved in making images, as mentioned&#xA;  in some of the cited narratives is that the 'artist', in his own mind,&#xA;  makes a creation in the likes of God's creation. Even though this&#xA;  'sin' remains inexplicable in the case of ordinary images and imaging,&#xA;  yet it becomes stunningly apparent in the making of images, which are&#xA;  representative of polytheistic beliefs. &lt;em&gt;An 'artist' or a 'sculptor',&#xA;  who makes an image for worship, actually claims certain qualities for&#xA;  these images. he claims that these images hear man's calls; he claims&#xA;  that these images can help man in his hardships; he claims that these&#xA;  images, if they are adequately pleased can be a source of great&#xA;  blessings for their worshippers. All these qualities of hearing,&#xA;  understanding, responding, and, in certain cases, helping are&#xA;  qualities specific to intelligent living-beings. Independently&#xA;  intelligent living-beings are the creation of God alone. Whoever&#xA;  claims these qualities for an image, made by his own hands is, in&#xA;  fact, claiming to have created a creation, which is in the absolute&#xA;  likes of the God's own creation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2014-12-31T02:35:03.697" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20267" CreationDate="2014-12-31T02:47:34.573" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Homosexually has clearly been denounced in the Quran in strongest words. See the following verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We sent Lot, who said to his people, &quot;How can you commit an&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;abomination&lt;/strong&gt; such as no one in the world has ever done before you? You&#xA;  lust after men rather than women! You &lt;strong&gt;transgress&lt;/strong&gt; all bounds!&quot; [7:80-81]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And tell of Lot. He said to his people, &quot;Will you commit &lt;strong&gt;evil&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  knowingly? Must you go lustfully to men instead of women? Indeed, you&#xA;  are a people who are deeply ignorant.&quot; [27:54-55]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bold words above leave no doubt in it being a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2014-12-31T02:47:34.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20275" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2014-12-31T17:50:33.637" Score="3" ViewCount="4153" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose I wear clothes having dried urine on them then after some time I change the clothes and wear clean clothes and do Wudu. Now, will I be considered pure? If not then what do I have to do? And if I am not considered pure will I have to pray the Salat that I prayed in that state again Qada?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9278" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-24T09:37:15.573" LastActivityDate="2018-11-17T11:22:12.563" Title="If I wear dirty clothes, then wear clean clothes and do wadu, am I considered pure?" Tags="|salat|wudu|taharah|salat-qada|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20277" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18829" CreationDate="2014-12-31T21:27:16.900" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The study of Embryology will testify the correctness of the statement of Qur'an that the fluid that gushes forth from between the backbone and the ribs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;During the development of the fetus : The gonads that is the testicles and the ovaries they originate at a site which is between the back bone ( spine ) and the ribs. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Later in the development of the fetus the testis descends down into the scrotum out of the abdominal cavity into the scrotal sac.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The evidence of this still : is that the blood supply to the testis comes from the Aorta ( a major blood vessel ) high up in the abdomen.&#xA;-So even though the testis is in the scrotal sac down there blood supply comes from a artery which signifies the original position of the testis that is between the spine and ribs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the nourishment for the formation of semen is from the place as stated above.&#xA;So the seminal fluid coming out of the testis though apparently down in the sac , the blood supply and the origin of the testis is at the level of the last 2 ribs and the vertebral column.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly the ovary descends too , during the embryonal development , but it comes to rest in the pelvis. one on each side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So understanding Embryology will help understand the statement in Qur'an. &#xA;By the way the testicular descent is the cause of inguinal hernias that are seen in men most often and not in women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10524" LastEditorUserId="10491" LastEditDate="2015-02-05T17:16:06.750" LastActivityDate="2015-02-05T17:16:06.750" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20279" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1274" CreationDate="2014-12-31T21:59:52.170" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Surah Rahman : talks about two kinds of life. Man and Jinn.  Man made from mud ( solid state, sodium potassium calcium iron molybdenium etc. all the minerals that are there in the mud - earth)&#xA;Then Jinn : made of fire. &#xA;Then Allah describes  himself as the Sustainer of the two Easts and two Wests.&#xA;So could he be referring to the East and West of Earth and then the East and West of another Planet or Star that is made of combustible gases from which the Jinn are made of. &#xA;I only imagine how are the Jinn how are they intellectual like humans with power of memmory , descretion between right and wrong. When we made of mud have this shape of bones muscles and organs. How do the Jinn look alike . May be they are in the Sun and its rays , taking different shapes and functions. may be the other gaseous planets like jupiter neptune etc.&#xA;and When there is description of a day equal to 1000yrs in one place and 50000 yrs in another place , I wonder which planet has a day that is equal to 1000 yrs and 500000 yrs. Only astronomers and study of astronomy with these questions in mind will clarify the statements in Qur'an Insallaha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10524" LastActivityDate="2014-12-31T21:59:52.170" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20280" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-01T12:28:15.343" Score="5" ViewCount="12318" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well I know that there are 7 skies. But I just wanted to know the position of the heavens. I mean are they scattererd in every sky? Or are they in one specific sky? And if they are scattererd throughout the 7 skies then is there any in this sky?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9278" LastActivityDate="2019-02-06T10:15:36.267" Title="Difference between 7 skies and position of the heavens?" Tags="|jannah|universe|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20219" CreationDate="2015-01-01T16:02:48.093" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I develop software and distribute it for professional use. If say person X somehow downloads illegally the software I created  then my income is damaged, because I am a minor developer and not a company like microsoft(NOT pinponting just reffering). In this case the person X is depriving me of my right and earns a sin. If its a big company they do have a lot of assets and the developers of software there are related indirectly to consumer(host), but still you are depriving the developer of his rights(the right of getting paid his share for each copy of software sold), even though Dr Zakir said it's okay, from the perspective of a person who is himself a developer it is bad and he doesn't like it. AND Islam never teaches harming anyone whether muslim or not, directly or indirectly, physically or emotionally. If you want to use a software then use the free version if available, try a free alternative, or try through a different path, like beta testing as said in other comments,or using student versions or using trial or the other reasons mentioned by Dr Zakir(like if you need it desperately and can't afford it). As soon as you start earning then pay for the software. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AND I AGREE with Ali Adams in the thing that if you payback to community say by giving free source code or helping someone understand to do something And if you keep your intention clean , i.e, &lt;strong&gt;you wont&lt;/strong&gt; sell the software you designed in pirated copy of the software you've got, because that too is indirectly hurting the original developer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastEditorDisplayName="user9301" LastEditDate="2015-01-01T16:08:57.293" LastActivityDate="2015-01-01T16:08:57.293" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20283" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21508" CreationDate="2015-01-01T18:01:28.903" Score="1" ViewCount="6529" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now suppose I have some urine or some drops of urine on my cloth. But I do not know it and am not aware of it. Now, I go and perform my salat. Now, will my salah be ok? Or does it become qada?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9278" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-05T12:50:44.727" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T08:23:41.023" Title="If I have urine on my clothes but do not know it?" Tags="|salat|taharah|salat-qada|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20284" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20231" CreationDate="2015-01-01T23:26:45.980" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Prophets has the same basic similarity:   That is there&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) message: is the same. That there is only One God and One mankind. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) All the Prophets struggled throughout their lives: to do what: Not to enrich themselves. But to establish equality, brotherhood of mankind. Or a democratic society. Not the democracy of present day, which is rather hypocrisy than Democracy. I say it because One is Ultra rich and another is picking food from garbage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Their main aim was problem solving the existant problems of their times. By reason, wisdom and compassion.&#xA;Our Prophets : worked tirelessly for this cause. &#xA;Asking to: not kill your children for fear of food. For the food is provided by God for your child and YOu.&#xA;To be kind to elderly parents.&#xA;To be kind to the women folk.&#xA;Not to lie, not to kill. All life is holy. Killing One person is like killing entire humanity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) For all of the above they suffered mistreatment at the hands of the establishment, this happened to Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Mohammed. &#xA;The Most Merciful God not only created us but also choose guides to make our life better for US. Praise to God and Peace to Prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10524" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-14T06:20:16.833" LastActivityDate="2015-11-14T06:20:16.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20286" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38" CreationDate="2015-01-02T03:08:38.777" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just giving my thoughts and also I think explanation given above is good enough for any person to realize importance of Arabic language in Islam. The most important points are that Quran is in Arabic Language and Prophet Muhammad (may peace be upon him) and his companions spoke Arabic language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My first language is not Arabic and when I speak Arabic I do need to put my brain to work on translation because I need perfection like I speak my first language. And that is the reason I feel comfort in speaking my first language. If someone can achieve that level of perfection in 2nd Language then he/she can give full concentration on actual topic of discussion. Level of comfort is the most important point because speaking words without knowing exact meanings is almost useless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The day I will say my Language is Arabic I will have a reason behind that is &quot;Perfection&quot; which I got just because Quran is in Arabic and Muhammad (peace be upon him) spoke Arabic. And I believe the same way a person can memorize whole the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10531" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-10T08:31:33.560" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T08:31:33.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20219" CreationDate="2015-01-02T03:35:09.920" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pirating software is thief so it is Haram. Exception in haram term is acceptable if there are no solutions to the condition (i.e. we need that software and we cannot afford it nor there are no free software available). Nowadays in software world there are a lot of softwares that licensed as open source, shareware, free ware etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my opinion is clear. Software piracy is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10532" LastActivityDate="2015-01-02T03:35:09.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20288" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20283" CreationDate="2015-01-02T03:40:33.260" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first think about najis (unclean, based on Islamic ruling) is that we know it from the smell, color, shape or taste. So if we don't know whether your cloth dropped by urine or not, and you don't notice about smell, color, shape and taste, so you must assume that your cloth is clean. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10532" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T08:23:41.023" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T08:23:41.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14941" CreationDate="2015-01-02T03:43:47.090" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it is not mandatory. But reading qunut is a good Sunnah especially in facing disaster or calamity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10532" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-26T13:30:51.257" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T13:30:51.257" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20290" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20280" CreationDate="2015-01-02T08:12:00.607" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Only Allah has knowledge about the skies in this detail. We should not worry about such deep down details of how heavens are made. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Islam does not encourage us to ask too many questions in issues, which are already made clear (I mean , whatever is told to us in Quran, we have to be content with it, as its enough for us to know, if you try to know, the unknown, which Allah has not told us about, then it can lead us to kufr as well, in most cases).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rest, Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2015-01-02T08:12:00.607" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20293" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20294" CreationDate="2015-01-02T09:12:51.443" Score="2" ViewCount="14589" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Salam Alikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Hijama helpful in removing black magic or sihr?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read somewhere that after a jinn leaves a human body, the magic(sihr), remains back. How far is this correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, can cupping help in removing evil eye/magic/jinn?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9090" LastActivityDate="2018-01-30T19:09:03.817" Title="Is Hijama(Cupping) related to black magic?" Tags="|jinn|sihr|medical|evil-eye|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20294" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20293" CreationDate="2015-01-02T09:59:52.320" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walecum assalam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually some Raqyi do use Hijamah as well to treat black magic, but Hijama alone is not the Sunnah way of treating the black magic or removing the Jinn. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hijama actually Boosts the Ruqya process somewhat though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually there is nothing like Black or White magic. there is only Magic.  The Jinn can possess the body by his own will (as may be someone tease them or accidentally harmed them,so they possess a body) or Magic is used to control and put a jinn inside someone's body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ruqya is the ONLY Sunnah way to remove the Magic effect and Jinn. Once the jinn leaves the body, then the effect of Magic is also broken with it, but sometime the Jinns return as well, so raqyi has to make sure that the Jinn does not returns back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, If someone has done magic ,then he is cured from it , then if the enemy does the magic again,then the victim can be possessed again as well. because Ruqya alone only is used to take out the effect of magic and jinn. there are other way to KEEP away from these effect as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you need more info, then you can ask.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2015-01-02T09:59:52.320" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20295" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-02T11:43:20.073" Score="0" ViewCount="92" Body="&lt;p&gt;A professor in my religions class verbally mentioned the following quote/saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;When religions divide people they get away from God&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, he doesn't know the origin of the quote/saying and I wasn't able to find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this respect, I was wondering whether there are any Islamic quotes/sayings with the same or a similar meaning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10534" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T15:30:55.037" Title="Searching for a quote or saying in Islam" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20295" CreationDate="2015-01-02T12:26:32.817" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not (I doubt anyone is) able to rule out any saying in Islamic (or any other) culture because noone can know all the sayings of a culture. Considering the fact that a lot of sayings from all around the world are used by muslims, which don't have a thing to do with Islam it's hard to tell whether that specific quote derives from any Islamic country or not.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However I'd say that this quto can't be from Islam itself because Islam - like all the other monotheistic religions - argue that Islam (or any other religion)  is the only religion &quot;close&quot; to God and all the others are &quot;away&quot; from God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10535" LastActivityDate="2015-01-02T12:26:32.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20295" CreationDate="2015-01-02T15:25:17.627" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure but I found an ayah in quran which has a similar meaning. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/49/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;49:13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10406" LastActivityDate="2015-01-02T15:25:17.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13115" CreationDate="2015-01-02T17:52:47.710" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He Abrahim never lied. Just asked to use common sense. Ask the big Idol who did it.?&#xA;The other story about his wife : we do not know if that is true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10524" LastActivityDate="2015-01-02T17:52:47.710" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20300" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-02T19:01:04.227" Score="2" ViewCount="660" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I am concerned, Prophet Muhammad(sm) saw many prophets in different stages of jannah during Miraj. Besides, I also came to know, that Muhammad(sm) also told that he saw people in jahannam and most of them were woman. Now,how can there be prophets in jannah and a lot of woman in jahannam before the day of judgement?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9278" LastActivityDate="2015-01-03T05:31:56.943" Title="How can there be prophets in jannah and a lot of woman in jahannam before the day of judgement?" Tags="|jannah|day-of-judgement|miraj|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20301" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16539" CreationDate="2015-01-02T22:32:55.277" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Qur'an was revealed in 7th century Arabia in the region of Makkah. It was simply revealed in the language of region of that people of that time. As clearly stated in 44:58&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَاهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thus We have revealed this [Qur'an] to you in your own tongue so that they may take heed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was a coincidence that it was Arabic, had it been English or French or Urdu it would have revealed in that language. But now, since the revelation was done in a particular language, care had to be taken to preserve the dialect, idioms, sayings, poetry of that language so that the correct understanding of Qur'an can be reached. This was always a priority for our scholars. As in the following Narration of Ibn Abbas (Suyuti, al-Itqan fi 'Ulum al-Qur'an, 1st ed., vol. 1 (Beirut: Dar al-Fikr, 1996), 347)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إذا سألتم عن غريب القرآن فالتمسوه في الشعر فإن الشعر ديوان العرب&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you want to understand the meaning of a Qur'anic word little known to you, search for it in poetry because it is this poetry which is the anthology of the Arabs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2160" LastActivityDate="2015-01-02T22:32:55.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20300" CreationDate="2015-01-03T05:31:56.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A small correction to your question, the Prophet (PBUH) didn't see both the other Prophets or the women in either the Heaven (Jannah الجنة) or the hellfire (Jahannam النار او جهنم). He actually saw them in the different stages of the heavens (i.e.: skys, السماوات&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please refer to the following link:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isra_and_Mi%27raj&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isra_and_Mi%27raj&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10537" LastActivityDate="2015-01-03T05:31:56.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20303" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-03T10:54:52.910" Score="2" ViewCount="1524" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read somewhere that Muslims &lt;strong&gt;beheaded&lt;/strong&gt; 400-900 males of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu_Qurayza&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Banu Qurayza&lt;/a&gt; after they were defeated in war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is there any reliable reference supporting this claim?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update&lt;/strong&gt;:  This incident is allegedly exaggerated or invented, according to the following sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Meri, Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia, p. 754.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Arafat, &quot;New Light on the Story of Banu Qurayza and the Jews of Medina&quot;, p. 100-107. Arafat relates the testimony of Ibn Hajar, who&#xA;  denounced this and other accounts as &quot;odd tales&quot; and quoted Malik ibn&#xA;  Anas, a contemporary of Ibn Ishaq, whom he rejected as a &quot;liar&quot;, an&#xA;  &quot;impostor&quot; and for seeking out the Jewish descendants for gathering&#xA;  information about Muhammad's campaign with their forefathers.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nemoy, &quot;Barakat Ahmad's &quot;Muhammad and the Jews&quot;&quot;, p. 325. Nemoy is sourcing Ahmad's Muhammad and the Jews.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T05:08:56.353" LastActivityDate="2020-09-11T11:33:42.433" Title="Did Muslims behead males of Banu Qurayza?" Tags="|history|source-identification|jihad|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20308" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17075" CreationDate="2015-01-04T02:03:46.840" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Hanafi madhab it is not permissible to execute prisoners of war. But in the other three madhabs it is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10544" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T11:07:37.990" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T11:07:37.990" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20309" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="20327" CreationDate="2015-01-04T17:17:20.770" Score="7" ViewCount="3750" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you already know during the day of Eid ul Adha, muslims sacrifice an animal (sheep,cow ...) as Ibrahim (pbuh) did in name of God. I'm muslim so I absolutely respect my religion but I'm also vegan for health and ethical reasons (I redirect you to this link if you are interested on &quot;Veganism&quot;: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es6U00LMmC4&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es6U00LMmC4&lt;/a&gt;). I'm not able to kill an innocent being and I can't afford the idea of buying an animal knowing that it is going to be slaughtered. I prefer peaceful relationship with animal and nature. &lt;strong&gt;So am I disobeying to Allah (swt) by refusing to sacrifice an animal and refusing to celebrate Eid ul Adha in that manner&lt;/strong&gt;? If yes please give me solid arguments in your answer, if no please suggest me any other way of celebration that does not include animal slaughtering (if it is possible). Please answer if you have an &lt;strong&gt;extended knowledge&lt;/strong&gt; on the topic and answer with an open mind . Thanks you in advance!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*I do not think that eating meat is haram I just abstain from it . &lt;em&gt;It is a choice!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4031" LastEditorUserId="4031" LastEditDate="2015-01-06T16:11:54.560" LastActivityDate="2016-09-12T18:49:12.960" Title="Celebration of Eid ul Adha for a vegan muslim" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|food|eid-ul-adha|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20313" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20309" CreationDate="2015-01-04T23:38:33.330" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;As, the question is bit unclear.&#xA;Which part impossible/hard for you? &#xA;Is it buying the to-be-slaughtered animal, or slaughter the animal yourself? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the first case, &quot;yes, you are obliged if you can afford it. Still, you can maintain your &quot;vegan&quot; preference by not eating the meat.&quot;, &#xA;and for the second one, &quot;No, you don't have to do it(slaughter it) by yourself. someone else can do it on your behalf&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For every financially able Muslim man/woman, it is a obligation to sacrifice a right animal in the name of ALLAH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;update: I'd like to elaborate on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the way guided by Allah(jallashanuhu):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Therefore turn in prayer to your Lord and sacrifice(وَانْحَرْ) (to Him&#xA;  only)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/108/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Qur'an 108:2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the way of Muhammad (ﷺ), as he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever offers a sacrifice after the prayer has completed his rituals (of Eid) and has followed the way of the Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/51990&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sahih al-Bukhaari, 5545&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the ruling is like this :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hence the Muslims are unanimously agreed that it is prescribed in&#xA;  Islam, as was narrated by more than one of the scholars. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But they differed as to &lt;strong&gt;whether it is Sunnah mu’akkadah (a confirmed&#xA;  Sunnah) or it is obligatory&lt;/strong&gt; and it is not permissible to omit it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The majority of scholars are of the view that it is &lt;strong&gt;Sunnah mu’akkadah&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;  This is the view of al-Shaafa’i, Maalik and Ahmad according to his&#xA;  most well-known view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Others were of the view that &lt;strong&gt;it is obligatory&lt;/strong&gt;. This is the view of&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Abu Haneefah&lt;/strong&gt; and one of the views narrated from Ahmad. This was also&#xA;  the view favoured by Ibn Taymiyah who said: “This is one of the views&#xA;  narrated in the madhhab of Maalik, or it appears to be the view of&#xA;  Maalik.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;more elaboration with sources on: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/36432&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/36432&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can have your own liking, as a Muslim, as long it is within the halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, avoiding meat, in whole, will not be the best. There's a reason the almighty Creator made human foods so versatile. And, guess who's the role model who has been sent to guide the humanity. &#xA;He enjoyed meat his entire life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="874" LastEditorUserId="874" LastEditDate="2016-09-12T18:49:12.960" LastActivityDate="2016-09-12T18:49:12.960" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20303" CreationDate="2015-01-05T02:38:51.760" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;beheading of men&lt;/strong&gt; is reported in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sD8_ePcl1UoC&amp;amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;amp;dq=al-Tabari%20victory%20of%20Islam&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ei=_PepVOzCC8WpNrvPgqgG&amp;amp;ved=0CCIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&amp;amp;q&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;History of at-Tabari&lt;/em&gt;, volume 8, under the section &quot;The Events of the Year 5,&quot; page 35&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;...Allah's Messenger went out into the market place of Medina and had&#xA;  trenches dug in it; then he sent for them and &lt;strong&gt;had them beheaded in&#xA;  those trenches.&lt;/strong&gt;  they were brought out to him in groups...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also mention in &lt;em&gt;Tafsir ibn Kathir&lt;/em&gt;, under the explanation of Surah al-Ahzab verse 26, under the section &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1863&amp;amp;Itemid=89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;The Campaign against Banu Qurayzah&quot;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the Messenger of Allah commanded that ditches should be dug, &lt;strong&gt;so they&#xA;  were dug in the earth, and they were brought tied by their shoulders,&#xA;  and were beheaded. There were between seven hundred and eight hundred&#xA;  of them. The children who had not yet reached adolescence and the&#xA;  women were taken prisoner, and their wealth was seized&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-01-05T02:38:51.760" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9724" CreationDate="2015-01-05T08:15:18.557" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Scientifically and logically speaking the concept is unknown or perhaps unknowable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, in our modern world of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocentrism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Euro-centric&lt;/a&gt; domination wherein our understanding and knowledge of science and philosophy have become confined to the Western narrative of history, — &lt;a href=&quot;https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/16131/are-there-any-recognized-modern-eastern-or-asian-philosophers-out-there-is-east/16173#16173&quot;&gt;a systematic bias deeply entrenched in Western/Westernized academia&lt;/a&gt; as well — most theological concepts such as 'eternity' appears to have remained unsolved and unexplained. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However in the largely unknown world of muslim philosophy — especially with the major conclusive strides made by the late theosophist Mulla Sadra — most theological concepts have now been effectively resolved and logically explained including God and His attributes, heaven and hell, soul, angels, Satan, and Hereafter, among others. In this answer (which is the first of its kind on this site), we will hopefully testify to the richness and capability of muslim philosophy in defense of Islamic tenets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;God and His Attributes in the Light of Being and its Attributes in the Philosophy of Mulla Sadra&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eternity, based on Mulla Sadra's Ontology of Being, should be seen as one of the essential characteristic or attributes of &lt;em&gt;Being&lt;/em&gt;. The simple concept of Being for Sadra, when considered by the virtue of its very essence, implies full  perfection in every possible respect. That's because according to Sadra (and in fact all followers of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/plotinus/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Neoplatonic tradition&lt;/a&gt;), all imperfections are attributed to &lt;em&gt;lack of being&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;existential deficit&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Absolute perfection for Being — that is, for Being to be &lt;em&gt;fully being&lt;/em&gt; or distilled of any lack of being — requires it to be simple — that is, non-composite, unified, non-discontinued and fully connected —, all-pervasive and unique. Being also constitutes every and all beings. For if it doesn't constitute some beings, it contradicts its very essence as &quot;all beings and altogether being.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Being is conceived as such, it follows that whatever we conventionally perceive and think of as beings or things (i.e. the plurality of phenomena within and without us) are only different manifestations of Being and therefore have no sovereign and independent reality from that which constitutes their very existence, Being. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the epistemological status of Being, while everything, that is, all manifestations of Being can be demonstrated by observation and be scientifically or philosophically defined, Being is so evident and so readily intelligible that it is needless and beyond any definition. Also, while the manifestations of Being are perceived separately, distinguished and defined due to their very existential limits and deficits, Being due its unified, single and all-encompassing reality can only be distinguished from non-being while lying at the core of every observable or logically demonstrable being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Mulla Sadra, Being conceived as such corresponds to the reality of God. God similar to Being exists in everything at the same time can not be equated or reduced to any thing. Since Being is the source of all perfection, hence the corresponding Islamic belief that God is the source of all goodness. In short, Being in philosophy is basically identical to God in religion, expressed only in different terminology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to put this into the relevant Islamic theological perspective, Let's summarize the discussion as such: Everything that is, owes its share of being to Being, while the imperfections that are a result of the relative lack of being of things are not attributed to Being but evidently to non-being. This is the basis for a famous statement by Sadra and his preceding theosophists that: the inclusive simplicity (of Being) is 1) &lt;em&gt;all things&lt;/em&gt; and at the same time 2) &lt;em&gt;none of the things&lt;/em&gt;; respectively corresponding to the idea behind Quranic descriptions of Allah as in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/57:1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the three opening verses of Surat al-Hadid&lt;/a&gt; implying Allah to be virtually everything; and the descriptions pointing to the doctrine of &lt;em&gt;Tanzih&lt;/em&gt; as in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.itani/42:11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat al-Shura:11&lt;/a&gt; that says &quot;there's nothing like him&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore when the concept of Being or God is properly understood as such, its essential attributes such as &lt;em&gt;eternity&lt;/em&gt; become easy to relate to as well. Since Being or God is all being and altogether being , it can not hold any attribute that violates its very essence such as spacial or temporal mode of existence that characterizes beings (that is, creation) for these attributes are rooted in lack of being or existential deficit. In other words, anything confined within one location or one period of time, necessarily lacks the being of other things positioned in other modal circumstances, and therefore can not represent Being which is &quot;all beings and altogether being.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With respect to what was said about ontological status of Being, the essential attributes thereof (such as eternity) can not be sensually observed or logically defined either, because of the utmost a priori self-evidence of Being and its attributes. Therefore the problem of correct comprehension of such attributes arises only when people want to wrongly understand them in terms of some of the &lt;em&gt;beings&lt;/em&gt; (i.e. creation) which by the virtue of their deficient existential status can not posses those attributes of perfection. This is the distinction that should be always kept in mind when contemplating attributes that are unique to God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:42:22.503" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T04:31:07.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2266" CreationDate="2015-01-05T08:42:24.050" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is not &lt;strong&gt;one&lt;/strong&gt; but &lt;strong&gt;more than one&lt;/strong&gt; Sabaens (Sabians), their ancestry goes back to &lt;strong&gt;David (Dawud a.s.)&lt;/strong&gt;, based on the telling of the Holy Quran (Neml, Enbiya, Bakara, Nisa).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2862" LastActivityDate="2015-01-05T08:42:24.050" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20319" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-05T11:38:02.247" Score="4" ViewCount="588" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Salaam Alikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a case in India year 1992, some Hindus claim that a Masjid (mosque) Babri, was built over the birth place of their lord Ram. So they demolished the Masjid, which gave rise to riots between Hindus and Muslims, and the matter remains unsolved for years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, some Hindus say that leave the birth place of Ram, give the place to Hindus, and take same area space somewhere else in India.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, they want to build a Temple in place of the present Babri Masjid, demolish the present one and are telling Muslims to built a new Babri Masjid somewhere else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this exchange of worship places allowed in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9090" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-01-12T11:03:32.313" LastActivityDate="2019-11-13T02:02:00.260" Title="Can a temple be built in place of a Masjid?" Tags="|sharia|fiqh|non-muslim|masjid|non-muslim-countries|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10878" CreationDate="2015-01-05T13:30:12.823" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do believe that verses are stating that do not take allies with the ones who attack Islam rather than the ones who do not. I think that is the general principle of what is being said. Of-course we are allowed to have a friendly relationship with Non-Muslims, I mean come on, is that not how Islam spread.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10549" LastActivityDate="2015-01-05T13:30:12.823" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20322" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-05T13:55:38.603" Score="3" ViewCount="812" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Christianity, the garden of Eden where Adam and Eve were created is/was on Earth.  Does Islam also believe that Adam and Eve were created on Earth, or where they created in a paradise which is not on Earth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastActivityDate="2015-01-06T06:06:41.703" Title="Heaven on Earth?" Tags="|sunni|creation|hanafi|adam-and-eve|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20309" CreationDate="2015-01-05T18:25:12.080" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims is who accepts Allah's orders and will and accept it with his heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;There was no human more kind than &lt;strong&gt;Prophet Muhammad PBUH&lt;/strong&gt; ever born on this planet earth. So if &lt;strong&gt;Prophet PBUH&lt;/strong&gt; did it then you should too.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prophet Muhammad PBUH&lt;/strong&gt; was the ultimate doctor, ultimate guide for ways of life and ways of livings so we should follow everything he did in his life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eid-ul-Azha actually means that sacrificing healthy and best animal for Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah says further: (It is not their meat nor their blood, that&#xA;  reaches Allah: it is your piety that reaches Him: He has thus made&#xA;  them subject to you, that ye may glorify Allah for His guidance to&#xA;  you: And proclaim the Good News to all who do right.) (Al-Hajj 22: 37)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you think that Prophet never insisted to eat meat because there were no campanion of Prophet PBUH who did not follow Prophet's PBUH footsteps in every way of their life&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said “the master of all foods is the meat”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Say to them: If you love God, follow (and love and honor) me, and God&#xA;  will love you&quot; (3:31).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said: &quot;Anyone who dislikes my sunna is not of me.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Bukhari and Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="400" LastEditorUserId="400" LastEditDate="2015-01-08T13:31:18.130" LastActivityDate="2015-01-08T13:31:18.130" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20325" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-05T20:30:23.460" Score="2" ViewCount="3294" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are human strain probiotics halal?  My daughter has asthma and eczema and there is a product I want to try (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.betterbabyhealth.ca/hmf-child-children-s-chewable-probiotic-by-genestra.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;HMF Child Probiotic Supplement&lt;/a&gt;), but I would like to know if it is permissible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10557" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-21T13:53:49.197" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T13:53:49.197" Title="Are human-strain probiotics halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|medical|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20327" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20309" CreationDate="2015-01-05T23:44:50.833" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as my research goes, I've found that the sacrificing animal(s) on Eid (whether you're a pilgrim at Hajj or a Muslim elsewhere in the world) is not compulsory with Imam Abu Hanifa stating that it is compulsory to those that can afford to do it whilst narrations from ahadeeth such as Muslim state that it is a choice as to whether a Muslim should sacrifice a cow or other animal, so there is differing opinions on that subject matter. That being said, it is highly advised that you follow the Prophet's (saw) example and you gain a lot of reward for doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10558" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-01-08T14:07:27.280" LastActivityDate="2015-01-08T14:07:27.280" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20325" CreationDate="2015-01-06T01:47:40.943" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probiotic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Probiotics&lt;/a&gt; are microorganisms that basically keep your gut working properly.  Despite the name, &quot;human-strain&quot; probiotics don't actually involve humans or human byproducts as ingredients, they're just particular species of microorganisms that naturally (or exclusively) reside in human hosts already.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regardless of the source of the original culture, probiotics are subsequently cultivated in sterile conditions and are countless generations removed from ever having been in contact with anything human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that bacteria and such microorganisms don't fall under the general rulings of Islamic slaughter, or ever come into contact with anything that &lt;em&gt;would&lt;/em&gt; fall under the general rulings of Islamic slaughter, I see no reason at all to consider that these may be &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2015-01-06T01:47:40.943" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20329" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-06T02:00:35.083" Score="8" ViewCount="837" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Israeli government does not allow Jews to pray on the Temple-Mount, out of respect to the Muslim faith. This is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/three-jews-expelled-from-temple-mount-for-praying-1.98824&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;enforced by Israeli police&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I was wondering, is it because it's against Islamic law for Jews to pray in a mosque? (They are praying to the same god, after all). Or is this a political issue? (i.e. the Waqf being worried that Jews praying there could lead to other issues).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope that someone here can explain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10559" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-01T14:44:03.353" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T17:40:21.723" Title="Does Islam restrain/prohibit Jews from to pray in a mosque?" Tags="|islamic-basis|masjid|jews|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20332" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-06T04:42:17.830" Score="8" ViewCount="745" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe &quot;lust&quot;, &quot;anger&quot;, &quot;fear&quot;, &quot;tension&quot; and &quot;ego&quot; are main internal enemies of human. Does Islam provide a way to win over these enemies? If yes what is that way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10562" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-12T05:28:50.443" LastActivityDate="2017-11-02T07:20:23.633" Title="What is the way to win over lust, anger, fear, tension, ego?" Tags="|anger|self-purification|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20333" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20322" CreationDate="2015-01-06T06:06:41.703" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Salam Alikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Islam, Adam and Eve were sent down to earth &lt;code&gt;after&lt;/code&gt; they disobeyed Allah(swt), by eating the forbidden fruit. As we get from the Quran &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;“Get you down (upon the earth), all of you together(Adam, Eve and Iblis), from Paradise/Garden, some of you are an enemy to some others.  Then, if there comes to you guidance from Me, whoever follows My Guidance shall neither go astray, nor fall into distress and misery.” (Quran 20:123)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;“‘On earth will be a dwelling place for you and an enjoyment, for a time.’  He said: ‘Therein you shall live and therein you shall die, and from it you shall be brought out (resurrected).’” (Quran 7:24–25)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word Earth in 7:24 is 'Al-Ard', so the place where they stayed, was not the Earth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also from Hadith, we get &lt;code&gt;“The best of days on which the sun has risen is Friday.  One this day Adam was created, and on this day he was descended to earth.” (Saheeh Al-Bukhari)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since it says 'descended to earth', if they were already living on earth how can they descend there itself?&#xA;To tell a thing/person to descend, is only possible when that thing/person, is currently at a higher place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, the garden where Adam and Eve were living, wasn't on the Earth we live on today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9090" LastActivityDate="2015-01-06T06:06:41.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20265" CreationDate="2015-01-06T06:25:01.943" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As salamu alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Islamic principle related to haram, it is that if something is prohibited, then anything that leads to it is also considered haram. A similar principle is that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;the sin of haram is not limited to the person who engages in the prohibited activity, but the sin also extends to others who support the person in the activity, whether it be material or moral support.&lt;/code&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Al-Qardawi, Yusuf (1999). &#xA;&lt;em&gt;The Lawful and the Prohibited in Islam. American Trust Publications. p. 22&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find the link to the book &lt;a href=&quot;http://thequranblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/the-lawful-and-the-prohibited-in-islam.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, a person who commits a sin, and a person who encourages a sin, both are accountable. Hope, it clarifies what you asked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallahu Khair&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9090" LastEditorUserId="874" LastEditDate="2015-01-06T07:32:08.547" LastActivityDate="2015-01-06T07:32:08.547" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20332" CreationDate="2015-01-06T09:52:19.333" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam combating vices of the ego and the flesh are usually referred to as &quot;the greater jihad&quot; or &quot;jihad against the ego (or &lt;em&gt;nafs&lt;/em&gt; in Arabic)&quot;, wherein &lt;em&gt;jihad&lt;/em&gt; means 'struggle.' The term is rooted in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/imam-ali-s-first-treatise-islamic-ethics-and-education-zainol-aabideen-qorbani-lahiji/17-bid-others#c-types-struggle-way-allah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a tradition&lt;/a&gt; wherein the Holy Prophet describes jihad with the self to be the &lt;em&gt;greater&lt;/em&gt; jihad, while jihad with the external enemy being the &lt;em&gt;lesser.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In scholarly works on Jihad with the nafs, lust has to be moderated by avoiding over-indulgence in desires of the flesh. Islam indeed prescribes a specific form of annual fasting which is mandatory for all Muslims to be held during the month of Ramadhan. Extra fasting can also be practiced for further spiritual development. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fear is alleviated by knowledge of truth so as to prevent fears caused by man's ignorance, and also by confidence and faith in Allah who is the highest protector. Same can be said in general as for tension. However tension can be also caused by humeral imbalance or other biological conditions that must be treated primarily by medicine (preferably traditional &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humorism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;humorist medicine&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ego is harnessed by consciousness of man's inherent dependency on and indebtedness to Allah who is the source of all majesty and pride.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What passed was a brief outline about a major topic but sufficient for having a general idea. I drew upon my personal knowledge of Quran, Sunnah and the works of Muslim scholars of ethics and self-purification. On the latter, my main sources are the works of Imam Ruhollah Khomeini and Allama Muhammad Hussain Tabatabaei. For an extensive discussion of the topic, I recommend &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/forty-hadith-an-exposition-second-edition-imam-khomeini/first-hadith-jihad-self&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the first chapter&lt;/a&gt; of Ayatollah's Khomeini's famous &lt;em&gt;Commentary on Fourthy Hadiths&lt;/em&gt; wherein he discusses different stages of struggle against the self in the profound light of Islamic Esoterism. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-10T09:52:16.970" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T09:52:16.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20332" CreationDate="2015-01-06T10:06:40.147" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اِنَّ الغَضَبَ مِنَ الشَّيطانِ وَاِنَّ الشَّيطانَ خُلِقَ مِنَ النّارِ&#xA;  وَاِنَّما تُطفَأُ النّارُ بِالماءِ فَاِذا غَضِبَ اَحَدُكُم &#xA;  فَليَتَوَضَّ&#xA;  &lt;br&gt;(نهج الفصاحه، حدیث ۶۶۰)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The anger is from devil, devil is from fire, fire will off with water. So when each of you anger then make Wudhu (وضو).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(I translated it myself but I hope you can understand it.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2158" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-02T07:20:23.633" LastActivityDate="2017-11-02T07:20:23.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20338" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-06T18:47:05.213" Score="1" ViewCount="311" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it haram to be a vegan? I'm currently a vegetarian, simply because I don't enjoy meat as much as I did before. I don't think that we really need meat to survive, and all this mass production is just horrible! For the animals and for our body, those animals are mostly sick because of their poorly living in a way too small cage and they basically transfer their illness to us, it's just horrible. Same with the egg and dairy industry. I would enjoy those products if people weren't so cruel and kept the animals in a good way. In the dairy industry as an example they get the cow pregnant and once the cow gives birth her baby is taken away from her just to get killed. I just hate how humans use animals as a material; and like I said, I just strongly disapprove of the mass production, I want my body to be healthy and I don't think that stuffing my body with poison will do. Is my thinking wrong? And would it be okay to be vegan? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10565" LastActivityDate="2015-01-06T21:08:47.547" Title="Islamic View of Veganism" Tags="|halal-haram|animals|health|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-01-09T23:35:54.183" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20329" CreationDate="2015-01-06T19:45:30.873" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know the Israeli reasoning, but the Temple Mount is a sanctuary that's considered blessed as it's part of the surroundings of masjid al-aqsa.  Allah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to&#xA;  al-Masjid al- Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of&#xA;  Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  (17:1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so it's considered as &quot;holy&quot; but particularly masjid al-aqsa is considered a sanctuary.  But there's nothing in Islamic law on prohibiting non-Muslims from praying there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-01-06T19:45:30.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20332" CreationDate="2015-01-06T20:40:40.023" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;These are all common problems almost everyone goes through.&#xA;A wise person is one who understands them and tries to stay away and when he/she is afflicted with one of these, he/she knows and tries to cure himself/herself of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The highest level is to work on increasing your taqwa and tawakkul. One way to do it is by fasting. You control your gaze while fasting and since you are in a pure form while fasting you tend to be in state of wudhu or often make wudhu and that takes care of anger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Initiating salam to younger ones often helps with controlling the ego.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a dua that helps alleviate fear, you can google it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;allahumma inni aaozbika minal hammi wal hazan.....&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the rest get alleviated , tension for sure will get alleviated. Also, after every salat if you sit for a few minutes and make zikr that calms down the heart drastically as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps inshaAllah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5165" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-24T06:13:07.107" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T06:13:07.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20338" CreationDate="2015-01-06T21:08:47.547" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well of course, I think most people would agree with you however(as in how animals are treated in the current day), however, you have to remember that &lt;strong&gt;Halal Organic&lt;/strong&gt; meats are in-fact available where the welfare and well being of the animal is a high priority. Also consider the fact that the requirements for the meat to be Halal is a must and therefore, there is an assurance that the animal is healthy before death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really do recommend you watch this video, it quite informative and will pretty much answer your question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZaW_P-szCU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZaW_P-szCU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10549" LastActivityDate="2015-01-06T21:08:47.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20342" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-06T21:08:56.050" Score="2" ViewCount="179" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had to purchase a car, but did not wanted with riba, so the only option was to purchase a new car which I has at 0%, BUT monthly I have now to find a large sum of money which is causing me a lot of trouble. With a used car I could have a with quarter the price I'm paying per month.to clarify more I dont have cash to purchase a car. SO my question is it worth having no riba and causing me financial problems for the coming 5 years?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10566" LastActivityDate="2015-02-07T15:52:47.627" Title="Zero Interest is causing me more harm than riba, is it the right choice?" Tags="|riba|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-06-26T23:30:13.423" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20343" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17415" CreationDate="2015-01-06T21:20:29.253" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is your test from Allah, educating from such a university that you cannot afford is a wordly wish only. Its up to you now to what extend you want to please Allah. Can you for the pleasure of Allah refrain from Riba and find another alternatives or not.Do not forget if you will let go something of this word for Allah's sake , HE shall not let you down, you shall have something better that what you are wishing for(not the way Allah wants).My advice to you would be not to involve in Riba, just for the pleasure of Allah and would see wonders happen in your life (Insha Allah) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10566" LastActivityDate="2015-01-06T21:20:29.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20344" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20342" CreationDate="2015-01-06T21:25:11.273" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I posted this question earlier, but just I posted it, Allah gave me the answer! Yes its better to endure some difficulties for the pleasure of Allah, I believe that after a period of test, Allah will make my situation better, because I did it only for His pleasure and I'm sure HE will not let me down(Ameen)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10566" LastActivityDate="2015-01-06T21:25:11.273" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="20345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20303" CreationDate="2015-01-07T00:12:26.160" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Banu Quraiyza had a treaty with the Muslims during the war with the Meccan tribes. They broke this treaty. After a siege, they surrendered and the Prophet (PBUH) asked them who they wanted to determine their punishment. The one that they chose said that the fighters should be executed and the rest enslaved, widely believed to be based on Deuteronomy 20:12-14* since he said that his decision was based on Jewish law (perhaps since Banu Quraiyza was a Jewish tribe). So many of the men who fought were indeed killed. This punishment excludes some, such as those who broke away from the Quraiyza and seeked protection from the Muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the enslavement, there are many rules protecting slaves in Islam (&quot;master&quot; responsible for providing, can't separate certain family members, can't be abused, etc.) but that's another topic altogether. It must be taken into account that after the men were killed, very vulnerable tribe filled only with women and children was left, and that is a dangerous situation to be left in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*&quot;12 If they refuse to make peace and they engage you in battle, lay siege to that city. 13 When the Lord your God delivers it into your hand, put to the sword all the men in it. 14 As for the women, the children, the livestock and everything else in the city, you may take these as plunder for yourselves. And you may use the plunder the Lord your God gives you from your enemies.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;See the following link:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2012/07/03/a-balanced-explanation-of-the-banu-qurayza-controversy/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://seekershub.org/a-balanced-explanation-of-the-banu-qurayza-controversy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10567" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-05T11:04:02.360" LastActivityDate="2016-03-05T11:04:02.360" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21346" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-07T19:19:11.370" Score="5" ViewCount="673" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read at &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/86109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamQA&lt;/a&gt; and learned that making fun of the Prophet Mohammad is punishable by death. In the Hadith, there are numerous acts carried out by regular people upon those who do so. It came to my attention when hearing about the recent attack on Charlie Hebdo in France. Shouldn't there be guidance on when this decision can be made and who can make it? Or is it up to individuals? This has disturbed me greatly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="2605" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T01:11:24.813" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T09:14:30.747" Title="Who decides who can carry out executions of those who mock the Prophet Mohammad?" Tags="|sharia|hadith|prophet-muhammad|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21347" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21513" CreationDate="2015-01-07T20:39:32.327" Score="9" ViewCount="19950" Body="&lt;p&gt;Last year the Turing test was passed, where a machine was able to convince people that it was human. There are no problems with computers in Islam as they're just tools, but I'm certain that creating a computer that simulates intelligence would be frowned upon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has there been any ruling on the subject or are there any materials that discuss the issue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is simply something I'm curious about as I'm sure it will become an issue in future. I'm sure those working on artificial intelligence will be asking the same question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9248" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-02T06:00:36.650" LastActivityDate="2020-01-14T07:38:31.813" Title="What is the Islamic position on artificial intelligence?" Tags="|halal-haram|technology|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21349" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-08T01:55:32.300" Score="1" ViewCount="1312" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do Muslims believe that a person's religion influences their behaviour?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've heard people say, when Muslim X does bad action Y, that Islam isn't to blame for Y. The people saying that are usually atheists or pretty close to atheistic in their thinking, and probably think religion is meaningless. I can sometimes see the logic in such statements, but it makes me wonder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surely some, if not all, actions done by Muslims are influenced by their religion. If none of the actions done by Muslims are influenced by their religion, then what's the point of being religious?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the perspective of Muslims, does a person's religion influence their behaviour?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastActivityDate="2015-01-08T17:34:04.657" Title="Does a person's religion influence their behaviour?" Tags="|belief|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21350" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21349" CreationDate="2015-01-08T02:24:15.947" Score="0" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Here is my view on the matter:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've heard people say, when Muslim X does bad action Y, that Islam isn't to blame for Y.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reality is Islam is not to blame for the action of that said person. Let me explain, for instance one can call themselves a Muslim, and not hold to the faith strictly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example: A Muslim drinks alcohol, and becomes intoxicated, then proceeds to get into a car crash.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Muslim did commit a bad action, and Islam is not to blame. This is because Islam strictly motions that alcohol is prohibited for a Muslim, the blame lays only upon him, not his religion as his religion clearly is not tied to the bad action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the perspective of Muslims, does a person's religion influence their behaviour?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For me my religion does shape who I am, it limits me from my primal urges, without limitation I would assume that my behaviour would be radically different without my religion, as there would be no reason to limit my urge so that certain thing. Islam is also a constant reminder to me that enforces certain behaviours as well, such as that I have patience with others; do good, pray five times a day, and many other things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;On other things:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've heard people say, when Muslim X does bad action Y, that Islam isn't to blame for Y. The people saying that are usually atheists or pretty close to atheistic in their thinking, and probably think religion is meaningless. I can sometimes see the logic in such statements, but it makes me wonder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I addressed some points above I want to go in extent to why many Muslims say this, and why their response is valid. Recall the phrase in statistical analysis, &amp;quot;correlation does not imply causation&amp;quot; classically expressed in logic as: (P &amp;amp; Q) ≠ (P → Q) ٧ (Q → P). While sometimes it looks like there is a correlation, we have to understand that even with a correlation (which there may or may not be) that causation should not be implied. If one wants to say Islam is the cause to the supposed correlation, they should support their view, otherwise it may be dismissed as ill speculation, especially when there is plenty of statistics, and data that argue against them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6836" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-01-08T02:24:15.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21353" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-08T05:39:57.683" Score="3" ViewCount="563" Body="&lt;p&gt;In many Christian sects there is a concept/notion usually labeled the &quot;virtuous pagan&quot;. That is, those who were not evangelized in life, yet lived beneficent and virtuous lives, can receive salvation come judgement-day. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance Pope John Paul II wrote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The universality of salvation means that it is granted not only to those who explicitly believe in Christ and have entered the Church. Since salvation is offered to all, it must be made concretely available to all. But it is clear that today, as in the past, many people do not have an opportunity to come to know or accept the Gospel revelation or to enter the Church. The social and cultural conditions in which they live do not permit this, and frequently they have been brought up in other religious traditions. For such people salvation in Christ is accessible by virtue of a grace which, while having a mysterious relationship to the Church, does not make them formally part of the Church but enlightens them in a way which is accommodated to their spiritual and material situation. This grace comes from Christ; it is the result of his Sacrifice and is communicated by the Holy Spirit. It enables each person to attain salvation through his or her free cooperation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there such a concept in Islam? And if there is, is it likely that the historical Gautama Buddha would take residence in Jannah after judgment? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm a not so recent convert to Buddhism from my familially ingrained lukewarm Baptist Christianity. However, I have been reading about Islamic eschatology. From what I've read... I can say with certainty that I'm not not very interested in further conversions. But I'm still interested hearing what you all have to say. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11574" LastActivityDate="2015-01-08T06:32:09.070" Title="Will Gautama Buddha reside in Jannah after judgment?" Tags="|non-muslim|jannah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21353" CreationDate="2015-01-08T06:32:09.070" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The tradition of thought (from a textual basis) is no Muslim has the ability to say where a person will end up going, rather only Allah (swt) knows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is common for Muslims to say, &amp;quot;Insha'Allah (God willing) I go to heaven&amp;quot;, rather than say they will go to heaven. Why? As the Qur'an shows there is no such thing for, &amp;quot;confirmed&amp;quot; salvation from hell, it is pretty clear that it all is in the hands of Allah (swt) not something us mere mortals can pass judgement on. Recall that Islam is submission to the judge-master of all creation, not clerics, not priests, we do not have the ability to cast any ruling on such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for non-Muslims going to heaven, while I dislike speculation, Allah (swt) has shown at times kindness to some, for good deeds they do, as can be seen in this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A prostitute was forgiven by Allah, because, passing by a panting dog near a well and seeing that the dog was about to die of thirst, she took off her shoe, and tying it with her head-cover she drew out some water for it. So, Allah forgave her because of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/126&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Source!&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 3321, Book 59, Hadith 127&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the logical thought is it possible, remember Qur'anic chapter 49, verse 13:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While there are past examples, righteous in the end is in the eyes of Allah (swt) not ours. (I seem to stress this a lot, but mainly because that is the main idea here.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6836" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-01-08T06:32:09.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1065" CreationDate="2015-01-08T08:06:37.613" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikicek.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikicek&lt;/a&gt; if you remember it before &lt;em&gt;salam&lt;/em&gt; you should do &lt;em&gt;sujud sahwi&lt;/em&gt; before doing &lt;em&gt;salam&lt;/em&gt; but if you remember it after the &lt;em&gt;salam&lt;/em&gt; so you just do it directly after the &lt;em&gt;salam&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11576" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-01-09T20:02:29.150" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T20:02:29.150" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21357" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-08T09:58:47.243" Score="1" ViewCount="2869" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to people I used to hear that when a person who is going to die, he will come to know about it before 40 days of his death day? Is there any Islamic basis for this belief?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11578" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-01-09T23:33:47.750" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T23:33:47.750" Title="Do people know of their death in advance?" Tags="|islamic-basis|death|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21358" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-08T12:05:47.137" Score="5" ViewCount="1510" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have always been told the story of Adam (AS) and how he sinned in Jannah and was sent down to Earth. However, we were not created at the time and had not sinned. So why do all of mankind have to be tested because of two people's mistake?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I have recently come across a Hadith which states that Allah asked all of his creation if they are ready to be tested. However the mountains (rocks) feared the big test but Humans were foolish and said they are ready to be tested. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't see how these two are linked. Are we being tested because Adam and Hawa (Eve)(Peace be upon them) ate what was forbidden for them or are we being tested because we accepted the 'challenge'?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-07T07:29:55.297" LastActivityDate="2018-01-10T04:49:20.510" Title="Why are we being tested?" Tags="|adam-and-eve|akhirah|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21357" CreationDate="2015-01-08T12:27:26.597" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two things which a human does not know about their life. One is when they will get married and the other is they will die. There is no Ayat is the Qur'an or Hadith which mentions that a person will feel or know that they will die before the time comes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2015-01-08T12:27:26.597" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21361" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-08T13:15:52.773" Score="5" ViewCount="2414" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know it is forbidden to burn or desecrate the Qur'an in anyway and we must treat it with utmost respect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is deleting the Qu'ran from a computer the same as burning the Qur'an? What is the difference?&#xA;If my college friend sees the Qur'an on my computer and deletes it in malice, then is he committing a sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11581" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T10:24:45.120" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T10:24:45.120" Title="Is deleting the Qur'an from a computer prohibited?" Tags="|quran|digital-files|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21362" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21361" CreationDate="2015-01-08T13:23:29.490" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Digital copies of the Qur'an, according to the majority opinion, are not considered to be manuscripts (mus-haf) of the Qur'an, and therefore the ruling of touching (opening) or getting rid of them (deleting) does not apply. In either case though, it is hard to see how deleting a file would count as desecrating it. There are obviously situations in which Qur'ans will need to be disposed of. In that case, they are either buried, shredded, or even burned, ironically enough. This doesn't count as being disrespectful, unless of course the &lt;em&gt;intention&lt;/em&gt; is to disrespect it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2015-01-08T13:23:29.490" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20342" CreationDate="2015-01-08T15:20:29.520" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not need to give detailed references here because I think this is not just about Islam but also about personal finance and money. I will try to be very frugal in my response and I mean no disrespect but Islam teaches us to live within our means and if you do not have money for a new car then do not purchase a new car.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran - Surah Furqan (25:67) - &quot;And [they are] those who, when they spend, do so not excessively or sparingly but are ever, between that, [justly] moderate&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith - Prophet Muhammad (SAW) - &quot;O Allah, suffice me with what You have allowed instead of what You have forbidden, and make me independent of all others besides You.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;At-Tirmidhi 5/560. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi 3/180.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Instead you should try and find alternatives like public transport, car-pooling with colleagues or ride-sharing services. If you do not have an alternative and must own a car then purchase a used car or rent a car until you can afford to own one yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9311" LastActivityDate="2015-01-08T15:20:29.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21366" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21349" CreationDate="2015-01-08T17:14:42.450" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslim X does bad action Y, that Islam isn't to blame for Y:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some cases Islam and its ambiguities or the correct or wrong interpretation of it is to blame. For example, if a Muslim read the qa'ran and interpreted the teaching (as an extreme) 'strapping a bomb to his chest and blowing up Shia muslims in the market place' or 'insisting your wife is not allowed to drive a car' Then we must say that Islam is to blame because that is how in their interpretation of it is written in the book. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the same vain, if a Muslim does good things, then his/her religion has guided them to do good things. For example give earnings to charity or help the poor. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inherently, Muslims are not bad as no-one is born bad. But the interpretation of Islam can cause Muslims to do good or bad, therefore through this logic people are influenced by their religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11581" LastActivityDate="2015-01-08T17:14:42.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21349" CreationDate="2015-01-08T17:34:04.657" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I personally believe that religion does influence a person's behavior. It influences morals, and someone who strongly believes in a religion will generally try to exhibit what their religion defines as good behavior and stay way from what their religion defines as bad behavior. Most Muslims I know avoid drinking alcohol. A lot of religious people try to keep some distance- both physical and emotional- with members of the opposite sex that they aren't related to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, unless someone is a perfect embodiment of a religion, you cannot link all their actions back to their religion. I believe in Islam, but that doesn't mean I don't make mistakes. Most people are normal human beings who's behavior is not only influenced by religion. This can be applied to anyone who has moral standards that they try to live by. Someone could get angry by loved one's unintentional mistake, but they might regret their temper later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to cases where a Muslim exhibits bad behavior because they believe it to be Islam, from my perspective as a Muslim, their religion is influencing behavior. However, I don't believe that they are following the same religion as me. We may be using the same words when we recite what we believe, such as &quot;there is no god but Allah, and Muhammad [PBUH] is His Messenger,&quot; but if, for instance, they believe that enacting terrorism is a good deed, they obviously have very different beliefs about God and the Prophet (PBUH) from me, who believes that the Prophet (PBUH) would very strongly disapprove of such actions. My definition of Islam would be different. So I would say that Islam isn't to blame for those bad actions, because condoning such actions isn't in my definition of Islam. I would still say that their religion influenced their behavior, but I would not consider such a person as being a Muslim and following Islam's true teachings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10567" LastActivityDate="2015-01-08T17:34:04.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21368" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24568" CreationDate="2015-01-08T19:25:55.917" Score="5" ViewCount="25006" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a relative, who has recently been claiming that Allah (S.A.W) is directly speaking to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was a muslim, but non-practicing. Suddenly he has changed and he started praying, fasting, and is also memorising the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the problem is that he is doing things to an extreme level. He left his job and is now saying that he can find the cures of cancer or ebola and is saying many other things which does not seem as normal behaviour. Plus for this his wife and children are very concerned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I wanted to know if Allah does speak to people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please let me know what the Quran has to say about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11585" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-01-09T21:19:32.020" LastActivityDate="2015-11-23T01:08:56.867" Title="Does Allah speak to people directly?" Tags="|allah|jinn|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21358" CreationDate="2015-01-08T22:28:55.460" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is my personal point of view:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all you can find a general answer of your question in 51:56&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now let's have a look at 46:14&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Those are the companions of Paradise, abiding eternally therein as reward for what they used to do.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, you will notice that Allah promises an immortal life in paradise.&#xA;So, how is it possible that Allah forces Adam to leave jannah although Allah promises an&#xA;eternal life??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer this question you can now read 64:9&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;...And whoever believes in Allah and does righteousness - He will remove from him his misdeeds &#xA;and admit him to gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this ayah the Arabic word jannah is translated as &lt;em&gt;garden&lt;/em&gt; instead of paradise.&#xA;Indeed, one of the meaning of jannah is garden and therefore I personally do not believe that&#xA;Adam had been in paradise before he was tested by Allah. &#xA;Instead, it is more than likely that he already had stayed on earth in a beautiful oasis or something like that &lt;em&gt;(Garden)&lt;/em&gt;. After his sin he had to leave the &lt;em&gt;jannah or garden&lt;/em&gt;.&#xA;It seems that Allah even has tested Adam on earth as like any other of us... This rule allows of no exceptions!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I personally don't believe that Adam was the first human being on earth; &#xA;There are no leads on the first human being of Adam in the Koran.&#xA;The Koran tells us that he was the &lt;strong&gt;FIRST&lt;/strong&gt; prophet but he was &lt;strong&gt;NOT the first human being!&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;For this reason, I think that other human beings besides Adam had existed, but Adam was the first protoype of mankind&#xA;who was able to differentiate between good and evil, the wrong way the right way (see 2:30).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In respect of the points I have mentioned I think that the story of Adam wants to show us&#xA;that the whole mankind after Adam will be tested by doing good things and by working for a better world (read Sura Asr). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adam did a mistake, but this does not mean that we are guilty for his behaviour (53:38)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Namely, that no bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10406" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-09T12:36:33.363" LastActivityDate="2018-01-09T12:36:33.363" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21372" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23973" CreationDate="2015-01-09T01:30:38.233" Score="4" ViewCount="968" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I understand correctly, the Quran is held to be the words given to Mohammed by God over a series of visits from the angel Gabriel, which were then dictated to scribes and eventually written down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why is the Quran divided into the 114 surahs?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does each surah represent a single revelation to Mohammed by God, that is, a single visit from the angel Gabriel, and the words of the surah are simply a direct transcription of what the angel Gabriel said?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or, is the organization into surah &quot;man-made&quot;, something that came later?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11590" LastEditorUserId="2120" LastEditDate="2015-01-10T16:44:11.897" LastActivityDate="2015-10-13T21:56:49.497" Title="What is the meaning of the division of the Quran into Surahs?" Tags="|quran|surah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15108" CreationDate="2015-01-09T01:58:19.573" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is haram because it brings jinn.  But you can keep it in your backyard and everything is good, as long as you take a shower after you touch it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in your house is strictly bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11592" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-01-09T05:06:17.037" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T05:06:17.037" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15108" CreationDate="2015-01-09T05:52:46.613" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;It depends:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two main views on dogs in Islam. One view, and the most common one is the Shafi'i madhab, which considers dogs to be najis (ritually unclean) while the Maliki madhab differs, and considers dogs to be pure.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So with that, we understand that if you are of the Maliki madhab it is viewed as halal to own a dog.&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; (Keeping it in your home if a different story.) The Shafi'i madhab on the other hand, prohibits ownership of dogs, except for hunting, herding, farming, and or guarding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for keeping your dog in your own home, for Shafi'i madhab adherents, it is viewed as strictly haram (understood on a textual basis), while for Maliki madhab adherents view it is makrooh only.&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; Maliki madhab adherents draw this conclusion from hadith reference 4, they see it as a show of indication that it is not haram, just makrooh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;References:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1:&lt;/sup&gt;Ahmad Ibn Muhammad al-Dardir, al-Sharh al-Saghir ‘ala Aqrab al-Masalik&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2:&lt;/sup&gt;Whoever would keep a dog for other than hunting, herding or farming will lose a great reward every day. - Bukhari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3:&lt;/sup&gt;Dalil Falihin ala Riyad al-Salihin; Hashiya `Adawi ala Sharh Kifaya al-Talib al-Rabbani&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4:&lt;/sup&gt;The angels (of blessings) do not enter homes with statues, drawn pictures of live beings or dogs. - Bukhari/Abu Dawood&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6836" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T05:52:46.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21378" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16853" CreationDate="2015-01-09T13:44:09.940" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;God gave us all free will as a gift to mankind. Whenever something bad happens it is not because God has willed it; it is because of a mistake of man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To say that God is in control of all actions is a fallacy otherwise please explain why some of the most God loving people had bad things happening to them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11581" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T13:44:09.940" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21379" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21368" CreationDate="2015-01-09T13:53:45.120" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should ask yourself whether God has ever spoken to anyone directly? If God has spoken to the prophets or saints, then why not your friend, is your friend different from any one of those people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should know that God works in mysterious ways and it is entirely possible that God is speaking to him. However I would go on the assumption that God is not, and your friend needs medical help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11581" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T13:53:45.120" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21380" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-09T14:05:12.520" Score="6" ViewCount="5199" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslim living in the UK.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My mother lent me £25,000 so I could pay off my remaining mortgage in full. It was agreed that I would pay it back in instalments. Nothing was written down in the form of a contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My mortgage is now paid off thanks to my mum helping me out. Unfortunately my mother died shortly after giving me the money. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have 2 sisters and 1 brother. My father has passed away also. I have no other family in the UK.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do I do now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I say 'lent me £25,000' that means she loaned me that money from her savings. Also, my mother did not leave a will. &#xA;I want to do things in an Islamic way. What does Islamic law say I should do next?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for the response pokhim, I appreciate what the honourable thing to do is, as you say in your answer, but what I actually want to know is what does Sharia law say I should do in this matter? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11598" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T23:28:38.527" LastActivityDate="2020-04-28T03:19:27.843" Title="How do I pay back the debt I owed to my deceased mother?" Tags="|sharia|inheritance|debt|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21381" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-09T15:07:55.730" Score="1" ViewCount="243" Body="&lt;p&gt;When you are asking for forgiveness for the sins that you have committed, how do you know if you have been forgiven?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are going through a tough time and feel it is a result of punishment from Allah, would simply asking for forgiveness relive you from your troubles?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8677" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-24T05:53:42.553" LastActivityDate="2017-04-24T05:53:42.553" Title="When you are asking for forgiveness for the sins that you have committed, how do you know if you have been forgiven?" Tags="|forgiveness|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21382" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21380" CreationDate="2015-01-09T15:34:46.737" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The honorable thing to do would be to add the £25k to your deceased mothers estate and have it distributed according to her will and testament. This will in all likelihood be passed down to both you and your siblings as next of kin and could be subjected to taxation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternatively you could see the debt as no longer payable as your mother has no need for the funds, and her intention was to only be paid back if she were alive and well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I would go with the latter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11581" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T15:34:46.737" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12358" CreationDate="2015-01-09T15:38:09.697" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree that if someone does something you hate you have a right to curse them even though it's bad, but a sensible solution is just to talk to them and stay away from them instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11599" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-01-09T20:04:26.923" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T20:04:26.923" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21361" CreationDate="2015-01-09T18:21:07.283" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please be aware of the definition of destroying (as in a physical product) and deletion of a softcopy (as in a computer file).  The end result is the &quot;removal&quot; from existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are stated methods of destroying physical product.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the soft copies, the removal is quick but as Mr. Ansari pointed out previously, the intention, in this case, plays a role. If there is malice while removing then that person is being disrespectful. Conversely, if the removal is by &quot;you&quot; and you simply do not require the copy anymore than there is no harm. Again, the intention is at play.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11602" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T18:21:07.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21372" CreationDate="2015-01-09T18:39:40.377" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Revealations were received from Angel Gabrial and memorized by the Prophet(sws). He would recite the verses, as soon as possible, to his disciples and ask them to write them down.  Once done, he would ask them repeat back.  If anything mistake was noticed, he would correct and the verse would be recited back for verification.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran, in its entirety, was revealed over a period of slightly over 22 years.  This means that it was revealed in portions. Verses were positioned in surahs, after being received, with guidance from Angel Gabriel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surahs are broader topics and within each surah there are a vast number of sub-topics.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the Quran, as we have it today, is not in the same &quot;sequence&quot; as was received.  It was reordered from the largest Surah to the smallest surah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I was able to shed some light on your inquiry.  I hope to see someone else with more elaborate response to your question.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11602" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T18:39:40.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21388" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21381" CreationDate="2015-01-09T18:43:42.603" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You will not know either way. The trouble/s may continue and they, for the believers, are a test of faith.  And in this light, some of the past sins are shed by the troubles. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11602" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T18:43:42.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21381" CreationDate="2015-01-09T19:33:41.140" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My mild addition,&#xA;one the ways where to know that your Tawba has been accepted is that you begin to hate the sin itself, whatever it was. Another one is finding a new path where you can distance and busy yourself from that sin. These are quite general rules, it all depends on what the sin is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, do not forget that Allah is merciful and graceful as Muslims recite in every prayer and before every Sura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hopefully, this had helped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11603" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T19:33:41.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21391" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21347" CreationDate="2015-01-09T22:07:43.590" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Turing test is a test of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior similar to a human. That machine is not a human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yFDgx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ASIMO&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This machine (&lt;em&gt;shown above&lt;/em&gt;) is known as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASIMO&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ASIMO&lt;/a&gt;. It is a robot which can walk, talk, climb up and down stairs, hold and bring food in trays. It has a head, two arms, two legs, four fingers and a thumb on each hand and a torso. If it wears clothes and you see it from a little distance, you cannot distinguish if it's a human or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet, &lt;strong&gt;it is not a human&lt;/strong&gt;. It can do and does a lot more than that machine which passed Turing test. What we see in movies and fiction that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybernetic_revolt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;robots take over humans&lt;/a&gt;, will never happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam does not condemn scientific research. Islam encourages it. Because of that, we have much better quality of life than people of even a century ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At present time, there many instruments which simulates intelligence. They are to facilitate humans. They are not haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T22:07:43.590" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21392" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21368" CreationDate="2015-01-09T22:48:24.513" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;We believe the chain of communication between Allah and his creation is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah -&gt; Angel Jibreel (Gabriel) -&gt; Prophet -&gt; people&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now Allah honored Musa(Moses) by speaking to him directly, but once again he was still a Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Prophet Muhammad(saw) passed away, there is no new revelation to come.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing that is left that resembles prophethood are dreams. Prophet Muhammad said that dreams a 1/46th revelation. Meaning someone may experience or see something that is from Allah, but the scholars say it has limits. Meaning no new revelation comes through dreams. So if someone says that Allah spoke to them in a dream and that they don't have to pray anymore, that was not a true dream. And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11606" LastActivityDate="2015-01-09T22:48:24.513" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21395" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-10T19:49:09.837" Score="2" ViewCount="1945" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is all alcohol haram or just ethanol which is used in alcoholic beverages? Let's say a medicine contains alcohol but it's not ethanol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11611" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-16T11:56:00.797" LastActivityDate="2017-11-16T11:56:57.363" Title="Is all alcohol haram or just ethanol which is used in alcoholic beverages?" Tags="|halal-haram|alcohol|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21395" CreationDate="2015-01-10T22:06:34.643" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Typically, the word &lt;em&gt;khamr&lt;/em&gt; refers to the intoxicant ethyl alcohol. If it intoxicates, it's impermissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2015-01-10T22:06:34.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9804" CreationDate="2015-01-10T22:31:22.880" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is definately interest involved When leasing a car. I was told this by a car salesman when i was looking to buy or lease a new car(which ever didnt involve interest).&#xA; The guy didnt sell me a car but explained to me how the dealership will always charge interest even if u insist on making an exception for you because your religion doesnt allow you to pay interest, in which case they will either give it another name or charge you full price of the car and add an estimated amount of interest to it and give you a fixed number. &#xA;The only way to to go is either pay cash or wait for the manufacturer to offer 0%APR to buy a car and never make your payments late because the late fee is also considered interest. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11612" LastActivityDate="2015-01-10T22:31:22.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21398" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17075" CreationDate="2015-01-11T05:22:48.080" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah the merciful the compassionate&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islamic nation should act based on Islamic teachings. There is no verse or hadith explicitly allowing beheading of war prisoners. As for historical proof, we see that the prophet never beheaded any one when he &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/hayat-al-qulub-vol-2-allamah-muhammad-baqir-al-majlisi/conquest-mecca&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;conquested Mecca&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, although they were clearly idolaters (he only ordered to kill some of them who were murderers and criminals). In fact he was very kind to the slaves. He said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Give them of the same food of which you eat yourselves, and provide&#xA;  them with the same kind of clothes as you put on yourselves. Do not&#xA;  force them to do jobs which are too difficult for them. Share with&#xA;  them their jobs and help them in the performance of them. Do not call&#xA;  them slaves, for all men are the bondsmen of Allah, who is the real&#xA;  Master of everyone. Call your male slaves young man and your female&#xA;  slaves young woman &lt;strong&gt;(1)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1-&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/man-and-universe-ayatullah-murtadha-mutahhari/chapter-21-holy-prophet#treatment-slaves&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Men and universe&lt;/a&gt; by Ayatullah &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morteza_Motahhari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Murtadha Mutahhari&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-10T10:28:21.070" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T10:28:21.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21400" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-11T12:13:11.497" Score="13" ViewCount="27247" Body="&lt;p&gt;What context, if any, is there for the following, which is referred to in the charter of at least one major political organisation nowadays?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Day of Judgement will not come about until Muslims fight the Jews,&#xA;  when the Jew will hide behind stones and trees. The stones and trees&#xA;  will say O Muslims, O Abdullah, there is a Jew behind me, come and&#xA;  kill him. Only the Gharkad tree, (the Boxthorn tree) would not do that&#xA;  because it is one of the trees of the Jews. (related by al-Bukhari and&#xA;  Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-01T14:44:26.767" LastActivityDate="2018-07-25T08:45:59.130" Title="Context for &quot;there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him&quot;" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|jews|violence|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21401" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-11T12:38:56.793" Score="4" ViewCount="1301" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is everyone who is not either Jewish or Christian (dhimmis) or Muslim kafirs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assumed that was the case, but Wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;says&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The term refers to a person who rejects or disbelieves in the god of&#xA;  Islam or who hides, denies, or pays no attention to the Islamic&#xA;  version of truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the section &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafir#Types_of_disbelief&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Types of disbelief&lt;/a&gt; seems to be describing scenarios where Islam is offered to someone, and they reject it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would someone who has had never had Islam promoted to them by another person still be a kafir? For example, would someone living in North Korea be a kafir, or a Japanese person who believes in Buddhism and Shinto be regarded as a kafir?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T01:27:54.293" Title="Are all non-Jewish/Christian/Muslim people kafirs?" Tags="|terminology|kuffar|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21403" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-11T16:19:04.933" Score="1" ViewCount="2114" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a question regarding nekah (marriage) between a foster sister or brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Specifically, my mother breastfed the son of her sister 23 years ago, as I have gone through some of the answers about the same issue I got my answer to some extent based on ayats from Holy Quran and Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the part of question remained unanswered, which is my mother has been saying that I took Farhad (the son of her sister) for the purpose to breastfeed but I am not sure, about whether he drank my milk or not, since it was a long time ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can you please state is it permissible to make nekah with this person or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11614" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-12T07:38:23.943" LastActivityDate="2021-04-17T00:17:30.257" Title="Is nikah permissible with a foster sister or brother?" Tags="|nikah|rada|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21404" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-11T17:44:41.237" Score="1" ViewCount="5563" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do we have to say 'Allahu Akbar' loudly in every rakat of every salat (prayer)? Or is it necessary in some specific salat or rakat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9278" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-09-02T07:28:06.333" LastActivityDate="2021-11-22T05:47:15.867" Title="Do we have to say 'Allahu Akbar' loudly in every rakat of every salat?" Tags="|salat|dhikr|takbir|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21408" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-12T01:30:45.160" Score="5" ViewCount="2655" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have always understood that a Muslim man is limited to four wives.   I recently learned that ibn Saud had &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21638134-generational-change-looms-ail-king&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;24 wives&lt;/a&gt; .  How is this possible? Did he receive special dispensation, or did he simply choose to ignore Islamic law in this matter?&#xA;I am not a Muslim, so I apologize for any mistaken assumptions in this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user6703" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2015-01-26T20:23:50.613" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T16:47:29.040" Title="How did ibn Saud have so many wives?" Tags="|sharia|nikah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21404" CreationDate="2015-01-12T06:20:36.450" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not considered as a Wajib (obligatory) act to say it loudly in every Reka't. Besides, Takbiratol-Ehram is considered as a Mustahab (recommended) practice for the Imam to say it loudly that the persons who prayer, be able to hear it. But it doesn’t seem to be counted as a Wajib or obligatory act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to saying it in other parts of the prayer, we should notice that those are not Wajib practices to say them loudly such as those Takbirs (Allah-o-Akbars) which are related to Rokus and Sojud.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Grand Ayatollah Sistani as a Marja’-al-Taghlid of Shia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You ought to say it (Takbirat-al-Ehram) somehow that at least you&#xA;  (yourself) be able to hear your voice… (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/persian/book/50/52/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.sistani.org&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wikifeqh.ir/%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%87:%D8%AA%DA%A9%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B1_%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikifegh.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2019-08-10T10:36:12.567" LastActivityDate="2019-08-10T10:36:12.567" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21412" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-12T06:33:27.617" Score="0" ViewCount="1156" Body="&lt;p&gt;My sister in law (husband's sister) gave me a piece of paper for keeping that in my room for the betterment of my husband on which something is written in Arabic. I can read but can't know the meaning.  What does it mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ou4P0m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ou4P0m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Arabic tawiz&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11620" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T15:06:18.597" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T15:06:18.597" Title="What is the meaning of this Arabic tawiz?" Tags="|arabic-translation|tawiz|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21403" CreationDate="2015-01-12T07:20:15.057" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As @bleeding Fingers mentioned, totally there are some conditions beside the matter such as how many times ... and so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To breast feed could be proved from two aspects (to be the cause of being Mahram):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Informing by some people that the person to be ensured or curtained by their speeches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Certification of two just (fair) men or four just women; but they ought to declare the condition of breasting feed as well. E.g. we have seen that child has drank from the breast of that woman for 24 hours and has not eaten another thing between his/her feeding (beside the other conditions which has stated at the issue #2483 of the reference).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another significant point is that the child won’t be Mahram to anybody in the case that they doubt if the child has drank enough to be Mahram or not (it is considered as their assumption, not sure); but anyway it is better that the person do precaution in the above-mentioned issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For more info, refer to the reference below.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aviny.com/ahkam/ResalehSafiGolpaygani/resale128.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.aviny.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2021-04-17T00:17:30.257" LastActivityDate="2021-04-17T00:17:30.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21415" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21395" CreationDate="2015-01-12T08:02:46.927" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a general Islamic rule (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa11106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.Islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;) all kinds of drinks which are considered as intoxicant drink, are haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those kinds of Alcohols such as ethanol and methanol which essentially are considered as poisonous matters and are not drinkable, are clean (not Najis) and are not considered as haram drinks till the time that they have not changed to the diluted drinks (and not to be alcoholic liquor or intoxicant). (Of course from another aspect we have to notice that whatever is harmful for the body, totally is counted as haram practice).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As more related info. it is profitable to read the view of Grand Ayatollah Khamenei as well. According to his ruling: intoxicant drinks are haram (precautionary). Generally speaking, the alcohol which is not determined whether or not it is originally intoxicating or not, is ritually clean and is treated as such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Accordingly as @Ansari mentioned, drinking intoxicates drinks is considered as an impermissible practice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahkamekhamenei.blogfa.com/post/17/%D8%A7%D8%AD%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B3%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.ahkamekhamenei.blogfa.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://websavar.ir/fa/news/2063/%D8%A2%DB%8C%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%84-%DA%A9%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%A9%D9%84%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D9%BE%D8%A7%DA%A9-%D9%88-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86-%D8%A2%D9%86-%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://websavar.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-16T11:56:57.363" LastActivityDate="2017-11-16T11:56:57.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21358" CreationDate="2015-01-12T09:36:04.423" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Initially you’d better pay attention to the verse below regarding the goal of creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ  ﴿٥٦ /  And I did&#xA;  not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me. (56)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/51:56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/51:56&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in accordance with the above-mentioned verse, the target of the creation is related to worshiping. Of course this is true that Adam… , but seemingly it is counted as a reason or excuse which could be led to creating the humans to come to the world to be tested. Actually you inquired a very significant question which its response would be too large and it needs many discussions. But in order to answer your inquiry (from another aspect) I can say that in fact Allah completely knows us and actually he doesn’t need to test us, but in truth he would test us for some reasons such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;worshiping of Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in order to bringing up the talents of humans&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to show us who we are by doing our practices (since for instance if&#xA;he would take us to the heaven directly, then we would be objector&#xA;that why he didn’t give us any opportunity to show ourselves…&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And some other items.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Actually one of the most significant reason could be related to test us. So by paying attention to the verse below which declares:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;انا خلقنا الانسان من نطفه امشاج تبتليه فجعلناه سميعا بصيرا انا هدينا&#xA;  السبيل اما شاكرا و اما كفورا; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, we created man from a sperm-drop mixture that We may try him;&#xA;  and We made him hearing and seeing. (2) Indeed, We guided him to the&#xA;  way, be he grateful or be he ungrateful. (3) (76:2,3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus these verses indicate that Allah would test us. Of course the main issue is that Allah know us perfectly, but the point is that he intends to show us that who we are, (for the doomsday…). Of course I haven’t heard the issue which you mentioned that Allah asked all of his creation if they are ready to be tested. So I wish you present this tradition by its source to consider its authenticity. And eventually this is true that you mentioned the issue Adam and Havva(Eve), but as I declared, it seems that the issue of Adam and Eve is a reason or an excuse which led to …, otherwise the main goal of the creation is related to other issues such as worshipping of Allah and testing of us and perhaps some other items. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/51:56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tanzil.net 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/76:2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tanzil.net 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-22T13:49:44.843" LastActivityDate="2016-01-22T13:49:44.843" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20214" CreationDate="2015-01-12T10:43:34.880" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As far as I searched for you inquiry, I didn’t find a related matter that your Nikah (marriage) is invalid. But I found a related issue which could be profitable for you.&#xA;According to Islamic rules, this is the duty of men to supply the sexual needs of their wives. According to Islamic rules, such men (who do not..) are sinner, and in accordance with the law, the wives have this right to refer to the court to divorce in the case that this behavior of the men caused difficulty and sin.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, you’d better to refer to a good psychologist to solve your problem. And you’d better not to allow devil to make you such feelings. Therefore you should trust Allah and say Besmellahe-Rahmane-Rahim and start a good relation with your life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a nice tradition from Imam Ali (a.s.) that could be so profitable for you to read and practice it that declares:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whenever you are afraid of something, put yourself on it (logical&#xA;  things), that occasionally fearing that thing is more significant than&#xA;  outer reality. (Hekmat 175 Nahjol Balaqah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually this tradition declares that you should do whatever you are afraid of. (about rational matters). So I reckon your matter is similar to that hadith. In truth, as I said, you’d better trust Allah and ignore your phobia and don’t allow Satan destroy your life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hozekosar.mihanblog.com/post/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hozekosar.mihanblog.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-22T13:47:38.600" LastActivityDate="2016-01-22T13:47:38.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20252" CreationDate="2015-01-12T10:53:15.407" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It would be okay if the girl and her father are satisfied with this marriage. Actually you can do it even though you are in two far places. For instance, you can say/recite its Siqah (its Islamic related sentence(s)...) by phone or other similar devices and she ought to declare that she agree as well. (By reciting its Siqah...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further information, refer to the site below as the source of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://portal.anhar.ir/node/2679/?ref=sbttl#gsc.tab=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;portal.anhar.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-09T12:40:04.420" LastActivityDate="2017-10-09T12:40:04.420" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20319" CreationDate="2015-01-12T11:02:46.803" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As it is famous for Muslims, Masjid (mosque) is a place in which Muslims prayer there for Allah. Then there mustn't be another thing such as the temple of their ram (of Hindus). Thus as much as you can, it is your duty to prevent doing it. Since it would be offensive if this symbol of Shirk be in the mosque of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-22T13:52:20.207" LastActivityDate="2016-01-22T13:52:20.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21420" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20275" CreationDate="2015-01-12T11:18:04.900" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You would be considered as a pure person if you are not sure that the dried urine definitely has toughed your body (by things like water...). Of course as a significant ruling, saying prayer by Najis (impure) clothes is not true/accepted. For more precaution, you'd better wash your clothes and go to bathroom and wash yourself to be certain regarding this issue (to be clean/pure).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-01T09:58:22.230" LastActivityDate="2017-11-01T09:58:22.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21401" CreationDate="2015-01-12T11:41:45.833" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ok, first of all, there is a distinction between declaring someone kafir and recognizing someone as kafir. For the former case, Allah alone is the judge of declaring someone Kafir or not. So, if someone's never been exposed to Islam, it's Allah to judge if he's kafir or not, and no human can grasp the criteria of His judgement. But we do know that He's most gracious, just and kind, so we can reassure ourselves that someone who's never exposed to Islam will be judged for other factors like piety, and will be rewarded respectively. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The definition you found is for the latter case which helps us recognize kafirs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10454" LastActivityDate="2015-01-12T11:41:45.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21424" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14431" CreationDate="2015-01-12T11:53:13.757" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;With a modern take on the philosophy, we can recognize nafs as the collective container of unconscious and sub-conscious desires of the a person. This is quite near the Freudian concept and is quite identical in case of its influence on a human's actions, but differs on the concept of its driving force. Freud said that these desires were natural part of human due to which a human cannot be trusted. Islam says that this container is manipulated by Satan through waswasa i.e. by binding these desires with bad acts even though there's no relation or even a contradiction between the two, which is why whenever you ponder upon the source of your desire, you're lost. This is exactly why Jihad-al-Nafs is declared as the greatest Jihad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also research seven states of nafs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10454" LastActivityDate="2015-01-12T11:53:13.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21401" CreationDate="2015-01-12T13:06:56.203" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found an ayah which could answer your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was one inclining toward truth, a Muslim [submitting to Allah ]. And he was not of the polytheists.&lt;/strong&gt; (3:67).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As will be explained below the word &lt;em&gt;Muslim&lt;/em&gt; doesn't just belong to Islam. Although Abraham hadn't had the Koran Allah describes him as a Muslim, too. &#xA;As we know the general meaning of Muslim is &lt;em&gt;submission to Allah/God&lt;/em&gt;, and it shows that everybody can become a Muslim as long as he/she believes in one God/Allah and is righteousness (read Sura Asr)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following ayah could also be interesting for answering your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who receiveth guidance, receiveth it for his own benefit: who goeth astray doth so to his own loss: No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another: nor would We visit with Our Wrath until We had sent an messenger (to give warning).&lt;/strong&gt;  (17:15)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we can assume that Allah had sent at least one prophet to each nation to teach the&#xA;truth and the right way. In my opinion these prophets had sent the same message of Allah, but due to the the cultural differences in other societies it was an other type of an abrahamic monotheistic religion. However this is my personal point of view...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Addtionionally, sura Asr teaches us how to prevent becoming a kafir:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By time,&#xA;Indeed, mankind is in loss,&#xA;Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the sura above the key words to become a Muslim are &lt;em&gt;iman (faith), amiableness, teaching of truth, Patience and Constancy&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't imagine that Allah punishes anyone only because of his non-abrahmic religion or who comes from a society where Allah didn't sent a messenger. Of course, Allah knows best...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10406" LastEditorUserId="10406" LastEditDate="2015-01-12T22:03:48.727" LastActivityDate="2015-01-12T22:03:48.727" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16174" CreationDate="2015-01-13T02:23:24.217" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The problem with Binary options(also options and futures) is that you don't directly deal with the underlying item. You never become the owner of the underlying item. Instead you are betting on the way the underlying item's price moves. If you predict the movement correctly you get money and if you predict wrong you lose money. So I think it is pure gambling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastActivityDate="2015-01-13T02:23:24.217" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21428" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-13T03:07:38.570" Score="5" ViewCount="4372" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's say you are praying, and someone stands right behind you praying 180 degrees away from the direction your praying in. Wouldn't it be the exact same thing considering the fact that the earth is round and you both are praying in the same direction?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11623" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-02T05:57:37.940" LastActivityDate="2019-01-11T17:48:29.000" Title="Is it haram to pray in the complete opposite direction?" Tags="|halal-haram|salat|qiblah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21429" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21428" CreationDate="2015-01-13T03:45:11.987" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;So from wherever you go out [for prayer] turn your face toward al- Masjid al-Haram, and indeed, it is the truth from your Lord. And Allah is not unaware of what you do. Quran 2:149&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you are standing near masjid al haram if you turn 180 degree opposite, you will not be facing your &quot;face&quot; towards masjid al haram. So I assume we have to stand in the shortest direction towards masjid al haram. Technically standing 180 degree will be ok in place where mecca is same distance both ways but still for maintaining uniformity one direction need to be decided by Muslims there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you have real difficulty in facing the right direction or is unable to find the right direction, it is not haraam (forbidden) to pray in different direction. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastEditorUserId="10491" LastEditDate="2015-01-13T04:57:01.633" LastActivityDate="2015-01-13T04:57:01.633" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21431" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-13T07:50:59.377" Score="2" ViewCount="8110" Body="&lt;p&gt;We can use Allah's 99 names when naming babies. I have cleared my doubt by seeing this question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2207/is-naming-a-person-using-one-of-allahs-names-allowed/2208#2208&quot;&gt;Is naming a person using one of Allah's names allowed?&lt;/a&gt;.  Mostly Allah's 99 names are used in the names of boys, either prefixed with &quot;Abd&quot; or without &quot;Al&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meanings of Allah's names are unique, and He is neither male nor female.  If this is so, my question is simple: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Can we use those names for a baby girl also (with &quot;Adb&quot; or without &quot;Al&quot; or any other way)? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible in Islam (i.e halal or haram)?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you have any reference, you are warmly welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4091" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-01-13T23:32:48.037" Title="Naming a girl baby by using the 99 names of Allah?" Tags="|halal-haram|naming|asma-ul-husna|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21432" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21431" CreationDate="2015-01-13T08:34:56.087" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;'Abd, as far as I know, is exclusively masculine; as such, it wouldn't make any sense to use it as a girl's name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_name#Muslim_practices&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;female equivalent would be Amat&lt;/a&gt;, which use has dated back to the days of the &lt;em&gt;sahabah&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=90756&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;according to the scholars at Islamweb&lt;/a&gt;).  Grammatically, it connects to the Name of Allah the same as 'Abd would:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'Abdu&lt;/strong&gt;llah (&lt;strong&gt;عبد&lt;/strong&gt; الله: male servant of Allah) =&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Amatu&lt;/strong&gt;llah (&lt;strong&gt;أمة&lt;/strong&gt; الله: female servant of Allah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'Abdu&lt;/strong&gt;rrahman (&lt;strong&gt;عبد&lt;/strong&gt; الرحمن: male servant of ar-Rahman) =&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Amatu&lt;/strong&gt;rrahman (&lt;strong&gt;أمة&lt;/strong&gt; الرحمن: female servant of ar-Rahman)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the practice of dropping the prefix Al-, even though God Himself is &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/5746/22&quot;&gt;neither male nor female&lt;/a&gt; the Names used to describe Him &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt; using the male gender.  So, again, using these as a girl's name would be odd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Arabic, the feminine suffix -ah can be added to create a female name from a masculine adjective; this can, I believe, be done for any of the unprefixed Names of Allah that would otherwise &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/8157/22&quot;&gt;make a valid name&lt;/a&gt;.  Muhammad's own foster-mother, for example, was named &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halimah_bint_Abi_Dhuayb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Halimah&lt;/a&gt;, which is the feminine form of Halim (forbearing).  As far as I know she was named before the advent of Islam, so this doesn't necessarily mean that the name was actually derived from the Name of God (Al-Halim: The Forbearing) directly, but the naming of people by such common adjectives was a regular practice both before and after the time of Muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-01-13T23:32:48.037" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2498" CreationDate="2015-01-13T15:56:56.373" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The holy prophet(SAW) placed his arms on the chest but most people's opinions are to place the arm below the navel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will give the hadith of placing arms on chest later inshallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11628" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-01-20T00:46:50.727" LastActivityDate="2015-01-20T00:46:50.727" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21408" CreationDate="2015-01-13T16:33:14.353" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not sure how true the facts mentioned are in the link.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One possible way without going against rules is that he holds only 4 wives at any time. Active number of wives should not exceed 4, so divorced or expired wife is not counted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastEditorUserId="10491" LastEditDate="2015-01-27T02:45:27.797" LastActivityDate="2015-01-27T02:45:27.797" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21440" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21428" CreationDate="2015-01-13T19:18:48.830" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Definitely it won't be true if u prayer on the opposite direction of Qiblah&#xA;And in fact the right direction is only one and praying on other directions is invalid, otherwise Allah would tell us to pray on each direction that we like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastActivityDate="2015-01-13T19:18:48.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21400" CreationDate="2015-01-13T20:20:50.690" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم  as saying: &quot;The Last Hour will not come until the Muslims fight against the Jews and the Muslims kill them to the extent that the Jews will hide behind a rock or a tree and the rock or the tree will say: O' Muslim, the servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me; come and kill him; but the Gharqad tree ( Boxthorn tree) will not say that because it is the tree of the Jews.&quot; (Sahih Muslim) The Jews are currently planting lots of Gharqad trees in Israel to protect them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, this hadith is about the end of Times and there is no &quot; o Abdullah &quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As muslims, we think that when the Times will come the Antechrist ( we call him al Massih al Dajjal ) will come on and try to convinced people that he is God but of course that he is not but God will give them abilities as killing people and them bring them back to life or ordonning to Djinns to take the appearance of deceaded people to convinced them that he must be worshipped and he will try to get worshippers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He will come in every city exept Mecqua and Medina and he will see every humain beeing in 40 days. This will be the worst trial for humanity in islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He will arrived in a city where muslims will take refuge the city of QOUM ( we don't really know which city it's represent ). He will get around the city with his army of worshippers and he will try to enter to kill them but the city have like a wall all around so they could not enter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then on the city of Damascus we think the the Prophet Isa ( Jesus ) pbuh will come back to Earth and he will go to the city of Qoum to help the muslims. He will arrived for the time of the prayer of the morning and the imam will not regonized this man.&#xA;This imam is the imam of the end of Time imam al Mahdiand he will be in a community of 1200 muslims ( the number of muslims at time period ) so he will know everybody.&#xA;When he will see Isa pbuh he will know who he is and he will know that he is imam al Mahdi. He will let him the place to lead the prayer but Isa pbuh will refused and will pray in the row as every other muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the prayer he will ask to open the doors to face al Dajjal and his army. When the fake Messiah will see the real Messiah he will run away but Isa pbuh will catch him up and kill him with his swords.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then he will kill his followers to retablish the real religion of God. As we know, the Jews are waiting for their Messiah to come. So they will all follow al Dajjal.That's why he will kill the Jews and the rocks and trees will talk to inform Isa pbuh of where they are hiding so he could kill them all for disbeliving in God all Powerful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira narrated that Prophet Mohammad صلى الله عليه وسلم  said: &quot;There is no prophet between me and him (Jesus Christ عليه السلام ). He shall descend so, recognize him when you see him. He is a man of medium height, (his complexion) is between reddish and white; he will be between (or dressed in) two slightly yellowish garments; His head looks as if it is dripping water even though it is not wet. He will fight people in the cause (for the sake) of Islam, will break the Cross and kill the swine (pig) and  abolish Jizya (tax on Christians and Jews); and Allah will put an end to all religious sects  except Islam during his (Jesus') time. He (Jesus) will slay the Antichrist (Dajjal) and he will stay in the World for 40 years. Then, he will die and the Muslims will perform the funeral prayer for him.&quot; (Abu Dawud and Musnad Ahmad)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.discoveringislam.org/return_of_jesus.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.discoveringislam.org/return_of_jesus.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.discoveringislam.org/anti-christ.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.discoveringislam.org/anti-christ.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you can also look for articles about the end of Time in Islam and the major signs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user11632" LastActivityDate="2015-01-13T20:20:50.690" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21444" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7256" CreationDate="2015-01-13T22:22:22.427" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both the Maturidis and the Asharis view each other as valid but different. However, both schools view the Wahhabi/Salafi school as incorrect. The Wahhabi/Salafi school, on the other hand, views both of them as deviant. So the answer depends on which school you ask.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4083" LastEditorUserId="4083" LastEditDate="2015-01-14T08:11:53.697" LastActivityDate="2015-01-14T08:11:53.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21446" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-14T04:41:57.470" Score="1" ViewCount="1422" Body="&lt;p&gt;As salam alaikum,&#xA;I have a medicine that contains grain alcohol (ethanol) 60% by volume. I have to take 1 ml twice daily mixed in glass of juice or water. Is it permissible in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11636" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T08:20:52.337" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T08:20:52.337" Title="Alcohol in medicine" Tags="|alcohol|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-01-17T11:30:46.127" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21448" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21446" CreationDate="2015-01-14T07:31:20.250" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking, as a general Islamic rule, each sort of alcohol which is intoxicant, is counted as haram matters. But it seems has another ruling in the case of (medical) treatment. According to the ruling of Grand Ayatollah Khamenei:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;… In the case that it is the alcohol which is intoxicant that&#xA;  basically is liquid, then it is considered as a haram matter and&#xA;  according to the precaution it is Najis as well. But taking it as a&#xA;  medicine in all cases doesn't matter. (The significant point is that&#xA;  seemingly you should do other permissible solutions, then refer to&#xA;  this matter, not…) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahkamekhamenei.blogfa.com/post/17/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.ahkamekhamenei.blogfa.com/post/17/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Khomeini has the similar view. In accordance with his ruling:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(medical)Treatment by every haram thing is permissible in the case that the&#xA;  treatment of a sick person is related to that. (Tahrir al Vasilah,&#xA;  Vol.2, Page176, M34) ((ترجمه تحریر الوسیله، ج2، ص176، م34))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, it could be profitable for you to know in the case that the mentioned alcohol is related to ethanol, then it seems to be counted not as a haram sort of alcohol. Since it is related to the industrial alcohol which seems not to be haram. For further info. I recommend you to read the following site in regard to ethanol. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa1309&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa1309&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahkamekhamenei.blogfa.com/post/17/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.ahkamekhamenei.blogfa.com/post/17/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1309&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1309&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imam-khomeini.ir/fa/c12_25085/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.imam-khomeini.ir/fa/c12_25085/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastActivityDate="2015-01-14T07:31:20.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21412" CreationDate="2015-01-14T08:31:12.960" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Initially in regard to the Taweez I should declare that it is an acceptable practice between Muslims (Sunni, Shia..). Hence we cannot deny it. I likewise ought to mention that as far as I know, whatever human does not believe in, then probably it won’t be effective for him/her. As a result I suggest you to change your belief regarding Taweez and be sure about it to obtain a nicer consequence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to the meaning of the mentioned Taweez (which you showed the pic of it), seemingly this consists of two parts. The initial part is related to the Sural Al-i-Imran:134 which is shown as below (by its meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ فِي السَّرَّاءِ وَالضَّرَّاءِ وَالْكَاظِمِينَ&#xA;  الْغَيْظَ وَالْعَافِينَ عَنِ النَّاسِ ۗ وَاللَّـهُ يُحِبُّ&#xA;  الْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿١٣٤&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who spend [in the cause of Allah] during ease and hardship and who&#xA;  restrain anger and who pardon the people - and Allah loves the doers&#xA;  of good; (134)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in regard to the second part of it, to be honest, it doesn’t seem so clear, but on the whole is looks as a dua or a verse which is related to the friendship or kindness (between people) which perhaps be able to increase the kindness between you and your husband. Trust Allah mate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wikifeqh.ir/%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikifeqh.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/3:134&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-22T13:54:40.370" LastActivityDate="2016-01-22T13:54:40.370" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18860" CreationDate="2015-01-14T10:17:24.843" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As an Arabic language rule, when there is the words (letters) &quot;AL&quot; at the initial part of a word, if the first letter is “s” (س), then the word &quot;AL&quot; would changes to &quot;A&quot; (We recite “A” instead of “AL”). Perhaps it could be say that “A” (AL) SalamonAlaikom is the complete (more complete) shape of SalamonAlaikom that both forms of them are correct. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, I can mention that the letter “A” (Al) could be compare with the word &quot;THE&quot; in English. In fact it could has the role of &quot;THE&quot; in English. And by noticing to the mentioned-above point we can say that both of them relatively or even completely convey the same purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T08:20:15.083" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T08:20:15.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21452" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21455" CreationDate="2015-01-14T10:56:59.437" Score="-3" ViewCount="91" Body="&lt;p&gt;My problem is that i really wish to say prayers by heart. When its a favorite food to eat,&#xA;then i get up quickly from my place but when it comes to prayers, I delay them as long&#xA;as I can or don't perform them. I have read about the punishment that will be given to us&#xA;and I am very hopeless from my attitude that even that does not encourage me.I wish to love&#xA;Allah. I feel my heart is sick and black. Is there any way out of this gumrahi?? I wish when I hear Azaan i forget about everything and say prayers. I wish to feel the prayers and&#xA;concentrate.Here are symptoms of weak faith I read and I wan't to ask that is there any&#xA;solution for a hopeless human like me?? &#xA;1.Performing Acts of Worship Poorly.&#xA;2.His breast gets tightened, his mood changes, he feels as if he is carrying a heavy load, and he becomes annoyed quickly because of minor things.&#xA;3.Verses of the Qur'an Have No Effect Upon Him&#xA;4.He Falls into Doubtful Matters&#xA;5.Disputing and Arguing Unnecessarily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11637" LastEditorDisplayName="user9301" LastEditDate="2015-01-14T21:28:35.690" LastActivityDate="2015-01-14T21:28:35.690" Title="How to create interest in prayers?" Tags="|soul|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-01-28T23:04:12.763" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21453" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24376" CreationDate="2015-01-14T13:05:05.123" Score="1" ViewCount="19536" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just honestly fear getting married. My parents got divorced and it was very traumatic to witness such problems at a young age. Would it be haram to consciously choose to not get married and have children?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've heard things for both sides but I'd like to know once and for all the truth behind this. Facts, surah, ayats, or hadith would be greatly appreciated for further research. Thank you for your time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11623" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-02T05:56:22.480" LastActivityDate="2017-07-02T05:56:22.480" Title="Is it haram to choose to never marry?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-07-02T16:25:08.083" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21454" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21446" CreationDate="2015-01-14T13:44:37.017" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As long as you use alcohol for medical reasons and not for semiluxury food I don't see any qualms. The percentage of alcohol in your medicine is so low that it doesn't have any influence to your health.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further, even Allah says that wine (Alcohol) has few benefits:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, &quot;In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit.&quot; And they ask you what they should spend. Say, &quot;The excess [beyond needs].&quot; Thus Allah makes clear to you the verses [of revelation] that you might give thought.&lt;/strong&gt; (2:219)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10406" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-05T12:52:12.633" LastActivityDate="2016-06-05T12:52:12.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21455" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21452" CreationDate="2015-01-14T14:53:36.320" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalam u Alaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Never loose hope in Allah, you are not hopeless. To compare myself with you, I was and quiet a bit still am far worse in this case, so you still have hope, cheer up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can make Salah as much fun as possible, it is not a torcher, like I race myself with myself or with my brother or my parents to offer Salah as soon as possible!. Read the below hadith and the abstract in bold I use that and it works pretty excellent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would advise you to take into consideration the blessings that Allah has given to you and thank Allah for giving those blessings to you, and you cant be more open regarding your feelings to others than to Allah. Plus one more thing &lt;strong&gt;...think while offering Salah (Prayers) that you are watching Allah even though you can't, but Allah can see you&lt;/strong&gt;; It was said by Prophet Muhummad Sallallahu Aalayhi Wasalam and is a hadith mentioned in Sahih Bukahri and Sahih Muslim and Imam Nawawi's 40 Hadith &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Abu Hurairah radi'allahu'ta'ala anhu:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One day while the Prophet was sitting in the company of some people,&#xA;  (The angel) Gabriel came and asked, &quot;What is faith?&quot; Allah's Apostle&#xA;  replied, 'Faith is to believe in Allah, His angels, (the) meeting with&#xA;  Him, His Apostles, and to believe in Resurrection.&quot; Then he further&#xA;  asked, &quot;What is Islam?&quot; Allah's Apostle replied, &quot;To worship Allah&#xA;  Alone and none else, to offer prayers perfectly to pay the compulsory&#xA;  charity (Zakat) and to observe fasts during the month of Ramadan.&quot;&#xA;  Then he further asked, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;What is Ihsan (perfection)?&quot; Allah's Apostle&#xA;  replied, &quot;To worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you cannot&#xA;  achieve this state of devotion then you must consider that He is&#xA;  looking at you.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; Then he further asked, &quot;When will the Hour be&#xA;  established?&quot; Allah's Apostle replied, &quot;The answerer has no better&#xA;  knowledge than the questioner. But I will inform you about its&#xA;  portents. When a slave (lady) gives birth to her master. When the&#xA;  shepherds of black camels start boasting and competing with others in&#xA;  the construction of tall buildings. And the Hour is one of five things&#xA;  which nobody knows except Allah. The Prophet then recited: &quot;Verily,&#xA;  with Allah (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour--.&quot; (31. 34) Then that&#xA;  angel (Gabriel) left and the Prophet asked his companions to call him&#xA;  back, but they could not see him. Then the Prophet said, &quot;That was&#xA;  Gabriel who came to teach the people their religion.&quot; Abu 'Abdullah&#xA;  said: He (the Prophet) considered all that as a part of faith. Sahih&#xA;  al-Bukhari, 1:2:48&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that helps Sister, I'll pray for you regarding this matter!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastActivityDate="2015-01-14T14:53:36.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21458" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-15T01:57:37.470" Score="2" ViewCount="1995" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was curious why Islam uses the lunar calendar.  The solar calendar seems more pragmatic because the same date falls in the same season every year.  E.g. thanks to the solar calendar, it is easy to know that January 1, 1786 was winter in Copenhagen.  It is much harder to derive the season in different geographic locations based on a lunar date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only advantage to the lunar calendar I can think of is to diversify the difficulty of the Ramadan fast, to make it easier in some years and harder in others.  But are there any other benefits of and reasons why Islam uses it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3864" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T08:12:03.843" LastActivityDate="2022-12-12T03:52:19.173" Title="Is Ramadan the only reason Islam uses lunar calendar?" Tags="|ramadan|time|lunar-calendar|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21453" CreationDate="2015-01-15T03:22:32.853" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I never found any ayah or surah which say haram when you never married. In islam, marriage is worship. It is forbidden in islam is sex outside of marriage. Premarital sex is strictly prohibited in islam, and married could keep us from sex outside of marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11642" LastActivityDate="2015-01-15T03:22:32.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21463" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-15T04:37:01.673" Score="5" ViewCount="2706" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can Prophet Muhammad be considered a role model in every aspect for a modern Muslim? If prophet practised X, is it safe to assume every Muslim should imitate him in that regard? If a certain action or habit was permitted to Muhammad, can we say that it should be allowed or encouraged to every Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, is Prophet Muhammad an absolute role model? Can a Muslim do everything Prophet Muhammad did?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3864" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-01T18:02:37.583" LastActivityDate="2017-06-01T18:02:37.583" Title="Is Prophet Muhammad a perfect and infallible role model?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|infallability|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21464" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21463" CreationDate="2015-01-15T05:48:25.313" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Great question - as with many things, the answer is not a simple yes or no. In fact, there is a whole science behind answering this very question. It's one of the most important questions in the field of &lt;em&gt;usul al-fiqh&lt;/em&gt;: what is &lt;em&gt;sunnah&lt;/em&gt;? In other words, how do we derive, from the sayings and actions and approvals of the Prophet (saws), the rulings of certain actions for us? Is a certain action obligatory, or recommended, or permissible, or disliked, or prohibited?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The short answer is that many of these rulings are derived on a case by case basis. There are some actions that only the Prophet (saws) did and we are in fact not supposed to do so (for example, fasting all day and all night, or keeping more than 4 wives at a time). There are some things he never did that we need to do (e.g. study the sciences of hadith). There are some things that he did, that are merely recommended for us. There are statements that he made, then some of his actions showed us that the status of that statement was for recommendation and not obligation (or for an action being disliked and not prohibited). There may even be some things that he did in his lifetime (saws) that would no longer be applicable to us because the &lt;em&gt;`illah&lt;/em&gt; (reason) is no longer valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some things he did because it was the custom of his people to do so, or it was a personal preference and not a religious injunction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To take an action of the Prophet (saws) and derive the status of the ruling on it is a job for the knowledgeable scholar. It's not always easy to pinpoint the &lt;em&gt;reason&lt;/em&gt; behind an action, and then deduce from it what it means for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2015-01-15T05:48:25.313" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21465" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21466" CreationDate="2015-01-15T10:53:04.433" Score="6" ViewCount="12892" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know the word Mecca is mentioned only once in Koran. But ayah 3:96 is mentioning&#xA;a place that is called &lt;em&gt;Becca&lt;/em&gt;. I'm wondering if there is any difference between Becca and Mecca. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Becca: 3:96&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍۢ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِى بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكًۭا وَهُدًۭى لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ [٣:٩٦] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The first House (of worship) appointed for men was that at Bakka: Full of blessing and of guidance for all kinds of beings: [Abdullah Yusuf Ali]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mecca: 48:24&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى كَفَّ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَنكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ عَنْهُم بِبَطْنِ مَكَّةَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَنْ أَظْفَرَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرًا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And it is He Who has restrained their hands from you and your hands from them in the midst of Makka, after that He gave you the victory over them. And Allah sees well all that ye do. [Abdullah Yusuf Ali]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can we REALLY assume that Mecca and Becca are the same places? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10406" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2020-04-14T01:01:07.163" LastActivityDate="2020-04-14T01:01:07.163" Title="Are Mecca and Becca the same places? Same meaning?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|kaabah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21466" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21465" CreationDate="2015-01-15T14:49:18.313" Score="8" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The source of the sounds (vocal organ) of the alphabetical letters ‘b’&#xA;  and ‘m’ is one and the same: the lips. So by the passage of time&#xA;  ‘Makkah’ replaced ‘Bakkah’. &lt;em&gt;It can thus be appreciated that the&#xA;  original and ancient name of the place was ‘Bakkah’.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Quran when it is mentioned as a place of the ancient times (3:96) it has been named as ‘Bakkah’. When it is mentioned in the perspective of the period contemporary with the Prophet of Islam (48:24) it is called Makkah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The referenced article further mentions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;King David had actually and naturally used the word ‘Bakkah’ in his&#xA;  Psalm. Because the words ‘Bakah’ and ‘Bakkah’ were written in the&#xA;  Hebrew script in the same way, it got the pronunciation of ‘Baca’ or&#xA;  ‘Bakah’ instead of the correct pronunciation of ‘Bakkah’ in the later&#xA;  Jewish ages. &lt;em&gt;This ‘Bakkah’ was the ancient name of ‘Makkah’ and was&#xA;  given to it by Abraham. Originally the city was called by this name.&#xA;  Here are some of the Arab authorities to elaborate it:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of authorities is the dictionary ‘Lisān al-‘Arab’ which explains:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘Both [Makkah and Bakkah] are the names of the city;&#xA;  and [the alphabetical letters] “B” and “M” succeed (can replace) one&#xA;  another.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.javedahmadghamidi.com/books/view/the-actual-site-of-baca-bakkah&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Actual Site of Baca/Bakkah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2015-09-30T14:35:50.563" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T14:35:50.563" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17496" CreationDate="2015-01-15T21:13:25.903" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The salutation صلى الله عليه وسلم can be used with any other prophet. Apparently classical scholars didn't make this distinction. For example, ibn Jarir al-Tabari (d. 310 AH) in his exegesis uses this salutation for:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=1&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=1&amp;amp;tSoraNo=11&amp;amp;tAyahNo=52&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لأن هوداً &lt;strong&gt;صلى الله عليه وسلم&lt;/strong&gt; إنـما دعا قومه إلـى توحيد الله لـيغفر&#xA;  لهم ذنوبهم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=1&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=1&amp;amp;tSoraNo=2&amp;amp;tAyahNo=258&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=2&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abraham&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال إبراهيـم &lt;strong&gt;صلى الله عليه وسلم&lt;/strong&gt;: فإن الله الذي هو ربـي يأتـي&#xA;  بـالشمس من مشرقها&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=1&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=1&amp;amp;tSoraNo=5&amp;amp;tAyahNo=12&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=3&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Moses&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أمر الله بنـي إسرائيـل أن يسيروا إلـى الأرض الـمقدّسة مع نبـيهم موسى&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;صلى الله عليه وسلم&lt;/strong&gt; فلـما كانوا قريبـاً من الـمدينة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2015-01-15T21:13:25.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21465" CreationDate="2015-01-16T02:55:01.043" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Becca is an area within Mecca.  It's the kaba and the area that surrounds it, where pilgrims circumambulate.  This area is called &quot;Becca&quot; which means to crowd/gather.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Becca is located in the city of Mecca.  But sometimes they're used interchangeably.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T02:55:01.043" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21458" CreationDate="2015-01-16T03:00:52.100" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pretty much every ancient and religious civilization used the lunar calendar, except those who worshiped the Sun.  They were the only ones to use a solar calendar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even the original Christians used a lunar calendar until the Romans introduced polytheism into Christianity and changed the calculations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's not really a matter of religion, it's what everyone did and Islam simply allowed it to continue in that manner.  Allah didn't introduce a new way for Muslims to follow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T03:00:52.100" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21458" CreationDate="2015-01-16T05:37:56.560" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Thinking more about it, lunar calendar is more easy to follow than the solar calendar. People of all places/ways/styles/advances/etc can easily count days just by looking at varying shapes of the moon. As sun does not changes its appearance, dates cannot be counted just by looking at the sun and needs external astronomical means for this. This is one of the reason that all civilizations used lunar calendar from earlier times. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, Islam also uses sun time keeping! Times of various salah is derived on the position of the sun, as this can be done easily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, both sun and moon are used for Islamic purpose -)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11653" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T05:37:56.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21474" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21463" CreationDate="2015-01-16T07:22:36.660" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was assigned as a &lt;strong&gt;prophet&lt;/strong&gt; by God. Their duty, as a prophet, is to teach us His religion. Since prophets live among people, others matter outside the religion are also brought to him and he can say or take certain actions on this but it is his personal opinion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please consider the following incident, when after arriving in Medina, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by some people who were fecundating some date palms, so he asked them what they were doing. When they told him, he said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“I don’t think that will provide any benefit,”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or in another narration, “It would be better if you didn’t do that.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So they refrained from doing it, and that year the crop was not as good. They mentioned it to him (peace and blessings be upon him), and he replied:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“I am only a human: if I command you to do something in your religion,&#xA;  then take it; but if I tell you to do something based on personal&#xA;  opinion, then [realize] that I am only human,” and in another&#xA;  narration, “Yet if I inform you of something from Allah, then do it,&#xA;  for indeed I will never convey an untruth on behalf of Allah Mighty&#xA;  and Majestic,” and in yet another narration, “You know better of your&#xA;  worldly affairs.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/node/1691&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, in matters of religion, he is the best example and a muslim should follow him and he is the best role-model. In other matters, he may or may not choose to do what he did or say.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T07:22:36.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21463" CreationDate="2015-01-16T07:52:59.763" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah the merciful the compassionate&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims must obey the holy prophet of Islam (PBUH) through their actions, words, thinking and beliefs. Almighty Allah says in the noble Qur'an as such:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَقَد كانَ لَكُم في رَسولِ اللَّهِ &lt;strong&gt;أُسوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ&lt;/strong&gt; لِمَن كانَ يَرجُو&#xA;  اللَّهَ وَاليَومَ الآخِرَ وَذَكَرَ اللَّهَ كَثيرًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah &lt;strong&gt;an&#xA;  excellent pattern&lt;/strong&gt; for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day&#xA;  and [who] remembers Allah often. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/33:21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[33:21]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The phrase &quot;excellent pattern&quot; is also used for Ibrahim (PBUH) in another verse) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Sayyid Abbas Sadr-'ameli in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/enlightening-commentary-light-holy-quran-vol-14/section-3-excellent-pattern-apostle-muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;An Enlightening Commentary into the Light of the Holy Qur'an&quot;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Not only in this field but also in the whole life the best pattern of&#xA;  conduct for you is the Prophet of Islam (S). His excellent spiritual&#xA;  conditions, his patience and perseverance, his awareness, wit,&#xA;  sincerity and attention to Allah, his domination upon different&#xA;  events, and not being submitted when confronting hardships and&#xA;  difficulties, each can be a pattern and a lesson for all Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does not mean that we are able to follow him completely or we are expected to reach his level, but of course we should do our best to respect him as an excellent pattern. Also it does not mean that we can extend his actions to all of the situations. We have to consider the different circumstances under which the prophet took different actions. In fact, we can't take actions merely because prophet of Islam did. We should check if we are located in very similar situations or not!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further reading:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/ismat-infallibiity-of-prophets-in-the-quran-sayyid-muhammad-rizvi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Infallibility of the Prophets in the Qur'an&lt;/a&gt; by Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="4666" LastEditDate="2015-01-16T07:59:13.897" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T07:59:13.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21476" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17830" CreationDate="2015-01-16T08:09:28.727" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Initially the surahs were demarcated but not named the way we see today. They were identified by some peculiarity mentioned in them. For example, to refer to Surah Al-Baqarah the phrase &amp;quot;the surah in which cow is mentioned&amp;quot; was spoken. With the passage of time it was shortened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sahih-bukhari.com/Pages/Bukhari_2_26.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Narrated by Al-Amash&lt;/a&gt;: I heard Al-Hajjaj saying on the pulpit, &amp;quot;The&#xA;Sura in which Al-Baqara (the cow) is mentioned and the Sura in which&#xA;the family of 'Imran is mentioned and the Sura in which the women&#xA;(An-Nisa) is mentioned.&amp;quot; (Bukhari Volume 2, Book 26, Number 806)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly it has been narrated in Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Uthman ibn Affan said: ...and when some verses used to reveal to him, he (the Prophet) would say &amp;quot;place these verses in the surah in which so and so is mentioned...&amp;quot; (Musnad of Uthman ibn Affan, Number 499)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This shows that the surahs were named neither by God nor by the Prophet. Their peculiarities which the Prophet mentioned while referring to them were shortened to form their names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;PS&amp;gt; I could not locate an online version of Musnad&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-01-16T08:09:28.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12639" CreationDate="2015-01-16T16:15:58.367" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The best tafsir (explanation of verses) are the ones that can be found in the Quran itself, then the very next level is that can be found in the Hadith of the Prophet (PBUH). About this specific verse, I know of this important Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I came to the Prophet (PBUH) while I had a cross of gold around my neck. He said: 'O 'Adi! Remove this idol from yourself!' And I heard him reciting from Surah Bara'ah: They took their rabbis and monks as lords besides Allah (9:31). He said: 'As for them, they did not worship them, but when they made something lawful for them, they considered it lawful, and when they made something unlawful for them, they considered it unlawful.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/641040&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Narrated through at-Tirmidhi, graded &lt;em&gt;da'if&lt;/em&gt; by Darussalam&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice: 'Adi is 'Adi ibn Hatim, who was an Arab Christian at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11655" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-01-20T00:51:59.507" LastActivityDate="2015-01-20T00:51:59.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21482" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21502" CreationDate="2015-01-17T04:55:43.010" Score="0" ViewCount="5652" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do muslims view Muhammad as more important than Jesus?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they view them as being on the same 'level', how come there have been negative reactions from Muslims against cartoon depictions of Muhammad but not against cartoon depictions of Jesus?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11659" LastActivityDate="2017-12-03T10:48:44.817" Title="Do Muslims view Muhammad as more important than Jesus?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21483" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-17T08:03:02.773" Score="2" ViewCount="153" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is anyone allowed to call another person an apostate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case context matters, the person calling someone an apostate is a Pakistani Salafi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastActivityDate="2015-01-17T08:28:10.803" Title="Who can call another person an apostate?" Tags="|sunni|apostasy|salafi|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21484" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21483" CreationDate="2015-01-17T08:19:37.840" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anybody &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; call anyone else an apostate. The real question is, who is taken seriously when that is done? In general, this is the job of a scholar, not the layman. Someone trained in the sciences of the religion to a high level. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars are extremely wary of specific assertions of the status of someone's faith, simply because it is almost impossible to know what is in someone's heart. Both early and contemporary scholars therefore almost never issued rulings of apostasy or disbelief and erred tremendously on the side of caution (i.e. not issuing such a ruling). The only exception is when the outward manifestation of someone's creed is so blatantly obvious AND they pose a threat to the societal order that someone may reluctantly, for a specific purpose, issue such a statement. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason this is done so reluctantly is the statement of the Prophet (saws):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When a man calls his brother an unbeliever, it returns (at least) to one of them. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/121&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So for fear of the label returning to themselves, most scholars are extremely reluctant to do so, and only do so in cases where there is obvious and imminent harm. Even in those cases, as far as possible, it's a specific class of actions or people that the statement is directed against, and not specific individuals. For a scholar to issue such a statement directed at a specific person would mean that there were extraordinary circumstances indeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you see someone doing this willy-nilly, painting broad groups of people with this brush, know that they are not serious about their scholarship and are unaware of the gravity of the matter, and are playing around with the rules of Islam. It is likely that there is an ulterior motive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="18" LastEditDate="2015-01-17T08:28:10.803" LastActivityDate="2015-01-17T08:28:10.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21488" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-17T23:43:07.763" Score="2" ViewCount="180" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone was born a Christian, but decides that God doesn't exist, Jesus was an ordinary human being, and that the Holy Spirit doesn't exist, and becomes an atheist, are they still perceived as Christians by Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone tweeted today&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Atheists who've repeatedly insulted Christians draw a cartoon of&#xA;  Muhammad, so Muslims burn down churches. Go figure.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-30863159&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-30863159&lt;/a&gt; …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and I wanted to know if the categories of &quot;Christians&quot; and &quot;Atheists&quot; make sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/11400/301&quot;&gt;In Islam, is Atheism considered a religion?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2015-01-18T19:14:50.180" Title="Are people who are born Christians but become atheists regarded as Christians by Muslims?" Tags="|atheism|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21489" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21488" CreationDate="2015-01-18T07:36:25.617" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even worse: They are considered as atheists!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Atheism is not a religion. Muslims consider atheists as people denying Allah, the great, and His Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is worse than any other religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11665" LastActivityDate="2015-01-18T07:36:25.617" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21491" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21497" CreationDate="2015-01-18T08:38:18.617" Score="0" ViewCount="806" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the Quran have The sentence: &quot;An Eye for An Eye&quot; ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11668" LastActivityDate="2015-01-18T19:06:35.793" Title="Does the Quran have The sentence: &quot;An Eye for An Eye&quot;?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-01-20T00:57:24.340" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21493" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-18T12:11:02.493" Score="3" ViewCount="926" Body="&lt;p&gt;I went to a restaurant with my family today. And it's not a halal shop so ordered seafood and vegetarian dishes letting them we cannot have pork and they know about halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We ordered one dish with xo sauce and when I came home, found out from my sister that xo sauce normally always contains pork.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, does having pork (or anything haram) unintentionally considered as a sin? If so, why and what should one do about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11669" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T08:18:18.963" LastActivityDate="2018-04-24T17:58:36.847" Title="Is it a sin if one unintentionally had pork (or anything haram)?" Tags="|halal-haram|pork|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21493" CreationDate="2015-01-18T13:37:55.003" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it's not a sin. You had the intention to not eat anything that's deemed haram and made sincere effort (by ordering vegetarian meal believe it contains nothing haram) to not do that. Therefore since it was not because of your carelessness that you had a meal that had a pork/haram ingredient in it, it's not a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of Ali's quotes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lo, verily intention is act itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, your intention to not eat haram is considered as the act of not having it which in itself is a good deed. What was unintentionally had doesn't count.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-18T14:48:31.403" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T14:48:31.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21491" CreationDate="2015-01-18T19:06:35.793" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it does, it's in Surah al-Maidah 5:45:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We ordained for them therein a life for a life, an eye for an eye,&#xA;  a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, and for&#xA;  wounds is legal retribution. But whoever gives&#xA;  charity, it is an expiation for him. And whoever does not judge by&#xA;  what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the wrongdoers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-01-18T19:06:35.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21498" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21488" CreationDate="2015-01-18T19:14:50.180" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;We don't believe anyone is born a Christian, or even a Muslim, or a Jew.  We believe everyone is born upon something called a &quot;fitra.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's how the child is raised that becomes his way, but he/she has been given an intellect to choose what they want and are held responsible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if a child is raised Christian, and accepts Christianity willingly, thereafter becomes an Atheist, then he/she is considered an Atheist and not from the People of the Book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-01-18T19:14:50.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21499" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21482" CreationDate="2015-01-18T19:46:01.920" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;We're not allowed to compare Prophets, or view one as better than the other.  This is actually forbidden. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Mohamed is reported to have said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;لاَ تُخَيِّرُونِي مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Do not give me preference to other prophets...&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;(al-Bokhari, Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's quite unfortunate that we allow humiliation of other prophets and not ours.  We should be reasonable and not react in an unethical manner as the Prophet Mohamed never became violent when someone insulted him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's an issue within the Muslim community that needs to be resolved properly, without emotional impulses.  but it's wrong to allow anyone to be insulted for entertainment, whether a person is a Prophet or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-01-18T19:46:01.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21502" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21482" CreationDate="2015-01-18T23:47:17.233" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, it &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; true that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is the best of prophets. We do not differentiate between the prophets (PBUT) in the sense that we do not say one's message is superior to another's (they all came with the same message). However, the prophets do not all belong to the same level. Take a look at the following hadith,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Sa'eed:&#xA;  that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: &quot;I am the master of the children of Adam on the Day of Judgement, and I am not boasting. The Banner of Praise will be in my hand, and I am not boasting. There will not be a Prophet on that day, not Adam nor anyone other than him, except that he will be under my banner. And I am the first one for whom the earth will be opened for, and I am not bragging.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/734770&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/urn/734770&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure that &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; Muslims would condemn insults to any prophet of God. But if you're asking specifically about the Muslims who reacted violently, then you should direct this question to them in particular...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, this might be one reason why they reacted differently (this is just my opinion)...when they insult the Prophet Jesus (PBUH), they are actually intending to insult Christianity and not Islam. It is true that both Christianity and Islam believe in the Prophet Jesus (PBUH)...however there are some differences between the Islamic and Christian descriptions of Jesus (PBUH), and the insults are generally directed to the Christian version of Jesus. However, when they insult the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), they are directly attacking Islam. In any case, this is just my opinion...you should really ask those Muslims who reacted that way to get a more accurate answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4083" LastEditorUserId="4083" LastEditDate="2015-01-19T12:33:42.333" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T12:33:42.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21506" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21493" CreationDate="2015-01-19T07:22:35.523" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A person who recognizes after eating food (or drink) that he/she has eaten a haram meal, in case there was no likelihood of the food (drink) being harām and there were signs indicating that it was halal, for instance, he/she had received the food from a Muslim person or restaurant, like a person has not committed a sin and he/she is not counted to be sinful. However, if the food had been doubtful such as when he or she received this food from a non-Muslim individual (or at a restaurant…), in which position, it is his/her duty to conduct an investigation to make sure that the food or drink is halal. This is not permissible to eat food unless one is sure that it is halal. In case there isn’t any sign indicating that the food or drink is halal or not, the general principle applicable to meat is that it is considered as harām and impure. Hence, one who intends to eat it must make sure that it is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Imam Sadeq (a.s.) says about the destructive impacts of sins:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The effect of this sin is that it deprives [the sinner] of&#xA;  worshipping. Sometimes, a man commits a sin at day time as a result of&#xA;  which he becomes deprived of staying awake and offering Night Prayers&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1431&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; except for when he repents after his iniquity and reforms&#xA;  (himself).”[2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1431&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; - Javadi Amoli, Abdullah, Stages of Morality in the Quran, pg.153.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[2] - Al-Maedah: 39&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the whole, I recommend you to read the reference below completely to be more informed regarding the issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1431&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T11:08:54.153" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T11:08:54.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20283" CreationDate="2015-01-19T08:36:02.390" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the person who prayers, doesn’t know that his/her clothes is Najis, and after the Salah figure it out that it was Najis, his/her Salah is considered as a correct Salah (prayer), but it is better to do it again in accordance with recommended precaution.&#xA;Accordingly it seems that your prayers are true. For further info. I suggest you to read the reference as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikifeqh.ir/%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B2%DA%AF%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.wikifeqh.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-03-16T09:39:32.197" LastActivityDate="2015-03-16T09:39:32.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21347" CreationDate="2015-01-19T09:33:23.650" Score="3" Body="&lt;h3&gt;Before research...&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm certain that creating a computer that simulates intelligence would be frowned upon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what do you draw this thought? It is an assumption to which as far as Islamic text goes is baseless (perhaps you can provide you reasoning/source so I can expand on it?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My reasoning to this will start by paraphrasing something from Uṣūl al-fiqh by Imam al-Shafi'i (I credit it to him, but I am not 100% sure, I try to cite the proper source later.) which is, &amp;quot;all actions, which are not matters of ibadah (matters of worship) are halal until proven haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if we apply the proper logic, the default Islamic ruling is it would be halal, unless it ties with a matter of shari'ah, which may put conditions on it. (As far as I searched there was lack of any specific condemnation of artificial intelligence, or anything that seemed to tie with it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;The lust of research...&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I have been researching this topic for awhile now, and came across possible leads to certain things, I address them below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, &amp;quot;Every painter will go to Hell, and for every portrait he has made, there will be appointed one who will chastise him in the Hell.&amp;quot; Ibn 'Abbas said: If you have to do it, draw pictures of trees and other inanimate things. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18/170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18/170&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To this hadith comes a complex story, some scholars do not except it as some of my research finds out, however the majority apply it with context to a limited area, in which that representation of a person that was giving a soul by Allah (swt) is haram, however a drawing of a being without a reference to real human being is fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I decided to ask the Imam at my local mosque, this is his view:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is prohibited to draw a picture of a &lt;em&gt;specific&lt;/em&gt; person that once lived, however drawing of imagination is okay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I asked him for his logic to this conclusion and he shared with me this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that 'Aishah, the wife of the Prophet [SAW], said: &amp;quot;We had a curtain on which there were images of birds, at the entrance to the house. The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'O 'Aishah, remove it, for ever time I come in and see it, I remember this world.'&amp;quot; She said: &amp;quot;We had a plush wrap, with a border on it, that we would wear, and it was not cut off.&amp;quot; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/48/314&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/nasai/48/314&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He expands saying from the preceding ahadith from the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) shows that he did not disapprove of having a curtain with a picture of a bird, making it permissible. Applying this logic works with the Turing test and robots that pass it. So designing a robot like ASIMO is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;A little more interesting research...&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mimicking creation, as by your statement, &amp;quot;a computer that simulates intelligence&amp;quot; if this your belief you think why it is frowned upon, it comes down to niyyah also known as intention. If the niyyah is aspiring to create like Allah (swt) creates, than by means yes it is haram. However the Turing test is a test to measure whether the artificial intelligence can fool some humans into thinking it is human as well, this is not intention to mimic Allah (swt) creation. The reality comes to the application of artificial intelligence, not artificial intelligence itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So tl;dr:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Artificial intelligence, halal, but with a few restrictions upon application.*&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*I am not a scholar, however this is the best I could come up with some research.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6836" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T09:33:23.650" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20190" CreationDate="2015-01-19T10:09:03.637" Score="2" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;           In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to my researches, seemingly, it is better not to accept the gift of non-Muslims. Since accordance to a general rule, the gift could make you indebted to them more than it indebted them to you (as an unwritten law), then that’s why if it is said attempt not to get …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course it could be considered from another aspect. In truth, in case that getting the gift (bonus which is counted as a gift) could make him/her Muslim (or to provide the fields of eagerness to Islam…) or even it would prevent you (as a Muslim) from annoying, then it could be permissible and rational to accept it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As another point you'd better to notice that accepting the bonus doesn’t show them that you agree their celebration indirectly! Anyhow, survey the points, then make an appropriate decision according to the above-mentioned points&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt; www.wikifeqh.ir&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-26T08:07:56.680" LastActivityDate="2017-12-26T08:07:56.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18854" CreationDate="2015-01-19T10:58:10.650" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                   In the name of Allah&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to your words that declared “I often fear…”, so seemingly obsession is counted as a stumbling block for you! Then initially you’d better notice that you should not pay attention a lot if you feel you are involved in an obsession. Beside in case you assume (probably) the clothes has uncleansed, or you doubt in its uncleaning (Nijasah), thus you have not to care it, and it doesn’t considered as Najis (specifically if you are obsession…).&#xA;But in regard to that part of your speech which declared “This happens so often that I tend to store the clothes I fear may have the impurity on them in my room and not wash them until a few days later”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you said “I fear may have impurity on them”, then, it seems you’d better not notice that if it seems to be changed to an obsession for you. Another point is that as a general Islamic rule, praying by a Najis clothes is invalid. On the other hand, you should wash those unclean clothes before you intent to prayer, and also they would be clean in case they are wet due to washing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://portal.anhar.ir/node/6342/?ref=sbttl#gsc.tab=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;portal.anhar.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-17T06:43:51.820" LastActivityDate="2017-12-17T06:43:51.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21519" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-19T11:16:18.213" Score="4" ViewCount="400" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you have missed fasts for some reason (i.e. you were not well in the month of Ramadhan), I have heard some people say that they will wait for the shorter days of the year before making up for the fasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Isn't that cheating? Will such fasts be accepted? Or do you have to make up fasts on days which were similar in length to the fasts you missed? Or are you supposed to make up for the fasts asap without delay?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am interested in the Sunni &gt; Hanafi opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-30T19:48:31.467" LastActivityDate="2016-11-30T19:48:31.467" Title="Is there anything wrong with postponing Ramadan fasting until a time of the year when days are shorter?" Tags="|sunni|ramadan|sawm|hanafi|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21523" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12889" CreationDate="2015-01-19T18:05:30.427" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported from Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) that his Lord, the Exalted and Glorious, thus said. A servant committed a sin and he said: O Allah, forgive me my sins, and Allah (the Exalted and Glorious) said: My servant commited a sin and then he came to realise that he has a Lord Who forgives the sins and takes to account (the sinner) for the sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He then again committed a sin and said: My Lord, forgive me my sin, and Allah, the Exalted and High, said: My servant committed a sin and then came to realise that he has a Lord Who would forgive his sin or would take (him) to account for the sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He again committed a sin and said: My Lord, forgive me for my sin, and Allah (the Exalted and High) said: My servant has committed a sin and then came to realise that he has a Lord Who forgives the sins or takes (him) to account for sin. 0 servant, do what you like. I have granted you forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Abd al-A'la said: I do not know whether he said thrice or four times to do&amp;quot; what you desire&amp;quot;. The hadlth has been narrated on the authority of 'Abd al-A'la b. Hammad with the same chain of transmitters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Narrated by Muslim, Book 37 (Pertaining to Repentance and Exhortation to Repentance ), Chapter 5: REPENTANCE IS ACCEPTED SO LONG AS ONE REPENTS AFTER COMMITTING SINS&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as you 'came to realise that you have a Lord Who forgives the sins or takes (him) to account for sin' and keep on fighting the urge to sin, Allah promises forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing many muslims forget is that Dunia is not a place of rest. You will always be fighting your urges to sin as long as you live.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving&#xA;[AlMulk 67:2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11681" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-01-19T18:05:30.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21524" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-19T19:03:18.857" Score="4" ViewCount="33948" Body="&lt;p&gt;The title asks it all. Is porn allowed in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11683" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-24T18:56:48.990" LastActivityDate="2020-08-06T09:15:58.373" Title="Is pornography allowed in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|sex|pornography|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21526" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-19T23:12:53.547" Score="2" ViewCount="9703" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslim undergraduate student in the US who is contemplating career options and thinking about the finance track that a lot of undergrads gravitate towards (positions in investment banking or investment management, for example). I attend a school where a good number of students go into finance and there are sizable resources (career center, alumni,etc. ) to help students with this route.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do have hesitations/some questions from an Islamic point of view, the most obvious of which is the issue of riba/interest. Many of the roles in finance, unsurprisingly, directly deal with interest - an investment banker issuing stocks and bonds on behalf of a company, a wealth manager advising a client to invest a portion of his or her portfolio in certain bonds, etc. Even if one's work is not directly involved with interest/riba - maybe working as an accountant for a bank or strictly doing mergers &amp;amp; acquisitions, where you gain fees from services - most financial institutions gain a substantial portion of their profits from interest-based activities and have operations in the sourcing, processing, and vetting of interest-based products or transactions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question then is: is it permissible to work in a financial institution, even if you work in a role that does not directly deal with riba? For Muslims working in finance, either in work that directly or do not directly involve riba, how do you think about this issue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I realize that virtually all companies and industries deal with riba at some level - loans, bonds, etc - but there is a difference between working in a company/industry that actively leverages, and uses interest to make a profit versus say, a beverage company that is short on cash and perhaps uses interest to gain short term capital, but interest is not the main engine for business operations and profit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prestige, pay, and exit options for such careers are of course very alluring, and why many of my peers take this route, but given the serious nature of riba in Islam, I just need some perspective on this. Perhaps I am being too serious or idealistic in the world we live in, or am I thinking about this right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11685" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-24T04:26:04.263" LastActivityDate="2018-06-24T12:05:07.040" Title="Is it permissible to work in a financial institution, if you work in a role that does not directly deal with riba?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|finance|investment|banking|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21527" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-19T23:45:42.683" Score="4" ViewCount="2185" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to take a supplement that contains an ingredient derived from pork?  Even if it’s needed as part of a treatment process? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to take an HCL and digestive enzymes supplement that contain pepsin. From what I read, pepsin is needed to restore HCL acid in the stomach but it's derived from a pig's liver. It helps with digesting protein, what does Islam say about that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I originally used the supplement without knowing that pepsin was derived from a pig. I was able to eat eggs and anything without getting stomach ache and brain fog. After I found out it comes from pig, I stopped the supplement and found one that is derived from plants. The only problem is that I don't feel as good as the animal based enzymes. I still get brain fog and its preventing me from studying and this is my last semester in school. I honestly doesn't know what to do now. I can try other supplements but it would take time and money and I don't have both. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it halal to continue with a supplement that contains pepsin from a pig until I heal my stomach or is it haram? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11686" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-21T06:15:00.523" LastActivityDate="2023-03-27T11:51:18.253" Title="Is it permissible to take a supplement that contains an ingredient derived from pork?" Tags="|halal-haram|medical|pork|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21524" CreationDate="2015-01-20T07:17:47.417" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No it is not.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are tons of quranic verses and hadith that describe about the ethical behaviour and clearly state that immodesty/unabashedness is a big sin and one must control not to do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To give a small but a very heavy reference is &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/30-31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah An-Nur 30,31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what they do.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranicpath.com/misconceptions/lowering_gaze.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; link for a better explanation of this ayah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, bottomline, islam talks about modesty and clearly pornography is not allowed in &lt;strong&gt;Islam&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastEditorUserId="22270" LastEditDate="2017-06-24T22:06:47.770" LastActivityDate="2017-06-24T22:06:47.770" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20190" CreationDate="2015-01-20T16:19:56.987" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I also get a Christmas bonus even though I don't personally celebrate the holiday. In general I think the time of year is just a convenient time to give out bonuses- you could just consider it to be a yearly bonus. It's not given out on the condition that you be an observing Christian- it's given out on the condition that you're a good worker and a loyal employee. I would advise that you accept it as such. I don't think it makes you indebted to them at all- employers don't give out bonuses as a favour unless you've explicitly asked for it. They're just, in a sense, paying you back for your hard work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in my opinion, go for it and think of it as a pat on the back rather than a celebration of a Christian holiday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9248" LastActivityDate="2015-01-20T16:19:56.987" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21533" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20325" CreationDate="2015-01-20T18:01:48.853" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Human strain bacteria are extracted from humans' faeces or the vagina while animal strain bacteria are from the faeces of various animals such as chickens. I do not see how they can be halal. (Human/animal source bacteria are present in almost all probiotic supplements as well as the 'good' bacteria added to lots of products and 'live' yogurt etc.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some might be 'generations removed' from the original sample of bacteria, but faeces/the vagina are the original source nonetheless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11694" LastEditorUserId="11694" LastEditDate="2015-01-20T18:07:38.007" LastActivityDate="2015-01-20T18:07:38.007" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21536" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-20T22:05:55.277" Score="3" ViewCount="410" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said that if you pray in Jama'at, Allah will accept your prayer so long as one person in the jama'at prayed a valid prayer.  But if nobody among the jama'at prayed a valid prayer, does Allah still accept it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11697" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-01-20T22:14:51.980" LastActivityDate="2024-01-01T21:04:15.490" Title="Under what conditions does Allah accept a jama'at prayer?" Tags="|salat|jamaat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21537" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-20T22:41:33.543" Score="1" ViewCount="1912" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dogs are &quot;haram&quot; to be kept (except as hearding or guard dogs) and are not allowed in one's home.&#xA;But what about dogs trained to help disabled people(blind,hearing impairment,seizures......)?&#xA;They need to be close to their owner and living with them in order to be of help.&#xA;Could those dogs be kept indoors?&#xA;Sunni point of  view please but would like to know about others as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11611" LastActivityDate="2015-06-21T13:48:57.260" Title="Can service dogs be kept indoors?" Tags="|dogs|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21538" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-21T06:55:10.053" Score="2" ViewCount="259" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed by Islam for an Islamic state to demand ransom from non-Muslims to return others taken as prisoners? Do they need to be formally at war?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11700" LastEditorUserId="9248" LastEditDate="2015-01-22T18:44:12.817" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T18:44:12.817" Title="Is it allowed for an Islamic state to demand ransom from non-Muslims?" Tags="|sharia|islamic-government|war|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21539" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8349" CreationDate="2015-01-21T07:11:50.450" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I searched to some extent in regard to the importance of 22nd Rajab according to Shia view. I solely found a matter regarding this matter. Seemingly, at the above-mentioned day, Imam Jafar al Sadiq (peace be upon him) has done a miracle. It has mentioned it as Konday and likewise the miracle of Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him). (But to be honest, it was in Pakistani language, thus I was not able to figure out what it say). For further information, you'd better to the reference below if you are familiar with Pakistani.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.rosegalaxy.com/islamic-months/22-rajab-konday-61/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islam.rosegalaxy.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-17T06:22:30.263" LastActivityDate="2015-10-17T06:22:30.263" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13047" CreationDate="2015-01-21T07:25:35.810" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In regard to the duty of Shia Imams, it could be so long to illustrate regarding it completely. But briefly speaking, the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) is bringer of the religion, and the Imams of Shia are its keepers (The keepers of the religion).&#xA;On the other hand, according to Shia, Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) gave the scientific legacy of Prophecy to Imam Ali (pbuh) and asked him to state the expression of the Ma'refah and religious Ahkam and do the tafseer of Qur'an; Then he (imam Ali) hand it to the next Imam, … till it reach Imam Mahdi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They had some other duties such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Expressing and propaganda of the religion&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Keeping the religion alive and removing the religion from the&#xA;deviations.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And so forth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With respect to the other part of your inquiry that inquired “Do those purposes, objectives and duties get over when he passes away?”, I should explain that as far as I know, their way could be continued in the lower lever such as Wali-al-Faqih who can continue their objectives and manners as much as they can (in a lower). Besides, their way could be carried out by referring to Marja’al-Taqids and hadiths of them as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.emamat.ir/component/k2/item/5744.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.emamat.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nahidkhirolahi.blogfa.com/post/254&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;nahidkhirolahi.blogfa.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-09T09:11:16.050" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T09:11:16.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18640" CreationDate="2015-01-21T08:05:27.260" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many related issues regarding this matter, but apparently it has not mentioned what precisely their names are. But according to the traditions (hadiths), these individuals are similar to the 313 persons who were so gladiator and brave in Badr (بدر) war. On the whole, they have several specific characteristics such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ahl-al-Ikhlas (devotee)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They are like lions (courageous, fearless)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At nights say prayer, at day are fasting.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And so on&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a related narration, Imam Mohammad al-Baqir (peace be upon him) said in regard to the tafseer (interpretation) of Surah Hud: 8 that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the purpose of Ummah-Ma’dudah is related to them (313 persons), I&#xA;  swear in Allah that they will be gathered in an hour like … (Bahar al&#xA;  Anwar Vol.52 page342)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rasekhoon.net/article/show/167163/313%20%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%20%DA%86%D9%87%20%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%20%D9%87%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%9F/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;rasekhoon.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-02T12:27:42.037" LastActivityDate="2016-07-02T12:27:42.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11323" CreationDate="2015-01-21T10:21:28.030" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it's not haram at all. But it's well known that the prophet (PBUH) used to drink while sitting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhaari (1637) and Muslim (2027) narrated that Ibn Mas’ood (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: I brought water to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) from Zamzam and he drank whilst standing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information about this, you can visit this page also:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/21147&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/21147&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11702" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-01-28T23:10:10.863" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T23:10:10.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21543" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21562" CreationDate="2015-01-21T10:55:37.537" Score="2" ViewCount="2043" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the materials used for tayammum? Some days I use powder instead of earth, is that valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2019-01-27T11:26:05.383" LastActivityDate="2019-01-27T11:26:05.383" Title="What are the materials used for tayammum?" Tags="|taharah|tayammum|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21545" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21546" CreationDate="2015-01-21T12:11:52.807" Score="3" ViewCount="331" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there such a thing as &quot;Islamic languages&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a totally false &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/j/Japan-Muslim.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;online rumour&lt;/a&gt;, spread by people opposed to Islam, claiming that Japan is really anti-Islam. But there's one part that states that &quot;Islamic languages&quot; aren't taught in Japan, and I want to know if there's even such a thing as &quot;Islamic languages&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The exact quote of the rumour is &quot;In the University of Japan, Arabic or any Islamic language is not taught.&quot; - it's probably written by someone who isn't a native speaker of English, and it probably means &quot;neither Arabic nor any other Islamic language is taught&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that Arabic plays a special role in Islam. For example it's the language the Quran is written in. But are there any other &quot;Islamic languages&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T09:07:11.860" Title="Apart from Arabic, is there such a thing as &quot;Islamic languages&quot;?" Tags="|language|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21545" CreationDate="2015-01-21T12:52:09.820" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No.&lt;/strong&gt; There are no other languages that have links to Islam itself. This can be seen easily by doing a Google search for &quot;Islamic languages&quot;. They're probably just trying to make a point and doing it badly. In fact, I can disprove it right &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iuj.ac.jp/gsir/iris/syllabus/ircourse.cfm?Category=ALL&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. That link shows that the University of Japan in fact offers three courses on Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9248" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-09T09:07:11.860" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T09:07:11.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21547" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21549" CreationDate="2015-01-21T13:00:23.810" Score="1" ViewCount="2345" Body="&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/10/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; there is a circular decoration around the Arabic ayah (verse) number:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ATLaY.png&quot; alt=&quot;verse number circled&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are these decorations called?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="691" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-03-11T20:57:47.757" LastActivityDate="2021-01-04T13:03:23.593" Title="What is the name of the decorative circle around verse numbers?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21547" CreationDate="2015-01-21T14:25:08.077" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://muslimcanada.org/quran_division.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;, it seems that the circles have no specific name, but they are used to indicate the ayah number:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ayah (pl. Ayat), Verses. Ayah is a word which signifies &quot;sign.&quot; It was used by Muhammad for short sections or verses of his revelation.&#xA;  The division of verses differs in different editions of the Arabic&#xA;  Qur'an. The number of verses in the Arabic Qur'an are recorded after&#xA;  the title of the Surah, and the verses distinguished in the text by a&#xA;  small cypher or circle. The early readers of the Qur'an did not agree&#xA;  as to the original position of these circles, and so it happens that&#xA;  there are five different systems of numbering the verses: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(a) Kufah verses. The Readers in the city of al-Kufah say that they&#xA;  followed the custom of 'Ali. Their way of reckoning is generally&#xA;  adopted in India. They reckon 6,239 verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(b) Basrah verses. The Readers of al-Basrah follow 'Asim ibn Hajjaj, a&#xA;  Companion. They reckon 6,204.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(c) Shami verses, The Readers in Syria&#xA;  (Shiim) followed 'Abdu 'lliih ibn 'Umar, a Companion. They reckon&#xA;  6,225 verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(d) Makkah verses. According to this arrangement, there&#xA;  are 6,219 verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(e) Madinah verses. This way of reading contains 6,211 verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="691" LastActivityDate="2015-01-21T14:25:08.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21550" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-21T20:07:17.943" Score="1" ViewCount="1765" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read somewhere that Jews can pray in  mosques according to their rabbis but not in churches as churches according to their rabbis are places of Idolatry , but does Islam allow a Jew to pray in Muslim mosque and are there such examples in Muslim history?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-01T14:43:26.350" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T14:43:26.350" Title="Is it allowed for a Jew to pray in mosques?" Tags="|sharia|salat|masjid|jews|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-01-21T20:15:38.623" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21551" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21552" CreationDate="2015-01-21T20:16:49.007" Score="2" ViewCount="4131" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a man gives only one divorce to woman, can she marry someone else?&#xA;Or she has to wait for 3 divorces before marrying someone else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11706" LastActivityDate="2015-03-21T12:11:22.140" Title="Can a woman marry another man after one divorce" Tags="|nikah|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21552" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21551" CreationDate="2015-01-21T20:22:18.100" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;One divorce is still a divorce.  Assuming she has gone through her &lt;em&gt;iddah&lt;/em&gt; period, then yes, she is free to marry another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only difference between one divorce and three divorces is that three divorces is considered &lt;em&gt;irrevokable&lt;/em&gt;; with one divorce, the couple still has the right to reconcile before the &lt;em&gt;iddah&lt;/em&gt; has ended and retain their marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further details, check out my answer to the related question here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/113/22&quot;&gt;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/113/22&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2015-01-21T20:22:18.100" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21555" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-22T05:14:46.027" Score="-1" ViewCount="1564" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asslamualaikum&#xA;I recently found out on this site that if penetration of the penis in the vagina needs ghusul to be pure again eeven if either partner did not ejaculate.  I did not know this for a long time. Do you still have to make up for it evwn if u didnt know?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10473" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T09:40:06.303" Title="Ghusul after sex" Tags="|sharia|sex|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21558" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40821" CreationDate="2015-01-22T09:02:21.433" Score="1" ViewCount="196" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Islam promote, and or enforce stereotypes on males and females? Two examples are (but not limited to):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Females should or must lack a university level education, and focus on housework.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Males should or must the breadwinners of the family.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In advanced, not a duplicate of, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8093/working-women-in-islam&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; as my question is focusing on &lt;em&gt;promotion&lt;/em&gt; and or &lt;em&gt;enforcement&lt;/em&gt; of &lt;em&gt;stereotypes&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide textual sources (i.e. the Qur'anic verse(s), hadith(s)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6836" LastActivityDate="2017-06-18T14:19:13.747" Title="Does Islam promote, and or enforce stereotypes on males and females?" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|women|men|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21550" CreationDate="2015-01-22T09:26:34.723" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mosques are not in the ownership of any person, rather they belong to Allah. No one may stop a person from entering the mosque; Allah says in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;And [He revealed] that the masjids are for Allah&quot; [72:18; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/72]&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/72]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if it is conceived that people will bring harm to the mosque or Muslims, then such people should be prevented because there is greater harm in allowing them to enter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from that, no one may be prevented from entering the mosque.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone and everyone is welcome to come, and pray, if they wish. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is a fundamental aspect of Islamic belief that no act of worship is rewarded unless it is done in the state of Iman (having faith in Allah and his Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11711" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T09:26:34.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21555" CreationDate="2015-01-22T09:40:06.303" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walaykum assalam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, you will have to make up for all prayer performed without having taken ghusl. This is because the prayer is not counted. Purity of prayer place, body and clothes are all requirements of prayer. You should repent sincerely to Allah and it is hoped that the Most-Merciful will surely forgive you. Both partners would require a ghusl. Since it was done unknowingly, then you wouldn't be sinful, but upon realizing your mistake you should take the means to correct the wrong that has been done. The prayers performed will need to be repeated but not necessarily all at once. Try to estimate how many prayers have been performed in the state of impurity. You may make up a few a day or how many you feel comfortable doing. Try to set a target for yourself because having a goal will keep you on track. Instead of praying optional prayers, pray the make-up prayers because it is more rewarding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11711" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T09:40:06.303" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21558" CreationDate="2015-01-22T09:47:37.233" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam does encourage women to maintain the house and men to earn a living. It should be understood that not everyone can do everything all at once. We notice that how when both parents are out of the house working and stuff then the children are deprived of a good upbringing. God has, in his all-encompassing wisdom, assigned certain tasks to certain people. So, generally, a wife would stay home and look after the house and children while the husband would manage external affairs. If both partners choose to switch positions, it is fine. It's just that that is the optimal way of doing things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is wrong to say that Islam demotes education of women. Please see following links for more info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://discover-the-truth.com/2014/02/12/does-islam-prohibit-educating-women/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://discover-the-truth.com/2014/02/12/does-islam-prohibit-educating-women/&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answering-christianity.com/karim/womens_education.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.answering-christianity.com/karim/womens_education.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11711" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T09:47:37.233" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21562" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21543" CreationDate="2015-01-22T09:56:15.667" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Only certain materials may be used for tayammum.&#xA;These materials are such that when burned, they don't produce ashes.&#xA;The easiest thing would probably be to use a rock.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I disagree with the viewpoint of using walls unless the wall is made of brick in which case it is similar to using a stone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11711" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2018-02-23T07:01:39.850" LastActivityDate="2018-02-23T07:01:39.850" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20132" CreationDate="2015-01-22T10:15:21.487" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A musafir (traveler) is one who leaves the city limits of his/her hometown intending a journey of 48 miles or greater. This is the opinion of the vast majority of Islamic scholars and has been deduced from several verses, hadiths, and scenarios from the life of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11711" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-27T09:44:40.320" LastActivityDate="2017-09-27T09:44:40.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18469" CreationDate="2015-01-22T10:24:19.880" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Sunni view (I am not aware of the Shia view), Imam Mahdi will come in a time of great distress. He will lead the Muslims until the appearance of Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) who will lead an army of Muslims to kill the dajjal (anti-Christ). Jesus will then rule over the Muslims until he dies of a natural death. Several major signs of the day of judgement will follow thereafter. Only then will the world come to an end. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in short, the world will not end immediately after the appearance of Imam Mahdi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11711" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-03T07:44:27.237" LastActivityDate="2015-09-03T07:44:27.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21537" CreationDate="2015-01-22T10:31:34.833" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally, dogs should be avoided because their saliva is impure but trained dogs for helping disabled/blind  people are allowed because that is a necessity. However, they should be taught to not lick their owner. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the mainstream Sunni point of view. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11711" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T10:31:34.833" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21566" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-22T11:32:54.307" Score="3" ViewCount="1065" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to 33:50 Mohammed had a special privilege of marrying women:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Prophet! We have made lawful to thee thy wives to whom thou hast paid their dowers; and those whom thy right hand possesses out of the prisoners of war whom Allah has assigned to thee; and daughters of thy paternal uncles and aunts, and daughters of thy maternal uncles and aunts, who migrated (from Makka) with thee; and any believing woman who dedicates her soul to the Prophet if the Prophet wishes to wed her;- this only for thee, and not for the Believers (at large); We know what We have appointed for them as to their wives and the captives whom their right hands possess;- in order that there should be no difficulty for thee. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. [Abdullah Yusuf Ali] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering for what reasons did Mohammad had this special permission. &#xA;Were there any political, economical or social circumstances for ~1400 years ago&#xA;that had played a role? &#xA;And what does the mentioned revelation wants to tell us?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10406" LastEditorUserId="10406" LastEditDate="2015-01-23T13:30:01.313" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T14:52:50.243" Title="Why did Mohammad had a special privilege of marriage?" Tags="|sharia|nikah|prophet-muhammad|women|men-women|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21568" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-22T14:42:01.850" Score="2" ViewCount="251" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the general ruling on baduas? ( making negative duas on someone )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if someone has caused you so much harm that you feel anger and hate towards them to an extent that you want Allah to deal with them, and that you can not forgive them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed? and do you get punished on day of judgement for making such duas?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8757" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-02-07T07:45:22.370" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T06:16:29.313" Title="What is the general ruling on baduas? ( making negative duas on someone )" Tags="|sharia|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21569" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-01-22T15:51:11.210" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-01-22T15:51:11.210" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T15:51:11.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21570" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-01-22T15:51:11.210" Score="0" Body="For questions about Islamic philosophy behind problems connected with life, the universe, ethics, society, science, and so on, according to the Qur'an and Sunnah." OwnerUserId="11714" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T16:29:43.217" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T16:29:43.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21538" CreationDate="2015-01-22T17:51:43.693" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran mentions about ransom in the context of war. The following is the verse&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So when you meet those who disbelieve [in battle], strike [their]&#xA;  necks until, when you have inflicted slaughter upon them, then secure&#xA;  their bonds, and &lt;strong&gt;either [confer] favor afterwards or ransom [them]&#xA;  until the war lays down its burdens&lt;/strong&gt;.  Quran  47:4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As can be see in the verse, first option for captives of war is to free them by grace and second option being ransom for release of prisoners .The reason mentioned for ransom is for &quot;war to lays down its burdens&quot;. This means Muslims are dragged onto a war by the disbelievers and it has cost Muslims wealth and lives due to this. So it is reasonable that prisoners are returned for ransom so that it pays for what costed the Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to answer your Question, ransom is allowed for freeing prisoners of war. so yes, war is precondition for ransom. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastEditorUserId="10491" LastEditDate="2015-01-22T18:04:29.657" LastActivityDate="2015-01-22T18:04:29.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21574" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21577" CreationDate="2015-01-23T01:38:36.757" Score="0" ViewCount="790" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can i write Allah's name simple without diactritics ? -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are diacritics(Zer zabar pesh) called in Arabic/urdu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Can any one name the one's used in Allah's name?&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11637" LastActivityDate="2015-01-23T13:55:33.810" Title="Is Allah's name complete without diacritics?" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21575" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21588" CreationDate="2015-01-23T03:51:14.820" Score="1" ViewCount="64" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the property-owner gives property to some one else because:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His son does not pay zakat and takes interest&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even then should the new-owner give the property to his son to ensure justice?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11637" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-05T12:45:39.427" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T09:08:03.523" Title="What if the property-owner gives his property to someone else other then his son?" Tags="|zakat|property|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21576" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-23T05:28:21.553" Score="2" ViewCount="187" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came across a poster &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/events/1403508729944936/permalink/1404370123192130/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;saying&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;May our lives be sacrificed for prophet Muhammad ﷺ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is &quot;May our lives be sacrificed&quot; a phrase that occurred around the time of Muhammad, or is it a modern phrase?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-29T11:00:59.783" LastActivityDate="2018-01-15T15:05:36.657" Title="Is &quot;May our lives be sacrificed&quot; a set Muslim phrase?" Tags="|islamic-basis|violence|phrase|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21577" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21574" CreationDate="2015-01-23T13:55:33.810" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, you can write names of Allah, without diacritics. Diacritics are mostly to help Non-Arabs to read Arabic texts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Diacritics in Arabic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hamza - indicates glottal stop. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tanwin - plays grammatical role.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shadda - doubles consonant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wasla &amp;amp; Madda - Hamza related, look for Hamza in wikipedia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Short Alif - Used instead of dropped Alif in writing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Harakat or Tashkil - Vowel sound indicators.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fatha : /a/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kasra : /i/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Damma : /u/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sukun : No vowel sound. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Word &quot;Allah&quot; contains of 4 letters: Alif+Lam+Lam+Ha. The diacritics in standard writing: Fatha on Alif, Shadda on second Lam, and Short Alif on Shadda, and Damma on Ha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11714" LastActivityDate="2015-01-23T13:55:33.810" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21579" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-23T21:46:24.843" Score="5" ViewCount="3546" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Qur'an, does a Muslim &lt;strong&gt;have to&lt;/strong&gt; defend himself against attacks by other people or illness (aka &quot;value his life&quot;) or is it a  &quot;I don't have a problem if you do it&quot;-mentality.  Like: I don't punish you if you defend yourself, but if you don't, I don't care?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words: Is there a part in the Qur'an that says &quot;I will punish you, if you don't care for your body. If you don't defend your body from illness and attacks, you'll go to hell&quot;. (Also in case of taking drugs)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2035" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T10:41:26.720" LastActivityDate="2018-01-20T16:33:50.387" Title="Is self-defense mandatory for a Muslim?" Tags="|quran|fard|self-defense|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21580" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21524" CreationDate="2015-01-23T22:37:04.697" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course it is not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several reasons why the Muslims were visiting porn sites&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Delayed age of marriage, and by virtue of the customs in Islamic countries&#xA;Prevent non-legitimate relations, They visit those sites to compensate&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11728" LastActivityDate="2015-01-23T22:37:04.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21579" CreationDate="2015-01-23T22:40:15.613" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there are specific obligations to defend oneself against attack. In Islam the body has rights over you, so it would make sense to try to protect your body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11729" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-10-06T10:19:28.863" LastActivityDate="2016-10-06T10:19:28.863" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21579" CreationDate="2015-01-24T06:35:48.527" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I disagree with the term &quot;Rights of Body&quot; it's more like you have obligations towards your physical body, like you cannot harm it, or you cannot do something which will harm it (there are exceptions, though). As for illness, there's a hadith that, God created every illness and cure for every illness, so seek out the cure (translations may differ slightly). I don't remember exact source, look for it  in Bukhari. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as, self-defence concerned, it is more like obligatory. Because you have obligations towards, for example your children, so if you don't defend yourself and die, then you don't fulfill your duties towards your children. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The literal interpretation of &quot;turn the other cheek&quot; is immoral and unjust.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11714" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T11:02:53.003" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T11:02:53.003" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21586" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21587" CreationDate="2015-01-24T07:09:20.653" Score="2" ViewCount="98" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wouldn't desecrate a shahada for the sake of desecrating a shahada. But if a flag contained a shahada (for example Saudi Arabia), would it be forbidden by Islam to desecrate that flag?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-01-24T08:26:31.057" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T09:09:20.530" Title="Is it permitted to desecrate a flag containing the shahada?" Tags="|shahada|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21587" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21586" CreationDate="2015-01-24T08:26:02.537" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You inquired about a nice inquiry. Yeah, seemingly it has the ruling of Allah names (and his Rasul (Apostle)), then it could be compared with desecrate a paper which consists of Allah names. consequently we ought not to desecrate it even if we do not its country or brand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-09T09:09:20.530" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T09:09:20.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21575" CreationDate="2015-01-24T08:36:49.327" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Initially notice that giving alimony is Wajib or obligatory for parents (to give it to their children). It seems that there is not any specific age regarding its wojub (being wajib) and its basis is related to the ability of the children. Then he should support his son. But in regard to the inheritance it does not seem to be wajib to give to the children during his life. but his son would has a specified share after his farther died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread11974.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.askdin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-09T09:08:03.523" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T09:08:03.523" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21589" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21579" CreationDate="2015-01-24T08:37:57.340" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I searched, it has mentioned approximately 10 items in regard to repelling and defense which seems four of them are related to the military defense. Of course apparently it has not mentioned directly regarding self-defense, but anyhow it could be inferred from the text that it is people obligation to do it in some ways. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَهَزَمُوهُم بِإِذْنِ اللَّـهِ وَقَتَلَ دَاوُودُ جَالُوتَ وَآتَاهُ&#xA;  اللَّـهُ الْمُلْكَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَعَلَّمَهُ مِمَّا يَشَاءُ ۗ&#xA;  وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللَّـهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُم بِبَعْضٍ لَّفَسَدَتِ&#xA;  الْأَرْضُ وَلَـٰكِنَّ اللَّـهَ ذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ ﴿٢٥١﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So they defeated them by permission of Allah, and David killed&#xA;  Goliath, and Allah gave him the kingship and prophethood and taught&#xA;  him from that which He willed. &lt;strong&gt;And if it were not for Allah checking(repelling)&#xA;  [some] people by means of others, the earth would have been corrupted,&#xA;  but Allah is full of bounty to the worlds&lt;/strong&gt;. (251)(al-Baqarah:251)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Consequently&lt;/strong&gt;, it indicates that the world would be destroyed in case that defending was wrong. On the other hand, self-defense could be compared with defending against cruel people or thief or so on which has indicated in plural item in Quran. And actually it could not be logical saying we ought not to do self-defense since it has mentioned in plural case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, it is inferred from the narrations and the words of the scholars that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is permissible for any person protecting his/her family and&#xA;wealth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Defending has many degrees and in case that the one option left is to&#xA;kill the transgressor, this is permissible to do like that. In such a&#xA;position, the murderer is not required to pay blood money and Qisas&#xA;will not be carried out. However, in regard to the loss of wealth in&#xA;particular, the Imams have instructed us not to kill anyone. For&#xA;example, it is haram to kill a thief that is running away with one’s&#xA;wealth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If someone is killed while defending himself/herself, he is&#xA;considered as a martyr.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Proving that one was defending himself is a different issue from it&#xA;being permissible, meaning that proving it requires adequate&#xA;evidence.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any event, there would be many other situations that ought to be observed in that case. What we have done is only mention the general points that are applicable to everybody.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to the last part of your inquiry that was inquired will Allah punish... , I couldn't find the precise issue, but as a rational rule and also whereof it is Wajib for the humans to protects their body, we can infer that Allah will punish us in case that we did not protect ourselves. How come? Since in truth, our bodies are consignments which are Allah's in fact. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eventually, as the last part of my speech, I should mention a significant point which is concerning Quran. Actually we should not assume that the holy Quran declared everything in details. Occasionally it declared some issues in general and occasionally mentioned some matters by details. Consequently we ought to pay attention that we cannot deny whatever has not come in Quran directly. Since for instance it has not come Quran that why Salah-al-Soboh is 2Rak'ahs and so forth. Then some other issues have come in hadiths (traditions) and some other matters could be considered logically and rationally. Good luck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1610&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1610&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tadabbor.org/?page=tadabbor&amp;amp;SOID=2&amp;amp;AYID=251&amp;amp;TPIV=T1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tadabbor.org/?page=tadabbor&amp;amp;SOID=2&amp;amp;AYID=251&amp;amp;TPIV=T1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shia-online.ir/article.asp?id=36821&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://shia-online.ir/article.asp?id=36821&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-20T16:33:50.387" LastActivityDate="2018-01-20T16:33:50.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11826" CreationDate="2015-01-24T10:41:19.060" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be honest, I do not agree with you completely as you said &quot;Someone asked me to show him exact reference from the Qur'an and hadith that picture making is a sin&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since as far as it is a famous saying between majority of Muslims, in the common condition it couldn't be counted as a haram practice. Besides as much as I searched, I didn't find any related issue concerning its Hormah (Hormah means being haram). Then I assume you cannot find any verse or even any authentic hadith regarding its Hormah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course the issue could be pondered from another aspect. Actually your words(the Hormah of taking photo) could be true in some specific conditions. such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Taking photo from personal situation of persons.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Taking photo from non-mahram (which could create the field of sin...)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Taking photo from the places which it has written “No-Photo (not&#xA;allowed...)”&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, separately the above-mentioned items could be considered according to Quran or hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-10T13:08:39.557" LastActivityDate="2017-10-10T13:08:39.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21592" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21545" CreationDate="2015-01-24T10:42:19.330" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the whole, according to the evidences, it is not easy to name another language which could be considered as the second language of the Islam. But we name some other languages which relatively are near to Arabic to some extent. Such as Farsi, Urdu and so on. &#xA;For instance, I found some words which have used in Quran and according to the source have Farsi(Persian) source. e.g.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word Ebriq (الابریق) has inferred from Aabriz (آبریز)as an old word.&#xA;The word Ferdos (فردوس) has inferred from puiridaezu as an Farsi (Avestaian Farsi)&#xA;Artor-Jefry as an Colombian linguistic and a scholar of Islam attempt to find the words which came in Arabic (in Quran), his book “The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qur'an”… or even Dr.AzartashAzarnoosh tried to survey the Persian words which have come in Arabic(in Quran)… as a result, we see that there could be some words in Quran which are related to Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consequently as I termed, we can some other similar languages which are near and related to Quran more than other language such as Urdu, Farsi(Persian) and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aryaadib.blogfa.com/post-233.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.aryaadib.blogfa.com/post-233.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T10:57:11.113" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T10:57:11.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20132" CreationDate="2015-01-24T11:16:06.120" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking, generally, in Islamic Fiqh, Musafer or passenger is considered as a person who has moved (got far) at least 8 Farsakh (unit of length equal to (about) 5.5km) from his homeland (the place(town or…) of his life) by noticing to its specific conditions. Or keeps out 4 Farsakhs from his/her homeland and return 4 Farsakh to his homeland. Without staying 10 other days. Consequently such a person is counted as passenger and has his/her specific Ahkams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let’s see some specific issues regarding the passenger, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A person who take trip for a haram practice, is not considered as&#xA;Musafir.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A person whose job is travelling, is not considered as Musafir&#xA;(except his first trip).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A person who intends to stay in a city at least 10 days or more, then&#xA;he doesn’t considered as Musafir case..&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And some other issues. For more complete info. You’d better refer to&#xA;the references.&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pasokhgoo.ir/node/63872&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.pasokhgoo.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/Article/View/84379/?ParentID=70841&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.hawzah.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-19T15:22:58.207" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T15:22:58.207" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21594" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16534" CreationDate="2015-01-24T11:34:39.573" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It doesn't seem to be considered as a Wajib (obligatory) practice to know a Surah beforehand in order to read it fluently (in Arabic) (even though you do not understand their meanings) according to the holy Qur'an and hadiths (traditions).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But rationally it could be nicer if you be more familiar with it (with reciting a Surah of the holy Qur'an fluently and also knowing its meaning) before reciting it. Since it could help you reciting it better and likewise figuring it out (than you don’t know its meaning...).  But at I declared at first, it is not Wajib to know it, but it could be better if you know it at first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T08:31:25.367" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T08:31:25.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21595" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21596" CreationDate="2015-01-24T11:59:44.450" Score="2" ViewCount="367" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saw it somewhere that....&quot;It is also stated that the most liked of places on Earth are the Masjids and the most disliked places on Earth are the bazaars.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Found it below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ummah.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-243047.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.ummah.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-243047.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why bazaars are the most disliked place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T22:37:19.783" LastActivityDate="2023-10-21T02:53:53.810" Title="Why the most disliked places on Earth are the bazaars?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21596" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21595" CreationDate="2015-01-24T14:17:37.567" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bazars are place where people buy and sell worldly goods. Though there is nothing wrong in doing business, it is place where we can easily forget about worshiping Allah in the eagerness to earn more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Are] men whom neither commerce nor sale distracts from the&#xA;remembrance of Allah and performance of prayer and giving of zakah.&#xA;They fear a Day in which the hearts and eyes will [fearfully] turn&#xA;about. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/en/24/37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 24:37&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So commerce and sale should not distract a true believer from remembering and worshiping of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another possible reason is Bazaars are place where lot of cheating can take place, like selling items not disclosing their faults, not giving full measure of items bought etc. Of course, a true believer should be honest in his business.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So business place is place where people can forget about Allah and due to chances of earning sins while doing business can be the reason it is mentioned as most disliked place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastEditorUserId="10491" LastEditDate="2023-10-21T02:53:53.810" LastActivityDate="2023-10-21T02:53:53.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21597" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21408" CreationDate="2015-01-25T00:20:54.017" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Saud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt; has a more complete account of the various marriages of Ibn Saud. In particular it notes the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Saud fathered dozens of sons and daughters by his many wives. He had at most only four wives at one time. He divorced and married many times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since he never had more than four wives, this was actually compatible with islamic law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11738" LastEditorUserId="11738" LastEditDate="2015-02-01T16:47:29.040" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T16:47:29.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17626" CreationDate="2015-01-25T18:59:46.147" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this source:  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/articles/157172/wife-taking-her-husbands-surname&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/articles/157172/wife-taking-her-husbands-surname&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Naming the wife after the name of her husband and neglecting the name of her father is not permissible.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11611" LastActivityDate="2015-01-25T18:59:46.147" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21602" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-25T19:36:57.133" Score="2" ViewCount="4508" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to celebrate or participate in other religion festivals like Christmas (Christian), Diwali Puja (Hindu)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Does it, in any way, impose that participating in a puja (worship) of another religion means we are supporting them in their committing &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/shirk&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;shirk&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;shirk&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;I've always watched my friends take part in them and felt that this is wrong to take part in other religion festivals, but I couldn't find any evidence to tell them to stop.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/5814/2250&quot;&gt;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/5814/2250&lt;/a&gt; is a good answer, but I did not find my answer in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2250" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-01-29T08:26:45.830" Title="Is it permissible to celebrate or participate in other religion festivals?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|shirk|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21603" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-26T03:10:39.060" Score="2" ViewCount="162" Body="&lt;p&gt;My friend is saying that Islam is not compatible with Western society, but every single example he gives me is not true! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For example, in US law it is perfectly fine for me to avoid pork.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In terms of gender equality for inheritance: &quot;The male shall have the equal of the portion of two females&quot; seems to violate gender discrimination laws. But actually, if I have 2 daughters and 1 son, it is perfectly fine for me to write in my will that 50% of my estate goes to my son and 50% to the 2 daughters. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there an instruction in the Qur'an that would be illegal to follow in USA?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11743" LastEditorUserId="11743" LastEditDate="2020-04-16T02:04:41.127" LastActivityDate="2020-04-16T02:04:41.127" Title="Is there any passage in the Qur'an that is incompatible with US law?" Tags="|quran|non-muslim-countries|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="8" ClosedDate="2017-06-10T03:25:04.140" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21604" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-26T05:32:45.970" Score="3" ViewCount="1597" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a person who is my paternal cousin (my father's sister's son), who has married to my younger sister, also the person is elder to me, be a mahram for me to perform hajj?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand the person will be a mahram for my younger sister as he is her husband. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will he be a mahram for me if I travel along with them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11744" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-29T07:25:41.163" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T10:23:30.163" Title="Who can be a mahram for hajj?" Tags="|women|hajj|mahram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21605" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9889" CreationDate="2015-01-26T06:05:45.807" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems to be haram or at least doubtful in case that it is considered as a related program with the issue of Riba (interest) as you yourself mentioned that &quot;the applications of Algorithmic Trading may consider Riba as one of the factors.&quot;. Since as probably you are aware, there are some verse in the holy Quran that mention the Hormah (being haram) of Riba and termed it as a very awful sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T08:05:19.257" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T08:05:19.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21606" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9199" CreationDate="2015-01-26T06:13:31.513" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well done, you inquired either a nice or significant matter. As you yourself mentioned in the last part of your question(s), doing this practice (attending a Muslim woman marries a non-Muslim man) would directly or indirectly indicate that you (the Muslim who attends in the mentioned wedding) is supporting and confirming the practice of that Muslim woman. Then Moslems should observe the mentioned issue and do not attend in such wedding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-29T10:33:41.110" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T10:33:41.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20215" CreationDate="2015-01-26T06:26:40.557" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well done, you inquired about a question (issue) which could happen plenty of times. So it doesn't look to be counted as the items which invalidate the saying prayer (salah), and actually it could be the duty of the person who intends to say prayers to observe the issue and attempt not to stand in front of you who you were there since before. But on the other hand, we can say that perhaps it could be considered as a positive practice for you to move a little in order to changing your situation in front of him as holding more respect to Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-06T15:02:48.857" LastActivityDate="2016-08-06T15:02:48.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12851" CreationDate="2015-01-26T06:46:32.567" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately as you mentioned, nowadays it could be seen that perhaps some parts (Hajj tour operators) are doing it, but in regard to your matter, I can mention some related points, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nevertheless we should pay attention that doing Haj is considered as&#xA;a Wajib (mandatory) practice for Muslims, consequently we should do&#xA;it anyhow (according to its conditions)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;strive to solve the mentioned matter as much as we can, for example&#xA;by protesting (I mean speaking) to the related persons in charges or&#xA;...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;another significant issue is that it is better that the persons who&#xA;have gone to Haj once, then allow others go it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the whole, nevertheless, we should notice that Haj is counted as a Wajib act, then it ought to be done for Muslims anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-19T13:02:20.180" LastActivityDate="2016-01-19T13:02:20.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9532" CreationDate="2015-01-26T06:52:12.483" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Initially you’d better notice that lying is considered as a haram act, then you should observe this matter. From the viewpoint of Islam, to save-facing (credit), we are not allow to express our committed sins, and solely ask Allah to forgive us (as @Ansari declared). Then you ought not to mention your bad past times. Of course it could be surveyed from another aspects such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Ayatullah Bahjat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In case that being virginity has not mentioned as a condition during&#xA;  the Aqd (contract of the marriage) or the Aqd was not based on proving&#xA;  of this matter, it won’t be the cause of option (termination of the&#xA;  Aqd).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, paying attention to the following issue could be beneficial for you that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lying in contracts among marriage is not permissible, but telling the truth is not Wajib and …&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consequently:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;firstly you ought not lie due to a love … (since in the mentioned&#xA;issue, firstly you have committed a sin, secondly it will make some&#xA;trouble in your future life that...)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Secondly you’d better don’t mention the matter to him. Good luck.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa9393&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T15:39:02.623" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T15:39:02.623" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21610" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12566" CreationDate="2015-01-26T07:32:40.137" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt; In the name of Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to my researches, the attendance of the witnesses is not counted as a Wajib practice for the marriage. (At least it could be based on the view of Shia Maraja')&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Fatwa of Ayatollah Khamenei (and perhaps all of Shia maraja') it is not Wajib or mandatory for them to have 2 witnesses for the Aqd (marriage), but the attendance of the witnesses is obligatory for the divorce. consequently in accordance with the mentioned Fatwa, it is considered as a valid marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://portal.anhar.ir/node/6329/?ref=sbttl#gsc.tab=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://portal.anhar.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-26T08:09:24.707" LastActivityDate="2017-12-26T08:09:24.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8665" CreationDate="2015-01-26T08:04:19.473" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw a similar narration from Imam Jafar al Sadiq that says (about the matters or practices which would be reached the human after the death):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Making a positive method between people that…&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Khairat or charity that…&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Leaving Saleh (good) children who do Salah, hajj, fast, … (for their&#xA;parents) after their death.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consequently, by paying attention to both mentioned narrations (of you and me) it is inferred that the mentioned item of you (going the rewards of Hajj for …) is related to the third part of those hadiths. Actually it could be related to doing good deed from children…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa39425&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T08:03:19.630" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T08:03:19.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10442" CreationDate="2015-01-26T08:48:05.013" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Oh, you inquired an interesting inquiry. There are some verses which speaking regarding inheritance. E.g. Surah Nisa(4) verses 11-12; likewise 4:176&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance look at the verse below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يُوصِيكُمُ اللَّـهُ فِي أَوْلَادِكُمْ ۖ لِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ&#xA;  الْأُنثَيَيْنِ ۚ فَإِن كُنَّ نِسَاءً فَوْقَ اثْنَتَيْنِ فَلَهُنَّ&#xA;  ثُلُثَا مَا تَرَكَ ۖ وَإِن كَانَتْ وَاحِدَةً فَلَهَا النِّصْفُ ۚ&#xA;  وَلِأَبَوَيْهِ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِّنْهُمَا السُّدُسُ مِمَّا تَرَكَ إِن&#xA;  كَانَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ ۚ فَإِن لَّمْ يَكُن لَّهُ وَلَدٌ وَوَرِثَهُ&#xA;  أَبَوَاهُ فَلِأُمِّهِ الثُّلُثُ ۚ فَإِن كَانَ لَهُ إِخْوَةٌ&#xA;  فَلِأُمِّهِ السُّدُسُ ۚ مِن بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ يُوصِي بِهَا أَوْ دَيْنٍ&#xA;  ۗ آبَاؤُكُمْ وَأَبْنَاؤُكُمْ لَا تَدْرُونَ أَيُّهُمْ أَقْرَبُ لَكُمْ&#xA;  نَفْعًا ۚ فَرِيضَةً مِّنَ اللَّـهِ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا&#xA;  حَكِيمًا ﴿١١﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah instructs you concerning your children: for the male, what is&#xA;  equal to the share of two females. But if there are [only] daughters,&#xA;  two or more, for them is two thirds of one's estate. And if there is&#xA;  only one, for her is half. And for one's parents, to each one of them&#xA;  is a sixth of his estate if he left children. But if he had no&#xA;  children and the parents [alone] inherit from him, then for his mother&#xA;  is one third. And if he had brothers [or sisters], for his mother is a&#xA;  sixth, after any bequest he [may have] made or debt. Your parents or&#xA;  your children - you know not which of them are nearest to you in&#xA;  benefit. [These shares are] an obligation [imposed] by Allah. Indeed,&#xA;  Allah is ever Knowing and Wise. (11)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَكُمْ نِصْفُ مَا تَرَكَ أَزْوَاجُكُمْ إِن لَّمْ يَكُن لَّهُنَّ&#xA;  وَلَدٌ ۚ فَإِن كَانَ لَهُنَّ وَلَدٌ فَلَكُمُ الرُّبُعُ مِمَّا تَرَكْنَ&#xA;  ۚ مِن بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ يُوصِينَ بِهَا أَوْ دَيْنٍ ۚ وَلَهُنَّ&#xA;  الرُّبُعُ مِمَّا تَرَكْتُمْ إِن لَّمْ يَكُن لَّكُمْ وَلَدٌ ۚ فَإِن&#xA;  كَانَ لَكُمْ وَلَدٌ فَلَهُنَّ الثُّمُنُ مِمَّا تَرَكْتُم ۚ مِّن بَعْدِ&#xA;  وَصِيَّةٍ تُوصُونَ بِهَا أَوْ دَيْنٍ ۗ وَإِن كَانَ رَجُلٌ يُورَثُ&#xA;  كَلَالَةً أَوِ امْرَأَةٌ وَلَهُ أَخٌ أَوْ أُخْتٌ فَلِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ&#xA;  مِّنْهُمَا السُّدُسُ ۚ فَإِن كَانُوا أَكْثَرَ مِن ذَٰلِكَ فَهُمْ&#xA;  شُرَكَاءُ فِي الثُّلُثِ ۚ مِن بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ يُوصَىٰ بِهَا أَوْ&#xA;  دَيْنٍ غَيْرَ مُضَارٍّ ۚ وَصِيَّةً مِّنَ اللَّـهِ ۗ وَاللَّـهُ عَلِيمٌ&#xA;  حَلِيمٌ ﴿١٢﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And for you is half of what your wives leave if they have no child.&#xA;  But if they have a child, for you is one fourth of what they leave,&#xA;  after any bequest they [may have] made or debt. And for the wives is&#xA;  one fourth if you leave no child. But if you leave a child, then for&#xA;  them is an eighth of what you leave, after any bequest you [may have]&#xA;  made or debt. And if a man or woman leaves neither ascendants nor&#xA;  descendants but has a brother or a sister, then for each one of them&#xA;  is a sixth. But if they are more than two, they share a third, after&#xA;  any bequest which was made or debt, as long as there is no detriment&#xA;  [caused]. [This is] an ordinance from Allah, and Allah is Knowing and&#xA;  Forbearing. (12)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consequently, according to the above-mentioned verses it could be inferred that the shares of them are as shown in below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Daughters: 2/3&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Parents: 1/3&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wife: 1/8&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#4:12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastActivityDate="2015-01-26T08:48:05.013" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14788" CreationDate="2015-01-26T10:21:41.077" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You must pay attention that doing divorce is related to some specific conditions. Of course I saw you said: in the court he said in front of the judge: &quot;I have divorced her but she is denying it&quot;. In order to survey the mentioned issue from an angle as a condition of divorce,  it could be declared that &quot; Divorce contract must be recited with the correct Arabic words in a way such that two just men (as witness) listen to it. consequently it doesn't seem to be a credit divorce, since he has not observed its conditions completely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eventually you'd better refer to Islamic court to solve it. Since it could be surveyed from another angle as well (that it is a long time that you are separated from each other or perhaps he has left you for a long time ...). Good luck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa8230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-22T13:48:24.170" LastActivityDate="2016-04-22T13:48:24.170" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14986" CreationDate="2015-01-26T10:54:29.710" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In regards to your inquiry (or in the similar situations), I ought to mention that there could be two probabilities. &#xA;Initially there could a relation between the hadith(s) and the Quran that may be a little hidden or hard to understand it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, (as a strong reason) in the similar situations, definitely the credibility of the Quran would be the right one, since perhaps occasionally some hadiths… hence at the doubtful situation we should refer to the Quran in compare to hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askquran.ir/thread27323.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.askquran.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-28T12:18:18.387" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T12:18:18.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14967" CreationDate="2015-01-26T10:56:20.160" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;َAs you declared that &amp;quot;in case his father has passed away as he would be more needy compared to say his paternal cousin whose father is still alive?&amp;quot;, so as I searched to some extent, I could find any related matter with your issue which be related to the needy situation of you. Since apparently the heritage has its specific laws which couldn't be so related to the financial situation of the heritor (AFAIK).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2021-05-09T15:09:04.117" LastActivityDate="2021-05-09T15:09:04.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21604" CreationDate="2015-01-26T11:11:00.890" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No, the husband of your younger sister couldn't be Mahram to you even if he is your father's sister's son.&lt;/strong&gt; (Even if you travel along with them. (as far as I know). Then you ought to observe your Islamic code in front of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could be beneficial for you to read the verse below (in regard to the persons who are Mahram to women):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ&#xA;  فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا ۖ&#xA;  وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَىٰ جُيُوبِهِنَّ ۖ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ&#xA;  زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَائِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَاءِ&#xA;  بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَائِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ&#xA;  إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي أَخَوَاتِهِنَّ&#xA;  أَوْ نِسَائِهِنَّ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُنَّ أَوِ التَّابِعِينَ&#xA;  غَيْرِ أُولِي الْإِرْبَةِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ أَوِ الطِّفْلِ الَّذِينَ&#xA;  لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلَىٰ عَوْرَاتِ النِّسَاءِ ۖ وَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ&#xA;  بِأَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْفِينَ مِن زِينَتِهِنَّ ۚ وَتُوبُوا&#xA;  إِلَى اللَّـهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ&#xA;  ﴿٣١﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and&#xA;  guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that&#xA;  which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their&#xA;  headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to&#xA;  their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons,&#xA;  their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their&#xA;  sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or&#xA;  those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are&#xA;  not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp&#xA;  their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And&#xA;  turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might&#xA;  succeed. (31)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Noor:31)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/24:31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/Question/View/63706/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.hawzah.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-08T10:23:30.163" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T10:23:30.163" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21618" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24017" CreationDate="2015-01-26T13:17:43.567" Score="6" ViewCount="8695" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Non-muslim says that Islam is barbaric, and put this before me:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tabari 9:69 &quot;Killing Unbelievers is a small matter to us&quot; The words of Muhammad, prophet of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, he is willing to engage in a healthy discussion. How do i effectively explain to him that his perception is wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10516" LastEditorUserId="10516" LastEditDate="2019-10-05T09:46:35.867" LastActivityDate="2020-11-20T09:51:49.383" Title="Tabari 9:69 &quot;Killing Unbelievers is a small matter to us&quot; The words of Muhammad, prophet of Islam" Tags="|non-muslim|hadith-interpretation|war|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20215" CreationDate="2015-01-26T15:56:09.827" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this is not Wajib for you to move from your place, because he himself should pay attention to his environment to select a better place for his praying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-06T15:16:54.310" LastActivityDate="2016-08-06T15:16:54.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21620" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21602" CreationDate="2015-01-26T17:31:32.183" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The typical &quot;Christmas celebrations&quot; is secular.  The Christian part of Christmas (going to Christ's Mass and celebrating the incarnation of the logos) would not be compatible desirable for a Muslim - IMHO.  I do not see why a moderate or liberal Muslim could not celebrate the secular traditions of Christmas such as giving gifts and even having a &quot;Christmas tree&quot; as they are not Christian at all (arguably pagan).  I believe it would be up to the Muslim to decide what exactly they are celebrating and then choose from there.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that Quran, 2:82 would encourage Muslims to participate in the secular tradition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran, 2:82&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{ والذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات أولئك أصحاب الجنة هم فيها خالدون } .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who believe and do good deeds, they are dwellers of&#xA;  Paradise, they dwell therein forever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3860" LastEditorUserId="3860" LastEditDate="2015-01-26T17:49:30.657" LastActivityDate="2015-01-26T17:49:30.657" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16311" CreationDate="2015-01-26T18:32:03.803" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alcohols are the family of compounds that contain one or more hydroxyl (-OH) groups attached to a single bonded alkane. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Organic_Chemistry/Alcohols&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Wikibooks&quot;&gt;[Wikibooks]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only alcohol which is sold for drinking purpose is Ethanol ( CH3CH2OH ). Others are highly toxic, and irony is if you accidentally drank Propanol, you will be given Ethanol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, according Shaykh (Mufti) Taqi Usmani -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;......  the ruling with regards to the various types of alcohol, the usage of which has become widespread and they are used in many medicines and perfumes, becomes known, in that if the alcohol is extracted from grapes or dates, then there is no question of it being permissible or pure. However, if the alcohol is derived from other than grapes or dates, then there is no problem according to the view of Imam Abu Hanifa, in that it will not be unlawful to use such alcohol (m, and perfumes and medicines made thereof) for medical or other lawful purposes as long as the alcohol does not reach the level of intoxication.... And normally the alcohol used in medicines, perfumes, etc. is not extracted from grapes and dates, rather it is derived from seeds, honey, chemicals, petrol, etc... (Takmila Fath al-Mulhim Sharh Sahih Muslim, 3/608)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also it is permissible to use hand sanitizers, and etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11714" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-03T15:33:51.557" LastActivityDate="2016-07-03T15:33:51.557" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21408" CreationDate="2015-01-26T20:46:18.073" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;completely valid&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; to marry more than four wives (following the known conditions/prerequisites), as is clear in both Quran and Sunnah.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now what is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;forbidden&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is to have more than four wives &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;at any one given time&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, so if a person already has four, then he would have to divorce one to marry another.  So to answer your question about how Bin Saud had many wives, the answer is he divorced many times(as is mentioned in another answer to your question), &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Saud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2015-01-26T20:46:18.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21623" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17783" CreationDate="2015-01-27T02:32:34.477" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum, of course Allah is all hearer and knows all the mysteries. Indeed we can ask Him for solutions and answers, there is nothing wrong in it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But definitely not in a dream or vision. Because how will you know that the dream/vision is true right from Allah. You might need the sense to understand this which no free-will bearing creations of Allah has. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best way is your imaan... Have faith in Allah, we Muslims have to submit our will to the Almighty. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pray for your problems, ask Allah for the truth, notice the signs Allah shows you, the truth will insha Allah unfold by itself very soon. That is how it is recommended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah might or might not answer for He knows what is best for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Istikaara is a way to ask the Almighty to show signs when people are in confusion. Like example which career path to choose. May be after knowing what is the truth you were looking for, you can do istikaara and make decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't look for dreams and visions, people make mistakes in the reality which we control, think about the dreams which we don't control, some causes of nightmares is even said to have jinns disturbing you at sleep. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah will show signs of truth... Trust Him and be patient. He will test the believers, times like this might easily encourage you to do a haram (like asking a sooth sayer) but there will be a thousand lies with one truth in them. Read Surah Al Isra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surah Al Isra 17:81 ... And say, &quot;Truth has come, and falsehood has departed. Indeed is falsehood, [by nature], ever bound to depart.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11583" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T09:23:43.037" LastActivityDate="2015-12-06T09:23:43.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21624" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-27T05:44:31.163" Score="4" ViewCount="159" Body="&lt;p&gt;As there as many positive similarities between Jewish law (&lt;em&gt;halakhah&lt;/em&gt;) and Islamic law (&lt;em&gt;fiqh&lt;/em&gt;), I was wondering about the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Jewish dietary law there is a concept of &quot;nullification&quot; of forbidden substances in food. This means that when there is below a certain percentage of a forbidden substance in a mixture, the mixture or food item is deemed kosher because the forbidden substance is considered to be &quot;nullified&quot; due to its very negligible amount. This is especially true if the forbidden substance cannot be either seen, tasted, or smelled. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, we as Jews are not allowed to eat mixtures of meat and milk together. But, if we use a pot (clean of course) that has had meat cooked in it to cook a dairy soup, the meat residue (if there is any) is considered nullified as long as it does not produce a meaty taste in the soup. In essence, it is treated as though it is not there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This principal helps to mitigate obsessive and compulsive worry about foods, since unless they are prepared in a laboratory, all prepared foods have some sort of foreign substances mixed in. This is just a reality. If we didn't have a point at which we stopped taking foreign substances into account, we would have to worry about particles and dust - making the preparation of food nearly impossible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I am wondering if there is a similar concept in Islamic dietary law that allows for a negligible amount of possible &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; to be [not intentionally] mixed into foods and still have those foods be &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;shukraan&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user11749" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T01:36:55.237" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T01:36:55.237" Title="Is there a concept of &quot;nullification&quot; of forbidden substances in Halal dietary laws?" Tags="|food|judaism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21602" CreationDate="2015-01-27T06:51:02.503" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam forbid infedility. So all religion has some extent infedelism. Comparing any creation to its creation is very unacceptable by God according to islam. And God doesn't have instinct like human. Celebration of any religion festival is praising of their concept of believe which is not like following any prophet but praising a human being like God. Muslim celebrate Id and Id ul Azha it is celebration of rememberance of their prophet sacrifice so one day we will and we have to give our sacrifice and patience in faith in hard time. Ramazan is our traing period not the time of joy but we are not allowed to be grieve. Patience is strongest virtue of any religion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't want to hurt. I know what liberalism mean and I am also sort of person. I am not even scholar. But if you want change the rule of game best way is to change the game. Prophet also did the same thing. He didn't change the rule of judiasm or christianity instead he built a new religion. I uses religion as a strength of being patient nothing much more else. Please do whatever pleases you. Religion is like a psychology to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11750" LastEditorUserId="11750" LastEditDate="2015-01-28T03:50:22.553" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T03:50:22.553" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21628" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-27T10:26:09.297" Score="0" ViewCount="4906" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found a hidden name of Allah while I was experimenting with the numerical part of the Koran's order.&#xA;The results can been seen in the attached diagram: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ldcfN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What have I done? In short, nothing special. I just put each number value of each surah and ayah in a coordinate system and &#xA;joined the outer points with a line. Now, with a little imagination you can see the name of Allah. But the more interesting aspect is&#xA;that all points &lt;em&gt;(all chapters)&lt;/em&gt; are located within the corpus of Allah's name (btw: the green points are muhkam verses, the red points mutashabih verses).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it already known that such a name exists? Is this a coincidence? &#xA;Could that be the reason why the Koran is ordered by length of chapters?&#xA;Or is it only an imagination?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10406" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-12T08:28:41.383" LastActivityDate="2017-10-22T17:34:45.080" Title="Is &quot;Allah&quot; hidden in the ayah frequences in the Koran?" Tags="|quran|allah|names|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21624" CreationDate="2015-01-27T16:07:58.643" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you're describing is a concept called &lt;em&gt;istihlak&lt;/em&gt; (extreme dilution).  The basic idea is, if a forbidden substance is diluted to the point that its traits (e.g. color, taste, smell) are undetectable, it does not render the final product &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know the specifics of the Jewish practice, but from what you've explained here they sound to be pretty much the same thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2015-01-27T16:07:58.643" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21631" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21632" CreationDate="2015-01-27T16:22:44.517" Score="1" ViewCount="859" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a Muslim girl I know that wearing a hijab (scarf for covering the hair) is compulsory and I do wear it. But wearing the hijab isn't permitted in the school where I study. They also don't allow other students to use things that would reflect their religion, like a Hindu student is not allowed to use a Bindi on his/her forehead. They say that this promotes equality among the students.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I am confused what to do. Is it acceptable not to wear hijab at school in this situation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11746" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2021-02-12T08:30:36.643" LastActivityDate="2021-02-12T08:30:36.643" Title="Am I still obligated to wear hijab at school when the school forbids it?" Tags="|practical-islam|women|hijab|school|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21631" CreationDate="2015-01-27T16:47:28.387" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sister, use of hijab is compulsory. Not just to cover your hair but also complete attire which doesn't reveal the shape of the body. Thus should be loose. Exempted are face and hands.. Consider reading &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.irfi.org/articles/articles_701_750/hijab_in_the_light_of_the_qur%27an.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.irfi.org/articles/articles_701_750/hijab_in_the_light_of_the_qur%27an.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No school / any institution can forbid the use of hijab or forbid the practice of religious custom as per the government rule in India. It is best for your parents to speak to your school committee. I am sure Allah would help you finding a way so that all Muslim girls in your school shall enjoy wearing hijab. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah shower his blessings upon you for having the neeyath of wearing hijab in your mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11583" LastActivityDate="2015-01-27T16:47:28.387" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21628" CreationDate="2015-01-27T17:07:18.137" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maasha Allah. Hidden wonders are many in Quran. This shows the perfection in every way. As far as your question is concerned, It may or may not be the reason why length of chapters are arranged in order. Until Allah subhanu wa ta'la says, we cannot come to a conclusion. For He knows the best. Allah says in Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“This Qur’an is not such as can be produced by other than Allah, on the contrary it is a confirmation of (revelations) that were sent before it, and a full explanation of the book, wherein there is not doubt from the Lord of the worlds”. (10:37)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“... A book which We have sent down unto you with full of blessings so that they may meditate on its signs and that man of understanding may receive admonition”. (38:29).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one you found could be one of the signs&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“We have revealed for you (O men) a book in which there is a message for you, will you then not understand”. (21:10).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The message could be hidden like how you found out or straight forward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All praise be to Allah.. Lord of the worlds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11583" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-03-11T08:49:54.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21634" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-27T23:23:29.297" Score="2" ViewCount="415" Body="&lt;p&gt;On an online forum there is someone that keeps saying &quot;I am Muhammad&quot; as if he where impersonating the Prophet himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this ok? If so/not is there somewhere in the Qur'an that mentions it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11757" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T15:37:27.340" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T07:25:09.017" Title="Is it allowed for someone to say &quot;I am Muhammad&quot;?" Tags="|quran|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21635" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21634" CreationDate="2015-01-27T23:44:26.307" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam it is not allowed for anyone to impersonate any Prophet, be it a Nabi or a Rasool (Messenger).&#xA;saying that &quot;I am Muhammad&quot; is not impersonation assuming the gentlemen's name is Muhammad.&#xA;You will not find any prohibition in the Quraan directly to the above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The closest meaning to the name &quot;Muhammad&quot; in English would be &quot;one who is worthy of praise&quot;. so the poster could be saying &quot;I am praiseworthy&quot; or he could in fact be named Muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11758" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-06T14:34:47.677" LastActivityDate="2016-08-06T14:34:47.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21636" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-28T05:47:56.523" Score="2" ViewCount="325" Body="&lt;p&gt;The way many startups work is that they burn through money long before they make revenue. Investors put in millions and the company often operates at a loss for 3-8 years, before they suddenly IPO for billions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So let's take this for an example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Money in the bank = $3,000,000&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Revenue for the year = $150,000&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Costs for the year = $400,000&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Profit = -$250,000&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How much zakat would have to be paid on this? Although the company is not making money, there is a lot of money in the accounts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if some of the directors, investors, or major shareholders are non-Muslim? They would not appreciate so much being spent on zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-10-22T07:04:26.250" LastActivityDate="2018-10-22T07:04:26.250" Title="Zakat for startups" Tags="|zakat|business|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21634" CreationDate="2015-01-28T06:27:29.077" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I searched, I found nothing related about it. Of course, it could be surveyed from some aspects such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly in the case that @Daniel mentioned, if the meaning of the person is &quot;my name is Muhammad&quot;, then it doesn't seem to be haram&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly in case that the meaning of the mentioned person is that I am prophet Mohammad, then it is completely haram and it is the duty of the related persons in charge (judicial) to arrest him and ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-29T07:25:09.017" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T07:25:09.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20126" CreationDate="2015-01-28T07:02:37.730" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In regarding to the supplicate after the Salah, I should mention that as Far as I am aware, asking Allah for the forgiveness or such matters after the saying prayers (salah) is not considered as an obligatory practice. But as a common recommended (Mustahab) Islamic rule, reciting some duas is considered as a recommended practice after the prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-06T14:24:07.583" LastActivityDate="2016-08-06T14:24:07.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21639" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9288" CreationDate="2015-01-28T07:13:01.563" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In regard to sneezing and yawning during saying prayers (salah), you should not say any think. Just after sneezing or even after yawning you should keep on your saying prayers. Actually continue from the part of the Salat which you were praying. Otherwise might be it invalidate your saying prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-06T14:22:24.463" LastActivityDate="2016-08-06T14:22:24.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21642" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-28T07:23:57.773" Score="6" ViewCount="8806" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is academic writing for students Halal?&#xA;Normally students are given assignments and they pay someone to write for them with variable payments by bargaining. Is is halal for students as well as for writers?&#xA;Students are taking services from writers and are paying them. Writers are using their skills and are getting paid.&#xA;Similarly their are content writing jobs where writers produce contents or testimonials to market a product. They dont see or use the product (like webpages, helping books) but they create attractive pragarphs praising the prodcut. In a simlar way, writers are marketing some products which are Haram (like casinos, gambling etc) using their writing skills. &#xA;There is a whole business of freelancing on web. Is it halal for writers or Haram.&#xA;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11762" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-29T22:50:52.060" LastActivityDate="2021-02-18T15:31:57.030" Title="Is academic writing for students Halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|business|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21643" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20205" CreationDate="2015-01-28T07:56:00.623" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As much as I searched concerning covering the Awrah during the Salah, I found a more general issue in regard to the mentioned matter that probably could be beneficial for you:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case the person who is saying prayer doesn’t cover his Awrah, his salah is invalid…&#xA;Or he has quoted in another matter that “if the clothes covers the Awrah in the standing situation, but perhaps it doesn’t cover it in another situation such as Roku or Sojud, then in case that he covers it by something (when his Awrah is seeable), then his salah would be correct.&#xA; (Ayatollah Sistani as a Shia Marja’ al Taqlid) { &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/persian/book/50/45/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.sistani.org&lt;/a&gt; }&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could be inferred from the Fatwas that the most important matter in the salah is related to the covering the Awrah that they don’t be seeable. Besides it could be inferred that the Awrah ought not be seeable from the angle of others. But anyway I reckon you’d better wear underpants for more precaution. (anyway, you’d better do more search about it to be confident).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/persian/book/50/45/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.sistani.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://farsi.khamenei.ir/treatise-imam-content?id=341&amp;amp;tid=99&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;farsi.khamenei.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-22T12:59:55.017" LastActivityDate="2016-03-22T12:59:55.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20152" CreationDate="2015-01-28T08:07:35.667" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should pay attention that a common family pressure doesn’t seem to be considered as an Islamic license for preventing the divorce. Then you’d better to do it without paying attention to their pressure. Do it according to Islamic laws, then you’d be freer to choose another wife or husband, although you’d better attempt to reach an agreement to carrying on your life. Don’t forget that according to Islam, divorce has some conditions: (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa8230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa8230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-10-01T13:16:55.950" LastActivityDate="2016-10-01T13:16:55.950" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21645" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20109" CreationDate="2015-01-28T08:12:39.020" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to a general Islamic law, self-defense is considered as a Wajib (mandatory) practice. Then in the mentioned issue, you are allowed to throw stone at rabid dog. Of course you should pay attention that do the mentioned act in cases that you have no other chooses (such as escaping..), otherwise annoying animals would be considered as a bad practice (or even haram) in the cases which it is not emergency to ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-19T12:57:24.057" LastActivityDate="2016-01-19T12:57:24.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14826" CreationDate="2015-01-28T08:32:35.807" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It isn’t considered as a haram act, since you pay a specified amount of money, then the institute give you some healthy services as a written contracts. Consequently as I said, it doesn’t seem to be a haram practice (although if you don’t precisely know what they are doing with the money ...). Besides, as you mentioned, it is counted as a law of a country that you ought to do it. (Although we ought not to do any haram law...).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-08T11:07:05.207" LastActivityDate="2017-09-08T11:07:05.207" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21647" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17912" CreationDate="2015-01-28T10:36:24.650" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could be related to the part in which you are working. Since as I found the viewpoint of Ayatollah Sistani, according to his ruling:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In case working in the bank is in a part which is related to Rabawi&#xA;  transactions and somewhat be effective in fulfilling of that, then it&#xA;  is not permissible for him to work there. But working in the parts of&#xA;  the bank (mentioned bank) and getting income in lieu of that doesn’t&#xA;  matter (no problem) in case it is not related somehow to the&#xA;  transactions which canonically are haram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hence the bank clerks who are involved Riba, ought to change their&#xA;  positions (at work) to the other parts which are not involved Riba in&#xA;  order to escaping from Riba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ultimately you'd notice regarding the sort of your working. Actually if the position which you are working in, is related to Rabawi transactions, then you must change your position to a permissible part. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://portal.anhar.ir/node/7353/?ref=sbttl#gsc.tab=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;portal.anhar.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-28T09:29:54.017" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T09:29:54.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17895" CreationDate="2015-01-28T11:07:34.010" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, you should notice that working or getting every money which is related to Rabawi transaction is considered as a haram practice. But in other cases which is not related to Rabawi transaction, it seems not to be haram if the mentioned bank is giving it to you as an incentive. (As far as I know).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://portal.anhar.ir/node/7353/?ref=sbttl#gsc.tab=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;portal.anhar.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-22T12:52:02.043" LastActivityDate="2016-03-22T12:52:02.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21642" CreationDate="2015-01-28T11:40:09.763" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I understand your question (which is not easy, as it written in atrocious English) you are asking whether it is halal to pay someone to write your school work for you. I would suggest that it is only halal if the real author puts his or her name on the piece of school work. If you put your name on it you are perpetrating a fraud.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T11:40:09.763" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21650" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11008" CreationDate="2015-01-28T14:07:14.187" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Qalima-e-tauheed                       I bear witness that no one is worthy of worship expect allah and i bear witness that muhammad sallahualehi-wa-sallam is him slave and messanger&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11763" LastActivityDate="2015-01-28T14:07:14.187" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21652" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-28T17:54:41.923" Score="0" ViewCount="2109" Body="&lt;p&gt;My sister is living with my parents for last one year Jan 2014- Jan 2015. She applied for khula from her husband on September 2014. She got Khula on 27th Jan 2015. What will be her iddah period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11765" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-05-25T15:14:15.443" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T15:14:15.443" Title="What is the Iddah (waiting period) after Khula for a girl living with her parents for last one year?" Tags="|iddah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-05-25T18:12:18.610" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21653" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21652" CreationDate="2015-01-29T00:07:47.733" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the marriage was consummated then the husband agreed to give Khula to the wife, the iddah would be one menstrual cycle. This is based on the Khula of the wife of Thabi bin Qais.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there was no sexual intercourse, then there would be no iddah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-01-29T00:07:47.733" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21655" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-29T11:02:54.697" Score="0" ViewCount="214" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am Abdul Athif. Athif means &quot;kind&quot;. So I was given as Abdul Athif meaning &quot;Servant of the kind&quot; or &quot;slave of the kind&quot;. But I don't find the name Athif in the 99 names of Allah. Is it going against Thawheed? Should I change my name to Athif alone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11771" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-01-29T16:31:28.790" LastActivityDate="2015-01-29T17:13:01.860" Title="Is &quot;Abdul Athif&quot; an appropriate name for a Muslim?" Tags="|arabic|naming|asma-ul-husna|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21655" CreationDate="2015-01-29T16:31:17.413" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;اللطيف (&lt;em&gt;Al-Latif&lt;/em&gt;, sometimes transcribed as &lt;em&gt;Al-Lathif&lt;/em&gt;) is one of the 99 names of Allah, meaning the Subtle, or the Most Kind.  Abdullathif (عبد اللطيف) ‎would be a perfectly valid name for a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do wonder if your name is just a variation of that (transliterations can make that really hard to tell sometimes), with the double-&quot;L&quot; of Abdullathif simplified into a single-&quot;L&quot; (Abdulathif, wherein the &quot;L&quot; gets retained on the Abdul rather than the Lathif when both parts of the name are written separately)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that's the case, I don't see any problem with keeping the name, although correcting the spelling so it's more clear that it &lt;em&gt;does&lt;/em&gt; still refer to one of the Names of Allah would be prudent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If, however, your name is derived from the Arabic عاطف‎ (Atif/Athif, &quot;Kind&quot;), another common Arabic name which is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; one of the Names of Allah, then yes, retaining the &quot;Abdul&quot; would be problematic, as it involves you identifying as the slave/servant of something that is not Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-01-29T16:41:18.380" LastActivityDate="2015-01-29T16:41:18.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18236" CreationDate="2015-01-29T18:00:00.200" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think, it is better to avoid cyber sex with wife as everything that goes on in the meeting may be getting recorded by the provider of service.  As you know what goes on between husband and wife should be private in Islam. Also, in case if the recordings get leaked to public, it will be very shameful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastActivityDate="2015-01-29T18:00:00.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21663" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-29T21:00:37.070" Score="5" ViewCount="681" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although I do believe that the separation into sects of Islam is terrible and contradicts with the Qur'an (6:159, 30:32 and etc...) I'm interested in knowing why there is so much conflict between both sects and the major religious difference. I would personally call myself a Muslim rather than label myself as Sunni/Shia/Suffi etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please no biased answers (unless you state it is your opinion :p).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10549" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-02-02T11:24:05.183" LastActivityDate="2015-04-10T11:52:33.560" Title="What are the principle/fundamental differences between Sunni and Shia?" Tags="|quran|sunni|shiism|shia-sunni|sects|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-04-15T15:03:58.750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21664" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-30T01:27:57.780" Score="9" ViewCount="438" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is taking hostages, especially of non-combatants such as Kenji Goto, permitted in Islam? I'm especially interested in the Sunni or Salafi viewpoint.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2015-01-31T01:45:38.063" LastActivityDate="2015-03-29T12:52:53.477" Title="Is taking hostages permitted in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|war|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17566" CreationDate="2015-01-30T04:02:30.263" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Do all Muslims living in Australia follow Sharia law?&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, indeed they cannot, as Australian law neither acknowledges or otherwise accomodates the tenets of Sharia law. Sharia must either be implemented by the state or at least allowed by it (Cassidy displays some ignorance in this regard) - Australia does neither. Consequently, Muslims do not have the option of 'following' Sharia if they reside in Australia. Organisations such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hizb-australia.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hizb ut-Tahrir&lt;/a&gt;* are currently lobbying for the recognition of aspects of Sharia within Australia - thus far, they have not acheived their aims in this regard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;*Quoting from linked site:&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt; 1. The Reasons for the Establishment of Hizb ut-Tahrir&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Hizb ut-Tahrir was established in response to the saying of Allah (swt),&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&amp;quot;Let there be among you a group that invites to the good, orders what is right and forbids what is evil, and they are those who are successful&amp;quot;  [TMQ 3:104]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Its purpose was to revive the Islamic Ummah from the severe decline that it had reached, and &lt;strong&gt;to liberate it from the thoughts, systems and laws of Kufr, as well as the domination and influence of the Kufr states.&lt;/strong&gt; It also aims to restore the Islamic Khilafah State so that the ruling by what Allah (swt) revealed returns. (&lt;em&gt;emphasis added&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;ie, This organisation does not acknowledge the legitimacy of Australian law or the Australian state itself and seeks to replace it with an Islamic state that will administer Sharia.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8589" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-01-30T04:18:55.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21671" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20245" CreationDate="2015-01-31T01:15:46.360" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well Brother Allah says in Chapter 4 He says &quot;And if this Quran came from anyone else, they would have found many errors in it.&quot; The Quran mentions recent scientific discoveries like the moon being reflected light and how every living thing was made from water. No one could have even known this 1400 years ago. But anyways the point is If the Quran was forged or came from human beings, then that would mean other human beings would be able as well to produce something similar to that. So if the Quran was forged then other human beings can produce a book similar to it. Shakespeare usually makes one or two literary devices in every verse. However If you look at the shortest Surah in the Quran, Surah Kauther which has 3 verses only, has more than 30 literacy devices. So that is why the challenge is impossible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9269" LastActivityDate="2015-01-31T01:15:46.360" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21672" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-01-31T02:40:30.967" Score="7" ViewCount="1015" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Daesh&lt;/a&gt; (also  known as ISIS, ISIL, or Islamic State) predominantly Salafi? &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/16/isis-salafi-menace-jihadist-homeland-syria&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This article&lt;/a&gt; says ISIS is Salafi, but I've come across someone disputing that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastEditorDisplayName="user940" LastEditDate="2015-01-31T11:31:50.660" LastActivityDate="2016-05-05T12:55:54.833" Title="Is Daesh predominantly Salafi?" Tags="|history|salafi|daesh|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21676" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21672" CreationDate="2015-01-31T15:20:48.853" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Da'ish (ISIS) are not Salafi and certainly not Khawarij. They are definitely Wahhabi, as the previous answer has very correctly pointed out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-04T15:25:19.903" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T15:25:19.903" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21682" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-01T03:26:07.697" Score="5" ViewCount="284" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am working in a company where I need to submit the daily expense bills in the system for my salary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My company has fixed my salary (e.g. 10000 Yen/month) and they says that my bills should not exceed the above amount.  If my bills amount to less than that then it is OK.  If not, then I am unable to get my complete salary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the billing currency is different and salary deposit currency is different, the system provides three exchange rates, upper rate, mid rate, and lower exchange rate. Will it be OK if I select the upper exchange rate? Or will it be considered as haram, because due to change in rates the salary changes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11790" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-28T21:07:43.450" LastActivityDate="2021-06-04T16:18:05.990" Title="Is it halal to select an exchange rate to benefit my salary?" Tags="|halal-haram|money|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21684" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21566" CreationDate="2015-02-01T06:51:35.203" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad and prophets (p.b.u.t) in general always had some special privileges and also obligations. For example, prophet Muhammad had to pray one extra prayer, he couldn't take charity for himself, and etc. &#xA;In those times Arab society was based on tribalism, and having wives from different tribes made people of each tribe to have easy access to prophet, and gave access to female Ashab (and female members of different tribes), through wives of Prophet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11714" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T06:51:35.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21686" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13367" CreationDate="2015-02-01T15:28:50.763" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not for us to judge whether a person is a Muslim or not, that is down to the decree of Allah(swt). However, Prophet Muhammad's(pbuh) father died before Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) was born and Abdul-Mutallib died when the Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) was 8 (I think). The revelation occured when the Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) was at 40, so Allahu A'alam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some Hadiths which can give indication to what happened however, it is not for us to judge whether a person a Muslim, only if through the will of Allah(swt).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is some further information if you want to learn more: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/43045&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/43045&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10549" LastActivityDate="2015-02-01T15:28:50.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21693" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="916" CreationDate="2015-02-02T06:59:25.867" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The default ruling is that it is permissible as there is no  covenant of Kafir with the Muslim leadership. And Quran has abolished all the past covenants with Kuffar. There is no new covenant made by Islamic leadership with the Kuffar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All kuffar who are not under the contract of dhimmah are enemies from whom ghanimah is taken:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;{إِنَّ الْكَافِرِينَ كَانُوا لَكُمْ عَدُوًّا مُبِينًا}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verily the kuffar are an open enemy to you [ al-Nisaʾ 101]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Financial war is also jihad. Any wealth taken from the kuffar through deception or defeat is considered war booty(ghanimat).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;«الحَرْبُ خَدْعَةٌ»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;War is deception.(Sahih Bukhari,Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are living in a country which is at war with Muslims and allies in killing Muslims elsewhere then your Tax is a contribution to them and you also become partner in the crime, IslamQA suggests migration to be the first option but if you have a signed contract with the government then you are liable to pay it but does not consider the state of war aspect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ghuraba.info/en/ybahrumi/taking-wealth-from-the-kuffar/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.ghuraba.info/en/ybahrumi/taking-wealth-from-the-kuffar/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/52810&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/52810&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11798" LastActivityDate="2015-02-02T06:59:25.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16893" CreationDate="2015-02-02T08:04:41.550" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I searched, I solely found a related issue of a tradition regarding the effect of the dropping Zam-Zam water in ordinary water in accordance with the research of a Japanese scientist. Consequently, perhaps it could be beneficial to some extent whereof nobody could found such a matter according to the traditions. Reading the below issue could be related to your inquiry somewhat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the research of Dr. Masaaro Imoto, dropping one drop of Zam Zam water in ordinary water could change the ordinary water to Zam-Zam water which could has the quality of Zam-Zam water. (According to the report of Al-Alam channel).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://weblog24.com/weblog/eerie/1131480&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;weblog24.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-22T12:51:26.713" LastActivityDate="2016-03-22T12:51:26.713" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21695" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18677" CreationDate="2015-02-02T08:18:45.280" Score="0" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                 In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly it could be constructive for you to know concerning a similar view of the holy Quran regarding the mentioned issue. The holy Quran terms some groups of people who you are not allow to get married to them such as Mushriks (polytheist)... Therefore you’d better look at the following verse as a beneficial related verse (al-Baqarah:221):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَنكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكَاتِ حَتَّىٰ يُؤْمِنَّ ۚ وَلَأَمَةٌ&#xA;مُّؤْمِنَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن مُّشْرِكَةٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَتْكُمْ ۗ وَلَا&#xA;تُنكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ حَتَّىٰ يُؤْمِنُوا ۚ وَلَعَبْدٌ مُّؤْمِنٌ&#xA;خَيْرٌ مِّن مُّشْرِكٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكُمْ ۗ أُولَـٰئِكَ يَدْعُونَ&#xA;إِلَى النَّارِ ۖ وَاللَّـهُ يَدْعُو إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَالْمَغْفِرَةِ&#xA;بِإِذْنِهِ ۖ وَيُبَيِّنُ آيَاتِهِ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ&#xA;﴿٢٢١&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe. And a&#xA;believing slave woman is better than a polytheist, even though she&#xA;might please you. And do not marry polytheistic men [to your women]&#xA;until they believe. And a believing slave is better than a polytheist,&#xA;even though he might please you. Those invite [you] to the Fire, but&#xA;Allah invites to Paradise and to forgiveness, by His permission. And&#xA;He makes clear His verses to the people that perhaps they may&#xA;remember. (221)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the viewpoint of the scholars and Marja’-al-Taqlids of Shia (whereof a part of the issue is related to a Shia boy (as a related matter)): it is permissible for a Shia boy to get married to a Sunni girl. Then you can inform them that it is allowed from the view of Shia for Shia boys to get married to Sunni girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/2:221&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/1333&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2023-03-18T13:16:12.113" LastActivityDate="2023-03-18T13:16:12.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17513" CreationDate="2015-02-02T08:45:39.630" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You ought to notice that there are some rights for the wives who can apply for the divorce. One of those rights is related to the diseases of the husbands. According to the mentioned item, in case that the husband has an awful disease that is not treatable as much that could be considered as a disease which could be dangerous for the health of the wife…&#xA;Or even there is another right for the wife to request for the divorce in case that her husband has hidden his disease…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more complete info. I recommend you to read the following references, but on the whole I assume it could be better for you to bear the life due to your children and even your husband. Then in all probability (as a rule of Allah, by bearing..) Allah will help you and give you a large reward (thawab) for your devotion. Otherwise I reckon there could not be a warranty for you to have a better life by divorcing…, consequently you’d better to devote due to your children and husband. And Allah knows best. Do more research, afterwards make a logical decision. Good luck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aryalaw.com/?solution=855&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;aryalaw.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-15T18:47:47.103" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T18:47:47.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21527" CreationDate="2015-02-02T09:35:02.443" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you probably know, there are some verses in the holy Quran which declare that pig (pork) is haram… , such as 2:173 or 5:3 and so on. As a rule of Allah, we probably are aware that there must be some disadvantages in the matters which are named as haram matters such as pork. Then we should observe it since it could be profitable for us avoiding eating it in any way. Of course there seem it could be permissible in some specific emergency situations. So emergency situation is limited in really emergency limited situations, not every situations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consequently you ought to pay attention that does your situation really considered as an emergency situation or not. Besides, as another significant point, you’d better notice that using pork could make many diseases (mental, physical), and many viruses such as  Nipah, Sars or several bactorias like Salmonellosis, Listeria and even Coli Balantidum, Trichinella spiralis,.. (as well as disagreeing against the order of Allah). Hence according to your explanation it seems that it doesn’t be considered as a vital emergency situation to be a permission… since as a general rule, you’d get many other diseases in lieu of …!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#24:31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2023-03-27T11:51:18.253" LastActivityDate="2023-03-27T11:51:18.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14506" CreationDate="2015-02-02T09:56:59.873" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on what I researched, I did not find any related matter regarding that. And it seems (canonically &amp;amp; logically) it is not considered as a haram practice to transliterate Arabic in English in common situations. Because the intention of the person(s) who is transliterating the texts in English, could be solely made the reader understand concerning the pronunciation of the phrases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then it couldn’t be considered as a haram deed. Besides, we must pay attention that there are many people of the world who don’t know Arabic language, then we cannot say that they should not know it because they don’t know Arabic language! Consequently there must be a method which could help them understanding the pronunciation of Arabic words and sentences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course it could be surveyed from another aspect. In truth, it could be said that it could be haram in case using in negative or haram ways. Otherwise generally it is counted as Mubah (permissible) deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T07:53:21.753" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T07:53:21.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21700" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18167" CreationDate="2015-02-02T10:56:08.713" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Touching of the word &lt;strong&gt;Allah&lt;/strong&gt; in different matters apparently has the ruling of it on the papers. Then, touching this word would be haram without Wudhu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this could be considered from another aspect. Actually according to the Fatwa of Ayatollah Khamenei as a Marja al taqlid of Shiite:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Touching this logo (slogan of Iran) without wudhu would be haram in&#xA;  case it is considered as Esma-al-Jalalah from the Uruf, otherwise no&#xA;  problem. However it is better ignore touching it without wudu&#xA;  according to the precaution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://farsi.khamenei.ir/treatise-content?id=14&amp;amp;tid=-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;farsi.khamenei.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-13T18:04:11.020" LastActivityDate="2016-03-13T18:04:11.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20148" CreationDate="2015-02-02T18:30:12.370" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A word may have different applications. When it in used in a particular context it is not necessary that all of them are simultaneously intended. It is the context which decides the meaning in which it is used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look closely what Mawdudi has done is: he stuffed all usages of 'الدِّين' into a particular usage ignoring its own context. The divinely revealed words clearly state that God has ordained for Muhammad (pbuh) the &lt;strong&gt;same&lt;/strong&gt; religion which He enjoined on Noah (pbuh) and others. If we stuff all meanings here it will necessarily imply that all the mentioned prophets were given the same religion, from A to Z, thus leading to a contradiction with verse 5:48.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's why I think that his counter argument does not answer Wahiduddin Khan's objection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, the dangerous view that may lead to the separation of Din and Shariah is not of Wahiduddin Khan. He clearly writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“It does not mean that collective and cultural laws in addition to the&#xA;  core religion are not a subject of 'iqamat'. I just want to prove that&#xA;  their iqamat is not obligated on us in the &lt;strong&gt;absolute&lt;/strong&gt; manner the way&#xA;  this interpretation wants to...” (&lt;a href=&quot;http://cpsglobal.org/sites/default/files/TabeerKiGhalti.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tabeer ki Ghalati&lt;/a&gt; page 225)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;strong&gt;absolute&lt;/strong&gt; is extremely important and summarizes the core difference of opinion at a macro level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me explain this with an example: when you do not possess enough wealth you are not liable to pay Zakah, when you are bachelor the marital laws of Islam are not applicable to you. Similarly, when Muslims do not rule a land they are not obliged to apply the collective laws of Islam. On the contrary, Mawdudi's interpretation forces you to acquire a land in order to implement such laws. Wahiduddin than would say that he has reversed the natural direction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2016-01-04T13:12:00.863" LastActivityDate="2016-01-04T13:12:00.863" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21704" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-02T22:19:13.437" Score="1" ViewCount="1309" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am joining the Fajr prayer in 2nd rak'at, qunut is being performed, I join the imam and follow accordingly. After tasleem has been said, I continue for my missed rak'at. &#xA;Must I repeat qunut again in my 2nd rak'at ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11804" LastEditorUserId="10549" LastEditDate="2015-05-04T15:54:09.127" LastActivityDate="2017-11-30T01:47:00.597" Title="Is it necessary to repeat Qunut if I missed a rak'at in the Fajr prayer?" Tags="|salat|fajr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="900" CreationDate="2015-02-02T23:05:31.953" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fact is that English language has no plural of respect like the Arabic and Hebrew so there is no perfect substitution for those words they just use the word nearest in meaning.&#xA;It's also occur in my language (Yoruba) one of the tribes in Nigeria we normally address an elderly person with plural but we are preferring to one person but in English it will be quoted as many&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11805" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-11T13:55:29.843" LastActivityDate="2015-09-11T13:55:29.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11142" CreationDate="2015-02-03T00:53:42.590" Score="-4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We caused the people who had been oppressed to inherit the eastern regions of the land and the western ones, which We had blessed. And the good word of your Lord was fulfilled for the Children of Israel because of what they had patiently endured. And We destroyed [all] that Pharaoh and his people were producing and what they had been building.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/137&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-A'raf 137&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This clearly states the land belongs to the jews. Can you show me some where in Koran Allah has distinguished between the old Jews and the new Jews? arent the jews people of the book? it means people who follow the Torah of Moses, such as modern jews and the Zionist Jews? Don't you believe in miracles by allah? don't you think creation of the state of Israel is a allah given miracle and a muslim who fights allahs wish is rebelling against him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11806" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-02-03T01:17:57.087" LastActivityDate="2015-02-03T01:17:57.087" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21708" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-03T10:27:44.203" Score="1" ViewCount="2875" Body="&lt;p&gt;Out of four rakah sunnah before zuhar fard, if first two is finished but not 2nd two in order to cathc fard, can the 2nd two rakah be prayed after fard? or is it must to complete all four rakah either before or after fard? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11810" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-09-26T09:32:28.110" LastActivityDate="2017-01-24T13:57:48.053" Title="Ruling on 4 rakah sunnah before zuhar fard. can we make 2 before and 2 later than fard?" Tags="|salat|sunnah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21710" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13291" CreationDate="2015-02-03T13:22:56.860" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muhammed , صلى الله عليه وسلم , married to his cousine Zaynab; and cousin of Muhammad, Ali, married to daughter of Muhammad, Fatima.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is said in Quran 4:23 that it is not allowed to marry to sisters. But there is not said that relatives that are far / not close at some level , may marry, so, probably the word meaning &quot;sisters&quot; mean only most close / true sisters (with same/mutual mother or father or both). Additional proof is that &quot;sister&quot; does not mean &quot;cousin sister&quot; in Arabic, I do not know that well, but Google Translate says &quot;cousin&quot; is &quot;ibn gam&quot; ie they use phrases like &quot;uncle's daughter&quot; for them instead of &quot;sister&quot;. Also an additonal weak proof is that it is said that aunts are not allowed and daughters of sisters or brothers are not allowed, but it is not said that daughters of aunts or uncles are not allowed, but it could be said, like daughters of sisters &amp;amp; brothers are said, though, is &quot;sister&quot; mean &quot;cousin sister&quot; they would be already mentioned and indeed not needed to mention second time. Also an additional weak proof, if Arabic has different words for aunts, it is somewhat expected that aunts' daughters cannot be signed with same word as sisters, while they are even more far relatives than aunts, though that happens in Russian language for example, where special word for uncle but sister may mean cousin sister. But I think they at least once say &quot;cousin&quot; or &quot;cousin sister&quot; in Russian and only then shortly say &quot;sister&quot;, and do not say &quot;(my) sister, you ...&quot; to her, only say about she to other persons &quot;my sister, she ...&quot;. (And I am not very sure).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2015-06-28T08:06:46.023" LastActivityDate="2015-06-28T08:06:46.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21711" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-03T16:11:02.167" Score="1" ViewCount="3217" Body="&lt;p&gt;There has been much debate among deobandi and baralvi of salat o salam, but both sect belong to Sunni. However there are one sect who say companions of prophet Muhammad(PBUH) use to recall salat o salam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is it true and is it permissible to call mehfil(gathering) in which all people gather and read salat o salam and other verses from Qur'an?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-03-30T23:43:50.590" LastActivityDate="2023-09-24T03:33:28.180" Title="Is reciting 'salat o salam' in mehfil(gathering) allowed in Islam?" Tags="|quran|source-identification|sahih-bukhari|sects|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21712" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-03T21:53:19.100" Score="1" ViewCount="82" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if it is permitted to claim a deduction on income taxes for charitable donations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, United States tax laws allow for income deductions to be claimed for donations to non-profit, charitable organizations designated as 501(c)(3).  Most Islamic charities within the US present their non-profit status and provide their Tax ID numbers as additional evidence of this. Many other countries throughout the world, including predominantly Muslim countries, have similar laws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard that tax deductions for charitable donations can be considered haram as it provides a benefit to the donor.  In addition, I have found links online both for and against claiming tax deductions for charitable donations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible? Are there different rules regarding this for zakat and sadaqah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11814" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-02-04T06:31:39.367" LastActivityDate="2015-02-04T06:31:39.367" Title="Is it permitted to claim a deduction on income taxes for charitable donations?" Tags="|zakat|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-02-04T00:41:15.017" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18146" CreationDate="2015-02-04T00:36:07.213" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Homosexuality is an invention of the 19th century. Before the 19th century people had words for specific sexual acts, but did not have words for forms of so-called sexual orientation. The Arabic word lūṭī لوطي refers to the city of Lot (Sodom in the Bible); for the practice of the people of Sodom Arabic uses the derived noun liwāṭ لواط , which is the exact equivalent of the English “sodomy”. liwāṭ, as defined by Islamic law, is a specific sexual act: anal intercourse between men. It does not designate a “sexual orientation” and it thus wrong to translate it as “homosexuality”. For the latter modern Arabic has coined the word mithliyya مثلية “sameness”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastActivityDate="2015-02-04T00:36:07.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21717" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23195" CreationDate="2015-02-04T13:11:16.143" Score="5" ViewCount="2863" Body="&lt;p&gt;I often give money as sadqah to mosque though in small amount or as a percentage whenever i earn.. still not a regular earning person. So, sometimes i feel like i need to save money..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the thing is i feel psychologically unsecured and hapless often and that's why i do it to get psychological relief. And I feel like since i gave money to mosque (since i don't have that poor relative, everyone is very rich except our family)  so Allah will help me. So I get relief..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it is also said that whatever you will spend for good, you will get everything back in more..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this circumstances, is it a good idea or allowed to do so? since i saw a verse about it which means i think giving money is good after my own fulfillment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or, is there any alter way to get same reward? that will give me psychological relief too..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="11633" LastEditDate="2015-02-04T13:58:56.890" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T01:58:18.787" Title="is it a good idea or allowed to give money as sadqah when i don't have much?" Tags="|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21718" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-05T00:53:51.560" Score="1" ViewCount="4257" Body="&lt;p&gt;From a hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle used to offer eleven Rakat and that was his prayer. He used to prolong the prostration to such an extent that one could recite fifty verses (of the Quran) before he would lift his head. He used to pray two Rakat (Sunna) before the Fajr prayer and &lt;strong&gt;then used to lie down on his right side till the call-maker came and informed him about the prayer.&lt;/strong&gt; (Bukhari, Book 21, 223)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've always thought that the sunna prayer before Fajr was before the period when one could pray Fajr (i.e. before the adhan). But from the wording of the hadith it sounds like one would pray this sunna prayer in the late night and then wait for Fajr adhan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could someone clarify?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T21:58:35.560" Title="Is the sunna pre-Fajr prayer before the Fajr adhan?" Tags="|fiqh|fajr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21719" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16975" CreationDate="2015-02-05T01:10:45.000" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Umar said, &quot;Allah's Apostle said, 'Do not pray at the time of sunrise and at the time of sunset.' &quot; Ibn 'Umar said, &quot;Allah's Apostle said, 'If the edge of the sun appears (above the horizon) delay the prayer till it becomes high, and if the edge of the sun disappears, delay the prayer till it sets (disappears completely).' &quot; (Bukhari Volume 1, Book 10, Number 557)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn 'Umar: I pray as I saw my companions praying. I do not forbid praying at any time during the day or night except at sunset and sunrise. (Bukhari Volume 1, Book 10, Number 563)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle forbade the offering of two prayers:&#xA;  1. after the morning prayer till the sunrises.&#xA;  2. after the 'Asr prayer till the sun sets. (Bukhari Volume 1, Book 10, Number 562)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadiths specifically mention not praying at the moment &lt;em&gt;between Fajr prayer and sunrise&lt;/em&gt;. As you woke up &lt;em&gt;after sunrise&lt;/em&gt;, the prayer is thus &lt;strong&gt;permissible&lt;/strong&gt;. And it's perhaps obligatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2015-02-05T01:10:45.000" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21720" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-05T01:26:57.443" Score="5" ViewCount="7756" Body="&lt;p&gt;There appears to be two different hadiths on praying after 'Asr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some hadiths say it is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, &quot;There is no prayer after the morning prayer till the sun rises, and there is no prayer after the Asr prayer till the sun sets.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/9/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari Volume 1, Book 10, Number 560&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle forbade the offering of two prayers:&#xA;  1. after the morning prayer till the sunrises.&#xA;  2. after the 'Asr prayer till the sun sets. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/9/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari Volume 1, Book 10, Number 562&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some hadiths say it is highly encouraged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Aisha (addressing me) said, &quot;O son of my sister! The Prophet never missed two prostrations (i.e. Rakat) after the 'Asr prayer in my house.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/9/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Volume 1, Book 10, Number 565&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle never missed two Rakat before the Fajr prayer and after the Asr prayer openly and secretly. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/9/68&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari Volume 1, Book 10, Number 566&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whenever the Prophet come to me after the 'Asr prayer, he always prayed two Rakat. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/9/69&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari Volume 1, Book 10, Number 567&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I misunderstanding this? Is it allowed/encouraged to pray after 'Asr?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T00:26:59.360" LastActivityDate="2020-06-19T14:03:00.173" Title="Should one pray after 'Asr?" Tags="|salat|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21718" CreationDate="2015-02-05T02:37:17.090" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The verse in question is specifically about the call of the Iqama, and not the adhan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle offered the 'Isha' prayer (and then got up at the Tahajjud time) and offered eight Rakat and then offered two Rakat while sitting. &lt;strong&gt;He then offered two Rakat in between the Adhan and Iqama&lt;/strong&gt; (of the Fajr prayer) and he never missed them. (Bukhari 256)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After offering the Sunna of the Fajr prayer, the Prophet used to talk to me, if I happen to be awake; otherwise &lt;strong&gt;he would lie down till the Iqama call was proclaimed&lt;/strong&gt; (for the Fajr prayer). (Bukhari 258)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-02-05T02:37:17.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21722" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-05T02:52:52.633" Score="4" ViewCount="2913" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see a lot of very productive people and multi-millionaires with a regular early morning routine. As the Prophet Muhammad SAWS is supposed to be the best example, what morning routine did the Prophet and his companions follow?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T07:33:07.050" Title="What is the sunnah way to a morning routine?" Tags="|salat|sunnah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21722" CreationDate="2015-02-05T02:52:52.633" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sleep early, wake up during the last third of the night. Recite the Qur'an during this period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my house he (Prophet (p.b.u.h) ) never passed the last hours of the night but sleeping. (Bukhari 234)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Perform the Salat (Prayer) from midday till the darkness of the night, and recite the Qur'an in the early dawn. Verily, the recitation of the Qur'an in the early dawn is ever witnessed (attended by the angels).&amp;quot; (Al-'Isra' 17:78)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brush your teeth before the night prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whenever the Prophet got up for Tahajjud prayer he used to clean his mouth (and teeth) with Siwak. (Bukhari 237)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do 7-11 rak'at of Tahajjud and Witr prayer. One can optionally do other prayers before this as well, such as Istikharah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I asked Aisha about the night prayer of Allah's Apostle and she said, &amp;quot;It was seven, nine or eleven Rakat besides the two Rakat of the Fajr prayer (i.e. Sunna). &amp;quot; (Bukhari 240)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to offer thirteen Rakat of the night prayer and that included the Witr and two Rakat (Sunna) of the Fajr prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pray 2 rakaat before the Fajr prayer. Recite just brief surahs during this prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two rak'ahs at dawn are better than this world and what it contains. (Muslim 118)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to make the two Rakat before the Fajr prayer so light that I would wonder whether he recited Al-Fatiha (or not). (Bukhari 262)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do the Ishraaq prayer about 12 minutes after sunrise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah has also related that the eternally blessed Prophet once sent some companions on jihad. They returned soon with much booty. Someone asked in surprise how the military expedition returned so soon with so much booty. The Holy Prophet said, &amp;quot;Should I not tell you about the men who would come back even sooner and still more booty?&amp;quot; Then he said, &amp;quot;He who performs his ablution well, then completes his fajr prayer and then (after sunrise) performs his Ishraq prayer, comes sooner and with greater booty&amp;quot; (Targhib p. 427. vol. I ref. Abu Yate ba Isnad-e-Sahib).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bathe in the morning. Put on some deodorant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Aisha said, &amp;quot;May Allah be Merciful to Abu 'Abdur-Rahman. I used to put scent on Allah's Apostle and he used to go round his wives, and in the morning he assumed the Ihram, and the fragrance of scent was still coming out from his body.&amp;quot; (Bukhari 267)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-02-05T02:52:52.633" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-02-05T02:52:52.633" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21725" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-05T06:57:06.720" Score="2" ViewCount="404" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a discussion with my friend he said Islam allow man to ask money(dowry) to marry a girl.&#xA;Is any thing like that.Please give me suggestions.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3847" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-05T08:42:49.463" LastActivityDate="2022-06-05T08:42:49.463" Title="Is dowry allowable in Islam?" Tags="|nikah|mehr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21725" CreationDate="2015-02-05T13:18:31.127" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam it is the groom who have to give the dower(Mahr in arabic) to bride. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And give the women [upon marriage] their [bridal] gifts graciously.&#xA;  But if they give up willingly to you anything of it, then take it in&#xA;  satisfaction and ease.&quot; 4:4 source :&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/4/4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Giving of dower and acceptance of it is important part of marriage, without giving of dower, marriage would be invalid. So if groom demands from the bride more than what is given as dower, then in effect it is like he is not giving the dower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in the verse, after dower is given, if bride willingly give back from the dower, then there is nothing wrong in receiving it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastEditorUserId="10491" LastEditDate="2015-02-05T13:25:26.337" LastActivityDate="2015-02-05T13:25:26.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11079" CreationDate="2015-02-05T17:23:29.900" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Conducting research on homosexuality would indirectly means that we actually consider it a disease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The logic of this statement is erroneous, the assumption that the &lt;em&gt;ultimate&lt;/em&gt; logical consequence of inquiry (research) equals questioning the judgement of Allah is to impound a rule that criminalizes the inalienable right of thoughts. Islam unlike Christianity does not punish again &quot;thought crimes.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam refers to the niyyah (intention) of a person when in relation to actions, the person can be doing a research case to be only trying to understand the nature of homosexuality, not to be &quot;considering&quot; it a disease. So the &quot;indirectly&quot; part is based on a assumption which can be disregarded, as it is based on ones niyyah, not thoughts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;i.e. did Allah punish those who were in essence ill or having some sort of disease?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This brings up something interesting, how do you know the homosexuality of the past, is the homosexuality of today. There are cases known of when heterosexual people sleep with the same sex, yet still identify heterosexual, and live heterosexual lifestyles (i.e. marrying the opposite sex, scientists notice this, and some assume it to be just sexual release, as men mostly have the same libido levels). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Words of the Quran about this and the action of Allah on them, seem to, establish a point that homosexuality is actually a voluntary and rebellious choice and which can't be considered as a disease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sentence above is speculation, while I give you that the Qur'an does seem to establish a point that the people of Lut did commit &quot;homosexuality&quot; voluntarily, and as a rebellious choice, there is no way to know if the homosexuality of the past referenced is the homosexuality of today classified by psychological associations. As well as with reference to the above answer/paragraph, where heterosexual people sleep with the same sex, yet still identify heterosexual, and live heterosexual lifestyles it could be to this that the Qur'an refers to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Plus, based on the Islamic belief is it incumbent on a Muslim to consider the words of homosexuality apologists and who state that those sexual orientations are just natural and that's how nature made them, as blatant lies? And never agree with the results set forth by researchers that it is a natural disposition or influence taken from the surrounding?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, as I have reiterated many times in this answer, the Islamic belief does not make it incumbent one a Muslim to forbid the agreement by researchers that it is a natural disposition or influence taken from the surrounding. As the basis that the homosexuality described in the people of Lut story, is the same as homosexuality defined by today's society is a assumption, and a weak one at that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to conduct research on homosexuality, it's cause and try to formulate psychologically cure for it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Socially I would assume many people would classify your actions as hate-related, however under Islamic sharia there is no issue to conduct research on homosexuality, and try to formulate psychologically cure for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6836" LastActivityDate="2015-02-05T17:23:29.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21734" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21741" CreationDate="2015-02-05T17:57:50.743" Score="0" ViewCount="1697" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question is simple. Why is Quran in Arabic? There are many other languages besides Arabic, so why Arabic is selected specially by ALLAH SWT?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11825" LastEditorUserId="2871" LastEditDate="2015-02-06T15:32:00.397" LastActivityDate="2015-02-06T15:32:00.397" Title="Why is Holy Quran in Arabic?" Tags="|quran|arabic|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-03-11T23:46:27.067" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21740" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-06T10:04:57.560" Score="2" ViewCount="324" Body="&lt;p&gt;After jumuah prayer, people were performing nafl. I tried to move out of masjid so I walked in between two persons who offering namaz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But one of those persons pushed me; I was unable to go back also.  Later while one of them was performing sujud, I crossed in between them.  After some time, this incident hurting me a lot; I fear a lot.  Is it allowed to cross in between two persons offering namaz, or I did commit a big sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11833" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T12:28:15.720" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T12:28:15.720" Title="Is it allowed to cross in between two persons offering namaz?" Tags="|halal-haram|salat|behavior|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-29T21:48:13.803" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21734" CreationDate="2015-02-06T14:38:11.820" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a good question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran was revealed in Arabic because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was Arab.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The people who were the first recipients were Arabs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The language of people of many surrounding areas and countries around Makkah and Madinah was Arabic (different dialects).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Arabic is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_death&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;dead language&lt;/a&gt;. From the time of Prophet (SAW) till today, there has always been a rich collection of literature in Arabic. It allows addition of new words and terms.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastActivityDate="2015-02-06T14:38:11.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21742" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18768" CreationDate="2015-02-06T15:16:52.720" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alsalam You have to wait for 20 minutes after sunrise. You can easily find the sunrise time each day on any website.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why prayer at these times is not allowed is so as to avoid any resemblance to the kuffaar who prostrate to the sun when it rises as a greeting to it and to express their joy.&#xA; The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was keen to put a stop to all things that may lead to shirk, or that might involve any resemblance to the mushrikeen.(non Muslims but specifically those who don't belive in god)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith I found about this is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“There is no prayer after the Fajr until the sun (sufficiently) rises; and there is no prayer after the ‘Asr until the sun completely sets.” [M-1041, agreed upon] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other time mentioned here is after Asr prayer till Maghreb prayer. (Again for the same reason as before.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope I helped you :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11835" LastActivityDate="2015-02-06T15:16:52.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21745" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21747" CreationDate="2015-02-06T18:50:39.647" Score="0" ViewCount="199" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am an Indian and there are other religions as well apart from Muslim here.I encounter many Hindu friends on daily basis and they always ask stupid question about Islam and Muslims like &quot;Why we cut(Zibah) a speechless creature,a goat or camel?&quot; How do I react to these questions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11825" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-02-07T07:12:47.770" LastActivityDate="2015-02-07T22:25:38.750" Title="How do I treat a kaafir?" Tags="|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21745" CreationDate="2015-02-06T22:04:35.557" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;React them as ordinary people of asking ordinary questions, but be kind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Learn why you cut a creature, a goat or camel and then answer it kindly. I am sure you can differentiate a mocking question and a curious question. When they ask, remember first that your attitude will probably be perceived as common attitude of The Muslim World. So, don't swear or something whether they are annoying or not, you say just &quot;Good question, I don't know, I will learn about this issue too.&quot; or &quot;This is the answer and reason. You may not like it, but this is our perspective.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they are just mocking and not seeking for an answer, I advise you to leave there in silence but not head down, just by saying &quot;If you would curious really and be ready to learn, I will explain.&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-02-06T22:04:35.557" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21751" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-07T14:55:25.870" Score="3" ViewCount="2144" Body="&lt;p&gt;I pray regularly fives, give sadakas (voluntary charity) and do other ibadats (rituals). I have a very weak point that I sometimes fail to control my anger. Most of the time I have a very hot temper. I sometimes misbehave and even use bad words towards other people. Afterwards I repent, but I repeat this bad behavior later. Is there 'doa' or sunnah to manage my anger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4708" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T02:53:32.523" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T07:08:00.450" Title="How to control anger according to sunnah?" Tags="|sunnah|anger|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21752" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-07T16:14:43.407" Score="0" ViewCount="854" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can I use this type of earthen unglazed product for tayammum though it doesnt have dust over it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LdGEO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastActivityDate="2015-02-07T19:13:45.943" Title="Can I use this material for tayammum?" Tags="|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21753" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21752" CreationDate="2015-02-07T18:59:25.440" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tayammum is valid if done using anything that comes from the face of the earth, such as dust, mud, rocks, sand and clay, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;perform Tayammum with clean Earth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(al-Nisa’ 4:43)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is permissible to do tayammum on walls or vessels made of clay, so long as they are not painted. If they are painted, tayammum is not valid unless there is dust on them. You can put some dirt or sand in a vessel and use that for tayammum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3575" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-02-07T19:13:45.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21751" CreationDate="2015-02-07T22:22:12.620" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said to drink cold water, sit down, say bismillah and alhumdulillah when drinking. If that doesn't work try laying down. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11847" LastActivityDate="2015-02-07T22:22:12.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21757" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21745" CreationDate="2015-02-07T22:25:38.750" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Depending on the age of your friends you should be always be respectful to your elders. But I would have to say that you should at-least tell them polity to stop the jokes and if they don't just leave them alone. Try to ignore that fact that they are insulting Islam. Their intentions will be settled by Allah (SWT) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;~Allahu 'alim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11847" LastActivityDate="2015-02-07T22:25:38.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13355" CreationDate="2015-02-08T13:00:40.743" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it is better to take the shahada first and then to continue reading and learning about Islam. From what you've written, it seems like you want to learn &lt;em&gt;everything&lt;/em&gt; and get rid of &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; vices and sins before the conversion. However, a human being is never perfect, and Islamic knowledge is so vast that you will never feel like you know everything about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, you say you want to learn more about faith and the why/how. I have two suggestions for this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think there are two essential aspects that should be studied.The first aspect is about faith and belief itself (i.e. the purpose of this life, names of God, destiny...etc). For this, I think the best source would be the Risale-i Nur collection by the Islamic scholar Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (may Allah have mercy on him). From personal experience, I have not seen any Islamic book that delves into such topics as deep as he does. I wrote about the collection in my &lt;a href=&quot;https://zehrarisalet.wordpress.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;blog&lt;/a&gt; if you want to learn more about his books...so I will keep this short.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second aspect is about Islamic laws and regulations, and for this I would recommend the website www.questionsonislam.com (You can ask questions there about Islam in general or about specific laws/regulations)...there are also many other good websites, of course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, we do not know when death will come...so I think taking the shahada should be your first step. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4083" LastEditorUserId="4083" LastEditDate="2015-02-21T11:40:46.847" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T11:40:46.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21761" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22957" CreationDate="2015-02-08T16:22:09.430" Score="5" ViewCount="4929" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a word &lt;strong&gt;Bid'ah&lt;/strong&gt; in Islam and it means innovation in religious matters. Some Islamic scholars says that birthday is Bid'ah as it was not celebrated by any of the prophets, apostles and their companions so if we celebrate it then it connotes that we are followers of Bid'ah. But, I am always urged to think that Birthday's celebration doesn't belongs to religion and nor there is any rulings about birthday's celebration in Islam then why is it said to be prohibited?. We know very well that innovations are much here as compared to the era of prophets, companions and companions of companions. For instance, &lt;em&gt;Hazrat Bilal (Rz)&lt;/em&gt; never used electronic mikes to pronounce Adhan, There were no guns usage in wars etc. But today, guns are used and mikes are also used but they are not called &lt;strong&gt;Bid'ah&lt;/strong&gt;. Then why call birthday's celebration Bid'ah? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, when there is no answer to this, the scholars show the ayah of Koran as stated,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Follow what has been sent down unto you from your Lord, and follow&#xA;  not any awliyaa’ (protectors, helpers, etc.) besides Him. Little do&#xA;  you remember!” [al-A’raaf 7:3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I have also an answer to this argument which is quite logical. My answers says that the God, here, commanding us to not follow something beside' about which God has given order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance God has declared that fast is what during which a believer has to stay hungry and thirsty till a certain time. But if anyone says that we can drink and can't eat during fast or vice versa then, to me it is actually Bid'ah and celebration of birth is not so because no any restrictions have been made by God about this nor there are commands that oppose birthday's celebration. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other Ayahs which are placed before us be like argument and that is,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“O you who have believed! Do not take the Jews and the Christians as&#xA;  allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an&#xA;  ally to them among you – then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed&#xA;  Allah guides not the wrongdoing people.” [Koran 5: 51]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And be not like those who forgot Allah, so He made them forget&#xA;  themselves. Those are the defiantly disobedient.&quot; [Koran 59: 19]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Follow [O Mankind] what has been revealed to you from your Lord and&#xA;  do not follow other than Him any allies…” [Koran 7: 3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hadiths related to current argument:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“He who imitates a people will be from among them (on the Day of&#xA;  Judgement).” &lt;strong&gt;Anonymous&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Abu Daawood] And in another narration, he  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa &#xA;  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) said: “The one who imitates&#xA;  people other than us (i.e., in faith) is not from us. Do not imitate&#xA;  the Jews or the Christians.” &lt;strong&gt;Anonymous&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again I arise a question here that what if I discover a day, say &quot;pencil day&quot; and I announce it's celebration every year. Since I am a Muslim other than Jewish and Christians thereby the peoples can follow me and celebrate this day. And as far as my knowledge is concerned, I don't think that the imitation of a Muslim is prohibited in Islam... So my argument says that the Ayahs and hadiths quoted above must be telling us something different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I think is that it may be disliked to attempt imitation and not Forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10378" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-17T11:25:17.760" LastActivityDate="2019-10-28T13:09:24.080" Title="Ruling on celebration of birth; Is the term 'Bidah' applicable here?" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|bidah|celebration|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21764" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-09T07:09:23.410" Score="1" ViewCount="147" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been offered a job from a medical insurance company to work in their head office. In their profile they say that their company's operations are approved by Shariah Review Bureau (this multinational company is in Saudi Arabia).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do I still need to research more on it from other sources before i join them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11854" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-02-23T19:06:27.660" LastActivityDate="2024-04-03T16:05:15.620" Title="Is working in insurance company allowed if the Sharia Council of that country has approved it to be following Sharia rules?" Tags="|riba|insurance|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21766" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23381" CreationDate="2015-02-09T12:55:54.167" Score="0" ViewCount="575" Body="&lt;p&gt;Once I used multani mud bar for tayammum, but i'm not 100% sure about it. Can I use Multani mud bar for tayammum? Since its also of mud..and easy to carry anywhere..If anybody knows please make me sure of it..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its not soap, its just mud bar.. im not 100% sure about other ingredients, but it seems like whole mud. i've attached a picture similar to it..&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-udYXryn6x9M/UTYhO6GEZcI/AAAAAAAACbw/8rcTLM3KVfY/s1600/MultaniMitti.jpg&amp;amp;imgrefurl=http://shahtajmaqsood.blogspot.com/2012/04/tip-of-week.html&amp;amp;h=835&amp;amp;w=1024&amp;amp;tbnid=EToO6qd5kZMoOM:&amp;amp;zoom=1&amp;amp;docid=Pmvc-iFLmDFa6M&amp;amp;ei=gK3YVMPoFoLn8AWC6IDQAg&amp;amp;tbm=isch&amp;amp;ved=0CEsQMyggMCA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;enter link description here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastActivityDate="2015-03-13T22:54:41.177" Title="Can I use multani mud bar for tayammum?" Tags="|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17767" CreationDate="2015-02-09T21:21:41.890" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;the meaning is &quot;Continous Recitation&quot; and not only &quot;recitation&quot;.&#xA;Qira means = Recitation&#xA;Quran means = Continous recitation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mad on top of Alif makes a meaning of umbrella or sky or continuous. The later is more correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adding Al in the beginning of Quran, changes the meaning in classical Arabic, it becomes &quot;The book which is to be recited continuously&quot; OR &quot;the book which is to be recited&quot; howver classical Arabic explains Quran &quot;continuous recitation&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11860" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-02-09T21:29:26.733" LastActivityDate="2015-02-09T21:29:26.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21778" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-11T00:41:39.720" Score="1" ViewCount="1851" Body="&lt;p&gt;If trying your best to achieve the everlasting rewards while knowing same gender love is an obvious sin, yet the heart happens to love one specific person from the same gender. No human can control the heart. If sticking to the right path and hoping for this desire to be fulfilled in jennah, is that good? Will it? ( May Allah forgive my heart for this sin) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11868" LastActivityDate="2020-10-16T17:13:34.603" Title="Love of same gender" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21779" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21778" CreationDate="2015-02-11T04:45:17.210" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This desire will not be fulfilled in Jannah, Allah Ta'ala will remove this desire from your heart in Jannah Insha Allah and Allah may do the same here in this world too . Just keep praying to Allah Ta'ala and stay away from that person , dont think about her. Also keep yourself busy in some kind of work.&#xA;Read some islamic books by Shaykh Zulfikar Ahmad Naqshbandi DB.&#xA;If you know urdu here is a book &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/details/HayaAurPakdamniByShaykhZulfiqarAhmadNaqshbandi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://archive.org/details/HayaAurPakdamniByShaykhZulfiqarAhmadNaqshbandi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Else search google for English lectures and books of Shaykh Zulfikar Naqshbandi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Insha Allah it will help you to shift your heart from that person to Allah Subhanwata'ala&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember One meaning of Kalima is : There is none worthy of LOVE (Affection) except Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11869" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T04:45:17.210" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21783" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14765" CreationDate="2015-02-11T14:09:10.497" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saying my god greets you isn't offensive in Islam, and I had an Austrian friend say this to me every time, didn't really mind it myself and generally it does not offend Islam nor Muslims :) .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;stranger &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11874" LastEditorUserId="10549" LastEditDate="2015-02-11T17:50:40.157" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T17:50:40.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16537" CreationDate="2015-02-11T20:04:03.460" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum.&#xA;I'll try replying in brief with the use of many resources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When will Dajal appear?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the exact time is known only to Allah, but Prophet SAW gave us some signs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imaam Ahmad narrated that Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah (may Allaah be&#xA;  pleased with him) said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings&#xA;  of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘The Dajjaal will emerge at a time when&#xA;  religious commitment is low and knowledge has decreased… Then ‘Eesa&#xA;  ibn Maryam will descend just before dawn and will call people, saying,&#xA;  ‘O people, what is stopping you from coming out against this evil&#xA;  liar?’ They will say, ‘This man is a jinn’, then they will set out.&#xA;  When they reach ‘Eesa ibn Maryam, the time for prayer will come the&#xA;  iqqamah will be given, and it will be said to him, ‘Go forward (to&#xA;  lead the prayer), O Spirit of Allaah.’ He will say, ‘Let your imaam go&#xA;  forward and lead you in prayer.’ When they have prayed fajr, they will&#xA;  go out to meet him (the Dajjaal) and when they see the liar, he will&#xA;  start to dissolve like salt in water. ‘Eesa will go to him and kill&#xA;  him. Even the trees and rocks will call out, ‘O Spirit of Allaah, here&#xA;  is a Jew!’ And none of those who followed him will be left, they will&#xA;  all be killed.” (Hadeeth no. 14426).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where will he appear?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “The Messenger of Allaah&#xA;  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘The Dajjaal will&#xA;  emerge from among the Jews of Isfahaan, and with him will be seventy&#xA;  thousand Jews, wearing crowns.’” (Narrated by Ahmad, no. 12865).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He will emerge from Isfahan which is Persia, modern-day Iran. However, another hadith states that he will emerge from Khurasan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What would he look like?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “The Messenger of&#xA;  Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘… as for the&#xA;  false messiah, he will be one-eyed, with a wide forehead and broad&#xA;  upper chest, and he will be hunchbacked…’” (Narrated by Ahmad, no.&#xA;  7564).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another hadith, it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hudhayfah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “The Messenger of&#xA;  Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘The Dajjaal&#xA;  will be one-eyed, blind or defective in his left eye, with thick hair.&#xA;  He will have with him a paradise and a hell, but his hell will be a&#xA;  paradise and his paradise will be a hell.’” (Narrated by Muslim, no.&#xA;  5222).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, according to another report:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Written between his eyes will be ‘kaaf faa’ raa’.’” (Muslim, no.&#xA;  5219) According to a report narrated by Hudhayfah, “This will be read&#xA;  by every believer, literate or illiterate.” (Muslim, no. 5223).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Would he have some kind of powers?&#xA;What will he do?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fitnah of the Dajjaal will be the greatest fitnah from the time Allaah created Adam until the Hour begins. This will be because of the mighty miracles that Allaah will create with him, which will dazzle people’s minds and amaze them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the hadeeth of Faatimah bint Qays (may Allaah be pleased with her),&#xA;  it says: “(He will say:), ‘I almost have permission to emerge. Then I&#xA;  will emerge and will travel throughout the earth for forty days, and I&#xA;  shall not leave any town without entering it, apart from Makkah and&#xA;  Madeenah, which I will be prevented from entering because every time I&#xA;  try to enter,  there will be an angel with an unsheathed sword in his&#xA;  hand, preventing me from entering. On every gate there will be angels&#xA;  defending them.’” (Narrated by Muslim, no. 5228)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the hadeeth of al-Nawwaas ibn Sam’aan about the Dajjaal, it is&#xA;  reported that the Sahaabah said: “O Messenger of Allaah, how long will&#xA;  he stay on the earth?” He said, “Forty days: one day like a year, one&#xA;  day like a month, one day like a week, and the rest of the days like&#xA;  your days.” … They said, “How fast will he travel through the earth?”&#xA;  He said, “Like the clouds when they are driven by the wind. He will&#xA;  come to some people and call them, and they will believe in him and&#xA;  respond to him. Then he will command the sky to rain, and the earth to&#xA;  bring forth vegetation, and their cattle will come back to them in the&#xA;  evening, with their humps very high, and their udders full of milk,&#xA;  and their flanks stretched. Then he will come to another people and&#xA;  will call them, but they will reject him. So he will leave them and&#xA;  they will be stricken with famine, with none of their wealth in their&#xA;  hands. He will pass by ruins and will say, ‘Bring forth your&#xA;  treasure!’ – and the treasure will follow him like a swarm of bees.&#xA;  Then he will call a man who is brimming with youth, and will strike&#xA;  him with a sword and cut him in two, then (he will put the pieces&#xA;  apart from one another) the distance of an archer from his target.&#xA;  Then he will call him, and the young man will come forward smiling,&#xA;  with his face shining.” (narrated by Muslim, 5228)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more detailed information, watch this lecture by Dr. Bilal Philips on Dajjal: Sign of the Last Hour (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gno4sufkPnE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gno4sufkPnE&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/8806&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/8806&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3493" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2018-05-26T21:52:53.940" LastActivityDate="2018-05-26T21:52:53.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21790" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13353" CreationDate="2015-02-11T20:14:24.077" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is supposed to be given in the Aqeeqah of a baby boy or a baby girl?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is prescribed to slaughter two sheep for a newborn boy and one sheep for a girl, as is indicated by the saheeh evidence, such as the following: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) that&#xA;  the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)&#xA;  commanded them (to slaughter) two sheep of similar type for a boy and&#xA;  one sheep for a girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 1513, who said it is hasan saheeh; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What should be given in the Aqeeqah if we couldn't do it on the 7th day?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best time for offering the ‘aqeeqah is seven days after the birth, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Every child is held in pledge for his ‘aqeeqah, which should be&#xA;  slaughtered on his behalf on the seventh day, and he should be shaved&#xA;  and given his name.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Abu Dawood, 2838; classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is delayed until after the seventh day, then there is no problem and it may be offered when the Muslim is able to do that. Also, Aqeeqah is a (Sunnah Muakkadah) confirmed Sunnah not an obligation.&#xA;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=83120&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rulings regarding Aqiqa&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/60252&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aqeeqah - Islamqa.info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3493" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-11T13:17:06.107" LastActivityDate="2017-10-11T13:17:06.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21791" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-11T22:05:38.790" Score="4" ViewCount="1050" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm 21 years old and transgender, and I've experienced it from my childhood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People says that transsexuals are prohibited in Islam, but I feel it is totally wrong.  They think like we are trying to become the opposite gender just for silly desire.  I went for counselling, but it was useless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Does transitioning from male to female go against Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know &quot;Rasoolullah hates the people who wear the cloths of the opposite gender&quot;. I know &quot;Islam prohibits men to wear gold and silk&quot;. But anyhow, I don't see myself as a man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know Allah will never make a mistake. Therefore I am saying that it is not a mistake. It is just like a test. If one man is blind, we'll never say like &quot;god made a mistake&quot;. As the same, he made us too with some disabilities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And changing God's creation is wrong in Islam. But if a baby born with an extra hand, the doctors will try to remove the extra hand. Do we say it is like changing the god's creation? No!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11877" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-09T02:20:45.877" LastActivityDate="2018-04-06T00:14:43.333" Title="Does transitioning from male to female go against Islam?" Tags="|women|men|medical|transgender|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14437" CreationDate="2015-02-11T22:38:28.410" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Jews, Judaism is only for the children of Israel while laws of Noah are applicable to all humanity. Therefore laws of Judaism are only expected to be fulfilled by Jews, but the 7 laws of Noah are expected to be observed by everyone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims believe that Islam is universally applicable. So, it should be observed by all. As user4841 answered, not believing in Islam and not following its rules is considered sin. Non-believers will be punished in afterlife. So, Muslims are expected to advice people about it, i.e. preach the religion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for how Muslims perceive un-Islamic activities like alcohol consumption. That will depend on their country and culture too. Though Muslims do not approve of alcohol  but they can not really object to its consumption by non-Muslims. There is also a difference between sin and crime in democratic states. For example, in my country alcohol is banned for Muslims but not for non-Muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2615" LastEditorUserId="2615" LastEditDate="2015-02-11T22:53:46.930" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T22:53:46.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21793" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-02-11T23:46:26.537" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rada (رضاع) refers to the ties of kinship formed through breastfeeding, which effects rulings in Islamic jurisprudence (particularly regarding who is permitted to marry).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related resources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rada_(fiqh)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rada_(fiqh)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_kinship&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_kinship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-02-11T23:46:26.537" LastActivityDate="2015-02-11T23:46:26.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21794" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-02-11T23:46:26.537" Score="0" Body="رضاع Feeding of breast-milk to a child and the relationships formed by milk-fostering rather than consanguinity." OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-08-05T08:56:42.527" LastActivityDate="2021-08-05T08:56:42.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21796" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-12T14:54:41.403" Score="6" ViewCount="12176" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Qur'an, Allah gave many special favours to Bani Israel. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In what way did he favour them? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was the reason for this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is different from the prophets he sent to the rest of mankind that we don't know the names of? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, given the above, why would Muhammad (peace) not be sent to the people Allah had already given so much to given the importance of Muhammad above all prophets?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Here the Christian claims that Israel was specifically chosen and prepared for the saving work which could then after Jesus be spread to the rest of mankind who never received the call to God. What is Islamic response to this?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11880" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2021-12-11T20:12:02.660" LastActivityDate="2021-12-11T20:12:02.660" Title="In what way and why did Allah give special favours to Bani Israel?" Tags="|prophets|bani-israel|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21800" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-13T08:42:53.123" Score="0" ViewCount="238" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know when a person commit a sin he/she should be punished. And Muslim should not feel mercy when the punishment is give to them. Now there are many sin when a person he/she did't get punished.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So There are two types of sinner now:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who grieve on his/her sin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Person who proudly tells everyone&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not talking about the first type. I want to talk about the second type of person. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How should we treat a person who don't feel shame in his/her sin?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;reply in the view of Islam.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastActivityDate="2015-05-15T16:43:57.470" Title="Attitude toward a sinner" Tags="|sharia|hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21803" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21800" CreationDate="2015-02-13T14:44:20.260" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its a greater sin every one should hide his sin and repent to Allah Azzawajal&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doing sin and telling with other without feeling bad about the sin is called as Mujahara in Islam and its a greater sin.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please stop him doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Explain him about this. See below video&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=631028787014165&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=631028787014165&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5339" LastActivityDate="2015-02-13T14:44:20.260" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21804" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10693" CreationDate="2015-02-13T20:59:36.397" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What your parents are doing/saying is not right. There are 10 things that make you a kaffir there is no disagreement upon them marriage isn’t mentioned in any of them listen to them speak to them nicely and obey them but they can't force you into marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Not getting married means that you are doing something that most likely would lead you to haram if it does marriage is fard.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11889" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T14:34:38.823" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T14:34:38.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21800" CreationDate="2015-02-14T09:13:30.113" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;a sinner must be treated with kindness in order to win his heart over ,beware of treating them badly ,because we are all sinners after all ,and we wouldn't like people to be rude with us, so treat them kindly, advise them privatly that what they are doing is wrong, do not expose them even if they are exposing themselves, because may be they are ignorants of what they are doing, do Nassiha, be kind , smile always  :) !!   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8882" LastActivityDate="2015-02-14T09:13:30.113" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21809" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-14T11:55:29.597" Score="1" ViewCount="67" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I was 11 or 12, I borrowed a small amount from a teacher at my school during a trip and I cannot remember whether I repaid him back or not. I am too embarrassed to approach and ask him about this so I don't know what I should do. Am I condemned to hell, until this is repaid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11892" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T13:16:30.500" Title="Borrowed a small amount" Tags="|debt|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21809" CreationDate="2015-02-14T11:58:37.817" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Go and ask! The main sin is if you don't take the shame of asking. This is serious because there is no logical way to get out from this sin. Asking, however, may save your soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11665" LastActivityDate="2015-02-14T11:58:37.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8758" CreationDate="2015-02-14T13:29:55.050" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Having tattoos is not haram in Islam (from a shiite perspective, afaik).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for ghusl and wudu being invalid because water does not reach the part of skin having tattoo is a misconception.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Wikipedia article on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattoo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;tattoo&lt;/a&gt; (emphasis mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...  inserting indelible ink into the &lt;strong&gt;dermis layer&lt;/strong&gt; of the skin ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;dermis (part of the skin) is below the surface not on top of the skin.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oHCiK.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&#xA;(Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Skin&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore water does reach the part of the skin having tattoo.,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporary_tattoo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;temporary tattoo&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehndi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;henna/mehndi&lt;/a&gt;, Decal-style, etc) could be problematic because, if I'm not wrong, it inhibits water from reaching the skin and therefore would be advisable to not have. Even then it's not that it's not allowed to have, just that you'll have to remove it in case you want to do wudu and/or ghusl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, to back-up the above with a ruling (although indirect):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a verse of the holy Qur'an or Name of the Almighty Allah is written or &lt;strong&gt;tattooed&lt;/strong&gt; on the body of a person then such a person while doing &lt;strong&gt;Wudhu or Ghusl&lt;/strong&gt;, will be required to pour water on that part without touching the writing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2168/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa of Ayatollah al-Sayyid 'Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This fatwa proves the fact the Wudu can be performed when one has a tattoo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am unsure about henna/mehndi (temporary tattoo) because it is widely practiced among the Muslim population of the Subcontinent and Middle-East, so I am guessing there would be a different ruling for it due mehndi's material properties. Same could be the case for pen ink because the above stated fatwa also mentions &lt;em&gt;written&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-02-14T13:29:55.050" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21813" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25765" CreationDate="2015-02-14T14:41:40.437" Score="3" ViewCount="3118" Body="&lt;p&gt;I say prayers but it's like I'm just performing a duty. I feel nothing while saying&#xA;prayers like if my heart is close. I want to:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Say prayers with love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I mean I do not want to feel blank while saying prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is that how can I feel the connection between me and Allah? How to feel good after saying prayers and feel that I have done something really good. I mean,there should be a difference between saying prayers and not saying them. When I don't perform prayers,&#xA;I feel only a little ashamed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Please also tell me to recite something to make heart soft.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I don't have habit, but I do sometimes listen to music, does music makes heart like stone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11637" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-07-12T05:38:46.463" Title="How to love saying prayers / Salah / namaz?" Tags="|salat|allah|imaan|love|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21817" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23517" CreationDate="2015-02-15T02:32:50.427" Score="1" ViewCount="107" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to read Quran, and I need to be able to understand the original Arabic at some places. For example, the verse that says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You see in many places that it's been translated as &quot;you're truly one of the messengers&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I can map &quot;truly&quot; to &quot;innaka&quot;, and &quot;one of the messengers&quot; to &quot;minalmorsalin&quot;. However I fail to understand what &quot;la&quot; means there. I Googled around and found that &quot;li&quot; means belonging to, yet that's far from what I see here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we have a website that explains translations, presents etymology, gives lingual rules, and provides tips on hermeneutics, instead of merly presenting the final product?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="841" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-06T08:13:00.393" LastActivityDate="2016-04-06T08:13:00.393" Title="Where to find linguistic tips on quranic translations?" Tags="|arabic|quran-translation|translation|language|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21819" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21828" CreationDate="2015-02-15T11:57:36.867" Score="1" ViewCount="26994" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have compulsory yoga classes at our school once in  every week.It has been included in our curriculum to help students with their academics as it has got a lot of benefits. Boys and girls have separate yoga sessions at our school.&#xA; I wanted know if it is permissible in Islam to practice yoga and meditation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11746" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-02-16T06:44:27.617" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T06:04:49.803" Title="YOGA IN ISLAM - is it allowed or not?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-06-01T15:34:23.400" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21821" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-15T12:45:51.673" Score="2" ViewCount="20126" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are Yajuj Majuj part of the human race or are they different creatures? Same question about Dajjal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-02-18T03:27:54.517" LastActivityDate="2021-02-06T14:02:01.563" Title="Are Yajuj and Majuj (Gog Magog) humans?" Tags="|dajjal|yajooj-and-majooj|creatures|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21822" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-15T13:35:59.243" Score="4" ViewCount="9524" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I was in the second year of college, I used to sex chat with a random man. Now, I feel guilty about it. Did I commit zina? And what should I do about it? I blocked him and deleted that account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11901" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-08-16T06:23:25.980" LastActivityDate="2018-08-16T06:23:25.980" Title="Is sex chatting on Facebook zina?" Tags="|sex|zina|internet|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21824" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21821" CreationDate="2015-02-15T14:20:51.350" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nawawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Nawawi&lt;/a&gt;, Yajuj Majuj and Dajjal are a human&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8836" LastActivityDate="2015-02-15T14:20:51.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21826" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22981" CreationDate="2015-02-15T16:41:15.390" Score="4" ViewCount="2214" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the day I remember I hear the same sound, pitch and melody when a Qari (a reciter) reads Qur'an. Where does it come from? How did it evolve?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we look at it from the point of evolution, then we have to expect change both in the past and in future, just the way different styles of music emerge and die out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another point of view may be the essential attribution of this melody to Qur'an. This of course requires some proof, because melody is not written in Qur'an, the way it's written and persisted in sheet music.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="841" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-02-22T04:34:22.047" LastActivityDate="2018-05-20T19:00:31.717" Title="Where does the music of reading Quran comes from?" Tags="|quran|tajweed|qiraat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21827" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-15T18:53:37.770" Score="5" ViewCount="195" Body="&lt;p&gt;In our mosque, there isn't enough space to make two complete rows, so the Imam prays just one step in front of us (almost beside us), as in the following diagram:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/S4Kgg.png&quot; alt=&quot;Like these lines here _______---_________  (--- this is the imam)&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this sort of congregational prayer allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11902" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-02-15T22:04:55.440" LastActivityDate="2016-08-14T09:58:42.393" Title="Is a congregational prayer valid if the Imam isn't in his own row?" Tags="|salat|jamaat|imam-al-jamaah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21819" CreationDate="2015-02-15T19:25:25.970" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Health and fitness are very desirable in Islam. Our prophet (peace upon him) was very strong both physically as well as mentally. In fact he advised his followers to take good care of their bodies and to strengthen it and their minds. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is certainly a good thing that boys and girls have separate yoga sessions at your school. Not having separate sports sessions would probably be the only reason why practicing sports of any kind would be forbidden in Islam. I too started to practice Yoga to improve my health and fitness, though I am a male university student and I practice alone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether it is permissible for a Muslim to practice Yoga or not is a very controversial topic actually. There are people who think that it is a good thing and there are people who think it is not allowed for a Muslim to practice Yoga at all. When people argue that it is forbidden they mention Hinduism and Buddhism because Yoga originally involved worshiping Hindu gods. While this is true it doesn't always apply. Today Yoga is mainly practiced to stay healthy, at least in the countries where we live. When I would take Yoga classes here in Germany Hinduism and Buddhism is rarely mentioned. In fact, most of the elements that are connected to Hinduism (and parts of Buddhism) are simply not taught because it would be strange for most of us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my conclusion is that I could not find anything that would forbid you to take Yoga classes in school &lt;strong&gt;as long as they focus on health, sports and fitness&lt;/strong&gt;. There are probably more reasons in Islam to do it than to not do it. I mean we are not talking about dancing or anything like that. As you said Yoga does have many benefits for your body and mind and being fit both physically as well as mentally is desirable in Islam. That's probably also the only reason why you would take Yoga classes anyway. It is not your intention to somehow attract boys by practicing  Yoga or worshiping Hindu gods. As long as you intent to practice Yoga solely to improve your health and fitness and stay away from Hinduism there is nothing wrong with it. Having the intention to do something good is important in Islam (and staying fit and taking care of your body is indeed a good thing). Yoga without Hinduism is nothing else than doing certain exercises to improve health and fitness. &lt;strong&gt;But like in Kung Fu which has its basis in Buddhism, there are religious exercises and moves that are meant to worship Hindu gods and these should and can be avoided.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; I have no idea how your teacher teaches Yoga and how much it involves Hinduism but &lt;strong&gt;always be careful and aware that Yoga is connected to Hinduism. You can practice Yoga but you should never talk about things like multiple gods or religious things that are connected to Yoga.&lt;/strong&gt; I practice Kung Fu and I got advised to be careful as well. Shaolin Kung Fu is connected to Buddhism and a man from the mosque told me that it is a good thing to train your body and practice martial arts but at the same time I should stay away from all the Buddhism. (I recently switched to Wing Chun Kung Fu which has a lot less to do with Buddhism and is better for self defense.) When you have the feeling that certain moves or exercises have nothing to do with improving your fitness just don't do them. You can also ask your teacher to remove Hindu exercises from the training (if there are any). Letting your teacher know that you are Muslim is always a good idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I could help you with your question. If you want to read more about health and fitness in Islam take a look at the following link. It also provides some sources regarding health and fitness in Islam: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/1904/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/1904/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11903" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-20T06:04:49.803" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T06:04:49.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8684" CreationDate="2015-02-15T20:04:11.423" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The four Sunni madhahib all agree that the fast lasts until the new crescent is actually sighted in your locality. It is not good enough if it is seen in some other place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the benefit of those who do not believe this: al-Bukhari Volume 3, Book 31, Number 124 : I heard Allah's Apostle saying, &quot;When you see the crescent (of the month of Ramadan), start fasting, and when you see the crescent (of the month of Shawwal), stop fasting; and if the sky is overcast (and you can't see It) then regard the crescent (month) of Ramadan (as of 30 days)&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastEditorUserId="8052" LastEditDate="2015-05-17T14:41:46.993" LastActivityDate="2015-05-17T14:41:46.993" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21833" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21847" CreationDate="2015-02-16T06:06:50.087" Score="3" ViewCount="4282" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Bismillah&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Somewhere in Quran I found it is written that we shouldn't take non-Muslims as a friend, if we do so then we will become one of them. What is the explanation of it? The thing is we used to meet many non-Muslims in our workplace or the educational institutes and many where. And we consider them as like our friends, the line isn't clear to me. Did Allah mean all non-Muslims or just who do act as non-Muslim in the path of Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T11:05:26.743" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T11:05:26.743" Title="Why we shouldn't take non Muslims as a friend?" Tags="|sharia|non-muslim|friendship|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21834" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22866" CreationDate="2015-02-16T06:15:51.733" Score="3" ViewCount="3577" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read in Quran that we shouldn't go to a house where the people living there drink alcohol. However, I have close relatives who do so. They do drinks occasionally, or in any get together and also take shisha, weed, etc. When I'm present, they don't drink alcohol, etc. Even I suggested them not to do this, but they argued with me, and tried to justify that it is halal.  However, Allah never told us that drinking is haram. So later I found it in Quran that we shouldn't visit a house where people drink.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this circumstances, what should I do? Should I stop visiting some of my relatives' houses?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T13:01:11.767" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T13:01:11.767" Title="Should I stop visiting my relative's house because they drink alcohol there when I'm not present?" Tags="|halal-haram|alcohol|family|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21822" CreationDate="2015-02-16T07:17:18.553" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is true that you have done a bad and haram practice via Facebook. But it is not counted as Zina practice, since there is a specific introduction for Zina (you can see the site below concerning the explanation of Zina, of course it is in Farsi and France. &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa8288&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa8288&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fr/archive/question/fa8288&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net/fr/archive/question/fa8288&lt;/a&gt; )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;on the other hand, as you inquired “what to do”, So the main step would be related to repentance and promising not to repeat it (or other similar sins) at all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You’d better notice to the following verse concerning repentance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[1]&quot;هُوَ الَّذِی یَقْبَلُ التَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبادِهِ وَ یَعْفُوا عَنِ&#xA;  السَّیِّئاتِ&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;It is He who accepts the repentance of His servants, and excuses&#xA;  their misdeeds.&quot; (Shura: 25.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The truth of repentance (التوبه) is related to regret and remorse for committing sins (that sinner people have done…) and this entails the decision to avoid committing sins in the future and compensate for those which could be made up for. Reciting (saying) 'Istiqfar' (استغفار) would be a verbalization of such a decision and regret. In this light the fundamental elements of repentance ((التوبه shortly are as following: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Avoiding committing (doing) sins&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Having regret and remorse&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Deciding (as a real decision) not to return to sins in the future&#xA;(since now till later)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Compensating for our past (for bad things which have done)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Istiqfar ((استغفار&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, doing extraordinary good acts which would be the cause of forgiveness of previous misdeeds. regarding this issue, the Quran mentions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الْحَسَناتِ یُذْهِبْنَ السَّیِّئاتِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed good deeds efface misdeeds (Hud:114.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa860&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa860&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa8288&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa8288&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastActivityDate="2015-02-16T07:17:18.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21837" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-16T09:17:54.173" Score="-2" ViewCount="1684" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Music, if made with software on a Computer Halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10549" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2015-02-24T09:31:16.423" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T09:31:16.423" Title="Is Music produced by computer's Halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|music|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21817" CreationDate="2015-02-16T09:30:25.980" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You need to learn/study Arabic. I have seen few free videos of Maulana Nouman Ali. There are great. He has a excellent course on it. You can check his website - &lt;a href=&quot;http://bayyinah.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://bayyinah.com/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastActivityDate="2015-02-16T09:30:25.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11960" CreationDate="2015-02-16T10:50:15.140" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is correct that many of Shia celebrate it, but it is not a definite evidence to prove that it is a celebration of Shia school of thought. Regarding to Eid Nowruz which could be counted as one of the holidays that it is celebrated in some Persian speaking countries such as Islamic republic of Iran and other neighboring like Kurdish speaking people in Iraq, Turkey and Syria. Eid-Nowruz is an ancient Eid (celebration), which was celebrated before the emergence of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Consequently&lt;/strong&gt; we cannot term it as the Eid of Shia. There is a hadith (tradition) from Imam Jafar al Sadiq (peace be upon him) concerning Eid-Nowruz which the popular vote has verified it to be reliable and therefore they have given the fatwa to the fadhilah (recommendation) of ghusl (ritual washing) on the day of Nowruz, however it seems that some foghaha have objected regarding the authenticity of the mentioned tradition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;: we cannot accuse this eid (Nowruz) as an Islamic celebration. Nevertheless we must note that there has been no objection presented against it in the traditions either. Hence this Eid could be categorized under the mubahaat (permissible things).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa5132&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa5132&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T11:04:29.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21837" CreationDate="2015-02-16T11:27:59.467" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not important how the music produced, the important is what produced!&#xA;if your music is in &quot;ghena&quot; category, you should be aware to heard it.&#xA;otherwise it'll be halal insha'allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11906" LastActivityDate="2015-02-16T11:27:59.467" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21833" CreationDate="2015-02-16T11:40:37.537" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;in the name of god&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;who tell you don't be friends with non-Muslims?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran said you &quot;shouldn't&quot; accept &quot;kafir&quot; people (the people who's not believe the god or be enemy with god) as friend not 'non-muslims'.&#xA;there are many people which believe the god like christians or jewish.&#xA;so the meaning of this god's advise is, don't prefer mulsim's friend to non-muslim one. he didn't force you, just an advise&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God protect you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11906" LastActivityDate="2015-02-16T11:40:37.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21833" CreationDate="2015-02-16T13:14:34.513" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What I think you are talking about this ayat:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you - then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ayat No 5:51 (Surat Al-Mā'idah)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In This ayat Allah is talking about those people who plan against Muslims or try to bring harm to Muslims. This does not mean that we should not be friends with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this surat Allah tell identify enemies of Islam. If you study the previous ayat of this Surat you will know what this surat is about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't take ayat from the middle of the surat. Read the context of the ayat. If you don't study the whole ayat then you will know just half of the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-31T06:53:32.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21833" CreationDate="2015-02-16T13:58:15.550" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam&#xA;I appreciate the answers of other brothers. They are right. I also wanted to emphasize that the Quranic terms should be understood according to other verses and also to the historical background of the verse. The two other answers dealt with the issue by considering this fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There remains one point. Our friends influence us. So, if your non-muslim or even muslim friends discourage you in following Islamic rules or have bad effects on your beliefs or behaviors, you should try to manage the relationship so that you stay away from its harm. Managing the relation doesn't mean necessary to avoid those people but to take good measures to encounter their effect on your soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11908" LastActivityDate="2015-02-16T13:58:15.550" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21846" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21837" CreationDate="2015-02-16T14:01:15.707" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam&#xA;Brother Amir's answer is completely true. Just notice that there are different definitions for &quot;Ghena&quot; or Haram Music among Muslim scholars. You should decide according to your sect and its sharia rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11908" LastActivityDate="2015-02-16T14:01:15.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21847" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21833" CreationDate="2015-02-16T14:14:00.980" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I suppose you are referring to the verse 5:51 in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;O believers! Do not consider (hostile) Jews and Christians as (your) reliable allies. They (all) are friends to one another (against you). And whoever of you makes friends with them will (also) become one of them. Surely, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.irfan-ul-quran.com/quran/english/contents/sura/cols/0/ar/1/ur/1/ra/1/en/1/sid/5/Read-Holy-Quran-Sura-5-Al-Maidah-with-English-Urdu-Translations.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source- Irfan ul Quran&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=5&amp;amp;verse=51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Additional translations- Quran Corpus&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Arabic word used in this ayah, which is sometimes translated as &quot;friend&quot; is &lt;em&gt;awliya&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordbyword.jsp?chapter=5&amp;amp;verse=51#(5:51:1)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;).&#xA;The word &lt;em&gt;awliya&lt;/em&gt; is the plural form of &lt;em&gt;wali&lt;/em&gt;. It's very different from the English word &quot;friend.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that you might find &lt;a href=&quot;http://alghazzali.org/resources/articles/friendship.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this document&lt;/a&gt; interesting. Take a look at 2e. It expands on what &lt;em&gt;wali&lt;/em&gt; means. You'll find that you can take non-Muslims as friends, in the casual, amiable that way the word &quot;friend&quot; implies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10567" LastEditorUserId="23147" LastEditDate="2017-08-11T05:09:39.340" LastActivityDate="2017-08-11T05:09:39.340" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21848" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-16T14:41:29.727" Score="4" ViewCount="19236" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not allowed for men to wear silk cloths. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1971/is-it-permissible-to-use-own-silk-bed-throws&quot;&gt;Is it permissible to use/own silk bed-throws?&lt;/a&gt;. There are men's cloths known as Andi Cotton Punjabi which is quite popular in some areas. In Andi cotton, 5% to 20% silk is mixed. Is such cloth is permissible to wear?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4708" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2020-09-22T05:48:34.080" Title="Is it allowed to wear silk mixed cotton cloths" Tags="|halal-haram|fatwa|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21851" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21834" CreationDate="2015-02-16T17:39:36.483" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would say yes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to ask you what is 'taqwa'?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taqwa is to stay away from haram and leave those thing that Allah dislike. We should not go to a place where something is happening that Allah dislike. These type of 'mahfil'(gathering ) are haram in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I heard this before but this explain taqwa:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Once upon a time Hazrat Umar Farooq asked from Hazrat Abi (RA) Bin Kab about pity.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   Hazrat Abi Bib Kab said! Have you ever passed from path with full of bushes?&lt;br&gt; Hazrat Umar Farooq said “Yes” when I was grazed the camels of my father I came across many times from those types of paths.&lt;br&gt; Hazrat Kaab (RA) said then how did you pass from these paths?&lt;br&gt; Hazrat Umar(RA) said that I folded my clothes and in this way I avoid myself from the bushes. Then I took every step with full of care.&lt;br&gt; Harat kaab said “It is pity (taqwa)”. Quran e Haqeem said that the purpose of all the actions and worship is Taqwa because when pity is created in the heart of the man then he feels easy to avoid every evil and to make secure himself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastActivityDate="2015-02-16T17:39:36.483" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21852" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26125" CreationDate="2015-02-17T06:41:04.923" Score="2" ViewCount="51602" Body="&lt;p&gt;If marriage dates are fixed in advance (e.g. 2 or 3 months ago) and the bride is in her menses on the day of nikah, does it invalidate the nikah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, can nikah be performed when the bride is having her menses?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am interested in a summary of opinions on this topic, across Shi'ite and Sunni jurisprudence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-09T10:21:36.577" LastActivityDate="2022-06-09T10:21:36.577" Title="Can nikah be performed when the bride is having her menses?" Tags="|nikah|women|menses|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="21853" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="21858" CreationDate="2015-02-17T08:49:08.187" Score="2" ViewCount="307" Body="&lt;p&gt;A seeker's question to followers of Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In all the religions that originated from India, there is a concept of oneness with God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: &lt;strong&gt;What is the equivalent of this in other religions, like Islam and Christianity?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Explanation:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1) There is but one God ==&gt; Monotheism&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(2) There is but one, God ==&gt; Advaitic religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please understand the difference in the two.&#xA;The first (1) statement, is more like a moral science lesson, which says there is one God, God is one. There should not be a fight between my God and your God, because God is one. There is no your God and my God ... etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second statement means,&#xA;There is only God in the universe and we are all part of Him. Oneness with God. It also implies, the entire universe is not separate from God. The entire universe is filled with God/consciousness. We all are one with each other, and one with God. There is no individual identity - what we call EGO. Advaitic philosophy says, that EGO is a illusion, because there is no individual separate existence. It is like God is a big ocean (param aatma / super consciousness), we are drops (aatma/consciousness) in that ocean. And Upanishads go even further to tell us, even if you take out that drop (aatma) from the ocean (param-aatma), even then that drop (aatma) is not separate from the ocean (param-aatma).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, we are one with God. This is celebrated as&#xA;Shivoham =&gt; I am Shiva / God (one with God &amp;amp; universe)&#xA;Soham =&gt; I am that (whomever you believe as God), etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the equivalent OR alternative of this in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me clarify even further.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I say, Shivoham, or I am one with God, or I am God, what it means.&#xA;It is like, there is God (paramaatma = super consciousness)&#xA;And our bodies are mirrors. Our souls are reflection of God ((paramaatma) in the mirror (body).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So who are we? The mirror (body), the soul (reflection) or the source (God)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There answer is none!&#xA;There is no me. There is no me. There is no me. There is no me.&#xA;There is no individual existence.&#xA;There is only God!&#xA;And I am that. I am not separate with God. What I perceive as me (body/soul/brain/emotion/whatever) that is just an illusion. Actually there is no individual existence. &#xA;There is only God!&#xA;There is no me or I.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11913" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-04T05:36:56.533" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T05:36:56.533" Title="Is there any equivalent of the Shivoham experience in Islam?" Tags="|shirk|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21852" CreationDate="2015-02-17T08:58:00.190" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. The marriage contract has nothing to do with that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nikah (marriage contract) can be performed weather or not the bride is having her PMS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only sexual conduct is not allowed while PMS is active.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11914" LastActivityDate="2015-02-17T08:58:00.190" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21853" CreationDate="2015-02-17T11:10:53.727" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Islam, there is only &lt;em&gt;one&lt;/em&gt; God. And this God is the Creator of the whole universe. It would be shirk to claim that everybody is a part of God (which basically means you are worshiping yourself and others when you pray).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, we are sent to this world in order to believe in God and to learn/know His names/attributes. In order to understand the names/attributes of God, we have to look at this universe. So, for instance, by looking at the subject of mathematics; we understand that the Creator must be the All-Knowing (otherwise He could not have created mathematics). By looking at the mercy of a mother, we understand that the Creator of this universe must the All-Merciful. This is one reason why Islam continuously instructs Muslims to think and ponder about this universe (because it allows us to understand, at least to some degree, the attributes of our Lord). We can see this in the following verse,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ سَبۡعَ سَمَـٰوَٲتٍ۬ طِبَاقً۬ا‌ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِى خَلۡقِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ مِن تَفَـٰوُتٍ۬‌ۖ فَٱرۡجِعِ ٱلۡبَصَرَ هَلۡ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ۬&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who hath created seven heavens in harmony. Thou (Muhammad) canst see no fault in the Beneficent One's creation; then look again: Canst thou see any rifts? (Al-Mulk, verse 3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So even though this universe is completely separate from God (God is the &lt;em&gt;Creator&lt;/em&gt; and this universe is the &lt;em&gt;creation&lt;/em&gt;), we can see the attributes of God being displayed and manifested. This allows us to understand the attributes/names of our Creator. This is the closest concept in Islam to what you mention (in my opinion). If you want to see an elaboration of this concept, you may want to look &lt;a href=&quot;https://zehrarisalet.wordpress.com/2014/12/24/second-station-of-the-fourteenth-flash-part-1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (starting from the 12th paragraph) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://zehrarisalet.wordpress.com/appendix-a-the-words/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, to say that this universe is one with God or a part of God is definitely shirk..and completely against Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-02-17T11:16:46.140" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21853" CreationDate="2015-02-17T12:16:43.797" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You may want to look into Sufism (please use direct sources, such as books by Mowlana Rumi RA and Hazrat Al Jilani RA- there's a lot of misinformation about Sufism, especially on the Internet). The state of &lt;em&gt;fana fillah&lt;/em&gt; (i.e. annihilation in God), the story of Anal Haq (&quot;I am God&quot;), and the following poem written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/jalal-al-din-rumi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mowlana Rumi (RA)&lt;/a&gt; are all worth looking into.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Say I Am You&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I am dust particles in sunlight&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I am the round sun&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;To the bits of dust I say, Stay&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;To the sun, Keep moving&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;I am morning mist,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;and the breathing of evening.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;I am wind in the top of a grove,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;and surf on the cliff.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;Mast, rudder, helmsman, and keel,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I am also the coral reef they founder on.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;I am a tree with a trained parrot in its branches.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Silence, thought, and voice.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The musical air coming through a flute,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;a spark of a stone, a flickering&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;in metal. Both candle,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;and the moth crazy around it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;Rose, and the nightingale&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;lost in the fragrance.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;I am all orders of being, the circling galaxy,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;the evolutionary intelligence, the lift,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;and the falling away. What is,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;and what isn’t. You who know&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;Jelaluddin, You the one&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;in all, say who&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;I am. Say I&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;am You.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Disclaimer: I know that Sufism is a controversial concept to some. However, this website is open to all denominations, and I have openly stated from which perspective I am providing an answer. I hope that it is helpful for the OP.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10567" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-02-18T00:22:12.327" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T00:22:12.327" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22857" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-17T14:27:55.920" Score="0" ViewCount="189" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I was told that Hazrat Adam (A.S) was very big (90 feet long) and about many other thing ,like the people of Hazrat Nuh(A.S) and Hazrat Luh(A.S)  was also very big. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now my question what is proper reference to this saying ? is it true or not? I have search it reference but I could not find it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastActivityDate="2015-02-17T21:41:09.933" Title="Concept of Giant in Islam?" Tags="|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22858" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-17T17:05:49.500" Score="6" ViewCount="452" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to go through with a divorce as things are not working out. My husband lives abroad and the last time I was with him was 9 months ago. He is refusing to give me a divorce, but he says I can divorce him. I have been looking up information, and have read that if a husband gives you permission to divorce, then you can say 'I divorce myself' (something called 'empowerment'). I want to know: How can I do this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11915" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T15:12:06.793" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T15:12:06.793" Title="If my husband does not divorce me, is it possible for me to divorce him? Can I say 'I divorce myself'?" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|women|talaq|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22858" CreationDate="2015-02-17T21:38:14.003" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You cant divorce by yourself. Your Husband must speak out, I am divorced from you. Then&#xA;you have to wait a period of time (4 months or so) and if he doesnt want to take you back at&#xA;this time. The divorce is then valid. So you have to convince him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11917" LastActivityDate="2015-02-17T21:38:14.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17019" CreationDate="2015-02-17T21:39:17.217" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, the Arabic word for god is ilah and the name Allah comes from Al-Ilah, which means like The God, the only one, uncomparable one, creator of the worlds, sender of the prophets etc in the religion of Abraham's, Moses's, Jesus's, Mohammad's etc (peace be upon all of them). Its more like a private name than an adjective. Also The God in all these religions are the same god actually, just some Christians understand him wrong. We believe that Allah is not trinity, some Christians believe that he is. One of us is wrong, but any of these beliefs actually doesn't change Allah. We just believe different things about him. We are talking about the same God (apart from Zeus etc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, I don't think there is a verse forbidding it and the one you gave is out of topic. Giving a child the name Mohammad doesn't make him a prophet and giving someone the name Allah doesn't make him The God. But why do want someone this apart from ignorance and insult?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All around the world, people are divided and hate each other, harm each other. Even if there is a verse from Qur'an, the ones who want to do this won't care because they are not Muslims, Muslims don't do that, because they know this is an insult. Also these people are unrespectful and unlogical people, because what will bring this action is clear and any non-Muslim also can realize that. Giving the name Allah to a person will have serious disastrous effects in the world. They will be seen unrespectful in the eyes of all Muslims. Also some radicals are probably going to kill them. Even if they are killed or not, the Islam will look like violent and intolerant in the eyes of the world. I don't think they want to die like this, I think they just don't care. But in the logical sense, this action will bring no good, but a lot of harm to both sides.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they do that, should we try to harm them physically? No. This part is clear. But there is a reality. We can't stop all of the radicals. Remember the &quot;movie of the Mohammad(puh)&quot; issue. Some people get angry and killed some people of the American Embassy in Egypt. They were innocent about this issue, yet they were killed. This was wrong, but we can't bring them back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of reality, until most of the Muslims would become educated enough to respond without violence, they shouldn't attack to Islam like this, or movies etc. This is dangerous to them also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastEditorUserId="4124" LastEditDate="2015-03-20T15:29:24.240" LastActivityDate="2015-03-20T15:29:24.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22857" CreationDate="2015-02-17T21:41:09.933" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is a hadith from bukhari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &quot;Allah created Adam, making him 60 cubits tall. When He created him, He said to him, &quot;Go and greet that group of angels, and listen to their reply, for it will be your greeting (salutation) and the greeting (salutations of your offspring.&quot; So, Adam said (to the angels), As-Salamu Alaikum (i.e. Peace be upon you). The angels said, &quot;As-salamu Alaika wa Rahmatu-l-lahi&quot; (i.e. Peace and Allah's Mercy be upon you). Thus the angels added to Adam's salutation the expression, 'Wa Rahmatu-l-lahi,' Any person who will enter Paradise will resemble Adam (in appearance and figure). People have been decreasing in stature since Adam's creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11917" LastActivityDate="2015-02-17T21:41:09.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21848" CreationDate="2015-02-17T21:43:31.280" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wearing Silk is Haram no matter how much percent.&#xA;But if you have a disease on your skin and only silk can help, so its allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11917" LastActivityDate="2015-02-17T21:43:31.280" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21813" CreationDate="2015-02-17T22:01:32.893" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Listen,&#xA;You have to strengthen your faith. You must ask yourself how can I be better and come closer to my lord. Then go step for step. Do the good and avoid the bad.&#xA;Stop listening Music. I know it’s hard at the beginning but you can do it. As more you&#xA;Do as more faith will rise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11917" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-25T10:41:49.450" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T10:41:49.450" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22864" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21853" CreationDate="2015-02-17T22:38:58.390" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sufism is a thought is Islam Philosophy, widely known with the name Mowlana Rumi, but it is not dominant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Islam, every living soul except Allah will die and be returned to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Every soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'Anbya' 21/35&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Every soul will taste death. Then to Us will you be returned. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'Ankabut 29/57&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not invoke with Allah another deity. There is no deity except Him. Everything will be destroyed except His Face. His is the judgement, and to Him you will be returned. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Qasas 28/88&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to these verses, there is Allah, and there are other things. All of the other living things will die and will be returned to Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nor is there to Him any equivalent. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'Ikhlas 112/4&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is eternal, but not other things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate, and He is, of all things, Knowing. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Hadid 57/3&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, all of the things except Allah named as a &quot;creature&quot;, but Allah is not a creature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Islam, the existence is divided into 3 categories:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Ultimate Existence&lt;/strong&gt;: The existence which doesn't need anything to be exist. This is Allah, eternal, all knowing, all powerful etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Possible Existence&lt;/strong&gt;: The existence which needs something else to be exist. This is everything around you. Every material, every emotion, every thought... All of these need something else, eventually The Ultimate Existence in order to be exist.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Impossible Existence&lt;/strong&gt;: The existence which is impossible. For example a 2nd ultimate existence, or not all knowing Allah etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who, when disaster strikes them, say, &quot;Indeed we belong to Allah , and indeed to Him we will return. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah 2/156&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is very close to us, but separate from us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Qaf 50/16&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastEditorUserId="4124" LastEditDate="2015-02-18T14:41:32.433" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T14:41:32.433" CommentCount="23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22865" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20091" CreationDate="2015-02-17T23:09:22.647" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is forbidden in order to keep Muslims from veneration and worship of idols. If the pictures in your pocket are leading you to these kind of acts, try to find a way to keep them away. If not, don't worry, it will be okay. Just be careful to cover them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-02-18T00:19:25.680" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T00:19:25.680" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21834" CreationDate="2015-02-18T00:02:25.283" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is already given in here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And it has already come down to you in the Book that when you hear the verses of Allah [recited], they are denied [by them] and ridiculed; so do not sit with them until they enter into another conversation. Indeed, you would then be like them. Indeed Allah will gather the hypocrites and disbelievers in Hell all together. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/140&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat An-Nisā' 4/140&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when you see those who engage in [offensive] discourse concerning Our verses, then turn away from them until they enter into another conversion. And if Satan should cause you to forget, then do not remain after the reminder with the wrongdoing people. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/68&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'An`ām 6/68&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But also drinking alcohol is haram with no doubt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing on] stone alters [to other than Allah ], and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Mā'idah 5/90&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse clearly orders to avoid from intoxicants. Alcohol, weed etc clearly are intoxicants. So, it is forbidden, so it is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T00:02:25.283" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22867" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22873" CreationDate="2015-02-18T02:25:56.537" Score="2" ViewCount="154" Body="&lt;p&gt;There've been a couple of tweets about &quot;blood money&quot; and Indonesia, to do with impending executions by the Indonesian government of two members of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali_Nine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bali Nine&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/FatherBob/status/567628746950057984&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Father Bob&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allowance is made/encouraged in the Quran to substitute &quot;blood money&quot;&#xA;  for &quot;blood letting&quot;. Have we approached the Indonesian offended party?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/FionaPattenMLC/status/567788417171353601&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fiona Patten&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Will Indonesian govt accept blood money? I'm sure we can easily raise&#xA;  $1.9m which seems to be the price for a life&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/16/bali-nine-indonesia-has-death-penalty-double-standard-says-brother-of-spared-maid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://gu.com/p/45zyb/stwprice&lt;/a&gt; …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is &quot;Blood Money&quot; a religious practice, or is it a cultural practice? Also, is it applicable in parts of Indonesia outside of Aceh, or only applicable in middle eastern countries like Saudi Arabia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-02-18T02:43:55.077" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T13:56:13.370" Title="Is blood money a religious or cultural practice, and would it apply in Indonesia?" Tags="|sharia|islamic-basis|culture|diyya|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21821" CreationDate="2015-02-18T02:36:46.913" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 2 verses in the Qur'an mentions about Gog Magog.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They said, &quot;O Dhul-Qarnayn, indeed Gog and Magog are [great] corrupters in the land. So may we assign for you an expenditure that you might make between us and them a barrier?&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/94&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Kahf 18/94&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Until when [the dam of] Gog and Magog has been opened and they, from every elevation, descend. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/21/96&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'Anbya' 21/96&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can't say anything about their humanity from these verses, but probably they are humans, because I never heard of a non-human intelligent creature apart from angels and djinns. I assumed that they are intelligent (at least more than animals) because of the corruption they made. They can't be angels because of the angels's nature. They might be djinns or humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Dajjal, there are no verses for him/it. It is a very controversial topic. Some scholars say he is a human, some says he is not a living thing, and some says he is completely made up. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranandhadith.com/dajjal-the-false-messiah/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; are some hadith about the topic. Some people believe that Dajjal is not actually a human, but a source of greatest fitnah ever and accuse television, internet etc. Some scholars believe if it was real, it would have mentioned in The Qur'an. And they believe that all the hadith about Dajjal are completely made up. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Dajjal is a very controversial topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T02:36:46.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22869" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-02-18T02:50:10.253" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-02-18T02:50:10.253" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T02:50:10.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22870" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-02-18T02:50:10.253" Score="0" Body="Diyya (Blood Money) is financial compensation paid to a victim (or his family) in lieu of punishment." OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-02-18T02:50:10.253" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T02:50:10.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21821" CreationDate="2015-02-18T05:33:46.513" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;actually I wanted to comment on Kalahari's post, but I can't since my reputation is below 50 ^______^&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&#xA;According to some hadiths they are human. According to some other hadiths, they are not human but some sort of animals which are kept underground and will be released before the arrival of Jesus. It seems that they will mainly attack western lands and Jesus will fight them and drown them in some sea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11908" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T05:33:46.513" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22872" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22858" CreationDate="2015-02-18T05:41:19.437" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;It depends on the rules of your country...but in Sharia there are 3 kinds of divorces:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;1. The man divorces the woman:&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;He has to fully pay her Mihr (or Sadaqa or the price of marriage contract) and other stuffs.&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;2. They both want to divorce:&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;The husband is not obligated to give anything to the wife. SO, there is no Mihr or Sadaqah or any other kind of financial duties.&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;3. Just the woman wants to divorce:&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;The husband can ask for any amount of money to let the divorce happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&#xA;in your case, it might have some disadvantages, so consider the rules of your country first.&#xA;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11908" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T05:41:19.437" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22873" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22867" CreationDate="2015-02-18T06:42:00.933" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As was mentioned in a comment (by @goldPseudo),  this &quot;blood money&quot; is called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diyya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Diyya&lt;/a&gt;&quot; in Islamic jurisprudence. In truth, this issue and even this word (Diyya) is available in the holy Qur'an as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ أَن يَقْتُلَ مُؤْمِنًا إِلَّا خَطَأً ۚ وَمَن&#xA;  قَتَلَ مُؤْمِنًا خَطَأً فَتَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ مُّؤْمِنَةٍ وَ&lt;strong&gt;دِيَةٌ&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  مُّسَلَّمَةٌ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ إِلَّا أَن يَصَّدَّقُوا ۚ فَإِن كَانَ مِن&#xA;  قَوْمٍ عَدُوٍّ لَّكُمْ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَتَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ&#xA;  مُّؤْمِنَةٍ ۖ وَإِن كَانَ مِن قَوْمٍ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُم مِّيثَاقٌ&#xA;  فَدِيَةٌ مُّسَلَّمَةٌ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ وَتَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ مُّؤْمِنَةٍ&#xA;  ۖ فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ تَوْبَةً&#xA;  مِّنَ اللَّـهِ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّـهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا ﴿٩٢﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And never is it for a believer to kill a believer except by mistake.&#xA;  And whoever kills a believer by mistake - then the freeing of a&#xA;  believing slave and a &lt;strong&gt;compensation payment [lit: &lt;em&gt;diyya&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/strong&gt; presented to the deceased's&#xA;  family [is required] unless they give [up their right as] charity. But&#xA;  if the deceased was from a people at war with you and he was a&#xA;  believer - then [only] the freeing of a believing slave; and if he was&#xA;  from a people with whom you have a treaty - then a compensation&#xA;  payment presented to his family and the freeing of a believing slave.&#xA;  And whoever does not find [one or cannot afford to buy one] - then&#xA;  [instead], a fast for two months consecutively, [seeking] acceptance&#xA;  of repentance from Allah. And Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/92&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;An-Nisa 92&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, there are several traditions (hadiths) regarding Diyya in addition to the holy Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source(s):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/4:92&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feghhy.blogsky.com/1383/12/23/post-17/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;feghhy.blogsky.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-08T13:56:13.370" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T13:56:13.370" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22874" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-18T07:32:43.210" Score="2" ViewCount="943" Body="&lt;p&gt;This critical article on ISIS suggests that some Muslims believe that a final Armageddon war will happen in Dabiq, currently conquered by ISIS. So is this really true, and if yes what are the evidences in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Islamic State awaits the army of “Rome,” whose defeat at Dabiq, Syria, will initiate the countdown to the apocalypse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2015/02/what-isis-really-wants/384980/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2015/02/what-isis-really-wants/384980/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11919" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-02-19T15:13:59.530" LastActivityDate="2016-03-20T21:27:12.797" Title="Is Dabiq town really prophesized in Islamic Escatology for the end time war?" Tags="|source-identification|war|end-times|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22875" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-18T07:43:31.487" Score="4" ViewCount="21007" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am aware that this is the right of the parents to name their newborn (children). (It could even be counted as a Wajib (mandatory) practice for parents to choose an appropriate and Islamic name for their children.) But I was wondering if it is considered as the right of father or mother to choose the name of their baby(s)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2021-10-25T21:33:00.070" LastActivityDate="2022-01-20T10:48:25.077" Title="Who has the right to name the baby, father or mother?" Tags="|parents|naming|children|baby|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="22876" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16194" CreationDate="2015-02-18T07:51:58.683" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I searched and know, it wouldn't be considered as a haram (impermissible) practice from the viewpoint of Sunni (and Shia). Even it could be recommended to change the names which consist of not appropriate meanings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T07:51:58.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16266" CreationDate="2015-02-18T08:50:08.147" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It should be elucudated that divorcing consists of some specific conditions which should be observed. For instanceو it could be declared that “Divorce or talaq contract ought to be recited with the correct Arabic words in a way such that 2 just men (as witnesses) listen to it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to the sentences (phrase) of talaq, the person (man) who intends to divorce, ought to utter the following sentence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;زَوْجَتِي فلان(الاسم الزوجه) طالِق&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually the man utters the sentence above (note: He must name her wife instead of the word FOLAN at the mentioned phrase).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa8230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hoseini.org/talaq.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.hoseini.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-07T16:08:57.060" LastActivityDate="2017-12-07T16:08:57.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8723" CreationDate="2015-02-18T10:27:06.860" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You ought to pay attention to some significant points. The initial point is that it is pretty a famous sentence that talaq is the most Makruh Mabah. (Namely divorce is a Mobah (permissible) act which is considered as the most Makruh practice.). In other word it could be declared that it is a permissible that Allah generally doesn't like it, because the relationship between the husband and wife…). Of course it doesn't mean that permanently it is considered as a bad practice, since occasionally it could be counted as a better decision (of course solely sometimes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then it could be inferred that in some specific situations you are allowed to divorce. As @Muslim1 mentioned, you can divorce. Of course I don’t recommend you in case that your reasons are not good enough to divorce. Actually you should notice that in some specific situations it could be the right of the wives to request for the divorce. Then in those situation it is your right to divorce, otherwise I don’t recommend you to divorce (at least because of the future of your child). Furthermore you’d better strive to remove your difficulties and trust Allah and keep on your life. Beside, you looks as a wife who is able to bear difficulties of the life (since it could be inferred from you sentence that you agree it is possible to stand the current hard situation, as you yourself declared &quot;(thinking about those sisters who have husbands worse than mine and they put up with it in patience)&quot;. Other point is that to having a good life, you(and other wives and husbands) should have devotion to some extent, otherwise... Anyhow, &lt;strong&gt;let’s see some of the items which allows you to apply for the divorce, such as:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In case the husband doesn't pay the alimony.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In case the husband is very misbehaving as much that it is not&#xA;bearable for the wife to continue the life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Having a dangerous disease (husband) as a disease which is not&#xA;treatable as much would be dangerous for the health of the wife.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In case the husband be psychotic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And some other items which you’d better to study them completely, you’d be able to recognize regarding positive of negative aspect of your practice (divorce).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa8230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa8230&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://isna.ir/fa/news/91050100322/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://isna.ir/fa/news/91050100322/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T10:27:06.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17972" CreationDate="2015-02-18T10:48:07.393" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In regards to your inquiry that inquired concerning explanation of divorce in the holy Qur’an, I can present here in regard to some verses of the holy Quran which are related to the issue of the talaq which probably could be beneficial for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لِّلَّذِينَ يُؤْلُونَ مِن نِّسَائِهِمْ تَرَبُّصُ أَرْبَعَةِ أَشْهُرٍ ۖ&#xA;  فَإِن فَاءُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّـهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿٢٢٦﴾ وَإِنْ عَزَمُوا&#xA;  الطَّلَاقَ فَإِنَّ اللَّـهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿٢٢٧﴾ وَالْمُطَلَّقَاتُ&#xA;  يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ ثَلَاثَةَ قُرُوءٍ ۚ وَلَا يَحِلُّ لَهُنَّ&#xA;  أَن يَكْتُمْنَ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّـهُ فِي أَرْحَامِهِنَّ إِن كُنَّ&#xA;  يُؤْمِنَّ بِاللَّـهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۚ وَبُعُولَتُهُنَّ أَحَقُّ&#xA;  بِرَدِّهِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ إِنْ أَرَادُوا إِصْلَاحًا ۚ وَلَهُنَّ مِثْلُ&#xA;  الَّذِي عَلَيْهِنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ ۚ وَلِلرِّجَالِ عَلَيْهِنَّ&#xA;  دَرَجَةٌ ۗ وَاللَّـهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ ﴿٢٢٨﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For those who swear not to have sexual relations with their wives is a&#xA;  waiting time of four months, but if they return [to normal relations]&#xA;  - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. (226) And if they decide on divorce - then indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing. (227)&#xA;  Divorced women remain in waiting for three periods, and it is not&#xA;  lawful for them to conceal what Allah has created in their wombs if&#xA;  they believe in Allah and the Last Day. And their husbands have more&#xA;  right to take them back in this [period] if they want reconciliation.&#xA;  And due to the wives is similar to what is expected of them, according&#xA;  to what is reasonable. But the men have a degree over them [in&#xA;  responsibility and authority]. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.&#xA;  (228)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Al-Baqarah: 226,227,228)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or for instance Al-Baqarah: 229.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الطَّلَاقُ مَرَّتَانِ ۖ فَإِمْسَاكٌ بِمَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ تَسْرِيحٌ&#xA;  بِإِحْسَانٍ ۗ وَلَا يَحِلُّ لَكُمْ أَن تَأْخُذُوا مِمَّا&#xA;  آتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ شَيْئًا إِلَّا أَن يَخَافَا أَلَّا يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ&#xA;  اللَّـهِ ۖ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ اللَّـهِ فَلَا&#xA;  جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا فِيمَا افْتَدَتْ بِهِ ۗ تِلْكَ حُدُودُ اللَّـهِ&#xA;  فَلَا تَعْتَدُوهَا ۚ وَمَن يَتَعَدَّ حُدُودَ اللَّـهِ فَأُولَـٰئِكَ&#xA;  هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ ﴿٢٢٩﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Divorce is twice. Then, either keep [her] in an acceptable manner or&#xA;  release [her] with good treatment. And it is not lawful for you to&#xA;  take anything of what you have given them unless both fear that they&#xA;  will not be able to keep [within] the limits of Allah. But if you fear&#xA;  that they will not keep [within] the limits of Allah, then there is no&#xA;  blame upon either of them concerning that by which she ransoms&#xA;  herself. These are the limits of Allah, so do not transgress them. And&#xA;  whoever transgresses the limits of Allah - it is those who are the&#xA;  wrongdoers. (229)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or according to the 230th verse of Surah Al-Baqarah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَإِن طَلَّقَهَا فَلَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ مِن بَعْدُ حَتَّىٰ تَنكِحَ زَوْجًا&#xA;  غَيْرَهُ ۗ فَإِن طَلَّقَهَا فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا أَن يَتَرَاجَعَا&#xA;  إِن ظَنَّا أَن يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ اللَّـهِ ۗ وَتِلْكَ حُدُودُ اللَّـهِ&#xA;  (يُبَيِّنُهَا لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٢٣٠&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if he has divorced her [for the third time], then she is not&#xA;  lawful to him afterward until [after] she marries a husband other than&#xA;  him. And if the latter husband divorces her [or dies], there is no&#xA;  blame upon the woman and her former husband for returning to each&#xA;  other if they think that they can keep [within] the limits of Allah.&#xA;  These are the limits of Allah, which He makes clear to a people who&#xA;  know. (230)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/2:228&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-05T15:22:00.100" LastActivityDate="2017-12-05T15:22:00.100" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22881" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16238" CreationDate="2015-02-18T11:18:17.743" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In regard to getting married after divorce, there are some different items. For instance: it is not allowed for the woman to get married to the father of her husband or the relatives-in-law or foster ancestors (of her husband), and several other items. Of course to be honest, I couldn’t find any related issue concerning the hormah (being haram) of marriage to husband brother, consequently it could be said that it is a permissible practice (of course after the dead or divorce her husband). Anyhow you’d better do more research about it, but as I said, seemingly it could be possible…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But on the other hand, you’d better to pay attention to this significant point that there are some specific conditions for divorce, then by noticing them you can recognize would it be Ok for you to divorce or not. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa8230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt; . I suggest you to read the following link which is pretty a similar issue with your issue (in Farsi): &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa28275&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net (2)&lt;/a&gt; on the whole, you’d better notice the conditons of talaq, on the other hand pay attention that talaq is considered as the most Makruh Mobah practice from the view of Allah, thus you’d better strive to prevent it as much as possible and bearable, otherwise go… Good luck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa8230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa28275&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;and this&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=5713&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-02T12:28:01.543" LastActivityDate="2017-10-02T12:28:01.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16238" CreationDate="2015-02-18T15:21:44.577" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Divorce&lt;/strong&gt;: Please look at the bottom of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/islamic-laws-ayatullah-al-uzma-sayyid-ali-al-husaini-seestani/divorce#various-rules-regarding-divorce&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Issue 2548:  If a woman lays a condition at the time of Nikah that if her husband goes on a journey or, for example, does not give her maintenance for six months, she will have the right of divorce, the condition is void. However, if she lays a condition that if her husband goes on a journey or, for example, does not give her maintenance for six months, she will be his Wakil for her own divorce, the condition is in order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It says woman would have the right to divorce if her husband won't support her financially for 6 months. I think 8 years is a pretty long time to have this right. Doesn't matter if nikah is makruh or not, I suggest her to divorce from that unresponsible man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Marriage&lt;/strong&gt;:&#xA;I searched for the women whose marriage is haram with (from male's perspective) and found these verses (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat An-Nisa' 4/ 22-23-24-25&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And do not marry those [women] whom your fathers married, except what has already occurred. Indeed, it was an immorality and hateful [to Allah ] and was evil as a way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [also prohibited to you are all] married women except those your right hands possess. [This is] the decree of Allah upon you. And lawful to you are [all others] beyond these, [provided] that you seek them [in marriage] with [gifts from] your property, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse. So for whatever you enjoy [of marriage] from them, give them their due compensation as an obligation. And there is no blame upon you for what you mutually agree to beyond the obligation. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And whoever among you cannot [find] the means to marry free, believing women, then [he may marry] from those whom your right hands possess of believing slave girls. And Allah is most knowing about your faith. You [believers] are of one another. So marry them with the permission of their people and give them their due compensation according to what is acceptable. [They should be] chaste, neither [of] those who commit unlawful intercourse randomly nor those who take [secret] lovers. But once they are sheltered in marriage, if they should commit adultery, then for them is half the punishment for free [unmarried] women. This [allowance] is for him among you who fears sin, but to be patient is better for you. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also you can look into these verses for prohibition of marriage with a non-Muslim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe. And a believing slave woman is better than a polytheist, even though she might please you. And do not marry polytheistic men [to your women] until they believe. And a believing slave is better than a polytheist, even though he might please you. Those invite [you] to the Fire, but Allah invites to Paradise and to forgiveness, by His permission. And He makes clear His verses to the people that perhaps they may remember. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/221&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah 2/221&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, when the believing women come to you as emigrants, examine them. Allah is most knowing as to their faith. And if you know them to be believers, then do not return them to the disbelievers; they are not lawful [wives] for them, nor are they lawful [husbands] for them. But give the disbelievers what they have spent. And there is no blame upon you if you marry them when you have given them their due compensation. And hold not to marriage bonds with disbelieving women, but ask for what you have spent and let them ask for what they have spent. That is the judgement of Allah ; He judges between you. And Allah is Knowing and Wise. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/60/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Mumtahanah 60/10&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;: Her situation (brother's wife) doesn't fit any of these above. So, according to Qur'an, she seems to be allowed to marry with her husband's brother, after divorce, legally etc of course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know which country she is from, thus traditions and thoughts of her society. But, I think she should be careful about them, not for religion, but for social consequences. In some parts of the world, marrying with ex-husband's brother won't be approved, while in some parts of the world it would be supported. &lt;strong&gt;But it seems to be no obstacles in a religious way.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T11:03:53.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22885" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16398" CreationDate="2015-02-18T17:06:40.670" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you got married in front of at least two witnesses then the marriage is valid. You can use legal approach like court order for taking your wife with yourself.&#xA;She is an adult and as-per law she cannot be forced to stay away from her husband by her father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user11870" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-02-21T13:23:27.007" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T13:23:27.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22887" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-18T19:26:31.880" Score="2" ViewCount="17230" Body="&lt;p&gt;please provide the answer and if possible the reference &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1 : what rights does a girl has to choose her husband by her self ??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2 : up to what limit and what right her parents have over her will ??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3 : is it ok for a girl to deny the choice chosen by her parents ??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4 : is it ok for the parents to deny the choice chosen by their daughter ??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have also heard ,that a choice of a girl is superior to her parents , how right is this ??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3554" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-03-12T11:07:09.857" LastActivityDate="2021-03-19T16:14:35.657" Title="What are the rights of un-married girls to choose husband in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|women|wali|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22888" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22887" CreationDate="2015-02-18T22:09:05.550" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your parents cant force you to marry a man you dont like. But you need the&#xA;permission of your Father to marry. If the man you like is a believing moslem then &#xA;your Father has to accept him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;here the hadith bukhari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Aisha: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle said, &quot;It is essential to have the consent of a virgin (for the marriage). I said, &quot;A virgin feels shy.&quot; The Prophet; said, &quot;Her silence means her consent.&quot; Some people said, &quot;If a man falls in love with an orphan slave girl or a virgin and she refuses (him) and then he makes a trick by bringing two false witnesses to testify that he has married her, and then she attains the age of puberty and agrees to marry him and the judge accepts the false witness and the husband knows that the witnesses were false ones, he may consummate his marriage.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11924" LastActivityDate="2015-02-18T22:09:05.550" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11960" CreationDate="2015-02-19T01:50:49.817" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nawruz has been celebrating since ancient Sumerians. At that time, it was celebrated as the beginning of the spring and has given religious meanings such as the marriage of the god Dumuzi (later Tammuz) and the goddess Inanna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tradition has spread over Mesopotamia societies for thousands of years and each of them added something related to their time and belief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are basically talking about what it become for the Shi'a today. It has no relation with Islam. Why are they celebrating? It is just a tradition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-08T13:57:53.050" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T13:57:53.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22887" CreationDate="2015-02-19T05:09:40.697" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Salamu Alikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A woman has all the rights to choose a good husband for her as long as he's a Muslim. However, she cannot choose a Kafir as a husband.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;No one has the right to force a girl to marry anyone, but at the same time she does not have the right to get married without her guardian’s permission. The presence of the wali (guardian) is one of the conditions of marriage, and a woman’s marriage is not valid unless this condition is met. This is the correct view and is the view of the majority of scholars.(is this what you are asking?)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yes it is allowed for a girl to refuse her parents choice. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the parents may like or dislike their daughter's choice, but as long as the person is good, the girl can marry.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ya, the girl's will is superior to the will of parents, from the hadith:  A woman named Khansa Bint Khidam once came to the Prophet and complained: &#xA;&quot;My father has forced me to marry my cousin in order to raise his own status (in the eyes of the people).&quot; The Prophet told her that she was free to dissolve this marriage and choose whomever she wished to marry. She replied, &quot;I accept my father's choice, but my aim was to let the women know that fathers have no right to interfere in the marriage.&quot; (Ahmad, Nasa'i and Ibn Majah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The guardian of the girl whether her father, brother or uncle plays an important role in her marriage such as finding a suitable match for her. But under no circumstance does this allow him to force his choice on her against her wishes. She is free to accept or reject his choice, or make her own choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;check this out:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicfinder.org/articles/article.php?id=411&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamicfinder.org/articles/article.php?id=411&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/22760&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/22760&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicity.com/dialogue/Q676.HTM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamicity.com/dialogue/Q676.HTM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9090" LastEditorUserId="9090" LastEditDate="2015-02-19T05:18:11.560" LastActivityDate="2015-02-19T05:18:11.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22874" CreationDate="2015-02-19T14:30:39.180" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is one hadith in Sahih Muslim(collection of prophet's saying) which mention about dabiq. Given below is that hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Last Hour would not come until the Romans would land at al-A'maq&#xA;  or in Dabiq. An army consisting of the best (soldiers) of the people&#xA;  of the earth at that time will come from Medina (to counteract them).&#xA;  When they will arrange themselves in ranks, the Romans would say: Do&#xA;  not stand between us and those (Muslims) who took prisoners from&#xA;  amongst us. Let us fight with them; and the Muslims would say: Nay, by&#xA;  Allah, we would never get aside from you and from our brethren that&#xA;  you may fight them. They will then fight and a third (part) of the&#xA;  army would run away, whom Allah will never forgive. A third (part of&#xA;  the army) which would be constituted of excellent martyrs in Allah's&#xA;  eye, would be killed and the third who would never be put to trial&#xA;  would win and they would be conquerors of Constantinople. And as they&#xA;  would be busy in distributing the spoils of war (amongst themselves)&#xA;  after hanging their swords by the olive trees, the Satan would cry:&#xA;  The Dajjal has taken your place among your family. They would then&#xA;  come out, but it would be of no avail. And when they would come to&#xA;  Syria, he would come out while they would be still preparing&#xA;  themselves for battle drawing up the ranks. Certainly, the time of&#xA;  prayer shall come and then Jesus (peace be upon him) son of Mary would&#xA;  descend and would lead them in prayer. When the enemy of Allah would&#xA;  see him, it would (disappear) just as the salt dissolves itself in&#xA;  water and if he (Jesus) were not to confront them at all, even then it&#xA;  would dissolve completely, but Allah would kill them by his hand and&#xA;  he would show them their blood on his lance (the lance of Jesus&#xA;  Christ). &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/54/44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/muslim/54/44&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not know more about this hadith, like authenticity, what it mean etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastEditorUserId="10491" LastEditDate="2015-02-19T15:10:15.543" LastActivityDate="2015-02-19T15:10:15.543" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22867" CreationDate="2015-02-19T16:28:02.023" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Blood money is both cultural and religious practice. It is cultural first which was adopted in Islam. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/178&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This verse 2:178&lt;/a&gt;, although cannot be &lt;em&gt;cleanly&lt;/em&gt; translated says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But if the killer is forgiven by the brother (or the relatives, etc.)&#xA;  of the killed against blood money, then adhering to it with fairness&#xA;  and payment of the blood money, to the heir should be made in&#xA;  fairness. This is an alleviation and a mercy from your Lord.So after this whoever transgresses the limits (i.e. &lt;strong&gt;kills the killer after taking the blood money&lt;/strong&gt;), &lt;strong&gt;he shall have a painful torment&lt;/strong&gt;.[Mohsin Khan]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Would it be applicable in Indonesia?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes. Because there is no distinctions made in Islam based on people or region. Islamic laws is practice everywhere in the same way. But since it was really a cultural thing in Arabia, this law is strictly practiced only in Arabia. In other parts, it did not get wide recognition. But nevertheless, it is applicable in Indonesia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-27T16:51:58.217" LastActivityDate="2016-03-27T16:51:58.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21708" CreationDate="2015-02-19T17:15:20.647" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I know, it is must to offer in whole either before or after. You cannot break them into 2 and 2 just because you had to catch up fard prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I know, when you complete the first 2 and then you break it to catch up fard prayer, the two rakkats are automatically converted to nawafil. After Fard you pray the last 2 rakkats and then first 4 rakkats which was suppose to offered before Fard. So you will pray 4 and 4 and 2 rakkats as they are suppose to be. You can't break them for any reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone may correct me if i am wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2015-02-19T17:15:20.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22901" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-20T01:28:37.020" Score="4" ViewCount="331" Body="&lt;p&gt;I need a link to a webpage or book that lists Ayaat (verses) and the earliest manuscripts available that contain those Ayaat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, the first literary evidence we have of Surah Fatihah is the Sana'a manuscript in Yemen (dated to the early first century).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anything like this in existence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11930" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-23T05:24:33.450" LastActivityDate="2021-05-03T13:50:17.527" Title="Quran with original manuscript evidence" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22902" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12510" CreationDate="2015-02-20T03:39:20.340" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think your assumption about hojjat issue is completely wrong. From Jesus(pbuh) to Mohammad(pbuh) there were 600 years and at least 6 prophets(or saint) should be in that time according to this assumption. But we don't know anything about them, anything about their writings or anything about their effects on people. We just know about the saints who corrupted Christianity. Also I don't think in Sunni belief, there is such rule. So, I think while Miraj, there was nobody in earth in such place, and there was no need also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a different perspective, Mohammad (pbuh) didn't go to the Andromeda Galaxy or something, obviously he levelled up to higher dimensions or something like that. The time is relative even in 3D universe. Zero time can be possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T10:20:31.867" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T10:20:31.867" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22904" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22921" CreationDate="2015-02-20T09:56:24.257" Score="1" ViewCount="1176" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read somewhere (I don't remember) that Muslims can marry Jews and Christians as they are Ahl-al-Kitab (People of Scripture).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please let me know that if it is true for men as per Quran or Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is not duplicate of that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8810" LastEditorUserId="8810" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T09:14:12.240" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T09:14:12.240" Title="Can Muslim men marry Jewish or Christian women?" Tags="|quran|hadith|nikah|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-03-19T09:13:39.013" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22908" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="22920" CreationDate="2015-02-20T11:37:21.210" Score="1" ViewCount="1406" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can anyone suggest me any website/ PDF book/ ebook of The Biography of Our Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam (PUBH)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do want to know maximum information about his life, and his sayings. everything and maximum information. Please suggest me if anybody know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="2871" LastEditDate="2015-02-21T16:30:17.620" LastActivityDate="2020-02-27T19:40:03.340" Title="What is good book to start learning about the Seerah of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-02-20T18:59:52.570" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22909" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-20T12:00:13.267" Score="8" ViewCount="28178" Body="&lt;p&gt;What did Prophet Muhammad (PUBH) mean by “Seek knowledge even as far as China&quot;?  What type of knowledge is this? Though this line doesn't sound so prophetic... Does anybody have further knowledge on it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T12:58:44.107" LastActivityDate="2020-05-21T16:13:38.480" Title="What did Prophet Muhammad mean by “Seek knowledge even as far as China&quot;?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22909" CreationDate="2015-02-20T12:44:00.283" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith &quot;Seek Knowledge even if you have to go as far as china&quot; is fabricated and does not exist. The actual hadith is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)&#xA;  said: ‘Seeking knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim.’” (220.&#xA;  Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Sunan Ibn Maajah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can confirm this from our local imam as well who said, he had read many hadith books but could not come across this one. &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/13637&quot;&gt;Another reference is is here - Islamqa&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are in fact other hadiths as well which were fabricated. I don't think they were fabricated with ill intentions but merely they enhanced the positivity of a hadith or event. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-01T13:19:26.343" LastActivityDate="2016-05-01T13:19:26.343" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22909" CreationDate="2015-02-20T13:44:17.663" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is undoubtedly a fabrication. I highly doubt the Arabs at that time knew of China. The furthest East they were aware of was India due to the spice trade. The Arabs only discovered China during the Ummayad conquests.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11930" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T13:44:17.663" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18465" CreationDate="2015-02-20T13:53:19.807" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no indication that it is compulsory to learn Arabic. All of the foreign sahabah (Salman the Persian, Bilal the Abyssinian, and Suhayb the Roman) were bilingual and probably translated Islamic statements into their respective languages for their people. I have heard that Salman al-Farsi translated the first Surah into Persian (Farsi).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11930" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T10:39:41.310" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T10:39:41.310" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22874" CreationDate="2015-02-20T13:57:36.573" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering this town is closer to Turkey than Saudi Arabia, I doubt it was a statement the prophet actually made. It sounds like a late fabrication during the Ummayad/Byzantine wars. Rome for the Arabs was Constantinople, Turkey at that time, so it makes sense geographically (not Rome in Italy).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11930" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T13:57:36.573" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22908" CreationDate="2015-02-20T14:02:59.237" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sirat Al-Rasul by Ibn Ishaq. I believe it was the only &quot;full&quot; biography penned by a sahabah during his lifetime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11930" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T14:02:59.237" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22918" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-02-20T15:07:14.417" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-02-20T15:07:14.417" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T15:07:14.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22919" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-02-20T15:07:14.417" Score="0" Body="A calendar based on revolution of Moon around Earth." OwnerUserId="2871" LastEditorUserId="2871" LastEditDate="2015-02-26T05:42:25.563" LastActivityDate="2015-02-26T05:42:25.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22908" CreationDate="2015-02-20T15:19:22.047" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many books on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirah_Rasul_Allah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Seerah (biography)&lt;/a&gt; of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Some of them are very thorough and detailed, for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirat-un-Nabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sirat-un-Nabi&lt;/a&gt; has five volumes. You can find &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biographies_of_Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a list here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To start, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ar-Raheeq_Al-Makhtum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum&lt;/a&gt; is one of the greatest. This book won the first prize in the first Islamic Conference on Seerah, in 1979. It is originally written in Arabic, but translated in Urdu by the author himself. The revised English version is good too. You can buy it from &lt;a href=&quot;https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B00W03CVQQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you &lt;a href=&quot;http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Ar-Raheeq%20Al-Makhtum%20PDF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;, you can find the PDF version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2871" LastEditorUserId="2871" LastEditDate="2020-02-27T19:40:03.340" LastActivityDate="2020-02-27T19:40:03.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="22921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22904" CreationDate="2015-02-20T16:30:58.237" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is allowed. But the condition that the woman must be chaste has to be met. It is only allowed for the men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them. And [lawful in marriage are] chaste women from among the believers and chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture before you, when you have given them their due compensation, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse or taking [secret] lovers. And whoever denies the faith – his work has become worthless, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers. (Qur'an 5:5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11935" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-02-21T09:41:10.137" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T09:41:10.137" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21813" CreationDate="2015-02-20T20:21:18.380" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a very important question which many people have, but fail to ask.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, try to understand each and every word of your prayer by knowing what those words mean. Take the feel of what you say in prayer.&#xA;Then, try to read Qur'an regularly to attain fear of Allah and afterlife. The more afraid you are of Allah, the more you feel like you're talking to Allah.&#xA;Remember Allah much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful - We appoint for him a devil, and he is to him a companion. Qur'an 43:36.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lay great emphasis on this line before you start your prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed satan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T20:21:18.380" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22929" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22909" CreationDate="2015-02-20T20:39:23.217" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not sure if this is a hadeeth but never the less the meaning is that knowledge is not always with one person and so we should share what we know and learn from each other. We should always try to learn more even if means traveling far away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-01T07:43:01.840" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T07:43:01.840" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22932" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22901" CreationDate="2015-02-20T20:47:51.800" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found a an article talking about &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jafrianews.com/2014/12/01/worlds-oldest-qurans-manusript-available-is-written-by-imam-ali-a-s/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kufic script&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; and they claim it to be the world's oldest manuscript of Qur'an right after 20 to 40 years after the death of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T20:47:51.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21827" CreationDate="2015-02-20T20:51:31.850" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, if situation doesn't support here in your case.&#xA;Related ruling, when two people pray together, they stand similarly like in your case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/KRtlu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T20:51:31.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22935" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21536" CreationDate="2015-02-20T21:06:00.617" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;How will you come to know if no one or everyone prayed a valid prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We all must try to offer valid prayers and hope Allah accepts OUR prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T21:06:00.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22938" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17769" CreationDate="2015-02-20T21:31:14.680" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Crying is psychological phenomenon which occurs naturally when we become highly emotional either happy or sad. You can't force it to happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You feel like crying in the following situations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you fear the punishment of afterlife and ask for forgiveness&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you are facing hard time and want Allah's help.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;if you are extremely happy about some great achievement and really thank Allah from bottom of your heart.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, when crying the communication strength between you and Allah increases by many times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T21:31:14.680" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17659" CreationDate="2015-02-20T21:36:18.780" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The keywords you used seem to be regional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they pertain to some magic, then&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Whoever blows on knots practices magic, and whoever practices magic is a mushrik (polytheist).” (Reported by At-Tabarani)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T21:36:18.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18345" CreationDate="2015-02-20T22:10:21.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah/God created humans giving us 'free will' for the following reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Who has created death and life, that he may test you which of you is best in deed. And he is the Almighty, Oft Forgiving. (Qur'an 67:2).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And We have enjoined on man (to be dutiful and good) to his parents. His mother bore him in weakness and hardship upon weakness and hardship, and his weaning is in two years give thanks to Me and to your parents, unto Me is the final destination. (Qur'an 31:14)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me. I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me. (Qur'an 51:56-57)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By observing the above 3 verses, God wants us to have a balance of the above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He it is Who sends Salat (His blessings) on you, and His angels too (ask Allah to bless and forgive you), that He may bring you out from darkness (of disbelief and polytheism) into light (of Belief and Islamic Monotheism). And He is Ever Most Merciful to the believers. (Quran 33:43)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People burn in hell only because of their deeds. While they're born, God doesn't stamp them that they're to be in hell for sure or pre decide, but tests. So there is no injustice done to them. So, in this God is justifying to us that those who burn in hell deserved it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, assuming he had knowledge of future, when he was certain about that, then, He creates as he wishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the dominion, and He is Able to do all things. (Qur'an 67:1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T03:57:07.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17400" CreationDate="2015-02-20T22:45:56.847" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Verily, mankind and Jinn are given 'free will' to do anything they liked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to do a good thing out of that anything, we need Allah's guidance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can be guided only if you wish to be guided. But you will wish to be guided, only if Allah wishes that you wish to be guided. Confusing right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He it is Who sends Salat (His blessings) on you, and His angels too (ask Allah to bless and forgive you), that He may bring you out from darkness (of disbelief and polytheism) into light (of Belief and Islamic Monotheism). And He is Ever Most Merciful to the believers. (Qur'an 33:43)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, he always wishes to guide us. But, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whosoever turns away (blinds himself) from the remembrance of the Most Beneficent (Allah) (i.e. this Quran and worship of Allah), We appoint for him Shaitan (Satan - devil) to be a Qareen (an intimate companion) to him. (Qur'an 43:36)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in order to assure we be guided by Allah, we need remember him in abundance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people. (Qur'an 62:5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T22:45:56.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22947" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8321" CreationDate="2015-02-20T23:27:11.947" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, the Unitarians although do consider Jesus (peace be upon him) is not divine, but yet worship him, ask for his help other than God, or besides God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Worship: the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity (Oxford Dictionary).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or have they taken other than Allah as intercessors? Say, &quot;Even though they do not possess [power over] anything, nor do they reason?&quot; Say, &quot;To Allah belongs [the right to allow] intercession entirely. To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. Then to Him you will be returned.&quot; (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/39/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;39:43&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their actions implicitly mean to imply the notion of worshiping besides the creator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it is SHIRK (ascribing partners to the creator).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Support:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biblicalunitarian.com/videos/can-we-worship-jesus-christ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Can we “worship” Jesus Christ?&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;The man says 'yes' in the video in that article.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2016-06-07T08:07:38.683" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T08:07:38.683" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22948" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21568" CreationDate="2015-02-20T23:50:03.080" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the retribution for an evil act is an evil one like it, but whoever pardons and makes reconciliation - his reward is [due] from Allah . Indeed, He does not like wrongdoers. (Qur'an Ch. 42, V 40)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you punish [an enemy, O believers], punish with an equivalent of that with which you were harmed. But if you are patient - it is better for those who are patient. (Qur'an Ch. 16, V 126)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tell those who believe to forgive those who hope not for the days of Allah; in order that He may requite folk what they used to earn. (Qur'an Ch. 45, V 14)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So be patient with gracious patience.  (Qur'an Ch. 70, V 5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, based on the above verses, it is highly advisable that you forgive them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Support:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yourmodernislam.blogspot.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Your Modern Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-02-20T23:50:03.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12472" CreationDate="2015-02-21T00:10:48.020" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First thing you should know and understand is this...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whosoever desires (with his deeds) the reward of the Hereafter, We give him increase in his reward, and whosoever desires the reward of this world (with his deeds), We give him thereof (what is written for him), and he has no portion in the Hereafter. (Qur'an 43:20).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though it is very compelling to make Du'a for the sake of this present life, we must try to avoid it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not. (Qur'an 2:216) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it is better to leave for God to decide the fate of this world, and try to make Du'a asking forgiveness and try to make this Du'a instead...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Our Lord! Give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and defend us from the torment of the Fire!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T00:10:48.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22950" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18134" CreationDate="2015-02-21T00:26:29.307" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Ayyub Ansari reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: If you were not to commit sins, Allah would have swept you out of existence and would have replaced you by another people who have committed sin, and then asked forgiveness from Allah, and He would have granted them pardon. (Sahih Muslim: bk. 37, no. 6621-6622, Siddique).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The true purpose of Du'a as said above is similar to Salah, the way by which we remember Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally, Du'a is something which we ask from Allah. Usually, the prophets have been recorded asking in the Qur'an to Allah, about some or other thing, expecting help or forgiveness from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Du'a is not about this present life or destiny in this world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whosoever desires (with his deeds) the reward of the Hereafter, We give him increase in his reward, and whosoever desires the reward of this world (with his deeds), We give him thereof (what is written for him), and he has no portion in the Hereafter. (Qur'an 42:20)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T00:26:29.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17806" CreationDate="2015-02-21T00:33:49.250" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if an enemy harms you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I support Ferdi's answer, that 'yes' the Du'a of the oppressed will be answered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it is highly advisable to follow the following verses,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the retribution for an evil act is an evil one like it, but whoever pardons and makes reconciliation - his reward is [due] from Allah . Indeed, He does not like wrongdoers. (Qur'an Ch. 42, V 40)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you punish [an enemy, O believers], punish with an equivalent of that with which you were harmed. But if you are patient - it is better for those who are patient. (Qur'an Ch. 16, V 126)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tell those who believe to forgive those who hope not for the days of Allah; in order that He may requite folk what they used to earn. (Qur'an Ch. 45, V 14)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So be patient with gracious patience.  (Qur'an Ch. 70, V 5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T00:33:49.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22952" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17139" CreationDate="2015-02-21T00:47:06.420" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The definition of prays means &quot;blessings&quot; or &quot;peace&quot; in the following context.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do so]. O you who have believed, ask [ Allah to confer] blessing upon him and ask [ Allah to grant him] peace. (Qur'an 33:56).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question you asked in it's correct form means,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Allah, let Your Peace come upon Muhammad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T00:47:06.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17072" CreationDate="2015-02-21T01:11:22.667" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Arabic, words are made up of 2 or more consonant letters, collectively called as Root Words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vowels are changed to express tenses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SHIFA'ah=interceding&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SHAFA'ah=intercede&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and hence mean the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second part of the question is answered by Andre and I support it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You want Allah's mercy to intercede on your behalf and forgive you for the sins you are regretful for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-14T10:59:02.843" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T10:59:02.843" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22955" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20206" CreationDate="2015-02-21T02:34:06.057" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed in that are signs for a people who listen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;generally means those people to whom when the verses of Qur'an are recited, listen to them patiently understanding the verses, pondering over the signs mentioned trying to gain knowledge and increase belief and obey Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, sufficient are the signs of day and night who have firm belief in Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T02:34:06.057" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22957" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21761" CreationDate="2015-02-21T04:59:09.170" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bid'ah - If you add something new &lt;strong&gt;to the belief of Islam&lt;/strong&gt; without having a proof from Quran or Sunnah then this is considered Bidah. (as seen in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/12785/what-is-a-bidah-bid-ah-the-definition-and-the-way-to-identify-it&quot;&gt;What is Bidah&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in the past when there were no Mercedes cars people didn't have the opportunity to drive them, but today we all drive Mercedes ryt? Is it either Bidah or an act of copying the disbelievers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No. It is technology. &lt;strong&gt;It is evolution&lt;/strong&gt;. There is no problem with that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well birthday celebrations might be considered Western culture or regional but are also very much prevailing. This is a contemporary issue and has to be dealt carefully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Exchange gifts as that will lead to increasing your love for one another. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=articles&amp;amp;id=135329&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, on birthdays, the host organizes a feast(party) to his friends and that is a way by which you can mingle with your Believing friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite the above facts, we need to &lt;strong&gt;stay away&lt;/strong&gt; from the following things,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mingling of men and women in the occasion&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Forcing the host to give a party.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mingling with non believers (According to your quoted verse Qur'an 5:51)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hurting the birthday boy especially by beating his butts (this often happens among the youngsters)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Having wine or getting high by some sort.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Celebrating birthdays just because non believers are celebrating. (Hadith say that we should not copy their style.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;By any means celebrating birthdays causes you to miss Salah or delay it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Amusing a lot and idle unnecessary chatting. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/57/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 57:20&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as you don't break the basic Islamic laws, it is fine if you celebrate birthdays(but don't make it a custom) in moderation without exceeding limits and complying 100% to Sharia laws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Imitations Issues&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The imitation issues as put forward in the Hadith explain us that, we ought not to imitate the Jews or Christians or non believers by any means. That would apply here, as I discussed above, driving a Mercedes just because Jews or Christians are driving is termed as imitation and so is celebrating birthdays. If you're celebrating birthdays just because they're doing it, then as said by almost any Islamic scholar, it is clearly Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the pencil day celebration, it is a different question, I suggest you raise another question for that. (That's a good question actually)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T15:01:24.083" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20186" CreationDate="2015-02-21T05:18:56.303" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is important that you know a few important things...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So woe to those who pray, [But] who are heedless of their prayer... (Qur'an 107:4-5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who fear their Lord unseen will have forgiveness and great reward. (Qur'an 67:12)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then exalt [Him] with praise of your Lord and ask forgiveness of Him. Indeed, He is ever Accepting of repentance. (Qur'an 110:3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you've prayed them in that order in unavoidable condition, then let's hope that Allah will accept your prayers, he it is who hears what we say. There's no one here who can confirm whether they've been accepted or not...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T15:11:51.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22959" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18107" CreationDate="2015-02-21T06:00:00.377" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is often confusion between &quot;heaven&quot; and &quot;paradise&quot;.&#xA;Paradise is a place where good people get to stay after the final day of judgement. Until then notable people are distributed among the seven heavens, seventh being the nearest to earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried searching a lot but couldn't find exactly in which numbered heaven are those children right now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've heard that during the Mi'raj of prophet (peace be upon him) he encountered some prophet (peace be upon him) (don't know exactly who was that) teaching small children who died before puberty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-27T06:43:14.217" LastActivityDate="2016-08-27T06:43:14.217" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22960" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-21T06:32:43.400" Score="3" ViewCount="2180" Body="&lt;p&gt;Usually while making Du'a we raise hands.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2cA8c.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But right after Tashahud and Darood-e-Ibrahim in salah before we say &quot;Assalamu Alaikum...&quot; turning both sides (Taslim) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;because even that is Du'a, why don't we raise our hands? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If some school of thought does it, which school of thought practice it?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T15:11:38.000" LastActivityDate="2023-11-16T07:27:36.287" Title="Ruling of raising hands in Du'a before Taslim" Tags="|salat|fiqh|sunni|sunnah|shiism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21722" CreationDate="2015-02-21T07:33:07.050" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You might be asking the routine of Prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him) from the time he woke up in morning.&#xA;I feel better to start from the time he first wakes up for Tahajjud prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As soon as he used to woke up, he used to recite surah Qaf, then attend his nature calls,&#xA;then pray Tahajjud Salah(a few rakat), then used to take a nap until adhan of Fajr is said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then after that he used to pray 2 rakah salah and then used to lead the Fajr prayer, and then after complete sunrise used to pray Ishraq salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then the people used to disperse for work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also Qur'an says something...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed (Qur'an 17:78)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T07:33:07.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22964" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9562" CreationDate="2015-02-21T08:14:13.933" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's define things clearly first...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Believer (Mumin):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I had a slave-girl who used to herd sheep for me. One day I discovered that a wolf had killed one of her sheep, and I'm a man from the children of Adam, I get upset like they get upset, and I slapped her in the face. Then I went to the Prophet who impressed upon me the seriousness of my act. I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, should I not set her free?' He said, 'Bring her to me.' He asked her, '&lt;strong&gt;Where is Allah&lt;/strong&gt;', She said, '&lt;strong&gt;He is above the heavens&lt;/strong&gt;.' He said, '&lt;strong&gt;Who am I&lt;/strong&gt;?' She said, '&lt;strong&gt;You are the Messenger of Allah&lt;/strong&gt;.' He said, 'Free her, for she is &lt;strong&gt;a believer&lt;/strong&gt;.' (Muslim and Abu Dawud).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Iman:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported: One day the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) appeared before the public that a man came to him and said: Prophet of Allah, (tell me) &lt;strong&gt;what is Iman?&lt;/strong&gt;. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) replied: That you affirm your faith in Allah, His angels, His Books, His meeting, His Messengers and that you affirm your faith in the Resurrection hereafter...(Book 1, No. 4, Sahih Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muslim:&lt;/strong&gt; = &quot;One who follows &lt;strong&gt;Al-Islam&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He (again) said: Messenger of Allah, (tell me) what does &lt;strong&gt;al-Islam&lt;/strong&gt; signify. He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Al-Islam signifies that you worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him and you establish obligatory prayer and you pay the obligatory poor-rate (Zakat) and you observe the fast of Ramadan... (Book 1, No. 4, Sahih Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The questioner was Jibrael(Gabriel)(AS), who came to teach Prophet's(peace be upon him) Companions what they fail to ask(such basic questions).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well Iman is just having belief in Allah, messengers, books, hereafter. Mumin, it would suffice to say the shahada(literally understanding it) then he is &lt;strong&gt;considered&lt;/strong&gt; Believer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to attain other aspects of Al-Islam, yes not everyone will be aware of things in the very beginning. So, it is the job of fellow Muslims near them to &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;remind&lt;/a&gt; them about the Islamic ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And your quoted verse i.e. Qur'an 49:14 is talking about hypocrites or treachery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So does it mean one can be a Muslim without Imaan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well from the above definition, along side not having Iman, it seems you can successfully pretend to be a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-14T19:46:03.967" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T19:46:03.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17237" CreationDate="2015-02-21T08:48:08.837" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ah! Alas for (My) Servants! There comes not a messenger to them but they mock him!. (Qur'an 36:30)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason Muslims proselytize is because God wants the believers to be warned from a very great punishment which will last forever 'The Hell'. Else, in the hereafter they would surely say, &amp;quot;There did not come to us any warner to warn or guide us. Lest we would surely have been guided.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the scenario of hell is like this,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It almost bursts with rage. Every time a company is thrown into it, its keepers ask them, &amp;quot;Did there not come to you a warner?&amp;quot; They will say,&amp;quot; Yes, a warner had come to us, but we denied and said, ' Allah has not sent down anything. You are not but in great error.' &amp;quot; (Qur'an 67:8-9)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But warn by the Quran, him who fears My Threat. (Qur'an 50:45)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So remind, if the reminder should benefit; (Qur'an 87:9)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Qur'an 2:62 is abrogated by&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And whoever desires a religion other than Islam, it shall not be accepted from him, and in the hereafter he shall be one of the losers. (Qur'an 3:85)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T09:08:23.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22966" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16398" CreationDate="2015-02-21T09:38:25.380" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Shafii, Hanbali, and Maliki madhabs, the wali's permission is necessary. This is not the case in the Hanafi school. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Hanafi madhab, once a girl reaches the age of puberty she has the right to get married &lt;strong&gt;without&lt;/strong&gt; obtaining permission from her wali. However, if there is no &quot;match&quot; (الكفاءة) in the marriage, then the wali has the right to divorce her from her husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sorularlaislamiyet.com/article/16385/bir-kizin-anne-ve-babanin-rizasi-olmadan-bir-erkekle-nikah-kiymasi-dogru-mudur-bu-nikahin-gecerliligi-var-midir.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sorularlaislamiyet.com/article/16385/bir-kizin-anne-ve-babanin-rizasi-olmadan-bir-erkekle-nikah-kiymasi-dogru-mudur-bu-nikahin-gecerliligi-var-midir.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note: This website belongs to Hanafis)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4083" LastEditorUserId="4083" LastEditDate="2015-02-21T09:43:39.387" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T09:43:39.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22970" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14998" CreationDate="2015-02-21T16:53:59.977" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a very good and important question, as any one can get the feeling anytime in his life that either he himself, or his nearby believers may seem to be doing things only to be seen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We should remember that there is a thin line between perfect belief and Hypocrisy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Transition:&lt;/strong&gt; Belief -&amp;gt; Heedlessness(believe but do not follow) -&amp;gt; Disbelief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Belief:&lt;/strong&gt; Persists because of fear from Allah and the hereafter and are cautious about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heedlessness:&lt;/strong&gt; Affirm the fact that there is something called hereafter, but are not cautious about it due to laziness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, the hypocrites [think to] deceive Allah , but He is deceiving them. And when they stand for prayer, they stand lazily, showing [themselves to] the people and not remembering Allah except a little, (Qur'an 4:142)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disbelief:&lt;/strong&gt; The fear of hereafter is negligible or NIL that they do deeds ONLY to be seen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have you seen the one who denies the Recompense?(Qur'an 107:1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So woe to those who pray, [But] who are heedless of their prayer - Those who make show [of their deeds] (Qur'an 107:4-6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After all these are the ill effects of our Cursed enemy Shaitan. So anyone can fall prey to this and should be careful. We must remember Allah in abundance so that he may guide us to the straight path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-02-21T16:53:59.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22974" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-21T19:50:50.667" Score="2" ViewCount="2579" Body="&lt;p&gt;What exactly is the meaning of the Phrase &quot;Let (or Shall) my parents be sacrificed for you&quot; while talking to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) the companions mostly used for showing respect. What is the meaning behind that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-21T07:56:23.647" LastActivityDate="2018-08-02T14:49:27.790" Title="What is the meaning of &quot;Let my parents be sacrificed for you&quot; in Hadith?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|sunnah|hadith-interpretation|sahaba|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22975" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23771" CreationDate="2015-02-21T20:09:07.887" Score="3" ViewCount="1175" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is Surat An-Nisa' 4/159:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And there is none from the People of the Scripture but that he will surely believe in Jesus before &lt;strong&gt;his death&lt;/strong&gt;. And on the Day of Resurrection he will be against them a witness. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/159&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is, whose death is this? Is it belong to Jesus(puh), or a person from the People of the Scripture? Generally, what does this verse say?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please, give answers supported by Quran, word meaning (from Arabic), maybe historical background, and then lastly supported by hadith. A mixture would be great! Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2023-04-10T23:24:16.237" Title="Whose death in Surat An-Nisa' 4/159?" Tags="|tafseer|prophet-isa|death|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13393" CreationDate="2015-02-21T20:09:15.137" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;We commonly encounter this matter. But we need to think out of the box to deal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, you saw a bad CD and destroyed it, but that by no means is going to change the persons mind. He will get a new one. Only thing is you've burned some cash (haram cash). The person in rage might want to do it even more after he knows that you destroyed it, just to oppose you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, hadith says that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;METHODOLOGY OF ENJOINING RIGHT AND FORBIDDING WRONG&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Enjoining right and forbidding wrong is done sometimes with the heart, sometimes with the tongue, and sometimes with the hand (i.e. physical force). As for practicing it with the heart, it is obligatory upon everyone in every time and situation, since its practice brings no hardship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Whoever of you sees wrong being committed, let him rectify it with his hand, if he is unable, then with his tongue, and if he us unable, then with his heart, and this is the weakest of faith -- or in another version: beyond this there is not a single mustard seed's weight of faith (iman).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And hence thereby find that it is &lt;strong&gt;permissible to destroy bad material&lt;/strong&gt; if you find any. But as I said, above, to help the owner of the material overcome and know the truth...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So remind, if the reminder should benefit; He who fears [ Allah ] will be reminded. (Qur'an 87:9-10)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But warn by the Quran, him who fears My Threat. (Qur'an )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.java-man.com/pages/books/alhisba.html#METHODOLOGY%20OF%20ENJOINING%20RIGHT%20AND%20FORBIDDING%20WRONG&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source:&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T11:42:41.547" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22977" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28325" CreationDate="2015-02-21T20:22:50.290" Score="2" ViewCount="8556" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is Surat Al `Imran 3/55:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Mention] when Allah said, &quot;O Jesus, indeed &lt;strong&gt;I will take you&lt;/strong&gt; and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to Allah alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Turkish translation, the bold part is translated as &quot;I will cause your death&quot; or &quot;I will kill you&quot;. What is really write in this verse? Does this verse say Jesus(puh) dead somehow, or not dead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please, give answers supported by Quran, word meaning (from Arabic), maybe historical background. A mixture would be great! Please don't give answers supported by hadith, I already know enough hadith which says or implies Jesus(puh) is not dead. Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt; I am well aware that Quran says clearly Jesus(puh) didn't being killed by Jews or Romans. I am wondering that if Jesus(puh) is dead someway else, or raised up alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also can anyone give some example sentences with their English translation about different meanings of the word Mutawfeka which seems to be the Arabic word translated as &quot;take&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T13:27:07.163" LastActivityDate="2021-10-05T14:03:38.807" Title="Surat Al `Imran 3/55 about the death of Jesus(puh)" Tags="|tafseer|death|prophet-isa|surat-al-imran|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21826" CreationDate="2015-02-21T21:50:09.710" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are talking about the Qiraat Styles, the way the Qari recite the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Traditionally, there are 10 recognised schools of qira'at, and each one derives its name from a famous reader of Quran recitation. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qira%27at&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There haven't been any musical lessons with notes and rhythms, but they just emerged following the way Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) taught his companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no compulsion though that everyone should recite the Qur'an in one standard style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Malik Ibn Anas has reported:  Abd Al-Rahman Ibn Abd al-Qari narrated: “ Umar Ibn al-Khattab said before me: I heard Hisham Ibn Hakim Ibn Hizam reading Surat Al-Furqan in a different way from the one I used to read it, and the Prophet himself had read out this surah to me. Consequently, as soon as I heard him, I wanted to get hold of him. However, I gave him respite until he had finished the prayer. Then I got hold of his cloak and dragged him to the Prophet. I said to him: “I have heard this person [Hisham Ibn Hakim Ibn Hizam] reading Surah Al Furqan in a different way from the one you had read it out to me.” The Prophet said: “Leave him alone [O ‘Umar].” Then he said to Hisham: “Read [it].” [Umar said:] “He read it out in the same way as he had done before me.” [At this,] the Prophet said: “It was revealed thus.” Then the Prophet asked me to read it out. So I read it out. [At this], he said: “It was revealed thus; this Quran has been revealed in Seven Ahruf. You can read it in any of them you find easy from among them. ( vol. 1 (Egypt: Dar Ahya al-Turath, n.d.), 201, (no. 473))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the possible reason is that Qira'at helps stress on words which require listener's attention and to inculcate appropriate emotions pertaining to the verses being recited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of course the main obvious reason is that it helps us memorize Qur'an faster that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further knowledge can be gained by listening to 10 different Qira'at style Of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mishari_Rashid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mishari&lt;/a&gt; over a verse (Ayat Al-Kursi) from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkKO_NEfBXY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Youtube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-02-22T04:36:35.770" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T04:36:35.770" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22982" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-21T23:23:33.183" Score="12" ViewCount="40498" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everyone know that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) married Ayesha (RA) when she was 6 and consummated when she was 9.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;So, does it mean Islam supports child marriages? If at all muslims consider Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) case as exceptional, then why?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also, a related question, Does Islam support Pedophilia by any means?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answers are expected quoting historical evidences. And also any rulings based on Qur'anic verses is expected along with. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Answers are expected from all schools of thought and sects&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;This question is put up because, many non believers are in a notion of this, and imagine if someone asks you, and you could not answer.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;OK. Those of you guys who are getting stuck at the age of Ayesha(RA), you can take help from this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/5849/age-of-ayesha-as-at-marriage&quot;&gt;Age of Ayesha (AS) at marriage?&lt;/a&gt;. But don't take it as final plz. &lt;strong&gt;Seems there has always been the controversy regarding the age of Ayisha(RA).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2022-02-25T22:48:01.613" Title="Does Islam support pedophilia or child marriages?" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|history|" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22984" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13362" CreationDate="2015-02-22T00:06:22.520" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well this hadith authenticity I'm not sure of, but still..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Our Prophet said, “A person must make wudu (ablution) if he hears a sound or perceives a smell of passing wind (gas).” (Muslim, Hayd 26; Nasai, Taharah: 115). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These problems like bloating, flatulence, constipation etc, are very common and even might have prevailed before in the past. Especially in Saudi Arabia with limited water, it wouldn't have been said that whenever one passes wind, wudu breaks. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Try eating healthy foods and avoid Onions and Garlic(&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/13130/eating-garlic-before-visiting-the-masjid-ambiguous-hadith&quot;&gt;as stated in Hadith&lt;/a&gt;) and have a plenty of water when not fasting. Check out for foods which do not cause a lot of gas. One good advice is have plenty foods with fiber. Also try googling natural ways to stop bloating and such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Exercise regularly (lightly) in the month of Ramadhan, which many fail to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T13:05:24.413" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8789" CreationDate="2015-02-22T00:15:58.450" Score="-2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who consume interest cannot stand [on the Day of Resurrection] except as one stands who is being beaten by Satan into insanity. That is because they say, &quot;Trade is [just] like interest.&quot; But &lt;strong&gt;Allah has permitted trade&lt;/strong&gt; and has forbidden interest. So whoever has received an admonition from his Lord and desists may have what is past, and his affair rests with Allah . But whoever returns to [dealing in interest or usury] - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein. (Qur'an 2:275)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are indulged only in halal dealings with them, then your case is analogous to trading, irrespective of whether the opposite is a believer or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;So, you can and it is permissible.&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said &quot;If you see something wrong try to correct it with your own hands, if you are not able try to correct it by talking to the person that did that wrong, if not try by your heart and this is the least of faith.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, try to implement the aspects of the above hadith as much as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-02-22T10:38:20.660" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T10:38:20.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22987" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16268" CreationDate="2015-02-22T03:18:19.787" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Blessing:&lt;/strong&gt; God's favor and protection (Oxford Standard Dictionary)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is He who confers &lt;strong&gt;blessing upon you&lt;/strong&gt;, and His angels [ask Him to do so] that He may bring you out from darknesses into the light. And ever is He, to the believers, Merciful. (Qur'an 33:43)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word Allah uses to describe his blessings upon us is 'yusalleeAAalaykum'=blessing upon you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah confers &lt;strong&gt;blessing upon&lt;/strong&gt; the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do so]. O you who have believed, ask [ Allah to confer] blessing upon him and ask [ Allah to grant him] peace. (Qur'an 33:56)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word Allah uses to describe his blessings upon the Prophet (peace be upon him) is 'yusalloonaAAala'=blessing upon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it is Allah who blesses us. BUT,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Blessed is He in whose hand is dominion, and He is over all things competent (Qur'an 67:1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word Allah uses to describe himself is 'Tabaraka'= Blessed is He&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is he blessing himself? Let's see further.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;bless:&lt;/strong&gt; to ask for God's help and protection for someone or something, or &lt;strong&gt;to call or make someone or something Holy&lt;/strong&gt; (Cambridge Dictionary)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, he is calling himself Holy here. In Arabic, some words don't have a very specific &lt;strong&gt;meaning&lt;/strong&gt; but they &lt;strong&gt;change according to the context&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have sent down &lt;strong&gt;blessed&lt;/strong&gt; rain from the sky and made grow thereby gardens and grain from the harvest (Qur'an 50:9)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word used here to describe rain is 'mubarakan'=blessed (as we say Eid Mubarak=Blessed Eid)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verily, man (disbeliever) was created very impatient; &lt;sup&gt;19&lt;/sup&gt; ...Except those &lt;strong&gt;devoted to Salat&lt;/strong&gt; (prayers) &lt;sup&gt;22&lt;/sup&gt; (Qur'an 70:19 &amp;amp; 22)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word used here is 'almusalleen'=devoted to Salat(who pray)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not only these words, but other words e.g. 'Haq'=Truth or 'Haq'=Right(as in 'I don't have the right to speak') depends on the context and hence should not be confused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SO, when we send &lt;strong&gt;salah&lt;/strong&gt; to Allah, we ask him to bless us(have mercy us), when he sends &lt;strong&gt;salah&lt;/strong&gt;, he is blessing us(showing mercy on us) and like wise on Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;MAY THE CREATOR GUIDE US ALL.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T03:18:19.787" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22988" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-22T04:32:18.470" Score="2" ViewCount="951" Body="&lt;p&gt;How do Shias justify their Mourning (Matam) over Battle Of Karbala? We know that maximum mourning period of someone's death is 4 months 10 days (that too for a widow) but they do it every year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please answer affirming to the fact that Battle of Karbala happened 40 years after Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) death and it has nothing to do with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Related question:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2402/how-does-the-shia-school-of-belief-justify-matam-self-flagellation-and-tatbir/2410&quot;&gt;How does the Shia school of belief justify Matam (Self-flagellation) and Tatbir (Striking oneself with sword)?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T15:11:16.277" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T15:11:16.277" Title="Why Matam by Shias when maximum mourning period is 4 months?" Tags="|hadith|shiism|shia-sunni|mourning|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9769" CreationDate="2015-02-22T05:00:59.853" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prphet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said &quot;If you see something wrong try to correct it with your own hands, if you are not able try to correct it by talking to the person that did that wrong, if not try by your heart and this is the least of faith.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith is very clear. You can decide for yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You instead working for Gambling projects, can work for other decent projects like schools, hospitals etc, especially when you get to choose on which project to work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T05:00:59.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9407" CreationDate="2015-02-22T06:52:18.593" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allow me to focus on solely the Islamic part of your question,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For example, a Muslim man may marry a Jewish or Christian woman. Because of this, it is relevant to determine who is a Jew or a Christian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For that, I would like to mention that one need not perfectly define if a woman is a perfectly called a 'Jew' according Jewish community or not, but if the necessary characteristics are met in her (according to Islam), then she would be considered worth marrying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well as we've already dealt with &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8972/allowed-to-marry-people-of-the-bookespecially-christians-or-not&quot;&gt;Allowed to marry so called 'Christians' or not?&lt;/a&gt;, the same conclusion remains pretty much here too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be able to wisely justify on whom to marry as Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:5&lt;/a&gt; allows us, we can definitely take help of Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/60/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;60:10&lt;/a&gt;, i.e. first check if she believes or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the allowance of Qur'an 5:5, we need to understand one basic thing, the very reason why God let us marry people of scripture is because they believe in One God &amp;amp; worship one God keeping aside who their prophet is. If a Muslim is to marry a Jewish woman, he should decide if she is worthy enough to be manageable or not, i.e. if her fundamental beliefs as stated in Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/98/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;98:5&lt;/a&gt; about One god, and regular worship etc interfere or contradict with his fundamental Islamic beliefs or not. If they contradict, then she is not the 'Islamic Jew', if they don't contradict, then he can proceed according to Qur'an 5:5, making sure she is chaste &amp;amp; good enough for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further explanation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, a person is considered a 'Believer'(Mumin) if he believes in One God(Creator) and his prophet(Muhammad peace be upon him). But to be called a Muslim he needs to perform basic obligations like prayer, zakat etc. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/9562/is-imaan-a-precondition-to-become-a-muslim/22964#22964&quot;&gt;Characteristics of Muslim&lt;/a&gt;) That is he must be a practising Muslim. It is fairly easy for the community to decide if one is a Muslim or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, if just to say a 'Jew' who believes, we can define her as the one who believes in One God (Creator) and his prophet (Moses peace be upon him). That is the gateway to the religion. But, to be called a perfect one, she has to do what she has been commanded to do in her entrusted Book, Torah (Books revealed to Prophet Moses Peace be upon him) and whether she's practising on it perfectly or not. Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:44&lt;/a&gt; (for Jews) &amp;amp; Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:47&lt;/a&gt; (for Christians) help support the above explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qur'an doesn't literally define a typical Jew, but describes a snapshot&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/42-48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;e.g.&lt;/a&gt;of what was ordained to them and wherein there behavior was found egregious. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Helpful:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/anti-semitism/koranjews.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This article&lt;/a&gt; by Jews (aggressive though) lists out all the verses of Qur'an where Jews have been mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T22:22:24.567" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22993" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18862" CreationDate="2015-02-22T08:28:48.907" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, this question of yours comes under 'ghaib' tag. Theses things happen in the unseen perception of Humans. But to guess, who knows, even those among Jinn, the bad Jinn do instigate the good ones to become bad. As within mankind, bad people influence good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have been made known about only one(main) disapproved act of the Iblis who belongs to family of the Jinn. But who knows whether there many such similar cases of other Jinn disapproving Allah either out of their 'free will' or under the influence of other bad Jinn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These things are unseen and beyond scope of Human intellectual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, IT WOULD BE UNFAIR TO MAKE GUESSES ABOUT THE THINGS WHICH WE HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T08:28:48.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22994" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-22T08:42:40.957" Score="2" ViewCount="215" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm doing some research about freedom of speech in Islam, and I am wondering if there are instances where satire on Islam is permitted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of my points of reference is in Judaism, where there exists a concept called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purim_Torah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Purim Torah&lt;/a&gt;&quot; which is when Jews traditionally draw silly and humorous conclusions and lessons from stories in the Torah that are clearly not the real lesson or may not even make much sense in reality. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we have a similar allowance for such a practice in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2437" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-01T15:11:59.777" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T15:11:59.777" Title="Is satire on the Quran allowed?" Tags="|fatwa|judaism|jews|torah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22995" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22994" CreationDate="2015-02-22T09:18:26.933" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;NO&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Good that you asked before. Any ways, mocking the Qur'anic verses by non believers is expected,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But you wonder, while they mock, And when they are reminded, they remember not. And when they see a sign, they ridicule And say, &quot;This is not but obvious magic....&quot; (Qur'an 37:12-15)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why would you ever want to create disparities and conflicts and more rage? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well among the Muslims, Qur'an is the highest valued object material than anything else. So, such ill conduct(deducing false beliefs) is by no means expected within Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-01T14:41:57.343" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T14:41:57.343" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22996" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-22T11:52:36.147" Score="-3" ViewCount="117" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following link quotes a snippet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A young boy had a dream; ‘In the dream, I saw myself in a huge, flat area.&#xA;  I saw an army mounted on white horses moving towards me. All of them were wearing black turbans. One of the horsemen... had shiny eyes... He moved a flag towards me and said, “Hand this flag over to Imam Mahdi Muhammad bin Abdullah at the gates of Al-Quds (Jerusalem).” I took the flag from him, and I saw that the army started marching behind me.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://salaf-stories.blogspot.in/2013/12/ebook-black-flags-from-khurasan.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://salaf-stories.blogspot.in&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So from which primary Islamic book does the above snippet come from and is it authentic, and can this even be called a &quot;hadith&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11949" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-15T13:03:28.390" LastActivityDate="2017-11-15T13:03:28.390" Title="Can this be called a Hadith?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22997" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22982" CreationDate="2015-02-22T12:16:51.680" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This was years ago and at that time it was normal for people to marry at young ages. Your age does not matter when it comes to marrriage but it is your maturity that matters. Aisha wanted to get married and she was not forced in any way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T12:16:51.680" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22998" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22996" CreationDate="2015-02-22T12:48:26.467" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hadith = &quot;News&quot; in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, Hadith pertain to the news or information about the narrations of Prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your quoted hadith do not pertain to Prophet (peace be upon him) and hence cannot be considered into account. And moreover, there isn't any ruling or law, but it was just about a dream, so it could be a controversial issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyways, in general, there are Research organizations specifically meant for this and are doing good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info in this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8/how-do-we-make-sure-if-an-hadith-is-sahih-or-fake?rq=1&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2015-02-23T02:14:53.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="22999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22982" CreationDate="2015-02-22T13:24:27.547" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does Islam permit child marriages?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will explain the Hanafi law, as I don't know the other ones. Basically, marriage is legal at any age. So, yes, child marriages are allowed. However, sexual intercource between the husband and the wife happens &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; the girl reaches puberty, not before. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: A website which belongs to Hanafi scholars:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sorularlaislamiyet.com/qna/77544/bir-erkegin-cocukla-evlenmesi.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.sorularlaislamiyet.com/qna/77544/bir-erkegin-cocukla-evlenmesi.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sorularlaislamiyet.com/qna/167169/kiz-cocukla-evlilik-nasil-oluyor.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.sorularlaislamiyet.com/qna/167169/kiz-cocukla-evlilik-nasil-oluyor.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Definition of pedophilia and Islam&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pedophilia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;dictionary.com&lt;/a&gt;, pedophilia is defined as the &quot;sexual desire in an adult for a child&quot;. According to Islam, a child is somebody who has not reached puberty yet. So even if a girl is nine years old; she is not (Islamically) considered a child if she has reached the age of puberty. Thus, if a man engages in sexual intercourse with her, it is not considered pedophilia...because the girl is not a child to begin with. It doesn't fit the &lt;em&gt;definition&lt;/em&gt; of pedophilia. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;This question is put up because, many non believers are in a notion of this, and imagine if someone asks you, and you could not answer.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nowadays in the United States a girl at the age of 18 is considered an adult. So if she marries, let's say, a 40 year old; it will not be considered pedophilia. But what if, say 100 years later, the United States changes its definition of adulthood from 18 to 20? Then will this 40 year old guy who married an 18 year old today, be considered a pedophile 100 years later?? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, if a nonbeliever accuses the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) of pedophilia, then ask them if &lt;em&gt;their&lt;/em&gt; definition of adulthood is better than that of other people. If so, then why? Why should the age of adulthood be considered 18 and not anything else? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4083" LastEditorUserId="4083" LastEditDate="2015-04-12T23:50:02.323" LastActivityDate="2015-04-12T23:50:02.323" CommentCount="15" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23001" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23002" CreationDate="2015-02-22T18:30:21.300" Score="5" ViewCount="10560" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's it. Not much more detail in the question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the answer could include usage  in a sentence, that would be helpful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="272" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-02-22T20:46:46.210" LastActivityDate="2020-05-10T03:25:25.030" Title="What is the difference between Salat and Salah?" Tags="|salat|arabic|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23001" CreationDate="2015-02-22T20:46:39.507" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;They're exactly the same word.  In Arabic, the word صلاة‎ (salah/salat) ends with what is known as a &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taw#T.C4.81.CA.BC_marb.C5.AB.E1.B9.ADah&quot;&gt;taa marbutah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, which can be pronounced either as &quot;t&quot; (if it's in the middle of a sentence) or an &quot;h&quot; (if it's at the end of a sentence).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T20:46:39.507" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23003" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-22T21:55:34.850" Score="2" ViewCount="83" Body="&lt;p&gt;The holy and noble Qur'an tell us that we should combat injustice, corruption, etc, but we should also be just.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's say that there's someone who goes against law to gain more money (even if it's a simple law and the person is kind of nice).  Should I report him to the authorities?  When should I be harsh and when to be forgiving?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is better: that I forgive him or that I report him?   He will lose his job and he will have to work for 2 years without a salary if I do that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11951" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T10:53:00.453" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T10:53:00.453" Title="If a person goes against the law, should I report him?" Tags="|adab|criminal|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20229" CreationDate="2015-02-22T22:48:04.910" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://englishtafsir.com/Quran/49/index.html#sdfootnote28sym&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;his tafseer&lt;/a&gt;, Abul Ala Maududi explains it as  follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In spite of being one in origin it was natural that you should be divided into nations and tribes. Obviously,. all the men on the earth could not belong to one and the same family. With the spread of the race it was inevitable that countless families should arise, and then tribes and nations should emerge from the families. Similarly, it was inevitable that after settling in different regions of the earth, there should be differences of colors, features, languages and ways of living among the people, and it was also natural that those living in the same region should be closer in affinity and those living in remote regions not so close; but this natural difference never demanded that distinctions of inequality, of high and low, of noble and mean, should be established on its basis, that one race should claim superiority over the other, the people of one color should look down upon the people of other colors, and that one nation should take preference over the ocher without any reason. &lt;strong&gt;The Creator had divided the human communities into nations and tribes for that was a natural way of cooperation and distinction between them. In this way alone could a fatuity, a brotherhood, a tribe and a nation combine to give birth to a common way of life and to cooperate with each other in the affairs of the world.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5355" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T22:48:04.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23005" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-02-22T23:01:50.233" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-02-22T23:01:50.233" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T23:01:50.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23006" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-02-22T23:01:50.233" Score="0" Body="Surat al-Hujurat is the 49th surah of the Qur'an." OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-02-22T23:01:50.233" LastActivityDate="2015-02-22T23:01:50.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17236" CreationDate="2015-02-22T23:19:50.313" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many rewards concerning memorizing the Qur'an that are highlighted in many occasions in the Sunnah. For instance&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Aisha that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&#xA;&amp;quot;The one who is proficient with the Qur'an will be with the noble and righteous scribes (the angels), and the one who reads it and st umbles over it, finding it difficult, will have a double reward.&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:3779&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Ibn Majah:33:124]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AFAIK it isn't a sin, all I can say is that you will get double the reward for continuing to improve your recitation and trying to do your best to pronounce the words correctly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;،مثل الذي يقرأ القرآن ، وهو حافظ له ، مع السفرة الكرام البررة&#xA;ومثل الذي يقرأ القرآن، وهو يتعاهده ، وهو عليه شديد ، فله أجران&#xA;صحيح البخاري، كتاب التفسير، سورة عبس ، الرقم: ٤٩٣٧&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5355" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-28T10:53:47.777" LastActivityDate="2021-12-28T10:53:47.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23021" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23048" CreationDate="2015-02-23T09:55:40.857" Score="1" ViewCount="345" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently came across &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/morgan-freeman-inventing-god-aliens-eating-us-and-his-odds-surviving-dark-knight-rises-42886/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Morgan Freeman's following answer&lt;/a&gt; about whether human beings invented God or not:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So there isn't a God up in the sky somewhere. We came up with God&#xA;  ourselves. Well, here's a scientific question: Has anybody ever seen&#xA;  hard evidence? What we get is theories from our earlier prophets. Now,&#xA;  people who think that God invented us think that the Earth can't be&#xA;  more than 6,000 years old. So I guess it's a question of belief. My&#xA;  belief system doesn't support a creator as such, as we can call God,&#xA;  who created us in His/Her/Its image.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and immediately thought about the fate of the ancient people on the day of the judgement who never had any Prophet/Rasool/Nabi/Scripture at their times to guide them. What will happen to them? Will they go through the same process as all other people who had guidance in their times? Or Allah has always sent someone (Prophet/Rasool/Nabi/Scripture) in every age to guide people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A logical answer would really help, thanks!  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4600" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T20:05:20.050" Title="What will happen to people that never had any Prophet in their times to guide them on the day of the judgement?" Tags="|non-muslim|day-of-judgement|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-02-25T19:23:29.153" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23021" CreationDate="2015-02-23T13:35:46.630" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Or Allah has always sent someone (Prophet/Rasool/Nabi/Scripture) in every age to guide people?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We live in an age where there are many who claim prophethood, especially here in Africa.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We have no &quot;God elected prophet&quot;wandering the earth right now.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You have the God given ability to reason why we do not have what the ancient people had in their time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;We have three books freely available on the internet, The Thorah, The Bible, and&#xA;The Quran Chapter 20 verse 123&#xA;[ Allah ] said, &quot;Descend from Paradise - all, [your descendants] being enemies to one another. And if there should come to you guidance from Me - then whoever follows My guidance will neither go astray [in the world] nor suffer [in the Hereafter].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reality&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are all enemies to one another ,look at all the wars,violence to children, road rage ect but if we can understand and make sense of what is writen in the three books then we are gauranteed by the mentioned verse that we will not suffer in the hereafter&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11957" LastActivityDate="2015-02-23T13:35:46.630" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23026" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23050" CreationDate="2015-02-23T13:57:32.287" Score="2" ViewCount="555" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the most asked question about Islam is that, does Islam oppress women?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11884" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-03-25T13:04:40.913" LastActivityDate="2017-03-25T13:04:40.913" Title="Does Islam oppress women?" Tags="|women|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-03-26T22:38:24.023" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23027" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22977" CreationDate="2015-02-23T14:02:20.087" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chapter 3 Verse 55&#xA;[Mention] when Allah said, &quot;O Jesus, &lt;strong&gt;indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself&lt;/strong&gt; and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to Allah alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is straight forward in english i can not speak or understand any other language and i come from a christian up bringing. So if you read it in Turkish and it says &quot;I will cause your death&quot; you should logically think that if you go up to the heavans in any form of transport you will loose your breath which will cause you to die, so to me its obvious that Jesus (PBUH) must of had some change in creation for him to still be in heavan to this day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11957" LastActivityDate="2015-02-23T14:02:20.087" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22975" CreationDate="2015-02-23T14:11:04.547" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chapter 4 verse 159&#xA;And there is none from the People of the Scripture but that he will surely believe in Jesus before &lt;strong&gt;his death&lt;/strong&gt;. And on the Day of Resurrection he will be against them a witness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This refers to Jesus (PBUH) dead. Remember as a christian i believed that he died for my sins &#xA;Hebrew Chapter 9 verse 28 &#xA;So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is for us to understand that he did not die a physical death when he left the first time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11957" LastActivityDate="2015-02-23T14:11:04.547" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23030" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23026" CreationDate="2015-02-23T14:54:47.053" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chapter 20 verse 123&#xA;[ Allah ] said, &quot;Descend from Paradise - &lt;strong&gt;all, [your descendants] being enemies to one another&lt;/strong&gt;. And if there should come to you guidance from Me - then whoever follows My guidance will neither go astray [in the world] nor suffer [in the Hereafter].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 49 verse 13&#xA;O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. &lt;strong&gt;Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of yo&lt;/strong&gt;u. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 4 verse 3&#xA;And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. &lt;strong&gt;But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only]&lt;/strong&gt; one or those your right hand possesses. That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think these verses should sum up your question.&#xA;1. A fact that we are enermies to one another.&lt;em&gt;We will never treat each other the same.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The noble of us is the righteous.&lt;em&gt;So if you oppress women you are not noble&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you can not be just to more than 1 wife marry only one. &lt;em&gt;Y&lt;/em&gt;ou have to marry one women and not treat her like a prostitute.**&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter 23 verse 33&#xA;But let them who find not [the means for] marriage abstain [from sexual relations] until Allah enriches them from His bounty. And those who seek a contract [for eventual emancipation] from among whom your right hands possess - then make a contract with them if you know there is within them goodness and give them from the wealth of Allah which He has given you. And do not compel your slave girls to prostitution, if they desire chastity, to seek [thereby] the temporary interests of worldly life. And if someone should compel them, then indeed, Allah is [to them], after their compulsion, Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11957" LastActivityDate="2015-02-23T14:54:47.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17379" CreationDate="2015-02-23T15:16:33.363" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aslamualikum&#xA;May Allah SWT shower his blessing upon other muslim brothers of world.&#xA;Firstly I like ur way towards QURAN.&#xA;Dear if u recite quran in this world and will follow the the teachings of Prophet Muhmmud SAW ,THEN u r sucessful.&#xA;Now as per ur statement u said I am facing problems in reciting quran in Arabic language.&#xA;Dear I will give u a book were u can easily recite quran in arabic language.&#xA;Also If our brothers and sisters need any kind of help regarding islam then treat me as ur slave for Islam.&#xA;please contact me on shahidbutt88@gmail.com&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11960" LastActivityDate="2015-02-23T15:16:33.363" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17381" CreationDate="2015-02-23T15:41:47.000" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When a Muslim sister or mother becomes pregnant, Allah (SWT) orders His angels to write the newborn's future; this means all things that he has to face, his total life, his happiness, sorrows, success, failures, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, our Prophet Muhammad (SAW) has said that a person can change his future (i.e. &lt;em&gt;taqdeer&lt;/em&gt;) by du'a.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11960" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-28T13:19:17.433" LastActivityDate="2016-03-28T13:19:17.433" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23037" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-24T00:32:00.113" Score="-1" ViewCount="608" Body="&lt;p&gt;What makes halal slaughter really halal? If you include scientific proof, more plus point for me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11963" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T06:40:20.523" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T06:40:20.523" Title="What makes halal slaughter really halal?" Tags="|islamic-basis|meat|dhabihah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-07-10T07:08:10.960" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23039" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-24T03:25:30.633" Score="2" ViewCount="3041" Body="&lt;p&gt;After using mehendi (henna), a few days later mehendi scraps appear (may be the reason is due to chemical mehendi). They separate from skin with time by themselves. It is very difficult to Remove them by ourselves. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does those scraps effect our ablution? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we perform ablution will it be valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11637" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-20T14:04:16.547" LastActivityDate="2017-09-20T14:04:16.547" Title="Is there any effect of mehendi (henna) scraps on wuzo (ablution)?" Tags="|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23021" CreationDate="2015-02-24T06:31:02.350" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;in shiaa there is something name is RAJAT that say : all the peaple that couldn't see them prophet or Imam before them death , when the last Imam (Mahdi) arrival , they will be get alive again and pass will be in them Imam . in  this time they will choose them way . war with Imam or be friend . &#xA;there is too many article in web but many of them are in persian language . my English is too poor for answer this question completely  . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8136" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T06:31:02.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23041" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-24T08:21:45.477" Score="1" ViewCount="891" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is tipping with the intent that it is zakat acceptable in Islam. For example tipping a waiter in a restaurant or in a hotel or a taxi driver.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11966" LastActivityDate="2020-06-21T07:28:21.470" Title="Is tipping in a hotel with the intent of zakat acceptable?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23037" CreationDate="2015-02-24T09:18:24.200" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because Halal slaughter is intended to inflict the least pain on the animal by cutting the arteries which suddenly drains the brain from blood and renders the animal brain-dead and  thus unable to feel the pain any longer. Saying &quot;Bismillah&quot; and facing the animal towards Qibla are also meant to highlight the awareness that the slaughter is a gift of God and therefore done with observance of His oversight and moderation, thus sanctifying what could be an otherwise unrestrained greedy exploitation of animals. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Wikipedia entry &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhabihah&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dhabihah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for a more comprehensive explanation and also modern questions in regards with legitimate slaughter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T09:18:24.200" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23043" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23045" CreationDate="2015-02-24T12:02:11.963" Score="1" ViewCount="2301" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the entire meaning of this ayat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Bani-Israel(Al Isra17) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ayah: 26&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&quot;Arabic:    وَآتِ ذَا الْقُرْبَى حَقَّهُ وَالْمِسْكِينَ وَابْنَ السَّبِيلِ وَلاَ تُبَذِّرْ تَبْذِيرًا&#xA;Pickthal:   Give the kinsman his due, and the needy, and the wayfarer, and squander not (thy wealth) in wantonness.&#xA;Shakir:     And give to the near of kin his due and (to) the needy and the wayfarer, and do not squander wastefully.&#xA;Yusuf Ali:  And render to the kindred their due rights, as (also) to those in want, and to the wayfarer: But squander not (your wealth) in the mannerof a spendthrift.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ref:&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.itsislam.net/quran/surah.asp?sid=17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.itsislam.net/quran/surah.asp?sid=17&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to know that what is meant by &quot;..and do not squander wastefully.&quot; Did it exactly mean not to waste money here and there/ meaninglessly or did it mean that we should be conscious about how much we are giving money in charity or in others help, so that we don't give more than our limit that should be given in..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-02-24T12:25:36.287" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T12:27:43.780" Title="What is the meaning of Surah Bani-Israel ayat 26?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23043" CreationDate="2015-02-24T12:14:38.420" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Did it exactly mean not to waste money here and there/ meaninglessly&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Yes&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;did it mean that we should be conscious about how much we are giving money in charity or in others help, so that we don't give more than our limit that should be given in..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;NO&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason is Prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him) said it was a must to give Zakat(compulsory charity) by everyone who is able to give, and allowed that we can give more than that, and there is no problem in that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T12:14:38.420" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23043" CreationDate="2015-02-24T12:27:43.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;بَذّرَ means “to waste, to squander”. تَبْذِير is the infinitive (masdar) of the same verb. In Arabic it is very common to use a verb plus its own infinitive to express an intensified action. In English you cannot really say “squander squandering”; that is why the translators need to paraphrase it as &quot;squander wastefully&quot; or the like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T12:27:43.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23041" CreationDate="2015-02-24T12:56:02.060" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First thing first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zakat is highly preferred to be given to Muslims, than to the non Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, talking about the poor, first priority is to be given to the &lt;strong&gt;poor who do not ask&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;then to the poor who ask&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally make sure you abide by this verse...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And give to the kindred his due and to the Miskin (poor) and to the wayfarer. &lt;strong&gt;But spend not wastefully (your wealth) in the manner of a spendthrift&lt;/strong&gt; . (Qur'an 17:26)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, you would like to consider all the above factors, before you think of tipping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Support:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://hidayaresearch.com/who-is-zakat-given-to/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Who is zakat given to?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-02-24T14:34:27.443" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T14:34:27.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23047" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23051" CreationDate="2015-02-24T13:05:40.997" Score="3" ViewCount="12914" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can we praise other people for their deeds like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Nice work done&quot;, or &quot;Hats off, you did a great job today&quot;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or even like &quot;You're a very good person&quot; or &quot;you're very intelligent&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any rulings which prohibit such things? I feel there's something wrong in that because we most often praise others to get some of our work done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T15:10:51.703" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T15:10:51.703" Title="Can we praise other people?" Tags="|halal-haram|quran|hadith|fiqh|sunnah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23048" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23021" CreationDate="2015-02-24T14:31:55.227" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Logical Answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You might have heard this saying&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Religion was invented to keep masses under control&quot;- Non Believer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also if you've read the Qur'an/Bible, you would understand the pattern of the examples given by the creator of the past who were &lt;strong&gt;too arrogant&lt;/strong&gt; like of the Firaun(pharaoh), people of Noah(peace be upon him) etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And never would your Lord have destroyed the cities until He had sent to their mother(town or main center) a messenger reciting to them Our verses(warnings and guidance). &lt;strong&gt;And We would not destroy the cities except while their people were wrongdoers&lt;/strong&gt;. (Qur'an 28:59)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are the extreme cases and so became good examples for us in the religious books Old testament, Qur'an etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about those who did not do anything wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, (suppose) the creator did not send any prophets to them feeling &quot;Oh! They're fine and don't need a warning(prophet).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If at all they were fine, then fine, &lt;strong&gt;they'll be judged by the best of their deeds and will be punished as God wishes for their mistakes, and/or forgives as he wishes on the day of Judgement. As verily, the creator is All wise, and judges perfectly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, is it really possible that they don't receive a warner at all by resisting without doing anything wrong. I don't think so,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By time, Indeed, mankind is in loss, Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience. (Qur'an 103)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above verse has nothing to do with Islam, and is in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, as time passes(generations pass), masses get out of control and need to be controlled. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Straight forward answer:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And for every nation is a messenger. So when their messenger comes, it will be judged between them in justice, and they will not be wronged. (Qur'an 10:47)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, when a set of people in a nation are reminded and warned, they warn their next generation, and their next and so on until, the message gets lost and/or deviated as time passes and so does God come with a fresh and new messenger/warner revising the main message and modifying the verses/message which need to be modified according to the generation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-02-24T20:05:20.050" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T20:05:20.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23047" CreationDate="2015-02-24T15:19:14.407" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing wrong in praising someone for achieving something good. The phrase that should actually be used is ما شاء الله (Mā shāʼ Allāh). The phrase is saying that it happened due to the will of Allah. &quot;As God has willed&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-25T11:35:13.847" LastActivityDate="2017-09-25T11:35:13.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23026" CreationDate="2015-02-24T15:37:29.427" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam does not oppress women. Men and women are equal in Islam but they don't have the exact same rights as they are not exactly the same mentally or physically. It is haram to oppress anyone and it is not the teaching of Islam. Islam teaches us to always treat each other well no matter what race, age, gender, culture or religion we belong to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most people say Islam oppresses women because of the hijab when in fact most Muslim females want to wear the hijab as it is a sign of dignity and modesty. When a lady is asked to wear the hijab it is not to oppress her but it is for her protection. Allah has only made that which will harm us haram and that which will benefit us halal. Women in Islam are allowed to do many thing but the western world do not understand this. If a Muslim lady does not wear the hijab, it is a sin for her. If a Christian woman does not cover her head she is told to shave her head. Even the statues of Mary all have a hijab on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;World English Bible:&#xA;&quot;For if a woman is not covered, let her also be shorn. But if it is shameful for a woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in most religions such as Sikhism, Islam and Christianity the females cover themselves up. If it is wrong for a female to cover up then why does the Queen cover herself? Why does she not wear revealing clothes? Because she knows it is inappropriate. Islam treats all women like the Queen; With respect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T15:37:29.427" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23051" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23047" CreationDate="2015-02-24T17:22:14.360" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Know that the life of this world is but amusement and diversion and adornment and &lt;strong&gt;boasting to one another&lt;/strong&gt; and competition in increase of wealth and children - like the example of a rain whose [resulting] plant growth pleases the tillers; then it dries and you see it turned yellow; then it becomes [scattered] debris. And in the Hereafter is severe punishment and forgiveness from Allah and approval. And what is the worldly life except the enjoyment of delusion.(Qur'an 57:20)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Volume 3, Book 48, Number 830 :&#xA;Narrated by Abu Bakra&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A man praised another man in front of the Prophet&lt;/strong&gt; . The Prophet said to him, &quot;Woe to you, you have cut off your companion's neck, you have cut off your companion's neck,&quot; repeating it several times and then added, &quot;Whoever amongst you has to praise his brother should say, 'I think that he is so and so, and Allah knows exactly the truth, and I do not confirm anybody's good conduct before Allah, but I think him so and so,' if he really knows what he says about him.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the first place, praising another person by the Prophet (peace be upon him) is not encountered in any hadith(as far as I've come across). So, it is highly advisable not to praise other people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, as did the above verse state the natural tendency of man, and neither did the above hadith forbid to praise, so, it's not forbidden. But in fact it is suggested to put on their opinion only if at all they like a person or his deed, rather than praising explicitly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even in terms of psychology, the person who is praised gets high and sometimes kinda feels &quot;I'm the best&quot; and it is bad for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do not think those who rejoice for what they have done&lt;/strong&gt; and love that they should be praised for what they have not done-- so do by no means think them to be safe from the chastisement, and they shall have a painful chastisement. 3:188&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is why this &lt;strong&gt;Du'a&lt;/strong&gt; is recommended &lt;strong&gt;for those who are praised&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This supplication was not taught to us by the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam), but it is one that his best friend, Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) would make after being praised (some narrations state that it was a duaa of Ali radi Allahu anhu).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is reported that he would say,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;O Allah, make me better than what they think of me, and forgive me for what they do not know about me, and do not take me to account for what they say about me.&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and Allah has power over all things. (Qur'an 3:189)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h1&gt;So all the praises and thanks are to Allah, the Lord of the heavens and the Lord of the earth, and the Lord of the 'Aalamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). &lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Qur'an 45:36)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Support:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://muslimmatters.org/2011/04/26/the-supplication-series-being-praised/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Supplication Series: Being Praised&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T17:22:14.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17768" CreationDate="2015-02-24T18:40:26.430" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whosoever desires (with his deeds) the reward of the Hereafter, We give him increase in his reward, and whosoever desires the reward of this world (with his deeds), We give him thereof (what is written for him), and he has no portion in the Hereafter. (Qur'an 42:20)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, the way you're asking questions about Du'a imply that you need to learn a bit more about the way of asking Du'as.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, as the above verse says, you won't prefer asking Dua's for the worldly things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Try reading Qur'an and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/25duanew.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;getting started with Dua's(Qur'anic Dua's)&lt;/a&gt; I hope you'll  find that a lot helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs, Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good. They used to sleep but little of the night [invoking their Lord (Allah) and praying, with fear and hope], &lt;strong&gt;And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,&lt;/strong&gt; ..... (Qur'an 51:15-18)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the above verses say, you need to learn to know the highly recommended times for making Du'a and asking forgiveness and such things. You get that by reading Qur'an and related Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To your question, you stop making Du'a the moment you feel &quot;Ah! Allah might have heard me by now, and is very likely to grant me what I've asked.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-02-24T18:40:26.430" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23055" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17995" CreationDate="2015-02-24T19:56:13.467" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only and obvious quality that the Surahs(Chapters of Qur'an) have are that they're authored by none other than the CREATOR himself, the best author ever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike the James Bond series, when the original author died, others tried to think like him and tried to produce sequels by Looking at the world in his shoes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, to think like the creator (I mean he knows what is good for us and what is not, and so accordingly he made out laws for the mankind) is impossible, as he is the All wise. Man wouldn't himself know what is good for him. For only the creator knows well about his creations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, even if someone tried to author some book like Qur'an making an hypothetical God, or even talking about the real God, it wouldn't stand long in this world of ADVANCED SCIENCE and LOGICAL REASONING &lt;strong&gt;because man makes mistakes&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer, your question, some of the qualities the surahs have (what I've felt are)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Creates a lot of psychological impact on the reader and convinces almost anyone who read it to say &quot;Oh my God! THIS IS FROM GOD.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Convinced many scientists, archeologists, explorers and compelled them to question &quot;How would a man know about these scientific facts 1400 years ago when there was no science or discoveries made.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Consists of True stories(set as examples for us to teach), which force the reader to convince himself to feel that the stories were REALLY TRUE.&lt;/strong&gt; (Note: Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/24-25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;16:24-25&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Talks about various subjects pertaining to human life, and thereby drafting laws suiting the best of human behavior which are unquestionably in favor of humans who feel the laws are wise enough.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is read by a person more than once who has read it once initially, thereby making it one of the books which is most highly read.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No matter how old the book was, doesn't create a taste of boredom to the reader as do other books do which create an obsolete taste to the readers as time passes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No holy scripture has survived this long enough in its true form considering the aforementioned extraordinary features.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are just a few which I've personally felt, but there might be many more qualities which make The Glorious Qur'an so Glorious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The revelation of the Book (this Quran) is from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists) in which there is not doubt! (Qur'an 32:2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No matter how many Shakespeares, Einsteins and Abraham Lincolns sit together, they cannot make such a book with the aforementioned qualities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2016-02-13T20:10:26.237" LastActivityDate="2016-02-13T20:10:26.237" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23047" CreationDate="2015-02-25T06:55:28.520" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;           In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Initially I ought to mention that unfortunately as you said in your inquiry, perhaps majority of people praise other people with the intention of flattery (to doing their own works in case probably they'll be encounter him/her...), or to attract the attention of the second person who could … . Furthermore, on the whole, flattery is considered as negative practice. But totally it won’t be an impermissible practice to encourage or praise other people for their positive practices (by observing some points). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hence, in order to elucidate the issue, there are some significant points which ought to be paid attention, such as:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The praise ought not to be with flattery intention …&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The praise ought not to be cause to make him/her proud for his/her good deed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It would be appreciated if we praise encourages him/her to keep on his/her good deed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Occasionally perhaps it could be our duty to praise the persons who have done something for us.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And some other points.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T14:03:56.227" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T14:03:56.227" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22974" CreationDate="2015-02-25T07:32:40.970" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Perhaps the most significant reason of this issue could be related to this matter that as an unwritten general rule, parents (both of father and mother) are considered as the most dear persons from the viewpoint of everybody. Hence in the mentioned issue as you said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Let(or Shall) my parents be sacrificed for you&quot; while talking to&#xA;  Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) the companions mostly used for&#xA;  showing respect&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would indicate that although my parents are counted as my dearest, but I absolutely believe that you are the apostle of Allah and I'm completely at your service (to help you), even I will be satisfied if my parents as my best persons be sacrificed for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Consequently it indicates that how much they are submitting against Allah and his apostle (pbuh).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-09T07:24:01.607" LastActivityDate="2018-01-09T07:24:01.607" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23061" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-25T07:44:17.093" Score="3" ViewCount="530" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;assalaamu `alaykum, raHmat Allah wa-barakaatuhu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Hebrew calendrical reckoning, there is a concept know as &lt;em&gt;`ibbur&lt;/em&gt; (lit., &quot;impregnation&quot;) whereby a month is added every so often in order to keep the Spring festivals in the Spring and the Winter festivals in the Winter, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does the &lt;em&gt;Hijri&lt;/em&gt; calendar continue indefinitely with &lt;em&gt;Ramadan&lt;/em&gt; falling in all secular months eventually as it moves across the solar calendar year out of sync? Is there a reason for this? If so, what is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shukraan&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user11749" LastEditorDisplayName="user11749" LastEditDate="2015-02-26T13:09:44.040" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T20:37:33.463" Title="Why does the Hijri calendar continue indefinitely?" Tags="|practical-islam|ramadan|time|lunar-calendar|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13195" CreationDate="2015-02-25T08:00:08.710" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Interestingly, it is Nafi's reading about which we have a historical proof that it was promulgated through a political decree. Otherwise, Hafs' reading has always remained the sole contender among the Muslim masses. Others did exist but within scholarly circles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hind Shalbi writes in his work &quot;Readings by Africans&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And it is worth noting that the spread of Nafi's reading in Africa&#xA;  was achieved merely due to start of special interest in it. And all&#xA;  this happened in relation to the school of Imam Malik in Africa and (in relation to)&#xA;  the political and intellectual conditions on which that land was at that time&quot; [&lt;a href=&quot;http://bit.ly/17Wk1Py&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Qira'at bi Afriqiyyah, p235&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://bit.ly/1DSQ6V1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; also mentions that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...The only exception to this is Qirwan where &lt;em&gt;Qadi ‘Abdullah ibn Talib&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;  who in the later part of the third century hijrah passed the order&#xA;  that people should only be taught the reading of Nafi‘. Thus, after&#xA;  this, common Muslims as well were forced to read the Qur’an on the&#xA;  reading of Nafi‘ in Qirawan and in some other areas which were under&#xA;  its influence. The reason for this probably was that these people were&#xA;  the followers of Imam Malik’s fiqh and about Imam Malik, it has been&#xA;  pointed out above that he would generally prefer the reading of Nafi‘.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the Hafs' reading, it is reported about Hafs' grand-mentor (&lt;em&gt;Hafs from Asim from al-Sulami&lt;/em&gt;), al-Sulami that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first person who taught the reading in Kufah on which ‘Uthman had&#xA;  gathered the people was Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Sulami is also reported to have remarked that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The reading of Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthman and Zayd ibn Thabit and that&#xA;  of all the Muhajirun and the Ansar was the same. They read the Qur’an&#xA;  according to the &lt;em&gt;al-qira’at al-‘ammah&lt;/em&gt;. This is the same reading which&#xA;  was read out twice by the Prophet (sws) to Gabriel in the year of his&#xA;  death. Zayd ibn Thabit was also present in this reading [called] the&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;al-‘ardah al-akhirah&lt;/em&gt;. It was this reading that he taught the Qur’an to&#xA;  people till his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2015-02-25T08:00:08.710" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23063" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23061" CreationDate="2015-02-25T08:25:16.640" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Salaamu alaikum Brother,&#xA;The Islamic months are calculated based on the cycle of the moon. That is how Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) has taught us to calculate the months. The cycle of moon is 29 or 30 days for every month. We have no right to calculate differently other than what our Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) has taught us. The cycle of the moon also does not sync according to solar calendar. We also cannot change the moons cycle to fit to solar calendar. Allah (SWT) has created it in such a way. We need to accept what the reality is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11698" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-16T20:37:33.463" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T20:37:33.463" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23061" CreationDate="2015-02-25T08:25:56.420" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Muslim tradition says that the ancient Arabs did practice intercalation (nasīʼ), but this was abolished by the Prophet at the time of the “Farewell Pilgrimage” in the year 10 of the Hijra. This is eluded to in Qur’an 9:37:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“nasīʼ is merely an increase in disbelief; those who disbelieved have been misled in (or: by) it, in that they permit it one year and forbid it another year so as to equalise the number of what God forbade and to permit what God forbade”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّمَا ٱلنَّسِىٓءُ زِيَادَةٌ۬ فِى ٱلۡڪُفۡرِ‌ۖ يُضَلُّ بِهِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ يُحِلُّونَهُ ۥ عَامً۬ا وَيُحَرِّمُونَهُ ۥ عَامً۬ا لِّيُوَاطِـُٔواْ عِدَّةَ مَا حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ فَيُحِلُّواْ مَا حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a complicated matter and there is a lot of scholarly literature about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastActivityDate="2015-02-25T08:25:56.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23065" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23061" CreationDate="2015-02-25T08:31:52.573" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran specifically warns against those adding extra days/months to lunar calendar, which is commonly done to mirror solar year. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11976" LastActivityDate="2015-02-25T08:31:52.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9889" CreationDate="2015-02-25T08:45:48.573" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Algorithmic trading involves running high speed trades of complex derivative products. It also includes either speed trades of simple equities, or offline trades of complex products. The Former of these does not have anything haram. As the products become more complex, they tend to encompass all variants of equity/debt/forex, and very difficult to abstain from particular types.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11976" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-29T09:24:02.193" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T09:24:02.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17804" CreationDate="2015-02-25T09:55:48.417" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question could be surveyed from two different aspects:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As the initial aspect it would be said that solely praying (dua) for the highest point in Jannah won’t be sufficient. Since you should have good deed to be hopeful that Allah takes you to the highest points… otherwise as a rational rule, Allah won’t give us high point without having good deeds (just to say it by our tongues...)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;On the other aspect, we should be hopeful regarding the promotion of&#xA;our high-point, since Allah has declared in the Holy Qur'an that “Call&#xA;upon Me; I will respond to you”, consequently it indicates that pray&#xA;(dua) would be effective in granting the desires and needs that Allah&#xA;himself mentioned it. Anyhow we should be hopeful about anything&#xA;along with having good deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Look at the following verse of the Holy Quran which could be related to your inquiry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ&#xA;  يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ&#xA;  ﴿٦٠&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And your Lord says, &quot;Call upon Me; I will respond to you.&quot; Indeed,&#xA;  those who disdain My worship will enter Hell [rendered] contemptible.&#xA;  (60)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=934&amp;amp;articleID=424792&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/40:60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-13T18:06:42.050" LastActivityDate="2018-01-13T18:06:42.050" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7261" CreationDate="2015-02-25T10:40:52.483" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Mujahid (مجاهد) has pointed out, there are various lists of qualifications in old sources. All the Sunni law schools agree that the Imam/khalifa must be from the family of the Prophet (ahl al-bayt), in the sense that he must at the very least be from the Quraysh. &lt;em&gt;This invalidates the spurious claim of the Ottomon sultans to be caliphs (to say nothing of more recent claimants.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-30T08:56:02.327" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T08:56:02.327" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18138" CreationDate="2015-02-25T12:10:42.923" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not given to any human being that Allah should speak to him unless (it be) by &lt;strong&gt;Inspiration, or from behind a veil, or (that) He sends a Messenger&lt;/strong&gt; to reveal what He wills by His Leave. Verily, He is Most High, Most Wise. (Qur'an 42:51)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inspiration could be through many ways, through signs (&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=5&amp;amp;verse=31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 5:31&lt;/a&gt;) which we can see, through dreams (&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=37&amp;amp;verse=105&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 37:105&lt;/a&gt;) and also through guidance via Qur'an and the words of Prophet (peace be upon him). We ought to be careful though in deciding if a certain dream or a sign is from Allah as we might not possess a good ability to filter out the good dreams / signs from the bad ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Often times we take decisions based on our wisdom, guidance and Furqan (intellect, the ability to decide if something is right or wrong). Isn't it mainly obtained from Qur'an and Hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But those who deny Our verses are deaf and dumb within darknesses. &lt;strong&gt;Whomever Allah wills - He leaves astray; and whomever He wills - He puts him on a straight path.&lt;/strong&gt; (Qur'an 6:39)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, we need to try as much as possible to read the Qur'an and try to get guidance,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps the best description of the Quran was given by Hazrat Ali(RA), the cousin of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) when he expounded upon it as,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The Book of God. In it is the record of what was before you, the judgment of what is among you, and the prophecies of what will come after you. It is decisive, not a case for levity. Whoever is a tyrant and ignores the Quran will be destroyed by God. Whoever seeks guidance from other than it will be misguided. &lt;strong&gt;The Quran is the unbreakable bond of connection with God; it is the remembrance full of wisdom and the straight path&lt;/strong&gt;. The Quran does not become distorted by tongues, nor can it be deviated by caprices; it never dulls from repeated study; scholars will always want more of it. The wonders of the Quran are never ending. Whoever speaks from it will speak the truth, whoever rules with it will be just, and &lt;strong&gt;whoever holds fast to it will be guided to the straight path.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&#xA;  [At-Tirmidhi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We constantly keep asking Allah's guidance in every rakah of every Salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). The Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. The Only Owner of the Day of Recompense(Judgement), You (Alone) we worship, and you (Alone) we ask for help (for each and everything). &lt;strong&gt;Guide us to the Straight Way(path), The Way of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace , not (the way) of those who earned Your Anger, nor of those who went astray.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes, consulting our friends or near of kin can help. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=42&amp;amp;verse=38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 42:38&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes, we do not have the complete picture of what could be coming on our way, or we're in a dilemma and are unable to get out of. I think Istikhara is one way which is prescribed by Prophet (peace be upon him). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah:&#xA;  The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to teach us the way of doing Istikhara (Istikhara means to ask Allah to guide one to the right sort of action concerning any job or a deed), in all matters as he taught us the Suras of the Qur'an. He said, &quot;If anyone of you thinks of doing any job he should offer a two rakat prayer other than the compulsory ones and say (after the prayer): -- '&lt;em&gt;Allahumma inni astakhiruka biilmika, Wa astaqdiruka bi-qudratika, Wa as'alaka min fadlika Al-azlm Fa-innaka taqdiru Wala aqdiru, Wa ta'lamu Wala a'lamu, Wa anta 'allamu l-ghuyub. Allahumma, in kunta ta'lam anna hadha-lamra Khairun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa'aqibati Amri (or 'ajili Amri wa'ajilihi) Faqdirhu wa yas-sirhu li thumma barik li Fihi, Wa in kunta ta'lamu anna hadha-lamra shar-run li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa'aqibati Amri (or fi'ajili Amri wa ajilihi) Fasrifhu anni was-rifni anhu. Waqdir li al-khaira haithu kana Thumma ardini bihi.' (O Allah! I ask guidance from Your knowledge, And Power from Your Might and I ask for Your great blessings. You are capable and I am not. You know and I do not and You know the unseen. O Allah! If You know that this job is good for my religion and my subsistence and in my Hereafter--(or said: If it is better for my present and later needs)--Then You ordain it for me and make it easy for me to get, And then bless me in it, and if You know that this job is harmful to me In my religion and subsistence and in the Hereafter--(or said: If it is worse for my present and later needs)--Then keep it away from me and let me be away from it. And ordain for me whatever is good for me, And make me satisfied with it)&lt;/em&gt;. The Prophet (ﷺ) added that then the person should name (mention) his need. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/19/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 1166&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2019-01-21T04:47:17.393" LastActivityDate="2019-01-21T04:47:17.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23071" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-25T13:06:15.847" Score="4" ViewCount="6183" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned in Quran that everything in the universe has a purpose. So, why does Allah cover over 70% of the Earth with sea water that human beings can't consume unlike the fresh water that is helpful for humans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the hidden wisdom behind this? Is there anything related to this mentioned in Quran or Hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A logical or a scientific explanation would really help, thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4600" LastEditorUserId="4600" LastEditDate="2015-02-25T14:23:17.237" LastActivityDate="2023-03-02T07:35:43.293" Title="Why Allah filled the oceans with sea water and not with fresh water?" Tags="|allah|science|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14986" CreationDate="2015-02-25T14:36:31.150" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there is no contradiction. A verb may be used in its initial meanings as well as &lt;em&gt;final/extreme&lt;/em&gt;. The context/situation dictates the meaning in which it is used. This is a general style of Arabic language. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example see &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.shakir/4:136&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;An-Nisa 4:136&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who &lt;strong&gt;believe&lt;/strong&gt;! &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;believe&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in Allah and His Apostle and the Book which&#xA;  He has revealed to His Apostle and the Book which He revealed before;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is very obvious that the second &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;believe&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; conveys the &lt;em&gt;perfect/complete&lt;/em&gt; sense of the verb in contrast with the first one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the hadith you mentioned, the verb is also used in its initial meanings (fondling) rather than the &lt;em&gt;final&lt;/em&gt; (sexual intercourse). The following sentences indicate that sexual intercourse is not implied here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;he used to order her to put on an Izar and start fondling her&quot; - replace fondling with intercourse and you'll see the sentence becoming harder to make sense.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;None of you could control his sexual desires as the Prophet could&quot; i.e. he (pbuh) &lt;em&gt;controlled&lt;/em&gt;  his desires despite fondling her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, a husband cannot have sexual intercourse with his menstruating wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2015-02-26T11:34:51.073" LastActivityDate="2015-02-26T11:34:51.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23074" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23071" CreationDate="2015-02-25T14:42:34.603" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Humans are not the only creatures on this Planet,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scientists have described well over 1.7 million of the world's species of animals, plants, insects and algae. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.currentresults.com/Environment-Facts/Plants-Animals/number-species.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Number of Species Identified on Earth&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Out of those, just imagine how many might be &lt;strong&gt;aquatic&lt;/strong&gt;? That salt(ocean) water out there stands enough for the purpose to those marine inhabitants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you stop your question at...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;why does Allah cover over 70% of the Earth with sea water?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This could be a possible explanation...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we don't burn up in the atmosphere, the water cools down the planet. Technically there is more land than water anyway though since land is underneath the water. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answers.com/Q/Why_is_water_more_than_land_on_earth&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, everything is for a purpose, but not every purpose we may perceive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyways, the creator knows that which we know not. And he creates as he wishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not a direct answer but an indirect one which I found from Surah Waqia'h (56).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that after careful study of the verses 68-70, we find a logic behind why Allah sends down pure water which is helpful to us, humans. So, that we remember him and thank him for his help and mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tell Me! The water that you drink.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it you who cause it from the rainclouds to come down, or are We the Causer of it to come down?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If We willed, &lt;strong&gt;We verily could make it salt&lt;/strong&gt; (and undrinkable), why then do you not give thanks (to Allah)? (Qur'an 56:68-70)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, here Allah is threatening us, that he could make even the rain water salty, implying, thank him enough for what ever he gave you. If Allah would have made all the water drinkable or useful, then people would rarely remember him in terms of water scarcity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Regarding the ships sailing in the sea which others were pointing to, I found a verse regarding that...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah it is He Who has subjected to you the sea, that ships may sail through it by His Command, and that you may seek of His Bounty, and &lt;strong&gt;that you may be thankful&lt;/strong&gt;, (Qur'an 45:12)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, the emphasize is that we may be thankful for letting the ships sail on that salty sea water. (I couldn't find scientific references yet for this)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T20:53:10.023" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23075" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23246" CreationDate="2015-02-25T18:34:09.417" Score="0" ViewCount="9214" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And He created the jinn from a smokeless flame of fire. (Qur'an 55:15)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if they are made of fire, we must be able to see them. Why can't we see them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there something special about &quot;smokeless fire&quot;??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Logical answer along with quotations expected...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2023-09-17T02:33:54.920" LastActivityDate="2023-09-17T02:48:49.060" Title="Why can't we see jinn when they're created from FIRE...?" Tags="|tafseer|islamic-philosophy|jinn|ilm-al-ghaib|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23076" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-25T19:16:03.407" Score="-2" ViewCount="3948" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know there were more than a hundred-thousand prophets. But was wondering if Hazrat Eesa (alaihas salaam) was among the last prophets mentioned in the Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11979" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2021-12-11T20:12:20.503" LastActivityDate="2021-12-11T20:12:20.503" Title="Was Prophet Eesa/Jesus (alaihas salaam) the second last prophet before Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)?" Tags="|prophets|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23077" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23076" CreationDate="2015-02-25T19:26:55.127" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Talking without references, it is said that there are 124,000 prophets all together from the beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And for every nation is a messenger&lt;/strong&gt;. So when their messenger comes, it will be judged between them in justice, and they will not be wronged (Qur'an 10:47)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since, we've heard only about Prophet Isa(peace be upon him) as the chronological Prophet after Prophet Moosa(peace be upon him) and before Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) does not mean there weren't other prophets in this time gap. Who knows some prophet(peace be upon him) was sent to one of the dense forests of South America, but we do not know or are not notified about. All we know for sure is the fact that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was the last and a seal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-02-25T20:28:34.813" LastActivityDate="2015-02-25T20:28:34.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23078" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23076" CreationDate="2015-02-25T19:34:27.690" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;By pure coincidence, just today I was reading the طبقات by Ibn Saʻd. In his chapter on the death of the Prophet he cites a tradition to the effect that every prophet lives half as long as his predecessor. Then he says that Muḥammad lived to be 62 and that his predecessor ʻĪsā b. Maryam lived to be 124. This does imply that ʻĪsā was the second-to-last prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastActivityDate="2015-02-25T19:34:27.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18012" CreationDate="2015-02-25T20:21:09.410" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Verily, this (the Quran) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns)&lt;/strong&gt;. (Qur'an 81:27)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, for sure, it is a guidance for humans, and &lt;strong&gt;it is for Jinn too&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And when we(Jinn) heard the guidance&lt;/strong&gt;, we believed in it. And whoever believes in his Lord will not fear deprivation or burden. (Qur'an 72:13)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And (remember) when &lt;strong&gt;We sent towards you&lt;/strong&gt; (Muhammad SAW) Nafran (three to ten persons) of the &lt;strong&gt;jinns&lt;/strong&gt;, (quietly) &lt;strong&gt;listening to the Quran&lt;/strong&gt;, when they stood in the presence thereof, they said: &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Listen in silence!&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; And when it was finished, they returned to their people, as warners. (Qur'an 46:29)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(It has been revealed to me that) &lt;strong&gt;When the slave of Allah&lt;/strong&gt; (Muhammad SAW) &lt;strong&gt;stood up invoking&lt;/strong&gt; (his Lord Allah) &lt;strong&gt;in prayer to Him they&lt;/strong&gt; (the jinns) &lt;strong&gt;just made round him a dense crowd as if sticking one over the other&lt;/strong&gt; (in order to listen to the Prophet's recitation) (Qur'an 72:19)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so how is it guaranteed that they come to know of it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't know. It is a &lt;strong&gt;matter of the unseen&lt;/strong&gt;. But, to guess, as the above two verses say, when someone recites Qur'an, the jinn might listen to the reciter. We're unsure because, the verse describes about an event which happened, but does not say that it will always happen that way. So, beyond our scope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what about the Angels?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, We have made it an Arabic Qur'an that you might understand. And indeed it is, in &lt;strong&gt;the Mother of the Book with Us&lt;/strong&gt;, exalted and full of wisdom. (Qur'an 43:3-4)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again these are the verses which just give a clue, but are not clear. The same Qur'an which we have might be of guidance to the angels too(i.e. they may consider the verses useful for them out of that Qur'an) or may be the rules pertaining to them are inscribed in the &amp;quot;Mother of The Book&amp;quot; which we have no knowledge of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-02-25T20:21:09.410" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17587" CreationDate="2015-02-26T00:03:07.303" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;We simply just leave it to Allah, we have no right to question something Allah did not reveal any information for, that would be simply going against Allah if we do so, only Allah knows and He wills we do not need to know why other planets are created. Remember there was only Allah from the very beginning and Allah will be the last after everything. Just to humor you and may Allah Azza Wa Jal (SWT) forgive me if anything I say is wrong, for I do not know anything unless it is revealed to me by the Almighty Allah (SWT). Perhaps Allah has other creations in mind after ours, do not forget the creation of the jinns, and the people of Aad who have lived before us, the jinns are still living after all. Allah may use the other planet as resources after the destruction of Earth on qiyamat, but of course Allah has infinite resources. After all after our death, there are only two abodes and that is jannah and jahannam, may Allah grant us jannah, we do not have any need to know further. Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11983" LastEditorUserId="2871" LastEditDate="2015-02-26T15:46:57.270" LastActivityDate="2015-02-26T15:46:57.270" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23081" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-26T00:21:37.333" Score="5" ViewCount="1312" Body="&lt;p&gt;I and my husband are now living separately, and have been for about 4 months now.  The reason we argued is because of his wrong doing, and he divorced me in front of both our parents.  After a couple of weeks, he ask forgiveness and said that it was not his intention to talaq me.  He only said that because he was angry.  Now our problem is both our parents already consider the talaq was valid, and they don't even want us to be together again.  How do we proceed from here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11984" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-02T23:59:46.203" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T16:59:12.240" Title="My husband divorced me in front of our parents out of anger. How to proceed from here?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|anger|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-05-23T16:25:10.557" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23082" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-26T00:21:46.023" Score="1" ViewCount="20771" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well this may seem pretty childish to many, but I just want a direct answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am very obsessed with this fictional character in a book I used to read as a child, this fictional female character (Which I will not name) has every quality that I find ideal in an intimate way and can relate to. But sadly, fantasies are just that fantasies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I’ve had relationships in my life before, but never have I found a woman with the qualities that are suitable for me, Even though, I have committed Zina before (not physically) I repented to Allah (swt).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have decided to quit on getting married in my life since I just don’t want to get married to reproduce and I’m sure my hypothetical future wife would not be with happy with me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was just sitting in work today and just had that random thought that piqued my interest a bit and got me kind of excited so I had to ask.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let’s say judgement day has passed and the people of Jannah and Jahannam have parted ways and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;inshallah i enter Jannah,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; then if I ask Allah (swt) to bring that fictional being who was only a creation of someone else’s mind to life, &lt;strong&gt;will&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;my wish be granted?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11983" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2019-08-01T08:52:31.647" LastActivityDate="2019-08-01T08:52:31.647" Title="Can I ask Allah to grant me a fictional character as my wife in Jannah?" Tags="|allah|jannah|creation|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23083" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-26T00:46:48.940" Score="1" ViewCount="308" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just like anyone else, I have done things I'm not proud of, to be more specific things like commit adultery (zina), disown my parents, drugs and turning my back on people who needed help. I know all of it is haram, yet throughout all of this I always believed if not anything else, that there is no god but Allah and Mohammad(as) is the messenger and servant of allah. I have asked allah(swt) to forgive me on multiple occasions, but in all truth I don't think I have the capability to enter jannah. There are some things I have done in my life, that I can't undo because it already been done and it's just killing me inside. Will just my BELIEF be sufficient enough for the almighty and merciful Allah(swt), since for now I am incapable in doing the right things in my life and correcting myself. All in can do is repent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11983" LastEditorDisplayName="user27014" LastEditDate="2019-01-30T07:46:32.430" LastActivityDate="2019-01-30T07:46:32.430" Title="Will only believing get me into jannah?" Tags="|forgiveness|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23083" CreationDate="2015-02-26T01:05:39.283" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, they who have believed &lt;strong&gt;and&lt;/strong&gt; done righteous deeds - those are the best of creatures. Their reward with Allah will be gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever, Allah being pleased with them and they with Him. That is for whoever has feared his Lord. (Qur'an 98:7-8)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is an '&lt;strong&gt;and&lt;/strong&gt;' present in up there, not an '&lt;strong&gt;or&lt;/strong&gt;'. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But the Jews and the Christians say, &quot;We are the children of Allah and His beloved.&quot; Say, &quot;Then why does He punish you for your sins?&quot; Rather, you are human beings from among those He has created. &lt;strong&gt;He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills&lt;/strong&gt;. And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and to Him is the [final] destination. (Qur'an 5:18)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, even for a believer, (I mean who just believed), he has to ask forgiveness with true repentance from Allah, at least before he breathes his last breath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verily, Allah is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, if he was just a believer and failed to ask forgiveness from Allah, then&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He admits whom He wills into His mercy; but the wrongdoers - He has prepared for them a painful punishment&lt;/strong&gt;. (Qur'an 76:31)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it say, he will punish the disbelievers? No, clearly it says the 'wrong doers'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, we cannot take a chance. Ryt?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-02-26T01:05:39.283" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23085" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-26T07:44:43.953" Score="2" ViewCount="649" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Allah give the human population exclusive right, to kill and eat any other baser animal life forms?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, a corollary, is it immoral to be a vegetarian and not eat killed animals in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11985" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-20T01:48:27.117" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T01:48:27.117" Title="Does Allah give the human population exclusive right, to kill and eat any other baser animal life forms?" Tags="|food|meat|dhabihah|hunting|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23096" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23085" CreationDate="2015-02-26T19:35:13.720" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam says eat the herbivorous animals and not the carnivorous. Also, sea foods are made Halal(allowable). And also,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah , and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns, and those from which a wild animal has eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death], and those which are sacrificed on stone altars, and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows. That is grave disobedience. This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion; so fear them not, but fear Me. This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. (Qur'an 5:3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is it immoral to be a vegetarian and not eat killed animals in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doctors say that it is highly advisable to have green leafy vegetables. But if a person doesn't like to eat them, is he being immoral?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, Allah says, that meat has a nutritious value for humans, then if someone Muslim prefers to be a vegetarian for any reason is not being immoral.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meat is rich in protein, iron, vitamin B1 and niacin. Non-vegetarian food is a good source of excellent protein.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You're curious by thinking how Islam justifies eating animals and if you wish to get you're questions answered, like...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hindu scriptures give permission to have non-veg&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not compulsory for a Muslim to have non-vegetarian food&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then this article is especially for you...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicvoice.com/december.98/zakir.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Questions Commonly Asked by Non-Muslims - V : Eating non-Vegetarian Food&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-02-26T20:31:00.330" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9148" CreationDate="2015-02-27T16:40:50.693" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is all knowing..  Do not compare Allah's knowledge with the kind he bestowed to us..  So Allah knows clearly that Iblis is not going to come back to right path.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same is the case when Allah said in Quran that Allah has created among human people destined to hell..  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12002" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-25T17:37:15.200" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T17:37:15.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23107" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23159" CreationDate="2015-02-27T17:02:21.953" Score="0" ViewCount="2031" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shi'ite jurisprudence, can a girl do tayammum over makeup? Sometimes girls fall into this type of situation.. what to do then?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-05-09T20:51:47.507" LastActivityDate="2015-05-09T20:51:47.507" Title="Can a Shi'ite girl do tayammum over makeup?" Tags="|shiism|wudu|tayammum|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23108" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23208" CreationDate="2015-02-27T17:27:21.727" Score="5" ViewCount="8629" Body="&lt;p&gt;How to pray when I'm outside of home, in a vehicle like bus? I do miss lots of prayers in traffic jam and journeys, and find it difficult to do all the kazza together at night. I'm so upset for that.. I don't know the procedure, can anyone please explain how to pray, and what if I don't have wudu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastActivityDate="2019-05-29T04:25:16.603" Title="How to pray on bus?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23109" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-28T00:46:22.123" Score="3" ViewCount="171" Body="&lt;p&gt;Daesh destroyed some artwork last year on the grounds that it depicted humans or animals, which isn't permitted by Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Salafi perspective, is the prohibition of depictions of humans and animals retrospective? That is, does it apply to artwork from before the time of Mohammed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastEditorUserId="301" LastEditDate="2016-10-08T10:07:23.170" LastActivityDate="2016-10-08T10:20:04.670" Title="From the Salafi perspective, is the prohibition of depictions of humans and animals retrospective?" Tags="|art|salafi|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23111" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-28T06:04:42.783" Score="3" ViewCount="2597" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The names of the two hills As Safa and al-Marwa signify a stone, that is, an idol. Pagans ran between the two hills in order to touch and kiss Isaf and Naila. the idols, placed there as a means of acquiring luck and good fortune. -- Ibn Warraq, Why I Am Not a Muslim, 2003&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know, should I change my name, as Naila is name of idol mentioned in Quran?  We do not worship any idols and have a belief that Allah is one and only one God.  We were unaware of this thing earlier, but now when we got to know this, what should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will I, or my parents, receive punishment from Allah (SWT) as meaning of my name is mention as idol worship here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11989" LastEditorUserId="10491" LastEditDate="2021-12-05T02:07:08.300" LastActivityDate="2021-12-05T02:07:08.300" Title="Should I change my name as it is the name of an idol?" Tags="|naming|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23112" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22988" CreationDate="2015-02-28T07:13:05.257" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In regarding to the main inquiry which asked “Why Matam by Shias when maximum mourning period is 4 months?”, there would be some various responses from different aspects. Let's survey it briefly from some aspects. Definitely pointing to Qur'an verse(s)/ayah would be sufficient to prove the issue. Let’s pay attention to the verse 84 and 85 of Surah Yusuf as two related matters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَا أَسَفَىٰ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَابْيَضَّتْ&#xA;  عَيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْحُزْنِ فَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ ﴿٨٤&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And he turned away from them and said, &quot;Oh, my sorrow over Joseph,&quot;&#xA;  and his eyes became white from grief, for he was [of that] a&#xA;  suppressor. (84)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالُوا تَاللَّـهِ تَفْتَأُ تَذْكُرُ يُوسُفَ حَتَّىٰ تَكُونَ حَرَضًا&#xA;  أَوْ تَكُونَ مِنَ الْهَالِكِينَ ﴿٨٥&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They said, &quot;By Allah, you will not cease remembering Joseph until you&#xA;  become fatally ill or become of those who perish.&quot; (85)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verses above-mentioned declare that Jacob was involved in weeping for being away from his son (Joseph)… furthermore there are a related tradition which narrated by Zamakhshari as a Famous Sunni Mofaser (expounder) of the holy Qur'an (And likewise Al-Fakhr al-Razi) who narrated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Joseph asked Gabriel concerning the time when his father was crying&#xA;  and sorrowing, then he responded “it took 70 years (he was crying for&#xA;  70 years), and asked him concerning the reward of his crying, he&#xA;  responded “his crying reward equals 70 martyrs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, there are many traditions concerning the mentioned issue from Shia Imams; For instance, it has narrated that Imam Sajjad (Zain al Abedin) (a.s.) as the fourth Imam of Shia, permanently he was sorrowing for the event of Ashura during his Imamate period; he cried too much for the mentioned event that he was considered and was titled as “Boka’een” who was counted as the persons who cry a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/12:84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tafseer al Keshaf, Zamakhshari, 2th edition,  pg. 497, and Tafseer al&#xA;Kabir, Al-Fakhr al Razi, Vol.18, pg. 193 (in regard to verses 84 &amp;amp; 85&#xA;Surah Yusuf).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;تفسير الكشاف، زمخشري، نسخه(التحریر)2، ص497 و تفسير الكبير، الفخر&#xA;الرازي، ج18، ص193، ذيل آيات 84و85&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wasa’elul-Shia, vol. 2, pg. 922.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-12T07:30:31.890" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T07:30:31.890" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23111" CreationDate="2015-02-28T07:28:47.143" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;you said &amp;quot;NAILA is name of idol mentioned in quran&amp;quot;. Naila is not mentioned in Quran as an idol. May be what you mentioned is from some other source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naila is the name of wife of third Caliph, Uthman (r.a) &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naila_bint_al-Farafsa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naila_bint_al-Farafsa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't matter if some idol in past had this name or not, it is said that there used to be idols in the name of Ibrahim (a.s) and ismaeel (a.s) inside ka'ba before it was cleaned by prophet(s.a).But that doesn't mean we cannot have these names. Names should not have bad meaning, Naila is not having bad meaning so I think no need to change it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arabic fatwa site which states that it is ok to have this name and lists number of companions of prophet(s.a) with this name&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/195325&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/195325&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-04T17:29:15.213" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:29:15.213" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23115" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22996" CreationDate="2015-02-28T08:31:47.240" Score="0" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                     In the name of Allah&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the famous expression of Elme-Hadith (the science of tradition), hadith would be termed as a speech which indicates the practice or utterance of the prophet Muhammad (S) (and his Ahlul-Bayt).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore as Mr. goldPseudo declared &quot;The linked source doesn't in any way claim it is a hadith,” . on the other hand, as the user “Mr. Wiser” mentioned, this solely a dream; As an Islamic rule, all the dreams could not be considered as real truths. On the whole, the significant point is related to the authenticity of the matter above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And God knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=40384&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-17T13:09:46.930" LastActivityDate="2015-10-17T13:09:46.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1085" CreationDate="2015-02-28T11:04:42.177" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As much as I can recognize from the mentioned verses of Surah al-Momenoon that you named them, seemingly it is named some items such as being patient as an item which could help people for going to the paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or for instance in the verse 111 of Surah al Mo’menoon which has said concerning the patience:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;نِّي جَزَيْتُهُمُ الْيَوْمَ بِمَا صَبَرُوا أَنَّهُمْ هُمُ&#xA;  الْفَائِزُونَ ﴿۱۱۱&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, I have rewarded them this Day for their patient endurance -&#xA;  that they are the attainers [of success].&quot; (111)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus as the name of the Surah below is al-Momenoon, and by paying attention to its verses, it could be inferred that being patient is related to Momenoon who believe in Allah and they are patient in the way of Allah by believing in him and …&#xA;And the other side of the verses which is uttering about the individuals who will be in the hell. So in some of the mentioned verses, it has names some charactersitics from the persons who will be in the hell, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The persons whose (good) practices are low  (related to 23:103) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The persons who denied the verses of Allah (23:105) أَلَمْ تَكُنْ&#xA;آيَاتِي تُتْلَى عَلَيْكُمْ فَكُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The persons who were misled. (23:106) قَالُوا رَبَّنَا غَلَبَتْ&#xA;عَلَيْنَا شِقْوَتُنَا وَكُنَّا قَوْمًا ضَالِّينَ &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, perhaps being patient was a factor from the factors of Saved people who will go to the heaven as it has mentioned in the verse 111 (of Surah al-Momenoon)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنِّي جَزَيْتُهُمُ الْيَوْمَ بِمَا صَبَرُوا أَنَّهُمْ هُمُ&#xA;  الْفَائِزُونَ ﴿۱۱۱&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, I have rewarded them this Day for their patient endurance -&#xA;  that they are the attainers [of success].&quot; (111)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eventually concerning your question which inquired “Can we say that a person who does not have to be patient in his life, will not reach the heaven?”, the response could be that apparently the concept of patient in the mentioned matter is related to being patient in the field of believing in Allah. Consequently I assume it ought to be specified in regard to the patience that what sort of patience has inquired in the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/23:111&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-30T11:03:07.217" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T11:03:07.217" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21358" CreationDate="2015-02-28T13:55:54.857" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this verse can provide an answer to your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying to them], &quot;Am I not your Lord?&quot; They said, &quot;Yes, we have testified.&quot; [This] - lest you should say on the day of Resurrection, &quot;Indeed, we were of this unaware.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/172&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'A`rāf 7/172&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT:I'm sorry for the short answer,  I must have elaborated on it a bit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I quote a passage from previously answered question similar to above one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have been Muslims since Qalu Bala.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah created the spirits of all people before He created the world and the &#xA;  beings in it. He brought them together in a place called the realm of spirits.&#xA;  Then, he brought all of them to his presence and asked them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;– Alastu birabbikum= Am I not your Lord? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The spirits answered:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;– Qalu:Bala=They said:Yes you are. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They also said, “Thee do we worship, and  Thine aid we seek.”  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The time when the conversation above took place is called Qalu Bala.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info check out &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.questionsonislam.com/article/what-does-qalu-bala-mean-and-when-have-we-been-muslims&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4356" LastEditorUserId="4356" LastEditDate="2015-03-01T17:07:30.793" LastActivityDate="2015-03-01T17:07:30.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21358" CreationDate="2015-02-28T21:46:31.253" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know exactly what you're asking about. But you said Allah asked all of his creation if they are ready to be tested. However the mountains (rocks) feared the big test but Humans were &lt;em&gt;foolish&lt;/em&gt; and said they are ready to be tested.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it's some kind of misunderstanding or mistranslation foolish is not an attribute for all human beings it's for who didn't worship god and who are the failures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4084" LastActivityDate="2015-02-28T21:46:31.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23128" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-02-28T23:05:20.597" Score="2" ViewCount="894" Body="&lt;p&gt;The English Wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliocentrism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;says&lt;/a&gt; that Heliocentrism was &quot;official&quot; in Christianity in 1822 and in Judaism by the 20th century. What about Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9189" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-02-28T23:19:34.637" LastActivityDate="2017-06-04T02:13:01.833" Title="What's the earliest “acknowledgement” of Heliocentrism in Islam?" Tags="|science|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21358" CreationDate="2015-02-28T23:33:18.260" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please read carefully from &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah 2/30&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah 2/39&lt;/a&gt;. Then watch this video: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1Wh8J6xy3E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;by Prof. Jeffrey Lang&lt;/a&gt;. It is a long video (1.5 hour), but it is very enlightening, please watch it until the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a short answer, we are not on Earth because of the sin of Adam and Eve (peace be upon them). We are here to be tested individually. Mankind is created for eternal life, but our bodies are created for this world at the beginning. The forbidden fruit issue was the first opposition of mankind against Allah, it was the first use of free will. It was the signal to indicate the beginning of Test on Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The test is being held to differentiate people, to decide who will go to Heaven, and who will go to Hell. As I said, mankind is created for eternal life, not for eternal life in Heaven. You have to earn that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-02-28T23:33:18.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8098" CreationDate="2015-03-01T01:21:31.087" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word here is &lt;strong&gt;evliyae&lt;/strong&gt;. Evliyae doesn't mean &lt;strong&gt;friend&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;ally&lt;/strong&gt; in English. Evliyae is the plural form of &lt;strong&gt;veli&lt;/strong&gt;, which means protector, someone responsible from you or someone who can decide for you. For example, in school, your parents are veli of you. They can decide for you, they are called when something emergent about you. In law of some countries, if you commit a crime and if you are under 18, your veli is punished instead of you. By default, your parents are your veli, if they are dead, the one who looks after you is your veli. Your veli is basically superior to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse says, don't take non-believers as your &lt;strong&gt;evliyae&lt;/strong&gt; instead of believers. Firstly, this means if you have no choice, you can take them as your evliyae; but if you can choose, choose the believer one. Secondly, the verse says, if you accept them as your evliyae in order to protect yourself from them, it is allowed. But, there is a warning here, Allah is the one you should be feared truly. That means, you are allowed, but if you really need it. Don't use this verse as a mere excuse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can be friend with a non-believer, you can trade with a non-believer, but you can't make them your superior (or give them the right to decide for you) unless there is a very clear dangerous reason and have no other choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think about you are looking for a job. If you have a choice, you should choose the believer. Because there is a probability that the non-believer boss may want you to do things forbidden in your religion such as joining a business dinner with alcohol. Or he/she may forbid you to pray salat just because he/she thinks it is a waste of time, rather you should work in that hour. Or he/she may forbid you fasting in order to not decrease efficiency in work hours. He/she may threaten you to dismiss from the job and give you a bad reference if you don't do what he/she is ordering.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-01T01:21:31.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23134" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-01T16:05:08.893" Score="-1" ViewCount="27" Body="&lt;p&gt;How is it known that the Quran assumes one to know the Bible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12020" LastActivityDate="2015-03-01T20:26:24.477" Title="How is it known that the Holy Quran assumes knowledge of the Bible?" Tags="|quran|bible|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-03-01T21:27:55.463" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23135" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23139" CreationDate="2015-03-01T16:49:46.077" Score="0" ViewCount="269" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know how people know that the Holy Quran expects its readers to know the Holy Bible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One such claim is&#xA;&lt;br/&gt;&quot;The Quran assumes familiarity with major narratives recounted in the Jewish and Christian scriptures.&quot;&#xA;&lt;br/&gt;Ref.: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12020" LastEditorUserId="2615" LastEditDate="2015-03-02T09:04:14.127" LastActivityDate="2015-03-02T09:04:14.127" Title="For those that claim that the Holy Quran expects you to know the Holy Bible, what proof do they have for that claim?" Tags="|bible|reading-quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23136" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-01T17:34:08.753" Score="2" ViewCount="684" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been separated from my husband for a year, we have 3 kids together, I left the house when I was pregnant with my last.  We didn't speak or see each other for months then I decided to have a sheikh talk to him.  I was angry and at the time wanted a divorce.  He filed for a legal divorce (non Islamic), which has been dismissed in the court for failure to follow up.  We are in the process of a legal separation from my home country (again not Islamic).  He agreed to the separation but signed the wrong form, I signed but it has not been finalized, I want to work things out but he's giving me mixed signals. We have not seen each other since the day I left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are we divorced in Islam (we are Sunni) since he didn't utter the words &quot;I divorce you&quot;? But when I ask him he says we're divorced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12022" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-02T05:26:49.450" LastActivityDate="2017-07-02T05:26:49.450" Title="After separation and various attempts at a non-Islamic divorce, are we divorced in Sunni Islam?" Tags="|sunni|talaq|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23137" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23135" CreationDate="2015-03-01T19:30:55.137" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It does not assume one to know the Bible by any way. But what it says is those who've read Bible(True Bible like Old Testament) find the same flavor even in the Qur'an, and also most of Qur'aninc verses confirm what's there in Bible(I mean the True Bible like Old Testament (or) the words of God aggregated in the Bible) abrogating a few.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-03-01T20:26:24.477" LastActivityDate="2015-03-01T20:26:24.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8098" CreationDate="2015-03-01T20:08:47.260" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who believe! &lt;strong&gt;Take not My enemies and your enemies&lt;/strong&gt; (i.e. disbelievers and polytheists, etc.) &lt;strong&gt;as friends, showing affection towards them, while they have disbelieved&lt;/strong&gt; in what has come to you of the truth (i.e. Islamic Monotheism, this Quran, and Muhammad SAW), &lt;strong&gt;and have driven out the Messenger&lt;/strong&gt; (Muhammad SAW) &lt;strong&gt;and yourselves&lt;/strong&gt; (from your homeland) because you believe in Allah your Lord! If you have come forth to strive in My Cause and to seek My Good Pleasure, (then take not these disbelievers and polytheists, etc., as your friends). &lt;strong&gt;You show friendship to them in secret&lt;/strong&gt;, while I am All-Aware of what you conceal and what you reveal. And whosoever of you (Muslims) does that, then indeed he has gone (far) astray, (away) from the Straight Path. (Qur'an 60:1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If they gain dominance over you, they would be to you as enemies and extend against you their hands and their tongues with evil, and they wish you would disbelieve.&lt;/strong&gt; (Qur'an 60:2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed there has been an &lt;strong&gt;excellent example&lt;/strong&gt; for you in &lt;strong&gt;Ibrahim&lt;/strong&gt; (Abraham) &lt;strong&gt;and those with him&lt;/strong&gt;, when they &lt;strong&gt;said to their people&lt;/strong&gt;: &quot;Verily, we are free from you and whatever you worship besides Allah, &lt;strong&gt;we have rejected you, and there has started between us and you, hostility and hatred for ever, until you believe in Allah Alone&lt;/strong&gt;,&quot; except the saying of Ibrahim (Abraham) to his father: &quot;Verily, I will ask for forgiveness (from Allah) for you, but I have no power to do anything for you before Allah.&quot; Our Lord! In You (Alone) we put our trust, and to You (Alone) we turn in repentance, and to You (Alone) is (our) final Return, (Qur'an 60:4)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&quot;Our Lord! Make us not a prey for those who disbelieve, and forgive us, our Lord! Lo! Thou, only Thou, are the Mighty, the Wise. &lt;/h3&gt;(Qur'an 60:5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Certainly, there has been in them an excellent example for you to follow, for those who look forward to (the Meeting with) Allah (for the reward from Him) and the Last Day. And whosoever turn away, then verily, Allah is Rich (Free of all wants), Worthy of all Praise.&lt;/strong&gt;  (Qur'an 60:6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Perhaps Allah will make friendship between you and those whom you hold as enemies.&lt;/strong&gt; And &lt;strong&gt;Allah has power&lt;/strong&gt; (over all things), and &lt;strong&gt;Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.&lt;/strong&gt;  (Qur'an 60:7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Allah does not forbid you to deal justly and kindly with those who fought not against you on account of religion and did not drive you out of your homes. Verily, Allah loves those who deal with equity.&lt;/h2&gt; (Qur'an 60:8)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is only as regards those who fought against you on account of religion, and have driven you out of your homes, and helped to drive you out, that Allah forbids you to befriend them. And whosoever will befriend them, then such are the Zalimun (wrong-doers those who disobey Allah). (Qur'an 60:9)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I apologize for the big answer, but to get a complete picture you have to read that all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is chapter no. 60 (Surat Al-Mumtahanah), I think **these verses are the abrogated ones over any precious verses. **&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;friend = a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection&lt;/strong&gt; (Oxford Dictionary)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, we need to capture what's going on in the above verses. Firstly, Allah said to befriend (Non -Believers) then he is telling we might become friends, and then he says, do not befriend those who've fought not against you or the Prophet(pbuh). But, he doesn't say make friends with the disbelievers, but he says, deal with them justly. So, the example of Ibrahim (pbuh) mentioned above applies, and Allah says, do not make them your close friends. Because their negative behavior is very likely to influence you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O you who believe! Take not as friends the people who incurred the Wrath of Allah&lt;/strong&gt; (i.e. the Jews). &lt;strong&gt;Surely, they have been in despair to receive any good in the Hereafter, just as the disbelievers have been in despair about those&lt;/strong&gt; (buried) &lt;strong&gt;in graves&lt;/strong&gt; (that they will not be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection). (Qur'an 60:13)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-14T06:25:27.550" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T06:25:27.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23139" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23135" CreationDate="2015-03-01T20:17:47.290" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;page&lt;/a&gt; you referred to in comment, somewhat answers your question. Relevant lines from Wikipedia are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The Quran assumes familiarity with major narratives recounted in the Jewish and Christian scriptures. It summarizes some, dwells at length on others and, in some cases, presents alternative accounts and interpretations of events.[12][13][14]&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Above statement has &lt;strong&gt;three references&lt;/strong&gt;, two of which appear to be books and third is verse of Quran. You can look for those books. As for the verse of Quran, it is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Say: 'We believe in God, and that which has been sent down on us, and sent down on Abraham and Ishmael, Isaac and Jacob, and the Tribes, and in that which was given to Moses and Jesus, and the Prophets, of their Lord; we make no division between any of them, and to Him we surrender.'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wiki paragraph, uses words &quot;&lt;em&gt;assumes familiarity&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, but that '&lt;em&gt;familiarity&lt;/em&gt;' is only related to Jews and Christians, because they believe in those narratives but have misunderstandings/misinterpretations and corrupted data. For others, those narratives are just a new set of knowledge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That &lt;strong&gt;verse&lt;/strong&gt; shows that Muslims are required to recognize the books/scriptures given to other prophets as word of God, among which is Bible. But since it is believed to have been corrupted, so they are not required to read that. It is like, when there is a new version then you are not required to read the outdated( and/or corrupted) version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_view_of_the_Christian_Bible&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is an other link related to &lt;strong&gt;Islamic view of Bible&lt;/strong&gt;. This link states(with references) that Muslims are required to believe that Bible was divine, but are also told that Bible is now corrupted. So, Muslims are directed to only take guidance from Quran. This page also mentions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Abu Hurairah, a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad had narrated, &quot;The people of the Scripture (Jews) used to recite the Torah in Hebrew and they used to explain it in Arabic to the Muslims. On that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;Do not believe the people of the Scripture or disbelieve them, but say:-- &quot;We believe in Allah and what is revealed to us.&quot;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Summary:&lt;/strong&gt; Quran does not expect its readers to have read Bible, but expects Christians(who have read Bible) to read the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2615" LastEditorUserId="2615" LastEditDate="2015-03-01T20:57:43.007" LastActivityDate="2015-03-01T20:57:43.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23128" CreationDate="2015-03-01T20:36:14.230" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslim astronomers bestowed great contributions to astronomy. Since Islam was widespread and had many sects we can not talk about an official acknowledged date for heliocentrism. But we understand that Muslim Astronomers may have inspired Copernicus. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The influence of the Maragha school on Copernicus remains speculative, since there is no documentary evidence to prove it. The possibility that Copernicus independently developed the Tusi couple remains open, since no researcher has yet demonstrated that he knew about Tusi's work or that of the Maragha school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocentric_model#Geocentrism_and_Islamic_astronomy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Geocentrism_and_Islamic_astronomy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It dated back to a few centuries earlier than Copernicus' puplication.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What more impressive idea came from  &lt;strong&gt;Fakhr al-Din al-Razi&lt;/strong&gt; was &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fakhr_ad-Din_ar-Razi#Multiverse&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Multiverse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4356" LastActivityDate="2015-03-01T20:36:14.230" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17587" CreationDate="2015-03-01T21:11:32.183" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;In many different verses of the Quran, we are urged to look at the world around us and to think about its creation. Basically, the existence of other planets allow us to understand certain names of God, such as the All-Powerful (القادر) and the All-Knowing (العالم). So these extra planets give us an opportunity to think and understand the names and attributes of God. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللَّـهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ وَمِنَ الْأَرْضِ مِثْلَهُنَّ&#xA;يَتَنَزَّلُ الْأَمْرُ بَيْنَهُنَّ لِتَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّـهَ عَلَىٰ&#xA;كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ وَأَنَّ اللَّـهَ قَدْ أَحَاطَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ&#xA;عِلْمًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is God who created the seven heavens and the same number of earths.&#xA;His commandment descends among them, &lt;strong&gt;so that&lt;/strong&gt; you may know that &lt;em&gt;God has&#xA;power over all things&lt;/em&gt;; and that &lt;em&gt;He encompasses all things with His&#xA;knowledge&lt;/em&gt;. [65:12]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, it is also crucial to realize that humans are not the only conscious beings in this world. God also creates angels and commands them to worship Him. Some angels may see some planets which humans cannot. If you are looking for an in-depth explanation, this is discussed in the following tafseer (&lt;em&gt;The Risale-i Nur collection&lt;/em&gt; written by the Sunni-Shaf’ii scholar Bediuzzaman Said Nursi) of the verse,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدْ زَيَّنَّا السَّمَاۤءَ الدُّنْياَ بِمَصَابِيحَ وَجَعَلْناَهَا رُجوُماً لِلشَّياَطِينِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And We have adorned the lowest heaven with lamps, and We have made them missiles to drive away the evil ones. (67:5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may read the tafseer from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nur.gen.tr/en.html#leftmenu=Risale&amp;amp;maincontent=Risale&amp;amp;islem=read&amp;amp;BolumId=8503&amp;amp;KitapId=456&amp;amp;KitapAd=The+Words&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-03-05T08:59:21.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23142" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-01T21:29:10.427" Score="5" ViewCount="2315" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:34&lt;/a&gt; Sahih International&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [mention] when We said &lt;strong&gt;to the angels&lt;/strong&gt;, &amp;quot;Prostrate before Adam&amp;quot;; so they prostrated, except for &lt;strong&gt;Iblees&lt;/strong&gt;. He refused and was arrogant and became of the disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am just wondering what is the true meaning of this ayah is, does it imply that Iblis (may Allah(swt) curse him) is an angel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10549" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-12-25T15:40:10.053" Title="True meaning of this ayat Qur'an 2:34?" Tags="|tafseer|shaitan|malaikah|surat-al-baqarah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23142" CreationDate="2015-03-01T22:44:14.793" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa alaikum salam. No, Satan is a djinn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention] when We said to the angels, &quot;Prostrate to Adam,&quot; and they prostrated, except for Iblees. &lt;strong&gt;He was of the jinn&lt;/strong&gt; and departed from the command of his Lord. Then will you take him and his descendants as allies other than Me while they are enemies to you? Wretched it is for the wrongdoers as an exchange. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/50&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Kahf 18/50&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Angels don't have free will, thus are not capable to antagonise (resist) Allah's orders. They have to obey by their nature. Djinn and Mankind have free will and choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Angels are created from light, while djinns are created from smokeless fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And He created the jinn from a smokeless flame of fire. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/55/15&quot;&gt;Surat Ar-Raĥmān 55/15&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[ Allah ] said, &quot;What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?&quot; [Satan] said, &quot;I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/12&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'A`rāf 7/12&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example there is a class with 30 students. 28 of them are very successful and 2 of them are just average. If you claim that this class is successful, would it wrong? This is called generalization. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets say you are a teacher and the class has 30 students. They are not listening to you, if 29 of them are male and just 1 is female, if you shout them as &quot;Guys, listen to me!&quot;, does this sentence give the permission to talk to the female one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My point is, this is not a mistake, it just a way of talk. Its more like Allah says in some verses &quot;We did...&quot;. There is no multiple gods and Allah points in that sentence to himself (not he, but whatever). As in this sentence Allah uses &quot;royal we (meaning me)&quot;, in your question he uses generalization. In that moment, there are probably thousands (maybe millions) of angels and there is 1 djinn. Should Allah say &quot;I said to the angels and Iblees, ...&quot;? He might had, but this way is not a mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, apart from all of this, when Iblees didn't prostrate, Allah asked for the reason. This means, he is expected to follow this order. Furthermore, he didn't replied as &quot;I am not an angel, so I didn't realize that I should prostrate too.&quot; But, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/50&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Kahf 18/50&lt;/a&gt;, it is very clear that he is not an angel, but a djinn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastEditorUserId="4124" LastEditDate="2015-03-02T19:41:03.270" LastActivityDate="2015-03-02T19:41:03.270" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17587" CreationDate="2015-03-01T23:07:47.913" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Earth is created just like a baby in a mother's womb. Allah can surely make a baby outside of a womb, but rather every baby progress a certain time in the womb. These rules of developing is made by Allah. Allah wanted as this way, so did it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to make a baby, womb itself doesn't enough. It needs a body, a hearth for blood, a stomach for food, a mouth for water etc. Even the body itself doesn't enough. It needs fruits, vegetables, animals, water, air etc in order to live. Just like it, Earth has been in a process, like universe. In order to make the today's universe, Allah put some physical laws and thus with these rules, Earth was able to exist. Beyond the planets in our solar system, Earth needs far away stars in order to be exist in this system. There is a good sentence explaining this: &quot;To make a flower is to make a spring, to make a spring is to make a universe.&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah didn't created mankind at the beginning of the universe, rather we are created billions of years after that. Why? Same reason. Earth wasn't ready at that time. We couldn't live on a early Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My point is, in this system, in order to make Earth exist, this whole universe has to be exist. Allah could have made a different system, a more quick one, but did this one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is an issue called &lt;strong&gt;Fine Tuning&lt;/strong&gt;. Please search a little about it, and then you will understand what I mean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-01T23:07:47.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23149" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23083" CreationDate="2015-03-02T03:24:49.603" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah can forgive every sin accept shirk he will forgive sins that are big as ocean all you have to do is ask for forgiveness Our Islam is a straight forward religion some Muslims just made it difficult there was a person who committed 100 murders and he still entered jannat &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12016" LastActivityDate="2015-03-02T03:24:49.603" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23153" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-02T14:02:41.293" Score="2" ViewCount="726" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam alikoum brothers and sisters,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When reading Quran I often see the word عذاب translated as punishment.&#xA;Now, I'm from Moroccan origin and I speak Arabic in a dialect form. What I understand of the word عذاب is suffering and misery. When I look at translation of the word on online dictionaries, I see the same meanings as how I understand it. So why is the word punishment used instead of suffering or misery?&#xA;If the meaning should be punishment, isn't that the Arabic word عقاب should be used?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakoum Allah kheir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4189" LastActivityDate="2015-11-03T07:48:40.687" Title="Is the English meaning of عذاب really punishment?" Tags="|punishment|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7421" CreationDate="2015-03-02T14:41:24.590" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, persecution of non Muslims is not allowed. Prophet (s.a) even said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ&#xA;عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اتَّقُوا دَعْوَةَ الْمَظْلُومِ وَإِنْ كَانَ&#xA;كَافِرًا فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ دُونَهَا حِجَابٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Beware of the supplication of the oppressed, even if he is an&#xA;unbeliever, for there is no screen between it and Allah.” Saheeh&#xA;Hadith in Musnad Ahmad 12140 &lt;a href=&quot;https://mawdoo3.com/%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AC_%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB_(%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7_%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B8%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85_%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88_%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;About authenticity of this hadith (Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means persecuted person's prayer will be readily heard by God, even if the persecuted person is non believer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, there are Muslims that claim persecution of non Muslims is ok. They say the verses of tolerance and religious freedom in Quran are no longer valid because of verses revealed during self defensive war of Islam. Actually, there is no truth in it. Muslims are to follow Quran fully and cannot set aside verses, Quran itself gives warning to those who does this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So do you believe in part of the Scripture and disbelieve in part?&#xA;Then what is the recompense for those who do that among you except&#xA;disgrace in worldly life; and on the Day of Resurrection they will be&#xA;sent back to the severest of punishment. And Allah is not unaware of&#xA;what you do.&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:85&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;see also these answers&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/14595/are-muslims-supposed-to-kill-all-non-believers/14601#14601&quot;&gt;Are muslims supposed to kill all non-believers?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/17080/intolerance-in-muslims/20240#20240&quot;&gt;Intolerance in muslims&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastEditorUserId="10491" LastEditDate="2023-10-21T02:42:10.393" LastActivityDate="2023-10-21T02:42:10.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23155" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-02T14:43:17.370" Score="1" ViewCount="194" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can we write Allah's Name, Without &quot;Al&quot; before that Name? Example is writing &quot;Qayyoom&quot; instead of &quot;Al-Qayyoom&quot; This question arise because somebody has written only &quot;Qayyoom&quot; and mention that it is a Name of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12034" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-04T19:29:10.490" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T19:29:10.490" Title="Names of Allah Is it written Correctly" Tags="|allah|names|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23156" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23153" CreationDate="2015-03-02T14:43:36.657" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wehr/Cowan translate the noun عذاب as &quot;pain, torment, suffering, agony; torture, punishment, chastisement, castigation&quot;. The semicolon &quot;;&quot; separates two semantic strands: The suffering that you feel, and the suffering that you inflict on others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-04T19:31:58.713" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T19:31:58.713" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23155" CreationDate="2015-03-02T14:50:06.353" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you speaking Persian or Urdu you can omit the article. If you are speaking Arabic you do not omit it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastActivityDate="2015-03-02T14:50:06.353" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23128" CreationDate="2015-03-02T15:44:38.533" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;(summarizing)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran mentions &quot;astronomy&quot; in verses &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/21/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;21:33&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/36/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;36:38&lt;/a&gt;, but these verses are not contradicting or supporting any scientific theory, whether it's geocentrism or heliocentrism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, it depends on the personal perspective of each and every person. Therefore the &quot;acknowledgement&quot; has nothing to do with Islam or the Quran, but rather with the individual's values.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9189" LastActivityDate="2015-03-02T15:44:38.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23159" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23107" CreationDate="2015-03-02T15:57:20.680" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt;. According to Grand Ayatollah Sistani's Fatwa, when performing Tayammum, You should remove any obstruction which might be on your forehead, palms and on the back of your hands. Anything stuck on the skin of these parts should be removed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt;. The onus is on followers to specify Whether something is obstruction or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However putting on make-up in ceremonies, parties and weddings, no matter how long they take, cannot be an acceptable excuse for leaving out Wudhu. There are two ways in such situations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;One can perform Wudhu before wearing make-up and try to stay in the state of Taharat until she has performed her prayer at the prescribed time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;One should take off her make-up so that she can perform Wudhu for prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="4765" LastEditDate="2015-03-03T10:04:58.167" LastActivityDate="2015-03-03T10:04:58.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23161" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-02T18:04:05.267" Score="3" ViewCount="704" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/search.jsp?q=sea&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Both of these words are translated as &quot;sea.&quot;&lt;/a&gt; What's the semantic difference between them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10567" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2015-09-07T14:58:09.210" LastActivityDate="2023-11-22T13:06:16.840" Title="What's the difference between the word &quot;al-bahra&quot; and &quot;al-yammi&quot; in the Quran?" Tags="|arabic|arabic-translation|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23163" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-02T19:36:39.137" Score="2" ViewCount="2583" Body="&lt;p&gt;The other day, my car's front bumper slowly touched someone's car. I checked his car. It wasn't really scratched but had some paint stuck to it from my car. I went upstairs and then realized that I might have committed a sin. So I went back and noted down the number of the car. Now, I don't know this guy and I don't know if I should find him and tell him about the incident. If not, am I committing a sin? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12037" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-02T05:20:06.573" LastActivityDate="2017-07-02T05:20:06.573" Title="Is not informing someone that I hit their car by accident a sin?" Tags="|halal-haram|mistake|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23164" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23163" CreationDate="2015-03-02T20:14:55.213" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, as you said, you gave damage to someone else's property. No matter how little it is, there is a damage. I don't know if you could find the owner (I think you should put a paper with your number on the car), but at least you should try. And when you find him, you have to explain that it was an accident and you have to apologize. Then you should give the money required to fix it, or you may fix it properly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is counted as &lt;strong&gt;rightful due&lt;/strong&gt; and Allah won't forgive this kind of sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not deprive people of their due and do not commit abuse on earth, spreading corruption. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/26/183&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Ash-Shu`arā' 26/183&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[And Luqman said], &quot;O my son, indeed if wrong should be the weight of a mustard seed and should be within a rock or [anywhere] in the heavens or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth. Indeed, Allah is Subtle and Acquainted.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/31/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Luqmān 31/16&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT for more Reference about Rightful Due&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you know Turkish, then I suggest that to watch this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sdy2_OFlK4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;short video by Osman Ünlü&lt;/a&gt;. I am now going to summarize some of what he says about rightful due. He doesn't make comments, just explains and gives references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He says that (below translation is belong to me, I hope I translated truely): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah-u Teala never forgives those who have given harm to the others, who  has rights of others onto him/her unless the owners of the rights forgive. You have to get a word from the owner &quot;My right is helâl to you, I forgive you.&quot; while the owner is still alive. If he/she is dead, then from his/her children/relatives. And you have to do a proper repentance after. Allah doesn't interfare to rightful due to forgive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah doesn't give mercy to those who don't give mercy to other people. (Buhâri, Tevhid 2, Edeb 27; Müslim, Fedail 66, Tirmizi, Birr 16) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sorularlaislamiyet.com/qna/12427/merhamet-etmeyene-merhamet-edilmez-hadisi.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who had right of others onto him/her, who harmed the property and the purity of creatures, ask for owner's blessing and pay before die. Because in that day, there is no value of gold and property. In that day, his/her good deeds will be taken from him and if they run out, the owner's sins will be given to him/her until the right is fulfilled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Day of Judgement, if the owner of the rightful due doesn't forgive his/her right, for a right as much as one dank (nearly a half-gram silver), 700 salat which is practiced with cemaat and accepted will be taken and given to the right's owner. (Ibni Âbidîn, Dürr-ül-muhtâr, Intention for Salat, p. 295)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The bankrupt one from my ummah is who will come with deeds such as salat, fast and zakat in the Day of Judgement. However, he/she has sweared to this and that, slandered, ate someone's property, shed blood of somebody and have beaten somebody. In Ahirah, his/her good deeds are distributed among right owners. When there would be no more good deeds, some of the sins of right owners's will be taken and shifted to the sinner. Then he/whe will be throwed to hell. (Müslim, Birr 6; Tirmizî, Kıyamet 2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastEditorUserId="4124" LastEditDate="2015-03-10T01:05:52.970" LastActivityDate="2015-03-10T01:05:52.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23165" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-02T20:28:48.473" Score="5" ViewCount="1177" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most people believe that they're allowed to say anything and they're allowed to express their opinions saying that it's 2015.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;My question is that nowadays people make jokes about religions especially prophets, even offensive ones, so what I should do about them and how exactly should my reaction be?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12039" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2015-03-02T21:35:19.460" LastActivityDate="2015-03-02T22:21:03.030" Title="How we should deal with people who offend islam and Muhammed(saw)?" Tags="|quran|prophet-muhammad|punishment|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-04-15T15:07:43.147" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17699" CreationDate="2015-03-02T20:47:28.340" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Marriage between a Muslim and a non-Muslim is normally forbidden according to Islam in order to prevent Muslim from abandoning his/her duties for religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe. And a believing slave woman is better than a polytheist, even though she might please you. And do not marry polytheistic men [to your women] until they believe. And a believing slave is better than a polytheist, even though he might please you. Those invite [you] to the Fire, but Allah invites to Paradise and to forgiveness, by His permission. And He makes clear His verses to the people that perhaps they may remember. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/221&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah 2/221&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But you were not a Muslim by the time you married.&lt;/strong&gt; This part is confusing. You should better ask a scholar with good reputation, someone who can answer you with the support of more verses, hadiths and intelligence. Its even better to ask more than 1 scholar. You can ask them by phoning or via e-mail. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-02T20:47:28.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23165" CreationDate="2015-03-02T20:48:37.947" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that we Muslim who choose to live in non-Muslim countries are bound to respect the laws of the country where we live. In our civilised European countries we have abolished capital punishment. I think that Muslims are the last people who would want to reintroduce it. And certainly not for telling jokes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastEditorUserId="8052" LastEditDate="2015-03-02T21:01:35.737" LastActivityDate="2015-03-02T21:01:35.737" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23163" CreationDate="2015-03-02T21:03:38.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are committing a sin and also breaking the law (assuming you live in a country with a functioning legal system).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastActivityDate="2015-03-02T21:03:38.630" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23155" CreationDate="2015-03-02T22:04:10.560" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Qayyoom is an adjective, it is not a private name. But Al-Qayyoom is a private adjective which refers only to Allah. Just like Ar-Rahman, Ar-Rahim, Al-Bari etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ilah is the word in Arabic meaning god. You can claim that Zeus was a god, or Uzza. This won't be wrong literally. But Al-Ilah (Allah) means &quot;one true god&quot;. It is like &quot;The God&quot;, which is the one, everyone understands that you are not mentioning Zeus or Uzza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qayyoom is of the same type with merciful, but when we say All Merciful, we mean Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, you should put &lt;strong&gt;Al&lt;/strong&gt;, if you want to refer to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-02T22:04:10.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23165" CreationDate="2015-03-02T22:21:03.030" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, they are allowed to say whatever they want until their death. After that, in the Judgement Day, Allah will give their punishment for their sins. You are basically not authorized to attack them. But, you should defend your religion, without exceeding the limit. What is the limit? It is what they do. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they attack with their tongue, you should defend with your tongue, with arguments and proofs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they attack with pen, you should defend with pen, with verses, hadiths and academical writings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they are mocking with religion, that means they are trying to get support of third people, they are playing to the tribune; you should play to the tribune too and get their support. Most of the people don't like unrespectful people and you should get their support. If anyone doesn't laughes, then nobody makes a joke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they are attacking physically, first you should call help from authorities like police. If they don't do their job, you should go to the upper authority like courts, or media, or international community. If any authority doesn't do its job, this is the point you can take initiative and defend yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-02T22:21:03.030" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23173" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-02T22:21:27.890" Score="2" ViewCount="183" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Arabic dates off the week are numbered 1-7. In English and other similar languages,  they are named after 'gods' and 'goddesses'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But hoe it's or that the Friday of one week matches the equivalent of the Islamic week? Why are they not misaligned liked the months (albeit with a fixed offset)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastActivityDate="2018-06-07T15:55:43.760" Title="How is the Gregorian week and the Islamic week aligned?" Tags="|practical-islam|lunar-calendar|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23174" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23161" CreationDate="2015-03-02T23:31:22.370" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The usual Arabic word for “sea” is baḥrun, baḥrin, baḥran, al-baḥru etc. These are different inflections of the same word. The other word is yammun, yammin, yamman, al-yammu etc. (all with double mm). This word is quite rare. In the Qur’an it occurs only in the story of Moses and means both “sea” and “river” (specifically the Nile).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-03-03T00:20:39.263" LastActivityDate="2015-03-03T00:20:39.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16510" CreationDate="2015-03-03T00:57:39.737" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it may also be because animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, buffalo, deer and camels, etc are ruminant animals; meaning they have 4 stomachs... Whereas pigs aren't and only have one stomach. Therefore ruminant animals digest their food over a 24hr period and during the digestive process, they get rid of excess toxins as well as other components of the food eaten that could be dangerous to health. But as a pig only has 1 stomach and digests it's food in about 4hrs, many of these toxins remain in their system to be stored in their more than adequate fatty tissues ready for human consumption.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also as the pig's body system is so much like the human system, many diseases are transferable between pigs and humans, more so than any other animal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12043" LastActivityDate="2015-03-03T00:57:39.737" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23178" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23136" CreationDate="2015-03-03T04:23:21.433" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;When he say we are divorced then you are divorced. if he say it 3 times then its thalaq 3 and you cant back with him .if you want to remaried him he and you should married with other then after each one divorced you and him  can married again thats all what i know ....&#xA;you can thalaq with give mahr (shaddaq) when you marry to him &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4370" LastActivityDate="2015-03-03T04:23:21.433" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21566" CreationDate="2015-03-03T13:23:26.240" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Blood Vengeance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that time, Arabs were divided into tribes and that was pretty much everything determining their lives. You can think that a tribe is a one big family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if you take a wife within your tribe and someday her brother sweared to you, what would you do? A slap or a punch maybe. If he beats you, then the elders of the tribe would solve it. In this case, it does matter who was actually right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, think that someone without your tribe sweared to you. What would you do? A slap or a punch probably. But this time, the issue between you two would become bigger. &lt;strong&gt;Doesn't matter which one of you was right&lt;/strong&gt;, your tribe would stand behind you and his tribe would stand behind him. 2-men-fight would easily become 100-men-fight. In this fight, probably at least 1 man would be killed. Then this little conflict would become a blood vengeance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Blood vengeance is something like this: It starts with killing somebody in different tribe. Then that tribe kill somebody in your tribe in order to take revenge. Then somebody in your tribe kill somebody at other tribe for revenge. This goes on and on. At that time, nearly all of the tribes has blood vengeance between each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is important: &lt;strong&gt;there can't be a blood vengeance inside the tribe.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How to stop this paradox? The most well-known way to stop blood vengeance is to marry a man from this tribe with a woman from other tribe. With this marriage, these two tribes would somehow unite, thus you can't maintain a blood vengeance inside one tribe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mohammad(puh) united major tribes in that area with marriages. To do this, not only himself, but also his close friends did the same thing. They tightened the bonds between tribes and put an end to this blood vengeance tradition. You can't kill your wife's brother just because he sweared to you, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Head of a State&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kings at that time, didn't read messages unless it is signed by an official leader. After sometime, the tribes mostly united and thus Mohammad(puh) had become a state leader. Then he started to send messages to known other states's leaders to invite them and their communities to Islam. He send other messages to them about the relationships between states.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At that time, one tradition between kings was to send woman slaves to each other in order to say I am good with you. Rejecting this &quot;gift&quot; with any excuse would mean &quot;I am not good with you&quot; and would start a conflict. Some kings would count this rejection as a reason for war. When Mohammad(puh) had become the leader of the state, some kings sent slaves to him. Well, he couldn't reject, he couldn't keep them (he was poor at that time), and he couldn't say &quot;You are free, go do whatever you want.&quot; (they may not know Arabic, they certainly don't know anybody on that area). He had to marry them, but I said he was poor, slaves were coming in groups of 5s, 10s etc. And there was a 4 wife limit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Explaining Woman Private Issues to Woman&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam determines a Muslim's private life including sex and woman monthly period. But a man can't easily talk to women about these issues. You can't talk about sex's limits with somebody's mother or wife, in this case, Mohammad(puh)'s wives did this job. They learned from the Prophet(puh) and explained to other women within talks without men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this verse, all of these problems were solved. The Prophet(puh) could unite tribes, could stop blood wars, could reach more woman to explain private issues and could solve slave issue. But, he had a limit too: 10 wives at the same time, can't divorce any of them in order to marry with another etc. He had to be very careful even in these circumstances. For example he freed and married 1 of the slaves who was sent to him, and send the others back, that was a proper excuse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-03T13:23:26.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13367" CreationDate="2015-03-03T17:27:41.247" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;At that time Arabs were divided into many religions such as Christianity, Judaism, Polytheism (idols), some Assyrian religions etc. And there were Hanifs, the ones who believe in One God (Abraham(puh)'s God), but they didn't know how to pray, how to worship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard that Mohammad(puh)'s parents and also him were Hanifs. And we know that some of his uncles were polytheist. Maybe, his grandfather was also a Hanif and taught his belief to his son Abdullah(ra).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-03T17:27:41.247" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23185" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-03T18:26:48.273" Score="1" ViewCount="437" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's say that someone swears an oath to commit a sin. What would be worse? &#xA;Carrying out that oath or Breaking that oath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10549" LastActivityDate="2015-03-05T15:44:04.977" Title="Swearing an oath to commit a sin?" Tags="|allah|sin|oaths|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23187" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-03T20:43:49.170" Score="0" ViewCount="43" Body="&lt;p&gt;I live in a compound provided by my company and my colleague left the job. She also left some computer hardware item. She is a non muslim. I have her email address but she was never nice to me. She has also stolen some money from the company. Somebody just gave me one of the hardware Item to use. is it permissible to use this item myself? or shall I inform her and then use it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12054" LastActivityDate="2015-03-03T20:56:59.737" Title="Keeping left items from neighbours" Tags="|halal-haram|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23187" CreationDate="2015-03-03T20:56:59.737" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is simply ethical issue, you should do what seems the moral thing to do. Because, Islam teaches us to be ethical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seems like she left these things intentionally because she probably did not want them. But you should drop her an email to ask if she wants her stuff or you guys can use it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2615" LastActivityDate="2015-03-03T20:56:59.737" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23189" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23191" CreationDate="2015-03-03T21:31:56.310" Score="2" ViewCount="4373" Body="&lt;p&gt;We were studying the importance of the Arabic language and how Qur'an is the biggest proof of why Arabic is the best, and I saw a sentence in the book that confused me. It says that Qur'an mustn't be translated.  My question is: is that true and why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12039" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-12T01:10:54.520" LastActivityDate="2019-12-05T07:20:23.220" Title="Is the Qur'an allowed to be translated?" Tags="|halal-haram|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23189" CreationDate="2015-03-04T07:47:19.837" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Calling Arabic &quot;the best language ever&quot; is one's opinion, I call English as the best language, because it is the language in which the entire world is compelled to speak. (Anyways, these are personal opinions). Language is just a tool for communication. If at all you can teach a dumb person Qur'an just by making signs, then perfect. For him, Qur'an got down in that language(in which he understood). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet (pbuh) said we must pray our Salah in Arabic, and not in other languages so as to maintain the emphasis of Arabic language, and thereby it's true meaning. If amateur translators have right then translated the Qur'an and made the translations final, then the original word of God would have been faded away, like other scriptures(e.g. Bible). But, you see the questions in your right hand side of this page under the heading 'Related', even today translators couldn't find perfect words in English to correctly describe the Arabic words, and so people asked those questions in the right even in the light of today's great knowledge. Today people are compelled to read the Qur'an in it's true form to get it's true meaning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, not every Muslim understands Arabic, non Arabic speaking people are analogous to those handicapped (dumb who cannot speak) and cannot speak Arabic. As many die being dumb, many die not knowing Arabic. So, that shouldn't stop them from knowing something at least not everything(perfectly) from the word of God. But, anyways, no matter how many translations occur, the original &quot;Word of God(in it's perfect form i.e. Arabic)&quot; has to be preserved, because if so called &quot;My favorite - Best Language - English&quot; would get wiped out from this world and if everyone just spoke Mandarin, then Qur'an can be made understood to those handicapped Mandarin speaking people who couldn't have the fate to learn and understand Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-03-04T07:47:19.837" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5643" CreationDate="2015-03-04T09:59:19.747" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE:&lt;/strong&gt; This answer doesn't answer the question but tries to explain why there hasn't been any YET.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's been more than 2years since this question is asked. No answer till now implies, no one has particularly searched all the Hadith books just to cherry pick incidents where kuffar  saw Prophet (pbuh) in their dreams. And even getting such things is difficult, because what you've asked doesn't belong to &quot;Words of Prophet(pbuh)&quot; or &quot;Important Rulings Given by Companions&quot; categories. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me guess, the most likely reason this question was put up because, you want to find instances where Prophet(pbuh) appeared to Non believers(kuffar) stating that might be Devil(shaytan) because Prophet(pbuh) appeared to Kuffar and when he appears to his companions then likely indicating something good(Bashara)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many Christians even today report that they saw Jesus(pbuh) in their dreams. And that becomes a 1 hour story in their churches and congregations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll give you my example, I sometimes see my grandma in mah dreams, indicating that I'm going away from God, and thereby reminding that I should turn towards God.(Irja'u il-Allah) Or, I can say, she is not indicating me, but it is me who took her appearance as such a sign. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's talk some psychology...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you spend your day thinking positively or when you end up doing too many bad things and you're guilty of something or when you've to take an important decision and you could not decide for yourself ... etc., people report such instances of special appearances of people whom they're very attached to(knowingly or unknowingly). They need not know them personally. When those special people appear to them, they consider as messages from divine Spirit(Bashara) indicating them they're doing good, or they should feel sorry about and do some good or to incline on one side while taking a decision(respectively).. etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likewise the opposite, when you hate someone so much that they start haunting you even in dreams. Like the example you mentioned when Abu Jahl(the worst enemy of Prophet(pbuh)) was a kuffar and yet saw the Prophet(pbuh) thereby indicating that it might be shaytan. How can you for sure decide that the one appearing in someone's dreams is that person at all or shaytan. Many people dare not to question such things, &quot;How can prophet(pbuh) or any other person intentionally come in one's dreams?&quot; - HOW?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ever heard this line...??? &quot;Men are given free will&quot;. So, when man is awake and chooses to always think about a particular person so much that, that particular special person starts appearing in dreams, it is completely his choice, ultimately he's choosing what to dream(to some extent).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, in the light of Qur'an, we hear an example of Dream interpretations by Prophet Joseph(Yusuf)(pbuh) in chapter(Surah) 12. He had the ability to interpret dreams 'CORRECTLY'. You might've even heard of this term called 'Déjà vu'. In short, it is &quot;You see what you dreamt of(or it seems like you've been through a situation before)&quot;. Many people experience that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We all know that it is the creator who decides the fate, and if dreams can at all be interpreted or can be seen to come true, then the creator is showing a snapshot of the future to you through your dreams. Thereby indicating that it is the creator who decides what we dream of course through people whom the dreamer is very much concerned about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, it is not always like that as you yourself said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaytan commonly appears in dreams of certain demographics of Muslims as a clean shaven, green-turban-clad man claiming to be rasulullah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, shaytan is man's best friend. He can not only appear to people of Islamic countries as &quot;clean shaven, green-turban-clad man&quot; but also as neatly pressed dressed dignitary to westerners and also in a cool Asian attire to Asians and  such. He can in any form deceive you. I recommend you to watch this '&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0usGDDlyK7A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Getting started with Jinn&lt;/a&gt;' video by Dr. Bilal Philips who's done a considerable research in this topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To conclude,&lt;/strong&gt; dream interpretation is a separate branch of science(religion). Special people appear in dreams because we usually think about them. We don't do what our dreams ask us to do, we do what our brains ask us to do(through dreams). And we try to train our brains what is right &amp;amp; what is wrong according to Qur'an and Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-03-04T09:59:19.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23194" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23161" CreationDate="2015-03-04T13:30:51.307" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the commentary of A-Safi (1) and the book Lisan Al-Arab (2) the word &quot;&lt;strong&gt;الیمّ&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; is defined as “a very deep sea&quot;. Therefore, using this word when narrating the miracle of drowning Pharaoh's clan in a deep sea by the power of Al-Mighty Allah, is more &lt;strong&gt;eloquent&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same word has been used in the story of Moses when he was born:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;أَنِ اقْذِفيهِ فِي التَّابُوتِ فَاقْذِفيهِ فِي الْيَمِّ فَلْيُلْقِهِ الْيَمُّ بِالسَّاحِلِ يَأْخُذْهُ عَدُوٌّ لي‏ وَ عَدُوٌّ لَهُ وَ&#xA;  أَلْقَيْتُ عَلَيْكَ مَحَبَّةً مِنِّي وَ لِتُصْنَعَ عَلى‏ عَيْني‏&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;put him in the casket, and cast it into the river. Then the river will cast it on the bank, and he shall be picked up by an enemy of Mine and&#xA;  an enemy of his. I And I cast upon you a love from Me, and that you&#xA;  might be reared under My eyes.&lt;/strong&gt;(20:39)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;&lt;strong&gt;الیمّ&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; put &lt;strong&gt;eloquently&lt;/strong&gt; more stress on the great miracle of surviving a newly born baby from such a deep sea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is amazing&lt;/strong&gt; that the word &quot;&lt;strong&gt;الیمّ&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; has always been used in verses which narrate a miracle of Al-Mighty Allah &lt;strong&gt;except for&lt;/strong&gt; one verse where Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;قالَ فَاذْهَبْ فَإِنَّ لَكَ فِي الْحَياةِ أَنْ تَقُولَ لا مِساسَ وَ إِنَّ لَكَ مَوْعِداً لَنْ تُخْلَفَهُ وَ انْظُرْ إِلى‏ إِلهِكَ الَّذي&#xA;  ظَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ عاكِفاً لَنُحَرِّقَنَّهُ ثُمَّ لَنَنْسِفَنَّهُ فِي&#xA;  الْيَمِّ نَسْفاً&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He said,&quot; Begone! It shall be your [lot] throughout life to say,&quot; Do not touch me!&quot; Indeed there is a tryst for you which you will not fail&#xA;  to keep! Now look at your god to whom you went on clinging. We will&#xA;  burn it down and then scatter it [s ashes] into the sea.&lt;/strong&gt; (20:97)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse is about the story of Samiri when he produced for Bani Israel a calf [a lifeless] body and then they took it for God! The word &quot;&lt;strong&gt;الیمّ&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; put an emphasis on humiliating their handmade God by burning it down, scattering its smashes into a deep see and annihilating it forever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(1) Commentary of A-Safi Volume 2. Page 230&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(2) Lisan Al-Arab Volume 12. Page 647&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-03-07T08:10:17.553" LastActivityDate="2015-03-07T08:10:17.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21717" CreationDate="2015-03-04T14:23:00.617" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive&lt;/strong&gt; (Qur'an 76:8)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember your recent doubt about Qur'an 17:26 &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/23043/11938&quot;&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verily, your belief that Allah will help is true. Allah never lets believers' deeds wash away. But, he may or may not help you in this worldly life, but he will definitely help in the hereafter FOR SURE.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever desires the harvest of the Hereafter - We increase for him in his harvest. And whoever desires the harvest of this world - We give him thereof, but there is not for him in the Hereafter any share. (Qur'an 42:20)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the likeness of those who spend their wealth &lt;strong&gt;seeking Allah's Pleasure&lt;/strong&gt; while they in their own selves are sure and certain that Allah will reward them (for their spending in His Cause), is the likeness of a garden on a height; heavy rain falls on it and it doubles its yield of harvest. And if it does not receive heavy rain, light rain suffices it. And Allah is All-Seer of (knows well) what you do. (Qur'an 2:265)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, the most important verse for you and your case especially,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They ask you, [O Muhammad], what they should spend. Say, &amp;quot;Whatever you spend of good is [to be] for parents and relatives and orphans and the needy and the traveler. And whatever you do of good - indeed, Allah is Knowing of it.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; (Qur'an 2:215)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would prefer to go in the order as described in the verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BEWARE:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Evil one(shaitan) threatens you with poverty and bids you to conduct unseemly. Allah promiseth you His forgiveness and bounties. And Allah careth for all and He knoweth all things. (Qur'an 2:268)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many things, which go wrong when one is poor. They might force themselves to do any evil thing, and the best part is, &amp;quot;THEY CONVINCE THEMSELVES THEY'RE NOT WRONG&amp;quot; and try to justify their deeds somehow. Few examples of evil things which one does during poverty are - Stealing, Lying, Taking Loans paying interest, other immoral behavior etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now it feels like, it is better not to remain poor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyways, make sure the money you donate to Mosques are utilized wisely like - &lt;strong&gt;Mosques sometimes do unnecessary decorations and WASTE A LOT OF MONEY.&lt;/strong&gt; You are investing your valuable money for returns in the hereafter, but you need to make sure you invest the money at right places to get maximum benefits. Don't invest without proper market research.&#xA;You can also think for the trade off between a &amp;quot;New mosque at a different place where it is really needed&amp;quot; vs &amp;quot;expanding an existing mosque if really needed&amp;quot;. &lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=84960&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Can a Muslim association ask for donations to build a mosque?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if at all you want to rethink or find some alternatives, then I would like you to know there are a number of poor Muslims(Al-Miskin - The Miser) out there across the globe who accept donations online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again to remind you, there is no compulsion on you to donate, when you can't afford to give out Zakah. You would also like to think about buying a pair of shoes to your family member if his/her shoes are worn out(just an example), or save a decent amount for tomorrow, or get/give a quality education(may include Islamic education) for yourself/your family member for their better future etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or, is there any alter way to get same reward? that will give me psychological relief too..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is this book in the market which is a cook book of life hacks, best novel with interesting true stories aggregated, more than 800 million copies sold(hey you only pay for the paper) authored by none other than the creator himself. That famous book is called 'Qur'an'. You asked, I gave my opinion. If I'm given a wish, then I would definitely wish for 3 wishes and my wishes would never end. So, if I start writing all the ways you can get that psychological relief, it would never end. So, I just mentioned you the source(like the first wish).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T01:58:18.787" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23196" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16805" CreationDate="2015-03-04T14:59:02.210" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The full name of our beloved prophet(pbuh) is &lt;strong&gt;Abū al-Qāsim Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim&lt;/strong&gt; (Source &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did you ever hear that before? I just copy pasted it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Major misconception is that &quot;Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam&quot; is the extension of his name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sall + allahu +  Alaihi + Wasallam = May Blessings + of Allah + be on him + along with peace.(1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Durood = Asking allah to send blessings upon Prophet(pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the above (1) Durood is the smallest of all the Durood. You don't have to say the full name of Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) but you should know this....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cursed be the person in whose presence my name is mentioned and he does not send Salawat(Durood) on me. Tirmidhi. (Source &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mahmoodjawaid.com/Salawat_-_Meaning___Implication.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Salawat Meaning&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, it is highly advisable to say, Durood(the smallest Durood Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) after hearing his name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To your question, you're already reading a big Durood(&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durood#Durood-i-Ibrahimi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Durood-E-Ibrahim&lt;/a&gt;) salah(Namaz), then why the small &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_be_upon_him_%28Islam%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Durood&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-03-04T14:59:02.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16777" CreationDate="2015-03-04T15:17:52.790" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is what the Qur'an says about Daawah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By time, Indeed, mankind is in loss, Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and &lt;strong&gt;advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.&lt;/strong&gt; (Qur'an 103)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main purpose of Daawah is that when a person is facing a hard time and he might be going in the wrong direction, then his fellow believer could help him out and show him the right path. Again when this second person if at all gets misguided, then the first person could help him out pulling him out of Darkness. Today Daawah might have got moulded into different meaning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;does it say that at the end what really counts is the good deeds you did towards the people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, of course. In the end, what really matters is the good deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Islam gives you a shortcut to stay on the straight path and do good deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-03-05T17:27:11.397" LastActivityDate="2015-03-05T17:27:11.397" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16269" CreationDate="2015-03-05T07:00:55.080" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I assume this is an interest free loan, in which case you need to workout the equation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;zakatable assets-debts&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if the value of this equation exceeds the minimum nisaab of zakat only then you need to pay it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following tool will help you decide whether you need to pay zakat and how much to pay:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zakatcalculator.co.uk/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://zakatcalculator.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is an interest based loan then you should ideally cancel this transaction by paying of the loan, taking interest free loan from Islamic bank\ friends .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user940" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-03-09T06:56:56.197" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T06:56:56.197" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23205" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-05T08:03:22.063" Score="2" ViewCount="405" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is praying two Fard Jumu'ah behind the imam enough? I usually pray 2 sunnah tahiyatul masjid, 4 sunnah kabla-l jumuah, 2 fard with imam, and 4 sunnah ba'dal- Jumu'ah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to omit 4 sunnah kabla-l jumu'ah? Can it be prayed after the fard namaz as qada'/late sunnah namaz? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;َQuestion:&lt;/strong&gt; From the the Sunni Hanafi perspective, can the nafl prayers before Jumu'ah prayers be prayed after Jumu'ah prayers instead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12061" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-05-22T23:58:31.467" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T23:58:31.467" Title="From the the Sunni Hanafi perspective, can the nafl prayers before Jumu'ah prayers be prayed after Jumu'ah prayers instead?" Tags="|salat|sunni|hanafi|jumuah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23208" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23108" CreationDate="2015-03-05T12:57:34.767" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd say wait untill you get off the bus, and pray as soon as you could.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could 'catch up' the prayer, so to speak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Atleast, That's what I do when I can't pray. (For example while in traffic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12064" LastActivityDate="2015-03-05T12:57:34.767" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23185" CreationDate="2015-03-05T15:44:04.977" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If You make an oath for a wrong deed it is not an oath. You do not have to fulfill that oath. But if you make an oath for good deed then you must have to fulfill it. If you want to break that for a valid reason then you will have to give an atonement.&quot; first is to feed 10 poor persons, If you can't do this give clothing to 10 poor persons, or free a slave. If you are unable to do anything out of this three, fast for three days.&#xA;Note that Anyone can only make an oath in the name of Allah,You cannot take Allah name for any wrong deed.In surah maidah versus 89, Allah says that [&quot;Allah will not call you to account for what is futile in your oaths, but He will call you to account for your deliberate oaths: for expiation feed ten indigent persons on a scale of the average for the food of your families; or clothe them; or give a slave his freedom.  If that is beyond your means, fast for three days.  That is the expiation for the oaths ye have sworn.  But keep to your oaths.  Thus doth Allah make clear to you His Signs that ye may be grateful.] Wallah Aulam( Allah Knows Best)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12034" LastActivityDate="2015-03-05T15:44:04.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23211" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-05T17:37:05.253" Score="-1" ViewCount="135" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is having a fibroid something I need to let a prospective spouse know about?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12066" LastEditorUserId="225" LastEditDate="2015-03-09T09:43:56.107" LastActivityDate="2017-06-10T02:48:16.037" Title="Should medical conditions be made known to a prospective spouse?" Tags="|practical-islam|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23212" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-05T17:57:36.680" Score="1" ViewCount="86" Body="&lt;p&gt;What criteria do Rawis (Arabic for 'narrators') of sahih hadith have to fulfil?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, there are six or seven requirements, starting with being adult and mentally fit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12067" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T10:58:20.730" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T10:58:20.730" Title="What criteria do Rawis ('narrators') of sahih hadith have to fulfil?" Tags="|hadith|uloom-al-hadith|ilm-ar-rijal|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-06-20T12:32:40.373" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23213" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-05T18:33:17.930" Score="1" ViewCount="168" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can i look and touch my genitals not for masturbation but for a vaginal self-examination and a better understanding of my organ?&#xA;I understand that masturbation is wrong and is condemned by most scholars, but i remember reading somewhere that you can insert your finger in your genitals but not for the purpose of an orgasm. i need to know since i have certain concerns about the health of my organ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12068" LastActivityDate="2015-03-07T20:09:11.957" Title="vaginal self-examination" Tags="|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23211" CreationDate="2015-03-05T20:17:34.640" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As for the Du'a&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever desires the harvest of the Hereafter - We increase for him in his harvest. And whoever desires the harvest of this world - We give him thereof, but there is not for him in the Hereafter any share. (Qur'an 42:20)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the proposal, you would like to talk fairly disclosing everything. Cuz if he comes out to know about your condition after marriage, then what?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can explain, it is no big deal, and if planning to expand family, then you can get that operated just before the moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tip:&lt;/strong&gt; Have patience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-03-05T20:17:34.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14488" CreationDate="2015-03-06T02:01:12.490" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;it only depends on niyaat.. so if ur niyat is good then it won't be haram ..and every hadiths have a history.. here all histories are related to worshipping anything by taking pictures or drawing creatures which ancient people did..but we're not doing these to those purposes..so it mightn't be haram as I think..Allah knows best...may Allah forgive me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12069" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T02:01:12.490" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17413" CreationDate="2015-03-06T05:59:57.913" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I explained it before there are two kinds of ignorant: 1.Culpable ignorant 2.Inculpable ignorant&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The first group&lt;/strong&gt; deserves to be punished due to neglecting the duty of finding the TRUTH. Although they have the opportunity to go in search of convincing answers for a few crucial and fundamental Questions about their destiny and eternity! they irresponsibly ignore it. see how the verse is interpreted by a Hadith from Imam Kadim (peace be upon him)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;رُسُلاً مُبَشِّرينَ وَ مُنْذِرينَ لِئَلاَّ يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى اللَّهِ حُجَّةٌ بَعْدَ الرُّسُلِ وَ كانَ اللَّهُ عَزيزاً حَكيماً&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;apostles, as bearers of good news and warners, so that mankind may not have any argument against Allah, after the [sending of the]&#xA;  apostles; and Allah is all-mighty, all-wise.(4:165)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ قَالَ قَالَ لِي أَبُو الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ع...يَا هِشَامُ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حُجَّتَيْنِ&#xA;  حُجَّةً ظَاهِرَةً وَ حُجَّةً بَاطِنَةً فَأَمَّا الظَّاهِرَةُ&#xA;  فَالرُّسُلُ وَ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ وَ الْأَئِمَّةُ ع وَ أَمَّا الْبَاطِنَةُ&#xA;  فَالْعُقُولُ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Kazim (peace be upon him) said to Hisham bin Hakam: O Hisham,&#xA;  Allah has placed two kinds of authority over man:the apparent and&#xA;  manifest authority and the internal and hidden authority. The prophets&#xA;  and messengers are the apparent and manifest authorities and&#xA;  intelligence is the hidden and internal authority. (Al-Kafi Volume 1.&#xA;  Page 22.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Intelligence is the hidden messenger with which no argument against Allah can be made just as mankind may not have any argument after sending of apparent messengers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The second group&lt;/strong&gt; does not deserve any punishment because they've done their utmost to seek the TRUTH but due to certain reasons they've failed to discover it. For instance they live in a country whose government is isolating people from hearing the true call of Islam through spreading poisonous propaganda against it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;لا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْساً إِلاَّ وُسْعَها&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah does not task any soul beyond its capacity(2:286)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T05:59:57.913" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23219" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23232" CreationDate="2015-03-06T06:56:27.693" Score="2" ViewCount="2356" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does kaza prayer have the same reward like faraz prayer? What should one do if they end up missing their prayers e.g. for work/educational (or other necessary) purposes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="10567" LastEditDate="2015-03-06T20:09:52.673" LastActivityDate="2018-01-19T17:01:47.350" Title="Does kaza prayer have the same reward like faraz prayer?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23220" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-06T12:12:59.350" Score="1" ViewCount="1910" Body="&lt;p&gt;Verse 5:89 (translation from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.irfan-ul-quran.com/quran/english/contents/sura/cols/0/ar/1/ur/1/ra/1/en/1/sid/5/Read-Holy-Quran-Sura-5-Al-Maidah-with-English-Urdu-Translations.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Irfan ul-Quran&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah does not persecute you for your purposeless (and frivolous)&#xA;  oaths, but takes you to task for your (solemn) oaths which you affirm&#xA;  (deliberately). (If you breach such oaths) the atonement is feeding&#xA;  ten poor persons with an average (quality) food which you serve to&#xA;  your family, or providing them (the poor) with the clothes, or freeing&#xA;  one neck (i.e., a slave). But the one who does not find (all this)&#xA;  shall fast for three days. This is the atonement for your oaths which&#xA;  you affirm (and then break). So, always guard your oaths. It is this&#xA;  way Allah explains most clearly His Revelations to you so that you may&#xA;  become grateful (by obeying His commandments).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What qualifies as an &quot;oath,&quot; and what is the history of revelation for this ayah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10567" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-08-11T13:36:29.797" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T12:59:18.157" Title="Tafsir of Quran 5:89" Tags="|tafseer|surat-al-maidah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23219" CreationDate="2015-03-06T13:07:38.193" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Have you seen him who denies the Recompense? That is he who repulses the orphan (harshly), And urges not the feeding of AlMiskin (the poor), &lt;strong&gt;So woe unto those performers of Salat (prayers), Who are heedless of their prayer&lt;/strong&gt;(Who delay their Salat (prayer) from their stated fixed times); (Qur'an 107:1-5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The translation 'Who delay their Salat (prayer) from their stated fixed times' is given only by one translator Muhsin Khan, and all rest say 'Who are heedless of their prayer'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, anyways, Allah has fixed the times for our prayers and so does Prophet(pbuh) said so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, we must try our level best to offer the prayers in their fixed times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But,&lt;/strong&gt; you try praying this way, like praying Zuhr and Asr together, and praying Maghrib and Isha together, as the Prophet (pubh) did when he was traveling(today some schools of Fiqh and some shia's normally do this I guess). Because Islam, never puts unnecessary burden on the believers. You can try taking some time off as a beak of 10-15 mins from your work/education and try to request them. If they don't let you, then you can think of other alternatives(like praying Kaza, I'm not sure you can do this, as this is highly not recommended).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T13:07:38.193" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23222" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-06T13:42:33.580" Score="4" ViewCount="2407" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Salamu Alaykum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am at sea for anything for 3 to 5 weeks as a fisherman, but I am also the only Muslim on the vessel. This has created a problem for me in that on Friday I am the only person present for Jumuah and as I understand it Jumuah requires at least 2 people in order to be valid. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am also aware that someone who misses three or more Jumuah salat in a row is considered to have stepped outside the religion of Islam according to most scholars. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to the nature of my job, is the only solution that I should simply get a different job?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fi'Aman Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12071" LastEditorUserId="12071" LastEditDate="2015-03-06T16:00:56.277" LastActivityDate="2024-04-04T09:50:45.093" Title="What should i do for Jummah when at sea for 3-5 weeks?" Tags="|salat|halal-haram|jumuah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7991" CreationDate="2015-03-06T15:46:43.590" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I hope that it is what Allah meant with those words that i understand, and what i understand is that Allah is telling the messenger to recite the Qur'aan onto people, to spread Allah's message, Allah knows better what is meant, this is my interpretation, which i trust&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12072" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T15:46:43.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9054" CreationDate="2015-03-06T16:30:28.750" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is this related question &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1355/11938&quot;&gt;In Islam, are there limits on sex between a married couple?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simple difference, sex is allowed from any direction and even from behind(Can be rear position), but only &lt;strong&gt;vaginal intercourse.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, sex is not allowed from any direction when it is anal intercourse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T20:18:20.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23227" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23238" CreationDate="2015-03-06T17:15:00.990" Score="3" ViewCount="1948" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm researching several verses from the Qur'an and as it is my first time to delve into the Islamic religion I am having difficulty with some of the translations and such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;65: Divorce, verse 4, says, Pickthall, &quot;And for such of your women as despair of menstruation, if ye doubt, their period (of waiting) shall be three months, along with those who have it not. And for those with child, their period shall be till they bring forth their burden. And whosoever keepeth his duty to Allah, He maketh his course easy for him.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then we see...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;65: Divorce, verse 4 says, Sahih International Translation, &quot;And those who no longer expect menstruation among your women - if you doubt, then their period is three months, and [also for] those who have not menstruated. And for those who are pregnant, their term is until they give birth. And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him of his matter ease.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've had it presented to me that this verse encourages marrying underage girls but as far as I can tell it has nothing to do with underage women but rather women undergoing menopause? Or reaching the age where they no longer experience menses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this verse discuss an underage wife or simply a wife who is too old to menstruate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12074" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-03-06T21:38:08.557" LastActivityDate="2021-06-12T19:00:39.137" Title="Does 65:4 discuss an underage wife or simply a wife who is too old to menstruate?" Tags="|tafseer|women|talaq|wife|surat-at-talaq|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23228" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-06T17:27:40.617" Score="3" ViewCount="2570" Body="&lt;p&gt;I feel that I an introvert. Connecting with people is an effort for me. What does Islam say about introverts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12066" LastActivityDate="2015-03-07T19:54:14.630" Title="What does Islam say about introverts?" Tags="|sharia|quran|hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-03-09T21:11:36.807" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23228" CreationDate="2015-03-06T18:37:22.410" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Loneliness, and not being confident when addressing to people, are psychological characteristics. No religion has specifically something to say about this (I guess).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tip: Check out this book &lt;a href=&quot;http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/59208/665883919.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;How to win friends and influence people.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sub&gt;You can buy this too&lt;/sub&gt; and Try reading Qur'an to make yourself feel patient and contented.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; Some flattering techniques and other techniques described in the book are not allowed in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T18:37:22.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23231" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-06T18:38:26.430" Score="1" ViewCount="7788" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a husband gets to know about his wife's past relations with other man.  Is it permissible to divorce her then? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though she is sincere and has changed her self and is faithful to her husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12076" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T09:36:31.360" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T09:36:31.360" Title="Should I divorce my wife after discovering her past relations with other man?" Tags="|talaq|relationships|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-26T10:07:41.110" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23219" CreationDate="2015-03-06T18:44:37.230" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The option of kaza prayers exists for a reason. Try to pray on time, but if you are ever unable to due to circumstances beyond your control, try to make it up and pray kaza as soon as you can. Remember that God judges by intention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first Hadith from Sahih Bukhari (Volume 1, Book 1, Number 1):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by 'Umar bin Al-Khattab (RA)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard Allah's Apostle (SAW) saying, &amp;quot;The&#xA;reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get&#xA;the reward according to what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for&#xA;worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration was for what&#xA;he emigrated for.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10567" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T18:44:37.230" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23233" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23283" CreationDate="2015-03-06T18:56:22.530" Score="1" ViewCount="7806" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is this what 'hujjat' is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;in every era there must be one person to guide people and to help them obtain spiritual growth and fulfill their responsibilities towards their society. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is 'hujjat' now? Is Imam Mahdi Allah's hujjat now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And a similar question, what does &quot;Wali Faqih (ولایة الفقیه)&quot; mean? Is it something same like Hojjat or 'different?' If different, who is 'Wali Faqih (ولایة الفقیه)' now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Shia viewpoint only)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-30T13:49:27.420" LastActivityDate="2016-08-05T17:20:42.230" Title="What is hujjat? Who is hujjat of Allah now?" Tags="|shiism|shia-imam|imam-mahdi|hojjat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23234" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23108" CreationDate="2015-03-06T19:09:04.390" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;How can you offer Salah in a bus? I mean even if you manage to find a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutrah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sutrah&lt;/a&gt; inside, like making the opposite person's seat as Sutrah, how will you do Sajdah, Ruku? Avoiding those main actions(performing properly)( unless you can't with serious health problems or unavoidable problems), are deemed must in Salah. Don't you feel people will be looking at you oddly, and moreover, you won't be able to focus properly on your Salah due to surrounding noise. Try to give Salah it's due importance and priority.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Helpful question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/21813/11938&quot;&gt;How to love saying prayers(Namaz)?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T19:09:04.390" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23231" CreationDate="2015-03-06T19:57:04.777" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And those who accuse chaste women and then do not produce four witnesses - lash them with eighty lashes and do not accept from them testimony ever after. And those are the defiantly disobedient. (4)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Except for those who repent thereafter and reform, for indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. (5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And for those who accuse their wives, but have no witnesses except themselves, let the testimony of one of them be four testimonies (i.e. testifies four times) by Allah that he is one of those who speak the truth.&lt;/strong&gt; (6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the fifth [oath will be] that the curse of Allah be upon him if he should be among the liars. (7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it will prevent punishment from her if she gives four testimonies [swearing] by Allah that indeed, he is of the liars. (8)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the fifth [oath will be] that the wrath of Allah be upon her if he was of the truthful. (9)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And had it not been for the Grace of Allah and His Mercy on you. And that Allah is the One Who accepts repentance, the All-Wise. (10)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qur'an Surah Noor (24).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your question should have been is it must to have divorce?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, if your question really is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is it permissable to divorce than ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, if both of the couple get into disagreement, disputes which they themselves couldn't solve, and if they're perfectly willing to break the marriage then, Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, if everything is going fine, no one is bothered much, and the wife maintains fidelity, then there is no need to go for divorce, and let the wife ask forgiveness from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah accepts only the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and foolishness and repent soon afterwards; it is they to whom Allah will forgive and Allah is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise. (Qur'an 4:17)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T19:57:04.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23237" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14618" CreationDate="2015-03-06T21:21:47.647" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hello and welcome to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bible as a whole is collection of God's words(Old Testament) and also Prophet Jesus'(pbuh) words (New Testament).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, in Islam, the words of God are in a book called 'Qur'an' and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The words of Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) are collected in a book called 'Hadith'(News or Information).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We value both &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not for a believer, man or woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decreed a matter that they should have any option in their decision. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he has indeed strayed in a plain error.  (Qur'an 33:36)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only difference, few verses of Hadith(some reporting of sayings of Prophet(pbuh)) are weak(not authentic) but whereas, The Qur'an it's proven to be 110% authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T21:21:47.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23227" CreationDate="2015-03-06T21:37:32.927" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;For context, I shall quote a related Qur'anic ruling:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/228&quot;&gt;Al-Baqarah 228&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; Divorced women remain in waiting for three [menstrual] periods&amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This defines the period of waiting &amp;mdash; the period in which a wife cannot re-marry and the couple still has the right to reconcile before the divorce is finalized &amp;mdash; in terms of menstrual periods, at least in part as a measure to ensure that any potential pregnancy has a clear line of parentage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a few ahadith relayed through &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1316&amp;amp;Itemid=121&quot;&gt;Tafsir Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt; suggesting that the ayah you quoted (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/65/4&quot;&gt;At-Talaq 4&lt;/a&gt;) was revealed in response to people explicitly asking about women who would not fall under that ruling, namely those who lacked regular menstrual periods: Those who were too young, those who were too old and those who were already pregnant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the way the ayah is worded does not indicate or even suggest age, it simply applies the same ruling regarding menopausal women to &quot;those who have not menstruated&quot;; while this would obviously include girls who are too young to menstruate, it would also cover any women who, through disease or physical deficiency, do not have a menstrual cycle at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, yes, it does imply prepubescent girls (among others), but it is wrong to say it in any way &lt;em&gt;encourages&lt;/em&gt; marriage to underage girls.  By itself, this ayah is simply an acknowledgement of a particular edge-case in a particular ruling: Sometimes divorced women don't menstruate, but people still needed to know how to apply Islamic Law regarding them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T21:37:32.927" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23239" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-03-06T21:38:31.663" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-03-06T21:38:31.663" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T21:38:31.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23240" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-03-06T21:38:31.663" Score="0" Body="Surat at-Talaq (The Divorce) is the 65th surah in the Qur'an." OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-03-06T21:38:31.663" LastActivityDate="2015-03-06T21:38:31.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23241" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23242" CreationDate="2015-03-07T06:00:45.463" Score="2" ViewCount="26843" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard and now read a hadith:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Can a believer be a coward? He(Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)) said, “Yes, he can be coward. Then it was asked whether a believer could be a miser? He replied, “Yes, he can be a miser”, it was then asked whether a believer could be a liar? He replied, “No, a believer cannot be a liar.” (Imam Malik, Mishkaat)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;How to ask for Allah's forgiveness for this sin? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One is too weak to tell back a person that he was lieing,if the lie does not hurt the&#xA;person in any way,still is it necessary to tell him the truth to ask for Allah's forgiveness?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11637" LastActivityDate="2018-04-03T16:44:16.283" Title="How to ask forgiveness from ALLAH because of telling a lie?" Tags="|forgiveness|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23241" CreationDate="2015-03-07T06:32:04.890" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This hadith isn't authentic since there is a missing person in the narrative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It comes from Malik &gt; Safwan bin Sulaim &gt; Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Safwan never met the Prophet; it's impossible that he could've heard him say such a thing.  And there's no other people reporting this hadith. Therefore, the hadith is unreliable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite that, lying is a sin and it's forgiven by Allah.  So you can supplicate to Allah and ask forgiveness.  You can pray two rakat with the intention of forgiveness, you can give charity, you can show kindness to animals, etc. many things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you regret what you did, it's a very good step to repentance.  Aameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-03-07T06:32:04.890" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23243" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23222" CreationDate="2015-03-07T06:45:43.953" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;walaykum salam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Praying Jumuah in congregation isn't obligatory unless you hear the call for it.  Allah says :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O you who believe! When the call is proclaimed for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah, come to the remembrance of Allah and leave off&#xA;  business, that is better for you if you did but know!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Surah al-Jumuah 62:9)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, if you &lt;strong&gt;hear the call to Jumuah prayer&lt;/strong&gt;, i.e. adhan, then you go and answer the call and pray in congregation.  And this also applies to all other prayers and their adhan.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise if you don't hear the adhan, then you can pray at home or anywhere.  Prayer of Jumuah doesn't require more than one person.  It's an individual obligation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idea of Jumuah being a congregation prayer that requires many people is simply a cultural view and not Islamic.  It just happens that in majority Muslim countries, the adhan is always made, so the habit of answering it became part of peoples life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what if you don't hear the adhan?  The verse from Surah al-Jumuah clearly tells us to answer a &lt;strong&gt;call&lt;/strong&gt; and not just go to prayer without hearing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what you can do is pray two rakat on the boat and that's your Jumuah prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-03-07T06:45:43.953" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23245" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-07T09:56:37.457" Score="-1" ViewCount="2649" Body="&lt;p&gt;If somebody prays the Friday(Jumua'h) prayer and seeks forgiveness from Allah(SWT) and dies in that week while he drank alcohol and had the intention to drink again and whether he did have the intention to pray the coming Friday prayer for repentance for all sins including the drinking and hoping forgiveness and all other sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he would die that week so &lt;strong&gt;can there be&lt;/strong&gt; forgiveness because of the intention to pray the coming Friday prayer knew there is a possibility he would die in that state while sinning and was very afraid of getting tormented in the grave because of dying in that state. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So will this person be granted 100% forgiveness by Allah (swt) and will not get tormented in the grave?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12081" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-03-09T14:10:33.433" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T14:10:33.433" Title="Will Allah forgive me for my sins (drinking and not regularly praying Salah)" Tags="|death|forgiveness|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23075" CreationDate="2015-03-07T11:11:38.960" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There could be some responses concerning your interesting inquiry. For instance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The initial and the most significant reason would be related to the&#xA;want of Allah which is considered as the good attention of Allah&#xA;(Maslehat) to create them like that. E.g. it mentioned at the holy&#xA;Quran that: Jinn devils see you but you do not see them… (A’raf : 27)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا بَنِي آدَمَ لَا يَفْتِنَنَّكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ كَمَا أَخْرَجَ&#xA;  أَبَوَيْكُم مِّنَ الْجَنَّةِ يَنزِعُ عَنْهُمَا لِبَاسَهُمَا&#xA;  لِيُرِيَهُمَا سَوْآتِهِمَا ۗ إِنَّهُ يَرَاكُمْ هُوَ وَقَبِيلُهُ مِنْ&#xA;  حَيْثُ لَا تَرَوْنَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا الشَّيَاطِينَ أَوْلِيَاءَ&#xA;  لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿٢٧&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O children of Adam, let not Satan tempt you as he removed your parents&#xA;  from Paradise, stripping them of their clothing to show them their&#xA;  private parts. Indeed, he sees you, he and his tribe, from where you&#xA;  do not see them. Indeed, We have made the devils allies to those who&#xA;  do not believe. (27)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jinn is a creature which is related to the fire and weather (has&#xA;created from the fire), that’s why they have thin and transparent&#xA;bodies and it is not feasible for the human to see them easily.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jinn is a sort of the creature, and that’s why it is said that Jinn is&#xA;counted as impalpable creatures.     محمد تقي مصباح، معارف قرآن، ص 215.&#xA;(Mohammad Taqi Mesbah, Ma’aaref-al-Quran, Pg.215.1)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;… And it was something from the things which Iblis asked Allah that I&#xA;and my children see the humans (adams), but they do not see.  تفسیر&#xA;قمی ؛ المیزان ، ج8 ، ص84 (Tafsir Qomi Al-Mizan, Vol.8, pg.84)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Of course it ought to be paid attention that Allah has give this&#xA;ability to some groups of Jinns and devils to be able to appear themselves&#xA;for some people and vise versa (that some humans could see them&#xA;as well (which is limited…)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Indicating another issue from scientific aspect could be beneficial&#xA;to know that Jinn has the ability to be tensile (Enbesat) and&#xA;contraction (shrinkage or Enghebaaz). In the common case, they are at&#xA;the tensile mood who are not seeable, but they would be seeable on&#xA;the opposite mood. (Mohammad Taqi Mesbah, Ma’aaref Quran, Page316)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/7:27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pasokhgoo.ir/node/21654&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://pasokhgoo.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://megh22.blogfa.com/post-19.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://megh22.blogfa.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-15T18:38:17.210" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T18:38:17.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23247" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23222" CreationDate="2015-03-07T12:29:04.463" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walaykum salam wa-rahmutAllah wa-barakatuhu brother. Is I was in your position I would try to find an alternative,  or consult a sheikh directly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranandhadith.com/friday-prayers/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;website:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Friday prayer is compulsory for all except a few. A very clear hadith on this matter is given below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;It was reported from Tariq bin Shihab from the Prophet (PBUH), that he said: “The Friday prayer in congregation is an obligation on every single Muslim, except for four: an owned slave, a woman, a child and a sick person.”&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;    (Hadith No. 1067, Book of Salat, Sunan Abu Dawud, Vol. 1).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From your description it sounds as though you do not fit any of those four types of people.&#xA;There are exceptions however:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is permissible for a person not to go to Masjid for congregational Friday prayers if it is raining. Refer to following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Narrated Muhammad bin Sirin: &lt;em&gt;On a rainy day Ibn Abbas (RA) said to his Muadh-dhin, “After saying ‘Ash-hadu anna Muhammadun Rasool-Allah‘, do not say ‘Haiya alas-Salah (Come for Salat)’, but say: ‘Sallu fi Baytikum (Offer Salat in your houses).” The man did so, but the people disliked it. Ibn Abbas (RA) said, “It was done by one who was much better than I (i.e. Prophet, PBUH). No doubt, the Juma’a prayer is compulsory but I dislike putting you to task by bringing you out walking in mud &amp;amp; slush.”&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;    (Hadith No. 901, Book of Al-Juma’a, Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 2).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also if eid falls on this day, but the scholars are not in agreement whether that means you do not have to pray dhur either. &#xA;One further hadith about the dangers if missing Friday prayer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abdullah bin Umar (RA) and Abu Hurairah (RA) that they heard Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) say, on the planks of his Minbar, “People must cease neglecting Juma’a (prayers), or else Allah will put a seal over their hearts and they will truly be among the negligent.”&#xA;  (Hadith No. 2002 (865), Book of Friday Prayer, Sahih Muslim, Vol. 2).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you can see the danger. &#xA;So,  my conclusion,  and may Allah forgive me if I am mistaken,  is that it would be better to attend Juma'a prayer that continue in your fishing profession,  unless you can find a route that takes you back to shore more regularly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for a traveller, the below quote from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranandhadith.com/friday-prayers/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;  says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is preferable for the traveller to attend Jumu’ah, because this is better, and is on the safe side (because some scholars think that Jumu’ah is obligatory for the traveller who is staying in a particular place, but not for the traveller who is on the road), as he comes under the general meaning of the aayah (interpretation of the meaning): “O you who believe! When the call is proclaimed for the Salaah on the Day of Friday (Jumu’ah prayer), come to the remembrance of Allaah, and leave off business (and every other thing), that is better for you, if you did but know!” [al-Jumu’ah 62:9].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as your are travelling for business,  I would be wary of leaving it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll leave you with this story from Yusha Evans, who quit his job to attend Juma'a and in the same day got a new job:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_U1ifMpgI0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_U1ifMpgI0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastActivityDate="2015-03-07T12:29:04.463" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23249" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23241" CreationDate="2015-03-07T13:28:53.653" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَ الَّذينَ إِذا فَعَلُوا فاحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوا لِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَ مَنْ يَغْفِرُ&#xA;  الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَ لَمْ يُصِرُّوا عَلى‏ ما فَعَلُوا وَ هُمْ&#xA;  يَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And those who, when they commit an indecent act or wrong themselves, remember Allah, and plead (Allah's) forgiveness for their sins and who&#xA;  forgives sins except Allah? and who do not persist in what they have&#xA;  committed while they know.(3:135)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;أُولئِكَ جَزاؤُهُمْ مَغْفِرَةٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ وَ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْري مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهارُ خالِدينَ فيها وَ نِعْمَ أَجْرُ&#xA;  الْعامِلينَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Their reward is forgiveness from their Lord, and gardens with streams running in them, to remain in them (forever). How excellent is&#xA;  the reward of the workers!(3:136)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the book Nahjul Blaghah, there is a saying from Imam Ali (peace be upon him) about repentance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Istighfar&quot; (asking Allah's forgiveness) is meant for people of a high&#xA;  position. It is a word that stands on &lt;strong&gt;six&lt;/strong&gt; supports. &lt;strong&gt;The first&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  is to repent over the past; &lt;strong&gt;the second&lt;/strong&gt; is to make a firm&#xA;  determination never to revert to it; &lt;strong&gt;the third&lt;/strong&gt; is to discharge all&#xA;  the rights of people so that you may meet Allah quite clean with&#xA;  nothing to account for; &lt;strong&gt;the fourth&lt;/strong&gt; is to fulfill every obligation&#xA;  which you ignored (in the past) so that you may now do justice with&#xA;  it; &lt;strong&gt;the fifth&lt;/strong&gt; is to aim at the flesh grown as a result of unlawful&#xA;  earning, so that you may melt it by grief (of repentance) till the&#xA;  skin touches the bone and a new flesh grows between them; and &lt;strong&gt;the&#xA;  sixth&lt;/strong&gt; is to make the body taste the pain of obedience as you&#xA;  (previously) made it taste the sweetness of disobedience. On such an&#xA;  occasion you may say &quot;astaghfiru'llah&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some points regarding this Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ali (peace be upon him) deems six conditions for a true repentance. the first two are the basis of every repentance. the next two are the requisites for its acceptance and the last two are necessary for its perfection.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The third condition includes both belongings and rights. one has to make up for any right he/she has violated in the past.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The forth condition is about (&lt;em&gt;to name but a few&lt;/em&gt;) compensating for ritual prayers one has failed to perform in their prescribed times or making up for the obligatory pilgrimage to Mecca one has failed to make in the past when he/she was physically and financially bale to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your lie has resulted in trampling others' rights, you have to make up for it by apologizing or doing anything to make sure that they have forgiven you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your lie has not resulted in violating anyone's right, taking the first and the second step of the above-mentioned Hadith is enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="4765" LastEditDate="2015-03-07T17:50:31.760" LastActivityDate="2015-03-07T17:50:31.760" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23254" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23228" CreationDate="2015-03-07T19:54:14.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;i think for each muslims each other we must silaturahmi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;al hujarat 10 says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The believers are but brothers, so make settlement between your&#xA;  brothers. And fear Allah that you may receive mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and an nissa 1 says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O mankind, fear your Lord, who created you from one soul and created&#xA;  from it its mate and dispersed from both of them many men and women.&#xA;  And fear Allah , &lt;strong&gt;through whom you ask one another&lt;/strong&gt;, and the wombs.&#xA;  Indeed Allah is ever, over you, an Observer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as a social creature , we need each other, we need other people, in this case introvert mean , you dont want to meet people, or something, for each muslims we dont have to be  introvert, its ok for some cases there are something that you cant expose for each of us. but still we must silaturahmi with each other as a muslim. so make friends with each other for virtue, and do what quran says about silaturahmi, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8375" LastActivityDate="2015-03-07T19:54:14.630" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23255" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23213" CreationDate="2015-03-07T20:09:11.957" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;its all depends on your motive, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;god is all knowing, there are so many way better to do experiment, using yourself as a guinea pig is not a wise decision . consider if you are doing amputation experiment, and you have to cut someone fingers, will you cut your own fingers for better understanding of yourself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8375" LastActivityDate="2015-03-07T20:09:11.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21381" CreationDate="2015-03-08T02:09:27.403" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every muslim who repents and meets the conditions of the repentance will be forgiven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your problem is the fact that you see a hardship as an indication of your Lord punishing you. This is absolutely not true. In fact it is rather otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, &amp;quot;My Lord has honored me.&amp;quot; But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, &amp;quot;My Lord has humiliated me.&amp;quot;' (89:15-16).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any hardship is a test for a believer, do not see it as a punishment, but rather look at it as a way through which you can get closer to Allah (the Most High).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But returning back to your question about repentance. Here is a related ayat from the Noble Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he entered the city at a time of unawareness of its people, and he found there two men fighting, one of his party and the other of his foes.  The man of his own party asked him for help against his foe, so Moses struck him with his fist and killed him.  He said, “This is of Satan’s doing, verily, he is a plain misleading enemy.” He said, “My Lord!  Verily, I have wronged myself, so forgive me.”  Then He forgave him.  Verily, He is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. He said, “My Lord!  For that with which You have favoured me, I will never more be a helper for the criminals, disobedient to God, polytheists, sinners, etc.!” (Quran 28:15-17)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here the ayat describes the incident that occurred to Moses before he became prophet. Moses(as) committed one of the worst possible sins - murder. And right after that what did he do? He asked Allah(saw) for forgiveness. He, Moses, then says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For that with which you have favored me ...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;referring to the repentance. But how could he know he was forgiven? Again, it happened before he became prophet so he wasn't yet able to talk to Allah(swt). His assurance indicates his level of iman. Never doubt your Lord's mercy but rather doubt the sincerity with which you repent. And know if your are sincere, He will forgive you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, &amp;quot;Allah, the Exalted, has said: 'O son of Adam! I shall go on forgiving you so long as you pray to Me and aspire for My forgiveness whatever may be your sins. O son of Adam! I do not care even if your sins should pile up to the sky and should you beg pardon of Me, I would forgive you. O son of Adam! If you come to Me with an earthful of sins and meet Me, not associating anything with Me in worship, I will certainly grant you as much pardon as will fill the earth.'&#xA;[At-Tirmidhi].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single/en_I_Want_to_Repent_But.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a link to a very short book on the repentance that will show you what the conditions of the repentance are and how to fulfill them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12086" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-03-08T11:06:10.020" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23258" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-08T09:03:06.027" Score="1" ViewCount="1079" Body="&lt;p&gt;Would you please clarify if purchasing goods on rentals are allowed in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to what we studied, a fixed percentage of interest is added to the principal amount (current price) of that product to calculate the rental payments (which is received from lessee) for each month's payment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's, in lease income schedule prepared by lessor (who gives goods on rentals) includes separate columns for calculation of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Principal amount (actual price of product).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Interest.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rental Income (actual amount + interest).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12087" LastEditorUserId="12087" LastEditDate="2015-03-12T18:20:18.917" LastActivityDate="2015-03-12T18:20:18.917" Title="Is lease allowed in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|quran|hadith|money|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23259" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-08T09:43:08.613" Score="0" ViewCount="334" Body="&lt;p&gt;A friend of mine, a Shia Muslim, said he does not pray for non-Muslims even when they ask him to. Rather, this person prays only for Muslims as he believes that Allah (swt) will only accept those prayers anyway, and not ones for non-Muslims. I believe this is unIslamic and meanspirited. Shouldn't we pray for everyone regardless of their religious affiliations? Perhaps I am mistaken, but I would greatly appreciate any insight to my question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12088" LastActivityDate="2015-03-11T02:47:01.067" Title="In Shia or Sunni Islam, may Muslims pray for non-Muslims?" Tags="|salat|shiism|non-muslim|shia-sunni|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-03-12T00:00:37.503" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12363" CreationDate="2015-03-08T10:56:08.720" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;No, it is not immoral (why should it be immoral? marrying is one thing and sexual intercourse is another thing )&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;No, not all things Muhammad did are desirable, for example, he traveled on a camel, but we must not desire to travel on a camel.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="10549" LastEditDate="2015-03-08T18:33:10.120" LastActivityDate="2015-03-08T18:33:10.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23261" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7572" CreationDate="2015-03-08T11:18:11.423" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Is it true that a 9 years old girl can get married with a 60 years old man by her father or grand father advocacy?&quot;&#xA;- yes, but only if the girl agrees and is not forced, and with other islamic requirements of marriage. if she shies she can show agreement with silence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Is there any Islamic rule to stop people who force their underaged daughters to marry?&quot;&#xA;- yes:&#xA;there are hadithes that strictly say that her consent/acceptance/permission is mandatory: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/16/80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/muslim/16/80&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/72&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/28&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2015-09-06T19:12:50.280" LastActivityDate="2015-09-06T19:12:50.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23262" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5888" CreationDate="2015-03-08T11:49:53.683" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Neither Qur'an nor hadiths say that later is better, and also they do not say that earlier is worse. Unmarried persons should be tried to marry them, according to Qur'an 24:32. But it may be indeed undesired to marry some concrete persons at some concrete time/situation, for different/various reasons, in that case, final decision, to marry, or not to marry, is made by them and, if required, by their parents or custodian/curator/guardian, (permissions of all of them are required to marry).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-30T16:21:30.743" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T16:21:30.743" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2614" CreationDate="2015-03-08T15:50:59.457" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;i accept the answer linking to a hadith; but i have a comment or answer regarding quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;The above verse clearly permits up to four, but does not expressly forbid more&quot;&#xA;- this is not very true. it is clear for readers that it means only one or two or 3 or 4, by rules of arabic language. that rules are common rules for many or most languages. it is: if it had that meaning, or to have that meaning, that you &quot;intend&quot; it to have, it could be and should be said another way; since this way of saying is chosen by allah to say it, from among lots of ways to say it, it is clear that it has this meaning. for more distinct explanation: why allah have mentioned the numbers but have not mentioned the number five? if it has the alternative meaning, that disregard of number 5 would be incorrect behavior, but, allah is truthful and so it is not just disregard but it has its meaning of disallowing anything other than the said/mentioned quantities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the following part of my answer probably should be a comment for the question; but i do not have right to write comments; please do not vote down my answer for it:&#xA;&quot;marriage restricted to four wives&quot;&#xA;- it is not very true. as it is understood from several other ayats and also from this ayat, and hadiths, actually, the slaves are not counted in this quantity of one to four; if a man wants to marry his slave, he have should make marriage ceremony and the slave woman becomes his wife; but he can marry his slave even if he already has 4 wifes, as far i have understood/found it; there are several ayats proving that, but i feel it hard to find and show that ayats to you now, i want to post this now; but maybe i will add links to the ayats later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2015-03-08T15:50:59.457" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23258" CreationDate="2015-03-08T16:39:24.257" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, lease is not allowed in Islam. so the person who took it for lease should pay some amount every month so that it will not lead to haram&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12091" LastEditorUserId="12091" LastEditDate="2015-03-08T17:00:03.900" LastActivityDate="2015-03-08T17:00:03.900" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2815" CreationDate="2015-03-08T16:50:11.603" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe this should be a comment, but i cannot comment:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Commute 4 hours a day&quot;&#xA;- this is very bad. your behavior is not correct behavior! so of course you have problems! Muslim should not make israf/waste/(wasteful expenditure)! You are probably making some sort of israf! do you go to work on bicycle or on foot? if so, you are wasting your time and organism. If you are going with a car, you are probably wasting petroleum. etc. cannot you make a temporarily place to live near your work? Maybe you should write an article or start a petition voting in a newspaper or site of your country saying that maybe 12 hours of work should be prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-11T16:01:07.577" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T16:01:07.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5472" CreationDate="2015-03-08T18:10:01.767" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is &quot;unislamic&quot;? unislamic is not Islamic, not going in the direction of Islam. Of course, that is unislamic. because, by Islam, unmarried persons should be tried to marry them, because it is commanded by Allah in Quran 24:32 .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Restriction of nine years is also unislamic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional explanation: marriage is one thing and sexual intercourse is another thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T10:56:54.147" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T10:56:54.147" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17075" CreationDate="2015-03-08T18:49:18.137" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Islamic rule is based on the &quot;eye for an eye&quot; concept; you can only attack those who attack you and harm those who harm you. Beheading innocent civilians is unislamic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12092" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-03-11T20:06:45.383" LastActivityDate="2015-03-11T20:06:45.383" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23270" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12363" CreationDate="2015-03-08T18:56:32.413" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The version of the story mentioned in this question is actually very debatable. A lot of scholars believe that Lady Aisha was much older than that; more like 18 or 19 years of age. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, I think this subject needs more research. And to answer your question; I personally believe that marrying underage girls is something that is HIGHLY immoral. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12092" LastActivityDate="2015-03-08T18:56:32.413" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18432" CreationDate="2015-03-09T00:05:29.390" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is widely known that angels don't have free will, thus can't disobey Allah's orders. If they could, there would be a test for them too, but I don't read or heard of anything about the test of angels. They are always be mentioned in the context of doing what Allah has commanded them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Never would the Messiah disdain to be a servant of Allah , nor would the angels near [to Him]. And whoever disdains His worship and is arrogant - He will gather them to Himself all together. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/172&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat An-Nisā' 4/172&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And to Allah prostrates whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth of creatures, and the angels [as well], and they are not arrogant. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat An-Naĥl 16/49&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also look at these verses: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat An-Naĥl 16/50&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/19/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Maryam 19/64&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/21/19-20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'Anbyā' 21/19-20&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/21/26-27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'Anbyā' 21/26-27&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/37/164-166&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Aş-Şāffāt 37/164-166&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/39/75&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Az-Zumar 39/75&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/42/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Ash-Shūraá 42/5&lt;/a&gt; etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also more verses about angels in the Qur'an, all of them are describing the angels as servants of Allah, as they do whatever Allah commands, as they fear from Allah, as they pray to Allah and never tired for that, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no verse about angels's disobedience, or their test, or their punishment in such cases, or any possibility of something like that. In some verses, the word &quot;all&quot; is used for angels, but there is no mention about exceptions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a Satan issue coming from &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah 2/34&lt;/a&gt;, but we certainly know that he is not an angel, but a djinn from &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Kahf 18/50&lt;/a&gt;. So, he is out of topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In conclusion, they are infallible.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T00:05:29.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14618" CreationDate="2015-03-09T00:38:37.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many Muslims believing such holy texts, but it is not so right. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Islam, we believe that the Qur'an isn't corrupted, it is just as exactly it is announced by Prophet Mohammad(puh). (There is a claim about recm verses, but this claim isn't approved.) We also support this belief with historical facts. Qur'an is a word of Allah, thus it is the most sacred word and we have to obey it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are hadiths (Prophet's words and actions), which are collected in various books and are separated from Qur'an. Hadiths are considered as 3 groups:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Genuine ones:&lt;/strong&gt; They are also sacred, but not as sacred as Qur'an. We have to obey them too.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Non-genuine ones:&lt;/strong&gt; They are made up, they have no historical support, they have contradictions with Qur'an. They certainly aren't sacred, we have to avoid them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Controversial ones:&lt;/strong&gt; We have to be very careful about them and leave the decide to determine whether they are genuine to the scholars.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that by &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/53/1-4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat An-Najm 53/1-4&lt;/a&gt;, Mohammad(puh) didn't act against Allah. But, his actions and words were told by his nearby and collected later from his death. Some hadiths are proven that they are made up. Made up ones are not sacred of course, but his true words and actions are sacred, because they are the explanations of Qur'an and their practices. Some hadiths are genuine, but relevant to his time and conditions. For example the amount of zakat. This is why hadiths are not as sacred as Qur'an. Qur'an's rules and limits are for all time and conditions, they can't be adjusted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also tafseer (explanation of Qur'an) books written by scholars. They are comments and conclusions of their authors, sometimes contradicting each other. Many Muslims behave that as they are sacred, but I think they are not. Because they are not actual words, but comments and conclusions, they may be wrong. Scholars are humans and can make mistakes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T09:45:22.783" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T09:45:22.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23273" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-09T01:16:42.710" Score="1" ViewCount="1017" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please consider these 2 English translations of the same verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Mā'idah 5/4&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They ask you, [O Muhammad], what has been made lawful for them. Say, &quot;Lawful for you are [all] good foods and [game caught by] what you have trained of hunting animals which you train as Allah has taught you. So eat of what they catch for you, and mention the name of Allah upon it, and fear Allah .&quot; Indeed, Allah is swift in account. (Sahih International)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They ask thee (O Muhammad) what is made lawful for them. Say: (all) good things are made lawful for you. And those beasts and birds of prey which ye have trained as hounds are trained, ye teach them that which Allah taught you; so eat of that which they catch for you and mention Allah's name upon it, and observe your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is swift to take account. (Pickthall)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is one of them uses words like &quot;ye&quot;, &quot;Lo&quot;, &quot;thee&quot; etc? Where do these words come from? Is it proper English of 500 years ago for example? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that trying to look like non-Muslims is forbidden and whoever doing this is regarded as one of them. I saw a couple of verses from the Bible and they were using the same words (lo, thee etc). If so, can translating Qur'an &lt;strong&gt;as Christians translated Bible&lt;/strong&gt; (I mean using the words like these while unnecessary) be counted as trying to imitating Christians, which is forbidden?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastEditorUserId="4124" LastEditDate="2015-03-09T06:33:28.970" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T06:33:28.970" Title="language difference in English translations of Qur'an" Tags="|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23275" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23075" CreationDate="2015-03-09T02:44:25.117" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is just a personal idea, but smokeless fire may mean something other than usual fire. It may be some kind of energy which is not visible because of the spectrum of light, just like we don't see ultraviolet light. Also think about human body. It is made of earth, but does it look like earth? When you take some earth or mud into your hands, and if you don't know anything about the biology of human body, can you imagine that a piece of mud can be transformed into a brain?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T02:44:25.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23273" CreationDate="2015-03-09T04:55:38.783" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;the quran can never truly be translated from arabic to any other language, as the arabic language is so complex, that one arabic word can mean up to 15 english words!! (just an  example). Regarding those words (lo, thee, etc), they are old english words, and alot more sophisticated, which is why they use them in Scripture books, to differentiate them from ordinary books. I suppose that's why they use them in the quran, bible and torah. if it is forbidden, i'm not sure, but i know a fact that reading translations should be avoided where possible, as they only give you the translator's &lt;em&gt;understanding&lt;/em&gt; of the verse, and it may give people different views regarding what that particular verse is meant. For this reason, it is best that we all study the arabic language to know what the original quran means, and not just what some translator thinks it means :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T04:55:38.783" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23277" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23245" CreationDate="2015-03-09T05:12:27.617" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;salaam u alaikum&#xA;look, it is known the the consumtion of alcohol is HARAAM-forbidden, no matter what, so if the person knows this, then they are to abstain from it completely. i'm not going to provide all the evidence (hadeeth and quranic verses), as it will take long, but i will just get to the point. regarding prayer, the person shouldnt wait for friday prayer to ask for forgivness, start asking from now!!! the Five daily prayers are to be established as soon as you hit the age of seven, but if someone hasnt been praying then they should start as soon as possible, and yes, i have heard that any duah which is made between the adhaan and iqama is accepted, and Allah knows best. you shouldnt worry about dying intoxicated, because if you are reading this and sober right now, then just dont ever drink again, and make the intention in your heart to stop for the sake of Allah SWT. Start praying from now, and asking Allah for forgiveness. noone can say Allah wont forgive you, and noone can say He will, that is completely known by Him the All mighty and All merciful. Just have hope in your heart that Allah will forgive you, and have fear that He wont, and remember, we are all judged according to our intentions. :) if you like, my email is tash.chamma@gmail.com, so if you have issues or anything, or need help with anything, i can help, In Sha llah&#xA;May Allah SWT have mercy on us all and save us all from the torment of the grave and in the hereafter, Amen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T05:12:27.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23220" CreationDate="2015-03-09T05:32:38.750" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;An oath regards to the person by Allah's name, or the quran (although i have heard it is haraam to swear by anything other than Allah's name, but i'm not sure about this). So basically, when you say &quot;wallah&quot; (an arabic word meaning 'by Allah'), you are taking an oath, as you are swearing by Allah's name. &#xA;regarding the history of it, i have a book that says it was revealed after the treaty of Hudaibiyah- roughly towards the end of 6 ah- early 7 ah. regarding it's background and context, i'm not too sure, so i'm really sorry but i hope i've helped :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T05:32:38.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10735" CreationDate="2015-03-09T05:52:27.383" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is quite important, and hiding anything important is a lie.  Lying is prohibited in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;March 13 : If fiance does not ask about virginity, maybe, it is OK to not mention about that, because/since he can be accounted as not interested in this information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2015-03-13T15:22:44.000" LastActivityDate="2015-03-13T15:22:44.000" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20107" CreationDate="2015-03-09T06:08:20.033" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;assisted her to walk for few steps until she got hold of her breath&quot;&#xA;- so, only few steps, so she even did not need that help. so in this case he should not help her, (because there was not a serious need).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;even in case this happens, he should try to do not touch her skin, and more, even should try to support her only through big, rough material or a stick, because feeling her body through cloth is also intimate, feeling awrah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T06:08:20.033" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23233" CreationDate="2015-03-09T07:59:27.187" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;With respect to the meaning of Hujjah, it could be said that the word 'Hujjah' would be applied to the thing (matter) which we can &lt;strong&gt;infer or argue&lt;/strong&gt; to it (as a brief description). (Read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rohani.ir/istefta-484.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;More...&lt;/a&gt; but source not in English)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;hujjah&quot; has been used in different occasions in the holy Qur'an at verses like &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/165&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:165&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/8/149&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;8:149&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in context to Shia Imams,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hujjat means proof or demonstration&lt;/strong&gt;. When used in reference to Imams, it is to point to their status as being living signs of Allah or His proofs. In Shia traditions, there are many references to Imams by the concept of 'Hujjah.' In fact, Muhammad Kulayni titled his fourth hadith collection about the subject of Divinely-appointed authorities and Imam al-Mahdi as the &quot;Book of the Proof&quot; or Kitab al-Hujja (Credits: infatuated &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/23233/who-is-hojjat-who-is-allahs-hojjat-now#comment41784_23283&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia Islam believe &lt;strong&gt;Hazrat Mahdi (Imam Zaman) is considered as the last Hojjah of Allah.&lt;/strong&gt; That’s why he (Imam Zaman) is famous as Hojjat-ibn-al-Hasan.  (Bahar-al-Anvar, Volume25, H6 and Volume97, Page 343.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Davood ibn Qasem quoted I heard from the tenth Imam (Imam Ali al-Naqi (Hadi a.s.)) that was declaring:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;«الخَلَفُ مِنْ بَعْدِی الحَسَنُ فَكَیفَ لَكُمْ بِالْخَلَفِ مِنْ بَعْدِ&#xA;  الخَلَفِ فَقُلتُ لِمَ جَعَلَنِی اللّهُ فِداكَ فَقَالَ: اِنَّكُم لا&#xA;  تَرَوْنَ شَخْصَهُ وَلایحِلُّ لَكُم ذِكْرُهُ بِاسمِهِ فَقُلتُ كَیفَ&#xA;  نَذكُرُهُ فَقَال: قُولُوا الحُجَّةُ مِنْ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ»؛(7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My successor is my son, Hasan. How will be your feeling concerning the&#xA;  successor of my successor? I said “God sacrifices me, why? Since you&#xA;  won’t be able to see him …, He declared: you call him &lt;i&gt;hojjat&lt;/i&gt; from the&#xA;  household of the Muhammad (pbuh). /  7-  كتاب الغیبة، ص 202، ح 169؛&#xA;  كافی، ج 1، ص 328، ح 13&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, it (his name) has applied in majority of the narrations as “Al-Hojjat Men Ale Mohammad”   «الحُجَّةُ مِنْ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ») / 8-  ر.ك: همان؛ شیخ صدوق، علل الشرایع، ج 1، ص 245؛ كمال الدین و تمام النعمة، ج 2، ص 648.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=193948&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2016-08-05T11:46:21.540" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23284" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23108" CreationDate="2015-03-09T08:17:15.397" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;i was going/traveling(?) for 3 hours in train every week. in that case i was taking a bottle of water with me and take taharat in toilet, and make prayer staying in hall of wagon or sitting in chair; in both cases i did not sajda perfectly, that was allowed to me by some books or persons. it was said to me that i should pray sitting in direction of transport going, but i did not so; as train was going mostly in similar direction, i was sitting in direction which is more similar to direction to qibla.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in you case, if bus goes for several hours, i think you can ask people to stop bus and go to toilet and then, maybe even it is possible to get/make taharat in bus (when it is going) sitting near its door; alternatively, you can make taharat in toilet or near it (outside of bus), if people (in bus) do not blame you too much... also i recommend choosing the direction as i did; you can ask a person to swap places temporarily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2015-03-11T16:12:30.630" LastActivityDate="2015-03-11T16:12:30.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16815" CreationDate="2015-03-09T08:27:11.303" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to being destruction, as said in other answer, there are other reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1) it is israf, and israf is prohibited in many ayats. It is israf&#xA;because it is waste of time of you and all resources that are spent&#xA;(work and water etc.) and used (fields) and destructed (wild nature&#xA;that was in place of fileds) to produce and transport cigarettes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2) It is changing of what is made by Allah that is prohibited in&#xA;Quran 4:119.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is haram? If anything that is prohibited by Allah in Quran is haram than it is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-03-11T07:37:24.233" LastActivityDate="2015-03-11T07:37:24.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23286" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17326" CreationDate="2015-03-09T09:42:29.167" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it is prohibited for both men and women because of &lt;strong&gt;Qur'an 4:119&lt;/strong&gt; - we should not change what Allah made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T12:28:50.600" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T12:28:50.600" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2002" CreationDate="2015-03-09T10:10:04.197" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whether you read the Qur'an or listen to someone who is reading it aloud, you should try your level best to understand it. For, only the maximum benefit will be if you strive to learn from either by reading it for yourself, or if you cannot read it for yourself(if one is blind or doesn't know how to read Arabic) then by requesting others to read it for you. Intention matters the most.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, Allah is the Most Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, &quot;Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah, he will be credited with a good deed, and a good deed gets a ten-fold reward. I do not say that Alif-Lam-Mim is one letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter and Mim is a letter.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Qur'an isn't just getting credited that way, it is more than that. It is for giving guidance to mankind. Through it you can motivate yourself to do many good deeds and get greater reward. But as a bonus you get the credits of good deeds by reading it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T10:10:04.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23288" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16186" CreationDate="2015-03-09T10:11:21.523" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;of course you should not. 1) i think it is prohibited at all; because it is killing an because it is changing what allah made and it is prohibited by quran 4:119; 2) what is &quot;donut&quot;? what he says has no strength since it is prohibited by allah. and why you even believe him?! i think, you should not and need not believe him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T10:11:21.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18125" CreationDate="2015-03-09T10:31:21.297" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;as i know, trading with disbelievers is allowed, and your case is like that, you are like making service to them, and your work does not involve selling haram food, though, you design software, it is for general logistic and you do not make front page images and slogans selling food... logistic soft can also be used for other purposes... and you are not paid by haram food but by money... i have (also...) heard (the) idea that money earned by haram is (itself) haram but i do not know any proofs for that yet now...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T10:31:21.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23292" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23259" CreationDate="2015-03-09T11:25:47.297" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two kinds of atheist and polytheist:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Obstinate&lt;/strong&gt;: disbelievers impugning the TRUTH and showing hostility in spite of being convinced in their hearts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;فَلَمَّا جاءَتْهُمْ آياتُنا مُبْصِرَةً قالُوا هذا سِحْرٌ مُبينٌ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;But when Our signs came to them, as eye-openers, they said,&quot; This is plain magic.&quot;(27:13)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَ جَحَدُوا بِها وَ اسْتَيْقَنَتْها أَنْفُسُهُمْ ظُلْماً وَ عُلُوًّا فَانْظُرْ كَيْفَ كانَ عاقِبَةُ الْمُفْسِدينَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;They impugned them though they were convinced in their hearts wrongfully and defiantly. So observe how was the fate of the agents of&#xA;  corruption!(27:14)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the reason for such presumptuous hostility has been mentioned in other verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ثُمَّ كانَ عاقِبَةَ الَّذينَ أَساؤُا السُّواى‏ أَنْ كَذَّبُوا بِآياتِ اللَّهِ وَ كانُوا بِها يَسْتَهْزِؤُنَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Then the fate of those who committed misdeeds was that they denied the signs of Allah and they used to deride them.(30:10)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/17413/if-a-person-does-good-deeds-throughout-his-life-but-never-believed-in-god-will/23218#23218&quot;&gt;Non-obstinate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Mustada'f&lt;/em&gt;): disbelievers for whom the TRUE call of Islam has not been set forth due to certain reasons. However they are willingly prepared in their hearts to accept the TRUTH if it is rightly set out for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any Kind of Dua (prayer) for the first group would be meaningless, even if it were a prayer for guiding them and helping them to get back to the straight path because they are fully aware of the truthfulness of Islam, they have learned all ins and outs of the TRUTH yet they keep stubbornly refusing to accept it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ما كانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَ الَّذينَ آمَنُوا أَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرُوا لِلْمُشْرِكينَ وَ لَوْ كانُوا أُولي‏ قُرْبى‏ مِنْ بَعْدِ ما تَبَيَّنَ&#xA;  لَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحابُ الْجَحيمِ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;The Prophet and the faithful may not plead for the forgiveness of the polytheists, even if they should be [their] relatives, &lt;em&gt;after it&#xA;  has become clear to them that they will be the inmates of&#xA;  hell.&lt;/em&gt;(9:113)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last part of the verse which is written in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;italics&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; demonstrate that those of whom the Prophet and the faithful were forbidden to plead for forgiveness, fall into the first category.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَ ما كانَ اسْتِغْفارُ إِبْراهيمَ لِأَبيهِ إِلاَّ عَنْ مَوْعِدَةٍ وَعَدَها إِيَّاهُ فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ أَنَّهُ عَدُوٌّ لِلَّهِ&#xA;  تَبَرَّأَ مِنْهُ إِنَّ إِبْراهيمَ لَأَوَّاهٌ حَليمٌ&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abraham's pleading forgiveness for his father was only to fulfill a promise he had made him. So &lt;em&gt;when it became manifest to him that he&#xA;  was an enemy of God&lt;/em&gt;, he repudiated him. Indeed Abraham was most&#xA;  plaintive and forbearing.(9:114)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not only aren't we allowed to plead forgiveness for the enemies of God, we should also repudiate them as Prophet Abraham repudiated his father when it became clear to him that he was an enemy of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the second group (Mustada'fin) are not the enemy of God as explained before. So there is nothing wrong with &lt;strong&gt;pleading for their guidance&lt;/strong&gt;. Nevertheless pleading for forgiveness of them is also meaningless owing to the fact that Since they've done their best in the search of TRUTH and failed to find it, they'll not be subjected to any kind of punishment in the here after.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T11:25:47.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23293" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22982" CreationDate="2015-03-09T11:56:38.733" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;do not lose much time reading this unclear answer, i will fix it, if god wills / insha'a allah . ( pedophilia term has some proofs. dislike of it is felt. some things which are understandable by people are not said in quran and hadithes. )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;yes, islam supports child marriages; muhammad's case is not exceptional. 2) what is pedophilia? look at wikipedia: &amp;quot;an adult or older adolescent experiences a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children&amp;quot;. so, does islam support &lt;strong&gt;sexual attraction&lt;/strong&gt; to prepubescent? there are some hadiths and ayats that support desire to &lt;strong&gt;marry&lt;/strong&gt; virgins: for example: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=jabir+marry&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=jabir+marry&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said: 'Why not a virgin, so you could play with her and she could play with you?'&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawakened.com/quran/55/74/default.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamawakened.com/quran/55/74/default.htm&lt;/a&gt; (about paradise) :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Virgins, in a state of inviolate chastity, whom no man or Jinn has ever touched,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but desire to marry is not strictly equal to sexual desire. desire to marry may be with sexual attraction to future state of body, not to current state of body. additionally, girls should be married for her religion, not for beauty or other things, according to hadiths &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=marry+four+dust&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=marry+four+dust&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i think, sexual intercourse with girl who cannot conceive is israf, and israf is prohibited in islam. but in other hand, it may be accounted as act that makes spouses closer, so, i am not sure, and islamic scholars allow it. (of course, it is prohibited if it is painful). and maybe it is even not possible to know out when first ovulation occurs, so it is has some additional logic in that case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so, i think, islam &lt;strong&gt;does not encourage&lt;/strong&gt; nor discourage &lt;strong&gt;sexual attraction&lt;/strong&gt; to prepubescent, but, encourages child &lt;strong&gt;marriages&lt;/strong&gt; (due to it encourages marriages generally without direct age restriction), and it is controlled by spouses an their families, what and when they do. and &lt;em&gt;marriage&lt;/em&gt; does &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; mean &lt;strong&gt;primary&lt;/strong&gt; or exclusive &lt;em&gt;sexual attraction&lt;/em&gt; to prepubescent, because marriages in islam are done without time terms, and divorce is discouraged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if you/they ask, why islam does not have direct marriage age limit/restriction or why it does not discourage sexual attraction to prepubescent, answer is - why it should ? and the european tradition also does not discorage all sexual attraction to prepubescent, as you see, only primary or exclusive of it is discouraged (in new edition of wikipedia it is said : &amp;quot;Pedophilia or paedophilia is a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a primary or ...&amp;quot; ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and take in account, that even if this word/term &amp;quot;pedophilia&amp;quot; looks/sounds medical and scientific, i have not seen any scientific base of it, so, it is just an european culture element, and it has not to be followed as some scientific fact. by this definition given in wikipedia it is indeed a disorder, but, it, as it is defined in wikipedia, probably does not have any proofs anyway, and when i looked for sources of this definition i see that it is not as it is in sources! source no 1 is DSM-5 and it is not accessible but definition of it is cited in wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... pedophilic disorder ... paraphilia in which adults or adolescents&#xA;16 years of age or older have intense and recurrent sexual urges&#xA;towards and fantasies about prepubescent children that they have&#xA;either acted on or which cause them distress or interpersonal&#xA;difficulty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-- so no &amp;quot;primary or exclusive&amp;quot; is here!, source no 2 is ICD-10, definition of it :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;F65.4 Paedophilia A. The general criteria for F65 Disorders of sexual&#xA;preference must be met. B. A persistent or a predominant preference&#xA;for sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children. C. The&#xA;person is at least 16 years old and at least five years older than the&#xA;child or children in B.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;F65 DISORDERS OF SEXUAL PREFERENCE G1. Recurrent intense sexual urges&#xA;and fantasies involving unusual objects or activities. G2. Acts on the&#xA;urges or is markedly distressed by them. G3. The preference has been&#xA;present for at least six months.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-- so neither, no &amp;quot;primary or exclusive&amp;quot; is here! and this contradicts rules of wikipedia and somebody should fix the definition in wikipedia. i think, adding &amp;quot;primary or exclusive&amp;quot; is just a trick of editors of wikipedia to make the the term correct , because almost any attraction, if you add &amp;quot;primary or exclusive&amp;quot; to it, becomes a strange behavior, for example: attraction to drink is normal, attraction to tea is also normal, and we cannot understand, why it would be a disorder, but if write &amp;quot;primary or exclusive attraction to tea&amp;quot;, we understand that it is a starnge behavior, because there is no reason to want to drink only tea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and what i can say about these definitions? these does not say about just sexual attraction, as it is written in wikipedia, but about &amp;quot;sexual urge&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;preference for sexual activity with ... f65 g2 ... urges&amp;quot;. as the word &amp;quot;urge&amp;quot; is used, i think, it is more likely about sexual intercourse than sexual activity like hugging. and sexual intercourse with prepubescent child spouse is indirectly discouraged by islam, because of israf is prohibited, as i have already written. and these definitions also does not have any scientific proofs, explaining why it is a bad thing. and if they would try, i think, they could not proof it, (with exactly these definitions), because there are different people, and even sexual intercourse with little child maybe physically harmless, for example, if it is non-penetrative. but non-penetrative sexual intercourse is discouraged in islam: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/64/182&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/64/182&lt;/a&gt; : &amp;quot;... coitus interruptus ... Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ... said ... It is better for you not to do so ...&amp;quot;, also it is a discouraged thing because it is israf. and that child must be spouse in islam. it is psychologically harmful and bad thing if it is without marriage and it is disallowed in islam. and, i think, marriage with too little child is indirectly prohibited in islam, because he/she cannot give proper consent for marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2022-02-25T22:48:01.613" LastActivityDate="2022-02-25T22:48:01.613" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23294" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18939" CreationDate="2015-03-09T12:07:26.683" Score="2" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;              In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the fatwa of Grand Ayatollah Khamanei, you ought to say your prayers completely (not Qasr) in case that your trip (intention) takes long at least ten days (or more). Then at the mentioned condition as you said “I am visiting the UK and am proposed to stay for 6 months. Is praying the qasr salat permissible in my case, or do I have to perform the full prayer?”. Of course there would be some different detailed matters or remarks concerning the mentioned matter, then you’d better refer to the source to see more complete response about it (if you are familiar with Farsi language). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://farsi.khamenei.ir/treatise-content?id=204&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;farsi.khamenei.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-13T13:18:33.257" LastActivityDate="2018-01-13T13:18:33.257" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23295" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-09T13:02:07.183" Score="6" ViewCount="1650" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Basic Definition:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Punishment&lt;/strong&gt; is done for correction or as retribution for a wrongdoing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Torture&lt;/strong&gt; is done specifically to cause suffering with no good outcome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;The Issue:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we know people who do sin will be punished by God in Hell.&#xA;However, if you look at the concept, it's not punishment but a meaningless torture because the person will not have a second chance to avoid those sins, his suffering will not help him rectify his mistake in future which makes this act pure torture and not punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Common understanding:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A common response is &quot;People are already told about the future hell fire which makes it justifiable&quot; but burning someone doesn't help them be more resentful to their past experience, specially when no one get's to see that punishment until after death, it's simple human nature &amp;amp; God is the creator of this nature so can't blame humans for it as explained in this picture:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Biyh7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12097" LastEditorUserId="12097" LastEditDate="2017-09-17T23:48:41.707" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T01:03:18.927" Title="Hell is a place of Punishment or meaningless Torture?" Tags="|punishment|jahannam|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23296" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23303" CreationDate="2015-03-09T17:00:21.717" Score="5" ViewCount="19185" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/273/what-justification-does-the-ahmadiyya-movement-have-that-prophet-muhammad-wasn#comment510_276&quot;&gt;comments on another question&lt;/a&gt;, System Down says &quot;the rest of the Muslims believe that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's claims are false, and that he is a false claimant to prophethood&quot; and links to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ahmadiyya&amp;amp;oldid=498188240#Comparison&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a table in Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to hear a more thorough answer. Why do Sunni Muslims consider Ahmadiyya beliefs false, and why do they consider the aberrations so severe that they exclude them from even being called Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11593" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2020-05-14T01:51:55.603" Title="Why do Sunni Muslims say that Ahmadis are not Muslims?" Tags="|sunni|ahmadiyyah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23298" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-03-09T17:37:05.130" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-03-09T17:37:05.130" LastActivityDate="2015-03-09T17:37:05.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23299" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-03-09T17:37:05.130" Score="0" Body="Khatam an-Nabiyyin (Arabic: خاتم النبيين), usually translated as Seal of the Prophets, is a title used in the Qur'an to designate the Islamic prophet Muhammad. With the exception of Ahmadi Muslims, it is regarded by Muslims to mean that Muhammad was the last of the prophets sent by God." OwnerUserId="11593" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-03-11T19:06:50.530" LastActivityDate="2015-03-11T19:06:50.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23300" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-09T17:55:25.753" Score="1" ViewCount="1067" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this verse:&#xA;    049.013&#xA;Humans are created out of female and male.&#xA;Yet there are humans who have functionally both sexes/genitalia.&#xA;They are called hermaphrodites.&#xA;Where do they stand in the Quran? Or perhaps they are not recognized in the Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2182" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-30T07:43:27.820" LastActivityDate="2017-12-09T16:13:50.697" Title="Hermaprodite in Islam" Tags="|quran|sex|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23295" CreationDate="2015-03-10T04:34:41.607" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hell is neither punishment nor torture but is repayment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose you write an exam, and suppose you fail in it. The consequences thereof are because of your heedlessness, and you suffer with a low quality future. Or the right word is you just face the consequences whether it be suffer or enjoy(if you passed the exam). But as a bonus, you're being punished alongside i.e. so that you don't repeat it again(as long as you live). And that is because you still have some future left where in you can decide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You're viewing hell from a wrong angle. It is not &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;people who do sin will be punished by God in hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;People who are heedless will face the consequences(good/paradise or bad/hell) accordingly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No picture of the word torture. And also, no picture of punishment too.&lt;/strong&gt; Because, as in your exam which you failed, you are punished because you've a future ahead which you can decide for yourself. But, once, that privilege is taken away from you, i.e. in hell, there is no future....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;because he loves us &lt;strike&gt;he might not actually put us in hell but he just&lt;/strike&gt; &lt;i&gt;and&lt;/i&gt; wants to scare us &lt;i&gt;because there is no future in hell where you can decide and also&lt;/i&gt; God had to bring order to the chaos created by the will of man hence he had to bring the concept of hell into play &lt;i&gt;and also&lt;/i&gt; to proof that he is not a liar he might actually burn people in hell for thousands of years or eternity for the sin they cannot commit again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-03-10T04:34:41.607" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23296" CreationDate="2015-03-10T08:27:15.233" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaams&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Muslims, the first and foremost thing that makes us Muslims is to testify and believe in these lines:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I testify that there is no god worthy of worship but Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Muhammad is his messenger&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second line means a lot more than just what is translated however, and as Muslims we believe that Muhammad is &amp;quot;khaatim al-anbiyaa&amp;quot; which means &amp;quot;the seal of all prophets.&amp;quot; He is the last prophet to be sent, which is evident in both the Quran and ahadeeth (sayings of the prophet) which means to say otherwise is to doubt the word of God and he word of his apostle, which is the only truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ghulam Ahmad came out at a time when the British were trying to take over India, and they needed someone to stop the Muslims from fighting, and so bribed this man to assist them. While undertaking this task, he claimed himself to be many things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a mujaddid (which is someone that comes to a nation every century after hijrah to return Islam to its original beliefs after being changed or forgotten)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam al-Mahdi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_in_Islam#Second_coming&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the promised messiah (Jesus)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a prophet&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But these claims are easily proven false:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He could not have been a mujaddid as he definitely was not correcting Islam, and so was disregarded by scholars of that time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He could not have been imam mahdi, as he didn't fit the descriptions of the promised mahdi (i.e Muhammed pbuh told us a man will be born towards the end of time, and he will be born into a life exactly like our prophet, and this man wasn't -- he was born in India, with a mom and dad of completely different names to our prophet, etc.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He could not have been Jesus as he definitely did not fit the descriptions of Jesus (i.e. he had a father, his name definitely wasn't Issa (Jesus), etc.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He could not have been a prophet as there are over 70 ahadeeth regarding the finality of our prophet, as well as quranic verses.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the main ahadeeth that will help is the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There will arise 30 impostors in my ummah and each one of them will pronounce to the world that he is a prophet, but I am the last in line of the prophets of God and no prophet will come after me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/33/62&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Jami` at-Tirmidhi, 2219&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;In-book reference: Book 33, Hadith 62&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;English translation: Vol. 4, Book 7, Hadith 2219&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;&lt;p&gt;This man is obviously one of those men. Also in another hadeeth, our prophet states that the day of judgement will not occur until 30 one-eyed liars will come and claim to be a prophet of God. &amp;quot;One-eyed liars&amp;quot; refers to those who resemble &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masih_ad-Dajjal&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the dajjal&lt;/a&gt;, as they will have one eye &amp;quot;bulging like a grapefruit.&amp;quot; Take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Mirza_Ghulam_Ahmad_(c._1897).jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ahmad's picture&lt;/a&gt; and you'll see what I mean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our prophet has also stated that Islam will be divided into 73 sects, and only one will enter paradise:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The Jews were divided into 71 sects, one of which is in Paradise and 70 are in the fire. The Christians were divided into 72 sects, 71 of which are in the fire and one is in paradise. By the one in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, my ummah will be divided into 73 sects, one of which will be in paradise and 72 will be in the Fire.&amp;quot; It was said, O Messenger of Allah, who are they? He said, &amp;quot;Al-Jamaa'ah.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/36/67&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah, 3992&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;In-book reference: Book 36, Hadith 67&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;English translation: Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 3992&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Jamaa'ah is that which follows the Quran and his Sunnah (his way of life). How can someone who disregards God's word and follow a prophet after Mohammed be a Muslim? And how can they call themselves Muslim if they disregard our prophet and follow another man who claims to be a prophet? If he really was a prophet, where is his book, where are his teachings? And if he really is a prophet, he wouldn't have died in a toilet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is only a summary of what I know about this man and the people who follow him, as I have completed a whole assignment on him and can provide a lot more evidence as to why he is not Muslim, and neither are those who follow him, but Allah knows best, and only He can judge us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide us all to the right path, Amen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2020-03-26T01:31:47.147" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23306" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-10T10:10:43.173" Score="1" ViewCount="298" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the best times to ask dua is between adhaan and iqama. Since iqama is addressed to those already in the mosque rather than a reminder for those outside, if a person who is at home uses this time for dua will it be considere a &quot;best time&quot; for that individual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12066" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T04:14:17.830" Title="Dua between adhaan and iqama" Tags="|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23309" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-10T17:13:52.807" Score="5" ViewCount="1547" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's say a Shia boy married a Sunni girl according to Sunni law, then the Shia boy wants to divorce his Sunni wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Under which law will he give talaq? That is, by which law the talaq will be governed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12102" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-24T05:20:54.003" LastActivityDate="2018-10-01T16:53:12.373" Title="According to which law would a Shia-Sunni couple divorce if nikah is according to Sunni law?" Tags="|talaq|shia-sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12600" CreationDate="2015-03-10T20:30:14.273" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it is about Külli Irade(Allah's will) and Cüzi Irade(slight will, creature's will). Lets take a look at another 2 verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who disbelieve - it is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them - they will not believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah has set a seal upon their hearts and upon their hearing, and over their vision is a veil. And for them is a great punishment. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/6-7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah 2/6-7&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone can claim that he is a non-believer because Allah made him so according to these verses. This is the same problem with any verse in this kind and to understand them you have to understand the difference between will types.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's will, as you guess is about Allah's choices. He is the creator of this whole system (universe etc). He determines the rules, he has the power to interfere anything, thus you can't change what he wants or wills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Creature's will is about human's or djinn's will. When you have an option, you can choose either bad one, or good one. You can choose to steal, or to kill, or not. We will be judged by Allah in the Judgement Day and we will be rewarded or punished for our actions in this world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now think, if you can't decide which one to choose, why would be punished? You may think that if there is a thing called Allah's will and you can't exceed it, then your stealing choice should be actually Allah's choice. But, the system doesn't work like that. Its still your choice and you have the responsibility. How?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think about an election. There are 4 candidates. You are the voter. What are your options? You can either give your vote to 1 of them, you can give empty vote, or you can choose to not vote. Now, you know that 2 of the candidates are corrupted, other 1 of them looks like good and you are not sure about the last one. The corrupted ones gave you promises to give you money if you choose them. The good looking one gives promises about hard-working but good management. Now, choosing which one depends on your slight will. You can choose one of the corrupted ones to gain money in the short term, but then you will suffer from bad management. You can choose the good looking one, you may complain about hard-working in the short term, but you would have a just management. You can give empty vote, then you would have no right to complain or to be proud of. You can choose to not vote, to protest the system. You choose, and then you get the consequences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How about Allah's will? In this case, Allah is the creator of the voting system, the determiner of the candidates and the one who punishes not to vote. He is very powerful, so you can't escape from punishment. Allah makes a promise that there will be always good candidates and bad candidates, he also teaches you how to differentiate them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this example, Allah has the power to change the rules of the voting system, to put just bad candidates, or not accept the result of the voting. That's Allah's will (külli irade). You can do nothing in that case except vote for one of the bad ones. But when you look at the what has happened for years, he keeps his promising. You can't change the candidates, that's your will's limit. But you can choose whichever you want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just like that, if you want respect, you have to do what is needed (you have to vote). Allah just says in that verse, he has the power to reject the result. But also he keeps his promising. He promises that, if you do what is needed, he will make its done. But, be careful, he also warns that, if you reject the Allah's part in that success, he will take it away from you and he has the power to do that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastEditorUserId="4124" LastEditDate="2015-03-10T20:37:14.810" LastActivityDate="2015-03-10T20:37:14.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23259" CreationDate="2015-03-11T02:39:16.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;[bad english ahead]&#xA;You can pray for non-muslins until the day of the judgement, when our intercession and the (ask for) forgiveness will not be accepted anymore.&#xA;You really should pray for them, they need some Light in their lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Amin said we cant ask forgiveness for them.&#xA;But some people don't believe in God but are in some ways better than some believers, we should pray for them to find the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12107" LastEditorUserId="12107" LastEditDate="2015-03-11T02:47:01.067" LastActivityDate="2015-03-11T02:47:01.067" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23316" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-11T03:54:00.183" Score="3" ViewCount="1182" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that its prohibited to hurt women, children and those who are not fighting you, during wars. But we still hear that women were taken as slaves during war, and they were distributed as part of booty. How is that possible ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2503" LastActivityDate="2017-12-27T23:21:47.707" Title="if women are not to be harmed in wars, how were there females taken as war booty?" Tags="|jihad|slavery|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23317" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-11T06:30:24.423" Score="4" ViewCount="9085" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am 29 years old man.Not married. For many days I m getting problem with pre - ejaculation fluid. Everyday my penis erect before urinating or it was already erected when I get up early morning to pray fajr prayer. I have noticed when my penis get flaccid lot of pre - ejaculation fluid comes off when performing salat.I have broken salat so many times and washed penis. So, my question is do I need to break salat when it seem to me that fluid is coming out or shall I continue salat. And do I need gush everytime or wash the cloth &#xA;Any advice would be great. It will help me out of this problem inshallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12108" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2015-03-20T02:25:36.767" LastActivityDate="2024-03-19T11:07:51.013" Title="About pre ejaculation fluid" Tags="|sex|taharah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23319" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10817" CreationDate="2015-03-11T11:57:13.987" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;as i know, you should marry even if you do not have enough money. proofs: 1) quran 24:32 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawakened.com/quran/24/32/default.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamawakened.com/quran/24/32/default.htm&lt;/a&gt; 2) hadiths about marrying of a poor man : &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=iron+ring+quran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=iron+ring+quran&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;counterargument is that men should support his family ( quran 4:34 , &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/277&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/277&lt;/a&gt; ) - answer to it: that can be interpreted as he should support them as much as he can or interpreted as support only basic needs of food, cloth, home, etc; and logic argument is that even if he cannot support his wife, she can live as she did before, supported by parents and they can continue to live separately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T07:24:01.883" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T07:24:01.883" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23320" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23317" CreationDate="2015-03-11T12:24:13.850" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Neither washing yourself or your clothes, nor performing the wudu again is required if&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;wadi (liquid discharged after urination)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;wazi (liquid seen after ejaculation)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;mazi (moisture discharged by a man during wooing, courtship, etc)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is discharged. They are not najs nor do they break the wudu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Related &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/10509/3487&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference from Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Husaini Sistani:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2124/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Taharat » Istibra&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2015-03-20T12:05:21.810" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16628" CreationDate="2015-03-11T13:11:34.050" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I am advised that it could take at least another two years before I can apply for non-consensual divorce&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is not surely said. I think you should try to write to court again, maybe to higher court. Also mention that you have already been living separately for 3 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case if your previous husband had changed his mind about his behaviours that you disliked and did proposed to you to live together and he will do as you like, I cannot say strictly that you should divorce only because he has another religion, because you married before you have become muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case you make nikah before civil divorce, you should not forget quran 60:10 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... But give the disbelievers what they have spent. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2016-09-02T13:01:14.967" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T13:01:14.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23322" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-11T16:27:43.407" Score="3" ViewCount="7589" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it a sin not to marry and remain single out of choice? If you feel that you don't want to marry and prefer to remain unmarried is it counted as a sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8677" LastActivityDate="2015-03-14T10:06:17.397" Title="Is it a sin to remain single?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2017-07-02T16:24:08.997" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18099" CreationDate="2015-03-11T17:39:30.693" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some of the scholars say because he had the most wealth out of all if the prophets and humans and so it has to be reckoned and every detail accounted for; wallahu'alim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12112" LastActivityDate="2015-03-11T17:39:30.693" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23325" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-11T17:53:24.577" Score="4" ViewCount="17617" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am aware that taking a false oath by Quran is considered a major grave sin and should be avoided at all costs. However, in dire circumstances, is it permissible for a person to take a false oath on the Quran to preserve his/her honour and the honour of his/ her family for a mistake that He/ She made in the past? Meaning if a person was to take a false oath saying He/She was not involved with anyone in the Past (a past mistake which He/she has sincerely repented for), would that be forgiven? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12113" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:39:15.253" LastActivityDate="2021-06-20T06:59:13.397" Title="Is it permissible to take false oath on Quran to save self honour/ self respect?" Tags="|halal-haram|sunni|zina|oaths|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23322" CreationDate="2015-03-11T18:02:57.220" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;israf is prohibited; not marrying can be an israf because some genetical and psychological development was with you and people used some their time on your development and you used earth and sun etc resources on your development; if you marry you do not lose that development, you give your knowledge to your children and wife and maybe relatives of wife and genes to your children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2015-03-11T18:02:57.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23327" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12034" CreationDate="2015-03-11T18:05:44.007" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;i agree with @Sayyid and upvoted his answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but i just post for an addition...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;copy from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/23326/6575&quot;&gt;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/23326/6575&lt;/a&gt; (almost duplicate answer there, but maybe that caused me to answer ) :&#xA;israf is prohibited; not marrying can be an israf because some genetical and psychological development was with you and people used some their time on your development and you used earth and sun etc resources on your development; if you marry you do not lose that development, you give your knowledge to your children and wife and maybe relatives of wife and genes to your children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2015-03-11T18:05:44.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23325" CreationDate="2015-03-11T18:22:19.783" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum brother,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;General ruling in islam is that sinning should be avoided always, and you should always conceal your sins. But Scholars mention that because of this principle, one may lie when confronted about past sins [assuming doing so does not entail neglect of another’s right, such as not returning stolen money]. Such a lie would not be unlawful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet even when lying is permissible, it would be religiously more precautionary to use misleading words instead of outright lying. [Nahlawi, Durar al-Mubaha]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if asked about a sin in the past that one did commit, one could say, “Alhamdulillah, Allah protected me from that,” intending one’s sincere repentance after the sin, i.e., that Allah protected me from falling into it again…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2015-03-11T18:22:19.783" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23325" CreationDate="2015-03-12T01:51:59.780" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;assalaam u-alaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;look, if you have the time to do so, make Istikhaara, asking Allah if you should or shouldnt lie, as Allah knows best, and whatever you see and determine to be the right thing to do, do it if it is decreed from Allah the All mighty. the reaos hwy i say Istikhaara is because judging by the situation, it is a pretty big one, and you dont want to lower the status/reputation of yuor family, but at the same time, you dont want to risk taking a false oath, as Allah swt says in the quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah does not persecute you for your purposeless (and frivolous) oaths, but takes you to task for your (solemn) oaths which you affirm (deliberately). (If you breach such oaths) the atonement is feeding ten poor persons with an average (quality) food which you serve to your family, or providing them (the poor) with the clothes, or freeing one neck (i.e., a slave). But the one who does not find (all this) shall fast for three days. This is the atonement for your oaths which you affirm (and then break). So, always guard your oaths. It is this way Allah explains most clearly His Revelations to you so that you may become grateful (by obeying His commandments).&quot;(5:89)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also another thing i would like to add is i have heard we shouldnt swear on anything except the name of Allah, so you might want to look into that (i'm not 100% sure though)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastEditorUserId="12094" LastEditDate="2015-03-12T02:12:05.873" LastActivityDate="2015-03-12T02:12:05.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23322" CreationDate="2015-03-12T01:56:42.290" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;salaams&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;they say that to get married is to fulfill half your deen, so by that line we obviously know that marriage is a big thing in Islam. what @Farhan said i guess is true, but you should make Istikhaara to Allah and see what you get. Even if you are told to get married and you dont want to, still do as Allah knows best for you in this world, and the hereafter, and that is what we are all aiming for.&#xA;At the end of the day. we are all judged accorrding to our niyyah (intention), but you dont want to be held accountable for something you thought was ok. so just make Istikhaara, and In Sha Allah, Allah will guide you to what is right for you :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-03-12T01:56:42.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9163" CreationDate="2015-03-12T02:04:44.973" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;assalaamualaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;look it has reached a point in todays society where money is the basis of everywhere we go, just like in the hadeeth of Rasool Allah (SAW). Interest is absolutely haraam, as allah says so in the quran, He has made trade halaal and interest haraam. Even in islamic banking systems, they still make profits and losses, but they have different methods which are halaal. For example, if you were to buy a house and borrowed money from a normal bank, they would lend you say $500 000, but when you repay it monethy, they add interest to it. If however you go to an Islamic bank to buy the same house, they would by it for you, then sell it to you at a higher price. This is different to the normal bank's way, as they now own the house and are just selling it back to you for a higher price, so this is trade, and that is what is halaal. In all honesty you should try to avoid interaction withthose banks altogether, because we know they deal in a haraam way, so my advice is just to leave that bank and join an Islamic one, as it is the best thing anyone can do for the sake of Allah SWT&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-03-12T02:04:44.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23306" CreationDate="2015-03-12T02:09:34.010" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaams&#xA;look we cant say it's not accepted, as Allah SWT is the one who accepts and rejects our duah, but everything does come down to our intention. The best thing to do is to probably go to the mosque as much as possible, but even if you cant, noone can say it's not accepted, and noone can say it is&#xA;May Allah SWT accept all our duahs and place us in the highest level of jannah, Amen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-03-12T02:09:34.010" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="158" CreationDate="2015-03-12T04:10:41.567" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Singing is different from being sexy so please don't mix these two things together!&#xA;I believe that singing for women is not haram as long as they don't behave sexually and they keep their modesty...and also the songs do not encourage people to do harams like drinking and having sex and that kind of stuff!&#xA;so there should be no difference between men and women!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12116" LastActivityDate="2015-03-12T04:10:41.567" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="158" CreationDate="2015-03-12T08:22:13.887" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;yes it is haraam, it is not even makrooh. A woman's voice is her awra - part of her that shouldnt be revealed to men. After the prophet PBUH died, when his companions used to go to Aisha (his wife) for hadeeth, even behind curtains or closed doors she used to put her finger in her mouth to dusguise her voice. On the day of judgment, melted lead will be poured down the ears of those men who listened to signing women. Also there are many hadeeth regarding this, such as one when the prophet PBUH said that one of the signs of judgment day is the increase of singing and dancing women, and in those times expect the earth to swallow them or their transforming into animals. So unless she is his wife, then yes it is haraam for a man to listen to signing women&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-03-12T08:22:13.887" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14932" CreationDate="2015-03-12T08:52:51.903" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Qur'an was revealed to give guidance to mankind, it was not supposed to be just written on paper. Writing on paper is one means to spread it though. But there are other means too by which it can be spread, like mouth and iQur'an. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-03-12T08:52:51.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14932" CreationDate="2015-03-12T09:30:22.707" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As long as you have wudu, speak niyat in the heart, and solemnly asking for guidance from Allah SWT, IMO the preparation to read Quran is considered complete&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11723" LastActivityDate="2015-03-12T09:30:22.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23344" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-12T13:48:24.097" Score="2" ViewCount="286" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a sikh girl marry a muslim man if she converts? what is the ruling behind this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8757" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T15:09:58.163" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T15:09:58.163" Title="Can a sikh girl marry a muslim man if she converts?" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-05-25T22:00:08.687" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23344" CreationDate="2015-03-12T15:12:17.750" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the girl has become muslim then there is no problem if she marry a muslim man. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2015-03-12T15:12:17.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23346" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-12T16:35:14.660" Score="4" ViewCount="7638" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I performed witr salah during isha prayer, can or do I need to perform witr salah with tahajut prayer  as I read tahajut prayer should be odd 9 or 11 rakha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12109" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-03-12T20:33:53.723" LastActivityDate="2016-07-09T11:15:45.823" Title="Witr salat with isha and tahajud" Tags="|salat|tahajjud|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23295" CreationDate="2015-03-13T00:03:01.390" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its more like a torture, but not meaningless. It definitely includes retribution for a wrongdoing, but we can't say it includes correction for everyone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think about 3 criminals. 1 of them is a thief, 1 of them is a murderer and the last of them is both a murderer and a raper. Lets say according to the laws of this imaginary state, the punishments for crimes are as fallows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;30 days of torture for thievery&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Death penalty for murder&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;100 days of torture for rape&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, according to these laws, the thief must be punished with torture, but only 30 days, then he will be free. The 2nd prisoner must be executed. The 3rd prisoner must be executed too, but he must also be tortured before execution for 100 days for rape crime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They knew the laws and punishments, still they committed crimes. Therefore, these punishments are not for their correction, but as a payment for what they had done. Because the deed is harmful, the payment is harmful too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can only say correction is exist in the case of the thief. But about other two, we can only say they are beyond correction now, and remember they were the ones who crossed the unreturnable line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just as this example, there are different levels of hell and different kinds of prisoners. Some of them will be punished for their crimes, will be repent, then they will be rewarded for their good deeds. We may say for those, there is a correction. But I believe, the real corrections for wrongdoings are in this world. The diseases, the natural disasters etc. They are the warnings, and the hell part is just a payment. About the other two, their suffering will be different, will be adjusted according to their crimes. They will repent too, but there will be no turning back for those. Because they crossed the red line willingly and they knew the consequences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, Allah doesn't lie. If he mentions about hell, there is a hell. Lying is one of the major sins in Islam. Allah doesn't behave opposite of he ordered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-13T00:03:01.390" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16878" CreationDate="2015-03-13T04:36:27.443" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course you can. Doesn't matter if you were a Muslim or non-Muslim, you can always repent. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is to become a Muslim? It is accepting the existence and oneness of God and Mohammad(puh) as Allah's messenger to teach us about Allah and his orders. If you truely believe as this, and if you say it loudly (at least to yourself), you will become a Muslim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is shirk then? Shirk is putting something else in the place of God. This may be another god, may be a half-god, fire, nature, your mind, a woman, money etc. It doesn't matter if you are a polytheist, an atheist or a monotheist with a god other than Allah (sun for example, there were people who worship sun). How can someone do this? Either by ignorance or by arrogance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are trying to repent, this means you either gain some knowledge to accept Allah as one true god, or you defeated your arrogance. In either case, if you are sincere, why doesn't Allah forgive you? Is there a just one minor reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why Allah created us? To know him, to admire him, to worship him. Now, you want to do that, but he says no. Why? Isn't it what he wants?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, if Allah doesn't forgive who repent, then there won't be any Muslim but prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets take a look at some verses. These are for non-Muslims:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if any one of the polytheists seeks your protection, then grant him protection so that he may hear the words of Allah . Then deliver him to his place of safety. That is because they are a people who do not know. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat At-Tawbah 9/6&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But if they repent, establish prayer, and give zakah, then they are your brothers in religion; and We detail the verses for a people who know. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat At-Tawbah 9/11&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are clear and obvious. Even if you are in war, if they seek refuge from you, you have to take them away from battle so that &lt;strong&gt;maybe they will hear Allah's word and repent&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now these verses are for non-Muslims who were once Muslims:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How shall Allah guide &lt;strong&gt;a people who disbelieved after their belief&lt;/strong&gt; and had witnessed that the Messenger is true and clear signs had come to them? And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those - their recompense will be that upon them is the curse of Allah and the angels and the people, all together,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abiding eternally therein. The punishment will not be lightened for them, nor will they be reprieved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Except for those who repent after that and correct themselves&lt;/strong&gt;. For indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/86-89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat 'Āli `Imrān 3/86-89&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can a repentance won't be accepted? There are 2 verses about this issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who reject the message after their belief and then increase in disbelief - never will their [claimed] repentance be accepted, and they are the ones astray. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat 'Āli `Imrān 3/90&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But repentance is not [accepted] of those who [continue to] do evil deeds up until, when death comes to one of them, he says, &quot;Indeed, I have repented now,&quot; or of those who die while they are disbelievers. For them We have prepared a painful punishment. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat An-Nisā' 4/18&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, the 2nd verse is very clear. If you repent while dying, it won't be accepted. What about the other one? There are different commentaries about who are the ones that increase their disbelief:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The People of Scripture. They didn't believe about Mohammad(puh)'s prophecy (kufr 1) and they acted the Prophet and Muslims with disrespect, denying miracles, breaking their oaths, ambushing them etc (kufr 2, 3, 4...)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jews. They first denied Jesus(puh) and Bible (kufr 1), then they denied Mohammad(puh) and Quran (kufr 2).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some people converted from Islam (kufr 1), then returned to Mecca and desired and said the failure of Mohammad(puh) (kufr 2).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some people converted from Islam (kufr 1), then they said they wanted to go back to Islam, but they were hypocrites (kufr 2).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They may go ahead so much in kufr, their hearths will be locked by Allah and so the repentance won't be granted to them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah has set a seal upon their hearts and upon their hearing, and over their vision is a veil. And for them is a great punishment. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah 2/7&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see, unless there is an extreme case (death, insistence with kufr etc), Allah accepts one's repentance if he is sincere about his repentance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-13T04:36:27.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9278" CreationDate="2015-03-13T05:35:45.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa Alaykum Salam. There are 2 opinions about this issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Recm (stoning to death) is not mentioned in Quran. Therefore there should be no killing. The punishment should be given according to Quran.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are hadiths about recm. Usually (maybe in all) the ones that was killed was all married ones. There is also a claim that there were verses about recm, but they are eaten by a goat. This claim is also based on a hadith.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In history, adultery is punished by 2 ways. If the committed one is a single, Quranic verses are considered. If the committed one is married, then recm is considered. But there are not much this issue in history, because the requirements about it are very strict. Here are 3 of them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There should be 4 witnesses.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4 of them should see simultaneously.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They should see very clearly (as sword inside its scabbard). (They were under quilt isn't work)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to my belief, Quran has never been changed (it is just as Mohammad(puh) as transfered). So, if Quran talks clear about something, I believe it, I don't consider hadiths. Because they may be made up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the two who commit it among you, dishonor them both. But if they repent and correct themselves, leave them alone. Indeed, Allah is ever Accepting of repentance and Merciful. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat An-Nisā' 4/16&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can you expect repentance from a dead one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whoever among you cannot [find] the means to marry free, believing women, then [he may marry] from those whom your right hands possess of believing slave girls. And Allah is most knowing about your faith. You [believers] are of one another. So marry them with the permission of their people and give them their due compensation according to what is acceptable. [They should be] chaste, neither [of] those who commit unlawful intercourse randomly nor those who take [secret] lovers. &lt;strong&gt;But once they are sheltered in marriage, if they should commit adultery, then for them is half the punishment for free [unmarried] women&lt;/strong&gt;. This [allowance] is for him among you who fears sin, but to be patient is better for you. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat An-Nisā' 4/25&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the half of the punishment of death?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The [unmarried] woman or [unmarried] man found guilty of sexual intercourse - lash each one of them with a hundred lashes, and do not be taken by pity for them in the religion of Allah , if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a group of the believers witness their punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The fornicator does not marry except a [female] fornicator or polytheist, and none marries her except a fornicator or a polytheist, and that has been made unlawful to the believers. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/2-3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat An-Nūr 24/2-3&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know where is this [unmarried] comes from. In all of other translations, it doesn't exist. You can look by clicking the link and selecting other translations from the left menu. Also, 24:3 mentions about the marriage of a fornicator. How can a dead marry? You may claim this punishment is only those who are single, but there is something called divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe these are all verses about the punishment of adultery. I looked from a Quran index about adultery and filtered the ones about punishment. As you see, &lt;strong&gt;there is no mention about death&lt;/strong&gt;. Only 3 things are said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lash punishment for each&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not - marrying with them&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dishonor them&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-13T05:35:45.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23357" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23322" CreationDate="2015-03-13T07:01:01.177" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Getting married is a part of worship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you get married you have been completed half of your religion (from a quote of Rasulullah). And then if you get married and have a children , the children will help you(by making Du'a for you) after you die. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet(pbuh) said &quot;When the son of Adam dies, all his deeds come to an end, except for three: ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge or a righteous son who will pray for him.”(Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12129" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-03-14T10:06:17.397" LastActivityDate="2015-03-14T10:06:17.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23344" CreationDate="2015-03-13T08:55:20.010" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;there is no problem if she marries him, but she should make sure that she has become a muslim for the sake of Allah, and not simply to get married, as later on in their relationship, things wont work out if they both have different views and beliefs, and raising the children will be a problem. May Allah guide us all to the straight path, Amen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-03-13T08:55:20.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23360" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21778" CreationDate="2015-03-13T09:07:58.930" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;salaams&#xA;Think of these desires as a test. every person will be tested in this dunyah, in one way or another, and just consider this as YOUR test. Allah SWT wants to see how you deal with this, knowing that homosexuality is haraam. IN Jannah, you wont have this desire, In Sha Allah, and i ask Allah SWT to make the tests of this dunyah easy for us and to guide us all to the right path. May Allah SWT forgive us all, and see how much you are struggling for His cause, and raise us all united in the highest level of Jannah, Amen&#xA;I honestly hope this desire is removed from your heart so this life may be easier for you, but In Sha Allah, He will see your pure intentions and help you in this life and the hereafter, Amen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-03-13T09:07:58.930" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23081" CreationDate="2015-03-13T09:15:19.580" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;salaams&#xA;honestly, just make istikhaara about whether or not you should marry him again, and if you get a good sign, then marry him regardless of what anyone thinks, and if not then dont. Just have your heart purely for Allah, and ask for His guidance, as He knows what is best for you in this life and the hereafter&#xA;I wish everything well between you and your husband, amen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-03-13T09:15:19.580" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23362" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23369" CreationDate="2015-03-13T09:50:57.300" Score="2" ViewCount="14528" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which of the following days of a week can I do voluntary fast? If I want to keep fast for three days a week then can I do this on Saturday, Monday and Thursday?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since I know that it should be Monday and Thursday for two days a week, so what if three days if I don't want to miss both Monday and Thursday?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zazakallah Khair&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T20:19:31.640" Title="Which of the following days of a week can I do voluntary fast?" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23365" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23367" CreationDate="2015-03-13T13:42:43.957" Score="3" ViewCount="1460" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes we pass difficult times about money.. I'm not eligible to give zakat yet. but would like to know if we can give used clothing as zakat instead of money?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zazakallah Khair&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastActivityDate="2015-07-11T23:15:42.737" Title="Can we give used clothing as zakat instead of money?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23366" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-13T13:48:38.480" Score="6" ViewCount="278" Body="&lt;p&gt;My comparative religions teacher says that Muslims believe that Jesus was the only man since Adam to be &lt;strong&gt;born&lt;/strong&gt; free of sin. I thought that there was no doctrine of original sin in Islam. How can every man be born with sin, then? And was Muhammad? And is he (Jesus) the only man since Adam to be &lt;strong&gt;born&lt;/strong&gt; free of sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12133" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-03-16T16:04:38.347" LastActivityDate="2015-03-16T20:19:38.243" Title="Jesus was the only man since Adam born free of sin?" Tags="|sin|prophet-isa|adam-and-eve|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23365" CreationDate="2015-03-13T15:40:49.293" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there is no zakat on the things of your ordinary usage. zakat is only on your excess wealth. if your excess wealth crosses limit of the Niasb of zakat, only then you are eligible for giving zakat, otherwise if you are not eligible for paying zakat,then no need to give anything at all. if you dont give anything,you are not doing a sin atleast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But besides zakat, you can just give sadaka (which is not obligaory , but highly recommended to give to needy and poor)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2015-03-13T15:40:49.293" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23368" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23362" CreationDate="2015-03-13T16:12:25.917" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum sister,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will divide answer into three sections:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;you have to know which days are forbidden for you to fast, which are below:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the days of tashreeq (three days following Eid al azha)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On the Day of Doubt (you can ask for explanation)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;married woman should not fast without husband's conscent(except in ramadan)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;should no fast consecutive on same day of every year (like 1st of every year)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2 .The days, in which it is recommended to fast &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;fast every other day, like one day after another&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;3 days every month (any time)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;monday and thursday&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;6 day  during month of shawwal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;day of ashura&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3.Rest of the days, you can fast without any issues, as its mubah (neither forbidden,makroof or mustahab)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further details, you can go here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islambasics.com/view.php?bkID=94&amp;amp;chapter=7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islambasics.com/view.php?bkID=94&amp;amp;chapter=7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2015-03-13T16:12:25.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23362" CreationDate="2015-03-13T16:27:30.420" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fasting on Monday and Thursday of a week is desirable and an established Sunnah. Besides other narrations also prohibit singling out Fridays for fasting. In your situation, you are trying to single out Thursday for fasting, which will not be preferable according to the general understanding of the prohibition of specifying a day for fasting, unless it is a Monday or Thursday. However, what appears to be the best alternative for you, to add one more day to the weekly fasting program, is what is known as the Fasting of Prophet Dawood AlayhiSalam. It is fasting on the alternate days, that is, every other day. A narration on the virtues of this type of fasting is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to &lt;code&gt;Abd Allah b.&lt;/code&gt;Amr b. al-&lt;code&gt;As: “Fast one day and break your fast one day. This was the fast of David (peace be upon him), and it is the best of fasts.”&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;Abd Allah b. `Amr then said: “I can do better than that.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied: “There is no fast better than that.” [Sahîh al-Bukhârî (1840)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However fasting in this manner would mean that you have to miss some Mondays or Thursdays, but Allah knows the intentions of his slaves, He rewards what one does and what one intends to do from the good deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam makes us conscious of the rights of our body and health, and therefore prohibits fasting on every day, and alternatively prescribes fasting on alternative days for persons who are keen to fast much possible days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is good piece on combining the fast of Dawood and fasting on Mondays and Thursdays:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/5415&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/5415&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8025" LastActivityDate="2015-03-13T16:27:30.420" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23366" CreationDate="2015-03-13T18:46:56.517" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;the basic concept of sin in islam is that every prophet is a normal human being just like other human beings so they have abilty to sin. But Allah protects them from sinning. they are not just born sin free. Prophet Muhammad , Jesus, adam, all previous prophets were human beings like us, but the only difference between us and them was that they were protected by Allah from sinning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="58" LastEditDate="2015-03-13T20:03:15.850" LastActivityDate="2015-03-13T20:03:15.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23373" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-13T20:59:02.037" Score="4" ViewCount="4848" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is watching animated cartoons allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the cartoon has an animated scene of kissing, can I watch it? Should my kids be allowed to watch cartoons? I know that making images is haraam in islam (90% of people don't follow that) but I also heard that videos are allowed, since they are stored in electromagnetic form. Is that correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12137" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-02T05:17:42.913" LastActivityDate="2020-11-24T08:21:27.200" Title="Is watching animated cartoons allowed?" Tags="|halal-haram|image|movies|tv|cartoon|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23374" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29453" CreationDate="2015-03-13T21:48:30.030" Score="1" ViewCount="2400" Body="&lt;p&gt;While reading a detailed description of Sura Waqia I came across this ayat:&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LpWk5.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without sparking a heated debate, why does Koran specifically stresses on the boys' youth and beauty and that they will be a pleasure to the people in  paradise. Youth and beauty maybe admirable but what about &quot;be a pleasure to the people of paradise&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could it mean that homosexuality is test for homosexual in the world so a person suppressing his desire to please God will have these boys in heaven as reward?&#xA; just as alcohol is haram but it becomes halal in heaven (off course it might be a different one). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbcvoices.com/what-does-the-koran-teach-about-homosexuality-in-paradise/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Homosexuality in Islam&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;search the article for Abdel Hamid Kishk&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3141" LastEditorUserId="3141" LastEditDate="2016-05-31T06:49:21.857" LastActivityDate="2018-08-14T16:08:45.917" Title="Handsome boys in heaven" Tags="|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23373" CreationDate="2015-03-13T21:48:57.297" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are right, general ruling is not to draw or take picture of living beings. But in case of animated film, it is allowed if it is being in specific Islamic limits. As you said kissing scenes are there, so that's definitely a NO. Animations should not have any sort of nudity, mixing girls and boys openly or music in it. other than that it is allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For detailed reference,you can go to: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/71170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/71170&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-02T05:17:48.797" LastActivityDate="2017-07-02T05:17:48.797" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23374" CreationDate="2015-03-13T21:57:56.010" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This ayah only tells about servants,and being attractive/beautiful. So i really do not see that how being attractive, is directly connected to anything related to sexuality. I mean there are other reasons too, due to which people can prefer beautiful men. Beauty of man never means that they have to be used for sexual pleasure ,it can mean anything else besides sex too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, as there is absolutely NO mention of sexuality or sexual relations, but just word &quot;beautiful&quot;, so this ayah cannot be used to hae this meanings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another point that &quot;Mukhalladoon&quot; means immortal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2015-03-13T21:57:56.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23378" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23379" CreationDate="2015-03-13T22:16:51.923" Score="-1" ViewCount="1595" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to know about Tahajjud Prayer in detail. If there is any specific rules, what Allah's sayings about Tahajjud Prayer in Quran  and benefits of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-11-26T15:24:05.103" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T15:35:00.763" Title="I'd like to know about Tahajjud Prayer in detail" Tags="|tahajjud|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-06-11T11:11:01.287" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23379" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23378" CreationDate="2015-03-13T22:40:12.787" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;walecum assalam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tahajjud is very important prayer from islamic point of view. one of best ways to ask forgiveness and ask for blessing of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in Quran about tahajjud prayer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until&#xA;  the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur’an of dawn. Indeed, the&#xA;  recitation of dawn is ever witnessed.And from [part of] the night,&#xA;  pray with it as additional [worship] for you; it is expected that your&#xA;  Lord will resurrect you to a praised station.” (Surah Isra, 17:78-79).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{And they who pass the night prostrating themselves before their Lord&#xA;  and standing.} (Al-Furqan 25:64)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and some hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated ‘Aisha: Allah’s Apostle(SAW) used to offer eleven Rakat and&#xA;  that was his prayer. He used to prolong the prostration to such an&#xA;  extent that one could recite fifty verses (of the Quran) before he&#xA;  would lift his head. He used to pray two Rakat (Sunna) before the Fajr&#xA;  prayer and then used to lie down on his right side till the call-maker&#xA;  came and informed him about the prayer.  [Bukhari]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abd Allah ibn Salam (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him, his family, and&#xA;  companions) said, “O people! Spread the salams, feed others, maintain&#xA;  family ties, and pray at night when others sleep and you will enter&#xA;  Heaven safely.”[Tirmidhi, Hakim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Al-Mughira: The Prophet(SAW) used to stand (in the prayer) or&#xA;  pray till both his feet or legs swelled. He was asked why (he offered&#xA;  such an unbearable prayer) and he said, “should I not be a thankful&#xA;  slave.” [Bukahri]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Salim’s father: In the life-time of the Prophet(SAW)&#xA;  whosoever saw a dream would narrate it to Allah’s Apostle(SAW). I had&#xA;  a wish of seeing a dream to narrate it to Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) I&#xA;  was a grown up boy and used to sleep in the Mosque in the life-time of&#xA;  the Prophet. I saw in the dream that two angels caught hold of me and&#xA;  took me to the Fire which was built all round like a built well and&#xA;  had two poles in it and the people in it were known to me. I started&#xA;  saying, “I seek refuge with Allah from the Fire.” Then I met another&#xA;  angel who told me not to be afraid. I narrated the dream to Hafsa who&#xA;  told it to Allah’s Apostle(SAW). The Prophet(SAW) said, “Abdullah is a&#xA;  good man. I wish he prayed Tahajjud.” After that ‘Abdullah (i.e.&#xA;  Salim’s father) used to sleep but a little at night.  [Bukhari]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-26T15:35:00.763" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T15:35:00.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23380" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23382" CreationDate="2015-03-13T22:46:21.767" Score="6" ViewCount="13261" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've asked this question before, and I want to reiterate it to clear up some misconceptions. Please do not immediately downvote this post (most people do), and read it in full before making any judgment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From my last question and in my research, I have found that the judgment of wearing clothes is dependent on custom. This means that if a majority of men were to wear women's underwear, it would be fully lawful in Islam to wear them as it would not be considered imitation of the other gender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First question, is my conclusion above true? If not, why?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Men have started to wear women's underwear, purely for their soft fabric and fun colors. There are several websites that promote men to do this, and several social media sites prove that it is becoming slowly becoming common for men to wear women's underwear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally enjoy wearing them simply because they are extremely comfortable and have 10 times better colors than men's underwear. It's not clothing that is apparent outward, since it is just underwear. For the context of this question, I am referring to only panties. They do cover me just as well as men's underwear do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to clear up any misconceptions I have. If you do downvote this question as everyone automatically does, please comment your reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8189" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T15:09:41.780" LastActivityDate="2024-03-27T16:17:21.017" Title="Is it permissible for men to wear women's undewear because they are more comfortable and have better colors?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|men|clothing|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21766" CreationDate="2015-03-13T22:54:41.177" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes you can use the it for doing tayyamum as its one form of soil an pure/clean too. (its my own opinion and i am not a scholar) so you should better consult a scholar.if you are in pakistan, i can give you contact of few&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2015-03-13T22:54:41.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23382" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23380" CreationDate="2015-03-13T23:03:54.917" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;walecum assalam brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This issue is delicate, and has doubt in it that how and to which level ,a man may imitate a woman,only then it is prohibited? actually there is no fine line to clear this point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is crystal clear hadith about this point:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him)&#xA;  said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon&#xA;  him) cursed the man who wears women’s clothing and the woman who wears&#xA;  men’s clothing. Narrated by Abu Dawood (4098) and classed as saheeh by&#xA;  al-Nawawi in al-Majmoo’ (4/469) and by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi&#xA;  Dawood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It pretty much clears that its better to avoid wearing their clothes.but still if you want to go further,that what to do as you are doubtful,then here is hadith for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The lawful is clear and the unlawful is clear, and between them are&#xA;  doubtful matters about which many people do not know. &lt;strong&gt;Thus he who&#xA;  avoids doubtful matters clears himself in regard to his religion and&#xA;  his honour&lt;/strong&gt;, but he who falls into doubtful matters [eventually]&#xA;  falls into that which is unlawful, like the shepherd who pastures&#xA;  around a sanctuary, all but grazing therein. Truly every king has a&#xA;  sanctuary, and truly Allah’s sanctuary is His prohibitions. Truly in&#xA;  the body there is a morsel of flesh, which, if it be whole, all the&#xA;  body is whole, and which, if it is diseased, all of [the body] is&#xA;  diseased. Truly, it is the heart.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;honestly speaking, you MUST avoid it (or you might be doing a sin) and logically too, even if there is that much need for it,then you can buy or preare some for you by some specialist,that is only for you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you can read scholarly vie point here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/81994&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/81994&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2015-03-13T23:03:54.917" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23346" CreationDate="2015-03-13T23:50:46.163" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;walecum assalam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Isha prayer is one of the Fard prayers and you have to pray witr with isha only. Tahajjud has no direct connection with Witr prayer. So if you prayed Witr with isha, thats all you need to do. &lt;strong&gt;you dont need to pray witr with tahajjud prayer again&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in case you're sure that you would pray Tahajjud prayer, you can pray witr at the end of the Tahajjud prayer(but its not fard), and thereby making it odd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And yes, according to hadith, witr can be 1 or 3 or odd numbers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some hadith to cover this issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ali (bin Abu Talib) (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Witr&#xA;  prayer is not obligatory as the prescribed Salat (prayers), but the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) observed it as his&#xA;  regular practice (Sunnah). He (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said,&#xA;  &quot;Allah is Witr (single, odd) and loves what is Witr. So perform Witr&#xA;  prayer. O followers of Qur'an, observe Witr (prayer).'' [At-Tirmidhi&#xA;  and Abu Dawud].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;`Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) observed Witr prayer in every&#xA;  part of night at the beginning, middle and at the last part. He&#xA;  (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam), however, would finish his Witr prayer&#xA;  before dawn. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-03-17T01:07:50.600" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T01:07:50.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23384" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23378" CreationDate="2015-03-14T04:25:36.373" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you wrapped in garments (i.e. Prophet Muhammad SAW)! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stand&lt;/strong&gt; (to pray) all night, except a little. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Half of it, or a little less than that, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or a little more; and &lt;strong&gt;recite the Quran&lt;/strong&gt; (aloud) in a slow, (pleasant tone and) style... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;..Verily, the rising by night (for Tahajjud prayer) is very hard and most potent and good for governing (the soul), and most suitable for (understanding) the Word (of Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Verily, there is for you by day prolonged occupation with ordinary duties&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And &lt;strong&gt;remember the Name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with a complete devotion.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(He Alone is) the Lord of the east and the west, La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). So take Him Alone as Wakil (Disposer of your affairs). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verily, your Lord knows that you do stand (to pray at night) a little less than two-thirds of the night, or half the night, or a third of the night, and so do a party of those with you, And Allah measures the night and the day. &lt;strong&gt;He knows that you are unable to pray the whole night, so He has turned to you&lt;/strong&gt; (in mercy). So, recite you of the Quran as much as may be easy for you. He knows that there will be some among you sick, others travelling through the land, seeking of Allah's Bounty; yet others fighting in Allah's Cause. So recite as much of the Quran as may be easy (for you), and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) and give Zakat, and lend to Allah a goodly loan, and &lt;strong&gt;whatever good you send before you for yourselves,&lt;/strong&gt; (i.e. Nawafil non-obligatory acts of worship: prayers, charity, fasting, Hajj and 'Umrah, etc.), &lt;strong&gt;you will certainly find it with Allah, better and greater in reward. And seek Forgiveness of Allah. Verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Merciful.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Qur'an 73:1-9 Surah Muzammil)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-03-14T04:25:36.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17837" CreationDate="2015-03-14T04:36:14.960" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is forbidden to lift one's eyes toward the sky in prayer. Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle saying &quot;&lt;strong&gt;People should avoid lifting their eyes towards the sky while supplicating prayer, otherwise their eyes would be snatched away&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot; (Bukhari vol. 1 no. 863)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this you can get to know the essence of looking when you're praying. While praying, you're talking to God (one side communication, i.e. from your side). You need to understand that you need to be most humble, while directly talking to God. Hence different schools different thoughts. All emphasize that we lower our gaze in front of God. That is showing respect. There are no strict rules that you must look at a specific point only. Your not doing Yoga there. You're trying to communicate from the bottom of your heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;strong&gt;the more humble you feel in front of God, the more your head bends down and down.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-22T15:12:02.273" LastActivityDate="2016-01-22T15:12:02.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23387" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-14T05:13:47.367" Score="1" ViewCount="145" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, if I was talking about struggling with math homework, or I was at war with another country for purely economic reasons, would the word 'jihad&quot; be appropriate? By definition, does the word refer to a holy struggle?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the possible duplication of this question: I don't know how that question is even remotely like mine other than that they both use the word jihad. I don't care about the obligation to follow jihad. I want to know if I am an Arabic speaking child, if I struggle with math, is that a jihad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12139" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-15T03:17:33.327" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T03:17:33.327" Title="Is the word &quot;jihad&quot; specific to holy struggles or is it a generic word?" Tags="|terminology|jihad|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2015-03-27T23:22:15.180" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23388" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-14T05:23:06.707" Score="4" ViewCount="259" Body="&lt;p&gt;Specifically, was this word in use in the Arabic language before Islam? If so, how was it used? Did it have a holy connotation or was the word a generic term for all kinds of struggles? Can this word be broken down into simpler root words? If so, what are their meanings, and were they in use prior to Islam? If they did exist before Islam, how were they changed, if at all. Thank you kindly for your time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the possible duplication of this question, that question was regarding the &quot;lesser&quot; and &quot;greater&quot; jihad. My question is about the actual etymological meaning of the word, specifically about the non-religious meaning of the word, if there is one. Finally, while yes this is about the Arabic language, my query is how or if this word was taken from the original meaning to the religious meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question arose because I heard someone say that the Qur'an does not mention the word Jihad at all. So, I explained to him that the English version translates the Arabic word &quot;jihad&quot; into the words &quot;struggle,&quot; &quot;striving,&quot; or &quot;fight,&quot; and then showed him the word &quot;jihad&quot; in the Arabic text. He then said that because the English translation does not mention a &quot;holy&quot; jihad, that he was not convinced. He said that the word &quot;jihad&quot; could be a generic term for &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; type of struggle, etc. I never thought about it like that before, and I believe that is a good question. So, I am looking to the expertise of you to settle this debate. If possible, I would like some kind of citation I could independently check. Thank you much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12139" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-14T08:14:43.910" LastActivityDate="2017-05-14T08:14:43.910" Title="What is the etymology of the word &quot;jihad?&quot;" Tags="|terminology|jihad|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-03-24T23:25:38.480" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23389" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1086" CreationDate="2015-03-14T05:56:52.600" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to point out that as far as the &amp;quot;Lesser Jihad&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Greater Jihad&amp;quot; quote goes, that is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; in the Qur'an and neither is it in any of the 6 &amp;quot;Sahih&amp;quot; (reliable) Hadiths. This is taken &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mideastweb.org/Middle-East-Encyclopedia/jihad.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;from the Middle East Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt; (an online encyclopedia hosted by Mideast Web for Coexistence):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many Muslims today mistakenly believe that fighting the enemy is &lt;em&gt;jihad asghar&lt;/em&gt; (a lesser jihad) and that fighting one's ego is jihad akbar (a greater jihad). The following narration [athar] is quoted as proof: &amp;quot;We have returned from the lesser jihad to embark on the greater jihad.&amp;quot; They said: &amp;quot;What is the greater jihad?&amp;quot; He said: &amp;quot;The jihad of the heart, or the jihad against one's ego.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This narration is used by some to lessen the importance of fighting, to discourage any preparation for combat, and to deter any offering of jihad in Allah's way. This narration is not a &lt;em&gt;saheeh&lt;/em&gt; (sound) [&lt;em&gt;this is another spelling of &amp;quot;Sahih&amp;quot; above&lt;/em&gt;] tradition...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cspipublishing.com/statistical/TrilogyStats/Greater-jihad.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;from the Center for the Study of Political Islam&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ninety-eight percent (98%) of all jihad hadiths call killing jihad (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cspipublishing.com/statistical/TrilogyStats/Hadith/Jihad_Hadith.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;lesser jihad&lt;/a&gt;) the best action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if the lesser jihad is the warfare-jihad, then why do 98% of the jihad Hadiths consider it the best? Furthermore, there is no mention of a lesser jihad in the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This saying has become increasingly popular as the media coverage of extremist muslims has broadened. It seems that this is used to downplay the violence in the Qur'an. And, yes, there are copious amounts of violence in the Qur'an but understandably so, as the book came from the Arabian Peninsula in the 7th century CE, an exceptionally hostile place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to be clear, I am not saying that the religion is violent. Whether or not a religion is violent seems wholly dependent on one's interpretation of the religion. What I am saying is that there are violent passages contained therein, much like the Bible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12139" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T20:42:45.993" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18918" CreationDate="2015-03-14T08:45:52.477" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Oxygen bars have oxygen mixed with certain chemicals which r harmful and these are chemicals which make you intoxicated for some time that's why I think that this is HARAM.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12142" LastActivityDate="2015-03-14T08:45:52.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23391" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22875" CreationDate="2015-03-14T09:03:59.360" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no hard and fast rule in Islam that who should or must choose name of baby. If it is chosen with mutual consent of both, that is best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T10:21:43.157" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T10:21:43.157" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23393" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-14T13:33:46.143" Score="4" ViewCount="4718" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, saving own life is farz. Now, if a person comes to me and holds a gun to my head and wants to kill me, can I defend my life by shooting him if I also have a gun in my hand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assume I didn't have any intention to kill him before he held the gun to my head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9278" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T10:41:17.593" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T10:41:17.593" Title="Is it permissible to kill a person in order to save my own life?" Tags="|halal-haram|self-defense|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23393" CreationDate="2015-03-14T13:37:47.633" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, in Islam, it is permissible to kill your opponent as self defense. But it's best if you could wound him and save your life (only in case you think it is possible). But if someone attacks you, then there is nothing wrong in attacking back and killing the opponent. There wont be any sin on you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith gives clear answer to this point of view:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him)&#xA;  said: A man came to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of&#xA;  Allaah be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allaah, what do you think&#xA;  if a man comes wanting to take my property? He said: “Do not give him&#xA;  your property.”  He said: What if he fights me? He said: “Fight him.”&#xA;  He said: What if he kills me? He said: “Then you will be a martyr.” He&#xA;  said: What if I kill him? He said: “He will be in Hell.” Narrated by&#xA;  Muslim (140).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more detail, you can go here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/78978&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/78978&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T10:28:51.933" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T10:28:51.933" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23398" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-15T00:59:11.930" Score="5" ViewCount="221" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 6 collections of Hadiths that are considered Sahih (&quot;reliable&quot;). I am asking who it was that decided these collections should be Sahih. Furthermore, &lt;em&gt;how&lt;/em&gt; did they come to this conclusion? For example, to determine the books that would make up the &quot;official&quot; Bible, the Council of Nicea was convened. So, was it a group of scholars, and if so who were they; or, if it was a single scholar, who was that? If there was some other means of determining, what was it? Thank you much. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12139" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T00:59:11.930" Title="Who decided that the 6 Sahih Hadiths were reliable?" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="12" ClosedDate="2015-03-18T04:49:40.440" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23387" CreationDate="2015-03-15T01:21:06.177" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe before the Prophet(puh), but not now. Words's meanings change in time. Outside the context of Islam, I am not sure this word has a meaning today. I searched in the internet a bit and everywhere containing the word &quot;jihad&quot; talks in the context of Islam whether they are Islamic or non-Islamic sites. It would be good if an Arab would tells us if they use this word as just struggle without religion context or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastEditorUserId="4124" LastEditDate="2015-03-15T03:28:24.170" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T03:28:24.170" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23400" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-15T01:53:03.443" Score="2" ViewCount="2413" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have now seen several articles now that use the terms synonymously but I saw a comment on a couple of the articles chastising the author for doing so? Is there a difference? If so, what is the difference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12139" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T20:51:55.353" Title="Is there a difference between a messenger and a prophet according to the Quran, Hadiths, or tradition?" Tags="|quran|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2015-04-07T15:39:41.593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23400" CreationDate="2015-03-15T02:03:37.010" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not going for their literal meanings though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Messenger - Is the one who's given scriptures by the creator. e.g. Prophets Moses, Muhammad(pb upon'em) etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet - A person chosen by the creator to warn his community against the wrath of the creator and take them towards his mercy. e.g. Prophets Adam, Jesus, Moses, Muhammad (peace be on'em) etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every messenger is a prophet, but not every prophet is a messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T02:03:37.010" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23400" CreationDate="2015-03-15T03:02:14.453" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is widely believed that &quot;rasul&quot; is a prophet who has been given books like Moses, Jesus and Mohammad(peace be upon all of them), and &quot;nabi&quot; is a prophet who hasn't been given books. But this is wrong according to some Turkish scholars. Here is their common answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nabi:&lt;/strong&gt; Comes from the root &quot;nebe&quot; which means news/message. Nabi is literally means who takes messages. For a religious term, who takes messages from Allah. Doesn't matter through angels or directly like Moses(puh) and Mohammad(puh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rasul:&lt;/strong&gt; Comes from &quot;risala&quot; which means something which transfer (probably knowledge). Today, books are called risala. Thus rasul means someone who transfers the message taken from Allah to people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this context, every prophet is both nabi and rasul. First, they take the message, this is &quot;nubuvvet&quot;. Then they deliver the message to the people, this is &quot;risalet&quot;. For example Mohammad(puh) became nabi when the first verses came to him. He became rasul 3 years later, when he began to deliver the message.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can think about a teacher. A teacher is always a teacher (like nabi), but he doesn't teach all the time (like rasul).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars I mentioned also claims that in Quran, in the verses related with the Prophet(puh)'s personal issues, the word nabi is used, because the messages/warnings were for him. For example: &lt;strong&gt;Surat At-Taĥrīm 66/1&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Prophet, why do you prohibit [yourself from] what Allah has made lawful for you, seeking the approval of your wives? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/66/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;English translation&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ya eyyuhen&lt;strong&gt;nebi&lt;/strong&gt;yyu lime tuharrimu ma ehallellahu leke tebteğıy merdate ezvacike vallahu ğafurun rahıymun. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theholyquran.org/?x=s_main&amp;amp;y=s_middle&amp;amp;kid=4&amp;amp;sid=66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Original Verse in Latin Alphabet&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or &lt;strong&gt;Surat Al-'Aĥzāb 33/59&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;English translation&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ya eyyühen &lt;strong&gt;nebi&lt;/strong&gt;yyü kul li ezvacike ve benatike ve nisail mü'minıne yüdnıne aleyhinne min celabıbihinn zalike edna ey yu'rafne fe la yü'zeyn ve kanellahü ğafurar rahıyma (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theholyquran.org/?x=s_main&amp;amp;y=s_middle&amp;amp;kid=4&amp;amp;sid=33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Original Verse in Latin Alphabet&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets look at &lt;strong&gt;Surat Al-'A`rāf 7/157&lt;/strong&gt; for better understanding:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who follow the Messenger, the unlettered prophet, whom they find written in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel, who enjoins upon them what is right and forbids them what is wrong and makes lawful for them the good things and prohibits for them the evil and relieves them of their burden and the shackles which were upon them. So they who have believed in him, honored him, supported him and followed the light which was sent down with him - it is those who will be the successful. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'A`rāf 7/157&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ellezıne yet&lt;strong&gt;tebi&lt;/strong&gt;uner &lt;strong&gt;rasul&lt;/strong&gt;en &lt;strong&gt;nebi&lt;/strong&gt;yyel &lt;strong&gt;ümmi&lt;/strong&gt;yyellezı yecidune mektuben ındehüm fit tevrati vel incıli ye'müruhüm bil ma'rufi ve yenhahüm anil münkeri ve yühıllü lehümüt tayyibati ve yüharrimü aleyhimül habaise ve yedau anhüm ısrahüm vel ağlalelletı kanet aleyhim fellezıne amenu bihı ve azzeruhü ve nesaruhü vetteveun nurallezı ünzile meahu ülaike hümül müflihun (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theholyquran.org/?x=s_main&amp;amp;y=s_middle&amp;amp;kid=4&amp;amp;sid=7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Original Verse in Latin Alphabet&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please pay attention to the bold words. &quot;tebi&quot; means to dedicate yourself to someone, following his orders and footsteps. It is used with &quot;rasul&quot;. &quot;tebi to rasul&quot; means following the rasul's orders and footsteps. &quot;ümmi&quot; means ignorant. This word is interpreted as &quot;not knowing reading-writing&quot;, or &quot;not knowing something generally&quot;. It is used with the word &quot;nabi&quot;, &quot;ümmi nabi&quot; means unlettered prophet in English translation. Here you can see the difference if you look at the semantics of the verse. In this verse, emphasis is generally on the word rasul, it is in the center. And the rest of the verse is about his orders, laws, prohibitions etc. Nabi is used only in 1 adjective clause, in order to point that the Prophet(puh) hadn't any knowledge about the topic other than what was revealed to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can give some video links for reference, but they are Turkish, also may not be counted as &quot;proper reference&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T03:02:14.453" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23403" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23366" CreationDate="2015-03-15T04:11:08.153" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are correct in what you thought, in Islam there is no such thing as original sin.  Every human being are born on pure human nature without sin, it is only when a human being comes of age that he/she become accountable for their actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what you mention in your question, your teacher is mistaken.  It is possible that he confused some concepts, for instance the creation of Isa/Jesus (peace be upon him) without a father is likened to how it is no more greater than the creation of Adam without a mother nor father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T04:11:08.153" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23404" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7462" CreationDate="2015-03-15T04:37:17.333" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well this is one of my favorite questions. First of all, &lt;strong&gt;there is no compulsion on any one&lt;/strong&gt; to learn it perfectly. It is the decree(Takdeer) decided by the creator how much knowledge you can gain. But, parents, teachers want us to gain knowledge and that is for our benefit. But, sometimes they end up teaching in the wrong way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims are considered to spread peace, love and affection among themselves &lt;strong&gt;by not hurting each other.&lt;/strong&gt; So, such ill treating methods signify that the teacher loses patience and applies such harsh methods. But having patience and tolerance is one of the basic things which every Muslim should have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By time, Indeed, mankind is in loss, Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and &lt;strong&gt;advised each other to patience.&lt;/strong&gt; (Qur'an 103)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The student can't learn the entire Qur'an in one day. By ill treating, the teachers are developing unnecessary hatred in the hearts of young children against them. This could also have a negative impact on children. They would start to think that reading Qur'an is getting beaten from the teacher and hence would develop ways to avoid it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Teach but with patience.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pointing out more on individual circumstances pointed by you...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If they had not completed their homework&lt;/strong&gt;. It's OK. Forgive them. You can get it done by talking politely too.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If they were talking instead of reciting.&lt;/strong&gt; Teachers can avert this by diverting their attention by telling nice stories from the Qur'an and of Prophet(pbuh). Qur'an can be taught this way too.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If they were not paying attention.&lt;/strong&gt; This happens only if the teacher doesn't seem interesting and children feel it's a burden focusing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If they were day dreaming&lt;/strong&gt;. Question the particular child how much he/she has covered.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If they were doing something naughty.&lt;/strong&gt; Now this is an extreme case. If the child is found guilty of immoral behavior then the teacher can implement harsh methods to notify the immorality in their deed. Seriousness of being harsh depends on the deed. This could avert from a bigger bad deed in the future. Also, warn the child if possible with the punishment prescribed for that particular deed in the Qur'an and Hadith so that he/she may not repeat it again.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T04:37:17.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23387" CreationDate="2015-03-15T04:40:50.113" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jihad comes from three arabic letter Ja ha dha(جهد), which means to &quot;strive with great effort&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do Quran use this word outside the context of war ? yes, In Quran there are number of verses this root is used outside of religious war. For example, Quran speaks about unbelievers taking their strongest oaths that dead will not be raised again. here the word used for &quot;taking strongest&quot; is Jahadha. Quran 16:38 . In number of places Jahadha is used in the context of oaths, see eg. 5:53, 6:109, 24:53, 35:42 . Quran uses this word in the context of being nice to parents but if they &quot;strive&quot;(do jihad) to call you to polytheism, do not obey in that case. see 29:8 , 31:16&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also when Jihad is mentioned in Quran, number of places it is said to do jihad in the way of Allah with wealth. 8:72 , 9:20. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastEditorUserId="10491" LastEditDate="2015-03-15T05:01:45.067" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T05:01:45.067" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16774" CreationDate="2015-03-15T07:10:37.193" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah in Qur'an says [...surly Allah don't likes the wasters(6:141)] and I think playing of many games are wasting time.  so avoid wasting your lifetime because Allah doesn't likes the wasters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is Raja'at in Islam (2:259) research about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12154" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-03-15T10:20:44.167" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T10:20:44.167" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5648" CreationDate="2015-03-15T09:39:37.330" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer your question directly: the already cited Qur’anic passage 33:40 in the only aya in the Qur’an that uses the term “seal of the prophets” (khātamu n-nabiyyīn). However, if you want to pose this as a historical question you need to be aware that in the New Testament (1 Cor. 9,2) Paul writes: ‘If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.’ The concept “seal of prophesy/apostleship” is a recurring theme in the monotheistic religions. You should also note that there is a lot of discussion both in classical Islamic tafsīr and in Christian exegesis about what “seal of the prophets” actually means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T09:39:37.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23409" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7223" CreationDate="2015-03-15T10:42:58.320" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answers: Both are correct; See below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two translations here (Whole Aya):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Never think that the disbelievers are causing failure [to Allah] upon the earth. Their refuge will be the Fire - and how wretched the&#xA;  destination.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Consider not that the disbelievers can escape in the land. Their abode shall be the Fire, and worst indeed is that destination.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first translation is the literal, word-by-word translation compared to the second one. However, they have the same meaning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They can's cause failure to God. Well, failure in what? What is God going to do with the disbelievers? The answer is found in the last part of the Aya: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Their refuge will be the Fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So God wants to put them in fire. How could they make God failed? By escaping from his area. Simply. Those translations are the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Optional Part)&lt;/em&gt; The word &quot;معجزین&quot; is plural of &quot;معجز&quot; which means &quot;who makes someone powerless&quot;. However, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/quran/?lid=0#24:57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a Persian resource&lt;/a&gt; (anyone Persian here?) I found that &lt;em&gt;sometimes&lt;/em&gt; &quot;معجز&quot; is used for &quot;who makes his chaser powerless, hapless by escaping from his zone.&quot; However, as I mentioned above, both translations are correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="77" LastEditorUserId="77" LastEditDate="2015-03-15T10:59:58.783" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T10:59:58.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23410" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14520" CreationDate="2015-03-15T10:58:37.697" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah chose&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Adam&lt;/strong&gt;, Nuh (Noah), &lt;strong&gt;the family of Ibrahim&lt;/strong&gt; (Abraham) and the family of 'Imran &lt;strong&gt;above the 'Alamin&lt;/strong&gt; (mankind and jinns) (of their times). (Qur'an 3:33)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here Prophet Adam(pbuh) and family of Ibrahim are the favorites of Allah. And more over note that Prophet Moses (Moosa pbuh) was of the family of Ibrahim(pbuh). (Perfectly showing the generations although from Christian sources &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mazzaroth.com/ChapterFive/MosesGenealogyCancerToAries.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Genealogy of Moses&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above verse it is perfect clear, that &lt;strong&gt;it is the creator who chose one above the other&lt;/strong&gt; and believers have to say,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger (Muhammad SAW) believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and (so do) the believers. Each one believes in Allah, His Angels, His Books, and His Messengers. They say, &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;We make no distinction between one another of His Messengers&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; - and they say, &amp;quot;We hear, and we obey. (We seek) Your Forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the return (of all).&amp;quot; (Qur'an 2:285)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those Messengers! &lt;strong&gt;We preferred some to others&lt;/strong&gt;; to some of them &lt;strong&gt;Allah spoke&lt;/strong&gt; (directly); others He raised to degrees (of honour); and to 'Iesa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), We gave clear proofs and evidences, and supported him with Ruh-ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel)]. If Allah had willed, succeeding generations would not have fought against each other, after clear Verses of Allah had come to them, but they differed - some of them believed and others disbelieved. If Allah had willed, they would not have fought against one another, but Allah does what He likes. (Qur'an 2:253)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now coming to Hadith, Prophet(pbuh) was describing how they're chosen by the creator one above the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should we do with these kind of hadiths?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To get a perfect picture, we must try understanding things from Qur'an first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T10:58:37.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23412" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5772" CreationDate="2015-03-15T11:37:55.817" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, there is a concept of cursing in Islam. The curse of a weak person, or oppressed or similar people are more likely to create impact on others. (This is based on many reliable Hadith)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is my concern valid; do my sister-in-law's curses have any power over us?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is beyond our scope to answer. Well, if you're the bad person, and if she turns out to be the good person, then&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who have tortured the believing men and believing women and then have not repented will have the punishment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the Burning Fire. (Qur'an 85:10)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if it turns out that your the good person and she is the bad one, then trust the creator. He is the ultimate protector.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can I be sure that my brother and I (and the rest of my family) are not under a curse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well this is not a medical exam by which you can make sure whether or not your under a curse. Once curse has been passed, now it becomes the matter of Ghaib(unseen), and hence beyond our scope to know that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tip:&lt;/strong&gt; You can try reciting Surah Al-Falaq from the bottom of your heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, &amp;quot;I seek refuge in the Lord...From the evil of that which He created..And from the evil of the blowers in knots, And from the evil of an envier when he envies.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 113&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T11:37:55.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23413" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-15T13:50:36.320" Score="4" ViewCount="4164" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the stance of Islam on blood transfusion? Can a Muslim receive blood from a non-Muslim who might not have been living a Muslim life, e.g. eating pork? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12158" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user12159" LastEditDate="2017-09-07T04:21:43.810" LastActivityDate="2017-09-07T04:21:43.810" Title="What is the stance of Islam on blood transfusion?" Tags="|halal-haram|blood|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23413" CreationDate="2015-03-15T13:58:01.893" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is allowed to donate blood in islam, as long as it does not put life of other in any harm, and it should be take into consideration that should only go for it,when there is no other alternative left. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As proved from this verse of Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;He has explained to you in detail what is forbidden to you, except&#xA;  under compulsion of necessity…” [al-An’aam 6:119]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding permissibiloity of taking non-muslim blood, then it is only allowed when there is no muslim present to give blood, or as a last resort&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further details here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/2320&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/2320&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T13:58:01.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23415" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5481" CreationDate="2015-03-15T15:27:41.937" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;face to the grave of prophet Muhammad (PBUH) say Salam directly to prophet&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not only the prophet's(pbuh) but to say the following in your inner self when ever you come across any grave(Muslim) is highly recommended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Peace be upon the inhabitants of the graves, believers and Muslims. May Allaah have mercy upon those who have gone ahead of us and those who come later on, and verily we will, Insha’Allaah, join you.&lt;/strong&gt; (Thirmidi, Janaaiz 58-59 narrated by Ibn-i Abbas)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above Hadith which I quoted is not to be mistaken. Our intention is to be just wishing peace on the people in the graves including Prophet(pbuh), but not wishing them as though you wish a person you just met saying Assalamu Alaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet is passed away and he is no longer alive to hear us or reply our Salam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surely &lt;strong&gt;you do not make the dead to hear&lt;/strong&gt;, and you do not make the deaf to hear the call when they go back retreating. (Qur'an 27:80)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Qur'an literally says so. So we must not be having any doubt about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We should only ask Allah. Asking something from prophet is Shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes.&lt;/strong&gt; Because you yourself said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You (Alone) we worship, and you (Alone) we ask for help(Qur'an 1:5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note: In terms of Ghaib(unseen) we ask only to Allah , I'm not talking about asking your friend to get a cup of coffee)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We should face only towards Qibla. Facing towards the grave of prophet is Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You need not face only towards Qibla and you should not face only towards the grave of Prophet(pbuh). As I said, intention matters, not the direction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More over,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;they ask him to ask Allah something on behalf of them, because he has more reputation near Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The concept of Prophet(pbuh) being given the power to intercede on our behalf is mistakenly deduced to the fore mentioned belief. It is on the day of Judgement, when Prophet (pbuh) &lt;i&gt;because he has more reputation near Allah&lt;/i&gt; will be able to intercede as Allah permits. And Prophet(pbuh) will start interceding about those who are closer to him on that day. So, asking Prophet(pbuh) directly doesn't make you get closer to him, but doing so keeps you far away from him. &lt;strong&gt;To get closer&lt;/strong&gt;, you need to &lt;strong&gt;ask Allah to send blessings on him(Durood)&lt;/strong&gt;. That is the prescribed way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You don't require a medium today to ask forgiveness, because, the creator says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And indeed We have created man, and We know what his ownself whispers to him. And We are nearer to him than his jugular vein. (Qur'an 50:16)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And seek Forgiveness of Allah. Verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Merciful. (Qur'an 73:20)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T15:27:41.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23295" CreationDate="2015-03-15T18:35:46.233" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hell and Paradise is nothing but our deeds -in their real faces.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the Day when every person will be confronted with all the good he has done, and all the evil he has done, he will wish that there were a great distance between him and his evil. ... (3:30)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant), shall see it. And whosoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant), shall see it. (99:7-8)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the Aya says, hell and paradise, and all those suffers and enjoyments described in Quran, are just the real face of our own deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following Aya makes it clear:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the Day when that (Al-Kanz: money, gold and silver, etc., the Zakat of which has not been paid) will be heated in the Fire of Hell and with it will be branded their foreheads, their flanks, and their backs, (and it will be said unto them): &amp;quot;This is the treasure which you hoarded for yourselves. Now taste of what you used to hoard.&amp;quot; (9:35)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes. The fire, the hot metals and stones in hell, are not only equals or equivalents for our sins; They are exactly the sins itself. The same for paradise. For example, I steal some chocolates from someone's pocket. In this world, I eat the chocolates and it has a delicious taste to me. But when I die and then get back to God, I'll see the real face inside my action, and I'll realize what an evil my deed was, and this tortures me. Now it tastes so terrible, as Quran describes the hell and what is ate there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This analogy might help: Imagine you are a lover of Physics science. Some day, you happen to be traveling a long way by train, and a man is sitting aside you. At end of the journey, you notice the man was the biggest physicist of all time, but it's too late and you no longer have access to him. If you knew who he was, you'd learn a lot from him, about his experience, his field, and so. Now that your eyes are open, and you see that you missed the chance, you are upset. You tell yourself &amp;quot;Why didn't I notice&amp;quot; and you feel a burn in fire of your own negligence. Hell is the same. You &lt;strong&gt;see&lt;/strong&gt; your sins, and it's enough to burn in fire. Both mentally and physically.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Summary: God doesn't need to vent his anger on some poor people, neither doesn't need people to worship him. Hell and Paradise is nothing but our deeds as seen through an open, awake eye.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="77" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T20:25:15.587" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23419" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23422" CreationDate="2015-03-15T19:17:59.450" Score="4" ViewCount="13065" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a woman and me and my husband want children. I wanted to inquire is there a correct way to have sex. I have heard that one needs to do wudoo first then 2 rakaat nafil namaz to ask for allah's blessings for children.&#xA;Please guide me as its being almost 18 months since my marriage and we desperately want children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please guide us on the correct way to have sex?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12161" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T16:02:07.423" LastActivityDate="2018-08-11T20:52:17.737" Title="Islamic way of sex" Tags="|practical-islam|sex|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23420" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-15T19:35:19.163" Score="1" ViewCount="2046" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently shifted to European country and for my surprise there are no bidet or Muslim showers, so I was told that people use toilet paper. Given that, does one ablution break or does one have to do it again (sometimes your out of house). Is there any fatwa for it about cleanness and ablution? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2016-07-21T12:23:04.400" LastActivityDate="2016-07-21T12:23:04.400" Title="Is my ablution still valid?" Tags="|wudu|taharah|muslim-practices|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23421" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23423" CreationDate="2015-03-15T19:39:52.690" Score="2" ViewCount="27358" Body="&lt;p&gt;Me and my husband had sex with each other before nikkah and at that time he was my fiancée. What is the correct way to ask for Allah's forgiveness?  Even I know we did wrong, but from day one we knew we were going to marry each other and it was no accident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please guide us how to ask for forgiveness and what does the Quran and our Prophet say on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12161" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-29T07:08:07.263" LastActivityDate="2020-08-19T08:18:18.463" Title="How to ask for Allah's forgiveness for sex before marriage?" Tags="|sex|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23419" CreationDate="2015-03-15T19:51:05.803" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam sister!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually islam is a complete way of life, then of course it gives perfectly guides us in having healthy and allowed sexual relationship. There are certain things, which you have to make sure during sex, like which actions are allowed, mubah and haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of the ways to have sex are allowed, except those, which are forbidden, as proven from this verse of Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[2:224] Your wives are a tilth for you; so approach your tilth when&#xA;  and how you like and send ahead some good for yourselves; and fear&#xA;  Allah and know that you shall meet Him; and give good tidings to those&#xA;  who obey&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can do it in all positions, no issues with that, as proven from above verse of Quran&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can do it being naked, but better cover yourself&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rear entrance is haram&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You are right that you should pray 2 rakat nafl, but not before every sexual act, but  only at first night. It is proven from Sunnah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When you are about to start,then before taking off clothes, both of you should recite this (Never ever forget this dua, as whoever recite this dua, before sex,his child will never be harmed by satan): &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بِسْمِ اللهِ اللَّهُمَّ جَنِّبْنَا الشَّيْطَانَ ، وَجَنِّبِ&#xA;  الشَّيْطَانَ مَا رَزَقْـتَنَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I am having relations in the name of Allah. O Allah save us from&#xA;  Satan and keep him away from the children You grant us&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The child that is born after the recitation of this dua will never be harmed by Satan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cleanliness must be maintained, before and after&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When man has reached climax, you have to stay there for a while&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some medical experts say that if both climax together,than the chances of fertilization are high.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, try to get yourself checked up properly from medical doctor. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah bless you with pious child&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastEditorUserId="12691" LastEditDate="2015-05-24T17:42:43.673" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T17:42:43.673" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23423" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23421" CreationDate="2015-03-15T20:01:55.307" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, if some sins happens, you have to conceal it by all means possible, never publicize it. In islam, it is forbidden to publicize our sins (telling you just in case you do not know i already)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the Forgiveness, the best way to ask for forgivness is Pray tahajjud (last 3rd portion of night) and cry infront of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can recite this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;رَبَّنََآ إنَّنَآ ءَاَمنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَ قِنَا&#xA;  عَذَابَ النَّارِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rabbana innanā amanna, faghfir lana, dhunoobana wa-qinna&#xA;  'adhāāban-naar (Our Lord!  we have indeed believed: forgive us, then,&#xA;  our sins, and save us from the agony of the Fire) [surah Ali' Imran;&#xA;  3:16]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another hadith states that ask for forgiveness in this way:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّى ، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ ، خَلَقْتَنِى&#xA;  وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ ،&#xA;  أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ&#xA;  عَلَىَّ وَأَبُوءُ بِذَنْبِى ، فَاغْفِرْ لِى ، فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ&#xA;  الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best time that duas are never rejected are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;at time of rain&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;during travel&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;between iqamat and jamat standing for prayer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So ask Allah for forgiveness specially in those times too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Best is to do supplications of morning and evening, here is link to them: &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ittibaa.com/uploads/2/8/2/1/2821629/morning_and_evening_supplication.pdf&quot;&gt;http://ittibaa.com/uploads/2/8/2/1/2821629/morning_and_evening_supplication.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These supplications a best way to ask for forgiveness of Allah. so make them a habit (both of you) do the morning supplications after Fajr prayer, and do the evening, after asr prayer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah forgive all of our sins&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastEditorDisplayName="user12159" LastEditDate="2015-03-15T20:15:21.270" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T20:15:21.270" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23424" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23420" CreationDate="2015-03-15T20:10:15.837" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islamic way to clean yourself after relieving from nature call is that water is best in that case. But in case of necessity, where there is no water available, then you ca use toilet paper (as suggested by scholars of islam) as cleaning one self with stone too is allowed (after passing stool or urine). So toilet paper should not be an issue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For proper details of this ruling,you can goto this link: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/59928&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/59928&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T20:10:15.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23426" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23420" CreationDate="2015-03-15T20:45:15.453" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's nothing in Quran and reliable hadiths that indicates the breaking of Wudhu if one doesn't properly cleanse himself after defecating.  You do your best to clean yourself.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can even wet a whole bunch of toilet paper and keeping them in the bathroom while you go, and use them when you finish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can carry an empty water bottle or similar things around with you. No effort is wasted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Try to find different ways to doing things.  Don't allow yourself to be limited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it doesn't break wudhu if you find out you didn't clean yourself properly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-03-15T20:45:15.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23400" CreationDate="2015-03-16T04:30:57.720" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;salaams&#xA;yes, there is a difference:&#xA;every messenger wasa prophet, but not every prophet is a messenger ( i know it's a bit hard to take in)&#xA;A messenger was provided with a book to give to his people, like Moses, Issa, Mohammed,(peace be upon them all), etc i think there are around 25 messengers and prophets mentioned in the quran, but over 124000 prophets, each with the same message from god to bring his people back to the right path&#xA;i hope this helps :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastEditorUserId="12094" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T20:51:55.353" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T20:51:55.353" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23432" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23435" CreationDate="2015-03-16T07:23:52.927" Score="0" ViewCount="3868" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is doa Yunus taken from Surah Yunus? &#xA;And what is the fazilat and uses of Doa Yunus?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because I read in some places about reading it 40 times or more at dark night in a sizdah, and its beneficial, then I thought that I should read Surah Yunus 40 times, and was thinking it may take a whole day, so how is it possible? Later I found that its not the whole sura but doa Yunus only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But should I recite it at the darkness of night or same beneficial for day time too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallah Khair&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="11633" LastEditDate="2015-03-16T07:53:53.130" LastActivityDate="2020-04-12T00:24:25.223" Title="Question about Doa Yunus" Tags="|surah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23433" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-16T07:34:26.067" Score="2" ViewCount="2645" Body="&lt;p&gt;بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As-Salaamu alaikum &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith of Abu Dhar in Musnad Ahmed about Dajjal and misguiding imams. Musnad Ahmed 20334 &amp;amp; 20335.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith is mentioned in The Book titled Dajjal (English) translated from Mahmoud A’tiyyah's  “Faqad Jaa’aa Ash Raatuhu” with reference : “Sahih al-Jami” (no. 4165).&#xA;I wanted to know how this hadith has been graded and whether the ref of Sahih Al-Jami is correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ هُبَيْرَةَ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو تَمِيمٍ الْجَيْشَانِيُّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو ذَرٍّ، قَالَ كُنْتُ أَمْشِي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلهى اللهُ عَلَ يهِ وَسَلهمَ فَقَالَ لَغَيْرُ الدَّجَّالِ أَخْوَفُنِي عَلَى أُمَّتِي قَالَهَا ثَلََثًا قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا هَذَا الَّذِي غَيْرُ الدَّجَّالِ أَخْوَفُكَ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ قَالَ أَئِمَّةً مُضِلِّينَ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12163" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2015-03-20T02:29:48.317" LastActivityDate="2016-12-10T13:34:35.117" Title="Checking Hadith grading of narration of Abu Dhar in Musnad Ahmed" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|uloom-al-hadith|dajjal|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23432" CreationDate="2015-03-16T08:03:52.177" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is only one hadith i know of, which is related to this dua, which is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sa’d ibn Waqas (radiAllahu anhu) reported that the Prophet (salAllahu&#xA;  allayhi wasalam) said, “The supplication made by the Companion of the&#xA;  Fish (Prophet Yunus (as)) in the belly of the fish was (the above). If&#xA;  any Muslim supplicates in these words, his supplication will be&#xA;  accepted/responded to.” In another report we read, “I know words that&#xA;  will cause Allah to remove one’s distress. These are the words (of&#xA;  supplication) of my brother Yunus, peace be upon him” [at-Tirmidhi;&#xA;  3500, an-Nisa’i in `Amal al-yawmi wa al-layla; #656, al-Hakim 1:505&#xA;  and 2:383. The latter declared it sound (sahih) and Dhahabi confirmed&#xA;  him]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far, only this hadith proves its importance, and you can clearly see that there is absolutely nothing like when to read it, how many times read it etc. So you can read it any time, or the times, where duas are accepted mote&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please be Very Very careful in people telling you about how to recite, which dua or verse of Quran, how many times, UNLESS there is an authentic reference available for it in Quran and hadith clearly. If you read this dua 40 times daily, in a way that its part of islam,then it is Biddat and evert biddat is going to lead us to hell fire. &#xA;So please be careful. Only stick to, what is in Quran and hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2015-03-16T08:03:52.177" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23436" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24683" CreationDate="2015-03-16T09:14:34.853" Score="2" ViewCount="799" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaykum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I got a question in my mind. We read about many types of benefits of reciting different surah of Quran. Sometimes I got confused about its authentication. Since Quran is a book of knowledge.. so how will it will raise our states in the life and hereafter: 1. Only by the knowledge we gain from Quran and the uses in of these in the life, or&#xA;2.By gaining knowledge and application of it..on the other hand reciting it again and again will be very beneficial.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm asking this, because there are unlimited things to learn from Quran definitely but also matter of time too.. And since sometimes we see some unauthentic benefits and uses of reciting different types of surah of Quran.. which makes me a bit confused.. an example given below where I found some things doubtful..:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=3444&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=3444&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term biddat made me thoughtful about these. I need clarification about these..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it true that different surah has different type of benefits?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallah Khair&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="11633" LastEditDate="2015-07-05T18:49:39.117" LastActivityDate="2015-07-05T18:49:39.117" Title="Benefits of reciting different sura" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-06-06T16:53:34.810" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23440" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-16T13:30:29.987" Score="6" ViewCount="13916" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did Allah speak to any other Messengers other than Moses Directly ?&#xA;any proof for this in Quran or Sunnah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12166" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T16:02:55.880" LastActivityDate="2019-01-05T02:25:40.067" Title="Did Allah speak to any other Messengers other than Moses Directly?" Tags="|allah|prophets|revelation|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23441" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-16T14:23:11.207" Score="6" ViewCount="12579" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a person is feeling jealous, what should they do? And how should they react? What should they understand and what form of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibadah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibadah&lt;/a&gt; (worship) should they do in connection to jealousy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8677" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T12:17:07.583" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T12:17:07.583" Title="If a person is feeling jealous, what should they do?" Tags="|jealousy|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23442" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-16T14:36:07.997" Score="0" ViewCount="832" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of my friend said Allah is time and i argued it is shirk to say such a thing but he insist it is supported by sunnah. since time is a creation of Allah, it is like saying  Allah is  water another creation of his. What is the Islamic view on this ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12166" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T01:27:42.713" Title="Can we say Allah is time?" Tags="|allah|shirk|time|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2015-04-29T00:20:13.637" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23441" CreationDate="2015-03-16T14:52:26.647" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you feel jealousy then you have to give him gifts and shake hands with him, as proved from this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said: “Shake hands, for this will dispel rancour, and&#xA;  exchange gifts and love one another, for this will dispel hatred.”&#xA;  (Narrated by Maalik in al-Muwatta’, 1413).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad also said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“You will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not&#xA;  believe until you love one another. Shall I not tell you of that which&#xA;  will strengthen love between you? Spread (the greeting of) salaam&#xA;  amongst yourselves.” (Narrated by Muslim, 81).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also&#xA;Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said in his book Amraad al-Quloob (diseases of the heart): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever find in himself any hasad towards another has to try to neutralize it by means of taqwa (piety, consciousness of Allaah) and sabr (patience). So he should hate that (the feeling of hasad) in himself… But the one who does wrong to his brother by word or deed will be punished for that. The one who fears Allaah and is patient, however, is not included among the wrongdoers, and Allaah will benefit him by his taqwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you need more details, then you can refer here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/12205&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/12205&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-03-16T23:07:12.927" LastActivityDate="2015-03-16T23:07:12.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23446" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-16T15:37:49.473" Score="4" ViewCount="46878" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am widow, I lost my husband 2 month before, he was suffering from cancer. We have twin 7 years boys.I love my husband and he loved me very much and I was his only one wife in his life. , he was good Muslim and he helped me how to be a good wife and good Muslim .I am young mother and widow, I don’t have anything except my boys and USA citizenship. I live in New York .I have to go long way to educate my  7 years boys ,i will do  everything for them ,i don't  have any helping hand here except Allah and it is enough  for me .i love my husband and everyday i  am trying  to be good widow and good Muslimah ,it is hard as a single young  mother ,but i am doing  better everyday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is  it possible  for a good widow, if both of us go paradise, can I have my husband only for me, because I don't  want my husband being shared with other paradise wives or huri( I heard everyman will get 2  wives  in paradise.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please answer me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12168" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-01T06:54:36.267" LastActivityDate="2015-10-19T12:57:30.167" Title="Wishing husband to be only mine in Jannah" Tags="|jannah|husband|houri|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23447" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23446" CreationDate="2015-03-16T15:52:23.223" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَكَانُوا مُسْلِمِينَ (69) ادْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ أَنْتُمْ وَأَزْوَاجُكُمْ تُحْبَرُونَ (70)  Allah Reveals it in Qura'n (الزخرف ٦٩، ٧٠).The Versus Means [[You] who believed in Our verses and were Muslims.(69)Enter Paradise, you and your kinds, delighted.(70)], Second Versus which generally just means that Those who were Muslims and  those who believe in Qura'n they will enter paradise with their kinds.(which includes wife and husband). According to your question their is a story related Which happen in the time of Muawiat(RA). &quot;when the(أبو الدرداء رضي الله عنه), Husband of أم الدرداء is dead, Muawiat (RA) went to أم الدرداء for a marriage. She denies saying that she heard that her husband أبو الدرداء  was telling that Muhammad (SAW) told that if the wife who husband is dead, if she had another marriage she will get her last husband in paradise.[ ((المرأة لآخر أزواجها)) [السلسلة الصحيحة، 3، 275]. Therefore أم الدرداء had no marriage and wait for her husband with the will of meeting her husband (أبو الدرداء) in paradise. According to Hadith Allah will give first husband in paradise if she waits for him patiently, without another marriage,and if you have another marriage you will get last husband you married.There is no one without marriage in paradise, related to this prophet Muhammad (SAW) said &quot;[(وَمَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ أَعْزَبُ)) [مسلم، 13، 467] &quot; There will be no one without marriage in paradise&quot;. Allah will give those who enter alone in paradise the husbands or wives whom they like, Allah knows best what we like.[والله أعلم]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12034" LastEditorUserId="12034" LastEditDate="2015-03-17T16:17:17.457" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T16:17:17.457" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23449" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-16T17:16:13.560" Score="2" ViewCount="22941" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamoalaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;when we read 4rakah fard salah,should we be reading any surah after surah Fatiha in every rakah or just read in the in the first two rakah only then read surah Fatiha in 3rd and 4th rakah irrespective of whether we are reading with jamat ie reading behind the Imam, or reading at home alone. Or there are different rules to follow when we read with jamat and when we read alone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12170" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T05:40:24.160" LastActivityDate="2020-04-07T12:35:17.367" Title="What are the rules for reading 4 rak'a fard with jamat or alone?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23449" CreationDate="2015-03-16T17:18:21.507" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;walecum assalam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, you are right. In 3rd and 4rth rakat, before going to rukoo, you only have to recite Surah fatiha, and no surah after it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2015-03-16T17:18:21.507" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23446" CreationDate="2015-03-16T18:06:25.747" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;We're not given the exact picture of how we get to choose our partners there in Jannah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; Since, no exact answer is provided to us, we can only make deductions, that may or may not be 100% correct. Because, we don't know what will happen then in the hereafter, and what ever is going to happen, will happen as the creator wishes, hence beyond our scope. But all we can do is make educated guesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;People of Jannah will have free will.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They will have therein fruits (of all kinds) and &lt;strong&gt;all that they ask for&lt;/strong&gt;. (Qur'an 36:57)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;But not complete free will.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand;- What will be the Companions of the Right Hand? And the Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand? And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter). These will be those Nearest to Allah. (Qur'an 56:8-11)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These verses are talking about division of people into 3 groups, those who go to hell(left), those who go to 2nd class paradise(right) and 1st class paradise(foremost).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some deluxe facilities are provided to the 1st class people, but not to 2nd class as the rest of the Surah explains. So what if the 2nd class people ask for those features in the 1st class?(based on my 1st point i.e. Qur'an 36:57). Well again we can't for sure say that they won't be granted, but our common sense says that they won't be granted. So, how is it contradicting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, to prove that, the 2nd class guys don't at all ask those features of those of the 1st class. Hence, no contradiction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, your question,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;can I have my husband only for me, because I don't want my husband being shared with other paradise wives or Houri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, you want your husband to not have other wives, but what if your husband wants other wives there? Allah, will have to grant both their wishes right? But, how both are contradicting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to resolve, &lt;strong&gt;either you won't have those feelings of jealousy there in paradise&lt;/strong&gt;(if you make it up to there) as you have today in this worldly life if at all your husband gets to have other wives(Houri), I mean you won't ask for that wish up there.... &lt;strong&gt;(or) you will be that Houri(only) for your husband created a fresh with wide lovely eyes.&lt;/strong&gt; (Based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/quran/56/35/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 56:35-36&lt;/a&gt;, because the translations vary widely, and literally it is &amp;quot;Indeed, We [We] have produced them (into) a creation&amp;quot;, so we're not sure if they're separately created along side original wife or the wife is created anew as virgin with wide eyes, imagine, if the wife today is darker in color, then what? No where does it explicitly say that a person will have more than one partner).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we can make only guesses of what will happen there and this is left as a suspense for the believers to find out that in the hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T13:14:26.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23452" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29522" CreationDate="2015-03-16T19:30:42.380" Score="5" ViewCount="13570" Body="&lt;p&gt;I love playing games, and I don't think that they are wasted time. (So I don't think the idea &quot;GAMES&quot; is wasted time).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I sometimes play games where you be the god, I really used to like them but I don't play them anymore as I fear that they're haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't play any with the idea to be the god, I play them for fun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a list of example games:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://godofwar.com&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;God of War&lt;/a&gt; (more like an overpowered human than a god)&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/pocket-god/id301387274?mt=8&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pocket God&lt;/a&gt; (You control a 2d world)&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/godus/id815181808?mt=8&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Godus&lt;/a&gt; (example I found online, never played)&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/topia-world-builder/id534282109?mt=8&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Topia World Builder&lt;/a&gt; (example I found online, never played)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12172" LastActivityDate="2020-11-25T13:43:39.200" Title="Is playing games where you are the god haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|game|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23440" CreationDate="2015-03-16T21:26:15.323" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah spoke to Adam while creating him and taught him before presented before the angels , Moses he spoke to but through a source and not at Mount Sinai   and Mohammad during Mehraj ,peace and blessing  be upon &#xA;them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this helps&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12161" LastActivityDate="2015-03-16T21:26:15.323" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23459" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23433" CreationDate="2015-03-16T21:58:08.340" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This chain of narrators contains ابن لهيعة whose hadiths are considered 'hasan' because he wouldn't preserve hadiths well. Rest of the narrators are fine. The hadith itself is صحيح لغيره (authentic by virtue of other chains).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ref: Maktaba Shamila&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2015-03-16T21:58:08.340" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16786" CreationDate="2015-03-17T00:03:00.903" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wearing of chain by male was never permissible at the time of the prophet. He only permitted wearing of silver ring and that was all. Don't be confused that because he permitted the wearing of silver rings has made wearing of silver chains halaal. Chains are objects for the beautification of the females not males. The fact is that chain was never permissible for male and it will never be. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12173" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2018-12-13T13:03:54.273" LastActivityDate="2018-12-13T13:03:54.273" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23461" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23433" CreationDate="2015-03-17T00:14:07.177" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ&#xA;  عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ هُبَيْرَةَ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو تَمِيمٍ&#xA;  الْجَيْشَانِيُّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو ذَرٍّ، قَالَ كُنْتُ أَمْشِي&#xA;  مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلهى اللهُ عَلَ يهِ وَسَلهمَ فَقَالَ لَغَيْرُ&#xA;  الدَّجَّالِ أَخْوَفُنِي عَلَى أُمَّتِي قَالَهَا ثَلََثًا قَالَ قُلْتُ&#xA;  يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا هَذَا الَّذِي غَيْرُ الدَّجَّالِ أَخْوَفُكَ&#xA;  عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ قَالَ أَئِمَّةً مُضِلِّينَ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Dhar al-Ghifari narrates that the I was in the presence of the&#xA;  Prophet one day and I heard him saying &lt;strong&gt;&quot;There is something I fear&#xA;  for my ummah more than the Dajjal.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;  It was then that I became so&#xA;  afraid that I asked &lt;em&gt;'Oh Messenger of Allah, which thing is it that&#xA;  you fear for your Ummah more than the Dajjal?'&lt;/em&gt;  He [Prophet] said&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Misguiding [or misguided] Imams&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main problem is ابن لهيعة.  His full name was عبد الله بن لهيعة الحضرمي and several major scholars declared him to be unreliable and rejected his narrations:  Yahya bin Sa'id al-Qattan, ibn Hanbal, an-Nasai, a-Daraqutni, Abu Zurr&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only Abu Hafs was the only one who said he was upright, but he didn't say where he got this information from, since he had never met him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This particular narration is also the only report coming through him in this manner, thus making it baseless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are other similar hadiths with different chains that don't mention ad-Dajjal:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;نَّمَا أَخَافُ عَلَى أُمَّتِي الأَئِمَّةَ الْمُضِلِّينَ &#xA;&quot;I fear for my Ummah from the misguiding [or misguided] Imams.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also collected in Musnad Ahmed, Jami' at-Tirmidhi and Sunan a-Darimi, with authentic chain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T00:14:07.177" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23462" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23442" CreationDate="2015-03-17T01:02:09.983" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ad-Dahr&lt;/strong&gt; is one of Allah's names that we know through Hadith Qudsi, and it's not a creation of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ad-Dahr&lt;/strong&gt; is something that is infinite, i.e. it has not beginning or end.  It cannot be measured.  Sort of like an eon, but not exactly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ad-Dahr&lt;/strong&gt; is different from what we call as &lt;strong&gt;the measurement of time - waqt/zaman&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the issue is in the interpretation of ad-Dahr = Time, and mixing the definitions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ad-Dahr isn't a creation of Allah because Allah is ad-Dahr as it comes in several hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Allah said, &quot;The offspring of Adam abuse ad-Dahr, and I am the Dahr; in My Hands are the night and the day.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/78/205&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and others&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet said &lt;strong&gt;&quot;None of you should say, 'May ad-Dahr be disappointed. Allah is ad-Dahr.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/78/206&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;/al-Adab al-Mufrad and others&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a few more in Musnad Ahmed where Allah clearly said &lt;strong&gt;&quot;I am ad-Dahr&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ad-Dahr is THE Time and not time how we perceive it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Waqt/Zaman is the creation of Allah that you're referring to, and it's relative to how we measure it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can probably say ad-Dahr is what controls waqt/zaman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some may object and mention the ayah about what the pagans said as it comes in Surah al-Jathiya 45:24:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And they say: &quot;There is nothing but our life of this world, we die and we live and nothing destroys us except Ad-Dahr. And they have no knowledge of it, they only conjecture.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as you can see, they didn't believe Allah was ad-Dahr and separated ad-Dahr from Allah, even though Allah is ad-Dahr.  They had no knowledge of it.  They blamed ad-Dahr, yet they rejected Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T01:02:09.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23463" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23471" CreationDate="2015-03-17T01:25:37.353" Score="0" ViewCount="208" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone overworks themselves to the point of death (e.g. sleeping only three or four hours a day while knowing that this is harmful) is this considered to be the same as suicide according to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user11851" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-03-20T01:29:53.530" LastActivityDate="2015-03-20T01:34:02.117" Title="Does working oneself to death count as suicide?" Tags="|halal-haram|suicide|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23464" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23463" CreationDate="2015-03-17T04:27:47.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it's not suicide.  Suicide is to inflict yourself with harm that leads to immediate death.  Sleeping less has nothing to do with self-infliction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you should be aware that your body has a right over you and you should take care of it.  Resting it properly will help you work more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T04:27:47.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23467" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23472" CreationDate="2015-03-17T05:21:53.550" Score="6" ViewCount="339" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've found several lists online (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_surahs_in_the_Quran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;example&lt;/a&gt;) of surahs, where the classification of Meccan or Medinan is given for each surah. Every list seems to classify them the same way, whether the list follows the traditional Egyptian chronology or Nöldeke's chronology. Is that because Muslims agree, or am I missing a crucial piece of the picture? If there is widespread agreement, how did it come about?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11593" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T19:10:41.767" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T19:10:41.767" Title="Is it universally agreed which surahs are Meccan and which are Medinan? If so, when did this agreement arise?" Tags="|quran|surah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23463" CreationDate="2015-03-17T09:42:56.760" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, if you deliberately work for too long and your preparing yourself to die by doing so, then &lt;strong&gt;Yes&lt;/strong&gt; it is a suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, even though you're not deliberate intending to die by doing so, but still know that it is harmful for your body, then it is Haram(not allowed in Islam) to harm your body that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T09:42:56.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23467" CreationDate="2015-03-17T10:20:15.590" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most copies of the Qur'an have an entry at the beginning of each sura stating the name of the sura, whether it is Meccan or Medinan, and how many verses it contains. These superscriptions are not considered to be part of the revealed text, but &lt;strong&gt;they are fairly uniform in copies of the Qur'an&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just one example (below): the last word on the left in the gilded panel is &quot;makkiyya,&quot; indicating a Meccan sura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PSM9Zm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;First four verses of sura al-Alaq, with gilded superscription&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a whole branch of Islamic learning called asbābu t-tanzīl (أسباب التنزيل) which is concerned with determining the circumstances in which any given sura was revealed to the Prophet. Of course, there is a lot of disagreement about the details. So the answer to your question is: no, &lt;strong&gt;there is no universal agreement&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-03-25T20:39:55.543" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T20:39:55.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22982" CreationDate="2015-03-17T10:42:22.690" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, women are become known as &quot;women&quot; once they hit puberty, which officially makes them ready for marriage anyways. In the time of our Prophet, which was over 1400 years ago, women generally matured a lot younger than women nowadays, both physically and mentally. It was totally normal for women to get married at that age. They didnt consider age as a factor in getting married, just if the man or woman was ready for the marriage or not.And when people talk about the prophet's case as being exceptional, it is regarding his marriage of multiple women, not their age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;regarding pedophilia, this doesnt exist in islam, due to what was said before, age is not taken into consideration-if the person is ready for marriage, then so be it. Islam does however forbid forced marriages, so if a women (even if she is 9 years old) doesnt want to marry, then noone is allowed to force her to, they cant even ask her why she doesnt want to, It is completely her choice, and this was the case with our prophet pbuh marrying Aisha (ra)-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T10:42:22.690" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23463" CreationDate="2015-03-17T14:15:12.613" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A person shouldn't torture on his body; his body also has &lt;em&gt;haq&lt;/em&gt; since it's gifted to him by Allah.  So everyone should take care of themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-03-20T01:34:02.117" LastActivityDate="2015-03-20T01:34:02.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23479" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23516" CreationDate="2015-03-17T14:28:55.870" Score="3" ViewCount="102026" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaykum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I actually want to know that what is the time limit for fajr prayer? When does it end? Some people says that the time is extended till 12:00 pm. So I do want to be sure about that. If I miss any prayer before sunrise and want to pray befor 12:00pm, will I do the niyat as kaza or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallah Khair&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="11633" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T12:35:40.150" LastActivityDate="2018-08-11T23:49:47.303" Title="What is the time limit for Fajr prayer?" Tags="|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12409" CreationDate="2015-03-17T14:35:55.447" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam didn't recommend any fixed age difference for marriage. These limits are set by our society : as in most of the society the groom seems to be  older than the bride, it happens since females tends to be more depended on male on financial issues in most countries.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But yes both should be adult, and since its a very important part of our life, so we tend to do this at our mature age to take the right decision..and to understand that which will be good for both sides. So, yes.. both should be adult for this reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastActivityDate="2015-03-17T14:35:55.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17606" CreationDate="2015-03-17T17:30:26.943" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your husband did a very great mistake by voicing out those words, and he has now regretted and claimed he did it out of anger.  He is human and he is bound to make mistakes for sure, because Allah said &quot;son of Adam is a sinner, but among them the best is those who repent with sincere repentance to Allah.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He should repent to Allah and ask for forgiveness because Allah is &lt;em&gt;Ghafuuru Raheem&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12173" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-03-18T07:37:23.497" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T07:37:23.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23484" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-17T22:49:22.877" Score="1" ViewCount="250" Body="&lt;p&gt;Under certain circumstances, stoning, capital punishment, cutting off of hands, etc. is permitted in Islam as punishment for certain crimes. I understand that there are many different criteria the crime must meet for the punishment to be applicable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why is violent punishment allowed at all in Islam? What is the justification behind it? If, in an Islamic State, you did not punish criminals in the way stated in the Hadith and as the Prophet did, would you be doing a wrond in the eyes of Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="41" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T12:49:41.887" Title="Why is violent punishment permitted in Islam?" Tags="|punishment|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23485" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23484" CreationDate="2015-03-17T23:35:37.620" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;if your going to think about nowadays punishments and compare, anyone is obviously going to think that these punishments are extreme. But say for example someone steals a certain amount. The punishment is to cut off the hand (at the wrist) that stole. If you think about it, someone that uses their hand to steal is using their hand for the wrong purpose, not what God created us for. This makes that hand pretty much worthless, as if we simply told that person &quot;return what you took and dont do it again&quot;, people arent going to think about the severity of stealing. That is why the punishment is to chop off the hand, as this not only stops the thief from doing it again, but also scares other people not to do it too. Stealing is alot more than just taking something from someone, as in some way it also means that person is being deprived of what rightfully belongs to them. I only used stealing as an example, hopefully you understand what i mean for the others too. These punishments only seem severe when we compare them to the methods of punishment nowadays. These punishments are decreed in the quran and hadeeth, so no matter how wrong we may consider them, Allah SWT knows best, and only He knows what we don't. Plus if you think about it, these punishments are nothing compared to what will happen on the day of Judgement, May Allah SWT protect us from the punishment of the grave and the hereafter and forgive us for all our sins Amen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastEditorUserId="12094" LastEditDate="2015-03-18T00:49:10.170" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T00:49:10.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23486" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23489" CreationDate="2015-03-18T00:38:35.923" Score="2" ViewCount="39447" Body="&lt;p&gt;I purchased &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_liver_oil&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;cod liver oil&lt;/a&gt; capsules and it has &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelatin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;gelatin&lt;/a&gt;. I was told by my elders that it's haram. I don't know why and how, but people in Muslim countries have not that much awareness or they sell vegan cod liver oil. What should one do in this kind of case when your not sure. To eat or not to eat? As many items in European countries have unknown stuff which can be haram for Muslims e.g supplements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-21T02:54:23.803" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T02:54:23.803" Title="Does gelatin in vitamins make them haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|medical|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23487" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-18T00:50:04.403" Score="1" ViewCount="57620" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the final accurate timing for the prayer of fajar before sunrise? for example, if the sun rises at 7:30, is it permissible to pray at 7:25?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12180" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-30T14:42:53.487" LastActivityDate="2021-09-03T07:33:39.140" Title="If sun rises at 7:30 then could I pray fajar at 7:25?" Tags="|salat|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23487" CreationDate="2015-03-18T01:59:19.303" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know the exact timing in your area, but Fajr is when you begin to see the whiteness of the sun across the horizon; you can pray up until the sunrises, then after that, fajr ends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T01:59:19.303" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23489" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23486" CreationDate="2015-03-18T02:21:41.983" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In any product you buy, you usually find these additives like gelatin, emulsifiers, etc. No matter what the product is, so long as it is not halal, then that entire food becomes not halal. Regarding gelatin, emulsifiers, and other additives that originate from animals, they usually use pig fats for them, but many companies also claim to use beef or other animal fats. As a muslim, your job is to call up the company and make sure that the additives are firstly not originated from pig, and secondly, if it is (say for example) beef gelatin, then you need to make sure it comes from an animal that has been slaughtered accordingly with islamic shariah. this is a big topic, and there are many disputes regarding all the conditions, but just remember that this life is a test, and so even if everything has haraam additives, there are still alternatives, which if you seek for the sake of Allah, He will reward you (In Sha Allah). Try your best to consume that which is halaal, and not haraam, as you will be asked about it on the day of judgement, and Allah SWT knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;oh and to summarise and answer your question, dont eat it if your in doubt, just call up their company and ask them where their gelatin originates from, and if they say beef then ask if you can have the contact number for the company that supplied them the gelatin. then call the gelatin company and ask if they are halaal certified :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastEditorUserId="12094" LastEditDate="2015-03-18T02:26:57.097" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T02:26:57.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23491" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17706" CreationDate="2015-03-18T06:06:25.907" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You would have to take something called a Misaq, which is basically an oath. You would then be able to marry her. As a Bohra, many people that I know, have married outside of the religious sect. A family friend of mine married a Hindu man. He is now a very practicing Bohra... he did convert though (and take the oath). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bohra Islam is quite different from mainstream Islam/Shiaism. It's more of a culture and a distinct community that also follows a variation of Islam. If you speak Gujurati (the language in which we communicate, it would be really beneficial to you). You would fit right in, and also understand our holiness. It's a straightforward religion/culture. If you're set on marrying her, then take the misaq (it's a ceremony with the Aamil). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Best of luck!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12182" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T06:06:25.907" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23487" CreationDate="2015-03-18T06:06:36.427" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your prayer should end before 7:30 which is the time of the sunrise. &#xA;7:30 means that the sun has started to rise and you can not make Sajdah at that time as it is the time of Zawaal which ends after about 20 minutes. &#xA;Makes sure that you are not in Salah at 7:30 ( or when the sun is rising).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12183" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T06:06:36.427" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23495" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-03-18T06:28:24.343" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-03-18T06:28:24.343" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T06:28:24.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23496" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-03-18T06:28:24.343" Score="0" Body="Nikāḥ al-Mutʿah (نكاح المتعة‎) is temporary marriage for a specified period of time in consideration of some agreed compensation. It is considered permissible near some the Shia, such as the Imamiyah. " OwnerUserId="11593" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2020-07-02T08:31:06.453" LastActivityDate="2020-07-02T08:31:06.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23497" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41047" CreationDate="2015-03-18T06:45:31.420" Score="9" ViewCount="5995" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know from other questions on this site that &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/8972/11593&quot;&gt;Muslim men can marry Jewish or Christian women&lt;/a&gt;, that &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/544/11593&quot;&gt;Muslim women can't marry non-Muslims&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/75/11593&quot;&gt;why there's a difference in marriage law for Muslim men and women&lt;/a&gt;. I've also learned a good deal about &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/nikah-al-mutah&quot;&gt;temporary marriages&lt;/a&gt;, but this question is not about that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, can Muslim men marry women who are not Ahl-al-Kitab? That is, can a Muslim man marry a woman who is either atheist, deist, polytheist, pantheist, Zoroastrian, or anything else I haven't thought of?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Hanafi is the school of Fiqh with the greatest number of adherents, I'd specifically like an answer from that perspective. But if you could give a quick note about how widely-accepted your answer is from the perspective of the other schools, that would bring your answer from good to great.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11593" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-03-24T09:30:05.020" LastActivityDate="2023-03-24T09:30:05.020" Title="Can a Muslim man marry a non-Muslim (and non-Ahl-al-Kitab) woman?" Tags="|nikah|non-muslim|interfaith-marriage|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23498" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16595" CreationDate="2015-03-18T06:58:15.390" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the first place, there is no hitting each other in anger in Islam. Everyone is supposed to be patient and forgive each others' deeds. Hitting is not the solution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although, this is a bit out of context, but I thought could be helpful,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you fear &lt;strong&gt;dissension&lt;/strong&gt; between the two, send an arbitrator from his people and an arbitrator from her people. If they both desire reconciliation, Allah will cause it between them. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Acquainted [with all things].(Qur'an 4:35)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, a woman, hitting back would worsen the situation simply. And I don't remember a single situation, during Prophet's(pbuh) time where a lady hit her husband. So, it would be better if you don't hit back and forgive and remind each other to be patient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;...But what is with Allah is better and more lasting for those who have believed and upon their Lord rely. And those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, and when they are angry, they forgive, And those who have responded to their lord and established prayer and whose affair is [determined by] consultation among themselves, and from what We have provided them, they spend. And those who, when tyranny strikes them, they defend themselves, And the retribution for an evil act is an evil one like it, but whoever pardons and makes reconciliation - his reward is [due] from Allah. Indeed, He does not like wrongdoers. &lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Qur'an Surah Ash Shura 42:36-40)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet(pbuh) said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The best deed before Allah is to pardon a person who has wronged you, to show affection for relatives who have broken ties with you, and to act generously towards a person who has deprived you&amp;quot;. Thereafter he recited the following holy verses: &amp;quot;Turn to forgiveness and enjoin good and turn aside from ignorant&amp;quot; (7:199). Qatadah was asked, “Which person has the highest standing?” He replied, “The one most abundant in his pardon.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Support:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.123muslim.com/general/16995-forgive-others-if-we-want-forgiveness-ourselves.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Forgiveness&lt;/a&gt; and also from the answer of اللهم صل علی محمد و آل محمد&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T14:49:04.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23500" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23569" CreationDate="2015-03-18T07:48:46.210" Score="2" ViewCount="4171" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some Muslims argue that male master can have sex with female slaves, even without marriage. See my answer here why they should be married for having relation with them &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/649/are-muslim-men-allowed-to-take-sex-slaves/20237#20237&quot;&gt;Are Muslim men allowed to take &amp;quot;sex slaves?&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is Quran lists the group of people a woman can show herself in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/31/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:31&lt;/a&gt; but strangely her master is not included in this list. Isn't this proof that female slave can't have sex with master without marriage ? It can be argued that &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/31/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:31&lt;/a&gt; is talking about Muslim women and slaves are non Muslims. Then if a slave woman converts to Islam after her being enslaved, will she become forbidden to her master as she cannot reveal herself to her master ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2019-02-01T21:11:57.960" LastActivityDate="2019-02-01T21:11:57.960" Title="Can slave woman show herself to her master?" Tags="|slavery|awrah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23502" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5853" CreationDate="2015-03-18T10:57:07.937" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;When a number of Daeef (weak) hadiths are transmitted from multiple Companions, the hadith may reach the status of Hasan, and Hasan hadiths can be acted upon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even when there are a number of daeef hadiths from a few sources, it indicates that it may be an act the Prophet (Saw) did, in which case it would be classed as mubah or mustahabb (allowed, or good actions that could possibly be a source of reward). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, wiping the back of the neck cannot be called bid'ah - maybe mubah or mustahabb at best, and at worst, makrooh, but not bid'ah, because there is some sort of hadith sources behind it, even if those sources are weak. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-20T11:59:58.280" LastActivityDate="2017-09-20T11:59:58.280" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23503" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-18T11:03:53.153" Score="1" ViewCount="224" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a college student. This question popped up into my mind when I was reading the topic of polytheism from my textbook. In my book, the polytheism is defined in three types, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) To say some one companion, brother, father, son of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) To believe that some one may have Power(s) like God have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) To prefer some one before him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am clear at above two types but problems starts when I think of third one rigorously. The examples for third one are given be like,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3.1) To love someone more than Allah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3.2) To worship other than Allah, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3.3) To fear someone more than Allah, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as an Implication of 3.3rd example the question arose in my mind that when we lie we know that Allah would punish us but sometimes we are scared of something to such an extent that we have to lie. What is that? It seems to me that we prefer some one else upon Allah or we fear some one else more than Allah. So not it is a kind of polytheism &lt;strong&gt;to lie&lt;/strong&gt; according to third kind of polytheism given my textbook however I know that Koran has said it &quot;forbidden&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10378" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-28T10:24:56.203" LastActivityDate="2017-08-28T10:24:56.203" Title="&quot;To lie&quot; is a kind of polytheism?" Tags="|shirk|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23484" CreationDate="2015-03-18T11:06:03.153" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says:  وَلَكُمْ فِي الْقِصَاصِ حَيَاةٌ يَا أُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ &#xA; And there is life for you in qisaas (physically injuring or executing a criminal), O men of understanding, that ye may ward off (evil). (2:179)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, killing someone for murder will save many other lives: Other people thinking about committing murder will think twice once they know the severity of the punishment, and if the murderer is killed, it will stop him from killing others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the evidence for capital punishment has to be very strong, with the inlcusion of multiple witnesses seeing the crime being committed. If there is even a shred of doubt, capital punishment is not done. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastEditorUserId="12186" LastEditDate="2015-03-18T12:49:41.887" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T12:49:41.887" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23505" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23503" CreationDate="2015-03-18T11:09:12.913" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;shirk is of 2 types: akbar (polytheism) and asghar (not polytheism). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shirk akbar will mean a person is no longer muslim. &#xA;Shirk asghar in most situations will mean the person has sinned but is still a Muslim. The Prophet (saw) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَعَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ لَبِيدٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ إِنَّ أَخْوَفَ مَا أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ اَلشِّرْكُ اَلْأَصْغَرُ: اَلرِّيَاءُ } أَخْرَجَهُ أَحْمَدُ بِسَنَدٍ حَسَنٍ.‏ (1946)‏ .‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‏1 ‏- حسن.‏ رواه أحمد (5 / 428 و 429)‏ وزاد:&quot; يقول الله ‏-عز وجل‏- لهم يوم القيامة ‏-إذا جزى الناس بأعمالهم‏-: اذهبوا إلى الذين كنتم تراءون في الدنيا فانظروا هل تجدون عندهم جزاء&quot;.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mahmud bin Labid (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&#xA;“The thing I fear most for you is the lesser shirk, which is showing-off (of good deeds).” Related by Ahmad with a good chain of narrators.(1946) and in another narration: On Judgement Day, as people are being rewarded for their deeds, these people will be told: &quot;Go to those people in front of whom you were showing off your good deeds - and have a look - are they going to reward you for it? (and obviously they won't reward them). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the word shirk does not always mean Polytheism. It literally means to share something, to be a partner in something. A شركة is a company, because it is owned by many people. the phrase  بِيعَ شِرْكٌ مِنْ دَارِهِ means a شرک, or share, of his house was sold. Thus, in your textbook, when it talks about 3.3) To fear someone more than Allah, it use of the term shirk here, means the lesser shirk, since you should be fearful of Allah alone, and not fearful of men. HOwever, fear is a natural feeling, and it would not be a sin if the fear was from the harm of another person. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for example, even Musa (as) was scared of Firawn and his guards:  فَأَصْبَحَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ خَائِفًا يَتَرَقَّبُ (Musa (as) spent the morning in fear, and on the lookout (for Pharoah's guards, in case they came to arrest him). (28:18)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The believers are told that if they are scared of the enemy attacking them, they should pray riding or walking  فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ فَرِجَالًا أَوْ رُكْبَانًا 2:239 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastEditorUserId="12186" LastEditDate="2015-03-21T07:31:49.563" LastActivityDate="2015-03-21T07:31:49.563" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23506" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-18T11:13:09.243" Score="5" ViewCount="3255" Body="&lt;p&gt;Inspired by this question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/23500/can-slave-woman-show-herself-to-her-master&quot;&gt;Can slave woman show herself to her master?&lt;/a&gt; and although freeing a slave is better(&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 90:13&lt;/a&gt;), we all know that &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/10382&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;slavery is allowed in Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. And this could be &lt;strong&gt;one of the reasons of so many rapes going on by Muslims&lt;/strong&gt;(I feel). And from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/312/is-a-woman-required-to-have-sex-with-her-husband-whenever-he-requests-it&quot;&gt;Is a woman required to have sex with her husband whenever he requests it?&lt;/a&gt;, we get an answer &amp;quot;Yes that's true. But men shouldn't take it literally. There must be kindness and understanding. Islam ordered the husband to be nice and gentle and understanding.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, here are my questions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Is forced slavery allowed in Islam?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Is forced sex with slaves allowed in Islam?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first question, I believe that, we should enslave women only from wars and not just go cherry pick a woman(non Muslim) you like from your region and enslave her, what if the woman/girl(after war) being enslaved refuses to be enslaved? and hence the question Is forced slavery allowed in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, now if the woman/girl agrees to be enslaved but what if she refuses to have sex with the master at all and hence the question Is forced sex with slaves allowed in Islam?.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answers expected from all views supporting claims with authentic Hadith and verses of Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Instead of asking in two separate questions, I asked very closely related questions at one place which had closely related small answers&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T15:09:20.440" Title="Is forced slavery (cause of rapes) allowed in Islam?" Tags="|quran|hadith|fiqh|sex|slavery|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="11" ClosedDate="2015-06-26T15:22:37.993" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23507" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-18T11:15:35.573" Score="1" ViewCount="179" Body="&lt;p&gt;How can one be a feminist and yet be a Muslim? I have seen some Muslim women who are feminists but pure feminists have given points from Quran to me trying to show a Muslim women can not be feminist. Please guide me. Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Since people asked me some details so here is one case. A feminist women considers herself equal to men in ALL forms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user46" LastEditorDisplayName="user46" LastEditDate="2015-03-18T11:27:49.103" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T12:51:03.073" Title="Can there be a feminist Muslim women?" Tags="|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23507" CreationDate="2015-03-18T11:22:47.207" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;it depends on what you mean by feminist. If you mean that a feminist is someone who fights for her God-given rights, then that is fine. God has given her those rights. Others are denying her and her gender those rights, and she is fighting to right this wrong. That is perfectly fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;THe problem arises when feminists try to change the laws of God to fit their perception of the world. For example, feminists saying men and women should pray side by side, that women should lead prayers, etc. These things are not sactioned by the Quran, nor did they happen in the Prophets time, so anyone who tries to bring this into being is committing bid'ah, and that is where the problem lies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, a woman who fights for women to be protected, to get their Quranically-ordained share of inheritence, and who fight against domestic abuse, and not only doing right, but will be rewarded for encouraging the enforcement of Allah's laws and promoting justice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although we all like to believe that men and women are equal, it is true in terms of respecting them equally, but not in terms of roles that they play and actions they perform. If men and women were truly equal, the olympics, and all other sporting events would not have men-only and women-only events. Rather, men and women would compete shoulder to shoulder in them. However, since men and naturally stronger than women, this would mean there would never be a female winner of a physical sport, so equality goes out of the window in such cases. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastEditorUserId="12186" LastEditDate="2015-03-18T12:51:03.073" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T12:51:03.073" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16595" CreationDate="2015-03-18T12:21:22.383" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;She can hit back, and if the hitting was excessive, she can even file for divorce to an Islamic court and get it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-26T07:17:15.560" LastActivityDate="2016-07-26T07:17:15.560" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23511" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16614" CreationDate="2015-03-18T14:21:32.917" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The thing with old women is, by that age, they will have lost their beauty, or men don't feel that lust when they look at those old women the same and exact way they don't feel that lust when they look at their own mother or sisters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the old woman should be old enough and have lost significant amount of her beauty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To the question, Can men look at old women without veil (Hijab)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No matter whether the old woman is covered or not with Hijab, looking at women with lust is not allowed, and hence the verse, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tell the believing men to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts, etc.). That is purer for them. Verily, Allah is All-Aware of what they do. (Qur'an 24:30)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which justifies and gives a shortcut to avoid sin and lustful desires.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-18T13:40:57.130" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T13:40:57.130" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18201" CreationDate="2015-03-18T14:50:01.630" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray. (Qur'an 1:7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The path of those upon whom Allah bestowed favor is the straight path.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T14:50:01.630" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23514" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23515" CreationDate="2015-03-18T16:23:30.750" Score="3" ViewCount="90157" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay, I noticed it often now a days.. whenever Imam starts azan for faraz prayer some dogs start barking together.. This is happening so often but not exactly daily. But they start barking exactly when imam starts the azan..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any interpretation behind this? Does anybody else got into similar experience?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt; I just noticed it happens every day. And they actually do not bark but just make a sound (that sounds like crying/ howling)..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="11633" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T12:09:37.907" LastActivityDate="2017-04-04T19:46:22.847" Title="Why do dogs start barking/ howling at the time of Fajr Azan?" Tags="|dogs|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23515" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23514" CreationDate="2015-03-18T16:40:24.183" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a clear hadith about dogs barking:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his&#xA;  mention ) said: ‘‘If you hear the barking of a dog or the braying of a&#xA;  donkey by night, then seek refuge in Allaah from the devil because&#xA;  they see what you do not see.’’ [Ahmad and Abu Daawood].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, according to some other islamic source, when devil hears adhan,he runs away from there. So probably, when azan is pronunced,then devils run away and Dogs see them running and bark like this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope that answers the question&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T16:40:24.183" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23479" CreationDate="2015-03-18T16:45:21.343" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walecumsalam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The time for Fajr (first prayer of the day in early morning) is till the sunrise. So you have to check exact time for sunrise in your area, and pray before it, but it is highly recommended to pray at first time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Proven from this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abdullah bin Amr (RA) that the Prophet (PBUH)&#xA;  said, “The time for Zuhr is so long as Asr has not come. The time for&#xA;  Asr is so long as the sun has not turned yellow. The time for Maghrib&#xA;  is so long as the twilight has not disappeared. The time for Isha is&#xA;  so long as half of the night has not passed. The time for Fajr is so&#xA;  long as the sun has not risen.” (Hadith No. 1386 (612), Book of&#xA;  Masjids &amp;amp; Places of Prayer, Sahih Muslim, Vol. 2).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in case you kept sleeping,then according to one hadith (i dont have it with me now) the time for prayer is, when you wake up (means, as soon as you wake up, and the time of prayer is gone,then pray as soon as you wake up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that answers the question&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T16:45:21.343" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21817" CreationDate="2015-03-18T17:11:16.087" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please see this website for the verse you mentioned: &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/treebank.jsp?chapter=2&amp;amp;verse=252&amp;amp;token=7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/treebank.jsp?chapter=2&amp;amp;verse=252&amp;amp;token=7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It diagrammatically shows the grammatical construction of Quranic verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T17:11:16.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23497" CreationDate="2015-03-18T18:45:32.610" Score="1" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Verse From Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do not marry idolatresses, until they believe; a believing slavegirl is better than an idolatress, though you may admire her (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quranx.com/2.221&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Arberry&quot;&gt;2:221&lt;/a&gt;)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fatwa&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is permissible for a Muslim man to marry a non-Muslim woman if she is Christian or Jewish, but it is not permissible for him to marry a non-Muslim woman who follows any religion other than these two  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/21380&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Ruling on a Muslim man marrying a non-Muslim woman&quot;&gt;IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2015-03-18T19:10:29.553" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T19:10:29.553" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="649" CreationDate="2015-03-18T19:08:49.797" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Taking slaves and/or concubines, generally, looks illogical practice at first. It is, but not, always.&#xA; Let us revisit this matter, from a different angle. Can we take a free person as a slave? No, it is forbidden. Can we take prisoners of war as slaves? Yes. What is difference between a free man and a slave? You can only have dealings with the former with mutual agreement but you cannot own him or make him do whatever you wish for. In contrast, a slave is your property, you can do whatever you like to do with them, make them work in whatever way you desire. But since, they are also humans, Islam gives it a due consideration, and makes you responsible for their human needs, rather it raised their status even higher degree. It requires you to feed them from what you eat, wear them from what like for yourself, share their workload etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, drawing on the same lines, the case of women prisoners of war follows, but given to the sensitiveness of their nature and delicacy of handling their matter, Islam proposes what is best for them in after-war conditions. Again, comparing it with a legal practice called nikah, we may ask what is a 'nikah'? What makes it legitimate? It is nothing but an agreement between two parties to live together and fulfill each other's predetermined recorded rights. In case of war, just as the state reserves the right of distributing male war captives, it acts as a 'wali', guardian for the female captives, while as free will of the captives is seized due to their engagement in the war against Muslims. Just as Islam teaches its followers to be good with the male captives and issues guidelines for the same, it assigns female captives to individual men to make 'relationship' with, and gives them due rights, and gives them the status of 'umm walad', mother of the one's children, and makes her children heirs, just like other children from one's wife. This status is totally different from what opponents feel about 'sex slaves'. &#xA;We can also consider war situations to support our views. How safe will be a captive woman, her chastity, a believer men's faith in avoiding falling into sin like 'zina', if one-to-one policy of relationship is not devised. The list can be stretched, after all, war has engulfed the globe now, and everybody can imagine, if not observe keenly, the war-like and after-war situations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of course, to free one's slave is always an option, desirable in some situations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8025" LastActivityDate="2015-03-18T19:08:49.797" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23523" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23790" CreationDate="2015-03-18T20:34:41.070" Score="4" ViewCount="26686" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can Satan or jinn do physical harm to a person? If so, does isolation of a person help them to do that more in any way? Or is whispering to us to do bad  his only act?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" OwnerDisplayName="Nadia Ali" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T14:41:18.797" LastActivityDate="2021-01-09T12:34:53.213" Title="Can Satan or jinn do physical harm to a person?" Tags="|shaitan|jinn|sihr|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23523" CreationDate="2015-03-19T02:57:14.430" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walecum salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, the jinn can physically harm us. The jinn can possess us as well (stay inside human beings and control the body to certain level, sometimes fully).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, they can whisper to us as well, as it is made clear in Surah Al-Nas of Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Isolation doesn't matter much if someone is possessed by the jinn. If they wish to harm us, they can harm us even if we are not in isolation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastEditorDisplayName="user12159" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T14:39:17.263" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T14:39:17.263" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23527" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23544" CreationDate="2015-03-19T03:27:30.433" Score="2" ViewCount="1141" Body="&lt;p&gt;AoA.&#xA;Having studied in a madrassa some time ago, I've heard the following hadiths about the hifz-e-Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On the day of judgment, the one who memorizes Qur'an (hafiz) will recite the Qur'an. On each verse, a step (of stairs) will appear before him and he will take the step and go higher. The more he remembers, the higher he goes. The higher he goes, the better darja of jannah he will enter. (i.e. if he remembers whole Qur'an without mistakes, he'll go to jannah al-firdous).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On the day of judgment, the one who memorizes Qur'an (hafiz) will have a blank list. He will write names of 10 people in it and those people will be forgiven and entered to jannah without any punishment&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The one who memorizes Qur'an (hafiz) and then forgets it will be resurrected blind on the day of judgment.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The parents of the one who memorizes Qur'an (hafiz) will wear a crown on the day of judgment.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I cannot find any reference to these hadiths. Does anybody know if these hadiths are sahih or fabricated? If sahih, can you please give me a link to this hadith on sunnah.com?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12189" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-08-26T08:53:04.770" LastActivityDate="2022-08-26T08:53:04.770" Title="What is the source to these hadiths about the virtues of memorizing the Quran?" Tags="|quran|hadith|reference-request|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23529" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-19T06:27:29.220" Score="2" ViewCount="3060" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently when I was studying about Sharia punishment for homosexuality I came to know from few Muslims (like Tariq Ramadan, Hamza Yusuf) Sharia doesn't punish you for what you do in the privacy of your home unless you are compromising the security of the state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was really fascinated by this balanced viewpoint. But it may happen few people are disclosing other Muslim's sin (which doesn't have any need to be disclosed by just spying on them and complaining about them to the state and also providing witnesses).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that scenario is there any punishment in sharia for spying unnecessarily?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12191" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-01T19:37:28.860" LastActivityDate="2020-09-13T23:37:27.623" Title="Is there a sharia punishment for spying on another Muslim's home to inspect for homosexuality?" Tags="|sharia|punishment|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23527" CreationDate="2015-03-19T07:11:13.920" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa'alaikum assalam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hadith about parents wearing crown, this hadith is in Mishkatul Masabeeh, p. 186 on the authority of Musnad Ahmad and the Sunan of Abu Dawood.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Whosoever learns the Qur’an and practices upon what’s in it, then on&#xA;  the Day of Judgement his parents will be made to wear a crown which&#xA;  will be more radiant than the sun if it were to be in your home, so&#xA;  what do you think of the person who has practiced upon it?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the hadith about forgetting Quran,it is daeef:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The sins of my Ummah were shown to me and there is no sin greater&#xA;  than that of a man who was given or was helped to memorize a Surah or&#xA;  an Ayah of the Qur’an and then he forgot it.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Explained in detail here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-the-scholar/quran-and-hadith/sciences-of-the-quran/175420.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-the-scholar/quran-and-hadith/sciences-of-the-quran/175420.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;i never came across such hadith, could not even find it anywhere&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Never heard such hadith as well.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T07:11:13.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23532" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23523" CreationDate="2015-03-19T09:15:19.490" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, they can physically harm us. They can also whisper in your ears as you said, but keep in mind that just like there are good and bad humans, there are also good and bad jinns, and there are even Muslim jinns (although you would never come across one, because it is forbidden for jinns to interact with us in any way just like we can't interact with them). Regarding the isolation of a person, yes that may have an effect, as jinn generally like to stay where people aren't. May Allah protect us from the shaytaan alrajeem, and from all evil, amen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T20:52:44.250" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T20:52:44.250" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23533" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-19T12:01:21.237" Score="4" ViewCount="17481" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that according to Islam we should kiss the hands of our parents to show respect. Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) used to kiss the Prophet (SAW) hands and give up her space for him to sit whenever he visited her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However some people say that a younger person should kiss any older person's hand while some say it is haram unless the two people are mahram to each other and others say this ritual is only for between a child and his/her parents and grandparent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recently I heard that it is encouraged to kiss their parents feet/legs (without bowing or prostrating) However how can we put our head by someone's feet? Is this not a sin itself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T02:34:33.967" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T12:19:03.173" Title="Does Islam encourage the kissing of an elder person's hands and feet?" Tags="|halal-haram|parents|respect|kissing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23497" CreationDate="2015-03-19T13:24:51.090" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fornicator does not marry except a [female] fornicator or polytheist, and none marries her except a fornicator or a polytheist, and that has been made unlawful to the believers. (Qur'an 24:3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And do not marry polytheistic women &lt;strong&gt;until they believe&lt;/strong&gt;. And a believing slave woman is better than a polytheist, even though she might please you. And do not marry polytheistic men [to your women] until they believe. And a believing slave is better than a polytheist, even though he might please you. Those invite [you] to the Fire, but Allah invites to Paradise and to forgiveness, by His permission. And He makes clear His verses to the people that perhaps they may remember. (Qur'an 2:221)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above verses explain concerning polytheists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And a possible &lt;strong&gt;definition of a believer&lt;/strong&gt; which describe the eligibility for a woman to be called as a believer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muawiya ibn al-Hakam came to the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) and told him, &amp;quot;I am very newly from the Jahiliyya, and now Allah has brought Islam,&amp;quot; and he proceeded to ask about various Jahiliyya practices, until at last he said that he had slapped his slave girl, and asked if he should free her, as was obligatory if she was a believer. &lt;strong&gt;The Prophet&lt;/strong&gt; (Allah bless him and give him peace) requested that she be brought, and then &lt;strong&gt;asked her&lt;/strong&gt;, &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Where is Allah?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; and &lt;strong&gt;she said&lt;/strong&gt;, &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;In the sky&lt;/strong&gt; (Fi al-sama)&amp;quot;; whereupon he asked her, &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Who am I&lt;/strong&gt;?&amp;quot; and &lt;strong&gt;she said&lt;/strong&gt;, &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;You are the Messenger of Allah&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;; at which he said, Free her, &amp;quot;for &lt;strong&gt;she is a believer&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; (Sahih Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And now what about those other religions in which people worship although only one God, but to some Monkey God or Moon God, then it is most likely that, that woman of that religion wouldn't believe that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is a messenger of God, but, still to answer and to be more accurate, ask her &amp;quot;Who created that Monkey God or Moon God&amp;quot;, if she answers, that Monkey God or Moon God existed all by itself, then leave her, else if on reminding her that there is 'something which created everything including that Monkey God or Moon God', and if she recognizes, realizes and affirms to that fact, along with believing that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is the messenger of that 'something which created everything', then you can marry her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So in short&lt;/strong&gt;, a Muslim man is allowed to marry a 'non-Muslim (and non-Ahl-al-Kitab) woman' only if she believes according to the definition fore mentioned. Prior to becoming a believer, &lt;strong&gt;no one cannot marry her while she is unbeliever.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No matter what the school of thought is, everyone abides by the verse 2:221 i.e. a verse from Qur'an if he has to be called himself as a believer because this is ruling is from Allah. As far as I know there must not be any disparity in this issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T01:24:09.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23535" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-03-19T14:33:20.937" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T14:33:20.937" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T14:33:20.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23536" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-03-19T14:33:20.937" Score="0" Body="Sihr (السحر) - which means magic, witchcraft, or sorcery - takes place by the power of the jinn." OwnerUserId="11593" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-03-19T17:22:16.367" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T17:22:16.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23538" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-19T16:45:36.970" Score="3" ViewCount="13115" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated in the title the question is about the difference between accepting riba and accepting rent. according to my understanding riba is when you give loan of some commodity to a person and during payback you accept some extra amount for providing the service. It seems the act of giving rent is also essentially the same. More clearly practicing riba is like renting the particular commodity. Please someone clarify me about this.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12191" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-08-13T11:29:22.320" LastActivityDate="2020-05-16T10:45:46.507" Title="Difference between Riba and Rent" Tags="|riba|rent|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23538" CreationDate="2015-03-19T19:15:33.367" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, they are not same. &#xA;Riba means when you give loan to someone,then he had to pay back added amount of the pay (based on certain decided percentage), like if he pay in 1 year, he will have to pay 10% more back, if after 2 years, then 25% and so on.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case of rent, you do not give any money. You take small amount of money of usage of commodity needs, like house, car, bike etc, which is allowed in islam. so Riba is taking more money back on money (haram) rent, getting fixed amount of money on defined intervals of  time on usage of certain commodity things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T19:15:33.367" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23541" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-19T19:26:42.670" Score="2" ViewCount="1391" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a solid definition of friendship in Islam, and way of making friends in Islam? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there specific references that we are abid to for making friends?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please referencing Quran and Hadith with your answer.  Jazak-allah Khair!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T11:05:14.300" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T11:05:14.300" Title="Definition of friendship in Islam" Tags="|quran|hadith|practical-islam|sunnah|friendship|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-03-27T21:11:49.963" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23538" CreationDate="2015-03-19T19:44:50.603" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The basic difference Riba and rent is that ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of Riba, the commodity which you were talking about is money, and in the case of rent, the commodity is property. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, profit obtained by renting property is allowed in Islam as opposed to earning profit by renting money, which is lending and earning interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence they're not the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-03-19T19:44:50.603" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23527" CreationDate="2015-03-19T21:33:32.373" Score="0" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I couldn't find that particular wording; most likely you were referring to this one:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Saed Al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah said: &amp;quot;It will be&#xA;said to the companion of the Quran, when he enters Paradise: 'Recite&#xA;and rise one degree for ever Verse,' until he recites the last thing&#xA;that he knows.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:3780&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Sunan ibn Majah)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is inauthentic as Atiyah bin Sa'ed was weak (ref.Abu Hatim and Abu Jafar), and he was the only person to report it from Abu Sa'ed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It couldn't be found, but the closest wording are these:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Whoever recites the Quran and memorizes it, making lawful what it&#xA;makes lawful, and unlawful what it makes unlawful, Allah will admit&#xA;him to Paradise due to it, and grant him intercession for ten of his&#xA;family members who were to be consigned to the Fire.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/631460&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's inauthentic because of Hafs bin Sulaiman, who was weak (ref. Abu Zurr) and Kathir bin Zathan was unknown (ref Abu Hatim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Whoever reads the Quran and memorizes it, Allah will admit him to&#xA;Paradise and allow him to intercede for ten of his family members who&#xA;all deserved to enter Hell.'&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1252150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This one is inauthentic due to the person named Kathir mentioned above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's no hadith like this, but perhaps you're referring to the Quranic ayah:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;And whoever turns away from My remembrance - indeed, he will have a&#xA;depressed life, and We will gather him on the Day of Resurrection&#xA;blind.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/20/124&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Taha 20:124&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Similar hadiths:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anyone recites the Quran and acts according to its content, on the&#xA;Day of Judgement his parents will be given to wear a crown whose light&#xA;is better than the light of the sun in the dwellings of this world if&#xA;it were among you. So what do you think of him who acts according to&#xA;this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/8/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abu Dawud&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yahya bin Ayub, Zaban, and Sahl are all rejected and considered weak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So none of these hadiths -excluding the Ayah 20:125- are authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-08-24T11:29:25.980" LastActivityDate="2022-08-24T11:29:25.980" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23545" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-20T00:31:42.943" Score="3" ViewCount="3440" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a questions regarding &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qurbani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;qurbani&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In our countries (like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) people attribute 7 people to a sacrifice of a buffalo or camel, and 1 person to a goat/sheep.  Is there any reason behind that or not?  Is there any hadith about that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have any idea whether Saudi or any Middle East countries use any names or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12109" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T10:17:41.327" LastActivityDate="2018-08-14T08:16:01.280" Title="Can multiple people jointly sacrifice one animal for Eid ul-Adha?" Tags="|sacrifice|eid-ul-adha|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23548" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-20T05:55:19.490" Score="3" ViewCount="271" Body="&lt;p&gt;A few days ago I read in a website (IslamQA.com) that punishment for apostasy under sharia law is death. They also provided a hadith related to that. (the entire fatwa can be read here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/20824&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/20824&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But doesn't this contradict the following ayah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.&quot; (Surah Al-Baqara: 256)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please someone clear this confusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12191" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-07-22T16:04:33.973" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T16:04:33.973" Title="Punishment for apostasy in Islam" Tags="|apostasy|fatwa-explanation|islamqa|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-05-26T19:17:08.870" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23550" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16194" CreationDate="2015-03-20T10:30:09.947" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is one rule in Islam, that whatever is not forbidden, it is allowed (with come exceptions of-course)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As in Islam, there is no such ruling about if someone can or cannot change name, so this action is mubah (neither recommended nor haram or makrooh) so you can do it without any issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note: I am not a scholar, so you should better consult a scholar for being 100% sure)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-02T12:28:30.693" LastActivityDate="2017-10-02T12:28:30.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23441" CreationDate="2015-03-20T10:47:06.343" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I had decided to answer this question based on the guidelines by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.imam-khomeini.ir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini&lt;/a&gt; who is considered one of the most prominent authorities and epitomes of practical ethics among revolutionary Shias. But it took a while to prepare the answer for Imam's ethical discussions are usually very profound, substantive and nuanced. I hope the answer is useful and inspirational to readers.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, it is worthwhile noting that Ayatollah Khomeini was a grand scholar of fiqh, ethics, philosophy and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irfan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Irfan&lt;/a&gt; (Shia brand of Islamic Mysticism) who also successfully led the glorious Islamic Revolution of Iran in 1979.&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of his famous books on ethics and beliefs is his holiness's &lt;em&gt;Exposition of Forty Hadiths&lt;/em&gt;. The book as the title suggests is an exposition of forty hadiths by the Holy Prophet and His &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_verse_of_purification&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Purified Household&lt;/a&gt; (peace be upon them). The hadiths involve ethics and beliefs discussed by the profound wisdom of Islamic Mysticism. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam dedicates &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/forty-hadith-an-exposition-second-edition-imam-khomeini/fifth-hadith-envy-hasad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the fifth chapter&lt;/a&gt; of this work entirely to discussing nature,  effects and cures of &lt;em&gt;hasad&lt;/em&gt; (jealousy), as commentary on following hadith from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja&amp;#39;far_al-Sadiq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad ibn Ya’qub (al-Kulayni), from ‘Ali ibn Ibrahim, from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa, from Yunus, from Dawud al-Raqqi, who reports from Abu ‘Abd Allah (Imam al-Sadiq) (A) that the Apostle of God (S) said that God Almighty addressed Musa ibn ‘Imran (A) thus: “O son of ‘Imran, never be jealous of people concerning the favors I have conferred on them by My grace, do not glower at them, and do not succumb to your (jealous) ego. Indeed the jealous is indignant at the bestowal of My favor, and contests My apportioning of gifts among My creatures. Whoso is such, he neither belongs to Me nor do I belong to him.” &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.noorlib.ir/View/fa/Book/BookView/Image/2323/1/307&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Usul al-Kafi, vol. 2. p. 307&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sub&gt;[The translation is taken from the linked chapter above with minor modifications, the main being replacing &lt;em&gt;envy&lt;/em&gt; with &lt;em&gt;jealousy&lt;/em&gt; for I found latter alternative to be closer to Imam's concept of &lt;em&gt;hasad&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In what follows I try to summarize the main theses and guidelines of Imam while making a few commentaries and notes of my own for elucidating particular philosophical wisdom behind some of the Imam's theses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Nature, causes and effects of &lt;em&gt;hasad&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam defines &lt;em&gt;hasad&lt;/em&gt; as when a person desires deprivation of someone from a positive quality or s/he possesses. Imam postulates various kinds and degrees for jealousy depending on 1) the conditions of &lt;em&gt;mahsud&lt;/em&gt; (the object of jealousy) which varies from the person's enjoyment of intellectual/spiritual/moral virtues, to good deeds and even profane advantages; 2) the conditions of &lt;em&gt;hasid&lt;/em&gt; (the jealous) which is about the causes of jealousy e.g. enmity, arrogance, fear, wonder, etc; and above all 3) the essence of jealousy itself. Later he suggests remedies for jealousy with regards to some of these factors. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general Imam argues that feeling of inferiority or disadvantage by the self is the root cause of all forms of envy and jealousy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the interesting points that Imam makes in his exposition of jealousy — that can be very helpful in treating some forms of this moral vice — is that the jealous could be deluded in his jealousy, and this happens when the object of jealousy in a person is not in reality a real virtue or merit to justify envy (let alone jealousy) at all. So such form of jealousy would be indicative of an additional defect: ignorance of real virtues from false virtues. An example of delusional jealousy is when someone is envied for being garrulous or facetious, or for being feared as a bully. None of these characteristics are virtues to warrant jealousy in the first place. They are in fact vices that must be deplored and avoided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam also exhorts us to contemplate the fact that jealousy doesn’t harm the person we feel jealous of! It doesn’t take away from the person the perceived advantage he enjoys that has provoked our jealousy. On the contrary, our jealousy might even strengthen the person’s pride and self-satisfaction, leading to our further irritation! With such contemplations, Imam tries to persuade us that there’s much harm and no benefit really in being jealous. The person affected by this vice always suffers a state of spite and grudge which negatively impacts his physiological health and mental peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To explain the spiritual harms of jealousy, Ayatollah Khomeini quotes another hadith from Imam al-Sadiq (PBUH): “... jealousy devours faith as fire devours woods”. He explains this by linking jealousy to dissatisfaction with Divine justice and determinations, which indicates lack of real faith in justice of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The difference between professed doctrine and enlightened faith&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This condition, that is the conflict between one's professed beliefs and actual sentiments, Imam argues, can affect the apparently most pious and learned of religious scholars. A Muslim theologian afflicted by grave calamities could find himself upset with his destiny, despite the fact that as a scholar he had argued and preached much of his life in support of the belief that Allah is all-benevolent and that His creation is the best of all possibilities and His destinations always just. Such a man, Imam argues, “counters his own words and confutes his own arguments” for his beliefs “do not go beyond words and have not entered the heart.” Imam also holds that all moral vices by &quot;believers&quot; are rooted in this common but widely unidentified or neglected defect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Raising awareness about this common contradiction between one’s &lt;em&gt;actual sentiments&lt;/em&gt; about Allah’s determinations in real life situations and one’s &lt;em&gt;proclaimed beliefs&lt;/em&gt; in Him is a recurring theme in Imam’s ethical works. He explains this contradiction by distinguishing between rational confirmation of an Islamic doctrine (or a philosophical truth in general) which is done by the virtue of one’s reason and mind, and intuitive realization of the ‘truth’ of the doctrine by one’s heart.&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; Therefore one doesn’t qualify as a faithful believer by simply proclaiming religious beliefs, but only when he has realized the truth of the beliefs via contemplation, self-purification and ultimately reaching the level of &lt;em&gt;Ridha&lt;/em&gt; or full contentment with all Divine decrees and determinations. Only then the person would be able to stand true to his beliefs in the face of trials and calamities.&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further expanding on the vices of jealousy, Imam states that jealousy stiffens and depresses the heart, while a believer has to keep an expansive and lively heart for Divine Grace. A believer is humble, genial and kind, while jealousy generates the exact opposite of these moral traits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Practical cure for jealousy&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a practical approach to combat jealousy Imam recommends defying the vice by doing the exact opposite of what it naturally inclines the afflicted person to do. That is, treating the envied person with love and admiration instead of being hurtful towards him/her. This, Imam admits, is a difficult undertaking since it goes against one’s ego and its active condition, but a conscious, steadfast struggle against the ego while reminding one’s self about Divine just and grace towards all creation would gradually weaken and subdue the vice until the afflicted person finds real, sincere satisfaction in seeing a fellow enjoying a greater share of Allah's favors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Notes:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;1. And that's what makes Imam Khomeini special in my eyes even among the scholars equal to his rank in terms of vast comprehensive knowledge: Apart from his lofty scholarly credentials, Imam could inspire and lead an epoch-making mass revolution that liberated Iran from the corrupt rule of the secular despotic Pahlavi Monarchy and has now turned Iran to a positive influential force for peace and security in a region torn by Western military interventions and imperialist plots. In this impressive achievement, Imam's close affinity with wisdom of Allah and the transcendental had definitely a substantial role.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt; 2. The ‘truth’ corresponding to a theological/philosophical doctrine according to Imam’s underlying metaphysical axioms, is an actual spiritual entity in the spiritual world. This idea is based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mullasadra.org/new_site/english/Paper%20Bank/Ontology/Platonic%20Ideas%20@.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a highly improved notion&lt;/a&gt; of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Forms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Platonic Theory of Forms&lt;/a&gt; by Mulla Sadra (&lt;a href=&quot;http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mulla-sadra/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;+&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muslimphilosophy.com/kalin/Annotatated%20Bibliography%20of%20Sadra%27s%20Works.doc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;+&lt;/a&gt;), the most prominent metaphysician in Shia scholastic history. Mulla Sadra argued that for abstract philosophical truths expressed in conceptual and propositional terms, there are actual reference points in the form of active incorporeal beings in the spiritual world for which their corresponding abstract concepts are only &quot;ambiguous shadows&quot;. While the mind of a philosopher can realize the conceptual representations by exercise of reason, the realization of their actual incorporeal principles is a matter of practical psychic/spiritual perfection. This theory serves as a philosophical support for the duality between knowledge (as possessed by mind) and &quot;faith&quot; (as enjoyed by heart) in religions.&#xA;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;   3. Imam Khomeini himself was indeed a high epitome of steadfast confidence and commitment in his religious beliefs shown in his tireless faith-inspired struggles against Pahlavi Monarchy despite all the dangers, calamities and disappointments that he faced along the long course of his revolutionary efforts for 26 years.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-10T09:46:49.040" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T09:46:49.040" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23552" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-20T12:57:04.387" Score="0" ViewCount="153" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed to recite or Listen Quran in the digital(On leptop or mobile pdf's or mp3's) form without Wudu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12202" LastActivityDate="2015-03-20T18:11:00.687" Title="Quran Recitation In Digital form" Tags="|wudu|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-03-30T23:31:39.267" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23553" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23552" CreationDate="2015-03-20T14:13:18.137" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Aisha: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;The Prophet used to recite the Quran with his head in my lap while I used to be in my periods&lt;/strong&gt; (having menses).  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, ONENESS, UNIQUENESS OF ALLAH (TAWHEED), Volume 9, Book 93, Number 639)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I guess the above hadith clearly answers your question. And in fact it answers in general to this...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can we listen to Qur'an without wudu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As, in the hadith, Ayesha(RA) was listening to Qur'an in a state far worse from not being in a state of wudu while the Prophet(pbuh) is witnessing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-03-20T18:11:00.687" LastActivityDate="2015-03-20T18:11:00.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23545" CreationDate="2015-03-20T16:47:55.593" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's a well-known rule for sacrifice: a buffalo or a camel can be shared by seven people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim | The Book of Pilgrimage &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter: It is permissible to share in the sacrifice, and a camel or a cow is sufficient for seven people&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jabir b. 'Abdullah (Allah be pleased with him) reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the year of Hudaibiya (6 H ), we, along with Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him), sacrificed a camel for seven persons and a cow for seven persons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/15/389&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/muslim/15/389&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2880" LastActivityDate="2015-03-20T16:47:55.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23533" CreationDate="2015-03-20T18:26:16.163" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The prophet (Saw) has not explicity encouraged the kissing of hands and feet of the eledery and respected, but he has allowed it - as long as there is no risk of it being interpreted as shirk. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Tirmidhi we find:  وعن صفوان بن عسال رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال يهودي لصاحبه‏:‏ اذهب بنا إلي هذا النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم فأتيا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، فسألاه عن تسع آيات بينات؛ فذكر الحديث إلي قوله‏:‏ فقبلا يده ورجله، وقالا‏:‏ نشهد أنك نبي‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه الترمذي وغيره بأسانيد صحيحة‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Jew asked his companion to take him to the Prophet (ﷺ); and when they came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), they asked him about the nine clear signs (given to Prophet Musa). Safwan narrated the long Hadith which concludes: They kissed the hands and feet of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: &quot;We testify that you are a Prophet.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the fact that the Prophet (saw) did not tell them off for this, means it is allowed. THe hadith for kissing feet are few in number, so it could be argued that this be avoided, but for kissing the hands, there are many hadiths and this is fine. Even Imam Muslim brings such hadiths in his book riyad as saliheen, quoting from abu dawood: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وعن ابن عمر، رضي الله عنهما، قصة قال فيها‏:‏ فدنونا من النبي صلى الله عليه وسلمى الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم فقبلنا يده‏&quot;‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه أبو داود‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a narration of Ibn Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) at the end of the narration of the Hadith ) he said:&#xA;&quot;We came near the Prophet (ﷺ) and kissed his hand.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Abu Dawud]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastActivityDate="2015-03-20T18:26:16.163" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23541" CreationDate="2015-03-20T21:00:04.450" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaamu alaikum&#xA;Regarding friendship in Islam, i'm not sure regarding the 'solid definition' part, but regarding  the Prophet, peace be upon him, (for example) i suppose his companions would have been considered his friends. The reason why i mentioned that is because this would then mean that your 'friends' would be those you spend your time with.In saying that however, you do eed to be careful about the friends you choose, as they have a huge impact on the way you think, act, dress, etc. regarding islamic evidence, there is quite a few, but some that i found include:&#xA;the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, &quot;A person follows the ways and conducts of his friends.&quot; - See more at: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iisna.com/articles/general/companionship-and-friendship-in-islam/#sthash.8At6xVqq.dpuf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.iisna.com/articles/general/companionship-and-friendship-in-islam/#sthash.8At6xVqq.dpuf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;alos, there is a quranic verse that states &quot;O woe is me! Would that I had not taken such a one as my friend.&quot; this refers to the person on the day of judgement who had taken  a friend that deviated them away from the true path. In other words, your friends should benefit you regarding your religion, that is what true friendship, because if you think about it, that is what we are living for, right? (you get what i mean)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-03-20T21:00:04.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23557" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23558" CreationDate="2015-03-21T01:43:46.887" Score="4" ViewCount="4709" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the premise that Allah has existed since before the prophet Muhammad walked the Earth, and that one could submit to Allah at that time as well (Ibrahim submitted to Allah against his father's wishes), could one &lt;strong&gt;today&lt;/strong&gt; submit to Allah but not accept Muhammad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="250" LastActivityDate="2016-05-06T00:37:55.453" Title="Can one submit to Allah without accepting Muhammad as his prophet?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|allah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23557" CreationDate="2015-03-21T03:05:39.973" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, not today. In the time before Mohammad(puh) of course yes, they had to follow the previous prophet or their nation's prophet. But not now. Why? Because, the scriptures and books before Quran are all corrupted by mankind. Today even the Christian scholars accept that the Bible is corrupted. You can find clear contradictions in Torah, Bible etc. You can't trust them 100%. You can't be sure which parts of them are genuine and which parts of them are corrupted. With this knowledge, how can you submit yourself to Allah? What is submitting? How will you know whether you submitted properly or not? You have to trust Quran, which is the final revelation. Also it is the only genuine one. It was recited by Mohammad(puh), if you don't accept him as a prophet, how can you trust Quran? If you trust Quran, then you are automatically accepting that Mohammad(puh) was the final messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 6 pillars of faith in Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Believing that Allah is the One True God&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Believing his angels&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Believing his messengers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Believing his books&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Believing the Hereafter&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Believing the destiny&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you extract just 1 messenger out of this list, then you have no proper faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Righteousness is not that you turn your faces toward the east or the west, but [true] righteousness is [in] one who believes in Allah , the Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the prophets and gives wealth, in spite of love for it, to relatives, orphans, the needy, the traveler, those who ask [for help], and for freeing slaves; [and who] establishes prayer and gives zakah; [those who] fulfill their promise when they promise; and [those who] are patient in poverty and hardship and during battle. Those are the ones who have been true, and it is those who are the righteous. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/177&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah 2/177&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Abraham(puh)'s case was somehow different to ordinary people. He become a messenger too. But there will be no messengers after Mohammad(puh), also Quran will never be corrupted by mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allah and last of the prophets. And ever is Allah , of all things, Knowing. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/40&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'Aĥzāb 33/40&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/15/9&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Ĥijr 15/9&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the authenticity of Quran, you should make more research. It is a really small area here for that. You should study Quran in order to check contradictions, rationalization etc; you should study Islam History at least brief manner to understand how it is preserved; you should study the life of Mohammad(puh) both historically and in religious concept, what he did, what he bring, what he changed etc. This is a long way I know, but there is no beautiful and true thing in the world which can be reached easily. (except memorizing Quran)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However you can search this site for quick answers, or videos of great scholars in the internet. Just be careful, critical and sure to understand true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-21T03:05:39.973" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23506" CreationDate="2015-03-21T03:30:26.630" Score="-2" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is forced slavery allowed in Islam? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only source of slaves is prisoners of war distributed among fighters and further sold/bought by others. There are number of other options for prisoners of war, like prisoner exchange, freeing them, ransom etc. If the leader of Muslims decide on enslaving, of course it is forced upon them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answer to question is yes. But after international agreement for abolition of slavery including Muslim countries, shouldn't Muslims abide by it ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is forced sex with slaves allowed in Islam? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NO.  As I explained in my answer, it is a misconception that sex with slave girls is allowed without marriage. See &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/649/are-muslim-men-allowed-to-take-sex-slaves/20237#20237&quot;&gt;Are Muslim men allowed to take &amp;quot;sex slaves?&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;  Forced marriage cannot be considered as marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For those who say sex with slave girls is a right of owner, there are number of issues. if the slave girl is non believer, it goes against Quran 24:26 which says &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Women impure are for men impure, and men impure for women impure and&#xA;  women of purity are for men of purity, and men of purity are for women&#xA;  of purity&quot; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this fatwa, majority of scholars held that sex relation with polytheist slaves are forbidden &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=272452&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=272452&lt;/a&gt; . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then the question is whether a slave who have converted to Islam can have sex with her master. Now this will contradict verse 24:31 because a Muslim woman can show herself to only the groups listed in this verse and her master is not in the list.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2015-03-21T03:30:26.630" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23562" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23557" CreationDate="2015-03-21T06:53:35.463" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. Allah has said:  آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِ ۚ وَقَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], &quot;We make no distinction between any of His messengers.&quot; And they say, &quot;We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'no distinction between the messengers' means we believe in all of them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastActivityDate="2015-03-21T06:53:35.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5853" CreationDate="2015-03-21T08:32:13.490" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 2 parts to the neck - رقبة / قفی which is the back of the neck, and the حلقوم  which is the front. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wiping the front is bid'ah - the Prophet (Saw) never did this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wiping the back WAS done by the Prophet (Saw), and the regularity is what is disputed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those ulema who say the Prophet (Saw) did it reguarly, call it Sunnah (an act worthy of reward.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those ulema who say the Prophet (Saw) did it occasionally, call it mustahabb or adab. (a good thing to do)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those ulema who say it is not established from strong hadiths call it mubah (allowed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOBODY i know of calls wiping the back of the neck a bidah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al kasani - the author of the Hanafi fiqh book Badaius sanaai, (died 587hijri) says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الْفَرْقُ بَيْنَ السُّنَّةِ، وَالْأَدَبِ أَنَّ السُّنَّةَ مَا، وَاظَبَ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَلَمْ يَتْرُكْهُ إلَّا مَرَّةً، أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ لِمَعْنًى مِنْ الْمَعَانِي،، وَالْأَدَبُ مَا فَعَلَهُ مَرَّةً، أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ، وَلَمْ يُوَاظِبْ عَلَيْهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the difference between a sunnah and an adab (which includes mustahabb and mubah) is that the actions the Prophet (Saw) did regualrly, and left out only once or twice due to a particular reason, are called SUNNAH. As for an ADAB, this is what the Prophet (Saw) did maybe once or twice, and didnt keep on regularly doing it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for all the hadiths being weak, this is wrong. Imam Muslim narrates a hadith about wiping the back of the neck: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَحَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُوسَى الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ يَحْيَى، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ مَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْثَرَ ثَلاَثًا ‏.‏ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ مِنْ كَفٍّ وَاحِدَةٍ ‏.‏ وَزَادَ بَعْدَ قَوْلِهِ فَأَقْبَلَ بِهِمَا وَأَدْبَرَ بَدَأَ بِمُقَدَّمِ رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ بِهِمَا إِلَى قَفَاهُ ثُمَّ رَدَّهُمَا حَتَّى رَجَعَ إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي بَدَأَ مِنْهُ وَغَسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ ‏.‏&#xA;   Malik b. Anas narrated it from 'Amr b. Yahya with the same chain of transmitters, transmitters and mentioned the rinsing (of mouth) and snuffing (of water into the nostrils) three times, but he did not mention&quot; from one palm,&quot; and made this addition:&#xA;  He moved them (his hands) for wiping to the front of his head and then the nape of his neck, then bringing them back till he reached the place from which he had begun, after which he washed his feet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it is also mentioned in Tirmidhi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُوسَى الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنُ بْنُ عِيسَى الْقَزَّازُ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَسَحَ رَأْسَهُ بِيَدَيْهِ فَأَقْبَلَ بِهِمَا وَأَدْبَرَ بَدَأَ بِمُقَدَّمِ رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ بِهِمَا إِلَى قَفَاهُ ثُمَّ رَدَّهُمَا حَتَّى رَجَعَ إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي بَدَأَ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ غَسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَالْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِيكَرِبَ وَعَائِشَةَ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ أَصَحُّ شَيْءٍ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ وَأَحْسَنُ وَبِهِ يَقُولُ الشَّافِعِيُّ وَأَحْمَدُ وَإِسْحَاقُ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abdullah bin Zaid narrated that:&#xA;&quot;Allah's Messenger wiped over his head with his hands, going over the front with them and the rear. He began with the front of his head until they went to the nape of his neck. Then he brought them back again to the place where he began. Then he washed his feet.&quot; Abu Isa (Imam Tirmdhi) said: there are hadiths like this narrated from muawaiya, miqdaam, and aisha (ra). This hadith from Abdullah ibn Zayd is the most authentic on this topic, and Imam Shafi, Ahmed and Ishaq (ibn Rahwayh) are all of the opinion that the neck should be wiped in Wudhu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-03-28T10:25:21.150" LastActivityDate="2018-03-28T10:25:21.150" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23567" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-22T00:24:50.433" Score="0" ViewCount="6729" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a delivery driver I was at a customer's house and a dog came out and touched my trouser. It was isha time and I was rushing to go to the mosque for salat. I performed the salat with the imam but forgot to do wudu as I did wudu at magrib prayer. Was my wudu broken when the dog touched my trouser, or is it okay? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12109" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-03-24T23:21:59.877" LastActivityDate="2015-03-24T23:21:59.877" Title="Is wudu broken if a dog touches your trouser?" Tags="|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23500" CreationDate="2015-03-22T04:18:11.533" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;salaams&#xA;regardless of whether or not the woman slave is muslim or not, the master should not have intercourse with her, so long as they are not married together (if the slave is a muslim, she is to be freed). This is because no matter what, it will always be counted as zina if the intercourse is out of marriage. Regardless of whether or not she is muslim, the man should also always lower his gaze, so this shouldnt be an issue, but yes, the slave women should cover herself as much as possible and try to avoid being alone around him too much. There is a reason why marriage is so important in islam, and one of the reason is so the men and women can fulfill their desires in a lawful manner&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-03-22T04:18:11.533" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23574" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-22T17:39:47.753" Score="2" ViewCount="8611" Body="&lt;p&gt;My grandmother has four sons and three sisters. One of them is very poor and unemployed. He has a family. Can his mother and sisters give him zakat? Is it allowed in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12214" LastEditorUserId="2880" LastEditDate="2015-03-22T23:53:58.360" LastActivityDate="2018-05-24T17:30:19.347" Title="Can a mother give zakat to her unemployed and poor son?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|zakat|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="796" CreationDate="2015-03-22T18:27:13.157" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About ancient civilizations and the number 6&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the ancient times, mankind was seeing the astrology as a science. They were studying it very deeply and the order in the sky was tried to replicate in the earth. Probably because of this, ancient civilizations used 6 as a base in their mathematics (today we use 10 because it is easy to calculate). The division of time was based on number 6 in many societies like Chinese, Central Asian societies like Turks and Mongols, Egypt etc. All used a calendar based on 6. They also divided the day into multiple of 6, designed clocks according to that. They divided the year into multiple of 6 etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the 12 number of Children of Israel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the Children of Israel may divided into 12 tribes because Prophet Josef(puh) has 11 brothers. They probably were influenced by this ancient tradition, thus tried to replicate it somehow. Probably the main reason for why and how they corrupted their belief was this tradition. Although I am not sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the 12 springs and 12 leaders, it is about their division which was already there. I heard that these 12 tribes of Children of Israel were constantly fighting and struggling each other back in that time, so Allah sent them not 1, but 12 springs. There maybe another reason for that, I don't know. Also if there were 12 tribes,  it is natural that there were 12 leaders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About 12 months in the eyes of Allah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Turkish &lt;a href=&quot;http://kuran.diyanet.gov.tr/Kuran.aspx#9:36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tafseer of The Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey&lt;/a&gt;, it is explained as follows (I am summarizing and translating):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back in the Era of Ignorance, the Arabs were considering 4 months as haram, as a belief coming from Prophet Abraham(puh). In these months, they were trying to avoid fights, wars etc. They were zilkade, zilhicce, muharrem and receb. However, some tribes were counting 8 months as haram, while some tribes were not believing any haram months. Because of this, the other tribes had to be careful about these tribes, because they could start a war in these months. The tribes back then were always fighting each other, also zilkade, zilhicce and muharrem are consequtive months, so it was hard to follow this belief. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because a moon year is 11 days shorter than a sun year, the time of pilgrimage was changing all the time (as today). They also didn't want pilgrimage which is in zilhicce (the last month) to be disturbed because of improper weather conditions for trade. They want that the pilgrimage should be in a time appropriate for trade.  In order to do that, they added 1 week for each 6 months, thus gained 1 month in every 2 years and added this month to the end of the year. This means that, in every 2 years, a year was 13 months and the consecutive 3 haram months were no longer consecutive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They also counted some haram months like receb and muharrem as not haram when they needed to fight and counted the months safer and şaban as haram for that year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a conclusion, with the verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat At-Tawbah 9/36&lt;/a&gt;, all of these wrong actions and attitudes were corrected as in the time of Abraham(puh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About you list&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For 12 havaris of Jesus(puh), I don't know if there were exactly 12 of them. I searched in the Quran and couldn't find any number of hawaris. This number may be determined in later times with the corruption based of old pagan belief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the division of years, months, days etc, I tried to explain this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have not enough information about Buddha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we learn from the verse Surat At-Tawbah 9/36, there is an order in the universe based on 6 or 12. So, my idea is that this order was discovered by previous civilizations and the number entered the ancient beliefs and myths. And later on, it is entered religions such as Christianity, Judaism etc as a corruption and its real meaning is forgotten.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-22T18:27:13.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23576" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23574" CreationDate="2015-03-22T19:19:12.893" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As it is not the financial obligation of mother and sisters to take care of their son and brother, then they can give zakat to them, as he is needy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 1939        Narrated by Sulayman ibn Amir Allah's&#xA;  Messenger (saws) said, &quot;Charity given to a poor man is just charity,&#xA;  but when given to a relative it serves a double purpose, being both&#xA;  charity and a connecting link.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Explained here in more detail as well:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1607/is-giving-zakat-to-a-family-member-allowed&quot;&gt;Is it permissible to give zakat to a family member?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2015-03-22T19:19:12.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23577" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23574" CreationDate="2015-03-22T22:37:44.420" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zakah cannot be given to :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) your ascendents (like father, mother, grandfather, grandmother etc)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) your Descendents(like son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter etc)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) a husband cannot give zakah to his wife&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) a wife cannot give zakah to her husband&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the person you wish to give zakah to does not fall into these categories, then it is allowed to give to them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your particular case, the mother cannot give zakah to her son, but the sisters CAN give it to their brother. If the mother is rich, she should give the money as a hadya (present) or offer him the money as a loan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastActivityDate="2015-03-22T22:37:44.420" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23574" CreationDate="2015-03-23T01:03:54.097" Score="2" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;One &lt;strong&gt;cannot&lt;/strong&gt; pay his dependents' expenses (Mother, Father, Children and Wife) &lt;strong&gt;(1)&lt;/strong&gt; from Zakat. However, if one does not pay his dependents' expenses in spite of being able to do so, others (relatives or non-relatives who are not obliged to provide for them e.g sisters, brothers, aunts...) can pay the expenses from Zakat &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If a person upon whom Zakat is obligatory cannot afford to provide for the obligatory expenses of his dependents, he is allowed to pay the expenses from Zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is permissible to give Zakat to deserving son &lt;strong&gt;for spending on his wife's expenses.&lt;/strong&gt; (because paying for the expenses of your doughtier-in-law is not obligatory on you. However, your children's and grand children's maintenance is obligatory on you, so paying for their expenses from Zakat is not permissible)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Debts of a person who is unable to pay them off can be settled with Zakat even if he is the one whose maintenance is obligatory upon the one giving Zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(1)&lt;/strong&gt; Paying for the living expenses of Father/Mother and Children when they cannot afford it, is obligatory on Children and Father/Mother if they are capable of financial support.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for further information please visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2304/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastEditorUserId="4765" LastEditDate="2015-03-23T01:14:26.713" LastActivityDate="2015-03-23T01:14:26.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17659" CreationDate="2015-03-23T01:11:19.767" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Daira is actually means something very close to circle as a mathematical term. The Turkish word used for daira is &quot;daire&quot;. Daira is actually a circle with its inside area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About what you actually asked, I heard that behavior before. And I also heard that its a superstition. Probably some tradition coming from ancient magic issues. Also I doubt it will really work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dua and physical search is the best solution my friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-23T01:11:19.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23582" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23583" CreationDate="2015-03-23T05:25:14.190" Score="-2" ViewCount="3298" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the significance of number 3 in Islam ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11585" LastActivityDate="2015-03-23T05:58:05.127" Title="What is the significance of number 3 in Islam?" Tags="|mythology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-03-27T03:26:49.397" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23582" CreationDate="2015-03-23T05:58:05.127" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it is specifically used only in marriage &amp;amp; divorce issues. The role of 3 in these is to make sure that the responsible has clearly and constantly said to agree and everyone could heard him/her. Also it was not a word mistakenly spoken, the one who said it was actually aware of what he/she is agreeing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-23T05:58:05.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22982" CreationDate="2015-03-23T16:18:14.963" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Marriage of Aisha(R.A.) with the prophet(s.a.w.) was divinely inspired. So this event doesn't give free license to child marriage. Secondly it was not anyway an action of lust, it was marriage bonded with love. We all know that later Aisha (R.A.) became an intellectual giant and an important part of Islamic history. This wouldn't have been possible if our prophet(s.a.w.) did the marriage out of lust. No woman on earth ever forgives the person who molests her in her childhood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12191" LastActivityDate="2015-03-23T16:18:14.963" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10290" CreationDate="2015-03-24T15:09:14.403" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would point out to the guy that if you, despite your family's much greater influence over you than they could possibly have over your children, were able to choose Islam then he should not worry about your children. He can ensure that they follow Islam by creating a good example for them to follow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I understand it, you should not have to give up your family simply because they are non-Muslim. Allah commands us to treat our parents gently even if they are non-Muslim. Forsaking them in their old age cannot be considered to be gentle behavior by any stretch of imagination. This would be un-Islamic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="946" LastActivityDate="2015-03-24T15:09:14.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23594" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-24T15:27:42.713" Score="2" ViewCount="2879" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am an Algerian Muslim man who is living in England. I want to get married to a Somali Muslim woman who has a kid. When she was young she used to have a bad relationship with her dad. When her mom died the relationship worsened and at the age of 17 she moved to her aunty's house (who she calls mom). When she reached 19 she wanted to get married to a man who was Somali but her parents didn't allow it. Then she got pregnant without marrying the man. Since then there has been no relationship whatsoever and she has been living alone with her child. No one was helping her in whatsoever way except for her uncle who is a really nice guy (mashallah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we want to get married but her father and older brother refuse just because I am not Somali (it seems). And her dad has no knowledge about Islam so even if I talk to him about this religiously he wouldn't understand. My question is will he still be her waliy, and what should I do if he refuses again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12229" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-03-24T18:20:48.630" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T16:48:33.327" Title="I want to marry a woman but her father refuses, seemingly because I'm not Somali. What should I do?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-05-15T17:24:12.823" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23596" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-24T15:58:11.183" Score="3" ViewCount="2328" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems like you would create tidal waves, maybe even a tsunami, if you split the moon in half. So how can I explain the splitting of the moon in terms of scientific facts or history?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2996" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-03-24T18:20:12.710" LastActivityDate="2021-09-10T13:56:17.557" Title="How can the splitting of the moon be explained scientifically?" Tags="|scientific-proof|miracles|surat-al-qamar|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23597" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-24T17:47:20.647" Score="2" ViewCount="604" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading in chapter 2 of &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1594771537&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Martin Lings' biography of Muhammad&lt;/a&gt; that the Jews stopped visiting the Kaaba after pilgrims started bringing idols there. There's a citation of &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/TheLifeOfMohammedGuillaume/The_Life_Of_Mohammed_Guillaume#page/n27/mode/1up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn Ishaq 15&lt;/a&gt;, but I don't see how it relates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there traditions or scholarship that specify when the Jews stopped visiting the Kaaba, either with an approximate date or with other events that were happening around the same time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11593" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-15T20:50:43.720" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T20:50:43.720" Title="When did the Jews stop visiting the Kaaba?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|islamic-events|kaabah|jews|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17317" CreationDate="2015-03-24T18:00:40.780" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What if you die before &quot;officially converting&quot;? There is no such a thing infallible. Any Muslim can become a non-Muslim with just 1 wrong claim. It is a life-long struggle which will be repeated every single moment. A Muslim should be careful and conscious in his/her life except sleep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Postponing is not good logically. You can think that it is a homework which you don't know the deadline (delivery time). You may thing &quot;I will do it tomorrow&quot;, but tomorrow may be too late for that. Nobody can be sure that s/he will live 5 more minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt; Look, if you have accept Islam, then you are a Muslim, which means the same rules and responsibilities for all Muslims are on you too. If you do a forbidden thing, this would be sin. If you don't fulfill your religious duties, your debts would count. You may not be able to do all of your duties, but as soon as you are available, you should pay your past debts too. Being nice against parents is very important even if your parents are non-Muslim. But religious duties are more important. You should try to convince them about praying salat etc are not harmful to anyone. Until then, you should try to find some temporary solutions to fulfill your duties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastEditorUserId="4124" LastEditDate="2015-04-23T19:18:07.977" LastActivityDate="2015-04-23T19:18:07.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23599" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23607" CreationDate="2015-03-24T19:56:59.773" Score="4" ViewCount="16999" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not a muslim but I just hope I could get some information here. There is a meme circulating online that president Barack Obama has held a prayer curtain in the White House:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wjjA7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Obama in front of a Muslim Prayer Curtain&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regardless if this is true or not. What is a muslism prayer curtain?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12232" LastActivityDate="2019-03-30T03:24:33.113" Title="What is a muslim prayer curtain?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23567" CreationDate="2015-03-24T20:42:10.197" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Touching the fur of the dog will not break your wudu, &#xA;if however the salvia of the dog touches your hand or clothing in this case you would have an impurity and it should be washed before salat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Forgetfulness wil not count it as a sin but you&#xA;Should repent anyway and ask for forgiveness to be safe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-the-scholar/acts-of-worship/purification/impurities-and-methods-of-purification/175183-a-dog-touched-my-clothes-how-to-cleanse-them.html?methods_of_purification=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link 1&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiachat.com/forum/topic/234978318-dogs-hair-najis/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12234" LastActivityDate="2015-03-24T20:42:10.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23602" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23599" CreationDate="2015-03-24T21:15:26.217" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no such thing as a &quot;Muslim prayer curtain&quot;. But some people will believe anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastActivityDate="2015-03-24T21:15:26.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23599" CreationDate="2015-03-24T22:11:39.797" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is Islamic prayer rug or sajadah such as this: &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00MIH4OMS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.amazon.com/Islamic-Prayer-Rug-Muslim-Sajadah/dp/B00MIH4OMS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But prayer curtain?? That thing surely does not exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12236" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-26T09:24:43.630" LastActivityDate="2015-09-26T09:24:43.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23599" CreationDate="2015-03-25T08:14:47.007" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any sort of idol worship is not allowed in Islam. A &quot;prayer curtain&quot; would fall under the same category. All that is required for prayer is wudu (washing oneself before prayer) and a clean place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7995" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T08:14:47.007" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23611" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23620" CreationDate="2015-03-25T14:16:25.913" Score="0" ViewCount="1387" Body="&lt;p&gt;I got a book from school library which I wish to scan and distribute among my friends. My intention is to help my friends in my upcoming exam. Would this be considered haram or halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would the same result apply to distributing an ebook (pdf) which someone else scanned/bought?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12241" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-03-25T15:37:56.537" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T22:28:16.220" Title="Is it halal or haram to distribute a scanned copy of a copyrighted book?" Tags="|halal-haram|piracy|digital-files|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23612" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-03-25T15:48:05.353" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-03-25T15:48:05.353" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T15:48:05.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23613" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-03-25T15:48:05.353" Score="0" Body="Piracy is the unauthorized use or reproduction of someone else's work, especially in relation to software. Closely related terms are plagiarism, copyright infringement, or bootlegging." OwnerUserId="11593" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-03-25T20:38:43.687" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T20:38:43.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23614" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23622" CreationDate="2015-03-25T16:15:35.067" Score="5" ViewCount="4807" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apparently the mosques in Mecca and Jerusalem were built 40 years apart:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Dhar narrated: I said, &amp;quot;O Allah's Apostle! Which mosque was first built on the surface of the earth?&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;Al-Masjid-ul-Haram (in Mecca).&amp;quot; I said, &amp;quot;Which was built next?&amp;quot; He replied &amp;quot;The mosque of Al-Aqsa (in Jerusalem).&amp;quot; I said, &amp;quot;What was the period of construction between the two?&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;Forty years.&amp;quot; He added, &amp;quot;Wherever (you may be, and) the prayer time becomes due, perform the prayer there, for the best thing is to do so (i.e. to offer the prayers in time).&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari: Volume 4, Book 55, Hadith Number 585&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can this be? Abraham (who built the Kaabah) and Solomon (who built the temple in Jerusalem) lived hundreds of years apart. What actual events is the Prophet referring to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11593" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-05-08T02:45:47.307" Title="Forty years between Al-Masjid-ul-Haram and Al-Aqsa?" Tags="|hadith|masjid|kaabah|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18" CreationDate="2015-03-25T17:10:35.893" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikkum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My dear brothers &amp;amp; sisters, don't get confused. It’s very simple,,, I can give You supports and evidences , but right now You all have heard as posted above...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First two and last comments are completely wrong...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ISLAM is to completely submit ones will to Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well now the Beginning Muslim has to believe in Allah and do good, just like everyone who lived before the Quran... It doesn't mean they haven't believed, they have believed in Allah...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But basically there are three levels of Faith...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ISLAM with five pillars of faith&#xA;IMAN with Deep Belief in 6 principles&#xA;IHSAN which means excellence&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically anyone who testifies is a Muslim, means has submitted&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to become a true Muslim, he needs to submit his will completely,, yes, he needs to become a Muslim, then a MUMIN and a Muhsin,,,, So actual speaking a true Muslim is one who have acquired three levels of Faith,, ( do basics of ISLAM, supported by true belief or IMAN and finally excel as righteous Muslim or have IHSAN )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IN SHORT A BASIC MUSLIM WHO SIMPLY SUBMITED WILL BECOME A TRUE MUSLIM WHO HAS COMPLETELY SUBMITTED OR SURRENDERED...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;OR U CAN SAY A BASIC MUSLIM BECOMES EXCELLENT MUSLIM,,, and there lies the wisdom in the religion of faith...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Never get confused reading Quran oneself... Allah has asked to follow Sadiqeen, Saliheen, Mutaqeen and the Mumineen if You have confusions... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See, I explained in simple by the will of Allah English because I follow and learn from a obedient Saadiq of Allah who is also related to the family of Muhammed Rasool (SAWS) . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Shaa Allah... jazakallah khair&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Never write insha Allah, because it means WE CREATED ALLAH... so write In-Shaa-Allah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12243" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T07:19:38.450" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T07:19:38.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23617" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-03-25T17:51:06.083" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-03-25T17:51:06.083" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T17:51:06.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23618" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-03-25T17:51:06.083" Score="0" Body="Iddah or iddat (العدة) is the period a woman must observe after the death of her spouse or after a divorce, during which she may not marry another man." OwnerUserId="11593" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-03-25T20:37:10.693" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T20:37:10.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23594" CreationDate="2015-03-25T18:10:10.653" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can't change it.&#xA;You can only try to convince him you're a good person. &#xA;The father is still the man of the house and he will decide. &#xA;Marrying someone without permission is not allowed and is not something to think of. Marrying his daughter to someone she does not like is also not allowed. &#xA;So maybe you could convince him with telling him that if his daughter wants you and finding an other husband for her is going to be difficult It may result into an acceptance of the father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that I advice you to move on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Allah probably has other plans for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12234" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T18:10:10.653" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23620" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23611" CreationDate="2015-03-25T22:28:16.220" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims are required to abide by the law of the land in whatever country they may be living. If you are living in a country where copyright is protected by law and you do not respect the law then you are performing a haram act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastActivityDate="2015-03-25T22:28:16.220" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23614" CreationDate="2015-03-26T01:52:31.160" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no evidence that Abraham was the &lt;strong&gt;first&lt;/strong&gt; to build the Masjid al-Haram, nor is there proof that Solomon was the &lt;strong&gt;first&lt;/strong&gt; to built the temple.  These are merely speculative conclusions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;built&quot; isn't mentioned in the original Arabic &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt;.  It's a mis-translation of the word &lt;strong&gt;وُضِعَ&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَىُّ مَسْجِدٍ &lt;strong&gt;وُضِعَ&lt;/strong&gt; فِي الأَرْضِ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وُضِعَ&lt;/strong&gt; has several meanings, such as placed down, stationed, fabricated, or positioned.  It doesn't mean &quot;built.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the word &quot;masjid&quot; means &quot;a place of/to prostrate&quot; and not necessarily a building.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look into other books of narrations, particularly Ibn Hisham's &lt;em&gt;Kitab al-Tijan&lt;/em&gt; or/and &lt;em&gt;Tafsir of Ibn Abi Hatim&lt;/em&gt;, you will find &lt;em&gt;hadith&lt;/em&gt; that say Adam was the first to station the two places.  Neither of the narrations mention 40 years, or any time period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T21:10:32.503" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T21:10:32.503" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23623" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18138" CreationDate="2015-03-26T03:33:08.850" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah communicate with the Quran and the messenger. Dreams is just a dreams, even some dream can be controlled as the context of Lucid Dream, so you should not trust any dreams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah did not communicate to us directly, but Allah put something in our heart to make us sure about what we do. Allah manage your life, without even need to say anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12245" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-20T11:58:37.163" LastActivityDate="2017-09-20T11:58:37.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23624" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11826" CreationDate="2015-03-26T03:55:22.840" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to many hadiths in Sahih Muslim, it is clearly forbidden, so it is haram. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=024&amp;amp;translator=2&amp;amp;start=136&amp;amp;number=5268&quot;&gt;You can see them here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Quran, there is no mention about paint, painting or painters. You can search the word &quot;paint&quot; in the same link I gave with any English Translation. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/search.php?keyword=paint&amp;amp;chapter=&amp;amp;translator=29&amp;amp;search=1&amp;amp;start=0&amp;amp;records_display=10&amp;amp;search_word=any&quot;&gt;Here is the result, nothing.&lt;/a&gt; I also checked in the Turkish Translation of Quran, there is no mention about the word &quot;paint&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again according to Quran, there are 5 verses about &quot;statue&quot;, while in some translations like Sahih International it is not translated as statue, but we can understand from meaning what they are. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/148&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'A`rāf 7/148&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/20/88-89&quot;&gt;Surat Ţāhā 20/88-89&lt;/a&gt;, there are mentions about the calf statue which Moses(puh)'s people made to worship.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/21/52&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'Anbyā' 21/52&lt;/a&gt;, there is a mention of statues which Abraham(puh)'s father and people worship.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/34/13&quot;&gt;Surat Saba' 34/13&lt;/a&gt;, there is a mention about statues made by djinns for Solomon(puh).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, there is nothing about forbidding painting or making statues in Quran. Also we may deduce from 34/13 that, making statues itself is not haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can logically conclude that making pictures or statues contradicting the principles of Islam such as nude(naked), making sexual intercourse, rendering a sin, with the purpose of worship etc is haram, because of obvious reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a principle, anything not mentioned in the Quran as haram, is halal. But forbidding painting and statues of living things (especially humans) is also logical when we look at the today's Christians. They mostly put Jesus(puh)'s paintings and statues in churches and asking help from him instead of Allah. They are behaving like him as God and any Muslim in future may fall into the same mistake. But there were people who worshipped to sun, we can't forbid to see sun, because it is illogical. Yet paintings and statues have a far more potential to be worshipped. I think, while there is such treat, it may be forbidden for a time, but not permanently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-26T03:55:22.840" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4233" CreationDate="2015-03-26T04:23:23.380" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Jews say, &quot;Ezra is the son of Allah &quot;; and the Christians say, &quot;The Messiah is the son of Allah .&quot; That is their statement from their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved [before them]. May Allah destroy them; how are they deluded? (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat At-Tawbah 9/30&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah , and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted is He above whatever they associate with Him. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat At-Tawbah 9/31&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From these verses, we can understand that at least some Jews claimed such thing. But this doesn't make them out of the People of Scripture. The People of Scripture is a term used for Christians and Jews. Their wrong believes or actions don't change this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Neither those who disbelieve from the People of the Scripture nor the polytheists wish that any good should be sent down to you from your Lord. But Allah selects for His mercy whom He wills, and Allah is the possessor of great bounty. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/105&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah 2/105&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see here, there may be disbelievers inside the People of the Scripture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O People of the Scripture, why do you argue about Abraham while the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed until after him? Then will you not reason? (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat 'Āli `Imrān 3/65&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse, you can see the People of the Scripture is a sum of Christians and Jews.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the verse you gave, it is not said &quot;they worship only to Allah&quot;, rather it is an invitation &quot;to worship only to Allah&quot;. Otherwise, it would contradict with the verses I gave, especially with &quot;Surat At-Tawbah 9/30&quot; and &quot;9/31&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-26T04:23:23.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23627" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-26T06:35:43.963" Score="0" ViewCount="210" Body="&lt;p&gt;A well known Islamic TV is saying that it is fully OK and encouraging everybody to give Zakat in this TV channel. Is giving Zakat to Islamic channel should be the first choice?   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4708" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T02:13:36.943" Title="Is it permissible to give Zakat in Islamic TV?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23627" CreationDate="2015-03-26T07:55:28.523" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, because our neighbour have more rights to receive our zakat if they were categorized as those who can receive zakat. What I can prefer is that you give to the nearest to you, either it through a zakat organizer, or you go there by yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is my personal statement as I dont have strong dalil for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahuallam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12245" LastActivityDate="2015-03-26T07:55:28.523" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23529" CreationDate="2015-03-26T08:12:08.557" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everything that leads to something haram is haram. Spying and peeking could lead to adultery and fitnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the punishment is not defined in Al Quran, then the government is responsible for defining the punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was once a man who spied on rasulullah house, and rasulullah told him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;If I know that you peeked, I would have stabbed your eye with this iron comb&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this hadith, it is allowed for us to stab the eye to those who spied on us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12245" LastActivityDate="2015-03-26T08:12:08.557" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23631" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-26T13:54:11.307" Score="4" ViewCount="3139" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does reciting &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Fatiha&lt;/a&gt; once and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Tauheed&lt;/a&gt; three times and after that gifting thawab to dead people, actually help the dead in hereafter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I want to know the hadiths in favour of this custom.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: Both Shia and Sunni views are welcome.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T15:08:54.147" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T15:08:54.147" Title="Does reciting fatiah and gifting rewards to the dead actually help them?" Tags="|hadith|practical-islam|death|reward|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23633" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23641" CreationDate="2015-03-26T17:35:02.240" Score="1" ViewCount="1807" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the entire meaning of &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/94&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Ash-Sharĥ&lt;/a&gt;: Ayat 7-8?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فإذا فرغت فانصب وإلى ربك فارغب&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].&#xA;  And to your Lord direct [your] longing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it mean everyday work or is the work about a certain period of time? Or is it about fully concentrating on worshiping at old age while all duties are done?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-03-26T17:58:54.337" LastActivityDate="2015-03-26T22:16:29.633" Title="What is the entire meaning of Surat Ash-Sharĥ: Ayat 7-8?" Tags="|tafseer|worship|work|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23634" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23631" CreationDate="2015-03-26T18:13:46.790" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes why not, Doesn't your dua's for their well being or asking Allah for sending them to jannah will not be listen. Or you need any reference for that. Okay here are few references for your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Holy Qur'an has stressed upon Muslims to pray for the welfare of other Muslims as brothers and well wishers in the Islamic fraternity; funeral prayer of deceased Muslim is a glaring example in this behalf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Mishkaat, Babul Fitan, Babul Malaahim, Chapter Two, there is a saying of Hadrat Abu Huraira:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يضمن لي منكم أن أصلي في مسجد العشاء ، يعني بالأيلة ركعتين أو أربعة ، يقول هذه عن أبي هريرة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any of you who will undertake to pray two or four rak'ahs on my behalf in the mosque of al-Ashshar, stating, &quot;they are on behalf of Abu Hurayrah&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunan Abi Dawood, Kitab al-Malaahim, Vol 2, Page 244, Hadith 3754&#xA;Shau'ab al-Iman lil Bayhaqi, Bab al Fadail al-Hajj wa al-Umrah, Vol. 9, Page 152, Hadith 3960&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above narration three clear problems and their solutions can be deduced namely:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To offer physical act of worship (Namaz) with the intention of conveying the thawab of that Namaz to any other person is permissible.&#xA;To utter by the tongue praying Almighty Allah to convey the thawab to so and so (by Name) is much better than simple intention.&#xA;To offer the Namaz in the Masjid of some righteous saintly person with the intention of receiving more thawab is also permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hadith # 1 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Aisha: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle said, &quot;Whoever died and he ought to have fasted (the missed days of Ramadan) then his guardians must fast on his behalf.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sahih Bukhari Book 31 Hadith 173]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith # 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;في ذكر البصرة الملاحم سنن أبي داود&#xA;  ‏ ‏حدثنا ‏ ‏محمد بن المثنى ‏ ‏حدثني ‏ ‏إبراهيم بن صالح بن درهم ‏ ‏قال سمعت ‏ ‏أبي ‏ ‏يقول ‏&#xA;  ‏انطلقنا حاجين فإذا رجل فقال لنا إلى جنبكم قرية يقال لها ‏ ‏الأبلة ‏ ‏قلنا نعم قال من يضمن لي منكم أن يصلي لي في ‏‏ مسجد العشار ‏‏ ركعتين أو أربعا ويقول هذه ‏ ‏لأبي هريرة ‏ ‏سمعت خليلي رسول الله ‏‏ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏يقول ‏ ‏إن الله يبعث من ‏‏ مسجد العشار ‏ ‏يوم القيامة شهداء لا يقوم مع شهداء ‏ ‏بدر ‏ ‏غيرهم ‏&#xA;  ‏قال ‏ ‏أبو داود ‏ ‏هذا المسجد مما ‏ ‏يلي ‏&#xA;  ,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The sahabi, Abu Hurayra, urged some people to pray 2 raka’ahs in Masjid Ashaar and told them to say after the prayers, “Haaza li Abi Hurayra”. THIS IS FOR ABU HURAYRA (Abu Dawud vol 2 p236)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith # 3 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-'As ibn Wa'il left his will that a hundred slaves should be emancipated on his behalf. His son Hisham emancipated fifty slaves and his son Amr intended to emancipate the remaining fifty on his behalf, but he said: I should ask first the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him). He, therefore, came to the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) and said: Apostle of Allah, my father left in his will that a hundred slaves should be emancipated on his behalf and Hisham has emancipated fifty on his behalf and fifty remain. Shall I emancipate them on his behalf? The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: Had he been a Muslim and you had emancipated slaves on his behalf, or given sadaqah on his behalf, or performed the pilgrimage, that would have reached him. &#xA;  ,&#xA;  [Abu Dawud Book 17 Hadith 2877 ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith # 4 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abdullah b. Buraida (Allah be pleased with him) reported on the authority of his father: When we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), a woman came to him and said: I had gifted to my mother a maid-servant, and now she (the mother) has died. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: There is a definite reward for you and she (the maid-servant) has been returned to you as an inheritance. She (that woman) again said: Fasts of a month (of Ramadan) are due upon her; should I observe them on her behalf?He (the Holy Prophet) said: Observe fasts on her behalf. She (again) said: She did not perform Hajj, should I perform it on her behalf? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Perform Hajj on her behalf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sahih Muslim Book 6 Hadith 2558]&#xA;Hadith # 5 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jabir b. 'Abdullah (Allah be pleased with him) reported: We performed Hajj along with Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him), and we sacrificed a camel on behalf of seven persons, and a cow on behalf of seven persons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sahih Muslim Book 7 Hadith 3026 ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Links for further references&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://radianceofislam.wordpress.com/2013/12/15/understanding-fatiha-proven-virtues-and-practise/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://radianceofislam.wordpress.com/2013/12/15/understanding-fatiha-proven-virtues-and-practise/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alahazrat.net/islam/permissibility-of-fatiha-teeja-daswan-and-chaliswan.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.alahazrat.net/islam/permissibility-of-fatiha-teeja-daswan-and-chaliswan.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah &amp;amp; his Messenger Knows Best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide us on straits path. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5339" LastEditorUserId="5339" LastEditDate="2015-05-02T10:54:41.840" LastActivityDate="2015-05-02T10:54:41.840" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23635" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-26T18:35:06.480" Score="3" ViewCount="9232" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not a Muslim myself, but I have a gay Muslim friend, he's 19. He came into my house once and asked for me to search  online if it is okay to have gay sex and be a Muslim, since he was too embarrassed to ask any Sheikh. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also tells me that he is very sexually active. He watched a lot of gay pornography and has sex with many Muslim and non-Muslim guys: this include orgies, threesomes, anal sex, oral sex, mutual masturbation, watersports.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My friend knows that this is a sin according to Islam, but he wants to know if it is okay to keep acting on his lifestyle and practicing Islam? Or he has to pick between both? In other words, can he stay in this lifestyle and remain a Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12232" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-01T06:15:04.767" LastActivityDate="2017-09-01T06:15:04.767" Title="Is it okay to be a Muslim and have a gay sex?" Tags="|halal-haram|sex|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23636" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-26T19:16:34.550" Score="2" ViewCount="85" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum,&#xA;Two brothers purchased one property on 50% sharing basis.  One brother was not able to pay his 50% share instead he paid 20% only (Balance 80% paid by other brother) and told his brother that he will pay later. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now property price increased and they want to sell the property.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, which ratio they have to share the profit 50%-50% or 20-80%?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12250" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T15:08:26.873" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T15:08:26.873" Title="Property sharing by partners" Tags="|fiqh|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23635" CreationDate="2015-03-26T20:27:37.447" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No&lt;/strong&gt;. Allah does not like these sort of people.&#xA;He has to repent and never do this again before its too late.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read the story of Loot,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And (remember) Loot (Lot), when he said to his people: ‘Do you commit the worst sin such as none preceding you has committed in the ‘Aalameen (mankind and jinn)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verily, you practise your lusts on men instead of women. Nay, but you are a people transgressing beyond bounds (by committing great sins)’”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-A’raaf 7:80-81] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Verily, We sent against them a violent storm of stones (which destroyed them all), except the family of Loot (Lot), them We saved in the last hour of the night”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/10050&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Read here more, please search before you ask&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12234" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T17:28:34.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23639" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17626" CreationDate="2015-03-26T21:30:41.583" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is absolutely nothing in Qur'an or hadith that says that a wife cannot adopt her husband's surname. The quotations linked by s91 did not say anything about this specific matter. I agree with Farhan: this is matter of culture and not of religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastActivityDate="2015-03-26T21:30:41.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23635" CreationDate="2015-03-26T21:31:31.973" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you don't live as you believe, then eventually you believe as you live.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Homosexuality is forbidden in Islam. No one is sinless, yes; but your friend have already developed an idea that he will be forgiven. Anyone, even prophets can't guarantee such a thing. If there will be a forgiving, it will come after a repentance. Repentance doesn't mean just saying the words, making forgive past sins and going on with the same kind of actions. It requires real remorse and struggle for not to do it again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah orders something, your friend say &quot;I am a Muslim&quot; which means &quot;I am going to live according to Allah's orders&quot;, then he acts against it and claims that Allah is going to forgive him anyway. Excuse me, but this is seeing Allah as an idiot. In this kind of thought, there is no need to follow Allah's orders. We can kill innocents, we can take their properties, we can steal etc, Allah will forgive anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever says that &quot;I am Muslim&quot;, then we have to accept that he is Muslim. This is because we can't know what his heart really carries. A man may not be a Muslim even if he claims. He may say a lie, or he may not aware of it. Yet Allah knows who is Muslim and who is not. Allah is the only authority to decide who will be forgiven and who won't be. Also Allah is the one decides who is going to Heaven and who is going to Hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean we can't just decide whether a man calling himself Muslim is really a Muslim or not. But there is a clear contradiction here. There is a logical fallacy. I advise your friend to get rid of false assumptions and to decide what he will do according to that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-26T21:31:31.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23633" CreationDate="2015-03-26T22:16:29.633" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First lets we look at the whole chapter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We removed from you your burden&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Which had weighed upon your back&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And raised high for you your repute.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And to your Lord direct [your] longing. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/94&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Ash-Sharĥ&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I am going to translate what it is written in the tafseer of Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://kuran.diyanet.gov.tr/Kuran.aspx#94:1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source, Turkish&lt;/a&gt;) I hope I can translate properly and also it helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet Mohammad(puh) and his companions were suffering the oppression and tortures of the polytheists in the time of Mecca. This situation was making both Mohammad(puh) and his companions sad. Then Allah revealed these verses in order to make them relieved and to herald them that there will be relief and success after these distress. According to hadith, when this chapter was revealed Mohammad(puh) said to his companions &quot;Good news! The ease has come to you, 1 trouble can no longer win against 2 ease.&quot; (Muvatta’, “Cihâd”, 6; Taberî, XXX, 151).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There have been numerous comments about the verse 7 which is very brief and available to be interpreted differently (for example look Taberî, XXX, 152; Râzî, XXXII, 7). According to us, Ibn Âshûr's explanation &quot;After finishing the one important job, tend towards an another important job, so that you may fill your all time with important jobs.&quot; which is not limiting the verse with any kind of special work or prayer seems accurate (XXX, 416-417). According to this interpretation, it is ordered to Mohammad(puh) and to all Muslims in the person of him that to put their time for good use and to give credit of both religious duties such as prayer, dua, tabligh etc and earthly duties such as working, producing, learning, teaching, helping etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the last verse, it is said that a person should tend towards only to Allah for both work and prayer, do all of his/her work for the approval of Allah and wish from Allah whatever s/he wishes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also verse 7 is translated into Turkish with this meaning (again I am translating to English):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then, when you finish one job, tend towards to another one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-26T22:16:29.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5836" CreationDate="2015-03-26T23:18:45.007" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To add to what the others have said: the sound (or &quot;regular&quot;) masculine plurals are formed ONLY from nouns denoting persons (animate nouns). Inanimate nouns never have sound masculine plurals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastActivityDate="2015-03-26T23:18:45.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23643" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2383" CreationDate="2015-03-27T03:30:56.817" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are claiming that Allah sent prophets only to Arabia and surrounding area. And in your comment you said that you gained this idea by watching a video about the graves of all prophets and you saw they are all in this region.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, where do you take your knowledge about prophets? From holy scriptures: Quran, Bible, Torah and Psalm. I don't know about the last 3, but in Quran, there are stories of 25 different prophets. Does this mean that this 25 prophets are all of the prophets through the history of mankind? No. Actually, there is a verse opposite of this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, [saying], &quot;Worship Allah and avoid Taghut.&quot; And among them were those whom Allah guided, and among them were those upon whom error was [deservedly] decreed. So proceed through the earth and observe how was the end of the deniers. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat An-Naĥl 16/36&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you search a little bit, you will find that the history of mankind is more than 100 thousand years, and the prophets mentioned in Quran lived in the last 5-6 thousand years (except Adam(puh)). Also more than few of this 25 names were the prophets of Jews. What about the rest of the world?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second point is that, if you search a little bit about similarities between Hinduism and Islam, you will see videos of Dr. Zakir Naik claiming that in the most holy books of Hinduism (the Vedas), there is enough evidence to claim that Hinduism had a prophet once sent by Allah. This evidences including a prophecy about a prophet coming in the future which is clearly describing Mohammad(puh) and also nearly the same chapter with Surat Al-'Ikhlāş.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, about the graves of all prophets, there are 2 points on that. First, they are the graves of all &lt;strong&gt;known&lt;/strong&gt; prophets (by Quran). The title is wrong. Secondly, I don't know how much genuine they are. In Turkey, there are graves of 2-3 prophets at least. Again in Turkey, there are 7 different mausoleums of the same person (a historical Turkish person). Who knows which one is genuine? Also some of the prophets lived thousands of years ago, who can be sure about their graves? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-27T03:30:56.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12418" CreationDate="2015-03-27T03:59:32.353" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lets divide the time according to concept of prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first human is created&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first human is sent to Earth&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first human is also the first prophet&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mankind reproduce&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The true belief is corrupted&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Another prophet is sent to correct the belief&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mankind divided into groups&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Go to 5 for many loops&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The last prophet is sent&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The true belief is abandoned (not corrupted but abandoned this time)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Apocalypse&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Earth has an end, so the prophets should have an end. We are in the time of after 9, before/inside 10. Why didn't we born before? Destiny. Some people should born in the time of number 10, and we are a part of that group. You may call it luck or unluck, but there has to be a last prophet and we were simply born after him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-27T03:59:32.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23645" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-27T04:04:38.947" Score="1" ViewCount="132" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a question regarding salat. Where should I keep my eyes during bowing, between 2 prostration and tashahud. According to Quran and ahadiths. Please mention the references. As I want to follow the Prophet's prayer not according to madhabs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12109" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-11T06:59:38.790" LastActivityDate="2015-11-11T06:59:38.790" Title="Salat according to the Prophet" Tags="|salat|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23646" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-27T06:21:19.970" Score="-1" ViewCount="213" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am in MAKKAH to offer Umrah. The place for Wudu is really far from Bait-ALLAH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12253" LastActivityDate="2016-07-30T00:41:43.750" Title="Is wudu necessary to offer namaz in Masjid e haraam?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23646" CreationDate="2015-03-27T12:59:42.773" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, you must do wudhu. Allah says in the Quran: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ&#xA;  فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَى الْمَرَافِقِ وَامْسَحُوا&#xA;  بِرُءُوسِكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ ۚ وَإِن كُنتُمْ&#xA;  جُنُبًا فَاطَّهَّرُوا ۚ وَإِن كُنتُم مَّرْضَىٰ أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ أَوْ&#xA;  جَاءَ أَحَدٌ مِّنكُم مِّنَ الْغَائِطِ أَوْ لَامَسْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ&#xA;  فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا فَامْسَحُوا&#xA;  بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُم مِّنْهُ ۚ مَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيَجْعَلَ&#xA;  عَلَيْكُم مِّنْ حَرَجٍ وَلَٰكِن يُرِيدُ لِيُطَهِّرَكُمْ وَلِيُتِمَّ&#xA;  نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your&#xA;  faces and your forearms to the elbows and wipe over your heads and&#xA;  wash your feet to the ankles. And if you are in a state of janabah,&#xA;  then purify yourselves. But if you are ill or on a journey or one of&#xA;  you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted&#xA;  women and do not find water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your&#xA;  faces and hands with it. Allah does not intend to make difficulty for&#xA;  you, but He intends to purify you and complete His favor upon you that&#xA;  you may be grateful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;thus, making wudhu is necessary. If it is too far to do wudhu, buy some leather socks. Then make wudhu once in the morning, and put the socks on. For the rest of the day, when you need to do wudhu, just wipe over the socks. Also, in the wudhu, the compulsory acts are washing the face and arms, wiping the head, and washing the feet (or wiping the leather socks if you have them on) just once. Thus, you can take a small bottle of water with you and make wudhu near the baytullah if you broke your wudhu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this helps&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastEditorUserId="8947" LastEditDate="2016-03-11T06:03:06.490" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T06:03:06.490" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23650" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23001" CreationDate="2015-03-27T15:48:43.863" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is exactly the same, depending on the context of usage.  At the end of iqama we use &quot;salah&quot;, and in the middle we use &quot;salat&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12258" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-04-06T19:05:52.527" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T19:05:52.527" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23653" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23669" CreationDate="2015-03-28T09:19:54.497" Score="0" ViewCount="64" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to find a hadith I heard long ago. It was like, do your own prayers and live peacefully (to mushriks) and don't mess with out prayers. And we won't mess with you. Something like that. I can't remember exactly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12262" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-03-29T21:54:20.760" LastActivityDate="2015-03-29T21:54:20.760" Title="Hadith about &quot;Don't mess with us, and we won't mess with you&quot;?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23656" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22977" CreationDate="2015-03-28T16:07:34.850" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jesus is dead, the term &quot;take&quot; in this context means to take the breath of one, killing them and raise their soul up. Jesus wasn't crucified, that's true, he was resurrected and then killed in God's willing and raised to Heaven. He won't return back, that's Muslim myths stemming from Christian myths, mostly due to the Turks and all that were Christians before Islam and incorporated their beliefs into the religion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12259" LastActivityDate="2015-03-28T16:07:34.850" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16928" CreationDate="2015-03-29T08:51:13.707" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;i think it is ok.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;because , i think, there are lots of almost similar and different, of different level of difference, copies of our world. it is named multiverse theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and, if so, what happens when you make dua and it allah helps you? you get/walk into the future branch of your world which you wanted. and if you ask for past and allah helps you, it also can be similar way, if you are now watching the world and this your local part of the world, felt by you, is similar in many-many different versions of world, and allah can make it so that you will get into one of them which is good. and in both cases, whether it is past or future, the bad branches/threads of world also exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but since you do not know in which world you are, you should plan your future behavior for several possible versions (of the what happened). and if you can know out more clearly what happened, then you can plan/behave for that case. (and your copies in other &quot;parallel&quot; worlds, who know out more clearly that their past is other, should behave appropriately, but that should not bother the you in this your world any more).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;before effect of something happened in past reaches you, it is like future for you. if you have signs of that event which are not strong, apparent, they can still appear as wrong and be reinterpreted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2017-03-04T11:17:47.610" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T11:17:47.610" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20205" CreationDate="2015-03-29T12:15:41.387" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;generally yes because that is all said about covering against humans and maybe against some animals. there is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://salaf-forum.com:8080/viewtopic.php?f=88&amp;amp;t=5150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;weak narration&lt;/a&gt; about covering of woman against angel, about khadija. even if it (that narration) is true, i think, it is only against angel who is in form of a man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it is not against angels or allah because allah knows and sees anything and angels probably can enter through cloth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but if you see glass floor and suspect there is video/photo camera, then you should avoid that place or cover it with material.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2015-03-29T12:15:41.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23661" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21664" CreationDate="2015-03-29T12:52:53.477" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's an response from a historical perspective. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For starters, it's not considered academically judicious to explain religious concepts using contemporary political movements. Go to the scriptural texts for your authentic answer. The older it is, the closer you will be to the source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said that, during the first battle of Islam - known as the Battle of Badr which the Muslims won - prisoners of war from the pagan Arabs were taken by the Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These captives, many of whom had persecuted the Muslims for leaving their religion by the use of torture, abduction and murder, were instead treated in a humane and compassionate manner - much to their own surprise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is documented that the Muslims fed the pagan captives with baked bread - a luxury in those times - and sustained themselves with dates, which was the staple food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However a condition was stipulated on the prisoners of war, many of whom were wealthy and therefore educated. &quot;Teach ten Muslims to read and write, and you will be set free.&quot; A number of the pagan captives jumped at the opportunity and consequently the Muslims kept their word and emancipated them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using the above narrative, it MAY BE inferred that hostages are allowed in Shari'ah, but they were not tortured or beheaded (even though they had tortured and killed many Muslims beforehand), but were instead afforded the kindest treatment and the best food available at the time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above conditions of compassion and mercy have to be upheld even in this day and age by the Muslims if they choose to retain hostages or prisoners of war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12053" LastActivityDate="2015-03-29T12:52:53.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7171" CreationDate="2015-03-29T13:57:47.267" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think &quot;Geban&quot; means to hide something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A person or a soul who wants to help someone without letting know anybody thier name,means helping without letting anybody know who helped might be called &quot;GebanshaPir&quot; - a pir helps without saying who he is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12269" LastActivityDate="2015-03-29T13:57:47.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20209" CreationDate="2015-03-29T16:42:05.377" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Ash-hadu &amp;quot;an la &amp;quot;ilaha &amp;quot;illallahu wahdahu la sharika lahu wa &amp;quot;ash-hadu &amp;quot;anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa Rasuluhu. -Muslim 1/209&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, Who has no partner; and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي مِنَ التَّوَّابِينَ وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allahummaj 'alni minat-tawwabina waj'alni minal-mutatahhirin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Allah, make me among those who turn to You in repentance, and make me among those who are purified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika, &amp;quot;ash-hadu &amp;quot;an la &amp;quot;ilaha &amp;quot;illa &amp;quot;Anta, 'astaghfiruka wa 'atubu 'ilayk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Glory is to You, O Allah, and praise; I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but You. I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12271" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-06-28T14:16:51.120" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23665" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-29T17:20:03.457" Score="0" ViewCount="1890" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can someone explain this line:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;In eloquence there is magic&quot; from the hadith...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib (RadhiAllahu 'anhu), I heard the Prophet of Allah ﷺ say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In eloquence there is magic, in knowledge ignorance, in poetry wisdom and in speech heaviness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I searched the net but I still cannot understand what it means. Does it mean people use magic to become eloquent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12066" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-03-29T21:54:49.937" LastActivityDate="2022-08-07T10:31:22.543" Title="In eloquence there is magic explanation" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20280" CreationDate="2015-03-29T17:23:34.767" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although in &lt;strong&gt;Sahih International&lt;/strong&gt;, the word used for both skies and heavens are the same (heavens), the original words are different (&lt;strong&gt;sema&lt;/strong&gt; for sky and &lt;strong&gt;cennet&lt;/strong&gt; for heaven). Also, the verses about them can be easily separated by concept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Skies&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Quran, there are numerous verses (around 140) about &quot;the skies and the earth&quot;. In most of them (probably all of them), the concept of the verses are about the creation of them, sultanate of Allah over them, or the science about them etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth. Then He directed Himself to the heaven, [His being above all creation], and made them &lt;strong&gt;seven heavens&lt;/strong&gt;, and He is Knowing of all things. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah 2/29&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this verse, we can understand that there are 7 skies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired in each heaven its command. And We adorned &lt;strong&gt;the nearest heaven with lamps&lt;/strong&gt; and as protection. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/41/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Fussilat 41/12&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this verse, we can understand that the sky nearest to us is what we call space today, because the stars are in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are 7 skies actually the layers of atmosphere?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a widespread belief that the 7 skies are actually the 7 layers of atmosphere. But from above verse (41/12), we can see that this is not true. Also in the verses about atmosphere events such as rain, the word sky is used, not skies. Example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or [it is] like a rainstorm from &lt;strong&gt;the sky&lt;/strong&gt; within which is darkness, thunder and lightning. They put their fingers in their ears against the thunderclaps in dread of death. But Allah is encompassing of the disbelievers. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah 2/19&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heavens&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are numerous verses in Quran (around 140) about heavens too. In all of them, the concept is somewhere to win by obeying Allah's rules. Example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But those who feared their Lord will have gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding eternally therein, as accommodation from Allah . And that which is with Allah is best for the righteous. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/198&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat 'Āli `Imrān 3/198&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 4 types of heavens mentioned in Quran: &lt;strong&gt;Naim&lt;/strong&gt; (pleasure), &lt;strong&gt;Adn&lt;/strong&gt; (perpetual), &lt;strong&gt;Firdevs&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Me'va&lt;/strong&gt; (refuge).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if only the People of the Scripture had believed and feared Allah , We would have removed from them their misdeeds and admitted them to Gardens of Pleasure. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Mā'idah 5/65&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gardens of perpetual residence; they will enter them with whoever were righteous among their fathers, their spouses and their descendants. And the angels will enter upon them from every gate, [saying], (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/13/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Ar-Ra`d 13/23&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who will inherit al-Firdaus. They will abide therein eternally. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/23/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Mu'minūn 23/11&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for those who believed and did righteous deeds, for them will be the Gardens of Refuge as accommodation for what they used to do. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/32/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat As-Sajdah 32/19&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How many Heavens?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a widespread belief that there are 7 heavens and another belief about 8 heavens. Although I am not sure, probably the 7 heavens idea comes from a misunderstanding between heavens &amp;amp; skies. The 8 heavens idea is based on a hadith about 8 gates of Heaven (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim, Book 2, Hadith 20&lt;/a&gt;). Some people think that if there are 8 gates, then there should be 8 heavens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this seems to be wrong. Lets look at 2 verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But for he who has feared the position of his Lord are two gardens - (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/55/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Ar-Raĥmān 55/46&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And below them both [in excellence] are two [other] gardens - (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/55/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Ar-Raĥmān 55/62&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read the entire Surat Ar-Raĥmān and didn't see any mention about a 5th garden. Also, I see no such imply in other verses about heaven. This means, &lt;strong&gt;there are 4 kinds of heaven&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of the fact that mankind and djinn are not allowed to know about &lt;strong&gt;gayb&lt;/strong&gt; (unseen), we can't know about upper level skies or heavens except what Allah has revealed us in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O company of jinn and mankind, if you are able to pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass. You will not pass except by authority [from Allah ]. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/55/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Ar-Raĥmān 55/33&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah would not leave the believers in that [state] you are in [presently] until He separates the evil from the good. &lt;strong&gt;Nor would Allah reveal to you the unseen&lt;/strong&gt;. But [instead], Allah chooses of His messengers whom He wills, so believe in Allah and His messengers. And if you believe and fear Him, then for you is a great reward. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/179&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat 'Āli `Imrān 3/179&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we may interpret this kind of conclusion: because there are 4 types of heavens and 7 levels of skies, the heavens are probably not scattered through skies. They may be in 1 sky, or each of them in another sky.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Skies seem to be the layers of creation, not reward. They are just steps of the Allah's order. Heavens are more likely specific reward places rather than steps of the order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there is a Hell issue. If the skies are actually the heavens, then where is hell? I think it is another place in upper skies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our sky (space) has some rules, today we try to solve them as science. The upper skies are probably different dimensional beings which surrounding the one lower. So, &quot;rising up to the skies&quot; probably not &quot;going to the physical limit of the universe through stars and pass beyond that&quot;. Rather it seems to be rising through dimensional levels while body stays still, like death. But we know that, at least in this sky there is something called death and there is no such thing in heavens. So, most probably, there is no heaven in our sky. Also in that case, we may discover it, so we would have discovered gayb(unseen).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-29T17:23:34.767" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23668" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-29T20:04:34.490" Score="1" ViewCount="205" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the marriage has not been consummated and the Shia husband gets divorce papers prepared for his Shia wife through a lawyer with signatures of three witnesses and himself, has divorce taken place or does it require signatures of the boy's wali i.e. his father?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The papers are in the custody of the boy's father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12274" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-01-26T15:13:09.747" LastActivityDate="2019-04-19T13:58:23.603" Title="Can divorce paper prepared by a lawyer with signatures of three witnesses and husband get a Shia couple divorced?" Tags="|shiism|fiqh|talaq|husband|witness|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23669" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23653" CreationDate="2015-03-29T20:16:13.363" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;May be your looking for this ... &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/109&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, &amp;quot;O disbelievers,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not worship what you worship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nor are you worshippers of what I worship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For you is your religion, and for me is my religion.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat Al-Kāfirūn (The Disbeliever)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-03-29T20:16:13.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23668" CreationDate="2015-03-29T20:44:47.887" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, the divorce hasn't taken place, and getting boy's wali's signature wouldn't help either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Shiite school to get a divorce (this might not be really accurate but enough to prove that the said two have not been divorced) there is this specific text that needs to be read. It &lt;em&gt;requires&lt;/em&gt; the witness of three &lt;em&gt;adil&lt;/em&gt;/[somebody could place an accurate English translation of it here] witnesses. And the woman should not be menstruating at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2015-03-29T20:44:47.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23671" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23631" CreationDate="2015-03-29T21:12:05.880" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;When a person dies, all his actions come to an end except in respect of three matters which he leaves behind: a continuous charity: knowledge from which benefit could be derived; righteous offspring who pray for him.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; [Muslim &amp;amp; Ahmad]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all when you recite those Surahs you mentioned, understand their meanings while reciting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then when you understand them, you will find you're praising Allah by doing so, increasing the likeliness of him being pleased with you. After that when you(children) ask Allah for forgiveness on behalf of the deceased, probability of Allah listening to you(I mean forgiving them) increases. That's it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, there are no Hadith which talk about such a custom of reciting those Surahs and then making Dua for the deceased. This can be most probably attested to an evolved custom as explained above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Support:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From here on I'll try to put some evidences towards and against the matter of contributing the thawab of reciting Surahs to the deceased (especially parents).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abdullah b. Buraida (Allah be pleased with him) reported on the authority of his father: When we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), a woman came to him and said: I had gifted to my mother a maid-servant, and now she (the mother) has died. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: There is a definite reward for you and she (the maid-servant) has been returned to you as an inheritance. She (that woman) again said: Fasts of a month (of Ramadan) are due upon her; should I observe them on her behalf?He (the Holy Prophet) said: Observe fasts on her behalf. &lt;strong&gt;She (again) said: She did not perform Hajj, should I perform it on her behalf? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Perform Hajj on her behalf.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith # 4 Taken from ali786's &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/23634/11938&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above bold part is our interesting part. In the first part of the Hadith, the woman asked permission from Prophet(pbuh) if she can perform those deeds on her mom's behalf, which her mom vowed/ought/desired/wished to perform when she was alive. The last thing is different (yes there are a couple of Hadith like this where the person asked prophet (pbuh) if he/she can perform deeds on their parents' behalf (nothing mentioned if their parents ought to do or not)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sorry, but there is a little disagreement in this regards among the scholars. We really don't know up to which extent the &lt;strong&gt;bold&lt;/strong&gt; part is authentic (and also other such Hadith). &lt;strong&gt;Assuming authentic&lt;/strong&gt;, then only those deeds which the people asked permission for are allowed to be done voluntarily, but not any other deeds like reciting Surahs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking help of a critique's article &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answering-islam.org/Green/union.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;HOW CAN ONE MAN PAY FOR THE SINS OF ANOTHER?&lt;/a&gt; (cuz he collected relevant Hadith for me), here is the summary of deeds which you can do voluntarily on the behalf of the deceased (by observing the Hadith we can infer that the deceased were mostly the parents), &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Giving &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/21717/is-it-a-good-idea-or-allowed-to-give-money-as-sadqah-when-i-dont-have-much&quot;&gt;Sadaqa&lt;/a&gt; (charity).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Performing Hajj (scholars say that the children must have performed their part of Hajj prior at least once).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thats it.&lt;/strong&gt; I did not get a single Hadith directly in support of the topic asked in the Question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Friendly tip, I understand you wish to benefit your parents, but although &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/23287/11938&quot;&gt;reciting Qur'an has reward for each and every letter&lt;/a&gt;, I suggest you to prefer the prescribed methods/standards first (like the above). And if by any case, you could not go for the above methods, then try do as it seems good to you. But don't forget that Qur'an was sent to give guidance to the people during their test time. After the test time is over, the teacher just snatches away the paper, there is no use how much ever you wish to write in it. Make sure you utilize the guidance as much as you can in the 'action time'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T14:23:34.677" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23672" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-03-29T22:25:26.853" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Questions about 'Jews' referencing either Qur'an and Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a list of all references of Jews in Qur'an. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/anti-semitism/koranjews.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;List&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-16T12:13:06.393" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T12:13:06.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23673" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-03-29T22:25:26.853" Score="0" Body="Islamic view on Jews, their behavior, differences and similarities with Islam." OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T12:06:11.677" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T12:06:11.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17612" CreationDate="2015-03-29T22:48:33.653" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;[SUNNI VIEW]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this question &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/13128/what-is-difference-between-islam-and-iman&quot;&gt;What is difference between Islam and Iman?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&#xA;we can extract your answer...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He then asked the Prophet &quot;What is Islam&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet replied:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;Islam is to worship Allah and not do shirk, to establish prayers (salat), to pay charity (zakat), to fast (sawm) during the month of Ramadan, and hajj to the house.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; [Sahihayn &amp;amp; Sunan]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A person who does the above things is a 'Muslim'(Person who does or follow 'Islam' - Submit to Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2015-03-29T22:48:33.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23665" CreationDate="2015-03-30T01:35:12.587" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The words &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Inna minnal-bayyan siHr&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; = &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Indeed, in &lt;em&gt;bayyan&lt;/em&gt; [eloquence/good style] is &lt;em&gt;sihr&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SiHr literally means trickery.  A person who knows how to talk eloquently can trick people into believing or disbelieving things that may or may not be true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just think about a salesman.  How he talks to you, or does is &quot;pitch,&quot; matters on convincing you to buy the product.  Good salesmen are great at convincing people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T21:07:55.053" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T21:07:55.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23676" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20309" CreationDate="2015-03-30T02:30:50.960" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, I think Muhammad ahsan is a bit exagerating. There is also this hadeeth saying if you eat meat for 40 days continously, you will fall out of Islam and therefore not a muslim anymore. What I think is that we should adhere to the main principles of the sunna ALWAYS. But we can make choices regarding the details in which Allah has made halal. For example you can't say we all HAVE TO ride camels and horses every where for transportation because the prophet (pbuh) did this in his time. Time changes. So do the requirements of differing ages. To me, veganism is helping the planet over the increasing amount of greenhouse gasses (in this case, methane gas) and over the growing climate change. Though since Allah is the creator of animals and he himself allows the issue, of course with the regulations Islam has set for animal slaughtering, which might be the most ethical in its kind (for example it is more Islamic to not slaughter an animal in front of its own kind, which I think this alone can tell us animals have feelings), I think you cannot call this complete animal cruelty for the usual animals people eat. (it might hurt to see your kind killed in front of your eyes but I don't think for example chickens would notice which of those grown chickens were once their chicks, let alone noticing their absence)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12275" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T02:30:50.960" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23677" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-30T03:21:24.210" Score="2" ViewCount="429" Body="&lt;p&gt;For a commoner, the very next question which comes into mind after this &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/357/how-does-muslim-teaching-on-the-person-of-jesus-differ-from-that-of-christian-te&quot;&gt;How does Muslim teaching on the person of Jesus differ from that of Christian teaching?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is, what about those instances where the disciples witnessed Jesus (pbuh) appearing after rising from the tomb - &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2020&amp;amp;version=NIV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;John 20&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the Islamic perspective of those events/situations/instances described in John 20? Was that who appeared to them the real Jesus (pbuh) or was it shaitan?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because Shaitan is very good at deceiving people by appearing in different forms to people. I feel this could be because of John 20:28 where &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(And this is used by today's Christians to prove Jesus was god because he did not say anything when Thomas said so to him or maybe it is not authentic, but plz focus on the &lt;strong&gt;bold&lt;/strong&gt; part)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2022-07-26T11:13:32.423" Title="Did Jesus really appear to the disciples after resurrection?" Tags="|quran|prophets|prophet-isa|christianity|shaitan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23679" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-30T05:19:03.757" Score="0" ViewCount="1147" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaykum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed to do sizdah (Sajdah) without salat? Is there any practice of it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JazakAllah Khair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T15:07:47.760" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T15:07:47.760" Title="Can I do sizdah (Sajdah) without salat?" Tags="|dua|sajda|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-06-01T16:15:27.447" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23679" CreationDate="2015-03-30T07:05:48.533" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walaikum Assalam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes it is permissible to do sajdah (sizdah) without offering salah (prayer). It must be in the direction of qibla if known. Otherwise if direction of qibla is not known, your can perform it but keeping in mind that qibla is in upfront of you and God is up watching. And Allah knows the best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12278" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T07:05:48.533" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11189" CreationDate="2015-03-30T07:08:22.770" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;there is an ayat that prohibits that: 4:119 : &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/116-122&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/4/116-122&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They call upon instead of Him none but female [deities], and they [actually] call upon none but a rebellious Satan. Whom Allah has cursed. For he had said, &quot;I will surely take from among Your servants a specific portion. And I will mislead them, and I will arouse in them [sinful] desires, and I will command them so they will slit the ears of cattle, and I will command them so they will change the creation of Allah .&quot; And whoever takes Satan as an ally instead of Allah has certainly sustained a clear loss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i think if quran contradicts hadith, quran wins. so, there is hadith, shown in answer of mujahid, that shows that prophet said nothing to disallow piercing while dealed with usage of earrings, but, i think, it should not be used to think that it is ok to pierce body, because, as you see, allah said that it is idea given by satan. i think, maybe, they, the women, in time of muhammad, refuced to pierce their daughters and used only already made holes in ears, maybe, they attached earrings somehow without piercing. another story, about abu zar, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=eleven+women&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=eleven+women&lt;/a&gt; , also can be interpreted so it is not used to allow piercing. (maybe it was so clear to everybody from quran that piercing is bad, that muhammad did not say about that, as the main topic of story and of muhammad's answer is another, not about piercing).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T07:08:22.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23684" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23685" CreationDate="2015-03-30T08:22:58.840" Score="2" ViewCount="3862" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found that in some cultures or religions people think that the number &lt;strong&gt;13&lt;/strong&gt; is an unlucky number, &#xA;I'm wondering if this is accepted in Islam or not? and why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12100" LastEditorUserId="12234" LastEditDate="2015-03-30T09:10:52.710" LastActivityDate="2020-02-08T12:41:26.887" Title="Is `13` unlucky in Islam" Tags="|practical-islam|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23685" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23684" CreationDate="2015-03-30T09:19:34.750" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Believing in superstitions is forbidden,&#xA;everything comes from Allah, good and bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Omens&lt;/strong&gt; (bad things,e.g number 13) is from the devil. He makes you think this is bad, so that your believe in god is less.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Follow this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/27192&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;LINK&lt;/a&gt; it will tell you everything that you need, just know that these superstitions(omens) are all from the devil. If good or bad falls unto you its from Allah to test you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope to have answered your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12234" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T09:19:34.750" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23686" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23737" CreationDate="2015-03-30T09:24:01.267" Score="1" ViewCount="5482" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been reading a few articles recently in regards to interests/profit accrued from saving accounts and found out that they are forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I currently have a current account that works as a saving account as well; I get a fixed percentage of interest and then 20% tax is deducted from the profit. I was about to open a few more accounts but after reading that it's not permitted in Islam, I will not close all my saving accounts soon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I read that investments,stock options and similar options are permitted in Islam,provided that some requirements are fulfilled.&#xA;Forgive me for asking questions that I have seen being asked here several times but I'm not familiar with these approaches and will really appreciate if someone could provide clear instruction as to what I could possibly do with my savings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, the reason why I opened a saving account is based on the simple idea of the value of my money; because of inflation the value of my money isn't the same which means that even if I keep the money in an account that doesn't return any interest/profit, I will be effectively losing money. £100 in my account today might only worth £80 next year because of inflation(this is how I understand it); so in order to protect the value of my money I decided to open a saving account which sort of absorbs the damage caused by the inflation. if this is not permitted then how can I safeguard my saving?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Are CASH ISA accounts permitted ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Investing in companies(provided they are not forbidden companies) is permitted ? what are the things I should look for when investing in the market ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12279" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T19:34:10.433" Title="Saving accounts - Investments - what is halal and what is not" Tags="|investment|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23688" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23677" CreationDate="2015-03-30T10:53:04.510" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a general point, Islam and Muslim scholars have generally no stance over the details of Jesus's story beyond what is revealed in the Holy Quran. This includes the details and aftermath of Jesus's arrest (referred to as &lt;em&gt;Passion&lt;/em&gt; in Christianity). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However one may still be interested in the Islamic position over particular biblical stories and teachings based on Islamic doctrine. However it is usually difficult if not impossible to determine the position of Islam about particular Biblical teachings because the Bible itself is a very awkward text to deal with for questions of origin, authenticity, faithful historical transmission, problems with translations, interpretations and internal contradictions of the Bible (including the Gospels) make it very difficult to even know what Christianity — by the virtue of its scriptural sources alone and not the official interpretations of the Church — even teaches at all (even on some of the most fundamental official doctrines such as Trinity) to then inquire the position of Islam about them! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newsweek.com/2015/01/02/thats-not-what-bible-says-294018.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this feature article by Newsweek&lt;/a&gt; which explores some of the difficulties involved with studies for verifiable authentic &quot;Christianity.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as for your particular example, according to the scholarly authorities that I follow (Shias); Satan, jinns, angels, and souls can all appear to the people under certain circumstances. But not much can be said about the story you quoted without sliding into unprovable speculations and presumptions, except that Prophets never refrain from correcting false beliefs that they encounter with their associates. So according to Islam, if disciple John was found to express such a blasphemy (provided that the quoted piece is authentic or even indicative of the mainstream interpretation espoused by official Christianity) he would have been immediately condemned and corrected by Jesus. Such a misleading silence would have been unfit for a messenger of Allah that should be trusted and referenced as the ultimate guidance for believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-10T07:45:47.457" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T07:45:47.457" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18809" CreationDate="2015-03-30T12:41:01.023" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Man need not consent of parents to marry but he need consent if he use their property.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Woman needs a wali in marriage ceremony, but, she can marry without consent of her wali if she is &quot;matron&quot;. What does it mean? Seems it means &quot;not virgin and not child&quot;. But, as I know, there are different opinions among scholars about old virgin girl, whether she can also marry without consent, and also different opinions about non-virgin child, because child generally should get consent of parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/22&lt;/a&gt;: Abu Musa narrated that: the Messenger of Allah said: &quot;There is no marriage except with a Wali.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/29&lt;/a&gt;: Ibn Abbas narrated that: The Messenger of Allah said: &quot;The matron has more right to herself than her Wali, and the virgin is to give permission for herself, and her silence is her permission.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And even in the case she needs consent of wali, but wali refuses to accept a good person, they can ask for another wali, it is said in &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/95405&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/95405&lt;/a&gt;: ... guardianship passes to the next closest male relative on the father’s side, then the next closest and so on. If they refuse to arrange her marriage, as usually happens, then guardianship passes to the qaadi, and the qaadi should arrange the woman’s marriage...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-25T14:21:02.357" LastActivityDate="2017-12-25T14:21:02.357" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23690" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23692" CreationDate="2015-03-30T13:17:46.503" Score="1" ViewCount="333" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the alternatives of Hajj and Umrah (to please Allah) who can't afford it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-04-06T18:41:37.283" LastActivityDate="2015-04-07T08:31:57.053" Title="What are the alternatives of Hajj?" Tags="|hajj|umrah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-04-06T18:41:27.303" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23691" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-30T14:26:35.917" Score="5" ViewCount="1383" Body="&lt;p&gt;With the verse &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran 33:52&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, Muhammad(PBUH) was not allowed to take any new wives or change them for other wives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not lawful to you, [O Muhammad], are [any additional] women after&#xA;[this], nor [is it] for you to exchange them for [other] wives, even&#xA;if their beauty were to please you, except what your right hand&#xA;possesses. And ever is Allah , over all things, an Observer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;according to chronological order of Quran this Surah revealed in  5 AH. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.englishtafsir.com/Quran/33/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But according to history, the Prophet married &amp;quot;Maymunah bint al-Harith al-Hilaliyah&amp;quot; in year 7 AH (629 AC) &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maymunah_bint_al-Harith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did the Prophet marry &amp;quot;Maymunah bint al-Harith al-Hilaliyah&amp;quot; after the revelation of Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:52&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12166" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-09-10T15:40:13.023" Title="Did the Prophet(pbuh) marry his wife &quot;Maymunah&quot; after the revelation of Quran 33:52?" Tags="|nikah|prophet-muhammad|history|wife|surat-al-ahzab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23690" CreationDate="2015-03-30T14:37:46.583" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anything you would do with good intentions and in the way prescribed in Quran and Sunnah, either it is from the rights of Allah (Huqooq-ullah) or from the rights of his servants (Huqooq-al-Ibad), Allah(S.W.T) will be pleased with you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But remember, no matter how much good you do or the whole creation together does, it will not add anything to Him(S.W.T). Likewise the opposite is true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the creation who would benefit by submitting to Him alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want about the specific things that are mentioned in literature(Hadith), where it has been said that the reward of this would be equivalent to that, just Google about it you would find plenty of material. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12281" LastEditorUserId="12281" LastEditDate="2015-04-07T08:31:57.053" LastActivityDate="2015-04-07T08:31:57.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23693" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-03-30T19:11:06.770" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-03-30T19:11:06.770" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T19:11:06.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23694" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-03-30T19:11:06.770" Score="0" Body="Matters relating to dead people." OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-05T12:05:42.860" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T12:05:42.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23695" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12788" CreationDate="2015-03-30T19:12:16.777" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;online trading are in fact paper trading without any physical support of good or commodities. Therefore, it should be haram. If it is supported by physical good and commodity then it is halal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So gold online trading without inventory is haram, because it is a paper trading and not a real one. This also works for any trading if it is a document matter then HARAM.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12287" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-03-31T17:56:18.263" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T17:56:18.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12788" CreationDate="2015-03-30T19:18:36.170" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is so tough to say buying and selling currencies is Haram! Assume I purchase Saudi Riyals for going to Omra and then for whatever reason I could not travel. Selling the same Riyals and gaining money on it is considered HARAM!!! I am sorry to say no it is not Haram. there are condition for foreign exchange if followed it is absolutely Halal. However trading in the same currency is Haram (discounting) because money by itself does not reproduce. It needs to be put into production for a value added, hence the justification of profit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12287" LastActivityDate="2015-03-30T19:18:36.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23003" CreationDate="2015-03-30T19:34:25.023" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well some people say that one has to abide by the rules of law of that region where he is living as long as they don't oppose the basic Islamic laws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The very basic laws include not telling lies, not stealing, not deceiving other people, not hurting others, not performing deeds which might bring loss to others etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You forgive other people when they hurt you. That is what &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/42/37-43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 42:37-43&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;say. But we don't get to forgive people who break the laws primarily set by Islam (like the fore mentioned) and the ones set by that region or organization. Because when you(your friend) join the organization, you might have also signed the agreement stating that he/she is going to abide by the rules set forth by that org. So, it makes it a must for him/her to abide by the rules if he/she has made such an agreement and not break them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beyond which are not listed in the agreement and doing things which don't break the basic Islamic law is fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-03-31T00:25:31.537" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T00:25:31.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23699" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21796" CreationDate="2015-03-30T22:12:21.953" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/16424/11938&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; to the question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/16422/what-does-the-superiority-of-bani-israel-children-of-israel-over-all-beings-me&quot;&gt;What does the superiority of bani-israel (Children of Israel) over all beings mean?&lt;/a&gt; answers some aspects of the question above. But still I would like to answer the following in detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Children of Israel! Remember &lt;strong&gt;My (Allah's) favour&lt;/strong&gt; wherewith I favoured you and how I preferred you to (all) creatures. (Qur'an 2:122)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;strong&gt;the children of Israel and Allah know better what was the favour being discussed above.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, we can guess. Many places in Qur'an Allah was talking about the following keywords &quot;children of israel&quot;, &quot;favour&quot;, &quot;covenant&quot;, &quot;broke the covenant&quot;... So, we can find that there is some link among each other. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, of all, the &lt;strong&gt;main favour of Allah upon them(although not specifically mentioned) is the gifting of Torah and Injeel(Gospels given to Jesus(pbuh)).&lt;/strong&gt; And then about the covenant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Children of Israel! call to mind the (special) favour which I bestowed upon you, and fulfil your covenant with Me as I fulfil My Covenant with you, and fear none but Me. (Qur'an 2:40)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the verses Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/63&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:63&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:83&lt;/a&gt; talk further about the covenant. So to conlude this part, ask specifically to the Children of Israel(concerning the above keywords discussed), what all favours God made to them. But before you ask, a small reminder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And if you should count the favors of Allah , you could not enumerate them.&lt;/strong&gt; Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. (Qur'an 16:18)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;..different from the prophets he sent to the rest of mankind that we don't know the names of?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/10/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sent messengers to every nation&lt;/a&gt; thereby favoring upon his grace to every nation by sending those prophets that we don't know the names of. But, just because they're not made examples set for us in the scriptures doesn't imply the favor made by Allah to them is either less or more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;why would Muhammad (peace be upon him) not be sent to the people Allah had already given so much to given the importance of Muhammad above all prophets?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The creator had his own reasons so as where to send Prophet Muhammad(pbuh). One simple reason is that God had to favor the Arab nation too as he favored the Children of Israel. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/164&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:164&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Here the Christian claims that Israel was specifically chosen and prepared for the saving work which could then after Jesus be spread to the rest of mankind who never received the call to God. What is Islamic response to this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sorry, but there are verses which show Prophet Jesus(pbuh) of Nazareth was sent specifically(or only) to the lost sheep among the children of Israel. And he in turn commanded his disciples to do the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mat%2010&amp;amp;version=NIV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mat 10:6&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Although I cherry picked no where did Jesus(pbuh) said go to the whole world).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T10:18:37.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23700" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1864" CreationDate="2015-03-31T00:43:38.237" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If it delays your prayer than it is haram. But some scholars say chess is ok to play and some say it is fully HARAM. Some say you can play if no gambling, alcohol or fighting (between family and friends) is engaged. Different opinions. But the sahaba say something that it is worse (chess) than dice and gambling. So to be safe don't play it. Don't play with dice either it's like dying your hand in swine or blood of a pig. Keep researching. I think there is proof of chess and all the other games in the QURAN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12288" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T00:43:38.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1864" CreationDate="2015-03-31T03:51:09.287" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, chess is haram/forbidden;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim, Book 028, Number 5612:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Buraida reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said: He who played chess is like one who dyed his hand with the flesh and blood of swine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8306" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T04:09:15.643" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23702" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-31T05:53:44.383" Score="3" ViewCount="3456" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Salaam Alaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last Thursday i have visited Madina from Riyadh with my Family (Mother, Wife &amp;amp; 3 Childrens with a Friend &amp;amp; Driver) &amp;amp; then we make pray Juma Salah &amp;amp; did Ziyara &amp;amp; start toward to Makkah for performing Umrah, but we have wear Ihram from Masjid e 'Aisha &amp;amp; went for Umrah after than i visit to Jeddah, there i came to know that my Umrah was not done since Ihram needs to wear in Myqat which is in Madina only as i am coming from Madina. now what will be the kaffara i need to do. please help me to do this for the correction of my Umrah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12289" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T15:07:15.147" LastActivityDate="2018-01-17T16:11:48.147" Title="Wearing Ihram from Masjid e 'Aisha while comming from madina to perform Umrah" Tags="|quran|hadith|fiqh|fatwa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23703" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40551" CreationDate="2015-03-31T13:57:53.537" Score="1" ViewCount="487" Body="&lt;p&gt;What verses of the Qur’an urge for the veiling, or covering of women? Do they call any reason for such? &#xA;Do any verses urge for veiling of men?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11985" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-10T03:21:34.833" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T11:35:03.910" Title="What verses of the Qur'an urge veiling for men/women, and what is the justification?" Tags="|quran|women|hijab|men|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23703" CreationDate="2015-03-31T14:07:31.597" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are asking about a veil that covers the face then the answer to your question is that there are no verses in the Qur'an that stipulate that women (or men) should cover their faces. The face veil is a fashon statement, not a religious statement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T14:07:31.597" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23705" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23706" CreationDate="2015-03-31T14:10:46.867" Score="1" ViewCount="284" Body="&lt;p&gt;Arabic writing can be also understood without &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_diacritics&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;diacritics&lt;/a&gt;. Was the Quran ever written without diacritics?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9189" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T14:34:53.787" Title="Was the Quran always written with diacritics?" Tags="|quran|arabic|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23705" CreationDate="2015-03-31T14:29:16.590" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The oldest manuscripts of the Qur'an are only very sparsely pointed, like this one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Folio_Blue_Quran_Met_2004.88.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Folio_Blue_Quran_Met_2004.88.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they do have vowels, these are indicated by red dots above or below the letters, not with the later standard vowel signs, like this one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Text/Mss/tubingen.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Text/Mss/tubingen.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The second of these has some &quot;modern&quot; vowel signs added later in black ink.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastEditorUserId="8052" LastEditDate="2015-03-31T14:34:53.787" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T14:34:53.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5868" CreationDate="2015-03-31T17:22:28.497" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let us stand by  what in Holy Quran contain  the Glorious words of ALMIGHTY THE ONLY CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE.&#xA;ALLAH SWT states HE is expanding. What HE is Expanding? The Universe.&#xA;So let us not have doubt in mind  Holy Quran defined Universe under the guise of different Names. Thank You.&#xA;Plain Truth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12290" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T17:22:28.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23708" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-03-31T18:18:54.983" Score="2" ViewCount="364" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Muslims find it offensive to draw a depiction of Mohammed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why, exactly? Can't he be drawn respectfully?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/869/6581&quot;&gt;Is drawing people prohibited in Islam?&lt;/a&gt;. Note that my question's premise is that drawing Muhammad is prohibited. What I want to know is &quot;&lt;em&gt;why&lt;/em&gt;?&quot; and &quot;&lt;em&gt;are there loopholes&lt;/em&gt;?&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6581" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T05:54:31.517" Title="Why is making a picture of Mohammed disrespectful?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|depiction|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23709" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23710" CreationDate="2015-03-31T18:27:28.637" Score="5" ViewCount="21604" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the correct way to spell the Prophet's name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia spells it Muhammad (so does this site's tag: &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/prophet-muhammad&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged 'prophet-muhammad'&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;prophet-muhammad&lt;/a&gt;), though I'm running into people with variations on the spelling quite often.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6581" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-03-31T19:46:03.060" LastActivityDate="2020-08-20T20:28:45.073" Title="Muhammad, Mohammad, Muhammed, Mohammed, Mohamed, or Mohumed?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|naming|arabic-translation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23710" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23709" CreationDate="2015-03-31T19:32:49.023" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, the obvious (and rather useless) answer is that English letters weren't much of a commodity back in seventh-century Arabia, so they tended to use Arabic instead: The only &lt;em&gt;correct&lt;/em&gt; way to spell the Prophet's name is محمد‎.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Phonetically, &quot;Muhammad&quot; is probably the most accurate romanization of the ones you listed, but even then it loses a lot. The Arabic ح (romanized &quot;h&quot;) has no actual English equivalent (think Scottish &quot;ch&quot;, as in &quot;loch&quot;), and the vowels are, at best, close approximations: It is not uncommon to see &quot;o&quot; used instead of &quot;u&quot;, or &quot;e&quot; instead of &quot;a&quot;, but the Arabic vowels don't really sound like either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using &quot;u&quot; and &quot;a&quot; (and &quot;i&quot;, but &quot;Muhammad&quot; doesn't use that one) for the vowels, however, is pretty much standard across formal &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Arabic&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic romanization methods&lt;/a&gt;.  The variant spellings are typically based on attempts to spell the name out &lt;em&gt;phonetically&lt;/em&gt; rather than out of any adherence to the original Arabic, which becomes further complicated by the name being pronounced differently in different dialects (see Wikipedia: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_%28name%29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad (Name)&lt;/a&gt;&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-04-01T05:49:27.407" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T05:49:27.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23708" CreationDate="2015-03-31T20:07:09.360" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately we do not have any picture nor we believe in sculptors, that is one of the main reason we do not like it to be drawn or shown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I firmly believe its one of the respect we all should give to whom so ever the religion they belong and not try to disrespect or hurt anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12291" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T20:07:09.360" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23708" CreationDate="2015-03-31T23:22:17.460" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, making pictures of alive things or fire is prohibited as a precaution. You see Christians (at least most of them) worship today in front of a picture or statue of Jesus(puh) and ask for their needs from him instead of God. This may happen to Mohammad(puh) easily, especially in the case of Arab polytheists, who used to worship idols.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, if you try to picture someone according to some narrations (his hair was this shape, he was tall etc), even in the best case, you can't make some people satisfied. Every person has a picture of him already in his/her mind, and this act will destroy it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thirdly, it is unnecessary. The important thing is not how he looks, but how he behaves, how he thinks. Overexalting a person is always dangerous for ideas, ideas and acts are the important things. Mohammad(puh) is important as a prophet yes, but not as a body; as an example. Allah and Quran is far more important. The Prophet(puh) is important because of these two, because he was the first and most true implementer of Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, if the Muslims begin to make his pictures, non-Muslims feel more free to do so, they are making already, but with some fear from both radicals and public opposition. We can easily guess that, if they feel free, they will increase their mocking and insulting. Now, when somebody make an insulting caricature of Mohammad(puh), at least they see an opposition from some peaceful non-Muslims who see this as a disrespect for a belief too. If that support disappears, then some non-peaceful and provocateur people will increase their numbers and acts. This eventually will lead to a massive conflict. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we speak about movies, who would be seen as a perfect artist to play the role of Mohammad(puh)? Whoever he would be, whatever he would be successful, it doesn't matter. There are no such twin of Mohammad(puh) on earth, both as look and behavior. Therefore, he would be seen as non-perfect, which will lead to an idea that the makers of the movie did this purposefully, to insult the Prophet and Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are my personal ideas, but I think they have enough reason for not to picture Mohammad(puh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-03-31T23:22:17.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23715" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-01T04:22:47.573" Score="5" ViewCount="886" Body="&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/23622/11593&quot;&gt;another question&lt;/a&gt;, Sayyid mentioned four things someone could say to report how a saying of the prophet came to them through someone else:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;from - An عَنْ&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;he narrated to us - hadthna حَدَّثَنَا&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;he informed us - akhbarna أخبارنا&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;I heard - samitu سَمِعْتُ&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly do each of these signify? How do they differ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11593" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T09:35:40.670" Title="What are all the ways a hadith can be transmitted and what do they mean?" Tags="|hadith|uloom-al-hadith|isnad|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23716" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-04-01T04:48:29.057" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-04-01T04:48:29.057" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T04:48:29.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23717" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-04-01T04:48:29.057" Score="0" Body="The isnad (or sanad) is the chain of narrators of a hadith." OwnerUserId="11593" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-04-01T05:22:33.990" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T05:22:33.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23719" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-01T06:50:59.167" Score="3" ViewCount="5411" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many hadiths which says only 70000 of last Prophets followers will enter paradise without reckoning&#xA;e.g&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Bukhari Volume 008, Book 076, Hadith Number 549.&lt;/strong&gt;  Narated By Ibn&#xA;  'Abbas : The Prophet said, &quot;The people were displayed in front of me&#xA;  and I saw one prophet passing by with a large group of his followers,&#xA;  and another prophet passing by with only a small group of people, and&#xA;  another prophet passing by with only ten (persons), and another&#xA;  prophet passing by with only five (persons), and another prophet&#xA;  passed by alone. And then I looked and saw a large multitude of&#xA;  people, so I asked Gabriel, &quot;Are these people my followers?' He said,&#xA;  'No, but look towards the horizon.' I looked and saw a very large&#xA;  multitude of people. Gabriel said. 'Those are your followers, and&#xA;  those are seventy thousand (persons) in front of them who will neither&#xA;  have any reckoning of their accounts nor will receive any punishment.'&#xA;  I asked, 'Why?' He said, 'For they used not to treat themselves with&#xA;  branding (cauterization) nor with Ruqya (get oneself treated by the&#xA;  recitation of some Verses of the Qur'an) and not to see evil omen in&#xA;  things, and they used to put their trust (only) in their Lord.&quot; On&#xA;  hearing that, 'Ukasha bin Mihsan got up and said (to the Prophet),&#xA;  &quot;Invoke Allah to make me one of them.&quot; The Prophet said, &quot;O Allah,&#xA;  make him one of them.&quot; Then another man got up and said (to the&#xA;  Prophet), &quot;Invoke Allah to make me one of them.&quot; The Prophet said,&#xA;  'Ukasha has preceded you.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Bukhari Volume 008, Book 076, Hadith Number 479&lt;/strong&gt;.  Narated By Ibn&#xA;  Abbas : Allah's Apostle said, &quot;Seventy thousand people of my followers&#xA;  will enter Paradise without accounts, and they are those who do not&#xA;  practice Ar-Ruqya and do not see an evil omen in things, and put their&#xA;  trust in their Lord.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and there are many more similar hadiths which have the same meaning &quot;70000 without reckoning&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;someone can say this hadith talks only about people entering paradise &lt;strong&gt;without reckoning&lt;/strong&gt; . But this is not the correct view if you read some other hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Bukhari Volume 008, Book 076, Hadith Number 543&lt;/strong&gt;.  Narated By Ibn&#xA;  Abi Mulaika : 'Aisha said, &quot;The Prophet said, '&lt;strong&gt;Anybody whose account&#xA;  (record) is questioned will surely be punished.&lt;/strong&gt;' I said, 'Doesn't&#xA;  Allah say: 'He surely will receive an easy reckoning?' (84.8) The&#xA;  Prophet replied. 'This means only the presentation of the account.'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Bukhari Volume 008, Book 076, Hadith Number 545&lt;/strong&gt;.  Narated By&#xA;  'Aisha : Allah's Apostle, said, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;None will be called to account on the&#xA;  Day of Resurrection, but will be ruined.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; I said &quot;O Allah's Apostle!&#xA;  Hasn't Allah said: 'Then as for him who will be given his record in&#xA;  his right hand, he surely will receive an easy reckoning? (84.7-8)...&#xA;  Allah's Apostle said, &quot;That (Verse) means only the presentation of the&#xA;  accounts, but anybody whose account (record) is questioned on the Day&#xA;  of Resurrection, will surely be punished.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can we say &quot;Only 70000 of Muhammeds(pbuh) followers will enter Paradise&quot; ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12166" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-29T09:37:43.177" LastActivityDate="2017-03-29T09:37:43.177" Title="Can we say &quot;Only 70000 of Muhammeds(pbuh) followers will enter Paradise&quot;?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|jannah|day-of-judgement|jahannam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23720" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9459" CreationDate="2015-04-01T08:31:09.630" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Often, verse 33:33 is miss quoted by not adding the verse before it. Which shows that this verse only refers to the wives of the prophet and not every women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O wives of the Prophet, you are not like anyone among women. If you fear Allah , then do not be soft in speech [to men], lest he in whose heart is disease should covet, but speak with appropriate speech. (Qur'an 33:32)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And abide in your houses and do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former times of ignorance. And establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah intends only to remove from you the impurity [of sin], O people of the [Prophet's] household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification.(Qur'an 33:33)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12298" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T20:27:31.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23722" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-01T12:15:16.990" Score="2" ViewCount="6196" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know betting is haram in Islam. But I have heard and logistically I think one sided bet is not haram. But I can't find a proper source to support this idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One Sided Bet :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;I one person wins the other person give him reward and if he lose did't get anything.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastEditorUserId="5383" LastEditDate="2015-04-02T13:38:48.207" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T10:49:16.963" Title="One sided bet In Islam" Tags="|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18695" CreationDate="2015-04-01T14:37:09.880" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the bible all prophet were called son of God.Eg:(Exodus 4:22,Jermiah 3:19)The king of Israel like David are God's sons so it means he was not begotten son of God as all the prophet were called son of God in the Bible.U will see that Jesus(pbuh) used to bathe,urinate,drink,ate,sleep etc... so how can God do manly things is it possible!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12300" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T14:37:09.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23722" CreationDate="2015-04-01T16:43:01.850" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A one sided bet is a prize. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are allowed to give prizes in Islam if the prize giver has the intention of encouraging a positive behavior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if you tell your son that if he gets an A in math your going to buy him a car. This is permissible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him, allowed prizes to be given to the winners of horse races. This is because he wanted to encourage the development of expertise in horse raising and breeding since horses were a vital tool of war. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand if the &quot;prize&quot; is being offered for intentions such as proving a point then its not permissible. Such as to say to your friend out of anger, if you make this basketball shot I'm going to give you my ipod. This &quot;prize&quot; is being given to diminish the other person and prove that your so confident they won't make a shot that you're willing to place something monetary at stake. This is forbidden as it creates enmity between people.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12301" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-04-03T10:49:16.963" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T10:49:16.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="748" CreationDate="2015-04-01T17:07:19.433" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A is collecting rent and paying interest (Riba).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;B is collecting interest (Riba) and paying rent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rent is paid as compensation for the use of property. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interest, riba, is paid as a fixed compensation for the use of money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;B is paying rent of $500 every month (whether or not he cuts a check).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A is paying interest of $500 every month.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that the rent that is being paid is equal to the interest that is being received doesn't change anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a forbidden contract and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12301" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-04-03T10:48:27.447" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T10:48:27.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19990" CreationDate="2015-04-01T17:41:16.907" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the government is calling it &quot;interest&quot; then that's exactly what it is. The government is not shy about saying it's giving help. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the absence of other reasonable financing options (and I don't think they exist, most of the so called &quot;islamic&quot; financing schemes out there are not actually islamic) it's ok to do what you have done just give the excess on your principal (the riba) to charity as you proposed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12301" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-04-03T10:46:48.773" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T10:46:48.773" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23636" CreationDate="2015-04-01T17:56:41.420" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the property was recorded as being owned 50-50 then the brother who paid 20% was lent the balance of his payments. If you purchase something with borrowed money, the purchase and your ownership are still valid. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand if the property's ownership was recorded as 80-20 with the 20% owner having the right to buy an additional 30% share but that purchase never happened, then the sale split must be on the 80-20 ownership basis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summary, regardless of how the property was paid for, how is legal ownership recorded on the date of the sale?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My opinion, Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12301" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-04-03T10:46:19.327" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T10:46:19.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23686" CreationDate="2015-04-01T19:34:10.433" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;THESE ARE MY WORDS MR. MODERATOR. I AM THE AUTHOR OF THE BLOG REFERENCED BELOW.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Receiving just enough to cover inflation is permitted. Since interest is defined as a predetermined positive return whereas if you just cover inflation your return is 0%.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding investing in the stock market...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Proponents of classifying investing in the stock market as Maysir like to point out that the stock market is generally a secondary market. Meaning when you buy stock in IBM, the money isn’t going to IBM rather its going to some other trader. Therefore, there is little societal gain from trading in the stock market. Additionally, the stock market’s high degree of unpredictability makes it look even more like Maysir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not so fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For liquidity purposes, it is absolutely necessary for stock markets to exist. Without these markets, and the liquidity they provide investors, companies would find it very difficult to lure investors into buying their equity. Accordingly, the value created by stock markets is immense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a cost perspective, It’s possible to get addicted to day trading. In fact, many do. Especially in this day and age with technology making trading stocks ever more easy. Day trading is a great way to lose your shirt without the hassle of going to a casino. Being good enough at day trading to make decent money is the exception, not the rule. The SEC warns, “Day traders typically suffer severe financial losses in their first months of trading, and many never graduate to profit-making status.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, investing in the stock market with the intention of holding your investments for long periods, like what happens in most retirement plans, is historically a wise thing to do. Over the last 50 years, the S&amp;amp;P 500 (which represents a group of 500 stocks chosen because they are representative of the overall market) yielded average returns of 11% annually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is investing in the stock market a form of Maysir?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Depends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you’re investing to make a quick buck it’s probably Maysir. The amount of value created from trying to “play the market” does not justify the risks entailed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, If you’re choosing companies because of their long-term prospects and you plan on holding your investments for a while, then it’s not Maysir. The probability of loss and tendency to cause addiction are reduced substantially using a buy-and-hold investment strategy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Disclaimer: I am NOT giving you any type of investment advice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read more here &lt;a href=&quot;https://foundationsforislamiceconomics.wordpress.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://foundationsforislamiceconomics.wordpress.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12301" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T19:34:10.433" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12420" CreationDate="2015-04-01T19:41:58.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Paying $1 in interest is less of a sin than paying $9. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, paying 1% interest on a loan is less of sin than paying 9%. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd take out the loan as it is the lesser of two evils.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12301" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T19:41:58.630" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18956" CreationDate="2015-04-01T19:50:05.920" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You shouldn't earn interest from anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are forced to receive interest, give it to charity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12301" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-04-03T10:40:49.420" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T10:40:49.420" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5855" CreationDate="2015-04-01T20:13:15.380" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the people depositing their money know that its being lent and there is a risk that they may not receive it back its halal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would be a great form of charity from the depositors since the same dollar could be lent out and returned and lent out again multiple times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12301" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-04-01T22:07:28.567" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T22:07:28.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23745" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14826" CreationDate="2015-04-01T20:33:58.920" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Insurance is not haram. It's more risky to not have insurance than it is to have insurance. You don't know the outcome of any investment you make, in fact if you did know the outcome that would be riba (unlawful profit/interest based on Islamic rules).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12301" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-28T09:43:17.423" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T09:43:17.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23746" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21764" CreationDate="2015-04-01T20:37:18.123" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Insurance is NOT HARAM!!! it's more risky to not have insurance than it is to have insurance. You don't know the outcome of any investment you make! in fact if you did know the outcome that would be RIBA!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12301" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-04-03T10:39:43.177" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T10:39:43.177" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18695" CreationDate="2015-04-01T20:39:20.717" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; Just based on Qur'an &lt;strong&gt;convincing&lt;/strong&gt; them is difficult, because they don't believe, but just remind them about the truth if they &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/50/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fear the Father&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess this answer is still open because the question asks the verses from Qur'an as a help in an attempt to prove that Jesus(pbuh) is not God, rather than focusing on how to prove Jesus(pbuh) is not God simply. As described above, I won't discourage you that Christians are not going to believe you no matter how many verses from Qur'an you show it is of no use, I encourage you by trying to help you accumulate verses from the Qur'an to show them. And most importantly, your job is to just remind them of the truth that's it. You won't be asked why did you fail to convince them, if they had to become Muslims, surely God would have guided them all. So, let not their refusal stop you from warning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, shaitan promised he would misguide people and take them along with him to hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no God but one God the Father, who created everything including Jesus (pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And your god is one God. There is no deity [worthy of worship] except Him, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. (Qur'an 2:163)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is not God, as he is relying on his father for everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, Jesus(pbuh) said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is the straight path.&amp;quot; (Qur'an 3:51)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same thing is there even in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2022%3A34-39&amp;amp;version=NIV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bible&lt;/a&gt; emphasizing the worship of Lord God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again the same thing is repeated in Qur'an&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They have certainly disbelieved who say, &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Allah is the Messiah&lt;/strong&gt;, the son of Mary&amp;quot; while the Messiah has said, &amp;quot;O Children of Israel, worship Allah , my Lord and your Lord.&amp;quot; Indeed, he who associates others with Allah - Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers. (Qur'an 5:72)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This time more clear to those who say, Jesus is God, or God is Jesus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This further helps us understand that Jesus did not have divinely nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messiah, son of Mary, was not but a messenger; [other] messengers have passed on before him. And his mother was a supporter of truth. &lt;strong&gt;They both used to eat food. Look how We make clear to them the signs; then look how they are deluded.&lt;/strong&gt; (Qur'an 5:75)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say (O Muhammad SAW to mankind): &amp;quot;How do you worship besides Allah something which has no power either to harm or to benefit you? But it is Allah Who is the All-Hearer, All-Knower.&amp;quot; (Qur'an 5:76)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everywhere in the Bible, Jesus(pbuh) focused on the word &amp;quot;The Father&amp;quot;, emphasizing Allah, rather if he were to be God, then he would've commanded his disciples simply saying, &amp;quot;worship me that's fine. I'll grant you heaven&amp;quot;. No, he said, he is the ticket to heaven, to ultimately reach the father, you need to hold fast to me, meaning perfectly follow me to reach the Father. Because Father doesn't like the wrong doing people, Jesus(pbuh) came to guide the lost sheep of Israel, to take them back to the father through him. You can find a near summary of his teachings in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2010&amp;amp;version=NIV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mathew 10&lt;/a&gt;, but again there he emphasized on &lt;strong&gt;doing righteous deeds by loving him&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say (O Muhammad SAW): &amp;quot;O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Exceed not the limits in your religion (by believing in something) other than the truth, and do not follow the vain desires of people who went astray in times gone by, and who misled many, and strayed (themselves) from the Right Path.&amp;quot; (Qur'an 5:77)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This clearly warns the Christians don't try to over understand the Bible, but just understand what is clear and precise. Rather don't exceed your limits, don't follow the vain desires of the people who misled many. These words can be clearly attributed to the disciples of Jesus (pbuh) who invented all extra concepts of Jesus(pbuh) being God. In short, I can tell you to advice him to at least follow the Unitarian Christians, who don't say Jesus(pbuh) is God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No where in the Bible did Jesus(pbuh) implicitly say that 'I'm God'. It is they perceive things which are not clear, there by leading themselves to Fitna.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the way people perceive things changed over time. At the very beginning, his disciples clearly understood him as the only son of God, later, if he could be son of God, then he is also God. Based on &amp;quot;I and the father are one&amp;quot; as said by Jesus(pbuh) they claim he is god but you need to prove them that this statement doesn't mean Jesus(pbuh) is god, but means 'what ever I say/do, it's because the father has inspired in me'. But the shaitan is sure to deceive people in what ever way possible. He leads them to follow the footsteps of their ancestors and fulfills his promise of taking people to hell. He could ask, Why is that, just believing Jesus (pbuh) is God, so wrong? Then I ask 'why is that just not believing Jesus (pbuh) is God not right? I mean, all you need to do, you can still be a perfect Christian by following him perfectly along with being a near believer just by not believing Jesus (pbuh) is God'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If they read things clearly from the Bible (Old Testament), any common person with basic understanding could doubt &lt;a href=&quot;https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/25112/is-it-wrong-to-say-jesus-is-the-god-of-the-old-testament&quot;&gt;is it not wrong to call Jesus (pbuh) as God&lt;/a&gt; based on Old Testament, but unfortunately the reminder of the people delude him.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They are still trying their level best to prove Jesus (pbuh) is God, but all they can do is convince people but can't prove.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Friendly reminder&lt;/strong&gt;, 2day, most Christians are deluded by the false notions created by the inferences made by the disciples. Although the disciples never themselves talked about the concept Trinity implicitly, later generations created it. So, if you really care for your friend that he/she should not enter Hell, then you need to prove to him/her 2 more things, i.e. Trinity is wrong (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/73&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:73&lt;/a&gt;), &amp;amp; Jesus (pbuh) being literal or 'only' son is wrong (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/39/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;39:4&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/21/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;21:26&lt;/a&gt;). If you can't prove them these 3 things are wrong, then&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians as Auliya' (friends, protectors, helpers, etc.), they are but Auliya' to one another. And if any amongst you takes them as Auliya', then surely he is one of them. Verily, Allah guides not those people who are the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers and unjust).&lt;/strong&gt; (Qur'an 5:51)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please don't waste your precious time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T21:42:40.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10084" CreationDate="2015-04-01T20:44:12.663" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No its not a bribe. Giving incentives for people to use a product is completely legit so long as their is no deception involved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12301" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-04-01T22:01:09.733" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T22:01:09.733" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8789" CreationDate="2015-04-01T20:54:07.250" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. It's halal as you are facilitating the trading of Halal products i.e. shares in halal companies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12301" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-04-01T22:00:52.420" LastActivityDate="2015-04-01T22:00:52.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23752" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-02T00:42:19.570" Score="3" ViewCount="496" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pewforum.org/2012/08/09/the-worlds-muslims-unity-and-diversity-1-religious-affiliation/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;A Pew Poll&lt;/a&gt; has given the percentages of Sunnis, Shiites, and those who identify as &quot;just a Muslim&quot; throughout the world. Each of these is considered mutually exclusive by the pollster. Then it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For some Muslims, another layer of identity comes from membership in a Sufi order. ... These orders can fall within either Sunni or Shia Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It then gives the percentages of Sufis in various countries, as it had for Sunnis and Shiites. But it doesn't really give an idea of the overlap between them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have any polls or studies said how many Sufi Muslims also adhere to Sunnism or Shiism?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11593" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2015-04-02T15:28:08.867" LastActivityDate="2022-01-18T12:38:00.387" Title="What's the overlap between Sufi Muslims and Sunni and Shiite Muslims?" Tags="|shia-sunni|sufism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23754" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23756" CreationDate="2015-04-02T01:20:41.027" Score="3" ViewCount="2009" Body="&lt;p&gt;Somewhere I've heard, that emotions are transient things, but Allah is ethernal. And thus, Allah can't have emotions. It deeply surprised me, because I think, the only reason for the supreme being to create the world is the love. He doesn't need us, we can't give Him anything which he would need.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, the only reason for Him to create us, is that He loves us. If you have a million of dollars, there is no problem for you to give a cent (or even much more) to a poor man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But these are only my speculations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do the Quran mentions anything about Allah's emotions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12303" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-02T02:32:15.050" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T02:32:15.050" Title="Does Allah have emotions?" Tags="|quran|allah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23755" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23627" CreationDate="2015-04-02T02:13:36.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, as I support and would like to add the following to AdityaPurwa's answer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They ask you, [O Muhammad], what they should spend. Say, &quot;Whatever you spend of good is [to be] for parents and relatives and orphans and the needy and the traveler. And whatever you do of good - indeed, Allah is Knowing of it. (Qur'an 2:215)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I would prefer to go in the order mentioned in the verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T02:13:36.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23754" CreationDate="2015-04-02T02:26:52.140" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you call the possessing of the following qualities - &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/search?q=merciful&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mercy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/85/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Love&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/1/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anger&lt;/a&gt; as emotions, then YES, Allah has emotions. As they're described in Qur'an in many places.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you ask Does Allah has emotions like us,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then I would say NO, because comparing ourselves with Allah is highly not advisable, but still to answer, we might call ourselves possessing these qualities too i.e. Mercy, Love, Anger, but we won't be expressing them perfectly or always whenever necessary. But Allah's way of expressing emotions remains constant towards a person or creation of his if that person/creation meets the necessary conditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T02:26:52.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23757" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18959" CreationDate="2015-04-02T02:56:32.577" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa alaykum salam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is mostly depend on the personal idea. The main disagreement between Sunni and Shia was a political struggle. Most of the founders of other thoughts weren't intend to create something new to divide people. They were scholars searching for the truth and had some ideas to solve detail problems. All of them were right at some points and actually they were trying to solve problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a saying: &lt;strong&gt;Being on the side of the king more than the king himself&lt;/strong&gt;. The people thought that some scholars were more right than the others, so the others should be wrong, thus should be condemned. They may actually be wrong, but that wasn't their intention, they were humans after all. Its like being a fanatic of a football team. They play and you fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also teachings of some scholars which makes some regular Muslims think false about each other. For example, I heard from a Shia, that Sunnis were on the side of Muawiyah, thus he was very hateful with Sunnis. I don't know about others, but in a Turkish Sunni Teaching, we were told that Ali(ra) was right on that issue. Also in Turkey, there are news on tv occasionally that Iran Shiites are cursing the first 3 caliphs during salat etc. So many people believe such things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is an issue in Islamic Societies named &lt;strong&gt;takfeer&lt;/strong&gt;. It means that you are claiming somebody isn't a real Muslim, but a Mushrikh. Although it is very dangerous according to a hadith, there are so many scholars and sheikhs making this act constantly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that the problem is this: The most of the Muslim world is so uneducated, so intolerant that they can't live with the fact that they may be wrong. Or from ordinary person's side, his/her sheikh can't be wrong. So many people see their spiritual leaders as infallible, can't be wrong, all honest. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As for your answer&lt;/strong&gt;, the people of the kind which see his/her sheikh or scholar is infallible, would answer you that it is obligatory. Because according to their view, ordinary people can't understand Quran, thus shouldn't think with their minds. They should follow the one true leader. Who is this man? Whoever speaks parallel with their prejudged minds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a group of people who claims that Muslims shouldn't be divided and their claim is based on this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who have divided their religion and become sects - you, [O Muhammad], are not [associated] with them in anything. Their affair is only [left] to Allah ; then He will inform them about what they used to do. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/159&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-'An`ām 6/159&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They will tell you that there shouldn't be sects at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there is a group claiming there may be different opinions/sects about a problem, and you can follow whichever you want according to your need. You can also change your attitude with the change of your need. For example, eating sea products is considered as haram in some sects, and halal in some sects. According to these people, you shouldn't eat them as a safety precaution. But if there is no other thing to eat, you can eat them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see, its all about personal opinions and beliefs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T02:56:32.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23758" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23446" CreationDate="2015-04-02T03:12:17.113" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sister, firstly, it is not wrong that loving someone else again, or marrying again. We are humans, we have emotions, we have needs. You may decide that your children may need a good father, or you need a good husband. This is not wrong. Also far more acceptable than going through a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, the life in the heaven won't be exactly the same as in the earth. There won't be any trouble, or pain, or sadness etc. All people there will be happy. This is the promise of Allah for Muslims. But there are people who want contradicting things with each other. For example you may want to be with your children, but they may not want to be with you, rather they may want to be with their spouses. How would that be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually I don't know. But I know that there won't be any sadness there. Also all of our wishes will be met. Maybe we want such things because we are selfish now and we won't wish them in heaven, maybe it is our right to wish such things and it will be met. How is Allah's problem. He can easily find a solution to such things. Maybe you will be your husband at the same time he will be someone else, but you won't know. Maybe it is possible in heaven that he will be with her and he won't be with her at the same time. We can't know. But we can sure about that, there will be no sadness there and all of our wishes will be met, because Allah made a promise to us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T03:12:17.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23764" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-02T06:04:07.777" Score="6" ViewCount="1883" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Bukhari Volume 009, Book 086, Hadith Number 090&lt;/strong&gt;. Narrated By&#xA;  'Abdullah : Nafi narrated to me that 'Abdullah said that Allah's&#xA;  Apostle forbade the Shighar. I asked Nafi', &quot;What is the Shighar?&quot; He&#xA;  said, &quot;It is to marry the daughter of a man and marry one's daughter&#xA;  to that man (at the same time) without Mahr (in both cases); or to&#xA;  marry the sister of a man and marry one's own sister to that man&#xA;  without Mahr.&quot; Some people said, &quot;If one, by a trick, marries on the&#xA;  basis of Shighar, &lt;strong&gt;the marriage is valid but its condition is illegal&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;&#xA;  The same scholar said regarding Al-Mut'a, &quot;The marriage is invalid and&#xA;  its condition is illegal.&quot; Some others said, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;The Mut'a and the&#xA;  Shighar are permissible but the condition is illegal&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a marriage to be legal all its conditions must be met.&lt;br&gt;Can a marriage be valid even if its  conditions are illegal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does it man by the marriage is valid but its condition is illegal?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12166" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-28T12:20:01.217" LastActivityDate="2023-04-17T08:15:48.600" Title="What does it mean by the marriage is valid but its condition is illegal?" Tags="|nikah|hadith-interpretation|nikah-al-mutah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10279" CreationDate="2015-04-02T11:01:41.727" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do not play musical instruments it's forbidden, there's a Hadith. Singing is allowed if it dosent go far from ISLAM and have bad content, it's bad if it is offensive to people. The prophet used to let women (men too) sing. Listening to Islamic music (nasheeds) is Halal but listening to swear words and bad content music is &quot;&quot;&quot;Haram&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;. I will research more but from what I know you can listen if it has appropriate content and has a good message. Ask a Shaikh to get a better understanding. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As alam wa alaykum, Bro/Sis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah forgive us for all our sins, guide us to the right patha no take us to Jannah with the prophets, Inshallah. AMEEN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12310" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T11:01:41.727" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23752" CreationDate="2015-04-02T11:10:07.163" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You write: “From these numbers I could derive vague approximations for how many Sufis are also Sunnis and/or Shiites”. I do not understand how (purely statistically) you could do this. Perhaps you could explain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most Sufis consider themselves to be followers of one or another of the law schools (madhāhib), either Sunni or Shi’i. In Egypt and North Africa (for example) the majority of the population as a whole, and thus also of the Sufis, follow the Maliki school of Sunni Islam. In Iran the Sufis, like the majority of the population as a whole, follow the Ja’fari school of Shi’i Islam. In the Yemen (if I may speak from my personal experience) the Zaydi (Shi’i) ulama reject Sufism entirely, but the Shafi’i (Sunni) believers are often Sufis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-20T11:59:57.377" LastActivityDate="2015-09-20T11:59:57.377" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16609" CreationDate="2015-04-02T13:30:58.070" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its hard to describe such people. Its like schizophrenia. When you read the symptoms, you may easily think that most of the people are schizophrenics. But when you see a real schizophrenic person, you will easily see the difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some people who are slow minded. They don't need special care to live (they can eat, dress etc by themselves), but they don't think properly, can easily be cheated by someone. They can't be made responsible for important things such as being a commander or being a boss of a company. They usually don't give any importance to earthly things, so when someone say them to give up their property or money, or to lend for a certain time, they don't think that this man may be cheating them and won't give back the money ever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are like mentally ill, but in a half degree. There are people who don't give any importance to earthly things with aware, but these are not aware. They are like having a child's mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, we shouldn't give them a full responsibility over property until they begin to think properly. This would be escaping from responsibility, and throwing a child into middle of the wolves. We can foresee that they will be cheated by someone soon, thus lose their property and will become poor and needy. Rather than giving them some money and let them take care of responsibility of that money, we should feed them and clothe them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also this verse may include some people which are not old/mature enough to take the responsibility of property such as teenagers or children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-04-02T13:30:58.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22975" CreationDate="2015-04-02T15:39:04.927" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And there is none of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), but must believe in him ['Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), as only a Messenger of Allah and a human being], before his [&lt;strong&gt;'Iesa (Jesus)&lt;/strong&gt; or a Jew's or a Christian's] death (at the time of the appearance of the angel of death). And on the Day of Resurrection, he [&lt;strong&gt;'Iesa (Jesus)] will be a witness against them&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can take help of Muhsin Khan's translation to understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The death is referring to in common &lt;strong&gt;any person of the people of scripture.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse is picked from the sequence 4:153 to 4:162 and all these verses are talking about &lt;strong&gt;Jews in particular&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every person of the people of scripture (&lt;strong&gt;especially Jews) must believe&lt;/strong&gt; in Jesus (pbuh) before his (person's) death comes and may also imply that Christians must believe in Jesus (pbuh)(and his message of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Commandment#Gospel_of_Matthew&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;worshiping One God&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;strong&gt;perfectly&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is the intent of the ayah. (As far as I know) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Creator knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-04T16:50:05.493" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T16:50:05.493" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10168" CreationDate="2015-04-02T20:41:17.197" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your profits must be associated with the performance of the business you've invested in. Otherwise if you've used the money to obtain the right to even more money then that is interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12301" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-04-03T10:39:06.397" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T10:39:06.397" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23774" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-03T01:46:49.487" Score="2" ViewCount="30860" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found recently that all women should have a wali or wakil (lawyer) to represent  them during  the Nikah otherwise it is not valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is my second marriage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before the marriage, I told him I need someone to represent me because I have no male relative, the &lt;em&gt;Imam who did our Nikah had told me I don't need one&lt;/em&gt; and I can represent myself &lt;em&gt;because I was a divorcee&lt;/em&gt; and two of his relatives witnessed the Nikah and that's enough. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have a child together now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have the following questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Was the Nikah valid?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have I committed a sin because I didn't know?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What can I do or how can I repent?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What will make of our child if the Nikah was not valid? (Illegitimate?)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm scare, afraid I committed  a sin unintentionally.  Any guidance  would be gladly appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;FYI - That imam did not represent me and said it is not required &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5473" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T15:06:48.017" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T15:06:48.017" Title="Is marriage without a Wali for a divorcee woman valid?" Tags="|hadith|nikah|fiqh|wali|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23776" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-04-03T03:54:32.587" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-04-03T03:54:32.587" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T03:54:32.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23777" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-04-03T03:54:32.587" Score="0" Body="Questions seeking to understand the interpretation of a hadith, its context or its meaning.  If you're explicitly seeking its authenticity, rather than its meaning, use the &quot;authenticity&quot; tag." OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T01:51:34.000" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T01:51:34.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23778" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-03T04:11:38.733" Score="2" ViewCount="5828" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih International &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2:191: And kill them wherever you overtake them and expel&#xA;  them from wherever they have expelled you, and fitnah is worse than&#xA;  killing. And do not fight them at al-Masjid al- Haram until they fight&#xA;  you there. But if they fight you, then kill them. Such is the&#xA;  recompense of the disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the meaning of &lt;code&gt;fitnah&lt;/code&gt; here and why is it condemned more than murder?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3864" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-03T06:13:07.383" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T06:13:07.383" Title="What is the meaning of 'fitnah' in 2:191" Tags="|quran|tafseer|surat-al-baqarah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23779" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23778" CreationDate="2015-04-03T05:11:34.467" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And slay them wherever ye find them, and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out, for &lt;strong&gt;persecution&lt;/strong&gt; is worse than slaughter. And fight not with them at the Inviolable Place of Worship until they first attack you there, but if they attack you (there) then slay them. Such is the reward of disbelievers. (Same thing but of &lt;i&gt;Pickthall's&lt;/i&gt; translation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And basic definition of persecution is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs. (Oxford Dictionary)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;why is it condemned more than murder?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer this I would take help of a quote from wiki's definition of Fitna,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fitna as persecution appears in several of the verses commanding Muslims to fight the unbelievers (specifically referring to the Meccan polytheists who had persecuted Muhammad and his early followers, thus leading to the hijra). For example, in Qur'an 2:191, the command to fight is justified on the grounds that &amp;quot;persecution (al-fitnatu) is worse than slaying.&amp;quot; Similarly, in Qur'an 2:193, Muslims are forbidden from fighting unbelievers around the Holy Mosque in Mecca unless the unbelievers attack first, in which case Muslims are to fight &amp;quot;until there is no persecution (fitnatun) and the religion is God's.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitna_%28word%29#Persecution&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the basic thing which we can infer is that persecution is disliked by Allah, whether it be done by the believers to the non believers (or) done by &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/85/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;non-believers to the believers&lt;/a&gt;. And the rest lies in the exegesis of the verse further explaining it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T05:11:34.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23780" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5585" CreationDate="2015-04-03T10:17:04.343" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No, this is neither from Qur'an or is a Sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh)&lt;/strong&gt; but infact this hadith comes from Umar (RA) as it was reported that this was his sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that ‘Umar prayed Qunoot with the following words:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“O’ Allah! We implore You for help and beg forgiveness of You and believe in You and rely on You and extol You and we are thankful to You and are not ungrateful to You and we alienate and forsake those who disobey You. O’ Allah! You alone do we worship and for You do we pray and prostrate and we betake to please You and present ourselves for the service in Your cause and we hope for Your mercy and fear Your chastisement. Undoubtedly, Your torment is going to overtake infidels” (Translation of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/22316&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Du'a e Qunoot&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Narrated by al-Bayhaqi, 2/210; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Irwa’, 2/170)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Took support from Ansari's answer&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T10:17:04.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23781" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11142" CreationDate="2015-04-03T12:29:34.360" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It states clearly that the land belongs to the Jews. Of course children inherit from fathers according to both Islamic and Jewish law. So what's the question? The concept of exile just means no rebuilding of their temple till Messiah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12318" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T12:29:34.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23782" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-03T14:01:31.653" Score="2" ViewCount="1070" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a problem lately, I don't know why I keep missing my Isyaa' prayer. It's been almost 2 weeks now. I want to keep praying and pray to Allah and I keep forgetting or just jump into bed and sleep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One time, I made my wudu and got ready to pray but then I sat on my bed for a while and dozed off, the next thing I know it's already Subuh pray time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How to strengthen our faith and to fight satan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12319" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-04-06T18:54:00.683" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T07:56:09.783" Title="How to remember the time for prayer and to fight the Satan whispering to us?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|imaan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23783" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23782" CreationDate="2015-04-03T16:34:44.117" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The best way to fight the satan is the remembrance of Allah(Dhikr).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Allah says in this Ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&amp;quot;الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ أَلاَ بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ&amp;quot;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/T43d8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Remembrance of Allah&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While you are waiting for the prayer time you can fill your time reading Quran,  Worshiping Allah(Tasbih) and seeking his forgiveness(Istighfar) and especially reading the Quran, it helps you to keep your heart filled up with faith and to maintain this faith sturdy and firm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another solution is to keep praying(Nafilah) until it's the prayer time as Allah says in this two Ayahat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&amp;quot; يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ&amp;quot;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1YNVH.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Patience and Prayer&quot; /&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sphiW.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Patience and Prayer&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; You can always set a reminder in your phone if you are very tired.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12320" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T07:46:40.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9815" CreationDate="2015-04-03T19:06:27.640" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;“O you who believe, intoxicants, Maysir, sacrificing for idols and  making decisions based on games of chance are filth from the work of satan, so avoid these things and you may prosper. Satan desires to create enmity and hatred amongst you through intoxicants and gambling and to stop you from praying and remembering Allah. So will you abstain from these things?” [Quran 5:90-91]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maysir comes from the Arabic word “yisir” meaning ease. It is called this because it is associated with attempts to easily acquire wealth through games of chance.(1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, if something has a “get rich quick” feel to it, it’s immediately suspect of being Maysir. The Quran also adds to Maysir’s description by saying it has more cost than benefit for society:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“They ask you, O Muhammad,  concerning alcoholic drink and maysir. Say: they contain great sin and benefit for people, but their sin is greater than their benefit. And they ask you what should they give to charity? Say: that which is more than their need, And so Allah shows you wisdom so that maybe you will think”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Quran, Chapter: Al-Baqra, Verse No:219]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For activities such as gambling, the prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him, did the cost-benefit analysis for us. Gambling is prohibited. The prophet, peace be upon him, said: “whoever tells his friend “let’s make a bet [for money]” should give something to charity as repentance.”So if its unclear whether or not an activity involves Maysir, a good way to check would be to do a societal cost-benefit analysis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For other acts, such as investing in the stock market, we must do the cost-benefit analysis ourselves. This is why the Quranic verse ends with the meaning “so that maybe you will think”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let’s go over some examples to test our understanding and come out with clear criteria for when something is Maysir:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example 1: Opening a business&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;New businesses have an 80% chance of failing in their first five years. How much of a role luck plays in the success of a new business is up for debate. What is not up for debate is the necessity of entrepreneurship and the immense societal value it creates. Without entrepreneurship economies lose adaptivity and a large portion of their ability to create jobs. Accordingly, entrepreneurship is not Maysir for either the entrepreneur or the investors regardless of the risks they are assuming.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example 2: Playing Roulette&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A roulette wheel player who can bet on the color red or the color black has a 50% chance of winning. In fact, most games in a casino have better odds than starting a business. Yet all of them are Maysir. This is because there is virtually no indispensable societal value created from playing them. Further, these games’ tendency to cause addiction and financial ruin increase their cost on society substantially.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example 3: A lottery ticket carrying a 95% chance of winning&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here the probability for loss and the stakes of the game are rather small. Yet, similar to a roulette wheel, the activity adds no necessary societal value and has a tendency to cause addiction. Accordingly, a lottery ticket with very little risk is still Maysir because its societal cost-benefit calculation justifies prohibition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example 4: Investing in the stock market&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Proponents of classifying investing in the stock market as Maysir like to point out that the stock market is generally a secondary market. Meaning when you buy stock in IBM, the money isn’t going to IBM rather its going to some other trader. Therefore, there is little societal gain from trading in the stock market. Additionally, the stock market’s high degree of unpredictability makes it look even more like Maysir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not so fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For liquidity purposes, it is absolutely necessary for stock markets to exist. Without these markets, and the liquidity they provide investors, companies would find it very difficult to lure investors into buying their equity. Accordingly, the value created by stock markets is immense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a cost perspective, It’s possible to get addicted to day trading. In fact, many do. Especially in this day and age with technology making trading stocks ever more easy. Day trading is a great way to lose your shirt without the hassle of going to a casino. Being good enough at day trading to make decent money is the exception, not the rule. The SEC warns, “Day traders typically suffer severe financial losses in their first months of trading, and many never graduate to profit-making status.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, investing in the stock market with the intention of holding your investments for long periods, like what happens in most retirement plans, is historically a wise thing to do. Over the last 50 years, the S&amp;amp;P 500 (which represents a group of 500 stocks chosen because they are representative of the overall market) yielded average returns of 11% annually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is investing in the stock market a form of Maysir?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Depends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you’re investing to make a quick buck it’s probably Maysir. The amount of value created from trying to “play the market” does not justify the risks entailed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, If you’re choosing companies because of their long-term prospects and you plan on holding your investments for a while, then it’s not Maysir. The probability of loss and tendency to cause addiction are reduced substantially using a buy-and-hold investment strategy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Disclaimer: I am NOT giving you any type of investment advice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example 5: Betting on horses&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Mohammed, peace be upon him, allowed jockeys and marksmen to place wagers on themselves saying: “Wagers are allowed only for racing camels or horses or shooting arrows.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why isn’t this Maysir? How is betting that your horse will win a race different from betting that you can make a three point shot in basketball? Why did the prophet make specific exceptions for horses, camels and shooting arrows?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet, peace be upon him, did the cost-benefit analysis the Quran instructed him to make. At the time of the prophet and for more than 1000 years later horses, camels (in the middle east) and skilled archers were essential tools of war. The prophet, peace be upon him, correctly recognized that competition was essential to evolve the expertise of breeding horses and camels and encourage high level marksmanship. Competitors expend more effort when money is involved, and that’s why the prophet allowed wagers for these competitions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some have suggested the prophet’s words mean that betting on horses today is ok. I strongly disagree with this since the cost-benefit calculation has changed. Neither horses nor camels are used in wars and the societal benefits of developing expertise in training them are now much lower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would encourage proponents of such views to remember the “so that maybe you will think” part of the Quranic verse I mentioned earlier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the examples I mentioned there are two questions you should ask when trying to determine if you are dealing with Maysir:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- Does the activity create value for society i.e. can it be considered a game?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the answer is yes, then ask:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- Does someone stand to lose something of material worth based on the outcome of the game?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the answer is yes again, then it’s Maysir and it’s prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I would caution against classifying something as Maysir based on its risk level. I don’t think quantifying risk is needed and frankly I’m not sure it can be done. I don’t know how much risk an oil prospector is taking but I know there is value created so I don’t care. As we saw earlier, if a lottery ticket carries a 95% chance of winning, there is very little risk for the player and yet it’s still Maysir because playing it creates no value.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12301" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T19:06:27.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16696" CreationDate="2015-04-03T23:44:44.007" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hadith is a narration about Mohammad(puh)'s words and actions. They are like &quot;I heard from this man who heard from that man that Prophet Mohammad(puh) said this, or did this&quot;. The most ancient hadith books were written 200 years after the death of Mohammad(puh). They are called &lt;strong&gt;Kutub al-Sittah&lt;/strong&gt;, which means &quot;the 6 books&quot;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kutub_al-Sittah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;You can find them here&lt;/a&gt;. As you see, they were all written by Sunni scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadiths are divided into 3 categories:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Authentic ones&lt;/strong&gt;: They seem as the most reliable ones.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Made up ones&lt;/strong&gt;: They are believed as they have been made up for political reasons etc. They are either against Quran clearly, or their narrators weren't trustworthy. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can't decidable ones&lt;/strong&gt;: They are seem to be fine and accurate, but their narrators are not trustworthy or unknown.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Quran's and Hadiths' points of view, please look at &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/11826/where-exactly-does-the-quran-or-hadith-say-that-picture-making-is-a-sin/23624#23624&quot;&gt;my answer in this question&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the Ottomans and Persians, they did painting yes, but not similar to western painting. They either didn't draw the face, or they didn't draw it properly. Please search for &lt;strong&gt;miniature&lt;/strong&gt;. In later period, they abandoned this and draw just like westerners. But somebody's decisions or actions don't change &quot;the theory&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why are there so few living beings portrayed in Islamic Art?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of the hadiths. Please look at the link I gave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does it make a difference if it is secular or religious art work, human or animal figures?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes. It has been allowed to draw non-living things. This is why Islamic societies draw trees and different geometric shapes through history. Please search for &lt;strong&gt;enamelled tile&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It differentiates if you support your claim with different hadiths. According to some, you can't draw anything at all. According to some another, you can't draw living things only. According to another interpretation, you can't draw faces. According to another interpretation, you can't draw properly. The Ottomans usually applied the last one, the Persians on the other had usually applied the 3rd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is portrait painting of an identifiable individual allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every authority in history seem to prohibited it. But in later periods, as I said, they painted like westerners.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main purpose to prohibit painting and sculpturing was to keep people away from returning to idol worshiping. Some people take this literally and didn't look to the reason, while some other people tried to find a gap in this rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-04-03T23:44:44.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23789" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-04T03:25:35.797" Score="1" ViewCount="1139" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Islam have a hermetic background from ancient Babylon? If not, then why does it copy the philosophy and rituals from them? Especially the astrological principles laid down by that priesthood of Babylonia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12307" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-25T21:25:00.687" LastActivityDate="2016-11-25T21:25:00.687" Title="Does Islam have a hermetic background from ancient Babylon?" Tags="|history|theology|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23790" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23523" CreationDate="2015-04-04T07:13:50.183" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you ask will they come and slap us while we're alone, then I would say I'm not sure about it, if such incidents have ever occured.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you ask will they cause us to slap ourselves then the answer is &lt;strong&gt;YES&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This second one they accomplish only by whispering in our hearts and commanding us to slap ourselves (how? that depends on Satan's trick).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, as Hamza Islam said, isolation couldn't be considered as a factor, it is the measure of remembrance of Allah which could be considered a factor, since&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whosoever turns away (blinds himself) from the remembrance of the Most Beneficent (Allah) (i.e. this Quran and worship of Allah), We appoint for him Shaitan (Satan - devil) to be a Qarin (an intimate companion) to him. (Qur'an 43:36)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suggest, you to watch this, a bit long though, but a good one - &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0usGDDlyK7A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Getting started with Jinns&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2019-01-21T05:02:31.283" LastActivityDate="2019-01-21T05:02:31.283" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23791" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23794" CreationDate="2015-04-04T11:47:08.497" Score="2" ViewCount="8349" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this list of verses in surah 42 &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/42/7-16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/42/7-16&lt;/a&gt;, 13 is started with a star, what does it indicate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/0tDwt.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think it is marking a break of ruku, because in my Qur'an ruku ends at verse number 9 and a new ruku starts from 10. So, what is this star about?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-30T10:49:16.180" LastActivityDate="2016-03-30T10:49:16.180" Title="Notation of star before an ayah indicates?" Tags="|arabic|reading-quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23774" CreationDate="2015-04-04T14:10:46.937" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't see any rule that wali only applies to virgin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But wali is mandatory for a marriage, so it have to be someone to be wali.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12245" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T14:10:46.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23793" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23081" CreationDate="2015-04-04T14:19:08.207" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The talaq is valid, if he asked for rujuk, the rujuk should be valid too as long it is within the iddah span. Rujuk is asking to be together again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah show you the best, Allah know the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12245" LastEditorUserId="12245" LastEditDate="2015-04-04T23:34:16.657" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T23:34:16.657" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23791" CreationDate="2015-04-04T14:22:20.553" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The star notation, called &lt;em&gt;rubʿ l-hizb&lt;/em&gt;, marks the starting of a &lt;em&gt;quarter&lt;/em&gt; hizb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hizb&lt;/em&gt; being one of the two groups (plural: &lt;em&gt;ahzab&lt;/em&gt;) a Juz' is divided into.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/documentation/versemarks.jsp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Verse Marks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juz%27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Juz'&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rub_el_Hizb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rub el Hizb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T14:22:20.553" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21346" CreationDate="2015-04-04T14:23:58.347" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ulil Amri , ruler is the one responsible for doing so.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask a simple question, assuming France is not an Islamic country altogether, what if a criminal commits a punishable crime (in an Islamic community) like murder, rape, adultery etc. then &lt;strong&gt;supposing&lt;/strong&gt; Some_Country is a completely Islamic country altogether, can these people Some_Country take actions going on in France? Can they punish the criminals in France just because Islam has laws provided for those crimes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is basically &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a community say A, a leader of some other community say B doesn't get to take actions on the people of A. So, in general, only a leader of an Islamic community can take actions only in his community.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now in our case, if Muslims are a minority in a community say A, then Muslims have to be very careful in that place, abiding by the rules and regulations of that community. This could be considered analogous to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) dwelling in his community of disbelievers during his early days of Prophet-hood. Imagine, at the very beginning when he was only with a few followers, when he was mocked. Only when a community comes in the hands of Muslims, then the leader of that community gets to rule according to Islamic laws and take actions as deemed necessary for the sake of the community.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if in a Muslim community (today), suppose some nonbeliever in it mocks the Prophet (pbuh) by any means, say cartoons, then the leader of that community decides what to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some of the main points from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/86109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamQA&lt;/a&gt; article which I found relevant, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We must denounce it forcefully, each of us according to his abilities, by sending letters and articles, or making phone calls, to their government, foreign affairs departments and newspapers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We should demand a clear and sincere apology from them, not deception or justification of the crime which they call an apology. We do not want an apology for showing disrespect towards the Muslims; rather we want an admission of error and an apology for that error. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We should request them to punish the criminals for their crime. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And so are other points in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, remember, anytime, &lt;strong&gt;what ever step is taken, it is taken wisely, rather than in a rage.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12245" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-04T19:32:22.690" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T19:32:22.690" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18806" CreationDate="2015-04-04T14:29:11.863" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Music is haram, so try hard to avoid it. Alcohol is not haram, unless intended to be made khamr. Any device is not haram, unless intended to be made as bridge to haram content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As some device have greater good cause than bad, it probably allowed. Just be careful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah know best &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12245" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-16T06:49:45.063" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T06:49:45.063" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23801" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23774" CreationDate="2015-04-04T19:47:32.007" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If this is your second marriage, there is no need to vakil, but if it is your first marriage , you need a vakil ...&#xA;The complete sentence is that if you are bakereh, you need a vakil, but if you aren't, you can do your marriage without any vakil ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12330" LastActivityDate="2015-04-04T19:47:32.007" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12689" CreationDate="2015-04-05T06:10:25.373" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this day and age, I hope with the gift of knowledge and the Internet, people would learn. For Knowledge is Allah's Gift to Mankind. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Body is given by Allah to the possessor. In the day of Judgement, you are responsible for any harm to your body. Saying that, having lot of kids will change the internal workings of a woman's body. In the long run, it will do more harm to the woman body by having a lot of kids.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Having a baby will produce Dopa-mine. This is a natural chemical which is addictive like any drug one would use like cocaine and ecstasy. So one should not have Children cause one feels lost or looking for fulfillment. Happiness should come from within and also by being devoted to Allah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Marriage is a partnership between a Man and a Woman. If the Man does not want to use contraceptives does not mean he can force his wife from using them. As in Point 1 , it's her body ; Allah's gift to her. So she should be comfortable in not using protection. Remember she is the one who is going to carry a child for nine months. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the Quran, it’s written not to kill your children because of poverty, Allah will provide. It does not mention anything about not having kids. Having Children is a responsibility and a Mother's choice. Having too many kids with the inability to provide for them and care for them is the same as killing them. In this age where we are a 7 Billion people and soon will reach 10 billion, we will run out of food and water and destroy Allah’s gift to us, the World. Already a lot of people live in poverty. Would you want to drive your children to such fate? Allah will always provide but we humans are not kind and humble. We are greedy and many wars can be seen because of poverty. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Being a Muslim does not mean you should follow blindly. Question, find the answers and if you are still unsatisfied with the answers, question some more. When a Man feels he is right when others say he is wrong, Allah will take into consideration the thoughts of the man when judging him. &#xA;May Allah bless you all.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12337" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T10:21:01.630" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T10:21:01.630" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23807" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-05T08:37:25.207" Score="4" ViewCount="8035" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a 21 year old girl and my parents have fixed my match. The groom's family later quoted that they wont be performing &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walima&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;walima&lt;/a&gt; (marriage banquet), as none in their family performed yet, they even said that they won't be contributing financially even in nikah. Even the meher amount they would give is low considering the amount the groom earns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is walima neccesary?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12339" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T02:27:27.623" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T02:27:27.623" Title="Is walima (marriage banquet) neccesary?" Tags="|nikah|wedding|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23789" CreationDate="2015-04-05T09:07:02.360" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two major claims about the religion history:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Atheistic view&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Islam's view&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Atheistic View&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It says that the humans were afraid of natural events such as lightning and storm. Also they were thankful for other natural things such as fruit giving trees. So, with the improvement of the brain and abstract thinking, they started to give abstract meanings to natural things and events, which eventually led them to worship in order to gain favor and avoid disasters. In time, with an improved abstract thinking and tools, humans realized that ordinary natural things can be beaten, thus they must be controlled by more powerful beings: gods. In time, this polytheism evolved into monotheism. Thus, it is expected that today's monotheistic believes still carrying myths from past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Islam's View&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It says that, there are always One God, there was and there will be. He created mankind and gave orders, but mankind corrupted the fact. Thus, Allah chose messengers among people in order to remind them the fact. Some were successful, some weren't. But, eventually mankind changed the belief again by corrupting the belief and changing the books which were given to the prophets by Allah to teach them the truth. Eventually, the last messenger was chosen and he was given a book which will never be changed until the end of the world. The belief in the minds can be corrupted again as we can see today, but one who seeks for truth can reach it through un-corrupted book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you believe that the atheistic claim is true, then you won't be surprised by the signs of the ancient beliefs in today's religions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, if you believe that the Islam's claim is true, then you won't be surprised by the signs of ancient beliefs in Islam, because they are a part of the truth and they were there before the ancient polytheistic beliefs. They just entered to the polytheistic beliefs in the corruption process, they probably misunderstood, but they were there before. Islam just corrected their meanings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does Islam have a hermetic background form ancient Babylon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, ancient Babylon has a background from Islam (the only monotheistic religion since the beginning). But, a lot of things had lost their true meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If not, then why does it copy the philosophy and rituals from them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ancient Babylon copied the philosophy and rituals from Islam, but changed their meanings. They probably discovered the order in the sky/planets, enlightened the bond between it and religious rituals, but with the change in their belief, this bond gained a different meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-04-05T09:07:02.360" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23809" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23807" CreationDate="2015-04-05T16:20:07.093" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walima is a sunnat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hadith No. 2172:&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas bin Malik (RA) narrates, 'Abdur Rahman bin Auf (RA), emigrated to&#xA;  Madinah, the Prophet (pbuh) make bond of  brotherhood between  two&#xA;  Sahabi Abdur Rahman bin Aooph and Saad  Rabi Ansari (R). &quot; He(Saad &#xA;  Rabi Ansari (R) ) had two wife. He said to Abdur Rahman bin Aooph,&#xA;  “Take my wife and  halves of resources. he replied,&quot;Allah bless your&#xA;  wife and property, you please show me the market.&quot; Then Abdur Rahman&#xA;  went to the market. Cheese and butter business was established and&#xA;  made profit. Some days later, the Prophet (peace be upon him) saw his&#xA;  body yellow impression, for this purpose Rasul(pbuh) asked questions&#xA;  what about you,  he replied (Abdur Rahman), &quot;I married a Ansari Muslim&#xA;  woman.&quot; The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked questions, how much&#xA;  Mahar you pay to that woman?. He answered, given the ukiya gold. Holy&#xA;  Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) then said, Arrange Walima, Although with a&#xA;  sheep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Allah forgive me my spelling mistake and others. I tried my best to translate it to english)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12346" LastEditorUserId="12320" LastEditDate="2015-04-06T10:32:22.017" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T10:32:22.017" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23815" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23807" CreationDate="2015-04-06T11:58:02.170" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not obligatory to hold the Walima ceremony. Though it should also be kept in mind that Walima is the only ceremonial aspect of a wedding suggested by Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likewise, it is not necessary for the groom or his family to contribute in the Nikah. What exactly is this contribution for? If this is for festivity or entertainment then that itself is cultural artifacts not mandated by Islam. The spirit of an Islamic marriage is summarized as: the simpler the better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The amount of &lt;em&gt;Mahr&lt;/em&gt; is bride's right to decide and the groom does not have the right to set it unilaterally. It should neither be a value too high nor too low. There is difference of opinion among the different schools of Jurisprudence concerning the minimum allowed value of &lt;em&gt;Mahr&lt;/em&gt;. You should consult a scholar for a detailed understanding of your situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T11:58:02.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17587" CreationDate="2015-04-06T16:29:16.877" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe there is a reason to why Allah created other planets for us but scientists haven't discovered it yet. Remember how people believed that the Earth is flat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe we are going to know why he made other planets, we just need the right concept and explanation or better technology to prove the reason why we need other planets around the Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12350" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-04-06T18:49:46.387" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T18:49:46.387" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23821" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10271" CreationDate="2015-04-06T20:20:53.563" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran never uses the word &lt;em&gt;Miracle&lt;/em&gt; for splitting of water &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.yusufali/26:63&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;26:63&lt;/a&gt;, or breathing life in to birds made out of clay &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.yusufali/3:49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:49&lt;/a&gt;. The word used is &lt;em&gt;Aya&lt;/em&gt; - Sign. For splitting of water, its not even referred to as a sign.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, the Arabic triliteral for &quot;miracle&quot; (Mujizah)(&lt;strong&gt;معجزة&lt;/strong&gt;) is never used in that sense throughout the Quran. &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Ejz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran Dictionary - ع ج ز&lt;/a&gt; [Ejz]. The grammatical meaning of Mujizah is &quot;something that causes Ejz (failure, defeat, surrender)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims believe that Prophets were given great signs, sometimes as last measures, to help deliver the message. Furthermore, the signs provided for specifically that purpose are believed to be supernatural and therefore miraculous. Breathing life into clay-birds and a she-camel coming out of mountain are a couple of examples. As for events of supernatural value that were not produced as signs, a more appropriate word is &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keramat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Keramah&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;کرامة&lt;/strong&gt;). In common usage, the two words are used interchangeably with one difference that a prophetic Keramah is almost always referred to as a miracle. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israr_Ahmed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Israr Ahmed&lt;/a&gt; was a notable contemporary scholar to have highlighted such subtle differences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once the difference between Mujizah (miracle) and Keramah is in place, it is easy to say that miracles, by virtue of being given to prophets only as signs, do not happen anymore. Keramah, however, it is believed it can still be produced by &lt;em&gt;Auliya&lt;/em&gt; (saints). This belief, however, is not equally shared by all Muslims and Salafis, for example, generally reject the whole province of Sufism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To wrap it up, the word miracle is used both in specific theological meanings as well as just a synonym for &quot;supernatural.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastActivityDate="2015-04-06T20:20:53.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23823" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23001" CreationDate="2015-04-06T23:13:03.457" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically according to my info. As much as I can remember, there wouldn't be any special difference between the mentioned words (Salah/Salat) from the aspect of meaning and their meanings almost are the same. But apparently there is a little difference from grammar aspect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastEditorUserId="5354" LastEditDate="2015-04-18T07:59:36.827" LastActivityDate="2015-04-18T07:59:36.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23825" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23826" CreationDate="2015-04-07T08:19:42.260" Score="0" ViewCount="873" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/qudsi40/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4th Hadith in Hadith Qudsi&lt;/a&gt; is as follows&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Allah said: Sons of Adam inveigh against [the vicissitudes of] Time, and &lt;strong&gt;I am Time&lt;/strong&gt;, in My hand is the night and the day&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Time, as it stands at present, is considered a dimension (the 4th dimension) . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith continues to say &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;to inveigh against misfortunes that are part of Time is tantamount to inveighing against Him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone have a clear idea about what Allah means by &lt;em&gt;I am time&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user2724" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-12T05:17:30.077" LastActivityDate="2017-05-12T05:17:30.077" Title="What does Allah mean by &quot;I am time&quot;?" Tags="|hadith|allah|hadith-interpretation|time|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-04-07T14:50:16.737" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23825" CreationDate="2015-04-07T11:22:58.663" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although, this hadith's style looks like a verse, but I saw a different hadith saying the same thing but in the mouth of Mohammad(puh) (like ...Allah is the time...).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back to your question, this hadith has been said because some people were condemning time as the responsible for aging. When the Prophet(puh) heard this, said this hadith. It means &quot;Don't condemn the time for aging, because actually Allah is responsible for aging and you are condemning Him unwittingly. What you think time's work is actually Allah's work.&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its like condemning a blade for a murder. Actually you should condemn the killer. In this case &quot;The killer is the blade&quot; means that &quot;It isn't the blade which kills, but the killer.&quot;. Thus if you condemn time for aging, you would condemn the actual responsible (Allah) unwittingly. But of course, you shouldn't condemn Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this answer will be satisfying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-04-07T11:22:58.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5374" CreationDate="2015-04-07T15:51:40.750" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's 100 percent Haram in my eyes in every university i taught i saw boys and girls sitting together they are having affairs and its natural that they start having feelings for each other mostly men do feel sexual all the time so, i don't think so it's right but they are doing parents are blind now a days no matter how strict they are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12360" LastActivityDate="2015-04-07T15:51:40.750" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14755" CreationDate="2015-04-08T01:03:59.643" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam..&#xA;Everyone of us doesn't have fear. If you fear of Allah and if you pray just because you fair Allah that means you are a coward. Allah didn't said that to just fear him..&#xA;In the otherside is LOVE. Look no matter what you believe or not actually we all here for love. Not just us even Allah love Mohammed (S.A.W). So I think we should not fear Allah we all should love Allah a lot because love have the power to do anything. Like the love makes Allah to forgive Mohammed Adam (A.W)..So think again cause Allah gives you the mind to think..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12365" LastActivityDate="2015-04-08T01:03:59.643" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23832" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-08T07:31:24.820" Score="2" ViewCount="428" Body="&lt;p&gt;from hadith text we can see Muhammed(pbuh) first prohibit something forever/until the day of resurrection then allowing it on a later day . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First he forbade it on the day of khaybar forever (chronologically first event)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Buckary Volume 5, Book 59, Number 527:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Ali bin Abi Talib:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the day of Khaibar&lt;/strong&gt;, Allah's Apostle forbade the Mut'a (i.e.&#xA;  temporary marriage) and the eating of donkey-meat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 008, Number 3265:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad b. 'Ali narrated on the authority of his father 'Ali that&#xA;  Allah's Apostle (may&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;peace be upon him) **on the Day of Khaibar prohibited for ever the&#xA;  contracting of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;temporary marriage** and eating of the flesh of the domestic asses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Book 008, Number 3266:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Ali (Allah be pleased with him) heard that Ibn Abbas (Allah be&#xA;  pleased with them) gave&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;some relaxation in connection with the contracting of temporary&#xA;  marriage, whereupon he&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;said: Don't be hasty (in your religious verdict), Ibn 'Abbas, for&#xA;  Allah's Messenger (may&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;peace be upon him) on &lt;strong&gt;the Day of Khaibar prohibited for ever the doing&#xA;  of it&lt;/strong&gt;-And eating&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;of the flesh of domestic asses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He allowed it after Mecca victory (chronologically second event)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but there are hadiths which says Muhammed(Pbuh) allowed temporary marriage after mecca victory.then forbade it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muslim, Book 008, Number 3253:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rabi' b. Sabra reported that his father went on an expedition with&#xA;  Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) &lt;strong&gt;during the Victory of Mecca,&#xA;  and we stayed there for fifteen days (i. e. for thirteen full days and&#xA;  a day and a night), and Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)&#xA;  permitted us to contract temporary marriage with women.&lt;/strong&gt; So I and&#xA;  another person of my tribe went out, and I was more handsome than he,&#xA;  whereas he was almost ugly. Each one of us had a cloaks, My cloak was&#xA;  worn out, whereas the cloak of my cousin was quite new. As we reached&#xA;  the lower or the upper side of Mecca, we came across a young woman&#xA;  like a young smart long-necked she-camel. We said: Is it possible that&#xA;  one of us may contract temporary marriage with you? She said: What&#xA;  will you give me as a dower? Each one of us spread his cloak. She&#xA;  began to cast a glance on both the persons. My companion also looked&#xA;  at her when she was casting a glance at her side and he said: This&#xA;  cloak of his is worn out, whereas my cloak is quite new. She, however,&#xA;  said twice or thrice: There is no harm in (accepting) this cloak (the&#xA;  old one). SO I CONTRACTED TEMPORARY MARRIAGE WITH HER, AND I DID NOT&#xA;  COME OUT (OF THIS) UNTIL ALLAH'S MESSENGER (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM)&#xA;  DECLARED IT FORBIDDEN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Muslim, Book 008, Number 3257:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Abd al-Malik b. Rabi' b. Sabraal-Juhanni reported on the authority of&#xA;  his father who narrated it on the authority of his father (i e. 'Abd&#xA;  al-Malik's grandfather, Sabura al-juhanni): &lt;strong&gt;ALLAH'S MESSENGER (MAY&#xA;  PEACE BE UPON HIM) PERMITTED US TO CONTRACT TEMPORARY MARRIAGE IN THE&#xA;  YEAR OF VICTORY, AS WE ENTERED MECCA&lt;/strong&gt;, AND WE DID COME OUT OF IT BUT HE&#xA;  FORBADE US TO DO IT.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Isn't it contradictory when he first forbade it forever until the day of resurrection  on the day of khaybar(which happened before Mecca Victory  ) and then allow it temporarily before forbidding it ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12166" LastEditorUserId="12166" LastEditDate="2015-04-08T08:14:10.860" LastActivityDate="2015-05-08T10:35:29.113" Title="Can Prophet allow something temporarily after prohibiting it forever?" Tags="|halal-haram|history|nikah-al-mutah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23832" CreationDate="2015-04-08T09:37:45.270" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see no contradiction here; you're just dealing with what looks to be a sloppy translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two events narrated here: One in which Ali says that the prophet forbade &lt;em&gt;mut'a&lt;/em&gt; during the battle of Khaybar, and another in which Sabra indicates that &lt;em&gt;mut'a&lt;/em&gt; was permitted during the conquest of Mecca and then later forbidden.  Your claim that &lt;em&gt;mut'a&lt;/em&gt; was &quot;forbidden forever until the day of resurrection&quot; is a claim &lt;em&gt;also&lt;/em&gt; made by Sabra in a different hadith (see: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/16/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/muslim/16/25&lt;/a&gt;), but I see no reason to believe that &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; took place during the battle of Khaybar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verb used in Ali's narration is نَهَى; whoever translated your copy of Sahih Muslim translated this as &quot;prohibited for ever&quot; whereas whoever translated your copy of Sahih Bukhari merely translated it as &quot;forbade&quot; (the same verb is used in all three of Ali's &lt;em&gt;ahadith&lt;/em&gt; you quoted).  However, when Sabra's narration &quot;declared it forbidden&quot; it uses the much stronger verb حَرَّمَ (although other narrations of the same event, including the fifth hadith you quoted, still use the verb نَهَى), the same verb used in the above-mentioned hadith forbidding it &quot;forever until the day of resurrection&quot;. See also the related question: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1124/what-is-the-difference-between-%D8%AD%D9%8E%D8%B1%D9%91%D9%8E%D9%85%D9%8E-and-%D9%86%D9%8E%D9%87%D9%8E%D9%89&quot;&gt;What is the difference between حَرَّمَ and نَهَى?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without a clear narration that its final forbiddance was proclaimed &lt;em&gt;during the battle of Khaybar&lt;/em&gt;, the entire premise of your question is baseless; &#xA;yes, the two events taken together say that &lt;em&gt;mut'a&lt;/em&gt; was first allowed, then forbidden (نَهَى), then allowed, then forbidden (نَهَى/حَرَّمَ) again, but that in and of itself isn't a contradiction, it's just a series of different rulings applied at different times under different circumstances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(Fun fact: According to Sunnah.com, &lt;strike&gt;five&lt;/strike&gt; four of the ahadith you quoted come from the chapter of Sahih Muslim entitled &quot;Mut'ah Marriage: It was permitted then abrograted, then permitted then abrogated, and it will remain Forbidden until the day of resurrection&quot;)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-04-08T09:37:45.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23715" CreationDate="2015-04-08T10:04:56.297" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, we need to define some definitions for the chain of narrations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The head of the narration, is the person who is saying the content (المتن) of the Hadith. Mostly it's Prophet Mohamed, but that is not always the case.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The narrator (الراوي) refers to all of the people in the chain. But usually it points to the person who heard the content of the saying or was there at the event that he narrated.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_studies#Muhaddith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Muhaddith&lt;/a&gt; (المحدث): I couldn't find an English translation for this, but it refers to the last person of the chain that documented the Hadith e.g. Elbukhari (البخاري) and others. That person documents the content (المتن) and the chain (السند).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The chain usually starts with the end, where المحدث says حدثنا or اخبرنا, which means that he personally met those people in person. However, when المحدث mentions the people in the chain he uses the word عن, which means that the person the محدث actually met heard this from that person after that word and the chain goes on. But nowadays people use the word عن directly, which essentially gives it the same meaning as the previous words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But fourth word is in passive form which means that there is a person in the chain unknown unless that unknown person was mentioned like: سمعت من فلان. And the chain goes on. In Bukhari, you could find different Hadith that have multiple paths of narrations leading to the prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10537" LastEditorUserId="10537" LastEditDate="2015-12-14T13:44:43.967" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T13:44:43.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14755" CreationDate="2015-04-08T10:23:39.570" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Religion is the most egalitarian aspect of Divine guidance, in that it caters for the most intellectually sophisticated minds and also for the deprived and pragmatic soul. Some of us don't have the luxury to think deeply just because of sociopolitical situations yet others are privileged enough to enlighten themselves spiritually, rationally. For a daily-wager tilling tough roads, basic rituals like five times prayers, moral uprightness and the hope for a Utopian land is all that he needs as duty and inspiration. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah tasketh not a soul except according to its capacity ... [2:286]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I totally disagree that it is the Sheikh who has developed tools of fear and hope, it is rather the Quran - roughly 30% of it - that speaks about heaven, hell and the love of God, for no other purpose but to pluck the cord in us that resonates the most. It is our creator using the device of carrot and cane, so what is wrong with that? He knows us more than we know ourselves, He knows &lt;strong&gt;all&lt;/strong&gt; of us with our unique psychological and philosophical bents. If someone levels an arguments against me that I worship out of fear, my reply would be: &quot;I'm acting according to the Quran.&quot; If he said, I'm lustful of Heaven, my reply would be the same and even in the case he finds my love of Allah the dominant trait of my existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On morality, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deontological_ethics&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Divine categorical imperative&lt;/a&gt; is definitely a part of the moral framework of Islam (in fact most religions) and consequently the commandments. Again, some of us just need to be told: do this and don't do that. However, Quran is just not littered with commandments otherwise there would be an awful amount of imperatives. Islamic &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iep.utm.edu/virtue/#SH2a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Virtue ethics&lt;/a&gt; compliments the moral framework laid out in the Quran, as in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Assuredly there hath been for you: in the apostle of Allah an excellent pattern for him who hopeth in Allah and the Last Day and remembereth Allah much. [33:21]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who find duty ethics cumbersome can approach morality from the non-imperative angles. Forget about DOs and DONTs, act as would the most virtuous of all in your situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastActivityDate="2015-04-08T10:23:39.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23837" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-08T10:34:07.647" Score="-1" ViewCount="643" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is alcohol halal/haram in Islam and written clearly in the Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12370" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T07:36:44.593" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T07:36:44.593" Title="Is alcohol forbidden in Islam and written clearly in the Quran?" Tags="|halal-haram|quran|alcohol|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-04-13T05:13:32.623" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23837" CreationDate="2015-04-08T11:00:17.793" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is alcohol forbidden in Islam and written clearly in the Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes. It is directly haram in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Mā'idah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5:90&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing on] stone alters [to other than Allah ], and divining arrows are but&#xA;  defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be&#xA;  successful.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5:91&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Satan only wants to cause between you animosity and hatred through intoxicants and gambling and to avert you from the remembrance of&#xA;  Allah and from prayer. So will you not desist?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12346" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-29T16:42:17.010" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T16:42:17.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23837" CreationDate="2015-04-08T14:01:22.633" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Arabic word used in al-Māʼidah 90-91 is khamr خمر which literally means “wine, fermented grape juice”. There has been a lively debate amongst the mufassirūn and the fuqahāʼ as to whether the prohibition of wine encompasses other alcoholic drinks. The classic position of the Hanafi school was that only wine is specifically forbidden. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastEditorUserId="8052" LastEditDate="2015-04-08T14:24:17.743" LastActivityDate="2015-04-08T14:24:17.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23842" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-08T18:41:13.013" Score="1" ViewCount="973" Body="&lt;p&gt;I made athan the other day, inside the mosque in front of the microphone because that is how I usually do it. But this time I went to a local mosque closer to me, which I never went before. When I started the athan, a man came up to me and told me to go outside and make athan. I went outside and no one was paying attention to athan, everyone was playing or talking to each other while I was saying the athan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They told me that it was sunnah, but I only have heard of Bilal (May Allah be pleased with him) say the athan on the roof of the mosque. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was always told that the athan was used to grab the attentions of the Muslims and call them to prayer, so that is why mosque now a days make athan with the microphone, because it goes everywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it sunnah to make athan outside of the mosque?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11847" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-01T17:57:54.753" LastActivityDate="2017-06-01T17:57:54.753" Title="Is it sunnah to make athan outside of the mosque?" Tags="|sunnah|masjid|adhan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2955" CreationDate="2015-04-08T19:26:15.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brother, i don't know whether you really should follow the posted fatwa as the drop of urination does break the state of Wudu and the only way to perform Sala is to redo it. but since you have a urination problem, i would advise to do the following to eliminate this problem forever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- try stopping the urination when you are in a full flow, it may be difficult at the beginning but with some exercise you will find it possible. it actually helps the control system of your bladder that cause the dripping even after you think you have finished urinating.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2- avoid consumption of Tea, Coffee, Cigarettes, or anything that contains caffeine, alcohol is also of the cause.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- avoid going to the toilette for urination for an extra 10-15 minutes to force your bladder to hold the urine. it helps the control system too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brother, hope this will solve your problem forever, if you still face the same problem you should really see a specialist urologist. &#xA;Note: there are authentic hadith about breaking of wudu with urination drop. plus another authentic hadith of sahih bukhari said&quot; Prophet SAWW was shown a grave in which bodies were punished and they haven't committed any major sin other than carelessl urination and back stabbing. so please don't just blindly follow some Mullah's fatwa and get to the root of the problem, may Allah purify us all. Ameen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12374" LastActivityDate="2015-04-08T19:26:15.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23645" CreationDate="2015-04-09T00:12:34.877" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The people who lift their eyes towards the sky in Prayer should avoid it or they would lose their eyesight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger forbade looking at the sky in bowing, rather you should keep your head level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that the Messenger entered the Ka'ba, and his eyesight did not leave the place where his forehead would touch the ground for prostration until he left.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So always look to where your forehead will touch the ground.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12377" LastActivityDate="2015-04-09T00:12:34.877" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23845" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-09T00:38:43.887" Score="0" ViewCount="171" Body="&lt;p&gt;Someone is threatening to say something about me at school that can cause me a lot of trouble(not physical harm) from other students.&#xA;I told him I would give him $20 if he didn't say anything.I have given him $9 and will give him the rest tomorrow. Is this haram since it's somewhat bribery or is it okay because I'm hiding a sin? If it's haram should I not give him the money and try to get the rest back(he will tell everyone if I do this) or should I show him a passage about bribery in Islam(he isn't a very religious person) or should I give him the rest of the money?(I am not baligh yet)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12378" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T02:30:51.960" Title="Bribery in a bad situation" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23847" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23719" CreationDate="2015-04-09T03:11:43.123" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many hadiths which says only 70000 of last Prophets followers will enter paradise &lt;strong&gt;without reckoning&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can we say &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Only&lt;/strong&gt; 70000 of Muhammeds(pbuh) followers will enter Paradise&amp;quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No. The 1st Hadith clearly says &amp;quot;neither have any reckoning of their accounts nor will receive any punishment&amp;quot; but it doesn't say only these many people will enter paradise and the rest will burn in hell. It is they won't have any calculations of their deeds whether they did good or bad, they just straight away enter Paradise. But for others, calculations happen, and if found guilty of some bad deed, they will be paid thereof by letting them burn in hell for sometime until the creator wishes. Apart from that, every believer in &lt;strong&gt;One God&lt;/strong&gt; who does &lt;strong&gt;righteous good deeds&lt;/strong&gt; will enter paradise &lt;strong&gt;for sure&lt;/strong&gt; (Insha Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-04-09T03:11:43.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23848" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-09T11:20:04.943" Score="1" ViewCount="1390" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I know, dreams —specially dervish dreams— are very important in some sufi orders.  Do anyone know some studies, books or articles related with this regard.  Years ago I knew about a buddhist book about dreams and dreaming which particular topic is the &quot;yoga of dreaming&quot;. I am particularly interested in knowing if there is in the sufi path some knowledge about how to prepare oneself to the state of &quot;openness&quot; previous to a dervish dream to apear and if there is some guide or advise once I am aware that I am &quot;inside&quot; a dervish dream. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12359" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-11T11:15:19.917" LastActivityDate="2019-09-10T04:38:34.963" Title="Dreams in sufism (Sufi View)" Tags="|sufism|dream|books|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17831" CreationDate="2015-04-09T11:32:30.857" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I learn from my sufi master that the outside world is Allah and the inside world is also Allah, so you can approach to your inside world with the same respect as you do with the outside.  Your dreams are also Allah's manifestation, in this regard you need to reflect how the presence of Allah is represented in your dream.  It is not necessarily important if the dream is about the future.  If there was my case, I will try to understand what is the lesson I can learn from Allah trough my dream.   In the other hand, I just heard about premonition dreams in a sufi reunion, our Sheikha did not put the emphasis in the predictive aspect of the dream.  At least in this particular context it is important to tell your dreams to your Sheik.  S/He probably has a better understanding of it and can guide you particularly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12359" LastActivityDate="2015-04-09T11:32:30.857" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23850" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23861" CreationDate="2015-04-09T14:46:46.470" Score="3" ViewCount="1938" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a few questions about Islam and Allah which I would like to ask. I have been quite frustrated for some time now as to why/how/etc... in regards to these questions. Ok so here goes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1)&lt;/strong&gt;  Why does Allah need us to pray? Allah is the almighty, powerful, perfect and wise one. So why does he need us to kneel down everyday and pray? Can't we just say &quot;I believe in you Allah&quot; and leave it at that? I believe in God, but I don't see why I have to prey everyday? Especially how you have to do it 5 times a day (or 3 if your Shite Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2)&lt;/strong&gt; The devil is horrible and is always trying to ruin everything, I understand this, but God is obviously the number one most powerful. So can't he just click his fingers and get rid of the devil immediately? If he did that, maybe all these weapons/oil companies/bankers wouldn't go around the world starting wars and killing innocent people (like in Palestine)???&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3)&lt;/strong&gt; How come Islam has lots of rules regarding sex? Like why do you have to be married? And why is anal not allowed? God loves us all right? Why would something like this matter? In fact isn't one of the rules of God, is that we should populate the Earth? That's one of the reasons God created the Earth, so that we, his people, could live on it and breed and so on????&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4)&lt;/strong&gt; So Islam allows Christianity and Judaism. So how come if a Muslim converts to one of those religions, he/she is to be killed? I thought those religions are allowed by Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5)&lt;/strong&gt; What does God do all day? Do he check on all his creations or something? Does he eat food? Does he have an iPhone? Does he go swimming? Etc...??? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6)&lt;/strong&gt; Lastly, if someone is just good all their life, then isn't that good enough for God? Personally I'm a hard working young man, I believe in honesty, and being respectful towards each other, etc.... Can't that just be good enough?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for your time and patience, I hope you can help me with this, because these questions have been in my mind for ages and its made me quite angry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12383" LastActivityDate="2015-04-10T13:13:15.830" Title="A few questions about Islam and Allah - I don't understand" Tags="|salat|allah|islamic-philosophy|sex|conversion|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-04-12T00:46:36.523" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23851" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23850" CreationDate="2015-04-09T16:37:31.303" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know you want a full direct answers but this isn't the matter here and let me answer your Qs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- Allah wants from us to believe in him by doing not by saying, maybe your saying that believe is actually kinda of doing, but these r rules made by Allah, for me, I'm not praying all time because I'm kinda lazy or not clean enough to pray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- Okay, this is confusing but if You see it clearly god created a pure universe and we did all the mess, and of course he can destroy the devils and demons instantly but we r not here to live such as easy life, Allah said in his book : we made the human to live hard &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- yeah you have to marry to start a family , take care of ur kids, be serious  about family things because if u did the opposite, imagine what will happen, a girl deliver a baby , baby live and grow with broken and frustrated family, start to break bad and doing bad things with no rules to bound them for doing wrong. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4- No one will be killed for that, and Allah said in his Quran: if want to believe, then believe, and if u want to disbelieve then disbelieve.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5- I don't know what u mean by this but he's watching us anyway. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6- i don't think like other people who are thinking like Muslims people are only allowed to go to heaven and things like that, because if that happened there will be a lot of people will be oppressed... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12385" LastActivityDate="2015-04-09T16:37:31.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23852" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23850" CreationDate="2015-04-09T19:06:42.857" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A cool question of a common man. As I can't cover all the stuff in just 1 answer, rest &lt;i&gt;&quot;Seek and ye shall find&quot;&lt;/i&gt; - Jesus(pbuh)... by searching around in this site and Google (hey you can use Bing too, don't forget).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Suppose you help someone in need and you expect to hear &quot;Thank you very much! That was so kind of you!&quot; from the person who took your help(I'm not telling you to expect that now, for your rewards will be in paradise). Many places in Qur'an we can see &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;little thanks do you give&lt;/a&gt;&quot; emphasizing that we give due credits to the one who helped us continue our life in a smooth way.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/11/118-119&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;God's word took effect&lt;/a&gt;, so wait until the day of judgement.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Same thing as emphasized by &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/23851/11938&quot;&gt;No_NAME&lt;/a&gt;, don't end up like the people of Noah(pbuh) or the people of Lot(pbuh) i.e. not to make this a sole adulterous generation. And a low level answer could be 'One would feel bad if he finds his wife hanging around with some other guy'.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;One is already a Christian and Jew per 'se by being a Muslim, one need not convert to their religion, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;but be careful&lt;/a&gt;. The thing is, Muslims are trying to become perfect Christians and Jews indeed by not repeating the mistakes already made by them. Moreover, community influence matters above all.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I'll help you formulate more questions, Which OS does God use Linux or Windows 10? in which language does he code, C++ or Python or Java? how does he handle so many threads almost infinite? what is his processing power like how many GHtz? How many servers does he have? What is the data transfer rate across the network?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One simple answer, &lt;strong&gt;beyond the scope of Humans and Jinns&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A very common question with one answer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for those who disbelieve, their deeds are like a mirage in a desert. The thirsty one thinks it to be water, until he comes up to it, he finds it to be nothing, but he finds Allah with him, Who will pay him his due (Hell). And Allah is Swift in taking account. (Qur'an 24:39)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Trust Allah and he will reward beyond the earthly temporary things with super cool luxurious things in paradise which are permanent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(May Allah forgive me if I've said something wrong)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-04-09T21:45:03.683" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17587" CreationDate="2015-04-09T21:39:20.710" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since not a clear explanation is given in Qur'an explaining things specifically as to why did Allah create other planets, but the reason is given as why did he create things on earth other than humans, thereby applicable and hence helpful to answer as to why there are other planets too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the earth, We have made it plain and cast in it mountains and We have made to grow therein of all beautiful kinds,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To give sight and as a reminder to every servant who turns frequently&lt;/strong&gt; (to Allah). (Qur'an 50:7-8)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason is to remind ourselves of Allah, the Almighty, who created everything so that we may praise him and thank him by looking &amp;amp; understanding &amp;amp; admiring his creations as &amp;quot;How awesome they are!&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-04-09T21:39:20.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23856" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-09T23:34:45.357" Score="3" ViewCount="4823" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know, what are the important criteria of marriage in Islam. What does Islam say when deciding to choose a partner?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these factors included in that?:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Education &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Family Background&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12376" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-10T02:26:03.477" LastActivityDate="2016-10-20T04:33:41.747" Title="Important criteria for marriage in Islam" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23856" CreationDate="2015-04-10T00:02:47.330" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Edit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A woman (or man) may be married for four things: for her wealth, for her noble descent, for her beauty or for her religion. &lt;strong&gt;Choose the one who is religious&lt;/strong&gt;, lest your hands be rubbed with dust! (Bukhari and Muslim) (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.therevival.co.uk/forced-arranged-love-secret-marriages&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can also incur some very good message from this Ayah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It may be if he divorced you (all) that his Lord will give him instead of you, wives better than you, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Muslims (who submit to Allah), believers, obedient to Allah, turning to Allah in repentance, worshipping Allah sincerely, fasting or emigrants (for Allah's sake), previously married and virgins.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (Qur'an 66:5).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the verse is pertaining to Prophet Muhammad, don't you feel greedy to marry the ones with the qualities mentioned above?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another aspect one &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; consider is how well the partner will fit into the family culture. E.g. You would prefer a girl who you think can give a helping hand in serving your parents. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, we see that during the time of Prophet, &lt;strong&gt;many people married women with reason&lt;/strong&gt;, not alone by liking. E.g. One man married a Thayyib expecting she can serve some children amongst his relatives. In another occasion, Prophet advised a man to marry until he found a wife who could make a living for him. So, this man married 4 women, and he found that the 4th wife was able to make a living and cook food for the man and also the other wives. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, scholars say that one should choose his/her partner wisely, not just by looking at the beauty(of the bride). Because if the marriage has to sustain long enough peacefully, then wisdom (might say &lt;strong&gt;education&lt;/strong&gt;) of the partner is an important criterion to consider.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Family Background&lt;/strong&gt;, this might help one, but not always a good factor to consider. What if the bride never lived with her family and if the family is bad, what if the bride turns out to be good. Can't be a perfect measure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, helpful info from the Qur'an while choosing partner is ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This day are (all) good things made lawful for you. The food of those who have received the Scripture is lawful for you, and your food is lawful for them. And so are the &lt;strong&gt;virtuous women of the believers and the virtuous women of those who received the Scripture before you&lt;/strong&gt; (lawful for you) when ye give them their marriage portions and live with them in honour, not in fornication, nor taking them as secret concubines. Whoso denieth the faith, his work is vain and he will be among the losers in the Hereafter. (Qur'an 5:5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, one has to make sure one picks his bride considering the above verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe. And &lt;strong&gt;a believing slave woman is better than a polytheist&lt;/strong&gt;, even though she might please you. And do not marry polytheistic men [to your women] until they believe. And a &lt;strong&gt;believing slave is better than a polytheist&lt;/strong&gt;, even though he might please you. Those invite [you] to the Fire, but Allah invites to Paradise and to forgiveness, by His permission. And He makes clear His verses to the people that perhaps they may remember. (Qur'an 2:221)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, you have to choose choose wisely, &lt;strong&gt;not just because she's beautiful&lt;/strong&gt;, but by pondering is she fit for you or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2016-10-20T04:33:41.747" LastActivityDate="2016-10-20T04:33:41.747" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21663" CreationDate="2015-04-10T01:31:59.470" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please no biased answers (unless you state it is your opinion :p).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't understand how are you not going to get biased answers in this matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everyone loves to call he is just Muslim, and if you ask him how is that, he says, it is possible by being a Sunni Muslim. If you ask the same question to someone else, he would say, Shias are the only true Muslims out there. Suffis consider all others don't know anything about Islam except them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This thing is solely opinion based.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for this...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the principle/fundamental differences between Sunni and Shia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's a way too broad question. But as far as I've seen...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Sunni branch of Islam, the canonical hadith collections are the six books, of which Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim generally have the highest status. The other books are Sunan Abu Dawood, Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Al-Sunan al-Sughra and Sunan ibn Majah. However the Malikis, one of the five Sunni &amp;quot;schools of thought&amp;quot; (madhhabs), traditionally reject Sunan ibn Majah and assert the canonical status of Muwatta Imam Malik.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Shi'a branch of Islam, the canonical hadith collections are the Four Books: Kitab al-Kafi, Man la yahduruhu al-Faqih, Tahdhib al-Ahkam, and Al-Istibsar. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There lies the main difference I can say. The Hadith which Sunnis consider to be authentic (directly from the mouth of Prophet Muhammad(pbuh)) are not considered to be authentic by Shias and vice versa. This can be the main root to today's disparities between Shia and Sunni beliefs. But back then, you know, &lt;strong&gt;it is politics&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;why there is so much conflict between both sects and the major religious difference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ego and Shaitan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would personally call myself a Muslim rather than label myself as Sunni/Shia/Suffi etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yeah even me too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: This answer is not to hurt any sect/madhab, and opinions stated above are just randomly formulated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-04-10T09:38:47.357" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7432" CreationDate="2015-04-10T01:58:03.997" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well I could say, the probability of one doing an error increases in this fashion...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God &amp;lt; Prophets &amp;lt; Imams(Shias) &amp;lt; A person who sticks to Qur'an and abides by it &amp;lt; A normal believer &amp;lt; Non Believer &amp;lt; Satan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Are certain authority figures &quot;always right&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well God is of course, Errorless. The rest varies. Some say, prophets could be error less, while some say, prophets could've done minor negligible errors but aren't errorless. Some say, Imams (Shias) are infallible alongside the prophets, while some say, anyone could do mistakes. Again, this is solely opinion based as described in the above order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it wrong to challenge them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, opinion based. But yes of course, we can't question the prophets, but the rest, as described above, if one feels a higher authority could do humanly error, then yes, then he would definitely ask not challenge in a polite way for the explanation for his action taken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What about within the family? Is it wrong for a son to respectfully challenge his father even if the son is an adult man? If either of those persons tell you to do something must you do it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As goldPsuedo has answered, parents are to honored by Muslims &lt;strong&gt;at any cost&lt;/strong&gt; as you could see from &lt;a href=&quot;http://parsquran.com/eng/subject/parents.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Exceptions...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But if they (both) strive with you to make you join in worship with Me others that of which you have no knowledge, then obey them not, but behave with them in the world kindly,&lt;/strong&gt; and follow the path of him who turns to Me in repentance and in obedience. Then to Me will be your return, and I shall tell you what you used to do. (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/31/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;31:15&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope the above &lt;strong&gt;verse&lt;/strong&gt; is clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-04-10T01:58:03.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23850" CreationDate="2015-04-10T02:54:04.077" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;May God Bless you, Dan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that a common theme in all of your questions is &quot;why does God...&quot; or &quot;why is God...&quot; But I believe that we shouldn't try to look at things from God's perspective; this is because God is infinite and we are finite. To try to look at things from God's perspective is to ask your brain to do what it can't and it also inherently leads to us belittling God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regards to worship and what Allah asks us to do, I would always keep in mind what Allah told Adam &quot;And when guidance comes to from Me, then whoever follows My Guidance, no fear is upon them nor will they be sad.&quot; What this means is that Allah asks us to do what's good for us. It's not that we are 'serving Allah'...because He has no need for our service...it is that these acts of worship are actually good for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, I would rephrase your question: &quot;Why does Allah need us to pray&quot; as: &quot;Why do we need to pray?&quot; Indeed, asking the right question is half the way to the answer, as they say. From looking at the question from this point of you, you see that it's really about how prayer benefits us. How when we are sad throughout the day, when we are faced with the difficulties that this life puts in our path, we stop and remember our Creator. We stop and remember our true purpose and the fact that Allah has our back whenever we turn to Him. It is as the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him said: &quot;My happiness is in prayer.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(2) This life is not a 'battlefield' between God and the devil. As you said, if God were to will it, the devil would be gone. This life is only a training ground for the believers of God; it is place where they interact with evil only to know that evil &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; evil and to avoid it. It is a place where we learn that nearness to Allah is where happiness is and distance from Allah is where sadness is. So you see there's a mercy even in the existence of the devil: it is our fear of evil and our inherent disliking of evil that makes us run towards Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(3) There aren't that many rules for sex except perhaps that you have to be married and that, yes, anal sex is not allowed. The main reason that we cannot have sex outside of marriage is because 'Allah said so.' But let me put it to you this way: &#xA;The family structure is &lt;em&gt;extremely&lt;/em&gt; important. A good society is built upon strong institutions and strong institutions is built upon strong people and strong people come from strong families. If you think about the sources of some of society's most immoral acts, it is often, in part, due to weak family structures. When the family is strong the whole society is strong. Marriage is the foundation of the family. It isn't about marriage per se. It's about the commitment. &#xA;Oh, and about anal sex, it is perhaps one of the most dangerous kinds of sex (and perhaps this is the wisdom behind Allah forbidding it). See, for example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.webmd.com/sex/anal-sex-health-concerns&quot;&gt;http://www.webmd.com/sex/anal-sex-health-concerns&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(4) A number of scholars have pointed to the verse in the Qur'an &quot;There is no forcing in religion&quot; (2:256) as proof that people who leave the faith of Islam are not to be forced back in. Perhaps at one point in history, leaving Islam was synonymous with leaving Islam to join the political enemies of Islam, in which case it is more a matter of 'treason' than 'leaving the faith.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(5) Allah is not like anything that we can perceive.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(6) Being a good person is excellent, but I would consider the fact that our hearts yearn for what is beyond this world. Our hearts desire the eternal and they desire to know what is beyond merely the physical world. Disbelief is: silencing the calling of our hearts. Once again, it isn't about Allah needing us to believe, it is that we need to believe. Your asking these questions is indicative that you want to know, that you believe there's something out there, that there's more to it than what we see now. If we follow our hearts in this matter, we will undoubtedly find Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12389" LastEditorUserId="12389" LastEditDate="2015-04-10T13:13:15.830" LastActivityDate="2015-04-10T13:13:15.830" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23862" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-04-10T06:11:21.953" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-04-10T06:11:21.953" LastActivityDate="2015-04-10T06:11:21.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23863" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-04-10T06:11:21.953" Score="0" Body="Islamic view on Zoroastrianism, their behavior, differences and similarities with Islam. " OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-16T12:13:00.247" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T12:13:00.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23864" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-04-10T06:21:19.823" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-04-10T06:21:19.823" LastActivityDate="2015-04-10T06:21:19.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23865" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-04-10T06:21:19.823" Score="0" Body="Considered same as Solomon of the Old Testament (Bible). In Islam, he is considered one of the respected Prophets of Islam as described in Qur'an." OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-13T10:17:11.050" LastActivityDate="2015-04-13T10:17:11.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9128" CreationDate="2015-04-10T06:28:22.380" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its not biddah once the prophet saw allah aszawadjal and on that moment he kissed his thumbs and since then were sahabis doing that if they hear the name of our prophet salalahoe alaihi wasalam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12390" LastActivityDate="2015-04-10T06:28:22.380" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23850" CreationDate="2015-04-10T06:55:34.927" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;quest 1 . Why does Allah need us to pray?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ans 1 . allah did not need us to pray at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;quest 2.The devil is horrible and is always trying to ruin everything,&#xA;  I understand this, but God is obviously the number one most powerful.&#xA;  So can't he just click his fingers and get rid of the devil&#xA;  immediately?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ans 2. When iblees disobeyed Allah azawajjal, he then asked Allah to give him time till day of judgement to deviate mankind, in order to show Allah that we are not worth what were given(status). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;quest 3.How come Islam has lots of rules regarding sex? Like why do&#xA;  you have to be married? And why is anal not allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ans 3. like the constitution of your country have lot of rules islaam have lot of rules not just for sex but for every aspect of life.&#xA;       rules are made just to make sure you did not harm any other fellow being. this is the rason anal is not allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;quest 4. So Islam allows Christianity and Judaism. So how come if a&#xA;  Muslim converts to one of those religions, he/she is to be killed? I&#xA;  thought those religions are allowed by Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ans 4. Christianity and Judaism are also the religion of book. but as the time passed these book are currupted by humans. , that is why allah sent last and final prophet with quran.&#xA;       for easy understanding you can think islaam as the latest version of software by allah till date.:).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ques 5. What does God do all day? Do he check on all his creations or&#xA;  something? Does he eat food? Does he have an iPhone? Does he go&#xA;  swimming? Etc...???&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ans 5. nobody knows what God  does all day as he is infinite and beyond our imagination. but he definately does not need food/iphone/swimming.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ques 6. Lastly, if someone is just good all their life, then isn't&#xA;  that good enough for God? Personally I'm a hard working young man, I&#xA;  believe in honesty, and being respectful towards each other, etc....&#xA;  Can't that just be good enough?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ans 6 .good enough or not nobody can judge because it is the matter between you and allah. but i can tell you that apart from honesty, being respectfull and hard working  you need to fulfill your duties towards your parents/family/neighbour/orphans and other fellow beings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastActivityDate="2015-04-10T06:55:34.927" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23850" CreationDate="2015-04-10T06:58:00.003" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Things can be evaluated in different ways.According to me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1)If anybody pay you you will work for him 7 or 8 hours a day.Allah gives you eyes,ears,strength,brain and lot that nobody can give.So we have to thank him.He only asks that. &#xA;   Each muslim have an aim in there life.In a day pray 5 time.In one year fast one month like that.What is your aim.Live till Death&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2)God created heaven and hell.There should be somebody to go there.devil rises from pride of human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3)Allah said &quot;I have completed your religion&quot;.A complete religion have rule for all things that man have to face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4)Taking the life himself and others without reason is not allowed in islam. Human can select his religion.God will asks you why you take that on day of judgement.Question is wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5)God creates sun.without sun day and night doesn't exist.Time is only for humans not for god.Don't compare human with god.After creating the whole universe allah is sitting in his arash(allah's seat).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6)human have to thank there god.For that they have to find him by studying each religion.If you doesn't know about islam and muhammed(s) allah will forgive you.If you heard about this religion you have to answer allah what stop you from accepting islam.(study qur'an and life of muhammed(s) not current life of muslims)&#xA;   Consider an example that you created a robot by hard working.After that robot says you are not the creator somebody else created him.What do you feel.????   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3847" LastEditorUserId="3847" LastEditDate="2015-04-10T08:39:28.653" LastActivityDate="2015-04-10T08:39:28.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23871" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-10T14:52:02.237" Score="0" ViewCount="52" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's the wiki link which describes it. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_creation_narrative&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Genesis Creation Narrative&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask because I believe I have figured out how it began and it shows that the first 9 verses of The Bible are correct but said in a code-like way. So I was wondering if The Qur'an had a clearer less code-like explanation of the beginning of everything. My site where I believe I have figured out how it all started is at &lt;a href=&quot;http://life.mzzhost.com/text.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://life.mzzhost.com/text.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, please try to answer the title which asks it in a clear way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hopefully you forgive any errors I might have made in asking this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: The site I linked appears not to be working so email me for the .pdf file at paul.obrien.hunter@outlook.com. I tried other ways to share the file but they do not work as I am on a bad phone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12394" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-10T15:28:31.913" LastActivityDate="2015-04-10T15:28:31.913" Title="In The Qur'an is there an explanation of how &quot;Existence&quot; or &quot;The Universe&quot; began like in Genesis of The Bible?" Tags="|quran|allah|creation|bible|scripture|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-04-21T20:50:49.230" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16877" CreationDate="2015-04-11T00:34:30.343" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;One doesn't say Shahada, &lt;strong&gt;one believes in Shahada&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SO, if one remains a Muslim, it is understood that he still believes in Shahada. But anyways, you say that in each and every prayer of your Salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-04-11T00:34:30.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17063" CreationDate="2015-04-11T00:41:55.253" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a very complicated question. As Tehreem has mentioned in his &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/18568/11938&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt;, there are no perfect answers for this. But at the most what we can do is we can guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As clearly stated, Injeel was revealed onto Prophet Jesus(pbuh) during his lifetime on earth. So, now if we extract just the words of Jesus (pbuh) alone from the 4 canonical Gospels, what we are left with is this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.teachingsofjesus-inhiswords.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Teachings of Jesus in his words&lt;/a&gt; (Note: Consider his words &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/23677/did-jesuspbuh-really-appear-to-the-disciples&quot;&gt;before his death&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, from this we can guess some of the words are his own, which he spoke out of the Hikmah(intellect) which was given to him, and it can be believed that at least a few of the words from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/23677/did-jesuspbuh-really-appear-to-the-disciples&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; are from God, i.e. that hey belong to Injil which was revealed onto him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But although it is very difficult to make exact distinction between which words are of Jesus(pbuh) and which words are of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-04-11T00:41:55.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23881" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25648" CreationDate="2015-04-11T10:06:10.553" Score="1" ViewCount="174" Body="&lt;p&gt;As there are five wakt salat in a day, and these divide a day in-consecutively. Like,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fajr-Zuhr: around 7-8 hours&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zuhr-Asr : around around 3-4 hours&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asr-Magrib: around 2 hours &amp;amp;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Magrinb-Esha: around 1-1.5 hours&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Its clear that time span is being shorter consecutively in a day. I'm very curious to know if there is anything said about a organized day to get a most effective day. As, we all do know that it is said to go for finding works after Farj prayer, going to sleep after Esha prayer &amp;amp; I saw somewhere, something like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fajr prayer: For illuminating face&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zuhr prayer: For blessed wealth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asr prayer: for a healthy body&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Magrib prayer: For blessed children &amp;amp;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Esha prayer: For a restful sleep&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, are the intervals between these prayers and different types of blessing of these are meant to organize these times in any way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-21T14:06:37.590" Title="How can we organize different types of activities in a day according to Islam?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17381" CreationDate="2015-04-11T10:26:48.913" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Only Allah knows the destiny, as only he knows the ultimate future of us, we should try our best in good way to do better in everything. As Allah gave us free will, so chances can be changed. So, it’s our freewill to change everything. And only Allah knows what is in your heart, you can deceive us but not him. So if someone get any prize, definitely he did handwork or any sacrifice for it or may has any good intention. And if we get anything without any act, like lottery, may be it can be a trial. So, we should try our best... And should take everything as a trial. Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-08T11:52:42.173" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T11:52:42.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16505" CreationDate="2015-04-11T14:56:28.100" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question affects only the spelling of the Qur’an, not the reading, which in both cases is ʼaṣḥābu l-mašʼamati. In modern Arabic orthography you write this as أَصْحابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ , but in the older orthography you do not write either the second alif in the first word, or the second alif in the second word, so you get أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ .The long vowel in the first word and the hamza in the second are not indicated in the rasm, but only by diacritics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS. In the last word the fatha should be above the hamza, not below it. For some reason this does not show properly with the SE font. I hope you understand what I am trying to convey. والله اعلم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastEditorUserId="8052" LastEditDate="2015-04-11T15:06:44.427" LastActivityDate="2015-04-11T15:06:44.427" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23884" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23886" CreationDate="2015-04-11T16:29:11.947" Score="1" ViewCount="182" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most fundamental question of all seems not to have been addressed on this site:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Why should we accept Islam?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not require that the answer derive from scripture itself; contemporary thought is equally welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6600" LastActivityDate="2015-04-11T18:39:52.360" Title="Why should we accept Islam?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|belief|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-04-02T00:10:13.177" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23886" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23884" CreationDate="2015-04-11T18:39:52.360" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although this question is too broad, I would like to state that you should focus on 3 pillars in order to get answer to this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Quran&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mohammad(puh)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should find answers to these questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why there must be a god?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why there can't be more than 1 god?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Which attributes and characteristics should be carried by this one god?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to find answers to these questions, you should look for philosophical proofs and evidences. There are numerous different logical proofs on this issue. Some of them are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hudus:&lt;/strong&gt; Hudus means being exist later. Everything which has a beginning, should be non-exist before that beginning. Thus, there must be some power to make them exist, because a non-exist thing can't make itself exist. The universe has a beginning, thus there must be a huge power to create it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Possibility:&lt;/strong&gt; Everything which become exist, had a chance to be non-exist before the beginning of existence. Thus, there must be some will to make this decision. Thus, the creator must be conscious.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Order:&lt;/strong&gt; If there is an order in somewhere, there must be some conscious to build that order and determine the rules. The universe has an order, which we try to find its rules by science. Thus, the creator must be so intelligent and wise.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also much more complicated philosophical evidences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should look for these questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can it be written by a human? If not, why?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What characteristics of Quran differentiate it from a normal book?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do it's advises &amp;amp; prohibitions logically fine, or ridiculous?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does it contain any scientific errors?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How can we know that it hasn't been changed?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mohammad(puh)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do prophets have to exist?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What characteristics should they carry?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Was Mohammad(puh) really a prophet? If yes, how can we decide that?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What kind of person Mohammad(puh) before become a prophet?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What he brought? What he lost?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you get answers to these questions, you would know why Islam. Its really a too broad question for here, but I tried to make more clear this way. You can also search for the works and speeches of Hamza Tzortzis, Nouman Ali Khan, Zakir Naik etc. I suggest you to look for speeches of people who become Muslims later, who has an academic background, who use their brains and logic to search for truth. Their way of thinking is very satisfying for me, because they don't make interpretations from their prejudges, rather they try to find knowledge first, and try to understand logic behind it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-04-11T18:39:52.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17236" CreationDate="2015-04-12T08:29:50.203" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anyone who memorizes the Quran will be given 100 darajaat ie your position will be lifted up 100 times in the sight of Allah just like how people in jannah some will see others like the star because of their status&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12401" LastActivityDate="2015-04-12T08:29:50.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7594" CreationDate="2015-04-12T17:02:41.020" Score="-6" Body="&lt;p&gt;From a medical perspective, the thought of sperm donation is similar to transplant in my opinion. Both are allogenic transplant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The discussion was only about one perspective of sperm donation which is the interaction and lineage- that is a fair point. But imagine this husband and wife - whom (the husband) can't impregnate his wife even with all the medical advancement - are living in a desperate life for a child. Sperm donation is a hope for them to save their marriage separation. In my opinion we should look at the general picture sometime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's only a personal but medical opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12405" LastActivityDate="2015-04-12T17:02:41.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23894" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-12T17:42:53.360" Score="1" ViewCount="2096" Body="&lt;p&gt;I went to one of my friend's flat. One of the boy over there called me and said he'll beat me up if I won't allow him to have sex with me. I was afraid. And didn't know what to do. I had sex with him. Later then I knew it was Haram! Is there anyway to ask forgiveness? Any dua?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12408" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-14T08:45:41.017" LastActivityDate="2016-07-13T21:19:42.303" Title="I committed a major sin, how to repent or is there any Dua for it?" Tags="|dua|sex|sin|homosexuality|forgiveness|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23898" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-13T01:39:18.267" Score="3" ViewCount="16459" Body="&lt;p&gt;I curse a lot, because I am surrounded by many teenagers who also curse a lot. Is it haram to curse in Islam? What is the punishment? How can I prevent cursing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard that cursing is a major sin. I want to make sure that true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12411" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-15T08:56:36.527" LastActivityDate="2020-01-15T00:23:14.423" Title="Is it harm to curse (i.e., use swearwords)?" Tags="|halal-haram|sunnah|punishment|behavior|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23898" CreationDate="2015-04-13T11:19:20.360" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the initial step, I ought to mention that it doesn't justify your negative practice that you said &quot;I curse a lot because i am surrounded by many teenagers who also curse a lot.&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the second step, as a Briefly speaking, generally cursing (using bad language or word) is considered as a bad act. It would be beneficial for you to pay attention to the verse below of the Holy Quran as a related issue concerning cursing. (Al-An’am: 108):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَسُبُّوا الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّـهِ فَيَسُبُّوا&#xA;  اللَّـهَ عَدْوًا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ زَيَّنَّا لِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ&#xA;  عَمَلَهُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِم مَّرْجِعُهُمْ فَيُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا&#xA;  كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿١٠٨&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not insult those they invoke other than Allah, lest they insult&#xA;  Allah in enmity without knowledge. Thus We have made pleasing to every&#xA;  community their deeds. Then to their Lord is their return, and He will&#xA;  inform them about what they used to do. (108)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a narration from Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his household) that said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah prohibited the Jannah (paradise) for every abuser&lt;/strong&gt; (a person that&#xA;  curses) who is shameless-dishonored and doesn’t care what is said to&#xA;  him (her) and wouldn’t be worried and sad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ان الله حرم الجنه علی کل فحاش بدی قلیل الحیاء لایبال ما قال و لا ما&#xA;  قیل له (کافی، ج۲، ص۳۲۳؛ وسائل، ج۱۱، ص۳۲۹؛ تحف العقول، ص۴۱۶).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or it has quoted that Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cursing the Moslem is Fsq (debauchery) and Sin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;سِبَابُ الْمُسْلِمِ فُسُوقٌ»؛ شیخ طوسی، محمد بن حسن‏، الأمالی، ص 537،&#xA;  قم، دار الثقافة، چاپ اول، 1414ق؛ شیبانی، أحمد بن محمد، مسند احمد بن&#xA;  حنبل، ج 6، ص 157، بیروت، مؤسسة الرسالة، چاپ اول، 1421ق.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;, you indeed ought to strive not to curse anymore and ask Allah to forgive you. (So, as a famous general Islamic rule, Allah will forgive everyone who repent...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Piece of advice&lt;/strong&gt;, you can follow the  following verses which suggest that it is better to forgive who make us angry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allah is Free of need and Forbearing. (Qur'an 2:263)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and this &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, and when they are angry, they forgive, Qur'an 42:37 (Read &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/42/34-40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;more context&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/6:108&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ahlolbait.blog.ir/1393/03/03/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ahlolbait.blog.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa33035&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-16T05:31:13.913" LastActivityDate="2018-01-16T05:31:13.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23904" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23915" CreationDate="2015-04-13T13:33:34.877" Score="3" ViewCount="2545" Body="&lt;p&gt;In several places, the Qur'ān criticizes the Jews (not Christians) for how they misuse their scriptures, accusing them of perverting ( 2:75), concealing (6:61, 2:140) twisting their tongues when they read and even changing the words from their right places&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the Qur'ān never once says that the written text has been modified, nor that the original scriptures are different than those today. Instead, the Qur'ān says a lot of very positive things about the Jewish and Christian scriptures:&#xA;&quot;Let the People of the Gospel judge by what Allah hath revealed therein. If any do fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (no better than) those who rebel&quot; (Sura Maidah 5:47)&#xA;&quot;Say: O People of the Book! Ye have no ground to stand upon unless ye stand fast by the Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation that has come to you from your Lord.&quot; (Sura Maidah 5:68)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;If you doubt what We have revealed to you, ask those who have read the Scriptures before you.&quot; (Sura Yunus 10:94)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;None can change His Words&quot; (Sura Al-An'am 6:115).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the previous scriptures were not manipulated, then why did Allah sent the Holy Prophet and the Quran down? I am just asking this because everybody says that Quran was sent down because the previous scriptures were changed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12414" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-14T06:36:50.540" LastActivityDate="2016-08-11T05:06:31.320" Title="Why was Quran sent down?" Tags="|quran|prophet-muhammad|ahlul-kitab|bible|torah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23909" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-13T22:46:12.770" Score="1" ViewCount="1904" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think I have consumed haram &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lucozadesport.com/product/lucozade-sport-elite/jelly-beans/lucozade-sport-elite-jelly-beans-24-pack/60/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;jelly&lt;/a&gt; and I am worried of what did I do, not sure if it's halal or haram. What if someone consume and didn't know. How do we know if something is halal without a tag on it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T14:38:59.023" Title="What if you consume haram without knowing" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23909" CreationDate="2015-04-14T00:59:54.927" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you want to know what is and is not haram you either need to learn how to read ingredients and judge yourself or you may be better off not eating foods unless they have a tag on them.  Some candies contain gelatin or other things but some don't so it is hard to know if it is haram unless we see the ingredients.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to know if any certain ingredient is haram you can also ask that on this site too :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you ate haram jelly without knowing that it was haram then you just need to repent and don't eat it again, because the Qur'an says &quot;Your Lord has decreed upon Himself mercy: that any of you who does wrong out of ignorance and then repents after that and corrects himself - indeed, He is Forgiving and Merciful&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7864" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T00:59:54.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23904" CreationDate="2015-04-14T06:36:14.160" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please quote the verse in full.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and in justice. None can alter His words, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing. (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/115&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;6:115&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not talking about altering the scriptures, but it is talking about, &quot;Once a decision has been made by the creator none can dare changing it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Authenticity of Scriptures&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There have always been &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bing.com/search?q=old%20testament%20authenticity&amp;amp;FORM=AWRE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;debates&lt;/a&gt; about the authenticity of the Old Testament, that it is not in it's true form (100 % I mean), but still retains most part of the original meaning. So, literally speaking, the scriptures are manipulated. And New Testament, it is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%203%3A16-18&amp;amp;version=NIV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;clear enough&lt;/a&gt;, the author either might have took the liberty to add his inferences ('only' son of God), or there might have some problem with narrations (You know, humanly errors).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Are you in doubt?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you doubt what We have revealed to you, ask those who have read the Scriptures before you. (Qur'an 10:94)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Good question, the thing is, even for a damn perfect believer, sometimes when reading Qur'an or sometimes when dealing with Islamic things, we may, due to the influence of cursed Shaitan sometimes think, is this religion true at all, or is this entire thing a fabricated one? For that, God is answering, if you've even the slightest doubt regarding if this is an invented thing, go and ask those &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_religious_populations#Adherent_estimates&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2.2 Billion Christians or 14 million Jews&lt;/a&gt; regarding the signs of Allah, or regarding favors which Allah bestowed on them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Why Qur'an?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, you can ask...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;then why did Allah sent the Holy Prophet and the Quran down?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the previous scriptures would suffice to show the signs of Allah, why did he send another Prophet i.e. Muhammad (pbuh)? Well, to answer this, many places in the Qur'an, we can see &quot;we have always been warning&quot; or &quot;we were constantly sending the messengers&quot; or something like that. Warning about what? About the day, when you cannot turn back, and all you can to do is &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/89/22-30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;regret&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As time passes, the original message of God either got faded away or people got deluded away from the fear of God in any way possible (due to our worst enemy of mankind - Shaitan). Also, people used to consider a part of their scriptures and left a part thereof (e.g. Book 017, Number 4211: &lt;a href=&quot;http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=hadith%20jews%20adultery%20torah&amp;amp;d=4857682443436245&amp;amp;mkt=en-IN&amp;amp;setlang=en-US&amp;amp;w=STLCILUPsdqhBJJT-t5h5t4H2B04j8mx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;). There are many verses in the Qur'an which talk about this in general. So, just again to remind the mankind, God sent his final Prophet i.e. Muhammad (pbuh) along with the complete and perfect message i.e. Qur'an, which he guarantees that he'll protect from no further corruptions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T06:36:14.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23782" CreationDate="2015-04-14T06:55:41.060" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;By praying &lt;a href=&quot;http://ourpurposeoflife.blogspot.in/2012/03/how-to-perform-salat-al-duha-and-salat.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ishraq&lt;/a&gt; Salah in the morning after sunrise. From a hadith, we come to know that if we pray  Salat al-Ishraq, Allah will help us with our responsibilities throughout the day among which our Fardh prayers are one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also remember Allah as much as you can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having an after noon nap should also help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2016-06-07T07:56:09.783" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T07:56:09.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23848" CreationDate="2015-04-14T07:52:36.073" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;if there is some guide or advise once I am aware that I am &quot;inside&quot; a dervish dream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This article pretty much defines most of &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/6537&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dreams and dream interpretation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;how to prepare oneself to the state of &quot;openness&quot; previous to a dervish dream to appear&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May be not dervish, but, preparing oneself for a truthful dream, as suggested in the article, &lt;strong&gt;be truthful in your actions during the day&lt;/strong&gt;, then there is a possibility of getting truthful dreams. Moreover, as I discussed above, it is very very difficult to even judge our actions when we're awake whether they're right or wrong, then it similarly difficult to judge if a dream is truthful/divine or not. Example, if you get a dream &quot;Go &amp;amp; kill an innocent person&quot;, you can manage to decide it's a stupid dream, but what if you get a complex dream, whereby it becomes difficult for you to decide  whether to follow it or not. So, the Islamic way of trying to achieve truthful dreams would be &lt;strong&gt;get closer to Allah as much as you can&lt;/strong&gt;. Remember Allah much. But conditional you're following the Prophet (pbuh) perfectly. And as always, be truthful in your actions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Piece of advice, don't solely rely on your dreams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; This is not a Sufi perspective, but thought I could someway help you to explore the truth. If you wish to downvote, plz go ahead, I don't mind.&lt;/sub&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2019-01-21T05:11:43.823" LastActivityDate="2019-01-21T05:11:43.823" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23894" CreationDate="2015-04-14T08:51:14.543" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah accepts only the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and foolishness and repent soon afterwards; it is they to whom Allah will forgive and Allah is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise.&lt;/strong&gt; (Qur'an 4:17)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well the verse pretty well answers your query, because Allah is all knower, well aware of what you do, if you truly repent in front of Allah, he will surely accept your repentance. And make sure you don't repeat it from next time, and take every necessary measure possible &amp;amp; let not fate (your stupid environment) force you to do that again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Way to ask forgiveness&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Make sure you stick to your Salah (Namaz) constantly and simply repent from the bottom of your heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T08:51:14.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23919" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23898" CreationDate="2015-04-14T09:02:33.020" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well at the very first place your behavior is expected I guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! Let not a folk deride a folk who may be better than they (are), not let women (deride) women who may be better than they are; neither defame one another, nor insult one another by nicknames. Bad is the name of lewdness after faith. And whoso turneth not in repentance, such are evil-doers. (Qur'an 49:11)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, more detailed answer whether cursing is allowed in Islam or up to which extent it is allowed &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/7343/11938&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; is pretty informative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, some say, cursing a Muslim is not allowed (at any cost) and cursing a disbeliever is OK but not suggested.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest as to why is it better to not curse is answered pretty well in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/7343/11938&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; by Shia_Sunni____________UNIT&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How can I prevent cursing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well for that, only one answer is there. And that is &lt;strong&gt;be patient.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-07-21T07:43:41.913" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5716" CreationDate="2015-04-14T10:00:31.460" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Khalik&quot; = Creator&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Khalaq&quot; = Create&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Creation = [Don't know](someone plz edit this)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is Arabic, and it's grammar. Just rotate the vowels, new words are formed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A related term, &quot;Fatir&quot; = Originator is sometimes used in the Qur'an to describe the creator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T10:00:31.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18238" CreationDate="2015-04-14T11:25:23.127" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, there is one hadith which talks about your question, but I guess the name of the Jewish Scholar is not mentioned though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was an incident when Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) had to judge between a couple who were the culprits of adultery, then Prophet (pbuh) called upon a scholar from the Jews to confirm what he is saying about the Torah is right or wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith # 4214 in &lt;a href=&quot;http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=hadith%20jew%20torah%20scholar%20adultery%20concealer%20searchtruth&amp;amp;d=4848542775186191&amp;amp;mkt=en-IN&amp;amp;setlang=en-US&amp;amp;w=aLTn6ymcqtic3PrAqQPGPOI0rNJ2HicH&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; of &quot;The Book Pertaining to Punishments Prescribed by Islam (Kitab Al-Hudud)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Bara' b. 'Azib reported: There happened to pass by Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) a Jew blackened and lashed. Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) called them (the Jews) and said: Is this the punishment that you find in your Book (Torah) as a prescribed punishment for adultery? They said: Yes. &lt;strong&gt;He (the Holy Prophet) called one of the scholars amongst them and said&lt;/strong&gt;: I ask you in the name of Allah Who sent down the Torah on Moses if that is the prescribed punishment for adultery that you find in your Book. He said: No. Had you not asked me in the name of Allah, I would not have given you this information. We find stoning to death (as punishment prescribed in the Torah). But this (crime) became quite common amongst our aristocratic class. So when we caught hold of any rich person (indulging in this offence) we spared him, but when we caught hold of a helpless person we imposed the prescribed punishment upon him. We then said: Let us argree (on a punishment) which we can inflict both upon the rich and the poor. So We decided to blacken the face.............&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T11:25:23.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23922" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30346" CreationDate="2015-04-14T11:25:23.963" Score="3" ViewCount="1639" Body="&lt;p&gt;You will see in chapter=20 verse=59 a day called &lt;strong&gt;یوم الزینة&lt;/strong&gt; mentioned in Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قَالَ مَوْعِدُكُمْ يَوْمُ الزِّينَةِ وَأَن يُحْشَرَ النَّاسُ ضُحًى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Moses] said, &amp;quot;Your appointment is on the day of the festival when the people assemble at mid-morning.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a special day in Egyptian or Hebrew calendar?  Or do you know an &lt;em&gt;accurate date&lt;/em&gt; for this event in astronomy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3878" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T23:01:17.683" Title="Which festival is mentioned in Quran 20:59 as appointment of Pharaoh and Moses?" Tags="|tafseer|history|quranic-events|celebration|prophet-musa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2840" CreationDate="2015-04-14T13:39:36.457" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course, there is no separate Islamic 'take' on this matter. There would only be one possible theory for this highly controversial question, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was incest back then according to today's definition of incest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is nothing wrong in accepting the fact that God ordered Prophet Adam (pbuh) to marry his sons with his daughters. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qisas_Al-Anbiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Stories of the Prophets&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was in the very beginning of the mankind when God ordered so, so that mankind will expand through its natural system of reproduction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, later when there started ego and jealousy, God devised rulings accordingly and banned incest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that, God always wishes the welfare of the mankind and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;he revises/abrogates his previous rulings&lt;/a&gt; as and when deemed necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-15T04:21:19.653" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T04:21:19.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17048" CreationDate="2015-04-14T13:43:52.777" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;there is very specific condition about it. not Every leader is chosen by Allah. so if you talk about only islam, being in domain in islam,then the leader means Khalifah, and if he is legitimate and made khalifah by proper rules of islam (not Fake khalifah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering above conditions, even if that leader tries to oppress you,then you cannot revolt,you cannot attack back, ONLY and Only if he goes against shariah. If he goes against rules of islam, anywhere in ruling according to Quran and Sunnah, then you have 100% freedom to stop him by all possible means. (ofcourse start step by step, dont just go and kill him). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and regarding how to protest,you have to follow the sunnah way of protesting to stop him from something, if he goes against sunnah and Quran and rulings. you should try to talk to him, if he does not agree, then try to get enough force or consult the Shura to take him down as khalifa and chose another one. as a person,who continue to go against Quran and sunnah, cannot remain a leader of muslim ummah at all&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T13:43:52.777" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14419" CreationDate="2015-04-14T14:00:35.090" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no clear hadith or verse of the Quran which forbids you from saying salam to someone who is eating, or someone saying salam while they are eating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For detailed scholarly view,you can consult: &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20140825013058/http://islamqa.info:80/en/150591&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://web.archive.org/web/20140825013058/http://islamqa.info:80/en/150591&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-07T12:51:21.673" LastActivityDate="2022-06-07T12:51:21.673" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="23929" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8321" CreationDate="2015-04-14T14:23:17.997" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unitarianism is a fairly high-level and abstract classification of diverse ideas that all renounce the classical doctrine of Trinity, among other things. As one might expect, under the Unitarian umbrella there is a spectrum of diverse ideas. The renunciation of Trinity has not been uniform, of the same nature and degree across different groups - all referred to as Unitarian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Unitarian &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arianism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arians&lt;/a&gt;, for example - viewed from an Islamic angle - maintain only subtle variation on the concept of Trinity. In particular, the controversy revolved around whether &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logos&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Logos&lt;/a&gt; (Word, &lt;em&gt;Kalima&lt;/em&gt;) was &lt;strong&gt;created&lt;/strong&gt; or not. They still believed in Jesus as Son the &quot;only-begotten God.&quot; From Muslim perspective, the Trinity still holds. However, it would  be unjust at this point to not mention that &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanationism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;emanationist theory&lt;/a&gt;, the underlying metaphysical framework of the doctrine of Trinity, has its own following in Islam. The mystic elements in both major factions of Islam draw heavily from the neo-platonic metaphysics, shared also by Christianity.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the other end of the spectrum were, the now almost extinct (as far as I know), Judeo-Christian &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebionites&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ebionites&lt;/a&gt;. The difference between Ebionite and Islamic Christology is well explained by the Christian emperor &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashama_ibn-Abjar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Najāshī&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;By God, Jesus is not more than what you have described him.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is easy to deconstruct that Najashi must have been an Ebionite, because like Muslims, Ebionites believe:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jesus Christ (pbuh) was a Prophet with human-only nature&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Virgin birth of Jesus (some ebionites differed on that) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Validity of both Old and New Testament (Torah-observance)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rejection of original sin.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, possibly the only disagreement might be on the issue of Christ's (pbuh) resurrection, but that - according to Islam - is natural. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And for their saying: verily We have slain the Messiah 'Isa son of Maryam, an apostle of Allah, whereas they slew him not, nor they crucified him but &lt;strong&gt;it was made dubious unto them&lt;/strong&gt;. And verily those who differ therein are in doubt thereof, they have no knowledge thereof; they but follow an opinion; and surely they slew him not. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.daryabadi/4:157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[4:157]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the most revered Christians Al-Najashi and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waraka_ibn_Nawfal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Warqa-ibn-Nawfil&lt;/a&gt; (the uncle of Muhammad's (pbuh) first wife) were Ebionite christians. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T14:23:17.997" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23845" CreationDate="2015-04-14T18:08:09.413" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;People usually shy when it come to sexual sins. So I suppose that is your problem. Correct me if I'm wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I revise my statement. The witnesses may report your act of sin to the authority for you to receive punishment. For this, he isn't allowed to accept any bribery and you aren't allowed to bribe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unless you have received your punishment, and insyaAllah Allah forgive you, those who spread your sins is those who indeed, have sinned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bribe in certain conditions, when you have to bribe to get your rights (example, when having a bad authority), is allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bribe to avoid responsibility and to steal  other rights, is forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12245" LastEditorUserId="12245" LastEditDate="2015-04-15T02:30:51.960" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T02:30:51.960" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14714" CreationDate="2015-04-14T19:04:44.197" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Making statues has been discouraged by the Islamic tradition. However, it is interesting to note that in the Qur'an the word Tamathil (statues) has been used twice. Once in a positive tone and once in negative:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When he said to his father and his people, &quot;What are these &lt;strong&gt;statues&lt;/strong&gt; to which you are devoted?&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/21:52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;21:52&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They made for him what he willed of elevated chambers, &lt;strong&gt;statues&lt;/strong&gt;, bowls like reservoirs, and stationary kettles. [We said], &quot;Work, O family of David, in gratitude.&quot; And few of My servants are grateful. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/34:13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;34:13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first verse clearly refers to polytheistic statues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the second verse, statues are among those things for which the family of David is supposed to be grateful. They obviously cannot be polytheistic statues. It raises the question whether statues per se are forbidden or not? Apparently the answer is in negative. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T19:04:44.197" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23935" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17296" CreationDate="2015-04-14T19:17:50.143" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You cannot do anything but to follow the verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  argue with them in a way that is best. Indeed, your Lord is most&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  knowing of who has strayed from His way, and He is most knowing of&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  who is [rightly] guided. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/16:125&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;16:125&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T19:17:50.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23936" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-14T21:07:11.260" Score="-3" ViewCount="3379" Body="&lt;p&gt;assalamu alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i been haveing these bad thought about Allah and i know there not true because deep inside me i know for a fact allah is one god i use to be good and now i can't sleep or anything i wish i was like my family so peaceful they don't get these thoughts..idk why me :'( and when i try to think abt allah satan will mess up my moments and i cry and my parents dont know what wrong b/c i havent told them i'm afriad to. And satan tells me your life going to be miserable and every time i think abt this makes my head hurts even worst and i feel like falling out and it feel like satan it trap inside my head cuz he seems to block out everything i do like , pray salah waking up for fajr its very hard i literally can feel the satan in my head and i know its not just a headache. Sometimes it feels like something in my head and when i prays allah it goes to the other side of my brain and it hurts physically i can't concentrate on allah its very hard please help me get the satan out my head!!!! it driving me crazy i cant sleep i wanna cry everyday i need allah to cure me but how if satan trap inside my head he causing me to forget about allah? i wanna be normal like everyone else inshallah.Not to mention sometimes i feel hopeless cuz Satan tells me a lot that you are never going to be forgiven you disobeyed Allah and your going to live in miserable all your life and you have no one to turn to lift this sadness just give up.. :'( i feel tht allah may not forgive me cuz of these thoughts tht causing me to live like this and i feel so bad and all i do is yell the satan to get out my head but he seems to stay inside in cause all types of confusing to my brain :'( please help me !&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12422" LastEditorUserId="12422" LastEditDate="2015-04-14T21:44:59.473" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T19:32:20.683" Title="was-was whispers of satan getting out of control that making me miserble everyday please help me overcome them!" Tags="|shaitan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-04-15T18:49:04.570" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23937" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23939" CreationDate="2015-04-14T21:15:58.010" Score="-3" ViewCount="117" Body="&lt;p&gt;my question is Can Muslims (Specially Turkish Sunni Muslim) have two names? One as Public another as Nick name(which is completely different from his public name)? If yes then is it Haram to call/take his name infront of his family or/and friends? And why would he need to have two names?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12420" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T21:34:02.263" Title="Turkish Sunni Muslims" Tags="|practical-islam|nikah|sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-04-15T15:09:24.377" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23938" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23942" CreationDate="2015-04-14T21:33:45.540" Score="-2" ViewCount="1712" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a Turkish Sunni Muslim convert into Hindu and any other religion at his wish?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12420" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-09T08:09:18.943" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T15:09:12.097" Title="Can a Turkish Sunni Muslim convert into Hindu?" Tags="|practical-islam|nikah|sunni|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2017-05-07T19:32:19.517" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23939" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23937" CreationDate="2015-04-14T21:34:02.263" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am Turkish and I think I didn't understand your question quite well. A lot of Turkish people has 2 names, yes. But it is not different than having only 1 name. One is free to use either of them, or sometimes both together. Why would be using one of a person's names haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Names are determined by parents. Sometimes mother &amp;amp; father want different names for a child (usually grandparents would involve naming issue), and usually they put both of them. The child can use either of them, or both of them. Some people switch between their names if they have another friend with a single name which is same with their mostly used name in order to avoid collision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also some parents want to give some historical/famous names for their children like Mehmet Ali, Mehmet Emin, Ali Bahadır, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T21:34:02.263" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23940" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23943" CreationDate="2015-04-14T21:40:48.380" Score="-2" ViewCount="949" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a Muslim divorcee (who was Hindu before marrying a Muslim) converts back to Hindu after divorce?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12420" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-14T23:21:45.547" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T23:21:45.547" Title="Can a Hindu turned Muslim divorcee convert back to Hindu" Tags="|nikah|women|talaq|apostasy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-04-20T22:33:54.580" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23936" CreationDate="2015-04-14T21:50:06.147" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa alaykum salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sister, Satan can't force you to do anything. He can only whisper to you, and whether or not listening to him is fully depend on you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you worry about these thoughts like Satan in your head, it will only cause you to more worry. When you get some thoughts like this, please read this below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Eûzu billahi mineş-şeytânirracîm. Bismillahirrahmanirrahîm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then read &lt;strong&gt;Ayatul Kursi, Felak, Nas&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is really Satan, he won't be able to near around you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, don't despair, read surat 39:53.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the physical hurt&lt;/strong&gt;, it may be caused by a disease or some inner physical damage. I strongly suggest you to go to a good doctor. But don't panic, it may be caused by your mental stress also. Please go to a doctor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-12-09T19:32:20.683" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T19:32:20.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23938" CreationDate="2015-04-14T21:58:44.303" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith forbidding to change religion of a Muslim to any other religion and this hadith states that this kind of act is punishable by death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Turkey is a laic country, nobody can kill you for that. Also most people in Turkey doesn't care. Even claiming to be an atheist is very cool among some teenager groups (stupid in most of them).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T21:58:44.303" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23943" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23940" CreationDate="2015-04-14T22:49:14.333" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well it entirely depends on which country you are in. Please be careful while converting back to Hinduism leaving Islam, because in some countries who will charged to death for abandoning Islam. But, mostly in non Islamic countries, this doesn't apply anyways. This &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy_in_Islam#Apostasy_in_the_recent_past&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; article of 'Apostasy in Islam' gives a fair picture as to in which countries execution is the prescribed punishment for apostasy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, lies, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Can&lt;/strong&gt; a Muslim divorcee ...???&quot; At first place, in Islam, there is distinction between Muslim and Mumin (believer). So, I guess, you're talking about a Muslim only. Then there wouldn't be any problem for a Muslim who wasn't a Mumin at first place to abandon his religion. But if one was a perfect Mumin, he/she wouldn't even think of this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T22:49:14.333" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23938" CreationDate="2015-04-14T23:51:13.933" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu aliakum, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not a scholar at first, just interested in what questions arise in the ummah. First of all, I don't think there is a way to convert back to 'Hinduism', you need to be more specific in what you are asking. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why would someone convert to Hinduism when Islam gives you peace and direct. While, Hinduism has so many rules and regulations that don't make much sense on why you are instructed to do so and it's not beneficial to you.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And As Always &quot;Allahu 'Alim&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whatever right I have said was because of Allah (SWT) and whatever I have said wrong was because of me and Shaytaan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;~Wa aliakum Asalam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11847" LastActivityDate="2015-04-14T23:51:13.933" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23945" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-15T01:49:41.887" Score="3" ViewCount="853" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the implications of auto-brewery syndrome in Islam? I know one cannot pray intoxicated. (Surah An-Nisā' 4:43) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However does the person suffering from auto-brewery syndrome have to adhere to this rule, or can they pray inebriated? I ask this as they lack control of their inebriation, unless they go on a low-carbohydrate diet, in which case if the former is not allow (praying intoxicated), must they follow the latter? (And take up a low-carbohydrate diet?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please cite your sources, that you use to backup your answer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6836" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T15:06:30.660" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T15:06:30.660" Title="What is the implications of auto-brewery syndrome in Islam?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|tafseer|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23947" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9407" CreationDate="2015-04-15T07:45:55.450" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well we don't run an IQ test based on Qur'an and Hadith even on a Muslim to determine if he/she is a Muslim or not. Just kidding, I mean to say, a community doesn't constantly keep track of ones (a so called Muulim's) activities whether he/she is Praying 5 times or not, fasting or not etc. But all we do as a community to accept one in the Muslim community is see if he/she testifies the Shahada &lt;strong&gt;just orally&lt;/strong&gt;. We don't even know if he/she believes what he/she said or not. But just considering that, we accept one into a Muslim community. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pretty much of the process remains the same even to accept one as a 'Jew' or not. Again, as I've said, we don't conduct an IQ test based on 'Torah', if he/she scores well enough in that, we'll accept him/her as a 'Jew', or if her fundamental &lt;strong&gt;practices&lt;/strong&gt; are according to 'Torah' (whether it be today's Torah with minor manipulations or the original 'Torah') or not. All we just look into is, if he/she testifies that whether he/she believes in One God or not, whatever name you address God as. &lt;strong&gt;All we look is if he/she believes or not&lt;/strong&gt;. We don't look if he/she is a practicing 'Jew' or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now belief, as we know its a common sense, the 'Jew' needs to testify that &quot;&lt;strong&gt;he/she believes there is no God but One God and Prophet &lt;strike&gt;Muhammad&lt;/strike&gt; Moses is God's messenger&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One's saying of above testimony would suffice to be called as an Islamic 'Jew'.&lt;/strong&gt; (If he/she believes Muhammad (pbuh) is a messenger of God then he/she is accepted to Islam itself directly) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Support:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From here on, I present the support of my above discussion, and if you wanna skip it, you can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I had a slave-girl who used to herd sheep for me. One day I discovered that a wolf had killed one of her sheep, and I'm a man from the children of Adam, I get upset like they get upset, and I slapped her in the face. Then I went to the Prophet who impressed upon me the seriousness of my act. I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, should I not set her free?' He said, 'Bring her to me.' He asked her, '&lt;strong&gt;Where is Allah&lt;/strong&gt;', She said, '&lt;strong&gt;He is above the heavens&lt;/strong&gt;.' He said, '&lt;strong&gt;Who am I&lt;/strong&gt;?' She said, '&lt;strong&gt;You are the Messenger of Allah&lt;/strong&gt;.' He said, '&lt;strong&gt;Free her, for she is a believer&lt;/strong&gt;.' (Muslim and Abu Dawud).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is how Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) tested the woman if she was a believer or not. That is what we're supposed to do as Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/60/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;60:10&lt;/a&gt; demands us to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who believe! When believing women come to you as emigrants, &lt;strong&gt;examine them&lt;/strong&gt;, Allah knows best as to their Faith, then if you ascertain that they are true believers, send them not back to the disbelievers, they are not lawful (wives) for the disbelievers...... That is the Judgement of Allah. He judges between you. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (Qur'an 60:10)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How will you examine them, by conducting an IQ test on Qur'an? Nope, by asking two simple questions as Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) did above in the Hadith. The pretty much remains the same whether to test if a person is Jew or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ask him/her simple questions (not on the entire Torah) that whether his/her definition of God match with the true expected definitions or not. (e.g although if he/she believes there is only God, but what if she believes that if that One God is some Moon God, nope, test failed either reject or help him/her to improvise. Its on you), and some simple questions to test whether if he/she believes that Prophet Moses (pbuh) was a messenger of God or not. If, you're satisfied with his/her explanation, Good, accept him/her as 'Jew', else either reject or help him/her improvise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; This answer attempts to answer &quot;Who is Jew&quot; in general. But this in no way answers whether if a woman can be considered for marriage or not. There goes another discussion for it which would mostly constitute recommendation, although the true technicality remains the same as discussed above. Also this answer presents pretty much the same thing as mentioned by others i.e. Fatemeh, green4rrow in their answers&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-15T07:59:16.073" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T07:59:16.073" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23948" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-04-15T08:18:23.653" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-04-15T08:18:23.653" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T08:18:23.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23949" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-04-15T08:18:23.653" Score="0" Body="Prophet Musa is one of the messengers of Allah and is considered same as Moses of the Old Testament (Bible)." OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-15T11:56:02.877" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T11:56:02.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18203" CreationDate="2015-04-15T09:28:17.993" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This Salah (as a prayer which is famous as Imam Hussain (a.s.)) (which is prayed for Allah) has quoted from Seyyed ibn Tavoos that is considered as a Mustahab practice (Salah) to be offered on Friday, (likewise by some differences at the last part of a dua which is after that) in the half (middle) of Sha’ban month beside the shrine of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Salah is consisted of 2 salahs (which each one is consisted of 2 rek’ats as well, actually totally 4 rek’ahs)). It shall be offered Surahs Hamd(al-Fatiha) and Tawhid(al-Ekhlas) 50 times (each one 50 times), and after the Zikr of Ruku’ (at ruku’ position) it shall be offered both Surahs Hamd and Tawhid (each one 10 times). Afterwards, both of those Surahs should be offered when you come back from the Ruku’ position. And at the first Sajdah and between 2 Sojud (when sitting) and at the second Sajdah = 10 times (each of Hamd and Tawhid Surahs). Then recite the following dua at the end of fourth rek’ah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;«اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الَّذی اسْتَجَبْتَ لِآدَمَ و حَوَّاءَ إِذْ قالا&#xA;  رَبَّنا ظَلَمْنا أَنْفُسَنا وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنا وَ تَرْحَمْنا&#xA;  لَنَکُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخاسِرِینَ، وَ نَادَاکَ نُوحٌ فَاسْتَجَبْتَ لَهُ&#xA;  وَ نَجَّیْتَهُ وَ أَهْلَهُ مِنَ الْکَرْبِ الْعَظِیمِ، وَ أَطْفَأْتَ&#xA;  نَارَ نُمْرُودَ عَنْ خَلِیلِکَ إِبْرَاهِیمَ فَجَعَلْتَهَا بَرْداً وَ&#xA;  سَلاماً، وَ أَنْتَ الَّذِی اسْتَجَبْتَ لِأَیُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَى&#xA;  مَسَّنِیَ الضُّرُّ وَ أَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِینَ فَکَشَفْتَ ما بِهِ&#xA;  مِنْ ضُرٍّ وَ آتَیْتَهُ أَهْلَهُ وَ مِثْلَهُمْ مَعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِنْ&#xA;  عِنْدِکَ وَ ذِکْرى‏ لِأُولِی الْأَلْبابِ، وَ أَنْتَ الَّذِی&#xA;  اسْتَجَبْتَ لِذِی النُّونِ حِینَ نَادَاکَ مِنَ الظُّلُماتِ أَنْ لا&#xA;  إِلهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحانَکَ إِنِّی کُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِینَ&#xA;  فَنَجَّیْتَهُ مِنَ الْغَمِّ، وَ أَنْتَ الَّذِی اسْتَجَبْتَ لِمُوسَى‏&#xA;  وَ هَارُونَ دَعْوَتَهُمَا حِینَ قُلْتَ قَدْ أُجِیبَتْ دَعْوَتُکُما&#xA;  فَاسْتَقِیما وَ غَرَّقْتَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَ قَوْمَهُ، وَ غَفَرْتَ&#xA;  لِدَاوُدَ ذَنْبَهُ وَ تُبْتَ عَلَیْهِ رَحْمَةً مِنْکَ وَ ذِکْرَى، وَ&#xA;  فَدَیْتَ إِسْمَاعِیلَ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِیمٍ بَعْدَ مَا أَسْلَمَ وَ تَلَّهُ&#xA;  لِلْجَبِینِ فَنَادَیْتَهُ بِالْفَرَجِ وَ الرَّوْحِ، وَ أَنْتَ الَّذِی&#xA;  نَادَاکَ زَکَرِیَّا نِداءً خَفِیًّا فَقالَ رَبِّ إِنِّی وَهَنَ&#xA;  الْعَظْمُ مِنِّی وَ اشْتَعَلَ الرَّأْسُ شَیْباً وَ لَمْ أَکُنْ&#xA;  بِدُعائِکَ رَبِّ شَقِیًّا وَ قُلْتَ یَدْعُونَنا رَغَباً وَ رَهَباً وَ&#xA;  کانُوا لَنا خاشِعِینَ. وَ أَنْتَ الَّذِی اسْتَجَبْتَ لِلَّذِینَ&#xA;  آمَنُوا وَ عَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لِتَزِیدَهُمْ مِنْ فَضْلِکَ، فَلَا&#xA;  تَجْعَلْنِی مِنْ أَهْوَنِ الدَّاعِینَ لَکَ وَ الرَّاغِبِینَ إِلَیْکَ،&#xA;  وَ اسْتَجِبْ لِی کَمَا اسْتَجَبْتَ لَهُمْ بِحَقِّهِمْ عَلَیْکَ،&#xA;  فَطَهِّرْنِی بِتَطْهِیرِکَ وَ تَقَبَّلْ صَلَاتِی وَ دُعَائِی بِقَبُولٍ&#xA;  حَسَنٍ وَ طَیِّبْ بَقِیَّةَ حَیَاتِی وَ طَیِّبْ وَفَاتِی وَ اخْلُفْنِی&#xA;  فِیمَنْ أَخْلُفُ، وَ احْفَظْنِی یَا رَبِّ بِدُعَائِی، وَ اجْعَلْ&#xA;  ذُرِّیَّتِی ذُرِّیَّةً طَیِّبَةً تَحُوطُهَا بِحِیَاطَتِکَ بِکُلِّ مَا&#xA;  حُطْتَ بِهِ ذُرِّیَّةَ أَحَدٍ مِنْ‏ أَوْلِیَائِکَ وَ أَهْلِ طَاعَتِکَ&#xA;  بِرَحْمَتِکَ یَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِینَ. یَا مَنْ هُوَ عَلَى کُلِّ&#xA;  شَیْ‏ءٍ رَقِیبٌ، وَ لِکُلِّ دَاعٍ مِنْ خَلْقِکَ مُجِیبٌ، وَ مِنْ کُلِّ&#xA;  سَائِلٍ قَرِیبٌ، أَسْأَلُکَ یَا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ الْحَیُّ&#xA;  الْقَیُّومُ، الْأَحَدُ الصَّمَدُ الَّذِی لَمْ یَلِدْ وَ لَمْ یُولَدْ&#xA;  وَ لَمْ یَکُنْ لَهُ کُفُواً أَحَدٌ، وَ بِکُلِّ اسْمٍ رَفَعْتَ بِهِ&#xA;  سَمَاءَکَ، وَ فَرَشْتَ بِهِ أَرْضَکَ، وَ أَرْسَیْتَ بِهِ الْجِبَالَ،&#xA;  وَ أَجْرَیْتَ بِهِ الْمَاءَ، وَ سَخَّرْتَ بِهِ السَّحَابَ وَ الشَّمْسَ&#xA;  وَ الْقَمَرَ وَ النُّجُومَ وَ اللَّیْلَ وَ النَّهَارَ، وَ خَلَقْتَ&#xA;  الْخَلَائِقَ کُلَّهَا، أَسْأَلُکَ بِعَظَمَةِ وَجْهِکَ الْعَظِیمِ،&#xA;  الَّذِی أَشْرَقَتْ لَهُ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَ الْأَرْضُ، فَأَضَاءَتْ بِهِ&#xA;  الظُّلُمَاتُ، إِلَّا صَلَّیْتَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَ&#xA;  کَفَیْتَنِی أَمْرَ مَعَاشِی وَ مَعَادِی، وَ أَصْلَحْتَ لِی شَأْنِی&#xA;  کُلَّهُ، وَ لَمْ تَکِلْنِی إِلَى نَفْسِی طَرْفَةَ عَیْنٍ، وَ&#xA;  أَصْلَحْتَ أَمْرِی وَ أَمْرَ عِیَالِی، وَ کَفَیْتَنِی هَمَّهُمْ، وَ&#xA;  أَغْنَیْتَنِی وَ إِیَّاهُمْ مِنْ کَنْزِکَ وَ خَزَائِنِکَ، وَ سَعَةِ&#xA;  فَضْلِکَ الَّذِی لَا یَنْفَدُ أَبَداً، وَ اثْبُتْ فِی قَلْبِی&#xA;  یَنَابِیعَ الْحِکْمَةِ الَّتِی تَنْفَعُنِی بِهَا وَ تَنْفَعُ بِهَا&#xA;  مَنِ ارْتَضَیْتَ مِنْ عِبَادِکَ، وَ اجْعَلْ لِی مِنَ الْمُتَّقِینَ فِی&#xA;  آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ إِمَاماً کَمَا جَعَلْتَ إِبْرَاهِیمَ الْخَلِیلَ&#xA;  إِمَاماً. فَإِنَّ بِتَوْفِیقِکَ یَفُوزُ الْفَائِزُونَ، وَ یَتُوبُ&#xA;  التَّائِبُونَ، وَ یَعْبُدُکَ الْعَابِدُونَ، وَ بِتَسْدِیدِکَ یَصْلُحُ&#xA;  الصَّالِحُونَ الْمُحْسِنُونَ الْمُخْبِتُونَ، الْعَابِدُونَ لَکَ،&#xA;  الْخَائِفُونَ مِنْکَ، وَ بِإِرْشَادِکَ نَجَا النَّاجُونَ مِنْ نَارِکَ،&#xA;  وَ أَشْفَقَ مِنْهَا الْمُشْفِقُونَ مِنْ خَلْقِکَ، وَ بِخِذْلَانِکَ&#xA;  خَسِرَ الْمُبْطِلُونَ، وَ هَلَکَ الظَّالِمُونَ، وَ غَفَلَ&#xA;  الْغَافِلُونَ. اللَّهُمَّ آتِ نَفْسِی تَقْوَاهَا، فَأَنْتَ وَلِیُّهَا&#xA;  وَ مَوْلَاهَا، وَ أَنْتَ خَیْرُ مَنْ زَکَّاهَا، اللَّهُمَّ بَیِّنْ&#xA;  لَهَا هُدَاهَا، وَ أَلْهِمْهَا تَقْوَاهَا، وَ بَشِّرْهَا بِرَحْمَتِکَ&#xA;  حِینَ تَتَوَفَّاهَا، وَ نَزِّلْهَا مِنَ الْجِنَانِ عُلْیَاهَا، وَ&#xA;  طَیِّبْ وَفَاتَهَا وَ مَحْیَاهَا، وَ أَکْرِمْ مُنْقَلَبَهَا وَ&#xA;  مَثْوَاهَا، وَ مُسْتَقَرَّهَا وَ مَأْوَاهَا، فَأَنْتَ وَلِیُّهَا وَ&#xA;  مَوْلَاهَا»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa48966&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-17T10:39:27.517" LastActivityDate="2015-11-17T10:39:27.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23952" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12208" CreationDate="2015-04-15T09:29:03.433" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there is any problem in it .&#xA;as you can control what ads you want to serve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;just go to allow&amp;amp;block ads menu after logging in to your account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HkMSK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T09:29:03.433" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8690" CreationDate="2015-04-15T10:14:59.953" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rafay is simply an Arabic adjective and common noun. When it used for God, it is converted into a proper noun by adding 'al' i.e. Al-Rafay meaning 'The Rafay'. Now, the quality being referred to is assumed in its ultimate form in Him. Therefore, to name some person Al-Rafay would be wrong. However, there is no harm in Rafay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T10:14:59.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23945" CreationDate="2015-04-15T17:29:00.967" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question has clearly to do with, finding more alternatives to low carb diet rather than just simply seeking an answer &quot;&lt;i&gt;do I have to really go for the low carb diet, sure???&lt;/i&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's quote the verse first,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who believe! Approach not As-Salat (the prayer) when you are in a &lt;strong&gt;drunken state until you know&lt;/strong&gt; (the meaning) &lt;strong&gt;of what you utter&lt;/strong&gt;, nor when you are in a state of Janaba.........Truly, Allah is Ever Oft-Pardoning, Oft-Forgiving. (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:43&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You're focusing on &quot;&lt;strong&gt;drunken state&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; but also plz feel free to focus on &quot;&lt;strong&gt;until you know of what you utter&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. If even while being inebriated, if you know what you utter, then its fine. I don't know what it feels like for the person who's suffering. If he/she feels very high then obviously going for the best possible alternatives present today i.e. low carb diet should be the top priority. Else, if he/she manages well enough to focus on the Salah and what he/she is uttering, then there wouldn't be necessary for a low carb diet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I think, there is something to do with the quantity (up to which extent) of the low carb diet, rather than completely 'yes' or 'no'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that, &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/23/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Allah doesn't lay burden more than a person can bear&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, and &quot;Allah is Oft Forgiving and he pardons much&quot; if you do things during exceptions (only after proper consultation with the community) there shouldn't be any problem. So, until deemed necessary to discontinue, following the low carb diet in accordance with Qur'an 4:43 (as discussed above) must be given the top priority until the doctors come up with something new &amp;amp; Halal and more friendly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T17:29:00.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23957" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5984" CreationDate="2015-04-15T18:32:51.413" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why would Allah SWT do such thing? What is the message?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not only the fatherless birth of Jesus (pbuh) but also many other signs which Allah showed to Children of Israel were to attract the lost sheep of Israel back to God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can think of mainly 2 reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;These miracles i.e. fatherless birth, Jesus (pbuh) raising dead people, giving life to bird made of clay etc, these were the clear signs shown to those people, in a hope that they'll increase their belief in God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;To show that Allah can do anything, i.e. let even the impossible happen. And he is able to do all things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was Maryam accused of بغاء Bigha or بغيا Baghiyya?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well just imagine today a woman conceiving a baby without any man touching her. It would be hard to believe ryt? So, similarly, the Jews at that time, didn't believe that she was gifted a baby directly from God, and rather accused her of having unlawful baby.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;what was Allah SWT answer to this accusation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is this...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, for their (Jews) breaking their covenant and their disbelief in the communications of Allah and their killing the prophets wrongfully and their saying: Our &lt;strong&gt;hearts&lt;/strong&gt; are covered; nay! &lt;strong&gt;Allah set a seal upon them&lt;/strong&gt; owing &lt;strong&gt;to their unbelief&lt;/strong&gt;, so they shall not believe except a few. (Qur'an 4:155)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And for their disbelief and their speaking against Maryam (Mary) a tremendous all-malicious (calumny).&lt;/strong&gt; (Qur'an 4:156)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T18:32:51.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14528" CreationDate="2015-04-15T19:07:57.103" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A very cool question...Worth pondering...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your question has something to deal with the extent of the miracles/signs themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A similar example to add to your two verses i.e. 6:8 and 6:158, is &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/153&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:153&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The people of the Scripture (Jews) ask you to cause a book to descend upon them from heaven. Indeed they asked Musa (Moses) for even greater than that, when they said: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Show us Allah in public,&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; but they were struck with thunder clap and lightning for their wickedness. Then they worshipped the calf even after clear proofs, evidences, and signs had come to them. (Even) so We forgave them. And We gave Musa (Moses) a clear proof of authority. (Qur'an 4:153)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this could be a better example than which u used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, as clearly we can see, there lies difference in extent of miracles. Another counter example along with splitting of Moon etc. is Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:49&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now carefully understanding the above cases, we can see that Allah &lt;strong&gt;showed miracles to us&lt;/strong&gt; to help us increase our faith in him, not angels or any divinely things nor he himself showed up to prove to humans that God exists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thereby the verses hold the reasons of 6:8 and 6:158 valid and crisp without any problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T19:07:57.103" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16281" CreationDate="2015-04-15T21:12:25.147" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As and always, there might be &lt;strong&gt;some&lt;/strong&gt; problem with Non Muslims touching the physical Qur'an as as others have said that it has to be touched only by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/56/77-79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;purified,&lt;/a&gt; and also, from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1560/can-muslims-allow-non-muslims-to-touch-mushaf&quot;&gt;Can Muslims allow non-muslims to touch mushaf?&lt;/a&gt;, we infer that as long as you respect it you're free to use it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although, whether Non-Muslims can touch or not is unclear, but, as far as I know, reading without disrespecting it, is completely fine. After all, that is the main purpose of Qur'an, it came down &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/50/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;give guidance&lt;/a&gt; to the mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as a piece of advice, just washing with water your hands, face etc. with an intention to touch a Holy Book would be much appreciated &amp;amp; preferred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; The verse linked to the first part i.e. Qur'an 56:79 is talking about Angels. But still, some believe it is applicable on humans touching the physical Qur'an too.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-04-28T09:18:46.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13387" CreationDate="2015-04-15T21:16:20.533" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course perfectly 'yes'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scriptures are holy it means we treat them with holiness or in other words don't misuse or mock or make fun of or don't disrespect them. That by no means mean that we're restricted from touching it without wudu (cleaning oneself with water if not with clean earth). In particular, wudu was commanded to be done before offering Salah as seen in Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:6&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qur'an was indeed sent as a guidance to mankind, conditional, you respect it. Of course as and always...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...Allah doth not wish to place you in a difficulty, but to make you clean... (Qur'an 5:6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-04-15T21:16:20.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13387" CreationDate="2015-04-16T05:01:36.033" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Take a bath with the intention of being clean and touch even the Arabic Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Search for the full body clean in Islam. (غسل) it has got some easy conditions you should take care of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Omar ibn Al-Khattab touched the Quran before believing in Islam, but he took a bath before doing that, as his sister demanded who was Muslim at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for respecting Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12431" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T05:01:36.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23963" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23971" CreationDate="2015-04-16T10:34:05.463" Score="0" ViewCount="219" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please provide me some good points to present to my nonbeliever friends about islam.&#xA;They are always telling me its old barbarian and non scientific like this.&#xA;what should i say to them in response?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12167" LastEditorUserId="12437" LastEditDate="2015-04-17T14:17:42.370" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T14:17:42.370" Title="How can I make my friends understand islam is the truth?" Tags="|quran|history|non-muslim|miracles|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-04-16T20:34:51.393" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23964" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-16T11:58:56.040" Score="1" ViewCount="946" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Islam believe in the revelation at Sinai according to the Bible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11819" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-10-13T01:46:32.623" LastActivityDate="2015-10-13T05:15:06.053" Title="Does Islam believe in the revelation at Sinai" Tags="|torah|comparative-religions|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23964" CreationDate="2015-04-16T12:13:41.813" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. Islam believes in revelation at Sinai . Allah says in the Quraan verse 15 chapter 79 &quot;   Has there reached you the story of Moses? -&#xA;( 16 )   When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,&quot;=Sinai &#xA; This is the evidence that there was a revelation there . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (god) did not reject the Jews. They are the ones who rejected His message when He sent Jesus later and then Muhammad as the last messenger. Allah criticized them that they rejected the message of God because the messenger was not Jew. They should have accepted the trues message from the one God no matter who brings it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12434" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T12:13:41.813" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23966" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23963" CreationDate="2015-04-16T12:18:49.163" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Send them the Quraan , the Message of God, to read. Nothing is better than this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12434" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T12:18:49.163" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23967" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="23980" CreationDate="2015-04-16T13:42:45.797" Score="1" ViewCount="140" Body="&lt;p&gt;MCB (Muslim Commercial Bank) Pakistan has started a scheme in which when one will go on hajj via there scheme he/she will be eligible for 4 months of free health (hadsaati) insurance,&#xA;my question is &quot;is this interest or not&quot;?&#xA;is this halal?&#xA;will it affect hajj or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12437" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T15:06:14.607" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T15:06:14.607" Title="whats about insurrance schemes according to islam? is it consider as interest or not?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|riba|hajj|insurance|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23969" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-16T14:44:06.190" Score="2" ViewCount="1720" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was looking at a sweet packet for my children but I never knew what was haram and what was halal. How can i tell?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12438" LastEditorUserId="12437" LastEditDate="2015-04-16T18:00:34.097" LastActivityDate="2015-05-29T06:24:52.450" Title="If you do not know what is haram how can you tell?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-06-26T10:09:26.323" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23970" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-16T16:22:19.507" Score="2" ViewCount="2258" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to be a member of a network marketing company which deals in food supplement. According to the company the more members you bring to the company the more your commission you get. Please is it halal for a Muslim to be a member?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12440" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-31T01:21:25.653" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T01:21:25.653" Title="Is becoming a member of a network marketing business halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2017-06-26T23:29:28.420" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23971" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23963" CreationDate="2015-04-16T17:53:02.283" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think so start to telling them some events of life of PBUH like how he did justice b/w people, how he spread words of islam, why islam is better than others, try to teach them the basics like how we can say that there is one God who created us etc etc, you can take examples from surah e rahman etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12437" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T17:53:02.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23938" CreationDate="2015-04-16T18:37:24.723" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Totally, Islam is a religion whish doesn't agree you or other Muslims to change their religions. In fact according to Islam, every muslim who convert from Islam to ... then he would be called as Mortad. Of course being Mortad has some conditions and cases which have mention in the reference below. (of course unfortunately that is not in English). Anyway as it stated in short, you are not allowed to convert your religion which is Islam and it doesnt seem to be permitted even if you wish to do that. because there should be a negative matter in the mind which made you being interested in wishing in the question. Then there is no difference if he is a Turkish muslim or etc.  Reference:  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=209666&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=209666&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4986" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T18:37:24.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23973" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21372" CreationDate="2015-04-16T18:38:41.323" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well you can get most of the details of &quot;How was the order of the Qur'an decided?&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/865/11938&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why is the Qur'an divided into the 114 surahs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the answer which I'm pointing, it seems it is pretty clear that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) himself divided Qur'an into Surahs &amp;amp; not scribes. It is simple enough to understand 'why' if you read them, you can simply find that each Surah is a complete chapter all by itself in a normal way like any other book is divided into chapters. It is divided such that it retains the meaning within each Surah along with its context. And also, we can find/observe, within each Surah, there is definite way of starting and ending, implying the Surahs were divided as such by Prophet (pbuh) under the command of Archangel Gabriel. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is are small examples &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;112&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;113&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;114&lt;/a&gt; the last small Surahs, which are complete by themselves not depending on each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does each surah represent a single revelation to Mohammed by God, that is, a single visit from the angel Gabriel, and the words of the surah are simply a direct transcription of what the angel Gabriel said?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No No, not at all. It is believed that the first Surah - The Opening (Fatiah) is the only longest chain of verses which was revealed all at once, I mean at a stretch, the way you're thinking. Just imagine, there are 286 big big verses in the second Chapter, how come in one go?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or, is the organization into surah &quot;man-made&quot;, something that came later?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, 'within' Surah, the order was set by the Prophet (pbuh) himself, but within Qur'an, the order of Chapters was 'man made'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T18:38:41.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23974" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13151" CreationDate="2015-04-16T19:21:24.630" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should pay attention to this matter that generally we can call the sins as bad deeds. But it can be surveyed from another angle as well. I mean all the sins can be divided into three main groups. The first main group of sins is called big or major sins which Allah will torment for them. Another group of bad deeds or sins are called minor sins which Allah will torture in some condition(s). Finally we can call the last group as Makruh deeds, that perhaps we can call them as the deeds which are relatively bad. so Allah will not torment for doing them, but it is better ti ignore doing them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4986" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T19:21:24.630" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23975" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23970" CreationDate="2015-04-16T20:10:52.873" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to majority of the scholars this is impermissible. Every business and its dealings are different. We should consult a scholar on exactly what the business is and in this very case food supplement, if it is halal or haram, and how the profits are shared among members. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem comes in when you sit idle do nothing and make money. And most of the networking and pyramid schemes are fraud or have some strings attached which are not very clear to normal people. It sometimes is accounted as gambling as a person doesn't know if its a profit or loss without real hard work. Also is the product not adultered? Would you recommend it to your family. These are some ethical questions but do factor in. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not stepping on any ones toes. Just explaining from what I've learned. Consulting a scholar with specifics is the best option. And Allah knows best...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5165" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T20:10:52.873" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23963" CreationDate="2015-04-16T20:32:21.203" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sorry for the harsh response. But you are the best reflection of Islam to them.&#xA;Only Allah can give hidayah and haters will always hate. All you have to do is keep believing and show conviction and learn some about the faith your friends follow. Make your friends introspect about their religion. I'm sure they had a troubled past as well. Ups and downs are with every tribe, race, sex and even religion. If everyone says 2+2 is 5 it won't change the fact that its 4. Truth is truth no matter how many people deny it. As long as you're willing to weather that wind. Hope it helps.&#xA;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5165" LastActivityDate="2015-04-16T20:32:21.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23978" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24140" CreationDate="2015-04-17T05:50:54.783" Score="1" ViewCount="3366" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam sleep is considered as blessing and security and a sign of Allah. I'm not 100% clear about the whole thing. Of course its a sign of Allah, I read here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamfrominside.com/Pages/Tafsir/Tafsir%2839-42%29-Sleep%20and%20Death.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamfrominside.com/Pages/Tafsir/Tafsir%2839-42%29-Sleep%20and%20Death.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what about the people who sleep more or less. We generally try to sleep less to have a productive day. I cant sleep less than 8 hours a day, but I eel bad when I hear that many of my friends sleep 4-5 hours a day and they are perfectly okay! That means they get extra 4 hours than me in a day/ 120 hours in a month/ 1460 hours in a year! They can hold an extra graduation degree and lots of tahajjud prayer than me!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did try in various ways to sleep 4-5 hours a day, but things got in worst way, had drowsiness whole day and had to feel up to 8 hours completely. After trying in several ways in last 2 years the result of reducing the sleep span is 100% zero.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I don't sleep exactly after Esha prayer I do miss the tahajjud prayer often or have to wake up and pray tahajjud in a hurry. I became frustrated that than how is it a blessing, where my friends are getting more time to utilize the day and for prayer! Please don't tell me that I didn't have stronger intention to wake up for prayer or study. I do have more intention than these I know. If I didn't have the intention I wouldn't become that frustrated. Definitely the problem is somewhere else which I'm not able to understand yet. And thats why I'm writing this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happen when I go to sleep I completely forget everything about this world, thats why I really get a restful long sleep. Still, I cant welcome that restful sleep which is giving me less time to study, work and pray than my other friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in Islam, it is said as a blessing, then why? Then those who sleep more (not as a leisure but who cant help to do less) are more blessed? How is it a blessing? When I'm getting really less time than some other people to fulfill my responsibilities. Or can sleep be considered as meditation, by which we can go to depth of everything and while those who sleep more are getting less time during a day are they also able to complete the exact responsibilities and can be as successful like others who sleep less? I didn't know any good examples around me yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastActivityDate="2019-12-20T23:31:29.943" Title="If sleep is a blessing, the people who sleep more are more blessed?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23979" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-17T05:58:03.063" Score="1" ViewCount="1753" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am performing iddah after getting divorce from my husband, &#xA;still one month is left to complete. Due to some urgent problem I needed a man's help and to solve my issue he demanded  me to do zina. I did zina with him unwillingly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know its a sin and I continuously ask for forgiveness, but please tell me does it make any difference to iddah? Did it spoil my iddah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12445" LastEditorUserId="2880" LastEditDate="2015-04-18T10:56:59.597" LastActivityDate="2022-07-21T23:51:10.593" Title="Does zina in iddah spoils iddah?" Tags="|sunni|iddah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23967" CreationDate="2015-04-17T09:25:13.710" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of scholars without any doubt agree that all tyep of insurance is haram. Every type of action, in which there is gambling or un-certainty involved, it to be avoided. &#xA;and It is Best not to take any loan/insurance from Bank, as banks work only on interest and interest is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please follow this ruling: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/8889&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/8889&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T09:25:13.710" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23082" CreationDate="2015-04-17T14:48:17.703" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You mean, in Jannah? Or now? Well, if it's in jannah, it has rewards beyond your fantasies and your imagination.. Allah mentioned that in jannah, they will get whatever they wish for.. So you should be occupied with how to get to jannah.. &#xA;As for now, you can ask Allah to give you peace and happiness and to guide you to please him and to enter jannah.. And Allah knows what's in your heart and your desires, if you ask sincerely, who knows, maybe Allah will send you someone similar to that character or change your heart and make you fall in love with someone else and laugh at your current fantasy.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12434" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T14:48:17.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23987" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23082" CreationDate="2015-04-17T16:03:22.083" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can never achieve jannah, by living your life according to the fantasies in world. So you have to stick to your actual purpose of life (live life exactly according to Quran and Sunnah And reject every haram action), then hope that Allah may send you to jannah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once you active jannah, then as we will get all our wishes fulfilled, then you might get what you want (fictional woman) But for that,you have to pass the exam of this life. as to live all this life according to Quran and Sunnah. get married. have intimate relatiinship with your wife, and produce children. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T16:03:22.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23979" CreationDate="2015-04-17T16:11:45.837" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the reasons/wisdom behind keeping iddah is to protect the lineage and to be certain on the fatherhood in case of pregnancy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;em&gt;logically&lt;/em&gt;, one has to wait another 3 months before she can legally be eligible for other marriage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2880" LastActivityDate="2015-04-17T16:11:45.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23989" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24129" CreationDate="2015-04-17T18:11:42.583" Score="1" ViewCount="8802" Body="&lt;p&gt;My mum returned to Allah a year ago and I'm finding it very hard to cope. I often find myself &quot;talking&quot; to her in my mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this allowed in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I pray for her all the time, but I still talk to her in my mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12451" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-13T01:36:49.990" LastActivityDate="2017-09-13T01:36:49.990" Title="Can I talk to a deceased person in my mind?" Tags="|halal-haram|death|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23993" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17417" CreationDate="2015-04-18T19:17:09.047" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with Shoaib: altafsir.com is an excellent site. It contains the full text of lots of different tafsirs (in Arabic), beginning with the oldest and most famous: those of Tabari and Zamakhshari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first volume only of Tabari's book has been translated into English: &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.scribd.com/doc/237275012/Tafsir-at-Tabari-Vol-1#scribd&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.scribd.com/doc/237275012/Tafsir-at-Tabari-Vol-1#scribd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is only a small part of the work, but it will give you an idea of what it is like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise, what can I say except that you should learn Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastActivityDate="2015-04-18T19:17:09.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23994" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-18T20:23:16.493" Score="3" ViewCount="10902" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is my understanding that female humans obeying the muslim religion must (or choose to) hide their hair and sometimes even face from non-family males. However, it is well known today, that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the biological sex is not at all binary, meaning that some individuals cannot be clearly identified as either biologically male or female (not even by looking at their genitalia) and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the gender identity of a person must not necessarily match their biological sex, meaning a biological male can feel, clothe and appear in a feminine way (or the other way around).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does the previously mentioned rule (if I did not misconceive it) address this circumstance? For example, does a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisgender&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;cis-woman&lt;/a&gt; adhering to the tenets of islam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;have to veil herself in the present of a non-family trans-male (a biological woman, with a male gender identity)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or would she have to veil herself in the presence of a trans-female (a biological man, with a female gender identity)? Which is particularly problematic, as the person would be almost impossible to identify for the muslim woman.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or in the presence of a non-gender person without a clear biological sex?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And finally, what about post-surgery trans-persons (i.e. after surgically changing their physiological features and genitalia)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: I don't know the attitude of islam towards its members being trans (that would be a different question), but given that muslim individuals may interact with non-muslims they may still encounter trans-people.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12458" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T14:19:57.043" LastActivityDate="2017-11-22T10:04:28.047" Title="Headscarfs and veils with respect to trans-gender-people?" Tags="|women|hijab|transgender|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23995" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23994" CreationDate="2015-04-18T22:50:05.063" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main reason for covering in Islam is to decrease sexual desires of the surrounding people &amp;amp; directing their attitudes towards the subject's intellectual level and personality. I mean, when most of the men see a beautiful lady in a miniskirt, prejudges appear in their minds and usually they can't get rid of these thoughts. So, they can't start to think about that woman's character or ideals. They see this woman as a sexual object only, not a person. Covering exists in order to avoid that. When a man see a woman with hijab or something like that, his sexual desires don't get triggered (There are some pervert men even break this barrier, but they are rare). Rather, they see this woman as a person, and when they start to talk, the important subject will be her thoughts, not her legs or breasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can think about like this. Prostitutes always dress bawdy, with miniskirts etc. Because their purpose is to increase sexual desires of men, so that they can do their job. The purpose of covering is exactly opposite of this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the light of this information, you can decide in what situations trans etc should cover themselves or not. It may seem like a situation based or subject based necessity rather than a general rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam forbids homosexuality. But I don't know any fatva about trans genders or physically bisexual persons. Maybe some other people can give more information about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-04-18T22:50:05.063" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="23996" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-19T01:17:41.943" Score="2" ViewCount="2340" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is widely believed that houris are female divine creatures who will be married with men in the Heaven.&lt;br&gt; Where exactly we know that they are female?&lt;br&gt; Can there be male houris for women and female houris for men?&lt;br&gt; Can &quot;the virgin houri&quot; also means man who never had sex before?&lt;br&gt; Also how do we know that they are not human?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answers based on Quran first, then Hadith will be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-16T13:04:57.260" LastActivityDate="2020-05-29T19:59:34.497" Title="Are houris really female? If yes, how can we understand that?" Tags="|sex|houri|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24000" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-19T15:04:31.283" Score="2" ViewCount="687" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is Isra' and Mi'ray?  Are these two names related with the Prophet (saw) ascension?  Is it allowed to celebrate the &quot;night of the ascension?&quot;. In some pages this celebration it is said that is a forbidden innovation to Islam. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/es/60288&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info&lt;/a&gt;).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12359" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-06T06:38:33.210" LastActivityDate="2018-11-01T05:58:18.820" Title="What is Isra' and Mi'raj?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|terminology|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24001" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24003" CreationDate="2015-04-19T18:59:42.827" Score="4" ViewCount="4143" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have search from many sites but I found mixed answers some says yes other say no. I want to ask that can husband suck the milk of his wife is it allowed in Islam or not?? Please answer with reference of Qur'an or Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12463" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T14:43:03.613" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T14:43:03.613" Title="Can Husband suck the milk of his wife?" Tags="|quran|fiqh|husband-wife|rada|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24001" CreationDate="2015-04-19T19:38:42.587" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to majority of the scholars, drinking milk of wife is a makrooh act. It should always be avoided by all means possible because it is made for the child, not the husband to consume. There are other reasons, too, which I do not remember at the moment, but almost all scholars consider it a makrooh act. So, you must avoid drinking it. If by mistake you drink it during sucking breasts, that's OK, as you did not intend, but never try to drink it with the intention of drinking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can follow this link for further details on fatwa by scholars: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/2864&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/2864&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows the best &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2015-04-20T12:18:14.207" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T12:18:14.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24004" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24018" CreationDate="2015-04-19T19:47:06.300" Score="1" ViewCount="191" Body="&lt;p&gt;When believers of the ummah of Prophets before Muhammad (SAW), used to do good deeds their reward was less as compared to that reward given and promised to the ummah of Muhammad (SAWW). My question is why it was so? Although the salah offered at that times were 50 in a day, and Allah then reduced this number to 5 times a day for ummat-e- Muhammadya  but the reward is still more than those umah. Allah reward a person for whatever good deed he does, then what could be the reason to this? Is there anything told in Quran and Sunnah to us about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12457" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T15:52:20.350" Title="why the good deeds of Muslims are rewarded more than a person belonging to the ummah of other prophets back in their times?" Tags="|reward|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24004" CreationDate="2015-04-19T21:08:40.033" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;the only major reason, could be that all the previous prophets came with a precise specific message, for certain time and certain nation. but Quran is for whole humanity, regardless of any nation,time, or any region. Which makes the message of Quran the most special one. thats why its reward is highest. Also, Quran is the only true message till end of times as well, which makes this message very special and its ummah too&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2015-04-19T21:08:40.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24006" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-19T21:18:04.970" Score="1" ViewCount="8815" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of my relatives kept a piece of kiswa of kaba at home. And whenever they are going to do something big/good like before going to abroad, before marriage, before an interview, etc. they make dua to Allah in front of the framed piece of kiswa.&#xA;Is it okay/ allowed in islam? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallah khayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12465" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-15T05:56:50.213" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T05:04:48.680" Title="Piece of old &quot;kiswa&quot; (black cloth of kaba) hanging at home" Tags="|halal-haram|belief|kaabah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24008" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9655" CreationDate="2015-04-20T03:15:32.487" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatu.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;All praise and thanks is due to Allah.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The pen being lifted from a person is due to their inability to properly think about and control their actions which is the case for the child, sleeper, and insane. lucid dreaming though more closely resembles day dreaming, and includes conscious thoughts and decisions, and therefore one should not purposefully dream about doing forbidden things, as one is only pardoned for these thoughts unconsciously entering their mind but if they entertain them and fantisise then this is haram, as the Prophet (peace be upon him has said) 'what leads to haram is also haram' and that 'the thoughts become actions' Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says in the Quran: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'don't go near zina' 'indeed it is a horrible path'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So dreaming about doing such things is wrong and it may cause you to become less able to restrain yourself in real life. InshaAllah this helps you, i apologise for not knowing the verse numbers and surah, there is a video series on youtube by ustadh Nouman Ali Khan called Shame series, which comprehensively explains these verses and the whole topic of moral and immoral behaviour&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JazakAllah Khairan for reading. May Allah guide us all to the straight path and make us pleasing to Him and enter us into Jannah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12467" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T08:00:32.633" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T08:00:32.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24012" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-20T11:31:39.333" Score="5" ViewCount="60952" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are situation I cannot go to mosque for jamat (congregational prayer), but my wife is at home. Is it possible that I become imam and my wife is my mukim (I not sure this exact term). What is the rule then? Should we stand in separate row? Can other person can join? Can my wife be imam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12472" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-23T12:22:39.487" LastActivityDate="2021-11-18T10:23:59.687" Title="Is it possible to pray Jamat with just myself and my wife?" Tags="|salat|masjid|jamaat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24013" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-20T13:20:42.823" Score="0" ViewCount="114864" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have done &quot;premarital sex&quot; with my boyfriend using with fingers only. No other sexual relation has occurred. Is it considered that I have done sexual intercourse? What are the rules in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12473" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-12T00:16:34.750" LastActivityDate="2017-08-12T00:16:34.750" Title="Does fingering count as sexual intercourse?" Tags="|halal-haram|sex|non-mahram|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24012" CreationDate="2015-04-20T13:47:31.827" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is permissible that your wife can stand with you and pray, it will be considered a jamat. but she should not stand right beside you, but behind you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further details: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/13757&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/13757&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T13:47:31.827" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24017" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21618" CreationDate="2015-04-20T15:34:16.783" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I have researched these are words of Thabit b. Qays b. Shammas not that of the Prophet (PBUH). The Arabic text is available &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=334&amp;amp;hid=812&amp;amp;pid=156685&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and the English translation &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=XxG8BsHNw-MC&amp;amp;lpg=PA69&amp;amp;ots=zpEynw1oOm&amp;amp;dq=Tabari%209%3A69%20small&amp;amp;pg=PA69#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=Tabari%209:69%20small&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ومن كفر جاهدناه في الله أبدا &lt;strong&gt;وكان قتله علينا يسيرا&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as for the one who disbelieves, we will fight him forever in the cause of God &lt;strong&gt;and killing him is a small matter to us&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sentence was spoken when a deputation of Banu Tamim visited the Prophet after the conquest of Mecca &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;to compete in oratory&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;. Therefore, it was just rhetoric.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2020-11-20T05:16:04.790" LastActivityDate="2020-11-20T05:16:04.790" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24018" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24004" CreationDate="2015-04-20T15:52:20.350" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because as the prophet peace be upon him said in one hadith what it means that the ages (lifespan) of the people of his nation are between sixties and seventies which are very short ages compared to the ages of the previous nations. For example,  Prophet Noah for example called his people for about 1000 years, his age was even longer.  So as a compensation, Allah multiplied the rewards for this nation so they can do in a short lifespan as much as the previous people could do in their long lifespan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also because it's the last nation that comes at the end of time before the day of judgment and all fitna and trials accompanying that.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think these are some reasons, and Allah knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12434" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T15:52:20.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24019" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4130" CreationDate="2015-04-20T16:08:40.990" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;brother/sister&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the medina mashaf is soo easy to read.  the indian or south african print has about two dozen different stop signs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we only have a 4 different stops in madina mashaf :) .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(قلى) better to stop but you can continue if you want to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(ج) you can stop or continue&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(مـ) you must stop here&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(لا) you must continue&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there are a a couple more that only appear in a few places in the quran - the seen and the three dots but they were mentioned already by other people &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12475" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T16:08:40.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24020" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-20T18:03:20.680" Score="3" ViewCount="405" Body="&lt;p&gt;In an interview I heard on CSPAN with Jessica Stern (I found the same point documented online in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2015/03/19/harvard-lecturer-jessica-stern-roots-isis/96sUAdThoxewSOEEmMmjtM/story.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; article), she claims that most Muslims do not acknowledge ISIS as a form of Islam in the same way that most Christians do not acknowledge Identity Christianity as a form of Christianity.  In the CSPAN interview, the claim was made in the context of their violent practices, and in the linked article it is made in connection to their sexual enslavement of women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that accurate?  Do most Muslims reject the beliefs of ISIS as a form of Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12477" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T20:38:10.337" Title="Do most Muslims not acknowledge the beliefs of ISIS as a form of Islam?" Tags="|sects|violence|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="12" ClosedDate="2015-04-20T22:21:36.487" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24013" CreationDate="2015-04-20T20:54:17.827" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you have done is Haram,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;You should truly repent on what you did.&#xA;Boy - Girlfriend relation is not allowed.&#xA;Every single human being may not touch anyone from the opposite side.&#xA;Only his/her husband/wife, and this is done after marriage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah tells us to not even come near zina, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using your finger is still sexual, if we may not touch each other, why would sexually pleasure(zina) someone be allowed? Coming near it is already bad, Isn't the thing you've done even worse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People who commit adultery (married people)were stoned to death,unmarried people will get the punishment of 100 lashes, you're lucky this isn't your case and this means you can repent.&#xA;(you are not being stoned or getting lashes, which means you have time to better yourself without punishment and ask Allah for forgiveness before death takes you away)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is the most merciful, if this was a mistake then he will forgive you because it wasn't your intention to do so.&#xA;If you did this knowing this is Haram then you did a big sin, repent to Allah and do good deeds so that he may forgive you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for clarification for the punishment:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The fornicatress and the fornicator, flog each of them with a hundred stripes. Let not pity withhold you in their case, in a punishment prescribed by Allaah, if you believe in Allaah and the Last Day. And let a party of the believers witness their punishment”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-Noor 24:2] (Quran)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the case if someone is married:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Jaabir that a man from (the tribe of) Aslam came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) when he was in the mosque and he said, “I have committed adultery.”  The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) turned his face away from him. The man came to that side to which the Prophet had turned his face, and testified against himself four times. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, &quot;Are you mad?” He said, “No.” The Prophet said, “Are you married?&quot; He said, &quot;Yes.” So he commanded that he be stoned in the Musalla (Eid prayer place). When the stones troubled him, he ran away, until he was caught in al-Harrah and killed.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/8980&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamqa.info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12234" LastEditorUserId="12234" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T11:36:20.920" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T11:36:20.920" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24025" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23969" CreationDate="2015-04-20T21:08:25.687" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ingredients are almost always on the back of the package,  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everything that contains alcohol (not medicine) or animal parts that has not been slaughtered in a Islamic way is Haram to eat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you cannot see it is Haram and are doubting if you should get it but can live without it then don't get it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's better to avoid something doubtful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12234" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-05-23T02:33:47.213" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T02:33:47.213" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23691" CreationDate="2015-04-20T21:22:54.123" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, he married Maymunah bint al-Harith after the revelation of 33:50-52. This marriage was within the scope of 33:50. She &lt;strong&gt;gave herself to the Prophet&lt;/strong&gt; in 7 AH when the Prophet visited Mecca to perform Umrah. Abbas (her sister's husband) also interceded for her. Therefore, the Prophet agreed to marry her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet, We have made lawful for you the wives to whom you have given&#xA;  their dowers, as well as those whom your right hand possesses from&#xA;  among the captives of war whom God has bestowed upon you. and [We have&#xA;  made lawful to you] the daughters of your paternal uncles and aunts,&#xA;  and the daughters of your maternal uncles and aunts, who have migrated&#xA;  with you; &lt;strong&gt;and any believing woman who gives herself to the Prophet,&#xA;  provided the Prophet wants to marry her.&lt;/strong&gt; This applies only to you and&#xA;  not to the rest of the believers. We know what We have prescribed for&#xA;  them concerning their wives and those whom their right hands may&#xA;  possess, in order that there may be no blame on you. God is most&#xA;  forgiving, most merciful. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.wahiduddin/33:50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;33:50&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe the question arose because &lt;strong&gt;مِن بَعْدُ&lt;/strong&gt; has been interpreted as &lt;em&gt;'after [this]'&lt;/em&gt;. However, it means &lt;em&gt;'other than [those]'&lt;/em&gt; here i.e. the Prophet was restricted to marry only those women that fall under the categories mentioned in 33:50.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2016-02-16T12:01:56.430" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T12:01:56.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24027" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11542" CreationDate="2015-04-20T21:22:54.293" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pork from pigs are not allowed, even if its slaughtered in a &quot;halal&quot; way, so don't buy them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should consider going to the doctor and tell him/her that it is Haram if the doctor is muslim as you say.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only way you can buy them is if your life is depending on it, so not just sickness,( because Allah can cure you without vitamins IF you just ask).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However if you are going die if you do not buy it then it's allowed, but you have to ask Allah's forgiveness afterwards because it wasn't allowed at first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are alternatives, I don't know what doctors you have there but they are surely didn't get the right education if they say there isn't an alternative. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Try honey, black seeds, or zamzam water these are natural ways to cure something)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12234" LastActivityDate="2015-04-20T21:22:54.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24000" CreationDate="2015-04-21T09:46:18.423" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Isra' is the spiritual night journey that Prophet took from Masjid al-Haram to Masjid al-Aqsa via supernatural means (that is without ordinary physical relocation), and Miraj is the spiritual journey he took therefrom to heavens until he reached the closet level to Divine Essence (dhat) which is the level of highermost affinity to Allah one can realize, and nobody (including jinns, angels or humans) has ever except the Prophet of Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for celebration, Islamic schools of jurisprudence differ. Salafists usually don't have a positive view of any form of celebration not explicitly endorsed in Islam, while Shias pretty much celebrate every positive event in history of Islam. Have a look at &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1214/is-celebrating-the-mawlid-day-halal-or-haram&quot;&gt;this similar Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; for the reasons and roots of this difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T09:46:18.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24035" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24036" CreationDate="2015-04-21T19:04:50.003" Score="6" ViewCount="366" Body="&lt;p&gt;In christianity protestants are &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sola_scriptura&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sola scriptura&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a similar muslim group who follow the same kind of belief that the Quran is all that needed, and disregard other texts (such as Hadith)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12488" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2015-04-21T19:28:03.723" LastActivityDate="2020-05-20T12:53:15.027" Title="Is there a sect in Islam that follows the the Quran to the exclusion of hadith?" Tags="|quran|hadith|sects|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24035" CreationDate="2015-04-21T19:41:26.897" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, they are called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quranism&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quranists&lt;/a&gt;. They are not one sect but individuals following the ideology that Qur'an is sufficient. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghulam_Ahmed_Pervez&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ghulam Ahmed Pervez&lt;/a&gt; (1903-1985) and Abdullah Chakralawi (d: 1930) have been main proponents and pioneers of this view in Indian Subcontinent. Their books are written in Urdu language and can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://ebooks.rahnuma.org/religion.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T19:41:26.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24037" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-21T19:41:48.980" Score="4" ViewCount="930" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read that it is &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/20677&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Islam QA link&quot;&gt;not permissible&lt;/a&gt;, but I have also seen many good examples of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_female_political_leaders&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Female Political Leaders&lt;/a&gt;. Is there a final word on this? Perhaps an explanation of the first article that removes all doubt from me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a difference between a muslim, and a non-muslim country?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-07-22T16:04:43.793" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T16:04:43.793" Title="Am I allowed to vote a woman into power?" Tags="|women|politics|fatwa-explanation|islamqa|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-11-20T02:03:02.423" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24037" CreationDate="2015-04-21T20:50:42.317" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The article quotes the following verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Men&lt;/em&gt; are in charge of &lt;em&gt;women&lt;/em&gt; by [right of] what Allah has given one over&#xA;  the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So&#xA;  righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's]&#xA;  absence what Allah would have them guard. [&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/4:34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:34&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clear from the context that &lt;em&gt;men&lt;/em&gt; means husbands and &lt;em&gt;women&lt;/em&gt; means wives here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A comprehensive text of the quoted &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/64/447&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;During the days (of the battle) of Al-Jamal, Allah benefited me with a&#xA;  word I had heard from Allah's Apostle after I had been about to join&#xA;  the Companions of Al-Jamal (i.e. the camel) and fight along with them.&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;  When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was informed that the Persians had crowned&#xA;  the daughter of Khosrau as their ruler, he said, &quot;Such people as ruled&#xA;  by a lady will never be successful.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The narrator &lt;strong&gt;Auf b. Bandweh&lt;/strong&gt; is considered a shia by scholars of hadith like Abu Dawood, Muhammad b. Bishar al-Abdi and Muhammad b. Abdullah al-Makhrami etc. The hadiths that support a narrator's viewpoint are considered unreliable for obvious reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also interesting to note that Qur'an does mention a woman ruler (the Queen of Sheba) but nowhere does it condemn her rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to these reasons I do not think that women cannot come into power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2015-05-06T17:24:21.427" LastActivityDate="2015-05-06T17:24:21.427" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22901" CreationDate="2015-04-21T21:37:56.280" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Corpus Coranicum is an ongoing research project aimed at collecting all the oldest manuscripts of the Qur'an. You can read about it here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coranica.de/corpus-coranicum-en&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.coranica.de/corpus-coranicum-en&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastActivityDate="2015-04-21T21:37:56.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24041" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24043" CreationDate="2015-04-22T11:33:20.310" Score="4" ViewCount="4627" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm still new to Islam. I am trying to get my head around it, but I sometimes end up feeling so angry because my head is filled with some many questions, etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example Islam prohibits us from:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sex before marriage (and other sexual things that you may want to do as a young hormonal guy)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If we run our own business or sell something or what ever for profit, Islam does not allow us to have more than 5% profit....&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We have to pray 5 times a day.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We have to only care about Allah and nothing else.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Islam does not allow us to give money to family members even if they are poor and need pur help.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We have to fast once a year (although I like this one, as itds great for health).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We can only marry people who are also Islamic.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Woman have to cover themselves.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Woman can do the things that they want like makeup (or what ever it is that woman like).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Islam does not allow us to eat pork or drink Alcohol.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;etc etc .... the list goes on....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I agree that one should be honest, kind respectful and work hard to achieve the things they want in life and not do bad things like for example corrupt leaders do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I just find it annoying that there are all these other petty rules that we have to follow to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God is the almighty, perfect, wise and powerful one. Why an earth would he care if two people who are not married have sex? Why would he care if I don't pray or if I like to work hard and get the best living I can in life (through HONEST work).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anyone can help me out here, that would be much appreciated. I just get so frustrated sometimes...... I believe in God, but thats it. I have never done anything else. I want to learn more and maybe even prey and fell better. But I can't because iI get so angry by just thinking about these issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks, Dan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12383" LastActivityDate="2020-10-27T21:33:27.757" Title="Why are so many things prohibited by Allah?" Tags="|sharia|allah|sex|alcohol|freedom-of-belief|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24042" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24044" CreationDate="2015-04-22T14:15:36.117" Score="0" ViewCount="45013" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslim and have been ever since I was born. A few days ago I was in my room heading to sleep. I sleep in pitch darkness. During the night I woke up from a nightmare which was to do with a Jinn entering my cat (my cat died 6 years ago btw).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After I woke up in the middle of the night, I was frightened so I switched on the passage light and opened my door to allow the light to come into my room. I then started to slowly drift to sleep. As I was close to deep sleep, I turned to my left side to sleep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I turned, my eyes opened briefly and that's when I saw this dark figure enter my room. It came is so quick and did not have any human features (no face). Just a pure black figure! It came in my room and stood right in front of me. Then I couldn't open my eyes or move! I was in sleep paralysis. I heard it say something but I didn't understand. It said something like &quot;don't worry&quot; and I somehow feel as if it touched me. Was definitely evil! I did not feel any goodness from it, and I felt an evil presence even before I went to sleep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I then was able to move and I ran to my parents room.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my question is, what do I do if I encounter a Jinn? What will happen next? Is this just a one off? Is someone doing black magic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12491" LastActivityDate="2016-05-01T03:36:18.617" Title="I saw a Jinn while I was sleeping!" Tags="|jinn|dream|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24043" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24041" CreationDate="2015-04-22T14:21:20.437" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you think logically, all the prohibitions and responsibilities are for a purpose. To make both a human and a society better. Now, I will try to explain your list, but for more, you should do some research about them. You can search like &quot;what is the logic behind this x rule?&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sex before marriage:&lt;/strong&gt; The family is the key cell of a good society. Marriage keeps your children from insult, make sure your children will get proper education etc (by the wealth from father and care from mother), keeps woman from being abused (being cheated, having unwanted child, being in a miserable situation after a fight (because of the division of mutual wealth), etc). A woman who sex without marriage can be seen easily like a common sex object by some people, marriage hinder that. A young couple can marry according to Islam if they are grown enough sexually. Other than that, it is your earthly problem. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Profit issue:&lt;/strong&gt; If you know how a shoe today is manufactured for 1 dollar and sold for 200 dollars, and if you can see the consequences of this kind of free market, you would understand. These kind of rules are for to protect the little manufacturer from the fury of mega manufacturers and to decrease the gap between the poor and the rich.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Salat:&lt;/strong&gt; If salat wasn't a 5 times divided prayer, a man could easily forget about Allah in the rest of the day. For example; you pray the morning salat which keeps you to sleep until midday, then you start you daily work, after a couple of hours, your mind starts to trick you by creating daydreams. Sometimes these dreams are so sweet, you don't want to end them, this would keep you away from doing your duties. Sometimes, these daydreams are about sexual things or about prohibited things. Then you hear the azan (call for prayer), which reminds you about Allah, which keeps you away from haram. After that a couple of hours would be good, then the daydreams turns back again, until the new azan. Or you may have bad thoughts like cheating people if you are a trader, and recalling Allah would keep you away from sin.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Caring issue:&lt;/strong&gt; You don't have to care about only Allah. You can of course care about your earthly works, or your wife or children etc, with the condition of not forgetting Allah. Only in the situations which you have to choose one thing against Allah, you have to choose Allah, which is logical. I mean he is The God, how can you choose anything else against him logically?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Money issue:&lt;/strong&gt; You can give your money anyone you like unless it is a haram case (like giving a man money knowingly he will buy alcohol with it). It is just giving money to poor relatives doesn't fulfill your zakat duty, because you should do that already.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fasting:&lt;/strong&gt; Fasting is good because it helps you to understand you can live a life without sin, it is not so hard. You did it for a month, you can do it longer. Food &amp;amp; water are not so important to be a slave for them, wealth is temporary, you don't need much to live. You don't need to look that beautiful girl's legs, etc. Because we try to avoid committing sin while fasting, we don't be hungry only. Its a self-discipline issue. Being hungry and thirsty keeps remind you Allah until evening. Also as you said, it is good for health.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marrying only Muslim people:&lt;/strong&gt; Although I don't have enough information for that, I think it is about the education of children. You can marry with Ahl-al Kitab. It is mostly interpreted as Christian &amp;amp; Jewish people who accepts tawhid, oneness of Allah. The first and most important education of a child begins in the family and different, contradicting ideas about abstract concepts can confuse that child.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Woman covering:&lt;/strong&gt; Men have to cover themselves too, just not that much. I think this is because men are weaker about sexual issues than women. Also women are less powerful physically and they are the side who carries the child (I am talking about rape issues), which give them more vulnerability. Although in Quran, both genders are ordered to avoid actuator actions, a precaution should be taken too in order to avoid dangerous people.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Make Up:&lt;/strong&gt; Whole woman covering issue is about restraining the beauty of a woman other than her husband. Make up is just the opposite of this. Woman do make up to look more attractive. So, a woman should wear make up only for her husband, not in front of others. I am also curious about why make up issue made you jealous about women? If it is being nice &amp;amp; proper to other people, men can also gussy up too. Of course except weird things like sexual arousal perfumes etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pork:&lt;/strong&gt; Pork isn't different than dog, snake, lion, or wolf. Do you eat any of these? No. Why? Because they are meat eaters and their meat is not healthy for humans. Today's science explains that. The more level animal in the food chain, the more dangerous it's meat. Also human digestive system etc are not so powerful for these kind of diseases. According to Islam, humans can eat grass eaters like cattle or sheep, which are healthy for humans. Pork is in the other category and the only reason for all debates on pork is because of the people who eat it. Nobody argues about eating a cat, because nobody eats a cat. For example, you can eat birds who eat insects, like sparrow. But you can't eat birds who eat meat, like eagle or vulture. Same health reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alcohol:&lt;/strong&gt; Should I really need to talk about the harms of alcohol? Both individually and socially. Just a case: Most of the traffic accidents are because of driving drunk and in most of them several people die. Alcohol dry your money, give your body physical damage, distort your conscious, cause irreversible damage to both you and your surroundings, sometimes cause to break your friend's hearts by making you angry unreasonably, sometimes cause to lose all the respect of others about you by making you ridiculous.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T14:21:20.437" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24042" CreationDate="2015-04-22T14:40:05.393" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;wsalam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually Jinn (bad ones) do harm people. Islam provides many ways to counter them and deal wit them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you see a jinn, then you must recite Ayat ul kursi in loud voice immediately, and continue to recite it until he is gone. better to recite last 2 verses of Quran as well when you see such things.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Never fear them (yes, the more you fear them, the more power they have over you (it is practically proven).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;These things only try to frighten you, and if you get frighten,then they can control you,harm you. Dont let it happen. Have faith in Allah that it is the same creator,who made these beings. their evilness cannot harm you in any way, unless Allah wishes. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;To avoid anything like this to happen again,you must recite the daily morning and evening supplications. Here is link to them. Also, you must do the supplications before sleeping. &#xA;link: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicbulletin.org/free_downloads/prayer/daily_supplications.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamicbulletin.org/free_downloads/prayer/daily_supplications.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;To make these things run away and never come to your house, you must recite surah baqara Daily, all day , in your house. you can play a recitation as well as it is proven from Hadith, that when Surah baqara is recited, the devil cannot withstand it. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;These things get attracted to Dirt and filth. the more you remain clean, and remain in wuzoo, wear clean clothes, the more they hate to come close to you or a place, which is clean fully. Also, they hate fragrance and perfumes but love the bad smell.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastEditorDisplayName="user12159" LastEditDate="2015-04-22T14:58:22.707" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T14:58:22.707" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24013" CreationDate="2015-04-22T15:07:01.333" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;For your particular case, I think I can put forward this verse,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And tell the believing women to &lt;strong&gt;lower their gaze&lt;/strong&gt; (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts, etc.) and not to show off their adornment except only that which is apparent (like palms of hands or one eye or both eyes for necessity to see the way, or outer dress like veil, gloves, head-cover, apron, etc.), and to draw their veils all over Juyubihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms, etc.) and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands.... (Qur'an 24:31)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether what you did was sex or not, first of you should not put forth your question directly putting yourself in your question, but you should ask for the general ruling. Now to your case, as a community, the people would simply charge you with Qur'an 24:2. Otherwise, you need to repent from the bottom of your heart. Rest, plz follow typod's answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is the alllah then never forgive me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is Allah's wish. He may forgive according to ....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah accepts only the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and foolishness and repent soon afterwards; it is they to whom Allah will forgive and Allah is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise. (Qur'an 4:17)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T15:07:01.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24047" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24041" CreationDate="2015-04-22T15:17:41.453" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dan,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I see that you are punishing yourself by thinking about to many things.&#xA;You know, Islam is about taking one step at the time. Those questions you ask, some of them need much expiation and some dont. Also some of the questions are assumptions that are not true or not true in their context you have stated them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You must also know that scholars from the past till now have disagreed about much things, especially regarding fiqh(law, legal)issues. These disagreements are natural and this is also considered a Mercy from God. We are all individuals with differences in intellect and understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would advise you to contact a scholar or an imam at your local masjid and really sincere ask questions. If you want I can also give you references to some reliable sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I myself am a revert/convert to Islam, and I myself had many questions which I struggled with and I eventually found answers to these questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember, trying to understand all at once is burdening yourself.&#xA;Islam is not a goal but a path. We will face ups and downs, but the main thing is that you Believe in God as One and that Muhammad saws is the Final messenger. If you truly love both with sincerity, you will find the answers you are looking for. I pray that God will make it easy for you. Ameen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12492" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T15:17:41.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12426" CreationDate="2015-04-22T15:32:51.787" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're absolutely right, Qur'an is not pretty much clear........ &lt;strong&gt;in the English version.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, for the Arabic speaking people, the Arabic Qur'an which got down in Arabic is perfectly clear, well defined, and complete.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other guys need to work around. But, to add to your views,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;sometimes contradicting views!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not contradicting views per se, but different views I can say. The translators did their best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why it is possible to have different interpretations from Qur'an&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the Arabic grammar which plays the drama. It's pretty hard to exactly interpret what a verse means in other languages. As others have said in other answers, if there's something you don't understand, refer the teachings of Prophet (pbuh) if not ask the people with knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T15:32:51.787" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23969" CreationDate="2015-04-22T17:22:26.437" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum&#xA;There are quite a few different additives placed in products which can be seen in the ingredients. Any ingredient derived from animal such as gelatine, some emulsifiers, and even some flavour enhancers should be researched to see where they are derived from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, not all gelatine is from pork. If it says beef gelatine, you still need to call up the company to see where they get their beef from, and then call up that beef company to see if they are certified halal. Keep in mind that alot of 'halal' food products and companies aren't actually halal according to shariah, they just have the certificate which could be fake. I know alot of people wouldn't care about this and probably wouldn't go into as much detail as they should, but if you do it for the sake of Allah SWT, InShaAllah you will get rewarded for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind the number codes that come with an ingredient though and do your research, InShaAllah Allah will make it easy for you to come across what is halal amen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also bear in mind that alcohol is used in some products as preservatives, though im not sure what the code is for it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastEditorUserId="12094" LastEditDate="2015-05-29T06:24:52.450" LastActivityDate="2015-05-29T06:24:52.450" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23856" CreationDate="2015-04-22T17:39:44.480" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum&#xA;@servent-of-wiser said everything true, but id like to add that when getting married, one should make istikarah to see if the person they are marrying will benefit them in this world and hereafter. Sometimes looking for the perfect person is pretty hard, and so praying istikarah really helps as Allah swt knows whats best. I recently went over seas but didnt want to because i knew i might get married. (I hated the thought of marriage) While i was there, quite a few proposed to me, but i made istikara and alhamdulillah i am now engaged. If i hadnt made istikara i wouldve said no to them all, but i would of missed out on what Allah knows is best for me. I dont want to give any advice on criteria and what-not to look for in a partner, as nobody is perfect, so just pray istikarah and Inshallah Allah swt will lead you to what is best for your life, religion and the hereafter&#xA;Amen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T17:39:44.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23856" CreationDate="2015-04-22T20:28:39.583" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;you should look for a woman who is exactly the same as you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;allah revealed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Women impure are for men impure, and men impure for women impure and women of purity are for men of purity, and men of purity are for women of purity: these are not affected by what people say: for them there is forgiveness, and a provision honourable&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;allah does not allow a pious man to marry a non pious woman and a not pious man to marry a pious woman&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the most you can do is of course to marry a woman who is exactly the same as you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHAT YOU SHOULD BE LOOKINF FOR IS A FEMALE WHO IS EXCATLY THE SAME AS YOU&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as for background it doesn't matter but it is always better to marry the woman same ethnic background as you. as for education that doesn't always matter. if she is an English teacher still she is probably exactly the same as you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12494" LastActivityDate="2015-04-22T20:28:39.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24058" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24063" CreationDate="2015-04-23T04:31:05.350" Score="3" ViewCount="2032" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/apr/23/islamic-school-principal-banned-running-so-girls-would-not-lose-virginity-reports&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic school principal banned running so girls would not 'lose virginity': reports&lt;/a&gt; mentions allegations that a Principal banned girls from running because it could cause them to lose their virginity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume that he thinks that vigorous exercise could cause a girl's hymen to be damaged (I don't know whether it's true or not, but it's a &lt;a href=&quot;https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/a/4188/104&quot;&gt;common belief&lt;/a&gt;), and that means that the girl isn't a virgin any more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is virginity defined in terms of an intact hymen in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Side question: is virginity only defined as a concept for women, or is it also a concept for men?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:46:44.407" LastActivityDate="2015-09-06T18:46:12.577" Title="Is virginity defined by an intact hymen?" Tags="|women|sex|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24059" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-23T08:58:16.243" Score="2" ViewCount="4647" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen many people recently who have started wearing clip-in extensions for 1/2 hours for a family evening out. I am hanafi so I wanted to know the hanafi point of view for clip in hair extensions which you literally just clip in and you can take it out after 1/2 hours. I wanted to know what is the hanafi ruling on that? Some say its allowed and some say its not allowed but better to ask to be clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12499" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-18T14:49:04.097" LastActivityDate="2017-06-18T14:49:04.097" Title="Are clip-in human hair or synthetic hair extenions halal? (Hanafi opinion)" Tags="|halal-haram|hanafi|hair|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24060" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-23T09:00:48.193" Score="0" ViewCount="95" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;He who has eaten onion or garlic or leek should not approach our masjid, because the angels are also offended by the strong smells that offend the children of Adam.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12500" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-04-26T04:48:53.847" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T04:48:53.847" Title="Authenticity of a Hadith" Tags="|source-identification|masjid|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24063" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24058" CreationDate="2015-04-23T10:53:37.737" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this is primarily a question about language. In Arabic there are two commonly used words for “virgin”, namely batūl بتول and ʻadhrāʼ عذراء. Both refer only to women (not men) and designate a woman who has not had sexual relations. Another word that is sometimes translated as “virgin” is bikr بكر which can refer either to a man or a woman; it actually means “unmarried” or “not previously married” (at least as it is used in Islamic law). To say that a man is bikr means that he is not married now, and has not been married in the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for this mullah in Australia: one is tempted to remark only that stupidity is not the monopoly of any one religion or any one nation. The most generous interpretation would be that he does not speak very good English, or that he is using “virgin” to mean “having an undamaged hymen” out of prudery or euphemism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastActivityDate="2015-04-23T10:53:37.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24064" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24127" CreationDate="2015-04-23T11:32:10.347" Score="1" ViewCount="163" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Zoroastrianism the saying goes 'Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds'&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The circumcision of breath is when &quot;sayings about error&quot; are cut out of ones dialect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Using a car with a flat tire as an example:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 'Bad Words' would be 'The car has a flat tire.'&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 'Good Words' would be 'The tire is going to be fixed.'&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does this compare to Islam? Is evil(meaning error) speech cut out from the dialect? Or again, 'Is speaking about error cut out from ones dialect?'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or do they continue to point out:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;This is wrong, this is wrong, and this is broke&quot;, like King Thornbush who was cut down and thrown into the crematory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10368" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T12:27:34.360" Title="Does Islam teach the circumcision of the breath?" Tags="|zoroastrianism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24067" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-23T22:32:26.190" Score="0" ViewCount="2829" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not sure if its appropriate as I fear Allah and so not want to do so to attribute partner to him or been the arrogant one, awuthubilah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Insha'Allah, please state Quranic hadith reference a company with your answer jazaklahir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="2605" LastEditDate="2015-04-28T00:02:37.813" LastActivityDate="2015-06-27T02:15:53.280" Title="is it appropriate to tell others my best friend is Allah?" Tags="|quran|hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-06-29T20:46:07.553" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="140" CreationDate="2015-04-24T20:00:45.250" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Scholars such as Imam Ahmed narrated that it is disliked after referring the name of a prophet to shorten the &lt;em&gt;salawat&lt;/em&gt; (i.e. what would in English be translated as &quot;peace and blessing be upon him&quot; or &quot;may Allah raise his rank and protect his nation from what he fears for it&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of non-Muslims saying it, no they do not: This is a du'a (prayer) to Allah and Allah does not accept the prayers of non-Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12514" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-05-11T03:59:28.240" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T03:59:28.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24076" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-25T02:29:13.720" Score="2" ViewCount="2805" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Islam was first founded there were some Christians who considered it to be a heresy. &lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It wasn't until Mohammed was 40 years old that he claimed he was visited by the angel Gabriel and received his first revelation from God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;40 years is a long time, long enough to get around, maybe meet some Christians and learn about their doctrine, maybe even be baptized... Was Mohammed influenced by Christian ideology? Is it possible that he may have joined a Christian church before returning to Mecca and founding his own religion very similar to Christianity? Are there any theories about Mohammed once being a Christian?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt; 1 &lt;a href=&quot;http://orthodoxinfo.com/general/stjohn_islam.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;St. John of Damascus’s Critique of Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12517" LastActivityDate="2022-04-01T02:08:56.277" Title="Was Mohammed a Christian?" Tags="|history|christianity|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24077" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18550" CreationDate="2015-04-25T03:31:11.890" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam Allaikum, Of course u can. A nail polish is not an impurity. well, except u're sure it is.We already have all kinds of polish in the mosques, so the fine spots on your fingers shouldn't be an issue.when I said polish in the mosque I mean the wall paint, methal coats, doors name it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12518" LastActivityDate="2015-04-25T03:31:11.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24078" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-25T04:47:56.893" Score="1" ViewCount="172" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Christ's ministry, Islam and Christianity went two separate directions. I'm Christian, from Christian teachings, Mohammed founded Islam around 600AD, but it is my understanding that Muslims believe the same as Christians, the they are the same Church of the ancient prophets. How do Muslims view their relationship to Christians? How are the faiths related and when or how did they go their separate ways?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12517" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T11:58:37.777" Title="What do Muslims teach about the schism of faiths after Jesus Christ?" Tags="|history|prophet-isa|christianity|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24078" CreationDate="2015-04-25T05:19:13.137" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims believe that Christianity today is a corrupted form of the original religion of One God. Because of this, Quran was revealed to Muhammad(puh), just like Bible was revealed to Jesus(puh) to correct the corruption of his time. But Muslims also believe that today's Bible is not the same Bible revealed to Prophet Jesus(puh). Today's Bible is a corrupted form by mankind. Muslims also believe that Jesus(puh) was a man, a prophet only, not the son of God. Because in Islam, there is no relative of God. Here is the claim of chronology of Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first man and prophet Adam(puh) was created.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mankind reproduced.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mankind corrupted the belief.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A prophet among them was sent.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mankind corrupted again after some time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This process repeated through numerous prophets.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jesus(puh) was sent as a prophet, but with a miracle. He was born without a father.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mankind corrupted the religion again.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muhammad(puh) was sent as a final messenger with Quran.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see, the separation begins at the very beginning. Muslims believe that there maybe (possibly) remain some real verses in today's Bible. But, we can't differentiate them from manmade ones. Thus, we shouldn't make comments about them much and follow the final revelation, which is Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some prophets who has successful (at least for a time) like Moses(puh) or Muhammad(puh); and there are some prophets who hasn't much successful like Lut(puh) or Noah(puh). Successful here means convincing their people. It seems like Jesus(puh) was one of the unsuccessful ones. Because he couldn't convince lots of people during his life and his followers corrupted the religion in the very early times like allowing to eat pork etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims view Christians and Jews a little closer to them rather than atheists, other religions or idol worshipping. Muslims think at least they have a part of the truth. For example, a Muslim man can marry a Christian or Jewish woman if the woman doesn't believe trinity. But a Muslim can't marry with someone who is atheist or believing any other religion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, these are the thoughts which should be. Today some Muslims think bad about Christians and Jews because of politics. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-04-25T05:19:13.137" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24084" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-25T14:18:43.257" Score="1" ViewCount="13035" Body="&lt;p&gt;I received a copy of the Qur'an from a Muslim girl at a booth while I was at University, I said thank you and offered my hand for a handshake, but she refused it, which made me feel really awkward. She told me that girls don't shake hands with men. Why is this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12517" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-11T00:08:30.610" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T00:08:30.610" Title="Why can't Muslim women shake hands with strange men?" Tags="|women|men-women|non-mahram|physical-contact|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2015-05-12T02:44:30.523" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24086" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24090" CreationDate="2015-04-25T15:07:59.300" Score="0" ViewCount="149" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islamic history says about many generations/tribes/cities which were destroyed with natural disasters, as a punishment of their wrongdoings. Quran brought out various types of stories about theses. It pointed out that when people crossed their limits in wrongdoing, then Allah punished them with natural disasters, and the people who were righteous was rescued. Though it was never said that natural disaster won't happen in random. But it focused about a cause of natural disaster.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(From my personal experience, I'd say, everything really happen for a purpose. But I do know only about my life, not about others not even about the whole world. As we fall sick sometimes and we don't care much about these just because we don't get time to think about these. But when I was sick during a critical(during my final) time and was so sick, even hospitalized for the first time and that made me thoughtful about the reason(I do want to mention that I felt like I was responsible for this, while I was facing various obstacles with life I had a lots of complains about these and used to say why don't I die! and the answer came just after one year later). And later on, 6 months ago I got into an accident, after that I got many advices, suggestions from well wisher to be careful about my movements, how I got into the accident! (but, cant help to say, that day when I was going outside I repeatedly was praying to Allah to protect me from an incident) And that day I broke my leg, first time serious accident in my life and had to stay home for few months. And it helped me from not to face the thing I was afraid of. So, was it an answer, wasn't these things were purposeful? PS: I do know about mine, not about others. Trust me, every wrong thing happened to me, I find a reason behind it that I should care about.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today earthquake happened in my country in high scale. And in some other countries (ex-Nepal) many people died. My country is in high risk too. So, according to these thoughts, I was wondering, what is the actual reason behind natural disasters? I didn't know about any Islamic research on it. If there is any, what is the answer? Does disaster can happen just randomly or its an admonition from our creator? To the wrongdoers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="11633" LastEditDate="2015-04-25T17:24:20.733" LastActivityDate="2015-04-25T17:56:35.307" Title="What can be the reason behind natural disestar?" Tags="|practical-islam|disasters|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-04-25T20:04:27.670" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24089" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11960" CreationDate="2015-04-25T17:11:51.610" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It cannot be a true sentence to attribute this matter that Shiite celebrate Nowruz, because it is famous as a cultural practice or celebration more than a religious celebration. On the other hand, as dear Kalahari said, it can be paid attention as an ancient celebration. Because I have heard that even many Sunni people in Iran celebrate it too. Therefore we should not attribute everything to Islam even though a group of Muslim do that. Meanwhile they do not do it as a mandatory practice either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4986" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-10T06:52:34.303" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T06:52:34.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24090" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24086" CreationDate="2015-04-25T17:56:35.307" Score="1" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When any calamity falls upon a believer it is due to 2 reasons only&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Either is is for expiation of his sins&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or Allah is testing his/her faith by putting him trials&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;About the natural disasters, they are one of the signs of Allah that how Allah is most powerful. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It could be a punishment for the people of that area.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It would be that may be their time for death has come and Allah made the disaster as a way to take their lives (as ultimately all of us have to die)&#xA;As Allah says in Quran &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And We sent not the signs except to warn” [al-Israa’ 17:59]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“We will show them Our Signs in the universe, and in their own selves,&#xA;  until it becomes manifest to them that this (the Qur’aan) is the&#xA;  truth. Is it not sufficient in regard to your Lord that He is a&#xA;  Witness over all things?” [Fussilat 41:53]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhaari narrated in his Saheeh from Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah (may&#xA;  Allaah be pleased with him) that when the aayah (interpretation of the&#xA;  meaning) “Say: ‘He has power to send torment on you from above” was&#xA;  revealed, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)&#xA;  said, “A’oodhu bi wajhika (I seek refuge in Your Face”; “or from under&#xA;  your feet”, he said, “A’oodhu bi wajhika (I seek refuge in Your&#xA;  Face).” (Saheeh al-Bukhaari, 5/193).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More details could be found here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/2593&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/2593&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2015-04-25T17:56:35.307" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24076" CreationDate="2015-04-26T03:50:44.230" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, the entire idea you have is wrong. By the time Mohammed PBUH was born, Christianity mecca was filled with idol worshippers. That is why god sent him as a messenger to restore and reguide the people’s beliefs back to the truth-believing in one god. So if you like, you can pretty much say the Mohammed, Jesus, Moses, Abraham, (peace and blessing be upon them all) and all of the rest had the same religion, as they all followed the same and right path. It’s just the people that change things to suit themselves. To answer your question, no Mohammed pbuh was not a Christian or an idol worshipper as he had considered the entire idea absurd and so never took practice in it, rather used to sit alone in a cave called 'hirra' to think about why these people we worshipping things that they built with their own hands&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-07-01T07:53:10.483" LastActivityDate="2015-07-01T07:53:10.483" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24093" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-26T04:01:26.157" Score="1" ViewCount="149805" Body="&lt;p&gt;What should I say when I hear the death of a Muslim? Is there any specific dua/words that Shahaba (R) uttered? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4708" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-02T00:38:50.293" LastActivityDate="2020-06-03T10:25:01.947" Title="What should I say when I hear the death of a Muslim?" Tags="|death|phrase|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24060" CreationDate="2015-04-26T04:48:37.177" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/5/92&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;, the following hadith has been collected in Sahih Muslim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported the Messenger of Allah saying:&#xA;  He who eats of this (offensive) plant, i. e garlic, and sometimes he said: &lt;strong&gt;He who eats onion and garlic and leek, should not approach our mosque for the angels are harmed by the same things as the children of Adam.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This has been narrated through the chain of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muhammad b. Hatim&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yahya b. Sa'eed&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Jurayj&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn Jurayj&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ata_ibn_Abi_Rabah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ataa'&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabir_ibn_Abd_Allah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jabir b. Abdullah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and is generally considered authentic by Sunni Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T04:48:37.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24096" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17626" CreationDate="2015-04-26T08:17:29.653" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is common in some countries where wife take husbands name as surname. Some people use this name only unofficially but there are some who change it officially, like even in Passport. But this is only a cultural thing and according to Islam there is no basis for this name changing. The reason is a woman's husband can change either due to husband's death or divorce. So woman may need to change her documents when this happens. But if she is called after her father, this is permanent. In Quran also, we can see asking to call upon father's name &#xA;&quot;Call them by [the names of] their fathers; it is more just in the sight of Allah . &quot; Quran 33:5 &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/33/5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T08:17:29.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24093" CreationDate="2015-04-26T10:23:41.220" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking, whenever we hear that for example somebody died, the best dua/words seems to be according to the following words:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For a lady who dies, you say &quot;Allah yirhama (Yarhamha)&quot; (الله یرحمها)&#xA;  which in fact means May Allah bless her soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And for a man who dies, you say &quot;Allah yirhamou&quot;(Yarhamah) (الله&#xA;  یرحمه) which means May Allah bless his soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-07-01T06:43:37.080" LastActivityDate="2015-07-01T06:43:37.080" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24059" CreationDate="2015-04-26T10:34:44.377" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim have reported a narration of Sa'eed Bin Al-Musayyib:&#xA;&quot;When the Mu'awiyah came to Medina for the last time, he delivered a sermon before us. He took out a tuft of hair and said: &quot;I never thought that someone other than jews would do such a thing(i.e use false hair).&quot; The prophet PBUH named such a thing as az-zur (false practice)&quot;&#xA;(Parargaph from &quot;Prohibited and Disliked Acts in Islam by Dr Shabbir Ahmed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this and i have also heard from religous friends that wigs are haraam so my opinion is this would be the same thing.&#xA;I hope this is helpful :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T10:34:44.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24101" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24105" CreationDate="2015-04-26T14:14:06.380" Score="0" ViewCount="5434" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamoalaikum, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I marry my mother's elder sister's daughter's daughter. Is it acceptable in Islam, please guide me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12532" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2017-07-22T20:17:22.037" LastActivityDate="2021-02-28T09:55:20.610" Title="Can I marry my mother's elder sister's daughter's daughter?" Tags="|nikah|legal|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24102" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24104" CreationDate="2015-04-26T17:37:41.713" Score="3" ViewCount="1471" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example: &lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sHI8H.png&quot; alt=&quot;Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am aware that you can stop at either one of the three dots, but not both. However, sometimes I hear reciters not stop at all, is it compulsory to stop at either one of the three dots?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10549" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T18:38:11.800" Title="Is stopping at the one of the two pairs of three dots compulsory?" Tags="|quran|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24103" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24106" CreationDate="2015-04-26T18:03:22.470" Score="3" ViewCount="159" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who we are is based on our memories that is a persons personality and identity is based on his memories. These memories come from the place , time and people around us. Which is not under humans control. So if u say a person is good or bad it all depends on his memories i.e memories of his past helps the person to make decisions. So how can you say a person is responsible for his own actions how does freewill explained considering the above fact. For example a person is born to a parents who are evil and the people around him are bad and he grows by being exposed to evil around him rather than good so he becomes evil due to his memories (because that's how brain works it uses past memories to make future decisions). When later in his life when he needs to take moral decisions he of course will choose evil. So how could you explain that person is responsible for growing up to be evil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is free will justified in those people who are born and raised in a bad environment?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12535" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-28T11:13:25.430" LastActivityDate="2015-04-28T11:13:25.430" Title="How is free will justified with those who are raised in a bad environment?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|free-will|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24102" CreationDate="2015-04-26T18:38:11.800" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This stop represents a point where there are two acceptable (but mutually exclusive) ways to read a particular line.  In this particular example,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;This is the book without doubt, in it is guidance for those who fear God.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;This is the book; there is no doubt in it, a guidance for those who fear God.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To my understanding (see also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilmfruits.com/2008/tajweed-different-stops/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.ilmfruits.com/2008/tajweed-different-stops/&lt;/a&gt;), the stop itself is weighted the same as a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/4130/22&quot;&gt;jeem stop (ج)&lt;/a&gt;, meaning it's a place you &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; stop if you want, but there's no particular recommendation one way or the other.  However, if you &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt; stop at one you &lt;em&gt;must not&lt;/em&gt; stop at the other otherwise the meaning is changed entirely.  So, for example, if you stopped at both points the line would be parsed thus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;This is the book, no doubt.  In it.  Guidance to those who fear God.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-04-26T18:38:11.800" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24105" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24101" CreationDate="2015-04-26T20:48:58.347" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaamu alaikum.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Yes you can marry her, it is permissible in Islam according to this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[4:23] Prohibited for you (in marriage) are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, the sisters of your fathers, the sisters of your mothers, the daughters of your brother, the daughters of your sister, your nursing mothers, the girls who nursed from the same woman as you, the mothers of your wives, the daughters of your wives with whom you .have consummated the marriage - if the marriage has not .been consummated, you may marry the daughter. Also prohibited for you are the women who were married to your genetic sons. Also, you shall not be married to two sisters at the same time - but do not break up existing marriages. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-07-22T22:19:50.223" LastActivityDate="2017-07-22T22:19:50.223" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24103" CreationDate="2015-04-27T01:23:37.657" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is true that people grow into what they live in. This is why in Islam you are not punished without getting the true clear Message of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, most of the Muslims give Islam a bad name so most people who are not born as Muslim will have an excuse in the hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if a person was raised in an evil manner, that person still has conscience and understanding of right and wrong and what he is doing is wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question that you should be asking is what if the Person doesn't have a compass for compassion or right and wrong - medically, but seems normal elsewise. For such people I personally think that Allah will forgive them since they are included in the mentally disabled group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@user12535 If the user is mentally challenged or has no control over their evilness I believe that Allah will not hold them accountable. The prophet PBUH said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Four people will protest on the Day of Judgment: a deaf person who does not hear anything, an insane person, a decrepit person, and one who dies in a period where no Prophet was sent.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Islamically it is forbidden to talk about who will and who will not go into heaven/hell, as the decision is ultimately to Allah (Allah can even decide to abolish hell altogether thus he wishes). Some people would say it is OK to do so, my answer is the following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;كان رجلان في بني إسرائيل متواخيين ، فكان أحدها يذنب ، والآخر مجتهد في العبادة ، فكان لا يزال المجتهد يرى الآخر على الذنب ، فيقول : أقصر ، فوجده يوما على ذنب ، فقال له : أقصر فقال : خلني وربي ، أبعثت علي رقيبا ؟ فقال : والله لا يغفر الله لك ، أو لا يدخلك ( الله ) الجنة فقبض أرواحهما ، فاجتمعا عند رب العالمين ، فقال لهذا المجتهد : أكنت بي عالما ؟ أو كنت على ما في يدي قادرا ؟ وقال للمذنب : اذهب فادخل الجنة برحمتي ، وقال للآخر : اذهب إلى النار . قال أبو هريرة : والذي نفسي بيده ، لتكلم بكلمة أوبقت دنياه وآخرته&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which translates to 2 Israeli people, one who was very pious and one who was a sinner. The religious person said to the sinner, &quot;By Allah, Allah will never forgive you&quot;. In the end Allah says to the sinner you go into heaven by my mercy and to the religious person to enter hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Technically speaking, if Allah judge us by our actions, no one will enter Heaven (Except for those promised it by Allah). It is by Allah's mercy that people will go into heaven, we do good and worship him so that his mercy will apply to us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2015-04-27T02:57:08.783" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T02:57:08.783" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24107" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24101" CreationDate="2015-04-27T01:28:28.690" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a rule of thumb, I always say if something was not forbidden by Allah then it is Halal. An existing answer here tells you exactly who you are not allowed to marry:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1308&quot;&gt;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1308&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your Aunt's daughter (cousin) is something that is definitely OK to do, what you are asking for is second cousin which is also OK.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islamically speaking, you should get a medical opinion on the marriage - which I advise anyone who wants to marry someone close to their family, to avoid having babies with disabilities. The advise from the Prophet PBUH is to marry someone from outside the family to decrease such issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T01:28:28.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12566" CreationDate="2015-04-27T01:42:56.637" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 2 rules to a valid marriage:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Acceptance of the Wali or the Women (the Women has legal precedence over the Wali when she is not a Virgin).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;2 Witnesses different from the Wali. The Imam can be a witness but not the Wali.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is in accordance with what the Prophet (PBUH) said: &quot;No marriage except with a Wali and two trusted witnesses&quot; - &lt;code&gt;لا نكاح إلا بولي وشاهدي عدل&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I would recommend that these two get married again in front of witnesses to avoid any confusion -does not have to be public/recorded, but should erase any doubts they have about their marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T13:11:00.490" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T13:11:00.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24113" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-27T03:34:12.190" Score="5" ViewCount="27294" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am having baby in few months and I want to know the truth behind saying azan in the ear of a new born.  Please provide references from Quran and Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12538" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-13T08:55:55.310" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T10:45:50.460" Title="Why do we say azan in the ear of a newborn?" Tags="|adhan|baby|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1927" CreationDate="2015-04-27T03:36:12.720" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The accepted answer served me very well. After studying Arabic grammar, I would like to add some details about broken plurals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the study of grammar, there are three types of plurals:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sound masculine plurals (eg. muslim =&gt; muslimoon)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sound feminine plurals (eg. muslimah =&gt; muslimaat)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Broken plurals (eg. kutub, aqlaam)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Broken plurals further subdivide into two categories:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Non-human plurals (eg. aqlaam)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Human&quot; (+Jinn +angels) plurals (eg. rusul)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the latter case, which is the case here, grammatically, you have two options. You can choose to treat this as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A feminine singular, or&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What it really is (in this case, a masculine plural)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some examples from the Qur'an for the second case include &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Israa, verse 44&lt;/a&gt; where Allah mentions samawaat (feminine plural) and ard (feminine singular) and refers to them as &quot;hunna&quot; (feminine plural):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;تُسَبِّحُ لَهُ السَّمَاوَاتُ السَّبْعُ وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَن فِي&lt;strong&gt;هِنَّ&lt;/strong&gt; ۚ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the use of passive voice in the ayah asked about, Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T03:36:12.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24115" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-27T06:18:37.753" Score="1" ViewCount="1278" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith in Sahih Muslim which says that Allah will send Wahy to Jesus (pbuh) on his return. It is in Kitab-ul-Fitn or in Signs of End Times&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I believed previously is that Wahy is closed forever after Muhammad (pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ahmadis use this hadith to justify the continuation of Wahy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please clarify whether this hadith is Sahih or Hassan or Da`if and what's its interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12540" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-04-28T08:59:22.200" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T22:25:22.047" Title="Did Wahi stop coming or will it continue till the end?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|prophet-isa|belief|sahih-muslim|end-times|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24113" CreationDate="2015-04-27T07:14:54.870" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is the hadith, which proves that we must say azan in ear of new born:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 5086  Narrated byAbu Rafi'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I saw the Messenger of Allah (saws) uttering the call to prayer&#xA;  (Adhan) in the ear of al-Hasan ibn Ali when Fatimah gave birth to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, you should give him small amount of sweet, chewed by you or some elder,and let it tasted by the baby. that is sunnah as well&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T07:14:54.870" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24113" CreationDate="2015-04-27T09:03:43.813" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;it's Not mentioned in any of the isalmic Hadith books except for Sunan Abu-Dawood. and with a very week reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it's just a habit, people think it's better for a new born to hear azan as the first thing in the world.&#xA;ن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما :( أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أذنّ في أذن الحسن بن علي يوم ولد وأقام في أذنه اليسرى ) &lt;strong&gt;سلسلة الأحاديث الضعيفة&lt;/strong&gt; 1/331 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12543" LastEditorUserId="12543" LastEditDate="2015-04-27T09:23:03.933" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T09:23:03.933" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24119" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24115" CreationDate="2015-04-27T09:18:09.650" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;there is a huge debate about this, many scholars didn't believe in the return of masih (I find their claim to be more logical and believable).&#xA;but anyway. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that hadith is sahih in terms of degree. and that makes a huge contradiction in the story of (masih and dajjal and mahdi). which i personally find fake. because every hadith contradicts with the other and with the quran in some places.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12543" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T09:18:09.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24122" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24093" CreationDate="2015-04-27T11:07:39.887" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Extracting from this ayah...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who, when disaster strikes them, say, &quot;Indeed we belong to Allah , and indeed to Him we will return.&quot;(Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/156&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:156&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;our interesting part....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Indeed we belong to Allah , and indeed to Him we will return.&quot;... reciting this part in a language which you understand (say, ur mother tongue) is better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of course, along side, we pray for the deceased that Allah may forgive his/her sins and grant mercy on him/her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T11:07:39.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24084" CreationDate="2015-04-27T11:14:54.263" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/7531/how-to-tactfully-circumvent-opposite-gender-handshake?s=1|1.2677&quot;&gt;reason&lt;/a&gt; is the same, it is to be on a safer side from falling prone to... '&lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/matthew/5-28.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;falling prone to&lt;/a&gt;' sin. The more cautious you are, the more safer it is. And if you find it strange and confused, then it is your culture which made you get accustomed with such a thing. But, for a girl who wishes to be on a safer side, she prefers to the follow &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/24111/11938&quot;&gt;rules&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T15:13:55.677" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24124" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24084" CreationDate="2015-04-27T11:39:09.037" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Islam, human sexuality and all of it expressions are meant to serve exclusively one sacred purpose: family life and its essential functions such as reproduction. Therefore Muslim men and women are required to avoid any situation or action that might possibly funnel any of the physical or physiological expressions of their sexuality into areas outside married life. That's why women are enjoined to cover their body outside home and act modestly to reduce to zero the chance of sexually attracting stranger men during their social interactions. This guarantees marital loyalty and prevents human sexuality to operate in ways other than its fore-mentioned sacred legitimate function. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why this practice seems strange nowadays to most is because of the dominant secular culture of our time. Indeed nowadays the modern man has declined spiritually and morally so low to be not only blind to the sacred foundations of our nature and practical implications thereof, but has even perverted into normalizing and legalizing such obscene practices as nudity, homosexuality and pornography as in the so called Sexual Revolution of the 1970s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-10T07:33:13.603" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T07:33:13.603" CommentCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24076" CreationDate="2015-04-27T11:44:37.987" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe yes, and maybe no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you define a Christian to be the one who &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Commandment&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Worships&lt;/a&gt; 'the father' and affirms to the fact that Prophet Jesus (peace and blessings of the father be on him or in short 'pbuh') was a son of God as were other prophets of OT &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sons_of_God&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the sons&lt;/a&gt; (peace be on all of 'em) of God&quot;,............. then yes, you're right, Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of the father be on him) was a true Christian and so are the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_religious_populations#Adherent_estimates&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;~2 billion Muslims&lt;/a&gt; on this planet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you ought to define it in any other way than the above, then I can safely say that 'No', prophet Muhammad (pbuh) wasn't a Christian and so are not the Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest, I'm sorry I'm weak in history. But well, if you talk about criticism, then I can &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/23055/11938&quot;&gt;talk&lt;/a&gt; to counter it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T11:44:37.987" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24126" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24078" CreationDate="2015-04-27T11:58:37.777" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, if you say eating food, drinking water, breathing air like other Christians and Jews did of the past as 'Copying', then yes, Islam derived most of the roots from Christianity and Judaism. This way...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2022%3A35-40&amp;amp;version=KJV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mat 22&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there is nothing astonishment in it, because Jesus (pbuh) already said the same thing pretty clearly...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;analogues to saying, &quot;this is the way man lives by eating food, drinking water and breathing air and this is common sense&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;How did they depart?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well the basic understanding of Islam and with intellect given to the Muslims, we believe, there is something wrong with Gospel of John especially John &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%203%3A16-18&amp;amp;version=NIV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:16-18&lt;/a&gt;, but Christians say 'no, we believe this to be perfectly authentic and on this we rely'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is how Islam and Christianity departed, else and otherwise, they're pretty &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;similar&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T11:58:37.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24127" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24064" CreationDate="2015-04-27T12:09:51.537" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you're talking about &quot;Half of the glass is empty&quot; and &quot;half of the glass is full&quot; concept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, Qur'an, lays importance (caution) on the usage of words for example like &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/199-202&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;. In other words, we need to lay emphasis on what we vow, and what we say about God almighty and we need to be cautious that we don't say something which could be considered Polytheism. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that, as far as I know, there are no specific verses of Qur'an which compel us to talk in an optimistic fashion. But, it explicitly suggests us to do so by asking us to be patient. &lt;strong&gt;Being patient in worse conditions might be considered as encouraging 'Optimism'&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T12:09:51.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24128" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23989" CreationDate="2015-04-27T12:49:21.783" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;brother, you have to know that everything is allowed in islam, which is explicitly not forbidden. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you are talking to her in your brain, in my own opinion (i am not a scholar) it should b avoided. as this type of interaction is not normal and is not beneficial for you. It may weaken your iman more than your sub-conscious does not want to let go of something, which Allah has taken. So i would suggest that you avoid it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To cop with it, you should try to recite the supplications of morning and evening. (with loud voice) also, recite Surah baqara more and more all day (as much as you can). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would also suggest you to contact an expert psychologist as well, as it is allowed in islam to be treated for such issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T12:49:21.783" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23989" CreationDate="2015-04-27T13:55:46.640" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, &lt;strong&gt;you will not make the dead hear&lt;/strong&gt;, nor will you make the deaf hear the call when they have turned their backs retreating. (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/27/80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;27:80&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And not equal are the living and the dead. Indeed, Allah causes to hear whom He wills, but &lt;strong&gt;you cannot make hear those in the graves.&lt;/strong&gt; (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/35/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;35:22&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, no matter how hard you try to communicate with your mum, (unless if she'z a &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/154&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;martyr&lt;/a&gt;), she's not gonna listen to you and remember when Allah says it in the Qur'an, that means he is being literal and he means it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Am 'I' safe?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before talking if it's allowed or not, let me just recommend you to go through this guide - '&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0usGDDlyK7A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Getting started with Jinn&lt;/a&gt;'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, there are no implicit verses which say that simply talking to dead people is Haram or Shirk, but people fear this could very soon lead to that stage. After all, all a shaitan wants is that. Hence it is highly recommended to avoid it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a '&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawareness.net/BlackMagic/fatwa_spirits.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;read more...&lt;/a&gt;' explanation of how it could be considered shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyways, as others have suggested, plz try to avoid it before it gets too worse and when a time comes when you really have to meet a psychologist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah forgive you're mum's sins and have mercy on her and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/24122/11938&quot;&gt;to him we belong&lt;/a&gt; and ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T13:55:46.640" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24115" CreationDate="2015-04-27T15:26:55.470" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet Jesus PBUH came before prophet Mohammed PBUH. Even if you believe that the Wahi does stop short after Prophet Mohamed, it does not apply to those Prophets that came before him and are still to come down (Just Prophet Jesus that SOME scholars say he would come back).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 2 hadiths that some scholars take the ruling that there is no Wahi after the prophet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;روى مسلم في صحيحه عن أنس -رضي الله عنه- قال: قال أبو بكر- رضي الله عنه- لعمر- رضي الله عنه-: انطلق بنا إلى أم أيمن نزورها كما كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يزورها، فلما انتهيا إليها بكت، فقالا لها: ما يبكيك! ما عند الله خير لرسوله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فقالت: ما أبكي أن لا أكون أعلم أن ما عند الله خير لرسوله صلى الله عليه وسلم، ولكن أبكي أن الوحي قد انقطع من السماء، فهيجتهما على البكاء، فجعلا يبكيان معها. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translating to: It was narrated that Omar said: We went to visit mother of Ayman like the prophet PBUH used to and when we got to her she started crying. We asked why, what Allah has in store for the prophet PBUH is much better, she said I don't cry because of it but for that the Wahi has been cut off from the sky (Allah), and they all started crying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;صحيح البخاري أن عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه قال: إن أناساً كانوا يؤخذون بالوحي في عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، وإن الوحي قد انقطع، وإنما نأخذكم الآن بما ظهر لنا من أعمالكم، فمن أظهر لنا خيراً أمناه وقربناه، وليس لنا من سريرته شيء، الله يحاسبه في سريرته، ومن أظهر لنا سوءا لم نأمنه ولم نصدقه، وإن قال إن سريرته حسنة. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translating to: Umar Ben Alkhatab said: People used to take the wahi from the prophet PBUH, and the wahi has been cut off and that now we take the face value of your actions. Those who do good will be safe and close to us and we don't know what his intentions are, Allah will account for his intentions. Those who do bad will not be safe and we won't believe them, even if they say they have good intentions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T15:26:55.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24133" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23440" CreationDate="2015-04-27T16:48:42.733" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah spoke to Adam(A.S), Moses(A.S) and Mohamed (S.A.W), (Mohammed S.A.W in the Isra and Mi'raj exactly in the Mi'raj) .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources are in arabic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Adam:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن أبي أمامة أن رجلا قال : يا رسول الله أنبيٌّ كان آدم ؟ قال : ( نَعَمْ مُكَلَّمٌ ) قال : فكم كان بينه وبين نوح ؟ قال : ( عَشْرَةُ قُرُون ) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;رواه ابن حبان في &quot; صحيحه &quot; ( 14 / 69 ) وصححه شعيب الأرناؤط محقق الكتاب .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Moise : in the quran.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mohammed:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وهو ثابت في رحلة المعراج إلى السماء ، وفيها قوله صلى الله عليه وسلم :&#xA;( فَرَجَعْتُ فَمَرَرْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ : بِمَا أُمِرْتَ ؟ قَالَ : أُمِرْتُ بِخَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ ، قَالَ : إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تَسْتَطِيعُ خَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَإِنِّي وَاللَّهِ قَدْ جَرَّبْتُ النَّاسَ قَبْلَكَ وَعَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لِأُمَّتِكَ ، فَرَجَعْتُ ، فَوَضَعَ عَنِّي عَشْرًا ، فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مِثْلَهُ ... فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لِأُمَّتِكَ قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي حَتَّى اسْتَحْيَيْتُ وَلَكِنِّي أَرْضَى وَأُسَلِّمُ .&#xA;رواه البخاري ( 3674 ) ومسلم ( 162 ) .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3754" LastActivityDate="2015-04-27T16:48:42.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14809" CreationDate="2015-04-27T19:31:39.850" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is totally about opinion. The Prophet (PBUH) did not provide a way to rule or construct any sort of constitution for us to follow, it is truly up to the decedents for how to select a leader.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The companions did so by doing a Shura consul (constructed by a few people), not to say that what they did is a template for the future, as many other Caliphates to come were constructed differently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All hadith's from the Prophet all point to the fact that you cannot disobey your Caliph as long as he does not disobey Allah once he is appointed (most of such hadith's can be found on the PDF posted in the comment to your question).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many people say that Democracy does not work with Islam, which is farthest from the truth. A Caliph can definitely be elected democratically should the people wish for it, however, he is in office until the day of his death or until he disobeys Allah's commands in which the people can force him out by power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now on how the governance happens, it is all in the whim of the Caliphate. They even have the power to suspend Islamic sentences like Whipping, Hand cutting, stoning, etc... Or make changes to the Islamic rulings so they see fit. This was done in the time of Caliphate Omar where he suspended the hand cutting for stealing because people were stealing out of hunger and he toughened the divorce rules because the divorce rate was too high. The same occurred with the Prophet PBUH when he entered Mecca and he told his wife about his wish to reconstruct the Kaaba if it wasn't for her people being new to Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال لها : يا عائشة لولا قومك حديث عهدهم بِكُفْر لَنَقَضْتُ الكعبة فَجَعَلْتُ لها بابين : باب يَدخل الناس ، وباب يَخْرُجُون .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I leave you with this Hadith from the prophet to explain how the transition occurs in Islamic Ruling (Prophethood -&gt; Caliphates -&gt; Unjust Kingdom -&gt; Dictatorship Rule -&gt; Caliphates). Many scholars differ on which is at which point of time, some say this was over Caliphate Omar Ibn Abdulaziz however, as time goes things are interrupted differently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فقد روى الإمام أحمد عن النعمان بن بشير رضي الله عنه الله، قال: كنا جلوساً في المسجد فجاء أبو ثعلبة الخشني فقال: يا بشير بن سعد أتحفظ حديث رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في الأمراء، فقال حذيفة: أنا أحفظ خطبته. فجلس أبو ثعلبة.&#xA;  فقال حذيفة: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: تكون النبوة فيكم ما شاء الله أن تكون، ثم يرفعها الله إذا شاء أن يرفعها، ثم تكون خلافة على منهاج النبوة فتكون ما شاء الله أن تكون، ثم يرفعها الله إذا شاء أن يرفعها، ثم تكون ملكًا عاضًا فيكون ما شاء الله أن يكون، ثم يرفعها إذا شاء الله أن يرفعها، ثم تكون ملكًا جبرية فتكون ما شاء الله أن تكون، ثم يرفعها الله إذا شاء أن يرفعها، ثم تكون خلافة على منهاج النبوة، ثم سكت. قال حبيب: فلما قام عمر بن عبد العزيز، وكان يزيد بن النعمان بن بشير في صحابته، فكتبت إليه بهذا الحديث أذكره إياه. فقلت له: إني أرجو أن يكون أمير المؤمنين - يعني عمر - بعد الملك العاض والجبرية، فأدخل كتابي على عمر بن عبد العزيز فَسُرَّ به وأعجبه.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-05T07:16:23.967" LastActivityDate="2016-03-05T07:16:23.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24067" CreationDate="2015-04-27T19:44:11.357" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can you please explain to us how you are attributing partners to Allah if you say he is Your Friend?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Insha'Allah, please state Quranic hadith reference a company with your answer jazaklahir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally I think everything is Halal unless someone can give me a direct contradiction to a clear Ayah or Hadith (not open to interruptions when it comes to Halal/Haram).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I truly do not see an issue with someone saying Allah is my friend. What is wrong with that? If you are saying it in derogatory way then it is something else, but if you are saying it as a love to him there shouldn't be an issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: It is all based on the intentions (similar to saying we are the children of God, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/26728&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;many scholars&lt;/a&gt; disallowed it based on what the attention leads to or something bad down the road). If you mean that Allah is your friend as in a person who you love and he loves I do not see the harm in it. If you mean something else, could be bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, Prophet Ibrahim was not the friend of Allah, he is called &quot;Khalel&quot;. In Arabic there is a pretty major difference between Khalel and Sahib. Sahib means someone that knows you while Khalel/Sadeek is someone very close to you. For example, Abu Bakir was called Alsadeek because he was a Khalel of the Prophet PBUH while many Muslim hypocrites are considered Sahaba (someone who lived during the time of the prophet PBUH).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question you should be asking yourself, why would you want people to know Allah is your friend? Your relationship between you and Allah should be something that is only that, between you and Allah. There is no need to include anyone else which might take you into darker paths of Hypocrisy without even knowing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in my opinion, even thou it is OK to say so, you shouldn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2015-04-28T00:30:41.070" LastActivityDate="2015-04-28T00:30:41.070" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24093" CreationDate="2015-04-27T19:51:09.960" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The prophet PBUH said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إذا مات الإنسان انقطع عنه عمله إلا من ثلاثة : صدقة جارية . أو علم ينتفع به . أو ولد صالح يدعو له &amp;quot;صحيح مسلم 1613&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a person dies, his deeds are cut except for three: A running Charity (Ex: you helped build a Mosque, charity, etc..) or knowledge being used (Ex: you made a cure to help the sick) or a pious son to make dua for him. Please note that the last doesn't specifically mean an actual son, it can be anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Sahih Muslim 1613)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that, you can make Dua in any way you want or say anything. The prophet said a few Dua himself like (keep in mind that you can say anything you want):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن أبي عبد الرحمن عوف بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال:(صلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على جنازة فحفظت من دعائه وهو يقول: اللهم اغفر له وارحمه، وعافه واعف عنه، وأكرم نزله، ووسع مدخله، واغسله بالماء والثلج والبرد، ونقه من الخطايا كما نقيت الثوب الأبيض من الدنس، وأبدله داراً خيراً من داره، وأهلاً خيراً من أهله، وزوجاً خيراً من زوجه، وأدخله الجنة، وأعذه من عذاب القبر ومن عذاب النار ) صحيح مسلم 1912&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reported from father of Abdulrahaman ben awf be malik: The prophet PBUH prayed on a funeral and I remember some sayings of the prophet: Oh Allah have mercy on him, make him well and forgive him, make his decent honorable, make his space vast, wash him with water, ice and snow, and clear him of his sins like cleaning a white shirt from dirt, and give him a house better than his house, a family better than his family, a wife better than his wife and give him paradise and to avoid the torture of the grave and hellfire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/11/109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Sahih Muslim 1912 كتاب الجنائز - باب الدعاء للميت في الصلاة)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2019-12-25T11:36:37.630" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23978" CreationDate="2015-04-28T00:43:09.233" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah created each personally differently. Some people require more time to sleep to operate coherently throughout the day. There is nothing in that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even thou praying during the night is something that is good, it is not what will be the deciding factor in you entering heaven. We will know the story of the Man who walked into the Prophet's Mosque three time and every time the prophet said a man from Junnah will walk in, later for a companion to discover that he only prays the Fard with the Sunnah without any extra prayer's at night or special services. The only reason was that he slept without any contempt to his fellow Muslims:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال الإمام أحمد رحمه الله في مسنده (12720) :&#xA;  حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ : كُنَّا جُلُوسًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ : ( يَطْلُعُ عَلَيْكُمْ الْآنَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ ) فَطَلَعَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ تَنْطِفُ لِحْيَتُهُ مِنْ وُضُوئِهِ قَدْ تَعَلَّقَ نَعْلَيْهِ فِي يَدِهِ الشِّمَالِ ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْغَدُ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ، فَطَلَعَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ مِثْلَ الْمَرَّةِ الْأُولَى ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْيَوْمُ الثَّالِثُ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ أَيْضًا فَطَلَعَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى مِثْلِ حَالِهِ الْأُولَى ، فَلَمَّا قَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَبِعَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ فَقَالَ : إِنِّي لَاحَيْتُ أَبِي فَأَقْسَمْتُ أَنْ لَا أَدْخُلَ عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا ، فَإِنْ رَأَيْتَ أَنْ تُؤْوِيَنِي إِلَيْكَ حَتَّى تَمْضِيَ فَعَلْتَ . قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَنَسٌ : وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّهُ بَاتَ مَعَهُ تِلْكَ اللَّيَالِي الثَّلَاثَ فَلَمْ يَرَهُ يَقُومُ مِنْ اللَّيْلِ شَيْئًا ، غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ إِذَا تَعَارَّ وَتَقَلَّبَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ ذَكَرَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَكَبَّرَ حَتَّى يَقُومَ لِصَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ . قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ : غَيْرَ أَنِّي لَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ يَقُولُ إِلَّا خَيْرًا . فَلَمَّا مَضَتْ الثَّلَاثُ لَيَالٍ وَكِدْتُ أَنْ أَحْتَقِرَ عَمَلَهُ قُلْتُ : يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ أَبِي غَضَبٌ وَلَا هَجْرٌ ثَمَّ ، وَلَكِنْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ لَكَ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ : ( يَطْلُعُ عَلَيْكُمْ الْآنَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ ) فَطَلَعْتَ أَنْتَ الثَّلَاثَ مِرَارٍ ، فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ آوِيَ إِلَيْكَ لِأَنْظُرَ مَا عَمَلُكَ فَأَقْتَدِيَ بِهِ ، فَلَمْ أَرَكَ تَعْمَلُ كَثِيرَ عَمَلٍ ، فَمَا الَّذِي بَلَغَ بِكَ مَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ فَقَالَ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا مَا رَأَيْتَ ، قَالَ : فَلَمَّا وَلَّيْتُ دَعَانِي فَقَالَ : مَا هُوَ إِلَّا مَا رَأَيْتَ ؛ غَيْرَ أَنِّي لَا أَجِدُ فِي نَفْسِي لِأَحَدٍ مِنْ الْمُسْلِمِينَ غِشًّا وَلَا أَحْسُدُ أَحَدًا عَلَى خَيْرٍ أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ إِيَّاهُ . فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ : هَذِهِ الَّتِي بَلَغَتْ بِكَ ، وَهِيَ الَّتِي لَا نُطِيقُ .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, you don't need to be special to enter Jannah, the small deeds you do - being good to other people, not lying, cheating, stealing, having hatred, screaming, being a douchebag, etc.. add up for you. &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=8&amp;amp;ID=649&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;If you can guarantee Allah the 5 pillars and be pious he can guarantee you heaven inshala&lt;/a&gt;. It is true that you can pray extra, fast more days and do more good, but only if you can and doesn't effect your main goals in life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-04-28T00:43:09.233" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16807" CreationDate="2015-04-28T12:03:50.883" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;AssalamuAlaikum, The alcohol in Kombucha is in trace amounts and no matter how much you drink it, will not intoxicate you. That makes it Halal, In Shaa Allah. Please refer to &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/146710&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/146710&lt;/a&gt; for complete answer. Please correct me if I am wrong here. Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12554" LastActivityDate="2015-04-28T12:03:50.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24146" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-28T12:30:27.483" Score="2" ViewCount="321" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is about the interest the banks pay on the savings accounts that you maintain with them. The banks generally use your money lying in the account and invest it in the market, they make profit out of it and they only pass on a very small share of that Profit as an interest. Since Banks are sharing a small portion of the profit that they have made, is it still Haraam to use that money ? they can call it by some other name but they choose to call it as interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12556" LastActivityDate="2015-08-26T16:30:59.517" Title="Interest on the Savings account" Tags="|riba|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-08-28T17:15:33.673" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21634" CreationDate="2015-04-29T01:52:52.067" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the person is claiming to be the Prophet Mohamed, it is scientifically accurate to say he is lying, since we all know Prophet Mohamed PBUH is dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For lying, he is a sinner (liar and hypocrite)  as we all know a sign of hypocrisy is lying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-04-29T01:52:52.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13151" CreationDate="2015-04-29T02:09:30.983" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No one (including the Prophet PBUH) will enter heaven by their deeds, but rather the mercy of Allah, as stated in the following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لا يدخل أحد الجنة بعمله ، قالوا ولا أنت يا رسول الله ؟؟ قال : ولا أنا إلا أن يتداركني الله برحمته&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, you try your best to do good deeds so Allah can have mercy on you. There are big sins and small sins. Small sins are easily forgiven by doing many good deeds like praying, attending the Masjid, caring for the poor/elderly, etc.. The big sins you should always ask Allah for forgiveness and attempt your hardest to not do them again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, remember that doing the best of good deeds with bad attitude or behavior will not help much as the prophet PBUH said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إنما بعثت لأتمم مكارم الأخلاق&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only reason I was sent to complete the moral compass&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-04-29T02:09:30.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24155" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16281" CreationDate="2015-04-29T02:19:27.113" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The prophet PBUH said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(لا يمس القرآن إلا طاهر)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No one touches the Quran except if you are clean. We all also know of the Hadith where Omar's sister asked him to make Wudu before reading the reading the Quran when he was a non-muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many scholars take this hadith and many others as saying that if the Person is isn't clean and say it is OK if the Quran is in Digital/Audio format (since it is not in writing).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was a Minority of scholars that said it is OK to read the Quran when you are dirty or during a woman's period. This is something that I personally tend to agree with based from my understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/106961&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/ar/106961&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/12540&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/12540&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-26T12:44:16.263" LastActivityDate="2021-11-26T12:44:16.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24156" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13360" CreationDate="2015-04-29T02:26:58.993" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Differences in the Mathab is a mercy for us according to the following Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اختلاف أمتي رحمة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only issue is that the above hadith is weak, but I personally think it true since differences give us an exit when we need it. Take the following authentic hadith for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أنّ رجلاً أصابه جرح في عهد رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وسلم) فأُمِر بالاغتسال، فاغتسل فمات، فبلغ ذلك رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وسلّم) فقال: قتلوه قتلهم الله، ألم يكن شفاء العيّ السؤال.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A person with a head injury during the time of the Prophet PBUH was asked to wash his head for Wudu, the prophet PBUH later said to the people who told him so &amp;quot;They killed him, Allah may kill them&amp;quot;, wasn't it a cure to just ask.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My personal take from the Hadith is that nothing is set in stone and if there is a way something can happen to make things easier for you, you should do as long as you have the correct interruption.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I think if you need to pray Asr at a certain time and it is convenient for you, go ahead. Allah meant this deen to be easy and not complicated. Sometimes I pray Friday in one Masjid 1 hour before Zhur and sometimes in another Masjid 2 hours after. It is all on what is best to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-04-29T02:26:58.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24157" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-29T02:29:46.040" Score="11" ViewCount="8946" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is my understanding that most Muslims disapprove of depictions of the prophet Mohammed (which may even be coupled with disapproval of all depictions of humans).  But I recently heard that things are viewed very differently in Iran.  For instance, here's an Iranian poster from the 1990's depicting Mohammed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nw3ed.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I've heard that this same image has been used in official Iranian postcards and the like.  So my question is, how did Muslims in Iran start approving of depictions of Mohammed?  The leadership of Iran consists of very conservative Shiite clerics, so what caused this stark departure from such a commonly held doctrine of Islam?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12564" LastEditorUserId="12564" LastEditDate="2016-05-27T19:23:21.280" LastActivityDate="2016-05-27T19:23:21.280" Title="Why are depictions of Mohammed approved of in Iran?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|islamic-government|depiction|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5594" CreationDate="2015-04-29T02:39:17.920" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (PBUH) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;نْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ الله عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ لأَهْلِ الجَاهِلِيَّةِ يَوْمَانِ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ يَلْعَبُونَ فِيهِمَا فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ المَدِينَةَ قَالَ: &amp;quot;كَانَ لَكُمْ يَوْمَانِ تَلْعَبُونَ فِيهِمَا وَقَدْ أَبْدَلَكُمُ الله بِهِمَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُمَا: يَوْمُ الفِطْرِ وَيَوْمُ الأَضْحَى&amp;quot; أخرجه النسائي (1 / 231) ، والطحاوي في &amp;quot;مشكل الآثار&amp;quot; (2 / 211) ، وأحمد (3 / 103 , 178 , 235 , 250)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was reported that the prophet PBUH said: In the days of Jahilia, there were 2 days a year that people used to celebrate and when the Prophet PBUH came into the Madina, he said you used to have 2 days to celebrate and Allah replaced them with 2 days that are better, Aldhua and Alfitr days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also another hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَنْ تَشَبَّهَ بِقَوْمٍ فَهُوَ مِنْهُمْ ، وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ قَوْمًا حُشِرَ مَعَهُمْ &amp;quot; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A person who does similar acts to certain people he is one of them, and whomever loves certain people he is risen with them in the day of Judgment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those two hadiths (and similar ones) are the ones some scholars use to say that it is not allowed to celebrate other holidays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I think that if the celebrations are not religious in nature, it is fine. For example, the prophet celebrated the Day Allah saved Moses from the Jewish culture because we are more of his followers then they are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also keep in mind that the Majority of Muslims are Non-Arab and there are many converts and the only time they get to meet their family and friends (even Arab Muslims) except on National holidays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, say celebrating &amp;quot;days&amp;quot; is OK but not holidays. For example many scholars said it was OK to celebrate national Labor day or independent day. From such ruling you can infer that any celebration that does not have to do with religion (ex: Christmas, Hanukkah or Halloween). There are many days people celebrate which have nothing to do with religion like Birthdays, thanksgiving, secretary day, etc. Which I personally think it is OK to participate in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T12:01:31.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24159" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20121" CreationDate="2015-04-29T02:47:51.027" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, if a husband walks in on his wife having intercourse with another man he can not do anything unless he has 4 other witnesses or swears upon Allah that she did it -at which she can swear she didn't and she is free to go as Allah mentions in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;واللاتي يأتين الفاحشة من نسائكم فاستشهدوا عليهن أربعة منكم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same thing is true with all crimes in Islam, the person must be caught in the act of stealing and not just from one person, unless the person confesses his crimes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lawfully speaking, if you take a person to court or the police with circumstantial evidence (even if they are overwhelming), it is all that is,  circumstantial and will be thrown out of the court.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&#xA; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=6280&amp;amp;idto=6299&amp;amp;bk_no=15&amp;amp;ID=6171&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=6280&amp;amp;idto=6299&amp;amp;bk_no=15&amp;amp;ID=6171&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-04-29T02:47:51.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24160" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17711" CreationDate="2015-04-29T02:54:19.713" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First to answer your question, you need to know the following: What is the Awra &lt;code&gt;عوره&lt;/code&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is a whole topic on its own and answers ranges from the Niqab to the no Hijab to the privates based on different interruptions of the Sunnah and Ayat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have your answer for that and feel confident about it, gaze your eyes to the following Ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قُلْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا فُرُوجَهُمْ ذَلِكَ أَزْكَى لَهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ * وَقُلْ لِلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tell the believers (men/women) to cover their sight and protect their privates that is better for them for Allah knows what they do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you have your answer to what the Awra is that is what you are allowed to watch on TV if it is covered. Awra that you accept for your wife/sister/daughter and mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-04-29T02:54:19.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24161" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9148" CreationDate="2015-04-29T03:07:31.617" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First let me correct you by saying that Iblis/Devils &amp;lt;&gt; Jinn. Shaitan is a Jinn but a Jinn is not necessary Shitan. Shitan is a given name to those Jinn who disbelieve in Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question, Iblis was an Jinn Angle (many scholars would differ but it is clearly stated in the Quran) that refused to obey Allah's order because of his Pride and was thrown out of Heaven. Iblis's pride is so deep that he asked Allah to give him time till the end of Judgment to lead astray that kind that he was asked to prostrate to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah can do anything, he can even erase us all from memory after the day of Judgment so he choose to. However, we believe that he promised us Heaven and promised Iblis and his followers hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-23T09:25:46.310" LastActivityDate="2017-10-23T09:25:46.310" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24157" CreationDate="2015-04-29T05:28:48.320" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Undoubtedly, there's still an unbroken consensus among Shia scholars that depictions of the Holy Prophet and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fourteen_Infallibles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Fourteen Infallibles&lt;/a&gt; should not be allowed and promoted. The two main reasons offered for such prohibition:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) such depictions are largely fantastical for nobody has ever seen any of these deceased holy individuals in person, and therefore their deceptions amount to false attribution and lie which are obviously haram;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) they tarnish the spiritual status of these Holy individuals for, like depictions of ordinary individuals, they tend to appeal to the eyes of the viewer, whereas these individuals should be revered for their lofty spiritual and moral status. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nevertheless, there's a general allowance for depictions of non-Islamic prophets and saints as have been in such Persian movies and series as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Messiah_%282007_film%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Messiah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kingdom_of_Solomon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Kingdom of Solomon&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yousuf-e-Payambar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Joseph the Prophet&lt;/a&gt;, etc. This practical compromise might be due to the fact that past Prophets and saints have already been amply depicted in the West for centuries. The artistic argument is also that such depictions help the viewer in establishing personal affinity with these holy individuals, which ultimately serves to strengthen their appreciation for Islam. For these arguments, exceptions are usually allowed for non-Islamic Prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the picture you linked above has a unique story. There was a rather widespread belief in the past among Iranians that this was an authentic depiction of the Holy Prophet during his youth by a Christian painter. But this story has been debunked by a rather embarrassing revelation in an &lt;a href=&quot;https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/bitstream/handle/1887/17064/ISIM_17_The_Story_of_a_Picture_Shiite_Depictions_of_Muhammad.pdf?sequence=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a 2006 ISIM Review article&lt;/a&gt; which traces the picture to the photo of a Tunisian young boy which was taken by a Czech photographer in early 20th century. The article however identifies a modified painted copy of the photo as the original but the following photo has been identified as most original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UwpjV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The photo was reportedly picked up and published by several Western journals under various titles including &quot;Ahmad&quot; and &quot;Mohamed&quot;, and this may explain why it evolved into the said public myth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can also recall another old portrait prototype with an unknown origin with several different versions that circulated among Iranians. This one depicts a middle aged man in turban and robe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D4830.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I had seen different versions of this used in the name of Prophet Muhammad or Imam Ali. But likewise this also stands for a trend of bad culture and ignorance, and not any supportive religious ruling. So even if they were found to be used in some Iranian official publications, it does not mean that they had been authorized by a religious scholar. There are a lot of not so Islamic things happening in Iranian bureaucracy and organizations that the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei and other religious scholars do not agree with. But their strategy for eliminating our various sociocultural ills have always been to address foundational causes by instituting long-term plans and policies, besides the traditional practices of lectures and preaching.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember Iran suffered under a secular colonialist rule for about 6 decades until the Islamic Revolution of 1979 founded the Islamic Republic, and we've been struggling ever since to eradicate the influences of both secular and superstitious culture of the Pahlavi and Qajari (the Qajar dynasty) eras, and to forge an Islamic society. And the failures have been as common as the great achievements. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-01T07:00:33.607" LastActivityDate="2016-03-01T07:00:33.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18818" CreationDate="2015-04-29T13:53:51.430" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There shouldn't be an issue with doing business with countries you are at war with (let alone companies that support them). The prophet (PBUH) never prohibited such thing when they were at war with the Kufar in Mecca and the Companions never did so as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any scholars who are saying that it is forbidden are doing it without any backup proof from the actions of the Prophet PBUH/companions or text from the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-01T13:46:34.647" LastActivityDate="2016-09-01T13:46:34.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24169" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24171" CreationDate="2015-04-29T14:40:05.073" Score="1" ViewCount="2744" Body="&lt;p&gt;My few of my friends eat pork. I have shared my food and drink with them, from the same plate. I have also shared cigarettes with them (I'm in process of giving up smoking). Is it forbidden or allowed to do so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8572" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T11:47:26.080" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T11:48:49.687" Title="Is it forbidden to share food and drink from the same plate with friends who eat pork?" Tags="|halal-haram|pork|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24169" CreationDate="2015-04-29T15:28:03.667" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It should be fine. As long as the plate does not contain pork. Eating pork is haram, so unless the pork is making its way into your mouth somehow I don't see how you will be eating the pork. Anyone who tells you otherwise, please make sure they have some clear Hadith to tell you so (there aren't any unless they take a totally unrelated hadith and make some out of the view interruption). The prophet PBUH sat and ate with Christian and Jews (from the many hadiths we all know).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to some scholars (for example the Malikia), a Muslim Husband can not disallow his non Muslim wife from eating pork or drinking wine, but needs to ask her to wash her mouth before kissing or having sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now in regards to smoking, the majority of scholars say it is harmful thus haram. I would advise you to attempt to quit it as it hurts you and wastes your money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;في التاج والإكليل (5/134)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أحكام أهل الذمة1/147&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T11:03:23.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23996" CreationDate="2015-04-29T17:53:23.887" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran uses feminine adjective for them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حُورٌ &lt;strong&gt;مَّقْصُورَاتٌ&lt;/strong&gt; فِي الْخِيَامِ &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#55:72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;55:72&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For those who will be married to them The Quran uses masculine pronouns:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّصْفُوفَةٍ ۖ وَزَوَّجْنَا&lt;strong&gt;هُم&lt;/strong&gt; بِحُورٍ عِينٍ &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#52:20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;52:20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَا&lt;strong&gt;هُم&lt;/strong&gt; بِحُورٍ عِينٍ &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#44:54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;44:54&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;حور عين&lt;/strong&gt; literally means 'fully blackened eyes' like those of gazelle (no sclera). It is used metaphorically for women. (from Lisaan al Arab dictionary)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, it seems that they are female and human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, the place where it is mentioned that they are 'untouched' feminine pronouns/adjectives are used:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فِيهِنَّ &lt;strong&gt;قَاصِرَاتُ&lt;/strong&gt; الطَّرْفِ لَمْ &lt;strong&gt;يَطْمِثْهُنَّ&lt;/strong&gt; إِنسٌ&#xA;  قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَانٌّ &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#55:56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;55:56&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following verse states a general rule that there will be &lt;strong&gt;pure spouses&lt;/strong&gt; for &lt;strong&gt;those who believe and do good works&lt;/strong&gt;. Women are there definitely included in them i.e. there will be pure men for them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Give the good news to &lt;strong&gt;those who believe and do good works&lt;/strong&gt;, that they&#xA;  will have Gardens through which rivers flow: whenever they are given&#xA;  fruit to eat they will say, &quot;This is what we were provided with&#xA;  before,&quot; because they were given similar things. And there will be&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;pure spouses&lt;/strong&gt; for them, and they will abide there forever. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.wahiduddin/2:25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:25&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Please note that masculine pronouns etc. are used here too which is fine as the Quran is talking about a collection of men and women)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This, however, may refer to simple husband-wife relationship. Therefore, as far as the question of 'male houri for women' is concerned the Qur'an does not make any categorical statement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2015-04-29T17:53:23.887" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24174" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-29T17:55:34.960" Score="0" ViewCount="207" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always thought this question was asked but can not seem to find it on the website. I would like the input/knowledge of people on their interruption of the ruling of Islam when it comes to drawing the prophet PBUH. Please provide sources from the Quran and Sunnah forbidding such actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2016-01-09T03:17:12.967" Title="Are depictions of the prophet PBUH forbidden Islamically?" Tags="|prophets|drawing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-01-09T03:29:21.157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24176" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-29T18:44:46.827" Score="8" ViewCount="8660" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have some interest money in my account and I recently came to know it is haram. I want to get rid of it.  Please tell me the ways to spend it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I spend it as wedding or birthday gift to my relatives? Can I give it to my mother or sister?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask for Hanafi school answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12571" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T15:04:39.157" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T15:04:39.157" Title="What to do with the Riba (interest) money?" Tags="|fiqh|riba|hanafi|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-06-26T10:08:56.337" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24178" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-04-29T19:29:32.750" Score="4" ViewCount="438" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been doing some research in regards to how Islam was spread, which has left me confused on one point. In summary, some sources suggest that Islam has only been spread in scenarios of self defence, and other sources suggest that it was spread by the a second type of jihad (taking initiative in fighting). One of the sources is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/zakirnaikirf/posts/10151482043090590&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a Facebook post by Dr. Zakir Naik&lt;/a&gt; which, in summary, refers to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from error.”&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Al-Qur’an 2:256&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It speaks about how many non-believers have existed and lived in regions that are conquered by Muslims in peace without threat, but it does not specify how these countries came under the rule of Muslims to begin with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other sources, such as “&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/43087&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Was Islam spread by the sword?&lt;/a&gt;” on Islam Question and Answer, speak about taking the initiative in fighting and list ahadeeth and ayat such as these:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And make ready against them all you can of power, including steeds of war (tanks, planes, missiles, artillery) to threaten the enemy of Allaah and your enemy, and others besides whom, you may not know but whom Allaah does know.”&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;al-Anfaal 8:60&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This one is not a hadeeth; rather, it is a reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In al-Saheehayn it is narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “I have been supported with fear as far as a month’s journey.” Would the kuffaar be afraid of being told, “become Muslim, but if you do not then you are free to believe and do whatever you want”? or were they afraid of jihad and the imposition of the jizyah and being humiliated? That may make them enter Islam so that they may be spared this humiliation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It says in Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah (12/14):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam spread by means of proof and evidence to those who listened to the message and responded to it, and it spread by means of force and the sword to those who were stubborn and arrogant, until they were overwhelmed and became no longer stubborn, and submitted to that reality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My main question consists of several points (sub questions):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are there actually two types of jihad as stated in the second link above, where one is in self defence and the other is in taking the initiative in fighting? If so, please give references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If Islam has spread by waging war, is it expected that subjugated people truly believe in Islam, or that they submit do out of fear (as is the case with crusade wars). These people saw Muslims as attackers, and fought Muslims to defend their regions. Can they now understand the meanings of Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I understand that most likely this question can only be answered by reading books of interpretation and history. Please suggest an approved source&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-06-10T12:01:41.880" Title="Confusion in regards the spread of Islam!" Tags="|sharia|history|jihad|war|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7935" CreationDate="2015-04-30T01:27:09.150" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalumu alaikum&#xA;There are 4 fard acts when making wudu, and those are:&#xA;-washing of the arms to the elbow&#xA;-washing of the entire face&#xA;-masah of at least one quarter of the head&#xA;-washing of the feet to the ankle&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as these four acts are complete, you are in a clean state ready for prayer. However, it is better to keep the habit of doing the sunnah as well, which includes everything else, even washing everything 3 times, as simply the intention of making wudu with sunnah is a great blessing In Sha Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Say (O Muhammad): ‘if you (truly) love Allah, follow me! Allah will then love you and forgive your sins.’ And Allah is All Forgiving, All Merciful.&quot;} (Sura Al Imraan ayah #31) note: This ayah makes it very clear that if anyone claims to love Allah (swt) they have to follow the sunnah and only then will Allah (swt) love them and forgive them.  Many people today say we love Allah and they talk against the sunnah and the Ullima have said that anyone who does this is a liar and does not love Allah (swt) or they would follow the beloved prophet of Allah (SAW), as it is an order od Allah (swt) to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dawaa.tripod.com/sunnah.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://dawaa.tripod.com/sunnah.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-04-30T01:27:09.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24178" CreationDate="2015-04-30T01:53:31.620" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum&#xA;To start off with, (and this answers your first subquestion), jihad in arabic refers to a holy struggle. This means any form of struggle, pain, suffering etc for the sake of Allah, or even Islam. Jihad could even mean fighting against your own desires for the sake of Allah, not necessary running around killing people and saying &quot;Allahu Akbar&quot;.&#xA;Islam comes from the root word salaam in arabic, which literally means peace. Most of the holy wars in the past, especially in the prophet's pbuh time and the times of the caliphates were declared only with Allah's permission or in self defence. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was not always how Islam was spread. As a matter of fact, a majority were reverted to islam during the caliphate of Umar bin Al Khattab ra, and this was mainly due to his modesty and good mannerism. He used to live in a mud hut fir heavens sake and from that alone caused a Roman to revert to islam (just an example)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know i havent probably answered your question entirely but i hope this does help a little, In Sha Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-04-30T01:53:31.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24185" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24174" CreationDate="2015-04-30T04:04:37.283" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many people believe that drawing is haram, and mabye think otherwise. I won't say it is haram, as not everyone worships what they draw, but I will say that I myself have stopped drawing long ago. On the day of judgement, those who drew will be tortured until they bring life to what they drew, but they will never be able to. Also in another Hadith the Prophet came home one day and saw a curtain with a picture on it and he got extremely angry and ordered it to be destroyed. We also know that angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or image. Now from these we can come to the conclusion that drawing the Prophet (pbuh) is just as wrong, if not worse. This is due to the following reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His honourable title and status to us&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the future people may take this as a norm to draw him and eventually start worshiping him too&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some ahadiths include:&#xA;-Hazrat Umar RA narrates that the Prophet PBUH has said: verily those who make pictures will be punished on the day of resurrection, it will be said to them :give life to what you have created&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah RA said that i heard the Prophet PBUH saying: Allah SWT said : &quot;Who is more unjust than he who tries to create what i created, they should try creating an atom or a grain or a barely&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastEditorUserId="12094" LastEditDate="2015-05-01T04:59:46.570" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T04:59:46.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24176" CreationDate="2015-04-30T06:58:02.967" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I studied some well-established reference, and discussed with some scholars (yes, they are hanafi),  (i'll update my answer asap i get hold onto related on-line reference)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if you have no other feasible/safe way to store your money in a interest-based bank, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;you should take out the &quot;riba&quot; amount asap, to separate it from your halal money, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;use it somewhere &quot;dirty&quot; (but needed) public spend, e.g. construction of masjid toilet, purchase toilet-consumables (such as toilet-papers, cleaning items etc.), or donate to a absolutely poor person.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;But, you have to make sure that you are doing it WITHOUT any intention of earning &quot;good deed&quot; (neki) or reward from ALLAH ta'ala. You are just dispensing the money.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, this is the least way out. &#xA;The most beneficial way to store your money is not the bank, rather make it useful for your here-after.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and ALLAH ta'ala knows the best, and may forgive me for my ignorance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="874" LastActivityDate="2015-04-30T06:58:02.967" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24178" CreationDate="2015-04-30T11:10:55.847" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well i will suggest you read the life of Prophet Muhammad SAW. You will find all the answers there. For the time being i will give you some explanation here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Prophet SAW declared him the Messanger of Allah and told them there is no God except Allah, how many muslims were &#xA;there. Answer is No one. Then came Abu Bakr , Khadija, Ali, Zaid R.A. How did they embress Islam. By sword or Jihad or&#xA;by a simple preach.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They Prophet SAW kept preaching of Islam for 13 years. All those having pure heart, embressed Islam. And the number was&#xA;around 114. Others, after having seen the 40 years of Sadaqat (Truthfullness) and Amanat (Trustworth) and during these&#xA;13 years, having seen the petience, still refused to embress Islam. Why this happen? Let see in two ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many were refusing due to loosing their pride and leadership and due to enemity.&#xA;Others (including many tribes) were under impression that Quresh leaders are on the right path because they are related &#xA;to Baitullah (in Urdu they are Sardar)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this Allah SWT order them to migrate to Habsha and Madina. After the migration Jihad started. The purpose of Jihad&#xA;is very clear which is in this ayat defined 10, Anfal , verse 36.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;And fight them until there is no fitnah and [until] the religion, all of it, is for Allah . And if they cease - then indeed, Allah is Seeing of what they do.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is fitna? Many authentic Tafaseer (sorry to say i could not reference for the time being) say it means the power disbelievers have. And they use it to force people to leave Islam and make confusion among them. So Allah SAW says fight &#xA;them till they loose control and do not have any power and wealth left. Read this too. Alanfal , 36&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Indeed, those who disbelieve spend their wealth to avert [people] from the way of Allah . So they will spend it; then it will be for them a [source of] regret; then they will be overcome. And those who have disbelieved - unto Hell they will be gathered.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doing all this is to snatch power so that all the disbelievers have a chance to understand because they think those who are &#xA;in power and do not have faith on Allah SAW are on the right path. These (powerfull disbelievers) are obstacles, and removing them will open minds of all people and they will be free to see and observe Islam closely. Then they will have two &#xA;options. Lead a life under islamic rule, or become muslim. There is no third option. If he is disbeliever and do not accept islamic rule he will be eliminated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Basic purpose of Jihad is to remove obstacles from the preach of Islam. &#xA;This has happened in the whole history and due to this fact many tribes on a single day embressed Islam. It was day Makkah &#xA;Mukerrama was conquered. As people were already waiting to see what the fight between Prophet SAW and Powerfull disbelievers&#xA;brings. Who wins? Who is the one Allah SWT helps? And they found Prophet Muhammad SAW is on right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is some consice explanation how islam spread. Still there are some more points i would like to share.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What Islam wants from muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Preach Islam so that everybody can avail hapiness of this world and coming life.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If some refuse to embress Islam, do not kill them just seize the power by doing Jihad (against the people who come to fight not against public) and rule by the orders of Allah SWT&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If some refuse to obey the rule of Islam fight and eliminate them which is Jihad.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah SWT wants muslims to implement the rule of Quran on the earth of Allah SWT and do not let disbelievers rule and disobey Allah SWT. Make them lead a life under Islamic rule. See here. 11 Al-Toba, 29&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture - [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the above explanation is of venture Jihad which has 3 rules i explained above. Defensive Jihad is different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2042" LastEditorUserId="2042" LastEditDate="2015-04-30T12:00:33.833" LastActivityDate="2015-04-30T12:00:33.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24192" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-01T04:59:49.093" Score="1" ViewCount="401" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am 14 and 1 or 2 years ago I have stolen a book from my friend without her knowledge. She had inquired once about it, and she is my very close friend. I have repented to Allah (S.W.T) to forgive my sins. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, one of the pages of the book got torn and has been misplaced. I intend to call my friend, say sorry and return the book, however, it has been torn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12582" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T15:03:53.077" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T15:03:53.077" Title="How to compensate and give back what I've stolen?" Tags="|practical-islam|theft|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24193" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-01T10:50:29.670" Score="1" ViewCount="142" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet narrated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the Night of Mi'raj, I saw people lying on their backs with drum-like, transparent bellies where there are all kinds of creatures. I asked my brother Jibrail, &quot;What are they?&quot; He replied, &quot;O the Messenger of Allah, they are from your Ummah [community, nation].&quot; I asked again, &quot;What is their guilt?&quot; He answered, &quot;They are those who accumulated wealth without differentiating between lawful and unlawful means and who did not think whether the money they earned was lawful or unlawful. The unlawful substances they consumed turned to this state in their bodies.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith can be found on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myreligionislam.com/detail.asp?aid=5969&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My Religion Islam&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a sahih hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12586" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T02:24:01.017" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T02:24:01.017" Title="Is this a sahih hadith: &quot;They are those who accumulated wealth without differentiating between lawful and unlawful...&quot;?" Tags="|hadith|money|authenticity|miraj|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14716" CreationDate="2015-05-01T11:11:43.420" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hadith that you have mentioned reads as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَاتَلَ اللَّهُ الْيَهُودَ اتَّخَذُوا قُبُورَ أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ&#xA;  مَسَاجِدَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;literally: “God fought with the Jews; they took the graves of their&#xA;  prophets as places of prostration  (mosques)”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does not say anything about “building” places of worship, but only about using graves as a place of prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-29T16:47:17.263" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T16:47:17.263" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24196" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24192" CreationDate="2015-05-01T11:13:23.050" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص رُفِعَ الْقَلَمُ عَنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ عَنِ النَّائِمِ حَتَّى يَسْتَيْقِظَ وَ عَنِ الْمَجْنُونِ حَتَّى يُفِيقَ وَ&#xA;  عَنِ الطِّفْلِ حَتَّى يَحْتَلِمَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: The pen of responsibility has been lifted from three groups: from sleepers until they wake up, from the insane until they are recovered and from children until they reach puberty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as you have not reached the age at which you become &lt;strong&gt;duty bound&lt;/strong&gt;(&lt;em&gt;Bulugh&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa6945&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, you are not obliged to make up for what you have done wrong. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, rights related to people have to be compensated. The point is that as long as you have not reached the age of Bulugh, your parents are to be held accountable. but if you have become duty bound you are the responsible of making up for the damages you did to others' properties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, you have to gain the satisfaction of the person from whom you have stolen a book by giving back the book if possible or another edition of the book if possible or the price of the book as the last resort.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[1&lt;/strong&gt;] For further information about the age of &lt;em&gt;Bulugh&lt;/em&gt; please visit &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa6945&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4765" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T11:13:23.050" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24178" CreationDate="2015-05-01T12:23:40.450" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam Brother and all people reading this post. Yeah there are mainly two types of Jihad. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Defensive like &quot;The War of Baddar&quot; Or &quot;The war of Uhad&quot;. In this type of wars, kuffar attacked Muslims and Muslims just defended themselves, not initiated the war. Many wars of Muslim era are of this kind.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Initiative war like &quot;The war of tabook&quot; or &quot;The attack on Persia&quot;. Many wars of this kind ended without any war and Muslims got fattah without fighting which proves that these wars were for reformation of society not for killing people. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now I would like to prove that Islam is not spread through war.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I am giving a mathematical proof for that, so read and understand.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Total &lt;strong&gt;18 wars&lt;/strong&gt; took place in presence of Hazrat Muhammad(SAW) which are called as Ghazawa.&#xA;Muslims won &lt;strong&gt;10 wars&lt;/strong&gt; without fighting and in &lt;strong&gt;8 wars&lt;/strong&gt; fighting took place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In these 8 wars just &lt;strong&gt;1018&lt;/strong&gt; people were killed. Out of these 1018, &lt;strong&gt;759&lt;/strong&gt; were non-muslims (mushrikeen) and &lt;strong&gt;259&lt;/strong&gt; were Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Out of the 759 non-muslims, &lt;strong&gt;450&lt;/strong&gt; were those &lt;strong&gt;Jews&lt;/strong&gt; who had broken the promise which was owed between Muslims and Jews of Madina. According to this promise, Muslims and Jews would support each other and not wage war among them and when any other 3rd party would attack on Muslims or Jews of Madina, both Muslims and Jews would fight against them. But when the non-muslims of makka(mushrikeen) attacked the Muslims, the Jews supported the attackers against Muslims. As a result of breaking the promise, according to the rules of that time, the Jews were sentenced to death(only the young men.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So only &lt;strong&gt;309&lt;/strong&gt; non-muslims are killed in these wars and &lt;strong&gt;259&lt;/strong&gt; muslims are martyred in these wars. So can anybody say that a religion of over &lt;strong&gt;1.6 billion&lt;/strong&gt; followers spread through killing just 309 people. Another thing the ratio of killed Muslims and non-muslims is as following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims:Non-muslims&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1      :  1.19&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a general rule that for spreading a concept the ratio between the killer(one who spreads his concept) and being killed(whom is desired to follow the concept) must be at least 1:10. So can a ratio of 1:1 spread a religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as your third question is concerned, I don't know about an online authentic book about Islamic history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(All the statistics were copied from Prof. Ashfaq Bhutta) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastEditorUserId="12588" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T11:12:19.983" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T11:12:19.983" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="643" CreationDate="2015-05-01T16:48:34.307" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a very good question and most people always wonder and many non Muslims always ask &lt;i&gt;hey buddy, can I come into the Mosque? Will they let me in?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There might be some common confusion in regards with this....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who believe (in Allah's Oneness and in His Messenger (Muhammad SAW)! &lt;strong&gt;Verily, the Mushrikun&lt;/strong&gt; (polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, and in the Message of Muhammad SAW) &lt;strong&gt;are Najasun (impure)&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;So let them not come near Al-Masjid-al-Haram (at Makkah)&lt;/strong&gt; after this year, and if you fear poverty, Allah will enrich you if He will, out of His Bounty. Surely, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (Qur'an 9:28)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, does that mean we should not allow the Mushrik even into our normal local mosques too, or is the restriction only on Al-Masjid-al-Haram? Well, I think it is &lt;strong&gt;only&lt;/strong&gt; talking about Al-Masjid-al-Haram and not in general any mosque. And moreover, I don't remember any verses prohibiting the Non Muslims from entering any house of Allah in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also here are some of the supporting points towards allowance of non Muslims to mosques in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They might simply be curious and wanna taste the mosques.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They really want to start believing in Allah and wanna pray there.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, if the person is curious as in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/643/can-non-muslims-enter-a-mosque-or-prayer-room#comment4181_1829&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and if he stays within limits (not planning a terror attack), it is fine. It is just an opportunity for him to explore Islam. (in little baby steps of course). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, clearly, the person is exploring Islam and there is no problem in allowing him to explore a piece of Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, here is a complete supporting answer for the question &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/708/is-the-joining-of-a-non-muslim-in-a-jamaa-salat-allowed?lq=1&quot;&gt;Is the joining of a non-Muslim in a jama'a salat allowed?&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. And the answer which we get is 'Yes' to your question too &quot;Are non-Muslims allowed to enter a prayer room &lt;strong&gt;and pray?&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For verily, we must always make sure this condition is satisfied at any cost always,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the mosques are for Allah (Alone), so invoke not anyone along with Allah. (Qur'an 72:18)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And make sure the non Muslims don't come to Mosque to invoke others besides Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the above conditions are met, then I see no problem in allowing a Non Muslim to a mosque.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T16:48:34.307" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24200" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-01T18:33:00.853" Score="5" ViewCount="1148" Body="&lt;p&gt;How was the relationship between the Ahl-Bayt, particuarly the Imams from Ahlul Bayt or the top authority with the Ahl-Sunnah and those popular among them. Was it hostile, normal or friendly? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason I ask this question is to know the level of severity of relationships between the two groups, which eventually resulted in the division of the Ummah into two sects. &#xA;Were there any hard-to-reconcile-with differences in the first place or some minor issues that eventually grew over time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I expect more examples in the answers to narrow a seemingly broad question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Sunni and Shia viewpoints are welcome. But, as understandable, the agreed-upon facts/events carry more weight in such conflicting issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8025" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-02T08:49:05.183" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T11:22:19.907" Title="Relation between the Ahl Bayt and Ahlu Sunnah in the early days" Tags="|history|shia-sunni|ahl-ul-bayt|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11415" CreationDate="2015-05-01T20:44:01.010" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world.&quot; 6When He had said this, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and applied the clay to his eyes, 7and said to him, &quot;Go, wash in the pool of Siloam &quot; (which is translated, Sent). So he went away and washed, and came back seeing... (John 9:6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above thing is talking about Prophet Jesus (pbuh) curing the blind (Refer Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:49&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Habib, either the son of Fudayk or Furayk's said that his father's eyes became&#xA;  so white that he had no vision at all. The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace&#xA;  be upon him, blew some of his saliva in to his eyes whereupon his vision was&#xA;  immediately restored. He was even seen threading a needle at the age of&#xA;  eighty! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Extracted from page 188, section Section 21 – The miraculous healing of the sick and the incurable, from the Book &quot;PROPHET MUHAMMAD - &lt;a href=&quot;https://madinasharif.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/ash-shifa-shareef-of-qadi-iyad-ibn-musa-al-yahsubi-radi-allahu-anhu.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Cure&lt;/a&gt; (Ash-Shifa)&quot; by Judge Eyad. (I actually took it from &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dwindlinginunbelief.blogspot.de/2012/02/who-had-most-powerful-spit-jesus-or.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Who had the most powerful spit: Jesus or Muhammad?&quot;&lt;/a&gt;). There are many other Hadith quoted in that section 21 of that book, &lt;strong&gt;talking about the cure/relief by Prophet Muhammad's (pbuh) spit.&lt;/strong&gt; (Sorry I could not verify them from standard Hadith books).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As others have said and as it is widely believed, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the spit of prophet (pbuh) was considered Barakah&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The water left over or the water falling from the wudu of Prophet (pbuh) was considered Barakah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The prophet (pbuh) touching a person after making some Du'a is considered Barakah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T20:44:01.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17501" CreationDate="2015-05-01T21:05:43.790" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from ‘Aa’ishah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The Pen has been lifted from three: from the sleeping person until he wakes up, from the minor until he grows up, and &lt;strong&gt;from the insane person until he comes to his senses.&lt;/strong&gt;” Narrated by Abu Dawood (4398), al-Nisaa’i (3432) and Ibn Maajah (2041); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As seen in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/9657/11938&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You're talking about the rarest of the rare cases which I think you made up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What would happen if basically no one knew about her paranoia/schizophrenia (where even she doesn't realize that she has a mental disorder)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above is the rarest of the rare cases I'm talking about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyways, you answered your question...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or would efforts be made before stoning/wiping her to find out if she was sane before resorting to stoning/wiping?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Yes&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/082.sbt.html#008.082.806&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Volume 8, Book 82, Number 806:&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A man came to Allah's Apostle while he was in the mosque, and he called him, saying, &quot;O Allah's Apostle! I have committed illegal sexual intercourse.'&quot; The Prophet turned his face to the other side, but that man repeated his statement four times, and after he bore witness against himself four times, the Prophet called him, saying, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Are you mad?&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; The man said, &quot;No.&quot; The Prophet said, &quot;Are you married?&quot; The man said, &quot;Yes.&quot; Then the Prophet said, 'Take him away and stone him to death.&quot; Jabir bin 'Abdullah said: I was among the ones who participated in stoning him and we stoned him at the Musalla. When the stones troubled him, he fled, but we over took him at Al-Harra and stoned him to death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think there are also other Hadith talking about the exact same incidence, where Prophet (pbuh) asked the people surrounding him listening the conversation between Prophet (pbuh) and adulterer, and he asked &quot;is this person mad?&quot; upon that, the surrounding people said &quot;No&quot; he's a fine person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'm looking for Sunni &gt; Hanafi &gt; Deobandi views if possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm giving you the authentic Hadith view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T21:05:43.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16239" CreationDate="2015-05-01T21:20:25.387" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;More or less has to do with Madhab, Fataws and opinions of the Quran and Sunnah. Feel free to use anytime you want, whichever suits you best. For example, I usually pray Jumma an hour before or after Asr prayer based on which Masjid I go to (depending on my needs).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some good source on the calculations, how they are done and why (too large to be adding them to this post):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.as-sidq.org/mosque/time.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.as-sidq.org/mosque/time.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://praytimes.org/calculation/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://praytimes.org/calculation/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salat_times&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salat_times&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T21:20:25.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11112" CreationDate="2015-05-01T22:02:01.203" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What does the Hadith mean by fight them? Does it involve blood, just seizure of property or enslavement of the women and children of the family? Please elaborate on all three (if applicable)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what it means...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fight against those&lt;/strong&gt; who (1) believe not in Allah, (2) nor in the Last Day, (3) nor forbid that which has been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger (4) and those who acknowledge not the religion of truth (i.e. Islam) among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), &lt;strong&gt;until they pay the Jizyah with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued&lt;/strong&gt;. (Qur'an 9:29)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the motto was to collect Jizya from them in order to make them feel subdued (If a person is subdued, they are not as happy as usual or they are unusually quiet - Cambridge Dictionary). If they refused to pay it, then fighting until the rule was followed/acted upon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does it involve blood?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;just seizure of property&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think so. because the verse clearly says 'willing submission' meaning they voluntarily agree to give the money, not forcefully taking it from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2016-06-18T12:04:50.120" LastActivityDate="2016-06-18T12:04:50.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24208" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16273" CreationDate="2015-05-01T23:27:28.540" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The prophet PBUH said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( إِذَا سَمِعَ أَحَدُكُمْ النِّدَاءَ وَالإِنَاءُ عَلَى يَدِهِ فَلا يَضَعْهُ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ حَاجَتَهُ مِنْهُ ) رواه أحمد (10251) وأبو داود (2350) وصححه الألباني في صحيح أبي داود&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone hears the Athan and in there is a plate in his hand, do not leave the plate until you are done with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 2 views to this hadith. Many scholars went with the reasoning that Bilal used to make Athan before the Fajir time and then again After Fajir time, according to the following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;( إِنَّ بِلالا يُؤَذِّنُ بِلَيْلٍ ، فَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا حَتَّى يُؤَذِّنَ ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ ) رواه البخاري ومسلم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bilal used to make athan at night, eat and drink until son of Um Maktoom makes athan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Majority of scholars went with the timing according to the Quranic Ayah and that if you know the Athan happens after that you have to stop if before you can continue to finish. Umar ben Alkahtab used to say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أن عمر بن الخطاب كان يقول : إذا شك الرجلان في الفجر فليأكلا حتى يستيقنا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If two people are in doubt if the Fajir time came or not, they should eat until they are certain of the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the source + full explanation in Arabic if you want:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/66202&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/ar/66202&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-05-01T23:27:28.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17793" CreationDate="2015-05-02T00:42:01.987" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;On the day of resurrection, Allah will not look at a man who had intercourse with his wife in her anus&amp;quot;—Narrated by Ibn Abi Shayba, 3/529; narrated and classed as sahih by Sunan al-Tirmidhi, 1165&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Allah is not shy to tell you the truth: do not have intercourse with your wives in the anus.&amp;quot;—Narrated by Ahmad, 5/213&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest of the Hadith can be found here. &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_views_on_anal_sex#Hadiths&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic views in Anal sex&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, as far as I know, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) did not give a complete list of sins in the increasing/decreasing order of degrees/magnitude. Only if he was asked by his companions he replied by ranking a few as many times his companions asked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, if seriously are curious in knowing up to what extent &lt;strong&gt;could&lt;/strong&gt; Anal sex be Haram or considered sin, then it is directly related to, up to what extent are the Hadith which talk about it are authentic. Today, relative grading, we can't do it. But atleast, they'll not be in the top 5 per se, cuz they're some other sins which the Prophet (pbuh) &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/165&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;himself graded&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in general, if something has been prohibited, its prohibited. That's it. Checking where does it stand in the list or what rank does it have, is, illogical and waste of time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-05-02T00:42:01.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18959" CreationDate="2015-05-02T11:13:49.110" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is obligatory to follow a learnt scholar...In absence of learnt scholar, you must obey a fixed mazhab because the rulings are consistent...You are in no position to make up rulings reading mazhabs and filtering them out as you see fit, so it is more close to guidance that you follow a mazhab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12594" LastActivityDate="2015-05-02T11:13:49.110" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24214" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-02T13:45:33.823" Score="4" ViewCount="360" Body="&lt;p&gt;My husband divorced me about 2 months ago. We have been discussing and he expressed the wish of taking me back. During our divorce we agreed with the sheikh of our local community that he will pay me a certain amount for the divorce. And he did: He paid it all at once, a week after the divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This money he paid was supposed to cover my expenses during the &lt;em&gt;iddah&lt;/em&gt; as I was no longer living in his house and I have loans etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have already had 2 menstrual periods and the last one will come in about 3 weeks. If he decided to take me back, should I return the money to him? If yes, how the amount should be calculated?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12596" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-11-14T23:09:43.433" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T10:43:05.910" Title="If my husband takes me back, should I refund the money he gave me for the divorce?" Tags="|talaq|iddah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24224" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24241" CreationDate="2015-05-03T11:06:42.133" Score="3" ViewCount="4372" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the Day of Judgement everything in the heavens and earth will be destroyed, but what if humans would have inhabited other planets or even other galaxies by then, will they be destroyed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12601" LastEditorUserId="10549" LastEditDate="2015-05-04T14:00:36.330" LastActivityDate="2019-10-08T18:01:16.077" Title="On Judgement day, everything will be destroyed in the earth and heavens" Tags="|day-of-judgement|universe|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24225" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-03T11:17:14.533" Score="2" ViewCount="7904" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the rational arguments that is put forward in favour of &lt;em&gt;Mutah&lt;/em&gt; / temporary-marriage is that it helps to keep one away from falling into the sin of &lt;em&gt;Zina&lt;/em&gt;, when he is not able to marry permanently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, my question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is being a bachelor/divorced, a condition for legality of Mutah in&#xA;Shiite Fiqh? Is it allowed for a married person to do Mutah in his&#xA;normal life? Or is it allowed only under some situations, like when a&#xA;married person's spouse is suffering from a long time ailment or&#xA;he/she is away from home for a long time?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another related question would be: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it a man who goes into seeking a relationship in Mutah or the act&#xA;of seeking is valid from both directions?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8025" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T15:03:32.757" LastActivityDate="2020-07-18T15:31:10.367" Title="Is Mutah allowed for the married persons?" Tags="|fiqh|shiism|nikah-al-mutah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24230" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-03T17:09:39.893" Score="0" ViewCount="5419" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it Halal to donate money to company (who need money to fund a product/project/etc...) online via crowd-funding sites such as: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kickstarter.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kickstarter&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.indiegogo.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IndieGoGo&lt;/a&gt;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if I gave money to a company (who need money to fund a product) in order to expect something back (i.e. the finished product), would that be considered Halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For those who are unaware of what crowd-funding sites are, they are a platform which allow large quantities of people to give money to a company to either help fund a project, such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/onion/onion-omega-invention-platform-for-the-internet-of?ref=category_popular&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; (with this example, if you pay a certain amount you will receive the finished product) or to fund aid programs, such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gorkha-district-earthquake-relief-nepal-3-vdc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume that we are allowed to give money to these companies ensuring that they are Halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10549" LastActivityDate="2020-08-29T14:08:45.170" Title="Is crowd-funding Halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|investment|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24233" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24235" CreationDate="2015-05-04T02:55:05.613" Score="1" ViewCount="975" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am currently dealing with several issues and I have always had faith in Allah that He will choose the best option for me. But, I wanted to learn about Istikhara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does Istikhara really tell?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it tell us about the future or what to do in the future? I am quite unclear on that. I want to know if the decisions I am making will end up the way I want and also, the wishes I have; will they be fulfilled? &#xA;Also, what is the right way to perform Istikhara.&#xA;Kindly answer with concrete citations from the Holy Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12607" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-14T04:07:39.880" LastActivityDate="2019-03-19T17:59:58.843" Title="What does Istikhara really tell?" Tags="|istikharah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24234" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-04T03:01:56.590" Score="1" ViewCount="261" Body="&lt;p&gt;Me and my children's father lives in different country for almost a year and half and he divorced me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do I have (العده) which is three months because we didn't meet for two years now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12608" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-05-25T15:10:15.550" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T15:10:15.550" Title="Is Iddah required if the couple has been seperate for a long time before divorce?" Tags="|talaq|iddah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-11-12T17:23:31.767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24235" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24233" CreationDate="2015-05-04T07:12:12.920" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;the Istakhara has Absolutely nothing what you have said about it. &#xA;Istakhara is Only about consultation from Allah. to Ask Allah to do the Best for us, in the decision, which we are going to make. and it is ONLY a DUA, nothing else. its not a spell , not anything else but a simple Dua, whose translation is given here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;(O Allah! I ask guidance from Your knowledge, And Power from Your Might and I ask for Your great blessings. You are capable and I am not. You know and I do not and You know the unseen. O Allah! If You know that this job is good for my religion and my subsistence and in my Hereafter–(or said: If it is better for my present and later needs)–Then You ordain it for me and make it easy for me to get, And then bless me in it, and if You know that this job is harmful to me In my religion and subsistence and in the Hereafter–(or said: If it is worse for my present and later needs)–Then keep it away from me and let me be away from it. And ordain for me whatever is good for me, And make me satisfied with it). The Prophet added that then the person should name (mention) his need.&#xA;Sahih Al-Bukhari – Book 21 Hadith 263&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you only have to read this Dua , after Isha prayer, or after -tahajjud prayer. and leave everything on Allah after it. You wont see any sign, you wont see any dream. so treat it only as a Dua&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is detailed view that how to pray it: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/2217&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/2217&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2015-05-04T07:12:12.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14587" CreationDate="2015-05-04T09:34:00.927" Score="-6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course, check these links: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranexplorer.com/Hadith/English/Index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.quranexplorer.com/Hadith/English/Index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11752" LastEditorUserId="10549" LastEditDate="2015-05-04T17:30:24.653" LastActivityDate="2015-05-04T17:30:24.653" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24224" CreationDate="2015-05-04T12:54:05.870" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the day of judgment, earth will not be the only thing to be destroyed, everything that exists, everything in the universe, every galaxy, everything that was created, will seize to exist (except Allah). So inhabiting other planets will not save any living being from the day of judgment&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastEditorUserId="10549" LastEditDate="2015-05-04T15:54:47.683" LastActivityDate="2015-05-04T15:54:47.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="988" CreationDate="2015-05-05T01:52:44.810" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran clearly states &quot;Thy must fast&quot; there is no excuse for you not to fast.&#xA;As an ex alcoholic I could see the 40 days as an excuse for the alcoholic to say &quot;well it's to late so I may as well continue drinking&quot;.&#xA;It's easy to abuse and curse an alcoholic when some one has not been in that situation.&#xA;Alcoholism is a desise and any Muslim brother with this problem needs support and help, not to shutter him off.&#xA;There is no excuse to miss your fasts its obligatory and must be done.&#xA;When Islam was introduced in this world there was a lot of people drinking, Allah is all wise all knowing.&#xA;Allah clearly states a person must cut down and then stop.&#xA;Did you ever wonder why Allah said cut down and stop, rather then just stop.&#xA;Simply because if a alcoholic just stops drinking with out cutting down it could kill him or cause serious health issues.&#xA;Allah the all mighty is all wise and all knowing, if you not sure check the net for alcoholism withdrawal.&#xA;Keeping fasts is the best excuse to stop drinking so I think we should not put any brother or sister off this fact.&#xA;Allah is all knowing he is the judge of all human beings, so don't judge a person who drinks alcohol as the shataan.&#xA;For what ever reason he may have done more good on this earth then you, paid more zaakat, fed more poor who knows apart from Allah.&#xA;So don't make biast judgments until you know with evidence and proof what you are saying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12617" LastActivityDate="2015-05-05T01:52:44.810" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24249" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18806" CreationDate="2015-05-05T02:47:07.683" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are responsible for your actions, if I sell you a gun for example you either keep it for self-defence, or you go and murder somebody with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I sell you the gun for a good intention for you to defend yourself or your family.&#xA;But if you abuse it you are responsible for your actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12618" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-14T17:06:11.830" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T17:06:11.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24251" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24192" CreationDate="2015-05-05T03:12:44.900" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Young man, when you took this book I'm sure Allah was not in you your mind or your conscience, otherwise you would not have took it.&#xA;Always remember Allah is oft-forgiving, most merciful.&#xA;So my advice is to be brave and return the book, then, when you pray, ask for your forgiveness.&#xA;Believe me you are young there are people on this earth a lot older than you who commit a lot of bad sins.&#xA;It's good that you understand your fault, ask for forgiveness and don't let this matter strain you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12618" LastEditorUserId="10549" LastEditDate="2015-05-05T22:55:43.757" LastActivityDate="2015-05-05T22:55:43.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24169" CreationDate="2015-05-05T03:22:19.753" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My advice is to stay away from pork.  You seem quite clued on.&#xA;It's not difficult to understand what's right or wrong. Keep your faith, strongly respect your beliefs, and understand who you are.&#xA;In this society we have to work hard to behave, and at times it's hard.&#xA;Always keep Allah the all mighty in your mind and behave in a Islamic manner.&#xA;Forget the rest, the only real friend or job you need is Islam.&#xA;That's were you will earn more respect and rewards then any non-Islamic human being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12618" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T11:48:49.687" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T11:48:49.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24254" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17640" CreationDate="2015-05-05T04:00:32.760" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You as a Muslim are very lucky to have your religion.&#xA;And we live in a society where we have obligations and some of them are small such as shaking hands.&#xA;So what you shake a hand of a non-Muslim, as long as you know we're you stand as a Muslim and your boundaries.&#xA;There are a million haram distractions in the west.&#xA;We as Muslims have to show ourselves as being polite curious and well mannered.&#xA;Unlike some societies, were the believe we Muslims are the devils.&#xA;What is in your heart in regards to your religion how strong is your fear of Allah is what counts.&#xA;Shake your hand with a non-Muslim so what, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A handshake is a short ritual in which two people grasp one of each other's like hands, in most cases accompanied by a brief up and down movement of the grasped hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using the right hand is generally considered proper etiquette. Customs surrounding handshakes are specific to cultures. Different cultures may be more or less likely to shake hands, or there may be different customs about how or when to shake hands. Handshakes are known to spread germs.&#xA;So would suggest washing your hands before you eat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12618" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-25T07:04:34.220" LastActivityDate="2015-11-25T07:04:34.220" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24259" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24230" CreationDate="2015-05-06T07:58:37.720" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, crowd-funding is halal (as long as the target activity is halal). In fact, Muslims have been doing this for ages for building masjids, bridges, roadways and other public goods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even LaunchGood, one of crowd-funding sites, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.launchgood.com/faq#halal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;self-claims&lt;/a&gt; to be halal:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h2&gt;Are you guys halal?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yup. We're 100% certified zabiha halal :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2880" LastActivityDate="2015-05-06T07:58:37.720" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23774" CreationDate="2015-05-06T08:05:24.173" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;what you found recently is about wali, not about wakil. wakil is not always required, only in few cases. wakil represents, wali patronizes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i think probably imam has done according his knowledge or even according to rulings of a mazhab , so probably he does not think himself sinful because they think they should just follow a mazhab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i do not know rulings of mazhabs and i think this this way:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) wali should be present in any nikah and wali should say whether he agree with nikah or not;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) if bride is a matron, she should say whether she agree to the marriage or not and her opinion is stronger than opinion of her wali, even if the wali do not agree (she can marry or not marry regardless what wali thinks).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) if bride is a virgin and she is shy she has not to say aloud that she is agree to the marriage and her opinion is stronger than opinion of her wali only if she does not agree (if she agree but wali does not, she cannot marry).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;proofs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/22&lt;/a&gt; : Abu Musa narrated that : the Messenger of Allah said: &quot;There is no marriage except with a Wali.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/29&lt;/a&gt; : Ibn Abbas narrated that: The Messenger of Allah said: &quot;The matron has more right to herself than her Wali, and the virgin is to give permission for herself, and her silence is her permission.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/72&lt;/a&gt; : The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;A matron should not be given in marriage except after consulting her; and a virgin should not be given in marriage except after her permission.&quot; The people asked, &quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! How can we know her permission?&quot; He said, &quot;Her silence (indicates her permission).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;answers to questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was the Nikah valid? - yes, because you did no have knowledge and followed a person with more islamic knowledge, it is ok due to a quran ayat. additionally, even if wali was needed, as in my opinion, and as you think/afraid it might be, he could not force you to marry or not to marry, you just could follow your wali's opinion by yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have I committed a sin because I didn't know? - you probably did not make sin neither by your behavior, because, even if it was incorrect behviour, as soon as you did not know, you are not sinful for your that behaviour, and you are not probably sinful for not knowing that at first place because that is quite advanced topic and you could not know so much things, and also it is probably even a disagreement among different islamic scholars, so several different resulting opinions looks quite right do different scholars and you need to know quite much to have your own opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What can I do or how can I repent? - i think you need not to repent or do anything else now. if you do not think it useless time spending, maybe you can make nikah second time just to make yourself more secure from sins?! but probably you should just ask allah to forgive you for that you did not asked for source texts for nikah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What will make of our child if the Nikah was not valid? (Illegitimate?) - since i think your nikah is valid i do not answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2015-05-16T23:45:40.543" LastActivityDate="2015-05-16T23:45:40.543" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24261" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23636" CreationDate="2015-05-06T08:33:59.240" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;and told his brother that he will pay later&quot; so he borrowed the unpaid part from his brother, and he owns 50%, (though some of it is got with borrowing), so they should divide money of selling 50% to 50%.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2015-05-06T08:33:59.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24263" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-06T20:32:05.973" Score="3" ViewCount="1398" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the beliefs of Islam that are shared across all (or 99.9999%) the varying sects, not including the 5-pillars?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming from a Christian perspective, we all (mostly) share the same scriptures but we vary on interpretations. However, the Christian beliefs that Jesus was and is God, that he died to pay for the sins of mankind, and that a person placing their faith in Christ will make them holy before God are shared between nearly every culture and denomination. Only a small fraction of controversial self-titled Christian denominations believe outside of this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam has a holy text and varying interpretations, but what would the set of core beliefs be for Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6581" LastEditorUserId="6581" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T12:47:31.693" LastActivityDate="2015-06-15T16:19:58.347" Title="What are the &quot;core&quot; beliefs of Islam outside of the 5 pillars?" Tags="|belief|five-pillars|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24264" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24266" CreationDate="2015-05-07T00:09:23.730" Score="0" ViewCount="2189" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is cracking wifi password Halal Or Haram and does it differ if the internet pckage were limited or not limited?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12260" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T09:55:19.920" LastActivityDate="2017-12-07T13:29:12.857" Title="Is cracking wifi password Halal Or Haram" Tags="|halal-haram|theft|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24263" CreationDate="2015-05-07T02:23:48.000" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Besides the 5 pillars of Islam there are a lot many things that are common in our belief (or as you put it &quot;true for 99.9999% Muslims&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, to count few&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; , for Allah (the God) we believe that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is no deity worthy of worship, but Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He is entirely Merciful (the only provider of the life and sustenance to everything and everyone in this world) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He is the especially Merciful (exclusively merciful for believers)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He is the only Owner of the Day of Resurrection&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He is the Self-Sufficient Master whom everyone and everything need, but Himself neither eats nor drinks&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He is Eternal without any beginning nor an end&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He neither begets nor is born (He has no children and parent)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is nothing equivalent to Him&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;References: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/112&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2880" LastActivityDate="2015-05-07T02:23:48.000" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24266" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24264" CreationDate="2015-05-07T02:32:47.597" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Stealing is haram in Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;[As for] the thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands in recompense for what they earned [i.e. committed] as a deterrent [punishment] from Allah. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.&quot; [Quran 5:38]  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You cracking the WIFI password for your use is stealing since they are paying for the internet service and not you. You are using someone else's resources that are not yours which they pay cash for. Additionally, this can also be constructed as invasion of privacy since if you are on the network you can view most of the public files on many networks that are not secured:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Do not spy on one another.&quot; [Quran 49:12]  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2015-05-07T04:02:28.657" LastActivityDate="2015-05-07T04:02:28.657" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2034" CreationDate="2015-05-07T04:53:11.457" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first house of worship on this Earth was at Mecca/Bekka. The first Qibla must be the same thing, since there was no other worshipping place on the Earth. The Holy Qur'an did not say that the first Qibla was somewhere else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12629" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-05-08T14:49:18.467" LastActivityDate="2015-05-08T14:49:18.467" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24268" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24500" CreationDate="2015-05-07T05:19:25.793" Score="1" ViewCount="818" Body="&lt;p&gt;I keep thinking about how and where Allah SWT &amp;amp; our Prophets (peace be upon them) would be living in this universe? I keep imagining different things about what they might be doing, how we are being monitored and how we are judged and many different things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it bad to think so, should I stop thinking these things??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12601" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T15:03:19.663" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T15:03:19.663" Title="Questioning and thinking about Allah SWT" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|muslim-practices|theology|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="121" CreationDate="2015-05-07T11:50:28.730" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my humble opinion, it is best to avoid non-&lt;em&gt;dzahir&lt;/em&gt; business transactions (i.e. transactions that involve assets that don't physically exist) such as forex, stock exchange, financial investment, insurance, etc.  It is only gambling with another name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12631" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-05-08T14:44:21.283" LastActivityDate="2015-05-08T14:44:21.283" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24268" CreationDate="2015-05-07T13:08:34.497" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The signs and evidence that god exists are numerous therefore we already know that god exists, these sort of questions may come into any persons mind there are a lot of things that our human mind could not comprehend, my advice would be is this there are questions that we may not have answers to in this life, making assumptions will lead us nowhere as there is no evidence or facts which you can base these assumptions upon may misguide us sometimes so steer away from such thoughts if possible, instead what you can do is review the miracles from that give evidence of gods existence it will make your faith stronger!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastActivityDate="2015-05-07T13:08:34.497" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24273" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11481" CreationDate="2015-05-07T13:13:33.593" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spirit, ghosts, souls, these are all different entities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, a human is composed of physical body and spiritual self (soul). When a human dies, the physical body is left behind and the soul departs to a place called &quot;aalim-e-barzakh&quot; that's the actual name of the place, where the souls of all people remain, until the day of judgment. Souls cannot escape from there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is nothing like spirits or ghosts in Islam. In Islam, the only supernatural beings, are Jinn. Most of people,when they refer to ghosts, spirits etc, they are actually jinn in Islam. the Jinn act the same way as most people have experience. they can harm people physically, they can move objects, they can enter into a human body. So Islamic scholars or ruqya experts need to perform ruqya from Quran to perform exorcism to take the jinn out of body of human beings to cure them from effects of the jinn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-06T06:49:20.200" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T06:49:20.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24283" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24289" CreationDate="2015-05-07T20:11:19.043" Score="5" ViewCount="2612" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did the companions of Prophet Isa (P.B.U.H) stay devoted and truthful to the original message or did they corrupt it? (During and after the life of Prophet Isa (P.B.U.H))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10549" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2015-05-08T11:32:25.910" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T04:00:22.953" Title="Did the companions of Prophet Isa (P.B.U.H) stay truthful to the original message?" Tags="|prophet-isa|sahaba|bible|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24284" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-08T04:36:58.470" Score="5" ViewCount="806" Body="&lt;p&gt;Holy Quran tells us that people according to their Believes and works will go to Heaven and Hell after the judgement day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said that he saw people burning in fire in hell during the journey in the night of destiny.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is this possible that people were burnt in hell fire when the judgement day is yet to happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12601" LastEditorUserId="2871" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T22:33:08.533" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T22:33:08.533" Title="Has judgement day happened before also?" Tags="|day-of-judgement|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24286" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-08T07:13:04.610" Score="4" ViewCount="344" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen many Muslim in the mosque . they offer prayer and leave the mosque immdeiatly. In Pakistan people many have many problem which can be solved with community local interaction. And that can help to evolve a good Islamic community. But I have observed the mosque imams just keep on preaching for heaven and hell and remain concise to individualism . can we have reference with which we can preach Muslim that mosque is not only place for prayer by also for other activities which can help us to evolve collaboration, conflict resolution , local poverty reduction and last but not least a community service to build a healthy Muslim community platform&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12638" LastActivityDate="2015-10-05T22:49:33.390" Title="importance of mosque in reforming community" Tags="|masjid|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24287" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-08T07:19:15.367" Score="0" ViewCount="135" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am studying different school of thoughts on the Islam. Is it restricted, e.g. if am hanafi then for some matters I cannot opt out following the hambli school of thought? Further to have and harmony and unification cannot I offer namaz with my different school of thoughts friends some time as per this behind particularly with rfadain or without rafadain. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12638" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T00:35:50.010" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T00:35:50.010" Title="If I follow a madhhab, must I follow them in all matters?" Tags="|sunni|madhhab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-06-28T22:20:44.303" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24283" CreationDate="2015-05-08T11:27:59.020" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Holy Quran is silent over this question like many other details of Jesus' life. The only information that Quran gives us about Jesus' disciples is that they vowed to support Jesus in spreading religion, &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#3:52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(3:52,&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#61:14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; 61:14)&lt;/a&gt;, they became inspired by Allah &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net.#5:111&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(5:111)&lt;/a&gt;, and they asked Jesus for a meal from heaven, as a miracle that would strengthen their faith &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(5:112-115)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Bible's narrative, one of the disciples, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judas_Iscariot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Judas Iscariot&lt;/a&gt; betrayed Jesus to the Romans and Jewish Pharisees, and as a result Jesus was crucified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Quran explicitly rejects the Jewish and Christian belief in crucifixion and death of Jesus, and states that both Jews and Christians have become confused about Jesus' fate:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and for their saying, ‘We killed the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, the apostle of Allah’—though they did not kill him nor did they crucify him, but so it was made to appear to them. Indeed those who differ concerning him are surely in doubt about him: they do not have any knowledge of that beyond following conjectures, and certainly, they did not kill him. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(4:157)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran does not state whether there was a betrayal or not, or whether the disciples stayed faithful to Jesus or which of them did or didn't. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in &lt;a href=&quot;http://lib.eshia.ir/12024/1/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tafsir al-Noor al-Thaqalain&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, there's &lt;a href=&quot;http://lib.eshia.ir/12024/1/345&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an interesting hadith&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Baqir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam Muhammad al-Baqir&lt;/a&gt; (the 5th Infallible Authority for Shias and a renowned scholar for Sunnis) which provides a revealing account of Jesus' last moments with disciples and the events afterwards, which exactly answers your question. According to this hadith, one of the loyal disciples was arrested in mistake for Jesus in a miraculous Divine craft, and the other disciples were foretold to split into three groups. Two would falsify Allah (by deifying Jesus as we know) and would thus be damned to hell. The other group would stay truthful about Allah and would go to paradise. Here is the full text of the hadith in English:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jesus foretold his companions in the night that Allah raised him to heaven (or alternately: Jesus foretold his companions the night that Allah would raise him to heaven). And they gathered around him in the evening and they were twelve. He took them to a house, and then he came out of a well that was in the corner of the house while water was pouring down from his head. The he said: “Allah revealed to me that he would raise me to Himself in a moment and purify me from Jews. Which of you shall my image [face] capture so that he would be killed and crucified [instead of me] to then join my ranks [in heaven]?” A young man among them said: “I [volunteer,] O Spirit of Allah! “ Jesus said: “[So] you are that.” Then Jesus told them: “And there is someone among you who will disbelieve in me twelve times before the dawn.” And a man among them told Jesus: “Will I be that person, O Spirit of Allah?” Jesus replied: “Do you [already] sense that in your heart? Then you will be that person.” Then Jesus told them: “It wouldn’t last long after me until you will split into three groups. Two of the groups will attribute falsehood to Allah [that Jesus is God?] and will end in hell. The other group will follow Simon and they will be truthful about Allah and thus they will be in paradise.” Then Allah raised Jesus to Himself from the corner of the house and they were looking at him. Jews came after Jesus the same night. And they arrested the young man who was captured by Jesus’ image and they killed and crucified him. And the man Jesus had foretold would disbelieve him twelve times before the dawn disbelieved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Post-script:&lt;/strong&gt; I realized that the  authenticity of the above hadith is disputed among Shia scholars. So don't take it at face value! There's a theory (although not very famous) that this hadith has been forged by some ill-intended Jews in order to obscure the truth and defame the disciples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T04:00:22.953" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T04:00:22.953" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24290" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24293" CreationDate="2015-05-08T11:35:06.367" Score="2" ViewCount="787" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read on many websites that shooting star is meteor in science,&#xA;but I read the translation of the quran in surah Al-Mulk ayat 5 that : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have certainly beautified the nearest heaven with &lt;strong&gt;stars&lt;/strong&gt; and have made [from] &lt;strong&gt;them&lt;/strong&gt; what is thrown at the devils and have prepared for them the punishment of the Blaze.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is this somekind of error in translation? because in science star is sun. not meteor?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4755" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-05T21:01:02.840" LastActivityDate="2017-12-05T21:01:02.840" Title="What is the meaning of &quot;bi masabiha&quot; in surah 67:5" Tags="|tafseer|quran-translation|arabic-translation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24291" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2731" CreationDate="2015-05-08T11:36:24.453" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Birthday celebrations is not allowed but in Islam there is no any rules to stop your celebrations of happiness Islam is a peaceful religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12641" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-30T06:17:46.200" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T06:17:46.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24293" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24290" CreationDate="2015-05-08T14:29:22.437" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;maṣābīḥ is the plural of miṣbāḥ, which means “lamp, light”. Of course, the commentators have debated what sort of “lamps” are intended in this verse, but one view is that the reference is to meteors or some other shooting stars. In any case maṣābīḥ in the plural can hardly refer to the sun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastActivityDate="2015-05-08T14:29:22.437" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24294" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24286" CreationDate="2015-05-08T18:10:11.080" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fast paced life has what caused your problem &lt;i&gt;&quot;they offer prayer and leave the mosque immediately&quot;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who respond to their Lord and keep up prayer, and &lt;strong&gt;their rule is to take counsel among themselves&lt;/strong&gt;, and who spend out of what We have given them. (Qur'an 42:38.  More context &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/42/35-41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse just says &quot;whose affairs are a matter of counsel&quot; and like wise by other translators too, mostly implying to help in your case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The companions of prophet Muhammad (pbuh) mostly used to decide matters, conduct affairs in a group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More over, if you're in an Islamic state environment or in other words, if your community has got a Caliph/leader, inform him about the problems and he'll arrange a meeting sort of with the rest of the community.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is none, motivating the community by letting them know about the seriousness of the issue should help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-05-08T18:10:11.080" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24263" CreationDate="2015-05-08T18:40:14.897" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the beliefs of Islam that are &lt;strong&gt;shared across all&lt;/strong&gt; (or 99.9999%) the varying sects?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What ever are not disputable among the sects is &lt;strong&gt;shared across all of the sects.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anything outside the 5 pillars (or &lt;strong&gt;are there things within it that are disputed&lt;/strong&gt;)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shia and Sunni both agree on the essential details for the performance and practice of these (5 pillars) acts. (Source &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Pillars_of_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5 pillars&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The core beliefs of Islam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1 There is only one God whom &lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/exodus/33-20.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;we cannot see now&lt;/a&gt; and is above the heavens ruling the kingdom which he created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thou_shalt_have_no_other_gods_before_me&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;There is no other God besides him&lt;/a&gt; which means he's got &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;no family&lt;/a&gt; but only friends and enemies or you can say his creations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thou_shalt_not_make_unto_thee_any_graven_image&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;There is no image of God&lt;/a&gt;. If there were to be one, it clearly contradicts the first rule. Which also clearly means and is interpreted in Islam that there are no humanly avatars of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remember_the_sabbath_day,_to_keep_it_holy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Remember the Friday prayers without fail&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honour_thy_father_and_thy_mother&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Honor your parents&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/7432/11938&quot;&gt;don't disobey them&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6 Believe in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/285&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;flashback&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7 &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Obey God and Obey the messenger&lt;/a&gt; or in other words Obey God and follow the messenger or in other words trust God completely and trust the messenger completely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;8 Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is the last messenger of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;9 Believe in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Judgment&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;day of resurrection&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/mark/13-32.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;knowledge which only and only God has&lt;/a&gt; and the decision will solely and solely &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/82/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;be of God&lt;/a&gt; on that day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last, but not the least,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;10 &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2022:36-40&amp;amp;version=NIV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Remember God&lt;/a&gt; with full devotion in the way which the prophet taught us or in other words, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/277&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;establish prayers&lt;/a&gt; five times a day else, God will be make &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/43/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;devil as our friend&lt;/a&gt; and you know what happens next.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest, Ah! it was getting too big, so.... and somethings which I left life &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thou_shalt_not_kill&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; are misinterpreted. You know it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam has a holy text and varying interpretations&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/23858/11938&quot;&gt;authenticity of Hadith books&lt;/a&gt; is disputed, but never ever and again, never ever about the authenticity of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Book of God&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence to conclude, the things which are perfectly and literally clear in Qur'an are not at all disputed. But the varying interpretations of Qur'an arise due to the indifference caused by the belief in Hadith and their reliability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-05-09T19:13:09.217" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18462" CreationDate="2015-05-08T21:52:50.570" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;المصافحة is merely the action of shaking hands, and it is not specific to Muslim.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned that if a muslim were to greet another muslim, and shake hands, his sins would fall away like the leaves of a tree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ إِذَا لَقِيَ الْمُؤْمِنَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ وَأَخَذَ&#xA;  بِيَدِهِ فَصَافَحَهُ تَنَاثَرَتْ خَطَايَاهُمَا كَمَا يَتَنَاثَرُ&#xA;  وَرَقُ الشَّجَرِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;when a believer meets another believer and gives greeting and takes&#xA;  his hand and shakes it, their sins/mistakes would fall away like the&#xA;  leaves of a tree fall away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=475&amp;amp;hid=253&amp;amp;pid=280459&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;الطبراني&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2015-05-08T22:05:20.397" LastActivityDate="2015-05-08T22:05:20.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24299" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-05-09T02:24:41.690" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tayammum is the Islamic act of dry ablution using sand or dust, which may be performed in place of ritual washing (wudu or ghusl) if no clean water is readily available or if one is suffering from moisture-induced skin inflammation or scaling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More can be learnt from here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tayammum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tayammum&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-09T11:24:57.123" LastActivityDate="2015-05-09T11:24:57.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24300" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-05-09T02:24:41.690" Score="0" Body="Any questions which ask about general rulings of Tayammum, their applicability to contemporary situations and any exceptions if can be applied to the default rulings." OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-09T11:24:30.880" LastActivityDate="2015-05-09T11:24:30.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24287" CreationDate="2015-05-09T08:31:57.613" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is basically a question about ijtihād. The classic Islamic view is that every Muslim should follow one particular law school and adhere to its teachings literally and in all its details (taqlīd). Only those with a high degree of knowledge in all fields (hadith, tafsir, fiqh, kalam, Arabic grammar etc.) and a high degree of moral rectitude can attain the status of a mujtahid and establish a new madhhab. Islam is not a “pick and choose” religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastActivityDate="2015-05-09T08:31:57.613" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24303" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24311" CreationDate="2015-05-09T10:05:18.723" Score="3" ViewCount="621" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard somewhere that the legal system an framework of Sharia Law is only applicable in an Islamic state. My questions are: Is Sharia Law only applicable to an Islamic state? If so, what defines an Islamic state?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10549" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T06:57:50.803" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T06:57:50.803" Title="Is Sharia Law only applicable to an Islamic state?" Tags="|sharia|islamic-government|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24304" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-09T10:27:17.537" Score="4" ViewCount="4009" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I don't know the Arabic meaning of a Dua, can I say the Dua in a different language? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12646" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-09T17:12:23.723" LastActivityDate="2017-09-09T17:12:23.723" Title="While I'm in my praying, can I say Dua in different languages?" Tags="|salat|dua|arabic|language|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8598" CreationDate="2015-05-09T15:13:15.313" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; This is a highly controversial topic and hence needs to be dealt carefully.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First lets answer the easy part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Can she touch the mushaf while she is in that state and even recite from it?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many scholars unambiguously come to the point based on a hadith which talks about a letter written by Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) stating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No one should touch the Qur’aan except one who is taahir (pure).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Reported by Maalik, 1/199; al-Nisaa’i, 8/57; Ibn Hibbaan, 793; al-Bayhaqi, 1/87) (Source #2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it is highly advisable to not touch the physical Qur'an while impure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likewise the deducible part, the 3rd Question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is again a little disputed but a general opinion is it is a contemporary issue and those rulings which were applicable on the Physical Qur'an may not apply on a virtual or in other words digital Qur'an. (A little more &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1238/11938&quot;&gt;explanation&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although some dispute that what ever those Hadith or verses are talking about being pure, they are talking about spiritual purity but need not be psychical purity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as a piece of advice it is always better to not touch even the digital Qur'an while impure. (If more doubts regarding this, plz raise another &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/ask&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, the most legendary question, &quot;can a woman recite the Qur'an while impure?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is one of the most disputable things among the scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Against the allowance is one Hadith which clearly says &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (SAW) made us recite the Quran in every condition provided one was &lt;strong&gt;not sexually defiled&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Said by none other than Hazrat &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ali&lt;/a&gt; (RA) &lt;a href=&quot;http://ahadith.co.uk/permalink-hadith-1574&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;learning&quot; would mean &quot;reciting&quot; too. (Arabic experts plz edit this or remove this if this is correct).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to counter that, your own Imam provided enough reasoning to allow that and not follow those which aren't implicitly said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I would just repeat the same thing which most of the scholars would say,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A woman can recite Qur'an during menses as there are no Hadith which clearly say 'No'.&lt;/strong&gt; This would mean either from her memory or without touching the Qur'an but by simply looking at it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&#xA;Sources: &lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&#xA; 1. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgYtYjmvTcQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reading the Qur'an while in menses&lt;/a&gt; - Youtube (Sheikh Muhammad Salah)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2. &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/2564&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reading Qur’aan during menses&lt;/a&gt; - IslamQA&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2015-05-09T15:13:15.313" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24308" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24304" CreationDate="2015-05-09T16:22:39.777" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the Du'a is within Salah, then I don't think you can translate it into your language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, if the Du'a you're making is after the completion of Salah, &lt;strong&gt;Of course Why not?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yes it is highly suggested that you make Du'a in a language in which you understand &lt;i&gt;in the beginning&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is (highly) suggested that you learn the literal meaning of the Arabic words of the Du'a as soon as possible and slowly &lt;i&gt;start making Du'a in Arabic&lt;/i&gt; understanding what you're saying.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because the basic definition of Du'a is a way of talking to Allah which I bet you would prefer to do it by understanding the conversation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-05-09T16:22:39.777" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24309" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-09T17:09:35.690" Score="5" ViewCount="2140" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have some hair damage and was recommended to shave my head to regrow new hair again. Is this forbidden? I know it is haram to imitate a man or a Kuffar women but I'm doing neither, I only want to get rid of my damaged hair and regrow it again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12650" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T16:10:20.117" Title="Ruling on shaving the head?" Tags="|sunni|shaving|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24310" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8349" CreationDate="2015-05-09T17:38:01.877" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this link explains the tradition of the Feast of Nazr on 22 Rajab beautifully. Although it is a social gathering, it is based on the concept of Islamic fulfilment through penance (Nazr), with references from the Qur'an and Ahadith. I think it's quite sad that the story regarding this beautiful tradition has not been passed down by parents to the younger generation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ezsoftech.com/islamic/nazr.asp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.ezsoftech.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12651" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-25T06:59:58.270" LastActivityDate="2015-11-25T06:59:58.270" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24303" CreationDate="2015-05-09T19:42:36.330" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;To understand &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is Sharia Law &lt;strong&gt;only&lt;/strong&gt; applicable to an Islamic state?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we need to know what Sharia law is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sharia, or sharia law, is the Islamic legal system&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; derived from commands in the basic texts of Islam, the Quran and Hadith (Source &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are a Muslim &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/36&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;you're expected&lt;/a&gt; to live a life as Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and Allah told us to do, &lt;i&gt;no matter where you are&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I understood the definition of Sharia right, then not only Islamic countries, but Islamic communities or in other words Islamic individuals are expected to follow Sharia Laws (only after proper &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/42/38&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;counsel&lt;/a&gt;) and understanding of the Laws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For sure, if you're not in an entirely Islamic environment, then, you cannot conduct matters of Justice on the non Muslims in your place. But all you can do is just apply them amongst those willing to be applied on. A small example, you cannot collect Jizya from local non Muslims in your place just because your community is an Islamic community. Sharia Laws are applied by understanding/studying the feasibility of each law from every angle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in short, according to me instead of studying &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;what defines an Islamic state?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Up to what extent can the Islamic Sharia Laws be made applicable in an Islamic state given a set of details about the state like size, type, environment, inter community relations etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a general rule, instead of banging heads over the fore mentioned issues, people are suggested to &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/100&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;migrate&lt;/a&gt; to an Islamic state where either already all Laws are being employed to the full or can be made employed to the full.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further explanation as why to migrate may be learned from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.missionislam.com/knowledge/hijrah.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-05-09T19:42:36.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17998" CreationDate="2015-05-09T20:15:32.963" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard that if someone doing something for the sake of Allah ONLY&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You heard it right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Saying): We feed you, for the sake of Allah only. &lt;strong&gt;We wish for no reward nor thanks from you&lt;/strong&gt;; (Qur'an 76:9 More &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/76/6-12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Context&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another place you might have heard that from, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification, And have in his mind no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return, Except only the desire to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High; He surely will be pleased (when he will enter Paradise). (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/92/18-21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;92:18-21&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, from the above verses it is clear when you do something for the sake of Allah, you do it without expecting any reward nor thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yeah it is hard to believe and digest, but the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, in case if you're having financial crisis, and are unable to make enough for your living, then maybe you should focus on earning money through some good means rather than donating either your time or effort or money. (learn more &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/21717/is-it-a-good-idea-or-allowed-to-give-money-as-sadqah-when-i-dont-have-much&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-05-09T20:15:32.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24313" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2875" CreationDate="2015-05-09T21:11:25.513" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the line you said, Indo-Pak, the probability of writing in my lines the words &quot;Bidah&quot; increased, and finally after reading your question completely, I can pretty confidently say it is &lt;strong&gt;Bidah&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Justifying actions based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/2587/nazr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/2587/nazr&lt;/a&gt;, is something at the first place, you came up with new things, and then justifying it without properly understanding the context of things going on in &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/2587/nazr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.com/en/ref/2587/nazr&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To straight away, suggest you about where things are going the wrong way,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whosoever desires (with his deeds) the reward of the Hereafter, We give him increase in his reward, and &lt;strong&gt;whosoever desires the reward of this world&lt;/strong&gt; (with his deeds), We give him thereof (what is written for him), and he has no portion in the Hereafter. (Qur'an 42:20)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is very very hard to digest the above verse but it is true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;is this practice Islamic/sunnah or bid'ah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are no references which say exactly your case happening in the past in the Hadith or Qur'an. (but these may be in fact the slow imitations and cultural effects of Hinduism in India).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can say this is nothing but heights of exploiting the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/2011/11938&quot;&gt;rewards of reciting Qur'an&lt;/a&gt; in an unanticipated way which are not prescribed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;does it help achieve such purposes or does it simply do nothing at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reciting Qur'an per se, will Insha Allah be rewarded, but/and more reward is upon the one who understands it, obeys it, follows it, memorizes it, teaches it and practices it to the most/best extent possible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What does Islam say about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam says its &lt;strong&gt;Bidah&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2015-05-09T21:11:25.513" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21740" CreationDate="2015-05-09T22:02:03.343" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not quite sure, what your asking as to whether you crossed in between them or crossed from ahead/in front of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I'm right in thinking it as the second one, then..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What the &lt;strong&gt;first person&lt;/strong&gt; did is according to this...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah said: Pray facing a &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutrah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sutrah&lt;/a&gt;, and let no one cross in front of you while praying. If he insists, then prevent him by force because he is accompanied by shaitan. (Sahih Ibn Khuzaimah, Chapter: Salat, Hadith No. 793)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what the &lt;strong&gt;second person&lt;/strong&gt; made a mistake is he failed to follow this...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahl ibn Abu Hathmah narrated: The Prophet said: When one of you prays facing a sutrah he should keep close to it, and not let the devil interrupt his prayer. (Sunan Abu Dawud :: Book 2 : Hadith 695)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if you ask me like any other sin, while we'll be doing the sin, the devil will be accompanying us most of the time. So, as the general rule says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah accepts only the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and foolishness and repent soon afterwards; it is they to whom Allah will forgive and Allah is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise. (Qur'an 4:17)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it is suggested that, you ask forgiveness from God, as soon as possible in the best way you can. And try not to do it again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-05-09T22:02:03.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5725" CreationDate="2015-05-09T22:38:52.073" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First lets define both of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;ṣalla llāhu ʿalay-hi wa-alehe-wa-sallam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;means you're praying to Allah saying &quot;may Allah honour him and grant him peace&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;ʿalayhi as-salām&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;means simply &quot;&lt;strong&gt;peace be upon him&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is verse in Qur'an which specifically says &quot;peace be on the Messengers!&quot; (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/37/181&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;37:181&lt;/a&gt;), from which it is generally implied that &lt;strong&gt;whenever&lt;/strong&gt; we address the name of any prophet, we say, &quot;peace be upon him&quot; or in Arabic &quot;ʿalayhi as-salām&quot;. (Read &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_be_upon_him_%28Islam%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;more...&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it is different when we address &lt;strong&gt;Prophet Muhammad&lt;/strong&gt; where we're supposed to say (1) &quot;&lt;strong&gt;may Allah honour him and grant him peace&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. This is usually what called &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durood&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Durood&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are different variations of Durood. In salah, we recite the  famous &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durood#Durood-i-Ibrahimi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Durood - E- Ibrahim&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One more place just before Durood - E _Ibrahim, we say &quot;Shahada&quot; as...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I testify that (there is) no god except God; One is He, no partner has He, and I testify that Muhammad is His servant and messenger&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or in Arabic is &quot;Ašhadu an lā ilāha illā-llāh waḥdahu lā šarīka lahu, wa ašhadu anna muḥammadan ʿabduhu wa rasūluhu.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, right after hearing the name of Prophet Muhammmad, we don't say here &quot;ṣalla llāhu ʿalay-hi wa-alehe-wa-sallam&quot; (1) which is a smaller form of Durood, but we instead ask Allah in detail to bless Prophet Muhammad and his family by reading Durood - E - Ibrahim. which reads...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;O Allah, let Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family and followers of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. Allah, bless Muhammad and the family and followers of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family and followers. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above are the common places in Salah (prayer) where we encounter the saying of the name of Prophet Muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-11-08T08:08:40.960" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T08:08:40.960" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24316" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2034" CreationDate="2015-05-10T03:22:00.460" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Masjid e Aqsa was never build by any one before prophet Muhammad (saww) it does not even exist. the only thing was in Jerusalem was Hakel e Solamani (which lots of muslim called bait ul muqadas) which was Sacred place for jews not for christens not for even people of makkah. it was destroyed in 500 years before prophet Muhammad (saww) birth and romans completely destroyed Hakl e soulamani, the only thing was left there runes of Hakl e soulamani. chritren has made it garbage dump. (there was nothing there and no masjid aqsa or any msjid was build at that place then to which direction prophet Muhammad was actually prying) romans never alowed jews to come to there holy place.&#xA;Jerusalem was under control of romns until Muslims conquer it in the leader ship of Hazrat Omer. its was Hazrat Omer who allowed jews to come to their holy place. and next to Hal e solamni he bulid Masjid which was named Aqsa coz Aqsa mean far away Masjid.&#xA; Jerusalem was never qibla for any one who lives in Makkah. its just a myth created by Jews.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12653" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T03:22:00.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24304" CreationDate="2015-05-10T08:15:27.460" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam alaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Duah (dua/prayer) is something personal between you and your lord, as you are supplicating to Him and asking from him. As long as it is from your heart and you know your place in front of your lord, no one can say what you are doing is wrong unless there is some Islamic law against it. To my knowledge i have never heard of any such ruling that duah should only be read in Arabic, but always think of duah as asking for a favour from your lord. You should however try to learn the Arabic language to try understanding the Quran, which in turn can also help with knowing how to recite duah in Arabic if that is an issue for you :) salaams&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-01-30T06:33:30.087" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T06:33:30.087" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24319" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-10T15:32:10.193" Score="0" ViewCount="1161" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zero sum game is a situation in which a participant's gain or loss is exactly balanced by the losses or gains of the other participants. Thus cutting a cake, where taking a larger piece reduces the amount of cake available for others, is a zero-sum game if all participants value each unit of cake equally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is such a deal halal? Or is it considered as harming other(s)? What if all participants agree and satisfy with the deal, would that make any change?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More details about the term &quot;Zero sum&quot; can be learned from Wiki &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_sum_%28disambiguation%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_game&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12663" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T13:02:24.787" LastActivityDate="2018-03-02T21:12:22.023" Title="Is a zero-sum deal halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|business|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24320" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-05-10T17:47:17.700" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-05-10T17:47:17.700" LastActivityDate="2015-05-10T17:47:17.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24321" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-05-10T17:47:17.700" Score="0" Body="Questions related to contemporary issues regarding dealings made keeping Sharia Laws in constraint. In case if you have questions about the historical treaties involving Muslims, then use the history tag." OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="9" LastEditDate="2015-05-13T20:05:04.567" LastActivityDate="2015-05-13T20:05:04.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12679" CreationDate="2015-05-11T00:59:04.160" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;My sincere advice to you. If you encounter something in your life, a practice, a custom, a belief, a tradition etc. just ask yourself or seek if it was there back then at the time of the Prophet (pbuh) or not. Did he used to it or not. Or seek if Qur'an talks about it or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rest, which are not dated back to the exact time of Prophet (pbuh) are all made up things later. The people who follow those traditions simply at max they can do is justify their behavior with that which is there in Islam. Why invent things in the first place? then rotate it and try to prove it right according to Islam. Why? At the first place, what is the need to invent things when the basic things which are out there sufficient and &lt;strong&gt;more than enough&lt;/strong&gt;. Because &lt;strong&gt;Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was a complete way to the truth and the life.&lt;/strong&gt; Although, those added things maybe right, but why are they needed at all? When the basic things suffice our need.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to stay protected by the creator just remember him, and ask him to protect you. Simple. I can say, it need not be even in Arabic. Believing that God will prioritize you with a Tawiz in Arabic letters of verses in contrast to the one who simply called on God, is... I don't think is a good idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, instead of Questioning why is tawiz Haram, just question, is it damn necessary? Will God protect me only if I wear a Tawiz? Will I be preferred more by God if I wear a tawiz or will I be preferred more if I remember God by saying hundred times &quot;Subhan Allah&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Is it Haram?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Irrespective of whether there are Qur'anic Ayahs in that amulet or not, when Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said it, he meant it. (I don't have anything extra other than those Hadith which &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/4374/mkhan3189&quot;&gt;mkhan3189&lt;/a&gt;&quot; provided in his &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/12710/11938&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Why is it Haram?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To this contemporary issue I don't think Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) has explained the reason as why is it Haram. But to &lt;strong&gt;guess&lt;/strong&gt;, it is Haram because there might come a time, suppose when you're protected from something bad, and you believe were protected by 'something', and that 'something' are the pieces of mere papers in your neck written in some Arabic letters which one could hardly read without a microscope. Then and right then, you might not even come close to thinking that it is God who protected you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you believe that you were saved, because of those pieces of paper with some Arabic font, then according to classic Islamic definition it is termed as &lt;strike&gt;Haram&lt;/strike&gt; '&lt;i&gt;Shirk'&lt;/i&gt;. because the 'Tawiz' protected you, or in other words you believe some material object protected you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A piece of advice, as the famous and well educated Christian scholars say, &quot;&lt;i&gt;If you know something would lead to sin, then don't play with it or don't taste it at the first place in order to explore how would it feel like, because your fear might come true, because sins are addictive&quot;.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T00:59:04.160" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24325" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-11T01:45:11.080" Score="-2" ViewCount="418" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose that the direction from my location to the Qiblah is 45° from East toward North.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, what will 45° from West toward South points to?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It should be the same,right? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know this is a silly question. I'm a bit confused.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt; Yeah, turns out those directions points to the Qiblah. One is shorter in distance compared to the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Question now is:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Which direction is preferable? Shortest-direction or the larger one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12664" LastEditorUserId="12664" LastEditDate="2015-05-11T18:28:15.467" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T19:04:55.760" Title="Qibla direction" Tags="|kaabah|qiblah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24325" CreationDate="2015-05-11T05:02:22.250" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;AWW, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the quran: . So turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram. And wherever you [believers] are, turn your faces toward it [in prayer]. (2:144)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, we need to face the kaaba. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since our world is a globe, technically speaking, we can face 2 directions, one closer one further. However, you would have to face the closer direction, because facing the more distant direction would be considered having your back to the kaaba. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imagine you are in Makkah near the Kaaba. You would be expected to face it, and if you turned around and faced the other way, you would not be considered to face the kaaba. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, when the Prophet (Saw) migrated to Madinah, he was faced with the dilemma of whether to face masjid ul aqsa, the qibla of many prophets, or the Kaaba, the qibla of Ibrahim (as). In Makkah, he used to pray in such a direction that both were faced. In madinah, this wasnt possible as Makkah was to the south and and masjidul aqsa to the north. Thus, he faced masjidul aqsa until commanded to face kaaba. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if both directions were permitted, this would not have been an issue. since it was, that means that the shortest distance must be faced. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T05:02:22.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24309" CreationDate="2015-05-11T05:12:57.640" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;AWW, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hair shaving is permissable. Ali (ra) often used to have shaved hair. Also, in Hajj and Umrah we shave our hair. And when the Prophet (Saw) saw a child with uneven hair, he said to shave it all or leave it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَأَى صَبِيًّا قَدْ حُلِقَ بَعْضُ شَعْرِهِ وَتُرِكَ بَعْضُهُ فَنَهَاهُمْ عَنْ ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ احْلِقُوهُ كُلَّهُ أَوِ اتْرُكُوهُ كُلَّهُ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&#xA; Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) saw a boy with part of his head shaved and part left unshaven. He forbade them to do that, saying: Shave it all or leave it all. (Abu Dawood 1563)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, a person who is in the state of Ihram is not allowed to cut his hair, but if he has a medical condition, then even in the state of Ihram, he is allowed to cut it, so obviously you can too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ولا تحلقوا رءوسكم حتى يبلغ الهدي محله فمن كان منكم مريضا أو به أذى من رأسه ففدية من صيام أو صدقة أو نسك &#xA;And do not shave your heads until the sacrificial animal has reached its place of slaughter. And whoever among you is ill or has an ailment of the head [making shaving necessary must offer] a ransom of fasting [three days] or charity or sacrifice (2:196).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastActivityDate="2015-05-11T05:12:57.640" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12282" CreationDate="2015-05-12T02:29:14.227" Score="0" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Are kids punished?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from ‘Aa’ishah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The Pen has been lifted from three: from the sleeping person until he wakes up, &lt;strong&gt;from the minor until he grows up&lt;/strong&gt;, and from &lt;strong&gt;the insane person until he comes to his senses&lt;/strong&gt;.” Narrated by Abu Dawood (4398), al-Nisaa’i (3432) and Ibn Maajah (2041); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the above Hadith is clear enough in explaining if kids are punished or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Are teens punished?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming teens to have crossed their pubescence age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again using the same Hadith, if the teen was mentally challenged, &lt;strong&gt;No&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;teens &lt;strong&gt;who do not know what haram is&lt;/strong&gt; end up committing suicide&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think you meant to ask, &quot;teens who do not know that Suicide is grave sin&quot;, then it depends entirely upon the creator. If conditional, the teen was a believer, then there are possibilities of that teen being saved and being forgiven by God. Else, if that teen was a polytheist, then I don't think there is any hope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T02:29:14.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24340" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24373" CreationDate="2015-05-12T03:04:21.383" Score="1" ViewCount="4300" Body="&lt;p&gt;I often go out with my friends (most of them are non-Muslim) and visit their place of worship and it feels good as I gain knowledge about what and how they worship (I never worship or pray with them). Is it haram to visit other religious places in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: ALLAH(Swt) has implied that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it is incumbent on every Muslim to gain knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12601" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-12T00:14:34.830" LastActivityDate="2017-08-12T00:14:34.830" Title="Is it haram to visit other religious places, e.g. temples and churches?" Tags="|halal-haram|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24284" CreationDate="2015-05-12T06:37:12.940" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is the Creator of everything in the truest sense of the word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We tend to assume that Allah only created the material things that we see, like the stars and the other celestial bodies, and everything between them, and also what lies within them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Allah has also created other notions that we consider abstract, like time, and a sense of awareness of it within us. He has also created (written) qadr, or destiny, for each of His creation, and He can bend time as He pleases to make His Messenger (SAWS) see things that will happen in the &quot;future,&quot; a notion that makes sense to us as humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than this, Allah can even bend space, so that we tend to see our earth and other bodies and the relation between them, insofar as their orbits are concerned. However, the reality of space may be vastly different from how we perceive it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ultimately, the entire universe that we see lies within our heads, since it is only our perception of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2015-05-12T17:42:32.837" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T17:42:32.837" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24343" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24345" CreationDate="2015-05-12T08:52:15.440" Score="1" ViewCount="355" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking for a reference to the claim that Torah given to Prophet Musa (a) was the first complete shariah. Could someone refer to any source?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="325" LastActivityDate="2015-07-13T01:00:35.807" Title="Was Torah the first complete shariah?" Tags="|sharia|torah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24344" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24347" CreationDate="2015-05-12T09:46:59.110" Score="3" ViewCount="281" Body="&lt;p&gt;in the Qur'an Allah says:   &quot;Recite, [O Muhammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qur'an (29:45)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so if one establishes the daily 5 prayers but still involves immorality such as adultery, does that mean his prayers are not accepted??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12678" LastEditorUserId="12678" LastEditDate="2015-05-13T11:44:14.427" LastActivityDate="2015-05-13T11:44:14.427" Title="Prayer prohibiting immorality" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24343" CreationDate="2015-05-12T10:03:51.590" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verily, We did send down the Taurat (Torah) [to Musa (Moses)], therein was guidance and light, by which the Prophets, who submitted themselves to Allah's Will, judged the Jews. And the rabbis and the priests [too judged the Jews by the Taurat (Torah) after those Prophets] for to them was entrusted the protection of Allah's Book, and they were witnesses thereto. Therefore fear not men but fear Me (O Jews) and sell not My Verses for a miserable price. And whosoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed, such are the Kafirun (i.e. disbelievers - of a lesser degree as they do not act on Allah's Laws). (Qur'an 5:44)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word Tawrat has occurred eighteen times in the Quran and the name of Musa is mentioned &lt;strong&gt;136 times&lt;/strong&gt; in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More can be read from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the &lt;strong&gt;complete Shariah&lt;/strong&gt;, yeah it can be said so by considering these verses...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Jews like to) listen to falsehood, to devour anything forbidden. So if they come to you (O Muhammad SAW), either judge between them, or turn away from them. If you turn away from them, they cannot hurt you in the least. And if you judge, judge with justice between them. Verily, Allah loves those who act justly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But how do they come to you for decision while they have the Taurat&lt;/strong&gt; (Torah), in which is the (plain) Decision of Allah; yet even after that, they turn away. For they are not (really) believers. (Qur'an 5:42-43)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And about the &lt;i&gt;&lt;strong&gt;first&lt;/strong&gt; complete Shariah&lt;/i&gt;, I don't think so. Because there were many prophets before Prophet Musa (pbuh). Anyone before him might have got the complete shariah. It can be said, Torah was one of the complete Shariah given to their prophets. But still, although may be complete, they are to be either abrogated or be completed by the current book Qur'an and the current Shariah system of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-05-14T00:53:28.620" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24347" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24344" CreationDate="2015-05-12T10:44:30.787" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;so if one establishes the daily 5 prayers but still involves immorality such as adultery, &lt;strong&gt;does that mean his prayers are not accepted??&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We cannot say for sure that ones prayers are not being accepted. But all I can is for sure, may be you're &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; praying/remembering God from the &lt;strong&gt;bottom of your heart&lt;/strong&gt;. And....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whosoever turns away (blinds himself) from the remembrance of the Most Beneficent (Allah) (i.e. this Quran and worship of Allah), We appoint for him Shaitan (Satan - devil) to be a Qarin (an intimate companion) to him. (Qur'an 43:36)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it can be said that performing evil things in spite of praying can be said is a consequence of not remembering God from the bottom of your heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, remembering Allah in the Salah, with complete devotion is as equally and more important than just praying merely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Helpful, &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/21813/how-to-love-saying-prayers-namaz?s=1%7C3.1952&quot;&gt;How to love saying prayers (namaz)?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T10:44:30.787" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24349" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13097" CreationDate="2015-05-12T16:20:11.313" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can refer into these two Ayats in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;O You who have believed, when you marry believing women and then divorce them before you have touched them, then there is not for you any waiting period to count concerning them. So provide for them and give them a gracious release.&quot; Qur'an 33:49&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;And if you divorce them before you have touched them and you have already specified for them an obligation, then [give] half of what you specified - unless they forego the right or the one in whose hand is the marriage contract foregoes it. And to forego it is nearer to righteousness. And do not forget graciousness between you. Indeed Allah , of whatever you do, is Seeing.&quot; Qur'an 2:237&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12678" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T16:20:11.313" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24350" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7295" CreationDate="2015-05-12T20:50:52.873" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;strong&gt;primarily opinion based&lt;/strong&gt;. Because your question asks that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I've heard that going to graveyards and performing worship in front of the deads is forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You might have heard this from those who're not Sufis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;is called &quot;grave worship&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you heard is true, but in fact is it? &lt;strong&gt;Primarily opinion based.&lt;/strong&gt; Depends upon how you interpret Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is grave worship?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a broad term used by Non Sufis, to describe the people who think that dead people can listen to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You need not, go to the graves even, you can directly invoke those dead people hoping they can listen to you. But, there are Hadith which they might use, actual visiting graves is better so that they can listen better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;what actions and situations are considered so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By asking if it is forbidden, I think you mean to ask if it is Shirk or not, because Non Sufis simply use the polite term &quot;forbidden&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Non Sufis use this &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/search?q=invoke%20besides%20Allah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;list&lt;/a&gt; to describe how it is shirk. But, Sufis tell, &quot;Hey in that list, all those verses are referring to deities besides Allah, but we don't consider those dead people deities, but just simply ask them&quot;. The &quot;ask them&quot; is considered as &quot;invoking them&quot; by Non Sufis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;what are the consequences of that? (I heard it makes one mushrik)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Primarily opinion based.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;non Sufis obviously if call that action as Shirk then one who performs it is called &quot;Mushrik&quot;. And vice versa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Consequences of Shirk, I think you know it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Revisiting your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;going to graveyards is forbidden&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From here I just provide my thoughts over this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Going to graveyards is not sin, but going to graveyards with an intention that you'll &lt;strong&gt;get extra something&lt;/strong&gt; from there is a Shirk. Because going to hajj, going to Masjid is different from going to graveyards. These are commanded do be done. But visiting graveyards every now and then to show up is not commanded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and performing worship in front of the deads&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't get in what way are you asking, a pic could've been better. But, anywhere you go, worshiping Allah maintaining something as &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutrah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sutrah&lt;/a&gt;&quot; wouldn't make it a problem. But, they don't say you worship a person as you do to Allah. So, they say &quot;asking from the dead as though they're listening to you&quot;. Again as I said above, is opinion based unless you &lt;strong&gt;specify a view&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Sufi view would be yes, it is permissible, and a Non Sufi view would be a somewhat closer to this question &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/23989/permissible-to-talk-to-someone-in-my-mind-who-has-died/24129#24129&quot;&gt;Permissible to talk to someone in my mind who has died?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, i.e if the dead cannot hear, then asking them would make no use, Unless if the dead is a martyr (Even if he is, there goes another discussion for it). Just comment below if you've changed your mind and want a view specific answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2015-05-12T20:50:52.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24353" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-13T04:13:24.553" Score="1" ViewCount="1059" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the verse Quran 2 :286 Allah does not test a soul beyond its limit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity.&#xA;  It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it&#xA;  will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. &quot;Our Lord,&#xA;  do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord,&#xA;  and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those&#xA;  before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no&#xA;  ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon&#xA;  us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving&#xA;  people.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but in Sahih Buckari hadith we can see prophet Moses is more knowledgeable than Allah in this regard&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Buckari Book 8 hadith 345&lt;/strong&gt; Narrated Abu Dhar: Allah's Apostle said, &quot;While I was at Mecca the roof of my house was opened and&#xA;  Gabriel descended, opened my chest, and washed it with Zam-zam water.&#xA;  Then he brought a golden tray full of wisdom and faith and having&#xA;  poured its contents into my chest, he closed it. Then he took my hand&#xA;  and ascended with me to the nearest heaven, when I reached the nearest&#xA;  heaven, Gabriel said to the gatekeeper of the heaven, 'Open (the&#xA;  gate).' The gatekeeper asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel answered:&#xA;  'Gabriel.' He asked, 'Is there anyone with you?' Gabriel replied,&#xA;  'Yes, Muhammad I is with me.' He asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel&#xA;  said, 'Yes.' So the gate was opened and we went over the nearest&#xA;  heaven and there we saw a man sitting with some people on his right&#xA;  and some on his left. When he looked towards his right, he laughed and&#xA;  when he looked toward his left he wept. Then he said, 'Welcome! O&#xA;  pious Prophet and pious son.' I asked Gabriel, 'Who is he?' He&#xA;  replied, 'He is Adam and the people on his right and left are the&#xA;  souls of his offspring. Those on his right are the people of Paradise&#xA;  and those on his left are the people of Hell and when he looks towards&#xA;  his right he laughs and when he looks towards his left he weeps.' Then&#xA;  he ascended with me till he reached the second heaven and he (Gabriel)&#xA;  said to its gatekeeper, 'Open (the gate).' The gatekeeper said to him&#xA;  the same as the gatekeeper of the first heaven had said and he opened&#xA;  the gate. Anas said: &quot;Abu Dhar added that the Prophet met Adam, Idris,&#xA;  Moses, Jesus and Abraham, he (Abu Dhar) did not mention on which&#xA;  heaven they were but he mentioned that he (the Prophet ) met Adarn on&#xA;  the nearest heaven and Abraham on the sixth heaven. Anas said, &quot;When&#xA;  Gabriel along with the Prophet passed by Idris, the latter said,&#xA;  'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious brother.' The Prophet asked, 'Who&#xA;  is he?' Gabriel replied, 'He is Idris.&quot; The Prophet added, &quot;I passed&#xA;  by Moses and he said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious brother.' I&#xA;  asked Gabriel, 'Who is he?' Gabriel replied, 'He is Moses.' Then I&#xA;  passed by Jesus and he said, 'Welcome! O pious brother and pious&#xA;  Prophet.' I asked, 'Who is he?' Gabriel replied, 'He is Jesus. Then I&#xA;  passed by Abraham and he said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious&#xA;  son.' I asked Gabriel, 'Who is he?' Gabriel replied, 'He is Abraham.&#xA;  The Prophet added, 'Then Gabriel ascended with me to a place where I&#xA;  heard the creaking of the pens.&quot; Ibn Hazm and Anas bin Malik said: The&#xA;  Prophet said, &quot;Then Allah enjoined fifty prayers on my followers when&#xA;  I returned with this order of Allah, I passed by Moses who asked me,&#xA;  'What has Allah enjoined on your followers?' &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;I replied, 'He has&#xA;  enjoined fifty prayers on them.' Moses said, 'Go back to your Lord&#xA;  (and appeal for reduction) for your followers will not be able to bear&#xA;  it.' (So I went back to Allah and requested for reduction) and He&#xA;  reduced it to half. When I passed by Moses again and informed him&#xA;  about it, he said, 'Go back to your Lord as your followers will not be&#xA;  able to bear it.' So I returned to Allah and requested for further&#xA;  reduction and half of it was reduced. I again passed by Moses and he&#xA;  said to me: 'Return to your Lord, for your followers will not be able&#xA;  to bear it. So I returned to Allah and He said, 'These are five&#xA;  prayers and they are all (equal to) fifty (in reward) for My Word does&#xA;  not change.' I returned to Moses and he told me to go back once again.&#xA;  I replied, 'Now I feel shy of asking my Lord again.'&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Then Gabriel took&#xA;  me till we '' reached Sidrat-il-Muntaha (Lote tree of; the utmost&#xA;  boundry) which was shrouded in colors, indescribable. Then I was&#xA;  admitted into Paradise where I found small (tents or) walls (made) of&#xA;  pearls and its earth was of musk.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why Allah enjoined something beyond a souls capacity in the first place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12166" LastActivityDate="2020-08-31T19:44:21.717" Title="can Allah go against his own revelation and test a soul beyond its limit?" 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  <row Id="24354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24353" CreationDate="2015-05-13T04:40:49.150" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, I would not make that conclusion, that Allah enjoined something beyond a soul's capacity. He does not do that, because (as you know) Allah says (Sura 2, Verse 286): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;lt;&amp;lt; لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّـهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ&#xA;  وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ &gt;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And at the end of the journey, Allah in fact enjoined five prayers per day (all equal to 50).&#xA;Moses simply states his opinion according to his knowledge, and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember at the end of the journey it is mentioned&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I returned to Moses and he told me to go back once again. I replied,&#xA;  'Now I feel shy of asking my Lord again.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is: Moses still thinks that five prayers is still too much. However, Muhammad shied from asking again.&#xA;In Islam those five prayers are the second pillar of Islam today. Moses was worried that Muslims will not be able to bear it. But today many Muslims really do those five prayers per day.&#xA;Thus my thinking that the conclusion you draw (that Moses is more knowledgeable than Allah) is not a correct conclusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, we humans are expected to believe in &lt;strong&gt;Allah/God&lt;/strong&gt; and one of his properties is &lt;strong&gt;all-knowing&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I could help and feel free to edit clarify more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12680" LastEditorDisplayName="user12680" LastEditDate="2018-08-16T11:12:42.520" LastActivityDate="2018-08-16T11:12:42.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24343" CreationDate="2015-05-13T05:26:32.037" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not clear what you mean by &lt;em&gt;complete&lt;/em&gt;. A shariah cannot be expected to be incomplete, since it is meant to guide the humans through life on earth.&#xA;I will try to answer not accentuating on this adjective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we understand shariah in a theological sense as a set of rules for a community:&#xA;Then the Torah was not the first shariah. The first shariah is the shariah for Adam and his followers, because Adam was the first human being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in the other answer, each prophet and messenger came to guide  their respective community, either with new shariah or confirming an existing one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What can be said with confidence is that the shariah of Muhammad is the last one valid until the last day, because of the following reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muhammad is the seal of the prophets, sent to all humankind until the&#xA;last day.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Mahdi, according to (reliable) hadith , will rule&#xA;according to the shariah Muhammad was sent with.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jesus will descend during Mahdi's time and he will pray behind the Mahdi saying: each community has its own imam, i.e. the Mahdi remains Khalif and Jesus follows the same shariah as the Mahdi.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Feel free to edit or to provide feedback or corrections.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12680" LastEditorDisplayName="user12680" LastEditDate="2015-05-13T14:49:23.970" LastActivityDate="2015-05-13T14:49:23.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23440" CreationDate="2015-05-13T14:40:45.370" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is yes. And you can find the reference in the Quran, surah 2, verse 253:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;تِلْكَ الرُّسُلُ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ۘ مِّنْهُم مَّن&#xA;  كَلَّمَ اللَّـهُ ۖ وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَهُمْ دَرَجَاتٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those messengers - some of them We caused to exceed others. Among them&#xA;  were those to whom Allah spoke, and He raised some of them in degree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note the plural form of messenger, which indicates more than one messenger had the privilege of having God speaking to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Refer to other answers for further information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12680" LastActivityDate="2015-05-13T14:40:45.370" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24364" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17552" CreationDate="2015-05-13T21:04:39.853" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is it an issue? You have to focus on your prayer for fullest and not what is happening in your surroundings. When you pray outside on the street, people will always pass in front of you. Should you tell them to stop until you have finished your prayer???? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4492" LastActivityDate="2015-05-13T21:04:39.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24366" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24340" CreationDate="2015-05-13T22:17:01.403" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Should you visit a place where people are worshipping Iblis just for gaining knowledge? Are you not tempting yourself by stating that your visits to their temples won t have any effect on your life as a muslim or will not harm you in any way? When Allah is not tempting you why are you tempting you yourself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4492" LastActivityDate="2015-05-13T22:17:01.403" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23964" CreationDate="2015-05-14T01:53:44.890" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll directly jump to the 2nd question as others have answered the first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;what evidence is there that &lt;strong&gt;God has rejected the Jews?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand your usage of the word in general and asking such a question as what evidence is there that God rejected 'the Jews' altogether. This line (rumor) got compiled as a notion has arisen due to many verses of hatred against Jews present in the Qur'an. Here is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/anti-semitism/koranjews.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;list&lt;/a&gt; (from a Jewish site itself where you can trust) which lists out all the places where Jews are mentioned (or referred to) in the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That general notion of &amp;quot;God &lt;strike&gt;rejected&lt;/strike&gt; &lt;i&gt;cursed&lt;/i&gt; the Jews for their disbelief/bad behavior/not abiding by what was given to them/not being observant Jews/changing words in the scriptures/etc. etc. is because many out of the set of the Jews did that in the past, and who knows are still doing today out there. Hence, it says in the Qur'an that Allah has sealed their hearts (forever). Read &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/78-80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;more...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But&lt;/strong&gt;, I don't think Lord God can be biased. So, if you take some time to read the Qur'an or especially in complete context in the places where Jews are being referred to, you can find that still there are verses which have a positive opinion on the &lt;i&gt;&lt;strong&gt;very few Jews left out there&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;May be like you&lt;/strong&gt;, who are exploring the reasons for that blame and doing something to not repeat the same mistakes again as that like of the ancestors)&lt;/i&gt;. Infact, all those favors which God favored on Jews, were out of the mercy and love which he bestowed on Jews, but &lt;i&gt;many of them couldn't withhold that&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why Qur'an came down was because to guide today's humanity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason why Allah sent down Torah was because he could guide the children of Israel of the time span of ~1300 BC to ~1 A.D. (Until time of Jesus (pbuh)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, today, God gives out two options for them. Either to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/24343/was-torah-the-first-complete-shariah&quot;&gt;follow what was revealed to you&lt;/a&gt; i.e. on Moses (pbuh) or..... you can continue with the book which got revealed recently fresh a new.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you ask what evidence is their that God still loves Jews?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of evidences that God will love Jews conditional if they behave right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if only they had acted according to the Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel), and what has (now) been sent down to them from their Lord (the Quran), they would surely have gotten provision from above them and from underneath their feet. There are from among them people who are on the right course (i.e. they act on the revelation and believe in Prophet Muhammad SAW like 'Abdullah bin Salam), &lt;i&gt;but many of them do evil deeds&lt;/i&gt;. (Qur'an 5:66)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surely, &lt;strong&gt;those who believe&lt;/strong&gt; (in the Oneness of Allah, in His Messenger Muhammad SAW and all that was revealed to him from Allah), &lt;strong&gt;those who are the Jews&lt;/strong&gt; and the Sabians and the Christians, - whosoever believed in Allah and the Last Day, &lt;strong&gt;and worked righteousness&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;i&gt;on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.&lt;/i&gt; (Qur'an 5:69)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hatred develops, only if people do acts which lead to it. Why would people hate if no one did anything wrong at the first place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God hated because the previous generations of Jews did not obey God. (&lt;i&gt;except but a few&lt;/i&gt; who knows). But, if a person asks forgiveness and believes and does righteous good deeds, then why would God reject any person on this planet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're interested as to how the picture of Jews is presented, how did they do wrong things, how were they saved from the bad Pahroah etc. you might be interested to read the chapters like 2, 5 etc. from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an&lt;/a&gt; to get a complete picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to conclude, if you simply ask this way, &lt;i&gt;Why did &amp;quot;God reject the Jews&amp;quot;&lt;/i&gt;, I could say, there are no evidences in the Qur'an which say that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;What is (pbuh)? Here you &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/24362/11938&quot;&gt;go&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-05-14T01:59:37.287" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24369" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-05-14T04:17:16.687" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abrogate:&lt;/strong&gt; to abolish something by authoritative action (or) to end a law, agreement or custom formally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islamic context, abrogations are backed from the following verse in Qur'an &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whatever a Verse (revelation) do We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, We bring a better one or similar to it. Know you not that Allah is able to do all things?  (2:106)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-16T22:32:47.520" LastActivityDate="2015-05-16T22:32:47.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24370" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-05-14T04:17:16.687" Score="0" Body="Questions pertaining to abrogations made in Islamic Sharia either in Qur'an or by Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) i.e. in Hadith." OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-15T20:03:11.517" LastActivityDate="2015-05-15T20:03:11.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24340" CreationDate="2015-05-14T09:16:02.790" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L5Cyv5bDEe0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L5Cyv5bDEe0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;^ This is Ahmed Deedat. A fine example of what would happen if Muslims studied other religions for knowledge. Whether it being by reading a book or going to the source itself (church, temple, etc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being open minded and having discourse with one another would eventually lead to great things. Sharing ideas is crucial to a healthy society and much can be learned, even if you are reading about another religion. You never know when it could be useful, and because of your knowledge you may even get a few other people to switch to the halal side. You can all thank me in the hereafter for contributing to good deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11623" LastActivityDate="2015-05-14T09:16:02.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24340" CreationDate="2015-05-14T12:47:40.623" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nothing wrong with visiting places of worship of other religions, be it for educational purpose or not. So long as you are sure not to fall for the forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can even say your prayers in those places as long as the place does not fall under the category where saying the prayer is impermisible. E.g. the place should not have been built on usurped land (same ruling applies even to mosques)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2015-05-14T12:47:40.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21453" CreationDate="2015-05-14T13:36:56.077" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you - refrain from.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/59/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 59:7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus we have direct evidence from the Qur'an that it is incumbent upon all believers to obey the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alayhi wa Salaam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having understood that, we find a hadith in which some men inquired about the worship of the Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu alayhi wa Sallam) and decided that they would engage themselves solely in Allah's worship, the implication being that they would not marry and thus abstain from having sexual relations. Upon hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alayhi wa Sallam) was upset and he chastised them so:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I swear By Allah that I fear Allah more than you do, and I am most obedient and dutiful among you to Him, but still, I observe fasting (sometimes) and break it (at others); I perform (optional) prayer (at night sometimes) and sleep at night (at others); I also marry. So whoever turns away from my Sunnah (i.e., my way) is not from me.” [Al-Bukhari &amp;amp; Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is yet another incident of a notable companion, Uthman bin Maz'oon (RAA), whose wife complained to the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alayhi wa Sallam) of his excessive worship (and thus his abstinence of physical relations with her). The hadith says that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alayhi wa Sallam) was visibly upset and chastised him, saying that &quot;Allah has not deputed me to encourage any monastic life.&quot; [&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monasticism#Islam]&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monasticism#Islam]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are innumerable such hadiths that encourage Muslims to get married and discourage them from leading a celibate life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, we can conclude that if Allah and His Messenger (Sallallahu alayhi wa Sallam) did not allow the Muslims to abstain from marriage for even noble reasons like worshipping Him, then how can the reasons cited by you hold any water for abstaining from marriage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, just because you have seen firsthand a marriage go wrong, it does not imply that the institution of marriage itself is bad. Do not be like the cat that sat on a hot stove lid; henceforth it won't sit on a hot stove lid, but then it won't sit on a cold one either!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marriage is the Sunnah not just of the last Messenger for mankind (Sallallahu alayhi wa Sallam); rather, it's the Sunnah of all Messengers of Allah (Alayhim as Salaam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2015-05-14T14:37:56.457" LastActivityDate="2015-05-14T14:37:56.457" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24386" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24387" CreationDate="2015-05-15T05:03:00.810" Score="4" ViewCount="9290" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know if this was in Qur'an or Hadith but I am sure I have read that Islam forbids talking bad about other people's god no matter how much you disagree, because it says what will you do if other people talk bad of Allah? Something of that order&amp;hellip; does anyone know what could be the source of this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11855" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-05-15T05:36:27.417" LastActivityDate="2016-10-12T04:46:59.390" Title="Does anyone know the source of &quot;Don't abuse other people's god&quot;?" Tags="|source-identification|allah|other-religions|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24386" CreationDate="2015-05-15T05:35:57.037" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The saying you're referring to is an ayah of the Qur'an, namely &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/108&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat al-'An'Am 108&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ولا تسبوا الذين يدعون من دون الله فيسبوا الله عدوا بغير علم&lt;/strong&gt; كذلك زينا لكل أمة عملهم ثم إلى ربهم مرجعهم فينبئهم بما كانوا يعملون&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And do not insult those they invoke other than Allah , lest they insult Allah in enmity without knowledge.&lt;/strong&gt; Thus We have made pleasing to every community their deeds. Then to their Lord is their return, and He will inform them about what they used to do.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;--- Saheeh International&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-05-15T05:35:57.037" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24389" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24390" CreationDate="2015-05-15T07:31:35.073" Score="-1" ViewCount="230" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen other questions regarding cheating in exams but my question is only about exam/test of Islamic studies or Islamiat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people say that you can cheat in Islamiat exam/test because it will be a sin to write a verse or hadith in wrong words or in wrong order of words by mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please clear my confusion that if it is allowed or simply I should not write it if I don't know it in exact words?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12691" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-06T23:12:20.880" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T23:12:20.880" Title="Is it a sin to write a verse or hadith incorrectly, and does this imply it's permissible to cheat on an Islamiat exam?" Tags="|halal-haram|hadith|ayah|cheating|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24389" CreationDate="2015-05-15T07:51:24.437" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;i'd write the best I recall as the answer and, if i'm not sure of its accuracy, note that down. but if it's not just the wording and i'm not sure at all about the meaning, i'd avoid answering it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8322" LastActivityDate="2015-05-15T07:51:24.437" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24392" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-15T09:53:34.847" Score="1" ViewCount="269" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can I play for a soccer club that is very near my home, as I can't go any further? But this club is called Saint Paul, and the soccer club is kind of religious to Christianity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12710" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T22:35:13.340" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T22:35:13.340" Title="Playing in a soccer club" Tags="|halal-haram|sports|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14580" CreationDate="2015-05-15T10:02:14.193" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe this &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Medina&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; helps you a little bit out. An important piece of history, the Constitution of Medina was written by Muhammad (pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12680" LastEditorDisplayName="user12680" LastEditDate="2017-02-24T06:59:54.843" LastActivityDate="2017-02-24T06:59:54.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24395" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-15T12:42:51.817" Score="2" ViewCount="1835" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometime back I got a message from Google which is below&#xA;&quot;You have personally selected to participate in our 2015 Annual Visitor Survey! Finish our quick 30-second survey, and to say &quot;Thank You&quot;, we will give you a prize worth Rs 50,000!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is if I do survey and I won will it Halal for me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12713" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T09:37:21.613" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T09:37:21.613" Title="Is participating in surveys with rewards halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|gambling|internet|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10194" CreationDate="2015-05-15T12:51:10.247" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 6 writers with Muslim background, whose hymns are incorporated in Guru Granth Sahib, whom Sikhs call Bhagats(Devotee):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Devotee Kabir&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Devotee Sheikh Fareed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Devotee Sadhana Qasai&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) Devotee Satta Dum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5) Devotee Balwand Rai&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6) Devotee Bhikhan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writers_of_Guru_Granth_Sahib&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writers_of_Guru_Granth_Sahib&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12714" LastEditorUserId="12714" LastEditDate="2015-05-19T07:36:35.370" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T07:36:35.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24397" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-15T12:52:56.983" Score="2" ViewCount="696" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am working in private company where everyday I get an offer to eat something which they brought from their home-town or somewhere else. &#xA;Actually when interest credited in my account, I take it and keep in some different place. But Since Non- Muslim or Muslim who don't took the interest out from their account and their account from last 15+ year in any bank.In this case they have lot of Interest income in their bank.&#xA;Can I eat something from their money because it could be a chance that they have taken from Interest income? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answer are expected from Sunni sources especially Hanafi, Shafi'i and Malaki schools of thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12713" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-18T00:41:01.500" LastActivityDate="2018-04-04T16:15:33.520" Title="Can I eat something from Non Muslim when it could be a chance that it is from Interest Income" Tags="|halal-haram|sunni|non-muslim|money|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24402" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-15T19:59:16.953" Score="3" ViewCount="10503" Body="&lt;p&gt;The recent introduction of Shisha Pens (Also called E-Cigarettes) have become widespread throughout Islamic communities. Many people say it is just water vapour and that they are not harmful. However, through my research, I have found some people who have suggested otherwise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they Halaal or Haram? And why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10549" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2015-05-26T16:55:40.557" LastActivityDate="2017-12-11T21:01:26.377" Title="Are Shisha Pens Halaal?" Tags="|halal-haram|health|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24404" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24405" CreationDate="2015-05-16T03:24:16.933" Score="0" ViewCount="92" Body="&lt;p&gt;In sura hud Ayat 117, it is mentioned by Allah SWT:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And your Lord would not have destroyed the cities unjustly while their people were reformers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why there are earthquake happened like in Muzaffarabad and Balakot in 2005, where people are mostly religious and reformers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="765" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-25T08:06:01.830" LastActivityDate="2019-04-25T08:06:01.830" Title="Natural deseasters and how to interpret the verses about Allah's punishment?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24404" CreationDate="2015-05-16T05:34:24.647" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this verse (surah 11, verse 117) God speaks about the past in the context of some cities that were destroyed. He says if those people were righteous, then he would not have destroyed the cities unjustly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ لِيُهْلِكَ الْقُرَىٰ بِظُلْمٍ وَأَهْلُهَا&#xA;  مُصْلِحُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The conclusions you are making are problematic and your question cannot be answered. The contexts of that time and the context of today are very different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is not correct to conclude that whenever a city has no reformers, that city would be destroyed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is not correct to conclude that if a city has reformers, that city would not be destroyed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12680" LastActivityDate="2015-05-16T05:34:24.647" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24408" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24416" CreationDate="2015-05-16T09:40:34.007" Score="6" ViewCount="97543" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it sinful to not offer sunah salat but offer only fard salat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;e.g to offer 2 faraz in fajar slat?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to offer 4 fard in zuhar salat?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to offer 4 fard in asar salat?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to offer 3 fard in maghrib salat?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to offer 4 fard + 3 vitar in isha salat?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11637" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T10:14:52.833" LastActivityDate="2017-07-24T13:22:45.873" Title="Is it a sin to offer only fard salat?" Tags="|halal-haram|salat|sunnah|fard|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24410" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-16T16:48:02.733" Score="1" ViewCount="25134" Body="&lt;p&gt;My husband wants to marry my niece. I am not opposed to it, because he is a good man and she we both will benefit greatly. I am just having a hard time finding if it's legal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12722" LastEditorUserId="4808" LastEditDate="2019-01-21T03:06:01.507" LastActivityDate="2019-01-21T03:08:25.637" Title="Can my husband marry my niece, my sister's daughter?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-01-25T23:49:03.473" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24410" CreationDate="2015-05-16T17:37:03.810" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, he can't. While you two are married, your husband is an uncle to your niece, and marrying one's uncle is not allowed by consensus.&#xA;Following links may help further in understanding the issues:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1)&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.net/fatawa/fatawaDetails.aspx?languagename=en&amp;amp;View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=4053&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.alifta.net/fatawa/fatawaDetails.aspx?languagename=en&amp;amp;View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=4053&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=14&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2)&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=135225&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=135225&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3)&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muftisays.com/forums/86-qa-support--fiqh/9373-the-permissibility-of-marrying-a-woman-and-her-stepdaughter.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.muftisays.com/forums/86-qa-support--fiqh/9373-the-permissibility-of-marrying-a-woman-and-her-stepdaughter.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8025" LastActivityDate="2015-05-16T17:37:03.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24412" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24417" CreationDate="2015-05-16T19:40:07.677" Score="4" ViewCount="23100" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard people using the phrase &quot;Jazak Allah khair&quot; at times when it was appropriate to thank others and always wondered if that is something advised to do. But I've also seen some people who emphasize on saying the phrase &quot;Jazakallah Khair&quot; over saying the phrase &quot;Thanks!&quot; with their own reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyways, here are my questions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do understand the logic that it is generally good thing to make dua for fellow Muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, is there anything in Qur'an, Sunnah and/or in the consensus among Sahaba&#xA;that saying &quot;Jazak Allah khair&quot; is superior to simply saying &quot;thanks&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, a bonus would be, if you also try to answer can we use the phrase &quot;Thanks&quot; instead of &quot;Jazakallah Khair&quot;, in case if the helper is a non Muslim, because he won't be understanding the meaning of the words nor it's importance (if at all I manage to explain it by translating it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2880" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T22:34:39.010" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T22:34:39.010" Title="Should we use &quot;Jazak Allah khair&quot; instead of &quot;Shookran&quot; or &quot;Thanks&quot;?" Tags="|practical-islam|fiqh|sunnah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24413" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24412" CreationDate="2015-05-17T00:10:23.793" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally, Jazakallah khair is used after people help us. It is dua to appreciate goodness of people. It means may Allah reward with good things. Rasulullah shallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam via Usamah bin Zaid said &quot;Who people get goodness then he said 'Jazakallah khairan', then he really exalt praise&quot; (Hadist Tirmidzi). Wallahu'alam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12129" LastActivityDate="2015-05-17T00:10:23.793" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24408" CreationDate="2015-05-17T03:37:05.430" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; This is a controversial topic.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said his companions to do something, by that he meant it. Which means there is no other go for the followers. And that is Fard. But, Sunnah is either what deduced from the behaviour of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) or if he has explicitly said that it is &lt;i&gt;'voluntary upon one if he performs so and so act.'&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The high priority / importance of the 2 Rakah Sunnah (&lt;strike&gt;Optional&lt;/strike&gt; &lt;i&gt;The way of the prophet (pbuh)&lt;/i&gt;) which you might of heard is because people say, that he never used to leave those 2 Rakah Sunnah before Fajr's 2 Rakah Fard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it a sin to offer only fard salat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As simply asked, when he did not tell us it is compulsory, then as far as I know, it is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; considered sin ( Conditions apply* &lt;i&gt;in case if you leave it when you're in a hurry or if it costs you something more important than Sunnah.&lt;/i&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, as the definition stands, &quot;Sunnah&quot; is the way of the Prophet (pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a difference in opinions in regards to this issue, whether it is highly advisable, which makes it near compulsory to offer those Sunnah prayers or can we leave them as they're just Sunnah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the thing. This thing is rather dealt situation based than just general opinion based.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just imagine, you have old parents to take care of. And leaving them, would cost a lot. But, you just have time to come to the mosque or either pray at home just the 2 rakah Fard. Then????&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Serving your parents is to be given top priority than praying Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was just an example. In general, you measure and compare and decide on the spot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If praying Sunnah is costing you to miss something which is actually Fard and/or highly obligatory/advisable on your part, then it could be simply decided that &lt;i&gt;you could skip praying Sunnah for now.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are Hadith, (I don't perfectly remember, and request someone to cite it for me here), #1, which say that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) prayed his 2 Rakah Sunnah of Zuhr Salah near the time of Asr (or after completion of it or something like that) cuz he couldn't pray it on time i.e. at the time of Zuhr. #2, Some other people say, that on the day of Qiyamah, there is a possibility that Allah might overlook the mistakes in regards to our Fard Salah in case if we're conscious about our Sunnah Salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, people use the above Hadith to state the importance of Sunnah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it is &lt;strong&gt;highly advisable&lt;/strong&gt; for one to pray those Sunnah. But &lt;strong&gt;still&lt;/strong&gt;, cannot say that those are compulsory, hence there is no sin in case if you skip them for good. (And it is opinion based if 'Conditions apply' or not)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T07:07:39.727" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T07:07:39.727" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24412" CreationDate="2015-05-17T03:39:29.153" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have enjoined on man (to be dutiful and good) to his parents. His mother bore him in weakness and hardship upon weakness and hardship, and his weaning is in two years &lt;strong&gt;give thanks to Me and to your parents&lt;/strong&gt;, unto Me is the final destination. (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/31/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;31:14&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The literal word used in the Qur'an for &quot;Thank&quot; is &quot;Ashkur&quot; nothing but &quot;Shukran&quot; or the like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;people who have followed them that saying &quot;Jazak Allah khair&quot; is superior to simply thanking?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your question is vague. I'll explain you how in contrast with today's world of thanking vs the &quot;thanking&quot; used in Qur'an 31:14 and also probably used in the article pointed out by Dinar in the comments. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://plus.google.com/109702928551400026668/posts/VcqzMhdLe7e&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://plus.google.com/109702928551400026668/posts/VcqzMhdLe7e&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it is pretty clear in the article pointed by Mr. Dinar the actual meaning of the word &quot;Shukr&quot; or the actual &quot;thank&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below are the definitions &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Modern (and rather stupid) thanks: to express to someone that you are pleased about or appreciate something that they have done (Cambridge Dictionary)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actual (and rather useful) thanks: do something useful to the one who helped you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above actual &quot;thanks&quot; is what that can be inferred from Qur'an 31:14 and also from the Hadith in the article i.e. thanking, can be either done by doing something useful to the one who helped you, or simply making Du'a (&lt;i&gt;may Allah grant you good things&lt;/i&gt;) for the person who helped you. (Still even in this way you're doing something useful to the one who helped you).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't see how today's definition of simply writing the word or saying &quot;Thanks&quot;&#xA; would even come closer to the actual &quot;Thanks&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, as a sense of awareness and general perception, put the above information in light, it can be inferred that if you're helped say, here in this site then you either make efforts to know the address of the one who helped by teaching you something and then send him a gift or do the like which is useful for him .........or......... simply make Du'a for the person if he deserves it as simply asking Allah &quot;O Allah! Grant him something good.&quot; or in other words tell him &quot;Jazakallah Khair&quot; meaning/specifying, you already wished/prayed in your heart for his welfare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Should we use “Jazak Allah khair” instead of “Shookran” or “Thanks”?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't matter whether you use the word &quot;Jazakallah Khair&quot; or &quot;Shukran&quot; or &quot;thanks&quot;, unless you do something useful to the person who helped you. So, instead the one who helped you prefers something useful in return from you. So, simply using the modern &quot;thanks&quot; to please him would do him no good to please him in reality unless you specify, that you did something useful for him, i.e. by specifying that you prayed for him, i.e. by saying &quot;Jazakallah Khair&quot; (May Allah reward you with good things). After listening, to this, a person / believer / who is aware of what &quot;Jazakallah Khair&quot; means and it's importance would be glad to hear this than a modern &quot;thanks&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-18T00:56:40.240" LastActivityDate="2015-05-18T00:56:40.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24420" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20036" CreationDate="2015-05-17T06:03:10.977" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word you used in the translation &quot;authority&quot; may not be the right translation. The word used in quran is &quot;sultan'. Closer meaning great power. According scholar yousuf estes, it is indicating to the speed that is needed to escape gravity. 7 miles in one second, that's velocity to reach space. For prophets journey, something more than light speed is needed. I don't think this ayah refers to that. Research in to this. Always read the tafsir of the ayah before reaching your own conclusions. May Allah increase our knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12733" LastActivityDate="2015-05-17T06:03:10.977" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24421" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-17T07:16:01.050" Score="2" ViewCount="1822" Body="&lt;p&gt;When something tragic ( earthquake, tsunami, floods)  occurs in the world Christians always reach out and try to help the victims, but Muslims don't unless the victims are Muslims themselves. What is the reason behind the latter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4492" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-05-18T05:48:36.067" LastActivityDate="2015-05-18T05:48:36.067" Title="What does the Quran tell us about helping others?" Tags="|quran|hadith|tafseer|helping|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="11" ClosedDate="2015-05-18T05:57:36.433" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24423" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13362" CreationDate="2015-05-17T15:01:56.987" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah tasketh not a soul beyond its scope 2:286&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He Also says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah would not place a burden on you, but He would purify you and would perfect His grace upon you, that ye may give thanks 4:6&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet PBUH said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Religion is very easy and whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not be able to continue in that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sheikh Sayyed Sabiq wrote in this book Sunnah Creed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;People with unusual circumstances (i.e. women with &quot;prolonged flows of blood&quot;), people who cannot control their urine, people with flatulence, and so on, should perform one ablution for each prayer whether their problem exists all or part of the time or not. Their prayers will be acceptable even while their problems are occurring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was reported by Aisha (the wife of the Prophet):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A’ishah said: &quot;Fatimah bint Abi Hubaysh came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I am a woman who experiences Istihadah and I do not become clean from bleeding. Should I forget about Salah?’ He said: ‘No, that is from a vein; it is not menses. When your period starts, then stop praying, and when it ends, wash the blood from your body and pray again.’&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many scholars say the same applies to a person who suffers from medical condition (constant gas passing for example). You can make the same Sunnah Prayers (like Taraweeh) with the latest Wudu you did for the last Fard. So you make Wudu for Isha, and regardless of what happens you only need to make Wudu before Fajir again (Hanafi + Hanbali). Shafi scholar performing only one Fard prayer is the way to go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best solution would be to find a medical solution if possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawareness.net/Wudu/fatwa_concession.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamawareness.net/Wudu/fatwa_concession.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-05-17T15:01:56.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24431" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-17T19:14:54.043" Score="1" ViewCount="353" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I was at age of 18-19, even though I could read the Quran at that time (Arabic), perform salah and fasted the full month on Ramadhan, I didn't know what &quot;shirk&quot; is, didn't heard of this word before age 21. At this age, I started gaining knowledge of this teaching of Islam, our beloved prophet and haram/halal all other stuff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this very age of 18-19, I thought of going to other place worship (i.e temple) and pray like my friends used to do, as all my friends are non-Muslim.&#xA;Now I realized that I thought of doing shirk. It is worst thing to do in one's life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: How can I repent, I have realized and asked with heart for forgiveness. Will I be forgiven?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8572" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T04:44:33.520" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T04:44:33.520" Title="How can I repent for thinking of praying like my non-Muslim friends, which I later learned could be considered shirk?" Tags="|shirk|tawba|forgiveness|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24432" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-17T21:28:06.220" Score="0" ViewCount="1913" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am trying to find the Arabic equivalent to this text:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Muhammad said] &quot;So I read it, and he [Gabriel] departed from me. And I awoke from my sleep, and it was as though these words were written on my heart […]. I thought, Woe is me poet or possessed—Never shall Quraysh say this of me! I will go to the top of the mountain and throw myself down that I may kill myself and gain rest. So I went forth to do so and then when I was midway on the mountain, I heard a voice from heaven saying, &quot;O Muhammad! thou art the apostle of God and I am Gabriel.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which can be found on this site (p.106): &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/details/TheLifeOfMohammedGuillaume&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://archive.org/details/TheLifeOfMohammedGuillaume&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this site contains the Arabic original version: &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/Sirat_Ibn_Ishaq#page/n122/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://archive.org/stream/Sirat_Ibn_Ishaq#page/n122/mode/2up&lt;/a&gt;&#xA; but I can't read Arabic so I don't know where (on what page) it is. would appreciate some help finding it. thank you! :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12738" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-18T00:44:16.780" LastActivityDate="2015-07-17T02:59:10.280" Title="a specific verse in Ibn Ishaq's &quot;Sirat Rasulallah&quot; in Arabic" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|arabic|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24432" CreationDate="2015-05-17T22:41:09.417" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The passage that you are looking for is on page 168, bottom half of the page, in the edition in your link.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastActivityDate="2015-05-17T22:41:09.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24397" CreationDate="2015-05-18T01:48:18.893" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recommend you not to put too much thought into this. According to your logic millions of Muslims would have a serious issue, which is simply not reasonable. And Islam is supposed to be reasonable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is true that interests are strongly prohibited in Islam...&lt;/strong&gt;, surah 2, verse 275:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ الرِّبَا لَا يَقُومُونَ إِلَّا كَمَا يَقُومُ&#xA;  الَّذِي يَتَخَبَّطُهُ الشَّيْطَانُ مِنَ الْمَسِّ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ&#xA;  قَالُوا إِنَّمَا الْبَيْعُ مِثْلُ الرِّبَا ۗ وَأَحَلَّ اللَّـهُ&#xA;  الْبَيْعَ وَحَرَّمَ الرِّبَا ۚ فَمَن جَاءَهُ مَوْعِظَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِ&#xA;  فَانتَهَىٰ فَلَهُ مَا سَلَفَ وَأَمْرُهُ إِلَى اللَّـهِ ۖ وَمَنْ عَادَ&#xA;  فَأُولَـٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;English translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who consume interest cannot stand [on the Day of Resurrection]&#xA;  except as one stands who is being beaten by Satan into insanity. That&#xA;  is because they say, &quot;Trade is [just] like interest.&quot; But Allah has&#xA;  permitted trade and has forbidden interest. So whoever has received an&#xA;  admonition from his Lord and desists may have what is past, and his&#xA;  affair rests with Allah. But whoever returns to [dealing in interest&#xA;  or usury] - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide&#xA;  eternally therein.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And further, surah 2, verse 278/279:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّـهَ وَذَرُوا مَا بَقِيَ&#xA;  مِنَ الرِّبَا إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿٢٧٨﴾ فَإِن لَّمْ تَفْعَلُوا&#xA;  فَأْذَنُوا بِحَرْبٍ مِّنَ اللَّـهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ۖ وَإِن تُبْتُمْ&#xA;  فَلَكُمْ رُءُوسُ أَمْوَالِكُمْ لَا تَظْلِمُونَ وَلَا تُظْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;English translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, fear Allah and give up what remains [due to&#xA;  you] of interest, if you should be believers. (279) And if you do not,&#xA;  then be informed of a war [against you] from Allah and His Messenger.&#xA;  But if you repent, you may have your principal - [thus] you do no&#xA;  wrong, nor are you wronged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are other verses I don't list here, but I hope that we understand that interest are considered very bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;... but Islam is also the balanced way, the middle way, the way of mercy.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have sources at the moment in this regard, but in this case maybe we try to reason. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are making an assumption about the people. Even if you feel sure that they take interest, since you have no proof and no idea about the household's cash flow, it is not OK to assume they eat interests.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You are supposed to assume the good, not the bad, from the people. As&#xA;far as I can understand, they seem kind people. Taking interests does not make them bad people per se. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also it is not OK to research with the goal to uncover a sin. If you&#xA;don't really know, then let it be. It is not recommended, sometimes&#xA;considered a sin, to try to prove someone's sins. When you witness,&#xA;then you are a witness and act with duties and rights of a witness, but don't try to find the bad.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You, yourself, should try to not give interest and not to take interest. That is your part in society for a better and fairer economy. This concerns you, not the others. And this is the best part you can play really, because...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;..., and this is the difficult part, the world is full of interest today. You cannot escape unfortunately. It starts already with the interest you take from your bank. You probably have no choice, if there is no Islamic bank in your area. You consume products. All global companies, even if not banks, are involved in interest economy. The company you are working for yourself, might be involved in interest economy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope you see, that, although your intention is not bad, you risk to exaggerate. And exaggeration is not the middle way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it makes you feel bad, kindly refuse to join. Don't hurt the feelings. And leave a wonderful impression, so that this can be considered da'wa to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is a merely analytical question you were asking, then I am not qualified to answer this :-(&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But ask God for forgiveness, whenever you can. And pay the zakat as good as you can, as this is considered to purify your fortune from the bad (which amongst others includes interest).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12680" LastEditorDisplayName="user12680" LastEditDate="2018-04-04T16:15:33.520" LastActivityDate="2018-04-04T16:15:33.520" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24431" CreationDate="2015-05-18T02:09:08.933" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah accepts &lt;strong&gt;only the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance&lt;/strong&gt; and foolishness and repent soon afterwards; it is they to whom Allah will forgive and Allah is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise (Qur'an 4:17)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All I can say, you do your level best in getting closer with Allah, the rest.... leave it to Allah, and it's a suspense. But hope for good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, repent to Allah with sincere repentance. &lt;strong&gt;Perhaps&lt;/strong&gt; your Lord will remove from you your misdeeds and admit you into gardens beneath which rivers flow [on] the Day when Allah will not disgrace the Prophet and those who believed with him. Their light will proceed before them and on their right; they will say, &quot;Our Lord, perfect for us our light and forgive us. Indeed, You are over all things competent.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, now to your final question...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Will I be forgiven ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After doing your level best efforts of asking forgiveness from Allah, then all we can say, is &quot;We Don't Know&quot;, if Allah will accept our repentance or not, but all I can say is, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;......And seek forgiveness of Allah. Verily, &lt;strong&gt;Allah is Oft Forgiving&lt;/strong&gt;, Most Merciful. (Qur'an 73:20)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-05-18T02:09:08.933" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16347" CreationDate="2015-05-18T08:16:10.897" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                  بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم   &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to forgetting our past life memories when we’ll be reached in paradise (God willing), almost, I can remember a same issue as a related matter with your inquiry, that it was said that people will forget their past practices and lives when they’ll go to the paradise. (Of course it seems to be related to negative practices of the life, not good positives practices). Although it could be possible to remember our nice previous matters and events or whatever we are interested in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, on the other hand, it could be considered as a rational issue that people will be free from bad memories of the world in order to be happy in the paradise and enjoying it. Otherwise it would be considered as a painful paradise!  And God knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-30T13:48:46.700" LastActivityDate="2016-06-30T13:48:46.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24439" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-18T20:29:05.790" Score="2" ViewCount="140" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was leading the Isha prayer. I forgot the last raka and the people reminded me by saying 'Subhan Allah'. So, I got up and completed that raka and I did the taya.  When the taya was complete I did 2 sujood before Tasleem (Salam). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12743" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-05-23T10:34:24.700" LastActivityDate="2017-05-23T10:34:24.700" Title="How should I perform prostration of forgetfulness (sujuud al-sahw) when I forget one rak'a in prayers" Tags="|salat|sunnah|fiqh|prostration|sujud|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23071" CreationDate="2015-05-19T02:36:16.360" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is mentioned in Quran that everything in the universe has a purpose. So, why does Allah cover over 70% of the Earth with sea water that human beings can't consume unlike the fresh water that is helpful for humans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;That would be really bad. Yes, there would be more freshwater, but what about food sources. Humans lived from salt water fish for thousands of years, do you think that humanity would have reached the level it is in today if it was not for salt water? People have been making seawater drinkable at least as far back as the ancient Greeks. But when taken to the scale of cities, states and nations, purifying seawater has historically proven prohibitively expensive, especially when compared to tapping regional and local sources of freshwater. However, as advancing technology continues to drive costs down and freshwater continues to grow scarcer and more expensive, more cities are looking to seawater conversion as a way to meet this vital demand. One we have the technology we would have fresh water and the creatures of salt water, a win win, something that wouldn't have happened with fresh water.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another important reason mentioned already is traveling. Salt water makes commerce and travel possible, before the age of Airplanes (which is pretty new). Imagine the exploration that would have not been done if it was not for salt water.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The third and most important reason I can think of is pretty plain, salt. Without salt water we wouldn't have had salt. Now imagine a world without salt or its benefits.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Many other ecological reasons mentioned on this sister site: &lt;a href=&quot;https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/14947/what-if-the-seas-had-fresh-water-in-them&quot;&gt;https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/14947/what-if-the-seas-had-fresh-water-in-them&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.infoplease.com/cig/science-fair-projects/objects-float-better-salt-water-fresh-water.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.infoplease.com/cig/science-fair-projects/objects-float-better-salt-water-fresh-water.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/survival/wilderness/convert-salt-water.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/survival/wilderness/convert-salt-water.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:52:36.077" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T02:36:16.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24444" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-19T06:36:59.607" Score="3" ViewCount="113" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Shi'a view, all the verses of Qur'an have the inner truth represented by an Imam. I think one of those verses is the verse 4 of Zukhruf:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لوَ إِنَّهُ في‏ أُمِّ الْکِتابِ لَدَيْنا لَعَلِيٌّ حَکيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And it is with Us, in the Source Book, &lt;strong&gt;sublime and wise&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this ayah, who is &quot;لَعَلِيٌّ حَکيم / sublime and wise&quot;? Are there any Hadiths that elaborate on this point?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6629" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-05-20T22:35:55.520" LastActivityDate="2017-12-05T12:48:15.783" Title="Tafseer of &quot;لَعَلِيٌّ حَکيم / sublime and wise&quot; (Shia view)" Tags="|tafseer|shiism|surat-az-zukhruf|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24448" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7686" CreationDate="2015-05-19T10:55:23.123" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Combining Zuhr Asr doesn't mean that you pray 8 rakaat together in one go but it means that we finish 4 rakaat Zuhr first then we start 4 rakaat of Asr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims also combine the prayers on Hajj.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a relaxation given by the islam and prophet p.b.u.h. so why not avail it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12750" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T10:55:23.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24450" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-19T11:30:09.737" Score="0" ViewCount="1655" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have an assignment to submit tomorrow and my friend has finished his. Can I copy his or will I have to do it myself? I had heard it is Haram to copy in Islam in papers. But what is the ruling on assignment?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12586" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-02T00:38:03.170" LastActivityDate="2017-07-02T00:38:03.170" Title="Is it haram to copy my friend's assignment and submit it?" Tags="|halal-haram|school|cheating|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-05-20T09:28:01.533" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24451" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-19T14:39:05.007" Score="1" ViewCount="1034" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the longest time I struggled with Praying. I had difficulty with keeping wudu. Sometimes I could keep it sometimes I could not. I found it extremely stressful so i stopped praying for 2-4 years. Then later I read that if you struggle with keeping wudu you can just do it once and then pray. Since then I have prayed everyday. My question is do I have to make up the prayers i missed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12753" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T18:00:21.103" Title="Missed Prayer due to sometimes inability to keep wudu" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24452" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-19T16:45:23.253" Score="2" ViewCount="1494" Body="&lt;p&gt;My calculations suggest that I might be able to afford for my Hajj next year Insha'Allah. My mother has not performed Hajj yet therefore I do not want to go to Hajj without her. However, she cannot afford for her Hajj herself and I might not be able to afford two Hajj expenses by next year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I take loan for my mothers Hajj in this situation? If yes, is this considered bad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="436" LastActivityDate="2016-12-10T10:19:08.927" Title="Can I take loan for my mother's Hajj" Tags="|hajj|loan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24453" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-19T17:05:01.773" Score="8" ViewCount="5083" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came across the question &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/26771&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Working in banks in an Islamic country&lt;/a&gt;. According to my understanding of the answer by &lt;code&gt;Shaykh Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are doing haram if you are helping someone in anyway who is doing haram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could not ask this question to shaikh because of website's response&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We apologise for not reaceiving questions at this time, however, this&#xA;  is due to a backlog of questions we are experiencing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If my above statement is correct then what about below cases&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Governments borrow money from World Bank or other countries, which&#xA;is definitely interest based, to run various projects e.g. health,&#xA;education, welfare, highways, etc. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Governments keep their money in Central Banks, which lend money to&#xA;other banks or states or any other financial institutions and earns&#xA;interest on that money.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One of the source of income is Tax payed by citizens.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Government is involved in riba business by helping World Bank in earning riba and earning riba herself by lending money. I am helping government by paying taxes. &lt;strong&gt;Am i involved in riba-business?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I am a network engineer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;working in a company having riba-Bank as one of its client&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I go to a mall by a taxi/cab&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and purchase a t-shirt&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here is the riba-chain &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bank is involved in riba&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;my company is helping them to maintain their network so the company&#xA;is involved in riba&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;i am helping the company so i am involved in riba&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;taxi/cab driver helped me so s/he is involved in riba&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;shopkeeper helped me providing t-shirt or i purchased t-shirt by&#xA;riba-money so the shopkeeper is involved in riba too&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can one imagine when would this chain end!!&#xA;Is there anything which would left without riba!!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I actually couldn't get the meaning/context of help in &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not permissible for a Muslim to work in banks that deal with&#xA;  riba, because that involves helping them to engage in riba-based&#xA;  transactions in one way or another, by writing them down, witnessing&#xA;  them, guarding the bank, etc. Helping them in that manner is&#xA;  cooperating in sin and transgression, which Allaah forbade when He&#xA;  said (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“but do not help one another in sin and transgression”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3775" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T05:07:13.067" LastActivityDate="2021-01-05T20:13:20.403" Title="Is indirect help to a riba business haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|banking|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24454" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24451" CreationDate="2015-05-19T18:00:21.103" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you're not a woman, then the simple answer is &lt;strong&gt;Yes&lt;/strong&gt;, I guess no matter which school of thought you want answers from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think there will be a difference in opinions in between schools, cuz this matter is a matter of Fard (compulsory deeds to be performed no matter what).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're a woman, then you don't have to repeat the prayers (Salah) which you missed during menses. (But you need to repeat the fasts though which you missed during menses in case it is Ramdan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Helpful: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/13362/not-being-able-to-maintain-wudu-during-ramadan-for-taraweeh-prayer&quot;&gt;Not being able to maintain Wudu during Ramadan for Taraweeh prayer&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T18:00:21.103" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24455" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24450" CreationDate="2015-05-19T18:41:39.840" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Passing off someone else's work as your own is considered deceitful since your teachers expect that the work is done by yourself and it is marked with the same understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12755" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T18:41:39.840" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24452" CreationDate="2015-05-19T18:46:10.380" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If there is no interest or any types of fees or extra payments etc involved then it will be Qard Hasan which is permitted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically you will pay back exactly the same amount that you borrowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is interest involved then this is not allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there's any other types of payments involved such as &quot;admin fee&quot; or &quot;late payment fee&quot; etc then you need to wait for someone more qualified to answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12755" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T18:46:10.380" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24457" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-19T19:35:24.920" Score="1" ViewCount="3683" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamalaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My understanding of tahajjud is that it is the (nafal) prayer that is prayed after one sleeps and awakes for the purpose of prayer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They arise from [their] beds; they supplicate their Lord in fear and&#xA;  aspiration, and from what We have provided them, they spend. (32:16)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and it is also recommended to do this in the last third of the night, so before Fajr prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But recently with the summers timings her in UK it has become really difficult, as the isha prayer time starts at around 11:15 and the Fajr time starts at around 2:30, and this gap will further decrease as summer arrives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have found it very difficult to sleep for an hour after a full day of work and then wake up for tahajjud.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During such conditions can one pray tahajjud with isha? or not sleep at all and pray till fajr and then sleep?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some guidance on this would really be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11567" LastActivityDate="2019-05-27T10:31:42.543" Title="Praying Tahajjud in the summers. Can anyone give me some advice please" Tags="|salat|prayer-timings|tahajjud|nafl|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24457" CreationDate="2015-05-19T20:39:10.077" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle said to me, &quot;The most beloved fasting to Allah was the fasting of (the Prophet) David who used to fast on alternate days. &lt;strong&gt;And the most beloved prayer to Allah was the prayer of David who used to sleep for (the first) half of the night and pray for 1/3 of it and (again) sleep for a sixth of it.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (Source #631 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theonlyquran.com/hadith/Sahih-Bukhari/?chapter=55&amp;amp;hadith=628&amp;amp;pagesize=10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The essence of rising/awaking in the fear of Allah in the night to pray is what important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it is said, this sort of praying style is the most beloved, but that should not cost you at all in missing the prayer. Try your level best, to manage to make it possible to get up in the night, by taking short after noon naps, or not getting too tired in the day or something like that. If you couldn't manage to achieve the above, then may be your case could be exceptional i.e. of the people who live in those regions with little time frame of the night. Then remember,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope&lt;/strong&gt;. He gets reward for that (good) which he has earned, and he is punished for that (evil) which he has earned. &quot;Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error, our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on those before us (Jews and Christians); our Lord! Put not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Pardon us and grant us Forgiveness. Have mercy on us. You are our Maula (Patron, Suppor-ter and Protector, etc.) and give us victory over the disbelieving people. (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:286&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then I recommend you to lay great emphasize on the above invocation and ask forgiveness. But remember, what ever you do, it shouldn't cost you in missing the prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-05-19T20:39:10.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8349" CreationDate="2015-05-20T05:17:51.697" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My dear the Kundhe celebrated on 22 Rajab by Shias, which Sunni Muslims adopted to some extent. This fact has no references in Qur'an and Hadith. It is not celebrated because of any miracle or something. The fact of celebration is the death of Ameer Mawiya has made the Shia so happy that they wanted to celebrate and distribute sweets, but due to the fear of the kingdom, they celebrated the death behind closed doors. And still they do all this behind the doors, the announcements and invitations are not involved on this occasion, so this ritual has taken birth behind the doors and has been adopted by many without actual knowledge of Hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12758" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-07-19T09:39:14.990" LastActivityDate="2015-07-19T09:39:14.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24461" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24457" CreationDate="2015-05-20T05:32:20.683" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Depends on your personal scenario.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am assuming the following, may be i am wrong:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You are a male, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You pray Isha and Fajr at home, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You are a working person who need to earn his bread. You need to go to work at ~10:00&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Put your best emphasize on praying Isha, and Fajr at masjid / jamaat, if possible&lt;/strong&gt;. That is way more important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, in your timing situation, best solution seems to be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;tahajjud with isha&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Finishing Isha &amp;amp; get to sleep will be at minimum 11:45 pm. Then sleep till 2:00 gets you 2 hours of sleep. Depending on you, it may be very tough for you to get up that time. And, even more tough to get to sleep after Fajr due to this short nap, which make you suffer as sleep-deficient.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The timing, you mentioned, is best &amp;amp; most reward-worthy. But, may be not recommended for you. Stick with the basics first.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Praying tahajjud after giving a short break after Isha is still considered Tahajjud [there are more references. i'll add after finding it, inshALLAH]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The most appropriate way of offering Tahajjud (nightly vigil prayer)&#xA;  is to offer them after waking up from sleep. However scholars do agree&#xA;  that it is not an absolute requirement to first go to bed after Esha&#xA;  prayer. Hence it would be permissible to stay awake after Esha prayers&#xA;  and perform the Tahajjud prayers before going to bed. The timing for&#xA;  Tahajjud prayer is after Esha to just before the beginning time for&#xA;  Fajr. One can perform Tahajjud prayers anytime during this period.&#xA;  &quot;And in some parts of the night offer the salah (prayer) with it&#xA;  (reciting the verses of the Quran), as an additional prayer&#xA;  (Tahajjud)&quot; (Holy Quran 17:79)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;by:&#xA;  Shaykh Yusuf Badat, Imam of the Islamic Foundation of Toronto and Director of Mathabah institute&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://askaquestion.hadithoftheday.com/index.php?p=/discussion/23/tahajjud-witr-prayers/p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://askaquestion.hadithoftheday.com/index.php?p=/discussion/23/tahajjud-witr-prayers/p1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tahajjud is more about personal relationship with Allah ta'ala. Keep it easy first and &lt;strong&gt;then regular&lt;/strong&gt;, rather than make it feel pushed. Believe me, if you push yourself too much, you Nafs will push you back harder.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, make dua' for more ability. Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="874" LastEditorUserId="874" LastEditDate="2015-05-20T07:19:01.507" LastActivityDate="2015-05-20T07:19:01.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24463" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-20T05:56:45.263" Score="10" ViewCount="12428" Body="&lt;p&gt;How do I 100% know for sure that Islam is the truth? How can I be sure that the Islamic worldview - of what Islam says about this world and the afterlife - is true? Can I do better do then just &quot;have faith/iman&quot;? I do feel good after devotional acts of worship but it seems like I need more and these feelings are rather subjective. Is there more than just arguments about the Qur’an (hasn't changed in 1400 years, written in an Arabic that cannot be replicated, scientific argument interpreted to be true)? I am tired of rational arguments as rationality can only come so far, is so malleable, and will not give you a deep sense of spiritual certainty - only logical implications from certain arguments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do I make sure that I am not rationalizing to myself that Islam is the true religion, but rather come to a point where I know it is? Because if you want something to be true - then you will rationalize to yourself until you convince yourself that it is true. If you are Christian, then you will rationalize the world through a Christian lens and believe your worldview is the ultimate truth and that Jesus will save you. Likewise in the case of Islam, or any other belief system. I want to be a good Muslim but I need a deeper level of conviction in order to survive in this world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12760" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-06T08:15:02.643" LastActivityDate="2015-10-28T11:59:31.050" Title="What is the proof that Islam is THE truth? How can I have 100% certainty?" Tags="|quran|salat|sunni|allah|religion|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24464" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-20T08:54:54.313" Score="5" ViewCount="5462" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per Islam, What are elements of Soul or What is soul made of? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(If we split Body and Soul to seperately then what are elements of soul?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12714" LastActivityDate="2018-06-07T08:30:18.310" Title="What is soul made of; as per Islam?" Tags="|soul|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24468" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-20T16:52:53.623" Score="0" ViewCount="781" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the proper usage of the Takbir?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allahu Akbar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah Hu Akbar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="anon" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T10:34:58.390" LastActivityDate="2017-10-23T11:03:34.657" Title="What is the proper usage of the Takbir?" Tags="|arabic|takbir|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24469" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-20T18:28:00.053" Score="4" ViewCount="4627" Body="&lt;p&gt;To verify the hadith one have to verify isnad. My question is how to check Isnad? mean to say is there any early book of Islam (Authentic) in which the series of connection between narrator are written? How we know that Imam bukhari's father was taught by Imam malik and Imam Malik &amp;amp; Imam Abu Hanifa was taught by Imam Jaffar us Sadiq? or Hazrat Abu Baker (r.a) or Hazrat Usman (r.a) or Hazrat Abu Hurarah was companion of Prophet Muhammad (P.U.B.H)? Please don't get me wrong I am a Muslim but I am really confused that how the scholar of hadith even now a days can analyze the connection between Isnad? Please clarify with reference to the History books written during the golden era of Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12765" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T11:58:59.977" LastActivityDate="2019-03-07T15:31:01.083" Title="How can one check isnad?" Tags="|hadith|history|uloom-al-hadith|ilm-ar-rijal|isnad|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24468" CreationDate="2015-05-20T20:53:01.617" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First one is the right one, as made clear from Arabic&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allāhu Akbar (الله أكبر)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sound of &quot;h&quot; is just once, not twice&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T15:23:16.440" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T15:23:16.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9460" CreationDate="2015-05-20T21:14:00.747" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Momin pays zakaat for purify his/her wealth Prophet Muhammad pbuh never earned impure wealth hence Nabi pbuh didn't need to pay zakaat. There is law in sharia that one can not give zakaat to his family or slave and each n every ummati is slave of Prophet Muhammad pbuh hope u got the answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12766" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-01T11:47:21.173" LastActivityDate="2016-02-01T11:47:21.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24473" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-05-20T22:36:18.883" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-05-20T22:36:18.883" LastActivityDate="2015-05-20T22:36:18.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24474" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-05-20T22:36:18.883" Score="0" Body="Surat az-Zukhruf is the 43d surah of the Qur'an." OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-05-20T22:36:18.883" LastActivityDate="2015-05-20T22:36:18.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7269" CreationDate="2015-05-21T12:54:44.343" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its based on the fact that each individual is not possibly able on his own to take decision on the matters of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because then that will get him closer to iblees. As iblees is the one who made first self opinion on dheen. (that he is better than Adam (a.s) coz, he is made of fire, and Adam (a.s) is made of mud)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, basically according to what the Imams of past who did the thafseer of Quran said, &quot;It is obligatory to find a Sheikh and live under his ruling&quot;, only that we must Ask Allah to show us a True Sheikh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A sheikh is one who has a sheikh, and so he has a sheikh....and the chain goes and reaches Sahabath, and thus Prophet Muhammed (s.a), Allah. As Allah is the Sheikh of Prophet (s.a).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately the modern organisation-based Islam has deviated from the traditional Islam. As they speak much less of this to Every Individual muslims Wonder!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12770" LastActivityDate="2015-05-21T12:54:44.343" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24480" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-21T14:23:18.960" Score="2" ViewCount="1114" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that after qiyamah the whole world will be destroyed and there will be nothing left but allah and after the day of judgment true Muslim believers and worshippers will go to heaven and the bad will go to hell but what will happen after that, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;will Allah create another world.. just like he created this world?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12771" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2015-05-23T05:50:22.480" LastActivityDate="2015-06-22T05:53:46.417" Title="will there be another world after this" Tags="|allah|creation|eschatology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24485" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24464" CreationDate="2015-05-21T15:47:28.127" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically, if you ask what are the elements of the taste &quot;sweet&quot; when you eat sugarcane, nobody can answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, here, even beyond answering, the point is to have the experience...:)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Islam has always and will always have the BEST understanding of soul. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to understand that, we need to find and understand &quot;the people who are guided&quot;, as they too had searched and lived with &quot;the guided people&quot; of previous generation. (as mentioned from Surah Al-Fathihah : 7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as the chain goes, it reaches, Prophet Muhammed (s.a).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is the essence of the Real and Traditional Islam.!&#xA;The Islam that not even the biggest Black Magician nor the so-called Astral-Master-Jews-and-rest could defeat !...:)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12770" LastEditorUserId="12770" LastEditDate="2015-05-21T18:22:39.953" LastActivityDate="2015-05-21T18:22:39.953" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24486" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14436" CreationDate="2015-05-21T16:01:39.653" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;jins are essentially aliens because they can see us, we cant see them, they can travel faster then fastest (because a jin transported throne of sulaiman allaihis salam over a great distance in a period that is described in quran as shorter than the speed of blink of eye). jins can go outside earth they are not dependent on oxygen (smokeless flame means literally no combustion = no byproduct). They can materialise into humans and animals. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;what more charechteristics of aliens do you want to see(from fiction or something sci-fi). I'm sorry but we already know them and a lot of there charechteristics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Quran was revealed 1400 years ago, a verse also related to jins stated them having families, tribes and even horses (perhaps jin horse) as means of transportation, same as we humans had that time (but the horse we can see), if we have evolved this much, planes rockets and such, I see no harm in assuming that they have something similar more or less.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also from Surah Nas : the last three verses make it clear that jin have the ability to affect our subconcious mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are all the things that I think an advanced life form may have. Afterall iblis also had ego over his being a higher life form than us humans&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastActivityDate="2015-05-21T16:01:39.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24491" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24480" CreationDate="2015-05-21T18:18:31.763" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There cannot be such a creation as Allah promises an eternal life in the here after.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yeah it sounds not enough for the person who has not experienced any truth. But the reality is, the rest is an eternal life. Allah has offered us eternal Life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And brother, as u said, its not only about going to heaven or hell, but the main part is about being with and seeing Allah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because even in heaven there would be people who got there by the intention of enjoying the paradise alone. They may not see Allah! only few see Allah. They are called Mu'mins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And seeing Allah is the Best joy of All. Its not just a word. Seriously, it IS the BEST ENJOYMENT ANYBODY can ever get....meaning, the enjoyment is beyond our imagination! And iam not blundering (if u r hearing this for first time). :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12770" LastActivityDate="2015-05-21T18:18:31.763" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24463" CreationDate="2015-05-21T18:29:57.037" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam understands there should be some proof. So the Holly quran presents many reasoning and encourages people to think about them. This is islams main approch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Holy quran talking about many scientific subjects in a special way, so if these scientific subjucts were founded and proofed then you can understand the meaning of Verse, if not you will not be confused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even more Islam made some predicts: like When Persia defeated Roman empire, The holy quran predicted that Roman empire will defeat Persians in coming few years. Just Check that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: Holy quran Declared a challenge: &quot;AND IF YOU ARE IN DOUBT ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE SENT DOWN UPON OUR SERVANT [MUHAMMAD], THEN PRODUCE A SURAH THE LIKE THEREOF AND CALL UPON YOUR WITNESS OTHER THAN ALLAH, IF YOU SHOULD BE TRUTHFUL&quot;2:23&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12774" LastEditorUserId="12774" LastEditDate="2015-05-21T21:27:01.047" LastActivityDate="2015-05-21T21:27:01.047" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9162" CreationDate="2015-05-21T18:37:18.477" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As laila said, getting a Sheikh is the only way of learning sufism. Because it is the same thing that happened in between Prophet (s.a) and His sahabath. The Prophet passed down &lt;em&gt;thouheed&lt;/em&gt; to the sahabas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All you can do to confirm its authenticity is to pray to Allah to show the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All who reach in the trust sufi orders (which passes down thouheed), must have prayed to Allah sincerely with utmost love and respect, to show the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12770" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-06-10T12:45:05.630" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T12:45:05.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24494" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24469" CreationDate="2015-05-21T18:54:21.310" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As much as I know (I am just regular moslem), muslem scholars made a branch of knowledge named Elmorrejal (knowledge of men). They collected any info about the narrators and writers and gathered them in books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is on of amazing aspect of islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12774" LastActivityDate="2015-05-21T18:54:21.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24495" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-21T19:13:44.533" Score="9" ViewCount="9387" Body="&lt;p&gt;As-Salaumu Alaykum!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide proof from Al-Qur'an and/or saheeh hadith which support Zuhr and Asr prayers are to be prayed silently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two proofs that suggest that Muslims should read Zuhr, Asr and all other mandatory prayers in a audible range&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;1. Allah suggest that prayer be read in a moderate tone in [17:110]&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, ‘Invoke “Allah” or invoke “the All-beneficent.” Whichever [of His Names] you may invoke, to Him belong the Best Names.’ &lt;strong&gt;Be neither loud in your prayer, nor murmur it, but follow a middle course between these.&lt;/strong&gt; [Al-Qur'an, Surah 17:110 ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence Muslims are directly instructed by ALLAH Subhana Wa Talla to read their prayers in a moderate audible tone ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that Al-Qur'an prevails everything, while Sunnah clarifies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;2. [Sahih al-Bukhari #762]  impiles that Prophet Mohamed (saw) recitation in Zuhr and Asr was audible&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated by Abdullah bin Abi Qatada that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My father said, &amp;quot;The Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite Al-Fatiha along with another Sura in the first two rakat of the Zuhr and the `Asr prayers and at times a verse or so was audible to us.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari #762&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have found NO RELIABLE HADITH which instructs Muslim to read Zuhur or Asr - silently. In fact contradicting ALLAH in 17:110 - would be a deviation from faith. So I kindly ask to provide dalil, proof, references to Al-Qur'an and/or reliable hadith on the basis of which Zuhur and Asr are conducted without audible recitation of Al-Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12773" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2022-11-30T14:15:21.127" LastActivityDate="2022-11-30T14:15:21.127" Title="Why do some Muslim pray Zuhur/Asr silently while Allah in [Al-Quran:17:110] says to pray in a moderate tone?" Tags="|hadith|salat|tafseer|sahih-bukhari|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24496" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8149" CreationDate="2015-05-21T19:46:15.913" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is Satan inherently evil?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's define evil...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Evil: immoral, cruel, or very unpleasant (Cambridge Dictionary)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Evil: something that is very bad and harmful (Cambridge Dictionary)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the 2nd definition is good in regards to Mr. Satan. Not, pretty much the 1st one. It is man who fulfills the 1st definition under the influence of Mr. Satan possessing the 2nd definition. So, it depends on how you define evil. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's define inherent...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;inherent: existing as a natural or basic part of something (Cambridge Dictionary)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in his basic form, Mr. Satan (a general name given to the descendants of Iblis i.e. the main Villain at the time of Adam (pbuh)) belongs to the class of Jinn, who by their very basic nature are given free will. Hence, by misusing the free will, Mr. Iblis and his descendants chose to be evil i.e. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;by deceiving people&lt;/a&gt;, and God &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;let that be&lt;/a&gt; because Mr. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Iblis requested&lt;/a&gt; so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;is he simply fulfilling the role that God gave him to attempt to lead people astray so that they can have the accomplishment of overcoming him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/32/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the word of God took effect&lt;/a&gt;, all God is telling us is.... &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/35/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;to stay away from the bad guy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-05-21T19:46:15.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8151" CreationDate="2015-05-21T21:05:09.977" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Everybody sins from time to time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes. to some extent at least. OK. Let's assume so. (Note: Shia's consider the infallible people whom they consider so are free from sin, so let's talk about people who are not those).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When we discover that we have sinned&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yeah, you mean realize that you did something wrong, yes then,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;is there any way to make up for having committed that sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Of Course Yes.&lt;/strong&gt; Verily, &lt;strong&gt;God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful&lt;/strong&gt;. Islam is nothing but submitting to God/ way of God. It is the basic definition. All you need to do is just follow that perfectly and &lt;i&gt;probably better than before.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;how do we make up for having committed that sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;OK. I would love to elaborate more about the definition. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Submitting to God, means remember him as much as you can in the best way you can, in the best way which the Prophet (pbuh) recommended one can.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Submitting oneself in the way of God, is nothing but doing good deeds. By good deeds, I mean, &lt;strong&gt;love your brother as your own&lt;/strong&gt;. If you're behaving with a person in some way, just imagine yourself in that place. Would it be right the way you're behaving with that person if that person were you? If yes, then it is a good deed. Otherwise, it is a bad deed. Simple. Well.... we can't trust ourselves always in deciding right, so it is better/recommended that we refer the manual as prescribed by God and the Prophet (pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above are basic things repeated in the entire Qur'an so many times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verily, those who believe and do righteous good deeds, they are the best of creatures. (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/98/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;98:7&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, your motto should be to try to become one of the best of the creatures in front of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is the final result from this repentence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hmmm.... This thing, I can only answer in &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/66/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;maybes...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; There are different ways within those above 2 general rules and methods which are highly preferred (which are preferentially prescribed by God and Prophet (pbuh) e.g Like the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ahadith.co.uk/permalink-hadith-7254&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;one&lt;/a&gt; others have pointed). But remember, what ever you do, if you want to expect forgiveness from God, conditions are that you strictly try to become one of the best creatures, and by that I mean, do not repeat or perform any of the deeds that could make you a &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/98/5-6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;bad creature&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it as if the sin never occurred?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, I think our &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/99/7-8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;records will be preserved perfectly, unbiased&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it turned into a good thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/25/70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yes&lt;/a&gt;. But *&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/25/64-76&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;conditions&lt;/a&gt; apply.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it simply that we are forgiven?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yes, but according to God's wish&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;In case if you want to read more in detail about what is the stance of repentance in Islam, you can do so &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repentance_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-05-21T21:05:09.977" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24268" CreationDate="2015-05-22T00:26:42.353" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah!&#xA;2 notes, I maybe wrong though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If someone asks you do you exist or not? Do you need any sort of explanation? No!&#xA;You know you do exist...if I speak to you for 3 days and nights that you don't exist... you still won't doubt your existence... Yet in the same way we don't truly know about how we exist...how we were created exactly...somethings we وجدان and whatever that comes after it and make us assured. Yet again we may have questions about how and why...about the details...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Since we do have questions and obviously people go in different directions... sometimes for the same issue people choose very similar paths sometimes people choose very opposite paths...which one is right? How can we be sure or at least feel more assured that we are on the right path... that we are on the الصراط المستقیم?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer that I know is: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seek constant guidance from Allah and the Prophet and his family... If not then Satan could/might/will deviate you from the righteous path as he has done to many!... Satan is still out there...then where is Allah's messenger out there to protect us!? Hasn't God always sent his messengers to humans? What for now? How can we protected for these questions or maybe doubts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I may have gone to speak on a tangent subject, but I think it’s related....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9329" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T10:31:56.323" LastActivityDate="2015-12-06T10:31:56.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24501" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-22T01:09:42.670" Score="4" ViewCount="1880" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I used to pray I had a hard time pronouncing the words in my head, so in order to help me during Tashahud, I would rock back and forth because it made it easier to get the words out. I am trying to stop that now, but do you know if this invalidates the prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12753" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T09:14:17.077" LastActivityDate="2017-06-27T09:14:17.077" Title="Does rocking back and forth during Tashahud invalidate the prayer?" Tags="|salat|tashahhud|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24502" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-22T03:02:57.437" Score="0" ViewCount="2038" Body="&lt;p&gt;I’m hearing a lot of Quthubuzzaman these days.&#xA;Can anyone please tell me what his speciality is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also heard people like Imam Shafi (r.a), Muhiyudheen Sheikh (r.a), etc were Quthubuzzamans of their time...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone please explain clearly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12770" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T05:17:48.460" LastActivityDate="2015-09-14T07:06:22.487" Title="Who is Quthubuzzaman?" Tags="|dawah|sufism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24503" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8164" CreationDate="2015-05-22T04:55:14.620" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Suppose someone really truly wants to believe in Allah, but is simply unable to. Even after much trying and learning, he still is simply unable to believe in God. Would that person be considered a heretic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's define heretic..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Heretic: a belief which is against the principles of a particular religion (Cambridge Dictionary)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes&lt;/strong&gt;, because the fundamental notion of Islam is that you believe that there is something called 'God', who &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/131&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;created &lt;i&gt;you and Mars&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/59/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;what ever you could see with your eyes and what ever you couldn't see with your eyes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is there anything that he can do to not be a heretic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The concept of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predestination_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;free will&lt;/a&gt; comes into the picture. &lt;strong&gt;#e.g.&lt;/strong&gt; I think this case is analogous to a believer who isn't very much strong in his faith about Allah and after life, wishing to offer Salah (prayers), but couldn't no matter how hard he tried, he is just unable to. We say that, &lt;strong&gt;he is not being guided by God.&lt;/strong&gt; And &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/272&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;God guides as he wishes&lt;/a&gt;, to whom ever he wishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem of Atheism is there not only in this era, but from back in the past, e.g. Pharaoh of the time of Moses (pbuh). The people of their era do not get convinced that there is something called God, because either they're too proud or they think they've unraveled the science of creation and existence, which makes them believe everything existed on its own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Iman / faith about God has to be created in his heart to cross the line of your case's person to believing in God. Your case, is quite contrary, and as I said is analogous to that e.g. #e.g. which I gave. In both the cases, they think they have faith, but they don't completely have it or they don't have it to the level it is required for their task to get completed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is impossible to happen, that a person is requesting God with whole heartedly to guide him, and yet, God is not guiding. If he would've asked God sincerely, then surely God would've guided. Again, as I said, this is a very complicated issue in Islam, the free will thing. Always, people from different sects, have varied opinions on this matter. Again...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is there anything that he can do to not be a heretic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To have faith in God, first of all &lt;strong&gt;he must try&lt;/strong&gt;. And in this case, &lt;strong&gt;he is actually not trying&lt;/strong&gt;, but he thinks he is trying. He first, has to believe i.e. cross the boundary and then ask God to guide him, then God might guide him. I hope the two comments (#&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8164/is-someone-who-is-unable-to-believe-in-allah-a-heretic#comment16173_8164&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; #&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8164/is-someone-who-is-unable-to-believe-in-allah-a-heretic#comment16513_8164&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;) below your question support my point of contradiction. Until he actually tries, no matter how hard he tries, it is almost impossible to believe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2015-05-22T04:55:14.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14437" CreationDate="2015-05-22T07:20:02.950" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This question is too broad&lt;/strong&gt;. Because you're a Jew, your question is mostly about Jews, I would prefer to restrict this answer in terms of Muslim-Jew relationships, and not talk &quot;in general&quot;. (So, this answer will not talk about Non Muslims in general and only mostly about the 'people of the scripture' especially Jews if possible. Or in other sense, Jews still follow &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/24296/11938&quot;&gt;most of the laws&lt;/a&gt; which were enjoined upon them)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;what is the level of obligation for non-Muslims (according to Islam) to follow the laws of Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I kinda think, you're trying to make sure you will be safe, in the after life, even with respect to the so called 'Islam' which people are talking about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Within Judaism, it is not considered necessary for all non-Jews to convert to Judaism&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Within Islam, it is highly preferred that people completely &lt;strong&gt;submit&lt;/strong&gt; (become Muslims or enjoin Islam) themselves to God/way of God as did the Prophets (peace be upon them) of the past, like David, Abraham, Moses, Jesus etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Consequently, non-Jews do not have to follow all 613 of the laws in the Torah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two things. 1) Behavior with God 2) Behavior with followers of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since, Jews are expected to submit themselves to God / way of God (fulfilling the 1) Behavior with God), God gave an option to them, i.e. &quot;either follow/abide by the Book which was given to you perfectly&quot; or &quot;follow/abide by the Book which is given to the new prophet in which the laws are mostly varied to the minute extent possible or abrogated as deemed necessary&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But how do they come to you for decision while they have the Taurat (Torah), in which is the (plain) Decision of Allah; yet even after that, they turn away. For they are not (really) believers. (Qur'an 5:43)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/41-53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;context&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the Christians it is said in this way...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Let the people of the Injeel (Gospel) judge by what Allah has revealed therein. And whosoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed (then) such (people) are the Fasiqun (Qur'an 5:47)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the fundamental requirement of oneself submitting (becoming a Muslim) to God, he is expected to obey God (which could constitute a part of 1) Behavior with God and mostly 2) Behavior with followers of God). That he can do by acting upon what God has commanded him to do, &lt;strong&gt;no matter what his religion is&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2015-05-22T07:20:02.950" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14998" CreationDate="2015-05-22T19:12:52.550" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hypocrisy as a definition means saying one thing and doing another. It does not mean not believing in Allah. You can be a hypocrite and still believe in Allah and you can be a hypocrite and not believe in Allah (like some during the time of the prophet PBUH). It was narrated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The signs of the hypocrite are three: when he speaks he lies, when he promises he breaks his promise and when he is entrusted he betrays the trust.&quot; (Bukhari and Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This clearly shows us that you can be a Muslim and a hypocrite. Being a hypocrite does not automatically remove you from being a Muslim as we all know there were many Sahaba that were hypocrite yet still believed in Allah (like those mentioned in the Quran who made up excuses to avoid going to Jihad):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And those who made excuses from the Bedouins came (to you, O Prophet) asking your permission to exempt them (from the battle), and those who had lied to Allah and His Messenger sat at home (without asking the permission for it); a painful torment will seize those of them who disbelieve” [al-Taubah 9:90] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some scholars who break Nifaq (Hypocrisy) into 2 sections (Greater, which does with disbelieve and lower which deals with the above mentioned Hadith), a distinction never made by the Prophet PBUH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-05-22T19:12:52.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4228" CreationDate="2015-05-22T19:37:46.713" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The prophet PBUH used to frequently visit the graves. He additionally used to made Duaa for them on said graves saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Al-salaamu ‘alaykum ahl al-diyaar min al-mu’mineen wa’l-Muslimeen, wa inna in sha Allaah bikum laahiqoon, nas’al Allaaha lana wa lakum al-‘aafiyah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Peace be upon you, O people of the dwellings, believers and Muslims. If Allaah wills we will join you. We ask Allaah to grant us and you safety)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reading Quran on the graves was never reported by the Prophet nor his Companions. This doesn't mean it is forbidden, at most it would be a biddah (innovations). If doing this will make your friend feel better as a way of a coping mechanism, I don't see the harm in doing so. There are many Biddah in Islam, IMO if it does not interfere with the creed and does not hurt anyone, go for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anything, at minimum your friend will get rewards for reading Quran for 40 days, I do not know but I doubt your friend reads that much Quran (I know I don't) normally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-05-22T19:37:46.713" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24511" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24501" CreationDate="2015-05-23T07:17:47.617" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Excessive movement, which is not part of Salah will nullify Salah except for making necessary movements when needed such as: wiping the nose, scratching, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But for the Rocking back and forth during Tashahud which is inadvertently and not for changing the shape of Salah, it is better not to do. Actually it does not invalidate Salah but would reduce Oblation of Salah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In principle, words of Salah should be said while the body is resident. So, expression of tashahud should be while the body gets resident after sujdah (prostration).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tauzeeh-Ul-Masails, part of Salah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-15T05:19:03.943" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T05:19:03.943" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24514" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-23T16:23:47.343" Score="1" ViewCount="10957" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is that can one recite Durood while impure? Or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salawat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Salawats&lt;/a&gt;? Is there any hadith or Ayah (verse) regarding that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12586" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-02T00:36:54.680" LastActivityDate="2017-07-02T00:36:54.680" Title="Can we recite Durood while impure?" Tags="|taharah|salawat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24515" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-05-23T19:07:14.560" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This tag is for seeking explanations about existing fatawa. Valid use-cases of this tag would include&amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;hellip;explaining a complex fatwa in simpler terms,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;hellip;understanding how to interpret and apply a fatwa under particular circumstances (see also: &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/practical-islam&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;practical-islam&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;practical-islam&lt;/a&gt;),&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;hellip;understanding a fatwa in the light of apparently-conflicting evidence.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt;, however, for debating whether the fatwa is &quot;right&quot; or &quot;wrong&quot; (see: &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.islam.stackexchange.com/q/1255/22&quot;&gt;Islam—Stack Exchange is not for debates or apologetics&lt;/a&gt;). For the purposes of this tag, all answers should accept the methodology used in the fatwa, rather than attempt to present alternative viewpoints.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also relevant meta discussion: &lt;a href=&quot;http://meta.islam.stackexchange.com/q/1601/22&quot;&gt;What makes a good [fatwa-explanation] question?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-05-23T19:07:14.560" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T19:07:14.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24516" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-05-23T19:07:14.560" Score="0" Body="Seeking explanations and interpretations of an existing fatwa" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-05-23T19:07:14.560" LastActivityDate="2015-05-23T19:07:14.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24517" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-23T20:52:26.470" Score="3" ViewCount="12784" Body="&lt;p&gt;I started learning &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_%28illusion%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;magic tricks&lt;/a&gt; lately. Nothing with bad spirits and the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_%28paranormal%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;paranormal&lt;/a&gt;, only sleight of hand and the like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Few months ago, some people told me that it is wrong and others said as long as you are not trying to convince others that you're doing something with your own powers then it's not bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I always tell people that these are only tricks and anybody can do these.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would really want to know if performing tricks is impermissible in Islam? And if it isn't, what are the things that I should refrain from while doing them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8367" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-05-23T21:57:13.430" LastActivityDate="2021-06-11T11:34:42.537" Title="Is performing and learning magic tricks a sin?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24444" CreationDate="2015-05-24T07:44:01.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to my translation in Persian (by Seyed MohammadReza Safavi and with the basis of Al-Mizan Tafsir) the subject isn't anyone but it refers only to the Qur'an itself and it's only about the gratest of Qur'an and its concepts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12788" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-18T10:10:16.177" LastActivityDate="2017-09-18T10:10:16.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24463" CreationDate="2015-05-24T09:44:50.000" Score="5" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;From the viewpoint of Islam, fundamental beliefs i.e Believing in Allah, His oneness, Necessity of sending Prophets and The Day of Resurrection, have to be attained through personal research.(needless to say that Quran &lt;strong&gt;by itself&lt;/strong&gt; cannot prove the Existence and Oneness of Allah because it is a kind of circular reasoning)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Faith before knowledge is logically meaningless. There is a Hadith from Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) saying: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;واعلم أن أول عبادة الله المعرفة Know that the first of worship of Allah is Ma'rifa (Knowledge)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You have to search for the truth t&lt;strong&gt;o the best of your ability&lt;/strong&gt;. However, if you failed to find it in spite of &lt;strong&gt;trying your best&lt;/strong&gt;, you will not be held accountable in the hereafter Because of this verse:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;لا یُکَلِّفُ اللهُ نَفسَاً ِالَّا وُسعَهََا&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Allah dose not task any soul beyond its capacity&lt;/strong&gt;(2:286)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Philosophically speaking, There exist a &quot;reality&quot; and this &quot;reality&quot; can be perceived. So when there is a contradiction between two statements, one of them is definitely wrong. As a result, if a religion says that there exist more than One God and another religion says that there exists only One God, we can simply make sure that in terms of the first fundamental belief, one of them is &lt;strong&gt;TRUE&lt;/strong&gt; and the other is &lt;strong&gt;WRONG&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Facts in Humanitarian sciences are like &lt;strong&gt;numerical order&lt;/strong&gt; i.e the fact &quot;A&quot; can only be perceived when it is defined in its right place. Let me give you an example: Number &quot;3&quot; can be &quot;3&quot; &lt;strong&gt;only if&lt;/strong&gt; it comes after &quot;2&quot; and before &quot;4&quot;. Otherwise it is not number &quot;3&quot;. Although, you are capable of putting &quot;3&quot; between &quot;6&quot; and &quot;8&quot; , it is not the real Number &quot;3&quot; but rather Number &quot;7&quot;. Number &quot;3&quot; can only be defined when it comes after &quot;2&quot; and before &quot;4&quot;. Islamic Teachings are like numbers. Before comprehending the fundamentals, we cannot understand the true definition of &quot;prayers&quot;, &quot;fasting&quot;, &quot;Hijab&quot; etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, If you start your journey from the very beginning and proceed step by step, you will gradually get a grasp of what you are looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;6&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When it is proven based on rational reasoning that Allah is All-Sufficient which means He is in need of nothing, those religions holding any beliefs contradicting this verdict, cannot be TRUE religions. For instance, Christianity believes that Jesus is the Son of God. Giving birth to a creature means that birth-giver is composed of parts -as we can see in the process of conception (pregnancy) - and anything comprising parts is in need of its parts, &lt;strong&gt;While&lt;/strong&gt; we proved that Allah is in need of nothing!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12785" LastEditorUserId="12785" LastEditDate="2015-05-24T10:01:22.797" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T10:01:22.797" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24521" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-24T11:14:04.090" Score="0" ViewCount="1481" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the viewpoint of Sunni, Is Masturbation Haram? What if a person is entangled in a tough situation in which he is surrounded by multiple kinds of sexual attraction and not capable of getting married? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12785" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:19:03.567" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:19:03.567" Title="Is masturbation Haram?" Tags="|fiqh|sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-06-06T17:00:12.383" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24523" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24521" CreationDate="2015-05-24T11:45:45.080" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;out of sunni imams, 3 of them consider it haram completely, except imam ibn hanbal, who says that it is indeed haram, but except those condition, where it can save you from illegal sexual intercourse. Like in a situation, where you have to masturbate or have sex, then you can choose the lesser of evil (masturbate) to save yourself from major sin of adultery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;more details can be found here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/329&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/329&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T11:45:45.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24526" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-24T17:00:29.023" Score="0" ViewCount="326" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am very much honorable to a mathematician who is a non-Muslim. Recently, he died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I say إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I pray for him to Allah (سبحانه و تعالى) like we pray when a Muslim dies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2827" LastEditorUserId="4808" LastEditDate="2015-05-25T07:25:17.793" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T07:25:17.793" Title="Pray for a non-Muslim when he/she dies" Tags="|non-muslim|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24526" CreationDate="2015-05-24T17:51:08.230" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to a fatwa of scholars, you can say &quot;إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ ?&quot; because it's not a prayer. It is said, on every occasion, when we are faced with any trouble or calamity. But just keep it to &quot;إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ ?&quot;, not more. Or you cannot pray for him or end any blessing to him, as it's prohibited in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rest, you can get details on &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamhelpline.net/node/7768&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Can one say inna lillahe…at the death of a disbeliever?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastEditorUserId="4808" LastEditDate="2015-05-25T07:24:24.453" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T07:24:24.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24529" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-24T18:32:25.323" Score="1" ViewCount="245" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can I sell my themes (used in websites) online?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am confused, because it can be used for bad websites like movies, music, porn, etc. and can also be used for good things. Someone said to me that it not a sin to sell it if you don't know what the purchaser is going to do with it then we should ask every user that why he or she is purchasing my themes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12795" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:18:50.997" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:18:50.997" Title="About selling things online" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|internet|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24529" CreationDate="2015-05-24T20:12:55.173" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The themes are general parts of almost every website. So if you sell them and anyone mis-use them, there is no sin on you for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take the example of a knife maker. Some people use a knife to kill; does that mean knife making is a sin? And should not be made at all? Of course not. So you can sell those themses without any worries to think that they could be a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastEditorUserId="4808" LastEditDate="2015-05-25T07:26:34.237" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T07:26:34.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24533" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24517" CreationDate="2015-05-24T20:38:12.440" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a delicate subject. The majority of scholars say that illusions (what you are asking about) is also part of the overall Magic &lt;code&gt;سحر&lt;/code&gt; not allowed in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, take for instance what Allah says in the Quran about Musa when he faced the Pharaoh's magicians:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And throw that which is in your right hand! It will swallow up that which they have made. That which they have made is only a magician’s trick, and the magician will never be successful, to whatever amount (of skill) he may attain.’ [Ta-Ha 20:65-69] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those magician's made the illusion that their sticks turned into snakes, which when Musa dropped his stick and it ate them all they believed in Allah since it is beyond the possibilities of illusions they know is possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Deception is also another important factor that caused Shiekhs like Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid say it is the same as Magic, in the end it takes your money to show you misleading logic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The people who say this illusion is OK, are not many but their claim comes with valid points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Illusions are just optical illusions and does not involve black magic/bewitching, which happened during the Musa event:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He [Moosa] said: ‘Throw you (first).’ So when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck terror into them, and they displayed a great magic [al-A’raaf 7:116] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Another reason is the fact that this is something anyone can learn without having to become a disbeliever.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, I advise you to stay away from it, Even if it is no Haram, it is borderline which is always best to leave such things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/160820&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/160820&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicboard.com/discover-islam/134313252-haraam-muslim-magician.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamicboard.com/discover-islam/134313252-haraam-muslim-magician.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-05-24T23:40:12.520" LastActivityDate="2015-05-24T23:40:12.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24535" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-25T09:05:43.403" Score="1" ViewCount="1371" Body="&lt;p&gt;We are living in 21st century, my question is, is Islamic calendar came after the invention of English calendar? As Islamic year going on is 1436(I don’t know exactly) and English year going on is 2015?? Please help, I'm debating on this with many people. Thanks in Advance&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12798" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-17T08:18:10.043" LastActivityDate="2015-09-17T08:18:10.043" Title="Hijri vs English Calendar. How old is Islam?" Tags="|source-identification|history|islamic-philosophy|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24536" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-25T09:31:26.047" Score="6" ViewCount="271" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the minimum conditions by which one is considered a Muslim from the viewpoint of Wahhabism? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12785" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-29T09:36:34.787" LastActivityDate="2017-05-13T00:44:26.783" Title="In Wahhabism who is called a Muslim?" Tags="|salafi|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24535" CreationDate="2015-05-25T10:23:16.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Islamic calendar counts years from the hijra of the Prophet in the year 622 of the Common Era. However, the counting of years according to the hijra era was actually introduced by the second caliph, Umar, according to some in the year 17 of the hijra, according to others one year earlier or later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is actually no such thing as the “English calendar”. The “Common” or “Christian” era has as its epoch the year 1, which Christian scholars used to think (probably wrongly) was the year in which Jesus was born. This system of dating is attested since the 5th century CE, and is first used systematically by the Venerable Bede in the early 8th century CE. In this sense it can probably be argued that the Islamic era is older than the Common/Christian era.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The standard reference work: &lt;a href=&quot;http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-2/tarikh-COM_1184&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-2/tarikh-COM_1184&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastEditorUserId="8052" LastEditDate="2015-05-25T10:29:26.523" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T10:29:26.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24540" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-25T16:43:26.093" Score="2" ViewCount="813" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today my friends asked me if I could say &quot;I swear in God I will say the truth&quot; so said that. Then they asked me a question.  However, if I answered this question a lot of my friends will be in trouble, so I answered the question except a small part, which was a lie to prevent problems. I need to know if I have done a sin and if so, what do I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12791" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-18T06:26:41.300" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T06:26:41.300" Title="I told a small lie to prevent trouble after swearing to God I would tell the truth; is it a sin and what do I do?" Tags="|oaths|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17293" CreationDate="2015-05-25T17:16:28.543" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically, You can work in a bank if there are no jobs available what so ever and if you are required to work (so maybe to get money for your family or something such).&#xA;However, while you are working there you have to be looking for another job.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12800" LastActivityDate="2015-05-25T17:16:28.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24463" CreationDate="2015-05-26T11:19:36.403" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you compare Islam to other religions than you will find out that no other religion is  free of contradictions and errors. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah even tells us in the Qur'an that we should point out an error or write a better book if we can, but we will never be able to do that. &#xA;Than I ask you: Is there any other author on the face of the earth which claims that his book is the best and free of any errors? Rather most books start with a prologue which goes like this: &quot;..I tried my best to be as sound as possible..&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there are numerous miracles in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;..the heavens and the earth were once a joined mass which We spread out..&quot; - Big Bang&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;..all life came from water..&quot; - Evolution (However, this does not apply on human beings because there is no sound proof that we were apes at some time)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And many more like that the spherical shape of the earth and the embryologic process.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Things which man from the 7th century in the middle of the desert could not know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A logical and reasonal person would not choose another religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8879" LastActivityDate="2015-05-26T11:19:36.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4228" CreationDate="2015-05-26T16:35:17.207" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reciting Quran on the graves was never reported by the Prophet(PBH) nor his Companions. This doesn't mean it is forbidden, at most it would be a biddah (innovations). You can recite anywhere and pray for the person  who passed away. it does not depend that which place you recite. but your home or mosque are the better places for reciting the holly Quran. and one thing more, going to graveyard for 40 days was never reported too. Prophet(PBH) used to go to the graveyard, but not like we people goes, study more Hadith about this you get better understanding, we do not have to limit the Good deeds, when ever you get time recite Holly Quran and try to understand it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12807" LastActivityDate="2015-05-26T16:35:17.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17971" CreationDate="2015-05-26T18:13:55.707" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems to me you misunderstood the meaning of that verse.  The Qurʾān maintains that God ﷻ has made the truth clear from falsehood, and now man has the choice to accept either of them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it; And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right;- Truly he succeeds that purifies it, And he fails that corrupts it! &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/91/7-10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(91:7-10)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;The truth is from your Lord&quot;: Let him who will believe, and let him who will, reject (it) ... &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(18:29)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It becomes then clear that the verse in question &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(2:7)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; can't be taken in that sense. Furthermore, in a Prophetic commentary of that verse it is mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ثم قال ابن جرير : فأخبر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أن الذنوب إذا تتابعت على القلوب أغلقتها ، وإذا أغلقتها أتاها حينئذ الختم من قبل الله تعالى [...] فذلك هو الختم والطبع الذي ذكر في قوله تعالى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(ختم الله على قلوبهم وعلى سمعهم) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then ʾIbn Ġarīr said : The Prophet of God (Peace Be Upon Him) informed that if the evil deeds&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  were in succession [that is, when they become too many]  upon the hearts they seal them, and if they seal them only then the seal from God ﷻ comes to them. [...] And that is the seal stated in: &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=2&amp;amp;verse=7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;“God has set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing ...”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.recitequran.com/fr/tafsir/ar.ibn-kathir/2:7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tafsīr ʾIbn Kaṯīr -- (2:7).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this answers your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5355" LastEditorUserId="5355" LastEditDate="2015-05-26T19:05:50.340" LastActivityDate="2015-05-26T19:05:50.340" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11783" CreationDate="2015-05-26T22:50:58.587" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we try to conceive the concept of God by thinking scientifically or want to justify his existence by scientific observations, we are bound to fail!! I believe that the existence of God can be justified or proven using philosophical arguments. Noted that many mathematical theorems are answered by philosophical arguments which shows that philosophical arguments are logical enough to rely on. &#xA;The answer to the question &quot;how the world was created and how it is being managed&quot; can be explained by science and there is no need for a God to exist (physics formulas can explain every detail of existence). Although there are open questions such as questions related to the first created cell or DNA or...., we should not use the notion of God for explaining the world. This approach is called God-of-gapps! What if in future some scientists can explain or answer to such questions. &#xA;However, answer to the question &quot;why this world was created and what is the final goal(s) of the world and human&quot; is not what the science can answer! I am not sure about others, but I believe I have &quot;value&quot;. I am different from a stone. I am valuable... These arguments let me think that my existence has not been random, how some atheists think of. By randomly creating something, we cannot give &quot;value&quot; to it. This rather simple idea gives me the motivation to believe that there must be someone there planning and managing...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No one can prove or disprove the existence of God scientifically and by observation. Atheist only can say that there is no need for a god to explain how the world came to existence or to explain such scientific questions.  Therefore, logically, God may or may not exist. However, philosophical arguments, one of which mentioned above, convince me about the existence of God.&#xA;When existence of God is accepted, reading Quran we can see (at least) God's finger prints in it. The so-called Quran’s miracles (which are dissimilar to other prophets' miracles but conceptually and literately deeper) can not only confirm the existence of God, but give humans rough ideas what the God’s features are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer to your second question is obvious. Never feel guilty to ask questions. Asking questions is our primary right and God also has persuaded us in Quran to ask questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12812" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-20T09:46:36.350" LastActivityDate="2015-10-20T09:46:36.350" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24550" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-27T06:37:52.680" Score="6" ViewCount="532" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7887/why-is-murabaha-not-considered-riba&quot;&gt;Why is Murabaha not considered Riba?&lt;/a&gt; discusses the theoretical difference between Murabaha and riba. I would like to know if there is any practical difference. To be concrete, let's talk about some numbers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two identical houses whose market price is 1000. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ali buys house A using a usual mortgage: he borrows from the bank 1000 (with which he buys the house), then pays the bank 100 per year for 20 years. This is haram, because he pays 100% riba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bashir buys house B using Murabaha: the bank buys the house for 1000, then the bank sells the house to Bashir for 20 annual payments of 100. This is halal, because there is no loan here - only a profit on the house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: &lt;strong&gt;what happens in case of default?&lt;/strong&gt; What happens if after, say, 8 years, they stop paying the annual payments?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ali will probably be sued by the bank. Since the house is a collateral for the loan, the bank is allowed to grab the house and sell it in order to cover the remaining debt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what about Bashir? Bashir did not receive any loan from the bank. Actually, after 8 years of payment, Bashir owns 40% of the house while the bank owns 60% of it. The bank is not allowed to take Bashir's part because Bashir is not in debt. What, then, will the bank do in this case?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12815" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2019-02-20T07:03:42.497" Title="What happens in a Murabaha mortgage when the seller defaults?" Tags="|riba|finance|banking|mortgage|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24402" CreationDate="2015-05-27T07:42:37.587" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It looks like by a &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/201512&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;few sources&lt;/a&gt;,  the conclusion is that if they are harmful,  then they are haram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But if there are types that are proven, by means of examinations and laboratory tests carried out by trustworthy scientists, to contain natural flavourings only, and they do not contain any haraam substances and are not harmful to the users or others, then in that case it is not haraam to use these safe kinds. The ruling depends on whether the reason for it is present or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would argue that,  contrary to the article above, from IslamQA, that even e-cigarettes with just nicotine are harmful. This is backed up (in part ) by the below paper, as well as stating even without nicotine (the active ingredient) they are still harmful:&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.the-aps.org/mm/hp/Audiences/Public-Press/2015/25.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&#xA;E-Cigarette Vapor—Even when Nicotine-Free—Found to Damage Lung Cells&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T07:42:37.587" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24552" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24540" CreationDate="2015-05-27T09:47:01.663" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt;. If you are forced to take an oath, your oath is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; in order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt;. Oath taken for performing Haram (Forbidden) and even Makruh (Non-recommended) acts is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; in order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt;. Oath taken for abandoning Wahjib (Obligatory) and Mustahab (Recommended) acts is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; in order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4&lt;/strong&gt;. Oath taken for performing normal acts whose performance &lt;strong&gt;is not deemed to be better&lt;/strong&gt; in the estimation of people, will &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; be in order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5&lt;/strong&gt;. Oath taken for abandoning normal acts whose abandonment &lt;strong&gt;is not considered to be better&lt;/strong&gt; in the view of people, will &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; be in order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6&lt;/strong&gt;. If you break an oath intentionally, you are obliged to give &lt;strong&gt;Kaffarah&lt;/strong&gt; which is liberating a servant &lt;strong&gt;or&lt;/strong&gt; feeding fully ten indigent persons &lt;strong&gt;or&lt;/strong&gt; providing them with clothes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7&lt;/strong&gt;. If you cannot afford to carry out these three tasks, you have to fast for three consecutive days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12785" LastActivityDate="2015-05-27T09:47:01.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11236" CreationDate="2015-05-28T07:29:50.883" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I hereby append below the translation with Ayat 57 of Surat Ghafir which itself is self-explanatory. May Allah give us the true knowledge. Surely HE knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cBOnj.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;The creation of the heavens and earth is greater than the creation of mankind, but most of the people do not know.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12828" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T07:29:50.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24562" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-28T12:02:08.787" Score="0" ViewCount="225" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaykum! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm working in abroad and married, before I came here, the relation between me and my husband was not in good condition, until I found a relationship here and fell in love. I admitted I commit adultery and now I want to divorce my husband.&lt;br&gt; What should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12832" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-11T06:03:41.070" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T06:26:45.323" Title="How to divorce my husband" Tags="|sharia|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-03-16T21:18:31.573" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24563" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-28T12:06:45.473" Score="4" ViewCount="445" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And unto Allah (Alone) falls in prostration whoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and so do their shadows in the mornings and in the afternoons. 13:15&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/13/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/13/15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#13:15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#13:15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, there are a lot of people who don't care to fall in prostration to Allah. Taking the worst case example of atheists. So, where am I going wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interested in Sunni explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-06-01T07:42:56.523" LastActivityDate="2021-08-10T21:10:46.237" Title="How is Qur'an 13:15 justified?" Tags="|tafseer|quran-translation|arabic-translation|prostration|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24563" CreationDate="2015-05-28T18:05:35.513" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the tafseer of Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey, there are 2 kind of prostration: one is in the salat, the other one is more like submitting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you know, anyone and anything in this universe has to submit the rules of physics determined by Allah willingly or unwillingly. This subject might be a stone or an atheist, doesn't matter. According to my source, this ayah is talking about the second type of prostration. The example of shadows is supporting that. As you know, the shadows' actions are determined by the rules of light and can't be changed by men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Have they not considered what things Allah has created? Their shadows incline to the right and to the left, prostrating to Allah , while they are humble. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat An-Naĥl 16/48&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ayah too uses the same example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kuran.diyanet.gov.tr/Kuran.aspx#13:15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source (Turkish)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T18:05:35.513" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24567" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24562" CreationDate="2015-05-28T18:55:28.843" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you don't like your husband, Islam does not force you to live with him. Try talking to your husband and see if he divorces you amicably. If he does not, then if you are in an Islamic country, you can go to court and get khula (annulment of marriage) from court after which you will be free. If you are in a non-Muslim country, take an advice from your local imam and you may have to go through legal system to get a divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your adultery, ask forgiveness from Allah (SWT) with an intention of never doing it again and never ever reveal it to anybody because nothing good will ever come out of it. Try to make up for it by doing a lot of good deeds. Allah (SWT) is the most merciful and He will forgive you for your sincere effort. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/39/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 39:53&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/135&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:135&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My advice to you sister is just be patient, follow through your divorce and remarriage through proper channel following Allah's guidelines and do not fall into sin again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12839" LastEditorUserId="8947" LastEditDate="2016-03-14T06:26:45.323" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T06:26:45.323" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24568" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21368" CreationDate="2015-05-28T19:19:23.670" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;See Quran sura 42:51. Allah does not talk to a human being by direct means. It is however possible to see aspiring dreams etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has also made family a responsibility. Providing family with sustenance and good education/training and not turning them away from religion is also a responsibility from Allah see Quran 66:6.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tell you relative that if his change is from Allah, it must be balanced (Quran 2:143). If he is escaping from his family responsibilities in the name of excessive worship, it must be from Shaitan because the Prophet (pbuh) prohibited his companion Abdullah bin Amr bin Aas from ignoring his wife for the sake of excessive worship. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12839" LastActivityDate="2015-05-28T19:19:23.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24569" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-28T19:42:41.303" Score="2" ViewCount="158" Body="&lt;p&gt;Surely there have been many human beings throughout our history who have, despite not believing in Islam, have been extremely decent, kind people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of them of course were born before the Prophet, so it would be unreasonable to expect them to be believers without knowing what to believe. If one of the tenants of Islam is to profess the &lt;em&gt;shahada&lt;/em&gt;, how would an ordinary person living in, say, ancient Egypt be expected to know about monotheism, much less Mohammad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now others of course were born later, but maybe they had not heard of Islam, they were prohibited from following Islam, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: is there any room, in mainstream Islam (Sunni or Shia), for such people to avoid hellfire? Is there an Islamic purgatory? Are there exceptions for righteous people who live decent lives? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12841" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T22:15:11.883" Title="What are some mainstream Islamic perspectives on the fate of righteous disbelievers?" Tags="|jannah|hell|shahada|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24569" CreationDate="2015-05-29T00:40:57.583" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no purgatory in Islam. everybody will end up in either the garden or the fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran 36:54 says about the day of judgement &quot;So today no soul will be wronged in the least, and you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of God's name in Quran is [translation] The Most Just, so God will not punish anyone except those who extremely deserve it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God will only hold a person responsible for which He gave the person:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Knowledge&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Capacity&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God says in Quran 2:286 &quot;On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran repeatedly promises severe punishment for &quot;Kafirs&quot; who are rejectors of God's guidance, rebellious, ungrateful, and/or enemy disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And God knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12839" LastActivityDate="2015-05-29T00:40:57.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17612" CreationDate="2015-05-29T03:54:57.990" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;A person who &lt;strong&gt;just&lt;/strong&gt; believes in&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;oneness of Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muhammad (PBUH) is the last prophet of Allah and all other prophets sent before him&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the Day of judgment&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;all Angels&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;all Holy Books&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is called a &lt;em&gt;believer&lt;/em&gt;. In Arabic and in Quran the word &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Momin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; is used for them which means/translates to &lt;em&gt;believer&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, a &lt;strong&gt;Muslim&lt;/strong&gt; is a Momin/believer who observes and practically follows Islam, mainly following &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Pillars_of_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pillars of Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Declaring that there is no God but Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Declaring that Muhammad (PBUH) is God's last Prophet&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Salat&lt;/em&gt;: daily five times prayer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zakat&lt;/em&gt;: giving 2.5% of one's savings to the needy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fasting in the month of Ramadan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hajj&lt;/em&gt;: pilgrimage to Kabba at least once&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am taking literal meanings of &lt;em&gt;momin&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Muslim&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim is, say, of higher rank than Momin. Once a momin (faithful) starts following Islam practically, he is a Muslim (obedient).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once a Muslim &lt;em&gt;stops&lt;/em&gt; practicing Islam, he is a momin. He (that specific person who stops practicing Islam because of laziness) may be called a hypocrite (minor hypocrite). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qsep.com/modules.php?name=aqtawhid&amp;amp;file=article&amp;amp;sid=6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;two types of hypocrites&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Major Hypocrite ( &lt;em&gt;Aetiqadi munafiq&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minor Hypocrite ( &lt;em&gt;Amlee munafiq&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12691" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-04T18:56:25.510" LastActivityDate="2016-02-04T18:56:25.510" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24574" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-29T04:39:56.703" Score="2" ViewCount="405" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know someone who purposely ate pork on two or three occasions. He asked me whether he is still considered Muslim. I told him yes, and to ask for forgiveness. He was wondering does he have to retake his shahadah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does someone have to retake the shahada after deliberately eating pork?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12843" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-31T09:06:20.800" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T09:19:28.977" Title="Does someone have to retake the shahada after deliberately eating pork?" Tags="|pork|shahada|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24574" CreationDate="2015-05-29T06:30:11.050" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whether or not he needs to, it won't hurt if he does it anyway. It's just a matter of saying two lines and meaning them in your heart. Tell him to say it anyway, just in case, although this isn't really a matter of &quot;if he doesn't say it he's not a muslim&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best he can do is repent to Allah (SWT), and InShaAllah he will be forgiven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-05-29T16:56:37.997" LastActivityDate="2015-05-29T16:56:37.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24576" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24579" CreationDate="2015-05-29T09:25:34.797" Score="3" ViewCount="11849" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am an Indian now staying in gulf country outside from city in village area, there is a masjid (mosque) but so far we can’t go by walk there and not available the taxi in time, so for Friday prayer can we pray at room of Zohar?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12845" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-05-30T05:22:22.567" LastActivityDate="2020-04-24T06:35:45.140" Title="Friday zohar prayer at home" Tags="|salat|sunni|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24577" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21672" CreationDate="2015-05-29T14:12:04.043" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you ask any ISIS fighter or their sympathizers what sect they follow, their answer would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Quran and Sunnah, by the teaching of Prophet and the Righteous predecessors (salaf)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also for those that think that Salafi is different from Wahhabi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Salafi movement is often described as being synonymous with Wahhabism, but Salafists consider the term &quot;Wahhabi&quot; derogatory. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salafi_movement#cite_note-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salafi_movement#cite_note-1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is often reported from various sources, including the German domestic intelligence service, that Salafism is the fastest-growing Islamic movement in the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salafi_movement#cite_note-4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salafi_movement#cite_note-4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many groups, including Al Nusra, Alqeda, Caucasus, ISIS (see source for full list of groups that associate with Salafism) are self described as Salafi (a term applied Salafi Jihadism):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salafi_jihadism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salafi_jihadism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, let me make it clear that not All people who follow the Salaf (most of the Sunni do) believe in extreme interruption of the Quran and Sunnah (including myself). There are many Salafi scholars who forbade suicide in all of its forms (suicide bombing), for more info on the movement, go here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salafi_movement&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salafi_movement&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aljoulani (ISIS leader in Syria) also says in an interview with Aljazeera&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The creed is from the Quran and Sunnah and the sayings of the Salafi Uluma&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN25VOTw98k&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN25VOTw98k&lt;/a&gt; @ 0:13 seconds&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2016-05-05T12:05:48.110" LastActivityDate="2016-05-05T12:05:48.110" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9500" CreationDate="2015-05-29T14:13:34.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have to know the detailed teachings of the Qur'an, Prophet S.A.W's Sunnah and Hadith. It is recommended that a scholar come forth with a fatwa as people not qualified in terms of authentic knowledge may only create more and more problems. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the regard for being authentically knowledgeable, a Mufti or Alim is a preferred person to get a fatwa from. But it is advisable that a fatwa should come from a group of scholars instead of one. One person can be at fault or could make a mistake, but there is less likelihood of a complete group of scholars from making that mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12842" LastActivityDate="2015-05-29T14:13:34.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24576" CreationDate="2015-05-29T16:12:39.453" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a Friday prayer is not prayed with congregation with a khutba, then it should be offered as regular Zohr prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12842" LastActivityDate="2015-05-29T16:12:39.453" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24580" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-29T18:14:27.023" Score="3" ViewCount="52363" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to ask since a woman can recite Qur'an while in her menses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can she read it on her phone, like touching the verses in her phone?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even in her menses does she have to perform wudu before reciting or doing dhikr?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12749" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-26T07:35:32.757" LastActivityDate="2018-03-26T07:35:32.757" Title="Can a woman read and recite the Qur'an on a phone during menses?" Tags="|halal-haram|reading-quran|menses|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2018-03-26T08:14:02.580" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24581" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-29T18:34:09.000" Score="1" ViewCount="169" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam u alaikum brothers and sisters... I need your help regarding the sunni shia marriage. Can a sunni girl marry shia? Because no matter what we are, we are all Muslims, so please guide me whether a sunni can marry a shia person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12847" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T07:56:15.423" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T07:56:15.423" Title="Nikah between a Sunni girl and Shia boy" Tags="|nikah|shia-sunni|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-05-29T23:46:33.627" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24576" CreationDate="2015-05-29T19:15:45.727" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whoever did not attend the Friday prayer with the Muslims due to some lawful reason, such as illness or the like, or some other reasons, should pray the Zuhr prayer. Likewise, a woman prays the Zuhr prayer and so does the traveller and those living in the desert, as is proved by the Sunnah, and it is the opinion of the majority of the scholars, and no consideration should be paid to those who deviate from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh &lt;code&gt;Abdul-&lt;/code&gt;Azeez Bin Baz&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11728" LastActivityDate="2015-05-29T19:15:45.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24583" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-29T19:25:02.620" Score="1" ViewCount="14053" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is this hadith which can be found in Sahih al-Jami' authentic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The prophet (pbuh) said &quot;The people who were not tested in this dunya will wish their skins were cut up when they see the rewards for those who were tested&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith no. 5484&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12848" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T00:38:18.607" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T00:38:18.607" Title="Is this hadith from Sahih Al-Jami' about people not tested wishing their skins were cut up authentic?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|authenticity|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24584" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16281" CreationDate="2015-05-30T03:29:20.730" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anyone can read the Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Muslims, indeed we believe that we should only touch the Quran while pure, but we cannot prevent anyone from touching it. In fact giving the Quran to non-muslims and allowing them to read it is what can bring them closer to Islam, so why should we prevent them? It wouldn't make any sense to basically prevent people from learning about Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So go on, read the Quran as you please, you will definitely not regret it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12851" LastActivityDate="2015-05-30T03:29:20.730" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16610" CreationDate="2015-05-30T06:52:20.240" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally, there are some specified conditions for the accuracy of the divorce (talaq), and talaq would be true if you observe them. So, as I checked them, your divorce is not true owing to some reasons such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A man who wants to divorce his wife is supposed to do it with the&#xA;intention of divorce seriously. So, the divorce is not correct and&#xA;valid if he recites it as kidding&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Divorce contract must be recited with the correct Arabic words in a&#xA;way such that two just men listen to it. If the man wants to recite&#xA;it by himself and his wife's name is Fatimah, he should say:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;زَوْجَتِى فٰاطِمَةُ طالِقٌ&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Consequently&lt;/strong&gt;, don’t worry. Your divorce could not be considered as a right divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa29299&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-25T14:27:37.263" LastActivityDate="2017-09-25T14:27:37.263" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24587" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24580" CreationDate="2015-05-30T07:12:45.757" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a general Islamic rule, it would be considered as a haram practice to touch the script of the Holy Qur'an with any part of one's body, without performing Wudhu. But in regards to your second inquiry that you asked&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1) Can she read it on her phone,like touching the verses in her phone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The response is that touching the Holy Qur'an through cellphones is&#xA;not considered as a haram practice. Since it would be touched&#xA;indirectly. In truth, that is the light/glass of the mobile phone that you&#xA;touch, not the real Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to your second inquiry that you asked&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“2) Even in her menses does she have to perform wudu before reciting&#xA;  or doing dhikr?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should pay attention that it is not obligatory (Wajib) to&#xA;perform wudu either. Since the haram practice is touching of Quran&#xA;directly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: As a significant point, when some women is in merses, she should not recite the verses which are Wajib-al-Sajdah (obligatory to Sajdah), even it some Marja'al taqlid declares that she ought no to recite all those Surahs (which have Wajib-al-Sajdah verses). Otherwise you can recite the rest of the holy Quran (except those 4 Surahs according to Shia's perspective)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa4319&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jonbeshnet.ir/news/17367&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.jonbeshnet.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread18453.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.askdin.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa11924&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-11T06:20:50.383" LastActivityDate="2017-12-11T06:20:50.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24588" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-30T09:04:58.207" Score="2" ViewCount="104" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalam alaykum. I have 2 questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Can women touch the prayer map when they are in menses?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) When women make du'as, are their duas going to be accepted? How can they proceed for their du'as to be accepted while they are in such a state?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12749" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:18:21.153" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:18:21.153" Title="Making du'a and touching prayer map" Tags="|halal-haram|salat|dua|menses|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24590" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24588" CreationDate="2015-05-30T10:35:33.887" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;In regard to your initial question that you inquired:&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can women touch the prayer map when they are in menses?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The response is that there is no problem if you touch that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to your second inquiry that you inquired:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When women make du'as, are their duas going to be accepted? How can&#xA;  they proceed for their du'as to be accepted while they are in such a&#xA;  state?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I search regarding making Dua for women while they are in menstruation, it doesn’t seem to be any specific problem in that, besides, Allah is so Rahman/الرحمن (merciful) to give your wishes. Then you’d better trust Allah and continue doing that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa11924&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-04T08:01:09.960" LastActivityDate="2016-06-04T08:01:09.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24591" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-30T11:42:49.887" Score="1" ViewCount="44942" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some scholars that say that wearing trousers and leggings for women is Haram. And there are some other Muslims that say that it is permissible only if the trousers are not tight and a long shirt is worn with those ones:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it permissible or not?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If it is permissible, are women allowed to pray while wearing trousers and long shirts?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nowadays, modernization is dominating so you see some women (especially during hot seasons) putting on Hijab in styles but they manage to hide the hair but sometimes the neck is showing, is it permissible?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12749" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-21T07:25:46.383" LastActivityDate="2021-04-20T10:18:36.740" Title="Is it haram for women to wear trousers?" Tags="|halal-haram|women|hijab|clothing|" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24593" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-30T15:20:09.873" Score="4" ViewCount="18319" Body="&lt;p&gt;Normally we say &quot;Assalam o Alaikum&quot;, but my sir said that for women we need to say &quot;Assalam o Alaikuna&quot;. Is that right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12586" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T07:54:11.247" LastActivityDate="2016-08-03T11:29:37.980" Title="How to greet women in Arabic?" Tags="|arabic|greetings|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24594" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-30T18:44:34.970" Score="0" ViewCount="1469" Body="&lt;p&gt;My wife did nikah with another man without first taking a divorce from me. Prior to this, she hid from me and now she has admitted to me about her mistake. She is now willing to come back to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kindly advise me, is my marriage with her broken or still valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She committed a major sin, though now she is ashamed of it and we are looking for an answer. What should we do now? Please for Allah's sake, help us with a solution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12853" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2015-05-31T05:26:47.687" LastActivityDate="2018-03-24T07:52:09.393" Title="Married girl again marry without taking divorce" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2584" CreationDate="2015-05-30T22:10:11.770" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Three years later)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found an excellent resource &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mostmerciful.com/dua-one.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; which explains many of the historical and theological questions I asked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some excerpts are below, which answer my questions. Highlighting is my own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Over the period of nearly 1400 years, the Islamic Salaah and the&#xA;Shahadah have not been revised. &lt;strong&gt;Within a period of half a century, I&#xA;have observed the Ismaili Du'a and the Ismaili Shahadah, each being&#xA;revised three times. The present Du'a in Arabic, replacing the old&#xA;Du'a in Gujrati, was formulated and officially pronounced by the&#xA;Farmans (Holy Commands) of the late Aga Khan in 1956.&lt;/strong&gt; Since he was&#xA;suffering from lumbago, sciatica and the cancer, he sent his grandson&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the present Aga Khan, to introduce the &amp;quot;New Du'a&amp;quot; in the Eastern Africa. The &amp;quot;New Du'a&amp;quot; introduced officially in Africa had an ending:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;al-Imamul haziril maujood li zikrihis sujood.&amp;quot; meaning:&#xA;&amp;quot;the present Imam, to whose name prostration is due.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the same &amp;quot;New Du'a&amp;quot; was introduced in the Islamic State of&#xA;Pakistan,the above mentioned phrase was changed to read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt; &amp;quot;Allahumma laka sujoodi wa ta'ati.&amp;quot;  meaning: &#xA; &amp;quot;O Allah, to Thee is my prostration.&amp;quot;&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, the same old apprehension of being labeled &amp;quot;apostate&amp;quot; by those&#xA;Pakistani Muslims, who the lack knowledge and true understanding of&#xA;the inner Ismaili gnostic, which is not so easy to comprehend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another interesting post &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?87433-An-Interesting-Thing-About-Nizari-Ismailis-(Agakhani-Ismailis)-That-Few-Know&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; notes several things; I have abbreviated it to relevant portions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This prayer clearly says the Aga Khan is the incarnation of Allah [...] This is part of the reason why many older Nizari Ismailis believe that Aga Khan is Allah (they were taught this) [...] Many younger Nizari Ismailis struggle to believe that Aga Khan could possibly be Allah, though. **The [...] Dua was replaced in I think 1956, with the current Dua [...] The current Dua doesn't say that Aga Khan is Allah, although it does have some elements of clear shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people say that the &lt;strong&gt;Aga Khan changed the beliefs around 1950 from the Aga Khan being Allah to the Aga Khan having the Noor of Allah inside of him&lt;/strong&gt; [...] So, now Nizari Ismailis say that Aga Khan holds the Noor of Allah inside of him, whereas before they used to say he is the same as Allah, due to the lack of knowledge of the people due to which he started religious classes for all children from grade 1 to 12 one or twice a week in the jamatkhanas where they teach kids the origin of the Holy Qur'an and the history of the Prophets and the Imamat (declaration of Leadership of Ali (a.s), the cousin of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s) and the classes clearly teach the children that Aga Khan is not Allah, neither is he the person who holds the position of Allah and he is just a spiritual leader and guide for his murids (followers) to guide them to Allah (s.w.t)). But, many Nizari Ismailis, due to their ancestors telling them stories they had heard somewhere, still believe the Aga Khan is Allah even though he only says now that he has the Noor of Allah and is not the same as Allah. Pretty much anything you find on Nizari Ismailis between about 1800 and 1950 says that their Imam is the same to them as Allah. They even used to worship his picture back in those days (1800 to 1950), according to a conversation I had with an older Nizari Ismaili who confirmed that they were worshipping Aga Khan's picture back in East Africa in the jamatkhana she was at. The practice eventually stopped around 1950 after Aga Khan got to know about the proceedings not informed to him. It was around 1950, which was around the time Pakistan was formed and where many Nizari Ismailis were living, that the beliefs started to change [...] &lt;strong&gt;Around 1956 the old Dua changed into the new one (current one).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This answers both my questions of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where did this book origin?&lt;/strong&gt; It appears to be compiled by the Aga Khan in 1950-1956.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does this book change?&lt;/strong&gt; Yes. It has gone through multiple revisions -- at least one around 1950, in response to theological changes. There are at least two different versions mentioned -- the original, and the one in Pakistan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2023-08-16T06:36:08.980" LastActivityDate="2023-08-16T06:36:08.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24596" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24594" CreationDate="2015-05-30T23:41:18.950" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Irrespective of the country she had her second nikah. A woman cannot get married to another man while still married. They can do a nikah if they like but that nikah has no effect whatsoever and it's null and void.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore she has not ceased to be your wife. Meaning you two are still married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Depending on whether or not she did this in ignorance it could be decided whether she has sinned or not. And that is a different question altogether which would definitely require much more detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2015-05-30T23:41:18.950" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24597" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-31T00:11:51.513" Score="5" ViewCount="3194" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Then travel in a part of the night with your family, and you go behind them in the rear, and &lt;strong&gt;let no one among you look back&lt;/strong&gt;, but go on to where you are ordered.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/15/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 15:65&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was Lot (PBUH) told not to look back when the angels were destroying Sodom and Gomorrah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was it so important not to look back?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user195" LastEditorDisplayName="user195" LastEditDate="2016-03-09T22:34:34.863" LastActivityDate="2023-08-12T10:29:04.253" Title="Why was prophet Lot (pbh) told not to look back?" Tags="|tafseer|quranic-events|prophet-lut|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24594" CreationDate="2015-05-31T05:35:03.103" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since you say that you and your wife were not properly divorced, it is automatically implied that she has been married to you during the entirety of this period when she got herself &quot;married&quot; to this other man. In which case, her &quot;marriage&quot; to this man was a sham, and in fact was an act of adultery on her part. This further means that while she committed adultery, she is still your wife. So I guess your nikaah is intact; however, the punishment for adultery will be applicable upon her, which is stoning (rajm).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if the Islamic punishment for adultery is not applied in the place where you live, how you take this further from here is a call you have to still take.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would recommend that if this was a case of a genuine blunder on her part, just forget about it and get on with your lives. Seek the forgiveness of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T05:35:03.103" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24392" CreationDate="2015-05-31T06:18:18.087" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally, working is not considered as a negative practice, unless in some items such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The act would create the field of sins or immorality …&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This act makes the Moslems weaker&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Its benefits go for Kafir-al-Harbi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course it could be advised not to live in non-Islamic countries if there is no necessity …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Accordingly, there is no matter if you work there if the above-mentioned items are not related to that.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa51697&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ahkam.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=290410&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://ahkam.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-21T07:35:21.910" LastActivityDate="2016-07-21T07:35:21.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24602" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-31T08:11:41.793" Score="4" ViewCount="5214" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have to eat anti epileptic medicine at 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM. This cannot be delayed not even for 10 minutes. So if I eat my medicine while fasting, will it make my fast makrooh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12858" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-04-16T07:01:20.450" LastActivityDate="2023-04-02T18:40:02.320" Title="Eating medicine while fasting will make the fast makrooh?" Tags="|sawm|medical|makruh|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24603" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24606" CreationDate="2015-05-31T08:19:46.453" Score="1" ViewCount="121" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know that why Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) once actually ordered the Blessed Sahaabah to burn and demolish a Masjid (mosque) known as &lt;strong&gt;Masjid-e-Diraar&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12463" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-03T11:32:34.900" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T07:03:36.210" Title="Why Masjid-e-Diraar been burnt?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|masjid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24602" CreationDate="2015-05-31T08:33:29.983" Score="2" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;            In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could be surveyed from two different angles:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It would be considered as a haram practice, and will invalidate the&#xA;fasting, since eating and drinking will invalidate the fasting (in&#xA;the cases that it is not so necessary to take medicine).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It would invalidate the fasting, but Kafara-jam’ is not wajib for him&#xA;or her. Actually s/he solely do its Qaza.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the whole, taking medicine will invalidate the fasting, but there is different for the amount of its Qaza.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bahjat.ir/index.php/ahkam/esteftahat/151-2011-09-06-09-34-02.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.bahjat.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://saafi.net/fa/node/4682&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.saafi.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-11T08:51:58.767" LastActivityDate="2017-12-11T08:51:58.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24605" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24591" CreationDate="2015-05-31T08:55:43.157" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As long as the trousers and legging are not tight but loose on the body, it is permissible. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yes. As long as the women are covering their body, wearing the Hijab and as mentioned above the clothes, are not tight on their body, it is permissible.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yes, the Quran states that women should cover their hair. Many women these days cover their faces with the niqab (like borqah or...). However the Quran does not state that one should, it is a common misconception similar to the neck being shown. So short answer is, yes the neck can be shown.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12859" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-02T15:33:24.307" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T15:33:24.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24606" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24603" CreationDate="2015-05-31T09:29:35.300" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the name of Allah, the most Compassionate, the most Merciful&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Paying attention to the verse below (Tu’bah: 107) could be helpful and useful in regarding the disadvantages of that Masjib (mosque)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَالَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مَسْجِدًا ضِرَارًا وَكُفْرًا وَتَفْرِيقًا&#xA;بَيْنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِرْصَادًا لِّمَنْ حَارَبَ اللَّـهَ&#xA;وَرَسُولَهُ مِن قَبْلُ ۚ وَلَيَحْلِفُنَّ إِنْ أَرَدْنَا إِلَّا&#xA;الْحُسْنَىٰ ۖ وَاللَّـهُ يَشْهَدُ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ ﴿١٠٧&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [there are] those [hypocrites] who took for themselves a mosque&#xA;for causing harm and disbelief and division among the believers and as&#xA;a station for whoever had warred against Allah and His Messenger&#xA;before. And they will surely swear, &amp;quot;We intended only the best.&amp;quot; And&#xA;Allah testifies that indeed they are liars. (107)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence it shows that they (Monafeqin or hypocrites) built that mosque to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;harm the Moslems,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;to circulate the kufr there,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;making differences between believers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/9:107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maarefislam.com/doreholomvamaarefislam/bookscontent/imamshenasi/imam10/imam10.14.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.maarefislam.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T07:03:36.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24591" CreationDate="2015-05-31T09:55:48.937" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In regard to your three inquiries:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As an Islamic rule, women must cover all their bodies except “face&#xA;(the circle shape of the face) and hands till wrists (i.e. palm and&#xA;its back, and fingers)”. Commonly it is not haram for women to wear&#xA;trousers. But it would be haram if it is considered as a tight&#xA;trouser, since being tight could make the people (or youth) arousal…&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In regard to your second question, according to the above-mentioned&#xA;issue, it seems that there is no matter to prayer by a trouser which&#xA;is not tight. (Although it is better to prayers and always being by&#xA;Chaador or Aba as a pretty complete veil (in front of non-Mahrams)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;According to the initial formula, as I illustrated, it is obligatory&#xA;for women to cover all of their bodies except those parts which I&#xA;named. But they must cover their neck as well, otherwise they are&#xA;doing a haram practice. And there is no difference if it is even so&#xA;hot. Haram is haram.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://isna.ir/fa/print/92041710712/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AE-%D8%A2%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%85%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%85-%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-40-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%B4-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;isna.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-28T12:10:09.830" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T12:10:09.830" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24609" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-05-31T16:53:37.353" Score="4" ViewCount="1047" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have the technology and practices that can successfully transplant organs from one human to another. This practice saves thousands of lives, but the problem is the lack of resources; organs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are line-ups of people waiting for an organ donation, and these people often know that if they do not receive a replacement organ, their life will end. Hence the reason why I'm asking the question: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible in Islam to donate ones organs? To be more precise, is it permissible to notify that &lt;strong&gt;after death&lt;/strong&gt;, if your organs are functional, they can be used to save other people's lives?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to also hear the answer about donating an organ while alive (for example, someone giving up a kidney to save a family member's life).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12851" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T01:08:53.630" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T01:08:53.630" Title="Is it permissible to donate ones body organs?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|medical|sadaqah|human-body|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" ClosedDate="2015-06-02T17:39:10.920" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24593" CreationDate="2015-05-31T18:09:06.850" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kum (کم) means plural you (‘men’ or 'men &amp;amp; women')&#xA;Kuna (کنَّ) means plural you (only women)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet in conversations it is common to say Alaikum, however if we are to speak with eloquence to an only women group, then say Alaikuna is more correct yet uncommon, especially in non-Arab dialogues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9329" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-09T06:49:03.400" LastActivityDate="2015-12-09T06:49:03.400" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24591" CreationDate="2015-05-31T18:24:06.673" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am going to dissect your question into 3 different questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is it Haram to wear trousers and leggings if it’s not tight?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Not Haram you are covered!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is it Haram to wear trousers and leggings if it’s tight?&#xA;Haram if some body parts are able to be distinguished.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is it good to use such kind of Hijab? (I am no longer talking about Haram or Halal, I am talking about good and great)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;You must always be within the boundaries of religion...meaning that your hair, neck, arms... all most be always and always covered. But you can see a 1000 ladies do that in a 1000 different ways. So which one is the best? Which one would have possibly made Prophet Muhammad and Happy? Which would be the most similar to the way Lady Fatima dressed? Which would be the most covered yet acceptable to the area you are living in? المؤمن یقف عند الشبهه a believer stops when facing a doubt... Meaning that if you think that your way of hijab is in a way that Prophet Muhammad would have accepted but not be happy with...then try to do better! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One last note: What is the purpose of wearing trousers and leggings?&#xA;Is to be socially acceptable? Is it to be more attractive? Is it just to be comfortable with your clothes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it’s to be more attractive while still having hijab, then the person needs to think again about their intention of that hijab... because hijab is to cover all kinds of attractions (not to make yourself ugly... but not trying to beautify yourself when covering yourself...Have you seen a lot ladies that unknowingly put on full hijab yet wear make-up and colorly clothes...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9329" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-04T11:37:43.790" LastActivityDate="2017-11-04T11:37:43.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24569" CreationDate="2015-05-31T20:55:30.800" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before we categorize people, you have to know that Islam as a belief existed from the first day humans were created. It didn't come with Prophet (PBUH). Every messenger came with that same exact message. Believe in the oneness of God and follow his commands. The commands changed a little bit from Prophet to Prophet but the belief message was the same. This what the majority of Muslims believe. As an example, Jesus (PBUH) came with the exact same message as Mohamed, you should worship one god and follow his message. What Muslims believe is that the message was distorted/changed/altered after Jesus was raised by God into the heavens. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Islam there are 4 main categories of people:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;People who will go to Paradise/Heven الجنة:&#xA;According to Islam those who had the following: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Believed in the ones of God&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Believed in the 6 pillars of Islamic belief.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Repented of all their bad deeds and had more good deeds &quot;الحسنات&quot; over bad deeds &quot;السيئات&quot; at the day of Judgment. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;People who will go to Hellfire النار :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Totally disbelieved in oneness of God although the clear message of Islam ,By Any prophet since Adam (PBUH) till Mohamed (PBUH) the final and seal of all messengers, has reached them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;People whom committed crimes/sins either against other people or themselves and didn't repent from it. (There is a doubt about their fate if they belief in the oneness of God. They might fall in the 4th category.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;People who will go to place called Al-Araf الاعراف and eventually go to Paradise or not (There is a dispute if they will go eventually to Paradise or not.) Al-Araf is a place between Hellfire and Paradise which is neither punishment nor something good. There is a chapter in the Quran named after those people, search for it using the arabic word mentioned above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;People whom didn't receive the clear message for the oneness of God but they were good and kind people and that applies till today. Even if they heard about Islam, but the message was distorted.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;People who believed in the oneness of God, but committed good deeds and bad deeds which are exactly equal. It's not enough to either send them to Paradise nor it's enough to send them to Hellfire.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;People who will to to Hellfire for a while and then go to Paradise at the end:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;People who believed in the oneness of God, but committed good deeds which is less than their bad deeds. They will stay in Hellfire for the length of time corresponding to how much bad deeds overflowed their good deeds.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A very good reference about this topic is at:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqZpNj76HtI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqZpNj76HtI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/112117&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/ar/112117&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/150768&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/ar/150768&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/138650&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/138650&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/9924&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/9924&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://qurancomplex.gov.sa/Quran/tafseer/Tafseer.asp?l=arb&amp;amp;t=TABARY&amp;amp;nSora=7&amp;amp;nAya=46#7_46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://qurancomplex.gov.sa/Quran/tafseer/Tafseer.asp?l=arb&amp;amp;t=TABARY&amp;amp;nSora=7&amp;amp;nAya=46#7_46&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://qurancomplex.gov.sa/Quran/Targama/targama.asp?l=arb&amp;amp;t=eng&amp;amp;nSora=7&amp;amp;nAya=46#7_46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://qurancomplex.gov.sa/Quran/Targama/targama.asp?l=arb&amp;amp;t=eng&amp;amp;nSora=7&amp;amp;nAya=46#7_46&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10537" LastEditorUserId="10537" LastEditDate="2015-05-31T22:15:11.883" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T22:15:11.883" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8126" CreationDate="2015-05-31T21:00:03.603" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;salam(peace)&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;i understand that this post is old but just to contribute in case you dont feel your question was full answered&#xA;a muslim scholar from egypt (al azhar) once stated &quot;strict rules were placed on Judaism in which Christianity came to lighten and relive and islam came to balance&quot;... however to add to it.. christiaty along time ago around the medivela and renaissance times when it was most influential and powerful extremely resembled Judaism.. it also varied from sects however even some sects banned alacohol and pork, and wearing the headscarf was compulsory... a good example may be Calvin - a reformist (followers known as Calvin) who set up it Geneva and had basically resembled Saudi arabia however both are extreme examples of either religion... further it also depends what you consider to be the bible as for example the new testament does not forbid anything really.. as in in comparison to islam and judaism acohol is allowed (as well as pork but not a big deal)...premarital relationships.. basically there is nothing that really tells you what is forbidden and what is permissible... as in it doesn't say tatoos are forbbiden or permissible but the old testament has forbidden it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;hope i answered your query  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12864" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T21:00:03.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12945" CreationDate="2015-05-31T22:02:13.137" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just wanted to clarify one thing. There is no such thing called Human/Jinn offspring. Humans are made from Clay. Jinn are made from fire. Jinn are capable of inciting ideas and thoughts that provoke us, human race, to commit sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To understand the first verse with regards to sharing, we need to go through the whole verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;17:64 And incite [to senselessness] whoever you can among them with your voice and assault them with your horses and foot soldiers and become a partner in their wealth and their children and promise them.&quot; But Satan does not promise them except delusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your horses&lt;/strong&gt;: here refer to two kind of categories. Jinn who follow Shaytan &quot;Satin-Iblis&quot; and incite thoughts as he does, or Humans as well who follow his foot steps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your foot soldiers&lt;/strong&gt;: here refer to the same two categories except that they don't ride horses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;become a partner/share in their wealth and their children&lt;/strong&gt;: partnership or sharing here is not physical in sexual sense. Rather it's actually means you share them by commanding them to use their wealth in something that doesn't get them benefit. Like spending on the Gods as pagan Arabs used to do before islam or using money in Interest which is forbidden by Islam. Or taking money from people by steeling, robbing or etc... Sharing their children in the same form and manner, like pagan arabs used to sacrifice their children to the Gods (Idols they used to worship), burying females once they are born, convincing children to worship the devil rather than God extra. Please refer to my reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;55:56 In them are women limiting [their] glances, untouched before them by man or jinni.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is 2 ways of understanding this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, we know that Jinn kind are people just like us (Humans). They have the good people and the bad people. The only difference between them and us, they could hear and see us we couldn't. Multiple scholars said that this verse here refers to Men from both kinds (Human/Jinn) who will enter paradise and have spouses from their kind (Human/Jinn). And that's why it's mentioned in that way. The message of Islam came to both Humans and Jinn and the evidence of that, the whole chapter that speaks about them named: Al-Jinn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second way of understanding this, it's recommended for husband and wife to say a prayer before coming together to be intimate. Some scholars said if they forgot to say it, they worst of Jinn kind (Shaytan) comes and incite something bad for that fetal that shall be formed in the womb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally, prefer the first understanding. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end, that the best we could present and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References: (unfortunately in arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://qurancomplex.gov.sa/Quran/tafseer/Tafseer.asp?l=arb&amp;amp;t=TABARY&amp;amp;nSora=17&amp;amp;nAya=64#17_64&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://qurancomplex.gov.sa/Quran/tafseer/Tafseer.asp?l=arb&amp;amp;t=TABARY&amp;amp;nSora=17&amp;amp;nAya=64#17_64&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://qurancomplex.gov.sa/Quran/tafseer/Tafseer.asp?l=arb&amp;amp;t=TABARY&amp;amp;nSora=55&amp;amp;nAya=56#55_56&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://qurancomplex.gov.sa/Quran/tafseer/Tafseer.asp?l=arb&amp;amp;t=TABARY&amp;amp;nSora=55&amp;amp;nAya=56#55_56&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10537" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T22:02:13.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16329" CreationDate="2015-05-31T23:25:56.627" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Money Zakat &quot;زكاة المال&quot; is obligatory individually. It's not per family. So each person is held accountable on what he/she owns individually not on the total of what he has and what his wife has summed together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The calculation method is as follows, the total value of monetary and precious holdings, like: precious metals, precious stones, etc..., for an individual is above the Zakat limit &quot;النصاب&quot; then that individual has to pay the Zakat on that money if he/she had it for 1 lunar calendar year. There is a dispute between Scholars on how to the 1 lunar calendar year is calculated in case the value owned went below the Zakat limit through the year and came back above before the end of the year. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Zakat limit is 85 grams of pure gold (24K). To convert that to money, you could check the gold price in your country to know how much that is. And you have to do that for all the precious metals/stones owned as well to convert it and sum it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The amount of Zakat is 2.5% of that money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One last think to note and that's only applicable for women, if a woman owns any gold in the form of jewelry that she use frequently. She doesn't have to pay Zakat on that jewelry at all and it's not included in the calculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/214221&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/ar/214221&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/221758&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/ar/221758&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10537" LastActivityDate="2015-05-31T23:25:56.627" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17710" CreationDate="2015-05-31T23:26:59.750" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The majority allow it. There of the four schools, Shafi, Hanafi and Hanabils allow a woman to lead a woman only congregations. The Hanafi consider it Makrooh. The Malikis say it is not allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_as_imams#Women-only_congregations&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_as_imams#Women-only_congregations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This link to an Arabic Fatwa by the General Authority of Islamic Affairs &amp;amp; Endowments in the UAE with the same answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.awqaf.ae/Fatwa.aspx?SectionID=9&amp;amp;RefID=3966&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.awqaf.ae&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-15T13:34:24.080" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T13:34:24.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24623" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7864" CreationDate="2015-05-31T23:43:53.027" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;متفق عليه means that both Sheikh Bukhary and Sheikh Muslim agreed in both the content of the Hadith (namely the meaning) and share some of it's narrators.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please refer to:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/46516&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/46516&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10537" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-25T07:12:04.680" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:12:04.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24624" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-01T01:59:56.707" Score="2" ViewCount="15259" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't want to look hateful, but I don't think Muslims should be tolerated in any modern and civilized society, they want to kill gays and force people to live like they live and this is something that us (the civilized people) should not accept not even under &quot;freedom of religion&quot; (something that I don't think Muslims understand). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We didn't evolve to support individual rights and freedom of speech and religion just so Muslims can come and think they can impose their views on us abusing our own freedom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I want to know why Muslims are like this? It's the only religion that still generate terrorists today and why should the rest of the world allow this? Aren't your faith to your God enough to you? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you think your God will punish the people why do you feel the necessity to judge in the name of your God? Let him punish when the time comes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm asking this because in many places you can see so much Muslims trying to convince people that &quot;Islam is a religion of peace&quot; but yeah, the only religion that still throw gays out of buildings, burn people alive and form like 99% of terrorist groups around the world and their religions seems aim to conquer all the world and make every woman wear hijab or die trying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some Muslims truly believe one day they will make the whole world fall under sharia law (and they have the audacity to try do that in London... &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3555/sharia-law-london&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3555/sharia-law-london&lt;/a&gt; ) but if they ever start a third world war they will just be nuked...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So tell me Islam is a religion of peace, but their followers cannot be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12867" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-30T11:00:14.167" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T15:32:27.733" Title="Why Muslims can't live in peace with the rest of the world?" Tags="|non-muslim-countries|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="11" ClosedDate="2015-06-01T12:37:27.093" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24624" CreationDate="2015-06-01T03:34:12.650" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately it appears as if you've been misled by an ahistorical and selective reading of current events. Almost every generalized assertion you make in your question is demonstrably false.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is no dichotomy between the Muslim world and the modern and civilized world. One in five people in the world today is Muslim; Muslim countries as a whole are productive members of the globe, integrated in every way possible with the global system. Visit Malaysia, Turkey, Morocco, etc. and see for yourself.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Islam doesn't force anyone to live like Muslims. In fact, in Islamic societies, Christians, Jews, fire-worshippers, Hindus, and others are permitted to live by their own laws, have their own places of worship, and so on.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Understanding freedom of religion: see previous point. There is &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/256&quot;&gt;no compulsion on anyone to become Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;even&lt;/em&gt; in an Islamic state.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muslims as a whole don't seek to impose their views on anyone else, individual acts by misguided people notwithstanding (e.g. the Charlie Hebdo incident). There is no prescription in Islam for this.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Islam (or any religion really) doesn't generate terrorists. Geopolitical conditions on the ground do. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2015/01/un-muslims-ethnically-cleansed-car-2015196546788288.html&quot;&gt;Christian militias in CAR&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30930997&quot;&gt;terrorist Buddhist monk&lt;/a&gt;. Also look up LTTE. In all these cases, I would be misguided to attribute the actions of these people to Christianity, Buddhism, or Hinduism. No, it's conditions on the ground that lead to violence.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As for 99% of terrorist groups being Muslim see this: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/01/not-all-terrorists-are-muslims/&quot;&gt;All Terrorists are Muslims…Except the 94% that Aren’t&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Burning people alive&lt;/strong&gt; is categorically &lt;strong&gt;prohibited in Islam&lt;/strong&gt; and is not done by Muslims as a general practice. You're (again) making the mistake of conflating the actions of &lt;strong&gt;one group of people (ISIS)&lt;/strong&gt; who are fighting for political reasons, &lt;strong&gt;not religious&lt;/strong&gt;, with all Muslims.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is this about making every woman wear the hijab? Non-Muslims are not obligated to wear hijab, even in a Muslim country, and plenty of Muslim women don't wear hijab, and the women that do are not forced to.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some Muslims believe a lot of things. I know someone who believes that if you carry around an onion, you won't get heatstroke. Why do you unquestioningly accept their views as being representative of the majority or of the religion?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is about the worship of our Creator, yours and mine, who sent Messengers to tell us about Him, to tell us to do good and stay away from bad, to repent for our sins and to aspire for Heaven. I invite you to learn more about Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-06-01T08:13:49.990" LastActivityDate="2015-06-01T08:13:49.990" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24624" CreationDate="2015-06-01T06:37:06.430" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;@antimuslim, as a short explanation about a part of your question, you ought to notice that: most Muslims (as real Muslims) like to live in peace, but a limited malicious group of Muslim (which we should not call them as the representative of Muslims), they are stipendiary of some enemy countries of Islam who protect them to do some acts as you see. Such as attack to some other Islamic countries (by excuse...), or doing some similar acts in order to showing Islam as a rough religion otherwise the real Islam is peace seeker.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, if you see that some Islamic countries are fighting, in truth they are defending their land against the enemies who are protects indeed by the leading and helping of Islam’s enemy (directly or indirectly).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Consequently&lt;/strong&gt;, it is not fair to call Islam and Muslims as what you named them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-02T15:32:27.733" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T15:32:27.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24609" CreationDate="2015-06-01T07:41:55.317" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In regard to this question which could be considered as an approved practice, there seems to be some viewpoints which apparently are not precisely the same, but could be considered as a permissible act by observing some conditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance I term two of them (from the viewpoint of some Shi'a scholars or Marja’al-Taqlids) which hopefully could be profitable for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The office of the Grand Ayatollah Khamenei:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the organs of the donors are used for the cure of other patients,&#xA;  but quicken their death, it is impermissible, other than that, if the&#xA;  surgery is done with the donor’s permission or another ‘muhtaram’&#xA;  person’s life depends on it, it is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The office of the Grand Ayatullah Makarem Shirazi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is permissible, given that all necessary conditions are met.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa3116&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-30T13:43:10.047" LastActivityDate="2016-06-30T13:43:10.047" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="121" CreationDate="2015-06-01T10:06:40.313" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Speculation in share market is haraam. It is gambling. Because you are buying a share only with an intention that it will go up tomorrow. But that company will be a poor business company. If you are buying a share for $1 today thinking that it will become $2 tomorrow, it is not allowed in Islam. But if you are studying the business of a company through financial statements and investing into a business by buying its shares, then it's allowed. Also you can receive the dividends of the company if it's in profit and at the same time you have to suffer the losses if the business of the company is dull.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12876" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-06-17T17:18:30.910" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T17:18:30.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24597" CreationDate="2015-06-01T14:20:06.343" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The prophet Lut (May peace be upon him) was leaving his people as Allah ordered him to do: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The angels said, &quot;O Lot, indeed we are messengers of your Lord; [therefore], they will never reach you. So set out with your family during a portion of the night and &lt;strong&gt;let not any among you look back - except your wife; indeed, she will be struck by that which strikes them.&lt;/strong&gt; Indeed, their appointment is [for] the morning. Is not the morning near?&quot; So when Our command came, We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of layered hard clay, [which were] Marked from your Lord. And Allah 's punishment is not from the wrongdoers [very] far.&quot; (Quran 11:81-83)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, here you can see &quot;&lt;em&gt;and let not any among you look back except your wife; indeed, she will be struck by that which strikes them&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. The order to not look back was given as the one who had looked back that day may have had the &lt;strong&gt;same fate as Lut's (May peace be upon him) Wife&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lut's (May peace be upon him) Wife was converter into a statue and to prevent the same fate for the Lut (May peace be upon him) and his family this order may had been given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12869" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-06-02T17:49:43.740" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T17:49:43.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24634" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14619" CreationDate="2015-06-01T19:39:38.657" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sect - a religious group which has developed from a larger religion and is considered to have &lt;strong&gt;extreme or unusual beliefs&lt;/strong&gt; or customs&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;denomination - a religious group which has &lt;strong&gt;slightly different beliefs&lt;/strong&gt; from other groups which share the same religion (both are from Cambridge Dictionary)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To your question,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that a strictly Christian word or can it be used?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can simply say to avoid lengthy stuff, Yes, I think it is mostly used in context with Christianity and their groups.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But still, all lies in the difference between &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;slightly different beliefs&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;extremely different beliefs&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;. Although, Muslims believe in the same God who is unseen above the heavens, but the actions and other notions formed are considered to be &amp;quot;extremely&amp;quot; varying by each other among the groups. e.g. Just Imagine, if there is some group out there who doesn't call Jesus as God like say Unitarians, so you might say, theirs is a 'sect', I don't think it is a denomination. A similar e.g. in Islam would be, the difference of notions between people who consider 'talking to the dead' as an allowed act or not, and thereby considering them as non-believers altogether by either is enough to call them as 'sects'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, this question belongs to English and/or history and I think it has nothing to do with Islam per se.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-03-27T16:51:11.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24635" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24672" CreationDate="2015-06-02T00:16:39.817" Score="1" ViewCount="847" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found numerous videos on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=emotional+islam+convert&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Youtube&lt;/a&gt; where non-Muslims embrace Islam and become emotional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is that emotion about? Why they cry?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user195" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T19:12:28.993" Title="Why people cry while embracing Islam?" Tags="|dawah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24535" CreationDate="2015-06-02T00:36:47.633" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did the Islamic calendar come after the invention of the English calendar?  Yes and no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hijri calendar (i.e. the Islamic calendar) counts years based on the Hijrah &amp;mdash; the year Mohammad and his followers left Mecca for Madinah &amp;mdash; which is actually about the halfway point in Muhammad's twenty-odd year long ministry, so it's correlation to &quot;how old Islam is&quot; is rather loose (which is only fair; did &quot;Islam&quot; start when Muhammad first received revelation? When he first started preaching? When the revelation was actually completed? When he died? And that's not even getting into the fact that most Muslims would claim Islam started way back when Adam first received revelation from the Almighty). It was implemented in the early seventh century, shortly after the prophet died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Gregorian calendar (i.e. the English calendar), on the other hand, actually wasn't invented until the 16th century, almost a thousand years &lt;em&gt;later&lt;/em&gt;, but it was directly derived from the far older Julian calendar which was almost seven hundred years &lt;em&gt;earlier&lt;/em&gt; than the Hijri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, the lunar calendar which the Hijri calendar itself is derived from has likely been in use since antiquity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also of note, unlike the Gregorian calendar, the Hijri calendar is purely a &lt;em&gt;lunar&lt;/em&gt; calendar; while both the Hijri and the Gregorian &quot;year&quot; contain twelve months, the Hijri month is based entirely on lunar cycles (compared to the Gregorian month, which is a mostly-fixed number of days calculated so the &quot;year&quot; matches the &lt;em&gt;solar&lt;/em&gt; cycle). As such, claiming that Islam (which is to say, the Hijri calendar) is 1436 years old only makes sense if you're using lunar years, as this would actually be equivalent to 1393 &lt;em&gt;solar&lt;/em&gt; years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, both calendars are actually older than each other, and 1436 = 1393. Comparing calendars like you're doing makes things crazy confusing: Regardless of which side you're on, this isn't likely a debate anyone's going to win any time soon without a few headaches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T00:36:47.633" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24593" CreationDate="2015-06-02T03:58:42.643" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Assalam o Alaikum&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; could be used for women, it is more convenient to use &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Assalam o Alaikun&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; ( without the appended -a ); unless you want to say another thing else without stopping, then you can use &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Assalam o Alikuna&lt;/strong&gt; (oh mothers/sisters or something else)&quot;. I wish it helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12357" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-06T06:14:14.447" LastActivityDate="2016-05-06T06:14:14.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24593" CreationDate="2015-06-02T06:19:19.720" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In regards to greeting in Arabic (for females):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Arabic grammar, KOM is used for men, and Kon (Konna) is used for women. As a result if you’d like to use the correct grammatical shape of it, you ought to say “Assalam o Alaikon (Konna) which is written like the following phrase:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;السلام علیکن&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, there is another nice point, and it is related to singular and plural nouns. Actually “Kon” is related to plural noun (according to the correct Arabic grammar).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But is the singular noun it is writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;السلام علیک      / Assalam o Alaike (For female)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-03T11:29:37.980" LastActivityDate="2016-08-03T11:29:37.980" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24593" CreationDate="2015-06-02T08:00:36.600" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As much as I see, it can use for both men and women in informal form. But if you are looking for the formal form of the greeting or saying salam for women, you should be aware that if there are more than 2 women, you should say Assalamo Alaikon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is another important matter that you can note, and that is about two women. In fact if there are two women, you should say Assalamo alaikoma in the form of formal and in fact according to the true grammar of Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-09T08:12:57.903" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T08:12:57.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24643" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23523" CreationDate="2015-06-02T08:34:07.167" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam ol Alaikum wa rahmatollah. In order to reply to your attractive question that is &quot;Can Jinns and Satan harm people physically?&quot;, I am telling you that Yes, it is possible that jinn harm people. But there is an important matter that you should be aware of, and that is about the limitation of their abilities and power to do that. In fact they cannot harm wherever and whoever. Then you should not worry much about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to be confident, you may recite Quran or other duas like :&#xA;Besmellahe rahmane rahim, La hawla wa la kovata ela bellah al aliel azim. (According to my medium knowledge)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastEditorUserId="12588" LastEditDate="2015-08-04T14:27:48.240" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T14:27:48.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24593" CreationDate="2015-06-02T08:48:14.540" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you want to get it really right, then you need to say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To one woman: as-salāmu ʻalayki (or ʻalayk)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To two women: as-salāmu ʻalaykumā&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To three or more women: as-salāmu ʻalaykunna (or ʻalaykunn)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To a mixed group (men and women): as-salāmu ʻalaykum&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-04T06:45:27.793" LastActivityDate="2016-06-04T06:45:27.793" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24645" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24392" CreationDate="2015-06-02T09:21:10.450" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As long as you don't stray off the path, there should be no problem with it. It's a soccer club, so I doubt that they will force you to go to church on Sundays. If you are worried about it, find another club.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12893" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T09:21:10.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9847" CreationDate="2015-06-02T09:27:58.840" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It does not matter which religion is the performer as long as the conditions are fulfilled which is the animal must be slaughtered by the sharpness of the knife or the instrument not by pressure and that goes for sheep and goats and cows the performer must cut the arteries and the wind pipes not the whole head until the animal left dead and bloodless these are the conditions and the Muslims could eats the Jewish slaughtered animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;NOTE: camels could not be slaughtered, the method called Nah'r which is producing a hole in the front of the neck and the cows could go either way.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12894" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-06T12:09:09.000" LastActivityDate="2016-02-06T12:09:09.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24647" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8972" CreationDate="2015-06-02T09:50:55.613" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Christians are described in two opposite ways by the Quran:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 -&gt; Christians at the time of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;...and you will find the nearest of them in affection to the&#xA;  believers those who say, &quot;We are Christians.&quot; That is because among&#xA;  them are priests and monks and because they are not arrogant. And when&#xA;  they hear what has been revealed to the Messenger, you see their eyes&#xA;  overflowing with tears because of what they have recognized of the&#xA;  truth. They say, &quot;Our Lord, we have believed, so register us among the&#xA;  witnesses.&quot; Quran (Al-Ma`idah - 82-83)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2 -&gt; On the other side:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an&#xA;  ally to them among you - then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed,&#xA;  Allah guides not the wrongdoing people.&quot; Quran (Al-Ma`idah - 51)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;--------------------&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The verse you quoted:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;This day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and the food of&#xA;  those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is&#xA;  lawful for them. And [lawful in marriage are] chaste women from among&#xA;  the believers and chaste women from among those who were given the&#xA;  Scripture before you, when you have given them their due compensation,&#xA;  desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse or taking [secret]&#xA;  lovers. And whoever denies the faith - his work has become worthless,&#xA;  and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.&quot; Quran (Al-Ma`idah&#xA;  - 5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This Christians in this verse mean the Christians mentioned in the verse quoted in the beginning, (Quran (Al-Ma`idah - 82-83)).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12869" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T09:50:55.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24635" CreationDate="2015-06-02T11:16:54.090" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when they (who call themselves Christians) listen to what has been sent down to the Messenger (Muhammad SAW), &lt;strong&gt;you see their eyes overflowing with tears&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;i&gt;because of the &lt;strong&gt;truth&lt;/strong&gt; they have recognised&lt;/i&gt;. They say: &quot;Our Lord! We believe; so write us down among the witnesses. (Qur'an 5:83)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse is for the Christians. You can read more from &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/80-86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, I guess, most of the people whom you've seen crying were Christians once, and/or are the people who've truly recognized the truth and &lt;i&gt;&lt;strong&gt;are guilty of their past.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T11:16:54.090" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1772" CreationDate="2015-06-02T11:34:08.780" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The amount you paying in a oneach full year will not be included in Zakat rest you have to pay... For example total debt amout 50000 but only paying let say 5000.. The 5000 will be consider debt in zakat calculation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12895" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T11:34:08.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24658" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9752" CreationDate="2015-06-02T18:50:00.073" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As a Muslim, is it your own responsibility to make arrangements for your grave?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nope. This is not recorded anywhere Prophet (pbuh) asking us to do this .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or can and should you leave it to others to sort out after you've passed away?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you discussed in the rest of your question, you need not bother if you're in a Muslim community, but if you're not, then let's see further. But, to simply answer &quot;Can you do this&quot;, since it is a new issue, it depends on the situation which you're involved in. Can't say for sure in general that if it is allowed or not allowed. But, simply continuing with your example...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;what if you live in a country with hardly any Muslims, where you have no relatives or family, other than your wife and very very young children&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nice example. But, in general I would like to say, believers are commanded to &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;migrate&lt;/a&gt;. More can be read from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.missionislam.com/knowledge/hijrah.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I'm not sure, up to what extent the arrangements of grave you're talking about. But, one important thing to consider is this...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verily, Allah! With Him (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour, He sends down the rain, and knows that which is in the wombs. No person knows what he will earn tomorrow, and &lt;strong&gt;no person knows in what land he will die&lt;/strong&gt;. Verily, Allah is All-Knower, All-Aware (of things). (Qur'an 31:34)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, keeping in mind that thing, I can say it is slightly impractical to achieve the thing which you're describing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Are you supposed to leave the burden of your death and the arrangement of your grave on your wife's shoulder, so she does all the running around to arrange your funeral and the plot of land to bury you in, and look after the very young children at the same time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reserving a plot of land is directly linked to this question &lt;em&gt;&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/24659/can-i-reserve-my-favorite-graveyard-burial-ground-cemetery-for-myself&quot;&gt;Can I reserve my favorite graveyard / burial ground / cemetery for myself?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/em&gt; and it depends on what your intentions are. Here, your intentions are not so as to burden your wife, so I think it is OK, if you reserve a plot. But your intentions should be plain and simple saying &lt;em&gt;&quot;If I die in this place, then so and so is the place I've reserved and you can bury me there&quot;&lt;/em&gt;. No issues. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T20:40:04.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24659" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-02T19:46:37.573" Score="3" ViewCount="709" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/9752/should-can-a-muslim-make-arrangements-for-his-grave-before-dying&quot;&gt;similar&lt;/a&gt; question out there which asks if one can make arrangements for his grave in particular. But, my question is different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've heard from people who say, some old people told to their young ones that &lt;em&gt;&quot;Dear, If I die, please bury me in that graveyard next to that xxx street.&quot;&lt;/em&gt; And some other people saying the same but with this thing in the end &lt;em&gt;&quot;because that seems good and beautiful&quot;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this sort of behavior allowed in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:17:53.363" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:17:53.363" Title="Can I reserve my favorite graveyard / burial ground / cemetery for myself?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|grave|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24659" CreationDate="2015-06-02T19:58:09.863" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: This is a contemporary made up issue and hence needs to be dealt carefully&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2 points to prove &lt;strong&gt;even if you reserve your grave&lt;/strong&gt; as you reserve your table for dinner, it is &lt;strong&gt;useless&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;1&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verily, Allah! With Him (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour, He sends down the rain, and knows that which is in the wombs. No person knows what he will earn tomorrow, and &lt;strong&gt;no person knows in what land he will die&lt;/strong&gt;. Verily, Allah is All-Knower, All-Aware (of things). (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/31/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;31:34&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;2&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ahmad and Tirmidhi report on the authority of Ali ibn Abu Talib that the Prophet (saws) said: &amp;quot;O Ali, never delay three things: prayer when its time approaches, &lt;strong&gt;the funeral when death is confirmed&lt;/strong&gt;, and marrying a widow or a divorcee when a suitable match is found for her. &lt;a href=&quot;http://gowister.com/islam-answer-2587.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sacred-texts.com/isl/bukhari/bh2/bh2_402.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;similar&lt;/a&gt; Hadith which demands us to hurry in the burial process.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since we do not know where will we die, and considering the Hadith in which prophet Muhammad (pbuh) suggested that one's body should be buried quickly and what I'm trying to prove here is,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the person dies far away from where he reserved his grave, cancel the reservation and bury him at the nearby burial ground at his place of death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If he dies nearby his reserved grave, there is no problem in burying him in his reserved grave. But, but and but, the person should not be waiting near his reserved grave waiting for his death as that is not allowed. (Remembering death is suggested but not anticipating and waiting for it cuz I think it is a soft form of '&lt;em&gt;suicide&lt;/em&gt;'). He should migrate if he has to migrate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if you fulfill that person's wish of burying him in his favorite nice quality soil reserved grave, it doesn't make the slightest difference at all. In fact, after his death, I don't think he will ever be feeling contented seeing his worldly desire getting fulfilled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, &lt;strong&gt;intention matters&lt;/strong&gt;. It depends with what intention you're reserving. And conditions apply.* Cuz they're many. I'll stop it here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the creator guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: The Hadith in '2' is in different forms e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://ahadith.co.uk/permalink-hadith-2036&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; which uses the words &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot; funeral when it is ready&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;, but the intent remains the same (hurry in burial after death) which can be proved by using other relevant Hadith. &lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T19:58:09.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24661" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-02T20:09:31.447" Score="1" ViewCount="748" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know that in an argument between husband and wife, if a woman says to her husband &quot;leave me&quot;, then &quot;divorce me&quot; and the husband replies back &quot;are you sure?&quot; and he gives her 3 talaqs at once. Is that considered as full 3 talaqs or qulla (khul') talaq. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We both are Sunnis. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if it is not, please can you provide proof in Quran and hadiths. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many are saying different things and I am very confused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12898" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-07T00:06:51.333" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T00:06:51.333" Title="Upon the wife's request during an argument, if a man gives his wife three talaqs at once, are they divorced?" Tags="|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24662" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-02T20:50:24.753" Score="1" ViewCount="41" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wanted to know about the importance 'fazilah' oh the night of 15th shaban with references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4449" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-10T14:25:52.910" LastActivityDate="2017-06-10T14:25:52.910" Title="Importance of Shab e Barat" Tags="|ibadah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-06-02T22:48:13.810" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24661" CreationDate="2015-06-02T21:26:09.683" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Khula (Qulla) is when wife goes to court and court dissolves the marriage. Husband does not have to utter divorce in the case of Khula. If the husband said the words, it is a talaq divorce even if he did so upon his wife's request.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for if it is one or three talaqs, there is a difference of opinion between  Sunni schools of thoughts. Some say if you utter I give you three talaqs, it will be considered 3. Others do not agree and consider it one iteration of talaq. You will have to do your own research on what school of thought you follow and what their opinion on this regard is, or perhaps ask your local imam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moral of the story is that it is never a good idea to utter 3 talaqs when uttering it once will suffice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12839" LastActivityDate="2015-06-02T21:26:09.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17513" CreationDate="2015-06-02T22:23:37.050" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam does not force women to keep suffering in an oppressive marriage. You will have to weigh benefits and losses and make a decision that works for you and that keeps you away from falling into sin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Divorce (or staying in marriage) should not be based on raw emotions or temporary anger. You'll have to consider a lot of things such as adverse effects on kids, your own financial ability, remarriage etc., and most importantly how staying/leaving will impact your faith and duties to Allah. Weigh your options carefully. It might be a good idea to consult with your family and/or a wise neutral person.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Divorce is the most undesirable among halal things, but it did happen in the time of Prophet (pbuh) between his companion men and women and as you can see in the hadith below that the Prophet (pbuh) did not compel his female companion to keep her marriage against her wish even when her husband loved her so much. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 63, Number 206:&#xA;Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Barira's husband was a slave called Mughith, as if I am seeing him now, going behind Barira and weeping with his tears flowing down his beard. The Prophet said to 'Abbas, &quot;O 'Abbas ! are you not astonished at the love of Mughith for Barira and the hatred of Barira for Mughith?&quot; The Prophet then said to Barira, &quot;Why don't you return to him?&quot; She said, &quot;O Allah's Apostle! Do you order me to do so?&quot; He said, &quot;No, I only intercede for him.&quot; She said, &quot;I am not in need of him.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/063-sbt.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sister my advice is to make dua for Allah to help you make the right decision, follow through proper channels following Allah's guidelines, and don't fall into sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12839" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-08T14:08:32.230" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T14:08:32.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18959" CreationDate="2015-06-03T07:05:42.823" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First we need differentiate between belief schools and jurisprudence schools. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Belief Schools/Sects (Major only):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunni&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shi'a&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jurisprudence Schools: (Sunni only)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Malki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hanify&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shafai&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hanbali&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You need to only follow &lt;strong&gt;one belief school&lt;/strong&gt;. There are differences between recognized sources for each of the belief schools which lead to differences in rulings as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are allowed to follow any of the recognized sources or schools of jurisprudence by Sunni's. It's not obligatory to follow one specific school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/21420&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/21420&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/103339&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/103339&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10537" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-09-25T07:13:53.240" LastActivityDate="2017-09-25T07:13:53.240" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24583" CreationDate="2015-06-03T13:57:59.273" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not know of this hadith. What is sahih al jama? Could you maybe write the name source in arabic? I donot understand this name al jama, i haven't heard of it. Maybe you mean al jami'? Meaning the other name of sahih al bukhari. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, I know of this hadith a well known hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ الرَّازِيُّ، وَيُوسُفُ بْنُ مُوسَى الْقَطَّانُ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَغْرَاءَ أَبُو زُهَيْرٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ يَوَدُّ أَهْلُ الْعَافِيَةِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حِينَ يُعْطَى أَهْلُ الْبَلاَءِ الثَّوَابَ لَوْ أَنَّ جُلُودَهُمْ كَانَتْ قُرِضَتْ فِي الدُّنْيَا بِالْمَقَارِيضِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ ‏.‏ وَقَدْ رَوَى بَعْضُهُمْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ مُصَرِّفٍ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَوْلَهُ شَيْئًا مِنْ هَذَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jabir narrated that the Prophet (s.a.w) said: &quot;On the Day of Judgement, when the people who were tried (in this world) are given their rewards, the people who were pardoned (in life), will wish that their skins had been cut off with scissors while they were in the world.&quot; This Hadith is Gharib, we do not know of it with this chain except through this route. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of them have reported something similar to this Hadith from Al-A`mash, from Talhah bin Musarrif from Masruq.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is from كتاب الزهد عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم in the Jami` at-Tirmidhi. It is graded as hasan by darusalam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12907" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T13:57:59.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24671" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-03T14:34:28.600" Score="3" ViewCount="300" Body="&lt;p&gt;How is this even possible in the UK? I want to fast but I want to also go to work and do my job. The times for fasting will be from 2:30 am until 9:23pm. I'm a father of two and wake up at 6am most days, so I would get just over four hours sleep. My wife does not work I am concerned I won't be able to perform my job.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is this possible whilst going to work in the UK? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2773" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T12:09:14.930" Title="Ramadan - UK times - is it even possible?" Tags="|ramadan|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-06-22T19:34:56.153" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24635" CreationDate="2015-06-03T16:14:16.417" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since i'm from those who accepted Islam (Alhamdulillah) i can answer from my part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a Christian back then i was in and out of Christianity due to doubt and other things which led me to sins. I never felt that Jesus (a.s) could of been a God or part of a trinity concept. So i was sort of rebellious already in my belief. But i always thrived for a pure monotheistic religion which (at the time) was very hard to find. I searched from the Jewish and some denominations (sects) within Christianity for a pure way of life i had even started to practice prayer again and even slowly practicing Kosher laws which is similar to Islamic dietary laws. But within me i always felt a hole in my heart like something essential was missing and not Judaism or Christianity could fill that hole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They also advertise the fact that since i did certain sins i could never be forgiven. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To which when i found out about Islam and read the very first Surah, I cried instantly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Al-Fatihah, emphasise the mercy of Allah (swt) which i strived to search for since i became religiously aware. And when i accepted Islam this hole in my heart was filled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes to best illustrate it is the Qur'an itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا سَمِعُوا مَا أُنزِلَ إِلَى الرَّسُولِ تَرَىٰ أَعْيُنَهُمْ تَفِيضُ مِنَ الدَّمْعِ مِمَّا عَرَفُوا مِنَ الْحَقِّ ۖ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when they hear what has been revealed to the Messenger, you see their eyes overflowing with tears because of what they have recognized of the truth. They say, &quot;Our Lord, we have believed, so register us among the witnesses&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Qur'an 5:83)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is one such ayat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1000" LastEditorUserId="874" LastEditDate="2017-04-12T19:12:28.993" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T19:12:28.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24671" CreationDate="2015-06-03T23:27:02.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no execuse for giving up the mandatory fasts of Ramadan, with some exceptions which your case does not belong to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your thurst and/or hunger is unbearable (which I doubt would happen in a country like UK where they have a moderate weather), such that you feel that if continued it might be dangerous to your health, only then you can break your fast. Even then you have to initiate your fast everyday with the intention of completing it. Will have to then make-up for those broken fasts, after Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some locations of the Earth there are even longer fasting hours than this. So your's is still a bit convenient. Imagine the sun not (properly) setting at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T23:27:02.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24671" CreationDate="2015-06-03T23:40:51.713" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;God says: يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ بِكُمُ ٱلۡيُسۡرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ ٱلۡعُسۡرَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“God wishes for you ease, he does not wish for you difficulty”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You need to distinguish the letter of the law from the spirit of the law. There is nothing in the Qur’an about when you should begin or end the fast. The hadith and fiqh were made for people living in Arabia and do not take into consideration the needs of people living in northern countries. If you fast for 12 hours you are doing enough. Begin at nine in the morning and fast until sunset. Do not listen to other people, it is between you and your God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastActivityDate="2015-06-03T23:40:51.713" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18731" CreationDate="2015-06-04T13:48:41.303" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Migration will not end until&#xA;repentance ends, and repentance will not end until the sun rises in&#xA;the west.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud 2479&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Grade : Sahih (Al-Albani)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;He who repents before the sun rises from&#xA;the west, Allah will forgive him&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some have argued lately that those hadiths do not mean a literal interpretation none the less which ever position you choose one should never neglect nor stop asking forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah (swt) knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1000" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T13:48:41.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14913" CreationDate="2015-06-04T13:57:57.500" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some view point should imply that it is not desirable (borderline Haram). The meat that we eat must have been slaughtered in an Halal matter hence if we remove the whole slaughtering part you remove an important aspect of it. Since we are forbidden to eat something which was not properly slaughtered or something that died of natural death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other part of it would be that we are not allowed to commit any form of Shirk. Allah (swt) created the flesh, so to substitute something that Allah (swt) created for our sustenance by something that we manufactured in a lab is sort of saying i can &quot;provide for myself&quot; or &quot;i can make something better than what Allah (swt) created&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We should really get a scholarly view point on the subject, but i wouldn't personally go near it since the slaughtering part needed to get the meat has been removed. And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1000" LastEditorUserId="1000" LastEditDate="2015-06-05T19:14:31.077" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T19:14:31.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24671" CreationDate="2015-06-04T14:02:59.537" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When is the time of sunrise and sunset in london, I guess it's 4:46 AM and 9:11(got it from google) respectively. Your only way is to take high calorie diet at the sahr time, and have faith in Allah that you won't face any difficulties during your day. May Allah help you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T14:02:59.537" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24671" CreationDate="2015-06-04T14:28:24.333" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah (swt) created ease in this religion even mandatory fast are an ease. Keeping the remembrance of Allah (swt) also help in that aspect always remember the people before you were tested in much harder trials and they managed through them. If they did so can you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a one exceptions which is permissible to break the fast during Ramadan but you still need to make up for those days lost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That the Messenger of Allah fasted during Ramadan and broke his fast&#xA;when traveling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Grade : Sahih (Darussalam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunan an-Nasa'i 2293&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was a scholarly answer also to which extend it becomes compulsory to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/48975&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/48975&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1000" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T14:28:24.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23436" CreationDate="2015-06-04T15:08:35.677" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every recitation of Qur'an is a benefit in knowledge and acknowledgement. Why on the day of judgement you will be rewarded for your recital this is a matter on which Allah (swt) is the judge. But the fact that you are reciting it &quot;when done with pure intention&quot; you are validating your belief. The angels are recording your actions and the good djinn that witness your recitation are benefiting from it (insha'Allah) and you are protecting yourself from the Shaytan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there are some people out there that says reciting such and such Surah or Ayat helps for various things much like Du'a. Some are based on Knowledge such as a sound hadith. But we should not focus solely on those for we must not neglect the Qu'ran as a whole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1000" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T15:08:35.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24684" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14913" CreationDate="2015-06-04T15:26:11.863" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;IMO it should be OK. Generally speaking this type of meat does not come from an Animal that is slaughtered (example would be meat Allah brought down to the last supper for Prophet Jesus PBUH) and since this meat did not come from an Animal that has ben killed, the requirement for Islamic Slaughter does not apply (how can you make something haram for something that is still living, not dead yet)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as the process does not include anything Haram (pork, beer, non halal meat, etc..) it should be fine I think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is something that would benefit society as the meat will definitely get cheaper enabling poor people easy access to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a fatwa issued on this that adds two requirements for it to be OK:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All other ingredients/components used are Halal.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No cross-contamination with Haram products.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fatwa: &lt;a href=&quot;http://darulfiqh.com/are-synthetically-produced-burgers-from-stem-cells-halal/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://darulfiqh.com/are-synthetically-produced-burgers-from-stem-cells-halal/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-06-04T15:26:11.863" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23108" CreationDate="2015-06-05T02:39:58.037" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wait until you get off the bus but if the time is over get off but if you cannot ... just pray in the bus. The direction is not important this times. Just move your head down instead of sajdeh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12917" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T02:39:58.037" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8847" CreationDate="2015-06-05T04:20:57.810" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam, I believe the brother is correct in his words. Since a female may not lead the salaat, perhaps letting the child know beforehand what he should be doing at what point in the salaat will be beneficial. Also (while you are not praying), you may ask him to pray while you watch, and let him know what he may correct after he is done with his salaat. This is how my mother taught me.&#xA;May Allah bless us.&#xA;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12918" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T04:20:57.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24691" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24704" CreationDate="2015-06-05T06:59:26.210" Score="1" ViewCount="310" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Quran , Surat Al-Mā'idah verse 90 ,we read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;ا أَيُّهَا الَّذينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَ الْمَيْسِرُ وَ&#xA;  الْأَنْصابُ وَ الْأَزْلامُ رِجْسٌ مِنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطانِ&#xA;  فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُون&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing&#xA;  on] stone alters [to other than Allah ], and divining arrows are but&#xA;  defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be&#xA;  successful.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And ,In Surat Muĥammad verse 15,we read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;...مَثَلُ الْجَنَّةِ الَّتي‏ وُعِدَ الْمُتَّقُونَ فيها أَنْهارٌ مِنْ&#xA;  ماءٍ غَيْرِ آسِنٍ وَ أَنْهارٌ مِنْ لَبَنٍ لَمْ يَتَغَيَّرْ طَعْمُهُ وَ&#xA;  أَنْهارٌ مِنْ خَمْرٍ لَذَّةٍ لِلشَّارِبين&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Is the description of Paradise, which the righteous are promised,&#xA;  wherein are rivers of water unaltered, rivers of milk the taste of&#xA;  which never changes, rivers of wine delicious to those who drink...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my question is , while in the Quran intoxicants are defilement from the work of satan , how would rivers of wine exist in heaven?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How would Evil act exist in heaven?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4161" LastEditDate="2015-06-05T07:09:13.983" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T16:34:03.443" Title="How would Evil act exist in heaven?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|jannah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24692" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-05T07:07:54.703" Score="2" ViewCount="37471" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it true before we were created, Allah asked us do you want to be a angel or want to be a human?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12919" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-06-06T16:50:43.640" LastActivityDate="2016-11-24T00:00:53.427" Title="Is it true before we were created, Allah asked us do you want to be a angel or want to be a human?" Tags="|islamic-basis|creation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24693" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24698" CreationDate="2015-06-05T07:27:06.983" Score="0" ViewCount="112" Body="&lt;p&gt;I been working in a foreign country and they have meetings at hotel and dinner. But it's not halal but still chicken and beef. How can I escape such kind of food without making anyone offended or come underfire &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T11:51:55.303" Title="How to ignore food when it's not halal" Tags="|halal-haram|work|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24692" CreationDate="2015-06-05T07:43:48.537" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following verse has the answer for your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, we offered the Trust to the heavens and the earth and the&#xA;  mountains, and they declined to bear it and feared it; but man&#xA;  [undertook to] bear it. Indeed, he was unjust and ignorant. Quran&#xA;  (Al-`Ahzab - 72)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tafseer (Explanation) Ibn-Kathir:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-`Awfi&lt;/strong&gt; reported that &lt;strong&gt;Ibn Abbas&lt;/strong&gt; said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Amanah&lt;/strong&gt; means obedience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This was offered to them before it was offered to Adam, and they could&#xA;  not bear it. Then Allah said to Adam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;I have offered the Amanah to the heavens and the earth and&#xA;    the mountains, and they could not bear it. Will you take it on!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;He said, O Lord, what does it involve!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;He said, If you do good, you will be rewarded, and if you do evil,&#xA;    you will be punished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So Adam took the Amanah and bore it, and this is what is referred to&#xA;  in the Ayah: &lt;strong&gt;وَحَمَلَهَا الْإِنسَانُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ ظَلُومًا جَهُولًا&#xA;  (But man bore it. Verily, he was unjust and ignorant).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, you can read the whole Explanation at:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran4u.com/tafsir%20ibn%20kathir/033%20Ahzab.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.quran4u.com/tafsir%20ibn%20kathir/033%20Ahzab.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12869" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-06-05T21:14:52.337" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T21:14:52.337" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24695" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24701" CreationDate="2015-06-05T08:17:45.133" Score="2" ViewCount="22375" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is dua of noor and when did Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H) recite this dua? And what are the exact words of this dua?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12457" LastActivityDate="2019-10-03T05:51:02.327" Title="What is dua-e-noor?" Tags="|salat|sunnah|dua|fajr|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24696" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-05T09:36:42.687" Score="2" ViewCount="276" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is software license 9 imam Hadits by &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lidwa.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.lidwa.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; obtained copies of copyrighted works, the owner claims that no one can copy their database.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But isn't the Quran (and Hadits) itself licensed and copyrighted by Allah and Rasulullah (SAW)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Islamic laws it is free to copy Quran and Hadits, but can someone claim copyright for the translation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They translate the Arabic to Indonesian with huge effort&#xA;and what is Sharia law to copy the Indonesian translation of hadits and Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12809" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T23:30:58.957" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T23:30:58.957" Title="Can we license translation software for the Quran and Hadits?" Tags="|software|legal|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24695" CreationDate="2015-06-05T11:47:46.253" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dua of noor is a prayer that the Prophet (SAW) once read. He read it after performing the 2 sunnah rakaahs of Fajr prayer. Then, he left his house, and on the way to the mosque, he prayed the prayer. The words are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ فِي قَلْبِي نُورًا وَفِي بَصَرِي نُورًا وَفِي سَمْعِي نُورًا وَفِي لِسَانِي نُورًا وَعَنْ يَمِينِي نُورًا وَعَنْ يَسَارِي نُورًا , اللَّهُمَّ وَاجْعَلْ مِنْ فَوْقِي نُورًا وَمِنْ تَحْتِي نُورًا وَاجْعَلْ أَمَامِي نُورًا وَمِنْ خَلْفِي نُورًا , اللَّهُمَّ وَأَعْظِمْ لِي نُورًا &quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Allah! put noor in my heart, in my sight, in my hearing, in my speech, on my right, on my left, above me, from under me, in front of me, and behind me. O Allah! Make the noor strong for me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;em&gt;noor&lt;/em&gt; is often translated as light and can also be interpreted as guidance/ direction / help/ support.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The full hadith is: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ يَحْيَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَاعِدٍ الْهَاشِمِيُّ بِبَغْدَادَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَرَفَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، عَنْ حُصَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : بِتُّ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ وَخَرَجَ إِلَى الصَّلاةِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ : &quot; اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ فِي قَلْبِي نُورًا وَفِي بَصَرِي نُورًا وَفِي سَمْعِي نُورًا وَفِي لِسَانِي نُورًا وَعَنْ يَمِينِي نُورًا وَعَنْ يَسَارِي نُورًا , اللَّهُمَّ وَاجْعَلْ مِنْ فَوْقِي نُورًا وَمِنْ تَحْتِي نُورًا وَاجْعَلْ أَمَامِي نُورًا وَمِنْ خَلْفِي نُورًا , اللَّهُمَّ وَأَعْظِمْ لِي نُورًا &quot; قَالَ : فَأَقَامَ بِلالٌ الصَّلاةَ فَصَلَّى . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=517&amp;amp;hid=71&amp;amp;pid=129538&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=517&amp;amp;hid=71&amp;amp;pid=129538&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastEditorUserId="12691" LastEditDate="2015-06-05T20:46:35.367" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T20:46:35.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24693" CreationDate="2015-06-05T11:51:55.303" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;AWW, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) tell them you are a Muslim and only eat halal meat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) ask for vegetarian only food. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Go on a vegetarian dies and say you are on a vegetarian diet&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) keep a fast. Then tell them you are fasting. They cant force you to eat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T11:51:55.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24699" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24671" CreationDate="2015-06-05T12:09:14.930" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aww, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You need to change your daily routine. Get your four hours during the night, and go to sleep after work and before iftaar. This is what many people do. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If possible, reduce your hours at work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know many people who take the last 10 days of ramadan off for ibaadah. you could do that too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember that Ramadan is a month in which good deeds are multiplied, so we should try our best to do as many good deeds in this month as possible. People are able to change their routines for a new diet, due to health problems, etc. We should be able to do it too, for the month of ramadan, so that we can do more ibaadah and gain more reward. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;wwb&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T12:09:14.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24700" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9978" CreationDate="2015-06-05T12:17:34.773" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I want to travel from Germany to Jeddah and my wife and baby daughter of 16 months will also be traveling with me. I want to perform Umrah with my wife and daughter, but If I wear Ihram from Germany or on flight then it will be difficult for me to handle the luggage and my baby daughter.&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Will it be okay for me if I stay in a hotel in Makkah and then go to Masjad Ayesha and wear Ihram from there?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AWW, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No. Instead, your wife can handle your baby daughter, while you can pull the luggage. It really isnt that difficult, and many people do it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes, we have an idea in our minds that something is going to be difficult, but that is only because we have a lack of experience of it. If we make a firm intention to do it, it becomes easy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you could, however, do is wear only the bottom half of your ihram on the plane, and then, when you are close to the miqaat boundary, wear the top half, and make intention, and say labbayk. You are now in ihraam, and only now do the ihraam restrictions apply. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a picture of the miqaat boundary&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicteachings.org/forum/uploads/monthly_08_2013/post-4260-0-15353300-1376484437.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamicteachings.org/forum/uploads/monthly_08_2013/post-4260-0-15353300-1376484437.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a hajj guide:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alimclass.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/86466751/UmrahHajjAndMadinahGuide.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://alimclass.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/86466751/UmrahHajjAndMadinahGuide.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-11T01:46:23.210" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T01:46:23.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24695" CreationDate="2015-06-05T12:38:46.760" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/URXEy.png&quot; alt=&quot;In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no Dua named as Dua-Noor in the Hadith or Qur'an. The nearest possible match that you are talking about is the Dua in which Holy Prophet (ﷺ) has prayed to Allah asking for light in various things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/225&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 763 j&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/5/104&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud 1353&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/216&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 763 a&lt;/a&gt;, etc.&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ فِي قَلْبِي نُورًا وَفِي بَصَرِي نُورًا وَفِي سَمْعِي نُورًا وَعَنْ يَمِينِي نُورًا وَعَنْ يَسَارِي نُورًا وَفَوْقِي نُورًا وَتَحْتِي نُورًا وَأَمَامِي نُورًا وَخَلْفِي نُورًا وَعَظِّمْ لِي نُورًا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Allah, place light in my heart, light in my tongue, light in my hearing, light in my eyesight, light on my right hand, light on my left hand, light in front of me, light behind me, light below me, O Allah, give me abundant light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the nearest match of Dua-e-Noor that you are asking about. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.co.in/search?q=dua+noor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google for Dua-e-noor&lt;/a&gt; and you get a plenty of versions. These are not wrong to recite or include in your supplications but these originate from sources other than Qur'an or Ahaadith and hence the so-called virtues and merits of it are not proved from hadith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://darulifta-deoband.org/showuserview.do?function=answerView&amp;amp;all=en&amp;amp;id=33267&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa at Darul Iftaah.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/askimam/16101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Answer by Mufti Ibrahim Desai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing to remember is to go through the meaning of the Dua you recite so that there are no elements of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirk_%28Islam%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shirk&lt;/a&gt; in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْـتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T12:38:46.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24691" CreationDate="2015-06-05T13:10:07.160" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The wine in the Qur'an is not the same thing with wine in the world. It's a word in arabic شراب (sharab) means &quot;thing to drink&quot; in english like water. So the river means &quot;the river you can drink from&quot;. Not an alcoholic thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8697" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T13:10:07.160" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24703" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24711" CreationDate="2015-06-05T13:56:58.040" Score="1" ViewCount="880" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note: the approximate meaning of &quot;Sayidat Nisaa' al aalamin&quot; can be considered as the following English translation: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The lady (the best lady) of the ladies of the worlds.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;من هي سيدة نساء العالمين: العذراء مريم او فاطمة الزهراء؟&#xA;   / Who is Sayidat Nisaa' al aalamin? Al-Ozra' Maryam or Fatimah a-Zahra?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was in a place where they were arguing about that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess it's a verse in Quran: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال تعالى: واذ قالت الملائكة يا مريم ان الله اصطفاك وطهرك واصطفاك على نساء العالمين يا مريم اقنتي لربك واسجدي واركعي مع الراكعين ذلك من انباء الغيب نوحيه  اليك وما كنت لديهم اذ يلقون اقلامهم ايهم يكفل مريم وما كنت لديهم اذ يختصمون.&#xA;   /&#xA;  3:42&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, who is her (Sayidat Nisaa al aalamin)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2940" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-02T15:35:17.353" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T17:16:12.940" Title="Who is Sayidat Nisaa al aalamin?" Tags="|tafseer|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24691" CreationDate="2015-06-05T16:34:03.443" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what we know about wine in this world it is known as intoxicant but even in this world there are some benefits but harm out weights the benefit. A side note previous nations or people who received revelations from Allah (swt) did not necessarily include the prohibition of Wine (Allah knows best) but thats what we know from this worldly life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a tasfir of ibn Kathir which goes into explaining the verses concerning the characteristics of wine in paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(rivers of wine delightful to those who drink it, ) hich means that&#xA;  the wine does not have a bad taste or foul smell like that of the&#xA;  worldly life. Rather, it is good in its appearance, taste, smell, and&#xA;  effect, as Allah says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(it (the wine) has no bad effects, nor does it cause intoxication.)&#xA;  (37:47) and,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(From which (the wine) they will have no headache, nor will they be&#xA;  intoxicated.) (56:19)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(white, delicious to the drinkers.)(37:46) It has been mentioned in a&#xA;  Hadith attributed to the Prophet , &quot;Their wine was not pressed under&#xA;  men's feet.''&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2030&amp;amp;Itemid=103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2030&amp;amp;Itemid=103&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1000" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T16:34:03.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24037" CreationDate="2015-06-05T22:20:07.067" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we accept the hadith quoted by afnrf (“people who are ruled by a woman will never be successful” - excuse me for recasting the translation in correct English - ) and if we accept Hamza’s claim that “nothing like democracy or any man made laws” can be applied in a Muslim country, then it should follow logically that voting a female leader into power would be the ideal method for subverting the non-Islamic system of democracy and overthrowing man-made laws. This would suggest that it is incumbent upon Muslim citizens of democratic countries to vote for female candidates. The answer to your question is thus yes, you are allowed to vote a woman into power. In fact, you are obliged to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastActivityDate="2015-06-05T22:20:07.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24706" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-05T22:33:33.560" Score="0" ViewCount="137" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of God&#xA;Salamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu&#xA;Hello everyone&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know these:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is listening to music allowed in Islam or not?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If it is not allowed, does it means that all types of song is Haram?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If it is not allowed, why some singers like Sami Yousif and Mahir Zain -who singing songs for Islam- are singing? does it means that Islamic musics allowed?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for you.&#xA;Dana.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11735" LastActivityDate="2015-06-06T10:40:48.347" Title="Is music allowed in Islam? (three questions)" Tags="|sharia|music|singing|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-06-06T05:12:16.613" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24708" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18720" CreationDate="2015-06-06T06:08:04.130" Score="0" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                   In the name of Allah&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to your question that asked&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is this girl has Iddah because no sexual intercourse..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found almost precisely a same question as it has inquired “Is it ought to be kept the Iddah in case that there wasn’t any sexual intercourse?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The presented response is that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not necessary (to keep the Iddah in that case).  (Ayatollah&#xA;  Sistani,  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/persian/qa/0971/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.sistani.org/persian&lt;/a&gt;  )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/persian/qa/0971/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.sistani.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://portal.anhar.ir/contentview.php?export=print&amp;amp;ID=18954&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;portal.anhar.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-16T19:13:49.103" LastActivityDate="2015-10-16T19:13:49.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24710" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24703" CreationDate="2015-06-06T08:50:58.740" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There isn’t phrase of “Sayidat Nisaa al aalamin” in Quran, directly. The verse you asked exist in Surat 'Āli `Imrān (verse 42) which have “Nisaa al aalamin”:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;إِذْ قالَتِ الْمَلائِکَةُ یا مَرْیَمُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفاکِ وَ&#xA;  طَهَّرَکِ وَ اصْطَفاکِ عَلى‏ نِساءِ الْعالَمین‏&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention] when the angels said, &quot;O Mary, indeed Allah has chosen&#xA;  you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It means Allah has chosen Maryam between her contemporary women for being mother of Masih while she was maiden. But according to our narratives and hadiths, hazrat Zahra is “sayidat” of all women of the world  which isn’t limited to her contemporary women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Sayidat Nisaa al aalamin” is a epithet which prophet Muhammad (pbuh) used to call hazrat Zahra by, for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;نزل ملک من السماء فاستأذن اللَّه أن یسلّم علىّ، فبشّرنى انّ فاطمه سیده&#xA;  نساء اهل الجنّه» &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;An angel was sent and were allowed by God to sallam me, he gives me&#xA;  enunciation that Fatemeh is “Sayidat Nisaa al  aalamin””( &lt;strong&gt;al-Hâkim's&#xA;  Mustadrak , volume3 , page151&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;«یا فاطمه! الاترضین ان تکونى سیده نساء العالمین» &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Fatemeh…would’t you consent to be  “Sayidat Nisaa al aalamin””(&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Sahih Muslim, volume 3 ,  page 158&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;«و امّا ابنتى فاطمه فانّها سیده نساء العالمین…»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“But my daughter Fatimah, she is “Sayidat Nisaa al aalamin””( &lt;strong&gt;Bihār&#xA;  al-Anwār ,volume 43, page 172&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And extra…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam al-Sadiq in the answer of mafzal ‘s question about phrase of prophet to hazrat fatemeh (“Sayidat Nisaa al aalamin”)said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Maryam was great woman between  her contemporary women but hazrat fateme is great woman between all women of the world from beginning to end…”( &lt;strong&gt;Ma'ani al-akhbar written by al-Shaykh al-Saduq ,page 107&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, Such questions exist in Quran about excellence of Bani Isra'il on others (Surat Al-Baqarah, verse 47.122) and excellence of Al Ibrahim and Al Imran on others in the world (Surat 'Ali `Imran,verse 33),too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which in all of them like the verse you asked, excellence is relative and limited to their time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T17:16:12.940" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T17:16:12.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24703" CreationDate="2015-06-06T09:39:49.320" Score="2" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                    In the Name of Allah&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, in regard to the Surah Al-i-Imran:42 which says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention] when the angels said, &quot;O Mary, indeed Allah has chosen&#xA;  you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds.&#xA;  (42)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذْ قَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَا مَرْيَمُ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ اصْطَفَاكِ&#xA;  وَطَهَّرَكِ وَاصْطَفَاكِ عَلَىٰ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ ﴿٤٢&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The interpretation or the phrase of “Seyyedate-Nesaa’-Al-Alamin is not available directly in the holy Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, based on that phrase &quot;و اصطفاک علی نساء العالمین&quot; or “Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds” , so the meaning of the mentioned verse is that Allah chose her (Hazrat Maryam) between her era’s women, but Hazrat Fatimah-a-Zahra is considered as Seyyedate-Nesaa’-Al-Alamin based on the traditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is quoted that Mofzal said I told Imam Sadiq (a.s.):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Inform me regarding the speech of the Prophet (peace be upon him and&#xA;  his family) concerning Hazrat Fatimah “definitely she is the greatest&#xA;  of the worlds women”, is she the greatest lady of her period? He&#xA;  replied: this position is for Hazrat Maryam, that she was the greatest&#xA;  lady between the ladies (women) of her period, but Hazrat Fatimah is&#xA;  considered as the lord (master) and the leader of the ladies of across&#xA;  the existence universe since the start to the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info. refer to ( &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa13472&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt; ) (In Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa13472&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/3:42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-16T19:13:53.753" LastActivityDate="2015-10-16T19:13:53.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24712" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18173" CreationDate="2015-06-06T10:27:01.847" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To the best of my knowledge, collecting and presenting of such thing as you said could be considered as a based-opinion. But in order to help you to reach your goal, I strongly suggest you to refer to the following books which could be considered as the four more authentic books of Shiite. Therefore, there are four well-known books of Shiite hadith that you can see them as following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kitab al-Kafi   /     الكافي،  محمد بن یعقوب  الكليني (متوفى 329هـ)؛&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Man la yahduruhu al-Faqih   /    مَن لا یَحضُرُهُ الفَقِیه، تألیف&#xA;  محمدبن على بن بابویه، معروف به شیخ صدوق (متوفى 381هـ)؛&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tahdhib al-Ahkam  /  تهذیب الاحكام ،  محمد بن حسن الطوسي، معروف به شیخ&#xA;  الطائفه (متوفى 460هـ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Al-Istibsar  /    الاستبصار فِیمَا اختُلف مِن الاخبار ، تألیف شیخ&#xA;  الطائفه&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, you can consider the books which have inferred from those four books as authentic books even if they have been written in the last century. (As their sources). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=45239&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-29T11:29:52.493" LastActivityDate="2017-09-29T11:29:52.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24713" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-06T14:24:19.313" Score="5" ViewCount="6792" Body="&lt;p&gt;AlhamdoLELLAH I am a Muslim.and I know that Allah never forgives the sin of Shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Allah wants He forgives all kind of sins, then why He doesn't forgive the sin of Shirk.? I want to have a Logical reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Mercy and Blessing of Allah be on all of you :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12924" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-06T16:26:05.083" LastActivityDate="2018-06-20T09:01:30.330" Title="Why God doesn't forgive the sin of Shirk?" Tags="|shirk|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11300" CreationDate="2015-06-06T18:34:25.277" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It can be okay without any special problem in the case that there is no disadvantage for Islam. As you asked if a Muslim can fight in a non Muslim war or not, your answer perhaps depends on the religion of the country. In fact Islam doesn't allow Muslims to fight against other Muslims, just they can defend, not attack. Because Muslims should have unity, otherwise fighting will weak them. you gave the example of Afghanistan, so Afghanistan is an Islamic country, then it is not allowed to attack to Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4986" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-07-12T10:04:52.273" LastActivityDate="2015-07-12T10:04:52.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10660" CreationDate="2015-06-06T20:03:09.207" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Hadith rasoolalla (pbuh) has explained that if you read only Fatiha in your salat, it is valid.  Therefore you should be able to read any amount of verse after Surat Fatiha (which btw is a complete Surat already) that is convenient so long as the meaning is complete. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12925" LastActivityDate="2015-06-06T20:03:09.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24717" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24696" CreationDate="2015-06-06T22:33:59.307" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Copyright is fairly recent phenomenon when compared with the age of the Quran and hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Copyright|History:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Copyright came about &lt;strong&gt;with the invention of the printing press&lt;/strong&gt; and with wider literacy .... Charles II of England was concerned by the unregulated copying of books and passed the &lt;strong&gt;Licensing of the Press Act 1662&lt;/strong&gt; by Act of Parliament&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadiths are not copyright to the Prophet (saww) because they are recorded history and traditions. More like a biography. The authors of those biographies could have claimed copyright on it. But as far as we know they have not done so nor is it likely that the copyright would be intact given their age. Copyright of Quran from a religious perspective could belong to Allah, who has sent it down for the guidance of mankind, and from an areligious perspective it belongs to no one (treated like the biography of the Prophet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Temporally (not sure if that's the correct word) speaking even if the Quran and hadith were copyrighted they are old enough that their copyrights are very likely to have expired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Copyright:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Typically, the duration of copyright is the author's life plus 50 to 100 years&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From LindedIn:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/grp/post/2319793-88806839&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Does anyone know if prayers or religious texts are subject to copyright law?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Comment/Answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Generally these are &lt;strong&gt;public domain&lt;/strong&gt; if they are &lt;strong&gt;old enough&lt;/strong&gt;; ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A person can however charge you for providing the copy of Quran (or any Ayat or Surah) or Hadith. But they cannot stop you from redistributing it, and only it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But works of &lt;strong&gt;translation&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;tafser&lt;/strong&gt; and other educationals text can be copyrighted and the author(s) can restrict its redistribution, copying etc as per their copyright.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same comment continued:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... however, it is necessary to &lt;em&gt;be cautious&lt;/em&gt; as each translation has a copyright. The NIV for example is copyright protected. So it would be necessary to determine which translation the prayer and/or bible verse is in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2015-06-06T22:33:59.307" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24718" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-07T01:11:33.007" Score="2" ViewCount="1099" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brothers and sisters I am a 14 year year old boy who is addicted to masturbation. Here is my story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ever since I was seven, I lied to my parents about praying. I hated the Quran and Allah (astaghfurullah) and I just wanted to do everything my way. About one year ago, I was introduced to a thing called masturbating. I used to do it 3-6 times a day. I broke my fast for all of ramadan just from masturbation. So if I want to repent I will have to fast 1800 days. With that I have swore a lie unintentionally maybe 50 times. 150 days extra I need to fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My current state: I pray 5 times a day, and remember Allah in almost everything I do. I try to get up for tahajud, but can't (even with multiple alarm clocks). I masturbate 1 time every 2 to 6 days. Its very hard to lower my gaze because I have to work at a gas station, and women really have no respect for themselves anymore in the US. So they're practically half naked. And how am I supposed to lower my gaze if I'm serving this person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can I stop masturbating? and what can I do all about those days I have to fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please reply to me with kindness, may Allah be kind to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12927" LastEditorUserId="12691" LastEditDate="2015-06-09T10:36:35.887" LastActivityDate="2020-05-14T20:10:09.910" Title="how can i fix myself as a muslim?" Tags="|sex|tawba|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2020-05-15T20:55:18.947" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24719" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17640" CreationDate="2015-06-07T07:06:45.423" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                              بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم  &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to your question that asked&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is the ruling of shaking-hands with a non-mahram who is&#xA;  non-Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on Shia perspective regarding shaking hands to non-mahram, this is not allowed to shake hands to non-mahram even though s/he is non-Muslim. Acutally there is no difference which religion s/he is from, haply it is considered as a haram practice which could be related to the probability of sin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread21513-2.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.askdin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tooltips.ir/%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%85-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%85-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-254&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tooltips.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-16T09:13:10.973" LastActivityDate="2015-10-16T09:13:10.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24720" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24225" CreationDate="2015-06-07T10:26:37.137" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly let me state about your second question as a brief answer. As you inquired:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Is it a man who goes into seeking a relationship in Mutah or the act&#xA;of seeking is valid from both directions?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn’t find any specific related issue to that, hence, at least it could be said that it is not considered as a haram practice as much as I made research. But perhaps it could be nicer for women to endeavor not to take a step at the first side. (Or perhaps it is not true) / Wallah o A’lamo (And Allah knows better)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But regarding your initial main inquiry, seemingly it is okay, but there should be paid attention to some items regarding Mut’ah which ought or ought not to do, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Excess in doing it that it can be considered as sensuality&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Being hidden the issue from the family …&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Keeping the respect of the permanent wife (and permanent marriage)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If it is below his dignity to do this (which is harmful for his&#xA;personality or responsibility …&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Exposing to accusation (e.g. if some people are aware about that,&#xA;then they’ll accuse you as Zina if they are not aware if you have&#xA;done it as Mut’ah …&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Doing it with the girls who are virgin (&amp;amp; it will destroy&#xA;the opportunity of permanent marriage)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And so forth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consequently, doing Mut'ah for a married person would be permissible, but s/he ought to note some points as I termed (Although others ought to note them as well)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those above-mentioned items can be counted as some remarkable items which I endeavor to state them briefly and approximately. For more complete matters, you’d better refer to the reference below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cloob.com/c/din_chera_va_chegoneh/113973&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.cloob.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2020-06-22T13:04:37.033" LastActivityDate="2020-06-22T13:04:37.033" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21346" CreationDate="2015-06-07T10:37:19.443" Score="-2" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                   بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to your question that asked&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who decides who can carry out executions of those who mock the Prophet&#xA;  Mohammad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to my research, it seems to be related to the Haakim-a-Shar’ or حاکم الشرع (the governor of Shar’ or canon)&#xA;And in regard to the Hakim-a-Shar’ it could be said that he is considered as a Mujtahid who has Fatwa based on Shar’ measurements. Then he is able to decide regarding the matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pasokhgoo.ir/node/21390&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.pasokhgoo.ir/node/21390&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-07T14:08:43.453" LastActivityDate="2017-09-07T14:08:43.453" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24722" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24713" CreationDate="2015-06-07T11:22:20.087" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking, actually, Shirk is against Towhid (monotheism) and actually they are opposable. In truth, there is a sort of Hijab or obstacle for entrance of Allah’s Rahmah and blessing in the Mushrik heart. Subsequently Moshrik is not eligible for getting the Rahmah and Maqferah of Allah (during s/he is Mushrik).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it has mentioned in Surah an-Nisa’:48&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ اللَّـهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ&#xA;  ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّـهِ فَقَدِ افْتَرَىٰ&#xA;  إِثْمًا عَظِيمًا ﴿٤٨﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives&#xA;  what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others&#xA;  with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin. (48)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let’s illustrate more concerning the issue of Shirk. Actually, Shirk (and Kufr) are considered as an obstacle for the relationship to the source of Khair (Blessing), it would reach fulfilment due to excess of the sins and barbarity. That’s why Allah said:&#xA;ان الله لا يغفر ان يشرك به و يغفر مادون ذلك لمن يشاء&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, malicious Shirk (and Kufr) won’t be forgiven. On the other hand there are many people who have hearty and inner faith, but do shirk due to ignorance, But:&#xA;They’ll accept the right (legitimacy) humbly if it is present to them. But the other group will be eligible of torture who their Shirk would be considered as a malicious Shirk. I hope my response be constructive at least to some extent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/4:48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askquran.ir/thread25227.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.askquran.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-17T06:33:00.483" LastActivityDate="2017-09-17T06:33:00.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24723" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-07T13:59:47.363" Score="2" ViewCount="570" Body="&lt;p&gt;My friend who is Shia got married with a Sunni girl. The father of the girl gave in writing that he is not responsible for the girl and she has all the rights to spend her life as per her wish and will (it was a love marriage).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After court marriage the boy took her to his house where again Nikah was performed as per Shia rules. After few months the couple felt that it was a wrong decision. One day the boy gave her tallaq (the boy said afterwards to the family that he was joking as there was no witness).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the concept of tallaq in Shia Islam once it is given as mentioned above?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12928" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T15:02:11.960" LastActivityDate="2022-01-18T12:35:31.540" Title="Divorce in case of Shia Sunni Couple" Tags="|nikah|talaq|shia-sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24725" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-07T16:38:21.273" Score="3" ViewCount="5372" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/URXEy.png&quot; alt=&quot;In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam follows a lunar calendar. Obviously, the month changes at the site of first crescent of the new moon and this happens only at sunset. It therefore implies that a date too should change at sunset. This methodology is followed universally in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could find this hadith that indirectly backs up this methodology:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/14/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud (Hadith 2341)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Ikrimah:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once the people doubted the appearance of the moon of Ramadan, and intended neither to offer the tarawih prayer nor to keep fast. A bedouin came from al-Harrah and testified that he had sighted the moon. He was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ). He asked: Do you testify that there is no god but Allah, and that I am the Messenger of Allah? He said: Yes; and he testified that he had sighted the moon. He commanded Bilal who announced to the people to offer the tarawih prayer and to keep fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another hadith (Sahih), The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) calls the 'Asr prayer &lt;em&gt;'middle prayer'&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/639760&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' Tirmidhi (Hadith 3250)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Samurah bin Jundab:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'The middle Salat is Salat Al-'Asr.'&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the day is believed to be commenced with the sunset, the Maghrib prayer should be the first prayer and 'Asr should be the last prayer and the middle prayer should actually be Fajr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Why then is 'Asr prayer called the &lt;em&gt;middle prayer&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If it is a different context that the hadith refers to, what is that&#xA;context and how does it make 'Asr the &lt;em&gt;middle prayer&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;UPDATE:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I stumbled upon another hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud (Hadith 411)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zaid b. Thabit said:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to offer the Zuhr prayer in midday heat; and no prayer was harder on the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that this one. Hence the revelation came down: &amp;quot;Be guardians of your prayers, and of the midmost prayer&amp;quot; (2:238). He (the narrator) said: There are two prayers before it and two prayers after it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this hadith, the Zuhr prayer is called the mid-most prayer. It is also mentioned that there are two prayers before it and two prayers after it. Now again, two more questions arise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How is this Hadith compatible with the previous hadith that mentions 'Asr as the middle prayer?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Two prayers before Zuhr means Isha and Fajr. Does the hadith also mean that the next date actually starts after Maghrib (ie. with 'Isha)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2022-01-30T00:03:31.743" Title="If the date changes with sunset, why is 'Asr called the middle prayer?" Tags="|lunar-calendar|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24727" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24728" CreationDate="2015-06-07T17:47:51.330" Score="4" ViewCount="1736" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Jundab bin 'Abdullah:&#xA;  that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: &quot;Whoever says (something) about the Qur'an according to his own opinion and he is correct, yet he has committed a mistake.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are other versions of the same Hadith in &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chapters on Tafsir - Jami` at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;&quot; (the first three ones in that chapter).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What is the Hadith talking about when it says &lt;em&gt;&quot;Whoever says (something) about the Qur'an...&quot;&lt;/em&gt;? Is it talking about formulating our own Tafseer of the Qur'an?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If yes, then does it mean we must follow the Tafseer given out by Prophet Muhammad (SAW) only or can we follow the Tafseer of other scholars too?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If only of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and if I'm not wrong that Prophet Muhammad (SAW) hasn't explained about every verse of Qur'an, then doesn't it become difficult to understand the Qur'an?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If yes, to Q1 (above), then how is it possible that Qur'an while being clear and apparent most of the time still has to be relied on Tafseer? And only of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) (if Yes to Q2 above)?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2018-06-17T22:38:35.573" Title="Can we formulate our own Tafseer from our understanding of Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|hadith-interpretation|sin|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24727" CreationDate="2015-06-07T20:21:48.430" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the link that you have provided. This Hadith is Da'if, which means weak. In the arabic section, it mentioned the narration chain. One of the narrators was Suhil bin Abdullah or named as well Suhil bin Abi Hazem according to what was mentioned in the arabic section is a weak narrator. That's why this Hadith is weak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the point of your question, the whole idea of this section in the Hadith is to forbid people to try to interpret the Quran without studying and learning, in other words with out knowledge. According the site that you have quoted as well, this the opinion that the majority of the Scholars agreed upon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10537" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T20:21:48.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24725" CreationDate="2015-06-07T20:34:04.660" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The lunar month starts with sighting of the moon shortly after sunset. On the first day of the lunar calendar the moon sets shortly after the sun. And the difference between them is about 15mins. Accordingly there is about a 15-minute window for sighting the moon. &lt;strong&gt;And this marks the start of the lunar month and of the day.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asr is called the middle prayer, because it's in the middle between the other two prayers of the day (Fajr and Zuhr) and the two prayers of the night (Maghreb and Isha).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many different opinions according to scholars with regards to Asr prayer name as &amp;quot;الصلاة الوسطي&amp;quot;. Which could mean middle prayer or the best prayer. I have mentioned only one opinion which is related to timing. Please check references for details of all of the different opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Response to the update:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith that is referenced is mentioned under the chapter named: &amp;quot; باب وقت صلاة العصر&amp;quot;. Which means : Chapter of Asr prayer. This hadith enforces my response as it's talking about 2 topics, the heat at Zohr prayer and the revelation of the verse: &amp;quot;حافظوا علي الصلاوات و الصلاة الوسطي&amp;quot;, which is referencing Asr prayer as the middle prayer as it has 2 before and 2 after according to the hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/answers/129636/which-is-the-middle-prayer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/31001&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10537" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2022-01-30T00:03:31.743" LastActivityDate="2022-01-30T00:03:31.743" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24718" CreationDate="2015-06-07T20:56:40.030" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of All, May Allah reward you for all the change that you have done. And may Allah keep you on the right path. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for masturbation, you need to keep the following in your mind:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You need to fear Allah and remember that you are going to be asked about what you have done in this life and whatever act you are doing. You have to keep that all the time. Every time you are about to commit that act remember that and may Allah help you stop it ISA. And remember that you will get rewarded if you didn't do that act in case that you have intentions to do it and didn't do it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I totally understand your point about living the US. It's very hard to lower ones gaze. Work harder and lowering your gaze. May Allah help you with that. And the same as the first point, you will get rewarded if you forced your self not to look to a woman or a lady that arouse your sexual desires.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Now, the advise from the prophet is try to get married as soon as possible, if it's really hard to find a wife then fasting. Fasting will keep your body in energy deprivation which will lower your sex drive. In general, eating less and exercising regularly will burn out most of the energy in your body that helps you stop this act. Please check the following link: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/15&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Distract yourself by other things. When you feel the urge to masturbate, try to distract yourself by going to the gym, meeting a good company, going to the masjid, etc... Try to engage yourself in any other thing that will distract you from feeling the need to do that. Preferably something that will burn your energy to feel knocked out and no need for masturbation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Don't loose the faith in Allah that you will succeed in stopping this act and remember that even if you still doing it. Shaytan will try to convince you that you will never stop this and makes you loose your faith in yourself. Keep trying and trying. But each time try harder to achieve your goal.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/329&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/329&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10537" LastEditorUserId="10537" LastEditDate="2015-06-07T22:21:29.253" LastActivityDate="2015-06-07T22:21:29.253" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24731" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24713" CreationDate="2015-06-07T21:34:33.640" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shirk in the Islamic terminology is &amp;quot;ascribing a partner or rival to Allah in Lordship (ruboobiyyah), worship or in His names and attributes.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the definition above, the person who commits Shirk basically associate a partner by worshiping a person, something, animal or deny his existence and Allah is not creator of the universe. They people doing that associate the universe as a partner whom created this life that we are in. Shirk is belief sin that settle in one person heart. Remember that associating partners means that the entity that had something attached to it is Incomplete or in need. Which is totally opposite to the belief in God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming back to the verse that you have mentioned, this applies in the day of Judgement. What that means, that if a person commit a certain sin but he came on the day of Judgement believing that there is no God but the Creator (Allah: arabic word meaning the One God). God might forgive his sins with his well. The following verse shows that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ لا تَقْنَطُوا مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ (53)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say: &amp;quot;O ‘Ibâdî (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allâh: verily, Allâh forgives all sins. Truly He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.&lt;a href=&quot;http://qurancomplex.gov.sa/quran/tafseer/Tafseer.asp?l=arb&amp;amp;t=TABARY&amp;amp;nSora=39&amp;amp;nAya=53#39_53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah forgive us all. But if someone came in the day of Judgement and committed Shirk then this will not be forgiven. This verse is a warning for any person who has some form of association with God to repent before he or she dies. But it's not an invite for people to commit other sins too. Because you will go into the region which were your sins might take you to hell fire. May Allah forgive us and guide us to the right path and belief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here after is my personal understanding to the reasoning behind this. If someone commits Shirk, he or she is basically denying the completeness of God by associating partners or ignoring him totally. And that person is asking God after that to forgive him, that would be contradictory for his or her belief. As he or she ignored him or denied him in the first place. God forbid His mercy on those and doomed them to go to hell fire because they have ignored, denied, associated partners with him. Remember that God is all Capable and all powerful. Nothing happens in this universe except with his well. Once someone associate partners that limits Gods abilities. And after that you are asking for his forgiveness. It's similar to swearing someone with the worst words and characters, then ask that person: &amp;quot;Oh, please give me money.&amp;quot;. This example is not even compared to the God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any success in answering is from God and any mistakes is from me and Shaytan. And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/34817&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/34817&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://qurancomplex.gov.sa/Quran/tafseer/Tafseer.asp?nSora=4&amp;amp;t=tabary&amp;amp;l=arb&amp;amp;nAya=48#4_48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://qurancomplex.gov.sa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://qurancomplex.gov.sa/quran/tafseer/Tafseer.asp?l=arb&amp;amp;t=TABARY&amp;amp;nSora=39&amp;amp;nAya=53#39_53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://qurancomplex.gov.sa/quran&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-10-14T07:06:35.547" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24734" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24727" CreationDate="2015-06-08T00:42:10.503" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question is strange, I am not sure about your background but remember that mountains of work has been done on the Qur'an already. Why would one want to create his/her own tafsir when one has little knowledge of the deen? Little knowledge can be dangerous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do not forget that ALL of the deviant sects that have emerged in the past in Islam and perhaps for that matter in Judaism as well, have been because they wanted to interpret the Qur'an or the word of God, in a way different than what was prescribed by the Prophet and the companions. There are certainly things in the Qur'an that are ambiguous, some of them on purpose i.e their true meaning is known only to the one that revealed it. When people think that we know better, it leads to deviant sects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5356" LastActivityDate="2015-06-08T00:42:10.503" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24563" CreationDate="2015-06-08T00:53:17.267" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All particles, all body organs of the atheist are in submission to Allah's will. Allah himself has given the Athiest choice to accept or reject Allah and only for a short life in this world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5356" LastActivityDate="2015-06-08T00:53:17.267" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24723" CreationDate="2015-06-08T06:13:19.153" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you inquired&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is the concept of tallaq in Shia Islam once it is given as&#xA;  mentioned above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to divorce or Talaq in Shia, you’d better note some points concerning the conditions of Talaq from Shia’s perspective. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Divorce contract or Talaq must be recited with the correct Arabic&#xA;words&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Divorce contract ought to be done in a way such that two just men&#xA;(who are considered as witness) listen to it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;… Consequently divorce won’t be valid if it is constrainedly or&#xA;joking&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, for Nikah or marriage, the presentence of witnessed is not necessary (by observing the terms)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa29299&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  /   &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa6829&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;and this link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa8230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hoseini.org/talaq.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.hoseini.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-14T07:01:11.587" LastActivityDate="2015-10-14T07:01:11.587" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23668" CreationDate="2015-06-08T07:20:12.290" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                 بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all I should mention that the boy’s wali (his father) doesn’t seem to be related to that matter as Mrs. Bleeding Fingers said. (as you inquired):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Has divorce taken place or does it require signatures of the boy's&#xA;  wali i.e. his father?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, you’d better pay attention to some related terms of divorce or Talaq briefly as well (as some of Talaq terms):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Talaq or divorce, its terms ought to be done entirely, not some&#xA;parts of that.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Siqag of Talaq ought to be read (as a significant terms of Talaq)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Siqah of Talaq ought to be recite (by the tongue), hence it won’t&#xA;be valid to write on the paper&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise, (I presume) the divorce apparently won’t be correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://eporsesh.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://eporsesh.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://babafars.ir/fa/porsesh-va-pasokh-ghazaei/porsesh-va-pasokheh-ezdevaj-talagh/3202-sighee-aghd.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://babafars.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2019-04-19T13:58:23.603" LastActivityDate="2019-04-19T13:58:23.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24740" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-08T07:37:55.533" Score="-1" ViewCount="5937" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know the appropriate word for antonym/opposite for 'Kafir'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12936" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T16:14:09.200" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T16:14:09.200" Title="What is the antonym for the word 'kafir' in Urdu?" Tags="|terminology|kuffar|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-07-18T21:19:06.890" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10660" CreationDate="2015-06-08T08:25:02.647" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fard in Salaat is Khyam, Surah Fatiha, Ruku, Sajda, Khaida.  That is it.  Everything else is optional.  We have made salaat very difficult.  Allah's messenger has taught us fard and basic salaat.  Even Attahiyat is not fard.  Even salaam on Allah's messenger is not fard.  You can recite various duas.  But out of love and respect of Allah's messenger, we also recite salaam on him and his family, popularly call durood e ibrahimiya. Finally, make salaat simple and simple please. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12937" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-06-08T08:43:20.907" LastActivityDate="2015-06-08T08:43:20.907" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24742" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24740" CreationDate="2015-06-08T09:21:14.483" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;مؤمن (Mu`min) is the antonym for (Kaafir) كافر. it means believer, whereas kaafir means non-believer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;kaafir  has another meaning which is ungrateful. In such a case, the antonym would be شاكر (shakir) - which means grateful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastEditorUserId="59" LastEditDate="2015-06-08T10:31:28.483" LastActivityDate="2015-06-08T10:31:28.483" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24743" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-08T10:58:13.313" Score="-1" ViewCount="177" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Islam divide humanity into Darul Islam and darul harab? and Muslims must wage jihad against those who are unbelievers. while Islam is a religion of peace then why are such things in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12806" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-10T08:31:18.067" LastActivityDate="2016-03-10T08:31:18.067" Title="Fiqah Ijama and Qiyass Problems" Tags="|non-muslim|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24740" CreationDate="2015-06-08T11:35:16.867" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whereas Urdu could be considered as a language which has many similarities to Arabic, especially in Fiqh, as a result, it could be declared that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The word believer or (Mo'men)مومن can be selected as the most adequate equivalent for the antonym of Kafir.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can be surveyed from this another aspect that: whereas the word Kafir almost means unbeliever in English, then its antonym could be termed as the word &quot;Believer&quot; which means: &lt;strong&gt;مومن&lt;/strong&gt; (based on my common knowledge).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-01-26T15:12:07.360" LastActivityDate="2017-01-26T15:12:07.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24745" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24743" CreationDate="2015-06-08T12:15:55.813" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;aww, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the past, all countries, whether muslim or non muslim, saw anyone who didnt follow their religion as a threat, and therefore, there were lots of wars between countries of different faiths. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since then, many countries have amicable relations with one another, and therefore do not fight each other. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, Muslim countries could be called Darul Islam, non-muslim countries at war with islam are considered darul harb. The Darul Harb will differ from one country to another. Palestinians are at war with Israel, so they will consider Israel as a Darul harb. However, Jordon and Egypt are not, so to them, Israel is not Darul Harb. Neither is it a darul Islam. It is a third category, called darul Amn (Land of security). This is a land in which Muslims can fast, pray etc without too much difficulty. In Darul Harb countries, fasting, praying to Allah, and being Muslim would mean death. Since this does not happen in almost all countries of the world, it therefore follows that most countries of the world are Darul Amn (places of security) and not Darul Harb, so you have no need to fight them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;wwb&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastActivityDate="2015-06-08T12:15:55.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24718" CreationDate="2015-06-09T02:52:51.067" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First and foremost, those desires are normal for a boy at your age. I say follow jikolp's advice, and while quitting, try not to force yourself. A habit is not easily broken, least of all, an addiction. So take it easy and take it slowly. Overtime you'll do it less and less until you stop altogether. It won't be easy, but seeing as you are dedicated, I believe that you can do it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12893" LastActivityDate="2015-06-09T02:52:51.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24750" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-09T05:36:42.283" Score="4" ViewCount="75969" Body="&lt;p&gt;The names of seven heavens and hells in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know a few of them. Hell I know only one which is for Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about Christians, Jews, pretenders, magicians and idol worshipers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please  give names in Arabic only if possible in  script.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12944" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-06T16:30:57.313" LastActivityDate="2021-01-28T06:14:57.730" Title="What are the names of seven heavens and hells in Arabic script?" Tags="|jannah|names|jahannam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24751" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24750" CreationDate="2015-06-09T05:48:45.047" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The names of seven heavens including:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;دارالسلام  /  دارالجلال /   جنت المأوی  /   جنت خلد  /   جنه العدن  / &#xA;  جنه الفردوس  /   جنت نعیم،&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dar al-Salam (Abode of Peace), &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dar al-Jalal (Abode of Glory),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jannatul Mava (Garden of Refuge),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jannatul Khuld (Garden of Eternity),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jannatul Adan (Garden of Eden),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jannatul Firdous (Garden of Paradise),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jannatul Naeem (Garden of Bliss) (or Delight)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those are considered as the names for the seven paradises which have been&#xA;  discussed in tafsir and hadith books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اعانة الطالبین، ج 4، ص 385.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to seven hell, as you said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hell I know only one for Muslims it is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found relatively a similar issue that based on the mentioned issue there could be the first floor of the hell for that group of the apostle of Allah (The Ummah of the Prophet) who are sinners (according to what I found as a related matter.)&#xA;Ultimately it can be declared that the other floors would be for others such as ... as you termed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to the seven hells (as you inquired for their names in Arabic script), including:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1:جحیم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2:لظی&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3.سقر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4:الحطمه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5:هاویه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;6:السعیر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;7:جهنم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1915&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.porseman.org/q/show.aspx?id=99864&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.porseman.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-01-26T15:11:34.640" LastActivityDate="2017-01-26T15:11:34.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24753" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-09T13:26:13.603" Score="2" ViewCount="3449" Body="&lt;p&gt;I usually always check ingredients before I buy things, but it slipped my mind today when I bought a pack of mellows for the first time. I came home and had 2, and when I was on my third one realized I hadn't checked the ingredients, and saw that it had pork gelatine very clearly written in the ingredients. I tried vomiting, but nothing much came up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How will it affect my sawm and ibaadat in the next 40 days?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12947" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T04:39:21.060" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T04:39:21.060" Title="Will unknowingly eating haram affect my fasting and prayers for 40 days? If so how?" Tags="|ramadan|sawm|food|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24753" CreationDate="2015-06-09T16:40:01.803" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you ate Haram unknowingly be through some individual or some product you are not to blame (unless it really calls for it) let me elaborate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you eat Haram unknowingly in a Muslim gathering the one who brought the food is to blame for what and how much the people ate from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In a Non-Muslim gathering just politely ask the one who made the food (you can give a pretext of allergies if the people there are not very sympathetic with Muslim though being honest at all times is better)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you ate haram i don't know of any laws that forces you to throw it up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should by all means ask Allah (swt) forgiveness for your shortcoming. Because indeed eating Haram is a sin but Allah (swt) is always ready to forgive sins even if it were to reach the highest sky.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also you should throw in the garbage the leftover food and don't give it away (even to non-Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=84660&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=84660&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/20843&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/20843&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1000" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-06-09T16:40:01.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24760" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-09T18:41:20.693" Score="4" ViewCount="2173" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is sort of a less thought and express subject these days and I would like to shed back some light on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today we have some people expressing different viewpoint within the Ummah on the subject so I welcome all points of view concerning it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you think today Rum refers to those who had a certain system of governance liken to the Romans? Does it refer to the Christians of European background? Does it refer to the West only? Does it refer to Russia only? These are some of viewpoints I have heard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also ask since the subject is somewhat very important since some important events in Islamic eschatology involve them (Romans).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update: relevant Surah and Hadiths that could indicate Rum in a modern time&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Behold! Allah said: &quot;O Jesus! I will take thee and raise thee to&#xA;  Myself and clear thee (of the falsehoods) of those who blaspheme; I&#xA;  will make those who follow thee superior to those who reject faith, to&#xA;  the Day of Resurrection: Then shall ye all return unto me, and I will&#xA;  judge between you of the matters wherein ye dispute.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Quran (3:55) - Translation Yusuf Ali&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tafseer in (Jalal - Al-Jalalayn) is interesting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And mention, when God said, ‘O Jesus, I am gathering you, seizing you,&#xA;  and raising you to Me, away from the world without death, and I am&#xA;  cleansing you of, removing you far away from, those who disbelieved,&#xA;  and I am setting those who follow you, those Christians and Muslims&#xA;  who believed in your prophethood, above those who disbelieved, in you,&#xA;  namely, the Jews, becoming above them through [definitive] argument&#xA;  and the sword, until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me shall be your&#xA;  return, and I will decide between you, as to what you were at variance &#xA;  about, as regards religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quranx.com/tafsirs/3.55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quranx.com/tafsirs/3.55&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Jabir bin Samurah, that Nafi' bin 'Utbah bin Abu&#xA;  Waqqas narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: &quot;You will fight the Arabian&#xA;  Peninsula and victory will be granted by Allah. Then you will fight&#xA;  the Romans and victory will be granted (by Allah). Then you will fight&#xA;  Dajjal and victory will be granted (by Allah).&quot; Jabir said: &quot;Dajjal&#xA;  will not appear until you have fought the Romans.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Grade : Sahih (Darussalam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reference  : Sunan Ibn Majah 4091&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Dinar, that Ibn 'Umar said: &quot;The&#xA;  Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said: 'When my Ummah walks in a proud march,&#xA;  and its servants are the children of kings, children of Persians and&#xA;  Romans, the evilest of them will be set over the best of them&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Grade  : Sahih (Darussalam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reference   : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2261&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mustaurid al-Qurashi reported: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as&#xA;  saying: The Last Hour would come (when) the Romans would form a&#xA;  majority amongst people. 'Amr said to him (Mustaurid Qurashi): See&#xA;  what you are saying? He said: I say what I heard from Allah's&#xA;  Messenger (ﷺ). Thereupon he said: If you say that, it is a fact for&#xA;  they have four qualities. They have the patience to undergo a trial&#xA;  and immediately restore themselves to sanity after trouble and attack&#xA;  again after flight. They (have the quality) of being good to the&#xA;  destitute and the orphans, to the weak and, fifthly, the good quality&#xA;  in them is that they put resistance against the oppression of kings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reference: Sahih Muslim 2898 a&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another hadith but longer,&#xA;Sahih Muslim Book 041, Hadith Number 6924.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please make sure to provide the source of your viewpoint and avoid political/sectarian debate&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Both Tasfeer and Ta'wil are acceptable answer in my humble view&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1000" LastEditorUserId="1000" LastEditDate="2019-08-13T19:37:59.980" LastActivityDate="2019-08-13T19:37:59.980" Title="Who are the contemporary Ar-Rum?" Tags="|tafseer|hadith-interpretation|history|eschatology|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32" CreationDate="2015-06-09T18:41:59.947" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No Arab calls them reverts. This term was &quot;deduced&quot; by English speaking converts. Arabs refer to a person who has embraced Islam as &quot;hadeeth al-'ahd bil-Islam&quot; (recently come  to Islam) or &quot;Muslim jadeed&quot; (new Muslim). There is no Arabic equivalent of the term &quot;revert&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12951" LastActivityDate="2015-06-09T18:41:59.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20267" CreationDate="2015-06-09T20:56:06.237" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a sin in most religions. Christianity, Islam, Catholicism, etc. It is a big sin in Islam. It is said that you will go to Hell if you are gay. It is stated in the Quran that you should treat everyone kindly. Therefore, you should treat gays kindly too. I don't mind gays, for I do have quite a few gay friends. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12942" LastActivityDate="2015-06-09T20:56:06.237" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18724" CreationDate="2015-06-09T21:00:50.233" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No matter what the person is, whether he is gay, disabled, or whatever, it is still a sin to kill. It's a different fact if you kill someone due to defending yourself, but if you were to do that, you should just have faith in God&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12942" LastActivityDate="2015-06-09T21:00:50.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8533" CreationDate="2015-06-10T05:41:38.403" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anointing refers to oil. The oil of the ancient world was olive oil, still a product of Palestinian olive groves today. Since it could be used as the fuel for lamps, it symbolized light, which in turn is one of the beautiful names of Allah - Nur. We speak of the light of the prophets, e.g. Nur Muhammad. The Christian gospels speak of the transfiguration of Jesus, when he and the prophets before him were seen radiant with 'light'. So 'light' in turn is a metaphor for a radiant quality of some of the friends of Allah. This radiance is a sign of the real 'anointing'- which may be bestowed on friends of Allah. We might call it a sign of the Rahim of Allah, because no matter how great the radiance bestowed on a prophet or saint, it can never be equated to the Nur of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this radiance does not require being doused with physical oil. The physical act of anointing in the Jewish tradition might be interpreted as ritually invoking the blessing of Allah on the person being anointed - a form of supplication. Or it might be an indication of a belief that the person has already been chosen and blessed by Allah. But the reality is always up to the mercy of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12956" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T05:41:38.403" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14528" CreationDate="2015-06-10T06:29:35.057" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;We overlook the greatest miracle - that we are here and able to ask the meaning of miracles. What is the purpose and meaning of each life? Of your life?&#xA;There may be a clue at both ends of the books - Allah wished to hang out with Adam and Eve in the Garden - and created the universe for his relationship with Muhammad pbuh.&#xA;Does Allah desire belief? Or does Allah desire relationship? Is the purpose of miracles to produce belief? Or is the purpose of belief to provide friends for Allah? &#xA;Intellect is indeed important, but the heart must be involved as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12956" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T06:29:35.057" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24725" CreationDate="2015-06-10T09:50:11.090" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you have pointed out, the Muslim day (yawm) begins at sunset. On the other hand, in hadith, and elsewhere, there is distinction made between the “prayers of the daytime” (that is: Zuhr and Asr) and the “prayers of the night time” (that is: Maghrib, Isha, Fajr).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my comment on jikolp’s answer I referred to the great Muslim astronomer al-Biruni and his classic work الآثار الباقية which he wrote in the year 1000 AD. In the chapter that I quoted (Chapter I) he discusses this precise problem, with reference both to theological and astronomical aspects. Here he quotes the prophetic hadith: “The prayer of the daytime is silent” and remarks on &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“the fact that people call the noon prayer the first prayer, because it is the first of the two prayers of the daytime; whilst they call the afternoon-prayer the middle prayer, because it is in the middle between the first of the two prayers of the daytime and the first of the prayers of the night time”. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this is a good explanation. In Islamic sources it is not unusual to refer to Zuhr as الصلاة الأولى and to Asr as الصلاة الثانية .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastEditorUserId="8052" LastEditDate="2015-06-10T09:55:45.953" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T09:55:45.953" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16877" CreationDate="2015-06-10T12:57:24.340" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the person does not believe Shahadah with full heart, s/he is not considered as a muslim since it is one of the condition of being muslim and being a born-muslim is not one. May Allah guide you. Assalamu alaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12963" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T12:57:24.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24773" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-10T13:03:46.817" Score="6" ViewCount="21037" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am hoping to seek a final affirmed answer to a question that has plagued me for a long while.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though i cannot claim myself to be a good muslim like most of the people here, i do hope that with your help and input i am able find answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope to attain the strength to be a better Muslim by your opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We all understand that the Holy Quran was sourced or created by means of divinity. This is to say that the words of the Holy Quran have come directly from Allah and nowhere else. No muslims would deny that.  All muslims agree that the Holy Quran are the words of Allah and thus it must command the utmost respect. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If all Muslims accept that the Holy Quran is the word of Allah then it must also be accepted that any rules, regulations or guidance set out to us by Allah via the Holy Quran must be followed….. unless of course you have already chosen Hell fire as your eternal abode. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One such rule, regulation or guidance (for want of a better word) stipulated within the Holy Quran prohibits ALL muslims from placing any written connotation on a par (whether level or not) with the Holy Quran.  Though i can't recollect what part of the holy Quran this is contained in (perhaps someone would be kind enough to clarify this passage from the Holy Quran for me) it is abundantly clear that Allah forbids us from placing any material (written or otherwise) on the same pedestal as the Holy Quran.  Neither should we take the words of another book or series of books in place or in the same Holy 'Sphere' of the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The New Testament (Bible) is a clear example of what can happen if this is allowed.  The New Testament contains the Torah (Jewish Holy book) and   Christian scriptures detailing events of Jesus' (Issa) life, his teachings form people who may or may not have encountered him. Aside form the Torah, these teachings were merely recollections at best from sources that were either good or bad depending on which side of the Christian denomination you sit on. This was open to misrepresentation and The New Testament was systematically and deliberately used for personal gain and slowly changed over a long period of time until it reached a point today whereby the message of Issa (peace be upon him) is completely mis-understood.  Let's not forget it was a Roman emperor who put together the very first Bible.  Not Jesus, not God.  The Bible is a religious volume which contains the Torah (Old testament) and these scriptures (New Testament).  The Roman Emperor, Augustos, determined which scriptures to use and which to leave out.  So in essence it was his book, not the book of god.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus the dangers of intertwining the word of man with the word of God should be  clear to us and we should not take it upon ourselves to add written works (however authenticated it may seem) to our 'holy bookshelf'.  The Quran has all the answers.  That is the point of the Quran.  To have all of the answers.  A divine book that can guide and teach us.  If Allah felt we need to acquire additional knowledge by reading other materials, then those materials or subject matters would have been included in the Holy Quran?  Allah is most wise and i simply cannot comprehend that he may have 'missed' things out or 'forgot' to include them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which brings me to my main point and the crux of my post…………..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we agree with that the Holy Quran is the single most important source of information on how to be a Muslim properly and live your life accordingly, and also agree that we should only use the Holy Quran as a guide in our life as stipulated by Alllah Almighty………...then why do we place so much importance on the Hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith (and i am talking about all of them from the most authenticated to the least) all share one common denominator……….they are not from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith, a collection of written accounts on the Prophet, his life and teachings by various people from one of his wives to other people whom he may or may not have encountered, were all written after the the world was enlightened with the truth of the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surely, if you place holy importance on the Hadith, then in essence what you are saying is that the Holy Quran isn't/wasn't as complete as it should be.  If it was, you wouldn't need anything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This post is not meant to antagonise or disenfranchise anyone.  I'm simply seeking answers to a contentious discussion point that has wrestled my mind for decades.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Im hoping with your input i shall finally find my answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's discuss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Saracen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12964" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2016-04-11T05:05:52.753" LastActivityDate="2018-12-08T14:59:31.973" Title="Is the Quran complete? If so, why do we need Hadith?" Tags="|quran|hadith|hadith-interpretation|conversion|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2018-12-08T22:26:15.457" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24773" CreationDate="2015-06-10T14:12:03.353" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I like this question but we must take heed from this kind of thinking. The Prophet (saws) was the living Quran among his duty was to explain the revelation that was being delivered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is an instance found in the hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) while I had a cross of gold around my neck.&#xA;He said: 'O 'Adi! Remove this idol from yourself!' And I heard him&#xA;reciting from Surah Bara'ah: They took their rabbis and monks as lords&#xA;besides Allah (9:31). He said: 'As for them, they did not worship&#xA;them, but when they made something lawful for them, they considered it&#xA;lawful, and when they made something unlawful for them, they&#xA;considered it unlawful.'&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْكُوفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ&#xA;السَّلاَمِ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ غُطَيْفِ بْنِ أَعْيَنَ، عَنْ مُصْعَبِ&#xA;بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى&#xA;الله عليه وسلم وَفِي عُنُقِي صَلِيبٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ يَا&#xA;عَدِيُّ اطْرَحْ عَنْكَ هَذَا الْوَثَنَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقْرَأُ&#xA;فِي سُورَةِ بَرَاءَةََ ‏:‏ ‏(‏ اتَّخَذُوا أَحْبَارَهُمْ&#xA;وَرُهْبَانَهُمْ أَرْبَابًا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ ‏)‏ قَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ أَمَا&#xA;إِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَكُونُوا يَعْبُدُونَهُمْ وَلَكِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا&#xA;أَحَلُّوا لَهُمْ شَيْئًا اسْتَحَلُّوهُ وَإِذَا حَرَّمُوا عَلَيْهِمْ&#xA;شَيْئًا حَرَّمُوهُ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ&#xA;لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ السَّلاَمِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ ‏.‏&#xA;وَغُطَيْفُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ لَيْسَ بِمَعْرُوفٍ فِي الْحَدِيثِ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Grade : Da'if (Darussalam)     English reference   : Vol. 5, Book 44,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith 3095 Arabic reference   : Book 47, Hadith 3378&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from explaining the Quran we also have Hadith that mention certain elements that are to take place that are not mention, mention indirectly or mention but doesn't go in all the details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance Ad-Dajjal (Anti-Christ, False Messiah) is not mention directly in the Quran but some verse may indirectly refer to him. This is a well know being that will reveal itself in the end times to deceive mankind (even Christians take it as important).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood amongst the people, glorified and&#xA;praised Allah as He deserved and then mentioned the Dajjal saying, &amp;quot;l&#xA;warn you against him (i.e. the Dajjal) and there was no prophet but&#xA;warned his nation against him. No doubt, Noah warned his nation&#xA;against him but I tell you about him something of which no prophet&#xA;told his nation before me. You should know that he is one-eyed, and&#xA;Allah is not one-eyed.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ سَالِمٌ وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي النَّاسِ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللَّهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ، ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الدَّجَّالَ، فَقَالَ ‏ &amp;quot;‏ إِنِّي لأُنْذِرُكُمُوهُ، وَمَا مِنْ نَبِيٍّ إِلاَّ أَنْذَرَهُ قَوْمَهُ، لَقَدْ أَنْذَرَ نُوحٌ قَوْمَهُ، وَلَكِنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ فِيهِ قَوْلاً لَمْ يَقُلْهُ نَبِيٌّ لِقَوْمِهِ، تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ أَعْوَرُ، وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ لَيْسَ بِأَعْوَرَ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 3337&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Book 60, Hadith 12&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are just a few instances of what we find in hadith's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So to answer your question: Surely, if you place holy importance on the Hadith, then in essence what you are saying is that the Holy Quran isn't/wasn't as complete as it should be. If it was, you wouldn't need anything else.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I woudn't say we place &amp;quot;Holy Importance&amp;quot; some group within this Ummah might do that. But the important aspect of the Hadith is to explain events that took place in the time of the Prophet (saws), which includes explaining the Quran and living the Quran aswell. Also a hadith must be well authenticated and one must not give more importance to hadith then Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1000" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T14:12:03.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24777" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-10T17:10:14.523" Score="4" ViewCount="8480" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know the status and significance of Ramadan and &lt;em&gt;sawm&lt;/em&gt; before the time of Muhammad ﷺ. For example, in one &lt;em&gt;hadeeth&lt;/em&gt; (reported by Wathilah ibn al-Asq’a):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has told us about the history of its revelation, as it was narrated from Wathilah ibn al-Asq’a that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: The Scriptures of Ibrahim (peace be upon him) were revealed on the first night of Ramadan, the Torah was revealed on the sixth of Ramadan, the Gospel was revealed on the 13th of Ramadan, and the Quran was revealed on the 24th of Ramadan[Ahmad 16370].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, is there any significance of Ramadan and fasting during the time of prior Prophets? At the time of &lt;em&gt;jahiliyyah&lt;/em&gt;, did people still fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would appreciate secondary sources as references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8368" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-02-08T07:13:35.933" LastActivityDate="2020-09-09T15:01:19.237" Title="What was Ramadan and fasting in Islam before the time of Muhammad ﷺ?" Tags="|history|sawm|ramadan|jahiliyya|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24779" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24777" CreationDate="2015-06-10T19:38:54.083" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think so, fasting in Islam is a way to get closer to Allah and to feel for the poor and hungry who suffer the same pain Muslims do during Ramadan, except they feel that pain on a daily basis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People during the 'jahiliyyah' time, they worshiped pagan gods (their way of getting close to their gods was by offering sacrifices and money and gold, not by fasting) and did not care much for people nor their suffering, so I would only presume they didn't fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;P.S: I'm not entirely sure, this is my personal view on the matter.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12969" LastActivityDate="2015-06-10T19:38:54.083" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24781" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12846" CreationDate="2015-06-10T20:46:55.940" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to a narration from Sheikh Muhammad bin Ibrahim Nomani, al-Ghaybah al-Nomani p. 189: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The owner of this task [The Hazrat Mahdi] will have a resemblance to&#xA;  Yusuf (as).And I said: It is as if you are telling us of a&#xA;  disappearance or astonishment. He said: The brothers of YUSUF were&#xA;  clever and intelligent. They were children of a prophet. They came&#xA;  into the presence of Yusuf and talked to him, and addressed him and&#xA;  shopped with him. They did not recognize him, even though they were&#xA;  his brothers; until he introduced himself to them and said, “I am&#xA;  Yusuf.” Then they recognized him. So how will this lost and aimless&#xA;  people deny that Allah can hide His Hujjat [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] from&#xA;  them? Yusuf was the ruler of Egypt, and his father was 18 days’&#xA;  journey away. Had Yusuf wished to make his presence known, he had the&#xA;  power to do so. I swear to Allah that when they gave the good news to&#xA;  Yaqub (as) he went to Egypt in 9 days, and if Allah applies the very&#xA;  same process to His Hujjat [Hazrat Mahdi (as)], why does this nation&#xA;  deny this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or in a similar Hadith Imam Jafar al Sadiq (a.s.) (as the 6th Imam of Shi'a) says the same but adding this to it as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He walks in your markets or on your carpets...( meaning that he isn't&#xA;  in the skies or in the caves or another dimension, He is right were&#xA;  the people are, and from time to time he visits the righteous people)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meaning that he is among us, but we just don't see know him!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9329" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-02T14:03:26.060" LastActivityDate="2016-07-02T14:03:26.060" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24602" CreationDate="2015-06-11T00:22:06.653" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The majority of scholars say that if it is an injection, it is OK since it goes into the blood stream and not into the stomach. However; a growing number of scholars are saying even pills are OK since it is medicine, like the following Moroccan scholar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.doualia.com/2010/08/22/medicaments-pendant-le-ramadan-ninvalide-pas-le-jeune/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.doualia.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2017-12-30T16:05:30.473" LastActivityDate="2017-12-30T16:05:30.473" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24788" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-11T08:29:33.313" Score="4" ViewCount="508" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am an employee of Transport company. There were some scrap materials lying at our company and I was asked by my manager to sell them as scrap to anyone. Some persons came to check the materials and offered an amount to purchase.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the light of Islam, is it Halal or Haram to keep and distribute some amount as commission (whatsoever you call it) from the total amount and distribute it between I and to same company's labors who have worked to segregate and load the scrap materials?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example: If the materials were sold for amount 5000, and I kept 1000 from it and distribute it TO the labors and the rest amount I gave to my manager saying that the scrap were sold for amount 4000.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Taking that amount is Halal or Haram for us?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12975" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-11T21:15:18.390" LastActivityDate="2021-09-09T05:17:04.820" Title="Is it permissible for a Muslim to sell materials owned by the company he works for and keep some of the profit for himself?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24790" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-11T10:39:54.227" Score="2" ViewCount="735" Body="&lt;p&gt;Three weeks ago, I first heard about the sin of shirk.  I read about it, and I found that swearing by anything other than Allah is shirk.  I sometimes used to swear by my mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can Allah forgive me if I repent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12977" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-08T07:48:53.013" LastActivityDate="2022-11-02T05:08:11.063" Title="How do I repent from swearing by something other than Allah, without knowing it amounts to shirk?" Tags="|shirk|tawba|oaths|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2022-11-07T00:26:24.743" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24792" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-11T11:48:54.743" Score="2" ViewCount="1551" Body="&lt;p&gt;I used to play a game called &lt;em&gt;Skyrim&lt;/em&gt;. It was a really good game and I recommended it to all my friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the game, there is magic as well as polytheism, as there are many gods eg: if you get a disease you go to a god's shrine and get yourself healed. You can also wear amulets to get power boosts and you can also use shrines in your homes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I played the game I pretended that I was the protagonist but now I feel like I have committed shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12979" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-06T12:54:03.847" LastActivityDate="2018-02-16T23:19:37.900" Title="Is playing video games such as Skyrim shirk?" Tags="|shirk|game|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-03-27T20:55:10.460" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24790" CreationDate="2015-06-11T12:42:42.080" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is an explanation of shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1 – Major shirk &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This means ascribing to someone other than Allaah something that&#xA;  belongs only to Allaah, such as Lordship (ruboobiyyah), divinity&#xA;  (uloohiyyah) and the divine names and attributes (al-asma’&#xA;  wa’l-sifaat). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This kind of shirk may sometimes be outward, such as the shirk of&#xA;  those who worship idols and graves, or the dead or absent. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or it may sometimes be hidden, such as those who put their trust in&#xA;  other gods besides Allaah, or the shirk and kufr of the hypocrites.&#xA;  For even though  their (hypocrites’) shirk puts them beyond the pale&#xA;  of Islam and means that they will abide  forever in Hell, it is a&#xA;  hidden shirk, because they make an outward display of Islam and&#xA;  conceal their kufr and shirk, so they are inwardly mushriks but not&#xA;  outwardly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2 – Minor shirk &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This includes everything that may lead to major shirk, or which is&#xA;  described in the texts as being shirk, but does not reach the extent&#xA;  of being major shirk. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is usually of two types: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1 – Being emotionally attached to some means which have no basis and &#xA;  for which Allaah has not given permission, such as hanging up “hands”,&#xA;  turquoise beads etc on the grounds that they offer protection or that&#xA;  they ward off the evil eye. But Allaah has not made them the means of&#xA;  such protection, either according to sharee’ah or according to the&#xA;  laws of the universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Translator’s note: the “hands” referred to are objects made of metal,&#xA;  pottery etc, usually blue or turquoise in colour, that some people&#xA;  hang up to ward off the evil eye, according to their mistaken belief] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2 – Venerating some people or things in a way that does not go so far&#xA;  as ascribing lordship to them, such as swearing by something other&#xA;  than Allaah, or saying, “Were it not for Allaah and So and so,” etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/34817&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/34817&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you felt that you did wrong always ask forgiveness from Allah (swt) alone and do not despair in his mercy indeed he is the most merciful the owner of mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1000" LastEditorUserId="1000" LastEditDate="2015-06-11T12:48:12.037" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T12:48:12.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24753" CreationDate="2015-06-11T14:32:20.773" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all I think we should not take the &quot;40 days rule &quot; literally. If yes then please provide the sources and your conclusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And now the answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God can forgive you instantly, and even more than that. He can forgive you before you act, for he is all knowing, merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars put together a simple guideline for us in regards to Tauba.&#xA;Tauba is the act of asking for forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Regret what you did.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Intent not to do that again. In your case, try to understand how this could have happened and find a solution to prevent.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ask God for forgiveness.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And remember: Abraham sinned, asked for forgiveness and God forgave. Abraham sinned again, asked for forgiveness and God forgave again. Abraham sinned again, asked for forgiveness and God forgave again.&#xA;Abraham was sincere, honest and God fearing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12680" LastEditorDisplayName="user12680" LastEditDate="2015-06-12T13:10:25.513" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T13:10:25.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21778" CreationDate="2015-06-11T18:29:41.053" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should go by facts alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you follow Islamic Theology, then everything in Islam is permitted unless it is categorically forbidden!&#xA;If Homosexuality is forbidden, then it is forbidden!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Baqarah 2:286 - &quot;Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Bukhaari (2528) and Muslim (127) - The Prophet(SAS) said, “Allah has forgiven my Ummah for whatever crosses their mind so long as they do not speak of it or act upon it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If something is Ambiguous, or perhaps comes across as a metaphor that a fellow human is not able to explain from a clear, coherent and concise transparency, then that is all it is and Allah knows best!&#xA;What happens in Heaven, only Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12981" LastActivityDate="2015-06-11T18:29:41.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24798" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24827" CreationDate="2015-06-12T02:03:00.830" Score="2" ViewCount="273" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum. I heard that praying at the mosque is obligatory for men and that prayers performed alone wouldn't be accepted. Is this true? I'm 15 and have school and homework so trying to go to the mosque every single time would be hectic. Plus there is no way my parents are going to allow me to go to the mosque every single time, every single day (especially for Isha and Fajr for safety concerns). Would these count as valid excuses? Jazak Allahu Khairun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12984" LastActivityDate="2020-07-06T17:05:51.180" Title="Praying at the Mosque Obligatory for Men?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24801" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-12T05:29:30.683" Score="0" ViewCount="6607" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am 4 months pregnant. I'm still a student and have to go out almost everyday. I even feel like going on an outing or a small picnic. But my in-laws don't allow me and my husband to do so. What does islam say on this. Is there any prohibition on a pregnant women moving out of house?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, is there any such thing that makes it compulsory for a pregnant lady to wear an iron bangle in order to protect herself. I haven't heard of any such thing but my in-laws force me to follow such this. Is this just superstition or is there any truth in all this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll be thankful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12987" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-07-06T00:57:49.027" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T18:47:22.957" Title="pregnancy superstitions or truth?" Tags="|practical-islam|islamic-basis|pregnancy|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24803" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-12T15:10:04.317" Score="2" ViewCount="43296" Body="&lt;p&gt;i used to draw cartoons and faces  when i was young but then i heard that its  a sin and prohibited in Islam. Many people believe and say that drawing cartoon character or non living thing, or person without soul is allowed. I want to know if that is true? Can I draw popeye? it doesnt have any soul. Is drawing something through digital is also prohibited? please help&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12993" LastActivityDate="2018-12-10T01:01:05.197" Title="Digital art and drawing cartoons is prohibited in Islam?" Tags="|drawing|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2019-01-24T12:27:04.220" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24806" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24803" CreationDate="2015-06-12T19:40:29.933" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. Drawing is not prohibited at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Hadith of 'No harm to your self or others' (لا ضرر و لا ضرار), so why drawings are prohibited if they don't hurt you or other people as long as you do them in a good manner? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other Hadith, that, 'ask for knowledge from your birth to your death', if you want to learn scientific drawings like human anatomy, electrical circuits, and others, are Haram? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;kind of such things are negatively impacting the purpose of Islam: doing good deeds and believe in Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9115" LastActivityDate="2015-06-12T19:40:29.933" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24760" CreationDate="2015-06-12T20:05:28.463" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;[This can be perceived as to present a &lt;strong&gt;Shia perspective&lt;/strong&gt;:]&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have you heard about &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Al-Kourani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Allama Ali Kourani&lt;/a&gt;? He is a Lebanese Shia scholar and is arguably the most authoritative scholar in Shia world, if not the entire Muslim Ummah, on traditions regarding the appearance of Imam al-Mahdi and the state of the world before and after his coming. He has authored several scholarly books on this topic among others. Here's the list of his works on his official website: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alameli.net/books&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.alameli.net/books&lt;/a&gt;. There you can also access his articles and interviews.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among his works, I have personally studied his book, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alameli.net/book/113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;عَصرُ الظُّهور&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Era of The Appearance&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (a Farsi translation actually). In this book, he discusses the conditions of the world before and after coming of the Promised Mahdi (whom, he, as a Twelver Shia, identifies with &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Mahdi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad ibn Hasan, al-Mahdi&lt;/a&gt; who is believed by Shias to be currently in Occultation), and also the role and conditions of different factions involved in the developments and conflicts of the End Time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among these different groups, he does focus on the role of &quot;Romans&quot; in traditions, whom he identifies as corresponding to &lt;strong&gt;the modern Europe and the West in general&lt;/strong&gt; given substantial similarities that he sees between these two non-contemporary civilizations. This is based on the consideration that the “Romans” of the Byzantine Empire comprised a &quot;Christian&quot; empire that, as we know, were hostile towards Islam and Muslims as early as when Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) established Islam in Medina. So identifying the essential features of the Roman Empire as &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A dominant &quot;Christian&quot; faith/culture &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An attitude of vicious hostility towards Islam and Muslims, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The general geographical location/orientation of the Romans towards Mid-East (as the central locus of Islam), and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Their tyrannical and infidel nature, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we can identify the modern equivalents of Romans with the Modern Western Civilization for the Roman Christianity later came to completely dominate this civilization that has been, in turn, especially in the contemporary era, a steady source of oppression and plight for Muslims, ultimately extending its dominance over the entire Islamic Ummah through colonialist/imperialist aggressions and occupations that took place over the last century (except for Persia that, according to Kourani, was miraculously liberated from Western domination by the Islamic Revolution of 1979 led by a Shia cleric Imam Khomeini -- interestingly this development itself deemed as realization of one of the End Time predictions). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, if we also consider the prophecies by Prophet Muhammad and Shia Imams (notably Ali ibn Abi Talib, Muhammad al-Baqir and Ja’far as-Sadiq) that predict muslims suffering from prolonged calamities and chaos in the hand of their enemies in the period before the coming of promised Mahdi, and then look at the current situation of the Muslim Ummah and the primary oppressors, we will be inevitably led to Western Civilization. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was a summary of Kourani's understanding of the identity and role of &quot;Romans&quot; in the greater context of End Time traditions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I highly recommend you to study his works, not only for the scholarly nature of his studies but also for their crucial relevance to the conditions of our time. Kourani, along with many other Shia scholars and laymen, as I alluded above, holds that we are drawing very close to the coming of the promised Mahdi for many of the End Time prophecies have been materializing over the last century especially the recent three decades. More interestingly, in the context of the development of recent years, Shia End Time scholars view ISIS terrorist insurgency in Iraq and Syria as a prelude to the rise of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufyani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sufyani&lt;/a&gt; a predicted evil leader who will be supported by the &quot;Romans&quot; and the &quot;Jews&quot; of the End Time and will fatally fight against Imam al-Mahdi. They also view the rise of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Houthis&lt;/a&gt; a Shia revolutionary group in Yemen, to be a prelude to the predicted rise of an influential Shia leader referred to as &quot;Seyyed Yamani&quot; who will rise to fight against the enemies of Imam al-Mahdi and join his army.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2019-08-13T19:33:13.777" LastActivityDate="2019-08-13T19:33:13.777" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24809" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24760" CreationDate="2015-06-12T21:40:45.123" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In classical Arabic Rūm originally means the Byzantine Empire or its inhabitants (the Byzantines). Later it also refers to the Turkish ruled part of Anatolia (present day Turkey). After the fall of the Byzantine Empire in the 15th century it becomes a purely geographic (not political) term for Anatolia. It never means the Western Europeans, rather these are called “Franks” (Firanj), nor the Russians (Rūs). Muslims in the middle ages thought that the conquest of Rūm, and in particular the conquest of Constantinople (Istanbul) would signal all sorts of apocalyptic events, but now Constantinople has been in Muslim hands for 500 years and the expected apocalyptic events have still not happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is an excellent article here: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-2/rum-COM_0939?s.num=0&amp;amp;s.f.s2_parent=s.f.book.encyclopaedia-of-islam-2&amp;amp;s.q=rum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-15T02:20:07.037" LastActivityDate="2015-09-15T02:20:07.037" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24815" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26140" CreationDate="2015-06-13T11:50:34.763" Score="4" ViewCount="3211" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read quran and mark where I stopped and then continue on my device or sometime from online quran  and when reach home again from quran book. By this way am I completing my quran? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because somebody told me if you started from quran book then you should stick with that quran book until you complete the quran or else it doesn't count as you have red the whole quran!! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that true? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2986" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-21T06:54:09.717" LastActivityDate="2021-09-15T11:23:15.650" Title="Can we complete quran by reading from book and then from device" Tags="|quran|reading-quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24816" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24958" CreationDate="2015-06-13T13:42:58.797" Score="1" ViewCount="453" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam teaches us what is halal food and what is haram food. It is said that we should eat from the foods that Allah has made halal for us. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, while some people become vegetarian, that is mostly because of their psychological state so far I have seen. And since they are ignoring some of the food that was made halal for them, any chance to consider it as ignorance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has Islam said anything about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T05:52:10.017" LastActivityDate="2017-09-20T14:05:13.550" Title="Is vegetarianism accepted in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|behavior|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2018-04-04T05:29:51.833" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24818" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24820" CreationDate="2015-06-13T15:37:33.400" Score="1" ViewCount="9201" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to go to some place where Cod fish will be served for dinner. Is it halal or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does cod fish have scale which would make it halal to eat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13001" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-16T12:16:10.850" LastActivityDate="2020-12-22T09:29:02.923" Title="Is Cod fish halal or not?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24818" CreationDate="2015-06-13T17:07:43.517" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it is halal to eat &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Cod fish&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_liver_oil&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;cod liver oil&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And they &lt;a href=&quot;http://animalquestions.org/fish/cod/do-cod-have-scales/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;do have scales&lt;/a&gt;, which from a Shiite perspective make it halal to eat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/46/2081/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;List of scale fish&lt;/a&gt; (poorly formatted)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-laws.com/fish.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Common Halal and non-halal Fish&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-06-14T11:52:46.863" LastActivityDate="2015-06-14T11:52:46.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24821" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24818" CreationDate="2015-06-13T18:59:56.010" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Sunni schools do not prohibit fish without scales, though our Shia brothers do prohibit it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastActivityDate="2015-06-13T18:59:56.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24824" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24826" CreationDate="2015-06-13T20:28:49.330" Score="3" ViewCount="340" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen this more than a couple times now while reading the Quran. I will quote ayat 19 of surah 45 to help with my question, which is about the bolded part):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verily, they can avail you nothing against Allah (if He wants to&#xA;  punish you). Verily, the Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, etc.) are&#xA;  Auliya' (protectors, helpers, etc.) to one another, but Allah is the&#xA;  Wali (Helper, Protector, etc.) of the Muttaqun (&lt;strong&gt;pious - see V. 2:2&lt;/strong&gt;).&#xA;  (45:19)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does &quot;see V. 2:2&quot; mean?  I thought it was the details and characteristics of the Muttaqun, and I thought it was referring to ayat 2 of surah 2, but when I read 2:2, it was nothing related to this verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone please shed some light on what this is referring to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11567" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-06-13T20:58:21.073" LastActivityDate="2015-06-13T20:58:21.073" Title="The pious - see V.2:2" Tags="|quran|tafseer|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24825" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24815" CreationDate="2015-06-13T20:55:29.377" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not true. &#xA;You can continue with whatever device, book, or even by reciting from your memory. &#xA;The important thing is what you read not from where you read it; as long as it is Quran, it doesn't matter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13006" LastActivityDate="2015-06-13T20:55:29.377" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24824" CreationDate="2015-06-13T20:56:29.650" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;That looks like the Muhsin Khan translation: It has a tendency to cross-reference itself like that, and many of the cross-references only really make sense if you're also looking them up in the Khan translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not so much referring to the actual ayah of al-Baqarah:2, that's just where the term Muttaqun first &lt;em&gt;appeared&lt;/em&gt; in the book. Rather than translating al-Muttaqun like most other translations would (since any such translation risks losing some, if not most, of the meaning of the original Arabic term), the Khan translation inserts a parenthetical explanation &lt;em&gt;of&lt;/em&gt; the term and leaves a romanization of the original Arabic. When the term is used again, rather than just repeating that exact same explanation every time it simply refers back to the original.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For reference, I have quoted here the Khan translation of &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Baqarah 2&lt;/a&gt; with the parenthetical explanation emphasised:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is the Book (the Quran), whereof there is no doubt, a guidance to those who are Al-Muttaqun [&lt;strong&gt;the pious and righteous persons who fear Allah much (abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which He has forbidden) and love Allah much (perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)&lt;/strong&gt;].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2015-06-13T20:56:29.650" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24798" CreationDate="2015-06-13T20:59:32.397" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're not required to pray in the mosque. &#xA;You can pray in your home or wherever you want &#xA;&quot;&#xA;فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَحَيْثُ مَا كُنتُمْ فَوَلُّواْ وُجُوِهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُ &#xA;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13006" LastActivityDate="2015-06-13T20:59:32.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24829" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-13T21:39:43.363" Score="4" ViewCount="44196" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a relative who remain in a non-Muslim country where only a few Muslims exist. He is afraid of eating chicken and beef as he does not know who and how the animal slaughtered. What does Islam says about this? Is it permissible to take the food when I can't ensure Islamic slaughtering rule for animal as most of the people are non-Muslims there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13007" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-17T11:40:13.577" LastActivityDate="2023-03-29T18:05:33.813" Title="Is it permissible to eat chicken and beef in a non-Muslim country?" Tags="|halal-haram|non-muslim-countries|meat|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24829" CreationDate="2015-06-14T06:53:22.040" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is considered as a haram meat if you eat meat in non-Muslim countries. (Totally, from the viewpoint of Shiite school of thought). Unless it be clear that the (Muslim) Zabiha or slaughterer (Zabiha) slaughtered by saying بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم namely &quot;Bismillah-e-Rahman-e-Rahim&quot; (and by its Islamic canonical conditions). Of course, seemingly, dear Sunni brothers believe that being Ahlul-Ketab would be considered as a condition to allow…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, as a helpful opinion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually, there are many Islamic shops in many non-Islamic countries, such as Turkish, Pakistani, Arab, Iranian, and other Islamic shops, that you can provide your food from there (if you trust them as halal…).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa47676&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-10T16:56:06.397" LastActivityDate="2017-09-10T16:56:06.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24831" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-14T07:02:42.800" Score="3" ViewCount="655" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering what advice Islam gives for forming and maintaining positive relationships. Not just romantic relationships, but family, friendships, work relationships, etc. Are there any quotes from the scriptures which can help with this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13010" LastActivityDate="2020-12-27T19:23:01.827" Title="Islam's advice for positive relationships" Tags="|relationships|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24832" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24955" CreationDate="2015-06-14T08:52:21.500" Score="2" ViewCount="110154" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have searched about both the literal and religious meaning and context of the word &quot;Hallelujah&quot;, and I learned it is a Hebrew word, meaning &quot;praise to God&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it okay for a Muslim to say Hallelujah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12432" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T05:07:59.993" LastActivityDate="2017-07-22T12:35:40.417" Title="Is it wrong for a Muslim to say hallelujah?" Tags="|halal-haram|terminology|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24841" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24873" CreationDate="2015-06-15T10:17:43.630" Score="1" ViewCount="8104" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know that camel urine is Halal or haram there are many hadith which claim that Muslim can drink camel urine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih Al Bukhari - Volume 7, Book 71, Number 590: Narrated Anas: “The climate of Medina did not suit some people, so the Prophet ordered them to follow his shepherd, i.e. his camels, and drink their milk and urine. So they followed the shepherd that is the camels and drank their milk and urine till their bodies became healthy. Then they killed the shepherd and drove away the camels. When the news reached the Prophet he sent some people in their pursuit. When they were brought, he cut their hands and feet and their eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12806" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T15:41:03.313" LastActivityDate="2018-12-28T19:32:00.973" Title="Is Camel Urine Halal or Haram?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24842" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24843" CreationDate="2015-06-15T11:32:12.877" Score="0" ViewCount="10717" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard it from a friend that crabs and prawns are haram. But I thought that the seafood is Halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So can any one put light on this question of mine because I don't think it is Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is seafood like prawns, crabs, etc., haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12991" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-16T12:13:33.403" LastActivityDate="2017-09-16T12:13:33.403" Title="Is seafood like prawns, crabs, etc., haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24842" CreationDate="2015-06-15T14:33:47.847" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sea food is Halal. And my reasons are below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Holy Quran &lt;em&gt;Surah Nahl verse 14&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is He (Allah) Who has subjected the sea to your service so that you may get fresh flesh from it to eat and bring out of it articles of ornaments,  which you wear. [Qur'an 16:14]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a hadith narrated by Abu Hurayrah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A man asked the Messenger of Allah (saws): ‘O Messenger of Allah (saws), we travel on the sea and take a small quantity of water with us. If we use this for ablution, we would suffer from thirst. Can we perform ablution with sea water?’ The Messenger of Allah (saws) replied: ‘Its water is pure and (even) what dies in it is lawful food.’ [al-Tirmidhî, al-&lt;code&gt;Ilal al-Kabîr (1/136) and al-Zayla&lt;/code&gt;î, Nasb al-Râyah (1/96)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13024" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T08:48:19.467" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T08:48:19.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24846" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24896" CreationDate="2015-06-15T15:51:19.153" Score="4" ViewCount="5275" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a tree that bears fruit e.g. grapes or mangoes. The tree has its roots in the neighbour's house and a large part of the fruit is also in the neighbour's house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, some part of that tree has its branches all over a tree that is in my house. Those branches have fruit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can that fruit be eaten?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I am looking for a reference from Quran or Hadith.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The concept of stealing does not apply here because the neighbour is aware. My question is purely from Islamic point of view. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2418" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T15:00:54.480" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:23:47.817" Title="Is it permitted to eat fruit from tree that has root in neighbour's house but some part of it hangs on my wall?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24848" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24263" CreationDate="2015-06-15T16:12:34.230" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a classification of core beliefs that the scholars identified and it is known as &lt;code&gt;The pillars of faith&lt;/code&gt; (note the analogy to the &lt;code&gt;The pillars of Islam&lt;/code&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The pillars are in order:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief in God/Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief in the angels - includes Gabriel, the Holy Spirit&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief in the revealed books - includes the Torah, Gospel, Quran and others revealed to Abraham, David, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief in the commissioned Messengers (peace be upon them) - includes Muhammad, Jesus, Moses, Abraham, David, Salomon, and many others&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief in the resurrection and the events of Qiyamah - that is Judgement Day&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief in the predestination by Allah of all things, both the (seemingly) good and the (seemingly) bad - that is God's willpower and execution&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The references/sources of those beliefs are primarily the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12680" LastEditorDisplayName="user12680" LastEditDate="2015-06-15T16:19:58.347" LastActivityDate="2015-06-15T16:19:58.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24846" CreationDate="2015-06-15T18:19:00.687" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No , techinically it belongs to the person who maintains the tree , he being an owner and you are not the owner of the tree. The verses of stealing would be applicable here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13029" LastActivityDate="2015-06-15T18:19:00.687" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24846" CreationDate="2015-06-15T20:50:27.420" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm sure you won't find an answer that is directly applicable to your question. But I can imagine that the right and righteous thing to do is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Talk to your neighbor and find an agreement both of you&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you can't find an agreement then leave the tree to the neighbor. Caring for neighborhood is a duty.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12680" LastActivityDate="2015-06-15T20:50:27.420" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24851" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24858" CreationDate="2015-06-15T20:54:43.407" Score="4" ViewCount="4762" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has always been my passion to develop video games with stories that have the power to inspire people to do good and be peaceful and creative in their approaches in life. I believe that the right video game can inspire you to develop emotions and become creative in that. Your mind now has experienced something great and has thus lead to the expansion of your mindset.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are my personal experiences with good video games:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My English skills have improved tremendously. I acknowledge that this benefit is not exclusive to video games but it was my experience nonetheless.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Having experienced great stories, I have learnt that good stories that involve the humans and their glories and shortfalls have the potential to inspire you and expand your mindset. Stories like &lt;em&gt;Assassin's Creed&lt;/em&gt; has taught me something about history and how war and greed leads to corruption and downfall. Stories like &lt;em&gt;The Last of Us&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Ether One&lt;/em&gt; have taught me the human nature's merits and demerits. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I do admit that these benefits are not exclusive to video games but let us not ignore the fact that video games are the next generation of storytelling immersion which increases the chances and effectiveness of the message that you're trying to spread. This is because video games allow player immersion through absolute control of the character that you experience the story with. The video gaming audience is growing amazingly by the passing minute and thus video games are potential platforms to spread the basic goodwill of the human ideology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now think about this: we have seen so many narrow-minded people that believe anything they hear and fail to open their minds to the bigger picture. It is a popular European belief that Islam is an extremist religion and all that bogus while it is our narrow-minded belief that every European and American wants Islam and Muslims to perish. I have experienced so many amazing stories in the forms of video games and movies and books that my mindset has significantly improved and I will not take anything without reason. I used to be like this. A person who just believed in Islam because his family wanted him to believe. Ever since I have started reading about science and human science and playing related games and seeing related movies, I have quite an appetite for research. This lead me to research my religion and thus I came closer to my religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I admit, I still am being far from perfect, quite far actually, but that does not mean I should not inspire other people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is my utmost passion in life to give people a vivid sense of morality and to try my hand in improving our society. If bad people exist to spread mischief in this world, then I am glad to be able to make sure I represent the people striving for complete peace and serenity and defeating Shaytaan. My passion and general interest in games, has lead me to decide that I want to become a game designer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So here is my question: in the long process of game development, there comes a stage where we have to write the amazing story we're supposed to write and design characters to tell this story. This involves drawing and 3d modeling. Please bear in mind that I want to design games, which does not necessarily involve drawing and modeling but it involves writing the story and designing the game mechanics. So do you think this career choice is haram even if my intentions are of goodwill and I won't be directly physically involved in the arts aspect of the game?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I apologize for my long query, but this has bothered me for quite a long time and I have to find my answer. I have done extensive research but I want a definitive answer to convince myself. I thank you very much for your answer in advance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide us, and help us better ourselves. May Allah save us from the hellfire and grant us the Paradise. Aameen&#xA;And Allah knows best, and all praises belong to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13033" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-05T09:48:58.570" LastActivityDate="2021-04-06T17:50:20.967" Title="Is Game development permissible in Islam?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|game|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24852" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5374" CreationDate="2015-06-15T22:06:09.440" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ask yourself, is it permissible for young men and women to freely mix? It has never been permitted in Islamic civilization. Coeducation is an imposition of the western colonial culture on Muslim lands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5356" LastActivityDate="2015-06-15T22:06:09.440" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8126" CreationDate="2015-06-15T22:50:16.957" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam resembles Christianity much more in some aspects and Judaism in other aspects. A relation in the progression of Divine guidance (revelation) can be seen if the three Abrahamic faiths are put in a historical context. Whether we start with the Prophets of the pre-Abrahamic period or the Prophet Abraham (puh), all the three faiths agree on one point: polytheism/idolatry was an infestation that God sent his Prophets to clean up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The history of Judaism can be summed up as an effort to convert mankind from polytheism to monotheism. We find a progression of mankind from polytheism to henotheism in the journey towards monotheism. Jews and Christians consider Abraham (puh) to be a henotheist rather than a monotheist. Even Moses (puh) is accused of henotheistic tendencies. Only in the post-exilic period does Judaism acquire an undisputed monotheistic character. Quran vindicates all the Prophets accused of henotheism, but we do find from Quran that even in Moses' time some of the Israelites still had affinity for polytheism. To sum it up the story of Judaism is a &lt;strong&gt;struggle towards monotheism&lt;/strong&gt;. By the time of Christianity&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Judaism perfected monotheism. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Judaism was specific to Bani-Israel. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Judaism became religion of the Book (Torah/Law), Prophets were not as central to the religion as the Book.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Christianity inherited all these and the Christians of the Apostolic era were as monotheistic as modern day Muslims or Jews (in fact even more monotheistic than some Muslims). However, within a very short time span it was influenced by Hellenistic, Gnostic thoughts. Ironically, while at the same time monotheism had started to take neoplatonic direction, gentile Christianity actually globalized &quot;monotheism.&quot; Jesus (puh) became so important that Christology to this day remains the dominant trait of Christianity. The Law was pushed back, abrogated rather. To sum up the story of Christianity is a &lt;strong&gt;globalization of faith in one God&lt;/strong&gt;. By the time of Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Christianity had globalized monotheism. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Corrupted monotheism (the doctrine of Trinity was in full force, most Unitarians excommunicated).  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reversing (3) of Judaism, the Book was pushed back and Christianity became religion of Christ (Prophet in Apostolic age).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam inherited all that. The most prominent aspect of Islam is restoring balance between the Book and the Prophet (Quran and the Sunnah) - neither shadows the other. Islam continues to proclaim Judaic monotheism for the whole globe in the Christian spirit. Christianity's antinomianism is corrected and due emphasis is put on &quot;works&quot; and this is closer to Judaism, but at the same time Sharia is simpler than Halakhah (take for instance the laws of Halal/Kosher food). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, this is just considering some aspects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastActivityDate="2015-06-15T22:50:16.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24857" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-16T06:47:20.103" Score="1" ViewCount="119" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently made an investment but now am uncertain if the returns are halal.  Below is the agreement between me and the company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I invested a sum of money for a project in India and have a stake in a portion of the land based on the amount I invested.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Each month, I will receive 3.5% returns for duration of 60 months. This figure may change at the discretion of the company.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the event the project fails, I will stop getting my returns but will get any shortfall of my invested capital once the land is sold. (I will not get anything further if the company is unable to sell the land which I have a stake in)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May I know if this arrangement is halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13039" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-28T20:57:27.193" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T02:23:51.313" Title="Is an investment where I receive returns for a period of time halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|finance|investment|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24851" CreationDate="2015-06-16T08:02:21.597" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It all depends on what kind of video game you are planning to make. What contents it will include and what message it will deliver. Also, not that if the video game is socially unacceptable to some remote part of the world, it is going to possibly have some negative elements in some way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are making texture or models that are unethical and not socially acceptable, then you can understand what you are dealing with. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you record sentences containing insults such as involving the &quot;f&quot; word and so on, then that too is unethical and not permissible in Islam as it crosses the bounds of good manners.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simulating murderous and inhumane concepts can be as bad as Islam says about it. The nature of it depends on what kind of subject is there.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Black magic concepts are also prominent in many MMORPGs, RPGs, and single player games. Take Skyrim, Witcher and Diablo for instance in which you have to craft game items using magic, enchantments, and animal body parts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Lets take &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_(series)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Grand Theft Auto (GTA) Series&lt;/a&gt;. GTA series&lt;/strong&gt;. The following are very controversial aspects of the game.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Over the top Violence&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Thievry simulation&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cursing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Racism&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Using Firearms over Civilians and getting away with it and repeating the process.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fighting/Murdering Law Enforcement Agency (in the game)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Destruction of public property&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nudity, prostitution and almost everything related to it&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Materialism&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These things are not only socially unacceptable, but also Haram in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Lets take a rather less controversial game, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sims&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Sims Series&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Partial Nudity&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bedroom events&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Unmarried couples&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mature concepts for younger audience simulated in a &quot;fun&quot; way.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are points are not permissible. It is a pretty good game/simulator otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. Speaking of simulators, lets take a very good game called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgery_simulator&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surgery Simulator&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The game is very light hearted, the player learns come interesting concepts and mostly, it is just fun. The concept is to help a dying patient after all. I don't think there is any problem with this game other than wasting precious time, but it can also be a learning experience for many people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_Drive_(series)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Test Drive Unlimited&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than some, unacceptable clothing choices and materialism concepts in the latter versions, the game is brilliant. It can actually be used to learn driving. It is something that once should play to learn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am sure this will give you some ideas on what to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2418" LastEditorUserId="2418" LastEditDate="2019-06-10T15:02:10.587" LastActivityDate="2019-06-10T15:02:10.587" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5661" CreationDate="2015-06-16T08:39:24.500" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many courses teach MSA, modern standard Arabic, and some even call that classical Arabic. A very good starting point for the real classical (Quranic) Arabic is &quot;Al-Ajrumiyyah&quot; and its explanation in &quot;At-Tuhfatu As-Saniyyah&quot;&#xA;These books are good for beginners but also beneficial to study from next to other Arabic courses or for people who already speak Arabic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can download study material here:                                   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.esnips.com/web/AlAjrumiyyah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.esnips.com/web/AlAjrumiyyah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On this site there are many more downloads for study material:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.baytulislam.org/books.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.baytulislam.org/books.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13040" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T12:32:09.777" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T12:32:09.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4228" CreationDate="2015-06-16T21:12:04.703" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith &quot;الأرض کلھا مسجد إلا الحمام والمقبرۃ&quot; implies the bodily and spiritual un-cleaniless of washrooms and graveyards. Hence the prohibition of acts or rituals of worship thereat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13046" LastActivityDate="2015-06-16T21:12:04.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24868" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24878" CreationDate="2015-06-16T21:23:53.740" Score="0" ViewCount="1296" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am currently working as a web developer at a company who sells marketing software. Specifically, they sell products which can recover lost sales online. I am not directly involved with the sales team, however this product can easily be sold to sites that sell haram items such as alcohol (e.g. Tesco). Is it permissible for me to work here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13047" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-19T23:38:25.053" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T23:38:25.053" Title="Is working at a web development company who sells marketing software haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|software|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-06-17T16:48:38.670" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24869" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24842" CreationDate="2015-06-17T03:04:06.593" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sunni view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short answer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is Halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long answer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3 of for major jurisprudence schools considered it Halal. 1 considered haram (Hanafi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the link below a very detailed explanation for the topic. Unfortunately it is in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dar-alifta.org/viewMoslemFatawa.aspx?ID=4732&amp;amp;LangID=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.dar-alifta.org/viewMoslemFatawa.aspx?ID=4732&amp;amp;LangID=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10537" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T03:04:06.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18573" CreationDate="2015-06-17T06:01:18.310" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In order to presenting a brief answer, I can say that according to the narration(s), that quoted from Mofzal, he mentioned: I asked Imam Sadiq (a.s.) about the place of appearance of Hadhrat Mahdi. So according to the answer of Imam Sadiq (a.s.) it indicates that the place of the appearance of Imam Zaman (Hadhrat Mahdi) is from Mecca. And in another part of the hadith, it indicates for his situation (kaabah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://Shabestan.ir/detail/news/407410&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shabestan.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The book of &quot;Haj wa Mahdaviat, Hussain Elahi Nejad, Ma'shar&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-12T07:49:20.587" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T07:49:20.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24872" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22982" CreationDate="2015-06-17T08:49:22.603" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that this question is so thorough to take from all parts, the point is, contemporary sexuality has classed pedophilia into three stages:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ephebophilia&lt;/strong&gt; which is the sexual desire toward adolescents between ages 15 to 19&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hebephilia&lt;/strong&gt; which is the fact of being sexually attracted by pubescents  (typically, ages 11–14)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nepiophilia&lt;/strong&gt; that's an extremely dangerous orientation and the committer must be sentenced for it because it involves sexual interest toward toddlers and infants under 4 until 10 y.o; it's illegal and prohibited in all cultures and religions and laws.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as i think, the third sexual behavior isn't supported by Islam, nor by any religion, but some of the other classifications must be highlighted and precised by scholars as to which one Islam does allow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13044" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-06-22T22:44:25.250" LastActivityDate="2015-06-22T22:44:25.250" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24873" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24841" CreationDate="2015-06-17T09:34:35.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                  بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regarding to the urine of camel, based on my research,  I found some related issues and hadiths concerning the mentioned matter. Actually based on them, seemingly, it would be permissible to drink that (as drug (as treatment)).&#xA;For instance there is a tradition which has quoted the issue as a prophet hadith that declared:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إنما استثنوا بول الإبل لما ثبت عندهم أن النبي ص أمر قوما اعتلوا&#xA;  بالمدينة أن يشربوا أبوال الإبل فيجوز الاستشفاء بها.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It say that the apostle of Allah said to some people of Meddina who&#xA;  were ill, to drink that in order to treat … (as a medicine) /&#xA;  بحارالأنوار، ج 59، ص84&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread21627.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.askdin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-13T15:53:00.000" LastActivityDate="2015-10-13T15:53:00.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24876" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-17T11:51:52.030" Score="3" ViewCount="86" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does islam say about discarded objects? can discarded things be picked?not lost but thrown away things e.g: you see some one throwing something in the bin, but it is reusable? should we let it go to waste? or use it?..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13049" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-08-11T00:35:48.577" LastActivityDate="2015-08-11T00:35:48.577" Title="can discarded things be picked?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24868" CreationDate="2015-06-17T12:35:09.487" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Waalikumassalam!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets say you make a vehicle that is sold to general public. 100 customers come to you and purchase the vehicles from you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you make fake vehicles, then it is cheating and fraud and you are responsible for the consequences.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you use genuine parts for vehicles, then it is all right.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, lets say, a customer comes next day and says that he was involved in an accident because of you, then you are not responsible for the accident that he was involved in. Your other 99 customers did not come with such or similar issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets take another example, a mother comes to you and says that her son used your vehicle for criminal activities and you may be involved (according to her). Here again, you are not involved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, lets assume that you are a bad person and you &quot;somehow&quot; use fraudulent documentation to blackmail the customers into returning the vehicle without you returning their paid money. In this case, you are the wrong person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now, in your case,&lt;/strong&gt; you are developing a web application which (I understand) can be reused over and over in multiple projects. Simply put, such applications can be used for one of the two purposes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sell socially and ethically acceptable product&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sell socially and ethically unacceptable product&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ask yourself and do tell me if what &lt;strong&gt;your product&lt;/strong&gt; is socially and ethically acceptable or unacceptable. I don't see any harm in selling a CMS or a we b application that has a shopping cart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What your client does with that shopping cart is another matter. You job is to develop a web application that should do exactly as your employer or yourself want. Your honesty depends on the development and quality of product that you develop. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But note that if development or designing of this web application requires performing questionable or unethical activities, then it is a problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best. May Allah guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2418" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T12:35:09.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24876" CreationDate="2015-06-17T18:37:24.173" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you have the permission of the owner or the department that discarded the object, then yes, go ahead and pick it and use it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Electronic waste can be usable. Lets take discarded printers. These printers may look like a massive trash, but they contain very expensive parts including motor and moving parts. These are definitely usable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One person may dislike the circuit while the other may be desperately needing that specific electronic component in that circuit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This does not mean that one should look in places where he is not supposed to look. The privacy is to be respected in every case. Moreover, some discarded objects may be discarded for a reason. Be careful of objects that can cause damage to life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And please be very careful and always make sure that picking discarded objects and stealing are entirely different things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2418" LastActivityDate="2015-06-17T18:37:24.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24885" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24846" CreationDate="2015-06-18T08:23:27.230" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the best option would be to talk to the neighbor and ask for their permission. It is just good etiquette. In fact I can narrate my story. Our mango tree goes into our neighbor house and they always return our mangoes when they fall. It is just very nice of them. Once they had workers and found a lot of mangoes, they rang us the bell just to ask us if they can eat the mangoes. I said surely yes. So it definitely is a good etiquette and good for neighborhood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what is right and what is wrong? I think it is ok to eat a mango or two from their tree that grow in your house. It is not stealing. If there are too many mangoes it is probably better to ask for permission. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To complete my story, out neighbor did ask to cut down the tree that grow into their house which we did so after all it was really our fault that our tree grow into their house and created all the mess for them. So it is probably not a big deal, it is just a matter of etiquette. Either was is fine, better is to ask for permission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2015-06-18T08:23:27.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24887" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-18T10:58:34.200" Score="2" ViewCount="841" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard that &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%CA%BFtik%C4%81f&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I'tikaf&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; should be done in mosque by women also. But most of them perform it at home. So is it a right practice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12991" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-02T07:07:31.583" LastActivityDate="2017-02-02T07:07:31.583" Title="Should women also perform Itikaf at mosque or can they perform it at home also?" Tags="|salat|women|ibadah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7424" CreationDate="2015-06-18T11:36:05.200" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The flood was local because it was a torment to those who denied Noah's (AS) preaching. Noah(AS) was close to Adam(AS) which indicates that at that point the human race would be all Noah's tribe in one place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, if someone else who never opposed Noah(AS) or who lived in some distant land, then what justice would it be to drown him and his family because someone in a far far land opposed Allah's prophet? Behold Allah is most Just and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So even if it is a local flood it can destroy all of humanity except for Noah(AS) and his followers. It is proven that mankind came from one man and woman so it will be a first tribe or a village of humans which contains all the population of mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13062" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-06-22T22:19:06.123" LastActivityDate="2015-06-22T22:19:06.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24891" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24901" CreationDate="2015-06-18T13:22:39.890" Score="1" ViewCount="19248" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a really bad case of hemorrhoids and constipation currently. I am wondering that if a lot of blood comes out with the bowel movements, will my fast be invalidated? I can't really control if I bleed (usually always bleeds) or when I have to go to the washroom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13064" LastActivityDate="2020-10-01T10:33:26.673" Title="Hemorrhoids and Ramadan" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|authenticity|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8598" CreationDate="2015-06-18T17:03:07.880" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;1.Can a woman recite the Qur'an from memory during the menses?&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most scholars go with the ruling that nothing is Haram until it is made haram explicitly. Woman during the time of the prophet used to have their periods and the prophet never reportedly disallowed them. There is 1 hadith that those who say it is not allowed reflect upon:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حديث ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم  قال : &amp;quot; لا تقرأ الحائض ولا الجنب شيئاً من القرآن &amp;quot; رواه الترمذي (131) وابن ماجه (595) والدارقطني (1/117) والبيهقي (1/89)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet was reported that the women on their period or those who had sexual intercourse to not read the quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, that hadith is weak according to many scholars including Ibn Taima &lt;code&gt;(21/460)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source (in Arabic): &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/2564&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/ar/2564&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;2.Can she touch the mushaf while she is in that state and even recite from it?&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Maliki and Shafai say it is not allowed entirely. The Hanabli and Hanafi say it is ok if there is a separation between the skin and the Quran (ex: gloves). These rulings are both from the following hadith you posted:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No one should touch the Qur’aan except one who is taahir (pure).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, personally I think that both the hadith and the Quran Ayah reflect the Holy Book with Allah that only Angles have access to and thusly it is allowed as long as your hands are clean. I extract such reasoning from the fact that most of these scholars say that using a smart phone it is allowed opposed to the physical paper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source (in Arabic): &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/141022&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/141022&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;13.If the answer to (2) above is no, can she read the Qur'an off her smartphone, where she can &amp;quot;turn&amp;quot; the page by touching the screen?&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority of scholars say that smart phones have different rulings than normal written Quran, since you take smart phones with you everywhere including bathrooms. This means regardless of your state of cleaningless you can read from such devices.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source (in Arabic): &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/106961&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/ar/106961&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-30T06:24:28.167" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:24:28.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24846" CreationDate="2015-06-18T17:40:46.410" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;The root as well as the trunk of the tree is in the neighbour's boundry/house. 70% of the tree's fruit is on neighbour's side and 30% is on my side.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that the tree is owned by your neighbor -legally speaking, check your local governance on who is responsibility the tree would be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unless you have a understanding between you and the neighbor that the tree is owned by you both, taking fruits from it is considered stealing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are exceptions when it comes to trees that extend outside of the property line. The prophet PBUH said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;رواه أحمد وابن ماجه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إذا أتى  أحدكم حائطاً فأراد أن يأكل فليناد: يا صاحب الحائط ثلاثاً فإن أجابه وإلا فليأكل، وإذا مر أحدكم بإبل فأراد أن يشرب من ألبانها فليناد يا صاحب الإبل أو يا راعي الإبل فإن أجاب وإلا فليشرب...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that the Prophet PBUH said: If someone came into a wall and he wanted to eat from it, he is to call the owner three times, if he doesn't answer to eat, and if someone passes by a flock of camels and wanted to drink from it to call its owner if he doesn't answer he can drink.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the following Fatwa (see source), it is not allowed unless you ask for permission. If you are bothered by the branches in your property you can ask you neighbor to trim it down and insure it doesn't happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source (in Arabic): &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/51744&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/51744&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-30T06:23:47.817" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:23:47.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24891" CreationDate="2015-06-18T22:24:59.320" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To begin with, first I'd recommend you to visit a good &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastroenterology&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;gastroenterologist&lt;/a&gt; because &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/blood-in-stool&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;your condition&lt;/a&gt; is not to be neglected and should be dealt seriously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To simply answer your question, &lt;strong&gt;No, even if lot of blood comes out from stool, your fast will not be invalidated&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/9049/does-bleeding-break-the-fast&quot;&gt;Sunni View&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, my recommendations for you to fast or not to fast would depend on where you live. Because with these serious health problems, if it turns out that the duration of fast (in your place) is too long to be bearable by you, you could seriously worsen your health condition. Supposing that the duration of fast (duration of daylight) in your place is less than say, 14 hours or so, then under some conditions you can safely fast. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those conditions are nothing but, during the night (i.e. not while fasting)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Break up your meals and have them in small quantities so that you don't develop ulcer or the like diseases. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Make sure you have enough fiber rich foods and plenty of water (fluids) to deal with constipation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also recommended (until you visit the doctor) is have enough multi vitamins and &lt;a href=&quot;http://chriskresser.com/5-uncommon-uses-for-probiotics/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pre and probiotics&lt;/a&gt; and a good nutritional diet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Exercise enough, regularly, to beat &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.co.in/webhp?hl=en#hl=en-IN&amp;amp;q=deal%20with%20hemorrhoids&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hemorrhoids&lt;/a&gt; and constipation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2015-06-18T22:24:59.320" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24905" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-19T02:00:15.073" Score="2" ViewCount="773" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kopi luwak... refers to the coffee that includes part-digested coffee cherries eaten and defecated by the [Asian palm civet]... a small catlike animal.  ... Kopi luwak is produced mainly on the islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi in the Indonesian Archipelago. -- [Wikipedia]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Luwak coffee (kopi luwak) halal? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I used Google and the result is very confusing, there are two different views. One of it, the MUI (Indonesian Ulemas Council) says it is Halal, but there are some Ulama's who says it is haram to consume. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do anybody has better explanation about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12767" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-11T09:06:22.190" LastActivityDate="2022-02-12T00:04:55.467" Title="Is luwak coffee, involving coffee cheries partly digested by a small catlike animal, halal or haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18809" CreationDate="2015-06-19T07:07:43.407" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Marriage without woman's Wali (guardian) is not acceptable in Islam. The marriage is simply not valid. There are cases where guardian consent can be disposed off though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zawaj.com/articles/marriage_in_secret.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This link&lt;/a&gt; talks about requirement of a marriage in Islam. This includes Announcement, Consent of both parties,  witnesses, mehr and permission of woman Wali.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To be valid, a marriage has to meet certain requirements such as&#xA;  ishhar (announcement), the payment of the mahr (dower), the consent of&#xA;  both parties, the permission of the wali (woman's guardian), and the&#xA;  presence of witnesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The guardian consent may only be disposed of in certain cases where the cause is non-Islamic but he must be approached first. If he is never approached or it is assumed, he will not give consent, I do not think such marriage is valid. Also in absence of woman's Wali the other requirements (announcement, witnesses, mehr) should be very strong. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I think what you are doing is committing an illicit relationship.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-14T17:08:32.000" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T17:08:32.000" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24910" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-19T11:04:36.583" Score="0" ViewCount="202" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard brushing teeth fast breaks the fast, is this true? If this is true please give some refrence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13075" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2015-06-23T22:57:04.797" LastActivityDate="2015-06-23T22:57:04.797" Title="Brushing teeth during Ramazan?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24913" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="24923" CreationDate="2015-06-19T15:06:07.603" Score="2" ViewCount="12146" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am extremely upset about the whole situation. My husband had an extremely abusive childhood &amp;amp; real tough life throughout his 20-40's which actually made him very bitter &amp;amp; angry. I did my research and find that he has some mental disorder personality which has turned into more complications. There is so many arguments and much bitterness from him that I find it difficult to talk to him about issues on a daily basis as he starts judging me quickly. Every time I say anything to him, a fight starts between us and in this time all he says is: 'Talaq Talaq Talaq .......Talaq'  or something like I divorce you about ten to twenty times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After he is cool, he comes back to me as if nothing happened, and apologises for his words. He is not religious at all, I just don't know how to deal with this situation. I have a child, and I don't want my baby to suffer cause of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone please advise me, is it already divorced? What should I do? I am too confused, just can't tell anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13077" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T23:29:16.723" LastActivityDate="2018-06-28T09:58:58.483" Title="If my husband has on repeated occasions said &quot;talaq&quot; but later apologised, are we divorced?" Tags="|talaq|anger|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24910" CreationDate="2015-06-19T15:07:01.540" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;aww,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there are only 3 things that break the fast - eating, drinking and sexual intercourse. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;brushing is not included in any of these, so if you brush your teeth with a plain miswak or brush with a toothbrush that has no toothpaste on it, then this is fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;however, if you brush with toothpaste then some will undoubtedly get swallowed with the saliva and break the fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;thus, when brushing teeth, it is the swallowing of toothpaste that breaks the fast and not the act of brushing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T15:07:01.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24913" CreationDate="2015-06-19T16:19:47.687" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a husband utters the word to his wife 'I divorce you' that means talaq has happened. There is no excuse in this regard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In shia Islam, you need two witness for talaq but in Sunni Islam, no witnesses are needed. That is clear message talaq can happen just by uttering the word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact talaq can also happen if someone does not use the word talaq but conveys it through other means like 'I am done with you' with intention that I am divorcing you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims should always be careful when uttering this word. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2015-06-19T16:19:47.687" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1983" CreationDate="2015-06-20T01:09:34.460" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, let me clarify the verification of Ahadeeth included that they do not contradict with the Quran. So, all Sahih-Ahadeeth (right-traditions) do not and cannot contradict with Quran.&#xA;As far as your stated example is concerned, flogging or lashing is the punishment for fornication and stoning is the punishment for adultery so both of them are correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11613" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-01T08:37:51.163" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T08:37:51.163" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24922" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-20T01:30:57.733" Score="2" ViewCount="1630" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just wanted to clarify that, does the husband has to pay zakat on wife’s gold if she isn’t working?&#xA;And what is the nisaab amount for cash for zakat to be paid on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13082" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T08:55:28.730" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T08:55:28.730" Title="Zakat on wifes gold" Tags="|zakat|wife|gold|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-26T14:52:23.233" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24913" CreationDate="2015-06-20T01:50:16.897" Score="0" Body="&lt;h3&gt;It doesn't count in extreme anger or insanity&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Divorce is not valid if the man is under condition of ighlaq, meaning temporary insanity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about a man whose wife treats him badly and insults him, so he divorced her at a moment of anger. He replied:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you uttered the words of divorce at a moment of intense anger and without realizing it, and you could not control yourself, because of her bad words and insults etc., and &lt;strong&gt;you did that at a moment of intense anger and without realizing it, and she acknowledges that&lt;/strong&gt;, or you have a witness of good character, &lt;strong&gt;then divorce has not taken place&lt;/strong&gt;, because the shar’i evidence indicates that divorce does not take place if the words are spoken at a moment of intense anger – and if it is accompanied by not realizing what is happening then the ruling applies even more so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/45174&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicity.com/qa/action.lasso.asp?-db=services&amp;amp;-lay=Ask&amp;amp;-op=eq&amp;amp;number=1359&amp;amp;-format=detailpop.shtml&amp;amp;-find&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamiCity&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-the-scholar/family/divorce/175116.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;OnIslam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: Muhammad ibn Ubayd ibn AbuSalih who lived in Ayliya said: I went out with Adi ibn Adi al-Kindi till we came to Mecca. He sent me to Safiyyah daughter of Shaybah who remembered a tradition (that she had heard) from Aisha. She said: I heard Aisha say: I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) say: &lt;strong&gt;There is no divorce or emancipation in case of constraint or duress (ghalaq)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=12&amp;amp;translator=3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2188, Kitab Al-Talaq, Sunan Abu Dawud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-06-20T01:50:16.897" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24924" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24922" CreationDate="2015-06-20T02:02:03.847" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the gold is equally yours (if May Allah not you get into some financial crisis then you expect to be backed up by her gold) and has been in you people's possession for more then an year and is greater than equal to 7.5 tola then 2.5% of its present worth is applicable as Zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her rights as your wife include a share in your wealth so you may pay on her behalf. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11613" LastActivityDate="2015-06-20T02:02:03.847" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9362" CreationDate="2015-06-20T02:08:16.780" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, I believe writing a call option (i.e. providing another the right to purchase your shares) is just like a limit order where you are receiving a down payment towards the eventual purchase of the shares that you OWN. Writing a naked call (i.e. on stocks that you do not OWN) is speculation but writing call options on shares that are in your possession is just like receiving down payment towards the purchase of shares of stocks that you own. If the buyer of the call option does not wish to purchase your shares, upon expiration, you get to keep your shares and the down payment amount. If the buyer of the call option exercises his right to acquire YOUR shares, you have a sale of your stock and you still get to keep the amount you got when writing the call option.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Writing a CASH COVERED PUT also, I believe, should be, by the same token allowed because you have essentially placed a limit order to buy shares of a particular security at an agreed price over an agreed duration and set aside adequate cash to cover the purchase. In the event, the buyer of the put option doesn't wish to sell his shares to you, you get to keep the amount that he's paid to you for writing the put option.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are your thoughts based upon the above?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13084" LastActivityDate="2015-06-20T02:08:16.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="934" CreationDate="2015-06-20T08:25:07.860" Score="13" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                  بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, it would be considered as a constructive and helpful issue to know that Shiite school of thought doesn’t believe that they should prostrate solely on the stone. In fact the belief of Shiite is that they should prostrate on the things which are counted as a part of the earth. Meanwhile, it can be significant to note that based on both Shia and Sunni scholars, it is permissible to prostrate over stone, clay and other similar materials.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, many people assume that Shias are prostrating on the stones, because, but it is not right what they're assuming. Actually the truth is something else. As I mentioned early, Shias prostrate (do Sujud) on the materials which can be considered as a part of the earth as natural materials, NOT ARTIFICIAL MATERIALS (which are handmade). Consequently, although dear Sunni brothers prostrate on the carpets, but Shia brothers believe that they mustn’t prostrate on the carpet. Since it could be considered as an artificial material which is made by humans, and it’s not a natural material, thus we must not to prostrate on the things which are considered as a handmade thing, since prostration is for Allah, not... / Hence you must pay attention what you are prostrating upon. Then, I reckon it can be a rational and logical reason for fair and impartial people (beside Shia narrations) that we should not Sujud or prostrate for Allah on artificial materials which are made by humans. On the other hand, there wasn’t such carpets at the period of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), and he did prostrate on natural Hasirah (mat) as both Shia and Sunni agree that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, you can see some related hadiths (traditions) from Sunni about prostrating on the earth, mud (in order to support my claims. (although there are more hadiths concerning it, but I named some of them (e.g.), otherwise to see more related hadiths, inform me to present you more narrations)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hazim narrates about how the Prophet SAWW prayed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He faced the Qiblah and the people stood behind him. He recited&#xA;  Qur’an, then bowed and raised his head, then he moved backwards until&#xA;  he prostrated on the earth, then he went back to the pulpit and&#xA;  recited Qur’an, then bowed and raised his head, then he moved&#xA;  backwards until he prostrated on the earth.” &#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1287640&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/urn/1287640&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet used to place his forehead on the earth while prostrating.&#xA;  /  Saheeh Bukhari, Part 1, p. 97&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And:  Abu Sa'eed used to relate that he had seen the Prophet&#xA;  prostrating on wet mud, so much so that he could see mud stains on his&#xA;  forehead. (Saheeh Bukhari, Part I, p. 104)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore we ought not to accuse Shia why they prostrate on the stone (Turbah)… . As more explanation, as logical illustration for dear fair users: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many of time it is seen that Shias prostrate on a small piece of stones(Turbahs), actually a reason in order to persuade the fair people could be related to the nowadays life. In fact, whereas it is not easy to find the earth to prostrate (because there are many artificial things like carpets and … on the homes and even mosques, then Shias use a stone or Muhr (turbah) as a small portable part of the earth to do Sujud (prostrate) on it instead of carpet or other artificial materials. Otherwise I reckon we should remove the carpets whenever we intend to prostrate… in order to prostrating on the earth! (which can be hard...) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As another helpful issue:  Unfortunately some people assume that Shias are worshiping the stone not Allah! , but this is completely a wrong issue (as a negative propaganda against shia…), haply a piece of stone (or Muhr in Farsi and perhaps in Urdu or Turbah in Arabic) is considered as an easy portable piece of the earth which Shias do Sujud by that intention, not not doing Sujud for the stone or Turbah!. Otherwise Shia believe that it is permissible to prostrate at other natural things which are gotten from the earth as well.&#xA;Solely as my personal opinion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;E.g. sb accuses prostrating on the stone or Turbah, s/he can accuse about prostrating on the carpet as well (as really an artificial material). Then we ought to survey many issue based on the hadiths fairly, not by paying attention to negative propagandas. [as Shia has evidences and reasons for other its acts too, then it is not fair to accuse it according to negative propaganda…, hence I strongly suggest you to ask your ambiguities about Shia from their experts, not from… / I am at your service to answer you according to my common limited knowledge) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyhow, as I mentioned before, it is permissible to prostrate (do Sujud) on the earh (by its conditions) based on Shia school of thought. For instance you can see the following tradition from Shia as well as a related issue to what we can prostrate on. It is narrated that Hisham b. al-Hakam said to Abu Abdillah (Imam Sadiq S.A): Inform me of what it is permitted to do sujud upon and what is not permitted. He answered:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sujud is not allowed except for upon the earth or what the earth grows&#xA;  except that which is eaten or worn. So he said to him: May I be your&#xA;  sacrifice, what is the reason for that? He said: It is because sujud&#xA;  is submission to Allah, azza wa jalla, so it is not appropriate that&#xA;  it be upon what it eaten and worn. For the sons of the dunya are&#xA;  worshipers of what they wear and eat. And the prostrator in his sujud&#xA;  is in the worship of Allah, azza wa jalla, so it is not appropriate&#xA;  that he place his forehead in his sujud upon that which is worshiped&#xA;  by the sons of the dunya, having been deceived by its deception. And&#xA;  sujud upon the earth is better for it is more (conducive) to attaining&#xA;  humility and submission to Allah, azza wa jalla. (The reference of&#xA;  hadith: Wasā'il al-Shīʿa vol, 3 page 591 hadith no.1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God willing, perhaps, I’ll edit and complete my answer as a more complete answer in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide us&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pasokhgoo.ir/node/47748&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.pasokhgoo.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rohollah110.blogfa.com/cat-17.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;rohollah110.blogfa.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T11:08:53.010" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T11:08:53.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24931" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24905" CreationDate="2015-06-20T11:34:07.450" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kopi Luwak isn't haraam as there's no Shari' reason for it to be.  Just because it's defecation of the Toddy Cat, it's still put through a process of change that makes the original state different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, defecation is impure, however chemical changes can happen and make it allowable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-06-20T11:34:07.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24933" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-20T12:40:09.707" Score="1" ViewCount="7254" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today I went into store and saw a very cute and big money box, but it was a pig shaped money box. My wife told me not to buy it, as its a pig shaped? I understand she is more religious than me but isn't it a overkill of telling someone you can't have a money box because it shape is in pig form or wearing a shirt that have pig on it. Do we Muslims push our boundaries?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-12T00:13:37.703" LastActivityDate="2019-05-22T21:23:27.170" Title="Is a pig-shaped money box haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|image|pork|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24934" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-20T13:19:03.103" Score="1" ViewCount="964" Body="&lt;p&gt;I need reference for the following hadith to verify its validity :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Once Moosa (AS) asked Allah Subhaana'O'Ta'ala:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Allah! You have granted me the honor and privilege of talking to you&#xA;  directly, Have you given this privilege to any other person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah Ta'ala replied, O!! Moosa during the last period I am going to&#xA;  send an Ummat, who will be the Ummat of Mohammed (SAW) with dry lips,&#xA;  parched tongues, emaciated body with eyes sunken deep into their&#xA;  sockets, with livers dry and stomachs suffering the pangs of hunger&#xA;  will call out to me (in dua) they will be much much closer to me than&#xA;  you O Moosa! while you speak to me there are 70000 veils between you&#xA;  and me but at the time of iftaar there will not be a single veil&#xA;  between me and the fasting Ummati of Mohammed (SAW) O!! Moosa I have&#xA;  taken upon myself the responsibility that at the time of iftaar I will&#xA;  never refuse the dua of a fasting person!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah bless u all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2609" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-07-21T21:43:07.513" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T23:36:56.407" Title="Need reference for this hadith" Tags="|hadith|reference-request|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24935" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-20T14:58:24.037" Score="7" ViewCount="79149" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was recently told that locusts are halal. Is there any proof from the Sunnah or the Qur'an that says insects are halal or is it just locusts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7851" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T07:50:27.467" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T13:16:04.107" Title="Are insects (e.g. locusts) halal to eat according to the Qur'an and Sunnah?" Tags="|halal-haram|quran|fiqh|sunnah|food|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24938" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24933" CreationDate="2015-06-20T17:03:38.677" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually prior to this thought of her, I would have bought it. Yet now I believe that if there are alternatives then why not go for them? Its not haram to use it, though I would go for it as a last resort.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pigs are filthy animals... and eating pork affects غیره (~jelousy+protection of men for their Maharim)...so any sort of eating pork or eating from dishes/kitchens that use pork is highly prohibited... and therefore this animal is worthy of such hatred...and to a very very very limited extent it can be applied for a piggy bank so that our children would understand Islam's dislike for pigs. Again I'd go for a piggy bank but as a last resort... why not Islamitize piggy banks for our own culture &amp;amp; religion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9329" LastActivityDate="2015-06-20T17:03:38.677" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24939" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="237" CreationDate="2015-06-20T17:54:35.900" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Have you heard of the term لهو و لعب meaning ' play and amusement?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Muhammad: 36&#xA;إِنَّمَا الحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌ وَلَهْوٌ وَإِن تُؤْمِنُوا وَتَتَّقُوا يُؤْتِكُمْ أُجُورَكُمْ وَلَا يَسْأَلْكُمْ أَمْوَالَكُمْ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;the life of this world is but play and amusement: and if ye believe and guard against evil, he will grant you your recompense, and will not ask you (to give up) your possessions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Music is of this kind...and its not a thing that brings more fear of Allah its actually the antithesis of God-fearing. When you read Quran or a supplication you are reminded of the hereafter but if you listen to Music... its takes you into a trance mode that makes you forget Allah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;because of actually taking that God-fearing element away its Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9329" LastActivityDate="2015-06-20T17:54:35.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="604" CreationDate="2015-06-20T20:51:33.167" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;@Abdullah, in addition to the previous answers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a second disregard your question.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I have a general question that I hope will be the answer to your question&#xA;May I ask you that when you are asking this question, why do you believe that Allah has made changes to his tradition of sending messengers (124000 prophets) or caliphs? Allah does want to guide us ... and that has always been accomplished through his messengers. It’s his Sunnat ... to oppose Satan, as Satan has said:  Chapter: 38:82&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فبعزتك لأغوينهم أجمعين إلا عبادك منهم المخلصين   &quot;then, by thy power,&#xA;  i will put them all in the wrong,-  except thy servants amongst them,&#xA;  sincere and purified (by thy grace).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shias believe that the purified are the Imams... those who have been protected against Satan, worthy of guiding people.&#xA;Because of the existence of Satan, it is that we need an infallible leader... someone who we should be able to trust 10000%.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَنْ مات بغير إمام مات ميتة جاهلية   Whoever died without an Imam he&#xA;  dies a death of jahilyyah   Musnad Ahmad, Vol.4, Pg.96&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As of this moment, is there anyone that &lt;strong&gt;you&lt;/strong&gt; trust for 10000% i.e. as you do trust the Prophet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is the basis of the argument...&#xA;If you agree... then you should look to identify that person&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9329" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-11T08:12:55.823" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T08:12:55.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24944" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-20T23:24:01.567" Score="1" ViewCount="331" Body="&lt;p&gt;As most of you know, we are currently in the holy month of Ramadan, I'm a high school senior and my graduation is tomorrow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It starts at 10 AM and I must wake up at 7 AM&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since I reside in Dubai, our Maghreb prayer is at 7:15 PM&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering if it would be permissible for me to break fast tomorrow and fast again for this day after Ramadan is over considering tomorrow is a very tiring day with long hours until Iftar. Do note that since I am in Dubai, the temperature reaches 50 celcius and generally it's very tiring. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13100" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T14:14:20.293" LastActivityDate="2018-09-23T20:00:57.260" Title="Can I break fast for my high school graduation?" Tags="|ramadan|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2018-10-20T06:57:04.000" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24945" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24944" CreationDate="2015-06-21T00:04:40.003" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it is impermissible to forgo even a single fast provided it is not detrimental and harmful to your health.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It being a tiring and exhausting day is not a valid reason to quit/forgo Ramadan's obligatory fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2015-06-21T00:04:40.003" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24935" CreationDate="2015-06-21T00:07:20.640" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Insects in general are forbidden by many scholars, because they are assumed dirty and the hadith says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ويحرم عليهم الخبائث&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the bad was forbidden on them [7, 157]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/21901&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/ar/21901&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Locust on the other hand has an exception from the Prophet (PBUH):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;روى أحمد وغيره قوله صلى الله عليه وسلم: أحلت لنا ميتتان ودمان، أما الميتتان فالسمك والجراد، وأما الدمان فالكبد والطحال.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ahmed and others narrated that the prophet said: Two things are allowed to eat even if they are dead, Locust and Fish and two bloods are allowed, the Kidney and Spleen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/47760&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://fatwa.islamweb.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-03T13:16:04.107" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T13:16:04.107" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9209" CreationDate="2015-06-21T05:55:10.127" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No matter where you are, here (SOF), in a chatroom, out in the world, remember one thing: If you have knowledge (i.e. you're a scholar) and you can reply then do it, but if you are not then learn and read first. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in Islamic Science there are priorities, for example you should learn how to pray and live like a Muslim first, then you learn in depth of other divisions like (how to argue with non-believers).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in brief, learn and read first, cause if you don't know what you're talking about you'll do more harm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note, I'm not a scholar, this is not a fatwa rather a simple answer to a known issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12324" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-07-20T20:39:04.873" LastActivityDate="2015-07-20T20:39:04.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21576" CreationDate="2015-06-21T09:57:34.003" Score="3" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                    بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As much as I made research, I couldn’t find the precise phrase as you mentioned that you said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;May our lives be sacrificed for Prophet Muhammad ﷺ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And apparently, this phrase “May our lives be sacrificed&quot; can be used as a modern phrase. Although it could be feasible to be used at that time as well. On the whole, it is solely demonstrates the interest and attachment for the Prophet (SAWW). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course @Servant-of-Wiser cited a link which could be related to your inquiry (as in has shown in below).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/22974/let-my-parents-be-sacrificed-for-you-in-hadith-meaning&quot;&gt;What is the meaning of &amp;quot;Let my parents be sacrificed for you&amp;quot; in Hadith?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the whole, it could be considered as a sincerity phrase which can be used in both period of time (at the time of Prophet Muhammad (S) and at the moment to demonstrate the sincerity of Muslim about their Prophet (Peace be upon him and his family)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-15T15:05:36.657" LastActivityDate="2018-01-15T15:05:36.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24955" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24832" CreationDate="2015-06-21T10:44:38.897" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In regards to your inquiry that asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it okay for a Muslim to say Hallelujah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in case even it supposedly can be halal (God knows best), but there could be a significant point to pay heed. This point is related to the promotion of Jews. Actually whenever you use such Jews phrases or even symbols of the Jews, consequently you would promote their language from an aspect (except positive meaning of the words or phrases which you are saying). Then it would be nicer to ignore using such phrases that non-Muslim use them. Then try to use Islamic phrases instead. Such as Alhamdollelah and other Islamic (Arabic) phrases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide us&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-22T12:35:40.417" LastActivityDate="2017-07-22T12:35:40.417" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18165" CreationDate="2015-06-21T10:59:52.793" Score="4" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                   بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It won’t be counted as a haram (forbidden) act. In truth, it is not haram to touch dogs, but Islam emphasizes in order to preventing form being Najis (impure). Since as you possibly are aware, you should wash (by its conditions) your hand if you touch a dog(s) if:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You as a person who touches the dog or the dog be wet (one of them, or even both of them), then the Nijasah will be transferred from the dog to the individual(s). Afterwards, it would be considered as Nejasah that ought to be washed. For more info. You can refer to the reference below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not counted as a haram practice as you inquired&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So, it is forbidden to touch and play with dogs on purpose?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa6988&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-12-27T08:24:38.570" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T08:24:38.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24957" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14897" CreationDate="2015-06-21T11:22:46.377" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question a little seems to be vague. But if I've perceived well, in case that you mean if Raza (permission) of authoritative leader/caliph/Imam required to lead prayers in Islam for a person to be counted as a Imam of Jama’a and as a representative of Shar’, the reply could be yes, and he ought to have the permission of Hakem-al-Shar’ in order to being as an agent of the Shar’.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But solely being as an Imam for Salah-a-Jama’a it doesn’t seem wajib to have the permission of leader/caliph/Imam. Although there are some conditions for being the Imam of Jama’ that the Imam and persons who prayers behind him, ought to note those conditions in order to have correct Salahs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-04T08:56:34.223" LastActivityDate="2017-11-04T08:56:34.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24816" CreationDate="2015-06-21T12:20:40.080" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could be permissible to be vegetarianism about halal things. Although meat can be considered as a good food as well. Besides, there are some hadiths regarding eating meat. For instance it has narrated that the Prophet (SAWW) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We Quraish are interested persons in meat. /      برقی، احمد بن محمد&#xA;  بن خالد، المحاسن، محقق، مصحح، محدث، جلال الدین،‏ ج 2، ص 451، قم، دار&#xA;  الکتب الإسلامیة، چاپ دوم، 1371ق.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or even I found another narration from Imam Jafar al Sadiq (a.s.) as the sixth Imam of Shiite school of thought who talked concerning meat that you can see it in the reference (if you are familiar in Farsi).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyhow, it demonstrates meat as a positive food (by observing...).      But there is a nice significant point as a related rule, that is related to the harming. Actually there is a rule in Islam which says harming the body is counted as a haram practice. So you should pay heed that being vegetarianism cannot be accepted or permissible if it harms the body due to &quot;not eating meat for a long time (for the things which are necessary for the body).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T15:25:11.327" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T15:25:11.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24959" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-21T12:23:42.213" Score="0" ViewCount="13377" Body="&lt;p&gt;if a teenager failed to control his hormones and sexual organs and he just ejaculated during fast in Ramadan what can he do to repent for his deed immediately and to seek ALLAH'S forgiveness as quick as possible so that he can fast till iftari without any guilt or stress on his mind baring in mind that in his social area there are no poor people so he cannot feed 60 poor people , neither is there a slave , and what are the chances that he will be able to fast for 60 days when he could not even fast for a day &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also if a housewife at your home is working non-stop all day and she feels tired and she desperately needs a rest does freeing her from household chores for a period of time class as freeing a slave &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13106" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T14:59:58.433" LastActivityDate="2021-04-20T11:03:13.900" Title="repent &amp; seeking forgiveness after cumming out during fast in ramadan" Tags="|fiqh|sawm|tawba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24959" CreationDate="2015-06-21T13:49:04.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Masturbation does not require kaffarah. Kaffarah is required because of sexual intercourse and not the emission of semen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, a man who had vaginal or anal intercourse, whether they ejaculate sperm or not, would have do to kaffarah, and so would the woman who participated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for masturbation, if it leads to sperm coming out, then the fast is broken and a major sin has been committed. You should repent sincerely to Allah, promise never to do it again, and keep qadhaa fasts for each one you have broken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, if someone did have to give kaffarah, he could pay an online charity and they would feed the 60 people on his behalf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-06-23T17:35:51.970" LastActivityDate="2015-06-23T17:35:51.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24816" CreationDate="2015-06-21T15:21:55.220" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is suitable for people to be vetetarianism to eat plenty of vegetables. Because there are much vitamina in it. But it can I think just eating the vegetables is not adequate for persons as complete. Because people's bodies needs various things such as vitamins, proteins and so on. So Islam encourage humans to keep their bodies health. Therefore we should keep our bodies healthy by having adequate program of feedings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if we want to survey the matter from the aspect of compulsory, then there is no problem about that. In fact I mean in case you have to eat vegetables, then Islam and Allah won't torture you because of that. Because you have not choose this manner of eatings optional. But perhaps there would be problems if your behaviour damage your body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-20T14:05:13.550" LastActivityDate="2017-09-20T14:05:13.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24934" CreationDate="2015-06-21T16:33:16.580" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is mentioned by Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Salam as-Safuri in his book &lt;em&gt;Nuzhat al-Majalis wa Muntakhab al-Nafais&lt;/em&gt; and it's a fabricated tradition that has no authenticity to it nor any reporters going back to the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the Arabic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال موسى عليه السلام : يا رب ! أكرمتني بالتكليم ، فهل أعطيت أحداً مثل ذلك ؟ فأوحى الله تعالى : يا موسى ! إن لي عباداً أخرجهم في آخر الزمان وأكرمهم بشهر رمضان فأكون أقرب لأحدهم منك ؛ لأنك كلمتني وبيني وبينك سبعون ألف حجاب ، فإذا صامت أمة محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم حتى ابيضت شفاههم ، واصفرت ألوانهم، أرفع الحجب بيني وبينهم وقت إفطارهم . يا موسى ! طوبى لمن عطش كبده ، وأجاع بطنه في رمضان&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-06-21T16:33:16.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24887" CreationDate="2015-06-21T16:42:45.510" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah mentions I'tikaf being done in the masjids (2:187) and that's how the Prophet himself had done it.  There's no Shari' evidence indicating that it can be done in the house, female or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the proper way to do I'tikaf is to be in the masjid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-06-21T16:42:45.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24964" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-21T23:24:36.640" Score="5" ViewCount="25207" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ea1DH.png&quot; alt=&quot;Twilight types&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For those of you who don't know what it is, consider going through &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/2832/the-differences-between-civil-nautical-and-astronomical-twilight/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; is good too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main concern is with morning fajr/Dawn prayer. People say the white thread - black thread, honestly, those terms don't pretty much get into my head. So, I just understood them as simply the turn over from dark to light i.e. the moment you feel there is a change. Is my understanding right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, practically, in this modern world I can't stand and exactly measure when is there gonna be a change. I would simply rely on the internet and check when is that twilight happening in my place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is my concerned &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/new-york?month=6&amp;amp;year=2015&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The obvious concern is because I want to determine the exact time of ending my Suhr. I could safely pray my Fajr prayer after the nautical twilight anyways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you've gone through the page, there is a lot of difference between the nautical and Astro twilights in morning. So, wanted the exact time until when I can enjoy my Suhr&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When does Fajr start / Sahr end? Is it Astro, Nautical or Civil twilight?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, a related question,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When does Isha start / Maghrib end? Is it Astro, Nautical or Civil twilight? (I guess it is Nautical here, but want a confirmation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-05-16T21:04:44.853" Title="Are Fajr &amp; Isha the Nautical Twilights?" Tags="|practical-islam|sawm|prayer-timings|fajr|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24964" CreationDate="2015-06-22T00:48:37.240" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.as-sidq.org/mosque/time.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;page&lt;/a&gt; sums it up pretty well, in fact giving a general consensus of most of the scholars. According to that, there are no hard and fast rules in determining the exact &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_elevation_angle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;solar elevation angle&lt;/a&gt;. It entirely depends in where you live, i.e. the time when you (in New York) spot the turn over from dark to light might differ when seen from Singapore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A possible explanation is given that because the sun apparently travels along specific latitude on a specific date between tropic of cancer and tropic of Capricorn, Muslims in various locations around the globe have made observations about Subh-Sadiq and the results are anywhere between &lt;em&gt;9° to 18°&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the white thread - black thread is pretty clearly explained as -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fajr begins at subh saadiq - true dawn or morning twilight  when the morning light appears across the full width of the sky.  All Islamic scholars agree on this point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Signs:&lt;/strong&gt; At pre-dawn, some whiteness appears at the edge of the eastern horizon like a column, this is called (subh kaadhib -false dawn). This whiteness fades after some time and then comes another whiteness (lateral whiteness; second dawn) spreads towards the right and left (full width) through the edge of the eastern sky.  This is called subh saadiq (also known as true or second or morning twilight) at this very time the Fajr begins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recommend you to go through the section &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;1. Fajr Dawn-Prayer&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; of that page, to get a perfect picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on conflicting estimation,  It is our view that, fixing late Fajr time such as 15° could be problematic for those who intended to fast during the day and conversely saying Fajr salaat too early (e.g. 19.5° or 18°) could be equally unsafe.&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Therefore 18° is good approximate for sahur (imsak) – extreme limit of pre-dawn meal if one is fasting during the day and 15° is good approximate for start of Fajr.&lt;/strong&gt; Those prayer tables use 18° for Fajr, it is recommend to wait 10 to 20 minutes before starting Fajr salaat.   Equally, complete sahur (imsak) (pre-dawn meal) 10 to 20 minutes Fajr time  when using 15° table.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And now finally, to answer your question, no where in the article did the mention of angle less than 9° come up. So, Fajr time is definitely not the civil twilight. &lt;br /&gt;Next, if it is nautical twilight or not. It is pretty difficult to say that. All you can do is simply, follow the trick in &lt;strong&gt;bold&lt;/strong&gt;. To, be more safer,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;end Suhr before astro twilight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;pray fajr after nautical twilight (if not after civil twilight no issues).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A thing to note, is according to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/Y-cUwLcBkMs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;rule&lt;/a&gt;, both, the start of Fajr Salah time and end of Suhr time are one and the same and above trick is to be just be on the safer side of both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Isha&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the same page, under the section &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;5. ‘Isha (Night-Prayer)&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; (I think this is Sunni View), there is a little difference in opinion as to whether Isha start timing is Nautical (12°) or Astro (18°). But, it is better if you consider praying it after Astro twilight except if you're traveling or if you're a Shia, where I think you can pray Isha together with Maghrib i.e. after sunset.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;TL;DR (Fajr)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Follow which is in &lt;strong&gt;bold&lt;/strong&gt; above. Or, else, if you know what you're doing, i.e. by following the guidelines under '&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Signs:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;' (see above) and if you're sure, you are able to make out the difference and calculate the apprx. Fajr start timing at your place, then&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;end the Suhr a couple of minutes before it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;pray Fajr salah a couple of minutes after it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-06-22T00:48:37.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24966" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-22T04:42:23.113" Score="1" ViewCount="5637" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just want to know the difference between these two. Someone was actually arguing with me about non-mahram friendship and non-mahram love relationship and I told him that for me non-mahram love relationship and non-mahram friendship is equally haram no matter you love or just friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I right or wrong? Please give me reference from Quran or some proper reference from hadeeth. Because people so many times said we are just friends and this is not as much haram as boyfriend and girlfriend relationship. And they thought little haram is ok.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please tell me the punishment or sin is equal or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13109" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2022-04-19T05:34:38.893" LastActivityDate="2022-04-19T05:34:38.893" Title="Difference between non-mahram friendship and non-mahram love relationship?" Tags="|relationships|non-mahram|love|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24967" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24966" CreationDate="2015-06-22T05:27:04.920" Score="-2" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to your question that asked concerning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Difference between na mehram friendship and na mehram love&#xA;relationship?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This sentence of you is true that you mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I told him that for me na mehram love relationship and na mehram&#xA;friendship is equally haram no matter you love or just friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually haram is haram. But the negative amount or degree of that can be more effective in it. The following two verses can help you to some extent. Hence pay heed to them carefully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَمَن لَّمْ يَسْتَطِعْ مِنكُمْ طَوْلًا أَن يَنكِحَ الْمُحْصَنَاتِ&#xA;الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ فَمِن مَّا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُم مِّن فَتَيَاتِكُمُ&#xA;الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ۚ وَاللَّـهُ أَعْلَمُ بِإِيمَانِكُم ۚ بَعْضُكُم مِّن&#xA;بَعْضٍ ۚ فَانكِحُوهُنَّ بِإِذْنِ أَهْلِهِنَّ وَآتُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ&#xA;بِالْمَعْرُوفِ مُحْصَنَاتٍ غَيْرَ مُسَافِحَاتٍ وَلَا مُتَّخِذَاتِ&#xA;أَخْدَانٍ ۚ فَإِذَا أُحْصِنَّ فَإِنْ أَتَيْنَ بِفَاحِشَةٍ&#xA;فَعَلَيْهِنَّ نِصْفُ مَا عَلَى الْمُحْصَنَاتِ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ ۚ&#xA;ذَٰلِكَ لِمَنْ خَشِيَ الْعَنَتَ مِنكُمْ ۚ وَأَن تَصْبِرُوا خَيْرٌ&#xA;لَّكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّـهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿٢٥﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And whoever among you cannot [find] the means to marry free, believing&#xA;women, then [he may marry] from those whom your right hands possess of&#xA;believing slave girls. And Allah is most knowing about your faith. You&#xA;[believers] are of one another. So marry them with the permission of&#xA;their people and give them their due compensation according to what is&#xA;acceptable. [They should be] chaste, neither [of] those who commit&#xA;unlawful intercourse randomly nor those who take [secret] lovers. But&#xA;once they are sheltered in marriage, if they should commit adultery,&#xA;then for them is half the punishment for free [unmarried] women. This&#xA;[allowance] is for him among you who fears sin, but to be patient is&#xA;better for you. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. (25)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/4:25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/4:25&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الْيَوْمَ أُحِلَّ لَكُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتُ ۖ وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا&#xA;الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ لَّكُمْ وَطَعَامُكُمْ حِلٌّ لَّهُمْ ۖ&#xA;وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الَّذِينَ&#xA;أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ إِذَا آتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ&#xA;مُحْصِنِينَ غَيْرَ مُسَافِحِينَ وَلَا مُتَّخِذِي أَخْدَانٍ ۗ وَمَن&#xA;يَكْفُرْ بِالْإِيمَانِ فَقَدْ حَبِطَ عَمَلُهُ وَهُوَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ&#xA;(مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ ﴿٥&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and the food of those&#xA;who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful&#xA;for them. And [lawful in marriage are] chaste women from among the&#xA;believers and chaste women from among those who were given the&#xA;Scripture before you, when you have given them their due compensation,&#xA;desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse or taking [secret]&#xA;lovers. And whoever denies the faith - his work has become worthless,&#xA;and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers. (5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/5:5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/5:5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, I suggest you to pay heed to the two sites below as well as some matters which can be related to your inquiry too:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa3430&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1427&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to your last inquiry that asked &amp;quot;Please tell me the punishment or sin is equal or not?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The response would be related to the amount of the relationship. In truth, whereas commonly the relationship in a loving relationship is stronger/closer, then haram acts (such as touching, speaking…) would be more in that relationship. Of course the significant point is that totally it depends upon the degree of haram practice(s) in the relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the last significant related point is concerning the relationship to non-mahram. Actually we considered the matter as a haram relationship to non-mahram. But in common relationship (I mean talking in the emergency positions, without the intention or the probability of the sin or lust or so forth, e.g. asking a necessary question or other similar items) cannot be counted as a haram act. (If there is not the hesitate of sin…)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide us&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pasokhgoo.ir/node/934&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.pasokhgoo.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2021-03-07T15:11:04.913" LastActivityDate="2021-03-07T15:11:04.913" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24968" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-22T06:50:06.190" Score="0" ViewCount="3139" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I have gold jewellery owned for less than a year and it is above the nisab value should I pay the zakath?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I got married 8 months ago I was earning before our nikah (marriage) as well, so during that time I had half of my jewellery I currently own. After nikah, I still have that jewellery, so should I pay zakath for that?  I ask because that was my possession for more than a year, or does that come under my father's account before nikah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13110" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-08T02:36:53.617" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T08:11:42.313" Title="How to calculate zakath on jewellery owned for less than a year and in my possession before marriage?" Tags="|zakat|calculate|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24964" CreationDate="2015-06-22T07:51:05.957" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No Fajr and Isha are both astronomical twilight's.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fajr - when the &lt;em&gt;night&lt;/em&gt; breaks.&#xA;Isha - when the &lt;em&gt;night&lt;/em&gt; starts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Night&lt;/em&gt; is the darkest part of the day when sun goes below 18 deg of horizon. When sun is at this position, it does not contribute to any light in the sky, hence the night. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After astronomical twilight, while it is still pretty much dark, there &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; contribution of light in the sky from sun so it is not considered night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can confirm that Fajr is the astronomical twilight by matching prayer times to astronomical twilight. They will always match.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the map  below, only the darkest part is night. Fajr and Isha will be observed at the darkest point and the first shade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HON97.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is worth noting that many part in the world at this time of year, including London, does have &lt;em&gt;proper&lt;/em&gt; night as the sun never goes below 18 deg of horizon, although they still observe Fajr timing there. The Fajr timing in these area, like in London, are usually 10-15 min before nautical twilight &lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; I don't think there is fitwa about this but probably it is general practice which makes sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastEditorUserId="279" LastEditDate="2015-06-22T08:00:39.450" LastActivityDate="2015-06-22T08:00:39.450" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24970" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-22T10:29:13.390" Score="1" ViewCount="3697" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can I give a part or full of my zakat to my father who has debt and its increasing day by day for high interest rates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13111" LastActivityDate="2015-12-11T23:10:27.320" Title="Can I give a part or full of my zakat to my father who has debt" Tags="|zakat|debt|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-06-26T17:37:14.367" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24971" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-22T11:54:28.957" Score="2" ViewCount="2626" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a question: My friend said we should not offer &lt;em&gt;Taraweeh&lt;/em&gt; because reading reciting the &lt;em&gt;Qur'an&lt;/em&gt; while standing is &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;, but is reading &lt;em&gt;Qur'an&lt;/em&gt; while standing actually &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;?  And if it is &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; then wouldn't offering &lt;em&gt;Salah (Prayer)&lt;/em&gt; also be &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I get a correct answer for this because I am confused for what is correct and what is wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13112" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2015-08-22T23:26:27.577" LastActivityDate="2016-08-26T19:13:06.680" Title="Is reciting the Qur'an while standing (as is commonly done in Taraweeh) halal or haram?" Tags="|salat|taraweeh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24970" CreationDate="2015-06-22T12:02:37.677" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They ask you (O Muhammad SAW) what they should spend. Say: Whatever you spend of good must be for parents and kindred and orphans and Al-Masakin (the poor) and the wayfarers, and whatever you do of good deeds, truly, Allah knows it well.&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/215&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Baqarah Ayah 215&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, you can give your full Zakah to your father until your father's debts are cleared off, or until he is able to bear his expenses by himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/23574/9123&quot;&gt;Can a mother give zakat to her unemployed and poor son?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1607/9123&quot;&gt;Is giving zakat to a family member allowed?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/9764/9123&quot;&gt;Are you allowed to give zakat to your parents or wife?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2015-06-22T12:02:37.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24973" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1614" CreationDate="2015-06-22T12:16:11.003" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It does not invalidate the fast. You should perform a ghusl immediately after waking up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13113" LastActivityDate="2015-06-22T12:16:11.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24978" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25034" CreationDate="2015-06-22T18:47:33.020" Score="1" ViewCount="448" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will be traveling to India with my mother for her treatment during this Ramadan. From What I have &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/darululoomtt/52212&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;read&lt;/a&gt;, one is no more considered a traveler if he stays in the destination city for 15 days or more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I don't know the exact days I will have to stay there but the doctor has told us that my mother's medical procedure will be completed in 15 days. Will I be considered a resident in the assumption from the doctor?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being a central Asian I am a little concerned on how I will manage to take care of everything as I am not used to the hot climate in India especially fasting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4916" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T21:05:59.577" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:24:05.107" Title="Do I have to fast if I will be staying at a travel destination for 15 days or more?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|hanafi|travelling|fatwa-explanation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24979" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-22T19:08:51.730" Score="0" ViewCount="1072" Body="&lt;p&gt;My wife is pregnant and is type 1 diabetic. Is it mandatory for her to fast? She keeps on asking me and my knowledge is very limited. What does Islam says about fasting during pregnancy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="3627" LastEditDate="2020-04-17T09:53:04.917" LastActivityDate="2020-04-17T09:53:04.917" Title="Fasting in pregnancy" Tags="|islamic-basis|sawm|reference-request|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24981" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-22T20:43:50.490" Score="-1" ViewCount="395" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know If I am a working lady&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Can I pay Zakat for myself and my siblings? Is it halal or haram?? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;How much amount should be paid by me according to Indian currency per person ??&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm a Sunni muslim. Please advise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13122" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-06-24T14:38:17.813" LastActivityDate="2016-02-04T04:34:57.107" Title="How much zakat should be paid?" Tags="|sunni|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24982" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24979" CreationDate="2015-06-22T23:24:11.550" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, she is exempt from fasting (see link to paper below). In general fasting is exempt if you are elderly, sick, or pregnant. This is because the purpose of a fast isn't to starve yourself nor is it meant to cause hardship in any form. Consider the published paper:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15568120&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;A survey of fasting during pregnancy&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A pregnant woman is exempted from fasting if she has reasons to&#xA;  believe that her health or that of her foetus is in any way&#xA;  compromised through doing so. However, she is expected to observe&#xA;  compensational fasting (“qada”) after her pregnancy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This review conducted a survey of 202 pregnant women and found that most of them did fast (with minimal effects on the newborn) although most of them were &lt;strong&gt;unaware/uneducated of the Islamic law.&lt;/strong&gt; In other words, they did not even know they were exempt from fasting. Their conclusion was&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Conclusion: Doctors and health workers need to understand the&#xA;  religious obligations of a Muslim towards fasting during Ramadan. Only&#xA;  through this can a doctor adequately counsel Muslim patients and allow&#xA;  informed decision with regards to fasting. &lt;strong&gt;With respect to pregnant&#xA;  women, provisions are allowed for them not to observe fasting.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though women  who choose to do it may not have complications, dosnt mean its safe to do so. It may be particular harmful for pregnant woman. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;--&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pregnant muslim women who fast during Ramadan are likely to have&#xA;  smaller babies who will be more prone to learning disabilities in&#xA;  adulthood, according to new research. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/pregnant-women-who-fast-for-ramadan-risk-damage-to-their-babies-study-finds-2010055.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/pregnant-women-who-fast-for-ramadan-risk-damage-to-their-babies-study-finds-2010055.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;--&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A study by scientists in the United States, based on census data from&#xA;  the US, Iraq and Uganda, found that pregnant women who fast are likely&#xA;  to have smaller babies who are more prone to learning disabilities in&#xA;  adulthood (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.com/news/health-10927611&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.bbc.com/news/health-10927611&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think both links are referring to one study however, I couldn't find this study (typical media, no link to the actual study and may even have misinterpreted the study's finding). There is also another &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3446023/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;study&lt;/a&gt; that concludes as following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Our results showed that in mothers with an age range of 25-35 years&#xA;  and with an appropriate BMI and no systemic or chronic disorder, holy&#xA;  month fasting did not have an effect on three principal indices (ie&#xA;  weight, height, and head circumference) of pregnancy outcome&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, this suggests that unless you are a relatively healthy female with very little medical complications, you may be okay to fast while pregnant but it still carries risk. Since your wife is a type two diabetic, it is a reasonable conclusion that she not fast during this month. First, Islamic law exempts her from doing so, and even if she &lt;em&gt;wants&lt;/em&gt; to do, there could be negative health consequences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user921" LastEditorDisplayName="user921" LastEditDate="2015-06-23T01:28:36.247" LastActivityDate="2015-06-23T01:28:36.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24987" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-23T08:17:44.493" Score="3" ViewCount="9590" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am 20 aged women, and I got recently married, I have a question which is related Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While fasting, me and spouse kiss each other and hug each other, we had such a sexual feeling, but we didn’t fall to sexual intercourse,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me know it will break my fast..? What should I want to do further, Want to fast again..? Please help me with a correct answer...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13128" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-14T17:10:14.010" LastActivityDate="2015-11-14T17:10:14.010" Title="Have Feeling Of Sex During Fasting" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24987" CreationDate="2015-06-23T08:39:36.013" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                  بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to your question that asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While fasting, me and spouse kiss each other and hug each other, we&#xA;  had such a sexual feeling, but we didn’t fall to sexual intercourse,&#xA;  Let me know it will break my fast..?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is : No, doing such acts as you mentioned, do not invalidate your fasting in case that you are not Jonob. Actually it won’t be invalid if semen has not come out of your body. / For more info. you'd better refer to the reference. (Of course if you are familiar woth Farsi or Urdu).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa9658&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa9658&lt;/a&gt; (in Farsi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/ur/archive/question/fa9658&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net/ur/archive/question/fa9658&lt;/a&gt; (in Urdu)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastActivityDate="2015-06-23T08:39:36.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24990" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24987" CreationDate="2015-06-23T10:24:02.547" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The important thing taqwa of Allah. If you can control your desires and know your limits when you and your spouse get intimate, then you are allowed to get intimate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammed (صلى الله عليه وسلم) would kiss and embrace (his wives) while fasting and he had most control of his desires.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Let me know it will break my fast..? what should i wanna do further,&#xA;  Wanna fast again..? Please help me with a correct answer..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No,&lt;/strong&gt; kissing and embracing will not break your fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are numerous Hadith references, I'd suggest you to search yourself a few more on sunnah.com&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hadith References&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/13/90&#xA;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/406490&#xA;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/2059140&#xA;http://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/8/46&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10358" LastActivityDate="2015-06-23T10:24:02.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24991" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-23T12:48:54.353" Score="2" ViewCount="18923" Body="&lt;p&gt;As it is known, the jinn are locked up during the blessed month of Ramadan. We also know that people perform magic (or sihir) on others out of jealousy etc. To perform magic however, the assistance of jinn is needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is if someone had black magic performed on them, will this magic continue to work during the month of Ramadan? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, is 'ain (the evil eye) the same thing, and does that also work during Ramadan (or at least its effects).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another word, I just wanted to say Ramadan Mubarak to all, may Allah (SWT) forgive all our sins and shower us and all our loved ones with mercy and blessings in this beautiful month.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T15:19:31.410" LastActivityDate="2018-10-28T20:31:40.847" Title="Does magic work on a person during ramadan?" Tags="|ramadan|jinn|sihr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24994" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17827" CreationDate="2015-06-23T21:09:29.437" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not easy to define Arab throughout the whole history of mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question to you: Was Adam an Arab?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is about the Arabic language, there is only Muhammad pbuh.&#xA;The prophet before Muhammad was Jesus, and he did not speak Arabic. Between them were more than 600 years. I hope you see that your question is a somewhat difficult one. I tend to say that there is no answer to this really unless you define appropriately the term &lt;em&gt;Arab&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadeeth is not authentic, I believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12680" LastActivityDate="2015-06-23T21:09:29.437" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24995" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17827" CreationDate="2015-06-24T00:10:03.940" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;We do not know how many prophets are there, but those who are Arab are known to us as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Prophet Hood&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was sent to his people A'd, the Bedouins living in the &lt;code&gt;الأحقاف&lt;/code&gt; (Sand Mountains) located between Oman and Hadramout, Yemen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://imagecache.te3p.com/imgcache/1179a4b907b068420ac4676a86a06ead.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Alahqaf&quot;&gt;Hood http://imagecache.te3p.com/imgcache/1179a4b907b068420ac4676a86a06ead.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Prophet Saleh&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was sent to his people Thamoud, the people living in stones between Hijaz and Tabook. These people are similar to the people of Hood in the way they constructed their villages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CAtxN.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Stone houses&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CAtxN.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Thamoud&quot; title=&quot;Stone houses&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;(source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran-m.com/firas/ar_photo/12303971592981125987_2ebef9331d.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;quran-m.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Prophet Shoaib&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was sent to his people Madyan, who use to live in Madyan, a village in Moan province to the outskirts of Alsham from the Hijaz side. Similar to the other two, their homes were constructed out of stones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Madyan&quot; title=&quot;Stone houses 2&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Prophet Ismael&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was sent to Jirham, where the people of Amaleek (Kanean and Amooryoon tribes) and the People of Yemen and the areas around it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Prophet Mohamed&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was sent to the humans and Jinn alike.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال البدوي الشنقيطي في عمود النسب: والعرب إسماعيل منهم دون ريب هود وصالح محمد شعيب.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shanqeeti says, the Arab Prophets decedents of Ismael, Hood, Saleh, Mohamed an Shoaib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=56981&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://fatwa.islamweb.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2019-02-23T20:42:43.467" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11138" CreationDate="2015-06-24T00:30:40.957" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Different sects have different calculation methods. The sole difference is the angle: &lt;a href=&quot;http://praytimes.org/calculation/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://praytimes.org/calculation/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this website you can see all of them.&#xA;In my opinion, whoever takes whichever, is fine as long as their intent is to just follow God's order for doing the prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13136" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-06-26T21:12:16.360" LastActivityDate="2015-06-26T21:12:16.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="24997" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-24T00:32:38.963" Score="1" ViewCount="343" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the stance of Islam on explicit sexual roleplay on the Internet (cybersex) with someone they are not married to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13137" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:37:57.237" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:37:57.237" Title="What is the stanceof Islam on an unmarried or divorced woman engaging in cybersex?" Tags="|fiqh|adultery|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="24998" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-24T01:32:28.123" Score="0" ViewCount="413" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a question in my mind from many year. I haven't got any perfect answer. In Islam, we have so many restriction that we can't do many thing, and we follow few things told. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For an example we have pray five times Namaz &amp;amp; also we must fast during the month of Ramadan. What I feel doing well is holy deed but what if we don't do then how can it be sin. When we aren't following good thing doesn't mean that we are doing any bad thing. If we are doing good things (like praying) or Just praying 2-3 time Namaz during a whole day then Why would Allah punish us. What I feel that there is a miscommunication happen from generation to generation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1) May be a person from Generation 1 told us that god sent us to the earth. We owe god. We should pray five time Namaz &amp;amp; also we &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; do whole Ramadan fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2) May be a person from Generation 2 told us that god sent us to the earth. We owe god. We must pray five time &amp;amp; also we &lt;strong&gt;must&lt;/strong&gt; do whole Ramadan fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And now we have considered that everything is must (compulsory) it is not should.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If some people are praying 2-3 time Namaz during the whole day or some people are praying only jumma to jumma. We follow it our own nobody forces us. There are people who follow 20-30 % out of 100% compulsory things but the rest of the things how can it be sin. They are not doing the rest of the things so it shouldn't be sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every human being in the world all are same/equal for god. We some Muslim are at least following things 20-30% but those people who are not Muslim who are Hindu, Sikh, Christian and many more they are not following anything what we are following. Then is really god is going to punish them &amp;amp; god will send them to hell?. Because they are not Muslim &amp;amp; they don't pray Namaz &amp;amp; also don't do fast of Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I respect god (Allah). I try to pray as much as possible from my own, but these are my concern. Please provide your view on this with proof if is there any&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13138" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-25T08:51:18.013" LastActivityDate="2020-05-01T12:11:21.273" Title="What is sin and what is not?" Tags="|practical-islam|source-identification|prophet-muhammad|allah|ramadan|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24502" CreationDate="2015-06-24T04:45:04.550" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quthubuzzaman is the superiormost and the leader of all awlias of a time.. Its true that in many Sufi orders, the mureeds may claim their shaik to be Quthubuzzaman seeing the degree of themselves getting heightened by the shaik. And to a mureed his shaik should be superiormost to him... So i don't know whether that practice is wrong or not. Anyway Quthubuzzaman will exist in all eras, and then particularly its not Mahdi AS right now. Its true that many renowned Sunni scholars like Imam Bukhari R.A told Mahdi AS is already born. But Quthubul Aqthab Shaik Muhyuddeen Abdul Qadir jeelani R.A should also be then living at Mahdi ASs period but he was the Quthubuzzaman. That goes for many shaiks. Still to find the real Quthubuzzaman we cant listen to what mureeds say, coz they can exaggerate. But if a shaik proclaims himself as the quthub of the era, then we can agree he has greater chance of being the Quthubuzzaman. Coz the previous self proclaimed Quthubuzzamans did the same. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13141" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T04:45:04.550" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23039" CreationDate="2015-06-24T06:42:01.630" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally, henna is not counted as an obstacle material. In other word it doesn’t prevent conveying the water to the hands (palms) and nails, although you can see its colour... Then it could be OK and permissible to use that. Of course its explanation looks be related to the common (natural) Henna not, artificial…. But in regard to your sentence that said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is very difficult to remove them by ourselves&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In similar items which could be problem for the Wudu or ablution, you should do your best in order to removing that (as much as you can). Besides, as a constructive helpful point, you should pay heed concerning the sort of the material. Actually as a general Islamic rule (for Wudu and Qusl):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whatever considers as the obstacle between the skin and water, then it would invalidate the Wudu and Qusl. You’d better to fee the following source if you know Farsi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://talabehpasokhgoo.parsiblog.com/Posts/1769/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;talabehpasokhgoo.parsiblog.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bayynat.ir/index/?state=es&amp;amp;gid=91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.bayynat.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-29T10:01:39.793" LastActivityDate="2016-04-29T10:01:39.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25004" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-24T06:52:55.923" Score="0" ViewCount="69" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam Alaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I and my wife both are working. I don't have any saving from last one year, although my wife has, so do I need to pay &lt;em&gt;Zakat&lt;/em&gt; on behalf of my wife or &lt;em&gt;Zakat&lt;/em&gt; need to be paid from my wife savings?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13143" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-05T12:42:31.170" LastActivityDate="2015-12-04T14:46:40.653" Title="Zakat need to pay" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25005" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-24T07:17:29.527" Score="2" ViewCount="3441" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Shia and my mom read somewhere that the hair of an animal whose flesh cannot be eaten, should not be on the clothes used for praying. So, if some cat hair is on our prayer clothes, then is the prayer is not accepted? &#xA;Can someone please guide on this matter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13144" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-17T14:56:18.317" LastActivityDate="2022-06-17T14:56:18.317" Title="Whether cat's hair on our clothes make our prayers unacceptable?" Tags="|salat|cats|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24468" CreationDate="2015-06-24T07:41:49.667" Score="0" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                  بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to your question that asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is the proper usage of the Takbir?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allahu Akbar or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah Hu Akbar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is the first one as @Hamza Islam mentioned it correctly. In truth it is the true pronunciation of that based on right Arabic language grammar. And it has not Tashdid as the mark put over a letter to indicate that it is to be pronounced hard as if it was two letters. Therefore it ought not to be pronounced hard, and actually there is just a &quot;h&quot;; accordingly, the first one is true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-23T11:03:34.657" LastActivityDate="2017-10-23T11:03:34.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25008" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24979" CreationDate="2015-06-24T07:48:17.447" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Two issue here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Fasting while pregnant&#xA;2) Fasting while being a diabetic&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) She can fast if she believes she is able to keep the fasts and won't harm the baby or herself.  Otherwise, if she fears of harm, she's considered as one of those who are ill and should feed a miskeen everyday (Quran 2:184).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) A type 2 diabetic can take his/her insulin while fasting and it won't break the fast.  We are only forbidden from eating, drinking, and sex while fasting, and nothing else (Quran 2:187).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She needs to determine her situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T07:48:17.447" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25009" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25005" CreationDate="2015-06-24T07:48:17.797" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to most of Shia Maraja’s, whereas cat is considered as an animal whose meat is haram, then your salat (prayer) would be counted as invalid prayer and your salah is not true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As more complete answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If your question is what the fiqhi ruling is on cat hair, we have to&#xA;  say that amongst all animals, only dogs and pigs are najis. Therefore,&#xA;  a live cat and its hair are pak. Of course, its excretions are najis&#xA;  and this ruling doesn’t only belong to cats, but the excretion of all&#xA;  haram meated animals and animals that have gushful blood (when their&#xA;  throat is slit) is najis, the cat being one of them. Also, in the case&#xA;  of the cat being dead, its hair isn't najis although its body is,&#xA;  because if falls under the category of mitah, and the ruling of mitah&#xA;  or dead bodies is that all of the parts that contain life are najis&#xA;  after death, while other body parts such as the hair that don’t&#xA;  contain life aren't. As for in prayer, one’s clothing mustn’t carry&#xA;  any parts of the body of haram meated animals (regardless of whether&#xA;  it is of the ones that contain life or not), therefore, since cats&#xA;  fall under this category, according to most marja’s, if their hair is&#xA;  carried by a person praying, it will invalidate the prayer. It is only&#xA;  Ayatullah Sistani who says that the clothing of a person praying&#xA;  mustn’t have the excrements, sweat, milk or hairs of haram meat&#xA;  animals, but if only one hair for instance is stuck to one’s clothing&#xA;  during prayer, it won't be problematic. The same goes for a person&#xA;  whose clothing doesn’t have any of the such, and the person is only&#xA;  carrying them with him, like in a box or container. As for body&#xA;  moisture of haram meated animals, all marja’s say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the saliva, nasal mucus or any other moisture from haram meated&#xA;  animals, such as cats, are on the body or clothing of a person&#xA;  praying, if it is still wet, the prayer is void, and if it has dried&#xA;  and there is no longer any substance left, the prayer is correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for hygiene and health, it is said that cat hair brings infertility&#xA;  for women, but this is exceeds our expertise and doesn’t concern us&#xA;  and doctors are the ones to be referred in this regard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa745%20(Farsi)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net (Farsi)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa745%20(English)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(English)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-29T17:56:55.107" LastActivityDate="2015-12-29T17:56:55.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24997" CreationDate="2015-06-24T08:08:15.103" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Islam, it is considered as haram practice to have such relations as you said &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;explicit sexual roleplay on the Internet (cybersex) with someone they&#xA;  are not married to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since this kind of relation can be led to haram (forbidden) acts (or thoughts) and actually Satan will be the third person between you and the person who you are chatting to. Reading the following two sites would be constructive and helpful for you as two related issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1427&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa355&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T15:21:48.100" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T15:21:48.100" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24935" CreationDate="2015-06-24T10:42:59.610" Score="3" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                    بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you asked regarding eating the insects “I recently was told that locust are halal. Is there any proof from Hadith or Quran saying insects are halal or it's just locusts?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is that @American Muslim declared, generally (as a general Islamic rule), insects are considered as haram things that you are not allowed to eat them (Unfortunately many people used to eat different kinds of insects… especially in some of south eastern countries). But there is no problem in eating grasshopper (by observing some conditions) and you can eat it. And even I reckon there are some or many people (particularly Arab people) that still eat grasshopper as a halal food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://portal.anhar.ir/node/4392#gsc.tab=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;portal.anhar.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-09T09:54:38.087" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T09:54:38.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24991" CreationDate="2015-06-24T10:54:18.127" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is correct as a famous issue that you mentioned&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As it is known, the jinn are locked up during the blessed month of&#xA;  Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, to the best of my knowledge, these could be two different and separated issues. I mean the issue of &quot;the jinn are locked up during the blessed month of Ramadan.&quot; would be true as it has narrated as a hadith (if it is considered as an authentic hadith), but black magic or Sihr can be considered as another matter which I infer it can be done even in Ramadan as well. But in regard to the first matter as you mentioned&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As it is known, the jinn are locked up during the blessed month of&#xA;  Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could be inferred from the hadith that we should pay more heed that in this month (Ramadan al Mubarak) they are locked during it and whatever you do (committing sins) would be from yourselves not Shaitan. But probably other items are going to be done based on the routine rules. (Wallah o A'lamo)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-29T09:59:56.043" LastActivityDate="2016-04-29T09:59:56.043" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24514" CreationDate="2015-06-24T11:15:08.490" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                  بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you asked regarding reciting Durood or Salwat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My question is that can one recite Durood while impure?Or Salawats&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer could be considered as &quot;yeah&quot;. Actually apparently you are allowed to recite Durood or Salavat during you are impure (Haidh or Jonob (wet dream) or ...) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In truth, in such positions it seems that the limitation is related to the reciting the holy Quran for those four Surahs which are WAjib-al-Sajdah (which have Wajib or obligatory Sajdahs(prostrations). Otherwise you are allowed to recite the rest of the Quran beside the Salavat as you inquired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.porseshkadeh.com/Question/31997/%D8%B2%D9%86%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%87-%D8%AD%DB%8C%D8%B6-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%A2%DB%8C%D8%A7-%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF-%DB%8C%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%AF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.porseshkadeh.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cloob.com/c/pasokh/2528804&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.cloob.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T15:17:40.163" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T15:17:40.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25016" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-24T11:35:57.100" Score="3" ViewCount="8112" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is considered as a famous issue that almost majority of people in my country (Iran) say that it is Wajib (compulsory) to reply the person who says Salam to you. &#xA;I.e. if somebody tell you &quot;a-Salamon-Alaikom&quot;, then it would be considered as a Wijib practice for you to tell him or her &quot;Alaikum-aSSalam&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if it is an Islamic rule. &#xA;If so, is there any related Qur'anic verse or hadith (tradition) concerning it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T14:59:40.017" LastActivityDate="2020-10-04T20:17:13.720" Title="It is Wajib to reply &quot;Salam-on-Alaikum&quot;?" Tags="|fiqh|greetings|wajib|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25017" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24998" CreationDate="2015-06-24T12:28:42.293" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;'And I have not created the jinn and mankind except to worship Me' (51:56)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this verse alone answers most of your question, eapecially regarding the prayer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand why you may feel that way regarding restrictions and what not, but in reality, islam has placed no restrictions for us. If anything, these so called 'restrictions' are a blessing to us. For example, we are not allowed to eat pork. Why not? First an foremost because Allah SWT has told us in the quran. But behind every ruling in islam there is a wisdom. If you knew the illnesses and diseases that eating pork carried, you wouldnt even think ot it as a restriction (this of course is just an example)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also dont think of doing good as 'owing god'. Think of this life as a test. You are going to die wether you like it or not. We all are. But what have you done in this life to prepare you for death? After you die there is no going back. You are gone forever, and a that you will take with you are the deeds you did on this earth-good or bad. God has given you will and the power to make decisions, its up to you to use that to your benefit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can go on forever but regarding the 5 daily prayers, this is actually an obligatory upon us as muslims, and they are actually a blessing as they were originally 50. Every prayer we pray is worth ten (i dont want to go too much into this, but the story behind it is the journey of israa and miraj, you should look into it its really interesting).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this answer helped, and may Allah SWT guide us all to the right path. Amen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T12:28:42.293" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25018" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25023" CreationDate="2015-06-24T13:34:32.347" Score="2" ViewCount="599" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it halal in Islam to use software with images of animals like Firefox web browser or Thunderbird?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also some software components named after other religions' symbols or even gods - Pantheon desktop, Cerbere, Apollo, Pandora, etc. or some evil named software like Bluedevil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does our Sharia say about using them?   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13150" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T11:49:39.223" LastActivityDate="2018-02-28T15:02:27.727" Title="Is Firefox software halal due to its logo?" Tags="|halal-haram|image|software|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25020" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-24T18:08:28.720" Score="0" ViewCount="429" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is worshiping the stone a pre-Islamic tradition? If so why are Muslims practicing a pagan tradition?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13127" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-02T10:58:46.213" LastActivityDate="2016-03-02T10:58:46.213" Title="Worshipping a black stone, a pagan tradition?" Tags="|worship|ritual|monotheism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25020" CreationDate="2015-06-24T19:14:01.917" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not sure know which commonality you're referring to here because Muslims evidently do not worship stones, but you might be referring to their respect for the dark stone at the corner of Kabba which muslims similar to pre-Islamic pagan Arabs consider sacred. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the why of this, you should note that pagan Arabs were originally the descendants of Ishmail, son of Abraham the founder of the Monotheistic faith that continued into Judaism, Christianity and Islam. So many of these pagan Arab rituals had been intuitively rooted originally in rituals of Abrahamic faith. But as evidenced by history and Islamic narrative some of their originally valid monotheistic rituals had become over the course of time corrupted by non-Monotheistic human distortions and alterations. Therefore an important task of Prophet Muhammad like all past prophets had been to &#xA;restore these adulterated religious rituals back into their pure Monotheistic version. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another important point is that according to Islam, even among Pagan Arabs, there have been a steady line of monotheists who kept true to the original unadulterated version of Abrahamic faith and were therefore wary and disapprove of these pagan beliefs and practices that had influenced the Ishamalite Arabs over the course of time. Prophet Muhammad himself was the last in line of pre-Islamic Arabs who adhered the original Abrahamic traditions and were critical of polytheistic influences and moral decline of the Arabs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T19:14:01.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25022" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-24T20:10:46.060" Score="1" ViewCount="1323" Body="&lt;p&gt;My wife has seen a dream revealing she was pregnant and the baby's name was Mariam. After she had seen the dream she was pregnant and the doctor reckons she has a girl. Is it haram to change the name and also please advice me and tell me is it a dream we have to fulfill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13152" LastEditorDisplayName="user12680" LastEditDate="2015-06-27T00:18:21.043" LastActivityDate="2015-06-27T00:18:41.903" Title="Is a dream like this should be followed" Tags="|halal-haram|dream|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25018" CreationDate="2015-06-24T20:14:36.257" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Think about what would make the Firefox logo completely unacceptable in all societies. Imagine a logo that would make people close the browser and uninstall it right away. Imagine a logo that sends a message to use the browser as a tool for every wrong thing imaginable. Imagine a logo that means violence, corruption and anarchy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now ask yourself if the above mentioned logo ideas will prove to be halal or haraam. Are they acceptable in any society and social circle?Maybe yes in some rare occasion, but mostly, no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You must understand that there are things far worse than a fox logo. Much worse and for many people, unimaginable and horrendously creative. Firefox logo is not that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that what you do with Firefox is more important to judge compared to the analogy of logo that firefox uses at this time. You can be doing nice things or you can be doing bad things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The current firefox logo is not that offensive. Think about Android and Linux's Tux.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2418" LastActivityDate="2015-06-24T20:14:36.257" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25022" CreationDate="2015-06-25T00:31:45.960" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dreams can have any meaning. The interpretation of a dream itself is a very, very difficult process. But in dream interpretation (or its science), there is nothing like you MUST follow a dream. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there is nothing like an obligation upon you to follow this dream. This dream could mean anything. Just beware of interpreting dreams based on your own limited knowledge, as it could be very dangerous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastEditorDisplayName="user12680" LastEditDate="2015-06-27T00:18:41.903" LastActivityDate="2015-06-27T00:18:41.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25025" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-25T04:23:10.703" Score="0" ViewCount="663" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is chance for dream wetting, ejaculation or coming out of Mad'y with out our action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Will it invalidate our fasting?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If it is in the months of Ramadan, is there any need to compensate it to another time?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13154" LastEditorUserId="22917" LastEditDate="2019-11-14T07:02:19.190" LastActivityDate="2019-11-14T07:02:19.190" Title="Does dream wetting invalidate fasting?" Tags="|sawm|taharah|dream|nocturnal-emission|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-06-25T16:52:03.903" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24981" CreationDate="2015-06-25T04:59:10.840" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam Shahida,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Qs1. Can I pay Zakat for myself and my siblings? Is it halal or haram?&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, You can pay your own zakat and also you can pay for your siblings if they give you permission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Qs2. How much amount should be paid by me according to Indian currency per person ?&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zakat is not a fixed amount of money per person. Zakat is calculated depending upon someone's savings. If you are eligible to pay zakat then you need to pay 2.5% annual savings that are Zakatable. You can find several zakat calculators online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this answer helps you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regards,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12767" LastActivityDate="2015-06-25T04:59:10.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25027" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-25T06:41:06.897" Score="2" ViewCount="8840" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I am offered food and I am not sure if it's halal. Can I bless it in Allah's name to make it permissible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13155" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-04-14T12:17:12.327" LastActivityDate="2019-03-12T16:20:03.007" Title="If I am offered food but I'm not sure it's halal, can I say Allah's name to make it permissible?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|food|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25027" CreationDate="2015-06-25T07:44:11.207" Score="0" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                   In the name of Allah&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to your inquiry concerning halal rule, apparently it can be counted as a halal food in it is cooked or made in an Islamic food as general rule which it should be done in Islamic rule. (I said it as the viewpoint of Shia school of though. Although I assume the viewpoint of Sunni school of thought can be like this as well. But in non-Islamic countries, you cannot be optimistic regarding the issue, since as a rule, logically in non-Islamic countries they do not scarified the animals based on Islamic rule...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile it is true that reciting or saying Allah's names is so good, but every thing has its specific rules and we ought to them according to Islamic rules as have mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa54288&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net Farsi (Persian)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-05T11:51:00.703" LastActivityDate="2016-05-05T11:51:00.703" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25030" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25025" CreationDate="2015-06-25T10:46:02.727" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No . &#xA;If you ejaculate purposely or in other words if seed cells come out when you are awake then only it will affect your fast &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13159" LastActivityDate="2015-06-25T10:46:02.727" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25033" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-25T15:51:37.090" Score="2" ViewCount="1271" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a 20 year old Muslim boy, residing in India, and recently I came across these associates of multilevel network marketing who promised me wealth, fortune and fulfillment of all my lavish dreams. If I too join as an associate under them and recruit others to join under me. They provoked greed in me and I joined their company only to find later that multilevel network marketing is haraam in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've already paid my joining fee which was INR 11,000 but have not yet promoted the product. As soon as I learned that it is haraam, I tried to pull myself out of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should I do in my current position as I have already unintentionally invested in haraam business?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should I bear my loss and forget about it or should I incur it through commission and quit when I'm reimbursed of the fee I've paid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-23T06:11:51.680" LastActivityDate="2020-01-08T19:15:47.777" Title="How can I escape from a haraam multilevel network marketing scheme?" Tags="|practical-islam|business|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24978" CreationDate="2015-06-25T17:37:48.363" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last Hajj, the prophet PBUH he traveled to Mecca on a Sunday, resided there for Sunday until Thursday and left on Thursday. He cut short his prayers during that entire stay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: &amp;quot; قدم مكة في حجة الوداع يوم الأحد، الرابع من ذي الحجة وأقام فيها الأحد والاثنين والثلاثاء والأربعاء وخرج يوم الخميس إلى منى، فأقام -صلى الله عليه وسلم- في مكة أربعة أيام يقصر الصلاة. الحديث متفق عليه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ahmed and Abu Dadood reported that the prophet stayed in Tabook 20 days as a traveler.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أن النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أقام مدداً مختلفة يقصر فيها، فأقام في تبوك عشرين يوماً يقصر الصلاة، أخرجه الإمام أحمد وأبو داود.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Malik and Alshafai say the residence limit is 4 days, once you stay longer the rules of a traveler does not apply to you anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hanafi on the other hand, raised the limit to 15 days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ibn Tamima, went to the extent to say that the rules apply to you as long as you there are long as you do not become a resident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source of the Fatwa: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/5891&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/5891&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I think that if you are staying in a place and do not know the length of your stay you can take the rules of a traveler. However, if you are going and know you will stay 9 months for example for studying, then you shouldn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2021-11-30T06:24:05.107" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:24:05.107" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1987" CreationDate="2015-06-25T18:53:40.660" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. You can be fasting without eating sahari. Having sahari (eating food before Azan of Fajr in order to being with sufficient energy as much as possible during the day before you want to be fasting). In other word, perhaps Islam recommend muslims to eat sahari before fasting, in order to being able to bearing it during the day, otherwise it would be very difficult for everyone in order to bear it without sahari. So it indicates that how much Islam is paying notice to muslim programs. But islam has not pointed it out as a wajib act. Then you can.fast without waking up at the sahari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastActivityDate="2015-06-25T18:53:40.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25037" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-25T21:45:48.953" Score="0" ViewCount="396" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just finished my second year of University and I took out a loan with student finance. I didn't know about the subject of the interest (Riba). What do you suggest could be the best thing I can do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam has declared war on the moneylender who demands interest. It did so in the very last divine revelation (al-Baqarah, 2:279) to come down in the Holy Qur’an. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13165" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-06-29T22:19:21.630" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T22:19:21.630" Title="What should I do about a riba-based loan I took out in ignorance?" Tags="|practical-islam|riba|money|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25022" CreationDate="2015-06-25T22:06:43.527" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can notice the stated dream as a true one or not. I think there is an islamic science as the science of dreaming interpretation. Of course the point is that may be very limited percent of people can have this science. Of course there are some authentic sources or books which have illustrated about the interpretation of different items about dreams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides you should note some points too. Firstly, occasionally some events take pla&#xA;ce accidentaly, thus we can not attribute them to the interpretation of the dreams as two relevance matters.&#xA;Secondly there are some criteria or conditions in order to interpretting the dreams correctly, in fact every dream cannot be honest. For instance it is said that the dreams which are near the salat al fajr, can be more authentic, or the dreams which are after the fajr, cannot be trusted, and other conditions that I suggest you to have some study about them as well. OF COURSE DO NOT FORGET THAT THERE IS NO OBLIGATION FOR US ABOUT DREAMS TO FOLLOW AND ACT ABOUT THEM.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although you'd better to select that name , mariam I mean. Because it is a nice holy name anyway which can be relevance according to your dream too (but as an option u choose it, otherwise you are free to choose her name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastEditorUserId="5354" LastEditDate="2015-06-25T22:27:54.277" LastActivityDate="2015-06-25T22:27:54.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25022" CreationDate="2015-06-26T00:37:21.363" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dreams are figurative, images. You don't have to comply with a dream, no matter how good or bad. Dreams can be a source of inspiration, happiness or mental support.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are interpretations. In particular when it is a good dream, you should smile. There is something good in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it is a good dream, you can mention it. It can make people happy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it is a bad dream, you are not supposed to mention it and simply forget about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think your dream is wonderful. Be happy, and I hope in God's name that your baby girl will bring blessings to you. Mary is a beautiful and important (Jesus' mother's name was Mary) name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12680" LastActivityDate="2015-06-26T00:37:21.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25041" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25037" CreationDate="2015-06-26T01:24:17.273" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;God mentions Riba more than once in the Quran. You mentioned surat Al-Baqara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ٱلَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ ٱلرِّبَوا۟ لَا يَقُومُونَ إِلَّا كَمَا يَقُومُ&#xA;  ٱلَّذِى يَتَخَبَّطُهُ ٱلشَّيْطَـنُ مِنَ ٱلْمَسِّ ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ&#xA;  قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا ٱلْبَيْعُ مِثْلُ ٱلرِّبَوا۟ وَأَحَلَّ ٱللَّـهُ&#xA;  ٱلْبَيْعَ وَحَرَّمَ ٱلرِّبَوا۟ فَمَن جَآءَهُۥ مَوْعِظَةٌ مِّن&#xA;  رَّبِّهِۦ فَٱنتَهَى فَلَهُۥ مَا سَلَفَ وَأَمْرُهُۥٓ إِلَى ٱللَّـهِ&#xA;  وَمَنْ عَادَ فَأُو۟لَـٓئِكَ أَصْحَـبُ ٱلنَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَـلِدُونَ&#xA;  - ٢٧٥  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who consume interest cannot stand [on the Day of Resurrection]&#xA;  except as one stands who is being beaten by Satan into insanity. That&#xA;  is because they say, &quot;Trade is [just] like interest.&quot; But Allah has&#xA;  permitted trade and has forbidden interest. So whoever has received an&#xA;  admonition from his Lord and desists may have what is past, and his&#xA;  affair rests with Allah. But whoever returns to [dealing in interest&#xA;  or usury] - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide&#xA;  eternally therein - 275&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَمْحَقُ ٱللَّـهُ ٱلرِّبَوا۟ وَيُرْبِى ٱلصَّدَقَـتِ وَٱللَّـهُ لَا&#xA;  يُحِبُّ كُلَّ كَفَّارٍ أَثِيمٍ&#xA;  - ٢٧٦ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah destroys interest and gives increase for charities. And Allah&#xA;  does not like every sinning disbeliever - 276&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـلِحَـتِ وَأَقَامُوا۟&#xA;  ٱلصَّلَوةَ وَءَاتَوُا۟ ٱلزَّكَوةَ لَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ&#xA;  وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ&#xA;  - ٢٧٧&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds and establish prayer&#xA;  and give zakah will have their reward with their Lord, and there will&#xA;  be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve - 277&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَـٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّـهَ وَذَرُوا۟ مَا&#xA;  بَقِىَ مِنَ ٱلرِّبَوٓا۟ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ&#xA;  - ٢٧٨&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, fear Allah and give up what remains [due to&#xA;  you] of interest, if you should be believers - 278&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَإِن لَّمْ تَفْعَلُوا۟ فَأْذَنُوا۟ بِحَرْبٍ مِّنَ ٱللَّـهِ&#xA;  وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَإِن تُبْتُمْ فَلَكُمْ رُءُوسُ أَمْوَلِكُمْ لَا&#xA;  تَظْلِمُونَ وَلَا تُظْلَمُونَ&#xA;  - ٢٧٩&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if you do not, then be informed of a war [against you] from Allah&#xA;  and His Messenger. But if you repent, you may have your principal -&#xA;  [thus] you do no wrong, nor are you wronged - 279&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally would translate it with &lt;strong&gt;usury&lt;/strong&gt;. Please see &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Usury&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; for a quick explanation. Someone who practices usury can be named usurer (i.e. a loan shark).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the above verses in particular the usurer is mentioned, that is the one who &lt;em&gt;eats interest&lt;/em&gt;. The concept should be familiar to you. You work hard and risk to get into hardship while the usurer could have a good live without working for it. Practicing usury is not work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I learned that living scholars mentioned that during Meccan/Medinan time there were deals/businesses in which one rents a piece of land and pays a higher sum later, because the person did not have it in the beginning. However the difference, as far as I remember, was not considerable. And the contract was such that the risk is shared (I strongly believe, not sure though).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that there can be a difference between interest and usury. Some say interests are forbidden completely. Some say, usury is forbidden; interest rates, when low and human friendly might be ok if there is a reason or no alternative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I personally believe in the latter.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that living scholars approved taking loan (where you pay interest) in certain circumstances in countries where you don't have alternatives. For example, to buy a house. You buy a credit to pay a house and you regularly pay a certain amount including interest to the bank for example. Overall at the end the paid back sum is considerably larger than the loan taken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I personally believe that this is not OK. I know cases where people got into hardship because it takes them almost half a lifetime to pay back and they still have a way to go. In particular unless very necessary for living/surviving I don't think it is OK to take a loan to buy a car.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have a duty to learn, train yourself and contribute to society. This costs money and thus students may be in need of help in order to pursue a career, educate themselves and build up a respectable, honorable and enjoyable life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;For studies, when no alternatives given, it is OK to take a loan. Actually, I do even think that you have to do that nowadays. Education, knowledge and contribution are in my opinion some of the duties one should perform in life.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not important for us to know what you took the loan for. But I'd like you to understand the guidelines to have an idea about when it is OK, when it is not OK. I hope the above three examples help you out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please understand that opinions can differ. You should be open to all answers, think for yourself, ask for guidance (for that no matter how smart you are, when God does not bestow upon you Hidaya, then nothing will guide/help you) and consider the circumstances/situations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12680" LastActivityDate="2015-06-26T01:24:17.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25042" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-26T04:23:24.930" Score="3" ViewCount="14297" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the month of Ramadan everyone would fast seeing which children are tempted to fast. So can anyone put some light on this question of mine that when is the right age for children to start fasting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12991" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-05T13:27:38.127" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T17:00:19.603" Title="What is right age for children to start fasting?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|children|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25043" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-26T04:51:55.453" Score="-1" ViewCount="192" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know it is prohibited in Islam to worship any other than &lt;strong&gt;Allah&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it is mentioned in surah Ikhlas (I love these lines) that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Say, &quot;He is Allah , [who is] One,&#xA;Allah , the Eternal Refuge.&#xA;He neither begets nor is born,&#xA;Nor is there to Him any equivalent.&quot;&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;surah Ikhlas reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;then why muslims raise their &lt;strong&gt;index finger&lt;/strong&gt; towards Kaabah at the time of &lt;strong&gt;Jalsa/Qaidah&lt;/strong&gt; (sitting position in Namaj/Salat) by reciting &lt;strong&gt;surah Attahiyat&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many people here didn't get, what I want to ask:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Surah Ikhlas describes who is Allah &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When we raise our index finger while reciting surah Attahiyat, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islampeace1.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/attahiyat-u-lilahi-wasalawat-u-watayi-batu-the-whole-tashhud-its-meaning/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;translation&lt;/a&gt;, does not mean that we refer &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Kaabah as Allah&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; which&#xA;contradicts Surah Ikhlas ?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13168" LastEditorDisplayName="user13168" LastEditDate="2015-07-08T05:51:12.730" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T06:07:34.740" Title="Do muslims worship Kaabah" Tags="|salat|kaabah|worship|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25042" CreationDate="2015-06-26T06:38:05.923" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/65558&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; link:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every child should start fasting when they reach the age of adolescence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13168" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-08T18:06:26.650" LastActivityDate="2016-07-08T18:06:26.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25042" CreationDate="2015-06-26T07:02:23.527" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although it is seen that apparently there are some (or much) differences between different sects of Sunnis and even Shia regarding the age of the puberty, but I assume all of them or at least more of them believe that children should be fast since the start of puberty aging. In regard to the age of the puberty, as a general rule from the viewpoint of Shiite, it is 9 for the girls and 15 for the boys. (Although it can be related to the signs of the puberty as well to change its age...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-05T11:50:01.777" LastActivityDate="2016-05-05T11:50:01.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15071" CreationDate="2015-06-26T10:06:39.710" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/HijamahReviveASunnah/posts/610131989008138&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.facebook.com/HijamahReviveASunnah/posts/610131989008138&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is one narration....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The cupper and the one being cupped have broken their fast.&quot; [Saheeh see Irwaa al-Ghaleel (931)].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this hadith abrogated as Sheikh al-Albaani and ibn Hazm (may Allah have mercy upon them) showed by the following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Sa'eed al-Khudhree r.a said, &quot;The Messenger s.a.w validated cupping for the fasting person.&quot; [Saheeh see Irwaa al-Ghaleel (4/74)].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another narration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abdullah ibn Abbas r.a reported that the Messenger s.a.w was cupped while he was fasting. [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (5694)].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet another:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas ibn Maalik r.a was asked: &quot;Did you dislike cupping for the fasting person?&quot; He said, &quot;No except for the reason of one becoming weak.&quot; [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (1940)].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, the 3 madhaahib are of the opinion that Hijama does not break the fast; whereas the Hanbali scholars are of the opinion that Hijama does break the fast for both the one who has it done and the one who is doing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://1islam1.com/en/articles/does-hijama-(cupping)-break-the-fast.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This page&lt;/a&gt; seems to cover and summarize the topic and the above Ahadith in a very logical and easy to understand manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3234" LastEditorUserId="3234" LastEditDate="2015-06-26T10:13:42.983" LastActivityDate="2015-06-26T10:13:42.983" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25053" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-26T10:12:57.563" Score="-1" ViewCount="1056" Body="&lt;p&gt;You commit shirk if you believe that someone other than Allah has power. Or if you just say it but not believe it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For e.g.: If a person has always believed in tauheed and knows that Allah has created him but commits an act which is shirk has he committed shirk?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13175" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-13T04:20:03.130" LastActivityDate="2017-12-14T20:14:13.463" Title="Is committing acts of shirk without truly believing in it still shirk?" Tags="|shirk|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25056" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-26T12:29:13.153" Score="-2" ViewCount="1265" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I was 11 years old I guess I doubted Islam as i heard that Islam allows slavery and orders to execute the apostates etc. at that time I went so crazy that I started flipping coins for example I thought that if it lands heads Islam is the true religion and I tails Christianity is I asked god to show me a sign at that time I did not kin what shirk was and I got satanic whispers which led me too this but I always supported Islam and kept telling myself that there is a reason . When I flipped the coin I said o Allah I know Islam is the true religion please show me a sign but then I said Christian god if your religion is true May it land tails. After Lala that I realized that Islam is the truth and I became a Muslim again as I began to pray but now I'm 13 years old and I fear that I committed shirk that time as now I learned about shirk but when I flipped the coin I only said so e word I never believed that the Christian god is real I just said those word as shay tan misguided me I did not pray or worship the god or anything but I think I invoked him which is shirk I just want to know is that invoking without actually believing is it shirk I can't continue with my life anymore as I am really scared and I can't leave this sin behind me I think about it every second of my life almost I can't continue with my life please tell me if this is shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13177" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-11T15:33:39.983" LastActivityDate="2015-10-11T15:33:39.983" Title="What is shirk what if a person commits a shirk act but does not believe in it" Tags="|shirk|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-05-13T17:43:00.510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25057" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25056" CreationDate="2015-06-26T13:45:06.260" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand how you feel, many times i get evil thoughts that cross my head, to the point where at times i used to cry myself to sleep from regret. There is nothing you can do but move on. In every duah you make, pray that Allah SWT forgives you, and thats all any of us can do. Dont put yourself through depression for something that has already happened, as you may have been unaware that what you were doing was wrong at that time, but all you can do now is be the best muslim you can possibly be. Also remember that everything comes down to your intentions. All i can say is try your hardest to be the best person you can be for your religion, and whenever you stand up for prayer or open your hands for duah, always have hope that Allah will forgive you and fear that He wont. whatever act of worship you do, do it from your heart, and remember that even a smile is a good deed :) Whenever you feel yourself going astray seek refuge from Allah SWT from the devil, and just pray that Allah SWT forgives you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;may Allah SWT forgive us all for our sins,and grant us Firdaws Al-A'laa. amen &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-06-26T13:45:06.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25053" CreationDate="2015-06-26T14:05:23.803" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Depends on what the act is, but generally if even the act is an act of shirk then yes, it can be classified as shirk, but a different type (there are different types of shirk, some bigger than others). Because i dont know what it is that you did, i cant really judge, but on this note i'd also like to say that Rasul Allah (SAW) said &#xA;&quot;Actions are according to intentions, and everyone will get what was intended. Whoever migrates with an intention for Allah and His messenger, the migration will be for the sake of Allah and his Messenger. And whoever migrates for worldly gain or to marry a woman, then his migration will be for the sake of whatever he migrated for.&quot;&#xA; (related by both Muslim and Bukhari). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-06-26T14:05:23.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25043" CreationDate="2015-06-26T15:13:13.133" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In reality it is not a correct sentence to declare that are worshipping Kaabah. because the very important point that you must pay attention to, is that people or in fact muslims who are vending around the kaabah, they are vending around it with the intention of Allah. In other word I must say that muslims look at this as a symbol of allah not as an idel. Because there must be a symbol for muslims to be gathered altogather in a specific place. Therefore it is not true if some people endeavor to accuse the muslims to worshipping kabbah for itself not with the intention of allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4986" LastActivityDate="2015-06-26T15:13:13.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20078" CreationDate="2015-06-26T15:37:06.067" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is true that Allah must destroy shaytan, but you must notice that possibly allah has not destroyes shaitan because of the humans. In fact allah has not destroyed him because of in order to testing us. In other word i should say that shaitan be excuse or a reason or in instrument for the testing of people. Because there must be an instrument or medium or cause for humans to be tested. Therefore we can note it as testing reason that allah has not still destroyed him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4986" LastActivityDate="2015-06-26T15:37:06.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10693" CreationDate="2015-06-26T17:18:31.193" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, in order to answer your question in short, you should be aware that it is not a mandatory (wajib) act for people or Muslims to get married. About the hadith that you showed &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nikah is from sunna, so whosever turns away from my Sunnah, then he is&#xA;  not from me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't mean that Prophet Muhammad meant it as a wajib act. So it can show the importance of marriage. And note that it doesn't mean you wont be Muslim. As the last important matter you'd better notice that narrating such a hadith from the prophet would demonstrate the importance of getting married that he emphasized it. Therefore you should try to follow his orders or even suggestion in order to being successful in the life. Finally you notice it as the advice of the most perfect person of the world and trust go on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4986" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2020-05-10T19:08:04.250" LastActivityDate="2020-05-10T19:08:04.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25065" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-26T17:22:33.420" Score="1" ViewCount="49" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently saw pictures in the National Geographic of mass prayer on the Noble Sanctuary near Al-Aqsa during Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims from all over the world it seems arrive to the Noble Sanctuary during this month.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering, is this a more recent practice or has this been going on for a long time? For example, in the 1800s, I've never read about any large Ramadan celebrations in Jerusalem as I have read about in Mecca.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2437" LastActivityDate="2015-06-26T21:23:59.323" Title="Did Muslims always make pilgrimage to Jerusalem for Ramadan?" Tags="|history|ramadan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25065" CreationDate="2015-06-26T21:23:59.323" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was narrated by the prophet that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لا تشد الرحال إلا لثلاثة مساجد المسجد الحرام ، ومسجدي هذا ، والمسجد الأقصى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Traveling is only allowd to three Mosques, The Masjid Alharam (Mecca), my mosque (Madinah) and the Aqsa (Palestine).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet also mentions the rewards as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : الصلاة في المسجد الحرام بمائة ألف صلاة ، والصلاة في مسجدي بألف صلاة ، والصلاة في بيت المقدس بخمسمائة صلاة رواه الطبراني في الكبير وابن خزيمة في صحيحه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prayer in Masjid Alharam (Mecca) is 100,000 times better regular salah. Prayer in my Masjid (Madinah) is better than 1,000 regular salah. Prayer in Alqsa (Palestine) is better than 500 regular salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that it is OK to travel to the Aqsa to pray, but doesn't really make sense unless its cheaper than going to Madinah or Mecca reward wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-06-26T21:23:59.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25070" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-27T07:30:32.347" Score="3" ViewCount="2944" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm really confused about a hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّةِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Actions are (only) dependent upon their intentions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it mean if we have a clean intention, we can do anything, even if it's a sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5084" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T05:04:29.037" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T05:04:29.037" Title="Is it okay if we commit a sin with a clean intention?" Tags="|halal-haram|hadith-interpretation|sin|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25072" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-27T07:52:54.887" Score="1" ViewCount="1946" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it fine if we say Allah is enough for me as a best friend and I don't need anyone else when the Prophet Muhammad SAW also had friends?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5084" LastActivityDate="2015-06-27T11:25:46.837" Title="Would it be okay to say Allah is my best friend?" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25043" CreationDate="2015-06-27T08:03:34.090" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims &lt;strong&gt;do not&lt;/strong&gt; worship Kabba. Muslims worship Allah &lt;em&gt;in the direction of&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;towards&lt;/em&gt; Kabba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We not only raise index finger in direction of Kabba, but also stand in direction Kabba, in fact all Salat is in direction of Kabba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is a building, chair, table, or any plant etc, in front of you while you are praying, it does not mean that you are worshipping it, unless you do it intentionally for worshipping it. In fact, everything you do depends on your intention(niyat). So if your intention is to worship Allah, then you're worshipping Allah. But make sure there is no idol like thing, which has face, in front of you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for your information, muslims do not raise their index finger while reciting &lt;em&gt;Ataiyhat&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Tashahud&lt;/em&gt;, but after reciting Tashahud, while reciting Kalma Shahadat/second Kalma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12691" LastEditorUserId="12691" LastEditDate="2015-06-27T08:16:11.120" LastActivityDate="2015-06-27T08:16:11.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25070" CreationDate="2015-06-27T11:07:54.650" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;what hadith is referring is that when we do a good deed we need the intention for doing that deed. For example, if someone didn't eat from dawn to dusk without intention to fast but due to some other reason like not availability of food, he does not get reward for fasting. Just like that if a person gives money to poor without intention of paying zakath, it would not be considered as zakath. The hadith was revealed in connection with hijra (emigration).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(The value of) an action depends on the intention behind it. A man will be rewarded only for what he intended. The emigration of one who emigrates for the sake of Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ) is for the sake of Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ) ; and the emigration of one who emigrates for gaining a worldly advantage or for marrying a woman is for what he has emigrated. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/33/222&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/muslim/33/222&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastActivityDate="2015-06-27T11:07:54.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25070" CreationDate="2015-06-27T11:20:42.900" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;you kind of have the right idea, but not entirely.&#xA;this hadith doesn't mean you can do whatever you want and tell yourself you had a good intention. What it means is if you had a pure intention to do an act, even though the physical action you did could be counted as a sin, your intention made that sin something good (and vice versa). For example, you two people pay a large sum of sadaqa (say $5000 each). this is a good deed yes? well physically it may seem so, but the truth is only known by Allah SWT. Person A could have payed that $5000 because he saw an ad about deprived orphans, and did so out of the goodness of their heart. Person B however could have payed that $5000 because they want to show to people they have payed so much money. Both did a good deed physically, but their intentions were different, so person A would have gotten the reward for paying $5000 to help the poor, but person B's deed would have been rejected and have no value whatsoever. If anything, they have put themselves in the negative as this is a kind of shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A really good example that relates to this, in the battle of Khandaq, the muslims had dug a huge ditch/trench around themselves for defence so the enemies couldn't get across. A man from the enemy call Amr bin AbuDawud was known for his courage and strength, and he managed to get across. The only muslim not scared to fight him was Ali RA. They fought and after a fierce battle, Ali RA pinned Amr to the ground. He was about to kill him, then Amr spat in his face, Whilst Amr knew he was going to die, Ali instead stood up and walked away. Some people say Ali killed him after Amr got up and tried attacking him again, and some say the Amr reverted to islam after he found out why Ali RA had walked away in the middle of battle. When asked why Ali RA had walked away, he replied that had he killed Amr after he spat in his face, it would have been purely out of anger and not for the sake of Allah SWT. The lesson that is generally learnt from this is the amazing self control that Ali RA had, but we can also relate this to the theme of intentions. Had Ali RA killed Amr after he spat in his face, his intentions would have been revenge, and any other person would say &quot;i did it for the sake of Allah&quot;, even though we know this is not true. Ali RA however knew that if he had killed Amr at that point, his intention would have been for revenge, and that would have accounted for that person's unjust death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you see how intention playes a huge role on the deed of a person now? Its not about &lt;em&gt;telling yourself&lt;/em&gt; that this deed is good or not, rather what is in your heart and what you know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-06-27T11:20:42.900" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25072" CreationDate="2015-06-27T11:25:46.837" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You shouldn't really say He the Almighty is your &quot;best friend&quot;, rather to acknowledge that only He will always be there for you literally forever and knows what is best for you. He is your creator, and that is why you worship Him. i understand your intentions and where you are heading, but the wordings are wrong. You do need friends in this world, and you certainly need family, and it is a duty of a muslim to keep good ties with their neighbours, family and friends. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-06-27T11:25:46.837" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25082" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-27T12:43:36.570" Score="1" ViewCount="1392" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do I have to pay zakat, if I spend more than I earned in a year but have some savings (on which I already paid zakat)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13191" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-11T14:08:11.147" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T08:52:26.703" Title="Do I have to pay zakat, if I spend more than I earned in a year but have some savings?" Tags="|hadith|zakat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25088" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25095" CreationDate="2015-06-27T22:39:54.573" Score="2" ViewCount="1520" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I need scientific-based evidence Not Dogmatic one&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Is there any health benefits for Ramadan fasting ?&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;And if so does this benefits Outweigh the risks of this type of fasting I read a Research paper which mention some health setback related to Ramadan fasting&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Do you have any scientific-based evidence support Ramadan fasting&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Side note : I was Muslim, but now an Atheist &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13196" LastEditorUserId="13196" LastEditDate="2015-06-27T22:45:09.693" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:20:57.563" Title="Is there any &quot;real&quot; Health benefits for Ramadan fasting?" Tags="|ramadan|health|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25090" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-28T03:17:50.420" Score="5" ViewCount="42002" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently I was talking to a Jewish friend about which religion has more claim to Palestine. He was claiming that Jews do, since Jews come from Judea (an area in Palestine) and it was called this for a long time. I told him that there is proof that it was called Palestine for many thousands of years and there is much proof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there is no mention of the name &quot;Palestine&quot; in the Qur'an. So I was wondering: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the proper name for Palestine, in the Muslim tradition?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2437" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-05T12:38:55.830" LastActivityDate="2019-02-02T01:00:24.910" Title="What was Palestine called in the Quran?" Tags="|quran|history|names|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25088" CreationDate="2015-06-28T06:14:06.833" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, there are plenty of 'real' health benefits from fasting, and those are the ones that help increase our faith as Muslim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from that (and to answer what you meant by your question), there are many health benefits. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/10-benefits-of-fasting-that-will-surprise-you.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a blog post on lifehack.org&lt;/a&gt;, this includes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;weight loss&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;improved insulin sensitivity (which means you control your cravings for carbohydrates)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;helps speed up your metabolism as it gives your system a break&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;improves your brain function&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;helps boost your immune system&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;helps clear the skin.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allaboutfasting.com/benefits-of-fasting.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;allaboutfasting.com&lt;/a&gt;, fasting will also :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;rest the digestive system&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;allow for cleansing and detoxification of the body&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;create a break in eating patterns, while shining a spotlight on them&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;promote greater mental clarity  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;cleanse and heal &quot;stuck&quot; emotional patterns&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;lead to a feeling of physical lightness, increasing energy level&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;promote an inner stillness, enhancing spiritual connection&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-04-13T00:40:40.043" LastActivityDate="2016-04-13T00:40:40.043" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25090" CreationDate="2015-06-28T06:16:30.683" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is true that the precise word of the Palestine has not come in the holy Quran as you mentioned. Also it is considered as a famous issue that the current Israel country has not an old historical record (in the current place as much as &#xA;I know), and such claiming from them are solely to justify..., meanwhile that place was famous as Palestine and Shaamaat since many years ago as well.  But you ought to pay heed to some issues such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Firstly it cannot be counted as a certain reason that it won't be the&#xA;right of X-country since its name has not available in the holy&#xA;Quran, otherwise it could be feasible to claim that majority (or all&#xA;) of the countries are not right, since their names are not available&#xA;in the holy Quran.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Secondly, in regard to the mentioned name of the Palestine, the name&#xA;of Palestine has come from old Greek language, Actually it was&#xA;Palestinaa in Greek. And on the other hand, the main name of&#xA;Palestine was Kan'aan not Palestine.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Masjid al Aqsa has applied in the holy Quran as a Mosque which can be related to the Palestine or Kan'aan as a related Palestine name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;«سُبْحَانَ الَّذِی أَسْرَى بِعَبْدِهِ لَیْلاً مِّنَ الْمَسْجِدِ&#xA;  الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الأَقْصَى الَّذِی بَارَكْنَا حَوْلَهُ&#xA;  لِنُرِیَهُ مِنْ آیَاتِنَا إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِیعُ البَصِیرُ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first verse of Surah al-Isra&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some interpreters (Mufasers) term the following verses as the related verses to the Palestine as well&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَوْرَثْنَا الْقَوْمَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يُسْتَضْعَفُونَ مَشَارِقَ&#xA;  الْأَرْضِ وَمَغَارِبَهَا الَّتِي بَارَكْنَا فِيهَا ۖ وَتَمَّتْ&#xA;  كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ الْحُسْنَىٰ عَلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ بِمَا صَبَرُوا&#xA;  ۖ وَدَمَّرْنَا مَا كَانَ يَصْنَعُ فِرْعَوْنُ وَقَوْمُهُ وَمَا كَانُوا&#xA;  يَعْرِشُونَ ﴿١٣٧&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We caused the people who had been oppressed to inherit the eastern&#xA;  regions of the land and the western ones, which We had blessed. And&#xA;  the good word of your Lord was fulfilled for the Children of Israel&#xA;  because of what they had patiently endured. And We destroyed [all]&#xA;  that Pharaoh and his people were producing and what they had been&#xA;  building. (137) / Surah Al-A’raaf:137&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا قَوْمِ ادْخُلُوا الْأَرْضَ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ الَّتِي كَتَبَ اللَّـهُ&#xA;  لَكُمْ وَلَا تَرْتَدُّوا عَلَىٰ أَدْبَارِكُمْ فَتَنقَلِبُوا خَاسِرِينَ&#xA;  ﴿٢١&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O my people, enter the Holy Land which Allah has assigned to you and&#xA;  do not turn back [from fighting in Allah 's cause] and [thus] become&#xA;  losers.&quot; (21)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surah Al-Maedah:21&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a last significant point which you should pay heed to, is that absence of a matter's name in the holy Quran is not counted as a negative matter in order to denying the matter, Since as you possibly are aware, there are many significant points which are not mentioned in the Quran such as the number of prayers' Rek'ahs and so forth, then in case you couldn't prove the above-mentioned matter by the Quran, then you can prove it by referring to historical reasons as well. &#xA;Although the above-mentioned verses could be constructive and helpful. (God willing)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=144041&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/id21884&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/17:1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-07T13:00:15.553" LastActivityDate="2015-10-07T13:00:15.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25090" CreationDate="2015-06-28T06:20:39.903" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran never mentions Palestine. The Quran calls it the Holy Land when speaking about the Jews:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 5:21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَا قَوْمِ ادْخُلُوا الْأَرْضَ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ الَّتِي كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَلَا تَرْتَدُّوا عَلَىٰ أَدْبَارِكُمْ فَتَنقَلِبُوا خَاسِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh my people! Enter the holy land which Allah has written to you, and do not turn back ignominiously, for then will ye be overthrown, to your own ruin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Arabic word of &lt;code&gt;Palestine&lt;/code&gt; comes from the Biblical word &lt;code&gt;Philistines&lt;/code&gt;, which originates from the Hebrew term &lt;code&gt;Pelistim&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philistines&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philistines&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arabs have always called that land in that area Alquds &lt;code&gt;Jerusalem&lt;/code&gt; in respect of the Masjid Alaqsa. It wasn't until 80's that it was officially called Palestine by the PLO.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T14:52:06.283" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25095" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25088" CreationDate="2015-06-28T06:45:18.237" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Science is never perfect, so is research. One group can do a search to prove something good, for another group that proves the total opposite. There are too many variables that go into play including who you do the research on, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was a research that was done that showed a significant decrease of serum triglyceride concentration in a group of 32 volunteers in Morocco:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Paper: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/177999&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/177999&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I think that fasting (and I am speaking from experience) is not healthy as most Muslims binge eat when breaking their fast with very fatty and unhealthy foods around the world. Yes there are some who actually eat healthy when they break their fast are getting some health benefits like weight loss depending on their calorie intake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims fast because they were ordered to and to feel the pain/hunger of the poor (even if it is for a few hours a day). We do not expect any health benefits nor did the Prophet PBUH or his followers (it was never mentioned as a healthy deed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was a hadith saying &lt;code&gt;صومو تصحو&lt;/code&gt; meaning &lt;code&gt;fast to be healthy&lt;/code&gt; however, it was judged weak (&lt;code&gt;منكر&lt;/code&gt; Munkar on some narrations) by many scholars:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/131751&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/131751&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-30T06:20:57.563" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:20:57.563" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25096" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14475" CreationDate="2015-06-28T06:56:15.027" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on what you can and cannot do. If you can pray standing up then you have to, else you can pray in your seat. Timing wise it should reflect the place where you are (if you are flying on top of a region you follow the timing for that region). Wudu wise, you can use water if there is, else sand (doubt they have those in Airplane) else you can just tap your hands on the airplane seat for Tayamum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source of research and Qyas (measurement) to traveling on a ship, in Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jameataleman.org/main/articles.aspx?selected_article_no=1329&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.jameataleman.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the above, there is no excuse for not praying on time or having to combine the prayers when you land.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-28T12:07:45.653" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T12:07:45.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5594" CreationDate="2015-06-28T09:37:20.167" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking concerning your inquiry(s):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it acceptable for Muslims to mark festivals of other religions&#xA;  (particularly, given the time of year, Christmas)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does our acceptance of these 'holy days' give legitimacy to beliefs&#xA;  which, as Muslims we know to be clearly false?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or should we once again put our feelings to one side in order to&#xA;  maintain harmony (with neighbors who don't afford the same respect&#xA;  towards us)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You ought to pay heed to this significant issue that as a brief answer, on the whole, attending in such celebrations which are related to non-Muslim customs, it is counted as a haram act.  Because the attendance of Muslims can demonstrate their celebrations as a true action and actually you’d confirm their practices by attending in such celebrations.  In regard to your question “Does our acceptance of these 'holy days' give legitimacy to beliefs which, as Muslims we know to be clearly false?”, the answer is that our acceptance would give legitimacy to beliefs of them. Then we should avoid attending in such celebrations in order to demonstrating that we do not counted it as a righteous celebration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Celebrating religious festivals of non Muslims are not allowed in Islam, and it is the duty of the Muslims not to attend in such celebrations in order to demosntrating that their practices are not true from our view (Islam), because we are Muslims and we have to observe some issues, since in truth, each of us can be considered as a Representative of Islam who ought to be aware in observing many Islamic related acts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/ar21877%20in%20Persian%20(Farsi)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net in Persian (Farsi)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-13T15:46:46.973" LastActivityDate="2015-10-13T15:46:46.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25090" CreationDate="2015-06-28T13:29:50.577" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the other respondents have mentioned, the land of Palestine is not mentioned by this name in the Qur'an. At the time of the Roman Empire it formed the “Provincia Palaestina”. In early Islamic times it was called Jund Filasṭīn, that is “the (army) encampment of Palestine”, but soon it became part of the province of Shām (Greater Syria), and it remained thus until the First World War (with a brief interruption as the Crusader “Kingdom of Jerusalem”). After the First World War it became the British-ruled “Palestine Mandate”, reviving the name used in Roman Empire. The modern Palestinian movement has retained this name from the time of the British Protectorate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The city of Jerusalem (not Palestine as a whole) is called Bayt al-Maqdis (House of the Sanctuary) in Classical Arabic. The shorter form al-Quds is modern.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8052" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-26T10:08:00.483" LastActivityDate="2016-08-26T10:08:00.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25105" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25088" CreationDate="2015-06-28T16:51:00.760" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As someone interested in burning fat more efficiently for running I can tell you there is no answer to this question scientifically. Scientifically, its clear that you must be able to burn more than just carbohydrates to make it through the day. Many runners think that a key to running long distance is to train your body to burn fat more efficiently. Fasting MIGHT help do this. Science cant even tell a person how to run faster or eat healthier from a theoretical view, but statistics can help. Ketosis is mentioned as the sweet smell on a fasting persons breath somewhere in hadith or the quran. Other than that I agree with Tashanna that fasting can be counter productive just like exercise can be counter productive since this demands eating more in a meal without over eating altogether (to obey the calorie in to calorie out rule). It would be nice to see this research paper you mention for my own information (not to make any counter points). Peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13203" LastActivityDate="2015-06-28T16:51:00.760" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25106" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29761" CreationDate="2015-06-28T16:54:21.610" Score="4" ViewCount="237" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, there is no wall separating men and women around the Kaba which is the Grand Mosque. Every where else that I know of, except for one in Denmark, has a wall separating men and women. Historically when and where did this start?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13203" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-04-11T06:43:58.790" LastActivityDate="2018-04-11T06:43:58.790" Title="Where was the first wall put inside a Mosque?" Tags="|history|masjid|men-women|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25107" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-28T17:04:25.323" Score="3" ViewCount="176" Body="&lt;p&gt;I used to say terrorists don’t follow Islam by definition since killing and aggression is clearly against the religion. Learning more about Wahhabi-ism seems to go against this. Please tell me some aspects of what terrorists say and believe that is different from Wahhabi-ism. The more numerous the better because I used to be happy to see another Muslim (beard or hijab) but now think more of the hate terrorists spew out than the love I have for my religious brothers and sisters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I’m asking this due to the impressions I have from friends, family, media, and unfortunately some imams. The thing I want is to highlight the differences because it is not so direct, but some commentators what to know what I think is Wahhabi-ism. That’s why I’m adding this, but I am planning to delete these points after an answer is given because it is too confrontational. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it true that a man should be killed after going without praying for 3 days or more? Is it true that a man should be killed if they leave the religion? Is it true that women and men must be separated at every level of the society? Is it true that women are viewed to be any different from men in intellect, capabilities like driving or working, and so on? Is it true that sharia law is a legal system of government?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that for the points I’ve added it’s likely that they are not a part of Wahhabism. I'd love to hear that’s true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13203" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T14:59:02.073" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T14:59:02.073" Title="Wahhabism vs extremists why does the theology seem so close?" Tags="|halal-haram|hadith|sects|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2017-05-25T02:44:24.087" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25088" CreationDate="2015-06-28T17:31:23.410" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Being within a Muslim family, I have researched and experimented with fasting and can vouchsafe for the positive aspects to a great extent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fasting in general is very good for you. This is already scientifically proven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alternate day fasting&lt;/strong&gt; and the 16-hour fast-- both of these types of fasts proved that mice would live longer when they were forced to fast for greater than 16-hour periods!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to my own personal and others' &quot;non-scientific&quot; research, the health benefits increase the longer one fasts. For extremes: think of every saint and prophet's extended fast, google HRM sungazing, also see the &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ramadan fasting, as I've noted is like a nightowl version of this!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is why in some Muslim countries everyone sleeps during the day and stays awake during the night, conducting business, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For them, this ritualized fasting has become very comfortable for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;For the Westerner Muslims, it is not so comfortable because the fasting period is during the work period!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recommend you google the things I mentioned above and since you are an Athesit now you can non-religiously start practicing one very good religious practice (there are many more).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9096" LastEditorUserId="9096" LastEditDate="2015-06-28T17:40:29.327" LastActivityDate="2015-06-28T17:40:29.327" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23500" CreationDate="2015-06-28T18:09:50.167" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two types of women: Free and slave. The Ayah you are referring to: &lt;code&gt;24:31&lt;/code&gt; applies to free woman. In contrast some scholars say, because of that Ayah that the Free Woman Awrah is the same for her father as her male/female slaves, which is included in the Ayah you posted:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;او ما ملكت أيمانهن&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or what she owns&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me add that the ruling for a slave women is different than free woman. So a master can indeed have sex with his slave women as prescribed in the Quran in many instances including [33:50]:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Prophet! We have made lawful to thee thy wives to whom thou hast paid their dowers; and those (slaves) whom thy right hand possesses out of the prisoners of war whom Allah has assigned to thee.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A slave can still be Muslim in only two situations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Slave was a non-Muslim and becomes Muslim while being in captivity.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Slave was born to a mother that was a slave, as slave is by inheritance.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fatwa: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/218082&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/ar/218082&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me add that Hijab was never required for Muslims (it was something that eventually, down the line, became more of a religious thing opposed to culture, which is how it stared). Jilbab on the other hand was prescribed to free woman to differentiate between them and slave woman: as reported that Omar used to hit slave woman who dress up in Jilbab &lt;code&gt;ابن تيمية - حجاب المرأة ولباسها في الصلاة - تحقيق محمد ناصر الدين الألباني- المكتب الإسلامي - ص 37&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-06-28T18:09:50.167" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25112" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25113" CreationDate="2015-06-28T19:34:01.567" Score="0" ViewCount="235" Body="&lt;p&gt;When someone said that there are Muslims that don't respect for example Jews, I said to him that it's because this Muslims didn't study the Quran because it says that in the Quran you need to respect other religions. Am I right? Correct me if I'm wrong. Then he said &quot;but there are Imams, that supposedly they need to know everything about Islam and Quran and talk bad about Jews&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone explain me and give an explanation to this please?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13205" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-08-11T00:34:36.950" LastActivityDate="2015-08-11T00:34:36.950" Title="Why are there imams that don't respect other religions?" Tags="|other-religions|jews|respect|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2015-06-29T23:22:22.747" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25113" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25112" CreationDate="2015-06-28T20:00:01.843" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are absolutely right. You should only make supplication against enemies who are fighting against you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alwasatnews.com/3622/news/read/693083/1.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saudi Islamic Affairs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see that many scholars would make supplication against the Jews, this is totally wrong and shouldn't be done. This all stems from the Palestinian/Israeli issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many people will generalize that all Jews = Israel and all of Israel = Jews, which is totally incorrect. You can make supplications against those who attack and kill Muslims, but do not generalize, which is I think what is happening here. This is similar to many Americans who say &quot;Muslims are terrorists&quot;, yes there are some Muslims who are terrorists but compared to the Majority its a small amount. Muslims and some scholars are doing the same against the Jews.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can also learn from the prophet PBUH when he went to Alaqaba to make Dawa to them and they ordered their children to throw rocks at the prophet as he was walking out. Allah gave him the option to destroy them but he instead asked for forgiveness incase some of their children might become Muslims and help the Muslim nation out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=53&amp;amp;ID=5462&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=53&amp;amp;ID=5462&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Muslims we should always be making Supplication to guide people to the straight path, not kill them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-06-28T20:00:01.843" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25112" CreationDate="2015-06-28T20:10:29.317" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well being disrespectful towards other religions isn't what Islam teaches it's followers. The Prophet(SAW) would engage in discussion with the Jews and used to tell them that Musa(AS) was his brother (showing respect).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam encourages it's followers to feel pity for the blind people and help these people to develop the sense of sight. This means that a pious believer would see non-Muslims with a pitiful sight and would do whatever is possible to let them join the Ummah and get on Sirat-Al-Mustaqeem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Criticism won't ever inspire others to come for a closer look. The Prophet(SAW) and later the Sahaba(RA) would buy their hearts with the ethics and etiquettes and then invite them to be like him(the Prophet(SAW).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11613" LastActivityDate="2015-06-28T20:10:29.317" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25115" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38" CreationDate="2015-06-28T20:30:28.817" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no reference in the Quran or Hadith to speak in Arabic during prayer. I suspect I'll testify to this fact on judgement day. (Maybe even testifying as I am led to the pit of fire.) I still translate the prayer to English as I say it in Arabic now that I think about it. When I'm not thinking or translating it I find myself at time lost as to which point in the prayer I am. Saying it in Arabic is a cultural thing just like the wall in the Mosque and the sects that divide Muslims... and divide Christians and divide Jews.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I don't say this to be a trouble maker but I'm just hoping that some people will think about it a little more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Peace (or maybe I must use Salaam instead?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13203" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-30T05:24:24.870" LastActivityDate="2016-04-30T05:24:24.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1208" CreationDate="2015-06-28T20:47:40.293" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you think about it during Ramadan these 2 prayers are at a time when your throat is dry and will be difficult to recite the Quran. It's best to do it in silent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13206" LastActivityDate="2015-06-28T20:47:40.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5745" CreationDate="2015-06-28T20:53:47.667" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I read the Bible as a Christian I took this below section to mean someone else is coming. Later I learned this is supposed to be the Holy Spirit so I forgot about the passage. Sometime after becoming Muslim I’ve remember this, and still don’t see why more people don’t know about it. Now I wonder why it took three years for someone to mention it as part of answering your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;John 16:13-15New International Version (NIV)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From my point of view run on sentences in the Bible come from add ons to help explain or convince people of some ones point of view. Man was I mad (or distraught/disturbed) when I figured out Islam was the right religion, and so happy that much of the truth seems to have survived distinct from the cultural practices and false knowledge that people spread (when they may not know what they are talking about or implying).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13203" LastEditorDisplayName="user13203" LastEditDate="2016-01-25T23:50:53.167" LastActivityDate="2016-01-25T23:50:53.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25119" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25130" CreationDate="2015-06-29T00:00:21.867" Score="2" ViewCount="509" Body="&lt;p&gt;We can clearly see that until Muslims were just Muslims and not &quot;Shia&quot; and &quot;Sunni&quot; they ruled the world (well most of it). These major categories subdivided into countless sub-categories and today you can hardly see someone who is a Muslim and that's it. Consequently, others took over leaving us disgraced. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now that educational revolution is at its finest and we are so called intellectuals, why can't we, as the new generation, try to patch up the gaps? Why can't we respect other Muslims merely on the basis of the Kalima we share and leave the rest to be judged by Allah Ta'aala at the Promised Day. Can't we leave the controversial topics aside and be brothers as muhajireen and ansaar?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even here at Stackexchange, people get into controversial debates developing even more hatred in their heart for their Muslim brothers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: Are we too far from uniting under one flag of Islam and what is the thing that stops us from doing so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11613" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T02:14:27.980" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T02:14:27.980" Title="Isn't it possible for Muslim Ummah to unite under one identity?" Tags="|shia-sunni|sects|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25119" CreationDate="2015-06-29T00:21:47.503" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Welcome to politics. Religion has nothing to do with it. Throughout the Islamic ages, Shia/Sunnis controlled the Caliphates with positives and negatives on both ends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It will be impossible to have unity regardless, since there will always be difference of opinions. There can be a control, but not shared. I think of American Republicans/Democrats when I think so, both love their country but have different ways of implementing such love and barely agree on their differences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only person to have such blessings from Allah was prophet Mohamed, as stated in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لو أنفقت ما في الأرض جميعا ما ألفت بين قلوبهم ولكن الله ألف بينهم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you spend every wealth on earth to have them unite under one heart you won't be able to, but we have done so. [8:63]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T00:21:47.503" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25121" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25119" CreationDate="2015-06-29T02:22:48.310" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No there wont be uniting under one flag (unless God decides otherwise), but everyone is united to different degrees through God, their faith, and Islam as a religion. I have faith that the average Sunni man is the same good and honest person as the average Shia man, Whabbi man, Christian man, Aethist man, or whatever label exists. Isn't that better than everyone saluting a flag?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I agree with @AmericanMuslim. Its politics and everyone will always disagree, but disagreement is healthy until someone decides to force their point of view instead of listening. It'd be nice to make this a comment instead of an answer...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13203" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T02:22:48.310" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25082" CreationDate="2015-06-29T05:08:39.227" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no Zakat on income except if you saved money out of that income and meet the 2 following conditions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- You saved that money for more than year. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- You are more than the limit for Zakat which is 85 grams of pure gold (24K). You could check the gold prices online and calculate the limit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that you will have to pay Zakat if your savings is more than the limit even if you spent more than what you have earned this year. If you already paid that Zakat, then you should be good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please refer to the reference for more details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/26113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/26113&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/214221&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/ar/214221&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://goldprice.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://goldprice.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10537" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T05:08:39.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25128" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25070" CreationDate="2015-06-29T05:59:13.797" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam for an action to be accepted, according to scholars there are 2 conditions that need to be meet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- The action has be be allowed or permissible act and not considered a sin or mischief. (عمل صالج&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- The action has to be taken with the proper intentions. And that were the Hadith that you have mentioned comes into play.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To understand this more, if you read the Quran, you always see, &amp;quot;الذين امنوا و عملوا صالحا&amp;quot; which is translated as &amp;quot;Those who belief and do good deeds&amp;quot;. If you go through the entire Quran, you always see that belief is conjectured with doing good deeds. Same applies for actions that a person does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْتُونَ مَا آتَوا وَّقُلُوبُهُمْ وَجِلَةٌ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ رَاجِعُونَ (60)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the literal translation for it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And those who commit these actions and their hearts are trembling that they will go back to their Lord.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aisha (RA) asked the prophet about this verse in the following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ مِغْوَلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ هَذِهِ الآيَةِ ‏:‏ ‏(‏ والَّذِينَ يُؤْتُونَ مَا آتَوْا وَقُلُوبُهُمْ وَجِلَةٌ ‏)‏ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ أَهُمُ الَّذِينَ يَشْرَبُونَ الْخَمْرَ وَيَسْرِقُونَ قَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ لاَ يَا بِنْتَ الصِّدِّيقِ وَلَكِنَّهُمُ الَّذِينَ يَصُومُونَ وَيُصَلُّونَ وَيَتَصَدَّقُونَ وَهُمْ يَخَافُونَ أَنْ لاَ يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُمْ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَهُمْ لَهَا سَابِقُونَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَ هَذَا ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that 'Aishah the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) said: &amp;quot;I asked about the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about this Ayah: And those who give that which they give with their hearts full of fear... (23:60)&amp;quot; 'Aishah said: &amp;quot;Are they those who drink Khamr (Alcohol) and steal (Rob people)?&amp;quot; He said: &amp;quot;No, O daughter of As-Siddiq. They are those who fast, perform Salat, give charity while they fear that their Lord will not accept it from them: It is these who hasten to do good deeds, and they are the foremost of them (23:61).&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Hadith enforces the idea that only good actions are accepted with good intentions as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.ksu.edu.sa/tafseer/qortobi/sura23-aya60.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.ksu.edu.sa/tafseer/qortobi/sura23-aya60.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://qurancomplex.gov.sa/Quran/Targama/Targama.asp?nSora=23&amp;amp;l=arb&amp;amp;nAya=60#23_60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://qurancomplex.gov.sa/Quran/Targama/Targama.asp?nSora=23&amp;amp;l=arb&amp;amp;nAya=60#23_60&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T05:59:13.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25004" CreationDate="2015-06-29T06:15:02.467" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zakat is paid per person not as a family. Your wife has to pay her Zakat not you if she had enough savings money for Zakat. Same applies for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please refer to the answer in this question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/16329/would-the-zakat-be-applicable-to-both-the-husband-and-wifes-gold/24621#24621&quot;&gt;Would the Zakat be applicable to both the husband and wife&amp;#39;s gold?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T06:15:02.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25119" CreationDate="2015-06-29T06:24:25.567" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;salaam brother&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I agree with you 100%, but unfortunately this cannot be the case, as time goes on. The prophet PBUH himself predicted this in a hadith, where he said &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My ummah will be divided into seventy three sects. All of them will be in the Fire except one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from this we can conclude that no matter how hard we try, it won't work because there will always be contradicting views. Despite this, I honestly do wish we can all be united, as this is what will strengthen the muslims once again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastEditorUserId="12691" LastEditDate="2015-06-29T20:41:47.690" LastActivityDate="2015-06-29T20:41:47.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24968" CreationDate="2015-06-29T06:35:17.517" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please refer to the answer of the following question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/16329/would-the-zakat-be-applicable-to-both-the-husband-and-wifes-gold/24621#24621&quot;&gt;Would the Zakat be applicable to both the husband and wife&amp;#39;s gold?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When one lunar calendar year is complete during the time you had the jewellery, you need to pay for the Zakat. For the example that you have mentioned, if you had bought the Jewelry 8 month ago, then the Zakat will not be obligatory except after 4 month. After 4 month you have to give out the amount required. Except if you are using this Jewelry for wearing. In that case there is no Zakat at all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 2 methods that the 4 major scholars kind of agreed upon:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, you set a date in the lunar calendar, like the 1st day of Ramadan or Ramadan period for example and check your money at that time. If you are above the limit &quot;nisab&quot;. And you have been above the limit the year before as well around the same time, then you pay the Zakat on the money that you have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second method, is to wait until your money reach the nisab and you start calculating one year from that date. Say it reached that limit in &quot;Shawal or ZulHijjah&quot; then you wait till next ZulHijjah and pay your dues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally prefer the first one for easiness. You could pay the Zakat even before the 1 year is complete if you wish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/93414&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/93414&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/50801&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/50801&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/26113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/26113&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-06-10T23:07:40.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25135" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-29T11:03:09.290" Score="4" ViewCount="166" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the meaning of the word 'spirituality'? What does it really mean? I understand that it could mean several things and is to be understood in specific context, but is there any general understanding of the term? Given a certain description of it, how can it be reconciled with the concept of a 'spiritual authority'? For example, in the context of political Islam and caliphate, there is difference of opinion related to whether the caliph is a temporal authority, spiritual authority or both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes I feel as though 'spirituality' is used just for quasi-obscurantism, i.e. it purports to claim that there are some very real matters pertaining to a very real and &lt;em&gt;accessible&lt;/em&gt; 'spiritual realm,' (perhaps to select few) but then hides every description of it. The purpose of it being - in addition to the superiority of the elite few - a lure of the occult that works to numb the inquisition of a critical mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T04:36:27.147" LastActivityDate="2023-03-25T16:55:10.523" Title="How is the word 'spirituality' understood?" Tags="|sufism|definitions|spirituality|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25139" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-29T21:21:41.833" Score="3" ViewCount="3656" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I am at home can I pray Salah at home when the jammat timing is not over. And also I can't reach the Mosque on time to attend the jammat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is there any problem if I pray alone at home?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13217" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2017-09-25T11:35:52.517" LastActivityDate="2018-01-08T17:09:56.217" Title="Can I perform Prayer (Salah) at home without looking the jammath in the masjid?" Tags="|salat|jamaat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25140" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26189" CreationDate="2015-06-29T23:33:26.117" Score="4" ViewCount="1593" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nowadays, women are attracted to working outside the home. As they are being educated, they don't want to live as a housewife. It is true that some of the women are in need of job, but most of them want to be self-dependent. Sometimes, they even don't care about their husband. So, I want to know what is the husband's role in this case? What is his right? What can women do with and without the permission of her husband?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T10:18:06.333" LastActivityDate="2023-06-05T05:23:33.843" Title="Can a women work without her husband's permission?" Tags="|women|work|wife|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23300" CreationDate="2015-06-30T08:01:51.487" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Definitely the Holy Qur'an is aware concerning everything. As a general rule, the Holy Qur’an mentions many issues in general. Accordingly, we cannot accuse it due to the exceptions. On the other hand, in regards to your question that asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Where do they stand in the Qur'an?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, in such cases as you mentioned, usually one gender is considered as a prevailing (although he or she has the other gender sign as well). Then, the response can be the prevailing one. (Based on my opinion). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, you and many other dear individuals ought to pay heed to this significant issue that the Holy Qur’an has named many significant matters, but it has not mentioned many other matters as well. Actually it is approximately 604 page, not e.g. 100.000 pages to explain everything, and rationally in that case just few limited people would refer it due to its length. In fact the Qur'an can be considered as a general book which indicates many specific matters as well, but it doesn’t mean that it must explain everything, otherwise we can name many many items which are not (directly) indicated in it. Then, we should look at the issue fairly. I hope my explanation is persuasive. Good luck dear mate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-09T16:13:50.697" LastActivityDate="2017-12-09T16:13:50.697" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25139" CreationDate="2015-06-30T10:16:25.157" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer your significant question that asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;can i pray namaz alone in the home without looking the jammath in the&#xA;  masjid&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the narrations of both Sunni and Shia, it is quoted that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Namaz (salah) al-Jamma’a is considered as a Sunna of Prophet Muhammad&#xA;  (pbuh) and it is said nobody will reach the actual Salah if s/he&#xA;  leaves it without any excuse (persuasive excuse).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Accordingly, it demonstrates the significance of salah al-Jamma’a, but it shows that it would be accepted if you have excuse (persuasive excuse).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wikifeqh.ir/%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B2_%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikifeqh.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sonan Ibn majed, V.1, P.255/260&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Usul Kafi, V.3, P.372&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-08T17:09:56.217" LastActivityDate="2018-01-08T17:09:56.217" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25149" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25135" CreationDate="2015-06-30T14:54:45.430" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;IMHO spirituality is a term that is closely related to the concept of purity of the self(Sfw:&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Sfw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Sfw&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sfw consists of: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The purity of the external/physical body (Thr:&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Thr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Thr&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The purity of the internal/psychological soul (Slw:&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Slw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Slw&lt;/a&gt; and through zkw:&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=zkw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=zkw&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difference between Slw and zkw is the vertical (between man and Allah) and horizontal (between man and man) aspect of the relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we would to look at it from a holistic point of view where by we do not differentiate between the real-physics and the meta-physics (i.e. real and meta as being one that is general physics); &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The self has :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A material dimension (the seen, shahaadah:&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=%24hd&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=%24hd&lt;/a&gt;) that is the external body &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A non material dimension (the unseen, ghoib:&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=gyb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=gyb&lt;/a&gt;) that is the soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The act of purifying the external material body is through the practice of Thr (e.g. washing once body with water, etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The act of purifying the internal non-material soul is through energising/cleansing the material body with the immaterial substance by means of energising/charging/connecting (the quranic term is Salah:Slw/صلاة) and cleansing (the quranic term is Zakah:zkw/زكاة). The former for a vertical relationship, while the latter is a horizontal relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Through the process of purification the criterion of selection by Allah is made as pointed out by the term Sfw:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Sfw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Sfw&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="858" LastActivityDate="2015-06-30T14:54:45.430" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25033" CreationDate="2015-06-30T15:54:06.783" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Multi-level network marketing is no different from any other business. All businesses have good and bad people and unfortunately MLM seems to have more bad than good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said that, there are still lots of good honest MLM businesses about. You just need to find them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have never paid the sorts of money you have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You must tread carefully and research the business for yourself and not listen to the hype that other people feed you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13230" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-07-01T16:43:32.780" LastActivityDate="2015-07-01T16:43:32.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25151" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25170" CreationDate="2015-06-30T16:17:29.510" Score="2" ViewCount="8681" Body="&lt;p&gt;We often say &lt;strong&gt;Allah Hafiz&lt;/strong&gt; instead of &lt;strong&gt;Ta ta / bye bye&lt;/strong&gt;! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it only to avoid the culture of other religion or does it have any other significance? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Did &lt;strong&gt;Sahaba&lt;/strong&gt; do that? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the &lt;strong&gt;view of Islam&lt;/strong&gt; about this? Sunnat, Mustahab, Bid'at or only Jayez? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please describe with references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-23T09:56:44.167" LastActivityDate="2021-01-22T10:58:46.110" Title="Is it okay to say &quot;Allah Hafiz&quot; at the end of conversation?" Tags="|practical-islam|greetings|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25155" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3004" CreationDate="2015-06-30T17:57:08.617" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Masturbation is not forbidden in Islam. Adultery is (all the answered Hadiths/Quran reference point to Adultery).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars (like Imam Shafi) use the following Verses/Hadiths to say that it is haram:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And those who guard their chastity. Except from their wives or the captives and slaves that their right hands possess, - for them, they are free from blame. But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors.&amp;quot; [23:5-7]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And let those who find not the financial means for marriage keep themselves chaste, until Allah enriches them of His bounty.[24:33]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We were with the Prophet while we were young and had no wealth whatsoever. So Allah’s Messenger said, &amp;quot;O young people! Whoever among you can marry, should marry, because it helps him lower his gaze and guard his modesty, and whoever is not able to marry, should fast, as fasting diminishes his sexual power. [Bukhari:5066]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and protect their private parts. That is purer for them. Verily, Allah is all-aware of what they do. And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and protect their private parts. [24:30-31]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, these do not speak of Masturbation but of sexual acts (Adultery) . This can be proven that if you are caught with a woman cuddling the Adultery rule does not apply unless there are four witnesses to an actual sexual penetration (between the male and female) as narrated by the prophet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وروى مسلم (1498) عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنْ وَجَدْتُ مَعَ امْرَأَتِي رَجُلًا أَؤُمْهِلُهُ حَتَّى آتِيَ بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَاءَ ؟ قَالَ : (نَعَمْ) .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim narrated from Abu Hurirah, that Said Ben Obada Asked the prophet (when the Ayah for the witnesses came down), if I find my wife having intercourse with another man, I have to leave them until I get 4 witnesses to catch them in the act? The prophet answered Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unless someone can prove to you that Masturbation == Adultery, it is not forbidden in Islam. You can deduce it is forbidden by wild speculations, but not clear as day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-06-30T17:57:08.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25156" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25243" CreationDate="2015-06-30T19:44:20.260" Score="1" ViewCount="3743" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it true that one should not recite the same surahs in salah after surah Fatiha in each Rakat? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also that the Surah in present Rakat should be greater then the next Rakat surat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I do is that I recite surah Ikhlas in every rakat after surah fatiha. (In 1st two Rakat in fard salah) Can I recite surah an Nas and in next rakat surah Ihklas (after surah Fatiha)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11637" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-09T00:37:08.567" LastActivityDate="2017-03-09T00:37:08.567" Title="Should we not recite the same surahs in salah after surah Fatiha?" Tags="|salat|quran-recitation|surah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25157" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-30T20:05:32.110" Score="2" ViewCount="17816" Body="&lt;p&gt;I broke my fast because I fainted and was feeling very dizzy. Is this wrong? Would this be considered intentionally or unintentionally breaking a fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13233" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-07-10T19:21:09.137" LastActivityDate="2016-07-09T15:39:27.853" Title="Is it wrong if I broke my fast intentionally because I fainted and was feeling very dizzy?" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25158" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-30T20:32:07.433" Score="2" ViewCount="154" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on what I heard, and from what I read (none from Shiite sources), the Sunnis and Shiites split because they differed on views about who will rule the Muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did it escalate from just being political, to now having theological differences?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6820" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T04:35:07.640" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T04:35:07.640" Title="How did the split of Shiites and Sunnis go from political to theological?" Tags="|sunni|history|shiism|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-01-04T18:30:21.807" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25159" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-30T20:40:01.253" Score="2" ViewCount="258" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pir... is a title for a Sufi master or spiritual guide equally used in the nath tradition. They are also referred to as a Hazrat or Shaikh, which is Arabic for Old Man. The title is often translated into English as &quot;saint&quot; and could be interpreted as &quot;Elder&quot;. In Sufism a Pir's role is to guide and instruct his disciples on the Sufi path.  (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pir_(Sufism)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen many videos of what I think are Sufi gatherings, where the people are in near synchronous movements and are chanting/singing or in the act of dhikr. I'd see certain individuals go up to the Pir and touch them, or be touched by them, and this results in the sudden convulsion. What induces these convulsion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6820" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-04T01:04:57.750" LastActivityDate="2018-04-30T15:09:16.157" Title="What induces the seizure-like movements caused by Pirs?" Tags="|sufism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25160" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25161" CreationDate="2015-06-30T20:53:47.717" Score="1" ViewCount="3281" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unless I'm mistaken about the meaning of nawafil in Shiite context, I'm a bit confused about why Sunnah prayers for Sunnis are nawafil for Shiites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=3475&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; site:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Misconception #4:&#xA;  Shias do not perform sunnah prayers. Sunnah prayers are non obligatory prayers performed by Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Response: Shia do perform non-obligatory prayers, 36 cycles per day in total, but call it nawafil and not sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunnis have both nawafil and sunnah prayers. So, what is the difference? Why are Sunni sunnah prayers nawafil for Shiites?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6820" LastActivityDate="2022-01-18T12:32:48.490" Title="Why are sunnah prayers considered nawafil for Shiites?" Tags="|sunni|shiism|shia-sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25161" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25160" CreationDate="2015-06-30T22:14:12.983" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet never described any prayer as sunnah prayer.  A prayer is either Fard or it's Nafl.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's said to be 'sunnah prayer' is actually a Nafl prayer that the Prophet habitually performed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Realistically,  every non-obligatory prayer is a Nafl and you have the option to perform it or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-06-30T22:14:12.983" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25162" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-06-30T23:15:43.737" Score="3" ViewCount="3253" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm gay and I want to live my life with a man and love him. But I know that sex between 2 men is haraam in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, can I have a relationship with a guy and all but avoid sex, is that also considered a sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13235" LastEditorDisplayName="user12680" LastEditDate="2015-07-01T00:35:11.800" LastActivityDate="2019-06-07T17:21:21.790" Title="same-sex relation with no sex?" Tags="|sex|sin|life|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25163" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14756" CreationDate="2015-07-01T00:06:20.013" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;em&gt;wala&lt;/em&gt; in your question's context has a legal meaning that comes with rights and duties. Therefore there is no direct translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meaning has elements of similar yet different concepts. Among others you find in it the notions of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;guardianship, custodianship, wardship&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;tutelage, trusteeship, curatorship, fosterage&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;maybe there are other nuances&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12680" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-01-28T01:08:00.460" LastActivityDate="2016-01-28T01:08:00.460" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25164" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25162" CreationDate="2015-07-01T00:32:15.517" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is OK. And this is what many men practice in everyday life with brothers, friends and others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is good to love, be it the same sex or the opposite. You are encouraged to develop love for all humans and be merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Syria, Lebanon and surroundings you will see men walking hand in hand, which Europeans look at with suspicion because they consider that gay. It is a sign of love and trust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to what is lawful or unlawful the same rules apply to all of us. Thus we should avoid putting ourselves into a situation in which we are tempted to sin, e.g. Khulua, which was originally a concept to avoid having a man and a woman being in a place where no third party is expected to appear (which could lead to sexual intercourse).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your case I reckon such a rule would apply, since you are sexually attracted to a man. This makes it very difficult to have a close &lt;em&gt;relationship&lt;/em&gt; with him. But God knows best and is the most merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case, be sincere, honest and try to be good. Don't cheat, (ab)use and respect the feelings and the society you live in. This entails that often it is considered disrespectful to publicly showcase a relationship, depending on where you live.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12680" LastActivityDate="2015-07-01T00:32:15.517" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25166" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-01T04:00:49.360" Score="1" ViewCount="12988" Body="&lt;p&gt;I didn't wake up for suhoor and slept till fajr prayer and didn't make niyat (intention) for fasting. But I made niyat after I woke up for fajr, does my fasting is valid, if not what expiation should be done?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13238" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-07T04:08:58.910" LastActivityDate="2021-04-21T00:05:37.373" Title="I didn't wake up for suhoor and slept till fajr prayer when I made niyat for fasting; is my fast valid?" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25166" CreationDate="2015-07-01T05:42:11.210" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The very fact that you went to sleep intending to wake up for &lt;em&gt;suhur&lt;/em&gt; is evidence of your &lt;em&gt;niyyah&lt;/em&gt;. There is no legislated &lt;em&gt;du`a&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;dhikr&lt;/em&gt; one has to do specifically to make an intention; it is after all an action of the heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2015-07-01T05:42:11.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25166" CreationDate="2015-07-01T07:29:14.773" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In regards to your question that said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I didn't wake up for suhoor and slept till fajr prayer …. does my&#xA;  fasting is valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The response of @Ansari is correct that he declared:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The very fact that you went to sleep intending to wake up for suhur is&#xA;  evidence of your niyyah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, your fasting would be correct if it was your intention since the last night of that in order to being fasting. Accordingly as you uttered “I didn't wake up for suhoor (Sahar) and slept till fajr prayer” (and by supposing this issue that it was your intention to do fasting tomorrow, then it would be valid. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-16T14:15:42.357" LastActivityDate="2017-09-16T14:15:42.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25157" CreationDate="2015-07-01T08:32:45.430" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found a similar question which was asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is the ruling of Fainting and anesthesia (unconscious) at the&#xA;  time of the fasting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The presented answer which can be related to your question was that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you already have had the intention of the fasting, it is considered&#xA;  as the precaution (Mustahab, recommended) to end the fasting of that&#xA;  day and afterwards do its Qaza as well (repeat it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence fainting doesn’t appear including the items which invalidate the fasting. Then you mustn’t break your fast in such positions (since fainting doesn’t invalidate that). Based on my limited knowledge, you should do it again (Qaza), since you broke it, but I am not sure if you must do it with Kaffara (60…) or not. Hopefully, my answer can be helpful for you to some extent. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=281677&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/persian/book/50/70/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.sistani.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ahkam2.mihanblog.com/post/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ahkam2.mihanblog.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-10T07:47:34.453" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T07:47:34.453" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25151" CreationDate="2015-07-01T10:32:56.787" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is permissible to say Allah Hafiz as you asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it okay to say “Allah Hafiz” at the end of conversation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In truth, concerning using some greeting words (and at the end of the conversations, such as Allah hafiz or Khoda Hafez or …) it should be said that those words would be related to the cultural matters which apparently are not haram in general according to the culture of every country (unless they have bad meanings…).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I searched, apparently, people (Muslims) or at least Arab Muslims used to say Salam (Salamon-Alaikum) before. And I reckon that’s why it is still said A-Salam-o-Alaikum (instead of Hello and even Goodbye). Since it is seen that in some Arab countries people say A-Salam-o-Alaikum as well (instead of Goodbye). Of course they says other phrases such as Fi-Aman-Allah or Ma’a-Salama too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even I found a relevance narration that even Imam Hussein (a.s.) used the word SALAM at the end of …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ان الحسین لما نظر الى اثنین و سبعین رجلا من اءهل بیته صرعى ، التفت الى&#xA;الخیمه و نادى یا سكینه یا فاطمه ، یا زینب ، یا ام كلثوم ، علیكن منى&#xA;السلام ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Approximate meaning: … Imam Hossein told them my last Salam to you…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: It can be better if you (and other Muslim) endeavor to use Islamic phrases in such positions instead of not-Islamic words as much as possible. Although the above-mentioned word &amp;quot;Allah-Hazez&amp;quot; seems to be a nice OK word as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa11018&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20160618051354/http://bakhanevadeh.mihanblog.com/post/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;bakhanevadeh.mihanblog.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2021-01-22T10:58:46.110" LastActivityDate="2021-01-22T10:58:46.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25171" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-01T11:22:40.620" Score="2" ViewCount="1321" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really like that name Asma /Esma/, but as far as I know that is one of names of Allah - Asma-ul-Husna. So I would really like to know if it is halal to give that name to a baby girl?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13241" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T22:56:50.770" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T04:05:00.307" Title="Is the name Asma halal for baby girl?" Tags="|halal-haram|naming|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25173" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-01T12:09:32.897" Score="2" ViewCount="1144" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a friend whose Facebook name is &quot;lord faisal&quot;.  I tried to convince him that this was wrong, but he disagreed with me saying that there are many meanings of the term &quot;lord&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I asked him to consult an Alim, but he seems to disagree to the fact for all sake that this is nothing of an issue.  He told me that he gave himself this title being inspired from &quot;Game of Thrones&quot;.  (I don't really know what this is as I don't watch movies or serials.  But if it is wrong, please inform me.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can you suggest what I should do? Am I correct in thinking that using &quot;lord&quot; as part of the name is not right? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12929" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T14:58:42.650" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T14:58:42.650" Title="Is it wrong to use &quot;lord&quot; as part of a Facebook name?" Tags="|practical-islam|naming|asma-ul-husna|aqidah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25174" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17587" CreationDate="2015-07-01T12:22:17.133" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The planets are like brothers to EARTH.This make system on concept based.Take an example of Jupiter which stops very big ASTEROIDS to fall on earth.I guess other planets also help to equi-balance the condition to sustain life on earth with keeping chemicals in control which can cause damage to ozone or other layers on earth.Mars help to control magnetic field of earth.Moon was SUN as per Hadith and Allaah had made night so it got dull.Prophet S.A.W.S said there was a planet in the West which is 40years of speed of SUN,the light on it is because of light on that earth itself.There exists creature which havent done sin with the blink of eyes..... they dont know human,he replied.In my guess,this planet is ROGUE planet,the astronomers just discovered and have creatures.There might possibility of other creatures also exists on planet or moon within our solar system and we are unable to see or recognize them.Be remember,God, the Almighty Allaah,hasnt created things for just.We never put BULB in jungle or not needed place, so He hasnt created stars(suns),planet,moons etc... for just.In old sky scriptures,it is written that on the time of judgement day the GOD,Allaah rabbulizzat will call all the stars with there NAME,like SUN with the name of SHAMS - The rest is ALLAAH knows all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13243" LastActivityDate="2015-07-01T12:22:17.133" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25171" CreationDate="2015-07-01T13:27:53.050" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Asma&quot; means &quot;names&quot; in Arabic; it's not one of the names of Allah (SWT). In fact &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asm%C4%81%27_bint_Abi_Bakr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Bakr's (RA) daughter&lt;/a&gt; was named Asma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Asma-ul Husna&quot; means &quot;The Beautiful names&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4083" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T04:05:00.307" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T04:05:00.307" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25177" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25173" CreationDate="2015-07-01T16:06:09.437" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you are not right on this, because the word &quot;lord&quot; does not necessarily point to God (Allah) in English. Lord can mean &quot;a man of noble rank or high office&quot; according to the definition that google provides for it. On the other hand &quot;our Lord&quot; or &quot;the Lord&quot; is and has traditionally been the way to address God in Christianity and should not be used for in one's name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, it is against humbleness to use such a word in your name and it is better not to do so.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13245" LastEditorUserId="13245" LastEditDate="2015-07-02T13:47:12.053" LastActivityDate="2015-07-02T13:47:12.053" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25173" CreationDate="2015-07-01T16:48:16.380" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on the context. The Arabic translation for lord is &lt;code&gt;رب - Rab&lt;/code&gt; which means more of &lt;code&gt;The Owner of Something &lt;/code&gt; instead of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if you look in the Quran, the word Rab:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ لَيْسَ بِي ضَلَالَةٌ وَلَـٰكِنِّي رَسُولٌ مِّن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see that the context is giving to Allah as he is the Lord of Everything. The Quran in another spot mentions it in a different context with Prophet Yuspeh:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وراودته التي هو في بيتها عن نفسه وغلقت الأبواب وقالت هيت لك قال معاذ الله انه ربي أحسن مثواي [12:23]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She tried to seduce him, she who he is in her house and she closed the doors and said &amp;quot;come to me&amp;quot;. He said I seek refuge from Allah, he is my lord who has given me shelter and taken care of me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another instance in the same Surah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ياصاحبي السجن أما أحدكما فيسقي ربه خمرا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh my jailmates, one of you will serve his lord wine&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet PBUH mentioned in many hadiths the context of the lord of the house, lord of the animals, etc..:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وفي الصحيحين وغيرهما أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال في ضالة الإبل: دعها، فإن معها حذاءها وسقاءها ترد الماء وتأكل الشجر حتى يجدها ربها&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both of the Saheheen, the prophet said on a lost Camel: Leave her until her lord finds her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, in the context the person is writing it &amp;quot;lord faisal&amp;quot; it is similar to master faisal which should be ok (its more of a title). Saying &amp;quot;lord of faisal&amp;quot;, then it would be forbidden (unless he is a slave).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-01T16:48:16.380" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25173" CreationDate="2015-07-01T20:44:34.433" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is disliked in Islam to give yourself titles. We are all servants of Allah. Yet if there is nothing more important of his faults than this, then do proceed with finding the reason of this naming if his intention is aligned as 'American Muslim says, then its OK. Generally I don't recommend you going after your friend only for this small minor issue.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Yet, have in mind that Faisal is more humble of a name than Lord Faisal. Definitely Sadiq is more humble of a name than 'Lord Sadiq'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9329" LastActivityDate="2015-07-01T20:44:34.433" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25186" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-02T02:59:54.377" Score="1" ViewCount="427" Body="&lt;p&gt;My mother once asked me if I smoked and she said she had saw me do it once so I told her the truth. Obviously I was terrified when she asked and I began to swear on Allah and Qur'an that I would not do it again but I did it completely from fear. I was scared at that time so I had said it to get her off my back. Furthermore, I began to crave a smoke after a few weeks (I wasn't a chained smoker) and it has become extremely hard to quit. I've tried various methods of doing so. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, if I break my vow and smoke can I still make up for it by doing what is stated in the Qur'an?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It says u must feed 10 people or give 10 people clothing or free a slave. &lt;br&gt;If I do all these things will I be forgiven?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13254" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:17:10.667" LastActivityDate="2019-01-31T05:48:47.513" Title="An oath I made on the Quran and Allah" Tags="|quran|practical-islam|allah|oaths|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25187" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-02T04:29:22.963" Score="5" ViewCount="1166" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a close relative who on the slightest pretext swipes the credit card to make payments of purchases or medical bills. Due to which this family is constantly under debt. Can we relatives help them clear their debts by giving them zakat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13255" LastActivityDate="2024-02-02T03:08:41.000" Title="Are credit card users entitled to zakat due to debt?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25189" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-02T06:21:26.157" Score="1" ViewCount="3943" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I am praying and mistakenly I forgot one ayat in the middle of a surah and complete the remaining part of surah (e.g. in surah al-Naas I accidentally skipped ayat no 3 and recited the rest of the surah as normal). So how will be salat main while I am Imam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13256" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:16:42.827" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:21:59.863" Title="Left one ayat in the middle of surah in Salat" Tags="|salat|fiqh|imam-al-jamaah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25189" CreationDate="2015-07-02T07:41:15.287" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Fatwa said that if you forgot an ayah in surah during salat unintentionally that's doesn't invalidate the salat.&#xA;And Allaho aa'lm&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=97830&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13258" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-30T06:21:59.863" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:21:59.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25194" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-02T10:35:23.697" Score="2" ViewCount="1184" Body="&lt;p&gt;Verse 24 of surat An-Nisa'say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَ الْمُحْصَناتُ مِنَ النِّساءِ إِلاَّ ما مَلَکَتْ أَيْمانُکُمْ کِتابَ&#xA;  اللَّهِ عَلَيْکُمْ وَ أُحِلَّ لَکُمْ ما وَراءَ ذلِکُمْ أَنْ تَبْتَغُوا&#xA;  بِأَمْوالِکُمْ مُحْصِنينَ غَيْرَ مُسافِحينَ فَمَا اسْتَمْتَعْتُمْ بِهِ&#xA;  مِنْهُنَّ فَآتُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ فَريضَةً وَ لا جُناحَ عَلَيْکُمْ&#xA;  فيما تَراضَيْتُمْ بِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ الْفَريضَةِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ کانَ&#xA;  عَليماً حَکيماً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And all married women except those whom your right hands possess (this&#xA;  is) Allah's ordinance to you, and lawful for you are (all women)&#xA;  besides those, provided that you seek (them) with your property,&#xA;  taking (them) in marriage not committing fornication. Then as to those&#xA;  whom you profit by, give them their dowries as appointed; and there is&#xA;  no blame on you about what you mutually agree after what is appointed;&#xA;  surely Allah is Knowing, Wise.(4:24)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I searched, there are 2 interpretations for this verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One interprets the verse to be about permanent marriage (Tafsir al-Manar of Rashid Reza)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And one interprets to be about temporary marriage (mut’ah)(Tafseer Kabeer of Tabari,al-Kashāf of Al-Zamakhshari,the sharh (explanation) of Sahih Muslim by Nawawi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, which one is the correct interpretation in Shia view? Please provide strong reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-04T13:34:04.447" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T13:34:04.447" Title="What is Shia view about Interpretation of verse 24 of surat An-Nisa'(4:24)?" Tags="|nikah|tafseer|shiism|surat-an-nisa|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25186" CreationDate="2015-07-02T10:58:55.797" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaamu Alaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No matter what your cravings are, you need to try your best to avoid them. You need to try your absolute hardest to keep your word, especially since you swore in the name of Allah, the one who created you. If you truly fear Allah, don't take the risk. As we are only humans, we can't say you will or won't be forgiven, as that knowledge is only with Allah SWT. And everything is judged by your intentions, so if you know what you are doing is wrong and still do it, it is worst than for someone to do something wrong and then realise after that what they did was a sin (and Allah knows best). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah does not impose blame upon you for what is unintentional in your oaths, but He imposes blame upon you for what your hearts have earned. And Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.&quot; 2:225&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides not smoking because you swore in Allah's name, you would have also lied to your mother, who at her feet lies heaven, and so if she doesn't want you to smoke then you shouldn't, especially not behind her back. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides all this, I know there are a lot of controversy regarding the status of smoking, but we all know that it harms our body, and we also know as muslims we have been given our body as an Amanah for Allah. In other words, our physical body isn't actually ours. It's been given to us as a mercy from our lord, and our duty to it is to take care of it as much as we possibly can. If you gave your friend a car to borrow for a while, you would want them to take care of it in the best possible manner: to give it the right fuel, to wash it regularly, to keep it tuned, to keep it away from the possibility of being damaged in any way. You would want them to return that car to you in the exact manner that you gave it to them, because you trusted them with it. Our body is similar. You need to try your best to take care of your body in the best manner possible, and not to damage it when we know we are damaging it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know I have made this more of a lecture than an answer to your question, but consider this for the better, InShaAllah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastEditorDisplayName="user27014" LastEditDate="2019-01-31T05:48:47.513" LastActivityDate="2019-01-31T05:48:47.513" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25196" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-02T14:00:20.870" Score="0" ViewCount="346" Body="&lt;p&gt;Almost every Muslim child knows that &lt;code&gt;Lailatul Qadr&lt;/code&gt; is 27th of &lt;code&gt;Ramadan&lt;/code&gt;. But when they grow up, some of them try to know more and conclude that &lt;code&gt;Lailatul Qadr&lt;/code&gt; can take place at any day of Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Growing some more, I listened that &lt;code&gt;Lailatul Qadr&lt;/code&gt; can take place at any day of the year, not only in &lt;code&gt;Ramadan&lt;/code&gt;. What is the true fact? Can &lt;code&gt;Lailatul Qadr&lt;/code&gt; take place without &lt;code&gt;Ramadan&lt;/code&gt;? Please describe with evidence. Jajakallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastEditorUserId="13218" LastEditDate="2015-07-02T14:12:39.970" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T02:26:16.757" Title="Day of Lailat-al Qadr" Tags="|laylat-al-qadr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25196" CreationDate="2015-07-02T17:13:35.763" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;We don't actually know which night it is, 27 is just a popular view and not backed by any reliable Hadith. There's one from Muawiya b. Abi Sufyan that mentions the Prophet stated the 27th, however, it's inauthentic.  And it's possible the Qadr can be in other nights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said to seek Layl al-Qadr on the odd nights of the last 10 nights.  And this is backed by numerous authentic reports from different companions collected in the books of Sahih.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So seeking the night is far stronger and recommended than knowing when it is.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-07-02T17:13:35.763" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25199" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-02T18:49:45.007" Score="-1" ViewCount="864" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is: What does Islam say about proposing to a girl for marriage, even if the boy has not confirmed that the girl likes him? As in, the feeling may only be one-sided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So can I have some fruitful answer from Qur'an, hadith and sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13264" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-07-03T22:14:48.280" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T09:47:55.947" Title="Can a boy propose to a girl even if he doesn't know if she likes him?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25200" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10085" CreationDate="2015-07-03T01:03:29.773" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is something in between Jannah and Jahanam, i dont know what it is called but it is for the people that have done the same amount of good and evil in his/her life.  What it does is the people in it see Jahanam on one side and Jannah on the other and cant do anything but stay there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13266" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T01:03:29.773" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25201" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-03T01:46:45.587" Score="4" ViewCount="409" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/178460&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The following Hadith&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; has been narrated in the Book Sahih Al-Bukhari:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو رَجَاءٍ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ ـ رضى&#xA;  الله عنهما ـ قَالَ أُنْزِلَتْ آيَةُ الْمُتْعَةِ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ&#xA;  فَفَعَلْنَاهَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، وَلَمْ&#xA;  يُنْزَلْ قُرْآنٌ يُحَرِّمُهُ، وَلَمْ يَنْهَ عَنْهَا حَتَّى مَاتَ قَالَ&#xA;  رَجُلٌ بِرَأْيِهِ مَا شَاءَ‏.‏&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Here is the translation of the Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Verse of Hajj-at-Tamatu was revealed in Allah's Book, so we performed it with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and nothing was revealed in&#xA;  Qur'an to make it illegal, nor did the Prophet (ﷺ) prohibit it till he&#xA;  died. But the man (who regarded it illegal) just expressed what his&#xA;  own mind suggested.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: why has the word &quot; &lt;strong&gt;الْمُتْعَةِ&lt;/strong&gt; &quot; been translated to &quot;Hajj-at-Tamatu&quot;, rather than the more literal translation of this word which is &quot;temporary marriage&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12785" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-15T03:24:16.327" LastActivityDate="2017-06-15T03:24:16.327" Title="Why is الْمُتْعَةِ translated as &quot;Hajj-at-Tamatu&quot;?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|arabic-translation|nikah-al-mutah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25202" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25241" CreationDate="2015-07-03T02:09:00.297" Score="0" ViewCount="405" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a riwayah which shows Prophet (PBUH) never laugh after revelation of verses 59-60 of Surat An-Najm till his death(AL-KASHAF 'AN HAQA'IQ AL-TANZIL of  Mahmud al-Zamakhshari,volume 4,page 430)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it authentic? Could Prophet (PBUH) who was known to be good-tempered,never laugh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-08-11T00:33:21.983" LastActivityDate="2015-08-11T00:33:21.983" Title="Did Prophet (PBUH) never laugh after revelation of verses 59-60 of Surat An-Najm?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|authenticity|surat-an-najm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25187" CreationDate="2015-07-03T06:01:27.030" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, zakat can help people pay their debts. Living with a great burden of debt can be debilitating to an individual or family and zakat can help them ease that burden. However, we really need to identify if the person is really qualified to receive zakat. If he doesn't have enough money beyond his basic needs to repay his debt, then he can receive zakat. Wallahu aalam wa rasuluhu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13267" LastEditorUserId="17124" LastEditDate="2016-06-08T15:08:12.507" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T15:08:12.507" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25173" CreationDate="2015-07-03T06:09:31.803" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is better to change the title ,some ppl have names like malik but if there is some thing which have doubt so according to hadith we should leave the thing with doubt and it could be makrooh ,,one must be cautious in every part of life in facebook or anything&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13267" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T06:09:31.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25208" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10085" CreationDate="2015-07-03T08:24:32.310" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Beforehand please consider:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meaning of eternity is a debated concept even among highly respected scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We as readers can only say what God says, i.e. when God says eternal then this means eternal. But the meaning in the truest sense is not clear. Eternity can be the time, can be the feeling (that is a very bad feeling indeed, when you start to believe that there is no stop), can be unlimited, can be ... God knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to your answer. There are grades (or levels) in hell and in paradise. The better you perform the higher your reward. The worse you perform the harder your punishment. I believe this concept to be generally agreed upon and understood by most scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said this, it is difficult to consider an &quot;in between&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also I cannot recall where exactly I learned that, but to the question &quot;What if on Judgement Day your balance is &quot;on par&quot;? it was narrated that God is the most merciful and will grant paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12680" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T08:24:32.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25194" CreationDate="2015-07-03T09:12:25.217" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The interpretation referring to temporary marriage(mut’ah) is the correct Shia view. You can read it from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almizan.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="396" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T09:12:25.217" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25210" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-03T17:02:11.577" Score="5" ViewCount="6061" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a boy of 15 years of age. Now, my parents don't allow me to fast everyday during Ramadan because they say that it will be tough for me and hard for me to fast everyday. So, they allow me to only fast some days but not all in Ramadan. Now, my question is, Will I be punished for this? Is it my fault, and then what do I have to do to repent? Will I have fast extra in future once I am not forced not to? And if it still mandatory for me to fast but I am unable to go against them or their decision?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9278" LastEditorUserId="9278" LastEditDate="2015-07-03T17:51:30.713" LastActivityDate="2018-05-25T00:12:19.777" Title="Forced not to fast in Ramadan?" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25210" CreationDate="2015-07-03T17:32:04.513" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fasting Ramadan is mandatory in Islam. It is one of the five pillars of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oNEJF.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are of age, you need to fast, refusal of the parents is not an excuse. The prophet PBUH said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لا طاعة لمخلوق في معصية الخالق [دواوين السنة المشهورة]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do not listen to the creation to sin the creator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if this was an optional fasting (not in Ramadan) it would have been a different story (regardless of how old you are). Since obeying the parents is obligatory and sunnah salah/fasting is not, they can request that from you.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-eman.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%D8%A9%20%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%AB%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A1%20%C2%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%A9%C2%BB%20***/%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%81%D9%84%20%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86%20%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A7%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86/i328&amp;amp;d261310&amp;amp;c&amp;amp;p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; [Fatwa Ben Baz #18637‏]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T17:32:04.513" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25210" CreationDate="2015-07-03T18:32:23.830" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think u must tell them the following incident.&#xA;&quot;Once HOLY PROPHET (BPUH) asked his SAHABA what is your favourite ibadat in Islam they answered politely that WE like the FAST OF RAMZAN IN SO MUCH SUMMER&quot;&#xA;I HOPE THAT WILL BE ENOUGH FOR YOUR PARENTS.&#xA;U KNOW YOUR PARENTS LOVE YOU THA'S WHY THEY SAID LIKE THIS. BUT REMEMBER ALLAH LOVES YOU 70 TIMES MUCH AS COMPARED TO YOUR PARENTS.&#xA;SO TELL THEM ALL THESE THINGS BY FOLLOWING THE AAPECT OF HONOUR AND THEIR DIGNITY.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13264" LastActivityDate="2015-07-03T18:32:23.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25215" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25220" CreationDate="2015-07-03T19:40:12.773" Score="1" ViewCount="13483" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read Qur'an that it is translated in English. I never forgot that if a person who does bad, then good then bad then good then bad again, Allah will not forgive him/her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslim, and I respect Allah. I always worship Him. I pray 5 times a day. I am currently reading Qur'an even I do not understand original Arabic. I have problems with my life. I am the oldest sister of siblings. Schools did not let me to be in because I am deaf. They only allowed my sisters to be in because they can hear. 3 years later, I finally enrolled schools. My sisters graduated when they were about 17 years old except me. I finished when I was 22-23 years old (I wish I was 18 years old to graduate). I highly hoped that I would drive first but my sisters did first. They promised me to drive first, but I found out that they did first. I was furious of them. I ignored them; I sat back in front of her in her car. I saw she was using phone while driving, I took photos of them and I will show to my family. But my parents are on trip, so I showed to my uncle. Today, I realized I was impatient backbit, and jealous. I already know I was about to be patient next time but I accidentally ended up being impatient again. So many times. I repeat, remember Qur'an said Allah does not forgive if someone does good then bad for many times. Now, I feel too bad that I committed sins during the Ramadan. I feel like my sins cannot be removed during the Ramadan. I do not feel closer to Allah, just little bit. I have a feeling that He does not forgive me. I do not want to say sorry what I have done to my family. I am worried about what I have done. Should I say sorry to them so will Allah forgive me? Will He remove my sins? Will I not go to hell? If answer, please explain something or in Qur'an only, not hadith. I am worried so much. I am depressed little. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13272" LastEditorUserId="12991" LastEditDate="2015-07-04T15:10:38.273" LastActivityDate="2020-05-25T03:15:26.683" Title="I accidentally committed sins during the Ramadan" Tags="|ramadan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25217" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-04T00:21:52.780" Score="3" ViewCount="2000" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to read the Qur'an cover to cover while supplementing it with historical, linguistic, and other Islamic cultural material as I read. However, I am not sure what the best combination of books is. I have a limited amount of free time, so I am not trying to become an Islamic scholar or anything of that level of dedication. Just to be better educated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After browsing through Amazon there seems to be, books that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;merely translate (Haleem)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;translate and supplement extensively (Asad)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;are not translations but the history of the Qur'an. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have purchased M.A.S. Abdel Haleem's translation. But I feel this alone isn't enough since I felt like I learned more reading the introduction than I did reading the actual text due to my lack of knowledge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone recommend the right combination and or progression for reading? Should I buy both a translation and a history book? Should I try to read Asad's 1100 page text on the first go (unlikely)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13281" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-07-04T15:10:20.900" LastActivityDate="2016-02-29T21:39:14.437" Title="What is the best way to read the Quran to best understand the historical context?" Tags="|quran|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25215" CreationDate="2015-07-04T01:56:10.787" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, Masha Allah that you started  &lt;strike&gt;reading&lt;/strike&gt; &lt;em&gt;understanding&lt;/em&gt; Qur'an by God's grace. Also glad that you realized your fault. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/25215/i-accidentally-committed-sins-during-the-ramadan#comment43883_25215&quot;&gt;Ansari&lt;/a&gt; has guessed, you could probably be referring to &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:90&lt;/a&gt;, which was about hypocrisy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, I think this is probably what you're looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;But repentance is not [accepted] of those who [continue to] do evil deeds up until, when death comes to one of them, he says, &quot;Indeed, I have repented now,&quot; or of those who die while they are disbelievers. For them We have prepared a painful punishment. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:18&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, as &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/25215/i-accidentally-committed-sins-during-the-ramadan#comment43884_25215&quot;&gt;Erciyes&lt;/a&gt; as suggested, you &lt;strike&gt;still&lt;/strike&gt; have time now to repent. And you know what, the motto of the above the two Ayahs is, you must not repeat your mistake again. Also &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I feel like my sins cannot be removed during the Ramadan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also remind yourself that the probability of Allah forgiving the sins is high in the month of Ramadan itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I do not feel closer to Allah, just little bit&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read the understandable version of Qur'an more and more till you get that feeling. (If you don't understand an Ayah, you can always ask it &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/ask&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I have a feeling that He does not forgive me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, Allah wants us to be afraid of him, i.e. fear him and ask repentance abundantly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Should I say sorry to them so will Allah forgive me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/42/37-43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yes, you should, immediately&lt;/a&gt;. It is said, that, you must forgive the evil done to you by other people, the same way you expect God to forgive you from your sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Will He remove my sins? Will I not go to hell?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope so..... &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Insha Allah&lt;/a&gt;. But, do not repeat them again, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/34/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;do your best&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Verily, Allah is Oft Forgiving - &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/search?q=Forgiving&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;please explain something or in Qu'ran only, not hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tried to confine myself within Qur'an only. Please follow the links for more details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T01:56:10.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25210" CreationDate="2015-07-04T05:13:17.123" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your parents are saying not to fast because they love you, they think your body won't be able to stand the fasting and it can harm you. So you need to convince them that you are now grown up and can fast without any problem.  You can tell your parents that you will eat and drink well in suhoor (pre-dawn meal) so that you can stand the fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume you don't have any health problems, if that is case, Quran itself says that those who are ill should fast later when they are well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T05:13:17.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25215" CreationDate="2015-07-04T05:31:18.523" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You need to understand that despair is from Satan, so once you start to despair, you will start to think that you will never forgiven and the result is you will be less active in your prayers and doing good deeds. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said, &quot;And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except for those&#xA;  astray?&quot; &#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/15/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 15:56&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So first you need to stop being despair about Allah's mercy, Allah says in Quran &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by&#xA;  sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah&#xA;  forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the&#xA;  Merciful.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/39/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 39:53&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T05:31:18.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25225" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25226" CreationDate="2015-07-04T06:45:44.110" Score="1" ViewCount="1620" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, as far as I am concerned wearing shorts are not allowed as they reveal ones thighs. But during swimming many do wear shorts and also incase of playing football. So, is it allowed to wear shorts while swimming? And what about playing football?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9278" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T08:51:06.167" Title="Playing football or swimming wearing shorts?" Tags="|halal-haram|sports|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25225" CreationDate="2015-07-04T08:51:06.167" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes you can wear shorts as long as it covers your thighs. Most scholars agree that men should cover navel to knee, and this understanding is derived from the following Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Dawood (3140) and Ibn Maajah (1460) narrated that ‘Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Do not show your thigh, and do not look at the thigh of anyone, living or dead.”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T08:51:06.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25228" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25246" CreationDate="2015-07-04T09:31:44.363" Score="1" ViewCount="2005" Body="&lt;p&gt;Through out the year prayer times change, but is it the same every year? For example on the 04/07/15 morning prayer is xx:xx, does it stay the same next year at same day and month (04/07/16)? Given that the location is the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T19:32:33.263" Title="Does prayer timetable stay same every year?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25229" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-04T09:45:14.613" Score="-1" ViewCount="177" Body="&lt;p&gt;My friend wants marry a girl with out paper work. Both are agree about it and they have witness,too.Now my question is can they marry in Shari'a ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13286" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:16:21.197" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:16:21.197" Title="Shari'a marriage with out paper work but with witness" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25199" CreationDate="2015-07-04T09:47:55.947" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When you propose, it is her choice to accept or not, so make the proposal and find out. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it better to know than not to know? Do you want to know whether she likes you or not? In Quran Allah (swt) says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;39:9] ...Say: Are those equal, those who know and those who do not know? It is those who are endued with understanding that remember &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of that aside, in Islam, the first quality of a woman you should look at is &quot;taqwa&quot;, this is from authentic Ahadith (Bukhari and Muslim). Then comes the rest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you think she has Taqwa, and want to marry her for that reason, then make the proposal and find out, as Allah (swt) suggests, it is better to know, because knowledge leads you to understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember, Allah (swt) knows what is best for you. Even if she says no to your proposal, Allah (swt) is saving you from a relationship that is not best for you, nor for her. When you get that, then you understand, and get closer to Allah (swt), remembering his favors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T09:47:55.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25231" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25229" CreationDate="2015-07-04T11:39:07.527" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nikha didnt required paperwork. They both need witnesses for Maher issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13269" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T11:39:07.527" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25232" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-04T12:10:52.923" Score="2" ViewCount="1764" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it ok to recite any one of the kalma in salat just after we recite surah fatiha?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13288" LastActivityDate="2015-07-07T01:38:13.490" Title="Can I recite kalma instead of surah after surah fatiha in salat?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25233" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25217" CreationDate="2015-07-04T12:55:53.070" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just read Tafsir e ibn Kathir, it is very extensive, explains each Surah, verse by verse, through its historical context.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For extra reading, go for the life of prophet Mohammad (same author, ibn Kathir). This will shape the bigger picture, because this book contains pre-Islamic history also, once again, very extensive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recommend both of these books, which can be found easily online in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.co.nz/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&amp;amp;ion=1&amp;amp;espv=2&amp;amp;ie=UTF-8#q=ibn%20kathir%20tafsir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn Kathir Tafsir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/details/TheLifeOfTheProphetMuhammad-EnglishTranslationOfIbnKathirsAlSira&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;he Life of the Prophet Muhammad - English translation of Ibn Kathir's Al Sira Al Nabawiyya (4 Vol's Set)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T12:55:53.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25228" CreationDate="2015-07-04T16:08:03.563" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;They don't change, unless you are using a lunar calendar instead.Perhaps that is why are you asking this question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance Ramadhan this year started on June 17th, next year it will start 11 days earlier and therefore the timetable for the first day of Ramadhan will change while if Ramadhan was following a solar system then it would have been the same every solar year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9329" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T16:08:03.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25237" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25228" CreationDate="2015-07-04T17:24:55.943" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a very small change in the prayer times, even when following the solar calendar. Look at the following prayer timetables for different years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicfinder.org/prayerPrintable.php?city2=New_York&amp;amp;state=NY&amp;amp;id=3271&amp;amp;longi=-73.9967&amp;amp;lati=40.7500&amp;amp;country2=Usa&amp;amp;zipcode=&amp;amp;today_date_flag=2015-7-4&amp;amp;changeTime=16&amp;amp;pmethod=5&amp;amp;HanfiShafi=1&amp;amp;dhuhrInterval=1&amp;amp;maghribInterval=1&amp;amp;dayLight=1&amp;amp;dayl=1&amp;amp;timez=-5.0&amp;amp;dayLight_self_change=&amp;amp;prayerCustomize=&amp;amp;lang=&amp;amp;fajrTwilight=0&amp;amp;ishaTwilight=0&amp;amp;ishaInterval=0&amp;amp;month=7&amp;amp;year=2010&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;July 2010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicfinder.org/prayerPrintable.php?city2=New_York&amp;amp;state=NY&amp;amp;id=3271&amp;amp;longi=-73.9967&amp;amp;lati=40.7500&amp;amp;country2=Usa&amp;amp;zipcode=&amp;amp;today_date_flag=2015-7-4&amp;amp;changeTime=16&amp;amp;pmethod=5&amp;amp;HanfiShafi=1&amp;amp;dhuhrInterval=1&amp;amp;maghribInterval=1&amp;amp;dayLight=1&amp;amp;dayl=1&amp;amp;timez=-5.0&amp;amp;dayLight_self_change=&amp;amp;prayerCustomize=&amp;amp;lang=&amp;amp;fajrTwilight=0&amp;amp;ishaTwilight=0&amp;amp;ishaInterval=0&amp;amp;month=7&amp;amp;year=2020&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;July 2020&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13270" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T17:24:55.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25238" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25244" CreationDate="2015-07-04T17:33:46.770" Score="1" ViewCount="3071" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't celebrated anyone's birthday in years, someone has decided that they want to have a surprise birthday celebration for a family member. I have read that birthday celebrations that are celebrated yearly are not permissible but since I have not attended a celebration in years I don't know whether or not attending this one is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would giving gifts and having cake with candles make it haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that a lot of the people attending the celebration hold a lot of birthday celebrations but I don't. The only reason I was considering attending is to bring about closeness with family who I haven't seen in a while.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please support any statements with evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13289" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T09:20:48.133" LastActivityDate="2021-06-21T21:46:25.270" Title="Is it permissible to celebrate birthdays when the celebration is done arbitrarily?" Tags="|halal-haram|celebration|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25240" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25232" CreationDate="2015-07-04T17:37:19.603" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whatever you recite in your prayer, has to be from the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So recite what is easy from it [Quran]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;-Surat Al-Muzzammil:20&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the Propher said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When you stand for Prayer say Takbir and then recite from the Holy&#xA;  Qur'an (of what you know by heart)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If the kalima you are referring to is written in the Quran, then you can recite it after Sura Fatiha.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just to let you know, it is enough to recite Sura Fatiha &lt;strong&gt;only&lt;/strong&gt; in the prayer. You do not even need to recite anything else, as stated in the following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that ‘Ata’ said: Abu Hurayrah said: In every prayer there is recitation.  What we heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say, we tell you, and what he did not tell us about we cannot tell you. Whoever recites Umm al-Kitaab (i.e., Soorat al-Faatihah) has done enough, and whoever does more than that, that is better. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 738; Muslim, 396. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We should always try to do what is better, so we should try to recite a surah after Fatiha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13270" LastEditorUserId="13270" LastEditDate="2015-07-07T01:38:13.490" LastActivityDate="2015-07-07T01:38:13.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25202" CreationDate="2015-07-04T17:44:42.377" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regardless of the revelation of the Surat An-Najm, the Prophet (pbuh) never laughed extensively, however he used to smile all the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I never saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) laugh to such an extent that I could see his uvula-whereas he used to smile only&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/9/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim Book 9 Hadith 17&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13270" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T17:44:42.377" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25243" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25156" CreationDate="2015-07-04T18:03:36.810" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing like that mentioned in any Hadith that you cannot recite the same surah or that the Surah in present Rakat should be greater than the next Rakat surat. In fact, Surah Fatiha is the only thing you are required to recite. You do not have to recite anything else, although it is mustahab to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that ‘Ata’ said: Abu Hurayrah said: In every prayer there is recitation.  What we heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say, we tell you, and what he did not tell us about we cannot tell you. Whoever recites Umm al-Kitaab (i.e., Soorat al-Faatihah) has done enough, and whoever does more than that, that is better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 738; Muslim, 396.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recite whatever is easy for you. Allah has made Islam very easy for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So recite what is easy from it [Quran]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Surat Al-Muzzammil:20&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13270" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T18:03:36.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25238" CreationDate="2015-07-04T18:51:40.250" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, there is no evidence to proof it being Halal. However, I will go through the main reason of why some scholars mark it Haram with explanation on why they it is wrong:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first major Sahih Hadith that the scholars usually refer to is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ومن تشبه بقوم فهو منهم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whomever acts like some people then he is from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To repute this reason, if you claim that birthdays are Haram because of such hadith, then I can think of thousands of things that we took from non Muslims and use/understand from them. Many fields including theology, science, medicine, etc. The prophet PBUH never reputed taking something from other religions or societies simply because they were non Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional proof that it is OK is the growing number of scholars that are allowing celebration of similar days like memorial day/national day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would also advise you of doing a search on existing questions that were asked thoroughly from both sides:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/search?q=birthday&quot;&gt;https://islam.stackexchange.com/search?q=birthday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T18:51:40.250" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25228" CreationDate="2015-07-04T19:32:33.263" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The earth takes just under 365.25 days to orbit the sun; the calendar year was designed to approximate this, but typically only has 365 days (because whole numbers). As such, every solar year, the calendar year will get slightly more and more out of sync: This is why leap years were invented.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since each calendar day actually occurs about six hours &lt;em&gt;earlier&lt;/em&gt; in the solar cycle every year, the prayer times which are tied to direct solar position will also be slightly out-of-sync from year to year; these will &lt;em&gt;mostly&lt;/em&gt; (but still not &lt;em&gt;perfectly&lt;/em&gt;) sync up every &lt;em&gt;four&lt;/em&gt; years, after a leap day has re-synced the calendar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(It'll sync up even better every &lt;em&gt;four hundred&lt;/em&gt; years because of how the current Gregorian leap cycle is calculated.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The actual difference would be negligible in most cases; unlikely to exceed a minute either way. But no, you can't expect them to match up perfectly between years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2015-07-04T19:32:33.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25247" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-04T20:09:34.017" Score="3" ViewCount="4652" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am in college right now and there is no masjid near me so I break my fast according to prayer times. The other day, my computer was automatically  delayed by one Hour (because of the summer timing) and I thought it was time to break the fast while I still had to wait another hour, and didn't pay attention until I had already broken it. what should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13290" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-16T14:11:40.277" LastActivityDate="2019-05-21T18:17:12.263" Title="I mistakenly broke the fast an hour early due to my computer's clock; what should I do?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25248" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25250" CreationDate="2015-07-04T20:46:20.153" Score="0" ViewCount="1008" Body="&lt;p&gt;I forgot when I am supposed to pay my zakat. I know it is due this month but not sure exactly on what day. I tried searching but could not find anything that explains what I should do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also can someone provide me with hadith regarding paying zakat when it is due, and the punishment for not doing so&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13289" LastActivityDate="2019-12-14T05:53:32.487" Title="Ruling on someone who has forgotten zakaat valuation date (due date)?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25249" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25247" CreationDate="2015-07-04T20:50:18.740" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unintentionally breaking the fast does not invalidate the fast. You will get the full blessing of your fast Insha'Allah. Do not worry about it. Allah (SWT) has made Islam very easy for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have a look at the following Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Bukhaari&lt;/a&gt; (6669) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/13/222&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; (1155) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever forgets he is fasting and eats or drinks, let him complete his fast for it is Allaah Who has fed him and given him to drink.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and this one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;روى اِبْن خُزَيْمَةَ (1999) عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَة أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;مَنْ أَفْطَرَ فِي شَهْر رَمَضَان نَاسِيًا فَلَا قَضَاء عَلَيْهِ وَلا كَفَّارَة&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;حسنه الألباني في صحيح ابن خزيمة   -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=75&amp;amp;bookhad=1973&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;صحيح ابن خزيمة -  كتاب الصوم&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Khuzaymah (1999) narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever breaks his fast in Ramadaan by mistake does not have to make up that day or offer expiation.” Classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Khuzaymah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/50041&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13270" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-06-15T15:38:45.773" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25248" CreationDate="2015-07-04T22:17:16.967" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no specific time for paying zakat. However, paying zakat in Ramadan is highly encouraged because it is the most blessed month in the year. You need to pay zakat on the money you possessed for one year, provided that the money crossed the threshold amount.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Paying zakat is so important that the Holy Quran speaks about it in many places. Everytime Allah ordered us to pray salat, it is also mentioned to pay zakat. The Hadith also states in many places to pay zakat e.g.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;teach them that Allah has made it obligatory for them to pay the Zakat from their property and it is to be taken from the wealthy among them and given to the poor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;-Bukhari Book 24 Hadith 1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The punishment for not paying zakat is severe. The Quran states that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And let not those who covetously withhold of that which Allah has bestowed on them of His Bounty (wealth) think that it is good for them (and so they do not pay the obligatory Zakaah). Nay, it will be worse for them; the things which they covetously withheld, shall be tied to their necks like a collar on the Day of Resurrection.  And to Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is Well‑Acquainted with all that you do”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Aal ‘Imraan 3:180] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And those who hoard up gold and silver (Al‑Kanz: the money, the Zakaah of which has not been paid) and spend them not in the way of Allaah, announce unto them a painful torment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[al-Tawbah 9:34]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith says the following (out of many) about the punishment of not paying zakat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Dharr reported:&#xA;  I went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he was sitting under the shade of the Ka'ba. As he saw me he said: By the Lord of the Ka'ba, they are the losers. I came there till I sat and I could not stay (longer) and (then) stood up. I said: Messenger of Allah, let my father, be ransom for you, who are they (the losers)? He said: They are those having a huge amount of wealth except so and so and (those who spend their wealth generously on them whom they find in front of them, behind them and on their right side and on their left side) and they are a few. And no owner of camels, or cattle or goat and sheep, who does not pay Zakat (would be spared punishment) but these (camels, cattle, goats and sheep) would come on the Day of Resurrection wearing more flesh and would gore him with their horns and trample them with their hooves. And when the last one would pass away, the first one would return (to trample him) till judgment would be pronounced among people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslim Book 12 Hadith 37&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for reaching the due date, you should repent to Allah (SWT) for not paying zakat in time and then pay the zakat. Allah is the most Merciful, the most Forgiving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And He it is Who accepts repentance from His slaves, and forgives sins”&#xA;  [al-Shoora 42:25]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zakat is an act of worship towards Allah and it is the right of the poor. If a person withholds it, then he is violating two rights: the right of Allah and the right of the poor and others who are entitled to zakaah. If he repents after passing the due date then he is absolved of the obligation to fulfil the right of Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13270" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-26T07:26:53.807" LastActivityDate="2015-10-26T07:26:53.807" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25251" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25027" CreationDate="2015-07-04T23:25:04.160" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Come on brothers, Islam has been made very easy for us. We should try our best to avoid (potentially) haram foods. Nowadays, halal foods are available everywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you have doubt in your mind if the food is haram, it is best to avoid it. You can surely wait a while and eat halal food afterwards. Making the food permissible by blessing it with Allah's name is a &lt;strong&gt;trick&lt;/strong&gt; used by most of us because of our impatience, negligence and greediness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should only eat halal food as ordered by Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Eat not (O believers) of that (meat) on which Allah’s Name has not been pronounced (at the time of the slaughtering of the animal)”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-An’aam 6:121]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And He says concerning haram things (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“He has forbidden you only the Maytah (dead animals), and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allah (or has been slaughtered for idols, on which Allah’s Name has not been mentioned while slaughtering)”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-Baqarah 2:173]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13270" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-10-11T15:34:38.240" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25252" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25255" CreationDate="2015-07-04T23:50:39.433" Score="1" ViewCount="13788" Body="&lt;p&gt;If my menstruation has ended before sunrise and I had taken shower ghusl, but before that I had eaten on time for sahur is it accepted as fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13241" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-07T06:10:36.780" LastActivityDate="2022-06-07T06:10:36.780" Title="If menstruation has ended before sunrise in Ramadan is it accepted to fast, if one had eaten before the ghusl?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|ghusl|menses|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1306" CreationDate="2015-07-05T00:03:32.787" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Qiyas and fiqh are more of a rational thing with base and argument and &lt;strong&gt;conceptualization&lt;/strong&gt; rather that experience or wijdan ( I do not mean anything Sufi, I just mean like in the same way that you know justice is good, you know that aiding your parents is good, etc)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aql can do Qiyas but it’s more of a light... whatever you put it to it shines. It tells what it right and what is wrong so that you may worship Allah.Though it gets damaged by the sins that we do and would heal relative to our service to Allah.&#xA;Have you not seen it to be easy for you to persuade some people for more easier and what is good and what is right? It's because they have done far more less of sins. As in Quran 45:23, Allah is telling us that if you no follow me (and commit too many sins then).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;أَفَرَأَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إِلَهَهُ هَوَاهُ وَأَضَلَّهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى عِلْمٍ وَخَتَمَ عَلَى سَمْعِهِ وَقَلْبِهِ وَجَعَلَ عَلَى بَصَرِهِ غِشَاوَةً فَمَن يَهْدِيهِ مِن بَعْدِ اللَّهِ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;have you then considered him who takes his &lt;strong&gt;low desire for his god&lt;/strong&gt;, and Allah has made him err having knowledge and has &lt;strong&gt;set a seal upon his ear and his heart and put a covering upon his eye&lt;/strong&gt;. who can then guide him after Allah? Will you not then be mindful?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Usul al-Kafi:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;العقل ، أنه ما يتميز به الحسن من القبيح ، والخير من الشر ، والحق من&#xA;  الباطل   .&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  By Aql (itself) you distinguish right from wrong, good from&#xA;  evil and truth from falsehood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or Also &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;العقل ما عبد بالرحمان واکتسب به الجنان   .&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  By 'Aql' you worship Allah&#xA;  and achieve heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance if we are to speak of kindness:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qiyas or fiqh: would bring you numerous reasons and talk to you of a basis...like that if there is no sort of socialization in between humans then this and that...it could go up to a page of explanation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aql: simply knows that kindness is good its already there, like a pre-installed Operating System...every human being is born with it. Do people have to inform you that kindness is good? No never you already know it... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again tell me do you have to educate a 2-3 year old child that kindness is good? No!&#xA;The most you would do is to give a tadzakkur (تذکر) just as the Prophet (PBUH) was instructed by the Quran فذکر انما انت مذکر.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Do you have to explain to a child that lying/hitting is bad? Or the moment that you say honey don't lie/hit they get it. They are reminded of it... as if for a second they have lost that light (عقل) but then again reminded of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or do you need to remind children of Allah? Or is it that they already know of him, yet not completely... Where did that knowing of them come from? It comes from that already given gift of Allah.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Quran 30:30: فطره الله التي فطر الناس عليها لا تبديل لخلق الله ذلك الدين القيم ولكن اكثر الناس لا يعلمون&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;the nature made by Allah in which he has made men; there is no altering of Allah’s creation; that is the right religion, but most people do not know&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a long narration from the book of Kafi (a Shia book) which talks about &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/AlKafi/Al-Kafi_djvu.txt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the army of intelligence and the army of ignorance&lt;/a&gt; ( search for army to find the exact sentence in the book) ;more than &lt;strong&gt;70 aspects&lt;/strong&gt; of each. Basically ignorance happens when you have sinned and darkened your heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ الْإِیمَانُ وَ ضِدَّهُ الْکُفْرَ-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ التَّصْدِیقُ وَ ضِدَّهُ الْجُحُودَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ الرَّجَاءُ وَ ضِدَّهُ الْقُنُوطَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ الْعَدْلُ وَ ضِدَّهُ الْجَوْرَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ الرِّضَا وَ ضِدَّهُ السُّخْطَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ الشُّکْرُ وَ ضِدَّهُ الْکُفْرَانَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ الطَّمَعُ وَ ضِدَّهُ الْیَأْسَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ التَّوَکُّلُ وَ ضِدَّهُ الْحِرْصَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ الرَّأْفَةُ وَ ضِدَّهَا الْقَسْوَةَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ الرَّحْمَةُ وَ ضِدَّهَا الْغَضَبَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ الْعِلْمُ وَ ضِدَّهُ الْجَهْلَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ الْفَهْمُ وَ ضِدَّهُ الْحُمْقَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ بِرُّ الْوَالِدَیْنِ وَ ضِدَّهُ الْعُقُوقَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ الْحَقِیقَةُ وَ ضِدَّهَا الرِّیَاءَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ الْمَعْرُوفُ وَ ضِدَّهُ الْمُنْکَرَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ السَّتْرُ وَ ضِدَّهُ التَّبَرُّجَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ التَّقِیَّةُ وَ ضِدَّهَا الْإِذَاعَةَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَ الْإِنْصَافُ وَ ضِدَّهُ الْحَمِیَّةَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To conclude the difference is that Aql is very much already there... it just needs re-awakening or tadzakkur relative to how much you have damaged it with your sins.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Qiyas doesn't care about that humans have been taught or not before and that they need to be taught through argument.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9329" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-21T09:48:05.860" LastActivityDate="2015-12-21T09:48:05.860" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25254" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25252" CreationDate="2015-07-05T02:13:42.813" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not permitted for menstruating woman to fast. Because fasting starts from dawn, and that your menstruation was still there at that time, your fast will not be accepted. You should make up for that fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Qudaamah said in al-Mughni (4/397): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The scholars are unanimously agreed that it is not permissible for&#xA;  women who are menstruating or bleeding following childbirth to fast,&#xA;  and that they should not fast in Ramadaan but should make up missed&#xA;  fasts. If they do fast, their fast is not accepted. ‘Aa’ishah said:&#xA;  “We used to menstruate at the time of the Messenger of Allaah (peace&#xA;  and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and we were commanded to make up&#xA;  the fasts, but we were not commanded to make up the prayers.” Agreed&#xA;  upon.  The one who commanded them thus was the Prophet (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allaah be upon him). Abu Sa’eed said: The Prophet (peace&#xA;  and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Is it not the case that&#xA;  when one of you menstruates, she does not pray or fast? That is what&#xA;  is meant by lacking in religious commitment.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13270" LastActivityDate="2015-07-05T02:13:42.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25255" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25252" CreationDate="2015-07-05T04:24:39.473" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;asalamoalikum wrwb &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;according to hanafi fiqh if you were in the end of menstruation during ramadan and in night you were sure that next morning your menses would end before fajr and you made an intention of fast in night and when in morning u observed no blood then ur fast is valid if u had taken bath before zawal time jazakillah wallahualam warasuluhu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13267" LastActivityDate="2015-07-05T04:24:39.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8008" CreationDate="2015-07-05T09:56:07.790" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some people questioned the Prophet (pbuh) only to mock him. &amp;quot;People before you&amp;quot; asked such questions and they were given answers. They did not believe the answers, so they became disbelievers because of that. This occurred because these rulings were made plain to them, yet they did not benefit at all from that, for they asked about these things not to gain guidance, but only to mock and defy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following Hadith states the reason for the revelation of that Ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) delivered a sermon the like of which I had never heard before. He said, &amp;quot;If you but knew what I know then you would have laughed little and wept much.&amp;quot; On hearing that, the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) covered their faces and the sound of their weeping was heard. A man said, &amp;quot;Who is my father?&amp;quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;So-and-so.&amp;quot; So this Verse was revealed: &amp;quot;Ask not about things which, if made plain to you, may cause you trouble.&amp;quot; (5.101)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Bukhari Book 65 Hadith 4621&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tafsir of Ibn Kathir also mentions the following incident to have happened before the revelation of that Ayah. This Hadith tells more about the context of that Ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) came out after the sun had declined and offered the Zuhr prayer (in congregation). After finishing it with Taslim, he stood on the pulpit and mentioned the Hour and mentioned there would happen great events before it. Then he said, &amp;quot;Whoever wants to ask me any question, may do so, for by Allah, you will not ask me about anything but I will inform you of its answer as long as I am at this place of mine.&amp;quot; On this, the Ansar wept violently, and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) kept on saying, &amp;quot;Ask Me! &amp;quot; Then a man got up and asked, ''Where will my entrance be, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)?&amp;quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;(You will go to) the Fire.&amp;quot; Then &lt;code&gt;Abdullah bin Hudhaifa got up and asked, &amp;quot;Who is my father, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)?&amp;quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, &amp;quot;Your father is Hudhaifa.&amp;quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) then kept on saying (angrily), &amp;quot;Ask me! Ask me!&amp;quot; &lt;/code&gt;Umar then knelt on his knees and said, &amp;quot;We have accepted Allah as our Lord and Islam as our religion and Muhammad as an Apostle.&amp;quot; Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) became quiet when `Umar said that. Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;By Him in Whose Hand my life is, Paradise and Hell were displayed before me across this wall while I was praying, and I never saw such good and evil as I have seen today.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Bukhari Book 96 Hadith 25&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13270" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-05T09:56:07.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25259" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5374" CreationDate="2015-07-05T10:16:22.200" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;i also agree that coeducation is not good at all and must be avoided. One brother said that Hazrat ayesha used to teach sahaba in parda, justfying coeducation. But i say can u observe that kind of parda today? It was the parda where only her voice could be heard, nothing else. And on this she was teaching not gaining education in a coenvironment. I plead to my Islamic governments to please create separate institutes for our daughters and sisters. My younger sister has passed her high school and now I am really worried about her future, as there r no quality universities for women, and I cannot afford to send her in coeducation environment. I have witnessed first hands its evils.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13295" LastActivityDate="2015-07-05T10:16:22.200" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25262" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-05T13:41:54.577" Score="1" ViewCount="12118" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not that well versed with Arabic therefore I keep in making mistakes in pronunciation. Recently I came across an app where the entire the holy Qur'an is transliterated which makes it much easier (for me) to recite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My concern is, is my recitation still valid if I read from the transliterated text instead of the Arabic text?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13297" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-07-19T20:05:11.197" LastActivityDate="2015-11-17T07:03:37.370" Title="Can the holy Qur'an be recited from English transliteration instead of Arabic text?" Tags="|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25263" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-05T14:00:17.103" Score="1" ViewCount="1092" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a small question regarding &lt;strong&gt;Zakat&lt;/strong&gt;: My mother has 113 grams of gold. She is a housewife, and my father has a personal loan. In this case, would &lt;strong&gt;Zakat&lt;/strong&gt; be mandatory for us?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13299" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-15T13:30:15.383" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T13:30:15.383" Title="Is zakat mandatory for our family, given my mother is a housewife who owns gold and my father has a personal loan?" Tags="|zakat|loan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11903" CreationDate="2015-07-05T14:51:07.103" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have experienced this a lot and IT DOESN'T WORK! These two arguments are contradictory. There isn't a real way in Islam to communicate with someone you have affections for because let's face it: You can't talk or look at them. Marriage is a BIG decision and you must know if you and your partner are compatible BEFORE you marry them, not after. I personally have someone in my class I like and yes I intend to tell them because if you take too long, it might be too late (they might end up being engaged to someone else).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ONLY way you can (and I'm not sure), is by having a mahram among the two of you as a supervisor. But when you are engaged it is practically quite hard to refuse a good marriage proposal even if it turns out you don't like them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps clarify a few things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13294" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-05T08:03:29.247" LastActivityDate="2017-09-05T08:03:29.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25265" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-05T16:52:36.913" Score="5" ViewCount="226" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a friend of mine who is not married to his wife female partner and has recently had a boy. In fact, their relationship is official since in France there is an alternative to marriage which is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_solidarity_pact&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Civil Solidarity Pact&lt;/a&gt;: Their union is acted by a judge (no witness) and they have a paper for that.  Recently, they said they are interested to become Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can Islam deal with newcomers who are in a situation like this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13300" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-03T00:49:24.710" LastActivityDate="2017-02-03T00:49:24.710" Title="What should a couple in a civil union do when converting to Islam?" Tags="|nikah|conversion|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25266" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25293" CreationDate="2015-07-05T17:01:51.013" Score="2" ViewCount="696" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is vague to me. As said in several places that He created for you from yourselves mates.. Example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah 39. Az-Zumar, Ayah 6:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He created you all from a single person, then from that person He created his mate. He also created for you eight head of cattle in pairs. He creates you in the wombs of your mothers in stages, one after another, in three layers of darkness. This is Allah, your Rabb. To Him belongs the sovereignty. There is no god but Him. How can you then turn away from Him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did he create once (at the beginning) or repeatedly doing so (for every person)? Can anybody please clarify it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallah Khayer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T04:55:26.410" Title="Does Allah create for man his wife from himself?" Tags="|nikah|creation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10736" CreationDate="2015-07-05T19:29:09.497" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Depends on whether you have a mental illness. I have bipolar disorder with hypersexuality that comes from the bipolar. Fasting didn't work, neither did simply praying or any other method that was prescribed. I've started taking medication and seeing a therapist. People make it out to be a joke and in reality it is very real, very damaging, and a very painful process. And being a hypersexual destroyed my marriage, so it wasn't about &quot;getting married&quot; because I was . What many don't understand is that those with  hypersexual disorder are never satisified unlike those who are not inflicted with such mental disorders. But alongside medication; therapy; then we must also strive to read Quran, fast and pray properly. Having a mental illness doesn't exclude us from struggling and striving towards Allah. We just have to fight the nafs just a little harder in shaa Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13301" LastActivityDate="2015-07-05T19:29:09.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25266" CreationDate="2015-07-05T21:08:50.520" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It means that Allah created everyone from one person in the beginning &amp;amp; this person is Adam...&#xA;And his wife (Havva or Eve) from the remaining mud of Adam...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12330" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T04:55:26.410" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T04:55:26.410" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25270" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25263" CreationDate="2015-07-05T21:31:30.753" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because the amount of gold your mother owns exceeds the Nisab, then zakat &lt;strong&gt;has&lt;/strong&gt; to be paid. If someone else (e.g. relatives) pays it on her behalf, there is nothing wrong with that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: Is zakaah due on gold that is prepared for adornment, if a woman does not have any means of paying zakaah other than selling some of the gold?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He replied:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The correct scholarly view and the most likely to be correct in my view is that zakaah must be paid on jewellery if it reaches the nisaab (minimum threshold), which is eighty-five grams. If it reaches this amount, zakaah must be paid on it. If she has other wealth and pays from that, there is nothing wrong with it. If her husband or one of her relatives pays it on her behalf, there is nothing wrong with that. If neither of these options is available to her, then she should sell some of it and pay zakaah with that money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Majmoo’ Fataawa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 18/138&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because your father is a debtor, he can accept zakat from others. As a result, you can pay your mother's zakat using the zakat your father earns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not paying zakat is highly punishable as Allaah (SWT) says in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And those who hoard up gold and silver (Al‑Kanz: the money, the&#xA;Zakaah of which has not been paid) and spend them not in the way of&#xA;Allaah, announce unto them a painful torment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the Day when that (Al‑Kanz: money, gold and silver, the Zakaah of which has not been paid) will be heated in the fire of Hell and&#xA;with it will be branded their foreheads, their flanks, and their&#xA;backs, (and it will be said unto them:) ‘This is the treasure which&#xA;you hoarded for yourselves. Now taste of what you used to hoard’”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-Tawbah 9:34-35]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To sum up, you are required to pay zakat of your mother's gold. If you don't have the money to pay the zakat, either you have to request help from your friends/relatives, or you have to sell a part of your mother's gold, or your father can accept zakat from other people and pay the zakat of your mother's gold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13270" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-05T21:31:30.753" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24801" CreationDate="2015-07-06T03:35:14.553" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;salaams sister. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;these are just superstitions, and cultural beliefs, not really backed up with religious rulings. Regarding the bangle, some people may even classify that as shirk, because it is similar to (for example) wearing a blue bead or something for 'luck' to protect you from the evil eye (this is just an example of course). the reason why some people classify it as shirk is because some believe that this item will protect them, and forgetting that Allah SWT is the sole protector. Some people even believe if they dont have that particuar item on them, some injury or harm will befall them. This is very similar to your case, and i would only advise you to remember that Allah SWT is the sole protector, and any good or bad that befalls is all from Him as only Allah SWT knows what is best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T03:35:14.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25273" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25262" CreationDate="2015-07-06T04:05:15.987" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Arabic is better and if you try to learn Arabic you understand 'Ejaaz' of Quran more better.In general position language is not important and attending to Quran and use it in every moment of your life is very important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;إنا أنزلناه قرآنا عربيا لعلكم تعقلون  ﴿۲﴾&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13283" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T04:05:15.987" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25274" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24801" CreationDate="2015-07-06T04:10:50.190" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Falak, i never hear there are any prohibition on a pregnant women moving out of house. But surely this is an good advice to you to caution with your pregnancy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;my country knows &amp;quot;iron bangle&amp;quot; is &amp;quot;jimat&amp;quot; or fetish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from this site : &lt;a href=&quot;http://muslimah.or.id/aqidah/menyelamatkan-generasi-dari-syirik-jimat.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://muslimah.or.id/aqidah/menyelamatkan-generasi-dari-syirik-jimat.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, &amp;quot;Whoever hung the amulet he has committed shirk.&amp;quot; (HR. Ahmad, Hakim, of Friends' Uqbah bin' Amir al-Juhani)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam when he saw someone wearing brass ring in his hand, then he asked,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;What is this?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The man answered, &amp;quot;The antidote is sick.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &amp;quot;Let it go, because he will only add to the weakness&#xA;in you. If you die while the ring was still there on your body then&#xA;you will not be lucky forever. &amp;quot;(HR. Ahmad)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as Muslims we should believe wholeheartedly that benefit and harm it in the hands of God, so we can not rely hearts to Him. We must trust in Allah alone. Allah says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;..And in Allah alone should the believers put their trust..&amp;quot; (Qs.&#xA;Ibrahim: 11)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed charms can not resist and eliminate what God has ordained. Hope makes us noble educator who can produce a generation that is protected from the darkness of polytheism. Waallahu'alam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How about my mother in law?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;We enjoined upon man to be dutiful to his parents. His mother&#xA;bore him in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning lasted two years.&#xA;(We, therefore, enjoined upon him): 'Give thanks to Me and to your parents. To Me is your ultimate return. &amp;quot;(Qs. Luqman: 14)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed mother-in-law is still the mother of your husband. One form of the wife to the husband's devotion is to serve the law. So Falak, keep being good and humble with your mother in law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13304" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T04:10:50.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25275" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25262" CreationDate="2015-07-06T04:51:58.233" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam Femme,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;my teacher always says to me in every day when I have difficulty in improving reading al-Quran. She always give an ayah, what Allah promises to us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;We have made this Qur'an easy as a reminder. Is there, then, any&#xA;  who will take heed?&quot; (Surah Al-Qamar (541: 17)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse is repeatedly mentioned 4 times in the Al-Qamar(17, 22, 32,40)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This repetition is a sign that God will not give trouble to anyone who wants to learn the Quran, especially reading and writing of the Qur'an. God's promise is evidenced by the emergence of various practical methods that facilitate Muslims to learn to read the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Through these methods, it can be said that there is no reason anymore&#xA;for Muslims to be able to read the Holy Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So keep spirit in learn Al-Quran in Arabic version, Femme. There are so many old lady here still learning with spirit to read &quot;aa ba taa&quot; in this holy Quran. I never hesitate with their spirit to get Jannah and &lt;em&gt;fastabiqul khoirot&lt;/em&gt;~ competing in goodness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13304" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T04:51:58.233" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25277" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-06T09:55:35.993" Score="0" ViewCount="775" Body="&lt;p&gt;I lost my job two years back and am relying on my gratuity funds to maintain myself and family.Last year I paid zakat three times more than required to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I liable to pay this year or can it be carried forward?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13307" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-07-10T19:06:17.280" LastActivityDate="2015-08-09T20:02:11.740" Title="Will zakat paid in excess be carried forward to the following year?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2734" CreationDate="2015-07-06T10:23:20.590" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you people have confusion about the orbit in which the sun is swimming, you can clear this idea that Islam has given by studying and researching on &quot;Galactic center&quot; and &quot;Galactic year&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13308" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T10:23:20.590" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25279" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-06T12:11:24.757" Score="1" ViewCount="260" Body="&lt;p&gt;I purchase land for resale in future by 10-15 years and every year value of land is increasing...  for example: last year if the value of land is Rupees 500000/- which paid zakat @ 2.5%  and this year it is increase to rupees 600000/-&#xA;So please advise me shall I pay zakat in rupees 600000/- or increase in the value of land by rupees 100000/- &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13309" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T19:06:16.983" LastActivityDate="2016-03-01T02:43:39.057" Title="Zakat payment inquire" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="270" CreationDate="2015-07-06T12:36:51.003" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many verses in the Quran discussing slavery, and throughout the life of Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) slavery was fully accepted. There is no evidence to suggest that slavery is in anyway or form banned in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, &quot;Everyone of you is a guardian and is responsible for his charges. The ruler who has authority over people, is a guardian and is responsible for them, a man is a guardian of his family and is responsible for them; a woman is a guardian of her husband's house and children and is responsible for them; a slave ('Abu) is a guardian of his master's property and is responsible for it; so all of you are guardians and are responsible for your charges.&quot;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/046-sbt.php#003.046.730&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari 3:46:730&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the above Hadith, Slavery is an element of an Islamic Society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam the idea behind slavery is that the criminal, or enemy combatant's expenses are paid by his/her owner while the slave is expected to work for the owner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such it is seen as a better alternative to a prison system in which the expenses are paid by a group of people who have no control over him/her and in which the prisoner therefore might not be required to work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam has laws governing slavery, if slavery wasn't part of Islam, there would be no laws on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastEditorUserId="21609" LastEditDate="2017-03-29T16:39:43.347" LastActivityDate="2017-03-29T16:39:43.347" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25281" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11603" CreationDate="2015-07-06T13:08:57.413" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Answer to you first question is simple, be organized, precise and exact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is crucial to remember, you can achieve the same goal unlimited number of ways, when you ask Allah (swt) for something, do you know how many ways that something can be achieved? When you ask for a million dollars, how many ways can that goal be achieved? In how many different time frames?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The secret to success in this life is simple, knowledge. Knowledge of what you want, and knowledge of the paths that can take you to what you want. If you are not specific, then Allah (swt) will choose for you a path, and then you change your mind, then you get confused, and in the end you fail to achieve your goal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the best prayers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Allahumma Rabbana Atina fid-dunya hasanatan wafil- Akhirati hasanatan waqina athaban nar.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Oh Allah, our Lord, give us all the good of this world, and the good of the life hereafter, and save us from the punishment of the hell-fire.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this prayer you leave it with Allah (swt), put your trust in Allah (swt) and let thy decide the best path for you, a path that will give you best in this life and in Akhira.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people ask for specific things in this life, destroying their prospects in Akhira (knowingly or not knowingly), there are many verses in Quran about those people, so please don't be one of those people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T13:08:57.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25282" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25295" CreationDate="2015-07-06T14:30:30.363" Score="2" ViewCount="12368" Body="&lt;p&gt;I got a nosebleed today, and as I was running towards the sink, lots of blood came into my mouth, and it dripped like mad. I then washed my nose, and stopped the bleading. But in the process of doing so, I swallowed blood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason I swallowed it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I totally forgot that it was Ramadan, so I did NOT break the fast with an intention of breaking it. I just happened to do something that invalidates it, but By Allah, I did not swallow the blood to break my fast.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;After researching, I found out that swallowing blood is Haram in Islam. I didn't know this before, and I didn't know that swallowing blood invalidates my fast, because I never thought about it before, and I never looked it up.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I swallowed the blood &lt;em&gt;intentionally&lt;/em&gt;, because I totally forgot about Ramadan, and I thought that it wasn't Haram (because if I did know that, I would've never done it in the first place), let alone knowing that it invalidates my fast.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I looked this up, and the scholars all say that your fast will not be invalid if you do it unintentionally, but I swallowed it intentionally, but not with the intention of breaking the fast, so that's why I'm asking this here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll be continuing my fast, but if someone tells me my fast was invalid, I will make up for it. If it didn't invalid my fast, I won't make up for it, because I'm not going to break my fast today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for you, &quot;Azam&quot;, it is not possible to make up a day if the fast of that day was valid. The question here is whether it's considered as valid or not. So if I have to decide if this invalidates my fast or not, I first have to know the answer. Because if I have to make up for today, then I HAVE to eat right now, otherwise I'm Fasting for no reason. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13313" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user13313" LastEditDate="2017-07-02T00:35:14.087" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T09:13:57.573" Title="I intentionally swallowed blood, but not with the intention to break the fast; does it still break my fast?" Tags="|ramadan|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25279" CreationDate="2015-07-06T15:33:25.077" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you pay zakat, you have to pay 2.5% of that which you own. So if you have 100,000 dollars, you have to pay 2,500 dollars AT LEAST. You can pay more if you want, but the &lt;strong&gt;extra&lt;/strong&gt; you give is considered as &quot;sadaqa&quot;, not as zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your question; you have to give 2.5% of all your wealth &lt;strong&gt;the moment you give zakat.&lt;/strong&gt; So if you decided to give zakat tomorrow, and everything you own is worth one million (right now), then you have to give 2.5% of what it's worth &lt;strong&gt;now&lt;/strong&gt;, so 25 Thousand (of one million).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your case, you have to pay 2.5% of 600k Rupees. So yeah, you always have to take today's price. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not a scholar, so if someone disagrees with me, and comes with proof that I'm wrong, please share it, so that we may benefit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13313" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T15:33:25.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25286" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25277" CreationDate="2015-07-06T15:40:14.623" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My opinion is it is mostly up to you (and your situation). God knows best anyway and he is the most rewarding, most merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If someone cannot bear it and the requirements do not hold, then you don't pay Zakat.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you can bear and you fulfill the requirements, then you have to pay Zakat.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The assessment is done each year for the year.&lt;/strong&gt; Do not stress yourself. If you cannot pay, but you badly would love to pay Zakat, then try to accept that this time you simply cannot. Your intention will be rewarded and God is the most honest and just, most knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question is not of practical importance, since either you have to pay or you don't have to pay. You who should know by yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your question might have a theoretic interest though and the answers might differ. Here is my opinion on that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, what you pay in the name of God will be rewarded inshallah. Be it &lt;em&gt;in excess&lt;/em&gt; or not.&#xA;There is no such thing as carrying forward of Zakat. The excess would be considered Sadaqa. And both are very rewarding inshallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12680" LastActivityDate="2015-07-06T15:40:14.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11490" CreationDate="2015-07-06T21:54:29.953" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, there are a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/1766&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5 requirements&lt;/a&gt; to a valid marriage contract:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both parties (Husband and Wife) are clearly named. For example, a person can't say I marry you my Daughter when he has more than 1 daughter.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both parties are OK with the marriage.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The wali is present (Father, Brother, Closet relative, Caliphate, Sheikh) in that order.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At least 2 witnesses.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They can marry Islamically (linage wise, one being an unbeliever (not the people of the book)).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should make it easy on yourself. If she wants to serve Beer/Pork it shouldn't be an issue since their religion allows it, just make sure there is a Halal option and Muslims who attend know about it. Also make sure that her family does pay for the non Islamic food so you won't get sins for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The venue also matters, personally I wouldn't recommend Masjid and go with a wedding hall instead, since she is not a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can go to the local Masjid, perform the Islamic Aqid there in an office setting with the wife/her wali (Masjid is usually occupied so its easy to get witnesses) and then re-do it again in the wedding hall, if needed, which is what most people I know do who marry non Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2021-11-26T12:41:36.380" LastActivityDate="2021-11-26T12:41:36.380" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25288" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-06T22:49:13.427" Score="2" ViewCount="232" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum All,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a Murabaha, can the Buyer/Agent of the product, who promises to buy the product from the Seller at a later point in time, sell the product to his customer (with the Seller's permission) before the end of the Murabaha contract?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, the Buyer/Agent wants to buy some scarves to resell to its customers. As it needs funding, the Buyer/Agent approaches the Seller and asks if the Seller can purchase the scarves with a promise that the Buyer/Agent will purchase the same scarves from the Seller some time later at an agreed higher price. Before the end of the Murabaha contract, the Buyer/Agent sells the scarves to its customers with permission from the Seller. And at the end of the Murabaha contract, the Buyer/Agent pays the Seller the agreed price of the scarves (purchase price plus profit). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this considered Shariah-compliant? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13319" LastEditorUserId="13270" LastEditDate="2015-07-07T00:33:27.313" LastActivityDate="2015-07-07T00:33:27.313" Title="Question on Murabaha (selling the product before the end of the contract period)" Tags="|finance|banking|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25290" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-07T00:02:09.667" Score="1" ViewCount="26933" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know that good and bad deeds are multiplied in the month of Ramadan. &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/38213&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This answer in islamqa.info&lt;/a&gt;, says similar thing that doing sin in the month of Ramadan is multiplied in terms of quality, and the punishment is more severe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know that the night of Qadr is better than a 1000 months. Doing good deeds at that night is thousands of times better than doing good deeds at other nights. By the same logic, &lt;strong&gt;is committing sin at the night of Qadr multiplied by some thousands of times?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13270" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T08:42:26.880" Title="Is sin at laylatul Qadr multiplied by thousands of times?" Tags="|sin|laylat-al-qadr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25292" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25290" CreationDate="2015-07-07T00:18:04.600" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Holy Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LMXsu.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever comes [on the Day of Judgement] with a good deed will have ten times the like thereof [to his credit], and whoever comes with an evil deed will not be recompensed except the like thereof; and they will not be wronged. [6:160]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah also says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hXdif.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever does an evil deed will not be recompensed except by the like thereof; but whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer - those will enter Paradise, being given provision therein without account. [40:40]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah also says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ByeSX.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever comes [at Judgement] with a good deed will have better than it, and they, from the terror of that Day, will be safe. [27:89]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah also says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pRyaa.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever comes [on the Day of Judgement] with a good deed will have better than it; and whoever comes with an evil deed - then those who did evil deeds will not be recompensed except [as much as] what they used to do. [28:84]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we can clearly see from these Ayat. A good deed will be multiplied, however, a bad deed will stay itself, just 1 bad deed regardless of where the person is or when it occurs. This is one of the mercies of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars use the following Ayah to say that Bad deeds in certain places are bad:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HpL7X.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who have disbelieved and avert [people] from the way of Allah and [from] al-Masjid al-Haram, which We made for the people - equal are the resident therein and one from outside; and [also] whoever intends [a deed] therein of deviation in religion - We will make him taste of a painful punishment.[22:25]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, you can clearly see this Ayah speaking about the Quresh people who used to worship Idols at the Kabba, which this forbids it. It clearly says deviation in religion &lt;code&gt;الحاد&lt;/code&gt; which translated to disbelieving. This Ayah mentions nothing about sins or wrongdoings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَقَدْ رَوَى الْحَافِظُ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ التَّمِيمِيُّ فِي التَّرْغِيبِ ثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ إبْرَاهِيمَ ثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ ابْنِ حَمْدَيْهِ ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ إبْرَاهِيمَ ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْن أَبِي الْعَوَّامِ ثَنَا أَبُو خَلَفُ بْنُ خَلِيفَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ الْأَعْمَش عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ مَرْفُوعًا فَذَكَرَهُ وَفِي آخِرِهِ { فَاتَّقُوا شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ فَإِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ تُضَاعَفُ فِيهِ وَكَذَلِكَ السَّيِّئَاتُ } وَهُوَ خَبَرٌ ضَعِيفٌ .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Alhafid Abu Kassim Altayami, .. (list of names of narrations) ... narrated from Abu Huriria at the end: &amp;quot;Beware of the month of Ramadan, that good and bad deeds are increased during it&amp;quot; - However, this was a very weak narration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we can clearly see from the first Ayah. Those who come with a Sin, they will only be judge on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the above proofs, it means that the sin in The night of Qadr (and everywhere/everytime) is counted as 1 sin and not multiplied.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-07T19:00:02.590" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25293" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25266" CreationDate="2015-07-07T01:48:45.983" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no evidence for repeatedly do so in Qur'an. So It was once for the beginning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are Quranic verses which imply that Eve was created from the extra clay  Prophet Adam was created from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verses are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1-&lt;/strong&gt;  یا أَیُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّکُمُ الَّذی خَلَقَکُمْ مِنْ نَفْسٍ واحِدَةٍ وَ خَلَقَ مِنْها زَوْجَها&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O mankind, fear your Lord, who created you from one soul and created&#xA;  from it its mate...(Surat An-Nisā',verse 1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2-&lt;/strong&gt;  هُوَ الَّذی خَلَقَکُمْ مِنْ نَفْسٍ واحِدَةٍ وَ جَعَلَ مِنْها زَوْجَها لِیَسْکُنَ إِلَیْها&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is He who created you from one soul and created from it its mate&#xA;  that he might dwell in security with her...(Surat Al-'A`rāf,verse 189)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3-&lt;/strong&gt;  خَلَقَکُمْ مِنْ نَفْسٍ واحِدَةٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْها زَوْجَها&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He created you from one soul. Then He made from it its mate...(Surat&#xA;  Az-Zumar,verse 6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition in Surat An-Nisā',verse 1 Allah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّکُمُ الَّذي خَلَقَکُمْ مِنْ نَفْسٍ&#xA;  واحِدَةٍ وَ خَلَقَ مِنْها زَوْجَها وَ بَثَّ مِنْهُما رِجالاً&#xA;  کَثيراً... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O mankind, fear your Lord, who created you from one soul and created&#xA;  from it its mate and dispersed from both of them many men and&#xA;  women...(Surat An-Nisā',verse 1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as you see Allah dispersed from both Eve and Adam many men and women which naturally dispersed from them many men and women, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It shows that the women (wives) are from the first generation of human being which is Eve and Adam such other men are(Not to be from other men which themselves are from Eve and Adam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, It was just once for Eve and Adam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-07-22T08:23:55.410" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T08:23:55.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25294" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-07T01:52:44.380" Score="6" ViewCount="9639" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salat Witr is prayed after Salat Taraweeh and Salat Isha in mosque. This the routine followed in the month of Ramadan in my country. If I wake up early and then pray for Tahajjud, Is it okay?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hear that Salat Witir is a cover of Salat, so we can't continue another Salat and then do Witir again, may be because the count of the rakaat must be odd. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13304" LastEditorUserId="13304" LastEditDate="2015-07-07T09:01:25.930" LastActivityDate="2019-05-23T07:43:49.983" Title="Is it okay to perform Tahajjud after Witir?" Tags="|salat|ramadan|taraweeh|tahajjud|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25282" CreationDate="2015-07-07T01:53:23.503" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I totally forgot that it was Ramadan, so I did NOT break the fast with an intention of breaking it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This belongs to the category of &lt;em&gt;eating forgetfully&lt;/em&gt;. As a result, your fast should be valid because of the following Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&#xA;  &quot;Whoever eats out of forgetfulness while fasting, let him complete his fast, for it is Allah Who has fed him and given him to drink.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;-Sunan Ibn Majah Book 7 Hadith 1743 (classed Sahih by Darussalam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, Dr. Husam al-Din Ibn Musa `Afana, professor of principles of Islamic jurisprudence atAl-Quds University, Palestine, states the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This hadith clearly shows that anybody who forgetfully eats or drinks during the daytime of Ramadan is to complete his fast and not to break it, nor does he have to fast another day for this day because his eating or drinking is sustenance from Allah. Actually, to unmindfully drink or eat during fasting does not affect it, because such a person is excused in Islam. This is further evidenced by the following hadith: &quot;My Ummah will be excused for what they commit by mistake, forgetfulness, or what they were forced to do&quot; (At-Tabarani, Ad-Darqutni and Al-Hakim in different wording.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;source : &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-the-scholar/acts-of-worship/fasting/etiquettes-of-fasting/171724-advising-one-who-forgetfully-eats-in-ramadan.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-the-scholar/acts-of-worship/fasting/etiquettes-of-fasting/171724-advising-one-who-forgetfully-eats-in-ramadan.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah (SWT) knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13270" LastActivityDate="2015-07-07T01:53:23.503" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25296" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-07T03:50:31.100" Score="1" ViewCount="1184" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of my friend wants to do Istikhara for marriage. But I know that he is not doing good deeds. All the time I mean all the year he talks to non-mehram friends even still he have a non-mehram friends and even he doesn't pray 5 times prayer all the year. His mother said him to do Istikhara even her mother also given him rights to make non-mehram friends. Can you please tell me now is it right to do Istikhara for one girl for marriage  when you already have so many non-mehram friends and you did so many wrong things?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I actually mean is that people do wrong thing, every time when they commit a sins they don't even think about Allah, or what Allah wants? But when the times comes for marriage they started to do Istikhara. Is it right to do like this when all other things you are doing is haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13109" LastEditorDisplayName="user2724" LastEditDate="2015-07-07T16:40:19.613" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T11:19:26.730" Title="Question about Istikhara?" Tags="|istikharah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="15065" CreationDate="2015-07-07T09:30:15.103" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is absolutely haram to lie to someone, specially when a transaction is taking place. You're not an admission consultant, and you're pretending to be one. Instead of charging the client, why don't you charge your friend for bringing him a client? That would be more fair, just and in that case you wouldn't be lying, that is an alternative for you to think about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, “The biggest of the Great Sins are: To join others in worship with Allah, to be undutiful to one’s own parents, and to give a false witness.” He repeated it thrice, or said, “….a false statement,” and kept on repeating that warning till we wished he would stop saying it ( Bukhari: Vol. 9, Book 84, Hadith 54)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2015-07-07T09:30:15.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25296" CreationDate="2015-07-07T09:44:43.783" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think every people have a chance to be a better person. Only Allah can judge which is a good person and a bad person. We are humans; we cannot judge him. And, only Allah knows the sincerity of the dua. What we can do is just give him advice. What can we do is just following the rules of Allah and avoid the prohibition of Allah. This is the task of Allah, not us. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13304" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-07-07T20:50:36.230" LastActivityDate="2015-07-07T20:50:36.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11960" CreationDate="2015-07-07T10:48:55.757" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is only one source in Shia Islam that talks about Nowroz, and that source is Imam Jafar, but he doesn't talk about fire worshiping ritual, rather talks about a day of remembering GOD (even so, the narration is Mursal (so is weak and isn't accepted)):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Sadeq (as): On the day of Nowruz do ghusl and put on your cleanest and purest clothing, use perfume and fast for the day. After praying the nawafil (extra recommended prayer) and dhuhr and asr prayers perform four raka’ts of prayer. In the first raka’t recite Surah Hamd once and Surah Al-Qadr ten times, in the second raka’t recite Surah Hamd once and Surah Al-Kaferun ten times, in the third raka’t recite Surah Hamd once and Surah Attawhid ten times and in the fourth raka’t recite Surah Hamd once and Surah Annas and Surah Al-falaq both ten times and after prayer go to sajdah and do shukr (thanks) to Allah and ask Him to forgive the sins of fifty years of your life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is another weak narration, also not accepted:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it has been narrated that Mansur Dawaneqi had sent a messenger to Imam Musa bin Ja’far (as) to ask him to be present in a ceremony and sit beside him while the people would bring gifts for the occasion of Nowruz. The Imam replied: I reviewed the ahadith of my forefather, the Messenger of Allah and didn’t find any hadith for this occasion, this is a Persian tradition that Islam has put an end to, and we seek refuge to Allah to revive something that has been diminished by Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source (Ibn Shahr ashub's book - Manaqeb)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no evidence to support the practice of Nowroz, those who try to find something end up with these two narrations, both weak in nature, both contradicting each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the other hand, there are only two Eids in Islam, a Pagan ritual is not one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T07:12:56.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21346" CreationDate="2015-07-07T11:51:46.017" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no Islamic law against those who insult/mock the prophet, the executions that took place in the past was during war time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today, most people refer to this Hadith when talking about execution of those who insult/mock the prophet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Volume 5, Book 59, Number 369&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summary, the Hadith refers to Mohammad's (pbuh) orders to execute a Jewish poet who incited people against Muslim and Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This isn't just an Islamic practice, even America commits such executions, for example the execution of Anwar al Awlaki, who was inciting people against America with his eloquent speech.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As for who can carry the execution of those who incite violence against Muslim?&lt;/strong&gt; Anyone, but the orders must come from Muslim leader.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE - this is not for mocking or insulting the prophet, this is for inciting hatred and violence against Muslim and Islam.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2015-07-07T11:51:46.017" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="799" CreationDate="2015-07-07T12:51:15.393" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hash code came to existence because of the disposal issue of papers containing Allah (swt)'s name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are different rulings on how such a paper should be disposed of, some say it should be buried, others say it should be burned, and then we have those who say the paper should be placed on flowing water so that the ink is cleared.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then we have those who suggest you should keep it in a permanent storage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the underlying cause of 786 practice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For those who claim it is Shaytan's work, maybe so, but it is derived from an Islamic belief to respect and revere Allah (swt)'s name and verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When people write 786 in a letter, the reader will say bismillaherahmaneraheem, but at the same time, the reader will not be burdened with stress of sinning if disposed the wrong way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since there is no Hadith of such disposals at the times of prophet Mohammad (pbuh), people are left with the practice of the Sahaba:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is authentically reported in Sahih Al-Bukhari, under the chapter titled &quot;Compiling the Qur’an&quot;, that Uthman ibn Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered four of the best reciters among the Sahabah (Companions of the Prophet) to transcribe several copies of the Mus-haf (manuscript of the Qur’an), which was compiled into one manuscript by the command of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them). When they finished Uthman sent a copy of the transcribed Mus-haf to every territory. He also ordered that any other written records of the Qur’an be burnt. None among the Sahabah objected, except for what was reported that Ibn Mas'ud did. Yet, Ibn Mas‘ud objected to confining people to the Mus-haf that was sent by `Uthman to the territories, not to the burning process.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem is, in my culture burning might be considered innocent, in another culture burning can be considered as an insult. That's why different approaches of disposals have been proposed by scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the above justify the existence of this innovation? Allah (swt) knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2015-07-07T12:51:15.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2002" CreationDate="2015-07-07T19:11:58.390" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;assalamualaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakat &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brothers this is only my humble opinion and not from a hadith source but surely weather you attentively read the quran or attentively listening to the quran there is benefit in both however large or small we should leave to allah. We agree that allah accepts and rewards any good action or deed so i am sure that listening to the quran falls into either one of these categories furthermore in this day and age we have the modern benefit of reading the translation of the quran whilst listening to beautiful recitations so have the benefit that previous generations didnt  which is to understand the meaning of the quranic recitation whilst listening in virtually every language which shows the kindness of the most merciful in making it easy for his creation to understand his word. subhanallah.... I think most people would agree that listening to the quran brings a sense of peace to ones heart and encourages and increases humbleness. So to conclude inshallah allah rewards us all for either listening or reciting his holy book. Ps any thing i have said in error is from me and anything thats is true is from allah . may allah guide us all to be one beating heart striving to perfect ourselves. ameen &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13334" LastActivityDate="2015-07-07T19:11:58.390" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24286" CreationDate="2015-07-07T20:08:30.537" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I feel your pain. Back at the Prophet time, the Masjid was built before his house was built. When Muslims used to conquer a country, the first thing they would do is build a Masjid first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Masjid was meant to be the heart of the Muslim community. It would contain everything and everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;The Masjid is a place for Poetry&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In many instance poetry was recited in the Masjid for all, like what was &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=1851&amp;amp;hid=677&amp;amp;pid=642485&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;reported&lt;/a&gt; that the prophet PBUH told Hassan Bin Thabet to compose a poet for the Quds to attack the occupiers. He even had him stand on his Minbar while reading the poetry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Masjid is the Military Complex&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the prophet would &lt;a href=&quot;http://audio.islamweb.net/audio/index.php?fuseaction=ft&amp;amp;ftp=hadeeth&amp;amp;id=7008212&amp;amp;spid=264&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;order a war&lt;/a&gt;, it would happen after the Jumma, where someone would take the war banner and lead the Muslims to war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was the place where the Prophet PBUH would discuss all Military issues in regards when/what/how.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Masjid is a learning facility - a school&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is where most people would go to learn about their religion from the Prophet. This time it would be used for both general education and learning the deen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Masjid is a hospital&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Masjid can &lt;a href=&quot;http://audio.islamweb.net/audio/index.php?fuseaction=ft&amp;amp;ftp=athar&amp;amp;id=8001358&amp;amp;spid=264&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;be used as a hospital&lt;/a&gt; to treat the wounded. When Saed Ben moud came to Madinah, was hit by an Arrow in the war of Khundak he was taken to the Masjid to be taken care of. He later died in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Masjid is a shelter for those with no homes&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was &lt;a href=&quot;http://audio.islamweb.net/audio/index.php?fuseaction=ft&amp;amp;ftp=hadeeth&amp;amp;id=7006903&amp;amp;spid=264&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;reported by Ibn Omar&lt;/a&gt; that: I was a single person, sleeping in the Masjid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;You can talk in the Masjid&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Opposed to what many &lt;a href=&quot;http://audio.islamweb.net/audio/index.php?fuseaction=ft&amp;amp;ftp=hadeeth&amp;amp;id=7004914&amp;amp;spid=264&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;people think&lt;/a&gt;. The masjid is the place to discuss worldy matters. There was a hadith saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Talking in the Masjid eats the good deeds like fire eats wood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الكلام في المسجد يأكل الحسنات كما تأكل النار الحطب&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this is a hadith rules by many as fake. Oppose there is a hadith Hassan that says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We used to talk after Fajir in the Masjid for the news of the Jahilia and the Prophet PBUH was with us and he would laugh and smile.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كنا نتحدث بعد صلاة الفجر في المسجد بأخبار الجاهلية، والرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم معنا، فنضحك ويتبسم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;#&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The list can go and on. The Masjid was meant as a City Hall for Muslims, however, many people now a days only reflect the Masjid as a place where even kids are not allowed to run around and scream and have fun. They expect everyone sitting down reading Quran or Praying. The Masjid was meant as something bigger than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-07-07T20:08:30.537" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25315" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-07T22:32:07.060" Score="6" ViewCount="2961" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a recent revert to Islam and was married three months ago to a Muslim man in Morocco.  I live in USA.  I was visiting the country and also visiting this man and his family to see if we were compatible.  There were two witnesses and I had a wali but there was no marriage contract written and no mahr was paid and now I wonder about the validity of the marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He swears we are married but I am having serious doubts.  I don't want to be married anymore because I think it was done in haste but he says he will not divorce me.  I am so confused and scared to death that I will have to live with this situation and never be able to be properly married in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was no civil ceremony and I can make no legal claims as a wife should with regards to financial support or anything. Am I married to him according to Islam? Have I committed zina since we were intimate after that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13338" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-05T09:12:19.043" LastActivityDate="2022-06-05T09:12:19.043" Title="Is marriage valid without a written contract and without mahr?" Tags="|nikah|mehr|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25316" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5893" CreationDate="2015-07-07T23:28:35.227" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A disobedient wife is  the result of western society//poisoned by their thinking i.e. free to do as she please  go with other men/cheat/made to feel that she don't have to listen to husband as she will be provided for  if she gets divorce by the laws of this country even if she is at fault and not the poor husband///constantly provoking husband into arguments trying to get divorce because she got a secret lover as with spoilt western women//bring back sharia law///a married woman loving someone else is a result of kufir thinking and laws not Muslim thinking and sharia law/  woman  should be stoned to death// no buts and ifs to stop from evil spreading//&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13339" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-12T07:41:11.993" LastActivityDate="2015-11-12T07:41:11.993" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25317" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-08T04:12:24.193" Score="2" ViewCount="103" Body="&lt;p&gt;In 15th and 16th Century, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How Government of Arabia or caretakers of Mecca verify that; a person who dressed like Haji; is Muslim or non-Muslim? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12714" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:15:36.067" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:15:36.067" Title="In 16th Century, How Hajis were verified, whether he is Muslim or not?" Tags="|history|non-muslim|hajj|masjid-al-haram|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25318" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-08T06:36:56.687" Score="2" ViewCount="994" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been married for two years, prior to that my husband and I have been together for 4 years. We have a two year old son. My husband smokes dagga constantly and even in the house while our son is there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He has been addicted to cocaine and he lost his job (which is an Islamic relieve company) because he stole a lot of money for drugs. His work called me and said he needs to pay the money or they will lay charges. I still stayed, but he acts as if he does not need me, and that I am wrong for nagging him. I nearly get involved in his kind of world but I pulled away. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few days ago I left because I couldn't handle the fighting in front of my son. I am staying by my mums house. I'm hurt as this is not the man I used to love. He acts as if his ok and hasn't even tried to mend things. His mother says he is right. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have I done the right thing according Islam? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I ask for talaq even though its most frowned upon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13341" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T08:48:32.817" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T03:48:34.953" Title="Is it wrong that I left my husband as he is on drugs and he hit me twice and refuses to change" Tags="|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25322" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23719" CreationDate="2015-07-08T10:21:35.207" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hadith you mentioned talks about the 70000 who will enter paradise &lt;strong&gt;without being brought into account&lt;/strong&gt;. And they are the best people from this ummah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the total number of people going to paradise from this ummah is known only to Allah (SWT). The reason why those 70000 will not be the only one is because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is good news for all of us Muslims in this hadeeth and others.&#xA;There is more information in a report narrated in the Musnad of Imaam&#xA;Ahmad and the Sunan of al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Maajah, where Abu Umaamah&#xA;is reported to have said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of&#xA;Allaah be upon him) said: “My Lord promised me that seventy thousand&#xA;of my ummah will enter Paradise without being brought to account or&#xA;being punished; with each thousand of them will be another seventy&#xA;thousand, plus three handfuls of the handfuls of my Lord, may He be&#xA;glorified.” We ask Allaah to make us among them. Just imagine: seventy&#xA;thousand, with each thousand of whom is another seventy thousand – how&#xA;great will be the total number of people who will enter Paradise&#xA;without being brought to account? How many will be in each handful&#xA;“scooped up” by the Merciful, Compassionate, Generous Almighty Lord?&#xA;We ask Allaah to make us among that number.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/4203&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13270" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T10:21:35.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25318" CreationDate="2015-07-08T12:36:42.317" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;May peace be upon u sister , divorce isnt the only option left yet perhaps you can have a meeting with him along with his family members and yours and a sheikh and try to sort it out with talking .. I would not tell you to take divorce or to not to, everything happens by the will of Allah (swt) ive seen such cases often some people do leave their bad habits the alcoholics , drugholic when they get married , a good loving spouse do changes some of the people just by staying with them takin care of him but sometimes they get worse .. I advice you sister if you can save the pure relation of yours nothing else is greater than that ..  May Allah swt guide you and your husband to the straight path and give him tawfeeq ameen ya rab and bless you in this world and the akhirah .. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13337" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T12:36:42.317" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25162" CreationDate="2015-07-08T12:50:16.343" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be honest you remind of the people of lut (may peace be upon him) u should read the story of lut (as)and his people and lisen understand how they were punished its strictly forbidden for someone turn gay in islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13337" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T12:50:16.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25328" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-08T15:41:29.587" Score="1" ViewCount="9077" Body="&lt;p&gt;I used to do service until last year. Since last year, I amjobless and actively looking for a job. I had some investments and am currently running my family with the profit from the investments. Unfortunately, the whole profit amount is being spent to maintain my family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, is it obligatory for me to give Zakat from the profit of the investments? If I spend some additional amount, then I have to spend it from the original investment and as a result I shall receive lesser profit and shall face hardship to maintain my family. It is mentionable that I have paid Zakat every year. It is also mentionable that my wife owns gold jewelery which had been gifted by me and her family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please advise as to whether or not Zakat is obligatory on me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13351" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-07-09T14:51:36.297" LastActivityDate="2018-01-30T10:57:45.263" Title="Is Zakat obligatory for jobless person who has some investments?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25330" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-08T17:22:08.547" Score="3" ViewCount="10249" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a particular question regarding the listening and understanding the Quran. Is it permissible to listen to the Quran while working on a project? Will it affect me in any way and should I do it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13356" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-09T00:35:30.067" LastActivityDate="2021-03-12T03:34:01.110" Title="Is it permissible to listen to the Quran while working on a project?" Tags="|quran-recitation|reading-quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25331" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23316" CreationDate="2015-07-08T17:44:24.600" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith that says not to kill Woman, Children or elderly the only hadith that says so which is of a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/15/138&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;weak narration&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Go in Allah's name, trusting in Allah, and adhering to the religion of Allah's Apostle. Do not kill a decrepit old man, or a young infant, or a child, or a woman; do not be dishonest about booty, but collect your spoils, do right and act well, for Allah loves those who do well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the only restrictions there are as stated by many hadiths are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do not embezzle the spoils&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do not break your pledge&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do not mutilate dead bodies&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do not kill the children&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadiths:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/2115600&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/urn/2115600&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/32/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/muslim/32/3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/21/80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/21/80&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/16/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/16/24&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1329670&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/urn/1329670&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/15/137&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/15/137&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/509720&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/urn/509720&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So 2 points. First children are the only ones that you are not allowed to kill. The second, you still can take slaves from Children, women and men as allowed by the Quran and Sunnah. Physical harm does not have nothing to do with taking slaves in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T17:44:24.600" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25332" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25330" CreationDate="2015-07-08T19:58:11.973" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything wrong i write is from me and anything good is from the most high the most merciful Allah swt. Ramadhan Kareem my brother may allah bless you for asking. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brother it is a good thought and touching that you want to listen to the quran whilst working Mashallah may allah reward you abundantly for all your good deeds and efforts.However brother please give this a thought. The Quran metions &quot;and when you listen to the Quran then you should listen to it attentively&quot;. Now the question is whilst you are working on your project are you able to give the recitation your full attention? that is listen to it word for word?. The quran is a message to mankind and a healing and mercy from allah.  Furthermore it is better that you listen to the quran whilst gaining some benefit from it i.e you try to understand what is being recited hence it is good to listen to the version with audio translation or read the translation whilst listening after each ayat this way you are giving each ayat your full attention. If however you feel that listening to the quran is having it on in the background whilst you are engrossed in your project then the recitation would not be listened to attentively hence may be of little benefit but again as i mentioned this is merely my humble opinion and not from a hadith source so may allah forgive me if i have said something to which i have no right. In my humble opinion this would be close to leaving a quran open in the middle of a room without a reciter who happens to glance at it from time to time and i am sure you would agree that to do this would be disrepectful to a blessed book from allah swt. please forgive me if i have said anything that may offend you i have merely tried to give you an explanation based on logic of the qurans ayat re listening to quran being recited. On the other hand it is up to allah to reward good deeds and actions and it may be that he records your wanting to listen as a good action and rewards you as he pleases. Inshallah there are other brothers on here who are more knowledgeable than me. wa alaykum salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakat and ramadan kareem  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13334" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T19:58:11.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25333" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23362" CreationDate="2015-07-08T20:19:31.640" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From my understanding is that Monday and Thursday are the best days to fast because the Prophet use to fast those days and the three white days, they call them in English. Three days each month when the moon is full. It is not permissible to fast Friday, Saturday or Sunday, unless during Ramadan. The reason is because Friday is considered a special day for Muslims, Saturday for Jewish and Sunday for the Christians. I am not a scholar so I could be mistaken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13358" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T20:19:31.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25330" CreationDate="2015-07-08T23:15:33.760" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the Quran is being recited/played, you are required to listen to it attentively. Allah (SWT) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, when the Qur’aan is recited, listen to it, and be silent that you may receive mercy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/204&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sura Araf 7:204&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a very clear command from Allah (SWT) that we should respect, listen and learn from the Quran whenever it is recited, so that we can receive mercy from Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah (SWT) knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13270" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T23:15:33.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25328" CreationDate="2015-07-08T23:39:00.473" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zakat becomes obligatory to a person only when his/her income reaches the Nisab amount (threshold), and that the money has been under the owner's possession for a whole lunar year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The amount of zakat you need to pay depends on how much your profit amount is. The minimum amount of profit for which zakat becomes obligatory is the price of &lt;strong&gt;85 grams of Gold or 595 grams of Silver&lt;/strong&gt;, whichever is lesser. The price of gold and silver depends on where you live, so I cannot give you an exact quote here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your wife's gold, you have to pay zakat on it if the amount of gold is &lt;strong&gt;over 85 grams&lt;/strong&gt;. If you do not have the money to pay zakat on gold, you have to ask for your relatives/friends help, or you have to sell a part of the gold to pay the zakat. This is very important because Allah declared very severe punishment for not paying zakat. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/25263/question-regarding-zakat/25270#25270%5C&quot;&gt;See this answer to get details about the punishment.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13270" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2015-07-08T23:39:00.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21519" CreationDate="2015-07-09T00:00:55.680" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Compensating for the missing fast should not be merely done for making up for the missing fasts, but this (along with all form of Ibadah) should be done for the sake of Allah (SWT). No one should be accused of cheating in this case, as long as one is fasting completely for the sake of Allah (SWT). Season or day length should not matter to someone who does good things for the sake of Allah (SWT).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Hanafi point of view:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hanafis state that if a person is unable to offer any form of atonement, he or she will remain liable for it until he or she comes to possess the capacity to offer it, and this is what the rules of the Shariah require.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.org/ibadaat/fiqhof.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that you should fast as soon as possible to remove the liability from you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13270" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-09T00:00:55.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21740" CreationDate="2015-07-09T05:40:41.647" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a duplicate, there is similar question with an answer that is relevant to your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1511/crossing-while-someone-is-praying&quot;&gt;Crossing while someone is praying&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you did is not a sin, unless you intentionally tried to distract them, or knowingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is odd these days that people don't get disturbed by loud gossip and laughter outside the masjid, but they're distracted by people who are quietly and innocently trying to leave after finishing their salat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have people who pray while the Imam of masjid is giving Khutbah, yet they don't get disturbed by it, they must have some incredibly high level of concentration to not get distracted by the Imam speaking on a loud speaker.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but some of these same people who pray during Khubah, complain when someone walks in front of them. It is hypocrisy and ignorance that leads to such none sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2015-07-09T05:40:41.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25343" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14913" CreationDate="2015-07-09T06:31:39.397" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it is not.&#xA;Here is why. The Holy Quran simply states that meat is permissible only if the name of Allah is said the point of death and so long as the meat is NOT forbidden (Ie Swine and ect). Since lab grown meat was never technically alive from an animal at the point of death then there is no way for the name of Allah (S.W.A) to have been said. I know technically speaking you might say the original meat might have been said Allah's name but cells die out quickly in a lab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference.&#xA;Surah 5: Verse 4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They ask you, [O Muhammad], what has been made lawful for them. Say, &quot;Lawful for you are [all] good foods and [game caught by] what you have trained of hunting animals which you train as Allah has taught you. So eat of what they catch for you, and mention the name of Allah upon it, and fear Allah .&quot; Indeed, Allah is swift in account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13367" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-07-11T20:45:21.717" LastActivityDate="2015-07-11T20:45:21.717" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25345" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-09T10:10:19.060" Score="3" ViewCount="3846" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been married for four years and Allah has blessed us with a son. Ever since my son was born my husband has had issues being intimate with me. When I asked, he gave me different reasons (which were lies).  After some time, I came to find out that he has erectile issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I sought different ways to help him and even went for duas and local forms of medicine. The problem remained I therefore tried another maalim who conducted different duas for us. But my husband does not show cooperation and does not make any effort in trying to find a cure for what he is going through. We might try to have sex at night and fail, but in the morning he will act as if nothing is wrong. He told me he had gone to the hospital once, but every time I try to ask him on the situation he just brushes the topic off or comes up with another story that isn't true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am no longer in love with this man because now every little thing he does irritates me. If I ask for talaq will I be committing a sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13372" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T07:57:29.480" LastActivityDate="2018-06-05T06:07:54.443" Title="Erectile dysfunction has led to an unsatisfying marriage with my husband; would it be a sin to ask for divorce?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25346" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-09T10:10:41.160" Score="1" ViewCount="270" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a husband has two wives and he allows wife #1 to go see sick mother, can he go and stay with wife #2 on wife #1 night and should he inform wife #1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13373" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:15:13.120" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:15:13.120" Title="If a husband has two wives and he allows wife to go see sick mother can he go stay with second wife on 1st wife night and should he inform 1st wife" Tags="|fiqh|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25350" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25352" CreationDate="2015-07-09T19:01:34.627" Score="2" ViewCount="1135" Body="&lt;p&gt;A person owes me some money and keeps postponing the repayment always. I made intention to give a sadaqa of atleast $x this year. If he never pays me back, or if I ask him to forget about it or if somehow the debt was never paid back to me due to reasons unknown can that money be counted towards the sadaqa that I intended. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13378" LastActivityDate="2015-07-09T23:39:28.847" Title="Can borrowed money be counted towards Sadaqa" Tags="|sadaqah|loan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25351" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25346" CreationDate="2015-07-09T20:44:31.657" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course he can and no he does not need to inform the first wife.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But remember he must be fair and equitable between the two of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13380" LastActivityDate="2015-07-09T20:44:31.657" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25350" CreationDate="2015-07-09T23:39:28.847" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you relieve him from the liability and intend this as a sadaqa, then yes this will be counted as a sadaqa. However, if you want the money but he does not pay you for some unknown reason, then this will not be counted as sadaqa, because you did not intend it to be sadaqa, and in this case he will be a sinner for not paying his debt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The logic behind my answer is the Holy Quran. Allah (SWT) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if someone is in hardship, then [let there be] postponement until [a time of] ease. But &lt;strong&gt;if you give [from your right as] charity&lt;/strong&gt;, then it is better for you, if you only knew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/280&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Baqarah [2:280]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13270" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-09T23:39:28.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25353" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25354" CreationDate="2015-07-10T00:13:49.633" Score="1" ViewCount="123" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it possible for muslims to accept the local laws(and culture)when they are living in a foreign country ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, France.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is it possible for muslims to compromise not to pray in public or wear the head gear ?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or is it something essentially non negotiable ?   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if the local legislative body decides to ban halal, and so on ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13382" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:14:27.330" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:14:27.330" Title="Is it possible to negotiate and respect the local culture and law" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25353" CreationDate="2015-07-10T00:47:41.647" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Muslim in general is required to obey the law of the land he/she resides in and to follow all agreements they live under. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the law conflicts with something that is obligatory in Islam, then it becomes incumbent upon them to move to a land where there is no such conflict. Allah says in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is not the earth of Allah wide enough so that you could migrate? &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nisa':97&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In democratic countries where the people get a say in deciding the laws, it becomes incumbent upon the Muslims to work within established channels to change those laws, because this is legal and permitted and encouraged. Doing so outside these means is expressly prohibited religiously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a religious action is not obligatory for a Muslim (e.g. praying in public) then there is no conflict. Women (and men) to cover their `awrah in public is obligatory; so is eating halal. Eating meat itself is not obligatory however, of course. Halal is a wider term than just for meat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2015-07-10T00:47:41.647" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25355" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-10T01:01:27.210" Score="1" ViewCount="1783" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm interested in buying a Buscemi Sneaker but I am worried if it is halal to wear it since it has a clip covered in gold as its accessory. &lt;br&gt;I normally avoid wearing silk and gold products but I am not sure if this qualifies as haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13383" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T08:54:54.920" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T08:54:54.920" Title="Wearing Gold Shoes Halal or Haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|gold|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25356" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25353" CreationDate="2015-07-10T01:26:15.283" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you compromise one part of yourself, then you'll find it easy to compromise the rest. It is better not to compromise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best solution to this current predicament is Muslim Zones. Muslim population of those nations should come to one area, buy all the property and rent out only to Muslim and those who are willing to live under Muslim regulations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above is the most efficient solution, another solution is Hijra/migration, which can be difficult because you're moving to unfamiliar territory, even if that territory is governed by Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2015-07-10T01:26:15.283" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25359" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-10T03:57:44.297" Score="0" ViewCount="317" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Nikah be allowed by father with his son's wife when his son has expired ? Is the Nikah halal or haram ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13384" LastEditorUserId="12991" LastEditDate="2015-07-10T18:57:35.507" LastActivityDate="2015-07-11T03:55:06.347" Title="Is nikah haram with son wife If son is dead?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2019-09-06T10:25:50.223" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25360" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-10T06:22:00.340" Score="0" ViewCount="3877" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see many Muslims around the world differentiate themselves from Islamists. What is the difference between an Islamist and a Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastEditorUserId="156" LastEditDate="2015-07-10T16:51:57.537" LastActivityDate="2015-07-10T16:51:57.537" Title="What is the difference between Islamist and Muslim?" Tags="|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25359" CreationDate="2015-07-10T06:29:03.483" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's haram &amp;quot;forever&amp;quot; before or after son's death. This is according to Quran, Surat An-Nisa' [4:23]:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/4/23&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this Ayah, The word that is used to describe &amp;quot;the wives of your sons&amp;quot; is: &amp;quot;حلائل&amp;quot; &amp;quot;hala-ilu&amp;quot; which means: the women who are (and who have been)  &amp;quot;halal&amp;quot; for your sons i.e. the women who are (and who have been) wives of your sons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13385" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-10T19:04:17.653" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25345" CreationDate="2015-07-10T07:15:36.080" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, as far as your husband's condition is not chronic, you should support him and ask for treatment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, you have two options: either to continue with the marriage or to ask for divorce after the husband has been given one year respite to seek treatment. An-Nafraawi, an Islamic scholar stated that a husband should be given one-year respite if his wife finds him unable to have intercourse with her. This would also apply to the case where the wife did not know about her husband’s impotence at the time of their marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13385" LastEditorUserId="12991" LastEditDate="2015-07-10T11:45:59.743" LastActivityDate="2015-07-10T11:45:59.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25364" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25315" CreationDate="2015-07-10T07:47:12.277" Score="5" Body="&lt;h2&gt;The pillars of marriage are three:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The couple must be free from any legal prevention to their being able to marry one another, like a close relationship or fosterage. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The woman must have the approval of her guardian. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There must be an offer and acceptance. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The conditions of marriage are four:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The presence of the couple &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Their approval &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The presence of the woman’s guardian &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Two male, Muslim witnesses &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if those conditions were met, so, you are married. Then, you have to insist to get a marriage contract in Morocco or USA so that you can claim your rights.&#xA;Then you can ask him for divorce for the legitimate reason you see. Or ask for a legal divorce according to laws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/node/1267&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://en.islamtoday.net/node/1267&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13385" LastEditorUserId="13441" LastEditDate="2015-07-13T19:02:34.030" LastActivityDate="2015-07-13T19:02:34.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25366" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-10T07:57:21.093" Score="3" ViewCount="11131" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed for the husband who is not fasting to have intercourse in the day in Ramadan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please answer giving surah explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13387" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-02T01:56:39.307" LastActivityDate="2021-12-11T09:51:05.343" Title="Non-fasting husband is allowed to have intercourse during the day in Ramadan?" Tags="|ramadan|sex|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25367" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-10T09:19:57.473" Score="0" ViewCount="1151" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asslamoalikum dear friends&#xA;i want to ask that my father fasts but he sometimes shows laziness and does his prayers as Qaza. he goes to pray magrib prayer and does rest of them all as qaza at that time. is his fast eligable? will ALLAH accept his fasts ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13379" LastActivityDate="2015-07-12T01:05:20.497" Title="is fasting incomplete without prayer?" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25368" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25367" CreationDate="2015-07-10T10:41:16.947" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No one can certainly say if even a praying persons fast is accepted.   This is between the person and Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the purpose of fasting is to gain taqwa and fear of crossing Allah's prohibitions.  So it's a fard on its own that may affect the fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite that, only Allah accepts and rejects fast and to him is all good deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4640" LastEditDate="2015-07-12T01:05:20.497" LastActivityDate="2015-07-12T01:05:20.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14528" CreationDate="2015-07-10T11:19:15.577" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The previous verse is relevant:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;or you may say, &quot;If the &lt;strong&gt;Book&lt;/strong&gt; had been sent down to us, we would surely have followed its guidance better than they did.&quot; There has now come to you clear evidence from your Lord, and guidance and mercy. Who, then, is more unjust than one who rejects the &lt;strong&gt;signs&lt;/strong&gt; of God and turns away from them? We shall requite those who turn away from Our signs with a painful punishment, for their turning away. (157)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note, aya means sign, ayat means signs. Allah (swt) says that the ayat have arrived, the signs have arrived, what else are the rejectors expecting? If they did not and do not believe the signs that have arrived already, then anymore signs will be useless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is related too:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;“This day, I have perfected your Deen for you, completed My Favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your Deen.”   (Surah Al-Ma'idah, 5:3)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is complete, Quran is complete, all guidance required is there. There were signs for people in the Quran 1,400 years ago, and 1,400 years later there are still signs that attract people towards it. The guidance, information, facts, everything you need to know, information that leads you to success in this life and akhira (afterlife), all of that information is available in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Allah (swt) revealed Angels to us, what difference would it make? The rejectors will probably begin to worship the Angels like they are worshiping Jesus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did the prophet then come with miracles? The prophet's didn't come with miracles to compel people, rather to test who believes and who doesn't after compelling signs have arrived. There are many historical events mentioned in the Quran, where the people have rejected prophets, so miracles aren't suppose to compel people, but to test people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This life after all is a test, and what is the point of a &quot;judgement day&quot; if there is nothing to judge you by.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2015-07-10T11:19:15.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25372" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-10T14:48:59.737" Score="1" ViewCount="99" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had a roommate who moved out recently but left foodstuff and cooking utensils behind. Is it permissible for me to make use of the utensils and eat of the food? Because otherwise it would get spoilt and go to waste.&#xA;I have tried reaching her but she hasn't been responding and I'm sort of certain she won't be coming to get it back. What to do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9146" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-04-14T12:16:03.370" LastActivityDate="2018-04-14T12:16:03.370" Title="Can I make use of the food and utensils my ex-roommate left behind?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25372" CreationDate="2015-07-10T15:04:42.727" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think this question applies to this site. In any case, you should first try your hardest to get in contact with your roommate. If you cant, and there are food items, then you should eat the food items. There is no point in it going bad. An alternative would be to donate/cook it for the homeless in your area (be careful of laws and stipulations of doing this though).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the utensils, it depends on the relationship you had with your roommate. If the utensils were being shared before, then I'd imagine he left them for you to continue to use out of his own goodwill. If you had separate utensils, then you should have your own anyways, and you should neatly pack up his stuff in a box. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like I mentioned, it greatly depends on your relationship with your roommate. If at any point he comes backs and demands his food (even a few weeks later), you can always give him a small gift card for the grocery store out of your own goodwill. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is exactly what Islam teaches us. Be patient and be considerate that his property is indeed his property and you must take care in using it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user921" LastActivityDate="2015-07-10T15:04:42.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25360" CreationDate="2015-07-10T16:16:17.007" Score="2" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Islam is a religion: a set of beliefs (and associated practices) and traditions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A Muslim is someone who believes the tenets of Islam and follows its practices and rules.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;An Islamist is someone who believes that the rules of Islam should be enforced on non-Muslims or should in some way inform and influence state legislation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note the important distinctions here: to call someone a Muslim is to describe their &lt;em&gt;religious&lt;/em&gt; beliefs and practices, while to call someone an Islamist is to describe their &lt;em&gt;political&lt;/em&gt; beliefs and practices. (It is even theoretically possible, though vanishingly unlikely, for someone to be an Islamist without being a Muslim. A person might not believe the tenets of Islam, but nonetheless think its laws are a good idea and should be enforced on everyone.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also be a wide spectrum of beliefs within Islamism. Some may believe that full Islamic law should be enforced on everyone, while others may think that secular law should be to a certain extent influenced or informed by Islamic practice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that the word Islamist is used most often to describe terrorists or other people who use violence to enforce their goals. This is not actually part of the definition of the word — it’s perfectly possible to be a peaceful Islamist who attempts to influence legislation in an Islamic direction through persuasion or at the ballot box — but it’s a common association and may cause many Muslims to clearly disclaim the position.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A similar distinction in terminology exists between Christians and Christianists, by the way. The American religious right, for example, are Christianists, most of them non-violent ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="156" LastActivityDate="2015-07-10T16:16:17.007" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25378" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-10T18:41:35.567" Score="2" ViewCount="92363" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been masturbating at night during Ramadan. I ensure I do &lt;em&gt;Ghusul&lt;/em&gt; afterwards, but do I also have to pay some &lt;em&gt;Fidya&lt;/em&gt; or ransom?  Also, does the sin increase if it's done &lt;em&gt;during&lt;/em&gt; Ramadan?should i do Ghusul before sehri or can i do it in the morning&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13397" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-04-03T06:24:21.227" LastActivityDate="2023-04-03T06:24:21.227" Title="Do I have to pay fidya (ransom) for masturbating during the night in Ramadan?" Tags="|ramadan|sin|masturbation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25379" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25378" CreationDate="2015-07-10T18:56:44.597" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Masturbating is generally haram and a sin in ramdan, and in other months. And no, a ransome is not required, only a kaffara (fasting two month consequently, or feeding 60 poor people) is required for  a married couple who had a sexual intercourse while fasting in ramadan, however, if you do masturbate while fasting in ramadan morning, you will have to fast the day you masturbated in again after ramadan, as masturbation (with or without hands) spoils fasting. You have to repent from this nasty habit as soon as possible my brother, as it has many side effects concerning health. In addition, it is just a very small amount of pleasure, and doesn't deserve spending time doing it, perhaps you'll die wal eyathu bellah while doing it. so why take such risk? &#xA;Wallahu aa'lam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastEditorUserId="13394" LastEditDate="2015-10-19T08:28:08.860" LastActivityDate="2015-10-19T08:28:08.860" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25381" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25382" CreationDate="2015-07-10T19:49:37.527" Score="-1" ViewCount="1305" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anyone know where I can get the following dua's from in MP3 format?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dua 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arabic:&#xA;اللهم رب الناس، مذهب البأس، اشف أنت الشافي، لا شافي إلا أنت، شفاءً لا يغادر سقماً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Transliteration:&#xA;Allahumma Rabban-nasi, mudh-hibal-ba'si, ishfi Antash-Shafi, la shafiya illa Anta, shifa'an la yughadiru saqaman&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation:&#xA;O Allah! the Rubb of mankind! Take away this disease and cure (him or her). You are the Curer. There is no cure except through You. Cure (him or her), a cure that leaves no disease&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/7/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/7/10&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dua 2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arabic:&#xA;بسم الله أرقيك ، من كل شيء يؤذيك، ومن شر كل نفس أو عين حاسد، الله يشفيك، بسم الله أرقيك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Transliteration:&#xA;Bismillahi arqika, min kulli shay'in yu'dhika, min sharri kulli nafsin aw 'ayni hasidi, Allahu yashfika, bismillahi arqika&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation:&#xA;With the Name of Allah. I recite over you (to cleanse you) from all that troubles you, and from every harmful mischief and from the evil of the eyes of an envier. Allah will cure you; and with the Name of Allah, I recite over you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/7/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/7/15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="261" LastEditDate="2015-07-10T19:54:52.687" LastActivityDate="2015-07-10T20:42:18.880" Title="Two dua's needed in MP3 format" Tags="|sunni|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25382" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25381" CreationDate="2015-07-10T20:33:49.657" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've found them in YouTube:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dua 1: &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ypvq9UMlSXI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ypvq9UMlSXI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dua 2: &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtube.com/watch?v=k6TZZXeFfX4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://youtube.com/watch?v=k6TZZXeFfX4&lt;/a&gt; (the 1st 13 seconds)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can download them from YouTube using applications or sites as mp3. (e.g.www.youtube-mp3.org or www.vidtomp3.com)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13385" LastEditorUserId="13385" LastEditDate="2015-07-10T20:42:18.880" LastActivityDate="2015-07-10T20:42:18.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25384" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25157" CreationDate="2015-07-10T22:32:55.470" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this case it does not matter whether it is considered intentionally or unintentionally breaking the fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You fainted and you felt dizzy. It is wrong not to break the fast. In particular when you have strong reasons to believe that you are not well/healthy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Au contraire, would you have not broken the fast you might have taken a bad decision. Especially when you are in a position in which you are supposed to be an example for others. You might mislead others in thinking that &lt;em&gt;no matter the condition&lt;/em&gt; you have to finish the fast. You are responsible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply catch up on that day during the coming year. God is merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a side note, you are encouraged to ponder. Think about what might have caused the fainting and dizziness, and try to mitigate if you can. Should you have reasons to believe that it might be a condition consult a doctor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12680" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-09T15:39:27.853" LastActivityDate="2016-07-09T15:39:27.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7360" CreationDate="2015-07-11T00:59:06.403" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course every single name in the Quran has a meaning for e.g&#xA;Ibrahim name has a Hebrew origin and if u translate it in Arabic it's will be ab raheem meaning merciful father and Musa means saved from the water and e.t.c. &#xA;Every single word in the Quran of course has meaning but huroof muqattat like alif lam meem have a meaning but we haven't been given knowledge about what their meaning is. EVERY SINGLE WORD IN THE NOBLE QURAN HAS A MEANING l.&#xA;Jazakallahkhair &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13399" LastActivityDate="2015-07-11T00:59:06.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25388" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-11T02:25:25.577" Score="1" ViewCount="15344" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is listening to Quran while naked allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is reading Quran while naked allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naked in this case, means, at least there is underwear on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please cite authentic reference with answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-23T07:11:02.917" LastActivityDate="2016-08-23T07:11:02.917" Title="Listening or read Quran while naked" Tags="|quran|practical-islam|adab|quran-recitation|muslim-practices|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25388" CreationDate="2015-07-11T06:17:12.643" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's ok to do this as it was narrated that there was nothing prevents the prophet from (reciting) Quran except for Janabah: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَمْ يَكُنْ يَحْجُبُهُ عَنِ الْقُرْآنِ شَىْءٌ لَيْسَ الْجَنَابَةَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot; Nothing would prevent him from (reciting) Qur'an except Janabah.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1002670&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/urn/1002670&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BUT: you should not do that, as you should show respect to Allah and Qur'an as the Messenger of Allah said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَنْ يُسْتَحْيَا مِنْهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ ‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah is more entitled than people that bashfulness should be shown to&#xA;  him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/33/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/33/9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you do this as a kind of disrespecting Quran, so, it's haram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13385" LastActivityDate="2015-07-11T06:17:12.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25388" CreationDate="2015-07-11T07:15:20.117" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, you're judged by your intentions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah will not call you to account for thoughtlessness in your oaths, but for the intention in your hearts; and He is Oft-forgiving, Most Forbearing. (Al-Baqara: Verse 225)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (swt) will not bring to account your negligence, rather your intentions. If you read the Quran while you're naked because you want to read the Quran every chance you've, so to memorize it, how can anyone question your intentions and say that you're doing something wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2015-07-11T07:15:20.117" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24773" CreationDate="2015-07-11T07:49:43.267" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ahadith in essence means historical text which refers to the words and actions of prophet Mohammad (pbuh). I don't believe anyone claims Ahadith are in the same caliber as the Quran, Ahadith for that reason are scrutinized to establish its level of authenticity, while the Quran isn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Ahadith are not an extension of the Quran, but it is merely Islamic culture. Mohammad (pbuh)'s sayings in Ahadith are not from Allah (swt) otherwise they would be in the Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim give Ahadith importance just like any other people give their own history importance. Americans for example give importance to the history of their founding fathers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;History is there to learn from, it is a source of wisdom, in the Quran there are many mentions of historical events, it is mentioned to remind people what happened in the past, so it is an encouragement to remind ourselves also as we do have the capability to see glimpses of the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ahadith is a source of wisdom that Muslim learn from, others copy it because it has become a culture, there's nothing wrong with such a culture, until the culture is detached from its fundamental beliefs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example Mohammad (pbuh)'s wives were in danger of being attacked by Islam's enemies, so it was ordered for them to cover themselves for their own protection. The practice of &quot;covering oneself&quot; came from the belief that oneself was in danger, to cover one's identity. Today, this has manifested itself in to a culture of &quot;Burqah&quot;, this culture is detached from the actual belief. People don't wear Burqah because they're in some sort of danger, rather because they copy what the wives of Mohammad (pbut) did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To give you a future scenario, take for example how the &quot;Islamic State&quot; fighters cover their face, they do so because they would fall prey to their enemy if identified, so there is an underlying belief for the practice of covering their faces. In the future, people might forget the underlying belief, and one day you could have a culture of Burqah for men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope that's detailed enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2015-07-11T07:49:43.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2383" CreationDate="2015-07-11T11:44:12.783" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophets and messengers were sent to all nations, even if you look as far south as New Zealand, you will find its natives having a belief system, just because their beliefs were corrupted over time, doesn't mean Allah (swt) didn't send them a guide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The oldest religion didn't come from Arabia, nor the Middle East, consider Hinduism for example, some historians state that &lt;strong&gt;Hinduism is 10,000 years older than Judaism&lt;/strong&gt;. Over that long period of time, the message has corrupted, just like the message of Christianity and Judaism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find similarities in all religions because the source was the same, but men corrupted the message. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people claim the Quran's similarities with New and Old Testament is evidence of plagiarism, but that's a far fetched statement if we were to consider all of them having the same author, hence Allah (swt).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2015-07-11T11:44:12.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25402" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-11T17:45:58.177" Score="4" ViewCount="26274" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've realized that during the Wudu, hands, arms, face, etc are all washed 3 times each one. Also I've noticed that during the Salat, many prayers are repeated 3 times. Also, to divorce, &lt;strong&gt;talaq&lt;/strong&gt; word has to be repeated 3 times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any reason to explain why does the number 3 repeats itself in the Islam? Or is it just a coincidence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: I'm not Muslim, just an agnostic trying to understand this amazing religion better.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13410" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-07T13:05:53.487" LastActivityDate="2021-07-18T15:01:09.640" Title="Why does the number 3 repeats itself in the Islam?" Tags="|salat|talaq|wudu|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25402" CreationDate="2015-07-11T18:15:00.803" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, the reason we have to do certain things three times, &lt;strong&gt;is because God says so&lt;/strong&gt;. Why does He say so? According to Sheikh Nezaam bin Yahya Ali, he says the following in regards to this question: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Islam, accomplishing certain tasks in &lt;strong&gt;odd numbers&lt;/strong&gt; is significant. Imam Tirmidhi mentions a Hadith in which Nabi (SAW) is reported to have said, “Certainly Allah is odd and loves that which is odd.” In Arabic, the first (odd) plural number is number three. If a person counts from number one, the very first number which denotes multitude is number three, which is odd. It is for this reason, that in certain aspects of Shari'ah, when a large amount is intended, then it must be done in the least odd number which denotes multitude, and that is number three.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, no, it's not a coincidence. There's no such thing as &quot;coincidence&quot; in Islam. Everything happens for a reason, but we humans, don't always know that &quot;reason&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for you being agnostic, here's my e-mail if you want to ask me some questions personally, because you being agnostic means that you don't know whether God exists or not. I can give you proof that He indeed exists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope that answers it, and God knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May God reward you, peace be unto you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13313" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user13313" LastEditDate="2016-05-28T14:00:52.737" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T14:00:52.737" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25409" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-11T22:44:31.890" Score="3" ViewCount="1051" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the criteria for Zakat for a disabled person who is in terminal illness. The person lives from her/his savings, which are used for medicine and caretaker but his/her savings (which is used day by day for treatment) are above Nisab. Someone please put the light on this situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13416" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-07-12T17:22:50.733" LastActivityDate="2020-05-10T19:33:34.703" Title="Does a disabled person have to pay Zakat or can he/she be exempt?" Tags="|zakat|disability|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25412" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-12T01:11:54.020" Score="1" ViewCount="355" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can I ask Allah in Salat in Sujood of Dua in my own language? I don't know how to make Duas in Arabic. And one more thing: like this sujood, as you all may have heard of Salat Tawba. Can I perform the prayer every night as to ask Allah for forgiveness, even when I know I haven't done anything, just to repent to him, and to ask Allah for blessings through duas after in hope to make my duniya and aakhira successful?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13329" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-07-13T07:56:34.623" LastActivityDate="2015-07-13T07:56:34.623" Title="Sujood, and Salat Tawba" Tags="|salat|dua|tawba|language|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25413" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-12T01:13:27.243" Score="3" ViewCount="491" Body="&lt;p&gt;The holy Quran say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;«...کُلُوا وَ اشْرَبُوا حَتَّى یَتَبَیَّنَ لَکُمُ الْخَیْطُ&#xA;  الْأَبْیَضُ مِنَ الْخَیْطِ الْأَسْوَدِ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ ثُمَّ أَتِمُّوا&#xA;  الصِّیَامَ إِلَى اللَّیْلِ...»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...And eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct&#xA;  to you from the black thread [of night]. Then complete the fast until&#xA;  the sunset....(Surat Al-Baqarah ,verse 187)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my question is What is the meaning of this 2 words in this statement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;white thread &quot;الْخَیْطُ الْأَبْیَضُ&quot; of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread &quot;الْخَیْطِ الْأَسْوَدِ&quot; [of night] ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-08-11T00:32:24.003" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T07:33:25.567" Title="What is the meaning of words &quot;الْخَیْطُ الْأَبْیَضُ&quot; and &quot;الْخَیْطِ الْأَسْوَدِ&quot; in surat 2:187?" Tags="|tafseer|quran-translation|surat-al-baqarah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25414" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-12T03:47:07.990" Score="2" ViewCount="5453" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard from a renowned scholar on TV that you are permitted to get intimate with and have sex with wife during fasting in ramadan but not more than once (thats what I understood / interprete he said).&#xA;So I was having some foreplay with my wife (&lt;em&gt;with the intention not to get discharched&lt;/em&gt;), and meanwhile started intercorse (&lt;em&gt;important point is that I was doing it with the intention of not geting discharched and the scholar's opinion was in my mind that I'm allowed one time&lt;/em&gt;), meanwhile I got too much excited and intentionally ejaculated inside her (&lt;em&gt;I did it intentionaly because the scholar's verdict was in my mind that I was permitted to do that one time&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please advice, keeping in mind my interpretation / understanding of that scholar's opinion in my mind at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Did I break my fast?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Should I pay kaffara or offer qaza of that fast?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Did I do a sin? While I thought it was permitted one time?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kaffara or qaza is to be offered by me only or by me and my wife both?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13419" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-07-20T08:39:30.097" LastActivityDate="2015-07-20T08:39:30.097" Title="Sex during fast due to lack of knowledge" Tags="|ramadan|sawm|sex|kaffarah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25415" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-12T04:08:55.420" Score="2" ViewCount="2455" Body="&lt;p&gt;What should the Imaam do when he mistakes during his qira'at?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mistakes such as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jump to the next verse.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Miss one or several words&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pronounce incorrectly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Repeat an ayah for several times.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the Imaam stops his qira'at and someone gives &lt;em&gt;luqma&lt;/em&gt; does it make &lt;em&gt;sahwu sajda&lt;/em&gt; mandatory [&lt;em&gt;Wajib&lt;/em&gt;].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13420" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-03-21T08:40:12.710" LastActivityDate="2017-11-16T18:59:07.487" Title="Is Sahu Sajda required when Imam recites incorrectly?" Tags="|quran-recitation|mistake|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25412" CreationDate="2015-07-12T04:23:17.297" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the worshipper can say du’aa’ well in Arabic, it is not permissible&#xA;for him to make du’aa’ in any other language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if the worshipper is unable to make du’aa’ in Arabic, there is no&#xA;reason why he should not make du’aa’ in his own language&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Full fatwa: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/20953&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/20953&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the Tawba every night, you can do it.. And it's something good as in Quran 2:222 :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ التَّوَّابِينَ وَيُحِبُّ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Indeed, Allah loves those who are constantly repentant and loves&#xA;those who purify themselves.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/222&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/2/222&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13385" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-12T04:23:17.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25402" CreationDate="2015-07-12T11:19:38.017" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apart from the fact that some of the number occurrences may be different in the practices of different Islamic sects, (for example, Shia jurisprudence only allows maximum of two times for washing the face and the hands during ablution), nonetheless your general premise about frequent occurrence of number three (among other specific numbers) in Islam is true. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the wisdom behind this pattern, I have read that odd numbers symbolize Tawheed or Monotheism. Since God is a supreme unitary being without counterpart that encompasses all multiplicity, odd numbers best symbolize this reality for an odd number can not be divided into equal smaller numbers, and their progressive division ultimately ends in number ONE!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also holds true for even numbers such as 10, 12, 40 and 70 that frequently occur in Islam. The common feature of these numbers is that they are ultimately divisible into the smallest odd numbers that can not be further divided, i.e. 3, 5 and 7. And interestingly these last set of numbers also frequently occur in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This numerical pattern however is not confined to Islam. This is apparently shared in Judaism and Christianity as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-23T17:59:08.310" LastActivityDate="2017-09-23T17:59:08.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25420" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-12T12:40:03.313" Score="2" ViewCount="97" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have already bought a land. But to buy the land, I took some  loan (portion of total money needed to buy) from a  interest-based bank. Monthly basis I am still paying to the bank to return the money with interest. Now will you please educate me about the land, will it be halal for me to enjoy or use the land? Or what should I do with the land which I have already bought?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13423" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:13:54.287" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:13:54.287" Title="Can I make use of land that was purchased with an interest-based bank loan?" Tags="|fiqh|riba|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25423" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-12T14:39:15.260" Score="1" ViewCount="3891" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know us Muslims claim that Islam is the true religion, however, if we were to show a non-Muslim proof of our belief, what proof would we be able to show them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would appreciate quotes from Quran and Ahadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13426" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-02T17:44:51.873" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T07:29:27.467" Title="What evidence is there in the Quran that it is the word of God?" Tags="|quran|scientific-proof|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25423" CreationDate="2015-07-12T15:47:50.860" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You want proof from the Quran and Sunnah that the Quran is the truth? There is nothing scientific about that. The only proof exists only in the Quran. Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lx3T0.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are looking for Quranic verses that could vaguely describe things science has established (in no way it is a scientific proof) you can visit the following website:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranandscience.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.quranandscience.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has what you need. Also as provided in the comment, Religion can not be proven by science, it is faith based @ &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/24463/9123&quot;&gt;What is the proof that Islam is THE truth? How can I have 100% certainty?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2015-07-12T15:47:50.860" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16186" CreationDate="2015-07-12T17:58:09.493" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all realize I have no reason to judge you or your choices, I can only give you the answer I can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You said you went through abortion already and you clearly said you gave your promise to Allah that you won't do it again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe you didn't read Qur'an but for every Muslim a promise shouldn't be taken lightly or given lightly.&#xA;Every broken promise is haram.&#xA;( your promise was given to Allah so be strong and keep it) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But promise aside, you made a mistake and Allah knows if you regret it.&#xA;In the Holy Qur'an it's haram for parents to kill their children.&#xA;That alone maybe won't be enough for you to decide to keep that baby.&#xA;Your partner has the right to know you're pregnant because in the Holy Qur'an it's written that it's haram to keep that information from the father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You did a mistake, that's neither your first nor your last mistake, but how you handle it will show what kind of a person you are, regardless of what scholars say about abortion, you did give Allah that promise, even if you didn't the abortion shouldn't be on the table at all because it's forbidden. adding another haram thing won't make things better for you in this life and even less in the afterlife. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says he'll test us, this could be your test, even if you hate the situation you're in right now, that baby could be your blessing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any decision you make, I'd advise you to talk to that man, I have a feeling his answer and his reaction will tell you a lot about him.&#xA;After you see his reaction, you'll see the baby is blessing, the fact you didn't marry him is a blessing too. After all, all decisions are yours, but remember that right or wrong decision will have consequences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13424" LastEditorUserId="13640" LastEditDate="2015-08-05T18:20:34.850" LastActivityDate="2015-08-05T18:20:34.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14723" CreationDate="2015-07-12T19:27:15.393" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;After intercourse it's good to have a bath if possible, if not only the washing can do too.&#xA;If you had intercourse I presume you're at home so it's possible to have a bath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After a kiss or love bite the bath is not obligatory, not even the washing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah loves those who clean themselves a lot so it doesn't matter what you did, before praying I think washing is the best way to start any prayer or any Quran reading. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13424" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-08-08T11:25:12.290" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T11:25:12.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25429" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="328" CreationDate="2015-07-12T19:42:54.053" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alif, laam, Meem...this is the abbreviated form for Allah, Muhammed in the letters of the Arabic text. The Almighty swears by the Book (Al Quran) that there's non worthy of worship but Allah and Muhammed (S.A.W) is his beloved Prophet. It's as though the Almighty is placing his stamp of authority over any further denial or uncertainty by man. Believe in Allah as the lord of the Universe and Muhammed as his true, loving servant. There's no exception to this Divine rule!!!  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13428" LastActivityDate="2015-07-12T19:42:54.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11645" CreationDate="2015-07-12T19:49:56.740" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Only 6236&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The end of 4:23 doesn't justify his actions.&#xA;The part it say what has happened is talking about people who did that before this part of Quran was revealed.&#xA;You were tricked into doing something that's unlawful, even if you didn't know, your mother and your husband didn't tell you that information and Allah knows that.&#xA;That is clearly haram in the Holly Quran and I can't believe how can anyone say 4:23 justifies it, your mother and your husband are Muslims and they knew it's haram,&#xA;Now when you know the truth the question is will you stop with that haram practice, while you didn't know about it the mistake wasn't yours but now when you do know if you keep him as a husband them that choice is yours and knowingly this time you'll do haram things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran was revealed more than 1300 years ago and if anyone tries to use 4:23 to justify this transgression of your husband, they would be very wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran is clear, Allah knows best why that is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13424" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-28T05:48:06.543" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T05:48:06.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25431" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-12T20:02:20.577" Score="1" ViewCount="239" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just want to ask, if after nikah, husband and wife had no sexual relationship and got divorced, does the husband still has to pay mahr to the wife?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13429" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-05T09:13:28.823" LastActivityDate="2022-06-05T09:14:56.767" Title="Is Mahr payable if a husband divorced his wife without having any sexual relationship with her?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|mehr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25433" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-12T23:21:33.237" Score="2" ViewCount="174" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is Islamic verdict of doing a haram thing considering it halal due to lack of knowledge or due to misguidance by some scholar? To be more specific please guide me in this problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/25414/sex-during-fast-due-to-lack-of-knowledge&quot;&gt;Sex during fast due to lack of knowledge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13419" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T00:24:33.867" LastActivityDate="2017-07-08T00:24:33.867" Title="What is the Islamic verdict on doing a haram thing considering it halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|sin|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-07-08T22:34:07.627" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25414" CreationDate="2015-07-12T23:43:28.677" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Did i break my fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, your fasting for that day was broken. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shud i pay kaffara or offer qaza of that fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have to do kaffara as the act of breaking the fast (intercourse) was intentional. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Did i do a sin? While i thought it was permitted one time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not knowing is not an excuse. And Allah is All-Forgiver. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kaffara or qaza is to be offered by me only or by me n my wife both?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your wife was also fasting, she will also have to do kaffara for herself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2880" LastActivityDate="2015-07-12T23:43:28.677" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25402" CreationDate="2015-07-13T02:03:11.767" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could just be practical. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you rinse something 3 times it's clean. A washing machine goes through 3 cycles too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you divorce someone 3 times, you should start dating other people. You might be more appreciative of a former spouse after marrying someone else. Or finally realize that there are better choices out there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not everything is an odd multiple. There are 2 rakaats in the light prayers. A man can have up to 4 wives. And many surahs have an even number of verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2015-07-13T02:03:11.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25440" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-13T10:26:12.733" Score="0" ViewCount="289" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the Islamic and legal status of mut'a in Sunni and Shia schools of thought? What are the conditions for it means the circumstances in which it is halal and haram. Please also describe the details about mut'a.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13419" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-12T16:05:10.847" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T16:05:10.847" Title="Legal status of mut'a in Sunni and Shia sects" Tags="|sunni|shiism|nikah-al-mutah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9392" CreationDate="2015-07-13T11:26:42.923" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ask yourself, what's the purpose of Ramadhan ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will then know what's forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please be true to yourself when thinking and let not your desire take the lead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to&#xA;  those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint 2:183&#xA;  .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It has been made permissible for you the night preceding fasting to go&#xA;  to your wives  2:187&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ramadhan is all about &quot;self-restraint&quot;, so  restraint from sexual desire when you are fasting. IMHO, The better is to stay away from even kissing since we know how Satan and our &quot;Self/Nafs&quot; can have as influence&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With Peace&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13439" LastEditorUserId="13439" LastEditDate="2015-07-13T13:34:28.460" LastActivityDate="2015-07-13T13:34:28.460" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25446" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25315" CreationDate="2015-07-13T11:40:19.170" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well if the witnesses in Morocco were official ones you should have been signing a contract. And in this contract the witnesses should have written down the kind of mahr or an amount or value of it. Because without it they won't ask you to sign the contract. On the other hand who was your wali (guardian)? As a country which follow the Maliki school of fiqh a marriage without a wali would be invalid!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is possible is that your &quot;husband&quot; pretended to pay a mahr later. Normally the witnesses give the money etc. to the wife to verify it before writing it down on the contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also have to mention that mahr can be something without a material value. I'm not sure if Moroccan witnesses will accept a surah of Qur'an as mahr but I heard of people in Europe who married with such a mahr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case I would suggest you ask for your copy of this Akd-e-Nikah and to read or translate it so you can read what is written down on it and claim your rights from your husband!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-07-06T10:40:06.067" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T10:40:06.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25447" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25433" CreationDate="2015-07-13T11:52:30.740" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Intention is the Key :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Call them by [the names of] their fathers; it is more just in the&#xA;  sight of Allah . But if you do not know their fathers - then they are&#xA;  [still] your brothers in religion and those entrusted to you. And&#xA;  there is no blame upon you for that in which you have erred but [only&#xA;  for] what your hearts intended. And ever is Allah Forgiving and&#xA;  Merciful. 33:5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we need also to be careful :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Day their faces will be turned about in the Fire, they will say,&#xA;  &quot;How we wish we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger.&quot; And they&#xA;  will say, &quot;Our Lord, indeed we obeyed our masters and our dignitaries,&#xA;  and they led us astray from the [right] way. 33:66-67&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With Peace&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13439" LastActivityDate="2015-07-13T11:52:30.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25448" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25414" CreationDate="2015-07-13T11:58:07.793" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Intention is the Key :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Call them by [the names of] their fathers; it is more just in the&#xA;  sight of Allah . But if you do not know their fathers - then they are&#xA;  [still] your brothers in religion and those entrusted to you. And&#xA;  there is no blame upon you for that in which you have erred but [only&#xA;  for] what your hearts intended. And ever is Allah Forgiving and&#xA;  Merciful. 33:5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We need also to be careful :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Day their faces will be turned about in the Fire, they will say,&#xA;  &quot;How we wish we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger.&quot; And they&#xA;  will say, &quot;Our Lord, indeed we obeyed our masters and our dignitaries,&#xA;  and they led us astray from the [right] way. 33:66-67&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Try to repent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With Peace&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13439" LastActivityDate="2015-07-13T11:58:07.793" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25413" CreationDate="2015-07-13T12:36:02.530" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The black thread is a symbolic formulation of the darkness of the night (light) and the white thread is a symbolic formulation of the brightness of the day (fajr). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(To be found for example in Mokhtassar Tafsir ibn Kathir)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So once you can make a difference between darkness and brightness you should start your fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found some Ahadith in Sahih Muslim and Sahih al-Bukhary and Sunan abi Dawod which quote this, espacially the Versions narrated by Muslim and abi Dawod support the tafsir above. Here's the one from Sahih Muslim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Adi b. Hatim (Allah be pleased with him) reported that when (this&#xA;  verse) was revealed: &quot; Until the white streak of the dawn becomes&#xA;  distinct from the dark streak&quot; (2: 187) Adi b. Hatim said: Messenger&#xA;  of Allah, verily I keep underneath my pillow two strings, one white&#xA;  and the other black, by which I distinguish night from dawn. Upon this&#xA;  the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Your pillow seems to be very large.&#xA;  For the word khait implies the blackness of the night and the&#xA;  whiteness of the dawn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ&#xA;  بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ&#xA;  حَاتِمٍ، - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ ‏{‏ حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ&#xA;  لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ مِنَ&#xA;  الْفَجْرِ‏}‏ قَالَ لَهُ عَدِيُّ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ&#xA;  إِنِّي أَجْعَلُ تَحْتَ وِسَادَتِي عِقَالَيْنِ عِقَالاً أَبْيَضَ&#xA;  وَعِقَالاً أَسْوَدَ أَعْرِفُ اللَّيْلَ مِنَ النَّهَارِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ&#xA;  اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&quot;‏ إِنَّ وِسَادَتَكَ لَعَرِيضٌ إِنَّمَا&#xA;  هُوَ سَوَادُ اللَّيْلِ وَبَيَاضُ النَّهَارِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-05-17T07:33:25.567" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T07:33:25.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25450" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25482" CreationDate="2015-07-13T12:38:36.477" Score="3" ViewCount="11111" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was swimming in the pool and swallowed a very little amount of water by mistake, does that affect fasting or spoil it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastActivityDate="2018-05-28T00:27:36.103" Title="Swallowing water by mistake while fasting" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25450" CreationDate="2015-07-13T12:46:26.337" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Intention is the Key :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And there is no blame upon you for that in which you have erred but&#xA;  [only for] what your hearts intended. And ever is Allah Forgiving and&#xA;  Merciful. 33:5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IMHO, fast another day or not should be a matter of choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With Peace&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13439" LastActivityDate="2015-07-13T12:46:26.337" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25452" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25464" CreationDate="2015-07-13T13:09:20.973" Score="5" ViewCount="4353" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can we break longer rakat (farz or sunnat) into shorter ones i.e instead of performing 4 farz rakat of zuhar altogether, can I break them down into two parts of 2 farz rakat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that I am &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; asking about whether I can &lt;em&gt;shorten&lt;/em&gt; the farz salat entirely; I'm just asking whether I can split it into two easier salats. So I would still be performing 4 farz rakat of zuhar in total, just not all at once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13442" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-01T13:29:12.283" LastActivityDate="2018-06-13T07:59:10.477" Title="Is it permissible to split a 4-rakat farz salat into two 2-rakat farz salat?" Tags="|salat|fiqh|muslim-practices|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25453" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2676" CreationDate="2015-07-13T13:32:03.203" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;First you should know that the Quran has been transmitted through the time by oral memorization and recitation on a hand of Scholars beginning with the Sahaba (May Allah be pleased with them) and not through a book (even today), and those who learned the Quran only through books are not accepted as teachers of a reading if their Reading isn't approved by a Sheikh/Scholar who has a direct Narration chain until our Messenger (peace be upon him)!&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Allah () therefore says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rather, &lt;strong&gt;the Qur'an is distinct verses&lt;/strong&gt; [preserved] &lt;strong&gt;within the breasts of those who have been given knowledge&lt;/strong&gt;. And none reject Our verses except the wrongdoers. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/29/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;29:49&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'Othman and the Rasm al-'Othmany of the Quran copies&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well the Quran text 'Othman (Uthman) (may Allah be pleased with him) has spread by sending 4 or 5 or...7 Quran copys to the different regions/cities (one of them was kept in Medina) ... one of them is known as the &amp;quot;Mushaf al Imam&amp;quot; (the copy he left for himself) while all are written with the &amp;quot;rasm al 'Othmany&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As &amp;quot;@Battle of Karbala&amp;quot; mentioned he also asked to burn older copy's and if there are differences in the language (dialect?) they should choose the language (dialect?) of Quraish (here's reference from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/66/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;) ... and he wanted to keep one &amp;quot;universal&amp;quot; text as some of the Sahaba (may Allah be pleased with them) had their own Masahif with some differences in the text like additional words to explain a verse or a word in a verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Mushaf al Imam and it's copies were intended to be a standard or a reference or guideline for the learner if the teacher is not near. At that time the Arabic letters didn't have any points/dots (i'jam إِعْجَام) or tashkil (تَشْكِيل) like shadda (شَدَّة) or nunation=tanwin (تَنْوِين) or hamza (همزة) -which now helps as to make differences in pronunciation -so the &amp;quot;fa, ف&amp;quot; and the &amp;quot;qaf, ق&amp;quot; for example looked the same (See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Arabic_alphabet#Pre-Islamic_Arabic_inscriptions&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). These differentiation came later (most during the Umayyad dynasty) due to the same reasons 'Othman wanted to fix a standard Quran (&lt;a href=&quot;http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8415207g/f199.image&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; are fragments of Quran copies from the 3rd century a.H. in Hijazi letter style)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To give you some &lt;strong&gt;examples&lt;/strong&gt; how difficult this could be in Arabic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is great and well known 'Alim (scholar) called جلال الدين السيوطي who's Father was born in Asyut اسيوط in Egypt and in Arabic some call him as-Suyuti and other's as-Sayuti and both readings are correct. By the way he wrote a great book about the Quranic sciences (Ulum al Quran) called al Itqan fi 'Ulum al Quran الإتقان في علوم القرآن. This is maybe the best book about this Science!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also the well known scholar Al-Ghazaly الْغَزَالِي is according to different sources called al-Ghazzaly (الْغَزّالي with shadda).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Now lets go back to the Quran and see the Fatiha (Sura 1 in the Quran) the script in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/1/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Verse 4&lt;/a&gt; is (ملك يوم الدين) &amp;quot;maliki yawmi dyn&amp;quot; but according to some sane riwaya it is read (مالك يوم الدين) &amp;quot;maaliki yawmi dyn&amp;quot; with an extended &amp;quot;alif (a)&amp;quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You may find many other differences in different sane riwayat for example in Surat al Baqara (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:10&lt;/a&gt;) the rawys from Kufa read (يَكْذِبُونَ) the others (يُكَذِّبون) and in Verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/259&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:259&lt;/a&gt;) some read (ننشرها)  others(ننشزها) and in Surat ash-Shams (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/91/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;91:15&lt;/a&gt;) (فلا يخاف عقباها) and (ولا يخاف عقباها) just to give you a very small overview. You can find lots of books and articles which show up these differences, explain them and their benefits.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And here's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/32/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; which shows a difference -AFAIK the qira'a our Messenger (peace be upon him) used according this statement is only equal to the qira'a of Al-Kissaiy (among the 7 qira'at)!&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally here some examples of &lt;strong&gt;qira-at which are not accepted according to the rules&lt;/strong&gt; (which i will explain later)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;in Surat an-Nur (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:15&lt;/a&gt;) you find (إذ تلقونه بألسنتكم) it is narrated that Sufyan (a-Thawri?) said that his mother learned from her father a reading from ibn Masu'd (إذ تثقفونه بألسنتكم) with the same meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And Again ibn Masu'd read (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/101/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;101:5&lt;/a&gt;) (كالعهن المنفوش) in some riwaya (كالصوف المنفوش) with the same meaning!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As a clear example it is narrated (in Tafssir al Qurtubi) that ibn Masu'd was teaching a man to read (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/44/43-44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;44:43-44&lt;/a&gt;) ( إن شجرة الزقوم43 طعام الأثيم) but the man couldn't spell the word (الأثيم) (the sinner) right so he spelled it (اليتيم) (the orphan) then ibn Masu'd asked him can you say (طعام الفاجر) (the wicked's food) the man said yes. Ibn Masu'd told him to read it this way (as this was the nearest to the original meaning)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And so did the other Sahaba (May Allah be pleased with them) before the copies were sent out to the cities. By the Way ibn Mas'ud was from the  tribe Hudhail هذيل therefore his language/dialect is hudhali. We still can find many words in the Quran which originally are in dialects different then Quraish!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maybe one should also mention the so called explicative quira-at, for example the reading of &amp;quot;حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/238&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَىٰ&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; with the addition &amp;quot;والصلاة الوسطى صلاة العصر&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;وَالسَّارِقُ &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;وَالسَّارِقَةُ فَاقْطَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمَا&lt;/a&gt; &amp;quot; with the explanation  &amp;quot;فاقطعوا أيمانهما&amp;quot; which refers to the right hand (first)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholarly view on these qur'an teaching by synonyms is that the prophet () has taught these sahabah () the verse in different languages and that they didn't teach it based on their own effort or ijtihad. As the qur'an as the word of Allah can't be called so if the words chosen are from a human, even if he did ijtihad or had knowledge in Arabic language. However a fwe scholars apparently regarded this as an ijtihad therefore imam al-Anbary said (as quoted by &lt;a href=&quot;https://al-maktaba.org/book/31702/6938&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Qurtubi in his tafsir&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt; In the following I'm translating from Arabic language as these translations are of my own take them carefully!&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال أبو بكر الأنباري: وقد ترامى ببعض هؤلاء الزائغين إلى أن قال: من قرأ بحرف يوافق معنى حرف من القرآن فهو مصيب، إذا لم يخالف معنى ولم يأت بغير ما أراد الله وقصد له، واحتجوا بقول أنس هذا.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Abu Bakr al-Anbari said: Some of these deviants sought to say: Whoever recites a letter (harf) that matches the meaning of a letter (harf) from the Qur’an is correct, if it does not contradict the meaning and does not come with what Allah wanted and intended for him, and they argued with this saying of Anas &lt;sup&gt;(referring to a hadith of Anas about a recitation of verse &lt;a href=&quot;https://legacy.quran.com/73/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;73:6&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وهو قول لا يعرج عليه ولا يلتفت إلى قائله، لأنه لو قرأ بألفاظ تخالف ألفاظ القرآن إذا&#xA;قاربت معانيها واشتملت على عامتها، لجاز أن يقرأ في موضع الحمد لله رب العالمين [الفاتحة: 2]: الشكر للباري ملك المخلوقين،&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;And it is a saying on which one does not turn to nor does one pay attention to those who made this claim, because if one reads with words that contradict the words of the Qur’an, if their meanings are close to them and include them on the whole, then it would be permissible to read in the place &lt;a href=&quot;https://legacy.quran.com/1/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;“Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds”&lt;/a&gt;: Thanks to the Creator, the King of creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ويتسع الأمر في هذا حتى يبطل لفظ جميع القرآن، ويكون التالي له مفتريا على الله عز وجل، كاذبا على رسوله صلى الله عليه وسلم ولا حجة لهم في قول ابن مسعود: نزل القرآن على سبعة أحرف، إنما هو كقول أحدكم: هلم وتعال وأقبل،&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;And the matter expands in this until the wording of the entire Qur’an is invalidated, and the one who follows it will be a slanderer against Allah  Almighty, a liar against His Messenger, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him, and there is no evidence for them in the saying of Ibn Masoud: The Qur’an was revealed in seven letters, but it is like the saying of one of you: “Come &lt;sup&gt;synonym 1:هلم (hallumma)&lt;/sup&gt;, come &lt;sup&gt;تعال (ta'aala)&lt;/sup&gt;, and come &lt;sup&gt;أقبل (a'qbil)&lt;/sup&gt;.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لأن هذا الحديث يوجب أن القراءات المأثورة المنقولة بالأسانيد الصحاح عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا اختلفت ألفاظها، واتفقت معانيها، كان ذلك فيها بمنزلة الخلاف في هلم، وتعال، وأقبل، فأما ما لم يقرأ به النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وأصحابه وتابعوهم رضي الله عنهم، فإنه من أورد حرفا منه في القرآن بهت ومال وخرج من مذهب الصواب.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Because this hadith necessitates that the known and accepted recitations (qira'aat)  which were transmitted by authentic chains of transmission from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, if their words differ, and their meanings agree, then that would be the same as the disagreement (or differences) about come (hallumma), come (ta'aala), and come (a'qbil). For whoever mentions a letter of it in the Qur’an is slanderous and moneyed and departs from the correct doctrine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال أبو بكر: والحديث الذي جعلوه قاعدتهم في هذه الضلالة حديث لا يصح عن أحد من أهل العلم، لأنه مبني على رواية الأعمش عن أنس، فهو مقطوع ليس بمتصل فيؤخذ به، من قبل أن الأعمش رأى أنسا ولم يسمع منه.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Abu Bakr said: The hadith that they made as their basis for this misguidance is a hadith that is not authentic on the authority of any of the people of knowledge, because it is based on the narration of al-A’amash on the authority of Anas, so it is cut off and not connected, to be taken from it, from the perspective that al-A’amash saw Anas but did not hear from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conditions for an accepted Reading&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So any reading (Qira-a) or recitation which fulfills the following 3 conditions is considered to be sahih (sane):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the recitation has an authentic chain of narration in which the&#xA;chain of narrators was continuous until the Prophet Muhammed (peace&#xA;be upon him); the narrators were all known to be righteous and they&#xA;were all known to possess good memories. It was also required that&#xA;the recitation be conveyed by a large number of narrators on each&#xA;level of the chain of narration below the level of Sahabah (the&#xA;condition of Tawaatur).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the variations in recitations match known Arabic grammatical&#xA;constructions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the recitation to coincide with the script of one of the copies of&#xA;the Quran distributed during the era of Caliph 'Othmân is correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The 7 Readings and Readers&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qira%27at#The_Ten_Readers_and_their_Transmitters&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;See also&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With time there were 7 well known Quran Recitator Imams some added 3 others so they speak about the 7 readings or 10 readings (all of them are sahih).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The highest level in correctness (=Tawaatur) according the conditions above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is the Reading of Nafi (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;نافع&lt;/a&gt;) from Medina (His major rawis are Warsh and Qalun)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;then Ibn 'Amer (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ابن عامر&lt;/a&gt;) from Shaam (His major rawis are Hisham and ibn Dhakwan)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;then Ibn Kathir (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86_%D9%83%D8%AB%D9%8A%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%83%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ابن كثير&lt;/a&gt;) from Mekka (His major rawis are al-Bazzi and Qunbul)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;then &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_%27Amr_ibn_al-%27Ala%27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu 'Amr&lt;/a&gt; (أبو عمرو) from Basra (His major rawis are ad-Duri and as-Susi), Asim ibn Abi an-Nujud (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%85_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%AF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;عاصم&lt;/a&gt;) (His major rawis are Hafs and abu Bakr ibn 'Ayash also known as Sho'abah), Hamzah (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%B2%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;حمزة&lt;/a&gt;) (His major rawis are Khalaf and Khallad) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Kisa%27i&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Kissaiy&lt;/a&gt; (الكسائي) (his major rawis are ad-Duri and abu al-Harith) from al-Kufa.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as i said there have been much more then these known readings but ibn Mujahid (324a.H.) has counted these 7 readers in the 4th Islamic century to be the highest level. Other scholars have had different opinions and choices His teacher imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Tabari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tabari&lt;/a&gt; for example has chosen 8 qari'a and added Ya'aqub (see later) to the seven of ibn Mujahid and ibn Mihran ابن مهران  who was the first to compile a book on the 10 qira'at!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nowadays all Qira-at and Riwayat go back to a handful of sources that's why some (sahih) Qira-at are unknown now!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example in Fath al Bary you find the following statement of Makky ibn abi Taleb (514 a.H.):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;at the head of the 200 (a.H.) poeple of Basra read with the qira-a of&#xA;Abu Amr and Yacoob, in Kufa they read the qira-a of Hamza and Asim, in&#xA;a-Shaam they read the qira-a of Ibn 'Amer, in Mekka Ibn Kathir and in&#xA;Medina Nafi'. And this kept like that for a long periode of time then the qira'a of Yacoob was the most prevalent in Basra until the end of the fifth century while the people of a-Shaam kept reading the qira'a of ibn 'Amer until the end of the fifth century... But Ibn Mujahid toke al&#xA;Kissai and left Yacoob because the Rawys of his Qira-a were, much&#xA;more...and their have been Qura-a who have the same or higher state&#xA;then those 7 but they haven't had much rawys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example some Qira-at which are now unknown are that of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shaybah ibn Nisah (شيبة) from Medina,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ibn Mohaysin &lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;(and his prominent rawi's are al-Bazzi and ibn Shunbudh) and al-A'raj from Mekka,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ibn Wathib and Sulayman ibn Mahran al-A'amash &lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;(and his prominent rawi's are  al-Hassan ibn Sa'id al-Matu'i, abu al-Faraj and abu a-Shatwi) from al-Kufa,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;'Abdullah ibn abi Isahaaq and Asim Al Jahdary (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;عاصم الجحدري&lt;/a&gt;) from Basra.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;'Atyyah al-Kilabi and Yahya a-Dhamary from a-Shaam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And also that of al-Hassan al-Basry &lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;(and his prominent rawi's are Shuja' al-Balkhi and ad-Duri) and al-Yazidi &lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;(and his prominent rawi's are Sulayman ibn al-Hakam and Ahmad ibn Farah).&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt;1: The reading of these four is considered as shaadh (irregular) by agreement of many scholars.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reading/Qira'a - Riwya/Transmition- Tariq/Path&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nowadays 10 Readings are still known and more or less practiced and memorized.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each of these Readers have 2 after him known Students (so called Rawys, narrators) who spread there different Readings, because for example Naf'i has collected (via some Tabi'yn) the Readings from abu Hurayra, ibn Abas, Ubay ibn Ka'ab and Zayd ibn Thabit...(may Allah be pleased with them). After the Rawys (in the narrator chains) you find the so called tariq/torouq.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Theses Rawys have been in case of Nafi Warsh and Qalun. For example some torouq of Warsh are al-Azraq and al-Asbahani. In fact this way there are 144 Tariq of the qira'a of Nafi'i that are well known. Riwayat Warsh according to al-Asbahani (died 294 a.H.) was well known in the Iraq after the 3rd Hijri century!&#xA;Warsh and ad-Duri (who was a studied 2 different readings the ones of al-Kissai and abi 'Amr) where somehow more than students of one reader. Warsh came to Nafi' after learning the readings in Egypt and Nafi' accepted or corrected him! And Khalaf a student of Hamzah himself is one of the 10 readers, but his own reading is considered just a midway between the readings from Kufi scholars! The reading of Hamzah was somehow disliked for some reasons by the salaf (some called it invention) for example his use of sakt (pause) was not used by anybody before him nevertheless his reading was correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Case of the now most spread reading of 'Asim they were Hafs and the formerly more known riwaya of Sho'ba (also known as abu Bakr ibn Ayach). By the way, we say the the qira-a of 'Asim in/according the riwaya of Hafs  قراءة عاصم برواية حفص or riwayat Hafs according (the reading of) 'Asim  رواية حفص عن عاصم. 'Asim has collected (via some Tabi'yn) the Readings of ibn Mas'ud, 'Othman ibn 'Affan, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, Zayd ibn Thabit and Ubay ibn Ka'ab (may Allah be pleased with them). And according to some narrations Hafs only was taught the Reading of 'Ali while Sho'ba was taught the Reading of ibn Masu'd and they differ in about 520 words/letters in their Readings according to ibn Mujahid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To complete the 10&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;We find on top of them one of the teachers of Nafi' abu Ja'afar (Yazid ibn al-Qa'aqa') &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%AC%D8%B9%D9%81%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;أبو جعفر المدني&lt;/a&gt; who was before Nafi' and later Qalun the Imam at the Masjid an-Nabawi. His major transmitters were ibn Jammaz سليمان بن مسلم بن جماز and ibn Wardan عيسى بن وردان. His reading has a tawatur which is close to that of ibn Kathir (see above).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Then Ya'qub ibn Ishaaq al Hadrami &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B6%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;يعقوب الحضرمي&lt;/a&gt; (From Basra). His major rawys were Ruways رويس and Rooh روح. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;And Khalaf ibn Hisham (al Bazzaar) &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%81_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;خلف بن هشام&lt;/a&gt; who was also a student of Hamza! His major rawys were Is-haaq إسحاق بن إبراهيم and Idriss إدريس بن عبد الكريم الحداد.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The riwaya of Hafs has been afterwards mostly unknown -even in Kufa-  until the 'Othmans declared it as their official reading. As 'Asim was from Kufa like the Imam abu Hanifa (and in fact abu Hanifa was his student in Qur'an matters) and the 'Othmans where officialy Hanafya!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way especially al-Kissaiy and Abu 'Amr are known linguists of their time and representatives of the Arabic grammatical schools of Basra and Kufa!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;http://re-understanding.blogspot.com/2011/01/blog-post.html#!/2011/01/blog-post.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; the author has done some effort and made statistics on the differences between all ten approved qira'at and found out, that:&#xA;There are 1315 words in the Qur'an wit two different (way of) qira'a.&#xA;105 words with three different (way of) qira'a.&#xA;24 words with four different (way of) qira'a.&#xA;3 words that have five different (way of) qira'a one ofthem ws repeated 11 times.&#xA;And no word that has sic or more different qira'a!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This numbers only reflect actual differences between words in their qira#a# far away from the basica rules (osol) of any qira'a and the recitation style/rules like imalah, madd etc. which may create a larger difference. As a word might be written the same way and read and interpreted differently!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2022-01-18T16:07:03.470" LastActivityDate="2022-01-18T16:07:03.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25455" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25315" CreationDate="2015-07-13T13:57:21.800" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Depends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Approval(Self)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did they have your approval? It is explicitly asked and is a requirement for Nikkah&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; . Something like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you accept person &lt;em&gt;xyz&lt;/em&gt; as your husband?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;s&gt;It is asked 3 times. And you have to answer three times, yes/no.&lt;/s&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is explicitly asked. &lt;em&gt;Were you asked&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: As a custom its sometimes asked three times. And you have to answer three times)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Mehr&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than this, there is the matter of &lt;strong&gt;Haq-Mehr&lt;/strong&gt;. If &lt;em&gt;Mehr&lt;/em&gt; isn't paid, that doesn't necessarily mean the marriage is illegal. The husband is bound to pay the wife &lt;em&gt;Haq-Mehr&lt;/em&gt;. It &lt;em&gt;should&lt;/em&gt; be at the time of Nikkah Ceremony but isn't necessary. &lt;em&gt;Mehr&lt;/em&gt; can be paid later. Also the wife can forgive the Mehr or reduce its amount.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Approval(Guardian)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did you have the approval of gurardian(wali)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: There are &lt;em&gt;four&lt;/em&gt; main &lt;strong&gt;Schools of Jurisprudence&lt;/strong&gt;. Under the &lt;em&gt;Hanfi&lt;/em&gt; School the approval of guardian is not necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe this answers the first part of your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If&lt;/strong&gt; the answer to the above question is &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt; in your case, meaning that Nikkah/Marriage didn't happen. Don't worry. Allah-Subhanau-Wa-Ta'Aalah is merciful. Read this.  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah In'aam[6]: Ayaat 54&lt;/a&gt;) I will quote the translation here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when those come to you who believe in Our verses, say, &amp;quot;Peace be upon you. Your Lord has decreed upon Himself mercy: that any of you who does wrong out of ignorance and then repents after that and corrects himself - indeed, He is Forgiving and Merciful.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answering-christianity.com/committing_zina_and_then_marrying_another.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;And read this.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Nikkah is what binds two people in marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13441" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-31T19:59:15.513" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25456" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-13T14:20:03.460" Score="6" ViewCount="242" Body="&lt;p&gt;I received a house as a gift from my parents.  After a couple of years I decided to sell the house and use it for buying and selling properties.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would the zakat be payable on one year from the date I start intending to use the house as a source of investment or would it be on the zakat day i have chosen once I actually receive the funds?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13444" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-14T06:28:05.030" LastActivityDate="2016-07-13T11:05:00.857" Title="Zakat on gifted house" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25457" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-13T15:11:54.993" Score="2" ViewCount="82" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it ok to name a person Muhaimin or is that shirk because Muhaimin is 1 of the 99 names of Allah?&#xA;My name is Muhaiminul Islam Chowdhury but in school they just call me 'Muhaiminul' and I never tell them not to call me that. Do I get sins for that? I heard that it is ok for a person to be called 'Muhaiminul Islam' but not 'Muhaiminul.' Is that true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13445" LastActivityDate="2015-07-13T15:11:54.993" Title="99 names of Allah" Tags="|asma-ul-husna|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-09-14T23:39:39.537" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2676" CreationDate="2015-07-13T15:15:21.787" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;The role of Hazrat Usman:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the beginning there were 7 ahruf of Quran Recitation. Each of these 7 Ahruf's belonged to the 7 Big Tribes of Arab at the time. In the era of Hazrat Usman(R.A), Qabail(Tribes) started fighting over the best Harf(plural: Ahruf). Some said there was the best others said that there harf was the best. At the same time people tried to mix different sort of styles in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noticing this, Caliph 'Uthman(R.A)  decided to make official copies of the Quran according to the writing conventions of the &lt;em&gt;Quraysh&lt;/em&gt; and send them along with the Quranic reciters to the major centres of Islam. This decision was approved by Sahaabah and all unofficial copies of the Quran were destroyed. Uthman burned the unofficial copies of the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, there is only one correct reading style and that is what exists today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That leaves 7/14 part of your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The 7 Rawayaats of Recitation&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are seven main Qari's(Reciters) of Quran. Each of them recited the Quran with a little variation. Each of this recitation style was transmitted to the people by two Rawi's(Transmitters). So, total 14 Rawayaats. They are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nafi‘ al-Madani&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Qalun&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Warsh&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibn Kathir al-Makki&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Buzzi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Qunbul&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu ‘Amr Ibn al-‘Ala'&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hafs al-Duri&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Susi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibn ‘Amir ad-Dimashqi&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hisham&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibn Dhakwan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;‘Aasim al-Kufi&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shu‘bah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hafs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hamzah al-Kufi&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Khalaf&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Khallad&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Kisa'i al-Kufi&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Layth&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hafs al-Duri&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, when they say Hafs-An-Aasim. It means &lt;strong&gt;Riwayat Hafs From Qari Aasim-al-Kufi&lt;/strong&gt;. Hafs from Aasim is the most common riwayat around the world. This is the riwayat used in Masjid-ul-Haraam, Ka'ba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to this, there are three more Qaris.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of the Rawayaats are correct recitation of Quran. But to be a master of all is no small feat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples of different qirats by Mishary Al-Afaasi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7qULvxgZBI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Fatihah&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3C5dFeDLq0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Ikhlaas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/5142&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qira%27at&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13441" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-04T09:46:12.867" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T09:46:12.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25464" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25452" CreationDate="2015-07-13T18:22:37.240" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can't break 4-rakat &lt;em&gt;faraz&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;sunnat&lt;/em&gt; into two+two. It is not permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although you can shorten your Salat by leaving &lt;strong&gt;Sunnat Ghair-Mo'akadah&lt;/strong&gt;(Sunnah that are not emphasized). You can't skip &lt;strong&gt;Sunnat Mo'akadah&lt;/strong&gt;(Sunnah that are emphasized) though. Here is a break down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Fajar&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2 farz&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2 Sunnat (Sunnat Mo'akadah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So 4 Rakat for Salat-al-Fajar is mandatory. No shortening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Zuhar&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4 farz&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4 Sunnat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2 Sunnat (Sunnat Mo'akadah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2 Nafal (optional)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, 10 Rakat for Zuhr is mandatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Asar&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4 farz&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4 Sunnat (Sunnat Ghair Mo'akadah) (optional)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, 4 Rakat for Asar is mandatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Maghrib&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;3 farz&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2 sunnat (Sunnat Mo'akadah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2 nafal (optional)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, 5 rakat for Maghrib is mandatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Isha'&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4 farz&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4 Sunnat (Sunnat Ghair Mo'akadah) (optional)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2 Sunnat  (Sunnat Mo'akadah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2 Nafal (optional)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;3 witar&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2 Nafal (optional)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, 9 rakat for Isha' is mandatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than this, you can't break Salat on your own. I hope this answers your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13441" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-06-13T07:59:10.477" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25467" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25537" CreationDate="2015-07-13T20:34:10.030" Score="1" ViewCount="177" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been wondering how one can lengthen their prayer -in order to remain more in praying condition- by using extra zikrs in ruku', sijdah, tashahhud, salaam and so on? I've heard that any prayer in praise of Allah is permissible in sijdah and ruku. I'd be glad to know if this is true, and if so, what are some more common/accepted suggestions. What about tashahhud and salaam, please? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13449" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-31T12:39:11.737" LastActivityDate="2015-08-31T12:39:11.737" Title="What are some extra (mustahab) zikrs to use in different parts of an obligatory prayer?" Tags="|salat|wajib|dhikr|mustahab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25469" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-13T23:07:50.953" Score="4" ViewCount="304" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu’d-Darda’ said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Allah has sent down the disease and the remedy, and He has created a&#xA;  remedy for every disease, so seek treatment (of illness) but do not&#xA;  treat (illness) with anything that is haraam.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13379" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-10T12:49:23.383" LastActivityDate="2016-11-09T13:05:58.200" Title="Is this hadith aunthentic? &quot;...so seek treatment (of illness) but do not treat (illness) with anything that is haraam.&quot;" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25469" CreationDate="2015-07-14T01:10:19.757" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This hadith is a weak Hadith from Sunan Abi Dawud, as classified by Al-Albani, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/29/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;according to sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; As pointed by &lt;strong&gt;@goldPseudo&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;@American Muslim&lt;/strong&gt; (in the comments), some sources marked this hadith as authentic. So, I did a little bit of research, and found the following sahih hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Tariq ibn Suwayd or Suwayd ibn Tariq:&#xA;  Wa'il said: Tariq ibn Suwayd or Suwayd ibn Tariq asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about wine, but he forbade it. He again asked him, but he forbade him. He said to him: Prophet of Allah, it is a medicine. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: No it is a disease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/29/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abu Dawud [29:19]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since prophet Muhammad (pbuh) forbade alcohol even for medicinal purposes, it makes sense to say that &lt;strong&gt;all&lt;/strong&gt; haram things are forbidden for medicinal purposes. As a result, the haith posted by OP is &lt;strong&gt;authentic&lt;/strong&gt; since many sources marked it as authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13270" LastEditorUserId="8947" LastEditDate="2016-03-14T06:27:03.980" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T06:27:03.980" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25474" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25640" CreationDate="2015-07-14T06:55:14.470" Score="3" ViewCount="13212" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu alaykum, is electronic music (e.g. Dubstep) haram? It is mainly made using computer sounds that cannot be played by musical instruments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastActivityDate="2020-11-26T22:21:48.400" Title="Electronic Music" Tags="|halal-haram|music|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25452" CreationDate="2015-07-14T07:33:00.367" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;For farz you can't change the number of raka-at, unless you are traveling with a halal intention (then you are allowed to shorten the 4-raka'a prayers to two raka'a only). But for some sunnah prayers you may find different ahadit which describe the number of raka-at. For example as far as i know only the Hanafi madhab does most sunnah prayers in 4 raka-at for example the taraweeh prayer in Ramadan. All others do pray them in 2 raka parts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-02T01:39:05.463" LastActivityDate="2017-06-02T01:39:05.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24829" CreationDate="2015-07-14T10:48:46.557" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well as we know Surat al-Maida is one of the last revealed (revealed after the treaty of Hudaibiah) Surat of the Quran!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in verse 5 you can read the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;All the good and pure things have today been made lawful for you; &lt;em&gt;the food of the people of the Book is lawful for you&lt;/em&gt;, and your food for them, Likewise you are permitted to marry chaste believing women or chaste women from among the people who were given the Scripture before you provided that you give them their dowries and become their protectors in wedlock; this permission is not for sensual license or secret illicit relations; whoever rejects the way of Faith, all the deeds of his life shall become vain and he shall be a bankrupt in the Hereafter&quot; (see also the translation of sahih international &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that according to some conditions (pork and alcohol free and methods of slaughtering the animals) you can eat food non-Muslims eat, for example, when you have been invited by them with the restriction of anything which is not halal (like pork and alcohol for ahl-al-Kitab), but it wouldn't be halal to eat meat from non-Muslims who are not among the people of the book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you find a Muslim Grocery or Halal Food (in Many countries super markets provide halal chicken) it is of course the best to take this kind of food and you should avoid any other. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you have no other possibility to get beef or chicken and you want/need to eat them, according to some Scholars (a few years ago I thought this is the opinion of only a few scholars like ibn 'Arafa al-Maliki -who was quoted in a book of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuf_al-Qaradawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Qaradawi&lt;/a&gt;- and the scholars of al-Azhar, but it seems that this opinion has a larger basis) you could eat this as the Verse does allow it and to be &quot;safe&quot; some of them suggest to say &lt;em&gt;bismillah&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;allahu akbar&lt;/em&gt; before eating this non slaughtered beaf/chicken. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And don't forget Islam is a religion of easiness ( الإسلام دين يسر) not a faith of  uneasiness!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other related posts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1188/are-there-special-cases-in-which-meat-not-slaughtered-in-islamic-way-is-allowed&quot;&gt;Are there special cases in which meat not slaughtered in Islamic way is allowed to eat?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1460/is-it-permissible-for-a-muslim-to-eat-something-which-is-offered-by-a-non-muslim&quot;&gt;Is it permissible for a Muslim to eat something which is offered by a non-Muslim?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/34955/stunning-animals-before-slaughter-different-opinions&quot;&gt;stunning animals before slaughter - different opinions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-03-16T08:16:53.817" LastActivityDate="2018-03-16T08:16:53.817" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25479" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-14T12:14:15.070" Score="1" ViewCount="4836" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm living in France and I really want to pray all the night, especially since today is the &lt;em&gt;Laylat al-Qadr&lt;/em&gt;. However, I must be at work at 8:00 am, and the last pray (&lt;em&gt;Icha&lt;/em&gt;) starts at midnight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can I manage this? Should I really pray all the night?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13460" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-07-20T20:49:34.830" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T00:25:28.090" Title="Laylat al-Qadr : working the next day" Tags="|practical-islam|laylat-al-qadr|tahajjud|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25479" CreationDate="2015-07-14T12:40:55.190" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However this question is opinion-based, I'll give my sincere opinion and advice, and you can choose to take mine or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taraweeh is something special. But to pray from 'Isha until Fajr, is not easy to do, especially when you have work to do early in the morning, like in your case. In that case I would sleep now, so when you're in the Masjid, you've got enough energy to keep up, and to go to work. If you sleep now, you won't have to do that later. And you don't have to pray all night. You can also do 2, or 3 times Taraweeh and call it a day. This is often what people do, especially the young people, who've got school afterwards. If you can however pray all night, you should do it. The best thing to do in days like this, is to ask your boss if you can take some days off. Ramadan is the month of getting closer to Allah (SWT), and we shouldn't forget this. (Energydrinks might help also.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this answers it, and God knows best. Again, this is an opinion-based question, so here's my opinion-based answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakullah Khairan, peace be unto you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13313" LastActivityDate="2015-07-14T12:40:55.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25481" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-14T12:58:11.880" Score="2" ViewCount="371" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been reciting these during Ramadan everyday and listening to it on YouTube and praying extra rakaats during rainfall does one have to continue reading till the dua is accepted? And is listening to the dua a good enough substitute for when it can't be read ie whilst driving or at work. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As they are said to be for the fulfillment of all legitimate desires, should one understand the dua has been rejected if not granted after 3 recitations (I say 3, but have been reciting dua indefinitely)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Salatul hajaat?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13451" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-09-08T09:38:13.503" LastActivityDate="2017-09-08T09:38:13.503" Title="Dua Yastasheer and tawassul" Tags="|ramadan|dua|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-09-11T17:29:50.153" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25450" CreationDate="2015-07-14T14:04:28.783" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a person is fasting and whilst making wudhu, some water enters his throat either by gaggling or washing the nose, then if one remembers he is fasting the fast will break and the Qadhaa of one fast will have to be kept. However, if one doesn’t remember he is fasting, then the fast will not break. (Tahtawi pg.672) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, there are two possible situations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a) You accidently swallowed water, &lt;strong&gt;and you knew you were fasting&lt;/strong&gt; (so you didn't forget you were fasting at the time of swallowing water). If this is the case, then you have to make up for that day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;b) You accidently swallowed water, &lt;strong&gt;but you forgot you were fasting&lt;/strong&gt; (that's why you accidently swallowed it in the first place) at the time of swallowing. After swallowing water you realised that you've just swallowed water. If this is the case, your fast is still valid, and you should keep on fasting until Magrib. You don't have to make up your fast in this case, as you've completed it. The following hadith backs this up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah » The Chapters on what has been Narrated Concerning Fasting from Sunan Ibn Majah. It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever forgets that he is fasting and eats or drinks, let him complete his fast, for the One Who fed him and gave him to drink was Allaah.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you have to ask yourself if you &lt;strong&gt;knew&lt;/strong&gt; you were fasting at the time of accidently swallowing water. If you knew you were fasting, then your fast is not valid. This is an issue of forgetfulness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope that helps. Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Peace be unto you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13313" LastEditorDisplayName="user13313" LastEditDate="2015-07-16T16:56:21.287" LastActivityDate="2015-07-16T16:56:21.287" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25483" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25508" CreationDate="2015-07-14T16:15:12.857" Score="3" ViewCount="670" Body="&lt;p&gt;Or even during the odd nights during the last ashra of Ramadan? I am not implying that it may be haraam, just want to know if it is discouraged or disliked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would request that you furnish your answers from the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Messenger (SAWS).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="868" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-08-14T12:40:32.947" LastActivityDate="2018-08-14T12:40:32.947" Title="Are Muslims discouraged from having physical relations with their wives during the last 10 nights of Ramadan?" Tags="|nikah|ramadan|intercourse|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25485" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25486" CreationDate="2015-07-14T17:14:17.550" Score="1" ViewCount="2991" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I'm in a debate with an atheist and then it comes to the point when he says &quot;Then who created God?&quot;, how should my response or answer be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-29T00:50:23.463" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T00:50:23.463" Title="How to respond to &quot;who created God&quot; when debating with an atheist?" Tags="|dawah|atheists|atheism|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25486" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25485" CreationDate="2015-07-14T18:47:00.910" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Atheists tend to ask this question to Muslims. &quot;Who created God&quot;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God is the first, with no beginning, and the last, but with no ending. So the answer is that God was never created in the first place. He was there. That's it. Here's a video that will explain this: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zVpw2-OD4M&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zVpw2-OD4M&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fully accepting the oneness of God is to accept that He is distinct from everything else. It would not suit God’s majesty and glory to associate the limited attributes of His creation to Him because He is not restricted in any way, while His creation is. &lt;strong&gt;He is the First with no beginning and the Last with no end.&lt;/strong&gt; Everything in the universe was created by His will. He is not confined by space or time and He is the only One who is in control and provides for His creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.whyislam.org/submission/concept-of-god-submission/concept-of-god-in-islam/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.whyislam.org/submission/concept-of-god-submission/concept-of-god-in-islam/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That site will also help you on this regard, and how to talk to atheists in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really hope this helps, and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Peace be unto you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13313" LastActivityDate="2015-07-14T18:47:00.910" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25479" CreationDate="2015-07-14T18:47:13.537" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;u can manage it...&#xA;here is the example frst u prepare a list tht wht to recite in laylatul qadr like surah mulk, nafil rakats and then sleep for sometime...now try to wake up at sehri before 45 mins and perfrm the tahajjud salah nd pray to Allah that due to ur wrk u r nt able to pray all night...Allah tabarak talah is very merciful he will inshallah give u the benefits of todayz night. Aftr eating sehri...again go to bed and wake up few mins befr whn u r leaving ur Apartmnt for wrk bcz of Ramadan u dnt have to eat brkfst...tht is also the benefit...and i know u wll feel lttl dizzy at wrk but aftr rtng frm wrk u cn rest at ur home...&#xA;Allah kmows better&#xA;Remember me in ur prayer bro.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13462" LastActivityDate="2015-07-14T18:47:13.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25431" CreationDate="2015-07-14T23:14:15.573" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Husband should still give the Mahr. But if no sexual relation took place, then the &lt;strong&gt;Mahr would be half&lt;/strong&gt;. That means, if the actual mahr is 10 lac $, (former) husband should pay 5 lac $.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وإن طلقتموهن من قبل أن تمسوهن وقد فرضتم لهن فريضة فنصف ما فرضتم إلا أن يعفون أو يعفو الذي بيده عقدة النكاح وأن تعفوا أقرب للتقوى ولا تنسوا الفضل بينكم إن الله بما تعملون بصير&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you divorce them before you have touched them and you have already specified for them an obligation, then [give] half of what you specified - unless they forego the right or the one in whose hand is the marriage contract foregoes it. And to forego it is nearer to righteousness. And do not forget graciousness between you. Indeed Allah, of whatever you do, is Seeing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/237?translations=20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:237&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-05T09:14:56.767" LastActivityDate="2022-06-05T09:14:56.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2676" CreationDate="2015-07-15T02:50:54.563" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll start by answering the last question first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the role of Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) exactly concerning these readings?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran has been transmitted through the time by oral memorization and recitation on a hand of Scholar not through a book. To understand this, we have to understand the definitions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran (القران):&lt;/strong&gt; is the word of Allah that is recited verbally in any of the authentic readings. &amp;quot;Way of Reading - Qar'ah (plural: Qira't)&amp;quot;. Please note that all the readings existed at the time of the prophet and the arc angel Jibreel (AS) taught prophet Mohamed all the authentic methods. The Quran was collected and recited in oral form in the last Ramadan of the prophet death. Arc angel Jibrel (AS) came to the prophet and made him recite the Quran twice in the last Ramadan of the prohet's liefe. As a proof for this claim, the Hadith of Omar (RA):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard Hisham bin Hakim bin Hizam reciting Surat-al-Furqan in a way different to that of mine. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had taught it to me (in a different way). So, I was about to quarrel with him (during the prayer) but I waited till he finished, then I tied his garment round his neck and seized him by it and brought him to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, &amp;quot;I have heard him reciting Surat-al-Furqan in a way different to the way you taught it to me.&amp;quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered me to release him and asked Hisham to recite it. When he recited it, Allah s Apostle said, &amp;quot;It was revealed in this way.&amp;quot; He then asked me to recite it. When I recited it, he said, &amp;quot;It was revealed in this way. The Qur'an has been revealed in seven different ways, so recite it in the way that is easier for you.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدٍ الْقَارِيِّ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ هِشَامَ بْنَ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ، يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْفُرْقَانِ عَلَى غَيْرِ مَا أَقْرَؤُهَا، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَقْرَأَنِيهَا، وَكِدْتُ أَنْ أَعْجَلَ عَلَيْهِ، ثُمَّ أَمْهَلْتُهُ حَتَّى انْصَرَفَ، ثُمَّ لَبَّبْتُهُ بِرِدَائِهِ فَجِئْتُ بِهِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ هَذَا يَقْرَأُ عَلَى غَيْرِ مَا أَقْرَأْتَنِيهَا، فَقَالَ لِي ‏&amp;quot;‏ أَرْسِلْهُ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ ‏&amp;quot;‏ اقْرَأْ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ فَقَرَأَ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ هَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي ‏&amp;quot;‏ اقْرَأْ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ فَقَرَأْتُ فَقَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ هَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ‏.‏ إِنَّ الْقُرْآنَ أُنْزِلَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ فَاقْرَءُوا مِنْهُ مَا تَيَسَّرَ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the other Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gabriel used to repeat the recitation of the Qur'an with the Prophet (ﷺ) once a year, but he repeated it twice with him in the year he died. The Prophet (ﷺ) used to stay in I&lt;code&gt;tikaf for ten days every year (in the month of Ramadan), but in the year of his death, he stayed in I&lt;/code&gt;tikaf for twenty days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي حَصِينٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ يَعْرِضُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْقُرْآنَ كُلَّ عَامٍ مَرَّةً، فَعَرَضَ عَلَيْهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ فِي الْعَامِ الَّذِي قُبِضَ، وَكَانَ يَعْتَكِفُ كُلَّ عَامٍ عَشْرًا فَاعْتَكَفَ عِشْرِينَ فِي الْعَامِ الَّذِي قُبِضَ ‏{‏فِيهِ‏}‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mushaf (المصحف):&lt;/strong&gt; is the written form of the Quran or the book. Uthman (RA) ordered the collection for the 2nd time of the know Quran into a book to maintain the knowledge in written format as well. And to help those from non Arab origins, who joined Islam recently, to be able to read and learn. The reason he burnt all the other sources is to maintain a revised and authentic version of the Mushaf.  Please note that first time the Quran was collected in written format was at the time of Abu Bakr (First Caliph). The difference between the 2 version is the quality of the writing and the materials used for the book but the content was the same as they were collected by the same person (Zaid Ibn Thabet). I could go into details of the process Zaid had followed to authenticate the collection of each verse in the Quran but this is irrelevant to this question. The reason Abu Bakr ordered the collection of the Mushaf is that there is a large number of the holder (memorizers) of the Quran whom had martyred in the battle of Yamamah and Abu Bakr was worried that he might Quran by lost with the death of the memorizers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Mushaf that was collected by Uthman incorporated all the readings of the Quran. Please note that this Mushaf didn't have dots that are present in the current Arabic language letters. And that how the Arabic letters were written at that time. You might ask how would they know how to differentiate between the words? The answer it was kind of understanding that an arab would right away spot the word and understand the actual mapping. Dots were introduced latter in the time of Aummiat's Caliphate because the people of non-arab background didn't recognize the writing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does a reading of Quran means? Does that mean we have different versions of the Quran?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reading of Quran: is a set of rules that guides the reader on how he or she could pronounce the Quran which includes the how use your mouth, tounge extensive to generate a specific sound.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are very few differences in words between some of the readings of the Quran based on Uthman's Mushaf. This difference come from the location of the dot like the letters: ج, ح, خ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see the above letters, the only difference is the location of the dot. Educated Arab back then was able to recognize the word even if it didn't have those dots.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The differences could be in 1 or 2 letters used in conjecture like &amp;quot;and: و &amp;quot;, etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But again those differences are minimal and they are known for a person who studies the readings of the Quran and none changes the meaning of the Quran by all means. It either strengthen the meaning or just a difference in pronunciation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is an authentic reading of the Quran?&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Scholars agreed that an authentic narration is a narration that has a strong chain or chains of known narrators from the narrator till prophet Mohamed (PBUH). These chains of narrations still exist till today for all the different readings of the Quran. The shorter the chain between the scholar till the prophet the stronger the narration. Today there is a person who have 27 or 26 narrators between him and the prophet. And that scholar lives in Egypt currently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How the oral transmission works?&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;To become a narrator, you have to be permitted &amp;quot;تجاز&amp;quot; or get an a permission of narration. To get that permission, you need to stay with scholar for a time in which you recite the whole Quran from Memory with correct pronunciation of each letter. Usually, the stronger the narrator &amp;quot;shorter chain&amp;quot;, the tougher he is to give you that &amp;quot;permission&amp;quot;. Because by giving you that permission, he gives you the allowance to transmit that knowledge. And you become one of the holders of the Quran. And this is a major task. It would take some people about 3 to 6 years with a Scholar to get that permission for one reading. The toughest is the first reading, once you get that it would becomes easier for the rest of the readings as there not to much differences. All you need to understand the differences and the difference in pronunciation. Please note that you get a permission per reading. Each reading require another permission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What are the known Qirat? How many are they? And why they are named that way?&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;At the time of the prophet, usually each companion kind of memorized the Quran using one of those Qirat. Once those companions started to teach the new comers to Islam, 10 major scholars became known and each with different reading based on whom from the companions and the followers of the companions taught them. Those scholars are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Assem (عاصم)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu Amr elbasery (ِابو عمرو البصري)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nafia (نافع)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibn Kathir (ابن كثير)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hamza (حمزة)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ElKasaai (الكسائي)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibn Ammer (ابن عامر)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu Jaffar (ِابو جعفر)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yaqub (يعقوب)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Khalaf (خلف)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After each of the major scholars mentioned above, each have 2 major students who became popular. The most popular reading in the muslim world right now is one called:&#xA;Hafs from Assem (حفص عن عاصم) which means, the major student &amp;quot;Hafs&amp;quot; recited on Assem and he became a scholar him self.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 4 other readings which doesn't have a continuous chain of narrations, so scholars study them for completion. It's forbidden to pray with those 4. I was not able to get the names for those ones. Which makes the total 14 readings. But usually, people refer to the major 10 listed above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, you might hear that they are only 7 (dropping the last 3 in the list above). The reason why, at the beginning of the Muslim conquest the 7 major scholars and their students stayed in a certain area while the other 3 were spread in a different area of the world until a scholar by the name of &amp;quot;Ibn el Jazerry (بن الجزري)&amp;quot; came and traveled through out the world and he found about the other 3 readings. He collected the 3 with 7 known make them 10 including the 2 major students of each which makes the total 20. As I mentioned there are 4 other readings are not authentic (not mentioned in the list above). &amp;quot;القرأت الشاذة&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/66/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/66/20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/44/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/44/9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;- https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B4%D8%B1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;- https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki (2)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%B1%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;- https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki (3)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-21T22:02:51.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25450" CreationDate="2015-07-15T08:02:16.620" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This topic is debatable among the scholars and it's more complicated than it seems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First&lt;/strong&gt;, swimming while fasting is allowed under the condition that you are in a place were there is no mix between men and women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Second&lt;/strong&gt;, it comes in 2 situations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- You are novice and you don't know if you would be able to control taking water to your stomach. Scholars in that situation preferred for you not to swim at all. In that case, if you went to swim and you took water to your stomach. This will ruin your fast. You need to make it up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- You know that you would be able to control the water not to come through to your stomach. You are allowed to swim and there is no issue under that condition. In that case, if you took water by mistake, although you know that you would be able to control there is 2 views among the major scholars:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It ruins your fast for Maliki, Shafi and Hanifi.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's should be ok and it would not ruin fast for that small sip and this is Hanbali opinion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Finally, personal opinion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally (This my own personal opinion. Please refer to the links below for details and ruling), I think it's ok to continue your fast and it shouldn't ruin your fast as the prophet (PBUH) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:&#xA;  Verily Allah has pardoned [or been lenient with] for me my ummah: their mistakes, their forgetfulness, and that which they have been forced to do under duress. A hasan hadeeth related by Ibn Majah, and al-Bayhaqee and others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم قَالَ: &quot;إنَّ اللَّهَ تَجَاوَزَ لِي عَنْ أُمَّتِي الْخَطَأَ وَالنِّسْيَانَ وَمَا اسْتُكْرِهُوا عَلَيْهِ&quot; .&#xA;  حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ، رَوَاهُ ابْنُ مَاجَهْ [رقم:2045]، وَالْبَيْهَقِيّ [&quot;السنن&quot; 7 ].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in your case, you didn't intentionally drink the water and if you know how to swim and know how to control the water not to come to your stomach that should be ok.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/nawawi40/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sunnah.com/nawawi40/39&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/65734&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/65734&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/39232&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/39232&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/66242&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/66242&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10537" LastActivityDate="2015-07-15T08:02:16.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25499" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-15T08:53:40.467" Score="4" ViewCount="4355" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard that Mecca was closed/forbidden to non-Muslims...  I've also heard that the first is a myth, and that non-Muslims (mostly thinking of foreign tourists) may very well enter Mecca -- but that there perhaps aren't much to do for non-Muslims in Mecca...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is correct?  Is Mecca open for non-Muslims (tourists) or not?  (Link to some official source is especially welcome.)  I'm thinking more current enforced Saudi law, than tradition or the Quran...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2349" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:13:15.960" LastActivityDate="2018-06-20T11:55:07.150" Title="Are non-muslims allowed to visit Mecca?" Tags="|fiqh|non-muslim|masjid-al-haram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2015-07-22T16:27:54.067" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25500" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25507" CreationDate="2015-07-15T09:35:52.903" Score="2" ViewCount="162" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have been ordered to take care of our bodies because they are given to us by Allah and we shall return them (after death) in the best shape possible. We do sports, work out, swim, run, etc., and that aligns with what Allah has ordered us regarding this topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now in the same context. What methods/strategies are there (in Quran or sunnah) that motivate or describe to the Muslims or to the humanity in general why and how to take care of one's own brain?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a software engineer and my brain is my most valuable asset. I have been through so many discussions but none of them came from Islamic background or view point. I am convinced that Islam is a way of life that has answers for everything we might encounter, but don't seem to figure this one yet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4404" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-04T23:59:29.623" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T23:59:29.623" Title="How to take care of one's brain?" Tags="|practical-islam|sunnah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25502" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16969" CreationDate="2015-07-15T10:18:39.820" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brother @Sayyid has given you specific answers to your questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And i want to give you some general rules as an Imam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is an other brother who can do Iqama or Adhan let him get the tawab, if not you need at least to do the iqama!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During a prayer you have &lt;strong&gt;only&lt;/strong&gt; to &lt;strong&gt;say loudly&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All of the &lt;strong&gt;Takbirat&lt;/strong&gt; (Allahu akbar) as an Imam and at maximum in normal voice as a Ma'mum (the majority view however is to perform all of them silently).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Samia Allahu liman hamdidah&lt;/strong&gt; as an Imam when standing up from the ruku&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And at the end of a Prayer the &lt;strong&gt;Salam&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Only&lt;/strong&gt; in Salat (Prayer) &lt;strong&gt;Sobh&lt;/strong&gt; (the farz of Fajr) -only- the &lt;strong&gt;two first rakaat&lt;/strong&gt; of &lt;strong&gt;Maghrib&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Isha'&lt;/strong&gt; you have to recite al Fatiha and some Ayat or a Surah loudly and give the Ma'mums time to say &quot;Amine&quot; after you recite al Fatiha, as in some Madhabs (Mazhabs) it is sunna for them to say it loudly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurayra related &#xA;  that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,&#xA;  said, &quot;When the imam says 'Amin', say 'Amin', for the one whose 'Amin'&#xA;  coincides with the 'Amin' of the angels&#xA;  - his previous wrong actions are forgiven him.&quot; (Muwatta' - Al Imam Malik)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu&#xA;  Hurayra related that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him&#xA;  peace, said, &quot;When one of you says 'Amin' and the angels in the sky&#xA;  say 'Amin' so that one coincides with the other, his previous wrong&#xA;  actions are forgiven him.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Shihab said, &quot;The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and&#xA;  grant him peace, used to say 'Aameen' (extending it).&quot; (Muwatta' - Al&#xA;  Imam Malik)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other parts of the Prayers:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What ever you say between two takbirat during Ruku or sujud or&#xA;sitting is in low voice for yourself!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In any other farz Prayer or the later Rakaat of Maghrib and Isha you&#xA;have to recite Quran for yourself!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you recite some Surahs from the Koran it is better to recite at&#xA;the 2nd rakaa a Surah which is smaller then the one you recite in the&#xA;first rakaa and it should be after that Surah in the order of the&#xA;Mushaf/Quran (this is a preference, but not a most in some Madhabs)&#xA;for example you shouldn't recite in the first raka-a Surat An-Nas&#xA;(114) as you only can therefore only recite it once again in the 2nd raka-a&#xA;(which is no problem at all), or if you recite Surath al Ikhlass&#xA;(112) you could only recite afterwards Surath An-Nas (114) or Surat&#xA;al Falaq (113).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some other advices:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Ma'mum most/can say rabana walakal hamd in normal voice, when you&#xA;are Imam and the only male (you lead a prayer for a group of women) it's ok to say it also in that level!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As an Imam you can say &quot;Amine&quot; after reading al fatiha at least in&#xA;normal voice (there are differences in the Madahib)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Of course in the 3rd and 4th raka-a one only recites/reads surat al Fatiha!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there are some kind of rules/ranking of whom should be Imam, according to their fluency in Arabic, their knowledge of the fiqh of prayers, how much quran they can recite/recall. For example some -(old) fatwa- consider a congregation prayer as invalid if the Imam himself couldn't pronounce the words of al-fatiha right, when there was another man who could and didn't lead the prayer! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-09-10T05:02:46.463" LastActivityDate="2019-09-10T05:02:46.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25503" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25499" CreationDate="2015-07-15T10:40:17.863" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No Mecca is prohibited for non-Muslims (but with details according Madhabs I answered in a separate post). That's why it's called the Haram.&#xA;It is mentioned in the Verse 97 in Surat al Imran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[3:96] Undoubtedly the first house of worship ever to be built for&#xA;  mankind is the one which is at Makkah: it was blessed and made the&#xA;  centre of Guidance for all peoples. [3:97]In it are clear Signs: there&#xA;  is the spot where Abraham used to worship: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;then it is the sanctuary, and whoso enters it becomes safe and secure&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah has, therefore, a right on the people that the one, who can&#xA;  afford to reach the house, should perform Haj there: and the one who&#xA;  disobeys (this Commandment should know that) Allah is All-Sufficient&#xA;  and does not stand in need of any creature of the worlds&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and more explict in Surat at Tawba:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[9:28] O you who believe (in Allah's Oneness and in His Messenger&#xA;  (Muhammad SAW)! Verily, the Mushrikun (polytheists, pagans, idolaters,&#xA;  disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, and in the Message of Muhammad&#xA;  SAW) are Najasun (impure). So let them not come near&#xA;  Al-Masjid-al-Haram (at Makkah) after this year, and if you fear&#xA;  poverty, Allah will enrich you if He will, out of His Bounty. Surely,&#xA;  Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a Region around it which is tabu for non-Muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The frontiers are according to &quot;al Majmu'  المجموع شرح المهذب&quot; of Imam an Nawawi (as mentioned for example in the Arabic Wikipedia article about المسجد الحرام) (see map !):&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/DsBt3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Boundaries of Makkah Haram area&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Towards Medina near Tan'im (3 miles from Mekka)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Towards Yemen at tarn of Libin (7 miles)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the Direction of Jeddah at &quot;munqatia al-aashash&quot; (10 miles)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Direction of Taif at the end of the Arafat plain at the ground of Namua (11 miles)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the Direczion of Irak at the pass of Khull (7 miles)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;At the East at the valley of Abdellah ibn Khalid ibn Usaid (9 miles from Mekka)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is said that during the Khalifat of Omar (Umar) ibn Al Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) these Tabu zone even reached about whole arabian peninsula. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way Saudi authorities prohibit the entrance to this zone also to Ahmadyya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more details see also my answer on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/29837/why-were-jews-allowed-to-live-in-yemen/30307#30307&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read also about the boundaries of the haram in Mecca &lt;a href=&quot;http://whatisquran.com/history-of-islam-the-boundaries-of-the-haram-land-of-mecca&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-06-20T11:55:07.150" LastActivityDate="2018-06-20T11:55:07.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25504" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25505" CreationDate="2015-07-15T11:05:47.510" Score="3" ViewCount="2452" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have two questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are sins and what are mistakes?&#xA;When we do something against the command of God in unawareness; is it a sin or mistake?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did prophets make mistakes only or they sin also? I read in my textbook that the prophets were sin-proof. Satan could not reach them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10378" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T16:05:03.070" LastActivityDate="2017-07-15T07:52:26.610" Title="What are sins and what are mistakes?" Tags="|sin|terminology|mistake|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25505" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25504" CreationDate="2015-07-15T11:56:19.223" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;“Verily, all actions are but driven by intention and for everyone is what he intended.” [Bukhari and Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this hadith, we can conclude that everything comes down to your intention. If your intention is to do an evil act, you will be accounted for that evil act (this is what i understand you were referring to as a 'sin') If however you did something against the command of god in unawareness, it would be referred to as a mistake, as it was unintentional. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophets were sent to deliver messages of religion to their people. For this reason, &lt;em&gt;sin&lt;/em&gt; would be the wrong word to use on them, rather they made mistakes as all humans did. So prophets did make mistakes, and these mistakes could be something we learn from, but they did not commit sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-07-15T11:56:19.223" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25500" CreationDate="2015-07-15T12:19:02.603" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brother there may not be specific verses or hadiths that tell us &quot;do this and that to take care of your brain&quot;, but we believe Islam is not just a religion, but a way of life, so to follow the rulings of islam is to live life perfectly. This means your brain is automatically taken care of, along with everything else when you take care of your religion. But to give you a heads up, our daily prayer in itself provides you with so many physical, spiritual and mental benefits. &#xA;The placement of the forehead upon the ground causes an increased blood supply to the brain and has been cited as having a good effect upon memory, vision, hearing, concentration, and other cognitive abilities. A few websites with interesting information on the benefits of prayer are included below. We however dont pray for these benefits. We pray because as god instructed us to do so, and these benefits come as extra bonuses. &#xA;Islam also doesnt encourage boxing as a sport because it causes direct damage to the brain, and anything that intoxicates the body is not allowed, especially those that intoxify the brain. theses are just a few examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/10272/wisdom-behind-postures-and-phrases-of-prayer-part-1-of-2/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/10272/wisdom-behind-postures-and-phrases-of-prayer-part-1-of-2/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlGBKtIz3_g&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlGBKtIz3_g&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/10272/wisdom-behind-postures-and-phrases-of-prayer-part-1-of-2/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/10272/wisdom-behind-postures-and-phrases-of-prayer-part-1-of-2/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-07-15T12:19:02.603" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25483" CreationDate="2015-07-15T12:47:25.897" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Verse 187 Surat al Baqara God allows the physical relations in the whole of Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[2:187] &lt;em&gt;It has been made lawful for you to go to your wives during the&#xA;nights of the fast days. They are as a garment to you and you are as a&#xA;garment to them.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though Allah knew that you were secretly dishonest to&#xA;yourselves, He has pardoned your guilt and forgiven you. NOW you are&#xA;permitted to have intercourse with your wives and enjoy what Allah has&#xA;made lawful for you. You are also pemitted to eat and drink during the&#xA;nights of the Fast months. until you can discern the white streak of&#xA;dawn from the blackness of night. Then (abstain from all these things&#xA;and) complete your fast till night-fall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;But you should not have&#xA;intercourse with your wives while you confine yourselves to mosques.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are the bounds set by Allah; so do nut go near them. In this way&#xA;Allah makes His Commands clear to mankind. It is expected that they&#xA;will guard themselves against wrong ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So having a sexual relation with your wife/husband during the nights is allowed generally. But if you have the Niyya to do I'tikaf in a mosque it would be prohibited!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as we find in Sahih Muslim according to um almu'minyn A'icha (may allah be pleased with her) the Prophet (peace be upon him) quit his wifes during these nights that means he didn't have such relation at these nights. As we are asked to follow his sunna it is preferable to do the same. But as mentioned if you can't hold on it is allowed to have physical relationship and it is no sin at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-15T12:47:25.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25509" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-15T13:01:59.847" Score="2" ViewCount="52" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a working woman.My husband got a plot from his parents and we plan to build a house for us but we don't have enough money for that so I bought two more plots intending to sale on profit to raise fund for building house.We are living in rented house n Allhamdulillah earning well.Please answer with reference and as early as possible because its been over a year that I bought the plots but did not sell as waiting for some profitable sale.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13395" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:12:45.623" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:12:45.623" Title="Zakat on plots bought with intention to resale" Tags="|fiqh|zakat|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-11-15T16:50:10.140" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25500" CreationDate="2015-07-15T13:30:23.733" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Tashanna Chamma&quot; has already a great answer, but I wanna add something else, that might be helpful for you too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the best way to take care of your brain, is to take care of your heart first. As mentioned in the following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An-Nu`man ibn Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said, &quot;Beware! There is a piece of flesh in the body, if it becomes good (i.e., reformed), &lt;strong&gt;the whole body becomes good&lt;/strong&gt;, but if it gets spoilt, the whole body gets spoilt, &lt;strong&gt;and that is the heart&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot; (Al-Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This tells us that if we take care of our heart (not our physical heart alone, but especially our spiritual heart), by gaining more knowledge of Islam (through Qur'an, Sunnah, or just good deeds in general), and things like that, then we take care of our &lt;strong&gt;whole&lt;/strong&gt; body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this helps. Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Peace be unto you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13313" LastActivityDate="2015-07-15T13:30:23.733" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25511" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2621" CreationDate="2015-07-15T13:38:42.643" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard/learned as a kid you say tasleem to both sides. Your intention is for the angels knowingly on your shoulders the right side writing down your deeds and left side writing down your sins all in a book. I'd expect you're sending peace blessing and mercy to those angels on your shoulders. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I never heard of tasleem for the people around you, I mean what if you're alone?  So that's why I think it's the first way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13474" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-07-17T04:51:44.667" LastActivityDate="2015-07-17T04:51:44.667" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2621" CreationDate="2015-07-15T14:27:18.490" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is the Reference from the al Muwatta about the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/3/57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3 Tasleemat&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used&#xA;  to say the tashahhud saying, &quot;In the name of Allah. Greetings belong&#xA;  to Allah. Prayers belong to Allah. Pure actions belong to Allah. Peace&#xA;  be on the Prophet and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be&#xA;  on us and on the slaves of Allah who are salihun. I testify that there&#xA;  is no god except Allah. I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of&#xA;  Allah.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He used to say this after the first two rakas and he would make&#xA;  supplication with whatever seemed fit to him when the tashahhud was&#xA;  completed. When he sat at the end of the prayer, he did the tashahhud&#xA;  in a similar manner, except that after the tashahhud he made&#xA;  supplication with whatever seemed fit to him. When he had completed&#xA;  the tashahhud and intended to say the taslim, he said, &quot;Peace be on&#xA;  the Prophet and His mercy and blessings. Peace be upon us and on the&#xA;  slaves of Allah who are salihun.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He then said, &quot;Peace be upon you&quot; &lt;strong&gt;to his right&lt;/strong&gt;, and would return the&#xA;  greeting &lt;strong&gt;to the imam&lt;/strong&gt;, and if anyone said &quot;Peace be upon you&quot; from his&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;left&lt;/strong&gt; he would return the greeting to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that a big minority of scholars, say that the taslim is as follows: saying &lt;em&gt;as-salamu 'alaikum&lt;/em&gt; on the right, &lt;em&gt;wa 'alaikum as-salam&lt;/em&gt; to the Imam and &lt;em&gt;as-salamu 'alaikum&lt;/em&gt; to a person on the left. The majority doesn't say that in all three tasleemaat you use the same wording: &lt;em&gt;as-salamu 'alaikum&lt;/em&gt;. But most say that the tasleem towards the Imam is only said in the heart (not pronounced). Also note this narration is a clear evidence against the saying of ibn 'Arabi that the 3rd taslimah is a bid'ah, as if it was so how come a sahabi like ibn 'Omar who was known even to pray to rak'a in a place only because he saw our Messenger (peace be upon him) doing it there, following the guidance of our Prophet, would do something which we may call bid'ah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And one of two hadiths mentioned on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/3/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1 Tasleem&lt;/a&gt; in the Riwaya of Yahya ibn Yahya Al-Laithy of the Muwatta'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said al-Ansari that&#xA;  al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad told him that A'isha, the wife of&#xA;  the prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say in&#xA;  the tashahhud, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Greetings, good words, prayers, pure actions belong to Allah. I&#xA;  testify that there is no god except Allah, alone without partner, and&#xA;  I testify that Muhammad is the slave of Allah and His Messenger. Peace&#xA;  be upon you, Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace&#xA;  be upon us and on the slaves of Allah who are salihun . Peace be upon&#xA;  you . &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1309710&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/148&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/5/97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=74&amp;amp;bookhad=840&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Hakim&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=85&amp;amp;bookhad=6717&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tabari&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=76&amp;amp;bookhad=1314&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a-Daraqotni&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=75&amp;amp;bookhad=724&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Khozaymah&lt;/a&gt; and also Imam Ahmad have quoted similar ahadith as the one quoted by Tamer Shlash. This apparently was how people in Medina used to do tasleem, while in 'Iraq it was used to perform two tasleemat saying: as-salamu 'laikum wa rahmatu-Llah to the right and left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one taslimah is not only reported on the authority of 'Aisha, but also by Sahl ibn Sa'id, ibn 'Omar (&quot;كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَ الشَّفْعِ وَالْوِتْرِ بِتَسْلِيمَةٍ يُسْمِعُنَاهَا&quot; in Musnad Ahmad 2/76 and sahih ibn Hebban 6/191) and Salamah ibn al-Awka' and from the doing of the muhajireen among the sahaba according ibn al-Mundhir (see for example in Sunan ad-Daraqutni, Musanaf ibn Shabyah -who quoted that Abu Bakr, 'Omar, Anas, al-Hassan (al-Basri),... -he counted 16 sahabi and tabi'i- used to do so in Musanaf abd-Araazaq and at-Tabari even 'Othman has been added to the list and in a Quote of al-Hassan even our Messenger (peace be upon him)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقال ابن المنذر : قال عمار بن أبى عمار : كان مسجد المهاجرين يسلمون تسليمة واحدة ، وكان مسجد الأنصار يسلمون تسليمتين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Maliki Madhab it is sufficient to say in the Tasleem &quot;As-salamu alaykum&quot;, but for example if the Imam says only &quot;salamu alaykum&quot; this is a wrong Tasleem, this means only with the correctly pronounced words you end the prayer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muwatta al Imam Malik is considered as one of the highest Sahih Books. Imam Shafi-i said that it is the most authentic book after the Quran&quot; (at that time the Sahih Books of Bukhari and Muslim didn't exist)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read also this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/105297&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;, according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/40555/%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic the Muhajiroon used to perform one taslimah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-05-22T17:55:49.923" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T17:55:49.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16352" CreationDate="2015-07-15T15:21:45.027" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No one knows about the exact date of laylatul Qadr because according to hadith, in last 5 days (that is 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th and 29th) dates of Ramadan are generally called night of laylatul Qadr and we have to pray all the nights in these dates because Except Allah no one knows that which night is laylatul Qadr night but it is sure that in these five nights one night will be laylatul Qadr, That's why everyone prays on these nights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows better&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13462" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T05:49:08.493" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T05:49:08.493" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25515" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25499" CreationDate="2015-07-15T15:32:31.390" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is OK. It is a mis-conception that non Muslims aren't allowed to enter the Haram (nothing about Mecca). The quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SACcP.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, indeed the polytheists are unclean, so let them not approach al-Masjid al-Haram after this, their [final] year. And if you fear privation, Allah will enrich you from His bounty if He wills. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see this clearly states the Masjid Alharam and not Mecca. The above Ayah is the only proof some scholars mention that you are not allowed to visit Mecca if you are not a person of the book (Muslim, Christian, Jew).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, the most important point people miss in regarding to this Ayah is the reason why it was sent. During the time of the prophet the disbelievers would visit the holy Masjid and even pray in it. This is why the Ayah was sent down to stop them from doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was reported in the Sunan Alnisay, Mosnad Imam Ahmed, and many others including Sahih Muslim and Bukhari that the prophet said when this Ayah was brought down:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لما نزلت الآية قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لعلي : ناد في أذانك ألا يحج بعد العام مشرك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When this Ayah came down the Prophet PBUH said to Ali: Call upon the people that no disbeliever is allowed to make Hajj after this year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can clearly see the prophet PBUH interpreted this Ayah as going disbelievers are not allowed to go perform Hajj to the Kabbah and not what is generally believed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a matter of fact, many disbelievers used to come to Mecca after this Ayah came down (trade wise), and the prophet never forbade them to not come in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only other Hadith is the one that the prophet PBUH advised (not ordered) his people on his deathbed. The complete list is &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, but I'll post one of them (they all are the same pretty much):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الأَحْوَلِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَوْصَى بِثَلاَثَةٍ فَقَالَ ‏ &amp;quot;‏ أَخْرِجُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ مِنْ جَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِ وَأَجِيزُوا الْوَفْدَ بِنَحْوٍ مِمَّا كُنْتُ أُجِيزُهُمْ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَسَكَتَ عَنِ الثَّالِثَةِ أَوْ قَالَ فَأُنْسِيتُهَا ‏.‏ وَقَالَ الْحُمَيْدِيُّ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ لاَ أَدْرِي أَذَكَرَ سَعِيدٌ الثَّالِثَةَ فَنَسِيتُهَا أَوْ سَكَتَ عَنْهَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn ‘Abbas said that the Prophet (ﷺ) gave three recommendations saying “Expel the polytheists from Arabia, reward deputations as I did”. Ibn ‘Abbas said “He either did not mention the third or I have been caused to forget it. Al Humaidi said on the authority of Sufyan that Sulaiman said “I do not know whether Sa’id mentioned the third and I forgot or he himself did not mention it.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A small note, I changed the above text from &lt;code&gt;instructed&lt;/code&gt; to &lt;code&gt;recommended&lt;/code&gt; as that is what the Arabic text translates to. This was a recommendation from the prophet and not an order, since we can see that not all the Calpihate Alsalhoon did it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, and in my opinion, based on the above evidence, I see no harm in people not of the book visiting any part of the middle east, but they are not allowed to commence Hajj rituals to the Kabba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-15T15:32:31.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25516" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-15T15:52:22.910" Score="4" ViewCount="25559" Body="&lt;p&gt;The taraweeh salah for women is sunnat or nafil?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Just want to clear it more that when a girl is performing the taraweeh salah then we wilk the girl will perform it as sunnat salah or nafil salah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13462" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T19:08:00.477" LastActivityDate="2020-04-27T16:02:18.870" Title="Is taraweeh for women considered as sunnat or nafil?" Tags="|salat|women|taraweeh|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25517" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25535" CreationDate="2015-07-15T17:01:25.617" Score="6" ViewCount="61456" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a girl. How long must I keep my hair? What is the minimum length required? My hair grows fast and my mother doesn't let me cut it, saying that women must keep their hair long. I don't mind the long hair but it gets difficult handling it when it reaches my knees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13249" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2021-12-08T14:17:41.403" LastActivityDate="2021-12-08T14:17:41.403" Title="What hair length am I allowed to keep as a girl?" Tags="|women|sunnah|hair|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25517" CreationDate="2015-07-15T20:36:47.627" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dear it is prohibited for women in islam to cut the hairs so we are not allowed to cut it because at Maidan e Hashr your hair will cover your body part that is why it is prohibited for us but really i haven't heard about the minimum length of hairs because everytime everyone said not to cut your hair because i too have long hairs and difficult to carry it but due to hijab it is always tied in the form juda.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13462" LastActivityDate="2015-07-15T20:36:47.627" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25520" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-15T21:17:16.107" Score="1" ViewCount="116" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just want to know that what things can break our fast because yesterday night i feel vomit but it could not reach even to my upper throat, it was happened just after drinking my last water at sehri and after few minutes i was in this situation may be because of consuming excessive water. Please guide me about the status of my fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13462" LastEditorDisplayName="user921" LastEditDate="2015-07-16T00:14:51.793" LastActivityDate="2015-07-16T05:32:15.347" Title="what are the things which can break our fast" Tags="|ramadan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25522" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25524" CreationDate="2015-07-15T21:20:22.550" Score="8" ViewCount="857" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a Jew, I am allowed by Jewish law to pray in a [Sunni] &lt;em&gt;masjid&lt;/em&gt; since it is a place which is completely free of idolatry and Islam maintains the pure monotheism and oneness of &lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, from the perspective of Islam are non-Muslims allowed into the &lt;em&gt;masjid&lt;/em&gt; during &lt;em&gt;Salaat&lt;/em&gt;? If so, how do they participate? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason I ask is because as a Jew I can affirm the greatness and transcendence of &lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt; without reservation, but I cannot affirm Mohammed as a prophet (although there are opinions among Jewish jurists that maintain that Mohammed was a prophet to the Arabic-speaking nations, nevertheless a Jew cannot admit the superiority of any prophet other than Musa, peace be upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am honestly questioning and do not mean to offend the beliefs or faith of anyone on this forum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shukran Jazilan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user11749" LastActivityDate="2016-10-29T16:44:49.097" Title="How do non-Muslims participate in Salaat?" Tags="|salat|fiqh|non-muslim|jews|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25523" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25517" CreationDate="2015-07-15T22:31:10.970" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Al sheikh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) said that it is allowed for a woman to cut her hair as long as it isn't meant to imitate kafir women, and as long as it pleases her and her husband, but since you're not married then that isn't a problem. It was also narrated in Sahih Muslim that Abu Salamah Ibn Abdel Rahman said:  &quot;The wives of the Prophet PBUH used to cut their hair until it came just below their ears.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope that helped, and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastEditorUserId="13394" LastEditDate="2015-07-15T22:51:10.893" LastActivityDate="2015-07-15T22:51:10.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25524" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25522" CreationDate="2015-07-15T22:31:40.937" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you for your interest and asking which shows your bondness to Allah Subhan O Taala&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in Quran, “Allah’s Fitrah (i.e. Allah’s Islamic Monotheism) with which He has created mankind…” (Al-Rum 30) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And the mosques are for Allah (Alone), so invoke not anyone along with Allah. (Qur'an 72:18)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some Islamic Scholars allowed Non-Muslims to enter Mosque and if some are interested in praying there, they allow them to pray as Prophet Muhammad Peace be upon him has allowed some non-Muslims to pray in the mosque. There could be some difference of opinion so it is better you could ask Mosque Imam first before praying so could tell you some rules and regulations for entering into the Masjid but there are lots of Non-Muslims who are visiting Masjid without any reservations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As stated in Quran regarding Masjid Al Haram ,Allah All Mighty says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who believe (in Allah's Oneness and in His Messenger (Muhammad SAW)! Verily, the Mushrikun (polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, and in the Message of Muhammad SAW) are Najasun (impure). So let them not come near Al-Masjid-al-Haram (at Makkah) after this year, and if you fear poverty, Allah will enrich you if He will, out of His Bounty. Surely, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (Qur'an 9:28)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is regarding Masjid Al Haram in Makkah where Non-Muslims are not allowed to enter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-10-28T17:32:09.353" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T17:32:09.353" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25525" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-15T22:54:01.213" Score="2" ViewCount="866" Body="&lt;p&gt;I used to fast daily and I have kept all fasts except one. I had left a fast because I was travelling about 150km away from my hometown. A relative of mine used to ask me that how many fasts have I kept and I used to tell them that I have kept all the fasts and I do so because I had intended to perform the fast I left due to travelling as Qaza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt; So, did I say something wrong or am I committing a sin? &lt;br&gt;I am confused, can someone guide me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13379" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T06:54:16.820" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T07:09:17.560" Title="Is it permissible to break a fast if I am travelling?" Tags="|ramadan|sawm|travelling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25526" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-15T23:00:11.843" Score="1" ViewCount="7260" Body="&lt;p&gt;My cousin and I were alone last night and we were bored. He tempted me to have intercourse with him. I'm a boy and so is he. It was such a situation for me that I couldn't reject, but now I am very guilty about my deed. He is so attractive that I couldn't reject and he  requested me, so I thought if I reject it may hurt him, so I had a gay intercourse with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have I committed a great sin? Will Allah forgive me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13379" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-29T01:40:24.173" LastActivityDate="2020-05-10T16:18:03.677" Title="Did I commit a great sin by having intercourse with my same-sex cousin, and will Allah forgive me?" Tags="|sex|homosexuality|tawba|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2020-05-16T22:49:16.793" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25414" CreationDate="2015-07-16T00:08:03.760" Score="0" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Did i break my fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ans: Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shud i pay kaffara or offer qaza of that fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ans: Yes, both, 60+1=61.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Did i do a sin? While i thought it was permitted one time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ans: Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kaffara or qaza is to be offered by me only or by me n my wife both?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ans: by both of you. individually both of you should perform 60 continuous kaffara and one qaza roja.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-16T00:08:03.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25529" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-16T05:18:02.407" Score="0" ViewCount="278311" Body="&lt;p&gt;How are there 14 sajdas (prostrations) distributed among the 30 &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juz%27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Juz&lt;/a&gt;. Which Juz has how many sajdas? How many are up to Juz 13? is it 15 or 14? some places show they are 15.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13477" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-04-09T10:08:54.437" LastActivityDate="2022-04-09T10:08:54.437" Title="Number of Prostrations in Quran in every Juz (1/30th part of Quran)?" Tags="|quran|sajda|sajdat-al-tilaawah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-06-20T18:45:58.660" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25530" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25520" CreationDate="2015-07-16T05:32:15.347" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If vomiting is involuntary, then it shouldn't ruin your fast. If vomiting is voluntary, meaning that you force your self to vomit. It ruins your fast and you have to make it up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/38579&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/38579&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10537" LastActivityDate="2015-07-16T05:32:15.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25531" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-16T05:36:27.747" Score="1" ViewCount="11873" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have this problem of constant gas. I read online that if you have this then you do one wudu per prayer. But sometimes really late at night it can go away. I am not sure specifically what time it goes away. It is just on random days like today. The thing is I have already read Isha, so if it goes away at night then do I have to repray Isha?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13479" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-14T03:44:59.680" LastActivityDate="2020-10-01T12:02:10.273" Title="Do I have to repray Isha due to constant flatulence?" Tags="|salat|taharah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24410" CreationDate="2015-07-16T07:30:03.723" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Surat An Nisa'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you (For marriage) are:- Your mothers, daughters,&#xA;  sisters; father's sisters, Mother's sisters; brother's daughters,&#xA;  sister's daughters; foster-mothers (Who gave you suck),&#xA;  foster-sisters; your wives' mothers; your step-daughters under your&#xA;  guardianship, born of your wives to whom ye have gone in,- no&#xA;  prohibition if ye have not gone in;- (Those who have been) wives of&#xA;  your sons proceeding from your loins; &lt;strong&gt;and two sisters in wedlock at&#xA;  one and the same time&lt;/strong&gt;, except for what is past; for Allah is&#xA;  Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful;- (&lt;a href=&quot;https://legacy.quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:23&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sister of the wife and her descendants are  woman who are haram to marry simultaneously to the actual wife. If the man divorced his wife or she died he can marry either her sister or her niece. One could indirectly conclude this from the above verse or better rely on the sunnah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;One cannot be married to a &lt;strong&gt;woman and her paternal aunt&lt;/strong&gt;, or a woman &lt;strong&gt;and her maternal aunt&lt;/strong&gt; at the same time.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/16/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/511140&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muwatta' Malik&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/26/94&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1320070&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt; with different versions)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For your niece you would be her maternal aunt!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/175597&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; as long as the wife is alive or still married to his current wife the husband is prohibited to marry her niece. As the haram (not mahram as they are no real mahrams) status stays as long as the wife is alive or still in his hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the Sunni point of view i found a shia Fatwa which allow it only if the wife herself agrees to that marriage!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-07-11T05:50:49.283" LastActivityDate="2018-07-11T05:50:49.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25535" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25517" CreationDate="2015-07-16T08:15:35.260" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know from where people get that it is prohibited, as this has no backup unless from local customs!&#xA;Here is a reference to the Fatwa @Abdel Rahman Shamel mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You find in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/3/50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Salama ibn 'Abd al−Rahman reported: I along with the foster brother&#xA;of 'A'isha went to her and he asked about the bath of the Naby&#xA;(Messenger of Allah) (may peace be upon him) because of sexual&#xA;intercourse. She called for a vessel equal to a Sa' and she took a&#xA;bath. and there was a curtain (Hijab) between us and her. She poured&#xA;water on her head thrice and he (Abu Salama) said: The wives of the&#xA;Naby (Messenger of Allah) (may peace be upon him) collected hair on&#xA;their heads and these lopped up to ears (and did not go beyond that).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I have some bad feelings about the word &amp;quot;Apostle&amp;quot; I changed it in the text to &amp;quot;Naby&amp;quot; and added &amp;quot;(Messenger of Allah)&amp;quot;. I also added the word (Hijab) to make clear they didn't see her which is explained in other versions of the hadith!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith has been compiled in the following books:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nisai: (Al-Sughra) ;(Al-Kubra)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Musnad Ahmed&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mustakhraj Sahih Muslim&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Musnad Abu-Awana&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunan Al-Kubra Al-Bahqhi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know it's not prohibited for a Muslim woman to cut her hair (except with shaving it, see for example in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/9/107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/48/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt;) in this view is consider by scholars as weak as it goes against clear statements in the sunnah as shown above! But for a married one she should ask her husband because it's allowed to her to cut her hair to please him. For that reason I might think a non married girl should take the permission of her father. And you can give the above hadith as a reference that it is allowed! For details you ma refer to islamqa #&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/174932&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;174932&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another &amp;quot;limitation&amp;quot; is that women should avoid imitating men, so they shouldn't cut their hair in a similar way/style or length according the local customs. See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1125710&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Note that assuming women are covered by hijab nobody except their husband would see whether they've imitated men or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that a woman must cut or take from all of her hair to have her Hajj and 'Umrah accepted and leave the ihram as an obligatory act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Shaving is not a duty laid on women; only clipping the hair is incumbent on them. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/11/265&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For details see islamqa #&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/110804&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;110804&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As stated in my comment on another answer here: &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Even for health reasons hair should be cut from time to time as if not it could start falling - as it was in my wife's case she likes to have her hair long! Cutting the hair makes it healthier and stronger!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At least &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/6222&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here's a Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2021-12-07T13:17:00.753" LastActivityDate="2021-12-07T13:17:00.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25536" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23774" CreationDate="2015-07-16T08:33:29.793" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would agree with @qidnar's Answer about the proofs.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Now about the Madhabs (Mazhbas): among the 4 sunni schools, only abu Hanifa allowed a divorced woman to marry on her own, as she has experience with marriage and therefore should know what is good and the best for her!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This is justification of the Hanafi Madhab for this, as an interpretation of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/16/79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with them) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:&#xA;  A woman who has been previously married (Thayyib) has more right to her person than her guardian. And a virgin should also be consulted, and her silence implies her consent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But any other of the 4 Sunni Madhabs would say a wali is necessary for any marriage according to the following Hadith and Athar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Musa narrated that : the Messenger of Allah said: &quot;There is no&#xA;  marriage except with a Wali.&quot; (Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Umar ibn al-Khattab said, &quot;A woman is only married with the consent of&#xA;  her guardian, someone of her family with sound judgement or the&#xA;  Sultan. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/411300&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt; - Al Imam Malik)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But other Ahadith make clear that a divorced woman has more rights then her wali, while a virgin has less rights then her wali in choosing a husband or agreeing for marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Wali and Wakil as far as i understand the wakil is someone who represents the wali, who's acting in his name as an authorized representative!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-02T01:36:13.627" LastActivityDate="2017-06-02T01:36:13.627" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25467" CreationDate="2015-07-16T09:41:08.647" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes any prayer in praise are permissible. Those are some of prayer that the prophet Mohamed usually used in Salah &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;1- &lt;strong&gt;DOUA ISTIFTAH&lt;/strong&gt; after TAKBIRET AL IHRAM, (after you said alahou akbar and start the prayer and before you start el FATIHA)&#xA;Oh God  separate between me and my sins as you  separated between the east and west,&#xA;Oh God cleans me of my sins as white clothes are cleaned from pollution&#xA;Oh God, wash me from, my sins with water, snow, cold&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also say&#xA;And I turned my face to Him Who created the skies and the earth upright, and I am not one of the idolaters&#xA;My prayer and my life and my dying are for the God, no other God with him, and so I ordered and I am one of the Muslims&#xA;Oh Allah, You are the King and no God but you&#xA;You are my Lord and I am your servant wronged myself and acknowledged my sin, so forgive me all my sins. No one forgive sins except You&#xA;And guide me to the best of ethics. No one guide me except you&#xA;And separate me from immorality No one separate me except you&#xA;Oh god I obey you, all good is between your hands and evil is not you. I am what I am with your guidance and my life is for you. You are the greatest and above all. I ask your Forgiveness and I will not come back to my sins&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- &lt;strong&gt;DOUA ROUKOU&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Hallelujah great Lord and thank you for what you gave me (subhana rabi al adim wabihamdih)&#xA;then you say&#xA;God for you I Knelt down, I believe in you, for you converted to Islam. You are my God.&#xA;Overawe for you my Hearing, my Sight, my Cerebral, my skeleton and what I can and my feet for the god of us all&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- &lt;strong&gt;DOUA after ROUKOU and before SOUJOUd&lt;/strong&gt; (when you stand up)&#xA;God listen to who tanks him - Our Lord! For you the thanking or&#xA;God listen to who tanks him - Our Lord! For you much good thanking like our God wants&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4-&lt;strong&gt;DOUA SOUJOUD&lt;/strong&gt; (here where the person can be closest to the GOD) so you can use doua that I will write or whatever doua you want&#xA;Hallelujah my Lord who is above everything (subhana rabi al alawabihamdih)&#xA;Or Hallelujah my Lord who is above everything and thank you for what you gave me (you repeatit many times)&#xA;Oh God for you I Worship, in you I believe, for you I Converted to Islam, you are my Lord. Prostrated my face to who created it and make it beautiful. The lord that gave me Sight and hearing. Hallelujah my Lord the creator&#xA;Oh God, make light in my heart, make light in my tongue, make light in my eyes, make light in my ears, make light underneath me, make light above me, make light at my right, make light at my left&#xA;Og God, forgive me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference page &lt;br&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saaid.net/mktarat/ramadan/343.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.saaid.net/mktarat/ramadan/343.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mawdoo3.com/%D8%AF%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://mawdoo3.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13458" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-25T10:47:06.757" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T10:47:06.757" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25539" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-16T10:17:11.000" Score="2" ViewCount="324" Body="&lt;p&gt;Someone asked me and i don't know the answer so please anyone have the answer then reply me that is, in islam, is there is any way for women to take divorce other than khula and her husband is so cruel he always use to beat her, sell her jewellery, take her money and consume Alcohol when she asked for divorce then he denied to give her divorce and she don't want to move to court for certain reasons. Being a law student i said that don't worry i will help you in the court but i don't know why she is not ready. So please if you have any solution then tell me. With this We can save a life&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13462" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T16:02:07.800" Title="Any other procedure for Divorce for women other than Khula?" Tags="|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25531" CreationDate="2015-07-16T10:52:19.600" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَجَاهِدُوا فِي اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ هُوَ اجْتَبَاكُمْ وَمَا جَعَلَ&#xA;عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ مِنْ حَرَجٍ مِلَّةَ أَبِيكُمْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ&#xA;هُوَ سَمَّاكُمُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَفِي هَذَا لِيَكُونَ&#xA;الرَّسُولُ شَهِيدًا عَلَيْكُمْ وَتَكُونُوا شُهَدَاءَ عَلَى النَّاسِ&#xA;فَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِاللَّهِ هُوَ&#xA;مَوْلاكُمْ فَنِعْمَ الْمَوْلَى وَنِعْمَ النَّصِيرُ&#xA;(الحج:78)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This AYA tells us that whatever we are doing as a muslim, if it is difficult for us, we are doing it wrong. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Especially for As-Salat as it is the way to find peace and happiness in our hearts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) says before doing it &lt;code&gt;أرحنا بها يا بلال&lt;/code&gt;&#xA;&amp;quot;make us comfortable with it (As-Salat)&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To conclude, repeating salat at night causes you trouble then you must not repeat it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the Satan wants you to repeat your salat to make it a burden for you, so that you hate your religion. You should not obey him and be patient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ALLAH does not burden a soul beyond that it can bear… (Qur’an, 2:286).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have to pray to ALLAH as HE wants and HE wants us not to have troubles practicing Islam. We should obey HIM.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do your ablution (wudhu) for each salat and do not worry about anything until InshALLAH you're blessed with good health and your sickness goes away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And remember: do not give heed to Satan's whispers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13458" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user14305" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T16:37:26.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25529" CreationDate="2015-07-16T11:06:47.150" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question how much sajdas or sajdat there are is different according to the Madhabs about the number and the terms! But most of the Madhabs say it is sunna and not a fard (farz).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Insha-Allah i will give at first an Answer about the terms of each of the sunni madhabs, then the number of sajadat they count and at least tell you the locations of all theses sajdat to be found according the suras or suwar and the 30 Parts (Ajza' أجزاء plural of juz' جزء) of the Quran. And there i will point if it is not a sajda for a certain Madhab!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is an abstract of what i found in the &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=2081&amp;amp;bk_no=14&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Majmu'&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; (المجموع شرح المهذب) of Imam an-Nawawi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hanafiya say it's a fard (farz) for the reciter and the listener and&#xA;they count 14 sajda and they canceled the 2nd sajda in Surat al-Hajj and added the one of surat saad.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Malikya say it's a sunna for both reciter and listener and they count 11 sajda (main line of the Madhab), but Malik also had a 2nd statement saying it's 14 (without the sajda in surat saad).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: As somebody who knows the (practiced) Maliki view I disagree here with Imam an-Nawawi as i know the Malikiya didn't count the 2nd sajda in surat al-Hajj but they counted the sajda in surat sad. SO what an-Nawawi said  might be an uncommon statement of Imam Malik which has only been narrated by a few of his students and therefore isn't accepted by the majority of the scholars of the madhab!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A-Shafi'ya say it's a sunna and counted 14 sajda and exclude the sajda in surat sad!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hanabila say it's a sunna Imam Ahmad had like Imam Malik two statements: 14 as the Shafi'ya and Malik in his 2nd Statement and 15 including both the 2nd sajda in surat al Hajj and the sajda of Surat Sad.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way a-Shafiya stated the sajda of surat Sad to be a sujud shukr therefore they didn't count it as a sajda for recitation!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore in the sum there are 15 sajdas!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now here are the Locations of the sajdas according the order of the Mushaf المصحف:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In surat al-A'raaf سورة الأعراف [7:206] &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/206&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; (the last Verse of the Sura). &lt;br&gt;&#xA;This verse is to be found in the 9th juz' (Part) of the Quran!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In surat ar-Ra'd سورة الرعد &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/13/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;13:15&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This Verse is to be found in the 13th Juz' (Part) of the Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In surat an-Nahl سورة النحل  (The &amp;quot;reason&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;context&amp;quot; for the sajda begins in the Verse 49 and it's accomplished at the end of Verse 50, so if you recite you should recite them both!) &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/16/49-50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;16:49-50&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;This Verse is to be found in the 14th Juz' (Part) of the Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In surat al-Isra' سورة الإسراء  (at the end of the sura) 107-109 (see my comment on 3.) &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/17/107-109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;17:107-109&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;This Verse is to be found at the beginning of the 15th Juz' (Part) of the Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In surat Maryam سورة مريم &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/19/58&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;19:58&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This Verse is to be found in the 16th Juz' (Part) of the Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In surat al-Hajj سورة الحج &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/22/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;22:18&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Again in surat al-Hajj  سورة الحج &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/22/77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;22:77&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;.&lt;br&gt;This is the 2nd sajda of surat al Hajj which is &lt;strong&gt;not counted&lt;/strong&gt; as a sajda by the Hanafi and Maliki madhab (Imam an-Nawawi says they counted it!).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both of the sajdas from surat al Hajj are in the 17th juz' (Part) of the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;8&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Surat al-Furqan سورة الفرقان &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/25/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;25:60&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;.&lt;br&gt;This Verse is to be found in the 19th Juz' (Part) of the Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In surat an-Naml سورة النمل (see my comment on 3.) &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/27/25-26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;27:25-26&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;.&lt;br&gt;This Verse is to be found in the 19th Juz' (Part) of the Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In surat as-Sajda سورة السجدة &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/32/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;32:15&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;.&lt;br&gt;This Verse is to be found in the 21st Juz' (Part) of the Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In surat Saad سورة ص &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/38/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;38:24&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;.&lt;br&gt;This sajda has been &lt;strong&gt;excluded&lt;/strong&gt;/not counted by Shafi'ya, Malikiya (according to Imam an-Nawawi) and in one statement of Imam Ahmad.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;This Verse is to be found in the 23rd Juz' (Part) of the Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In surat Fussilat  سورة فصلت (see my comment on 3.) &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/41/37-38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;41:37-38&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This Verse is to be found in the 24th Juz' (Part) of the Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In surat a-Najm  سورة النجم &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/53/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;53:62&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This Verse is to be found in the 27th Juz' (Part) of the Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In surat al-Inshiqaq  سورة الإنشقاق &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/84/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;84:21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In surat al-Alaq سورة العلق &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/96/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;96:19&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last &lt;strong&gt;two&lt;/strong&gt; sajdas can be found in the 30th juz' (Part) of the Quran.&#xA;The last &lt;strong&gt;three&lt;/strong&gt; sajdas have been &lt;strong&gt;excluded&lt;/strong&gt;/not counted by the Malikya according to one statement of Imam Malik (and this is the the practice of the madhab).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-10-05T13:58:51.533" LastActivityDate="2021-10-05T13:58:51.533" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25542" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-16T11:09:17.040" Score="0" ViewCount="151" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm working in a hospital, and my duty is to give orders of medicines to the medicine company.  My problem is that many companies have the same medicine which I need in the hospital, so all medicine company owner wants that I give order to them, and I'm a fully authorised person to give orders to the company which I choose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All medicine company owners give same benefits to the hospital, but in parallel they want to give some gifts to me.  Of course, they profit from my side as maybe I'll give the order to them, as I'm authorised for giving whomever I want to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm confused so I always refused to take it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to accept personal incentives from medical companies to buy their products through my work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13483" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-04-14T12:11:21.810" LastActivityDate="2018-04-14T12:11:21.810" Title="Is it permissible to accept personal incentives from medical companies to buy their products through my work?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2018-04-16T13:26:32.213" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25529" CreationDate="2015-07-16T11:30:55.793" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sajdas (plural in rabic are sujoud) exist in some AYAT where god talk about soujoud like in ayat ANAHL/49 &quot;And for God Prostrate What in heaven and on earth..&quot;&#xA;When we say them in salah or while we are reading Quran we do Sujud. Note that this is not mandatory but it preferred to do it beacuse there is THAWAB in doing it&#xA;for example the prophet says : &quot;If moslim do sujda devil crys, he says god ask him to do sujda so he did and he will have heavens and god asked me to do sujda and I say no so I will be in hell &quot; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;In ayat soujoud there is some difference in there numbers and AYAT&#xA;First all moslims agree on 13 of them&#xA;&lt;br&gt; 1/ AlARAF 206&#xA;&lt;br&gt; 2/ Arrad 15&#xA;&lt;br&gt; 3/ ANAHL 49&#xA;&lt;br&gt; 4/ AlIsra 107&#xA;&lt;br&gt; 5/ Mariem 58&#xA;&lt;br&gt; 6/ AlHaj 18&#xA;&lt;br&gt; 7/ Alnaml 25&#xA;&lt;br&gt; 8/ ASAJDA 15&#xA;&lt;br&gt; 9/ AlForkan 60&#xA;&lt;br&gt; 10/ FOUSILAT 38&#xA;&lt;br&gt; 13/ ANAJM 62&#xA;&lt;br&gt; 14/ AlInchikak 21&#xA;&lt;br&gt; 15/ AlAlak 19&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt; For AYAT where there is different opinion&#xA;&lt;br&gt; 11/ AlHaj 77&#xA;&lt;br&gt; 12/ SAd 25&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13458" LastActivityDate="2015-07-16T11:30:55.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23856" CreationDate="2015-07-16T11:38:30.837" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/17/68&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abi Dawud&lt;/a&gt; and Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/26/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt; you find the following Hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying “Women may be married&#xA;  for four reasons: for her property, her ranks, her beauty and her&#xA;  religiosity. So get the one who is religious and prosper (lit. may&#xA;  your hands cleave to the dust).”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;روى أبو داود والنسائي عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه: قال النبي صلى الله&#xA;  عليه وسلم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;تنكح المرأة لأربع لمالها ولحسبها ولجمالها ولدينها فاظفر&#xA;  بذات الدين تربت يداك&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore her believe and faith should be above all the Number 1 criteria!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The expression: تربت يداك  may&#xA; your hands cleave to the dust&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has been used by Arabs to show the importance of some matter!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to that the woman one should choose could be rich, upper class and beautiful if she is faithfull (one could say inner beauty).&#xA;Maybe some important criteria could be akhlaq (Morality) and amanah (faithfullness) and she should be servile.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A short answer of your question can be found in a Hadith revealed in Musnad al Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (or Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/26/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt;) :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;سئل رسول الله صلي الله عليه وسلم: أي النساء خير؟ قال: &quot;التي تسره إذا&#xA;  نظر، وتطيعه إذا أمر، ولا تخالفه فيما يكره في نفسها ولا في ماله&quot;رواه&#xA;  أحمد&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamtoday.net/istesharat/quesshow-70-165976.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is some Fatwa in Arabic!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-07T13:49:35.377" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T13:49:35.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25545" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25516" CreationDate="2015-07-16T12:24:24.753" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there a difference between sunna and nafl?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For me it is the same, maybe only under some circumstances in (technical term) fiqh language اصطلاح الفقهاء it makes a slight difference of the level of tawab (rewards). &#xA;But for example all nafl is sunnah! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in general Nafl=Sunnah (they are synonyms) as it is a kind of &quot;extra or optional worship&quot; the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) made which is not prescribed by Allah in the Qur'an...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This meaning can be concluded from the following Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who&#xA;  said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon&#xA;  him) said, “Verily Allah ta’ala has said: ‘Whosoever shows enmity to a&#xA;  wali (friend) of Mine, then I have declared war against him. And My&#xA;  servant does not draw near to Me with anything more loved to Me than&#xA;  the religious duties I have obligated upon him. And My servant&#xA;  continues to draw near to me with nafil (supererogatory) deeds until I&#xA;  Love him. When I Love him, I am his hearing with which he hears, and&#xA;  his sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he strikes, and&#xA;  his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask [something] of Me, I&#xA;  would surely give it to him; and were he to seek refuge with Me, I&#xA;  would surely grant him refuge.’ ” &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/81/91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now to your questions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to worshiping acts then any basic kind of worship (prayer, fast, hajj, zakat etc.) which is prescribed or lawful for a man has the same level of prescription for a woman. With one note for optional worships: If the husband doesn't allow his wife to perform a optional worship, for some reasonable matter she should follow his orders! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So taraweeh prayer as a nafl or sunnah prayer has at least the same level of tawab or prescription for women, even if scholars (especially those who say that a woman should pray at home) say it's preferable for a woman to pray at home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For the technical term:&lt;/strong&gt; The Hanafi, Shafi'i and Hanbali school have defined it as sunnah muakkadah, while Maliki school call it mandubah. (Source &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamport.com/d/2/fqh/1/29/315.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fiqh according the 4 madhabs&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some fatwas: &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/3457&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Do woman need to pray tarawih?&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/222751&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;how woman should pray tarawih at home?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T16:57:17.973" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T16:57:17.973" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23842" CreationDate="2015-07-16T12:56:58.067" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you mentioned  Bilal (May Allah be pleased with him) used to say the adhan/athan on the roof of the mosque. &#xA;This is the sunna as far as your mosque has a roof!&#xA;If it has neither roof and nor microphone the best way to call to prayer is by saying the athan outside the mosque. It is just a &quot;work around solution&quot;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And i know lots of sunni mosques who do it inside even having a roof  via speakers (for example in Turkey many roofs are to small for a stairway in other countries the mu'azzin/mu'adhin needs to climb the stairway to call for prayer) and also some who do it outside even if there is a microphone!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is just a question of preference and how people think they reach the most people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-05-25T07:02:16.693" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T07:02:16.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25547" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-16T13:15:42.700" Score="0" ViewCount="351" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not all dogs are eligible for hunting, protecting crops etc. , my question is what are the purpose of these dogs if we can't have them around?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13484" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:11:38.297" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T11:42:36.353" Title="Dogs in islam is haram" Tags="|sharia|dogs|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25522" CreationDate="2015-07-16T13:20:09.557" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well as @servant added -as far as I know- the best references I won't add any.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just want to tell about an experience while i was student we invited an Egyptian Coptic for speech (i forgot the subject, as I missed it) and seminar about the history of Christianity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The seminar toke place in a Location we called our mosque. When it was time for the Duhr prayer he asked if he could join and we prayed together every one in his own manner. That means as far as i remember he stood aline with the Muslims but didn't do ruku and sujud as far as i can tell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-08T10:40:38.443" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T10:40:38.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25549" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-16T13:25:17.477" Score="2" ViewCount="13330" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm an 18 year old girl, student with a good life. Alhamdulellah. I love Islam and Allah and I always try my best to follow the rules of it. Some would describe me as a good Muslim, and some would disagree. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I pray 5 times a day, fast, always try to treat people in an Islamic manner.&#xA;I wear the Hijab and I love it, alhamdulellah. My clothes are mostly modest and do not show skin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lately, my dad has been shouting at me because he wants me to wear the Abaya (long black clothing Muslims often wear to look modest), and I understand why he wants me to. He said he would even hit me and be violent for him to force me to wear it. But I can't get myself to wear it, especially now. I want to wear it slowly with time and not any time soon. I want to wear it because of Allah, not my dad. Because of Religion, not tradition. I don't even need to wear one because my clothes are already modest and Islamic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just don't want to wear it and I'm not about to. Especially because my 'dad wants me to'. It's my life, my deen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, does Islam actually allow family members to FORCE their daughters into wearing a certain piece of clothing? Is it not haram? Is voilence acceptable in order for a girl to do something traditional that the father wants?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can I make my father understand what I mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَا إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّينِ•&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13485" LastActivityDate="2021-06-13T15:17:29.823" Title="Father forcing me to wear the Abaya. Is that allowed in Islam?" Tags="|hijab|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25550" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25547" CreationDate="2015-07-16T14:19:16.637" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me clarify a few myths and make a few points: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is NOT haraam to own a dog, though it is not hygienic to keep a dog in the house. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is NOT haraam to touch a dog or any other animal. If the saliva of a dog touches you or any part of your clothing, then it is required of you to wash the body part touched and the item of clothing touched by the dog’s mouth or snout. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is incumbent upon all Muslims who own animals, whether for farming or work purposes or as pets, to provide adequate shelter, food, water, and, when needed, veterinary care for their animals. Arrangements must be made, if one is going to be away from home, to have one’s animals taken care of as well. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is haraam to keep a dog or any other animal on a short lead for long periods without food, water, and shelter. Dogs need exercise and are social creatures who form organized “family” structures in nature. Dog owners therefore need to spend time daily with their dogs. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is cruel, and therefore haraam, to keep any animal in a cage so small that it cannot behave in a natural way. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fireworks cause untold suffering to most domestic animals because of their acute sense of hearing. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is haraam to participate in any blood “sport,” like dog fighting and trophy hunting. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No animal has been cursed in any way. Animals are referred to in many instances in the Qu’ran. In Surah Kahf, mention is made of the companions of the Cave and their dog. (S18: 18-22) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We would love for Allah to bestow His mercy upon us, so let’s show mercy and compassion to all His creation. This will also give non-Muslims a true reflection of Islam, aiding da’wah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11728" LastActivityDate="2015-07-16T14:19:16.637" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25549" CreationDate="2015-07-16T14:55:31.610" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shouldn't any good Muslim (and for that matter any good Jew or Christian) obey their parents -- especially their father... especially if you live under &lt;em&gt;his&lt;/em&gt; roof?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If isn't willing to listen and hear your arguments, I can't see you've much other choice than to obey... or move out (which probably is out of the question).  Perhaps you could get someone else to talk to him on your behalf (a relative or an Imam)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2349" LastActivityDate="2015-07-16T14:55:31.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25552" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25525" CreationDate="2015-07-16T15:23:10.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;About the qada' (qaza) this is clear  according to the Verse 185 in surat al-Baqara&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[2:185] Ramadan is the month in which the Qur'an was sent down : this&#xA;  Book is a perfect guidance for mankind and consists of clear teachings&#xA;  which show the right way and are a criterion of Truth and falsehood.&#xA;  Therefore from now on whoever witnesses it, it is obligatory on hire&#xA;  to fast the whole month, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;but if one be ill or on a journey, he should make up for the same number by fasting on other days.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah desires to show leniency to you and does not desire to show any&#xA;  hardship. &quot;therefore this method is being shown to you so that you may&#xA;  complete the number of Fast days and glorify Allah for the Guidance He&#xA;  has shown to you and be grateful to Him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it is/was your right to break fast as you had a permission from Allah. Some madhabs may say one should try to fast or it's better to fast and others will even say you should take the opportunity of having a permission from Allah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only sin i can see is that if i got you right, you lied to your relatives from a fiqh point of view this won't break your fast it is still safe, but you have loosen &lt;em&gt;tawab&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;ajr&lt;/em&gt; (rewards). To me it's not clear why you lied? because you had a permission not to fast!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope i could help!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T07:09:17.560" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T07:09:17.560" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25553" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-16T15:23:49.113" Score="1" ViewCount="831" Body="&lt;p&gt;As everybody knows, back in time, meat couldn’t be conserved properly and this led to major diseases affecting people, so that it was highly recommended to let as much as blood out the animals before eating them (since blood attracted bacteria). Now, technology has evolved, we have fridges, we have conservations techniques and we can keep meat and everything else &quot;fresh&quot; for a long time.&#xA;My Question is: Why hasn't also our religion evolved like everything else had?&#xA;Why are we always attached to rules that at this time wont have any bad effect on us. Isn't everything that is made haram in the quu'ran made by the purpose of avoid it since it's bad for us.&#xA;How can eating meat that is healthy and clean bad for us in anyway?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13487" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-28T12:20:42.197" LastActivityDate="2017-08-28T12:20:42.197" Title="Why is eating meat haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|meat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ClosedDate="2017-05-12T08:53:57.950" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25549" CreationDate="2015-07-16T16:44:54.243" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;My question is, does Islam actually allow family members to FORCE their daughters into wearing a certain piece of clothing? Is it not haram?&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No. There is no compulsion in Islam. Parents can suggest things but they should never force it upon their children. This type of behavior is more from culture than from religion. As a Muslim adult you should be able to make your own decisions in life, as it is your responsibility and not your fathers (your father will not be punished for sins you commit given he raised you probably).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, there is something called &lt;code&gt;بر الوالدين&lt;/code&gt; which means being good to your parents. That is something that is Major and anyone who doesn't do it commits a sin, some scholars aligned it with many of the major sins. Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/x0DJi.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...; and to parents do good and to relatives, orphans, and the needy. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is shown in many instances of the Quran (just search for the Arabic term &lt;code&gt;والدين&lt;/code&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah also orders us to not be disrespectful to them (even by saying &quot;ouff&quot;) or becoming angry with them when they become old and weak:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YP4dH.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], &quot;uff,&quot; and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this and many Hadiths, it is shown that we should respect out parents, treat them nicely (even if they happen to be non Muslims) and be good to them. However, most Arabic/Muslim cultures somehow associates this with the parents taking total control of the lives of their kids, which is wrong. Most of the Sahaba knew such limitations and you only heard a few stories about parents ordering their children to do things they did not want and they obeyed, this is mostly from culture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Is voilence acceptable in order for a girl to do something traditional that the father wants?&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Violence between Muslims is never an option in Islam (this is a Bidah that happened later down the road after the prophet death). My suggestion to you is to sit down with your parents (both father/mother) and give them the option to stay with them and you do things your way, or you moving out on your own if they can not live with decisions on your life. You still have to respect for them and care for them if the need ever arises, parents become our responsibility to be taken care for when they get old and weak as they have taken care of us when we were young and weak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Disclaimer: This answer comes from a person who doesn't think a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/25111/12537&quot;&gt;hijab is mandatory in Islam anymore&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2015-07-16T16:44:54.243" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25555" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-16T18:02:39.600" Score="-2" ViewCount="848" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have gold Jewellery with me moms and wife's total value of 214000 dollars. All the gold weights almost 4500 grams roughly and having it with me for more than five years now. Tell me how many grams to deduct each year in my calculations cz I pay 2.5% in cash and not in gold. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second point is I have a mix of currencies as saving for more than 6 years and not even touched it all sum up and equivalent to 78000 usd. Tell me how to pay zakath each year by deducting the paying amount from the total. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third point is I have many building rented out and I get total rent per annum is 36000 dollars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fourth point is I'm a Jewellery shop owner and I have gold which comes equivalent of 100000 dollars for business purposes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fifth point I bought a house more than one year back which I couldn't pay fully and still I owe the house owner 42000 dollar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sixth point is my personal expenses per month is 2700 dollars which included&#xA;My expenses are as following= school fees, business premises rent which I pay to the owner, vehicle insurance, electricity bill, water bill, mobile and land phone bill, salary for employees, salary for home servants, luxury vehicle tax, house tax, business shop tax, other buildings premises tax, credit card statements, parents and wife pocket money and house groceries items everything's included. ( I didn't include the business income tax which we pay for the Goverment for our business every year and I'm a tax payer I pay 1000 dollars every year for the Goverment as well ). Let me know whether i should include the income tax or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My main question is how much exactly should I pay zakath for the year 2015 by taking all the six points to consideration. The total amount.  Pls let me know. It would be a great help. Pls reply in detail and very clearly so that I'll understand and pay correctly and Allah will accept my deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13488" LastActivityDate="2015-07-16T18:43:25.803" Title="calculate my Zakath" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25553" CreationDate="2015-07-16T18:17:37.790" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not everything that is haram is bad for us. IMO religion is faith based, we are suppose to follow what Allah has ordained for us Halal and what was ordained haram without asking the reason why or changing such laws if those reasons don't deem necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, take pork. Now a days, pork can be easily correctly slaughtered and cooked to healthy perfection, does that mean it is not haram anymore? The same goes for meat that was slaughtered by people of the none Abrahamic religion, does it mean we can eat their meat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same goes for wine, there are many studies which show the complete opposite, that drinking a little amount of certain wines are good for your body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I think the reasoning behind this is that the bad outweighs the good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take drinking as an example. If taking in moderation it good be good for you, but ultimately that is not the case and more bad happens from it. The same goes for pork, yes in modern countries it is clean but in the Majority of the world (3rd world countries) it is still a dilemma. We also see that pork causes the spread of many disease like the swine flu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2015-07-16T18:43:54.017" LastActivityDate="2015-07-16T18:43:54.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25557" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25555" CreationDate="2015-07-16T18:43:25.803" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;I have gold Jewellery with me moms and wife's total value of 214000 dollars. All the gold weights almost 4500 grams roughly and having it with me for more than five years now. Tell me how many grams to deduct each year in my calculations cz I pay 2.5% in cash and not in gold.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zakat.org/donate/zakat-calculator/?gclid=CIPc2b6j4MYCFVGAaQod3GoBBA#&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Zakat Calculator&lt;/a&gt;, you owe $5350 for that since the zakat is on the value of the gold if it meets Nisab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Second point is I have a mix of currencies as saving for more than 6 years and not even touched it all sum up and equivalent to 78000 usd. Tell me how to pay zakath each year by deducting the paying amount from the total.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zakat.org/donate/zakat-calculator/?gclid=CIPc2b6j4MYCFVGAaQod3GoBBA#&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Zakat Calculator&lt;/a&gt;, you owe $1950 for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Third point is I have many building rented out and I get total rent per annum is 36000 dollars.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that money saved? If that money is spent, you do not need to pay Zakah, you only pay Zakah once the &lt;code&gt;حول&lt;/code&gt; comes around (1 year from the day you have it). If this money is indeed saved (not included in the other calculations) you will need to pay according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zakat.org/donate/zakat-calculator/?gclid=CIPc2b6j4MYCFVGAaQod3GoBBA#&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Zakat Calculator&lt;/a&gt;, you owe $900 for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Fourth point is I'm a Jewellery shop owner and I have gold which comes equivalent of 100000 dollars for business purposes.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hidaya.org/publications/zakat-information/business-merchandise-inventory&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hidya Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, and many other scholars that money is taxable. Just make sure that the value is what you paid, not what it might sell for. If it is bought for $100,000 indeed, then according to Zakat Calculator]&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zakat.org/donate/zakat-calculator/?gclid=CIPc2b6j4MYCFVGAaQod3GoBBA#&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;, you owe $2500 for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Fifth point I bought a house more than one year back which I couldn't pay fully and still I owe the house owner 42000 dollar.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to many &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/22426&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;scholars&lt;/a&gt;, debit has nothing to do with Zakah. If you have 100,000 and you paid out the 42,000 for debts, you still have to pay Zakah for the remaining 58,000. However, when the &lt;code&gt;حول&lt;/code&gt; comes if you still have that money you still need to pay the entire Zakah on the total amount.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Sixth point is my personal expenses per month is 2700 dollars which included My expenses are as following= school fees, business premises rent which I pay to the owner, vehicle insurance, electricity bill, water bill, mobile and land phone bill, salary for employees, salary for home servants, luxury vehicle tax, house tax, business shop tax, other buildings premises tax, credit card statements, parents and wife pocket money and house groceries items everything's included. ( I didn't include the business income tax which we pay for the Goverment for our business every year and I'm a tax payer I pay 1000 dollars every year for the Goverment as well ). Let me know whether i should include the income tax or not.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not understand that last part, are you asking if you have to pay taxes for tax refunds, if so the case is yes (see above calculator).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-07-16T18:43:25.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25553" CreationDate="2015-07-16T23:42:57.587" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm sorry I can't give you an honest answer, most of what I'll say will be my personal (non-religious) opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why hasn't also our religion evolved like everything else had?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think many factors come into this. The major one would be, if Allah really does exist and did send Islam, then how can a being with finite wisdom know more than a Being with infinite wisdom. If we change the law and we are wrong, that is to say we are worse off, then we will be punished for it. So I think fear of God and uncertainty of being right comes into play.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As many Muslims believe Islam is perfect, and therefore nothing should be added or taken away, evolution of the religion through enlightenment or otherwise goes against the idea Islam is perfect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I think other factors may also come into play. For example, trying to evolve religion may get you killed or harassed. A London Imam had received death threats for his view on the Theory of Evolution and women's rights to refuse the veil[1]. This is nothing compared to trying to change religion, how bad do you think that would be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be honest, as much as I want to change parts of Islam (such as slavery) I'm not religious, nor do I know much about my religion, so I don't think I qualify as being in a good position to suggest evolution of religion is good. Which may be the excuse for many who would like to see change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, I do agree with many parts of Islam (at least of what our beloved Prophet followed) that will still hold true for today. Since I agree with most of the religion, should I seek to change the parts I feel are wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apologies for not truly answering your question. I would have preferred to comment but my reputation doesn't allow it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[1] The Guardian: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/06/usama-hasan-london-imam-death-threats-evolution&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/06/usama-hasan-london-imam-death-threats-evolution&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="620" LastEditorUserId="620" LastEditDate="2015-07-16T23:52:50.473" LastActivityDate="2015-07-16T23:52:50.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25561" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-17T02:01:41.633" Score="3" ViewCount="280" Body="&lt;p&gt;I went through a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryotherapy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;cryotherapy&lt;/a&gt; and now I have a watery discharge that changes color and is supposed to last 4-6 weeks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I fast and pray during this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13491" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-07-20T21:00:15.603" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T07:28:32.703" Title="Can I pray while having cryotherapy discharge?" Tags="|salat|women|taharah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25562" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24432" CreationDate="2015-07-17T02:59:10.280" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The text goes like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال : فقرأته ، قال : ثم انتهى ، ثم انصرف عني وهببت من نومي ، وكأنما كتب في قلبي كتابا .&#xA;  قال : ولم يكن من خلق الله أحد أبغض إلى من شاعر أو مجنون ، كنت لا أطيق أن أنظر إليهما ، قال : قلت إن الأبعد - يعني نفسه - لشاعر أو مجنون ، لا تحدث بها عني قريش أبدا ! لأعمدنّ إلى حالقٍ من الجبل فلأطرحنّ نفسي منه أقتلها فلأستريح . قال : فخرجت أريد ذلك ، حتى إذا كنت في وسط من الجبل ، سمعت صوتا من السماء يقول : يا محمد ، أنت رسول الله ، وأنا جبريل ..) .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As aasheq mentioned it is indeed on page 168, however, please do keep in mind that the Bukhari and Alhafid Ibn Hajir both said this is a weak hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, another narration with similar text by Imam Altabri is refused by connection and people (Sanad and Matan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Explanation on why many scholars say this is a fake hadith includes people who never met the Prophet but yet reported it, a full explanation in Arabic is found here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/mohammad/index.php?group=articles&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;id=143616&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamweb.net/mohammad/index.php?group=articles&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;id=143616&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-07-17T02:59:10.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25564" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25575" CreationDate="2015-07-17T03:50:00.053" Score="1" ViewCount="3004" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been thinking about this question for some time now: Is it permissible to say &lt;em&gt;Alhamdulellah&lt;/em&gt; after having sex?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone could please answer and provide reference it would be greatly appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-07-20T20:42:59.327" LastActivityDate="2015-07-20T20:42:59.327" Title="Is it permissible to say Alhamdulellah after having sex?" Tags="|islamic-basis|sex|dhikr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25561" CreationDate="2015-07-17T05:22:44.950" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes you can Pray. There is Hadeeth relating to a Sahaba came to Rasool Allah and asked him i have discharge and about his wadu，the reply was pray normal as it is a medical condition but Wadu before each namaz...that means you can do one wadu and hold it for second namaz as well...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallah o Alam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13492" LastActivityDate="2015-07-17T05:22:44.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25567" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25542" CreationDate="2015-07-17T05:31:43.393" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rashwa (bribe) taking and giving is Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Check your company policy if this is considered as bribe then its Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if your company does not have a bribe policy，then bribe is something you take over your salary for giving treatment/service to someone above another which will make you give the contract to company A because his gifts were more to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Be careful about it...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13492" LastActivityDate="2015-07-17T05:31:43.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8333" CreationDate="2015-07-17T05:44:47.590" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The choice is yours...wipe dry or let it soak you...do what you please and neither is wrong&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is a din which has made life of a religious person easy，we complicate things&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13492" LastActivityDate="2015-07-17T05:44:47.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25572" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-17T09:10:14.723" Score="1" ViewCount="328" Body="&lt;p&gt;My savings dropped below nisab value at some point in the past lunar year. So, is zakat still obligatory on me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3029" LastActivityDate="2015-12-12T20:36:37.050" Title="Is zakat applicable if savings drop below nisab at some point in the lunar year?" Tags="|practical-islam|islamic-basis|zakat|nisab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25574" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2840" CreationDate="2015-07-17T10:34:16.563" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard this lesson long ago from a series called &lt;em&gt;The stories of the prophets&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How did the children of Adam and Eve breed? Was it incest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adam and Eve had their own set of rules (arabic: &lt;em&gt;Sharia&lt;/em&gt;) specific to their circumstance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eve gave birth to twins everytime she was pregnant, one son and one daughter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the ruling was that each pair that was born together was not allowed to get married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By the way, as far as I know the only problem for a brother and a sister &gt; to have a child is mutations in DNA.&#xA;  If Adam and Eve had original DNA without mutations&#xA;  then their children could make healthy grandchildren.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think that is right. Biology is more complicated than that I think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally think, although interesting to know, it doesn't really matter. It is speculation at the end of the day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12680" LastActivityDate="2015-07-17T10:34:16.563" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25564" CreationDate="2015-07-17T10:41:43.753" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as i know there is no clear proof or Hadith which allows you to say Alhamdulillah after having sex but on the other  side there's no clear reference for not doing this as i will try to proof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example there is a well known dikhr or dua' before having sex you can find it in Sahih Muslim and Sahih al Bukhari as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ)&#xA;  said, &quot;If anyone intends to have (sexual intercourse) with his wife,&#xA;  he should say: &quot;Bismillah! Allahumma janibnash-Shaitana, wa&#xA;  jannibish-Shaitana ma razaqtana (In the Name of Allah, O Allah! Keep&#xA;  us away from Satan and keep Satan away from what You have bestowed&#xA;  upon us);' and if Allah has ordained a child for them, Satan will&#xA;  never harm him.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏ &quot;‏لو&#xA;  أن أحدكم إذا أتى أهله قال‏:‏ بسم الله، اللهم جنبنا الشيطان وجنب&#xA;  الشيطان ما رزقتنا، فقضى بينهما ولد لم يضره ‏&quot;‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and also with slightly differences in both Sahihs and Sunan Ibn Majah, Sunan Abi Dawud and Jami' at-Tirmidi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there are Hadiths which recommends to have wudu if you want to sleep after having sex or want to have sex another time with your wife!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri (rad): Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “If&#xA;  one of you has sexual intercourse with his wife and wishes to repeat&#xA;  he should perform ablution between them” [Reported by Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ اَلْخُدْرِيِّ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: قَالَ&#xA;  رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ إِذَا أَتَى أَحَدُكُمْ&#xA;  أَهْلَهُ, ثُمَّ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَعُودَ فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْ بَيْنَهُمَا&#xA;  وُضُوءًا } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Abdullah b. Abu'l-Qais reported: I asked 'A'isha about the Witr&#xA;  (prayer) of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and made mention of a hadith,&#xA;  then I said: What did he do after having sexual intercourse? Did he&#xA;  take a bath before going to sleep or did he sleep before taking a&#xA;  bath? She said: He did all these. Some- times he took a bath and then&#xA;  slept, and sometimes he performed ablution only and went to sleep. I&#xA;  (the narrator) said: Praise be to Allah Who has made things easy (for&#xA;  human beings). [Sahih Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَيْسٍ، قَالَ&#xA;  سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ وِتْرِ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏&#xA;  فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ كَانَ يَصْنَعُ فِي الْجَنَابَةِ&#xA;  أَكَانَ يَغْتَسِلُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنَامَ أَمْ يَنَامُ قَبْلَ أَنْ&#xA;  يَغْتَسِلَ قَالَتْ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ قَدْ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ رُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ&#xA;  فَنَامَ وَرُبَّمَا تَوَضَّأَ فَنَامَ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ&#xA;  الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الأَمْرِ سَعَةً ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About saying Al Hamdulullah there are many Hadiths here are just a few:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1) Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went to&#xA;  his bed, he would say: Praise be to Allah Who has given me&#xA;  sufficiency, has guarded me, given me food and drink, been most&#xA;  gracious to me, and given to me most lavishly. Praise be to Allah in&#xA;  every circumstance. O Allah! Lord and King of everything, God of&#xA;  everything, I seek refuge in Thee from Hell.  [Abu Dawud]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنِ ابْنِ&#xA;  عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  كَانَ يَقُولُ إِذَا أَخَذَ مَضْجَعَهُ ‏ &quot;‏ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي&#xA;  كَفَانِي وَآوَانِي وَأَطْعَمَنِي وَسَقَانِي وَالَّذِي مَنَّ عَلَىَّ&#xA;  فَأَفْضَلَ وَالَّذِي أَعْطَانِي فَأَجْزَلَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى&#xA;  كُلِّ حَالٍ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ وَإِلَهَ كُلِّ&#xA;  شَىْءٍ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2) Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;Any matter of importance which is not&#xA;  begun with Al-hamdu lillah (praise be to Allah) remains defective.&quot;&#xA;  [Abu Dawud].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعنه عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏ &quot;‏كل أمر ذي بال لا يبدأ&#xA;  فيه‏:‏ بالحمد لله فهو أقطع‏&quot;‏ حديث حسن، ‏(‏‏(‏رواه أبو داود&#xA;  وغيره‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3) Abu Malik Al-Harith bin Asim Al-Ash'ar (May Allah be pleased with&#xA;  him) reported that: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: &quot;Wudu' is half of&#xA;  Salah; the utterance of (Al-hamdu lillah - all praise belongs to&#xA;  Allah) fills the Scales of good actions; the utterance of (Subhan&#xA;  Allah wa Al-hamdu lillah) (Allah is far removed from every&#xA;  imperfection and all praise belongs to Allah) fills the space between&#xA;  the heavens and the earth, and Salat (prayer) is light; and charity is&#xA;  the proof of Faith; and endurance is light, and the Qur'an is a plea&#xA;  in your favour or against you. Every person departs; he either ransoms&#xA;  it or puts it into perdition&quot;. [Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن أبي مالك الحارث بن عاصم الأشعري رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله&#xA;  صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏ &quot;‏الطهور شطر الإيمان، والحمد لله تملأ&#xA;  الميزان، وسبحان الله والحمد لله تملآن -أو تملأ- ما بين السماوات&#xA;  والأرض، والصلاة نور، والصدقة برهان، والصبر ضياء، والقرآن حجة لك أو&#xA;  عليك‏.‏ كل الناس يغدو، فبائع نفسه فمعتقها، أو موبقها‏&quot;‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه&#xA;  مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4) Hudhaifah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Whenever the&#xA;  Prophet (ﷺ) lay down for sleep at night, he would place his (right)&#xA;  hand under his (right) cheek and supplicate: &quot;Allahumma bismika amutu&#xA;  wa ahya [O Allah, with Your Name will I die and live (wake up)].&quot; And&#xA;  when he woke up, he would supplicate: &quot;Al-hamdu lillahil-ladhi ahyana&#xA;  ba'da ma amatana, wa ilaihin-nushur (All praise is due to Allah, Who&#xA;  has brought us back to life after He has caused us to die, and to Him&#xA;  is the return).&quot; [Al-Bukhari].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن حذيفة رضى الله عنه قال‏:‏كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا أخذ&#xA;  مضجعه من الليل وضع يده تحت خده، ثم يقول‏:‏ ‏&quot;‏اللهم باسمك أموت&#xA;  وأحيا‏&quot;‏ وإذا استيقظ قال‏:‏ ‏&quot;‏الحمد لله الذي أحيانا بعد ما أماتنا&#xA;  وإليه النشور‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5) Abu Umamah narrated that : when the table spread would be lifted&#xA;  from in front of him, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would say: “All&#xA;  praise is due to Allah, abundant, good, blessed praise, without being&#xA;  left off, nor being without need of it, O our Lord (Al-ḥamdulillāhi&#xA;  ḥamdan kathīran ṭayyiban mubārakan fīhi, ghaira muwadda&lt;code&gt;in, wa lā&#xA;  mustaghnan&lt;/code&gt;anhu rabbanā).” [at-Tirmidhi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  إِذَا رُفِعَتِ الْمَائِدَةُ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ يَقُولُ ‏ &quot;‏&#xA;  الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ غَيْرَ&#xA;  مُوَدَّعٍ وَلاَ مُسْتَغْنًى عَنْهُ رَبُّنَا ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ هَذَا&#xA;  حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;6) Anas bin Malik narrated that: the Prophet (ﷺ) passed by a tree with&#xA;  dry leaves, so he struck it with his staff, making the leaves fall.&#xA;  Then he said: “Indeed, ‘all praise is due to Allah, (Al-Ḥamdulillāhh)’&#xA;  ‘glory to Allah, (Subḥān Allāh)’ ‘none has the right to be worshipped&#xA;  by Allah, (Lā Ilāha Illallāh)’ and ‘Allah is the greatest (Allāhu&#xA;  Akbar)’ cause the sins to fall from the worshipper, just as the leaves&#xA;  of this tree fall.” [at-Tirmidhi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ الرَّازِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ&#xA;  بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى&#xA;  الله عليه وسلم مَرَّ بِشَجَرَةٍ يَابِسَةِ الْوَرَقِ فَضَرَبَهَا&#xA;  بِعَصَاهُ فَتَنَاثَرَ الْوَرَقُ فَقَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ لِلَّهِ&#xA;  وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ&#xA;  لَتُسَاقِطُ مِنْ ذُنُوبِ الْعَبْدِ كَمَا تَسَاقَطَ وَرَقُ هَذِهِ&#xA;  الشَّجَرَةِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ ‏.‏ وَلاَ نَعْرِفُ&#xA;  لِلأَعْمَشِ سَمَاعًا مِنْ أَنَسٍ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ قَدْ رَآهُ وَنَظَرَ&#xA;  إِلَيْهِ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;7) Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&#xA;  The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;Any matter of importance which is not begun with Al-hamdu lillah (praise be to Allah) remains defective.&quot;&#xA;  [Abu Dawud].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;وعنه عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏ &quot;‏كل أمر ذي بال لا يبدأ فيه‏:‏ بالحمد لله فهو أقطع‏&quot;‏ حديث حسن، ‏(‏‏(‏رواه أبو داود&#xA;    وغيره‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;8) Abdullah bin Amr narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:&#xA;  “At-Tasbīḥ is half of the Scale, and All praise is due to Allah&#xA;  (Al-Ḥamdulillāh)’ fills it, and (as for) None has the right to be&#xA;  worshipped but Allah (Lā Ilāha Illallāh)’ - there is no barrier to it&#xA;  from Allah until it reaches Him.” [at-Tirmidhi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَرَفَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ&#xA;  عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ زِيَادِ بْنِ أَنْعُمٍ، عَنْ&#xA;  عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ&#xA;  قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ التَّسْبِيحُ نِصْفُ&#xA;  الْمِيزَانِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ يَمْلَؤُهُ وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ&#xA;  لَيْسَ لَهَا دُونَ اللَّهِ حِجَابٌ حَتَّى تَخْلُصَ إِلَيْهِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&#xA;  قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ وَلَيْسَ&#xA;  إِسْنَادُهُ بِالْقَوِيِّ ‏.‏ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ زِيَادِ بْنِ&#xA;  أَنْعُمٍ هُوَ الإِفْرِيقِيُّ وَقَدْ ضَعَّفَهُ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ&#xA;  وَيَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ هُوَ أَبُو عَبْدِ&#xA;  الرَّحْمَنِ الْحُبُلِيُّ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;9) Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;The uttering of the words: &quot;Subhan-Allah&#xA;  (Allah is free from imperfection), Al-hamdu lillah (all praise is due&#xA;  to Allah), La ilaha illallah (there is no true god except Allah) and&#xA;  Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest)' is dearer to me than anything&#xA;  over which the sun rises.&quot; [Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعنه رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ لأن&#xA;  أقول‏:‏ سبحان الله، والحمد لله، ولا إله إلا الله، والله أكبر، أحب إلي&#xA;  مما طلعت عليه الشمس” ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;10)  Abu Malik Al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:&#xA;  The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: &quot;Purity is half of iman (faith).&#xA;  ‘Al-hamdu lillah (all praise and gratitude belong to Allah)’ fills the&#xA;  scales, and ‘subhan-Allah (how far is Allah from every imperfection)&#xA;  and ‘Al-hamdulillah (all praise and gratitude belong to Allah)’ fill&#xA;  that which is between heaven and earth.&quot; [Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن أبي مالك الأشعري رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه&#xA;  وسلم‏:‏ ‏ &quot;‏الطهور شطر الإيمان، والحمد لله تملأ الميزان، وسبحان الله،&#xA;  والحمد لله تملآن -أو تملأ- ما بين السماوات والأرض‏&quot;‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه&#xA;  مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;11) Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger&#xA;  of Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;Every morning charity is due from every joint bone&#xA;  of the body of every one of you. Every utterance of Allah's&#xA;  Glorification (i.e., Subhan-Allah) is an act of charity, and every&#xA;  utterance of praise of Him (i.e., Al-hamdu lillah) is an act of&#xA;  charity, and every utterance of profession of Faith (i.e., La ilaha&#xA;  illallah) is an act of charity, and every utterance of His Greatness&#xA;  (i.e., Allahu Akbar) is an act of charity; and enjoining good is an&#xA;  act of charity and forbidding what is disreputable is an act of&#xA;  charity; and two Rak'ah prayer which one offers in the forenoon (Ad-&#xA;  Duha) will suffice for all this.&quot; [Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن أبي ذر رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ “يصبح&#xA;  على كل سلامى من أحدكم صدقة‏:‏ فكل تسبيحة صدقة، وكل تحميدة صدقة، وكل&#xA;  تهليلة صدقة، وكل تكبيرة صدقة، وأمر بالمعروف صدقة، ونهي عن المنكر صدقة،&#xA;  ويجزي من ذلك ركعتان يركعهما من الضحى‏&quot;‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These Ahadith show many situations where you can praise Allah and doing it after having sex is at least according to the 11th Hadith in the above list a sadaqa and according to the 1) Hadith one can praise Allah in any circumstances and also it is a way to thank Allah for what he has given you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So after all it seems that there's no harm saying it in that situation, wa-Allahu-A'lam!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2015-07-17T10:41:43.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25576" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-17T10:51:53.407" Score="5" ViewCount="455" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a 19 years old Muslim.&#xA;I've always wondered how these two theories can coexist.&#xA;In Islam pov Adam and Eve were the first two humans created and from them then humanity was formed.&#xA;But it's clearly proven that evolution was the way humans formed.&#xA;Cave-men were found all over the world, and we are really look alike to monkeys (DNA, Aspect, etc...).&#xA;How can the theory of Adam and Eve still hold? Do Muslims acknowledge evolutionism, and if I do, do that makes me less Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13487" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-09T10:47:47.997" LastActivityDate="2024-03-04T18:01:25.197" Title="How Can Evolutionism and Creationism co-exist in Islam?" Tags="|creation|evolution|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25577" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25576" CreationDate="2015-07-17T11:58:39.103" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is Hadith which mentions that Adam and Even were much larger in size than us, this means that when they were sent to earth, they were not sent in the same body, but given the homosapien body (this is of course an assumption from my part).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah created Adam in his form, sixty cubits tall… and everyone who enters Paradise will be in the form of Adam, sixty cubits tall…”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5873; Muslim, 7092)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the above Hadith, they weren't sent to earth in the same body, nor will we enter paradise in the same body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evolution of biological entities is no different than the evolution of universe, Allah (swt) mentions about the expanding universe in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And the heaven We created with might, and indeed We are (its) expander.” (Quran 51:47)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Expansion is a form of evolution/change, Allah (swt) testifies to be the creator and controller of evolution, whether that be small biological beings like us, or the bigger entities within the universe, such as galaxies etc..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To reiterate, Islam doesn't clash with the theory of evolution, but that does not mean the theory of biological evolution is correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Important Note: You mentioned cavemen looking like monkeys, we have people today who look like Monkeys, some people would say the rapper &amp;quot;50 cent&amp;quot; looks like a Monkey, that doesn't prove anything. We have people today who have hair all over their body, including their face (just like Monkeys), yet again, that doesn't prove anything. We have 20 year old human beings the size of a 6 year old baby, yet again, it doesn't prove anything, they're still human beings. We have human beings with no eyes, human beings with extra fingers, we have conjoined human beings.... the list goes on, yet again, it doesn't prove anything because they're still human beings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's say we were to find this skeleton:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OhqPM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would this be consider as a different specie?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-17T11:58:39.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25579" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-17T14:10:42.947" Score="2" ViewCount="233" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Eid prayer I laughed because of something a little girl did. It was a very quiet laugh. Do you know if I have to make this prayer up? Should I make it up at home?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13479" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-31T01:33:19.017" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T01:33:19.017" Title="Should I make up Eid prayer after quietly laughing?" Tags="|salat|eid|laughter|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25526" CreationDate="2015-07-17T14:52:59.490" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know this answer will be deleted, but, even if for a lot of Muslims an homosexual intercourse is prohibited, others think it's not.&#xA;In the history of Sodom and Lut the population was not punished because of homosexual behavior, but because of many other things, like inhospitality, and rudeness. As many have done, you can read between the lies also the presence of homosexuality, but you have to nit-pick.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't be afraid, God will forgive you. Actually there is nothing to forgive, I read all the Quu'ran and I coudn't find something really against homosexuality. So Just be yourself. As you can see, many read the quu'ran with their Point of view, and try to impose it on others too. Many Muslims are doing bad things, and they state that Islams says to do so. that's their pov, so why ant we have our own? It's just have to  have the purpose of doing good thing, be a good person and help others, That's how it should be. Yes, I'm muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13487" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-21T13:09:13.767" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T13:09:13.767" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25572" CreationDate="2015-07-17T18:41:39.050" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadiths that mention zakat being one year are all unauthentic.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The actual dues for zakat are given every time you've reached the nisab of that pparticular item.  Even if it's 50 times a year.  If you've reached the nisab, then you must give the proper portion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if there was a time that your 'zakatable' reached the nisab at some point of time, you should've given zakat.  But once the item decreases, then zakat isn't obligatory until you've crossed the limitations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَفِي الرِّقَةِ رُبْعُ الْعُشْرِ، فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ إِلاَّ تِسْعِينَ وَمِائَةً فَلَيْسَ فِيهَا شَىْءٌ، إِلاَّ أَنْ يَشَاءَ رَبُّهَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bukhari relates this hadith from Anas, in which Abu bakr had sent a letter saying this is the fardh sadaqah which Allah's Messenger has obligated. At the end of the hadith it says, in the raqqah 1/40 (2.5%), except when there's 199 (dirhams), there's nothing (due) in that, unless its owner wishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَيْسَ فِيمَا دُونَ خَمْسِ أَوَاقٍ مِنَ الْوَرِقِ صَدَقَةٌ وَلَيْسَ فِيمَا دُونَ خَمْسِ ذَوْدٍ مِنَ الإِبِلِ صَدَقَةٌ وَلَيْسَ فِيمَا دُونَ خَمْسَةِ أَوْسُقٍ مِنَ التَّمْرِ صَدَقَةٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim relates this hadith from Jabir, in which Allah's Messenger says there is no sadaqah besides (below) 5 awaq wariq. This hadith is also reported from Abu Sa'id without wariq.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="14920" LastEditDate="2015-12-12T20:36:37.050" LastActivityDate="2015-12-12T20:36:37.050" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25583" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-17T18:42:18.103" Score="3" ViewCount="355" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Indian subcontinent, girls/women are discouraged to attend in Salatul Eid? I don't know about the other parts of the world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, is there any reason behind it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jajakallah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-14T09:22:21.223" LastActivityDate="2016-08-11T14:10:02.283" Title="Why girls are discouraged to attend in Salatul Eid?" Tags="|salat|women|islamic-basis|eid|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25587" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25588" CreationDate="2015-07-18T07:48:29.243" Score="8" ViewCount="14268" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a verse in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/29/41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran&lt;/a&gt; addressing the spider's home as the weakest:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The example of those who take allies other than Allah is like that of&#xA;  the spider who takes a home. And indeed, the weakest of homes is the&#xA;  home of the spider, if they only knew. 29:41&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why does this verse say &quot;spider takes a home&quot;. What's the meaning of &quot;take&quot; here, as we know that spiders build their house themselves. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In what terms is the spider's home the weakest?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="144" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-08-11T00:31:18.760" LastActivityDate="2020-08-11T21:09:05.000" Title="Why is the weakest of homes, the home of spider?" Tags="|tafseer|surat-al-ankabut|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25587" CreationDate="2015-07-18T11:20:58.500" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a an intro I just found this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/tafsir/tafsir.php?chapter=29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;commentary&lt;/a&gt; maybe it helps:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All the above-mentioned nations were involved in shirk, and their&#xA;  belief about their deities was that they were their supporters and&#xA;  helpers and guardians, and had the power to make or mar their&#xA;  destinies; so when they will have won their goodwill by worship and.&#xA;  presentation of offerings they will succor them in need and protect&#xA;  them against calamities and afflictions. But, as shown by the&#xA;  historical events cited above, all their beliefs and superstitions&#xA;  proved to be baseless when their destruction was decreed by Allah.&#xA;  Then no god, and no god incarnate, and no saint or spirit, and no jinn&#xA;  or angel, whom they worshiped came to their rescue, and they met their&#xA;  destruction with the realization that their expectations and beliefs&#xA;  had been false and futile. After relating these events, Allah is now&#xA;  warning the mushriks to the effect: &quot;The reality of the toy-house of&#xA;  expectations that you have built on your faith in the powerless&#xA;  servants and imaginary deities, apart from the real Master and Ruler&#xA;  of the universe, is no more than the cobweb of a spider. Just as a&#xA;  cobweb cannot stand the slightest interference by a finger, so will&#xA;  the toy-house of your expectations collapse in its first clash with&#xA;  the scheme of Allah. It is nothing but ignorance that you are involved&#xA;  in the web of superstition. Had you any knowledge of the Reality you&#xA;  would not have built your system of life on baseless props. The fact&#xA;  is that none other than the One Lord of the worlds in this universe is&#xA;  the Owner of power and authority, and His support is the only support&#xA;  which is reliable. &quot;Now whoever rejects taghut and believes in Allah&#xA;  has taken a firm support that never gives way. And Allah hears&#xA;  everything and knows everything.&quot; (Al-Baqarah: 256).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the tafsir point of view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B9%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%86%D9%83%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Scientific research&lt;/a&gt; showed lately that it is the female spider who builds the home not the male, and in the Verse of the Quran the female conjugation of the verb to take/to make (a dwelling/a home) in Arabic ( اتَّخَذَتْ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that the female spider search for a male to fertilse her then she kills and eats the male. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore some scholars say this is the reason why this home is weak. Its weakness isn't a material weakness because the material of the web is one of the strongest in nature. A synthetic copy of it is known as Kevlar. But the weakness mentioned here is the lack of peace, mercy and love which makes a good and strong home according to the Verse 21 in Surat Ar-Rum (Surah 30). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-11T13:27:53.903" LastActivityDate="2016-07-11T13:27:53.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25592" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20248" CreationDate="2015-07-18T16:19:20.167" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that it is the lack of knowledge of the people who do not speak the Arabic language and for those who speak it naturally, lack of education.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When addressing 1 person male, it should be said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alsalam Alika&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;السلام عليكَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While addressing a 1 person female, it should be said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asalam Aliki&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;السلام عليكِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, take the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/adab/42/71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;following Hadith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ‏‏ وَقَالَتْ قَيْلَةُ‏‏ قَالَ رَجُلٌ‏‏ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، قَالَ‏‏ وَعَلَيْكَ السَّلاَمُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qayla reported that a mans aid, &amp;quot;Peace be upon you, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;And peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same is true when viewing many &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;other hadiths&lt;/a&gt; of the same nature. It was never reported from the Sunnah or general Arabic culture about 1 person meeting another 1 person and giving him/her the salutation for the many, just doesn't make sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-18T16:19:20.167" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25593" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-18T17:36:17.987" Score="2" ViewCount="106" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following are zikrs that have been narrated in different sources as ones Prophet Muhammad -p.b.u.h- would recite in his daily prayers. (Needless to say, the wording in different sources may slightly vary from the following.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللهم لك ركعت وبك آمنت، لك أسلمت، وعليك توكلت، أنت ربي خشع سمعي وبصري ودمي ولحمي وعظمي وعصبي لله رب العالمين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللهم لك سجدت وبك آمنت ولك أسلمت، سجد وجهي للذي خلقه وصوره وشق سمعه وبصره تبارك الله أحسن الخالقين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is whether saying theses prayers in Ruku and Sijda would suffice, or they need to be followed or preceded by other more common zikrs like the below ones (and similar ones)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;سبحان ربّی العظیم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;سبحان ربّی الاعلی&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ajrukum IndAllah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;UPDATE: What triggers the question to me is that the first two zikrs apparently contain no tangible sign of praise (tasbeeh) of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13449" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-11-28T11:58:46.363" Title="Is it permissible to say no more than these zikrs in Ruku and Sijda, or are they only supplementary zikrs that should come with other main ones?" Tags="|salat|sujud|dhikr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25594" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-18T18:41:15.310" Score="1" ViewCount="517" Body="&lt;p&gt;In salat, when you come back (stand up) from Ruku', you say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Samiallahu liman &lt;strong&gt;hamida&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it pronounced &quot;hammida&quot; or &quot;hameeda&quot;?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I pronounced it hammida, so I am not sure if it is correct or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13479" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-30T16:04:23.210" LastActivityDate="2017-12-30T16:04:23.210" Title="Pronounciation of a certain part of prayer" Tags="|salat|pronunciation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25595" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-18T19:06:29.320" Score="0" ViewCount="34583" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamoalikum friends&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of my friend is bisexual.. He has never had sex with a boy nor a girl but he says he is attracted to both. Is it a sin to be bisexual I mean that if you don't have any zina with anyone but being bisexual by yourself..&lt;br&gt; Is it ok or permissible?&lt;br&gt; Is having thoughts of intercourse with a same gender ok (only thoughts or fantasies with no real intercourse) so is it okay or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13379" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-16T06:42:26.190" LastActivityDate="2017-11-29T04:13:50.930" Title="Is bisexuality allowed in Islam" Tags="|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25596" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25594" CreationDate="2015-07-18T19:46:57.983" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;            In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to elucidate the issue you'd better pay heed that according to the correct Arabic grammar, the exact pronunciation of Same'allah-o Leman &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Hamedah&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; is &lt;strong&gt;Hamedah&lt;/strong&gt; (حمده). Of course, it seems that in Arabic language, most of Arab people pronounce the letter &quot;E&quot; as/like &quot;I&quot;. For instance, the word Mohammed is written Muhammed, but some Arabs pronounce it as if they are saying Mohammid! Otherwise as I illustrated before, the precise pronunciation of the mentioned word is Hamedah as it is written Hamedah in its Arabic text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Namely it is written in Arabic like the following phrase:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;«سَمِعَ اللّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can be inferred from the main Arabic text of the above-mentioned phrase that HAMEDAH is the most right form of that (although based on some Arabic accents it is heard as Hemidah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aviny.com/ahkam/ResalehVahidKhorasani/resale16.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.aviny.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-19T06:08:23.540" LastActivityDate="2017-12-19T06:08:23.540" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25597" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25595" CreationDate="2015-07-18T20:01:22.880" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Homosexuality and any other sexual deviaton, is a HUGE sin. So it's not &quot;okay&quot; to engage in these filthy sins, and it's not even &quot;okay&quot; to think about it. You're playing games with God, and you're clearly going against His Law and Will, if you do this. You can clearly read in the Qur'an that this is Haram, if you actually read it &lt;strong&gt;yourself&lt;/strong&gt;. I suggest reading the story of Prophet Lut (AS), and see what happens to gay/bi people. &lt;strong&gt;They were destroyed&lt;/strong&gt;. And it's clearly said in this story, and in other parts (aswell as the Sunnah), that this is FORBIDDEN. It's a huge sin. These &quot;fantasies&quot; somebody may be getting, DOES NOT mean that you're like that. It's Shaitaan &lt;strong&gt;playing&lt;/strong&gt; with your mind. And when you have these unnatural urges, DO NOT fall into it! You don't have to follow your desires! If I have the desire to kill someone, does that make me a killer? If I have the desire to rape someone, does that make me a raper? No. You're only like that, if you actually do it. So DO NOT let ANYONE tell you that when you have these thoughts and fantasies, that you're like that, and that you should become like that. Don't be fooled. And I read all your posts, and I know that you're gay, and that you've even had gay intercourse, so I wanna advice you the following. You were NOT born that way! I repeat, you were NOT born that way! NO ONE gets born a homosexual! God does NOT create sinners! We BECOME sinners ourselves. Because nowadays people try to tell me that your DNA decides what your sexual orientation will be... I've never heard so much rubbish in my life... God doesn't make sinners. Everyone is born a Muslm, according to God. If you're gay, you're gay because you chose to become that, by watching things that were forbidden in the first place. Here's some proof that gays were NOT born as gays, and that your DNA has nothing to do with your sexual orientation, hence God does not make gay people. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redflagnews.com/headlines/identical-twin-studies-prove-homosexuality-is-not-genetic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.redflagnews.com/headlines/identical-twin-studies-prove-homosexuality-is-not-genetic&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That sites PROOFS that you were not born that way, and that your actions and choices determined whether you would've become that, or not. Dr. Zakir Naik also says this in a Q&amp;amp;A session in a lecture (he's both Muslim and medical doctor). So homosexuality is NOT in your genes. Get this outside of your head. It's the same with the fact that God does NOT create murderers. Because the people first claimed that that was also in your &quot;genes&quot;, but now it has been disproved AGAIN by science. So in short, God does not create sinners. You should really change, brother, because your story is really dangerous. Every single one of us INDEED HAS A PROBLEM WITH A PARTICULAR SIN! Everyone! Your problem with your particular sin, &lt;strong&gt;is this sin&lt;/strong&gt;, and you should fight against it. The same with that I should fight against my sins, and I shouldn't make excuses or saying that it's &quot;allowed&quot;, because that would make me a liar and a hypocrite. You've gotta follow what God commands, bro. Don't let your own desires become a god, I seek refuge of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that person you're referring to, and you yourself, don't change, then you've got problems with God. Don't be of the people of the story of Lut (AS), because they were destroyed, and God will do the same to anyone who's doing the same. Whether here, or there. Or both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That definently answers it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13313" LastActivityDate="2015-07-18T20:01:22.880" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10394" CreationDate="2015-07-19T00:41:44.820" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is clear difference between bani-Israelan and Yahud &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bani Israel means the children of Jacob. You can be bani-Israel at the same time not Yahud while Yahud means the followers of Judaism period.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13509" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-03T08:35:55.953" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T08:35:55.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25595" CreationDate="2015-07-19T03:16:21.763" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing wrong with being a gay/bi Muslim and having such thoughts in your mind as long as you don't act on them. As a matter of fact, a gay/bi Muslim who does not act upon his feelings for the sake of Allah will get more rewards than a non Gay/bi Muslim. The prophet mentioned in Many hadiths similar to &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D8%A5%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87%20%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;these&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/qudsi40/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَتَبَ الْحَسَنَاتِ وَالسَّيِّئَاتِ، ثُمَّ بَيَّنَ ذَلِكَ: فَمَنْ هَمَّ بِحَسَنَةٍ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا، كَتَبَهَا اللَّهُ لَهُ عِنْدَهُ حَسَنَةً كَامِلَةً، فَإِنْ هُوَ هَمَّ بِهَا فَعَمِلَهَا، كَتَبَهَا اللَّهُ لَهُ عِنْدَهُ عَشْرَ حَسَنَاتٍ، إِلَى سَبْعِمِائَةِ ضِعْفٍ، إِلَى أَضْعَافٍ كَثِيرَةٍ، وَمَنْ هَمَّ بِسَيِّئَةٍ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا، كَتَبَهَا اللَّهُ لَهُ عِنْدَهُ حَسَنَةً كَامِلَةً، فَإِنْ هُوَ هَمَّ بِهَا فَعَمِلَهَا، كَتَبَهَا اللَّهُ سَيِّئَةً وَاحِدَةً&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has written down the good deeds and the bad ones. Then He explained it [by saying that] he who has intended a good deed and has not done it, Allah writes it down with Himself as a full good deed, but if he has intended it and has done it, Allah writes it down with Himself as from ten good deeds to seven hundred times, or many times over. But if he has intended a bad deed and has not done it, Allah writes it down with Himself as a full good deed, but if he has intended it and has done it, Allah writes it down as one bad deed. It was related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same goes for people who are Kleptomania or (list any disease here) that do not act upon those feelings.This is a test from Allah to see how much you obey him, each one of us will have different level of testing, some people will have certain DNA to make them like things that are not Halal and them restricting themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An undisputed number of studies have shown that being gay is part of your DNA. I am not sure about bisexual but that might also be the case. A study which takes the fact that identical twins are born with the same DNA and one being gay and the other isn't as a scientific proof that its not in the DNA. However, this is because of the lack of knowledge on how DNA works. Environment and actions you take effects your DNA which is why we see some of those identical twins have cancer while the others don't (for example).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is called epigenetics, the way it works is explained here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp1bZEUgqVI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp1bZEUgqVI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will also link you to some good answers answered by smart scholars (this was just the first page of youtube for me):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hamza Yusef: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj3S1VJCpdc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj3S1VJCpdc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sherman Jackson: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HisIwWhyU34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HisIwWhyU34&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dr. Shabir Ally: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBWD3cr1pC8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBWD3cr1pC8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yasir Qadhi: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKR89DwRyqM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKR89DwRyqM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-19T15:47:08.157" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25600" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-19T03:18:19.830" Score="2" ViewCount="2026" Body="&lt;p&gt;I struggle with reciting prayer in my head. I can say it out loud but when it comes to saying it in my head it is very hard. I can't explain why. It just is. It will take me almost an hour to do it sometimes. What should I do if I go to the mosque and read with the Imam because I cannot keep up with him and I am often behind? When everyone stands up I am still down. It is very hard for me. What should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13479" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T11:38:47.053" LastActivityDate="2017-06-16T04:55:56.040" Title="Struggle to keep up with the Imam during prayer at the mosque" Tags="|salat|masjid|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25601" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25603" CreationDate="2015-07-19T05:41:33.630" Score="5" ViewCount="451" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am willing to accept the argument that one shouldn't trust the bible as it has been changed so many times. There are many inconsistencies in the bible, but what if we had the original bible? What if we had access to the original texts, would we still need the Qur'an? I mean Why debate when all we need to do is go to the source of the text. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13511" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T00:07:19.777" LastActivityDate="2021-06-10T05:57:37.797" Title="If we had access to the original Bible, would we still need the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|bible|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25603" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25601" CreationDate="2015-07-19T09:10:32.417" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I assume that by the Bible you are referring to both of what are known today as the Old and New Testaments; in Islamic parlance these correspond to the &lt;em&gt;Taurah&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Injil&lt;/em&gt; respectively. According to the Qur'an, the &lt;em&gt;Injil&lt;/em&gt; was meant to be a supplement to the &lt;em&gt;Taurah&lt;/em&gt;, both &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/50&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;confirming it and making lawful some of what the &lt;em&gt;Torah&lt;/em&gt; had forbidden&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an however abrogates the law of both the &lt;em&gt;Taurah&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Injil&lt;/em&gt;. In addition, while both the earlier revelations were meant for a particular people (the children of Israel) during a particular time period (between Moses (pbuh) and Muhammad (pbuh)), the Qur'an is the final revelation of God to all of mankind until the end of time. While the theology of all revelations (in their original form) is identical, as it must be to originate from the same source, the ritual laws differ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims believe that if we had the original forms of both the &lt;em&gt;Taurah&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Injil&lt;/em&gt;, they would in fact confirm the coming of a Messenger among the unlettered who would be the final Prophet, along with a number of unmistakable characteristics. Some of these descriptions survive in contemporary versions of the Bible. To answer your question, the original texts would directly imply that the Qur'an is the word of God applicable today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18" LastActivityDate="2015-07-19T09:10:32.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17083" CreationDate="2015-07-19T10:24:02.693" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a big difference between sin and mistake, Mohammad (pbuh) himself didn't know whether Khalid bin Walid committed a sin or mistake, so he left it with Allah (swt) who is the all knower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering Khalid bin Walid's massive role in defense of Islam, it is unwise to make assumption, that's exactly why Mohammad (pbuh) did not make any assumptions about him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's not forget the label Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) gave him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The Sword Of Allah&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he is regarded as the sword of Allah by Prophet Mohammad (pbuh), how can anyone dispute his status and reject him the &quot;honorific/du`a &quot;May Allah be pleased with him.&quot;&quot;? (Ansari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-23T07:35:21.990" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T07:35:21.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25605" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25595" CreationDate="2015-07-19T10:38:26.910" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Having homosexual, or bisexual thoughts is not Haram, there's a lot of evidence to prove this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a clear cut evidence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah will not call you to account for thoughtlessness in your oaths, but for the intention in your hearts; and He is Oft-forgiving, Most Forbearing. (Al-Baqara: Verse 225)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You're judged based on your intentions, and the rules are clarified in this Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah has written down the good deeds and the bad ones. Then He explained it [by saying that] he who has intended a good deed and has not done it, Allah writes it down with Himself as a full good deed, but if he has intended it and has done it, Allah writes it down with Himself as from ten good deeds to seven hundred times, or many times over. &lt;strong&gt;But if he has intended a bad deed and has not done it, Allah writes it down with Himself as a full good deed,&lt;/strong&gt; but if he has intended it and has done it, Allah writes it down as one bad deed. (It was related by al-Bukhari and Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The part I highlighted relates to the homosexual/bisexual thoughts, if it is in your thoughts, and you never act upon it, then it is actually recorded as a good deed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, it is better to refrain from such thoughts, because the more you think about it, the higher probability that one day you will act upon it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah (swt) give us the strength to refrain from acting upon our evil intentions/thoughts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2015-07-19T10:38:26.910" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25606" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-19T12:08:59.253" Score="1" ViewCount="2223" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I do wudu or pray, but accidentally breaking wudu. I know I have to do wudu again... I want to know that should I go to toilet first before wudu? Should I do wudu first before I pray?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13272" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-12-29T11:58:57.073" LastActivityDate="2017-09-19T07:31:43.840" Title="When I accidentally break wudu, what should I do?" Tags="|sharia|wudu|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25587" CreationDate="2015-07-19T13:01:25.687" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you read the Ayah carefully, it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The example of those who &lt;strong&gt;take&lt;/strong&gt; allies other than Allah is like that of the spider who &lt;strong&gt;takes&lt;/strong&gt; a home. And indeed, the weakest of homes is the home of the spider, if they only knew. 29:41&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I highlighted the parts that is relevant to your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;those who &lt;strong&gt;take&lt;/strong&gt; allies other than Allah&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;spider who &lt;strong&gt;takes&lt;/strong&gt; a home&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Home means a place of safety, a spider's alliance is with its web, its home, and this is related to those who ally themselves with those other than Allah (swt).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Kathir explains it much better than me (may allah be pleased with him):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“This is an example given by Allah, the Almighty, of the idolaters who revere gods besides Allah. The idolaters hope that those gods will assist them, provide for them, and they turn to them in times of hardship. In this regard, they are like the spider’s house, in its weakness and frailty, because by clinging to these gods they are like a person who holds on to a spider’s web and does not gain any benefit from that. Had they known this, they would not have taken protectors other than Allah. This is unlike the Muslim believer, whose heart is devoted to Allah and, in addition, does well in following Allah’s decrees. The Muslim has grasped the most trustworthy handle, the one that never breaks because of its strength and stability.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above should answer your first question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your second question, it is very clear that the spider's web is very easily damaged, at the same time, does not provide the spider with protection from the environment. Compare a spider's home, to any other living creature's home for reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-19T13:09:34.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25606" CreationDate="2015-07-19T13:09:50.267" Score="0" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;              In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to your question that asked&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When I accidentally break wudu, what should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, you should go to clean (wash) the part which has got Najis or … as the initial practice, afterwards, you go and repeat your Wudu (again)(re-Wudu), then you can go to say your prayers (Salah). Otherwise your prayer won't be accepted in case you say your prayer with a broken Wudu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-19T07:31:43.840" LastActivityDate="2017-09-19T07:31:43.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25610" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25606" CreationDate="2015-07-19T13:15:53.177" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I want to know that should I go to toilet first before wudu? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The purpose of going to toilet is to empty the body of urine or solid waste and to clean the private areas of the body from where the waste exits. If you do not have a need to empty your body from waste or clean the private areas then you do not have to go to the toilet before wudu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Should I do wudu first before I pray?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, a prayer (salat) without wudu is void. You have to be in the state of wudu in order to do prayers (salat). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2880" LastActivityDate="2015-07-19T13:15:53.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25612" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-19T15:17:45.127" Score="2" ViewCount="557" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hi me and my husband are married by Islam if he says in English 3 times he divorces me and puts my name at the end when he says I divorce you and then my name dose that mean we are divorced&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13515" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-09T15:42:13.147" LastActivityDate="2016-07-09T15:42:13.147" Title="Married by Islam but husband divorced me by saying it in English" Tags="|talaq|english|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25579" CreationDate="2015-07-19T17:54:17.580" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As much as I made research and knows, the Salah o Eid-Fitr is considered as a Wajib (obligatory) Salah from the viewpoint of Sunni brothers (by its conditions…), although it is not counted as a Wajib practice from the viewpoint of Shiite, haply Shiite consider it as a Mustahab or recommended Salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, regarding laughing during Salah, (I'm not sure concerning the perspective of Sunni, but on the whole, from the perspective of Shia, laughing loudly would invalidate the Salah, but laughing slowly (not loudly) doesn't seem to invalidate it. (Beside, being advertently or inadvertently would be effective in it as well)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently it is not necessary to make it up as @Ozbak (as a Sunni brother) mentioned it as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa9406&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://porseman.mihanblog.com/post/115&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;porseman.mihanblog.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://portal.anhar.ir/node/2792&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;portal.anhar.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://[http://mazhabetasannon.vcp.ir/359772-][4]&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mazhabetasannon.vcp.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-12-29T11:58:20.017" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T11:58:20.017" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25612" CreationDate="2015-07-19T18:30:36.023" Score="3" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;             In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regarding to your question that asked&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;married by islam but hsband divorced me by saying it in english&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Siqah (specific phrase or sentence which is recited for talaq or divorce), ought to be recited in Arabic. On the other hand, attendance (hearing the mentioned phrase) of two Aadel (Just) men is considered as another condition of Talaq (divorce). Therefore, by paying heed to what you said, it can be inferred that your divorce is not counted as a complete right divorce. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa29299&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-28T11:45:11.007" LastActivityDate="2015-10-28T11:45:11.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25600" CreationDate="2015-07-19T20:11:19.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Have you ever thought you may have Auditory Processing Disorder? This is a learning disability that makes it hard to process sound. It's not a problem with hearing, its just a problem with how the brain perceives the auditory data. If my assumption is right, then you may want to look into this and maybe inform your Imam this, then that way you can adjust how you are receiving the information. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For me I have dyslexia, and  I cannot read the Qur'an. I need it read to me for me to understand it. It doesn't mean that I am dumb, it just means that I process information differently. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13511" LastActivityDate="2015-07-19T20:11:19.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25595" CreationDate="2015-07-19T21:12:44.290" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is quite barbaric to think bi-sexuality has something to do with your thoughts. There are people that born bi-sexual - period. There are many resources you can find that prove this scientifically. I am sure in our society today that there are bisexuals don't want to be that, because of social pressure, but no matter what they do they will always remain that way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology_and_sexual_orientation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology_and_sexual_orientation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your attraction to someone isn't the same as a lust for someone. Lust is what is being referred to in both the Bible and the Qur'an. The people in the story of Lot, were so wicked that they would try to sodomize 2 Angels. These 2 young men were guests, yet the lustful men could not contain themselves, hence that they were offered the daughters. We are talking about rape here, and no matter what gender you are - it is plain wrong and evil that a person has lust so strong that they cannot control their actions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_in_Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having fantasies about being with a guy/girl is different than just knowing that you're attracted to a specific gender. There are kids that just know. However, I would say that Allah made us for a divine purpose, and wrote the Qur'an to show us the right way to live, so that we can get his blessings. Allah knows our nature, as he is all knowing, but it is the fear of Allah that makes us walk the straight path. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is beauty in a relationship with both a man and woman. That to me is a blessing from God. The fact that you  have children, which in turn builds a community. That reality doesn't exist in a homosexual relationships. When you think about prearrange marriages, here you have 2 people that may not like each other at first, but they must learn to love each other. I think for someone that is homosexual the same applies, they may be attracted to another gender, but it is their job to fulfill Allah's will. Some people will be tried harder than others, but again that is up to Allah. There are people out there that will knowingly disobey God, and they will only have to answer to him when the time comes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13511" LastActivityDate="2015-07-19T21:12:44.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25620" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13283" CreationDate="2015-07-20T02:52:15.407" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;List of Ahadith saying that it was prophet Mohammad (pbuh) who banned muta:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sahih Bukhari Volume 5, Book 59, Number 526&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sahih Bukhari Volume 5, Book 59, Number 527&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Bukhari Volume 9, Book 86, Number 91&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 008, Number 3260&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 021, Number 4763&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 008, Number 3262&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 008, Number 3263&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 008, Number 3264&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 008, Number 3265&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 008, Number 3266&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 008, Number 3267&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's ample evidence suggesting that it was prophet Mohammad (pbuh) who banned mutah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did Umar reiterate Mohammad (pbuh)'s position on mutah? Because he wanted to enforce the ban.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why are there contradictory Ahadith on this matter? Let's assume the contradictions weren't resolved during the time of Sahaba, still if we are to read the Quran, it clearly says that mutah was even banned for prophet Mohammad (pbuh):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;It is not lawful for you (to marry other) women after this, &lt;strong&gt;nor to change them for other wives even though their beauty attracts you&lt;/strong&gt;, except those (slaves) whom your right hand possesses. And Allâh is Ever a Watcher over all things.&amp;quot; (Qur'an 33:52)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The battle of Khaibar took place two years after the above ayah was revealed, and the list of Ahadith I posted above states clearly that Mohammad (pbuh) banned mutah during the battle of Khaibar, meaning two years after he himself was banned from this practice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could argue that the laws which applied to prophet Mohammad (pbuh) does not necessarily apply to us, nor does the laws applied to us necessarily apply to prophet Mohammad (pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example we are only allowed to marry 4 wives, but prophet Mohammad (pbuh) was not bound by this law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above argument is true, but note as I said before, this matter was resolved by the Sahaba themselves:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;'Ali (Allah be pleased with him) heard that Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with them) gave some relaxation in connection with the contracting of temporary marriage, whereupon he said: Don't be hasty (in your religious verdict), Ibn 'Abbas, for Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) on the Day of Khaibar prohibited for ever the doing of it-And eating of the flesh of domestic asses.&amp;quot; (Muslim 8.3266)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-20T12:31:33.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25621" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-20T08:10:20.503" Score="1" ViewCount="423" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is Allah name is ar rahman ar raheem al malik....but when we supplicate to Allah we say ya rahman ya malik without &quot;Al&quot; why? Please reply with evidences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13521" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T01:22:30.207" LastActivityDate="2018-01-15T21:37:21.470" Title="Tawheed asma was siffat" Tags="|asma-ul-husna|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25135" CreationDate="2015-07-20T13:30:11.237" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Spirituality in Islam is to remember where we came from, why we are here, and where we will end up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The whole point of spirituality is to know the purpose of our existence, by knowing where we came from, why we are here, and where we will end up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where we came from? From the creator, it was Allah (swt) who created Adam then Eve in heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And God said: ‘O Mankind!  Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam) and from Him (Adam) He created his wife (Eve), and from them both He created many men and women.’” (Quran 4:1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Adam dwell with your wife in the Garden and enjoy as you wish... (Quran 7:19)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why are we here? In heaven, only one law was established on Adam and Even, and that was to not consume from one tree. They couldn't even follow that one law, so they were sent to earth, now we are here to prove ourselves, just like Adam and Even had to prove themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your Lord only forbade you this tree... (Quran 7:120)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where are we going? Heaven or hell, depending on whether we at least intended to follow the creator's laws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-20T13:30:11.237" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25623" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-20T15:26:44.403" Score="3" ViewCount="17991" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the Sodoma and Gomorrah story, we know that the angels went to Lut house as young handsome boys and not in their natural form. That's why we suppose homosexuality is a sin. But why in Qur'an it's written that in Jannah we will find young handsome boys and beautiful girls that will serve you and will fulfill your desires? Isn't that a bit contradictory? How can handsome boys be a promise if homosexuality is a sin? Don’t try to answer by saying that boys are promised to girls because it's kinda clear that Qur'an almost always addresses to men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13524" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2018-02-24T10:28:38.680" LastActivityDate="2021-09-23T05:58:36.457" Title="Why Jannah promises young handsome boys to serve and fulfill desires?" Tags="|jannah|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25626" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20248" CreationDate="2015-07-21T01:11:06.367" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims say Assalam o Alaikom (al salamo alaikum) even to someone (single) as well as the case or the form of plural?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can have some reasons for saying Assalamo alaikom (in plural shape) instead of assalamo alaik (which is for the single for of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can be possible to be relevant to some countries cultures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can be used as a habit that some or many people use it like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can be relevant for being angel(s) who are always with the human in order to noting good and bad deeds of us. (Therefore we use that with the intention of greeting or saying hello to our parties and the angels as well)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And eventually it is used in order to showing our respect (more respect) to the individuals who we are saying hello to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastActivityDate="2015-07-21T01:11:06.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2731" CreationDate="2015-07-21T01:21:34.887" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can survey the birthday celebration from two different angles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can survey and look at this (birthday celebration) as just a celebration which is not relevant to the islam as an islamic celebration, thus in that case it doesn't appear to be haram. But you can survey the matter of birthday celebration somehow as if it is relevant to islam, hence in that case it can be counted as a bid'ah. And as possibly you are aware, bid'ah is one of haram things from the view of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastActivityDate="2015-07-21T01:21:34.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25628" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-21T01:51:25.803" Score="1" ViewCount="39116" Body="&lt;p&gt;I unfortunately have a huge addiction called masturbation. I've been trying to stop, and this ramadan, during fasting hours, I couldn't help myself and I masturbated to the point where I was about to ejaculate. It was so close, analogy being, like going to the store, and opening the door and just about to take the step in&#xA; although I didn't ejaculate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this break my fast or not, and if it did, what can I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12927" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-27T00:48:55.610" LastActivityDate="2017-05-27T00:48:55.610" Title="Does sexually stimulating yourself break your fast?" Tags="|ramadan|sawm|masturbation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2731" CreationDate="2015-07-21T02:15:40.850" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Celebrating birth dates is derived from pagan beliefs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“For thousands of years people all over the world have thought of a birthday as a very special day. Long ago, people believed that on a birthday a person could be helped by good spirits, or hurt by evil spirits. So, when a person had a birthday, friends and relatives gathered to protect him or her. And that's how birthday parties began.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The World Book -- Childcraft International)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clearly, the birthday culture is derived from pagan religion and has no place in Islam. The belief behind this practice is far from Islam, if you practiced it due to ignorance, then you're not at fault, but when you have knowledge and continue to practice pagan rituals, then you're at fault and will be brought to account in the judgement day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-21T02:15:40.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25631" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25637" CreationDate="2015-07-21T05:45:27.310" Score="2" ViewCount="314" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is one who intends to say night prayer encouraged  to &lt;strong&gt;first sleep&lt;/strong&gt; for some time and &lt;strong&gt;then wake up&lt;/strong&gt; to offer his/her night prayer, or can they simply stay up late till the last third of the night arrives?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13449" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-10T08:19:39.497" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T08:19:39.497" Title="Staying up late to say night prayer" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25632" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-21T05:55:41.260" Score="4" ViewCount="366" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Old Testament, we have the following verses that talk about riba:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;You shall not charge interest on loans to your brother, interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that is lent for interest. You may charge a foreigner interest, but you may not charge your brother interest, that the Lord your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land that you are entering to take possession of it.&quot; [Deuteronomy 23:19-20]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be like a moneylender to him, and you shall not exact interest from him.&quot; [Exodus 22:25]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you. Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God, that your brother may live beside you. You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit.&quot; [Leviticus 25&quot;35-37]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above, the majority of Rabbinical scholars conclude that Jews can lend to Gentiles at interest, but they cannot do some amongst fellow Jews (hence the term &quot;brothers&quot; or &quot;fellow man&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Qur'an, we have this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Because of the wrongdoing of the Jews We forbade them good things which were (before) made lawful unto them, and because of their much hindering from Allah's way, (160) And of their taking usury when they were forbidden it, and of their devouring people's wealth by false pretences, We have prepared for those of them who disbelieve a painful doom.&quot; [An-Nisa 159-160]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the Islamic position that Jews were prohibited from all forms of interest, just as Muslims are today?  Since we as Muslims believe that the Torah we have today is not the same as what was revealed to Moses, it would be likely in this case that either there are verses abrogating the allowance of interest based lending to Gentiles (if it was indeed allowed by Allah), or that the verse was an erroneous insertion at a later time by a scribe or rabbi.  I have not been able to find a clear answer on this (since Jews themselves will say that they have always been allowed to charge interest to Gentiles based on the above passages from the Old Testament).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm doing some research for an article and would like clarification on this (we're covering the three Abrahamic faiths and their position on interest).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="27" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-08-11T00:28:26.200" LastActivityDate="2021-01-01T23:49:45.537" Title="Do we know if Allah prohibited all forms of riba with the children of Israel?" Tags="|riba|judaism|torah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25633" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-21T06:27:53.620" Score="2" ViewCount="2033" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Which types of white lies are permitted? What about those little white&#xA;  lies we often use in our daily life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example: I don't like gossiping, so whenever anyone like that call me or ask me to go outside, I always ignore by saying that I'll be a bit busy for those few days or I've to go right now etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the most said lie by me, because I really don't know how to deal with it, if I be straight forward, then they will be hurt. (truth often hurts)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another lie I sometime say about nafal fast, whenever I do fast and meet people, I don't like to tell the truth that I am fasting, because they start commenting, that I feel like interfering too much. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So, how should we deal with these type of lies which we use often to&#xA;  ignore some unwanted behavior or not to hurt others?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastActivityDate="2015-10-19T16:35:48.027" Title="Is telling white lie permitted in Islam?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25633" CreationDate="2015-07-21T07:12:24.633" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;liar is not one who &lt;strong&gt;tries to bring reconciliation amongst people and speaks good (in order to avert dispute), or he conveys good&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;quot; (Sahih Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet  sallallaahu  alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) said: &amp;quot;Ibraaheem  may  Allaah  exalt  his  mention never lied except in three cases, two for Allaah, &lt;strong&gt;when he said [as an excuse when asked by his people to join them in celebration of their idols] &amp;quot;I am sick&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;; and [when they came back and asked who broke their idols, he said] &amp;quot;Rather, it was the biggest among them who did that.&amp;quot; And the third was about Saarah, and that was his saying: &amp;quot;When he asks you, say you are my sister, because you are my sister in Islam.&amp;quot; (Sahih Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above two Ahadith should insha allah clarify the issue for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-21T07:12:24.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25631" CreationDate="2015-07-21T07:56:06.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;“Tahajjud” is derived from “Hujud”, meaning sleep. Sleep is necessary, even if you sleep for a few minutes. If you offer prayer without sleep that prayer will be consider as nawafil and some school of thoughts also consider prayer without sleep as Tahajudd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9062" LastEditorUserId="9062" LastEditDate="2015-07-21T08:25:46.090" LastActivityDate="2015-07-21T08:25:46.090" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25474" CreationDate="2015-07-21T09:32:48.890" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/URXEy.png&quot; alt=&quot;In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me start with an example. Just because Heroin and Cocaine weren't there at the time of Prophet(pbuh), it doesn't mean it isn't covered by Shari'ah. Since they too turn the people insane just like alcohol, they are automatically condemned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/36/95&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah 4020&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It was narrated from Abu Malik Ash’ari that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“People among my nation &lt;strong&gt;will drink wine, calling it by another&#xA;name&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;musical instruments&lt;/strong&gt; will be played for them and singing&#xA;girls (will sing for them). Allah will cause the earth to swallow them&#xA;up, and will turn them into monkeys and pigs.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You fail to understand the motive behind condemning musical instruments in Islam. The motive is nothing but the &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;music&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; alone. It is just like liquor which is banned due to its intoxicating nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So ultimately it doesn't matter whether the music comes from real instruments or virtual instruments (softwares). Only thing matters is the music which is &lt;em&gt;condemned (haraam)&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/31/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Luqman (31:6)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks (i.e.music, singing, etc.) to mislead (men) from the Path of Allah without knowledge, and takes it (the Path of Allah, the Verses of the Quran) by way of mockery. For such there will be a humiliating torment (in the Hell-fire).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Translation by Muhsin Khan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْـتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-21T10:59:21.130" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24831" CreationDate="2015-07-21T11:30:25.750" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A believer has lot of obligations towards another believer and humanity. There are lot of quotes in the Glorious Quran and Sahi Hadith that guide a Muslim towards healthy relationships no matter whom they are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;From the Quran -&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'And hold fast, all of you together to the rope of Allah, and do not&#xA;  separate' (3:103)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;From Hadith -&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'You will see the believers in their mutual kindness, love and&#xA;  sympathy just like one body. When a limb complains, the whole body&#xA;  responds to it with wakefulness and fever' (Muslim and Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (SAW) said 'The right of a Muslim upon a Muslim are six' It was asked what are they? He replied &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When you meet him, salute him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;when he calls you, respond to him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When he seeks advice, give him advice&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When he sneezes and praises Allah, respond to him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When he falls ill, visit him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When he dies, follow him (the funeral bier)' (Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7995" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-29T17:40:43.293" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T17:40:43.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25643" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11815" CreationDate="2015-07-21T12:10:27.203" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this day and age it is highly unlikely that anyone that watches television has not heard about Islam especially after the free publicity that news channels do for Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is human nature to seek knowledge of the unknown and gain new skills. Allah (SWT) has built us and he knows the best. It is highly unlikely that in a modern age one that does not know anything about Islam will not search for it or look it up on Google. It is a different thing to choose not to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next tier of responsibility lies on the believers around him. They must invite and enlighten him about the correct path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And verily, We have sent among every Ummah (community, nation) a Messenger (proclaiming): &quot;Worship Allah (Alone), and avoid (or keep away from) Taghut (all false deities, etc. i.e., do not worship Taghut besides Allah).&quot; Then of them were some whom Allah guided and of them were some upon whom the straying was justified. So travel through the land and see what was the end of those who denied (the truth). (Qur'ân 16:36)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7995" LastEditorUserId="7995" LastEditDate="2016-10-18T12:44:59.580" LastActivityDate="2016-10-18T12:44:59.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25644" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25645" CreationDate="2015-07-21T12:18:11.430" Score="2" ViewCount="668" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following is part of the Istiftah prayer narrated to be cited by Prophet -p.b.u.h- :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وجّهت وجهي للّذي فطر السموات والأرض حنيفاً، وما أنا من المشركين، إنّ&#xA;  صلاتي ونسكي ومحياي ومماتي لله ربّ العالمين، لا شريك له وبذلك أمرت وأنا&#xA;  من المسلمين، اللهمّ أنت الملك لا إله إلا أنت، أنت ربّي وأنا عبدك، ظلمت&#xA;  نفسي، اعترفت بذنبي، فاغفر لي ذنوبي جميعاً، إنّه لا يغفر الذّنوب إلا&#xA;  أنت، واهدني لأحسن الأخلاق، لا يهدي لأحسنها إلا أنت، واصرف عنّي سيئها&#xA;  لا يصرف عنّي سيئها إلا أنت، لبّيك و&lt;strong&gt;سعديك&lt;/strong&gt; والخير بين يديك، &lt;strong&gt;والشرّ&#xA;  ليس إليك&lt;/strong&gt;، أنا بك وإليك، تباركت وتعاليت أستغفرك وأتوب إليك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- What's meant by &lt;em&gt;sa'daik&lt;/em&gt; (سعدیک)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- What is exactly meant by و الشرّ لیس الیک?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13449" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T12:13:48.827" LastActivityDate="2018-08-05T09:13:18.430" Title="What is the meaning of سعدیک and و الشرّ لیس الیک in this prayer of Istiftah?" Tags="|arabic|dua|arabic-translation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25645" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25644" CreationDate="2015-07-21T12:35:52.117" Score="3" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;code&gt;سعديك&lt;/code&gt;  is derived from the noun &lt;code&gt;سَعادة&lt;/code&gt;  which means happiness, so &lt;code&gt;سعديك&lt;/code&gt; means to make you happy, or for your happiness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يقالُ في الدعاءِ : لبّيْكَ وسعْدَيْكَ : إسْعَاداً لك بَعْدَ إِسعاد &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The sentence &lt;code&gt;و الشرّ لیس الیک&lt;/code&gt; is composed of the word &lt;code&gt;الشرّ&lt;/code&gt; which means &lt;code&gt;evil&lt;/code&gt;, our God is way too far to do anything evil to us(his creations), by saying that the Hadith want to mention that everything good is between God hands(metaphorically, God does not has hands or body) and that God is not known to be evil and has nothing to do with it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12799" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-31T12:37:09.720" LastActivityDate="2015-08-31T12:37:09.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25646" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-21T13:30:03.117" Score="3" ViewCount="113" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am planning to raise undertake an orphan/poor education project where I will school these kids. Obviously the money required to do so will come from donation. My question is quite simple. Considering the plan that I have I will need to provide my full time effort in raising funds as well as managing the entire execution. I currently have a full-time job, Alhamdulillah. Is it permissible if I keep a part of the money that comes from donation as my salary for the time that I spend. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please advise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13532" LastActivityDate="2024-04-04T21:03:25.397" Title="Keeping part of money collected as donation as service charge" Tags="|zakat|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23881" CreationDate="2015-07-21T14:06:37.590" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The description in your question is not clear so I will go with the Title &quot;How can we organize different types of activities in a day according to Islam?&quot; and somewhat tailor it to include the prayers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam allows all activities that are not termed as haram, gambling for example. So the best way to organize your halal activities is to make provision for prayers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, you wake up during Fajr prayer, offer your prayer, go for exercise or wakeup, Fajr, go to work. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the afternoon make a habit of having lunch after Zohor prayer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the evening make a habit of starting your evening activity just after offering Asr prayer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have dinner after Magrib, do a bit of reading or whatever you want to do after Asha and go to bed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am leaving out the activities that you need to place between prayers since it depends on what you do and the activities that you need to perform during the day. However, linking activities to after prayer can be a cool way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AND ALLAH KNOWS BEST.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13532" LastActivityDate="2015-07-21T14:06:37.590" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25649" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-21T14:34:12.283" Score="1" ViewCount="1158" Body="&lt;p&gt;It happens that I am told &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/6583&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;not to greet disbelievers with Salaam&lt;/a&gt;, or peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/19/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran Surah Maryam&lt;/a&gt;, Ibrahim clearly said peace to his father who at the time was a disbeliever, a polytheist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wonder why is this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd appreciate references to Quran and Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-07-22T16:03:37.387" LastActivityDate="2017-01-27T10:15:48.027" Title="Why did Ibrahim greet his father with the Salam, if one shouldn't greet disbelievers with salaam?" Tags="|sunnah|greetings|fatwa-explanation|islamqa|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25650" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25659" CreationDate="2015-07-21T14:35:50.957" Score="0" ViewCount="1203" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from the question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/11519/making-dua-to-marry-a-specific-person&quot;&gt;&quot;Making Dua to Marry a Specific Person&quot;&lt;/a&gt; i understood that we can make dua to marry a specific person, but i want to know how to ask dua ? any specific ways to ask the dua or any recitals ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13533" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-21T09:11:49.687" LastActivityDate="2016-04-21T09:11:49.687" Title="How to ask dua to marry a specific person?" Tags="|nikah|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25652" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-21T18:58:36.013" Score="1" ViewCount="170" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where I live, Shia religious men coming to schools (specially girls schools) and keep Asking question to make sunni students interested to shia view of Islam. Recently they keep asking new question I can not find answer to help students.&#xA;The question is: &quot;Ahle Sunnat believe in Bed'at (bringing something new to islam) and Ahle Sunnat says that Bed'at is wrong, But Shia do not believe such thing. If you Ahle Sunnat do not Accept Bed'at why you are doing it? Salawat to prophet is just آللهم صل علی محمد و آل محمد . But you, Ahle Sunnat, Keep saying many other kind of salawat to prophet. What proof you have to say other kind of salawats are not bed'at? Show us reference and text!&quot;&#xA;Please help. What is the answer to this question?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12774" LastActivityDate="2015-07-23T01:00:20.057" Title="Ahle Sunnat view of salawat to prophet Mohammad (PBUH)?" Tags="|sunni|salawat|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-07-25T10:43:08.950" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25654" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25623" CreationDate="2015-07-21T21:30:52.283" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, in regard to your claim that said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During the sodoma and gomorra story we know that the angels went to&#xA;  Lut house as young handsome boys and not in their natural form. That's&#xA;  why we suppose homosexuality is a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both of Sunni and Shia considered homosexuality as a haram practice according to the holy Qur'an and hadiths (traditions). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to your ultimate question concerning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Isn't that a bit contradictory? How can handsome boys be a promise if&#xA;  homosexuality is a Sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if it is considered as a right matter as you explained (that Allah will give us… as it is haram in this world), it can be justified by declaring that Allah has made us many things as haram things in this world in order to test us. Actually he has made many items haram as if they are motivating the lust and in fact the human lust is going toward that. Thus Allah would test us if we can prevent ourselves against the lust or not. In other word, Allah would examine us if we obey his orders or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, there are some things which are considered as haram things in this world (which Allah made them forbidden solely in this world such as Alcohol, wine…), but apparently they will be halal in the paradise (Jannah) as much as I know. For instance there could be many things which are permissible in a place and are not permissible in another places. Such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can use and read all of your school's books at your home as a&#xA;permissible act, but you cannot use them during your exam. Then we&#xA;cannot say that &quot;if it is permissible for us to read our books, then&#xA;why it is impermissible to read them when we are at the exam&#xA;meeting?! The answer is that because it is the exam, and we should&#xA;listen to our teacher (lord)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion (briefly):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah could made them halal in this world, but he would test us who obey or not, then he will give us (as reward) what we are interested in (with best qualities…). We ought to be aware that: as a rational issue, testing human can be related to the acts which we are interested in (based on our lusts), but the scores would be based on who obeyed or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa8945&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jonbeshnet.ir/news/50081&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.jonbeshnet.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-19T05:34:32.033" LastActivityDate="2015-12-19T05:34:32.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25655" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27541" CreationDate="2015-07-22T01:33:10.080" Score="6" ViewCount="174" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who was the originator of the doctrine of Taqlid? Which school of thought,if any in particular,propounded it first? And the term&quot;doors of ijtihad are closed&quot;,what are the origins of this later term as well? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13538" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:11:07.557" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:11:07.557" Title="Origins of Taqlid" Tags="|sharia|history|islamic-philosophy|sects|taqlid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25656" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23635" CreationDate="2015-07-22T02:26:39.873" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Lord make me chaste,but not yet&quot; St Augustine.&#xA;As long as your gay friend holds sexual promiscuity as a sin in his heart,he is a Muslim.However the moment he starts thinking having gay sex is alright ,he is taking dictates either from sources outside religion or submitting to his own desires,either way he is not acting within the fold of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13538" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T02:26:39.873" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25658" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11815" CreationDate="2015-07-22T05:00:11.567" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet and messengers were sent to every people:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;For We assuredly sent amongst every People an apostle, (with the Command), &amp;quot;Serve God, and eschew Evil&amp;quot;: of the People were some whom God guided, and some on whom error became inevitably (established). So travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who denied (the Truth).  (The Noble Quran, 16:36)&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;To every people (was sent) an apostle: when their apostle comes (before them), the matter will be judged between them with justice, and they will not be wronged.  (The Noble Quran, 10:47)&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;We sent not an apostle except (to teach) in the language of his (own) people, in order to make (things) clear to them. Now God leaves straying those whom He pleases and guides whom He pleases: and He is Exalted in power, full of Wisdom.  (The Noble Quran, 14:4)&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Verily We have sent thee in truth, as a bearer of glad tidings, and as a warner: and there never was a people, without a warner having lived among them (in the past).  (The Noble Quran, 35:24)&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;We did send apostles before thee, and appointed for them wives and children: and it was never the part of an apostle to bring a sign except as God permitted (or commanded). For each period is a Book (revealed).  (The Noble Quran, 13:38)&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some will argue that the above Ayat refers to people of the past, but what about current people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, put it this way, if I give a homeless person $1, he/she will thank me, that's for $1, now compare that to what Allah (swt) has given us, it is incomparable, yet people enjoy this existence without ever thanking the one that gave them everything. This same group of people, when faced with calamity, that's when they remember god, some are guided, the rest curse god and continue in their ignorant paths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being conscious of what you have been given, and giving credit where it is due is the key, but people are arrogant in today's age, they think everything that they have are the product of their own making, or the product of random events. This is the product of their arrogance, claiming ignorance false.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T05:00:11.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25650" CreationDate="2015-07-22T05:22:20.537" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah (swt) understands all languages and knows exactly what you mean by your dua'a. I wouldn't worry about how my dua'a would sound. My suggestion is to speak to Allah and ask him what you want in a way that feels natural to you. One of the best times to make dua'a is while you are doing the prayer and that is when you make &quot;sujud.&quot; Always start dua'a with praising Allah and thanking him for what he has giving us, and end dua'a by saying salawat on the prophet (pbuh)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4404" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T05:22:20.537" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25660" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-22T09:25:20.937" Score="1" ViewCount="190" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a 21 year old girl, I am into a relationship with a man for 3 years now we have been planning to marry next year. Our relationship was a secret. Just yesterday the man tried to talk to his parents and they denied, In fact all his family members did not approve for this. They predicted that I was not from a good family, and my family was not good enough for them. We really would love to marry each other, but the boy has no choice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed to continue trying or leave it? &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Because I am afraid it may bring fitnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13542" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T14:26:22.343" LastActivityDate="2016-08-01T13:24:36.540" Title="Denying of oneself to marry his choice" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25660" CreationDate="2015-07-22T11:05:55.273" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As much as I know, the consent (permission) of the parents is not Wajib (for men) to marry, but you mentioned a significant point. I mean as you said &quot;because I am afraid it may bring fitnah&quot;. Of course I reckon you can be the best person to recognize if it would be worth to get married to him or not. Namely by making some fitnahs, sadness, displeased, ...). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I explained early, apparently he is allowed to choose you as his option, but you ought to considered other aspects of that marriage as well. Since respecting the opinions of parents would make us Barekah (blessing) in our life. Of course you can talk them again and strive to justify them by illustrating more logical speech… / Anyhow, you'd better endeavour to get their consent in order to be more comfortable and to have more calm and blessing in your life. But I think it is not necessary to leave your life if you assume their reasons are not logical. Good luck. و من الله توفیق&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-17T15:49:53.670" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T15:49:53.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25664" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-22T12:29:51.233" Score="2" ViewCount="5542" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have recently come across an article which mentions that  it is not permissible to have ‘Rahman’ as a family name. This seems like an interesting topic which I do not have much knowledge about, my query regarding ‘Rahman’ as a surname (which seems very common) are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sample child’s name: Mohd Mushfiqur Rahman&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sample father’s name: Mohd Mahbubur Rahman&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) In this example, what does the Arabic word ‘Mushfiq’ mean in context of ‘Mushfiqur Rahman’? Would it be a disliked name that praises oneself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Is it must/preferred  that all or part of such child’s name is changed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reason against keeping the name:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mushfiq is a derived a word from SFQ and Rahman is one of Allah's name, as both are attributes of Allah and we can't have attributes of Allah as our name (only unless we add Abd to it).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;‘Mushfiq’, if it means kind/compassionate, may fall under disliked names: &quot;Do not claim piety for yourselves for He knows best who is God-fearing.&quot; (An-Najm 53:32)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reason for keeping the name:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alif-Laam which makes it a unique attribute of Allah (e.g. ar-Rahman) is missing from the surname (it’s in Mushfiqur instead) thus it would be permissible to have Rahman as a person’s surname.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Since the child has his father’s first and last name they should be kept. Allah's Messenger (SAW) never changed the names of people's fathers, no matter how un-Islamic they may have been (Ref: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zawaj.com/articles/naming.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.zawaj.com/articles/naming.html&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Which format is grammatically correct: Mushfiqur Rahman and/or Mushfiq ar-Rahman, Abdur Rahman and/or Abd ar-Rahman? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have seen so many variations this kind of name (e.g. Bilalur, Ataur, Mahfuzur etc.) with Rahman as a surname so it would be great to hear opinions on whether such names should be kept (except Abdur-Rahman).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallahu Khairan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13544" LastActivityDate="2021-02-24T16:10:26.077" Title="'Rahman' as a family name" Tags="|naming|asma-ul-husna|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25628" CreationDate="2015-07-22T12:55:05.183" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As long as you didn't ejaculate, your fasting is correct, but you have committed sin. However, if you did ejaculate while fasting, your fasting will be spoilt, then you have to make kadaa' and fast the same number of days you spoilt by ejaculation or masturbation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T12:55:05.183" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25669" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24970" CreationDate="2015-07-22T13:12:03.457" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zakat cannot be given to either of the parents. However, you may pay off your father’s debt from your money and that will be considered as sadaqa (charity). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My brother, if you have the money to pay off your father’s debt, please pay it off. Releasing a person from his debt is a highly appreciated by Allah. And since he is your father and you have the money, please by all means assist him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah Knows Best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13532" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T19:56:52.460" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T19:56:52.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21809" CreationDate="2015-07-22T13:16:30.500" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would suggest you go up to the teacher and talk about it. Asking is the only way out. All you need to do is simply go up to him and ask him the same question you have asked us. Worst case scenario, he will smile and ask you to payup, best case you have already re-paid or he will excuse you from repaying. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Either way, ask. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah Knows Best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13532" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T13:16:30.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25660" CreationDate="2015-07-22T13:45:48.260" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it was your own son what would you expect from him? To obey you or to disobey you? How about your parents? Do they agree? If they do, can they go ask for the proposal? They have a better shot at it than you both trying on your own. If your parents disagree as well, then it sounds like a seriously uphill battle.&#xA;Remember, you know him for a few moments for just 3 years and possible never sacrificed for him. His parents and his family have RAISED and Sacrificed for him to where and what he is today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is indeed a timeless issue and a very serious one. You have already known him for 3 years and unsure what the depth of your relationship was but the best thing to do at this time is pray that Allah forgive you and us all for our sins that we did knowingly and that we did unknowingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no problem in approaching the family through proper channels. The fitnah comes in when you both meet and continue this relationship. Whoever your mahram or wali is, they will definitely do what is best for you but you just have to pray and have faith. And Allah knows best...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5165" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T11:45:07.423" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T11:45:07.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25649" CreationDate="2015-07-22T14:23:02.083" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَإِذَا سَمِعُوا اللَّغْوَ أَعْرَضُوا عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا لَنَا أَعْمَالُنَا وَلَكُمْ أَعْمَالُكُمْ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ لَا نَبْتَغِي الْجَاهِلِينَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And when they hear ill speech, they turn away from it and say, &lt;em&gt;For us are our deeds, and for you are your deeds. Peace will be upon you;&#xA;we seek not the ignorant.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not think the Fatwa (in the link you provided) is helpful. It does not account for the situation nowadays and I think it does not take into account the circumstances in which Muhammad said those words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please refer to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answering-christianity.com/karim/Karim_-_articles_islamic_answers_-_part_2/Greeting_non-Muslims.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;discussion&lt;/a&gt; in which the circumstances are described. It makes sense. Think about it. Islam is peace and love, not otherwise. If a Muslim does not greet someone, then because he/she has a strong reason to do so. Merely being of another faith is not a strong reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me summarize:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Hadith must be read and understood in its context. It was in a time of hostilities.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The mentioning of Christians could be due to fuzzy translation. The word Ahl-Al-Kitab is actually being used in Arabic; this can mean &lt;em&gt;Jews and Christians&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Christians&lt;/em&gt; or simply &lt;em&gt;Jews&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some &lt;em&gt;Jews&lt;/em&gt; were greeting with &lt;em&gt;Death upon you&lt;/em&gt; which sounds similar to &lt;em&gt;Peace upon you&lt;/em&gt; in Arabic. It is reasonable to believe that Muhammad simply did not want to stimulate this badness. So simply do not greet that person.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My sincere advice to you:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Initiate the greeting to anyone in his/her language according the his/her cultural customs. In Arabic we greet in the usual form in Arabic; in English we do likewise in English, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The greeting in Arabic meaning &lt;em&gt;I wish you peace&lt;/em&gt; is indeed a noble greeting; not many languages, nations, cultures have this privilege. Use it when you can, but don't exaggerate. Speak the local greeting.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Don't stimulate bad behaviour. In this case refrain from greeting, but stay polite, keep your heart away from anger.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abraham's (Ibrahim in Arabic) father was a polytheist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12680" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T14:34:21.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25677" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-07-22T16:14:16.857" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;IslamQA is a popular fatwa website run by Shaykh Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid. This tag is for pertinent questions, including but not limited to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Explaining or adding detail to existing fatawa (&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/fatwa-explanation&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;fatwa-explanation&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;fatwa-explanation&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Understanding the methodology used to derive particular fatawa&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Learning about the scholars involved with the site&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-07-22T16:14:16.857" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T16:14:16.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25678" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-07-22T16:14:16.857" Score="0" Body="Questions regarding the website IslamQA (run by Shaykh Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid), including questions about its scholars, its methodology, or its fatwas" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-07-22T16:14:16.857" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T16:14:16.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25679" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-22T16:29:32.043" Score="2" ViewCount="71" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm in love with a Syrian born muslim. I am a christian British woman who has left a loveless marriage.The man I love has said that it would be virtually impossible for our relationship to ever be accepted  by his family or community if I was divorced. My marriage was never consummated so I may be able to have it nullified. If this was the case and I had it nullified rather than being divorced, would the muslim community and his family be more likely to accept me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13549" LastActivityDate="2015-07-23T18:24:33.720" Title="is a nullified marriage accepted" Tags="|sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25681" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-22T19:37:57.780" Score="2" ViewCount="104" Body="&lt;p&gt;I used to fast for around 2 weeks only till my high school..I was much unconcerned and immature (still immature).. Now I want to make up these fasts. How should I make up these fasts I missed which are not just a few and not countable?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastActivityDate="2015-10-26T06:54:21.913" Title="How should I make up my fasts that I missed for no excuses?" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25649" CreationDate="2015-07-22T21:54:08.527" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The referred &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/39/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; belongs to a particular stage in the ministry of the Messenger i.e. after &lt;em&gt;itmam al hujjah&lt;/em&gt;. Tahawi (853-933) &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=379&amp;amp;hid=4810&amp;amp;pid=192313&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;writes&lt;/a&gt; while explaining a different hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَكَانَ فِي الْوَقْتِ الَّذِي أَمَرَهُ اللهُ بِالْعَفْوِ عَنْهُمْ ،&#xA;  وَالصَّفْحِ ، وَتَرْكِ مُجَادَلَتِهِمْ إِلَّا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ&#xA;  ، ثُمَّ نَسَخَ اللهُ ذَلِكَ وَأَمَرَهُ بِقِتَالِهِمْ فَنُسِخَ مَعَ&#xA;  ذَلِكَ ، السَّلَامُ عَلَيْهِمْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There was a time when God ordained the prophet to pardon them, and&#xA;  bear with them (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:13&lt;/a&gt;) and reason with them in a way that is&#xA;  best (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#16:125&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;16:125&lt;/a&gt;). Then God annulled this injunction and ordained him&#xA;  to fight them. Therefore, &lt;strong&gt;peace upon them&lt;/strong&gt; was revoked alongside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i.e. after &lt;em&gt;itmam al hujjah&lt;/em&gt;, the previous injunction was annulled and the fight was carried out as a worldly Divine punishment (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#9:14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:14&lt;/a&gt;). Greeting people with peace who were subject to Divine punishment would have been absurd. Therefore, the prophet forbade people to do so. Hence, it is not a general directive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse you quoted (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#19:47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;19:47&lt;/a&gt;) guides us towards a general attitude that a da`e should follow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A relevant link: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.renaissance.com.pk/aprq994.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Greeting Non-Muslims&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2017-01-27T10:15:48.027" LastActivityDate="2017-01-27T10:15:48.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25684" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25679" CreationDate="2015-07-22T22:30:42.053" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand what you are talking about. The idea of not marrying divorced women is culture-driven and not Islam-driven. On the contrary, Prophet Muhammad who founded Islam actually encouraged marrying non virgins (e.g. divorced women, windowed, etc..) in his attempts to fix the morals of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jahiliyyah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jahiliyyah&lt;/a&gt; period. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being from a country where this cultural thing also exists, I can tell that nullifying the marriage would not make it sound different in any way to his family. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I would do, is that I would encourage that person to ask himself the following questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do you really want to abide to a cultural rule, that neither originates from religion nor from common sense?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do you really want to abide by a cultural rule that was despised by prophet Muhammad? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do you really think that your marriage has to be &quot;approved&quot; by someone other than you and the person you are marrying? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is just about his family/community, I would say he has to stick to what he believes is right and ignore this cultural issue. Another less favored solution is that he could simply avoid saying that you were married before and hope that no one asks him/you this question explicitly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T22:30:42.053" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25685" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25681" CreationDate="2015-07-22T22:48:40.863" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In general I would recommend that you ask for fatwa directly from scholars or religious organizations/institutes. The person in question could then ask for more details if needed to give you a more accurate answer. I am not a scholar or qualified in any means to give fatwa, but I can only transfer what I heard. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I heard (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGzWTNrF5Ks&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here is an example but it is in Arabic&lt;/a&gt;), fasting days that were intentionally missed out of carelessness are not to be compensated. Instead, you should repent and ask God for forgiveness. It is recommended that in that case you should try to fast a lot of Nawafel (e.g. Monday and Thursday, or the 13th, 14th and 15th of each lunar month, etc..), and do many good deeds. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/11/114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Hud [verse 114]&lt;/a&gt; says: &quot;And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night. &lt;strong&gt;Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds. That is a reminder for those who remember.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-22T22:48:40.863" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25687" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-23T03:55:02.390" Score="4" ViewCount="219" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brothers and sisters, I am 14 years old, and about two years ago, I hit puberty, and unfortunately started masturbating. And all of Ramadan I masturbated and broke most of my fasts.at that point of my life,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I didn’t really care for religion, and I didn’t even consider making them up. Is it permissible for me to make them up NOW, 2 Ramadans later?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12927" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-29T03:29:55.120" LastActivityDate="2017-06-16T02:28:40.813" Title="What can I do about qadha for a Ramadan from over a year ago?" Tags="|ramadan|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25690" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-23T16:19:23.163" Score="1" ViewCount="359" Body="&lt;p&gt;I looked at the above Hadith number 531, book 10 and volume 1 of Sahih Bukhari but did not find the same Hadith which is quoted here as (summary) Salat should be offered even if one manages to pray 1 raka'a before sunrise or sunset...Please clarify&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13561" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-07-23T17:15:35.060" LastActivityDate="2016-05-18T21:56:42.720" Title="Validity of reference for hadith number 531, book 10, volume 1 of Sahih Bukhari?" Tags="|source-identification|prayer-timings|sahih-bukhari|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25691" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25690" CreationDate="2015-07-23T17:11:19.037" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith as quoted by Bukhari (courtesy &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/9/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ &lt;strong&gt;إِذَا أَدْرَكَ أَحَدُكُمْ سَجْدَةً مِنْ صَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ فَلْيُتِمَّ صَلاَتَهُ، وَإِذَا أَدْرَكَ سَجْدَةً مِنْ صَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ فَلْيُتِمَّ صَلاَتَهُ&lt;/strong&gt; ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;If anyone of you can get one rak'a of the 'Asr prayer before sunset, he should complete his prayer. If any of you can get one rak'a of the Fajr prayer before sunrise, he should complete his prayer.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;Vol. 1, Book 10, Hadith 531&quot; citation is according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/010-sbt.php#001.010.531&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;numbering scheme used on the USC-MSA site&lt;/a&gt;, which is still commonly found around the Internet (especially on older posts) but &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/2441/22&quot;&gt;not particularly encouraged these days&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2015-07-23T17:11:19.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14849" CreationDate="2015-07-23T21:55:06.367" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Peace is the foundation of Islam's international law. Please consider the following verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Then if they should be inclined to make peace, make peace with them,&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  and put your trust in God. Surely, it is He who is All Hearing and All&#xA;  Knowing. &lt;strong&gt;Should they seek to deceive you, God is enough for you&lt;/strong&gt;: it&#xA;  was He who strengthened you with His help, and rallied the faithful&#xA;  around you, and bound their hearts together. (8:61-62)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Just before this verse, God is encouraging Muslims to prepare for war.&#xA;Even then He says that if peace is an option go for it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Peace is desirable even if Muslims are doubtful of the motives of the other side. They should trust God and go for it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They can come to an agreement on any conditions they agree to. After that it becomes a religious obligation to fulfill them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Keep your promises; you will be called to account for every promise&#xA;  which you have made! (17:34)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2015-07-24T06:08:07.110" LastActivityDate="2015-07-24T06:08:07.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25695" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-23T22:06:29.520" Score="10" ViewCount="105814" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for a man to have sex with 2 or 3 wives at a time if his wives have no problem to have sex and have no problem to share their husband together?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that, they are wives, not hired women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12109" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2019-01-02T10:32:04.480" LastActivityDate="2019-08-15T08:49:36.027" Title="Is a Muslim husband allowed to have sex with his multiple wives simultaneously?" Tags="|nikah|sex|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25696" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-23T22:55:54.183" Score="-1" ViewCount="1394" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know, men are more eager than female to have sex. Men sexually arouse very quickly. How can he control his desire as his searching for a bride for long time and couldn't get proper (pious,polite etc) bride for him. As women can control themselves for only 4-6 months from any sinful activities.&#xA;So, Is there any time limit for men to control his desire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13563" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2016-03-22T08:29:04.960" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T06:12:18.470" Title="How long can a man stay away from sinful activities?" Tags="|nikah|sex|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25695" CreationDate="2015-07-23T23:16:04.273" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not sure of your situation, whether or not you are actually married or you're just asking hypothetical question. First I would say that Allah is all knowing and wise. We have to take account that when Allah wrote the Qur'an, the book was necessary to address the &quot;Times of ignorance&quot; as during that time, men were allowed unlimited wives. You can see how much problems would arise when you are married to many wives. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Allah, being all merciful allowed us to have 4 wives because it was his way of compromising with our ignorant practices. To prove this, he says in the Quran: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4:3 And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one or those your right hand possesses. That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a condition to polygamy as stated in the Qur' an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We all know that this condition cannot be met (most of the time or in most cases). There are couples that have tried group sex, and find it boring if one persons chemistry is greater than the others. This fantasy may be great for you as a man but a lot of women find that kind of sex uncomfortable, because some women feel left out or jealous. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I find that if you all don't have a &quot;groove&quot; or have great communication, this can get really messy. Do these women have lesbian tendencies? Are they attracted to each other? The reason why I ask is because what will they do when you are pleasuring one woman - are they just going to stand there and wait for their turn? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I find that with this arrangement women are not going to be treated equal, and thus I would advise not to. I think it would be selfish to wish that unless the women are into each other, but then we get into another &quot;can of worms&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13511" LastActivityDate="2015-07-23T23:16:04.273" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25695" CreationDate="2015-07-24T01:13:10.213" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Swt and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from 'Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri from his father that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Messenger of Allah said: &quot;No woman should look at the nakedness of another woman, and no man should look at the nakedness of another man.&quot;(Ibn Majah)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“A man should not see the private parts of another man, and a woman should not see the private parts of another woman, and a man should not lie with another man under one covering, and a woman should not lie with another woman under one covering”&lt;/strong&gt; (Sunan Abu Dawud)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not allowed for a women to show herself naked to another women except for her husband.She is not supposed to show her awrah to a woman also.&#xA;It is also not allowed for two Men or Women to share their blanket as it could lead to homosexuality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Aishah (RA) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;The Messenger of Allah used to divide his time equally among his wives, then he would say 'O Allah, this is what I am doing with regard to that which is within my control, so do not hold me accountable for that which is under Your control and is beyond my control.'&quot;(Ibn Majah,Sahih)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad kept his wives in a separate houses visiting them on an alternate basis this also shows that group sex is not allowed in Islam.When going on a journey Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) would cast lots among his wives, and the one who was chosen by lot would accompany him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aishah (RA) wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) reported &lt;strong&gt;“When the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) intended to go on a journey he cast lots amongst his wives and the one who was chosen by lot went on it with him. He divided his time, day and night (equally) for each of his wives except that Saudah daughter of Zam’ah gave her day to A’ishah.&lt;/strong&gt;(Sunan Abi Dawud,Sahih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Modesty is a distictive part in our religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&#xA;&lt;em&gt;“Every religion has its distinct characteristic, and the distinct characteristic of Islam is modesty.’”&lt;/em&gt;(Ibn Majah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-10-27T17:48:06.903" LastActivityDate="2016-10-27T17:48:06.903" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25699" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-24T01:25:48.880" Score="2" ViewCount="22349" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran 9:29 says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5YMBF.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5YMBF.png&quot; alt=&quot;Quran 9:29 image&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih International:&lt;/strong&gt; Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His&#xA;  Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of&#xA;  truth from those who were given the Scripture - [fight] until they&#xA;  give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yusuf Ali:&lt;/strong&gt; Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His&#xA;  Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are)&#xA;  of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing&#xA;  submission, and feel themselves subdued.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How should this ayat be interpreted?  Does it mean that Muslims are responsible to physically fight non-believers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3864" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-28T19:51:35.460" LastActivityDate="2023-10-21T02:31:10.030" Title="How should Quran 9:29 be interpreted? &quot;Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day...&quot;" Tags="|tafseer|war|surat-at-tawbah|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25700" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25699" CreationDate="2015-07-24T03:09:18.580" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is the following tafseer for the Ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Tafseer Altabari 11/407:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;تفسير ابن أبي حاتم - محققا (6 / 1778):&#xA;  أَمَرَ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَصْحَابُهُ بِغَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was a direct order for the prophet to fight during the invasion of Tabook.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same is also for the tafseer Ibn Bani Hatim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;تفسير ابن أبي حاتم - محققا (6 / 1778):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Aldar Almanthoor for Tafseer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الدر المنثور في التفسير بالمأثور (4 / 167):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can clearly see, this Ayah was a direct commandment for a certain event during a time of the Prophet PBUH and was in no way a general commandment or an order for anytime/all time. Such Ayah's only apply when the situation matches what occurred during that time. This can be proven from the Quran when Allah says contradicting any thoughts any person thinks this is a general commandment:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j8wKa.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/j8wKa.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress. Indeed. Allah does not like transgressors.[2:190]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/663tN.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/663tN.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Fighting in] the sacred month is for [aggression committed in] the sacred month, and for [all] violations is legal retribution. So whoever has assaulted you, then assault him in the same way that he has assaulted you. And fear Allah and know that Allah is with those who fear Him. [2:194]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And many other more Ayah in the Quran with the same idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2015-07-24T03:20:02.193" LastActivityDate="2015-07-24T03:20:02.193" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25696" CreationDate="2015-07-24T04:22:23.590" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abdullah (b. Mas'ud) (Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to us:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;0 young men, those among you who can support a wife should marry, for it restrains eyes (from casting evil glances) and preserves one from immorality; but he who cannot afford It should observe fast for it is a means of controlling the sexual desire.&lt;/strong&gt;(Sahih Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One should not delay his marriage when he knows that its becoming difficult for him to control his sexual desires so he could prevent himself from Zina of any kind.With the help of fasting he could control his sexual desires as said by Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not sure the time limit for men and how you got the calculated time period for controlling desires of women if you could specify this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-11-02T03:00:26.017" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T03:00:26.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25687" CreationDate="2015-07-24T06:14:55.933" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is obligatory on you to fullfill your missed fasts and breaking your fasts both of them if you are able to do so &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is narrated in Muwatta Malik that Yahya related to me from Malik from Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Qasim that his father used to say, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;If someone has to make up for days not fasted in Ramadan and does not do them before the next Ramadan comes although he is strong enough to do so, he should feed a poor man with a mudd of wheat for every day that he has missed, and he has to fast the days he owes as well.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if a person is fasting and he intentionally breaks his fast (without any valid reason) by eating, drinking or engaging in sexual intercourse intentionally then not only will it be compulsory for him to do qada of that fast, it will also be compulsory for him to observe kaffara. The kaffara for intentionally breaking the fast in Ramadan is to fast for two consecutive months. This is if he starts on the first day of a lunar month. Otherwise (if he doesn’t start on the first day of a lunar month), he must fast for 60 consecutive days. In this duration (of 2 months or 60 days), the days when it is prohibited to fast (i.e. the 2 Eid days and 3 days of Ayyam al-Tashreeq) must not come. If a person does not have the strength to fast for two consecutive months then he must feed 60 poor people with two meals (or alternatively he can give each one of them the value of sadaqa al-fitr).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is better if you could ask any Mufti or talk to your Imam of mosque directly &#xA;so he could guide you if you are not mature enough to understand this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2015-07-24T06:14:55.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14849" CreationDate="2015-07-24T06:58:28.163" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, two condition must be met before war is permitted:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;lack of treaty&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;breach of treaty&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is no treaty between two nations, then war against that nation (group of people) is an acceptable policy in Islam, but if the opposition seeks to negotiate a treaty, then negotiation is advised.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is a treaty already in place, and the other nation breaches its regulations, then once again, war against that nation (group of people) is acceptable, but if the other nation decides to negotiate a new treaty, then negotiation is advise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Peaceful interaction between an Islamic State and an unIslamic State is through a treaty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above information is extracted from Quran and Ahadith in their context.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2015-07-24T06:58:28.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25704" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-24T07:02:45.933" Score="3" ViewCount="6359" Body="&lt;p&gt;I didn't wake up for the Fajr of Friday as I was sick, then forgot to pray it after I woke up and prayed the Jumuaa (Friday) prayer. What should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-07T02:14:27.400" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T12:36:43.883" Title="What should I do if I forgot to pray Fajr on Friday?" Tags="|salat|salat-qada|fajr|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25708" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25704" CreationDate="2015-07-24T09:27:02.717" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You pray Al Fajr, now this is Saudi Sheikh fatwa,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/36575&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://fatwa.islamweb.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The argument is about what did the Prophet (peace be upon him) said &amp;quot;One who forgets his prayer and then he makes it when he remembers&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13458" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-24T12:36:43.883" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T12:36:43.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25709" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25757" CreationDate="2015-07-24T13:20:56.330" Score="4" ViewCount="7541" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslim and came around a discussion with an atheist friend. He asked me this question, that why Prophet Muhammad had relationship with Maria Qibti, though they were not married. They had a son also out of this relationship, his name was Ibrahim. What is the actual story and how Muslim scholars react to it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13568" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:33:51.590" LastActivityDate="2021-12-24T10:01:40.693" Title="What is the stance of Muslim scholars on relationship of Prophet Muhammad with Maria Qibti?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|islamic-basis|wives-of-the-prophet|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25710" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-24T13:37:54.507" Score="2" ViewCount="4176" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've recently purchased a Kindle Paperwhite 7th Generation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to download a PDF (or any format that works on e-book readers, in general) of the Quran but I'd like for it to use an arabic font instead of images to render the arabic because then I can highlight ayahs and add my notes while I'm studying it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a few online but apparently some of them have errors in them.&#xA;Can someone point me to a credible source where I can download/purchase a copy of the Quran in arabic font?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user4513" LastEditorDisplayName="user4513" LastEditDate="2015-07-25T09:26:46.540" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T20:01:24.943" Title="Where can I get a copy of the Quran using arabic font for an e-reader" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2015-07-26T19:38:25.547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25712" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25714" CreationDate="2015-07-24T19:00:52.647" Score="2" ViewCount="135" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, some wedding cards have Allah's name written on them in some form, such as Bismillah. As these will be discarded of by guests (some non-Muslim) at some point, who will be responsible if the cards aren't treated with care? Also, flags such as Saudi's and Iran's also have Allah's name on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As some of these can be abuse by non-Muslims, who does the responsibility of ensuring there is no misuse fall on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="620" LastActivityDate="2016-01-14T03:54:35.913" Title="Who is responsible for the misuse of materials with Allah's name on?" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25713" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25718" CreationDate="2015-07-24T19:00:55.313" Score="3" ViewCount="1629" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any Quranic verse or hadith according to which if we say our mandatory prayers (farz prayers) of 5 times regularly, (and do not say the &quot;nafl&quot; (which are not mandatory) prayers) and spend the rest of the time studying as a student and resting as required (for the well being of our body), is that time spent studying also considered ibadah (worship of Allah) by Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12456" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-08-11T00:25:19.237" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T07:01:36.613" Title="If we say salat 5 times regularly and spend the rest of time studying, is the time spend studying considered ibadah?" Tags="|ibadah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25712" CreationDate="2015-07-24T19:56:53.963" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No one is. You can dispose of anything that has Allah's name written on it if you don't need (newspaper, official documents, etc..). I only see it a sin if you do it out of disrespect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet PBUH used to include the name of Allah on all of his letters of where he used to send them to people including non Muslims, knowing they would dispose of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is my opinion, however, there is an opinion from Shikeh Bin Baz that says that all letters MUST include the name of Allah as the prophet said and that the punishment is on the receiver if they dispose of it, as stated in the following fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/39376&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/ar/39376&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I do not agree with such opinion as we never heard anything in the time of the Prophet, his companions, or their followers of special way to dispose of such items, which common sense would say they do dispose of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2016-01-14T03:54:35.913" LastActivityDate="2016-01-14T03:54:35.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17998" CreationDate="2015-07-24T20:59:06.733" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no harm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَيسَ عَلَيكُم جُناحٌ أَن تَبتَغوا فَضلًا مِن رَبِّكُم ۚ فَإِذا&#xA;أَفَضتُم مِن عَرَفاتٍ فَاذكُرُوا اللَّـهَ عِندَ المَشعَرِ الحَرامِ ۖ&#xA;وَاذكُروهُ كَما هَداكُم وَإِن كُنتُم مِن قَبلِهِ لَمِنَ الضّالّينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is no sin for you that ye seek the bounty of your Lord (by&#xA;trading)&lt;/strong&gt;. But, when ye press on in the multitude from 'Arafat,&#xA;remember Allah by the sacred monument. Remember Him as He hath guided&#xA;you, although before ye were of those astray. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.pickthall/2:198&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(2:198)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above ayah is generally accepted to mean merchandise of goods during Hajj - which must be done for the sake of Allah. There may exist difference of opinion as to whether the allowance is specific to pilgrimage or forms basis of a general permissibly of enjoying worldly profit in religious acts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT:&#xA;I'm editing this because someone claimed that the verse quoted above does not refer to Hajj as such but rather the &amp;quot;time around Hajj.&amp;quot; The prohibitions during Hajj are unequivocally defined in the preceding verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hajj is [during] well-known months, so whoever has made Hajj&#xA;obligatory upon himself therein [by entering the state of ihram],&#xA;there is [to be for him] &lt;strong&gt;no sexual relations and no disobedience and&#xA;no disputing during Hajj&lt;/strong&gt;. And whatever good you do - Allah knows it.&#xA;And take provisions, but indeed, the best provision is fear of Allah.&#xA;And fear Me, O you of understanding. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/2:197&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(2:197)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the prohibitions are clearly stated here and if trade were absolutely prohibited it would have been included here. The verse about trade actually follows this verse and if you read them together, in order, Allah (swt) is saying &lt;em&gt;these things are disallowed for you and there is no harm if you indulge in trade&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-08-24T09:47:22.423" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25716" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13047" CreationDate="2015-07-24T22:26:13.213" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;How does Satan misguide people? Many people at once...&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Who is there set by Allah to guide people against Satan at once?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is there to guide people for every era and age? Shouldn't there be one who does have that power as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The messengers (Hujjats) of Allah have always been there to guide people... ALL people in the world... even though if they aren't physically present in the place you are... but just as Satan can, so can they.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is why for everything that we want to do we say اعوذ بالله من الشیطان الرجیم... that we want to be pure for everything that we do... and we need Allah's guidance... and it is in Allah's tradition to always constantly have his guidance done by his hujjats... as they are بَابُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِي مِنْهُ يُؤْتَىٰ, سبب متصل بین الارض و السماء... (From Dua Nudba).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Just don't get me wrong that this is Shirk... no not at all. They have this ability only because Allah has given it to them... they have nothing by their own.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This belief is for all of Allah's messenger... as Allah always needs to have complete guidance for human beings otherwise on the day of judgement people can come and say... you didn't send down any messenger to us...and we weren't told of what is right and what is wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as there is a Satan... then humans do need one against him... that is why Allah has sent 124,000 messengers and some more Imams...&#xA;And if there wasn't a Satan... still we as human beings would have needed some person to tell us about the heavens and how to achieve جنه ... in the same way that if we want to take a path we need a navigator (There is a similar quote from Imam Ali)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Right now if you bring 1000 people to a gathering... all would their own approach. Is all 1000 approaches correct? Definitely not. We need someone who Allah has chosen and has been granted with absolute correctness, one who is absolutely on the الصراط المستقیم...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We need a guider for everything, especially for the path of heavens which we are far more clueless than we in comparison to a path to a house/location...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Satan is out there and there is a great need for someone against him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Its Allah's tradition to send down messengers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We always need a messenger that is absolute correct, since there are a gazillion opinions on each matter and only one is the best.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That person has to be brought to us by Allah and only Allah to be clear from impurity and errors... and therefore all this together necessitates the need of an Imam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9329" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-26T10:17:27.197" LastActivityDate="2017-11-26T10:17:27.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25717" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25710" CreationDate="2015-07-24T22:44:14.467" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I also use kindle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In kindle, you can go to the &lt;code&gt;Apps&lt;/code&gt; tab and search the word &lt;code&gt;Quran&lt;/code&gt;. There you would get some apps for Quran. I found two useful and using one named&lt;code&gt;iQuran Lite&lt;/code&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also order it by visiting &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B005H2I0AS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt; from your account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jajakallah. Don't forget me in your Dua.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastEditorUserId="13218" LastEditDate="2015-08-06T20:01:24.943" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T20:01:24.943" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25713" CreationDate="2015-07-24T23:21:05.633" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering Ibadah (&lt;strong&gt;عبادة&lt;/strong&gt;).It is better to understand its meaning first.Ibadah which we mean Worship to God has a root word in Arabic (&lt;strong&gt;عبد&lt;/strong&gt;) which means a Slave or a Servant.Now a servant is bound to do what his Master says ,So ibadah does not only mean to pray 5 times or fasting but there are many ways to do it. What ever Allah Subhan O Taala has ordered us to do or not to do and then we are living in accordance to it then this is also a form of Ibadah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Subhan o Taala has said in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran&lt;/a&gt;(24:37)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[Are] men whom neither commerce nor sale distracts from the remembrance of Allah and performance of prayer and giving of zakah. They fear a Day in which the hearts and eyes will [fearfully] turn about&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About those people who are in commerce or sale or doing any bussiness but their hearts are not free from the remembarance of Allah All mighty so if they are earning Halal and with their hearts sticked to the remembrance of Allah then they are doing Ibadah ,By making beautiful and pure intentions to please Allah Swt in any case or in any ways it is also a form of Ibadah,and supplication is also Ibadah.the Prophet  Muhammad peace be upon him said: “&lt;strong&gt;The supplication is the essence of worship&lt;/strong&gt;.”(Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a person is studying with intention to seek knowledge beneficial to all or to earn halal and to spend money for Allah's cause too and  and heart is filled with remembrance of Allah Swt then its also a form of Ibadah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from Mandatory prayers (Fardh),There are also Sunnah Prayers ,Sunnat Mu’akkadah prayers that the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him observed regularly and strongly encouraged his followers to do so and Sunnat Ghair-il-Mu’akkadah prayers that the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him did not perform regularly.Sunnah leads to Jannah.Leaving Suunah on a regular basis is also considered bad.The one who neglects an act that is an obligatory Sunnah will be punished; the one who neglects a mustahabb Sunnah will not be punished.Sunnat Muakkadah should not be left without any solid excuse. Nafl prayers are optional Prayers with which one can attain more closeness to Allah Swt.With the management of time if one is praying nafl also it is much rewarding and getting closer to Allah Swt but it is optional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abu Qatada, a Companion of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), said:&#xA;I entered the mosque, when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had been sitting among people, and I also sat down among them. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: What prevented you from offering two rak'ahs (of Nafl prayer) before sitting down? I said: Messenger of Allah, I saw you sitting and people sitting (around you and I, therefore, sat in your company). He (the Holy Prophet) then said: When anyone among you enters the mosque, he should not sit till he has observed two rak'ahs.&lt;/strong&gt;(Sahih Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-07-24T23:21:05.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25721" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-25T05:57:55.977" Score="3" ViewCount="1942" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a bit confused about what exactly &quot;non-Muslim&quot; means in the context of the Qur'an. I'm particularly interested in how this affects who Muslim women can marry. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I have read, the idea of a non-Muslim seems to frequently come up when referring to Jews and Christians in the Qur'an. Certainly those belief systems are cited more than any others I have seen. But does this mean non-Muslim refers to Christians and Jews specifically? What exactly is the definition of non-Muslim in the Qur'an? Is there one? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, suppose I am an athiest, agnostic, or apatheist. What view does the Qur'an take on someone with such a belief system? I am less interested in theoretical implications and more interested in practically how this affects the practice of marriage in the lives of everyday Muslim women.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13577" LastActivityDate="2017-05-19T02:36:31.630" Title="Does the Qur'an prohibit Muslim women from marrying non-Muslim men or just Jews and Christians?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25722" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25738" CreationDate="2015-07-25T07:53:50.353" Score="0" ViewCount="204" Body="&lt;p&gt;Detail: For example, a salesman makes a sales invoice of SAR-2,600/- and gets the cash from the customer &amp;amp; then he destroys the invoice and evidence then makes a new Invoice of SAR-2,400 and keeps SAR-200 for himself and shows his manager the Invoice of SAR-2,400/- and then gives the money to his manager. Is this permissible in Islam. What is this called bribery, stealing, cheating etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13579" LastActivityDate="2016-03-27T16:58:33.473" Title="Is it permissible to add profit without manager's knowledge?" Tags="|practical-islam|money|cheating|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25721" CreationDate="2015-07-25T14:39:38.600" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam a Muslim is forbidden to marry a disbeliever:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SQ8Lb.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SQ8Lb.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe. And a believing slave woman is better than a polytheist, even though she might please you. And do not marry polytheistic men [to your women] until they believe. And a believing slave is better than a polytheist, even though he might please you. Those invite [you] to the Fire, but Allah invites to Paradise and to forgiveness, by His permission. And He makes clear His verses to the people that perhaps they may remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Christians and Jews have different rules. The majority of scholars say that Muslim men are allowed to marry Christian and Jews in accordance with the actions of the Prophet, his companions and followers and the following Ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fimFz.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fimFz.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them. And [lawful in marriage are] chaste women from among the believers and chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture before you, when you have given them their due compensation, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse or taking [secret] lovers. And whoever denies the faith - his work has become worthless, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The final point which many will argue against is a Muslim woman marrying Christian/Jew. Sadly there is no proof from Quran and Sunnah to back that up, but still many scholars would say it is not allowed. Their main proof is the first Ayah I posted, which any smart person can clearly see that it doesn't apply since Christian and Jews are not considered disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All hadith's and Quran Ayah's that have been referenced to such prohibition are from Muslim woman who enter Islam and the Prophet prohibits them from returning to their hubbies when they are disbelievers (mushkreen) it was NEVER reported that he did the same for those whose hubbies were Christian or Jew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was reported by Jaber, that the prophet said: We marry the woman of the book but they don't marry our woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن جابر – رضي الله عنهما – قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : نتزوج نساء أهل الكتاب ولا يتزوجون نساءنا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this hadith was classified as VERY weak by most scholars because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One of the narrators forgets a lot - ibn abdelallah alnekhai&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ishat ben Saraoor narrator is very weak&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;many more @ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=76312&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=76312&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another invalid proof was the saying of Omar ben Alkhatab when he said: The Muslim man marries a Christian but the Christian can't marry a Muslim woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وى ابن جرير الطبري في تفسيره (4/366) بإسناده عن عمر بن الخطاب – رضي الله عنه – أنه قال : المسلم يتزوج النصرانية ، ولا يتزوج النصراني المسلمة . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sadly this is another MAJOR weak hadith in accordance with Alhafid:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;والأثر في إسناده يزيد بن أبي زياد الهاشمي ، قال الحافظ ابن حجر في التقريب : ضعيف كبر فتغير وصار يتلقن وكان شيعيا . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, my opinion is that Muslims men alike are allowed to marry the people of the book (Christians and Jews) regardless of believing in the trinity, son of God, etc.. as most of them believed during the time of the prophet and his companions and that didn't stop them from marrying them or eating their food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also as you can see, part of my opinion is that Muslim woman can also marry Christian/Jewish men as proven by my argument above and NO other proof contradictory to that opinion from the Quran or Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2015-08-25T03:10:50.690" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T03:10:50.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25725" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11895" CreationDate="2015-07-25T15:19:56.950" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Arcades are haram. They are placed under gambling and this is considered wrong in Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information read: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/194873&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/194873&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13581" LastActivityDate="2015-07-25T15:19:56.950" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1321" CreationDate="2015-07-25T17:32:59.060" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an has been perfectly preserved. These so called &quot;surahs&quot; (surah khal and surah hafd) are dua qunoot which we Muslims recite in witr (one unit or raka after we pray isha) and that is a perfectly proven fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also read the passage from von Denfer's book which talks about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13583" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-07-26T19:43:19.383" LastActivityDate="2015-07-26T19:43:19.383" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14932" CreationDate="2015-07-25T21:05:24.113" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran was never written until after the death of the Prophet PBUH. Thus all the benefits mentioned from the prophet PBUH about reading quran (reward wise) is from reading Quran from Memory. By the rule of inclusion, that means reading it from the book also is considered the same rewards, as well as reading it digitally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some hadiths that give priority to reading from Paper, but according to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/109198&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; they all are weak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also shown by this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/109198&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; where Shikeh Bin Baz said there is no difference between reading from memory or from a book. The only 2 requirements to get rewards when reading Quran are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Your Forethought to be on the Quran (like meditating to Quran).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Your heart to be into the reading.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If those apply to you when reading the Quran regardless of the medium you will get rewarded In Shaa Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also according to the following &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/106961&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt;, you don't need to be purified (wudu) and you can enter the phone into the bathroom OK, since it is a digital pixels and not actual written words on paper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-08-30T01:25:11.457" LastActivityDate="2020-08-30T01:25:11.457" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25731" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9362" CreationDate="2015-07-25T23:21:19.223" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Options Strike price if not met. Result is zero $. Options used as insurance, insurance also haram. All or none is always haram in Islam. Exactly as After purchasing lottery ticket win it all or loose it all is gambling. And options is exactly that. Stay away from haram earning does not matter if you are in IT or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13585" LastActivityDate="2015-07-25T23:21:19.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25732" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-25T23:38:03.233" Score="1" ViewCount="710" Body="&lt;p&gt;Last night I had a debate with my friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was about story of Ibrahim PBUH. Sura Al-An'am 74-83 &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/74-83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/6/74-83&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to my common sense &amp;amp; common language, Quran told us that Ibrahim AS search the concept of worshipping one Allah as creator of everything (monotheism) only with his mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course after he get it. He would think that Allah has guide his thought to the straight path. But, it doesn't tell that he don't have any his personal thought before came to the conclusion (monotheism). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The complete story from my perspectives are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(Young) Ibrahim AS sensed something wrong with his father idols-worshipping practice. [Al An'am: 74]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then he left his father, went into wilderness. In Allah SWT POV, wilderness (refer to event in 3 following ayat) will make him the people of faith. [Al An'am: 75]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saw star, considering it as lord, then left it as lord because it dissapear  [Al An'am: 76]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saw moon, did the same as with star before, but after left moon as lord, realized the need of guidance from lord (might hinted that already had the idea of Allah but might still want the real presence of Allah)  [Al An'am: 77]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saw sun, saw it as a bigger one, considering it as lord, then left it and said no longer associate Allah as his people does (might be no longer want the real presence of Allah). [Al An'am: 78]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Declare that he only accept the creator of sky (star, moon, sun included) and earth, inclining to the truth, and not (stop) associate others with Allah. [Al An'am: 79]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Started preaching what he declare to his people. Allah inspire him the arguments though. [Al An'am: 80-83]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, my friend didn't agree. Here his points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibrahim PBUH is guided by Allah, he wouldn't ever consider to associate Allah, in his whole life. Therefore, he never searched monotheism with his own free will. He just know.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Thus, Al An'am: 76-78 was just a debate from him to convince his people.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't accept his point because &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yes, Ibrahim PBUH is known of the closeness with Allah. But my question is just in a certain phase in his life. Prophet Muhammad PBUH once not a prophet. Hitler once not a fuhrer. Why can't Ibrahim PBUH once not a monotheist (hanif) at least in his searching phase? Or, why can't Ibrahim PBUH search his own concept of God, not 'just know' without free will because of divine knowledge?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If Al An'am: 76-78 is a rhetoric debate, it must be shown clearly. Ibrahim PBUH POV or narrator in Quran (Allah) must explicitly say it before or after. Otherwise, it'll make the reader confused. Bad story telling.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Again, the debate scenario has very weak probability. Al An'am: 75 says that the wilderness &lt;strong&gt;will show (or make) Ibrahim PBUH&lt;/strong&gt; be among the certain. If debate scenario is true, Al An'am: 75 will says the wilderness (realm of heaven and earth) logic at ayat 76-78 is &lt;strong&gt;for his people, not him&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My friend couldn't reply my objections, so I can't accept his point. My point is contradict with his rule about Ibrahim PBUH and other prophet, so he can't accept mine. So it's a deadlock until now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please help us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Interesting trivia: there is no this kind of Ibrahim PBUH story in Judaism or Christianity POV.&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our debate actually connected to another more fundamental question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone from a far-deep remote isolated area (not knowing Islam and other major religions), grasp the idea like in the first shahadat, only by using his mind ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not asking that will she/he become prophet too. Because Muslim can only confirm prophecy stuff from Quran or Hadis. Nor I ask this to know about the condition of people at remote area at afterlife. I'm asking this in a secular way, without any reference to Islamic terminology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11922" LastEditorUserId="11922" LastEditDate="2015-07-26T04:18:51.527" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:33:01.933" Title="Did Ibrahim AS find the concept of Allah only with his mind (or in his free will)?" Tags="|prophet-ibrahim|monotheism|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25734" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25732" CreationDate="2015-07-26T01:00:50.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, Ibrahim PBUH never disbelieved in Allah as proven in the following Ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/inwNJ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/inwNJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then We revealed to you, [O Muhammad], to follow the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth; and he was not of those who associate with Allah. [16:123]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rk1DH.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rk1DH.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, Abraham was a [comprehensive] leader, devoutly obedient to Allah , inclining toward truth, and he was not of those who associate others with Allah. [16:120]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All scholars agree that the Ayah you posted were said out of debate from the Prophet to his people. Let's look deep into the grammer of the Arabic language for those Ayah (I will look into 1, the others are similar):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CXcHM.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CXcHM.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when the night covered him [with darkness], he saw a star. He said, &amp;quot;This is my lord.&amp;quot; But when it set, he said, &amp;quot;I like not those that disappear.&amp;quot; [6:76]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here the translation is wrong (like in many instances of the Quran. It should say &lt;code&gt;This is my lord?&lt;/code&gt; as a question not a statement. We can see this in many aspects in the Quran like the following Ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9G8cA.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9G8cA.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And We did not grant to any man before you eternity [on earth]; so if you die - would they be eternal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You see the Arabic text in the first Ayah &lt;code&gt;هَذَا رَبِّي&lt;/code&gt; equates to &lt;code&gt;أهذا ربي&lt;/code&gt; &lt;code&gt;Is this my God?&lt;/code&gt; as the second one &lt;code&gt;فَهُمُ الْخَالِدُونَ &lt;/code&gt; equates to &lt;code&gt;أفهم الخالدون&lt;/code&gt; &lt;code&gt;Will they live eternally?&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your second question, yes it is possible but not everyone is enlightened by Allah as the prophets were. If Allah meant it to happen it would. To further the answer, Islamically non Muslims will not enter hell unless they have heard the clear crisp message of Islam (which doesn't include the way many hear it negatively these days).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a good &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/211483&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic answering your first concern.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2021-12-04T17:33:01.933" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:33:01.933" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25736" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-26T09:08:50.907" Score="1" ViewCount="3744" Body="&lt;p&gt;I made a promise to Allah that I shall never speak to a person in college and it was a boy. But that person is sincerely asking for forgiveness  by sending messages and calls. I kept ignoring, without replying should I reply saying that I forgive that person or not because I promised Allah that I will never talk to that person ever again. I have not replied or anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if I send a messages saying that I forgave will it be a major sin and will Allah punish me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13588" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-18T06:22:45.833" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T06:23:54.623" Title="Is breaking a promise to Allah to not talk to a person a major sin?" Tags="|oaths|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25042" CreationDate="2015-07-26T11:06:48.127" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer of the question is obvious that it depends on the age of Buloogh (adolescence). Because once a person reaches the age of adolescence, the wajib practices will be mandatory for him or her. and whereas fasting is one of those wajib practices, thus an adult (baaliq) person should do his or her wajib practices among fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-24T17:00:19.603" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T17:00:19.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25722" CreationDate="2015-07-26T12:19:56.700" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you explained the story, it is inferred from the matter that it is completely a haram or forbidden practice. Because according to your example as you gave it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot; a salesman makes a sales invoice of SAR-2,600/- and gets the cash from the customer &amp;amp; then he destroys the invoice and evidence then makes a new Invoice of SAR-2,400 and keeps SAR-200 for himself and shows his manager the Invoice of SAR-2,400/- and then gives the money to his manager&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Thus it indicates that it is cheating as Mr. Najeeb said it. In other word, it means it is a kind of rubbery(stealing) as I figured it out. And we should notice that stealing is not only stealing the wallets, or going to the places of people hiddenly and so on, then stealing can be in hiding or changing the facts or such as you said too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-27T16:58:33.473" LastActivityDate="2016-03-27T16:58:33.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17783" CreationDate="2015-07-26T15:29:29.693" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Certainty is a rare thing in life itself, even rarer in dreams, most of them are not true or hard for us to make sense of. Perhaps there could be other ways for you to know what is right or wrong... Consultation, asking people, dua, or Istikhare as mentioned above, and insha'allah eventually you would come to truth and you would get your answer from where you didn't expect.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Talaq: verse 3:&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَالِغُ أَمْرِهِ قَدْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدْرًا .&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And he provides for him from (sources) he never could imagine. And if any one puts his trust in Allah, sufficient is (Allah) for him. For Allah will surely accomplish his purpose: verily, for all things has Allah appointed a due proportion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the best course would be to act casual on the matter until you come to a bulletproof piece of evidence.&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Sometimes it’s a test itself from God to see how you act based on what you are not certain of, I mean would you make a swift action or will you have the patience to wait till everything has prevailed itself and then act/judge/etc.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9329" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T10:42:18.407" LastActivityDate="2015-12-06T10:42:18.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25732" CreationDate="2015-07-26T18:26:37.030" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am answering your fundamental question only:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to my limited reading I have close relations with many children...:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have you spoke to little children and see them asking many questions about Allah?&#xA;Did anyone introduce Allah to them? Have you see many children that are willing to worship Allah? Children understanding that there is a creator in this universe? i.e. to kid's who are untaught they are worshiping...if you go to those villages that you mentioned they are worshiping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;So if you go around the globe, you see people worshiping something.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yet everyone is worshiping something different. Some worship a She-God, some worship Multiple Gods, some worship a physical God, some worship a non-physical God.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Where did that commonality through of belief came from ( even people with from different locations and different ages)? It must be that they all came from the same factory/creation...all by the same creator. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Now you might ask me that then why is it that all these people have different beliefs? The answer: We all have the same senses/understanding...its just that many might overstep the extent of correctness of their wisdom for  recognition of Allah. There is this Narration from the 5th Shia Imam (grandson of the Prophet) which he says: &lt;em&gt;if you ask an ant, who is God, he would say, God is someone with Giant antennas, because he thinks of that as something great&lt;/em&gt;; What I mean by using that is that all human beings are injected with recognition of the creator, but to have polished recognition of Allah, we need aid from someone that Allah will keep him always on a correct path, otherwise he would be like the rest of us, that is why we need prophets...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Imagine that your wisdom is like a house temperature gauge, can you take this temperature gauge to a furnace which they melt steel? What would happen to it? It would burn in seconds, some humans want to take their limited wisdom to understanding Allah fully and come back with stupid ideas using their imagination.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Proof from Quran, that we have the been injected with that belief: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/30/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This verse is talking about humans having a fitrah&lt;/a&gt;, do more research on what is Fitrah and what it guides us to &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also search the word میثاق in the Quran and see what it means, by Shia'i references it means our acceptance/recognition of Allah in the world before.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In General we humans have 2 hujjats (proofs) over us: Our wisdom (عقل) and the prophets, which the wisdom should guide us to that prophet i.e. for that person on the island, he comes to Awe about his creator, but to how to connect to him correctly he is lost, he needs the guidance of the prophet + Quran. Without that if he speaks too much or uses his imagination too much then he would be like that ant speaking...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Just so you know in our wisdom, in addition to a pre-recognition that Allah has gifted us, there are many more gifts that Allah has given to us. Our wisdom is an &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1306/how-aql-is-different-from-qiyas/25253#25253&quot;&gt;Army of 75 traits&lt;/a&gt;, see the link for a previous answer I have given, the bottom half of my answer is more related.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9329" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-07-26T18:26:37.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25162" CreationDate="2015-07-26T20:04:24.427" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Uh, in all probability it is a haram act as you yourself explained that &quot;I'm gay&quot;. Because the mentioned word as you said &quot;gay&quot; can indicate its meaning which is involved of Satan's thoughts and even at many times or even at majority of times it will lead to great sins. Of course as a general rule, thinking about sin is not haram, but it can be the introduction of sin. Also, don't forget that being in that situation as you yourself counted you as a gay with him, will take you to the practical step too (even in less haram acts). On the other hand, we should notice that homosexuality is not permitted form the view of Islam, then being gay is a kind of homosexuality, isn't it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hazrat-Masih said to his followers that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;…, but I advice you even don't think about Zina, because…&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then it shows that thinking about bad acts is not admirable from the view of the prophets. Although I still believe that may be it can be directly a haram act. Because: if looking at non-mahram is haram (by intention of Sin), then generally your looking to your mate(gay) is with the attendance or intention of lust or sin, they it is better for you to repent God and obey Him, then He will give you the best things in this world and insha'allah in the Jannah. Wallaho a'lamo&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pasokhgoo.ir/node/1633&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.pasokhgoo.ir/node/1633&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastActivityDate="2015-07-26T20:04:24.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25745" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-26T20:35:47.573" Score="4" ViewCount="2161" Body="&lt;p&gt;Last night I had a fight in my family. When I was in bed, I was thinking of the situation. Absentmindedly I said talaq 2 times in mind, but I didn't pronounced the words. My tongue didn't move. No word came out of my mouth. Please advise me.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13591" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-05T23:45:55.487" LastActivityDate="2019-03-26T00:53:59.510" Title="Does saying talaq in mind count as talaq?" Tags="|talaq|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25746" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25162" CreationDate="2015-07-26T21:05:36.143" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;dictionary.com defines &quot;gay&quot; as: of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if you mean &quot;gay&quot; as defined &quot;by the book&quot; then it's definitely a sin. otherwise if you love a man, like a brother or friend (a brother in Islam is widely used for a close friend or any other fellow Muslim), without the sexual desire this is highly appreciated in Islam. this does not involve marriage, sexual intercourse or even looking at him with sexual desire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13592" LastActivityDate="2015-07-26T21:05:36.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25745" CreationDate="2015-07-26T21:16:40.537" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Talaq does not take place unless you say it or write it down.&#xA;More details for this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/81726&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;in this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Alzahiriyyah madhhab, Ibn Hazm says even writing talaq does not count, and you have to say it orally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13592" LastEditorDisplayName="user13592" LastEditDate="2016-09-27T00:07:33.947" LastActivityDate="2016-09-27T00:07:33.947" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23081" CreationDate="2015-07-26T22:08:30.110" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;if this is your first or second divorce he can get you back as his wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if you had 3 &quot;periods&quot; after this divorce you have to get a new marriage contract with your father approval.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if you didn't have 3 &quot;periods&quot; after this divorce he can easily get you back without a new contract or even your permission or presence, he can &quot;preferably&quot; tell two men as his witnesses and that's it. and in this case your parents have no right to forbid it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;about your parents permission, parents are not equal in this matter, only your father has the right to approve marriage, but if he does not approve and you think he has no good justified reason for this you can ignore his permission. being mad of your husband or afraid he would do it again is not a good reason, equality is a good condition to approve marriage and since he approved him before it means equality was not an issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13592" LastActivityDate="2015-07-26T22:08:30.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25749" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-26T22:59:38.517" Score="2" ViewCount="4728" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalaamu Alaykum.&#xA;My husband and I are new to Islam. We had an Islamic Nikah, but we did not realise that the marriage was a type of contract. We assumed it had the same principles of a non-Islamic marriage. But since learning that we can put conditions in our nikah contract the both of us would like to. &#xA;Is too late to add conditions to the nikah contract? &#xA;If we are able to add conditions how would we do this? &#xA;Many thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13593" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-29T03:34:48.023" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T01:11:24.323" Title="Adding conditions to the nikah contract after nikah has taken place" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25754" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25749" CreationDate="2015-07-27T07:10:18.020" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all what i'm saying is only my opinion and if somebody could give you any clear reference from Quran or Sunna you could consider it as nonsense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually when you get married in Islam you have some Imam or someone considered as an earnest &quot;scriber&quot; this means someone you trust who writes down your conditions as a contract. Also you will need at least two witnesses. The Bride may need a Waly. And a Mahr (dowry) should be given to the bride or at least declared in the contract! And normally (this is a Sunna) the parents should announce (or at least the father of the bride) that you got married in your mosque/community/street/quarter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now you missed to do a contract and i can't see any reason why you couldn't catch this up. This means you will need an earnest scriber and at least two witnesses. I think (and this is really only my opinion) there is no harm if the scriber is a notary. You can read about contracts according to Islam in the surah al Baqara :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[282] O Believers, when you contract a debt for a fixed; term, you&#xA;  should put it in writing. Let a scribe write with equity the document&#xA;  for the parties. The scribe whom Allah has given the gift of literacy&#xA;  should not refuse to write. Let him write and let the one under&#xA;  obligation (the debtor) dictate, and he should fear Allah, his Lord,&#xA;  and should not diminish from or add anything to the terms which have&#xA;  been settled. But if the borrower be of low understanding or weak or&#xA;  unable to dictate (for any reason), then let the guardian of his&#xA;  interests dictate it with equity. And let two men from among you bear&#xA;  witness to all such documents. But if two men be not available, there&#xA;  should be one man and two women to bear witness so that if one of the&#xA;  women forgets (anything), the other may remind her. The witnesses&#xA;  should be from among such people whom you approve of as witnesses.&#xA;  When the witnesses are asked to testify, they should not refuse to do&#xA;  so. Do not neglect to reduce to writing your transaction for a&#xA;  specified term, whether it be big or small. Allah considers this more&#xA;  just for you, for it facilitates the establishment of evidence and&#xA;  lessens doubts and suspicions. Of course, there is no harm if you do&#xA;  not put in writing the common transactions you conclude daily on the&#xA;  spot, but in case of commercial transactions you should have&#xA;  witnesses. The scribe and the witnesses should not be harassed: if you&#xA;  do so, you shall be guilty of sin. You should guard against the wrath&#xA;  of Allah; He gives you the knowledge of the right way for Allah has&#xA;  the knowledge of everything.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [283] If you are on a journey and cannot&#xA;  find a scribe to write the document, then transact your business on&#xA;  the security of a pledge in hand. And, if any one transacts a piece of&#xA;  business with another merely on trust, then the one who is trusted&#xA;  should fulfill his trust and fear Allah, his Lord And never conceal&#xA;  evidence for he who conceals it, has a sinful heart: Allah knows&#xA;  everything that you do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Surah 2/Verses 282 and 283)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would recommend you to do this as soon as possible and if you both agree about the contract everything should be fine! If not you should only put in the contract what you agree about (that again is only my suggestion). And maybe you should ask some Muslim friends for advices about the contents of the contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2015-07-27T07:10:18.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25757" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25709" CreationDate="2015-07-27T08:56:15.787" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well the Lady Maria the Coptic -may Allah be pleased with her- was a so called mother of child (son) after giving birth to her son Ibrahim and with that she was free and therefore haram to marry after the death of the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before that she was a women who came in the possession of the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Verse 50 in Surah Al-Ahzab&lt;/a&gt; (33).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is one of the Verses in the Quran which show that one could have a sexual relationship with his slave girl, without the marriage rules we know for a free woman/girl! But there are some rules claimed in fiqh books about these kinds of relationships (concubinage).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not marry Mariyah al-Qibtiyyah, rather she was a Concubine who was given to him by al-Muqawqis, the ruler of Egypt. That took place after the treaty of al-Hudaybiyah. Mariyah al-Qibtiyyah was a Christian, then she became Muslim (may Allaah be pleased with her).&#xA;—Ibn Saad, The Life of Prophet&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) lodged her – meaning Mariyah al-Qibtiyyah and her sister – with Umm Sulaym bint Milhaan, and the Messenger of Allaah (SallAllahu 'alayHi waSallam) entered upon them and told them about Islam. He took Mariyah as a concubine and moved her to some property of his in al-‘Awaali… and she became a good Muslim.&#xA;—Al-Tabaqaat al-Kubra, 1/134-135&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had four concubines, one of whom was Mariyah.&#xA;—Ibn al-Qayyim , Biography&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more about her Biography &lt;a href=&quot;http://rasoulallah.net/index.php/en/articles/article/257&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; or even in wikipedia (Maria al-Qibtiyya مارية القبطية)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also find a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/150505&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; that explains why she isn't a um al mu'minyn!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way the beginning of Surat at-Tahrim (Surah 66) was sent down &amp;quot;because of her&amp;quot;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is briefly what is said about Maria the Cobtic in special!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At last one should say that Islam accepted slavery but didn't -really- encourage it, so you couldn't change a free man/woman/child into slave as it happens in medieval Europe (where for example debtors turned into slaves of their donor). And the kafara of many mistakes was/is to free a slave. Therefore one could say that Islam was for a bit by bit abolition of slavery!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Three kinds of slavery were accepted AFAIK: a born slave, a bought slave and a prisoner of war! All of them shouldn't exist by now because&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a sahih Hadith you'll find the following statement of our Messenger (Peace be upon him):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;There are three (1) whose adversary I shall be on the Day of&#xA;Resurrection: ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a man who &lt;strong&gt;has sold a free man&lt;/strong&gt; (2) and has consumed the price ...&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1) i.e. types of men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(2) i.e. a man who has made a slave of another and has sold him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was related by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/37/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; (also by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1325370&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; and Ahmad ibn Hanbal).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-24T10:01:40.693" LastActivityDate="2021-12-24T10:01:40.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25171" CreationDate="2015-07-27T11:50:20.263" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name Asma' or اسماء  doesn't appear to be a haram name for humans. Besides, I can explain about its meaning that this name &quot;Asma, Asmaa, Asmaa'&quot; looks as the plural form of Esm اسم  which means name(s). as a result, I think it can be Okay and suitable and permissible for you in order to using such a name. you said it is a name of Allah? If I am not wrong, Asma'can be relevance with Asma'al-Hosna' ,  not as a direct name of Allah. Although I've heard that using Allah's names would be Okay in some conditions (if we observe them, may be intentions, and some other conditions that I am not aware about them at the moment). As a result, it is a permissible name as I have heard it before as the name of many Muslimahs too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastActivityDate="2015-07-27T11:50:20.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25713" CreationDate="2015-07-27T12:05:15.453" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all the Niyya (intention or motive) is important as we know:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is narrated on the authority of Amirul Mu'minin, Abu Hafs 'Umar bin&#xA;  al-Khattab ( may Allah be pleased with him) who said: I heard the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: &quot;Actions are (judged) by motives (niyyah),&#xA;  so each man will have what he intended. Thus, he whose migration&#xA;  (hijrah) was to Allah and His Messenger, his migration is to Allah and&#xA;  His Messenger; but he whose migration was for some worldly thing he&#xA;  might gain, or for a wife he might marry, his migration is to that for&#xA;  which he migrated.&quot; [Bukhari &amp;amp; Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so if you do some useless studies or study something which is not allowed or have the wrong intention all what you do will be in vain. As Allah said in Surat al-Furqan (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/25/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;25:23&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then We shall turn . to what they had done and render it vain like scattered dust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other Hand studying/learning/getting more knowledge is one of the best 'ibadat as you may find in Surat Taha (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/20/114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;20:114&lt;/a&gt;) as a kind of dua'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...&quot;O my Lord, give me more of knowledge.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also one Hadith that shows, if you only do what you have to do (mandatory worship) and do nothing bad you may go to Jannah (Paradise):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the authority of Abu Abdullah Jabir bin Abdullah al-Ansaree (may&#xA;  Allah be pleased with him) that: A man questioned the Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, “Do you&#xA;  think that if I perform the obligatory prayers, fast in Ramadhan,&#xA;  treat as lawful that which is halal, and treat as forbidden that which&#xA;  is haram, and do not increase upon that [in voluntary good deeds],&#xA;  then I shall enter Paradise?” He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon&#xA;  him) replied, “Yes.” [This is the part of the hadith quoted by Imam an-Nawawi see also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And i guess this one fits what you where looking for:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Dharr said: &quot;The Messenger of Allah said to&#xA;  me: 'O Abu Dharr! For you to come out in the morning and learn one&#xA;  Verse from the Book of Allah is better for you than praying one&#xA;  hundred Rak'ah, and for you to come out and learn a matter of&#xA;  knowledge, whether it is acted upon or not, is better for you than&#xA;  praying one thousand Rak'ah.'&quot; [Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1302230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Majah&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you like to read it in Arabic there is &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=99306&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; saying &quot;seeking knowledge is (much) better then all kinds of optional worship طلب العلم أفضل من جميع  نوافل العبادات &quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore you should have as an intention to learn and study for Allah's sake or to become a positive/productive ... part to the Muslim community and work hard on it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-05-25T07:01:36.613" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T07:01:36.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9137" CreationDate="2015-07-27T12:55:23.790" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most authentic ahadith can be found in sahih al-Bukhari on the authority of Anas ibn Malik like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;Zaid took over the flag and was martyred. Then it was taken by Jafar who was martyred as well. Then `Abdullah bin Rawaha took the flag but he too was martyred and at that time the eyes of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) were full of tears. Then Khalid bin Al-Walid took the flag without being nominated as a chief (before hand) and was blessed with victory.&amp;quot; (Version &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1246&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3757&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; , &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/64/296&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3063&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/56/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of them is quoting the additional statement about rewards nor the hesitation you've quoted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The source therefore may be sirat ibn Hisham سيرة ابن هشام also called  السيرة النبوية:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may also find it in Siyar A'lam a-Nubala' سير أعلام النبلاء (al Hafid a-Dahabi):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قيل : لما جهز النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - إلى مؤتة الأمراء الثلاثة ، فقال : &amp;quot; الأمير زيد ، فإن أصيب فجعفر ، فإن أصيب ، فابن رواحة &amp;quot; . فلما قتلا ، كره ابن رواحة الإقدام ، فقال :&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;أقسمت يا نفس لتنزلنه طائعة أو لا لتكرهنه  *   فطالما قد كنت مطمئنه  *&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;ما لي أراك تكرهين الجنه&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;فقاتل حتى قتل . (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=46&amp;amp;bk_no=60&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where there's only quoted that he had hesitated, and said a poetry to himself, but the whole story sounds doubtful because ad-Dhahahbi uses the expression: &amp;quot;it was said that ... قيل &amp;quot; at the beginning without quoting a source!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;, Usd Alghaba أسد الغابة (Ibn al-Athyr) and Al Bidaya wa Nihaya البداية والنهاية (Ibn Kathir)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: Arabic wikipedia site about Abdullah ibn Rawaha &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;عبد الله بن رواحة&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-10-01T13:40:49.977" LastActivityDate="2021-10-01T13:40:49.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9114" CreationDate="2015-07-27T13:53:08.157" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a little conflict between two hadiths in the actual practice of some Imams!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of these ahadith is telling us, that we should perform a longer sujjud (prostration) during Nafl (hadith #1 in the list below) prayers (by extending the dua'/supplication) the other is telling the Imams to shorten the prayer (#2 and #3)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The preferred sunnah as far as I know is to do nafl prayers as a fad this means (alone) for oneself. But people used to pray some prayers in a mosque following an imam for example the tawareeh (qiyam) prayer and the tahajjud in Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some imams these days seem to like to show people how faithful they are or try to help the congregation to gain more concentration etc. and extend the sujjud, ruku' and dua' (dua' al qunut shouldn't take more then 1 minute!) but i heard enough scholars saying this is bida'h or at least makruh as they are imams and what they do is a kind of mura-at (مراءاة) or reya' (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%B1%D9%90%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;رِياء&lt;/a&gt; adulation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1) Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger&#xA;  of Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;A slave becomes nearest to his Rubb when he is in&#xA;  prostration. So increase supplications in prostrations.&quot; &#xA;    &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/245&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2) Narrated Abu Mas`ud Al-Ansari:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Once a man said to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) &quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I&#xA;  may not attend the (compulsory congregational) prayer because so and&#xA;  so (the Imam) prolongs the prayer when he leads us for it. The&#xA;  narrator added: &quot;I never saw the Prophet (ﷺ) more furious in giving&#xA;  advice than he was on that day. The Prophet said, &quot;O people! Some of&#xA;  you make others dislike good deeds (the prayers). So whoever leads the&#xA;  people in prayer should shorten it because among them there are the&#xA;  sick the weak and the needy (having some jobs to do).&#xA;     &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/3/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3) Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When any one&#xA;  of you leads people in prayer, he must shorten it for among them are&#xA;  the weak, the infirm and those who have business to attend.&#xA;     &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/210&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way most scholars say the best is to extend/prolong the qiyam and neither the sujjud nor the ruku' and some said it's better to prolong the sujjud and ruku' for day prayers (during daylight) and to prolong the qiyam (standing) for night prayers! &#xA;According to the following Hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The most excellent&#xA;  prayer is that in which the duration of standing is longer. &#xA;    &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/197&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith can also be found in Sunan Ibn Majah and Jami' at-Tirmidi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-09T01:56:11.213" LastActivityDate="2017-06-09T01:56:11.213" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21813" CreationDate="2015-07-27T14:35:39.270" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a handful of common solutions to your problem sticking out in my mind right now:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- The secret most people fail to notice is that one's presence of heart during  prayer is closely connected with their presence of heart during making Wudhu (ablution) for prayer. When making ablution take each and every action you make (e.g. washing your face, hands, etc.) as a metaphor of repenting from the sins of that part of your body. &lt;a href=&quot;http://mawdoo3.com/%D8%AF%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is an Arabic post in which you can find dua's recommended to be recited when washing each part in ablution. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2-  Do not jump into reciting the Hamd Surah. Before reciting Fatihat-ul kitab in your prayer recite some opening (Istiftah) supplication. You can find some &lt;a href=&quot;http://mawdoo3.com/%D8%AF%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AD_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Reciting these can leave you some time for acquiring a more or less humble state before getting into your first Rak'ah. You can also repeat verses and zikrs of your prayer; this will help increase your attention to the prayer words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- Change the verses you recite after Hamd (Fatihat-ulkitab) in your prayers; Memorizing new verses can increase your attention in your prayer;Before reciting newly learnt verses in your prayer, try to contemplate on them to have a TASTE of what the verses are pointing to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4- Seek help from other acts of worship.Needless to say, one's heart is not enlivened only by praying. Sometimes fasting can help. sometimes contemplating on Quran or simply listening to nice recitations of it may prove really helpful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5- I'm saying this from firsthand experience: Eating too much, speaking too much and sleeping too much deaden the heart. Control them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13449" LastEditorUserId="13449" LastEditDate="2016-07-12T05:38:46.463" LastActivityDate="2016-07-12T05:38:46.463" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25749" CreationDate="2015-07-27T15:46:26.770" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Welcome to Islam, you will soon witness the beauty of the religion, the peace and tranquility it brings to you and please don't be disappointed by the indiscipline among majority of its followers, we're trying, make supplication for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Congratulations on your marriage. May Allah put barakah in it and grant you pious children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam it is permissible for a man and woman to get married. And marriage is nothing but a word, a contract. Something that binds a man to be dutiful and obedient to his wife and fearful and obedient to commandments of Allah and the same goes for the wife. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now only sane people can give a word and hold on to it. So we are talking about sane people. And since this question is about two muslims getting married, this answer isn't applicable for other scenarios.Sane people can also trick others and are also humans and can legitimately forget the vow they have taken so Islam requires that there be witnesses. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now that this is such an auspicious event as it is helping stop corruption in the world (man and woman committing to each other and taking oath to stop adultery) , the Imam or the preacher recites a few verses from the Quran and takes an oath from you and you can get to private business.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now things sometimes don't go as planned and comes in the issue of separation or divorce (which is very undesirable act in the eyes of Allah but Islam is practical and there is a space for exceptions). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A woman is under the protection of her wali (a male mahram care taker, simplest meaning) until her marriage, and when she gets married her husband becomes her wali. Now a woman could be in any condition when her divorce happens. So Islam stipulates that a woman seek appropriate Mahar (do not want to say dowry but meaning is close) at the time of Marriage, which she could spend with her own will. (Other intricacies involved here, lets not go there for now). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So going one step back, during the Nikah contract, you may or may not ask for Mahar and your husband may or may not pay it all upfront and may pay in installments. Anyhow all this goes in the contract and this is your right. (poor husband gets nothing right? Well he actually is getting a beautiful bride who will help him be a successful man)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All in all, Nikah is supposed to be simple with slightest of conditions yet a robust contract. &#xA;There are possibilities of adding a million things, but in all fairness it is marriage not a business deal to put conditions and stipulations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, unless IMHO if your conditions are like don't touch me until such and such date or you will let me commit haram or I don't want to have kids kind of conditions that could potentially disrupt the marriage then I do not see a reason to go back and change a marriage contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5165" LastActivityDate="2015-07-27T15:46:26.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25745" CreationDate="2015-07-27T17:42:33.190" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is not a complete steps of divorce that you say Saying talaq 2 times in mind. I pointed it out, because there are some special items or conditions concerning talaq that you or other persons who intend to divorce, should do them. E.g. look at the following condition as a condition of talaq&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Divorce contract must be recited with the correct Arabic words in a way such that two just men listen to it. If the man wants to recite it by himself and his wife's name is Fatimah, he should say&#xA;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Accordingly, as you read the condition above, reciting the correct Arabic words in a condition of that. That at least you have not done it (although you have not done other conditions too). Then don't get confused, because that is not a correct talaq.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa29299&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;and&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa8230://&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4986" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-28T13:55:22.307" LastActivityDate="2015-10-28T13:55:22.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25736" CreationDate="2015-07-27T17:46:23.977" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure, but I think we cannot suppose this as a canonical promise according to Shar', although this is better for you not to break it at least according to precaution. We can look at this issue by the aspect of lie too. In truth, we can suppose it as a lie if you do that, why? Because you have told God something before and you intend to do something else, then we can call it a lie too!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course the viewpoint of @Azam would be a suitable perspective too as she pointed out : Tell someone to convey your message, if that doesn't count as breaking the promise made to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore you can use some of your friends in order to informing him if there is an important and necessary and halal issue that you must tell him in order to performing your promise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4986" LastActivityDate="2015-07-27T17:46:23.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25722" CreationDate="2015-07-27T17:53:17.980" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is definitely an impermissible thing and as a result it is a haram thing that looks a kind of deceiving if you want to cheat your boss in order to obtaining more money. Accordingly I strongly recommend you leave it although it has much profit. Because as I stated before this is haram and there are many hadiths (beside the quran)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Look at the following hadith from Imam Sadiq (pbuh) as a hadith about haram property, so don't forget that there are many verses and ahadith regarding haram property that I give only one example here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إذا أرادَ أَحَدُكُم أَن يُستَجابَ لَهُ فَليُطَيِّب كَسبَهُ و َليَخرُج&#xA;  مِن مَظالِمِ النّاسِ ، وَ إِنَّ اللّه‏َ لا يَرفَعُ إِلَيهِ دُعاء عَبدٍ&#xA;  وَفى بَطنِهِ حَرامٌ أَو عِندَهُ مَظلَمَةٌ لأِحَدٍ مِن خَلقِهِ؛&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever wants his (her) wishes to be granted, should has halal&#xA;  obtaining…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can follow the source below in order to see more ahadith about haram property&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aviny.com/hadis-mozooee/eghtesadi/haram.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.aviny.com/hadis-mozooee/eghtesadi/haram.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4986" LastActivityDate="2015-07-27T17:53:17.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25704" CreationDate="2015-07-28T01:54:48.153" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As much as I searched, I inferred from the sources below that it is better or even you should offer the Qaza of your Fajr prayer before the prayer of Zuhr (of that day). Anyway, you should repeat that Fajr prayer that you forgot to say it whenever you can. So you'd better say your qaza prayer as soon as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://portal.anhar.ir/node/3475#gsc.tab=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;portal.anhar.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/persian/qa/01049/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.sistani.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-21T12:25:44.680" LastActivityDate="2016-07-21T12:25:44.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25774" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-28T03:54:33.453" Score="0" ViewCount="9889" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am suffering with lot of evil and bad thoughts about all the things on which i have utmost faith. I was never like this it just started a month ago. i Praise allah and rasool allah with my heart and has got utmost fear and love for them. from few days i am getting wierd thoughts about them which makes me feel very guilty. i immediately seek for forgiveness from allah but iam really not happy with this kind of things happening in my life. i am also getting thoughts about all the aulia allah. my situation is very bad i am feeling very scared to take the name of any aulia allah thinking that some bad thought might come up with it. when i am in namaz i am really getting scared to think of anything and also to make dua. when i am praying dua some thoughts are really overruling my words distracting me badly. I request you please help me and provide a solution to this problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13607" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T00:27:07.953" LastActivityDate="2020-07-17T06:28:06.673" Title="Disturbed with bad thoughts about allah and islam and aulia allah" Tags="|evil-thoughts|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-08-02T14:31:14.953" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25775" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-28T06:25:05.243" Score="1" ViewCount="353" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it mentioned in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an&lt;/a&gt; that every Muslim should get married?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13609" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T05:56:09.520" LastActivityDate="2018-05-11T14:03:22.253" Title="Does the Qur'an say that every Muslim should get married?" Tags="|quran|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14475" CreationDate="2015-07-28T09:03:39.970" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well a friend of mine is Hanafi and he told me that abu Hanifa used to say that one should take any opportunity Allah gives you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would mean you can pray Dohr and Assr as Jama' (joined- at the same time but as two different prayers) and qassr (shortened) (Dohr if you are still in your city should be done normally 4 Raka' and Assr 2 raka') and either you try to keep wudu to pray Maghrib and Isha' or later Fajr (farida) also (if you won't have the possibility to pray one of them before their &amp;quot;Time&amp;quot; ends) or you do tayamum to pray as their is not enough water in the airplane. &lt;bR&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; that Hanafi scholars according &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/128379&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Arabic fatwa&lt;/a&gt; apparently &lt;em&gt;reject joining&lt;/em&gt; two prayers (except for Hajj: in 'Arafah and al-Muzdalifah). On the other hand they consider &lt;em&gt;qasr as wajib&lt;/em&gt; (while the majority consider it as &lt;em&gt;jaa'iz&lt;/em&gt;/allowed), so according this one is not allowed to pray four rak'a while traveling and has to pray each prayer on time (see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/76585&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; more detailed fatwa in Arabic), but they accept a &amp;quot;look alike joining&amp;quot; which means praying one prayer at the end of its time and the other at the beginning of its time.&lt;br&gt; I'd like to point at the fact that this is clearly contradicting the majority of scholars and even the prohibition of joining prayers is contradicting a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About how you pray, I can only say: you can pray in your seat (prayer by Ima') and at least do the salam as usual. As you can do the prayer sitting (even if standing would be the best) according to for example the Verse 191 in Surat Aal I'mran (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/191&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:191&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;who standing and sitting and lying down remember Allah and reflect&#xA;upon the (wonders) of the structure of earth and heavens. ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as mentioned in some Ahadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abdullah bin Buraida:  'Imran bin Husain had piles. Once&#xA;Abu Ma mar narrated from 'Imran bin  Husain had said, &amp;quot;I asked the&#xA;Prophet (p.b.u.h) about the prayer of a  person while sitting. He&#xA;said, 'It is better for one to pray standing;  and whoever prays&#xA;sitting gets half the reward of that who prays while  standing; and&#xA;whoever prays while Lying gets half the reward of that  who prays&#xA;while sitting.' &amp;quot;     &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/18/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that some madhhabs are very strict on this as they say if you are physically able to stand you should pray standing and consider a prayer to be void if you prayed while sitting, etc. I've even read fatwas obliging people to pray in the airplane floor while standing and making wudu' in the airplane toilet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While for example in the Shafi'i and Hanbali maddhab they use soil (and seem only to accept this, note this is also the view of &lt;em&gt;abu Yusuf the student of abu Hanifa&lt;/em&gt;) but according the Maliki and the main line of the Hanafi madhhab (this is also the view of ibn Hazm, al-Awza'y, a-Thawry, ibn Taymiyyah and a statement of Imam Ahmad) you can take a (small) stone with you and do tayamum with it (this would also be accepted by &lt;strong&gt;abu Hanifa&lt;/strong&gt; himself and his student &lt;em&gt;Muhammad ibn al-Hassan&lt;/em&gt;)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now an other point about the difference in some madhhbas is, that even if there are Ahadith which allow praying while riding (a horse, a donkey, etc. and according to that a plane, ship and maybe a car...) the consensus maybe about nafl (optional) prayers (as this is mentioned explicitly in some sane Hadith), but for fard (farz) some may say you should do the prayer again once you landed or you turned back to basement/ground.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-06T14:17:22.987" LastActivityDate="2021-12-06T14:17:22.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25778" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25774" CreationDate="2015-07-28T11:21:02.567" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all i'm neither sufi nor salafi. But as far as i understand we don't know who is a wali of Allah (aulia Allah) this is something that only Allah knows. People for some reason may think that one person is a wali, but that doesn't mean that this person has (if he/she is alive) or had the same value by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These 3 verses from Surat Yunus (Surah 10) explain the islamic point of view of wilyat Allah clearly&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[62] No doubt! Verily, the Auliya' of Allah [i.e. those who believe in&#xA;the Oneness of Allah and fear Allah much (abstain from all kinds of&#xA;sins and evil deeds which he has forbidden), and love Allah much&#xA;(perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)], no fear&#xA;shall come upon them nor shall they grieve. [63] Those who believed&#xA;(in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism), and used to fear Allah&#xA;much (by abstaining from evil deeds and sins and by doing righteous&#xA;deeds). [64] For them are glad tidings, in the life of the present&#xA;world (i.e. through a righteous dream seen by the person himself or&#xA;shown to others), and in the Hereafter. No change can there be in the&#xA;Words of Allah. This is indeed the supreme success.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some Ulama argue from these verses that any Muslim who has faith and believe in the Oneness of God and fear Allah has parts of what is said wilayat Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore the degree of wilyat Allah is different between the believers Mu'minyn and it is nothing that makes them special because it has to do with the faith and fear of God and only God knows this!&#xA;And it begins with the faith in the heart and has to be translated into practice to get the love of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to your Question: As far as i know if one feels bad in his faith he should do tawba (repentance), istighfar (retraction) and read Quran maybe there are some dua' you can do.&#xA;For example in al Adab al Mufrad of imam al-Bukhari you find this dua' if someone is afraid of shirk...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;O Allah, I take refuge in You lest I should commit shirk with You&#xA;knowingly and I seek Your forgiveness for what I do unknowingly.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللّهُـمَّ إِنّـي أَعـوذُبِكَ أَنْ أُشْـرِكَ بِكَ وَأَنا أَعْـلَمْ،&#xA;وَأَسْتَـغْفِرُكَ لِما لا أَعْـلَم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allâhumma innî acûdhu bika an ushrika bika wa anâ a'lamu, wa&#xA;astaghfiruka li-mâ lâ a'lam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And last but not least if you have any confusion about your religion and faith you should ask some A'lim as mentioned in the Hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jabir said: We set out on a journey. One of our people was hurt by a&#xA;stone, that injured his head. He then had a sexual dream. He asked his&#xA;fellow travelers: Do you find a concession for me to perform tayammum?&#xA;They said: We do not find any concession for you while you can use&#xA;water. He took a bath and died. When we came to the Prophet (ﷺ), the&#xA;incident was reported to him. He said: They killed him, may Allah kill&#xA;them! Could they not ask when they did not know? The cure for&#xA;ignorance is inquiry. It was enough for him to perform tayammum and to&#xA;pour some drops of water or bind a bandage over the wound (the&#xA;narrator Musa was doubtful); then he should have wiped over it and&#xA;washed the rest of his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sunan abi Dawud]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ خَرَجْنَا فِي سَفَرٍ فَأَصَابَ رَجُلاً مِنَّا&#xA;حَجَرٌ فَشَجَّهُ فِي رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ احْتَلَمَ فَسَأَلَ أَصْحَابَهُ&#xA;فَقَالَ هَلْ تَجِدُونَ لِي رُخْصَةً فِي التَّيَمُّمِ فَقَالُوا مَا&#xA;نَجِدُ لَكَ رُخْصَةً وَأَنْتَ تَقْدِرُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ فَاغْتَسَلَ&#xA;فَمَاتَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;أُخْبِرَ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ قَتَلُوهُ قَتَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ أَلاَّ&#xA;سَأَلُوا إِذْ لَمْ يَعْلَمُوا فَإِنَّمَا شِفَاءُ الْعِيِّ السُّؤَالُ&#xA;إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَكْفِيهِ أَنْ يَتَيَمَّمَ وَيَعْصِرَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ أَوْ ‏&amp;quot;‏&#xA;يَعْصِبَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ شَكَّ مُوسَى ‏&amp;quot;‏ عَلَى جُرْحِهِ خِرْقَةً ثُمَّ&#xA;يَمْسَحَ عَلَيْهَا وَيَغْسِلَ سَائِرَ جَسَدِهِ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2020-07-17T06:28:06.673" LastActivityDate="2020-07-17T06:28:06.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25779" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13360" CreationDate="2015-07-28T11:38:51.110" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well if you want to pray and don't have any headache take the Hanafi rule.&#xA;More detailled answer is here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.isgr.org/asrpray.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.isgr.org/asrpray.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also supported by a Hadith in Muwata' Malik&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yahya related to me from Malik from Yazid ibn Ziyad that Abdullah ibn&#xA;  Rafi, the mawla of Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah&#xA;  bless him and grant him peace, asked Abu Hurayra about the time of the&#xA;  prayer. Abu Hurayra said, &quot;Let me tell you. Pray dhuhr when the length&#xA;  of your shadow matches your height, asr when your shadow is twice your&#xA;  height, maghrib when the sun has set, isha in the first third of the&#xA;  night, and subh in the very first light of dawn,&quot; i.e. when the dawn&#xA;  has definitely come. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ&#xA;  اللَّهِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ، مَوْلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى&#xA;  الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ وَقْتِ الصَّلاَةِ&#xA;  فَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَا أُخْبِرُكَ صَلِّ الظُّهْرَ إِذَا كَانَ&#xA;  ظِلُّكَ مِثْلَكَ وَالْعَصْرَ إِذَا كَانَ ظِلُّكَ مِثْلَيْكَ&#xA;  وَالْمَغْرِبَ إِذَا غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَالْعِشَاءَ مَا بَيْنَكَ&#xA;  وَبَيْنَ ثُلُثِ اللَّيْلِ وَصَلِّ الصُّبْحَ بِغَبَشٍ ‏.‏ يَعْنِي&#xA;  الْغَلَسَ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But consider that the differences could sometimes come from mistakes in calculation or extreme carefulness. For example in the internet you can find many different calculation methods and many prayer times for the same prayer sometimes with diffrences of an hour or more!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefor one should take the one of his/her trust!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2015-07-28T11:38:51.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25780" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25775" CreationDate="2015-07-28T11:43:39.880" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;thank you for your question.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;If I understand your question correctly, may I interpret it?&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Should every muslim get married?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lets look at some references from the Al-Quran :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Quran 24:32] You shall encourage those of you who are single to get married. They may marry the righteous among your male and female servants, if they are poor. God will enrich them from His grace. God is Bounteous, Knower. &#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;[Quran 30:21] And among His Signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that ye may dwell in tranquillity with them, and He has put love and mercy between your (hearts): verily in that are Signs for those who reflect.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In another narration the Prophet Muhammad: Peace and blessings be upon him has been reported to have said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‘Do not delay in three things;&lt;br&gt; 1) The offering of the obligatory prayer. &lt;br&gt;2) The offering of the funeral prayer when the deceased’s body is present&lt;br&gt; 3) The marriage of a woman when her couple is found’ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Various studies prove that married people remain healthier, physically and mentally. Islam has always maintained that marriage is beneficial for us in many ways.&#xA;Islam also regards marriage as a way to acquire spiritual perfection.&#xA;The Prophet (S) said, “One who marries, has already guarded half of his religion, therefore he should fear Allah for the other half.” How true! A person who fulfills his sexual urges lawfully would rarely be distracted in spiritual pursuits. Wasa’il ul-Shi’a, Vol. 14, p. 5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So you see there are more benefits in getting married rather being single.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Further Reading : &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/islamic-marriage-syed-athar-husain-sh-rizvi/importance-marriage-islam#f_86ed0614_9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/islamic-marriage-syed-athar-husain-sh-rizvi/importance-marriage-islam#f_86ed0614_9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4185" LastActivityDate="2015-07-28T11:43:39.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25782" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18677" CreationDate="2015-07-28T13:08:10.837" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally, everyone should refer to his/her sect orders/Fatwas(rulings), and I'm not so familiar with Sunni viewpoint about it, but it doesn’t matter for a Shia boy to marry a Sunni girl. Because Shias consider Sunnis as Muslims, then this is permissible for a Shia male to marry a Sunni girl according to Islamic laws (Sharia) as the viewpoint of Shia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-23T10:54:06.970" LastActivityDate="2017-10-23T10:54:06.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25785" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-28T15:25:25.903" Score="5" ViewCount="12776" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, if an Infant or a little kid or child dies he/she goes automatically to Jannah, because he/she hasnt done anything bad.&#xA;Now My Question is: Isn't it a bit unfair that they don't have to be tested like all of us, and they directly go to jannah for the eternity.&#xA;Shouldn't we be judged equally? on the same basis?&#xA;That's just not right. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13612" LastActivityDate="2021-09-18T05:43:24.280" Title="Why a little child goes directly to Jannah?" Tags="|jannah|children|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25587" CreationDate="2015-07-28T18:14:50.890" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question looks interesting and important. I said it owing to the word &quot;take&quot; that has an extensive meaning in English. So, occasionally this is difficult to have a precise translation from Arabic into English, but totally may be one of the most suitable meaning of take which has come in its translation, is &quot;Choose&quot; or even &quot;getting&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it has come in the Surah 29: 41:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَثَلُ الَّذينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ أَوْلِياءَ كَمَثَلِ&#xA;  الْعَنْكَبُوتِ اتَّخَذَتْ بَيْتاً وَ إِنَّ أَوْهَنَ الْبُيُوتِ&#xA;  لَبَيْتُ الْعَنْكَبُوتِ لَوْ كانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ (عنکبوت/41)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The example of those who take allies other than Allah is like that of&#xA;  the spider who takes a home. And indeed, the weakest of homes is the&#xA;  home of the spider, if they only knew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your other question (In what terms is the spider's home the weakest? :&#xA;Perhaps, the meaning of the mentioned verse about to the weakness of the spider's home (which is made by web) is up to the firmness and strength of it which is so weak; therefore this won't be counted as a safety place for the person who is trusting it at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/29:41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/29:41&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askquran.ir/thread29736.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.askquran.ir/thread29736.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4986" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T15:14:06.923" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T15:14:06.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25792" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-28T22:54:13.643" Score="3" ViewCount="1508" Body="&lt;p&gt;With the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakub_Memon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Memon&lt;/a&gt; Case in India, there is a big debate about Capital Punishment of Memon. I am against Capital Punishment for many reasons. One of them is that life is given by God and it is His will to take it back anytime He wants and humans have no right to harm God's creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there ayat in the Quran that show that Allah will punish those who murder another person, whether he is a Muslim or a Non-Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13616" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-09T05:24:35.033" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T06:31:35.747" Title="Are there ayat in the Quran that show that Allah will punish those who murder another person, whether he is a Muslim or a Non-Muslim?" Tags="|quran|reference-request|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17840" CreationDate="2015-07-29T08:36:57.163" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not aware of a reference in Quran or Hadith about this topic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet and his companions PBUH/T did learn the Quran by heart, so they haven't had this issue. If the Quran doesn't treat this matter it is of lesser ethical significance than halal/haram issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if everyone did read off from the Quran, then who would want to learn it by heart? It is better to learn even a little, it is of honor to one's soul. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The closest Sunnah I can relate to this subject is the saying: &quot;Ask your heart&quot; from the prophet Mohammed PBUH. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="80" LastActivityDate="2015-07-29T08:36:57.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25800" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25785" CreationDate="2015-07-29T10:25:03.403" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to imam an-Nawawi in his commentary of sahih Muslim (شرح النووي على مسلم) first of all there is/was a dispute about if any little child would go to jannah as there are many hadiths showing that this even wasn't clear for Muslim children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;But most Scholars say any little Muslim child will go to jannah (Heaven) as they aren't considered to be in charge or responsible!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the children of Mushrikyn&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;most say they will go to jahanam (Hell)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;others say they will go to jannah and this opinion is according an-Nawawi the most correct.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;some scholars didn't fix or specify an answer!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are briefly the different opinions about the matter!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And now here is what i could find about it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Here are the references for those who said all little children go to jannah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;Every child is&#xA;born with a true faith of Islam (i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone)&#xA;but his parents convert him to Judaism, Christianity or Magainism, as&#xA;an animal delivers a perfect baby animal. Do you find it mutilated?&amp;quot;&#xA;Then Abu Huraira recited the holy verses: &amp;quot;The pure Allah's Islamic&#xA;nature (true faith of Islam) (i.e. worshipping none but Allah) with&#xA;which He has created human beings. No change let there be in the&#xA;religion of Allah (i.e. joining none in worship with Allah). That is&#xA;the straight religion (Islam) but most of men know, not.&amp;quot; (30.30)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/46/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported from Allah's Messenger (may peace be upom him)&#xA;many ahadith and one amongst them is that he is reported to have said:&#xA;An infant is born according to his (true) nature. It is his parents&#xA;Who make him a Jew, a Christian, just as a she-camel gives birth to&#xA;its young ones. Do you find any deficiency in their limbs? You cut&#xA;their ears (i. e. after birth). They (the Companions of the Holy&#xA;Prophet) said: What is your opinion about him who dies in infancy?&#xA;Thereupon Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said: It is Allah alone Who knows best&#xA;what they would be doing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/46/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;Every child is born with&#xA;a true faith of Islam (i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone) and his&#xA;parents convert him to Judaism or Christianity or Magianism, as an&#xA;animal delivers a perfect baby animal. Do you find it mutilated?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1385&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; the 3 hadiths above have in Arabic a slightly different beginning&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;( مَنْ يُولَدُ يُولَدُ,كُلُّ&#xA;مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ , مَا مِنْ مَوْلُودٍ إِلاَّ يُولَدُ&#xA;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but the same meaning. I would prefer the translation of the 2nd one for the word &lt;em&gt;Fitra&lt;/em&gt; (An infant is born according to his (true) nature) as it is nearer to the original Arabic text! The other translations say it's the Islamic nature this maybe an explanation but not a 1:1 translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Sahih al-Bukhari you can find in a long hadith in the Book of Interpretation of Dreams and in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1546&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Riyyadu-as-salihyn&lt;/a&gt; of an-Nawawi (with some extension in the book of prohibited actions) (Narrated Samura bin Jundub) the following extract:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the tall man whom you saw in the garden, is Abraham and the&#xA;children around him are those children who die with Al-Fitra (the&#xA;Islamic Faith). The narrator added: Some Muslims asked the Prophet, &amp;quot;O&#xA;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! What about the children of pagans?&amp;quot; The Prophet&#xA;(ﷺ) replied, &amp;quot;And also the children of pagans.&amp;quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) added,&#xA;&amp;quot;My two companions added, 'The men you saw half handsome and half ugly&#xA;were those persons who had mixed an act that was good with another&#xA;that was bad, but Allah forgave them.'&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Now here are the references for those who either said they go to jahanam or they didn't make a decision neither for Muslim children or non Muslims!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'A'isha, the mother of the believers, said that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)&#xA;was called to lead the funeral prayer of a child of the Ansar. I said:&#xA;Allah's Messenger, there is happiness for this child who is a bird&#xA;from the birds of Paradise for it committed no sin nor has he reached&#xA;the age when one can commit sin. He said: 'A'isha, per adventure, it&#xA;may be otherwise, because God created for Paradise those who are fit&#xA;for it while they were yet in their father's loins and created for&#xA;Hell those who are to go to Hell. He created them for Hell while they&#xA;were yet in their father's loins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/46/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith seem to me a bit vague as it doesn't clearly say if a little child would go to jannah or not. It only makes clear that one shouldn't say something like: &amp;quot;you will go to hell or you will go to paradise&amp;quot; as only Allah knows it best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ubayy b. Ka'b reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: The young man&#xA;whom Khadir killed was a non-believer by his very nature and had he&#xA;survived he would have involved his parents in defiance and unbelief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/46/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this hadith one only could deduce that from a certain age on a child is responsible and I can't see at which age this child was &amp;quot;killed&amp;quot; by al-Khidr!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'A'isha, the mother of the believers, reported that a child died and&#xA;I said: There is happiness for this child who is a bird from amongst&#xA;the birds of Paradise. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Don't you&#xA;know that Allah created the Paradise and He created the Hell and He&#xA;created the dwellers for this (Paradise) and the denizens for this&#xA;(Hell)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/46/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As one can read from the sum of those ahadith at first view it is not clear whether little child go automatically to jannah or not. But one should have more knowledge in the hadith sciences to know in what occasion they where said, when was that (year,...) and so on. And maybe one should also know when the Sahaba who narrated these ahadith came to Islam? These are matters that only people who are into this complex science know, for example i once read a thesis about the method منهج of Imam Malik in rating ahadith in his madhab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as i know abu Hurraira (may Allah be pleased with him) was under the latest Sahaba to convert to Islam and his hadith is mutawtir. And Samara bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) was a child when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) came to Medina and he was born after jahiliya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me it seems clear that a newborn and children and any person who isn't able to make a difference between right and wrong is still on the fitra (the true nature mentioned in the Hadith of abu Hurraira) and would go to jannah. As we know that brain-sick people are also regarded as non responsible!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-18T05:43:24.280" LastActivityDate="2021-09-18T05:43:24.280" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21796" CreationDate="2015-07-29T13:12:08.183" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you are referring to the Verse 47 in Surat al-Baqara (2:47)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Children of Israel! Just recall to mind My favor that bestowed upon&#xA;  you, and remember that I exalted you above all the peoples of the&#xA;  world&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First i think the Verses 40 -120 of the same Sura seem to explain this very clearly how Allah gave them favors and forgave their disbelieve and how Allah saved them from Pharao and after that when Musa (peace be upon him) was invited and they turn to worship a calf in his absence ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But lets try to explain it with other Verses from the Quran: First of all the favors of Allah is very much as you find in Surat Ibrahim (14:34) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is He Who fulfilled all your requirements; so much so that you&#xA;  cannot count His bounties, if you tried to number them. The fact is&#xA;  that man is very unjust and ungrateful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And their Messenger and Prophet Musa (peace be upon him) called them to mind about some of them as we can read in Surat al Ma'ida (5:20)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Call to mind the time when Moses said to his people, &quot;O my people,&#xA;  remember the favor which Allah bestowed upon you. He raised up&#xA;  Prophets from among you and made you rulers and gave you that which&#xA;  had not been given to anyone in the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this Verse Allah reveals religious favors (Prophets) and material favors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this was when they where good people (ibad Allah a-Salhyn) as it is explained in Surat al-I'mran (3:110) and (3:112) they fell in disgrace &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Now you are the best community which has been raised up for the&#xA;  guidance of mankind: you enjoin what is right and forbid what is&#xA;  wrong and believe in Allah. Had these people of the Book also&#xA;  believed, it would have surely been better for them (110).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Disgrace and humiliation have been stamped upon them wherever they may&#xA;  be except in the case when they get refuge under the favor of Allah&#xA;  or under the patronage of other people. They have incurred the wrath&#xA;  of Allah; therefore misery and humiliation have been stamped upon&#xA;  them. This is because they rejected the Revelations of Allah and&#xA;  killed His Prophets without any just cause; this is the consequence of&#xA;  their disobedience and their transgression.(112)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-05-22T17:59:37.997" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T17:59:37.997" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25792" CreationDate="2015-07-29T14:22:58.990" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Below are the two Translated Quranic verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his punishment is Hell; he shall abide in it, and Allah will send His wrath on him and curse him and prepare for him a painful chastisement. &lt;strong&gt;(Surah an-Nisā’ 4:93)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who believe! Al-Qisâs (the Law of Equality in punishment) is prescribed for you in case of murder: the free for the free, the slave for the slave, and the female for the female. But if the killer is forgiven by the brother (or the relatives, etc.) of the killed against blood money, then adhering to it with fairness and payment of the blood money, to the heir should be made in fairness. This is an alleviation and a mercy from your Lord. So after this whoever transgresses the limits (i.e. kills the killer after taking the blood money), he shall have a painful torment. &lt;strong&gt;(Al-Baqarah 2:178)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13621" LastEditorUserId="12588" LastEditDate="2015-08-15T19:46:15.817" LastActivityDate="2015-08-15T19:46:15.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25806" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25785" CreationDate="2015-07-29T14:54:17.510" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the authority of Abdullah ibn Masood (ra), who said:&#xA;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he is the truthful, the believed, narrated to us, “Verily the creation of each one of you is brought together in his mother’s womb for forty days in the form of a nutfah (a drop), then he becomes an alaqah (clot of blood) for a like period, then a mudghah (morsel of flesh) for a like period, then there is sent to him the angel who blows his soul into him and who is commanded with four matters: to write down his rizq (sustenance), his life span, his actions, and whether he will be happy or unhappy (i.e., whether or not he will enter Paradise). By the One, other than Whom there is no deity, verily one of you performs the actions of the people of Paradise until there is but an arms length between him and it, and that which has been written overtakes him, and so he acts with the actions of the people of the Hellfire and thus enters it; and verily one of you performs the actions of the people of the Hellfire, until there is but an arms length between him and it, and that which has been written overtakes him and so he acts with the actions of the people of Paradise and thus he enters it.” [Bukhari &amp;amp; Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="80" LastActivityDate="2015-07-29T14:54:17.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25210" CreationDate="2015-07-30T00:56:16.313" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You must be aware that is one of mandatory act in Islam we are not allowed to obey our parents, orders in the mandatory's acts although Islam so emphasizes in respecting the parents. As a result you are not allowed to leave your fasting and it would be sin for you not to do it completely. Then I suggest you try to justify them about that in order to keeping the respect and doing the wajibs (mandatory acts).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T09:22:32.357" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T09:22:32.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25811" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-30T06:49:21.297" Score="5" ViewCount="1693" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was the nikah of the daughters of Rasool ullah sallalaho alaihi wa Salam held in masjid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13626" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-09-14T10:48:11.270" LastActivityDate="2018-09-14T11:37:37.317" Title="Where the nikah of the daughters of the Prophet held in masjids?" Tags="|nikah|prophet-muhammad|sunnah|seerah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25811" CreationDate="2015-07-30T10:15:54.223" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well first of all the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) had 4 daughters  Zaynab, Roqiyah, Um-Kalthum and Fatima (may Allah pleased with them) زينب ، ورقية ، وأم كلثوم ، وفاطمة. And they got married in a very early age!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As far as i can say after a certain research they didn't get married in a mosque (masjid) as this has never (or at least rarely) been the case AFAIK in the early days of Islam. And as i will mention later most where either married in Jahiliya or before the masjid/mosque was established!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;But maybe we (now) think of Marriage as a social event so maybe the marriage it means the bridegroom asking for the hand of the bride and the father asking him about a mahr etc. (at least what now could be in a contract) has happened in a mosque as the mosque is/was the social center of daily life! In this case this was usual!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mostly it went the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A man proposed for marriage by asking the father if he would accept him to marry his daughter, the father asked his daughter, when agreement came he announced it, they made a contract or so, after that  the bride was prepared (to be welcomed by her husband) and left (with gifts) the house of her father accompanied by him to go to the house of her husband, where he leaves her after getting sure she was in ease!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;But sometimes it was the father who offered/proposed his daughter to the bridegroom (of course after having her agreement).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This way was married the daughter of the tabi'i said ibn al Musayib and this way it is narrated (by 'Aisha and Abu Hurraira for Um-Kalthum the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (may be peace be upon him) as you could read in Arabic &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alhindy.net/women/great-w/25.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to the marriages of the daughters of the Prophet (peace be upon him)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zaynab&lt;/strong&gt; was married in the Jahilya with  أبو العاص بن الربيع بن عبد العزى بن  Abu al'Ass bnu Rabi'a bnu 'Uza bnu 'abdi shams bnu manaf عبد شمس بن عبد مناف he fighted the muslimyn in Badr and was captured after that he sent his wife to her father (peace be upon him) to Medina, and later he went to Medina and converted to Islam and remarried his wife later! She died in year 8 a.H.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Roqiyah&lt;/strong&gt; was married twice her first husband was a cousin عتبة بن أبي لهب 'Utba bnu Abi Lahab in the Jahilya (her Father (peace be upon him) was 33 at her marriage) she was less then 10 years old. They divorced after surat al Massad (111) was revealed and then married عثمان بن عفان 'Utman ibn 'afan (may Allah be pleased with him) before the Hijra to Ethiopia.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also &lt;strong&gt;Um-Kalthum&lt;/strong&gt; was married first to a cousin عتيبة بن أبي لهب 'Utayba bnu Abi Lahab and divorced for the same reason. And Like her sister she was what we may call under age but the &quot;marriage&quot; has not been consumated as they divorced! And both where divorced because Abu Lahab and his Wife asked their sons to divorce their wives! She was married to عثمان بن عفان 'Utman ibn 'afan (may Allah be pleased with him) in the year 3 a.H.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fatima&lt;/strong&gt; was married to Ali ibn abi Talib علي بن أبي طالب (may Allah be pleased with him) some said before Badr some said 2 years afterwards! She died about 6 months after her Father (peace be upon him) and had with Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) al-Hassan, al-Hussain, Zaynab and Um-Kalthum. By the way Ali afterwards married her sisters daughter &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may find more about their biography in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alsiraj.net/English/albayt/html/page12.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zaynab&lt;/a&gt; , &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alsiraj.net/English/albayt/html/page13.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ruqaya&lt;/a&gt; or Ruqiyah , &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alsiraj.net/English/albayt/html/page14.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Um-Kalthum&lt;/a&gt; or Um-Kalthom,&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alsiraj.net/English/albayt/html/page15.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatima az-Zahra'&lt;/a&gt;  (May Allah be pleased with all of them) and on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiaweb.org/books/al_nabi/pa14.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Marriage&lt;/a&gt; of Fatima az-Zahra' (May Allah be pleased with her)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some Ahadith about their Marriages:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From a man who heard Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) say: I wanted&#xA;  to propose marriage to the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (pace be&#xA;  upon him), but i tought: I have nothing, so how could it be? Then I&#xA;  remembered how he upheld ties of kinship and his kindness and&#xA;  generosity, so I asked him for his daughter's hand in marriage. He&#xA;  said: &quot;Do you have anything?&quot; I said: No. He said: &quot;Where is the&#xA;  Hutamiyyah shield that I gave you on such and such a day?&quot; I said: I&#xA;  have it. He said: &quot;Then give it to her&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Musnad al Imam Ahmad]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن رجل سمع عليا يقول : أردت أن أخطب إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  ابنته ، فقلت : ما لي من شيء ، فكيف ؟ ! ثم ذكرت صلته وعائدته فخطبتها&#xA;  إليه ، فقال : هل لك من شيء ؟ قلت : لا . قال : فأين درعك الحطمية التي&#xA;  أعطيتك يوم كذا وكذا ؟ قال : هي عندي . قال : فأعطنيها . قال : فأعطيتها&#xA;  إياه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the man stays unknown this Hadith is only hassan. By the way most of the Hadith describing the marriage or the preparation of the bride i found had some kind of weaknesses!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: &quot;When Ali, may Allah be pleased&#xA;  with him, married Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her, the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah said to him: 'Give her something.' He said: 'I do&#xA;  not have anything.' He said: 'Where is your Hutami armor?'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/26/181&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan -A-Nisai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows it best!‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-09-14T11:37:37.317" LastActivityDate="2018-09-14T11:37:37.317" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25815" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13346" CreationDate="2015-07-30T10:33:17.933" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is as it seems the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A Ghazwa is a expedition/battle/rencounter the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) assists him self. And it doesn't matter whether he fought or not!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A sariya: is a expedition/battle/rencounter where the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) only sent his sahaba (may Allah be pleased with them) out without going/participating himself!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See the following &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=615&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-06-20T12:02:29.093" LastActivityDate="2018-06-20T12:02:29.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25816" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-30T11:55:15.207" Score="-2" ViewCount="5134" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been searching through Muslim texts, looking for authentic, well-established proof that Prophet loot's townsmen were homosexuals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far, I couldn't find anything that clearly mentions such.  The Quran doesn't say they did homosexuality, rather Allah uses the term 'fahisha.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And another thing is, if they were destroyed for homosexuality, than why was his wife also?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suspect that people are basing their conclusions based on Biblical references and not Islamic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, does anyone know of any Islamic evidence clearly stating they were homosexuals?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-08-11T01:15:59.840" LastActivityDate="2015-11-29T06:04:10.663" Title="Were the People of Prophet Loot Really Homosexuals?" Tags="|homosexuality|prophet-lut|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25816" CreationDate="2015-07-30T12:35:26.310" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well excuse me but then you should have missed these two Verses in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We sent Lot as a Messenger: Remember that he said to his people,&#xA;  &quot;Have you become so shameless that you commit such indecent acts as no&#xA;  one committed before you in the world? (80) &lt;em&gt;You gratify your lust with men&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;instead of women:&lt;/em&gt; indeed you are a people who are transgressors of&#xA;  all limits!&quot; (81) But the only answer of his people was no other than to&#xA;  say, &quot;Turn out these people of your habitations for they pose to be&#xA;  very pious.&quot; (82) At last We delivered Lot and the members of his&#xA;  household-except his wife, who was of those who stayed ' behind (83) and&#xA;  We rained a rain upon his people then behold what happened in the&#xA;  end to the guilty ones! (84)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Surat al-A'raf (7) Verses 80-84&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ولوطا إذ قال لقومه أتأتون الفاحشة ما سبقكم بها من أحد من العالمين&#xA;  (80) إنكم لتأتون الرجال &lt;strong&gt;شهوة&lt;/strong&gt; من دون النساء بل أنتم قوم مسرفون (81 )&#xA;  وما كان جواب قومه إلا أن قالوا أخرجوهم من قريتكم إنهم أناس يتطهرون (82&#xA;  ) فأنجيناه وأهله إلا امرأته كانت من الغابرين (83)  وأمطرنا عليهم مطرا&#xA;  فانظر كيف كان عاقبة المجرمين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We sent Lot. Remember the time when he said to his people, &quot;Do you&#xA;  commit indecency while you see it?(54) Do you leave women and seek men&#xA;  for the gratification of your sexual desire? The fact is that you are&#xA;  a people steeped in ignorance.&quot;(55) But the only reply his people gave&#xA;  was to say, &quot;Expel the family of Lot from your habitation: they pose&#xA;  to be very pious.&quot; (56) At last We saved him and his family except his&#xA;  wife about whom We had decreed that she would linger behind (57)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surat An-Naml (27:Verses 54-57)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ولوطا إذ قال لقومه أتأتون الفاحشة وأنتم تبصرون (54) أئنكم لتأتون&#xA;  الرجال &lt;strong&gt;شهوة&lt;/strong&gt; من دون النساء بل أنتم قوم تجهلون (55) فما كان جواب قومه&#xA;  إلا أن قالوا أخرجوا آل لوط من قريتكم إنهم أناس يتطهرون (56) فأنجيناه&#xA;  وأهله إلا امرأته قدرناها من الغابرين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Kathir said that Lot's wife  accepted their doing and was telling them if Lot has guests so she helped them to do indeceny (fahisha) with his guests. And they denied marrying Lot's daughters instead as he offered! This is explained when we read in surat Hud (11) Verses 77 to 83&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best Tafsir is when the Quran explains itself and this is what we can see if we read a little further first Allah speaks of fahisha then he explains it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wordreference.com/aren/%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.wordreference.com/aren/%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-07-31T06:19:07.333" LastActivityDate="2015-07-31T06:19:07.333" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25822" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25871" CreationDate="2015-07-30T22:59:09.040" Score="9" ViewCount="6940" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am doing a research and trying to figure out an answer to my question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throughout centuries numerous people have claimed to be Mahdi the savior, some have been killed right away, some have died yet they have gathered some followers that are still following their claim. So how are we to distinguish a fake Mahdi from &lt;em&gt;The Mahdi&lt;/em&gt; himself? What are the &lt;strong&gt;key attributes&lt;/strong&gt; that once someone claims to be Mahdi we could assess and then say: &quot;No! This person is a fake&quot; Or &quot;Subhanallah he is the Mahdi&quot;.&#xA;Please give me answers that are logical, yet with proof from Quran and narrations, I would like to hear both Sunni and Shiite views.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just have in mind that I am considering that surely there would be a savior known as Mahdi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-13T00:08:14.990" LastActivityDate="2017-10-18T23:58:06.010" Title="How can I tell if someone is truly Mahdi the savior?" Tags="|imam-mahdi|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25823" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-31T01:52:40.567" Score="2" ViewCount="1367" Body="&lt;p&gt;Say for instance, I found a lottery ticket on the ground, would it be haram if I used it? Because right now, I'm using a rewards website that gives me surveys to fill, and rewards me points which I can redeem for cash, and there is this sweepstakes that’s going on and if you spend some points, then they will place you as an entry. Is this haram, even if I’m not losing a single penny?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12927" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-13T07:46:55.857" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T07:46:55.857" Title="Is lottery haram if I don't lose anything?" Tags="|halal-haram|gambling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25825" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25829" CreationDate="2015-07-31T03:14:39.387" Score="1" ViewCount="179" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember Quran says, don't be like an old woman who sew a cloth with lot of hard work but something comes in her mind and she tears it apart &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where this thing is mentioned in Quran, I am unable to find a chapter and verse number.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13633" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-25T09:15:43.000" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T09:15:43.000" Title="Old woman who sew a cloth with lot of hardwork and then tears it apart: where it is mentioned in Quran?" Tags="|quran|source-identification|verses|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7643" CreationDate="2015-07-31T03:22:53.327" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You must be careful of what you are trying to do brother. I know that money is a big part of life and I totally agree with you, but I really don't wanna disappoint you by saying that it's haram. Yes in many cases, I myself am a mobile app developer and an engineer. I know how the advertisments system work. Let me tell you a story of mine when I was young kid. There was this website where I could play games for free and this website was really addictive. Usually as some websites do, they would have a left and right banner advertisement there. Sometimes I would see games being displayed or products but many time I would see girls who were trying to seduce you with their 3 second GIF's made me start masturbating. The only place I started masturbating was when I clicked the ad and it directly redirected me to a porn site. That was the only and first place where I started this act of haram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So it's totally haram when you don't have any control over it!&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13638" LastActivityDate="2015-07-31T03:22:53.327" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25827" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-31T03:29:34.427" Score="1" ViewCount="596" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question has been bothering me since a year. I have a lot of knowledge about Islam but what I doubt is about that Will Hazrat Isa (A.S) come back with all his power like Resurrecting someone by the permission of Allah or making a blind see etc. I know that He will have the power to kill the disbelievers and dajjal with his breath or with his vision as far as He can see. Answer with reference will be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13638" LastEditorUserId="12588" LastEditDate="2015-08-10T07:10:04.983" LastActivityDate="2021-12-08T13:38:52.773" Title="Will Hazrat Isa A.S come with his miraculous powers again?" Tags="|sunni|prophets|prophet-isa|day-of-judgement|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25822" CreationDate="2015-07-31T03:49:02.033" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Imam Mahdi is the last of the minor signs and the beginning of the major sign. So he's like a hint for the start of the major signs. There are many signs that will precede him, a general and very important sign is that he will come at a time when there is great confutation, intense disputes and violent deaths. When people are afflicted by disturbance and experiencing great fear. Calamities will fall upon the people, so much so that a man shall not find a shelter to shelter himself from oppression. There will be battles and fitnas before his appearance. Every time a fitna has come to end, another will start, spread and intensify. The people will be troubled to such an extent that they will long for death. It is then that Imam Mahdi will be sent.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;In Dhul Qaidah (Islamic Month) the tribes will fight, Hajis will be looted and there will be a battle in Mina in which many people will be&#xA;  slain and blood will flow until it runs over the Jamaratul Aqba. Their&#xA;  companion (referring to Imam Mahdi) will flee to a point between the&#xA;  corner and the Maqaam and will be forced to accept people's&#xA;  allegiance.&quot; (Al-Fitan, Nuaim ibn Hammad)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;A man will emerge from the depths of Damascus. He will be called Sufyani. Most of those who follow him will be from the tribe of Kalb.&#xA;  He will kill by ripping the stomachs of women and even kill the&#xA;  children. A man from my family will appear in the Haram, the news of&#xA;  his advent will reach the Sufyani and he will send to him one of his&#xA;  armies. He (referring to Imam Mahdi) will defeat them. They will then&#xA;  travel with whoever remains until they come to a desert and they will&#xA;  be swallowed. None will be saved except the one who had informed the&#xA;  others about them.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&gt; Abu Saeed Al-Khudri has repoted that the Messenger of Allah  said &quot;He&#xA;  will be sent at a time of intense disputes and differences among&#xA;  people and earthquakes...&quot; (Ahmed)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Physical Attributes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He will be of a medium height.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He will have a broad forhead and a prominent nose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am just doubtful about his name because Hazrat Mohammad (S.A.W.S) said that that his name will be like His name and same goes for his Father but AllhulAlam. I am not quite sure if he meant what we think. I think, and this is my point of view, He (Mahdi) will be called by the name of Hazrat Mohammad (Saws) because He will have the same attributes like His Grand Father Hazrat Mohammad (S.A.W.S)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13638" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T08:17:31.063" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T08:17:31.063" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25829" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25825" CreationDate="2015-07-31T05:56:38.113" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess you are referring to the following Verse in Surat an-Nahl&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do not behave like that woman who had spun yarn laboriously and then&#xA;  had herself broken it into pieces.90 You make your mutual oaths a&#xA;  means of mutual deceit in your affairs so that one people might take&#xA;  undue advantage over the other whereas Allah puts you to trial by&#xA;  these pledges.Allah will certainly reveal to you the truth about all&#xA;  your differences on the Day of Resurrection&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[16:92]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ولا تكونوا كالتي نقضت غزلها من بعد قوة أنكاثا تتخذون أيمانكم دخلا&#xA;  بينكم أن تكون أمة هي أربى من أمة إنما يبلوكم الله به وليبينن لكم يوم&#xA;  القيامة ما كنتم فيه تختلفون&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-05-25T07:00:11.717" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T07:00:11.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25831" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-31T07:31:43.097" Score="1" ViewCount="11051" Body="&lt;p&gt;I suspect somebody has cast evil spill on my son and his wife. Although they married out of their own willingness, their marriage is in tatters 1 year into their marriage. My son apparently didn't have sex with her for months and treated her very badly. She says she no longer loves him and doesn't want to see his face. Our family is close to collapse, is there an Islamic way to find out if sihr is involved? And how can I find a Muslim scholar to help us. I just don't want to get involved with people involved in satanic rituals who work under the guise of Islamic scholars. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please help my family&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4916" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2019-03-10T20:39:54.387" LastActivityDate="2021-01-15T23:01:52.947" Title="What is the Islamic way to counter Sihr (magic)?" Tags="|nikah|sihr|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25833" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-31T08:47:31.257" Score="2" ViewCount="1573" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Hadiths elaborates and describes the meanings of Quran's suras/verses, to understand any particular sura/verse, how can someone directly find the related Hadiths?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance :) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12124" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-29T03:18:30.220" LastActivityDate="2018-09-20T11:07:00.470" Title="How to find related Hadiths for any Sura or Quran verse?" Tags="|quran|hadith|surah|verses|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25834" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-31T09:26:35.410" Score="-1" ViewCount="1606" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since its lawful to have slave according to sharia.will this constitute zina?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13641" LastActivityDate="2015-07-31T18:24:08.387" Title="Can I take a non-muslim(free) girl as my slave and have sex with her?" Tags="|zina|slavery|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-07-31T20:35:50.117" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25834" CreationDate="2015-07-31T10:17:05.777" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a joke, but I will take this seriously because it is worth discussing and full of misconceptions. I'll also put the disclaimer that I am not a scholar so this isn't a religious ruling, but I am a practicing American Muslim so these are my views and they reflect a majority of this country. And I haven't studied this issue in depth because it is irrelevant, because slavery is outlawed worldwide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Slavery as Western history has portrayed it is not as slavery is meant for Islam. The idea of racist social structures that legitimate mistreatment and withdrawal of basic rights from a human goes against the core of Islam. If a Muslim man owns a slave properly- which is NOT the equivalent of American slaves pre-Civil War (or even after), then technically sex is allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to give this question a fair analysis, study Islamic inheritance and property law. This will give you an idea of the intentions of such beliefs and what it means to have children to inherit your property. If you are looking for ways to demonize a religion and its followers, I'd seriously reconsider your point of attack. This won't work in the long run.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And those I am reading this question negatively, please don't think that I am discouraging questions. Ask me more! I'll either find out for you by studying myself or by pointing you in the right direction. Knowledge is power and I look forward to discussing such heavy topics in a civilized manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13642" LastActivityDate="2015-07-31T10:17:05.777" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25837" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25833" CreationDate="2015-07-31T10:30:02.277" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salamo Alaikom,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dear sir, just to correct you the Hadiths is not ment to describe the meanings of Quran's verses, yes some of it but the Hadiths complete the Quran, it talk about the things that the Quran not mentioned or said any judge on it, so in order to understand the meanings of Quran's verses i suggest that you buy or read books that describes suras and verses  for example &lt;code&gt;Tafsir Ibn Kathir&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12799" LastActivityDate="2015-07-31T10:30:02.277" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5620" CreationDate="2015-07-31T10:32:05.917" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think there's another way to look at it, especially if you look at the principles mentioned throughout the Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Riba meaning Increase&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you think about equity, justice, fairness mentioned throughout, it would suggest that it's not fair to increase one's wealth without some 'active work'. As phoenix mentioned in his quotes if I deposit some money and make a profit without putting effort in then it's obviously unfair. However if I make a loan to someone with the intention to make a profit based on some risk I've taken (of default), and analysis of the business etc, then I'm making effort and I will be duly recompensated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That can then be applied much more widely to any kind of work. Wherever there is (free) reward without a risk then it's an increase in wealth without justification.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13643" LastActivityDate="2015-07-31T10:32:05.917" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25827" CreationDate="2015-07-31T10:32:21.130" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam Mohammad,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a whole field of study that speculates about the end of the world. Muslim tradition does say that Jesus A.S will return, but I would argue that he does not have &quot;God-like&quot; power. He was a man, albeit a great one who changed the course of history, and his miracles were granted by God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a suggestion, and to get peace of mind, I wouldn't worry about the literalness of this, nor would I wait around for Jesus to return. As Muslims we believe that the world will be destroyed eventually, that it cannot continue forever, and of course that it is in God's hands. Whether Jesus returns in flesh is just for speculation. It's worth it to read the tafsir of such verses that say this and reflect on what it mean. Jesus has been followed by many but misrepresented as a god. His return could mean that the world ends with understanding the true power of the One God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just an opinion, I am definitely not a scholar. But I hope that helps!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13644" LastActivityDate="2015-07-31T10:32:21.130" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25831" CreationDate="2015-07-31T14:25:30.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;These kind of questions are really common in the Muslim community. So let's start with the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We are told in the Qur'an that Prophet Ibraheem, alayhis salam, said,&#xA;  &quot;And when I am ill, it is He Who cures me.&quot; [26:80]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wasallam, said: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;There is a remedy for every malady, and when the remedy is applied to the disease it cures it with the permission of Allah, the Exalted and Glorious.&quot; (Muslim)&lt;/strong&gt; Also, the Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam, said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Make use of the two remedies: honey and the Qur'an.&quot; (Tirmithi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The use of spiritual forms of healing, such as payers and meditation have become quite popular. This is in part a result of a resurgence in religion and so-called &quot;New Age&quot; beliefs. Major medical centers and health care institutions are even studying the effects of salah on healing. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;For Islamic purposes, the use of specialized prayers (duaa) or Qur'anic verses are known as ruqyah.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; The Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam, and his companions used this method of healing, as evidenced by many ahadeeth in Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, Tirmithi and others. Muslims are advised to provide ruqiyah for Muslims and even non-Muslims that are sick. The sick are also able to provide ruqiyah for themselves. Ruqyah is a valuable tool for treating a variety of disorders and diseases. This may include snake or scorpion bite, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;the evil eye (or envy), and psychological problems that Jinn may cause.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Bukhari has also reported that Suratul Falaq and Suratun Nas (surahs 113 and 114) are also protections against illness and evil.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;One hadeeth has reported that the Prophet would recite mu'awwidhat (Suratul Falaq and Suratun Nas). He would then blow his breath into his hands and rub his hands over his body, hoping for its blessings. Tirmithi has reported that the Prophet used to seek protection against jinn and the evil eye until Suratul Falaq and Suratun Nas were revealed. After they were revealed, he held to them and discarded everything beside them.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are those who believe wearing charms with certain surahs or verses on them are a protection. Others believe that placing these charms on infants will protect them from Jinn and the evil eye or believe that having decorative wall-hangings with Qur'an is a protection. Some may write these verses or surahs on a piece of paper. They then dip the paper into a glass of water and drink the water. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;These actions are not the prescribed actions by the Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wasallam, and may come close to shirk.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allah and His Messenger have given us directions for using prayer 'whether duaa or ruqyah' and the Qur'an for healing. We must accept these directions and use them accurately while trusting in Allah's Will and Might.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13638" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-18T10:56:41.873" LastActivityDate="2017-11-18T10:56:41.873" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25844" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-31T15:01:25.490" Score="2" ViewCount="1394" Body="&lt;p&gt;So our Islamiyat teacher gave us this question for homework. In my opinion, I don't think it would have made a big difference either way, since Allah would be making all the decisions himself and would be giving commands. It would have been astonishing and difficult for even an educated man to anticipate something of such great power but since Allah gave him the &quot;ability&quot; to witness him, it does't matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13646" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-08-02T21:10:09.113" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T06:07:08.437" Title="Was it significant and logical that the Koran was revealed to someone who could not read or write?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25846" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25848" CreationDate="2015-07-31T16:07:08.233" Score="-1" ViewCount="921" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is simple. Does Allah has any shape? Please, describe with references. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jajakallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastActivityDate="2017-11-18T10:53:57.957" Title="Does Allah has any shape?" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-08-04T14:42:32.673" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25847" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36177" CreationDate="2015-07-31T17:08:59.160" Score="2" ViewCount="1754" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, sorry for the inaccuracies of my question or terminology, since I'm not Muslim myself and I ask it out of curiosity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I became aware that in Europe it is allowed to give some animals met-and-bone meals (in a dried powdered form) as addition to the normal meal. The amount of such meal originated from the same species as the receiver is limited by law to very low amounts, therefore it is common to use other animals as source (in any case, the percentage of this meat-and-bone meal on the final meal remains very small).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, we have pigs eating &quot;powdered&quot; cows and chickens, and chickens eating pigs, and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this make the resulting chickens haram/forbidden?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before simply answering &quot;the chickens are not slaughtered properly anyway&quot;, I would like to point out that the question is limited to the food, not to the rest of the procedure. Moreover, I'm not sure, but I expect many Islamic butchers to buy live chickens grown industrially and to slaughter them themselves (to be able to have a reliable and controlled source), the question may still be relevant for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back to the question: I would expect the chickens to be allowed, since their bodies completely processed the food they receive and probably no trace of pigs is left, but that is my opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7284/gelatin-capsules-from-pig-ash-bones&quot;&gt;Gelatin capsules from pig ash \ bones&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13648" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-28T12:21:31.403" LastActivityDate="2017-08-28T12:21:31.403" Title="Meat-and-bone meal given to animals make them haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|meat|pork|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25848" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25846" CreationDate="2015-07-31T18:19:33.767" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;سورة الإخلاص:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ولم يكون له كفوا أحد&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meaning: &amp;quot;There is nothing like Him.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We shall not compare His creation with Him. As far as I know, no text indicates that He has a particular shape. As such we have no knowledge about that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13649" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T09:26:28.613" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25834" CreationDate="2015-07-31T18:24:08.387" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You cannot enslave a Muslim or non-Muslim free girl. If this is a work around to get sex outside the bounds of marriage,  it's a pretty poir attempt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bottom line: Get married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13650" LastActivityDate="2015-07-31T18:24:08.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23635" CreationDate="2015-07-31T19:11:18.523" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The underlying theme of the question was the apple of discord over which the first civil war erupted in early Islamic society, i.e. the relation between action/works (Amal) and faith (Imaan). Kharjites took the extreme position of excommunicating (Takfir) a sinner from Muslim-hood. The antithesis came in the form of Murjites who took the opposite position deferring judgement - therefore no excommunication in this world, no matter what. Mutazilites came after and took an in-between position that a sinner is neither a believer nor a disbeliever - rather somewhere in the middle (Fasiq). The Sunnites differ internally on whether faith increases or decreases with sins, but a sinner remains a believer. I'm not fully aware of Shiite positions; to the best of my knowledge their position is similar to that of the Mutazila. In short, &lt;em&gt;except for the extreme Khawarij, Ummah has not adopted a doctrine of excommunication of grave sinners&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A related but entirely different case is that of a sinner who actually believe that the &lt;em&gt;sin is virtue&lt;/em&gt;, for example, one who believes that homosexuality is &lt;em&gt;Halaal&lt;/em&gt; (permissible). The majority position is that such a person is a disbeliever. However, its not always an easy affair simply because there is diversity and often times the normalcy of Halaal and Haraam is disputed across different schools of thought. As an example, the question of whether shaving the beard is Haraam or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The bottom line is that even if someone is a repeat offender, there is no external or internal reason for them to leave the faith simply because of that&lt;/strong&gt;. It does put one in a precarious position of conflicting interests but there is always the grace and mercy of the Lord. Even an iota of faith is better than no faith at all. You need just one fine moment of sincere repentance, though do keep in mind that time here on Earth is depleting fast and it's definitely not well if it doesn't end well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll finish off with a couple personal experiences. A colleague of mine was once in open defiance professing the idea: &quot;youth is no time for righteousness, i'll repent when I'm old enough.&quot; In my myopic view his was a dangerous stance, but it took just a few years for his complete u-turn. A friend was a devout Muslim, became atheist and today he is steadily making his way back. I'm but forced to believe in the Christian maxim: &quot;The Lord works in mysterious ways.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2015-08-12T16:39:59.927" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T16:39:59.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25851" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-07-31T20:55:50.280" Score="1" ViewCount="2902" Body="&lt;p&gt;I work for a mortgage company which makes it money from commission and interest. But my job title is related to the web, and all I do is on the web. Lately, I been in an argument with my spouse, as she wants to stop a life insurance policy that has her name as beneficiary if something happens to me, because, according to her, it's not allowed in Islam. Thus...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If life insurance is forbidden, then how is working at a mortgage company which takes commission and interest justified?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T05:50:49.327" LastActivityDate="2023-04-11T10:39:09.657" Title="If life insurance is forbidden, then how is working at a mortgage company which takes commission and interest justified?" Tags="|work|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-07-08T22:34:50.613" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25853" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25880" CreationDate="2015-07-31T21:33:43.583" Score="2" ViewCount="176" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not a Muslim but I do have a question. If a (faux) Muslim decides that a person should die according to the Koran, what can the victim say that will make the Muslim stop and think? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This might be a really stupid, or irreverent, question and I apologize ahead of time if it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sorry. I appears that someone edited my question. I believe that a Muslim that understands and follows their belief is just as loving and gentle as the rest of us. That is why I said a faux (fake) Muslim. Someone who claims to be a Muslim but does not act in accordance to the beliefs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13653" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-08-11T00:23:37.123" LastActivityDate="2015-08-11T00:23:37.123" Title="Keep from dying" Tags="|practical-islam|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25853" CreationDate="2015-08-01T03:27:53.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What can the victim say that will make the Muslim stop and think?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I testify that there is no God but one God called &quot;The Lord God&quot; or in other words &quot;Allah&quot; (The God), and I also bear witness that a man called Muhammad was a prophet of God.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that muslim is not baffled i.e. if he did not understand what you just said, say the same above line in Arabic,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;ašhadu ʾan] lā ilāha illā l-Lāh wa [ʾašhadu ʾanna] Muḥammadan rasūlu l-Lāh&lt;/em&gt; (Source &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shahada&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You just asked, what will make him stop and think, then this is what at least makes him stop and think for a while. Later, if he will kill or will not kill will entirely depend on the circumstances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I believe that a Muslim that understands and follows their belief is just as loving and gentle as the rest of us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you yourselves, say so, why not give it a try? Explore, ponder, and think of believing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;: You can also remind him with this Ayah from Qur'an,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Say, [O Muhammad], to those who have believed that they [should] forgive those who expect not the days of Allah so that He may recompense a people for what they used to earn. - Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/45/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;45:14&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This has a higher probability that the killer might completely stop, but doesn't guarantee that because as said already, it depends on various circumstances like if, the person is deemed to receive death penalty by the Islamic law, then no one can help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-08-02T18:39:31.217" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T18:39:31.217" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25856" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25851" CreationDate="2015-08-01T06:18:36.600" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There could be many points and details concerning your question, since it’s not solely consists of one part. Let’s indicate some related points concerning that in short based on my limited knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Life insurance money is forbidden? On the whole, it doesn’t seem to be haram as just a sort of insurance if at first, it is paid amount of money … then, the insurance supports the individuals which have insurance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Generally, working in insurance company doesn’t seem haram. Unless it could be haram or forbidden if you infer from its conditions that it consists of Riba or other haram acts. Since as you possibly are aware, there are several verse in the holy Qur’an concerning the Hormah or being haram (forbiddance) of Riba. For instance you can see the verses below regarding Riba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَمَا آتَيْتُم مِّن رِّبًا لِّيَرْبُوَ فِي أَمْوَالِ النَّاسِ فَلَا&#xA;يَرْبُو عِندَ اللَّـهِ ۖ وَمَا آتَيْتُم مِّن زَكَاةٍ تُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَ&#xA;اللَّـهِ فَأُولَـٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُضْعِفُونَ ﴿٣٩&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And whatever you give for interest to increase within the wealth of&#xA;people will not increase with Allah. But what you give in zakah,&#xA;desiring the countenance of Allah - those are the multipliers. (39)&#xA;(Ar-Rum)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَأَخْذِهِمُ الرِّبَا وَقَدْ نُهُوا عَنْهُ وَأَكْلِهِمْ أَمْوَالَ&#xA;النَّاسِ بِالْبَاطِلِ ۚ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَافِرِينَ مِنْهُمْ عَذَابًا&#xA;أَلِيمًا ﴿١٦١&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [for] their taking of usury while they had been forbidden from it,&#xA;and their consuming of the people's wealth unjustly. And we have&#xA;prepared for the disbelievers among them a painful punishment. (161)&#xA;(An-Nisa)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/4:161&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tanzil.net (1)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#30:39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tanzil.net (2)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20150706013528/http://www.hawzah.net:80/fa/Article/View/92498/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.hawzah.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alipakzad.com/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C-%DA%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%9F/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.alipakzad.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2023-04-11T10:39:09.657" LastActivityDate="2023-04-11T10:39:09.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25831" CreationDate="2015-08-01T07:47:04.697" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, let’s pay heed to the verse 102 Surah al-Baqara which indicates that Sihr (magic) could be a cause of separation between a man and his wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَاتَّبَعُوا مَا تَتْلُو الشَّيَاطِينُ عَلَىٰ مُلْكِ سُلَيْمَانَ ۖ&#xA;  وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَلَـٰكِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُوا&#xA;  يُعَلِّمُونَ النَّاسَ السِّحْرَ وَمَا أُنزِلَ عَلَى الْمَلَكَيْنِ&#xA;  بِبَابِلَ هَارُوتَ وَمَارُوتَ ۚ وَمَا يُعَلِّمَانِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ حَتَّىٰ&#xA;  يَقُولَا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ فِتْنَةٌ فَلَا تَكْفُرْ ۖ فَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ&#xA;  مِنْهُمَا مَا يُفَرِّقُونَ بِهِ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَزَوْجِهِ ۚ وَمَا&#xA;  هُم بِضَارِّينَ بِهِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّـهِ ۚ&#xA;  وَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلَا يَنفَعُهُمْ ۚ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمُوا&#xA;  لَمَنِ اشْتَرَاهُ مَا لَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلَاقٍ ۚ وَلَبِئْسَ&#xA;  مَا شَرَوْا بِهِ أَنفُسَهُمْ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿١٠٢&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the&#xA;  reign of Solomon. It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils&#xA;  disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the&#xA;  two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut. But the two angels do not&#xA;  teach anyone unless they say, &quot;We are a trial, so do not disbelieve&#xA;  [by practicing magic].&quot; And [yet] they learn from them that by which&#xA;  they cause separation between a man and his wife. But they do not harm&#xA;  anyone through it except by permission of Allah. And the people learn&#xA;  what harms them and does not benefit them. But the Children of Israel&#xA;  certainly knew that whoever purchased the magic would not have in the&#xA;  Hereafter any share. And wretched is that for which they sold&#xA;  themselves, if they only knew. (102) (Al-Baqara: 102)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We cannot deny the mentioned issue accordingly. But people ought to pay heed that we cannot always attribute it to the magic, since there could be many other natural items and problems in daily life which are related to that. Of course, I didn’t precisely find if “there is an Islamic way to find out if Sihr is involved?”, however I can term some solution in order to removing its magic (if their problems are really related to the magic). E.g.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Giving charity&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Reciting the following dua: اعوذ بالله من الشیطان الرجیم&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Reciting the following Surahs: al-Falaq, a-Naas. (many times)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recting the fowling verses: Al-Qalam:51,52 and Ayatul-Korsi&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is quoted that Imam Ali (pbuh) said: write and carry the following dua with yourselves (Souce: the book of “Mafatih al Janan, Haj Sheikh Abbas Qomi”&#xA;بِسمِ الله وَ بِالله، بِسمِ الله وَ ما شاءَالله، بِسم الله لاحَولَ ولاقُوّه الا بالله، قالَ موسی ما جِئتُم بِه السِّحرُ اِنَّ اللهَ سَیُبطِلُهُ اِنَّ اللهَ لا یُصلِحُ عَملَ المُفسِدینَ، فَوَقَعَ الحَقُّ و بَطَلَ ما كانُوا یَعمَلونَ فَغُلِبوا هُنالِكَ وَانقَلَبُوا صاغِرینَ&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Accordingly, the above-mentioned items consist of some Islamic way to counter Sihr (magic) which hopefully and God willing be helpful for you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=259179&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/2:102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tadabbor.org/?page=tadabbor&amp;amp;SOID=2&amp;amp;AYID=102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tadabbor.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-24T15:03:17.990" LastActivityDate="2017-11-24T15:03:17.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25823" CreationDate="2015-08-01T10:17:25.753" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking, generally, the response would be yeah if this sort of lottery is counted as a kind of the gambling. Then, it is a haram act even though you don’t lose anything. Of course this matter could be surveyed from different aspects, but as a significant one, let’s see why Qomar or gambling is called Myser  (میسر) too? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is called like that since somebody (one side) obtains the money or the property of another one easily. Accordingly, as a reason, it is haram even though you don’t lose anything. (Since somebody else will lose his/her money easily and actually without any remarkable attempt. Besides, it is declared that playing with gambling instruments would be haram as well, even you don’t win or lose, since totally Qomar is haram based on Quran and narrations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt; (As 2 Shi'i (Shia) sites)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=182658&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa21629&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-29T17:31:49.070" LastActivityDate="2015-12-29T17:31:49.070" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12850" CreationDate="2015-08-01T11:51:25.217" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a very important issue and some Muslim women (Muslimah) do not have awareness about hijab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the holy Quran: Surah Ahzab and Surah Noor mentioned about the importance of Hijab for women and it is necessary for every Muslim woman in details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is for the security of a women that Non mahrams cannot see her body, because of preventing the spread of Fitna in our society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islamic shariah, the showing of body and adopting the western culture is strictly prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a similar issue that posting photos on social media for girls are not allowed in Islam. The showing of whole body of woman is only for her husband. The fashions and make-up of woman is only for her husband, not for whole society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13634" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-12T12:41:58.073" LastActivityDate="2016-08-12T12:41:58.073" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25853" CreationDate="2015-08-01T12:52:43.930" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You said &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;So, if I am captured as an infidel Christian and someone says that,&#xA;  according to the Koran I have to die&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These extremist are beheading people they capture not because they are Christians, in fact they allow Christians to live in their territory provided they pay the taxes. They kill captured Christians for some other reasons like saying the captured person's country is involved in bombing their region, so they want to revenge the bombing by killing. So just declaring that you converted to Islam (as mentioned by another answer) is not going to work. In fact, one captive (Peter Kassig ) tried this and he was also beheaded. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, there are cases where some of captives were not beheaded like John Cantlie. I think they will spare the captive if they think he is somehow helpful for them, like for using in their propaganda.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in short, there is no magic words that can deter the terrorist from killing the captive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastEditorUserId="10491" LastEditDate="2015-08-01T13:05:04.137" LastActivityDate="2015-08-01T13:05:04.137" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25862" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25869" CreationDate="2015-08-01T14:44:27.743" Score="-1" ViewCount="839" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm in urgent need to get married. Recently, I finished my Master and now looking for job/PhD position. Before, I finish my MS: I promised myself that once I graduate I'll get married. But, so far, I'm looking for Job, and nothing is secured yet. I'm abroad for two years, was planning to go back to my family, but, I faced some visa issues, and had been returned back from the airport. Is there any sins if I delayed the marriage, until, Insha-Allah, find a job or something? If I started the PhD I may not find enough time (long vacation) to travel and get married there in my homeland, can I look for some woman locally and just get married, How about my family, If they disagreed about the Idea of getting married abroad; what to do?, or should I just stop everything (job hunting, my potential PhD ...etc.), and just go back to my country and get married?&#xA;Find a job or study in my home-country is too difficult, if not said impossible.&#xA;I'm afraid of Allah, if I attain some sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12357" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-03T19:26:14.057" LastActivityDate="2015-11-13T16:08:49.943" Title="Getting married or start my PhD?" Tags="|nikah|men|education|human-rights|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2015-10-18T23:48:11.487" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25699" CreationDate="2015-08-01T15:17:28.727" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;if Muslims are establishing a state and there are people of other religions, they should be willing to accept the state and ready to pay the tax. It does not make sense to rule a place where there are people who are not willing to accept the state and are in rebellion. So the token amount they pay as Jizya is meant to state that they are accepting the rule, in return for the protection provided for them by the state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But again in number of cases Jizya is not collected, like if the people of other religion are ready to join the army or there is some agreement of mutual protection etc.&#xA;You can also check my answer here &lt;a href=&quot;https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/7805/how-does-jizya-exactly-work-in-the-islamic-state/7806#7806&quot;&gt;https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/7805/how-does-jizya-exactly-work-in-the-islamic-state/7806#7806&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastEditorUserId="10491" LastEditDate="2023-10-21T02:31:10.030" LastActivityDate="2023-10-21T02:31:10.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25864" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12026" CreationDate="2015-08-01T20:12:10.247" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe Satan was a hybrid Angel-Jinn. It is said that he was made from fire but it is also said that his light was brighter than all the other angels. It means that he must be an angel as well. And we all know how hybrids are usually stronger than their pure raced parents in nature. Thus it explains the Satan's power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13658" LastEditorUserId="12588" LastEditDate="2015-08-24T13:58:02.483" LastActivityDate="2015-08-24T13:58:02.483" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25865" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-01T20:18:41.897" Score="4" ViewCount="1990" Body="&lt;p&gt;Say I have $100,000 cash and a house worth $100,000. I loan Sam the $100,000 cash for 10% of 100,000 ($1000) interest each month. Also, I rent out my house to Kate for $1000 rent per month. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Sam fails to pay me the monthly amount, the amount he owes me will increase the next month. &#xA;Similarly, if Kate  fails to pay me the monthly amount, the amount she owes me will increase the next month. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the value of my house increases, I can increase the rent (by a certain % depending on the rent rates in the area). I can also increase the % of interest on my loan to Sam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If both of them consistently fail to pay the monthly amount, I have the right to take my house back from Kate and my cash from Sam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say Sam lost the money and he is unable to payback immediately, then he is entitled to a  bigger penalty. Also, Kate burnt down my house, and cannot return my house right away, then she is entitled to a bigger penalty as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is rent different from interest? I do not understand that why Rent is halal and interest is not when they seem to be the same ideas. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13659" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-08T10:01:16.320" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T10:49:44.147" Title="How is rent different from interest?" Tags="|riba|definitions|rent|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-06-26T14:47:32.473" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25593" CreationDate="2015-08-02T05:56:05.190" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I indeed appreciate your question a lot. Since commonly it is inquired a lot and looks interesting as well. It is declared that it is sufficient to recite every Zikr during the Ruku’ or Sujud (Sajdahs), and for the sake of precaution: it would be nicer if we recite a Zikr which be (at least) as much as the length of the following zikr:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;سبحان ربی العظیم (اعلی) و بحمده  / Or thrice سبحان الله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;توضیح المسائل مراجع، ج 1، ص 562&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is quoted that Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (pbuh) narrated from his father (Imam Muhammad Al-Baqer), and he has narrated from Imam Ali (pbuh) that said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no Qera’a (reciting) in the Ruku’ or Sujud. It is just&#xA;  praising of Allah and then requesting and dua. Thus, start with Madh&#xA;  and Thana (praise and eulogy) before dua, afterwards do dua.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عبدالله بن جعفر حمیری قمی، قرب الاسناد، ص 66؛ وسائل‏الشیعة، ج 6، ص&#xA;  309- 8046، عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ فِی قُرْبِ الْإِسْنَادِ عَنِ&#xA;  السِّنْدِیِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِی الْبَخْتَرِیِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ&#xA;  عَنْ أَبِیهِ أَنَّ عَلِیّاً ع کَانَ یَقُولُ لَا قِرَاءَةَ فِی رُکُوعٍ&#xA;  وَ لَا سُجُودٍ إِنَّمَا فِیهِمَا الْمِدْحَةُ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ&#xA;  ثُمَّ الْمَسْأَلَةُ فَابْتَدِءُوا قَبْلَ الْمَسْأَلَةِ بِالْمِدْحَةِ&#xA;  لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ ثُمَّ اسْأَلُوا بَعْدَهُ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the mentioned issues and likewise other available information, the mentioned Zikr as you indicated, is considered as a Zikr(s) which could be better to recite them (and at least) it that length, not as obligation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa2497&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-28T11:58:46.363" LastActivityDate="2017-11-28T11:58:46.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25846" CreationDate="2015-08-02T06:44:11.737" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                     In the name of Allah&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does Allah has any shape?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer of your question is &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt;.  Because Allah is not body or material. Accordingly it is not rational or logical to explain how the shape of Allah is. Even there are many things in the world which are not visible (although exist). For instance we know that there is oxygen in the weather, but we cannot see it. (Although Allah is not comparable with anything. Conclusion: Allah is a fact which has not any specific shape, however we can see his power by watching various things which have made by Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://t-pasokhgoo.ir/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%DA%A9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85/172-%D8%AE%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C,%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84-%D8%AE%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C,%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%AE%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C,%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AE%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%88-%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%DB%8C-%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AB%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%87/2109-%D8%AE%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%87-%DA%86%D9%87-%D8%B4%DA%A9%D9%84-%D9%88-%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%9F.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://t-pasokhgoo.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-18T10:53:57.957" LastActivityDate="2017-11-18T10:53:57.957" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25869" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25862" CreationDate="2015-08-02T07:18:21.890" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly I ought to mention that your question looks opinion-based to some extent. Although it can be replied by the significance of the marriage. Anyhow, your last sentence could be considered as the most significant point. I mean:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'm afraid of Allah, if I attain some sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In all probably or even definitely Allah will torture you if you delay your marriage in order to getting a higher degree! Although it is Okay to get a higher degree, but getting married (actually as an order of Allah) would be so more important than PhD. And indeed the actual earning of getting PhD is not worth in comparing with getting married. &#xA;Furthermore, you ought not to be afraid of the poverty (if you have not a high property), since according to the Surah An-Nur: 32&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَنكِحُوا الْأَيَامَىٰ مِنكُمْ وَالصَّالِحِينَ مِنْ عِبَادِكُمْ&#xA;  وَإِمَائِكُمْ ۚ إِن يَكُونُوا فُقَرَاءَ يُغْنِهِمُ اللَّـهُ مِن&#xA;  فَضْلِهِ ۗ وَاللَّـهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ ٣٢&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And marry the unmarried among you and the righteous among your male&#xA;  slaves and female slaves. If they should be poor, Allah will enrich&#xA;  them from His bounty, and Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing. (32)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no foundation in Islam which be as much as the marriage is&#xA;  likable for Allah. (Namely: the marriage is the most likable&#xA;  foundation from the view of Allah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You get married, since I’d glory (proud) to my Ummah abundance on&#xA;  judgement Day…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beside, Imam Ali (a.s.) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You get married, Since the marriage is the Sunnah of the apostle of&#xA;  Allah (Pbuh) .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I strongly suggest you strive to get married as soon as possible, and hopefully Satan doesn’t deceive you to delay the marriage by the excuse of the PhD. Furthermore, I suggest you to come back to your country (if your fatherland country is and Islamic country) and get married there. And endeavor to get the consent of your parents too (in the marriage), since their consent will make a high praise in your life. Good luck / و من الله توفیق&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/24:32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=106146&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.parsquran.com/data/show.php?user=far&amp;amp;lang=far&amp;amp;sura=24&amp;amp;ayat=32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.parsquran.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-13T16:08:49.943" LastActivityDate="2015-11-13T16:08:49.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25822" CreationDate="2015-08-02T10:19:01.987" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, I ought to appreciate the response of @Muhammad Abdullah as a relatively nice answer. In truth, he termed some characteristics and signs regarding Imam Mahdi and reappearance which could be helpful for you in order to identify the real Mahdi (A.J.). There are some or even several characteristics which together give us certainty concerning actual Mahdi (A.J.). Briefly speaking, I name some of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is narrated that Hazrat Qaem (Imam Mahdi (A.J.)) reappears, (next to the Kaaba) he will stand between Rokn and Maqaam, and says five sentences:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الأول: ألا یا أهل العالم أنا الإمام القائم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الثانی: ألا یا أهل العالم أنا الصمصام المنتقم.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الثالث: ألا یا أهل العالم إن جدّی الحسین قتلوه عطشان.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الرابع: ألا یا أهل العالم إنّ جدّی الحسین علیه السّلام طرحوه عریانا؛&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الخامس: ألا یا أهل العالم إنّ جدّی الحسین علیه السّلام سحقوه عدوانا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;یزدى حایرى، على‏، إلزام الناصب فی إثبات الحجة الغائب (عج)، محقق، مصحح،&#xA;  عاشور، على‏، ج ‏2، ص 233، بیروت، مؤسسة الأعلمى‏، چاپ اول‏، 1422ق.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, it is narrated that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it will be heard a heavenly (celestial) call which it has been&#xA;  interpreted as Saihah or Sowt as well. (Apparently it would be at the&#xA;  night of Friday and likewise it will be coincided with twenty third&#xA;  night of Ramadan. And everybody on the earth will hear it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Source: شیخ صدوق، کمال الدین و تمام النعمة، محقق و مصحح: غفاری، علی&#xA;  اکبر، ج 2، ص 650، دار الکتب الاسلامیة، تهران، چاپ دوم، 1395ق. ر. ک:&#xA;  علائم ظهور، پاسخ ۴۹، و بخش شیعه چه می‌گوید در سایت اسلام کوئست ذیل&#xA;  «امام مهدی».&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore it is quoted that there are five certain signs for His coming that include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The rise of Seyyed al-Yamani&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The rise of Sofiani&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The heavenly (celestial) call&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Murder of the pure soul (nafs az-zakiyya)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Subsidence of the land of Baida’&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: کمال الدین و تمام النعمة، ج 2، ص 650.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Citing attributes regarding his apparent form would be helpful as well. Al-Mahdi looks:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Good looking&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Middle length (not tall, not short)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sweet-smelling&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;High-direness (awe-inspiring)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Having a young face (despite being aged)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And more...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&#xA;اکمال الدین، ج 2، ص 65۲ / [8] نک: موعود شناسی ص 437&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By paying heed to the above-mentioned items and apparent characteristics, you’ll be more certain about that. Good luck mate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa38514&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net (1)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa24054&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net (2)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa1398&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net (3)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-13T16:24:02.980" LastActivityDate="2015-11-13T16:24:02.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25873" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25844" CreationDate="2015-08-02T11:25:26.127" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The prophet was illiterate ,and this is significant because he was not able to read books of Jews nor Christians yet he told them many things about laws of their doctrines and what they did hide from their people &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13664" LastEditorUserId="1000" LastEditDate="2015-08-04T17:34:08.003" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T17:34:08.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25874" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11929" CreationDate="2015-08-02T11:50:08.833" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam is really a moderate and peaceful religion. Islam doesn't throw you to Hell directly as God is Merciful and He loves the humans. According to Prophet Muhammad(SAW), Allah loves His creatures &quot;Humans&quot; more than the love of seventy mothers. Here it is human not Muslim. If you are atheist, Jew whoever. Allah loves you. Did you know about such a Magnificent lover who loves you this much? If not, You are a very bad man then! Behold! think about that and don't despair Him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah States in Surah Al Baqra: Ayah 286:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِنْ نَسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ ۖ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا ۚ أَنْتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Translation: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah does not burden any human being with more than he can bear. Everyone will enjoy the credit of his deeds and suffer the debits of his evil-doings. The believers say: &quot;Our Rabb! Do not punish us if we forget or make a mistake. Our Rabb! Do not place on us a burden as You placed on those before us. Our Rabb! Lay not on us the kind of burden that we have no strength to bear. Pardon us, Forgive us, Have mercy on us. You are our Protector, help us against the unbelievers.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the short answer which I will give you is that go and research about God. Quest for the truth. Seek the honesty. Struggle for finding what is right. You will indeed find God. If you found God and You understood that Islam is the truth and then didn't accept it You are at risk then and The One who loves you so much will give you reward for not accepting His evidence or rules while you did know that these are real and honest and based on truth. But If you did not conclude something positive in spite of your hard work and If you did not find evidences about Truth of Islam and God you wont be punished then because Allah has stated that &quot;Allah does not burden any human being with more than he can bear. Everyone will enjoy the credit of his deeds and suffer the debits of his evil-doings.&quot; As it is evident from the above quoted Ayyah. &lt;strong&gt;So Good luck for your quest and struggle. You will have a good result if you follow what you find after the quest and Allah doesn't like those who disobey while they understand! And Allah doesn't punish those who couldn't find an evidence even they had struggled hard!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-25T07:08:34.113" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T07:08:34.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25875" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35443" CreationDate="2015-08-02T12:35:59.350" Score="5" ViewCount="20560" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many muslims are read the Book of Ahaadith in the List of &quot;Sihah Sittah&quot; (The authentic six books of Ahaadith).&#xA;I want to mention the names of Sihah Sittah which are as following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunan Nisaai&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunan Abu Dawood&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunan Ibne Majah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jamia Tirmizi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is not mention the book name Musnad Ahmed which was written by Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal.&#xA;Most Muslims also read and concern the Ahaadith from Masnad Ahmed.&#xA;How we can prove that the Musnad Ahmed is a book of Sahih Ahaadith, if it is not a book of Sahih Ahaadith then why Muslims read and concern the Ahaadith from this book?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13634" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-30T07:10:20.980" LastActivityDate="2020-10-13T02:00:08.680" Title="Is Musnad Ahmed a book of Sahih Ahaadith?" Tags="|hadith|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25876" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25844" CreationDate="2015-08-02T13:01:05.177" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The logic behind this is to confirm the authenticity of Quran. If Muhammad (S.A.W) had been a poet or if he could read or write, People would say that Quran is also written by him. And this is to prove that Quran is from Allah(S.W.T) which knows everything towards His Servant which could not read or write. @Ahmed Hassan has also explained a good point. The &lt;strong&gt;Orientalists&lt;/strong&gt; today say that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad (S.A.W) used to study Bible and older books deeply during his stay in the cave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad (S.A.W) could not read proves that the Prophet did not study those books as He could not read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another point is that Muhammad (S.A.W) is the role model for all humanity. The fact that He could not read motivates illiterate people of today that they can follow Islam and the community of Islam has a good support for them unlike other communities where they are considered inferior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, Allah (S.W.T) knows the best as Muhammad was His servant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-11-07T06:07:08.437" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T06:07:08.437" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25875" CreationDate="2015-08-02T13:19:18.117" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam My Brother. Musnad Ahmad is indeed a great collection of Ahadith. It has thirty thousand ahadith which Ahmad had narrated on the authority of 283 sheikhs of him. The difference is that Musand Ahmad also includes quotations of Companions and Tabaeen(Good people who were born shortly after the Prophet and did not see him) therefore can not be classified in these books. This was termed as Imam by Ahmad(Rah A). For in depth explanation you can see: &lt;a href=&quot;http://peacepropagation.com/musnad-ahmad-one-of-the-authentic-books-of-ahadith/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://peacepropagation.com/musnad-ahmad-one-of-the-authentic-books-of-ahadith/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T13:19:18.117" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25879" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-02T15:04:43.700" Score="1" ViewCount="542" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the ruling on one who commits sins unconsciously? For example, he has a blasphemous thought but when he realizes the meaning of what he said he immediately fears the wrath of Allah(Subhana wataala) and repents. I know that repentance erases sins but was he sinning at first at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13666" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-02T00:34:25.333" LastActivityDate="2017-07-02T00:34:25.333" Title="Is unconsciously committing a sin still a sin?" Tags="|sin|tawba|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25853" CreationDate="2015-08-02T15:07:34.737" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the issue of Muslim terrorism is complex. When you get down to individuals and their particular motivation, you find everything:&#xA;Those who are after money, those who are after power, some sincere but ignorants that are being used as cannon fodder,  or a mix of all of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a geopolitical point of view, it is very difficult to figure out truth from falsehood. The mass media and the Internet transmit videos and images which origin is unknown. Various secret services agencies support these groups in covert operations to use them to serve their interests in the region. A mix of state and non-state actors are involved, each with theif own agenda and constantly changing alliances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What looks like chaos is but the illusion behind which a big game is being played with absolutely no consideration for the pain and destruction being perpetrated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of the regional and super powers can be absolved from this terrible tragedy.  All have their hands soaked in blood in spite of the pretty image they display in the media.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bottom line: Religion is used and abused to cover up the ugly reality of greed and hatred. May God punish all those responsible for these crimes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as we are concerned,  this is completely outside our circle of influence.  All we can do as Muslims is teach our kids to be good with all people regardless of race or religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13656" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T15:07:34.737" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25879" CreationDate="2015-08-02T15:22:44.037" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;وقد روى البخاري ومسلم عن أبي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قال: جاء نَاسٌ من أَصْحَابِ النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فَسَأَلُوهُ إِنَّا نَجِدُ في أَنْفُسِنَا ما يَتَعَاظَمُ أَحَدُنَا أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ بِهِ قال: وقد وَجَدْتُمُوهُ ؟ قالوا نعم قال: ذَاكَ صَرِيحُ الْإِيمَانِ .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rough translation:&#xA;It was narrated from Bukhari and Muslim by way of Abu Hurayrah that some companions of the prophet asked him about thoughts that we cannot dare talk about. The prophet said: Did that happen to you, this is indeed a sure sign of belief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically,  being worried about this kind of thoughts is a sign of Emaan (being a believer)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وروى أيضاً عن أبي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قال: قال: رسول اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: لَا يَزَالُ الناس يَتَسَاءَلُونَ حتى يُقَالَ هذا خَلَقَ الله الْخَلْقَ فَمَنْ خَلَقَ اللَّهَ، فَمَنْ وَجَدَ من ذلك شيئا فَلْيَقُلْ آمَنْتُ بِاللَّهِ. وفي رواية: فَلْيَسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ وَلْيَنْتَهِ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rough translation:&#xA;Narrated by Abu Hurayrah: The Prophet said (Sallallahu Alaihi Wassallam): People will keep asking until they come to ask &quot;God created the creation, who then created God?&quot; Whomever finds this in his thousands shall say &quot;I believe in God&quot; or in another narration &quot;he shall seek refuge with God and stop thinking about it&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13656" LastEditorUserId="13656" LastEditDate="2015-08-02T17:29:16.127" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T17:29:16.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25884" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16344" CreationDate="2015-08-02T17:00:38.610" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on the mind of Poet. If by Madina you mean actually Madina, that your street is like Madina Or it has the value of Madina then this is a sin. If you use it symbolically then it may not matter in some cases. For example, By comparing the street with Madina, you mean to express the value of your love then it is okay. If you are a poet, you may understand symbolic use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T17:00:38.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25885" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25900" CreationDate="2015-08-02T17:19:03.940" Score="1" ViewCount="3557" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the Hadith about missing the Takbeer E Oola os Salah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mention your answer with reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13634" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T00:56:11.510" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T00:56:11.510" Title="What is the Hadith about missing the Takbeer E Oola of salah (takbir at the beginning of the prayer)?" Tags="|salat|hadith|source-identification|takbir|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25865" CreationDate="2015-08-02T17:53:58.913" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kate gets something each month. A roof over her head which she can leave and stop the money from growing each month. Sam cannot stop the money from growing no matter what he does aside from paying back the loan. He did agree to the terms initially but even if he did not spend the money he cannot pay back everything because of the interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am using interest to have a house, but if I knew that would mean paying almost twice for it then I would have gotten a cheaper house to keep within my means. Thanks to the loan any time without a job will cost me dearly. If I move out right away and sell it for the same price then the result (ignoring selling costs) will be to only get 20-30% of the money I gave to pay back the loan. How bad I suffer due to the loan depends entirely on the loaner and the agreements we made, and I think the problem with this is that people are greedy and will more likely than not take advantage of the bad situation to get more out of you. Today there are more laws than 1400 years ago, but there are still many situations were people are abused and ripped off. Each country can be varying in this regard but I think the best place to get a loan would be the United States since there is less corruption. Even so its a stinky situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13203" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T17:53:58.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25621" CreationDate="2015-08-02T20:40:13.700" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I totally agree with &lt;strong&gt;Azam&lt;/strong&gt;'s answer who wrote answer in the comment.&#xA;The Arabic word 'Ya' means 'O'. This word is used to call a person.&#xA;For Example: &quot;&lt;em&gt;Ya Hamza&lt;/em&gt;&quot; means &quot;&lt;em&gt;O Hamza&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another word '&lt;em&gt;Al&lt;/em&gt;', '&lt;em&gt;Ar&lt;/em&gt;' and '&lt;em&gt;As&lt;/em&gt;' etc means '&lt;em&gt;The&lt;/em&gt;'. This word is used for a specific person.&#xA;For Example: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The&lt;/em&gt; teacher teaches a book&lt;/strong&gt;. In this example: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; describes a &lt;strong&gt;teacher&lt;/strong&gt; specific. Similarly 'Al', 'Ar' and 'As' is describes for a specific person or for a specific thing in Arabic grammar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope you get an answer and totally agree with me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13634" LastActivityDate="2015-08-02T20:40:13.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25890" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25892" CreationDate="2015-08-03T01:26:29.100" Score="0" ViewCount="281" Body="&lt;p&gt;A friend of mine asked me this question that why do we Muslims perform Tawaaf around Kaaba and perform sujood towards Kaaba which is made of stone while we strongly criticize non-Muslims specifically Hindus for praying towards stones or idols.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a Muslim I know that we do not pray to Kaaba, our Sujood are towards Almighty-Allah only and performing Tawaaf is the Sunnah of Hazrat Ibrahim A.S. which represent unity and oneness among the Ummah but what would be the appropriate answer for this question so that even a non-believer would understand the difference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JazakAllah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13669" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T04:13:49.570" Title="Why do we do tawaaf around Kaaba while we critize non-muslims?" Tags="|practical-islam|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-08-03T05:41:56.060" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18100" CreationDate="2015-08-03T02:07:54.480" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I actually heard this in one lecture on YouTube. The guy who was holding the lecture said that Sulayman (a.s.) will be the last among the prophets to enter heaven because of all of the things and abilities he got from Allah (s.w.t) in this world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this is just something that I heard, and Allah (s.w.t) knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13670" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-31T14:12:36.460" LastActivityDate="2016-05-31T14:12:36.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25890" CreationDate="2015-08-03T04:13:49.570" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Welcome My Brother. You want a logical answer so I would like to give you a logical answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Black Stone Is not an idol.&lt;/strong&gt; We are not worshipping the black stone but we are facing it for worshipping God. The logic behind this is Unity.&#xA;People from anywhere when face the same point, there is a sense of unity between them. Look at the below rough diagram:&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4xX2A.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4xX2A.png&quot; alt=&quot;UNITY&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Muslims from all over the world face Kaaba, they become united unconsciously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To Worship God&lt;/strong&gt; we have to pray and for praying we will face at some direction. If there was no Kaaba, we would be unable to identify direction. One would pray to South and the other to North. One to west and the other to East. So this would produce confusion and inconvenience for the community.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tawaf Around Kaaba&lt;/strong&gt; Have you looked at model of atom where electrons revolve around Nucleus.&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kHytU.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/kHytU.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do they revolve? Because this provide atom with stability and strength. When people from different sectors of the planet revolve around the Kaaba, this produces stability and strength in the community.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;At Last&lt;/strong&gt; There are no answers for some questions. If Muslims had no kaaba, these people would say &quot;Hey Look! They even don't have a specified location for their worshipping. One is facing there and the other is there!&quot; If we faced South, they would say &quot;Why are you facing south? Are you worshipping South?&quot; Same problem would be for any direction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/strong&gt; My answers here are logical, so should not be criticized for not having reference or that this answer is not Islamic point of view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T04:13:49.570" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25879" CreationDate="2015-08-03T07:49:14.093" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a person committed sin unconsciously, then he/she should be repent to Allah and do promise to Allah that this sin will never repeat again. This is the true signs of Muslims that they repent to Allah after they committed the sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Qura'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whoever repents and does righteousness good deeds, then verily, he has truly repented to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter No. 25 (Surah Al-Furqan), Verse No. 71&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13634" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T07:49:14.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25895" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-03T07:53:01.853" Score="1" ViewCount="423" Body="&lt;p&gt;How can we be sure that commercial businesses, e.g. McDonald's, that are present in Morocco and other Arab countries, are totally halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've always wondered how these businesses can be halal. It's kinda impossible that they differentiate all their production standards. How can they be there saying bismillah and reciting a prayer every animal they slaughter when they kill millions of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13640" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T06:49:33.813" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T06:49:33.813" Title="How can we be sure that commercial businesses, e.g. McDonald's, that are present in Morocco and other Arab countries, are totally halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|business|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25896" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25903" CreationDate="2015-08-03T08:01:43.950" Score="-1" ViewCount="892" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salamoualaikoum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a muslim moroccan girl. I've been living in france for 3 years for my studies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recently, I fell in love with a french guy.&#xA;I don't know what happened to me. Before that I considered my self a good muslim&#xA;as I've never approached zina, always offered salat, always been good to people and my parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this year, I don't know what happened. We did some things that I really regret. I repent to Allah every day and I don't know if he had forgiven me&#xA;for we were together even we appraoched each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've never stopped offering salat and asking Allah to help me&#xA;because I knew I was blinded by love and shaytan.&#xA;I was feeling that i was living two different lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recently this guy talked to me about converting to islam (I have never talked to him about that) and that he wanted to marry me so we can live happily. I was very happy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But recently my mom came from Morocco to visit me and found out about my relationship with him.&#xA;She insulted me (I know I deserve it). I told her that even if we did not do the right thing, I regret it badly and the guy wants to convert (because he had muslim friends and&#xA;talked to them about islam before knowing me) and want to ask for my hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She said that she will never accept this never ever ever. She started screaming and crying that she will only accept a morrocan if I want her blessing&#xA;and of course she's my mom I cannot do a thing without her blessings. Every evening when I come home from school, she repeats that to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I talked with the guy and told him everything that had happened and that we should stop everything. Be patient until we finish our studies. Have faith in Allahthat and repent to him everyday. He was totally consonant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We talk very rarely just about the studies. I have his facebook (to be able to see if he is fine without talking to me ) so I found out that when he talks with his friends he is searching and learning more and more about islam and is convinced about it that he want inshallah to follow me and live in morroco because from one hand it will help him as knewly converted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For my side sometimes i feel that allah has forgiven me (i feel peacefull and happy) and sometimes i feel like the worst person that had ever existed and allah won't forgive me&#xA;i really love him so much and want him to take my soul satisfiyed by my actions.&#xA;and every time that we talk about marriage my mother always tells me that she prefer to die or be tortured than to see me mary with a french person even he is a muslim.&#xA;my question is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do you think allah has forgiven me ?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do you think he is answering my duaa when i asked him to help me ?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do you think he will reward us for being patient and waiting to be stable to get married?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do you think my mother will be able to change her mind?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am really sorry for my bad English. It is not my first nor my second langage hope you will understand&#xA;choukran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13671" LastEditorUserId="12691" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T13:37:09.977" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T13:37:09.977" Title="Do you think my parents will let me marry a future muslim man? and Allah will help me?" Tags="|nikah|forgiveness|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2015-08-12T14:22:57.520" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25621" CreationDate="2015-08-03T08:11:55.593" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all there's a little weakness in those Ahadith (hadits) which name a number of the names of Allah for example from those 99 Names (Imam at-Tirmidi -who was apparently the only one who narrated this &quot;Hadith&quot; who quotes the names - himself qualifies the Hadith as gharib!) many are neither quoted in the Qur'an nor (elsewhere) in the Sunna -explicitly-  as Names of Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;الخافض - المعز المذل - العدل - الجليل - الباعث - المحصي - المبدىء - المعيد - المميت - الواجد - الماجد - الوالي - المقسط - المغني - المانع - الضار النافع - الباقي - الرشيد - الصبور&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now to your question:&lt;/strong&gt; One important point is that except الله all the names are some kind of characterization which could also be applied on humans in some way. Therefore they are attributes in Arabic and to become a name they need the prefix al-, ar- etc. which is equal to &quot;the&quot; in English so ar-Rahman basically is &quot;the&quot; Rahman etc.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the Name  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الله&lt;/a&gt; has even in Arabic some specification because it is pure oneness of God (tawhid) in a word itself! As it is significant to الإله = The (one and only) God but more expressive than it, as without the prefix  &quot;ال&quot; إلاه has a meaning (God)! And it includes already the article &quot;al&quot; but without it it wouldn't have any meaning! And as it is the name which describes or better summarizes all the characteristics of divinity it's forbidden to name anyone with this name (you can only name abd Allah but not Allah) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefor in Qur'an even Pharao who regarded himself as a God didn't use this name and said &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And Pharaoh said, &quot;O chiefs, I do not know of &lt;strong&gt;any other god of yours&#xA;  than myself&lt;/strong&gt;. Burn for me bricks of clay, O Haman, and build me a high&#xA;  tower so that I may climb it to see the God of Moses for I consider&#xA;  him to be an utter liar.&quot;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ مَا عَلِمْتُ لَكُم مِّنْ&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;إِلَهٍ&lt;/strong&gt; غَيْرِي فَأَوْقِدْ لِي يَا هَامَانُ عَلَى الطِّينِ فَاجْعَل&#xA;  لِّي صَرْحًا لَّعَلِّي أَطَّلِعُ إِلَى إِلَهِ مُوسَى وَإِنِّي&#xA;  لَأَظُنُّهُ مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [Al-Qasas &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/28/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;28:38]&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I am your Lord, the highest.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَقَالَ أَنَا رَبُّكُمُ الأَعْلَى&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [Surat an-Naazi'at &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/79/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;79:24]&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when you call Allah in dua' by his name الله you say Ya Allah (O Allah) but when you call him by some characteristic name these names including their articles &quot;al&quot;,&quot;ar&quot;... obey to grammatical rules and disappear!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way if we count all the -different- names the scholars have quoted we find some &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;276 names&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-15T21:37:21.470" LastActivityDate="2018-01-15T21:37:21.470" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25898" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-03T08:14:25.190" Score="0" ViewCount="1126" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is pretty clear, how can mentally ill people be judged by their actions if they are not aware of they are doing? why are them even put on this earth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13640" LastEditorUserId="13640" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T08:26:12.467" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T11:47:11.917" Title="How can Mentally ill people be judged by their actions?" Tags="|jannah|judgements|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25885" CreationDate="2015-08-03T08:49:03.857" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Excuse me but sometimes it would be helpful if you added some explanation, as for me I have never heard this indication &quot;&lt;em&gt;Takbeer E oola&lt;/em&gt;&quot; before, i only know it as &quot;takbeer or takbeerat (as it is only one) al-Ihram&quot; or takbir al-Iftitah or opening takbir) or just the Takbeer to begin a prayer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In many hadith collections you could find the following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: The key to prayer is purification; its&#xA;  beginning is takbir and its end is taslim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/228&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi-Dawud&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1302880&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; in one version on the authority of abu Sa'id al-Khudry and also in Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which shows that you only enter/start/join a prayer with a Takbeer! As with saying Allahu Akbar you enter the prayer and keep away of anything else... this is the right explanation for the Expression &quot;tahrimuha تَحْرِيمُهَا&quot; in Arabic. And with as salamu alaykum you leave the prayer and are allowed (&quot;tahliluha تَحْلِيلُهَا&quot;) to anything else!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also a Hadith &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;قال صلى الله عليه وسلم : ( إنه لا تتم صلاة لأحد من الناس حتى يتوضأ ، فيضع الوضوء مواضعه ، ثم يقول: الله أكبر )&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the Book of Imam at-Tabarani, which says something like: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No prayer is complete unless you make the purification (the right way) and afterwards say. Allahu Akbar&quot; (this is my own interpretation take it with care, a similar haidth can be found in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/467&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the Madhabs have a slight difference in the definition or technical terms some regard it as farz/fard/rukn/shart (obligatory). But all of them are in consensus when it comes to takbeerat al-Ihram (the takbir to begin a prayer) and say a prayer without it is void.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now what happens if somebody missed it you can find the following fatwa or Narration from how it was/should be handled from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/3/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt; al Imam Malik:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yahya related to me from Malik that Ibn Shihab used to say, &quot;When a&#xA;  man catches the raka he says, 'Allah is greater' once, and that takbir&#xA;  is enough for him.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Malik added, &quot;That is if he intended to begin the prayer by that&#xA;  takbir &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Malik was asked about a man who began with the imam but forgot the&#xA;  opening takbir and the takbir of the ruku until he had done one raka.&#xA;  Then he remembered that he had not said the takbir at the opening nor&#xA;  in the ruku,so he said the takbir in the second raka. He said, &quot;I&#xA;  prefer that he start his prayer again, but if he forgets the opening&#xA;  takbir with the imam and says the takbir in the first ruku, I consider&#xA;  that enough for him if he intends by it the opening takbir.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Malik said, about some one who prayed by himself and forgot the&#xA;  opening takbir, &quot;He begins his prayer afresh .&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Malik said, about an imam who forgot the opening takbir until he had&#xA;  finished his prayer, &quot;I think that he should do the prayer again, and&#xA;  those behind him, even if they have said the takbir.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/69853&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;. And this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/arabic/qa/0370/page/2/#4312&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; of the shia'a marji' a-Sistani in Arabic saying the prayer without a takbeer to begin the prayer is void!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T16:11:19.837" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T16:11:19.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25898" CreationDate="2015-08-03T09:07:41.727" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;These are two questions ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your 1st question:&#xA;&quot;how can mentally ill people be judged by their actions if they are not aware of they are doing?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This should be answered by &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt; they wont or shouldn't be judged!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib:&#xA;  The Prophet (ﷺ) said: There are three (persons) whose actions are not&#xA;  recorded: a sleeper till he awakes, a boy till he reaches puberty, and&#xA;  a lunatic till he comes to reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Dawud said: Ibn Juraij has transmitted it from Al-Qasim b. Yazid&#xA;  on the authority of 'Ali from the Prophet (ﷺ). This version adds: &quot;and&#xA;  an old man who is feeble-minded.&quot;   [Sunan abu Dawod]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، عَنْ&#xA;  خَالِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الضُّحَى، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ عَنِ&#xA;  النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ رُفِعَ الْقَلَمُ عَنْ&#xA;  ثَلاَثَةٍ عَنِ النَّائِمِ حَتَّى يَسْتَيْقِظَ وَعَنِ الصَّبِيِّ حَتَّى&#xA;  يَحْتَلِمَ وَعَنِ الْمَجْنُونِ حَتَّى يَعْقِلَ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو&#xA;  دَاوُدَ رَوَاهُ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ&#xA;  عَلِيٍّ رضى الله عنه عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم زَادَ فِيهِ&#xA;  ‏&quot;‏ وَالْخَرِفِ ‏&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Hadith was also narrated by A'isha in Sunan ibn-Majah and you can find Versions of it in Sunan An-Nisa'i and Jami' at-Tirmidhi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a clearer Version:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: Ibn Abbas said: A lunatic woman who had&#xA;  committed adultery was brought to Umar. He consulted the people and&#xA;  ordered that she should be stoned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ali ibn AbuTalib passed by and said: What is the matter with this&#xA;  (woman)? They said: This is a lunatic woman belonging to a certain&#xA;  family. She has committed adultery. Umar has given orders that she&#xA;  should be stoned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said: Take her back. He then came to him and said: Commander of the&#xA;  Faithful, do you not know that there are three people whose actions&#xA;  are not recorded: a lunatic till he is restored to reason, a sleeper&#xA;  till he awakes, and a boy till he reaches puberty?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said: Yes. He then asked: Why is it that this woman is being&#xA;  stoned?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said: There is nothing. He then said: Let her go. He (Umar) let her&#xA;  go and began to utter: Allah is most great. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Sunan abi Dawod]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ&#xA;  الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي ظَبْيَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ أُتِيَ&#xA;  عُمَرُ بِمَجْنُونَةٍ قَدْ زَنَتْ فَاسْتَشَارَ فِيهَا أُنَاسًا فَأَمَرَ&#xA;  بِهَا عُمَرُ أَنْ تُرْجَمَ فَمُرَّ بِهَا عَلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي&#xA;  طَالِبٍ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُ هَذِهِ قَالُوا&#xA;  مَجْنُونَةُ بَنِي فُلاَنٍ زَنَتْ فَأَمَرَ بِهَا عُمَرُ أَنْ تُرْجَمَ&#xA;  ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقَالَ ارْجِعُوا بِهَا ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ&#xA;  الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ الْقَلَمَ قَدْ رُفِعَ عَنْ&#xA;  ثَلاَثَةٍ عَنِ الْمَجْنُونِ حَتَّى يَبْرَأَ وَعَنِ النَّائِمِ حَتَّى&#xA;  يَسْتَيْقِظَ وَعَنِ الصَّبِيِّ حَتَّى يَعْقِلَ قَالَ بَلَى ‏.‏ قَالَ&#xA;  فَمَا بَالُ هَذِهِ تُرْجَمُ قَالَ لاَ شَىْءَ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَرْسِلْهَا&#xA;  ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَرْسَلَهَا ‏.‏ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ يُكَبِّرُ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some other evidence showing this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Marwan ibn&#xA;  al-Hakam wrote to Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan that a madman was brought to&#xA;  him who had killed a man. Muawiya wrote to him, &quot;Tie him up and do not&#xA;  inflict any retaliation on him. There is no retaliation against a&#xA;  madman.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Malik said about an adult and a child when they murder a man together,&#xA;  &quot;The adult is killed and the child pays half the full blood-money.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Malik said, &quot;It is like that with a freeman and a slave when they&#xA;  murder a slave. The slave is killed and the freeman pays half of his&#xA;  value.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Muwatta' al Imam Malik]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّ مَرْوَانَ&#xA;  بْنَ الْحَكَمِ، كَتَبَ إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ أَنَّهُ&#xA;  أُتِيَ بِمَجْنُونٍ قَتَلَ رَجُلاً ‏.‏ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ مُعَاوِيَةُ&#xA;  أَنِ اعْقِلْهُ وَلاَ تُقِدْ مِنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ عَلَى مَجْنُونٍ&#xA;  قَوَدٌ ‏.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ فِي الْكَبِيرِ وَالصَّغِيرِ إِذَا قَتَلاَ رَجُلاً&#xA;  جَمِيعًا عَمْدًا أَنَّ عَلَى الْكَبِيرِ أَنْ يُقْتَلَ وَعَلَى&#xA;  الصَّغِيرِ نِصْفُ الدِّيَةِ ‏.‏ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَكَذَلِكَ الْحُرُّ وَالْعَبْدُ يَقْتُلاَنِ الْعَبْدَ&#xA;  فَيُقْتَلُ الْعَبْدُ وَيَكُونُ عَلَى الْحُرِّ نِصْفُ قِيمَتِهِ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About your 2nd Question i must say Allhu A'lam (Allah knows best). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But i want to add that not all of them were born sick!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T11:47:11.917" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T11:47:11.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25902" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25896" CreationDate="2015-08-03T09:47:40.650" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;salaamu alaikum sister.&#xA;to get straight to answering your answers,&#xA;1) noone can answer this as only Allah SWT has knowledge of whether He has forgiven you or not. All you can do is continue praying that He does forgive you, and have fear that He doesnt and hope that He does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) This is also a question that we cannot answer, and the answer lies with Allah SWT alone. Keep in mind though that you may hate something that is in fact good for us; and love something that is in fact bad for us. We however don't know this, only Allah SWT knows, and if He doesnt answer your duas keep in mind He knows something that you dont which can help you better in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) if this question is asking for opinions, then mine is that He does but once again noone can make a judgement as only Allah knows everything. He rejects and accepts whatever He pleases&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) This i can definitely answer you. I have a lebanese background and also had these feelings for an Indian boy. He is muslim as well and just about one of the greatest people i have ever met. He is very religious too. When i approached my mother however, her answer was obviously no, simply because he is Indian. This is a huge problem with cultural parents, caring more about culture than religion. This boy was in fact really religious, and probably speaks better arabic than me! There were times i would literally cry myself to sleep from the situation. From praying Istikhara though i found he wasnt the one for me, and i am now engaged (and yes he's lebanese lol). My advice to you is pray Istikhara and see how it goes for you. He may or may not be the one Allah SWT has decreed for you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12094" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T09:47:40.650" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25903" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25896" CreationDate="2015-08-03T09:53:00.573" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Excuse me first to say you wrote down a lot of questions some of these are too broad and you ask us to answer something we can't know. As it's for things which may or may not come in future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will try to comment/answer some of them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;do you think Allah has forgiven me ?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think Allah could forgive you as i believe in him and know that Allah says in surat An-Nisa' (4:48):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shirk is the only sin that Allah does not forgive, and He forgives&#xA;  whomsoever He pleases, other sins than this, for whosoever associates&#xA;  any other partner with Allah, does indeed forge a big lie and commit&#xA;  the most heinous sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إن الله لا يغفر أن يشرك به ويغفر ما دون ذلك&#xA;  لمن يشاء ومن يشرك بالله فقد افترى إثما عظيما&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;do you think he is answering my duaa when i asked him to help me ?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah answers the du'a as we know and i can't find any reference why he shouldn't answer a du'a from any of us &quot;sinners&quot;, but we most do ijtihad in dua' matters this may mean we should try to find the right times, the right moods and believe in Allah and that he answers and choose some right words as thanking Allah (saying Alhamdulillah) during the dua' etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to your questions &lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;4&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;do you think he will reward us for being patient and waiting to be stable to get married ?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;do you think my mother will be able to change her mind ?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could only say is you could work on it to smooth the way! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;By talking to your parents or at least one of them about it. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;By helping the guy to become a good Muslim &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;by introducing him as a Muslim &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what might or might not happen ... only Allah knows!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T09:53:00.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25904" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25917" CreationDate="2015-08-03T10:09:33.237" Score="5" ViewCount="458" Body="&lt;p&gt;Adam was warned when he was in Jannah. Will we be free in Jannah or will we still be under the threat of punishment?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When someone is in jannah is it still possible for him/her to be judged? If a person does a bad thing or a sin won't he/she be judged for it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13640" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T05:00:55.977" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T05:00:55.977" Title="Will we still be under the threat of punishment in Jannah?" Tags="|jannah|punishment|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25905" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-03T10:14:47.957" Score="4" ViewCount="28144" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the ruling on a person who repeats his prayers on account of doubts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet said to not pray the same prayer twice in one day.  So, if after a person has prayed in congregation he prays at home again because he believes that his prayer was incorrect or does not know the ruling on a particular mistake, which prayer will be accepted of him?  Or are both correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13666" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-10T08:55:27.330" LastActivityDate="2023-04-14T11:52:37.213" Title="What is the ruling on a person who repeats his prayer because he doubts his prayer was correct?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25906" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18201" CreationDate="2015-08-03T10:29:13.283" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First:&#xA;الصراط or السراط: means path in Arabic only people of al-Hijaz used the Version with &quot;sad ص&quot; and in the quranic readings you may find these two versions and also az-zirat (الزراط).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What i could find in Sunni Books for example in at-tahrir wa at-tanwir التحرير والتنوير from the great scholar Taher ben Ashur is a narration of ibn Abas (may Allah be pleased with both of them) saying it is the true faith/religion دين الحق and in another Versions it is the Islamic faith ملة الإسلام as you find it Surat al An'aam (6:161) discribed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Muhammad, say, &quot;As for me, my Lord has most certainly guided me on&#xA;  the Straight Way, the ever True Faith, Abraham's Way which he had&#xA;  adopted exclusively and whole-heartedly and he was not of mushrikin.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ إِنَّنِي هَدَانِي رَبِّي إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ دِيناً&#xA;  قِيَماً مِّلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفاً وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Kathir quoted it and added some other tafsirs for example he said it is the Quran according to a Hadith which has some weakness because of the narrator Al-Harith himself!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Al-Harith Al-A'war: &quot;I passed by the Masjid when the people&#xA;  were absorbed in story-telling. So I entered upon 'Ali and said: 'O&#xA;  Commander of the believers! Do you not see the people are becoming&#xA;  engrossed in story-telling?' He said: 'They have been consumed with&#xA;  it?' I said: &quot;Yes.' He said: 'As for me, I heard the Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (ﷺ) saying: &quot;Indeed there comes a Fitnah&quot; So I said: &quot;What is&#xA;  the way out from it O Messenger of Allah?&quot; He said: &quot;Allah's book. In&#xA;  it is news for what happened before you, and information about what&#xA;  comes after you, and judgement for what happens between you. It is the&#xA;  Criterion (between right and wrong) without jest. Whoever among the&#xA;  oppressive abandons it, Allah crushes him, and whoever seeks guidance&#xA;  from other than it, then Allah leaves him to stray. It is the firm&#xA;  rope of Allah, it is the wise remembrance, it is the straight path,&#xA;  and it is the one that the desires can not distort, nor can the&#xA;  tongues twist it, nor can the scholars ever have enough of it, and it&#xA;  shall not become dull from reciting it much, and the amazement of it&#xA;  does not diminish. It is the one that when the Jinns hear it, they did&#xA;  not hesitate to say about it: 'Verily, we have heard a wonderful&#xA;  Recitation (this Qur'an)! 'It guides to the Right Path, and we have&#xA;  believed therein.' Whoever speaks according to it then he has said the&#xA;  truth, and whoever acts according to it he is rewarded, and whoever&#xA;  judges by it he has judged justly, and whoever invites to it then he&#xA;  guides to the straight path.&quot; Take this O A'war!'.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Jami' at-Tirmidhi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ&#xA;  الْجُعْفِيُّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ حَمْزَةَ الزَّيَّاتَ، عَنْ أَبِي&#xA;  الْمُخْتَارِ الطَّائِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَخِي الْحَارِثِ الأَعْوَرِ، عَنِ&#xA;  الْحَارِثِ، قَالَ مَرَرْتُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَإِذَا النَّاسُ يَخُوضُونَ&#xA;  فِي الأَحَادِيثِ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ&#xA;  الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَلاَ تَرَى أَنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ خَاضُوا فِي&#xA;  الأَحَادِيثِ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَقَدْ فَعَلُوهَا قُلْتُ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَمَا&#xA;  إِنِّي قَدْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏&quot;‏&#xA;  أَلاَ إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ فِتْنَةٌ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ مَا الْمَخْرَجُ&#xA;  مِنْهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ فِيهِ نَبَأُ مَا&#xA;  كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ وَخَبَرُ مَا بَعْدَكُمْ وَحُكْمُ مَا بَيْنَكُمْ هُوَ&#xA;  الْفَصْلُ لَيْسَ بِالْهَزْلِ مَنْ تَرَكَهُ مِنْ جَبَّارٍ قَصَمَهُ&#xA;  اللَّهُ وَمَنِ ابْتَغَى الْهُدَى فِي غَيْرِهِ أَضَلَّهُ اللَّهُ وَهُوَ&#xA;  حَبْلُ اللَّهِ الْمَتِينُ وَهُوَ الذِّكْرُ الْحَكِيمُ وَهُوَ&#xA;  الصِّرَاطُ الْمُسْتَقِيمُ هُوَ الَّذِي لاَ تَزِيغُ بِهِ الأَهْوَاءُ&#xA;  وَلاَ تَلْتَبِسُ بِهِ الأَلْسِنَةُ وَلاَ يَشْبَعُ مِنْهُ الْعُلَمَاءُ&#xA;  وَلاَ يَخْلَقُ عَلَى كَثْرَةِ الرَّدِّ وَلاَ تَنْقَضِي عَجَائِبُهُ&#xA;  هُوَ الَّذِي لَمْ تَنْتَهِ الْجِنُّ إِذْ سَمِعَتْهُ حَتَّى قَالُوا&#xA;  ‏(‏إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْآنًا عَجَبًا * يَهْدِي إِلَى الرُّشْدِ ‏)‏&#xA;  مَنْ قَالَ بِهِ صَدَقَ وَمَنْ عَمِلَ بِهِ أُجِرَ وَمَنْ حَكَمَ بِهِ&#xA;  عَدَلَ وَمَنْ دَعَا إِلَيْهِ هُدِيَ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&#xA;  خُذْهَا إِلَيْكَ يَا أَعْوَرُ ‏.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ لاَ&#xA;  نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ وَإِسْنَادُهُ مَجْهُولٌ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَفِي الْحَارِثِ مَقَالٌ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also quoted that it is the Messenger of Allah Muhammed (peace be upon him) and his two followers Abu Bakr and Omar (may Allah be pleased with them).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then he summarized that all these have the same meaning as Muhammad (peace be upon him) came with the true faith (Islam) and the Quran and those who follow him follow this faith and book etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just as reference for what has been said in at-tahrir wa at-tanwir&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in Jami' at-Tirmidi and Musnad al Imam Ahmad you can find the Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated An-Nawwas bin Sam'an Al-Kilabi: that the Messenger of Allah&#xA;  (ﷺ) said: &quot;Indeed Allah has made a parable of the straight path: At&#xA;  the sides of the path there are walls with open doors, each door&#xA;  having a curtain. There is a caller at the head of the path calling,&#xA;  and a caller above it calling. And Allah invites to the abode of peace&#xA;  and guides whomever He wills to the straight path. The doors which are&#xA;  on the sides of the path are the Hudud (legal limitations) of Allah;&#xA;  no one breaches the Hudud of Allah except that curtain is lifted, and&#xA;  the one calling from above it is his Lord.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ السَّعْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ&#xA;  الْوَلِيدِ، عَنْ بَحِيرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ،&#xA;  عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ، عَنِ النَّوَّاسِ بْنِ سَمْعَانَ&#xA;  الْكِلاَبِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&quot;‏&#xA;  إِنَّ اللَّهَ ضَرَبَ مَثَلاً صِرَاطًا مُسْتَقِيمًا عَلَى كَنَفَىِ&#xA;  الصِّرَاطِ دَارَانِ لَهُمَا أَبْوَابٌ مُفَتَّحَةٌ عَلَى الأَبْوَابِ&#xA;  سُتُورٌ وَدَاعٍ يَدْعُو عَلَى رَأْسِ الصِّرَاطِ وَدَاعٍ يَدْعُو&#xA;  فَوْقَهُ‏:‏ ‏(‏وَاللَّهُ يَدْعُو إِلَى دَارِ السَّلاَمِ وَيَهْدِي مَنْ&#xA;  يَشَاءُ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ‏)‏ وَالأَبْوَابُ الَّتِي عَلَى&#xA;  كَنَفَىِ الصِّرَاطِ حُدُودُ اللَّهِ فَلاَ يَقَعُ أَحَدٌ فِي حُدُودِ&#xA;  اللَّهِ حَتَّى يُكْشَفَ السِّتْرُ وَالَّذِي يَدْعُو مِنْ فَوْقِهِ&#xA;  وَاعِظُ رَبِّهِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ&#xA;  غَرِيبٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ&#xA;  يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ زَكَرِيَّا بْنَ عَدِيٍّ يَقُولُ قَالَ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ&#xA;  الْفَزَارِيُّ خُذُوا عَنْ بَقِيَّةَ مَا حَدَّثَكُمْ عَنِ الثِّقَاتِ&#xA;  وَلاَ تَأْخُذُوا عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عَيَّاشٍ مَا حَدَّثَكُمْ عَنِ&#xA;  الثِّقَاتِ وَلاَ غَيْرِ الثِّقَاتِ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Version of at-Tirmidhi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حدثنا الحسن بن سوار أبو العلاء &#xA;  حدثنا ليث يعني ابن سعد ، عن معاوية بن صالح : أن عبد الرحمن بن جبير بن&#xA;  نفير ، حدثه عن أبيه ، عن النواس بن سمعان ، عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه&#xA;  وسلم قال : ضرب الله مثلا صراطا مستقيما ، وعلى جنبتي الصراط سوران فيهما&#xA;  أبواب مفتحة ، وعلى الأبواب ستور مرخاة ، وعلى باب الصراط داع يقول : يا&#xA;  أيها الناس ، ادخلوا الصراط جميعا ولا تعوجوا ، وداع يدعو من فوق الصراط&#xA;  ، فإذا أراد الإنسان أن يفتح شيئا من تلك الأبواب ، قال : ويحك ، لا&#xA;  تفتحه ؛ فإنك إن تفتحه تلجه . فالصراط الإسلام ، والسوران حدود الله ،&#xA;  والأبواب المفتحة محارم الله ، وذلك الداعي على رأس الصراط كتاب الله ،&#xA;  والداعي من فوق الصراط واعظ الله في قلب كل مسلم .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Version of Imam Ahmad]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;p.s.: Ibn Kathir quoted the Version of Imam Ahmad!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T10:29:13.283" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8949" CreationDate="2015-08-03T10:34:59.977" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per my research there is no such hadith (&quot;Allah loves His servants 70 times more&quot;) in Sahih Bukhari; Allah knows best.  I, however, can't comment on other books or the authenticity of this hadith since I am not a scholar of ahadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13673" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-08-12T21:20:45.877" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T21:20:45.877" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25904" CreationDate="2015-08-03T11:19:49.773" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When someone will enter Jannah he/she would be pure and sin free, as we all Do sins due to influence of Sheetan (bad-angle) and weak faith. therefore anyone who will be entering jannah would be having a strong and high level of faith and there would be no Sheetan that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13674" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T11:19:49.773" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25909" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25912" CreationDate="2015-08-03T11:26:59.153" Score="0" ViewCount="5608" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who offered the Namaz E Janaazah of Hadhrat Khadeejah (RA)??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people said that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and some people said that Hadhrat Ali Bin Abi Talib (RA).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know the correct answer with authentic reference in detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13634" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T11:36:55.647" Title="Namaz E Janaaza of Hazrat Khadeeja (RA)" Tags="|salat|prophet-muhammad|sahaba|ali|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25911" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25931" CreationDate="2015-08-03T12:27:23.437" Score="2" ViewCount="316" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been hearing people say that there is a haadith which states that nafl prayers can makeup for obligatory ones if they are invalid. Is this true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13666" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T16:35:49.790" Title="can nafl prayers make up for obligatory ones?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25912" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25909" CreationDate="2015-08-03T12:28:47.087" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the books of Ibn sa'ad (at-tabqat الطبقات)  ibn abd al-barr (al-Istya'ab fi ma'riftai al-Ashaab الاستيعاب في معرفة الأصحاب ) Ibn Hajar al-A'asqalany (al-Isabah fi tamyizi as-Sahabah الإصابة في تمييز الصحابة) ... she died 3 years before the hijra. At this time the prayer of Janazah was not known so she was buried in Jannatul Mualla cemetery, in Mecca.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars even say that the janazah prayer was unknown until after the Hijra to Medina!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=204751&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=204751&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-08-03T13:07:18.240" LastActivityDate="2015-08-03T13:07:18.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25905" CreationDate="2015-08-03T13:05:25.723" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you follow (pray behind) the Imam you won't have to repeat a prayer, as he is &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;responsible&lt;/a&gt; as the person who leads the prayer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And normally people used to repeat a prayer they've done alone with a jama'a (as no one knows which one will be accepted) as mentioned in the sunan Books (except Ibn Majah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jabir bin Yazid bin Al-Aswad Al Amir told us that his father said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;I&#xA;attended Fajr prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)in Masjid Al&#xA;Khaif.  When he finished praying, he saw two men at the back of the&#xA;people who had not prayed with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said: 'Bring them here.' So&#xA;they were brought to him, trembling. He said: 'What kept you from&#xA;praying with us? They said: '0 Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) we have already&#xA;prayed in our lodgings.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said: 'Do not do that. If you have already&#xA;prayed in your lodgings, then you come to a Masjid in which there is a&#xA;congregation, then pray with them, and it will be a voluntary prayer&#xA;for you.&amp;quot;'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(From Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/10/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a-Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt;, Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However if you are confused there's a fiqh rule saying &amp;quot;من شك في شيء بنى على اليقين&amp;quot; this may mean: If you are confused about something you've done you should only accept (build on) what you are sure about.&#xA;Therefore it could be ok to repeat your prayer in that case especially if you did it on your own!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References and further Information:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;If you can read Arabic here are some fatwas and some suggestions i found on the matter or parts of it maybe they are helpful:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/12420/%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85-%D8%A5%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%AF-%D9%83%D8%AB%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; (islamway),&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/41889&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; (islamweb),&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/140439&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt; (islamweb),&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20170716030921/http://www.tabibnafsany.com:80/weswas-tahara_ocd.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt; (from a psychological PoV).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here some English links for fatwas about having doubts about the validity of a prayer and repeating it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=201190&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; (islamweb),&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/answers/100268/remedy-for-insinuating-whispers-that-has-to-do-with-purification-and-prayer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; (islamqa)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A great &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-laws.com/salatdoubts.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;overview&lt;/a&gt; (it seems from shi'a point of view), i guess it could be very helpful!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finaly an other interesting &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamandpsychology.blogspot.com/2011/01/overcoming-waswaas-whispers-in-ibaadat.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;post&lt;/a&gt; with a psychological point of view!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2023-04-14T11:52:37.213" LastActivityDate="2023-04-14T11:52:37.213" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25247" CreationDate="2015-08-04T03:21:15.117" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a difference between forgetting and eating accidentally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you ate because you &lt;strong&gt;forgot&lt;/strong&gt; that you're fasting, then your fast will still be valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if you ate &lt;strong&gt;accidentally&lt;/strong&gt; while remembering that you were fasting then your fast will be broken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2010/08/09/the-complete-guide-to-fasting/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;seekershub.org&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the second category, the principle returns to accidentally performing an act that vitiates the fast. It also includes acts performed by force of a third party. Accidentally means that one remembers that one is fasting but broke the fast by one’s own doing without the intention to purposely break the fast. [Tahtawi, Hashiyya al-Tahtawi; Related in Radd al-Muhtar] These actions are outlined below in the section ‘category 2.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If any of the actions from category 1 are performed forgetfully, then they do not vitiate the fast. Forgetfully means that one does not have the presence of mind that one is fasting when performing the action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this, I would guess that your fast was broken by accident (not by forgetting) and you would therefore have to make it up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4083" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T03:21:15.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5956" CreationDate="2015-08-04T08:45:53.707" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually now-a-days the situation is little bit different.  The technologies and inventions are increasing for more easy to work and go anywhere for us.&#xA;If a situation comes that heavy rain is going outside and then people can travel to masjid by a cars, vans and buses. The  Mu'adh-dhin do not say &quot;Pray in your homes&quot;, because of having these facilities. But this excuse is only for those people whose can't able to travel in cars, vans and buses or they have not these facilities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13634" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T08:45:53.707" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25904" CreationDate="2015-08-04T10:40:01.993" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As of you:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Adam was warned when he was in Jannah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adam was warned in Jannat because he was a mortal being then. At that time, He was awaiting the Day of Judgement so He had to do good deeds and about bad deeds He was to be warned. The deeds of this world will be rewarded there and then there will be no warnings because that Jannat will be of the hereafter life. It is a common misconception that Adam was in jannah. Yes, He was but not in jannat of His deeds rather it was a temporary location for him and He must had to follow the rules there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as of you: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Will we be free in Jannah or will we still be under the threat of punishment?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have got Jannat already by your deeds and due to earthly warnings so there are no more warnings over there. You will never be under the threat of Punishment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah states in Quran. Surah Az-Zukhruf Ayah no. 68:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HtHun.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/HtHun.png&quot; alt=&quot;Blockquote&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  Translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[To whom Allah will say], &quot;O My servants, no fear will there be concerning you this Day, nor will you grieve,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, there will be no fear, tear etc.. then my brother!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T10:40:01.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25905" CreationDate="2015-08-04T11:22:26.323" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As-salamu alaykum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Good Question ever saw. Let me explain your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is a most beautiful religion in world(and forever). Islam never allows to do hard things. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your question is about praying with doubt. Simply I agree with your argument about pray 2 times. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every person in the world can't complete prayers 100%(not all, most of). Some one will miss &lt;code&gt;sujuud&lt;/code&gt;, someone will miss &lt;code&gt;rukuh&lt;/code&gt;... &lt;strong&gt;To Complete prayers Islam is provide us &lt;code&gt;Sunnath prayers&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. Each and every main prayers(5 time), there is some prayers to complete before and after(Look at below image).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bMcHE.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bMcHE.png&quot; alt=&quot;table&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So &lt;strong&gt;if you have any fault in main prayers it will be get covered by joining that sunnath  prayers&lt;/strong&gt;. So Complete all the prayers. It will only the main answer for your question&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As well as  after finish prayers(5 times prayers) there is zikker call &lt;code&gt;Astaghfiru-Llah&lt;/code&gt;. You can immediately recite that after you giving second salam.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  and there is another zikker to recite &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/6544&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;after &lt;code&gt;maghrib&lt;/code&gt; and after &lt;code&gt;sobh=fajr&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt; before speaking to any body!. That is &lt;code&gt;Allahumma Ajirnaa, Mina Naar&lt;/code&gt;. Recite this zikker 7 times. This will cause to forgive your sin, if more than bubbles on sea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13679" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-09-04T05:01:12.057" LastActivityDate="2015-09-04T05:01:12.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11103" CreationDate="2015-08-04T11:30:25.783" Score="2" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Acts that &lt;strong&gt;nullify ablution&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Passing urine, feces or gas &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sexual discharge from the penis or vagina &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Deep sleep that makes a person completely unaware of his surroundings &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Loss of consciousness &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Touching the sexual organ with the bare hand &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Acts that do &lt;strong&gt;not nullify ablution&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Touching a woman &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bleeding&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vomit &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Having doubts about releasing gas &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah Almighty knows best.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13679" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T11:30:25.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25922" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24773" CreationDate="2015-08-04T11:38:39.153" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to your Question you regard &quot;&lt;em&gt;that the Holy Quran is the single most important source of information&lt;/em&gt;&quot; as you said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a &quot;sensibility&quot; about the word &quot;Holy&quot; but i regard that Quran is our most and 1st important source. And i must admit i have also a kind of sensibility about some ahadith (hadiths) that even might be regarded as sahih but i will never reject all of them! And as the rules of sahih ahadith are very clear and hard i must accept that sahih hadiths are the 2nd important source ... One should always be careful and check if a Hadith isn't contradictory to a Quranic Verse!&#xA;Also note that rejecting sahih hadith means indirectly rejecting the Quran as both have similar if not identical ways of transmission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To start we should know that Allah said in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/16/44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;16:44&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We revealed to you the message that you may make clear to the people what was sent down to them and that they might give thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this means that Quran can't be understood as a standalone source, we need to know how the Prophet (Peace be upon him) practiced it's teaching, therefore some madhabs had a ranking of Sunna in their osol, where the practiced Sunna (ahadith where it is explained what and how the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) used to practice something) is much higher then the verbal Sunna (hadith with verbal orders or prohibitions)!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This Verse is as i think very clear about the matter that Sunna (Hadith) is an explanation (often practical) in how the Quran should be understood and as you read the Prophet (peace be upon him)n is asked to explain and teach it to them. Explaining is what we find in the Sunna!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will now quote some more verses of the Quran where the Sunna is indicated and try to refer to them later! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1) Lord, raise up from among them a Messenger who shall recite Your&#xA;  Revelations to them and teach them the Book الْكِتَابَ and Wisdom الْحِكْمَةَ and purify&#xA;  their lives. You art All-Powerful and All-Wise&quot; &#xA;  &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [Surat al-Baqara &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/129&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:129]&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2) just as (you have found from this: that) We sent the Messenger to&#xA;  you from among you, who recites to you Our Revelations آيَاتِنَا; who purifies&#xA;  your lives; who instructs you in the Book الْكِتَابَ and in Wisdom الْحِكْمَةَ and teaches&#xA;  you those things that you did not know. &#xA;  &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [Surat al-Baqara &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:151]&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3) As a matter of fact, it is the great favour of Allah to the&#xA;  Believers that He has raised up in their midst from among themselves a&#xA;  Messenger who recites to them His Revelations آيَاتِهِ, purifies their lives&#xA;  and teaches them the Book الْكِتَابَ and Wisdom الْحِكْمَةَ, though before this these very&#xA;  people had been in manifest error. &#xA;  &lt;br&gt; &#xA;  [Surat Al-I'mran &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/164&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:164]&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4) ... Allah has sent down the Book and the Wisdom ...&#xA;  &lt;br&gt; &#xA;  [An-Nissa' &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:113]&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَنزَلَ اللّهُ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5) Tell them plainly, &quot;This is my way. I invite you to Allah. I myself&#xA;  see my Way in full light and my followers see it, too. And Allah is&#xA;  free from any defect, and I have nothing to do with those who practice&#xA;  shirk.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [Surat Yusuf &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/12/108&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;12:108]&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;6) And remember what is recited in your houses of the verses of Allah آيَاتِ اللَّهِ and wisdom الْحِكْمَةِ. &#xA;  &lt;br&gt; &#xA;  [Surat al-Ahzaab &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:34]&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;7) He it is Who has raised a Messenger among the gentiles from among&#xA;  themselves, who recites to them His Revelations آيَاتِهِ, purifies them and&#xA;  teaches them the Book الْكِتَابَ and the Wisdom الْحِكْمَةَ, whereas before this they were&#xA;  indeed lost in manifest error.&#xA;  &lt;br&gt; &#xA;  [Surat al Jumu'a &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/62/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;62:2]&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In most of these verses (1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7) you may find the words the book الْكِتَاب and Wisdom الْحِكْمَة: In most tafassir the book is interpreted as the Quran and the Wisdom is interpreted as the sunna (according to Qatada) or as the knowledge about the Ahkam of islam (halal/haram etc.). &#xA;Now as the messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) is the one who teaches us this Wisdom it's clear that Wisdom and Sunna overlap, as without what our Prophet taught us we wouldn't know the number of raka'at in the Prayer at what time to pray and manasik al Hajj and many many things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 5th Verse in the above list is only an example of that one should follow the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) (there might be more expressive Verses for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/59/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;59:7&lt;/a&gt;) and following him means doing as he did this means in Arabic following his Sunna السنة!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 6th Verse is also very expressive as it orders the wives or women of the houshold of the Prophet (peace be upon him) to spread out the wisdom and the revelations of Allah -which they heard/saw in their houses- to people! This verse is a clear order as it quotes Quran on one side and the wisdom (hadith) on the other. And we know a lot of sunnan from the wives of the prophet as they saw him in his house and only they could describe him as a husband or father etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these verses (and many more) indicate the necessity of Hadith and Sunna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At least here is a Hadith narrated in other Versions in other books mentioning that Quran isn't the only source of islamic wisdom!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Al-Miqdam ibn Ma'dikarib: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Beware! &lt;strong&gt;I&#xA;  have been given the Qur'an and something like it&lt;/strong&gt;, yet the time is&#xA;  coming when a man replete on his couch will say: Keep to the Qur'an;&#xA;  what you find in it to be permissible treat as permissible, and what&#xA;  you find in it to be prohibited treat as prohibited. Beware! The&#xA;  domestic ass, beasts of prey with fangs, a find belonging to&#xA;  confederate, unless its owner does not want it, are not permissible to&#xA;  you If anyone comes to some people, they must entertain him, but if&#xA;  they do not, he has a right to mulct them to an amount equivalent to&#xA;  his entertainment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/42/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ نَجْدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَمْرِو&#xA;  بْنُ كَثِيرِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ حَرِيزِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ&#xA;  الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَوْفٍ، عَنِ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِيكَرِبَ،&#xA;  عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ &lt;strong&gt;أَلاَ&#xA;  إِنِّي أُوتِيتُ الْكِتَابَ وَمِثْلَهُ مَعَهُ&lt;/strong&gt; أَلاَ يُوشِكُ رَجُلٌ&#xA;  شَبْعَانُ عَلَى أَرِيكَتِهِ يَقُولُ عَلَيْكُمْ بِهَذَا الْقُرْآنِ&#xA;  فَمَا وَجَدْتُمْ فِيهِ مِنْ حَلاَلٍ فَأَحِلُّوهُ وَمَا وَجَدْتُمْ&#xA;  فِيهِ مِنْ حَرَامٍ فَحَرِّمُوهُ أَلاَ لاَ يَحِلُّ لَكُمْ لَحْمُ&#xA;  الْحِمَارِ الأَهْلِيِّ وَلاَ كُلُّ ذِي نَابٍ مِنَ السَّبُعِ وَلاَ&#xA;  لُقَطَةُ مُعَاهِدٍ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَسْتَغْنِيَ عَنْهَا صَاحِبُهَا وَمَنْ&#xA;  نَزَلَ بِقَوْمٍ فَعَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يَقْرُوهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَقْرُوهُ&#xA;  فَلَهُ أَنْ يُعْقِبَهُمْ بِمِثْلِ قِرَاهُ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*In Arabic: it said I have been given the book so the translator used the interpretation kitab=book=Quran!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-10-24T20:33:30.503" LastActivityDate="2017-10-24T20:33:30.503" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25924" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25930" CreationDate="2015-08-04T11:56:53.057" Score="1" ViewCount="7763" Body="&lt;p&gt;It it ok if i pray Asr about 50 minutes before the time for magrib starts? I know that the time for Asr is over when the sun starts to turn yellow but I can't really discern the colour and neither can I find a website that tells the time when Asr ends&#xA;'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13666" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T16:11:54.507" Title="End of Asr timing" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25925" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25929" CreationDate="2015-08-04T13:59:21.737" Score="2" ViewCount="1399" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it true that it is obligatory to straighten our spine during sujood? I found this hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A prayer in which a person does not straighten his spine in his rukoo’ and sujood does not count.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Sunan al-Tirmidhi, 2/52)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean that a person not aware of this ruling should repeat his prayers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13666" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T15:44:42.920" Title="Straightening our spine during Sujood" Tags="|salat|sujud|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25926" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-04T14:47:49.673" Score="4" ViewCount="6183" Body="&lt;p&gt;I started my first day of shawal's 6 days fasting, alhamdulaylah, but in the middle of the morning I totally forgot that I was fasting because I was so busy in the work that I ate at least two bananas, a handful of grapes and drank half cup of water... I realized I was fasting when I was going to eat more...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know Allah is the most forgiving for unintentional eating or drinking during fasting. But I think I did way over just a quick accident, though, I do admit that I was eating all those food &lt;strong&gt;without&lt;/strong&gt; knowing that I was fasting. I wonder if I can still continue fasting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please cite authentic Quran / Hadith reference to back your analysis, otherwise, please do not answer with just your opinions. Jazak Allah Khair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastEditorUserId="12588" LastEditDate="2015-08-04T17:34:46.000" LastActivityDate="2020-01-26T16:53:56.253" Title="Forgot I am fasting and realized after eat almost a meal" Tags="|hadith|sawm|reference-request|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25926" CreationDate="2015-08-04T15:01:54.467" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, my wife found something pretty legit inshaAllah.&#xA;Basically, I can continue fasting and still count as valid, alhamdulaylah, Allah is the most merciful :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All reference in the link below:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/214153&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/214153&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2605" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T15:01:54.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25926" CreationDate="2015-08-04T15:04:16.510" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you had the intention in the morning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;There is no fast for the one who does not intend to fast before dawn.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reference     : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2338&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Grade    : Sahih (Darussalam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then forgot that you were fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘Whoever forgets that he is fasting, and eats or drinks is to complete&#xA;  his fast, as it was Allah who fed him and gave him something to&#xA;  drink.&quot; Agreed upon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhaari (6669) and Muslim (1155)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Whoever breaks his fast in Ramadaan by mistake does not have to make up that day or offer expiation.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Khuzaymah (1999)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Khuzaymah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ruling : &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/50041&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/50041&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1000" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T15:04:16.510" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25929" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25925" CreationDate="2015-08-04T15:44:42.920" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam. I myself have noticed this hadith in many places which even say that it is Ahsan Hadith. I am going to tell you a basic principle of Islam which is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You won't be asked about your deeds which you didn't know about. But once you understood that it is prohibited in Islam and then you continued performing that bad deed, you will be asked and will be responsible for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As almost many of companions did bad deeds before they came into Islam and they wont be asked about them. Same is the case for us but we should repent on those.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now some references from Quran and Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah Ale Imraan verse 135-136:&#xA;  Allah likes such good people very much, who, if ever they commit a base deed or wrong their own soul by the commission of a sin, remember Allah instantly, and ask for forgiveness from Him for their shortcomings. For who, but Allah, can forgive sins? (And Allah loves those) who do not knowingly persist in the wrongs they did. These will be rewarded with forgiveness from Allah, and with Gardens beneath which canals flow, and they will reside therein forever! How excellent is the reward of those who do good deeds!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 6 Surah Anaam verse 54:&#xA;  When those come to you who believe in Our Signs, say: &quot;Peace be on you! Your Lord had inscribed for Himself (the rule of) Mercy. Verily if any of you did evil in ignorance, and thereafter repented and amended (his conduct), Lo! He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 1, 0218:&#xA;  It is narrated on the authority of Abdullah b. Mas'ud: We once said: Messenger of Allah, would we be held responsible for our deeds committed in the state of ignorance? He (the Holy Prophet) observed: He who did good deeds in Islam would not be held responsible for what he did in the state of ignorance, but he who committed evil (after having come within the fold of Islam) would be held responsible for his previous and later deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 1, 0217:&#xA;  It is narrated on the authority of Abdullah b. Mas'ud that some people said to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him): Messenger of Allah, would we be held responsible for our deeds committed in the state of ignorance (before embracing Islam)? Upon his he (the Holy Prophet) remarked: He who amongst you performed good deeds in Islam , He would not be held responsible for them (misdeeds which he committed in ignorance) and he who committed evil (even after embracing Islam) would be held responsible or his misdeeds that he committed in the state of ignorance as well as in that of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So My Brother, the salaat when you didn't know are not obligatory to be prayed again but the salaat when you will pray in future and do this mistake then according to Hadith and some stories of companions should be prayed again. And never forget to seek forgiveness for those mistakes!! I hope I could do a little to help you....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T15:44:42.920" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25930" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25924" CreationDate="2015-08-04T16:04:43.227" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam. First of all below is a hadith:(This is in case of necessity but can be applied here)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever catches up with one rak’ah of ‘Asr before the sun sets he has caught up with ‘Asr.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 531; Muslim, 608) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually Asr prayer should be prayed early as it is stated in Bukhari as: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Volume 1, Book 10, Number 526 :&#xA;  Narrated by Anas bin Malik&#xA;  &quot;We used to pray the 'Asr and after that if one of us went to Quba' he would arrive there while the sun was still high.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Volume 1, Book 10, Number 525 :&#xA;  Narrated by Anas bin Malik&#xA;  Allah's Apostle used to offer the 'Asr prayer at a time when the sun was still hot and high and if a person went to Al-'Awali (a place) of Medina, he would reach there when the sun was still high. Some of Al-'Awali of Medina were about four miles or so from the town.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yellowing of sun usually starts about 30 minutes before Maghrib. So the short answer is Yes you can pray 50 minutes before sunset. But good idea is to pray 60-90 minutes before Maghrib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastEditorUserId="12588" LastEditDate="2015-08-04T16:11:54.507" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T16:11:54.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25931" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25911" CreationDate="2015-08-04T16:35:49.790" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have looked deep into Bukhari and Muslim but could not find something like this. One thing I found was about the value of nafl in ramdan. There is a Hadith about which Islamic scholars thought to be daeef which states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet peace be upon him said: “Whoever draws near to Allaah during it (Ramadaan) with a single characteristic from the characteristics of (voluntary) goodness, he is like whoever performs an obligatory act in other times. And whoever performs an obligatory act during it, he is like whoever performed seventy obligatory acts in other times.” – Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah, no. 1887.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is derived from this Hadith that a nafl equals to sunnat or fard in ramdan. But i said this is termed as daeef and there is no other Hadith like this. Do you Have reference to any book?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastActivityDate="2015-08-04T16:35:49.790" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25932" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26003" CreationDate="2015-08-04T17:55:12.557" Score="2" ViewCount="41972" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen the word &lt;strong&gt;وليتلطف&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Surah Kahaf&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in the Quran written in bold text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The reason why this word is in bold? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the meaning of this word according to Tafseer or Ahaadith?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13634" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-17T12:06:20.847" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:24:49.137" Title="Why is &quot;وليتلطف&quot; in Surah Kahaf is written in bold text in Quran?" Tags="|quran|arabic-translation|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25933" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25952" CreationDate="2015-08-04T18:34:46.133" Score="5" ViewCount="21239" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to ask that people who are not buried after death like if they died at sea or burnt but not buried, how they are answerable to munkar nakir and how they would go through their phases of grave?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-30T22:27:22.360" LastActivityDate="2021-01-17T13:44:42.703" Title="What happens to people whose bodies are not buried after death?" Tags="|death|grave|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25935" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25932" CreationDate="2015-08-04T19:59:01.803" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is considered to be the &lt;strong&gt;middle most word of the Quran&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5165" LastEditorUserId="13218" LastEditDate="2015-08-07T21:28:52.927" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T21:28:52.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12850" CreationDate="2015-08-04T20:23:41.453" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu-alaikum, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think we first need to understand the meaning of hijab ourselves. Without that this question and its answers bears no value. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Merely covering dress is not the idea, but more importantly, it is behavior, manners, speech and appearance in public. The idea for men and women is an outer manifestation of an inner commitment to worshipping Allah , it symbolizes a commitment to piety. Self or inner morality is what gives meaning to the modest clothing. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.whyislam.org/social-values-in-islam/gender-relations-in-islam/hijab/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.whyislam.org/social-values-in-islam/gender-relations-in-islam/hijab/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, should the pictures of men or women in complete hijab be posted?&#xA;Even with hijab there is a lot of corruption that could happen. So it's best to avoid it altogether.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5165" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T15:21:46.010" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T15:21:46.010" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25939" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-04T22:58:45.370" Score="1" ViewCount="792" Body="&lt;p&gt;Keeping wudu is a struggle for me because I have a lot of gas which is on and off. I can guess sometimes when it might go away although I am not really 100% sure and if it does go away then i end up reading the prayers really late, for example, i read Dhur when it is almost Asr time. I read that if you cannot control it and it happens a lot then you do one wudu for each prayer. But on another website it says if it goes away then you have to read it during that time. The thing is this is causing me a lot of stress and anxiety because it is a random thing. I am not sure what to do. Should I read the prayers on time even if I am having these problems or delay the prayers to see if the issue goes away and read the prayers then?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13576" LastActivityDate="2015-08-05T09:49:30.190" Title="not sure if my wudu is valid" Tags="|salat|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25940" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-05T02:57:13.353" Score="3" ViewCount="3227" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a woman make an unknown person her brother and share her life story with him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13688" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:35:59.627" LastActivityDate="2018-10-31T18:45:02.933" Title="Can a woman make an unknown person her brother and share her life story with him?" Tags="|halal-haram|relationships|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25940" CreationDate="2015-08-05T04:35:02.767" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ofcourse not. How come can a woman make a stranger her brother, a brother or a sister are born from the same mother or father. So it is not possible to make strangers brothers or sisters, that would be rather called making friends. And making friends with strangers is forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastActivityDate="2015-08-05T04:35:02.767" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17227" CreationDate="2015-08-05T05:57:09.097" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well the مُوَلِّي is a noun (from the family) of the verb وَلَّى which may have many meanings like elapse (if the context is time), follow (if it's about a person or an authority) or assign or direct, turn, turn away ... as you can find here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.almaany.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the context of the Verse only turn/turn away are acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would mean that مُوَلِّي is a person which turns to a certain direction or turns away from a certain direction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-07-01T13:40:43.093" LastActivityDate="2021-07-01T13:40:43.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25944" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25949" CreationDate="2015-08-05T07:43:41.430" Score="2" ViewCount="3087" Body="&lt;p&gt;According this &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenana_ibn_al-Rabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; Article Kenana ibn al-Rabi was &#xA; tortured by Muhammad to reveal where his treasure is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why can't Muhammad just ask God or Gabriel where the treasure is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it's not true, what's actually happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4017" LastEditorUserId="4017" LastEditDate="2016-10-02T12:06:39.043" LastActivityDate="2018-02-23T12:27:37.360" Title="Did Muhammad torture anyone to get info?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25945" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-05T09:48:47.693" Score="3" ViewCount="2663" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur`an does not specify that women must cover their hair. It merely says that they have to preserve their 'beautiness' (e.g. ornaments). Wearing hijab was a norm prior to the spread of Islam and was common all over the world in many cultures. The other cultures gradually abandoned it but our culture still holds on to it. Many Arabs are conservative and still attached to their old culture and tradition, that's why they interpret it in that way. Why women should wear hijab if I can interpret what Qur`an says in a different way than conservative Arabs (not about religion but about culture) do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13640" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2015-08-05T12:05:17.807" LastActivityDate="2015-10-07T19:42:58.967" Title="How can we be so sure that women must wear hijab when the Qur`an does not prescribe it in clear words?" Tags="|tafseer|hadith-interpretation|hijab|culture|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25939" CreationDate="2015-08-05T09:49:30.190" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is simple and clear:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do one wudu for each prayer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Read the prayers on time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَىٰ وَقُومُوا&#xA;  لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the&#xA;  middle prayer and stand before Allah , devoutly obedient.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Baqarah (2:238)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَابًا مَّوْقُوتًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of&#xA;  specified times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12799" LastActivityDate="2015-08-05T09:49:30.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25947" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25945" CreationDate="2015-08-05T10:06:36.060" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Thank you for your question, it is so very clear that the Quran does not allow women to show their hair(particularly), it does not allow them to show teir entire body(exept face and hands), and here are some references from the holly Quran itself which forbid women to go out witthout their hijab, i hope it will help you change your idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UJCuF.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UJCuF.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Al-Ahzab 33:59)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FsIh0.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FsIh0.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(An-Nur 24:31)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A refrence from the Hadiths&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1 – It was narrated from Safiyyah bint Shaybah that ‘Aa’ishah (may&#xA;  Allaah be pleased with her) used to say: When these words were&#xA;  revealed – “and to draw their veils all over Juyoobihinna (i.e. their&#xA;  bodies, faces, necks and bosoms)” – they took their izaars (a kind of&#xA;  garment) and tore them from the edges and covered their faces with&#xA;  them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4481&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12799" LastEditorUserId="12799" LastEditDate="2015-08-05T10:56:20.767" LastActivityDate="2015-08-05T10:56:20.767" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25944" CreationDate="2015-08-05T10:16:26.040" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The whole story (according to the narration quoted in tarykh at-Tabari) has heavy weaknesses, so most scholars consider it as fabricated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The narrator Mohammed ibn Hamyd ar-Razi  محمد بن حميد الرازي was considered as a kind of fabricator Imam ad-Dahabi called him  صَاحِبُ عَجَائِبَ &quot;A man or fellow of wonders, meaning who told hair-rising stories&quot; al-Bukhari said one must take his narrations very carefully some said he was considered as a liar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The narrator Ibn Ishaq  ابن إسحاق has no sanad (no continuous chain) to our Prophet (peace be upon him) and some of the people of his time especially Imam Malik -who knew him well- regarded this story as a fabrication of him! As they said in his narration there were some israeliyaat! However Malik might be biased as there was a concurrence situation between both. So when it comes to maghazi (battle's of the Porphet) Ibn Ishaq is a good refence, but as a narrator in hadith matters he might need the support of other trustworthy narrators who have narrated the same thing. As he used to make strange addittions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way also a similar narration in Tabaqat الطبقات ibn Sa'ad is weak because of similar reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now on the other hand there are many ahadith (hadiths) which show 1st that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was not known to like nor to use torture as his sunna proofs the opposite and 2nd true sahih ahadith (hadiths) show that the Jews of Khaybar have been condemned because they broke a promise and the messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) had promised that he will keep them in peace if they didn't. And it seems that Kinana himself was condemned according to a hadith quoted by al-Bayhaqi for taking an innocent life (of Mahmud ibn Maslma) this i only found quoted by Ibn Hajjar Al-A'sqalani in Fath al-Bary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore this story can't only be considered as baseless or fabricated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;here are some examples of the sunna:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It has been reported from Sulaiman b. Buraida through his father that&#xA;  when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) appointed anyone as leader of an army&#xA;  or detachment he would especially exhort him to fear Allah and to be&#xA;  good to the Muslims who were with him. He would say: Fight in the name&#xA;  of Allah and in the way of Allah. Fight against those who disbelieve&#xA;  in Allah. Make a holy war, do not embezzle the spoils; do not break&#xA;  your pledge; and do not mutilate (the dead) bodies; do not kill the&#xA;  children. When you meet your enemies who are polytheists, invite them&#xA;  to three courses of action. If they respond to any one of these, you&#xA;  also accept it and withhold yourself from doing them any harm. Invite&#xA;  them to (accept) Islam; if they respond to you, accept it from them&#xA;  and desist from fighting against them. Then invite them to migrate&#xA;  from their lands to the land of the Muhajireen and inform them that,&#xA;  if they do so, they shall have all the privileges and obligations of&#xA;  the Muhajireen. If they refuse to migrate, tell them that they will&#xA;  have the status of Bedouin Muslims and will be subjected to the&#xA;  Commands of Allah like other Muslims, but they will not get any share&#xA;  from the spoils of war or Fai' except when they actually fight with&#xA;  the Muslims (against the disbelievers). If they refuse to accept&#xA;  Islam, demand from them the Jizya. If they agree to pay, accept it&#xA;  from them and hold off your hands. If they refuse to pay the tax, seek&#xA;  Allah's help and fight them. When you lay siege to a fort and the&#xA;  besieged appeal to you for protection in the name of Allah and His&#xA;  Prophet, do not accord to them the guarantee of Allah and His Prophet,&#xA;  but accord to them your own guarantee and the guarantee of your&#xA;  companions for it is a lesser sin that the security given by you or&#xA;  your companions be disregarded than that the security granted in the&#xA;  name of Allah and His Prophet be violated. When you besiege a fort and&#xA;  the besieged want you to let them out in accordance with Allah's&#xA;  Command, do not let them come out in accordance with His Command, but&#xA;  do so at your (own) command, for you do not know whether or not you&#xA;  will be able to carry out Allah's behest with regard to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/32/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;`Abd Allah b. Mughaffal reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying&#xA;  : Allah is gentle, likes gentleness, and gives for gentleness what he&#xA;  does not give for harshness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:&#xA;  &quot;Allah is Gentle and loves gentleness, and He grants reward for it&#xA;  that He does not grant for harshness.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/33/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story of the treasure also is a bit strange, it could only be explained by the disloyalty and breaking the covenant! Those scholar who accept it said that at least it was revealed to the Prophet (peace be upon him). So if there has been a treasure it has been found, it could be the treasure or the goods the Jews of bani Qaynuqa' who have been &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu_Qaynuqa#Expulsion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;expelled&lt;/a&gt; from Medina have taken with them even if they were not allowed to according the treathy or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Medina&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;charter of Medina&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-10-12T14:13:38.557" LastActivityDate="2016-10-12T14:13:38.557" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25952" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25933" CreationDate="2015-08-05T11:42:34.883" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam. Yeah it is a good question. Since you have asked it, I am pondering and searching about its answer. I could not get much references from Quran and Hadith but there is one Hadith in Sahih Bukhari as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bukhari :: Book 9 :: Volume 93 :: Hadith 597&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&#xA;  Allah's Apostle said, &quot;A man who never did any good deed, said that if he died, his family should burn him and throw half the ashes of his burnt body in the earth and the other half in the sea, for by Allah, if Allah should get hold of him, He would inflict such punishment on him as He would not inflict on anybody among the people. But Allah ordered the sea to collect what was in it (of his ashes) and similarly ordered the earth to collect what was in it (of his ashes). Then Allah said (to the recreated man ), 'Why did you do so?' The man replied, 'For being afraid of You, and You know it (very well).' So Allah forgave him.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here the situation is a bit same but it would not happen for all humans the same. In that situation, the islamic scholars have agreed that if a person dies and is not engraved, His spirit or rooh will be tortured if he were a bad man and will be furnished with joy if he were a good man. Along his spirit his body will also be treated accordingly where ever it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The dead are to be questioned whether they are in their graves, or in any place; in the desert, the sea, or in the belly of a beast of prey. In all cases they will be questioned; their spirits will be questioned. They will be questioned and tortured if they are evildoers, and they will live in comfort and ease if they are pious. Their spirits will enjoy Paradise or suffer Hell. The remaining part of their body will go either to Paradise or to Hell in the way that Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) Alone wills, but the spirit will suffer largely the torments in Barzakh (period between death and the Resurrection) whereas both the body and the spirit will suffer torment and pain or will feel happy and enjoy Paradise on the Day of Judgment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More over, Allah knows the best as He is going to give comfort or punishment to the dead. Could I help you or do you have some more to ask?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastEditorUserId="12588" LastEditDate="2015-08-05T17:11:46.713" LastActivityDate="2015-08-05T17:11:46.713" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25953" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25965" CreationDate="2015-08-05T13:10:25.473" Score="6" ViewCount="793" Body="&lt;p&gt;If God is &quot;Infinetely&quot; Merciful, doesn't that mean that everyone will be given access to jannah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's say I have an infinite number of candies, and I'm also Infinitely generous, and a Kid ask me to give him a candy, and I refuse. Doesn't that annul me being infinitely generous&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13640" LastEditorUserId="13640" LastEditDate="2015-08-05T14:40:54.023" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T02:52:42.707" Title="If God is &quot;Infinitely&quot; Merciful, doesn't that mean that, in a philosophical way, everyone will be forgiven and given access to jannah?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|jannah|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25945" CreationDate="2015-08-05T14:40:27.023" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Two verses may be considered relevant to your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#33:59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;33:59&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#24:31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;24:31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#33:59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;33:59&lt;/a&gt; is concerned, it deals with a &lt;strong&gt;specific&lt;/strong&gt; situation that arouse in Medina and prescribes a measure so that the modest women are &quot;&lt;em&gt;recognized and not harmed&lt;/em&gt;&quot; by &quot;&lt;em&gt;those who affront believing men and believing women&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. The measure was to &quot;&lt;em&gt;draw over themselves some of their outer garments&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This context implies that the directives given in these verses are applicable in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;similar&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; situations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This leaves us with &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#24:31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;24:31&lt;/a&gt; which is a &lt;strong&gt;general&lt;/strong&gt; directive as clear from &quot;&lt;em&gt;that is purer for them&lt;/em&gt;&quot; in the preceding verse. Moral purity is the ultimate aim if one wants to enter paradise (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#87:14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;87:14&lt;/a&gt;) and, therefore, desired in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;every&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have referred to the following part of the verse in your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[say to believing women] not to reveal their adornments - save what&#xA;  is normally apparent thereof&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I believe the part of the verse relevant to your question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and they should fold their 'khumur' (singular: khimar) over their bosoms&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I shall just try to explain the cause of different interpretations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some scholars would argue that things that are &lt;strong&gt;understood&lt;/strong&gt; need not to be mentioned explicitly in any conversation or discourse. (We, too, experience this in our daily lives) They would say that the khimar was being used to cover head (hair) at the time of revelation. However, the ladies were careless in covering their bosoms. Therefore, the Qur`an assuming their then current state ordered them to cover their bosoms too.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Others would argue that the &lt;strong&gt;imperative&lt;/strong&gt; is on &lt;em&gt;covering the bosoms&lt;/em&gt;. Therefore, covering head (hair) does not constitute an essential part of the Islamic Shariah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end, I would say that any of the aforementioned opinions if adopted through honest quest and practiced in letter and spirit would save us from His displeasure, in sha`a Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2015-10-07T19:42:58.967" LastActivityDate="2015-10-07T19:42:58.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25957" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29668" CreationDate="2015-08-05T14:45:21.670" Score="5" ViewCount="892" Body="&lt;p&gt;Often times, I would go to a coffee shop, and a previous school mate works there. Now he gives me free coffee and food (this isn't authorized by the store) and I'm under the assumption that he expects a greater amount in monetary tip, so I put a good amount in the tip jar (the amount doesn't exceed how much I would have spent if I had bought the food though). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This makes me equate this action to bribery. Is the above action haraam? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's change the story up, and say I don't give any tip, and receive everything free. Now, it isn't bribery. Is this still haraam because the receiving of products for free isn't authorized? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's change the story up one more time, and say that I get a substantial discount. Is this discount haraam as well? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, it would mean there really isn't any benefit to having a friend work in a fast food restaurant, other than receiving suggestions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the sake of clarity, the actual place I get free drinks or food from is Dunkin Donuts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need to add that I also have the question of redemption. How can I make up for my past &quot;stealing&quot; or &quot;bribery&quot;? Do I just make repentance to God or do I have to pay back every single store where I got discount (with the total being inaccurate or incalculable)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6820" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T04:59:28.090" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T04:59:28.090" Title="Is getting unauthorized discounts on store products haraam?" Tags="|halal-haram|theft|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5747" CreationDate="2015-08-05T14:46:42.863" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There aren't any official ones given by the Prophet or Companions. Omar Bin Alkhattab almost started to collect the hadiths but then thought of it as a bad idea and reverted, probably for the same reason why many give Hadith the same level as Quran at times, if not more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first person who ordered the collection of Hadith was Caliphate Omar Ben Abdel Aziz. He ordered Abu Bakir Ben Alhazam, to record ALL hadiths from the scholars. From there are came many more who organized and authenticated these hadiths solely based on their opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a general rule, it is not much of a rule, but common sense where the person who is reporting from another person to have lived during their times and actually met.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T14:44:08.500" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T14:44:08.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25959" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25953" CreationDate="2015-08-05T15:07:53.607" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, God is &quot;infinetely&quot; Merciful, and Yes maybe everybody will be forgiving except few Who God has mentioned in the Quran himself at various places. The people who commit Shirk (associating partners with GOD) will not be forgiven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="380" LastActivityDate="2015-08-05T15:07:53.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25953" CreationDate="2015-08-05T15:22:46.377" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No one knows for sure. Many Muslims incorrectly associate people who enter hell into being there forever, however, that could and could not be the case. We do not know what Allah will do or for how long. For example, take this Ayah for instance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A7qee.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/A7qee.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], the Day when He will gather them together [and say], &quot;O company of jinn, you have [misled] many of mankind.&quot; And their allies among mankind will say, &quot;Our Lord, some of us made use of others, and we have [now] reached our term, which you appointed for us.&quot; He will say, &quot;The Fire is your residence, wherein you will abide eternally, except for what Allah wills. Indeed, your Lord is Wise and Knowing.&quot; [6:128]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice the part where Allah Says about The devil himself (Jinn) who mislead humans and their allies, he definitely says eternally, but then ads the following part: &lt;code&gt;Except for what Allah Wills&lt;/code&gt;. For all we know, Allah can just eradicate us all and eradicate heaven/hell altogether thus wishes to, we don't know any better and should never assume Allah to follow any specific set or regulations, as one of Allah's name is &lt;code&gt;الماكر&lt;/code&gt; &lt;code&gt;The most cunning&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-08-05T15:22:46.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4241" CreationDate="2015-08-05T15:35:12.170" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not think such magic still exists. I believe that the existing of Miracles/Magic ended when the last Prophet (PBUH) passed away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike many I can back that up with some sort of proof. Some scholars associate the Ayah for Magic (2:102) with the Jews as explained &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=645&amp;amp;idto=668&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;ID=130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Now tell me, if Jews really had the power to make people sick, etc. Through magic wouldn't they have used it on their enemies and rules the world?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same exists for those who claim this is something that exists. Imagine I start a business where I can make a supermodel fall in love with you, many people would pay millions of dollars to do so, it would be a very large scale operation (like drugs, prostitution, every other bad thing is). The same goes for marrying a rich person, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Possession is something also closely associate with Magic (where someone would make a spell to have a person possessed by the devil). That I don't believe in entirely and think it just fake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that this tradition of magic/possession/miracles, was carried over from the old ages, many years ago when things like this would be told and people would believe in them because of the simplistical minds. Notice that the Muslims during their golden age never reported such theories and only once we dwindled down our knowledge that Muslims started believing in such nonsense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-22T10:30:13.880" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T10:30:13.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25953" CreationDate="2015-08-05T15:57:45.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're right if you consider Him &lt;strong&gt;Merciful&lt;/strong&gt; (الرحيم) only. However, God is Merciful as well as &lt;strong&gt;Just&lt;/strong&gt; (العدل). Both of these qualities hold simultaneously. Being Merciful should not overrule being Just.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next world is created on the principle of merit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He created death and life so that He might test you, and find out&#xA;  which of you is best in conduct. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.wahiduddin/67:2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;67:2&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The people who deserve paradise according to their performance in moral matters end up there and those who do not are destined for hell. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the virtuous will dwell in bliss, whereas the wicked will be in Hell; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.wahiduddin/82:14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;82:13-14&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If He sends all to paradise then it would not be fair with all those who struggled hard to win paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Should We treat the true believers and the wrongdoers alike? What ails&#xA;  you? How ill you judge! (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.wahiduddin/68:35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;68:35-36&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's take your example. Suppose you set a criterion that whosoever finishes his homework in an hour gets a candy. Now, if you give a candy to a kid who didn't finish his homework then it would be unfair with those who did it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2015-08-05T16:18:30.773" LastActivityDate="2015-08-05T16:18:30.773" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25953" CreationDate="2015-08-05T17:25:11.030" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Swt and blessings of him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt is the most merciful and compassionate&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;There are one hundred (parts of) mercy for Allah and He has sent down out of these one part of mercy upon the jinn and human beings and&#xA;  animals and the insects, and it is because of this (one part) that&#xA;  they love one another, show kindness to one another and even the beast&#xA;  treats its young one with affection, and Allah has reserved ninety&#xA;  nine parts of mercy with which He would treat His servants on the Day&#xA;  of Resurrection&lt;/strong&gt;.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/50/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Allah Swt also says in Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/17-18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:17,18&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Allah accept the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and repent soon afterwards; to them will Allah turn in mercy: For Allah is&#xA;  full of knowledge and wisdom.Of no effect is the repentance of those&#xA;  who continue to do evil, until death faces one of them, and he says,&#xA;  &quot;Now have I repented indeed;&quot; nor of those who die rejecting Faith:&#xA;  for them have We prepared a punishment most grievous&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we sin Allah swt punishes us but because of his kindness he does not punish at the moment giving us enough time so we could realize and ask for his forgiveness and mercy but we have this time to ask mercy before our death,because Allah is also a judge(Al-Hakam) and (Al-Adl)which means the just ,he is fair to everyone.Now if we believe that He is so kind that He will forgive all sins it can lead us to wrong path.If Allah forgives all sins people will have no reason to stop doing bad deeds,If a judge forgives everyone this world will be full of bad people then,&quot;&lt;strong&gt;And not equal are the good deed and the bad&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/41/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;41:34&lt;/a&gt;.If you do good would would get reward ,if you do bad ,you get a correction,if you do bad and really sorry and do repentance Allah Swt may forgive you as He is (Ar -Rahman) The Most Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;Say: &quot;To Allah. He has prescribed Mercy for Himself&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T02:52:42.707" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T02:52:42.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25964" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1010" CreationDate="2015-08-05T18:23:49.833" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To believe in pantheism, one must accept that God occupies space and is bound by time.&#xA;Since God is the creator of time and space and is not bound by it, such a relevance is void. God is beyond space and time and does not occupy space.&#xA;Humans however are space bound creatures and ARE INCAPABLE to comprehend a spaceless concept or what it means to be beyond space. As a test, close your eyes and try to imagine the absence of space (Not vacuum or empty space, rather the absence of space itself). You see.... it’s impossible. At most we can imagine a perfect vacuum but we can't even imagine the absence of space.&#xA;So a question as where is God is a wrong question, since God is not mater to occupy space.&#xA;Have a look at this youtube video just for a simpleeeeee example to understand the issue better:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWyTxCsIXE4%20%20://&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.youtube.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13700" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-21T06:24:32.750" LastActivityDate="2015-11-21T06:24:32.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25953" CreationDate="2015-08-05T20:36:26.170" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;From a philosophical perspective - alone - if God forgives one person then he must forgive everyone else or he is not merciful. If he forgives everyone then he is not Just.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, a just God cannot forgive, but a God who doesn't forgive can't be merciful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Trying to reconcile God's different attributes almost always leads to incomprehensible situations as they appear to the ordinary human intellect to be in conflict. This is a well known problem with positive theology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a philosophical perspective, in my view, the only way to reconcile the two  is to argue that God's forgiveness is necessarily accompanied by a corresponding act of &quot;&lt;em&gt;Compensation&lt;/em&gt;.&quot; That is, whenever God forgives a person He necessarily compensates &lt;em&gt;everyone else&lt;/em&gt; by increasing their rewards in just proportions. Furthermore, the forgiveness is qualified to only certain types of sins, i.e. those not involving un-justness between creation. By this act of compensation for only certain types of sins God is not unjust if He so desires to forgive as many as He desires.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a religious perspective, there is already a concept of Huquq-ullah and Huquq-ul-ibaad and we are told that the former can be forgiven by God's mercy alone, but for the later the sinner must pay for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2015-11-03T17:14:23.477" LastActivityDate="2015-11-03T17:14:23.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25966" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17001" CreationDate="2015-08-05T20:48:50.547" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not haram as long as you are not playing for money or forgetting to pray salah or any other chores.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13701" LastActivityDate="2015-08-05T20:48:50.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25967" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17001" CreationDate="2015-08-05T21:56:42.570" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not forbidden. Allah and His prophet never forbade it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some scholars who say that it is &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/12567&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;forbidden&lt;/a&gt; because it could lead to distraction from prayer or it can lead to gambling, but both are pretty opinionated to me. Many things can be used for Haram but doesn't mean it is Haram. For example, you can use a knife or a Gun to kill someone but you can't say that it is forbidden because it can lead to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I dare anyone who says it is haram to bring any proof from the Quran and Sunnah, all you will get are wild speculation and weird interpretations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-26T10:24:53.270" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T10:24:53.270" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25968" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23446" CreationDate="2015-08-06T01:36:13.133" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm sorry for your lost but inspired by your strength and profound love towards Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can relate with how you feel about not wanting to share your husband in Jannah. I too once feel this way. My journey towards islam started abt 2 years ago, it was not smooth sailing but i learned that Allah swt is the best disposer of affairs. Trust him and he will take care of you. Have good thoughts about Allah swt, in every difficulty, there is ease. InsyaAllah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I try to improve my understanding in islam via islamic conferences or readily shared views of ustadhs and mufti's (ustadh Nouman Ali Khan, Mufti Menk, Ustadha Yasmin Mogahed etc) in youtube. In my search for knowledge, i found that in Jannah, everything is good. There is no ill feelings towards each other, unlike in earth. The pious men and women are promised only everlasting happiness. No more sorrow and pain. No more lost and confusion. The fear you're feeling now, will not be felt in Jannah. Take heart, that you would only feel love and more love. How awesome is that? :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its hard to imagine it now; our human brain is limited, so trust in Allah swt. He never breaks his promises. Focus on getting into Jannah and everything else, leave it to Allah Swt. Tawakkal my dear sister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sending you much love and doa for your well being and for your kids. May Allah swt help us to be firm and steadfast on the straight path. Ameen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13703" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T01:36:13.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25969" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-06T04:55:40.750" Score="3" ViewCount="3600" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since I was 8, every time I got in the shower I would throw water pressure “down there” until my body shook (I believe this is called a climax or orgasm, and I may have emitted maniy but I can’t remember). I read that maniy is supposed to be yellow, but I have only ever had white or clear discharge, so it may have been madhy. After that, I would take my full shower. I started praying and fasting regularly at age 11, when I got my first period. Now, 18, I just learned that A woman is deemed to have reached puberty when one of four things happens: &lt;br&gt;&#xA;1 – When she reaches the age of fifteen.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2 – When her pubic hair grows, which is hair around the private parts.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;3 – When she emits maniy (fluid released at climax).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;4 – When she starts to menstruate. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Does this mean I was baligh at age 8? &lt;br&gt;Also, I did not know until recently that this was called masturbation (which is haram) and I did not know that ghusl was mandatory after that. Meaning, I continued to pray and fast in a junub state.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I have now made tawba for all the water I wasted and promised to never to do “that” again. But are all the prayers and fasts I’ve done up to now invalid?&lt;br&gt; If so, should I make them up for 6yrs or 10yrs?&lt;br&gt; Is there anything else I need to do or I should know in relation to my dilemma?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13704" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-20T07:21:22.333" LastActivityDate="2021-11-26T12:40:05.010" Title="Should I make up for 6-10 years of possibly invalid prayer and fasts?" Tags="|women|ghusl|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25972" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-06T06:16:13.973" Score="4" ViewCount="113" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had to fast 2 days kadaa' for ramadan, so I made them at the beginning of Shawal with the intention of fasting the 6 days of shawal plus the kadaa'. My question is: Is that accepted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T08:45:35.993" Title="Intentions for sawm" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25973" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25940" CreationDate="2015-08-06T08:08:00.177" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before giving an answer i must distinguish: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How and where will this &quot;relationship&quot; take place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will this women and the men meet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will they meet in public?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do you define the relationship?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How the man will define the relationship?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some ahadith (hadiths) -both from jami' at-Tirmidhi- which indicate that a woman shouldn't be alone with a non mahram:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Uqbah bin Amir narrated that The Messenger of Allah said: “Beware of&#xA;  entering upon women.” So a man from the Ansar said: ‘”O Messenger of&#xA;  Allah! What do you think about Hamu? So he said: “The Hamu is death.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي&#xA;  حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْخَيْرِ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، أَنَّ&#xA;  رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ إِيَّاكُمْ وَالدُّخُولَ&#xA;  عَلَى النِّسَاءِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ يَا رَسُولَ&#xA;  اللَّهِ أَفَرَأَيْتَ الْحَمْوَ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ الْحَمْوُ الْمَوْتُ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&#xA;  قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عُمَرَ وَجَابِرٍ وَعَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ ‏.‏&#xA;  قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ&#xA;  صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏ وَإِنَّمَا مَعْنَى كَرَاهِيَةِ الدُّخُولِ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ&#xA;  عَلَى نَحْوِ مَا رُوِيَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏&quot;‏&#xA;  لاَ يَخْلُوَنَّ رَجُلٌ بِامْرَأَةٍ إِلاَّ كَانَ ثَالِثَهُمَا&#xA;  الشَّيْطَانُ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ وَمَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ ‏&quot;‏ الْحَمْوُ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ يُقَالُ&#xA;  هُوَ أَخُو الزَّوْجِ كَأَنَّهُ كَرِهَ لَهُ أَنْ يَخْلُوَ بِهَا ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Umar narrated: &quot; 'Umar delivered a Khutbah to us at Al-Jabiyah.&#xA;  He said: 'O you people! Indeed I have stood among you as the Messenger&#xA;  of Allah(s.a.w) stood among us, and he said: &quot;I order you (to stick&#xA;  to) my Companions, then those who come after them, then those who come&#xA;  after them. Then lying will spread until a man will take an oath when&#xA;  no oath was sought from him, and a witness will testify when his&#xA;  testimony was not sought. Behold! A man is not alone with a woman but&#xA;  the third of them is Ash-Shaitan. Adhere to the Jama'ah, beware of&#xA;  separation, for indeed Ash-Shaitan is with one, and he is further away&#xA;  from two. Whoever wants the best place in Paradise, then let him stick&#xA;  to the Jama'ah. Whoever rejoices with his good deeds and grieves over&#xA;  his evil deeds, then that is the believer among you.'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ&#xA;  إِسْمَاعِيلَ أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُوقَةَ، عَنْ&#xA;  عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ خَطَبَنَا&#xA;  عُمَرُ بِالْجَابِيَةِ فَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي قُمْتُ&#xA;  فِيكُمْ كَمَقَامِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِينَا فَقَالَ ‏&#xA;  &quot;‏ أُوصِيكُمْ بِأَصْحَابِي ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ&#xA;  يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ يَفْشُو الْكَذِبُ حَتَّى يَحْلِفَ الرَّجُلُ وَلاَ&#xA;  يُسْتَحْلَفُ وَيَشْهَدَ الشَّاهِدُ وَلاَ يُسْتَشْهَدُ أَلاَ لاَ&#xA;  يَخْلُوَنَّ رَجُلٌ بِامْرَأَةٍ إِلاَّ كَانَ ثَالِثَهُمَا الشَّيْطَانُ&#xA;  عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْجَمَاعَةِ وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالْفُرْقَةَ فَإِنَّ&#xA;  الشَّيْطَانَ مَعَ الْوَاحِدِ وَهُوَ مِنَ الاِثْنَيْنِ أَبْعَدُ مَنْ&#xA;  أَرَادَ بُحْبُوحَةَ الْجَنَّةِ فَلْيَلْزَمِ الْجَمَاعَةَ مَنْ&#xA;  سَرَّتْهُ حَسَنَتُهُ وَسَاءَتْهُ سَيِّئَتُهُ فَذَلِكَ الْمُؤْمِنُ ‏&quot;‏&#xA;  ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا&#xA;  الْوَجْهِ وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ&#xA;  سُوقَةَ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ&#xA;  عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now i could add that in practice this means they could either meet with a mahram as a 3rd person. Or and this might be a practical solution, but depending on the social and cultural environment, to meet in public, this means in place which is &quot;good&quot; frequented. This for example was suggested to a female (Muslim) student if she wants to study with a classmate!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my opinion honestly i think it's hard to trust someone easily and share your life story with. You should be careful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the ahadith above mention -more or less indirectly- whenever a man and a woman meet a cracking noise of feelings etc. (which may lead in best case to marriage or in worst case to zina) could be near! And from my experience often such relations end (bad) as either the man or the woman end up having some kind of feelings for the other while the other regard the relation as a pure friendship! So these kinds of friendships should be taken with prudence as no one knows what a man with a wounded vanity could do with the information and confessions you gave him about you! This shouldn't exclude that such a relationship could work pretty fine for long.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-08-07T05:23:24.910" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T05:23:24.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25974" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25972" CreationDate="2015-08-06T08:13:46.897" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you mean, you fasted for 6 days, with 2 first days with both intentions (kadaa' and shawal), I don't think it is okay to do that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kadaa' fast is a must, a compulsory, since it substitute ramadan fast, but shawal is not a mandatory. I guess it would be safe if you fast 2 days for kadaa' first, then continue with 6 days for shawal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13706" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T08:13:46.897" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25975" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-06T08:25:12.160" Score="19" ViewCount="4264" Body="&lt;p&gt;We, the Mulims, believe in Quran having no mistake; but as science improves our understanding of the whole universe, there comes to eyes verses in Quran which makes us think curiously if Quran is really free from errors; maybe it has been revealed up to the knowledge of Arabs of 1400 years ago?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;the following are mere examples came to my mind, a few among many, the question is focused on what was stated above&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the qu'ran it's written that God made creatures in pairs.&#xA;But that's not true since there are many creatures that live alone, reproduce alone etc. and actually refuse pairing, while there are many that don't actually need a pair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That God created Mountains so that they can prevent earth from shaking.&#xA;It's proven that earthquakes can happen everywhere, from the top of a mountain to the deepest part of the sea, and as a matter of fact earthquakes and mountains are made from the same phenomenon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That God has given us Daily Day and Night.&#xA;But there are some places on earth where it's always night or day. and if we go out of earth then there is not even that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cit.  &lt;em&gt;He created the heavens without any pillars that you can see; He set on the earth's mountains standing firm, let it shake with you; and He scattered through it beasts of all kinds. We send down rain from the sky, and produce on the earth every kind of noble creature, in pairs&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And it is He who has made the night for you as clothing and sleep [a means for] rest and has made the day a resurrection.&#xA;Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are signs for those of understanding.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13640" LastEditorUserId="584" LastEditorDisplayName="user24306" LastEditDate="2020-08-29T04:10:07.447" LastActivityDate="2020-12-16T13:40:43.967" Title="Is it possible for the Qu'ran to have mistakes in it?" Tags="|quran|mistake|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="8" ClosedDate="2019-03-17T11:32:38.140" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25252" CreationDate="2015-08-06T08:47:02.367" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The point is if the menstruation ended before dawn (this means before the fajr adhan) then there's a consensus that you must fast, even if you didn't perform the ghusl before the dawn! So you must specify what you exactly mean by sunrise, because sunrise is usually a time after dawn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the menstruation (truly) ended in the day (after dawn) of Ramadan then&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;most scholars (Imam Malik, Imam Ash-Shafi'i and Imam Ahmad in one of his statements) say that any body who was allowed to eat at the beginning of the day shouldn't fast according to a narration (not a hadith!) from ibn Masu'd (may Allah be pleased with him) saying&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot; من أكل أول النهار فليأكل آخره  who ate at the beginning of the day (this means after dawn) have to eat at the end of the day (this means sunset)&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an Answer for the Question saying: &amp;quot;A man who did suhur thinking it is night and found out that dawn has already past&amp;quot;.&#xA;By the way they also take the Verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;187&lt;/a&gt; from surat al-Baqara (2) as a reference which states when one has the end and beginning times of fast!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an example of practice a Tabi'i called abu Sha'ta' أبو الشعثاء  came from a journey back home in Ramadan while his wife just made ghusl from menstruation and they had a physical relationship as narrated by Jabir ibn Yazyd جابر بن يزيد.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Imam Abu Hanifa and Imam Ahamd in his 2nd statement (and also the imams at-Thawry and al Awza'y) say they must fast the rest of the day and repeat the day (qada'). Here they assume that the person concerned knows that he/she will move from a person who is allowed not to fast (because of some conditions, menstruation, travel for instance) to a person who legally has to fast during day time, but this qiyas is considered to be kind of weak!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(See also this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/126918&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-eman.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%20%D8%B3%D8%A4%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D8%B9%D9%86%20%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%B6%20**/%D8%B3%207:%20%D8%A5%D8%B0%D8%A7%20%D8%B7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B6%20%D8%A3%D9%88%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A1%20%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%AC%D8%B1%20%D9%88%D9%84%D9%85%20%D8%AA%D8%BA%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%84%20%D8%A5%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%AC%D8%B1%20%D9%87%D9%84%20%D9%8A%D8%B5%D8%AD%20%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%85%D9%87%D8%A7%20%D8%A3%D9%85%20%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%9F%20/i177&amp;amp;d92966&amp;amp;c&amp;amp;p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here س 2‏:&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic or &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/68829&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if your menstruation has ended before the dawn and you fasted then your fast is accepted (and correct) and it was obligatory for you no matter if you performed the ghusl before dawn or later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-07T06:01:15.797" LastActivityDate="2022-06-07T06:01:15.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25978" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-06T08:48:05.047" Score="-4" ViewCount="149" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a Rasool or Nabi come to this world for reformation ? And bringing the world communities on one platform and belief&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13707" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-23T08:26:13.003" LastActivityDate="2015-11-23T08:26:13.003" Title="Can a prophet come after Khatm-e-Nabuat?" Tags="|quran|khatam-an-nabiyyin|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25979" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-06T09:05:56.940" Score="2" ViewCount="2633" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a man and husband, I have no real idea about the menstruation, I mean what it feels like and if our sisters can feel it ending etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, for example, it happens that some of my female relatives know for example that her menstruation ended on a day &quot;x&quot; what if she did ghusl some days later? Because, for example, she had doubts whether it really ended! Should she make up the prayers/fast she missed from the moment her menstruation really ended or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a clear rule when a woman should do the ghusl after menstruation or child-bed (nifas)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T16:03:41.790" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T16:03:41.790" Title="Is there a clear rule when a woman should do the ghusl after menstruation or child-bed (nifas)?" Tags="|salat|women|sawm|ghusl|menses|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25978" CreationDate="2015-08-06T09:20:39.887" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. &lt;em&gt;Khatm-e-Nabuat&lt;/em&gt; means that no prophet will come after Prophet Muhammed (SAW) and Muhammed (SAW) is the last prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12691" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T09:20:39.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25940" CreationDate="2015-08-06T09:38:49.703" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can make any boy/girl your brother/sister if you are comfortable with him/her. It is upto you that you trust him/her or not, if he/she is trustworthy you can share your life stories with him/her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13708" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T09:38:49.703" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25982" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25978" CreationDate="2015-08-06T09:50:45.920" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muhammad was the last Prophet and no nabi or rasool can come after him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Quran states: Sahih International:&#xA;  Muhammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allah and last of the prophets. And ever is Allah , of all things, Knowing. (33:40)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And from Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Volume 4, Book 56, Number 735 :&#xA;  Narrated by Abu Huraira&#xA;  Allah's Apostle said, &quot;My similitude in comparison with the other prophets before me, is that of a man who has built a house nicely and beautifully, except for a place of one brick in a corner. The people go about it and wonder at its beauty, but say: 'Would that this brick be put in its place!' So I am that brick, and I am the last of the Prophets.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Muhammad was the last Prophet and no nabi will come after him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Essa(AS) will come to kill Dajjal and to support the Muslim umma but He wont be in role of Prophet then. Rather He will be a Muslim following teachings of Muhammad(SAW).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDITED WITH SOURCE :&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira  reported that Prophet Mohammad صلى الله عليه وسلم  said,&#xA;  &quot;By the one whose hands my life is in, surely the Son of  Mary عليه&#xA;  السلام will descend amongst you as a just ruler. He will destroy the&#xA;  cross (this could mean that Jesus will put a final end to&#xA;  Christianity), kill the pig (meaning Jesus will outlaw raising pigs)&#xA;  and abolish the Jizya (this tax on Christians &amp;amp; Jews will be abolished&#xA;  because Christianity and Judaism will end.).&quot;   (Sahih Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastEditorUserId="1000" LastEditDate="2015-08-07T03:35:47.240" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T03:35:47.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25983" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-06T12:00:01.103" Score="0" ViewCount="30488" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salamualaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes we are in difficult situations where we cannot offer salat. For exemple I work in a company and I don't have enough time to go home, eat, offer salat azhur and then get back to work because I have to go out 10/20 mintes before the time of salat. Not to mention salat al Asr I don't have the time to offer it at all (ps : I live in Europe and the country where I live has severe issues with racism and muslims)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So can we offer salat before it's time ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13671" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:31:36.930" LastActivityDate="2021-03-06T17:38:33.243" Title="Can we offer salat before it's time?" Tags="|salat|fiqh|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25975" CreationDate="2015-08-06T12:20:22.473" Score="45" Body="&lt;p&gt;Be aware that if you read the Qur'an in a different language than Arabic that what you read is an interpretation/translation this might have mistakes or lacks meanings as the Arabic text/context and circumstances is very hard to translate with all its specification, so for instance you might find some translations who had more focus on the beauty of the language, while others try to translate a specific interpretation from tafseer books -which leads to a restriction in the meaning- etc.. Therefore you should either read in a big size translation which tries to address every aspect of the Verses or read a tafsir meanwhile or ask Muslim people -hoping they could give you a satisfactory answer- as you did or better scholars who may explain!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I must/should add that even Muslims (including Arabs) sometimes must ask Scholars or investigate in tafsir books!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be very helpful if you could provide the references (surah or surah#/verse#) you mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I'll try to refer to your points as far as I could find what you mentioned or assumed to be mistakes in my investigation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;In qu'ran It's written that God made creatures in pairs. But that It's not true since there are many creatures that live alone, reproduce alone ecc and actually refuse pairing. while there are many that don't actually need a pair.&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First as a counterexample: if you buy a pair of socks or shoes would you say that they don't need a pair or that pair only means male/female? &lt;br&gt;&#xA;The same is in the Arabic meaning of the word it might refer to a pair f/m or two opposite things or two things which have some kind of relationship as day and night (follow each other) and this is how even early tafsir book and the sahaba () interpreted the word pair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Quran I could find the word pair (singular, plural and dual plural form) زَوْجَيْنِ, زوج .ازواج mentioned in many Verses here just 3 examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who created in pairs all species, whether of vegetable kingdom or&#xA;of their own (i.e., human) kind, or of those things of which they know&#xA;nothing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surat Yaseen &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/36/36&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;36:36]&#xA;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And We have created everything in pairs maybe that you learn a&#xA;lesson from it&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Surat adh-Dhaariyat &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/51/49&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;51:49&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and created you as pairs (of men and women)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surat an-Naba' &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/78/8&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;78:8]&#xA;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 1st Verse I quoted shows that the way Allah created the pairs are different, but the translation I quoted is a bit weak here an other translation is (&lt;em&gt;Glory to Allah, Who created in pairs all things that the earth produces, as well as their own (human) kind and (other) things of which they have no knowledge.&lt;/em&gt;) this isn't far from the Arabic text we can understand that the 1st way is to create pairs from all what earth produces, and 2nd from their own race/kind (human/animal etc.) and 3rd from other things which you don't know this could also be interpreted as in a very different way which you can't imagine/know (at the moment).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;That God created Mountains so that they can prevent earth from shaking. It's proven that earthquakes can happen everywhere, from the top of a mountain to the deepest part of the Sea, and as a matter of fact earthquakes and Mountains are made from the same Phenomenon.&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the Verse you mentioned [which seems to be in Surat Luqman &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/31/10&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;31:10]&#xA;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;you can read in the tafsir that it is narrated that the mountains prevent the earth from shaking because when Allah made earth it was shaking and the mountains made it stay kind of still. This may refer to a non-scientific attempt to explain tectonics!&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;But actually &lt;strong&gt;the Qur'an doesn't explicitly say &amp;quot;Mountain&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;doesn't necessarily mean tectonics&lt;/strong&gt;. The Qur'an actually uses the Arabic word رواسي (rawasi which is the plural of راسية which means something vertical and may also mean fixed) this word was interpreted as mountains by most of the mufassireen. Imam at-Tabari -one of the earlier scholars of tafseer- in his tafssir -see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=2878&amp;amp;idto=2878&amp;amp;bk_no=50&amp;amp;ID=2897&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic- of verse (&lt;a href=&quot;https://legacy.quran.com/16/15&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;16:15&lt;/a&gt;) -which actually is a kind of partial duplicate of verse 31:10- explains the creation of mountains as follows:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Allah has created mountains that are vertical and rather fix so that people may use them as guiding points and don't get lost on earth. Note that imam at-Tabari in his formulation made clear that not all mountains actually are fix and we know due to tectonics that this actually isn't the case, but it might look like some were rather fix for the human eye.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Further he also quoted some of the narrations that have rather been taken by scholars of tafseer like al-Baghawi, ibn Kathir etc. that rely on at-Tafssir bil ma'thur (tafseer that is strongly based on narrations, interpretation of earlier scholars like the sahaba and tabi'in and Qur'an itself) it seems none of those ever considered the simple explanation of at-Tabari.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Imam Fakhr ad-Dyn ar-Razi in his at-tafsir al-Kabir -see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=132&amp;amp;surano=16&amp;amp;ayano=15&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic- explained the verse based on the word تميد which means moving to left and right without a clear direction and perturbation in general based on the example of ships in the sea as the word actually is originally used in this context. His explanation is that the earth's surface was somewhat swimming or moved by/with the surrounding water until the mountains helped it to get settled and he discussed this view based on three cases and came to conclusion that might be regarded as close to that of sheikh at-Taher ibn 'Ashur (see later) which is that the mountains actually stopped the spherical corpus of earth from moving (which we know is wrong).&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Imam az-Zarkashi in his al-Kashaf -see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=204&amp;amp;surano=16&amp;amp;ayano=15http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=204&amp;amp;surano=16&amp;amp;ayano=15&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic- somewhat adapted the explanation of imam at-Tabari, and the example of the ship but he didn't go into details and so did ibn 'Atiyah.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Among the modern scholars sheikh at-Taher ibn 'Ashur after explaining the words of the verse -in his at-Tahrir wa-Tanwir see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;surano=16&amp;amp;ayano=15&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic- and the meaning it may lead to he exclaimed a doubt and called this meaning &amp;quot;cryptic غامض&amp;quot; and said maybe the wisdom behind the creation of mountains actually had an effect on the movement of the earth as else a rather spherical form might have less friction which may lead to a kind of perturbation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I'm not a know-it-all and I also would like to get a scientific answer in stead of a narration which could end up as weak proof, I asked a question in the world-building section hoping for a geological explanation on what would happen if earth -as we know it- has no mountains you could read/follow the answers &lt;a href=&quot;https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/22240/what-would-change-if-our-earth-lacks-mountains-scientific-view/22241#22241&quot;&gt;there&lt;/a&gt; and here are answers on the same Questions on &lt;a href=&quot;https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/5346/what-would-change-if-our-earth-lacks-mountains&quot;&gt;earth-science&lt;/a&gt; which explain that mountains are the results of earthquakes as we know! I've asked the question again from a different perspective on WorldbuildingSE and got another interesting answer saying that none would be able to explain tectonics in the 7th century (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/q/55514/10913&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other Hand there are Qur'an Verses quoting the Mountains claiming exactly the opposite of what you deduced or saw as a mistake. And therefore all other Verses seem to agree whit what you said! See for example (Surat An-Naml &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/27/88&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;27:88]&#xA;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today, you see the mountains and think that they are firmly set, but&#xA;on that Day they will be flying about like the clouds; this will be a&#xA;manifestation of the powers of Allah, Who has ordered everything with&#xA;wisdom. He is fully aware of what you do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;That God has given us Daily Day and Night. But there are some places on earth where It's always night or day. and if we go out of earth then there is not even that.&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for this point I can't see any problem or contradiction, as the Qur'an says clearly that day and night are gifts from Allah. And there's no place on earth and as far as I know, where it is all the time only day or only night. And such a phenomenon is mentioned in Qur'an as a thread in Surat al-Qassass (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/28/71-73&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;28:71-73&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Prophet, say to them, &amp;quot;Have you ever considered that if Allah should&#xA;make the night perpetual for you, till the Day of Resurrection, which&#xA;deity, besides Allah, would bring you light? Don't you hear anything?&amp;quot;&#xA;(71) Ask them, &amp;quot;Have you ever considered that if Allah should make the&#xA;day perpetual for you, till the Day of Resurrection, which deity,&#xA;besides Allah, would bring you the night so that you may have rest in&#xA;it? Don't you see anything?&amp;quot;(72) It is His Mercy that He has made the&#xA;night and the day for you so that you may have rest (in the night) and&#xA;seek your Lord's bounty (in the day); maybe that you are grateful.(73)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit August 27th:&lt;/strong&gt; A friend of mine just sent me a Wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitability_of_red_dwarf_systems#Tidal_effects&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; about so called red dwarf planets which are some kind of planets or moons which turn around a planet but not around themselves so on one side it is allays night and the other always day (سبحان الله): a question would be is life on such a dwarf possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a reference you quote something I couldn't find, are you sure you didn't mix up some Verses as to the 1st part it could be the Verse in Surat al-Furqan (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/25/47&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;25:47&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it is He who has made the night for you as clothing and sleep [a&#xA;means for] rest&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last part could be from Surat Aal-'Imran (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/190&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:190&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, in the&#xA;creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of   the&#xA;night and the day are signs for those of understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you for your interesting question it was a pleasure to me to investigate. I hope I could give some helpful explanations!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2020-12-16T13:40:43.967" LastActivityDate="2020-12-16T13:40:43.967" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25987" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25975" CreationDate="2015-08-06T12:31:15.887" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Qur'aan Kareem&lt;/em&gt; is most authentic book in the universe and all muslims strongly believe that &lt;em&gt;Qur'aan Kareem&lt;/em&gt; have nothing mistakes because this book is revealed by Allah to our Messenger &lt;strong&gt;Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)&lt;/strong&gt; through the angel &lt;strong&gt;Gabriel (Jibreel)[AS]&lt;/strong&gt;, gradually over a period of approximately 23 years, beginning on 22 December 609 CE, when &lt;strong&gt;Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)&lt;/strong&gt; was 40, and concluding in 632 CE, the year of his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you read the verse about the creation in pairs, then we cannot have power to criticize the Qur'aanic verse. We should also read the &lt;strong&gt;Tafseer(Explanation)&lt;/strong&gt; of this verse and try to understand that what exactly the verse's meaning is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Qur'aan, there is a lot of things mentioned but the scientists are proving in this century and many scientists were embraced Islam by authenticity of Qur'aan Kareem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please go through this link to clarify:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allahsquran.com/authenticity_of_the_quran.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.allahsquran.com/authenticity_of_the_quran.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Authenticity of Quran&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows Best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13634" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T12:31:15.887" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25983" CreationDate="2015-08-06T12:40:29.107" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No you can't do so at least not always or let it become a habit.&#xA;But what you can or -in this case- must do for sure is to do your prayers later (as qada'/qza'a) if the situation is as described!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now i also live in Europe and some colleagues and sometimes even the boss could be understanding and you might have a room -or at least time to use your or a colleagues room - where you can do your prayers at a time or in your coffee/smoker break. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have also the possibility to do the prayer as Ima' as I mentioned in my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/14475/praying-on-an-extended-flight&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you don't want to disturb that much you can apply &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; which allows combining prayers even if there's neither fear nor rain. So you might pray for example at dhor and 'asr when the timing for dhor ends or the timing for 'asr begins and the same could be done for maghrib and 'isha' (see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/57/how-are-praying-times-handled-in-countries-with-a-long-day-light&quot;&gt;this post&lt;/a&gt;). But that shouldn't become a usual behavior, as we are more than strongly encouraged to pray on time (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/238&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:238&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:103&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/103/1-2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;103:1-2&lt;/a&gt;) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/8/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;in congregation&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-07-14T08:35:38.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24495" CreationDate="2015-08-06T13:42:49.497" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa Alaykum as-salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I will start by quoting some ahadith which you seem to have missed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you might have missed this Hadith which is in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/140&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and also in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/411&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Ma’mar said: We asked Khabbab: Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)&#xA;recite (the Quran) in the noon and afternoon prayers? He replied: Yes.&#xA;We then asked: How did you know this? He said: By the shaking of his&#xA;beard, may peace be upon him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Hadith indicates clearly that the prayer was silent (siry).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Hadith you mentioned maybe a lesson as we know that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to show his sahaba how to do the ahkam  for example the main rule on how to pray is: &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/78/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pray as you have seen me praying&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; taken from a hadith like: (Here quoted from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/adab/10/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al adab -al mufrad&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Sulayman Malik ibn al-Huwayrith said, &amp;quot;We came to the Prophet, may&#xA;Allah bless him and grant him peace, being young men of a similar age.&#xA;We spent twenty nights with him. He thought that we desired our own&#xA;people and he asked us about those of our family we had left behind,&#xA;and we told him. He was merciful and kind, and said, 'Go back to your&#xA;family. Instruct and command them. &lt;strong&gt;Pray as you have seen me praying&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;When it is time for the prayer, then let one of you give the adhan and&#xA;let the oldest of you lead the payer.;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Analysis of the hadith you quoted&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the narrator only said that they might here some verse and they know that each prayer without reading a fatiha is invalid! They were expecting him to read al-fatiha! But the narrator didn't mention a name of a sura or the verse as it was usual to jahr prayers! Further more the statement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... &amp;quot;at times a verse or so was audible to us&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;shows that this was not on regular basis. Further in most narration related to dhohr and 'asr you might find a statement saying &amp;quot;the amount or length of&amp;quot; which means that the sahabah rather estimated a a surah by its length or the duration for recitation. Which strengthen my following conclusion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would say that the Messenger taught them the limits for what is regarded as siry prayer as we now know: siry for a man is to read for himself up to let the next (close) few people to him listen. For a woman the higher limit is the lower limit for a man.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that the prayer is an act of worship which includes action the best way to explain and to describe these action is by doing it, and the regular way of how the prophet () was performing his prayers shows that he remained reciting in silent voice (or mode) during all (regular):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;daily sunnah or nafl prayers (with a few exceptions),&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dhohr and 'Asr,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the last rak'a of al-Maghrib and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the last two raka's of al-'Isha'.&#xA;While he only performed al-Fajr or Sobh prayer, and the two first raka's of al-Maghrib and 'Isha', the Night prayer (qiyam), Taraweeh, and in Ramadan Witr or (Shaf' and witr) in normal (loud) voice (or mode).&#xA;Beside this come prayers such as Jumu' and occasional prayer such as 'Id and the prayer for asking for rain and for eclipses etc..&#xA;And he asked as to pray as it was reported to as and the sahabah () saw him pray. As his prayer is the correct tafsir of verse 17:110.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As when it comes to jahr prayer that means prayers you can read in them -partly- in loud voice the narrators could name some suwar (suras): For example: (some of the examples in al-Muwata' show what Abu Bakr, Omar, 'Othman and Ali (may Allah be pleased with them used to read))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In al Maghrib prayer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat at-Tur (52) (See for example in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4023&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Buakhari&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:463a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat al-Mursalat (77) (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/malik/3/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwata'&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4429&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a statement saying only short suwar (suras) (See in al-Muwata' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/malik/3/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/malik/3/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An other quoting verse (3:8) (See in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/malik/3/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwata'&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Isha' prayer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat at-Tyn (95) (See in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/malik/3/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwata'&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat Buruj(85) and At-Tariq (86) (Musnad  Imam Ahmad - check for example the introduction for each of these surahs in tafsir ibn Kathir-)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat Al-Shams (91),Al-A’la (87),Al-Lail (92)] or Al-‘Alaq (96) (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:836&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In a-sobh (farz of al fajr) prayer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;surat al-Baqara (2) in two raka'at (See in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/malik/3/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwata'&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;surat al Hajj (22) and surat yusuf (12) (See in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/malik/3/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwata'&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the ten first suarah's of the qur'an (See in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/malik/3/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwata'&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I lately found some ahadith quoting what the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon) him recited in dhur prayer for example in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/191&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/159&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;, but this isn't a real contradiction to what I explained earlier, as you may find out when reading the next paragraph:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now lets take a look at&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;the verse from Surat al-Isra'&lt;/strong&gt; (17:110).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat al-Isra' is a mekkan surah. This means it was revealed in mekka.&#xA;According to tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-quran-al-kareem.com/fa/%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%B1/%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1/110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt; there are 5 different Narrations about the reason for it's revelation!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) (Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4722&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:446&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;): It was revealed in Mekka because the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) used to pry aloud in congregation with his sahaba, and once the kufar used to hear him they harmed them or insult the Quran. Therefore Allah asked him not to read loudly, so that the kufar can't hear him, and not to murmur so that his sahaba couldn't hear him and try to find a middle way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to Um al Mu'minyn 'Aisha (May Allah be pleased with her) (can be found in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:447a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;) the Verse is talking about Dua'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to ibn Siryn some A'rab used to say the Tashahhud loudly and as we know the Tashahhud should be murmured according to a narration from Abullah ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Again according ibn Siryn (at-Tabari): Abu Bakr used to read with low voice (murmuring) while 'Omar used to recite aloud, therefore they have been asked to do it in the middle-way (and i think there was a hadith about this for the sobh/fajr prayer)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Again according ibn 'Abass (May Allah be plesed with him) saying do not recite aloud the day (fard) prayers and do not murmur the night prayers! As for nafl/sunna prayers there's no rule you could pray with low or high voice as the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to do both!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a 6. Narration from al Hassan is comparing the loud and low recitation to adulation or flattery&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these 6 meanings go ahead with the way we used to pray: Daytime fard with low voice (or silently) and nighttime fard some kind of loudly voice (at least partly).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-11-17T05:04:46.240" LastActivityDate="2022-11-17T05:04:46.240" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25990" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25294" CreationDate="2015-08-06T14:04:34.730" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;When you pray in the mosque you have two -good- options:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;1) pray witr with the Imam and if you can do the tahajjud later you do it without repeating the witr because it is narrated (there are no 2 witrs in one nights لا وتران في ليلة). And according to the comment in Sunan at-Tirmidhi (see the long Arabic text in the posted hadith below) this is the opinion of Imam Malik, Imam Shafi'i, Imam Ahmad, Imam ibn al-Mubartak and Sufyan ath-Thawry and the scholars of al-Kufa!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Qais bin Talq bin Ali narrated that : his father said: I heard Allah's&#xA;  Messenger saying: &quot;There are no two Witr in one night.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/3/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Thirmidi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مُلاَزِمُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنِي&#xA;  عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بَدْرٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ طَلْقِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ&#xA;  أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏&quot;‏&#xA;  لاَ وِتْرَانِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ&#xA;  حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ ‏.‏ وَاخْتَلَفَ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ فِي الَّذِي يُوتِرُ&#xA;  مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ مِنْ آخِرِهِ فَرَأَى بَعْضُ&#xA;  أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَمَنْ&#xA;  بَعْدَهُمْ نَقْضَ الْوِتْرِ وَقَالُوا يُضِيفُ إِلَيْهَا رَكْعَةً&#xA;  وَيُصَلِّي مَا بَدَا لَهُ ثُمَّ يُوتِرُ فِي آخِرِ صَلاَتِهِ لأَنَّهُ&#xA;  ‏&quot;‏ لاَ وِتْرَانِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ وَهُوَ الَّذِي ذَهَبَ إِلَيْهِ&#xA;  إِسْحَاقُ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ&#xA;  النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَغَيْرِهِمْ إِذَا أَوْتَرَ مِنْ أَوَّلِ&#xA;  اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ نَامَ ثُمَّ قَامَ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ فَإِنَّهُ&#xA;  يُصَلِّي مَا بَدَا لَهُ وَلاَ يَنْقُضُ وِتْرَهُ وَيَدَعُ وِتْرَهُ&#xA;  عَلَى مَا كَانَ ‏.‏ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ وَمَالِكِ&#xA;  بْنِ أَنَسٍ وَابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ وَالشَّافِعِيِّ وَأَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ&#xA;  وَأَحْمَدَ ‏.‏ وَهَذَا أَصَحُّ لأَنَّهُ قَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ&#xA;  أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدْ صَلَّى بَعْدَ الْوِتْرِ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) pray with the Imam and when he does the salam in witr continue and add another rak'a, then do tahajjud and witr afterwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a third option which might not be that recommended (as one should follow the imam) if the imam of taraweeh prays witr many people don't perform tasleem after the last raka'a and add an an addional raka'a when the imam finishes witr so that they might pray witr later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Addition:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If you prayed alone you can still pray witr right before fajr!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-05-23T07:43:49.983" LastActivityDate="2019-05-23T07:43:49.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="25991" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="25998" CreationDate="2015-08-06T15:09:26.303" Score="1" ViewCount="1063" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed in Islam to take help from good and Salih Jinn for good purpose??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please describe your answer with the reference of Qur'aan and Ahhadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13634" LastActivityDate="2018-03-22T21:28:47.210" Title="Taking help from Jinn" Tags="|quran|hadith|tafseer|jinn|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25994" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="760" CreationDate="2015-08-06T16:14:44.510" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The prophet PBUH ordered some of his followers to record the Quran that was sent down, including:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mouad Ben Jabil&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ubay Ben Kaeb&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zaid Ben Thabet&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu Zaid&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there was differences in many words and way things were pronounced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It wasn't until the Companion Uthman took rule (30 years after the Prophet), based on the opinion of the companion Hodaifa Bin Alyaman that he should only have 1 copy of the Quran instead of having multiple copies that are not the same. Which is what he exactly did by keeping the Quran of Abu Bakir and destroying all the other copies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not to say that at least 10 agreed about ways of reading the Quran are used throughout the world. Some which gives different meanings to words and how they are said (for example: Malik (King) and Malik (Owner)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Majority scholar base the opinion that the Quran will never change based on the following Ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sJDn9.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sJDn9.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, it is We who sent down the Dikhar and indeed, We will be its guardian. [15:9]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many of them say that Dikhar here is the Quran, sadly there is no other Ayah or Hadith that backs that up, totally based on the opinion of the Mufasreen. Quran can indeed changed somewhat, and would have changed more deeply if it wasn't for the companions who recorded it (since many of those who memorized the Quran died out during many Jihad wars).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However those changes that occur (from what we can see from the 10 readings) aren't that major and do not distort the overall message, thus the idea that Quran will never change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-26T12:26:04.297" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T12:26:04.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25995" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="639" CreationDate="2015-08-06T16:15:06.630" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Is it possible that the Quran contains any errors?&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes and we know what those errors are from the 10 different reading styles in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Did Allah guard its writing, transcribing, etc, to ensure it was completely error-free?&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That was never the case. Majority scholar base the opinion that the Quran will never change based on the following Ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sJDn9.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sJDn9.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, it is We who sent down the Dikhar and indeed, We will be its guardian. [15:9]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many of them say that Dikhar here is the Quran, sadly there is no other Ayah or Hadith that backs that up, totally based on the opinion of the Mufasreen. Quran could indeed have changed somewhat, and would have changed more deeply if it wasn't for the companions who recorded it (since many of those who memorized the Quran died out during many Jihad wars).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However those changes that occur (from what we can see from the 10 readings) aren't that major and do not distort the overall message, thus the idea that Quran will never change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;If errors are possible, to what extent might an error exist (i.e. could it contain only typos? Or might it contain a completely wrong/misunderstood teaching)? And are there any examples where some scholars believe an error may be present?&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I doubt any scholar would go out of the mainstream idea that the Quran is perfect, but as I explained the errors are known and pretty small. It was all thanks to the prophet PBUH who ordered some of his followers to record the Quran that was sent down, including:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mouad Ben Jabil&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abi Ben Kaeb&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zaid Ben Thabet&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu Zaid&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it wasn't until the Companion Uthman took rule (30 years after the Prophet), based on the opinion of the companion Hodaifa Bin Alyaman that he should only have 1 copy of the Quran instead of having multiple copies that are not the same. Which is what he exactly did by keeping the Quran of Abu Bakir and destroying all the other copies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not to say that at least 10 agreed about ways of reading the Quran are used throughout the world. Some which gives different meanings to words and how they are said (for example: Malik (King) and Malik (Owner)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2015-08-06T19:11:48.373" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T19:11:48.373" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25996" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26022" CreationDate="2015-08-06T17:19:08.883" Score="2" ViewCount="134" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many people begin their month of Ramadan with Saudi Arabia despite living in other countries which normally are a day behind of Saudi Arabia according to lunar calendar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case people would attend the odd night of last ten days according to Saudi Arabia and would miss the odd night of their country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these people missing out on divine night too due to this practice or they are availing it solely due to their niyyat(intention)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13715" LastEditorUserId="13715" LastEditDate="2015-08-07T10:28:17.700" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T16:11:20.503" Title="The Divine Night" Tags="|laylat-al-qadr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25997" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-06T18:28:40.747" Score="8" ViewCount="69628" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've always heard that the time for maghrib is about 15 minutes after it start i.e the time for the red afterglow to disappear. But now i'm hearing that maghrib doesn't end until Isha' starts which is about 1 hour after maghrib starts. so how long does maghrib actually last? Is it permissible to delay maghrib for about an hour due to work if there is no other option?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13666" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-07-05T21:15:36.293" LastActivityDate="2020-05-07T22:21:27.307" Title="Does magrib last until redness disappear (nearly 15 minutes) or until isha (nearly a hour)?" Tags="|salat|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25998" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25991" CreationDate="2015-08-06T19:19:56.373" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Hazrat Suleman(A.S) used to take work from jins and were obviously for good purpose so it can be derived that a person can also take work from Jins for good purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly from another perspective Allah the almighty created man superior to Jins and superior always dominates the inferior so it can be deduced that as man is superior to Jins so it can control Jins too but obviously it should be for good purpose otherwise such acts cannot be justified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is my own opinion and my own interpretation. Many scholars also control Jins but I do not know what are their argument in this case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13715" LastEditorUserId="13715" LastEditDate="2015-08-07T13:02:04.200" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T13:02:04.200" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="25999" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-06T19:50:51.997" Score="5" ViewCount="6128" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to science plants are made up of living cells and can grow and reproduce and many of their biological systems are similar to animals and humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So do plants have souls like animals and human beings? Please give logic in both sides of the answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13715" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2015-08-08T08:32:29.580" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T08:49:40.570" Title="Do plants have souls" Tags="|soul|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26000" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26002" CreationDate="2015-08-06T20:00:52.147" Score="1" ViewCount="6365" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaam-O-Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuhu!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad(Peace Be Upon Him) prohibited to making the photos/pictures of humans and animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, 'Angels do not enter a house in which there are dogs or pictures. (Sahih-Al-Bukhari, 7.833, Narrated by Abu Talha)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Hadith 7.834 (Al-Bukhari Hadith)&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Making of pictures are not allowed in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The people who will receive the severest punishment from Allah will be the picture makers.'&quot; (Narrated by Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith 7.838 (Al-Bukhari Hadith)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then how the modern scholars are allowed to use the CAMERA??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13634" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-30T07:15:58.960" LastActivityDate="2020-09-14T14:58:27.543" Title="Is using of CAMERA allowed in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|hadith|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26001" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-06T20:07:55.740" Score="3" ViewCount="5086" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have recently heard that there are some internet websites which give small commission to the user who have made account on that site and view the advertisements published by that site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is such earning halal?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13715" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-10T04:55:17.233" LastActivityDate="2021-11-14T05:42:22.653" Title="Is earning money viewing advertisements online halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|internet|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26000" CreationDate="2015-08-06T20:37:09.983" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question is very valid and it is difficult to find references to support the technology of camera.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al Azhar academy though is renowned for its research in this area and has separated camera from drawing by referring camera as a tool to capture a particular moment rather than drawing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As photo is real and as long as it is not photoshopped it can't be put into the category of drawing because drawing is fake and Allah will say to the man who made the drawing to give it life but as photo is real and man didn't create it but only captured it so many modern scholars excludes it from drawing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Photographs can also be seen as similar to seeing reflection in a pond of water but only this time it is still and captured and I can only make this the core for discussion as camera was not available in ancient times. Maybe editing or adding anything to original photo might make these points weak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly many rigid scholars have also approved camera though they have only approved this technology due to the strict laws as photographs are used in every legal work and there is no other way so a person can take his/her photographs in such cases but in other cases these scholars recommend to play it safe by not using something which may cost our deeds as these scholars believe photographs are same as drawing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover photos of animals specially dogs should not be placed in homes and there is no flexibility in such case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, My own opinion is to try and play safe by using the technology when needed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13715" LastEditorUserId="13715" LastEditDate="2015-08-07T10:21:19.737" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T10:21:19.737" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25932" CreationDate="2015-08-06T22:03:35.743" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Scholar Mohamed Altahir Bin Ashoor, in his tafseer for the Quran &lt;code&gt;التحرير والتنوير&lt;/code&gt; consider it to be the word of half of the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;وليتلطف&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same person also - by logical inheritance, that the &lt;code&gt;Ta&lt;/code&gt; &lt;code&gt;ت&lt;/code&gt; in it, is the letter middle of the Quran (since it is the middle of that word).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, that opinion is not shared by all, as in Tafseer Ibn Atia &lt;code&gt;ابن عطية&lt;/code&gt; claims that Alnawawi claims that the middle of the Quran is the word:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;نكرا&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the same Surah Ayah 74.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This could also be effected by many scholars who consider the &lt;code&gt;بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم&lt;/code&gt; to be an Ayah for the Fatiha while many others don't, that calculations into consideration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fatwa Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/65007&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/65007&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-30T06:24:49.137" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:24:49.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26000" CreationDate="2015-08-06T22:09:50.697" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is allowed to use Camera (take videos) or take Photos in Islam. Let me point that videos are nothing more than a sequence of photos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking Videos/Pictures is an actual representation of what you are seeing (like in your eyes) you are not drawing anything or creating anything new.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you are referring to in the Hadith's posted are hand drawn pictures, which I believe are also OK but won't cover the reason since it wasn't your question has been extensively asked before:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/search?q=drawing&quot;&gt;https://islam.stackexchange.com/search?q=drawing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T22:09:50.697" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25997" CreationDate="2015-08-06T22:15:43.773" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/5/222&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; of Sahih Muslim says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَوَقْتُ صَلاَةِ الْمَغْرِبِ مَا لَمْ يَغِبِ &lt;strong&gt;الشَّفَقُ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the time of the Maghrib prayer is as long as the &lt;strong&gt;Shafaq&lt;/strong&gt; has not&#xA;  disappeared&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shafaq may refer to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the red light that appears when the sun is below the horizon&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the white light that appears after the red light&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe this has caused the difference of opinion that you have mentioned. If this word is used in both meanings in the Arabic language then I see no reason why it must be restricted to the first one while determining the time of Maghrib prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2015-08-06T22:23:40.203" LastActivityDate="2015-08-06T22:23:40.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25999" CreationDate="2015-08-06T22:23:53.760" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Plants do not have souls. It is a general fact that anything that has soul and the soul leaves died. This can be said about Humans and Animals but not Plants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, let's look at the following Hadith from the Prophet PBUH (Translating only relevant parts):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أتاني جبريل فقال إني كنت أتيتك البارحة فلم يمنعني أن أكون دخلت عليك البيت الذي كنت فيه إلا أنه كان في باب البيت تمثال الرجال وكان في البيت قرام ستر فيه تماثيل وكان في البيت كلب فمر برأس التمثال الذي بالباب فليقطع فليصير كهيئة الشجرة ومر بالستر فليقطع ويجعل منه وسادتين منتبذتين يوطآن ومر بالكلب فيخرج ففعل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وكان ذلك الكلب جروا للحسن أو الحسين تحت نضد له فأمر به فأخرج&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet said Gibreal came to me and said I tried to come yesterday but was held to enter your house because in front of the door was a statue and a dog. The prophet then ordered the dog be removed and broke off the head of the statue so that it looks like a tree. [Abu Daood 4158, Tirmadi 2806]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can clearly see, the statue was forbidden when it looked like a Human, but once it looked like a tree it didn't reflect a soul to worship so it was fine. It was also reported that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وخرج مسلم عن سعيد بن أبي الحسن قال: جاء رجل إلى ابن عباس فقال: إني رجل أصور هذه الصور فأفتني فيها، فقال: (ادن مني) فدنا منه، ثم قال: (ادن مني) فدنا منه، حتى وضع يده على رأسه فقال: أنبئك بما سمعت من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: ((كل مصور في النار يجعل له بكل صورة صورها نفسا تعذبه في جهنم)) وقال: (إن كنت لا بد فاعلا فاصنع الشجر وما لانفس له) وخرج البخاري قوله: إن كنت لا بد فاعلا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Abas told a person who drew things that if you are to draw, draw things like trees and whatever doesn't have a soul in it. [Bukhari 2225]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second hadith is more of an opinion of Ibn Abbas, but there are many hadiths that prohibit the drawings of things with souls, but the prophet encouraged the drawings of trees which implicitly means trees do not have souls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T10:23:33.927" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26007" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-06T22:52:55.750" Score="5" ViewCount="14966" Body="&lt;p&gt;We often perform صلاة القصر (salatul qasr) while travelling. But sometimes, while returning from the tour, it becomes confusing that am I still مسافر (musafir) or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it seems to me to seek a better way to remain safe. If it is permissible to perform full صلاة(salat) when only قصر (Qasr) is فرض(farj) on me, then I could perform full صلاة(salat) to remain safe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the question is very clear. Is it allowed to perform full صلاة(salat) instead of قصر (Qasr)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that, Simply yes/no is discouraged as it is not a discussion. Rather please, provide the evidence from القرآن الكريم (Quran) and الحديث(Hadis).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastEditorUserId="13218" LastEditDate="2015-08-16T18:31:39.427" LastActivityDate="2021-01-24T08:37:52.423" Title="Is it allowed to perform full صلاة(salat) instead of قصر (Qasr)?" Tags="|travelling|salat-al-qasr|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26008" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25999" CreationDate="2015-08-07T01:24:50.087" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;i think plants have simpler souls than animals, and animals' souls are simpler than human soul. and single-cell organisms' and viruses' souls are simpler than souls of plants, and things like cars and stones have more simple souls than viruses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;logic/proof is : what is soul? soul is character, psyche, spirit, nature, temper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2015-08-07T01:30:35.600" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T01:30:35.600" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26009" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25196" CreationDate="2015-08-07T01:51:35.537" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;i think, it is not said in quran that it is in ramadan, only said in hadithes, and hadithes may be false, so that hadithes can be false until you thoroughly check their chain of narrators etc. also idea of laylatul-qadr as a real earth-rotation night looks quite dubious by point of view of sciense, physics&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T01:51:35.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26010" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25997" CreationDate="2015-08-07T02:29:58.963" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;according to hadith &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/4&lt;/a&gt; , &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then he &lt;em&gt;(the Prophet)&lt;/em&gt; ordered him to call the Iqamah for Isha when the&#xA;  horizon (twilight) had vanished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... on the next day : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then he ordered him to delay Maghrib until right before the twilight&#xA;  had disappeared.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and same word &quot;shafaq&quot; is used in this cases, so last time of maghrib is only little time before start time of isha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but whether &quot;shafaq&quot; means red light or even white light after it - i am not sure, different alims and mazhabs choosed different opinion, as i know. i tend to think it is white light, because it should disappear, according to this hadith, and there are many hadithes like this, and red light does not completely disappear because white light is left after it, and it is simmetrical and similar to the end of night and start of fajr time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T02:29:58.963" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26001" CreationDate="2015-08-07T02:46:01.937" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;it is haram if it is lying/cheating/fraud/deception against advertisers who pay money to advertisement system for real advertisement views or clicks or certain actions on target site or by target phone number. and advertisement system is also cheated because it is waiting for true views and clicks from the sites which publish the ads. this site takes money from advertisement system but give false/artificial views, clicks etc to advertisement system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but, if the site you are asking about is not using advertisement system and not cheating advertisers and the advertisers know how does it work, i.e. they intentionally pay just for any view by real human, it is probably allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2015-08-07T02:51:30.923" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T02:51:30.923" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12964" CreationDate="2015-08-07T03:49:56.950" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Until they testify that none has the right to be worshiped but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah's Apostle&quot; may be interpreted this way:&#xA;Do not stop from fighting, regarding rules, never stop, even after many-many (thousands, millions) years, stop only if there is no person who disbelieve, so fighting is not needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-10T16:24:38.653" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T16:24:38.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="207" CreationDate="2015-08-07T05:04:21.183" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think , Muslims should try to avoid making israf, and making harm by self-restricting from using something without respectful reasons is making israf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And forcing/compelling somebody to make israf is sinful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Muslim who makes useful digital content or software &lt;s&gt;must put it in internet to be downloaded freely and usable without payments&lt;/s&gt;, unless it is some private/personal data which should not be published, or maybe other respectful reasons (another example is if it is not useful so it makes extra work for search engines and publishing that is israf). &gt; 2016 july 14: i cannot easily do what i said. so i strike out that my words, but do not delete, because it is good idea, maybe somebody finds proofs for it. i am making a program (site) and i hope i can earn money with that site, and i am afraid that if i publish that program, i cannot earn money with it, or i have to go to court. and i believe that if i do not publish that program, i can keep it in secret. are using of know-hows allowed in islam? is not it something like gold, which is priceful because rare people has it, and seems usage of gold is allowed in islam. july 24: i think i keep it in secret before i achieve some [amount of] money or [count of] users, and then publish it, maybe except most recent development. &amp;lt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other hand, if somebody already made such data/software and put it with such license/agreement , not allowing to use it without paying for it, it seems that the agreement/license should be fullfilled/complied, (should not be violated). but that can contradict the policy of trying to not make israf. i think in some cases avoiding israf can really overweight in front/view of god, and every person in every case makes decision what he should choose, taking in account what he could pay etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A counter-argument: if people strictly follow the licences, somebody could buy software and give it for rent to many people, so he would get money enough to buy the software and function as money gatherer for software companies. - answer to it: it would be also quite unoptimal, israf, wasteful, if people would have to go to its office. - answer to it: that is possible through internet nowadays...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also i and you should take in account that breaking the license is breaking country law. breaking country law by itself usually is a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we should take in account that usually software licence is not a regular agreement, it is an &lt;em&gt;offer&lt;/em&gt;, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offer_and_acceptance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offer_and_acceptance&lt;/a&gt; , and in case we use the software, we automatically make, by country laws, and by license, an &lt;em&gt;unilateral contract&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2016-07-24T12:07:30.550" LastActivityDate="2016-07-24T12:07:30.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="918" CreationDate="2015-08-07T05:38:27.077" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;i use my &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/23285&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; from other question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to being harmful, as said in other answer, there are other reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;it is israf, and israf is prohibited in many ayats. It is israf because it is waste of time of you and all resources that are spent (work and water etc.) and used (fields) and destructed (wild nature that was in place of fileds) to produce and transport cigarettes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is changing of what is made by Allah that is prohibited in Quran 4:119.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T05:38:27.077" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26017" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22960" CreationDate="2015-08-07T06:23:30.263" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can only answer Question 1 as for Q2 I don't even have the hint of an example or answer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the answer for that is quite simple as we should/have to pray as the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to pray as he told us in many ahadith (hadiths) or at least many riwayas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Here quoted from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/adab/10/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al adab -al mufrad&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Sulayman Malik ibn al-Huwayrith said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;We came to the&#xA;Prophet, may  Allah bless him and grant him peace, being young men of&#xA;a similar  age. We spent twenty nights with him. He thought that we&#xA;desired our  own people and he asked us about those of our family we&#xA;had left  behind, and we told him. He was merciful and kind, and said,&#xA;'Go back  to your family. Instruct and command them. &lt;strong&gt;Pray as you have&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;seen me  praying&lt;/strong&gt;. When it is time for the prayer, then let one of you&#xA;give the  adhan and let the oldest of you lead the payer.;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Because it is in the prayer it has to follow the &amp;quot;rules&amp;quot; of the prayer. Or do you raise hands in a prayer while you are in sujud? We are approved to do dua' during sujud. Or do you raise hands in a prayer when you read some Verses which include a dua' as the last 2 verses in surat al-Baqara etc.?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger&#xA;of Allah (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;A slave becomes nearest to his Rubb (Lord) when he is in&#xA;prostration. So increase supplications in prostrations.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/245&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore it seems that nobody has narrated that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) ever did so. And this is not allowed according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/18522&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand dua' isn't only a part of the prayer but also of the tawaf and sa'y and in both we are not asked to raise our hands! So raising hands for dua' isn't at all a standard, but it seems to be an established sunnah in cases and not in others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally a &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/18089/%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85-%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa in Arabic&lt;/a&gt; making clear where and when raising up hands for dua' is permissible. For example it's also not sunnah to raise hands during the dua' of the imam in the middle of the speech of jumu'a unless the imam is asking for rain, as for during the prayer raising hands during the du'a isn't sunnah at the du'a of istiftah (at start of the prayer), the sujud and the tashahhud.&lt;br&gt; See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/11543&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; which explicitly explains when one should raise his hands for dua' and when not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2023-11-16T07:27:36.287" LastActivityDate="2023-11-16T07:27:36.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26018" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26007" CreationDate="2015-08-07T06:32:18.033" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam, my brother. There are certain conditions for the shortened prayer. First of all I will give a reference from Quran about shortened prayers as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aHthq.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aHthq.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  Translation: &quot;And when you travel throughout the land, there is no blame upon you for shortening the prayer, [especially] if you fear that those who disbelieve may disrupt [or attack] you. Indeed, the disbelievers are ever to you a clear enemy.&quot; (Surah no.4 ayyah no. 101)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ayyah shows that it is not obligatory to shorten prayer rather it is a gift and ease from Allah. This point is clear from a Sahih Hadith as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud 1199: Narrated Ya'la b. Umayyah:&#xA;  I remarked to 'Umar al-Khattab: Have you seen the shortening of the prayer by the people today while Allah has said: &quot;If you fear that those who are infidels may afflict you&quot;, whereas those days are gone now? He replied: I have wondered about the same matter for which you wondered. So I mentioned this to the Messenger of Allah (SAW). He said: It is an act of charity which Allah has done to you, so accept His charity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we should accept the charity from Allah otherwise, it would be counted as thanklessness. So, in journey we should preferably shorten our prayers because this is command of Prophet as &quot;It is an act of charity which Allah has done to you, so accept His charity.&quot; And we must accept it. &lt;strong&gt;This means that during journey it is not endorsed to perform full length prayers.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As of you: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We often perform صلاة القصر (salatul qasr) while travelling. But sometimes, while returning from the tour, it becomes confusing that am I still مسافر (musafir) or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer of this, I will give is as below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When does shortening start&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember journey starts when you leave your place towards a destination of about 48 miles or 77 kilometres as it is stated in Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (PBUH) called a journey of one day &amp;amp; one night as travelling. Ibn Umar (RA), Ibn Abbas (RA) used to shorten the Salat &amp;amp; stop fasting in a journey of four ‘Burud’ i.e. sixteen ‘Farsakh’ i.e. 48 miles (1 Farsakh equals 3 miles). (Chapter 4, Book of Abridged Prayers, Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 2).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How long does it last&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you leave for journey, you will start shortening prayers until you reach your destination. When you reach there, you will continue shortening prayers until 19 days as it is stated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Ibn Abbas:&#xA;  The Prophet once stayed for nineteen days and prayed shortened prayers. So when we travel led (and stayed) for nineteen days, we used to shorten the prayer but if we travelled (and stayed) for a longer period we used to offer the full prayer. (Sahih Bukhari  Volume 2, Book 20, Number 186)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When does it end&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now when you start coming back home you are still in journey until you step in your own house or residence as it is clear from here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Once Ali(RA) left (Kufa) and started shortening the Salat (prayers) although the houses (of Kufa) were in sight. On his return he was told, &quot;This is Küfa.&quot; (So that he would no longer shorten the Salat). He said, &quot;No, [I will go on shortening the Salat (prayers)] till we enter Kufa. (Chapter 4, Book of Abridged Prayers, Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I dont think there can be any confusion in presence of these Hadiths. Could I help you more? If any problem post in comments! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T06:32:18.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26019" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8567" CreationDate="2015-08-07T07:30:29.030" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This Story can apparently be found in some books talking about child education in Islam or about honoring the parents and they pretend that Omar ibn al-Khattab was the one who has been addressed. This story is too weak as it can't be found in any authenticate source.&#xA;It could be found in some books of Imam al Ghazaly or ad-Damyri الدميري (حياة الحيوان) where his talking about scarab and Ibn al-Jawzy ابن الجوزي.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a very weak Hadith quoted by al-Qurtuby in his tafsir, abu-Na'ym in his hilya and az-Zubaydy and al-Hindy which may support this story somehow saying that a child has the following rights over his/her father: give him/her a good name, teach him/her the book and marry him/her if he lived to see. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن أبي هريرة - رضي الله عنه – قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : ( حق الولد على والده أن يحسن اسمه ، ويعلمه الكتاب ، ويزوجه إن أدرك )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-02T07:52:31.727" LastActivityDate="2015-12-02T07:52:31.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26020" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7846" CreationDate="2015-08-07T07:31:07.293" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;i think it is allowed only with respectful reasons like you said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i think maybe another proper behaviour in the example you told is abstinence and fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i think there can be physical exercises to make child born without cesarean section.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;about general usage of condoms without respectful reasons i think:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;changing what is made by allah is prohibited in quran 4:119.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;israf is prohibited in several ayats (17:26, 6:141, 7:31, 26:151, 39:53).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a hadith about coitus interruptus : &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/64/182&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/64/182&lt;/a&gt; : muhammad said: It is better for you not to do so ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T07:31:07.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23421" CreationDate="2015-08-07T07:57:17.877" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;in addition to best times to ask for forgiveness in other answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/27/93&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/27/93&lt;/a&gt; : Abu Dharr said: &quot;The Messenger of Allah said to me: 'Have Taqwa of Allah wherever you are, and follow an evil deed with a good one to wipe it out, and treat the people with good behavior.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T07:57:17.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26022" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25996" CreationDate="2015-08-07T10:25:52.190" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually they are missing the divine night of there country ... Every one has to follow the ruling of there countries... can you pray the Namaz at the same time as Saudi Arabia...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you can refer my this answer it suits this contex&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/16408/why-there-is-difference-between-islamic-calender-in-the-world/16437#16437&quot;&gt;Why there is difference between Islamic calender in the world?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5339" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T10:25:52.190" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26026" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-07T15:11:44.537" Score="4" ViewCount="5052" Body="&lt;p&gt;If while praying a person makes a mistake in Surah Fatiha and realizes his mistake after saying Ameen does he have to begin recitation again from the beginning or should he start from the Ayah that he got wrong? What about a person who makes this mistake behind an imam and has to hurry because the Imam has started bowing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13666" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-27T00:46:21.677" LastActivityDate="2023-12-26T03:04:55.720" Title="What if someone makes a mistake reciting Surah fatiha in prayer?" Tags="|salat|mistake|surat-al-fatihah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26027" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-07T18:47:23.673" Score="1" ViewCount="100" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most people belonging to a faith will do whatever it takes to raise their child to see only their hereditary faith as orthodox (righteous one) and all others as unorthodox.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a person was only manipulated by his/her parents to declare their belonging to the Islamic faith at a tender age at which they were unfit to resist the pressures of cultivation but later, once they maybe reach their teens, they start thinking freely and come to terms that their association with the religion in the past was never genuinely theirs (as opposed to some people who do convert of their own volition), is their act considered apostasy and, as such, subject to the sanctions of leaving Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3864" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T21:24:10.933" Title="Is it considered apostasy if association with Islam was only hereditary?" Tags="|apostasy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26029" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-08-07T19:05:27.287" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The traditional covering for the hair and neck that is worn by Muslim women in the presence of non-mahrams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When used as a verb, it means to wear a cover infront of non-mahrams by a Muslim woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقُلْ لِلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَى جُيُوبِهِنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَائِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَائِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي أَخَوَاتِهِنَّ أَوْ نِسَائِهِنَّ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُنَّ أَوِ التَّابِعِينَ غَيْرِ أُولِي الْإِرْبَةِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ أَوِ الطِّفْلِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلَى عَوْرَاتِ النِّسَاءِ وَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ بِأَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْفِينَ مِنْ زِينَتِهِنَّ وَتُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their khimār over their breasts and not display their beauty except to their husband, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex; and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24:31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;Sura: An-Nur [24:31]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَاأَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُلْ لِأَزْوَاجِكَ وَبَنَاتِكَ وَنِسَاءِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يُدْنِينَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِنْ جَلَابِيبِهِنَّ ذَلِكَ أَدْنَى أَنْ يُعْرَفْنَ فَلَا يُؤْذَيْنَ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا (59)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;Sura: Al-Ahzab 33:58-59&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21569" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-02-22T07:46:38.507" LastActivityDate="2018-02-22T07:46:38.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26030" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-08-07T19:05:27.287" Score="0" Body="The traditional covering for the hair and neck that is worn by Muslim women in the presence of non-mahrams." OwnerUserId="21569" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-02-22T07:46:38.507" LastActivityDate="2018-02-22T07:46:38.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26031" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-07T19:05:47.397" Score="0" ViewCount="360" Body="&lt;p&gt;We wear necktie with our suits normally when we go to office or school. Does tie resmeble in any form to 'Cross of Christianity'? If so then should we wear it or not? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many 'Fatwas' are in favour and many are against. Can someone shed light into it by referring to quran and hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13715" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T19:50:05.037" Title="The Reality Of Tie" Tags="|muslim-practices|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-08-08T09:24:41.017" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26031" CreationDate="2015-08-07T19:33:39.487" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question is valid and I want to give you answer of your question.&#xA;Can you find the verse in Bible where written that wearing tie is haram or it is the sign of Christianity?&#xA;Wearing of tie was introduced from Bosnia. In Bosnia, Muslims lived in this place. Any culture which are against our Shariah, it is haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me give you example that Arabs wear tops and Christians also wear tops.&#xA;Then according to your point of view the tops are haraam or it is the sign of Christianity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, definitely tops are not haraam or sign of Christianity then how you say that tie is the sign of Christianity or haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;em&gt;Mubaah&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;em&gt;Mubaah&lt;/em&gt; means if you like it you can wear it and if you don't like then you can't wear it. It is your choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the misconception of some Muslims that wearing tie is the sign of Christianity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope you satisfy with my answer.&#xA;Please follow watch this link, you can better understand from&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1ao0f4_dr-zakir-naik-islam-men-coat-tie-mpg-176x144_shortfilms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dr Zakir Naik's Answer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13634" LastEditorUserId="13634" LastEditDate="2015-08-07T19:50:05.037" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T19:50:05.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26027" CreationDate="2015-08-07T21:24:10.933" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are differences of opinions. First, let me disclose that this answer comes from a person who doesn't believe in apostate punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Majority of scholars say that if you are born to a Muslim parents, then you are automatically Muslim regardless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alnawawi Alshafai &lt;code&gt;النووي الشافعي&lt;/code&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فمَن كان أبواه أو أحدهما مسلماً : استمر على الإسلام في أحكام الآخرة والدنيا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whomever his parents or parent is Muslim, he is a Muslim in the eyes for the rules of life and hereafter. [&lt;code&gt;شرح المسلم&lt;/code&gt; Almuslim Explained - 16 / 208]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same was said by &lt;code&gt;ابن قدامة الحنبلي&lt;/code&gt; in Almogani &lt;code&gt;المغني&lt;/code&gt; [10/91].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alsahafai Wazfir [Almogani 10/85] [Alkasanai 7/104] said that the coming of age is a requirement before becoming a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meaning if the children reverts before becoming of Age, he isn't considered a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More on the fatwa here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/165492&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/ar/165492&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-08-07T21:24:10.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26036" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-07T22:04:02.753" Score="3" ViewCount="19914" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you have the urge to laugh and try to stop yourself but make a slightly sneaky noise with your throat for a second, without smiling, does that break your prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13576" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-27T17:03:43.453" LastActivityDate="2016-11-23T12:16:15.260" Title="Does almost laughing break prayer?" Tags="|salat|laughter|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25999" CreationDate="2015-08-07T23:22:06.763" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;We need to agree on a definition of the soul, or at least an observable aspect of it. I would say that one such aspect is having feelings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Judging by this aspect, the answer is yes. Seerah tells us they do. You may read about the story of the tree that felt sad when the messenger (PBUH) left it. The story and hadith are in Arabic here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=71&amp;amp;idto=71&amp;amp;bk_no=118&amp;amp;ID=77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=71&amp;amp;idto=71&amp;amp;bk_no=118&amp;amp;ID=77&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Relevant ahadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/61/94&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;In Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;:&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas bin Malik:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  That he heard Jabir bin `Abdullah saying, &quot;The roof of the Mosque was built over trunks of datepalms working as pillars. When the Prophet (ﷺ) delivered a sermon, he used to stand by one of those trunks till the pulpit was made for him, and he used it instead. Then we heard the trunk sending a sound like of a pregnant she-camel till the Prophet (ﷺ) came to it, and put his hand over it, then it became quiet.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَخِي، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بِلاَلٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي حَفْصُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ يَقُولُ كَانَ الْمَسْجِدُ مَسْقُوفًا عَلَى جُذُوعٍ مِنْ نَخْلٍ فَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا خَطَبَ يَقُومُ إِلَى جِذْعٍ مِنْهَا، فَلَمَّا صُنِعَ لَهُ الْمِنْبَرُ، وَكَانَ عَلَيْهِ فَسَمِعْنَا لِذَلِكَ الْجِذْعِ صَوْتًا كَصَوْتِ الْعِشَارِ، حَتَّى جَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَيْهَا فَسَكَنَتْ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B0%D8%B9%20%D8%AD%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;In Jami` at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastEditorUserId="778" LastEditDate="2015-08-08T08:49:40.570" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T08:49:40.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26038" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26039" CreationDate="2015-08-08T00:48:02.860" Score="2" ViewCount="6691" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is understood from that expression that to remove the hairs on the&#xA;  back and chest is not haram or tahriman makrooh for Hanafis. It can&#xA;  only be tanzihan makrooh, contrary to decency.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was reading an article online and came accross these terms, I know what is makrooh but have no idea that there were two types.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is the difference between tahriman and tanzihan makrooh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13723" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-08-08T01:25:19.590" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T01:25:19.590" Title="Difference between tahriman and tanzihan makrooh" Tags="|hanafi|usool-ul-fiqh|makruh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26038" CreationDate="2015-08-08T01:22:16.390" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both classes of &lt;em&gt;makruh&lt;/em&gt; acts are considered reprehensible and should be avoided (and doing so is a blessed act which would be rewarded); the main difference between a &lt;em&gt;makruh tanzih&lt;/em&gt; act and a &lt;em&gt;makruh tahrim&lt;/em&gt; act is whether performing them would be actually be considered &lt;em&gt;sinful&lt;/em&gt;.  On a scale of severity, they would look like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mubah&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;lt; &lt;strong&gt;Makruh Tanzih&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;lt; &lt;strong&gt;Makruh Tahrim&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;lt; &lt;strong&gt;Haram&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Performing a &lt;em&gt;makruh tanzih&lt;/em&gt; act is strongly discouraged, but would not necessarily warrant punishment in the hereafter (although to my understanding, many scholars claim that &lt;em&gt;consistently and repeatedly&lt;/em&gt; performing &lt;em&gt;makruh tanzih&lt;/em&gt; acts would be considered sinful, even if the single acts themselves would not). If something is &lt;em&gt;makruh tahrim&lt;/em&gt;, on the other hand, it &lt;em&gt;would&lt;/em&gt; be considered sinful and punished appropriately in the hereafter, but they are not so severe as to take one out of the fold of Islam (as would, for example, rejecting a &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; ruling).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T01:22:16.390" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26040" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-08T04:34:00.553" Score="1" ViewCount="7838" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why and when was the second Caliph Umar (radiallahu anhu) blessed with the title &quot;Al-Farooq&quot;. I have read different narrations in it, and would like to know some references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-08-12T21:24:11.273" LastActivityDate="2016-01-10T00:34:05.290" Title="When was Umar (radiallahu anhu) given the title &quot;Al Farooq&quot;" Tags="|history|title|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26042" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-08T05:11:14.213" Score="8" ViewCount="1077" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Quran there are some verses which show the humans are not tempted by Satan, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَآ أَغْوَيْتَنِي لأُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ فِي الأَرْضِ&#xA;  وَلأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ إِلاَّ عِبادَکَ مِنْهُمُ الْمُخْلَصينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;«He said, My Lord, since You have lured me away, I will glamorize for&#xA;  them on earth, and I will lure them all away Except for Your sincere&#xA;  servants among them»&lt;strong&gt;39-40 Hijr&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;«انه لیس له سلطان علی الذین امنوا و علی ربهم یتوکلون &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has no authority over those who believe and trust in their&#xA;  Lord.».&lt;strong&gt;99 Nahl&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who are these persons and how we can find the answer of this question by reviewing other verses of the Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6629" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-22T14:10:11.497" LastActivityDate="2017-11-14T11:52:54.003" Title="Who are not tempted by Satan?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|shaitan|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26043" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26040" CreationDate="2015-08-08T06:28:12.150" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The earliest reference I came across that attributes to the Prophet saying &amp;quot;Umar al-Faruq&amp;quot; was in &lt;em&gt;al-Majmu al-Kabir at-Tabarani&lt;/em&gt; and it was used as a titleby someone else in &lt;em&gt;Tarikh at-Tabari&lt;/em&gt;#1292 &amp;amp; 1295.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, &lt;em&gt;Tarikh at-Tabari&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنِي الْحَارِثُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَزْرَةَ يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَمْرٍو ذَكْوَانَ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ: مَنْ سَمَّى عُمَرَ الْفَارُوقَ ؟، قَالَتِ: النَّبِيُّ K وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ: أَوَّلُ مَنْ سَمَّاهُ بِهَذَا الاسْمِ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the story is not reliable since some of the narrators were not trustworthy, including al-Harith, the person whom at-Tabari took the story from.  He was declared as an unknown narrator by Ibn Hazem, and Abul Fatih al-Azdi said he was weak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Harith took the story from ibn Saed, Yahya bin Maen said he was a liar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Saed took it from Mohamed bin Umar.  Al-Bukhari said he was &amp;quot;matruk al-hadith&amp;quot; i.e. his hadiths were abandoned and not taken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Three major flaws to this story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;al-Majmu&lt;/em&gt;by at-Tabarani:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ الصَّفَّارُ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ، ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ جَمِيلٍ الرَّقِّيُّ، ثنا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ K: &amp;quot; فِي الْجَنَّةِ شَجَرَةٌ أَوْ مَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ شَجَرَةٌ شَكَّ عَلِيُّ بْنُ جَمِيلٍ مَا عَلَيْهَا وَرَقَةٌ إِلا مَكْتُوبٌ عَلَيْهَا لا إِلَهَ إِلا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَبُو بَكْرِ الصِّدِّيقُ عُمَرُ الْفاروقُ عُثْمَانُ ذُو النُّورَيْنِ &amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At-Tabarani took it from Saed l-Baghdadi, who was someone unknown and very little biography exists about him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saed al-Baghdadi reports from Ali bin Jamil, whow as declared as munkar [denounced] and abandoned.  ad-Daraqutni said he was weak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This one has two major flaws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the title &amp;quot;Umar al-Faruq&amp;quot; could be just another sectarian spin by Sunnis, since there is nothing reliable to support it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this isn't a religious issue anyways, and has nothing to do with Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T06:44:43.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26036" CreationDate="2015-08-08T06:45:30.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to my reaserch (in the site below):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://talabehpasokhgoo.parsiblog.com/Posts/1334/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://talabehpasokhgoo.parsiblog.com/Posts/1334/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This type of laughing according to what you explained that if you have the urge to laugh and try to stop yourself but make a slightly sneaky noise with your throat for a second, without smiling, does that break your prayer, does not look invalidate the salat as a quite quiet laughing, but apparently it invalidates the salat if you laugh loudly and on purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5354" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T06:45:30.843" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26040" CreationDate="2015-08-08T07:21:49.310" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam. Basically I have heard of two narrations which show why was Umar blessed with the title. I am going to copy both below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The first one:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is a long story but I will give it short here. &quot;Ibn Al-'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with him) related that he had asked 'Umar bin Al-Khattab why he had been given the epithet of Al-Farouque (he who distinguishes truth from falsehood), he replied: After I had embraced Islam, I asked the Prophet (Peace be upon him): 'Aren't we on the right path here and Hereafter?' The Prophet (Peace be upon him) answered: 'Of course you are! I swear by Allâh in Whose Hand my soul is, that you are right in this world and in the hereafter.' I, therefore, asked the Prophet (Peace be upon him) 'Why we then had to conduct clandestine activism. I swear by Allâh Who has sent you with the Truth, that we will leave our concealment and proclaim our noble cause publicly.' We then went out in two groups, Hamzah leading one and I the other. We headed for the Mosque in broad daylight when the polytheists of Quraish saw us, their faces went pale and got incredibly depressed and resentful. On that very occasion, the Prophet (Peace be upon him) attached to me the epithet of Al-Farouque.&quot; (narrated in Rahiq al-makhtum and by Abu Naeem and Ibn Asaakir as well)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Second one:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is related from Ibn Abbaas (رضي الله عنهما) that a hypocrite had a dispute with a Jew. The Jew summoned him to the Messenger of Allaah (صلى الله عليه وسلم), and the hypocrite summoned him to Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf. They [finally] took the case to the Messenger of Allaah (صلى الله عليه وسلم), who passed a ruling in favour of the Jew. The hypocrite was not pleased and insisted that they go to Umar (رضي الله عنه) for a ruling.&#xA;  The Jew told Umar (رضي الله عنه) that the Messenger of Allaah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) had already ruled in his favour and the hypocrite had not been pleased. He had insisted that they come to 'Umar (رضي الله عنه). 'Umar (رضي الله عنه) asked the hypocrite whether that was true, and he replied that it was. 'Umar (رضي الله عنه) instructed them to remain where they were until he returned. He went inside, picked up his sword, and came out and beheaded the hypocrite. He then said, 'This is my ruling for the person who is not satisfied with the ruling of Allaah and His Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم).'&#xA;  Jibreel (عليه السلام) states, 'Umar (رضي الله عنه) differentiated between the truth and untruth, so he was named the Differentiator (al-Farooq).' [This is as stated in the Tafseer of Qadi Baydaawi (رحمه الله)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I myself think that the first one maybe more accurate and Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastEditorUserId="12588" LastEditDate="2015-08-08T07:28:50.540" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T07:28:50.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26047" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26049" CreationDate="2015-08-08T10:36:37.780" Score="5" ViewCount="47971" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the eating of Horse meat Halal or not? I would like an answer with references to the Quran or Hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13634" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-05T05:50:55.287" LastActivityDate="2021-09-21T07:22:27.050" Title="Is horsemeat Halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|meat|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26048" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-08T11:52:38.947" Score="2" ViewCount="2212" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that the juices of fruits are halaal and fruits are good for health, but different companies make artificial juices and sale to different markets.&#xA;Is it allowed in Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a Muslim, is it halaal to buy these products and use it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13634" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T14:14:56.107" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T14:14:56.107" Title="Is it halal to buy and drink artificial juices?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26047" CreationDate="2015-08-08T12:17:01.000" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam. There are two views regarding eating meat of horse. I will try to write both below. But I will try to clear before that there is no order in Quran about the horse being halal or haram. So we will rely on Ahadith as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Eating Horse is Halal:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This term is more accepted because it has some valid ahadith. It is stated in Bukhari as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:&#xA;  On the day of Khaibar, Allah's Messenger (SAW) forbade the eating of donkey meat and allowed the eating of horse meat. (Sahih al-Bukhari 4219)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Asma' reported:&#xA;  We slaughtered a horse and ate it during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (SAW). (Sahih Muslim 1942 a)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jabir b. 'Abdullah is reported to have said:&#xA;  We ate during the time of Khaibar the (flesh) of horses and of wild asses, but Allah's Messenger (SAW) prohibited us (to eat) the flesh of domestic asses. (Sahih Muslim 1941 b)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Eating Horse is Makrooh&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Imam Abu Haneefa and his two companions eating horse is makrooh. As it is stated in below Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Khalid bin Walid said:&#xA;  “The Messenger of Allah (SAW) forbade the flesh of horses, mules and donkeys.”&#xA;  (Sunnan Ibn-e-Maja Book 27, Hadith 3319)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But remember that the above Hadith is classified as Da'eef(weak) over there!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried to help you and if you have any other question ask in the comments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T12:17:01.000" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26050" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26051" CreationDate="2015-08-08T15:05:32.337" Score="2" ViewCount="1237" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have noticed that people are very closed to the social media.&#xA;Some people are involve in to relations with Non-mehrams.&#xA;But my question is that if ladies are following shariah completely like doing hijab and do not uploading their photos on social media, so are they allowed to make relations with unknown people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13634" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T20:38:40.937" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T20:38:40.937" Title="Is it allowed to make relations with Non Mehrams in social media?" Tags="|practical-islam|fiqh|relationships|internet|non-mahram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-08-11T03:10:40.657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26051" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26050" CreationDate="2015-08-08T16:11:22.260" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In GENERAL:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Islam has many barriers...as long as you are within those barriers then you are good to go!&#xA;Though distancing yourself away from those barriers would be better... as its some sort of ورع.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Specifically to your question:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;The barrier is to not:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Touch a non-mahram&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Have &lt;strong&gt;any&lt;/strong&gt; sort of &lt;strong&gt;lust&lt;/strong&gt; for the non-mahram...or if you do by nature... just not to pursue it. So you can look into her face...talk to her... but if there is any lust in it that you fear...then don't pursue&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not to joke with a non-Mahram&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yet on the other hand, there are some instructions to socialize with all people and all Muslims&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Considering &lt;em&gt;انما المومنون اخوه&lt;/em&gt; if you can help her out for lending her money/socializing with her just as to say 'Assalmo Alaikum (face to face or on Facebook, how are you doing today?'/ helping with any chores/sharing narrations (face to face or on Facebook) you are not committing any sin.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;So by befriending her on facebook...&#xA;Are you touching her? Are you somehow pleasing yourself? Are you joking with her? I don't think so! Yet if you joke with her on Facebook, then it's no good.&#xA;If you do all of those mentioned in point 1 with an impure intention (نیت) then it's no good. &lt;em&gt;انما الاعمال بالنیات&lt;/em&gt;, if you do all of that for the sake of &lt;em&gt;انما المومنون اخوه&lt;/em&gt; then Allah will reward you!&#xA;I am not saying that we should go out with the sisters and play volleyball since that isn't haram too, but very disliked... nor I am saying to never say salaam to a sister...there are barriers in Islam, as long as your are within those barriers you are good...at the same time that تقوا is important حسن خلق is also important.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;One last thing... I wouldn't recommend the sort of semi-open way of&#xA;socialization for all ages or all cultures...for some cultures it&#xA;might be rude to befriend a non-Mahram on Facebook ...for some it&#xA;might be rude to not befriend on Facebook. &lt;strong&gt;As long as that you&#xA;are within the boundaries of Islam, then you have to use your own&#xA;wisdom (عقل) to apply Islam's approach yourself&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9329" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-09T07:37:14.157" LastActivityDate="2015-12-09T07:37:14.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25328" CreationDate="2015-08-08T16:17:14.217" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are asking 2 questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;is it obligatory for me to give Zakat from the profit of the investments?&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the investment is in your bank account, then the majority of scholars say that you need to pay Zakat on it. If, however, the investment is not in your hands (say 401k, ROTH IRA, etc..) then you don't have to pay Zakat until you actually get the money and the money stays with you for a year. More on this answer can be found on question like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/11396/zakat-on-state-pension-account-value/11405#11405&quot;&gt;Zakat on State Pension Account value&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in my opinion, if you think that you have a large sum of money (for example $20,000) and you are afraid paying Zakah on it will deplete the money faster when you don't have a job, you can do the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Set a separate account and pay the Zakah to that account.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Once the account is depleted, you can use that Zakah money on yourself and family. If by that time you already have another job you can easily send that money to Zakah organization.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This opinion comes from the same reasoning many scholars say you are allowed to pay Zakah in advance for 1/2 years. I look at it the same way from the other side. In the future once you have a job, you should also consider paying Zakah in advance to avoid issues like this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;It is also mentionable that my wife owns gold jewelery which had been gifted by me and her family&lt;/code&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your second question about the Gold, it is disputed, some scholars say you need to pay Zakah on the entire Gold, some others would say only that your wife doesn't wear. Similar question can be found here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1596/is-a-womans-jewellery-subject-to-zakat&quot;&gt;Is a woman&amp;#39;s jewellery subject to zakat?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T16:17:14.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26053" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-08T16:57:16.063" Score="2" ViewCount="524" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If a woman claims that her husband divorced her many times&lt;/strong&gt;, does she need a witness to prove divorce (Talaq) or her saying would b enough as &lt;strong&gt;testimony&lt;/strong&gt;? What if she don't have witness to prove her divorce? And will that divorce will be applicable? What is Islam's saying about this subject.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13729" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T10:07:41.600" Title="Wife's claim on Divorce" Tags="|talaq|witness|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2017-06-26T14:46:45.323" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26054" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26053" CreationDate="2015-08-08T18:16:07.033" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Look right now i could not come up with any reference but i hope others can follow this up by giving references. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally haven't studied this case and therefore i have no right to answer it but i will only quote the stance of a salafi scholar named&quot;Abu Insha Qari Khalil ur Rehman&quot;as i have heard it quite recently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to him a women testimony alone is not enough and needs a witness. If the  witness approves the claim then divorce will happen but if she doesn't have a witness and her husband disapproves her claim then whether the husband is lying or not,the women will have to continue the marriage and her husband will be answerable at the day of judgement and she will not be guilty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to him this stance is maintained to continue the wordly affairs smoothly as humans are not capable of knowing lies and truth and will make decisions according to situation that comes up and therefor such mechanism are placed in order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13715" LastActivityDate="2015-08-08T18:16:07.033" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26055" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26053" CreationDate="2015-08-08T18:58:06.457" Score="2" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Shia View:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a divorce to be valid, there needs to be at least 2 witnesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://alhakeem.com/arabic/pages/quesans/listgroup_ques.php?Where=160&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://alhakeem.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that if a husband divorces his wife in private it is not valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Sunni View:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a dispute, but the majority agree on that Divorce doesn't have to be witnessed. However, there are many scholars like Alalbani that said that we need to stick with how the prophet and companions used to do and require divorce with witnesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=173276&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.ahlalhdeeth.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/119459&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T10:07:41.600" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26050" CreationDate="2015-08-08T19:08:24.807" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islamically speaking, there are two certain restrictions from the Sunnah (both can be disputed) when it comes to men and women interaction, everything else is pure speculation and what could be bad for you (opinionated).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;A person can not touch the skin of those who are not muharam to them&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/21183&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/21183&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Being alone with that person - Not in public, chat rooms, etc..&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (saws) said, &amp;quot;Whenever a man is alone with a (non-mehram) woman, the Shaytaan makes a third.&amp;quot; [Source: Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 3118, Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattab]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This includes private chats, private email accounts, sitting alone in a room, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everything else is OK, like talking to a woman that is not a non muharram even if that isn't needed to (school work groups, friends, etc..). There is nothing wrong with mixes of the sexes in Islam (that is a culture forbiddance) as proved by the Sunnah of the prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-08-09T00:27:34.020" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26058" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26062" CreationDate="2015-08-08T20:02:28.997" Score="1" ViewCount="4830" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard the first one should be longer than the second. But how do you decide which to recite?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="272" LastActivityDate="2022-03-30T15:05:36.950" Title="How do you decide which surah to recite during salah?" Tags="|quran|salat|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26058" CreationDate="2015-08-09T03:36:17.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simply, you choose whatever surah you'd like! But it is preferred to be in order, like if you're gonna read surat Al-Asr in the first raka'a, its better to read a surah which is after it in order rather than a surah before it, even if it's shorter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastActivityDate="2015-08-09T03:36:17.780" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26063" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-09T03:41:31.053" Score="2" ViewCount="170" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assuming dinosaurs actually did exist and did so millions of years before humans...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does the the teachings of Islam explain the time that has passed and all of the other life forms that came and went extinct long before modern human life existed at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is known that 90-95% of all life that ever existed on this Earth was already extinct long before the great flood mentioned in holy texts. How does Islam address the pre-modern Primates, we are Primates too, that were here long before us?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13734" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-08T04:03:59.240" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T04:03:59.240" Title="The age of the Earth and evolution of life?" Tags="|time|evolution|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26064" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-09T03:46:17.730" Score="2" ViewCount="412" Body="&lt;p&gt;Christianity has many thoughts about religion, and they are codified as Catholicism (Catholic) or many Protestant faiths; (Baptist, Methodist, Lutheranism, Reform, Pentecostalism, etc...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A non denominational is someone who refrains from taking sides in the above complicated mix.  Instead they focus on the things that are universal and apply to all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a friend from Turkey who thinks a Whirling Dervish is similar to a Non Denominational, but it doesn't seem to fit based on my understanding so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone describe what's most compatible with a Christian &quot;non-denomiational&quot; in Islam and what does, and does not, carry over between faith perspectives?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13735" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T05:41:55.507" Title="What is the &quot;Christian non-denominational&quot; equivalent in Islam?" Tags="|non-muslim|christianity|islamic-scholar|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26065" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-09T07:18:43.257" Score="1" ViewCount="2766" Body="&lt;p&gt;Schiff Move Free products include Chondroitin sulfate which mentioned on the pack that it derived from Porcine.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.movefree.com/shop-products/advanced-plus-msm-vitamin-d3/move-free-advanced-plus-msm-vitamin-d-80-count#&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.movefree.com/shop-products/advanced-plus-msm-vitamin-d3/move-free-advanced-plus-msm-vitamin-d-80-count#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Schiff Move Free is Halal or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13736" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T19:44:59.863" Title="Is Schiff Move Free products is Halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26048" CreationDate="2015-08-09T07:21:09.833" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam. Your nice interrogation is composed of two parts so I will give answer in two parts as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is making allowed?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you sell your product to costumers saying it is pure fruit made, then surely you are skimming them and skimming is haram in Islam. If you are telling them that this is chemical based and they know the reality and buy it then it is not haram. It is to be noted here that the chemicals should be halal if they are haram chemicals then obviously this business is haram.&#xA;As it is stated here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Hurairah:&#xA;  The Messenger of Allah (SAW) passed a man who was selling grain. He asked him: How are you selling? He informed him. Revelation them came down to him saying: &quot;Put your hand into it.&quot; So he put his hand into it, and felt that it was damp. The Messenger of Allah (SAW) then said: &quot;He who deceives has nothing to do with us.&quot; (Sunan Abi Dawud 3452)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) passed by a pile of food and put his hand into it, and his fingers touched something wet. He said, “What is this, O seller of the food?” The man said, “It got rained on, O Messenger of Allaah.” He said, “Why did you not put it (the wet part) on top of the pile so that the people could see it? He who deceives does not belong to me.” According to other reports, “He who deceives us is not one of us,” or, “He is not one of us who deceives us.” (Narrated by Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wording of the version narrated by al-Nawawi is, “he is not one of us”. So it proves that skimming is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is buying these products haram?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My short answer will be no. You can buy it if there are no haram chemicals in the products. You can always check the chemicals used in ingredients list of the product. I am listing some chemicals which are haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Note that these details are taken from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_haraam_products&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)These emulsifiers are haram. The emulsifiers may also be written on products with E plus the digit code. The codes refer to a specific chemical. Generally the codes are written on the product in place of chemical names. &quot;120,140, 141, 160[a], 161, 252,300,301,422, 430, 431, 433, 435, 436, 441,470,471(Animal Base. Vegetable base is said to be halal),472[a],472[b],472[c],472[d], 472[e], 473, 474, 475, 476,477, 478, 481, 482, 483, 491, 492,493, 494, 542, 570, 572, 631, 635,920&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The following Emulsifiers – With or Without E are Suspected - Mashbooh - مَشْبُوْه E100, E110, E120, E153, E210, E213, E214, E216, E234, E256, E270, E280. E325, E326, E327, E334, E335, E336, E337.E432, E433, E434, E440, E470, E472, E495 E904.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if the above chemicals are present in the ingredients of juice never buy it. Else, you may buy it. I wish I could help you? If you have any other question you may ask in comments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastActivityDate="2015-08-09T07:21:09.833" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26067" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26068" CreationDate="2015-08-09T11:38:31.470" Score="2" ViewCount="1920" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm an electronic music composer and I was wondering if I perform in a club, is the money that I get haram? The thing is, I'm not talking about normal performances and I won't be playing any music that talks about anything haram. I play electronic dance music that is just pure instrumentals and if it has any vocals, the vocals are usually inspiring and motivating. Anyways, my main question is, is it haram money if I'm not sure where my money is coming from? I'm asking this cause I've majored in music and I want to take music as a life time career and performing live will make me a lot of money. It's my dream since a kid to become a musician, and I'm pursuing it, I just want to know if God will punish me for the money I get. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you a lot for your time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Best Regards&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13738" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2018-11-14T05:07:03.063" LastActivityDate="2018-11-14T05:07:03.063" Title="Is the money I make from a club as a performer haram?" Tags="|music|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26068" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26067" CreationDate="2015-08-09T14:21:53.243" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It all depends on what you believe. Do you believe that Music is Haram? If you do so, that means income gained from it is also haram. If you believe that Music is not haram, rather what is said (no bad talk, sex talk, etc..) like many upcoming scholars then the income you earn will be halal Inshala.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me note that my opinion on Music that it is not Haram unless it has bad talk in it. Which is based on my true believe that the Prophet PBUH will not make something haram that Allah hasn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-08-09T14:21:53.243" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17770" CreationDate="2015-08-09T14:34:58.547" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;InshaAllah it will be halal, just insure you follow the following rules:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Like Shia_Sunni______UNITY said, don't mock specific people as that is not allowed in Islam. However that only applies to known people, if the picture of a random person that isn't known it should be fine (just checked the website you posted out, it is all of actors mostly which isn't wrong, since they are actors and part of their job is making us laugh).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do not post nude photos or non-Islamic photos (showing private parts) or provocative photos that might turn people on.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you believe that hand drawn faces are haram (I personally don't) then you shouldn't post such images, only pictures that are representation of real people.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Most of these websites have advertisement that is pretty catchy and adult oriented, you need to think about that before starting such website as if you want to make money those are the type of ads you will have to serve, which isn't Islamically appropriate. My suggestion would be that you start a website that is more reputable.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My final opinion is to be safe than sorry and start on a different website that shows your skills on something you love working on, which will make you money down the road as you grow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-31T08:42:40.490" LastActivityDate="2016-08-31T08:42:40.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26063" CreationDate="2015-08-09T14:44:42.603" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nothing. Islam does not mention anything that happens before Prophet Adam PBUH. What happened before is irrelevant religiously and if scientific evidence proves that earth has been here for 4.543 billion years there is no reason for us to not agree with that assessment. We don't know who and what lived during that time, besides bacteria which we have documented, no one knows what was living during that time. Dinosaurs did exist as science proves but I assume that it did before the times of Human beings (again as science proves).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evolution is a totally different disputable subject. In Islam we believe that humans were created by God starting with Adam, not evolved out of Apes etc.. Animals on the other hand could've evolved as a special feature by Allah. That deserves a topic on its own I think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-08-09T14:44:42.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26071" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26091" CreationDate="2015-08-09T15:39:59.103" Score="1" ViewCount="110" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam to all. What I want to ask is a question about answering questions on this site. Due to the characteristics of stack exchange sites, the Islam stack exchange also has some characters i.e. reputations, badges etc. When we answer questions on this site we fell in greed of reputations (that's natural for a human. Isn't it?). Indeed, we want to help people in need of Islamic knowledge but the greed of reputation also mixes with this thought! So my question is that will we get sawwab for answering questions? You may be offended with the word &quot;greed&quot; so you may use &quot;competition for reputation&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastEditorUserId="12588" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T11:05:25.733" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T11:05:25.733" Title="Will I get sawwab for answering here" Tags="|practical-islam|islamic-philosophy|ibadah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26072" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-09T15:58:57.623" Score="-3" ViewCount="138" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamoalaikum, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have read about this and i know that the fiance should be treated the same as a non-mahram... and that talking is permissible only if a third person is there... But the thing is that I’m quite a very shy person and i feel that asking him certain things..like what if he is shy too and not give an honest or truthful answer.. And i wanted to know if it is permissible in Islam for me to give him a general questionnaire asking about the important criteria required for marriage... Such as how religious he is? And his personality? And his reason for marriage? (i believe if this matches with my reason.. then our marriage is likely to be more successful and.. like what is the point if two people don’t match...)..Just these three i would ask... And nothing else... and i would if required...i wouldn’t mind showing it to a third person or to the rest of the family... and would i need to do this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakhallah Khair&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13742" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T09:26:19.433" LastActivityDate="2015-12-06T09:26:19.433" Title="Is it ok to give your fiance a questionnaire in order to know more about him?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26078" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-10T07:05:57.640" Score="-1" ViewCount="6025" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it halal to download pirated games? Notice that the pirated versions aren't quite identical to the original, and they are for free, so there is no money in the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T16:32:53.277" Title="Downloading Pirated Games" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-09-03T14:47:30.323" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24597" CreationDate="2015-08-10T07:56:01.873" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the tafsir of Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=1988&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Qurtoby&lt;/a&gt; they have been told not to look back for the reason that they should do their best (hurry) to leave the place before the morning as it said in an other Verse in Suart Hud (11:81)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the angels said, &amp;quot;O Lot, We are messengers sent by your Lord.&#xA;They shall not be able to do you any harm. So depart from here with&#xA;the people of your household in the last hours of the night. And look&#xA;here: none of you should turn round to look behind; but your wife (who&#xA;will not accompany you) shall meet with the same doom as they. The&#xA;morning has been appointed for their destruction-the morning has&#xA;almost come.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قَالُواْ يَا لُوطُ إِنَّا رُسُلُ رَبِّكَ لَن يَصِلُواْ إِلَيْكَ&#xA;فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍ مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ وَلاَ يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ&#xA;أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ امْرَأَتَكَ إِنَّهُ مُصِيبُهَا مَا أَصَابَهُمْ إِنَّ&#xA;مَوْعِدَهُمُ الصُّبْحُ أَلَيْسَ الصُّبْحُ بِقَرِيبٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And don't forget that for people who leave the place they usually used to live in it's the most normal thing to look back while leaving. For this reason and to prevent them to look back Lot (peace be upon him) has also been walking as the last man in the group of his people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So maybe if they looked back and stood watching they might have been also captured by the sight and wanted to help their people or just wouldn't have enough time to flee from the doom which met the people who didn't believe and rejected Lot (peace be upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-30T16:21:56.553" LastActivityDate="2021-09-30T16:21:56.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26081" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-10T11:16:58.220" Score="1" ViewCount="3507" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this reference,Tafsir Qomi.volume2.page72-73,When Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH) was thrown to the fire,animals asked Allah to help Ibrahim but Allah just allowed frog to help him.frog brought water to fire off and Two-thirds of frog Was burned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it right? Is there any other references about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4161" LastActivityDate="2015-08-10T16:17:09.647" Title="Did animals help Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH) while he was in fire?" Tags="|history|prophet-ibrahim|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26082" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24777" CreationDate="2015-08-10T11:19:54.850" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well before the fasting of Ramadan was revealed the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to fast 'Ashura' and 3 days of each month.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated `Aisha: The people used to fast on the day of 'Ashura' before&#xA;fasting in Ramadan was prescribed but when (the order of compulsory&#xA;fasting in) Ramadan was revealed, it was up to one to fast on it (i.e.&#xA;'Ashura') or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/178300&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih al Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ramadan رَمَضَانَ as a month was called in the jahilya at first taatal تاتل (means a person who gets/tufts water from a source or a well) (Here's my Arabic&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alukah.net/culture/0/3631/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; source&lt;/a&gt; other names are also quoted there &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Islamic_Arabian_calendar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;see also in Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;) ... then about 200 years before Islam they renamed it Ramadan according to a proposal of Kelab ibn Murra كلاب بن مرة because Ramadn then was at the beginning of the summer heat which explains the relationship to the word &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;ar-Ramdaa'&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;الرمضاء so in Arabic it's still said رمض الصائم يرمض if one's stomach gets &amp;quot;hot&amp;quot; because of the  big thirst while fasting!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to some ahadith (hadiths) mentioned in Tafsir ibn Kathir about the Verse in Surat al-Baqara (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:185&lt;/a&gt;) all the holy books of the other prophets have also been revealed in Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About fasting before Islam i found the following&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Abdullah bin 'Amr (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The&#xA;Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;The Salat which is dearest to Allah is&#xA;that of (Prophet) Dawud; and As-Saum (the fasting) which is dearest to&#xA;Allah is that of (Prophet) Dawud. He used to sleep half the night, get&#xA;up to perform Salat for one-third of it, then sleep through the&#xA;remaining one-sixth of it; and he used to observe Saum on alternative&#xA;days.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahewar.org/debat/show.art.asp?aid=235330&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; some people in Jahliya used to fast A'shura' and used to do good things during Ramadan it also pretends that the sabi-a (mentioned in for example in Surat al Baqara (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:62&lt;/a&gt;) see below) used to fast one lunar month as we do (moonsighthing, duration, and rules of fast)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rest assured that whosoever from among the Muslims or the Jews or the&#xA;Christians or the Sabaeans believes in Allah and the Last Day, and&#xA;performs good deeds, he will have his reward with his Lord and he will&#xA;have no cause for fear and grief&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2020-09-09T15:01:19.237" LastActivityDate="2020-09-09T15:01:19.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24200" CreationDate="2015-08-10T12:51:16.447" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well 1st i think there is a difference between sunni and shia view of ahl-ul-Bayt (beginning on who are included in ahl-ul-Bayt). And as far as i know most sunni people have a big respect for ahl-ul-Bayt and try their best to treat them well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if you mean by &lt;em&gt;early days&lt;/em&gt; the time of the rightly guided Caliphs then at that time there was AFAIK no difference between Muslims, so all were (called) Muslims and one could only speak about a separation after the killing of 'Othman ('Uthman) ibn 'Affan, for the first time as a result of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Siffin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Battle of Siffin&lt;/a&gt; because of the arbitration which lead to the formation of the Kharijites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you mean the first 3 centuries here are some examples from the acceptance, honor and respect for each other between Sunni scholars and Ahl-ul-Bayt!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al Imam Shafi'i for example wrote/recited a poem about them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يا آل بيت رسول الله حبكمُ    *    فرضٌ من الله في القرآن أنزله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يكفيكم من عظيم الشأن أنكمُ   *    من لم يصلِّ عليكم لا صلاة له&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Family of Allah’s Messenger! To love you is an obligation *&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Which Allah ordained and revealed in the Qur’an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is enough proof of your immense glory that *&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever invokes not blessings upon you, his prayer is invalid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;translation from (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.org/publication/khulafa_rashideen/shafii.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Sufyan at-Thawri and Imam Malik (certainly) where students of Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq and you will find ahadith (hadiths) in the sahih books which were narrated by him (as part of the narrator chain) 12 ahadith (hadiths) have been arranged in Muwata' al-Imam Malik, 17 in sahih Muslim and 143 in the whole 9 most reliable Books (The sahihs of al-Bukhari and Muslim, the sunan of abi Dawod, at-Tirmidhi, ibn Majah and an-Nasa-i, Muwatta' Malik, the musnads of Ahmad and ad-Darimi) and their are other narrations in the compilations of at-Tabarani and ibn Hebban.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Also note that the ahadith and reports describing what to do in hajj have all been transmitted from Jafar as-Sadiq (read in al-Muwatta' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/507490&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/508110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/508300&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/508310&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/508350&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/508690&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/508890&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;و يقول مالك بن أنس  : اختلفتُ إلى جعفر بن محمد زماناً فما كنت أراه&#xA;  إلاّ على إحدى ثلاث خصال : إما مصلّياً و إما صائماً و إما يقرأ القرآن ،&#xA;  و ما رأيته قط يُحدِّثُ عن رسول الله إلاّ على الطهارة ، و لا يتكلم بما&#xA;  لا يعنيه ، و كان من العلماء العبّاد و الزهاد الذين يخشون الله  و ما&#xA;  رأت عين و لا سمعت اُذن و لا خطر على قلب بشر أفضل من جعفر بن محمد&#xA;  الصادق علماً و عبادة و ورعاً &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Malik said:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (my own hard translation, please read it with care)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot; I used to see Ja'far ibn&#xA;  Mohammad for a time and i never seen him doing something else then&#xA;  theses three: either praying, or fasting or reading the Quran, and i&#xA;  have never seen him narrating from the Messenger of Allah (peace be&#xA;  upon him) without tahara, and he never talked about something which&#xA;  didn't concern him, he was one of the scholars which were known with&#xA;  their i'bada, zohd who fear Allah, and no Eye has seen, or Ear has&#xA;  heard or any human could imagine somebody better then Ja'far ibn&#xA;  Mohammed as-Sadiq in his knowledge, I'bada and fear of God&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So his knowledge has been acknowledged by sunni scholars and there are books about his narrated ahadith (hadiths)&#xA;And both abu Hanifa and Malik supported the Mohammad an-Nafs-az-Zakiyya  محمد بن عبد الله بن الحسن بن الحسن بن علي بن أبي طالب (the Pure Soul) when he opposed and revolted against the Abbasids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al hafidh a Dhaby الحافظُ الذهبي in his siyar (biography's  السير ) said about the 12 Imams (my own fast and hard translation, to be read with care):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ali' (May Allah be pleased with him) فَمَوْلاَنَا الإِمَامُ عَلِيٌّ : He's one of the 4 Khoulafa' ar-Rashidyn, who will enter Janah, whom we love the strongest love, but we don't pretend neither him nor Abu Bakr to be ma'som infallible.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And his two Sons Al-Hassan and Hussain وَابْنَاهُ الحَسَنُ وَالحُسَيْنُ :: are the grandsons of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and the sovereigns of the youth of the people of Janah if they had been declared khalifa they would be the worth it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zayn al-'Abdiyn وزَيْنُ العَابِدِيْنَ: A man with a high rank, a sovereign of the righteous (workers) scholars, worth to be regarded as an Imam, has counterparts,  others used to do fatwa more then him, while he is a known narrator (with many hadihts)!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And also his son Abu Ja'far وَكَذَلِكَ ابْنُهُ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ البَاقِرُ: also was a sovereign, Imam, Faqih and worth being a khalifa.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And also his son Ja'far as-Sadiq:  with a big importance (rank), one of the Imams of knowledge, would have been a better khalifa then Abu Ja'far al-Mansor (Abbasid).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His son Musa  وَلَدُهُ مُوْسَى: with a high rank, good scholar, would have been a better khalifa then Harun (Ar-Rashid), but there where equivalent Man in eminence and superiority.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;his son 'Ali ibn Musa ar-Rida وَابْنُهُ عَلِيُّ بنُ مُوْسَى الرِّضَا: with a high rank, with knowledge and eloquence, whit a big acceptance, therefore declared by al-Ma'mum as his heir apparent for his grandeur, died on 203 a.H.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And his son Mohammad al-Jawad ابْنُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ الجَوَادُ: one of the sovereign of his people, but he didn't gain the rank of his fathers in knowledge and fiqh.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And also his son named Al-Hadi وَكَذَلِكَ وَلَدُهُ المُلَقَّبُ بِالهَادِي: a noble and grand&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And also his son Al-Hassan ibn 'Ali Al-Askary May Allah be pleased with them&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What he wrote about the 12th Imam &quot;Abu al-Qassim ibn Al-Hassan Al-'Askary&quot; is too long (in some points not nice if not harsh words adressed to shi'a) to difficult to translate and should be if possible read in the link below&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saaid.net/Doat/Zugail/323.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sira&lt;/a&gt; of Imam Ja'afar as-Sadiq from Sunni perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to add that lately around 'ashura' i read an Article of a Moroccan &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hespress.com/writers/281663.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Journalist&lt;/a&gt;, where he stated that one of the characteristics of the love and tribute for Ahl-ul-Bayt by Moroccan people is beside that they received  and welcomed &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_I_of_Morocco&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Idris ibn Abdullah&lt;/a&gt; after his flight from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fakhkh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Battle of Fakhkh&lt;/a&gt; and honored him the fact that they never used to name a son Mo'awiya!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-01-30T11:22:19.907" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T11:22:19.907" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26084" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-10T13:42:24.670" Score="0" ViewCount="151" Body="&lt;p&gt;I work within a company which offers members of the public to dispose of their product in a environmental friendly way (recycling). occasionally you encounter items which are in perfect working order, so is it haram to make personal use of such items (as in becoming the new owner of the product), I would have asked the previous owner but i was not present when they have disposed of it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many thanks to all muslim brothers and sisters in advance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastActivityDate="2015-08-10T16:29:12.310" Title="Is Making use of an electrical item that someone has disposed of for recycling haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-08-11T00:36:25.253" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26081" CreationDate="2015-08-10T15:15:21.113" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I never heard of this mentioned anywhere in Quran (or also its tasfir) explains very clearly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verse (21:69) - English Translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah said, &quot;O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed Allah (swt) created the fire and he ascribe to it (the fire) the ability to cause harm (to burn). And it is easy for Allah (swt) to change these attributes since he (Allah) has power over all things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1000" LastActivityDate="2015-08-10T15:15:21.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26087" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26098" CreationDate="2015-08-10T15:57:38.087" Score="3" ViewCount="159" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 9th and 12th verses of Baqarah read as follows: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يُخَادِعُونَ اللَّـهَ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَمَا يَخْدَعُونَ إِلَّا أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They would trick God and believers, and only themselves they deceive&#xA;  and they do not perceive [this].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَلَا إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ الْمُفْسِدُونَ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا يَشْعُرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Truly, they are the workers of corruption, but they do not perceive&#xA;  [this].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a native Arabian's viewpoint, how these two styles of negation (i.e. ما یشعرون and  لا یشعرون) can possibly be different? I know there can be no big semantic difference, yet what about any fine one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13449" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T12:12:04.930" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T12:12:04.930" Title="Why is the verb &quot;perceive / یشعرون&quot; negated in two different styles in Baqarah: 9 and 12, and what's the exact difference?" Tags="|tafseer|arabic|surat-al-baqarah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26088" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26081" CreationDate="2015-08-10T16:17:09.647" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not saying that that is not what happened... But his Tafsir must be backed by narrations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Shia view:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mufadhal ibn-Omar said: I was sitting by Imam Sadiq and he said:&#xA;Do you know where did Yousef cloth come from?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I said: I don't know, please tell me.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Imam said: As they wanted to throw prophet Ibrahim into the fire, &lt;strong&gt;Gabriel descended and gave him a heavenly cloth&lt;/strong&gt; and he put it on and the fire &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/21/69&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;became cold and lost&lt;/a&gt; its affect on him and at the last day of his life he gave it to Ishaq (PBUH) and and he later gave it to Jacob (PBUH) and when Joseph was born, his father gave him the cloth...until the day that he sent that same &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/12/93&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;cloth back to his father by his brothers and he was able to see again&lt;/a&gt; and this was that same heavenly cloth.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I said: where is this cloth now?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Imam said: It's with to who it belongs (meaning its with me as I got it from my father and will give to my son) to and eventually it will be given the Qa'im of al-Muhammad.And when he appears, he would put on that cloth and all the people on the world, east and west would sense its redolent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kamal al-Din Pg.327 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9329" LastActivityDate="2015-08-10T16:17:09.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26089" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26084" CreationDate="2015-08-10T16:29:12.310" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you had the chance to tell them that this is working would you do it? Yes!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Did you trick them into throwing it away? No!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I have never ever seen any person having a claim on trash!&#xA;So basically what is in trash belongs to no one. &#xA;Whoever who catches it first owns it! There is an Arabic saying الفضل للمتقدم meaning advantage is given to one who was there first in your case... you being the one who takes it out first.( as there a religious edict that if a person has been selling at a specific point of the bazaar for the past 3 years/days...then he has a right to continue selling there and others can't come and just say hey move away)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yet&lt;/strong&gt; if by any chance the owners comes and finds the device and says I want it... I do think you have an obligation to give it back...but that's one in a million!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9329" LastActivityDate="2015-08-10T16:29:12.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26091" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26071" CreationDate="2015-08-10T18:19:17.020" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Those who spend their wealth for increase in self-purification,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction. - Qur'an 92:18-21&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You decide first. For which one are you helping others? Is it for 1) the rep of this site, this world, you're working hard and helping others (or) 2) the rep of the after life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once, you made a decision, stick with it, and try your best to expect &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt; +10s in your notification bar. That isn't real money (reward) anyways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this &lt;a href=&quot;https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/16258/294685&quot;&gt;platform you're using&lt;/a&gt;, is geared towards gamification and generating reputation. And the fun and the &lt;strong&gt;contending&lt;/strong&gt; experience is what mostly drives the users to &lt;strong&gt;answer&lt;/strong&gt;. Some don't admit, some control themselves, some don't care for the rep but some got used to doing it (just) for the rep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, it's a test for some and one needs to control himself and if he is so particular about the rep of the after life, then he should not be having fun and not feel &lt;strong&gt;contented&lt;/strong&gt; with the +10s.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tips&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Visit the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions&quot;&gt;Questions&lt;/a&gt; regularly, and try to &lt;strike&gt;answer&lt;/strike&gt; &lt;em&gt;help&lt;/em&gt; the questioners. It can be either by answering, commenting, pointing them to existing rich questions which could be helpful to the questioner etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Offer your &lt;strike&gt;hard earned&lt;/strike&gt; bounty on other good questions out there in the site regularly, which you feel haven't received much attention or on some questions which are left out unanswered which you couldn't answer but the questioner is really waiting for the answers. (This is analogous to giving to Zakah out of your real money)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-08-10T18:36:58.980" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26072" CreationDate="2015-08-10T23:04:10.767" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sister, it is your right to choose your own mate.&#xA;And it requires you to ask your questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You said: &quot;how religious is he&quot;. That is the most important aspect that the husband and wife must be on the same page...other wise it would be chaotic, you should both be on the same page for your اخره as you are for your دنیا...&#xA;You have to choose your best mate for aiding in worshiping Allah. ( The Prophet asked Imam Ali, how do you see Fatima, he said: &lt;em&gt;نعم العون علی طاعه الله&lt;/em&gt; meaning * what a good mate for worshiping Allah*.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In fact it's an amazing question, but you are asking it in a wrong way.&#xA;I mean everyone would usually say I am religious won't they? unless they are super-modern. Being religious to you means something different to me... You may be a very zealous person while I may not be.&#xA;You have to ask them what do you do for this and that...ask &lt;strong&gt;specific question&lt;/strong&gt; then you would be able to &lt;strong&gt;gauge&lt;/strong&gt; it.&#xA;Also if you think he would hesitate when speaking then why do you think he wouldn't also hesitate for writing!?!&#xA;You should both be honest...its a matter than could affect for an eternity so I just recommend that you set some principles for the discussion and then move on... writing on paper is far less effective than speaking...things get lost in translation or interpretation...and once the person starts speaking you would get a better sense on weather he is that mate for worshiping Allah or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also I would recommend that you do several sessions of talk...not just 1 or 2...at least 3 so you would be sure and give a little time in between them. I don't know how old you are but the more younger you are the more likely you could become sensitive...so give it time and ask the advice of your peers...**but ultimately take it to your elders ( your father, mother,etc. **&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the Hijab thingi... The idea is that you are allowed to have a softer Hijab...just so that the groom would see his bride better... but just for a short quick look not for an entire Fiance period... I mean it would be cheating if the person enjoys himself looking at a girl for 3-4 months and then saying hey I don't want you...I don't like you! Its just for the session so that the groom would know for sure that if he likes the girl or not... I mean imagine that if he didn't look at all until the moment that they are Mahram and then suddenly he would say: &quot;OMG I don't like her at all&quot; ( even if the girl is beautiful but that its just that he doesn't like her as a matter of personal taste)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9329" LastActivityDate="2015-08-10T23:04:10.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26095" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-11T02:02:01.113" Score="3" ViewCount="3093" Body="&lt;p&gt;We see dreams, rarely true dreams...or dreams that could make sense to some person who knows how to interpret it...is that related to our spirit being extracted from our body like death? What happens to our spirit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't want opinions... only something that is backtracked to Quran or narrations &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9329" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T05:07:21.603" Title="Where does our spirit go when we are sleep? What happens to our spirit when we sleep?" Tags="|death|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26087" CreationDate="2015-08-11T07:50:39.073" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is really good and should have been asked in the Arabic Section. As i couldn't find something which reveals the secret behind this choice for those both negation in the few tafsir book i consulted i asked the question in &lt;a href=&quot;http://arabic.stackexchange.com/questions/271/why-is-the-verb-perceive-%DB%8C%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86-negated-in-two-different-styles-in-baqarah&quot;&gt;there&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Answer was really interesting (shortly): in Arabic both ما and لا are used to negate (a verb) so far so good. But the main difference is that while لا is used to express a negation which is valid in all times (past/present/future), ما only expresses a negation of the time of the verb in your example the verb is conjugated in the present. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here this would mean at anytime Kufar (non-Believers) my not perceive and this &quot;feeling&quot; is for there actual present situation as we consider the Quran to be valid for all time (i hope i could express myself well!).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-21T10:42:21.240" LastActivityDate="2016-04-21T10:42:21.240" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23220" CreationDate="2015-08-11T08:37:52.903" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now first of all according to the tafsir books this Verse was revealed with his &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/87-89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;predecessors&lt;/a&gt; so you should read them together! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to tafsir att-tahrir wa at-Tanwir التحرير والتنوير a group of man (sahaba) wanted to refraining from all lusts of dunya to get near the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) in rank.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Imams at-Tabari and al-Wahidi the narration (in Arabic) was reveled because of this story:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;روى الطبري والواحدي أن نفرا تنافسوا في الزهد . فقال أحدهم : أما أنا&#xA;  فأقوم الليل لا أنام ، وقال الآخر : أما أنا فأصوم النهار ، وقال الآخر :&#xA;  أما أنا فلا آتي النساء ، فبلغ خبرهم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فبعث&#xA;  إليهم ، فقال : ألم أنبأ أنكم قلتم كذا ؟ قالوا : بلى يا رسول الله ، وما&#xA;  أردنا إلا الخير ، قال : لكني أقوم وأنام وأصوم وأفطر ، وآتي النساء ،&#xA;  فمن رغب عن سنتي فليس مني فنزلت هذه الآية&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(My own translation so be careful)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A group of people compete in asceticism. One of them said: as for me. &#xA;  i shall offer Salat (prayer) all night long and don't sleep, and an&#xA;  other one said: as for me. i shall observe Saum (fasting) during the&#xA;  day. And the other said: I shall abstain from women and shall have a&#xA;  woman (wife).  News of that reached the Messenger of Allah and he&#xA;  praised Allah then said: &quot;I have been told that you said such and such&#xA;  things?, they answered: Yes o Messenger of Allah, but we only wanted&#xA;  to do good (deeds). He said: But I stand (in prayer) and sleep, I fast&#xA;  and I break my fast, and I marry women. Whoever turns away from my&#xA;  Sunnah is not of me.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may find in the Sahih books and some Sunan books a Narration which is similar but they don't claim this to be the reason for revealing those Verses!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a link to the Version from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt; and a link to the Version of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/26/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some Narration those who decided to refrain from all(or almost) lusts of dunya where Abu Bakr أبو بكر, Ali علي, ibn Masu'd ابن مسعود, ibn O'mar ابن عمر, abu Dhar أبو ذر, Salim mawla abi Hudaifa سالم مولى أبي حذيفة, al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad المقداد بن الأسود, Salman al-Farisi سلمان الفارسي and Mi'qal ibn Moqrin (i hope i didn't transliterate it wrong) معقل بن مقرن and they met at the house of 'Othman ibn Madhu'n  عثمان بن مظعون. But this would mean that this happened at the early days of hijra as 'Othman didn't have a house in Medina and died in 2a.H. On the other hand in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/5/120&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; there's a Hadith in which the speech is directed to 'Othman, which seems to support this story!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A third story says that some Sahaba wanted to do like Christians and interdicted to themselves some kind of meat, some of their (nap or length of the sleep) sleep, some of their physical acts with their wife's and they made oaths to oblige themselves!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think about the oaths you can use the comment of @servant-of-Wiser&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you still have questions feel free to ask!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-10T07:54:47.407" LastActivityDate="2015-12-10T07:54:47.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17371" CreationDate="2015-08-11T10:30:28.903" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First I should say that your Questions are very difficult to answer briefly and i'm not sure that i will be good at it but i'll try to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer the Question above &lt;em&gt;Does ijtihad open in Islam (Sunni view)?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is very difficult as, 1st what you mean with ijtihad? If it comes to any kind of ijtihad none of the Schools would like to say/admit that the doors of ijtihad are closed and will say that it is fard! Some even say ijtihad has no door!, so how it could be closed!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn A'rafa al maliki said: our Sheik ibn Abd as-Salam (a Imam of the&#xA;  Maliki school) said: There will be now time without a mujtahid except&#xA;  the time knowledge/wisdom will be taken (by Allah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال شيخنا ابن عبد السلام ،يعني أحد أئمة المالكية، : لا يخلو الزمان عن&#xA;  مجتهد إلى زمن انقطاع العلم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As-Suyuti said: all the Hanbalis agree that there shouldn't be a time&#xA;  without a mujtahid because the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)&#xA;  said  &quot;There will never cease to be a group from my Ummah manifest&#xA;  upon the truth, they will not be harmed by those who forsake them&#xA;  until Allah's Decree comes.&quot; (Sahih Muslim and al-Bukhari and others)&#xA;  because ijtihad is fard kifaya, so if there will be no ijtihad this&#xA;  would mean that the Muslims agree that this it would be evil&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot; ذهبت الحنابلة بأسرهم إلى أنه لا يجوز خلو الزمان عن مجتهد لقوله - صلى&#xA;  الله عليه وسلم- لا تزال طائفة من أمتي ظاهرين على الحق حتى يأتي أمر&#xA;  الله رواه الشيخان وغيرهما قالوا لأن الاجتهاد فرض كفاية فيستلزم انتفاؤه&#xA;  اتفاق المسلمين على الباطل&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both statements are mentioned in the book of Imam Suyuti  الرد على من أخلد إلى الأرض وجهل أن الاجتهاد في كل عصر فرض للسيوطي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many different forms and a kind ranking of ijtihad i will try to explain later. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the sunni fiqh schools (historical retrospection)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many sunni school of fiqh. But there are only a few which are well documented and have a lot of more or less good explanation and interpretation of their rules, sources etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 4 Schools you mentioned are the best known and best documented ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should know that beside those and around the 2nd hijri Century (and from the beginning of the Khilafa) there have been many others like Imam al-Awza'y  الأوزاعي, Al-Laith ibn Sa'ad الليث بن سعد (in Egypt), the 2 soufians: ath-Thawry سفيان الثوري and ibn U'yayna سفيان بن عيينة all those and many others had their fiqh school but not enough or not hardworking followers/students who kept their mdahabs alive. After that their was also Imam at-Tabari أبو جعفر محمد بن جرير الطبري and the School of az-Zahriya الظاهرية which has quasi ended with ibn Hazm ابن حزم but some of the ideas are alive in what is called Salafi madhab espacially when it comes to interpretation/exegesis of the Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way the Zahiriya seem to me a school where even if it has declared sources the scholar is very free to do ijtihad this means that theoretically at any time a Zahiry scholar could change about the whole Opinions of the madhab according to his view/interprteation of Quran and Sunna!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But back in history one also should know that the sahaba (may Allah be pleased with them) and after them tabi'yn had their own madhabs. For example the Hanafi school was affected by the madhab of ibn Masu'd (May Allah be pleased with him) while the Maliki school was afected by the madhab of ibn O'mar (May Allah be pleased with them)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And maybe one may consider ibn Taymiyah or ibn al-Qayyim as one of the last scholars who tried to do ijtihad (i'm not in the position to evaluate), some scholars of the salafi &quot;school&quot; nowadays (people who are going the same way as ibn Taymiyah, ibn al-Qayyim and maybe ibn abd al-Wahhab) may (pretend to) do ijtihad (Allah knows best) But the salafi school is basically the same as the Hanbali school!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ranking of Ijtihad&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ijtihad is defined as an Islamic legal term that means &quot;independent reasoning&quot; or &quot;the utmost effort an individual can put forth in an activity.&#xA;By using both the Qu'ran and Hadith as resources, the scholar is required to carefully rely on analogical reasoning to find a solution to a legal problem, which is considered to be a religious duty for those qualified to conduct it. Thus, a mujtahid is recognized as an Islamic scholar who is competent in interpreting sharia by ijtihad. Today, there are many different opinions surrounding the role of ijtihad in modern society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The absolut mujtahid المجتهد المطلق: one could also say an independant mujtahid like the 4 Imams of the fiqh schools and anybody who went to do ijitihad according and from the sources of islamic law!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The mujtahid inside a madhab (school) المجتهد في المذهب: this one is doing ijtihad inside a school following its osol like abu Yusuf and Mohammed ibn al Hassan in the Hanafi madhab.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The mujtahid of fatwa or favoring مجتهد الترجيح: This is one who could favorise between the statments of different madhabs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The mujtahid in special terms: This one is specialised in fatwa about something special like for example sawm/prayer ...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; Yes it is possible to do ijtihad outside of these schools, but this would mean a lot of hard work and knowing the sources very well being very good in Arabic language etc. -&gt; see for example in wikipedia Qualifications of a mujtahid شروط&#xA;المجتهد and therefore quasi nobody try it and only few did so in the last 8 century's &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijtihad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijtihad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic Version&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-06-12T10:29:27.687" LastActivityDate="2017-06-12T10:29:27.687" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26095" CreationDate="2015-08-11T11:09:54.107" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam. I think by spirit you mean soul. If yes, then you are right. When one sleeps, Allah takes his soul and may or not may not return it to his body. As Allah states in Quran: (39:42)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O5i2f.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/O5i2f.png&quot; alt=&quot;Blockquote&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  Translation:&#xA;  (Sahih International)&#xA;  Allah takes the souls at the time of their death, and those that do not die [He takes] during their sleep. Then He keeps those for which He has decreed death and releases the others for a specified term. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ayyah declares that Allah takes souls in two forms: First soul from ones who died and second from those living ones who are alive during their sleep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah states: (6:60)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OurWa.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OurWa.png&quot; alt=&quot;Blockquote&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  Translation: (Sahih International) And it is He who takes your souls by night and knows what you have committed by day. Then He revives you therein that a specified term may be fulfilled. Then to Him will be your return; then He will inform you about what you used to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some ahadith as well but I think these two ayyah especially the first one clears the point. Could I help you?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastActivityDate="2015-08-11T11:09:54.107" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1796" CreationDate="2015-08-11T11:22:26.933" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to add to @Abdullah and Mujahid's statements the following about al-Bayhaqi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al Bayhaqi was a sunni scholar of the Shafi'i school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam abu al -Ma'ali al-Juwayni (a great osoli of the shafi'i school&#xA;and teacher of al-Ghazaly) said about him:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&amp;quot;All of the scholars of the&#xA;shafi'i school have been given a favor from the Imam Shafi'i except&#xA;abu Bakr Al-Bayhaqi, whom gave the Shafi'i a favor by standing up&#xA;for his madhhab&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مامن شافعي إلا والشافعي عليه منة إلا أبو بكر البيهقي ، فإن له منة على&#xA;الشافعي في نصرة مذهبه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam ad-Dahabi returned:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;abu al-Ma'ali was right, he was like that,&#xA;and if al-Bayhaqi wanted to create a madhhab (a school) on his own to do&#xA;ijtihad according to it he would be able, because of his much wisdom,&#xA;his knowledge of differences (between the schools), therefore he used&#xA;to favor those Questions/Matters where there is a sahih hadith&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أصاب أبو المعالي، هكذا هو، ولو شاء البيهقي أن يعمل لنفسه مذهبا يجتهد&#xA;فيه لكان قادرا على ذلك، لسعة علومه، ومعرفته بالاختلاف، ولهذا تراه يلوح&#xA;بنصر مسائل ممايصح فيها الحديث&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(Sources &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%A8%D9%83%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%87%D9%82%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=4370&amp;amp;bk_no=60&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;siyar a'alam an-nubala'&lt;/a&gt; of a-Dhahabi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The quote was taken from the book &amp;quot;syar-a'laam an-nubala' سير أعلام النبلاء&amp;quot; from al-Imam al-Hafid a-Dhahabi  الحافظ أبو عبد الله شمس الدين الذهبي, whom added that he (al-Bayhaqi) didn't know or hear or had a narrator chain for the sunan of ibn Majah nor sunan an-Nasa'i nor jami' at-Tirmidhi (so if he by coincidence had a similar hadith, then only because he heard it via students of a contemporary of those), while his sanad for sunan abi Dawod was high (short narrator chain).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This doesn't mean that Imam al-Bayhaqi was of a higher level than the 4 Imams but doesn't exclude it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But i guess you will find inside every madhhab some people of this kind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we don't have to forget, that ibn Taymiyah and the so called salafi's are also sunni and differ in some opinions to&#xA;these 4 schools. You can find some more details in my Answer here:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/17371/does-ijtihad-open-in-islam-sunni-view&quot;&gt;Is ijtihad open in Islam (Sunni view)?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-10-05T14:02:35.557" LastActivityDate="2021-10-05T14:02:35.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26105" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21400" CreationDate="2015-08-11T11:55:48.190" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hadith depicts a certain time in the future, the context is not mentioned so we don't know much except the fact that this is prophesied to happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2015-08-11T11:55:48.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26108" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-11T14:52:52.780" Score="0" ViewCount="28041" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is milk of donkey halal in Islam? Can anybody list the animals with halal milk? May Allah bless you all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13763" LastActivityDate="2018-11-01T20:01:56.340" Title="Is the milk of donkey halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|animals|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26108" CreationDate="2015-08-11T15:46:02.870" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saoudian chikh say that drinking it without necessity is haram because the prophet forbid in khaybar war eating donkey because it is dirty. From that they conclude that anything that came from it is Haram.&#xA;As for other milk the rule in islam is every meal is halal as long as God (or his prophet) did not forbid it. It is hard to find list of all halal milk so I suggest that every time you have doubt you ask an inchala someone help you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13458" LastActivityDate="2015-08-11T15:46:02.870" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25423" CreationDate="2015-08-11T18:00:33.707" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/51/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/51/47&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its]&#xA;  expander.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;— i think, and many other people think, this is about &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_expansion_of_space&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_expansion_of_space&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/18/86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/18/86&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Until, when he reached the setting of the sun, he found it [as if]&#xA;  setting in a spring of dark mud, and he found near it a people. Allah&#xA;  said, &quot;O Dhul-Qarnayn, either you punish [them] or else adopt among&#xA;  them [a way of] goodness.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;— i think, i have found this interpretation by myself, this is about falling of the sun into black hole&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and i have found acceptable interpretations for several places of quran which or which translation look unscientifical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2015-08-11T18:00:33.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26108" CreationDate="2015-08-11T19:20:15.267" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The meat and milk of a wild donkey [onager] is halaal.  This is collected both by al-Bukhari and Muslim, a hadith narrated by Abu Qatadah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That once he was with Allah's Messenger. When he had covered some of&#xA;  the way to Mecca, he and some companions of his, who were in the state&#xA;  of lhram. remained behind the Prophet while Abu Qatada himself was not&#xA;  in the state of Ihram. Abu Qatada, seeing an onager rode his horse and&#xA;  asked his companions to hand him a whip, but they refused. He then&#xA;  asked them to hand him his spear, but they refused. Then he took it&#xA;  himself and attacked the onager and killed it. Some of the Companions&#xA;  of Allah's Messenger ate of it, but some others refused to eat. When&#xA;  they met Allah's Apostle they asked him about that. He said, **&quot;It was&#xA;  meal given to you by Allah.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/72/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; [al-Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's is dispute whether the meat of a &lt;strong&gt;domestic donkey&lt;/strong&gt; is forbidden, since none of the reports actually verbally quote the Prophets words.  Instead, they are words of &lt;strong&gt;some of the companions&lt;/strong&gt; claiming the Prophet forbade.  Ahmed bin Hanbal said 15 companions considered it as disliked, i.e. makruh, and not outright haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I think our Shia brethren believe it's makruh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can anybody list the animals with halal milk?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Safest route is to stick with all animals that are allowed to be eaten.  You can find the list of legal animals easily through search engine.  It'll be a long list.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-08-11T19:20:15.267" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26113" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1841" CreationDate="2015-08-11T20:11:10.680" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would also like to add to the above very good answer to this question is that any kind of division among Muslim is haram. So dividing yourself among different caste is also Haram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As mentioned in Quran, IN Surat Al Anaam. Chapter 6, Verse 159. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَرَّقُوا دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُوا شِيَعًا لَسْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ ۚ إِنَّمَا أَمْرُهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُنَبِّئُهُمْ بِمَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed,  those  who  have  divided  their  religion  and  become  sects  -   you,  [O  Muhammad], are  not  [associated]  with  them  in  anything.  Their  affair  is  only  [left]  to Allah ;  then  He will  inform  them  about  what  they  used  to  do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13764" LastActivityDate="2015-08-11T20:11:10.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26114" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-11T23:14:17.893" Score="1" ViewCount="10059" Body="&lt;p&gt;My husband works in a company where he has to purchase products for the company. Vendor gives commission on every product they purchase. Like if the product is 850$ then they will make a receipt of 950$. 100$ is purchaser commission. They do so to make their clients permanently. Is this commission is halal or haram? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13766" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T07:21:27.787" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T07:21:27.787" Title="Can an employee receive commission for buying products from a company?" Tags="|halal-haram|money|work|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2017-07-08T02:36:20.010" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26120" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-12T09:00:42.707" Score="2" ViewCount="6988" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just want to ask simple question that why Muslims want to convert other religion people to Islam? When god is one then what is the use of converting into Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13708" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-08-12T13:43:59.160" LastActivityDate="2018-05-19T20:11:42.050" Title="Why Muslims want to convert Non-Muslims to Islam?" Tags="|conversion|religion|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2015-08-13T05:05:38.190" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26121" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26114" CreationDate="2015-08-12T09:02:11.007" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well as far as i understand (please correct me if i'm misunderstanding), we have the following Situation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Products value is 850$&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Price the Company of your Husband pays is 950$&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The vendor gives your Husband the difference right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now as your Husband is or should be payed from his company this would be a bribery and this is clearly haram as this should be his job. Now if he wasn't payed for such things the matter would be different. As i know -from telling- that this even happens in Muslim countries this is a very dark twilight zone and to me it sounds and feels like bribery, but Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/21980&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Normally it would be Halal if the Vendor made a better offer proposal (for example Market price 850$ and your Price 800$) to &lt;em&gt;the company&lt;/em&gt;. And maybe small gifts would be OK, as i know that for building up a relationship between two companies this is more or less usual for example when you visit the &quot;partner&quot; and both give each other some small gifts like souvenirs and stuff reciprocally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if your husband was not working for the company who buy the products then he could get a commission if he can convince the company to buy the product even from both company's as reward for his effort.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T09:02:11.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26122" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26120" CreationDate="2015-08-12T09:50:28.047" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because we muslim believe that islam is the right religion. It contains the right Beliefs like there is one God, Quran is God's message, Mohamed is God's prophet, there is paradaise and hell... It also contains statement of what God want us to do like from the birth to death like doing salat, zakat, siam.. So islam is about Beliefs and what human should do to make God satisfied. Other religion (even if they contain beleiving in god) have wrong Beliefs and wrong Acts of Worship. So trying to convert other to islam is trying to guide them to the right beliefs and the right way to pray to God so they can make God satisfied and as a result they win in this life and in the after life&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13458" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T09:50:28.047" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16510" CreationDate="2015-08-12T10:31:09.380" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Oddly, almost all animals that're regarded as haram are either near extinction, or have some form of emotional attachment to humans. Take for example dogs and cats, or horses, or whales, or elephants, or eagles etc..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T10:31:09.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26124" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26120" CreationDate="2015-08-12T10:32:05.337" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because Islam is the only religion that overcomes all other religions. It teaches a human being in each and every aspect of life. One of the most important fact of Islam is that Muslims have a Prophet Muhammad S.A.W whose life is a complete practical for every person to lead a successful life. The second one Islam has a Quran which is the most authenticated and most readable in the entire world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13770" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T10:32:05.337" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21852" CreationDate="2015-08-12T11:28:35.830" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;AS @Ahmad said the marriage contract is valid if the bride was in mensus as far as any other shari'a rules about marriage (wali, witnesses, agreement, mahr etc.) were fulfilled. But the consummation of nikah (by intercourse) is only permissible when the menstruation ended and the bride/wife did the ghusl!&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Nevertheless Some scholars consider it makrooh for a bride in her menses to attend the &amp;quot;marriage party&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There we have a consensus between shi'a and sunni scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Menstruation only play a role in divorce and heritage matters, as it could be that the women was pregnant (therefore they must wait for the mensus to come) etc. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a) shi'a point of view see Q6) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alulbayt.com/rulings/11.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;b) sunni point of view see this &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20151227025534/http://islamqa.info:80/en/40496&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-09T10:19:03.913" LastActivityDate="2022-06-09T10:19:03.913" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26127" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26120" CreationDate="2015-08-12T14:45:39.037" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;why Muslims want to convert other religion people to Islam?&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everyone, not just Muslims want people to convert to their religion. Christian, Jews, Scientology, etc.. all want people to join.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question you should be asking is &lt;code&gt;why do people want people to convert to their religion?&lt;/code&gt;. I answer that with the following reasoning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The more people like you are there are, the less you think of yourself as a minority.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You get a sense of achievement.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You get a sense that &quot;my religion&quot; is more right than other religions, thus making me look right.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In many cases it is a empowering thing. The more people you have in your religion, the more access you have to money (Ex: Membership fees, donations) and voting power.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Going back to the original version, in Islam there is no Compulsion. Muslims shouldn't want to shove down Islam on other people, it is their actions that should speak for Islam and want people to convert to Islam oppose to forcing your ideas on others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best thing to do as a Muslim, act according to the Quran and Sunnah (as long as it does not contradict the Quran), which when people see will be effected and come asking you for Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Forcing people into Islam never worked, look at most non Arabic countries where Islam was spread by the Sword (Europe, France, etc..) they easily reverted back to other religions once they were re-occupied by others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2015-08-12T15:19:05.507" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T15:19:05.507" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25996" CreationDate="2015-08-12T16:11:20.503" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many Hadiths indicating that the Divine Night is mostly in Ramadan but maybe out of this month. And, Almighty ALLAH is the most Able. So, why are you all worried about this. The point is that how sincere your intention is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13346" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T16:11:20.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26130" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-12T16:27:05.360" Score="-2" ViewCount="161" Body="&lt;p&gt;bad=&#xA;Does not pray, does not fast, does not go to hajj, does not care if food is halal or not&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Good=&#xA;Doesn't drink alcohol&#xA;Doesn't eat pork&#xA;Gives zakat&#xA;Is kind to parents &#xA;Is clean&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13772" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T15:14:00.417" Title="Is this person considered a Muslim?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-11-26T15:27:08.060" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26130" CreationDate="2015-08-12T16:51:56.920" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. Without any doubt he is a muslim but he is not a good Muslim. A Muslim is one who believes there is no God except Allah. Allah has no sons or daughters. He is not son of anybody. Muhammad is his last messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T16:51:56.920" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26132" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-12T16:54:40.473" Score="0" ViewCount="1864" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah created this universe.  He created human and animals.  But I don't understand why Allah wants animals killed by the hands of human.  Why bakrid is celebrated by killing goats?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13774" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T10:20:58.083" LastActivityDate="2018-02-28T16:56:32.620" Title="Why does Allah want animals killed by humans?" Tags="|allah|animals|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26133" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26132" CreationDate="2015-08-12T17:04:52.347" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What some people are saying about Bakra Eid is just ridiculous. Animals are created for us to get benefit from them like food, milk, trade, transport etc. I do not think there is anything bad about sacrificing them. If you think it is cruelty then I would say that it is performed for sake of humanity and to help poor who can't afford meat the whole year but eat once in Eid and an animal can be sacrificed for a human!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Is any human more gentle to animals than its creator? No, never. If not then how can any one say that Creator is ordering us to be cruel to them?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastEditorUserId="12588" LastEditDate="2015-08-12T17:43:18.870" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T17:43:18.870" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26130" CreationDate="2015-08-12T17:12:19.410" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, one does not go outside the fold of Islam unless he commits major shirk, denies one of the things that has been made wajib(obligatory) by the religion, or certain other specific acts. Major sins other than shirk do not take you outside of Islam. However, if he doesn't make salah and doesn't fast in Ramadan because he doesn't believe these things these things are obligatory, then he is a kafir, as he is disbelieving in those ayat of the Qur'an and ahadith where those things were clearly made haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer a question to the answer above, homosexual acts are a grave sin but not an act of kufr(disbelief). Even a Muslim who feels homosexual urges and commits homosexual acts is still a Muslim while he believes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Allah wa dahu la sharika lah(without partners)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That homosexual acts are haram, and if commits those acts he is making a sin.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallahu alam(And Allah Knows Best)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13775" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T17:12:19.410" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26120" CreationDate="2015-08-12T17:29:48.633" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is because Muslims believe that Allah sent the Islamic religion as the final religion, that it is obligatory for all human beings who hear of it to believe in. Your friend wants to save you from the hellfire. Also, besides the threat of the hellfire, Muslims just love Islam. We want others to experience the joy that we feel from this religion insha'Allah(God willing)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are five verses of the Qur'an and one hadith (saying of the Prophet PBUH) that make it clear why we were created and how we must worship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was reported from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: &quot;By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, not one of this nation, Jew or Christian, will hear of me and will die without having believed in that with which I have been sent, except that he will be one of the dwellers of Hell fire.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me. (Quran 51:56)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers. (Quran 3:85)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your way of life. (Quran 5:3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We send not the Messengers but as givers of glad tidings and as warmers. So whosoever believes(in Islam) and does righteous good deeds, upon such shall come no fear, nor shall they grieve. (Quran 6:48-49)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah forgiveth not that partners should be set up with Him(polytheism); but He forgiveth anything else, to whom He pleaseth; to set up partners with Allah is to devise a sin most heinous indeed. (Quran 4:48)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13775" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2018-05-19T20:11:42.050" LastActivityDate="2018-05-19T20:11:42.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26120" CreationDate="2015-08-12T17:32:16.340" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, &quot;Muslims want to convert&quot; is bit of an overstatement, not substantiated by facts. Accept the euphemism &quot;Muslims like to deliver the message.&quot; Even orientalists agree that there hasn't been organized converting - forcefully or otherwise - infidels to Islam, except possibly for Spain under Al-Mohavids. In fact, if you read Hans Kung, a Christian theologian and orientalist, he goes so far to say that Muslims rulers (especially those in Syria) &quot;disliked&quot; conversion to Islam, for political reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, missionary works is a part of every religion, even secular religions like say liberal democracy. There is no guarantee that every missionary expedition has always remained faithful to the jurisdictions of delivering the message and the message alone. However, such transgressions (coercing people to change their faith) are not a norm. To judge of all Muslims by transgressions of a few zealots - speaking hypothetically - is unwarranted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is an oversimplification of any religion to reduce it into a matter of &lt;em&gt;identifying the right God.&lt;/em&gt; Every religion has a worldview, even the godless religions. When Muslims preach, they speak not only of God but also of the Judgement - a worldview based on mankind subjected to a trial, the ephemeral nature of this world and the permanence of the next world. The question of how to spend ones ephemeral life is inextricably linked to the worldview. The answer in a nutshell is in following the Quran and the Sunnah. Taken this way, there is no place for religious relativism i.e. every religion is as every other religion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2015-08-12T17:44:55.303" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T17:44:55.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26137" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26120" CreationDate="2015-08-12T17:39:02.110" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/URXEy.png&quot; alt=&quot;In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are confusing Invitation with Conversion. What utmost a Muslim can do is invite you to Islam. And if a non-muslim accepts the invitation, a Muslim can help him convert by &lt;em&gt;bearing witness to his acceptance of Islam&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;teaching him basic steps to be a Muslim.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I understand, A non-Muslim has to convert himself to a Muslim, Muslims can only Invite him and help him do it. This invitation is called Da'wah &lt;em&gt;(A mere translation of the word &amp;quot;invitation&amp;quot;).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The various campaigns of Da'wah you see are to invite people to Islam by showing them traits of truth and beauty of Islam. They help them realize the truth rather than forcing them to accept it. Moreover, forcing someone to accept Islam is unlawful in the Islamic law itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/256&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an :: Chapter 2 (Al-Baqarah) :: Ayah 256&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why are Muslims so interested in Da'wah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the primary level. A true Muslim is always a selfless person. He is a Da'ee (Promoter of Islam). He is convinced that the religion is the most truthful. He knows what a non-Muslim is deprived of and what he will go through if he doesn't accept Islam. This is why he wants all his fellow human beings to follow it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@AmericanMuslim has a point here. Generally speaking, Every religion has Da'ees who promote their religion. They are somehow convinced that their own religion is most truthful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another point: Every child takes birth as a Muslim. Whether he is born in a Christian household or a Hindu family, he is born a Muslim. But his parents and caretakers make him a Christian, a Jew or other Non-Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/42/119&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abu Dawud :: 1694&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Every child is born on Islam, but his parents make him a Jew and a Christian&lt;/strong&gt;, just as a beast is born whole. Do you find some among them (born) maimed? The people asked : Messenger of Allah! What do you think about the one who died while he was young? He replied : Allah knows best what he was going to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Inviting people to Islam is inviting people to their first and original religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The final verdict is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an :: Chapter 3 (Aali 'Imran) :: Ayah 85&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;ۚ  وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (And Allah is the All-Knower, the Wise)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْـتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="59" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-08-13T04:20:19.063" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26138" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26132" CreationDate="2015-08-12T20:07:22.137" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhan o Taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him his family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt says in Quran 17:70&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;And We have certainly honored the children of Adam and carried them on the land and sea and provided for them of the good things and preferred them over much of what We have created, with [definite] preference&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in Quran 2:29&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;It is He Who hath created for you all things that are on earth&lt;/strong&gt;....&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means that Allah swt has created different animals for our purposes and needs not only their meat or milk we use but we also get benefit from them in our clothing like sheeps,camel hairs some insects are also used .Human beings are given a free will but are created to worship Allah as in Quran 51:56 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship me…&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;now Animals are not given free will nor they are answerable to Allah swt as they follow nature prescribed by Allah Swt.If you would look around in nature there are lots of insects and plants which are eaten by these animals which we take as our meal so these plants would not be considered as innocent on behalf of this mechanism.These all are natural process and laws of Allah Subhan o Taala in this world which no one denies.Now it does not prove that using these resources as our needs would be against the nature or laws.Keeping in mind that there is a big difference in &quot;killing&quot; and &quot;sacrificing&quot;, Why Muslims sacrifice an animal on some special day when islam condemns to kill any innocent soul&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hadrat Zaid ibn Arqam reported that the companions of the Messenger of Allah asked: “O Messenger of Allah! What is this sacrifice?” He said, “It is the practice of your father Abraham.” They asked, “What is the reward for us in it?” He said, “For every hair, you will be rewarded.” They asked, “for the wool, O Messenger of Allah?” He said, “For every strand of wool you will be rewarded.” [Sunan Ibn Majah, Vol. 1, Page 226]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;these sort of sacrifices are also mentioned in previous scriptures at different times.On this day of Eid ul Adha ,the meat of an animal after slaughterd with name of Allah swt following His commands then is distributed among poor needy and others,A True Muslim wants to please Allah swt submits his will according to Allah swt not to please his own nafs, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Quran 22:37&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;It is not their meat nor their blood that reaches Allah; it is your piety that reaches Him&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah swt and his Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2015-08-12T21:28:10.130" LastActivityDate="2015-08-12T21:28:10.130" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26139" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26141" CreationDate="2015-08-13T02:25:10.547" Score="3" ViewCount="6409" Body="&lt;p&gt;At times, I get this feeling that while making ablution / وضو it would be nice if I could collect in a container and use the ablution water a second time [for my ablution], specially seeing that water crisis is about to escalate in my country. Is this permissible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ajrukum Ind-Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13449" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-05-14T09:55:15.870" LastActivityDate="2023-04-17T08:08:33.327" Title="Is it permissible to re-use the water that has been already used [by myself] for ablution?" Tags="|fiqh|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24815" CreationDate="2015-08-13T05:41:57.207" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The difference between moshaf and Qur'an&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1st you should know that the book you hold in your hand where the quranic text is in is a Moshaf مصحف. The Quran in first place refers to the orally transmitted text which content originally was kept as single &amp;quot;papers/pages&amp;quot; (quoted as the sahaba -may Allah be pleased with them- used everything &amp;quot;clean&amp;quot; they could write on like leather) by the moshaf writers or scribes among the sahaba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rather, the Qur'an is distinct verses [preserved] within the breasts of those who have been given knowledge. And none reject Our verses except the wrongdoers. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/29/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;29:49&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So joining this single pages together made a Moshaf. This means that the Quran is the text inside the book not the book itself or what is between the book covers. Therefore it makes no difference between a text on a PC or a Smartphone, an ebook etc. when it comes to reading! As for the moshaf -the physical copy of the content of the Qur'an- there's a hadith saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;no-one should touch the Qur'an unless he was pure.  (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/504731&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bulugh/1/94&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bulugh al-Maram&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars allow to read from a device without wudu', some even without tahara at all as mentioned in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/106961&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the device isn't regarded as a Quran or Mushaf! Therefore it's not meant by the verses(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/56/77-79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;56:77-79&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, it is a noble Qur'an (77) In a Register (Book) well-protected;&#xA;(78) None touch it except the purified.(79)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you should avoid reading Quran -from any of device or book- if you need tahara al-kubra (for example after having a physical relationship, menstruation etc. until you made ghusl) this is a literally interpretation of the Verses (56:77-79) but some scholars such as imam Shafi'i for example considered a Muslim is &lt;em&gt;per se&lt;/em&gt; pure according to that only when ghusl is needed he will be considered not to touch a Moshaf! Or consider reading from a device as different from both reading from a moshaf or reading from the own memory... while the majority considers the later to need at least tahara al-Kubra ... (This sounds self-contradictory and inconsequent in my opinion)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As an advice:&lt;/strong&gt; if you want to memorize Quran a hafidh told and recommended me to learn and read in this case always from the same book, as small differences in the books (layout, text color) somehow have influence on our memorization or memory!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; there's also a common mistake many people do: reading Quran with the eyes only without moving the lips to pronounce the words most scholars say that by this you miss the thawab as you only look at the text and don't read it as we have been asked as good as possible&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... and recite the Qur'an with measured recitation. (Surat al-Muzzammil (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/73/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;73:4&lt;/a&gt;))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-15T11:23:15.650" LastActivityDate="2021-09-15T11:23:15.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26139" CreationDate="2015-08-13T06:47:06.793" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well we must make a difference between at least two things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Water that remains after doing wudu&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;This is clearly clean according to all sunni madhabs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Water which already has been used for wudu&lt;/strong&gt;(water that already cleaned some parts of the body):&#xA;It's considered clean but with some differences:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Maliki&lt;/em&gt; say: it's makroh to use if there is cleaner water!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hanbali&lt;/em&gt; and Shafi'i say: it's forbidden to use and ablution with it isn't valid. طاهر وليس بمطهر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And they quoted a Hadith about ghusl al Junub as an explication:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah said: &amp;quot;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'None of you should perform Ghusl in standing water while he is&#xA;Junub.'&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/4/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nisa'i&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/2/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1306470&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; and Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/2/124&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim]&#xA;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the Version of ibn Majah is adding an explanation of abu Hurairah on how to perform ghusl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as we see this isn't exactly the same situation, there's also a sahih hadith quoting that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) forbid peeing into standing water and performing ghusl al janaba with it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hanafi:&lt;/em&gt; have two statments, the documented one is that it's not clean and if a lot of it touches anything it would make it impure. (According to ibn Hazm this statement is unsustainable, ibn Hazm quoted that in a not documented statement abu Hanifa said it's clean, shouldn't be drunk and wudu or ghusl with it isn't valid)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A 3rd possibility is:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clean water for ghusl where some used water have been dropped in&lt;/strong&gt;:&#xA;Again the water is considred to be clean, but Shafi'i and Hanbali say if the used water is a big quantity abolution or ghusl would be invalid, but Imam Ahmad seem to have a second statement! (See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/55375&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A different view&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Hazm quotes in his book al Mohalla المحلى بالآثار that used water is clean and doing ghusl or ablution with it is valid even if there's &amp;quot;cleaner&amp;quot; water he also quoted a Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Mughirah ibn Shu'bah:&#xA;Al-Rubayyi’ reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) wiped his head with water which&#xA;was left over in his hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he added that also the Imams and Scholars al-Hassan al-Basry, Ibrahim an-Noukha'i, A'ta' ibnu abi Rabah, Sufyan at-Thawri and abu Dawod said so! (See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=144&amp;amp;bk_no=17&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A practical note&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if you have water problems you shouldn't forget a sunna which is using the less possible of water for wudu and ghusl!&#xA;As quoted by &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/5/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Ja'far:&#xA;Jabir bin `Abdullah said to me, &amp;quot;Your cousin (Hasan bin Muhammad&#xA;bin Al-Hanafiya) came to me and asked about the bath of Janaba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I replied,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'The Prophet (ﷺ) uses to take three handfuls of water, pour them on&#xA;his head and then pour more water over his body.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Hasan said to me,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'I am a hairy man.' I replied, 'The Prophet (ﷺ) had more hair than&#xA;you'. &amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore i would say it's ok to use such a water at least if you have no better alternative and you even should, but try to avoid the most dirty parts of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2023-04-17T08:08:33.327" LastActivityDate="2023-04-17T08:08:33.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26144" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14624" CreationDate="2015-08-13T10:50:52.580" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see that their are some misunderstandings&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is ijtihad?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ijtihad is defined as an Islamic legal term that means &quot;independent reasoning&quot; or &quot;the utmost effort an individual can put forth in an activity. By using both the Qu'ran and Hadith as resources, the scholar is required to carefully rely on analogical reasoning to find a solution to a legal problem, which is considered to be a religious duty for those qualified to conduct it. Thus, a mujtahid is recognized as an Islamic scholar who is competent in interpreting sharia by ijtihad. Today, there are many different opinions surrounding the role of ijtihad in modern society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is ijtihad a source of religious ruling?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;yes because of the well known Hadith of Mua'd ibn Jabal (May Allah be pleased with him) which you can find in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/15/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmidi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some men who were companions of Mu'adh narrated from Mu'adh that the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent Mu'adh to Yemen, so he (ﷺ) said:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;How will you judge?&quot; He said: &quot;I will judge according to what is in&#xA;  Allah's Book.&quot; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He said: &quot;If it is not in Allah's Book ?&quot; He said: &quot;Then with the&#xA;  Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).&quot; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He said: &quot;If it is not in the Sunnah of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He said: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;I will give in my view.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He said: &quot;All praise is due to Allah, the One Who made the messenger&#xA;  of the Messenger of Allah suitable.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/49/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nisa'i&lt;/a&gt; or an-Nasa'i you may find:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Shuraih that: He wrote to 'Umar, to ask him (a&#xA;  question), and 'Umar wrote back to him telling him: &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;Judge according&#xA;  to what is in the Book of Allah. If it is not (mentioned) in the Book&#xA;  of Allah, then (judge) according to the Sunnah of the Messenger of&#xA;  Allah [SAW]. If it is not (mentioned) in the Book of Allah or the&#xA;  Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah [SAW], then pass judgment according&#xA;  to the way the righteous passed judgment. If it is not (mentioned) in&#xA;  the Book of Allah, or the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah [SAW], and&#xA;  the righteous did not pass judgment concerning it, then if you wish,&#xA;  go ahead (and try to work it out by yourself) or if you wish, leave&#xA;  it.&lt;br&gt; And I think that leaving it is better for you. And peace be upon&#xA;  you.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now you can't add anything you want in the religion or shari'ah because this would be bid'ah to make it clear: you can't add a new kind of prayer for example saying we have Friday night prayer instead of Isha' (astaghfiru-Allah) or any kind of worship which isn't explained by Quran or Sunna. What you can add is a new Opinion a new arbitral verdict, which for example adapts a known rule to our modern time, for example: Is it allowed to read Quran on an ebookreader!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we should follow the rules made by Mujtahid (if we accept them and know their analysis according Quran and Sunna) according to many verses in the Quran for example&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We sent not before you, [O Muhammad], except men to whom We&#xA;  revealed [the message], so ask the people of the message if you do not&#xA;  know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surat al-Anbiya' &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/21/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;21:7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we have to verify -if possible- them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those&#xA;  in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to&#xA;  Allah and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allah and the Last&#xA;  Day. That is the best [way] and best in result.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surat an-Nisa' (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:59&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Verse show two things: we should follow what Alalh says, what our Messenger (peace be upon him) says and what our Authority says (this could be a Mujtahid, when it comes to religious matters) and the 2nd is that we have to verify if this is confirm to (our hopefully correct understanding or interpretation of the) Quran and Sunna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Mufti (a man who gives fatwa) is also a kind of Mujtahid but in a low level (see for example my answer here &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/17371/does-ijtihad-open-in-islam-sunni-view/26101#26101&quot;&gt;Is ijtihad open in Islam (Sunni view)?&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope i could help&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm no scholar but i love to read and hope my interpretation won't miss the truth that much!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-07-01T05:58:41.230" LastActivityDate="2019-07-01T05:58:41.230" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26147" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-14T02:02:24.077" Score="2" ViewCount="197" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read but I am not completely sure I understand that &lt;code&gt;those your right hands possess&lt;/code&gt; means female slaves captured in war.  Is this correct ?  What does that mean in the context of 4:24?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IezfA.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/IezfA.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [also prohibited to you are all] married women except those your right hands possess. [This is] the decree of Allah upon you. And lawful to you are [all others] beyond these, [provided] that you seek them [in marriage] with [gifts from] your property, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse. So for whatever you enjoy [of marriage] from them, give them their due compensation as an obligation. And there is no blame upon you for what you mutually agree to beyond the obligation. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is this sura interpreted for practical purposes ?  Does it mean that men who capture females in war are allowed to use them as sex slaves regardless of their consent (AKA rape) ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3864" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-08-14T02:14:56.557" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T02:14:56.557" Title="What is the meaning of &quot;those your right hands possess&quot; in 4:24?" Tags="|tafseer|sex|slavery|surat-an-nisa|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-08-14T02:14:32.930" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26148" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-14T02:12:35.067" Score="-1" ViewCount="1008" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a born Muslim, I am always alone.  I loved my mothet so much. When my mother was alive i could not be with her much because i go to work. She also be at other family homes, then she died, i lose my job, then i married unhappy, i go broke because of him.  then i married again he is calculative stingy. i am divorced again.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;My sisters stay with my cousins, they have little time or space for me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Old friends and new ones stay away from me when they know i m a loser.  I stay away from them too, as they hate my sad life.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now i am depress, stress and too much worry as i dont know what to do.  All my attemp to get help fail. Sometime nice words but not helpful. Everybody hates me include the landlord, reminding me i several days left, then i must leave.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I never do big sins.  i always kind to others, but i face musibah after musibah for yearrrssss.  Everywhere i go people bully me with their words and attitude.  I have listen to so many halaqa to sooothe my heart, that ALLAH SWT loves me so HE test me.  But my sanity is sometime going low, as i feel shame, embarrases, toi much a loser, i lose everything, and i cry in bucketsss of tears, ask ALAH to change the qadar.  Still i cannot find way out, even Prophets have sahaba when face difficulties.  i dont have anybody but people who mock me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13785" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T17:31:04.637" Title="Why qadar ALLAH is I to suffer so much in years" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2015-08-17T14:21:34.033" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26149" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23109" CreationDate="2015-08-14T03:38:06.550" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is. Once something is made Haram -for example wine, it is haram regardless of when it was made. When wine was made Haram, people started throwing the wine away until the streets were all filled with wine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unless someone corrects me, this is not just a Salafi thing, but rather Muslims, Jews and Christians. Once something is forbidden by a religion it is retrospective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, it would make it easier to understand your question to say Prophet (if you believe it to be so) Mohamed instead of Aisha's Husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T03:38:06.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26150" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26152" CreationDate="2015-08-14T05:04:48.790" Score="-1" ViewCount="2029" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is bovine colostrum powder haram? I could not find any reference that it is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13786" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T10:24:50.917" LastActivityDate="2021-09-13T15:01:18.740" Title="Is bovine colostrum powder haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26150" CreationDate="2015-08-14T06:13:26.070" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't see why it would be: Colostrum is basically just a specialized form of milk produced in the earliest days of calving. Cow's milk, obviously, is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also looks like the New Zealand Islamic Food Management Division of New Zealand Islamic Meat Management &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.colostrum.gen.nz/colostrum_products.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;considered colostrum to be Halal&lt;/a&gt; (at least back in 2010/2011).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only concern I would have about it is that it is produced for a relatively short period of time after birthing, and is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/faq8021&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;time-critically important to the calf's health&lt;/a&gt;: If the colostrum &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; to be harvested, it should not be done at the expense of the calf who actually needs it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This may or may not be an actual issue as there are supplements available (obvious, really, given that that's basically what you're asking about here) which can ensure the calf is still taken care of, and they don't need &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; of the colostrum in the first place, but Islam does generally discourage placing &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:966&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;unnecessary burdens on animals&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(See also the tangential (but relevant) answer I posted at &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/7071/22.&quot;&gt;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/7071/22.&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-13T15:01:18.740" LastActivityDate="2021-09-13T15:01:18.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26153" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26148" CreationDate="2015-08-14T06:22:04.833" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam. Believe me your words are touching my heart. When a human is born, He faces both joys and sorrows. When one feels joy he should thank God. Also, when one feels sorrow he should thank God. As God says is Surah Abrabhim(ayah no.7):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gqXsk.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gqXsk.png&quot; alt=&quot;Blockquote&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  Translation: &quot;And [remember] when your Lord proclaimed, 'If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]; but if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe.'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when you have good days, thank God and He will lengthen your good days and He will give you more joys. When you have bad days then thank him even more as He will remove the bad days then and will provide you with joys. &lt;strong&gt;If you have bad days then don't be ungrateful and don't say &quot;What kind of love does God have for me? He has given me all sorrows of life? If He is my God then why does He do so?&quot; This won't take away the sorrows even it will increase them. But if you say &quot;Thank you God! Yeah it is fact that I am facing bad days from you but You had also given me good days once upon a time. You are testing me and I will pass your test. In exams, there are always tortures! Every human is to be projected to exams and exams always have tortures! There is no exam which says to me to enjoy but all exams give me a tough time. For college exams, I have to wake up nights and study! For finance exams, I have to go to every door of industries and I drop my CV's in intense hot! For health exams, I have to wake up early and run miles in intense cold! But what charms me are results, my Lord! Your exam is upon me and it is really tough as any exam should be but I won't fail! Your exam is that you are making me pass through various hardships as any exam does but I won't give up! My Lord, Even if you didn't gave me joys you gave me life, Even if you didn't give me nice food you provided me with plenty of Oxygen and water! Even if you didn't give me good friends, you gave me a nice mom! And my Lord, life is more precious than the losses due to sorrows! Oxygen and water is more precious than nice food! A mom is more precious than good friends about a count of 6 billion! I won't forget what You have given me for what You haven't given me as what You have given me is more than what you haven't given me! You, my Lord and I, your servant. Lord! I won't disgrace you and you won't let me alone as I am just Yours and You are just mine!&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How lucky you are my sister! You are passing through a time which our Prophet had passed off! Your mother died when you were very young and His mother died when He was very young of about 6. All friends have left you and all friends had left Him. Every one boasts in front of you because of you and every one boasted in front of Him because of Him. And the major part is you are passing through something very critical and you never have been at any major sin and He had passed through something very critical and He had never been at any major sin! You are divorced twice and His two daughters were divorced once which makes it twice grief of divorce for Muhammad! How great you are. I a sinful human am requesting you please pray for me. You are female saint of today and I am begging you to make dua for me, for my guidance and for my spirit to be like yours spirit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And never forget, there is dawn after every dark night! There is joy after every sorrow! There is Spring after every fall! There is winter after every Summer! There is a good life of my sister after her sorrowful life! Just wait and see but don't get misguided. I promise you the good time of yours has come nearer and even more nearer. You will realize soon that God hasn't forgot you rather He wants to give you most of the joys as joys after sorrows are more sweet!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T06:22:04.833" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23449" CreationDate="2015-08-14T06:33:49.627" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In any prayer you do read/recite in the two 1st raka'a al-fatiha and at least some Quran verses (or a surah). In the 3rd andd 4th raka'a you only have to recite/read al-fatiha this is for sure (this means there is a consensus about this) for the imam and a person praying alone!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if you are in a jama'a (congregation) then we have an Imam who is reciting for us in maghrib and ish'a and sobh=fard of fajr loudly or at least with a audible voice=jahr in the two 1st raka'at. Here we find different ahadith (hadiths) with different and contradictory information's: one saying that the recitation of the imam is sufficient, one saying a prayer without reading al-fatiha is invalid, one saying that it's not permissible to recite along with the Imam!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah narrated: &quot;Allah's Messenger turned (after praying) from&#xA;  a Salat in which he recited aloud and said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Has any one of you recite along with me just now?' &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A man said:  'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said:  'Indeed I said to myself: Why was I being contended with&#xA;  for the Quran?'&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He (Az-Zuhri one of the narrators) said: &quot;So when they heard that from&#xA;  Allah's Messenger, the people stopped reciting with Allah's Messenger&#xA;  in the prayers that Allah's Messenger recited aloud.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Version from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/164&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; qualified as &quot;Hassan&quot; with a long commentary on the rules of some madhabs and on the different sahaba who narrated the same hadith as versions of other sahaba can be found in other hadith collections. The narration on the authority of abu Huraira can also be&#xA;  found in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muwata' Malik]&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At-Tirmidi here made a wide discussion about the matter which i'll try to add briefly later!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Ata' bin Yasar that: He asked Zaid bin Thabit&#xA;  about reciting with the Imam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said: &quot;There is no recitation with the Imam in anything.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And he claimed that he had recited: &quot;By the star when it goes down (or&#xA;  vanishes)&quot; to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he did not prostrate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/11/85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; [Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/11/85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan an-Nasa'i]&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the al-fatiha matter abu Huraira (May Allah be pleased with him) gave as a hint: he said read/recite it to yourself!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yahya related to me from Malik from al-Ala ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn&#xA;  Ya'qub that he heard Abu's-Sa'ib, the mawla of Hisham ibn Zuhra, say&#xA;  he had heard Abu Hurayra say, &quot;I heard the Messenger of Allah, may&#xA;  Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'Whoever prays a prayer&#xA;  without reciting the umm al-Qur'an in it, his prayer is aborted, it is&#xA;  aborted, it is aborted, incomplete.' &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So I said, 'Abu Hurayra,&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;sometimes I am behind the imam&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Hepulled my forearm and said, '&lt;strong&gt;Recite&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;it to yourself&lt;/strong&gt;, O Persian, for I heard the Messenger of Allah, may&#xA;  Allah bless him and grant him peace, say that Allah the Blessed, the&#xA;  Exalted, said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I have divided the prayer into two halves between me&#xA;  and my slave. One half of it is for Me and one half of it is for My&#xA;  slave, and My slave has what he asks.&quot; ' The Messenger of Allah, may&#xA;  Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, &quot;Recite.&quot; The slave says,&#xA;  'Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.' Allah the Blessed, the&#xA;  Exalted, says, 'My slave has praised Me.' The slave says, 'The&#xA;  Merciful, the Compassionate.' Allah says, 'My slave has spoken well of&#xA;  Me.' The slave says, 'Master of the Day of the Deen.' Allah says, 'My&#xA;  slave has glorified Me.' The slave says, 'You alone we worship and You&#xA;  alone we ask for help.'Allah says,'This ayat is between Me and My slave,&#xA;  and for My slave is what he asks. 'The slave says, 'Guide us in the&#xA;  straight Path, the Path of those whom You have blessed, not of those&#xA;  with whom You are angry, nor those who are in error. ' Allah says,&#xA;  'These are for My slaves, and for my slave is what he asks . ' &quot; ' &quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[From &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muwata' Malik&lt;/a&gt;, to be found also in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/431&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, &#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1308860&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; and an &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/11/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/639350&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmidi]&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This ended up with some madhabs not to read behind the imam at all! Following the practice of the sahabi Abudallah ibn O'mar (may Allah be pleased with both of them) this is the choice of Hanafi Madhab&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar, when&#xA;  asked if anyone should recite behind an imam, said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;When you pray behind an imam then the recitation of the imam is&#xA;  enough for you and when you pray on your own you must recite.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nafi added, &quot;Abdullah ibn 'Umar used not to recite behind the imam.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muwata' Malik&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not to read behind the Imam in jahr parts of salat: This is the choice of Maliki Madhab.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to read at least al-fatiha to yourself in the jahr parts: some while the imam reads and some after the imam finishes al-fatiha (and this would mean you won't listen to the surah the imam recites! This seems to me wrong)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowing this differences my personal preference is if I'm behind an imam to try to listen and follow his recitation for surah al-fatiha by moving my lips (to myself) and listen to him when reciting a surah. And in the Parts where the imam recites to himself I recite to myself and try to end the verse (or al-fatiha) which I recite when he say's &quot;Allahu akbar&quot; to do ruku'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T05:55:01.800" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T05:55:01.800" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26155" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26148" CreationDate="2015-08-14T09:00:52.280" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i'm not good in giving some kind of advises but i experienced similar situations where i really taught, what's wrong with me the world etc. because everything just goes wrong or bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My advises are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;you should think positive and try to change and to wipe away every bad thing every bad thought with a smile and a positive thought... this would mean you should ask yourself when was i happy and find some very nice tought or memory which let's you smile!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you talk to people be positive nobody could stand or endure to hear complaints and grumblings for a longer time, that could be a reason why people leave you alone!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;try your best not to be alone, because once you are alone you will focus on your problems, your bad thoughts and stuff.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;have faith in Allah!!! Because from the words in your Question one feels that you are loosing faith in Allah! This would mean to thank Allah in any case! To be patient and believe that everything Allah has predetermined for you would have good reasons! etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Read surat Yusuf (12) even if there's -as it seems- &lt;a href=&quot;http://%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84%20%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A9%20%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9%20%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;no sahih hadith&lt;/a&gt; about it! The story seems to have some effect&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;if you still feel things don't get better you should consult a specialist!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just want to remind you some Verses of the Quran and some words our Prophet (peace be upon him) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fighting has been enjoined upon you while it is hateful to you. &lt;strong&gt;But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know&#xA;  not.&lt;/strong&gt; [Surat al-Baqara (2:216)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كتب عليكم القتال وهو كره لكم وَعَسَى أَنْ تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ&#xA;  خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ وَعَسَى أَنْ تُحِبُّوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَكُمْ&#xA;  وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Who spend [in the cause of Allah ] during ease and hardship and who restrain anger and who pardon the people - and Allah loves the doers of good;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Surat al-I'mran (3:134)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالْكَاظِمِينَ الْغَيْظَ وَالْعَافِينَ عَنِ النَّاسِ وَاللّهُ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Say, &quot;O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah&#xA;  forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the&#xA;  Merciful.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Surat az-Zumar (39:53)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قل ياعبادي الذين أسرفوا على أنفسهم لا تقنطوا من رحمة الله إن الله&#xA;  يغفر الذنوب جميعا إنه هو الغفور الرحيم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And never forget the devine rule in surat ash-Sharh &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.(5)Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.(6)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Surat ash-Sharh (94:5-6)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فإن مع العسر يسرا ( 5 ) إن مع العسر يسرا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore i would suggest to read this surah as often as possible and try to understand/interpret it as if you where addressed by the words&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Abu Yahya Suhaib bin Sinan (May Allah be pleased with him) reported&#xA;  that: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;How wonderful is the case of a believer; there is good for him in&#xA;  everything and this applies only to a believer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If prosperity attends him, he &lt;strong&gt;expresses gratitude&lt;/strong&gt; to Allah and that is&#xA;  good for him; and if adversity befalls him, he &lt;strong&gt;endures it patiently&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  and that is better for him&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن أبي يحيى صهيب بن سنان رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏عجبا لأمر المؤمن إن أمره كله له&#xA;  خير، وليس ذلك لأحد إلا للمؤمن ‏:‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إن أصابته سراء &lt;strong&gt;شكر&lt;/strong&gt; فكان خيراً له، وإن أصابته ضراء &lt;strong&gt;صبر&lt;/strong&gt; فكان خيراً&#xA;  له‏&quot;‏  ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Abu Dharr narrated that the Messenger of Allah said : &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;Your smiling&#xA;  in the face of your brother is charity&lt;/strong&gt;, commanding good and&#xA;  forbidding evil is charity, your giving directions to a man lost in&#xA;  the land is charity for you. Your seeing for a man with bad sight is a&#xA;  charity for you, your removal of a rock, a thorn or a bone from the&#xA;  road is charity for you. Your pouring what remains from your bucket&#xA;  into the bucket of your brother is charity for you.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Jami' at-Tirmidhi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‏ &quot;‏ &lt;strong&gt;تَبَسُّمُكَ فِي وَجْهِ أَخِيكَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ&lt;/strong&gt; وَأَمْرُكَ&#xA;  بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَنَهْيُكَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ صَدَقَةٌ وَإِرْشَادُكَ&#xA;  الرَّجُلَ فِي أَرْضِ الضَّلاَلِ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ وَبَصَرُكَ لِلرَّجُلِ&#xA;  الرَّدِيءِ الْبَصَرِ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ وَإِمَاطَتُكَ الْحَجَرَ&#xA;  وَالشَّوْكَةَ وَالْعَظْمَ عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ وَإِفْرَاغُكَ&#xA;  مِنْ دَلْوِكَ فِي دَلْوِ أَخِيكَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَجَابِرٍ وَحُذَيْفَةَ&#xA;  وَعَائِشَةَ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا &lt;strong&gt;حَدِيثٌ&#xA;  حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ&lt;/strong&gt; ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“O Allah, benefit me with that which You have taught me, and teach me&#xA;  that which will benefit me, and increase me in knowledge. All praise&#xA;  is due to Allah in every condition, and I seek refuge in Allah from&#xA;  the condition of the people of the Fire (Allāhummanfa'nī bimā&#xA;  'allamtanī wa 'allimnī mā yanfa'unī, wa zidnī 'ilma, al-ḥamdulillāhi&#xA;  'alā kulli ḥālin, wa a'ūdhu billāhi min ḥāli ahlin-nār).”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[This is the longest version to be found in Jami' at-Tirmdi hadith&#xA;  hassan gharib/partly qualified as dai'f you may also find shorter&#xA;  Versions in bulugh al-Maram and Sunan ibn Majah]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، رضى الله عنه قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى&#xA;  الله عليه وسلم &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‏ &quot;‏ اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْتَنِي وَعَلِّمْنِي مَا&#xA;  يَنْفَعُنِي وَزِدْنِي عِلْمًا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ&#xA;  وَأَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ حَالِ أَهْلِ النَّارِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope i could help somehow and may Allah guide as all and help you through and out of your situation!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-08-14T11:48:25.397" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T11:48:25.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="940" CreationDate="2015-08-14T11:17:44.443" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be completely objective and neutral there is no clear and definite answer to this and here is why:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Abu Sa’id Khudri reported that Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Do not take down anything from me, and he who took down anything from me except the Qur’an, he should efface that AND narrate from me, for there is no harm in it and he who attributed any falsehood to me−and Hammam said: I think he also said:” deliberately” −he should in fact find his abode in the Hell−Fire.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(Source:  Sahih Muslim Book 42, Number 7147)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Narrated by Zaid ibn Thabit Al-Muttalib ibn Abdullah ibn Hantab said: Zaid ibn Thabit entered upon Mu’awiyah and asked him about a tradition. He ordered a man to write it. Zaid said: The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) ordered us not to write any of his traditions. So he erased it.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(Source: Sunan of Abu-Dawud Hadith 3640)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But on the other hand:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I swear by the One in whose hands is the soul of Muhammad: nothing comes out from these two (lips) except truth. So, do write.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;[Sunan Abu Dâwud; Tabaqât ibn Sa'd; Mustadrik-ul-Hâkim]&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Narrated by Warrad Muawiya wrote to Mughira, “Write to me what you heard the Prophet saying after his prayer.” So Al-Mughira dictated to me and said, “I heard the Prophet saying after the prayer, ‘None has the right to be worshipped but Allah Alone Who has no partner. O Allah! No one can withhold what you give, and none can give what you withhold, and the fortune of a man of means is useless before you (i.e., only good deeds are of value). “&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;(Source: Sahih Bukhari Hadith Volume 8. Number: 612)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars tried to explain that it was forbidden to write down the hadiths while the Qu'ran wasn't finished, but I find that excuse weak as there is no way someone would confuse the Qu'ran with the hadiths and that Allah protects the Qu'ran and the false Prophet Musaylimah tried and failed to alter the Qu'ran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People tend to either reject all the hadiths or believe all of them, I think that we can have a middle ground. It's pretty obvious that the hadith collections are far from perfect, even if the Prophet (pbuh) allowed the hadiths the importance and the usage of the hadiths was made-up after his death (you can read about the canonization of the hadiths and the formation of the Islamic jurisprudence). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On top of that, despite the &quot;great&quot; methodology and &quot;preservation&quot; we are still changing the hadiths as sahih or daif to this day.&#xA;I follow the hadiths as long as they don't contradict the Qu'ran, as hadiths can be wrong but the Qu'ran cannot. I find it very strange how some scholars are denying any hadith criticism, aren't they afraid to spread lies about the Prophet(pbuh)? To quote Imam Malik:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The shield of the scholar is, 'I do not know,' so if he neglects it,&#xA;  his statement is attacked.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13789" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T11:17:44.443" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26160" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26042" CreationDate="2015-08-14T14:38:30.523" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah in Quran and His prophet taught us some act of worship that made Satan far from us. From them there is:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1/ The Prophet said &quot; Who said: There is no god but Allah, alone with no partner, He own everything, to Him the praise, which is over all things and he can do everything, a hundred times in a day will have The reward of who 10 man, and will have 100 Goods and will be forgiven for 100 sins, &lt;strong&gt;and those words will be preserve him from the devil that day until the evening&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2/ Ayat al Qursi (AlBaqara/255) The prophet used to read it before sleeping and he said who read this AYA before he sleep God will send a protector for him and no Satan will go near to him until he wake up &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3/ The last tow AYET from surat Al-Baqara the Prophet also used to read them before sleeping and he said if someone read those ayet in a night, they will protect him &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4/ The Prophet also said &quot;Who do salet al fajr in a group will be in the protection of God&quot; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;From this we conclude that persons who truly believe in God and worship him alone and always remember that there is no god but Allah will be blessed by many thing among them He will make them close to him and Satan will fear them and will not have the power to approach them and tempt them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13458" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-14T11:52:54.003" LastActivityDate="2017-11-14T11:52:54.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26163" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26167" CreationDate="2015-08-14T15:45:04.560" Score="2" ViewCount="595" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed to to travel from an islamic country to a non-muslim country where the majority are non-muslims (e.g. UK, USA) for the sake of studying?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(From Sunni's point of view)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastEditorUserId="13394" LastEditDate="2015-09-15T06:10:24.917" LastActivityDate="2015-09-15T15:14:34.470" Title="Studying in Non-Muslim Environment" Tags="|halal-haram|non-muslim-countries|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26148" CreationDate="2015-08-14T17:31:04.637" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope by this time after the two beautiful answers you probably have a calm heart. Both brothers Rehan and Saif touched good points and whatever i am mentioning is in addition to their answers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is an all encompassing religion. I cannot exactly relate to your issue as every person, problems and their feelings are unique. However, Islam is a religion with rewards at every stage. There's a reward to smile, there's a reward to push a stone or thorn off the walkway or street etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Problems are with everyone. Some have bigger while the others have smaller.think of people in Syria, Palestine, Burma, Bosnia. But in the eyes of oneself he/she feels that their problems are the greatest and usually don't want to hear about others' problems. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have heard many lectures and many advises may have come your way and there's nothing unique anyone can offer here. But there are some who are troubled with their lonesome life, find a huge relief by volunteering. This exposes them to the society, people out of their comfort zone. Sharing a smile with another needy means a world to them. Helping or organizing things for the needy gives appreciation for oneself. You encounter other people more desperate than you and more in pain than you if not the same. You stumble upon people who match your frequency and turn into lifelong friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whatever skill set you have, all you have to do is find a place where you can go and volunteer with all your heart and become selfless. Things won't be rosy right away. For every tree to bear a fruit you need to make an effort first. I'm not sure which country you live in but if you have the ability to go to a masjid and pray there, do so. It gives much more peace and tranquility. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Friends, relatives and outsiders are just people. Have expectation with Allah. HAlthough people tend to help when one is in need, think that no one will help you and every one is busy with their own life. You help others and that one good deed you do you will get a thousand (if not more) back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah make it easy on you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5165" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T17:31:04.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26163" CreationDate="2015-08-14T18:37:00.033" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are no restrictions on where you can study (or live). The only restriction there is, is that if you are living in an oppressed regime which do not allow you to practice your religion, you then should move out of that place. As Allah says in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sUKK0.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sUKK0.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, those whom the angels take [in death] while wronging themselves - [the angels] will say, &quot;In what [condition] were you?&quot; They will say, &quot;We were oppressed in the land.&quot; The angels will say, &quot;Was not the earth of Allah spacious [enough] for you to emigrate therein?&quot; For those, their refuge is Hell - and evil it is as a destination. [4:97]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since countries like the UK, USA allow religious liberties (even Islamically speaking, much more than Islamic/Arabic countries).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that there are many woman dressed badly in the Summer in schools, I doubt countries like many northern African countries are any different. It is up to you to lower your gaze. However, if you feel that you are yourself a weak person who can not handle being around people who are different, or easily impressionable or weak willed, you might want to stay in your country if you think it might negatively effect you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each person is different. I know many people who came to the US from third world countries, studied, thrived and some became rich and were able to hold on to their Muslim identity with a strong Muslim family. Some even hold on to their old traditions (from their countries) dress wise and social wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T18:37:00.033" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25440" CreationDate="2015-08-14T21:08:22.027" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunni View&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First let's start with the definition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Temporary Marriage:&lt;/strong&gt; is a marriage between a man and woman in for a predetermined period of time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the above definition, temporary marriage is not allowed in Islam according to the Sunni View for any case. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please refer to the references for more details about the conditions of Marriage and why temporary marriage is forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/2127&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/2127&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/20738&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/20738&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shia View&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alulbayt.com/rulings/11.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;as per Rulings of Grand Ayatullah Sistani regarding Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mut'ah has been mentioned in the verse 24 of the Qur’an. No body&#xA;  doubts it was halal (lawful) at the time of the holy prophet(s); it&#xA;  was lawful at the time of Abu-Bakr and a part time of 'Umar. Then the&#xA;  latter forbade it. Later, some narrators fabricated hadith supporting&#xA;  his conduct that contradicted the holy prophet(s).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence it is allowed Provided all conditions for it are fulfilled. conditions are also given on the referenced page (i am not writing them here because it was not asked). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2015-08-14T21:08:22.027" CommentCount="1" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-08-14T21:08:22.027" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7" CreationDate="2015-08-14T21:55:47.940" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ahlul kitab literarily means &quot;people of the book&quot; i.e., those who were sent a prophet with a holly book. In other words, Ahlul Kitab means the Christians and the Jews...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13792" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T13:18:16.787" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T13:18:16.787" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12547" CreationDate="2015-08-14T21:59:09.967" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There isn't any hadith. It is more of a culture thing. There are a few requirements for Marriage in Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Acceptance of both parties and a knowledge of the parties to each other.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A presence of a figure head (Father, Brother, Son, Imam, Judge, etc..)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Two witnesses&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If those conditions are met, the way the marriage occurs (in Masjid, in home, in city hall, etc..) it is valid inshala. For example, If you live in NYC and you go to City Hall and request a marriage contract, you are met with the above requirements and thus your marriage is legal and Islamic at the same time - There is no need to go to the Masjid and perform a separate ceremony, unless you wish for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2015-08-20T02:56:00.460" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T02:56:00.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26175" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26178" CreationDate="2015-08-15T15:21:40.790" Score="1" ViewCount="106" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came across a situation after Friday prayers. I crossed a person and I had the intention of donating to him. But when I dug into my pockets, I found I didn't have any cash with me. I felt bad and walked away. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does the Hadith say about our intention in reference to action? &#xA;How are we judged in the eyes of Allah swt?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Side notes : &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/articles/156996/the-intention-is-the-foundation-of-every-action&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/articles/156996/the-intention-is-the-foundation-of-every-action&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4185" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-17T04:42:23.147" LastActivityDate="2017-06-17T04:42:23.147" Title="I went to donate to someone, but did not have any cash with me; how is this judged?" Tags="|judgements|deeds|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23842" CreationDate="2015-08-15T17:20:03.717" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The sunnah in Athan is to be in a high place so people can hear. It doesn't specifically have to be in the Masjid as &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/129&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;narrated&lt;/a&gt; it was done in the highest building around the Masjid:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ، مِنْ بَنِي النَّجَّارِ قَالَتْ كَانَ بَيْتِي مِنْ أَطْوَلِ بَيْتٍ حَوْلَ الْمَسْجِدِ وَكَانَ بِلاَلٌ يُؤَذِّنُ عَلَيْهِ الْفَجْرَ فَيَأْتِي بِسَحَرٍ فَيَجْلِسُ عَلَى الْبَيْتِ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْفَجْرِ فَإِذَا رَآهُ تَمَطَّى ثُمَّ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَحْمَدُكَ وَأَسْتَعِينُكَ عَلَى قُرَيْشٍ أَنْ يُقِيمُوا دِينَكَ قَالَتْ ثُمَّ يُؤَذِّنُ قَالَتْ وَاللَّهِ مَا عَلِمْتُهُ كَانَ تَرَكَهَا لَيْلَةً وَاحِدَةً تَعْنِي هَذِهِ الْكَلِمَاتِ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Urwah ibn az-Zubayr reported on the authority of a woman from Banu an-Najjar. She said: My house was the loftiest of all the houses around the mosque (of the Prophet at Medina). Bilal used to make a call to the morning prayer from it. He would come there before the break of dawn and wait for it. When he saw it, he would yawn and say: O Allah, I praise you and seek Your assistance for the Quraysh so that they might establish Thine religion. He then would make the call to prayer. She (the narrator) said: By Allah, I do not know whether he ever left saying these words on any night. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see it wasn't even done in the Masjid, the point of it was that as Many people can hear it. It was also reported at times that it was done adjacent to the Wall of the Masjid (outside the Masjid):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;جاء رجل من الأنصار إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال: إني رأيت في النوم كأني مستيقظ أرى رجلًا نزل من السماء عليه بردان أخضران، نزل على جذم حائط من المدينة، فأذن مثنى مثنى، ثم جلس، ثم أقام، فقال: مثنى مثنى. قال: &quot;نعم ما رأيت، علمها بلالًا&quot; قال: قال عمر: قد رأيت مثل ذلك ولكنه سبقني.&#xA;  فجعله من مسند معاذ بن جبل، بدلًا من عبد الله بن زيد.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;رواه أحمد في مسنده (22080) والبيهقي في سننه (1829) وابن أبي شيبة في مصنفه (2118) وقال الألباني في الثمر المستطاب: &quot;إسناده في غاية الصحة&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A man from the Ansar came to the prophet PBUH and said, I saw a dream like I was awake, I saw a man coming from the sky with two green covers. He came down to the wall of the Masjid and he made athan in pair in pair and then sat down. He said, in pair in pair? Then he said, that is good teach it to Bilal. Omar said that he also saw the same dream but he told it before him. [Narrated by Ahmed 22080, Albihaqi 1829, Ibn Abi Shiba 2118]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, nowadays this isn't really required, as we have Alarm clocks we can setup for Salah time (Phones, Clocks, etc..) so the Athan isn't even required to be on loud speakers as it is usually is (its more of a culture thing now). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So outside the Masjid is also considered the Sunnah, but then again it was done so that many people could hear the Athan, since they did not have loud speakers nor Alarm systems to help them remember the salah. With the invention of these instruments, many scholars say that it is OK now to make athan in the Masjid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-08-15T17:20:03.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26177" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7686" CreationDate="2015-08-15T17:33:53.330" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was taught that the prophet (saw) would pray Thur at its latis, or before the shadows become double lighth,and then would get up and pray the asr right behind it,so right before Thur go's out and asr is coming in,so there would be a pause in-between, this is the understand I got,how can you pray asr salat if its not in,and ALLAH knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13799" LastActivityDate="2015-08-15T17:33:53.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26178" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26175" CreationDate="2015-08-15T18:06:16.040" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the presence of following Hadiths, I need not add any further explanation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Abdullah bin 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (sws) said that Allah, the Glorious, said: &quot;Verily,&#xA;  Allah (SWT) has ordered that the good and the bad deeds be written&#xA;  down. Then He explained it clearly how (to write): &lt;strong&gt;He who intends to&#xA;  do a good deed but he does not do it, then Allah records it for him as&#xA;  a full good deed&lt;/strong&gt;, but if he carries out his intention, then Allah&#xA;  the Exalted, writes it down for him as from ten to seven hundred&#xA;  folds, and even more. But if he intends to do an evil act and has not&#xA;  done it, then Allah writes it down with Him as a full good deed, but&#xA;  if he intends it and has done it, Allah writes it down as one bad&#xA;  deed&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another hadith that makes it clear that even wishful thinking with good intention has merits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Kabshah Al-Anmari narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)&#xA;  said: &quot;There are three things for which I swear and narrate to you&#xA;  about, so remember it.&quot; He said: &quot;The wealth of a slave (of Allah)&#xA;  shall not be decreased by charity, no slave (of Allah) suffers&#xA;  injustice and is patient with it except that Allah adds to his honor;&#xA;  no slave (of Allah) opens up a door to begging except that Allah opens&#xA;  a door for him to poverty&quot;- or a statement similar- &quot;And I shall&#xA;  narrate to you a narration, so remember it.&quot; He said: &quot;The world is&#xA;  only for four persons: A slave whom Allah provides with wealth and&#xA;  knowledge, so he has Taqwa of his Lord with it, nurtures the ties of&#xA;  kinship with it, and he knows that Allah has a right in it. So this is&#xA;  the most virtuous rank. And a slave whom Allah provides with&#xA;  knowledge, but He does not provide with wealth. So he has a truthful&#xA;  intent, saying: &lt;strong&gt;'If I had wealth, then I would do the deeds of&#xA;  so-and-so with it.' He has his intention, so their rewards are the&#xA;  same.&lt;/strong&gt; And a slave whom Allah provides with wealth, but He does not&#xA;  provide him with knowledge. [So he] spends his wealth rashly without&#xA;  knowledge, nor having Taqwa of his Lord, nor nurturing the ties of&#xA;  kinship, and he does not know that Allah has a right in it. So this is&#xA;  the most despicable rank. And a slave whom Allah does not provide with&#xA;  wealth nor knowledge, so he says: 'If I had wealth, then I would do&#xA;  the deeds of so-and-so with it.' He has his intention, so their sin is&#xA;  the same.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/36/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Al-Tirmidhi]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastActivityDate="2015-08-15T18:06:16.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17957" CreationDate="2015-08-16T00:03:43.457" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To my knowledge, salatul jummah is not wajib for the traveler, which sounds like what you are when you go out to that island.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4973" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T00:03:43.457" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25549" CreationDate="2015-08-16T00:20:11.040" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa alaikum salam sister,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First let me say that I sympathize with your situation and I pray to Allah (swt) that He makes this condition easier for you and that He guides both you and your father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second I personally think that the attitude of your father, with all due respect being given to him, is wrong. I don't think it is right for any father to force his daughter to do anything and even worse is to threaten violence. I cannot ever see how such could be pleasing to our most Loving Creator. I am a father of two daughters and I pray I would never do such a thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third it is my opinion that in Islam it is obligatory on you to cover your hair and your general figure. So it doesn't have to be an Abaya but you cannot show your hair or body shape to men who are not mahram for you. That is what I believe Allah (swt) wants from you (based on my limited understanding of the text). I see nothing wrong with a loose fitting blouse, a long skirt and a simple head scarf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fourthly Allah (swt) has told you to be the best to your parents, now this doesn't mean they can control you or impose their will on you, but it does mean that whatever you can show them of kindness, patience, respect and obedience will be greatly rewarded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this try to come to some compromise with your father as to your dress while you live in his house. You may want to look beautiful for the people, but isn't it better to look beautiful for Allah (swt)? If you can realize this then that is the essence of Iman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4973" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T00:20:11.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26185" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-16T10:48:41.057" Score="1" ViewCount="299" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hello i'm a web developer and i wanted to know if it was haram to develop websites where users and admin would add images, the images are for cultural events. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ps; i will not be taking pictures, not adding pictures, but i would give the tool &#xA;Baraka allaho fikoum &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13805" LastEditorDisplayName="user13805" LastEditDate="2016-12-31T14:01:41.730" LastActivityDate="2019-08-23T09:54:09.683" Title="is developing websites where users can add image gallery haram?" Tags="|image|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26185" CreationDate="2015-08-16T14:58:01.723" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing wrong in that. As a matter of fact, there is nothing wrong with having a picture gallery like the above -or even taking those pictures if it is required from you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam what is generally accepted as Haram is drawings not actual pictures (which itself is also disputed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T14:58:01.723" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25140" CreationDate="2015-08-16T18:19:36.810" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to all Religion, Wife must obey her husband and do accordingly. Allah said that, &quot;If I allowed you(women) to bow down in front of anyone, it would be you husband.&quot;. From this, the significance of husband is clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13808" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T18:19:36.810" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26191" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-16T19:30:23.010" Score="1" ViewCount="77" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslim Chaplain at an Arizona prison facility. The jail administration wants me to inform inmates, that vegetarian meal complies with the Quranic halal dietary requirement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My position is that a vegetarian meal is permissible because of their incarcerated circumstances. Vegetarian is not halal. Most vegetable inherently contains alcohol. Another concern is how it is being processed in the kitchen.     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13810" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T18:20:00.190" Title="What is the rule govering claiming that a vetegarian meal satisfy the halal dietarian requirements" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26193" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-16T20:14:53.320" Score="3" ViewCount="239" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been taught that Allah gives us free will, not the free will in philosophical and destiny terms I'm making reference to the free will of either practicing Islam, choosing to wear hijab, to drink or not to drink etc. which I all understand full well and am content with. However Sharia law makes the disobedience of those acts punishable by either lashing or time in prison. My question is, how do we have free will when in fact Sharia Law which is Gods law, doesn't give us free will. Ultimately we don't have free will otherwise it seems contradictory to say we do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13812" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:06:12.167" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:06:12.167" Title="Free Will vs Sharia Law" Tags="|sharia|free-will|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26194" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26193" CreationDate="2015-08-16T20:59:05.717" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Free will&quot; doesn't mean there aren't restrictions on what you are supposed to do. It means that God does not directly prevent you from disobeying the laws. In a world with free-will, it is &lt;em&gt;possible&lt;/em&gt; to drink alcohol even though it is forbidden. A person who violates the Sharia does so of his own volition. That is what free-will means. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there were no free will in the world, people would have no control over their actions. If that were the case, there really would be no moral way to hold people responsible for their actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T20:59:05.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1129" CreationDate="2015-08-16T23:32:48.227" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nothing is wrong with Insurance. Any scholar who forbids it does it from ignorance and weird interruption.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those same scholars allow insurance in western countries that require it. You can ask them if there is a country that requires you to commit Adultery, steal, drink alcohol, or kill people, would that be ok?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All scholars who forbid it come from weird interruption of things that Allah or his Prophet never forbade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's go through all the reasoning that scholars say that Insurance is Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;It is a Gharar sale&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet PBUH disallowed a few type of sales, one of them is called Algarar which is the selling of things that are unknown. This makes it Mukarooh and NOT haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;واتفق العلماء على أن الغرر الكثير لا يجوز ، وأن القليل يجوز ويتسامح فيه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars agreed that Algharar that is a lot is forbidden, however, if the amount is low it is allowed and forgiven. &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/130761&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are several examples giving by many Mufasreen:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;code&gt;Selling fish in the sea&lt;/code&gt; - aka. I will sell you tomorrow's fish catches for x dollars. Here you don't know how many you will fish. One time you can fish plenty while sometime nothing. Same for selling birds in the sky. [Shafai]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;code&gt;Selling the fruits before they come&lt;/code&gt; - The prophet once &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/22/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;said&lt;/a&gt;: What will happen if Allah decides to not bring the fruit forth, will you then eat his money?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically the idea here is that you are selling something without knowing what the outcome of the product would be (there could be a final item or not). Insurance is more like a program, not a product so the whole thing doesn't even apply, regardless let's assume it is not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's compare that with Insurance programs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Life Insurance&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every human being will die, as Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every soul will taste death, and you will only be given your [full] compensation on the Day of Resurrection. So he who is drawn away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise has attained [his desire]. And what is the life of this world except the enjoyment of delusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As proven by Allah, we all eventually die. Which means your family will eventually collect the promised amount of money. Making this a NON Gharar sale.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Health Insurance&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again this is common sense. Every person gets sick, have babies, etc. Every person who has health insurance eventually uses it and saves themselves money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unless you are 100% completely sure that you won't get sick or need medical treatment, I don't see how this is considered a Gharar sale, even the Prophet PBUH got sick a few times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Auto/Home Insurance&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way current auto and home insurance is structured, I believe it is indeed a Gharar sale, since there are many people that have had no issues in their homes/cares for their entire lifetime. However, I do recommend people get it because the good outweighs the bad. Many insurance cost a few dollars a day (we spend more on coffee) and in doing so, if you are doing it with the Niah (intention) you are not expecting anything from it, it takes the expectation away and makes it a non Gharar sale. You are doing it just incase.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XH99H.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XH99H.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Insurance is Gambling&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same argument can be made that it is Gambling, however, as I clearly stated above. For Health and Life insurance it is not gambling as you are sure to get it. What remains:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Auto/Home Insurance&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gambling is paying something for the hope that you will get more. That is not what insurance is. Think of insurance as a program that collects money from each person and if someone needs help, that money goes to help such person. No one buys auto/home insurance hoping that they indeed get into an accident so they can get paid, which clearly makes it a non gambling system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Insurance contains Riba Alfidal and Riba Alnisaia&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars who go that route refer to the following Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُتَوَكِّلِ النَّاجِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &amp;quot;‏ الذَّهَبُ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةُ بِالْفِضَّةِ وَالْبُرُّ بِالْبُرِّ وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ وَالتَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ وَالْمِلْحُ بِالْمِلْحِ مِثْلاً بِمِثْلٍ يَدًا بِيَدٍ فَمَنْ زَادَ أَوِ اسْتَزَادَ فَقَدْ أَرْبَى الآخِذُ وَالْمُعْطِي فِيهِ سَوَاءٌ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gold is to be paid for by gold, silver by silver, wheat by wheat, barley by barley, dates by dates, salt by salt, like by like, payment being made hand to hand. He who made an addition to it, or asked for an addition, in fact dealt in usury. The receiver and the giver are equally guilty. [Sahih Muslim 1584 e]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, such hadith only reflects the fact that you can not sell or trade something for something more (ex: I will give you an ounce of gold for 2 ounces). Again Insurance is nothing like this and the above hadith does not apply.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Insurance is not fair&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again for the first two instance it is fair since you are getting the money. However for:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Auto/Home Insurance&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the amount is something that will not hurt you financially. For example a price for a cup of coffee a day and you can afford it, there is no reason why it wouldn't be fair. As long as your Niah (Intentions) are for nothing bad to happen, your expectations make it fair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other reasons which are totally opinionated like it is bad for the community and that the company shouldn't be held responsible for bad things to happen, which I won't go through since it is not from the Quran and Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-08-16T23:32:48.227" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26199" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-17T02:31:14.830" Score="0" ViewCount="1029" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know the usage of Inni Ka Lillah. What is it actually?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another phrase which confuses me is Inni Qalillah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the term controversial, meaning I'm your god?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13814" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-06T23:07:53.873" LastActivityDate="2021-11-08T07:05:59.473" Title="What does “Inni Ka Lillah” and &quot;Inni Qalillah&quot; mean?" Tags="|allah|arabic-translation|definitions|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26201" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26199" CreationDate="2015-08-17T06:00:34.177" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;aww,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inni ka Lillah does not make sense. It literally mean &amp;quot;I am like for Allah&amp;quot; which is nonsense and not correct grammatically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You probably mean innaka lillah. Which means, &amp;quot;you belong to Allah&amp;quot;, or &amp;quot;you have been created for (the worship of) Allah.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-11-08T07:05:59.473" LastActivityDate="2021-11-08T07:05:59.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26208" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26185" CreationDate="2015-08-17T17:23:48.790" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowingly developing a tool for a website which would be dealing with Haram will get you into trouble. Otherwise, a tool is a tool, a phone for instance can be used for good and bad and so is a computer. The owners of the website could put text based images or pictures, that is up to them as to how they wish to use them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However creating a website knowing that the owners would use it for haram purposes would be an issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5165" LastActivityDate="2015-08-17T17:23:48.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26213" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-17T22:24:14.073" Score="1" ViewCount="161" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a business man in Spain and we need to buy some machinery for manufacturing purposes. As I don't take riba-based loans, it's very tough for us to work because no bank has riba-free plans here; we are looking for leasing options but I have my doubts on leasing in Spain here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way these leasing options work is they make a leasing contract where they are the owners, but after the leasing period is finished the machinery is released in my name; I don't have to pay anything extra and I can stay with the machinery. Is this halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13824" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-08-23T19:22:35.760" LastActivityDate="2016-01-20T22:49:56.233" Title="Is leasing machinery for business is permisable?" Tags="|riba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26213" CreationDate="2015-08-18T02:03:22.773" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That sounds halal. Here in the US there are many 0% interest loans (mostly when buying cars). As long as there is no stated interest in the contract, the sale is safe from Riba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T02:03:22.773" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8579" CreationDate="2015-08-18T06:23:54.310" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;At certain country, if you are food manufacturer and ask for the halal certification from the halal certification body, they will asking you for any treatment of water that you used for food processing including water filtration. Because they are so many types of water filter now days and the water filter cartridge can be from animal bone where are you not sure whether they are halal or not or  whether it is slaughtered or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13830" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T06:23:54.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26219" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-18T08:44:03.427" Score="2" ViewCount="5069" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding using a Sunni mosque as a Shia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- Can the aasna ashariah (the 12-imam Shias) use a Sunni mosque and pray alongside their Sunni brothers and Sisters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- Are they expected to fully observe the Sunni tradition of praying (i.e. crossing arms, closing prayer by saying salam shoulder to shoulder, letting the imam say most zikrs in jama'ah) or can they observe the Shia code of prayer in jamaa'ah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- Are they expected to fully observe the Sunni tradition of praying in furadah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4- Scholarly opinion aside, how are Shias in a mosque perceived by Sunnis? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13831" LastActivityDate="2021-02-18T16:33:26.410" Title="Can Shias pray at a Sunni mosque?" Tags="|salat|sunnah|shiism|masjid|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26191" CreationDate="2015-08-18T09:37:53.630" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to my knowledge, following a vegetarian lifestyle to avoid eating non-halal food is recommended. But if you are trying to organize meat for the inmates then maybe you could ask a scholar to sit down with you and postulate an exception on why following a permanent vegetarian diet is not permissible for a Muslim in incarceration. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vegetarian diets have to be put together carefully to avoid malnutrition in certain minerals and proteins. I am sure the prison will lack such an attention to detail and just pick the cheapest set of meals out of a cookbook. This is a strong motivator to organize meat, if circumstances permit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Male inmates need to additionally build up muscle mass after a while in prison to undermine their presence as it is expected from them in prison culture. You can not do this with cheap carbs and plant-based proteins. Maybe that can go into a scholarly statement so that is tenable by fegh'h.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, if the fish is killed in a halal way, then the inmates can practice 'Pescetarianism'. Maybe one could convince them to serve fish as the Islamic meat option if it is easier for them to organize.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: the common malnutritions are vitamin B12 and D, iron and sometimes calcium. About 90% of vegetarians develop this. Though it is easy to relieve this by taking supplements. If sports are concerned though, one will likely miss half of the needed protein varieties for a reasonable post-activity meal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13831" LastEditorUserId="13831" LastEditDate="2015-08-18T10:12:26.430" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T10:12:26.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26222" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-18T11:05:20.280" Score="4" ViewCount="171" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam everyone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a question. In prophet Mohammad time as a prophet how many converted to Islam.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did a few Google search but couldn't get any results.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4950" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2019-02-26T10:30:05.913" LastActivityDate="2019-02-26T10:30:05.913" Title="Do we know the number of people who converted to Islam in the 23 years of Prophethood of Muhammad?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|prophets|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26223" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-18T12:42:47.707" Score="1" ViewCount="139" Body="&lt;p&gt;At what point do Muslims have a moral and religious obligation to boycott a company. To clarify, most corporations or companies do things that are immoral. How do we decide what is bad enough that we boycott it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like for example, &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.stanford.edu/class/e297c/trade_environment/wheeling/hnike.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; articles describes the Nike controversy, highlighting very bad working conditions for its workers. Would I be morally AND religiously obligated to boycott Nike? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm finding that my buying power is diminishing greatly with the possible boycotts I'm obligated to perform. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6820" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T13:25:09.120" Title="Threshold for boycotting companies" Tags="|belief|business|freedom|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26224" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25549" CreationDate="2015-08-18T13:19:50.520" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My question is, does Islam actually allow family members to FORCE their daughters into wearing a certain piece of clothing? Is it not haram? Is voilence acceptable in order for a girl to do something traditional that the father wants?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think you are mixing up western, hot-button sensitivities with the question of the basic authority of a parent in laying out din and I guess here you are mistaken because the answer to your question is much simpler and not as loaded as it may aim to imply.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As someone else mentioned, you can only disobey your parents when their actions lead you to sin. You can not disobey them when they lead you to more discipline in pursuing life and social ideals. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When your parents want you to do your school work - when they get argumentative about it even - you can not ignore them and play on the gaming console while they are in the room with you. If your parents want you to be more social and get in contact with more people, you can not ignore them and spend your entire time on the computer or at the tv. The same goes for being more on-time with salat, doing chores, making a habit of controlling your sleep schedule etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing you &lt;em&gt;can do&lt;/em&gt; is discuss with them. Tell them that you do not do your homework because you are often tense and you fall into a gaming habit because school does not motivate you. Tell them you do not socialize because you are trying to become an expert programmer or because you believe for reasons a, b, c, d that being on the internet is more important at this stage than gaining social experiences with real people. Discuss, discuss, discuss. As a child, you have almost an innate responsibility to discuss as much as there is to discuss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as authority goes, &lt;em&gt;my&lt;/em&gt; parents have both had different approaches. My mother used to close up on things with a tremendous fervor in a way that made me dislike certain things about her. Her parental style was was usually neither related nor appropriate to the context. My father on the other hand only ever considered any form of ultima ratio a few times in my life. And every single time I thanked him for it. Because I was going bad places with my life and not even I agreed with what I was doing, and his discipline put &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; in control over my own life. So to answer your question about 'forcing' children to do &lt;em&gt;x&lt;/em&gt;: a good parent will never upset a straying child unless they know, beyond reasonable doubt, that the child agrees with the family principles. And the family principles only grow and grow on them with discussion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, our families are of the same fabric as the world itself is, sadly or fortunately. And we have no other fabric to clothe ourselves with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13831" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T13:19:50.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26223" CreationDate="2015-08-18T13:25:09.120" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Boycotting never works unless everyone is on the same page, which is never the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam there is no such as boycotting, even from your enemies during war time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Muslims are unanimously agreed that it is permissible to interact with ahl al-dhimmah (non-Muslims living under Muslim rule) and other kuffaar, so long as the object of the transaction is not haraam, but it is not permissible for a Muslim to sell weapons or tools of war to those who are waging war against the Muslims, or anything that helps them to support their religion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/20732&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/20732&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Feel free to buy from any company you want regardless of their political or religious standpoint, whom they support or what they believe in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T13:25:09.120" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26222" CreationDate="2015-08-18T13:29:59.767" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are looking for a number, you will never find it as population count wasn't something kept or census taking at that time. However, if you want to know what kind of land the Prophet converted:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Mkc13.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Mkc13.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;(source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://moodle.l-spioneers.org/pluginfile.php/15797/mod_book/chapter/18/4851619_orig.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;l-spioneers.org&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/sub&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2019-02-25T19:32:29.113" LastActivityDate="2019-02-25T19:32:29.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26191" CreationDate="2015-08-18T13:38:44.510" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Vegetarian is not halal. Most vegetable inherently contains alcohol.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vegetables don't contain Alcohol, if it does it makes it haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Another concern is how it is being processed in the kitchen.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is processed in the same pots that Haram things are processed in without washing them beforehand it makes them Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a Muslim Chaplain your job is to assist the Muslim inmates. Imagine if these guys were Jews, I am pretty sure they will have Kosher options.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tell your Warden he will save more money in the long run of making true Halal options (which should include meat) instead of getting sued by the ACLU, CAIR or other Human right organizations. It is their right to be provided food according to their religion just like any other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a link that might help you:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insidebooksproject.org/resource-guide/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://insidebooksproject.org/resource-guide/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T13:38:44.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26219" CreationDate="2015-08-18T14:01:12.543" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From a sunni point of view:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1- Can the aasna ashariah (the 12-imam Shias) use a Sunni mosque and&#xA;  pray alongside their Sunni brothers and Sisters?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have seen many shia's pray in suni masjid. Some even use that little clay stone they get from Karbala. No one would bother them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2- Are they expected to fully observe the Sunni tradition of praying&#xA;  (i.e. crossing arms, closing prayer by saying salam shoulder to&#xA;  shoulder, letting the imam say most zikrs in jama'ah) or can they&#xA;  observe the Shia code of prayer in jamaa'ah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No. Many sunni amongst themselves don't - ex: some have their hands down some crossed, they won't expect it unless it is too disruptive to the other prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3- Are they expected to fully observe the Sunni tradition of praying&#xA;  in furadah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same as above, no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4- Scholarly opinion aside, how are Shias in a mosque perceived by&#xA;  Sunnis?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They might get a look or two, maybe people will chat about how weird they are praying. People always tend to talk when actions get out of the norm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="13218" LastEditDate="2015-08-19T03:17:58.887" LastActivityDate="2015-08-19T03:17:58.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26219" CreationDate="2015-08-18T14:03:54.710" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes they can pray in any mosque i prayed along with shias in a sunni mosque.if there's a jammaa They can pray in a part of a mosque in there way where its away from sunni praying so they dont ruin the jamaa for sunnis.thats the answer of your question in islam. but when you look at how some racist people might react depending on the region you cant do that anywhere. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13835" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T14:03:54.710" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26231" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7686" CreationDate="2015-08-18T14:28:36.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;i think,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if you mean that you are out of the time of zuhr, then you cannot combine them, you should make kaza of zuhr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if you meant that you are just close to end of zuhr time but inside of it, then, i tend to think that you can pray zuhr, than wait for beginning of asr, and pray asr, and it is named combining of prayers , as far as i know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T14:28:36.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26233" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26219" CreationDate="2015-08-18T16:41:31.360" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two aspects to the matter which are mixed and affect each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What your Marja' says in this regard...yet most the general idea is that Sunni and Shias, pray to the same God, Ka'ba and almost in the same way and at almost at the same time, use the same Suras and say the same words!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Relative to what your Marja' says the social aspects which you have to make the decision... I mean if Sunni brothers and sisters are welcoming to where you go then why not? I actually think it's good to show that whatever our differences are we should show stick to what keeps us closer!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T16:41:31.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26235" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-18T22:30:05.297" Score="1" ViewCount="2378" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard many discussions on this topic but my main concern is if the man chooses to convert to Islam, although he now believes in Islam and follows it, his initial incentive or motivation was associated to pleasing his future wife, rather than because of belief. In this case is it still allowed for a Muslim woman to marry him? Please elaborate with proof if possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13836" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-11-04T23:48:38.430" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T23:48:38.430" Title="Can a Muslim woman marry a Christian man who has converted?" Tags="|nikah|conversion|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26235" CreationDate="2015-08-18T22:36:19.233" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no dispute in Islam that a Muslim man can marry a Muslim woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your case, he is a believing Muslim and she is a believing Muslim, no doubt that it is allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-08-18T22:36:19.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26237" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26247" CreationDate="2015-08-18T23:31:36.727" Score="2" ViewCount="1369" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is a woman of age 25 allowed in Islam to marry without her father's consent? Father is alive and not abusive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13836" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:10:44.913" Title="Marriage without the consent of father?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|consent|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26238" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-08-19T02:03:38.603" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-08-19T02:03:38.603" LastActivityDate="2015-08-19T02:03:38.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26239" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-08-19T02:03:38.603" Score="0" Body="The prayer hall of Muslims. Muslims collaboratively pray five times in a day here. Use this tag about anything related to masjid." OwnerUserId="13218" LastEditorUserId="13218" LastEditDate="2015-08-19T13:42:29.113" LastActivityDate="2015-08-19T13:42:29.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26240" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-19T02:47:17.173" Score="9" ViewCount="16768" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a woman who happened to be one of those who are born attracted to their same gender. But, I'm a strong follower of islam and I love Allah a lot! Therefore I suppress all my desires for the sake of god, and I know for a fact that I will never allow myself to commit a sin involving homosexuality.&#xA;Yet, everyone ends up loving someone, and I'm not an exception. I happened to (secretly) really love this one person, but I will never pursue it no matter what.&#xA;What I am wondering about is, our prophet (pbuh) said that in heaven everyone will be married to the one he truly loves, and nothing is prohibited. If I was patient for my whole life and kept on doing right deeds, then am I able to end up with that person in heaven? Even though it's homosexual?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13838" LastActivityDate="2018-04-22T14:39:23.307" Title="Will homosexuality be granted in Heaven for those who have been patient?" Tags="|jannah|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26247" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26237" CreationDate="2015-08-19T17:35:42.947" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If he refuses the marriage and there is no Islamic reason for him to refuse it, she can seek a new Wali.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, the person you want to marry is good. Then you can do such thing by going to the closest Male relative, the imam if there is none, the Judge/Magistrate if there are none, and finally the ruler (Caliphate) if there are non in the chain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, there is something called Refusal of the parent to marry their daughters with those they want &lt;code&gt;العضل&lt;/code&gt;, which is forbidden in Islam. In Such cases, the ruler/Imam/Judge will order the parent to revert on their stance (same with those who commit Zina/Drink Wine) and if they refused, the Imam/Judge/Ruler can marry them without his permission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fatwa: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/71740&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/71740&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-25T07:10:44.913" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:10:44.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26248" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25561" CreationDate="2015-08-19T22:25:44.503" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah tasketh not a soul beyond its scope 2:286&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He Also says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah would not place a burden on you, but He would purify you and would perfect His grace upon you, that ye may give thanks 4:6&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet PBUH said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Religion is very easy and whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not be able to continue in that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sheikh Sayyed Sabiq wrote in this book Sunnah Creed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;People with unusual circumstances (i.e. women with &quot;prolonged flows of blood&quot;), people who cannot control their urine, people with flatulence, and so on, should perform one ablution for each prayer whether their problem exists all or part of the time or not. Their prayers will be acceptable even while their problems are occurring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was reported by Aisha (the wife of the Prophet):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A’ishah said: &quot;Fatimah bint Abi Hubaysh came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I am a woman who experiences Istihadah and I do not become clean from bleeding. Should I forget about Salah?’ He said: ‘No, that is from a vein; it is not menses. When your period starts, then stop praying, and when it ends, wash the blood from your body and pray again.’&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many scholars say the same applies to a person who suffers from medical condition (constant gas passing for example). You can make the same Prayers with the latest Wudu you did for the last Fard. So you make Wudu for Isha, and regardless of what happens you only need to make Wudu before Fajir again (Hanafi + Hanbali). Shafi scholar performing only one Fard prayer is the way to go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawareness.net/Wudu/fatwa_concession.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamawareness.net/Wudu/fatwa_concession.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-08-19T22:25:44.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26249" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24469" CreationDate="2015-08-20T00:17:42.963" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 2 steps to this process:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First get the list of people who reported this Hadith. If you visit websites like &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt; you can see where the Sanad reported by.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Second you will go through the books to research such people and understand them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a list of some books (unfortunately all are in Arabic) that you can read which describes many of the people in the Sanad and their stories. In Arabic they are called the Books of the Men &lt;code&gt;كتب الرجال&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;تهذيب التهذيب لابن حجر &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;الثقات لابن حبان &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;الثقات للعجلي &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;التاريخ الكبير للبخاري &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;الطبقات الكبرى لابن سعد &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ميزان الاعتدال للذهبي &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;الجرح و التعديل لابن أبي حاتم&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;الضعفاء للعقيلي&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;المجروحين لابن حبان &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;كتاب الثقات لابن حبان&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;تاريخ بغداد&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;تاريخ دمشق&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;تاريخ أصبهان&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And many many more. Once you have each person story and the timeframe, you can confirm the Isnad if you think they are of solid reference. Something like (In Arabic):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pzXhL.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pzXhL.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the books, some are written during the &quot;golden era&quot; and many not. The case is that many of those people lived before such era.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-08-20T00:30:01.287" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T00:30:01.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26251" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10719" CreationDate="2015-08-20T07:34:32.440" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, we can't even cook it because our this act helps other to perform sin. In simple words our this act helps others to go against Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12210" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T07:34:32.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26253" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-20T08:21:41.453" Score="4" ViewCount="1473" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is circumcision necessary for Non Muslim; if he want to accept Islam but uncomfortable with circumcision? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12714" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-06T14:10:06.153" LastActivityDate="2017-12-06T14:10:06.153" Title="Is circumcision mandatory for Non Muslim; if he want to accept muslim faith?" Tags="|fiqh|conversion|circumcision|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26254" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26253" CreationDate="2015-08-20T08:57:09.130" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Circumcision: is at least a sunna. This means it is permissible and recommended-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some Fatwas in English: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=30571&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=27517&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Hadith (To find in the Sahih books of al-Bukhari and Muslim, Sunan An-Nasa'i ...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Five are the acts of fitra: circumcision, removing the pubes, clipping&#xA;  the moustache, cutting the nails, plucking the hair under the armpits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ&#xA;  قَالَ ‏ ‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الْفِطْرَةُ خَمْسٌ الاِخْتِتَانُ وَالاِسْتِحْدَادُ وَقَصُّ الشَّارِبِ&#xA;  وَتَقْلِيمُ الأَظْفَارِ وَنَتْفُ الإِبْطِ ‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also in Sahih Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as having said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;that Ibrahim (as) circumcised himself with the help of an adze when&#xA;  he was eighty years old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‏ &quot;‏ اخْتَتَنَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ النَّبِيُّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ وَهُوَ&#xA;  ابْنُ ثَمَانِينَ سَنَةً بِالْقَدُومِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Qadi I'yad said: it's sunna with consensus of all the scholares (sunni)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this needs a bit analysis as there is no consensus about the ruling, whether it is mandatory and thus a man bears a sin for leaving it, or it is recommended and thus a man gets rewarded and saved from punishment when he does it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam &lt;strong&gt;Malik&lt;/strong&gt; for example: Said it is sunna but considered it more like a fard (farz) this means it's a sin if you leave it! For example Imam Malik didn't accept to do prayer behind an Imam who hasn't been circumcised!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam &lt;strong&gt;Ahmad&lt;/strong&gt; and Imam &lt;strong&gt;Shafi'i&lt;/strong&gt;: Also considred it as a wajib/fard (farz)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam &lt;strong&gt;Abu Hanifa&lt;/strong&gt; and his Student &lt;strong&gt;Mohammed ibn al-Hassan&lt;/strong&gt; said it's a sunna and not a fard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who said it's more likely to be a fard may have argued using the Verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then We revealed to you, [O Muhammad], to follow the religion of&#xA;  Abraham, inclining toward truth; and he was not of those who associate&#xA;  with Allah .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Surat an-Nahl (16:123)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ثم أوحينا إليك أن اتبع ملة إبراهيم حنيفاً وما كان من المشركين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or in an other translation from Sayyid abul a'la Maududi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then We sent down this Revelation to you: &quot;Follow the way of Abraham&#xA;  exclusively&quot; and he was not one of the mushriks...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/tafsir/tafsir.php?chapter=16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abul Ala Maudidi&lt;/a&gt; added: Prophet Muhammad (Allah's peace be upon him) was commanded to follow the way of Abraham and not the way of the Jews, and they themselves knew than these things were not unlawful in the law of Abraham. For instance, the Jews did not eat the flesh of camel but this was lawful according to Abraham. Likewise, ostrich, hare, duck, etc., were unlawful in the Jewish law, but they were lawful according to Abraham. Incidentally the disbelievers of Makkah have been warned that neither they nor the Jews had any relationship with Prophet Abraham for he was not a mushrik while both of them were practicing shirk. Prophet Muhammad and his followers were the only true followers of Prophet Abraham (Allah's peace be upon them) for there was no tinge of shirk in their creed or in their practice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Fatwa in &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=4487&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Circumcision is not a condition to become Muslim!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After all it seems to be the best for him to do circumcision, but one should also take into account the age etc. so maybe under some conditions one should think twice about doing it or not, after all it's more a sunna as Qadi 'Iyad stated! &#xA;&lt;br&gt;Note that according to this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/1150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; it's not mandatory for a convert and shouldn't be a (major) condition for conversion: This means if the convert fears for himself because of the circumcision he doesn't have to do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-10-10T19:52:20.730" LastActivityDate="2017-10-10T19:52:20.730" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26255" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-20T10:20:54.843" Score="0" ViewCount="334" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it prohibited in Islam for an orphan to earn money by gambling, based on which s/he wants to become independent in life and not to ask others for help? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13855" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-09-19T09:36:14.767" LastActivityDate="2018-09-19T09:36:14.767" Title="Is gambling prohibited in Islam?" Tags="|fiqh|gambling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26255" CreationDate="2015-08-20T19:54:23.520" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XWm1Y.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XWm1Y.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, &quot;In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit.&quot; And they ask you what they should spend. Say, &quot;The excess [beyond needs].&quot; Thus Allah makes clear to you the verses [of revelation] that you might give thought. [2:219]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This clearly indicates that Gambling is forbidden just as wine is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your question indicates that this orphan has only 2 options: Gambling or panhandling (asking people for money). Can't this orphan make money by working?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am pretty sure if he goes around asking people for offhand jobs he would find any. If he is living in a society that doesn't allow him to work because of his age, such societies generally have social programs to help with shelter and food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is better for him to panhandle, save money and start some sort of business instead of Gambling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doing Haram stuff should be the last resort, say for example no one would give him money and he needs money to survive and the only way to do it is by Gambling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-08-20T19:54:23.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26263" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-21T01:21:16.403" Score="0" ViewCount="184" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read &amp;amp; heard on TV programs that all the prophets &amp;amp; messengers of ALLAH (swt) are in Heaven/Janaah &amp;amp; also the Martyrs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how comes the prophet Muhammad(saw) is the first human to be resurrected on judgement day when he asks the Angel waking him from death....., 'What day is it today'? To which the Angel replies it is judgement day the day promised by your Lord &amp;amp; mine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13864" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-16T07:07:01.323" LastActivityDate="2022-06-16T07:07:01.323" Title="What is the status of prophets in death?" Tags="|prophets|death|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24831" CreationDate="2015-08-21T02:15:36.277" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I am quoting either from the Prophet or from Shia references:&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many narrations in Islam that addresses Muslims, and many that just refer to a position or people in general, as for now you are asking for the position, mother, father, neighbor, friends... so they don't have to be a Muslim and actually it's the beauty of Islam that has such instructions regardless of their faith, regardless of them showing affection to you or not!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The general idea is a quote from Imam Ali: Know that people are of two types: they are either your brothers in religion or your equals in creation. I am only speaking about the 2nd type.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right your neighbors, from the Prophet:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Help him if he asks for your help.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Give him relief if he seeks your relief&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Lend him if he needs a loan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Do not block his air by raising your building high without his permission&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Do not harass him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Give him a share when you buy fruits; if you do not, bring what you buy quietly and let not your children take them out to excite the&#xA;  jealousy of his children.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Visit (and take care of) him when he is ill.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;You must attend his funeral when he dies (and take part in burial arrangements).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;If he commits a sin, prevent it from being known.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Congratulate him if he is met with good fortune.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Grieve in sympathy if a calamity befalls him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The remaining section is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/treatise-rights-risalat-al-huquq-imam-zain-ul-abideen/rights-womb-relatives&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Treaties of rights&lt;/a&gt; by  Imam Sajjad (grandson of the prophet)&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Mother:&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The right of your mother is that you know that she carried you where&#xA;  no one carries anyone, she gave to you of the fruit of her heart that&#xA;  which no one gives to anyone, and she protected you with all her&#xA;  organs. She did not care if she went hungry as long as you ate, if she&#xA;  was thirsty as long as you drank, if she was naked as long as you were&#xA;  clothed, if she was in the sun as long as you were in the shade. She&#xA;  gave up sleep for your sake, she protected you from heat and cold, all&#xA;  in order that you might belong to her. You will not be able to show&#xA;  her gratitude, unless through God's help and giving success.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Father:&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The right of your father is that you know that he is your root.&#xA;  Without him, you would not be. Whenever you see anything in yourself&#xA;  which pleases you, know that your father is the root of its blessing&#xA;  upon you. So praise God and thank Him in that measure. And there is no&#xA;  strength save in God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right of your child:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The right of your child is that you should know that he is from you&#xA;  and will be ascribed to you, through both his good and his evil, in&#xA;  the immediate affairs of this world. You are responsible for what has&#xA;  been entrusted to you, such as educating him in good conduct (husn&#xA;  al-adab), pointing him in the direction of his Lord, and helping him&#xA;  to obey Him. So act toward him with the action of one who knows that&#xA;  he will be rewarded for good doing toward him and punished for&#xA;  evildoing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Right of your siblings:&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The right of your brother is that you know that he is your hand, your&#xA;  might, and your strength. Take him not as a weapon with which to&#xA;  disobey God, nor as equipment with which to wrong God's creatures. Do&#xA;  not neglect to help him against his enemy or to give him good counsel.&#xA;  If he obeys God, well and good, but if not, you should honour God more&#xA;  than him. And there is no strength save in God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;**Right your kin: ** (From a different source)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The very least you should do is to not bother them! After that it&#xA;  starts from the smallest of things, to give them water. If they don't&#xA;  visit you, write to you or even never want to meet you, it is your&#xA;  duty to still meet/socialize with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As for general socialization with people and your friends, from Imam Sadiq&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Convey my greetings to any followers community who obeys us.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I instruct you to be abstemious, and ‘ war’a ’ (Abstinence) in religion, and struggling in Allah’s way.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And truthfulness, and Bailment, and long prostrate, and kindness to&#xA;  neighbors.As Muhammad has came with these ( to perfect).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Return the trust to whom has trusted you, whether (he) is a righteous or evil. Prophet ordered to return trust although thread and&#xA;  needle. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Tie with kin and participate in their funeral, pay visit to their ill and respect their rights.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Therefore, who abstains in his religion, is trustful, treats people&#xA;  kindly, (then) people say, he is from the Ja’fari school; This makes&#xA;  me happy, and brings happiness from him to me, and they say this is&#xA;  the etiquettes of Ja’far.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Otherwise, his shame and dishonor would be upon me, and people would say: “ This is the etiquettes of Ja’far.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I swear, my father informed me of a man and his tribe, and that he was the gem of his tribe. He was better than all of them for returning&#xA;  a trust, respected their rights better than any one else and was the&#xA;  most honest when speaking. The most righteous for all instructions and&#xA;  commands. And if you asked about him, they would say: “who is like&#xA;  him? He is the best with deeds for trusteeship and honesty. Al-kafi,&#xA;  volume 2, page 636, narration #5&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically if my cousin, father, sister, or even neighbor doesn't want to see me because their religion is different, or because they don't like me, Islam still instructs us to know of their rights and address to it appropriately as the Prophet doesn't like anyone who makes his/her parents ( &lt;em&gt;even  after our parents' death we are instructed to visit their graves and ask for Allah's mercy and forgiveness; from Another narration, it has been said that a child did not have the satisfaction of his parents but after their death he prayed to seek their forgiveness and he made his parents and Allah happy as another child who made had the satisfaction of his parents in this life, he forgot them and lost the satisfaction of his parents and Allah&lt;/em&gt;), siblings, friend, kin or neighbors upset, &lt;strong&gt;even if they have wronged us&lt;/strong&gt;!.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2015-08-21T02:15:36.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25895" CreationDate="2015-08-21T07:12:19.723" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well to answer your questions briefly: we can't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How it should be: McDonald doesn't want to run a business which will end as a financial ruin they will try there best to fulfill the laws of a country. And the authorities in such a country who will permit McDonald to run a fast-food restaurant have to be on the side of their citizens and check if the presented food is good/halal for them right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore if McDonald run a fast-food restaurant and pretend to serve halal food and the authorities don't check the food or the origin of the food (in this case). It's not the customer who made a sin, so if he eats something there in good faith that the authorities did their job he won't be the one to be accused. The other possibility would be that the authorities provide the meat/food or the suppliers for McDonald to avoid non halal meat/food!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How it might be: I guess (and maybe i'm wrong) in most Islamic countries we don't have any regulatory agency or authority who checks the food. As for example i heard in Radio that Casablanca (Morocco) the official slaughterhouse can't afford the need of the local market many butchers slaughter in nonofficial abatoirs! And in many rural regions you won't find public authorities! My experience as a tourist in Egypt taught me it's better to eat at McDonalds or KFC than at al-Mu'min as we found some spoiled Seafood in our sandwich! So i hope i don't go to far if i said maybe McDonald as a global player will satisfy it's part rather than the local authorities (But Allah knows best)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've lately seen a commercial of McDonalds in Morocco, where they claim that the meat is halal!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course what you mentioned by saying &quot;&lt;em&gt;How can they be there saying bismillah and reciting a prayer every animal they slaughter when they kill millions of them.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is hard to check! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some kind of workarounds:as muslims we have an option to say bismillah and allahu akbar before eating the food this should be a minimum assurance for making it halal, as some scholar (espacially from al-Azhar) allow us to eat the food (=meat expect porc and alcohol free) prepared by people of the book (jews and christians) by saying this. As we know that surat al-Maida  is one of the last revealed and we find in it Quran (5:5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;All the good and pure things have today been made lawful for you; &lt;strong&gt;the&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;food of the people of the Book is lawful for you, and your food for&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;them&lt;/strong&gt;, Likewise you are permitted to marry chaste believing women or&#xA;  chaste women from among the people who were given the Scripture before&#xA;  you provided that you give them their dowries and become their&#xA;  protectors in wedlock; this permission is not for sensual license or&#xA;  secret illicit relations; whoever rejects the way of Faith, all the&#xA;  deeds of his life shall become vain and he shall be a bankrupt in the&#xA;  Hereafter&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T06:46:35.240" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T06:46:35.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26266" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25895" CreationDate="2015-08-21T08:00:28.707" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's a good question.&lt;br&gt; It depends upon the suppliers of meat. It is the responsibility of governments of Muslim states to check the suppliers of meat and other food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12210" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-21T05:48:03.960" LastActivityDate="2015-11-21T05:48:03.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24469" CreationDate="2015-08-21T08:29:21.420" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A short intro on the history of hadith sciences&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just as well as the Quran, hadith has been memorized by heart even until today with the whole narrator chain (especially scholars from the region around the city &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinguetti&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chinguetti&lt;/a&gt; in Mauritania are known for their memorization skills of whole bools). Hadith also has been noted from some sahaba and collected in the era of the khalifa O'mar ibn abd al-Aziz for the 1st time according to some sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if lots of the first books and collections of ahadith have been lost those who still exist for example Muwatta' al-Imam Malik show us how it  has been: imam Malik quotes in most of his narration the chain until the sahabi or the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) this is how these chains have been kept. You should know that al-Muwatta' is a name of a book with different Versions this means many students of imam Malik have written it down in different years and Imam Malik has &quot;purified&quot; his book during that time (work in progress). Therefor now when we speak about al-Muwatta' we normally mean the riwaya (the chain that ends with... or briefly the copy of) Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi al Andalusi (the last student who presented his copy to Imam Malik). But for example in the copy of Imam Mohammed ibn al-Hassan ash-Shaybani محمد بن الحسن الشيباني (who also was a student of abu Hanifa and a mujtahid in the Hanafi madhab) you find as references for his madhab other ahadith and narrations he got from abu Hanifa or other scholars. Therefore i really like this riwaya very much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The need of verification of narrators and narrator chains:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The need of 'ilm ar-Rijal or 'ilm al-Jarh wa at-Ta'adeel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Malik had -by way of comparision- very sever rules to choose a sheikh from whom he would write down a hadith. You may find some statements of that in his biographies for example he disliked to write ahadith from a scholar who's students were standing while he dictated or quoted the hadith or he only took his ahadith from people he trusted ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means from a book of scholar you could tell from whom he got this and knowing him will tell you whether his sheikhs were trustworthy or not. &#xA;In the 3rd century some people began to pretend being hadith scholars and tried to spread some wrong/fabricated ahadith. For example someone pretended in front of Imam Ahmad أحمد بن حنبل and Yahya ibn Ma'in يحيى ابن معين that he narrated a hadith from them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On books on 'ilm ar-Rijal&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahya_ibn_Ma%27in&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahya ibn Ma'in&lt;/a&gt; (died 233 a.H.) was one of the first scholars who began to focus on the sanad and wrote one of the first books of &quot;I'lm ar-Rijal&quot; called tarikh ibn Ma'in  تاريخ ابن معين  this book also has also many different copies (riwayat) for example a riwaya from ibn Muhriz ابن محرز , riwaya from ad-Darimi الدارمي and a riwaya from ad-Duri الدوري. And there's also some paper/book called من كلام أبي زكريا يحيى بن معين في الرجال which quotes some qualifications of ibn Ma'in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most hadith scholars especially from the 3rd Hijri century on had some books on hadith narrators and their qualification most of them called them &quot;Tarikh&quot; these kinds of books are more or less short biographies containing a narrator his qualification: good memorizer, trustworthy, weak, fabricator, having flaws, being from among people of bid'ah etc. , his students and teachers in hadith. Beside other necessary information like date of birth and or death and sometimes with statements and qualifications of other scholar of rank on that narrator. Sometimes the book also quotes ahadith some of these books are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;at-Tarikh al-Kabir of imam al-Bukhari (Imam Muslim also had a book called Tarikh, but it seems to have gotten lost and/or not printed it was mentioned by ibn Nadim and al-Baghdadi and also a book called the names of Men which an-Nawawi quoted and he has a book called the names and kina which was printed and would be a helpful source)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of these books are referred to as &quot;The names of Men&quot; (referring to the narrators even if they were of both sexes). Others had specific books on the &quot;surnames etc.&quot; of some people &quot;Al-Asma' (the names) and al-Kina (&quot;surnames&quot;) others compiled books which specifically list names of untrustworthy, criticised or unknown narrators &quot;Al-Majroheen المجروحين&quot; of ibn Hebban or trustworthy narrators &quot;At-Thiqat الثقات&quot; of ibn Hebban or al-'Ijli. ... among the scholars who compiled on this topic you may find &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hajar_al-%E2%80%98Asqalani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani&lt;/a&gt;, imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Dhahabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a-Dhahabi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuf_ibn_Abd_al-Rahman_al-Mizzi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Mizzi&lt;/a&gt;, ibn abi Hatim &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%8A_%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ابن أبي حاتم&lt;/a&gt; the son of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Hatim_Muhammad_ibn_Idris_al-Razi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu Hatim ar-Razi&lt;/a&gt;, 'Abd al-Ghani &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Ghani_al-Maqdisi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Maqdisi&lt;/a&gt; etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's an other point: you will rarely find Imam ash-Shafi'i in a narration chain as good hadith collectors like al-Bukhari, Muslim, Imam ash-Shafi'i etc. used to search for a high sanad this means a short narration chain. And as we know Imam ash-Shafi'i died in his 50's, while Imam Malik for example died when he was about 87 years old! This is also why al-Bukhari rarely narrated from Imam Ahmad -in his Sahih- even if he was his teacher and neither al-Bukhari nor Muslim narrated from imam ash-Shafi'i -in their Sahih books-! Imam Ahmad qualified the riwaya of Imam ash-Shafi'i of the Muwatta' as the best one but he didn't use it in his Musnad!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who taught imam al-Bukhari from Malik&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now just as a correction Imam al-Bukhari has never met Imam Malik as he was born 194 a.H. and Malik died 179 a.H. so he got the ahadith of Malik via Malik's students Abdullah ibn Yusuf at-Tanisi عبد الله بن يوسف التنيسي, Isma'il ibn abi Uways إسماعيل بن أبي أويس, Ishaaq ibn Mohammad al-Farwi إسحاق بن محمد الفَرْوي, Abullah ibn Maslama al-Qa'nabi عبدالله بن مسلمة القعنبي, Abdu Aziz ibn Abdullah al-Uwaysi عبد العزيز بن عبدالله الأويسي, Abu Na'im al-Fadl ibn Dakyn أبو نعيم الفضل بن دكين, Qutayba ibn Sa'ad al-Balkhi قتيبة بن سعيد البلخي, Yahya ibn Abdullah ibn Bukayr يحيى بن عبدالله بن بكير, Yahya ibn Quza'a (Quaz'a?) يحيى بن قزعة, Yahya ibn Yahya an-Naysaburi يحيى بن يحيى النيسابوري and Abu al-Walid at-Tayalisiأبو الوليد الطيالسي. And maybe he compared there versions and put in his sahih the best one!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Modern checking of narrators or isnad&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many Islamic websites that offer hadith databases actually link the narrators of narrator chains, so one may either get a short qualification or even a biography depending on the site on which the hadith was displayed, nevertheless sometimes some narrators are left out sometimes due to the fact that they are unknown in other cases, simply because they have been covered either a hadith later or earlier or due to the fact that they should be well known.&#xA;See for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=53&amp;amp;ID=860&amp;amp;idfrom=5525&amp;amp;idto=5807&amp;amp;bookid=53&amp;amp;startno=22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for the hadith from &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/33/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;where you would be able to check the qualification of the narrators:&#xA;Shayban ibn Farroukh  شيبان بن فروخ&#xA;Jarir ibn Hazim جرير بن حازم&lt;br&gt;&#xA;and al-Hassan الحسن in a_Dhahabi's siyar 'alaam an-Nubala'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For this you might need to be able to read in Arabic, as the search is in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also the site &lt;a href=&quot;http://qaalarasulallah.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://qaalarasulallah.com/&lt;/a&gt; which uses many of the above books and displays the names of the narrators in English too, but uses more or less the same (limited) resources as sunnah.com as many hadith collections have not been translated in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T13:19:20.713" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T13:19:20.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8929" CreationDate="2015-08-21T09:45:00.240" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are ahadith (hadiths) which allow wearing red clothes and others which prohibit it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And therefore the middle way -as described in the linked &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/8341&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt;- is not to wear clothes which are pure red but to wear clothes where the red color is mixed with other colors. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess for pink and other color shades you will hardly find a hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here just some examples of the ahadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:    &quot;I was &lt;strong&gt;forbidden to wear red&lt;/strong&gt; garments and gold rings, and to recite  Qur'an when bowing.&quot;  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/48/227&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan an-Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Narrated Ibn Azib: The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade us to use the &lt;strong&gt;red Mayathir&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  and to use Al-Qassiy. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/77/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Mayathir: plural of Maythar, which is a kind of soft timber&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Qassy: are clothes mixed with silk lines&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Narrated Al-Bara:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I have not seen anyone with hair past his shoulders in a red Hullah more &gt;handsome than the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He had hair that would flow on &gt;his shoulders, having broad shoulders, not too short and not too tall.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/24/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Bara' (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was of medium stature. &lt;strong&gt;I saw him wearing a red&#xA;  mantle&lt;/strong&gt;. I have never seen anything more graceful than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/77/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/43/122&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim]&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T01:40:04.990" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T01:40:04.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26263" CreationDate="2015-08-21T10:31:44.063" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When kiamat comes, all will be put to death (including the malaikat) and what is left is God All Mighty..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Judgement day comes, Allah revives 3 Malaikat, to wake Prophet Muhammed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13867" LastActivityDate="2015-08-21T10:31:44.063" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26270" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25366" CreationDate="2015-08-21T12:07:34.093" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;He could have intercourse, but this can only happen if his wife is also allowed to eat during the day in Ramadan!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most scholars (Imam Malik, Imam Ash-Shafi'i and Imam Ahmad in one of his statements) say that any body who was allowed to eat at the beginnig of the day shouldn't fast according to a narration (not a hadith!) from ibn Masu'd (may Allah be pleased with him) saying &amp;quot; من أكل أول النهار فليأكل آخره who ate at the beginning of the day (this means after dawn) have to eat at the end of the day (this means sunset)&amp;quot; As an Answer for the Question saying: &amp;quot;A man who did suhur thinking it is night and found out that dawn has already past&amp;quot;. By the way they also take the Verse 187 from Surat al Baqara (2) as a reference which states when one has the end and beginning times of fast!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an example of practice a Tabi'i called abu Sha'ta' أبو الشعثاء came from a journey back home in Ramadan while his wife just made ghusl from menstruation and they had a physical relationship as narrated by Jabir ibn Yazyd جابر بن يزيد.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/126918&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here's a fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-11T09:51:05.343" LastActivityDate="2021-12-11T09:51:05.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26276" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-21T22:45:26.450" Score="2" ViewCount="1495" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalaamu alaikum brothers and sisters,&#xA;I have a question, well I need advice.&#xA;Tomorrow I am going Blackpool pleasure beach which is a funfair. I had planned to pray zuhr there however my aunty and my mum think it's best if I don't. They think it would be better to pray zuhr when I come home which will be about 8pm-ish. I told them I'm going to pray in an area in the theme park. Instead of saying okay, they basically took the piss out of me. Well my aunty did, not my mum. My aunty said people will think odd of me and that the area I'm going to pray in, may be dirty and not clean. As we are going on a Saturday, the theme park will be busy. Also, I won't be able to pray in the car park because once you go out, you can't come back in AND we are all going by train.&#xA;Overall, they advise me to pray when I get home. But how do I do that? I feel really crappy and I know I will feel guilty tomorrow if I miss zuhr prayer tomorrow. Help? And my sister said to pray zuhr with asr once I get home because my aunty thinks backward and isn't going to budge on the idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13876" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T22:00:26.460" Title="Praying in a public place (theme park)" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26277" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26276" CreationDate="2015-08-22T00:03:45.190" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am pretty sure (even on a Saturday) you can find a clean place to pray. If not, you can go into the administrative office and ask them for permission to pray in there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Praying is allowed anywhere, as long as the place is clean. It is best to pray on time (you can combine Zuhur and Asr for feasibility purposes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-08-22T00:03:45.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17317" CreationDate="2015-08-22T00:13:09.517" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are a Muslim, there is no &amp;quot;official&amp;quot; channel or process to become a Muslim. Simple saying the Shahada and believing in it, even without the knowledge of anyone else makes you a Muslim in the eyes of Allah -However, that won't get you Islamic treatment from the Public.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is all about your intention. If publically proclaiming your new religion will hurt you physically or will get you thrown out of your house, I say keep it in your heart. Allah says in the holy quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cXULF.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cXULF.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever disbelieves in Allah after his belief... except for one who is forced [to renounce his religion] while his heart is secure in faith... [16:106]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This not only gives you permission not to practice Islam, but even renounce Islam if needed. This applies to people who are afraid of death, have harm inflected on them or in dire situation like yours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/146651&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Also many scholars agree that you will not have to make up for missing Prayers/Fasting during such phase&lt;/a&gt;. If you die you will die a Muslim inshala.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, you said: &lt;code&gt;some of which like zina which occur rather occasionally though far less than&lt;/code&gt;. I don't clearly understand this. Is Adultery forced upon you from your family? I know many Christian, Jews, Atheists who sustain from sex for various reasons. I do not see how or why you would still commit Zina after believing in Allah and know he doesn't allow it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2021-12-04T17:33:39.173" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:33:39.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18769" CreationDate="2015-08-22T03:13:30.227" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is allowed. Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jwatK.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jwatK.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what Allah would have them guard. But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them. But if they obey you [once more], seek no means against them. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted and Grand. [4:34]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that the third part, where it says &lt;code&gt;strike them&lt;/code&gt;, all scholars agree that it should be like the prophet did, where he would jokingly hit them with a Miswak, nothing that should hurt or leave a mark.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see the second part clearly gives a husband the right to forsake sex with the wife until they are obedient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tafseer of Ayah in Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=65&amp;amp;ID=475&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=65&amp;amp;ID=475&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-08-22T03:13:30.227" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26281" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-22T03:13:38.057" Score="1" ViewCount="1012" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I know about Islam (which I learned from my parents mostly), we have a soul and our soul is different to our physical body form (right?).  It is something that can leave our body when we are asleep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I wanted to ask if our souls existed before we were born or was it created when we was born?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4950" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-13T10:41:37.653" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T10:41:37.653" Title="Were our souls created when we were born?" Tags="|soul|human-body|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26281" CreationDate="2015-08-22T03:20:10.900" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The soul is something we don't know much about. As a matter of fact, almost nothing. Probably once we have better technology we will understand a little of it like Allah mentions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aN2QK.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aN2QK.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about the soul. Say, &quot;The soul is of the affair of my Lord. And mankind have not been given of knowledge except a little.&quot; [17:85]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First there is the soul, then the body. Once combined, the person is created. In regards to Adam PBUH, his soul was created after his body was created:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LHFjr.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LHFjr.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, the example of Jesus to Allah is like that of Adam. He created Him from dust; then He said to him, &quot;Be,&quot; and he was.[3:59]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, for normal people, the soul was created before the soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arabic Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saaid.net/Doat/almgamce/26.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.saaid.net/Doat/almgamce/26.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2015-08-22T03:35:15.513" LastActivityDate="2015-08-22T03:35:15.513" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26263" CreationDate="2015-08-22T03:53:17.513" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The soul of the Dead prophets, along with the souls of the Martyrs and Salaheen since the day of Adam are in heaven. However, their bodies are not. This is referenced by the Prophet meeting the other Prophets during the Miraj: &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:164a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/muslim:164a&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first person that will enter heaven soul and body will be the Prophet PBUH. Which also is referenced by this &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:197&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَحَدَّثَنِي عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &amp;quot;‏ آتِي بَابَ الْجَنَّةِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَأَسْتَفْتِحُ فَيَقُولُ الْخَازِنُ مَنْ أَنْتَ فَأَقُولُ مُحَمَّدٌ ‏.‏ فَيَقُولُ بِكَ أُمِرْتُ لاَ أَفْتَحُ لأَحَدٍ قَبْلَكَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: I will come to the gate of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection. and would seek its opening. and the keeper would say: Who art thou? I would say: Muhammad. He would then say: It is for thee that I have been ordered, and not to open it for anyone before thee.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fatwa in Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/133541&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/133541&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-16T07:03:48.897" LastActivityDate="2022-06-16T07:03:48.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26284" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18769" CreationDate="2015-08-22T07:48:55.540" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah (swt) says, first let them know that you're upset, if they don't listen then refuse to fulfill their desires, if again they don't listen, then as a last resort strike them (to signify that this is the last straw). If all three does not change your wife's behavior, then you're advised to discuss divorce, and then divorce as a last option.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them. But if they obey you [once more], seek no means against them. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted and Grand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once again, yes, you've every right to refuse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2015-08-22T07:48:55.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26286" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="544" CreationDate="2015-08-22T14:48:12.140" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/60/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/60/10&lt;/a&gt; : ... And if you know them to be believers, then do not return them to the disbelievers (&quot;alkuffar&quot;); they are not lawful [wives] for them, nor are they lawful [husbands] for them. ... and as far as I know, Christians and Jews are accounted as disbelievers in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-10T16:29:08.710" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T16:29:08.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26287" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26290" CreationDate="2015-08-22T18:41:44.700" Score="1" ViewCount="6010" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many people believe that God knows about future. However, I am having hard time finding any relevant script in Qur'an that clearly indicates that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12097" LastEditorUserId="2880" LastEditDate="2015-08-23T07:41:45.533" LastActivityDate="2018-11-12T12:23:54.560" Title="Does God know about future &amp; what is the proof of it in Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|allah|future|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26288" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8570" CreationDate="2015-08-22T21:38:08.713" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam-O-Alaikum! I am not going to quote examples from Prophet's live. I am going to be straight forward and want to tell you something really important. Your family is not following Allah's religion and book properly. Your mother was either not a good wife or a good mother. She never taught you the truth. Obey your husband's commands. Be a devoted wife no matter what happens. Always be loyal to him no matter what happens. Have full faith in him. I don't know about others but I guarantee you that your life will change with Allah's grace Inshaallah! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13888" LastEditorUserId="12588" LastEditDate="2015-08-24T13:07:58.453" LastActivityDate="2015-08-24T13:07:58.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8570" CreationDate="2015-08-22T22:51:18.690" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Can my family be cursed? Or what can I do?&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't believe in curses/possession/etc.. For that I will advise you to do the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Always practice salah on time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Try to read Quran whenever you have free time&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Always try to do the things that Allah loves and hope to keep the devil away from you:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Grfca.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Grfca.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, My servants - no authority will you have over them, except those who follow you of the deviators.[15:42]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also have you considered the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Talking with a financial planner that can help you organize your money, spending and savings. Talking from experience, I myself used to waste a lot of money until I did to one, in which I started saving for my 401k, children future education and even have much of the money in savings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sickness can be explained by Doctors, try to get opinions from multiple doctors to what the sickness is and where it is coming from and how it can be solved. Additionally, you reading Quran should help elevate any sickness coming from Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eRuNX.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eRuNX.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We send down of the Qur'an that which is healing and mercy for the believers, but it does not increase the wrongdoers except in loss. [17:82]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Many times the choice in spouse isn't perfect. Alhumuduilah you have an option in Islam to get out of marriage if your Husband is abusive or you don't love him. Use that option and inshala you will find someone to suit you best. It is rarely common for a person to find the one, spouse, whom they can live with for the rest of their lives without bad things coming out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Everyone suffers loss in family, you should keep patience and keep positive that you will meet them in the hereafter inshala.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would advise against going to Swindlers and Charlatan who use the word of Allah as a way to make money in hopes to &quot;cure&quot; you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-08-22T22:51:18.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26290" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26287" CreationDate="2015-08-22T23:19:28.727" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The notion of Past, Future and Present are relative to us humans. Allah has total control of everything, including such concepts for he was the one who created them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YGfsW.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YGfsW.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is, over all things, Disposer of affairs. [39:62]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah created us, the past and the future is known to him since he is all time. The quran Also says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UIur8.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UIur8.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[He is] Knower of the Ghaeeb [future and unseen] and the witnessed, the Grand, the Exalted. [13:9]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah also says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f4nQZ.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f4nQZ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted. [31:34]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see the hour (day of judgment is in the future, thus Allah knows the future).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-08-22T23:19:28.727" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26295" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-23T18:18:03.433" Score="0" ViewCount="228" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is knowing the prayer timings essential for prayer. For example, if someone knows the time for prayer has begun but is unsure of whether or not the time for prayer has ended will his prayer be valid if he prays if he fears that the time might end if he tries to become sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13873" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-08-26T11:58:18.143" LastActivityDate="2019-04-26T12:20:16.263" Title="Is knowing the prayer timing an essential for salah?" Tags="|salat|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26295" CreationDate="2015-08-24T04:50:50.723" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All praise to Allah Swt and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon Him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Abbas narrated that the Prophet (PBUH) said, &lt;strong&gt;“Jibril (AS) led me in (in Salat) twice at the House (the Kaaba). So he prayed Zuhr the first time when the shadow was similar to (the length of) the strap of a sandal. Then he prayed Asr when everything was similar (to the length of) its shadow. Then he prayed Maghrib when the sun had set and the fasting person breaks fast. Then he prayed Isha when the twilight had vanished. Then he prayed Fajr when fajr (the dawn) began, and when eating is prohibited for the fasting person. The second time he prayed Zuhr when the shadow of everything was similar to (the length of) it, at the time of Asr the day before. Then he prayed Asr when the shadow of everything was about twice as long as it. Then he prayed Maghrib at the same time as he did the first time. Then he prayed Isha, the later one, when a third of the night had gone. Then he prayed Subh (Fajr) when the land glowed. Then Jibril (AS) turned towards me and said: O Muhammad (PBUH)! These are the times of the Prophets before you, and the time is what is between these two times.”&lt;/strong&gt;(Abu Dawud)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;by which one can understand praying on time is essential&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Umar narrated that :&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Allah's Messenger said: &quot;The beginning of the time for Salat is pleasing to Allah, and the end of its time is pardoned by Allah&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;(At Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Modern era there are lots of ways to figure out the timings of prayers unlike earlier era we are not only dependant on shadows and stars,lots of applications in devices ,some softwares ,these could help us in identifying correct prayer timings however if someone is in a situation when he is not aware of the time and he prays just by his own sense visualizing Sun or darkness/brightness and this was not his routine like may be one time or second so Allah Swt is Raheem could be acceptable&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ali bin AbI Talib narrated that :&#xA;the Prophet said to him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'Ali! Three are not to be delayed: Salat when its time comes, a funeral whet it (a prepared body) is present, and the (marriage of a) single woman when there is an equal for her.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;(At Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;WAllahualam warasuluhu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2015-08-24T04:56:26.170" LastActivityDate="2015-08-24T04:56:26.170" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24971" CreationDate="2015-08-24T07:02:54.727" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just to make it clear: &#xA;The prayer is an independent kind of worship which in fact combines the 4 other pillars of islam! A part of a prayer as the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) taught as is reciting the fatiha and some verses of the Quran while standing! Therefore praying Taraweh or any other prayer as we do is perfectly permissible and sunna (if not even fard/farz for those who can stand!)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now is it' permissible to read/recite Quran while standing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well yes it's not common if we exclude the daily prayers. And standing and reading Quran is neither convenient nor very helpful to concentrate on this kind of worship (if it's not during a prayer).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Allah (Ta'ala) says in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who remember Allah while standing or sitting or&lt;/strong&gt; [lying] &lt;strong&gt;on their sides&lt;/strong&gt; and give thought to the creation of the heavens and the&#xA;  earth, [saying], &quot;Our Lord, You did not create this aimlessly; exalted&#xA;  are You [above such a thing]; then protect us from the punishment of&#xA;  the Fire.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Surat al-I'mran (2:191)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;And when you have completed the prayer, &lt;strong&gt;remember Allah standing, sitting, or&lt;/strong&gt; [lying] &lt;strong&gt;on your sides.&lt;/strong&gt; But when you become secure,&#xA;  re-establish [regular] prayer. Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon&#xA;  the believers a decree of specified times. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Surat an-Nisa' (4:103)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;remember Allah: is dhikr Allah this mean's dua', dhikr/tasbih/tahlil/takbir/ and of course also reciting Quran!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This mean's we can read Quran in any position as long as we do it as it should with the right concentration...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as an Addition here a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.binbaz.org.sa/node/11251&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-10-23T10:02:04.680" LastActivityDate="2015-10-23T10:02:04.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18034" CreationDate="2015-08-24T07:41:44.567" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hadith you mentioned is quoted in many Hadith Collections with small differences in the narrator chain (Sunan Abi Dawod, Sunan ibn Majah, Jami' at-Tirmdhi etc.) and many scholars have qualified it as dai'f/weak among them al-Albani and ibn al-Jawzy and many have qualified it as hassan or sahih among them al-Hakim, ibn al-Qayim and at-Tirmidhi (hassan gharyb).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhari said that the rawy/narrator Abdullah ibn O'mayra doesn't seem to have met al-Ahnaf ibn Qays. And all the Versions of this Hadith have in it the Rawy Sammak ibn Harb, who seems to be unknown!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sonnaonline.com/DisplayExplanation.aspx?ExplainId=84998&amp;amp;HadithID=5350&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;following&lt;/a&gt; interpretation of this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that there's a more known (or famous) Hadith which quotes a 500 years walk (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/678930&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/680080&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/678460&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)! So the interpreter of the Hadith explains the numbers just as a device to show that it is a very long time. An other possible interpretation is that this duration depends on the strength of the Malak who's crossing the distance between the heavens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah know best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-07T01:43:46.630" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T01:43:46.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26301" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-24T09:37:41.723" Score="0" ViewCount="457" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just want to know why this religion is hated all around the world and is considered as a religion of terrorists?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13896" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T08:22:59.813" Title="Why Islam is considered as a religion of terrorists?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-08-24T13:13:28.490" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26301" CreationDate="2015-08-24T12:00:11.647" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know how to answer this question! Its answer could take me 24 days writing it and 10 days of yours reading that answer! But to summarize I would write the below answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Islam Itself teaches Peace:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam never orders any of its followers to become a terrorist.The Holy Scripture teaches us to be peaceful even to plants as it orders us that when you overcome your enemy then don't even destroy their plants and trees and be kind. As it is stated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=5&amp;amp;verse=32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this verse of Quran.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih International: Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land – it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one – it is as if he had saved mankind entirely. And our messengers had certainly come to them with clear proofs. Then indeed many of them, [even] after that, throughout the land, were transgressors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This order is universal for all Muslims. And in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this Verse&lt;/a&gt; it is clearly prohibited to kill any soul:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited to you. [He commands] that you not associate anything with Him, and to parents, good treatment, and do not kill your children out of poverty; We will provide for you and them. And do not approach immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed. And do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed] except by [legal] right. This has He instructed you that you may use reason.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is clear that Islam teaches peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Then Why Islam is termed as Religion of terrorists?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer of this can be a short one and that is &quot;&lt;em&gt;Because of present day politics of some governments.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; I mean that you know Muslims have been termed as terrorists since world trade centre attack.The 9/11 attack is still a mystery that who did it but America said that Muslims did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though I don't think a sound mind would accept it. But one would say &quot;Why were Muslims blamed? Why not Jews or Christians or Hindus?&quot; And the answer is that &quot;Because America wanted to attack Afghanistan and Muslims dwell in Afghanistan. Because America wanted to take the oil wells of Iraq and Muslims dwell in Iraq.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't misunderstand me.Do you know that Osama was ally of America against Russia war and America provided them with arms and ammunitions and Osama was widely interviewed by American journalists of that time and he was termed as Hero? But now, the same America calls the same Osama a terrorist!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I admit that there are some evils in Muslims which are given names of different terrorist groups and they are terrorists but that doesn't change the reality that Islam is religion of Peace.Some chemicals are poisons but all chemicals aren't! Some tomatoes are rotten but all tomatoes can't be thrown away saying that they are tomatoes and the tomatoes over there were rotten!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If some one calls Islam a religion of terrorists due to &quot;9/11,ISIS,Al-Qaeda etc.&quot; then he must call Christianity a religion of terrorists due to &lt;a href=&quot;http://aattp.org/here-are-8-christian-terrorist-organizations-that-equal-isis/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this list&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2015/04/christian-terrorist-groups-exist-and-we-often-simply-ignore-them/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this list&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_terrorism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this wikipedia article.&lt;/a&gt; And what would you say about &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irgun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Irgun group of Jews&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every religion has got some terrorist groups out of its followers but they aren't ordered by their religion to become terrorists so none of the religions is a religion of terrorists. Rather I always use to say that all terrorists follow one religion and the name of that religion is &quot;Terrorism&quot; and its teachings are just one sentence &quot;Spread Terror, Be leader!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I acknowledge many of you will not agree with what I think so please be critic and let me know what are your thoughts!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-03-07T08:22:59.813" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T08:22:59.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7800" CreationDate="2015-08-24T13:53:02.120" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well according to a statement of &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=820&amp;amp;idto=820&amp;amp;bk_no=49&amp;amp;ID=834&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mujahid&lt;/a&gt; (in Tafsser ibn Kathir) her Husband al-'Azeez was a Muslim. Her name in Arabic is sometimes quoted as Zolaykha (Suleika?) زليخا or Ra'yl bint Ra'ail راعيل بنت رعائيل (according to ibn Ishaq) and al-Azeez's name in Arabic was Itfyr ibn Rohaib إطفير بن روحيب or Fotifar فوطيفار or Qitfir قطفير according to different narrations. It was also narrated that he was not the kind of man who had intercourse or relationships with woman!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the one from Egypt who bought him said to his wife, &quot;Make his&#xA;  residence comfortable. Perhaps he will benefit us, or we will adopt&#xA;  him as a son.&quot; And thus, We established Joseph in the land that We&#xA;  might teach him the interpretation of events. And Allah is predominant&#xA;  over His affair, but most of the people do not know. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Surat Yusuf (12:21)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam at-Tabari in his tafseer of the above Verse could quote a narration chain until Mujahid according which al-'Azeez was a muslim... &quot;Mujahid narrated the one who bought him was the king, and the king is/was muslim.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حدثني محمد بن عمرو ، قال : حدثنا أبو عاصم ، قال : حدثنا عيسى ، عن ابن أبي نجيح ، عن مجاهد اشتراه الملك ، والملك مسلم.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One can only assume that a faithful man would marry a faithful woman and deduce she was also a Muslim. Therefore to me it's unclear and there are some israiliyat about what happened later on which seem to underline she was (or became Muslim) as according to this &quot;stories&quot; she became Yusuf's wife!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-08-26T05:31:28.383" LastActivityDate="2015-08-26T05:31:28.383" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26304" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-24T15:31:22.217" Score="1" ViewCount="871" Body="&lt;p&gt;If it is then is there a punishment listed? I dont want answers from Hadees, only from Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13897" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-08-24T20:45:03.170" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T02:39:48.170" Title="According to Quran is leaving Islam a sin?" Tags="|apostasy|quran-only|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26305" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26307" CreationDate="2015-08-24T21:30:43.610" Score="1" ViewCount="413" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the wife of my granduncle(the brother of my mother's mother) a mahram?&#xA;This photo doesn't go into detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2f/Mahrams_Chart.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13899" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T01:30:24.843" Title="is the wife of the brother of my grandmother a mahram?" Tags="|mahram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26305" CreationDate="2015-08-25T01:30:24.843" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure who made the chart and upon what Quranic evidence, but the wife of your granduncle is not a mahram, neither is the wife of your uncle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind, mahram is a term not clearly defined in Islam.  It's more of a cultural influence people came to add onto religion and sometimes it leads to funny things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once a woman marries, every man becomes her mahram, since no man can marry a married woman and she is forbidden (moharm) for them. [Arabic poetry]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T01:30:24.843" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26308" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-25T01:37:18.237" Score="0" ViewCount="6959" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am curious about how Islam regards those who wish to believe in it and consider themselves Muslims yet cannot spiritually and intellectually come to terms with accepting something just because it tells them &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The revelation of the Book (this Qur'an) in which there is no doubt, is from the Lord of all that exists) (2:1-2). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I am not inclined to accept anything that starts off by claiming uncorroborated authenticity without much proof.  Are not taking things at face value, scrutiny, and &lt;strong&gt;seeking reasoning in pursuit of strengthening faith&lt;/strong&gt; vs. just accepting it as unverifiable dogma something that is allowed in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3864" LastActivityDate="2015-09-25T10:36:08.483" Title="Does Islam allow doubting Quran or existence of God?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26309" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26304" CreationDate="2015-08-25T02:09:23.570" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Quran is leaving Islam a sin?  If it is then is there a punishment listed? I dont want answers from Hadees, only from Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one who intentionally and willingly rejects Allah after he/she had Iman, then Allah's wrath is upon them and they will be punished (Quran 16:106):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;مَن كَفَرَ بِاللَّهِ مِن بَعْدِ إِيمَانِهِ إِلَّا مَنْ أُكْرِهَ وَقَلْبُهُ مُطْمَئِنٌّ بِالْإِيمَانِ وَلَٰكِن مَّن شَرَحَ بِالْكُفْرِ صَدْرًا فَعَلَيْهِمْ غَضَبٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ&#xA;  Whoso disbelieveth (kafara) in Allah after his belief (Eemaanihi) - save him who is forced thereto and whose heart is still content with the Faith (Eemaan) - but whoso findeth ease in disbelief (bil-Kofr): On them is wrath from Allah. Theirs will be an awful doom.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah doesn't mention the exact punishment, but we know the person will be punished.  This is in reference to the hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there's no worldly capital punishment for the one who leaves Islam, unless they join the enemy and become hostile (Quran 4:89-91):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَدُّوا لَوْ تَكْفُرُونَ كَمَا كَفَرُوا فَتَكُونُونَ سَوَاءً ۖ فَلَا تَتَّخِذُوا مِنْهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءَ حَتَّىٰ يُهَاجِرُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ۚ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَخُذُوهُمْ وَاقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ وَجَدتُّمُوهُمْ ۖ وَلَا تَتَّخِذُوا مِنْهُمْ وَلِيًّا وَلَا نَصِيرًا&#xA;  إِلَّا الَّذِينَ يَصِلُونَ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُم مِّيثَاقٌ أَوْ جَاءُوكُمْ حَصِرَتْ صُدُورُهُمْ أَن يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ أَوْ يُقَاتِلُوا قَوْمَهُمْ ۚ وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَسَلَّطَهُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ فَلَقَاتَلُوكُمْ ۚ فَإِنِ اعْتَزَلُوكُمْ فَلَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ وَأَلْقَوْا إِلَيْكُمُ السَّلَمَ فَمَا جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ سَبِيلًا&#xA;  سَتَجِدُونَ آخَرِينَ يُرِيدُونَ أَن يَأْمَنُوكُمْ وَيَأْمَنُوا قَوْمَهُمْ كُلَّ مَا رُدُّوا إِلَى الْفِتْنَةِ أُرْكِسُوا فِيهَا ۚ فَإِن لَّمْ يَعْتَزِلُوكُمْ وَيُلْقُوا إِلَيْكُمُ السَّلَمَ وَيَكُفُّوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ فَخُذُوهُمْ وَاقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ ۚ وَأُولَٰئِكُمْ جَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَانًا مُّبِينًا&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for the cause of Allah . But if they turn away, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them and take not from among them any ally or helper.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Except for those who take refuge with a people between yourselves and whom is a treaty or those who come to you, their hearts strained at fighting you or fighting their own people. And if Allah had willed, He could have given them power over you, and they would have fought you. So if they remove themselves from you and do not fight you and offer you peace, then Allah has not made for you a cause against them.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You will find others who wish to obtain security from you and obtain security from their people. Every time they are returned to disbelief, they fall back into it. So if they do not withdraw from you or offer you peace or restrain their hands, then seize them and kill them wherever you overtake them. And those - We have made for you against them a clear authorization.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2015-09-24T05:03:29.220" LastActivityDate="2015-09-24T05:03:29.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26310" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-25T03:32:05.887" Score="4" ViewCount="1820" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Muhammad is not the father&lt;/strong&gt; of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allah and last of the prophets. And ever is Allah , of all things, Knowing. - (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;33:40&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, in the same Surah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Prophet is more worthy of the believers than themselves, and &lt;strong&gt;his wives are [in the position of] their mothers&lt;/strong&gt;..... - (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;33:6&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What could be the reason for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2021-08-18T17:26:21.590" Title="Why Prophet not called father but his wives are mothers of believers?" Tags="|tafseer|prophet-muhammad|relationships|ahl-ul-bayt|wives-of-the-prophet|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26310" CreationDate="2015-08-25T09:40:42.327" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually It is so because at that time Zaid(May Allah be pleased with him) was known among people as Zaid bin Muhammad. If you know the history, you may know that Zaid was servant of Muhammad(SAW) given to Him as a gift by Hazrat Khadeeja(May Allah be pleased with her). Prophet(SAW) later said that Zaid is my son(begotten son) because Zaid preferred Muhammad(SAW) over his real parents which came to take him back home and stayed with Prophet by his own will. Zaid was married with Zaynab(May Allah be pleased with her) which later was divorced by him because of conflicts between them. After being divorced, Muhammad(SAW) married Zaynab by order of Allah. Now, Among Quraish and people of Makkah it was tradition that begotten son was considered like actual son and wife of begotten son like wife of actual son so the father could not marry divorced wife of his begotten son according the rules of the pagans(mushrikeen). So they said &quot;Hey! Muhammad(PBUH) did some strange thing and married his daughter in law(wife of his [begotten] son)..&quot; In response of this blame and to cancel an evil tradition it was declared that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allah and last of the prophets. And ever is Allah , of all things, Knowing. - (Qur'an 33:40)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There might be more logics behind this as well but this is the one I could get as per my knowledge. May Allah guide us to the straight path and keep us firm on the straight path!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastEditorUserId="12588" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T11:08:57.407" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T11:08:57.407" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26308" CreationDate="2015-08-25T12:46:58.547" Score="1" Body="&lt;h1&gt;From the Scriptures&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran narrates for us the story of Prohpet Abaraham (puh) who despite being a prophet wanted to set his inquisitive intellect at peace. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Call to mind the other event also, when Abraham said, &quot;&lt;em&gt;My Lord, show&#xA;  me how Thou bringest the dead back to life?&lt;/em&gt;&quot; He said &quot;Have you no&#xA;  faith in this?&quot; Abraham humbly replied, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;I do believe but I ask this&#xA;  to reassure my heart.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.maududi/2:260&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:260&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example is quoted of, who is believed to be Prophet Ezra (puh):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or take the case of the one who passed by a township that had fallen&#xA;  down upon its roofs. He exclaimed, &quot;How shall Allah bring back to life&#xA;  this township that has become dead?&quot; At this Allah caused him to die&#xA;  and he lay dead for a hundred years ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.maududi/2:259&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:259&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We may not say that prophets had doubt - in the general sense of the word &quot;doubt&quot;, but rather the quest to attain greater surety of faith as corroborated by Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And thus We showed Abraham the kingdom of the heavens and the earth,&#xA;  so that he might become &lt;strong&gt;one of those who have sure faith&lt;/strong&gt;.. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.maududi/6:75&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;6:75&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point to be taken from these verses is that faith does not come as white or black, but rather as a grayscale of certainty. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Muslim Thought&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is probably no greater exponent of &lt;strong&gt;doubt as the first step to certainty&lt;/strong&gt; than Al-Ghazali, one of the most influential figures of medieval Islam. In his autobiographical work &lt;em&gt;al-Munqidh min al-Dalal&lt;/em&gt; (Deliverance from Error), he narrates how be became a skeptic until he could no longer rely upon neither his senses nor reason for curing his &quot;disease&quot; of doubt and attaining &quot;certain knowledge.&quot; There is a school of thought, including orientalists, who trace origins of Descartes' doubt to be in Ghazali's Munqidh.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me quote directly from &lt;a href=&quot;http://ghazali.org/books/md/IIA-02main.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Munqidh&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. I strongly urge you to read the whole treatise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Certain knowledge is that in which the thing known reveals itself&#xA;  without leaving any room for doubt or any possibility of error or&#xA;  illusion, nor can the heart allow such a possibility. One must be&#xA;  protected from error, and should be so bound to certainty that any&#xA;  attempt, for example, to transform a stone into gold or a stick into a&#xA;  serpent would not raise doubts or engender contrary probabilities. I&#xA;  know very well that ten is more than three. If anyone tries to&#xA;  dissuade me by saying, No, three is more than ten, and wants to prove&#xA;  it by changing in front of me this stick into a serpent, even if I saw&#xA;  him changing it, still this fact would engender no doubt about my&#xA;  knowledge. Certainly, I would be astonished at such a power, but I&#xA;  would not doubt my knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thus I came to know that whatever is known without this kind of&#xA;  certainty is doubtful knowledge, not reliable and safe, that all&#xA;  knowledge subject to error is not sure and certain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have I answered your question directly? I'm not sure that I have, but I have endeavored to show that your condition in not unprecedented in the history of faithful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T12:46:58.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26313" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-25T12:59:27.190" Score="2" ViewCount="1553" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question still breaking my head. I am suffering from financial issues. I am seeking help from Allah SWT past 3 years through Salah, Dua and Dikhr. I had asked few friends, but still my debts are not gone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But a non-believer who suffers from debt or financial problems, pray and seek help from other creatures and statues ( I don't want to call it as God) and they get the financial help and they happily pray to the same for other needs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what's the point here? If there is no God Except Allah SWT and Allah SWT is the Only One responsible for everything, how a Non-Believer is getting everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even at this very moment, I haven't reduced even a little bit of hope and believe in my Rab Allah SWT. Please provide me some views on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13904" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2015-08-25T15:57:26.847" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T22:09:11.517" Title="I am a Strong Believer of Allah SWT. But Why a Non-Believer of Allah SWT gets his things" Tags="|allah|non-muslim|debt|helping|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26313" CreationDate="2015-08-25T15:56:05.763" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah does not solve your problems. Making Salah, Dua, etc.. is for your hereafter. Allah might or might not make it better for you in this life, but it is up to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is causing these financial issues? Get a financial planner? If you don't have a job, get one. Save your money, work harder, etc..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't expect Allah to solve your worldly matters just because you make so much Dua, it doesn't work that way. The other people who don't believe in Allah are richer because probably of their hard work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-08-25T15:56:05.763" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26313" CreationDate="2015-08-26T04:10:00.037" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;المومن کالجبل راسخ لا تحرکه العواصف&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A believer is like mountain, the winds cannot move him!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;عَنِ الصَّادِقِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ: إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا كَثُرَتْ ذُنُوبُهُ وَ لَمْ يَجِدْ مَا يُكَفِّرُهَا بِهِ ابْتَلَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِالْحُزْنِ فِي الدُّنْيَا لِيُكَفِّرَهَا فَإِنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ بِهِ وَ إِلَّا أَسْقَمَ بَدَنَهُ لِيُكَفِّرَهَا بِهِ فَإِنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ بِهِ وَ إِلَّا شَدَّدَ عَلَيْهِ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ لِيُكَفِّرَهَا بِهِ فَإِنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ بِهِ وَ إِلَّا عَذَّبَهُ فِي قَبْرِهِ لِيَلْقَى اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَوْمَ يَلْقَاهُ وَ لَيْسَ شَيْ‏ءٌ يَشْهَدُ عَلَيْهِ بِشَيْ‏ءٍ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ.&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Imam Sadiq: If a believer has many sins and hasn't done much to have it washed away, then Allah would &lt;strong&gt;bring sorrow&lt;/strong&gt; to him in this world so that it would cleanse him. If that works then so be it, if it doesn't then Allah would &lt;strong&gt;bring illness&lt;/strong&gt; to his body to cleanse him. If that works then so be it, if it doesn't then Allah would make it &lt;strong&gt;hard on him when he dying&lt;/strong&gt; . If that works then so be it, if not then Allah would &lt;strong&gt;make it hard for him in his grave&lt;/strong&gt; so that when he sees Allah (in the hereafter), he would be cleansed and once he sees Allah, he would be cleansed of his sins&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Amali Saduq (A Shia book)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;عَسَى أَن تَكْرَهُواْ شَيْئًا وَيَجْعَلَ اللّهُ فِيهِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it may be that you dislike a thing while Allah has placed abundant good in it.&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nisa' 19&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may be that having financial problems is good for your hereafter and maybe perhaps if you had a great life, you would have forgotten Allah!&#xA;Do get a Financial adviser, but know the best of financial adviser is Allah...truly if Allah sees it in your benefit to not grant a wish or to delay it for 2 days/years/decades then so be it!&#xA;&lt;em&gt;so maybe you are just getting cleanses for your sins or maybe its just a test, or maybe its just Allah's way to get you close to him&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes Allah tries to make you stick around by giving you constant problems.&#xA;Allah likes to bring his servants to himself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For some he gives them more bounties and as a result of their thanksgiving, they become closer to Allah!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For some he gives more misfortunes and as a result of their worship to Allah they become closer to Allah!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for non-believers, it could be many things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Success in this world doesn't mean success in the afterlife, in Islam the hereafter is valued more than this world.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sometimes Allah just simply is done with a servant and as of way of doing that is the says, &quot; You don't want me anymore? OK! Granted! I'll give you everything you need so that you would never need to remember me again!&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It could that this to you is just a test! I mean to see people less close to Allah get better things!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-03-07T22:09:11.517" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T22:09:11.517" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26316" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-26T04:23:40.007" Score="5" ViewCount="2960" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran 23:5-6 says among the qualities of Believers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And who guards their private parts except from their spouses and what&#xA;  their right hands possess, then surely they are not blameworthy. Quran&#xA;  23:5-6&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to a slave women who has accepted Islam, shouldn't she also guard her private parts except from her spouse ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T15:01:11.797" LastActivityDate="2023-11-20T15:28:11.873" Title="Shouldn't a slave woman guard her private parts except from her spouse?" Tags="|nikah|slavery|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26317" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26335" CreationDate="2015-08-26T06:42:13.963" Score="2" ViewCount="135" Body="&lt;p&gt;My questions say all&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is giving -ve feed back of employees under you to higher authority is considered as sin- Backbiting (Gheebat).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or reporting -ve feed back of your co-worker but whatever you are saying is true to higher authority is considered as backbiting and sinful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;without the intention of any politics .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5339" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T10:05:36.133" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T10:05:36.133" Title="Conditions where backbiting isn't considered as a sin? Is giving -ve feed back of employees to higher authority is considered as sin- Backbiting?" Tags="|practical-islam|fiqh|backbiting|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26318" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22977" CreationDate="2015-08-26T07:06:27.270" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;About the Verse in Surat al-I'mran (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:55&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/maktaba/index.php?flag=1&amp;amp;page=bookpages&amp;amp;bookid=49&amp;amp;id=257&amp;amp;bookparts=%5B47:2%5D&amp;amp;LoadTab=LoadBookDetail&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt; (see also in &lt;a href=&quot;http://m.qtafsir.com/Surah-Aal-e-Imran/Meaning-of-%60Take-You&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;qtafsir&lt;/a&gt;) quotes in his tafsir a lot of different interpretations among them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;that the taking life and raising are just revealed in reverse order (by Qatada)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;it is life taking (by Ali ibn abi Talha from ibn A'bass may  Allah be pleased with them)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a life taking (death) for a couple of hours/days quoting the number of each (by ibn Ishaq from different narrators)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Most interpretators said that the life taking or death means: sleep as Allah says in Surat al-Ana'am (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:60&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it is He who &lt;strong&gt;takes your souls&lt;/strong&gt; by night and knows what you have&#xA;committed by day. Then He revives you therein that a specified term&#xA;may be fulfilled. Then to Him will be your return; then He will inform&#xA;you about what you used to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in Surat az-Zumar (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/39/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;39:42&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah &lt;strong&gt;takes the souls at the time of their death&lt;/strong&gt;, and those that do&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;not die&lt;/strong&gt; [He takes] &lt;strong&gt;during their sleep&lt;/strong&gt;. Then He keeps those for which&#xA;He has decreed death and releases the others for a specified term.&#xA;Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to thank Allah for giving him life after taking it (known dua'), when he woke up!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And they quoted also as an evidence the following Verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [for] their saying, &amp;quot;Indeed, we have &lt;strong&gt;killed&lt;/strong&gt; the Messiah,&#xA;Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah .&amp;quot; And they &lt;strong&gt;did not&#xA;kill hi&lt;/strong&gt;m, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to&#xA;resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in&#xA;doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of&#xA;assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain.(157) Rather,&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Allah raised him to Himself&lt;/strong&gt;. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise.(158)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surat an-Nissa' (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/157-158&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:157-158&lt;/a&gt;)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And ibn Kathir added a Hadith (marfu') to al Hassan al-Basry that the Prophet (peace be upon him) told the Jews: &amp;quot;I'ssa didn't die, and he will return to you before yawm al-Qiyama&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/maktaba/index.php?flag=1&amp;amp;page=bookpages&amp;amp;bookid=50&amp;amp;id=964&amp;amp;bookparts=%5B455:6%5D&amp;amp;LoadTab=LoadBookDetail&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tabari&lt;/a&gt; added an other interpretation that Allah used is grabbing/holding =  قابِض which means Allah is raising (alive) him from Earth and holding him close to his closeness and raising him from the Mushrikyn and Kufar. And he added a lot of narrations on the authority a sahabi like ibn az-Zubair and Ka'b al-Ahbar or some Tabi'yn like al-Hassan al-Basri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Ashur in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=397&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his tafsir&lt;/a&gt; however says the clear meaning of متوفيك is the apparent meaning taking his life (leaving him die or determined a time of death for him) while Arabs use it figuratively when speaking about sleep. 'Isa being (really) dead is the view held by ibn 'Abbas, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahb_ibn_Munabbih&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wahb ibn Munabbih&lt;/a&gt; and also imam Malik who said he died at the age of 31, ibn Rushd (the grandfather) in his al-Bayan wa-Tahssil البيان والتحصيل said: he died at the age of 33 a real death not a figurative one.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;He also said that pretending that &amp;quot;taking life&amp;quot; here refers to lifting it from this world is a  creation of a new meaning in the Arabic language without any evidence. He also quoted the other interpretations saying that many of these interpretations are based on sahih ahadith saying that 'Isa will come back before Judgement day, but it is possible that Allah will give him a new life or return his life to him, some of these interpretations gave a duration for his death and his resurrection (like 3 hours then he lifted him to HIM in the heavens to give resurrect him -also an interpretation of Wahb ibn Munabbih- or 7 hours etc.) while ibn 'Abbas and Malik refused to give a duration nor explain how this resurrection or how to reconcile with their interpretation of death and the ahadith prophesizing his come back. He also pointed and commented the hadith which was compiled in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:2937a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; saying this may mean that 'Isa will not die again and will be lifted directly to al-Akhirah and ahaidth quoting the differences between the life of souls like in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/33/181&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; sahih Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-10-05T14:03:38.807" LastActivityDate="2021-10-05T14:03:38.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26320" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26316" CreationDate="2015-08-26T08:59:04.793" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as i know -and I'm talking about slave woman in general- there's no consensus about this matter in general. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Muslim can't in any case have a Muslim slave &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/61815/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84-%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%82-%D9%88%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(it's prohibited)&lt;/a&gt;, only if she/he converted to Islam -later-: he can only marry a slave woman if she &lt;a href=&quot;https://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=119004&amp;amp;fromCat=2784&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;became free&lt;/a&gt; as the mulk al-yamyn (right hands possessing) is considered to be a stronger relationship than a marriage: this means a Muslim could never marry his own slave but someone else's slave therefore if he wants to marry her he should set her free first! But this also means he can have intercourse with a slave woman -even one who converted to Islam while he is her master- as she is mulk al-yamyn. As a mulk al-yamyn could be considered -as hard as it sounds for us today- as &quot;not having a free will&quot;. Note that according to an interpretation of (&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;surano=4&amp;amp;ayano=25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:25&lt;/a&gt;) mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=1168&amp;amp;idto=1168&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;ID=590&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir al-Qurtubi on (5:5)&lt;/a&gt; it is not allowed to marry a slave woman from the people of the book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other Hand for the only today -theoretically- possible case for slavery we have a consensus this means a woman which became prisoner of war is &lt;a href=&quot;https://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=130709&amp;amp;fromCat=2784&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;automatically divorced&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other cases of slavery some scholars say that when a slave couple has been bought by a new master they are automatically divorced. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But most seem to accept that a marriage between slaves is a marriage and by buying them the act of marriage would still hold as an evidence they quoted the Verse 24 in Surat an-Nissa' (4):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [also prohibited to you are all] &lt;strong&gt;married women&lt;/strong&gt; except those your&#xA;  right hands possess. [This is] the decree of Allah upon you. And&#xA;  lawful to you are [all others] beyond these, [provided] that you seek&#xA;  them [in marriage] with [gifts from] your property, desiring chastity,&#xA;  not unlawful sexual intercourse. So for whatever you enjoy [of&#xA;  marriage] from them, give them their due compensation as an&#xA;  obligation. And there is no blame upon you for what you mutually agree&#xA;  to beyond the obligation. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;where the prohibited woman to a man are quoted! They explained that married woman are prohibited to all man except their husbands! This has been quoted by ibn Kathir in his Tafsir and he underlined the 2nd statement&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand a prisoner of war would mean that the woman has fought the Muslims! This would mean such a woman won't be a Muslim because it's not allowed to make a Muslim prisoner of war even in a war between two Muslim sects/countries etc. according to fatwa 8263 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-eman.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%D8%A9%20%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%AB%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A1%20%28%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AE%D8%A9%20%D9%85%D9%86%D9%82%D8%AD%D8%A9%20%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A9%20%D9%85%D9%81%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A9%29/%D9%87%D9%84%20%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B2%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%82%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%8A%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D9%87%D8%B0%D8%A7%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B5%D8%B1%20%D8%A3%D9%88%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%9F/i766&amp;amp;d1097791&amp;amp;c&amp;amp;p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a married woman somehow became slave of a Muslim this would mean she is not a Muslim, as a Muslim can't have (is prohibited to buy) a Muslim slave! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But she could convert to Islam while being a slave of a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A slave won't automatically be set free because she/he became Muslim! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most scholars will accept the marriage of the (bought) slave woman (but not for prisoner of war) as a reason to make her haram for her Muslim master according to the above Verse! Others consider becoming a slave equal to a divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A slave has no free will according Muslim scholars so converting to Islam won't change their status as mulk al-yamyn and the rights of the master (however he can't have intercourse with a slave woman immediately and must wait for her 'Idah, which is her first menses or -if pregnant- the birth of her child). This means they will be at 1st considered as mulk al-yamyn then as believers as it seems. This would mean being a believer or not for a slave still is the same (as it seems) as the master could marry them whit whom he wants or take them for his own use in any way which is halal! So if she became a concubine (sariya) she of curse should guard her private parts for her master!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the Marriage of a slave couple is considered to be valid then of course the woman should guard her private parts for her spouse only (Again it doesn't matter whether she is a believer or not, but a believer is asked for it according the quoted Verse!)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if the woman (with a valid marriage to a male slave) converted there are 2 possible cases: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Her husband converted also to Islam in this case the marriage still will be valid and therefore she can/should only have intercourse with her husband. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If her husband didn't convert then according to shari'a this would mean they will be divorced (a according the rules of shari'a I'dah etc. which i don't know for slave!) in this case her Muslim master could have intercourse with her when the divorce takes effect ('idah) if his conscience allows him to do so!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-06T15:23:10.047" LastActivityDate="2018-01-06T15:23:10.047" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="821" CreationDate="2015-08-26T13:53:53.800" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;They cannot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That power was given to Prophet Suliman and he alone as Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nJVVk.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nJVVk.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said, &amp;quot;My Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom such as will not belong to anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower.&amp;quot; [35:35]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Controlling the Jinn was one of those grants. This is also mentioned in this Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/181440&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &amp;quot;‏ إِنَّ عِفْرِيتًا مِنَ الْجِنِّ تَفَلَّتَ عَلَىَّ الْبَارِحَةَ ـ أَوْ كَلِمَةً نَحْوَهَا ـ لِيَقْطَعَ عَلَىَّ الصَّلاَةَ، فَأَمْكَنَنِي اللَّهُ مِنْهُ وَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَرْبِطَهُ إِلَى سَارِيَةٍ مِنْ سَوَارِي الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى تُصْبِحُوا وَتَنْظُرُوا إِلَيْهِ كُلُّكُمْ، فَذَكَرْتُ قَوْلَ أَخِي سُلَيْمَانَ رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مُلْكًا لاَ يَنْبَغِي لأَحَدٍ مِنْ بَعْدِي ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ قَالَ رَوْحٌ فَرَدَّهُ خَاسِئًا‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;Last night a demon from the Jinns came to me (or the Prophet (ﷺ) said, a similar sentence) to disturb my prayer, but Allah gave me the power to overcome him. I intended to tie him to one of the pillars of the mosque till the morning so that all of you could see him, but then I remembered the Statement of my brother Solomon:--'My Lord! Forgive me and bestow on me a kingdom such as shall not belong to any other after me.' (38.35) The narrator added: Then he (the Prophet) dismissed him, rejected. 'Nor am I one of the pretenders (a person who pretends things which do not exist).' (38.86)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T14:16:19.833" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26322" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-26T15:33:47.350" Score="3" ViewCount="616" Body="&lt;p&gt;My name is Zeyaul and am working in a private company in USA as software engineer. My work load some time is not very heavy/loaded. So in a week sometime I feel like I have nothing to do till next assignment will be assigned to me. So in free time, I wanted to do some personal stuff in office itself like Islamic study, reading arabic language, or listening some bayan/lecture, etc. Sitting ideal is of no use so I keep doing Islam study when ever I am free. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How much is it permissible? Am I allowed to do study or I should seek permission from manager or I am not allowed at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13915" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-08-26T20:30:05.400" LastActivityDate="2017-11-08T10:10:06.093" Title="Can I utilize the free time in office on personal things?" Tags="|work|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26323" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26322" CreationDate="2015-08-26T17:23:04.563" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should ask permission first from your Manager (Hey if I have free time can I do personal stuff). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume you are a salaried person and they pay you to work for x hours a day, which means they technically manage your time for their work. Doing other things during such time can be considered stealing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume you also take prayer breaks if needed. I personally ask them for 30 minutes personal time a day which I make up after the original shift as needed, I don't even mention it is for praying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also personally, on my free time I try to evolve my knowledge about my work. This way the company can benefit from my learning and experience. You can leave learning about Islamic studies when you go home or on holidays/weekends. Since I wouldn't want, as a Muslim, if I owned a company, my employees learning about Islam during work when I pay them, I wouldn't them learning about new technology and things that can benefit the company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-08-26T17:23:04.563" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26322" CreationDate="2015-08-26T22:30:53.217" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As your boss or HR and be honest to them as at the end of the day they are paying you. Better to be safe than sorry. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13916" LastActivityDate="2015-08-26T22:30:53.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26325" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-27T06:23:11.360" Score="2" ViewCount="7780" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is it true that a person's sins would disappear if he is given the punishment that is decided in sharia'h?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What is the punishment of touching a non-mahram? And by touching, I mean handshake and in an extreme case, a hug. Not any other form of physical intimacy that could have caused arousal. Not intercourse. Just a handshake or a hug. Though it is clear that the punishment of having intercourse is 70 whips.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13918" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T07:30:03.413" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T05:20:21.283" Title="What is the punishment of touching a non-mahram? And do these sins disappear if he is given the sharia'h punishment?" Tags="|practical-islam|sin|punishment|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26325" CreationDate="2015-08-27T07:11:44.627" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all you should do sincere repentance from what you did. Even if to me handshaking isn't a (big) sin because in some cases it would be considered as impolite! And IMO the handshaking matter was a special order for our Messenger (peace be upon him). And Islam or at least some madhabs respect some local customs: as an example the people of Medina used to do female circumcision in jahliya and Islam didn't prohibit it. On the other Hand the man in Mekka used to tap their disobeying wife's while in Medina this was not the case and the Quran allowed it but with careful/cautious/light tapping!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back to the handshakes and hugging this is still (very much) far away from zina (even if it is something that may lead to it, and therefore something one should or is strongly asked to avoid) so there's no (by shari'a prescribed) punishment for that! But as for any sin repentance would be needed!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand scholars say that a sincere repentance would make sins disappear even for sins which should be (but are not) punished according to shari'a (see the links below in Arabic)! This would mean you should do repentance and expiation and real regretting and turn the sins into good deeds like praying, fasting,..., doing good things, helping: Being a good Muslim and not redoing what those sins!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of the following Verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do they not know that it is Allah who accepts repentance from His servants and receives charities and that it is Allah who is the&#xA;Accepting of repentance, the Merciful?&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/104&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat at-Tawba(9:104)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Except for those who repent, believe and do righteous work. For them Allah will replace their evil deeds with good. And ever is Allah&#xA;Forgiving and Merciful.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/25/70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat al-Furqan(25:70)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And it is He who accepts repentance from his servants and pardons misdeeds, and He knows what you do.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/42/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat ash-Shura(42:25)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verses 1 and 3 just tell as that Allah accept repentance (if it is sincere as explained above) while Verse 2 tells us that Allah even turn sins into good deeds if one is faithful and and repent sincerely!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here some References &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/66209&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamtoday.net/istesharat/quesshow-70-67444.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://qaradawi.net/new/all-fatawa/7267-2014-05-08-19-22-09&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-24T05:20:21.283" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T05:20:21.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26328" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26336" CreationDate="2015-08-27T09:55:45.567" Score="1" ViewCount="2567" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the duties of a husband in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if a husband humiliates his wife and blames her for no reason? What if a husband ignores his wives' expectations?  What if a husband neglects his wife for the world?  What if a husband doesn't express any feelings or gratitude towards his wife?  What are the rights of a wife over her husband in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13920" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-02T00:33:32.377" LastActivityDate="2017-07-02T00:33:32.377" Title="What are the duties of a husband?" Tags="|nikah|husband|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17371" CreationDate="2015-08-27T12:14:35.063" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Is it possible to do ijtihad not according to these four schools?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;yes. see meaning of the word : &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijtihad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijtihad&lt;/a&gt; : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ijtihad (Arabic: اجتهاد‎ ijtihād, &quot;diligence&quot;) is an Islamic legal&#xA;  term that means &quot;independent reasoning&quot; or &quot;the utmost effort an&#xA;  individual can put forth in an activity.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;yes, of course, independent reasoning is possible. i do not know anything in quran nor hadithes that prohibit that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it is not only possible, it is normal and must be used. because independendent reasoning is, in another words, just thinking about how to do things islamically and with more sawab. of course, it is not prohibited and it is accounted a good thing. (see ayats with word of &quot;think&quot;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=fkr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=fkr&lt;/a&gt; ; &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Eql&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Eql&lt;/a&gt; ; &quot;proof&quot; : &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=brhn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=brhn&lt;/a&gt; ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;who follow other persons, if he does wrong, will get punishment: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/164&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/6/164&lt;/a&gt; : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... And every soul earns not [blame] except against itself, and no&#xA;  bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/38/60-61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/38/60-61&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They will say, &quot;Nor you! No welcome for you. You, [our leaders],&#xA;  brought this upon us, and wretched is the settlement.&quot; They will say,&#xA;  &quot;Our Lord, whoever brought this upon us - increase for him double&#xA;  punishment in the Fire.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so, in some cases, if you see that reasons of fakihs are incorrect, you should better think by yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;persons who disallow ijtihad use this ayat: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/16/43&lt;/a&gt; : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed [Our&#xA;  message]. So ask the people of the message if you do not know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but it does not say that you always must ask and follow fakihs, alims, who know that quran, hadithes, etc by heart, (as the disallowers say that they must be such persons). words/phrase used there are &quot;ahlu z zikr&quot;, ahlu is people or like people ( &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Ahl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Ahl&lt;/a&gt; ) and zikr is remembering, reminding : &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=*kr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=*kr&lt;/a&gt; - i think it is because people of time of muhammad used to rememeber lots of texts, and they had to read that texts time to time , to not forget them. and nowadays it is easy to search texts in internet, though knowing men also can be very helpful, because they get from their memory from many fields of knowledge, and have/know connections between that fields.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and this ayat does not say to ask and follow them always, but only to ask things which you do not know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and using of ijtihad may be impossible to bypass/evade (ie may be necessary): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;if you need to do something today but you can get answer from an islamic scholar only tomorrow.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;there are lot of different acts and decisions for them, so, asking for everything scholars would bury them with questions. and that things are not all considered in mazhab scholars texts.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;sometimes, you cannot follow a mazhab, if their texts are not translated to language that you know and you do not know arabic, or if you cannot access to that texts at all, and you cannot find a person who can answer to you.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2015-09-05T17:11:46.727" LastActivityDate="2015-09-05T17:11:46.727" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26328" CreationDate="2015-08-27T12:18:48.240" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;When we read in Quran the Verses about the relationship between husband and wife and family matters we always find the words &quot;و ان خفتم&quot; =&quot;And if you fear that ...&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also can find that Allah ordered the believers to consort with women in kindness&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, it is not lawful for you to inherit women by&#xA;  compulsion. And do not make difficulties for them in order to take&#xA;  [back] part of what you gave them unless they commit a clear&#xA;  immorality. &lt;strong&gt;And live with them in kindness&lt;/strong&gt;. For if you dislike&#xA;  them - perhaps you dislike a thing and Allah makes therein much good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Surat an-Nisa' (4:19)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he described how wife and husband should live together:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;you may find tranquillity&lt;/strong&gt; in them; and He placed &lt;strong&gt;between you affection&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;and mercy&lt;/strong&gt;. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Surat ar-Rum (30:21)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Wife's Basic Rights Regarding Her Husband's Behavior not mentioning from her other rights regarding living expenditures, housing, clothing, and education of children. Are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first and worthiest condition of marriage to be fulfilled by the husband is to &quot;keep the promise or promises he made to the wife at the time he married her.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated `Uqba:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said: &quot;The stipulations most entitled to be abided by&#xA;  are those with which you are given the right to enjoy the (women's)&#xA;  private parts (i.e. the stipulations of the marriage contract).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Sahih al-Bukhari and Sunan abi Dawod]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He cannot order her to do anything that is against religion. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He must exercise patience and be prepared to listen to her advice in every situation. The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to listen to the advice of his wives in matters ranging from the smallest to the greatest.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He must respect her and pay attention to her needs so that she will respect him and pay attention to his. This could mean expressing gratitude pay attention to her not ignoring her!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He must never ever divulge the secrets of the household and those of the married couple.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He must strive with sincerity to acquire her trust, and seek her welfare in all the actions that pertain to her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He must treat her generously at all times. The Prophet (s) said that the best gift or charity (sadaqa) is that spent on one's wife.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If she works outside the house, it is praiseworthy for the husband to hire house help to relieve her from too heavy a burden. Again expressing gratitude!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He must avoid excessive jealousy and remember that Allah is also jealous that he himself not commit. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He must protect her honor and not place her in situations where it is compromised or belittled.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He must exercise patience and forgiveness in the case of disagreement or dispute, and not rush to divorce. This means he should try to avoid quarrels!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He must not dwell on what he dislikes in his wife, but on what he likes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The husband is not to stay away from his wife or keep his wife in a state of suspense, whether at home or abroad, for a protracted period of time except with her consent. This means a husband shouldn't neglect his wife!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And you will never be able to be equal [in feeling] between wives,&#xA;  even if you should strive [to do so]. &lt;strong&gt;So do not incline completely&#xA;  [toward one] and leave another hanging.&lt;/strong&gt; And if you amend [your&#xA;  affairs] and fear Allah - then indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and&#xA;  Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;14&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He shouldn't beat his wife!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bahz bin Hakim reported on the authority of his father from his&#xA;  grandfather (Mu'awiyah ibn Haydah) as saying: I said: Messenger of&#xA;  Allah, how should we approach our wives and how should we leave them?&#xA;  He replied: Approach your tilth when or how you will, give her (your&#xA;  wife) food when you take food, clothe when you clothe yourself, do not&#xA;  revile her face, and do not beat her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Dawud said: The version of Shu'bah has: That you give her food&#xA;  when you have food yourself, and that you clothe her when you clothe&#xA;  yourself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Sunan abi Dawod (just one of two ahadith), a similar Hadith is in&#xA;  Sunan ibn Majah and in al-Adab al-Mufrad of Imam al-Bukhari]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;15&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Caring for one's wife's sexual fulfillment is an obligation of religion. Again this would mean he shouldn't neglect his wife!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A Husband should beShowing his affection for his wife as our Messenger (peace be upon him) used to do:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Narrated Zainab bint Abi Salama:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Um-Salama said, &quot;I got my menses while I was lying with the Prophet&#xA;  (ﷺ) under a woolen sheet. So I slipped away, took the clothes for&#xA;  menses and put them on. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'Have you got your&#xA;  menses?' I replied, 'Yes.' Then he called me and took me with him&#xA;  under the woolen sheet.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Um Salama further said, &quot;The Prophet (ﷺ) used&#xA;  to kiss me while he was fasting. The Prophet (ﷺ) and I used to take&#xA;  the bath of Janaba from a single pot.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[sahih al-Bukahri, Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) used to kiss her and suck her tongue when he was&#xA;  fasting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Sunan abi Dawod, qualified as da'if by al-Albani and others because of the addition &quot;suck her tongue&quot;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Narrated `Aisha:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) used to kiss and embrace (his wives) while he was&#xA;  fasting, and he had more power to control his desires than any of you.&#xA;  Said Jabir, &quot;The person who gets discharge after casting a look (on&#xA;  his wife) should complete his fast.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Sahih al-Bukhari]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here another thing a good husband should do according to the sunna:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated AbuSa'id ; AbuHurayrah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When a man himself wakes at night and wakens his&#xA;  wife and they pray two rak'ahs together, they are recorded among the&#xA;  men and women who make much mention of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Sunan abi Dawod]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and at least some useful links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.org/msaec/articles/responsibilities_husband.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sunnah.org/msaec/articles/responsibilities_husband.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/10680&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/10680&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And at least from a shia' point of View&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/principles-marriage-family-ethics-ayatullah-ibrahim-amini/part-2-duties-men&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/principles-marriage-family-ethics-ayatullah-ibrahim-amini/part-2-duties-men&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-09-10T14:04:15.697" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T14:04:15.697" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26333" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-27T15:02:01.857" Score="6" ViewCount="2473" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah can do anything without the slightest of effort. As well as Allah giving us &quot;free will&quot;, why didn't He create all of the mankind and all of the heavens and the earth in Jannah without any kind of test? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, if my dad was born with super power that makes him able to do anything he wishes to, my dad will give me so much knowledge that I wouldn't need to go to school. Then he'll give so much money that I wouldn't need to rely to anyone as well as beautiful wife, happy family, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not only the mankind, He could have given free will and Jannah to his angels, mountains, heaven, earth, animals, trees, etc. not to mention, that they're more loyal than humans as they praise Allah nonstop, which makes them almost more deserving than human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why then didn't He? What reason was there for giving humans in particular both free will and this test?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13922" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-09-18T21:14:00.937" LastActivityDate="2018-03-02T16:45:17.977" Title="Why didn't Allah created us in jannah without test?" Tags="|allah|jannah|creation|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2017-04-24T16:13:16.173" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26334" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-27T15:56:39.260" Score="-1" ViewCount="7688" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it true that we're not allowed to kiss somebody before getting married to her/him according to Islam? If it is, what is the punishment for that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13923" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-09-01T20:40:38.277" LastActivityDate="2015-09-01T20:40:38.277" Title="What is the punishment for kissing someone outside of marriage?" Tags="|punishment|kissing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26317" CreationDate="2015-08-27T16:46:23.703" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum wr wb&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 6 cases in which you can talk about a person in their absence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Complaining (feedback) to a person of authority.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seeking help in changing an evil and turning evils to that which is correct: An example of this is if someone witnesses a person drinking alcohol and then he mentions that to his guardian seeking to correct him and assist in prohibiting evil.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seeking a religious ruling (fatwa)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Warning the Muslim ummah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Of an evil being committed openly by someone&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For identification of person who is known by a nickname.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first two will fall into your category. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: Riyaadh-us-Saaliheen, chapter 256&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5165" LastEditorUserId="5165" LastEditDate="2015-08-29T04:57:55.893" LastActivityDate="2015-08-29T04:57:55.893" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26328" CreationDate="2015-08-27T17:14:49.333" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sister may Allah make it easy on you. Br Saif highlighted the duties in a very detailed manner. It is difficult to list such ideals out to any man and ask him to obey. hat is recipe for disaster. There needs to be hikmah in things you deal with. Although every man should strive to have such qualities we aren't living in the age of sahaba or the tabaeen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other parts of the question are very personal. A person cannot just comment without knowing or speaking to both the sides, especially in cases of marital issues. This leads to big fitnah and issues in the marriage. Every couple is different and every marriage is different. If I start suggesting you something then I can be accused of acting on hearsay and just listening to one side. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What works is that you recite this verse whenever you see him &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aemdM.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aemdM.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly you recite what is below whenever you get a chance and especially when things are not going in the right direction.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qkSd4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/qkSd4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The biggest and most difficult thing is that you begin praying tahajjud and ask for Allah's help. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot ask your husband to do this and you are the one seeking help so I am suggesting you these solutions. One thing that helps tremendously and I have seen this in my own experience and various households is that turning OFF Bollywood from home has significantly changed the life of many couples I know including myself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope Allah makes your situation easier and increase love between the two of you. And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5165" LastActivityDate="2015-08-27T17:14:49.333" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26337" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-27T18:58:22.080" Score="2" ViewCount="324" Body="&lt;p&gt;My husband is a revert and he gave me three talaqs, but he wasn't really sure of what he was doing because he thinks we can reconcile even if he give me three talaqs.  So if he was unaware of what he was really doing, is the talaq still valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13924" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T23:54:49.493" LastActivityDate="2018-06-05T06:41:08.683" Title="If my husband was unaware of the consequences of three talaqs, is still valid?" Tags="|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26340" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-27T20:28:26.017" Score="7" ViewCount="75188" Body="&lt;p&gt;My problem is that I cannot really pray on time. &#xA;I live in Europe and I have to be at work at 8:30. I don't have a car and the company is quite far from the city center where there is a mosquee.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evening I live my job at 18h and I arrive at home at 19h. So I miss 3 prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the only prayer I can do on time is the dawn's and the night's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it possible to pray by advance? What should I do in my situation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13926" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-29T00:02:35.913" LastActivityDate="2021-11-08T23:32:29.587" Title="Is it permissible to pray in advance when work commitments prevent me from praying on time?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26337" CreationDate="2015-08-27T20:42:52.770" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;my answer here was incorrect. i am going to write new answer in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/103&quot;&gt;Just reciting &amp;quot;Talak&amp;quot; thrice commits divorce?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-07-26T08:35:07.307" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26345" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-28T07:50:33.100" Score="1" ViewCount="780" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do the evil spirits really exist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the answer is no so what if a Muslim sees a dead person's spirit? Is this a jinn or spirit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what about paranormal activities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13931" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-18T04:36:07.227" LastActivityDate="2017-01-17T06:01:39.657" Title="Do the evil spirits really exist?" Tags="|jinn|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26346" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24453" CreationDate="2015-08-28T08:10:58.000" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now the point is as follows as long as you don't have direct deal with riba your earnings are halal. But if you somehow deal or help for riba business your earnings are haram. This means if you don't have direct contact with riba all you do is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found a &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=52899&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic) saying that you can even work in a bank (that deals with riba) if you work in section which is clean from riba!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=74053&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;for example&lt;/a&gt; you work for a company that deals with (riba) banks your income is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nevertheless Muslims used to do business with Jews. As Ali ibn Abi Talib (May Allah be pleased with him) used to work for a Jew knowing that the Jew deals with riba! As Allah said about them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [for] their taking of usury while they had been forbidden from it,&#xA;  and their consuming of the people's wealth unjustly. And we have&#xA;  prepared for the disbelievers among them a painful punishment. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/161&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:161&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reasoning mentioned in your Question is a bit too hard as in this you have to know the following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jabir said that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) cursed the accepter of interest&#xA;  and its payer, and one who records it, and the two witnesses, and he&#xA;  said: They are all equal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/22/132&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and other hadith collections)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefor all you should do is avoid being one of those!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you might know that some scholars allow dealing with riba for muslims in non-muslim countries for example via credits for Houses and flats!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in general it is better to follow the Verse you mentioned in your Question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not violate the rites of Allah or [the&#xA;  sanctity of] the sacred month or [neglect the marking of] the&#xA;  sacrificial animals and garlanding [them] or [violate the safety of]&#xA;  those coming to the Sacred House seeking bounty from their Lord and&#xA;  [His] approval. But when you come out of ihram, then [you may] hunt.&#xA;  And do not let the hatred of a people for having obstructed you from&#xA;  al-Masjid al-Haram lead you to transgress. &lt;strong&gt;And cooperate in&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is severe in penalty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Suratal-Maida (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:2&lt;/a&gt;)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also the following fatwa in Arabic:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.binbaz.org.sa/node/20699&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.binbaz.org.sa/node/20699&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From all of this you seem neither to be a witness of a riba transaction nor somebody who pays or record it, your money is free from interest and doesn't come from riba, as you earned it by work! So you don't deal with riba directly! And your income is halal, even if it is not recommended to work in a bank if you had other opportunities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-24T09:27:12.300" LastActivityDate="2018-01-24T09:27:12.300" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26351" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-28T20:44:50.250" Score="6" ViewCount="2942" Body="&lt;p&gt;My father works and earns money in a country where he is not allowed to work because he is not a national of that country. Is his income halal or haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13938" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-24T07:46:01.530" LastActivityDate="2018-01-13T04:26:19.423" Title="Is income earned from a country one is not allowed to work in haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|money|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="635" CreationDate="2015-08-29T09:51:24.033" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will give you a direct answer based on Atheist belief, you said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;atheists will argue that since they can't hear, see or feel God then He doesn't exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of us have ever seen, nor heard, nor felt, nor smelled, nor tasted our grand, grand, grand, grand parents, yet we believe that they did exist. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the &quot;Atheist&quot; argument, none of us should believe that our grand, grand, grand, grand parents existed since there is no evidence to prove this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Either the Atheist logic is flawed, or we must believe based on that logic that our ancestors never existed due to lack of evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This bring me to the point of hypocrisy, how can you have such a belief, yet believe that your ancestors did exist, I'm sure most, if not all Atheist believe in the existence of their ancestors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, just because the Atheist logic is flawed, we can't conclude that therefore god exists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Science has advanced very rapidly, our understanding of the existence is increasing by the minute. So what has science concluded? Well, simply put, science has concluded that there is no such thing as random. That is a critical piece of evidence pointing to God's existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does it mean when scientists say nothing is random?&#xA;Definition of random:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tpfzx.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tpfzx.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Made, done, happening, or chosen without method or &lt;strong&gt;conscious decision&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Science says that the universe is predetermined, meaning that if we were to restart the universe an infinite number of times, the result will be exactly the same, that quiet clearly points to conscious decision. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (swt) says in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there within the darknesses of the earth and no moist or dry [thing] but that it is [written] in a clear record.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2015-08-29T09:51:24.033" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26357" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-29T12:36:37.923" Score="2" ViewCount="314" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am to be married and my to-be-husband wants me to go and live with him in his home where his whole family is. He has a job there also. The problem is my parents do not want to send me as it is in another state and I might not get a good enough job according to what I have studied (as it is a rural area so to speak as I live in the capital city). And as I'm the only daughter they are a little more protective. I have no objection in going. Will it be wrong for me to go even if my parents don't like it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13941" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-29T06:17:10.537" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T12:22:16.987" Title="Can my Parents refuse to let me go to my husbands house to live once married?" Tags="|nikah|parents|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26358" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24594" CreationDate="2015-08-29T12:57:39.490" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe these verses will help you in finding a solution to your problem:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And women of purity are for men of purity, and men of purity are for women of purity&quot; &#xA;  [Qur'an 24:26]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient, and guard in (the husbands) absence what Allah would have them guard&quot; [Qur'an 4:34]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;It may be, &lt;strong&gt;if he divorced you (all), that Allah will give him in exchange consorts better than you, who submit (Muslims), who believe, who are devout, who turn to Allah in repentance, who worship (in humility), who travel (for faith) and fast..&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&#xA;  [Qur'an 66:5]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2015-08-29T12:57:39.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26362" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-29T19:04:59.020" Score="-1" ViewCount="2324" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a Christian friend who is very close to Islam, and I want him to accept Islam. Are there any chapters/verses or paras of Qur'an which should be taught to him first?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13946" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-08-30T02:16:58.420" LastActivityDate="2015-08-31T16:55:09.500" Title="What part of Quran should we teach first to Christians?" Tags="|christianity|reading-quran|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26362" CreationDate="2015-08-29T22:04:59.583" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tell him there is nothing in the Quran or Islam that would stop him from being a good Christian. Then point to the first commandment in the Bible and to the prediction of the Holy Ghost because this was predicting the Prophet Muhammud PBUH. This is my opinion as a convert. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then point to the beautiful short surahs including the &quot;Time&quot; surah 103, &quot;The Sincerity&quot; surah 112, and &quot;The Disbelievers&quot; surah 109. There are fundamental points concerning religion and life in these. For example, I think &quot;Time&quot; could be considered the answer to the &quot;meaning of life&quot; and summed up in just a few statements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13203" LastActivityDate="2015-08-29T22:04:59.583" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26366" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26362" CreationDate="2015-08-30T02:55:46.580" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I suggest that you read to him Surah Hajj (23) verses 5 to 8 and Surah Ar-Rum verse 30 to 40.  Also mention that the Prophet SAW was illiterate and just a normal human being and talk about how he was born and raised.  Try to explain that Christianity all began in the Middle East and that Hebrew and Arabic are sister languages of each other.  Prophet Isa (AS) is referred to the Jews as Iso.  Western Christianity started from Eastern Christianity.  You can also explain to him that there is no direct link between the writers of the gospels of the Old and New Testament because they were written in different time periods and the writers themselves are mysterious because we do not know any other biographical information about them.  Prophet SAW and his companions were there at the exact same time period and have given narrations in Sahih Al-Bukhari and Sahih-Muslim, which are the foundations of the Sunnah (Prophet SAW's traditions and ways).  I do not know if you have a Summarized Sahih-Bukhari and Sahih-Muslim, but that would help out too.  Asalamaleikum &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13937" LastActivityDate="2015-08-30T02:55:46.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26367" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-30T03:05:54.113" Score="2" ViewCount="2239" Body="&lt;p&gt;You both like each other and want to marry.  You have done sin astagfirullah, but you want to change your ways and make it halal and still get married.  Is it permissible, and how do you fix such sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13948" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-02T07:28:29.773" LastActivityDate="2017-09-02T07:28:29.773" Title="Can a couple still get married after committing sin together?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|sex|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="237" CreationDate="2015-08-30T03:22:46.093" Score="18" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a complicated and messy subject. I will try to be as objective as I can at my answer, in summary I will mention three different opinions along with their proofs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Music is Haram&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Music is Halal&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Music is Halal in accordance to Denatology&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My final opinion on the matter&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Music is Haram&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;From Quran&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lu9fI.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lu9fI.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of the people is he who buys the amusement of speech to mislead [others] from the way of Allah without knowledge and who takes it in ridicule. Those will have a humiliating punishment. [31:6]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;amusement of speech&lt;/code&gt; has been &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/5000&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;referenced&lt;/a&gt; as the following by the following people:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibn Abbas PBUH: Singing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mogahed: Drums&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alhassan Albasri: Singing and Flutes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibn Masood: Singing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abi Omar PBUH: Singing&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah also says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a7ywD.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/a7ywD.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And incite [to senselessness] whoever you can among them with your voice and assault them with your horses and foot soldiers and become a partner in their wealth and their children and promise them.&amp;quot; But Satan does not promise them except delusion. [17:64]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same source as above, Moghaed claims that &lt;code&gt;your voice&lt;/code&gt; references Singing and falsehood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;From Sunnah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/74/16&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;says&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَقَالَ هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَطِيَّةُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ الْكِلاَبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ غَنْمٍ الأَشْعَرِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَامِرٍ ـ أَوْ أَبُو مَالِكٍ ـ الأَشْعَرِيُّ وَاللَّهِ مَا كَذَبَنِي سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏ &amp;quot;‏ لَيَكُونَنَّ مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَقْوَامٌ يَسْتَحِلُّونَ الْحِرَ وَالْحَرِيرَ وَالْخَمْرَ وَالْمَعَازِفَ، وَلَيَنْزِلَنَّ أَقْوَامٌ إِلَى جَنْبِ عَلَمٍ يَرُوحُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِسَارِحَةٍ لَهُمْ، يَأْتِيهِمْ ـ يَعْنِي الْفَقِيرَ ـ لِحَاجَةٍ فَيَقُولُوا ارْجِعْ إِلَيْنَا غَدًا‏.‏ فَيُبَيِّتُهُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَضَعُ الْعَلَمَ، وَيَمْسَخُ آخَرِينَ قِرَدَةً وَخَنَازِيرَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that he heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, &amp;quot;From among my followers there will be some people who will consider illegal sexual intercourse, the wearing of silk, the drinking of alcoholic drinks and the use of musical instruments, as lawful. And there will be some people who will stay near the side of a mountain and in the evening their shepherd will come to them with their sheep and ask them for something, but they will say to him, 'Return to us tomorrow.' Allah will destroy them during the night and will let the mountain fall on them, and He will transform the rest of them into monkeys and pigs and they will remain so till the Day of Resurrection.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A small mention that the hadith was also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/34/20&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;narrated from another source&lt;/a&gt; missing the Musical instrument part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet also mentions that the selling of singers in 2 &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=%D8%AA%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%A7%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadiths&lt;/a&gt;, both are weak:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ مُضَرَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَحْرٍ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، وَهُوَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ مَوْلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ لاَ تَبِيعُوا الْقَيْنَاتِ وَلاَ تَشْتَرُوهُنَّ وَلاَ تُعَلِّمُوهُنَّ وَلاَ خَيْرَ فِي تِجَارَةٍ فِيهِنَّ وَثَمَنُهُنَّ حَرَامٌ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ فِي مِثْلِ ذَلِكَ أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَيْهِ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ ‏:‏ ‏(‏ومِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْتَرِي لَهْوَ الْحَدِيثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ‏)‏ إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ إِنَّمَا يُرْوَى مِنْ حَدِيثِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ ‏.‏ وَالْقَاسِمُ ثِقَةٌ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ يَزِيدَ يُضَعَّفُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ يَقُولُ الْقَاسِمُ ثِقَةٌ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ يَزِيدَ يُضَعَّفُ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Umamah: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: &amp;quot;Do not sell the female singers, nor purchase them, nor teach them (to sing). And there is no good in trade in them, and their prices are unlawful. It was about the likes of this that this Ayah was revealed: 'And among mankind is he who purchases idle talk to divert from the way of Allah (31:6).'&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another Munkar &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/152&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;, that was made Sahih by Alabani:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ الْغُدَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، قَالَ سَمِعَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ، مِزْمَارًا - قَالَ - فَوَضَعَ أُصْبُعَيْهِ عَلَى أُذُنَيْهِ وَنَأَى عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ وَقَالَ لِي يَا نَافِعُ هَلْ تَسْمَعُ شَيْئًا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَرَفَعَ أُصْبُعَيْهِ مِنْ أُذُنَيْهِ وَقَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَسَمِعَ مِثْلَ هَذَا فَصَنَعَ مِثْلَ هَذَا ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ اللُّؤْلُؤِيُّ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا دَاوُدَ يَقُولُ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ مُنْكَرٌ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nafi' said: Ibn Umar heard a pipe, put his fingers in his ears and went away from the road. He said to me: Are you hearing anything? I said: No. He said: He then took his fingers out of his ears and said: I was with the Prophet (ﷺ), and he heard like this and he did like this. AbuAli al-Lu'lu said: I heard AbuDawud say: This is a rejected hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Music is Halal&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;From the Quran&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, there is no proof from the explicitly allows Music. However, those are claim it is Halal do not go to extreme interruption of &lt;code&gt;amusement of speech&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;your voice&lt;/code&gt; that was claimed above. If that was meant as Music, the Prophet PBUH would have made it crisp clear and not for his companions to interrupt it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;From the Sunnah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=%D8%AF%D9%8E%D8%B9%D9%92%D9%87%D9%8F%D9%85%D9%8E%D8%A7+%D9%8A%D9%8E%D8%A7+%D8%A3%D9%8E%D8%A8%D9%8E%D8%A7+%D8%A8%D9%8E%D9%83%D9%92%D8%B1%D9%8D&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;mentioned&lt;/a&gt; in several hadiths that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ، دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا وَالنَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عِنْدَهَا يَوْمَ فِطْرٍ أَوْ أَضْحًى، وَعِنْدَهَا قَيْنَتَانِ ‏{‏تُغَنِّيَانِ‏}‏ بِمَا تَقَاذَفَتِ الأَنْصَارُ يَوْمَ بُعَاثَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مِزْمَارُ الشَّيْطَانِ مَرَّتَيْنِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &amp;quot;‏ دَعْهُمَا يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ، إِنَّ لِكُلِّ قَوْمٍ عِيدًا، وَإِنَّ عِيدَنَا هَذَا الْيَوْمُ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That once Abu Bakr came to her on the day of &lt;code&gt;Id-ul-Fitr or &lt;/code&gt;Id ul Adha while the Prophet (ﷺ) was with her and there were two girl singers with her, singing songs of the Ansar about the day of Buath. Abu Bakr said twice. &amp;quot;Musical instrument of Satan!&amp;quot; But the Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;Leave them Abu Bakr, for every nation has an &lt;code&gt;Id (i.e. festival) and this day is our &lt;/code&gt;Id.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can clearly see the prophet PBUH allowed Musical instruments, if that haram he wouldn't allow it at times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another set of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%86%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadiths&lt;/a&gt;, the prophet says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمًا عَلَى باب حُجْرَتِي، وَالْحَبَشَةُ يَلْعَبُونَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَسْتُرُنِي بِرِدَائِهِ، أَنْظُرُ إِلَى لَعِبِهِمْ‏.‏ زَادَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَالْحَبَشَةُ يَلْعَبُونَ بِحِرَابِهِمْ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) at the door of my house while some Ethiopians were playing in the mosque (displaying their skill with spears). Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was screening me with his Rida' so as to enable me to see their display. (&lt;code&gt;Urwa said that &lt;/code&gt;Aisha said, &amp;quot;I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) and the Ethiopians were playing with their spears.&amp;quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone who have watched ancient Ethopian dance songs, like most African dances, knows that it not included Musical instrument, but barely clothed warriors dancing with spears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Music is Halal in accordance to Denatology&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This opinion, many would not like, but basically it is an overall modernization of Islamic logic of where it says that Allah claims in the Quran that it is complete, with all the rules and regulations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1vCYc.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1vCYc.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion; so fear them not, but fear Me. This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. [5:3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many claim that the Hadith is the same level as the word of God citing, which is incorrect. The Quran was meant as a complete Halal/Haram template. The Sunnah was meant to explain and interrupt the Quran and no more. The prophet PBUH will never make something Haram from a whim of his own, and if it was a revelation it would be in the Quran, as that is what the Quran is, a revelation of Allah's orders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On such basis, the Music is not Haram since Allah did not forbid it explicitly in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;My final opinion on the matter&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Music itself is not Haram. However, the wording of the Music - which is not what the question asks can make it Haram or Halal. The same way as Knife is Halal but it's usage can make it Halal or Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-08-30T03:22:46.093" CommentCount="18" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26351" CreationDate="2015-08-30T03:26:56.180" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamaleikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It depends on what your father is doing as a profession.  If he is working under the table, he would have to show his income to the government if they ask him to, otherwise he is not following the law of the land of that country and its government.  Most work overseas is done by a working visa and the person working is an immigrant of that country.  If your father is selling alcohol or pork or illegal drugs to other people, then the income earned is haraam.  If he is working for a hardware store or a construction company for building houses for people, then that's completely halal.  I would need further insight to what work he is doing, but on the general level, if the job leads to haraam, such as working for a technology company that invests in Alcohol or inappropriate dress.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asalamaleikum  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13937" LastActivityDate="2015-08-30T03:26:56.180" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26340" CreationDate="2015-08-30T03:42:14.747" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you have missed Duhr, Asr, and Maghrib prayers and are having difficulty you have some options.  You can make up the prayers when you return back home.  So you can do 4 rakats, then 4 rakats, then 3 rakats, but for the 3 rakats, you would do tahashud(pointing finger) and complete the prayer on the 3rd rakat.  You cannot pray like you are praying Maghrib, once Maghrib is missed, it’s missed.  The second option is to ask your employer if you can do earlier shifts if possible and see what he/she says.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The third option is to look for another job while you are doing your job and apply to another company that has a better time schedule and also maybe let you pray at the masjid (mosque).  If you are business minded, the last option would be to save up money and take a short certificate or diploma program and start up your own small business.  Inshallah, things should work out for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asalamaleikum  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13937" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-02T05:33:27.257" LastActivityDate="2015-11-02T05:33:27.257" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26345" CreationDate="2015-08-30T13:45:40.597" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What seems in dream is neither evil jinn nor Spirit. It's an imagination produced by your mind relating to your situations. Sometimes some dreams are signs which if interpreted liberate meaningful sense but they are very rare. A Jinn or spirit has no power to interfere you while you are sleeping. A spirit of a dead person can never be observed while you are awake or sleeping because spirit of a dead person can never ever come back to earth! While Jinns can show up their self only when you are awake as they have the power to hid or reveal themselves but they don't have powers to intercept your subconscious state!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastActivityDate="2015-08-30T13:45:40.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26380" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-30T22:24:00.993" Score="3" ViewCount="5359" Body="&lt;p&gt;A huge bee came to my bathroom while I was brushing my teeth and was buzzing around, and in panic/due to my fear of such insects I killed it. Would this be considered haram in this scenario? I feel extremely guilty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11685" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-06T23:09:57.663" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T23:09:57.663" Title="Is killing a bee haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|animals|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16273" CreationDate="2015-08-30T23:44:12.800" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;i think they misunderstood the &quot;sahar&quot; time and they think it as time to start eating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;really it is probably time of end of eating and fajr prayer can be done after that time before &quot;fajr&quot; time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and probably the &quot;fajr&quot; time means time used in that country to read prayers in mosques, and it is set to different time from &quot;sahar&quot; time because in months except ramadan sahar time is not used and only fajr time is used and they set fajr time to later time because they (country's registered religious organisation) think true beginning of fajr time is too early; or, maybe, they set fajr time to time which is easy to calculate for example sunrise time - 2 hours and it falls into fajr time in that seazon/period of year in that country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2015-08-30T23:44:12.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26384" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-08-31T03:00:48.190" Score="5" ViewCount="5497" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a recent revert to Islam. I was married before I reverted, to a man that is not a Muslim, although he believes in monotheism. What is the Islamic ruling on this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not think Allah would let me marry this man to get a divorce within a year. My husband treats me well.  I think the Quran says to practice the law in the land in which you reside.  He is my legal husband, does that not make it law to follow the Quran and stay married instead of breaking up a new happy family?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13960" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-22T14:07:57.473" LastActivityDate="2018-11-04T17:00:56.533" Title="What to do after converting to Islam while happily married to a non-Muslim husband?" Tags="|nikah|non-muslim|conversion|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26384" CreationDate="2015-08-31T07:00:02.170" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Welcome to Islam, you will soon witness the beauty of the religion, the peace and tranquility it brings to you and please don't be disappointed by the indiscipline among majority of its followers, we're trying, make supplication for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Known (Sunni) Shari'a Point of View&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will try to explain the shari'a point of view (links are included in the text but may also refer to other parts) According to the following Verse of Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, when the believing women come to you as&#xA;  emigrants, examine them. Allah is most knowing as to their faith. &lt;strong&gt;And&#xA;  if you know them to be believers, then do not return them to the&#xA;  disbelievers&lt;/strong&gt;; they are not lawful [wives] for them, nor are they&#xA;  lawful [husbands] for them. But give the disbelievers what they have&#xA;  spent. And there is no blame upon you if you marry them when you have&#xA;  given them their due compensation. And hold not to marriage bonds with&#xA;  disbelieving women, but ask for what you have spent and let them ask&#xA;  for what they have spent. That is the judgement of Allah ; He judges&#xA;  between you. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Surat Al-Mumtahana(60:10)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A woman who converted to islam shouldn't stay (return to her) with a non-muslim Husband. This means she should reject having intercourse with him and they should be divorced after the waiting period. This is the clear &lt;strong&gt;Sunni&lt;/strong&gt; point of view as we find in the Quran a Verse which explains this duration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Prophet, when you [Muslims] divorce women, &lt;strong&gt;divorce them for&lt;/strong&gt; [the&#xA;  commencement of] &lt;strong&gt;their waiting period and keep count of the waiting&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;period&lt;/strong&gt;, and fear Allah , your Lord. Do not turn them out of their&#xA;  [husbands'] houses, nor should they [themselves] leave [during that&#xA;  period] unless they are committing a clear immorality. And those are&#xA;  the limits [set by] Allah . And whoever transgresses the limits of&#xA;  Allah has certainly wronged himself. You know not; perhaps Allah will&#xA;  bring about after that a [different] matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Surat At-Talaq(65:1)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now during this time you could try to convince your husband to convert to islam with all you can. As the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-the-scholar/dawah-principles/dawah-to-non-and-new-muslims/175730-i-want-to-embrace-islam-but-can-i-keep-my-marriage.html?New_Muslims=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;scholars&lt;/a&gt; also, say if one of married couple convert to islam and the waiting period passed and the other also became muslim that their former &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/3408&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;husband/wife&lt;/a&gt; is the best to keep, this means their marriage is still acknowledged and they can live together as before as husband and wife. therefore in an islamic country a Judge would either divorce you after the waiting period or confirm your marriage. During the time of the waiting period no muslim man can marry you even if islam is regarding your conversion as a reason for divorce. But afterwards (legally from a shri'a point of view but you must have been divorced) it is possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a long Hadith in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/54/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; you also find that O'mar ibn al Khatab divorced two of his non-muslim wifes after the revealing of the Verse (60:10).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far this are the known shari'a point of views which end that a woman would be separated/divorced after her waiting period (3 months) if she converts and her husband didn't. But one must take into account that these rules where made for converts who converted in dar al-islam which nowadays means they converted in a muslim country!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some related Fatwas in Arabic as an Addition:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/15392/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85-%D8%A5%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA-%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dar al-ifta' al-Massriya&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=117490&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamweb.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/114722&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa.info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Situation for converts in non-muslim countries&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a converted woman who lives in a non muslim country one should take into account her situation and maybe look at some not that popular fatwas about the matter we can find that &lt;a href=&quot;http://archive.aawsat.com/details.asp?article=50820&amp;amp;issueno=8285&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sheikh al-Qaradawy&lt;/a&gt; quotes that ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziya counted 9 different opinions here just 3 of them revealed in the article:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We can find that 'Omar ibn al Khatab (May Allah be pleased with him) as quoted by ibn al-Qayyim that he gave a former christian woman, which converted but didn't leave her non muslim husband (and homeland?) the choice between leaving her husband or staying beside him, Sheikh al-Qaradawy interprets the narration as even they will stay together as husband in wife with all meanings of the matter (including intercourse!).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An other Narration mentioned by ibn al-Qayyim from 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (May Allah be pleased with him) said that she could stay with him and wait for him to convert but she shouldn't let him make possession of her (having intercourse) this was the favorite opinion of ibn al-Qayyim and ibn Tayymiya.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A 3rd Narration quoted by ibn al-Qayyim from Imam az-Zuhari (May Allah be pleased with him) says that they could stay toghether until a court ( i guess he this means: an islamic court) or a higher authority separates them! &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These 3 Opinions are valid as in (60:10) the converted woman left their non-Muslim husbands in Mekka Mekka (ard-al-Kufr) and came to Medina (ard al-Islam) to a Muslim community/country! So if (only) the wife converts and leaves her husband to a Muslim country the situation will change and the former fatwas should be applied!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A point which is stated by Abu al 'ala' al Mawdodi is: That if the Marriage itself is regarded as invalid in islam they would be divorced automatically: For example a woman who married a mahram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu al 'ala' al Mawdodi added that in any case the woman should reject having intercourse with her (non-muslim) Husband and after the waiting period she could choose still to wait for him or to leave him. As from a shri'a point of view her marriage is still valid but considered as made temporary inactive! And he -in case she wants to separate- advises to do a legal divorce!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These statements are based on an article which reports some discussion in the European Council For Fatwa and Research.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additions and Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I know from a shi'i friend  that his sister married a christian (all living in Germany) with a kind of contract. But i don't know the details and the situation here is different and the story seems to be a special case which might not be accepted by scholars as one may conclude from the answers of shi'a brothers on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/544/whats-the-stand-of-islam-on-a-muslim-woman-marrying-a-non-believer&quot;&gt;What&amp;#39;s the stand of Islam on a Muslim woman marrying a non-believer?&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;According the Sunni point of view nikah al-Muta' is haram because it has a touch of zina and it is considered as abrogated!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore i can only suggest to make your effort to convince your husband to become a Muslim and hope you will succeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-08-14T09:53:18.343" LastActivityDate="2017-08-14T09:53:18.343" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26367" CreationDate="2015-08-31T08:33:29.980" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well i guess the answer -as far as i understand your question- is clear you can only try to get married!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would mean the girl/woman should convince her parents the boy/man should propose for marriage by asking her parents!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But &lt;strong&gt;before&lt;/strong&gt; this both should do repentance and expiation and real regretting and turn the sins into good deeds like praying, fasting,..., doing good things, helping: Being a good muslim and not redo those sins!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you both should ask Allah for forgiveness and be better muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And an other thing: About kissing a foreign woman i found this Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man kissed a&#xA;  woman. So he came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and informed him about&#xA;  it. Then Allah revealed this Ayah: &quot;And perform the Salat, between the&#xA;  two ends of the day and in some hours of the night. Verily, the good&#xA;  deeds efface the evil deeds (i.e., minor sins).&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/11/114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;11:114&lt;/a&gt;) The man&#xA;  asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) whether this applies to him only. The&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;It applies to all of my Ummah.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/9/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/50/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim]&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and this &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=23208&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More references&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also (In Arabic):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fatwa from &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=165167&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamweb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alukah.net/fatawa_counsels/0/30566/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; on how to end up a haram relationship&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Useful Fatwas in English:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All from islamqa &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/183356&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/106288&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/148528&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-12T08:48:43.013" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T08:48:43.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25265" CreationDate="2015-08-31T08:37:49.110" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well as they both want to become muslims they should first convert then get married (islamic aqd nikah/marriage). And everything is fine. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the major problem from a shari'a point of view is that they might live together in sin! We could discuss the matter if a civil solidarity pact is equal to 'aqd an-Nikah but if it's not regarded as the same in France then it won't be accepted. If it's equal still one must ask a Scholar if this would be accepted to be a 'aqd an-Nikah for non-muslims which will mean they keep their &quot;mariage&quot;. therefore a 'aqd an-Nikah or an islamic marriage would be the best to clear away all these doubts!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They can't live together as cohabitants if they are muslims. So these steps are necessary!&#xA;If they don't get married like this they will be doing a big sin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more Details see&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/26384/revert-question/26385#26385&quot;&gt;What to do after converting to Islam while happily married to a non-Muslim husband?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and here&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1319/will-a-non-muslim-marriage-still-be-valid-if-the-husband-or-wife-reverts-to-is?rq=1&quot;&gt;Will a (non-Muslim) marriage still be valid if the husband or the wife reverts to Islam?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T08:11:36.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26389" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="928" CreationDate="2015-08-31T09:20:05.663" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know that the Quran is the primary source for anything about Islam, but it is more likely to be a kind of abstract this means when it comes to details we need the sunna as a 2nd reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, let's see what we can find in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer and stand before Allah , devoutly obedient. -- al-Baqara &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/238&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:238&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night. Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds. That&#xA;is a reminder for those who remember. -- Hud &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/11/114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;11:114&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, let those whom your right hands possess and those who have not [yet] reached puberty among you ask permission&#xA;of you [before entering] at three times: before the dawn prayer and&#xA;when you put aside your clothing [for rest] at noon and after the&#xA;night prayer. [These are] three times of privacy for you. There is no&#xA;blame upon you nor upon them beyond these [periods], for they&#xA;continually circulate among you - some of you, among others. Thus does&#xA;Allah make clear to you the verses; and Allah is Knowing and Wise. -- an-Nur &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/58&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:58&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verse 1 tells us that there is a middle prayer which means there are at least 3 prayers and doesn't mention the exact number of prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verse 2 tells us that during daylight (the time gap between fajr and maghrib) we have 2 prayers (duhr and a'sr) and one when the night approaches (al-Maghrib) (see also this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/1092&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt;): With (only) this information it's still possible that we only have 3 prayers, but&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verse 3 which teaches us about the resting times mention clearly the fajr/sobh prayer and the I'sha prayer as the fajr itself is a not mentioned time in the 2 Verses before we find out we really have 5 prayers mentioned in the Quran!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we find we have 5 prayers or prayer times mentioned in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way we could also include some other Verses to explain for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until&#xA;the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur'an of dawn. Indeed, the&#xA;recitation of dawn is ever witnessed. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/17/78&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;17:78&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which mentioned indirectly the prayers from duhr until i'sha' and by the mentioned recitation of dawn the fajr prayer! See also this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/42426&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa in Arabic&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kaheel7.com/pdetails.php?id=636&amp;amp;ft=9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Just as an addition:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the sentence أقِمِ الصلاة = establish prayer (singular form) was quoted 5 times in the Quran.&#xA;The sentence أقيموا الصلاة= establish prayer (plural form) was quoted 12 times in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we know 12+5=17 which is the sum of the raka'at of our daily fard prayers!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Verse 1 from above is written in the moshaf as follows&#xA;حَفِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَتِ &lt;strong&gt;وَالصَّلَوةِ الْوُسْطَى&lt;/strong&gt; وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَنِتِينَ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we count the number of Arabic letters at the right and left from the expression  وَالصَّلَوةِ الْوُسْطَى = and the middle prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We find it to be the exact middle of the Verse and each part at the left and right has 14 Arabic letters and if we ignore the independence of the letter &amp;quot;وَ&amp;quot; before &amp;quot;قُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَنِتِينَ&amp;quot; (and this makes this count a bit weak in my opinion) we could say that each part left right and middle of this Verse consists of 3 words and again 3+14=17.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-19T04:48:31.010" LastActivityDate="2021-11-19T04:48:31.010" CommentCount="2" CommunityOwnedDate="2016-09-15T06:54:16.573" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26391" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8671" CreationDate="2015-08-31T12:37:11.713" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You could follow a madhab but you don't have to as the only person you should follow is the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him, else -and in first palce- as a Muslim you should submitt to Allah's word in the Quran. There's no rule saying you have to follow a madhab blind throughout your life!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Imams of the 4 Madhabs used to change their opinion fatwa/mdahab if they found a better proof from quran sunna etc.. Imam Shafi'a had two madhabs the old more likely to be like the madhab  of his Teacher Imam Malik and the new adapted to the new Situation in Egypt which he had chosen as home which included some of the madhab of Imam al-Layth ibn Sa'ad. Imam Malik revised his Mowatta' many times. Imam abu Hanifa even paid or rewarded his students if they disagreed with him and could proof their point of view. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means the more you are able to understand and interpret the sources (Quran and Sunna) right you should avoid following a madhab word by word but use your mind and knowledge to find the &quot;Right&quot; answer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here just a few significant statements of the 4 Imams:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hanifah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;“When a hadith is found to be sahih (authentic), then that is my adopted position.” &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&quot;It is not permitted for anyone to accept our views if they do not know from where we got them from.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&quot;It is prohibited for someone who does not know my evidence to give verdicts on the basis of my words.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&quot;For indeed we are human: we say one thing one day, and take it back the next day.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Malik ibn Anas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&quot;Everyone after the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) will have his sayings accepted and rejected – except the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him).&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&quot;Anyone’s opinion may be accepted or rejected, except the occupant of this grave,&quot; (the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him))&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&quot;Indeed I am only a human: I make mistakes (sometimes) and I am correct (sometimes). Therefore, look into my opinions: all that agrees with the Book and the Sunnah accept it; and all that does not agree with the Book and the Sunnah, ignore it.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad ibn Idriss al-Shafi'i&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&quot;In every issue where the people of narration find a report from the Messenger of Allah ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) to be sahih which is contrary to what I have said, then I take my saying back, whether during my life or after my death.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&quot;Every hadith on the authority of the Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) is also my view, even if you do not hear it from me.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&quot;When a hadith is found to be sahih (authentic), then that is my adopted position.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ahmad ibn Hanbal:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&quot;Do not follow my opinion; neither follow the opinion of Malik, nor Shafi'i, nor Awza'i, nor Thawri, but take from where they took.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&quot;Whoever rejects a statement of the Messenger of Allah ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) is on the brink of destruction.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&quot;The opinion of Awza'i, the opinion of Malik, the opinion of Abu Hanifah: all of it is opinion, and it is all equal in my eyes. However, the proof is in the athar (narrations).&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These statements also show (a little bit) that the Imams had different views about what is authentic and methods about how to determine the authenticity etc. And don't forget all of the 4 Imams where really honorable man with huge knowledge but they where human and they where &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; infallible!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; Therefore you could always follow a madhab and choose to take whatever opinion from any other madhab if it's nearer to your understanding of the sources (Quran and Sunna). But you should know the reasoning or explication behind the opinion: why the madhab has chosen the opinion instead of choosing an other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information &lt;a href=&quot;http://muslimmatters.org/2012/12/04/maqasid-al-shariah/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;see also&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And another &lt;a href=&quot;https://ahadithnotes.wordpress.com/2014/06/24/the-correct-meaning-of-the-statement-when-a-hadith-is-authentic-it-is-my-opinion/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt; with a deeper analysis of the statement “When a Hadīth Is Authentic, It Is My Opinion”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-10-17T13:42:34.187" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T13:42:34.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26392" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14941" CreationDate="2015-08-31T12:48:12.997" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it isn't mandatory. It is a good sunna in most madhabs and abrogated according to some others because of the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Salama b. Abd al-Rahman b. 'Auf heard Abu Huraira say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(When) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (wished to invoke curse or blessing on&#xA;  someone, he would do so at the end) of the recitation in the dawn&#xA;  prayer, when he had pronounced Allah-o-Akbar (for bending) and then&#xA;  lifted his head (saying):&quot; Allah listened to him who praised Him; our&#xA;  Lord! to Thee is all praise&quot; ; he would then stand up and say:&quot; Rescue&#xA;  al-Walid b. Walid, Salama b. Hisham, and 'Ayyash b. Abd Rabi'a, and&#xA;  the helpless among the Muslims. O Allah! trample severely Mudar and&#xA;  cause them a famine (which broke out at the time) of Joseph. O Allah!&#xA;  curse Lihyan, Ri'l, Dhakwan, 'Usayya, for they disobeyed Allah and His&#xA;  Messenger.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(The narrator then adds): The news reached us that he abandoned&#xA;  (this) when this verse was revealed:&quot; Thou but no concern in the&#xA;  matter whether He turns to them (mercifully) or chastises them; surely&#xA;  they are wrongdoers&quot; (Surat al-'Imran (3:128)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Sahih Muslim and partly in other Hadith books like Sahih al-Bukhari]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And well it was narrated to be done before or after the ruku'. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said: He was asked about Qunut in&#xA;  the Subh prayer, and he said: “We used to recite Qunut before Ruku’&#xA;  and afterwards.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Sunan ibn Majah]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Bara bin Azib narrated: &quot;The Prophet (S) would perform the Qunut in&#xA;  the Subh and Maghrib prayers.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Jami' at-Tirmidhi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some madhabs regard it to be a sunna in 2nd raka'a of the fajr/sobh fard prayer others in the witr prayer. At least one can do it in any Prayer if the situation require it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-05-25T09:50:58.477" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T09:50:58.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26362" CreationDate="2015-08-31T16:55:09.500" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalmaualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first and the foremost thing we need to understand is that Allah is the one who knows the hearts. He is the one to give hidayah. We as Muslims are commanded to be polite, just and helpful to our neighbors and society in general. We hear this ayah every Friday. May Allah make us among those who practice this ayah.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nCU7P.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/nCU7P.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they are getting close to islam they would not have gotten closer without reading the quran. Omar Radhiyallahu anhu heard Surat Taha and accepted Islam and different sahaba heard different verses. Allah knows the hearts of his slaves and if he wants to give hidayah to a person he will give in a way we never imagined. Also, when we say recite such and such ayah they may ask us for its meaning and explanation, you may be a scholar but majority here are not. We can read a translation to them but cannot explain the real essence and background of it. Also the beginning starts from a masjid, even if you do not have an imam or a religious authority locally, just take him to a masjid and let him feel the peace of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I advise myself and others to be better Muslims and reflect the true spirit of Islam, that may or may not be the cause of hidayah but atleast we will not be among those who drive people away from this beautiful religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5165" LastActivityDate="2015-08-31T16:55:09.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24659" CreationDate="2015-08-31T22:15:09.143" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It should be fine to select a burial spot because you like it better. There is no hadith in Islam, nor an Ayah that forbids such actions. Each person should always reserve for their grave to help erase the burden on others as stated in this good &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/9760/12537&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2015-08-31T22:15:09.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11950" CreationDate="2015-08-31T23:43:17.763" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just because nobody brought this up yet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/11424695/Polite-promiscuous...-gay-What-does-your-ring-finger-say-about-you.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/11424695/Polite-promiscuous...-gay-What-does-your-ring-finger-say-about-you.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It appears the length of your fingers is indicative of character &amp;amp; biological traits.  When I read this article, I immediately remembered the Quran's reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13968" LastActivityDate="2015-08-31T23:43:17.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26396" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-01T02:32:59.003" Score="2" ViewCount="1819" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I was praying Isha I was unsure if I didn't completely say subhanarabialala 3 times during sajda, so at the end I did the prostration of forgetfulness before the Salam, but I was not sure if I did it correctly. I assumed because it was a doubt I should ignore it and just say Salam. But then after I started to worry so I did Prostration of Forgetfulness again, this time it was after the Salam. And I said Salam again after that. Do you know if my prayer will be accepted or do I have to repeat it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13969" LastActivityDate="2016-05-29T21:39:38.717" Title="Doing the Prostration of Forgetfulness twice" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="649" CreationDate="2015-09-01T07:18:36.407" Score="32" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before answering your Questions, I'd like to explain my point of view by answering other questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does Islam allow slavery?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The short answer is:Yes Islam allows slavery!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is worth pointing out that you do not find any text in the Qur’aan&#xA;or Sunnah which enjoins taking others as slaves, whereas there are&#xA;dozens of texts in the Qur’aan and the ahaadeeth of the Messenger&#xA;(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) which call for manumitting&#xA;slaves and freeing them. (taken from my reference islamqa)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Details: In the Time of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) slavery was something ordinary. Islam considered it as a temporal necessity which vanishes when its reasons/circumstances disappear. Therefore Islam gave laws and rules for Muslims about slavery including the following matters:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Which kind of slaves are allowed: we know that &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=122424&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;only prisoners of war&lt;/a&gt; can be taken as slaves&#xA;(&lt;strong&gt;note&lt;/strong&gt; even in this case there are details: for example instead of enslavement the ruler could ask for ransom, or free them if this would be a benefit for Muslims and yes also killing could be an option)  and here we also know if they declare &amp;quot;Islam&amp;quot; they won't be taken as slaves. And the Muslims at least could choose to free their prisoners of war, etc! An other possibility is to be born as a child of slaves in a Muslims household.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Islam doesn't allow a Muslim to enslave a Muslim: Muslims can't in any case make a Muslim or (at least) one of the people of the book who live beside them a slave! But in medieval Europe a defaulter or debtor etc. could be made slave for his obligee/creditor! And prisoners of war no matter if they where Christians or Jews or anything else could be made slaves!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rules how to treat a slave!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The rights of a slave: For example one can't force a slave to do something bad or a sin:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But let them who find not [the means for] marriage abstain [from&#xA;sexual relations] until Allah enriches them from His bounty. &lt;em&gt;And those&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;who seek a contract [for eventual emancipation] from among whom your&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;right hands possess - then make a contract with them if you know there&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;is within them goodness and give them from the wealth of Allah which&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;He has given you.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;And do not compel your slave girls to prostitution,&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;if they desire chastity, to seek [thereby] the temporary interests of&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;worldly life. And if someone should compel them, then indeed, Allah is&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;[to them], after their compulsion, Forgiving and Merciful&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surat an-Nur (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:33&lt;/a&gt;)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse also shows that one could (is encouraged to) write a contract to free a slave or make contracts with slaves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the revealing of the last part of the verse it's narrated that a slave-girl (which according some narration has converted to Islam) was forced to do zina (after her conversion) and before coming to Medina she was used to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jabir reported that 'Abdullah b. Ubayy b. Salul used to say to his&#xA;slave-girl: Go and fetch something for us by committing prostitution.&#xA;It was in this connection that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious,&#xA;revealed this verse:&amp;quot; And compel not your slave-girls to prostitution&#xA;when they desire to keep chaste in order to seek the frail goods of&#xA;this world's life, and whoever compels them, then surely after their&#xA;compulsion Allah is Forgiving, Merciful&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/56/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and in a Version in Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/13/137&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; the slave girl was&#xA;named Musaykah]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Many expiation for sins where one could choose or has to free a slave.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Islam encouraged to free slaves:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy and for&#xA;those employed to collect [zakah] and for bringing hearts together&#xA;[for Islam] and for &lt;strong&gt;freeing captives&lt;/strong&gt; [or &lt;strong&gt;slaves&lt;/strong&gt;] and for those&#xA;in debt and for the cause of Allah and for the [stranded] traveler -&#xA;an obligation [imposed] by Allah . And Allah is Knowing and Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surat at-Tawba(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:60&lt;/a&gt;)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;see also in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2547&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:154a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If a man harm his slave the slave becomes free&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Amr bin Shu'aib narrated from his father that his grandfather said:&#xA;“A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) screaming. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)&#xA;said to him: 'What is the matter with you?' He said: 'My master saw&#xA;me kissing a slave woman of his, so he cut off my penis.' The Prophet&#xA;(ﷺ) said: 'Take me to the man.' He was sought but could not be found,&#xA;so the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Go, for you are free.'  He said:&#xA;'Who will protect me, O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)? What if my master&#xA;enslaves me again?' The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Your protection&#xA;will be (incumbent upon) every believer or Muslim.'”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1269970&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; and a more detailed Version in Sunan abi Dawod]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We also have rules about &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/10382&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;relationships&lt;/a&gt; (intercourse/marriage) to female slaves (See for example: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/26316/shouldnt-a-slave-woman-guard-her-private-parts-except-from-her-spouse&quot;&gt;Shouldn&amp;#39;t a slave woman guard her private parts except from her spouse?&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a Muslim master could have intercourse with a female slave (he owns) under some conditions (for example a slave woman could reject her master for reasons like illness, etc.), but a Muslim woman is prohibited to have intercourse with a male slave.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A Muslim man could marry a female slave owned by an other Muslim man.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Apparently female slaves which are kufar, worship idols or polytheists are &lt;a href=&quot;http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-23083#page-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;haram&lt;/a&gt; for this purpose, but there are opinions allowing it, for example ibn 'Abd al-Barr said that the hadiths (like &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/17/41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;) which show that Muslims had intercourse with pagan captives have been made void by verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/221&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:221&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so this is the prevalent opinion according &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=50902&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic), while &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/233957&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic) uses one of the given ahadith as a proof to allow it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No Muslim man could have intercourse with a female slave if the property (of the slave) is joint (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=6186&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic). A slave falls into the property of it's new owner more or less the same way as for marriage it needs: two witnesses and the approval of the former owner or the authority (for example in case of a war the &amp;quot;General&amp;quot; who has distributed the war booty).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A Muslim man if having a relationship with one of his slaves, has to take in account that her sisters/mother etc. are &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/61997/%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85-%D9%88%D8%B7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;automatically mahram&lt;/a&gt; for him as it would be with a free wife! Of course he couldn't have intercourse with a slave which is one of the haram relatives of his own.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some scholars say that a Muslim master has no sexual rights over a married slave (this is generally based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:24&lt;/a&gt;, as a captive could have been at least before her captivity somebody's legal wife)!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If a female slave which was a concubine of her master give birth to a child from him (that means if this child at least cries once, it doesn't need to stay alive) she is automatically free if her owner dies, the owner is prohibited to sell her and she would have less duties than any other slave!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Islam encourages Muslims to free their slaves if they convert to Islam!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muslims are also allowed and encouraged to marry their former slave woman by &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran&lt;/a&gt; (for the case of a man who can't afford the conditions to marry a free woman) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this we can conclude that it's not a goal of Islam to maintain slavery!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some useful links (mostly in Arabic):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A fatwa on why Islam didn't prohibit slavery (&lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=122424&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamweb&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alukah.net/sharia/0/75577/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.alukah.net/sharia/0/75577/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On Islam and slavery (islamqa: this link has an English Version &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/94840&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ar&lt;/a&gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/94840&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;en&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;About relationship &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-eman.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%82%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A9%20****/%20%D8%A2%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%B1%20%D9%88%D8%B7%D8%A1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%A9%20%D8%A8%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86/i232&amp;amp;d142002&amp;amp;c&amp;amp;p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;slave/owner, slave/slave&lt;/a&gt; from al-mawsu'a al-Fiqhiya.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The fact that a &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=8747&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;concubine isn't a spouse&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How about today?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most scholars today when being asked about slavery or mulk al yamyn and the rights of woman slaves etc. react by saying that they think that slavery nowadays doesn't exist (even in the form of a prisoner of war because of international agreements) and that the one who pretends having a slave should check well if the country his slave comes from is still allowing slavery as most Muslim countries reject slavery officially.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means most of them consider these questions as a theoretical/hypothetical question and if the questions includes information that a man nowadays has a kind of slave they would ask him to do repentance/expiation etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are Muslim men allowed to take sex slaves?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If sex slaves means that the female slave would be harmed or raped or asked to do zina (having intercourse with different men) the answer will clearly be no as you can conclude from above!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any other case it is allowed to have a concubine but with conditions as we can conclude from above (is the slave married/is she a polytheist...), that means if the conditions are fulfilled and the Muslim man theoretically could have intercourse with the female slave he has the right to do so!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as I mentioned nowadays this isn't possible as we have international contracts and therefore Muslims can't make prisoners of war and therefore not have any kind of slaves!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2023-10-14T20:39:02.027" LastActivityDate="2023-10-14T20:39:02.027" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13368" CreationDate="2015-09-01T08:01:16.887" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Excuse me to say: what a disgusting men you have married!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well i will try to answer your question beginning from where i'm sure about.&#xA;Your Mahr is yours in case of divorce/talaq (&lt;em&gt;but in case of khula, which seems an option here you may forgo it&lt;/em&gt;)!&lt;br&gt; This means he even has no right to ask about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And give the women [upon marriage] their [bridal] gifts graciously.&#xA;But if they give up &lt;strong&gt;willingly&lt;/strong&gt; to you anything of it, then take it in&#xA;satisfaction and ease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surat an-Nisa' (4:4)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and as an Addition to what he asked you before, you can read also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O you who have believed, it is not lawful for you to inherit women by&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;compulsion&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;And do not make difficulties for them in order to take&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;[back]&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;part of what you gave them unless they commit a clear&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;immorality. And live with them in kindness.&lt;/strong&gt; For if you dislike them -&#xA;perhaps you dislike a thing and Allah makes therein much good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surat an Nisa' (4:19)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we know only in the situation that you didn't have intercourse and divorced you he could have half his mahr back&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And if you divorce them before you have touched them and you have&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;already specified for them an obligation, then [give] half of what you&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;specified - unless they forego the right or the one in whose hand is&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;the marriage contract foregoes it&lt;/strong&gt;. And to forego it is nearer to&#xA;righteousness. And do not forget graciousness between you. Indeed&#xA;Allah , of whatever you do, is Seeing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surat al-Baqara (2:237)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now from a shari'a point of view he definitely has no right to take neither his mahr back nor nothing from you. But unfortunately this doesn't mean you are divorced!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course as the Verse indicates you still can forgo (once again) to get ride of him by a kind of divorce called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khula&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Khul'&lt;/a&gt; خلع: This is the right of a woman to seek a divorce from her husband in Islam for compensation (usually monetary) paid back to the husband from the wife! But in that case be sure to have at least 2 witnesses!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In islam the husband should support his family according his possibilities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Let a man of wealth spend from his wealth, and he whose provision is&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;restricted - let him spend from what Allah has given him&lt;/strong&gt;. Allah does&#xA;not charge a soul except [according to] what He has given it. Allah&#xA;will bring about, after hardship, ease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surat at-Talaq (65:7)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An other point is: Did you reject his support at first if so this could be considered as a reason he shouldn't &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/19346&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;support you&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Arabic Fatwa which i linked it's said that the scholars have two different kind of view if a husband didn't do his duty and support his wife and kids then they should be separated (Maliki, Shafi', Hanbali etc.) while abu Hanifa  and others said this is nor reason for separation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in any case you could ask for divorce as it's your right at a family court or something equivalent!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-04T17:41:23.763" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:41:23.763" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12960" CreationDate="2015-09-01T08:32:09.010" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As enslave means: To make someone (a free person) his slave: the answer is &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ)&#xA;  said, &quot;Allah, the Exalted, says: 'I will contend on the Day of&#xA;  Resurrection against three (types of) people: One who makes a covenant&#xA;  in My Name and then breaks it; &lt;strong&gt;one who sells a free man as a slave and&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;devours his price&lt;/strong&gt;; and one who hires a workman and having taken full&#xA;  work from him, does not pay him his wages.&quot;'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/34/174&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari]&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  Supposing slavery still exists or is considered to be allowed nowadays: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims are &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/61815/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84-%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%82-%D9%88%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;prohibited&lt;/a&gt; to enslave Muslims! And they shouldn't have Muslim slaves. As even in a war between Muslims war prisoners are not allowed!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if a slave converts while being in possession of a Muslim this is allowed and this is the kind of slavery which is mentioned when Allah speaks about believing slaves in Quran (Maybe we can also add to them those of the people of the book). And the Muslim master will still have all the rights (and duties) on his slave. As slavery could also be a way of invitation to Islam!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-07-06T08:40:41.093" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T08:40:41.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26404" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26334" CreationDate="2015-09-01T11:46:16.213" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;About kissing a foreign woman i found this Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man kissed a&#xA;  woman. So he came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and informed him about&#xA;  it. Then Allah revealed this Ayah: &quot;And perform the Salat, between the&#xA;  two ends of the day and in some hours of the night. Verily, the good&#xA;  deeds efface the evil deeds (i.e., minor sins).&quot; (11:114) The man&#xA;  asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) whether this applies to him only. The&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;It applies to all of my Ummah.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Shaih al-Bukhari &amp;amp; Msulim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and this &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=23208&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And don't forget a sincere repentance and expiation with real regretting and turn the sins into good deeds like praying, fasting,..., doing good things,helping: Being a good muslim and not redoing what those sins ...is necessary!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-09-01T11:53:46.697" LastActivityDate="2015-09-01T11:53:46.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26410" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26411" CreationDate="2015-09-01T20:12:30.340" Score="1" ViewCount="10870" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum. My mother died in cancer when I was six years old. At that time, my father was 35 years old and  now he is 46. He has plenty of wealth. Few years ago, he married again, he married a 15 years old girl who is my step-mother actually. She is now 18 years old. As my father is a busy man, most of the time he passed outside the house. So, my young mother and I pass a lot time together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we are close in age, she prefers me to intimate. He hugs me and gradually she involved me in sex with her which I could not distinguish. I could not differentiate which was the hug as a mother and which was the hug as illegal intimacy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, now, I have fallen in her love. I want to marry her. But how can I do it Islamically? I know, Islam is a religion of peace and it would bring a good solution. Please, suggest me. I want to get rid of such situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13808" LastActivityDate="2021-09-30T16:09:36.513" Title="How to react when my step-mother did this?" Tags="|halal-haram|sex|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26410" CreationDate="2015-09-01T20:24:38.053" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no way to marry a mother. Islam is a religion of peace, but hard on lust works as Allah showed upon the nation of Lut(A).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fear Allah, can you imagine, what have you done? Is it a work of man? Rather it is a work of nasty dog, rather worst than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think and rethink. How shameless you became! If you in need of fulfilling sexual desire, marry any other glamour. But stay far far away from the woman who is your step-mother. She would ruin your life here and hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is very kind. If you come back and beg mercy to Allah, he would give you a better life. Just repent to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah show you the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastActivityDate="2015-09-01T20:24:38.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26413" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26410" CreationDate="2015-09-02T05:49:23.950" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all you must understand that your step-mother and you have committed a sin, so both of you should do sincere repentance and expiation with real regretting and never ever do it again!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah the almighty says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And do not marry those [women] whom your fathers married, except what has already occurred. Indeed, it was an immorality and hateful [to Allah ] and was evil as a way. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://legacy.quran.com/4/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:22&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The situation you describe is understandable, maybe it was your father's fault to marry such a young girl and leave her for so long alone at home. But it's not him who committed a sin so far! But i think it's irresponsible to leave a young wife with a son in the same age &amp;quot;alone&amp;quot; at home! The Sahabi Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) married a woman who wasn't virgin after his father died just for the purpose that his little sister will be eductaed by a woman which is older then them as we find in both sahih books (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/80/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/22/139&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;) this should be an example to follow!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An interpretation of ibn 'Abass (May Allah be pleased with both of them) of the Verse from surat an-Nisa' (4:22) which is &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=452&amp;amp;bk_no=65&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;quoted by al-Bayhaqi&lt;/a&gt; is that &amp;quot;whom your father married&amp;quot; means: any woman your father married no matter if the marriage was fulfilled (by intercourse) or not is haram for you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore the option to marry your step-mother is out of reach as it is haram and you should forget about this! It might be the best if you get married with someone else or leave the household of your father. But at first you have to repent your sin and leave it totally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not that good at giving advice's so take the following with care:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You should think about informing your step-mother about the committed sin! And tell her to repent and leave it!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You should refuse to have contacts with your step-mother which go further then the normal relationship mother/step-mother and son (of the husband)!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You should -if you stay at your father's house- let the contact between you and your step-mother be reduced to the minimum.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You should think about informing your father if your step-mother didn't care about the sin and still tries to have you near in the way you described!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Again you should think about leaving your home if you can't stand the situation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You should find an other girl and marry!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You should do your best to forget about what happened between you and your step-mother.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You could fight these bad thoughts by fasting!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was narrated that 'Abdullah said:&#xA;&amp;quot;The Messenger of Allah said:&#xA;'Whoever among you can afford to get married, let him do so, and&#xA;whoever cannot afford it should fast, for it will be a restraint&#xA;(Wija) for him.&amp;quot;'&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sunan an-Nasa'i]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abdullah (b. Mas'ud) (Allah be pleased with him) reported that&#xA;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to us: 0 young men, those among you who can&#xA;support a wife should marry, for it restrains eyes (from casting evil&#xA;glances) and preserves one from immorality; but he who cannot afford&#xA;It should observe fast for it is a means of controlling the sexual&#xA;desire.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sahih al-Bukhari &amp;amp; Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-30T16:09:36.513" LastActivityDate="2021-09-30T16:09:36.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25296" CreationDate="2015-09-02T06:18:31.530" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a bit confused of what you wrote, sometimes you seem to speak about a boy and sometimes you seem to speak about a girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now any way: We know that Allah is all forgiving therefore you will find some ahadith (hadiths) which advise us never to judge people and never to say that this person would go to jannah or this one to hell. as Allah only knows what is in their hearts and maybe they where big sinners but at the end they made a sincere repentance and expiation and did good deeds and inchallah they might go to jannah. So you should avoid these kinds of thoughts and try to give your friend good advise like telling him to do sincere repentance and expiation... the rest is in the hand of Allah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Do they not know that it is Allah who accepts repentance from His servants and receives charities and that it is Allah who is the&#xA;  Accepting of repentance, the Merciful?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Surat at-Tawba (9:104)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Except for those who repent, believe and do righteous work. For them Allah will replace their evil deeds with good. And ever is Allah&#xA;  Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Surat al-Furqan (25:70)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;And it is He who accepts repentance from his servants and pardons misdeeds, and He knows what you do.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Surat ash-Shuraa(42:25)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand we are all sinners and we all do bad things bad Allah still accepts our dua' and still says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I&#xA;  am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls&#xA;  upon Me. So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me&#xA;  that they may be [rightly] guided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Surat al-Baqara (2:186)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doing istikhara is a known Sunna and it's a prayer followed by a dua' whether Allah accepts it from me you or your friend ... sincerely i could talk about myself: i don't know but i hope so!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Look at the Sahaba some of them have been promised to go to Paradise (jannah) but nonetheless in his fear of God (Allah) was afraid that any little or big mistake he did in his life would trow him into hell!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T06:18:31.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17168" CreationDate="2015-09-02T06:54:30.773" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well from a shari'a point of view you are legally divorced because:&#xA;You separated from your husband and you converted to Islam and afterwards at least one waiting period has passed. This would mean from this point of view you are free for marriage!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as you seem to live in a non-Muslim country it would be the best to have at least a document which clearly shows you and your husband are separated of course a divorce document would be better in any case!&#xA;You will know your Ex-Husband better but you might have to be aware that a Nikah could mean that the divorce process would have some changing lines which could end against you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read the fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/114722&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#114722&lt;/a&gt; on islamqa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T05:46:39.437" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T05:46:39.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25539" CreationDate="2015-09-02T07:31:13.733" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;AFAIK in islam divorce (talaq) can normally only come from the husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khula&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Khula&lt;/a&gt; is a way for a wife to &quot;buy herself free&quot; if her husband doesn't want to divorce her, but she asked him for. This would at least mean that she gives him his mahr back to get ride of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then there is a 3rd possibility called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annulment#Annulment_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Faskh&lt;/a&gt; فسخ which is a kind of an anullment of the marriage and will need a court to separate them! But it seems the conditions for it are not fulfilled in this case! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam21c.com/fataawa/912-fatwa-a-civil-divorce-is-not-a-valid-islamic-divorce/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T07:31:13.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23136" CreationDate="2015-09-02T07:44:25.603" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From your question context i could only read out that you are both separated and it seems your husband doesn't want to make it official either with intent or because of his idleness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But separation doesn't mean divorce: When he told you that you are divorced (as an answer of your Question) did you have any witnesses? If not i can't imagine this would count as a divorce (but Allah knows best)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you either have to force him to make things clear by setting an ultimatum  or asking him to say it clearly in front of witnesses!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course it would be better to have it documented: therefore i would advise you to go the legal way and if necessary and possible take a lawyer to put pressure on him!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T07:44:25.603" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26419" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26422" CreationDate="2015-09-02T08:04:51.853" Score="1" ViewCount="278" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been trying to put my daughter to sleep so I can get up to pray but every time I go to leave her she wakes up and even when she is awake she is clingy and cries so I can't concentrate because her loudness increases and I feel she needs my comfort. I am alone all day and when my husband comes home he is tired and cannot sit with her. What do i do &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13978" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T09:52:16.950" Title="Trying to pray but my baby is sick" Tags="|women|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26420" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26426" CreationDate="2015-09-02T08:45:38.393" Score="2" ViewCount="1404" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran says in 2:197 &quot;Hajj is [during] well-known months&quot;.  Why Quran uses &quot;months&quot; (أشهر)  when hajj is presently done only during Dhu al-Hijjah month ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-03T07:35:30.517" LastActivityDate="2021-09-17T08:04:51.760" Title="Why Quran use 'Months' for period of Hajj?" Tags="|quran|hajj|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26419" CreationDate="2015-09-02T08:58:04.870" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well normally i would advise you to ask your husband to look after her once he is at home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think there are some ahadith (hadiths) which show that our Messenger (peace be upon him) used to pray even if his grandsons where playing around or him but i couldn't find an English translation, as it wasn't from one of the most &lt;a href=&quot;https://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?hflag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=1306&amp;amp;pid=878421&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;known sunna books&lt;/a&gt;. Which i wanted to quote to show you that carrying a child won't break your prayer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ عبد الله بن مسعود ، قَالَ : كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ&#xA;  عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي فَإِذَا سَجَدَ وَثَبَ الْحَسَنُ&#xA;  وَالْحُسَيْنُ عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ ، فَإِذَا أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَمْنَعُوهُمَا&#xA;  أَشَارَ إِلَيْهِمْ أَنْ دَعُوهُمَا ، فَلَمَّا صَلَّى وَضَعَهُمَا فِي&#xA;  حِجْرِهِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : &quot; مَنْ أَحَبَّنِي فَلْيُحِبَّ هَذَيْنِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But at least i found a hadith which might be much better and clearer about this matter and help you:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Qatada Al-Ansari:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was praying and he was carrying Umama the&#xA;  daughters of Zainab, the daughter of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and she was&#xA;  the daughter of 'As bin Rabi'a bin `Abd Shams. When he prostrated, he&#xA;  put her down and when he stood, he carried her (on his neck).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Sahih al-Bukhari. Al-Muwatta', Sunan abi Dawod]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So try to pray while carrying her and if your husband is home ask him whether he could help!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-05-25T09:52:16.950" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T09:52:16.950" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26424" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26432" CreationDate="2015-09-02T09:38:13.380" Score="3" ViewCount="333" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently relocated to Malaysia and entered an Islamic school. However, classes are mixed. I do not talk to the girls unnecessarily, but the problem is that they start talking unnecessarily to me. What should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should I ignore them, or tell them not to talk to me? I just reply as briefly as possible and try to end the conversation as quickly as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T10:49:40.733" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T21:18:47.217" Title="How to interact in a mixed-gender Islamic school?" Tags="|men-women|school|behavior|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-09-06T07:48:41.963" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26426" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26420" CreationDate="2015-09-02T10:02:01.980" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well the &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/8960/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%86%D9%89-%D9%82%D9%88%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AC-%D8%A3%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mufassirin say&lt;/a&gt;: That the Months of Hajj are: Shawwal, dhul-Qi'da and (at least) the first ten days of dhul-Hijja because if you put on ihram in one of those months you are considered to have put on ihram for Hajj and anything which is prohibited for a Hajj is prohibited for you from that moment!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Ayah indicates that Ihram for Hajj only occurs during the months of Hajj. This was reported from Ibn 'Abbas, Jabir, 'Ata', Tawus and Mujahid. The proof for this is Allah's statement that Hajj occurs during known, specific months, which indicates that Hajj is not allowed before that, just as the prayer has a fixed time (before which one's prayer is not accepted).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ash-Shafi'i recorded that Ibn 'Abbas said, &amp;quot;No person should assume Ihram for Hajj before the months of the Hajj, for Allah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الْحَجُّ أَشْهُرٌ مَّعْلُومَـتٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The Hajj is (in) the well-known months.) (tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=222&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that you could intent to perfrom a hajj in the form of tamatu' التمتع (See &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7184/what-is-the-difference-between-hajj-mofrad-mokren-and-motamatte3&quot;&gt;What is the difference between Hajj Mofrad, Mokren, and Motamatte3?&lt;/a&gt;) which means performing a 'umrah first then taking off your Ihram and then perform the hajj which is clearly refered to in the verse before (some say that the statement later in the same verse saying: &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;This is for those whose family is not in the area of al-Masjid al-Haram&lt;/em&gt;.&amp;quot; also is a reference for qiraan as an option for those who come from far away):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... And when you are secure, then whoever performs 'umrah [during the Hajj months] followed by Hajj [offers] what can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animals. ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/196&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:196&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you are allowed to start doing this from the month of Shawwal on (note that this form is the most recommended and best according the hanbali madhhab). Also if you performed a hajj in the form of ifraad الافراد you may perform hajj take off your ihram (this form is recommended and considered as the best by the maliki's and shafi'ia) and then intent to do 'umrah in dhul-Hijja.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An other possibility is that Arabs when saying &amp;quot;i visited you on Thursday&amp;quot; mean only for some time on this day, so a time could be expressed by a few of it or a lot of it in this case 2 months and about 10 days until (3 months) stand for a couple of months! To explain and understand this will need deeper understanding of Arabic language specifications!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=51&amp;amp;ID=107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;also&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic) and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/25/58&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I just had this inspiration, which is hopefully helpful and a comment on the first paragraph of my answer. We know that an important part of worship and any deed is the intention (an-niyyah). Scholars have defined the intention as what we may call intention with meanwhile start of doing this deed or worship. So we can only make the intention for hajj when we put on Ihram or at least do our first step out of our home towards Mekkah.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;So if you said now in rabi'i at-thani I intend to do hajj this year, this isn't a valid niyya, but something scholars would call qasd (you plan to do it, but you didn't start it as well). So only after finishing Ramadan you may be allowed to make the intention for this deed (note that in ahadith the 'omrah of Ramadan is set equal to hajj, which may only refer to the rewards and of course isn't a valid excuse to not perform hajj as well).&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;So let's assume you are doing 'omrah in Ramadan and afterwards decided to stay and perform hajj in that case you might do your intention at a time in shawwal. Any other person might have the intention at the end of shawwal or later in dhul-Qi'dah as he/she might have a long way to travel (think of caravans, people going by feet etc.).&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Note that even now many people who perform hajj arrive 1 month or at least 2-3 weeks before in Mekkah and wait for the few days of &amp;quot;Hajj&amp;quot; so maybe the main reason is that in early days it was not easy to get to Mekkah and it was a long way so at least once you made your intention for hajj you are in Allahs hands, if he toke away your soul during your travel you might be rewarded. So maybe that's why to intent doing hajj you have a limited time of a couple of months were you may do it therefore the plural form. On this basis one could also discuss why Ramadan was not quoted as part of these months!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-09-17T08:04:51.760" LastActivityDate="2021-09-17T08:04:51.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12635" CreationDate="2015-09-02T10:20:27.773" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well first of all in all our prayers we should do as our Messenger (peace be upon him) &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/8650&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;did&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Sulayman Malik ibn al-Huwayrith said, &amp;quot;We came to the Prophet, may&#xA;Allah bless him and grant him peace, being young men of a similar age.&#xA;We spent twenty nights with him. He thought that we desired our own&#xA;people and he asked us about those of our family we had left behind,&#xA;and we told him. He was merciful and kind, and said, 'Go back to your&#xA;family. Instruct and command them. &lt;strong&gt;Pray as you have seen me praying&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;When it is time for the prayer, then let one of you give the adhan and&#xA;let the oldest of you lead the payer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-Adab al-Mufrad Imam al-Bukhari]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As our Messenger (peace be upon him) used to pray jumu'a two raka'a we are asked to do so!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if you want to know why it is shortened looking for a secrete behind this here are some &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/18546/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%83%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;possible secrets&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to ease for the people, as we have also two khutbas (speaches) which may take time therefore 4 raka'at would take a long time for the people!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to make a clear difference between the Friday prayer and the dhuhr!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;as the Friday is considred as a special day (عيد الأسبوع) or the feast  of each week it's more likely that the special prayer of this day should be more likely like a feast prayer (salat-u al-'id).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And as mentioned the two khutbas take the place of the two raka'a missed from the dhuhr prayer!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way before the migration to Medina the prayers were only of two raka'a (in some narrations quoted by Imam Ahmad except the maghrib) and this amount was kept for the traveller but extended for the resident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that 'Aishah said: &amp;quot;The Salah was enjoined two Rak'ahs&#xA;at a time, then the Salah when traveling remained like that, but the&#xA;Salah while resident was increased.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sahih al-Bukhari &amp;amp; Muslim ...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;see also this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/210538&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-21T11:24:01.733" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T11:24:01.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="26428" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-02T10:43:47.373" Score="4" ViewCount="162" Body="&lt;p&gt;In many places around the World Islam represent terrorism and bad actions.&#xA;That's why many Non-Muslims believe that Islam is a religion of bad things.&#xA;Now what comes to my mind, is that we believe we are the right Islam, while them are just bad people, yet they firmly believe they are doing right things because Islam say so.&#xA;How can we be so sure that we are practicing islam in the right way? Maybe ISIS and Islamic states are practicing it in the right way! Is it really Islam that make us thing we are right or simply our coscience and moral?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13640" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T14:24:33.247" Title="How can we demonstrate that we are the right Islam?" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2015-09-02T14:45:58.540" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26429" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18677" CreationDate="2015-09-02T10:51:41.630" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some Shias believe in Kufr therefore it is important to ask about the Shia individual's beliefs before marriage because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;A woman is married for four reasons, her wealth, lineage, status and&#xA;  Deen. Choose the one who is religious.&quot; (Sahih al-Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Deen (belief) has the highest priority in marriage, so it is important to ask a Shia if s/he believes the Quran has been altered for example, because many of them do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to ask a Shia whether s/he believes Angel Gabriel made a mistake when delivering the revelation for example, because many of them do, they say that the revelation was actually meant for Ali bin Abi Talib instead of prophet Mohammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to ask a Shia whether s/he believes in Ali bin Abi Talib being God, or the son of God, or an image of God, or the trinitarian belief in Allah/Mohammad/Ali etc. Shia Allawis believe in such Kufr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point being, it is an individual responsibility to not paint all Shias with one brush, rather to distinguish those who believe in Kufr, and those who don't, specially when one is considering marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-22T09:04:51.543" LastActivityDate="2017-10-22T09:04:51.543" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26432" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26424" CreationDate="2015-09-02T14:41:08.803" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I recommend is to talk with them regarding school work at the classroom when others are around and nothing else about personal life.  Lower your gaze as much as possible and keep your distance.  Never be alone with any of the girls because it will eventually lead to Zina.  If you have difficulty, try fasting or get married if you are legally able to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a website to help you out brother &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamhouse.com/en/fatwa/189684/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamhouse.com/en/fatwa/189684/&lt;/a&gt; and it is entitled &quot;Dealing with temptations of women.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13937" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T21:18:47.217" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T21:18:47.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26396" CreationDate="2015-09-02T15:36:31.803" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this case, it is better that you repeat the prayer if you are unsure that you did it correctly and you forgot saying &quot;Subhanarabiallah&quot; 3 times during Sajda.  When praying Salat(Namaz) prayer, your mind needs to be focused on you and your lord, Allah subhanu wa ta ala, without any distractions in your way.  If you do have too many distractions in your way for the whole day, then making sincere repentance to Allah will do, until you find a quiet area and the time to do the prayers.  In these times, I know from experience that making Prayers or making up Prayers can be difficult to perform due to focusing on the dunya (e.g school, work) too much, but if you can make the time to please Allah by praying to him and not forgetting what to say during prayer, then do it as much as possible. Hope this answers your question.&#xA;Asalamaleikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13937" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T15:36:31.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26438" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26380" CreationDate="2015-09-02T16:11:33.720" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّا للهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surely we belong to Allah and to Him shall we return&#xA;  - (Quran, 2:156)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Bee is a important creation of Allah (سبحانه و تعالى) and even has it's own chapter in the Quran, Surat 16 An-Naĥl (The Bee), in which Allah (سبحانه و تعالى) mentions that honey has healing properties - (Quran, 16:69).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know today that the Bee pollinates various plant life, and without it's work, an estimated 30% of North American consumed food would not have grown.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;- (&lt;a href=&quot;https://beespotter.org/topics/economics/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://beespotter.org/topics/economics/&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everything belongs to Allah (سبحانه و تعالى) so we should not kill things that He has given life without a shariah valid reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Guilt is a gift from Allah warning you that what you are doing is violating your soul&lt;br&gt;-Nouman Ali Khan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But do not lose hope...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Say: ‘O My slaves who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah, verily Allah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”&lt;br&gt;- (Quran, 39: 53)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13983" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T16:11:33.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26078" CreationDate="2015-09-02T16:32:53.277" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Piracy is for the most part considered Haraam.  It is halal if you have gained permission from the copyright holder to freely download their material for personal use only.  You cannot redistribute it to anyone, especially sell it to anyone.  When it comes to games, if there is a website that lets you download older games for a donation to help out the copyright holders, and there are websites that do do this, then it is halal(allowed/permissible).  When it comes to websites such as ThePirateBay, KickassTorrents, and any other torrent websites that upload free games which are new and are in the market currently (department stores that sell games), they are all considered theft from the copyright owners and are illegal to download as well as haraam.  If the games are halal and are in the stores, then it is better to support the copyright holders(gaming companies) by paying them money, since it is for a good cause.  Unfortunately, most games are haraam due to the musical instruments being played and violence being presented, but if there are games that encourage learning(there are) or are for friendly competition/family fun (go kart racing) and the music is turned off on them and they are supervised properly (1 hour play time in a week or a few days), then there is no harm from playing them. This is another topic but it relates this question.  Hope this information answers your question brother.&#xA;Asalamaleikum     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13937" LastActivityDate="2015-09-02T16:32:53.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26444" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27452" CreationDate="2015-09-02T18:56:33.350" Score="1" ViewCount="411" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to make a site where people can upload their own Anime series or even sell them, but is it Haram or Halal? But users will be greeted with a message, saying that &quot;All the content you see is completely from imagination. Also, sexual content will face you a permanent ban (In short words, no Hentai).&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I want to make a site for users to upload videos of their TF2, Minecraft, CoD, etc. gameplay, except GTA or any game with adult content. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I want to sell virtual (as .vdi images based on Ubuntu) and physical game servers (based on Ubuntu). Would those be Halal or Haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13940" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-03T08:28:44.613" LastActivityDate="2015-12-03T08:28:44.613" Title="I want to make video sites, but is it acceptable?" Tags="|halal-haram|internet|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26448" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="26451" CreationDate="2015-09-03T07:17:56.570" Score="4" ViewCount="3613" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, If a Person is not a muslim, then He or her has not chance to go to Jannah. If the person is a disbeliever because he has never known the existence of Islam, then he can be accepted into Jannah. &#xA;My question is:&#xA;Let's say there is a Christian, and he knows the existence of Islam, and he respect it as a religion, but he still holds onto his.&#xA;This person spent all his life helping others, doing a lot of volunteering in Africa and in Asia just to save and help lives ecc... and sacrificing his whole life for others.&#xA;Now, is this person still not accepted into Jannah? does he really have to spend the eternity in hell, even if his life was full of only good deeds?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13640" LastActivityDate="2016-10-06T11:13:28.897" Title="Do disbelievers automatically go to hell?" Tags="|practical-islam|jannah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25423" CreationDate="2015-09-03T09:15:55.490" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you want prove such a thing for non-muslim people, you have to prove Islam for him first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no scientific or philosophical reasons for Quran, and I think this is wrong to try proving that with scientific facts and sticking them to Quran, because this can make misunderstanding about that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13991" LastActivityDate="2015-09-03T09:15:55.490" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26448" CreationDate="2015-09-03T12:35:44.080" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;May peace be upon you. Unlike other religions, Islam is quite nice according to this point. By the way, according to most religions a person who follows that religion will go to Paradise and a person who doesn't follow it will go to hell. For example according to Christianity, a person who believes in the three key beliefs of Christianity will gain salvation. No matter whatever bad deeds the person does! And a person who doesn't believe in those three will go to hell. No matter whatever good deeds the person does! Similarly in Judaism, a person who is the servant of Yehovah and is a Jew will go to paradise others wont. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Islam is amazingly beneficent towards humanity. In Islam you wont go to hell if:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You are a good Muslim. In Islam there is no free-salvation type thing. You will have to do good if you want to go to paradise. And if you are bad deeds-doer then you will be thrown into hell fire for the duration in which your sins are compensated.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you had never heard of Islam! You as God wishes will not be thrown into fire.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You were an infant when you died. No matter whether you were child of a Christian, a Jew, a Hindu, a Sikh etc. you won't be thrown to fire.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You died a disbeliever while you were in quest to become a believer! I mean you were puzzled by the religions of the world. You were searching the truth. You were doing your best to find a straight path which guides you to your Lord. But you died and during your quest and couldn't find the truth. (A side note to people who are puzzled like I was once in search of the true religion. Don't follow anybody! You know your Lord loves you very much from whatever sect or religion you are! Just say: Oh Lord! I am searching for you. In all this net of religions where every religion claims to be the best, every religion claims that it is from You, every religion has got good and bad people. I am unable to know which one is Yours! Every religion frightens me from following any second religion and I can't follow all religions at a time! I am looking for you, show me Your path! By all this I mean give yourself to Lord and He will guide you because He loves you. And He will grant you more than many others because You really found Him while others just believed Him! &lt;strong&gt;And if God directed you towards the path and you knowingly discarded it then He may get angry with you and punish you more than others because you knew and refrained while others didn't know and refrained!&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You were a nice man and weren't a Muslim! Here come again two conditions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you were rewarded in this world then You may not get chance over there! Every penny you spend on welfare of people or for good of any creature of God you will be rewarded. Either here or there. If you are rewarded here then you may not expect there.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You weren't rewarded here then indeed you will be rewarded there. Your punishment may be reduced.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You were a monothiest and didn't term any one as the participant of God in His divinity and His kingdom. Then may be God forgive you cause He has said that He might forgive one He wants to unless he/she has not sought partners for God. A quote from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/2/37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith in Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; is:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (PBUH) said, &quot;Whoever said &quot;None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and has in his heart good (faith) equal to the weight of a barley grain will be taken out of Hell. And whoever said: &quot;None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and has in his heart good (faith) equal to the weight of a wheat grain will be taken out of Hell. And whoever said, &quot;None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and has in his heart good (faith) equal to the weight of an atom will be taken out of Hell.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And the last one. God knows the best! He may forgive any one. No one can ask Him why did You forgive him!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;A Logical Proof:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far Jannah is concerned for a very good, virtuous man then I would say that Jannah depends not upon his spending money for welfare of people. Doing good with creature of God is rewarded by The Creator. But it is never compulsory that he will be rewarded with Jannah. God gives rewards by different methods. &lt;strong&gt;Then what takes some body to Jannah?&lt;/strong&gt; I want to give a simple example. (Don't worry! These are just prep level arithmetics! haha.) I give you two ones(1 and 1) and tell you to make out 2 out of these two ones. Then obviously you would do &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;1+1=2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. You can never get 2 from just using one 1. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;For Jannah there are two things. First is belief that there is no God except Allah and there is no divine being except God. Second is doing good deeds.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now &lt;strong&gt;belief+good deeds = Jannah&lt;/strong&gt;. Just belief or just good deeds can't take you to Jannah! As using single one gives you just 1 e.g. 1+0=1 or 0+1=1. You could also neglect both and do 0+0=0. &lt;strong&gt;1 is never 2. And 1 is never 0 as well&lt;/strong&gt;. It means 1 is greater than 0 and smaller that 2 which is target. But the one whose answer is 0 is very far from 2 and is equal to 0 which shouldn't have been! Similarly &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;belief+0=goodness&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;good deeds+0=goodness or neither goodness+nor belief = hell&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. I used goodness because belief and good deeds are both goodness. Now none is equal to Jannah. But goodness is greater than hell and lower than Jannah. As you can't expect 2 from just one 1 similarly you shouldn't expect Jannah from one of the two. As using a single 1 gives you some thing near to 2 similarly one of the belief and good deeds gives you some relief but which is less than Jannah and is somewhat soothing than others! While having none gives you the severest hell fire!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have a nice here and hereafter and always do quest for truth until you find it, Jule!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastEditorUserId="12588" LastEditDate="2016-10-06T11:13:28.897" LastActivityDate="2016-10-06T11:13:28.897" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="26452" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27453" CreationDate="2015-09-03T23:55:20.310" Score="0" ViewCount="25334" Body="&lt;p&gt;If it is Haram, as long as I don't believe what they include or say, am I committing shirk or am I going to get punished like the sketchers of the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13940" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-03T17:19:14.437" LastActivityDate="2021-05-03T18:45:33.070" Title="Is watching cartoons/anime for entertainment Haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|image|cartoon|" AnswerCount="11" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27452" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26444" CreationDate="2015-09-04T02:51:22.003" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I want to make a site where people can upload their own Anime series or even sell them, but is it Haram or Halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From my personal opinion it should be fine. I believe that drawings are fine until they actually mimic realistic people. More on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/search?q=drawings&quot;&gt;drawings&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please keep in mind that if you do not have permission from the distributors or original authors, it might constitute stealing, which makes it forbidden. More on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/search?q=piracy&quot;&gt;piracy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also, I want to make a site for users to upload videos of their TF2, Minecraft, CoD, etc. gameplay, except GTA or any game with adult content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That should be fine imo, just make sure it is not illegal, if so down the road you won't be able to monetize your website on a steady basis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also, I want to sell virtual (as .vdi images based on Ubuntu) and physical game servers (based on Ubuntu). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That should be fine. However, beware of doing anything copyrighted as it can land you in trouble.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2015-09-04T02:51:22.003" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27453" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26452" CreationDate="2015-09-04T02:54:13.283" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is watching cartoons/anime for entertainment Haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion it is not Haram. The prophet forbade drawings (of people), however Anime characters are usually unrealistic in origin. There are other reasons as well if you are interested check the following &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/search?q=drawings&quot;&gt;questions&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If it is Haram, as long as I don't believe what they include or say, am I committing shirk or am I going to get punished like the sketchers of the series?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you believe something to be Haram, then doing it is a sin which Allah might punish you or given you. That isn't something a person can know. The best thing is to stay away from things you believe is Haram and ask Allah for forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2015-09-04T02:54:13.283" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27454" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9815" CreationDate="2015-09-04T03:29:15.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A game of chance or a game of skill.  There is a difference.  Where on relies on skill to over come the effect of chance then the activity becomes predominantly a game of skill.  Backgammon for instance has been legally accepted as a game of skill even though dice are used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13994" LastActivityDate="2015-09-04T03:29:15.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27456" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30375" CreationDate="2015-09-04T06:13:34.863" Score="2" ViewCount="10181" Body="&lt;p&gt;I need to know number of lines for each Quran Surah, since I need them for calculating how many lines did a student study per a school term. I am using the popular Madani book for Quran print.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any source for that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13971" LastActivityDate="2022-02-20T04:30:30.377" Title="How many lines in Quran?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27457" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-04T06:16:39.027" Score="2" ViewCount="494" Body="&lt;p&gt;The monotheists in Mecca always believed that the Kaaba was built by Prophet Ibrahim (a.). But what about the polytheists (mushrikeen) in the time of prophet Muhammad (s.) and shortly before him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They used the Kaaba for worshipping their idols, but did they had any believes about where this Kaaba came from and who built it up? After all they considered it a holy place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5225" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-10-28T08:47:10.030" LastActivityDate="2017-12-13T23:33:10.537" Title="What did Mushrikeen think about who built the Kaaba?" Tags="|history|kaabah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27457" CreationDate="2015-09-04T07:22:49.363" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well I'm not sure whether it is possible to give a clear answer as AFAIK there is no historical backup. We can find an &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaaba#Modern_independent_views_on_origin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;independent source&lt;/a&gt; (Claudius Ptolemy) from the 2nd Century B.C. mentioning a Place called Macoraba and a map from the 3rd Century B.C. which suggests that Macoraba was Mecca.&#xA;And as it was rebuilt many times it's hard to say which information circulated between the tribes of Qurraish!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the people from Qurraish should either &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;because there still were some monotheists or people who still followed Abrhams/Ibrahims (peace be upon him) religion among them think it was Ibrahim and his son who built (rebuilt) it!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;or the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalek&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amalek&lt;/a&gt; عماليق were the builders (re-builders): the so called giants some tribes who lived in the arabic peninsula!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qusai_ibn_Kilab&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qusay ibn Kilab&lt;/a&gt; (400-480 A.C.) قصي بن كلاب an ancestor of our Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) was the the builder (re-builder)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurhum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jurhum&lt;/a&gt; جرهم -Banu Jurhum an originally yemenite tribe which has settled down there when the Well of Zamzam was found and Ismail (peace be upon him) later married a girl/woman from this tribe- could be known as builders/re-builders of the Kaaba!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And maybe they knew about Adam and Seth the son of Adam شِيث‎ (transliterated &lt;em&gt;Sheeth&lt;/em&gt; in Arabic)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't forget that Qurraish themselves re-built it after the year of the elephant! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to add that this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/5561/out-of-the-prophets-mentioned-in-the-quran-how-many-were-known-to-comman-man-in/7203#7203&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; could back up that some of the Arabs might have known some of the earlier prophets (peace be upon them).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional Informations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Kaaba was originally built by the Prophet Adam (peace be upon him) (it was also said that before Adam it was built by the Malaaika!) and later re-built by the Prophets Ibrahim and Ismail (peace be upon them) and i think it was rebuilt/repaired many times before and after that! In the &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A9#.D8.A8.D9.86.D8.A7.D8.A1_.D8.A7.D9.84.D9.83.D8.B9.D8.A8.D8.A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; Article you may find 12 &quot;Builders/Rebuilders named&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There have been many Kaaba's around the Arabic peninsula in pre-Islamical time as many tribes wanted to have a shrine like the one in Mekka, but somehow this special shrine was more attractive as a destination for those who wanted to make a pilgrimage!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T07:11:19.277" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27459" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-04T08:56:17.897" Score="2" ViewCount="1587" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes I find myself on the road at prayer time and would love nothing more to be able to pray on time and therefore not wanting to delay the prayer. However If you are praying in the car how would you go about doing wudhu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13978" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T02:26:00.867" LastActivityDate="2019-11-08T07:32:45.833" Title="How do you do wudhu when praying in a car?" Tags="|salat|wudu|travelling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27460" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-04T10:31:47.293" Score="3" ViewCount="1071" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's say that I want to open up a car manufacturing company. Would it be haram as long as they are running on electric engines (like Tesla Motors) and the power outlets use renewable resources like Solar power or wind power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13940" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-07-29T15:01:13.403" LastActivityDate="2022-10-19T07:03:08.370" Title="Is car manufacturing haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27461" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27460" CreationDate="2015-09-04T11:12:40.677" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Utilizing resources is Halal. But if we misuse resources then it's haram.&#xA;So car manufacturing is halal if you are running it in a right way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13998" LastEditorUserId="20245" LastEditDate="2016-12-13T04:25:53.577" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T04:25:53.577" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27464" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5566" CreationDate="2015-09-04T11:51:33.177" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question is not properly defined. It would be better if you pointed out:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According which count you want the number of ayat in the qur'an?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because only for a few surahs (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/731280&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Mulk&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/731090&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Fatiha&lt;/a&gt;) there is a fixed number of ayat known (from ahadith, check the links) therefore the number differs between the different counts, which are a result of ijtihad of the Sahaba () and the Tabi'yn (), for example: have they considered the basmalah (bismi Llahi ar-rahmani ar-rahim بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ) as a separate verse or not? Where did the Prophet () make a pause (this was the point where a Verse finished)? How many times they witnessed him do so? and how this pause has been qualified, based on these occasions.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So are you talking about the Kufi (referring to al-Kufa) count (the most common as the riwaya of Hafs from 'Assim is the most common riwaya/qira'a and 'Assim is a Kufi rawy) or the Madani (referring to Medina) count or the Mekki (referring to Mekkah) count etc. ? For example &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/255&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ayat al Kursi&lt;/a&gt;  is in the Madani count divided into 2 Verses!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer&#xA;of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him&#xA;belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who&#xA;is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows&#xA;what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they&#xA;encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills.(&lt;em&gt;NEW&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;VERSE in Madani Count&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;His Kursi extends over the heavens and the&#xA;earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High,&#xA;the Most Great.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for those who don't count al-Basmalah as a Verse they reach 7 Verses in surat al-Fatiha by dividing the last Verse, as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(6)The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those&#xA;who have evoked [Your] anger or (7) of those who are astray.&#xA;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/1/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1:7&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Kufi count might have the most Verses because they were the only ones to count the basmallah and also used to count the Muqatta'at (المقطعات) in the 19 surahs beginning with them as a separate verse, which others don't!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The surahs on which there's a consensus in the verse counts&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In his al-Kamil fil Qira'at الكامل في القراءات العشر والأربعين الزائدة عليها p.120 - 130 abu al-Qassim al-Hudhali أبو القاسم الهذلي showed the differences in the counts in-depth (more details than I will display here) and showed the verses of each surah that might not apply to the general ruling (for example a Madani verse in a Makki surah and vice versa). Here is just a list of surahs where all counts are in consensus about the number of verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Fatiha (Surah number 1, number of verses 7)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yussuf (s 12, v 111)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Hijr (s 15, v 99)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Furqan (s 25, v 70)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Ahzaab (Surah number 33, number of verses 73)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Fath (s 48, v 29)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Hujurat (s 49, v 18)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Qaf (s 50, v 45)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A-Dhariyat (s 51, v 60)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Qamar (Surah number 54, number of verses 55)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Hashr (s 59, v 24)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Mumtahana (s 60, v 13)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As-Saff (s 61, v 14)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Jumu'ah (s 62, v 11)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Munafiqoon (Surah number 63, number of verses 11)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At-Tagahbun (s 64, v 18)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Qalam (s 68, v 52)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Insaan (s 76, v 31)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Infitar (s 82, v 19)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Mutaffiyn (Surah number 83, number of verses 36)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-A'laa (s 87 , v 19)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Ghashiyah (s 88, v 26)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Balad (s 90, v 20)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Lail (s 92, v 21)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A-Doha (Surah number  93, number of verses 11)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A-Sharh (s 94, v 8)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At-Tyn (s 95, v 8)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At-Takathur (s 102, v 8)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-'Asr (3)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Humazah (Surah number 104, number of verses 9)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Fyl (s 105, v 5)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Kawtar (s 108, v 3)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Kafiroon (s 109, v 6)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An-Nasr (s 110, v 3)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Masad (Surah number 111, number of verses 5)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Falaq (s 113, v 5)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that surat al-Mulk is not mentioned in the above list as the Makki and the last Madani counts say it is 31 verses and have separated verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/67/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;67:9&lt;/a&gt;) as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They will say,&amp;quot; Yes, a warner had come to us, (9) but we denied and said, ' Allah has not sent down anything. You are not but in great error.' &amp;quot; (10)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Number of verses in the qur'an according the known counts&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According the different &lt;a href=&quot;https://mawdoo3.com/%D9%83%D9%85_%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%AF_%D8%A2%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85_%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%81%D9%87_%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%AF_%D8%A3%D8%AD%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;counts&lt;/a&gt; they are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the &lt;strong&gt;Madani&lt;/strong&gt; (Medina) count the number is &lt;strong&gt;6214&lt;/strong&gt; (in the 1st Madina count they were counted to be 6217) and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in the &lt;strong&gt;Kufi&lt;/strong&gt; (al-Kufa) count the number is &lt;strong&gt;6236&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in the &lt;strong&gt;Makky&lt;/strong&gt; (Mekkah) count they are &lt;strong&gt;6210&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in the &lt;strong&gt;Basry&lt;/strong&gt; (Basra) count &lt;strong&gt;6214&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in the count of &lt;strong&gt;a-Shaam&lt;/strong&gt; (Damascus and its surroundings) &lt;strong&gt;6226&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu al-Qassim al-Hudhali added a count from Homs/Hims&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also Fatwa's islamweb &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/3635/%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D9%83%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%A2%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86?&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#3635&lt;/a&gt; (on the number of words, letters and verses of the qur'an) , &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/75878/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#75878&lt;/a&gt; (on the difference of the Madani and Kufi count which still can be witnessed in Moshafs) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/173515/%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D8%A2%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#173515&lt;/a&gt; (on the reason for the differences in the counts) all in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2024-03-15T14:49:13.443" LastActivityDate="2024-03-15T14:49:13.443" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27466" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-04T14:11:33.677" Score="1" ViewCount="131" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a followup question to another popular question here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/22982/does-islam-support-pedophilia-or-child-marriages&quot;&gt;Does Islam support pedophilia or child marriages?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A lot of the answers say, age is not a consideration in marriage, since the time of consummation (which is when puberty starts) is separate from marriage and can be years apart.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The example given in the example in previous question was, Muhammad married Ayesha when she was 6, but they did not consummate the marriage until she was 9, which, presumably is when she began puberty.  (Let's forget the argument as to whether a pre-pubescence child can consent to marriage).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what are the qualities people look at in marriage?  Just family unions and relations and religious ties?  Or is love in the equation, and what kind of love?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14003" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2015-09-04T14:41:50.910" Title="What is the consideration in marriage in Islam?" Tags="|nikah|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-09-04T16:49:57.703" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27466" CreationDate="2015-09-04T14:41:50.910" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=marry+four+dust&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=marry+four+dust&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)&#xA;  as saying: A woman may be married for four reasons: for her property,&#xA;  her status. her beauty and her religion, so try to get one who is&#xA;  religious, may your hand be besmeared with dust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2015-09-04T14:41:50.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26448" CreationDate="2015-09-04T15:51:57.163" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Traditional scholarship tend to have this opinion that anyone who is not a Muslim, doesn't have any chance at salvation. However, IMHO this opinion stems from a misconception that Islam started with Muhammad and only a person who follows this brand of Islam has a chance at salvation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran negates this concept. It emphasizes that titles or relation with a certain sect is not a basis of salvation. It gives the example of Abraham, by saying that he was neither a so called &amp;quot;Muslim&amp;quot;, a &amp;quot;Christian&amp;quot; or a &amp;quot;Jew&amp;quot; but was a true believer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam according to my understanding is not a separate religion per se, but a continuation of all that was revealed before. As far as Quran is concerned, 'Muslim' is not a title. A person despite belonging to any of the above groups would be a Muslim if he performs the act of submission. It doesn’t limit salvation to any group but lays down 3 criterion in Al-Baqarah:62.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;belief in God,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;belief in the Day of Judgment,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and righteous action in life&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now all that being said, what about those people who still miss on some of the above criterion? For example, Agnostics, Polytheists, Atheists, etc. Do they have no chance at salvation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer this, we have to rely on our common sense, natural law, and sense of justice. When Quran speaks about Justice, it’s not speaking of it in sense that is alien to us. It talks about justice exactly how we under what justice is. If somebody is unable to fathom or understand to his satisfaction any of the above defined criteria, his case rest with Allah. Since Allah proclaims that he is Just, he would stay true to the requirements of Justice as we know it in this world. If somebody have valid reasons, and justice demands that he be pardoned, He would do it. Similarly, somebody despite fulfilling the above criteria may miss out on salvation if he commits a heinous crime, e.g., killing someone unlawfully, rejecting a true prophet even after realizing that he is true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A major problem that I find with most traditional understandings is that they tend to adopt a very strict opinion from the word go. And when that opinion doesn’t fit our sense of justice in certain valid situations, exceptions are introduced to the original opinion. I don’t mean to offend any one but simply want to point out the answer given above by @RehanUllah as an example of introducing such exceptions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the translation Muhammad Asad:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;(2:62) VERILY, those who have attained to faith [in this divine writ], as well as those who follow the Jewish faith, and the Christians, and the Sabians [49] - all who believe in God and the Last Day and do righteous deeds - shall have their reward with their Sustainer; and no fear need they have, and neither shall they grieve. [50]&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;[50] The above passage - which recurs in the Qur'an several times - lays down a fundamental doctrine of Islam. With a breadth of vision unparalleled in any other religious faith, the idea of &amp;quot;salvation&amp;quot; is here made conditional upon three elements only: belief in God, belief in the Day of Judgment, and righteous action in life. The statement of this doctrine at this juncture - that is, in the midst of an appeal to the children of Israel - is warranted by the false Jewish belief that their descent from Abraham entitles them to&#xA;be regarded as &amp;quot;God's chosen people&amp;quot;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another scholar Javed Ahmed Ghamdi has emphasized the same fact in his book Meezan, which is in Urdu. I am pasting a link to an article (in English) written by one of his colleague from his website.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.javedahmadghamidi.com/renaissance/view/will-christians-enter-paradise-or-go-to-hell&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.javedahmadghamidi.com/renaissance/view/will-christians-enter-paradise-or-go-to-hell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14004" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T14:36:41.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27470" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-04T16:41:55.363" Score="5" ViewCount="6086" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot; تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكَ &quot; has different translations &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=%D8%AA%D9%8E%D8%B1%D9%90%D8%A8%D9%8E%D8%AA%D9%92%20%D9%8A%D9%8E%D8%AF%D9%8E%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%8E%20:&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;(otherwise) you will be a losers&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;then where is &quot;otherwise&quot; in original (arabic) text?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1319320&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;may your hands be rubbed with dust (i.e., may you prosper)&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;so this has contrariwise meaning i.e. like if dusting of hand is something good. ( also Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/26/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an-Nasaa-i&lt;/a&gt; : &quot;may your hands be rubbed with dust (may you prosper)&quot; ).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if really dusting of hand means good, what logic is here? maybe working much and such getting dust?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does it mean &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/3/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;? : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;He (the Holy Prophet) said: Let your hand be covered with dust, in what way does her child resemble her?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/54/110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;(and it seemed) as if Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did not like it (his sitting with the children) and said to him: May your nose he besmeared with dust, ...&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in these 2 cases i see it is/means scolding. and also general meaning of dust is not positive, but it is something bad. so how can it mean &quot;to prosper&quot; as it is translated in some hadiths?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-25T06:02:58.340" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:22:47.810" Title="What does mean &quot;may your hand be besmeared with dust&quot;?" Tags="|hadith|arabic|language|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27471" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-04T17:30:47.580" Score="2" ViewCount="2521" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is downloading images of cartoons Haram? I am not talking about copyright, but because of Tasweer is Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13940" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-28T15:15:12.280" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T13:17:09.170" Title="Is downloading cartoon images Haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|image|cartoon|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27472" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-04T20:20:18.450" Score="4" ViewCount="689" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims regard the Quran as infallible and containing in itself evidence of its own veracity (correct me if wrong).  I have read many claims that attribute that status to a lack of contradictions of accounts that are conveyed within the book.  However, I do not understand why an absence of contradictions within a book should designate it as divine.  I find that it would be rather easy for a human to write a book of such closely crafted content whereby no two ideas or positions presented would be conflicting one another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that case, what is it exactly that constitutes the revered infallibility of the Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3864" LastActivityDate="2016-03-12T03:39:04.690" Title="What constitutes infallibility of Quran?" Tags="|quran|infallability|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27475" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-05T03:41:47.360" Score="2" ViewCount="2562" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I just have a quick question. While I was praying after rising form bowing,&#xA;I said accidentally : rabanaa wallakal &lt;strong&gt;ham&lt;/strong&gt; instead of &lt;strong&gt;hamd&lt;/strong&gt; Do you know if this makes a prayer invalid or do you have to redo it?&lt;br&gt; Also during prayer if you mispronounce something in a minor way do you have to repeat it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13969" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T10:04:16.237" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T10:04:16.237" Title="When does mispronunciation make a prayer invalid?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27476" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27472" CreationDate="2015-09-05T07:49:07.283" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;By infallibility of the Quran, it's referring to the perfection of the Arabic language, its linguistic and literary features that are unparalleled and no one can reproduce anything like it. That's the true miracle and challenge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can try to find, what we perceive as, contradictions or scientific errors, but that's not the premises for its infallibility and being inimitable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;قُل لَّئِنِ اجْتَمَعَتِ الْإِنسُ وَالْجِنُّ عَلَىٰ أَن يَأْتُوا بِمِثْلِ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنِ لَا يَأْتُونَ بِمِثْلِهِ وَلَوْ كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ ظَهِيرًا&#xA;Say: Verily, though mankind and the jinn should assemble to produce the like of this Quran, they could not produce the like thereof though they were helpers one of another.&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 17:88)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-09-05T07:49:07.283" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27477" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-05T10:06:36.520" Score="1" ViewCount="1727" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it haram for Muslim to play lottery without paying any pine and win money? I mean just pick numbers for free without paying money and win money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14011" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-09-09T00:38:58.877" LastActivityDate="2015-09-09T00:38:58.877" Title="Is playing free lotteries haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|gambling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27477" CreationDate="2015-09-05T11:17:48.290" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you're not putting out any of your wealth and you have no chance of losing it, then it's not haraam and you can play it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Something being called &quot;lottery&quot; doesn't necessarily make it haraam.  We have to see what's involved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-09-05T11:17:48.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27475" CreationDate="2015-09-05T12:14:38.653" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mispronouncing &quot;rabbanaa (wa) lakal hamd&quot; doesn't invalidate the prayer since it's not something fard to say.  You don't have to repeat the prayer either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-09-05T12:14:38.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27482" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27483" CreationDate="2015-09-05T15:04:18.220" Score="3" ViewCount="358" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really want to know if it is the same as Shirk. I saw something like that in a comment of a post (link: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/9181/do-actions-kissing-touching-etc-which-could-lead-to-zina-sex-before-marriag&quot;&gt;Do actions (kissing, touching, etc) which could lead to zina (sex before marriage) count as a major sin?&lt;/a&gt;). This is the comment: &quot;This does not mean that sins committed with intent are unforgivable - but IMHO it means that forgiveness is much harder to obtain for those... because &quot;sinning with intent&quot; means &quot;actively defying Allah&quot; which in itself is a major sin. –  Yahia Aug 14 '13 at 14:41&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13940" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2015-09-05T15:46:42.540" Title="Is sinning with intent same as Shirk?" Tags="|shirk|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27483" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27482" CreationDate="2015-09-05T15:46:42.540" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Is sinning with intent same as Shirk?&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Absolutely not. Shirk means associating with Allah, not defying him, those two things are clearly different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can believe in Allah as the one true God, but disobey him in practicing Zina or drinking Wine because of my weak will. For such things there is something called punishments, which you get.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Small sins can be washed away by doing good, praying, etc..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-09-05T15:46:42.540" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27489" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-05T19:21:41.030" Score="1" ViewCount="930" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose we're in the future, and humanity has colonized the Moon. Which direction would we pray in on the Moon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14018" LastActivityDate="2019-01-12T22:13:04.677" Title="Which direction would we pray in on the Moon?" Tags="|qiblah|future|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27489" CreationDate="2015-09-05T20:14:50.170" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Towards the Earth.  Facing the qiblah doesn't have a particular direction, it's different for whatever place you're in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَلِلَّهِ الْمَشْرِقُ وَالْمَغْرِبُ ۚ فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And to Allah belongs the east and the west. So wherever you turn, there is the Face of Allah . Indeed, Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 2:115)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;لَّيْسَ الْبِرَّ أَن تُوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ قِبَلَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَلَٰكِنَّ الْبِرَّ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالْكِتَابِ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ وَآتَى الْمَالَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِ ذَوِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَالْيَتَامَىٰ وَالْمَسَاكِينَ وَابْنَ السَّبِيلِ وَالسَّائِلِينَ وَفِي الرِّقَابِ وَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَى الزَّكَاةَ وَالْمُوفُونَ بِعَهْدِهِمْ إِذَا عَاهَدُوا ۖ وَالصَّابِرِينَ فِي الْبَأْسَاءِ وَالضَّرَّاءِ وَحِينَ الْبَأْسِ ۗ أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا ۖ وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُتَّقُونَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Righteousness is not that you turn your faces toward the east or the west, but [true] righteousness is [in] one who believes in Allah , the Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the prophets and gives wealth, in spite of love for it, to relatives, orphans, the needy, the traveler, those who ask [for help], and for freeing slaves; [and who] establishes prayer and gives zakah; [those who] fulfill their promise when they promise; and [those who] are patient in poverty and hardship and during battle. Those are the ones who have been true, and it is those who are the righteous.&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 2:117)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-09-05T20:14:50.170" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27492" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-06T08:07:28.853" Score="2" ViewCount="3243" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I am out of home and do not have cover for my hair and it is time for prayer will it not be accepted if I pray? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13978" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T15:32:30.493" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T12:32:06.820" Title="Is prayer accepted if your hair isn't covered?" Tags="|salat|women|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27494" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-06T10:26:35.770" Score="0" ViewCount="1086" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Muslim sister was married some time back and just few days later she discovered her husband was having an affair and zina with his elder brother's wife. And when she said anything about this, he used to physically beat her, as well as force her into bed and openly say &quot;I don't like you&quot; and always spoke very abusively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some time later he said to her &quot;I give you talaq 3 times&quot; and she returned to her home and elder people from both the families sat and mutually agreed for divorce at girl's residence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She became pregnant.  As they were processing for divorce from court, he left the country and went to Malaysia without notice.  After two years, he wants to come back and take her back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the status of their marriage? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14022" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T23:51:40.350" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T23:51:40.350" Title="After the husband saying &quot;I give you talaq 3 times&quot;, pregnancy, and him leaving the country for two years, what is the status of their marriage?" Tags="|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27494" CreationDate="2015-09-06T13:45:12.637" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If he divorced her, &quot;3 talaqs&quot; is just an error and they divorced only &lt;strong&gt;once&lt;/strong&gt;. Decision of families and decision of court is not needed for husband to divorce his wife islamically, as far as i know, so probably that was not islamic court. (The families decided to divorce and decision of court is not known for us).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After so long time, waiting period has &lt;strong&gt;completed&lt;/strong&gt;. So, they are &lt;strong&gt;divorced&lt;/strong&gt; now. As divorce is completed, &lt;strong&gt;he cannot&lt;/strong&gt; just &quot;take her back&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They &lt;strong&gt;can&lt;/strong&gt; marry again, if they &lt;strong&gt;both&lt;/strong&gt; agree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am sorry I am lazy to search for proofs for now. See &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divorce_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divorce_in_Islam&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=talaq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.google.com/search?q=talaq&lt;/a&gt; for now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i am going to write more detailed answer about triple divorce in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/103&quot;&gt;Just reciting &amp;quot;Talak&amp;quot; thrice commits divorce?&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-07-26T09:33:09.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27498" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-06T14:14:09.757" Score="2" ViewCount="1020" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam-O-Alaikum! Friends I want to ask a question a part of which has already been asked before. Is my saying &quot;salam&quot; to non-Muslims sin? And the part which is asked before is How to return salam to non-Muslims.. I want answer for the first one not the second!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a friendly nature and I say Salam a hundred times a day to people passing by the way, travelling with me, entering a shop etc. So you can say it has become my habit which I can't avoid! No problem I would have said &quot;Hello or Hi etc.&quot; to non-Muslim people in England or America but I live in Pakistan and Christians here don't say Hello or Hi. Even when the meet each other they say &quot;Assalam-O-Alaikum!&quot; Now many Christians live in my neighbourhood and when I have to pass through way to somewhere I say Salam to them as I say to a Muslim! Am I doing something sinful. I can't avoid saying Salam to them because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I don't want them to feel as minority! I don't want them to feel bad about us Muslims.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I love old people! When I see some aged human I can't stop myself greeting him! As a respect I say Salam to them and they reply me well!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12588" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T20:37:28.083" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T20:37:28.083" Title="Salam to non-Muslims" Tags="|fiqh|sunnah|non-muslim|greetings|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27498" CreationDate="2015-09-06T16:12:51.883" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First I will post the opinion of most Sunni scholars and then my opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most scholars say it is &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/48966&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;forbidden&lt;/a&gt; to initiate salam on non Muslim in accordance with the following &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/2116100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;, unless it is needed (to get their attention, etc..):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-قَالَ: { &amp;quot; لَا تَبْدَؤُوا اَلْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَى بِالسَّلَامِ, وَإِذَا لَقِيتُمْ أَحَدَهُمْ فِي طَرِيقٍ, فَاضْطَرُّوهُ إِلَى أَضْيَقِهِ&amp;quot; } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِم ٌ 1‏ .‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Do not start by saluting the Jews and the Christians (when you meet them), and if you meet any of them on the road, force him to go to the narrowest part of the road (i.e. do not give them positions of authority among you.)” Related by Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, personally I think that such hadith is invalid (or weak at lease) as we know the prophet PBUH holds the template of exemplary actions. Pushing people to narrow roads is definitely not one of them. Such hadith if anything shows the Prophet PBUH as someone with no respect to non Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-09-06T16:12:51.883" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27503" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-06T18:43:13.597" Score="-1" ViewCount="959" Body="&lt;p&gt;Keeping my hand on my head, if I say &quot;I will not do...&quot; is it considered an oath?  How could I do it again, if necessary?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14027" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-08T07:42:24.777" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T07:42:24.777" Title="If I swear &quot;I will not do...&quot; with my hand on my head, is it considered an oath?" Tags="|oaths|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27505" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17417" CreationDate="2015-09-06T18:57:49.210" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;i have seen one more site except altafsir com : &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/bookslist.php?subject=%CA%DD%D3%ED%D1%20%C7%E1%DE%D1%C2%E4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/bookslist.php?subject=%CA%DD%D3%ED%D1%20%C7%E1%DE%D1%C2%E4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2015-09-06T18:57:49.210" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21822" CreationDate="2015-09-06T20:06:09.917" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;i have heard phrases &quot;zina of eye&quot;, &quot;zina of feet&quot;, so i am not sure it is not zina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i am sorry i am lazy to search for proofs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i do not want to upvote nor favorite nor bookmark this, i choose better to write this simple answer. i could comment as it is recommended in comment to another simple answer here. is not answering without proofs prohibited? i do not see rules for answering here, nor link to that. i think you/sobebody can answer this in comment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but ok, i google it, i see there are some texts : &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=zina+of+eye&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.google.com/search?q=zina+of+eye&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i think probably there are degrees of meanings for words, words can be used almost metaphorically and metaphorically, and even inside boundary, which is between &quot;100%&quot; meaning and metaphorical meanings, meanings are sorted by their directness for the word, as you can see in dictionaries. and probably the boundary might be quite unclear for some words. i assume, this usage of word &quot;zina&quot; is at unclear boundary of meanings of that word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2015-09-06T20:15:08.800" LastActivityDate="2015-09-06T20:15:08.800" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22982" CreationDate="2015-09-06T23:32:39.573" Score="-2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1.So, does it mean Islam supports child marriages? If at all muslims consider Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) case as exceptional, then why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does not, the prophet was not exempted from such rule either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2.Also, a related question, Does Islam support Pedophilia by any means?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does not, in Islam there are a few Hadith that go around about Pedophilia -including the low age of Ayesha, which should be treated as falsehood as the Prophet PBUH is high from such lowly actions nor would he condone anything to hurt children. Even in wars non Muslim children are not to be touched, let alone Muslim children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-09-06T23:32:39.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27511" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17700" CreationDate="2015-09-07T07:16:30.130" Score="1" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Huruf-e-Muqattat&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The generally held view among traditional scholarship is that these so-called &lt;em&gt;Huruf-e-Muqattat&lt;/em&gt; have hidden meanings known to Allah alone. This explanation raises several questions. It essentially implies that they are meaningless to us, and must have been meaningless for the people of Arabia at the time of Prophet Muhammad. And if they are just a meaningless jiberrish, then why didn't those people raised any objection? Why did Allah put words into Quran which are meaningless to us?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Arabic language existed even before Quran. Quran was written in the language, in the style and using the vocabulary that the people of that time were familiar with. Anything else wouldn’t have captured the imagination and the attention of the people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First alternate explanation for Hurf-i-Muqattat that I came across was in the Tafseer of Maudoudi, &lt;em&gt;Tafheem-ul-Quran&lt;/em&gt;. His opinion was essentially built up on the theory proposed by Hamid-uddin Farahi. According to Farahi, these words are actually the names of the Surahs. Such a naming convention was in use by the poets of Arabia and was nothing out of the ordinary for them. Further according to Farahi, shape of letters in Arabic were inherited from letters of the ancient languages such as Hebrew and Egyptian. In those languages letters were denoted with shapes of things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J49ap.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/J49ap.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Egyptian Hieroglyphs&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And these letters not only stand for a phonetic sound but sometimes also stand for the shape they are drawn from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Farahi presents Surah Nun in support of his theory. The letter Nun still denotes its ancient meaning of fish. In this surah, the Prophet Jonah (sws) has been addressed as sahib al-h~ut that is he who is swallowed by a whale. Farahi opines that it is because of this reference that the Surah is called Nun. He goes on to say that if one keeps in consideration the example given above, it is quite likely that the abbreviated letters by which other surahs commence are placed at the beginning of the surahs to symbolise a relation between the topics of a particular surah and their own ancient connotations”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hamid-uddin-farahi.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=93:huruf-i-muqattaat-farahis-view&amp;amp;catid=38:articles-others&amp;amp;Itemid=75&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.hamid-uddin-farahi.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Meaning of Y - S&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now coming to the original question where it was explicitly asked what is the meaning of &lt;em&gt;Y-S&lt;/em&gt;, I would like to quote the commentary from Muhammad Asad's &lt;em&gt;Message of Quran&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whereas some of the classical commentators incline to the view that the letters y-s (pronounced ya sin) with which this surah opens belong to the category of the mysterious letter-symbols (al-muqatta'at) introducing a number of Qur'anic chapters (see Appendix II), 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abbas states that  they actually represent two distinct words, namely the exclamatory particle ya (&amp;quot;O&amp;quot;) and sin, which in the dialect of the tribe of Tayy' is synonymous with insan (&amp;quot;human being&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;man&amp;quot;): hence, similar to the two syllables ta ha in surah 20, ya sin denotes &amp;quot;O thou human being!&amp;quot; This interpretation has been accepted by 'Ikrimah, Ad-Dahhak, Al-Hasan al-Basri, Sa'id ibn Jubayr, and other early Qur'an-commentators (see Tabari, Baghawi, Zamakhshari, Baydawi, Ibn Kathir, etc.). According to Zamakhshari, it would seem that the syllable sin is an abbreviation of unaysin, the diminutive form of insan used by the Tayy' in exclamations. (It is to be borne in mind that in classical Arabic a diminutive is often expressive of no more than endearment: e.g., ya bunayya, which does not necessarily signify &amp;quot;O my little son&amp;quot; but, rather, &amp;quot;my dear son&amp;quot; irrespective of the son's age.) On the whole, we may safely assume that the words ya sin apostrophize the Prophet Muhammad, who is explicitly addressed in the sequence, and are meant to stress - as the Qur'an so often does - the fact of his and all other apostles' humanness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14004" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-02T12:41:03.620" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1361" CreationDate="2015-09-07T12:15:48.973" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This answer can also be found under this thread [ &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/26448/do-disbelievers-automatically-go-to-hell&quot;&gt;Do disbelievers automatically go to hell?&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Traditional scholarship tend to have this opinion that anyone who is not a Muslim, doesn't have any chance at salvation. The evidence that is brought forward for this is from Ale-Imran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers. [Surat 'Āli `Imrān 3:85] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, IMHO this opinion stems from a misconception that Islam started with Muhammad and only a person who follows this brand of Islam has a chance at salvation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran negates this concept. It emphasizes that titles or relation with a certain sect is not a basis of salvation. It gives the example of Abraham, by saying that he was neither a so called &quot;Muslim&quot;, a &quot;Christian&quot; or a &quot;Jew&quot; but was a true believer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam according to my understanding is not a separate religion per se, but a continuation of all that was revealed before. As far as Quran is concerned, 'Muslim' is not a title. A person despite belonging to any of the above groups would be a Muslim if he performs the act of submission. It doesn’t limit salvation to any group but lays down 3 criterion in Al-Baqarah:62.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;belief in God, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;belief in the Day of Judgment, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and righteous action in life&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now all that being said, what about those people who still miss on some of the above criterion? For example, Agnostics, Polytheists, Atheists, etc. Do they have no chance at salvation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer this, we have to rely on our common sense, natural law, and sense of justice. When Quran speaks about Justice, it’s not speaking of it in sense that is alien to us. It talks about justice exactly how we under what justice is. If somebody is unable to fathom or understand to his satisfaction any of the above defined criteria, his case rest with Allah. Since Allah proclaims that he is Just, he would stay true to the requirements of Justice as we know it in this world. If somebody have valid reasons, and justice demands that he be pardoned, He would do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A major problem that I find with most traditional understandings is that they tend to adopt a very strict opinion from the word go. And when that opinion doesn’t fit our sense of justice in certain valid situations, exceptions are introduced to the original opinion. I don’t mean to offend any one but simply want to point out the answer given above by @RehanUllah as an example of introducing such exceptions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the translation Muhammad Asad:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h3&gt;(2:62) VERILY, those who have attained to faith [in this divine writ], as well as those who follow the Jewish faith, and the Christians, and the Sabians [49] - all who believe in God and the Last Day and do righteous deeds - shall have their reward with their Sustainer; and no fear need they have, and neither shall they grieve. [50]&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;[50] The above passage - which recurs in the Qur'an several times - lays down a fundamental doctrine of Islam. With a breadth of vision unparalleled in any other religious faith, the idea of &quot;salvation&quot; is here made conditional upon three elements only: belief in God, belief in the Day of Judgment, and righteous action in life. The statement of this doctrine at this juncture - that is, in the midst of an appeal to the children of Israel - is warranted by the false Jewish belief that their descent from Abraham entitles them to &#xA;  be regarded as &quot;God's chosen people&quot;.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another scholar Javed Ahmed Ghamdi has emphasized the same fact in his book Meezan, which is in Urdu. I am pasting a link to an article (in English) written by one of his colleague from his website.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.javedahmadghamidi.com/renaissance/view/will-christians-enter-paradise-or-go-to-hell&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.javedahmadghamidi.com/renaissance/view/will-christians-enter-paradise-or-go-to-hell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14004" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2015-09-07T12:15:48.973" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27514" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-07T13:09:19.113" Score="3" ViewCount="614" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am developing an Android application (that's full free for any body in any country, and we publish it on Google play market to download) for Quran that need audio translation of Chinese and Japanese languages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I check &lt;a href=&quot;http://voiceofquran.info/chinese_quran_translation.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://voiceofquran.info/chinese_quran_translation.html&lt;/a&gt; but some files of theme not read and not exists or file was damaged!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also I search internet for Japanese audio translation very much but no result found :(&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who can help me?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14036" LastActivityDate="2016-10-04T01:02:38.980" Title="Is there Chinese and Japanese audio translation of Quran?" Tags="|quran|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27519" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-07T20:27:28.917" Score="3" ViewCount="2148" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't want to get married ever. I am a Muslim boy who knows marriage is Sunnah, but I just don't want to spend my life raising kids. I want to travel the world, write books and remain single. I am not the kind of person who wants to get tied down and voluntarily take responsibilities. I want to travel for life. Would that be okay? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14042" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-31T01:24:31.427" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T19:07:03.467" Title="Is it acceptable for a Muslim boy to never get married, instead travelling the world writing books?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2017-06-22T16:43:45.753" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16866" CreationDate="2015-09-07T21:37:45.320" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you do a Kufr (heresy) or shirk act without knowing it, do you have to say the Shahada, if you do it knowingly, without wanting to leave Islam, do you have to as well? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both cases you do not need to. You are still a Muslim who sinned and asking Allah for forgiveness + repenting should be sufficient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you do it unknownlingly but wanted to leave Islam, do you have to, and of you did it knowingly and wanted to leave Islam, do you have to say the Shahada again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you voluntarily left Islam, then you need to believe in the Shahada to enter back. Also note that the shahada is not something that is said, but believed in. It is Sunnah to say it in front of others so you have witnesses to you entering Islam, but believing in it is the only thing required.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-20T13:44:08.000" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T13:44:08.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16980" CreationDate="2015-09-08T01:13:48.790" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can magic cause someone to ignore you? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, it cannot. Some people refer to the following Ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lzzhh.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lzzhh.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the reign of Solomon. It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut. But the two angels do not teach anyone unless they say, &quot;We are a trial, so do not disbelieve [by practicing magic].&quot; And [yet] they learn from them that by which they cause separation between a man and his wife. But they do not harm anyone through it except by permission of Allah. And the people learn what harms them and does not benefit them. But the Children of Israel certainly knew that whoever purchased the magic would not have in the Hereafter any share. And wretched is that for which they sold themselves, if they only knew. [2:102]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a proof that Magic can be used to separate between a Husband and a Wife, so other things are much easier. What they don't understand is that the Ayah does not speak about Magic in that case, but rather about learning &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;ID=143&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;things like&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Deception/lying to make a spouse hate one another&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Using medical applications to make someone's mind go crazy until his spouse leaves&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Using tricky, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/58/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; that was reported during the time of the prophet and his companions about &quot;magic&quot; was the prophet getting sick in his mind by someone and Allah cures him, a Hadith which in my opinion is weak/invalid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If magic could indeed do things out of the norm, you would have seen its application widely spread in modern countries, where people can become millionaires in such tricky.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I advise you and the one you are afraid of leaving you to read quran and pray on time and nothing shall happen inshala.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-02T12:34:07.603" LastActivityDate="2017-10-02T12:34:07.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27519" CreationDate="2015-09-08T02:35:46.287" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not Okay ! You need to fulfill your sex needs, in Islam the only accepted way to do is to get married. Except if you have no sex needs but in that case you must see a Doctor :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13088" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T02:35:46.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27525" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-08T07:11:56.827" Score="6" ViewCount="8001" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not my question, But some one asked me about this issue.What are the differences of wife's submission/deference (Tamkin Khas) in Islamic law and marital rape in western law? In western law there is an idea which the husband can not force his wife to have sex (sexual intercourse), but in Islam we see some orders which show that Tamkin is the only duty of wife in her marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6629" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-07-25T04:51:13.523" LastActivityDate="2023-02-16T10:48:18.523" Title="Wife's Tamkin and Marital Rape" Tags="|sharia|nikah|sex|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27525" CreationDate="2015-09-08T09:19:22.860" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The actual status&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm quoting here &lt;em&gt;sunni&lt;/em&gt; references!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will still find a lot of Fatwas where some scholars say that a woman who rejects to have intercourse with her husband is &amp;quot;nashiz ناشز&amp;quot; and can be punished and that she should obey if her husband wants to have intercourse. For example &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/382132/#:%7E:text=%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86%20%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%3A%20...,%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%80.&amp;amp;text=%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%91%D8%A7%20%D8%A5%D9%86%20%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%20%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%83%20%D9%87%D9%8A,%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%BA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%8C%20%D9%88%D8%A3%D9%86%20%D8%AA%D9%83%D9%81%D8%B1%20%D9%83%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9%20%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here (in Arabic)&lt;/a&gt; an extreme fatwa where the scholar seems to allow rape and refer to other fatwas on how to punish the wife etc.!&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Quoting the hanafi book Hashiyat ibn 'Abideen also known as Radd-al-Muhtaar:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt; Here and in the following I'll be translating from Arabic language, as these translation are mostly of my own take them carefully!&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لأن من أحكام النكاح حل استمتاع كل منهما بالآخر، نعم له وطؤها جبرا إذا امتنعت بلا مانع شرعي وليس لها إجباره على الوطء بعدما وطئها مرة  (&lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/21613/1286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Because one of the rules of marriage is the permissibility of each of them enjoying the other. Yes, he may have intercourse with her forcibly if she refuses without a legal impediment, and she does not have the right to force him to have intercourse after he has had intercourse with her once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The author of the fatwa introduced this saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وإذا امتنعت الزوجة من الفراش دون عذر، فهي عاصية وناشز، ويجوز للزوج جبرها على الجماع حينئذ.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;If the wife refuses to have intercourse without excuse, then she is disobedient and disobedient, and the husband may force her to have intercourse at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/02/08/66022.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article (in Arabic)&lt;/a&gt; scholars from al-Azhar consider this as a rape, which is a milestone for women!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An other scholar says that the hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira (Allah he pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger&#xA;(may, peace be upon him) as saying: When a man invites his wife to his&#xA;bed and she does not come, and he (the husband) spends the sight being&#xA;angry with her, the angels curse her until morning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/127&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:1436d&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/96&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod]&#xA;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;only quotes a wife who don't have an excuse like illness, sorrow, or has to catch up some days of fast and have only few days left before Ramadan, or has a husband who doesn't pray or drinks alcohol etc.. The husband shouldn't try to force them to have intercourse because of the well known Hadith &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;There is no injury nor return of injury.&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; and as Allah says in Surat at-Talaq (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/65/6/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;65:6&lt;/a&gt;) &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;...and do not harm them in order to oppress them...&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; and in Suarat an-Nisa' (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/19/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:19&lt;/a&gt;) &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;...And live with them in kindness...&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; or in the Translation of Shakir &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;...and treat them kindly...&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; and to force them to intercourse isn't kindly treating. If the wife doesn't obey her husband if he wants to have intercourse with her because she doesn't want or just to make him angry he qualified it again as nushuz نشوز but added that the punishment is an option for her husband but not a must and most scholars say that the husband should not punish! (The longer answer could be fined &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alnasba.com/aa/showthread.php?t=29041&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we see that among the scholars there are different points of view. The question is does the Quran and the sunna support one of these opinions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does the Quran and the Sunna say about the matter?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Let's begin with the Hadith (narrated by abu Huraira) mentioned above: It doesn't say or allow the husband to take his &amp;quot;rights&amp;quot; by harming his wife! It only indicates that the wife would be a sinner if she rejected her husband without an excuse!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Quran Verses mentioned above (4:19) and (65:6) and the Hadith (a golden rule) &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;There is no injury nor return of injury.&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; (Muwatta' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/514340&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Malik&lt;/a&gt; and sunan ibn Majah &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/13/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/13/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nawawi40/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Riyad as-Saliheen&lt;/a&gt; with more sources) show that harming in a husband-wife relationship is far away from how islam wants us to live together!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can also find the following Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Abdullah bin Zam'a: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;None of you&#xA;should flog his wife as he flogs a slave and then have sexual&#xA;intercourse with her in the last part of the day.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/138&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari]&#xA;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as an opposite we find an other golden rule about gentleness, which should also be applied in a husband-wife relationship!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Miqdam ibn Shurayh, quoting his father, said:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;I asked Aisha about living in the desert. She said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to go&#xA;to the desert to these rivulets. Once he intended to go to the desert&#xA;and he sent to me a she-camel from the camel of sadaqah which had not&#xA;been used for riding so far. He said to me: Aisha! &lt;strong&gt;show gentleness,&#xA;for if gentleness is found in anything, it beautifies it and when it&#xA;is taken out from anything it damages it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Ibn al-Sabbah said in his version: Muharramah means a mount which has&#xA;not been used for riding.&#xA;[Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod]&#xA;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And in Hajjat al wada' the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;...So act kindly towards women&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; as narrated by abi Huraira (in Sahih al-Bukhari &amp;amp; Muslim and Jami' at-Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And about forcing some one to do something we find the following Verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But let them who find not [the means for] marriage abstain [from&#xA;sexual relations] until Allah enriches them from His bounty. And those&#xA;who seek a contract [for eventual emancipation] from among whom your&#xA;right hands possess - then make a contract with them if you know there&#xA;is within them goodness and give them from the wealth of Allah which&#xA;He has given you. &lt;strong&gt;And do not compel your slave girls to&#xA;prostitution, if they desire chastity, to seek [thereby] the temporary&#xA;interests of worldly life&lt;/strong&gt;(Translation of Yusuf Ali: &lt;em&gt;But force not&#xA;your maids to prostitution when they desire chastity, in order that ye&#xA;may make a gain in the goods of this life.&lt;/em&gt;). And if someone should&#xA;compel them, then indeed, Allah is [to them], after their compulsion,&#xA;Forgiving and Merciful.**&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surat an-Nur (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/33/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:33&lt;/a&gt;)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some mufassireen said that the forcing here is seen in relation to the desire of chastity. As in case of a chaste woman/wife forcing isn't possible or at least valid. Thus the majority of scholars considers a marriage where the woman has been forced to marry a man as invalid قال ابن بطال : ذهب الجمهور إلى بطلان نكاح المكره!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore if forcing someone to do haram is haram, then forcing someone to do something (even if it is halal) should be haram, because someone who has been forced to do something will always reject and hate it! So you would make someone hate to do something halal and might guide him to haram! So forcing should be replaced by gentleness. And harming and forcing is against the asked kindness towards women in the Hadith mentioned above. See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://m.moheet.com/2014/09/26/2145874/%D9%87%D9%84-%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A9%D8%9F.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Finally a practice which is clearly contrary to shari'a&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many husbands in a supposed case of nushuz نشوز or to oblige their wives to obey them beat them while the quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them. But if they obey you [once more], seek no means against them. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted and Grand. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/34/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:34&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the verse clearly shows that violence or beating (even softly as stated by scholars) is the last choice after taking former steps! So a husband can't come and beat his wife unless she went ahead with her nushuz after the two former steps:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;advise them&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this needs a conversation between the spouses without any violence, but maybe by a good remainder of some verses of the Qur'an, some good words of the Prophet ()  etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;forsake them in bed&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the husbands in practice wants to beat his wife because she refused intercourse, or because she doesn't obey him now -in fact-he is asked to &amp;quot;punish her&amp;quot; by not having intercourse with her for a while (days not a second, minute or hour, as else it would be meaningless) before even thinking of beating her softly!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;strike them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All this can't be done in the same day, but needs days or even weeks of rejection (or disobedience) of the wife to follow the orders of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit off-topic, but showing another perspective&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's an old Moroccan custom which many orthodox people would describe as &amp;quot;going against shari'a&amp;quot;:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;When husband and wife had a dispute which lead the wife to flee upset from the husbands house to her parents house.&#xA;A good husband needs to buy gifts (two of a kind like for the traditional marriage) and dhabiha to please her and have his wife back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to me that there's no support for rape nor direct violence in conjugal relationship or for forcing the wife to have intercourse and the total submission (tamkin) matter which seems to me in total opposite to what our Messenger (peace be upon him) use to do!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2023-02-16T10:48:18.523" LastActivityDate="2023-02-16T10:48:18.523" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27527" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27916" CreationDate="2015-09-08T10:59:08.383" Score="0" ViewCount="1028" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am soon going to be starting a degree in accountancy. I have tried to research this topic many times but have not found a proper answer. As far as I am aware, the job of an accountant involves dealing with the calculations of riba (interest). I was wondering is there any form of halal accounting? Or if I was to change my degree which degree would be acceptable but worth the £9000 each year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T07:35:40.067" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T07:35:40.067" Title="Is accounting haraam?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|work|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24410" CreationDate="2015-09-08T12:06:10.513" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can add a hadith directly and clearly denying that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/47&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Abbas narrated: &quot;The Prophet prohibited marrying a woman along&#xA;  with her paternal aunt or along with her maternal aunt.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=aunt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=aunt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="4808" LastEditDate="2019-01-21T03:08:25.637" LastActivityDate="2019-01-21T03:08:25.637" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27530" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27539" CreationDate="2015-09-08T13:51:17.360" Score="2" ViewCount="8559" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to make dua in one's head? When we're in public for example, we can't speak or whisper our duas. So does it still count if we say it all to ourselves?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14045" LastActivityDate="2020-12-04T00:24:49.953" Title="Making dua in your head" Tags="|dua|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27531" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-08T16:20:05.713" Score="1" ViewCount="4319" Body="&lt;p&gt;First off I have to say that I am not a muslim. I'm an orthodox Christian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some time ago I dreamt that I was in my bedroom and there was something like a ghost that I could sense, I was feeling comfortable and protected like i had some kind of relationship with it. Then I saw he was writing things that i cannot remember now in walls and in small pieces of paper. Then I saw him in front of me as a big smoky shadow; then I woke up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A muslim friend has told me kayer after I saw this dream that it probably was a jinn. I knew nothing about jinns before he mentioned them. Never heard of them. Since then I have dreamt of many random things every night. Also I often hear noises at night such as knocking from a closet in my room etc. Since I was younger I could feel the presence of someone invisible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some facts are about me ar : I am a loner. I have some kind of social anxiety and when I'm in a crowd out with friends etc I feel I want to run away to go home. I took almost 2 years to get into a relationship. Since young I had a luck with money or things I wanted. Whenever I ask for something for a help etc I always get it. It's kind of creepy. It's like I have everything but alone. Well I don't have a particular question but I don't know much about jinns and islam so if anyone is interested in telling me about my case please do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also ı want to add that since the age of 5 I was having nightmares like I'm getting killed. I have seen them many times. Like shooting me and waking up thinking I was shot in soul and I need yo get in the hospital or train would run over me or watching my self dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14052" LastEditorUserId="19799" LastEditDate="2024-03-16T14:01:18.950" LastActivityDate="2024-03-16T14:01:18.950" Title="I had a dream with a jin" Tags="|jinn|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-09-09T07:34:46.433" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27531" CreationDate="2015-09-08T16:42:51.030" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is sleep paralysis. I've had many of these dreams where i would feel this presence that you're speaking about and wouldn't be able to move or wake up for as long as a minute. Basically it has to do with hallucinations and REM cycles during sleep. Nothing to do with jinns.&#xA;Research into it and you'll see that many of your hallucinations are explained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14045" LastActivityDate="2015-09-08T16:42:51.030" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27535" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-08T16:44:00.890" Score="2" ViewCount="209" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does islam require burial of the dead? What verses/hadiths mandate that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can grave sites be reused after some time (e.g. 200 years) ?  I am asking this because the practice of burying the dead in dedicated 25 sq ft of space, with the growing world population, yet ever more scarce arable land, seems like a wasteful practice, to say the least.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3864" LastActivityDate="2021-12-28T10:55:29.423" Title="Does islam require burial of the dead?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27537" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-08T23:51:03.977" Score="2" ViewCount="4346" Body="&lt;p&gt;I bought a house using mortgage and I'm planning to go for Hajj within 2 to 3 years. Will I be allowed to go for hajj if I'm still paying monthly house mortgage together with my husband?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14055" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-27T14:01:37.283" LastActivityDate="2018-06-26T01:17:52.273" Title="Can I perform hajj given that I have a mortgage?" Tags="|hajj|mortgage|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27539" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27530" CreationDate="2015-09-09T06:57:44.663" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah SWT is All-Hearer, All-Knower. Whatever (Halal or Haram) we think in our mind, Allah SWT still hears, knows and listens to us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13904" LastActivityDate="2015-09-09T06:57:44.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27540" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-09T07:05:12.660" Score="-1" ViewCount="446" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a Muslim the Quran taught me peace and compassion. I can understand if meat was made halal. Although I don't think it was made as a requirement. So if we can eat cruelty free, why wouldn't we?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if meat is Halal: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;farming animals is causing a toll on the environment&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The grains fed to make one piece of steak can cure world hunger&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;farmers are using steroids and hormones and antibiotics this enters into our bodies.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;animal cruelty also exists in Halal slaughter houses&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;chickens are being exploited for human consumption but hens are getting over worked to produce eggs as there is no male to fertilize her eggs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;cows and other halal animals are being falsely inseminated to breed meat for eating, and to produce milk. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These animals do not live a natural happy life. How can this be halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14057" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T05:46:17.907" LastActivityDate="2017-07-08T05:46:17.907" Title="Is it halal to eat meat given the mistreatment of farmed animals?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|business|animals|meat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-06-21T00:47:18.737" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25655" CreationDate="2015-09-09T07:34:39.260" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Taqlid means &lt;em&gt;to follow someone without demanding a proof or an evidence&lt;/em&gt;. It really is a style of thinking or a (behavioral) preference of an individual. Its &lt;strong&gt;hard to exactly pinpoint a specific time&lt;/strong&gt; when people started doing it, or &lt;strong&gt;to name a person who initiated it&lt;/strong&gt;. &#xA;It relates to a society's behavior and such phenomenon requires time to manifest them fully. Such phenomenon also get hastened if they get the approval of the Government. Perhaps, if one asks, &lt;em&gt;why and how &lt;strong&gt;taqleed&lt;/strong&gt; came to be about&lt;/em&gt;, he could uncover who started it. I try to list some of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As Islam spread to wider areas, the new converts who had little knowledge of Arabic relied on understanding of someone who appears to be righteous. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;State Patronage: &lt;em&gt;Support from the state in return of the Fiqh Jursits' legitimization of the Government&lt;/em&gt;. Thus the religion became a tool to control the masses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Early Abbasids patronized &lt;em&gt;Fiqh Hanafi&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;(Its altogether a different story how it came to be as Abu Hanafi was against it and he was imprisoned and killed by the Khalifa. His fiqh was implemented by his student Abu Yusuf)&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Malikis&lt;/em&gt; enjoyed patronage under the second Ummayyad dynasty in Spain and parts of North Africa in return for their support for the regime.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ismailis&lt;/em&gt; got the support from Fatimids in Egypt&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shafi&lt;/em&gt; were devoid of early patronage but later dynasties such as Seljuks, Mamluks, and Ayyubids lent it their support.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jafari/Asna-Ashari&lt;/em&gt; was adopted by Safavids as the jurists provided them the legitimacy and desireability until the Mehdi arrives.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hanbali&lt;/em&gt; received the least state patronage (by Ottomans and then the Sauds) and unsurprisingly is the smallest in terms of followers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14004" LastEditorUserId="14004" LastEditDate="2015-09-09T07:42:57.793" LastActivityDate="2015-09-09T07:42:57.793" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25346" CreationDate="2015-09-09T09:11:56.850" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet of Allah (Peace be upon Him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;He who has two wives and leans to one as opposed to the other will&#xA;  come on the Day of Resurrection with one of his sides fallen.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Abu Dawood #2133 &amp;amp; Tirmidhi #1141, &amp;amp; others and verified]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This indicates that the husband must demonstrate justice, fairness and equality amongst all his wives. He is warned of this dire punishment of paralysis and deformity in the hereafter, just as he paralyzed and deformed the rights of one of his wives in this world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is unlawful for a man to mistreat his wife in any fashion with abuse, hardships, harassment, undue burdens, insults, beatings, abuse to her wealth and funds, forbidding her from lawful outings, etc in an attempt to force her to pay all that she possesses as ransom to her husband so that he may release her through divorce. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islamic laws do permit the husband to impose certain restrictions upon the wife that displays some immoral and shameful conduct, dishonorable to him and his family, and harmful to the entire society and social order. The purpose of these restrictions is to seek her to return to proper behavior. Those who continue to act indiscreetly, leading to suspicion of actual infidelity may be offered divorce, just as she may seek &quot;Khul&quot; wherein she asks for dissolving the marriage contract due to his misbehavior. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4185" LastActivityDate="2015-09-09T09:11:56.850" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8684" CreationDate="2015-09-09T11:10:21.033" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;How the first visibility of Moon happens: every day Sun moves on the sky from east to west , and in end of Hijri month Moon is located a little westward from Sun, in northern hemisphere: for example, see Moon at 2015-09-11 (1436 Thul-Qedah 27): &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yQxk9.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/yQxk9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Moon at 2015-09-11 (1436 Thul-Qedah 27)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (this and other images are screenshots of Stellarium). and in some day Sun catch up with Moon and they are located on one vertical line with another, this is very short period, ( and at that time Moon is not visible, because its crescent is very small) and then Moon goes to left , i.e. to east side of Sun: for example, Moon at 2015-09-14 (1436 Thul-Qedah 30): &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f4FWc.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/f4FWc.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Moon at 2015-09-14 (1436 Thul-Qedah 30)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. (So, Moon moves slower than Sun, on the hemisphere/visible sky).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At end of month Moon is not visible at day and not visible at night and not visible at sunset because Moon sets earlier than Sun, and at end of month Moon rises earlier than Sun and can be visible just before sunrise: for example, see sunrise at 2015-09-12 (1436 Thul-Qedah 28) &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dALFP.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dALFP.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;2015-09-11 (1436 Thul-Qedah 28) sunrise&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At beginning of new month Moon also is not visible at day and not visible at night, but visible at just before sunset, because Sun sets earlier than Moon: for example, see sunset at 2015-09-14 (1436 end of Thul-Qedah 30 / beginning of Thul-Hijjah 1): &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p3xL8.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p3xL8.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;2015-09-14 (1436 end of Thul-Qedah 30 / beginning of Thul-Hijjah 1) sunset)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and at beginning of new month Moon is not visible at sunrise, because Sun rises earlier than Moon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;at beginning of new month, when moon is visible first time, it is visible only for several minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for example, how long it is visible after sunset at september 14 at my location: it sets nearly after 15 minutes after sun. i have watched/checked it with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stellarium.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;stellarium&lt;/a&gt; . and at sunset of september 13 sun sets later than moon, even though moon is a little eastward from sun, because sun is a little upward from moon and moon sets earlier than sun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;when moon becomes visible, or visible by calculation, if there are clouds, first time, i think, it may be at any place of earth, randomly. what happens then: as spot of sunshine moves from east to west on surface of earth, as sun moves from east to west, the sunset band/stripe moves together with the spot, as it is an edge of the spot. so, new hijri date appears at this band, and, as sunset goes more and more to west, more and more people can see new moon at that places, so new date, new month zone grows westward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so, if you are located eastward from international new moon, you cannot use it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but, i think, if you are eastward and more north from the new moon seeing location and it is summer at northern hemisphere, and if sun is at same or less degrees below horizon for you, than at location of first seeing of new moon, you can use that first moon seeing. (this rule should be edited to be written more generally).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in your example india is located east from dubai, (and their time zones differ more than a hour), so you cannot use dubai new moon in india.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i have checked position of moon at southern hemisphere at evening of september 13 at nearly same meridian with my location, and moon is located upper than sun, and sun sets earlier than moon. so moon may be visible. should not that time be used by me, if it was visible there? - i think, if i was more east from sunshine spot, then not, but if i was on sunshine spot or on its edge of sunset, then yes, even if i did not see moon in my location, because, days are counted by sunshine spot moving, not by moon visibility area moving, and if i know that somebody somewhere in &lt;em&gt;this&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;same&lt;/em&gt; evening at &lt;em&gt;same time&lt;/em&gt; has seen the moon, i (am going to) use it. i have checked it once more and i see that moon was less than 3 degrees upper than sun at evening of september 13, 2015, near madagaskar (ie nearly at utc+3 zone as me, but in southern hemisphere of earth). as i know, 3 degree of distance is not counted as distance at which moon can be visible, for example, see moon visibility maps here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://moonsighting.com/1436zhj.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://moonsighting.com/1436zhj.html&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i have found &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.academia.edu/13059530/Moon_Sighting_Issue_A_Win-Win_Solution&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a paper&lt;/a&gt; written almost a year before my answer, suggesting similar method. but he suggest to use meridian, not sunset line. i compare these methods:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1FKnk.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1FKnk.png&quot; alt=&quot;sunset line method&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bfV8w.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bfV8w.png&quot; alt=&quot;meridian method&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in this images, 1st one is for sunset line method, and 2nd for meridian method, new moon appears at the central dot. difference is only in the 2 points shown with pink circles. shades of gray mean areas of twilight after sunset. 1 mean 1st day of new month is started, 30 means last day of previous month is started on these points. what people are expected to think at the differing points? in the sunset method, people in the upper right point think &quot;we are at same sunset, so let's start new month, even if new moon is not visible here&quot;, in the lower central point: &quot;sunset was some time ago here, and, only now, new moon has become visible, in the same meridian with us. they has similar local clock time with us, but that is not important, sunset is passed here, and last day of the last month has already started&quot;. in the meridian method people think: upper right: &quot;sunset has just passed, new moon was just now seen in the same sunset line, but we are on the easter meridian compared to them, so... earth has rotated over our clock zone... so... but we decide to not start new month&quot;, lower central: &quot;we are on the same meridian with the people who have seen new moon, sunset have passed some time ago, but let's start new month with this evening&quot;. i think, the sunset line method is more logical, correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2019-06-04T18:14:37.667" LastActivityDate="2019-06-04T18:14:37.667" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27514" CreationDate="2015-09-09T11:31:58.317" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe this one is working but the quality seems low:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/details/quran-translation-china&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;chinese&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;japanese &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/details/QuranJapanese002AlBaqarah1274Mp3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;surat al-baqara&lt;/a&gt; (2:1-274) &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/details/QuranJapanese001AlFaatihahMp3_275&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-fatiha&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;see also &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.videoquran.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.videoquran.net/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicbulletin.org/services/foreign.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamicbulletin.org/services/foreign.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-09-09T13:08:27.820" LastActivityDate="2015-09-09T13:08:27.820" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27547" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10832" CreationDate="2015-09-09T11:59:55.680" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well  the question is: Have you been traveling at 'Asr time if so and you didn't reach your home before maghrib time you have to do qaza' for 2 raka'a as you had the right to pray qasr!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you haven't been traveling (having the status of a musafir) at 'Asr time of course you should do the full 4 raka'a.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And once you arrive at home you should also see if you can catch up maghrib etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you pray qaza' you pray the same length or number of raka'at you should have done the prayer if you did it at time. qaza' is just repeating prayer 1:1 as if it was at time! So you must consider your status!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Acoording to these 2 fatwas &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-eman.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%89/%D9%82%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%A1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A9%20%D9%81%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%B1/i8658&amp;amp;rs&amp;amp;p7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.com/Content.aspx?pageid=1135&amp;amp;ContentID=1588&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; this is the opinion of the Maliki and Hanafi Madhab while Shafi'i and Hanbali (this is quoted in the following &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/179453&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;) say if you returned to your place (home) you will have to do qada' (qaza) for 4 raka'a prayer as usual no matter if it was a qaza' for qasr or not!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-06T14:23:35.130" LastActivityDate="2021-12-06T14:23:35.130" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27503" CreationDate="2015-09-09T13:58:45.147" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not permissible to swear on anything other than the name of Allah otherwise it is seen as shirk. Putting your hand on someone's head to say you swear on their life is haraam. However if you did not say you swear on their life, what matters is your intention. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2015-09-09T13:58:45.147" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27552" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21368" CreationDate="2015-09-09T16:52:26.450" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;God did not speak directly with any of his creation except for twice: The first was with Moses, and the second was with Mohammed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They have heard Him but did not see Him, because He speaks from behind a veil of light&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14015" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-09-12T18:57:31.480" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T18:57:31.480" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27553" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27540" CreationDate="2015-09-09T16:57:10.693" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of the problem mentioned above are modern ones. ie(Steroids,Hormones,industry).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some general well known principal fiqh of Halal/Haram meat is that the source must be known as to know if it was slaughtered properly, that it is not Pork (or what is known to be haram), dead meat (taken from an animal while alive).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah . But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], there is no sin upon him. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. Quran (2:173)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Whatever is cut from an animal hen it is still alive, what is cut from it is Maitah (dead meat).”  Grade  : Hasan (Darussalam), Book 28, Hadith 3337&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is well known that mankind can live without meat (vegan), since meat in most cases ancient case was known as a luxury (to this day in some places it could be). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To solve most of the issue (farming industry) try getting your meat from a local farmer (if possible) and look for yourself to the condition of the animals. If we all did this really there would be no need for such a industry to exist. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can mention meat all day but even if you go the vegan way you must be careful since there is also a major fitna in the agro industry which is GMO (Genetically Modified Organism), which some country banned for potential health issue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to make it short it is not that something halal is being bad today due to the industry but rather our approach towards these very halal things are causes for concern.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For each one are successive [angels] before and behind him who protect him by the decree of Allah . Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves. And when Allah intends for a people ill, there is no repelling it. And there is not for them besides Him any patron. Quran(13,11)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my short answer would be to support your local farmers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I hope it answers the question.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1000" LastActivityDate="2015-09-09T16:57:10.693" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27555" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-09T17:02:46.733" Score="3" ViewCount="10056" Body="&lt;p&gt;As-salamu alaykum  my Brothers and Sisters in Islam. I have a question that Is 8 Ball Pool from Miniclip Legal According To Islamic Teachings. Its a online game i play and one day a close relative pointed out that it could be considered as gambling. If you aren't familiar with the game it's a simple game of pool however both players give in a certain amount of game money to play Game moneyis earned through various ways through out the game including winning matches and earning daily bonuses etc. So can anyone please help me in guiding whether such a game is wrong or not. Hopping You are Well and Thank You in Advance&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14065" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T20:37:00.300" LastActivityDate="2018-03-07T18:15:00.600" Title="Is 8 Ball Pool from Miniclip Legal According To Islamic Teachings" Tags="|practical-islam|fiqh|game|gambling|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27556" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-09T20:10:51.800" Score="3" ViewCount="2034" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will enter university next year, Inshallah. But, the problem in my country is that there are no separate gender universities and I don't want to go to any other country. What should I do? Also, I am currently in a mixed gender school. What should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13940" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T20:36:41.167" LastActivityDate="2021-04-10T15:02:31.443" Title="Mixed gender education is haram, what should I do?" Tags="|fiqh|non-mahram|education|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27557" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24773" CreationDate="2015-09-09T21:05:53.713" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an is complete and contains everything we need. However the Hadiths are important because they are the actions and sayings of Muhammad (saw). Muhammad is the perfect role model and teacher for all of us so we should try to live our lives in the same manner that he did. In the Qur'an it says: &quot;What Allah's Messenger brings for you accept that. and what he has forbidden you. refrain from that.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet was sent down to teach and explain the region to us so we can follow it properly. The Qur'an also tell us that if we ever have a question or in doubt about anything then we should refer to the Qur'an and the Messenger. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2015-09-09T21:05:53.713" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27560" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-10T09:13:56.913" Score="1" ViewCount="1474" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding the forbidden part of alcohol, it's clear to me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What my question here is: What about other kinds of intoxications apart from alcohol?  E.g., smoking joints/weed/marijuana &amp;amp; other drugs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything separate mentioned for these or they classify in the same category as alcohol?  Because some of these don't drive you insane and out of senses as alcohol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14070" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-31T09:04:36.767" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T10:22:46.810" Title="Are intoxicants other than alcohol forbidden?" Tags="|halal-haram|alcohol|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27555" CreationDate="2015-09-10T09:26:36.963" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamualaikum Brother... As far as real money is not involved &amp;amp; your niyyat (intentions) are not of gambling, One cannot consider it Haram at all. Its just a game with nothing wrong.&#xA;Its all virtual money/coins so you are good. JazakAllah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14070" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T09:26:36.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27562" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24777" CreationDate="2015-09-10T11:09:42.280" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Qur'an it says fasting is prescribed to you as it was to the people before. From this we can tell that fasting was prescribed before the time of Muhammad (saw). Jews have many days during the year that they fast and Christians too fast for 40 days. From this we can see that fasting was ordered in the Torah as well as the Bible and may have been ordered in other scriptures that were sent down By Allah through the Angel Jibrael. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T11:09:42.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="779" CreationDate="2015-09-10T11:24:02.040" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If your question is asking does the Qur'an mention any miracles:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an makes mention of many miracles which took place to help the Prophets and the believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your question is asking is the Qur'an a miracle:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an is the words of Allah and sent down the the Prophet Muhammad (saw) the Angel Jibrael. Therefore it is a miracle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your question is asking can the Qur'an be used as a miracle:&#xA;The Qur'an can be used as a protection. The verses can be read to keep you safe. The Qur'an is a medicine. The words can cure an ill person. Reciting the Qur'an has many benefits. I have even read once in an article that it has been scientifically proven that reciting the Qur'an or even just listening to a recitation improves our memory and keeps our brains health. It also boost up our immunize system. Recting Ayat Al Kursi acts as a barrier against all evil and nothing can harm us. Even if a thief was to rob you they would lose their way be unsuccessful. These are all miracles and the blessing of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T11:24:02.040" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21403" CreationDate="2015-09-10T11:31:25.200" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even if she drank just once, you cannot marry her as she is your mahram and sister. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T11:31:25.200" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13393" CreationDate="2015-09-10T11:43:05.007" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you know who it belong s to the best thing to do is advice them that it is haram and persuade them to do good through dawah. If they follow your advice you will be rewarded and if they don't you will still be rewarded as you have fulfilled your responsibility. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T11:43:05.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27566" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-10T12:04:44.153" Score="2" ViewCount="242" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why is killing and eating certain animals allowed when we have enough supply of vegetarian food?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I agree that in desert area absence of vegetation and agriculture makes eating livestocks a necessary item for survival. But today it can be totally avoided as and where circumstances permits.&#xA;Our Quran prohibits eating dead animals, blood and swine and other things which also have been proved by scientific evidence are detrimental to health.&#xA;It has also been proved that humans are herbivores according to human biology and eating of meat products in long term causes various ailment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My additional questions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are animal created for the sole purpose of eating, unlike mankind and jinns, they don't have any purpose in life? (references needed)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are we not eating meat for the purpose of taste/luxury rather than necessity?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is it not possible that Quran allowed to eat halal meat (which does not have major impact on health) since vegetation where absent in desert areas of Arabian peninsula and middle east? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8572" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T05:36:39.847" LastActivityDate="2017-07-08T05:36:39.847" Title="Why is killing and eating certain animals allowed when we have enough supply of vegetarian food?" Tags="|quran|animals|meat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-07-12T07:46:34.767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27567" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-10T12:51:36.293" Score="1" ViewCount="4310" Body="&lt;p&gt;Musnad of Ibn Hanbal: &quot;Muhammad would not sleep until he sucked the tongue of his daughter Fatima and nuzzled his face in her bosom.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I want to know if this hadith is authentic or not(fabrication) and if it is authentic I want to know the purpose/reason to why the prophet muhammed(peace and blessings be upon him) did this &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13906" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-16T07:21:57.173" LastActivityDate="2018-01-17T17:09:38.857" Title="Hadith about the prophet and his daughter fatimah tongue suckling" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|hadith-interpretation|fatima-zahra|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-09-10T18:10:51.433" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27568" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3064" CreationDate="2015-09-10T14:38:48.430" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;LOTOR, is a modern reinterpretation of Elf, just like orcs are linguistically tied to ogres(a derivative of the Etruscan god Ocer), not the dark elves they more closely resemble. In Classical Norse myth elves are often treated  as some what equal with most of the gods having their own realm independent  from the gods in every way and being worshiped or at least venerated in Midgard like nature spirits.  They are magical and spiritual beings very similar to Jinn.  They also seam rather close to the Fairy's of Celtic lore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14072" LastActivityDate="2015-09-10T14:38:48.430" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27567" CreationDate="2015-09-10T14:46:59.990" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the few inormation (No Hadith Number, No Narrtor quoted) i tried to find any support for this &quot;Hadith&quot;, what i could say after a certain search:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well there's no such hadith as far as i can say after a certain research. The only version which seem near to this which is in Musnad al-Imam Ahmad is the Version which says that our Messenger sucked the Tongue of his grand son's narrated by Mu'awiya ibn abi Sufyan (which is quoted in the possible duplicate post).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Addition &quot;sucked her tongue&quot; in the Hadith in Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/14/74&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; is qualified to be da'if but it's not quoting Fatima (May Allah be pleased with her) at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Version excluding many &quot;bad things&quot; could be find in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/445&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/adab/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Adab-Al Mufrad&lt;/a&gt; from Imam al Bukhari or &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/737600&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan at-Timridi&lt;/a&gt; all narrated by Aisha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that a shi'a Version from bihar al-Anwar بحار الأنوار from al-Majalisi is not far from that one you quoted and a strange addition could be find in  فيض القدير في شرح الجامع الصغير Fayd al-Qadir from al-Manawi which seem also near to the quoted hadith and pretends that the Addition &quot;he sucked the tongue&quot; was quoted in Sunan abi Dawod, but the only Hadith which quotes this is the one which i refer to above! And al-Manawi didn't quote a source for the rest of this narration so either he mistaken or mixed between different Narrations: therefore this can't be qualified to be sahih!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as a &lt;strong&gt;conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;:&#xA;I only could find the Hadith you mentioned on websites against Islam pretending either it comes from Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal without any other Information (like Narrator, Hadith#) or from some Shia'a books. The only muslim version could only be found in a commentary of a scholar (al-Manawi) without any background or reference, where he also pretends that the addition &quot;he sucked the tongue&quot; is in Sunan abi Dawod, as i could proof this addition is a reason for many scholars to consider the Hadith -which is not quoting Fatima (May Allah be pleased with her) at all- to be weak!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith or better narration isn't from Musnad al-Imam Ahamd ibn Hanbal! No part of it could be found in any sahih book therefore this hadith or narration (must have/ or) has been fabricated&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-17T17:09:38.857" LastActivityDate="2018-01-17T17:09:38.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13393" CreationDate="2015-09-11T03:07:16.880" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Property in Islam is owned by the person and is forbidden for anyone to take it/destroy it without their permission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet PBUH &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;said&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وعن أبي بكر رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال في خطبته يوم النحر بمنًى في حجة الوداع‏:‏ ‏&amp;quot;‏إن دماءكم، وأموالكم، وأعراضكم حرام عليكم كحرمة يومكم هذا، في شهركم هذا، في بلدكم هذا، ألا هل بلغت” ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Delivering the sermon during the Farewell Pilgrimage on the day of Sacrifice at Mina, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;Verily your blood, your property and your honour are as sacred and inviolable as the sanctity of this day of yours, in this month of yours and in this town of yours. Verily! I have conveyed this message to you.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same hadith was narrated in multiple instances from many since it was in front of thousands of Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, the definition of property is something that someone owns. It could be haram or halal, as long as it is owned by someone else it is their property. For example, a farmer that owns pigs or a winery that owns wine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason being is that once you start allowing the destruction of people's property because it is Haram, it will be an unstoppable consequences. What stops one person from destroying your Music CDs, stereo, or even your car because you listen to Music which in their opinion is Haram. The same goes for many things, once you allow the destruction of haram stuff you open a door that won't be closed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people take a weird interruption of the following &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nawawi40/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ سَمِعْت رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم يَقُولُ: &amp;quot;مَنْ رَأَى مِنْكُمْ مُنْكَرًا فَلْيُغَيِّرْهُ بِيَدِهِ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِلِسَانِهِ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِقَلْبِهِ، وَذَلِكَ أَضْعَفُ الْإِيمَانِ&amp;quot; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say, “Whosoever of you sees an evil, let him change it with his hand; and if he is not able to do so, then [let him change it] with his tongue; and if he is not able to do so, then with his heart — and that is the weakest of faith.” [Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The interruption of such hadith that people can use physical violence to change bad things is invalid. It was meant as a precaution to prevent bad things from happening. This is proved by this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/653&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما قال‏:‏ سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول‏:‏ “كلكم راع، وكلكم مسئول عن رعيته‏:‏ الإمام راع ومسؤول عن رعيته، والرجل راع في أهله ومسؤول عن رعيته، والمرأة راعية في بيت زوجها ومسؤولة عن رعيتها، والخادم راع في مال سيده ومسؤول عن رعيته وكلكم راع ومسؤول عن رعيته” ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, &amp;quot;All of you are guardians and are responsible for your wards. The ruler is a guardian and responsible for his subjects; the man is a guardian and responsible for his family; the woman is a guardian and is responsible for her husbands house and his offspring; and so all of you are guardians and are responsible for your wards.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/2117990&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;and&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَعَنْ مَعْقِلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- [قَالَ] سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يَقُولُ: { مَا مِنْ عَبْدِ يَسْتَرْعِيهِ اَللَّهُ رَعِيَّةً, يَمُوتُ يَوْمَ يَمُوتُ, وَهُوَ غَاشٌّ لِرَعِيَّتِهِ, إِلَّا حَرَّمَ اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ اَلْجَنَّةَ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ.‏ (1951)‏ .‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ma'qil bin Yasar (RAA) narrated, ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, “Any governor in charge of Muslim subjects who dies while acting dishonestly towards them will be excluded by Allah from Paradise.” Agreed upon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see that the prophet mentioned that a father, who is responsible for his family will be punished for not advising and instructing his family to do good, nothing is mentioned about physical violence. If you can prevent a Munikr, which can range from someone getting shot to picking up a glass from the floor, you should do it with your hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To prove my point further, let's visit the following &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1325670&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ خِرَاشِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ، عَنِ الْعَوَّامِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &amp;quot;‏ الْمُسْلِمُونَ شُرَكَاءُ فِي ثَلاَثٍ فِي الْمَاءِ وَالْكَلإِ وَالنَّارِ وَثَمَنُهُ حَرَامٌ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ يَعْنِي الْمَاءَ الْجَارِيَ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Muslims are partners in three things: water, pasture and fire, and their price is unlawful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But wait, we all know the &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A6%D8%B1_%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;story&lt;/a&gt; of the prophet wanted to buy a well for the Muslims in Madinah because of the shortage of water! The water did end up getting public. Disclaimer that not &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/102609&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;all scholars&lt;/a&gt; forbid the selling of water from private wells.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, I leave you with this. Usually a person wouldn't leave haram things laying around for people to find. Also snooping is forbidden in which you should never do. If you see something that you might think is Haram, just leave it be unless it is in a Public space and you are afraid someone might see it, in which case there is more harm in leaving it than throwing it away. However, if you see something in someone's house, ignore it and don't even tell anyone about it and remember the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1326430&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; of the Prophet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ كَاسِبٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الْجُمَحِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ أَبَانَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &amp;quot;‏ مَنْ سَتَرَ عَوْرَةَ أَخِيهِ الْمُسْلِمِ سَتَرَ اللَّهُ عَوْرَتَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمَنْ كَشَفَ عَوْرَةَ أَخِيهِ الْمُسْلِمِ كَشَفَ اللَّهُ عَوْرَتَهُ حَتَّى يَفْضَحَهُ بِهَا فِي بَيْتِهِ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Whoever conceals the (hidden) fault of his Muslim brother, Allah (SWT) will conceal his faults on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever exposes the fault of his Muslim brother, Allah will expose his faults, until (so that) He shames him, due to it, in his (own) house.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-09-11T03:07:16.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9175" CreationDate="2015-09-11T05:40:55.217" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.umrahpackagesuk.co.uk/umrah-information/the-black-stone-hijr-e-aswad/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Black Stone&lt;/a&gt; is blessed stone has many miracles associated with it; It floats on water and never get hot in High temperature.&#xA;Pertaining to its heavenly origin and its true color, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said in one of His hadiths:&#xA;“The Black stone descended from paradise, and it was more white than milk, then it was blacked by this sins of the children of Adam.” (Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said in one of His hadiths:&#xA;“By Allah! On the Day of Qiyaamah, Allah will present the Hajare Aswad in such a manner that it will have two eyes and a tongue to testify to the Imaan (faith) of all those who kissed it.” (Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another hadith, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:&#xA;“The Hajre Aswad and al-Maqam (Ibrahim) are the two jewels from the jewels of Paradise. Had Allah not concealed their radiance, they would illuminate everything between the East and the West.” (Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13989" LastActivityDate="2015-09-11T05:40:55.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27574" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27566" CreationDate="2015-09-11T05:42:31.800" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Are animal created for the sole purpose of eating, unlike mankind and jinns they don't have any purpose in life ? (references needed)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, Allah created the animals for us as he explains in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JXoMN.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JXoMN.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the grazing livestock He has created for you; in them is warmth and [numerous] benefits, and from them you eat. [16:5]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Are we not eating Meat for the purpose of taste/luxury rather than necessity ? Is it not possible that Quran allowed to eat halal meat (which does not have major impact on health) since vegetation where absent in desert areas of Arabian peninsula and middle east ?&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Medically speaking, eating meat is necessary for a healthy human being. A &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/176565&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;study&lt;/a&gt; showed that a whopping 92% of vegans are deficient in a critical B12 vitamin. There are many other negative effects for Vegan, it is hard to keep healthy as a vegan without additional vitamin supplements and medication.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All societies, including western eat meat for the healthy nutrients it contains, it is not something that only people without vegetation do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-09-11T05:42:31.800" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27560" CreationDate="2015-09-11T07:54:56.887" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anything that can make you drunk, as in the state of sukara, falls under the general prohibition.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sukt is something that influences us until we don't know what we're saying.  Just think about a person who's drunk and blabbering on without being aware, wakes up and doesn't know how they got there.  Whatever can cause that is prohibited.  It can be certain types of drugs like crystal meth, PCP, crack...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;O ye who believe! Do not come near prayer when ye are drunk, till you know what you are saying..&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (an-Nisa 4:43)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whatever doesn't put us in this state of unawareness, despite it being labeled as a drug, isn't forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-09-11T07:54:56.887" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8684" CreationDate="2015-09-11T17:25:19.813" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In many &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%20%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A4%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%87%20%D8%8C%20%D9%88%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%20%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A4%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadiths&lt;/a&gt;, the prophet &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;says&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سَلاَّمٍ الْجُمَحِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الرَّبِيعُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُسْلِمٍ - عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ زِيَادٍ - عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، - رضى الله عنه - أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &amp;quot;‏ صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنْ غُمِّيَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَكْمِلُوا الْعَدَدَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Observe fast on sighting it (the new moon) and break (fast) on sighting it (the new moon), but if the sky is cloudy for you, then complete the number (of thirty).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to your issue, does the person need to see it to fast? Majority of the scholars agree that is not the case. The prophet &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/2107910&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;said&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَعَنِ اِبْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: { تَرَاءَى اَلنَّاسُ اَلْهِلَالَ, فَأَخْبَرْتُ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-أَنِّي رَأَيْتُهُ, فَصَامَ, وَأَمَرَ اَلنَّاسَ بِصِيَامِهِ } رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ, وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ حِبَّانَ, وَالْحَاكِمُ 1‏ .‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn ’Umar (RAA) narrated, ‘The people were trying to sight the new moon (of Ramadan.) and when I reported to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that I had seen it, he fasted and commanded people to fast.’ Related by Abu Dawud, and Al-Hakim and Ibn Hibban graded it as Sahih.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another question, comes in mind, how far does a person? In Islam there is no such thing, as we only have &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.moonconnection.com/moon_phases_calendar.phtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1 moon 1 lunar calendar&lt;/a&gt;. People try to give excuses about minutes here and minutes there, but what they don't seem to comprehend is that there is only 1 lunar calendar regardless of where you are, I think the confusion arises mostly because of their understanding of Solar Calendar which is majorly in use. Here is a story for you:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ولما ثبت عن الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم أن أعرابياً شهد عنده بأنه رأى الهلال، فقال صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((أتشهد أن لا إله إلا الله، وأني رسول الله)) قال: نعم، ((فأمر بالصيام)) [رواه الترمذي في الصوم باب ما جاء في الصوم بالشهادة برقم 691.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Bedouin (who are from the dessert, not local to Madinah) came and told the prophet he already saw it. The prophet said, do you believe there is no God but Allah and I messenger of Allah? He said indeed, he then ordered people to fast. [Narrated by Altirmidi #691]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here we see two things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Testimony of the Bedouin who are not local to the Madinah was approved.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Only one person needed who has to be a Muslim.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now a days we have entire countries who see it and people still refuse to follow and decide to separate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet PBUH did not have the technology to see the moon if it is too cloudy, does anyone in their right mind think that if the Prophet PBUH did he such technology would have not done it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sighting now can be done via satellites and other technology, it does not have to be with the actual human eyes. Once 2 Muslims any where in the world sees it, you should follow it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-09-11T17:31:29.087" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27579" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-11T18:55:04.847" Score="-2" ViewCount="1627" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am working as a purchaser in a company. When I make purchases, I always bargain with suppliers to get lowest rate and give orders to suppliers who offer low rate. After the purchase, when company give cheque, he offers a commission to me based on quantity purchased.  The supplier's price is fixed and they will not reduce the price even I am not accepting the commission.  Is it haram or halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14080" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T09:51:37.027" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T09:51:37.027" Title="Is receiving commission on purchase haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|money|work|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-07-09T06:04:36.607" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27580" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24788" CreationDate="2015-09-11T20:53:42.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the materials were sold for amount 5000, and I kept 1000 from it and distribute it TO the labors and the rest amount I gave to my manager saying that the scrap were sold for amount 4000.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They weren't thou. That is called lying. You can tell your manager that you made 4000 out of them, but the manager should be informed of the breakdown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-09-11T20:53:42.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27579" CreationDate="2015-09-11T20:59:03.703" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The way kickbacks work is this way:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Company gives you a price&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Company pays you after you complete the sale&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, imagine there is another company that will give you the items 5% less cost, but they won't give kickbacks. Most employees will stick with the expensive company so they get their additional kickbacks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is highly &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mcgoverngreene.com/archives/archive_articles/Craig_Greene_Archives/bribery-kickbacks-payoffs.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;illegal&lt;/a&gt; in the US and many countries and can lead you to serious trouble. In many companies, including my own, it is not allowed and if you get let's say a box of chocolate or a gift it is to be shared with everyone in the company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, since this is illegal, it makes it automatically haram unless of course you have an agreement with the company owner you are working for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-09-11T20:59:03.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27560" CreationDate="2015-09-12T02:46:23.123" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Avoid all forms of alcohol. It's like literally in everything! Search up spirit vinegar and how it's made. It's like in all sauces! May Allah save us from all forms of evil ameen xx&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14085" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T02:46:23.123" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27584" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27530" CreationDate="2015-09-12T02:50:17.803" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do it all the time. Your connection to Allah is just mind-blowing!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَاذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَمِيثَاقَهُ الَّذِي وَاثَقَكُم بِهِ إِذْ قُلْتُمْ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And remember the favor of Allah on you and His covenant with which He bound you firmly when you said: We have heard and we obey and be careful of (your duty to) Allah, surely Allah knows what is in the breasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14085" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2020-06-15T05:09:48.443" LastActivityDate="2020-06-15T05:09:48.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27560" CreationDate="2015-09-12T03:56:19.360" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam Khumir (Arabic word for Wine) is Haram as Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P3wev.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/P3wev.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing on] stone alters [to other than Allah ], and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful. [5:90]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah also says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jyujy.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jyujy.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter preformatted text here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, &amp;quot;In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit.&amp;quot; And they ask you what they should spend. Say, &amp;quot;The excess [beyond needs].&amp;quot; Thus Allah makes clear to you the verses [of revelation] that you might give thought. [2:219]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now that we know that Khumir (wine) is forbidden by Allah, let's visit this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/51/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدٌ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &amp;quot;‏ كُلُّ مُسْكِرٍ حَرَامٌ وَكُلُّ مُسْكِرٍ خَمْرٌ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet [SAW] said: &amp;quot;Every intoxicant is unlawful and every intoxicant is Khumir .&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that anything that intoxicates you is Khumir, at the same level of forbiddance. This is the case because at the time of the Prophet there were other known intoxicants from many cultures, and the prophet forbade them all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same hadith was reported &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=%D9%83%D9%84%20%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;multiple times&lt;/a&gt; as well. This intoxicants include Weed, Drugs, Marijuana, etc.. Those will make you lose your mind (in some cases worst than light drinking).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Smoking on the other hand has a different ruling. It is not an intoxicant, but keeps you alert. This is the same as Coffee, tea, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Khat&lt;/a&gt; (a Yemenite plant). Scholars are divided on the issue of smoking, some say it is not Haram and some say it is. Those who say it is, say it is because of the many harmful additive cigarettes contain and for the fact that nicotine is addictive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T03:56:19.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14553" CreationDate="2015-09-12T04:25:58.397" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before I give you my answer, let's be clear about that &lt;code&gt;dead animals&lt;/code&gt; mean. In Arabic it means Al-Mita &lt;code&gt;الميته&lt;/code&gt;. The translation of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-mita&lt;/a&gt; is animals who die of old age, suffocation, physical torture (beating), falling out of height, or in a fight with another animal. Most of the animal fat these days does not come form such animals, but from animals that are slaughtered and killed in Abattoirs for meat, it does not make financial sense to seek such animals which usually are already eaten carcasses for their oils.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, as always, if you find yourself in need and the Mita is the only thing you have, you can always use it. In Islam dire need overwrites forbiddance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to answer your question, Majority of scholars say it is forbidden as per the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/34/182&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ، وَهُوَ بِمَكَّةَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ حَرَّمَ بَيْعَ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْتَةِ وَالْخِنْزِيرِ وَالأَصْنَامِ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَرَأَيْتَ شُحُومَ الْمَيْتَةِ فَإِنَّهَا يُطْلَى بِهَا السُّفُنُ، وَيُدْهَنُ بِهَا الْجُلُودُ، وَيَسْتَصْبِحُ بِهَا النَّاسُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ لاَ، هُوَ حَرَامٌ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ قَاتَلَ اللَّهُ الْيَهُودَ، إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمَّا حَرَّمَ شُحُومَهَا جَمَلُوهُ ثُمَّ بَاعُوهُ فَأَكَلُوا ثَمَنَهُ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عَاصِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، كَتَبَ إِلَىَّ عَطَاءٌ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرًا ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), in the year of the Conquest of Mecca, saying, &amp;quot;Allah and His Apostle made illegal the trade of alcohol, dead animals, pigs and idols.&amp;quot; The people asked, &amp;quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! What about the fat of dead animals, for it was used for greasing the boats and the hides; and people use it for lights?&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;No, it is illegal.&amp;quot; Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) further said, &amp;quot;May Allah curse the Jews, for Allah made the fat (of animals) illegal for them, yet they melted the fat and sold it and ate its price.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that the skin of the Al-mita is exclude per another &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/41/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمِّي، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ جُلُودِ الْمَيْتَةِ فَقَالَ ‏ &amp;quot;‏ دِبَاغُهَا ذَكَاتُهَا ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The Messenger of Allah was asked about the hides of dead animals.&amp;quot; He said: &amp;quot;Tanning it purifies it.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which comes my opinion that if something from the Mita can be purified (like the above Hadith applied to the skin) can be used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T04:25:58.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27591" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-12T19:42:42.603" Score="3" ViewCount="38944" Body="&lt;p&gt;I love someone and she loves me too but there are problems, due to which we cannot have a relationship for a long time, but she and I decided that we will both meet with each other in Jannat.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It is true that those people who love each other will meet in Jannat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14093" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T20:05:38.027" LastActivityDate="2019-06-01T11:23:48.423" Title="Is it true that two people who love each other but cannot be together will meet in Jannat?" Tags="|jannah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27592" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27593" CreationDate="2015-09-12T19:59:34.747" Score="0" ViewCount="198" Body="&lt;p&gt;I live very far from my wife and family for job. I usually go my home for 7 to 8 days maximum. The problem is whenever I visited my wife, she usually had been with her monthly days. She took &lt;em&gt;regestrone 5mg&lt;/em&gt; to avoid her timings. Is it halal or haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also I cannot take my wife with me due to her studies for at least next 6 months.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14090" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-09-18T19:11:38.703" LastActivityDate="2015-09-18T19:11:38.703" Title="Is it haram to use pills to avoid or offset menstruation?" Tags="|practical-islam|women|menses|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27592" CreationDate="2015-09-12T20:14:31.757" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is OK. There is nothing wrong with taking medication to regulate human functions. However, two rules must be adhered to are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Taking such pills must not result in putting her life and health at risk.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is better, before taking such medication, to seek the advice of a reliable physician.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-the-scholar/acts-of-worship/fasting/conditions-of-a-valid-fast/175037-women-taking-pills-to-stop-menses-during-ramadan.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatwa Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-09-12T20:14:31.757" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27594" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-12T20:56:43.433" Score="5" ViewCount="720" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Allah exist in all life forms like animals, plants or human? (Pervades everywhere?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12714" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2016-07-31T13:26:42.617" LastActivityDate="2021-12-02T13:09:00.807" Title="Does Allah exist in life forms?" Tags="|allah|islamic-philosophy|life|divine-attributes|omnipresence|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27596" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-13T02:10:02.587" Score="1" ViewCount="253" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was raised a Christian. But I have read the Koran and believe in Allah and His Messenger. Since I also follow the teachings of Jesus, am I still considered a non-believer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14094" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-09T01:04:09.340" LastActivityDate="2017-02-09T01:04:09.340" Title="I believe in Allah and His Messenger, but follow the teachings of Jesus; am I considered a non-believer?" Tags="|non-muslim|christianity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8008" CreationDate="2015-09-13T08:18:16.607" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't answer your question with any references but from my understanding, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have many questions in our mind about the universe or the human body or about history etc. But we are not capable of grasping that knowledge. For example: if someone tries to explain how the magnetic charger works to some people who doesn't have even know what is electricity or live in the jungle, he will not understand what you are saying and would obviously disbelive you. He will think you are saying rubbish. He doesn't have the capability to understand the current let alone anything more advance than that. We, in our modern era, have advanced a lot but still doesn't know a lot about our own body. And whatever we know is based on good guessing. So how can we understand something that we cannot even see or happend in the past. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you get that answer(the type of answers you asked about) you will try your best to understand it but you cannot fully understand it and ultimately, you will think it's not true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And lastly, if you don't understand some ayat then dont stress over it, try your level best to understand it. If you still cannot make the point of it, then ask Allah to give you the knowledge to get it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it was helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14095" LastActivityDate="2015-09-13T08:18:16.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27599" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27720" CreationDate="2015-09-13T08:27:38.160" Score="1" ViewCount="315" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main focus for the position currently being offered is development and maintenance of our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) product. The CRM product forms the backbone for our online gaming customers. The CRM links together player account information, transactions (deposits/withdrawals), customer support, and APIs with 3rd party game providers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a software developer and I have been offered the following position in an online betting platform&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;The high-level task list of the CRM team is to:&#xA;&#xA;develop new modules for our CRM product&#xA;maintain and debug modules in the CRM product&#xA;integrate with 3rd party APIs&#xA;complete other C++ coding projects outside the CRM base as needed.&#xA;The majority of EAS products are database-driven. Working knowledge of SQL querying and basic DB schema is a must: all applicants must know how to connect to, query, and fetch/process results from a database as well as update records in order to be eligible for this position.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought since I'm not directly involved with the betting platform itself this might be okay, but since I'm not sure, I wanted to ask if it is halal or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="510" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T21:49:41.710" Title="CRM for online betting platform" Tags="|halal-haram|work|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27602" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-13T17:59:06.963" Score="1" ViewCount="316" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wasn't brought up in the Muslim tradition (I was brought up as a catholic) but I have become interested about Islam as an adult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to read and learn more about it. I asked a good friend of mine and he recommended me reading &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.editionsducerf.fr/librairie/livre/6924/petite-introduction-a-l-islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this book&lt;/a&gt; before reading the Quran to get previously an overview of the Islam. I'm planning to follow his advice but I haven't been able to get this book yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What lectures would you recommend to an adult with no previous knowledge of Islam to gain some insight and understand its traditions? Would you recommend me an approach similar to the one that my friend suggested or would you recommend me reading directly the Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that there are a lot of different groups which may differ in some aspects and understanding of some topics but, as I have no previous knowledge, I would like to read something as general as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14050" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T02:24:27.890" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T02:24:27.890" Title="How to introduce oneself to Islam as an adult?" Tags="|conversion|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-09-14T23:31:48.483" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11353" CreationDate="2015-09-13T20:01:43.743" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on your intention in the end. Value/long-term investing is hardly gambling, or you're saying that buying real estate is gambling. Short-term/speculation is generally viewed as bad - even among economists and traders considering how it brings very little value to the economy - and something a good Muslim should not really take part in. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, short term speculation can sometimes be excused to be honest. A short term business venture for example (like taking advantage of a current fad) could be a legitimate investment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a grey area really. The modern markets are too complex to be making generalised rulings on. I daresay that they are out of many scholars' depths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14101" LastActivityDate="2015-09-13T20:01:43.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27608" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27612" CreationDate="2015-09-14T08:58:47.660" Score="4" ViewCount="2176" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for a reference. As we all know that the Iman الايمان according the well known hadith of Jibril (for example in Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;) doesn't include the belief in Jinn! I would like to know if there's a clear reference quoting that &lt;strong&gt;we have to believe&lt;/strong&gt; in them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;I know they are quoted in Qur'an and i have no doubt about their existence because of this, but i have a problem: as for me a believer is the one who believes in Allah, in His angels, in His Books, in His Apostles, in the Day of Judgment, and you affirm your faith in the Divine Decree about good and evil. which are mentioned in Hadith Jibril. But in 'Aqida ('Aqeeda) books Jinn are quoted and this makes me think that 'Aqida العقيدة is set higher than Iman (faith)! While i don't know of any hadith quoting 'Aqida!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe i should add this: Is 'Aqida higher placed then Iman: If so, when am i a m'umin (a believer) then?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope now i made things clear!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-09T02:02:45.323" LastActivityDate="2017-06-09T02:02:45.323" Title="Why do we have to believe in Jinn? العقيدة vs الايمان" Tags="|hadith|jinn|imaan|aqidah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27602" CreationDate="2015-09-14T09:24:09.250" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why read the books of creations, when you can read the book of the Creator?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read Quran. It will answer all your questions, sooner or later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2015-09-14T09:24:09.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27610" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27602" CreationDate="2015-09-14T09:42:48.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well I'm not good at this but let's see if i can help:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First i don't know what you know about Islam and how deep you would like to start so maybe you can jump some steps:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I would first try to read a book about islam written by a non-muslim author which the muslims you know do recommend!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then a book from any other author just to make a difference.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then if I'm interested to know more about a matter maybe ask here again or search for books about it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One could later read some good interpretation of the Quran: good may mean with commentary's or a detailed translation, which explains and gives backgound information (of course you could ask here again)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As for Hadith books (as a sunni) i would recommend to start with light books like the 40 Hadith of an-Nawawi or Riyad as-Salihin from the same author because bigger Collections would be confusing without background information or someone to ask!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And always feel free to ask!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-01T07:32:33.523" LastActivityDate="2015-12-01T07:32:33.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9449" CreationDate="2015-09-14T10:18:21.630" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Eating mushroom is not only halal but it's a food liked by our prophet s.a.w. (p.b.u.h): Eating button mushrooms (that is, white mushrooms or table mushrooms) is sunnah and is great for eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14107" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-09-15T17:13:24.913" LastActivityDate="2015-09-15T17:13:24.913" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27608" CreationDate="2015-09-14T13:19:26.690" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The belief in Jinn, first and foremost, is established by chapter 72 (Al-Jinn), of Quran. The subject of that chapter sheds light on Jinn and their relation with God and humans. Muslims believe the chapters of Quran were named by the Prophet (puh) himself and as such through Allah's guidance. The fact that it is named &amp;quot;Al-Jinn&amp;quot; bears a huge weight when it comes to belief in Jinn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, probably the pinnacle of belief in Jinn is chapter 55 (Al-Rahaman). How many times the following verse is repeated?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which of the powers of your Lord will you twain – you men and jinn –&#xA;then deny? (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.maududi/55:17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;55:17&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran itself explains as to who are being addressed in these verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O company of jinn and men&lt;/strong&gt;, if you have the power to go beyond the&#xA;bounds of the heavens and the earth, go beyond them! Yet you will be&#xA;unable to go beyond them for that requires infinite power. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.maududi/55:33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;55:33&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other references to Jinn in other chapters, for example Al-Naml. There is no room to disbelieve that Jinn exist. It does not suffice to say &amp;quot;they (might) exist.&amp;quot; They most certainly do in &lt;strong&gt;Orthodox Islam&lt;/strong&gt;. In orthodox Islam, to disbelieve in Jinn is tantamount to rejecting all the verses of Quran that speak of them. Not just the Quran, but there is a plethora of narrations in the books of Ahadith. Just one example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say, &amp;quot;I seek refuge (with YOU) by Your 'Izzat,&#xA;None has the right to be worshipped but You Who does not die while the&#xA;Jinns and the human beings die.&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/97/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;bukhari/97/13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;In Modernist Strands&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The case of the Modernists is sometimes different. For example, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghulam_Ahmed_Pervez&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ghulam Ahmed Pervez&lt;/a&gt; translated those verses in the Quran which are generally associated with &amp;quot;miracles&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;angles&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;jinns&amp;quot; rationally as metaphors, without appealing to the supernatural. However, other modernists have rejected these ideas, e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xtv7t8_concept-of-jinn-ghulam-ahmed-pervez-javed-ahmed-ghamidi_webcam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Concept of JINN &amp;amp; Ghulam Ahmed Pervez - Javed Ahmed Ghamidi&lt;/a&gt; (unfortunately in Urdu language).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More well-known is the neo-Mutazillite &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syed_Ahmad_Khan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Syed Ahmed Khan&lt;/a&gt;, who built up a comprehensive naturalistic metaphysics, explaining away the so-called supernatural component in phenomena like miracles, prayers and their acceptance by God, sufistic illuminations, prophetic visions, angels, heaven and hell, and so on (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allamaiqbal.com/publications/journals/review/oct95/1.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;). According to Syed, &lt;em&gt;Jinn does not refer to paranormal but is used for wild savages living in inaccessible regions or far away from civilized communities... Fire which is the stuff of Jinns is not actual fire but the force and energy of lower passions and emotions&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://prr.hec.gov.pk/Chapters/669-8.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;). In a nutshell, &lt;strong&gt;wicked humans are Jinn&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To the best of my knowledge, grand majority comprising of modernist and orthodox scholarship unanimously interpret the word Jinn in Quran to what is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;general understanding of the word Jinn&lt;/a&gt;, i.e. super-natural creatures. Whether naive rejection of supernatural or &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;interpreting it away&lt;/em&gt;,&amp;quot; leads to disbelief depends on ones personal philosophical bents and choice of orthodoxy. In modernists strands of thoughts, it is in fact the correct worldview. Orthodoxy will have severe problems due to the overwhelming consensus and reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;To answer the question: As we find the belief in Jinn in 'Aqida and not in Iman, is 'Aqida higher placed then Iman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To see a priority between creed and faith is incorrect, rather absurd, because Aqida (creed) is a set of beliefs and Imaan (faith) is the willing act of confessing confidence in the creed through tongue and completely trusting it with heart. If belief in Jinn is in the creed then faith is incomplete without having trust in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-09-19T11:32:49.773" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17755" CreationDate="2015-09-14T13:28:16.573" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to some sunni sources Ibadi are among the Khawarij sect. Ibadi themselves disagree but apparently from their books they at least approve the taughts of the Kharijite sect (Khawarij).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They seem to follow a student of 'Abdullah ibn 'Abas (May Allah be pleased with them) who's called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C4%81bir_ibn_Zayd&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jabir ibn Zayd&lt;/a&gt; جابر بن زيد in Fiqh matters. But some scholars don't count him among the Ibadi or Khawarij sect. He was a great muffassir and muhadith who was taught also by um al-M'umminyn 'Aisha (May Allah be pleased with her) and he was a faqih of the ra'y-school. So either they are khwarij or sympathize with them and have the Tabi'i Jabir ibn Zayd as a theological leader!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Historically&lt;/strong&gt; they began in Basra in the early 8th Century and became more organized with the Leadership of Abu 'Ubaida Muslim ibn Abi Karima in the middle of the 8th Century. At this time they began to build up communities in Sind, Khorasan, Hadramawt, Sana, Mekka and Medina and Later Tripolis (Lybia)... and made the basis for the later first Ibadi Sultanat of Tahart (Tiaret in Algeria) which was ruled by the Rustamid Dynasty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibadi consider other muslims as ahl-al-Qibla&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibadi nowadays live in Oman (where they are a majority 70% under the muslims) and in minoritys in some regions of Algeria, Lybia, Tunesia and Sansibar...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dorar.net/enc/firq/1122&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;About Theology of Ibadi:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: Quran, Sunna, Ijma', Qiyas and Istidlal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They accept ahadith from Sunni sources and have also their own sources.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They don't accept hadith al-aahad أحاديث الآحاد in 'Aqida matters.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibadi say nobody will see Allah neither in donya nor in akhira&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;About the Question is the Quran created: They have 2 Opinions: the Ibadi of the Maghreb said yes the Quran is created while those from Oman ended with the opinion that the Quran isn't created!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the Imama matter: Ibadi say the muslims allways need an Imam to follow it doesn't matter if he is ibadi or not or if he is from Quraish or not.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They consider the book called Musnad ar-Rabi' ibn Habib  &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B9_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%AD%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;مسند الربيع بن حبيب&lt;/a&gt; as the most sane (Sahih) book of hadith as ar-Rabi' ibn Habib al-Azdi الربيع بن حبيب الأزدي is basically their third theological imam (leader) as he was a student of Abu 'Obaydah Muslim ibn abi Karimah &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9_%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%8A_%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;أبو عبيدة مسلم بن أبي كريمة&lt;/a&gt; the student of Jabir ibn Zayd and narrated the hadith of the later (who was a student of teh sahabah as mentioned earlier) via his teacher.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Source for the last 3 Points Wikipedia Articles Arabic and English]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some &lt;a href=&quot;http://istiqama.net/articles/ennami-figh.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibadi Point of Views in Fiqh&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They don't accept wiping over socks (المسح على الخفين) and say prayer is only valid if one washes his feet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They say: In the dohr and 'asr prayer one doesn't need to recite a surah or verses from the quran after reciting the fatiha in the 2 first raka'at!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They hold the opinion that acts like:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Qunoot in prayers,  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;raising the hands when saying takbeer,  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;moving the forefinger during the Tashahhud,  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;saying &quot;Amin&quot; loudly after reciting the fatiha,  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and adding &quot;As-salatu khayrun min an-Nawm&quot; in the Adhan of fajr/sobh&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;are not valid acts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to Ibadi qassr during traveling is fard: And for example if you went to an other country without the niyya to stay there you could according their madhab always pray qassr!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When it comes to fasting: ibadi say that one should do ghusl if having intercourse before fajr so according this if you didn't do ghusl your sawm is invalid!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Again according to their Opinion some sins (for example lying) could make your sawm invalid!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If one has to catch up days of Ramadan according the Ibadi Sect one should do them the same way he broke fast in Ramadan for example: if you missed 3 days successively you have to make them up 3 days successively&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Zakat Ibadi made Sheep equal to Camels when it comes to Zakat.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And they only allow to give Zakat to people who are in a case of wilaya otherwise if they can't find such a person they could give it to other muslims.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibadi don't allow people who committed the sin of zina to marry each other!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You will also find differences in inheritance matters and punishments.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that Ibadi's historically had a good co-existence with followers of the (Sunni) Maliki school of fiqh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-02-25T14:28:57.380" LastActivityDate="2019-02-25T14:28:57.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27614" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-14T16:31:18.633" Score="-1" ViewCount="1146" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam walaikum.as allah has stated in hadith qudsi that &quot;I as my slave thinks of me&quot;,we all expect good from Allah and having a bad opinion of Allah is a sin,so why does Allah doesn't do things as we expect from him,i mean all that is good for us,for e.g&#xA;if a person expects from Allah that Allah will never harm him,never give him trouble,bless him with all the good things of the world but his wish doesn't get fulfilled,so it means that Allah did against that person's expectations?i mean such type of situations happens to everyone so how does he view his lord?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14109" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T18:34:39.210" LastActivityDate="2016-01-15T13:17:08.297" Title="expectations from Allah" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5555" CreationDate="2015-09-14T17:35:13.400" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Speaking with a woman to whom one is not related (i.e., not mahram) should only be for a specific need, such as asking a question, buying or selling, asking about the head of the household, and so on. Such conversations should be brief, with nothing doubtful in either what is said or how it is said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason for this is fitna which can lead to more sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2015-09-14T17:35:13.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27614" CreationDate="2015-09-14T17:45:22.233" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes but Allah also tells as that he grants us what is best for us. Sometimes we ask Allah for something and we get it a bit late or we get something else instead. This is because Allah knows what we do not know and He knows what is best for us. Remember that for very hardship we see in this dunya, we will get the reward for it in the Aakhirah if not in the dunya. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse &quot;and Allah is to His servant and he thinks of Him&quot; means think good of Allah. If you think of Allah that He is good, He is Meriful, He will be good to you and show you Mercy. And if you think of Allah as bad then He will punish you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One more thing... you cannot think that you can sin or do anything bad because you think of Allah as good so He won't punish you because that goes against all of the other teachings. If you really thought of Allah as good then you would follow His religion properly as you would know that whatever He forbids will do you harm and whatever He has commanded is of benefit to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2015-09-14T17:45:22.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27608" CreationDate="2015-09-14T17:56:15.627" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If it mentioned in the Qur'an then we have to believe in it. If you do not believe in jinns, then you are rejecting at least a whole chapter of the Qur'an. Rejecting even a single word of the Qur'an can be very dangerous a you are rejecting the blessed words of Allah. Therefore as a Muslim we have to beleive in Jinns just as they have been mentioned in the Qur'an e.g. the story of Solomon (AS) where we are told that the Jinns were in a different world to us. We are also told that the Jinns to have to believe in Allah, the Messenger and the Quran. And so they must exist. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2015-09-14T17:56:15.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27596" CreationDate="2015-09-14T18:13:10.713" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be Muslim you have to believe in the Shahdah. The Shahdah states that Allah is the one and only true God and Muhammad is in His Messenger. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims too believe in Jesus and call him Isa (AS). Muslims believe that he was a Prophet and a Messenger of Allah and that the Bible was sent to him. The Bible which used today has been changed and therefore not reliable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you believe in the Shahadah then you are a Muslim (You have to say the shahadah and declare you belief when you convert) You can follow the teaching of Jesus too. However you have to be careful with the Bible (Old testament and New) as it has been altered and some things go against the teaching of Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2015-09-14T18:13:10.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27623" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-15T06:37:46.563" Score="0" ViewCount="878" Body="&lt;p&gt;Eating with Left hand is Haram, in that concern I want to know that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is taking Tea with using Tea-cup from left hand is haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14118" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-10T07:59:52.067" LastActivityDate="2017-12-25T14:18:06.027" Title="Is taking Tea with using Tea-cup from left hand is haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|food|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27624" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17867" CreationDate="2015-09-15T08:07:34.053" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question is indeed so interesting. I found some similar matter(s) with some or even much differences. In truth, as a view of Shia and based on what I found:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The apostle of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) put his tongue in Imam Hassan’s mouth (when Hassan was a newborn), then Imam Hassan sucked it. Or as another issue, it is narrated that: (briefly)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someday Imam Hassan was (so) thirsty, he asked his grandfather some&#xA;water with much importunity; well, there was no water; afterwards The&#xA;Prophet (pbuh) put his tongue in Hassan’s mouth, then he became&#xA;completely satisfied (for his thirst). / Imam Hassan (a.s.) always was&#xA;saying regarding this miracle (of The Prophet) that: thirst never&#xA;overcome me after sucking The Prophet’s tongue (as his grandfather)…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مناقب الامام امیرالمومنین علی بن ابی طالب علیه السلام ، از محمد بن&#xA;سلیمان کوفی، ص 232، ح 698.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Accordingly, it could be counted as an accepted hadith as a miracle of the apostle of Allah (peace be upon him and his family).&#xA;Even there is another similar narration which has narrated concerning Imam Hussein (a.s.) which has mentioned in short as below&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;… Imam Hussein (a.s.) didn’t lactate, since his mother’s (Hazrat&#xA;Fatimah-a-Zahra) breast milk was dry; So, Ibn Shahr Ashub quoted that&#xA;… then The Prophet (pbuh) came, and put his finger in Hussein’s mouth,&#xA;and he was sucking the Prophet’s finger. Moreover it has narrated&#xA;that the apostle of Allah put his tongue in Hussein’s mouth (feeding…)&#xA;…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can be considered as an acceptable matter by noting it as A MIRACLE OF THE PROPHET (pbuh) that Prophet Muhammad put his tongue in his grandson in order to feed him… , not as what is said somehow else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/5077361/%D9%88%D8%B5%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%B9-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D8%AE%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B8%D8%A7%D8%AA%E2%80%8C-%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.yjc.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ashoora.ir/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86-%D8%B9/article/805.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.ashoora.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread34836.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.askdin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2021-04-01T20:57:02.437" LastActivityDate="2021-04-01T20:57:02.437" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8" CreationDate="2015-09-15T15:54:17.540" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;IMO there is a fundamental flaw in the question. The word &quot;Sahih&quot; as has been used by the Muhaddisin doesn't mean or imply authenticity. It is a technical term and has a different connotation when used in academia. Its wrong to assume that the opposite of &quot;Sahih&quot; is &quot;Fake&quot;. The word &quot;Sahih&quot; doesn't convey if a Hadees is authentic or true. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih is a classificatory term just like an other terms used for Hadees. E.g.,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sahih&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mutawatir&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hasan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zaeef&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mouzu&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A hadees gets classified as &quot;Sahih&quot;, or &quot;Mutatwatir&quot;, or &quot;Mouzu&quot;, if it &lt;em&gt;meets&lt;/em&gt; the &lt;strong&gt;classification criteria&lt;/strong&gt; defined for that class by a Muhaddis. A &quot;Sahih&quot; classification &lt;strong&gt;DOESN'T&lt;/strong&gt; imply that a hadees is divinely inspired or that it is sacred. It is NOT any of that. Its unfortunate that this technical term has continually been used for painting things as black and white.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14004" LastActivityDate="2015-09-15T15:54:17.540" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27535" CreationDate="2015-09-15T17:09:58.697" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is the story, in Quran, of a man who kills his brother&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thereupon Allah sent forth a raven who began to scratch the earth to&#xA;show him how he might cover the corpse of his brother. So seeing he&#xA;cried: 'Woe unto me! Was I unable even to be like this raven and find&#xA;a way to cover the corpse of my brother? Then he became full of&#xA;remorse at his doing. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.maududi/5:31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:31&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse is self-explanatory as regards the preferred mode of disposing off the dead. Anthropologists would say that burial is a cultural artifact, but for a Muslim reading the Quran, that custom began with the guidance of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question about reusing graves, I think the following Hadith sufficiently covers it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) buried every two martyrs of Uhud in one grave. &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1345&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;bukhari/23/101&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Erecting tombs is not mandated by Islam, in fact it is abhorred. Possibly the best example of a truly Islamic graveyard is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Baqi%27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jannat-Al-Baqih&lt;/a&gt;. However, in practice, the choice of decorating graves is somewhat directly proportional to the Sufic bent of the culture. The more the Sufi element in Muslim culture the more the tendency to decorate graves. This is perhaps due to the Sufi veneration of saints and Awlia-Allah posthumously by building shrines around their graves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2021-12-28T10:55:29.423" LastActivityDate="2021-12-28T10:55:29.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27635" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9026" CreationDate="2015-09-15T21:28:04.903" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As referenced by the asker, &quot;&lt;em&gt;Darood-e-Ibrahim&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is the Persian of &quot;&lt;em&gt;as-Salaah al-Ibraaheemiyyah&lt;/em&gt;&quot; in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the many forms of it, which is narrated in this following quote by al-Bukhaari, says: (translated to English) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Allaah, send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, as You sent prayers upon Ibraaheem and upon the family of Ibraaheem; You are indeed Worthy of Praise, Full of Glory. O Allaah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad as You sent blessings upon Ibraaheem and upon the family of Ibraaheem; You are indeed Worthy of Praise, Full of Glory. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many Hadiths stating that the prophet told his companions to say it in the prayer (i.e. in Salah), and state the actual words of it. But, if you are looking only for a reference stating that the prophet himself said it, then the only book I found was: &quot;&lt;em&gt;Tuhfat al-Muhtaj ila Adillati al-Minhaj&lt;/em&gt;&quot; by Ibnu al-Mulaqqan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It says that Aisha (wife of the prophet, peace be upon them) was asked about the prophet's Witr Prayer , and she explained how he prays to Allah in this Salah, until she said: &quot;Then, he sends prayers upon the prophet of Allah&amp;hellip;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14129" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-09-16T19:23:55.067" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T19:23:55.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26193" CreationDate="2015-09-16T02:57:54.857" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My question is, how do we have free will when in fact Sharia Law which is Gods law, doesn't give us free will. Ultimately we don't have free will otherwise it seems contradictory to say we do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your understanding of Sharia law is invalid. No one can be punished for not wearing Hijab in Islam, as a matter of fact it is not even &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/25111/12537&quot;&gt;Fard to wear Hijab&lt;/a&gt;. Same thing for drinking, adultery and stealing. Those rules can be changed if the people wish it to as some companions did during their time. Additionally, all of those punishments are voluntary and the prophet himself tried to deter people from getting them applied to themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T02:57:54.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25583" CreationDate="2015-09-16T04:23:59.770" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, is there any reason behind it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is mostly an opinion of some (whom are the minority) not backed by anything from the Quran nor Sunnah. Their reasoning is mostly what bad can come out of it (which if you think of it, many things can turn into bad, doesn't make it wrong).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did take a look at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/14924&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; you commented on another answer and it seems like that opinion was not backed by any hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T04:23:59.770" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27647" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27649" CreationDate="2015-09-16T06:00:52.070" Score="1" ViewCount="1052" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am currently researching about dhul hijjah and have not read what days specifically you are meant to fast, is anyone able to shed some light?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14134" LastActivityDate="2021-07-27T09:04:40.370" Title="What days are you meant to fast in dhul hijjah" Tags="|islamic-events|islamqa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23764" CreationDate="2015-09-16T06:29:37.083" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One Narration/Hadith and different Additions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all the Hadith itself ended with &amp;quot;Allah's Apostle forbade the Shighar.&amp;quot; the rest of it is more or less ijtihad as it's based on a saying of the tabi'i Nafi' mawla Abdullah ibn 'Omar (May Allah be pleased with them).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And after that came some fiqh terms such as &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;the marriage is valid but its condition is illegal&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;, which again have been added to the hadith and the statement of Nafi'. As i will show those people who used these terms came after Nafi' so this addition might have been made by al-Bukhari himself!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Narration explains that our Messenger (peace be upon him) forbade to marry according to shighar الشِّغَارُ which is a marriage Nafi' explained, one could say it's a kind of marriage &amp;quot;in exchange&amp;quot;: I marry your daughter and you mine but we don't give any mahr, as Imam Nafi' explained in his saying!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nikaah al-shighaar refers to when a man gives his daughter, sister or other female relative whose guardian he is in marriage on the basis that the other man will give him a female relative in marriage, or will let his son or nephew marry his daughter, sister or niece, and so on. The marriage contract done on this basis is invalid, whether a mahr is stated or not (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/11515&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; By relative or female relative of a man I mean a woman for whom this man is considered as a legal guardian/waly like his daughter, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;Some people&amp;quot; refers as most scholar say to Abu Hanifa!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;Some others&amp;quot; refers as most scholars say to some Scholars (Zofar according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://hadithportal.com/index.php?show=hadith&amp;amp;h_id=6960&amp;amp;sharh=1673&amp;amp;book=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Hajar&lt;/a&gt;) of the hanafi madhab (not all of them!)!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These later quotes are from al-Bukhari himself!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does it man by the marriage is valid but its condition is illegal?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First you should be aware that this statement is for &lt;strong&gt;a marriage by a trick&lt;/strong&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The condition in Shighar: is that man A only allows man B to marry his daughter or relative if man B &amp;quot;in exchange&amp;quot; gives him a female relative for marriage. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;So in this kind of marriage (even if there is a mahr/sadaq defined) the condition gives it a taste as if the real mahr for the first marriage is that man A can marry a relative of man B. Note that the majority (some details see below) of scholars are in consensus that once there's a predefined mahr this marriage is technically valid. So the major issue with shighar is the absence of a mahr!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The condition in Mut'a: is the time: The marriage will end after a given time!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hanifa said about shighar: the marriage is valid but the condition is illegal: This means he would accept this marriage. In the hanafi madhab if there's no mahr given in that case it would be considered as equal mahr (or sadaq) صداق المثل for both marriages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a &lt;strong&gt;rule&lt;/strong&gt; in the Hanafi madhab saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ما لم يشرع بأصله ووصفه باطل وما شرع بأصله دون وصفه فاسد&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(My own translation, so take it with care)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is not prescribed by it's basis أصل and it's attributes وصف is invalid باطل and what is prescribed by it's source but without it's detail is illegal فاسد.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In this case marriage (nikah) is a well known and given and well described matter in shari'a it's the basis (origin) أصل here but the condition of shighar (which is the attribute وصف) is not an accepted form of sadaq (mahr) therefore: the condition is illegal! This is like marrying without sadaq (mahr)!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For muta' abu Hanifa said that the marriage is illegal (as muta'  is considered as illegal) and invalid according to the rule above.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-21715/page-4359&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;According to al Qustalani&lt;/a&gt; quoting al-'Ayni the opinion of Zofar (a student of abu Hanifa) about muta' is as follows: if a man married a woman for a certain time the marriage itself is valid but the condition (a given time) is illegal.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/answers/214343/types-of-shighaar-marriage-zawaaj-al-badal-when-is-it-invalid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in case of a shighar like marriage (man A marries a relative of man B and vice versa, but without making it a condition for any of the marriages to be accepted) with mahr is legal marriage in all madhabs. So the problem in shighar was only the condition that there's no mahr but one could marry such a &amp;quot;marriage in exchange&amp;quot; if mahr was given (to the brides) on both sides!&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2023-04-17T08:15:48.600" LastActivityDate="2023-04-17T08:15:48.600" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27647" CreationDate="2015-09-16T07:08:58.483" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In general you could fast all the month except the day of 'Id (10th dhil Hijja):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) said that the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade&#xA;to observe fast on two days-the day of Fitr and the day of Adha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sahih Muslim and other Versions in Sahih al-Bukhari etc.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you could fast as usual mondays and thursdays and all the days which are recomanded in any other month in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you should also be aware that in this special month during the 11th, 12th and 13th (the so called days of tashreeq) optional voluntary fasting is considered as haram by the majority of scholars except for those people who perform hajj tamatu' and can't afford hady as stated in (&lt;a href=&quot;https://legacy.quran.com/2/196&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:196&lt;/a&gt;) and due to many narratives saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The day of Arafah, the day of sacrifice, the days of tashriq are (the days of) our&#xA;festival, O people of Islam. These are the days of eating and&#xA;drinking.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sunan abi Dawod and other Versions in other Sunan Books]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nubaisha al-Hudhali reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The days of Tashriq are the days of eating and drinking.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sahih Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The days of Mina (11th, 12th, and 13th of Dhul-Hijjah) are days&#xA;of eating and drinking.’”&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sunan ibn Majah]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu Murrah, the client of Umm Hani, entered along with 'Abd Allah b. 'Amr upon his father 'Amr b. 'As and he brought food for him. He said:&#xA;Eat. He said: I am fasting. 'Amr said: Eat, these are the days on which the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to command us to break fast, and forbid us to keep fast. The narrator Malik said: These are the day of al-tashriq (i.e. 11th, 12th, and 13th of Dhu al-Hijjah).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud:2418&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Narrated 'Aisha and Ibn 'Umar:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Nobody was allowed to fast on the days of Tashriq except those who could not afford the Hadi (Sacrifice).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1997&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for fard fasting (qada'/making up days of Ramadan or kafara etc.) the matter is discussed, but still most scholars regard fasting in these cases as not permisible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it's recommanded at least to fast the day of 'Arafa (9th dhil Hijja) and if possible the whole first 9 days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/41633&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://muslimconverts.com/hajj/10_days_dhul_hijjah.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-07-27T09:04:40.370" LastActivityDate="2021-07-27T09:04:40.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27650" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="452" CreationDate="2015-09-16T07:58:32.933" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In The Name of Allah&#xA;It is not haram to shake with a non moslim. Of course men can shake wih men and women can shake with women. (except being brother and sister or aunt or uncle or nephew: being mahram) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14122" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T07:58:32.933" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10585" CreationDate="2015-09-16T08:17:11.927" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is important to note, we are never judged based on our actions, this is the key to this supposed puzzle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We make this huge assumption that we control our actions, if that was the case, we would be judged based on our actions, but since that's not the case, we are judged based on our intentions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“All actions are judged by motives, and each person will be rewarded&#xA;  according to their intention....&quot; (Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idea of &quot;free will&quot; is foreign to Islam, it states clearly in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And &lt;strong&gt;no grain is there within the darknesses of the earth and no moist or dry [thing] but that it is [written] in a clear record&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everything is recorded, and everything is controlled by the creator, there is no exceptions. Even current scientific theories back this up, read on &quot;determinism&quot; for more detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is our purpose then?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“I have created the jinn and humankind only for My worship.” (Quran 51:56)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can one worship without free will? It comes back to &quot;intention&quot;, even our prayers are not accepted if we don't intend to pray hence, Allah (swt) can make us pray, even if we intend not to pray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It all leads to the idea of &quot;intention&quot;, the question is, does intention equate to &quot;free will&quot;? I think not, we can intend for something to happen, but that will only happen when Allah (swt) wills it, that's why Muslims say &quot;Insha Allah&quot;, hence &quot;God Willingly&quot;, which is derived directly from the belief that we are not in control of anything really, bur rather just have intentions/hopes/dreams, what ever you want to call it, and those are only manifested by the will of the creator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Knows Best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T08:17:11.927" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27653" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-16T15:46:24.860" Score="0" ViewCount="1453" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Aleikum. I am 13 years old and I really need HELP.I was close to Allah swt and I wanted to know him more and know my religion more, So I saw Dr. Zakir Naik videos which is very helpful and I loved to see this videos, like any other video you can see 'Related videos', so I watched videos about athiest becomes muslim,... and then I saw muslim converts to christianity, I wondered how can a muslim leave the true religion and convert into other religion, so I saw these videos , and I thought what if there is no Allah or Islam is not the real religion? I didn't tell anyone about it , I just thought for a moment and then I said Astghfirullah and A'oozu billah. HOW CAN I THINK THAT ALLAH ISN'T TRUE ?! I had a struggle then because whenever I hear the name christianity-christ-christine-church-even america (cause the number of christians is more than the number of muslims), I freak out and then I also think of these stuff. I'm reading Quran and I always say zikr and pray 5 times and fast ... I love Allah and I repented to him after I thought of that but these thoughts are still chasing me , Am i getting sins when thinking bad ? I'm so afraid that If i die right now , Allah will say that I will certainly go to hell because of my thoughts, What should i do ??? Will these thoughts go by itself and I should just wait and read Quran and make duaa? I don't want to go to hell, I want to go to paradise and meet Allah but these thoughts are chasing me, when I pray I don't pray from my heart because when I pray I think that I didn't said that, I didn't wash my face 3 times when I was performing wudu, I'm in two troubles , shaytaan whistles in salah and my thoughts of Allah, I think that when I pray zuhr or any salah I pray it 5 TIMES, 25 PRAYERS A DAY FOR 5 PRAYERS, whenever I think of Allah in Salah in khushoo' , I forget what I'm saying during my prayer, Al hamdullilaah these days I'm focusing in my prayers but I don't think of Allah during all my prayers because I lose focusing on what I'm saying&lt;br&gt;&#xA;-Does that mean that my prayers aren't accepted because I'm not thinking of Allah cause I'm trying to focus and stay away from the whistles of shaytaan ?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;-Am I having sins because of my thoughts in Allah though I know that it isn't true and even when I'm trying to turn people to Islam and believing in Allah cause I know deep inside how Allah swt is merciful ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14136" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2015-09-17T21:39:33.630" LastActivityDate="2015-09-18T05:31:55.140" Title="Losing faith in Allah and Islam , HELP?" Tags="|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-09-18T21:00:55.827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27654" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27472" CreationDate="2015-09-16T17:51:21.883" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's referring to the fact that in the Islamic tradition the Qu'ran is a text revealed to a Prophet (&lt;em&gt;Nabi&lt;/em&gt;) and Messenger (&lt;em&gt;Rasul&lt;/em&gt;) by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a sense, the infallibility of the Qu'ran is referring to the perfection of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastActivityDate="2015-09-16T17:51:21.883" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27658" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-17T01:48:29.957" Score="0" ViewCount="1478" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalam u alikum,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I started reciting from Surah yaseen in salah, later i realized after prayer that i have recited from middle of the ayat just after waqf lazim.&#xA;I,e Inna nalamu ma yusiruna wama yualinoon. Till end of the surah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this invalidate the salat? If yes what are the rulings for immam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14144" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-21T07:10:46.810" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:27:05.633" Title="Starting the recitation from middle of the ayat" Tags="|salat|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17019" CreationDate="2015-09-17T03:25:34.137" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even Quran quotes Christians using the word 'Allah'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But the Jews and the Christians say, &quot;We are the children of &lt;strong&gt;Allah&lt;/strong&gt; and&#xA;  His beloved.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 5:18&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Jews say, &quot;Ezra is the son of Allah &quot;; and the Christians say,&#xA;  &quot;The Messiah is the son of &lt;strong&gt;Allah&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 9:30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran was not criticizing their using the word Allah but their beliefs about Allah (trinity, Jesus being son of Allah etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastActivityDate="2015-09-17T03:25:34.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17001" CreationDate="2015-09-17T05:51:27.150" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many scholars -mostly from the athar school (ahl al hadith wal athar)- have forbidden to play cards and/or to play chess. And mostly the reason behind this is that it could lead to distraction from doing the prayers at time and from the remembering of Allah. For Imam Malik and Ahmad it would fall under sad a-dhra'i سد الذرائع: &amp;quot;Prohibition of what may lead to committing sins&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But on the other side there's a rule saying that anything is halal unless we have a source which forbids it. As this is not the case for playing cards in general as a distraction or just as a pastime: It's not haram. But if we do waste time by playing them for hours or as a habit it would be at least makruh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It only becomes haram if it's related with gambling or as Job . Because Gambling is forbbiden and as a job there's no good in it, as it doesn't have any use for others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing&#xA;on] stone alters [to other than Allah ], and divining arrows are but&#xA;defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be&#xA;successful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surat al-Maaida (5:90)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here is the same &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/12567&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; quoted by American Muslim and an other in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/104069&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-24T10:06:02.510" LastActivityDate="2021-12-24T10:06:02.510" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27661" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27658" CreationDate="2015-09-17T06:18:49.580" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fiqh POV&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all reciting from the middle of a Verse doesn't make the prayer invalid neither for the fad (who prays alone) nor for the imam and those who prayer behind him in congregation!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Details&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an Introduction: You should know that the fatwas or opinions which are qouted later here can vary because some scholars are considering it more basically from fiqh point of view and other's are analayzing from quran recitation point of view: So if you want to know it from a fiqh point of view those opinions which i refer as &lt;em&gt;in general&lt;/em&gt; are the ones who come from faqihs. But if you would like to know if from a recitation point of view what you did is ok you should ask a scholar who teaches quran recitation!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some scholar say it's forbbiden to do this.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some other's do explain cases where it is forbbiden: If you interupt a Verse and a meaning gets lost which refer to an earlier part of the Verse.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In general one could say doing this isn't preferable but allowed!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, recite of the Quran as much as may be easy for you”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surat al-Muzzammil (73:20)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This doesn't fix an amount as Surah or a Verse or a part of it?&#xA;And as an other evidence we have:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Muhammad bin Ka'b Al-Qurazi: &amp;quot;I heard 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud&#xA;saying: 'The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: &amp;quot;[Whoever recites a letter]&#xA;from Allah's Book, then he receives the reward from it, and the reward&#xA;of ten the like of it. I do not say that Alif Lam Mim is a letter, but&#xA;Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter and Mim is a letter.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Jami' at-Tirmidhi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which shows that even reading a letter is ok!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more details see this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/206946&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; and an other a bit different fatwa in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/131732&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional information about Waqf and Verse counting!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And at least i'd like to let you know that there's no fixed rule about the number of Verses in the majority of Surahs (Suwar) as this was made by ijtihad of the Sahaba and some tabi'yn as i mentioned in my answer on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/5566/how-many-ayaths-are-there-in-al-quran/27464#27464&quot;&gt;How many ayaths are there in Al-Quran?&lt;/a&gt; there are different counts of the Verses in the Quran!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And even about the waqf in general scholars say there's no waqf lazim in Quran, as for some reading there might be a waqf lazim in a place where in an other they don't even have waqf!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-30T06:27:05.633" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:27:05.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2419" CreationDate="2015-09-17T10:12:19.727" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all i have to correct some information in your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The full name of sahih al-Bukhari and its meaning&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;al-Bukhari was born in Bukhara which nowadays isn't located in Iran but in Uzbekistan and neither of those two countries existed or had those names at the time AFAIK. So saying he's Iranian is like some Arabs pretending ibn Sina to be an Arab or ibn Ajurum to be an Arab instead of saying his a Muslim or a Persian Muslim. Let's say his a Persian Muslim!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The full name of Sahih al Bukhari is الجامع المسند الصحيح المختصر من أُمور  al-Jami' ul-musnadu as-sahihu al-mukhtassar min omori rassuli Allahi salla Allahu 'alayhi wa salam wa sunatihi wa ayyamih رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلّم وسننه وأيامه!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name itself explains a lot: This book is collection of the sunan and the days (biography and history of what happens during the lifetime) of our Messenger (peace be upon him) but it was also qualified as a collection which supported (by narration chain) and also summarized.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if we found a narration in sahih al-Bukhari without sanad then this could mean that it is not sahih unless we find in another chapter the same narration with a sanad! as The book also includes also some narrations which fall under the name &amp;quot;athar&amp;quot; as it was the habit at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore only ahadith have been checked by contemporary scholars (among them Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Yahya ibn Ma'yn and ibn al-Madyni) who said they found the whole book sahih except for 4 ahadith, but al-'Oqayli added the statement of al-Bukhari is the right one: They are all sahih/sane (According to ibn Hajar al 'Asqalani in &amp;quot;tahdhib at-Tahdhib تهذيب التهذيب&amp;quot; ج9 ص54)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jamal al-Bana and his book&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jamal al-Bana or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gamal_al-Banna&amp;amp;oldid=1032916586&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gamal al-Bana&lt;/a&gt;  wasn't a scholar but one could say an &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7&amp;amp;oldid=54611505&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;author and a Muslim thinker&lt;/a&gt; or better less a scholar than a liberal Muslim thinker (for example he didn't regard hijab obligatory on women except with the wives of the prophet(), nor smoking as breaking fast for a person who can't stop it, beside other strange views)! He was the younger brother of Hassan al-Bana the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In his book he didn't say that all these 635 hadiths (or narrations) - this is equal less than 8.7% of the content of musnad narrations in the Sahih al-Bukhari, while the amount refers to both al-Bukhari and Muslim's Sahih -  are fabricated or incorrect. But he said that they don't have any meaning/use or are not binding for Muslims: This means they don't affect anything in their live, for example who cares about what the Messenger (peace be upon him) used to wear (which colors) etc. as long as there is no clear order to do the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course he pointed out a couple of ahadith which he considered to be incorrect. As they present a bad picture of Islam and our Messenger in person (Peace be upon him)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also pointed out a couple of ahadith the 4 Imams of sunni schools knew but refused, as they contradicted to better known ahadith or in cases to the Quran! So some of his statements were not new but well known!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that except for the 8-10 ahadith which are rejected by one of the 4 Imams for some reasons al-Bana din't even try to discuss any of the remaining 6XX hadiths in any plausible way. All he did was quoting them according to a topic or classification. So these ahdadith are rather among those who are not binding for Muslims or are useless for our life as Muslims according to his point of view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The new in al-Bana's book is that he see that this book isn't 100% binding for Muslims which differs from the statement in the fatwa of islamqa!  Interestingly islamqa starts it's fatwa with a quote of al-Juwayni the knwon scholar of Osol al-Fiqh and teacher of abu Hamid al-Ghazali on the correctness of the Sahihs, a scholar salafis and in fact the majority sunni scholars regard as very weak in hadith sciences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is Sahih al Bukhari 100% authentic?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Hajar al 'Asqalani did some criticism about some narrators in about 110 ahadiths (32 of them are also in Sahih Muslim) he himself qualified them to be weak etc. but he also said as they were teachers of imam al-Bukhari he knows them best and he said that the weaknesses in those ahadith are not of the kind one have to reject them (to be found in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.abjjad.com/book/15451339/%D9%85%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%88-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D9%81%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB/24752363/reviews&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Kholi's book&lt;/a&gt; Miftah as-Sunna which gives a great overview about the hadith sciences and their early history)!&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;And long before that a-Daraqotni and other scholars pointed at some weaknesses in some of the ahadith of both Sahih books (mainly weak narrators), in fact when it comes to Sahih Muslim imam Ahmad declared a hadith as da'if which Muslim reports in his book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sheikh Mohammad al-Ghazaly -neither a specialist in hadith nor fiqh- did like Jamal al-Bana some criticism about the matn of some ahadith in his book السنة النبوية بين أهل الفقه وأهل الحديث as-Suna an-Nabawiya bayna ahl al-fiqh wa ahl al hadith (Sunna between the faqihs and the hadith scholars). And they are not the only ones!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some criticized ahadith (Maybe some are not in Sahih al-Bukhari):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the Prophet Musa (peace be upon him) hitting malak al-mawt and knocked out his eye.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The age in which our Messenger (peace be upon him) married 'Aisha (May Allah be pleased with her)!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;that the Messenger (peace be upon him) added by fault something to the Quran when talking to Quraish.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;statements about the virility of the Messenger (peace be upon him).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;some statements about woman.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;some statements which present our Messenger (peace be upon him) as a bloodthirsty person.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here's the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ibnamin.com/daef_bukhari_muslim.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; of a scholar or a student with ahadith from both sahih books which he claims are da'if!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this we see that no hadith collection could be free from criticism and this is fully ok! As we have only to believe that the Quran is free and safe of mistakes etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni people and scholars say that the both Sahih books of al-Bukhari and (then) Muslim are authentic this means that the number of ahadith which might be incorrect or doubtful over them is marginal maybe less then 1-2%. But still nowadays some scholar check and review them and this goes along with the sunni thought that nobody is infallible except the Messengers (Peace be upon them).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore it's right to say &amp;quot;There is no book beneath the canopy of heaven that is more sound than al-Bukhari and Muslim, after the Qur’aan.&amp;quot; as said by ibn Taymiyah or &amp;quot;...The book of Bukhari is the more authentic of the two and more useful&amp;quot; as said by ibn Salah. However earlier Scholars from al-Andalus used to set sahih Muslim higher then sahih al-Bukhari (the reasons for that would be interesting to check!)! But from the perspective of hadith sciences it is not correct to say that 100% of the book is sahih and neither ibn Salah nor ibn Taymiyah nor many other known scholars of this matter made this claim as it simply is incorrect despite the claim of a-Dhalawi in his Hujjat Allah al-Baligha pretending that there's a consensus on the correctness of all connected hadith narrations in both Sahih's. But in fact what one could safely say is that both authors of Sahih didn't compile any fabrication, which indeed shows the effort of both authors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On Nu'aym ibn Hammad نعيم بن حماد&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naim_ibn_Hammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nu'aym ibn Hammad&lt;/a&gt; ibn Mo'awiyah ibn al-Harith ibn Humam ibn Salamah ibn Malik al-Khoza'i al-Marozi (abu 'Abdillah) &lt;strong&gt;نعيم بن حماد&lt;/strong&gt; بن معاوية بن الحارث ابن همام بن سلمة بن مالك الخزاعي، المروزي (أبو عبد الله) was a teacher of imam al-Bukhari and he was a great scholar of fiqh and faraa'id (inheritance matters) and author of many books, but his hadith narrations have a bad taste as a-Dhahabi said in his Siyar a'alaam an-Nubala' سير أعلام النبلاء (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?ID=1884&amp;amp;bk_no=60&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic) we he quoted a couple of hadith narrations which were rejected by many scholars which Nu'aym ibn Hammad al-Marozi  narrated and spread. Imam al-Bukhari has only quoted a hadith of his teacher once in his Sahih in the book of &amp;quot;Merits of al-Ansaa&amp;quot;r on the authority of 'Amr ibn Maimun (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3849&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;) who only described what he 'Amr ibn Maimun (not the prophet()) witnessed in Jahilya. So the authenticity and correctness of this narration doesn't really matter as it is strictly speaking not a hadith. Nevertheless al-Bukhari used to quote some of Nu'ayms narrations in his other books where he didn't explicitly say he would rely only on sound narrations with full narrator chains. Imam Muslim actually quoted  Nu'aym ibn Hammad only in his introduction when he listed statements and quotes on &amp;quot;Unveiling Defects of the Transmitters of Ḥadīth and Relaters of Reports and the Statements of the A’immah Regarding That&amp;quot; (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/introduction/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). This again is not a hadith nor even comes close to that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Bukhari under (political) pressure?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to add that some &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hespress.com/writers/286087.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;modern scholars&lt;/a&gt; tend to say that al-Bukhari was also pressurized from some authorities because of a story which could be find in many books which introduce the hadith sciences (for example in &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamport.com/w/srh/Web/2747/486.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fath al-bari&lt;/a&gt; of ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani), where Muslim (the author of the sahih) asks him about a Hadith about &amp;quot;atonement for what takes place in the assembly&amp;quot; and al-Bukhari apparently didn't want to tell the hadith with the chain Muslim was indicating, which apparently was stronger than the one al-Bukhari cited at first,so al-Bukhari told him: &amp;quot;hide what Allah has hidden, ...&amp;quot; this chain included al-Hajaj ibn Yusuf the known tyrant of the Omayyad dynasty (whom narrated it from ibn Jurayj), so the reason for the political pressure here is that people who are loyal to the Abbasids might denounce him for quoting a symbol of the Omayyads as a reliable source!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قَالَ – أي البخاري - اسْتُرْ مَا ستر الله، هَذَا حَدِيث جليل رُوِيَ عَن &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hajjaj_ibn_Yusuf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الْحجَّاج&lt;/a&gt; عَن ابْن جريح.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but Muslim was insisting until al-Bukhari dictated the Hadith. Muslim at the end said: &amp;quot;Only an envier could hate you, and i testify that there's nobody like you in this world (dunya)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَا يبغضك إِلَّا حَاسِد، وَأشْهد أَن لَيْسَ فِي الدُّنْيَا مثلك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that among of the witnesses of this conversation are many well known Hadith scholars like Imam at-Tirmdihi, an-Nasa-i and ibn Khozaymah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an addition you can also read the details of the fatwa from islamqa quoted by @Abdullah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well as a Muslim i'd like to say sahih al-Bukhari and sahih Muslim are the most authentic books of sunna but i think as they are human they could include some mistakes or fabrication.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And i ask myself why the earlier scholars like Imam Abu Hanifa and Malik toke ahaad ahadith with big care and rejected them if they had &amp;quot;better&amp;quot; proofs according to their osol. While later Scholars like Imam Ahmad and a-Shafi'i accepted them and gave them a higher value in Jurisprudence while everybody knew that with the time hadith fabrication was more and more diffused!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-09-28T10:39:05.787" LastActivityDate="2021-09-28T10:39:05.787" CommentCount="20" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27472" CreationDate="2015-09-17T14:39:29.093" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some try to rejoice at the miracles of it which are on par with the scientific discoveries, some just get a very strong feeling that this is &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=3&amp;amp;verse=7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;indeed from God&lt;/a&gt;. Some cry while reading it, while some others are just amazed by it's style. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few others even if they haven't read it consider it infallible because they just believe and have faith in it. There are many reasons and any individual can feel differently at different occasions and can have different perspectives about it. These are some some of the reasons I could come up with and others can add into it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2016-03-12T03:39:04.690" LastActivityDate="2016-03-12T03:39:04.690" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1574" CreationDate="2015-09-17T18:32:52.170" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since all the heaven and the earth is created by Allah. Trying to read the stars and the relation they have to human kind seems natural to me. Not to predict the future, but rather understand the greatness of factors that make a human being and the beautiful divine glue that holds it together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has given all the answers to mankind in the holy book, the earth, molecules, the stars and all creations by Allah. I have never witnessed an astrologer trying to predict my future, rather trying to unlock the doors to who I am at on an intellectual, physical and spiritual level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At times reading charts predicts future behaviors that I am prone to, based on my personality, but what makes all the difference in my opinion, is realizing that Allah gave you a choice. That those behaviors are not set in stone but rather obstacles to overcome or embrace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This helped me a bit, from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnahonline.com/library/beliefs-and-methodology/101-astrology&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an article&lt;/a&gt; from sunnaonline.com:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has informed us of His intended purpose for the stars:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;And indeed We have adorned the nearest heaven with lamps.&amp;quot; [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/67/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Qur'an 67:5&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;And landmarks (sign posts during the day) and by the stars (during the night), they (mankind) guide themselves.&amp;quot; [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Qur'an 16:16&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot; ... and We have made such lamps as missiles to drive away the shayatin (devils).&amp;quot; [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/67/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Qur'an 67:5&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On earth we have good and bad vegetation that feeds or poison our physical body. We have salt water and fresh water to keep us from or in thirst. We have landmarks to keep up from getting lost. We have earth and trees to build homes from. We have the building blocks of all creation through molecules and ions. Science proves that burning sage removes negatively charged molecules from a space and replaces it with positively charged ions, that is the greatness of Allah to give us a tool to create positive space.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the sky we have a map to guide us in darkness physically and spiritually. Benefit and Malefic planets for luck and chaos in your everyday life. Since studying astrology, I feel closer to Islam. I look at every situation not blaming/praising the planets or stars but recognizing my choice to learn from what was put in front of me. To listen and observe in wonder at the grand plan and creations of Allah. Allah gave us patterns to teach us to live life with wonder and awe, in every piece of creation, if you learn with that in mind...how can you steer wrong? This is my opinion based on my understanding of Astrology and passages that I quoted earlier from the holy book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14149" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-09-18T21:10:06.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27653" CreationDate="2015-09-18T05:31:55.140" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're too much young to freak out.&#xA;Everything will be ok sooner or later.&#xA;I don't remember very well but I have saw a haddith long ago about losing faith, and Muhammad saws said that it's normal to us to have our faith increasing and decreasing day by day, and your faith today means nothing about your faith tomorrow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pray, study and live your life.&#xA;Everything will be ok.&#xA;Insha'Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you doubt about the existence of a God, start to study science, you will find that it's impossible such complex universe without a creator.&#xA;Or just look at the stars. Look how they shine and think about the universe. You will understand when you do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12107" LastActivityDate="2015-09-18T05:31:55.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27671" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-18T06:24:44.527" Score="2" ViewCount="1458" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am thinking of taking part in some athletic contests. The authority will award the winners with gold medals. But as far as I know men aren't allowed to wear gold.&lt;br&gt; &#xA;So how can one accept gold medals in a halaal way without disrespecting anyone? &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Please help me my brothers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14152" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T08:53:45.823" LastActivityDate="2022-06-08T10:38:58.353" Title="How can a male athlete accept gold medals at competitions?" Tags="|halal-haram|men|gold|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25189" CreationDate="2015-09-18T07:42:50.157" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is the prayer valid?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What our brother @Samir Elwan wrote is true but, just to make it &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=97830&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;clear&lt;/a&gt;: scholars made a difference between the verses or surah after reciting the fatiha and the fatiha itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if you left one Verse from any other surah scholars say that the prayer is valid. Because reciting after the fatiha is sunna and not obligatory. But the fatiha is fard (obligatory) because of the known ahadith!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What to do if you were Imam and this happend?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usualy in a prayer in congregetion if the imam stops because he fogot a verse or did a mistake if somebody could help him he should recit the correct verse (in Arabic it's called al-fatah 'ala al-Imam الفتح على الإمام) as mentioned in the following Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Al-Miswar ibn Yazid al-Maliki:&#xA;  The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited - Yahya (sub narrator) said:&#xA;  Sometimes al-Miswar said: I prayed along with the Messenger of Allah&#xA;  (ﷺ) and witnessed that he recited - the Qur'an during the prayer and&#xA;  omitted something (i.e. some verses inadvertently) which he did not&#xA;  recite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A man said to him: Messenger of Allah, you omitted such-and-such&#xA;  verse. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Why did you not remind me of&#xA;  it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The narrator Sulayman said in his version: He (the man) said: I&#xA;  thought that it (the verse) was repealed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Sunan Abi Dawod]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if the imam has nobody to help him out he has two choices either to move to ruku' or to jump the words/verse he forgot if he recalls the rest of it according to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;Id=65970&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also about &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/158204&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mistaking in recitation during prayer&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2015-09-18T07:42:50.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27671" CreationDate="2015-09-18T08:03:23.180" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dear brother the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_medal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;medal&lt;/a&gt; is a symbol of recognition for sporting (in your case) achievements and at least you should know that gold medals are &lt;a href=&quot;http://chemistry.about.com/od/metalsalloys/f/what_are_olympic_medals_made_of.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;not made of 100 % gold&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And don't forget that our Messenger used to accept gifts and this is a kind of gift!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this perspective i can't see much harm in accepting it as it will end at a wall or a showcase (I even know some athletes who sold their medals because they lack of money!). And the athlete will not wear it as it isn't a kind of cloth or jewelry, as wearing it (as a jewelry) would be haram and as i mentioned there's a big difference between what you said and this!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nevertheless scholars have mentioned several reasons for regarding even this as haram:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The hadith prohibiting the wearing of silk and gold for men as you mentioned:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) took some silk in his right hand and some gold in his left hand, then he said: `These two are forbidden for the males of my ummah.” (See for example in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/ahmad:935&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Musnad Ahmad&lt;/a&gt; and the Sunan books)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further also the hadith on a men wearing a golden ring from &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:2090&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; was mentioned.&#xA;2. Seeking similitude with women:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) cursed those men who are in the similitude (assume the manners) of women and those women who are in the similitude (assume the manners) of men.  (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5885&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and similar ahadith elseehere)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The last ahadith also was considered as an evidence for the prohibition to wear something on (around) the neck.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the mentioned fatwas nowhere discussed whether the medals themselves in fact are not 100% of gold, but toke the attribution seemingly as given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there's a difference of opinion if the thing you are wearing isn't of gold itself, but in gold colors or colored with gold: So as for gold-plated things, it is established by many of the fuqaha' that if the paint gathers gold, when it is rubbed or put on fire, then it is forbidden. But if it is just a colour, and nothing of it is combined, then there is nothing wrong with wearing it.&#xA;Nevertheless it is regarded as safer to avoid wearing any of these because people may think it is real gold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also these wo fatwas in Arabic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;islamweb #&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/63995/%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B2-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%84-%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%87%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D9%88-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%87%D8%A7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;63995&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;islamqa #&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/answers/122355/%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%85-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%84-%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D9%86%D9%82%D9%87-%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;122355&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2022-06-08T10:38:58.353" LastActivityDate="2022-06-08T10:38:58.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27671" CreationDate="2015-09-18T17:28:51.527" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The thing that you mention about Gold is to WEARING it. Wearing refer to clothes ,jewels and any thing that you use the verb WEAR for it.&#xA;Having a gold pen, a golden-ed phone or any other examples such this is not according to HARAM. what I've to mention is that it's not mater it is pure gold, for example a silver ring that is golden-ed in the surface is HARAM too.&#xA;Then having a Gold medal is not referred to Wearing it and is not HARAM.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14157" LastActivityDate="2015-09-18T17:28:51.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27683" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-18T17:47:06.100" Score="1" ViewCount="350" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I remember correctly, the Bible mentions the fact that Elijah was killing people (directly or by ordering for them to be killed) because they were worshiping some idols and Baal and maybe to some other gods. Also Moses ordered the killing of the locals when he moved the Israelites to Canaan, for the same reason (although the real reason could be because they wanted the land of those &quot;infidels&quot;). Both Elijah and Moses are considered to be prophets in Islam - and in Judaism too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if there were more prophets of Islam doing such acts (according to any source) and most importantly, what does Islamic sources say about them: does the Islamic sources (Quran and other Islamic canonical sources) admit that the were killing people for having the wrong religion? Or if they don't mention that, do they explicitly deny such claims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastActivityDate="2018-03-28T02:12:02.497" Title="According to Islamic sources, did any prophet kill people for having the wrong religion?" Tags="|prophets|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27684" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27623" CreationDate="2015-09-18T18:01:46.797" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salamu Alaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no Haram in drinking what is Halal. But it is Sunnah to Eat and Drink with your right hand and do other things such as cleaning with your left hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Az-Zuhri:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From Salim, from his father, that the Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (ﷺ) said: &quot;When one of you eats, then let him eat with his right&#xA;  hand, and let him drink with his right hand, for indeed Ash-Shaitan&#xA;  eats with his left hand, and he drinks with his left hand.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Grade : Sahih (Darussalam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We must thrive to not follow the way (Sunnah) of the devil. Hense taking the advise of Rasoul'Allah (saws) is a good practice since it makes us better believers and closer to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ye have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful pattern (of conduct) for any one whose hope is in Allah and the Final Day, and who engages much in the Praise of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Quran 33:21&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1000" LastActivityDate="2015-09-18T18:01:46.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27686" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20207" CreationDate="2015-09-19T06:05:27.357" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No actually. Have attention and consideration during pray is emphasized, but it's not a vital or necessary part of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's better you ask God's forgiveness and try more concentration on your prays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you say words exactly and motions accurately, speed is not a factor!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14157" LastActivityDate="2015-09-19T06:05:27.357" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27687" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-19T08:15:09.120" Score="0" ViewCount="201" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I am concerned, at the time of Qyamah people will rise from the graves  and other people will see them but ultimately everyone will be destroyed. So, the people who rise from their graves will they die again and thus ultimately end up diying or tasting death twice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9278" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-10T10:13:17.913" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T13:18:08.320" Title="Will we have to die twice?" Tags="|death|day-of-judgement|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27688" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2335" CreationDate="2015-09-19T10:17:03.530" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To my point of view, I don't think that something can have the centre if it is not in the circular form unless the center found in it is of the circle surrounding,therefore the kaaba can be the center of the Muslims who surround it in theirs prayers everywhere in the world.The unity is found when there's a  convergence of of all the differences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14159" LastActivityDate="2015-09-19T10:17:03.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26333" CreationDate="2015-09-19T13:27:25.657" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose you addressed this complaint to Allah, saying that you lacked a certain specific power; and that you considered this lack as an evil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And suppose He in his beneficent mercy granted you this power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then a while later, men being men - you or someone else decided that there was another power that you lacked; and again you beseeched Allah to grant you this power; and again in His beneficent mercy granted you this power...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see where this is going - eventually you or someone else will ask to be coequal with Allah; but no-one can be coequal with Allah...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastActivityDate="2015-09-19T13:27:25.657" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27692" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-19T16:42:54.100" Score="-2" ViewCount="7807" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the Qur'an say it is haram to have sex before marriage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need a reference in the Qur'an to be sure that before marriage sex is haram or forbidden. What is the punishment of having before marriage sex?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13920" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T08:29:37.417" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T08:29:37.417" Title="Does the Qur'an say it is haram to have sex before marriage?" Tags="|quran|nikah|sex|reference-request|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27693" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28278" CreationDate="2015-09-19T17:30:19.903" Score="4" ViewCount="964" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nawawi40/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/nawawi40/19&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the authority of Abu Abbas Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased&#xA;  with him) who said: One day I was behind the Prophet (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allah be upon him) [riding on the same mount] and he&#xA;  said, “O young man, I shall teach you some words [of advice]: Be&#xA;  mindful of Allah and Allah will protect you. Be mindful of Allah and&#xA;  you .... ” It was related by at-Tirmidhi, who said it was a good and&#xA;  sound hadeeth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Another narration, other than that of Tirmidhi, reads: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Be mindful of Allah, and you will find Him in front of you,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Recognize and acknowledge Allah in times of ease and prosperity,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And He will remember you in times of adversity,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And know that what has passed you&#xA;  by [and you have failed to attain] was not going to befall you,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And what has befallen you was not going to pass you by,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And know that victory comes with patience,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Relief with affliction, and hardship with ease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;where from is the last hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T08:47:09.220" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T08:47:09.220" Title="What is source the of this hadith? (nawawi, ... what has befallen you was not going to pass you by ... )" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="869" CreationDate="2015-09-19T18:14:51.137" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is partial answer just addressing the first part of your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am aware that the prophets may not be depicted in art work&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the mainstream tradition of Islam; there is no direct Surat in the Qu'ran that supports this - that is mentions &lt;em&gt;both&lt;/em&gt;  image and prophet; however there is one that solely mentions image:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the people of Moses made after [his departure] from their ornaments a calf - an &lt;em&gt;image&lt;/em&gt; having a lowing sound. Did they not see that it could not speak to them or guide them to a way? They took it [for worship] and they were wrong-doers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;7&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;138 The Heights (&lt;em&gt;Al-A'raf&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When an image is taken for worship is called an idol; and just before this ayat we have also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We took the Children of Israel across the sea, but when they came upon a people who worshipped idols, they said &amp;quot;Moses, make a god for us like theirs&amp;quot;. He said, &amp;quot;You really are a foolish people: [the cult] these people practise is doomed to destruction, and what they have been doing is useless&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7.138-139 The Heights (&lt;em&gt;Al-A'raf&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is however a direct reference to prophets and image in the Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Allahs Apostle arrived in Mecca, he refused to enter the Ka'ba while there were &lt;em&gt;idols&lt;/em&gt; in it. So he ordered them to be taken out. Theo &lt;em&gt;pictures&lt;/em&gt; of the (Prophets) Abraham and Ishmael, holding arrows of divination in their hands, were carried out. The Prophet said &amp;quot;May Allah ruin them (ie the Infidels) for they knew very well that they (ie Abraham and Ishmael) never drew lots by these (divination arrows) . Then the Prophet entered the Ka'ba and said &amp;quot;Allahu Akbar&amp;quot; in all its directions and came out and not offer any prayers therein&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bukhari 5.584&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's surprising here is that the Prophet says nothing about the images of the prophets themselves, but what they were made out to be doing in the image - divination - and this aligns with another injunction in the Qu'ran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You who believe, intoxicants and gambling, idolatrous practises and [divining with] arrows are repugnant acts - Satans doings - shun them so you may prosper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5.90 The Feast&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And again here we have the injunction on idolatrous practise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question that needs asking is whether whenever an image is made should it be taken that it must be for idolatry; and if not, then by what do we distinguish?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-09-19T23:25:48.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27695" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27718" CreationDate="2015-09-19T18:28:00.327" Score="0" ViewCount="4314" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have already know that we can make dua in Arabic during our prayers, but can we utter the words or just keep it as our thought while we prostrate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12382" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-20T12:01:43.043" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T12:11:30.037" Title="Should we vocalise our dua during prostration?" Tags="|salat|dua|sajda|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27696" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27708" CreationDate="2015-09-19T18:45:46.667" Score="3" ViewCount="33858" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard from some of my friends that it is forbidden to trim hair or nails from 1st Zil Hajj to 10 Zil Hajj if one is offering a sacrifice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I did some research and came to know that Muhammad (PBUH) actually said that we shouldn't trim our hair or nails if offering a sacrifice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I'm a little confused because Islam taught us to be clean and neat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since it is a Sunnah so will cutting my nails or hair affect the validity of my sacrifice or makes me a sinner?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14164" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2015-09-20T11:21:42.430" LastActivityDate="2020-08-02T08:18:02.403" Title="Is trimming of hair and nails between 1st and 10th of Zil Hajj a sin? And does it invalidate our scarifice?" Tags="|sacrifice|eid-ul-adha|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21536" CreationDate="2015-09-20T06:58:08.417" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not your decision that who's pray would be accepted, so just try on yourself to have a good praying with most attention. Always think about God from the way of mercy and kindness. Praying in jamaat is so emphasized from different aspects. So what will accept or not is not our duty, you just try to be good, God will hold his duties. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14157" LastActivityDate="2015-09-20T06:58:08.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27699" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-20T09:57:46.373" Score="2" ViewCount="92" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I go to the masjid and found that slatul jumuah has just been ended, then what should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Should I perform salatuj Zohr?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Should I perform it as qaza?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Would it be counted as major sin?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Note:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I might not pick the appropriate title before, so that people claimed it as duplicate. Now, I fixed the title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T07:35:58.353" Title="Is performing Salatuj Zohr instead of salatul Jumuah would be counted as qaza? is it a major sin or not?" Tags="|jumuah|salat-qada|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27700" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-20T10:43:54.557" Score="1" ViewCount="1316" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've noticed that there are 'repetitions' in e.g. Sahih Al-Bukhari; for example: Hadiths &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/8/77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;8.419&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/8/84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;8.426&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/23/97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;23.425&lt;/a&gt; are all on the same narration by 'Aisha, and in its essentials do not differ from each other; with perhaps the last being the most detailed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a standard 'commentary' on the Hadith which takes this into account, but adds little else? Why are there repetitions of hadiths in Sahih Al-Bukhari?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2018-03-26T18:56:37.440" LastActivityDate="2018-03-26T18:56:37.440" Title="Why are there repetitions of hadiths in Sahih Al-Bukhari?" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27701" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-20T11:45:00.930" Score="1" ViewCount="163894" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it necessary to take a shower after masturbation even if one did not ejaculate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14168" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-17T05:24:26.980" LastActivityDate="2017-03-17T05:24:26.980" Title="Is it necessary to perform ghusl after masturbation even if I didn't ejaculate?" Tags="|ghusl|masturbation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-11-04T22:50:01.993" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24402" CreationDate="2015-09-20T14:21:17.627" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;shisha pen is not haram,as it is not harmful and will not effect your health problems to take you out of the religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14169" LastActivityDate="2015-09-20T14:21:17.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27703" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-20T17:15:20.903" Score="1" ViewCount="139" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's all about a friend of mine. She became interested in a boy but she kept all this in her heart. She had not showed him all this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One day she saw his ID on Facebook. Then she became emotional and she texted him. After talking with him for three days she realized her guilt. She had not even told the boy her real name her identity and anything about her. She was texting him from a fake ID. After 3 or 4 days she stopped this, but she thinks that she did very wrong and she has regrets. She fears what would happen to her even though she had stopped this. Actually she also prohibit others by doing such nonsense acts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to ask that after stopping this, would she be a bad girl?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14171" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-02T07:27:48.323" LastActivityDate="2017-09-02T07:27:48.323" Title="What should a girl do who is regretting messaging a boy she knows on Facebook from an anonymous account? After stopping this, is she a bad girl?" Tags="|men-women|internet|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27704" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27799" CreationDate="2015-09-20T20:25:00.917" Score="2" ViewCount="1080" Body="&lt;p&gt;I live in France and we are about to celebrate the Sacrifice (Eid al Adha).&#xA;I really want to execute the ritual but I have no place to stock the meat, nobody here eat sheep's meat due to high cholesterol and it's a little expensive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And over all, I became vegetarian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if it is ok to give the money I would put for a sheep to someone who is in need?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14173" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-11T15:43:19.663" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T11:39:11.267" Title="Giving money instead of buying an animal" Tags="|dhabihah|eid-ul-adha|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27701" CreationDate="2015-09-20T20:35:07.450" Score="-7" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it's not necessary because you didn't have sex.  Ghusl would be required if you had actual sex with a female, even if you didn't ejaculate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-09-20T20:35:07.450" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18862" CreationDate="2015-09-21T02:17:57.690" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu'alaikum brother. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bismillah. &#xA;The first thing I would like to point out is, where is the dalil that says that jinns/devils/shaitans are instigated by none? &#xA;We only need to refer to the Quran and hadiths, and thus, what we need to know about the them are only from those two references. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, being fair from the perspective of Allah S.W.T is something we can never achieve. His knowledge is beyond something we can never understand. The fact that He willed for a part of the human and jinns to go astray but He is still and always will be Al-'Adl (The All-Just). &#xA;In another way as a human to see it is that He owns us, so it is up to Him to do whatever He wills to us. He created our soul, shaped our body, and even write the story of our life! We are His absolute property. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wuallahua'lam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12382" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T02:17:57.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27708" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27696" CreationDate="2015-09-21T08:02:41.533" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;All praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'la and blessings of him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ إِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ&#xA;  هِلاَلَ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ وَأَرَادَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يُضَحِّيَ&#xA;  فَلْيُمْسِكْ عَنْ شَعْرِهِ وَأَظْفَارِهِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Umm Salama reported (these words) directly from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ):&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;If anyone has in his possession a sacrificial animal to offer as a sacrifice (on 'Id al-Adha), he should not get his hair cut and nails&#xA;  trimmed after he has entered the first days of Dhu'l Hijja.&lt;/strong&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/muslim/35/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih&#xA;  Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Hanafi Madhab it is Mustahab (Preferable) not to remove hairs and nails during these days for one who is intending to sacrifice, It would not be a sin or invalidates his sacrifice if he removes but would not get those rewards for leaving this mustahab act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone is due to remove unwanted hairs which should get trimmed after 40 days as leaving the unwanted hairs and nails longer than 40 days is Makruh Tahrimi and the Mustahab which would lead to Haram is not Mustahab anymore so in that case he should remove,doing so would not invalidate his sacrifice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin al-As that the Messenger of Allah said to a man:&#xA;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;I have been instructed to take the Day of Sacrifice as an 'Id which Allah, the Might and Sublime, has ordained for this Ummah.&quot; The man said: &quot;What do you think if I cannot find anything but a female sheep that has been loaned to me so that I may benefit from its milk - should I sacrifice it?&quot; He said: &quot;No. Rather cut something from your hair and your nails, trim your mustache and shave your pubic hairs, and you will have a complete reward with Allah, the Might and Sublime, as if you had offered the sacrifice.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/nasai/43/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan An Nasai&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some Scholars have mentioned that this act is also in resemblance with the pilgrims of Hajj and in aspects of cleanliness which you mentioned so Pilgrims covered with dust ,tears and sweat on Mount Arafat are not disliked due to their condition rather beloved to Allah Subhanahu wa ta'la because they are doing this ritual to please their Lord.We may get these rewards too by following that, Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;There is no day more venerable to Allah than the Day of Arafah. Allah's mercy descends to the Heavens of the earth and exalts the people of the earth to the inhabitants of the Heavens. He says: ‘Look at my servants disshelved, dustied, and fatigued. They have come from every far off corner of the earth. They have not witnessed my mercy and they have not witnessed my punishment. And I do not see a day in which more people are saved from the Hellfire than the Day of Arafah&lt;/strong&gt;.’” [Majma' al-Zawa'id, Vol. 3, Page 253]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most importantly whatever Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) has asked us to do we should follow as it has rewards for us and Allah Ta'la says in Quran 59:7&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;....And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you - refrain from. And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is&#xA;  severe in penalty.&lt;/strong&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#59:7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 59:7&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2017-08-25T18:56:18.323" LastActivityDate="2017-08-25T18:56:18.323" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27709" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27704" CreationDate="2015-09-21T10:55:37.670" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ritual sacrifice is not obligatory (fard) in any school of thought. The most strict definition is in the Hanafi school of thought where it is highly recommended (wajib). Wajib in Hanafi jurisprudence is somewhere between obligatory and supererogatory (nafl), i.e. it is OK to skip it but if you make a habit of leaving it you are a sinner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a Sunnah - supererogatory act - according to the Shafi, Hanbali, Maliki, and Jafari schools of thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can either offer the sacrifice or skip it, but alms-giving is not equivalent to or serves as a replacement of sacrifice. A majority of pilgrims just pay money for their ritual sacrifice, which is actually carried out by agencies working in the field.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T10:55:37.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27712" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7010" CreationDate="2015-09-21T12:09:35.503" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In The Name of Allah the Most Merciful, The most Compassionate&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The holy Qur'an was revealed in a society which was full of idols and idol worshipers. The verses which condemn invoking other than God relates to those idol worshipers. And truly it is shirk and it is unforgivable. ان الله لایغفر ان یشرک به و یفغر مادون ذلک لمن یشاء&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is Shirk and why does the holy Qur'an consider it unforgivable?&lt;/strong&gt; To understand the answer of this question and to understand any other Quranic concept we should have a methodology. The holy Quran itself gives us this methodology:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tadabbor: deep thinking about the verses, افلا یتدبرون القرآن ام علی قلوب اقفالها(محمد: 24)- کتاب انزلناه الیک مبارک لیدبروا آیاته(ص: 29 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Referring back about Motashabihat to Mohkamat. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we begin to answer our question concerning the condemnation of shirk and being an unforgivable sin (of course without repentance). We want to reach to the answer through Tadabbor in the holy Quran. Is it possible to say that God has forbidden worshiping another entity because God is jealous and can tolerate no rival for himself? No, because being jealous is a bad attribute and the holy Qur'an four times announces that &quot;All Good/Beautiful names Belong to Allah&quot;, for instance:  و لله الاسماء الحسنی، فله الاسماء الحسنی &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it possible to say that the reason of condemning shirk is: Shirk will cause a loss for Almighty Allah and will hurt Him? Again the answer is &quot;no&quot; because God is rich: غنی&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So why is shirk an forgivable sin?&lt;/strong&gt;  It seems that because Shirk will lead to establishing another &quot;authority&quot; besides God's absolute authority. The meaning of authority is that Allah alone issues commandments for the life of humanity and the source of religious commandments is only the Almighty Allah. Shirk (a non-real source for commandments) provides the ground for violating Allah's Commandments forever for every human being and in every place because shirk means to believe in other gods, and this violation is not considered as &quot;Sin&quot; but is considered as a &quot;law&quot; like Allah's Law. So shirk will provide the ground for a constant violation of God's law under the title of &quot;legal law&quot; not under the title of &quot;sin&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider this verse: &quot;و کذالک زین لکثیر من المشرکین قتل اولادهم شرکاءهم&quot;. It means that the idol worshipers were killing their children for their Idols and this was not a sin in their belief but it was a rule or a legal action because they believed in another source for issuing commandments other than Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now another verse: &quot;ام لهم شرکاء شرعوا لهم من الدین ما لم یأذن به الله (شوری: 21&quot;. As it is understood from this verse Shirk will lead to establishing another religion other than the religion of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So those who have conveyed Allah's law to mankind and have spent all their life to receive Allah's commandments through revelation and then convey them to mankind, they are best servants of Allah and their sayings are best among the sayings: &quot;و من احسن قولا ممن دعا الی الله : فصلت : 33&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They did not establish commandments from their own so they are admired in the Holy Quran: &quot;و انهم عندنا لمن المصطفین الاخیار ص:47&quot; and many many verses that admire them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even Allah send salutation for them: &quot;و سلام علی المرسلین صافات: 181&quot; and salutation to the messengers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are bestowed with the rank of &quot;Shafaah&quot;(intercession). Shafaah (intercession) is a well known concept in the holy Qur'an and this high position is a gift from almighty Allah to His Messengers and to His friends اولیاء. Some of the Muslims believe that intercession is just in hereafter and many Muslims believe that it is also in Barzakh (after death and before hereafter) because these messengers and friends of God are alive like the martyrs, and their life after death is even stronger than in this worldly life, because they are nearer to Allah: &quot;عند ربهم یرزقون - قی مقعد صدق عند ملیک مقتدر: قمر 55&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to یونس : 3 it seems that intercession is not just for hereafter. Anyhow those who believe that invoking messengers, martyrs, friends of the Almighty Allah is in fact the very intercession that Allah bestowed to those who have been conveying Allah's law to human being can not be considered shirk at all and according to what i explained about shirk there is no any relationship between the concept of Shirk and believing in Shafaah (intercession) of good servants of the Almighty God. Shirk according to what I explained is applicable to those parliaments that pass laws against Allah's law, like legalization of homosexuality and let the people to believe in it as a legal law which can be followed by every one in every place and for every time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end I would like to refer to a narration from Ahl-albayt that they said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bany Omayyad taught the people the Tauhid: monotheism but they did not say to them about shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that obeying a king who issues commandments against Allah's law and consider them for the people as obligatory laws is shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14122" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-08T07:06:42.630" LastActivityDate="2016-02-08T07:06:42.630" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27714" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28372" CreationDate="2015-09-21T14:58:58.370" Score="3" ViewCount="724" Body="&lt;p&gt;Context:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/24236487#24236487&quot;&gt;http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/24236487#24236487&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Depending on the orientation of his body in his grave (was he buried? I don't know the relevant history and/or religious texts) and the position of his grave relative to Norway, isn't it possible that anything mean in that country would be said behind his back?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've researched this and according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.everplans.com/articles/muslim-funeral-traditions&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.everplans.com/articles/muslim-funeral-traditions&lt;/a&gt;, Muslims are usually buried facing Mecca. Given that the burial place of the Prophet is roughly between Mecca and Norway, if he was buried facing Mecca, he would have his back turned to Norway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Blasphemous implications aside, was the Prophet Muhammad buried facing Mecca?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14181" LastEditorUserId="14181" LastEditDate="2015-09-22T13:10:11.033" LastActivityDate="2015-10-28T10:39:45.750" Title="Was the Prophet Muhammad buried facing Mecca?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27717" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27701" CreationDate="2015-09-21T18:57:44.080" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;All praise to Allah Swt and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ali r.a narrated: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;I asked the Prophet peace be upon him about Al-Madhi. He said: &quot;For Al-Madhi is Wudu, and for AI-Mani is Ghusl&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/1/114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tirmidhi on Book of Purification&lt;/a&gt;).,,and madhi is uretheral fluid and mani is Semen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have not observed Semen,,In this case you dont need to perform Ghusl but wudhu would be obligatory for prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aishah r.anarrated: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;The Prophet peace be upon him was asked about a man who finds wetness and he does not remember having a wet dream. So he said: 'He is to perform Ghusl. And (he was asked) about a man who had a wet dream but does not find any wetness, so he said: 'No Ghusl is required of him.' Umm Salamah said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Is the woman required to perform Ghusl if she sees that?' He replied: 'Yes. Indeed women are the partners of men&lt;/strong&gt;.'&quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/1/113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tirmizi&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-11-04T22:51:25.867" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T22:51:25.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27695" CreationDate="2015-09-21T19:10:51.400" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All praise to Allah (Swt) and blessings on Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him, His family and Companions)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Qatadah narrated that:&#xA;The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to Abu Bakr: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;I passed by you while you were reciting and your voice was low.&quot; He said: &quot;I let He who, I was consulting hear.&quot; He said: &quot;Raise your voice.&quot; Then he said to Umar: &quot;I passed by while you were reciting and your voice was loud.&quot; So he said: &quot;I repel drowsiness and keep Ash-Shaitan away.&quot; So he said: &quot;Lower your voice.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/300&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is better to pray in a manner when a person could hear his own voice but not loud enough that everyone could hear, In this way mind is also focused and thoughts would not reside in mind In Sha Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (Swt) and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-28T12:11:30.037" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T12:11:30.037" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27719" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7949" CreationDate="2015-09-21T20:34:30.160" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;why do Muslims call each other brother and sister. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it some kind of cultural thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anecdotally, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen people in London call each other 'bro'; and they were neither Muslim nor related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Bangladesh (which is majority Muslim) and West Bengal (majority Hindu) - and more broadly - the Indian subcontinent there are many qualifications of the term brother or sister - indicating degree of friendliness, trust or relationship; especially in rural areas where using names is frowned on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It seems strange that one would get married to someone who you call brother or sister &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its strange only given the European context where this cultural form is rarely found; it is found there though in Christian religious orders. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this use of brother and sister  should be distinguished from the use of brother or sister in its cultural sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is this encouraged in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It appears so, given the content of a separate answer given to this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="270" LastEditDate="2015-09-22T14:42:38.340" LastActivityDate="2015-09-22T14:42:38.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27720" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27599" CreationDate="2015-09-21T21:49:41.710" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;my personnal advice is don't work for this, why ?&#xA;I remember long time ago (3+ years ago) when i was interested in ads based earning such with bux sites etc...i have read something said by a mufti or a religious person who had knowledge in the Deen.&#xA;Let's say it a fatwa, it said that you cannot earn money with something related to something haram, let's say you earn money doing ads, if any of your ads contain something haram (bedding, alcohol etc....) your money is haram.&#xA;So don't work for a company that you know that the earning's they get is surely haram.&#xA;Staying religious and follow the ethics is really far better and has many good returns than earning money no matter how much in something haram.&#xA;May Allah Subhannahu'Wa'Taala guide you to the right choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14186" LastActivityDate="2015-09-21T21:49:41.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27725" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="221" CreationDate="2015-09-22T09:11:52.493" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer is purely an opinion and not backed with extensive study on law and history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I was asking myself what I would do if I have to create a stable environment of peace and have to protect this environment from people who refuse peace. You could let those people leave, so the environment keeps clean. But what if they disturb the peace and they won't leave, than you can put them in jail if jails exist in the time of our Prophet Mohammed (pbuh). What if they hurt people, rape women, abuse slaves and so on in a time where it's hard to find justice? Because that is when you leave Islamic faith 1400 years ago. I think the punishment would be much bigger, right. The problem is, we're not robots to make a simple decision Yes or No. We're humans, so if someone decides to leave Islam, we should understand why, what's the consequence and what are the necessary steps to take for protecting the Islamic religion. No one likes killing, except extremists, and a Muslim is not a murderer, but a believer of our Creator Who give us love, forgiveness, care, patient, even a smile, Subhanlah. May Allah guide us all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4189" LastActivityDate="2015-09-22T09:11:52.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8406" CreationDate="2015-09-22T12:12:25.007" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As @American Muslim said in his comment:&#xA; &lt;em&gt;the only thing that can substitute a verse is another verse, not a hadith&lt;/em&gt; (but the later part of his statement is something most scholars would reject, as Qur'an is based on tawator = many equal statements by different narrators with a sane narrator chain for each):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is neither a verse quoting 10 sucklings not one quoting 5 sucklings and as this hadith comes along only as hadith narrated by Aisha' via 'Amrah this is a so called ahaad hadith and ahaad hadith are not accepted when it comes to Quran القرآن لا يثبت بالآحاد. Also if this was known all sahaba especially those who where reciters and readers of Quran would have mentioned it either in their reading or in a hadith. This means it would be specifically quoted in the Quran or narrated by as much sahaba needed to make the hadith mutawatir, not only by 'Aisha (May Allah be pleased with her)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam A-Shafi'i is maybe the first among the 4 known mujtahideen who accepted this hadith but most (sunni) scholars -before him- rejected it because of the reasons explained above! And imam al-Laith ibn Sa'ad said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أجمع المسلمون أن قليل الرضاع وكثيره يحرم في المهد ما يفطر الصائم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(my translation so take it carefully)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;There's consensus among the Muslims that few sucklings and much of them  set as haram -in the cradle- that what makes a fasting person break his fast&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means even a few suckling (one nursing) would let the child be a mahram for the woman who fed him and the children of this woman once he grow up, as breaking fast could be by intercourse during daytime!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As this hadith is also mentioned in al Muwatta' (and therefore known by imam Malik) my answer above is based on the sharh of &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=77&amp;amp;ID=2663&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;az-Zurqani&lt;/a&gt; while Imam &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=4327&amp;amp;idto=4333&amp;amp;bk_no=53&amp;amp;ID=643&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nawawi&lt;/a&gt; in his explanation/sharh of Sahih Muslim says -somehow defending the opinion of his madhab- that as their are many ahadith quoting a minimum number of breast-feedings: making a number of feedings a condition to become a mahram is obligatory (See for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/12/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; on the authority of 'Aisha and in other sunnah collections by other sahaba too). Apparently this opinion has been adopted by later scholars like the Hanbali/Salafi school!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand this hadith is often used as an example of &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naskh_(tafsir)#Modes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;naskh al-hukm wa-'l-tilāwa&lt;/a&gt; نسخ التلاوة والحكم معاً&quot;: &lt;em&gt;abrogation of both ruling and wording&lt;/em&gt; by (some of) those scholars who accepted that Qur'an can be abrogated by sunnah. But a major Issue here still is the fact that according this narration 'Aisha (May Allah be pleased with her) has said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...Allah's apostle (may peace be upon him) died and it was before that&#xA;  time (found) in the Holy Qur'an (and recited by the Muslims)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which in my opinion supports the opinion of those who rejected this hadith and declared it as ahad! As if this was true it should have been a part in the still recited Qur'an, which is not the case! An other objection accord the scholar Said al-Kamli  سعيد الكملي addressed (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQE1flOcyx8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;in this&lt;/a&gt; video) to this narration is that 'Aisha didn't say that our Messenger said so, this means it is unclear whether this narration of 'Aisha is really a hadith at all!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand we find in al-Muwatta' many akhbar of the sahaba who were -apparently- still practicing the 10 suckling rule among them 'Aisha see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/413020&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this narration&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/413030&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally scholars have based their fatwa on this &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Verse&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you [for marriage] are ..., your [milk] mothers who&#xA;  nursed you, your sisters through nursing, ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T01:46:50.820" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T01:46:50.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18061" CreationDate="2015-09-22T22:17:32.560" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing that says you must know Arabic, as can be seen by looking at the answer of @mosid. The surah 12:2 uses the word &quot;understand&quot; which I find to be stronger than a single Hadith (tradition) stating INDIRECTLY to recite in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't think that I discourage knowing Arabic. There just isn't any direct answer of yes or no to this question, and I think maybe that is the point. I converted also and initially dealt with this by doubling my effort during prayer by speaking in Arabic and forcing myself to understand as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13203" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-01-02T16:19:56.110" LastActivityDate="2017-01-02T16:19:56.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18061" CreationDate="2015-09-23T00:49:18.717" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think that it is necessary per se to know Arabic to be a Muslim; what is important is to understand the religious tradition; and to follow its precepts to the extent one can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's probably enough to learn by heart some of the verses so one can carry out prayers correctly; though if someone has come to Islam late in life I'd encourage them to memorise the verses in their own language. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wouldn't discourage someone attempting to learn Qur'anic Arabic; so long as they are doing it for the right reasons: because they enjoy it, because they have a natural knack to picking up languages, because they are young enough that languages come easily, because they have a natural scholarly bent or because they are a native Arabic speaker and so learning Qur'anic Arabic isn't such a huge jump - all this is particular to a person, his talents and his circumstances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it's definitely not a &lt;em&gt;duty&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;obligatory&lt;/em&gt;; and in some ways can distract from what it means to be a Muslim i.e. worrying over your lack of Arabic instead of considering what it means to be a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-09T07:25:59.903" LastActivityDate="2018-01-09T07:25:59.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27733" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-23T06:29:05.293" Score="2" ViewCount="185" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a hadith from Rasulullah s.a.w or verse in the Quran that clarifies this problem? If possible I would like to know the elaboration from scholars. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;edit, even if the person wants to compensate for the fast in previous ramadan, is it not permissible? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12382" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T07:13:28.487" Title="Is it permissible to fast on aidiladha?" Tags="|halal-haram|sawm|eid-ul-adha|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27735" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-23T07:47:07.343" Score="1" ViewCount="179" Body="&lt;p&gt;If no one knows a person practised this sin, and they realize and come back to the Islamic life, then how can they get rescued by Allah? I again mention that nobody knows except the wrongdoers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14197" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-06T09:10:37.130" LastActivityDate="2017-09-06T09:10:37.130" Title="How can an acting homosexual return to an Islamic life and be rescued by Allah?" Tags="|homosexuality|tawba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27608" CreationDate="2015-09-23T10:20:51.837" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;ٍSure, we have to believe in Jinns because it is mentioned in Kuraan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;{قُلْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ اسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ}[الجنّ: 1]&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as we are Muslims:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We believe that Jinns can affect on the humans sometimes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But cannot per example uttered with the human tongue or things like control the human actions and so on ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;these things are Myths and is not from Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And i would like to tell you something : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That if the Jinns are mentioned in Kuraan like the Ayah that i tell in the answer :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should search in the true books and you don't have to search in these books like Sahih Muslim because they are not reliable and are not from a Infallible person like Prophet Mohammad or Imam Ali &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only Quran and the true Hadis of ahl lbeit is reliable in Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for Ahl lBeit the Jinns are mandatory in Iman of the person because it is a thing mentioned in Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;والحمد لله رب العالمين&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14198" LastEditorUserId="14198" LastEditDate="2016-05-05T13:34:44.947" LastActivityDate="2016-05-05T13:34:44.947" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27733" CreationDate="2015-09-23T10:35:51.737" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short answer is no fasting on one of the two 'auds is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/21049&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; it is even neither permissible to fast nor the fasting will be valid neither for 'id al-adha عيد الأضحى nor for the 3 days after it (ayaam at-Tashreeq أيام التشريق) and if one fasts these days he should repeat it afterwards. If he was fasting before for compensation he should interrupt his fasting until those days are passed!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we have the following ahadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/182&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'A'isha&lt;/a&gt; (Allah be pleased with her) said that the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade to observe fast on two days-the day of Fitr and the day of&#xA;  Adha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/180&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and other Versions in Sahih al-Bukhari etc.]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nubaisha al-Hudhali reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The days of Tashriq are the days of eating and drinking.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/183&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;on this matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T07:13:28.487" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T07:13:28.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27739" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-23T13:20:51.367" Score="2" ViewCount="240" Body="&lt;p&gt;What do Sunni Muslim recite after prayers during 9th and onwards of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhu_al-Hijjah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zil Hijjah&lt;/a&gt; Month?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14201" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-29T11:00:14.647" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T05:23:12.083" Title="What do Sunni Muslims recite during Zil Hijjah Month after prayers" Tags="|sunni|hajj|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27739" CreationDate="2015-09-23T14:33:19.860" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you mean the takbir after the fard prayers then one can start with it after the fajr prayer of the day of 'arafah (9th dhil Hijja) end it ends with the sunset of the last day of tashreeq (13th dhil hijja) for a person not wearing ihram (doing hajj) for the one who wears ihram it beginns after dohr prayer of the day of 'id al adha (10th dhil hijja).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars and fiqh schools have differences in this for example according to maliki sources takbir is done after 15 fard prayers (so they start takbir after dohr prayer of the day of 'id and end after fajr prayer of the last days of tashreeq according to ar-Rissala متن الرسالة from abu Zayd al-Qayrawani ابن أبي زيد القيرواني)! Some scholars say doing it in congregation is bida'h.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could find some details &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/36627&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; or in Arabic &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/103135&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-24T05:23:12.083" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T05:23:12.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27741" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-23T15:55:33.980" Score="2" ViewCount="3764" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala did not call our prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) like &quot;Ya Muhammad!...&quot; in the Holy book Quranul Karim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it okay to address with this if anything Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala told addressing our prophet? Example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَاصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا لَا نَسْأَلُكَ رِزْقًا نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُكَ وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلتَّقْوَى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it okay to translate like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;And (&lt;strong&gt;Hey Muhammad Sallallhu Alaihi wa Sallam!&lt;/strong&gt;) enjoin prayer upon your family [and people] and be steadfast therein. We ask you not for provision; We provide for you, and the [best] outcome is for [those of] righteousness.&quot;(20:132)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Imam of our local mosque said, &quot;Allah subhanahu wa ta'la never called Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam with his name, because, calling by one's name is not that respectful. So, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala avoided it. But used in case of other prophet so that people could understand the respect of our prophet (pbuh). So, translating like this is not permissible.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T10:20:57.733" Title="Why Allah (S.T.) did not told &quot;Ya Muhammad (pbuh)&quot; in the Holy Quran?" Tags="|quran|prophet-muhammad|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27741" CreationDate="2015-09-23T21:30:15.370" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All praise to Allah Subhan o Taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His Family and Companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt has addressed Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him with most beautiful names, some of them are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ahmad, Amin, Bashir, Burhan, Khatem, Dai, Rauf, Rahim, Siraj, Munir, Ta-Ha, Ya-Sin, Abd, Muhammad, Muddaththir, Muzammil, Mustafa, Mujtaba, Nadhir, Hâdî. peace be upon Him&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when some title is given to someone it means that someone has a very higher rank among others that he is called by his title and not just like &lt;strong&gt;O'&lt;/strong&gt;.(Name).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We could see in Quran Allah Swt when mentioning name of Muhammad peace be upon him 4 times as &quot;Muhammad peace be upon him&quot; is in a quoting way like &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;And Mohammed (peace and blessings be upon him) is purely* a Noble Messenger; 3:144&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;..Muhammad is the father of no man among you.&quot;33:40&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;..As for the faithful who do good works and believe in what has beeen revealed to Muhammad – which is the Truth form their Lord – He will forgive them their sins and ennoble their state.&quot;47:2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Muhammad is God’s apostle.&quot;48:29&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt is quoting his name here but when he is calling to Muhammad peace be upon him he is saying with beautiful names as Ya-sin, Ta-Ha ,Muzammil ,Muddathir...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the word &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Hey&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; is not appropriate at all because it also means as exclaiming with annoyance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-08T10:20:57.733" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T10:20:57.733" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27608" CreationDate="2015-09-24T05:31:35.977" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you want to ask whether you have to believe tales of Jin narrated by people. The answer is no, you don't have to believe Jin tales and stories narrated by people of today, nor by people of the past, the only exception being the prophet and what is narrated in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2015-09-24T05:31:35.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27745" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23529" CreationDate="2015-09-24T05:51:57.060" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is also narrated in al-Saheehayn from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet&#xA;  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘&lt;strong&gt;Beware of&#xA;  suspicion, for suspicion is the falsest of speech&lt;/strong&gt;. Do not eavesdrop;&#xA;  do not spy on one another; do not envy one another; do not forsake one&#xA;  another; do not hate one another. Be, O slaves of Allaah, brothers.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although it is discouraged to be suspicious of your brothers and sisters, there is no punishment if you spy based on your suspicions, and then report your findings to the state if a crime was committed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, this is deeply discourage by the prophet to maintain unity and trust. For example if someone is accused of thieving, it is encouraged to find an alternative explanation that will spare that person (just as you would find excuses and alternative explanations for your own biological brother). This is to build trust and brotherhood, today we don't have this, we haven't had it for over a century, I guess this is the punishment from Allah (swt). fragmentation of the Ummah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2015-09-24T05:51:57.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27746" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-24T07:59:55.540" Score="3" ViewCount="1619" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was referred to this verse as evidence of infallible Imams:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And stay quietly in your houses, and make not a dazzling display, like that of the former Times of Ignorance; and establish regular Prayer, and give regular Charity; and obey Allah and His Messenger. &lt;strong&gt;And Allah only wishes to remove all abomination from you, ye members of the Family, and to make you pure and spotless&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot; 33:33&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shias conclude the above is evidence directly from the Quran supporting the idea of infallible Imams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now for my question, where can we find the word infallible in the above verse? Infallible in Arabic is ma'soom, how is this verse related to infallibility?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clearly, even if one was to read the verse on its own, without even having to look at prior verses, one could easily conclude that it is talking about the Prophet's (pbuh) wives, hence &quot;stay quietly in your houses&quot;, surely it is not talking about Imam Ali? And make not a dazzling display? I find it hard to believe this is in reference to Imam Ali? Or Hassan and Hussain?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To top it off, there are other verses in the Quran that talks about purification, for example: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;when He overwhelmed you with drowsiness [giving] security from Him and sent down upon you from the sky, &lt;strong&gt;rain by which to purify you and remove from you the evil [suggestions] of Satan&lt;/strong&gt; and to make steadfast your hearts and plant firmly thereby your feet. (8:11)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Accordingly, since the above verse is in reference to the Sahaba, does that mean the Sahaba are infallible also?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-02T11:03:41.690" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T14:22:36.193" Title="Purification verse 33:33" Tags="|quran|shiism|infallability|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7169" CreationDate="2015-09-24T14:11:39.493" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has been recorded that the Messenger of Allah (saws) performed a total of four Umrahs and one Hajj pilgrimage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Umrah 1: 6th Hijri, after the Treaty of Hudaibiya. Although he was not allowed to visit the Kaaba by the polytheists of Makkah to perform Umrah, it is still counted as an Umrah. He came out of the Ehram, shaved his head, and sacrificed his hadi (animal) and went back to Medina. The deal made with the polytheists, that he would return to Medina, and come back the next year for his Umrah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Umrah 2: 7th Hijri, as per the Treaty of Hudaibiyah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Umrah 3. 8th Hijri, after returning from the Battle of Hunain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Umrah 4: 10th Hijri, along with the Hajj.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14208" LastActivityDate="2015-09-24T14:11:39.493" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27750" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27765" CreationDate="2015-09-24T14:36:16.767" Score="2" ViewCount="694" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Quran, it is clear that soul exists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But is there any mentioning in Quran about the size/ volume of soul of human being?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Quran says about size/ volume of souls, then is the size/ volume for humans and non-humans same?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If quran doesn't  mentioned explicitly about volume of soul. Please refer islamic texts explaining it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14209" LastEditorUserId="14209" LastEditDate="2015-09-24T21:58:33.640" LastActivityDate="2015-09-25T06:44:33.883" Title="What is the size of soul according to Quran?" Tags="|soul|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27752" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-24T16:51:03.050" Score="3" ViewCount="3471" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the hajj, pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba but do not enter the building. I was curious about its interior and found this image.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vdd5L.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vdd5L.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do the three pillars have any religious significance other than structural support for the roof?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is allowed to enter inside?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3864" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-10-28T08:47:26.073" LastActivityDate="2022-06-26T15:54:46.637" Title="Interior of Kaaba" Tags="|history|hajj|kaabah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27757" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26308" CreationDate="2015-09-24T22:20:48.887" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;All the major religions ask for sincerity - and this is true for Islam itself - in order to free one from doubt; they also remind people that those who display the outward signs of religion may not be inwardly sincere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastActivityDate="2015-09-24T22:20:48.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27758" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26308" CreationDate="2015-09-25T00:25:42.830" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can you say you have accepted something but then once you go through it you say... &quot;no I am accepting this part or that part&quot; No... You have then accepted only those parts... not the whole. The Quran is saying... ONCE you have accepted it as THE BOOK, then if you disapprove a part of it, then you have disapproved the whole book!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Your question applies to both before accepting and after accepting the book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If its before acceptance: then you have still not accepted it and need to go through it. Why is OK by Quran.&#xA;If its after acceptance: and then you just don't want to approve 'a' part of Quran then that is identical to you of not accepting it as a whole!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2015-09-25T00:25:42.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27761" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-25T02:57:19.450" Score="1" ViewCount="1395" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was quite not sure when my sister is law asked this question. Though I have seen many videos on YouTube related to kurbani. Still am not sure, if it is allowed. That's why I am seeking your help. Kindly do let me if there is a hadith or Ayah or any fatwah against  it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13353" LastEditorUserId="13353" LastEditDate="2015-09-25T03:28:51.607" LastActivityDate="2017-11-23T12:02:13.983" Title="Is it allowed to shoot video while offering Qurbani?" Tags="|eid-ul-adha|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27761" CreationDate="2015-09-25T03:47:40.873" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, we don't use any kind of electronic device which shoot video, photo snippets or audious of our shariat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yesterday I had bayan about kurbaani @ our Mosque. The Imam said that don't take any video's or photos while offering qurbani. And this information is from Deoband Madarsa in Delhi[India].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This all I knew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-23T12:02:13.983" LastActivityDate="2017-11-23T12:02:13.983" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27735" CreationDate="2015-09-25T06:29:48.127" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Shirk is the only sin that Allah does not forgive. He may forgive whatever He wills, other than this. For whoever associates partners with Allah does infact go far astray into deviation&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An-Nisa 116&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time of Judgement, it will be God's will to forgive or not&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12691" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-09-25T06:29:48.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27750" CreationDate="2015-09-25T06:44:33.883" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But is there any mentioning in Quran about the size/ volume of soul of human being?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No. Quran doesn't mention about size or volume of the soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact it is not a physical thing, hence cannot be measured. This shall help you better understand it. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.irfi.org/articles/articles_51_100/nature_of_soul.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.irfi.org/articles/articles_51_100/nature_of_soul.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12691" LastActivityDate="2015-09-25T06:44:33.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27752" CreationDate="2015-09-25T06:48:42.773" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do the three pillars have any religious significance other than structural support for the roof?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well to be honest my answer will be partly opinion based: As i could exclude a religious significance for the 3 pillars (as AFAIK no body exactly knows if the 3 of them were there at first or have been built in later, as ahadith only mention the two which are in direction of Yemen others mentioned that it had 6 pillars) i think they have only an architectural/statically significance. Because the significant religious parts of the Kaaba are more or less outside: the black stone, maqaam Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and the Kaaba cube itself as the Qibla (direction for the prayers).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who is allowed to enter inside?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should know that the Kaaba has been built and re-built several times and after the time the sahabi Abdullah ibn az-Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) has re-built it according to a Hadith narrated by um al mu'minyn 'Aisha (May Allah be pleased with her) see &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/25/70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;  or &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/3/68&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; which shows that the Kaaba had 2 doors and even according to some ahadith and narrations by scholars of the early 3 centuries of Islam one could enter it and pray (nafl) or make dua' in it. Now apparently it is closed and only the Family of Bani Shaiba بني شيبه an Arabic tribe (from Quraysh) holds the keys to the Kaaba according to some ahadith or narrations as they are descendants of 'Othman ibn Talha (May Allah be pleased with him) who hold the keys when Mohammed (peace be upon him) entered Mecca in year 8 AH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here some other references for worshiping inside the Kaaba:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/8/116&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:821&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Riyyad as-Salihin&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from Sahih Muslim &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/15/440&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/15/442&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from Sunan an-Nasa'i &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1129180&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1129230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1129240&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt; (the 2nd hadith narrated by ibn Abbas (May Allah be pleased with both) is a kind of counterexample)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/9/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; (in the Arabic comment you can read that Imam Malik ibn Anas said that there's no harm in praying inside the kaaba for nafl and he said it's makruh to pray a fard prayer inside, while Imam a-Shafi'i said there's no harm in praying nafl or fard inside the kaaba as they have the same conditions of purity and qibla). So apparently the Kaaba was still open(ed) around 200 AH!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this would mean any body (of course i mean Muslims as non-Muslims are forbidden to enter the Haram) could enter it. But as now the doors are kept closed expect for the cleaning ceremony (AFAIK) nowadays this won't be easy anymore!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further informations about the rebuilding of the Kaaba could be found &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/27457/what-did-mushrikeen-think-about-who-built-the-kaaba/27458#27458&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2853/was-the-foundation-of-the-kaaba-ever-rebuilt?rq=1&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and in Wikipedia of course!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-13T06:54:58.793" LastActivityDate="2021-09-13T06:54:58.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26308" CreationDate="2015-09-25T10:36:08.483" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So if you (O Muhammad SAW) are in doubt concerning that which We have&#xA;  revealed unto you, then ask those who are reading the Book before you.&#xA;  Verily, the truth has come to you from your Lord. So be not of those&#xA;  who doubt (it).10:94&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (swt) always says to use your reason when you are in doubt, use previous revelations, use what you see around you to reaffirm your belief. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the verse you provided, you're clearly reading it out of context:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2:2 This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't say there is no doubt about the book, rather there is no doubt that the book is a guidance for those conscious of Allah, those who pray, give Zakkah etc.. The first part of the chapter talks about Muslims, and gives the good news to Muslims and how they'll be the inheritors of success in the hereafter, then if you read along, it starts talking about none Muslims, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2:13 And when it is said to them, &quot;Believe as the people have&#xA;  believed,&quot; they say, &quot;Should we believe as the foolish have believed?&quot;&#xA;  Unquestionably, it is they who are the foolish, but they know [it]&#xA;  not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then if you continue reading along, Allah (swt) talks to the whole of mankind:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2:23 And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon Our Servant [Muhammad], then produce a surah the like thereof and call upon your witnesses other than Allah , if you should be truthful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2015-09-25T10:36:08.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27746" CreationDate="2015-09-25T10:59:05.063" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;For making sense of the Shia claim in reference to that verse, you should take into account two important factors:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The hints that exist in the actual Arabic version of the verse that help us identify its different implications. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The historical context for the verse.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Arabic version of the verse is composed of three statements:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;وَقَرْ‌نَ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّ‌جْنَ تَبَرُّ‌جَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الْأُولَىٰ ۖ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Stay at home, and do not deck yourselves with ostentation as in the days of paganism; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;وَأَقِمْنَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتِينَ الزَّكَاةَ وَأَطِعْنَ اللَّـهَ وَرَ‌سُولَهُ ۚ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;fulfil your devotional obligations, pay the zakat, and obey God and His Apostle. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;إِنَّمَا يُرِ‌يدُ اللَّـهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ الرِّ‌جْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَ‌كُمْ تَطْهِيرً‌ا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Indeed God desires to remove impurities from you, O inmates of this house, and to purify you a thorough purifying. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#33:33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(Quran, 33:33)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you know Arabic, you will notice that the pronouns used in the first and the second parts of the verse are &lt;em&gt;female&lt;/em&gt; pronouns, whereas the last part --i.e. the part used in support of Shia belief-- uses &lt;em&gt;male&lt;/em&gt; pronouns. Shias highlight this alternation in Grammatical form as an indication that this verse is talking about two different groups within the family of the Holy Prophet, i.e. 1) Prophet's wives as in the first two parts and, 2) &lt;em&gt;a specific group&lt;/em&gt; within Holy Prophet's family that have been subject to the mentioned Divine act of purification that comes in the last part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the argument based on the semantic analysis of the verse alone. But Shias also put forward historical narrations to highlight what they see as the actual implication of the verse. The narration is called the Hadith of the Cloak (or &lt;em&gt;Hadith al-Kisa&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Ahl al-Kisa&lt;/em&gt;) and it shows up in both Sunni and Shia sources. Here's an example from Sahih Muslim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'A'isha reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) went out one norning wearing a striped cloak of the black camel's hair that there came Hasan b. 'Ali. He wrapped hitn under it, then came Husain and he wrapped him under it along with the other one (Hasan). Then came Fatima and he took her under it, then came 'Ali and he also took him under it and then said: Allah only desires to take away any uncleanliness from you, O people of the household, and purify you (thorough purifying) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/muslim/031-smt.php#031.5955&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(Sahih Muslim, Book 031, Hadith 5955)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see from this hadith, the context for the last part of the verse has been an incident when Prophet had gathered only a specific members of his family under his cloak and then declared them to be the ones purified. This specific use of purification is also interpreted in moral and spiritual terms for the clearly emphatic rhetoric of the last part of the verse, through use of the adverbs &quot;indeed&quot; (أنّما) in the beginning and &quot;تطهیرا&quot; -- which can be translated to &quot;thorough or full purifying&quot; -- in the end. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The argument for infallibility of these specific members of the Holy Prophet's household is further consolidated by evidences from hadiths. For a deeper study you may want to look at Wikipedia entry on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahl_al-Kisa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ahl al-Kisa&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ismah (infallibility)&lt;/a&gt; and this article from &lt;a href=&quot;http://al-Islam.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Islam.org&lt;/a&gt; titled &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/message-thaqalayn/vol2-n2-3/ahl-al-bayt-its-meaning-and-origin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ahlul Bayt (`a): Its Meaning and Origin&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the mention of &quot;purification&quot; in other verse you quoted, that verse is talking about a different notion of purification and in a specific and limited context. It is in reference to the downfall of rain on a number of Sahabas who had a wet sleep the night before, and were thus purified from their bodily impurity. Plus, it makes no implication of &quot;thorough purification&quot; which can be interpreted as suggesting infallibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-28T14:22:36.193" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T14:22:36.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27770" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-25T13:46:07.103" Score="3" ViewCount="17068" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have my father and brother, they are all I have now. My husband recently didn't permit me to go to my Dad home on Eid so it ended in arguing, He called my dad and misbehaved alot used bad language and said that &lt;em&gt;'Hey! you come and take her'..&lt;/em&gt; It was extreme for me, I was so heartbroken. Even though he is my husband but he has no right to misbehave with my dad whatsoever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My Dad and Brother along with my Paternal Uncle who live with them also came right away to pick me up after travelling for 3 hours. I started packing. I have two daughters, I packed their stuff too. After I was finished my husband threw all the stuff out of the suit cases so that when my Dad reaches he would have all the time in the world to fight with them. When they reached I started repacking with my brothers help while my Mother-in-law who also happens to be my real Paternal Aunt,My Father-in -law and hubby misbehaved with my Dad and Uncle, They crossed their limits. When I came down my Mother-in-law raised hand on me to which I answered back. Just to let you know she used to misbehave and abuse me before but I never talked back. Well, after this my Dad told me to go sit in the car and lock it, My kids were with them, They started throwing shoes on my Uncle and  Dad, They came out and sat in the car and we left, Without my kids and luggage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was all from Allah's will, I know they cannot take care of my kids so it's a punishment for them for treating us like this. This all drama was created just because my husband didn't want me to see my Dad which is impossible for me.&lt;strong&gt;Tell me what should I do now?&lt;/strong&gt; I'm in deep grief. I haven't stayed without my kids for even one hour before and now this patience. Please help me brothers n sisters. And give me suggestions in the light of Quran and Hadith. Thanks in advance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14219" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2015-09-26T10:24:49.543" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T00:07:16.960" Title="How often can a wife go to her parents house?" Tags="|quran|nikah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-06-17T13:04:32.180" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26042" CreationDate="2015-09-26T07:11:17.847" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                  In the name of Allah&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As another related verse of the holy Quran: it mentions that everybody would be misled except &quot;Mukhlasin&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ فَبِعِزَّتِكَ لَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ﴿٨٢﴾ إِلَّا&#xA;  عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ الْمُخْلَصِينَ ﴿٨٣﴾ /  ص&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Iblees] said, &quot;By your might, I will surely mislead them all (82)&#xA;  Except, among them, Your chosen servants.&quot; (83)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But who can be considered as Mukhlasin?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is narrated from Imam Sadiq (a.s.) as the sixth Imam of shi’a that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Everyone would be destroyed (by Satan) except the individuals who know&#xA;  (what deeds are good or not) and perform what they know as well, and&#xA;  as the most significant point: they have sincerity in their deeds …&#xA;  (Sincerity means practicing for the sake of Allah, and taking action&#xA;  for the sake of Allah not for people and position and …)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or it is narrated that prophet Isa told his students:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;be fasting, but lubricate your lips that people don’t figure out that&#xA;  you are fasting.  (Oh, yeah, it can be named Ikhlas (sincerity))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/38:82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ham85.blogfa.com/cat-3.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.ham85.blogfa.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ya3man3fid.blogfa.com/post-36.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.ya3man3fid.blogfa.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-17T06:09:47.880" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T06:09:47.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27775" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-26T08:44:27.633" Score="1" ViewCount="1995" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it halal to work for a software company which provides operating systems to laptops, smartphones (Microsoft)?  As a software engineer or as a software developer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14227" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-07T00:06:57.120" LastActivityDate="2017-09-22T14:08:26.123" Title="Is it halal to work for a software company for operating systems?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|software|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27776" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-26T08:53:35.320" Score="1" ViewCount="4121" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a Muslim sister who had already performed wudu shows her genitals to her husband has she broken her wudu and must perform it again or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14228" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-26T13:27:50.957" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T06:41:56.560" Title="Does a sister in wudu have to redo her wudu if she show her private parts to her husband?" Tags="|wudu|awrah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27778" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27776" CreationDate="2015-09-26T13:09:19.920" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sexual intercourse or extreme touching. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Hanafis, if the skins of a man and a woman touches each other, their wudus are not invalidated(let alone seeing); however, if a woman and a man touches each other while they are naked or if they touch each other with lust without a garment that will prevent them from feeling the heat of their bodies, or if they caress and hug each other like that, their wudus are invalidated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the Hanafi scholars decide that the contact is extreme when the sexual organ of the man becomes erect; however, Imam Muhammad holds the view that unless a wetness like madi (pre-coital fluid) comes out, wudu is not invalidated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Shafiis, wudu is invalidated when the skin of a woman and a man touches each other. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Malikis and Hanbalis, wudu is invalidated if sexual pleasure is felt when the skins touch each other. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3948" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-27T06:41:56.560" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T06:41:56.560" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27779" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27775" CreationDate="2015-09-26T13:14:37.363" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the software you are developing isn't being used for any haram purposes like gambling, pornography, selling haram substance (alcohol, etc), banking, etc., then I don't see any reason why it would be haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3948" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2017-09-22T14:08:26.123" LastActivityDate="2017-09-22T14:08:26.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27781" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27770" CreationDate="2015-09-26T13:42:51.723" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sister Maria, I am a husband, a son and a brother of a sister myself, I understand you wanted to see your family, If you read your question yourself you have very briefly talked about the incident that started it all, &quot;your husband not allowing you to see your parents”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well the problem is he did not want you to go to your parents on Eid , and you wanted to go to your parents on Eid, a very typical scenario in any marriage, but how far are you willing to go to have it your way, I think both of you have proved your point (to any limit, even if it costs you your marriage). A bit childish of both of you if you ask me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For &lt;strong&gt;YOU&lt;/strong&gt; an ideal situation would have been that you would have asked him to let you go to see your parents and he would have let you to do so. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For &lt;strong&gt;HIM&lt;/strong&gt; an ideal situation would have been that you would have asked him to let you see your parents, he refused and you listened to him then but later try to convince him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But none of that happened, the &lt;strong&gt;EGO&lt;/strong&gt; got in the way and you both went to the lengths, that was absolutely unnecessary.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sister since you are on a platform called &lt;code&gt;ISLAM&lt;/code&gt;, according to Islam you should have listened to your husband. Also according to Islam your husband should have taken and more polite approach to handle it. But again none of this happened. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your husband has no right to misbehave with your parents/family. But I think it was the moment of heat and things went worse from bad. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My advice would be to let the things cool down for a bit, speak to your husband directly when its only you and your husband around (no other family members), Apologize to him for making a big deal of something that wasn't a biggie at all, explain him your point of view in a cool and calm manner, make sure you do not talk over each other when having this conversation (it has no affect then) let him speak , listen to him (with open heart) , then ask him to let you speak without him trying to over talk you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Insha Allah things will change for better Jazak Allah :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3948" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-09-28T18:05:39.257" LastActivityDate="2015-09-28T18:05:39.257" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27782" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12315" CreationDate="2015-09-26T13:57:27.563" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Indirectly, yes; given that the universe was created by Allah, a number of things follow from this by reflection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The current scientific consensus is that the universe is very, very large, and still expanding; but it is still finite in size; it is not &lt;em&gt;infinite&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is consistent with the universe beginning in a 'Big Bang' several billion years ago; essentially an explosion of light; compare with &lt;em&gt;Genesis&lt;/em&gt; in the &lt;em&gt;Injil&lt;/em&gt; 'Let there be light'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many physical limits: when I jump, I always fall back down the ground; this is gravity; an expression of Allahs Laws for the universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only man has been given free will; and the knowledge of what is good and evil; it is his choice to accept the laws of Allah: Islam as submission; for everything else, the inanimate in particular: stars, planets and galaxies they follow Natural Law, which is only Allahs Will made manifest in the world; they submit without exception.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Much of this simply follows, or is consistent with the fact that nothing in this world is infinite; everything in this world in finite - only Allah is infinite; and He is veiled from us; whilst we are in this world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="270" LastEditDate="2015-09-26T14:05:20.127" LastActivityDate="2015-09-26T14:05:20.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27783" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27862" CreationDate="2015-09-26T14:10:40.990" Score="0" ViewCount="165" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just mean the terms by which they are referred by; the obvious terms seem to be &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But whereas in English, one can say that Rafiq is a good man, and that Rezaq is an evil man; it doesn't seem or sound appropriate to say Rafiq is halal, and Rezaq is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm asking to be clear, how does Islam and in Arabic does one talk about ethical and moral character of a person or action; as opposed to their legal status.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:37:04.950" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:37:04.950" Title="What is good and evil in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|terminology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27770" CreationDate="2015-09-26T15:20:54.593" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ignore what M.Ali said above.....You and him should both apologise to each other. Not just you, like what M.Ali said. Also, you husband sounds abusive...be aware of him in anger state and report to authorities if he tries anything worse. Freedom for all first, then silly husband demands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14232" LastActivityDate="2015-09-26T15:20:54.593" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25862" CreationDate="2015-09-26T15:26:03.423" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Always, get as much education as you can. In fact have life long learning in all areas of life. Marriage can wait, as your education may benefit you and your family later on, with better job.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14232" LastActivityDate="2015-09-26T15:26:03.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27787" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-26T17:17:43.453" Score="0" ViewCount="29" Body="&lt;p&gt;If apostasy is a crime that is to be punished, like in many Muslim countries, how can a Muslim's decision to believe in Allah considered as free if it is influenced by fear of punishment?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14233" LastActivityDate="2015-09-26T17:17:43.453" Title="Apostasy law and free decision on faith" Tags="|apostasy|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-10-01T21:18:57.297" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22909" CreationDate="2015-09-26T18:58:26.763" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Un-Ploughed Fields Make Hollow Bellies; un-Read Books Make Hollow Minds! (By Confucius)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Seek To Read; Read To Learn; Learn To Lead; Lead To Serve; Serve To Succeed! (Found on Poster Showing Holy Qur'an)( I don't know who printed the poster)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is my understanding of the meaning of Muhammed's Hadis&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14235" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-30T10:44:47.873" LastActivityDate="2016-06-30T10:44:47.873" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27790" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-26T20:36:29.763" Score="1" ViewCount="7046" Body="&lt;p&gt;Our family is in the process of naming a new born and they would like to go for the name &quot;Hashir,&quot; which is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). When I heard the name, I said that it had to be &quot;Al-Hashir&quot; not &quot;Hashir&quot; but it seems to be difficult to maintain the &quot;Al&quot; in the name so I am not sure if naming the baby simply as &quot;Hashir&quot; is correct both Islamically and grammatically? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did some googling and there seems to be some websites that list the word &quot;Hashir&quot; but the arabic version is almost always &quot;Al-Hashir.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T20:34:43.643" LastActivityDate="2019-09-20T18:21:32.990" Title="Is it &quot;Hashir&quot; or &quot;Al-Hashir&quot;?" Tags="|fiqh|arabic|naming|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27790" CreationDate="2015-09-27T02:30:25.183" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Swt and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon his His family and companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Jubair bin Mut`im:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;I have five names: I am Muhammad and Ahmad; I am Al-Mahi through whom Allah will eliminate infidelity; I am &lt;strong&gt;Al-Hashir&lt;/strong&gt; who will be the first to be resurrected, the people being resurrected there after; and I am also Al-`Aqib (i.e. There will be no prophet after me).(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/61/41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arabic &quot;Al&quot; is a definite article which means &quot;The&quot; in English so here in this Hadith it is used as &quot;The&quot; like Al-Madinatul Munawwarah a specific name but for calling a name just Hashir is fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2015-09-27T02:30:25.183" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27793" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-27T02:39:51.310" Score="2" ViewCount="1201" Body="&lt;p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During Eid-Ul-Azha, we usually recite Takbeer (Allahu akbar Allahu akbar, La ilaha illallahu Allahu akbar wallahu akbar wa lillahil hamd) after every Farj salat in Ayyam-E-Tashrik one time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But recently, our Imam started to recite it three times and told that, one time is wajib and three times is Mustahab. Yesterday I went to a relative's house and went to the masjid there and found they also started reciting three times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know the actual thing, Is it really a Sunnat/Mustahab? Or is it just a local fitna/bidyat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-09-08T06:58:00.050" LastActivityDate="2021-09-22T16:50:04.647" Title="Is reciting Takbeer three times after every farj salat in Ayyam-E-Tashrik days a Mustahab work?" Tags="|bidah|takbir|mustahab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27794" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-27T03:46:41.393" Score="3" ViewCount="6695" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have had homosexual urges for years and the other day I had homosexual relations with a man. We did not have anal sex but we did &quot;other sexual things&quot;. I am a Hanafi Muslim and I felt bad and I asked Allah to forgive me and I made an intention not to do it again. Is there anything else I have to do to be forgiven?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14236" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-11-29T08:03:20.680" LastActivityDate="2023-03-30T13:05:35.747" Title="What should I do to seek forgiveness for homosexual sexual relations (not anal sex)?" Tags="|sex|hanafi|homosexuality|tawba|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2023-04-08T15:28:22.033" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27796" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-27T07:25:13.830" Score="2" ViewCount="1148" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone (non believer) wishes you with aslamwalequm instead of asalaamo alaiqum. Is it by intention or merely a mis-pronunciation? Is it death upon you or stones upon you or nay other meaning since a non-believer is targeting me with this phrase? What will be the reply to him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14239" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T02:39:08.223" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T02:39:08.223" Title="What is the meaning of &quot;aslamwalequm&quot;?" Tags="|arabic|greetings|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2020-06-01T09:26:24.860" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27797" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24444" CreationDate="2015-09-27T07:30:44.047" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;               In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According the verse as you pointed out:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لوَ إِنَّهُ في‏ أُمِّ الْکِتابِ لَدَيْنا لَعَلِيٌّ حَکيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And it is with Us, in the Source Book, sublime and wise&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I studied to some extent regarding some Shia tafseers, on the whole I inferred some related meanings from it (according to my limited knowledge), which can illustrate the mentioned words as followings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dignified, high-ranking, elevated: for the word لعلی&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Firm and consistent: for the word حکیم&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, (based on some narrations) it is interpreted from the word علی as Imam Ali (a.s.).&#xA;Since according to some tafseers: there are two verses that mentions Imam Ali (a.s.) which are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;آیة 4 سورة زخرف‌: «وَ إِنَّه‌ُ فِی‌َّ أُم‌ِّ الْکِتَـَب‌ِ لَدَیْنَا&#xA;لَعَلِی‌ُّ حَکِیم‌&#xA;(Surah Zukhruf, verse 4)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;آیة 50 سورة مریم‌: «وَ جَعَلْنَا لَهُم‌ْ لِسَان‌َ صِدْق‌ٍ عَلِیًّا&#xA;(Surah Maryam, verse 50)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info. about the mentioned matter, you’d better refer to &lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/main.aspx?typeinfo=1&amp;amp;lid=0&amp;amp;catid=30748&amp;amp;mid=254168&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;makarem.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#43:4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makarem.ir/main.aspx?typeinfo=1&amp;amp;lid=0&amp;amp;catid=30748&amp;amp;mid=254168&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;makarem.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tadabbor.org/?page=tadabbor&amp;amp;SOID=43&amp;amp;AYID=4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tadabbor.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-05T12:48:15.783" LastActivityDate="2017-12-05T12:48:15.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27796" CreationDate="2015-09-27T09:19:09.697" Score="2" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                  In the name of Allah, the compassionate, the merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is the meaning of aslamwalequm? … What will be the reply to him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mentioned phrase “aslamwalequm” seems to be the incomplete or wrong shape of ASsalamo-Alaikum. And apparently a miss-pronunciation as you said. Hence, you’d better inform him concerning his wrong if he says it unintentionally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let’s give you a related example which can be constructive and helpful for you. It is narrated that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Munafiqs (or Jews according to another narration) were saying&#xA;  Saam-Alaik to the apostle of Allah (peace be upon him and his family).&#xA;  And they would curse him by that. … Afterwards the following verse&#xA;  came down (revelation):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;و اذا جاوك حيوك بما لم يحيك به اللّه مجادله:8 /&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it is quoted that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;… some Jew entered and told the Prophet degradingly “Saam Alaik”&#xA;  (down or death to you) although it has a similar form to&#xA;  Assalam-o-Alaik. But the apostle of Allah dignified and politely&#xA;  replied him: Wa Alaik. (Of course didn’t say Saam Alaik, haply solely&#xA;  he replied “Wa Alaik”)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Accordingly, you’d better tell him Wa alaik (especially if you assume or sure that he had a bad intention by saying that).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As another narration which could be helpful and perhaps related to some extent:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is quoted that the apostle of Allah (peace be upon him and his&#xA;  family) said: do not reply the person who start speaking without&#xA;  greeting Salam (without Saying Assalam-o-alaik... at first)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to a hadith: Somebody came to Imam Hussain (a.s.)&#xA;  and told him كيف انت عافاك الله without saying Salam (Assalam-o-Alaik)&#xA;  at first.  Imam Hussain told him: (السلام قبل الكلام عافاك الله)&#xA;  (saying Salam has priority on talking …)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread28016.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.askdin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-27T10:46:03.353" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T10:46:03.353" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27799" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27704" CreationDate="2015-09-27T09:32:31.653" Score="0" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;              In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@Servant gave an appropriate answer in his comment:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are lots of Islamic organizations who are doing slaughtering in&#xA;  combine form and meat is distributed to poor, just need to pay them&#xA;  making an intention from yours&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually as dear Servant pointed out, there are lots of Islamic organizations who are doing slaughtering, and it is said that they distribute the meats to poor people. Accordingly, you’d better strive to find a trusted organization and give its money to them in order to sacrifice for you. Then, god willing, Allah will give you its thawab (reward). Good luck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T11:39:11.267" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T11:39:11.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27800" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27703" CreationDate="2015-09-27T10:01:14.923" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;              In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you’ve asked&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What after leaving the sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;… now she also prohibit others by doing such nonsense acts.I want to&#xA;  ask that after leaving all this, would she be a bad girl?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps, the most appropriate the most constructive verse of the Quran (as a related verse) can be as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا فَأُولَـٰئِكَ&#xA;  يُبَدِّلُ اللَّـهُ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ حَسَنَاتٍ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّـهُ&#xA;  غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا ﴿٧٠&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Except for those who repent, believe and do righteous work. For them&#xA;  Allah will replace their evil deeds with good. And ever is Allah&#xA;  Forgiving and Merciful. / (25:70)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a result, she cannot be named as a bad girl in case that she has repented (as a real repent), and Allah will forgive her as it is said in the holy Quran that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful. / (25:70)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/25:70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=112884&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-17T06:06:46.307" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T06:06:46.307" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27801" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27889" CreationDate="2015-09-27T10:18:53.607" Score="1" ViewCount="2523" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is Surah  یس (Ya-Sin) the heart of the holy Quran?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps it is considered as a famous sentence or belief that Surah Ya-Sain as Surah 36 of the holy Quran counted as the heart of the noble Quran. I can remember that someday I saw it as a hadith from Imam Jafar-al-Sadiq (a.s.), but I am not certain if he said that. In other word, I am looking for the source of this famous sentence that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surah Ya-Sin is considered as the heart of the holy Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-12T12:48:44.137" LastActivityDate="2019-12-14T07:06:27.207" Title="Is Surah Ya-Sin/یس the heart of Quran?" Tags="|quran|surat-yasin|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27802" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-27T10:40:25.117" Score="3" ViewCount="20647" Body="&lt;p&gt;As an Islamic rule, good Muslims or Mo'menin (God willing all Muslims) will enter the Jannah after Qiamah (Judgment Day). I was wondering who are going to be considered as the first persons who will enter the Jannah (paradise) after the Day of Judgment?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: Both Shia and Sunni's view would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2019-08-10T10:35:20.223" LastActivityDate="2020-06-08T14:34:48.300" Title="Who will be the first person(s) who enter the paradise?" Tags="|jannah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27803" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27794" CreationDate="2015-09-27T12:33:48.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, a tawba erases all what is before and can even turn the bad deeds into good deeds, but only if it is sincere. Ask Allah for guidance and remember Allah when you think about these filthy lusts and temptations. And Allah knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastActivityDate="2015-09-27T12:33:48.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27805" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27808" CreationDate="2015-09-27T16:13:20.467" Score="1" ViewCount="2498" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nylon is a silky, thermoplastic material. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;So, is it allowed for men to wear anything made from Nylon, according to Islam? They make leggings, pantyhose, etc. from it. Is it allowed to wear them inside normal socks?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13940" LastEditorDisplayName="user13940" LastEditDate="2015-09-27T20:41:31.173" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T12:36:26.747" Title="Are men allowed to wear Nylon in Islam, as long as they're inside normal socks?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27802" CreationDate="2015-09-27T22:51:50.253" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All praise to Allah (Swt) and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated AbuHurayrah:&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Gabriel came and taking me by the hand showed the gate of Paradise by which my people will enter. AbuBakr then said: Messenger of Allah! I wish I had been with you so that I might have looked at it. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then said: You, AbuBakr, will be the first of my people to enter Paradise.&lt;/strong&gt;( Sunan Abi Dawud)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him said that his Close Companion and the First Caliph Abu Bakr r.a would be the first one to enter Paradise.Well we believe that he would be the first person from his Ummah and Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him would be the first from Mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is one more Hadith &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d:&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;Verily! 70,000 or 700,000 of my followers will enter Paradise altogether; so that the first and the last amongst them will enter at the same time, and their faces will be glittering like the bright full moon.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;(Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-14T12:32:55.517" LastActivityDate="2016-07-14T12:32:55.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27805" CreationDate="2015-09-28T01:50:24.537" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is halal to wear. As long as it isn't natural silk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; you posted:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nylon was the first commercially successful synthetic thermoplastic polymer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nylon was intended to be a synthetic replacement for silk&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in accordance with the following &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/182349&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وأما لبس الرجال للحرير الصناعي أو ما أشبهه من النايلون وغيره من الملبوسات الناعمة أو اللامعة... فإنه لا حرج فيه، والحرام هو الحرير الطبيعي فقط؛ فلا يجوز للرجل لبسه من غير ضرورة.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the men wearing artificial silk or its equivalent like Nylon and similar articles that are soft to the touch or sparkles, there is no issue in it. The Haram is natural silk only, for a man is not allowed to wear it without a need for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2021-11-24T12:36:26.747" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T12:36:26.747" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27809" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-28T03:43:43.383" Score="-1" ViewCount="291" Body="&lt;p&gt;I didn't do qurban (قربان) yet, but yes I do sadaqah. In fact of Sunnah that any Muslim around mosque, no matter he is rich or poor, anyone got qurban include my family. But in personal reason that we think we are living enough food and money, living a better life than my parent when they didn't get any qurban, I decided to give them all qurban meat that I have. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it allow by Islam?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14229" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-30T12:47:46.587" LastActivityDate="2022-01-20T10:46:27.730" Title="Gave qurban to parent" Tags="|sadaqah|parents|eid-ul-adha|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27809" CreationDate="2015-09-28T07:38:24.267" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                    In the name of Allah&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to your question&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Gave qurban to parent&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found a hadith from Imam Baqir (امام الباقر) (a.s.) that said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Commonly, Imam Ali (علیه السلام) didn't use to eat at ًQurban Day in order&#xA;  to eat from his Qurbani's meat. / من لا یحضره الفقیه - ترجمه، ج‌2، ص:&#xA;  214‌&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also Imam Ali (a.s.) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Eat nothing except your Qurbani’s meat, it would be no problem (not&#xA;  necessary) to do Qurbani if you have not financial ability.  من لا&#xA;  یحضره الفقیه - ترجمه، ج‌2 ص213‌&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to the division of Qurbani, it is said in the narrations that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shia Imams used to give 1/3 of the Qurbani to the neighbors, 1/3&#xA;  to the poor people who were requesting, and were keeping the last 1/3&#xA;  for their families.  من لا یحضره الفقیه - ترجمه، ج‌2، ص: 381‌&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore it is considered as a Mustahab practice (not Wajib) to divide the Qurbani into 3 parts, as a result it wouldn’t be prohibited in order to keep all the meat of Qurbani for ourselves. (Or apparently as what you stated).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;من لا یحضره الفقیه&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=185915&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-08T16:28:20.397" LastActivityDate="2017-12-08T16:28:20.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="967" CreationDate="2015-09-28T10:34:08.360" Score="0" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                            بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking, there can be several constructive points concerning the division of Shia and Sunni:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shi’a means followers (Shi’a follows the direction which chose by the&#xA;Prophet (and actually by Allah) since Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) chose&#xA;Imam Ali as his successor…). In fact, after Allah as the God, they&#xA;follow the Prophet and then the direction as he showed and appointed&#xA;Imam Ali... (Not solely they follow Imam Ali)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Generally, the word “Shia’ is available in the Quran, E.g. وَإِنَّ&#xA;مِن شِيعَتِهِ لَإِبْرَاهِيمَ and some other verses, but there isn’t&#xA;the word “Sunni”…, then it shows that being the follower of the right&#xA;sect or direction would be right.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, Battle of Karbala also mentioned correctly that according to Shia only God can select the Caliph and God selected his Caliph after prophet and he was Ali S.A. and Ali S.A. received divine knowledge of prophet to guide humans and …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And prophet declared it in front of 120,000 Muslims at Ghadir at final&#xA;  Hajj of prophet and Abubakr and Umar and Uthman given Bayat (pledge of&#xA;  alliance) to Ali S.A. but when prophet died and Ali S.A. was at&#xA;  funeral of prophet they left the funeral and made a meeting at Saqifah&#xA;  Bani Saedeh and selected Abubakr as Caliph without any permission from&#xA;  God and prophet and cause misguide of all humanity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or even the explanation of the Bludream would be helpful a lot that he mentioned Hajjatul-Wada' حجه الوداع as the main origin of Shia that when the Prophet (sa)  visited Mecca for the last time and many people accompanied him, on the way back near غدیرخم Ghadir pond, he(sa) ordered everyone to stay and sent for others in front to return and waited for those behind to come up and after some thousand people were gathered He ordered to make a platform like place with camel saddles and then he went up with Imam Ali (as) and took up his hand and told people that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever I am his Mola مولا from now on Ali is his Mola.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then he told them to spread the word and tell everyone. As a result, how can we deny such an important matter by some excuse…?! (I can explain about the excuse which dear Sunni brothers say about it…) Hence Shias believe that Prophet (sa) clearly appointed Ali (as) as his successor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Totally, Shia was available from the first and actually they were followers of the Prophet (pbuh) and also Imam Ali (a.s.) (as the Prophet appointed him as his successor), but seemingly they divided from Sunni since “at Ghadir at final Hajj of prophet (s)” and dear Sunni brothers chose the other ways. (That: … when prophet died and Ali S.A. was at funeral of prophet, they left the funeral and made a meeting at Saqifah Bani Saedeh and selected Abubakr as Caliph without any permission from God and prophet…). Hence it can be named as the origins of Shia and Sunni division.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#37:83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa7505&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-05T04:18:36.173" LastActivityDate="2016-01-05T04:18:36.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27812" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-28T12:18:36.993" Score="0" ViewCount="475" Body="&lt;p&gt;How would we be punished for sulking? Will we not be able enter Jannah and/or will be out of Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Definition of the term:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sulk:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;verb: sulk; 3rd person present: sulks; past tense: sulked; past &gt;participle: sulked; gerund or present participle: sulking&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;1.&#xA;be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment.&#xA;&quot;he was sulking over the breakup of his band&quot;&#xA;synonyms:   mope, brood, be sullen, have a long face, be in a bad mood, be in a huff, be grumpy, be moody; informalbe down in the dumps&#xA;&quot;Dad was sulking&quot;&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;noun: sulk; plural noun: sulks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;1.&#xA;a period of gloomy and bad-tempered silence stemming from annoyance and resentment.&#xA;&quot;she was in a fit of the sulks&quot;&#xA;synonyms:   (bad) mood, fit of ill humor, fit of pique, pet, huff, (bad) temper; &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13940" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T10:23:29.987" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T10:23:29.987" Title="What is the punishment for sulking?" Tags="|punishment|behavior|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27814" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27888" CreationDate="2015-09-28T15:00:34.307" Score="2" ViewCount="199" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As most of you are aware, this years' Hajj had many deaths due to the stampede. Approximately 717 people died in this event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, if someone did kill another Muslim during this stampede, is there Hajj accepted? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By kill, I don't mean physically attacking someone, I mean if someone trampled over someone with the intention to get passed them in order to complete their Hajj (if that makes sense?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12491" LastActivityDate="2015-11-11T15:31:58.827" Title="What happens if you kill someone during Hajj?" Tags="|hajj|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27815" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27775" CreationDate="2015-09-28T18:16:22.380" Score="2" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                   In the name of Allah&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, I agree with M.Ali's answer concerning your question as you asked&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it halal to work for a software company which provides operating&#xA;  systems to laptops,smartphones(Microsoft) as a software engineer or as&#xA;  a software developer? Please let me know&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In truth, it won't be considered as a haram business in case that the software which you are developing isn't counted as a part of any haram goal. Therefore by paying heed to this issue, it can be declared that it can be permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-17T06:02:26.130" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T06:02:26.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27817" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2048" CreationDate="2015-09-29T00:34:01.650" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;black is usually associated with the occult or the dead and heavy in symbolism. it is a representation. it is surprising that its chosen colour is black.  it used to be different colours. at various times it was red, green, white and yellow.  a family the abbasids chose the black colour and it has remained that colour since without change.  it also used to be rectangle in shape and has been changed into a cube.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14252" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T00:34:01.650" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27818" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-29T02:59:13.967" Score="2" ViewCount="8250" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example after we finish our four fards of Isha Salah. We have a choice to make 2 sunnahs. When we get to our fourth rakat of Isha &lt;strong&gt;do we say &quot;assalamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullah&quot; facing to right then left, or do we skip this part and save it until after we do two Sunnah rakats?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next question is do we state our intentions to do two sunnahs before the first rakat Fard, or after we finish with the four Fard? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14043" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-24T04:26:13.357" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T05:07:22.147" Title="Do we say &quot;assalamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullah&quot; after the fard prayer if our intention is to continue to sunnah nafl prayer?" Tags="|salat|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27819" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-29T06:57:11.423" Score="1" ViewCount="984" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the males in my place wear head covering with a cap or turban.  Also some of the masjid have baskets full of caps for those who come to prayer without it.  They don't say you have to wear them in order to pray, but you get hard looks at times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have researched this and found that it is not a part of sunnah, but instead local customs or tradition.  If we cover or not, it doesn't  make any difference.  Also the male head is not considered awrah.  Also, men who are in ihraam pray bareheaded, because they are not allowed to cover their heads whilst in ihraam.  This is solely my opinion from the research I have done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my research, I found:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;what Imam Shafi'i had to say about this...its mentioned below:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Shafi'i said, &quot;The covering of the head during salah or otherwise is mubah. Whoever claims that it is mandub, his opinion is invalid because of the lack of evidence in the chain of transmission; unless people use logic as evidence and this is not valid in our Shariah&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.org/msaec/articles/head.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.org&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm seeking a reference for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I would like to know umar ra had said something in regarding this subject?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14254" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-15T08:51:18.957" LastActivityDate="2017-05-23T02:12:06.230" Title="What is a reliable reference for &quot;covering of the head during salah or otherwise is mubah&quot; by men?" Tags="|source-identification|shafii|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27820" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-29T07:16:13.767" Score="1" ViewCount="1334" Body="&lt;p&gt;is there statement about creature or human outside earth in holy Quran ? if we can travel to outside earth, is Islam apply to that person or only human in earth ? so if human exist in other planet earth like center to Islam such us praying facing or look at sky (to earth) (ka'bah) ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14255" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-06-13T09:27:25.840" LastActivityDate="2021-06-13T09:27:25.840" Title="Are there humans or creatures outside earth?" Tags="|quran|alien|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-10-01T21:13:46.840" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27818" CreationDate="2015-09-29T08:48:13.010" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A prayer begins with takbir (saying &quot;Allahu akbar&quot;) this takbir is called: takbirat al ihram or takbir for the beginning of  prayer. At this moment you start your prayer and leave anything else therefore it's called by scholars in Arabic takbirat al ihram as you leave anything which has to do with donya and face Allah (this is just one of the reasons).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When we say fard prayers are sobh/fajr two raka'a dohr, 'asr and 'isha are 4 raka'a and al-Maghrib 3 raka'a: this means the prayer which has been started with the takbira will have to be ended this means you need to leave the prayer and therefore you have to do salam at the end of the last raka'a according to each prayer: you do this by slightly turning your head right and then left (according to the majority of the sunni-madhabs) and saying at least: as-salamu 'alaikum while turning your head! but most say or agree that once you turned your head slightly to the right and said as-salamu 'aleikum you left/finished your prayer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;also&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a fard (obligatory) prayer is something you have to do and a nafl or sunna (voluntary/optional) prayer something you are recommended to do they have different legal status therefore you have to consider them as independent prayers and therefore you can only pray a sunna prayer after doing salam for the fard prayer. And for a sunna prayer you don't need to do neither athan nor iqamah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you passed by a hadith saying that prayers have been combined: This means only that two closed prayers have been prayed at the time of one of them (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1422/is-the-combined-salat-different-from-the-normal-salat?rq=1&quot;&gt;see here)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the intention:&lt;/strong&gt; some scholars say it's a bida'h to pronounce your intention as the place for it is in the heart. This means if you want to pray 'isha' you think of it and you do it. But the niyya/intention has to be made right before takbirat al-ihram (the takbir at the beginning of a prayer): Niyya is an intention followed by the action (or better an making an intention beside a co-instantaneous action) which you intended to do. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people still complicate the niyya matter by saying &quot;i intend to pray such a prayer in congregation with (such) the imam and it will be of such raka'a etc.&quot; so what if you by mistake said i'll pray dohr while what you really are going to pray is 'asr? Is your prayer valid as you spoke out a false niyya while you really intended to pray 'asr?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T05:07:22.147" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T05:07:22.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27823" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27820" CreationDate="2015-09-29T09:22:57.953" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well AFAIK most scholars will say there are no aliens (Creatures outside earth).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But a few years ago i read a booklet of Idriss Kharchaf إدريس الخرشاف a a Moroccan university mathematics teacher in which he gave new translations or interpretations to some Verses of the Quran! According to his interpretation Quran doesn't exclude that their are cosmic creatures (animal, beasts and plants). You can read more in my Answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/20573/islam-and-alien-mages/20575#20575&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hanafi madhab is one of the few sunni madhabs which allows Fatwas about speculative cases: So this school already has an answer for people who will have to pray outside the earth (at least for the qiblah) it would be the actual direction of earth!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:52:36.077" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T12:06:48.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27825" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7864" CreationDate="2015-09-29T09:53:16.523" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As @jikolp quoted it seems that you misunderstood the statement mutafaqun 'alayhi متفق  عليه (can be translated &quot;in agreement about&quot;) only means that both al-Bukhari and Muslim have quoted a hadith in their sahih. As each of them has his own definition on what he calls sahih. And this doesn't exclude that the same hadith with the same matn (content) is quoted in any other hadith collection! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see this has nothing to do with tawator, as in both Sahih books you may also find &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/14518/how-many-ahad-hadith-there-in-sahih-bukhari?rq=1&quot;&gt;ahadith ahaad&lt;/a&gt;! As tawator is not quantitative expression it is used to show that a hadith has been narrated by many/different sahaba via many/different tab'iyn and so on. While both sahihs include ahadith ahad which means ahadith which don't have any tawator and you might find some of them marked as mutafaqun 'alayhi!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Condition of al-Bukhari, Muslim the two sheikhs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhari and Muslim both had a number of scholars (narrator chains) whom they trusted and some of them are common for both of them and some only trusted by Muslim or only by al-Bukhari!&#xA;Now any hadith quoted as &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%82_%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;متفق عليه&lt;/a&gt; or رواه الشيخان would also be quoted to be sahih according the conditions of both al-Bukhari and Muslim (according to the condition(s) of the two sheikhs) على شرط الشيخين.&#xA;But for example if a scholar like al-Hakim who wrote his mustadrak as an expansion for both sahih according either the conditions of al Bukhari على شرط البخاري this my mean the narrator chain could be found in Sahih al-Bukhari or  على شرط مسلم this my mean the narrator chain could be found in Sahih Muslim or على شرط الشيخين which is explained above: then this would mean that the mentioned hadith is not in any of the two books but the rawys have been quoted in the Sahih books but either one or both of them have not quoted the hadith!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rawahu a-Sheikhan رواه الشيخان vs Mutafaq 'alaih متفق عليه&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difference between متفق عليه and رواه الشيخان generally is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;متفق عليه: means the hadith is mentioned in both sahih books with the same matn (content) and narrated by the same sahabi!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Note that the exact wording of the content could have slight differences.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;رواه الشيخان: means the hadith is mentioned in both sahih books with the same matn (content) but narrated by different sahabis or with differences in the narrator chain!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But some scholars seem to have their own definition of this, which differs from the general definition!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could get more information about this in Arabic &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/218507&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/31068/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88-%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%82-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mukhtalaf fih مختلف فيه and al hadith al mutawatir  الحديث المتواتر&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In istilah al muhaditheen (the terminology of the hadith scholars) there's no mukhtalaf fih مختلف فيه (can be translated as &quot;in dispute about&quot;) AFAIK! But there's a subject area in istilah al muhaditeen called ilm mukhtalaf al hadith علم مختلف الحديث. The scope of this science is to find a midway or explanation to favorise between ahadith which seem to be contradictory. And there's also a topic in this subject area called mushkil al hadith مشكل الحديث which studies ahadith where the meaning is unclear and seem to contradict an other sahih hadith or a Verse from the quran, in this case the scholar is asked to check up possible meanings to give a final qualification (for more information see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almoslim.net/node/83908&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The conditions for sahih hadith have been derived from the conditions of al-Bukhari and Muslim etc. later and there's no specified number in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/34651&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;definition of tawator&lt;/a&gt; but some scholars said the minimum number is 10! But you may find ahadith in both sahih books which are ahaad which means they are not mutawatir at all!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-06-26T05:26:13.407" LastActivityDate="2018-06-26T05:26:13.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27827" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-29T11:16:32.743" Score="0" ViewCount="21651" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the perso allowed to perform prayer if there has not been any intercourse or perform ghusl then have prayers ..The fact is thinking about having sex but not in that process.Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14259" LastActivityDate="2017-05-19T08:57:48.863" Title="Thinking about sex or talking about sex with someone of the opposite sex and after the liquid comes out" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27794" CreationDate="2015-09-29T11:24:13.263" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You won't have to any anything else than tawba but one have to know the surrounding which he is in makes him do stuff...if that is the case try moving to other place...it may seem tough but what you have to think is the act which you do, can for sure lead you to hell...how long one can live in this world, we do not know, so act wisely....at times it may even be the frnds who you roam with,or the movies you watch,if so stay away from them...one thing to keep in mind is if you are on a way to do this sin and if death catches you,for sure say that heaven will be too far....you don't need an anger of Allah mierly for a pleasure which does not even last for an hour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And keep in mind a Muslim cannot be a gay.Undoubtedly the sin of homosexuality is one of the worst sins; indeed, it is one of the major sins (kabaa’ir) that Allaah has forbidden. Allaah destroyed the people of Loot (peace be upon him) with the most terrifying kinds of punishment because they persisted in their sin and made this evil action commonplace and acceptable among themselves.&#xA;Allah will not help until you move towards him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you truly repents to Allah, Allah will accept your repentance, and you does not need to confess your sin to anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah help you in overcoming this act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah will not help until you move towards him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14254" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T11:24:13.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27829" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27827" CreationDate="2015-09-29T11:41:53.660" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;yes, there are two types of liquids. one is semen other is just normal liquid,that comes out due to sexual pleasure. so Ghusl is only farz,when Semen comes out (during orgasm) and not ,when just normal liquid comes, due to sexual pleasure&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2015-09-29T11:41:53.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27827" CreationDate="2015-09-29T12:20:37.443" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;AS @hamza-islam said there are at least two or &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;Id=34363&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3 types of liquid&lt;/a&gt;, one of them is semen (maniy) and the others are more or less normal liquids (madiy and wadiy), that come out due to sexual pleasure. The difference between madiy and wadiy is that the later comes out after peeing!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If semen comes out ghusl is fard/farz. And semen comes out during orgasm! &#xA;But if madiy or wadiy comes out one has to wash his private parts and his clothes if one finds them wet of it! And then one can do wudu' as usual for prayer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See  also &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/10540&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and in &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/10540&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-05-19T08:57:48.863" LastActivityDate="2017-05-19T08:57:48.863" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27835" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28280" CreationDate="2015-09-30T06:45:24.703" Score="4" ViewCount="1538" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if it is possible for an Imam in congregation to interrupt the prayer for some reasons. For example some of the praying believers have been attacked or a he's hearing murmur or something behind him or some part of then mosque (pillar/wall...) is collapsing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be nice if you could quote an evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One reason which seems clear is if the imam loses his purity, but i have never heard of an evidence for that and would know how this would be handled. While for the ma'mums there's a clear &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/725&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if this is possible acceptable i would like to know if there where other reasons beside the one mentioned above it would be acceptable and how it was/will be handled!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-10-26T15:47:00.417" LastActivityDate="2022-01-12T05:34:06.793" Title="Can an Imam interrupt a prayer for some reason?" Tags="|salat|fiqh|jamaat|reference-request|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10559" CreationDate="2015-09-30T11:05:01.560" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You stated that &quot;they are different from Sunnis&quot;, that's not true at all, Sunnis follow four schools of thought, what people call &quot;Wahhabi&quot; or &quot;Salafi&quot; also follow these four schools of thought. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Wahhabi&quot; is actually a derogatory term for a &quot;Salafi&quot; so let me end its use now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above being said, if Salafi and Sunni is the same, then why have they been categorized separately?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can give you an example that will help you understand, consider the term &quot;Islamist&quot;, an Islamist is a Sunni, the Islamist follows one of the four Sunni schools of thought, just like a Salafi, but an Islamist is put in a separate category, why? An Islamist is a Sunni, but what is the difference between a none Islamist Sunni and an Islamist Sunni?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the difference between a Salafi Sunni and a none Salafi Sunni?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's none, a Sunni follows the four schools of thought, a Salafi Sunni follows the four schools of thought, the Islamist Sunni follows the four schools of thought:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hanafi &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hanbali&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shafi'i&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maliki&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer you chose makes false accusations against Sunnis who are categorized as Salafis, for example saying: &quot;they believe that all the companions are totally just and honest&quot;, this is a false statement quoted from a person who is a Shia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salafis don't believe all prophet's companions are &quot;totally just and honest&quot;, rather they believe the prophet's companions are the best of men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They didn't invent this, they got this from a Hadith, that's why they're &quot;Sunni&quot;, because they follow the Sunnah and teachings of the prophet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;The best of men are my generation&lt;/strong&gt;, then those who come next to them, then those who come next to them. Afterwards people will come who will give testimony before swearing an oath, and swear an oath before giving testimony.&quot; (Bukhari and Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above Hadith refers to the Sahabah, and this is why Sunnis not only respect but also trust the Sahabah, because as the prophet said, they're the best of men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hanbali is one of the Sunni Schools of thought, Hanbali derives its decrees from Quran and Sunnah, and also considers the opinions of the Sahabah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above being mentioned, why aren't Salafis called Hanabli instead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastEditorUserId="13285" LastEditDate="2015-09-30T11:31:05.620" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T11:31:05.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27820" CreationDate="2015-09-30T15:31:03.027" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some scholars understand from the following verse that there exist seven earths as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللَّـهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ وَمِنَ الْأَرْضِ &lt;strong&gt;مِثْلَهُنَّ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is God who created the seven heavens and &lt;strong&gt;the same number of&lt;/strong&gt; earths. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.wahiduddin/65:12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;65:12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other similar translations are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah is He Who created seven Firmaments and of the earth &lt;em&gt;a similar&#xA;number&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.yusufali/65:12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yusuf Ali&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is God who has created the seven heavens and &lt;em&gt;a like number of&#xA;earths&lt;/em&gt;.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sarwar/65:12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sarwar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is Allah who has created seven heavens, and &lt;em&gt;of the earth [a&#xA;number] similar to them&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.qarai/65:12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qarai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is Allah Who has created seven heavens and &lt;em&gt;of the earth the like&#xA;thereof (i.e. seven)&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.hilali/65:12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hilali &amp;amp; Khan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is Allah Who has created the seven heavens, &lt;em&gt;and seven earthly&#xA;worlds like them&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.ahmedraza/65:12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ahmed Raza Khan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;مِثْلَهُنَّ&lt;/strong&gt; literally means &lt;strong&gt;like them&lt;/strong&gt; but since سَمَاوَاتٍ are not similar to الْأَرْضِ in their make as we know it, the translators were compelled to believe that the Quran is equating their number.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This, however, does not explicitly endorse the existence of aliens there. We can only argue like this: Since the most distinguishing feature of earth is life, other earths may have some form of life too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2015-09-30T20:44:01.150" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T20:44:01.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27835" CreationDate="2015-09-30T16:49:52.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;yes, of course, the simplest reason is when the imam loses his 'purity', in this case, the imam has to interrupt his prayer and take by the hand, one of the first row followers (ma'amoum), to be imam in his place&#xA;otherwise, security and safety of imam and ma'amoum prevails the prayer, that can be interrupted and repeated&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14266" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T16:49:52.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27843" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-30T17:07:49.630" Score="2" ViewCount="1390" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sura Ahzab-33 Ayat-37&#xA;And [remember, O Muhammad], when you said to the one on whom Allah &#xA;bestowed favor and you bestowed favor, &quot;Keep your wife and fear Allah,&quot; while you concealed within yourself that which Allah is to disclose. And &#xA;you feared the people, while Allah has more right that you fear Him. &lt;strong&gt;So when &#xA;Zayd had no longer any need for her&lt;/strong&gt;, We married her to you in order that there not be &#xA;upon the believers any discomfort concerning the wives of their &#xA;adopted sons when they no longer have need of them. &#xA;And ever is the command of Allah accomplished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sura Ahzab-33 Ayat-6&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;The Prophet is more worthy of the believers than themselves, and &#xA;his wives are [in the position of] their mothers&lt;/strong&gt;. And those of&#xA;[blood] relationship are more entitled [to inheritance] in the &#xA;decree of Allah than the [other] believers and the emigrants, &#xA;except that you may do to your close associates a kindness &#xA;[through bequest]. That was in the Book inscribed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wives of The Prophet Muhammad SAW are mothers of Mominin in Ayat 6 and Ayat 37  when Zayd divorced his wife Allah kept her (the former wife of Zayd) in marriage Of Muhammad SAW? Please help me understand it..... what is full meaning of ayat in the context.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3575" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T02:03:14.783" LastActivityDate="2021-10-03T15:13:14.377" Title="Did Allah keep Zayd's ex-wife for marriage to Muhammad? (Qur'an 33:6 and 33:37)" Tags="|quran|tafseer|wives-of-the-prophet|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27820" CreationDate="2015-09-30T17:11:16.827" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the absence of having a direct and clear evidence from the Quran, there is a logical answer to this question.&#xA;In Quran, we have everything we need to live, however in Quran, the only specified relations are relations between us (humans) and other humans, angels, jin and animals.&#xA;So there can not be another race, or at least no direct or indirect contact&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14266" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T17:11:16.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8563" CreationDate="2015-09-30T18:33:42.690" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Very unlikely; no system of law can do without principles to guide judgement; and in Islam these principles are called &lt;em&gt;Fiqh&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bi'dah&lt;/em&gt;, is pejorative innovation in the Islamic Sciences; it can't be applied to the notion of Fiqh in &lt;em&gt;toto&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(This doesn't mean to say that in day to day life, the 'Hadith of hair-splitting' won't be applied by the slightly over-zealous).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="270" LastEditDate="2015-09-30T18:39:49.960" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T18:39:49.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27846" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-09-30T20:50:03.710" Score="2" ViewCount="949" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jabir bin Abdullah (ra) narrated that Prophet (saw) while discussing&#xA;  about Dajjal said: And his donkey on which he will arrive, will have a&#xA;  span of 40 hands between his two ears. [Musnad Ahmad]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know if this hadith is authentic or not (weak or fabricated etc.) ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Musnad Ahmed an authentic source of hadiths as I heard that it contains many weak hadiths and has problems but I'm not sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13906" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2015-09-30T21:07:43.367" LastActivityDate="2016-01-28T23:57:36.710" Title="hadith about the dajjal" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|authenticity|dajjal|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27848" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27846" CreationDate="2015-09-30T21:36:22.203" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The chain of narrators goes as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Muhammad bin Sabiq&lt;/code&gt; &lt;em&gt;told us:&lt;/em&gt; that &lt;code&gt;Ibrahim bin Tahman&lt;/code&gt; &lt;em&gt;told us:&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;from&lt;/em&gt; &lt;code&gt;Abu Al-Zubair&lt;/code&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;from&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;code&gt;Jabir bin Abdullah&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Bukhari and Muslim have accepted hadiths from these narrators. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is, however, one problem with &lt;code&gt;Abu Al-Zubair&lt;/code&gt;. He would do &lt;em&gt;tadlees&lt;/em&gt;. If such a narrator does not explicitly state that he has heard directly from the narrator above him his hadith is considered relatively weak. In this hadith, he has done the same and used the word عن (i.e. from) while reporting. This word creates the possibility that he has not actually heard it from &lt;code&gt;Jabir bin Abdullah&lt;/code&gt; directly and is hiding the intermediate weak narrator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2015-09-30T21:36:22.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8563" CreationDate="2015-09-30T21:47:10.027" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Ahl-ul-Hadith movement of the 19th century, in the sub-continent, would qualify as a school of thought that comes very close to rejecting Fiqh. &lt;em&gt;(Ahl-ul-Hadith not to be confused with primitive precursors to organized schools of Fiqh)&lt;/em&gt;. Ahl-ul-Hadith do not ascribe to any school of Fiqh themselves and consider the association itself to be a Bida'h. One of their main theses is the absolute rejection of Taqlid, with an associated importance on deriving the rulings directly from sources. They are often compared to the now extinct Zahiri school of Fiqh but unlike the Zahiris the modern day Ahl-ul-Hadith don't consider Ijma to be a source. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another school of thought are the Quranists. They reject the Hadith and tacitly the Sunnah as a source of guidance besides the Quran. Unlike Ahl-ul-Hadith, though, they are not particularly concerned with the concept of &lt;em&gt;Bida'h&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quranists are often classified as Modernists, though there are other modernists who accept Sunnah and Hadtih as source of legislation, while rejecting the organized schools of thought e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-mawrid.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-mawrid.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2016-01-27T17:17:49.160" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T17:17:49.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27852" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-01T04:43:06.663" Score="2" ViewCount="8372" Body="&lt;p&gt;Birthdays are not allowed in Islam, likewise I would like to know is it allowed to celebrate death days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question may seem little bit strange though, as by celebrate I means, calling people on that particular day giving food to all of those who are present there, even a young imam (it means a young guy studying under an imam) or imam will be present there for praying for the dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Honestly the gathering over these kind of places I hardly or you can say 99% of them may not grieve for the dead, and on the other side all are laughing, having food something like a mini wedding party.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also I find on the 3rd day after death a similar kind of party you can find among few Muslims, then after 14 or 17th day followed after 40 days and to yearly basis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any Islamic backing for the above mentioned action?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14254" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-13T09:15:27.820" LastActivityDate="2017-12-10T06:51:59.813" Title="Is celebrating death day allowed?" Tags="|halal-haram|death|celebration|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27853" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-01T04:49:28.557" Score="3" ViewCount="5518" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any reward for reciting the Quran for the dead, especially sura Yaseen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This I find most of them pay to those who recite it, Mostly they will be a group of 3 guys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reciting Quran among those who do this action is for the person who is dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any hadeeth to back this action?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14254" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-21T08:56:32.810" LastActivityDate="2022-01-12T05:37:26.797" Title="Is there any reward for reciting the Quran for the dead, especially Sura Yaseen?" Tags="|death|quran-recitation|reward|surat-yasin|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20219" CreationDate="2015-10-01T08:11:58.500" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The response to this question depends on the way you see the world.&#xA;In theory you are not allowed to use a software without paying in situation of peace, but in situation of 'war' it is allowed.&#xA;Practically all those who believe in the conspiration theory allow themselves to use non muslims software &#xA;There is also another problem, when you buy a software, could you make a copy of it, as you own it, and give it to your friend, this is a more complicated topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14266" LastActivityDate="2015-10-01T08:11:58.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27843" CreationDate="2015-10-01T08:27:27.827" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As @afnrf said it's not really clear what is troubling you! But i'll try to give an answer by interpretation the two Verses according to tafsir books:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Verse 33/37&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is talking about Zayd ibn Haritah (May Allah be pleased with him) and the Marriage of our Prophet (Peace be upon him) with his former wife Zaynab (May Allah be pleased with her): Zayd was adopted by our Messenger (Peace be upon him) in Jahilya, so everybody called him &amp;quot;Ibn Mohammad&amp;quot; till the revealing of the part of the Verse which &amp;quot;quotes&amp;quot; that adopted sons are no longer considered sons! Our Messenger (Peace be upon him) married him to his cousin (The daughter sister of the father of the Messenger Omaymah bin 'abd al-Muttalib) Zaynab bint Jahsh al-Assadiya (May Allah be pleased with her), but after one year of marriage they had a dispute (some say because she was considering her husband as base-born while she was a noble of Mekka) and Zayd went to our Messenger (Peace be upon him) to complain about her and our Messenger (Peace be upon him) told him:&amp;quot;Keep your wife and fear Allah&amp;quot; but at least they divorced and our Messenger has married her later. According to some Narrations (tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1855&amp;amp;Itemid=89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;) he already knew he will marry her one day that's why Allah said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;while you concealed within yourself that which Allah is to disclose&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the difficulty was that Man couldn't marry their son's wives even in the case of an adopted son's according to the customs of Jahilya. So the words&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;We married her to you in order that there not be upon the believers any discomfort concerning the wives of their adopted sons when they no longer have need of them&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Made an end to this custom and declared that Adoption is not allowed in Islam or at least doesn't count as parenthood when it comes to shari'a! From that time on Zayd was no longer called Zayd ibn Mohammad but Zayd ibn Haritah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According Tafsir ibn Kathir there's a narration in Musnad al Imam Ahmad telling that it was Zayd himself who was sent out from our Messneger (Peace be upon him) to ask her for marriage after the end of her 'idah! And &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/16/105&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;'s a Version from Sahih Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more details see this ahadith which give some information about the story:&#xA;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/47/259&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/97/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al Bukhari narrated by 'Aisha&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/181220&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anas ibn Malik&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Verse 33/6&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is mentioning the Relation between the Messenger (Peace be upon him) and the believers and also the high position of his wife's, with which Allah has honored them!&#xA;As it's unclear what is troubling you i will just quote some ahadith which support the meaning of the Verse, but feel free to ask if you are looking for an explanation of an exact matter!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The position and relationship of our Messenger for the believers:&#xA;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/2/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; (but also quoted in other books with similar Words from different sahaba (May Allah be pleased with them) and an other &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/85/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Narration&lt;/a&gt; quoting a part of the Verse.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/19/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;And those of [blood] relationship are more entitled [to inheritance]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For the part &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;And his wives are [in the position of] their mothers&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; their are many different interpretation, on what is the meaning of Umahat al-mu'minyn and to whom they are considered mothers which are described and discussed in tafsir books like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1871&amp;amp;Itemid=89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=2758&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Qurtobi&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;(who quoted a statement of 'Aisha saying to a woman that she is only the mother of the male Muslims, al-Qurtobi rejects this and says that the mothers of believers are mothers for both male and female, he also discussed the matter whether looking at them is halal, as a mother is allowed to look at for her &amp;quot;children&amp;quot; as she is a mahram, so it's a question about the significance of mother and the mahram status, whether it only means one isn't allowed to marry them after his death or the &amp;quot;known&amp;quot; mahram status of a mother. He also discussed the status of woman our Prophet has divorced during his lifetime, so the most prevalent opinion in this is that if the marriage was consummated the status of mahram applies to her also, there's also the opinion that this applies to any woman he married or they are considered after the divorce as any other woman)&lt;br&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=2795&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-tahrir wa at-tanwir&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;(who added that woman whom were not his legal wives or with whom a marriage was consummated, so what his right hand posses and women to whom he got married to but divorced before the marriage was consummated are not considered as &amp;quot;mothers of believers&amp;quot;) ...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-10-03T15:13:14.377" LastActivityDate="2021-10-03T15:13:14.377" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27856" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26310" CreationDate="2015-10-01T08:55:34.740" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even if i do agree with @Rehan Ullah's answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to add that indeed in some sahaba's -earlier- Quran copies the Verse (33/6)&#xA;was read &quot;وأزواجه أمهاتهم وهو أب لهم&quot; by Ubay ibn Ka'ab (May Allah be pleased with him) which means -be careful this is my own translation- (and his wife are their mothers and he's a father for them) and &quot;النبي أولى بالمؤمنين من أنفسهم وأزواجه أمهاتهم وهو أب لهم&quot; by ibn 'Abas (May Allah be pleased with both of them) which means -again my own translation- (The Prophet is more worthy of the believers than themselves, and his wives are their mothers and he's a father for them) according to tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;surano=33&amp;amp;ayano=6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=1473&amp;amp;idto=1473&amp;amp;bk_no=49&amp;amp;ID=1508&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;. I read that ibn 'Abas had read this in front of 'Omar ibn al-Khattab who asked him about who recited it like that and he told him that he heard it from Ubay ibn Ka'ab so it was in Ubay's Moshaf! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As this Version has not been included in the Quran which 'Othman ibn 'Affan (May Allah be pleased with him) has &quot;collected&quot; this must be an ahad riwaya or a qira-a shadha and therefore not acceptable القرآن لا يثبت بالآحاد, but it could be used to understand the Quran and some of the ahkam. For example if we applied the Verse of surat al-Jumu'a (62:9) as is we should run to the prayer of friday ( &lt;strong&gt;فاسعوا&lt;/strong&gt; إلى ذكر الله), but on one hand we know that this isn't permissible for prayers and on the other hand al-hamdulillah we have an explanation in the Qira-a of ibn Mas'ud and 'Omar ibn al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with both of them) telling us that we should go ( &lt;strong&gt;فامضوا&lt;/strong&gt; إلى ذكر الله ) normally (some further information could be found in my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2676/what-are-the-readings-qiraat-of-quran/25453?s=14%7C1.6274#25453&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And ibn Kathir quotes a hadith which is quoted in Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1303330&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;, Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; and Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1100400&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt; (different Versions) where the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) himself says to his sahaba(May allah be pleased with them): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I'm to you like a father to his son&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in the shafi'i school some said it's permissible to call our Prophet (Peace be upon him) father of the believers as honor like it is the case for his wifes!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Others said that it is not (or no more) permissible because of the Verse 33/40!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They have also disscussed the matter if one could call somebody aunts of the mu'minyn or sister of the mu'mimnyn for his daughters and so on!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-05-14T06:13:49.860" LastActivityDate="2018-05-14T06:13:49.860" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20219" CreationDate="2015-10-01T10:50:45.663" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before installing or using any app, you agree to a license agreement, which is a contract between you and the owner of the software. If you do not intend to abide by the contract, you should not accept it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are numerous ayah in Quran and hadith to fulfill your promises. I don't think, I need to quote any reference for this. As an example, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) abided by his promise at &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Hudaybiyyah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;treaty of Hudabbiyah&lt;/a&gt; which was with Kuffar of Makkah. It does not matter whom you are making a contract with, you have to abide by it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus using a software by lying to agree to something that you are not fulfilling is against all Islamic principles of truth, justice and fulfilling your promise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, software is just like any other physical item that you buy from the store. What if you goto a store and take the item without permission, with the intention that you will buy it later, whenever you have money. Try pitching this to the owner and you will know, if it right or wrong&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2015-10-01T10:50:45.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27859" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27904" CreationDate="2015-10-01T11:06:59.773" Score="3" ViewCount="879" Body="&lt;p&gt;UAE is encouraging their girls to study and job.  Despite &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narendra_Modi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Modi&lt;/a&gt; (Prime Minister of India) saying our minority Muslim females don't study or do jobs, I think Islam gives female right to decide whether she wants to go out for work and study or not. If she wants than she can go by wearing scarf or right attire like burkha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for a female to work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14272" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-01T13:28:28.463" LastActivityDate="2021-12-22T09:07:04.707" Title="Is it permissible for a female to work?" Tags="|women|fiqh|work|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-02-03T17:41:42.547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27783" CreationDate="2015-10-01T19:07:05.117" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Taqwa - often translated as &lt;em&gt;fear of Allah&lt;/em&gt; or just &lt;em&gt;righteousness&lt;/em&gt;. Muttaqi would be one who possesses Taqwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;۔۔۔ Verily the noblest of you in the sight of Allah is the most&#xA;  God-fearing of you. Surely Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.maududi/49:13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;49:13&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taqwa entails much more than just ethical and moral character, as righteousness covers all aspect of character, including but not limited to dutifulness towards God and justness. In fact, skimming through Muslim thought over the centuries, it seems that the only other coveted character trait not covered by Taqwa is Zuhd (asceticism).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should however be kept in mind that someone's Taqwa can hardly be discerned by us mere mortals, for it involves the purity of intention and sincerity. It is therefore rare to find expressions like such and such is a Muttaqi. For practical purposes, we can simply resort to the commonly used dichotomy of good and evil, while believing that the inner righteousness radiates to the exterior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastActivityDate="2015-10-01T19:07:05.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27863" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27907" CreationDate="2015-10-01T20:04:07.550" Score="4" ViewCount="20099" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamu 'alaikum warehmatullahi wabarkatuhu,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a question deriving in many small queries that I am doubtful of. I am well aware of the hadiths that Our beloved Prophet quoted about prohibiting drawing of faces and blotting of them. I strictly follow it and don't draw faces but If you can answer the following it will help me greatly so that I may not do it and tell others about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can I draw:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Body parts like only hands, feet upperbody, chin etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Silhouettes/shadows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Only eyes, or nose, ears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) Backside of a Persons body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5) Only hair. And as I draw on digital basis &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6) Edit an existing face? Like just drawing eyes or correcting an angle of face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7) Editing the existing drawing(face) by copying and pasting eyes or mouth if not drawing etc to a picture. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;8) Generating face by premade options in a program.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;9) Modifying a face/picture e.g.:- drawing more into the portrait like making it       scarier or old etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A simple reply as yes or no is answerable but it would be better if explained in detail, thank you so much Jazakallahu khair &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14276" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T07:29:10.250" LastActivityDate="2019-05-16T11:27:22.113" Title="Drawing faces are forbidden, but I would like to know if I can draw parts of Human body?" Tags="|halal-haram|drawing|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27864" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5643" CreationDate="2015-10-01T20:17:48.950" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your saying that shaytan disguising as our Prophet Muhammed Salellahu Alaihi wasallam is not true as in a few authenticated narrations included in sahih Muslim it states that our Prophet SAW had said that if so and so states to have seen him in his dream then it is true as shaitan can not take the form of Prophet Muhammed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14276" LastActivityDate="2015-10-01T20:17:48.950" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27865" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27843" CreationDate="2015-10-01T20:18:03.877" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The wives of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) became mothers of the believers &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; they got married to him. Before the marriage they were normal women with whom anyone could have married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Declaring them mothers of the believers means that the believers should have the same respect and feelings for them that children have for their mothers &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; they should never think about marrying anyone of them; neither in the life nor after the death of the Holy Prophet. This aspect is clearly mentioned in the same chapter as well: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not right for you to cause annoyance to the Messenger of God or&#xA;  for you ever to marry his wives after him. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#33:53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;33:53&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, the marriage of the Zayd (ra) with Zaynab (ra) was perfectly fine. However, after her divorce and marriage to the Holy Prophet it was not lawful for anyone to marry her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2015-10-01T20:18:03.877" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27866" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-01T23:29:17.387" Score="3" ViewCount="1002" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is about the issue detailed in this topic: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1408/inheritance-shares-dont-add-up-to-1&quot;&gt;Inheritance shares don't add up to 1&lt;/a&gt;. Please read the whole message carefully though, this is not exactly a duplicate. To sum up the point, the Quran contains inheritance laws that specify the shares due to various members of the family of the deceased. Now, there are configurations where the shares add up to more than one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, as has been mentioned in the post I linked, several attempts have been made to fix the issue. The traditional answer would be to use the rules of &quot;Awl&quot; and &quot;Usbah&quot;, that is to proportionally change the shares so that all of them add up to 1. Another approach is to keep the shares as stated in the Quran but to distribute the inheritance according to priority rules so that the shares add up to 1 or less. I am dubious however that this last approach works in general. Consider the case of a woman who dies leaving nor ascendants nor descendants, but only her husband and two sisters. Sisters is to be taken with the meaning it has in 4:176, whatever you think the difference is with verse 4:12. Then 4:12 and 4:176 taken together unambiguously state that in that case, the husband should get 1/2 and the sisters 2/3 which adds up to 7/6 &gt; 1. If you don't add man-made laws to the Quran and yet want to keep the shares as stated, priority rules won't work here. Thus, the most rational way would be to reduce the shares proportionnally (that would be 3/7 for the husband 4/7 for the sisters in that specific case). For another example, you may consider the case of a man leaving behind a wife (share: 1/8), a daughter (share: 2/3) and a father and a mother (1/6 each) which adds up to 27/24.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence comes the problem. To make sense, it seems that the Quran somewhat needs to be corrected; is other words, the command &quot;give 1/2 to the husband and 2/3 to the sisters&quot;, stated as is, sounds absurd and either you conclude that the law of inheritance can't be applied or you're forced to correct it (i.e to literally infringe the original command) to apply the mere &quot;mentality&quot; of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that my question really differs from that of the post I mentioned above. I don't expect a comprehensive list of all approaches that have been developed to apply the law of inheritance. I'd really like the discussion to bear on the idea that the Quran's law may need some correcting to be applied.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14278" LastActivityDate="2023-03-02T07:21:46.263" Title="The example of the inheritance shares issue: how comes the Quran needs to be corrected?" Tags="|quran|inheritance|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27870" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27893" CreationDate="2015-10-02T10:10:16.757" Score="1" ViewCount="549" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salamu alaykum!&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a charity drive being organized by fans of an (non-Muslim) artist to mark his birthday. The money will go to a fund to which he previously expressed his support, that is run by Muslims and that builds schools and promotes education in many countries (Mostly Muslim ones). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm a bit of a fan myself, but I'm only interested in taking part in the organization of the campaign because of the fund the proceeds will go to. The people who are donating are both Muslims and non-Muslims (and are willing to donate a lot).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that it is allowed to accept money from non-Muslims for charity fundraisers, but I am not sure if it's okay to do it in the context of a celebrity's birthday charity drive! Is it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14283" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-03T13:39:16.500" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T13:39:16.500" Title="Raising money for a charity drive" Tags="|halal-haram|money|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27859" CreationDate="2015-10-02T11:30:05.217" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is permissible for a female to work along with proper hijab and conditions according to Islam. For women as per Islam it's better to be in home unless there's a need for her to earn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding Modi let women be secondary firstly he have to check how the men of minority is doing in his country. I am not saying it's worse but there is a lot of matters to be taken seriously of minority.&#xA;those who are rich will not feel anything much or even close, to see the situation we have to view from the eye of a poor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14254" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2021-04-10T15:03:42.600" LastActivityDate="2021-04-10T15:03:42.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27872" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-02T11:56:08.483" Score="3" ViewCount="6089" Body="&lt;p&gt;Respecting your elders.  What exactly does that mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm asking this question because recently I was in a situation where an elder was demanding respect.  I personally did not see that as worthy of respect, instead, I saw that as arrogance.  In my mind, respect is given, not taken or demanded. So if a person respects an elder without the elder demanding it, that almost makes the elder a humble person in my view.  In which case the person doing the respecting is respecting genuinely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if the elder demands respect by some means, then the person doing the &quot;respecting&quot; is being forced to respect, which is not respect at all, that's more dictatorship etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the Islamic stance on this?  Are both definitions correct and good according to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I guess my root question is: What is the Islamic definition of respecting your elders?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm after the Sunni &gt; Hanafi view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-14T03:06:02.183" LastActivityDate="2019-11-13T10:28:49.530" Title="What does it mean to &quot;respect your elders&quot;? (Sunni, Hanafi view)" Tags="|quran|hadith|sunni|hanafi|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27873" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27875" CreationDate="2015-10-02T12:06:22.980" Score="2" ViewCount="208" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know that making fashion websites, or ecommerce websites is allow. or islam does'nt allow this at all ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14097" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T20:33:22.707" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T20:33:22.707" Title="Making Fashion Websites, Ecommerce Websites, Is islam allow to do that job" Tags="|halal-haram|work|internet|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27874" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-02T12:19:59.403" Score="1" ViewCount="476" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Quran there is a word often repeated and it is &quot;bani-israeel&quot;. What does this word refers to. Does it refer to the earlier people to whom Quran was revealed first or something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14284" LastActivityDate="2015-10-02T16:57:41.703" Title="Confused about a word in Quran" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-10-10T13:20:13.430" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27873" CreationDate="2015-10-02T12:38:19.610" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can make Fashion websites, e-Commerce websites, ONLY if nothing in them is against Sharia. like in Fashion websites, you sell clothes of all types, but just dont show exposed body of women. If there is Any haram act in it, then its wrong. just keep halal things in them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2015-10-02T12:38:19.610" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27874" CreationDate="2015-10-02T13:23:27.567" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Qur'an was reveal to our Prophet Muhammed SAW and his Ummah... Bani israel were the Ummah of Musa AS.... They were said to be among the best people of their time, Allah chose Bani Israel among the people of their time bani Israel (children of Israel) they were poor and slaves and labourers. And Taurah was sent unto them!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14276" LastActivityDate="2015-10-02T13:23:27.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27874" CreationDate="2015-10-02T16:45:12.517" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All praise to Allah Swt and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His Family and Compmanions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bani-Israil&lt;/strong&gt; means &lt;em&gt;Children of Israil&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Israil&lt;/strong&gt; is a hebrew word ,,Word &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Isra&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; refers to &lt;strong&gt;Man&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Slave&lt;/strong&gt;   and Word &lt;strong&gt;&quot;il&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; in Isra-il is from &lt;strong&gt;&quot;ilah&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; which refers to  &lt;strong&gt;God or Allah Swt&lt;/strong&gt;,, meaning Man or Slave of Allah Swt and this was Title for Prophet Yaqub (Jacob)peace be upon him.He was the son of Prophet Ishaq(Isaac) and Prophet Ishaq pbuh was son of prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) pbuh and Sarah pbuh,whereas Prophet Ismail pbuh was son Of Ibrahim and Hajrah peace be upon them.So Bani Israil refers to Children of Yaqub and Bani Ismail refers to Children of Ismail pbuh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bani Israil has around 4000 Prophets like Yusuf ,Musa ,Dawd, Suleman ,Isa peace be upon all and in Bani Ismail is the only Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.Bani Israil are blessed with Torah ,Zabur ,Injil with lots of higher status and values .Bani Israil were earlier dignified By Allah swt and now After them Ummah of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him are more exalted.Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him so earlier holy books are adulterated or modified but Quran is preserved by Allah swt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;O Children of Israel, remember My favor that I have bestowed upon you and that I preferred you over the worlds&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 2:47&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/122&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:122&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2015-10-02T16:57:41.703" LastActivityDate="2015-10-02T16:57:41.703" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27886" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26384" CreationDate="2015-10-03T07:08:46.690" Score="0" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;              In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@Kathryn, I observe what your feeling is, and as a general rule it would be hard to ignore the current condition. But you ought to pay heed that a Muslim ought to perform the orders of Islam (if s/he intends to be in Jannah as a good Muslim…), and actually reaching success requires endeavor and occasionally observing such the orders even though are not our favorites. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, it is not allowed for a woman to get married to a non-Muslim man according to Shia view (and I assume the view of Sunni is like that too). Then it ought to be left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And eventually let me make it more explicit. You and me as two Muslims chose Islam, since we trusted and trust it. E.g. imagine that there is a glass of drink which is quite tasty, but your father (as a/the person who you trust him) tells you avoid drinking it, since there is some poison in it; As a result, you’ll definitely leave it although it is completely tasty. But why do you leave and forget it? Because you trust your father’s words and you are aware that your father wants the best things for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the moment, your issue can be considered as the example above. It is true that there are some nice and interesting things in this marriage, but there are many negative points that Allah prohibits it 100%.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/Magazine/View/3992/5549/53138/%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%BA%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.hawzah.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anvartaha.ir/fa/M3RDNlhzRFFicVRMNFNubVFJc0NXWnU0Wkl6RDFlN2I=/%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC%20%D8%B2%D9%86%20%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D8%A8%D8%A7%20%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%20%D8%BA%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%20%DA%86%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.anvartaha.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imam-khomeini.ir/fa/c12_14032/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC/%D8%A2%DB%8C%D8%A7_%D8%B2%D9%86_%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%85%DB%8C_%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D8%A7_%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D8%BA%DB%8C%D8%B1_%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%87_%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85_%DB%8C%D8%A7_%D9%85%D9%88%D9%82%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC_%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%9F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.imam-khomeini.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa885&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net/ar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-26T10:20:01.587" LastActivityDate="2017-11-26T10:20:01.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27852" CreationDate="2015-10-03T07:26:08.337" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;              In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As much as I searched, there couldn’t seem to be such days like 3th, 40th (from the view of Shia Islam). But as you mentioned, it is seen that some people do it as if it is a ritual item (based on Islam order!). There couldn’t be any related days as I made research. But it could be Okay and appropriate if we do it in order to reciting the Qur'an and doing some positive/Mustahab (recommended) practices such as charitable deeds. (By paying heed to this issue that it is recommended in several hadiths to send gift for the dead.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As well as mentioned issues, for instance I see in such religious ceremonies (e.g. in Shia Islam's, perhaps Sunni Islam do so too), the host/family of the dead distribute foods such as date and etc. then commonly the ones who eat them then recite FATHA (Surah Fatiha and and surahs such as Ikhlas) by the intention of dead. Meanwhile, in such ceremonies, the Quran(s) are distributed between individuals and they recite Quran and they dedicate its thawab --reward-- to the dead. Hence such profitable acts can be good if is done by the intention of pleasing God --and actually a kind of helping the dead by doing good deeds/duas--.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, these kinds of the rituals will be related to tranquility and condolence for the family of the dead. But we should not do it as a Bid’ah (as if is the order of Islam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pasokhgoo.ir/node/50827&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.pasokhgoo.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.porseman.org/q/vservice.aspx?logo=images/right.jpg&amp;amp;id=128806&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.porseman.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-10T06:51:59.813" LastActivityDate="2017-12-10T06:51:59.813" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27888" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27814" CreationDate="2015-10-03T08:22:16.487" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                    In the name of Allah&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to your question&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What happens if you kill someone during Hajj?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In such situation as you said “if you kill someone during Hajj?” it seems invalidates the hajj.  Of course in regard to this matter as you said: if someone trampled over someone with the intention to get passed them in order to complete their Hajj,&quot; I didn’t find this item as a Mubtalat of the Haj in exactly the same item. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, in the mentioned situation (as you said trampling on other Hojaj), occasionally some people hurry up in order to do their haj faster, then unintentionally it could be happened because of the population. But I assume it can be impermissible and even invalidates the Haj if someone do it intentionally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the above-mentioned example (this year, Haj), we’d better not to accuse the Hojaj directly, since as much as I find out, it is happened due to the lack of a good management in that position by the persons in charge that apparently some responsible closed a way of the Hojaj, then Hojaj went in an awful situation unintentionally, afterwards… Hence it doesn’t seem to invalidate the haj of the hojaj who unintentionally encountered with this situation... Of course generally (except this year accident) it can be impermissible for hojaj to annoy other hojaj by trampling as you mentioned (intentionally).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But concerning the initial part of your question as you mentioned “Approximately 717 people died in this event.” Seemingly there are different statistics about it. Actually as much as I searched, it is said between 769 to more than 4100 people have been killed (according to different sources).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could be impermissible if Hojaj trample on other Hojaj intentionally. (Although majority of them or even all of them will observe the right of other Hojaj.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God Bless You&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imam-khomeini.ir/fa/c12_21078/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%AD%D8%AC/%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%AD%D8%AC_%DB%8C%D8%A7_%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%87_%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C_%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86_%D8%A7%D8%B2_%DA%86%D9%87_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C_%D8%A8%D8%B1_%D8%B2%D9%86_%D9%88_%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%9F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.imam-khomeini.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.com/persian/world/2015/09/150929_l10_hajj_death_toll&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.bbc.com/persian&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B9%D9%87_%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7_(%DB%B1%DB%B3%DB%B9%DB%B4)#cite_note-2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fa.wikipedia.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iqna.ir/fa/News/3373956&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.iqna.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-11T15:31:58.827" LastActivityDate="2015-11-11T15:31:58.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27801" CreationDate="2015-10-03T09:37:21.200" Score="0" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                  In the name of Allah&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several narrations from both Shia and Sunni that Surah Ya-Sin is counted as the heart of the holy Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the whole, Surah Yasin is considered as the heart of the holy Quran because there is a hadith from the apostle of Allah (peace be upon him and his household) that said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;«لکل شی ء قلب و قلب القرآن یس»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is a heart for everything, and the heart of the Quran is Surah&#xA;  Ya-sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, there are similar narrations from other Ma’soomin (infallibles) By the Prophet (peace be up on him and his household) side as well. For further information refer to the reference below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=212898&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-20T11:39:22.070" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T11:39:22.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27891" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27812" CreationDate="2015-10-03T09:51:53.473" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There could be some points which you ought to pay heed to, among:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Every sin has its specific punishment and as much as I know, Allah&#xA;has not mentioned the punishment of all of them or at least most of&#xA;them. On the other hand, on the whole, Allah has named them as the&#xA;means of going to the hell.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Secondly, as @servant mentioned in his comment&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mash Allah if you are ashamed and have made tawbah sincerely then you&#xA;  are pure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then as Allah said, He will forgive us in case of real repentance. Therefore you'll be pure (at least from this sin) if you do Tawbah (repent).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-10T19:08:49.973" LastActivityDate="2015-11-10T19:08:49.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27870" CreationDate="2015-10-03T10:11:23.780" Score="0" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;              In the name of Allah the most compassionate the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to your inquiry:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Raising money for a charity drive&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps it could be permissible by paying heed to some points, among:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If there is no sin during performing this act (charity drive…) in&#xA;different fields&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If its profit would be for Muslims as you mentioned “that builds&#xA;schools and promotes education in many countries…”&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If it is not considered as a Bid’ah. I mean you don’t do it as if it&#xA;is an Islamic act. Since as we know, Bid’ah means:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ادخال ما لیس من الدین فی الدین&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Namely: Attributing something to the deen or religion (Islam) which is&#xA;  not available in the deen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa2363&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T07:33:31.587" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T07:33:31.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27894" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-03T10:21:39.160" Score="1" ViewCount="11739" Body="&lt;p&gt;I frequently travel and take a hard copy of the Quran with me. When ever I pack, I pack it in a nice piece of cloth and keep it on top of other books and clothes. But my bag is kind of loose and once it's on the move, things start to shift their position. If its gets inside the airport baggage, then it really gets tossed around. I hope you get the picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can one care for the Quran when travelling?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am seeking advice on how to carry around the Quran when traveling (whether it be by land, air or water). Some days when I busy, the Quran is actually inside my bag, probably under many stuff. I feel really uncomfortable keeping it that way. Anybody with a similar experience, if you have a good solution, please share.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-28T02:23:15.327" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T02:23:15.327" Title="How can one care for the Quran when travelling?" Tags="|quran|travelling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27863" CreationDate="2015-10-03T10:48:42.250" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                   IN THE NAME OF ALLAH&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Drawing faces is haram and forbidden, but I would like to know if&#xA;  I can draw parts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the whole, “drawing the face is not impermissible”,“but making sculpture of human and animal completely is not permissible based on Mashhood… Wallaho A’lamo (And God knows best).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consequently, probably, drawing the parts which you named can be permissible. Note: the mentioned quotation is according to Ayatollah Khamenei as a scholar of Shi'a. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://portal.anhar.ir/node/2828#gsc.tab=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;portal.anhar.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-22T14:07:22.370" LastActivityDate="2017-09-22T14:07:22.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="737" CreationDate="2015-10-03T12:36:55.053" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Comment actually). Eating the meat of swine or pig, has been prohibited to the sons of Israel, it is also prohibited to the sons of Ishmael and the last prophet or messenger of God has also prohibited it to the Muslims, and if we are truly believers of Allah, we should comply without complaint. Even Essa (allayhis sallam) stated that he did not come to destroy the law and the (words of) the prophets. Therefore there should be no reason to ignore their words. Scientifically, we have already been told of its (meat) unhealthy state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14293" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-20T11:13:41.793" LastActivityDate="2016-01-20T11:13:41.793" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27894" CreationDate="2015-10-03T13:00:09.040" Score="-1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;               IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MOST COMPASSIONATE, THE MOST MERCIFUL&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As much as I found out what you mean, about&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Caring for the Quran during travel&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I presume that you'd better swap your bag and buy a more appropriate one which can be more safe to keep the holy Quran book better than it. Or even you can made a specific part (actually a specific pocket) for it into your bag. So you can make it by cloth or something else. Of course pay attention that the holy Quran should not be beneath the bag in order to keep its respect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or as anther suggestion, I suggest you to take another Quran in pocket site which can be portable in your pocket and it is not necessary to put it in the bag. Note that you'd better keep this small Quran in your shirt pocket, not in your trousers pocket (in order to keep it respected). I said these items based on my average knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-12-20T17:20:53.270" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T17:20:53.270" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27900" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-03T15:16:58.903" Score="-1" ViewCount="446" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm married and have 3 kids. My husband's behaviour was very bad with me always.  Because of his lack of attention and irritating nature, I started talking with my colleague.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was talking to him only and didn't want to start any relationship with him. I was a girl with a very strong character.  One day I went to his home and he started touching me, and he removed my clothes.  I did not agree and was telling him no, but he did everything and I couldn't stop him. I was very upset as I don't want to do this kind of act. Still I'm talking to him but not in any sexual relationship between us now. Please tell me the solution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cant sleep in nights and this sin is making me upset. I don't want to do this but he raped me. God knows what was his intentions, but I don't want to keep such relationships. I was also helping him by lending money; just that his talk would give me some courage. Please suggest what to do, it seems now that his intentions in the first place were to rape me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14295" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T10:23:01.810" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T10:23:01.810" Title="What is the solution to being raped?" Tags="|zina|rape|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2015-10-08T15:47:23.320" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27901" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-03T15:31:27.980" Score="3" ViewCount="159" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permitted in Islam for my elder sister's son who is leaving with me to see the face of my wife who wear face veil? &#xA;My elder sister’s son (11 years) is leaving with me but my concern is that can he see my wife face? My wife is using face veil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14296" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-15T00:14:45.263" LastActivityDate="2022-01-20T10:40:31.390" Title="Who are allowed to see the face of woman who uses face veil?" Tags="|women|hijab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27903" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28008" CreationDate="2015-10-03T20:30:48.123" Score="3" ViewCount="350" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately I cannot provide citation for this as I read it online years ago. But an Islamic scholar mentioned that &lt;strong&gt;his&lt;/strong&gt; belief (I admired this scholar as he encouraged Muslims to learn and interpret Islam for themselves and not blindly follow others, even himself!) was that pigs were being consumed at an alarming rate during the first few centuries AD. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, in order to save them, Allah made them haram (forbidden).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are there any sources to back this claim?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14300" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-28T15:16:16.180" LastActivityDate="2017-08-28T15:16:16.180" Title="Were pigs made haram because they were going to be extinct?" Tags="|history|source-identification|pork|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27904" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27859" CreationDate="2015-10-03T20:53:41.520" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah has mentioned in the Quran several times that He views men and women equally. The following link quotes the Quran and describes reasons why females are oppressed in some cultures (mainly to do with beliefs from texts &lt;strong&gt;other&lt;/strong&gt; than the word of Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.submission.info/perspectives/women/equality.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Equality of Men and Women&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore to give an answer: &lt;strong&gt;yes, women are allowed to work if you consider them equal to men.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14300" LastActivityDate="2015-10-03T20:53:41.520" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27906" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-03T22:01:49.067" Score="2" ViewCount="360" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was interested to marry one girl. While after I got to know that she was my maternal uncle's sister. But he is not my own mother's brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I marry her or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14301" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-23T06:10:59.127" LastActivityDate="2017-04-23T06:10:59.127" Title="Can I marry the sister of my maternal uncle (who is not my own mother's brother)?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-10-12T02:11:18.000" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27863" CreationDate="2015-10-03T22:41:31.603" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirk_(Islam)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shirk&lt;/a&gt; is the:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;sin of practising idolatry or polytheism &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is setting up partners to Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This does not have to take material form, but it may; it's for this reason that in Islam the human form is generally not represented; or &lt;em&gt;other&lt;/em&gt; forms; for example in sura &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/concept.jsp?id=golden-calf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-R'af - the Heights: 7.148&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The people of Moses made, in his absence, out of their ornaments the image of a calf. It seemed to low. Did they not see that it could not speak, not guide them on the way. They took it for worship and they did wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Intention matters. Images, drawings used otherwise are not &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt;; but given this ancient connection certain prohibitions remain; in particular representing prophets by images.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One particular Hadith in Bukhari shows the Prophet castigating those who set up images in the Ka'ba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Drawing pictures to represent the human form is possible; for example one sees medical students learning human anatomy from exactly this; we also see parents taking photographs of their children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastActivityDate="2015-10-03T22:41:31.603" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27906" CreationDate="2015-10-04T00:57:25.730" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can marry her, there is no restriction from Islamic view. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't forget to make Istikhara before marriage, so that you could get help from the Almighty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah accept your conjugal life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jajakallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T00:57:25.730" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27903" CreationDate="2015-10-04T05:44:42.463" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamu alaikum warehmatullahi wabarkatuhu &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many, innumerable reasons when Allah creates a creature or being every individual has his own purpose to serve. You can simply derive from their habits or behavior is a first step by observing. &lt;em&gt;Note: this is my personal view.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pigs eat garbage correct? One of their purpose could be to eliminate trash in the earth? But Allah knows best. And thus eating it may cause various deadly diseases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What Allah creates is his wish and If Allah commands to keep away from it then you should obey as he also tests his faithful slaves!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14276" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2015-10-05T10:31:57.053" LastActivityDate="2015-10-05T10:31:57.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27910" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-04T05:48:05.057" Score="3" ViewCount="6030" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allahu Akhbar. Bismillah Arrahmani Arrahim.&#xA;Peace and blessings of Islam to everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before I became a Muslim, I planted two trees on top of my Muslim friend’s grave.&#xA;They are growing well.&#xA;After two and a half years now, the mother of my friend has objected to the trees and wants them removed. They are 2m tall already.&#xA;I became a Muslim one and a half years ago.&#xA;I am now aware of the ruling that it is Makrooh (Makrooh: it is not forbidden, but it's better not to do) to cut trees in graveyards. What should I do about this situation?&#xA;Can the trees be cut down without violating any Islamic rule?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14302" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T20:32:52.800" LastActivityDate="2021-05-01T12:55:23.827" Title="Trees already on a Muslim's grave: what can I do, are there any rules?" Tags="|hadith|fiqh|sunni|sunnah|grave|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27859" CreationDate="2015-10-04T07:07:39.443" Score="1" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Firstly it ought to be mentioned that your inquiry can be considered&#xA;as practical and significant question especially for nowadays. Since&#xA;the situation of the societies has changed …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Secondly as a general rule, it would be permissible for women working&#xA;in normal conditions. (By observing Islamic doctrines, such as&#xA;Islamic veil code, stop having unnecessary talking or even laughing&#xA;to non-mahrams and so forth).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thirdly there could be some jobs as the    necessary jobs which need&#xA;to the attendance of the women, such as:    Doctor, nurse, nursery&#xA;teacher, and so on. (I mean the works which    really are needed to&#xA;women, not using excuse to choose every    unnecessary jobs.) / At&#xA;least they endear to choose the works which    have the lowest amount&#xA;of visiting non-mahrams…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fourthly, on the whole, psychologist believe that attending on work&#xA;for women could be led to lack of sufficient children training,&#xA;therefore it will be a problem for the future of our children…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fifthly, I named it as a permissible practice, but at many of times&#xA;there could be the fields of the different sins for them such as&#xA;“looking or staring to the girls by boys” which would leads some&#xA;sins… or even talking between non-mahrams which could be the start of&#xA;…. Note: What I said, doesn’t mean that women must definitely stay&#xA;home and …, no, I didn’t mean working is haram for them, but I named&#xA;some ways which can be counted as the ways of sin by their attendance&#xA;on work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sixthly, many psychologist believe that working for women could be as&#xA;a reason for the delay in getting married. How come? Since they’ll&#xA;get the opportunity of getting a job for a man, then he’ll delay his&#xA;marriage till find a job. Consequently I myself would not to go on&#xA;work in order to help others getting marriage (if I was a woman) /&#xA;then I’m strongly believe that Allah will give us a great bless (in&#xA;our life) if the women ignore going on work due to the mentioned&#xA;items (to make Allah more satisfied …)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn’t seem as a haram deed for women to work (as a general rule), thus don’t look at this matter as an impermissible or forbidden act. Even Shia counts it as a halal or permissible act for woman to work (According to Shia's hadiths from Shia Imams), but by observing ...) / But on the other hand, there could be many important items which indeed are more valuable for women if they endeavor to stay home as much as possible (not by force, actually by paying attention to some items as I named some of them above).  Consequently, definitely Allah will give them an extensive reward in this world and likewise doomsday if they avoid going on work by the intention of the above-mentioned items and so forth. But you are the final and main persons who decide about your futures. Good luck all of you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20171123004631/http://www.wikifeqh.ir:80/%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.wikifeqh.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2021-12-22T09:07:04.707" LastActivityDate="2021-12-22T09:07:04.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27912" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27910" CreationDate="2015-10-04T07:29:47.320" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;              In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to your inquiry as you asked&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What should I do about this situation? Can the trees be cut down&#xA;  without violating any Islamic rule?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly as you have mentioned, it would be better if you avoid cutting the trees. Since based on my research, cutting down the trees and especially cutting down the tree &quot;date&quot; is Makruh, consequently endeavor stop cutting it down as much as possible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, as you and I pointed out, cutting down the trees is considered as a Makruh act, not a haram act. Therefore you are free to cut it down or not. So, as you probably are aware, makruh doesn’t mean haram. In other word, Allah will not punish you for makruh, haply makruh means it is better if you leave doing that. Then you can cut it down if there is a more important matter if you have to grub it up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wikifeqh.ir/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AE%D8%AA#%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%85%20%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B9%20%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AE%D8%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikifeqh.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="21664" LastEditDate="2017-03-21T08:39:06.690" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T08:39:06.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27901" CreationDate="2015-10-04T08:30:47.977" Score="3" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                       IN THE NAME OF ALLAH&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to your inquiry as you have asked that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those that are allowed in Islam to see the face of woman that uses&#xA;  face veil&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You ought to pay attention to some points such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Firstly it is not wajib or mandatory to cover the face (by face veil,&#xA;Borqah, pushia, and so forth).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Secondly (according to Imam-Khomeini as a Shia scholar, and probably&#xA;at least majority of other scholars that have inferred it from the&#xA;holy Quran):  women must cover all of their bodies and hairs in front&#xA;of non-mahram except their faces (roundness of the face, seemingly&#xA;the front part of the face) and their hands from fingers to the wrist&#xA;of the hands.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Thirdly that son doesn’t seem to be at the puberty age, but it is&#xA;declared as the viewpoint of many scholars such as Ayatollah Khamenei&#xA;(as a Shia scholars) (and many other scholars) that based on&#xA;Ehtiat-al-Wajib it is better for women to cover their bodies and&#xA;hairs from the boys who are not at the age of the puberty, but can be&#xA;at the age of Mamayezi (can recognize good and bad and lust…)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it pointed out, it is not considered as a wajib or mandatory act for women to cover their faces by Burghah, then it would not be haram if that son looks at her faces (without the intention of lust). On the whole, wearing borghah is considered as a good act (mustahab) not Wajib. Good luck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa27916&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt; and more info. (I recommend you to read them) :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa11663&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net (Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also this site &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa4325&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arabic 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa11663&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net (In English)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-10T16:23:19.190" LastActivityDate="2015-11-10T16:23:19.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27903" CreationDate="2015-10-04T09:09:29.657" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all it ought to be paid attention that there can be found many items that Allah made it haram, but there are not complete explanation about all the reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly it doesn’t to be considered as the reason as what you pointed out “Were pigs made haram because they were going to be extinct?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thirdly there would definitely be one or even many reasons for the things which have been haram by Allah, and in other word it is related to the Hekmah (theology). But occasionally it is not directly mentioned their reasons in many items.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fourthly it can be inferred from different sources that the most possibly reason of the Hormah of pork (pig) is related to its negative effect on the health of the body as there seems to be many different viruses and so forth into its pork. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References and more info.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa768&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/philosophy-islamic-laws-nasir-makarim-shirazi-jafar-subhani/question-16-harmful-effects-pork-health&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org (English)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa19764&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Why pork (pig) is haram? (Farsi)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-09T06:06:31.637" LastActivityDate="2015-11-09T06:06:31.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27556" CreationDate="2015-10-04T09:40:04.773" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mixed gender education is haram, what should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all I appreciate your paying attention to this matter which made you making research concerning what you should do. Since it is seen that there could be diverse fields of sin in such positions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, it doesn’t seem to be haram directly for students to educate in mixed gender location, I think; But as much as I know, according to the viewpoint of Shia-Islam (and probably Sunni view, although I am not exactly aware about Sunni view):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be haram if your attendance in those classes leads to sin or perhaps at least the introduction or the start the fields of commiting sin(s).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thirdly as the final issue, you ought to leave it if you assume it would take you in sin position, otherwise it will be OK it if there is not introduction of sin(s).  Besides, don’t forget that education (at least in high degree) is not wajib that … Then the consent of Allah would be better than obtaining higher degree. Meanwhile Allah will give you more success in your life if you ignore it due to Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;و من الله توفیق   / God Bless You&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2021-04-10T15:02:31.443" LastActivityDate="2021-04-10T15:02:31.443" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="27916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27527" CreationDate="2015-10-04T09:54:22.227" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking, it would not be permissible if your job is related to the haram issue of Riba. Consequently you must ignore it if you are looking for a halal income and practice. But regarding the second part of your inquiry as you asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or if I was to change my degree which degree would be acceptable but&#xA;  worth the £9000 each year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is true that it would be more expensive to it, but you’re definitely agree with me that having halal income and halal jobs would be so better for you if you indeed intend to do the orders of Islam. Besides, I strongly believe that Allah will compensate such disadvantages if you ignore a sin for the sake of Allah. Moreover, you can work in another fields or at least endeavor to field a related job with your degree which is not related to riba. And don't forget that rarely individuals have to make a very important decision in their life which can make their Akherah. Finally, in all probability you’ll make a true decision as you look a religious person. Good luck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference and more info.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa6987&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/ ___ Farsi (Persian)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/id/archive/question/fa6987&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/ ___ Indonesia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/ms/archive/question/fa6987&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamquest.net/ ___ Melayu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T09:54:22.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27591" CreationDate="2015-10-04T10:12:40.550" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking, in regards to your question as you’ asked &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“it is true that those person who love each other will meet in jannat&#xA;  ? kindly tell me that we will meet with each other ?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer can be positive, yeah. Allah is the most compassionate, the most merciful. Actually He will give us whatever we want in the Jannah and every wishes can be done in all probability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But another important point is that you should pay attention that God will convey you to her in case of endeavoring avoid committing sin. I mean beside other deeds, you should forget each other in order to destroy all fields of the sin which can be related between you two respected persons. Afterwards you can be hopeful to reach what you desire. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an extra related issue which could be interesting for you is that, as far as I can remember, once I heard that (almost) according to a hadith “in the heaven, except the houries, men can order to be with their wives who will be edited in better faces, bodies, …” Consequently you can meet each other even in very better faces… (Note: Solely the problem of you is that you are non-mahram here and must forget each other in order not to committing any kind of sin … &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally, I would forget her if I were you. Because I'm certain that Allah will give us many better items in the jannah (if we go to the jannah, In-Shaa-Allah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-20T16:02:56.317" LastActivityDate="2018-01-20T16:02:56.317" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27623" CreationDate="2015-10-04T10:22:47.817" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;            In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is taking Tea with using Tea-cup from left hand is haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Islam (and likewise I think Sunni Islam) it is not considered as a haram act as @goldPseudo mentioned in his comment as he said “Most interpretations of Islam don't outright forbid eating with the left-hand,…” of course perhaps it can be counted as makruh act, but it would be permissible at least according to often sects as much as it is inferred from different Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, on the whole, Islam suggests the Moslems to use right hand as much as possible, a reason can be related to “Ashab-al-Yamin” as the right path. Since apparently the righteous was is considered as the right side, not left. Moreover, I have heard that the Prophet (s) and Shia’s Imam always used to eat by their right hand (unless in some specific situation which had to …)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-25T14:18:06.027" LastActivityDate="2017-12-25T14:18:06.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27692" CreationDate="2015-10-04T11:37:13.260" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You and me ought to pay attention that haram is haram. And Zina is considered as a haram act from the viewpoint of both Sunni and Shia. On the other hand, it cannot be declined by saying that the Quran has not talked about the Hormah of Zina before marriage. Because it has named it explicitly as a forbidden practice in the Quran and it has not named it as a halal act before marriage. Therefore we must obey the holy Quran if we really believe in it as the book of Allah which has presented by the Prophet. Otherwise, it is something else if we'd like to try to justify our sin as an act which we are interested in. Consequently, we must be honest and fair regarding halal and haram pratices...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In truth, the best reference is the verse(s) of the holy Quran that I suggest you to read some of them. Such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّـهِ إِلَـٰهًا آخَرَ وَلَا&#xA;  يَقْتُلُونَ النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّـهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا&#xA;  يَزْنُونَ ۚ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثَامًا ﴿٦٨﴾ يُضَاعَفْ لَهُ&#xA;  الْعَذَابُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَيَخْلُدْ فِيهِ مُهَانًا ﴿٦٩&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who do not invoke with Allah another deity or kill the soul&#xA;  which Allah has forbidden [to be killed], except by right, and do not&#xA;  commit unlawful sexual intercourse. And whoever should do that will&#xA;  meet a penalty. (68) Multiplied for him is the punishment on the Day&#xA;  of Resurrection, and he will abide therein humiliated - (69)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ولا تقربوا الزنا انه كان فاحشة و ساء سبيلا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an&#xA;  immorality and is evil as a way. (32)  اسراء /&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eventually, I'd like to make it more clear by giving you an example. For example, somebody is interested in the pork and wine (although it is clear that wine and pork are haram, cos are harmful...), then s/he ought not to ask I will eat them because the holy Quran has not mentioned that it is haram if you eat them before marriage!  fairly, will you accept this question?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or as another example, doctors say eating poison will kill people. So, will you eat poison by saying &quot;I eat it, because doctors have not said that it will kill people who are before the age puberty or marriage?! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consequently I assume you agree with me. Then obey the orders of Allah till He give you more valuable in this world and in Jannah. on the other hand we should avoid commiting some sins (although we really interested in) if we'd like to go to the heaven, otherwise ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/17:32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;  / &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/25:68&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;and this&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread12608.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.askdin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ahadith.ir/fa/ahadith/ahadith-mozooei/33-a-haram-zena/176-1390-08-25-17-41-12.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ahadith.ir/Farsi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan-zn.ir/News-Article/quran/explanation_quran/translation_of_quran/2012/4/3/57231.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tebyan-zn.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-19T05:32:33.723" LastActivityDate="2015-12-19T05:32:33.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27695" CreationDate="2015-10-04T11:58:44.533" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;but can we utter the words or just keep it as our thought while we prostrate?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking, generally vocalizing the dua will increasing the probability of granting the wishes and duas. Although it would be benefit as well if you utter your dua (and wishes) in your mind and thought, but as a rule as it is said in the hadiths that reciting dua ... , therefore the response of your inquiry could be yeah. Otherwise it would be said that ask your wishes or dua in your mind, but as much as I know and probably you know, seemingly always it is reciting the dua (or Qira'ah...) ... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a related item:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;«وَ قالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِى أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ&#xA;  يسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبادَتِى سَيدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ داخِرِينَ»؛&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or for instance, Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said regarding Imam Ali (a.s.): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;امیر مؤمنان (ع) &quot;دعاه&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Amir-al-Momenan (Imam Ali) was so teller or speaker of dua&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the following hadith shows that Imam Ali (a.s.) a person who used to say prayer (Dua). Or as you can see, in the translation of the dua (as its verb) it is written: saying prayer, hence “saying usually can be considered as talking by the tongue, not in the mind …) / although dua in the mind or thought can be profitable as well. But seemingly saying by the tongue is more effective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa9037&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maarefquran.org/index.php/page,viewArticle/LinkID,6370&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.maarefquran.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-08T10:14:44.393" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T10:14:44.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27922" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27761" CreationDate="2015-10-04T12:08:06.153" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Is it allowed to shoot video while offering Qurbani?” As much as I made research, I didn’t find any related fatwa. In addition, as a logical rule, there cannot be an explicit verse regarding that, because there was not the devices like camera that … / consequently it seems to be permissible to shoot video while offering Qurbani. Of course perhaps there could be a problem in the case that some people watch it as a heart-breaking or harrowing event and make them a bad feeling … Otherwise apparently it can be permissible by itself. Wallah o A’lamo (And Allah knows best)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T12:08:06.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27906" CreationDate="2015-10-04T13:46:50.887" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's difficult to answer given we don't know quite what you mean by 'maternal uncle sister'; we don't after all know which social-cultural tradition you're from. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the tradition I know, Bengal - maternal uncle would mean&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;an &lt;em&gt;actual&lt;/em&gt; brother of your mother&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;he is &lt;em&gt;actually&lt;/em&gt; related to your mother as a brother, he might be a cousain say &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;he is a close male friend of your mother; we then also say 'maternal uncle sister' for his daughter, which we regard as a sister. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which one of these is it? It's obviously not the first; so it's between the last two; on what you say, it looks like you can marry her - but it's good to be clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T13:46:50.887" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27924" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-04T15:13:31.083" Score="3" ViewCount="2896" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of different sites have different methods of how to perform ghusl janabat or ghusl that is performed after the ejaculation of semen which is why I am so curious whether the one I am doing is even right or wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can you help me with the right process step by step and with any reference or anything..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14306" LastActivityDate="2018-05-22T20:06:51.887" Title="Ghusl Janabat or Ghusl to remove impurities" Tags="|ghusl|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27925" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-04T16:04:29.647" Score="-1" ViewCount="11956" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum I admit I have watched gay porn in the past I have always been gay internally but that's okay I love my Lord and I know that sodomy(homosexuality) is haraam so I wanted to know &lt;strong&gt;is watching gay porn allowed in Islam?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14307" LastActivityDate="2015-10-05T12:37:32.193" Title="Is it haraam to watch gay porn?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-10-10T13:17:01.313" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27925" CreationDate="2015-10-04T16:26:23.420" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam puts a definite target in front of human beings i.e. an eternal life in Paradise. The only way to qualify for it is moral purification:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He who purifies it will indeed be successful, and he who corrupts it&#xA;  is sure to fail. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#91:10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;91:10&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the injunctions of the Qur'an relate to this aim. Abstaining from &lt;strong&gt;الْفَوَاحِش&lt;/strong&gt; is no different. It hinders your moral purification. That is why the Qur'an has explicitly forbidden any act that comes under this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and that ye draw not nigh to &lt;strong&gt;lewd&lt;/strong&gt; things whether open or concealed &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#6:151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;6:151&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The case under discussion definitely comes under concealed lewd things. It is great that you have get rid of it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can definitely be difficult to get rid of a bad habit one has developed. Every time one succumbs to such an act he should repent, seek forgiveness from God and ask for His help in overcoming such habits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T16:26:23.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27925" CreationDate="2015-10-04T16:40:31.357" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamu alaikum warehmatullahi wabarkatehu,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First if all you should know the story of Prophet Lut AS:&#xA;&quot;Of all the creatures in the world, will ye approach males, And leave those whom Allah has created for you to be your mates? Nay, ye are a people transgressing (all limits)!&quot; They said: &quot;If thou desist not, O Lut! thou wilt assuredly be cast out!&quot; He said: &quot;I do detest your doings. O my Lord! deliver me and my family from such things as they do!&quot; So We delivered him and his family,- all Except an old woman who lingered behind. Then afterward We destroyed the others. We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): and evil was the shower on those who were admonished (but heeded not)!&#xA;Qur'an 26:165&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And about your question a Hadith:&#xA;Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: A man should not look at the private parts of another man, and a woman should not look at the private parts of another woman. A man should not lie with another man without wearing lower garment under one cover; and a woman should not be lie with another woman without wearing lower garment under one cover. &#xA;Abu Dawud 31:4007&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You hould know better why women exist (for men in legal ways) and why men exit (for women in ligal ways).&#xA;May Allah guide you, As you Lord lover you should dislike what Allah dislikes! :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14276" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T16:40:31.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27924" CreationDate="2015-10-04T17:01:04.217" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamu alaikum warehmatullahi wabarkatehu, &#xA;The best and most accurate way of doing gusul is the way our Prophet did! You have Hadith to refer from for every issue and not sites because not all sites tell the right ways or paths. The following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Volume 1, Book 5, Number 265 :&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Maimuna&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;    I placed water for the bath of Allah's Apostle and he poured water over his hands and washed them twice or thrice; then he poured water with his right hand over his left and washed his private parts (with his left hand). He rubbed his hand over the earth and rinsed his mouth and washed his nose by putting water in it and blowing it out. After that he washed his face, both fore arms and head thrice and then poured water over his body. He withdrew from that place and washed his feet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Volume 1, Book 5, Number 252 :&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Abu Ja'far&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;    While I and my father were with Jabir bin 'Abdullah, some People asked him about taking a bath He replied, &quot;A Sa' of water is sufficient for you.&quot; A man said, &quot;A Sa' is not sufficient for me.&quot; Jabir said, &quot;A Sa was sufficient for one who had more hair than you and was better than you (meaning the Prophet).&quot; And then Jabir (put on) his garment and led the prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in short you do niyah (intention of cleaning yourself for prayer or ibadah) then wash your hands 3 times and private part 3 times then do wudu/Abolution while saying Bismillah (in toilet you can recite it in your head) but washing your feet a little away from your place of bath. Hope this helps :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14276" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T17:01:04.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27930" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27900" CreationDate="2015-10-04T17:13:17.230" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamu alaikum warehmatullah,&#xA;First of all sister the wrong step you had taken was to talk to your college in the first place, if a husband and wife are having fights there are many Qur'anic verses that could help you to strengthen your bond. And I am sorry to point out but you should know as an adult and married woman going to a strangers and non mahrims house is like a sheep going to a wolf's house. But since it was not to your want and he is to blame but not completely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My conclusions :- You need to ask Allah the merciful and oft forgiving for forgiving what had been done. And stay away from any 'hint' of wrongness. And if you and your husband are still not doing well here'a dua to help you.:&#xA;If there is a disagreement between husband and wife recite the ayat 99 times and blow on a sweet dish for 3 days which should be eaten by both of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ayah nunber 21 Surah Ar Rum&#xA;Tell me if you do not have a copy of Holy Qur'an&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14276" LastActivityDate="2015-10-04T17:13:17.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27924" CreationDate="2015-10-05T04:20:36.837" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Swt and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His Family and Companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There are 3 Fardh in ghusl&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1.Rinsing the mouth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2.Sniffing water upto nose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3.Washing every visible part of the entire body&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now The Sunnah way of Ghusl:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt;.Without Pronouncing anything verbally make an intention in your heart&#xA;   to perform Ghusl (I am performing Ghusl in order to purify myself)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt;. First wash both hands upto your wrist 3 times and then wash the&#xA;   private parts(regardless of whether you could see any impurity).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt;.Then&#xA;   wash any impurity from your body( if any). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4&lt;/strong&gt;.Perform whole wudhu the&#xA;   way you would for Salah including rinsing of mouth and sniffing upto&#xA;   nose ,but do not wash your feet(unless you are standing on something&#xA;   elevated like a stool).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5&lt;/strong&gt;.Rub water on your whole body like Oil.Pour&#xA;   water three time over your right shoulder,then three times over the&#xA;   left and then same no of times over your head and the rest of the&#xA;   entire body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6&lt;/strong&gt;.Now wash your feet. Do not face the Holy Kaaba while&#xA;   performing Ghusl and rub your hands all over body whilst washing&#xA;   (washing means at least 2 drops of water has passed over an area) and&#xA;   do not talk while doing ghusl,there is no harm in drying oneself with&#xA;   a towel after finishing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;From Book of Hanafi jurisprudence&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Hisham bin &lt;code&gt;Urwa:&#xA;(on the authority of his father)&lt;/code&gt;Aisha said,&#xA; &quot;Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) took the bath of Janaba, he cleaned his hands and performed ablution like that for prayer and then took a bath and rubbed his hair, till he felt that the whole skin of the head had become wet, then he would pour water thrice and wash the rest of the body.&quot; `Aisha further said, &quot;I and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to take a bath from a single water container, from which we took water simultaneously.&quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/5/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-02-11T00:49:42.247" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T00:49:42.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27936" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-05T06:29:25.827" Score="1" ViewCount="4970" Body="&lt;p&gt;As it is relatively considered as a famous issue (that Surah Ya-sin is the heart of Quran), and as a narration, it is quoted that Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everything has a heart, and surah Ya-Sin is the heart of the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;صدوق، محمد بن على‏، ثواب الاعمال و عقاب الأعمال&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I was wondering which verse of Surah Ya-Sin is considered as the heart of this Surah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2020-01-05T20:28:23.090" Title="Which verse is the heart of Surah Ya-Sin?" Tags="|quran|surat-yasin|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27937" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28062" CreationDate="2015-10-05T06:50:26.423" Score="4" ViewCount="134" Body="&lt;p&gt;Daeesh recently &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/05/isis-blows-up-another-monument-in-2000-year-old-city-of-palmyra?CMP=twt_gu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;blew up&lt;/a&gt; The Arch of Triumph in Palmyra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't seem that the arches had any pagan content to them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“It is now wanton destruction … their acts of vengeance are no longer&#xA;  ideologically driven because they are now blowing up buildings with no&#xA;  religious meaning.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are arches allowed in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T01:47:49.270" Title="Are arches allowed in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|salafi|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27938" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-05T06:51:42.830" Score="1" ViewCount="382" Body="&lt;p&gt;As it is clear, there are many narrations from Shia Imams. (As well as the traditions of Prophet Muhammad (SAWW). I couldn’t exactly figure out which Imam has the most hadiths? Or in other word, most of Shia hadiths are from who? (Except the apostle of Allah (SAWW) who has the most narrated hadiths)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; Although it is said that Imam Ali, Imam Sadiq and Imam Baqer (peace be upon them) have the most ahadith, but I am looking for the answer by authentic reference)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-31T14:52:49.790" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T11:34:48.553" Title="Which Imam of Shia has more hadiths?" Tags="|hadith|shiism|ali|shia-imam|imam-sadiq|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27939" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27853" CreationDate="2015-10-05T07:21:36.560" Score="0" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                   In the name of Allah&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;reciting quran after death of a person have got any reward for it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It (getting money for reciting the Quran) is considered as a Makruh practice. In other word, it is said that Ojrah or wage of Quran reciting is counted as a Makruh act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or even it is narrated according to a hadith that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The reciter of Quran request his wage from Allah.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikifeqh.ir/%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AA_%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa18397&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikifeqh.ir/%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AA_%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.wikifeqh.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastActivityDate="2015-10-05T07:21:36.560" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27594" CreationDate="2015-10-05T07:52:03.287" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You asked for an inquiry which can be considered as FAQ of many Muslims/non-Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does Allah exists in all life forms like animals, plants or&#xA;  human?(pervades everywhere?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a related and constructive matter, Imam Ali (a.s.) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;… And He is everywhere, without being in touch with that place(s), and&#xA;  or to be beside that. The science of Allah would be conversant to all&#xA;  beings (creatures) and none of those creatures are not empty from&#xA;  prudence (Tadbir or measurement) and hope of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, according the above-mentioned hadith (narration) and also based on many other issues and hadiths it can be declared that Allah cannot have a place. He is actually so beyond having any place. On the other hand, it cannot be rational to mention that &quot; Allah exists in all life forms like animals, plants or human&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=268836&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-10T10:12:09.003" LastActivityDate="2017-09-10T10:12:09.003" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27687" CreationDate="2015-10-05T08:15:51.133" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all look at the following verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالُوا رَبَّنَا أَمَتَّنَا اثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا اثْنَتَيْنِ&#xA;  فَاعْتَرَفْنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا فَهَلْ إِلَىٰ خُرُوجٍ مِّن سَبِيلٍ ﴿١١&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They will say, &quot;Our Lord, You made us lifeless twice and gave us life&#xA;  twice, and we have confessed our sins. So is there to an exit any&#xA;  way?&quot; (11)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As well as the mentioned verse, it is said from Allameh-Tabatabae علامه طباطبائی  as a Shia scholar (by helping of other verses): The human when entered the Barzakh, would be dead in comparison with the world and would be alive in compassion with Barzakh. And when he transferred (went) to Qiamat-al-Kobra, he would be dead in comparison to Barzakh and would be alive than Qiamat-al-Kobrah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=95276&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/40:11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-15T13:18:08.320" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T13:18:08.320" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27942" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-05T09:24:47.393" Score="0" ViewCount="6381" Body="&lt;p&gt;As much as I researched, I found some texts (such as: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.afkarnews.ir/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D9%85%D8%B0%D9%87%D8%A8%DB%8C-14/399634-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%AD%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%B2%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.afkarnews.ir&lt;/a&gt;) which indicates that apparently the Meher (dowry) of Hadhrat Fatimah-al-Zahra (as the wife of Imam Ali (a.s.) was a military armor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wandering if it is considered as a true matter? If so, would you please present some related sources? Moreover was it all of her Meher or there were other things as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Note: please submit your references based on authentic hadiths)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-24T13:57:42.250" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T15:34:49.487" Title="What was the Meher of Hazrat-Fatimah?" Tags="|hadith|mehr|fatima-zahra|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27943" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27471" CreationDate="2015-10-05T09:46:24.640" Score="0" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;             In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on what you asked as following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is downloading images of cartoons Haram? I am not talking about&#xA;  copyright, but because of Tasweer is Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the whole, generally, there couldn’t seem to be problem in watching cartoon unless there could be the way of the sin (by attendance of bad persons or doing bad actions which are against Islam). Otherwise it is not considered as a haram practice. Consequently (without paying attention to the law of copyright and other related laws), there couldn’t seem any haram act by downloading cartoon images. For more info. according to the view of Shia it could be permissible to watch halal cartoon which are not consist of any haram scene or act … &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/thread21186.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.askdin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-10T10:10:20.287" LastActivityDate="2017-09-10T10:10:20.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27492" CreationDate="2015-10-05T09:52:33.477" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;              In the name of Allah, The most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on what you inquired that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If I am out of home and do not have cover for my hair and it is time&#xA;  for prayer will it not be accepted if I pray?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is that covering the hairs for women is considered as a wajib (obligatory) practice and actually you ought to cover your hairs during the Salah (prayer). (Although it is counted as a wajib act to cover your hairs in front of non-mahram as well).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Consequently&lt;/strong&gt; it seems that your salah or prayer wouldn’t be OK/accepted and I reckon you must repeat it again as Qaza. Good luck. May Allah guide all of us&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa1280&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-10-03T07:22:12.840" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T07:22:12.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27945" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-05T12:30:12.097" Score="2" ViewCount="17269" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the punishment for this? I always heard about what the punishment will be for it, if I penetrate someone, but what if someone just sleeps with the opposite sex (without penetration), how will he/she get punished?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13940" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T20:32:22.540" LastActivityDate="2018-05-28T16:53:25.250" Title="Zina without penetration" Tags="|fiqh|punishment|zina|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27925" CreationDate="2015-10-05T12:37:32.193" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all ,all praises and thanks are due to Allah who made us muslims and gave us this beautiful religion （i.e, Islam）.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And regarding the answer to this question , First of all ,you should know that while watching this porn you are committing lesser kind of of fornication which may lead you to a major sin as well as decreasing of your iman as the Prophet Muhammad （p.b.u.h）said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لا يزني الزاني حين يزني و هو مؤمن &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we as muslims should protect ourselves from committing any kind of zina whether it is the minor one or not .In short , watching porn movies is haraam and may Allah protect us from that and Allah knows best .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;غفر اللّٰه لنا جميعا وذكّرنا مما نسينا والسلام عليكم ورحمة اللّٰه وبركاته &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14312" LastActivityDate="2015-10-05T12:37:32.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27947" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-05T12:43:31.687" Score="2" ViewCount="889" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who are the parents of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_ul-Banin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Umm al Baneen&lt;/a&gt; (Fatima al Kalabiya), the wife of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ali Ibn Abi Talib&lt;/a&gt; and mother of Abbas and three other sons?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find any information about her parents, except that her fathers name is Huzam ibn Khalid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only mentioning names is not enough, of course. I'd like to know who her father (and mother) was. Was he a companion of the Prophet or of Ali Ibn Abi Talib? When did he live? How did he die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5225" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T14:05:52.127" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T11:32:02.577" Title="Who are the parents of Umm al Baneen?" Tags="|history|ali|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27948" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27945" CreationDate="2015-10-05T13:27:17.413" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no specific punishment for this act (sleeping with someone without having intercourse) in the dunia, as punishment was only mentioned for those who commit fornication (intercourse). However, Allah might keep the punishment until the hereafter unless the sinner repents sincerely, as repentance deletes what's before. And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastActivityDate="2015-10-05T13:27:17.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27924" CreationDate="2015-10-05T13:44:40.377" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all , all praises and thanks are due to Allah . After that , to take ritual birth is compulsory for the muslim person because his or her salah will not be valid until he or she purifies from the janaabah . And in order for you to purify yourself from the the janaabah , follow the following steps .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Step 1 come with the intention that you want to purify yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Step 2 wash the affected areas （i.e, your private parts ）.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Step 3 take complete wudhuu or incomplete wudhuu .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Step 4 take a full hand of water and pour it on the right side of your head . And another full hand of water On the left side of your head . And another full hand of water for the middle of your head making sure that all your hairs are wet before starting the shower .And if you start the shower ,keep your hands away from your private parts so that not to touch them and invalidate your ablution. Finally,  if you are done with the shower you can renew your ablution or not to renew and you can pray with it .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;＊ incomplete wudhuu is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking the wudhuu in the normal way but not Washing the feet . You will wash your feet after you are done with the ritual bath. And Allah knows best .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;والسلام عليكم ورحمة اللّٰه وبركاته &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14312" LastActivityDate="2015-10-05T13:44:40.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27950" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27906" CreationDate="2015-10-05T14:07:30.223" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All praises and thanks are due to Allah. And regarding the answer of your question , marrying is one of the legal ways of our Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h) Therefore, you can marry this girl and there is nothing wrong with that. And the Almighty Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;و جزاك اللّٰه خير الجزاء والسلام عليكم ورحمة اللّٰه وبركاته &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14312" LastEditorUserId="14312" LastEditDate="2015-10-06T01:23:39.937" LastActivityDate="2015-10-06T01:23:39.937" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27594" CreationDate="2015-10-05T14:35:38.657" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Shia view:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Imam Ridha:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مباينته اياهم مفارقته انيتهم.. و كنهه تفريق بينه و بين خلقه، غیوره&#xA;  تحدید لما سواه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His separation from his creation is the separation of him from their&#xA;  essence... his essence is different (does not conflict with his&#xA;  creation) from his creation. The creation (whatever that is other than&#xA;  him) can bind/limit one another (but not Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if we are to consider that Allah is in the trees, then that means that if a tree falls on another then it is conflicting with another, it limiting one another.... yet nothing can/should limit Allah...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or that if Allah is in trees, it means that we are considering a form/shape for him... therefore again limiting him to that form and shape... which is again wrong&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-27T13:09:22.523" LastActivityDate="2015-10-27T13:09:22.523" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27952" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-05T18:21:24.393" Score="1" ViewCount="105" Body="&lt;p&gt;I stumbled upon this statement in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Islam_and_Sikhism&amp;amp;oldid=682808986#Social_beliefs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Islam itself allows for contemplation of other religions as paths toward God as long as those paths do not ascribe partners to Allah&lt;/em&gt; (please find it using &lt;kbd&gt;ctrl&lt;/kbd&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;f&lt;/kbd&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can other religions be used as a path to God, when Islam is the only religion in the eye of Allah? (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.hilali/3:85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him&quot;&gt;Quran 3:85&lt;/a&gt;)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would anyone please explain what is meant by this statement and how is this &lt;em&gt;allowance&lt;/em&gt; used in practice ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14315" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-10-08T07:23:46.857" LastActivityDate="2015-12-07T09:34:02.097" Title="Islam itself allows for contemplation of other religions as paths toward God?" Tags="|practical-islam|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27952" CreationDate="2015-10-05T18:58:03.413" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not a scholar, but what could probably be the meaning is that one could in the search of truth learn different faiths.&#xA;This is applicable for people who are not Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Muslims since they know that Islam is the truth they can still learn about the other faiths and appreciate the correctness and accuracy and wisdom of Quran, the only unchanged book on earth. People when reading the original text (unedited version) of other Abrahamic faiths definitely appreciate the word of god and the lessons contained within. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know a lot of people who in pursuit of learning religions read each religious book and eventually stumbled upon Quran and became a Muslim. I study the bible myself and would definitely want to study the Torah some day. I understand this is an edited version but Islam commands you to be good to your neighbor and I wish to understand the person and their faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5165" LastActivityDate="2015-10-05T18:58:03.413" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27955" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11138" CreationDate="2015-10-05T21:32:00.937" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They have different calculations for all the prayer times. They even PRAY in another manner. For example, Sunnis pray two to three minutes after the sun is completely below the horizon, but Shias don't offer Maghrib salat until all bright warm colours, or redness in general, have disappeared. It's a matter of who learned what from which schooling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14318" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-12T16:22:21.660" LastActivityDate="2015-11-12T16:22:21.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27956" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-06T05:40:21.950" Score="-1" ViewCount="427" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a gay Muslim and I am fighting my tendencies. To restrict men accessing my anus, I have been inserting a tampon. Is this haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14320" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:04:26.210" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T20:04:26.210" Title="In an effort to fight my homosexual tendencies, I have been inserting a tampon in my anus; is this haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27957" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-06T06:21:48.543" Score="2" ViewCount="1329" Body="&lt;p&gt;A popular Hindi saying is: &quot;Wahi hota hai jo manzoor-e-khuda hota hai&quot;. Literally translated, it means &quot;Only that happens which has the permission of God&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this literally believed to be the truth in Islam? Or is it believed that some things happen without his permission also -- possibly by free-will or by the will of Shaitan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14323" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T11:02:07.387" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T11:02:07.387" Title="Do all worldly situations arise by the will of Allah alone? Or are some things happening by the will of others e.g. Shaitan?" Tags="|allah|shaitan|free-will|qadar|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27801" CreationDate="2015-10-06T06:29:31.577" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah swt and blessings on Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him His Family and Companions)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ إِنَّ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَلْبًا وَقَلْبُ الْقُرْآنِ يس وَمَنْ أَقَرَأَ يس كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِقِرَاءَتِهَا قِرَاءَةَ الْقُرْآنِ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ ‏&quot;‏ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas:&#xA;that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Indeed for everything there is a heart, and the Qur'an's heart is Ya Sin. Whoever recites Ya Sin, then for its recitation, Allah writes for him that he recited the Qur'an ten times.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/631230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is another Narration showing significance of Surah Yasin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;‏ اقْرَءُوا ‏{‏ يس ‏}‏ عَلَى مَوْتَاكُمْ ‏&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Ma'qil ibn Yasar:&#xA;The Prophet (ﷺ) said: &lt;strong&gt;Recite Surah Ya-Sin over your dying men&lt;/strong&gt;. This is the version of Ibn al-Ala'(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/21/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-07T16:19:17.433" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T16:19:17.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27959" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27957" CreationDate="2015-10-06T08:53:07.483" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have quoted some of the text from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-the-scholar/muslim-creed/muslim-belief/174982-why-does-allah-allow-suffering-and-evil-in-the-world.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{Say, “Nothing will happen to us except what Allah has decreed for&#xA;  us; He is our Protector.” And in Allah let the believers put their&#xA;  trust. Say: “Do you wait for us (any fate) except for one of the two&#xA;  best things (martyrdom or victory)?} (At-Tawbah 9: 51-52)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By watching the subduing turns of fates – which are beyond our free will – and discerning God’s work in outcomes, whether sweet or bitter, our emotions are regulated and kept from becoming intense or exaggerated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This moderation is characteristic of wise and experienced people, who are temperate in their joy and sadness, and their overall reactions, meeting that which is pleasant or unpleasant with calm feelings. This is the gist of God’s words:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{No calamity happens on the earth or in yourselves but it is inscribed&#xA;  in the Book of Decrees, before We bring it into existence. Verily,&#xA;  that is easy for Allah, In order that you may not grieve for what has&#xA;  escaped you, nor rejoice in what has been given to you; Allah likes&#xA;  not prideful boasters.} (Al-Hadid 57: 22-3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The aim is not prevention of the natural sensations of pain or pleasure; rather, it is restraint of overwhelming indulgence, whether excessive joy whose ecstasy may distract from what is right or excessive grief whose agony may crush the will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Update#1:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, no, nothing happens without HIS permission. Whatever good or bad happens, happens with ALLAH's permission. It doesn't mean HE wills it upon you. It just because of whatever you have been doing and you have brought it upon yourselves and HE has allowed it to happen. There's a Quranic Ayat about this exact same thing, I will search and update the answer accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14305" LastActivityDate="2015-10-06T08:53:07.483" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27957" CreationDate="2015-10-06T09:12:13.570" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two types of thing happening in this world. One, that is controlled by God directly and noone has any control over them except Him. Others are what happens through actions of humans under the laws made by God. Since, a person is involved in these actions, he is responsible for the outcome. E.g. We know fire burns. Its a law that God has made. If we throw a paper in fire then we are responsible for the burning of that paper. Ofcourse, God has ultimate control and he can cause the fire, not to burn the paper. When something like this happens, we treat it as a miracle, as it goes against the natural order of the world and only God has the power to circumvent this natural order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the laws have been made by God, we can say that ultimately everything happens by the will of God. On a more superficial level, humans do have control to choose based on his own will and thus, the whole concept of heaven and hell makes sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My personal variation of the quote is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;When something has happened, it is exactly what God has willed&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Jab koyi cheez ho chukti hai, to wo wohi hoti hai, jo Allah nay chahi hoti hai)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2015-10-06T09:12:13.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27936" CreationDate="2015-10-06T13:28:00.537" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although the statement &lt;em&gt;Everything has a heart, and surah Ya-Sin is the heart of the Quran&lt;/em&gt; is properly documented, what you are asking is not. Let me try to give an answer with argument.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming to my argument, since Yasin is already called a heart, it doesn't have to have its own heart. But there is something called the &lt;strong&gt;deepest part of the heart&lt;/strong&gt;, and by Allah, I believe the deepest part of this heart is the last two verses taken together:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quranx.com/36.82-83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Hilali and Khan&quot;&gt;36.82&lt;/a&gt; Verily, His Command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, &amp;quot;Be!&amp;quot; and it is!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quranx.com/36.83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Hilali and Khan&quot;&gt;36.83&lt;/a&gt; So Glorified is He and Exalted above all that they associate with Him, and in Whose Hands is the dominion of all things, and to Him you shall be returned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two verses are indeed very profound in meaning, and this is the primary message of the whole Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I expect my argument to be agreed upon.&lt;/em&gt; Jazak Allah Khair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14326" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T16:01:16.510" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27964" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-06T14:13:02.037" Score="3" ViewCount="1481" Body="&lt;p&gt;When listening to Turkish qur'an reciters I often realize that they don't do waqf (stoping/pausing recitation) in typical places in Qur'an Verses according the Qiraa' of Hafs 'an 'Assim (in the most spread Saudi-Arabian print)! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe in other countries who use the same Moshaf they have the same waqf positions and symbols (see also: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/4130/what-are-the-different-punctuation-in-quran/37594#37594&quot;&gt;What are the different punctuation in Quran?&lt;/a&gt;)! As I saw these (different) positions in a Turkish copy of Mushaf!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what kind of waqf are they following, or more exactly to whom it refer's?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that in northern Africa especially in the Maghreb countries they used to follow the woqof al-Hibtiya الوقوف الهبطية according to Imam al-Hibti al-Fassy (850-930 a.H.) in Qiraat Warch 'an Nafi' (bi taryq al-Azraq) and even Qalun 'an Nafi'. So it may sound a bit strange or different if a reciter from the middle east used some other waqf!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example in this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_21PHZ7mF0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;recitation on youtube&lt;/a&gt; of (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/285-286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:285-286&lt;/a&gt;) the Qari' made  a (slight) waqf after the first rusulih (there is no waqf here!) and didn't consider doing it after doing it after 'irhamna (which is only waqf jaiz, so this is totally acceptable) but did it on each of the words before wa'fu 'anaa, wa-ghfir lanaa where again there's no waqf prescribed according the mushaf of medina (Hafs 'an 'Assim). Unfortunately I couldn't so far find better examples, as my question is based of what I've heard in mosques here in Germany myself!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T01:41:59.013" LastActivityDate="2022-04-15T01:00:30.093" Title="Difference of waqf in Qiraat Hafs between waqf الوقف in usual Moshaf and turkish recitation" Tags="|quran|quran-recitation|uloom-al-quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27965" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-06T14:35:02.800" Score="-1" ViewCount="658" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the Islamic rule regarding the recitation of dikr (praise) and Qur'anic verses loudly or softly while carrying Kansas?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14329" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-08T12:48:28.640" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T16:55:27.447" Title="Reciting dikr while carrying janaza" Tags="|practical-islam|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27967" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27980" CreationDate="2015-10-06T16:02:11.823" Score="1" ViewCount="883" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I want to serve my country by serving in the armed forces will it be called jihad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Case 1 :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If country is a Muslim country and fight is against a non-Muslim country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Case 2:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If country is a Muslim country and fight against a Muslim country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Case 3:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If country is a non-Muslim country and fight is against any country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Explain by Quran and Hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5383" LastEditorUserId="11613" LastEditDate="2015-10-07T05:03:15.977" LastActivityDate="2015-10-07T08:04:19.580" Title="Would fighting for one's country be termed as &quot;jihad&quot;?" Tags="|jihad|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27968" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27967" CreationDate="2015-10-06T17:02:59.953" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. Jihad means fighting for humanity or human rights. This fighting is not battle or war. It is just protest. Since fight is not allowed in any religion. Every sacred books keeps into mind that followers of religion is everything. That's why don't tarnish others religion &amp;amp; respect their religion. Only then they will respect yours. Another point is followers profit. Followers are expected to follow well known, true path to get their goals &amp;amp; be happy. I short love ppl, respect everything since everything belonging to God. We owes nothing. Small money we bribe to God, animals, flowers everything belonging to God. He don't expect you to bring all those things again to God. So fight for existence of flowers, don't pluck them, that's jihad. I love jihad, everyone knows this is the way to reach to God only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14331" LastActivityDate="2015-10-06T17:02:59.953" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="971" CreationDate="2015-10-06T17:08:58.933" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know that God is everywhere we can't hide from Him. But while prying we have to cover hair or head, as part of tradition. It doesn't affect anything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14331" LastActivityDate="2015-10-06T17:08:58.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27970" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-06T18:53:52.940" Score="0" ViewCount="3613" Body="&lt;p&gt;How to continue salat or prayer or namaz(in case of delay and want continue with jamat), if already imam has finished few rakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8240" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-10-14T00:57:30.690" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T02:44:52.720" Title="How to continue salah, if already imam has finished few rakat" Tags="|salat|imam-al-jamaah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-18T02:21:49.187" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11517" CreationDate="2015-10-06T19:48:55.787" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam, It is halal it is not haram because you are not the one who got money with haram activities therefore it is halal&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14333" LastActivityDate="2015-10-06T19:48:55.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27974" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-06T20:05:39.747" Score="2" ViewCount="5088" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ziyarat-e-zulf Mubarak.  I have been to a gathering here in Pakistan where I have been blessed to see the hair of holy Prophet (peace be upon him).  (See e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lahore360.com/ziyarat-of-holy-hairs-of-holy-prophet-muhammad-pbuh-lahore.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lahore 360&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Out of curiosity I just wanted to know, where did this blessed hair come from? I.e. this might have followed a proper inheritance from either his sahaba (companions) or syeds, i.e. Prophet family?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14334" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-23T09:08:39.477" LastActivityDate="2017-03-23T09:08:39.477" Title="Where did the Prophet's hair in Pakistan come from?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|hair|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27978" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27974" CreationDate="2015-10-07T01:21:36.660" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhan o Taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His Family and Companions &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From some narrations we get to know that blessed hairs of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him were distributed among his companions and later on it is transferred  among the generations and preserved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;When Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went to Mina, he came to Jamrat-ul-'Aqabah and threw pebbles at it. After that, he went to his lodge in Mina and sacrificed. Then he called for a barber and pointed his right side to him, said, &quot;Shave from here.&quot; Then he pointed his left side and said, &quot;Take (hair) from here.&quot; Then he distributed his hair among the people.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another narration is: &lt;strong&gt;After the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had thrown pebbles at Jamrah and sacrificed an animal, he turned the right side of his head towards the barber who shaved it for him. Then he called Abu Talhah Ansari (May Allah be pleased with him) and gave his hair to him. Then he turned his head to the left side and asked the barber to shave it. He gave the hair to Abu Talhah and told him, &quot;Distribute it among the people.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;**&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another narration Anas ibn malik narrates &#xA; “&lt;strong&gt;I saw the Messenger of Allah [Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him] while the barber was shaving his head [after the Farewell Hajj], and his Companions were circling around him, ensuring that a single hair would not fall except into the hands of one of them.”&lt;/strong&gt; [Sahih Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Khalid bin Waleed took some Hairs of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and he used to keep those blessed hairs in every battles,It is mentioned that “I did not attend any battle except that I was given victory by means of them [ie. the blessed hairs].” (Ibn Kathir, Al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;These hairs, along with other prophetic relics, have been mentioned throughout Islamic history as being passed through the possession of various people, and migrating with them to various Islamic lands.&quot; for more visit this &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2014/03/07/preservation-of-the-prophets-hair-and-seeking-blessings-through-it/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2014/03/07/preservation-of-the-prophets-hair-and-seeking-blessings-through-it/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2015-10-07T15:46:34.063" LastActivityDate="2015-10-07T15:46:34.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27967" CreationDate="2015-10-07T08:04:19.580" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamu alaikum warehmatullahi wabarakatuhu brother,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of, you wanting to serve your country and CASE 1:-&#xA;&quot;Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for Allah loveth not transgressors.&quot; (Quran 2:190)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And fight them until there is no more afflictions (i.e. no more worshipping of others besides Allah). &quot; (2.193) Ibn 'Umar said (to the man), &quot;Do you know what is meant by afflictions? Let your mother bereave you! Muhammad used to fight against the pagans, for a Muslim was put to trial in his religion (The pagans will either kill him or chain him as a captive) . His fighting was not like your fighting which is carried on for the sake of ruling.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Volume 4, Book 52, Number 46 :&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Abu Huraira&#xA;    I heard Allah's Apostle saying, &quot;The example of a Mujahid in Allah's Cause-- and Allah knows better who really strives in His Cause----is like a person who fasts and prays continuously. Allah guarantees that He will admit the Mujahid in His Cause into Paradise if he is killed, otherwise He will return him to his home safely with rewards and war booty.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Volume 4, Book 52, Number 42 :&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas&#xA;    Allah's Apostle said, &quot;There is no Hijra (i.e. migration) (from Mecca to Medina) after the Conquest (of Mecca), but Jihad and good intention remain; and if you are called (by the Muslim ruler) for fighting, go forth immediately. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conclusion: The meaning of Jihad is to fight (with the intention to be sacrificed) in Allah's cause. The country's purpose is to mainly conquer the land or protect their land mostly but it is not their intentions, if the country states that it is in Allah's cause then it is jihad!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IN CASE 2:-&#xA;  &quot;And if two parties of the believers quarrel, make peace between them; but if one of them acts wrongfully towards the other, fight that which acts wrongfully until it returns to Allah's command; then if it returns, make peace between them with justice and act equitably; surely Allah loves those who act equitably.(49.9)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Volume 3, Book 43, Number 622 :&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by 'Abdullah bin Umar&#xA;    Allah's Apostle said, &quot;A Muslim is a brother of another Muslim, so he should not oppress him, nor should he hand him over to an oppressor. Whoever fulfilled the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfill his needs; whoever brought his (Muslim) brother out of a discomfort, Allah will bring him out of the discomforts of the Day of Resurrection, and whoever screened a Muslim, Allah will screen him on the Day of Resurrection . &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conclusion: A muslim country or brother can not fight eachother as they are (in Islam/muslim) brothers to eachother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IN CASE 3:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Volume 4, Book 52, Number 63 :&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Al-Bara&#xA;    A man whose face was covered with an iron mask (i.e. clad in armor) came to the Prophet and said, &quot;O Allah's Apostle! Shall I fight or embrace Islam first? &quot;The Prophet said, &quot;Embrace Islam first and then fight.&quot; So he embraced Islam, and was martyred. Allah's Apostle said, A Little work, but a great reward. &quot;(He did very little (after embracing Islam), but he will be rewarded in abundance).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conclusion:- Jihad is done in Allah's cause therefore one needs to be Muslim (believe in Allah, his messengers, Angels, revelations, signs etc)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Volume 4, Book 52, Number 50 :&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Anas bin Malik&#xA;    The Prophet said, &quot;A single endeavor (of fighting) in Allah's Cause in the forenoon or in the afternoon is better than the world and whatever is in it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Volume 4, Book 52, Number 41 :&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Abdullah bin Masud&#xA;    I asked Allah's Apostle, &quot;O Allah's Apostle! What is the best deed?&quot; He replied, &quot;To offer the prayers at their early stated fixed times.&quot; I asked, &quot;What is next in goodness?&quot; He replied, &quot;To be good and dutiful to your parents.&quot; I further asked, what is next in goodness?&quot; He replied, &quot;To participate in Jihad in Allah's Cause.&quot; I did not ask Allah's Apostle anymore and if I had asked him more, he would have told me more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Volume 4, Book 52, Number 59 :&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Abu Huraira&#xA;    Allah's Apostle said, &quot;By Him in Whose Hands my soul is! Whoever is wounded in Allah's Cause....and Allah knows well who gets wounded in His Cause....will come on the Day of Resurrection with his wound having the color of blood but the scent of musk.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14276" LastActivityDate="2015-10-07T08:04:19.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27945" CreationDate="2015-10-07T08:13:40.367" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhan o Taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you have asked   &lt;code&gt;but what if someone just sleeps with the opposite sex (without penetration)&lt;/code&gt;,It is a great sin and not allowed in Islam ,,one must sincerely repent and do Tawbah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;.......The food (slaughtered cattle, eatable animals, etc.) of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) is lawful to you and yours is lawful to them. (Lawful to you in marriage) are chaste women from the believers and chaste women from those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians) before your time, when you have given their due Mahr (bridal money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage), desiring chastity (i.e. taking them in legal wedlock) not committing illegal sexual intercourse, nor taking them as girl-friends.....Quran Al-Maida &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:5&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not allowed in Islam to make any kind of relationships or hanging around and sleeping with Non Mahram and as the question says if someone just sleeps indicating not sure if may be once or more it could lead to intercourse as well so should stop doing this way of destroying duniya o akhirah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said:&#xA;  The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;Allah has written the very portion of Zina which a man will indulge in. There will be no escape from it. The &lt;strong&gt;Zina of the eye&lt;/strong&gt; is the (lustful) look, the &lt;strong&gt;Zina of the ears&lt;/strong&gt; is the listening (to voluptuous songs or talk), the &lt;strong&gt;Zina of the tongue&lt;/strong&gt; is (the licentious) speech, the &lt;strong&gt;Zina of the hand&lt;/strong&gt; is the (lustful) grip, the &lt;strong&gt;Zina of the feet&lt;/strong&gt; is the walking (to the place where he intends to commit Zina), &lt;strong&gt;the heart yearns and desires and the private parts approve all that or disapprove it&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant), shall see it.And whosoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant), shall see it&lt;/strong&gt;. Quran 99:7-8&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2015-10-07T08:13:40.367" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27982" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-07T11:42:13.343" Score="6" ViewCount="8821" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I was reading the Fajr prayer, I was trying to say it quickly because it was late and I was reciting it out loud. When I did sajda (prostration), I think there was too much saliva in my mouth or something so what I said sounded like &quot;subhanarabial'aya&quot; instead of &quot;subhanarabial'ala.&quot; It was only one time though. Do you know if my prayer is acceptable? Or have I changed the meaning of the word?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14342" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-26T10:10:20.117" LastActivityDate="2017-12-26T10:10:20.117" Title="Is my prayer valid even though I mispronounced a word?" Tags="|salat|sajda|fajr|pronunciation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2018-04-12T18:05:58.043" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27984" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27903" CreationDate="2015-10-07T16:56:03.760" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The scholar you had admired has said wrong.&#xA;And the actual reason is pigs were made haram because pigs are the dirtiest animals on this planet.&#xA;Apart from this Islam is a pure and cleanest religion and Allah loves people who are clean.so we do ablution and wudu before Salah or salath or namaz or Islamic prayer. Apart from this just visit youtube for the harmful effects caused by eating pig.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14332" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-18T08:58:22.960" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T08:58:22.960" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27900" CreationDate="2015-10-07T17:03:47.223" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;recite al hamdulillah then darood e tunajinna 100 times standing and in wudu or ablution or after taking bath in clean state and after that do sajadah say al hamdulillah 3 times and then pray for ur husband and youself kids and dont forget to pray for ur parents.insha allah allah will answer ur dua sister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14332" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-10-08T15:47:57.750" LastActivityDate="2015-10-08T15:47:57.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4293" CreationDate="2015-10-07T18:38:50.410" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;One thing allah knows better.&#xA;next are few questions I would I like to ask.&#xA;our prophet wore different kind of dress which was a part of dressing at that time.&#xA;if sunnah is following the life style of prophet why are men wearing t-shirt jeans and ties.&#xA;see a religion teaches us to judge what is right and what's wrong.&#xA;islam thought it perfectly trough Quran .&#xA;thing is bowing down to take blessing .we know vl respect so vl bow down not bcoz of anyother means.&#xA;why make things complicated .&#xA;it's not compulsory but it's not a sin either. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14345" LastActivityDate="2015-10-07T18:38:50.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27987" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="27988" CreationDate="2015-10-07T22:06:00.017" Score="2" ViewCount="3215" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abdullah b. Mas'ud reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:&#xA;  There is none amongst you with whom is not an attache from amongst the jinn (devil). They (the Companions) said: Allah's Messenger, with you too? Thereupon he said: Yes, but Allah helps me against him and so I am safe from his hand and he does not command me but for good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/52/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; Chapter: The Mischief Of The Shaitan And How He Sends His Troops To Tempt People, And With Every Person There Is A Qarin (Companion From Among The Jinn)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So Is there always a same jinn or shaitan (Qarin) with a person all the time and can someone able to refrain from his company.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2015-10-07T22:52:38.853" LastActivityDate="2015-10-08T06:19:53.150" Title="Shaitan or Jinn attached with a person all the time" Tags="|hadith|shaitan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27987" CreationDate="2015-10-07T23:16:21.313" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, he is always there with you as what is mentioned in the Quraan in surah Qaf: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(قَالَ قَرِينُهُ رَبَّنَا مَا أَطْغَيْتُهُ وَلَٰكِنْ كَانَ فِي ضَلَالٍ بَعِيدٍ)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His [devil] companion will say, &quot;Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he [himself] was in extreme error.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surat Qaf 27]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The arabic word Kareen (قرين) means literally a consort or companion as in the translation, which is someone who remains with you forever, so based on its meaning, you cannot get rid of him. However, you can manage to resist his evil whispers, as Allah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَهُ سُلْطَانٌ عَلَى الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, there is for him no authority over those who have believed and rely upon their Lord.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Surat An-Nahl 99]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastActivityDate="2015-10-07T23:16:21.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27970" CreationDate="2015-10-08T01:50:33.983" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamu alaikum warehmatullahi wabarakatuhu,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have found a similar question on this site and am going to just put the answer here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IF one arrived late and the Salat has been started, it is recommended for him to join it, rather than praying alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, the reference of each Raka(ركعة) is Rokou3 (ركوع), which means that if you reached after Rokou3, then the missed Raka must be repeated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, you must follow the Imam, you don't start with the missing Raka then continue with him, for ex: if you arrived while he was in Sujud, you must make Sujud with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You follow the Imam till he finishes praying, then check how many have you prayed, in order to continue the Rakat till finishing the required number of Rakat in this prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the first lost Rakat contain the verse reading after Fatiha, then while repeating your missed Rakat you read the verses, even if this was your 3rd Raka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arriving in 1st Raka:&#xA;If you arrived in the 1st Raka, and they hadn't make rokou3 yet or in the Rokou3, then you continue with them, make Rokou3 with them, even if you hadn't finish Reading Fatiha, you have to follow the imam, then continue the prayer with them, and make salam with them, because you hadn't miss any Raka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you had arrived after Rokou3 (it is considered the 2nd Raka), continue with them, then when they finish you don't make salam, you stand up and make an additional Raka and read a verse after Fatiha during this Raka as if you were making the first missed Raka, then after Sujud you sit, say Tahiyat, then make salam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arriving in 2nd Raka: IF you arrived before or during Rokou3 in 2nd Raka, continue with them, then when they finish you don't make salam, you stand up and make an additional Raka and read a verse after Fatiha during this Raka as if you were making the first missed Raka, then after Sujud you sit, say Tahiyat, then make salam.&#xA;If you arrived after Rokou3 then this will be considered the 3rd Raka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arriving in 3nd Raka: IF you arrived before or during Rokou3 in 3nd Raka, continue with them, then when they finish you don't make salam, you stand up and make the missed Rakat (you will have two more Rakat to repeat). If this was Maghrib prayer (then the total is 3 Rakat, and you have done only one raka), so after you stand up, make Rokou3, then after Sujud you sit down to say tahiyat because it will be your 2nd Raka, then you stand up to make the 3rd Raka, after Rokou3 and Sujud, you say tahiyat, then make salam. Else, if this was Duhr, Aser, or Isha'a prayer (4 Rekaat), then after the imam makes salam, you stand up to make your 3rd Raka, you don't sit after sujud, you stand again to make the fourth raka, then sit again and finish.&#xA;Arriving in 4th Raka: this means you still have 3 Rakat to make, so you stand up to make your 2nd Raka (1st one made with imam), then after sujud you sit, say ta7iyat, then stand up, and make other 2 Rakat as usual.&#xA;So the rule is that you continue with the imam then repeat the missed Rakat, if you are in the 2nd Raka you sit and say ta7iyat, due to your prayer, and the number of Rakat you have reached after the imam has finished prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By zeina&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14276" LastActivityDate="2015-10-08T01:50:33.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27992" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16980" CreationDate="2015-10-08T05:59:15.583" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everything has a cause. Believing in magic guides you to an unreasonable world. Don't loss your logic. What the hell is magic. Ignore all these subjects and have a good life and good time. If something happen to you, it's because of yourself or others. Sometimes being not too careful about our behaviors, will change other behaviors about us. Sometimes gossips about you will change other behaviors. Ask them and they will tell you. All in a reasonable way, dude. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14157" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T06:26:35.707" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T06:26:35.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27993" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27987" CreationDate="2015-10-08T06:19:53.150" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What refer to our jin is a symbolic term. It means every one of us has tendency to do bad things and in other hand good things. These tendencies make your character. If you try to do good things then your angel side is more powerful, and if you do bad things your devil part is more powerful. These are symbolic terms, you've to notice to the meaning, not talking about where is my devil. It's for about 15 centuries ago, when satisfing people is only by calling demon and angel. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God always say us &quot;Think, Think and think in logic way.. &quot;. Leave these words and establish your life on minded ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14157" LastActivityDate="2015-10-08T06:19:53.150" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27997" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27519" CreationDate="2015-10-08T07:54:13.860" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah said in Quran (what means):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنْ خَلَقَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا لِّتَسْكُنُوا إِلَيْهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَكُم مَّوَدَّةً وَرَحْمَةً ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُون&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&quot;And among His signs is this, that He created for you wives from among yourselves, that you may find repose in them, and He has put between you affection and mercy. Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who reflect. (21)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Quran, Chapter 30, verse 21]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;النکاح من سنتی فمن رغب عن سنتی فلیس منی&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Marriage is my sunnah and who ever turns away from my sunnah is not of me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Nikaah (Marriage) is Prophet (PBUH)'s permanent sunnah. It is a great sin for a person who can marry but don't marry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are more benefits in getting married than being single.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4185" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T08:27:22.847" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T08:27:22.847" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28001" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-08T12:02:03.707" Score="7" ViewCount="6112" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've always been asked by my elders to sit down and then drink water. Why is it so and why doesn't the same rule apply while drinking Zam Zam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5084" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T13:08:51.503" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T13:08:51.503" Title="Is it necessary to drink water while sitting down and why doesn't the same rule apply while drinking Zam Zam?" Tags="|sunnah|islamic-basis|food|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28001" CreationDate="2015-10-08T12:56:27.797" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamu alaikum warehmatullahi wabarakatuhu,&#xA; The answer is, mostly it is due to the sunnah of our Prophet Muhammed SAW as stated in hadith he used to do so:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Volume 7, Book 69, Number 519 :&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Narrated An-Nazzal: All came to the gate of the courtyard (of the Mosque) and drank (water) while he was standing and said, &quot;Some people dislike to drink while standing, but I saw the Prophet doing (drinking water) as you have seen me doing now.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Sayyidina Anas ibn Malik radiyallahu anhu relates that Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam drank water in three breaths (i.e. in three gulps/sips) and used to say, “It is more pleasing and satisfying in this manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Volume 7, Book 69, Number 521 :&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas&#xA;    The Prophet drank Zam-Zam (water) while standing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Volume 7, Book 69, Number 530 :&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Abu Said Al-Khudri&#xA;    I heard Allah's Apostle forbidding the drinking of water by bending the mouths of water skins, i.e., drinking from the mouths directly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note:- Say bismillah before drinking by taking 3 sips (not in the utensil) and Alhamdulillah after. As for Zam Zam, you pay respect to the holy water by standing and drinking it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14276" LastEditorUserId="14276" LastEditDate="2015-10-08T14:20:28.523" LastActivityDate="2015-10-08T14:20:28.523" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28004" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-08T14:26:12.653" Score="5" ViewCount="299" Body="&lt;p&gt;I basically bought a bottle of Sprite, because of I didn't know what the other options are (e.g. Tastes). Coca Cola supports Israel, as you know. When buying it, I felt like I'm supporting the evil, yet I still continued buying it. Even if with or without that intention, am I still counted as a murderer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13940" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:04:03.420" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T20:04:03.420" Title="Do we get the same punishment for supporting the murderer?" Tags="|fiqh|punishment|non-muslim-countries|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28004" CreationDate="2015-10-08T16:15:53.283" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamu alaikum warehmatullahi wabarakatuhu,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Relating to your title question I went ahead and researched on it:- &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;INVOLVING IN MURDER&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Volume 9, Book 83, Number 3: &#xA;Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:&#xA;One of the evil deeds with bad consequence from which there is no escape for the one who is involved in it is to kill someone unlawfully.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Volume 9, Book 83, Number 6: &#xA;Narrated 'Abdullah:&#xA;The Prophet said, &quot;No human being is killed unjustly, but a part of responsibility for the crime is laid on the first son of Adam who invented the tradition of killing (murdering) on the earth. (It is said that he was Qabil).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (RA) says,&#xA;“The Holy Prophet (S) was told that a Muslim has been killed and his corpse is lying on the street. When the Holy Prophet (S) and his companions reached the site of the murder, he enquired as to who the killer was.”&#xA;The people said, “We do not know.” The Prophet was surprised,&#xA;“A person has been killed among the Muslims, and no one knows of his killer?”&#xA;“By the Almighty who appointed me with Prophethood, If all the creatures of the heavens and the earth participate in the murder of a Muslim and be pleased upon that, then Allah would surely involve them in punishment and send them all to Hell.”&#xA;The lesson derived from this hadith is that there is no difference between the killer and those who support or co-operate with him.&#xA;Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s.) has said,&#xA;“On the day of Qiyāma a person would be presented before Allah. He will be having a streak of blood (like one gets a cut while shaving). He will say,&#xA;‘By Allah, I have not killed anyone. Not have I co-operated with anyone’s murder.’ Allah will say, ‘Yes, but one day you spoke about a believer and your words caused him to be killed. Hence you are responsible for his murder.’”&#xA;Hazrat Imam Riďa (a.s.) said,&#xA;“If someone is killed in the east and one who lives in the west is pleased upon this, then he is a partner in this murder.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But regarding your elaborated statement, boycotting is something we people are doing to not support Israels on developing or selling their products which includes Mc donalds, pepsi, lays etc. but I am not so good on this topic. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14276" LastActivityDate="2015-10-08T16:15:53.283" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28004" CreationDate="2015-10-08T17:23:47.347" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question title and body is confusing. The title makes it look you are part of the actual murder (action wise).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam there is no such as boycotting, even from your enemies during war time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Muslims are unanimously agreed that it is permissible to interact with ahl al-dhimmah (non-Muslims living under Muslim rule) and other kuffaar, so long as the object of the transaction is not haraam, but it is not permissible for a Muslim to sell weapons or tools of war to those who are waging war against the Muslims, or anything that helps them to support their religion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/20732&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/20732&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Feel free to buy from any company you want regardless of their political or religious standpoint, whom they support or what they believe in&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-10-08T17:23:47.347" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28008" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27903" CreationDate="2015-10-09T00:53:47.467" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many people have tried to give reason to Allah subhana wa-ta'ala's decree that pigs are haram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your scholars claim, though I respect it, doesn't seem to have any basis. The domestication of pigs had been &lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.nature.com/freeassociation/2015/01/on-the-history-of-pigs.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;studied&lt;/a&gt;. And this study does not appear to mention any population decline at any point actual or that pigs were ever threatened. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pigs are omnivores and scavengers &lt;em&gt;by nature&lt;/em&gt;.  That is even if they are bred solely on vegetable, they will, given the opportunity, return to scavenging. These are categories of haram meat (so one would imagine other scavengers/omnivores like rats are equally impermissible) and perhaps pigs are singled out due to the fact they had been widely domesticated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ultimately only Allah knows why, however. While it can beneficial to speculate &lt;em&gt;in an attempt to better understand our deen&lt;/em&gt;, it is also wise not to go too far with such conjecture. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T09:24:58.373" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T09:24:58.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28001" CreationDate="2015-10-09T08:50:09.167" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is drinking whilst sitting sunna?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all it's permissible to drink both sitting and standing, but drinking whilst sitting is better, and it is what the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) did most often as even later people thought only this was his sunna. I will add references later!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is drinking zam-zam whilst standing sunna?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/36/154&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith of ibn 'Abas&lt;/a&gt; saying that our Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) drunk zam-zam whilst standing (Quoted by Imam al-Bukahri, Muslim, Ibn Majah etc.) is considered by some Scholars as a permission not a must, as in an &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/25/120&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;other Narration&lt;/a&gt; a sub-narrator added that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was riding! So even while drinking zam-zam you could (should) sit, as this is the the position our Messenger (peace be upon him) toke the most for drinking!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References about the permission to drink whilst standing&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some ahadith references showing that the Messenger of Allah also has been seen drinking whilst standing (not only zam-zam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From sahih al-Bukahri narrated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/74/41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an-Nazzal&lt;/a&gt; (may Allah be pleased with him)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Jami' at-Tirmidhi (and also in Sunan ibn Majah) narrated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/635000&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn 'Omar&lt;/a&gt; (may Allah be pleased with both of them)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in Musnad Ahmad:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib (may Allaah be pleased with him) drank whilst&#xA;  standing, and the people looked at him as if they objected to that. He&#xA;  said: “What are you looking at? If I drink whilst standing, I saw the&#xA;  Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) drink whilst&#xA;  standing, and if I drink sitting, I saw the Prophet (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allaah be upon him) drink whilst sitting.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here are different fatwas &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/143966&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;about why we should drink whilst sitting&lt;/a&gt;, the ruling about &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/21147&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;drinking whilst standing&lt;/a&gt;  and &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/1698&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;and the water of zam-zam&lt;/a&gt; and much more information then i wrote here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-10-09T13:20:34.350" LastActivityDate="2015-10-09T13:20:34.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28013" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28014" CreationDate="2015-10-09T13:19:06.350" Score="1" ViewCount="928" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am still discovering the Quran, thus my question might look stupid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Quran's perspective, why &lt;em&gt;good people&lt;/em&gt; often &lt;em&gt;suffer&lt;/em&gt; from awful &lt;em&gt;diseases&lt;/em&gt; which are often &lt;em&gt;not related&lt;/em&gt; to their &lt;em&gt;lifestyle&lt;/em&gt; (ex: cancer)? Do pain and suffering among these &lt;em&gt;good people&lt;/em&gt; is something covered somewhere in the Quran? Is there a reason to that since it could like some sort of &lt;em&gt;injustice&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14322" LastActivityDate="2021-10-31T23:02:59.213" Title="Suffering, good people and Holy Quran" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28013" CreationDate="2015-10-09T14:24:41.280" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;TRIALS AND TESTS:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your question is not at all stupid but it is suited as to why Allah makes his loved servants suffer or put trial.&#xA;References to your question:-&#xA;HOLY QUR'AN&#xA;And surely We shall try you with something of fear and hunger, and loss of wealth and lives and crops; but give glad tidings to the patient, Who says, when afflicted with calamity: “To Allah We belong, and to Him is our return”: They are those on whom (descend) Blessings from Allah, and Mercy, and they are the ones that receive guidance. (Al-Baqarah 2:155-157)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another verse, Allah Almighty says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed: and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving. (Al-Mulk 67:2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whatever misfortune happens to you, is because of the things your hands have wrought, and for many (of them) He grants forgiveness. (Ash-Shura 42:30)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Hajj&#xA;22:11 And there is, too, among  befalls him, he is satisfied with Him; but if a trial assails him, he turns away utterly, [9] losing [thereby both] this world and the life to come: [and] this, indeed, is a loss beyond compare! [10]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;HADITH (sayings and actions of the Prophet):-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: If Allah intends good for someone, then He afflicts him with trials.&#xA;Sahih Bukhari 5321&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mus’ad ibn Sa’eed reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:&#xA;The servant will continue to be tried until he is left walking upon the earth without any sin.&#xA;Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2398&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“…and be patient. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.” [al-Anfal 8:46].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conclusion:- These test, sufferings, trials are to try us in our decisions and and strengthen our faith and bond with Allah. Every test you pass or succeed, you raise a level higher and closer to Allah. May Allah be with you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14276" LastEditorUserId="14276" LastEditDate="2015-10-09T14:40:01.387" LastActivityDate="2015-10-09T14:40:01.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28018" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-10T07:17:06.423" Score="2" ViewCount="894" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is &lt;strong&gt;wudu&lt;/strong&gt; done after &lt;strong&gt;gusl&lt;/strong&gt; (bathing)? I have this question because you wash your whole body during gusl including hands, face, legs, ears and all other parts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11825" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-01T09:58:10.283" LastActivityDate="2021-11-19T04:42:29.747" Title="Is wudhu done after gusl?" Tags="|practical-islam|wudu|ghusl|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28022" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-10T11:14:21.610" Score="2" ViewCount="63445" Body="&lt;p&gt;I usually take bath in the nude. While in nude, can I perform all the steps of wudu without washing the legs, then, perform the bathing and while bathing is complete and I'm dressed, can I then just wash my legs to complete the wudu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will it be sahih?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide some authentic reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14370" LastActivityDate="2019-01-24T09:06:33.903" Title="Can I perform Wudu during bathing, while in nude?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|wudu|sahih-bukhari|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28025" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28027" CreationDate="2015-10-10T15:44:25.867" Score="3" ViewCount="48230" Body="&lt;p&gt;So some days ago I've been taking strepsils and I recently found that it contains some sort of alcohol (Dichlorobenzyl alcohol to be specific).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this type of alcohol specifically halal or haram to intake? And is taking any sort of alcohol for medication purposes halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-28T08:23:06.803" LastActivityDate="2021-01-23T08:52:25.257" Title="Is it allowed to take alcohol in medication?" Tags="|halal-haram|alcohol|medical|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28022" CreationDate="2015-10-10T15:55:06.493" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you take a shower/bath, it can include Wudu. If the shower was to clean yourself after sex or period, then the intention (Niah) is inclusive. If that isn't the case and the shower is just to clean yourself, you should make the intention before taking a shower that it includes Wudu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=8365&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatwa Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-10-10T15:55:06.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28027" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28025" CreationDate="2015-10-10T15:58:35.957" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is a chemical Alcohol. The alcohol part is only to tell chemists, doctors pharmacists what the shape of the drug is and the chemical contents of the drug. It's not the Alcohol that is in beer or wine. That Alcohol's chemical name is actually ethanol. There is not Ethanol in Dichlorobenzyl Alcohol there is a benzene ring, with two chlorines bonded with an -OH structure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IMO you are OK to use such medication, since such &quot;Alcohol&quot; won't get you drunk even if taking in large quantities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also this is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/29065&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in such regards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-21T17:43:21.643" LastActivityDate="2018-01-21T17:43:21.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28028" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28033" CreationDate="2015-10-10T16:03:48.457" Score="2" ViewCount="1047" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know how many time is hajj fardh (obligatory) on a man?&#xA;If it is once in a lifetime, so how would the other hajj be regarded as for the same person? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14375" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2015-10-11T05:59:22.343" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T21:49:48.297" Title="How many times is hajj fardh?" Tags="|hajj|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28030" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28031" CreationDate="2015-10-10T18:16:42.543" Score="0" ViewCount="98" Body="&lt;p&gt;What language do Muslims in non-Arab countries use for prayers? I know the Qur'an is not translated to, say, Farsi, but do Farsi people pray in Arabic or in Farsi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14376" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-15T06:42:03.430" LastActivityDate="2015-10-15T06:42:03.430" Title="Language for prayers" Tags="|salat|language|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28030" CreationDate="2015-10-10T18:46:16.360" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prayers could either refer to the ritual five daily Salat(s) (a concept similar to the Canonical hours in Christianity), which are prayed exclusively in Arabic. Though historically there might have been short-lived dissenting opinion and practice but the grand consensus has stuck with Arabic - the language of the Quran whose recitation is an obligatory part of the Salat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the non-ritual prayers (talking to your Lord and seeking help) can be in any language or even no language at all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastActivityDate="2015-10-10T18:46:16.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28032" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-10T22:47:12.587" Score="2" ViewCount="4242" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've known a friend for few years, she had been divorced previously with a son to take care of on her own and then she got of the track for a little bit and was with a guy for few months without doing nikah and she conceived his child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As soon as he discovered that she was with his child, he refused to own the child as father and wanted to get rid of that child.  If she refused, he would beat her up, to manipulate her physically, mentally and in any way possible, to convince her do it.  But she said she won't do it as it's murder of that little soul and she wasn't prepared to do this sin. He won't accept it but carried on beating and torturing her to change her mind. So she left him, with no means left for him to get back to her or contact her for the sake of that child and repented for what she has done. Now the baby is due in a week or so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is concerned about the child having an unpaternal upbringing, and having no means ownership to him as a father.  She requested that I make nikah with her and give the child my name to secure its paternity values in the society. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: Is it halal or right just to make nikah just for the sake of giving my name to a child as father?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't have any intention of being in an Islamic marriage except that particular purpose. Can I have your guidance on this according to Allah (SWT) and his Rasool (PBUH). She can't ask for marriage from the biological father, as he's a real threat to the child's life.  Considering that she lives in Pakistan, they would be in real danger if she sees the guy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14377" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-29T21:55:23.093" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T22:02:31.493" Title="Is it halal or right to marry a single mother to give her child a father?" Tags="|nikah|naming|baby|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28028" CreationDate="2015-10-11T00:20:22.390" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhan o Taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His Family and Companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“..And Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) to the House (Ka‘bah) is a duty that mankind owes to Allaah, those who can afford the expenses (for one’s conveyance, provision and residence)...”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Aal Imraan 3:97)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hajj is obligatory once in a life for a Muslim who is financially and physically able to perform.But one can perform Multiple or Voluntary Hajj for gaining more more rewards and it would be considered as  supererogatory (a voluntary act) for him like voluntary prayers or voluntary fasts to please Allah Swt and to get more closeness to him.We could see in these narrations that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ibn 'Abbas (RAA) narratedThat the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) once addressed and said, “O People! Hajj has been prescribed for you.&quot; Al-Aqra’ bin Habis stood up and asked, ‘O Prophet of Allah! Are we to perform Hajj every year?” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&#xA;“Had I said ‘yes’, it would have become a (yearly) obligation. Hajj is obligatory only once in one’s lifetime. Whatever one does over and above this is supererogatory (a voluntary act) for him.&quot; Related by the five Imams except for at-Tirmidhi.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that Aqra’ bin Habis asked the Prophet (ﷺ):&#xA;“O Messenger of Allah, is Hajj (required) every year, or just once” He said: “Rather it is just once. And whoever can perform Hajj voluntarily, let him do so.”(Sunan ibn Majah)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is one more Narration which shows that one can perform hajj on behalf of their parents too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A woman from the tribe of Juhaina came to the&#xA;  Prophet (ﷺ) and said, &quot;My mother had vowed to perform Hajj but she&#xA;  died before performing it. May I perform Hajj on my mother's behalf?&quot;&#xA;  The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, &quot;Perform Hajj on her behalf. Had there been a&#xA;  debt on your mother, would you have paid it or not? So, pay Allah's&#xA;  debt as He has more right to be paid.&quot;(Sahih Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah Swt and his Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2015-10-11T00:35:56.067" LastActivityDate="2015-10-11T00:35:56.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28034" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-11T02:23:20.237" Score="2" ViewCount="348" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that while a Muslim body is in a pig's body, his soul is prevented from reaching paradise.  Is this true or false?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14379" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-09T17:11:45.937" LastActivityDate="2017-09-09T17:11:45.937" Title="Does putting a Muslim body in the pig's body prevent his soul from going to paradise?" Tags="|jannah|soul|human-body|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28022" CreationDate="2015-10-11T02:51:19.527" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhan o Taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His Family and Companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes you can perform Wudhu during Bathing performing all of the steps with making an intention for wudhu but it is not allowed to perform wudhu in such a way that after you have performed ghusl then you do some other stuff and now you are continuing your wudhu this should be avoided you could wash your feet in the end of ghusl and here are the references which you have asked for&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from 'Aishah that when the Prophet (ﷺ) performed Ghusl&#xA;  from Janabah he would start by washing his hands, then he would&#xA;  perform Wudu' as for prayer, then he would dip his fingers in the&#xA;  water, then run them through his hair, then he would pour water over&#xA;  his head three times, then he would pour water over his entire&#xA;  body.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1002490&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan An Nasai&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aishah narrated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The Prophet would not perform Wudu after the Ghusl.&quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/1/107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Hisham bin &lt;code&gt;Urwa: (on the authority of his father)&lt;/code&gt;Aisha&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;said, &quot;Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) took the bath of Janaba, he&#xA;  cleaned his hands and performed ablution like that for prayer and then&#xA;  took a bath and rubbed his hair, till he felt that the whole skin of&#xA;  the head had become wet, then he would pour water thrice and wash the&#xA;  rest of the body.&quot; `Aisha further said, &quot;I and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)&#xA;  used to take a bath from a single water container, from which we took&#xA;  water simultaneously.&quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/5/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and his Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2015-10-11T03:01:23.917" LastActivityDate="2015-10-11T03:01:23.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28032" CreationDate="2015-10-11T03:51:35.087" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘Indeed actions are but by intentions and indeed every person will have what they intended.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answer to your purpose/intention to do nikah is to support the unborn:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Abu Dhar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &quot;If somebody claims to be the son of any other than his real father knowingly, he but disbelieves in Allah, and if somebody claims to belong to some folk to whom he does not belong, let such a person take his place in the (Hell) Fire.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/61/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Wathila bin Al-Asqa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle said, &quot;Verily, one of the worst lies is to claim falsely to be the son of someone other than one's real father, or to claim to have had a dream one has not had, or to attribute to me what I have not said.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/61/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by 'Aisha:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hudhaifa bin 'Utba bin Rabi'a bin Abdi Shams who had witnessed the battle of Badr along with the Prophet adopted Salim as his son, to whom he married his niece, Hind bint Al-Walid bin 'Utba bin Rabi'a; and Salim was the freed slave of an Ansar woman, just as the Prophet had adopted Zaid as his son. It was the custom in the Pre-lslamic Period that if somebody adopted a boy, the people would call him the son of the adoptive father and he would be the latter's heir. But when Allah revealed the Divine Verses: 'Call them by (the names of) their fathers . . . your freed-slaves,' (33.5) the adopted persons were called by their fathers' names. The one whose father was not known, would be regarded as a Maula and your brother in religion. Later on Sahla bint Suhail bin 'Amr Al-Quraishi Al-'Amiri and she was the wife of Abu- Hudhaifa bin 'Utba came to the Prophet and said, &quot;O Allah's Apostle! We used to consider Salim as our (adopted) son, and now Allah has revealed what you know (regarding adopted sons).&quot; The sub-narrator then mentioned the rest of the narration.  (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, if the real father refuses to give his surname to the child, then let the mother give her name to the child until she re-marries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conclusion on another issue concerning temporary nikah (nikah with no intention to marry):-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Jabir bin 'Abdullah and Salama bin Al-Akwa':&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While we were in an army, Allah's Apostle came to us and said, &quot;You have been allowed to do the Mut'a (marriage), so do it.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salama bin Al-Akwa' said: Allah's Apostle's said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;If a man and a woman agree (to marry temporarily), their marriage should last for three nights, and if they like to continue, they can do so; and if they want to separate, they can do so.&quot; I do not know whether that was only for us or for all the people in general. Abu Abdullah (Al-Bukhari) said: Ali made it clear that the Prophet said, &quot;The Mut'a marriage has been cancelled (made unlawful).&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14276" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-29T22:02:31.493" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T22:02:31.493" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28040" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28048" CreationDate="2015-10-11T10:55:18.737" Score="1" ViewCount="5698" Body="&lt;p&gt;I already have studied the Torah (Old Testament) and I'm now studying the New Testament and The Holy Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a question regarding prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How come Muslims believe in prophets after Malachi since in the Torah it's said that in Yehoshua 23:6:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;וַחֲזַקְתֶּם מְאֹד--לִשְׁמֹר וְלַעֲשׂוֹת, אֵת כָּל-הַכָּתוּב בְּסֵפֶר&#xA;  תּוֹרַת מֹשֶׁה: לְבִלְתִּי סוּר-מִמֶּנּוּ, יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Be very strong to protect and do everything that is written in Moshe's&#xA;  Torah. Do not deviate from it to the right or to the left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Deuteronomy 4:2 :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... לֹא תֹסִפוּ, עַל-הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶם, וְלֹא&#xA;  תִגְרְעוּ, מִמֶּנּוּ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do not add onto what I am commanding to you, and do not detract from&#xA;  it...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Proverbs 30:6 :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;אַל-תּוֹסְףְּ עַל-דְּבָרָיו: פֶּן-יוֹכִיחַ בְּךָ וְנִכְזָבְתָּ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do not add onto [God's] words, lest he test you and you be found to be&#xA;  a liar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rambam writes in his Mishneh Torah about it :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;לפיכך אם יעמוד איש בין מן האומות בין מישראל ויעשה אות ומופת ויאמר שה'&#xA;  שלחו להוסיף מצוה או לגרוע מצוה או לפרש במצוה מן המצות פירוש שלא שמענו&#xA;  ממשה או שאמר שאותן המצות שנצטוו בהן ישראל אינן לעולם ולדורי דורות אלא&#xA;  מצות לפי זמן היו הרי זה נביא שקר שהרי בא להכחיש נבואתו של משה ומיתתו&#xA;  בחנק על שהזיד לדבר בשם ה' אשר לא צוהו&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Therefore, if a person will arise, whether Jew or gentile, and perform&#xA;  a sign or wonder and say that God sent him to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a) add a mitzvah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;b) withdraw a mitzvah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;c) explain a mitzvah in a manner which differs from the tradition&#xA;  received from Moses, or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;d) if he says that the mitzvot commanded to the Jews are not forever,&#xA;  but rather were given for a limited time,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;he is a false prophet. He comes to deny the prophecy of Moses and&#xA;  should be executed by strangulation, because he dared to make&#xA;  statements in God's name which God never made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these sources, from original holy scripture but also from commentaries express that nothing may be added or subtracted from the Torah. Even someone who claims to be a prophet may never do so, and to attempt to do so will show him to be a false prophet. So how come Muslims believe in the Torah/Old Testament but also believe in prophets such as Jesus (pbuh) and Muhammad (pbuh)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you for your help and guidance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14322" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2018-12-11T05:55:48.887" LastActivityDate="2018-12-13T13:04:06.377" Title="Why do Muslims believe in prophets after Malachi?" Tags="|islamic-basis|theology|torah|comparative-religions|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28041" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28059" CreationDate="2015-10-11T11:57:02.780" Score="2" ViewCount="766" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Islam allow the use of child soldiers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an example, the use of five year olds in Syria.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T19:18:54.937" Title="Does Islam allow child soldiers?" Tags="|war|children|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25082" CreationDate="2015-10-11T16:09:32.560" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zakat is paid &lt;strong&gt;yearly&lt;/strong&gt; on surplus wealth, i.e. wealth you have accumulated and you own for more then one year since it has reached the zakat sum. If you owe this zakat-able sum every year, you still have to pay zakat on it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does not matter how much you earned and spent during the year, you only pay zakat on the total sum you own at the moment of paying zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zakat is paid on lunar year, preferably during Ramadan, which  is what the sahabah used to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12999" LastEditorUserId="12999" LastEditDate="2015-10-12T08:52:26.703" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T08:52:26.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27947" CreationDate="2015-10-11T17:31:55.983" Score="3" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;               In the name of Allah the most compassionate the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, it can be helpful for you to be aware that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After the martyrdom of Hazrat Fatimah-a-Zahra, as the wife of Imam Ali&#xA;  (a.s.), Imam Ali sent his brother (Aqil ibn Abi Talib who was familiar&#xA;  with to Arab Ensaab (genealogy)) and asked him to find him a wife from&#xA;  a valiant and brave family till …)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aqil (a.s.) chose Um-al-Banin-Kalabiah for Imam Ali, that her tribe and family was incomparable and unexampled in bravery. In truth, Bani-Kalab were proverbial and famous for their bravery between Arabs. Moreover it is narrated that her mother was Thomamah as a true-hearted and virtuous (piety) woman, therefore understandably it can be inferred that both of her parents would be considered as two positive persons who were at the way or followers or Sahabah of the Prophet (and Imam Ali as you asked), otherwise logically Imam Ali wouldn’t choose them.  For more info. as helpful info. regarding what you need, I assume the following book would be related for you. مروج الذهب، المسعودي، ج۳، ص۶۳./ العقد الفرید، احمد بن عبد ربه، ج۵، ص۱۳۴.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the meantime, as a helpful matter regarding &quot;if her father was from Sahalba&quot;  @ Medi added in his comment:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;her father (May Allah be pleased with him) is among the sahaba this is&#xA;  quoted in al isaabah from ibn Hajar al 'asqalani! – Medi Saif&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to the Nasab (descent) of Um-al-Banin (s.a.) (acnd actually the descent of his father, Hazam ibn Khalid), you’d better see the following issue which God willing would be constructive and helpful for you about her father and mother. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the initial step, in regard to her father, she was Fatimah, the daughter of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حزام بن خالد بن ربيعه بن وحيد بن كعب بن عامر بن كلاب بن ربيعة بن عامر&#xA;  بن صعصعة بن معاوية بن بكر بن هوازن&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And her mother was from the family of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;سهل بن عامر بن مالك بن جعفر بن كلاب&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Sahl-ibn-Amer-ibn-Malik-ibn-Jafar-ibn-Klab)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And her Jaddah or ancestress include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;First ancestress:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;جده اول : عمره دخت (بنت) طفيل بن مالك احزام بن جعفر كلاب .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2th:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كبته دخت (بنت) عروة الرحال فرزند جعفر بن كلاب&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3th:   ام خشف دخت (بنت) ابى معاوية فارس هزار بن عبادة بن عقيل بن كلاب&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4th:    فاطمه دخت (بنت) جعفر بن كلاب&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5th:   عاتكه دخت (بنت) عبدالشمس بن عبد مناف بن قصى ، جده حضرت رسول صلى&#xA;  الله عليه و آله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;6th:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;آمنه دخت (بنت) وهب بن عمير بن نصر بن قعين بن حرث بن ثلعبه بن ذودان بن&#xA;  اسد بن خزيمه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;7th:   دخت (بنت) جحدر بن ضبيعه اغر بن قيس بن ثلعبية بن عكاية بن صعب بن&#xA;  على بن بكر بن وائل بن ربيعه بن نزار&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;جد حضرت رسول خدا صلى الله عليه و آله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;8th:    دخت (بنت) ملك بن قيس بن ثعلبه &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;9th:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;دخت (بنت) الراءسين : خشين بن ابى عصم بن سمح بن فزاره&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;10th:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;دخت (بنت) عمر بن صرمة بن عوف بن سعد بن ذبيان بن بغيض بن ريث بن غطفان .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wikifeqh.ir/%D8%A7%D9%85%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%86#foot2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikifeqh.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aviny.com/occasion/Ahlebeit/Bastegan/Ommolbanin/83/Zendeginameh.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.aviny.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.akhlagh.net/lib/15/1/20/content-7.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.akhlagh.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-21T13:34:34.627" LastActivityDate="2015-11-21T13:34:34.627" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28045" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-11T18:45:38.303" Score="1" ViewCount="10135" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikkum!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need to know if it is allowed for a Muslim to enter a church or a temple or a gurudhuara? If so, is it allowed to eat the sweet or other eatables given there? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please do provide any hadeedh or fatwa opposing this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallah khair!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13353" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-17T15:53:52.560" LastActivityDate="2017-07-17T15:53:52.560" Title="Is it allowed to enter other religious places other than mosque?" Tags="|halal-haram|hadith|non-muslim|fatwa|taqiya|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-26T10:07:27.243" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28046" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-11T20:35:16.467" Score="2" ViewCount="926" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the alleged error: Since we muslims believe that the sun and moon each have an orbit (which it does), and that the orbit of the sun the quran is referring to the galaxy orbit around the milky way (the suns orbit).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why does this verse below allegedly say that &quot;have you not seen&quot;?&#xA;How can we humans see the galaxy orbit of the sun?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hast thou not seen how Allah causeth the night to pass into the day and causeth the day to pass into the night, and hath subdued the sun and the moon (to do their work), each running unto an appointed term; and that Allah is Informed of what ye do? &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/31:29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 31:29&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice also that the path of the sun is something that the author expects people to have seen (another problem for the galactic orbit interpretation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14335" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-28T07:07:52.823" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T08:22:46.037" Title="How to resolve an alleged error in the Qur'an in relation to the orbit of the Sun?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28048" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28040" CreationDate="2015-10-11T22:58:08.783" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question, as currently worded, isn't very meaningful because the simple answer is that both Christians and Muslims received a Prophet and they believed in him. Faith came first, then the scripture and neither Jesus (pbuh) nor Muhammad (pbuh) intended to destroy the Mosaic Law nor the theological foundations thereof. For the sake of meaningful discussion a better question would be to ask: How do the Muslims interpret the Mitzvot from Torah quoted in question?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To begin with, Joshua and Proverbs are respectively from &lt;em&gt;Nevi'im&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Ketuvim&lt;/em&gt;, and even the Jews recognize these to be collations of divine inspirations and neither the writings of Moses (pbuh) nor the word of God. None of these are technically the Mitzvot, but rather elaborations thereof. However, all these converge to &quot;All this word which I command you, that shall ye observe to do; thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But does that preclude the possibility that God Himself will not give any further Mitzvot? Historically, divine inspirations of the sages, let alone prophets have found their way into Judaism, but still, is there any reference in the Torah to the fact that God may issue further commands? Let's analyze this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the 613 Mitzvot listed in Mishneh Torah clearly commands &quot;to listen to the prophet speaking in His Name,&quot; which is based on&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A prophet will the LORD thy God raise up unto thee, from the midst&#xA;  of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; (Deut. 18:15)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is interesting to note that Rambam does not derive a separate Mitzvah from Deut. 18:18, suggesting that 18:15, had been understood to mean the same as: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto&#xA;  thee; and I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto&#xA;  them all that I shall command him. (Deut. 18:18)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contradistinction, two things are very clear from this verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;God will put his word in the mouth of a prophet, which in the literal sense implies the very word of God and not a mere inspiration.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His word will be commands from God just as the words of Moses (pbuh) were commands from God, i.e. Mitzvot&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The possibility of continuity of Mitzvot is clearly explained in this verse. It is difficult to understand how a clear Mitzvah of the Torah could go unnoticed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, Jews don't interpret the verse as such, even though after Moses (pbuh) there has not been any major or minor prophet raised in them who claimed a revelation that is the literal word of God, but they are and were still bound by a clear Mitvah to listen to the prophet who speaks in the name of God and another Mitzvah that commands not to listen to a false prophet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does the Torah tell us about a false prophet? We have in Deutronomy 13&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;If there arise in the&#xA;  midst of thee a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams--and he give thee a&#xA;  sign or a wonder, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof&#xA;  he spoke unto thee--saying: &lt;strong&gt;'Let us go after other gods, which thou&#xA;  hast not known, and let us serve them'&lt;/strong&gt;; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;thou shalt not hearken unto&#xA;  the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of dreams; for the&#xA;  LORD your God putteth you to proof, to know whether ye do love the&#xA;  LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Let us go after other gods,&quot; defines a false prophet. Listening to Jesus (pbuh) and Muhammad (pbuh) was therefore a binding on them as none of them changed God. In fact, Rambam himself strongly put forth the view that Muslims were not idolaters. Rambam (Musa Ibn Maimun) was raised and flourished in Muslim Spain and its hard to discern whether the characterization of the &quot;false prophet&quot; that he has detailed in his magnum opus is not itself an act of &quot;adding to the word of God&quot; and a defensive mechanism against Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorUserId="30102" LastEditDate="2018-12-13T13:04:06.377" LastActivityDate="2018-12-13T13:04:06.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28046" CreationDate="2015-10-12T01:01:00.533" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;i am no expert, but the way i read the verse is that Allah asks us to see how the sun and moon follows his rules. one interpretation could be that he is referring to their periodicity in time, not path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14392" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T01:01:00.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28046" CreationDate="2015-10-12T02:11:34.937" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamu alaikum warehmatullahi wabarakatuhu,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are few translations from other Authors for Qur'an 31:29&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammed Asad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Art thou not aware that it is God who makes the night grow longer by shortening the day, and makes the day grow longer by shortening the night, and that He has made the sun and the moon subservient [to His laws], each running its course for a term set [by Him] and that God is fully aware of all that you do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;M. M. Pickthall&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hast thou not seen how Allah causeth the night to pass into the day and causeth the day to pass into the night, and hath subdued the sun and the moon (to do their work), each running unto an appointed term; and that Allah is Informed of what ye do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ali Quli Qara'i&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have you not regarded that Allah makes the night pass into the day and makes the day pass into the night; and He has disposed the sun and the moon, each moving for a specified term, and that Allah is well aware of what you do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See you not (O Muhammad&#xA;) that Allah merges the night into the day (i.e. the decrease in the hours of the night are added in the hours of the day), and merges the day into the night (i.e. the decrease in the hours of day are added in the hours of night), and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running its course for a term appointed; and that Allah is All-Aware of what you do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conclusion:- there are various meaning to أَلَمْ تَرَ [here] i.e., (see, understand, regard, aware etc). See literally does not mean to actually 'see' but it means to have an understanding to how the miracle of Allah Azzawajal of the reduction in the day and addition to night, decrease in the night hours with increase in day-hours is explained (during winter and summer respectively).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other explanations:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(merges the night into the day,) meaning, He takes from the night and adds to the day, so that the day becomes longer and the night shorter, which is what happens in summer when the days are longest; then the day starts to become shorter and the night longer, which is what happens in winter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running its course for a term appointed;) It was said that this means, each runs within its set limits, or it means until the Day of Resurrection; both meanings are correct. The first view is supported by the Hadith of Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, in the Two Sahihs, according to which the Messenger of Allah said:&#xA;(O Abu Dharr! Do you know where this sun goes) I (Abu Dharr) said: &amp;quot;Allah and His Messenger know best.'' He said:&#xA;(It goes and prostrates beneath the Throne, then it seeks permission from its Lord, and soon it will be said: &amp;quot;Go back from whence you came.'') Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, &amp;quot;The sun is like flowing water, running in its course in the sky during the day. When it sets, it travels in its course beneath the earth until it rises in the east.'' He said, &amp;quot;The same is true in the case of the moon.'' Its chain of narration is Sahih.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in verse 20 in Surah Luqman, it has a similar start!&#xA;I hope this explains!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14276" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T02:23:44.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28045" CreationDate="2015-10-12T06:42:03.627" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you inquired for:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it allowed to enter other religious places other than mosque?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let’s respond to your inquiry by i.e. stating regarding entering a church for a Muslim as a related example. Thus, in the mentioned item, there could be explained some points, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It could be permissible if that church considered as a deserted or&#xA;abandoned place and is not at the attention or use of evangelist (as&#xA;a situation which could be vulnerable …), consequently, it can be&#xA;considered as a permissible part … (Of course you ought to pay&#xA;attention to some points if you intend to say prayers …)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Masjid (mosque) is a place for Muslims' worship and it is not&#xA;permissible for Muslims to keep it empty by going to worship places&#xA;of other religions.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And as the final issue, frequenting churches and being in touch with&#xA;religious propagations by Christians and Jews are permissible only&#xA;for those who are at a high level of religious knowledge and belief&#xA;in Islamic teachings in a way such that he will not be influenced by&#xA;non-Muslims' beliefs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By paying heed to the above-mentioned items, it seems that you’d better leave doing that. Since it can have negative effect you unwanted. And even it can be considered as a confirmation of them (if you attend there or other similar places such as temple…) and these points could be the same for getting sweet for them as well. Besides, you are not aware if that eatable thing would be definitely halal as you get it from a non-Muslim person. Therefore we ought to behave somehow not to confirm them or their acts as non-Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or as a determined fatwa (of Ayatollah Khamenei -a Shia scholar or Marja’al-Taqlid- :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It would be impermissible if your attendance leads to a Mafsadah.&#xA;  (e.g. deviation to the left way, misusing of others from this matter,&#xA;  if some people accuse you …)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1809&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://farsi.khamenei.ir/news-content?id=28592&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;farsi.khamenei.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T14:42:21.797" LastActivityDate="2017-06-28T14:42:21.797" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28053" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-12T07:34:00.927" Score="1" ViewCount="622" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said that it is better not to blow the foods. In other word, it is said that blowing the foods is considered as a makruh practice. So, I was wondering if this is counted as a correct issue or not? If so, is there any related hadith (tradition) or Fatwa (ruling) concerning that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: I am looking for the viewpoint of Shia (hadiths or Fatwas)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-30T12:45:54.720" LastActivityDate="2019-08-25T15:03:20.653" Title="Is blowing the foods Makruh? (Shia view)" Tags="|practical-islam|shiism|food|makruh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24304" CreationDate="2015-10-12T08:00:01.980" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;              In the name of Allah the most compassionate the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims ought to say their prayers in Arabic not in other languages. But according to many of Shia Marjas  (not all of them), (I am not aware of dear Sunni Marja’s), it would be permissible to say your dua in other language during your Qunoot, Marjas such as Ayatollah Khomeini, Khamenei, Bahjat, …  consequently it is better to say the Qunoot in Arabic. As a result, you ought to say your all prayers in Arabic (except what I stated…)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a suggestion, endeavor to learn the meaning of Salah sentence, it won’t be so hard or taking a lot of your time to learn them. (In order to have a better comprehension from the salah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13911201001036&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.farsnews.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa27660&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-02T12:05:07.817" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T12:05:07.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28057" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-12T09:02:12.800" Score="1" ViewCount="2721" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a famous issue, it is named some stones as the best one for wearing the rings (for Fingers). Some of them are more famous and are declared as the best ones. Such as Firoozeh (turquoise), Aqiq (agate), Ruby, Dor of Najaf and so forth. I was wondering which one would be considered as the best one according to narrations (hadiths)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: I am looking for the viewpoint of Shia, although Sunni’s viewpoint would be appreciated as well.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-14T07:03:17.220" LastActivityDate="2017-09-14T07:03:17.220" Title="What is the best stone for the ring? (Shia View)" Tags="|hadith|shiism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28058" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-12T09:44:07.757" Score="2" ViewCount="594" Body="&lt;p&gt;As probably majority or even all of you are aware, (except the prefix name of Seyyed or Sayyid which means mister), there are many people (Muslims) who are named as Seyyed or Sayyid at the initial part of their names. (Commonly, at the initial part of their first name).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to my average knowledge and also according to what I found during my researches, I figured out that Seyyed is related to the persons who are related to the grandfather of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his household), and even I saw it is related to the Shia Imam’s descendent based on &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://f-sadat.persianblog.ir/tag/%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF_%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%9F_%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D8%B2_%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AD%DB%8C%D9%87_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%9F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;f-sadat.persianblog.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am looking for a more authentic site in regard to the above mentioned matter. Well, more precise explanation concerning the mentioned matter would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: I'm looking for a Shiite site(s) (which has elaborated it)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-23T02:09:53.043" LastActivityDate="2019-10-15T07:24:49.360" Title="Who is Seyyed (سید)? (Shia view)" Tags="|shiism|sayyid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28041" CreationDate="2015-10-12T10:45:29.533" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well a few months ago I read this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/20/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; which shows that the right age where our Messenger (peace be upon him) accepted young boys to join in to fight in Jihad is 15 years, which is also considered as the minimum age according to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=61972&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt;! but in some cases the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) accepted some younger boys like Samara ibn Jundub (May Alalh be pleased with him) who was very strong and Rafi' ibn Khodayj (May  peace be upon him) for being at shooting arrows good whom both participated at Uhud!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in any case a younger boy shouldn't fight unless he has his parents agreement. As one can conclude from the following &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/56/213&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; about a young man who wanted to fight or in general from a hadith narrated by many sahab (May Allah be pleased with them):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), &quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! What is the best deed?&quot; He replied, &quot;To offer the prayers at their early stated fixed times.&quot; I asked, &quot;What is next in goodness?&quot; He replied, &quot;To be good and dutiful to your parents.&quot; I further asked, what is next in goodness?&quot; He replied, &quot;To participate in Jihad in Allah's Cause.&quot; I did not ask Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) anymore and if I had asked him more, he would have told me more. see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/56/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/78/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is all I could tell to answer your question but be aware that there are many other rules to fix whether one could join a fighting Army or not (for example what if your family will hunger? if you have debts? is it allowed to fight without permission or call of an Authority?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-02-28T19:18:54.937" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T19:18:54.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28060" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-12T10:49:02.257" Score="3" ViewCount="4052" Body="&lt;p&gt;Toilet space (room) is considered as a dirty place and ordinarily this is a place for nejasah (impurities) (and its space can be polluted due to urine/feces...), on the other hand, making Wudu is counted as a clean (Taharah) practice.  I was wondering if it is permissible to make our Wudu (Wudhu) into the space of toilet? (I mean: not to make Wudhu in the toilet (which is a large bowl connected to the drains which..., but I mean in the room of the toilet, and in the sink (washbasin).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Notice:&lt;/strong&gt; I don't mean in the bathroom, because in some homes the bathroom is apart from toilet room.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: I'm looking for the viewpoint of Shia&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-02T11:17:58.353" LastActivityDate="2017-02-02T11:18:58.913" Title="Is it acceptable to do Wudu in the bathroom? (Shia view)" Tags="|shiism|wudu|taharah|najis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28061" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5674" CreationDate="2015-10-12T13:06:30.753" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I can deduce from your title you are asking;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and or haram(unlawful or illegal in terms of religion) and or haram(unlawful or illegal in terms of religion)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well to simply put it for a layman I would give a parable of traffic rules&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The traffic rules are there to ensure ones safety and the things around him, if followed strictly they essentially make sure that you reach to your destination safely.&#xA;There are do's and dont's in these rules like;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;don't&lt;/strong&gt; do jay walking&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;don't&lt;/strong&gt; cross the road if signal is red&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;do&lt;/strong&gt; look left and right while crossing the road&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Halal and Haram are Do's and Donot's prescribed and created by Allah, in order to ensure our safety (safety from doing sins) and place in paradise. The sin(s) are donots, which if you do; will lead you to hell, just like a Accident (in terms of harm to life - primarily) which will (at some point in time) occur if one disobey the traffic rules. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also if one got out unhurt from an accident after breaking the rules, he/she will be fined (like a sin Recorded), and at some point one has to pay for his fines (like ...be sent to hell!).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well it is only natural to seek ones safety rather than harm, that's why every Muslim does try his best to follow the rules of halal and haram, in order to make sure, that the final destination be heaven and not hell.&#xA;I don't think that anyone in their right mind would prefer hell, for a very bad and gloomy (this is less for it!, believe me) description is given in Quran. Even animals fear fire that they can't control, same goes for humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I gave the description based on logic and not references, so as to reach a bigger audience and make it easy to understand and ... well... Islam is essentially based on logic... for the least in my perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T08:11:28.297" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T08:11:28.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27937" CreationDate="2015-10-12T13:24:23.150" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if one could find some references which are better then the fact, that the Sahaba -companions of the Prophet- (May Allah be pleased with them) and later many generations of Muslims lived and have been in what is now known as Egypt, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq etc. and they didn't harm any of those historical monuments which where more or less attacked or destroyed by terrorist groups etc. which claim to be Muslims like Taliban or ISIL. But, do this people understand Islam better then those Sahaba? Are people there nowadays worshiping those places? To make their demolition necessary? ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And on the other hand you may find that arches and pillars are typical parts of the architecture of mosques and &quot;Islamic&quot; buildings. Therefore it's hard to imagine that they are not allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe and this is an attempt -and my opinion only- to understand this (stupid) act they destroyed it because of the significance (Arch of Triumph) to show that the final triumph is theirs or in their strange understanding of Islam that they kept Allahs word higher than the word of pagans and destroyed it for the sake of Allah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T01:47:49.270" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T01:47:49.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28063" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28057" CreationDate="2015-10-12T13:35:06.303" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To the best of my knowledge, the Shia view the Aqiq as the first stone to have accepted the Willaya of Imam Ali (r.a.) and that would elevate it to the status of the best among the stones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammed (p.b.u.h) has said whoever wears Aqeeq his wishes will be&#xA;  fulfilled. A hadith from Janabe Salman Farsi(R.A) states that&#xA;  Muhammed(p.b.u.h)requested Imam Ali to wear a ring on the right hand&#xA;  so that he may be listed among the Muqarrabeen (those near to Allah&#xA;  (S.W.T)). The Imam asked Muhammed(p.b.u.h) as to whom the Muqarrabeen&#xA;  were, to which Muhammed (p.b.u.h) replied Janabe Jibreel and Janabe&#xA;  Mikaiel. Then the Imam inquired as to which stone he should wear.&#xA;  Muhammed(p.b.u.h) replied Aqeeq (cornelian), as this red stone had&#xA;  accepted the oneness of Allah (S.W.T), the prophethood of Muhammed&#xA;  (p.b.u.h), and the vicegerency of Ali ibn Abi Talib (R.A)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akik&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akik&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2017-09-13T06:46:04.753" LastActivityDate="2017-09-13T06:46:04.753" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5796" CreationDate="2015-10-12T16:02:41.330" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It means: &quot;Peace be upon you, O prophet!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your concern is valid and can be dealt in two ways:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;During lifetime of the Prophet these words were to be taken literally. After he passed away they should be taken as a figure of speech; just like &lt;a href=&quot;http://grammarist.com/literature/apostrophe-poetry/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;poetic apostrophe&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Second person should be replaced with third person. The following narration testifies that at least some companions did make this choice:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حدثنا أبو نعيم، حدثنا سيف، قال: سمعت مجاهدا، يقول: حدثني عبد الله بن&#xA;  سخبرة أبو معمر، قال: سمعت ابن مسعود، يقول: علمني رسول الله صلى الله&#xA;  عليه وسلم التشهد - كفي بين كفيه - كما يعلمني السورة من القرآن، قال: &quot;&#xA;  التحيات لله، والصلوات والطيبات، &lt;strong&gt;السلام عليك أيها النبي&lt;/strong&gt; ورحمة الله&#xA;  وبركاته، السلام علينا وعلى عباد الله الصالحين، أشهد أن لا إله إلا&#xA;  الله، وأشهد أن محمدا عبده ورسوله &quot; &lt;strong&gt;وهو بين ظهرانينا،&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;فلما قبض قلنا:&#xA;  السلام على النبي&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard Ibn Masood Saying: The Messenger of God (pbuh) taught me&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;tashahhud&lt;/em&gt; - while my hand was in his hands - the way he used to teach me surahs from the Qur'an. He said: &quot;All reverence, all worship, all sanctity are due to God. &lt;strong&gt;Peace be upon you, O prophet&lt;/strong&gt; and the mercy of God and His blessings. Peace be upon us all and on the righteous servants of God.&#xA;  I bear witness that there is no god but God alone, And I bear witness&#xA;  that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;And he was in our&#xA;  midst. When he passed away we started saying:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Peace be on the&#xA;  Prophet&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above hadith is from Musnad Ahmad. I could not find it online. However, its version in Bukhari can be accessed &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/79/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2015-10-12T17:38:56.740" LastActivityDate="2015-10-12T17:38:56.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28065" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28081" CreationDate="2015-10-13T01:17:05.143" Score="4" ViewCount="2481" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Swt and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What should parents do when their kids go to Public Schools in those countries  where schools are eager to celebrate Halloween, Christmas or their other religious celebrations&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Should their kids not participate in those activities and tell the teachers that they are not interested or can they do some activities like wearing costumes for Halloween ,trick or treat, decorating Christmas tree?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some Masajid arrange special events in same day for Muslim kids like magic shows and others where they distribute candies so kids dont feel to go for trick or treat activities so is it allowed to do such in premises?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3  .  What Islam says about those Muslims who participate in  nonmuslims religious activities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-01T09:09:12.217" LastActivityDate="2021-07-23T22:17:21.933" Title="To Participate in non-Muslims religious activities like halloween, Christmas" Tags="|halal-haram|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23964" CreationDate="2015-10-13T02:17:39.367" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not entirely. Jews believe that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God spoke to you from the midst of the fire, you were hearing the sound of words, but you were not seeing a form, only a sound. He told you of His covenant, instructing you to keep the Ten Commandments, and He inscribed them on two stone tablets.' (Deut.4:9-13)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in Islam we only believe that Moses selected 70 of the best of people so they go with him and apologize to Allah for worshipping the golden Calf. In the Quran, Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;واختار موسى قومه سبعين رجلا لميقاتنا فلما اخذتهم الرجفة قال رب لو شئت اهلكتهم من قبل واياي اتهلكنا بما فعل السفهاء منا ان هي الا فتنتك تضل بها من تشاء وتهدي من تشاء انت ولينا فاغفر لنا وارحمنا وانت خير الغافرين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Moses chose from his people seventy men for Our appointment. And when the earthquake seized them, he said, &amp;quot;My Lord, if You had willed, You could have destroyed them before and me [as well]. Would You destroy us for what the foolish among us have done? This is not but Your trial by which You send astray whom You will and guide whom You will. You are our Protector, so forgive us and have mercy upon us; and You are the best of forgivers.[7:155]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A translator, Ibn Katheer further expands on this by &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/search?q=%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;saying&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;روي مثل هذا عن عباس وبعض السلف. وقال محمد بن إسحاق: اختار موسى من بني إسرائيل سبعين رجلاً: الخِّير فالخير، وقال انطلقوا إلى اللّه فتوبوا إليه مما صنعتم، وسلوه التوبة على من تركتم وراءكم من قومكم، صوموا وتطهروا وطهروا ثيابكم، فخرج بهم إلى طور سيناء لمقيات وقّته له ربه، وكان لا يأتيه إلا بإذن منه وعلم، فقال له السبعون - فيما ذكر لي حين صنعوا ما أمرهم به وخرجوا معه للقاء ربه - لموسى، اطلب لنا نسمع كلام ربنا، فقال: أفعل، فلما دنا موسى من الجبل وقع عليه عمود الغمام حتى تغشى الجبل كله، ودنا موسى فدخل فيه وقال للقوم: ادنوا، وكان موسى إذا كلمه اللّه وقع على جبهته نور ساطع لا يستطيع أحد من بني آدم أن ينظر إليه فضرب دونه بالحجاب، ودنا القوم حتى إذا دخلوا في الغمام، وقعوا سجوداً فسمعوه وهو يكلم موسى يأمره وينهاه افعل ولا تفعل، فلما فرغ إليه من أمره وانكشف عن موسى الغمام، فأقبل إليهم فقالوا يا موسى: {لن نؤمن لك حتى نرى اللّه جهرة فأخذتهم الرجفة} وهي الصاعقة فالتقت أرواحهم فماتوا جميعاً، فقام موسى يناشد ربه ويدعوه ويرغب إليه ويقول: {رب لو شئت أهلكتهم من قبل وإياي} قد سفهوا، أفتهلك من ورائي بني إسرائيل؟&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad bin Ishaq said, &amp;quot;Musa chose seventy of the best men from the Children of Israel. He said to them, 'Go to the meeting with Allah and repent for what you committed. Beg His forgiveness for those of your people whom you left behind. Fast, purify yourselves and clean your clothes.' So, he went with them to Mount Tur in Sinai for the meeting place and time designated by his Lord. He went there only with the leave and knowledge of Allah. According to what has been mentioned to me, when the seventy did what he ordered them to do, and went with him to the meeting of Musa with his Lord, they said, 'Request that we may also hear the words of our Lord.' So he replied, 'I shall.' When Musa approached the mountain it became completely covered with columns of clouds, Musa approached it and entered in them. He said to the people, 'Approach.' But when Allah spoke to Musa, his cloak was surrounded by a brilliant light which no human could bear to look at, so below him a barrier was placed and the people approached. When they entered the cloud they fell prostrate and they heard Him while he was speaking to Musa, commanding him and forbidding him, saying what to do and what not to do. When He completed commanding him, and removed the cloud from Musa, he faced the people and they said, `O Musa! We will not believe in you unless we see Allah directly.' So the thunder shook them, their souls were captured and they all died. At the end Musa kept praying to Allah until he forgave them and brought them back to life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to your second question, Allah never rejected the Jews as a matter of fact Jew and Christians who believed in Allah and their messengers are all going to Heaven Inshala.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-10-13T05:15:06.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28065" CreationDate="2015-10-13T02:33:07.213" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You asked so many questions, I'll try to get them all:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3 . What Islam says about those Muslims who participate in non-Muslims religious activities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (PBUH) &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/745&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;said&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمَدِينَةَ وَلَهُمْ يَوْمَانِ يَلْعَبُونَ فِيهِمَا فَقَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ مَا هَذَانِ الْيَوْمَانِ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا كُنَّا نَلْعَبُ فِيهِمَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&amp;quot;‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَبْدَلَكُمْ بِهِمَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُمَا يَوْمَ الأَضْحَى وَيَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to Medina, the people had two days on which they engaged in games. He asked: What are these two days (what is the significance)? They said: We used to engage ourselves on them in the pre-Islamic period. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Allah has substituted for them something better than them, the day of sacrifice and the day of the breaking of the fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many scholars took this hadith as a forbiddance to celebrate non Muslim holidays. However, note that the Prophet did not forbid but simply said they were replaced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Celebrating Christmas (Mowalid Alnabi Issa) is on the same level of Celebrating the Mowalid Alnabi Mohamed, many classify it as Bida that is forbidden as it was never done by the prophet, companions or their followers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Celebrating atheist holidays, are our of the question, this includes any Muslim/Jewish/Christian holidays that have shirk in them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since you didn't ask about non-religious holidays, I won't mention it but that question itself has been answered (disputed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.Should their kids not participate in those activities and tell the teachers that they are not interested or can they do some activities like wearing costumes for Halloween ,trick or treat, decorating Christmas tree?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wouldn't recommend they do, imo, since they are small and easily impressionable. You can spurge on them once Islamic holidays come and explain to them why they shouldn't be celebrating holidays they don't believe in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.Some Masajid arrange special events in same day for Muslim kids like magic shows and others where they distribute candies so kids don't feel to go for trick or treat activities so is it allowed to do such in premises?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am guessing that the Imam or leader of such Masjid made such decision, it is not for us to judge him until you speak to him and explain your point of view and his and why they are doing so. Personally, Magic shows I wouldn't do in the Masjid as some scholars say that trickery is part of Shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if you are in America most of the times that you can see your family is during such holidays, specially if your family is not Muslim, in such cases it doesn't hurt to join them in such celebration in the basis of &lt;code&gt;Silat Alrhim&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some Fatwa in regards to the forbiddance of celebration and their reasons, most of them are extreme in such that even holiday greetings are forbidden:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/947&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa.info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/en/article/156439/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamweb.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam1.org/khutub/Non-Muslim_Holidays_Prohibited.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islam1.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have both sides, it is up to you to choose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2021-07-23T22:17:21.933" LastActivityDate="2021-07-23T22:17:21.933" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28069" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-13T05:05:20.177" Score="-1" ViewCount="1899" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have committed illegal sexual relationship with my boyfriend and made some videos. Now he put those videos on the internet. Now I am very much depressed about what I did. Is my tawba acceptable?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14399" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-02T07:26:17.843" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:27:23.617" Title="Is tawba acceptable for pre-marital sexual videos my boyfriend put on the internet?" Tags="|sex|tawba|internet|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28069" CreationDate="2015-10-13T06:17:59.807" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although your sin as what you stated is considered as a major sin, but you ought to pay attention that Allah is Tavvab. In other word, it means He will accept the repentance. In the meantime, don’t forget that according to a verse of the holy Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا&#xA;  تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّـهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ&#xA;  جَمِيعًا ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ ﴿٥٣﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by&#xA;  sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives&#xA;  all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.&quot; (53)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a concise answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A major sin is one that being punished in hell is promised to its&#xA;  committer in the Quran or ahadith. (There are also other criteria for&#xA;  a sin being a major one). Also minor sins turn into major sins when&#xA;  committed repeatedly (when insisted on by the sinner).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Quran, Allah has promised to forgive all sins if one truly&#xA;  repents to him. Regarding Haqqullah (Obligation to Allah) repentance&#xA;  would be to make up for the past and saying Istiqfar while regarding&#xA;  Haqqunnas (Obligation to people) it would be doing Istiqfar, giving&#xA;  the person back his rights and striving to obtain his satisfaction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info. I recommend you to read the following source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa914&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/39:53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-26T20:19:08.600" LastActivityDate="2015-12-26T20:19:08.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28071" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28080" CreationDate="2015-10-13T07:01:09.830" Score="2" ViewCount="238" Body="&lt;p&gt;As it is considered as a famous Islamic epic event (especially for Shias), in those days of Mohram, Imam Hussein (a.s.) and his soldiers martyred in the battle of Karbala… and the tenth day of Moharam is called Ashura…&#xA;see this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tadabbor.org/?page=article&amp;amp;AID=742&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tadabbor.org&lt;/a&gt; article.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if there was any Iranian person (s) during that even.  (I mean as a soldier(s) of Imam Hussein)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: please, present your claim by reference.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2021-02-05T09:30:39.983" LastActivityDate="2021-02-05T09:30:39.983" Title="Did Iranians fight in the Battle of Karabala? (As Imam Hussein's soldiers)?" Tags="|history|hussain|karbala|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28072" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28084" CreationDate="2015-10-13T07:13:20.797" Score="1" ViewCount="155" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two days that are so significant for Shiite as &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;Taasuaa/تاسوعا And عاشورا/Ashura&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; ... Actually usually they use and name these two days successive. (I am aware that Imam Hussein martyred at the tenth day of Moharam as Ashura), but I wonder what the importance of Taasuaa or تاسوعا is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20180104014742/http://ahmadinejad.ir/%DA%86%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AB%D9%87-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%9F/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.ahmadinejad.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pasokhgoo.ir/node/41370&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.pasokhgoo.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2022-07-23T17:33:30.443" LastActivityDate="2022-07-23T17:33:30.443" Title="Why Taasuaa (تاسوعا) is important for Shia?" Tags="|shiism|muharram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28074" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5796" CreationDate="2015-10-13T07:54:36.880" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meaning&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85+%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%85/home.php?word=%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%85%20%D8%A3%D9%8A%D9%87%D8%A7%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;السلام عليكم&lt;/a&gt; is often translated as peace and Allah's mercy and blessing be upon you. Scholars (here an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.binbaz.org.sa/noor/2659&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Explanation of the words of tashahud&lt;/a&gt; by ibn Baz ) say that in this special context in &lt;strong&gt;السلام&lt;/strong&gt; عليك أيها النبي, salam refers to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A9/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;السلامة&lt;/a&gt; which may mean safety, well being etc.: so by this we ask Allah to protect and keep His Messenger (peace be upon him) safe from any evil. This is what i could add to the already given answers on the meaning as you already noticed the major difference is plural vs singular!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I will start analyzing the two opposite sentences السلام عليكم أيها النبي and السلام عليك أيها النبي from a fiqh and a linguistic POV.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saying السلام عليكم أيها النبي in tashahud?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The (plural) version you cited السلام عليكم أيها النبي is unknown to me and as you mentioned it sounds wrong and even a search on Sunna.com shows that this version is not quoted in any (major) hadith &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D8%A3%D9%8E%D9%8A%D9%91%D9%8F%D9%87%D9%8E%D8%A7%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%91%D9%8E%D8%A8%D9%90%D9%8A%D9%91%D9%8F%20%D9%88%D9%8E%D8%B1%D9%8E%D8%AD%D9%92%D9%85%D9%8E%D8%A9%D9%8F%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%91%D9%8E%D9%87%D9%90%20%D9%88%D9%8E%D8%A8%D9%8E%D8%B1%D9%8E%D9%83%D9%8E%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8F%D9%87%D9%8F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;collection&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The well known and good referenced version is the singular form السلام عليك أيها النبي you may find evidences for an other version السلام على النبي for example in Muwatta' Malik. These both versions are acceptable both in Arabic language and at situation of the tashahud in prayer (See also my linked fatwas).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found the plural form on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almoslim.net/node/115498&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; site and in the Fatwa 531 of Sheikh ibn 'Othaymyn on this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamport.com/d/2/fqh/1/55/1226.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;site&lt;/a&gt; (both without quoting a source), but some scholars point at the third possible explanation for the use which i will explain later!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About your shirk matter:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that often we use the plural form السلام عليكم even if we greet one person this is also according to the rules of the Arabic language acceptable, as in cases the singular can be replaced by the plural and vice versa and we have many examples of this in the Quran you may find it out if you read the Quran in different riwayat for example in Surat &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/164&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Baqara&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-A'raaf&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/14/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibrahim&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/15/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Hijr&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Kahf&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/25/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Furqan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/27/63&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an-Naml&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/30/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a-Rum&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/35/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatir&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/42/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ash-Shura&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/45/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Jathiyah&lt;/a&gt; some riwaya it's the wind/storm=  الريح in others the winds =  &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;الرياح&lt;/a&gt; and even in surat al-Kahf (18) in the story of the two man among one was apparently a believer and the other a rich man who had two gardens &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;جنتين&lt;/a&gt; some riwayat seem to forget that the man had two of them and go ahead considering one garden &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;جنته&lt;/a&gt; others go ahead speaking in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;dual plural&lt;/a&gt; ( لأجدن خيرا &lt;strong&gt;منها&lt;/strong&gt; منقلبا  kufi scripture vs. ** منهما** Makky, Madani and Shami scripture) form! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using plural instead of singular and vice versa is common in Arabic language!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now about the matter you addressed السلام عليكم seems wrong as we are addressing our Messenger (May peace be upon him) as a single person! I think i have to possible explanations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The plural form is a kind of way to honor him as in Arabic the equivalent a way of the honorific speech is using a plural انتم (examples: سيادتكم, فخامتكم) so you use this might be a reason for that.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An other reason might be as we do the salat 'ala an-Nabiy الصلاة على النبي we often include his family (Ahl-al-Bait) or even his sahaba in it so a plural form would be acceptable.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A third reason -which is related to my first point- is that the plural form السلام عليكم is considered and used for honoring the death based on this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/11/133&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;riwaya&lt;/a&gt; of the hadith (see also in Suann abi Dawod and Sunan ibn Majah) where we are taught what to say when visiting the graveyard!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally in this case shirk isn't a matter as yes we believe in one God, but it's not him who is addressed by these words, as we rather ask him to have mercy and protect our beloved Prophet (Peace be upon him). On the other Hand assuming the plural form is correct i think i have given evidences that it could be considered either to honor or to add Ahl-al-Bait (May Allah be pleased with them) into the tashahud which is totally acceptable because of the salat al ibrahimya (for example, which is a part of the tashahud and addresses both Aal-Ibrahim and Aal-Mohammad (May peace be upon both of them)): so shirk seems out of question, unless your intention was something different!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's one &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/34535&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; where the matter of discussion is whether the expression السلام عليك أيها النبي or السلام على النبي and if any is related to shirk! And &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/138666&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; is one about using an expression for greeting which differs from what our Messenger has taught us!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-04T11:55:35.853" LastActivityDate="2016-04-04T11:55:35.853" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28075" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28069" CreationDate="2015-10-13T08:08:59.133" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well first of all you should know that one of Allah's names is the all forgiving!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you do sincere repentance from what you did Allah may forgive you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars (Sunni) say that a sincere repentance would make sins disappear even for sins which should be (but are not) punished according to shari'a (see the links below in Arabic)! This would mean you should do repentance and expiation and real regretting and turn the sins into good deeds like praying, fasting,..., doing good things, helping: Being a good muslim and not redoing what those sins!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of the following Verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Surat &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/104&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tawba&lt;/a&gt; (9:104)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Surat &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/25/70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Furqan&lt;/a&gt;(25:70)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Surat &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/42/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ash-Shura&lt;/a&gt;(42:25)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verses 1 and 3 just tell as that Allah accept repentance (if it is sincere as explained above) while Verse 2 tells us that Allah even turn sins into good deeds if one is faithful and and repent sincerly!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here some fatwas in Arabic about &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/66209&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sincere repentance&lt;/a&gt;, repentance &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamtoday.net/istesharat/quesshow-70-67444.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;from major sins&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://qaradawi.net/new/all-fatawa/7267-2014-05-08-19-22-09&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;how to clean oneself from sins&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-30T06:27:23.617" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:27:23.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27956" CreationDate="2015-10-13T08:27:20.903" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Oh, my God. At the first stage, it would be significant to know regarding the major sin of Lavat. In truth, it is counted as the worst sins. And it is mentioned as a major sin based on the Quran and hadiths. In the meantime it is declared that its punishment is more than Zina. For instance look at the following verses of the holy Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لتَأْتُونَ الْفاحِشَهَ ما سَبَقَکُمْ بِها مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِنَ الْعالَمِین&#xA;  / عنکبوت، ۲۸٫&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention] Lot, when he said to his people, &quot;Indeed, you commit&#xA;  such immorality as no one has preceded you with from among the worlds.&#xA;  (28)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّکُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ الرِّجالَ شَهْوَهً مِنْ دُونِ النِّساء بَلْ&#xA;  أَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ مُسْرِفُونَ. / نمل، ۵۵٫&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do you indeed approach men with desire instead of women? Rather, you&#xA;  are a people behaving ignorantly.&quot; (55)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/27:55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the second stage, in regard to what you explained “… I have been inserting a tampon …”, at least it is good that it is important for you that you are endeavoring to avoid … (although it could be haram if it is harmful for your body), but you should pay heed that the punishment of this awful act (although without dokhul could be so larger than inserting a tampon. Consequently the best solution is endeavoring to avoid being a gay. Since according to Shia (and p think Sunni too) it is considered as a major sin with an awful Had.&#xA;I suggest you to read the following tradition regarding that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Reza (a.s.): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;«وَاعْلَمْ انَّ حُرْمَةَ الدُّبُرِ اعْظَمُ مِنْ حُرْمَةِ الْفَرْجِ&#xA;  لِانَّ اللَّهَ اهْلَکَ امَّةً بِحُرْمَةِ الدُّبُرِ وَ لَمْ یُهْلِکْ&#xA;  احَداً بِحُرْمَةِ الْفَرْجِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Sadiq (a.s.):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That will be Akhar-al-Zaman (end of the world) when “men to men” and&#xA;  “women to women” would be satisfied. (lavat …)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the meantime it is declared that the Hormat (being haram) of Lavat is more than Zina (as Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said such tradition as well). Besides, it is said that in such situation as you are, it is wajib for you to get married in order to leaving such haram act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, don’t forget that it is declared that its Had is 100 lash (knout), and even it is said that the punishment of killing would be for that if sb repeat it three or for times. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikifeqh.ir/%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%AE%DB%8C%D8%B0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.wikifeqh.ir&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikifeqh.ir/%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, I strongly recommend you to read the links below as two related helpful issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa3440&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net (1)&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;/&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa2331&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net (2)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islampedia.ir/fa/1390/10/%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islampedia.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikifeqh.ir/%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.wikifeqh.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/27:55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T11:22:09.593" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T11:22:09.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28077" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28045" CreationDate="2015-10-13T08:37:47.190" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that Allah has forbidden to destroy Churches and Temples etc. according to Verse of Surat &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/22/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al Hajj&lt;/a&gt; (22:40), but this doesn't mean that a Muslim should accept them as a Place where Allah is still worshiped according to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=211564&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;. But you should know that most Fatwa come from Scholars coming from countries where Islamic Thinking and Lifestyle is dominant so they are sometimes hardly applicable in non-Muslim countries! So if possible you should try to find some fatwas from local fatwa councils! In my Answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/26384/i-have-converted-to-islam-but-my-husband-is-still-a-non-muslim/26385#26385&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; i added a comment for a fatwa which considers the situation of Muslims living in non-muslim countries!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as they are revealed in the Quran entering them isn't a sin, but what might be more interesting is the worship inside of them. As we know when 'Umar ibn al Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) entered Bayt-al_Maqdis (Al-Quds/Jerusalem) to receive the Keys of the city he has chosen a place beside a Chruch to pray and thank Allah, so this is the most preferable thing to do as it seems to me!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in some cases -in non Muslim countries- you might be in the situation that you should assist to a marriage, funeral etc. in a Church for example.&#xA;My advise will be you should over think if you really can reject going to the church without being impolite or going there. &#xA;As somebody who has a lot of non-Muslim relatives this situation could come  to meet me more or less each year!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well if i go to the church i only participate in matters which are acceptable&#xA; for me as a Muslim this means if i find in a text anything showing shirk i won't speak it out or sing it with them or if the preacher made a prayer (du'a) including shirk i won't say amin! As you might know there are many Quran Verses saying if the mushrikyn offend Allah you should leave the place until they change the subject! So this seems to me in that very situation the best way to do it by rejecting these false taughts in my heart!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2015-10-14T10:47:54.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28078" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27965" CreationDate="2015-10-13T09:44:36.547" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to your inquiry as you asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is the islamic rule regarding the recitation of dikr and quranic&#xA;  verses loudly or softly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently the dhikr (ذکر) of &lt;strong&gt;لا اله الا الله&lt;/strong&gt; (LaElaaha Elallah)  is considered as  the most common dikr for Jenazah (or during carrying...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a helpful related hadith, it is quoted that Imam Jafar-al-Sadiq (الامام جعفر الصادق) as the sixth Imam of Shia said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No Muslim says (recites) loudly لا اله الا الله  unless at once his&#xA;  sins pour (fall) under his foots; as the leaves (leafs) of the trees&#xA;  falls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ketaab.iec-md.org/paadaash_mojaazaat/paadaash_mojaazaat_sheikh-sadooq_01.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ketaab.iec-md.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-24T16:55:27.447" LastActivityDate="2017-09-24T16:55:27.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28018" CreationDate="2015-10-13T10:04:39.217" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                   In the name of Allah&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is wudhu done after gusl?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To the best of my knowledge, solely a kind of Qusl (Qusl al-Jenabah) would be sufficient instead of Wudu. In other word, you don’t need for wudu after doing Qusl-a;-Jenabah. But after doing other Qusls, you ought to take wudu. (According to majority of Shia Marja’s)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa5379&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://masaell110.mihanblog.com/post/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;masaell110.mihanblog.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-25T16:41:11.343" LastActivityDate="2015-11-25T16:41:11.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28071" CreationDate="2015-10-13T10:41:09.677" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well here's a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_casualties_in_Husayn&amp;#39;s_army_at_the_Battle_of_Karbala&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;list&lt;/a&gt; of casualties in Husayn's army at the battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as i can see there are a few man identified to be Persians or who have been settled down in Kufa etc. among them: Nasr ibn Naizar (May Allah be pleased with him) who's the only one listed as a Persian or (as a freed slave) coming from Persia in that list. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Kufa as it seems -I'm just trying to analyze the list- you'll find much more:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hani ibn Orwah, the two brothers Sa'd and Abdul Hatoof Ansari, Zuhayr ibn al-Qayn al-Bajali (one of the commanders on the site of Imam al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him)), Jahib ibn Hajjaj at-Taymi, Habib Ibn Amir e Taimi, &lt;strong&gt;Sayeed&lt;/strong&gt; Ibn Abdullah Hanafi, the two cousins Saif Ibn Hars al Jabiri and Malik, Zarghamah Ibn Malik e Taghlabi, Aabis ibn Abi Shabeeb al-Shakiri, Abdullah Ibn Bushr Khashami, Abdul Rahman and Abdullah sons of Orawah Ibn Harraq al Ghaffari, Omer Ibn Zabiah Az Zabiyee and Nafi ibn Hilal al-Jamali. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But those names are just what i conclude from the list above so maybe i added or forgot some by mistake. Maybe some history books could give you more help as these people might not necessary be Persian while other's in the list could be so as Kufa was part of the Sassanid empire as @Shoaib stated but this don't necessary mean that all people from there who participated in that Battle were Persian!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;strong&gt;Shi'a&lt;/strong&gt; references one can add the following Names:&#xA;Aslam ibn 'Amr اَسلَم بن عَمرو (in the above list the freed slave Aslam?), Rafi' ibn Abdullah  (in tha above list the freed slave Rafe?) رافع بن عبدالله, Zaher (Zahir) ibn 'Amr (al) Kindy زاهر بن عمرو کندی (in the above list Zavir ibn Amro al Kandi?), Fayruzan and Nassr ibn Abi Nouzayr (=Nasr ibn Naizar?) فیروزان و نصر بن أبی نیزر. [As quoted in the comment and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa32475&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;  from @Shia_Sunni_________UNITY] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-27T06:44:50.417" LastActivityDate="2016-08-27T06:44:50.417" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28065" CreationDate="2015-10-13T10:42:41.863" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;               In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, as @American Muslim mentioned, you have asked so many questions. In the meantime I suggest you to ask them in at least two separated questions in order to obtain better answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As you inquired:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Should their kids not participate in those activities and tell the&#xA;  teahers that they are not interested or can they do some activities&#xA;  like wearing costumes for Halloween ,trick or treat, decorating&#xA;  Christmas tree?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some Masajid arrange special events in same day for Muslim kids like&#xA;  magic shows and others where they distribute candies so kids dont feel&#xA;  to go for trick or treat activities so is it allowed to do such in&#xA;  premises?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3 . What Islam says about those Muslims who participate in nonmuslims&#xA;  religious activities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Concise answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1: Yeah, it is the duty of their parents to avoid letting them participating in such activities which are related to non-Muslim religions. Otherwise they would be partner in the sin. And actually it can be considered as a wajib act for them to avoid …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2: This kind of magic would be permissible if it is just a simple jugglery, but it could be a problem if it teach them deceit …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3: to the best of my knowledge, regarding your last question “What Islam says about those Muslims who participate in non-Muslims religious activities?”, on the whole, Islam doesn’t allow participating in such religious activities of non-Muslims due to some reasons such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Your attendance will be considered as propagandizing for their&#xA;beliefs …&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Your attendance will confirm their act (unwanted) …&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Your attendance perhaps effect on you unwanted …&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.parsine.com/fa/news/215397/%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%85-%D8%AC%D8%B4%D9%86-%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%B3-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.parsine.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-09T17:10:20.233" LastActivityDate="2017-09-09T17:10:20.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28072" CreationDate="2015-10-13T11:39:58.953" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In regard to the importance of Taasuaa (تاسوعا) as the ninth day of Moharam, it is quoted that Imam Jafar-a-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن الصادق (عليه السلام) قال: تاسوعاء يوم حوصر فيه الحسين (عليه السلام)&#xA;  وأصحابه بكربَلاءِ واجتمع عليه خيل أهل الشام وأناخوا عليه، وفرح ابن&#xA;  مرجانة وعمر بن سعد بتوافر الخيل وكثرتها واستضعفوا فيه الحسين (عليه&#xA;  السلام) وأصحابه وأيقنوا انه لايأتي الحسين (عليه السلام) ناصر ولايمدّه&#xA;  أهل العراق، ثم قال بابي المستضعف الغريب.&#xA;  2. بحار الأنوار الجامعة لدرر أخبار الأئمة الأطهار،علامه مجلسي، اسلاميه‏، تهران‏ ،ج‏45، ص 95.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Taasuaa is the day that Hussain and his followers were surrounded and&#xA;  the army of Shaam came against him. Ibn-Ziyad and Umar ibn-Sa'd were&#xA;  happy of the added army. On that day they belittled Hussain(PBUH) and&#xA;  his followers and they were ascertained that no other companion would&#xA;  and not even the Iraqis will come to his support. May I be sacrificed&#xA;  for my weak and alone father. Bihar al-anwar. Vol.45. Pg95.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's basically the day that Imam Hussain and his followers got to know they were finished!&#xA;:(&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T08:32:15.847" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T08:32:15.847" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28085" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-13T14:20:29.933" Score="3" ViewCount="5169" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Mu'adh ibn Jabal: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The flourishing state&#xA;  of Jerusalem will be when Yathrib is in ruins, the ruined state of&#xA;  Yathrib will be when the great war comes, the outbreak of the great&#xA;  war will be at the conquest of Constantinople and the conquest of&#xA;  Constantinople when the Dajjal (Antichrist) comes forth. He (the&#xA;  Prophet) struck his thigh or his shoulder with his hand and said: This&#xA;  is as true as you are here or as you are sitting (meaning Mu'adh ibn&#xA;  Jabal)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud 4294 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/39/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this hadith is a authentic or inauthentic (fabrication)?  There are similar hadiths to this but are regarded as da'eef.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13906" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-17T04:46:34.673" LastActivityDate="2021-04-25T09:47:41.543" Title="Is the hadith concerning the conquest of Constantinople when the Dajjal comes forth authentic?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|dajjal|battles|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28085" CreationDate="2015-10-13T15:06:26.673" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is this Hadith hassan or da'if?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well i found it in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/39/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; qualified as hassan by al-Albany.&#xA;It could also be found in many books like Musnad al-Imam Ahmad (and this was qulified as da'if by the Muhadith Shoayb al-Arnaot) and also in Sahih ibn Abi Shaybah etc. Now in all the chains there's Abderrahman ibn Thabit ibn Thawban  عبد الرحمن بن ثابت بن ثوبان who's qualified to be dai'f. And in the book Mizan al-I'tidal Imam ad-Dahaby considered this narration by Abderrahman ibn Thabit ibn Thawban as one of his manakeer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also about Qulaifiyng this hadith and the narrator in special &lt;a href=&quot;https://saaid.net/Doat/alkulify/22.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to explain it assuming it's sane&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if we assume that this hadith has some soundness then:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;The flourishing state of Jerusalem&quot;&lt;/em&gt; could mean that it will flourish by people, money and real estates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;And the ruined state of Yathrib&quot;&lt;/em&gt; could mean in this context the reason for that!&#xA;An other meaning for the flousishing of Jerusalem could be that the Khelafa will settle down there at the end of time which goes ahead with an other narration in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/15/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawood&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;the ruined state of Yathrib will be when the great war comes&quot;&lt;/em&gt; was explained as a great war between the people of Levant and the Rum.&#xA;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the Hadith has a Problem: As it says that the ruined state of Yatrib will be before the Dajal comes forth. As we have Sahih ahadith that tell us that the Dajal won't be able to enter Yatrib. But Ibn Kathir tried to explain this by saying that Medina won't be ruined totally before the Dajal comes forth but at the end of time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also this Fatwa in &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/32684&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt;. And &lt;a href=&quot;http://hadithportal.com/index.php?show=hadith&amp;amp;h_id=4294&amp;amp;uid=&amp;amp;sharh=200000&amp;amp;all_sharh=full&amp;amp;book=8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; are other interpretations of the hadith in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An other Problem in my opinion is the conquest of Constantinople which already have been conquered ages ago, but i don't know the future and therefore even this could be explained somehow!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-13T10:17:27.430" LastActivityDate="2015-11-13T10:17:27.430" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28087" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="406" CreationDate="2015-10-13T16:05:27.140" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Holy Quran is a book of Guidance (Hidaya). If one does not understand Arabic since he/she is of a different nationality, he/she should be able to read and easily understand the message and meaning in their own language. The goal is to understand the message Allah is conveying to HIS creation and act upon it. Language should not be given so much emphasis. Allah Almighty does want hardship on his followers, but rather ease and comfort. &#xA;Holy Quran was revealed to the prophet in Arabic because that is the only language he knew, therefore it was easy for him to understand and teach to His followers. Why wasn't the Quran revealed in Persian or English etc.? I leave it to your imagination.&#xA;However, if one an has the desire, time and will to learn Quran in Arabic, more power to them, but the idea is to understand the message and live upto it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14407" LastActivityDate="2015-10-13T16:05:27.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28088" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28100" CreationDate="2015-10-13T16:18:42.297" Score="-1" ViewCount="390" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran says that mountain have pegs ( which is true) but mountains without pegs exist to, according to wikiislam (anti-Islamic page, i know) but how can we as Muslims reply to this, according to them this refutes the mountains have pegs idea,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The observation here is that they equate ‘deep mountain roots’ with ‘pegs’. There are several difficulties with this interpretation in that not all mountains have peg-like roots. An analysis of mountain formation reveals the fact that not all mountains have peg-like roots, for example volcanoes; those formed by extension and faulting (e.g. the Nevada Basin and Range); thrust and fold belts (e.g. Appalachians, Eastern Bolivian Andes, Zagros Mountain, the Calcareous Alps). A cross-section of the collisional Himalayas reveals a broad ‘wedge’ rather than Cailleux’s schematic ‘peg’ diagram,[5] as do the Pyrenees.[6]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14335" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T14:36:58.003" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T14:36:58.003" Title="Need an refutation to this alleged mistake in the holy Quran?" Tags="|quran|hadith|tafseer|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28091" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10719" CreationDate="2015-10-13T22:18:26.627" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It should be fine as long as you don't eat it and the person that is going to get it is not forbidden for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if for example you married a Christian/Jewish woman who drinks wine or eats pork, it is not allowed to buy/serve the Alcohol as stated in many &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/27/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadiths&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْخَمْرَ وَشَارِبَهَا وَسَاقِيَهَا وَبَائِعَهَا وَمُبْتَاعَهَا وَعَاصِرَهَا وَمُعْتَصِرَهَا وَحَامِلَهَا وَالْمَحْمُولَةَ إِلَيْهِ ‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has cursed wine, its drinker, its server, its seller, its buyer, its presser, the one for whom it is pressed, the one who conveys it, and the one to whom it is conveyed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is no hadith about those who serve pork, only &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/14/99&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;forbiddance&lt;/a&gt; in selling it. In your case I don't see anything from the Sunnah or Qur'an that prohibits it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-06-15T07:57:38.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25355" CreationDate="2015-10-13T22:48:57.750" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It should be fine, even if it is pure gold. In Islam, Gold is forbidden to wear in large quantity for men, however, if the item is composed of mostly non gold and has some gold in it it should be fine as the Prophet PBUH &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/36/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mentions&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ مَيْمُونٍ الْقَنَّادِ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ رُكُوبِ النِّمَارِ وَعَنْ لُبْسِ الذَّهَبِ إِلاَّ مُقَطَّعًا ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ أَبُو قِلاَبَةَ لَمْ يَلْقَ مُعَاوِيَةَ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade to ride on panther skins and to wear gold except a little.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-10-13T22:48:57.750" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28094" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-13T23:40:20.103" Score="6" ViewCount="1334" Body="&lt;p&gt;In salat (prayer) I like to read it out loud sometimes but I whisper it. When I am supposed to say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;sub hana rabb ial 'ala&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It comes out like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;sup hana rapial 'ala&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though it's not what I mean. This is how it comes out when I whisper it. Does this change the meaning of the word and invalidate my prayer? Please let me know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14342" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-18T10:08:44.397" LastActivityDate="2017-10-22T07:35:34.923" Title="In Salat what mispronunciations are acceptable?" Tags="|salat|tajweed|pronunciation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28095" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-13T23:51:06.497" Score="-1" ViewCount="149" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can anyone proof that muhammad (pbuh) is just a prophet . Not a scientist ??? The athiest people say that muhammad (pbuh) is a scientist . There is not god . So what is the proof plz help me in this answer to the athiest&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14411" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T19:53:56.200" Title="Its really confusing . Plz help me out . I m a true beliver" Tags="|sharia|quran|hadith|prophet-muhammad|sunnah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2015-11-04T22:47:58.930" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28097" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28095" CreationDate="2015-10-14T06:41:14.103" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just tell them 'we' muslims believe that Mohamed is a prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14415" LastActivityDate="2015-10-14T06:41:14.103" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7530" CreationDate="2015-10-14T07:28:56.513" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As has @itsols already mentioned most of points on that matter i would like to add and maybe repeat some points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That Quran transmitted through the time by oral memorization and recitation on a hand of Scholars. This means this is the only regular way to learn the right pronunciation and the best way to memorize it. This means only a scholar who is hafidh (hafiz) can check if you read or recite the right way! And the Quran is an important part of our Religion so we should be careful and choose the right teacher!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now many Sheikhs do repeat some parts of a verse while reciting (personally i don't like this unless one is out of breath). But for you as a beginner or learner it's better to know where you should pause (do waqf) then just follow a recitation. As some of these Sheikhs miss the right places for waqf or because of their way of recitation do waqf in places where waqf isn't accurate or shouldn't be done! So just listening and memorizing seems to me a bad, but common solution you should at least from time to time check in a Moshaf if the ahkam are applied well. Many people do memorize Quran this way, but if you did so you will never be sure if your way of reciting is correct and well if somebody memorized Quran from your recitation or you began to correct other people's recitation based on yours this would be a big problem!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore still the best would be to recite yourself in front of a hafidh and let him correct you, this would be more helpful to you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just as an example to show you the importance of memorizing and reciting Quran in a well manner: lately i was watching/listening to a video where a scholar was interpreting Muwatta' al Imam Malik and a student used to read from the book the hadith: In one chapter Imam Malik quoted a Verse of the Quran and the student recited it without (sufficient) tajweed or tartyl the scholar was kind of upset and asked him to redo the reading with the right mad and waqf etc., when the student did so the scholar thanked him and told him that this is how it should be done!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-04T10:02:21.770" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T10:02:21.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13391" CreationDate="2015-10-14T07:37:58.147" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;When scholars call a hadith authentic, it is usually according to &lt;em&gt;sanad&lt;/em&gt; i.e. the chain of narrators. There still remains the task of validating the &lt;em&gt;matn&lt;/em&gt; i.e. the reported content in the light of Qur'an and other factors. It is a known practice. For example, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Khatib_al-Baghdadi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi&lt;/a&gt; (392–463AH) writes in al-Kifaya:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ولا يقبل خبر الواحد في منافاة حكم العقل وحكم القرآن الثابت المحكم ,&#xA;  والسنة المعلومة , والفعل الجاري مجرى السنة , وكل دليل مقطوع به&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A khabr-i wahid (a technical alias of hadith) cannot be accepted which is against sense and&#xA;  intellect, is against an established and explicit directive of the&#xA;  Qur’an, is against a known Sunnah or is against a practice which is&#xA;  observed like the Sunnah or its conflict with some conclusive argument&#xA;  becomes absolutely evident. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I could not find its translation in English. Here is an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.renaissance.com.pk/JulHadi2y6.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;indirect reference&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, being against the Qur'an you may not accept it. You may also look for its explanation that does not contradict the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nawawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Nawawi&lt;/a&gt; (631–676 AH) also notes this contradiction in his commentary of Sahih Muslim and interprets this and similar hadiths in the light of another hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لكل أحد منزل في الجنة ومنزل في النار فالمؤمن إذا دخل الجنة خلفه الكافر&#xA;  في النار &lt;strong&gt;لاستحقاقه ذلك بكفره&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For everyone there is a place in the Paradise and a place in Hell.&#xA;  When a believer enters Paradise a Kafir takes his place in Hell&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;because he deserved it due to his Kufr&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(A variant of this hadith is available &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1344840&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, according to this explanation the Jews and Christians will go to Hell only due to their own beliefs which is in accordance with the Qur'anic principle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2015-10-14T10:45:26.483" LastActivityDate="2015-10-14T10:45:26.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28088" CreationDate="2015-10-14T09:21:17.157" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on what you asked, I didn’t find the precise verse as what you mentioned. Even apparently there is not such a verse as much as I make research. (Although there would be an answer for it was really was available). In the meantime, as @Medi said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It would be nice to add the Verse(s) of the Quran which you are&#xA;  talking about&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since as you named. “anti-islamic page” brought it up, and perhaps they intend to make a hesitation or doubt regarding that in the mind of Muslims and non-Muslims as a Shobha. Anyhow, based on what I researched, the most related verse with what you pointed out (and probably the purposed verse) is the following verse (السوره النباء 7 &amp;amp; 6):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ مِهَادًا ﴿٦﴾ وَالْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا ﴿٧&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Have We not made the earth a resting place? (6) And the mountains as&#xA;  stakes? (7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Consequently, as you see at the verse 7, it is said that “And the&#xA;mountains as stakes? (7)” So, to the best of my knowledge (and based&#xA;on what I saw in my research, it is mentioned the mountains as the&#xA;stakes for the earth. In other word, it means mountains are&#xA;considered as stakes which are between the earth and Sky. Therefore&#xA;it is inferred from the verse that it is related to the E’jaaz&#xA;(miracle) of the Quran that connect or keep the earth by the&#xA;mountains as stakes which are invisibly connected to the sky.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or as another reason, as another aspect, it can be declared that the&#xA;holy Quran doesn’t mean that their shapes are exactly like pegs,&#xA;haply it would declare that they have a similar role with the pegs&#xA;(as stakes). In the meantime, some of current scientist believe that&#xA;the balancing role of the mountains is necessary in the keeping the&#xA;vita on the earth. Actually they can have the role of the pegs which&#xA;keep from shaking …&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And it can have many other reasons. We ought not to forget that there&#xA;are many mysteries in the holy Quran that human are not aware&#xA;concerning them…&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eventually, I strongly recommend you to read the following link which has illustrated more detailed regarding the mentioned matter. (Which is into Persian, Indonesian and Turkish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/id/archive/question/fa4549&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net / Indonesian&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/tr/archive/question/fa4549&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Turkish&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa4549&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Persian (Farsi)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa4549&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.al-shia.org/fa/id/26/6/169.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;quran.al-shia.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tadabbor.org/?page=tadabbor&amp;amp;SOID=78&amp;amp;AYID=7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tadabbor.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-23T06:37:28.687" LastActivityDate="2015-11-23T06:37:28.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28103" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28105" CreationDate="2015-10-14T10:38:23.530" Score="1" ViewCount="1026" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Verse of Surat &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/22/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al Hajj (22:40)&lt;/a&gt; Muslims shouldn't destroy houses of worship or religious places of other Religions (Ahl-Al-Kitab to be correct). But what if for some reasons in an Islamic state a house of prayer needs to be restored or even destroyed, i.e. let's say there's a danger of collapse for a church? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm curious if there are any rules that Muslims or Imam al-Muslimeen or a Caliph should help his christian tributary to repair their church?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or will Muslims or at least their leader be regarded as a sinner if such a house of worship would collapse or be demolished before collapse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T01:36:02.850" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T01:36:02.850" Title="How should Muslims treat houses of worship of other Religions?" Tags="|sharia|ahlul-kitab|other-religions|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28095" CreationDate="2015-10-14T10:54:47.083" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;it doesn't matter if you believing Allah to He is greatest. That's related with your faith, if you believe to Allah like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;He is Allah , [who is] One, Allah , the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, Nor is there to Him any equivalent.&quot;&#xA;AL-IKHLAS [1-4]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if Muhammad had made up about Us some [false] sayings, We would have seized him by the right hand; Then We would have cut from him the aorta.&#xA;AL-HAQQAH [44-46]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah would never allow something to go wrong about his religion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14418" LastActivityDate="2015-10-14T10:54:47.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28105" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28103" CreationDate="2015-10-14T12:38:33.693" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is very hard to imagine any legalistic self-incumbency of the rulers to resurrect fallen places of worship - for the subjects. Most versions of the covenant of Umer (ra) with the &lt;em&gt;Dhimmis&lt;/em&gt;, which serves as an important formative document, are devoid of any bindings on the caliphate to help repair any churches. In fact, some versions bar the Christians from building new churches, some versions even go as far as to bar them from repairing dilapidated buildings. The important point is that there exists no single version of the covenant and variations range from very light-weight terms to very wearisome as detailed in Shafi's &lt;em&gt;Kitab-ul-Umm&lt;/em&gt;. For details see &lt;em&gt;Caliphs and their Non-Muslim Subjects: A Critical Study of the Covenant of 'Umar&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An interesting observation is that the lack of stipulations specific to helping the &lt;em&gt;Dhimmis&lt;/em&gt; practice their religion can go both ways. A glance through the history reveals precedents along both lines. I'm quoting from &lt;em&gt;Caliphs and their Non-Muslim Subjects: A Critical Study of the Covenant of 'Umar&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Amr b. 'As gave to the Makaukas part of the Lake of Habash as a&#xA;  burial ground for Christians. In 60 or 61 part of the great church in&#xA;  Edessa was thrown down by an earthquake. Mu'awia ordered it to be&#xA;  rebuilt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first church in Fustat was built in Harat ur Rum while Maslama b.&#xA;  Mukhallad was governor, between 47 and 68. When 'Abd ul 'Aziz founded&#xA;  Hulwan he allowed two Melkite servants of his to build a church there,&#xA;  and the patriarch built one also, because he had to pay his respects&#xA;  to the governor there. 'Abd ul 'Aziz told some bishops to build two&#xA;  convents there, and he allowed Athanasius, his secretary, to build a&#xA;  church in Kasr ush Shama'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some chamberlains of Mamun restored the church of the Virgin at al&#xA;  Kantara, and two servants (farrasti) obtained permission to build one&#xA;  on Mount Mukattam, because those in the castle were too far away. In&#xA;  this reign Bukam, a wealthy Christian of Bura, built many beautiful&#xA;  churches in his native town.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These precedents however appear to be exceptions rather than normalcy, as the amount of destruction appears to outweighs the amount of construction. Legally, all places of worship were to be protected and the destruction or forced acquisition prohibited as long as the covenant was held. Muslims destroying churches was as much an exception as building new ones, from the covenant of Umer (ra) - if and only if the covenant actually stipulated a ban on building new churches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its been centuries since the term Dhimmi has ceased to exist except in theory, and therefore the contemporary legal standpoint is expected to be the same as that of the middle ages. Contemporary issues surround the very justification of Dhimmi status, terms of contract are only consequential details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Disclaimer: Based on the material from the book referenced&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2015-10-14T13:04:35.443" LastActivityDate="2015-10-14T13:04:35.443" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28106" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-14T13:55:02.300" Score="4" ViewCount="4119" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu 'aleykum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a Hadith about the day of resurrection which states, that humans will be resurrected from the end part of the coccyx:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Hadeeth is presented in Saheeh Al-Bukhaari and Saheeh Muslim on the authority of Abu Hurayrah  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  him: the Prophet, said: &amp;quot;The whole (body) of the son of Aadam (Adam) will be consumed by the earth except for the tailbone, from which he was created and from which he will be created anew.&amp;quot; Another version of the Hadeeth was reported on the authority of Abu Sa‘eed  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  him: he asked: &amp;quot;What is it like, O Messenger of Allaah?” He said: &amp;quot;Like a grain of mustard.&amp;quot; [Ahmad and Ibn Hibbaan]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, another Hadeeth reads: 'It is the first to be created and the last to decompose.' ... That this tiny part of the coccyx bone which is usually mixed with dust and soil in the grave is rather intangible&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=280627&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb.net&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the apparent indication of the Hadeeth and its versions, this tiny part of the human body, the tailbone, which is as small as a grain of mustard, does not decay at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this true or am I missing something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13906" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2020-08-12T09:11:37.670" Title="Does the tailbone (coccyx) not decay?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|hadith-interpretation|sahih-bukhari|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28108" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-14T16:46:48.420" Score="1" ViewCount="1501" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have bought a wallet but discovered that it has a design like a horse and a deer in it. Is it haram to use?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14423" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-12-13T17:59:31.013" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T06:57:04.437" Title="Is it haram to use a wallet which has a design like a horse and a deer?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28108" CreationDate="2015-10-14T19:06:07.043" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamu alaikum warehmatullahi wabarakatuhu, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References from hadith (halaal):&#xA;Narrated Maimunah (RAA): The Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) passed by a dead sheep being dragged along by (some people). Thereupon he said to them, &quot;Why didn't you make use of its skin?&quot; They told him, &quot;It is a dead animal (i.e. had died a natural death, without being slaughtered).&quot; He said to them (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). &quot;Water and the leaves of mimosa flava purify it&quot;&#xA;[Related by Abu Dawud and anNasa'i]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadeeth of Zayd ibn Thaabit (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) who said: “Tanning the skin of the dead animal (that died without being slaughtered) is its purification.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith relating to skins (haram):&#xA;Narrated by Abu Dawood, 4239; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 3566. &#xA;It was narrated from Mu’aawiyah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The angels do not accompany a group of people among whom there is a tiger skin.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;POINTS&#xA; THE HALA ANIMALS SLAUGHTERED PROPERLY/IMPROPERLY &#xA;The use of hide from these animals is permissible E.g. the cow, goat, sheep, and camel they are halal to eat.&#xA;ANIMALS WHOSE MEAT AS WELL AS SKIN IS HARAM&#xA;The allowance/permissibility is that the meat is haraam and the hide is also impure and haram. eg:- Tiger, Shark, lion, pig, snake. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;:- Your wallet has only a design like a horse/deer patterns which is not haram. Even if they were made out of their (animal) hides (skins) it would still be permissible for you to use. As long as it does not have any pictures or faces. (It won't be haram but, the Prophet Muhammed SAW ordered Ali RA to blot out and taking down photos/faces/pictures/figures).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14276" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-01T09:06:14.530" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T09:06:14.530" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28113" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-14T20:15:15.460" Score="2" ViewCount="1882" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that it is not allowed to put pictures of people, characters, etc. on walls, or any visible places, but, what about in notebooks or papers for fun?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13940" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:03:30.037" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T20:03:30.037" Title="Is drawing pictures in books prohibited?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|image|drawing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28114" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-14T21:23:27.637" Score="1" ViewCount="709" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose i am married with a earning wife. We both earn the same. I am only son of my parents and she is also only issue of her parents. Now as i have to look after her expenses and also my children i can hardly give 10% of my earnings to my parents. But my wife gives all her salary to her parents as she need not to give any money to run our family according to Islam. So i cant help my parents as much as she can. Isn't this a injustice to me or my parents? Why my parents will get lesser from me just because almighty gave them a son not a daughter?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14428" LastEditorUserId="14428" LastEditDate="2015-10-14T22:31:35.313" LastActivityDate="2021-10-01T13:24:45.743" Title="Is not husband having no right over wife's salary a bit injustice?" Tags="|practical-islam|nikah|parents|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28117" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-15T07:38:52.707" Score="3" ViewCount="273" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do people take birth in other religions by Allah's will? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it by Allah's will that people of other religions exist in such large numbers? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is it against Allah's will that this state of affairs exists and continues?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14323" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2015-10-15T13:03:04.677" LastActivityDate="2016-01-14T18:45:12.143" Title="I was born a Hindu, and I continue. Is it against Allah's will that it is so?" Tags="|free-will|freedom-of-belief|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28118" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28117" CreationDate="2015-10-15T09:03:54.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Quran, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(Surah Maida - Chapter 5, Verse: 48)&lt;/a&gt; God has mentioned that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...Had Allah willed, He would have made you one nation [united in religion], but [He intended] to test you in what He has given you; so race to [all that is] good. To Allah is your return all together, and He will [then] inform you concerning that over which you used to differ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So different religions are in complete accordance with His will. Rather, forcing everyone on a single religion is against His will&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="225" LastActivityDate="2015-10-15T09:03:54.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28119" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28113" CreationDate="2015-10-15T09:52:08.823" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamu alaikum warehmatullahi wabarakatuhu, &#xA;In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There seems to be two issues, but regarding your issue:-&#xA;Abû Talhah relates that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “The angels do not enter a house wherein there is a dog or images representing (people or animals).” [Sahîh al-Bukhârî (3225) and Sahîh Muslim (2106)] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I purchased a cushion with pictures on it. The Prophet (came and) stood at the door but did not enter. I said (to him), &quot;I repent to Allah for what (the guilt) I have done.&quot; He said, &quot;What is this cushion?&quot; I said, &quot;It is for you to sit on and recline on.&quot; He said, &quot;The makers of these pictures will be punished on the Day of Resurrection and it will be said to them, 'Make alive what you have created.' Moreover, the angels do not enter a house where there are pictures.'&quot; (Narrated by Ayesha).&#xA;Hadith 7.843 (Al-Bukhari hadith)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And regarding that you want to draw them:&#xA;`A’ishah relates that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “The people who will be most severely punished on the Day of Resurrection will be those who aspire to create like Allah.” [Sahîh al-Bukhârî (5954) and Sahîh Muslim (2107)] &#xA;When we look at the phrase – “those who aspire to create like Allah” – the term “aspire” here indicates a challenge. It means that these image makers are fashioning images in order to imitate Allah’s creative abilities and to present a challenge to Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we look at the statements of the Pious Predecessors, we can see that they understood the texts about image making to be merely a severe warning against what is sinful rather than a direct prohibition. For instance, when a man who was a professional image maker came to Ibn &lt;code&gt;Abbâs asking him for a ruling, Ibn&lt;/code&gt;Abbâs merely said: “If you have to do so, then make images of trees and of that which has no soul. [Sahîh al-Bukhârî (2225) and Sahîh Muslim (2110)] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My conclusion is that you can keep drawings, posters, images inside books and papers (as long as it is not put to display or left open, laying around). Concluding that you can not imitate Allah's creation (By drawing them). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more detail on drawing humans or animals go through my question page, I had asked a similar/relating question.! :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14276" LastEditorUserId="14276" LastEditDate="2015-10-15T11:43:03.200" LastActivityDate="2015-10-15T11:43:03.200" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28121" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-15T17:27:46.443" Score="1" ViewCount="4814" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is earning money through YouTube halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I play video games and upload that content on YouTube. So is YouTube earning halal in islam? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14434" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-05T05:50:19.950" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T05:50:19.950" Title="Is YouTube earning halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|internet|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28122" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-15T18:51:41.243" Score="-2" ViewCount="4110" Body="&lt;p&gt;You see If Iam watching a show or anything and there's kissing I don't look at it I just want to know are you allowed to look at that in Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14435" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-17T06:04:43.023" LastActivityDate="2015-10-17T06:04:43.023" Title="In Islam are you allowed to look at other people kissing?" Tags="|halal-haram|kissing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2018-04-05T19:50:36.367" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28124" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27535" CreationDate="2015-10-15T20:05:47.277" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;(1) &lt;strong&gt;Yes Islam requires a burial&lt;/strong&gt;, It's fardh kifayath. What we get in quran is mentioned by Shoaib above. And there are hadiths saying to do the burial as early as possible :&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;روى البخاري ومسلم أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: أسرعوا بالجنازة، فإن تك صالحة فخير تقدمونها عليه، وإن يكن سوى ذلك فشر تضعونه عن رقابكم. وقال صلى الله عليه وسلم: إذا مات أحدكم فلا تحبسوه، وأسرعوا به إلى قبره. قال الحافظ ابن حجر في فتح الباري: أخرجه الطبراني بإسناد حسن&#xA;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Also there is an ijma'a of scholars that the burial is compulsory :&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;قال ابن المنذر في الإجماع: وأجمعوا على أن دفن الميت لازم، واجب على الناس، لا يسعهم تركه عند الإمكان، ومن قام به منهم سقط فرض ذلك على سائر المسلمين. اهــ.&#xA;وهو من فروض الكفايات، بمعنى أنه لا يطلب من واحد من المسلمين بعينه أن يتولى دفنه، وإنما يجب أن يتولى بعضهم دفنه، فإن قام بعضهم بدفنه سقط الواجب عنهم جميعا، وإن لم يتول أحد دفنه أثموا جميعا&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Says that the burial is compulsory, if someone from a community does that the all other muslims are freed.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;(2) &lt;strong&gt;Yes Grave sites can be reused after a specific time&lt;/strong&gt; This time changes with the location, the experts know the duration needed for the body to fully mixed with the soil.&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Here are some words from scholars :&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;قال النووي الشافعي في المجموع: يجوز نبش القبر إذا بلي الميت وصار تراباً وحينئذ يجوز دفن غيره فيه، ويجوز زرع تلك الأرض وبناؤها وسائر وجوه الانتفاع والتصرف فيها باتفاق الأصحاب، وإن كانت عارية رجع فيها المعير، وهذا كله إذا لم يبق للميت أثر من عظم ولا غيره، قال أصحابنا رحمهم الله: ويختلف ذلك باختلاف البلاد والأرض ويعتمد فيه قول أهل الخبرة بها... إلى أن قال: وهذا كله إذا لم يبق للميت أثر من عظم وغيره، إلا أنه إذا دعت ضرورة لإدخال ميت على آخر قبل بلاء الأول جاز&#xA;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You can see more &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/147021&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14436" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-26T12:47:58.993" LastActivityDate="2021-11-26T12:47:58.993" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28126" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28122" CreationDate="2015-10-15T22:58:42.657" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah has &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ordered&lt;/a&gt; us to curb our sights from haram things. However, there is no worldly punishment for such actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IMO, it is the sort of sins that are washed away by doing good things and asking Allah for forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-10-15T22:58:42.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28069" CreationDate="2015-10-16T06:59:18.970" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's always Tauba.&#xA;Allaah Rabbul `alameen will forgive any sins except the Sins of Shirk and the sins of mocking Rasulallaah Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam.&#xA;And even after that, I think, there is always room for Repentance (Tauba).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allaah accept your repentance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14440" LastActivityDate="2015-10-16T06:59:18.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28121" CreationDate="2015-10-16T07:44:58.857" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it is halal as there is nothing wrong with recording video games and making walk-throughs, tutorials or anything like that. And many muslims do make their earnings through YouTube.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But make sure to censor any abusive content or any scenes like that. As many modern games contain stuff like that and it is a sin to spread bad things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12691" LastActivityDate="2015-10-16T07:44:58.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28114" CreationDate="2015-10-16T09:18:18.410" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well your question could have two possible aspects: the POV of shari'a and the aspect of partnership  (this is also a more or less of Shari'a POV) and the love and mercy between husband an wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From a sharia'a point of view:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it's clearly the husband who has to support his family even if the wife is working (for example in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/65/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran&lt;/a&gt;), but as good as he can. This means if he is poor he isn't asked to support his family above his possibilities. And the same situation is when taking care about your parents you'll have to support them as good as you can!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore at first place you have no right over your wife's salary and she and your children have the right of being supported by you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the following &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/120282&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic) a wife is neither asked nor should be forced to support the family of her husband even if she was wealthy. But she could do it to gain reward أجر by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I would be glad if someone could add information supporting that this isn't an injustice, or maybe I'll try to edit this answer and if i found enough information and arguments to explain this.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But now we come to an other Point:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A few words about Marriage in Islam&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When we read in Quran the Verses about the relationship between husband and wife and family matters we always find the words &amp;quot;و ان خفتم&amp;quot; =&amp;quot;And if you fear that ...&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that as Allah brought you together in love and mercy both of you should care for an other and try to forgo or at least be kind to each other as we can conclude by reading Quran Verses line in Surat &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nissa'&lt;/a&gt; and Surat &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/30/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ar-Rum&lt;/a&gt;. And as there are duties of a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/26328/what-are-the-duties-of-a-husband/26330#26330&quot;&gt;husband&lt;/a&gt; there are also duties of a wife. But the most important thing is (And do not forget graciousness between you &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=707&amp;amp;bk_no=50&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;وَلَا تَنْسَوُا الْفَضْلَ بَيْنَكُمْ&lt;/a&gt;)  which is stated in a &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/237&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Verse&lt;/a&gt; talking about divorce. But the word الْفَضْلَ means more the graciousness in Arabic: it's something above the usual this means in such a relationship each partner should try to give his counterpart (if possible) much more then he would expect from him!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes according shari'a no right over your wife's salary, but if you live in a true relationship this shouldn't be a problem if you both are neither selfish nor having negative feelings for each other because of this matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my case Alhamdulillah we passed true a very bad (financial) situation and my wife and even her family helped me out (without me asking her) and would do it at any time if i asked her and vice versa! In a relationship each part should have his/her goals but never forget that there are common goals whom will need both parts to co-operate!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-10-01T13:24:45.743" LastActivityDate="2021-10-01T13:24:45.743" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28133" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-16T10:46:02.417" Score="6" ViewCount="3712" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Qur'an it says that Shaitan disobeyed Allah and we should make sure we do not fall in the trap of Shaytan as Adam (AS) and Hawwa did. Why doesn't Allah make sure we do not do things which he doesn't want us to do since he has power over all things? I know this is a test and we are supposed to learn from Shaytan's mistake but at the same time I don't understand why Shaytan has been allowed to have so much power. The good people will be rewarded and the bad punished but why did Allah make bad people? Why didn't Allah just make good people? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-22T15:08:07.783" LastActivityDate="2022-05-23T02:43:56.747" Title="Why did Allah make bad people?" Tags="|allah|creation|shaitan|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28117" CreationDate="2015-10-16T10:55:13.197" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It doesn't matter who your parent or family are. In Islam everyone is born a Muslim. Every baby you see is a Muslim however when some grow up and decide to follow other faiths when he knows Islam is right then he will be punished. Religion is not something that should be blindly followed by what your family follows but what the truth is. And of course everything happens by the will of Allah. People of other religions exist because Allah guides whom He wills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2015-10-16T10:55:13.197" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28135" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28159" CreationDate="2015-10-16T11:24:00.010" Score="1" ViewCount="226" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a wife is a doctor who works outside, thus cannot take care of her husband and child properly. Will it be sin? When the situation is that the profession of the wife is hampering her duty towards her family, can the husband stop his wife from doing outside job?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14428" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-10T07:54:54.743" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T11:52:45.203" Title="Is it a sin for a job holder wife not taking proper care of husband and child?" Tags="|sin|family|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28136" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28182" CreationDate="2015-10-16T13:12:52.427" Score="0" ViewCount="301" Body="&lt;p&gt;In our school or university we sometime sign our friends attendance sheet in the intention of helping them. Now is this a big fault like giving false witness? As per my sense it is not harming others so it may be a small sin. But some of my friends say it’s a big sin like false witness. What Islam says about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14428" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-13T15:55:57.340" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T09:05:10.387" Title="What kind of sin signing others attendance sheet in school is?" Tags="|sin|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28137" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-16T13:55:14.760" Score="1" ViewCount="2860" Body="&lt;p&gt;Will salah/salat/prayer be accepted if all the Dhikr is made in heart (not even silently).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example is when you are making Tashshahud and just remember the Dhikr (Attahiyaathu...) in your heart. Not even reading silently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the Hukum of reading Quran this way (in salat and outside of salat) Will it be accepted or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12034" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T13:08:21.980" LastActivityDate="2019-08-04T09:47:10.850" Title="Is it permissible to read silently in prayer?" Tags="|halal-haram|salat|dhikr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28138" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-16T14:40:08.613" Score="0" ViewCount="1635" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like a handshake or a high-five.&#xA;I heard before that its not allowed I just wanted to confirm it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14435" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T13:58:14.763" LastActivityDate="2017-11-26T14:39:30.757" Title="Am I allowed to shake hands with my female friends?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|non-mahram|touching|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28137" CreationDate="2015-10-16T17:47:47.160" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;All praise to Allah Swt and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and Companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abu Qatadah narrated that : The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to Abu Bakr: &quot;I passed by you while you were reciting and your voice was low.&quot; He said: &quot;I let He who, I was consulting hear.&quot; He said: &quot;Raise your voice.&quot; Then he said to Umar: &quot;I passed by while you were reciting and your voice was loud.&quot; So he said: &quot;I repel drowsiness and keep Ash-Shaitan away.&quot; So he said: &quot;Lower your voice.&quot;(Tirmidhi)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the above Narration Scholars have mentioned that During Salah one must recite in a way that a person  is able to hear his own voice with the movement of lips but not loud enough that others could also listen to him and The Dhikr or supplications can be done in heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2015-10-16T17:47:47.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28138" CreationDate="2015-10-16T19:02:39.340" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are really sincere about following Shariah Law, then, it's a good question.&#xA;I am to say that It is forbidden because the female is ghaire-mahram (non-mahram), right?&#xA;There is a hadith regarding situation like this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Umar (Radhiallaahu Ta'ala anhu) narrated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot; 'Umar delivered a Khutbah to us at Al-Jabiyah. He said: 'O you people! Indeed I have stood among you as the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) stood among us, and he said: &quot;I order you (to stick to) my Companions, then those who come after them, then those who come after them. Then lying will spread until a man will take an oath when no oath was sought from him, and a witness will testify when his testimony was not sought. &lt;strong&gt;Behold! A man is not alone with a woman but the third of them is Ash-Shaitan.&lt;/strong&gt; Adhere to the Jama'ah, beware of separation, for indeed Ash-Shaitan is with one, and he is further away from two. Whoever wants the best place in Paradise, then let him stick to the Jama'ah. Whoever rejoices with his good deeds and grieves over his evil deeds, then that is the believer among you.'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2165&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way, non-mahrams are those with whom you are allowed to marry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Mahrams are those with whom you aren't allowed to marry. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahram#Who_is_mahram.3F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Mahram in Wiki&quot;&gt;Mahram On Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14440" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-26T14:39:30.757" LastActivityDate="2017-11-26T14:39:30.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28143" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28138" CreationDate="2015-10-16T19:06:53.617" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                   In the name of Allah, the compassionate, the merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to your question as you asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Am i allowed to shake hands with my female friends?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The response of your inquiry would be NO. In truth, shaking hand is considered as a haram practice from the viewpoint and actually order of Islam. (Based on Shia view, although I assume the view of Sunni would be like that as well). Therefore you are not allowed to shake hand with your female friends, since they could be considered as non-mahram. Of course to the best of my knowledge, there are several reasons for it (as an impermissible act), but I suggest you to read the following source which has provided in Arabic, Turkish and Farsi (Persian) languages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And God knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://[www.islamquest.net/%20Farsi%20(Persian)][1]%20/%20[Arabic][2]%20/%20[Turkish][3]&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net/ Farsi (Persian)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-02T11:47:50.880" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T11:47:50.880" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28146" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-17T04:42:49.173" Score="2" ViewCount="217" Body="&lt;p&gt;I got married 9 months ago, and there was several issues between me and my ex hubby, and the last one made him tell me to leave his house I told him I wasn’t leaving until he calls his walee on Friday, Saturday and finally on Sunday. I left. And I’ll be three months out of the house. I don't wish to go, but what does sharia rule?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14449" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-30T00:03:56.787" LastActivityDate="2018-01-22T16:40:30.343" Title="What are the relevant rulings regarding being asked to leave my husband's house?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28147" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-17T04:56:16.927" Score="1" ViewCount="726" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a Buddhist practice of meditation. I do not see it as a form of worship of other gods since all Buddhist forms of meditation have nothing to do with God or gods. I want to continue practicing this practice of meditation along with my salah prayers. Is this allowed? &lt;a href=&quot;https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mH2sEqrCza4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is the way I practice meditation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I will abandon this practice if it is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14043" LastActivityDate="2015-10-17T04:56:16.927" Title="Is mindfulness meditation shirk" Tags="|shirk|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-05-24T18:10:13.243" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28146" CreationDate="2015-10-17T08:13:51.990" Score="-1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, as I asked you at a comment, you’d better write your question in a more formal form (and more clear) with more details as much as possible. Anyhow, to the best of my knowledge and based on what I got from your explanation, it doesn’t seem to be considered as a correct talaq (divorce). Because there are some conditions for true talaq, such as the following condition which doesn’t seem to be done for you as what you explained:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;… if your husband divorces you of free will in the presence of two&#xA;  just (Adil) witnesses, the divorce is valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the meantime, it is not considered as a related factor of divorce as you said in your comment:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He pushed me out and threw my bag&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eventually, I strongly recommend you to read the following references as related issues concerning divorce (its conditions) which can help you a lot (and God willing present you a more correct answer).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa8230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/a-new-perspective-women-islam-fatma-saleh-moustafa-al-qazwini/chapter-3-divorce-divorce-and-mahr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-22T16:40:30.343" LastActivityDate="2018-01-22T16:40:30.343" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28034" CreationDate="2015-10-17T10:00:54.857" Score="2" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                 In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whereas you have asked in your question that &quot;- true or false?&quot; As below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Putting a Muslim body in the pig's body prevent his soul to go to&#xA;  paradise - true or false?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a consequence, it can be presented as the answer of you question that is it &quot;False&quot;. Because to the best of my knowledge, and likewise as much as I researched, there is not such issue based on my researches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-02T11:46:44.407" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T11:46:44.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28153" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28094" CreationDate="2015-10-17T10:02:13.137" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a general Islamic rule of Salah (prayer), there are some conditions which can invalidate your Salah (prayer). One of them is relevant to the PRONUNCIATION. In other word, it is said that in case that your pronunciation is not true (which changes the meaning), as a consequence it would invalidate your Salah or Namaz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, as you gave the following example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When I am supposed to say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;sub hana rabb ial 'ala&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it comes out like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;sup hana rapial 'ala&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It looks wrong, since it has change the correct word to the wrong word of &quot;sup hana rapial 'ala”.  In the meanwhile, to the best of my knowledge, at least at majority of times it can change the meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, may be mis-pronunciation in Mustahab parts of Salah such as Qunoot doesn't invalidate that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://portal.anhar.ir/node/589#gsc.tab=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;portal.anhar.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://farsi.khamenei.ir/treatise-content?id=35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;farsi.khamenei.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sallatt.loxblog.com/post/12/%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%20%DA%A9%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C%20%DA%A9%D9%87%20%D8%A7%DA%AF%D8%B1%20%D8%AF%D8%B1%20%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B2%20%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%87%20%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B8%20%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%AF%20%20%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%86%DB%8C%20%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%87%20%D9%85%DB%8C%20%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%AF.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sallatt.loxblog.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-23T06:34:17.687" LastActivityDate="2015-11-23T06:34:17.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28155" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28108" CreationDate="2015-10-17T10:16:32.360" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To the best of my knowledge, there is no apparent evidence regarding the Hormah (being haram) for using by horse design as you inquired&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it haram to use a wallet which has a design like a horse and a&#xA;  deer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I found a relevant issue which has illustrated regarding Salah or Namaz. It has inquired concerning saying prayer with the shirt on which has the shapes of animals, the presented response is that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is considered as a Makruh practice to say prayers with a shirt&#xA;  which includes the images…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a consequence, perhaps it would be better endeavor not to say prayer when you’re carry that (although, on the whole, it doesn’t seem to be impermissible).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah Knows Best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa24113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net in Farsi (Persian)&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fr/archive/question/fa24113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;In French&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-02T11:53:48.380" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T11:53:48.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27982" CreationDate="2015-10-17T10:47:32.743" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                 In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, I should mention that on the whole, Sajdeh (prostration) can be considered from different aspects, and one of those aspects is related to “pronunciation” as you mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a general Islamic rule of Salah (prayer), there are some conditions which can invalidate your Salah (prayer). One of them is relevant to the issue of Pronounciation. In other word, it is said that in case that your pronunciation is not true (which changes the meaning), as a consequence it would invalidate your Salah or Namaz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the above-mentioned example as you gave, i.e.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;subhanarabial'aya&quot; instead of &quot;subhanarabial'ala.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seemingly it has changed its true meaning. Since actually the letter “P” is not available in Arabic language, then it shows that apparently it has changed the meaning to the best of my knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, may be mis-pronunciation in Mustahab parts of Salah such as Qunoot doesn't invalidate that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://portal.anhar.ir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;portal.anhar.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://farsi.khamenei.ir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;farsi.khamenei.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sallatt.loxblog.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sallatt.loxblog.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-17T06:47:23.093" LastActivityDate="2017-12-17T06:47:23.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28158" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-17T11:00:12.100" Score="1" ViewCount="524" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can I make sadaqah or give charity on behalf of Imam Hussain? because one hadith say that Sadaqah is not permissible on Prophet and His family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14450" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-18T09:38:38.433" LastActivityDate="2015-12-17T12:30:16.770" Title="Sadaqa in the name of Imam Hussain" Tags="|hadith|sadaqah|hussain|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28159" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28135" CreationDate="2015-10-17T11:21:24.973" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There could be several points concerning what you inquired:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it a sin for a job holder wife not taking proper care of husband&#xA;  and child&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Based on Islamic evidences, (at least based on Shia’s viewpoint), it&#xA;is permissible for women (wives) to work out of the house (by&#xA;observing some items…, aside from some limitations in doing that…)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The husband cannot force or make the wife to do the house’s works&#xA;(although it is better if the wife do the works herself without&#xA;forcing…). In the meantime, it shows how much Islam pay attention to&#xA;women rights…&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Imam Khomeini (Ayatollah Khomeini) as a Shiite Marja’-al-Taqlid as the response to the following question as it has been asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the husband didn’t deem it (working of wife out of the home)&#xA;  advisable, and being employed of wife causes to break up the married&#xA;  life, “can the husband prevent her wife to work or not?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Khomeini (Ayatollah Khomeini) replied:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Being employed for the wife is no impermissible, but it is related to&#xA;  the right (permission) of the husband if she wants to get out of the&#xA;  house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info. I strongly recommend you to read the reference below which relatively is considered as a perfect relevant source. (If you are familiar with Farsi (Persian))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikifeqh.ir/%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.wikifeqh.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-02T11:52:45.203" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T11:52:45.203" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28158" CreationDate="2015-10-17T12:46:04.597" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All praise to Allah Subhan o Taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and Companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn Abbas ra:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That the mother of Saad bin Ubada the brother of Bani Saida died in&#xA;  Saad's absence, so he came to the Prophet saying, &quot;O Allah's Messenger&#xA;  (ﷺ)! My mother died in my absence, will it benefit her if I give in&#xA;  charity on her behalf?&quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;Yes.&quot; Sa`d said, &quot;I&#xA;  take you as my witness that I give my garden Al-Makhraf in charity on&#xA;  her behalf.&quot;(Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Another Narration&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narated By Abu Huraira : Dates used to be brought to Allah's Apostle immediately after being plucked. Different persons would bring their dates till a big heap collected (in front of the Prophet). Once Al-Hasan and Al-Husain were playing with these dates. One of them took a date and put it in his mouth. Allah's Apostle looked at him and took it out from his mouth and said, &quot;Don't you know that Muhammad's offspring do not eat what is given in charity?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could give sadqah or charity on behalf of beloved of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him Imam Hussain ra and the Hadith which you have mentioned says that Charity is not to be taken by Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and His family so not to get confused by that giving away charity to others were not permissible for them and he always gave any excess in wealth to charity (if he had any),so it is pemissible to give on behalf of Imam Hussain ra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2015-10-17T12:46:04.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28166" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28189" CreationDate="2015-10-17T17:50:21.047" Score="1" ViewCount="142" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm sorry for the lack of imagination regarding the title of this question but it sums up pretty much the main idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if there is an event (or many events) on which it could be &lt;strong&gt;really difficult to lie&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;twist some facts&lt;/strong&gt; in the Holy Quran that prove that the Quran is truly the word of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ok, I know it's not clear enough so let me show you one example of what I mean by that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Torah, the fact that more than two millions people witnessed God speaking is one strong &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.beingjewish.com/mesorah/history.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;point&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the fiftieth day after they began counting the Omer--that is,&#xA;  fifty-one days after the Exodus, all of the Children of Israel, men,&#xA;  women and children, over two million people, stood at Mount Sinai and&#xA;  received the Torah amidst great miracles and heavenly fire. They saw&#xA;  no form or picture of G-d, but they saw many miracles that proved that&#xA;  G-d is the Creator of heaven and earth. They heard G-d's voice speak&#xA;  and command Moses to instruct the Children of Israel on how to prepare&#xA;  to receive the Torah. Then they heard G-d speaking directly to them,&#xA;  the Children of Israel, and commanding them to keep the Torah. The&#xA;  Children of Israel accepted the Torah and all its Commandments, and&#xA;  they said: &quot;We agree to obey, even before we hear the actual&#xA;  Commandments.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since there were millions of people it would have been difficult to elaborate a (complex) lie with all of them and then spread it after. We are speaking of millions of witnesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also all the prophecies regarding the Jewish nation that have been fulfilled: diaspora, hatred and persecution, survival of the jews away from their homeland, return of the jews to their homeland, Jerusalem will become an international problem, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the Holy Quran has such events or strong points to rely on?&#xA;Because in the end we should rely more on knowledges than beliefs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14322" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T15:46:10.097" Title="Knowing and not believing regarding the Holy Quran" Tags="|quran|authenticity|comparative-religions|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28170" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-17T18:41:10.980" Score="2" ViewCount="2635" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes when a family member irritates me too much, I get into a rage and say things like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;may Allah kill me tonight or may Allah make me die today, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After a while when I cool down, I really regret what I've said. I feel annoyed and don't know what to do. I say &quot;Auzo bellahe mena'shaytane rajeem (اعوذ بالله من الشیطان الرجیم).&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean my bad prayers will also be answered? Is there a way to expiate for such curses? Thank you and Jazakumullah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-01T09:03:23.450" LastActivityDate="2017-09-05T12:24:27.103" Title="Cursing oneself in Islam" Tags="|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28171" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28179" CreationDate="2015-10-17T18:49:27.960" Score="2" ViewCount="1221" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did Our Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon Him) see Allah (Swt) with his eyes on Miraj?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14428" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-02T11:39:21.057" LastActivityDate="2017-09-05T12:25:32.600" Title="Did Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) see Allah (Swt) on Miraj?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|allah|miraj|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26235" CreationDate="2015-10-18T03:19:49.477" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's permissible for him to marry her, even though his intention to convert to Islam in the first place, is for the sake of the marriage. This is one of the way Allah give &lt;em&gt;&quot;hidayah&quot;&lt;/em&gt; (guide) to people; through marriage. Some people are challenged with this conversion thing when they want to get married to a Muslim, but they decided to end the relationship rather than converting. Wallahu 'alam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14456" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T03:19:49.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28174" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26235" CreationDate="2015-10-18T05:54:15.720" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yea, if the christian man is reverted to Islam, then, I don't see any problem for a Muslim woman to marry him.&#xA;So, She can marry him.&#xA;But my opinion is that it'd be better if he reverted to islam for understanding Allaah and his oneness, not for marriage. But even if it is for marrying someone he loves, Allaah Subhanahu wata'ala may guide him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14440" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T05:54:15.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28175" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25600" CreationDate="2015-10-18T06:00:43.417" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are you a muqallid or Ghaire Muqallid?&#xA;If you are Muqallid, then, In Hanafi Madhab, Imam's recitation is enough for those who are attending the prayer behind him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are not, then, you'd better try to imitate what Imam has to recite with utmost sincere intention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it is intention that will be counted in the judgement day, if Almost all resorts are exhausted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I'll suggest you try at your best if you are not muqallid of Hanafi Fiqh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If not, then, you do not need to recite because Imam's recitation will suffice for the followers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And Allaah ta'ala knows best.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14440" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T06:00:43.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25262" CreationDate="2015-10-18T06:32:07.087" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Always remember dear Femme, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ameerul mu'minin Abi Hafsa Umar ibnil khattab radhiallaahu anhu said he heard from our prophet Muhammad Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam told, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;Actions are (judged) by motives (niyyah), so each man will have what he intended.&lt;/strong&gt; Thus, he whose migration (hijrah) was to Allah and His Messenger, his migration is to Allah and His Messenger; but he whose migration was for some worldly thing he might gain, or for a wife he might marry, his migration is to that for which he migrated.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim: Book on Government&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;      &lt;p&gt;In book reference: book 33; hadith 222&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, even when you are trying to recite Quran from transliteration, your intention may be counted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But reciting from Transliteration might go pronouncing wrongly which, in worst case, might result in opposite meaning of what it was said in the original text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, you need to re-check with a scholar of what you learnt from a transliteration copy of Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But remember, the rewards of reciting quran from the holy books seeing the arabic letters is greater than reciting by not seeing (I mean reciting from memory).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there is another factor which we also cannot deny.&#xA;Hazrat Anas bin Malik Radhiallaahu ta'ala anhu said that our prophet Hazrat Muhammad Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;Seeking knowledge is a duty upon every Muslim&lt;/strong&gt;, and he who imparts knowledge to those who do not deserve it, is like one who puts a necklace of jewels, pearls and gold around the neck of swines&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah: Book of Sunnah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;      &lt;p&gt;Arabic Reference: Book 1, Hadith 229&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, even though you cannot recite Quran in arabic or you are weak in reciting Quran, you need to keep trying to learn it from Learned person. You have to keep learning to recite Quran reasonably well so that you may pass the satisfaction of the scholars you might be learnt from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And Allaah ta'ala knows best.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14440" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T06:32:07.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28177" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28133" CreationDate="2015-10-18T06:53:57.733" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, it should be pointed out that this question(s) is counted as basic inquiry which indeed can help the people (users) how to behave. In other word, I’d like to express that paying heed to the issue of test will give us a strong patience. Regarding your question as you asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;but at the same time I don't understand why Shaytan has been allowed&#xA;  to have so much power  (?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is that this is completely related to the wisdom or philosophy of Allah. In truth, it seems that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whereas Shaytan who has the main role of deceiving the humans, consequently he ought to has such strong power. Otherwise how would be the examination of us? Since human naturally is clean, therefore there is a necessity of something to tempt the human to do the sins, accordingly Allah chose the Satan as that. Although Allah would choose something else instead of Satan if he (Satan) didn’t has such power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding your anther question as you asked&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The good people will be rewarded and the bad punished but why did&#xA;  Allah make bad people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is that Allah didn’t create bad people. Actually, basically, humans have been created clearly and we cannot accuse Allah why He created bad people. In fact, they have become bad people by themselves based on their free options (which in other word have deceived by Satan (of course according to their free will, not in force)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And eventually concerning your last inquiry as you asked&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why didn't Allah just make good people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To some extent, its answer is relevant to the previous question and answer. Actually Allah has create all of us clear and in good nature, but they themselves choose the wrong way by their will not Allah created … &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you yourself mentioned regarding the issue of TESTING, according to the wisdom of Allah created Satan (although he himself choose the wrong way), then Allah gave him a high power to be the means of testing the humans that who will select the right path or not. In the meanwhile, as another significant point:the testing of Human would be meaningless if all of people were good, on the other hand Allah would take them to the paradise directly instead of ... (Note: I solely explain it from an aspect quite briefly due to... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I finally indeed appreciate you for asking such significant basic question which can be the question of any people. God Bless You.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As some related matters, I recommend you to read the following links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa883&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net in English&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa883&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt; / and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa5754&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arabic 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shia-news.com/fa/news/51979/%DA%86%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.shia-news.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-02T11:42:58.980" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T11:42:58.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28178" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21708" CreationDate="2015-10-18T06:54:58.480" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do follow the fiqh of Hanafi.&#xA;So, I will answer you from the perspective of Hanafi Fiqh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have small amount of time remaining for offering 4 raka'ah salat before 4 raka'ah fard of Zuhr or missed the few raka'ah of fard salat of fard and attending it as masbooq, then, you can offer the 4 raka'ah salat that you missed previously after offering 2 raka'ah salat of sunnah which is generally offered after 4 raka'ah fard of Zuhr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a nutshell, in Zuhr prayer time,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4 raka'ah sunnah -&gt; 4 raka'h fard -&gt; 2 raka'ah sunnah (Most general form)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4 raka'ah fard -&gt; 2 raka'ah sunnah -&gt; 4 raka'ah sunnah (which you missed previously) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allaah knows best&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14440" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T06:54:58.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28171" CreationDate="2015-10-18T07:31:56.647" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all it ought to be expressed that your question is counted as a FAQ, since it is considered as the question of many people. God bless you for asking such important question. As you asked&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did prophet Mohammad peace be upon him see Allah Swt on Miraj&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Concise answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the most related important issue, we should notice that Allah is not body or material. And in truth it is not possible to see Him by vision. Because seeing (by eyes) is related to the material.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, seeing which is mentioned in some traditions (hadiths), is related to hearty or sincere seeing, and likewise seeing (or feeling) by the eye of the heart (it is an expression).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;E.g. look at the following sentence example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I saw how much he was talking to his mother in a polite manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Talking is not see-able, but here it said “I saw how much he was talking…” then it means understanding or hearing or even seeing by the eye of the heart as a kind of feeling. Consequently it can be inferred from the mentioned hadiths that perhaps Prophet Muhammad saw (comprehended or felt) Allah by seeing many facts, wonderful things and signs and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://porseman.org/q/show.aspx?id=95716&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;porseman.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rasoolnoor.com/modules.php?name=Maghaleh&amp;amp;pa=showpage2&amp;amp;pid=78&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;rasoolnoor.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mashreghnews.ir/fa/news/62590/%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B5-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AC-%DA%86%D9%87-%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.mashreghnews.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-04T15:58:44.907" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17083" CreationDate="2015-10-18T07:59:27.597" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Khalid Bin Waleed (May Allah, the Almighty be pleased with him) was one person who was chosen as wrath of Allah, the Almighty for those Muslims who disobeyed the orders of the Prophet (Salat o Salam) in Ohad. Allah Hakeem and Aleem blessed Khalid Bin Waleed (R,A) with hidayat and he came to Madina and had presented himself to the Prophet (Salat o Salam) long before the Conquest of Mecca. One should be rest assure that during the life of the Prophet (Salaat o Salam) if any such incident had taken place, Allah, Hakeem &amp;amp; Aleem had revealed the verses in that regard. We know how much obedient a soldier of Islam was Khalid Bin Waleed (R,A) that in one occasion he was removed from the command by Umar Bin Khitab (R.A) and he fought the battle as a plain soldier. but Muslims could not win the battle, subsequently the new commander in Chief voluntarily gave the command to Khalid Bin Waleed (R.A) who defeated the enemy. The help of Allah, Al Qawwee al Ghafoor was always with Khalid Bin Waleed (R.A). He defeated the enemies of Allah, the Greatest in every nook and corner. As Muslims we should refrain ourselves from such Hadees which only create confusion. To get an assured success in Aakharat we should restrict ourselves to Quran, al Hakeem, which covers all the details we need to know. Its only Allah, Ghafoor ur Rahim Who blesses people with guidance.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14459" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T07:59:27.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28136" CreationDate="2015-10-18T08:15:43.497" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your interesting question can be considered from two different aspects. The first aspect as you accurately and nicely mentioned, can be related to the issue of witness, Wallahu-a’lamu. Actually unreal testifying which can has a big sin. (Although there are more major sins about the witness in different events, but anyhow it can be considered as a haram and unreal testifying which you ought not to do it…). Of course asking such question shows that how much it is important for you not to do sin. Well done. God bless you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can be surveyed from another aspect. In truth, it can be counted as a sort of lying as well. Because lying solely is not related to saying something by mouth, actually every act of you which express the unreal things can be considered as a lying. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (pbuh) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lying decreases the daily bread (or Rezq, as provided by Allah) of the&#xA;  human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Sadiq علیه السلام (as the 6th Imam of Shia) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah makes the forgetfulness (lack of memory) dominant on the liars&#xA;  that …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although it is not at the same level of major sins by itself, but it can be considered as a big sin as well (especially it includes unreal testing as a witness too). Therefore as a consequence it never seems worth of while by doing like that, dear good curious mate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://old.ido.ir/a.aspx?a=1389012401&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://old.ido.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-01T09:05:10.387" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T09:05:10.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28185" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-18T11:01:12.377" Score="1" ViewCount="4847" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am from a culture where people say they follow Islam, but they keep saying strange things to me which don't seem to fit in with what I am reading in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, one of the things people in this culture say is, if someone has a child with a disability, that child has a disability because the parents have sinned, and that disability in that child will be a punishment for the parents for the sin which they have committed in the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I then point the following verse out to the people who have such beliefs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/164&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/6/164&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;Is it other than Allah I should desire as a lord while He is the&#xA;  Lord of all things? And every soul earns not [blame] except against&#xA;  itself, and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. Then&#xA;  to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you concerning that&#xA;  over which you used to differ.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They then say to me &quot;don't be stupid&quot;, you don't understand.  So am I the one who is right or are they right?  i.e. do children  have to suffer because of a disability, inorder to punish parents for a sin they may have committed in the past?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-11-23T02:06:49.700" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T12:25:08.130" Title="Children disabled because parents have sinned" Tags="|sunni|sin|hanafi|parents|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28185" CreationDate="2015-10-18T11:36:57.117" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any kind of a disability is a &lt;em&gt;trial&lt;/em&gt; for the person having that inability and the people around him. It is God who decides through which trial a person should undergo and He does it according to His wisdom and knowledge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The matter of &lt;em&gt;punishments&lt;/em&gt; primarily relates to the hereafter though God may censure people in this very world so that they may mend their ways. For example, it may be in the form of natural disasters etc. It is better to call them warnings instead of punishments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, when a child is born with a disability the primarily reason is God's decision about the nature of trial the parents and the child will undergo. It may not have any cause-and-effect relationship with the sins of parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse you have quoted also deals with the Hereafter i.e. when people will be rewarded in the Hereafter they will get what they have earned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T11:36:57.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28185" CreationDate="2015-10-18T12:58:19.807" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Good Question, The sin is not transfered from one person to others.&#xA;Second, In reality we have seen a lot of disabled people has awsome reputations and life style even better than normal people like Stephen Hawking but he got disabled after born. A lot of example can be found.&#xA;Third, again in reality we can find people who was bad, wrost parents however they are famouse and good people. &#xA;Last, if you find prophet Noah story from Quaran, his son had not accept father and went sin path. Can we conclude that it was because prophet Noah's Sin which GOD choosen prophet from among best people.&#xA;God bless you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14453" LastEditorUserId="14453" LastEditDate="2015-10-18T14:45:12.140" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T14:45:12.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28133" CreationDate="2015-10-18T14:55:50.260" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who said that Allah made it? Please just one minute think wise. Children of bad parents now are best people in town and otherwise. If I force you to do worst thing, do you accept? Many of questions are wrong because we think every question we made is correct. Sometimes answer can be find in question. People has choice. God bless you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14453" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-26T14:44:03.953" LastActivityDate="2017-11-26T14:44:03.953" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28166" CreationDate="2015-10-18T15:46:10.097" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The melting-point of your line of reasoning is the definition of &lt;em&gt;fact&lt;/em&gt; and its relation to &lt;em&gt;truth&lt;/em&gt;. In vernacular, the two are often used interchangeably, but in theory they are not the same. The relation between fact and truth can be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A &lt;em&gt;fact&lt;/em&gt; is something that a &lt;em&gt;true&lt;/em&gt; statement refers to.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This is how Jews regard the verses of Torah and Muslims the verses of Quran, i.e. the national revelation at &lt;em&gt;Mount Sinai&lt;/em&gt; is a fact because of the truthfulness of the scripture and tradition.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A &lt;em&gt;fact&lt;/em&gt; is something that makes a statement &lt;em&gt;true&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This is the definition of &lt;em&gt;fact&lt;/em&gt; that is in vogue in current times. If based on empirical evidence it is the scientific method's understanding of truthfulness. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The latter conception of &lt;em&gt;facts&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;truth&lt;/em&gt; is supplementary and in a way supererogatory for a believer, i.e. you can continue to believe in the truthfulness of the scripture without requiring it to be based on facts.  Interestingly, however, when we look at &quot;other&quot; scriptures we switch to the latter conception of facts establishing the truthfulness, e.g. Jews scrutinizing the Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which of the two categories of fact does the story of national revelation belong to? It cannot be posited as a verifiable fact that makes the scripture true. It is rather the truth of the scripture and the tradition (Sunnah in the Muslim jargon) that makes it a fact. Just for example, Dawkins is immune to facts of the former kind and I don't think Torah and Quran put together can make him believe in the revelation on Sinai, let alone a national revelation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is therefore incorrect to say &quot;&lt;strong&gt;in the end we should rely more on knowledge than beliefs&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; Even if we assume that two million actually heard God, its just lore for their subsequent generations - who after all have to &lt;em&gt;believe&lt;/em&gt; in the traditions. In other words, it was &lt;em&gt;knowledge&lt;/em&gt; only for the original witnesses and &lt;em&gt;faith&lt;/em&gt; for later and present day Jews. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the prophecies, initially these are truths pointing to facts and after their fulfillment they become facts reinforcing the truths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The OP said &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Since there were millions of people it would have been difficult to elaborate a (complex) lie with all of them and then spread it after.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, you are talking about tradition and not the Torah here, because if its just about the scripture then only a few lines have to be adulterated with to concoct an idea. There aren't millions of independent writers of Torah all converging on the issue of national consensus!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, millions of people concocting a lie is unimaginable, but what about millions of people mistaken? What if that was just an angel or a demon? Magic? The ball is once again in the court of faith. There is no irrefutable fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, since the OP asked &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Does the Holy Quran has such events or strong points to rely on?&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are most certainly looking for facts that can be empirically proven, because otherwise, for the Muslims, the whole of Quran is truth. Muslims correctly recognize the interplay of faith and revelation and don't base the credibility of the revelation on quality or &quot;quantity&quot; of empirical evidence, since it doesn't matter anyway. Even seven billion witnesses today receiving revelation are pure anecdotes a hundred years from now. One witness or one billion is all the same. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding prophecies, Quran too has prophecies and the stories of ancients like the people of Sodom and Gomorrah, the people of Aad and Thamud. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.maududi/17:104&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;return of Jews to their homeland&lt;/a&gt; is just one example of a prophecy in Quran.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T15:46:10.097" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28185" CreationDate="2015-10-18T16:24:42.110" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The child with the disability has the disability as a test not as a punishment. It may be to test the sabr of the parents or of the child itself. But remember, every sacrifice we make, every trouble we go through will get its reward from Allah (swt). Having that disability may not even be a bad thing because we may sometimes want something not knowing that it will in someway do us harm. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;And Allah is the best of planners&quot; - Al Qur'an  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are right, every person will only be punished for their own sins and will not be questioned about the sin of others on the day of Judgement. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2015-10-18T16:24:42.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10048" CreationDate="2015-10-18T18:22:55.117" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both words are primarily adjectives. Rahman is used both as a proper noun for God (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#17:110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;17:110&lt;/a&gt;) as well as an adjective (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#59:22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;59:22&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since you asked this question in reference to &lt;em&gt;Bismillah&lt;/em&gt;, it should be noted that both are used as attributes here. Both words allude to different shades of meaning of &lt;code&gt;رحمة&lt;/code&gt; (kindness): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rahman indicates the high intensity of &lt;code&gt;رحمة&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rahim refers to its perpetuity.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me quote &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amin_Ahsan_Islahi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islahi&lt;/a&gt;. He &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.renaissance.com.pk/janqur2y1.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;writes&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The noun &lt;strong&gt;Rahman&lt;/strong&gt; is the intensive form of Fa‘lan (eg: Sakran and&#xA;  Gadban), while the noun &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rahim&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is an adjective of the form Fa‘il (eg:&#xA;  ‘Alim and Karim). A look at the usage of the Arabic language shows&#xA;  that the form Fa‘lan expresses &lt;strong&gt;great fervency and enthusiasm&lt;/strong&gt;, while&#xA;  the form Fa‘il expresses &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;steadiness and perpetuity&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. In other words,&#xA;  the first depicts &lt;strong&gt;vigour&lt;/strong&gt; and the second &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;constancy&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in God’s mercy. A&#xA;  little deliberation shows that the Almighty’s mercy on His creation&#xA;  possesses both these characteristics. The &lt;strong&gt;enthusiasm and warmth&lt;/strong&gt; is&#xA;  complemented by &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;permanence&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. It is not that His attribute of &lt;strong&gt;Rahman&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  induced Him to create, and He later forgot to foster and sustain His&#xA;  creation. Indeed, He is nourishing and taking proper care of them&#xA;  because He is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rahim&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; as well. Whenever a person invokes His help, He&#xA;  hears his calls and accepts his prayers. Also, His blessings are not&#xA;  confined to this world only. Those who lead their lives according to&#xA;  the path prescribed by Him, shall be blessed with eternal life and&#xA;  joy. It must be conceded that all these aspects cannot be comprehended&#xA;  without an integrated understanding of these attributes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2015-10-27T13:07:07.900" LastActivityDate="2015-10-27T13:07:07.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28192" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-18T19:30:42.517" Score="1" ViewCount="11034" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am attracted to men (I am a boy). There is an attractive boy in my school and I can’t even speak to him. When he passes by me, my heartbeats go to the highest level.&#xA;I love him and can’t spend only a second of my life without thinking about him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I want some guidance that what should I put on this bad situation.&#xA;Is kissing haram? (Male and male)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14464" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T10:45:00.067" LastActivityDate="2020-12-15T03:21:01.607" Title="Is men kissing men haram?" Tags="|homosexuality|kissing|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28193" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-18T19:45:59.317" Score="1" ViewCount="339" Body="&lt;p&gt;From a woman's point of view, will her husband be with her in heaven?  If so why will the man get virgins? Will the man have the wife he loves and virgins?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14335" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-05-17T10:32:16.853" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T10:32:16.853" Title="If a woman's husband is with her in heaven, will he also get virgins?" Tags="|quran|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28194" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-18T20:07:49.307" Score="2" ViewCount="1703" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Each one of them will have two wives; their marrow could be seen through their flesh [and bones] because of their beauty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I have 1 wife on earth where will the second wife come from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14335" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-29T23:55:24.587" LastActivityDate="2022-02-22T17:32:09.187" Title="If I have one wife on Earth, where will the second wife come from in heaven?" Tags="|jannah|wife|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28194" CreationDate="2015-10-19T06:16:07.500" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To the best of my knowledge and likewise according to what I made research, individuals who go to the paradise (Jannah) have free choose to have their world wives or not. (Although it is narrated that they (wives) actually would be reformed to the best shapes and … (such as the best edition…), of course it is said for the husbands who are interested in being with their wives…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on what are narrated, it can be inferred that the purpose would be related to the Houris (except the world wives … as I mentioned above); however on the other hand, it is narrated that as an reward(s) Hour-al-Ain(s) are going to be for them who have amazing and unbelievable shapes and … (Of course it could be inferred from the narrations that this matter is for the wives too (to have amazing…)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In truth, according to the narrations it is narrated that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;… we will give them Hour-al-Ain for marriage (to get married to them)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have chosen your world wives if … (by some condition(s) and …). On the other hand, (except the word wives), the purpose of the wives or marriage can be related to the Houris as well. As indeed some related interesting issues, I strongly recommend you to read the following source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa848&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamquest.net In Farsi (Persian)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamquest.net/id/archive/question/fa848&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;In Indonesian&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamquest.net/tr/archive/question/fa848&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;In Turkish&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2022-02-22T17:32:09.187" LastActivityDate="2022-02-22T17:32:09.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28198" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28201" CreationDate="2015-10-19T06:16:28.343" Score="4" ViewCount="8630" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is not a duplicate of &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/11814/14177&quot;&gt;What will happen after the Judgement Day?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/24224/on-judgement-day-everything-will-be-destroyed-in-the-earth-and-heavens/24241#24241&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; that&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the day of judgment, earth will not be the only thing to be&#xA;  destroyed, everything that exists, everything in the universe, every&#xA;  galaxy, everything that was created, will seize to exist (except&#xA;  Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/11814/14177&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; that&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the Day of Judgement everything in the heavens and earth will be&#xA;  destroyed, but what if humans would have inhabited other planets or&#xA;  even other galaxies by then, will they be destroyed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is: What will happen after the day of judgement?  Will heaven and hell also get destroyed? Will Allah create the universe again?  Will Allah create human or living things again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There the no concept of rebirth of souls in Islam, so what happens after the day of judgement?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14177" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T11:35:30.287" Title="After the day of judgement, what happens to heaven and hell, the universe, and man and living things?" Tags="|day-of-judgement|soul|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28192" CreationDate="2015-10-19T06:43:11.933" Score="0" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                    In the name of Allah&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Uh, @mate, based on what you have illustrated, as you probably agree with that, it could be related to the negative thoughts or actually to satanic feelings. There would be some different points as solution for you, which I name some of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Recite the following Zikr (several times) whenever you are thinking&#xA;about that. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                            اعوذ بالله من الشیطان الرجیم&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Endeavor not to place in the locations which leads to see or&#xA;encounter him … , and try to looking at other places in order to&#xA;prevent looking at him …&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Endeavor to make yourself busy by different acts (such as talking&#xA;mobile phone, your class-mates, and so on) whenever your mind in&#xA;thinking about that.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Finally, don’t forget that those kinds of thoughts can be counted as&#xA;haram thought (as sins in your “report card, in Doomsday!”, besides,&#xA;it seems that you are a good and pretty religious guy who have asked&#xA;such question in order to find a good solution in order to get rid of&#xA;that sinful situation. Therefore trust Allah, and don’t forget the&#xA;Zekr of اعوذ بالله من الشیطان الرجیم&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Concerning your last question, concerning kissing of male (to male), it would be permissible in normal form of that in the greetings. But dear mate, it is just permissible in normal condition. Namely: in a normal form as it is done as a custom in Islamic countries..., not in the way of kissing with sinful thoughts in mind. Thus kissing male to male would be haram if it is done with negative and bad intention such as enjoyment… (Even in the mind).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa10258&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-02T11:40:36.110" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T11:40:36.110" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28201" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28198" CreationDate="2015-10-19T07:26:40.577" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                In the name of Allah the most compassionate the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I stated in the comment, your question looks includes several separated questions which can have a long answer(s). But I endeavor to present a long answer which God willing can reply many of your questions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, as a short answer, nonetheless, it has been reported in the hadiths that Allah, the Almighty, will create a new world after the destruction of this world and following the Judgment-day when the people of Paradise (Jannah) will settle in Paradise and on the other side, the People of Hell in Hell. Afterwards, Allah shall create a world (another world) which will be different from the current world and creatures.&#xA;Let’s look at the following long matter which is more complete and probably would be helpful as related matter to what you are looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An answer to this question depends squarely on an appropriate&#xA;  understanding of the Day of Judgment, resurrection and its signs. We&#xA;  will therefore elaborate on some of the signs of the Day of Judgment&#xA;  and then an answer will follow to the foregoing question: First: What&#xA;  is inferred from the verses of the Holy Quran is that the world ends&#xA;  with the arrival of the Day of Judgment and that a new world will come&#xA;  into being after the day of Resurrection.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa4175&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; The Holy Quran has made&#xA;  mention of some signs which we shall mention under three categories:&#xA;  A) Incidents which take place before the end of the world: One of the&#xA;  pre-resurrection signs is the coming of the last Messenger. Another&#xA;  sign of the end of this period is a smoke that will appear in the sky.&#xA;  The Quran says: &quot;Then watch thou for the Day that the sky will bring&#xA;  forth a kind of smoke (or mist) plainly visible.&quot;[2] It is narrated&#xA;  that a companion of the Holy Prophet (s) asked him, “What is this&#xA;  smoke?” The Holy Prophet (s) recited the above verse and then said,&#xA;  “This is such a smoke that will envelope the entire world from east to&#xA;  west, and it will remain for 40 days and 40 nights. A believer will&#xA;  experience the uneasiness of cold (like hay fever), whereas the smoke&#xA;  will come out of the nose, ears and rear of a disbeliever”.[3] B)&#xA;  Incidents which take place on the verge of the end of the world:&#xA;  1. The mountains will be crushed following a few other incidents. They will be shaken by quakes,[4] lifted up[5] and then they will be&#xA;  moved[6] and crushed at one stroke[7]. Then they will turn into a heap&#xA;  of[8] sands and then they turn into dust and disperse.[9]&#xA;  2. The seas will become turbulent and will explode. The Quran says: &quot;And when the seas are made to flow forth.&quot;[10] &quot;When the oceans boil&#xA;  over with a swell.&quot;[11]&#xA;  3. Devastating quakes: On the Day of Judgment, an ear-shattering sound will follow the sounding of the trumpet, and an unequalled tremor will&#xA;  rock Earth. Massive mountains, trees—in fact every place on Earth—will&#xA;  begin to rock at the same time. People will panic and be gripped by&#xA;  great fear. The most fear-inspiring aspect is that no one can escape&#xA;  it or find any sort of refuge, for this tremor is not like the ones&#xA;  with which we are familiar; rather, this tremor will continue until&#xA;  Earth has been flattened: &quot;Mankind, heed your Lord! The quaking of the&#xA;  Hour is a terrible thing.&quot;[12]&#xA;  4. On the Day of Judgment, the Sun and the Moon, the Earth's two sources of light, will be darkened one after the other: &quot;When the sun&#xA;  (with its spacious light) is folded up; When the stars fall, losing&#xA;  their luster.&quot;[13]&#xA;  5. The sky and other planets are rent asunder: &quot;When the heaven is split asunder.&quot;[14]&#xA;  6. The incidents which will be created at the start of the Day of Judgment and resurrection: The last stage of the Judgment Day involve&#xA;  incidents which take place following the two preceding stages: &quot; On&#xA;  the day when the earth shall be changed into a different earth, and&#xA;  the heavens (as well), and they shall come forth before Allah, the&#xA;  One, the Supreme.&quot;[15], [16] It can be concluded from the above that&#xA;  the Day of Judgment is not the continuation of this world. This world&#xA;  shall turn into a mess completely because great explosions and&#xA;  horrific quakes will destroy everything. Thereupon, the world will&#xA;  emerge with a new design on the mess and ruins of this world. The&#xA;  resurrection of human beings shall take place in that new world.[17]&#xA;  Second: There are also other evidences in the Quran which somehow&#xA;  substantiate the temporariness of this world.  For example, the Holy&#xA;  Quran says, &quot;We created not the heavens and the earth and all between&#xA;  them but for just ends, and for a Term Appointed.&quot;[18] That appointed&#xA;  day or term is the Day of Judgment when the skies and the earth are&#xA;  folded up and the earth will go through a metamorphic change. Not only&#xA;  the earth but also the sun, moon and other planets will not be in this&#xA;  system for ever. Their movement and the system in which they operate&#xA;  are for a temporary period of time. When the appointed time expires,&#xA;  then they will be overthrown and rent asunder.[19] Scientific&#xA;  predictions made about the world and the existing system also accord,&#xA;  to a great extent, with the revelation and religious underpinnings. If&#xA;  there is a view opposing the revelation, it is, according to us,&#xA;  nothing but a conjecture which is soon or late perfected or modified&#xA;  by other scholars and drawn closer and nearer to the realities of the&#xA;  Quran.[20] Third: As for whether or not God will create a new creature&#xA;  following the Day of Resurrection and upon people's going to Paradise&#xA;  and Hell, it is a question which has been touched by some traditions:&#xA;  Jabir bin Yazeed says that he asked Imam Baqir, peace be upon him,&#xA;  about this verse: &quot;Were We then worn out by the first creation? Yet&#xA;  they are in doubt about a new creation. &quot;[21] He (Imam Baqir) said, “O&#xA;  Jabir, the explanation of that verse is that when Allah, the Exalted,&#xA;  will destroy this creation and this world, and doom people to living&#xA;  in paradise and in hell then Allah, the Sublime, will create a new&#xA;  cosmos from the beginning, and will create a new creature without male&#xA;  or female that will worship Him and accept the oneness of Him.&#xA;  Further, He will create a new earth without this earth for that&#xA;  creature, which will carry the burden of it. And He will create a new&#xA;  sky/heaven other than this sky that will spread its shadow on them.&#xA;  Perhaps you think God has created only one universe and you think God&#xA;  has not created any man except you. Yes by Allah, the Sublime, who has&#xA;  created thousands of universes and thousands of Adams, you are in the&#xA;  last of the worlds and you are the last descendants of those&#xA;  Adams&quot;[22] Late Allamah Muhammad Hussein Tabatabai (may his soul rest&#xA;  in peace) quote this meaning and considers it as one of the possible&#xA;  (not the only) meanings of this verse.[23] Therefore, this world with&#xA;  its sky and earth will be overthrown after the Day of Judgment. And if&#xA;  a world is also created, it will have different features and would be&#xA;  beyond our imagination and perception. For further information, see&#xA;  the following indexes:&#xA;  1. The Nature of the Relationship of Action with Temporal Incidents, question 2229 (site: 2525)&#xA;  2. The Age of Mankind, 637 (site: 701).&#xA;  3. The creation of Adam and the Findings of Scientists, 2999 (site: 3297)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa4175&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; - Makarem Shirazi, Naser, Payam-e Qur'an (The Message of the Quran), vol.6, pg. 21, Amirul Momeneen School Publications, 1374 (1995).&#xA;[2] -Dukhan, 10&#xA;[3] - Payam-e Qur'an (The Message of the Quran), vol.6, pg. 27, Amirul Momeneen School Publications, 1374 (1995)&#xA;[4] -Al-Muzzammil, 14&#xA;[5] - Al-Haqqah, 14&#xA;[6] - Tur, 10&#xA;[7] - Al-Haqqah, 14&#xA;[8] - Al-Muzzammil, 14&#xA;[9] - Al-Waqeah, 5 and 6.&#xA;[10] - Al-Infitar, 3&#xA;[11] - Al-Takwir, 6.&#xA;[12] - Al-Hajj, 1.&#xA;[13] - Al-Takwir, 1 &amp;amp; 2.&#xA;[14] - Al-Inshiqaq, 1.&#xA;[15]  - Ibrahim, 48&#xA;[16] - See: question 1946 on our website.&#xA;[17] - Makarem Shirazi, Naser, Payam-e Qur'an (The Message of the Quran), vol.6, pg. 40&#xA;[18] - Al-Ahqaf, 3.&#xA;[19] - Qira'ati, Mohsen, Resurrection, pg. 200, Jame'ah Islamic Modarresin Publications, Qom, 3rd edition.&#xA;[20] - Ibid, pg. 201.&#xA;[21] - Quran, Qaf 50, 15 أَ فَعَیِینا بِالْخَلْقِ الْأَوَّلِ بَلْ هُمْ فِی لَبْسٍ مِنْ خَلْقٍ جَدِیدٍ&quot;&#xA;[22] - Faiz Kashani, Tafsir al-Saafir, vol.5, pg. 60, Tehran, Sadr, 1415 A.H.&#xA;[23] - Tabatabai, Muhammad Hussein, translation by Muhammad Baqir Musavi Hamedani, vol.18, pg. 534, Jame'ah Modarresin Publications, Qom, 1374 (1995).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa4175&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T13:44:17.897" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T13:44:17.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28170" CreationDate="2015-10-19T07:56:50.033" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Totally, cursing is counted as an unethical and as an impermissible practice. Meanwhile, it is declared that La’n is considered as a haram (forbidden) act unless in the mentioned-items in accordance with Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to a hadith it is narrated that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Believer (faithful person) doesn’t include the persons who curse.&#xA;  (Namely: does not curse (expect the items which Islam allows …)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(محدث نورى : مستدرك الوسائل ، ج 11، ص 178، ح 12686.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his household) … said: Of&#xA;  Mo’men’s (believer) characteristics is that he (or she) is not curser&#xA;  (does not curse) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(محدث نورى : مستدرك الوسائل ، ج 11، ص 179، ح 12686)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is haram for cursing the Mo’men (believer) and whoever is not deserved it. Eventually in regard to the Kaffarah of that, as much as I made research, apparently the best Kaffarah of is repentance. In truth, you’d better repent and decide not to try it again. In the meanwhile, you look as a believer, consequently you are not allow to curse a believer (Mo’men). And as the final recommendation, endeavor not to do something to make your family (especially your parents) furious in order to stopping placing in that situation that…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=234126&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.faraghlit.com/%D8%AC%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%91-%D9%88-%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%B1%E2%80%8C%D8%A2%D9%86-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.faraghlit.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://akhlagh.porsemani.ir/node/1148&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;akhlagh.porsemani.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-05T12:24:27.103" LastActivityDate="2017-09-05T12:24:27.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28204" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28215" CreationDate="2015-10-19T10:38:24.127" Score="1" ViewCount="1313" Body="&lt;p&gt;Concerning &quot;Mubtalat of Wudu (Wudhu) or actually the items which invalidate the wudu (ablution), there seems to be some differences between Shia and Sunni Wudu. I'm relatively familiar with Shia view, but I was wondering what the items (invalidates) are which are not the same between Shia and Sunni.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the Mubtalat of Wudu based on Shia view: (&lt;a href=&quot;http://farsi.khamenei.ir/treatise-content?id=235&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;farsi.khamenei.ir&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;and &lt;a href=&quot;http://islampedia.ir/fa/1390/06/%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%B6%D9%88/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islampedia.ir&lt;/a&gt; )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-12T16:03:22.040" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T16:03:22.040" Title="What is the difference between &quot;Mubtalat-of-Wudu&quot; of Shia and Sunni?" Tags="|shia-sunni|wudu|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10362" CreationDate="2015-10-19T11:01:20.977" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brother, I too was facing such problems not long time ago but now I made up myself and I see myself coming out of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simple, practical and effective thing to get out of your sins is try your best to apply whatever hadith you know of, obey the orders from Our lord and Prophet (peace be upon him), try to apply every sunnah in your life. Read Quran, understand the meaning and try to memorize it. Recollect the meaning when you recite in salah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And to get up soon for Tahajjud and fasting, finish off your dinner before Isha salah and after salah go to bed. While on bed recite&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Make intension that you will recite Surah Ikhlas 100 times&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Recite Surah Al-Fatiah 3 times&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Recite Surah Ikhlas 5 times&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Say &quot;As-tagh'fir-ul-lah&quot; 10 times&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Surah Ya'seen once.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do all this after your Wu'zu (ablution) and make a simple Du'a to Allah to wake you morning. And tell the Angles on your shoulder to wake you up for Tahajjud.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Shaa Allah you will become pious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do not forget &quot;Allah has Honored All Children's of Adam A.S &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14468" LastActivityDate="2015-10-19T11:01:20.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28206" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-19T11:07:18.993" Score="1" ViewCount="1417" Body="&lt;p&gt;As probably many of you are aware, at the time of Imam Hussain (a.s.) there was a tragedy event which was/is famous as &quot;Battle-of-Karbala&quot;. It is as follow: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/the-tragedy-of-karbala-collection-of-texts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org/the-tragedy-of-karbala&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the question which I am looking for, is that who the name of the oldest person of Battle-of-Karbala (as the soldier of Imam Hussain (a.s.)) was who was martyred during the battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2020-06-06T12:36:45.897" LastActivityDate="2020-06-06T12:36:45.897" Title="Who was the oldest martyr of Karbala?" Tags="|hussain|martyr|battle-of-karbala|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28208" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28204" CreationDate="2015-10-19T12:26:12.890" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Invalidation of wudhu is the same for both Sunnis and Shias. There are two things I noticed not mentioned in the link. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) If you bleed as in if you get a cut for example. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) If you laugh during salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T08:30:04.517" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T08:30:04.517" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28209" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-19T12:47:45.457" Score="1" ViewCount="1751" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did Allah give Isa (AS) the power to bring the dead back to life. We have been told only Allah has that power so doesn't this go against that? Also we only die once in the dunya but those who came back to life through the miracle then they had two lives? They had a second chance after they died? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2021-11-18T10:19:20.257" Title="Only Allah can give life and take life" Tags="|allah|miracles|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28210" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-19T12:53:15.183" Score="3" ViewCount="6407" Body="&lt;p&gt;We are only allowed to prostrate to Allah (swt) otherwise we are committing shirk. Then why were the Angels told to make sajda / go down to sujood for Adam (AS)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Yousuf (AS) saw a dream that the planets were prostrating to him which turned out that his brothers prostrated to him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-21T10:14:35.157" LastActivityDate="2022-05-13T04:11:24.583" Title="Why were the Angels told to prostrate to Adam (AS)?" Tags="|shirk|malaikah|prostration|prophet-adam|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28212" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28210" CreationDate="2015-10-19T13:19:28.773" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, Sujod/prostration wasn't Haram/prohibited for previous nations. But it was allowed as glorifying not as an act of worship. You can read&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ورفع ابويه على العرش وخروا له سجدا وقال يا ابت هذا تاويل رؤياي من قبل قد جعلها ربي حقا وقد احسن بي اذ اخرجني من السجن وجاء بكم من البدو من بعد ان نزغ الشيطان بيني وبين اخوتي ان ربي لطيف لما يشاء انه هو العليم الحكيم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And he raised his parents upon the throne, and they bowed to him in&#xA;  prostration. And he said, &quot;O my father, this is the explanation of my&#xA;  vision of before. My Lord has made it reality. And He was certainly&#xA;  good to me when He took me out of prison and brought you [here] from&#xA;  bedouin life after Satan had induced [estrangement] between me and my&#xA;  brothers. Indeed, my Lord is Subtle in what He wills. Indeed, it is He&#xA;  who is the Knowing, the Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/12/100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Yusuf - Verse 100&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As of why, I think we shouldn't bother asking Why Allah -SW- did this or that, rather we should submit to Allah's orders. But we can say that Sujod/prostration to Adam -AS- was because Allah -SW- wanted to show Adam's &lt;em&gt;place&lt;/em&gt; to everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Angels made Sujod/prostration to Adam, then Humans/Sons of Adam shouldn't lower there &lt;em&gt;place&lt;/em&gt; and follow Shaitan. And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14397" LastActivityDate="2015-10-19T13:19:28.773" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28210" CreationDate="2015-10-19T13:36:27.357" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Shia references, Book Ihtijaj:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1.قال امیر المومنین علی (ع) إن سجودهم له لم يكن سجود طاعة أنهم عبدوا آدم من دون الله عز وجل ، ولكن اعترافا بالفضيلة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From Imam Ali: Their prostration was not a prostration of obedience, it wasn't that they are worshiping Adam and not Allah, rather it was their recognition of his virtue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;_ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;قال الصادق عليه‌ السلام : « إنّ من سجد بأمر الله فقد سجد لله ، فكان سجوده لله إذا كان عن أمر الله&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From Imam Sadiq: Indeed whoever who prostrates by the command of Allah has prostrated to (worshiped) Allah. Their prostration was for Allah when it was commanded by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2015-10-19T13:36:27.357" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28209" CreationDate="2015-10-19T13:39:52.423" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;God gave that ability to one of the greatest man on the world to demonstrate who is god and who is massenger. In quaran said when god create Adam teach him kalamah. All secrets that even angels dont know. God give any ability to his massengers to demonstrate his power and illustrated what is god'ability and what is sehr or magic. God bless you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14453" LastActivityDate="2015-10-19T13:39:52.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28204" CreationDate="2015-10-19T15:37:00.340" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't really know about the mubtilat from Shia's view (I opened the links provided, it was in Persian unfortunately), so I will just mention the mubtilat of wudu' &lt;strong&gt;from Sunni's view&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Passing out gases.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Egestion&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Urinating&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ejaculation of semen in any case.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wady (a liquid similar to semen that comes out after urination)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Madhiy (a liquid formed when sexually excited)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Touching a non-mahram woman.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Excessive bleeding.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Vomiting&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Touching one's private part (either with or without lust)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eating camel meat.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sleeping in which you're not conscious. (And losing consciousness in general.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Losing your mind such as getting drunk.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From Shia's view:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;urine &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;feaces &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;wind of stomach and intestine which exits from the outlet of feces &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the sleep in which you are unconscious&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;items which spoil the intellect (aql) such as madness and drunkenness &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Estehaazeh of women &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the acts which make us doing Qusl, such as Jenaabah  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Source: Tozih-al-Masaael, Al-Mahshi, Imam-Khomeini)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-24T18:34:04.660" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T18:34:04.660" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13147" CreationDate="2015-10-19T16:14:02.437" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Scholars accept the possibility of a hadith being 'wrong' based on its &lt;em&gt;matn&lt;/em&gt; (the content reported). &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Sakhawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Sakhawi&lt;/a&gt; (d 1497) quotes &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu%27l-Faraj_ibn_al-Jawzi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu'l-Faraj ibn al-Jawzi&lt;/a&gt; (d.1200) in &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=81&amp;amp;idto=81&amp;amp;bk_no=82&amp;amp;ID=79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fath al-Mugeeth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وكل حديث رأيته يخالف العقول، أو يناقض الأصول، فاعلم أنه موضوع، فلا&#xA;تتكلف اعتباره، أي: لا تعتبر رواته، ولا تنظر في جرحهم. أو يكون مما&#xA;يدفعه الحس والمشاهدة، أو مباينا لنص الكتاب، أو السنة المتواترة، أو&#xA;الإجماع القطعي ; حيث لا يقبل شيء من ذلك التأويل.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every hadith you find against intellect or (find it) contradicting&#xA;(well-established) principles, rest assured that it is fabricated.&#xA;Therefore, you do not need to consider it i.e. do not take into account&#xA;its narrators and do not look into their criticism. (Similarly,) if it is&#xA;against senses and observations, or either in contrast with the&#xA;Qur'an or &lt;em&gt;Al-Sunnah Al-Matwatira&lt;/em&gt; (the well-established practices) or&#xA;decisive consensus; such that it does not accept any other&#xA;interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, &lt;em&gt;if&lt;/em&gt; you are sure that hadith you have quoted has been falsified by modern day knowledge you may not accept it as a prophetic saying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, narrators may miss some important piece of information while reporting. This may lead to contradiction with what we know for sure. It is usually recommended to collect all reports on a subject to fill the gaps and see if the apparent contradiction is resolved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2021-06-08T05:39:45.990" LastActivityDate="2021-06-08T05:39:45.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28185" CreationDate="2015-10-19T17:12:19.813" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two parts to this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can the 'choices' (sins, virtues) we make in this world, affect other's fate?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, the sins of the parents affecting children? The answer is that it's possible. There is the story in Quraan of Moses (puh) who met a man - often described as Khizar - and he kills a lad. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for the lad, his parents were people of faith, and we feared lest&#xA;  he should plague them with transgression and disbelief, and we&#xA;  desired that their Lord should grant them another in his place, a son&#xA;  more upright and more tender hearted. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.maududi/18:80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;18:80&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The boy's choices could have plagued his parents, and his life was taken. His parents were inflicted a tragedy greater than the tragedy of a crippled child, i.e. death of a child. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The second part of the question is whether its a punishment?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The boy's life was taken, possibly the best thing for him as otherwise he would've only earned a place among the transgressors. More than likely, it's no punishment for the boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The parents' place among the faithful was secured and their &lt;em&gt;Sabr&lt;/em&gt; over the tragedy might have raised their ranks. Doesn't appear to be a punishment for the parents either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a good example of a win-win situation for all parties. Apparently, for us readers, great pain and suffering has been inflicted but in reality it was mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not to say that every suffering is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; punishment; it may or may not be. As is sometimes posited, exactly how one reacts to infliction determines whether they are going through trials or punishment.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastActivityDate="2015-10-19T17:12:19.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28218" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-19T17:14:46.467" Score="3" ViewCount="678" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently I have found out in some articles about a hadith that says, (I'm quoting it the same way as they are quoted in the articles),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ahmad has on sound authority reported from Abu Darda that the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wasalam said: He who makes Wudu, and does it properly, then prays two rak'at, Allah will grant him whatever he may pray for, sooner or later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although it claims that it has sound authority I want a more reliable source for this: Can anyone please verify the authenticity of the hadith as I am not able to find it. Also if it is authentic please mention its grade of authenticity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please ensure that any answer has all relevant references for proof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14470" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-03T05:39:12.793" LastActivityDate="2017-02-03T05:39:12.793" Title="Is this hadith authentic? &quot;He who makes wudu... and prays two rak'at, Allah will grant him whatever he may pray for...&quot;" Tags="|salat|hadith|source-identification|wudu|authenticity|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28219" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28218" CreationDate="2015-10-19T21:10:41.333" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fiqh-us-Sunnah Volume 002, Supererogatory Prayer, Fiqh 2.033A.&#xA;Fiqh-us Sunnah Section 19. Salatul Hajah, The Prayer For Need&#xA;Section : Salatul Hajah, the prayer for need.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2015-10-19T21:10:41.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28221" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-19T21:36:15.417" Score="2" ViewCount="647" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I am a Shia girl married to a Sunni boy who doesn't want me to do matam (mourning) only, should I follow my husband or perform the matam no matter what?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14472" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-01-08T12:00:04.117" LastActivityDate="2020-09-21T15:25:00.413" Title="Can a Shia wife perform matam even if her Sunni husband prohibits?" Tags="|sunni|shiism|husband-wife|mourning|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28222" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28226" CreationDate="2015-10-19T21:54:23.727" Score="-2" ViewCount="4142" Body="&lt;p&gt;The alleged error is that the quran refers to that semen creates the embryo but it is the sperm cells and not the semen itself,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1 sperm cell + ovum = embryo not semen+ovum sense semen is a lot of spermcells&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can this be explained ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The author of the Qur'an describes the formation of a human embryo from fluids emanating from the man (and possibly also of the woman). This reflects the contemporary, but incorrect, view that the embryo is initially formed out of semen stored in the womb. In fact, semen is the vehicle for the sperm cells, one of which fuses with a woman's ovum in her fallopian tube, and the resulting cell divides and travels back into the womb for implantation. While English translations mention a &quot;drop of seed&quot;, or &quot;drop of sperm&quot;, the Arabic word in question literally means a small amount of liquid, a euphemism for semen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14335" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:03:15.213" LastActivityDate="2021-06-03T16:21:17.687" Title="Is the use of the word 'Nutfah' allegedly an error in Quran?" Tags="|quran|hadith|tafseer|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28221" CreationDate="2015-10-20T07:20:39.027" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking, to the best of my knowledge and based on what I found as a ruling, there are two items that the wife must have the permission of her husband. One of those items is related to the exit from the home. (Although there are some exceptions that the wives don’t need the permission of their husbands…). But in what you inquired as your question that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If I am a Shia girl married to a Sunni boy who doesn't want me to do&#xA;  matam only, should I follow my husband or perform the matam no matter&#xA;  what?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a general ruling, Matam for Imam Hussain (a.s.) is a good deed and actually it is permissible in common conditions. But except some items, you are not allowed to get out of the home without the permission of your husband (according to Imam-Khomeini,Tahrir-al-Wasilah) even for matam. Because matam is not considered as a wajib practice that… / you’d better endeavor to obtain his consent or at least you can do matam at home in order to being in… Then I strongly belief Allah will give its complete reward to you as you observe your husband's right (permission). God willing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pasokhgoo.ir/node/52154&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.pasokhgoo.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-10-03T07:24:12.190" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T07:24:12.190" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28222" CreationDate="2015-10-20T08:03:30.653" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The whole basis of the quoted polemics (and its &lt;a href=&quot;http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Scientific_Errors_in_the_Quran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;) is the argument that &lt;em&gt;Nutfah&lt;/em&gt; as used in the Quran is semen and not sperm, which is anachronistic because of the attempt to compare it with modern embryology on a literal basis. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran is not describing embryology using terminology of the 21st century. The relation between Nutfah and sperm, even today, is that of the whole and the parts, abstraction and the concrete. The analogy is to a forest on fire, if you put it under a scope you'll say that the trees actually burn, or the wood in the trees, or that the cellulose decomposes into char and smoke which react with oxygen and produces fire - all of these are alternate and viable descriptions of the same reality. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, Quranic terminologies are often allegorical or just abstractions. As an example, it may use the word &lt;em&gt;Burooj&lt;/em&gt; (castles) to refer to gas giants. For some, this would be laughable because &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Burooj was not known as gas-giants by the Arabs!  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A castle is solid and not gas (another reason Quran is absurd)!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For others it would be near miraculous for it to speak of more than two components of the outer solar-system that are castles in nature because they gravitationally clear the inner solar system of asteroids and comets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastActivityDate="2015-10-20T08:03:30.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28218" CreationDate="2015-10-20T09:44:11.753" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You will find many ahadith without the addition &quot;prays two raka'at&quot; where it's said that anybody who made a proper wudu and prayed Allah will grant him whatever he may pray for, sooner or later or at least between the prayers he did with such a wudu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here 4 Examples of ahadith which are very similar to the narration you quoted from Imam Ahmad:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/515&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, qualified as hassan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1287430&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;, qualified as hassan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/4/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1001520&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt;, qualified as sahih&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Authenticity of the Hadith&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now shortly to the Hadith you mentioned was quoted in Musnad al-Imam Ahmad and describes that abu a-Darda' wanted to leave some words of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) to the people when he felt that he will die and it's narrated by the young sahabi Yousouf ibn 'Abdullah ibn Salam who used to accompany abu a-Darda' (May Allah be pleased with both of them), afterwards abu a-Darda' added an advice (avoiding to turn left or right during prayer especially in fard):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا &lt;strong&gt;مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ&lt;/strong&gt; , قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا &lt;strong&gt;مَيْمُونٌ يَعْنِي أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَرَئِيَّ التَّمِيمِيَّ&lt;/strong&gt; , قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا &lt;strong&gt;يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ&lt;/strong&gt; , عَنْ &lt;strong&gt;يُوسُفَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ&lt;/strong&gt; , قَالَ : صَحِبْتُ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ , أَتَعَلَّمُ مِنْهُ , فَلَمَّا حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ : آذِنْ النَّاسَ بِمَوْتِي , فَآذَنْتُ النَّاسَ بِمَوْتِهِ , فَجِئْتُ وَقَدْ مُلِئَ الدَّارُ وَمَا سِوَاهُ , قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ : قَدْ آذَنْتُ النَّاسَ بِمَوْتِكَ , وَقَدْ مُلِئَ الدَّارُ وَمَا سِوَاهُ , قَالَ : أَخْرِجُونِي , فَأَخْرَجْنَاهُ , قَالَ : أَجْلِسُونِي , قَالَ : فَأَجْلَسْنَاهُ , قَالَ : يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ , إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , يَقُولُ :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot; &lt;strong&gt;مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ , فَأَسْبَغَ الْوُضُوءَ , ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ يُتِمُّهُمَا , أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ مَا سَأَلَ مُعَجِّلًا أَوْ مُؤَخِّرًا&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He who makes Wudu, and does it properly, then prays two rak'at, Allah will grant him whatever he may pray for, sooner or later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;, قَالَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ : يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ , إِيَّاكُمْ وَالِالْتِفَاتَ , فَإِنَّهُ لَا صَلَاةَ لِلْمُلْتَفِتِ , فَإِنْ غُلِبْتُمْ فِي التَّطَوُّعِ , فَلَا تُغْلَبُنَّ فِي الْفَرِيضَةِ . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and by a-Daraqutni who qualified it's isnad as hassan and there's another &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=8983&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;version&lt;/a&gt; also quoted by Imam Ahmad and at-Tabarani amd Ibn abi 'Assim (in his book al ahaad wal matani) via Ibn Abi Sahl, from Kathir ibn Yassar and Yousouf ibn abdullah ibn Salam where the narrator (Sahl) wasen't sure whether abu A-Darda' said 2 or 4 rak'a!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The weakest Rawy of the chain of the Hadith you mentioned is Yahya ibn Kathir يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ who was known to be mudalis and to make irsal (&quot;jumping&quot; the narrator chain). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Muhamad ibn Bakr al-Bursani al Basri مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ i found him qulaified as trustworthy by ibn Ma'yn and Imam Ahmad and both Imam al-Bukhari and Muslim have quoted ahadith narrated by him. But it seems he wasn't known for being a famous Muhadith of his time, so he has only few ahadith!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maymoun (Abu Muhammad al-Murni a-Tamimi مَيْمُونٌ (أَبَو مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَرَئِيَّ التَّمِيمِيَّ was qualified to be unknown, this could be an other weak rawy of this chain!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Yousouf ibn Abdullah ibn Salam is a sahabi يُوسُفَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ (who have been a child when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) died).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this hadith can't reach by any means any of the Versions without this addition of &quot;prays two raka'at&quot; which i quoted in the first part of my post.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-05T14:28:12.913" LastActivityDate="2015-11-05T14:28:12.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28229" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28276" CreationDate="2015-10-20T15:25:38.350" Score="2" ViewCount="5283" Body="&lt;p&gt;As possibly many of you know, at the time of Imam Hussain (a.s.) there was a tragedy event which was and is famous as Battle-of-Karbala. For more info. you can read the following link:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/the-tragedy-of-karbala-collection-of-texts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org/the-tragedy-of-karbala&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering regarding its women numbers. In other word, I wonder how many women were with Imam Hussain at the event of Battle-of-Karbala? Is there any statistics concerning that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; As much as possible, I’m looking for the Shia view (references). Although Sunni’s views would be appreciated as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-20T11:36:26.600" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T09:14:52.997" Title="How many women were with Imam Hussain? (At the battle of Karbala)" Tags="|shiism|women|hussain|karbala|battles|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28218" CreationDate="2015-10-20T16:14:21.623" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's part of a longer narration in Musnad Ahmad #26846:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَيْمُونٌ يَعْنِي أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَرَئِيَّ التَّمِيمِيَّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ، قَالَ: صَحِبْتُ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ، أَتَعَلَّمُ مِنْهُ، فَلَمَّا حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ: آذِنْ النَّاسَ بِمَوْتِي، فَآذَنْتُ النَّاسَ بِمَوْتِهِ، فَجِئْتُ وَقَدْ مُلِئَ الدَّارُ وَمَا سِوَاهُ، قَالَ: فَقُلْتُ: قَدْ آذَنْتُ النَّاسَ بِمَوْتِكَ، وَقَدْ مُلِئَ الدَّارُ وَمَا سِوَاهُ، قَالَ: أَخْرِجُونِي، فَأَخْرَجْنَاهُ، قَالَ: أَجْلِسُونِي، قَالَ: فَأَجْلَسْنَاهُ، قَالَ: يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ، إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ K يَقُولُ: &quot; مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ، فَأَسْبَغَ الْوُضُوءَ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ يُتِمُّهُمَا، أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ مَا سَأَلَ مُعَجِّلًا أَوْ مُؤَخِّرًا &quot;، قَالَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ: يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ، إِيَّاكُمْ وَالِالْتِفَاتَ، فَإِنَّهُ لَا صَلَاةَ لِلْمُلْتَفِتِ، فَإِنْ غُلِبْتُمْ فِي التَّطَوُّعِ، فَلَا تُغْلَبُنَّ فِي الْفَرِيضَةِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a inauthentic report:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhamed bin Bakr wasn't upright and reliable and made mistakes in transmission. An-Nisai said he wasn't strong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yahya bin Abi Kathir was a mudallis and he reports this narration ambiguously.  Abu Jafar al-Aqili mentions him to be from the mudalis and irsal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it's not reliable and shouldn't be trusted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-10-20T16:14:21.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28231" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28233" CreationDate="2015-10-20T16:47:38.383" Score="2" ViewCount="20405" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which meat is halal and which is haram in Islam? Which specific animals are allowed to be eaten? Also which are factors that distinguish the halal meat? Is it only the procedure (&lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/zabiha&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;zabiha&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;zabiha&lt;/a&gt;) that makes the meat halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11825" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-11T07:46:44.420" LastActivityDate="2021-03-28T10:05:30.960" Title="Which meat is halal and which is not in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|meat|dhabihah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27503" CreationDate="2015-10-20T17:24:02.690" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some points regarding the issue of swearing as you inquired&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;keeping hand on head,if i says &quot;,I will not do&quot;,is it considered as&#xA;  swear?Please answer .If the answer is positive(yes),what will be the&#xA;  solution to do it again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One of those points which are related to the swear, is concerning&#xA;how to say it. In other word, your swearing would be right&#xA;in case you say it by your tongue. Therefore as what I founded as a&#xA;related and actually answer your question, the answer would be that&#xA;it seems unrelated about keeping hand on head…&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As another condition of the swearing: is related to being at the age&#xA;of puberty and to be wise (Aqel)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What you are swearing, ought not to be haram or Makruh…&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keeping hand on the head doesn’t seem to be related as a relevant item to the swear (or at least as a main item). In the meanwhile I recommend you to read the reference below in order to obtain more complete answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa3721&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-05T04:19:32.303" LastActivityDate="2016-01-05T04:19:32.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28233" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28231" CreationDate="2015-10-20T17:36:45.007" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a brief answer, haram meat creatures are divided into several categories (in general):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All of the sea creatures which do not have scales.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Among land creatures, pigs, dogs, predatory creatures which have&#xA;sharp teeth and claws and talons, like lions, foxes, rabbits, wolves,&#xA;elephants and so on are considered as haram. However all sorts of&#xA;sheep, camel,, deer, cow, goat and wild donkeys are considered as&#xA;halal, and on the other hand, horse and domestic donkeys are makruh.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Birds which flap their wings less and glide more than they flap are&#xA;considered as haram and birds which flap their wings more than they&#xA;glide while flying are considered as halal.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All of the insects are considered haram except for locusts.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As more detailed answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In general, haram meat creatures are divided into several categories:&#xA;  A. Sea Creatures: Fish that have scales are the only type of halal sea&#xA;  creatures. Other sea creatures and fish are haram.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa2290&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; B. Land&#xA;  creatures are divided into two categories, wild and domestic: Domestic&#xA;  Land Creatures: Among all domestic land creatures; sheep, cow and&#xA;  camel are halal, but eating horse and donkey meat is makruh and the&#xA;  makruhness of horsemeat is less than other makruh meat. The rest of&#xA;  domestic land creatures such as dogs, cats, etc. are haram. Wild Land&#xA;  Creatures: Deer, cow and mountain goat and wild donkey are all halal&#xA;  and eating the meat of wild predatory animals that are predatory in&#xA;  essence, have strong and sharp nails, claws and fangs such as, lions,&#xA;  leopards, cheetahs, wolves, or animals with less sharper fangs such&#xA;  as, foxes and hyenas as well as rabbits, even though they are not part&#xA;  of the predatory category, are considered haram. Also insects and&#xA;  reptiles, such as snakes, mice, lizards, hedgehogs, fleas, lice, etc.;&#xA;  the examples for which are uncountable, are all haram. Animals who&#xA;  have undergone maskh (metamorphosis) such as, elephants, monkeys,&#xA;  bears, etc.[2] are haram as well and the reason why is a tradition&#xA;  narrated from the Prophet (A.S.).[3] C. Birds: Halal meat birds have&#xA;  two indications, making anything else other than that haram:&#xA;  1. Birds that flap their wings more than they glide while flying are halal; but birds that glide and spread their wings more while flying&#xA;  in the air instead of flapping their wings are haram.&#xA;  2. Birds with a corp, gizzards and spurs at the back of their feet are halal. (Note: Birds with sharp claws such as eagles, hawks, falcons,&#xA;  etc. are haram.)[4] D. Insects: All insects are haram.[5] (Note: If a&#xA;  locust is caught by hand or any other means, it is halal after&#xA;  dying.)[6] Eating halal meat creatures is sometimes haram:&#xA;  1. If a creature has fed on a najis substance: An animal that has fed on human feces.[7] However, eating najis substances other than human&#xA;  feces does not make it haram.[8] An animal is considered haram for&#xA;  feeding on human feces when the sole thing it has fed on has been&#xA;  human feces and nothing else.[9] (Note: An animal that feeds on a&#xA;  najis substance will be pure and halal to eat once it undergoes&#xA;  istibra’.)[10]&#xA;  2. Being the object of intercourse by a human.[11] In a tradition Imam Ali (A.S.) says: “Eating the meat of an animal that has been&#xA;  penetrated by a person is haram.”[12]&#xA;  3. An animal that suckles the milk of a female pig to such an extent that its flesh and bones grow from it and gain strength is haram.[13]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa2290&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; Imam Khomeini, Tahrir al-Wasilah, vol. 2, pg. 137, book of foods&#xA;  and drinks, issue 2; al-Mukhtasar al-Nafi’, pg. 251; Sharayi’&#xA;  al-Islam, pg. 169. [2] Ibid. [3] Jawahir al-Kalām , vol. 36, 294. [4]&#xA;  Tawdih al-Masa’il (annotated by Imam Khomeini), vol. 2, pg. 594, the&#xA;  rulings on foods and drinks; Tahrir al-Wasilah, vol. 2, pg. 139, issue&#xA;  8. [5] Tawdih al-Masa’il (annotated by Imam Khomeini), vol. 2, pg. 603. [6] Tawdih al-Masa’il (annotated by Imam Khomeini), vol. 2, pg. 593, issue 2622. [7] Tahrir al-Wasilah, vol. 2, pg. 140, issue 15. [8]&#xA;  Jawahir al-Kalām , vol. 36, pg. 271. [9] Wasa’il al-Shiah, vol. 24,&#xA;  chapter 24 of the chapters on haram foods and drinks, hadith 2, pg.&#xA;  160. [10] Tawdih al-Masa’il (annotated by Imam Khomeini), vol. 2, pg. 568, issue 2583. [11] Tawdih al-Masa’il (annotated by Imam Khomeini),&#xA;  vol. 2, pg. 601, issue 2632. [12] Wasa’il al-Shiah, vol. 24, pg. 170,&#xA;  hadith 3. [13] Tawdih al-Masa’il (annotated by Imam Khomeini), vol. 2,&#xA;  pg. 69, issue 86.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa2290&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-06T13:29:01.390" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T13:29:01.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28236" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-20T19:18:09.157" Score="5" ViewCount="15691" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wanted to know if it would be OK to do haram in heaven (e.g. drink alcohol) because you have followed all the rules that Allah has given you and gotten to paradise so now you can do whatever you want and have whatever you want right? And would there be any electronics in heaven?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14484" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-22T07:25:43.980" LastActivityDate="2017-10-29T12:49:32.120" Title="Would we be able to do haram things in jannah?" Tags="|jannah|sin|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28237" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28236" CreationDate="2015-10-20T19:40:13.587" Score="0" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;              In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking, to the best of my knowledge, the answer of your query relatively would be yeah. Actually it is narrated that the haram (forbidden) things/practices such as drinking (alcohol, weer,...) would be permissible for people who are in the paradise. Even it is said that although gold is haram for men in this world (to wear it), but it will be permissible for men then. Or as more accurate of the mentioned of the hadith (tradition), it is narrated that gold is considered as the adornment of women in this world, and that would be considered as the adornment of men in the heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ghadeer.org/Book/71/11899&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.ghadeer.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jamnews.ir/detail/News/427293&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.jamnews.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-23T10:56:40.620" LastActivityDate="2017-10-23T10:56:40.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12026" CreationDate="2015-10-20T23:08:42.317" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think untill now Azazel/Iblish was a jinn because he was created from fire, he had free will, he disobeyed, he was proudy etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14485" LastActivityDate="2015-10-20T23:08:42.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28240" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29274" CreationDate="2015-10-20T23:27:44.643" Score="5" ViewCount="901" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a famous hadith we have that every innovation is an error. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said: &quot;In his Khutbah the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to praise Allah as He deserves to be&#xA;  praised, then he would say: 'Whomsoever Allah (SWT) guides, none can&#xA;  lead him astray, and whomsoever Allah sends astray, none can guide.&#xA;  The truest of word is the Book of Allah and best of guidance is the&#xA;  guidance of Muhammad. The worst of things are those that are newly&#xA;  invented; every newly-invented thing is an innovation and every&#xA;  innovation is going astray, and every going astray is in the Fire.'&#xA;  Then he said: 'The Hour and I have been sent like these two.' Whenever&#xA;  he mentioned the Hour, his cheeks would turn red, and he would raise&#xA;  his voice and become angry, as if he were warning of an approaching&#xA;  army and saying: 'An army is coming to attack you in the morning, or&#xA;  in the evening!' (Then he said): 'Whoever leaves behind wealth, it is&#xA;  for his family, and whoever leaves behind a debt or dependents, then&#xA;  these are my responsibility, and I am the most entitled to take care&#xA;  of the believers.'&quot; Sunan An-Nasai 1578&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another hadith we have the virtue of introduction of good practice in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jarir b. Abdullah reported that some desert Arabs clad in woollen&#xA;  clothes came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). He saw them in sad plight as&#xA;  they had been hard pressed by need. He (the Holy Prophet) exhorted&#xA;  people to give charity, but they showed some reluctance until (signs)&#xA;  of anger could be seen on his face. Then a person from the Ansar came&#xA;  with a purse containing silver. Then came another person and then&#xA;  other persons followed them in succession until signs of happiness&#xA;  could be seen on his (sacred) face. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)&#xA;  said: He who introduced some good practice in Islam which was followed&#xA;  after him (by people) he would be assured of reward like one who&#xA;  followed it, without their rewards being diminished in any respect.&#xA;  And he who introduced some evil practice in Islam which had been&#xA;  followed subsequently (by others), he would be required to bear the&#xA;  burden like that of one who followed this (evil practice) without&#xA;  their's being diminished in any respect. Sahih Muslim 2673&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What am I missing? I think it is in the translation of the words &quot;Innovation&quot; and &quot;Introduction&quot;, how do I understand this and explain this to a non Arab? &#xA;Jazak Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8176" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T11:46:53.670" Title="What is the difference between innovation in Islam and introduction in Islam?" Tags="|hadith|sunnah|bidah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28241" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-21T02:01:04.490" Score="3" ViewCount="1867" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that whistling and clapping hands are haram.  I am looking for a clarification and the reasoning behind it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3864" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T01:03:42.540" LastActivityDate="2023-05-12T00:33:14.847" Title="Are whistling and clapping haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|behavior|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28242" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-21T02:45:28.403" Score="5" ViewCount="15771" Body="&lt;p&gt;My uncle's gas station is one of the only gas stations that sells no pork and no alcohol, and no lottery tickets, (alhamdullilah). It is a very busy store, and I worked there for a couple of months, but I quit thinking because I assumed that the sale of tobacco was haram (forbidden). However, I need the money to support my family and buy a car, because my dad's budget can't get me a car, and I'm not old enough to legally work anywhere else (I'm 15). Is tobacco sale haram, and am I allowed to sell it if it's my only choice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12927" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-28T16:51:19.827" LastActivityDate="2018-12-09T12:22:21.560" Title="Is tobacco sale haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|business|smoking|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28243" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12026" CreationDate="2015-10-21T02:50:37.553" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Allah says that he told the angels to prostrate, and they prostrated, except Iblis, he means that Iblis was among the ranks of the angels. An angel obeys God's every command, but as we can see, Iblis didn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12927" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-28T06:03:40.430" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T06:03:40.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28241" CreationDate="2015-10-21T07:41:45.647" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;@mate, as I already told you in a comment, replying to both items (whistle and clap) would take a long time and a long answer (s). Anyhow, to help you, I endeavor to answer them in short.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At the initial stage, about whistle, it looks to be permissible in&#xA;normal forms, and there seems not to be mentioned as an absolute&#xA;haram act. But it can be counted as a haram act if you annoy&#xA;Mu’menin, neighbors and so on. (And although in haram celebration&#xA;such as Raqs(dance) and music …)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In regard to the second part concerning clapping:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can be counted as a halal and even haram practice, but it depend&#xA;upon some factors. Thus we can notice it as a halal act unless you&#xA;use it (clapping) in haram ceremonies … or be related to for a&#xA;Mofsedah or sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more and extra information by some related traditions (hadith) you can read the following items (which unfortunately solely in Arabic, not English, hopefully it be helpful)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;توزعت النظرة الى الصفير في المصادر الدينية الى اتجاهين؛ يذهب الاول الى&#xA;تقبيح هذا العمل و ذمه و عدم انسجامه مع اخلاقيات الانسان المؤمن، و يذهب&#xA;الآخر الى القول بانه يقع في دائرة المباحات. و سنحاول هنا الاشارة الى&#xA;آية قرآنية و بعض الروايات التي تعرضت لهذا الموضوع.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;قال تعالى في كتابه الكريم مشيراً الى صلاة المشركين قبل البعثة النبوية الشريفة و كيفية تحركهم العبادي في الكعبة المكرمة: &amp;quot; وَ ما كانَ&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;صَلاتُهُمْ عِنْدَ الْبَیتِ إِلاَّ مُكاءً وَ تَصْدِیةً فَذُوقُوا&#xA;الْعَذابَ بِما كُنْتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ....&amp;quot;.&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa22755&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ورد في بعض الروايات أن هذه الخصوصية من صفات قوم لوط، و لما كانت صفات هؤلاء القوم ذميمة جداً فمن البديهي ان يكون ادراج تلك الصفة ضمن&#xA;سائر الصفات إنما يأتي من باب الذم و التقبيح، &amp;quot; نقل أبو الْقَاسم بن&#xA;قُولَوَیهِ عن الأَصْبَغ قال: سمعتُ علیاً(ع) یقُولُ: سِتَّةٌ مِنْ&#xA;أَخْلاقِ قوم لوطٍ الجُلَاهِقُ و هو البندُقُ و الخَذْفُ وَ مَضْغُ&#xA;الْعِلْكِ وَ الصَّفِیرُ وَ إِرْخَاءُ الْإِزَارِ خُیلَاءَ وَ حَلُّ&#xA;الْأَزْرَارِ&amp;quot;.&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa22755&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;روي عن الامام الصادق (ع) أنه قال في جواب السائل، كيف يعلم قوم لوط أنه قد جاء لوطاً الرجال؟ &amp;quot; قال: كَانَتِ‏ امْرَأَتُهُ‏ تَخْرُجُ‏&#xA;فَتُصَفِّرُ فَإِذَا سَمِعُوا التَّصْفِیرَ جَاءُوا، فَلِذَلِكَ كُرِهَ&#xA;التَّصْفِیرُ&amp;quot;.&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.porseshkadeh.com/Question/26544/%C3%98%C2%B9%C3%99%C2%84%C3%98%C2%AA-%C3%9A%C2%A9%C3%98%C2%B1%C3%98%C2%A7%C3%99%C2%87%C3%98%C2%AA-%C3%98%C2%B3%C3%99%C2%88%C3%98%C2%AA-%C3%98%C2%B2%C3%98%C2%AF%C3%99%C2%86-%C3%9A%C2%A9%C3%99%C2%88%C3%98%C2%AA%C3%98%C2%A7%C3%99%C2%87-%C3%9A%C2%A9%C3%98%C2%B1%C3%98%C2%AF%C3%99%C2%86-%C3%99%C2%86%C3%98%C2%A7%C3%98%C2%AE%C3%99%C2%86-%C3%98%C2%AF%C3%98%C2%B1-%C3%98%C2%B4%C3%98%C2%A8-%C3%9A%C2%86%C3%9B%C2%8C%C3%98%C2%B3%C3%98%C2%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;روي عن النبي الاكرم (ص) مرسلا: &amp;quot;اَنَّهُ قال: اللَّعْبُ بالْكِعَابِ و الصَّفِیرُ بالحمام و أَكلُ الرِّبَا سواءٌ&amp;quot;.[4&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;و لكن ورد في رواية أخرى عن أَحمد بن محمَّدٍ، عن أَحمد بنِ أَبي محمودٍ الخراساني، عن عثمان بن عیسى، قال: رأَیت أَبا الحسنِ الماضي[5]&#xA;(ع) في حوضٍ من حیاض ما بین مكَّةَ و المدینة علیه إِزارٌ و هو فی الماء&#xA;فجعل یأخذُ الماء في فِیهِ ثُمَّ یمُجُّهُ و هو یصفِّرُ. فقلْتُ هذَا&#xA;خیرُ من خلقَ اللَّهُ في زمانه و یفْعَلُ هذا ...».[6]  إلا ان هذه&#xA;الرواية لا يمكن الاطمئنان اليها لوجود أحمد بن أبي محمود الخراساني الذي&#xA;لم يترجم له في ما تحت ايدينا من المصادر الرجالية. أضف الى ذلك أن هذا&#xA;النوع من التصرف و خروج الصوت اثناء مج الماء من الفم لا يصدق عليه&#xA;الصفير عرفاً. و مع الآخذ بنظر الاعتبار الآية المباركة و الروايات&#xA;الواردة في هذا المجال يمكن القول: بأن الصفير في حد ذاته يعد من الاعمال&#xA;غير المحبذة، الا انه يمكن النظر  الى القضية من الزاوية العرفية او&#xA;المهنة او ما شابه ذلك و كو ن الصفير منطلقاً من أمر عقلائي، كأن يكون&#xA;وسيلة للتواصل بين العامل و استاذه لعدم وجود وسائل الاتصال اثناء العمل&#xA;مثلا، فحينئذ لا اشكال في استعمال هذه الوسيلة للتواصل و التفاهم اثناء&#xA;العمل و في دائرتهم الخاصة، و كذلك الصفير الذي يعتمده الحكام في الرياضة&#xA;او في الصحارى و الوديان السحيقة التي لا يمكن التواصل فيها من خلال&#xA;الكلام و الاصوات الطبيعية، و هكذا عمل الرعاة في التعامل مع حيواناتهم و&#xA;سوقها بالاتجاه المناسب، و الحراس الذين يحذرون السراق و ينبهونهم&#xA;بوجودهم، و غير ذلك من الحالات التي يقدرها العرف و يتسامح فيها في&#xA;استعمال الصفير كوسيلة للتخاطب او التنبيه.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa22755&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; الانفال، 35. &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa22755&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; الحر العاملي، وسائل الشیعة، ج 5، ص 45، مؤسسه آل&#xA;البیت، قم، الطبعة الاولى، 1409ق. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.porseshkadeh.com/Question/26544/%C3%98%C2%B9%C3%99%C2%84%C3%98%C2%AA-%C3%9A%C2%A9%C3%98%C2%B1%C3%98%C2%A7%C3%99%C2%87%C3%98%C2%AA-%C3%98%C2%B3%C3%99%C2%88%C3%98%C2%AA-%C3%98%C2%B2%C3%98%C2%AF%C3%99%C2%86-%C3%9A%C2%A9%C3%99%C2%88%C3%98%C2%AA%C3%98%C2%A7%C3%99%C2%87-%C3%9A%C2%A9%C3%98%C2%B1%C3%98%C2%AF%C3%99%C2%86-%C3%99%C2%86%C3%98%C2%A7%C3%98%C2%AE%C3%99%C2%86-%C3%98%C2%AF%C3%98%C2%B1-%C3%98%C2%B4%C3%98%C2%A8-%C3%9A%C2%86%C3%9B%C2%8C%C3%98%C2%B3%C3%98%C2%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt; وسائل الشیعة، ج 11، ص 507. [4]&#xA;النوري، حسين بن محمد تقي، مستدرك الوسائل و مستنبط المسائل، ج 13، ص&#xA;218، مؤسسة آل البيت عليهم السلام، قم، الطبعة الاولى، 1408ق. [5] يعني&#xA;الامام الكاظم (ع). [6] المجلسي، محمد باقر، بحار الانوار، ج ۷۶، ص ۲۶۵،&#xA;مؤسسة الوفاء، بیروت، 1404ق.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not counted as a positive practice as what it can be inferred from the traditions (hadiths) and likewise concerning the view of the scholars (Maraja’-al-Taqlid)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa22755&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamquest.net (Arabic)&lt;/a&gt;   /    &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa22755&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;In Farsi (Persian)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.porseshkadeh.com/Question/26544/%C3%98%C2%B9%C3%99%C2%84%C3%98%C2%AA-%C3%9A%C2%A9%C3%98%C2%B1%C3%98%C2%A7%C3%99%C2%87%C3%98%C2%AA-%C3%98%C2%B3%C3%99%C2%88%C3%98%C2%AA-%C3%98%C2%B2%C3%98%C2%AF%C3%99%C2%86-%C3%9A%C2%A9%C3%99%C2%88%C3%98%C2%AA%C3%98%C2%A7%C3%99%C2%87-%C3%9A%C2%A9%C3%98%C2%B1%C3%98%C2%AF%C3%99%C2%86-%C3%99%C2%86%C3%98%C2%A7%C3%98%C2%AE%C3%99%C2%86-%C3%98%C2%AF%C3%98%C2%B1-%C3%98%C2%B4%C3%98%C2%A8-%C3%9A%C2%86%C3%9B%C2%8C%C3%98%C2%B3%C3%98%C2%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.porseshkadeh.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2023-05-12T00:33:14.847" LastActivityDate="2023-05-12T00:33:14.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28247" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28242" CreationDate="2015-10-21T09:05:06.033" Score="3" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Concerning what you asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is tobacco sale haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Buying, selling and using it, is not considered as a haram act by itself. But it would be counted as an impermissible practice to buy, sell or use it of it has a remarkable disadvantages for the person… (perhaps you’d consult to a credible doctor about that by paying attention from another aspect. Since actually it seems that it is not mentioned as a haram things directly, but its Horma (being haram) is related to the amount of its disadvantages if is remarkable or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But things such as hashish or opium are declared directly as haram things. Since apparently their remarkable disadvantages for the bodies are clearer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, about your last sentence as you asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and am I allowed to sell it if it's my only choice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case of supposing tobacco as a haram thing, then I think you cannot say “and am I allowed to sell it if it's my only choice?”, since your income could be haram too. So you have to choose another job even if its income in less than it.  (If having halal income is important for you)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Buying, selling and using it is not considered as a haram act by itself. But it would be counted as impermissible practice to buy, sell or use it of it has a remarkable disadvantages for the person …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://farsi.khamenei.ir/treatise-content?id=128&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;farsi.khamenei.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T07:17:34.710" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T07:17:34.710" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28250" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-21T11:31:55.907" Score="1" ViewCount="8480" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his household) proposed to Khadijah (as the request for the marriage) or Khadijah proposed to the Prophet (s)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: Both Shia and Sunni view would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-28T13:01:08.190" LastActivityDate="2021-03-22T09:43:57.260" Title="Did the Prophet (s) proposed to Khadijah or Khadijah proposed to the Prophet?" Tags="|nikah|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28251" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1960" CreationDate="2015-10-21T13:17:02.913" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As an addition to the Answer of @مجاهد :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In (tafsir) &lt;a href=&quot;https://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;surano=6&amp;amp;ayano=86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;at-tahrir wa-tanwir&lt;/a&gt; i found another name (My own translation, so be careful):&#xA;اليسع: the hebrew original name is Elysha' and he was changed into al-Yas'a in Arabic.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is the son of Shafit &#xA; شافاط from the people of Eel Maholah آبل محولة. He was a farmer before he became a Prophet taught by the Prophet Elias إلياس (May peace be upon him) (who according a narration of ibn 'Abbas (peace be upon both of them) was &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;his uncle&lt;/a&gt;) during the reign of the king &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahab&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ahab&lt;/a&gt; and afterwards he followed the teaching of Elias and had apparently some miracles for Bani Israel in Ariyha أريحا and elsewhere. And he died during the reign of the king  يوءاش &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehoash_of_Israel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jehoash (?)&lt;/a&gt; around 840 B.C. and he was buried in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaria&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Samara&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وهو ابن ( شافاط ) من أهل ( آبل محولة ) . كان فلاحا فاصطفاه الله للنبوءة على يد الرسول إلياس في مدة ( آخاب ) وصحب إلياس . ولما رفع إلياس لازم سيرة إلياس وظهرت له معجزات لبني إسرائيل في ( أريحا ) وغيرها . وتوفي في مدة الملك ( يوءاش ) ملك إسرائيل وكانت وفاته سنة أربعين وثمانمائة 840 قبل المسيح ودفن بالسامرة . والألف واللام في اليسع من أصل الكلمة ، ولكن الهمزة عوملت معاملة همزة الوصل للتخفيف  فأشبه الاسم الذي تدخل عليه اللام التي للمح الأصل مثل العباس ، وما هي منها . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he also added that the &quot;ال&quot; of the name are (the same as the) original (hebrew). This statement is a bit discuessed among scholars as al-Qushayru says that &quot;ال&quot; has been added as one can find in tafsir at-Tabari!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Differences in the Qiraat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Quran Readings the majority read his name اليسع with a sukun on the &quot;lam, ل&quot; (this lam is silent), but among the Kufi's al-Kissa-i الكسائي and Hamza حمزة and Khalaf خلف read it الليسع al-layasa' with a shida on the 2nd (not silent but with a doubled consonant) &quot;lam, ل&quot;. They used this pronunciation to make the name sound more like a non-Arabic name according to Imam at-Tabari!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;surano=6&amp;amp;ayano=86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Qurtobi&lt;/a&gt; added to this: that Al-Yas'a was a companion of Elyas (so they are different as the Quran quotes each of them in the same Verse) and they both lived before Zakaria, Yahya and 'Issa (Peace be upon them). Soem pretended that Elias is Idriss but this isn't true as Idriss was a Grandfather of Noh and Elyas was an offspring of Noh. Some pretended that Elias or Al-Yasa' is/was al_Khidr...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-10-21T14:09:40.800" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T14:09:40.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28250" CreationDate="2015-10-21T13:28:14.270" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As everybody knows, Khadija (radyia Allahu 'anha) had a very successful trade. She heard about Prophet Muhammad's nobel and wonderful characters, so she sent him with a trading caravan to Syria, accompanied by her slave, Maysara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the caravan returned,  Maysara told her even more about the Prophet and his success in trading. Khadija was then deeply moved and impressed and really wanted to propose to him but she didn't know how to express her thoughts to him.&#xA;So she sent one of her close friends, Nafisah bint Manbah, to the Prophet (PBUH). Nafisah asked him if she could ask him a personal question. The Prophet didn't object. So she asked him why is he unmarried till now. He told her because he didn't have financial resources. So she asked, will you be willing to marry a beautiful lady, from a noble family and wealth who is inclined to marriage with him. He asked about whom she's referring to. When she told him, he said he would be willing to marry her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So his two uncles, Hamza and Abu Talib went to her uncle, and the formal proposal was made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;So, we can conclude that the proposal was officially from the Prophet's side, but it was the will of Khadija to marry him and sending her friend to him, that motivated the proposal.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-25T08:07:40.933" LastActivityDate="2017-12-25T08:07:40.933" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28253" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28268" CreationDate="2015-10-21T16:49:44.100" Score="1" ViewCount="2615" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I and in all probability all of you know, lie or Kezb is counted as a major sin or in other word it is considered as Kabaer (majors) sin. But the question which I am looking for its answer is that what the reason(s) is that Islam declares this act as a major act? In other word, what is its negative point(s) which made it as a major sin and is there any hadith about its reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: both Shia and Sunni perspective would be appreciated.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-30T05:12:17.717" LastActivityDate="2020-10-02T23:08:25.313" Title="Why is lying a major sin?" Tags="|halal-haram|lying|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28255" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-21T18:42:55.603" Score="1" ViewCount="595" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believed that giving blood and being on the donor register was doing a good act but my dad thinks this is haram. Does anyone have any advice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2773" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-27T12:52:17.960" LastActivityDate="2017-08-27T12:52:17.960" Title="Is donating blood or being on the donor register haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|sadaqah|human-body|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28256" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28255" CreationDate="2015-10-21T19:14:11.753" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your perspective would be more correct in compare with your respected father's view. In truth, donating blood can be considered as a great profitable act which can save the life of many individuals. But it can be counted not as an appropriate practice if it make you a remarkable harm. In other word, it can be considered as an impermissible practice if your donating blood made you a significant harm for your body. But in common form, and actually in majority of the times it can be counted as a helpful act and might be it does not made a remarkable harm for majority of people. &lt;strong&gt;As a consequence&lt;/strong&gt;, it ought not to be seen as a negative issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-30T10:43:41.680" LastActivityDate="2016-06-30T10:43:41.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28209" CreationDate="2015-10-21T19:15:52.080" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamu alaikum warehmatullahi wabarakatuhu &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah the Almighty has divine ways and signs that he wants to make others believe, various signs and miracles were shown during the time of Isa (A.S) and during Prophet Muhammed it (faith, belief) was in the form of divine inspirations, revelations, verses and also hadiths. There are many million ways Allah wants to create the faith in others of course it is also to show how great indeed and powerful Allah is, and he is able to do everything. ( &quot;wa hua 'ala kulli shai in khadeer&quot;). Also Isa (A.S) could only bring those to life whom Allah had willed, if Isa (A.S) would try to bring to life other than on those whom Allah willed, it would not happen.&#xA;&quot;And certainly We sent apostles before you and gave them wives and children, and it is not in (the power of) an apostle to bring a sign except by Allah's permission; for every term there is an appointment.&quot; (13:38)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you concerning why Allah subhaana wa Ta'ala did not simply through some of his creation in hell and some in heaven is that, for example: Your memory starts with the teacher making you stand on one foot or making you sit like a chicken. Your vision comes to this point only, you have no idea why, where, when or how you started to be in this position. You ask your teacher why? But they would say you know better because you used to do such things and behave like this in class. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when on the day of judgement when you will be punished. One will ask the keepers of gate 'for what reason am I kept here? I do not remember of what bad I did? I did not get a chance to earn some good, give me another chance! So Allah Ta'ala made this whole process of birth till death to make us understand, know our surroundings and realtionships/bonds, family, why we came into existance, experience, growing up, overcoming obstacles, hardwork. All these feelings, emotions, practicality can not be simply shown to you. But when you will be asked on the day of judgement you will simply deny it! So it is also as a witness and that you know what you have already done an the opportunity you got, chances you lost! Allah's mercy on you his blessings and trials.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And specially for the evil-doers who make mistakes Allah gives them opportunity to repent and become better believers. This topic is very deep than you can actually converse on. You should know in differenciation of watching and actually doing it, praticality is more suited.&#xA;And Allah Ta'ala knows the best!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14276" LastEditorUserId="14276" LastEditDate="2015-10-21T19:24:35.527" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T19:24:35.527" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7611" CreationDate="2015-10-21T19:28:20.623" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This man Abdullah bin Saba exist but for false faith all are denying his existance. He defaced Islam n he belongs to Jews. He was a satirist n enemy of Islam n prophet Muhammad (sawaw) in this hate to prophet n Islam he introduced false faith n wrong info about Ali RA n based the Shia sect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14492" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-12T16:30:13.890" LastActivityDate="2015-11-12T16:30:13.890" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28260" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-21T19:41:17.460" Score="-2" ViewCount="354" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do aliens or extra terrestrials exist what does the Quran say according to this? I kind of believe there is life the reason why I say kinda is because I don't what Islam thinks of this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14484" LastActivityDate="2015-10-22T09:29:24.340" Title="Do aliens exist?" Tags="|creation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-11-02T22:14:48.600" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28261" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26042" CreationDate="2015-10-21T19:45:31.297" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Satan can't tempt &#xA;1. Prophets in any case and at any cost.&#xA;2. Those people who gave their will to Allah and spend life as Allah says and commands them. Many references are in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14492" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-18T11:26:50.973" LastActivityDate="2017-09-18T11:26:50.973" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28262" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28095" CreationDate="2015-10-21T19:53:56.200" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamu alaikum warehmatullahi wabarakatuhu &#xA;In the name of Allah the most Gracious, the most Merciful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Qur'an, the non-believers used to call Prophet Muhammed a poet, a mad man etc (and the atheists call him a scientist, as you are claiming)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And We have not taught him poetry, nor is it meet for him; it is nothing but a reminder and a plain Quran, (36:69)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surely they used to behave proudly when it was said to them: There is no god but Allah; And to say: What! shall we indeed give up our gods for the sake of a mad poet? (37:35, 36)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe; (69:41)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Volume 9, Book 92, Number 400 :&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Ibn Masud&#xA;    I was with the Prophet at one of the farms of Medina while he was leaning on a date palm leaf-stalk. He passed by a group of Jews and some of them said to the other, Ask him (the Prophet) about the spirit. Some others said, &quot;Do not ask him, lest he should tell you what you dislike&quot; But they went up to him and said, &quot;O Abal Qasim! Inform us bout the spirit.&quot; The Prophet stood up for a while, waiting. I realized that he was being Divinely Inspired, so I kept away from him till the inspiration was over. Then the Prophet said, &quot;(O Muhammad) they ask you regarding the spirit, Say: The spirit its knowledge is with my Lord (i.e., nobody has its knowledge except Allah)&quot; (17.85) (This is a miracle of the Qur'an that all the scientists up till now do not know about the spirit, i.e, how life comes to a body and how it goes away at its death) (See Hadith No. 245, Vol. 6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Muhammad is no more than an apostle; the apostles have already passed away before him; if then he dies or is killed will you turn back upon your heels? And whoever turns back upon his heels, he will by no means do harm to Allah in the least and Allah will reward the grateful. (3:144)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Apostle of Allah and the Last of the prophets; and Allah is cognizant of all things. (33:40)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah and those with him..... (48:29)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qaf. I swear by the glorious Quran (that Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah) (50:1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14276" LastActivityDate="2015-10-21T19:53:56.200" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28263" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28271" CreationDate="2015-10-21T22:37:13.737" Score="0" ViewCount="164" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does swallowing food remains between teeth spoil sawm (fasting)? Please mention the case when it is done &lt;em&gt;intentionally&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;unintentionally&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;intentionally because you couldn't manage to remove the food remainings.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-01T07:46:28.733" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T10:10:51.203" Title="Does swallowing food remains between teeth spoil sawm (fasting)?" Tags="|sawm|food|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28260" CreationDate="2015-10-21T22:54:02.803" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلِلَّهِ يَسْجُدُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مِنْ&#xA;  دَابَّةٍ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ وَهُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And to Allah prostrates whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on&#xA;  the earth of creatures, and the angels [as well], and they are not&#xA;  arrogant.  &quot;surah al-nahl ayat 49&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Aya we can understand that there are another creatures prostrates to Allah Live in the heavens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14494" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-10-22T09:29:24.340" LastActivityDate="2015-10-22T09:29:24.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28253" CreationDate="2015-10-22T04:43:31.973" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : &quot; عَلَيْكُمْ بِالصِّدْقِ ، فَإِنَّ الصِّدْقَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْبِرِّ ، وَإِنَّ الْبِرَّ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ ، وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَصْدُقُ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ صِدِّيقًا ، وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالْكَذِبَ ، فَإِنَّ الْكَذِبَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْفُجُورِ ، وَإِنَّ الْفُجُورَ يَهْدِي إِلَى النَّارِ ، وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَكْذِبُ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ كَذَّابًا &quot;&#xA;  We can understand from this hadeeth that being truthful and honest guides to righteousness which leads to heaven, and lying guides to immorality, and immorality leads to hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back to your question. Why is lying is such a major sin and guides to immorality which leads to hell? I will try to explain by giving examples. Let’s say, someone is liar. He is a merchant, and lies about everything in such way that: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He lies about his goods to customers, he sells them as high quality while they are the lowest quality. The customers might get hurt, and his reputation will will be bad, his business would stop.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He lies to people in general, when they know truth, they won't trust him and probably have hate towards him. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He lies about Allah and his messenger, saying that Allah and the Prophet said this is halal and this is haram while the Prophet and Allah didn’t. He can mislead people making them do sins, and he himself carries their sins as well as his. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From all what I mentioned, lying caused serious harm to others and destruction to the liar, it doesn't bring but harm and evil. Lying can cause many more serious problems if you think about it. That's why lying is a major sin. To prevent all the terrible consequences of lying, you have to prevent lying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, lying is permitted in only 3 situations as mentioned here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن أسماء بنت يزيد قالت : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : &quot;يا أيها الناس ما يحملكم أن تتابعوا على الكذب كتتابع الفراش في النار ، الكذب كله على ابن آدم حرام إلا في ثلاث خصال : رجل كذب على امرأته ليرضيها ، ورجل كذب في الحرب فإن الحرب خدعة ، ورجل كذب بين مسلمين ليصلح بينهما.&quot; رواه الترمذي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So lying is permitted only for:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Complimenting your wife to make her happy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lying to the enemy during war, as war is a trick.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lying to two quarrelling people to make up between them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope that answers your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-08T14:04:22.307" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T14:04:22.307" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28270" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14520" CreationDate="2015-10-22T08:36:29.643" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Interpretation of the Verse 2:136&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess the contradiction comes from how you interpret the Verse (2:136): The Verse quotes a lot of Prophets (peace be upon him) and it's a response that the believers should give to Bani Israel or ahl-al Kitab in general. This Verse doesn't speak at all about a difference between Prophets as you can find in almost any tafsir book (for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=50&amp;amp;surano=2&amp;amp;ayano=136&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tabari&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;surano=2&amp;amp;ayano=136&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-tahrir wa-tanwir&lt;/a&gt;), but it's a statement: &amp;quot;that we (the believers/Muslims) believe in Allah and all the messages which he revealed through the Prophets (Peace be upon him), which means we believe in all the Prophets and we don't make a difference between them, by believing in the message of one Prophet and rejecting the Message of an other&amp;quot;. As ahl-al-Kitab believed their Prophets and rejected those revelations which came afterwards!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qatadah (May Allah be pleased with him) said about this Verse (2 Versions mentioned by at-Tabari): it was revealed as an order to believe in all the Prophets and Messengers (without exceptions) &lt;em&gt;and not to distinguish between them&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Kathir added a Hadith (May translation-take it carefully):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot; آمنوا بالتوراة والزبور والإنجيل ، وليسعكم القرآن&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Believe in the Torah and the Zabur and the Bible, but the Quran should suffice you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means we should believe in these books (as revelation of God), but not in the content (as it was changed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a reason for revelation you could check this hadith in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/178130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Quran makes distinctions between Prophets&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to differences between Prophets the Quran includes enough statements making differences, for example that Moses has spoken directly to Allah and there are those of determination (among them) see for example surat al-Ahqaaf verse 35 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/46/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;46:35&lt;/a&gt;) etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-08-21T07:06:04.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28263" CreationDate="2015-10-22T08:55:08.177" Score="1" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Brief speaking, swallowing intentionally the thing (food…) which has&#xA;remained between the teeth, it spoils or breaks the fast (Sawn)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;(But concerning swallowing unintentionally, it seems can be related&#xA;to eating unintentionally which doesn’t break or spoil the fast.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eventually, as the last past: Whoever who intends to fast, it is not&#xA;necessary for him/her to use tooth-pick before the Azan. But&#xA;his/her fasting would be broken if s/he knows (sure) that the&#xA;remained food which have remained between the teeth would be&#xA;swallowed in case that s/he doesn’t use the tooth-pick. / Even as&#xA;wajib precaution (Ehtiat) it ought to be redo (do its Qaza) even if&#xA;it has not been swallowed. (But it would be wajib if it has been&#xA;swallowed) / notice: these are related to the case of being sure&#xA;that the food will be swallowed in the case that you do not use the&#xA;tooth-pick. But in the case of probability is not like that and&#xA;doesn’t seem…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(According to Imam Khomeini and Imam (ayatollah) Khamenei) as two Shia Marja'al-Taqlids) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I guess the view of Sunni brothers is pretty the same that eating or swallowing unintentionally won’t break the Sawn. (Although eating intentionally will spoil the Sawn)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rahrovanevlaiat.mihanblog.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;rahrovanevlaiat.mihanblog.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aviny.com/ahkam/resalehsafigolpaygani/resale88.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.aviny.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-10T10:10:51.203" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T10:10:51.203" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28272" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-22T11:42:20.270" Score="2" ViewCount="39362" Body="&lt;p&gt;Day before yesterday, my grandmother passed away. I love her very much. Among all the grandchild she got, she loved me most. I have few questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Can I store a picture of her in my phone. She was taking birthday cake from mine.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If I cried about her death, will it be count sin for her?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="384" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-12T05:27:46.023" LastActivityDate="2018-03-04T16:20:15.773" Title="Can I store a picture of my grandmother who passed away in my phone, and is it a sin if I cry about her death?" Tags="|death|image|technology|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28273" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-22T11:57:30.690" Score="2" ViewCount="159" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to one answer here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.quora.com/How-do-Islamic-banks-make-money-if-they-cant-charge-interest-because-of-sharia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.quora.com/How-do-Islamic-banks-make-money-if-they-cant-charge-interest-because-of-sharia&lt;/a&gt;, you have to pay what you owe and the bank can force you to pay. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what happens if you have to delay your payment or are unable to pay anymore?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ok, I can not comment, so to clarify: if I can not pay, how would the bank usually force me to pay? Is the amount of money I have to pay increased by some fine? Is my property sold off?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14501" LastEditorUserId="14509" LastEditDate="2015-10-26T08:09:18.590" LastActivityDate="2015-10-26T08:09:18.590" Title="What happens if you are late with your payments to an Islamic bank?" Tags="|banking|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28274" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28272" CreationDate="2015-10-22T12:25:47.313" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As long as the picture is not exposed (open for anyone to see), you can store her picture in your phone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your mourning won't count as a sin, but it may make her soul sad. (Mourning on her grave)&#xA;May she be granted Jannah and her punishment be easy on her Ameen!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14276" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-12T05:28:22.697" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T05:28:22.697" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28275" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28272" CreationDate="2015-10-22T12:26:13.440" Score="2" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Storing her picture on your phone is ok. What is NOT okay is that you hang a photo on the wall.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;No, crying about her won't count a sin for her as long as &lt;strong&gt;she didn't tell you to be sad about her death or anything similar&lt;/strong&gt;. The Prophet PBUH himself teared when his son Al Kasim died as an infant.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-12T05:29:05.190" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T05:29:05.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28229" CreationDate="2015-10-22T13:12:11.187" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the attendance of the women in the day of Ashura (battle of Karbala) there are several women who consist of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;حضرت زينب، ام كلثوم، فاطمه، صفيه و ام هاني&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(As the daughters of Amir-al-Mo'menin Ali (a.s.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;فاطمه و سكينه و رقیه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the daughters of Imam Hussain (a.s.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;رباب، عاتكه، ام محسن بن الحسن، بنت مسلم بن عقيل، فضه النوبيه و ام وهب&#xA;بن عبدالله.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The martyred woman:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;ام وهب&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fa.alalam.ir/news/1532194&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fa.alalam.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4666" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-22T10:07:10.557" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T10:07:10.557" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27693" CreationDate="2015-10-22T13:50:36.200" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess you are looking for the source of Version of the hadith which you have quoted in your Question, and which differs a bit from the Version of at-Tirmidhi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found a link (in Arabic) which says it's from &lt;a href=&quot;http://articles.islamweb.net/media/index.php?page=article&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;id=65681&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Musnad al-Imam Ahmad&lt;/a&gt; but an other Link gives more &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dorar.net/enc/aqadia/3111&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;رواه   أحمد (1/307) (2804)، والطبراني (11/123) (11243)، والحاكم&#xA;  (3/623) والبيهقي في   ((الاعتقاد)) (147) قال الحاكم: هذا حديث كبير عال&#xA;  من حديث عبد الملك بن عمير عن   ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما إلا أن الشيخين&#xA;  رضي الله عنهما لم يخرجا شهاب بن خراش ولا   القداح في الصحيحين وقد روي&#xA;  الحديث بأسانيد عن ابن عباس غير هذا، وقال البيهقي: له   شواهد عن ابن&#xA;  عباس، وصححه عبدالحق الإشبيلي في ((الأحكام الشرعية الكبرى))   (3/333).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here my own summarized translation of the quoted text:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According this it was narrated by Imam Ahmad (Hadith #2804), Imam at-Tabarani (Hadith #11243), al-Hakim (in his Mustadrak), al-Bayhaqi in al I'tiqad (#147) both al-Hakim and al-Bayhaqi said it's according to the conditions of the two sahih Books but not quoted in them. Abdul-haqq al-Ishbyli has qualified it as sahih in his book al-Ahkam ash-shar'aya al-Kubra! Besides this hadith has a high sanad (this means a short narrator chain as al-Hakim added).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-10T09:17:34.493" LastActivityDate="2015-11-10T09:17:34.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28279" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18463" CreationDate="2015-10-22T14:24:37.920" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to a narration in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/33/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; it is something the Sahaba  asked our Messenger and he said &quot;no&quot; and told them &quot;to shake hands&quot; instead but this Hadith was qualified as da'if similar riwayat on the matter &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamport.com/w/krj/Web/128/1463.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of those riwayat is from Imam &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/42/41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;at-Trimidhi&lt;/a&gt; and was qualified as hassan!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So shaking hands is as far as i can tell the best to do when greeting each other. Even if we find other forms of greeting in our cultures. But it's according to some fatwa as you can read not forbidden!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/49021&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; for the hugging for congratulation about 'id etc and here in case of &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/155368&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;condolence&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-04T10:05:26.333" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T10:05:26.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27835" CreationDate="2015-10-22T15:41:38.773" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm quoting the procedure for handling Imam's &lt;em&gt;Hadath&lt;/em&gt; (to flatulate) from a well-known and official book of Hanafi Jursiprudence - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicbulletin.org/free_downloads/women/bahishti_1_2_3.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Heavenly Ornaments&lt;/a&gt;. This is meant for laymen therefore does not delve into references etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;If the imam experiences hadath, he should immediately go to make his wudu even if he is in the last qa'dah. It is preferable for him to&#xA;  choose the one whom he feels to be most suitable for imamat from among&#xA;  the muqtadis. It is better to make the mudrik his deputy. It is also&#xA;  permissible to make the masbuq his deputy. He should indicate to the&#xA;  masbuq as to the number of rakaats he still has to perform. He should&#xA;  do this by means of his fingers: if he has one rakaat left, he should&#xA;  lift one finger, and if two rakaats, two fingers. If he has to make a&#xA;  ruku, he should place his hand on his knees. If he has to make a&#xA;  sajdah, he should place his hand on his forehead. If it is qira'at, he&#xA;  should place his hand on his mouth. If it is sajdah-e-tilaawat, he&#xA;  should place his hand on his forehead and mouth. If it  124 is&#xA;  sajdah-e-sahw, then on his chest. All this is if the masbuq&#xA;  understands. If he does not understand, he should not make him his&#xA;  deputy. Once the imam has repeated his wudu, he should join the&#xA;  jama'at and become a follower of his deputy, that is if the jama'at is&#xA;  still in progress. If he did not go and join the jama'at, but instead&#xA;  stood and followed his deputy from the very place where he made his&#xA;  wudu, then this will only be permissible if there is no barrier&#xA;  between them, or if he is not very far away from the jama'at. If this&#xA;  is not the case, it will not be permissible to follow his deputy from&#xA;  the place of wudu. However, if the jama'at is already over, he can&#xA;  complete his salaat wherever he wishes; either at the place of wudu or&#xA;  at his original place.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If water is available inside the actual musjid, then it is not necessary to appoint anyone as his deputy&lt;/strong&gt;. He has the choice to either&#xA;  appoint or not to appoint. If he does not appoint a deputy, he should&#xA;  go and make his wudu and come back and lead the jama'at. In the&#xA;  meantime, the muqtadis should wait for him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for what requires interrupting the &lt;em&gt;Salat&lt;/em&gt;, page 165 of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.scribd.com/doc/214967066/TakmeelUlEizahUrduSharhNoorUlEizah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Takmeel Ul Eizah&lt;/a&gt;, which is taught to elementary grade students of Hanafi Jurisprudence, details when its &lt;em&gt;Wajib&lt;/em&gt; to break &lt;em&gt;Salat&lt;/em&gt;. It is unclear whether one can resume it, though from the language (the word &lt;em&gt;Qat'&lt;/em&gt;) appears to imply breakage. I'm translating for those who don't read Arabic or Urdu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The cry of a &lt;em&gt;Mazloum&lt;/em&gt; requesting assistance.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When an asset valuing more than a &lt;em&gt;Dirham&lt;/em&gt; is stolen, even if it belongs to someone else. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the fear of, a wolf attaching a sheep.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the fear of, a blind man falling into a well.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Any other act in the spirit of aforementioned.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is no mention of anything specific to an Imam in congregation or the possibility of resuming it. I do however recall reading somewhere that you can save a blind man from falling into a well and then resume your prayers from where you've left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastActivityDate="2015-10-22T15:41:38.773" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28281" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28272" CreationDate="2015-10-22T18:18:48.320" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;To feel grief when someone has died is totally normal and so it is not a sin to feel sad. However there are things which are haram such as mourning out loud, hitting yourself, ripping your clothes and asking &quot;why?&quot; because then you are questioning Allah's will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad, Peace be upon him, who said: «It is prohibited for a woman who believes in Allah and the day of judgment to mourn any dead person more than three days except her husband four months and ten days» (Reported by Bukhari).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The deceased is tormented in his grave because of the lamentations (wailing) over him.” (Bukhari and Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best thing to do is to make du'a. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2015-10-22T18:18:48.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28282" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28285" CreationDate="2015-10-22T19:04:07.263" Score="2" ViewCount="17078" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does Islam say about crossdressing? I know that majority of the crossdressers aren't gay, and usually have normal families. They act feminine usually in privacy, and not in public, for fun. Is it haram if we buy these type of clothing from crossdressing shops online and do it in privacy? And no, I don't want to be one. I'm just asking about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13940" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:02:57.887" LastActivityDate="2019-03-24T19:11:39.853" Title="What does Islam say about crossdressing?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|clothing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28282" CreationDate="2015-10-22T21:48:42.810" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال: لعن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم المتشبهين من الرجال بالنساء، والمتشبهات من النساء بالرجال. &lt;em&gt;صحيح البخاري.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him cursed from the men who imitate women, and from women who imitate men. &lt;em&gt;Sahih Bukhari.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a crystal clear evidence that imitating women in anyway (including wearing their clothes) is prohibited even in private and in public as well, and those who do it are cursed by the Prophet PBUH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastActivityDate="2015-10-22T21:48:42.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9452" CreationDate="2015-10-23T03:52:29.507" Score="1" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Brainwave Entrainment&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a vast science, mostly used in medical applications. Most people will associate the word Entertainment with music, when it &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.transparentcorp.com/products/np/entrainment.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;actually&lt;/a&gt; is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Entrainment is a principle of physics. It is defined as the synchronization of two or more rhythmic cycles. The principles of entrainment appear in chemistry, neurology, biology, pharmacology, medicine, astronomy and more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such I do not see a reason why this would be Haram. However, this opinion does come from someone who does not think that Music is haram in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Subliminal Stimuli&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A small note that this only works on People with certain &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-subliminal-stimuli.htm#&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;neurological disorders&lt;/a&gt;. It won't work on normal healthy people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This I won't call a science since there isn't really any scientific evidence that any research was done. There are a few instances where a research was claimed but never published.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the research done is when people hear something, they tend to select that. That isn't brain science, it is common sense. If I hear the word snickers a few times and someone offers me snickers or mars, I would choose snickers. This isn't subliminal or anything but rather what sticks to your mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a few &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nickkolenda.com/subliminal-messages/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;requirements&lt;/a&gt; for this to work:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Limitation #1: People Must Already Have a Need. Drink campaigns will only work if something is thirsty.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Limitation #2: Subliminal Messages in Self Help Tapes. Does not work, mostly placebo effect.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end, I don't think this is Haram as it is no science, mostly sales techniques that don't even work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-10-23T03:52:29.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28288" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20329" CreationDate="2015-10-23T09:38:28.100" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran, at 9:17, specifically prohibits Jews, who are defined as non-believers to enter, pray or even clean a Mosque:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;It is not for the Mushrikun (polytheists, idolaters, pagans, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah), to maintain the Mosques of Allah (i.e. to pray and worship Allah therein, to look after their cleanliness and their building, etc.), while they witness against their ownselves of disbelief. The works of such are in vain and in Fire shall they abide.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And see p. 74 in &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.co.il/books?id=my7hnALd_NkC&amp;amp;redir_esc=y&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this book&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14512" LastActivityDate="2015-10-23T09:38:28.100" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28291" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-23T12:10:34.353" Score="2" ViewCount="80" Body="&lt;p&gt;Verse [4:89] in the Quran states Apostates are to be killed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for the cause of Allah. But if they turn away, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them and take not from among them any ally or helper.” [4:89]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The very next verse seems to exempt non-violent Apostates from being killed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Except for those who take refuge with a people between yourselves and whom is a treaty or those who come to you, their hearts strained at [the prospect of] fighting you or fighting their own people. And if Allah had willed, He could have given them power over you, and they would have fought you. So if they remove themselves from you and do not fight you and offer you peace, then Allah has not made for you a cause [for fighting] against them.” [4:90]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I understand it, these verses in context mean only violent Apostates (traitors) are to be killed.&#xA;Is this interpretation accurate? If not, how should verse [4:90] be interpreted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13712" LastActivityDate="2015-10-23T12:10:34.353" Title="Should non-violent Apostates be killed in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|apostasy|hudud|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-10-23T15:43:29.843" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20329" CreationDate="2015-10-23T22:10:48.543" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, Temple-mount is not equivalent to &lt;em&gt;Masjid-al-Aqsa&lt;/em&gt;, the latter only happens to be located on the former. A mosque in general and Sharia in particular is therefore not a factor in the calculation of restrictions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, the question in the title is from the Muslims point of view, whereas the contents of the question are about Jewish - rather Israeli - policies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Muslim Perspective&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is narrated that a delegation of Christians from &lt;em&gt;Najran&lt;/em&gt; visited the Prophet (puh) and prayed in the mosque facing eastward. The Prophet (puh) witnessed them praying and ordered his companions to let them pray. This sets the precedent for  people of the book to pray in the holy mosque of Medina. This incident is reported by the historian Ibn Ishaq, and included in Tafsir-ibn-Katheer, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=7&amp;amp;tSoraNo=3&amp;amp;tAyahNo=61&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;exegesis of 3:61&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال ابن إسحاق: وحدثني محمد بن جعفر بن الزبير، قال: قدموا على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم المدينة، فدخلوا عليه مسجده حين صلى العصر، عليهم ثياب الحبرات؛ جبب وأردية في جمال رجال بني الحارث بن كعب، قال: يقول من رآهم من أصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ما رأينا بعدهم وفداً مثلهم، وقد حانت صلاتهم، &lt;strong&gt;فقاموا في مسجد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يصلون&lt;/strong&gt;، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم &amp;quot; دعوهم &amp;quot; ، &lt;strong&gt;فصلوا إلى المشرق&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Ibn Ishaq said, &amp;quot;Muhammad bin Jafar bin Az-Zubayr said that, The (Najran) delegation came to the Messenger of Allah in Al-Madinah, entered his Masjid wearing robes and garments, after the Prophet had prayed the 'Asr prayer. They accompanied a caravan of camels led by Bani Al-Harith bin Ka'b. The Companions of the Messenger of Allah who saw them said that they never saw a delegation like them after that. When their worship time came, they stood up to perform their worship in the Prophet’s Masjid. Messenger of Allah said: “Let them (worship)” and they prayed towards east.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consequently, the juridical discussion by jurists have revolved mostly around the status of polytheists rather. Notably, Abu Hanifa, even allowed the polytheists to enter the holy Meccan mosque.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Islamic law permits the Jews and as for politics, Muslims in Palestine are in no position to determine, let alone enforce visitation policies for the Jews.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Jewish Perspective&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jews are internally divided on legality of praying inside a mosque. The most influential Rabbi Maimonides allowed praying inside the mosques, possibly himself prayed in a mosque. It is therefore hardly a matter of &lt;em&gt;Shariah&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Halacha&lt;/em&gt;. There are three main motivations for their self-imposition of restrictions to praying on temple-mount.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;That the Jews are impure (corpse impurity) and therefore prohibited by Halacha to enter the holy Temple mount. Purification can only be accomplished by sprinkling water with ashes of a red heifer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;That because the exact location of the temple on mount is unknown, someone may inadvertently step inside the holy place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The risk of situation going out of hand in case of a head on confrontation inside an already charged environment and the consequent reaction of over a billion and a half Muslims around the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I think neither one of these factors alone is the basis of restrictions; they all work in tandem. The risk of blow-back is there but since its not worthwhile anyway because of the religious restrictions (its not time yet!) theres no need to experiment. On the other hand, not all Jews respect Halachic restrictions, some actually demand for the right to pray and in that case the security and political risk calculations of the Israeli government are holding back the horses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-10-27T11:12:55.697" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28296" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-23T23:28:39.273" Score="5" ViewCount="4622" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am engaged but I am not sure if I want to get married to him. I heard that &lt;em&gt;Istikhara&lt;/em&gt; cannot be preformed after a decision had been made: Is this true? Or can I still perform it and get guidance in making my decision?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14519" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-11-04T23:44:21.613" LastActivityDate="2024-01-21T09:02:05.250" Title="Can Istikhara be performed after a decision has already been made?" Tags="|istikharah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28297" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-24T00:58:25.357" Score="-1" ViewCount="14476" Body="&lt;p&gt;9th and 10th is recommended but what if a person cannot keep 2. So is it okay to fast for 1 day. &#xA;Also, how important is neeyat in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14521" LastActivityDate="2015-10-24T19:19:11.020" Title="Can we fast only for 1 day in muharram?" Tags="|muharram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-11-04T23:07:26.283" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28298" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28303" CreationDate="2015-10-24T03:21:02.443" Score="1" ViewCount="1991" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have an idea to make my own halal company. I am, however, worried about the price range for my product.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to make energy shots, with all organic and non-GMO ingredients (ingredients which have been proven to give energy): It takes about $1.00-$1.20 to make each bottle of energy shots. I was thinking since my ingredients are high quality (exotic herbs) that I should place a price between $2.10-$2.60 for each bottle on the market. There is lots of competition and I think that's somewhere near the middle for an energy shot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there an Islamic limit to how much profit I can make on such a product? If so, is my plan acceptable? I need guidance since I don't want a haram profit and I don't want the displeasure of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14523" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-04T06:02:33.940" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T06:02:33.940" Title="How much profit can you get if you make a product?" Tags="|halal-haram|business|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27835" CreationDate="2015-10-24T03:24:01.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Can someone interrupt Salah if they fear danger?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, as a matter of fact it becomes mandatory to do so. This comes out of the necessity rule in Islam. In Islam you can commit pronounced shirk, eat pork, drink wine, etc, let alone breaking your salah. This is clearly stated in the Quran when Allah says to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do not kill yourself as Allah is merciful on you [4:29]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who disbelieve after they believe except those who forced to pronounce disbelieve and his heart is satisfied with believe [16:106]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are numerous evidence from Sunnah and Quran that always says your life tops EVERYTHING else. This also comes from the way Jihad used to be done where half would pray and half keep a watch for the enemy to warn those who are praying case they come.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Can someone interrupt Salah if they remember they can't lead anymore?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This includes reasons like getting the period, remembering that they don't have wudu or losing wudu during salah, etc..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This part there are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alimam.ws/ref/910&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;two opinions&lt;/a&gt; by scholars, one is that it is allowed to substitute, aka &lt;code&gt;استخلاف&lt;/code&gt; Istiklaf. Those who said it was OK are companions and followers like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Omar Ibn Alkhatab&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ali Bin Abi Talib&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Elqama&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Atta&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alhassan Albasri&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibrahim Alnakhi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Althori&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu Hanifa and all of his students&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Malik and all of his students&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alshafai NEW madhab and all of his student&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ahmed and the majority of his students&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which is the majority. Those who said it is not allowed, meaning that Salah needs to be repeated are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alshafai Old madhab&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some of the students of Ahmed in accordance to him mentioning it once to them&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority take the opinion from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3700&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;, when Omar ibn Alkhatab was stabbed he stopped and pushed Abdulrahaman ibn Awf in his place to complete the prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-01-12T05:34:06.793" LastActivityDate="2022-01-12T05:34:06.793" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28296" CreationDate="2015-10-24T03:34:11.693" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can make the prayer for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also make the prayer for existing things, for example asking God if this engagement is right for me help me with it else take it away from me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-10-24T03:34:11.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28297" CreationDate="2015-10-24T08:22:29.750" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamu alaikum warehmatullahi wabarakatuhu &#xA;In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;FASTING&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Volume 3, Book 31, Number 222 :&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas&#xA;    The Prophet came to Medina and saw the Jews fasting on the day of Ashura. He asked them about that. They replied, &quot;This is a good day, the day on which Allah rescued Bani Israel from their enemy. So, Moses fasted this day.&quot; The Prophet said, &quot;We have more claim over Moses than you.&quot; So, the Prophet fasted on that day and ordered (the Muslims) to fast (on that day). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: &quot;When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) fasted on 'Ashura' and commanded the Muslims to fast as well, they said, 'O Messenger of Allah, it is a day that is venerated by the Jews and Christians.' The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, 'If I live to see the next year, in sha Allah, we will fast on the ninth day too.' But it so happened that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed away before the next year came.&quot; [Reported by Muslim, 1916]&#xA;Ash-Shafi'i and his companions, Ahmad, Ishaq and others said: &quot;It is mustahabb to fast on both the ninth and tenth days, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) fasted on the tenth, and intended to fast on the ninth.&quot;&#xA;On this basis it may be said that there are varying degrees of fasting 'Ashura', the least of which is to fast only on the tenth and the best of which is to fast the ninth as well. The more one fasts in Muharram, the better it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh ul-Islam said: &quot;Fasting on the day of 'Ashura' is an expiation for a year, and it is not makruh to fast only that day … &quot; [Al-Fatawa al-Kubra, part 5] In Tuhfat al-Muhtaj by Ibn Hajar al-Haytami, it says: &quot;There is nothing wrong with fasting only on 'Ashura'.&quot; [Part 3, Bab Sawm at-Tatawwu']&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Concluded that you can fast a single fast on tenth of muharram except if it (10th) is on friday keep two fast. (Either on thursday and friday or friday and saturday)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT:-&#xA;Observe fasting on the day of `Ashura’, but differ from the Jews and fast one day before it and one day after it (Ahmad bin Hanbal, Baihaqi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Observe fasting on the day of Ashura , but differ from the Jews and fast the ninth and tenth days.” (Thirmidi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;INTENTIONS:- &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the authority of Omar bin Al-Khattab, who said : I heared the messenger of Allah salla Allah u alihi wa sallam say : &quot;Actions are but by intention and every man shall have but that which he intended. Thus he whose migration was for Allah and His messenger, his migration was for Allah and His messenger, and he whose migration was to achieve some worldly benefit or to take some woman in marriage, his migration was for that for which he migrated.&quot;&#xA;[Bukhari]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There fore it plays an important role in Islam, your actions are completely based on your intentions it also counts on what you are thinkning to do, eg:- when you give a child candy what you intention is: &#xA;1) to make the child happy&#xA;2) spending on him as charity&#xA;3) show others how good you are [showing off]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14276" LastEditorUserId="14276" LastEditDate="2015-10-24T18:56:02.797" LastActivityDate="2015-10-24T18:56:02.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28298" CreationDate="2015-10-24T10:02:07.950" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even if you sell it at higher prices, it will still be Halal. But that's not recommended by Islam. Although merchants are allowed to make as much profit as they want(even 1000% or more), it is best to keep the price at a just level because higher prices can affect your sales.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or if you have two customers, person X and person Y. And you know X to be wealthier than Y, then you can give Y a discount(or charge X more), adjusting your profits accordingly. Which is also acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you think that the current price is normal, then its good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12691" LastEditorUserId="12691" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T04:31:20.193" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T04:31:20.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28305" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24214" CreationDate="2015-10-24T14:46:40.200" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think it should be a matter in marriage. I mean, things like &quot;This is my shar'i right, that is your shar'i right.&quot; should not be the case in relationships and marriage. And if you think it should be the case, then you both can think of the mentioned money as mihr. And mihr can be given any time during the marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14448" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-11-14T23:04:33.783" LastActivityDate="2015-11-14T23:04:33.783" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28306" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28308" CreationDate="2015-10-24T14:57:43.730" Score="1" ViewCount="740" Body="&lt;p&gt;We often use the term &quot;Hafiz e Quran&quot; for the people who have memorized it. But as far I know, Al-Hafiz is one of the attribute of Allah. So it seems like shirk to use this term for a person who memorizes it. Can anyone please let me know&amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;hellip;is it a jaiz term to use for people who memorizes Quran?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;hellip;which term did come in Quran and Hadith for the people who memorized Quran?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;hellip;here does this term &quot;Hafiz e Quran&quot; for the people who memorize it come from? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please give answer with the reference from Quran and Hadith with the reference number so that I can cross check.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14527" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-11-17T01:50:25.787" LastActivityDate="2015-11-17T01:50:25.787" Title="Is the Term &quot;Hafiz e Quran&quot; jaiz?" Tags="|shirk|asma-ul-husna|terminology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28308" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28306" CreationDate="2015-10-24T15:26:01.590" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is jaiz to say &quot;hafith al Quraan&quot;. It is rather a language matter that will make it right or wrong, as the word hafith (حافظ) can be used in two contexts in arabic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first context in which hafith is used in, is when you mean preservation, like in (حافظ أحمد على الكتاب) which means, Ahmed preserved the book, and prevented it from harm. If this context is meant when saying hafith al Quraan, then it may be wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second context is when you mean memorise, such as in (حفظ أحمد القرآن), which means, Ahmed memorised the Quraan, حفظ here is the verb, but when you say حافظ (hafith) it is the noun, meaning memorizer, so we can say ( أحمد حافظ للقرآن), which means Ahmed is a memorizer of the Quraan. In this case, it is totally fine to say so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please do correct me if anything is wrong.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastActivityDate="2015-10-24T15:26:01.590" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28297" CreationDate="2015-10-24T19:19:11.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Fasting 9th and 10th&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is ok to only fast in 10th, but it is preferable to fast 9th and 10th.&lt;br/&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muslims fast in 10th because they believe that this&#xA;was the day that Allah rescued Jews from Egyptians, this is the main&#xA;purpose of this fasting.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;But later some people notified the&#xA;prophet PBUH that Jews and Christians venerate this day, so he&#xA;proposed also fasting in 9th just to be different from Christians&#xA;and Jews.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;BTW, in fact, Christians and Jews don't really venerate 10th of Muharram, they even don't follow Hijri calendar.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Intentions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The intentions are very important in Islam, that's why the prophet PBUH said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The deeds are considered by the intentions, and a person will get the&#xA;  reward according to his intention.&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14128" LastActivityDate="2015-10-24T19:19:11.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28313" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-24T19:46:18.340" Score="7" ViewCount="1949" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard very long before, before Mohammad was born, alcohol was usual and was drunk by people. But after that it was stopped because people used to forget the rakat in namaz (salah/prayer) which they were offering. Although I don’t have any reference for my statement. I would like to know if it's correct? If yes, can someone explain me the whole story behind it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14529" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T21:59:41.003" LastActivityDate="2021-12-02T15:43:13.243" Title="Was alcohol permitted long ago, before Mohammad was born?" Tags="|history|alcohol|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28314" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28322" CreationDate="2015-10-24T20:16:59.707" Score="5" ViewCount="28896" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it right to question a girl about her virginity if someone is determined to get married to her. Or is it haram from an Islamic point of view?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14529" LastEditorUserId="39526" LastEditDate="2020-09-13T01:42:10.890" LastActivityDate="2020-09-13T01:42:10.890" Title="Is it appropriate to question a girl about her virginity before marriage?" Tags="|practical-islam|nikah|women|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28313" CreationDate="2015-10-25T06:31:32.280" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several perspectives concerning the time when Mashroobat-al-alkoli (Alcohol drinks) got haram (forbidden), among:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Mecca and at the beginning of Be’thah .  /  .   (ديدگاه علامه    طباطبايي و سيد جعفر مرتضي عاملي؛ ر.ك: الميزان, ج 16, ص 163, الصحيح من &#xA;  سيره النبي الاعظم, ج 4, ص 43)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Before Ohod war in the third year of Hejrah .  /  . روايت مندرج در    الميزان, ج 6, ص 131  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;After Ahzab war in 5th year of Hejrah  .  /  . به روايت مندرج در    الميزان, ج 6, ص 134  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In 4th year of Hijrah  .  /  . آيت الله سبحاني در فروغ ابديت چاپ    قديم، ج 2، ص 513&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In 6th year of Hijrah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: it is declared that the initial perspective can be more correct.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.porseman.org/q/show.aspx?id=112395&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.porseman.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-27T17:55:40.670" LastActivityDate="2015-12-27T17:55:40.670" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28318" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28321" CreationDate="2015-10-25T06:46:55.253" Score="3" ViewCount="12970" Body="&lt;p&gt;As everyone knows, lying is one of the great and major sins. Let's say, at some point, a person lied a small lie. How can he repent?&#xA;Does he need to tell whom he lied to the truth?&#xA;Or is it enough to do istighfar (repent)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-30T05:10:36.287" LastActivityDate="2021-05-08T20:42:22.507" Title="How to repent from lying?" Tags="|tawba|lying|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28318" CreationDate="2015-10-25T07:39:31.360" Score="4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;                 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you all probably know, lie is considered as a haram (forbidden) deed. As you pointed out regarding Tu’bah, the best way is repentance concerning that to make it up for the your previous mistakes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a brief answer for your constructive question as you asked&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How can he repent? Does he need to tell whom he lied to the truth? Or&#xA;  is it enough to do istighfar?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is declared that in regard to compensate for the sins such as lie, repenting is sufficient (by doing its steps (the steps of a real repentance). Of course there are some items who he should pay attention to, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, in case of accusing someone …, he/she ought to remove the negative accuse of that in front of the persons who he has lied about. (In order to remove its unreal… from the mind of others.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He ought to confess to his/her lie in the cases which he has lied as a witness, in order to make up for his mistake (to regain the right of the person who was trampled by his lie speech). And some more related explanations that I endeavored to indicate some of them briefly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on your question concerning telling a small lie, the best way is repentance. In the meanwhile, you ought to compensate what you have trampled by telling that lie (as much as possible) by different ways such as informing the persons who … or even compensate or make up for the financial disadvantage if… / Besides, to the best of my knowledge, seemingly, you should not confess to that small lie IF confessing to that make you a more remarkable difficulty. (But as I stated, besides the repentance you should make up for the financial disadvantages or the items which led to discredit…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah Know Best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pasokhgoo.ir/node/19523&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.pasokhgoo.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://akhlagh.porsemani.ir/node/665&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;akhlagh.porsemani.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="29432" LastEditDate="2018-11-28T11:54:06.433" LastActivityDate="2018-11-28T11:54:06.433" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28322" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28314" CreationDate="2015-10-25T09:44:23.763" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, asking such question is not permitted in Islam.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if she is not a virgin, and she repented from adultery, she shouldn't tell you that before marriage. It is called '&lt;code&gt;Al-Satr Ala Alnafs&lt;/code&gt;' (&lt;code&gt;الستر علي النفس&lt;/code&gt;)  which means '&lt;code&gt;self-covering&lt;/code&gt;'.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Some people propose medical tests,  but this is also Haram in Islam, because this forces the doctor (either man or woman) to check her vagina, and this is prohibited unless there is a medical reason and it is required for her treatment. The prophet PBUH said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Cover your Awra, except from your wife and your Malakt-Yameen (right&#xA;  hands possess) [Saheeh Muslim]&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;احفظ عورتك إلا من زوجتك أو ما ملكت يمينك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means: do not show your sexual organs, except for your married partner, and for those whom your right hand possess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also (prohibited are) women already married, except those whom your&#xA;  right hands possess. [An-Nisaa / The Women 24]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans,&#xA;  Marry women of your choice, Two or three or four; but if ye fear that&#xA;  ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one, or (a&#xA;  captive) that your right hands possess, that will be more suitable, to&#xA;  prevent you from doing injustice. [An-Nisaa / The Women 3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Resources which clarify this from many Imams and Olama:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://goo.gl/M9Ug2Y&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;goo.gl/M9Ug2Y&lt;/a&gt; [In Arabic]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://goo.gl/cwt4Yy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;goo.gl/cwt4Yy&lt;/a&gt; [In Arabic]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet PBUH said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Every one of my followers will be forgiven except those who expose&#xA;  their wrongdoings &lt;br/&gt;[Riadh-Al-Saliheen]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14128" LastEditorUserId="19566" LastEditDate="2016-10-15T19:24:47.750" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T19:24:47.750" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28314" CreationDate="2015-10-25T10:00:40.003" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why you shouldn't ask her? It is your Right to ask about this. You should know about the past life of your partner as she has Right to ask you about yours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Quran &quot;Good women belong to good men and bad women belong&#xA;  to bad men.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides it's an logical and undeniable Right to now about your past life partner , expect if you wish to don't ask her. Absolutely you must be honest about your past life too.  It's a point in PSYCHOLOGY that will give you trust and more depth believe in your partner. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mentioned reasons in &quot;Ashraf Bashir&quot; answer, belong to your view and idea and path of think about OTHER people in society not the one that will Marry you and be your partner for all the life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edited :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Quran :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;«و لا تنکحوا المشرکات حتی یؤمن و لامة مؤمنة خیر من مشرکة و لو اعجبتکم&#xA;  و لا تنکحوا المشرکین حتی یؤمنوا و لعبد مؤمن خیر من مشرک و لو اعجبکم&#xA;  اولئک یدعون الی النار و الله یدعوا الی الجنة و یبین آیاته للناس لعلهم&#xA;  یتذکرون‏»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can you be aware of your partner if you don't ask about her past, and research about her. You see It's exactly a Right that I was mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14157" LastEditorUserId="14157" LastEditDate="2015-10-25T10:24:05.173" LastActivityDate="2015-10-25T10:24:05.173" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22977" CreationDate="2015-10-25T10:00:44.993" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mutawafik &lt;code&gt;متوفيك&lt;/code&gt; has many Arabic meanings&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It means &lt;code&gt;receive you after death&lt;/code&gt;, that's why in Arabic when you say someone is dead you say he is Mutawafi &lt;code&gt;متوفي&lt;/code&gt;, from the verb Tawafa &lt;code&gt;توفَّي&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It also means &lt;code&gt;receive completely&lt;/code&gt;, that's why in Arabic when someone receives a payback for a debt it is said &lt;code&gt;توفي الدّين&lt;/code&gt; 'Tawfa AlDayn', Tawafa means receives completely, and AlDayn means the debt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also the verb Tawafa was used at the time of prophet PBUH as &lt;code&gt;to sleep&lt;/code&gt;, so when you say he is mutawafy kaleelan &lt;code&gt;متوفي قليلاً&lt;/code&gt; , mutawafy means sleeping, and kaleelan means for a short period. But this verb is not used at all in modern Arabic with this third meaning, only in classic Arabic it has this meaning, and when checking Quran words meaning we have to return to classic Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's why in classic Islamic interpretations, there is a huge debate whether Jesus was dead and Allah received him after his death, or he has a trip to heaven alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BTW, I am a native Arabic speaker, and I teach Arabic (modern and classic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14128" LastEditorUserId="14128" LastEditDate="2015-12-07T00:07:19.483" LastActivityDate="2015-12-07T00:07:19.483" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28333" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-25T18:19:15.213" Score="2" ViewCount="3404" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know, because I've done it in the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14535" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-30T10:44:02.980" LastActivityDate="2017-10-24T08:06:03.970" Title="Can I celebrate Halloween by dressing up at school the theme is harry potter?" Tags="|halal-haram|non-muslim|celebration|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28334" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-25T18:45:08.010" Score="5" ViewCount="1106" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a born Muslim. There is so many things in Islam that neither me nor many ordinary born Muslims understand (maybe they just take Islam for granted and don't feel a need to research, as opposed to those who researched religions and finally embraced Islam by will).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this encouraged by Islam? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm reading about many stuffs like &lt;strong&gt;reincarnation&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;spiritual growth&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;archangels&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;helper guides&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;alchemy&lt;/strong&gt;,  &lt;strong&gt;near death experiences&lt;/strong&gt;, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;meditation&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; along with many related topics, while suspending any Islamic duties until I make up my mind and find out more.  I'm not saying Islam is false (or true yet); I'm very attached to Islam indeed. I want to know exactly what I'm believing in!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By other faiths, I do not mean Judaism or Christianity. Instead, other viewpoints about divinity, our souls, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14536" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-25T21:23:15.887" LastActivityDate="2017-01-24T22:00:35.383" Title="Are Muslims encouraged to research other faiths?" Tags="|halal-haram|other-religions|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28334" CreationDate="2015-10-25T19:34:56.990" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&amp;amp;rct=j&amp;amp;q=&amp;amp;esrc=s&amp;amp;source=web&amp;amp;cd=1&amp;amp;cad=rja&amp;amp;uact=8&amp;amp;ved=0CCEQFjAAahUKEwjN3ZPgrd7IAhVqlHIKHUJnDls&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAbd_al-Aziz_ibn_Baz&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGqbyjp77p_rovBbBCXCFdfm0-mpw&amp;amp;sig2=4HYUDGzQq-F07BQu9-s6-Q&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn BaZ&lt;/a&gt; said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No, you should not ... Because it may cause you to be in doubt, and it &#xA;  contains 'Shubhat' (critics against Islam). The prophet PBUH when he&#xA;  saw Omar reading the Taurah (Old testament in Christian's Bible) he&#xA;  said: '&lt;strong&gt;O Ibn Alkhatab (Omar), Are you in doubt ? I brought to you (the&#xA;  religion) white and pure, and if Moses is still alive, he has nothing&#xA;  to do but to follow me&lt;/strong&gt;'. Which means Muslim should not read other&#xA;  books like Bible, Taurah or other. Unless you as, Alem Deen (Scientist/Scholar in&#xA;  religion), needs to reply to Christians and Jews ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Resource: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.binbaz.org.sa/node/10748&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.binbaz.org.sa/node/10748&lt;/a&gt; [In Arabic]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muqbil_bin_Hadi_al-Wadi%27i&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mukbel Ben Hadi&lt;/a&gt; said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We don't advise this, the prophet PBUH said in Sahih Bukhari by Abu&#xA;  Hurrayra: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Don't believe Ahl Ketab (Christians and Jews) and don't&#xA;  assume they are liers, but say: we do believe in Allah and what He&#xA;  sent to us&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;, In Musnad Imam Ahmed Hadith by Jaber: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;You either believe&#xA;  falsely or deny truthly&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; ... That's why I don't advise this. But for&#xA;  Alem (Deen) who has a deep knowledge and who wants to reuse it to reply to&#xA;  it, it is possible, in order to clarify the errors and contradictions&#xA;  in these books ... even when while he does so, he (the Alem) is&#xA;  against Islamic Dogma (in his action)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Resource: &lt;a href=&quot;http://majles.alukah.net/t50989/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tuhfat-AlMujeeb, by Imam Mukbel Ben Hadi&lt;/a&gt; [In Arabic]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14128" LastEditorUserId="14128" LastEditDate="2015-10-25T20:17:29.893" LastActivityDate="2015-10-25T20:17:29.893" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7121" CreationDate="2015-10-25T22:07:57.327" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No Muawiyah was not a companion. Rasullullah saw lived for 2 years after Muawiyah accepted Islam following their defeat in Makkah. He knew the prophet saw of course but so did many others . The companions are a select group. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Look for hadith related by Muawiyah if he was a sahabi.  Also the idea of Muawiyah being the scribe of revelation should be scrutinised more closely. It makes no sense for the scribes of more 20 years to be replaced by Muawiyah.  If it's true why was he not involved in the production of the Uthmani quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a rebel and one who seized power by the sword and passed on the Kingship to is bad so Yazid he was condemned by his own generation. These actions should be inconceivable for a companion of Rasullullah saw.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14538" LastActivityDate="2015-10-25T22:07:57.327" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13068" CreationDate="2015-10-26T01:24:36.350" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You cannot say its right or wrong if you write them in roman word. It is RIGHT if you write them in Arabic. In Roman, the pronunciation is important, not the spelling. You can spell Muhamad,Mohamed, Mohammad, Mohd etc, but the pronunciation MUST be accurately as when you read the Arabic version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14542" LastActivityDate="2015-10-26T01:24:36.350" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28346" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-26T06:18:14.020" Score="4" ViewCount="876" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BUKHARI HADITH: Volume 7, Book 64, Number 268:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;The Prophet said&lt;/strong&gt;, 'The best alms is that which&#xA;  is given when one is rich, and a giving hand is better than a taking&#xA;  one, and you should start first to support your dependents.' A wife&#xA;  says, 'You should either provide me with food or divorce me.' A slave&#xA;  says, 'Give me food and enjoy my service.&quot; A son says, &quot;Give me food;&#xA;  to whom do you leave me?&quot; The people said, &quot;O Abu Huraira! Did you&#xA;  hear that from Allah's Apostle ?&quot; He said, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;No, it is from my own&#xA;  self.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this hadith Abu Hurraira started as &quot;Prophet said&quot; then at the end he claimed it is from himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why Abu Hurraira changed his narration ? &#xA;How can we accept this hadith as Sahih if it is from him self ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastActivityDate="2015-10-26T15:19:22.697" Title="Why Abu Hurraira changed his narration ?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|sahaba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28347" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28333" CreationDate="2015-10-26T09:02:01.737" Score="0" Body="&lt;h2&gt;In the name of Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There could be some points concerning what you have asked as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can I celebrate Halloween by dressing up at school the theme is harry&#xA;  potter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can be remarked that by your attendance (and doing like what you have done) would be deemed as being a partner in that negative act. And actually it can be counted among the wajib (obligatory) acts for you to avoid …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding a similar related question “What Islam says about those Muslims who participate in non-Muslims religious activities?”, on the whole, Islam doesn’t allow participating in such religious activities of non-Muslims due to some reasons such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Your attendance (celebrating, dressing up and so on) will be&#xA;considered as propagandizing for their beliefs …&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Your attendance (and …) as a Muslim will confirm their act (unwanted)&#xA;…&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Your attendance (and…) perhaps effects on you unwanted …&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference and more info. :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.parsine.com/fa/news/215397/%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%85-%D8%AC%D8%B4%D9%86-%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%B3-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.parsine.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-01-08T11:58:48.097" LastActivityDate="2017-01-08T11:58:48.097" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28348" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28346" CreationDate="2015-10-26T09:03:29.163" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm sure i saw a Question about this hadith (or maybe an answer including it) here before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the answer is simple this is a Narration from Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/69/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;And Abu Huraira (May Allah be pleased with him) didn't change anything (and Allah knows best) but when you read the statement(s) you find out it has two separated parts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One part where Abu Huraira (May Allah be pleased with him) narrate what he heard from our Messenger (Peace be upon him)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'The best alms is that which is given when one&#xA;  is rich, and a giving hand is better than a taking one, and you should&#xA;  start first to support your dependents.'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So here at this point the hadith itself ends! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To support this here a couple of ahadith which have the more or less same matn&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;From Sahih al-Bukhari narrated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hakim ibn Hizam&lt;/a&gt; (May Allah be pleased with him) and al-Bukhari gives an other chain for this which ends with abu Huraira!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;From Sahih Muslim narrated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/12/123&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hakim ibn Hizam&lt;/a&gt; (also as this Version is in many Hadith collections) (May Allah be pleased with him)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;From Sunan an-Nasa'i narrated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1077110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abdullah ibn 'Omar&lt;/a&gt; (May Allah be pleased with both) (This version can also be found in many Hadith Collections).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what follows must be called saying of a sahabi or fatwa of ijtihad of a sahabi!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the second part is an interpretation or an explanation (ijtihad) of the saying of our Messenger (peace be upon him) made by Abu Huraira (May Allah be pleased with him): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;A wife says, 'You should either provide me with food or divorce me.'&#xA;  A slave says, 'Give me food and enjoy my service.&quot; A son says, &quot;Give&#xA;  me food; to whom do you leave me?&quot; &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is what he said about &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;No, it is from my own self.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And just to support my proof: You find this hadith in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/296&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Riyadu-as-salihyn&lt;/a&gt; of Imam an-Nawawi quoted without the saying of Abu Huraira (May Allah be please with him) which is more or less the same (with a difference order of the sentences) and this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/198348&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic) which goes ahead with my proof, so scholars distinguish between the hadith and the addition, which was ijtihad or saying of a sahabi!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-10-26T15:19:22.697" LastActivityDate="2015-10-26T15:19:22.697" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28349" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17677" CreationDate="2015-10-26T09:27:28.543" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the Arabic 3 letter verbal origin &lt;strong&gt;ك ث ر (plentiful)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1: Abundance.&#xA;2: River/pool in paradise.&#xA;3: A sweet drink.&#xA;4: A generous person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maajim.com/dictionary/%D9%83%D9%88%D8%AB%D8%B1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.maajim.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14543" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-22T09:43:18.050" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T09:43:18.050" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28350" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16999" CreationDate="2015-10-26T11:09:59.200" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well the wedding meal (walimah) is a Sunna which our Messenger (peace be upon him) never skipped!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And about the time for it: there are differences between scholars, whether it can be done when the contract of marriage ('Aqd an-nikah) is written, or afterwards or even after fulfilling the marriage or afterwards or between the writing of contract until the consummation of the marriage!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال الحافظ ابن حجر : &quot;وَقَدْ اِخْتَلَفَ السَّلَف فِي وَقْتهَا ، هَلْ هُوَ عِنْد الْعَقْد ، أَوْ عَقِبه ، أَوْ عِنْد الدُّخُول ، أَوْ عَقِبه ، أَوْ مُوَسَّع مِنْ اِبْتِدَاء الْعَقْد إِلَى اِنْتِهَاء الدُّخُول ، عَلَى أَقْوَال&quot; انتهى .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But from ahadith one could conclude that our Messenger (peace be upon him) had chosen to do it after consummation of the marriage (see for example in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/70/95&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And on the other hand there's no valid reference stating a limitation or a time when it has to be done, so you are free to do it at the time you like, but you should take care about local customs if there are any! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also the following &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/131252&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (English) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alminbar.net/alkhutab/khutbaa.asp?mediaURL=7838&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Khotba-text&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-01T20:02:33.997" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T20:02:33.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28351" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17950" CreationDate="2015-10-26T12:49:28.643" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please consider the following two hadiths:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن أم سلمة، قالت: قلت يا رسول الله إني امرأة أشد ضفر رأسي فأنقضه لغسل&#xA;  الجنابة؟ قال: «لا. إنما يكفيك أن تحثي على رأسك ثلاث حثيات ثم تفيضين&#xA;  عليك الماء فتطهرين»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/3/66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Umm Salama reported:&lt;/a&gt; I said: Messenger of Allah, I am a woman who&#xA;  has closely plaited hair on my head; should I undo it for taking a&#xA;  bath, because of sexual intercourse? He (the Holy Prophet) said: No,&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;it is enough for you to throw three handfuls of water on your head and&#xA;  then pour water over yourself&lt;/strong&gt;, and you shall be purified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا اغتسل من الجنابة يبدأ فيغسل يديه.&#xA;  ثم يفرغ بيمينه على شماله فيغسل فرجه. ثم يتوضأ وضوءه للصلاة. ثم يأخذ&#xA;  الماء فيدخل أصابعه في أصول الشعر. حتى إذا رأى أن قد استبرأ حفن على&#xA;  رأسه ثلاث حفنات. ثم أفاض على سائر جسده. ثم غسل رجليه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/3/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;'A'isha reported:&lt;/a&gt; When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) bathed because of sexual&#xA;  intercourse, he first washed his hands: he then poured water with his&#xA;  right hand on his left hand and washed his private parts. &lt;strong&gt;He then&#xA;  performed ablution as is done for prayer&lt;/strong&gt;. He then took some water and&#xA;  put his fingers and moved them through the roots of his hair. And when&#xA;  he found that these had been properly moistened, then poured three&#xA;  handfuls on his head and then poured water over his body and&#xA;  subsequently washed his feet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first one shows that &lt;em&gt;Wudu&lt;/em&gt; is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; a requirement of &lt;em&gt;Ghusl&lt;/em&gt; and the second one mentions that the Prophet (pbuh) used to perform &lt;em&gt;Wudu&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;    as well while taking a &lt;em&gt;Ghusl&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars have adjusted the two hadiths as follows: the first one depicts the mandatory &lt;em&gt;Ghusl&lt;/em&gt; and the second one the best &lt;em&gt;Ghusl&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming to your specific questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If your 'normal bath' satisfies the criteria of first hadith then&#xA;your &lt;em&gt;Ghusl&lt;/em&gt; is fine.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is clear from the following verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#5:6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Ma'ida 5:6&lt;/a&gt; that the prerequisite of prayers is &lt;em&gt;Wudu&lt;/em&gt;. Therefore, if you haven't performed &lt;em&gt;Wudu&lt;/em&gt; while doing &lt;em&gt;Ghusl&lt;/em&gt; then you must do it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ&#xA;  فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَى الْمَرَافِقِ وَامْسَحُوا&#xA;  بِرُءُوسِكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Believers, when you rise to pray, wash your faces and your hands up to&#xA;  the elbows and wipe your heads and [wash] your feet up to the ankles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2015-10-27T06:19:30.707" LastActivityDate="2015-10-27T06:19:30.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28352" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-26T16:00:12.177" Score="2" ViewCount="5795" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have preformed istakhara several times for my marriage and I get this feeling that it might not work out and I might get a divorce. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My mom says that I am just scared and nervous about leaving my family behind and starting a new life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is she right?  Am I just scared or is my marriage not going to work out?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14519" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-30T02:26:23.530" LastActivityDate="2016-11-30T02:26:23.530" Title="My istakhara prayer for marriage has left me feeling uncertain; is this just nerves?" Tags="|nikah|istikharah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28353" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-26T19:07:05.877" Score="4" ViewCount="4061" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a 23-year old boy and doing a good job in capital of Pakistan.  We are only 3 brothers, no sister (reason to tell is there no responsibility of her marriage). I am eldest of all, we are a upper-middle class family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Different people have different kinds of minds, and to be honest I am desperate for marriage because it is my need.  I can afford my marriage on my own but my parents do not allow it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I never committed zina in my life, but at this stage of my life it seems I will do someday (may Allah prevent me). What does Islam says in such conditions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I commit zina, will I be sinful? And what about my parents? Will they be too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4754" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T12:32:10.507" LastActivityDate="2022-12-28T02:06:26.403" Title="My parents forbid me to marry; what happens if I commit zina?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|zina|parents|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28354" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-27T02:43:51.760" Score="0" ViewCount="2539" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm 15 years old, and I finally found a job, but my parents tell me that I shouldn't work and I should tend to my studies. See, I tend to my studies, and I just need some cash, and I give every single penny I earn to my parents for their use, taking only 20 to 30 dollars a week. Am I allowed to work, or do I have to listen to my parents? Because I heard that you are allowed to disobey your parent sin obeying Allah, but isn't working and earning money a way of obeying Allah?&#xA;Jazakum allahu khayran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12927" LastActivityDate="2018-11-12T08:25:40.597" Title="Can I disobey my parents when they don't allow me to work?" Tags="|parents|work|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2018-11-12T08:26:46.197" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28356" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28353" CreationDate="2015-10-27T07:47:12.663" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can a muslim man marry himself&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all you should know that a Muslim man can marry himself without any waly even if his parents do not approve!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But he should choose the right woman as our Messenger (peace be upon him) told us how or which one to chose (see for example this hadith narrated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jabir&lt;/a&gt; (May Allah be pleased with him) or this one narrated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Hurraira&lt;/a&gt; (May Allah be pleased with him))-&gt; a religious woman/girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now assuming you did the right choice you are free to disobey your parents, but if you could chose any other woman/girl which your parents would accept this would be the best way! But in any case you should try to find out for which reasons your parents reject your marriage and try to explain your point of view! And as @servant wrote in his comment you should try to convince your parents either yourself or by mediation of a relative or friend who could convince them!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your choice is bad the best would be to listen to your parents and look for an other girl/woman to marry which would be a good choice according the hadith mentioned above!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If I commit Zinna, will I be sinful? and what about my parents? will they be too?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Committing Zina is &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;haram&lt;/a&gt; (as anything leading to it could be considered as haram) and it doesn't matter whether your parents haven't let you  marry whom you want or not if you committed this sin it's on your responsibility (see in the Quran for example in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat al Baqara (2:286)&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it&#xA;  will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/74/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat al Mudathir (74:38)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Zina is not and should never be an option for a believer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally here's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/30796&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; to make clear that you could marry yourself! And another &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/21831&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;one&lt;/a&gt; explaining that if you did a good choice and your parents refuse this would be a mistake on their side and some advice to prevent the big sin of zina!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-03T00:48:02.620" LastActivityDate="2017-02-03T00:48:02.620" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28357" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22909" CreationDate="2015-10-27T08:35:31.677" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, I don’t intend to state concerning its authenticity. Since seemingly some groups confirm it and some other groups deny it. But the significant point which I ought to mention is that its concept demonstrate that how much Islam is paying heed to the issue of Science.&#xA;As I pointed out, its Arabic sentence almost or even accurately is as following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اطلبوا العلم ولو بالصین&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Seek knowledge even as far as China&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the meanwhile, I found another similar tradition which is narrated from Imam Jafar-al-Sadiq --peace be upon him-- as the six Imam of Shia said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اُطلبوا العلم وَلو بخوض اللُّجَج&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Seek knowledge even as far as going to the depths of seas. بحارالانوار&#xA;  71/ 277&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can demonstrate that obtaining the science or Elem has a very high importance from the view of Islam as what the apostle of Allah peace be upon him and his household said that “Seek knowledge even as far as China”. Of course rationally and actually logically its meaning can be related to the Naafe’ or beneficent sciences which are profitable and useful for the humans not every science. That based on the above-mentioned hadith is can be inferred that it is even worth of while if you have to take trip to far places in order to achieve science. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.khabaronline.ir/detail/95211&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.khabaronline.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Book of Bahar-al-Anwar (بحارالانوار)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-10-05T12:33:30.327" LastActivityDate="2016-10-05T12:33:30.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28354" CreationDate="2015-10-27T08:52:29.287" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your Question seems to me kind of opinion based, but i'll try to answer it to the best of my knowledge according to my interpretation of the relationship between parents and their children or offspring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you might know one should obey his parents unless they ask you to do something sinful (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat al-Isra' (17:23)&lt;/a&gt;  and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/31/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Luqman (31:15)&lt;/a&gt;)! And in your case your parents don't ask you something in which you disobey Allah! But they might want your best by asking you to concentrate on your studies!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So only if you are sure that you would have spare time and the ability to work for a few hours you might consider working, but be aware if your parents then find out and disagreed it seems better to stop. As one is asked to follow the orders and respect the parents as long as they don't ask you something which is prohibited, but if you made them angry or sad that might create a gap between you and your parents which doesn't seem to go along with the view of Islam of the coherence in a family!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So i would tend to say that if you disobey them -especially after they have given you the order again- this could be regarded as a sinful act, even if your parents might need the financial help!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to make things clear i would suggest you to clearly explain your point of view and listen to their point of view and maybe you could find a solution that fits!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also&#xA;in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/adab/1/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Adab al mufrad&lt;/a&gt; a narration qualified as hassan (as a saying of sahabi () only)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And these two fatwas (in Arabic) &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=177727&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; on the limits of obeying the parents and  &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=76303&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; on the rules of obeying parents!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally this article (Arabic) about &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alukah.net/sharia/0/41478/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;obeying parents&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Be aware that most Arabic Fatwas and the narration i quoted tend to analyze and emphasize disobeying from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%B9%D9%82%D9%88%D9%82/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;عقوق&lt;/a&gt; point of view which may mean causing harm to the parents or not honoring them or humiliating them etc. And this isn't your case!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-11-12T08:25:40.597" LastActivityDate="2018-11-12T08:25:40.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28352" CreationDate="2015-10-27T10:27:43.643" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Istikhara is only a way of self-reflection and figuring out the pros and cons of something you intend to do. It is done by everybody on this earth; people who follow some religion, and people who follow none. It doesn't provide you any divine guidance (although people would coerce you into believing so). Its not some &quot;abra cadabra&quot; after which you become aware of what future has in store for you with respect to a certain decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should simply weigh pros and cons of marrying someone and go with it if you feel its the right decision. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if you are having bad feelings about every proposal you come across, your mother may be right. It may have to do with some unknown fear you have about getting married. It may be a result of some past experience or some misguided notion you have about marriage or something else. Try to discuss it with somebody who you are close to and who you think can provide you with a sound advice. If you keep on living with this unknown fear, I am afraid all your istikharas would come to the same result.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14004" LastEditorUserId="14004" LastEditDate="2015-10-27T16:53:34.017" LastActivityDate="2015-10-27T16:53:34.017" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28362" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16347" CreationDate="2015-10-27T10:32:10.357" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Jannah, it possible to forget all our memories if we wish, but if those memories are giving us &quot;a thanking attitude towards ALLAH&quot; then people will surely remember their those days &amp;amp; they will not have any problem for remembering those days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, verse of QURAN says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;BISMILLAHI RRAHMANI RRAHEEM&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So Allah conferred favor upon us and protected us from the punishment&#xA;  of the Scorching Fire. [52:27]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, we used to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the&#xA;  Beneficent, the Merciful.&quot; [52:28]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sadaqallahul azeem&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And even some person who commit sin in this world and done Tawba (repent), and ALLAH grant him JANNAH after accepting his Tawba, then also in Jannah that person will remember this favor of ALLAH on him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And ALLAH knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3900" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-30T11:02:31.813" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T11:02:31.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28364" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17840" CreationDate="2015-10-27T13:26:57.713" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most scholars tend to say that it's acceptable to read from a Mushaf/Moshaf in Nafl (sunna) prayers like taraweeh/tarawih in Ramadan (of course if there's a hafidh/hafiz among the congregation it's preferable that he leads the prayer because of this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/64/335&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an example um al mu'mminyn 'Aisha had a servant (slave?) as her imam in taraweeh prayer and he used to recite from a mushaf according to a commentary of Imam Malik and al-Bukhari who also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/6/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;quoted&lt;/a&gt; this narration! Unfortunatly sunnah.com has left out the corresponding commentary in the translation!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ مَالِكٌ : &quot; لَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَؤُمَّ نَظَرًا مَنْ لَا يَحْفَظُ &quot; .&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Malik said: &quot;There's nothing wrong to lead a prayer by looking (reading) for those who don't memorize (the qur'an)&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And al-Bayhaqi seem to have  quoted a similar narration!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But even those who say it's makruh to read from the Moshaf while praying fard/farz, say that the prayer would be valid. The only exception among Sunni scholars are the hanafis who seem to consider it invalid!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are two fatwas on the matter in &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/65924&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=30209&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2020-05-30T16:28:40.277" LastActivityDate="2020-05-30T16:28:40.277" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28368" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16347" CreationDate="2015-10-27T16:49:57.630" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, you will not forget your past. The Qur'an says in 2:25:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;And give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds that they will have gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow. Whenever they are provided with a provision of fruit therefrom, they will say, &quot;This is what we were provided with before.&quot; And it is given to them in likeness. And they will have therein purified spouses, and they will abide therein eternally.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ayah implies that we will remember what life was like on earth, and be able to compare it to paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14553" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-12T07:18:19.233" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T07:18:19.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10075" CreationDate="2015-10-28T08:05:56.853" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Jannah, everyone will be content with what they have. Allah Ta'ala will remove any ill-feeling, remorse, regret, and envy from the hearts of Jannatis so even though people of the lower level will meet people from the higher levels inshaa Allah, there will be no envy between them. Allah is the Just. Would u feel Allah is Just, if He Ta'ala, was to admit u (a born Muslim who worshipped Allah Ta'ala ur entire life) to the same Jannah with, for example, a person who worshipped idols his entire life but only reverted to Islam and worshipped Allah for only two days and then died? U would say this is injustice but Allah Ta'ala is Al Adl (the just). This is just an example think of other examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14557" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-03T18:36:15.883" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T18:36:15.883" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28370" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28371" CreationDate="2015-10-28T08:27:49.713" Score="5" ViewCount="4575" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him) is illiterate, how can there be al quran in first place? Who wrote it? if there is someone his friends wrote to him verses of the Quran does it still considered to be the word of Allah, or even considered to be the opinion of Prophet Muhammad SAW himself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have this thought because my friend told me that Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him) is illiterate, sorry because I became Muslim recently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14558" LastActivityDate="2021-10-06T10:02:19.990" Title="Prophet Muhammad SAW was illiterate, who wrote the Quran then?" Tags="|quran|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28370" CreationDate="2015-10-28T09:47:39.153" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whether our Messenger (peace be upon him) was illiterate his whole life or a part of it or what exactly is the meaning of illiterate is are Questions which i won't explain here, but i just want to let you know that they are well discussed matters among Muslim scholars!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will try to explain how the Quran was written at the end of my answer but first i want to explain the meaning of the word:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The meaning of the words Quran and Mushaf&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran (القران)&lt;/strong&gt;: al-qurʼān, literally meaning &amp;quot;the recitation&amp;quot;is the word of Allah that is recited verbally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the Quran has been transmitted through the time by oral memorization and recitation on a hand of Scholars beginning with the Sahaba (May Allah be pleased with them) and not through a book (even today), and those who learned the Quran only through books are not accepted as teachers of a reading if their Reading isn't approved by a Sheikh/Scholar who has a direct Narration chain until our Messenger (peace be upon him)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) died the Quran was not compiled in a book but memorized in first place by many hufadh/hufaz (memorizers) among the sahaba (May allah be pleased with them) (see for example this hadith narrated by Hammam, Qatada and also by &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:2465a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anas&lt;/a&gt; (May Allah be pleased with  them)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mushaf (المصحف)&lt;/strong&gt;: is the written form of the Quran or the book. It's usually what is meant when people talk about the Quran!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first time the Quran was collected in written format was at the time of Abu Bakr (First Caliph). The reason Abu Bakr ordered the collection of the Mushaf is that there is a large number of the holder (memorizers) of the Quran whom had martyred in the battle of Yamamah and Abu Bakr was worried that he might Quran by lost with the death of the memorizers (See &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4986&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4679&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Othman (May Allah be pleased with him) ordered the collection for the 2nd time of the know Quran into a book to maintain the knowledge in written format as well. And to help those from non Arab origins, who joined Islam recently, to be able to read and learn (See for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4987&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). The difference between the 2 version is the quality of the writing and the materials used for the book but the content was the same as they were collected by the same person (Zaid Ibn Thabet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Mushaf that was collected by 'Othman didn't have dots that are present in the current Arabic language letters. And that how the Arabic letters were written at that time. You might ask how would they know how to differentiate between the words? The answer it was kind of understanding that an Arab would right away spot the word and understand the actual mapping. Dots were introduced latter in the time of Omayyad's Caliphate because the people of non-Arab background didn't recognize the writing (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Arabic_alphabet&amp;amp;oldid=1029880758&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Pre-Islamic Arabic inscriptions&amp;quot; here&lt;/a&gt;). And the Arabic Alphabet and the Mushaf have seen further developments later!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Written Quran fragments written by scribes during the lifetime of the Prophet (peace be upon him)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The collection of the Quran and it's compilation in a book after the death of the Prophet (peace be upon him) doesn't mean that the Quran has never been written down before! There have been written pieces of it in the hands of those who have been called the writers of divine revelation as we can conclude from this statement from the two ahadith narrted by Zaid ibn Thabit (May Allah be pleased with him) mentioned above&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I started looking for the Qur'an and collecting it from (what was&#xA;written on) palmed stalks, thin white stones and also from the men who&#xA;knew it by heart, till I found the last Verse of Surat at-Tauba&#xA;(Repentance) with Abi Khuza`ima Al-Ansari, and I did not find it with&#xA;anybody other than him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and from other ahadith for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4990&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; where the Prophet (peace be upon him) ask for a scribe to write some new revelation, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:1869c&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; where it's said not to travel to the land of enemies with a Quran (=Mushaf),  &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/49/354&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; where Zaid ibn Thabit (May Allah be pleased with him) describes how or more exactly where the Quran was written and finally &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:3004&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; in which our Messenger (peace be upon him) ask the sahaba not take down anything from him except the Quran, so our Messenger (peace be upon him) used to dictate the new revelations and some sahaba who could write where his scribes and they used any clean object like leather, bones etc. to write on it and therefore some Quran fragments have already existed during his lifetime, and this are those which Zaid ibn Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) collected during the reign of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) had scribes who wrote for him, what he dictated and memorizer's who memorized it at the same time!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-10-06T10:02:19.990" LastActivityDate="2021-10-06T10:02:19.990" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27714" CreationDate="2015-10-28T10:39:45.750" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;All the Muslim scholars unanimously agree to bury the deceased person facing Kaaba (Qiblah) in Makkah. Hence it is believed that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is also facing Qiblah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;e.g. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alfatihoun.edaama.org/Fatawas/English/Fatawas/V3/Two2a.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://alfatihoun.edaama.org/Fatawas/English/Fatawas/V3/Two2a.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.inter-islam.org/Actions/Part10.html#The%20Shar%27ee%20method%20of%20Dafn%20%28burial%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.inter-islam.org/Actions/Part10.html#The%20Shar%27ee%20method%20of%20Dafn%20%28burial%29&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;islamqa.info/en/7076&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sunnahonline.com/library/fiqh-and-sunnah/276-funerals-according-to-the-quran-and-sunnah#h21-the-burial&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14560" LastActivityDate="2015-10-28T10:39:45.750" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28373" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-28T10:55:12.513" Score="4" ViewCount="1123" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said that Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and his household declared some specialties or actually terms for the persons who intend to say their prayers (Salah/Namaz) at the first queue of Jama'a prayer. In the meanwhile, as a related hadith, I’ve heard a tradition (hadith) from Imam Muhammad-al-Baqir (a.s.) (الامام محمدالباقر علیه السلام) as the fifth Imam of Shia who said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the learned and good-tempered persons stand at the first queue …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I’m looking for relevant hadiths (traditions) concerning that. In other word I was wondering if there should be any special conditions or qualifications for the individuals who intend to say their prayers by standing at the first queue in Salah-al-Jama’ah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: I'd be appreciated if you respond it by referring to hadiths or scholars' rulings.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-09T09:56:13.830" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T11:36:18.063" Title="Who can pray at the first queue?" Tags="|salat|hadith|fatwa|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28373" CreationDate="2015-10-28T12:51:15.307" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to sunni hadith collections and scholars:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are rules for whom is the best to be chosen as an &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/348&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam for congregation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there's a rule for how the queue's or rows should be held:&#xA;For example those of who are sedate and prudent should be in the first rows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also one can conclude from the hadith about whom should be an Imam that those people quoted their should be in the first rows, as the Imam should be the &amp;quot;best&amp;quot; among the congregation, anyone who would be more or less equal is worthy being &amp;quot;next&amp;quot; to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here some other ahadith: narrated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/134&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Mas'ud&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/136&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Mas'ud&lt;/a&gt; in Sahih Muslim (according &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; it was reported also by Ubay ibn Ka'ab, Anas and al-Bara' (May Allah be  pleased with all of them)) and a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/287&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; qualified as weak that boys should be at the last rows of man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/163171&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Scholars (Arabic Fatwa)&lt;/a&gt; say that man should be at the first rows ordered according the narration from Sahih Muslim then boys then hermaphrodite and at the end woman (See &lt;a href=&quot;http://aliftaa.jo/Question.aspx?QuestionId=2656&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;also in Arabic&lt;/a&gt;), but Imams shouldn't for example prohibit boys to pray in the first rows if they came to prayer earlier then men (because of this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/39/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-21T11:36:18.063" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T11:36:18.063" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28378" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25612" CreationDate="2015-10-28T14:36:32.240" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A marriage contract can be terminated in any language. One only has to make the decision and let it be known as per the norms of the society. Institution of marriage has existed in all societies and probably predates even the Arabic language. Therefore the requirement that a specific word has to be said and that too in a specific language, is mere gibberish/nonsense. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per Quran, only a single divorce is possible in one sitting. It doesn't matter if the words are uttered more than once. If the couple wants to reconcile, then they can start living together again (provided they do so within a specific timeframe otherwise they have to remarry). If they don't want to reconcile, then this single divorce may also be taken as final.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14004" LastEditorUserId="14004" LastEditDate="2015-10-28T14:42:19.213" LastActivityDate="2015-10-28T14:42:19.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28379" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-28T16:38:03.547" Score="1" ViewCount="315" Body="&lt;p&gt;i know that no one but Allah alone knows the unseen. So if someone asks me how the shaytan might look like on the day of resurrection and I answer that he will look wretched am i committing blasphemy by claiming to know the unseen? I hope for an urgent reply!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14562" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-11-20T01:57:12.780" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T01:57:12.780" Title="what is the meaning of knowing the unseen?" Tags="|ilm-al-ghaib|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28380" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28373" CreationDate="2015-10-28T16:51:09.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhan o Taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His Family and Companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you have asked for the Ahadith regarding specialities in people standing in first rows of Salah so here are some about specialities and Virtues&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (ﷺ) used to gently pat our shoulders when we were standing in&#xA;  rows at the time of Salat and say, &quot;Keep (the rows) straight; do not&#xA;  differ from each other lest your hearts should suffer from discord.&#xA;  Let those of you who are &lt;strong&gt;mature and prudent&lt;/strong&gt; (wise) be nearer to me, and&#xA;  then those who are next to them.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And About Best of rows for  Men and Women&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger&#xA;  of Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;The best of the men's rows (in Salat) is the first&#xA;  row and the worst is the last; but the best of the woman's row is the&#xA;  last and the worst of their rows is the first.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Virtue for being in the first Row&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;If the people knew&#xA;  what is the reward of making the call (for the prayer) and (of being&#xA;  in) the first row (in the prayer), and if they found no other way to&#xA;  get this privilege except by casting lots, they would certainly cast&#xA;  lots for it. If they knew the reward of the noon prayer, they would&#xA;  race for it, and if they knew the reward of the morning (i.e. Fajr)&#xA;  and `Isha prayers, they would present themselves for the prayer even&#xA;  if they had to crawl to reach there.(Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Nu’man b. Bashir said: the prophet (ﷺ) used to straighten us in the&#xA;  rows of prayer as the arrow is straightened, until he thought that we&#xA;  had learned it from him and understood it. One day he turned towards&#xA;  us, and shoulders in order, and say; Do not be irregular. And he would&#xA;  say: Allah and his Angels bless those who near the first rows.(Sunan&#xA;  Abi Dawud)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2015-10-28T16:51:09.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18771" CreationDate="2015-10-28T18:52:03.390" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Plain superstition. No evidence from the Quran and Sunnah to support such case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, one of the obligations of the Muslim is to perform &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/2117560&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tashmeet&lt;/a&gt; (Him/Her saying Alhumiullah &lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;الحمد لله&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, you are saying Yahrhuka Allah &lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;يرحمكم الله&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, and he/she replying Yahdeekom Allah Wayoseleh balkom &lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;يهديكم الله ويصلح بالكلم&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2016-03-08T15:45:51.763" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T15:45:51.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28383" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28407" CreationDate="2015-10-28T19:47:08.603" Score="0" ViewCount="2470" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Someone has not done Aqiqa of His Baby after birth so can he perform Aqiqa after His Maturity any time? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would That be Valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JazakAllah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-05-11T07:40:57.153" LastActivityDate="2021-05-11T07:40:57.153" Title="Performing Aqiqa after Child has become Mature" Tags="|sunnah|baby|aqeeqah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28388" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25139" CreationDate="2015-10-29T06:16:50.897" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Without valid excuse, you shouldn't forsake praying in a jama'at, even if it is a jamaa't comprising two men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even in worse condition, our prophet went to mosque for praying in jama'at.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14440" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-16T14:16:31.193" LastActivityDate="2017-09-16T14:16:31.193" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28389" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-29T07:05:44.410" Score="2" ViewCount="534" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am going through problem, I cry a lot and all but only to Allah to seek His rehma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I get these signs. Specifically, I have downloaded a Quranic app which automatically notifies me of verse of the day. Most of the time the verse explains my situation as if Allah is answering me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my question is: Can it be Satan playing with me or is it truly Allah's guidance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not a wali, I am a very sinful person.  Can it truly be Allah's guidance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14567" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-07T07:45:10.310" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T13:43:58.027" Title="Can Satan play with the words of the Quran to manipulate us?" Tags="|quran|practical-islam|shaitan|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28391" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-29T07:44:15.847" Score="2" ViewCount="857" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that eating food is haram in homes where the main income is from interest (riba) or the persons in the home pays it willingly. &#xA;What I heard is right or wrong?&#xA;Is there any specific authentic hadith regarding this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14569" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-27T12:51:55.943" LastActivityDate="2017-08-27T12:51:55.943" Title="Is eating food from person who receives or pays interest haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|riba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28379" CreationDate="2015-10-29T10:55:59.057" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should know that all of the unseen is for Allah and he knows all the things that are seen or unseen; a Muslim accords to Qur'an in all things. If Muslims say that Shaytan seems bad or prophets seem well in resurrection day, that is accorded to the Qur'an, so you should increase your studying of Qur'an. If we say that Feroun will go to hell, it is accorded to the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14571" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-10-29T16:15:00.670" LastActivityDate="2015-10-29T16:15:00.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28354" CreationDate="2015-10-29T18:01:54.593" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should obey your parents&#xA;And try to get the permission before doing anything,&#xA;you disobey god by disobey your parents in matter like that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14576" LastActivityDate="2015-10-29T18:01:54.593" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28391" CreationDate="2015-10-30T02:04:43.423" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, if the person whose income source is riba, invites you to eat food, then, it is ok.&#xA;Even taking gift from Kafirs are acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14440" LastActivityDate="2015-10-30T02:04:43.423" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28389" CreationDate="2015-10-30T04:18:08.617" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam @n22,&#xA;IMHO you must be pleased as long as you are getting true guidance from Quran. Whatever is the source of the ayat in the app, you are getting correct message from the Holy Quran hence nothing to worry much. Still better, please join company of a good Sheikh whom you can consult regularly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wassalam,&#xA;Abdullah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14560" LastActivityDate="2015-10-30T04:18:08.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27942" CreationDate="2015-10-30T06:28:07.577" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As there is no authentic ahadeeth regarding the mehar but mostly it is narrated that hazrat ALI RA had a JIRAH which  he sold to hazrat USMAN RA for 400 hundred dirham ( silver ) which was the mehar of hazrat FATIMA RA which jirah was also returned by hazrat USMAN RA to hazrat ALI RA as a nikah gift&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows better&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14577" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-15T15:34:49.487" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T15:34:49.487" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28403" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28383" CreationDate="2015-10-30T07:28:36.940" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aqiqa should be done in childhood, but if someone has not done, he should do it although he is mature, and it is valid.&#xA;Fi aman Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14578" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-29T22:39:57.013" LastActivityDate="2016-06-29T22:39:57.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28404" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28379" CreationDate="2015-10-30T07:41:47.590" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, you are not! Look at Ayat 103 taha in holy Quran, you will see Allah what says about Satan and his group! You can refer to this ayats and say the true thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14578" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-19T10:06:28.140" LastActivityDate="2015-11-19T10:06:28.140" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28406" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26345" CreationDate="2015-10-30T08:45:54.040" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do the evil spirits really exist? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, there is no evil spirit. But If you mean spirit as soul then, a soul can be corrupted by others' influences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the answer is no so what if a Muslim sees a dead person's spirit? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally, none can see any dead spirit because they are dead and getting punishment or in eternal peace in the life of Barzakh (Grave).&#xA;But it is possible to see them in dreams. but it can be tricks of satans, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is this a jinn or spirit? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, if the dream isn't true, then, it's Jinn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And what is the answer of the paranormal activities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Paranormal activities are the work of jinns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14440" LastActivityDate="2015-10-30T08:45:54.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28383" CreationDate="2015-10-30T10:48:03.573" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a hadeeth that says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: &quot;كل غلام مرتهن بعقيقته، تذبح عنه&#xA;  يوم سابعه، ويحلق ويتصدق بوزن شعره فضة أو ما يعادلها ويسمى&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;The best time to perform the Aqeeqa is seventh or fourteenth or twenty first day after the birth.&#xA;But, if someone couldn't perform the Aqeeqa in this time due to some difficulties or something else, they can perform it later and there is no hadeeth or statement specifying a limit of time for performing Aqeeqa.&#xA;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14436" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-08T14:38:16.187" LastActivityDate="2016-07-08T14:38:16.187" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25033" CreationDate="2015-10-30T11:07:47.843" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;وَإِن تُبْتُمْ فَلَكُمْ رُءُوسُ أَمْوَٰلِكُمْ لَا تَظْلِمُونَ وَلَا تُظْلَمُونَ &#xA;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;this is the Ayat in surat al baqara : 279. It came in the discussion of Interest (Which is haram as well).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It says that &quot;But if you repent, you may have your principal(Investment) - [thus] you do no wrong, nor are you wronged.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this Ayat, You can get your investment back and stop it. No more profit from the deals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14436" LastActivityDate="2015-10-30T11:07:47.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28410" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5620" CreationDate="2015-10-30T12:48:44.527" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;RIBA: According to The Holy Book Quran. Not limited to Muslims but this is for the whole humanity/universe. &#xA;RIBA: Chapter 2 Verse 275,276,277,278 &amp;amp; 279.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2:275) Those who participate with others for profiteering from them instead of sense of caring and sharing for humanity they have no real basis to stand upon rather they have taken the same stand as of those who have been enslaved by the wicked ruler with ambitions and desires for power and wealth against the declared will of Allah. That is why they claim, hoarding for trading is same as hoarding for profiteering, but Allah has made trading for benefit of others lawful and profiteering at the expense of others unlawful. He who has received advice from his Lord and has mended his ways may keep his previous gains and Allah will be his judge in future as per his guidance. However those who keep going on the same way shall be companions of those who end up in agony wherein they will stay unless they repent or perish.  &#xA; &#xA;2:276) Allah has deprived hoarding for profiteering of goodness for humanity and instead blessed using what one can to help others with prosperity. And Allah supports not those who oppose or transgress against His declared will. &#xA; &#xA;2:277) Those who commit to working for peace in the land and take appropriate actions whereby they establish divine rule in order to free mankind from all manmade ills, for them is great reward with their Lord that they will have nothing to fear or to regret once divine rule is brought into operation and is properly maintained.  &#xA; &#xA;2:278) O you who claim to commit to peace in the land! Be consistent with each other according to declared will of your Lord and therefore waive what is still due to you from others of profiteering if you have really committed to peace in the land between mankind;  &#xA; &#xA;2:279) And if you are not going to do as told then notice of war is hereby given to you by Allah and His Messenger. However, if you stop as of now hoarding for profiteering then you may have original whatever you are rightfully entitled to. Inflict no harm on others and suffer no harm from others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14581" LastActivityDate="2015-10-30T12:48:44.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28413" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-30T16:13:13.803" Score="0" ViewCount="63" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum,&lt;br&gt;I live in Bangladesh. In our area, most of the imaams follow imaam &lt;strong&gt;Abu Hanifa's&lt;/strong&gt; madhab. They don't perform &quot;rafah alyadayn&quot; (raising hands) in salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just wanted to know if it is authentic or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14583" LastEditorUserId="8947" LastEditDate="2016-03-11T06:02:49.507" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T08:25:32.290" Title="I would like to know if raf ah alyadayn is authentic" Tags="|salat|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28415" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28353" CreationDate="2015-10-30T20:29:50.543" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You cannot commit zina, as it's strictly forbidden. However, it is your obligation to get married if you think you will fall in such a sin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Hanafi school of law, it is &lt;strong&gt;fard&lt;/strong&gt; to get married when one is sure he will commit zina if he doesn't. It is &lt;strong&gt;wajib&lt;/strong&gt; to get married if there is a possiblity that one might commit zina. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source (Hanafi Website): &lt;a href=&quot;http://m.sorularlaislamiyet.com/index.php?oku=184883&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://m.sorularlaislamiyet.com/index.php?oku=184883&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your parents cannot prevent you from completing your Islamic obligations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4083" LastEditorUserId="4083" LastEditDate="2016-01-23T23:13:30.337" LastActivityDate="2016-01-23T23:13:30.337" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28417" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-31T06:16:43.877" Score="3" ViewCount="8809" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's political unrest in India, Hindus opposing beef (Cow meat) and Cow Slaughter and some Muslims rejecting it. Some Muslims supported beef ban for peace but Some Muslims are stubborn to not ban beef. (Supports cow slaughter).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does Islam say about &quot; Cow Slaughter&quot;? Is it mandatory to meat of Cow? What is the status of cow in Islam? BTW, Cow is very sacred animal for Hindus. What does it say about Buffalo or its slaughter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14590" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2017-09-05T12:22:24.553" LastActivityDate="2021-02-17T13:20:47.080" Title="Is it mandatory to eat beef (Cow meat) in Islam?" Tags="|fiqh|food|muslim-practices|eid-ul-adha|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28417" CreationDate="2015-10-31T06:53:05.930" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most merciful&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking, concerning what you have inquired regarding eating meat of cow,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it mandatory to eat beef (Cow meat) in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is that it is not deemed to be a mandatory (wajib) practice although it is declared as a halal meat, but it can be useful to eat it in common amount, which consists of much profitable foodstuffs for the body (if it would be slaughtered in Islamic ways). On the other hand, it is remarked as a permissible practice for the slaughterer to slaughter in Islamic ways based on Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aviny.com/ahkam/ResalehVahidKhorasani/resale43.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.aviny.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-12T12:23:30.883" LastActivityDate="2017-09-12T12:23:30.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28383" CreationDate="2015-10-31T07:02:37.023" Score="0" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                 بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is declared that Aqiqah is deemed to be a Mustahab-al-Mo’akad (strongly recommended) based on Islam. Even some ulema (learned men) remarked it as a&#xA;Wajib (mandatory) practice and it is remarked that it is better to be done at the seventh day of birth. Afterwards, it is said that it is Mustahab (recommended) for the father to do that till the age of puberty. But after that age (till end of the life) it is Mustahab for himself (herself) to perform Aqiqah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.firouzi.org/?p=4198&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.firouzi.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2021-02-17T13:18:50.713" LastActivityDate="2021-02-17T13:18:50.713" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28420" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28417" CreationDate="2015-10-31T11:08:09.627" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a very complicated question. The situation in India, cannot be reduced simply to a matter of juridical preferences, of which there are at least two aspects:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is is must to eat meat in general, cow's beef in particular?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The answer is: No. There is no prescription of nutrients in Islam, one can even be a vegan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is is must to offer cow as ritual sacrifice?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The answer is: No. Camels, water buffaloes, sheep or goats can do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the situation in India has a socio-political and economic context and history, in addition to the religious questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Political Context&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muslims have lived in India for over a thousand years, enjoying religious freedom though often as the ruling minority.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;India is constitutionally secular and up until the current regime, with its unprecedented support of Hindu fundamentalism, there were not Muslims killed for the very act of eating beef. Even in the state of Gujrat, famous for massacre of Muslims, cow eating was not a mortal sin. Cow slaughter was not unprecedented in the life of an ordinary Indian Muslim.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Economic Context&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cows are - arguably - the second most preferred animals for ritual sacrifice in the subcontinent and with growing inflation more and more people are finding hard to afford small animals like sheep and goat. Every year there are more people vouching for shared ritual sacrifice (7 shares per animal) of larger animals only because of its affordability.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Religious Context&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Consuming Halaal is at your discretion and one thing, but to ban Halaal (by force) is altogether a different thing - some practices are OK as long as not codified as laws - especially with all the history and constitutional rights of religious freedom.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these factors work in tandem, reinforcing each other; there is no single bone of contention. The &lt;em&gt;religious&lt;/em&gt; question before Indian Muslims is not whether they can avoid cows but rather how to deal politically, as a minority community, in a secular country when your tradition is challenged, when it had been in practice for centuries. Admittedly, there exists no canonical &lt;em&gt;Fiqh of politics for a Muslim minority&lt;/em&gt; that would serve as a guideline for the community of Muslims in India, which is precisely why there are varied reactions to it. Had there been such a Fiqh it would have answered questions like &amp;quot;Should such a law be accepted?&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Should it be challenged in a court of law?&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Should there be civil disobedience and under what circumstances?&amp;quot; and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point I would like to be taken from this answer is that the question before Indian Muslims is one pertaining to such a Fiqh and not the classical Fiqh of Halaal meat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T14:29:28.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28421" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-31T11:10:04.267" Score="1" ViewCount="3312" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it Haram to work within a company that develops military and combat equipment?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My concern is what is intended when using these weapons and of course the client will not say we are using it against a particular nation or in the event of defence only, but this is easily predictable, weapons in general cause harm but they are necessary, companies within the west are not necessary contracted with only one country but can be a few.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;please clarify this for me my Muslim brothers and sister, may Allah guide us all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2015-10-31T19:17:06.013" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T09:23:03.880" Title="Is working for a weapons development firm haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28424" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-31T15:48:51.213" Score="2" ViewCount="1151" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Whoever usurps even one span of land of somebody, its depth through the seven earths will be collared to his neck.&amp;quot; (Saheeh Al-Bukhari, ‘Book of Oppression.’; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/46/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Whoever takes a piece of land of others unjustly, he will sink down the seven earths on the Day of Resurrection.&amp;quot; (Saheeh Al-Bukhari, ‘Book of Oppression.’; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/46/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) said that the Prophet Nooh (Noah)  may  Allaah  exalt  his  mention told his son: &amp;quot;I command you to stick to Laa ilaaha illallaah because if the seven heavens and the seven earths were put in one side of a scale and Laa ilaaha illallaah is put on the other side, Laa ilaaha illallaah will outweigh them.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these ahadith stating that there are seven Earths?  Many scholars say this, as I have heard.  Or are they saying that the Earth has seven layers? Some scholars say this, as I have heard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13906" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T00:55:20.643" Title="Are these ahadith stating that there are seven Earths?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28417" CreationDate="2015-10-31T19:25:12.183" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is not Qur'an or Sunnah that specifies that Cow eating is mandatory. The total opposite, if cow eating will cause harm to you, your family, or your society, it becomes forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anything will cause you death, in Islam it is forbidden, out of context that you Muslims aren't allowed to kill themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-25T07:24:50.097" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T07:24:50.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28428" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-31T19:43:50.023" Score="1" ViewCount="276" Body="&lt;p&gt;aslam alaykum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;can you please define the timings of the particular hour on Friday in which if u ask for anything good it is given to u. Do i have to make supplication all the day in order to meet that hour or are there any particular timing from which i have to start and end making dua.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please define the timing because i heard its the entire day not just the time between kutba and the time after asar so please clear this confusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14593" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-14T06:28:41.077" LastActivityDate="2016-07-13T09:05:00.660" Title="Timing of a certain hour on Friday" Tags="|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28429" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-31T20:07:27.447" Score="2" ViewCount="530" Body="&lt;p&gt;How should we repent for masturbation, formerly being homosexual, bisexual, or crossdresser? Is praying 2 rakats and not committing the same sin is enough, or should we do more to fully repent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13940" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T08:18:49.493" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T08:18:49.493" Title="How should we repent for masturbation, formerly being homosexual, bisexual, or crossdresser?" Tags="|homosexuality|tawba|masturbation|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2019-07-23T09:34:13.553" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28430" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-10-31T21:58:32.817" Score="1" ViewCount="945" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know its haram to celebrate Halloween, but my little brother and sister still do it. Since they are young, my dad wants me to watch them and I might have to walk with them as they are trick or treating. Is this haram? Is it also haram to pass out candy to the kids?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14563" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-26T12:05:36.200" LastActivityDate="2018-04-20T18:36:30.123" Title="Can I walk people while they are trick or treating?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2018-04-21T18:09:11.473" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28432" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28435" CreationDate="2015-11-01T01:26:02.760" Score="1" ViewCount="191" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is a conversion to the Muslim faith valid, if it happened by deadly threat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, without the threat, the convert wouldn't have converted, because e.g. he doesn't believe that Mohamed was Allah's messenger. He only did, because if he doesn't do, he had been killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is such a conversion still valid on the Sharia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12303" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-26T04:59:10.370" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T17:14:47.463" Title="Is a conversion to the Muslim faith valid, if it happened by deadly threat?" Tags="|conversion|imaan|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28433" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-01T07:20:50.517" Score="1" ViewCount="628" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why does Allah care about anything I do? Especially things that don't affect other people? For example if I am a hermit, never see another person, and do nothing but sin, why is this bad? Why does Allah care?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, say it does affect other people. Say I am a mass murderer, why would Allah care about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14595" LastActivityDate="2016-02-04T03:34:53.573" Title="Why does Allah care what I do?" Tags="|allah|sin|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28432" CreationDate="2015-11-01T08:43:29.220" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be a muslim you have to believe in it, saying something and not believing it will not make a person muslim. &#xA;The same goes for a muslim person if  he was threatened by death or deny islam, if he does deny islam he will not be considered out of islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14596" LastActivityDate="2015-11-01T08:43:29.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27938" CreationDate="2015-11-01T08:56:18.333" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the chief of the “Hawza-Elmia-Qom Mahdaviat expert center”, it is declared that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Imam Sadiq (الامام جعفرالصادق علیه السلام)  has the most traditions (hadiths) (which have been quoted from him...) as the sixth Imam of Shiite.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other word, the most hadiths have narrated from him in compare with other Shia Imams. In addition to Imam Jafar-Al-Sadiq (a.s.), there are many hadiths which were narrated from Imam Ali (علیه السلام) and Imam Mohammad-al-Baqir (Baqer) (علیه السلام) as well, who can be deemed as the other Imams who have more hadiths in compare with other Shi'i Imams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13931019000063&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.farsnews.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-10T10:03:53.760" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T10:03:53.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28438" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28433" CreationDate="2015-11-01T11:13:45.967" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will first present a story to you,&#xA;I am a manager in a factory and have applied certain rules and obligations towards it, such rules are applied to whoever is working in the factory. I am in need of a single labour/worker for checking the semi-finished product. I appoint you for such wage and for a certain time period. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now what you do is instead of deficating yourself to work, you are going around and doing as you please or taking the waste, dublicate and extra material without permission, drinking while workig etc. but mostly you are doing is not interacting with your co workers about work concerns and going against the rules i have applied to all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rules in the factory telates to the legal and illegal things Allah has obligated on man kind, the work is worshipping him only in obedience and faith, so this should explain to you that he is the owner of your soul and he can take it away. You have come to this world for a certain objective and that is to collect good deeds and worship Allah only for Akhirah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in hope that you will in shaa Allah leave all the bad you do or sin, Allah do not like he transgressors but loves to forgive who ask for forgiveness. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14597" LastActivityDate="2015-11-01T11:13:45.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28430" CreationDate="2015-11-01T18:15:31.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam, the celebration itself is not haram singly. But if any haram work(like wine cellar) was done in it, the celebration will be haram too, And helping in or joining some haram work is not correct(is haram) and you should persuade your parents and brothers and sisters not to do haram. if they not believe in it, no one blames you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14571" LastActivityDate="2015-11-01T18:15:31.843" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28443" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-01T18:16:55.107" Score="-1" ViewCount="1702" Body="&lt;p&gt;I play this game and of course it has all genders. I have made a few friends on there, and a few friends who are boys. Keep in mind that I don't know them in real life. Is it still haram to talk to them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14599" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-08T10:00:43.250" LastActivityDate="2017-04-08T10:00:43.250" Title="Is it haram to talk to opposite-gender friends online?" Tags="|halal-haram|game|internet|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-09T13:11:35.157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28444" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26367" CreationDate="2015-11-01T18:46:55.717" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whatever is the mistake we did in past, we cannot correct them but we can repent for them, so&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Accept your mistake before Allah and &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Promise not to do such kind of mistake in future and &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ask forgiveness for both of you.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is most forgiving and merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14033" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T06:34:36.770" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T06:34:36.770" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28443" CreationDate="2015-11-01T19:00:21.263" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam, Being friend with some one has a psychical influences in your mind. If being friend with some one is limited at a group, it might not be false, but chatting with some one or talking via internet and ... that has effects like real speaking, you must avoid. All things refer to yourself, if Islam makes a limitation it is for you to have a healthy thinking and life. Fi Aman Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14571" LastActivityDate="2015-11-01T19:00:21.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28389" CreationDate="2015-11-01T21:51:20.043" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do you think we constantly say &lt;em&gt;اعوذ بالله من الشیطان الرجیم&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And why do you think we say &lt;em&gt;بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are instructed to start everything in the name of Allah:&#xA;Leaving the house, entering the house, entering your car, eating food, starting an exam, beginning a discussion,etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I can tell that were Allah isn't, then Satan is there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More important that physical matter it is the matter of guidance (&lt;em&gt;هدایه&lt;/em&gt;). So basically if you want to be sure when you are reading Quran then always start with Auzubillah  &amp;amp; Bismillah, that will help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not starting with such means that you can take care of your own entirely and you don't need Allah's blessing... if you think such then it is when Satan can enter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when you recite the Qur'an, [first] seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering this: if you are a pious person and say such then Allah will bless and protect you insha'allah. But then if you are not pious and forget about the necessity of Allah's protection... and just read Quran with no cross-checking... and just interpreting as you wish then obviously Satan can and will try to deviate your understanding. Satan &lt;strong&gt;can never alter our understanding&lt;/strong&gt;, although he invite us to &lt;em&gt;کبر&lt;/em&gt; (arrogance) to be forgetful of Allah and to think we can understand Quran on our own and that itself is our downfall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-02-04T13:43:58.027" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T13:43:58.027" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28451" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-02T02:12:30.913" Score="2" ViewCount="2868" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can anyone please confirm the hadith &quot;The World is a Prison of the Believer and Paradise for the Kafir&quot; is sahih or not. Please give &lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt; and check the conditions of it being sahih. Please take your time and work this out slowly. I want to know whether this is &lt;strong&gt;really Sahih or Not&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14527" LastEditorUserId="14527" LastEditDate="2022-08-09T11:34:44.607" LastActivityDate="2022-08-09T11:34:44.607" Title="Is the Hadith Sahih &quot;The World is a Prison of the Believer and Paradise for the Kafir&quot; Authentic?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28453" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26340" CreationDate="2015-11-02T03:25:44.870" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can Short the Prayer, or you also can pray to respect the time (even you has no wudhu' at all). Then, qada' back at home. &#xA;TThat's what I learned. If there's mistakes, do correct me please. Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14511" LastActivityDate="2015-11-02T03:25:44.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28451" CreationDate="2015-11-02T07:00:53.267" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;All praise to Allah Swt and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ الدُّنْيَا سِجْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَجَنَّةُ الْكَافِرِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ‏.&lt;strong&gt;‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;The world is a prison for the believer and Paradise for the disbeliever.&quot;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/36/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; 2324,Chapter 36 on Zuhd&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Tirmidhi stated this Hadith as &lt;strong&gt;Sahih&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/55/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1292150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2015-11-02T07:00:53.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28457" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28053" CreationDate="2015-11-02T07:03:53.540" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking, concerning your question as you inquired for:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it is said that blowing the foods is considered as a makruh practice.&#xA;  So, I was wondering if this is counted as a correct issue or not? If&#xA;  so, is there any related hadith (tradition) or Fatwa (ruling)&#xA;  concerning that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes. According to Shia Maraja (Marja’al-Taqlids) it is deemed as a Makruh act to blow whatever you eat or drink. (Which can be declared based on the hadiths expressed in the Fatawa cited in reference).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: Makruh means: It is not haram, but it is better not to do it. (due do various reasons ...)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://portal.anhar.ir/node/2037#gsc.tab=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;portal.anhar.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2019-08-25T15:03:20.653" LastActivityDate="2019-08-25T15:03:20.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28060" CreationDate="2015-11-02T07:29:25.017" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Performing Wudhu in the space of toilet is not deemed as a haram (forbidden) practice and as a result it is a permissible practice. Solely, it would be Makruh &lt;em&gt;(Makruh means it is better not to do, but is it not haram)&lt;/em&gt; if the water of Wudhu spills into the sewer of the toilet. (It might be related to this issue that the water of Wudhu is deemed as a Taaher water, then it can be considered as a sort of disrespect …) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;WaAllahu-A’lamo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/Question/View/12146/%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%85-%D9%88%D8%B6%D9%88-%DA%AF%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%88%DB%8C%DB%8C&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.hawzah.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-02T11:18:58.913" LastActivityDate="2017-02-02T11:18:58.913" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28459" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28460" CreationDate="2015-11-02T07:50:09.837" Score="5" ViewCount="6618" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8794/why-friday-is-called-jumua&quot;&gt;Question&lt;/a&gt; and as we know that all weekdays in Arabic are associated with a number:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunday =al-Ahad - 1 الأحد&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Monday =al-Ithnayn - 2 الاثنين&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tuesday = a-Thulata' - 3 الثلاثاء&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wednesday = al-Arbi'a' - 4 الأربعاء &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Thursday = al-Khamys - 5 الخميس&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Friday = al-Jumu'a الجمعة&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saturday = a-Sabt - 6 السبت&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The names of both Friday and Saturday have been quoted in the Quran! So it it seems that these names have been known, at least to some people!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My point is did the weekdays have other names before Islam, and if the Friday already was known as Jumu'a, what was the meaning or reason of such a nomenclature before Islam (in Jahiliya)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-07-18T06:25:40.967" LastActivityDate="2018-07-18T06:25:40.967" Title="Was the name Friday/Jumua known before Islam?" Tags="|history|arabic|jumuah|jahiliyya|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28459" CreationDate="2015-11-02T09:50:27.647" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking, some of lexicographers considered the Jum'ah as the last day of the week. It was named as ‘Arubah (nice day) in Jaheliah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the meanwhile, in the Old Persian, it was said &lt;strong&gt;Adineh&lt;/strong&gt; instead of &lt;strong&gt;Jumah&lt;/strong&gt;. But concerning the meaning of Jum'ah it is quoted that Salman Farssi narrated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) told me “do you know what Jumah&#xA;  is?” I said, no. He did say: At this day (khelghat) your father Did&#xA;  Jam’. ـ بحار، ج 89، ص 277.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as another relevance narration from the Prophet (s):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jum’ah is called Jum’ah because Allah collect (Do Jam’) all people of&#xA;  the before and future I a place. /&#xA;  وسایل، ج 5، باب 3، حدیث 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://serajeadine.ir/%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://serajeadine.ir&lt;/a&gt; and آسمونی.کام&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-21T12:48:52.223" LastActivityDate="2016-07-21T12:48:52.223" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28461" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-02T10:20:08.370" Score="1" ViewCount="4151" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah () there have already been a lot of mosques and situations where some Sahaba () had to lead the prayers in congregation in the Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina during his absence etc.. And other Sahaba () have been leading prayers in mosques elsewhere too!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to have a list of those Sahaba with references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you could also describe the situation or circumstances for those prayers which were led in the Masjid an-Nabawi that would be great!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure that I read some ahadith saying that at least abu Bakr and (if I remember well) Ubay ibn Ka'ab () are known to have lead some prayers in congregation!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T01:38:48.677" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T01:38:48.677" Title="Whom among the Sahaba led prayers during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)" Tags="|history|sahaba|imam-al-jamaah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28462" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-02T11:22:37.623" Score="2" ViewCount="5481" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tattooing and plucking your eyebrows is haram because you are changing the way you look. When you apply make-up you also change the way you look. You put make-up on to make yourself look 'better'. Is this not the same as when you shape your eyebrows? Does that mean make-up is haram too? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-12T11:23:36.983" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T11:23:36.983" Title="Is make-up haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|cosmetics|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-04-13T15:57:02.803" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28463" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23153" CreationDate="2015-11-02T13:19:07.553" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's hard to give a general translation for this word, so it's translation will depend on the context therefore i would like to distinguish some of the meanings i found in an article (see my source below) and explain both words العذاب and  العقاب and their origins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The word العذاب in the Quran&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;On the meaning and origin of&lt;/em&gt; العذاب &lt;em&gt;in Arabic language:&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it means to cause hard/big pain and suffering, and it's used to&#xA;  punish, some linguists say: it meant originally hitting or beating and was&#xA;  expended to anything which refers to some kind of hardness or distress&#xA;  up to torture!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Quran you'll find this word or a derivative of it like verbs (26 times), nouns and active participle (8) quoted in more then 300 times and with 9 different meanings according to tafsir sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As the punishment in afterlife, and this is the most used meaning for example in the description of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/25/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jahanam&lt;/a&gt; and to qualify &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/25/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the punishment of afterlife&lt;/a&gt; as harder then the one in dunya.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As the punishment in this life (dunya) like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/6/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As the punishment of zina &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/24/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/24/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/7/165&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;transforming or defacing&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/8/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;killing&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/59/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ablation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/23/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hunger&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/23/76&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;famine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/68/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;despoil and loss&lt;/a&gt; of assets, fortune etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As tearing out feathers and cutting a wing of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/27/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hoopoe (al-hudhud/hodhod)&lt;/a&gt; and finally&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/32/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the torment of the grave&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The word العقاب in the Quran&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;On the meaning and origin of&lt;/em&gt; العقاب &lt;em&gt;in Arabic language:&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the origin of this word is عقب which means succeeding or following. So&#xA;  it's used to say that something will come later or to let something be&#xA;  followed by an other. This is why our Messenger (peace be upon him)&#xA;  was called العاقب because he was the last Prophet who came! On the&#xA;  other hand it's also an expression of the hardness and difficulty&#xA;  that's why العقبة (the steep path) which is usually in mountains is&#xA;  called so as it's difficult to pass. Therefore it's also used to&#xA;  express hardness and distress&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Quran you will find this word as the noun &quot;العقاب&quot; and some of it's derivative like العاقبة, العقبى, and as a verb and they have been quoted with 6 different meanings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As العذاب and this is the most used meaning like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/2/196&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;in&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/13/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;in&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/60/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;gain or profit&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/22/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;killing&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/16/126&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the equivalent (in return)&lt;/a&gt; = To give back as you were given or return the like!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/59/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;العاقبة&lt;/a&gt; = the aftereffect at the end of something.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/13/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;العقبى = refuge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was my translation, so take it with care!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/ramadan/index.php?page=article&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;id=138282&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source (in Arabic)&lt;/a&gt; for more information!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-03T07:48:40.687" LastActivityDate="2015-11-03T07:48:40.687" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28462" CreationDate="2015-11-02T16:31:43.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Make up for Husband is Acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Makeup for others is Forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The beauty of Women is for their husbands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ayat in Quran which advices our prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) to watch over his family members rightly is also the right instruction for his ummah to follow as Sahabaye Keram (Radhiallahu ta'ala anhum) did in their life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And stay in your houses, and do not display yourselves like that of the times of ignorance, and perform As-Salat (IqamatasSalat), and give Zakat and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah wishes only to remove ArRijs (evil deeds and sins, etc.) from you, O members of the family (of the Prophet SAW), and to purify you with a thorough purification.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Surat-al-Ahzab&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;      &lt;p&gt;ayat 33 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;      &#xA;      &lt;p&gt;link: &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat-al-Ahzab:33&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14440" LastActivityDate="2015-11-02T16:31:43.347" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28466" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28354" CreationDate="2015-11-02T16:42:10.140" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would say you should obey your parents until it goes against The Rules of Allaah Ta'ala.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And now, you decide whether you working while making your parents unhappy is obeying the rules of Allaah or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, you may discuss about it with your parents and show them that extra-earning isn't affecting your study.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that case, you parents might not mind over your part-time working.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14440" LastActivityDate="2015-11-02T16:42:10.140" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28467" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28500" CreationDate="2015-11-02T18:46:48.807" Score="3" ViewCount="38697" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I was 16 years old, I had sex with my older male cousin. It was not consensual and I had always wanted to wait until I was married to have any sexual relations. after that day I fooled myself into thinking that if I continued to have a relationship with him and eventually married him then my sin would lessen. I remained in a relationship with him with 2 years. And in the rare times i saw him, I had sex with him. after years of verbal and physical abuse, I ended the relationship and have repented to Allah and asked for forgiveness, and pray that I am exonerated from this sin. I have not seen or heard from him in over 2 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is my sexual history. No man has ever touched/kissed me since my cousin, nor will I let anyone until I am married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My worry is now I am 21 and my parents are looking for a suitable partner for me. I want someone who is religious and encourages me to be more religious as well but I am worried once he knows about my past he will say no and spread rumors about me. (this could very well happen). With an arranged marriage it is tricky to know when is the right time to mention if one has had sex in the past. Should I be honest right away? Wait a few months into the engagement to mention it? Wait until after marriage? Or would it be permissible to not say anything about it altogether.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am truly repentant of my mistakes and I am worried about it now more than ever. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14607" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-03T02:20:11.043" LastActivityDate="2019-03-12T17:49:44.307" Title="Should I be honest about premarital sex with a future husband?" Tags="|nikah|sex|zina|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8912" CreationDate="2015-11-02T22:46:02.687" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Leave your Job and find something part-time...... then establish pray ...   but by best advice is pray 5 times daily for 40 days and then find part-time work . Only earn what you or your family need , do not be like the dis -believers who work all day and night and enjoy spending and holidays.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14610" LastActivityDate="2015-11-02T22:46:02.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28470" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-03T06:36:48.340" Score="-1" ViewCount="209" Body="&lt;p&gt;I love a girl and I want to meet her.but Islam forbad me to meet her but I think it is so necessory to meet her for my upcoming life. &#xA;I don't have any negative approach regarding her. &#xA;Can I meet her??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14612" LastActivityDate="2015-11-03T09:51:06.620" Title="relation between boys and girls" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-11-03T22:19:53.517" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28471" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28503" CreationDate="2015-11-03T08:30:36.650" Score="2" ViewCount="122" Body="&lt;p&gt;When i was a child or teen i was told it's not allowed to use Qur'an Verses to make fun of it or change a word to make fun of it. But in Arabic newspaper you often find headlines or Articles which have as a headline a part of a Verse with some interchanged word or words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example you have in Surat an-Nissa' (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:11&lt;/a&gt;) the following expression:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يُوصِيكُمُ اللَّهُ فِي &lt;strong&gt;أَوْلَادِكُمْ ۖ&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah instructs you concerning &lt;strong&gt;your children&lt;/strong&gt;: ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as an Article title i found:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يوصيكم الله في &lt;strong&gt;مواطنيكم&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah instructs you concerning &lt;strong&gt;your citizens&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My Question(s): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;is such a borrowing of a Qur'an text or maybe a kind of metaphor allowed?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And are there any references for the use of Qur'an (or Hadith) in a non serious context? &#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And what's the exact stance of Islam about that?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T01:45:22.363" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T01:45:22.363" Title="Using parts of quranical expressions in daily life" Tags="|quran|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24801" CreationDate="2015-11-03T09:41:33.737" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, about going out and doing picnic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Modest Clothing is required for women to go out otherwise, it'll be like 'not obeying' what Allaah Subhanahu wata'ala prescribed for women to wear for their modesty in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, about iron bangle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's a total rubbish. (Harsh comment but I just can't constrain myself)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wearing iron bangle or anything like that is not prescribed in anywhere in Quran and Hadith (As far as I know).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, as you are pregnant, you must take precaution about going out and doing picnic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Islamic Context, I would advice you to recite Quran (in your leisure time or, after the Fajr Prayer) in a silent portion in your room with full devotion to our Lord, Allaah Rabbul 'Alameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reciting Quran, (Specific Chapter, like, Chapter al-Yaseeen, Chapter al-Kahf, Chapter Ar-Rahman) will be beneficial to you and your child who isn't yet born because reciting Quran brings about the attention of Our Lord, himself. A special kind of Tranquillity are brought down with Angels upon the reciter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, rather than acting upon those kinds of foolish superstition, I would suggest you stay with more tranquillity by reciting Quran and last and all, never miss prayers 5 times a day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;From my opinion, A pious woman will surely be rewarded by our Lord.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Stay safe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allaah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14440" LastActivityDate="2015-11-03T09:41:33.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28470" CreationDate="2015-11-03T09:51:06.620" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To tell you the truth, I would say no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You shouldn't approach her even though you think you don't have any negative intention unless you are married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Umar (Radhiallaahu Ta'ala anhu) narrated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&quot; 'Umar delivered a Khutbah to us at Al-Jabiyah. He said: 'O you people! Indeed I have stood among you as the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) stood among us, and he said: &quot;I order you (to stick to) my Companions, then those who come after them, then those who come after them. Then lying will spread until a man will take an oath when no oath was sought from him, and a witness will testify when his testimony was not sought. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;Behold! A man is not alone with a woman but the third of them is Ash-Shaitan.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Adhere to the Jama'ah, beware of separation, for indeed Ash-Shaitan is with one, and he is further away from two. Whoever wants the best place in Paradise, then let him stick to the Jama'ah. Whoever rejoices with his good deeds and grieves over his evil deeds, then that is the believer among you.'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;      &lt;p&gt;Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2165&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14440" LastActivityDate="2015-11-03T09:51:06.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28474" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27695" CreationDate="2015-11-03T15:43:58.957" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;During Prostration (Sujood) in Namaz, I mean Salat in Jama'ah, raising voice isn't good. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People who are beside you might be disturbed but you also should utter the tasbih in silence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith that @servant mentioned might be applicable when you are offering sunnah or nafl namaz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But ulamaye keram of Ahlus sunnah wal Jama'ah agreed upon the fact that one should at least, utter what he is reciting yet not raising voice at all which will surely harm others' prayer in a mosque.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah Ta'ala knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14440" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-15T13:19:03.407" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T13:19:03.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27591" CreationDate="2015-11-03T16:21:42.840" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would say you stop the relationship with her and stop contacting with her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Umar (Radhiallaahu Ta'ala anhu) narrated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&quot;'Umar delivered a Khutbah to us at Al-Jabiyah. He said: 'O you people! Indeed I have stood among you as the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) stood among us, and he said: &quot;I order you (to stick to) my Companions, then those who come after them, then those who come after them. Then lying will spread until a man will take an oath when no oath was sought from him, and a witness will testify when his testimony was not sought. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;Behold! A man is not alone with a woman but the third of them is Ash-Shaitan.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Adhere to the Jama'ah, beware of separation, for indeed Ash-Shaitan is with one, and he is further away from two. Whoever wants the best place in Paradise, then let him stick to the Jama'ah. Whoever rejoices with his good deeds and grieves over his evil deeds, then that is the believer among you.'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &#xA;    &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;      &lt;p&gt;Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2165&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;    &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pray 5 times a day to acquire piety.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It'll certainly enable you to get inner peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allaah Ta'ala promises to give rewards to those who are pious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;Dr. Ghali's Translation&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Wicked women (are) for wicked men, and wicked men (are) for wicked women; and good women (are) for good men, and good men (are) for good women. Those are (declared) quit of whatever they (i.e., of what the wicked ones say) say; they will have forgiveness and an honorable provision.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;Muhsin Khan's Translation&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Bad statements are for bad people (or bad women for bad men) and bad people for bad statements (or bad men for bad women). Good statements are for good people (or good women for good men) and good people for good statements (or good men for good women), such (good people) are innocent of (each and every) bad statement which they say, for them is Forgiveness, and Rizqun Karim (generous provision i.e.Paradise).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Surat An-Noor: 26&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;link:&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat An-Noor: 26&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, be assured that Allaah Ta'ala will fill up your every wish in Jannah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, make your preparation for Jannah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allaah Ta'ala knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14440" LastActivityDate="2015-11-03T16:21:42.840" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28476" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28467" CreationDate="2015-11-03T17:28:06.747" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah Radhiallaahu ta'ala anhu heard from our Prophet Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam that our Prophet Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All the people of my Ummah would get pardon for their sins except those who publicise them. And (it means) that a servant should do a deed during the night and tell the people in the morning that he has done so and so, whereas Allah has concealed it. And he does a deed during the day and when it is night he tells the people, whereas Allah has concealed it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/55&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 2990&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for woman to have premarital sex should always be secret.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think very few husbands can tolerate it if they heard about their wives had premarital sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some may show indifference but in the end, there will most likely be a significant amount of change of their view towards their wives if the news of premarital sex are told to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, you may tell, if you find your husbands nice and considerate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But from my opinion, I would advice that you, my sister, conceal the secret for good (if possible) and do a lot of Tauba (Repentance).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no such sins that Allaah may not forgive because the our sins can't possibly exceeds his Mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, turn to Allaah and insha allaah, he will accept your Repentance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14440" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-11-03T17:28:06.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28477" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-03T18:18:08.443" Score="5" ViewCount="4534" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was looking for a bus station, so I asked a girl to show me (the girl was wearing full hijab; everything is covered except her eyes).  She told me &quot;let me walk you by, I'm going there too&quot;.  When we were together I noticed that she was attracting men and drawing a lot of attention, even though she was covered more than me (I wear hijab but not full; pants and a long top).  I got confused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: What is the real purpose of hijab?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it her fault that she is causing fitna? Do I get sins for not wearing a full hijab even though am not causing fitna (am not a very attractive person)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14615" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-30T00:58:41.377" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T11:22:53.410" Title="What is the real purpose of hijab?" Tags="|hijab|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28477" CreationDate="2015-11-04T03:14:13.980" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Swt and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and&#xA;  guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and&#xA;  ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they&#xA;  should draw their khimār over their bosoms and not display their&#xA;  beauty except to their husband, their fathers, their husband's&#xA;  fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or their&#xA;  brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the slaves&#xA;  whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical&#xA;  needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex; and&#xA;  that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to&#xA;  their hidden ornaments.(Surah An Noor 31)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Women are not allowed to draw attention or show their awrah to Non Mahram. It is not completely clear in your question how she was drawing attention, and whether it was intentional which is not allowed (if she has covered her awrah completely, still it is not allowed).  But if she is covering her awrah and some are attracted to her, it would not be her fault.  Hijab, niqab or burqah: this debate is something else, but one must cover their awrah. And if your awrah is covered then you are not sinner whether one is attractive or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam al-Tumurtashi (Allah have mercy on him) states in Tanwir al-Absar&#xA;“A woman’s Awra consists of her whole body except her face, hands and feet. However, she will be prevented from exposing her face in amongst men due to the fear of temptation (fitna)”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a difference of opinion in covering face, but scholars have mentioned if there is a fear of fitna then woman should cover her face too, but it is not included in awrah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-30T02:29:05.493" LastActivityDate="2016-11-30T02:29:05.493" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28484" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28421" CreationDate="2015-11-04T09:23:03.880" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like you to refer to two stories one about Prophet Moosa (pbuh) &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/28/15-16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Qur'an 28:15-16]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; and the story of Prophet Davood (pbuh) &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://muslimvilla.smfforfree.com/index.php?topic=2446.0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Qur'an 38:21-26]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;. Both the stories imply the same thing do not hasten in taking a wise decision by listening to just one man whom you don't know and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.joycemeyer.org/articles/ea.aspx?article=we_cant_rely_on_emotions&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;rely on reason not emotions while taking a decision&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it would be better not to work for that company until you can make sure it's clients are the ones whom you want them to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T09:23:03.880" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28486" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17889" CreationDate="2015-11-04T09:46:24.743" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his household) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الرؤيا ثلاثة: رؤيا بشرى من الله، ورؤيا تحزين من الشيطان، ورؤيا يحدث&#xA;  بها الانسان نفسه، فيراها في النوم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Briefly and approximate translation): There are three types of&#xA;  dreams, the dreams  :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1: which are Beshaarat (good news) from Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2: which are … from Satan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3: which are reflex of our spiritual matters (based on daily&#xA;  behaviors and thoughts…)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although there is a kind of dream which supposed as a true or Saadegheh dreams, but apparently majority of dreams look to be false. (Of course there are some conditions for True Dreams…)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources And More Info. :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa19797&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net (1)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa5475&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net (2)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa7850&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net (3)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pasokhgoo.ir/node/28078&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.pasokhgoo.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-07T12:21:07.700" LastActivityDate="2016-10-07T12:21:07.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28451" CreationDate="2015-11-04T09:57:51.430" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As user &lt;strong&gt;servant&lt;/strong&gt; has already pointed out, the hadith is &lt;strong&gt;really Sahih&lt;/strong&gt;. The hadith is recorded in Sahih Muslim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The world is a prison-house for a believer and Paradise for a non-believer. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/55/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;parmalink&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All hadith in Sahih Muslim (and Sahih Bukhari) are Sahih beyond doubt.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read further about his methodology at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/about&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;about Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read the answer (written for a different question) by user &lt;strong&gt;oshirowanen&lt;/strong&gt; to undersatand the meaning of the hadith - &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/9312/14326&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14326" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T09:57:51.430" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28490" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-04T10:50:22.967" Score="1" ViewCount="341" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the whole, &lt;strong&gt;کتب الاربعه&lt;/strong&gt;  or &lt;strong&gt;Kotob-al-Arba’ah (four books)&lt;/strong&gt; are deemed as the name of four Shiite books which is remarked as the most authentic book(s) of Shia. (Even these can be investigated as an authentic source in order to referring to, too) which consist of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;الکافى&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;من لا یحضره الفقیه&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;تهذیب الاحکام&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;الإستبصار فیما اختلف من الأخبار&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if there is any statistics about their numbers separately and totally. (About the number of hadiths)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T13:38:51.303" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T15:51:56.230" Title="How many hadiths are in کتب الاربعه ? (Main Shia Books)" Tags="|hadith|shiism|books|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28477" CreationDate="2015-11-04T11:10:26.877" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                Sister, Assalamu alaikum&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah revealed the verses of &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranx.com/Hadiths/33.59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Al-Hijab&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; so that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;they should be known and not harmed  - &lt;em&gt;according to the verse itself&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;that the respectable women &lt;strong&gt;should not look like the slave-girls&lt;/strong&gt; from their dress when they move out of their houses, with uncovered faces and loose hair ... &lt;em&gt;Imam Ibn Jarir Tabari&lt;/em&gt; (He differs with user &lt;strong&gt;American Muslim&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;so that people of doubtful character do not cherish any false hope when they see her - ...&lt;em&gt;'Allama Abu Bakr al-Jassas&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last two statements are taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranx.com/Tafsirs/33.59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a tafsir&lt;/a&gt;, use CTRL+F to jump to exact position.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the sake of brevity, I will not copy-paste the hadiths, but do read the following-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they cut their waist sheets at the edges and covered their heads [&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/44370&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhari, Book 65, Hadith 4759&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;head cover is mandatory at prayer [&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1256540&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn Majah, Book 1, Hadith 699&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the use of hijab without hijab of eye? - Nothing. Here is highlight of &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranx.com/24.31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;24:31&lt;/a&gt;:   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And say to the believing women ... lower [of] their gaze ... guard their chastity, and not (to) display their adornment ... draw their head covers over their bosoms ...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to conclude that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hijab is to make it clear that you are a Muslim, and a good one&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That you must judge the appropriateness of your hijab&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That if someone tries to attract others after wearing hijab, two verses confront her: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranx.com/33.59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Hijab&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranx.com/7.51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;taking it lightly&lt;/a&gt;, but Allah is &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranx.com/24.5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;oft-forgiving&lt;/a&gt; and forgiveness is only denied in case of Shirk or Kufr.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14326" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T11:10:26.877" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28490" CreationDate="2015-11-04T11:35:45.683" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As salamu Alaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found this from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Four_Books&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;    Book                     - No of Hadith&#xA;    Kitab al-Kafi            - 16,199  &#xA;    Man la yahduruhu al-Faqi - 9,044  &#xA;    Tahdhib al-Ahkam         - 13,590  &#xA;    Al-Istibsar              - 5,511  &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14326" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-21T12:39:55.477" LastActivityDate="2016-04-21T12:39:55.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28494" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28417" CreationDate="2015-11-04T12:07:52.600" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does Islam say about &quot; Cow Slaughter&quot;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Eat and pasture your cattle&lt;/em&gt; [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quranx.com/20.54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;20.54&lt;/a&gt;]. Hence, Cow slaughter for food is allowed. Period.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it mandatory to meat of Cow?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No. Period.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the status of cow in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;And the cattle, He created them for you, in them (is) warmth and benefits and from them you eat.&lt;/em&gt; - Verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranx.com/16.5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;16.5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BTW, Cow is very sacred animal for Hindus. What does it say about Buffalo or its slaughter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Buffalo is Halal. - &lt;a href=&quot;https://islaahh.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/does-buffalo-meat-is-halaal-in-islam/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islaah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14326" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-11-05T20:20:46.033" LastActivityDate="2015-11-05T20:20:46.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28495" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-04T12:18:14.837" Score="0" ViewCount="75" Body="&lt;p&gt;I feel like sending Salam to all Mu'mins in my dua after prayer, otherwise every dua becomes too self-centred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any dua particularly for this purpose?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14326" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T12:53:06.633" Title="Send Salam to all Mu'min in My dua?" Tags="|practical-islam|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28496" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28417" CreationDate="2015-11-04T12:24:06.017" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From religious perspective, &lt;strong&gt;Cow has no such significannce in Islam.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's just an animal with four legs that Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Forsaking the habit of eating beef, for the sake of maintaining peace in India is good decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in Eid-al-Adha, slaughtering four legged animal for the sake of the showing utter devotion to Allah, is mandatory for those who have the ability to buy and slaughter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that case, Muslim of India may search for other alternative of slaughtering four legged animals, like goats, sheep, Camels etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as Cow is more available in Indian sub-continent, people tend to slaughter this 'Cow' which hindus oppose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in that case, I think, Muslim of Inida may consider slaughtering other four legged animals rather than Cow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14440" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2021-02-17T13:20:47.080" LastActivityDate="2021-02-17T13:20:47.080" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28498" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28495" CreationDate="2015-11-04T12:53:06.633" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A good dua for mu'min slaves can be a part of Tashahhud.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Assalamu 'ala 'ibadillaahis salehin.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;السّلام علی عباد اللّه الصلحین&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Peace on the righteous slaves of Allah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14440" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T12:53:06.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28467" CreationDate="2015-11-04T15:25:03.713" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know where i have read before that woman and man should be honest to their fiancé(e) and tell them a lot of things such as birth deformities or maybe if they knew they were infertile... But as i couldn't backup this information now and then made a fast research and found on your matter fatwas with a very different statement then what i described before:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith narrated by abu Hurraira which @Battle Hawk quoted should be a guideline in your case, as my later references would confirm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to understand Verse (24:3)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All scholars say that a woman who had premarital sex and repent can marry any body (a chaste person). This is one major conclusion of the tafsir interpretation of the Verse in Surat an-Nur (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/24/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;24:3&lt;/a&gt;) if they don't repent such a marriage would be haram and considered as non valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So repenting is the most important step, as with that that person will be regarded as chaste and a person who repent from zina is no longer described as a fornicator or adulterer, and therefore the prohibition for him/her on marriage of a fornicator or adulterer no longer applies to him/her.  On the other hand those fornicator who have been punished for zina are only allowed to marry fornicators because of this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to your statement you regretted what you have done and repented from it. Now you'll have/should or you are about to conceal your (past misconduct) and you'll not have to tell anybody about what you did before unless your future husband made it a condition that his wife should be a virgin (see this Arabic &lt;a href=&quot;https://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=249652&amp;amp;fromCat=2228&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt;)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what i found in several fatwas (on zina/repentance and chastity) see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/199600&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (also explaining the meaning of verse 24:3), &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/84038&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and in Arabic &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=166067&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-10-12T13:25:52.760" LastActivityDate="2016-10-12T13:25:52.760" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28501" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16967" CreationDate="2015-11-04T17:26:44.713" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Beware! Whoever is cruel and hard on a non-Muslim minority, curtails their rights, burdens them with more than they can bear, or takes anything from them against their free will; I (Prophet Muhammad) will complain against the person on the Day of Judgment.&quot; (Abu Dawud)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14632" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T17:26:44.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28503" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28471" CreationDate="2015-11-04T18:41:13.843" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The part of the question about stance viz. ridicule can be answered surely as we are told in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And, indeed, He has enjoined upon you in this divine writ that whenever you hear people deny the truth of God's messages and mock at them, you shall avoid their company until they begin to talk of other things - or else, verily, you will become like them. Behold, together with those who deny the truth God will gather in hell the hypocrites, (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.asad/4:140&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:140&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not difficult to see that ridiculing the verses of Quran is a deplorable act, even to sit in the company of those who engage in such is blameworthy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The blame is well when ridicule is established but, the use of an expression from Quran, original or altered, may or may not be construed as ridiculous. One can use some Quranic expression idiomatically without intending disrespect, for example &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَكُم دينُكُم وَلِيَ دينِ (To you is your religion, and to me, my religion.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which is the Muslim way of saying &quot;let's agree to disagree.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;يوصيكم الله في مواطنيكم&quot; is also an idiom as its literal meaning are not to be taken. One cannot expect the writer to be putting words into God's mouth. Borrowing words of Quran in this manner may be used to set an allegorical reference to the meanings of the verses, superimposed to matters pertaining to citizens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastActivityDate="2015-11-04T18:41:13.843" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28506" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17767" CreationDate="2015-11-05T08:05:58.903" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Beside the well known and among Muslims preferred meanings already explained here &amp;quot;The recitation&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;the continuous recitation&amp;quot; there are others one &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86#.D8.A3.D8.B5.D9.84_.D8.A7.D9.84.D9.83.D9.84.D9.85.D8.A9_.D9.88.D9.85.D8.B9.D9.86.D8.A7.D9.87.D8.A7&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;should know&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course if we assume that قرآن comes from the verb &amp;quot;قرأ&amp;quot; then it would be a superlative and would mean: intensely read/recited (as reading is also understood in the case of Quran as reciting) -as you may find in the nice comment of @Shoaib (user549)-!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word قرآن Quran is derived from  &amp;quot;قرأ&amp;quot;،&amp;quot;يقرأ&amp;quot;،&amp;quot;قراءة&amp;quot;،و&amp;quot;قرآنا&amp;quot; with the origin  &amp;quot;القَرء&amp;quot; which means the merged or joint (or even collected). The Quran has been named so because its joint the Verses and Suwar with each other. (See for example in lessan al-'Arab)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some (al-Farra') said قرآن is derived from القرائن the associates or mates, because one Verse in it is similar to an other and one confirms an other!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam a-Shafi'i said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;القرآن اسم وليس بمهموز ولم يؤخذ من قرأت، ولكنه اسم لكتاب الله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran is a noun without a hamza and he is not derived from  قرأت (i read)&#xA;but it's the name of the book of Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One should know that Imam a-Shafi'i grow up in Mekka and the Qira'a of Mekka (the Qira'a of ibn Kathir, whom a-Shafi might have been a direct (narrator) student of) always pronounces the word قرآن without hamza &amp;quot;ء&amp;quot; in the middle &amp;quot;قران&amp;quot;.&lt;br&gt; Also note that the Arabs of the tribe Quraish where rather rarly emphasizing an alif with a hamzah as it is the case for the tribe of Hudail. Therefore the Kufi qira'at -like Hafs 'an 'Asim- which have been influenced a lot by ibn Masu'd include a lot more hamzah than any others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Orientalists tend to say that the word is derived from the Syriac word قريانا Quryana which means read (or study) the holy book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of the relation between Hebrew and Arabic (Same &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramaic_language&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt; Aramaic origin&lt;/a&gt;, which is even earlier than the Syriac!) one may also consider The ancient name of Torah = Mikra,מקרא, مقرا, as the Masdar/Origin مقرا is directly formed by adding the prefix م to قرأ. This is the standard pattern for forming nouns from verbs in Arabic. Makra means &amp;quot;that which is read,&amp;quot; which is the same as Quraan and Mikra (Torah). One can therefore conclude that Quraan is the name of the previous books as well as the final book of God (See comment of @Shoaib).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-03-22T15:16:22.863" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8626" CreationDate="2015-11-05T08:36:11.647" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;First as Mariam is a female name you should consider to use the feminine form:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;رضي الله عنها (Radia Allahu 'anha)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عليها السلام ('alayha as-Salam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then radia Allahu 'anha or 'anhu (or rahimahu Allah) could be said about anybody you want to which them well, sahaba, tabi'yn, scholars, teachers, parents ... (see this &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=10967&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa in Arabic&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And 'alayha as-Salam or the masculin form are usually used for prophets as... (See the following &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=38427&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But be aware all these sentences or expressions are more a kind of dua' then a honorific title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of Mariam bint 'imran (مريم ابنة عمران) i found this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/178240&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in which the scholar used the expression رضي الله عنها (Radia Allah 'anha, May Allah be pleased with her) instead of 'Allayha as-Salam when speaking about her! But on the other hand &lt;a href=&quot;https://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=1099&amp;amp;idto=1099&amp;amp;bk_no=49&amp;amp;ID=1120&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;surano=19&amp;amp;ayano=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt;, say Mariam (عليها السلام) in their tafsir. In tafsir ibn Kathir you may read for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;تفسير سورة مريم عليها السلام وهي مكية&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Tafsir of the surah of Mariam peace be upon her which was revealed in Mekkah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While a Hadith quoted in Musnad al Imam Ahmad narrated by ibn 'Abbas (MAy Allah be pleased with both of them) our Messenger (Peace be upon him) himself honored his wife Khadija, his daughter Fatima and Aasiya bint Muzajim (the wife of Pharao) and Mariam bint 'Imran by saying Radia Allahu 'anhun and counting them among the best woman in Janah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;خَطَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْأَرْضِ&#xA;  أَرْبَعَةَ خُطُوطٍ ، قَالَ : تَدْرُونَ مَا هَذَا ؟ فَقَالُوا : اللَّهُ&#xA;  وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ&#xA;  وَسَلَّمَ : أَفْضَلُ نِسَاءِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ : خَدِيجَةُ بِنْتُ&#xA;  خُوَيْلِدٍ ، وَفَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، وَآسِيَةُ بِنْتُ مُزَاحِمٍ&#xA;  امْرَأَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ ، وَمَرْيَمُ ابْنَةُ عِمْرَانَ &lt;strong&gt;رَضِيَ اللَّهُ&#xA;  عَنْهُنَّ أَجْمَعِينَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which could be supported by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/737660&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; from Jami' at-Tirmidhi but this narration is without any honorific expression!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there's no clear consensus about this as it seems, but the expression May Allah be pleased with her  would be at least convenient in any case!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T07:24:09.010" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T07:24:09.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11496" CreationDate="2015-11-05T10:35:20.867" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;first i'd like to say that from your Question i think you seem to be more a Muslim then the man you want so hard to marry!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Opinion about Istikhara&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure what the goal of Istikhara maybe, but i think if one has a problem or want to make decision he needs to look deep inside himself to make it. And the &quot;Ritual&quot; of making wudu and then praying and doing the dua' may help for this. If one see a sign or not... i think we tend to look for such a thing and maybe find it. I don't say Allah doesn't give us signs at all, but he gave us at least this helpful and powerful way to make things clean inside of us. So maybe one can find a solution for what he asked in a dream, or maybe he can find a sign or maybe he just has a good feeling about it. Why? Because he did wudu and then prayed (both in the best manner) then already he has to expect something &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/4/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;good&lt;/a&gt; (see also in the Quran (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/29/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;29:45&lt;/a&gt;)), so already at this point he could have cleaned his mind from any trouble. And after that he does recite the well known dua' to have guidance...&#xA;So sometimes people don't find this freedom of mind (for some reasons) then they might repeat the Istikhara several times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;An attempt to analyze your situation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your case what i conclude from your Question is that you are more concerned about your afterlife then the man you want to marry. And you may believe in Allah more then him, as he returned to the sins he was doing before your marriage! And the Verse (29:45) shows clearly that a well done prayer would provide the believer from doing (big) sins as it restrains from indecent and evil acts!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now he's asking you to be his girlfriend while you want to be his wife. You said that you promised him considering converting to Islam. You should know that as a Muslim Woman you shouldn't accept a husband who does such sins like drinking alcohol etc. and this is one of the reasons or courts my accept divorce. So maybe you should consider first that both of you repent your sins and try to do good things &quot;to replace&quot; bad acts with good acts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Istikhara again&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think -and this is my own opinion- you could also do Istikhara and ask for advice, as you are a faithful lady from the people of book. Whether you consider praying as a christian or as Muslim and doing wudu or maybe even having a bath before is up to you. Of course &quot;Istikhara&quot; as it's understood from an islamic POV needs a 2 rak'a prayer and the prayer can only be done by a Muslim. And fro becoming a Muslim one needs to say the Shahada and then have a bath... etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally just as an Addition i also found a &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/192950&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic i found others also) saying that nobody else then the one who want's to get help in making a decision can do Istikhara (some scholars of the maliki and shafi'i school may allow it but the statement of the hadith about istikhara is quoting and addressing the person who needs guidance!). In this Fatwa someone asked if he/she can do Istikhara instead of a christian woman. The Mufti said in his Answer also that this christian lady should respect the Believes and Religion of others and see or use this as an occasion to consider to become a Muslim, as this act can/should only be done (by Muslims) the way it was described in the Islamic Shari'a! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-17T10:07:41.007" LastActivityDate="2016-08-17T10:07:41.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28513" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-05T16:51:31.657" Score="5" ViewCount="828" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's say I started praying maghrib with a jama'a with the intention of praying maghrib, but as soon as I went into prayer, I remember that I didn't pray asr.&#xA;The question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Am I allowed to change my intention to pray asr after making an initial intention of praying maghrib during the salah?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-24T07:05:30.810" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T09:25:05.550" Title="Am I allowed e.g. to change my intention to pray asr after making an initial intention of praying maghrib during the salah?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28515" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28433" CreationDate="2015-11-05T18:06:27.653" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah (swt) is pure of any wants. He made humans and jinns for his worship. Worship is to live according to His guidance. All His guidance is that which is good for us. All that is bad for us is sin.In this temporary life all are in great loss except those who believe and do good deeds.And those who practice patience and recommend it. And those who live by truth and recommend it.&#xA; Those who believe get tested and raised in levels as they pass the tests. Shaitan /Devil is the open enemy of Mankind and he tries all sorts of tricks to deceive humans and makes them go astray. So every time a person sins he ought to ask for forgiveness. For Allah is often forgiving. There is a lot of His mercy which makes humans get back on track. &#xA;When a person follows His instructions he gets purity of thought and peace of mind. He is saved from various diseases of the heart like jealousy, lust, greed. &#xA;  So to come back to your answer. Allah has guided us to save ourselves from the deceptions of this world which is less then a drop of water compared to an ocean that is hereafter. It is His great gift to Mankind to show them the way to eternal bliss if their any to take heed.&#xA;  You are free to make your choices but you are not free of the consequences! &#xA;So He cares if you care.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14640" LastActivityDate="2015-11-05T18:06:27.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28516" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-05T18:30:09.787" Score="4" ViewCount="5848" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it mandatory for me to pay Zakat, even though I don't have my own job and I always save my money as cash? Also, not to mention that I'm saving up for a PS4 or a custom PC, which are quite expensive to buy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13940" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-29T00:00:53.047" LastActivityDate="2016-10-29T00:00:53.047" Title="Is zakat mandatory at the age of 17?" Tags="|fiqh|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28352" CreationDate="2015-11-05T19:29:12.623" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Istikhara is sunnah. It has a salah of two rakats then a supplication . If done according to sunnah it works and it should be used by all Muslims for all their decisions. According to sunnah it should be done up to seven times as required.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now Istikhara is done after one makes up his/her mind regarding the matter at hand. Generally not when one does not know what to do. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have done proper Istikhara and you feel you should not go ahead with this particular proposal then that is a clear indication.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your mother might not be well versed with this knowledge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you continue to do Istikhara you might get even more strong indication.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14640" LastActivityDate="2015-11-05T19:29:12.623" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28519" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28579" CreationDate="2015-11-05T20:35:33.773" Score="-2" ViewCount="9922" Body="&lt;p&gt;Echhi anime involve nudity such as Breasts and nipples being shown but never the vagina or any sex in it. Since there is no sex in it like porn is it haram. Echhi anime kind of control your desires so are ecchi anime ok??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14484" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-28T16:51:48.440" LastActivityDate="2021-03-27T22:27:24.693" Title="Are echhi anime haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|image|cartoon|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28519" CreationDate="2015-11-05T21:10:33.900" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;regardless of what you're watching, if something other than your wife is controlling your sexual desires, it must be refrained from as shaitaan is trying to make you have more of it. if you really want to watch anime, watch the good ones like Naruto, Dragon Ball Z, Attack on titans, death note or akame ga kill. these anime are just normal cartoon you can watch and don't tempt you to do anything which keeps you away from the bad kind of stuff &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14642" LastActivityDate="2015-11-05T21:10:33.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28523" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28314" CreationDate="2015-11-06T10:09:09.683" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before trying to give an Answer of your question we need to do some analysis:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The only thing i found out, which would be acceptable and which you could clearly do is: &lt;em&gt;Making virginity a condition of Marriage&lt;/em&gt;, so if you found out your wife was not a virgin your Marriage won't be valid or she will have to tell you -in this situation only-, but you must be aware that such things could be transmitted through her &lt;em&gt;Wali&lt;/em&gt; or in the presence of her &lt;em&gt;Mahram&lt;/em&gt;. (See for example this &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=305548&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And most scholars say it's not allowed for the future husband to ask about the past of his future wife (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=159249&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=158509&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in this fatwas in Arabic or &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/159398&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in english). As nobody should disclose his sins as you may read in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/55/68&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; and he should judge/see/accept his (future) wife as she is in the present or fromthe moment he began to get to know her on!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On the other hand before wedding both (fiancé and fiancée) are &lt;em&gt;strangers&lt;/em&gt; so they can only talk about things which are far away from awaking desire and lust or anything inappropriate which could lead to them!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my answer would be &quot;NO&quot; you shouldn't ask, but you could make it a condition for marriage!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some countries or regions there's a custom to ask the husband after the wedding if the wife is virgin this is also a prohibited matter, as nobody should disclose neither himself nor anybody else (especially his wife)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-06T10:42:21.820" LastActivityDate="2015-11-06T10:42:21.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28525" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-06T12:51:57.210" Score="-2" ViewCount="173" Body="&lt;p&gt;The story of Prophet Yoosuf is narrated in the Quran. In which part of the Quran is Surah Yoosuf mentioned and write the number of verses in Surah Yoosuf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14650" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-06T13:14:33.617" LastActivityDate="2021-12-06T08:06:21.753" Title="Story of Prophet Yoosuf" Tags="|quran|prophets|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28525" CreationDate="2015-11-06T13:14:21.897" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well the Story of the Prophet Yusuf (peace be upon him) is mentioned in the Surah (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yusuf 12&lt;/a&gt;) and only a few Verses are not telling his story if you want it more exact between Verse 4 and 101. The Surah itself has 111 Verses.&#xA;And this is the only Story of a Prophet which has been revealed at once and stated at once in one Surah (AFAIK).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2015-11-06T13:14:21.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28528" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-06T14:16:20.863" Score="2" ViewCount="737" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am an Android developer and working as a freelancers, normally I receive requests from clients to make them an application which deal with music or convert their music and video website to an android application. And these clients are non Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many students from different part of word ask me to make their school or university programming assignments and projects. Some also say that they will promise that they are not going to submit it but just see the code to get help in completing their project.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shall I entertain these types of clients or simply refuse to work for them in a polite manner?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14651" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-12T06:48:52.820" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T06:48:52.820" Title="Is it permissible in to make software application that deal with music, films, TV dramas etc or to make programming assignments for students?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|software|school|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28530" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28528" CreationDate="2015-11-06T14:58:04.777" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If it doesn't go against the Sharia, then you can help them or do the job. However if it goes against the Sharia then you need to leave it brother.&#xA;I hope that was clear enough. Because you know what the Sharia states, music and dance and all such stuffs which drive us away from our Creator is not welcome and neither should we ever appreciate them. If you help them in making it, it's just like you are appreciating them and that's wrong. &#xA;As far as assignments are concerned, I believe they are solely for study purposes, so as long as the studies don't deal with Haram stuff, like music and dance and similar, you can help them. &#xA;Hope this helps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14646" LastActivityDate="2015-11-06T14:58:04.777" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17202" CreationDate="2015-11-06T15:01:59.770" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Stuffs which have a possibility of being abused is a different story. It's like selling a TV, and people can watch both good and bad stuff there. So your intention wasn't to make people watch the bad stuff. So what the people are doing isn't your matter, if they do wrong, they will be held responsible, not you. &#xA;Hope this answers your question, like the other brother said similar, you won't be at fault. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14646" LastActivityDate="2015-11-06T15:01:59.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28532" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2256" CreationDate="2015-11-06T15:44:59.813" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The longest Sura: Al-Baqarah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The longest Aya: Al-Baqarah:282&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14653" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-31T14:43:54.897" LastActivityDate="2016-05-31T14:43:54.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28533" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-06T16:37:15.223" Score="3" ViewCount="1860" Body="&lt;p&gt;Warning : I feel as if this is very immature I mean hello Im a teen Muslim figuring her way out of this hole so please be considerate if I sound a little overboard. This is a confession I cant make to anyone unless anonymously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Im a teenage Malaysian, just finished high school. I come from a religious family, grew up in a religious community, went to an islamic private school. But when I was small my family spent 4 years in England and that had a big impact of who I became as i grew up. I was exposed to &quot;the western world&quot; at a very young age. eventhough it was in Malaysia my high school years were filled with western music movies and most of all youtube. My mind about homosexuality was always set like &quot;I know Allah forbids homosexuality but i think if you're gay and not Muslim Im totally fine with that go ahead and live your life&quot; until one day when I watched a coming out video on YouTube by Ingrid Nilsen. Listening to everything she said, it dawned on me the possibility I was gay was pretty high bc I related to her confessions so much. I also realised how obsessed I get over the seniors im close to. Someone no doubt I saw it as a girl crush but after that video It made me think what if that was a real crush.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It scared me so much. I was constantly battling with all the different thoughts in my head about how real this was. I realised I had always been attracted to girls. And even though I never fell in love with my best friends, I appreciate them so much that when a friendship ends, it literally breaks me. And when I watch movies I admire the actress's beauty but could it be more than that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was taking some big exam at that time so I tried my best to push these thoughts away. Until another gay figure came.  The character Emily Fields from the tv show Pretty Little Liars. I was obsessed with the actress, Shay Mitchell because I found out she had a YouTube channel. Then the question popped up again. My iman was low at that time. I had lost the battle with the devil and read some lesbian stories on an ebook app, Wattpad. but after I realised how what I was doing was really bad I had a long thought about the whole thing, and about myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can say im not gay because i am attracted to guys. When I watch a movie I look at the pretty girl as much as the handsome guy. Therefore I am probably bisexual. Im grateful Allah tested me with bisexuality and not completely gay because It would be harder. I can say I am also attracted to girls. Luckily Allah has never tested me with falling for a friend. I can say I will never ever actually decide I want to marry a girl. It will never happen. Because I know there is not one person in my life that I know will support me if I were to confess what Im feeling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in conclusion my is question is, if i don't act upon it as in I don't date a girl in the future but I still have strong desires to do so, is that sinful? And what does God say about homosexual muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Im trying my best, please help me. Assalamualaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14654" LastActivityDate="2017-05-20T21:40:04.877" Title="I think im bisexual. Is that a sin to think about the possibility? ?" Tags="|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-12T22:48:56.770" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28535" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-06T17:08:17.997" Score="2" ViewCount="500" Body="&lt;p&gt;No one knows I'm attracted to the same gender  I'm a teen, so I'm obviously very attached to my phone. I have read lesbian stories on Wattpad (ebook app) and watch some lesbian youtubers on youtube. But I will never persue a relationship because my faith in Allah makes me confident I will never marry a girl. But is what I have done (the reading) considered as &quot;acting on it&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14654" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-01T03:12:06.663" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T03:22:45.703" Title="I heard its okay to have bisexual thoughts but never ever persue it. What is considered &quot;acting on it&quot;?" Tags="|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28535" CreationDate="2015-11-06T19:38:17.990" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not okay to have such thoughts. Is it okay to have thoughts of robbing but then not robbing because you believe in God? &#xA;You shouldn't think of such stuff, neither should you see / read stuff related to these. &#xA;If you already have had such thoughts, it's high time you repent to Allah and Inshallah He will forgive you, and make Tawbah, and ask for His help and pray so that you don't get such thoughts. &#xA;Hope this helps sister. &#xA;You're mentioning about a Hadith which says that &quot;if a person thinks of something evil and doesn't do it, then it's counted as if he didn't do it&quot;. Fine, but this doesn't mean you will always think of such stuff and later not do it. This is about something evil that came in to your mind all of a sudden and you didn't do it, not regular stuff. &#xA;God bless. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14646" LastActivityDate="2015-11-06T19:38:17.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25042" CreationDate="2015-11-06T20:10:33.137" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A person should start fasting when they reach puberty. &#xA;According to modern science and Islam, there are 3 sign of puberty you can look for, and if either of them appears first, then the person has reached puberty and should fast. &#xA;The conditions are, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Growth of pubic hair on the private parts. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Age of 15.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ejaculation in males and menstrual cycle is females. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If either of them appears first, then you can conclude the person has reached puberty and should fast. &#xA;Hope this helps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14646" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T15:15:39.823" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T15:15:39.823" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27475" CreationDate="2015-11-06T20:14:06.690" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A mis-pronunciation doesn't break the Salah unless that changes the total meaning of the word and means something opposite which contradicts the Quran. &#xA;As for your case, you Salah was fine and you wouldn't need to repeat your Salah because of that. &#xA;But yah, if someone says something like I explained at first, then the Salah is incomplete and the person should repeat it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14646" LastActivityDate="2015-11-06T20:14:06.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18967" CreationDate="2015-11-06T20:21:20.310" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as women are concerned, scholars have come to a common viewpoint that it's allowed if it's for beautification. Hope this helps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14646" LastActivityDate="2015-11-06T20:21:20.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28462" CreationDate="2015-11-06T20:24:23.417" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Plucking your eyebrows, if full, then Haram. If some extra ones, then as far as women are concerned, it's fine. &#xA;And make-up is also fine but it's for the husband only and not for random people. &#xA;Hope this helps. &#xA;And no, make-up and eyebrow plucking completely aren't the same. Scholars agree that if it's for beautification, then it's allowed, in which case make-up and eyebrow plucking (only the extra ones) are allowed only for the husband's satisfaction and not anyone else. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14646" LastActivityDate="2015-11-06T20:24:23.417" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28516" CreationDate="2015-11-06T20:35:14.050" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Swt and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zakat is obligatory on every free adult and sane Muslim when he or she possesses   the nisab and a lunar year has passed over it. Zakat is due on Gold Silver Cash Trade-goods,freely-grazing livestock kept for milk or breeding like camels, cows, sheep and goats.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now as per your query ,if you are saving this amount for a long time like a year has passed over it and you have reached your age of puberty then you have to  figure out the month the day and the amount when it reached the nisab level,, you can calculate from zakat calculator too, and if after calculation you figure out that your zakatable valauables reaches the value of the nisab and year has passed over it then you are liable to pay the zakah whether you work or not and if you dont possess for an year then you dont need to .Your Query is useful as there are so many misconceptions among people that if head of the family is paying zakah then its enough for all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Man , woman or adult children each are due to pay zakah if above conditions are  applicaple over them.Scholars have mentioned in their fatawas that it is permissible if someone from family pays the zakah on behalf of nisab holder like a woman has enough gold but she doesnt earn then her husband or other could give on behalf of her otherwise she has to give zakat from her Gold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;Whoever is made&#xA;  wealthy by Allah and does not pay the Zakat of his wealth, then on the&#xA;  Day of Resurrection his wealth will be made like a baldheaded&#xA;  poisonous male snake with two black spots over the eyes. The snake&#xA;  will encircle his neck and bite his cheeks and say, 'I am your wealth,&#xA;  I am your treasure.' &quot; Then the Prophet (ﷺ) recited the holy&#xA;  verses:--And let not those who [greedily] withhold what Allah has&#xA;  given them of His bounty ever think that it is better for them.&#xA;  Rather, it is worse for them. Their necks will be encircled by what&#xA;  they withheld on the Day of Resurrection. And to Allah belongs the&#xA;  heritage of the heavens and the earth. And Allah , with what you do,&#xA;  is [fully] Acquainted.. (3.180)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-10-27T18:05:00.223" LastActivityDate="2016-10-27T18:05:00.223" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28545" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-06T20:55:57.820" Score="1" ViewCount="5128" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a Muslim woman marry her cousin (son of her father's brother)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We like each other, we want to know if it is haram to marry a relative, that is too a paternal cousin? Is it acceptable in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most people say it is haram in Islam! Is it so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14658" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-10T05:41:40.470" LastActivityDate="2017-06-10T05:41:40.470" Title="Can a Muslim woman marry her cousin (paternal)?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|women|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-11-19T20:23:26.023" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28547" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-07T02:15:43.853" Score="-1" ViewCount="214" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for a man to wear women jeans (that is only simple one without any designs and other things)? &#xA;As, sometimes, the material is very comfortable and they costs less.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14661" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T12:31:44.573" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T12:31:44.573" Title="Man wearing simple women jeans?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|women|men|clothing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28545" CreationDate="2015-11-07T07:19:09.280" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhan o Taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters,&#xA;  your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your&#xA;  brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who&#xA;  nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and&#xA;  your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto&#xA;  whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is&#xA;  no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who&#xA;  are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters&#xA;  simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is&#xA;  ever Forgiving and Merciful. (Al-Nisa 4:23)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes A Muslim Woman can marry her cousin which is acceptable and its not haram at all.These are the people to whom Marraiage is not allowed: &#xA; Mother, grand-mother, etc.&#xA;daughters,&#xA; sisters,&#xA;fathers sisters (paternal aunts),&#xA; mothers sisters (maternal aunts), brothers daughters (niece),&#xA;sisters daughters (niece),&#xA;foster mother (a lady who gave suck to one as an infant),&#xA;foster sisters (a boy and a girl who took suck from the same woman),&#xA;wifes mother,&#xA;Step-daughter ,&#xA;sons wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T07:19:09.280" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28547" CreationDate="2015-11-07T08:38:33.543" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it's not allowed. &#xA;There are 6 criterias for dressing up in Islam, and one of them is: a man shouldn't wear the dress of a woman and a woman shouldn't wear the dress of a man. &#xA;Hence it's not allowed. &#xA;Hope this helps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14646" LastActivityDate="2015-11-07T08:38:33.543" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28550" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-07T08:40:15.837" Score="3" ViewCount="4346" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can i pray all sunnah prayers before farz for all 5 prayers?&#xA;Like if i pray all respective sunnah for respective prayer and then visit masjid for farz, is that acceptable? Please answer concisely &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14662" LastActivityDate="2016-07-07T16:40:40.053" Title="Offer all sunnah before farz" Tags="|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18308" CreationDate="2015-11-08T03:59:37.553" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is unscientific. There's no other way around it. Muhammad believed the sun set in a pool of murky water. This is also in the Qur'an itself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Qur’an 18:83-86—And they ask you about Dhul-Qarnain. Say: “I shall recite to you something of his story.” Verily, We established him in the earth, and We gave him the means of everything. So he followed a way. Until, when he reached the setting place of the sun, he found it setting in a spring of black muddy (or hot) water. And he found near it a people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8306" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-05T07:11:05.323" LastActivityDate="2016-06-05T07:11:05.323" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1891" CreationDate="2015-11-08T10:31:14.540" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Malik ibn A’yin quoted that I asked Imam Sadiq (a.s.):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;… a Muslim tells another Muslim: جزاک الله خیرا  (Jazak Allah Khaira), what does it mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Imam Sadiq (الامام الصادق) (a.s.) said:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(briefly translated): Khair is a creek in the paradise which is&#xA;  originated from Kawthar-Nahr(creek), and at two sides of that&#xA;  “Handmaidens (beautiful (women...) who are related to the paradise)” …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the meanwhile, it is remarked that it is related to the verse 70 or&#xA;  Surah A’Rahman …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Afterwards, he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whenever a Muslim tells his (her) friend JazakAllah-Khaira, the&#xA;  purpose of “Khair(Khaira)” is the homes (the places (or creeks) in the&#xA;  paradise as it was mentioned before…)…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;معانى الاخبار شیخ صدوق ص 1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This expression might has worldly blessings/effects as well as its Okhrawi reward/effect (by surveying more explanations and interpretations, and so forth)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chadorzahra.mihanblog.com/post/157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chadorzahra.mihanblog.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-14T07:24:18.443" LastActivityDate="2017-12-14T07:24:18.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28560" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28581" CreationDate="2015-11-08T18:11:55.103" Score="1" ViewCount="358" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can anyone please let me know the Zikr and amal after 5 Salah from &lt;strong&gt;Sahih Hadith&lt;/strong&gt;. I would be happy if you kindly break it down by prayer times, like Fajr, Zuhr, Asar, Magrib and Isha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14527" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2015-11-10T07:50:16.873" LastActivityDate="2021-12-28T10:52:22.090" Title="Zikr ( wazaif ) afer 5 Salat" Tags="|salat|dhikr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28561" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-08T20:39:22.743" Score="1" ViewCount="21286" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for a name that is English and Arabic and is has meaning in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a name relevant to Islam or more towards Judaism and Christianity? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2773" LastEditorUserId="13732" LastEditDate="2017-05-06T12:46:50.787" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T12:46:50.787" Title="Is Joshua an Islamic name?" Tags="|names|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28459" CreationDate="2015-11-09T08:24:41.403" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well after a certain research and with the helpful answer of our brother @ali-علی I found out that all weekdays have been known with other names in the Jahilya which if found very helpful and liked to share with you, even if i couldn't exactly find out at what time (exactly) the names were changed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The poet and linguist of the 'Abbasid Dynasty ibn Daryd said referring to the days of a week:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أؤمّل أن أعيش وأنّ يومي ** &lt;strong&gt;بأوّل&lt;/strong&gt; أو &lt;strong&gt;بأَهْوَن&lt;/strong&gt; أو &lt;strong&gt;جُبَار&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أوالتالي &lt;strong&gt;دُبَار&lt;/strong&gt; أو فيومي ** &lt;strong&gt;بمُؤْنِس&lt;/strong&gt; أو &lt;strong&gt;عَرُوبَة&lt;/strong&gt; أو &lt;strong&gt;شِيَار&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunday&lt;/strong&gt;: now known as al-Ahad الأحد had a similar name as it was named أول Awwal = first!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%88%D9%86_%28%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monday&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: was known as أهون Ahwan or as some said أهوية Ahwiya or أَوْهَد Awhad.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday&lt;/strong&gt;: was known as جُبَار Jubar (Jobar).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wednesday&lt;/strong&gt;: was known as دُبَار Dubar (Dobar) or وبار wabar&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursday&lt;/strong&gt;: was known as مُؤْنِس Mu'nis (Mo'nis)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A9_%28%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Friday&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: was known as عَرُوبَة 'Arubah ('Arobah).&#xA;And it was pretended that the first who have named it Jumua' was كَعْبُ بْنُ لُؤَيٍّ &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%B9%D8%A8_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D9%84%D8%A4%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ka'an ibn Lu'ay&lt;/a&gt; (Lo'ay) an ancestor of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) (7.th Grandfather  الجد السابع). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as-Suhayli  السُّهَيْلِيُّ in his book ( الرَّوْضِ الْأُنُفِ ar-Rawd al-Unuf) said that Ka'ab ibn Lu'ay was the first who gathered (Quraish) on 'Arubah, but it only was named Jumua' when Islam came! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tha'lab  ثَعْلَبٌ said: Jumua' was named so because Quraish used to gather with Qusay قُصَيٍّ in dar an-Nadwa دَارِ النَّدْوَةِ!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saturday&lt;/strong&gt;: was known as شبار Shibar or شِيَار Shiyar.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more details see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.startimes.com/?t=29881462&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic) or a fast overview &lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.te3p.com/39563.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was the 7th day in the Week related to the number 6?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saturday was called sabt because it was the day where Allah began his creation at ... this is the main opinion. &#xA;There's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/52/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt; and another narration of ibn 'Omar (May Allah be pleased with both) with differences &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : خَلَقَ اللَّهُ التُّرْبَةَ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ ، وَخَلَقَ الْحِجَارَةَ يَوْمَ الْأَحَدِ ، وَخَلَقَ السَّحَابَ يَوْمَ الِاثْنَيْنِ وَخَلَقَ الْكُرُومَ يَوْمَ الثُّلَاثَاءِ ، وَخَلَقَ الْمَلَائِكَةَ يَوْمَ الْأَرْبِعَاءِ ، وَخَلَقَ الدَّوَابَّ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ ،&#xA;  وَخَلَقَ آدَمَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فِيمَا بَيْنَ الْعَصْرِ وَغُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which seems to explain the creation steps, but both don't mention any creation of sky or heaven etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sabt (saturday) also refers to whole week for example in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/9/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; as we see from this translation &quot;فَلاَ وَاللَّهِ مَا رَأَيْنَا الشَّمْسَ &lt;strong&gt;سَبْتًا&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; =&quot;By Allah, we did not see the sun throughout the &lt;strong&gt;week&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot; BTW the same applies for jum'ah in some local Arabic dialects, for example we haven't seen each other for a week may be expressed by we haven't seen each other for a jumu'ah!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Many Ahadith refer to Jumua' as a special day see for example in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/7/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/658&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawud&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/14/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/4/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;in Jami' at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-07-06T08:37:32.400" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T08:37:32.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28565" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-09T09:06:30.970" Score="1" ViewCount="1252" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm 15 and this week my class is going to teach sex education: How to have sex and how to be safe (I guess they are going to show us how to do it too). Now I want to know: Should I join the class on that day or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14677" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-11-17T01:47:18.240" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T09:32:37.127" Title="Should Muslim teenagers join sex education classes in public school?" Tags="|sex|education|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24602" CreationDate="2015-11-09T09:46:33.600" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, you cannot eat any medicine while fasting. It will break the fast. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14646" LastActivityDate="2015-11-09T09:46:33.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28571" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18308" CreationDate="2015-11-09T10:26:53.457" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does the Qur'an say about the prostration of the sun:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you search in the Qur'an you will find a lots of Verses who tell us that the sun does prostrate and some who tell/indicate us &amp;quot;how&amp;quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Surat al-Hajj (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran/22/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;22:18&lt;/a&gt;) the prostration of the sun is clearly mentioned!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In other suwar (surahs) it's mentioned that all creations do prostrate like in Surat an-Nahl(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/16/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;16:49&lt;/a&gt;) and Surat al-Hashr (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/59/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;59:24&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In other places we find that they do prostrate but in their own way like in Suart al-Isra' (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/17/44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;17:44&lt;/a&gt;) and Surat an-Nur (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/24/41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:41&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so we have to believe that the sun does prostrate but we don't know how, and asking how would be considered (by most scholars) as inappropriate!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is this Hadith a contradiction to science?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Verse mentioned above are the reason why all scholars who read the Hadith you mentioned accepted it, even if they knew that day and night are the result of earth's rotation around it's axis. And here's a fatwa showing that this hadith is no contradiction to &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/176375&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;science&lt;/a&gt;! (By the Way there are many &lt;a href=&quot;https://library.islamweb.net/hadith/hadithServices.php?type=1&amp;amp;cid=1325&amp;amp;sid=2187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Versions&lt;/a&gt; of this hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari and other Hadith collections, some of them have been regarded as less reliable then others)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The heavenly bodies are round, according to the Muslim scholars among&#xA;the Sahaabah and those who followed them in guidance; that was also&#xA;proven from them with isnaads mentioned in the appropriate places. In&#xA;fact, more than one of the Muslim scholars narrated that there was&#xA;consensus among the Muslims on that point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the Hadith and it's meaning&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First be aware that the Hadith doesn't say that the sun is prostrating at sunset but underneath the Throne. So this normally should end the misunderstanding of the day and night matter!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Scholars have many opinion on this prostration, some say the sun is prostrating all along in each position that it takes during her rotation. Some say it prostrates once a year... there are also some more or less scientific explanations!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Scholars have different opinion on the appointed term:&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some say that this ends or will be at the end of dunya.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;About the Verse (36:38) some scholars quote some Qira-a Shadhah of ibn 'Abas and ibn Masu'd (May Allah be pleased with them) which says it has no appointed term (in dunya)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;والشمس تجري &lt;strong&gt;لا&lt;/strong&gt; مستقر لها&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which differs from the Mushaf&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot; والشمس تجري لمستقر لها&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read for example in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=2897&amp;amp;idto=2897&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;ID=2345&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir al-Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Version of this Hadith in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:159c&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; is somehow confirming the last statement. As once the permission to go on her course wouldn't be given this would be (lead to) the end of dunya and as mentioned their the appointed term.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this Hadith we can conclude only that the sun is worshiping/prostrating while rotating. And this has no effect or better relation on day and night or on her rotation!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eltwhed.com/vb/showthread.php?1290-%C7%E1%D1%CF-%DA%E1%EC-%E3%C7-%C3%CB%ED%D1-%E3%E4-%D4%C8%E5%C9-%CD%E6%E1-%CD%CF%ED%CB-%D3%CC%E6%CF-%C7%E1%D4%E3%D3-%CA%CD%CA-%DA%D1%D4-%C7%E1%D1%CD%E3%E4&amp;amp;highlight=%D3%CC%E6%CF%20%C7%E1%D4%E3%D3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-17T03:03:31.153" LastActivityDate="2021-09-17T03:03:31.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28574" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28561" CreationDate="2015-11-09T13:20:48.887" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No Joshua is not an islamic name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14682" LastActivityDate="2015-11-09T13:20:48.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28550" CreationDate="2015-11-09T13:54:53.230" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will summarize my comments in an Answer with references:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Be aware that there are many things to take into account to answer your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We have 5 fard/farz prayers which are related to a given time to perform them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are times of a day in which praying sunna/nafl (extra prayers) or even prostration (like sujud at-tilawa) &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/357&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;is not recommended or even haram&lt;/a&gt;: For example between 'Asr (fard prayer) and Maghrib (fard) or between fajr (time) and clear sunrise after praying sobh (the fajr fard prayer)!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For each prayer some sahaba and often the wifes of the Prophet (May ALlah be pleased with them) have informed us about extra prayers our Messenger (peace be upon him) used to perform before or after the fard! And the number of rak'at which he had performed can differ between the narrations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So sects or madhabs have chosen different nafl prayers, some are called sunnah or sunnah mu'akada or raghiba to show that our Messenger (peace be upon him) was performing them more regularly or asked his companions to perform them for example: fajr, shaf'a and witr prayers. Read for example this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/268&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as we know from different ahadith that our Messenger used to pray for example before and after dohr prayer some nafl. We know that there are nafl before or/and nafl after some fard prayers. So rejecting the existence of one of both would be rejecting a clear sunnah. We are supposed to follow our Messenger (peace be upon him) and pray as used to pray, and we should at least keep some prayers which we regularly offer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I won't discuss the amount of rak'at as for this one should consult some fiqh book, but if you did at least 2 rak'a you'll be mostly on the right side except for Witr and maybe the nafl before dohr:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But AFAIK there have been clearly mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;nafl before sobh (fajr fard) prayer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;nafl &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/123&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;before&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/20/216&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;after&lt;/a&gt; the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/5/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;dohr&lt;/a&gt; fard&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;nafl before 'asr&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;nafl after maghrib&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;nafl before and after 'isha&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/267&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; which gives an overview and this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/1048&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; about the sunan ar-rawatib (the sunnah prayers which are related to a fard)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not to forget that our Messenger (peace be upon him) used to pray &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/3/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;doha&lt;/a&gt;/duha/fornoon prayer which would be performed in the later morning!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you can only pray those nafl/sunnah prayer at their given time with some exceptions for example if you missed the fajr sunnah you can offer it after the sunrise until midday! And to answer your Question: praying all respective nafl prayers before going to the mosque (for praying the fard) in some cases doesn't make sense or even isn't acceptable!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-10T12:03:13.330" LastActivityDate="2015-11-10T12:03:13.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28576" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28561" CreationDate="2015-11-09T14:36:03.490" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Joshua&lt;/em&gt; is the English rendering of the Arabic &lt;em&gt;Yusha&lt;/em&gt;, which is known as the name of the first prophet after Moses (puh) - Yusha bin Nun (puh), under whose preaching and commands Bani-Israel eventually conquered the land. All prophetic names are automatically Islamic and this is because according to Quran there has only been one religion of God and therefore all prophets were prophets of Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a cultural aspect, the Arabic &lt;em&gt;Yusha&lt;/em&gt; will have more acceptability among the Muslims as compared to &lt;em&gt;Joshua&lt;/em&gt;, which is perceived as Western or Christian among other possibilities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In normal usage, to say that something is Islamic is to speak of its acceptability in the Muslim sphere, often also construed as the inverse of un-Islamic. For example, Abdul-Laat is an un-Islamic name. Taken this way, since &lt;em&gt;Joshua&lt;/em&gt; is not &quot;un-Islamic,&quot; it is Islamic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2015-11-12T08:10:02.407" LastActivityDate="2015-11-12T08:10:02.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28561" CreationDate="2015-11-09T15:27:35.930" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Joshua&lt;/strong&gt; is the modern English version of Hebrew name &lt;strong&gt;Yehoshuah&lt;/strong&gt; which means &lt;em&gt;Yahweh is salvation&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Jesus&lt;/strong&gt; is also a variation upon Yehoshuah and it simply is a Greek transliteration of Yehoshuah via Latin. (Source: Wikipedia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;There is nothing un-Islamic or even Islamic about the name Joshua.&lt;/em&gt; If one wants to take up this name, he can. The only recommendation one should heed IMHO is that &lt;em&gt;name should have a good meaning&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Contrary to the widely held concept, there is no basis for labeling a name as Islamic or non-Islamic. What we generally term as Islamic names are simply &lt;em&gt;Arabic&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Arabic versions&lt;/em&gt; of the names. In most European languages the letter &lt;strong&gt;J&lt;/strong&gt; is still pronounced as &lt;strong&gt;Y&lt;/strong&gt;. Even in Urdu we call Jesus as &lt;strong&gt;Yesu (Masih)&lt;/strong&gt;. Isa is simply an Arabic version of Jesus. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jesus (Christ) – Yesu (Masih) – Isa (Masih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some variations of the Hebrew names that people use all over the world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jakob – Jacob – Yaqoob &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Elijas – Aylia – Illyas&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Joseph – Yusuf &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jonas – Jonah – Yunus &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;John – Johannes – Johennsen - Johan – Yahya&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Markus – Mark – Marqas &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Peter – Pitrus &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Solomon – Suleiman &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;David – Dawood&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abraham – Ibrahim &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Issac – Ishaq &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Michael – Mishael – Mikhail – Mikaeel &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Gabriel – Jibraeel &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rafael – Israpheel&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14004" LastEditorUserId="14004" LastEditDate="2015-11-10T08:29:58.307" LastActivityDate="2015-11-10T08:29:58.307" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28519" CreationDate="2015-11-09T16:01:55.487" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;the holy quoran states (i can't remember the exact verse at the moment) that all our senses are held responsible (i.e. eyes, ears, intellect, ... even our feelings). so watching haram scenes with the intention of not pursuing the issue physically, is not only &quot;absolutely and obviously haraam&quot;, its also impractical as well. and unethical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also to mention, pornography has different levels and types of approach. sadly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14686" LastActivityDate="2015-11-09T16:01:55.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28560" CreationDate="2015-11-09T17:41:20.417" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhan O Taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and Companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many supplications and zikr during the day and night but as you have only asked for special Zikr and wazaif after Salah from &amp;quot;Sahih Ahadith &amp;quot;,,so I have compiled some of them which Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him did himself and some he taught to his companions too ,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Summarizing them I would present first concisely and then below are references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;strong&gt;After Salah:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;‏ &amp;quot;لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهْوَ&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ،&#xA;اللَّهُمَّ لاَ مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ، وَلاَ مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ، وَلاَ يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;مِنْكَ الْجَدُّ ‏&amp;quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;strong&gt;After Every Salah&lt;/strong&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;سبحان الله، والحمد لله، والله أكبر&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(33 Times).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;strong&gt;After Fajr Prayer&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‏ &lt;strong&gt;اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا وَعَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاً&lt;/strong&gt; ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;strong&gt;After Salah&lt;/strong&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;استغفر الله&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(3 times).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;:‏ &lt;strong&gt;‏&amp;quot;‏اللهم أنت السلام، ومنك السلام، تباركت يا ياذا الجلال والإكرام‏&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;( 1 Time).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;strong&gt;After Every Salah&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;‏ اللهم أعني على ذكرك، وشكرك، وحسن عبادتك‏&amp;quot;‏‏&lt;/strong&gt;.‏&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1 Time).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;strong&gt;After Witr Prayer&lt;/strong&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;سُبْحَانَ الْمَلِكِ الْقُدُّوسِ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;( 3 Times and raise your voice on the 3rd time).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;strong&gt;After Every Salah&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له ، له الملك وله الحمد ، وهو على كل شيء قدير ‏.‏ لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله ،لا إله إلا الله، ولا نعبد إلا إياه، له النعمة، وله الفضل وله الثناء&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;الحسن‏.‏ لا إله إلا الله مخلصين له الدين ولو كره الكافرون&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;strong&gt;After Every Fardh Salah:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;اللّهُ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ&#xA;لاَ تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلاَ نَوْمٌ&#xA;لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ&#xA;مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ&#xA;يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ&#xA;وَلاَ يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلاَّ بِمَا شَاء&#xA;وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ&#xA;وَلاَ يَؤُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Ayat Al Kursi 1 time).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Now Below are the references from Sahih ahadith.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي دُبُرِ&#xA;كُلِّ صَلاَةٍ إِذَا سَلَّمَ ‏ &amp;quot;‏ ل&lt;strong&gt;اَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ،&#xA;وَحْدَهُ&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ،&#xA;وَهْوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، اللَّهُمَّ لاَ مَانِعَ لِمَا&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;أَعْطَيْتَ، وَلاَ مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ، وَلاَ يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الْجَدُّ&lt;/strong&gt; ‏&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Warrad: (the freed slave of Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba) Al-Mughira&#xA;wrote to Muawiya bin Abu Sufyan that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to say&#xA;at the end of every prayer after the Taslim, &amp;quot;La ilaha illa-l-lahu&#xA;wahdahu la sharika lahu; lahu-l-mulk wa lahu-l-hamd, wahuwa 'ala kulli&#xA;shai'n qadir. Allahumma la mani'a Lima a taita, wa la mu'ta Lima&#xA;mana'ta, wa la yanfa'u dhal-jaddu minkal-jadd.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/80/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ألا أعلمكم شيئًا تدركون به من سبقكم، وتسبقون به من بعدكم، ولا يكون أحد&#xA;أفضل منكم إلا من صنع مثل ما صنعتم‏؟‏ قالوا‏:‏ بلى يا رسول الله، قال‏:‏&#xA;‏&amp;quot;‏تسبحون، وتحمدون، وتكبرون، خلف كل صلاة ثلاثًا وثلاثين قال أبو صالح&#xA;الراوي عن أبي هريرة، لما سئل عن كيفية ذكرهن، قال‏:‏ يقول‏:‏ &lt;strong&gt;سبحان&#xA;الله، والحمد لله، والله أكبر&lt;/strong&gt;، حتى يكون منهن كلهن ثلاثًا وثلاثين‏.‏&#xA;‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The poor&#xA;Emigrants came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: &amp;quot;The wealthy&#xA;have gone with the highest ranks and lasting bliss.&amp;quot; He asked: &amp;quot;How is&#xA;that?&amp;quot; They replied: &amp;quot;They offer Salat (prayer) as we offer it; they&#xA;observe fast as we do; (and as they are wealthy) they perform Hajj and&#xA;'Umrah, and go for Jihad, and they spend in charity but we cannot, and&#xA;they free the slaves but we are unable to do so.&amp;quot; The Messenger of&#xA;Allah (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;Shall I not teach you something with which you may&#xA;overtake those who surpassed you and with which you will surpass those&#xA;who will come after you? None will excel you unless he who does which&#xA;you do.&amp;quot; They said: &amp;quot;Yes, please do, O Messenger of Allah&amp;quot; He (ﷺ)&#xA;said, &amp;quot;You should recite: Tasbih (Allah is free from imperfection),&#xA;Takbir (Allah is Greatest), Tahmid (Praise be to Allah) thirty-three&#xA;times after each Salat.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1418&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كَانَ يَقُولُ إِذَا صَلَّى الصُّبْحَ حِينَ يُسَلِّمُ ‏ &amp;quot;‏ &lt;strong&gt;اللَّهُمَّ&#xA;إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا وَعَمَلاً&#xA;مُتَقَبَّلاً ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Umm Salamah that when the Prophet (ﷺ) performed&#xA;the Subh (morning prayer), while he said the Salam, he would say:&#xA;‘Allahumma inni as’aluka ‘ilman nafi’an, wa rizqan tayyiban, wa&#xA;‘amalan mutaqabbalan (O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge,&#xA;goodly provision and acceptable deeds).&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1309770&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Ibn Majah]&lt;/a&gt;’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا انصرف من صلاته ، &lt;strong&gt;استغفر الله&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;ثلاثاً وقال‏:‏ ‏**&amp;quot;‏اللهم أنت السلام، ومنك السلام، تباركت يا ياذا الجلال**&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;والإكرام‏&amp;quot;‏&lt;/strong&gt; قيل للأوزاعي- وهو أحد رواته‏:‏ كيف الإستغفار‏؟‏ قال‏:‏&#xA;يقول‏:‏ ‏&amp;quot;‏أستغفر الله ، أستغفر الله‏&amp;quot;‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thauban (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Whenever the&#xA;Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) finished his Salat (prayer), he would beg&#xA;forgiveness three times [by saying, 'Astaghfirullah' (3 times)] and&#xA;then he would say: &amp;quot;Allahumma Antas-Salamu, wa minkas-Salamu,&#xA;tabarakta ya Dhal-Jalali wal-Ikram. (O Allah! You are the Bestower of&#xA;security and security comes from You; Blessed are You. O Possessor of&#xA;glory and honour).&amp;quot; Imam Al-Auza'i (one of the subnarrators) of this&#xA;Hadith was asked: &amp;quot;How forgiveness should be sought?&amp;quot; He replied: &amp;quot;I&#xA;say: Astaghfirullah, Astaghfirullah (I seek forgiveness from Allah. I&#xA;seek forgiveness from Allah).&amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1876&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; [Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فقال‏:‏ ‏&amp;quot;‏أوصيك يا معاذ لا تدعن في دبر كل صلاة تقول‏:‏ &lt;strong&gt;اللهم أعني&#xA;على ذكرك، وشكرك، وحسن عبادتك‏&amp;quot;‏&lt;/strong&gt;‏.‏ رواه أبو داود بإسناد صحيح‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mu'adh (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of&#xA;Allah (ﷺ) took hold of my hand and said, &amp;quot;O Mu'adh! By Allah I love&#xA;you, so I advise you to never forget to recite after every prayer:&#xA;&amp;quot;Allahumma a'inni ala dhikrika, wa shukrika, wa husni 'ibadatika (O&#xA;Allah, help me remember You, to be grateful to You, and to worship You&#xA;in an excellent manner).&amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1422&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; [Abu Dawud]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُوتِرُ بِـ ‏{‏&#xA;سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى ‏}‏ وَ ‏{‏ قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا&#xA;الْكَافِرُونَ ‏}‏ وَ ‏{‏ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ‏}‏ وَيَقُولُ بَعْدَ&#xA;مَا يُسَلِّمُ ‏&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;‏ سُبْحَانَ الْمَلِكِ الْقُدُّوسِ&lt;/strong&gt; ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ ثَلاَثَ&#xA;مَرَّاتٍ يَرْفَعُ بِهَا صَوْتَهُ ‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Ibn Abdur-Rahman bin Abza from his father that:&#xA;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite in witr: &amp;quot;Glorify the Name&#xA;of Your Lord, the Most High;' and &amp;quot;Say: O you disbelievers!'; and&#xA;'Say: He is Allah, (the) One.&amp;quot; And after he had said the salam, he&#xA;would say: Subhanal-Malikil-Quddus (Glory be to the Sovereign, the&#xA;Most Holy) raising his voice the third time.&amp;quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/nasai/20/153&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An Nasai&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن عبد الله ابن الزبير رضي الله عنهما أنه كان يقول دبر كل صلاة، حين&#xA;يسلم‏:‏ ل&lt;strong&gt;ا إله إلا الله&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;وحده لا شريك له ، له الملك وله الحمد ،&#xA;وهو على كل شيء قدير ‏.‏ لا حول ولا&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;قوة إلا بالله ،لا إله إلا الله،&#xA;ولا نعبد إلا إياه، له النعمة، وله الفضل وله الثناء الحسن‏.‏ لا إله إلا&#xA;الله مخلصين له الدين ولو كره الكافرون&lt;/strong&gt; It has been reported that&#xA;'Abdullah bin Zubair (May Allah be pleased with them) used to recite&#xA;after Taslim at the conclusion of every Salat (prayer): &amp;quot;La ilaha&#xA;illallahu wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul- mulku, wa lahul-hamdu, wa&#xA;Huwa 'ala kulli shai'in Qadir. La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah. La&#xA;ilaha illallahu, wa la na'budu illa iyyahu, Lahun-ni'matu, wa&#xA;lahul-fadlu, wa lahuth-thana'ul-hasan. La ilaha ilallahu, mukhlisina,&#xA;lahud-dina, wa lau karihal-kafirun (there is no true god except Allah;&#xA;He is One. To Him belongs the dominion and to Him is all praise, and&#xA;He is Powerful over all things. There is no power and might except&#xA;with (the help of) Allah. There is no God but Allah and we worship&#xA;none except Him, to Him belongs the bounty and to Him belongs the&#xA;grace, and to Him belongs all excellent praise; there is no deity but&#xA;Allah. We reserve our devotion exclusively for Him though the&#xA;disbelievers may detest it).&amp;quot; Ibn Az-Zubair said: The Messenger of&#xA;Allah (ﷺ) used to celebrate Allah's Greatness in those terms after&#xA;every Salat (prayer). (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1417&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن أبي أمامة ، قال: قال رسول الله: «من قرأ &lt;strong&gt;آية الكرسي&lt;/strong&gt; في دبر كل صلاة&#xA;مكتوبة، لم يمنعه من دخول الجنة إلا أن يموت&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation: Abi Amama (ra) narrates that the Prophet (Peace be upon&#xA;him) said: Whosoever recites Ayat al Kursi after every Prayer then&#xA;nothing can stop him from entering Paradise except for death (i.e. he&#xA;will for sure enter paradise after death) [Sunnan Nasai,  At-Tabrani ,&#xA;graded authentic by al albani.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-28T10:52:22.090" LastActivityDate="2021-12-28T10:52:22.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28584" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-10T00:01:24.087" Score="1" ViewCount="704" Body="&lt;p&gt;I got a mobile in free from my college, (a company visited the college and gave free mobiles to all students) but I sold it to my friend on market price. So is that permissible or not in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14691" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-11-10T00:41:30.490" LastActivityDate="2016-02-08T15:37:25.693" Title="Can I sell a product for profit if I received it for free?" Tags="|business|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28589" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-10T08:02:54.880" Score="9" ViewCount="11816" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering what the language of the people is in the paradise (Jannah)? Is that a new language or it is one of the current world languages? As another related question, and actually on the other hand, I wander what the language of the hell (Jahanam) is and &quot;Is it the same, as the language of the Jannah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: The authentic hadiths (traditions) would be appreciated (as well as the holy Qur'an verses).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-14T07:08:29.080" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:04:00.157" Title="What is the language of the Paradise?" Tags="|jannah|language|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28590" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28589" CreationDate="2015-11-10T09:05:18.070" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well I couldn't find any authentic hadith about the matter, even if among Muslim people the saying that Arabic would be the language of people in Jannah is well known and a kind of consensus. But there's no sahih hadith or Verse in the Qur'an which clearly supports this opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other Hand there are ahadith most of them quoted by Imam at-Tabarni and qualified as weak or fabricated which support this opinion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated by al-Tabaraani in al-Awsat, al-Haakim, al-Bayhaqi in Shu’ab al-Eemaan and others that Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: &lt;strong&gt;“Love the Arabs for three reasons, because I am an Arab, the Qur’aan is Arabic and the speech of the people of Paradise is Arabic.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Qualified as fabricated by ibn al-Jawzi and Imam ad-Dahabi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Tabaraani narrated in al-Awsat that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: &lt;strong&gt;“I am an Arab, and the Qur’aan is Arabic, and the language of the people of Paradise is Arabic.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Qualified as fabricated by al-Albani)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are similar versions of this last Hadith but as ahadith marfu' (a saying of sahabi or tabi'a) narrated by ibn 'Abbas and Imam az-Zuhari which was quoted in Hadi al arwah of ibn al-Qayyim!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ibn Kathir pretended in his tafisri of the Verse in surat ash-Shu'ara' (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/26/195&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;26:195&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in plain Arabic language بلسان عربي مبين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that the language of the day of Qiyamah would be Syrianic and those who enter Jannah will speak Arabic (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/4563&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa in Arabic&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As there doesn't seem to be any clear evidence or reference telling us in which language people will speak neither in Paradise nor Hell nor in the Qiyamah we should accept the conclusion of Imam ibn Taymiyah in his Majmo' al-Fatawa (4/299): &lt;em&gt;There is no basis for any of these ideas, whether on the grounds of common sense or in any report or text, rather they are mere claims that are devoid of any evidence. And Allaah knows best and is most Wise.&lt;/em&gt; (See this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/83262&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; for more details)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-20T04:04:00.157" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:04:00.157" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28584" CreationDate="2015-11-10T09:13:05.573" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;A simple answer is yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To explain why I said simple, we are assuming that the mobile was given with no conditions. In that case you are welcome to sell it for any price that the buyer is willing to pay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14688" LastActivityDate="2015-11-10T09:13:05.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28561" CreationDate="2015-11-10T09:26:48.130" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is this a name relevant to Islam or more towards Judaism and Christianity? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, it's relevant to Islam but the word is more towards the Judaism or Christianity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14440" LastActivityDate="2015-11-10T09:26:48.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28594" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18339" CreationDate="2015-11-10T13:06:39.573" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can women perform salat al janaza&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Female can perform salat al-janaza as it's narrated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/11/130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;. So it's no bida'h at all if a woman performs this prayer, but a major condition for this is the presence of the corpse of the death person for whom this prayer is performed!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can women participate at the prayer (in a mosque)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most scholars say as the rules of the shari'a are valid for women and men and as there are no clear references saying that this worship is only valid for men they shouldn't be prohibited to perform it. But whether they can participate in the prayer if it would mean go out of their houses or not is still a bit unclear and a discussed matter among sunni scholars:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The majority of scholars say women can perform the janazah prayer in congregation in a mosque following the Imam and an other general permission can be derived form the following narration from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/11/129&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;While again scholars differ in case of women praying -alone without a male Imam- The Imams Malik and a-Shafi'i said each woman should pray alone. Imam a-Shafi'i said if they prayed in congregation that would be accepted but not the most preferable way. Other sunni scholars accepted a women congregation for salat al-janazah. Ibn 'Othaymeen said &lt;em&gt;they can perform the prayer in a women congregation at her home (while the death person is still there), it's also allowed to pray it in a mosque -even if I've never seen them do so here (Saudia-Arabia)-, but if the death person is not at home and elsewhere a salat al-ghaib wouldn't be acceptable&lt;/em&gt;, according to this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/156482&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa*&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some say women shouldn't go to the mosque to perform them and even use expressions like haram or makruh (see for example this &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/33782/%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AC-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AF-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic) because the say this follows the idea of following the Janaza which is prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;But as we see from this &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1278&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih hadith&lt;/a&gt; mentioned in many hadith collections (like sahih al-Bukhari, sahih Muslim, Sunan ibn Majah and sunan abi Dawod) this prohibition was not understood as strict, and this is for example the madhab of Imam Malik, who said younger women and girls shouldn't follow it, while older women could follow it, if they are sure not to create a fitna! &lt;em&gt;This opinion seems to me the nearest to truth in the matter of following the janaza&lt;/em&gt;. As there are other ahadith (ibn abi Shaibah, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1316551&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; and at-Tirmidhi quoted different versions of a hadith narrated by abu Huraira (May Allah be pleased with him)) which even seem to support this opinion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand we'll have to know that the prayer of funeral is considered a &lt;em&gt;fard kifya&lt;/em&gt; which means if some did it this would be sufficient and others wouldn't be regarded as sinners if they don't do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beside the funeral prayer we have a similar prayer for those who can not assist the funeral prayer themselves and want to perform this prayer it's called salat al-ghaib (the prayer of the absent), but it has some rulings. So you could do it for a relative who died far away from you, so that you might neither have the possibility to perform the janazah prayer nor pray it at his grave later. And mostly it is done for some people who have been useful for our religion as &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1245&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Najashi&lt;/a&gt; was and because of his death this prayer was introduced. So still women (and relatives who couldn't pray at the mosque or with the congregation whom prayed the janaza) could perform this prayer at their homes or later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As those who dislike or prohibit the idea of women praying the salat al-janaza in a mosque use the fact that women preferably &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/180&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;should pray at their homes&lt;/a&gt; as reason to not let them go and pray at the mosque!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/14522&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; the last few sentences of OP'S question is a bit ambiguous, so I guess that there might be a point which is still missing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This could be the question: &lt;strong&gt;Can women perform the janazah prayer before the &amp;quot;official&amp;quot; prayer in a mosque?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;My first referenced fatwa* seem to answer this. As the prayer could be performed once the death person is washed and the corpse has been prepared for burial.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;An other point could be is a janzah prayer valid if the death person is not&lt;/strong&gt;0 (more exactly no more) &lt;strong&gt;around?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;As usually for praying the janzah their are rules for where to put the death person in front of the Imam. And salat al-ghaib in this case wouldn't be acceptable, as the death person is not far away! So according this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/119662&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic) -where a janazah congregation was held in presence of the wrong death body- the the presence of the death body of the person for whom the janazah is performed is mandatory, if not this isn't a valid prayer.&#xA;Al-'Assimi an-Najdi العاصمي النجدي said in his comment on zad al-mustanqi' said (speaking about the mandatory conditions to perform salat al-janazah) - (My own translation take it carefully):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وحضور الميت بين يديه، فلا تصح على جنازة محمولة، ولا من وراء جدار.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... The presence of the death person -at the same location- so a janazah prayer on a corpse which has already been moved or carried -out- (to the graveyard) or behind a wall isn't valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A 3rd point could also be: &lt;strong&gt;Is it acceptable to repeat a janazah prayer?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; As if the women performed it the prayer in a mosque or elsewhere would be a repetition. The answer for that it is allowed with details for madhabs, some wouldn't allow it others would say it is allowed, but one shouldn't redo this prayer for the same janazah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-26T12:39:07.413" LastActivityDate="2021-11-26T12:39:07.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28595" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28651" CreationDate="2015-11-10T17:48:18.977" Score="3" ViewCount="95028" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Quran or holy scriptures, is it made clear that animals go to heaven or not? As an aside, does the definition include insects?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14698" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T23:06:04.283" LastActivityDate="2021-04-19T12:23:12.067" Title="Do animals go to heaven?" Tags="|jannah|animals|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28596" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-10T23:12:14.397" Score="2" ViewCount="269" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer this question you have to read the text below, and don't give me your opinion please (not to be rude of course) but this is not an opinion based question...Which many people always think...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I pray like Sunni’s basically...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And actually Shia prayer is kind of the same&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the problem is that some sentences are a little bit different towards each other in Sunni and Shia prayer...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;»In rukoo':&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Sunni prayer I say 3 times &quot;subhana rabbi alhadiem&quot;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While in Shia prayer I used to say &#xA;&quot;subhana rabbi alhadiem wa bi hamdih, allahoema salli 'ala Mohammed wa 'ala alih Mohammed&quot; &#xA;I said it only once&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;»And while I'm in sujood:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I say in Sunni prayers 3 times &quot;subhana rabbi al ah'la&quot;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While in Shia prayer I said once&#xA;&quot;Subhana rabbi al ah'la wa bi hamdih, allahoema sallih 'ala Muhammed wa 'ala alih Muhammad&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;»And the position between the two times you do sujood (when you sit on your knees:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I say in Sunni prayer 2 times &quot;rabbi ighfirlee&quot;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While in Shia prayer I used to say &quot;astaghfiruka ya rabbi wa atubuh ileïk&quot; only once&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;»And after sujood in the second rak'aa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I say in say in Sunni prayers...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;At tahiyatu lillahi salawati wa tayyibaatu&#xA;As salamu aleika ayyuha an nabiyuh wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu&#xA;Wa a Salamu alaina wa 'ala hibadi lahi salihien&#xA;Ashhadoe an la ilaha il Allah wa ashadoe ana Mohammedan habdoe'hoe wa rassulhoe&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While in Shia prayer I used to say...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Ashadoe an la ilaha il Allah wa ashadoe ana Mohammedan habdoe'hoe wa rassulhoe&#xA;Allahuma salli 'ala Mohammed wa 'ala alih Mohammed&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in the last rakaat after sujood:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I say in Sunni prayer I say...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;At tahiyatu lillahi salawati wa tayyibaatu&#xA;As salamu haleika ayyu an nabiyuh wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu&#xA;As a Salamu halaina wa 'ala hibadi lahi salihien&#xA;Ashhadoe an la ilaha il Allah wa ashadoe ana Mohammedan habdoe'hoe wa rassulhoe&#xA;Allahuma salli 'ala Mohammed wa 'ala alih Mohammed&#xA;Kama sallayta 'ala ibrahim wa 'ala alih ibrahim, wa innaka hameedum majeeed&#xA;Allahuma barik 'ala Mohammed wa 'ala alih Mohammed&#xA;Kama barakta 'ala ibrahim wa 'ala alih ibrahim, wa inaka hameedum majeed&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then I say &quot;a salamu haleikum to the right and left&#xA;Then I'm done with my prayer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While in Shia I used to say...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ashhadoe an la ilaha il Allah wa ashadoe ana Mohammedan habdoe'hoe wa rassulhoe&#xA;Allahuma salli 'ala Mohammed wa 'ala alih Mohammed&#xA;A Salam muhaleika ayu an nabiyuh wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh &#xA;Wa a salam muhaleina wa 'ala hibadih lahi salihien&#xA;Wa a salam muhaleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then I said 3 times &quot;Allahu Akbar&quot;&#xA;And each time saying the takbeer at the end of prayer I used to wave my hands above my shoulders (just like you do when you change your position to rukoo')&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is one of the prayer invalid, because of the difference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13432" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-21T05:53:41.827" LastActivityDate="2015-11-21T05:53:41.827" Title="Prayer, invalid or valid?" Tags="|salat|sunnah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-03-28T14:59:58.130" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28597" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28565" CreationDate="2015-11-11T04:02:58.940" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Waalaikum asalaam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Say: Are they equal those who know, and those who do not know?&quot; (39:9)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would advise that you go to the class &lt;strong&gt;and&lt;/strong&gt; seek appropriate information from your masjid/Sunday school about Islamic views of sex. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In sex education classes in secular schools, the emphasis is generally on basic anatomy (of men and women), sexually transmitted diseases/infections, and preventing pregnancy. They do not teach you &quot;how to have sex&quot;. If you are fifteen-years-old, and you do not know the definition of sexual intercourse, how a woman becomes pregnant, or what a menstrual cycle is, I would advise you speak with your parent/s regarding this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The information covered in the class on basic health is important information for every human being who has reached puberty in order to care for themselves and for others. When you attend the class, I advise you to have the correct intentions, namely &lt;em&gt;to understand human biology for the sake of appreciating the marvels of the human body that Allah has created and to prepare you for marriage one day, inshaAllah&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a masjid/Sunday School setting, you should have the opportunity to learn the other part of &quot;sexual education&quot;, specifically the morality, emotional, and Islamic aspects related to marriage. If you are too embarrassed to seek knowledge about this from a person or are afraid someone might shame you, perhaps ask for a book recommendation on Islamic marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I encourage you, as a fellow Muslim, to observe chastity and have sexual relations within the bounds of marriage only as commanded by Allah, and to have proper intentions when attending such classes. A side benefit of attending secular sex education classes in high school is that the knowledge you learn may very well encourage you to remain on the sirat al mustaqueem as you realize that even the &quot;safest&quot; sexual acts may still result in unwanted pregnancies and diseases. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14703" LastEditorUserId="14703" LastEditDate="2015-11-11T04:24:02.220" LastActivityDate="2015-11-11T04:24:02.220" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28598" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28602" CreationDate="2015-11-11T09:14:46.940" Score="3" ViewCount="15391" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the difference between sallam and salam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have to write some more text, for this site's requirement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is their structure, construction?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is difference in meanings?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I used to use and know only one word - salam, but I have seen &quot;salallahu alayhi wa sallam&quot; that means &quot;may Allah honour him and grant him peace&quot; (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_be_upon_him_%28Islam%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org&lt;/a&gt; ). I used the word &quot;salam&quot; as &quot;hello/hi&quot;. But both salam and sallam mean &quot;peace&quot; in the salawat. There also is salawat version with &quot;salam&quot;: &quot;ʿalayhi as-salām&quot; (see the wikipedia article.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-30T13:48:01.553" LastActivityDate="2016-07-08T14:36:28.880" Title="Sallam and salam - what is difference?" Tags="|arabic|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28565" CreationDate="2015-11-11T09:23:33.890" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;i think, go there, but: 1) do not look at images/views of naked humans, also generally do not look at women and girls at your school. 2) do not believe to information that is given in atheist lections and atheist books, if they do not have strong proofs. the information for school pupil probably does not have proofs with them. for example , they teach that sex without marriage is ok and that masturbation is ok and that using contraceptives (condoms etc) is ok. do not believe that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Use of physical contraception (Condoms etc) is permitted in Islam only in few cases).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2016-03-15T09:32:37.127" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T09:32:37.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28600" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28598" CreationDate="2015-11-11T09:48:25.220" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Concerning what you have inquired:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sallam and salam - what is difference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking, &lt;strong&gt;Sallam (سلم) looks often to be translated as &quot;PEACE&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. e.g. as a famous phrase it is remarked: صلی الله علیه و آله و سلم، then it is translated as &quot;&lt;strong&gt;peace&lt;/strong&gt; be upon him and his household). Meanwhile, Sallam can be considered as a &quot;Verb&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the word &lt;strong&gt;SALAM&lt;/strong&gt; can have some other meanings as well, especially it is used as a kind of greetings which means Hello. Among its meaning: Health, Peace, Hello ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As well as this, Salam is deemed as a Name of Allah as well. On the other hand, it is considered as a &quot;Noun&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, seemingly they have the same root of &quot;سلم&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/fa/dict/ar-fa/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.almaany.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-08T14:36:28.880" LastActivityDate="2016-07-08T14:36:28.880" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28602" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28598" CreationDate="2015-11-11T10:58:59.583" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well both salam سَلَام (which is in first place a noun) or sallam سَلّم (which is a &lt;em&gt;verb&lt;/em&gt;) have the same root مصدر or origin: سَلَمَ. I will try to explain most possible meanings and link some Qur'an Verses where they are used, hoping this would help to understand the meaning according to the context:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/%D8%B3%D9%8E%D9%84%D9%8E%D8%A7%D9%85/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Salam سَلَام&lt;/a&gt; or السَّلاَم&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;could have different meanings among them: &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;peace&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/127&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;harmony&lt;/a&gt;, freedom... &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;but if it is in the context of &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/94&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;greeting&lt;/a&gt;: it would be understood as &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/10/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;greeting&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/14/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;salutation&lt;/a&gt;, salute which all is wishing peace.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If it's in a context of peace after a war or to prevent a war: it could also be regarded as &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/8/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;agreement&lt;/a&gt; (well the verse linked use the clear word used for a treaty of peace) or contract etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/%D8%B3%D9%8E%D9%84%D9%8E%D8%A7%D9%85/home.php?word=%D8%B3%D9%8E%D9%84%D9%91%D9%85&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sallam سَلّم&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;also may mean: &lt;em&gt;to&lt;/em&gt; greet, &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;or &lt;em&gt;to&lt;/em&gt; allow and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;to&lt;/em&gt; grant&lt;/a&gt; if it's in the context of approving,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;it could also have the meaning &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/8/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;to&lt;/em&gt; save&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;em&gt;to&lt;/em&gt; protect or &lt;em&gt;to&lt;/em&gt; keep if it's in the context of an injury or accident...! &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Other meanings are &lt;em&gt;to&lt;/em&gt; deliver or &lt;em&gt;to&lt;/em&gt; give as &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/233&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (if it's for example a letter) or &lt;em&gt;to&lt;/em&gt; agree and &lt;em&gt;to&lt;/em&gt; accept.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other examples: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;عليه السلام (alyhii as-Salam) which is translated peace be upon him: means also May the  Prayers and Blessings of Allah and his Malaika be upon him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;صلی الله علیه و آله و سلم: All Prayers and Blessings of Allah be upon him and his relatives (family).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion or general hint&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Briefly one could say that words of the root سَلَمَ like Salam/Salaam (noun)/&lt;em&gt;sallam&lt;/em&gt; (verb)/Silm (noun)/&lt;em&gt;sallama&lt;/em&gt; (verb) are in first place related with &lt;strong&gt;peace&lt;/strong&gt;, words that are derivatives from Islam (Muslim (noun), &lt;em&gt;aslim&lt;/em&gt; (verb)...) would be more related to &lt;strong&gt;submission&lt;/strong&gt; and words that are derivatives of Salim/Saleem (noun) they would be more related to &lt;strong&gt;sane&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;safe&lt;/strong&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T07:13:25.337" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T07:13:25.337" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28605" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7267" CreationDate="2015-11-11T15:12:30.473" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well the answer is simple because &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%91%D9%8E%D8%A8%D9%90%D9%8A%D8%B0%D9%8E/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;nabidh النَّبِيذَ&lt;/a&gt; or an-nabidah is a drink or a wine made with fermented dates or grapes put into or mixed with water (or some water mixed with dates/grapes in different sedateness states, which were left for a while ... even until they get fermented)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/home.php?word=%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%91%D9%8E%D8%A8%D9%90%D9%8A%D8%B0%D9%8E%20&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-ar&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;النَّبِيذُ&lt;/a&gt; : شُرابٌ مُسكر يُتَّخَذُ من عصير العنب أَو التمر أَو غيرهما ، ويُترَكُ حتى يختمر والجمع : أنْبذَةٌ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore our Messenger (peace be upon him) told the sahaba (May Allah pleased with them) to use instead of fermented dates: grapes or dates or unripe dates without mixing as when they are mixed one couldn't distinguish by taste whether it is fermented yet or not! So one would drink alcohol without being conscious of doing this! For this reason they have been asked to make a drink from non mixed fruits!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could only find an &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/183149&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arabic Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.startimes.com/?t=31439689&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;explanation&lt;/a&gt; supporting my answer so far!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T06:38:08.480" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T06:38:08.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28607" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-11T16:21:11.830" Score="4" ViewCount="4996" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is always stated in Islamic sites  that men's awrah is from knees to navel. (for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/34976&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/34976&lt;/a&gt; ). &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have searched hadiths about that, and I have found many hadiths about covering thigh, you can see them in the url or in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=thigh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=thigh&lt;/a&gt; , but I have found almost none hadiths that clearly prove that chest (torso, trunk) is not awrah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have found 1 hadith: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/42/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/42/45&lt;/a&gt; , in which somebody sees prophet naked in his house.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can think that if that was awrah, prophet should say about it, and if he did not say, then it is tolerable. But the hadith does not clearly say that prophet did not say about it, we just can think so, because the hadith does not say about it, and since it is important thing, its narrators should not leave that hidden, so we think the prophet did not say anything about that, so we decide it is not awrah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there is &lt;strong&gt;probability that it was so much clearly known by everybody, that chest is awrah&lt;/strong&gt;, so it was even not told in the narration.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Awrah might be exposed by mistake and just who see it might must look at other direction or close his eyes or cover the awrah by hands etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, are there any other hadiths which show that some men at time of Muhammad showed their torso for long time and it was allowed or was not prohibited? Ie can you prove or disprove the decision of fakihs that chest is not awrah? Or can you say by hadiths that seems nobody showed his chest so that can be considered as proof that it is awrah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Some illustration for that it is decision of fakihs:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/171584&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/171584&lt;/a&gt; : &amp;quot;And he said in ash-Sharh al-Kabeer,&#xA;1/457: The navel and the knees are not part of the ‘awrah. This is the&#xA;view of Maalik and ash-Shaafa‘i.&amp;quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2021-07-14T09:20:38.120" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:26:06.980" Title="Is the torso/chest/trunk of a man considered as awrah?" Tags="|hadith|men|clothing|awrah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28608" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-11T16:23:59.133" Score="-1" ViewCount="1090" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am I English woman who converted, and me and my Muslim partner had a Muslim man from the mosque come to get us married, but we never signed the papers due to my name needing to be changed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean we are married?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also had a daughter but split shortly after. I did move on and slept with someone he swears blind he didn't. We've now got the question because we want to be together can we get married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14711" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T03:34:13.037" LastActivityDate="2017-11-27T04:00:39.733" Title="After getting married without signing the papers, and moving on and reuniting, are we still married?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28610" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28413" CreationDate="2015-11-11T18:21:13.303" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Rukooh, aka, after saying &quot;sami Allah huliman hamida&quot; raising the hands, it's not a must. It's a Sunnah, it's a Mustahab, meaning appreciated, supported, encouraged. It's not a must. If you don't do it, your Salah will be complete. But if you do, it's better, because our Prophet said, &quot;pray (Salah) as you see me pray&quot;. So following the Prophet on this part, aka, your question, is Mustahab, not a Wajib or Fard. Hope this helps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14646" LastActivityDate="2015-11-11T18:21:13.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28241" CreationDate="2015-11-11T18:26:49.563" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as clapping is concerned, there's a difference of opinion. &#xA;Clapping was a way of worshiping God by the pagans. &#xA;So some scholars say that clapping is Haram (forbidden) at any cost, whereas the remaining scholars say that it's not allowed to clap while praying or using it as a way of worship, but otherwise, it's okay. &#xA;You can follow either ruling, the choice is yours. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14646" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-01-08T11:57:30.063" LastActivityDate="2017-01-08T11:57:30.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28612" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-12T06:15:36.750" Score="2" ViewCount="12171" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know about Prophet Muhammad's life. Please tell me about the last Salat performed by the Prophet and the Surah which He recited in it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14712" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-04-26T08:43:31.243" LastActivityDate="2019-12-19T22:54:06.430" Title="Which surah did the Prophet recite in his last Salah?" Tags="|salat|prophet-muhammad|seerah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28608" CreationDate="2015-11-12T06:39:46.410" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well i guess we will still need more information, as your story has too many aspects, but i'll try to give an answer and ask questions to help you elaborate!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some scholars (if not most) won't accept a marriage without at least two witnesses as there is a Hadith in Musnad Ahamad, saying &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“There is no marriage except with a &lt;em&gt;Waly&lt;/em&gt;, and two witnesses. The marriage is void otherwise. If they conflict, the Sultan is the Waly for whomever there is no Waly.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but the more known hadith on the matter is &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, which you may find in many hadith collections.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;According to hanafi school a divorced woman can marry herself. This is based on interpretation of this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You didn't mention if this was your situation before your supposed marriage ceremony! Have their been a 'Aqd an-Nikah this means did the men from the mosque write down some marriage conditions of both of you have their been a mahr declared...? Was a Waly necessary if so then your marriage would be invalid, but as you were non-muslim before i wouldn't like to give an adjudication as i'm far away of being a scholar as it could be possible that if you had a boyfriend before this could be regarded to the situation of a divorced woman.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So -&lt;em&gt;to me&lt;/em&gt;- it's still unclear whether you are/were married or not. &#xA;But why didn't you ask your supposed Muslim Husband about this (marriage papers)? Haven't you registered or done a civil marriage later or before this (supposing you are in England)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Supposing you were married there's an other problem you said you separated, so was this a divorce (did your supposed husband say you are divorced and left or have you left him after that?)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If a divorce has been spoken out you will need to wait until your &lt;em&gt;waiting period&lt;/em&gt; ends before getting married again.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this point must also be cleared before you get married (again?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On the other hand you said you slept with somebody. As this is regarded as a sin you and this men should repent before going ahead. This would mean that you both shouldn't meet as you are mahram for each other unless he can marry you or ask your hand in marriage.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So please try to answer my questions and feel free to ask to help us elaborate an answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as an advise please be sure not to make the same mistake again if you got married again let the 'Aqd an-Nikah be written and have a copy, have if necessary a civil marriage. And try to be a good muslim!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2015-11-12T06:39:46.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28607" CreationDate="2015-11-12T08:00:16.360" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well there's consensus about that the torso of a man isn't awrah. This is what you will find in any fatwa or fiqh book. For example &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/232894&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic) where the scholar adds that it's forbidden to a woman to look at it no matter if with lust or without!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the fact that the awrah of a man is only between knees and naval doesn't mean that he could go along half naked all the time, because this would cause fitna and then it would be regarded as not permissible! But in cases of necessity this could be helpful and allowable. See also this fatwa in &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/49836&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well as you may see most scholars don't have a proof for anything which could be awrah for a man unless the part between knees and naval. So what i could find are mostly only indications which may have been interpreted otherwise, but some of them seem to be more like a proof:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/64/148&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; (in ghazwat al-Khandaq) it's said that the Abdomen of our Messenger (peace be upon him) was covered with dust i found in fath al-Bary an indication that there's a hadith in Musnad Ahmad (with a sane sanad according to ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani) narrated by um-Salamah (May Allah be pleased with her) clearly quoting that the hair of his torso has been covered with dust, and telling that our Messenger (peace be upon him) has been handig milk (laban) to his sahaba at the day of al-Khandaq:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قُلْتُ وَفِي حَدِيثِ أُمٍّ سَلَمَةَ عِنْدَ أَحْمَدَ بِسَنَدٍ صَحِيحٍ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُعَاطِيهِمُ اللَّبَنَ يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ وَقَدِ &lt;strong&gt;اغْبَرَّ شَعْرُ صَدْرِهِ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and this is also supported by an other hadith in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/64/150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; where the narrator adds that our Messenger was a hairy man, so they saw his hear! Which ibn Hajar interpreted as the hair of torso and abdomen!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the Arabic Fatwa the scholar indicates an other &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/66/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; which is quoted in sahih al-Bukahri and sunan an-Nisa'i the narrator Sahl (May Allah be pleased with him) who was a witness of what he narrated said: that the man had no upper garment which may indicate that his torso was uncovered!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The man had no upper garment &lt;strong&gt;قَالَ سَهْلٌ&lt;/strong&gt; مَا لَهُ رِدَاءٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; in the translation they: only said &amp;quot;The man had no upper garment&amp;quot; and this is said by Sahl which i put in bold in the Arabic extract of the Hadith!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An other Hadith may also indicate that our Messenger was digging in the Khandaq (trench)  with an uncovered torso is in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/25/92&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan an-Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt; as he toke off his upper garment!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Comment on the Hadith of our Messenger naked&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you mentioned this hadith of our Messneger (peace be upon him) naked i would like to add this comment from the sharh of Sunan at-Tirmidhi (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=5247&amp;amp;bk_no=56&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tuhfat al-ahudi&lt;/a&gt;) that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;stood naked, dragging his garment&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;means he was wearing an upper garment (covering his knees and naval at least) , but because he was so happy that Zaid came that it felt from his shoulder so that his naval was uncovered!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did not see him naked before nor afterwards&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;of course doesn't mean she ('Aisha (May Allah be pleased with her) never saw him naked, but it refers to the warm welcome of Zaid (May Allah be pleased with him) and means she never saw him hug and kiss for a welcome like this!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-30T06:26:06.980" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:26:06.980" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28236" CreationDate="2015-11-12T08:30:36.793" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's alcohol in Paradise, but that alcohol will not make you drunk like the one we have in this world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for Haram things, in Jannah, you won't ask for something which is illogical. Our thoughts are purified. Now you may think that you want to do Haram things, but in Jannah you won't be wishing for them as it's not possible as our thoughts are purified. We will wish for good things, and they will be granted. Hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14646" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-29T12:49:32.120" LastActivityDate="2017-10-29T12:49:32.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28193" CreationDate="2015-11-12T08:40:09.640" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the woman wants her husband, the husband will be with her. &#xA;Now you're asking about why hoor will be with him, the verse of the Quran which speaks about hoor, needs some detailed explanations. I won't go in to details now as it's not possible in a single comment, I will say in short. &#xA;Hoor can be used for both genders, male and female and hoor means a person with extreme whiteness of the white part of the eye. And it's someone purified. So it can mean a person from this world, like your spouse, or it can mean hoor al ayn. Hoor also means a spouse, a companion, a friend, a loved one. So if you want your husband, you will get him, and if you husband wants you, he will get you Inshallah. In that case, you are your husband's hoor and your husband is your hoor. &#xA;Regarding 72 virgins, if I remember correctly, that's only for Martyrs, someone who was a Shahid, and them 72 virgins are for serving - help. That's all I remember about this Hadith. &#xA;Hope this helps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14646" LastActivityDate="2015-11-12T08:40:09.640" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2256" CreationDate="2015-11-12T09:17:54.303" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to what you asked that “Which is the longest surah and the longest ayah (verse) of the Qur'an?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to respond to these two questions, it can be remarked that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Surah al-Baqarah is deemed as the longest surah of the holy Qur’an&#xA; 2. Verse 282 of surah al-Baqarah is deemed as the longest verse of the&#xA;    Qur’an which is as follows:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا تَدَايَنتُم بِدَيْنٍ إِلَىٰ&#xA;  أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى فَاكْتُبُوهُ ۚ وَلْيَكْتُب بَّيْنَكُمْ كَاتِبٌ&#xA;  بِالْعَدْلِ ۚ وَلَا يَأْبَ كَاتِبٌ أَن يَكْتُبَ كَمَا عَلَّمَهُ&#xA;  اللَّـهُ ۚ فَلْيَكْتُبْ وَلْيُمْلِلِ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِ الْحَقُّ&#xA;  وَلْيَتَّقِ اللَّـهَ رَبَّهُ وَلَا يَبْخَسْ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا ۚ فَإِن&#xA;  كَانَ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِ الْحَقُّ سَفِيهًا أَوْ ضَعِيفًا أَوْ لَا&#xA;  يَسْتَطِيعُ أَن يُمِلَّ هُوَ فَلْيُمْلِلْ وَلِيُّهُ بِالْعَدْلِ ۚ&#xA;  وَاسْتَشْهِدُوا شَهِيدَيْنِ مِن رِّجَالِكُمْ ۖ فَإِن لَّمْ يَكُونَا&#xA;  رَجُلَيْنِ فَرَجُلٌ وَامْرَأَتَانِ مِمَّن تَرْضَوْنَ مِنَ الشُّهَدَاءِ&#xA;  أَن تَضِلَّ إِحْدَاهُمَا فَتُذَكِّرَ إِحْدَاهُمَا الْأُخْرَىٰ ۚ وَلَا&#xA;  يَأْبَ الشُّهَدَاءُ إِذَا مَا دُعُوا ۚ وَلَا تَسْأَمُوا أَن&#xA;  تَكْتُبُوهُ صَغِيرًا أَوْ كَبِيرًا إِلَىٰ أَجَلِهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ&#xA;  أَقْسَطُ عِندَ اللَّـهِ وَأَقْوَمُ لِلشَّهَادَةِ وَأَدْنَىٰ أَلَّا&#xA;  تَرْتَابُوا ۖ إِلَّا أَن تَكُونَ تِجَارَةً حَاضِرَةً تُدِيرُونَهَا&#xA;  بَيْنَكُمْ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَلَّا تَكْتُبُوهَا ۗ&#xA;  وَأَشْهِدُوا إِذَا تَبَايَعْتُمْ ۚ وَلَا يُضَارَّ كَاتِبٌ وَلَا&#xA;  شَهِيدٌ ۚ وَإِن تَفْعَلُوا فَإِنَّهُ فُسُوقٌ بِكُمْ ۗ وَاتَّقُوا&#xA;  اللَّـهَ ۖ وَيُعَلِّمُكُمُ اللَّـهُ ۗ وَاللَّـهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ&#xA;  عَلِيمٌ ﴿٢٨٢﴾&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, when you contract a debt for a specified&#xA;  term, write it down. And let a scribe write [it] between you in&#xA;  justice. Let no scribe refuse to write as Allah has taught him. So let&#xA;  him write and let the one who has the obligation dictate. And let him&#xA;  fear Allah, his Lord, and not leave anything out of it. But if the one&#xA;  who has the obligation is of limited understanding or weak or unable&#xA;  to dictate himself, then let his guardian dictate in justice. And&#xA;  bring to witness two witnesses from among your men. And if there are&#xA;  not two men [available], then a man and two women from those whom you&#xA;  accept as witnesses - so that if one of the women errs, then the other&#xA;  can remind her. And let not the witnesses refuse when they are called&#xA;  upon. And do not be [too] weary to write it, whether it is small or&#xA;  large, for its [specified] term. That is more just in the sight of&#xA;  Allah and stronger as evidence and more likely to prevent doubt&#xA;  between you, except when it is an immediate transaction which you&#xA;  conduct among yourselves. For [then] there is no blame upon you if you&#xA;  do not write it. And take witnesses when you conclude a contract. Let&#xA;  no scribe be harmed or any witness. For if you do so, indeed, it is&#xA;  [grave] disobedience in you. And fear Allah. And Allah teaches you.&#xA;  And Allah is Knowing of all things. (282)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tadabbor.org/?page=tadabbor&amp;amp;SOID=2&amp;amp;AYID=282&amp;amp;TPIV=T2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tadabbor.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://qaraati.noornet.net/fa/bookview.html?ItemID=2&amp;amp;BookArticleID=135&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;qaraati.noornet.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-12-29T19:54:29.410" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T19:54:29.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28618" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-12T09:29:13.263" Score="2" ViewCount="915" Body="&lt;p&gt;We have four main Islamic schools of thought, namely : Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi and Hanbali. Then again we have Sunni, Salafism, Wahabism, Sufism and many more. We also have the authenticated Hadith about the 73 groups that will emerge in Islam, of which 72 will go to Hell. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also have region-wise differences, where people follow the teachings of a particular Imam. When this Imam passes away, a mosque is built on his Kabar and it becomes a place called &quot;Ziyarath / Dargah&quot;. This doesn't sound correct to me. But the bigger problem is that we are again having different thoughts and that causes confusion and even quarrels between fellow Muslim brothers. It is very sad to see people of different sects talk about each other like enemies of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not getting a clear picture here. Is there any scholar or Imam in here who can give a complete picture about what are the various sects in Islam? I am not looking for an argument on which sect is right, but more on of an awareness about the variations in Islam and the names they are known by.I also believe many young Muslims like me, have this difficult question in mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T00:33:34.553" LastActivityDate="2019-01-08T15:25:32.980" Title="Why are there so many variations of Islam and what distinguishes them?" Tags="|history|sects|madhhab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28620" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28018" CreationDate="2015-11-12T12:24:15.600" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well Sunni madhabs made a lot of rules for ghusl, but the most important part of it is that water should reach the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/3/66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;whole body&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short answer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A short Answer for your Question could be find for Ghusl al Janabah (as an interpretation of Verse  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:6&lt;/a&gt;))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you are in a state of janabah, then purify yourselves وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ جُنُبًا فَاطَّهَّرُوا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in this hadith narrted by um al-mu'minyn 'Aisha (May Allah be pleased with her) which was qualified as once &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/1/107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;da'if&lt;/a&gt; and once as sahih in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/1/104&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;  and hassen in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1102540&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/4/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far this answer is in totally agreement with the one of our brother @ali-علی and the shi'a Marji's, but i would like to add some more information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some details&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now this Answer is valid for a Ghusl wajib this means ghusl Janabah, ghusl from menstruation etc.. But if this is a ghusl which is not fard/farz (for example ghusl for friday or 'id prayer ...) some scholars say this ghusl isn't valid for prayer even if you had the intention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;An other point if you during your ghusl have lost your tahara/purity you should do wudu after the ghusl!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; that our Messenger used to do wudu as a part of ghusl (see my 2nd reference)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are two fatwas on the mater &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/128234&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/5032&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-19T04:42:29.747" LastActivityDate="2021-11-19T04:42:29.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25704" CreationDate="2015-11-12T18:53:42.243" Score="2" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;             In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you have inquired can be investigated as indeed a helpful question for the readers, since this issue can be occurred for many of Muslims, especially for the Fajr prayers (because of its time…). As you asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I didn't wake up for the Fajr of Friday as I was sick, then forgot to&#xA;  pray it after I woke up and prayed the Jumuaa (Friday) prayer. What&#xA;  should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to respond to you in short, it is declared that… you are free in your choice... Although it is nicer to say your Fajr-Qaza Salat (prayer) before the Salat of Zuhur, but you can change your Niah (intention) to the Salat-al-Fajr during the Salat-al-Zuhur (if you remembered it during the Salat-al-Zuhur (probably it can has the same term for both Zuhur or Jum’a Salah; and Allah Knows Best). Accordingly, you are able to change your Niat (intention) to the Fajr-Qaza-Salat (if you’d like). Otherwise you can leave it till afterwards… then do its Qaza. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/persian/qa/01049/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.sistani.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2019-12-16T06:48:50.047" LastActivityDate="2019-12-16T06:48:50.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28622" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-13T07:45:54.703" Score="-2" ViewCount="5631" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please give the answer quickly in my I.d address. Can a man do marriage with his mother in law after divorce of her daughter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14719" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-11-14T06:01:05.297" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:26:24.757" Title="Can man do marriage with his mother in law after the divorce of her daughter?" Tags="|nikah|sunni|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-11-14T01:41:44.233" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28623" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28622" CreationDate="2015-11-13T08:37:34.420" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is even then haram if his wife died because of the Verse from surat an-Nisa (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:23&lt;/a&gt;) which clearly mention&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you [for marriage] are ..., &lt;strong&gt;your wives' mothers&lt;/strong&gt; ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;among those who are haram to marry (even if he didn't have intercourse with his former wife)! Under mothers we understand the mother in law and the grandmother of the (former) wife etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/26819&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa in Arabic&lt;/a&gt; or this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/20750&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; which answers the question starting from a kind of opposite point of view&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-30T06:26:24.757" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:26:24.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28624" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-13T10:09:29.797" Score="1" ViewCount="1000" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bowing or prostrating to anyone other than Allah (may he be exalted and praised) is shirk but does that also include what some actors do at the end of a play?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14562" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T00:25:44.893" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T00:25:44.893" Title="Is bowing to the audience at the end of a play shirk?" Tags="|halal-haram|shirk|behavior|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-06-30T09:59:47.760" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28626" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-13T12:46:43.317" Score="3" ViewCount="19448" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard people say that in drinking alcohol based drinks leads to body impurity for forty days and that no prayer gets accepted for forty days. Is it true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, am I forbidden to pray or am I still obligated to pray but my prayers will simply not get accepted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this the case if I repent, or would my prayer get accepted after repentance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4449" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-14T04:21:26.210" LastActivityDate="2018-05-13T04:21:37.130" Title="Does drinking alcohol led to forty days of impuriy in which no prayer is accepted?" Tags="|salat|alcohol|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28628" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-13T16:49:25.383" Score="2" ViewCount="14937" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the things we know about the Jinn world is that there are the believers and there are the non-believers, we mainly encounter Jinn in our world in harmful situation such as VooDoo or possession!.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what we normally don't hear about is Jins interacting with humans for non-harmful purposes, e.g. engaging in conversations and exchanging information!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So are Jinn forbidden to interact with us or could it be that there is some constraint in which they can't do so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-27T06:53:24.563" LastActivityDate="2021-11-18T19:53:46.653" Title="Is it haram to talk to Jin?" Tags="|halal-haram|jinn|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28624" CreationDate="2015-11-13T16:57:39.740" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, its not. What actors do at the end is a sign of gratitude. This bowing is not a bowing of submission as we do in prayers. They show that they are humbled by the appreciation from the audience. There is not even a shadow of associating partners with God in this bowing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14004" LastActivityDate="2015-11-13T16:57:39.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14755" CreationDate="2015-11-13T17:26:22.870" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should fear and love both at the smae time.you should fear of jahnam (hell) because you may enter it fore sometime if you are sinful.you should also love aljana (heaven).you don't know the future afterall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14724" LastActivityDate="2015-11-13T17:26:22.870" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28631" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28637" CreationDate="2015-11-13T19:47:02.380" Score="1" ViewCount="506" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am professional web developer and got a contract to fix a pub site. Is it permissible to fix this site, or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14726" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T00:24:27.283" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T00:24:27.283" Title="Is making pub website permissible?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|alcohol|software|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28624" CreationDate="2015-11-13T21:25:15.283" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bowing or prostrating to anyone other than Allah isn't shirk unless you intended to worship the other object.  If they were worship on their own with no niyyah, you'd be worshiping the things in front of you even if you didn't want to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, it matters on the intention.  The actor, or any performer, bowing to the audience isn't committing shirk, or even a sin, as long as they're not on the intent of worshiping the audience or believe them to be gods besides Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-11-13T21:25:15.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28635" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28631" CreationDate="2015-11-14T05:23:44.467" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;salaam, doing any haram act or helping in it is haram, like this work. you must use your ability in halal ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14729" LastActivityDate="2015-11-14T05:23:44.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28636" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28751" CreationDate="2015-11-14T09:54:10.097" Score="3" ViewCount="255" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been reading about halal in an attempt to better understand Islamic slaughtering rituals and have found that most online sources seem to agree on some variant of the following;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...for meat to be made permissible to eat, it must be&#xA;  slaughtered by a cut through the neck, reaching through the trachea,&#xA;  esophagus, the jugular veins and carotid arteries, without severing&#xA;  the spinal cord.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/313/viewall/slaughter-of-livestock/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Slaughter of Livestock (part 1 of 4): The Islamic Method of Slaughtering&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I have been unable to find any passages in the Quran from which this sentence could have been derived. Is the above citation a reasonably accurate depiction of Islamic practice with regard to slaughter? If so, does this ritual have any origin in the Quran or a Hadith? And if not, how did it make its way into Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T06:38:34.470" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T06:38:34.470" Title="What is the relationship between halal slaughter and Islamic scripture?" Tags="|islamic-basis|meat|dhabihah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28631" CreationDate="2015-11-14T10:25:14.817" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It does not mean if you don't consume there products that makes it okay for to assist them in making available to others, wehter its directly or indirectly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take for example the following: its like saying my friend is a drug dealer I can help him by dropping him to his dealing location, although you didn't sell or consume the drugs with him but you still helped in the process!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is just logic speaking, but the hadith below is also another justification:&#xA;Imam Ahmad recorded that Ibn `Umar said that the Messenger of Allah said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;«لُعِنَتِ الْخَمْرُ عَلى عَشْرَةِ أَوْجُهٍ: لُعِنَتِ الْخَمْرُ&#xA;  بِعَيْنِهَا، وَشَارِبُهَا، وَسَاقِيهَا، وَبَائِعُهَا، وَمُبْتَاعُهَا،&#xA;  وَعَاصِرُهَا، وَمُعْتَصِرُهَا، وَحَامِلُها، وَالْمَحْمُولَةُ إِلَيْهِ،&#xA;  وَآكِلُ ثَمَنِهَا»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Ten matters related to Khamr were cursed. Khamr itself was cursed,&#xA;  whoever drinks it, its server, seller, buyer, brewer, who asks for it&#xA;  to be brewed, whoever carries it, whomever it is carried to and&#xA;  whoever consumes its price.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have to be careful in these situation because shaytan will tempt you to think of it being halal or come up with some justification:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT) says, &quot;He [Satan] said: Give me respite until the day they&#xA;  are raised up. [Allah] said: You are among those allowed respite. He&#xA;  [Satan]said: Because You have thrown me out (Of the Way), lo !, I will&#xA;  sit waiting for them, on Your straight path, then I will come in from&#xA;  before them and behind them, from their right and from their left and&#xA;  you will not find most of them Gratitude (for Your Mercies) .&quot; [Quran&#xA;  7:14-171]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;us as Muslims we have evaluate what is good and what is bad, those evaluated and turned out to be bad are forbidden, just because something in the Quran is not excplicitly mentioned you can't assume that its halal!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastActivityDate="2015-11-14T10:25:14.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28628" CreationDate="2015-11-14T11:45:14.253" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Concerning your interesting query that you asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it haram to talk to Jin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the concise answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly it is remarked that there are two sorts of Jinn:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1: Mo’men (or Muslim) Jinn&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2: Kafir Jinn&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly: it is declared that (what can be inferred from Shia 14 infallibles’ narrations) :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It can be investigated as a permissible practice if firstly the Jinn&#xA;  who you are talking or having relation to, is from Mo’men Jinn, not&#xA;  Kaffer. Likewise by observing some Islamic condition you can have&#xA;  relation (or taling)…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a related more info. : &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/search/site/jinn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/Question/View/63468/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B7-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%81%D9%82%D9%87%DB%8C&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.hawzah.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa606&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-30T13:46:49.350" LastActivityDate="2016-04-30T13:46:49.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28639" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-14T12:08:11.563" Score="1" ViewCount="1741" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is shirk to claim knowledge of the unseen. So if I say that a person will become a bad writer when he grows up or will do bad in his exam am I claiming to know the unseen future?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it isn't shirk to make predictions of the future by evidences and through studying the Laws of Allah (may he be exalted and praised) what of baseless predictions or false predictions people make for personal benefit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14562" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T05:18:27.040" LastActivityDate="2017-06-27T05:18:27.040" Title="Is making predictions kufr?" Tags="|kufr|ilm-al-ghaib|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28640" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28639" CreationDate="2015-11-14T12:20:06.377" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Depends, there is a difference between saying you &lt;strong&gt;claim knowledge&lt;/strong&gt; of the unseen (for example this person will die tomorrow at noon) or &lt;strong&gt;predicting a possibility&lt;/strong&gt; which may occur in the future based on facts and info available to you (for example based on the direction the tornado is heading it is estimated that it will cause 2 million in damage expenditure!).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would say to &lt;strong&gt;predict a POSSIBILITY&lt;/strong&gt; of something which may occur in the future based on facts is not haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you claim that it will definitely happen then you are claiming to have knowledge of the Ghaib&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Say: “None in the heavens and the earth knows the Ghaib (Unseen)&#xA;  except Allaah, nor can they perceive when they shall be resurrected”&#xA;  [al-Naml 27:65]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And with Him are the keys of the Ghayb (all that is hidden), none&#xA;  knows them but He. And He knows whatever there is in the land and in&#xA;  the sea; not a leaf falls, but He knows it. There is not a grain in&#xA;  the darkness of the earth nor anything fresh or dry, but is written in&#xA;  a Clear Record”&#xA;  [al-An’aam 6:59]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are of course certain things which we can’t predict at all, such as judgement day, the anti-christ, gog and moug, death!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T17:42:27.530" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T17:42:27.530" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28645" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-14T23:30:10.947" Score="2" ViewCount="5770" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can do whatever you want in heaven right including playing video games with your friends that get to heaven. I have heard that your thoughts or whatever are purified once you are in heaven and you won't want to look at pornography or anything so does this apply to games? I know this might be a genuinely stupid but I am just curious about it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14484" LastActivityDate="2021-02-05T09:20:54.587" Title="Can you play video games in heaven?" Tags="|game|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28648" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28649" CreationDate="2015-11-15T01:17:09.090" Score="1" ViewCount="160" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is being non-Muslim-controlled sufficient reason for a country to be the target of lesser jihad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, as far as I know Cambodia hasn't attacked any Muslim countries, and currently allows Muslims to practice their religion (though it once had a brutal dictatorship that attacked many religions). Is it being non-Muslim-controlled sufficient reason for it to be a target of lesser jihad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T03:52:30.693" Title="Is being non-Muslim-controlled sufficient for a country to be a target of lesser jihad?" Tags="|jihad|non-muslim-countries|violence|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28648" CreationDate="2015-11-15T03:52:30.693" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, according to Quran (chapter 60, verse 8):&#xA;{Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ِAnd Quran chapter 2, verse 190:&#xA;{Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress. Indeed. Allah does not like transgressors}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14628" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T03:52:30.693" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28650" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28626" CreationDate="2015-11-15T04:35:00.880" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalaamu alaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe what you are referencing is the hadith: “Whoever drinks alcohol and gets drunk, his prayer is not accepted from him for 40 days and if he dies he will go to Hell. But &lt;strong&gt;if he repents, Allah forgives him&lt;/strong&gt;.” (Tirmidhi) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a difference between your prayers/salat/namaz being &lt;em&gt;accepted for reward&lt;/em&gt; and being &lt;em&gt;valid&lt;/em&gt; (fulfilling the requirements for a satisfactory prayer: wudu, reading Sura Al-Fatiha, etc.) This hadith mentions your prayers will not be accepted for forty days, not that your prayers for forty days will be invalid. (If you make prayer while you are intoxicated, that prayer is invalid, but if you are not intoxicated and meet the conditions for valid prayer, your prayers in the forty days are valid.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“And those who, when they do an evil thing or wrong themselves, remember Allah and implore forgiveness for their sins – Who forgives sins save Allah only? – and will not knowingly repeat (the wrong) they did.” [Ali Imran: 135]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you repent and seek forgiveness from Allah, both ahadith say that you will be forgiven. It is not clear if when you repent and Allah forgives you, that Allah will immediately begin accepting your prayers again (even within the forty days) or if only after those forty days will Allah accept your prayers. But it is clear that if you seek forgiveness from Allah, Allah will forgive you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, in short, &lt;strong&gt;you are still obligated to pray&lt;/strong&gt; on time, (and thus not further sin), repent &lt;strong&gt;and to seek forgiveness&lt;/strong&gt;, even though you may not receive the reward for the prayer during those forty days, and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further reading, please see the questions and responses at &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/27143&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamQA&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2010/09/01/drinking-alcohol-are-my-prayers-not-valid-for-40-days/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;SeekersHub&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14703" LastEditorUserId="14703" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T01:57:32.587" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T01:57:32.587" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28595" CreationDate="2015-11-15T05:50:59.993" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to verse no.5 in surat Al-Takwir in Quran (chapter-81) and also chapter-6/verse-38, and many hadiths in Sunnah, animals are questioned at the day of judgement. But there is no evidence that they will enter heaven. In fact, there is at least two hadiths informing explicitly that all animals are turned into earth after being judged hereafter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14628" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T05:50:59.993" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28653" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28654" CreationDate="2015-11-15T09:41:38.447" Score="0" ViewCount="145" Body="&lt;p&gt;How do you avoid bad thoughts whilst praying &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14134" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T23:05:44.140" LastActivityDate="2015-12-06T23:05:44.140" Title="How do you avoid bad thoughts whilst praying" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-11-17T00:00:08.847" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28654" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28653" CreationDate="2015-11-15T10:31:06.473" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What has helped me is really focusing on what your saying, so when your reciting Quran during salah focus on each word and try understanding it, always pray in a quiet area. In shaa Allah this helps&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14743" LastActivityDate="2015-11-15T10:31:06.473" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28612" CreationDate="2015-11-16T08:26:58.173" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Medi Saif pointed out, Prophet (peace be upon him) did not pray in the mosque for some time and he appointed Abu-Baker Assidiq to lead the prayer, a total of 17 prayers. Which suggests that the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not go to the mosque for at least 3 days. According to the Muslim historians and hadith scholars, As-sayuti, An-nassaiy and Ibn-Katheer, Mohammed (peace be upon him) went to the mosque on Monday, the day he died, and prayed Morning prayer (sitting) behind Abu-Baker Assidiq. This was his last prayer. There was no mention of the suras which Abu-Bakir read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14628" LastActivityDate="2015-11-16T08:26:58.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28673" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-16T10:02:59.820" Score="6" ViewCount="220640" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the difference between responding with &quot;&lt;em&gt;Alaikum Salaam/علیکم السلام&lt;/em&gt;&quot; and responding with &quot;&lt;em&gt;Walaikum Salaam/وعلیکم السلام&lt;/em&gt;&quot;? Is it wrong to say &quot;&lt;em&gt;Alaikum Salaam&lt;/em&gt;&quot; in reply to &quot;&lt;em&gt;Assalamu Alaikum&lt;/em&gt;&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14755" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T14:13:31.693" LastActivityDate="2021-09-17T03:04:26.957" Title="How should I reply to &quot;Assalamu Alaikum&quot;?" Tags="|practical-islam|adab|greetings|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12701" CreationDate="2015-11-16T10:17:54.540" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answers given so far are reflecting the shi'a perspective. As the question was more general, please find below the sunni perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the Imam didn't react on the invocation of &amp;quot;subhan Allah&amp;quot; the ma'mums should follow the Imam until the end because of this &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:734&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;. Once he finished they should tell him and then they will have to do sujud as-sahw. This applies if the Imam didn't forget something which is considered as fard/farz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1227&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;reference&lt;/a&gt; and an other Version of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:1213&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if he forgot a farz/fard the matter would be a bit more difficult (because of different opinions and interpretations of the hadith):&#xA;It depends on: did the ma'mum know whether this was a mistake of the Imam or not, if no if he followed the Imam his prayer would be valid. If he knew then some scholars say one should complete the prayer in a valid matter as an example they said if an Imam stood up for a 5th rak'a if a ma'mum said &amp;quot;subhan Allah&amp;quot; and the Imam continued this ma'mum should finish his prayer, even if the others followed the Imam, but if two or more ma'mums tried to inform him then if they were right all ma'mums should end the prayer with the salam and leave the Imam pray the 5th rak'a. For the Imam himself if he was certain that his prayer was sane then he only has to do sahw, if not and he didn't react his prayer is invalid and he will have to repeat it. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-eman.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%20%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%89%20%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84%20%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AE%20%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%20%D8%A8%D9%86%20%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%20**/%D8%A5%D8%B0%D8%A7%20%D8%B5%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D8%AE%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%8B%20%D8%B3%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8B%20%D9%81%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85%20%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%87%20%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A9%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%81%D9%87%D8%9F%20%D9%88%D9%87%D9%84%20%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%82%20%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%83%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%B9%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AF%D8%A9%20%D8%9F/i187&amp;amp;d94744&amp;amp;c&amp;amp;p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here for example 658&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/answers/152929/%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%88-%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%88-%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B5-%D9%85%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (both in Arabic) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/answers/87853/if-the-imam-stands-up-for-an-extra-rakah-what-should-the-one-who-is-praying-behind-him-do&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You never do sujud as-sahw during the prayer but at the end of a prayer, this means before or after salam! Of course unless you have joined a prayer later then you might do it during the prayer and after finishing again, as the sujud you did was an addition to your prayer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some times the invocation of ma'mums can even prevent the sujud, for example if the Imam wanted to stand up and missed a sajda but was &amp;quot;informed&amp;quot; before his hands left the ground and react the good way!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:399&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt; in a (not translated) commentary of the Hadith (of Dhul-Yadain) narrated by abu Huraira some people of Kufa said if someone speaks during his prayer because he forgot or not knowing that this is forbidden he should repeat his prayer. Imam ash-Shafi'i and Malik accepted the hadith as is, which means that in such a case one could speak. While Imam Ahmad said if the Imam was thinking his prayer is complete then he could complete it as usual after being informed but the ma'mum who knew it wasn't complete should repeat it, as he broke his prayer by talking!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-11-17T12:09:00.790" LastActivityDate="2021-11-17T12:09:00.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28673" CreationDate="2015-11-16T10:18:01.387" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking, typically, the first person who intends to say hello (as a greeting), he or she says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Assalamu Alaikum/Alaik&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the second one who want to reply to his or her Salam, tells:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alaikum/Alaika Salam (which demonstrates being the second part who is&#xA;saying back his/her hello&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise seemingly you can use both of these two forms in replying, although &quot;Alaikumo Salam looks to be more accurate/formal in compare with the other form (in reply).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-28T17:11:38.903" LastActivityDate="2016-09-28T17:11:38.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28676" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28673" CreationDate="2015-11-16T11:30:07.530" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well you can answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alaikum as-salam عليكم السلام&#xA;or&#xA;wa alaikum as-salam  وعليكم السلام&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both are perfectly fine and good answers!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also available are the singular forms:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;'alaika as-salam عليك السلام&#xA;and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;wa 'alaika as-salam &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/adab/42/71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;وعليك السلام&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and also to repeat with the same word&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;'alaika as-salam السلام عليك ... etc. all this five expressions can be referenced from the sunna, even if i only referenced one!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what you should never do is greet or begin greeting by saying 'alaika ('alaikum) as-salam see &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:856&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Note that this has it's origin in Arabic costumes of the time as they used to greet or send a greeting to a dead person this way, as the poet said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عليك سلام الله قيس بن عاصم  *   ورحمته ما شاء أن يترحما&lt;br&gt;&#xA;فما كان قيس هلكه هلك واحد  *   ولكنه بنيان قوم تهدما&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while the Prophet (Peace be upon him) in his sunna also used the wording with &amp;quot;as-Salaamu alaikum السلام عليكم أهل دار قوم مؤمنين&amp;quot; when visiting the gravyard. So according to a quote of al-Khattabi in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=5225&amp;amp;idto=5230&amp;amp;bk_no=56&amp;amp;ID=1719&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tuhfat al ahodi&lt;/a&gt; (a commentary on sunan at-Tirmidhi) on this hadith. Muslims don't make a difference between greeting dead and living people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only difference between the two possibilities you mentioned is the letter/character &amp;quot;Waw&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;wa&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;و&amp;quot; this additional character gives a direct answer to the greeting, as when you say&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;as-salamu 'alaikum = peace be upon you&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you express a kind of wish, therefore saying&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;wa&lt;/em&gt; 'alaikum as-salam = peace be upon you &lt;em&gt;too&lt;/em&gt; or literally translated &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; peace be upon you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;('alaikum as-salam = peace be upon you)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an answer makes a small but meaningful difference! As you somehow &amp;quot;include&amp;quot; the greeting of the other person in your answer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-17T03:04:26.957" LastActivityDate="2021-09-17T03:04:26.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28678" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-16T14:37:19.493" Score="4" ViewCount="4368" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a practice of many ladies to give away their clothes converting their value into Zakat. Please guide me in the following matter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have some new and slightly used stitched clothes which I am thinking to give them to needy families.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can I convert the value of clothes into Zakat? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In this way can my Zakat will be paid off?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if this sort of Zakat is acceptable, how do I determine the value? Do I have to arrange a buyer for my clothes to set the prices (market value) or can I set the price (will set prices even lower than market) by myself and convert it into Zakat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14759" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-11-17T00:02:40.920" LastActivityDate="2016-11-11T15:00:42.713" Title="Can I give Zakat in the form of clothes?" Tags="|practical-islam|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28680" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28689" CreationDate="2015-11-16T18:41:52.883" Score="1" ViewCount="2249" Body="&lt;p&gt;My Mom and Dad has been in Nikah for more than 20 years, and my mother has been called with her step father's name since. I recently got to know from a drama serial that Nikah is not valid if spouse(s) is/are called with their step father's name, but I want to confirm if this ruling is true. Prescribe in the light of Koran and hadith. As soon as I come to know, I can persuade my parents to perform Nikah again or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10378" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T13:07:02.640" LastActivityDate="2021-09-18T18:20:14.163" Title="Is nikah valid when one is called by his step father's name?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28682" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28695" CreationDate="2015-11-16T23:15:08.693" Score="10" ViewCount="20337" Body="&lt;p&gt;For context: I am not a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the wake of the most recent terrorist attacks in Paris, I would like once again to ask the question: &quot;Does Islam promote violence?&quot;  I realize this question has been asked before, but I have a specific way of asking it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems obvious that it's false to say Islam DOES promote violence in ALL self-proclaimed Muslims. It seems equally false to say that Islam DOES NOT promote violence in ALL self-proclaimed Muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When people who call themselves Muslim kill innocent people while shouting words from the Koran and in the name of Allah, it's pretty clear that for THESE people, their beliefs in Islam promote and result in violence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now whether or not their interpretation of the Koran is &quot;correct&quot;, or if they are &quot;true&quot; Muslims, well that's another question. That is the question I'm trying to answer today by understanding how non-violent Muslims interpret the violent parts of the Koran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, there are many troubling versus in the Koran that do, in fact, seem to promote violence, especially against non-believers. How do non-violent Muslims explain these verses?  Is it an issue of translation? Is it an issue of cherry-picking which parts of the Koran to follow and which to exclude? For example, the Bible clearly states that being gay is a sin. However, there are many Christians who welcome the gay community into the church and will even perform marriage for these couples. This is a contradiction that requires thought to reconcile. So, how do &quot;true&quot; non-violent Muslims reconcile these contradictions regarding the violent verses of the Koran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some examples: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Quran (3:56) - &quot;As to those who reject faith, I will punish them with&#xA;  terrible agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will they have&#xA;  anyone to help.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Quran (8:12) - &quot;I will cast terror into the hearts of those who&#xA;  disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every&#xA;  fingertip of them&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Quran (9:5) - &quot;So when the sacred months have passed away, then slay&#xA;  the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captive and&#xA;  besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush, then if they&#xA;  repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, leave their way free&#xA;  to them.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Quran (9:29) - &quot;Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day,&#xA;  nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His&#xA;  Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are)&#xA;  of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing&#xA;  submission, and feel themselves subdued.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Quran (9:73) - &quot;O Prophet! strive hard against the unbelievers and the&#xA;  hypocrites and be unyielding to them; and their abode is hell, and&#xA;  evil is the destination.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Quran (17:16) - &quot;And when We wish to destroy a town, We send Our&#xA;  commandment to the people of it who lead easy lives, but they&#xA;  transgress therein; thus the word proves true against it, so We&#xA;  destroy it with utter destruction.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14763" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T05:07:30.857" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T05:07:30.857" Title="How do non-violent Muslims explain the violent verses of the Koran?" Tags="|quran|violence|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28683" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-17T01:02:27.300" Score="4" ViewCount="3051" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have this very embarrassing problem with gas and anxiety, and it is continuous and affecting my prayer. I am physically so exhausted and tired because every time I pray I have to hold it in. I know that if you have continuous gas, then you can pray like that, but under that ruling can one purposely let gas out during prayer sometimes just to make himself feel better, even if he's physically capable of holding it in?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14764" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-11-24T05:57:01.757" LastActivityDate="2018-10-25T08:00:05.523" Title="If you have continuous gas during prayer, can you purposely let it out?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28685" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28678" CreationDate="2015-11-17T04:01:10.713" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says in verse92 in surat &quot;Al-Imran&quot;:&#xA;{Never will you attain the good [reward] until you spend [in the way of Allah ] from that which you love. And whatever you spend - indeed, Allah is Knowing of it.}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These days, it is quite agreed upon among Muslim scholars that Zakat MUST be given as money. &#xA;The only exception is when the recipient is in not capable of dealing with money wisely, such as a child, insane person or an addict ...etc, which does not seem to apply in your case. And even in the latter case, Zakat should be given in a form that is mostly needed by the recipient.&#xA;In summary, as Shoaib commented, the best way is to sell the cloths and pay off Zakat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14628" LastEditorUserId="14628" LastEditDate="2015-11-17T07:03:35.180" LastActivityDate="2015-11-17T07:03:35.180" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28680" CreationDate="2015-11-17T08:56:17.230" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found a &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=94882&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa in Arabic&lt;/a&gt;, where a man found out that he was adopted and he inherited from his adoptive father and the family of his wife wanted to declare his marriage as invalid as they felt cheated because his family name was false. This is briefly the basis of the fatwa question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer about the marriage was: the nikah is valid but he must change or better correct his name and the family documents because of these ahadith (for example) from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/126&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/61/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and the Verses (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/37-40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:37-40&lt;/a&gt;) and (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:5&lt;/a&gt;) see also the explanation of these Verses in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/47/259&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunan at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; or in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/26/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunan an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the marriage of your mother is valid, but she has to change her family name and documents for her peace of mind!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-18T18:20:14.163" LastActivityDate="2021-09-18T18:20:14.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28618" CreationDate="2015-11-17T10:22:24.307" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is very difficult to grasp an overall picture of variations in Islam, unless you develop an understanding of the broader categorizations and their usual points of dissent. For example (in a rough chronological order of prominence)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Political Theory&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The tensions in the early Muslim society &quot;crystallized&quot; as political schisms, but all political tensions don't arise in vacuum. We can identify several sources of tensions leading up to the proliferation of partisanships: tribal frictions, changing dynamics of empire, power struggles, interpretation of scriptures, interpretation of history among possible others.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia/Non-Shia (note I didn't use Sunni) dichotomy crystallized as political dissent (not to be understood as a characterization of Shia Madhab) but it went on to embrace all other categories. Almost all divisions within Shiism are mainly of political nature with doctrinal underpinnings, like the Zaidis, Ismailis, Twelvers and so on.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Khawarij and the modern-day terrorists arguably also belong to this category due to their abuse of political theory. &#xA;The usual points of dissent in this category are the succession of power, and matters relevant to the establishment of political authority like Imamat and Caliphate - in short the whole sphere of political theory.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Theology/Philosophy&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Maturidi, Asha'ri are examples from this category. Mutazilla are the most famous (especially in Western discourses) symbolizing rationalistic spirit of Islam. Almost all Hanafis are Maturidis in theology but many are oblivious to the fact. The usual points of differences are the Unicity of God, His attributes, free-will vs. fate etc.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I'm not sure whether the philosophers (not theologians) can form a separate sect simply because of scarcity. The point of contention for the philosophers was the tension between reason (intellect) and revelation. We have independent names here like Alkindi, Avicenna, Alfarabius, Averroe, Brethren of Purity among others. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Legal Theory (Jurisprudence)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Names like Hanafi, Jaffari, Shaafi etc. known as the schools of law belong to this category. The points of difference are the Usul (principles) of law and the derived law.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Orthodoxy (Sunnism)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Sunni/Non-Sunni or the Sunni/Salafi dichotomy divides on the basis of right flavor of being a traditionalist (Sunni). The usual points of dissent are servile-imitation (Taqlid), independent reasoning (Ijtihad), organized religion etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mysticism&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The whole corpus of Sufic teachings, the Taraiq and Silsilas lie under this category. Sufi emphasis is on the inner meanings of being a Muslim mystic. Points of dissent are ascetic and mystic practices, esoteric interpretations and theology.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Secularism (Modernism)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Neo-Mutazilites and Quranists belong to this category. This is more of a movement towards reconciliation of secular and religious since the mid 19th century onwards. The usual point of dissent are the nature and degree of reforms in all other categories.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;NOTE: The first five categories were also paradigm shifts, i.e. they brought about fundamental changes to the basic concepts of religion, and experience of Muslims. They almost serve as vital stats of religious life (not to be confused with sectarianism).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;NOTE: The chronology is based only on rising to prominence so as to be easily identifiable, and not on the dates of nascence. Almost every denomination loves to trace their origin back to the first generation of Islam, by hook or by crook (and manages to do so might I add).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above categorization should only be taken as a tool for analysis, in reality individuals and groups are a complex mix of affinities towards ideologies from these categories. The names that I've put under each category are only based upon the dominant traits of a group and for example, it doesn't mean that a Salafi is only an antonym to Sunni. Salafis in general also oppose Sufis, as a matter of fact, some would even say that Salafis are more an opposite of Sufis than Sunnis. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A great source of confusion is the demarcation between an ideology, a movement and a sect. Certainly, almost all sects were initially pure movements based on ideologies and the solidification point came only when a sizable majority self-identified themselves with a chosen label. However, neither the ideology as pure ideology or movement as pure movement (devoid of sectarianism) ceases to exist after the solidification of a sect. In other words, new sects may appear based on preexisting and shared ideologies in a different socio-political context. The confusion comes when the same name is used to denote a movement, ideology or a sect. The latter three categories are good examples of names that are overloaded with meanings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some divisions that fall outside the periscope of any of the aforementioned categories. The Ummayad era tensions between Arabs and non-Arabs (mawali) culminated centuries later in the pro-Arab Deobandi and pro-Ajam Barelwi factions. Both are Sunni cum Sufi cum Hanafi cum Maturidi but differ on affinities towards Arabs, a spirit inculcated by the very founders of seminaries at Deoband and Bareli. Present day controversies between them are subsequent, apparent and of peripheral yet divisive nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The diagram &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/islamic-sects-schools-branches-movements/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/islamic-sects-schools-branches-movements/&lt;/a&gt; provides a convenient way of looking at the divisions. However, the only way for me to make sense of the graph is to think of the diagram as depicting the divisions on the basis of &quot;Popular Perception&quot; only. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Islam_branches_and_schools.svg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Islam_branches_and_schools.svg&lt;/a&gt; has factual errors like listing Ahmadis as Muslims without qualification. It depicts Druze as controversial and if that is the case then the Ahmaddis should also be mentioned as such. Some names mentioned earlier are absent, possibly either because they were deemed as out-of-scope or non-contemporary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2015-11-27T10:42:55.387" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T10:42:55.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28682" CreationDate="2015-11-17T15:04:27.510" Score="2" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Every book needs a guider.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Quran itself says that it needs an interpreter, &lt;strong&gt;to exactly avoid such confusions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Quran has 6236 verses, it's a TERRIBLE mistake to take out a single verse without cross checking its meaning with the other 6235 verses. Something which ignorant people do and then kill people. I mean why doesn't this question include the other verses of Quran which say that you should socialize with the Christians!?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you tell your child to buy milk today, does that mean he has to buy milk every day? If a general tells his soldiers to bombard the Syrians in Damascus, does that mean that the soldiers would have to bombard every Syrian for eternity? Absolutely not!!! Same goes for Quran... the verses mentioned are pointing out to a specific time, place and people and such an instruction has been given by a divine figure! Meaning normal people can't give such instructions in today's world...and yet they do!!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Usually the violent verses are concerning a group of people who fought the prophet, or had peace but broke their peace treaties&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In addition:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet himself was attacked on numerous occasions. There were many assassination attempts against him. Why? Well imagine there was tyrant who has been killing people for years. Have control over all the economics. Suddenly a humble, loving leader rises and people find hope in following him. Well what does the tyrant do at this moment? He's going to bribe him at first. Then he's going to threaten. Then's he's going to attempt to assassinate him. If none of that works then he will go at war against him. If the tyrant can't take this loving person of the surface of earth, then he's doomed. All the people will go away from him and he will lose his position and wealth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of this turbulent time, there were harsh verses against these people. Some of them even wrote peace treaties with Prophet Muhammad then broke those treaties by killing some Muslims. Then a verse came and said, kill them where you find them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imagine if America was having a war with N.Korea and then they wrote a peace treaty. Then a few days later N.Korea soldiers kill some Americans in S.Korea. They are basically peace breakers and never to be trusted again. Just as an example see what America did against the middle east after 9/11. They literally put the entire region in chaos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally these two verses are very enlightening:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;وَقَاتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ يُقَاتِلُونَكُمْ وَلَا تَعْتَدُوا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُعْتَدِينَ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress. Indeed. Allah does not like transgressors. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/190&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baqara : 190&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1.&lt;/strong&gt; Do not transgress: Don't let any innocent be killed, ie if they nuke your cities, don't nuke their cities back, that would kill innocent people. If they attack a person then only seek justice for 1 person, don't attack all of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;وَاقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ وَأَخْرِجُوهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ أَخْرَجُوكُمْ ۚ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And kill them wherever you overtake them and expel them from wherever they have expelled you &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/191&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baqara : 191&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;they have expelled you&lt;/strong&gt; : The assumption is that the attackers are people who have invaded your lands, shunned you out of your lands. Imagine today America is attacked by Mexico...America should only seek to kick Mexico out of its borders and that's it. America shouldn't try to claim the capital of Mexico and all other cities...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt; &lt;em&gt;فَمَنِ اعْتَدَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاعْتَدُوا عَلَيْهِ بِمِثْلِ مَا اعْتَدَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الْمُتَّقِينَ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So whoever has assaulted you, then assault him in the same way that he has assaulted you. And fear Allah and know that Allah is with those who fear Him &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/194&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baqara : 194&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;in the same way&lt;/strong&gt; as mentioned, don't escalate the battle. In all battles at the time of the prophet, wars were began by a Muslim preacher calling men (from the opposite army) to God. Some of the opposing army ran away from their army, some joined the prophet's army...until the attacking army started to loosen their arrows...may point is the prophet didn't want to battle they simply wanted to preach to God/Allah, but once they were attacked, then well it's a battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-03-14T12:53:57.563" LastActivityDate="2017-03-14T12:53:57.563" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28695" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28682" CreationDate="2015-11-17T15:23:49.083" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The chronologically first verses about jihad revealed in Qur'an are (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/22/39-40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;22:39-40&lt;/a&gt;) in those it can be seen that a call for war was allowed for Muslims based on an act of self defense and because of the justness of the cause! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I wrote in my comment: This means the Muslims were only allowed to fight non believers when they have been suppressed and abused and in cases Muslims are allowed to attack to prevent the attack of their enemies, as they should also show power and let their enemies respect them or if necessary be afraid of them. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;One&lt;/strong&gt; could say war in Islam is allowed for self defense and self preservation of a Muslim nation&lt;/em&gt;. This are the only reasons which go ahead with Islamic laws (shari'a).&lt;bR&gt;&#xA;Therefore we can read that Muslims disliked the fighting and killing as it is described in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/216&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Verse&lt;/a&gt;, but it was in cases necessary for saving their souls!  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;This&lt;/strong&gt; doesn't mean that all Wars Muslims fought were from this kind&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;N&lt;/strong&gt;ow in 1st place Muslims are more suppressed in their own countries! That's the main problem and because of the lack of a true leader and more or less self declared scholars with a bad half knowledge we see now what happens&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also found this additional statement made by @Shoaib as a part of the answer of the Question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/28703/does-islam-have-a-concept-of-innocent-lives-what-qualifies&quot;&gt;Does Islam have a concept of “innocent lives”?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;It is rather the &quot;justness of the cause&quot; that determines whether a life can be taken&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.  Which applies in many of your quoted verses!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Verses you have quoted&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First most parts of these verses have nothing to do with war or fighting and if you read the bible or old testament you will find plenty of similar Verses speaking of God's (Allah's) punishment for sinners and non-believers etc and how believers killed or even massacred non-Believers. I'm not a scholar and I try to give a very short summary of what I read in different tafsir (Qur'an interpretation) books and I would recommend you to read different translations as you may get more information! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(3:56) is related to the Jews who disbelieved Jesus or 'Isa (Peace be upon him) so one could say this verse is not even related to Muslims!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(8:12) is related to the fighting/battle in Uhud, and is just a visual interpretation of the killing (Uhud was a battle that ended more or less badly for Muslims)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah 9 quotes a lot of rules of war!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Talking&lt;/strong&gt; about rules I'd like to add: you should know that all battles Mulsims fought during the life of the Prophet Mohammad (Peace be upon him) have been governed as test cases for the Islamic jurisprudence, as they are either quoted in the Qur'an or a Hadith collection. But unfortunately one could conclude much of them, so it needs a true scholar to point out whether a case is applicable in each situation or not, of course this is fixed in books, but even those can be interpreted! Among this rules you will find that a fighting army shouldn't kill people who are not involved in the fighting like old people, children, women, preachers etc., this is one thing I really miss these days (even in the most modern wars like WWII, Vietnam, Iraq Invasion etc.)! An other thing is that in Islam as in all abrahamic religions suicide is a major sin!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(9:5) shows that Muslims should stop fighting during a time period for example now we have the 5th of safar (2nd Month in the hijri Calendar) a month after muharam one of the 4 months where fighting is not allowed unless one needs to defend himself! Now an other issue about that verse is that there have been a treaty between Muslims and non-Muslims which was violated by the non-Muslims, and according this treaty declaring war was absolutely legal!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(9:29) this verse again only make some rules, because after the non-believers have signed a treaty suddenly Jews tried to split this treaty etc. So the intention was to weaken them to create a kind of treaty with them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(9:73) Here the Verse speaks about the punishment of Allah for non-Believers and asks the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) to fight (if necessary) the non-Believers, be harsh to the hypocrites, this Verse was revealed as Mohammad (Peace be upon him) treated them or used to treat them before that very kindly, but as it seems this was no more useful Allah ordered him to change his behavior towards them!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(17:16) Is only a description on how it goes that a town was punished by Allah, again this is not related to Muslims themselves: see the translation of Muhsin Khan &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/17/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit off-topic, but a try to understand the violence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course some of these verses you mentioned my lead some miss-leaded Muslims to fight and kill without respecting any of the rules of the shari'a! Not only because they misunderstood them, but mostly because they have such a hate inside them and seek a hint of a proof to justify the vengeance they want to take, for many reasons like: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;actually Muslims and Muslim countries are weak, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;most Muslim countries are not democratic by any means and people living there are mostly suppressed, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;especially&lt;/strong&gt; scholars of the wahhabi/salafi school indoctrinate that Muslims are not allowed to revolt against a Muslim leader if he acts like a Muslim (praying etc.)!!!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they dream or glorify the past and would like to have a caliphate like in the early days of Islam,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they use these Verses and other narrations to justify their conduct (maybe more for themselves and those who feel the same and sympathize with them)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in the Muslim countries the rate unemployment of young people is very high so some of them seek help or refuge in religion, and fall into the arms of scholars with radical thoughts!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;by being part of something new (creating a caliphate etc.) they feel being beneficial which is totally different from the feeling they had when being jobless!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Muslims&lt;/strong&gt; are disappointed of many other countries like USA, GB, France etc. because they support the dictators ruling in their countries&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;there are many other reasons I couldn't count which may more or less have influence!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muslims are always thought and recalled about the &quot;glorious days&quot; and when they look at their present situation they would like to change it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muslims in many Muslim countries tend to see incidents from a point of view Muslim vs. non-Muslim, which creates a hate towards non-Muslims or a feeling of injustice: For example Israel vs. Palestine, actually the attack in Paris vs. thousands or more Muslims killed each day in Iraq, Syria, Israel etc. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One important point is even if the amount of radical Muslims would be low there are many Muslims who sympathize with them for many reasons which can be more or less the same as above!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand I would like to say that you missed a lot of Verses and narrations from hadith collections (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/8/44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this sahih&lt;/a&gt; hadith) which I would primary regard as a basis for this violence (If taken literally and out of their context).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does it follow then that the non-violent Muslims simply just do not feel &quot;suppressed and abused&quot; at this time and therefore remain non-violent, but if in the future they do feel so then the Koran can justify violence toward non-believers?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Well as I mentioned the biggest suppression comes from the governments or regimes ruling in Muslim countries, so non-violent Muslims do their best to live their lives as good as they can, but those who can't hold the stress (might) end up as what you called &quot;violent Muslims&quot; or leave their countries (and even among those some get indoctrinated by the wide spread wahhabi sympathizers). So the point is that you can only make an end of this stress by a change in those countries, some regimes already made small steps towards what one could call democracy. And I think non-violent Muslims could refer to the following &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/60/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(linked) Verse&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T08:42:57.230" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28696" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-17T15:40:39.170" Score="1" ViewCount="118" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why scholars tend to translate or interpret the word علم 'ilm Knowledge in (interpretation) tafsir of the Qur'an or sharh (explanation) of ahadith/Hadith as knowledge of fiqh, sunna etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why knowledge seems only related with the religion, as if sciences like Maths, Physics, Medicine don't seem to come to mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know Muslims should have at least basic knowledge of their religion (worshiping like prayer/fasting...), but is this the only reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-19T09:46:14.967" LastActivityDate="2015-11-24T10:43:28.500" Title="Why Knowledge is often related with religion?" Tags="|tafseer|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28699" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28133" CreationDate="2015-11-18T01:05:39.923" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah (swt) didn't make good or bad people, he gave us free will. That is why we're among one of his best creations. We were granted free will and the ability to choose from right or wrong. (And Allah knows best)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14743" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T13:50:13.103" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T13:50:13.103" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28298" CreationDate="2015-11-18T04:11:11.163" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can make as much profit as you want but you should not tell lies in your business and be afraid of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14779" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-11-23T02:02:41.027" LastActivityDate="2015-11-23T02:02:41.027" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28703" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28705" CreationDate="2015-11-18T10:53:14.767" Score="4" ViewCount="418" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Guardian article &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/18/australia-imams-council-denies-grand-mufti-justified-paris-attacks?CMP=twt_b-gdnnews&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Australia's imams council denies grand mufti justified Paris attacks&lt;/a&gt;, a press release by the Australian National Imams Council said in part&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no justification for the taking of innocent lives. The sanctity of human life is guaranteed in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What, if any, is the definition of an &quot;innocent life&quot;, and the taking of an innocent life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, which of the following counts as innocent lives?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Someone who is currently trying to kill someone.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Someone who has committed murder for no good reason.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Someone who has had homosexual sex.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Someone who has unsuccessfully attempted to smuggle a large amount of illegal narcotic drugs from one country to another.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A woman or man who has harmed the namus (ناموس, honor) of her or his family.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Someone who has paid taxes to the wrong government.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastActivityDate="2015-11-18T20:52:51.567" Title="Does Islam have a concept of &quot;innocent lives&quot;? What qualifies?" Tags="|punishment|violence|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7570" CreationDate="2015-11-18T11:18:15.217" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The meaning of ummah is community/people so in factual term it mean everyone as a whole every living person that believes in god/allah. So does that not mean no matter what race religion you are you are part of the ummah. Christian/catholic muslim jewdism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14782" LastActivityDate="2015-11-18T11:18:15.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28703" CreationDate="2015-11-18T15:53:24.600" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's not the right way to look at it; every life is sacred. There is no intrinsically &quot;innocent,&quot; &quot;good,&quot; or &quot;bad&quot; person. Neither-good-nor-bad people make mistakes and are to be adjudged and punished according to the nature of transgression and their full rights, dignity and sanctity to be restored. The only case where someone can lose any right permanently is for someone who wrongly blames a chaste woman of immoral conduct. Such a person is labelled as &lt;em&gt;untrustworthy&lt;/em&gt; and loses the right to testify again in any such case (difference of opinion exists). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is rather the &quot;justness of the cause&quot; that determines whether a life can be taken. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say to them (O Muhammad!): 'Come, let me recite what your Lord has laid down to you: (i) that you associate nothing with Him; (ii) and do good to your parents; (iii) and do not slay your children out of fear of poverty. We provide you and will likewise provide them with sustenance; (iv) and do not even draw to things shameful - be they open or secret; (v) and &lt;strong&gt;do not slay the soul santified by Allah except in just cause&lt;/strong&gt;; this He has enjoined upon you so that you may understand; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.maududi/6:151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;6:151&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Foltz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Richard C. Foltz&lt;/a&gt;, writing on  animal rights in Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is a subtle, if rarely explored, undertone in Islamic law that&#xA;  killing in general is &lt;strong&gt;essentially a bad thing&lt;/strong&gt;. Muslims are not allowed&#xA;  to kill any living thing while in a state of ritual purity (ihram),&#xA;  for example while praying or on pilgrimage. This would seem to&#xA;  indicate that killing itself is seen as an impure act, to be avoided&#xA;  if possible, though such a sweeping connection has rarely been drawn&#xA;  by Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the test cases:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Someone who is currently trying to kill someone.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Unless the killing itself is for a just reason, and there is no alternative, it is commonly understood as a just reason to exercise violence.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Someone who has committed murder for no good reason.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The law shall determine - Shariah prescribes capital punishment, forgiveness or blood-money.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Someone who has had homosexual sex.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The law shall determine - Shariah according to many prescribes capital punishment, but this position isn't uncontested.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Someone who has unsuccessfully attempted to smuggle a large amount of illegal narcotic drugs from one country to another.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The law shall determine. Indonesia and Saudi Arabia have capital punishment for this case, Pakistan does not.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A woman or man who has harmed the namus (ناموس, honor) of her or his family.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If a transgression was made (adultery), the law shall apply. Honor-killing has no place in Islam. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Someone who has paid taxes to the wrong government.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;How is that even possible, do you mean ISIS?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2015-11-18T20:52:51.567" LastActivityDate="2015-11-18T20:52:51.567" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28707" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28710" CreationDate="2015-11-18T21:14:40.957" Score="-1" ViewCount="675" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are you meant to pray 5 or 6 times a day? I have looked up prayer times where it gives 6 times for prayer as they have put two separate times for fajr and Soboh &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14134" LastActivityDate="2015-11-18T23:57:17.337" Title="Prayers and how many times a day" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28710" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28707" CreationDate="2015-11-18T23:57:17.337" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, we have 5 fard prayers, because fajr and subuh are the same prayer but with different names. &lt;strong&gt;Evidence:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;narrated by Muslim (656) from ‘Abd al-Rahmaan ibn Abi ‘Amrah who said: ‘Uthmaan ibn ‘Affaan entered the mosque after Maghrib prayer and sat by himself. I sat beside him and he said: O son of my brother, I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “Whoever prays ‘Isha’ in congregation, it is as if he spent half the night in prayer, and whoever prays &lt;strong&gt;Subh&lt;/strong&gt; in congregation, it is as if he spent the entire night in prayer.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And al-Bukhaari (555) and Muslim (632) narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Angels come to you in succession by night and by day, and they meet at &lt;strong&gt;Fajr&lt;/strong&gt; prayer and at ‘Asr prayer, then those who stayed among you ascend and He (Allaah) asks them, although He knows best, ‘How did you leave My slaves?’ They say: ‘We left them when they were praying and we came to them when they were praying.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can notice, in the first hadeeth, the term &amp;quot;Subh&amp;quot; was mentioned as the fard, and in the second hadeeth, the term &amp;quot;Fajr&amp;quot; was also mentioned as the fard. &lt;em&gt;So, we can conclude that Fajr and Subh are the same one prayer but with different terms.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Fajr/Subh, we have Duhr, Asr, Maghrib  and Ishaa' to give a total of five prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-11-18T23:57:17.337" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28683" CreationDate="2015-11-19T04:01:59.933" Score="-7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes you can, as it's a natural thing of the body, but make sure there is no one behind your back or you may make him feel uncomfortable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14750" LastActivityDate="2015-11-19T04:01:59.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28696" CreationDate="2015-11-19T09:09:47.937" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And when adversity touches man, he calls upon Us; then when We bestow on him a favor from Us, he says, &quot;I have only been given it because of [my] knowledge.&quot; Rather, it is a trial, but most of them do not know. Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/39/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;39:49&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe just by possessing religious knowledge one cannot tackle a worldly problem of sustenance. So, in the above verse, we could infer that 'knowledge' being referred to is knowledge in general, i.e. life sustaining knowledge. Other examples include Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/96/1-4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;96:1-4&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And from other verses e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/39/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;39:9&lt;/a&gt; we can infer that knowledge is also about knowing the right God, knowledge of hereafter and knowledge about how to live a life as commanded. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, from 39:49 (alone) we can show that, God gives knowledge to whom he wishes as he wishes. God may give a person any one or both types of knowledge as he wishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-11-24T10:43:28.500" LastActivityDate="2015-11-24T10:43:28.500" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28717" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-11-19T14:16:21.650" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Istikhara is a way to ask Guidance from Allah by making a dua' with a well known wording after praying an extra or voluntary prayer of two rak'a which can be taken from the following &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/19/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-20T10:56:32.797" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T10:56:32.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28718" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-11-19T14:16:21.650" Score="0" Body="Istikhara  الاستخارة is a way to ask Allah for Guidance " OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-19T20:25:15.727" LastActivityDate="2015-11-19T20:25:15.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28720" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-19T16:57:32.880" Score="2" ViewCount="994" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaams&#xA;My Name is Mohamed a week ago my wife and I were having a huge fight over&#xA;email.With anger I emailed her the following but had no intention of even&#xA;stating talaaq.Inshallah you can provide me with the best explanation.&#xA;“You said the only way you can have your life back is by me giving you your&#xA;talaaks then you got it”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like your help with clarification on this as I did not intend for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14801" LastActivityDate="2015-11-25T18:15:03.117" Title="about talaaq being valid" Tags="|sunni|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28721" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-19T17:10:02.747" Score="0" ViewCount="8525" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have grown up watching bad marriages and financial crisises. I can't remember the last time i was happy. So in order to achieve salvation, I turned my face towards religion. I am not going to deny that i only did it so that Allah would listen to me. And....i prayed and prayed and did almost everything a good muslim is supposed to....wholeheartedly...hoping that Allah will help me and something good will happen to me. But it didn't. I have watched my parents being 'good muslims' throughout their lives and nothing good ever happens to them. My mother works really hard to provide for our family and she is a nice person but she ended up in a bad marriage with all kinds of miseries as gift and it has been the same for decades whereas I see other women just sitting at home, doing nothing other than being spendthrift, stubborn, quarrelsome and gossip-y and they get all the things in life even if they don't pray? Isn't it just unfair? So...after years of enduring everything and praying and getting nothing but disappointment, i turned away from Islam thinking that Allah doesn't listen. And i feel lost right now. I don't want to go back to the faith as i don't have it in me anymore to go through any mofe disappointments. So, brothers and sisters out there, tell me, what should I do now? (PS...i am familiar with the Hadith about our duas getting recieved in any of the three ways. It just seems like Allah is hell bent on the fact that mine always go the last two ways. It never goes the first way.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14802" LastEditorUserId="14703" LastEditDate="2015-11-20T10:58:28.627" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T10:58:28.627" Title="why wouldn't Allah listen?" Tags="|dua|destiny|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-11-24T01:05:36.760" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28724" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28747" CreationDate="2015-11-19T22:13:24.703" Score="3" ViewCount="8278" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslim woman and realise that I have a duty to my husband to please him and do what I need to do to keep us together. Lately however I feel the attraction between us has not been the way it used to be and I feel that he will start to look elsewhere. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know the flaws I have that are aesthetic and I want to know if changing them cosmetically through surgery for the sake of keeping my husband interested is haram. I have thought about many other options such as make up, but he hates it when I wear it so I'd rather do something that doesn't require me to wear it. I am sure if I undergo the change he will be more visually pleased. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14134" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T13:03:23.183" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:30:10.017" Title="Is cosmetic surgery allowed for a Muslim women to please her husband?" Tags="|halal-haram|medical|human-body|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28725" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-19T22:22:40.120" Score="2" ViewCount="203" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to clear these points before asking this question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I am fully aware that marriage is sun nah(Highly recommended sun nah).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I am fully aware that marriage is a natural way to fulfill your desires and remain chaste.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I am fully aware that Allah provides sustenance and a person should not be worried about it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But after testifying to all of the above points I have the following concerns regarding marriage:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sustenance is provided by Allah but the person has to earn it. A person becomes stable at the age of 30+ in the present time if he completes his education because of the scarcity of jobs and competition in the market. Now the point to ponder is that the average age in Pakistan is 66 years so what is the point of marrying at the age of 30 when half of the life has already passed without any partner?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If I don't marry I can do a lot of other stuff freely with more dedication . For example I can support my parents fully financially without worrying about saving some money for my children and wife . I can give more charity , I can spend more time in performing my religious duties.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To cut the long story short what is the point of getting married at the age of 30 when half of the life has already passed and you can do far better things with your life rather than paying the bills and doing multiple jobs to earn a middle class standard?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14806" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2017-07-22T13:03:27.703" LastActivityDate="2017-08-21T13:56:20.243" Title="Reasons for man to marry after 30" Tags="|practical-islam|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28725" CreationDate="2015-11-19T23:48:17.760" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question has multiple aspects:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Sustenance is provided by Allah but the person has to earn it.&quot; --&gt; which one is it? Imam Hussain has said sustenance is of 2 kinds: The one that you seek yourself and the one that Allah brings to you. For instance your parents call you and invite over for dinner or some gives you a gift... you didn't do anything to earn it... Allah provided it for you. And Allah has said it that he would provide. Also don't think of رزق in materialistic ways i.e. sustenance could be a great job, education, house, car, etc. it could also be a happy mind, a lovely spouse, intellect, great children to leave behind, coupled rizq beacuse of you nurturing them! &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In marriage you give up somethings to gain more...and don't look at yourself in the age of 30, you are powerful now, think about the age of 50, when you are a bit weaker, a bit more alone, wouldn't you like to have a spouse who would love you regardless of all your faults, children to leave behind for the afterlife as باقی الصالحات? &lt;strong&gt;i.e. leaving righteous children behind is like leaving an eternal tree of good deeds behind, something that can not be compared to money&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah's way of handling things are not that mathematic as you think, maybe perhaps if you get married, then Allah would triple your sustenance and you will have to devote less time to work and could be more with them, maybe you children would be a good aid for them, maybe your spouse would be a good aid for them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A tangent note, when you get married your intellect (عقل) would increase as a result of showing patience for your family...usually people who are married are 2X-3X mature than those who are not (No offense to anyone). And by having a more intellectual and humble mind, worshiping Allah and having patience and forbearance for him would become easier&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2015-11-19T23:48:17.760" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28728" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-20T01:00:34.670" Score="3" ViewCount="434" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, I read an interesting story about a man in Paris (there are actually several others in the news too, it appears to be a movement) who stood blindfolded in a sort of trust exercise who received hugs from Parisians. This is a very beautiful story I think in that it shows a man trying to separate his religion from the shadow of extremism while at the same time comforting victims of that extremism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To my understanding, excepting in rare (emergency) cases, a Muslim man may not touch a woman to whom he is not married, and a Muslim woman may not do the same for a man. My Question is, are these men committing sin by voluntarily having contact with those of the opposite gender? While it is not at face value sexual contact, it isn't exactly dire need either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/strong&gt;: I'm not a muslim, I just have a general curiosity about this story. At the same time, I also understand that one man's actions (either as a violent extremist, or a man offering hugs) do not represent an entire religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9165" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T22:15:53.623" Title="Did the Blindfolded Islamic man who recieved hugs in Paris sin?" Tags="|sex|sin|physical-contact|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28721" CreationDate="2015-11-20T04:22:48.403" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalaamu alaikum, sister. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am so sorry that you feel lost, disappointed, and unhappy. You and your family seem to be in a tough situation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have asked two questions, and I will do my best to answer them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why wouldn't Allah listen?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another way to ask this would be, &lt;strong&gt;does Allah listen? And if Allah listens, does Allah respond? And if Allah listens, are there times when Allah doesn't listen or won't respond?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So let's go one by one. &lt;strong&gt;Yes, Allah listens&lt;/strong&gt; to those who call upon Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;Call upon Me, and I will answer you. (40:60)&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;And when My servants ask you concerning Me, then surely I am very near; I answer the prayer of the suppliant when he calls on Me, so they should answer My call and believe in Me that they may walk in the right way. (2:186)&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And does Allah respond to duas?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, Allah responds to dua&lt;/strong&gt;. As you mentioned, there are three responses to duas/prayers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Saeed (R.A) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “There is no Muslim who does not offer any Dua in which there is no sin or severing of family ties but Allah will give him one of three things in return: either He will answer his Dua sooner, or he will store it up for him in the Hereafter, or He will divert an equivalent evil away from him because of it.” They said: “We will say a lot of Dua.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Allah is more generous.” [Narrated by Ahmad, 10749]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may not particularly like the response of Allah, and you may choose to be ungrateful about the way that Allah answers your duas, but you know that &lt;em&gt;&quot;it may be that you dislike a thing while it is good for you, and it may be that you love a thing while it is evil for you, and Allah knows, while you do not know. (2:216)&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But is there a time when Allah does not listen to us? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The slave will receive a response so long as his du’aa’ does not involve sin or severing of family ties, and so long as he is not hasty.” It was said, “What does being hasty mean?” He said: “When he says, ‘I made du’aa’ and I made du’aa’, and I have not seen any response,’ and he gets frustrated and stops making du’aa’.” [Narrated by al-Bukahari, 6340; Muslim, 2735.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you are making dua to harm someone, to sin, or to sever relations within a family, those duas will not receive responses. It also says that &lt;strong&gt;if you stop making dua&lt;/strong&gt;, as you feel you have not been getting a response, &lt;strong&gt;then Allah stops responding.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What should you do now?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;So &lt;strong&gt;be patient with a beautiful patience&lt;/strong&gt;. (70:5)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you know Sura Al-Fatiha, which Muslims recite in every rakat of every salah/namaz, the fifth ayat/verse says: &lt;em&gt;It is You we worship and You we ask for help. (1:05)&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Trust that Allah listens to you and to every person who calls out to&#xA;   Allah. Trust that Allah responds to you, and trust that Allah's&#xA;   response is the best response. Make your salah/namaz. Continue to make dua, continue to ask Allah and Allah alone for help, and &lt;strong&gt;continue to thank Allah for the many blessings which Allah has bestowed upon you and your family&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? (55:38)&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you cannot think of positive blessings in your life (health, enough food, a safe place to sleep, warm clothing, the gift of the deen) -- and it does sound as if your family's situation is difficult -- think of what you have been spared from by the mercy of Allah. Perhaps you could make dua using a wonderful dua called  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/jsagheer_alt.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dua Jaushan E Sagheer&lt;/a&gt;. A small excerpt is below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My God, many a living being is constantly in fear, terrified, sleepless, forsaken, alone, timid, fugitive, exiled, petrified, caught in distress, running away in frustration, and in the wide world, there is no place to rest for a while, neither can devise or find a way out, or escape, but I am safe, secure, satisfied, and comfortable. &#xA;  So praise be to Thee, O Lord, in [Thy] invulnerable Omnipotence, and prudent Forbearance. Bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, and let me be among those who thank Thee for Thy bounties and remember Thee for Thy favours. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in everything, say &lt;em&gt;Alhamdullilah&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide you and all of us on the right path, and may you and your family know peace in this life and in the hereafter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further reading, please see &lt;a href=&quot;http://muslimmatters.org/2014/12/05/when-you-feel-like-allah-doesnt-listen/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14703" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T04:22:48.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28728" CreationDate="2015-11-20T07:25:05.283" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well i'm not a scholar and my answer will be based on my own opinion and i will try to explain it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Acts should be considered or judged according the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/1/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;intention&lt;/a&gt;, this is something that we as humans in most cases can't do. But according to what you quoted this man wanted to show that Islam or Muslims are not only violent and hate non-Muslims and that they also grieve for the death of their fellow citizen, which also shows that they are part of this society!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes a Muslim shouldn't have physical contact to a non-mahram (simply explained a foreign person), so in first place hugging would be considered as a sin. But i've already mentioned the intention and the most important of that is that by showing togetherness and showing that Muslims grieve for the death of their fellow citizen he is in fact doing a good deed and well yes, one could say he's defending Islam, which is a major goal, so in my opinion the good deed overrules the sin here by far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And well this may be a bit far-fetched: During the caliphate of 'Omar ibn al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) there has been a dearth and the caliph himself didn't punish robbers who have stolen to get food because they were hungry (at least this opinion is a wide interpretation of known ahadith, which regulate the punishment if people stole some dates). So in some cases some laws should be adopted to the situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-25T10:28:10.040" LastActivityDate="2015-11-25T10:28:10.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28732" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28424" CreationDate="2015-11-20T08:19:23.873" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well what do you expect for an answer? You answered your Question already there are 2 different opinions: 7 layers or 7 earths (one could say continents as ibn 'Abbas described them being separated by a sea) with god's creatures on it and according to Imam &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;surano=65&amp;amp;ayano=12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt; in his tafsir of Verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/65/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;65:12&lt;/a&gt;) the last one could be stronger as there are this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/154&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/743370&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; with a tafsir of (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/57/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;57:3&lt;/a&gt;) in Jami' at-Tirmidhi ! which apparently support it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran4u.com/Tafsir%20Ibn%20Kathir/065%20Talaq.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tafsir ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-27T10:01:50.533" LastActivityDate="2016-05-27T10:01:50.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28720" CreationDate="2015-11-20T09:09:45.157" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before your question can be answered, one should understand what marriage is. Marriage is a social contract. Just like any other contract, this contract also has to fulfill certain requirements. For example, in most cultures one has to complete the paper work and formally get it registered with the relevant authorities. In other cultures, there must be an open verbal announcement. Open verbal announcement means one should have witnesses, who can later testify that the contract actually took place if required. If there are no witnesses or there exists no paper work, no court in the world is going to accept that any contract took place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, when one wants to get out of a marriage contract, one should either do the paper work or should make an open verbal announcement that contract is not valid any more. If none of these conditions are met, there are no legal grounds to say that contract is void.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now coming to your situation, what you did was spur of the moment thing and you had no real intention of doing that. We hold this point here and take a look at how Quran approaches this issue of marriage contract termination. It requires that when one intends to terminate the contract, he should do so at an appropriate time, i.e., when woman is not menstruating, take two witnesses (who are sufficiently acquainted with the situation, according to Muhammad Asad) and also take God as your witness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These requirements from Quran are mandatory. When you follow them, then spur of the moment decision would be impossible and the decision to terminate the contract would be well advised. It is further said in the Surah if you ignore these injunctions you would only torment yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You did not follow these injunctions, as result are experiencing a hell of your own making and find yourself hanging in between. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Traditional Islamic jurists are inclined towards the opinion that even if you didn’t intend the termination of the contract, mere utterance of the words enforces the termination. But this is merely their opinion, and it is not binding on you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IMO Talaaq is not a magic word. It’s not akin to saying “aabra cadabra“ and something happens. I find the traditional jurists’ opinion faulty and worthless. It doesn’t take into account the termination is last resort after you have exhausted all other options. And this is not the case with you, you neither intended it nor your options are exhausted. Just like a marriage is only possible when you are of sound and calm mind and have the intention, similarly termination or talaaq is only possible when you are of sound and calm mind and have the intention. Based on the above reasoning, I’m of the opinion that your talaaq didn’t happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should relax and think calmly if what has been written above makes sense to you or not. Final decision rests with you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14004" LastEditorUserId="14004" LastEditDate="2015-11-20T15:05:38.903" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T15:05:38.903" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28734" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-20T10:48:43.523" Score="2" ViewCount="104" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the islamic ruling on seeking presidential pardon or royal pardon? I know that the wali or the relative of the victim of a crime has the right to pardon in some cases but what about the laws in some countries which allow rulers to pardon criminals. Is this in the sharia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14562" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:02:33.620" LastActivityDate="2021-12-28T10:50:20.237" Title="What is the ruling on seeking presidential pardon or any other kind of pardon" Tags="|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28735" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-20T13:32:41.740" Score="0" ViewCount="5698" Body="&lt;p&gt;If this statement is true then why do we see sometimes a really good person has been paired up (married) to a really bad person? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T23:02:15.860" LastActivityDate="2017-09-18T10:09:21.453" Title="Good Men are for Good Women and Good Women are for Good Men" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28736" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-20T13:47:20.080" Score="3" ViewCount="1163" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) say:&#xA;  The first of people against whom judgment will be pronounced on the Day of Resurrection will be a man who died a martyr. He will be brought and Allah will make known to him His favours and he will recognize them. [ The Almighty] will say: And what did you do about them? He will say: I fought for you until I died a martyr. He will say: You have lied - you did but fight that it might be said [of you]: He is courageous. And so it was said. Then he will be ordered to be dragged along on his face until he is cast into Hell-fire. [Another] will be a man who has studied [religious] knowledge and has taught it and who used to recite the Quran. He will be brought and Allah will make known to his His favours and he will recognize them. [The Almighty] will say: And what did you do about them? He will say: I studied [religious] knowledge and I taught it and I recited the Quran for Your sake. He will say: You have lied - you did but study [religious] knowledge that it might be said [of you]: He is learned. And you recited the Quran that it might be said [of you]: He is a reciter. And so it was said. Then he will be ordered to be dragged along on his face until he is cast into Hell-fire. [Another] will be a man whom Allah had made rich and to whom He had given all kinds of wealth. He will be brought and Allah will make known to his His favours and he will recognize them. [The Almighty] will say: And what did you do about them? He will say: I left no path [untrodden] in which You like money to be spent without spending in it for Your sake. He will say: You have lied - you did but do so that it might be said [of you]: He is open-handed. And so it was said. Then he will be ordered to be dragged along on his face until he is cast into Hell-fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was related by Muslim (also by at-Tirmidhi and an-Nasa'i). (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/qudsi40/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean that even our good deeds will not save us and in fact cause us to go to Jahanum? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean even if the reciter taught people the Qur'an just so they would say &quot;oh look he is a Qari or Hafiz&quot; they still did a good thing to learn and then teach people. They still followed the advice of the Prophet (saw). But all that will go to waste because he will be cast into hell anyways for wanting people to thing good of him. This makes me think that there is no hope. We have no chance of going to Jannah. We are told that Allah loves His servants more than a mother lover her child but then why are there such strict rules. After all it is in human nature to want people to think good of you and to feel good about you are doing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T01:52:22.673" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T01:52:22.673" Title="Will our good deeds not save us and in fact cause us to go to Jahanum?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|jahannam|deeds|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28735" CreationDate="2015-11-20T17:04:43.940" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You cannot take one verse of the Quran in isolation and derive a ruling from it. The fundamental rule in understanding Quran is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;القرآن یفسّر بعضه بعضاً&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Often one part of Quran is explained by another part of it]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah sets forth, for an example to the Unbelievers, the wife of Noah&#xA;  and the wife of Lut: they were (respectively) under two of our&#xA;  righteous servants, but they were false to their (husbands), and they&#xA;  profited nothing before Allah on their account, but were told: &quot;Enter&#xA;  ye the Fire along with (others) that enter!&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.yusufali/66:10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;10&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can we take &quot;good women for good men and so on,&quot; in the literal sense when Allah (swt) Himself sets forth examples of &lt;strong&gt;odd pairs&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you search the Tafasir, most exegetes don't even translate it as &quot;women for men,&quot; but rather &quot;bad talk.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;الكلمات الخبيثات من القول للخبيثين من الرجال&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is in context of the false accusations against Ayesha (ra). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some others who have interpreted it as &quot;women for men,&quot; also qualify it like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;وما ذلك إلا لإِظهار منصب الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم وإعلاء منزلته&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is to say that the verse does not set a rule but it is meant to vindicate Ayesha (ra) and elevate the status of Prophet Muhammad (puh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, there is also an opinion that the verse is related to &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;ٱلزَّانِي لاَ يَنكِحُ إِلاَّ زَانِيَةً&lt;/code&gt; (this itself is not understood as a rule)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in this case one would say that &quot;bad&quot; (Khabith) means adulterer or adulteress and not just any conceivable mismatch of piety between the spouses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2015-11-23T09:29:04.143" LastActivityDate="2015-11-23T09:29:04.143" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28736" CreationDate="2015-11-20T17:47:18.013" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing wrong about wanting people to think good of you, there is everything wrong in expecting Paradise as a by-product! &quot;Actions are based on intentions,&quot; needs no introducing to a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith is in accordance with Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when you have performed your Hajj rites, remember Allah as you had&#xA;  been remembering your own forefathers, or even with greater zeal.&#xA;  (Even those who remember Allah do it in different ways). Some say,&#xA;  &quot;Our Lord, give us all the good things here in this world. &quot; &lt;strong&gt;Such&#xA;  people shall have no share in the Hereafter&lt;/strong&gt;. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.maududi/2:200&quot;&gt;2:200&lt;/a&gt;) Then there are&#xA;  others who say, &quot;Our Lord, give us what is good in this world and also&#xA;  what is good in the Hereafter and save us from the torment of Fire.&quot;&#xA;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.maududi/2:201&quot;&gt;2:201&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholar, the martyr and the alms-giver all wanted &quot;good in this world,&quot; and were granted, just like what the Quran says. Read this following part of the hadith again&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;you recited the Quran that it might be said [of you]: He is a reciter.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;And so it was said.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such people shall have no share in the Hereafter. There is no reason to think there is no hope because there are others who say, &quot;Our Lord, give us what is good in this world and also what is good in the Hereafter.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;all that will go to waste because he will be cast into hell anyways for wanting people to thing good of him.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is fallacious thinking, he will not be cast into hell for wanting people to think good of him, he will be cast to hell because he didn't think or do anything about hereafter, not even making a simple dual-intention of being good in people's eyes and earning a reward in the hereafter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T17:47:18.013" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28720" CreationDate="2015-11-20T19:51:49.127" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To issue talaq, you do not need to utter the word talaq. If you say something that means talaq and you say it with that intention, it count as talaq, for example &quot;You are free from me from now on&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming to your word “You said the only way you can have your life back is by me giving you your talaaks then you got it”, that is counted as talaq (strictly speaking) but fortunately it is counted as one talaq not three (even if you had intentions of three at the time). I would suggest to tie the knot again as it is perfectly legal and it is good to be safe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a defensive note, one somebody says something &quot;you got it&quot; it generally is not final and needs confirmation. For example, consider the following conversation. &#xA;Dad: &quot;Remeber I told you if you topped the class, I would buy you a car&quot;. &#xA;Son: &quot;Yes.&quot;.&#xA;Dad: &quot;You got it!&quot;.&#xA;At this point, the son is expected to say &quot;Really?&quot;,&quot;Are you going to buy me a car?&quot; something of that sort. And father is suppose to say, &quot;Yes, look outside, that's your new car&quot;. He confirms it after afterwards. So on defensive side, she really needed to ask, &quot;did you really mean it?&quot; and if you confirmed that, &quot;Yes&quot; or &quot;Yes, I have divorce you&quot; then that would be divorce without doubt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there is still doubt in your case. You might want to take the case either way as you wish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the way talaq in menstruation does not count. If she was menstruating at the time than you have nothing to worry about :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: AbdurRahman ibn Ayman, the client of&#xA;  Urwah, asked Ibn Umar and AbuzZubayr was was listening: What do you&#xA;  think if a man divorces his wife while she is menstruating? He said:&#xA;  Abdullah ibn Umar divorced his wife while she was menstruating during&#xA;  the time of the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him).So Umar asked the&#xA;  Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) saying: Abdullah ibn Umar&#xA;  divorced his wife while she was menstruating. Abdullah said: He&#xA;  returned her to me and did not count it (the pronouncement) anything.&#xA;  He said: When she is purified, he may divorce her or keep her with&#xA;  him. Ibn Umar said: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) recited the&#xA;  Qur'anic verse: O Prophet, when you divorce women, divorce them in the&#xA;  beginning of their waiting period.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=12&amp;amp;translator=3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="279" LastActivityDate="2015-11-20T19:51:49.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28741" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-20T19:55:44.973" Score="2" ViewCount="2769" Body="&lt;p&gt;I used to collect Transformers figures (not posters, just figures) since 2007 till 2010. Now, I want to return back to collecting them when I have rented a new house (Insha'Allah), when attending the uni next year (Insha'Allah). Also, I want to collect Japanese toys as well (such examples are plushies and/or figma of Hatsune Miku or plushies and/or nendoroid of &quot;Himouto! Umaru-Chan&quot;). Would it be classified under buying statues? I am looking for a Sunni point of view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13940" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-11-23T17:52:38.403" LastActivityDate="2021-08-21T21:32:50.300" Title="Collecting Transformers and Anime figures haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|sunni|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28744" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28776" CreationDate="2015-11-20T22:23:38.810" Score="1" ViewCount="216" Body="&lt;p&gt;What happens if somebody wants to do this out of the &lt;strike&gt;Ramadan&lt;/strike&gt;Dhul'hijjah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Extension:&lt;/em&gt; Sorry, I knew it badly! I didn't know it should be done on Dhul'hijjah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12303" LastEditorUserId="12303" LastEditDate="2015-11-24T23:13:02.253" LastActivityDate="2015-11-24T23:13:02.253" Title="Why only in Dhul'hijjah can the Hajj be done, what is the reason?" Tags="|ramadan|hajj|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28745" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24013" CreationDate="2015-11-21T01:40:00.343" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you did is considered minor sin. In Islam Adultery happens when a penis penetrates the Vagina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no punishment for such actions in Islam, which are forgiven by doing your daily Salah and asking Allah for forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a similar &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1314630&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; about the prophet PBUH for your situation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud that a man did something with a woman that was less than adultery; I do not know how far it went, but it was less than adultery. He went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and told him about that. Then Allah revealed the words:&#xA;  “And perform the prayer, at the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night. Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds. That is a reminder for the mindful.” [11:114] He said: “O Messenger of Allah, is this only for me?” He said: “It is for everyone who acts upon it.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't get me wrong, what you did is still considered Zina, but the type of Zina that does not come with Punishment (looking at porn, Lesbianism, masturbating, etc..) and erased by asking for forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-11-21T01:40:00.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28724" CreationDate="2015-11-21T02:01:05.533" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two types of surgeries:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To make a person look better: Forbidden by majority of scholars even if it is requested by the Husband&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To correct something that isn't natural, like a deformity or disfigurement. That is allowed for any person&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/55971&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ask yourself which part you are from and decide on your own. My personal opinion, why do you have to look good for him, it goes both ways, he also needs to look good for you. If he doesn't like you for who you are you are better of without him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-04T17:30:10.017" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:30:10.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28749" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-21T07:53:02.053" Score="0" ViewCount="698" Body="&lt;p&gt;A boy in my neighbors commited suicide yesterday due to continuous torture by his teacher. He was just 16 and was an innocent kid. What does Islam say about kids who suicide? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14816" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T12:30:59.087" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T12:30:59.087" Title="kids who commit suicide" Tags="|fiqh|children|suicide|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-10-08T20:48:20.560" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28750" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28752" CreationDate="2015-11-21T12:14:20.670" Score="0" ViewCount="2775" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone tries to seriously investigate whether I'm a Muslim or not, such as by asking for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/kenya-terror-attack-indian-killed-as-he-couldnt-name-prophet-muhammads-mother_878534.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;name of Mohammed's mother&lt;/a&gt;, then the ruse will be up, but what's a suitable verse to recite to pretend to be a Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ideally, the verse should not exist in the Bible or Talmud, should be a verse agreeable to Sunni Muslims, not be smart-alec-y (eg quoting something about how violence is wrong), and be reasonably easy for an English-speaker to pronounce correctly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastActivityDate="2019-05-01T23:11:28.290" Title="Suitable verse to recite to pretend to be a Muslim" Tags="|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28751" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28636" CreationDate="2015-11-21T12:56:58.957" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islamic scriptures are generally the Quran and the canons of Ahadith and as such one does not find in them minute details of the procedure for slaughter. Indeed, in the Quran, except for ablution you hardly find a delineation of how to perform something, not even the mandatory Salat. Much of the Prophetic religious wisdom was based on the acceptance and perpetuation of cultural norms - without codification. Of the various ways of killing animals those considered un-Islamic were explicitly prohibited, for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Forbidden to you are carrion, blood, the flesh of swine, the animal&#xA;slaughtered in any name other than Allah's, the animal which has&#xA;either been strangled, killed by blows, has died of a fall, by goring&#xA;or that devoured by a beast of prey - unless it be that which you&#xA;yourselves might have slaughtered while it was still alive - and that&#xA;which was slaughtered at the altars. - You are also forbidden to seek&#xA;knowledge of your fate by divining arrows ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.maududi/5:3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:3&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (puh) witnessed and practiced slaughter himself and even improved it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two are the things which I remember Allah's Messenger (puh) having said:&#xA;Verily Allah has enjoined goodness to everything; so when you kill,&#xA;kill in a good way and when you slaughter, slaughter in a good way. So&#xA;every one of you should sharpen his knife, and let the slaughtered&#xA;animal die comfortably.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The initial few generations of Muslims relied heavily on lore and oral tradition a fact that often goes unappreciated and unnoticed. They didn't feel the need to document how to &amp;quot;change clothes,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;dig graves,&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;slaughter animals.&amp;quot; It was only after formal codification of the customs and precepts of the Sharia, and the collection of Hadith and Akhbaar, started due to natural requirements of an expanding empire, wherein the Arabs (and their customs) were rather a minority that one finds attention to details in expositions of rituals and customs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One does see wisdom in Divine Silence on gory details that allows flexibility with human progress.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;On Stunning&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the 1960s, AI-Azhar jurists were presented with the question&#xA;of whether stunning livestock prior to slaughter was acceptable under Islamic law. The unanimous verdict (Fatwa) was:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Muslim countries, by approving the modern method of slaughtering,&#xA;have no religious objection in their way. This is lawful as long as&#xA;the new means are 'shar' (Ahadd) and clean and do 'cause bleeding'&#xA;(Museelah al-damm). If new means of slaughtering are more quick and&#xA;sharp, their employment is a more desirable thing. It comes under the&#xA;saying of the Prophet(s) 'God has ordered us to be kind to everything'&#xA;(Inna'l-laha Kataba-'l-ihsan 'ala kulle Shay'in).&amp;quot; (The History of&#xA;Azhar, Cairo; 1964; pp. 361-363).&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.organic-halal-meat.com/article/fatwa-stunning.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, however, as Richard Foltz notes: &amp;quot;They apparently did not consider the unreliability of stunning, the assembly-line conditions normally associated with the use of stunners, nor any other aspect of the issue.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The issue goes much deeper, as even though the scriptures don't detail how to slaughter they do in a very clear manner elevate non-human animals to the status of &lt;em&gt;persons&lt;/em&gt; with intellect and emotions. If the Chapter &amp;quot;The Ant&amp;quot; exposes the inductive and deductive argumentation capabilities of an ant, the Prophet (puh) compliments the person-hood of animals by exposing the emotional component of their existence. When he saw a man sharpening his knife while an animal waited nearby, he reprimanded him, &amp;quot;Do you wish to slaughter this animal twice, once by sharpening your blade in front of it and another time by cutting its throat?&amp;quot; He even forbade killing the offspring on an animal in front of its mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims have failed to uphold the precedents themselves; the annual shared-ritual sacrifices are blatant disrespect of the Prophetic injunctions of not killing the animal emotionally before physically. Muslims intellectuals became too infatuated with Aristotle to not see the &amp;quot;rational ant,&amp;quot; and the Jurists became too anthropocentric to not include &amp;quot;alleviating suffering,&amp;quot; in principles of Sharia (&lt;em&gt;Maqasid-al-Shariah&lt;/em&gt;). Whereas stunning, in factory settings, attempts to alleviate the &amp;quot;physical&amp;quot; pain of the non-human animals, it apparently does increase the &amp;quot;emotional&amp;quot; suffering. Uncritical acceptance of stunning would only add insult to injury.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-11-21T12:56:58.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28750" CreationDate="2015-11-21T13:15:49.017" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I assume this question is for dire circumstances and in that case no verse of the Quran could possible be convincing enough. If the intention is survival, then the best bet is to read the declaration of faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ashadu an la ilaha illallah wa ashadu anna muhammadan rasulullah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[I bear witness that there is no god worthy of worship except Allah and i bear witness that Muhammad is his servant and messenger]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This should paralyze the inquisition-ers  - in theory at least - if there is even an iota of understanding of Islam in them. Then again, you wouldn't have been in the quagmire in the first place if that were so. This should work because no Muslim has the permission, means or authority to adjudge the intentions and what hides inside the heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! When ye go abroad in the cause of Allah, investigate&#xA;  carefully, and say not to any one who offers you a salutation: &quot;Thou&#xA;  art none of a believer!&quot; Coveting the perishable goods of this life:&#xA;  with Allah are profits and spoils abundant. Even thus were ye&#xA;  yourselves before, till Allah conferred on you His favours: Therefore&#xA;  carefully investigate. For Allah is well aware of all that ye do. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.yusufali/4:94&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:94&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the advice, in principle, that Maimonides gave to the Spanish Jews facing inquisition at the hands of the Al-Moravid dynasty, i.e. accept Islam apparently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-15T13:26:49.843" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T13:26:49.843" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28754" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-21T14:40:38.577" Score="1" ViewCount="234" Body="&lt;p&gt;How Can I Purify Books Pages If Semen/Sperm Or Urine Fall On Them?&#xA;I Mean, How Can I Purify Things That Can Not Be Cleaned Or Purified By Water? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13751" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T12:30:44.220" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T12:30:44.220" Title="Purifying Things That Can Not Be Cleaned With Water" Tags="|fiqh|sunnah|wudu|taharah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28755" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28749" CreationDate="2015-11-21T14:46:29.913" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suicide is one of deadly or major sins as Mr.Makarem Shirazi says in the link bellow:(Its in persian)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://portal.anhar.ir/node/2951#gsc.tab=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://portal.anhar.ir/node/2951#gsc.tab=0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He says that suicide is not accepted, like firing your own estates just because of this reason that you are destroying your own life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the answer of the question that &quot;will they be forgiven by god or not?&quot; he says: maybe god bless them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14814" LastActivityDate="2015-11-21T14:46:29.913" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28754" CreationDate="2015-11-21T15:05:52.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First displace the unclean material with everything, but make sure that it doesn't exist anymore on that material. Then expose it to the direct sunshine(even not from behind a curtain or cloud) to make it dry. be sure that there is no wind and only the sun makes it dry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your material has two surfaces, make sure that both of them are exposed simultaneously. otherwise the surface which has been in front of the sun would be clean and the other surfaces wouldn't be clean or purified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14814" LastActivityDate="2015-11-21T15:05:52.020" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28758" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28749" CreationDate="2015-11-21T17:53:25.547" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suicide in Islam is never acceptable (even during times of war). There are several conditions that have to be met for Allah to punish those who commit such act:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Person must have reached puberty&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Person is sound of mind&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Person knows that doing such thing is forbidden and the ruling associated with it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the person meets such conditions, you can check out the following Hadiths to see what the punishment can be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever throws himself down from a mountain and kills himself will be throwing himself down in the Fire of Hell for ever and ever. Whoever drinks poison and kills himself will be sipping it in the Fire of Hell for ever and ever. Whoever kills himself with a piece of iron will have that iron in his hand, thrusting it into his belly in the Fire of Hell for ever and ever.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari (5442) and Muslim (109)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated from Thaabit ibn Dahhaak (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever kills himself with something will be punished with it on the Day of Resurrection.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari (5700) and Muslim (110).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-11-21T17:53:25.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14619" CreationDate="2015-11-21T18:52:00.197" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The English word &quot;sect&quot; (albeit its negative connotations) is close to the nature of shism in Islam, which explains its predominance in English literature about Islam. A Christian denomination bears the sense of organized religion, i.e. churches sharing organisational structure, authority and processes related to finances and appointment of salaried religious workers etc. It is natural to see churches sharing organizational structure to all share confessions of faith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these denominational artifacts are alien concepts in Islam and therefore one cannot use the word &quot;denomination&quot; for an Islamic sect without some serious simplification of its meaning. In everyday speech, sect and denomination are used interchangeably with the former often in negative sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a related note, the lingua francas of Islam have been Arabic and Persian mainly and we find at least two terms: &lt;em&gt;Firqa&lt;/em&gt; (literally: group,division) and &lt;em&gt;Mazhab&lt;/em&gt; (literally: way). The latter used almost exclusively in a positive (neutral) sense and the former in the pejorative. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2015-11-24T10:11:47.903" LastActivityDate="2015-11-24T10:11:47.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28760" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28824" CreationDate="2015-11-22T05:04:33.030" Score="2" ViewCount="5890" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have got used to watching Peace T.V while eating Breakfast, Lunch and dinner is it okay because I am listening  tafsir of Quran and ihadith by scholars while eating please answer with reasons and proofs if any one knows about it Jaza kallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14804" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T12:30:26.317" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T12:30:26.317" Title="Is Eating while watching Islamic T.V Show Haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|fiqh|food|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28763" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-22T13:33:42.447" Score="0" ViewCount="711" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is that why premartial sex is punished by the state in Islam? I mean, it is entirely the personal matter of two individuals, regardless of their faith. If two muslims commit premartial sex, God would punish them in afterlife. And if two non muslims commit it, they are not bounded by Islam so they shouldn't be punished. But why does the state punish them? Specially if its done in private? Its a non violent act. I mean its not like robbery, murder or other crimes that affect other people. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14046" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T16:24:19.373" Title="Why is Premartial Sex punished in Islam?" Tags="|sex|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28767" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-11-22T20:17:30.923" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Arabic phrase ʿalayhi as-salām (عليه السلام)', which translates as &amp;quot;peace be upon him&amp;quot; is a conventionally complimentary phrase or 'durood' attached to the names of the prophets in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The English phrase, 'Peace be Upon Him' is also given the abbreviation PBUH in writing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_be_upon_him_(Islam)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia Article&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14824" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2022-07-13T15:10:48.123" LastActivityDate="2022-07-13T15:10:48.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28768" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-11-22T20:17:30.923" Score="0" Body="Use this tag for any question about the phrases ʿalayhi as-salām (عليه السلام)', or 'Peace be upon him' used in reference to prophets in Islam." OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2022-07-13T15:10:39.867" LastActivityDate="2022-07-13T15:10:39.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28773" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-23T05:55:40.630" Score="1" ViewCount="7839" Body="&lt;p&gt;As my father rejects the saying about this, I wanted to confirm if is it legitimate fr a father in law to eat in the same plate with daughter in law&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14832" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:01:57.787" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T20:01:57.787" Title="Can father in law and the daughter in law have food in the same plate as a husband wife eats...?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|relationships|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28773" CreationDate="2015-11-23T06:09:51.807" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and&#xA;  guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that&#xA;  which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their&#xA;  headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to&#xA;  their husbands, their fathers, &lt;strong&gt;their husbands' fathers&lt;/strong&gt;, their sons,&#xA;  their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their&#xA;  sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or&#xA;  those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are&#xA;  not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp&#xA;  their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And&#xA;  turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might&#xA;  succeed. (Surat Al-Nur: 24:31)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence they are mehram for woman. It is allowed for her to eat with him as she would with her own father. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you meant something else, please edit your question and elaborate further.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Update#1:&#xA;To clarify a bit further about other in-laws so you don't confuse them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rasulullah (SAW) said: “Beware of entering upon women.” A man from the&#xA;  Ansar said, “O Messenger of Allah! What about Al-Hamu, or the wife’s&#xA;  in-law (the brother of her husband or his nephew, etc.)?” The Prophet,&#xA;  peace and blessings be upon him, replied: “&lt;strong&gt;The in-law of the wife is&#xA;  death itself&lt;/strong&gt;.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Commenting on this Hadith, Imam An-Nawawi, may Allah bless him, states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Al-Layth Ibn Sa`d holds that the &lt;strong&gt;‘the in-law’ refers to a relative of&#xA;  the husband (other than his father and sons)&lt;/strong&gt; such as his brother,&#xA;  nephew, and cousin, etc., with whom marriage would be permissible for&#xA;  her, if she were to be divorced or widowed.“ Those who are described&#xA;  of death are the husband’s brother, cousin, uncle, and all those who&#xA;  are not Mahram for the wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Above mentions all those in-laws who are not mentioned in the Ayat of &lt;code&gt;Surah Al-Nur 24:31&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14305" LastEditorDisplayName="user14305" LastEditDate="2015-11-23T06:18:29.617" LastActivityDate="2015-11-23T06:18:29.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28744" CreationDate="2015-11-23T06:37:03.707" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hajj is not to be done in Ramadan. it is to be done in Dhu al-Hijjah ( ذو الحجة) but i get your question :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we don't do Hajj on any other month because that what our prophet told us, and also in the Quran: god said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran2:197&#xA;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;Hajj is [during] well-known months&lt;/strong&gt;, so whoever has made Hajj obligatory upon himself therein [by entering the state of ihram], there is [to be for him] no sexual relations and no disobedience and no disputing during Hajj. And whatever good you do - Allah knows it. And take provisions, but indeed, the best provision is fear of Allah . And fear Me, O you of understanding.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to read more about Hajj you can go to this Wiki page&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajj&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajj&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Peace brother ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14818" LastActivityDate="2015-11-23T06:37:03.707" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28777" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28645" CreationDate="2015-11-23T07:05:00.200" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In heaven, there is what eyes didn't see, what ears didn't hear, and what no human being can ever imagine. When you see that, video games would be boring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if in heaven there are things you can't imagine then, imagine being inside the game playing in a virtual world with your friends. Heaven has something even better that you can't imagine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God says in the Quran 43:71&#xA;&amp;quot;..And therein is whatever the souls desire..&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;WHATEVER YOU DESIRE. you have earned it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14818" LastEditorUserId="43107" LastEditDate="2021-02-05T09:20:54.587" LastActivityDate="2021-02-05T09:20:54.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28779" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18820" CreationDate="2015-11-23T09:09:42.623" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even if my dear brother @Ali_________علی has mentioned and answered the Question here are a few points which he apparently missed!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Picture#&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;there's &quot;huwa Allah&quot; = &quot;He's Allah/God&quot; on the top of the picture so the picture says in total: &quot;Huwa Allah/Huwa Allahu, La Ilaha Illa Allah/La Illaha Illa Allahu, Muhammad Rassul Allah/ Muhammadu(n) Rassulu Allahi&quot; = &quot;He'a Allah, There's no God except Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah&quot;!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On top in golden/yellow letters &quot;Allah/Allahu&quot; and in silver/white letters &quot;Jalla-Jallaluh&quot;=&quot;exalted/great/dignified in his Majesty&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are in golden/yellow letters a part of Verse (65:2) and on the left hand in silver/white letters Verse (65:3) which build together two verses from surat at-Talaq (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/65/2-3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;65:2-3&lt;/a&gt;) more exactly the bold parts: &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot; &lt;strong&gt;And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out&lt;/strong&gt; (2) &lt;strong&gt;And&#xA;  will provide for him from where he does not expect. And whoever relies&#xA;  upon Allah - then He is sufficient for him. Indeed, Allah will&#xA;  accomplish His purpose.&lt;/strong&gt; Allah has already set for everything a&#xA;  [decreed] extent.(3)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;waman yattaqi Allaha yaj'al lahu makhraja(n) (2) Wa yarzuqhu min&#xA;  haythu la yahtasib&lt;/strong&gt; waman yatawakkal 'Aala Allahi fahuwa hasbuh inna&#xA;  Allaha balighu amrihi qad ja'ala Allahu likulli shay-in qadra (3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in silver/white letters you find on top &quot;Bismi Allahi ar-Rahmani ar-Rahim&quot; = &quot;In the name of Allah the compassionate the merciful&quot; and at the bottom &quot;Sadaqa Allahu al-'adhim&quot;=&quot;truthful/true is what Allah the almighty said&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It shows in golden/yellow Letter the name of the Messenger &quot;Mohammad&quot; (peace be upon him) and in silver/white letters &quot;Rassul Allah/ Rassulu Llah&quot;=&quot;Messenger of Allah&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-10-08T09:39:34.340" LastActivityDate="2017-10-08T09:39:34.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28780" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-23T10:32:50.993" Score="4" ViewCount="217" Body="&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/16539/why-was-quran-revealed-in-arabic-language&quot;&gt;Question&lt;/a&gt; made me recall a Question of a non-Muslim during the discussion after a lecture about Geothe and the Islam, which i will ask here from a Muslim POV!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well we can read in the Qur'an, that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On one hand Allah has sent warners/Messengers to each nation (see for example (in Surat ar-Ra'ad &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/13/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;13:7&lt;/a&gt; or in Surat Fatir &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/35/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;35:24&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On the other hand we are told that Messengers have been sent to their folks speaking to them in their language, in order that they might make clear for them (see Surat Ibrahim &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/14/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;14:4&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming that after the revelation of the Qur'an many languages have come later and they were only derivatives of already existing languages:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Why we have revelations only in a handful of (those &quot;original&quot;) languages, and not most or all of them?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;How can we consolidate between those Verses or how should they be interpreted or understood?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-11T14:10:55.633" LastActivityDate="2018-12-11T14:10:55.633" Title="Why we don't have revelations in any/most languages on earth?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|language|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28781" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-23T11:45:40.473" Score="2" ViewCount="8576" Body="&lt;p&gt;What dua can I read after &lt;strong&gt;attahiyat and durood&lt;/strong&gt; and before &lt;strong&gt;Salam&lt;/strong&gt;, in the last sitting of Salah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In hadith I found that Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) used to recite a lot of dua, hamd, and sana in the last sitting of salah. I need the duas from &lt;strong&gt;Sahih Hadith&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14527" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T01:48:14.257" LastActivityDate="2021-09-17T03:05:31.343" Title="Which dua can I recite at the last sitting of salah?" Tags="|salat|hadith|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28783" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16653" CreationDate="2015-11-23T14:46:56.367" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are different interpretations for that Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Warning: Below are just Interpretation/personal opinion of the Mulana&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only I really like is by &lt;code&gt;Sheikh Imran N. Hosein&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He says that the first three days that are mentioned are metaphorical. &#xA;He further explains that the first day means the British Rule perhaps starting in 13th century till they lost their power somewhere in the 20th century.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second day that's equal to one month means the American Rule starting right after the fall of the Great British Empire till they too will fall somewhere soon into the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third day that is equal to a week means the day America falls and a new super power rises, most probably Israel. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the rise and fall of this new super power, Dajal will appear in physical form and be killed by Prophet Isa peace be upon him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHq4nsYqNcA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dajjal - The False Messiah by Sheikh Imran Hosein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14305" LastActivityDate="2015-11-23T14:46:56.367" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28763" CreationDate="2015-11-23T23:22:30.297" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because it is a rule set down by Allah. It is zinah, and zinah is forbidden, because it could only bring us into difficulty. This law is for the better of a society, because if people committed premarital sex like it's normal, women would suffer badly if not the men. There would be marital problems, and a high divorce rate, like in the U.S. And one reason is that it sets us apart from other animals. Allah is the Most Wise, the Eternal. He set these rules to guide us to the straight path. Imagine if your daughter or sister were involved in such an act. Disobeying Allah's laws for a moment of pleasure would only result in a lifetime of regret and shame. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14846" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-25T10:38:15.123" LastActivityDate="2015-11-25T10:38:15.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28788" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28790" CreationDate="2015-11-23T23:34:12.670" Score="8" ViewCount="50462" Body="&lt;p&gt;In few days, I will become a father and I was wondering how to say adhan in the right way? As new baby has a very delicate ear, so does one whisper, or say it out loud but from a distance? Should it be in both ear or just one? Who should be present at the time of adhan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="3627" LastEditDate="2017-05-18T23:54:30.950" LastActivityDate="2022-06-07T12:47:43.220" Title="How to give adhan in newborn baby's ear?" Tags="|adhan|baby|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24998" CreationDate="2015-11-24T01:48:23.143" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;One question of yours is, Muslims are to do all the obligatory things but non Muslims are not doing any of these so what will happen to them in hereafter. Quran says Allah will judge between them on day of Judgement. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For every religion We have appointed rites which they perform. So, let&#xA;  the disbelievers not contend with you over the matter but invite them&#xA;  to your Lord. Indeed, you are upon straight guidance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if they dispute with you, then say, &quot; Allah is most knowing of&#xA;  what you do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah &lt;strong&gt;will judge between you&lt;/strong&gt; on the Day of Resurrection concerning&#xA;  that over which you used to differ.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/22/66-72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 22:67-69&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows everything about each one of them and he is the Most merciful, he will judge accordingly to all. Muslims are to admonish them and invite them to become followers of final prophet(s.a) but we have no right to judge all of them are in hell fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastActivityDate="2015-11-24T01:48:23.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28790" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28788" CreationDate="2015-11-24T02:44:27.983" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not necessarily to be a quiet whisper, but it has to be recited through the right ear. And when you're done with adhan, recite the iqama through the baby's left ear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, all hadeeths that talked about this matter are considered da'eef (weak), especially the part of iqama. See this &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/vXD8qCtdLWo&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/vXD8qCtdLWo&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;[Congrats btw :)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastEditorUserId="13394" LastEditDate="2015-11-24T03:49:42.383" LastActivityDate="2015-11-24T03:49:42.383" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28791" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-24T05:35:34.650" Score="3" ViewCount="1121" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know If a couple is divorced, later they want to marry again. Is it possible in Islam? If possible, then what are conditions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I want to add that after talaq, the wife was found to be pregnant.  Including this condition, what does Islam says?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Talaq was given 3 times with adequate time difference.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4864" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-26T05:33:28.327" LastActivityDate="2017-04-24T07:55:44.130" Title="What are the conditions for a couple to get remarried? What if the wife is found to be pregnant after divorce?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|pregnancy|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28788" CreationDate="2015-11-24T09:09:39.497" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well the ahadith about adhan and iqamah for the new born have many weaknesses, so especially for the iqamah some scholars tend to say the weakness is grave, and one shoould even consider this to be makruh or not mustahab (something not desirable) as quoted in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20150505071626/http://islamqa.info:80/ar/136088&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic Fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some if not most scholars say that the first thing the new born should hear are these words about the almightiness of Allah (see more interpretation of this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alukah.net/social/0/66637/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;), while other scholars say one should do it when the kid got his/her &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.net/fatawa/fatawachapters.aspx?View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=5229&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;name&lt;/a&gt;, so it could be done at the day of 'Aqiqa (~7 days after birth).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the ears of a baby are much more sensitive then ours i would recommend to lower your voice way saying/reciting the adhan in the right ear, the iqamah (supposing this is regarded as a good deed) should be recited in the left ear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are the most reliable ahadith about the adhan for the new born from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/333&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/19/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Timrdihi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as an addition one could also follow the sunnah by feeding the new born with &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/38/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;softened dates&lt;/a&gt;. This could be done by one of the parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mostly it's the father who recites the adhan in the ear of the new born, but in some customs/traditions it's the grandfather (maternal), as we can read from the referenced ahadith our Messenger () did so for al-Hassan ibn 'Ali ()&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-07T12:47:43.220" LastActivityDate="2022-06-07T12:47:43.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28793" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28791" CreationDate="2015-11-24T10:07:08.817" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well after reading a couple of fatwa and under the following assumptions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Husband has performed 3 times a single talaq!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Husband didn't know that his wife was pregnant when he performed the 3rd talaq&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;None of the 3 times were during her menses, as if so this (single) talaq would be considered as haram and (apparently) invalid (but for more details see &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/227698&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;)!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then this is a irreversible talaq (because the third divorce is considered permanent no matter what). And her 'idah ends once the wife has given birth to her child. They can't get together unless she marries somebody else and they divorced or she became widow! But i'd recommend to ask a scholars as we don't have enough details and even if so i consider this as a matter for a specialist and with my basic knowledge i wouldn't even think of speaking out any opinion or verdict on this complicated matter!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a basically similar &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=196017&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa in Arabic&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-27T10:10:01.407" LastActivityDate="2016-06-27T10:10:01.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28795" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-24T11:58:29.460" Score="2" ViewCount="779" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know those who claim Maria al-Qibtiyya(r.a) was slave believe she later became free after giving birth to prophet's(s.a) son &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But my question is, was she slave before giving birth to prophet's son. Prior to Islam there were many sources of slave but after Islam only source of slave is captives captured in war or children of slaves. Maria was neither of them, she was gifted by a king and she belonged to a noble family in that place. &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then why she is considered as slave ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastActivityDate="2015-11-24T11:58:29.460" Title="Why Maria al-Qibtiyya(r.a) is considered as a slave?" Tags="|slavery|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28796" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-24T13:07:23.090" Score="2" ViewCount="435" Body="&lt;p&gt;Arabic is not like western languages, say Spanish, which is not difficult if you have learned all the consonants and vowels, because you can spell and speak all the letter combinations correctly by yourself. But I find the Arabic language is a bit different, although you have learned all the consonants and vowels, you still can not spell and pronounce the letter combinations correctly, as the radio teaches you.   For example, the Arabic symbol vowel ( َ ) changes a bit when is spelled together with the consonants like خ ر ص ض ط ظ ق ع و ی，  In these letter combinations, the symbol vowel (  َ ) sounds like 'u' in the word 'but', but if combined with the other consonants, the symbol vowel (  َ ) sounds close to 'e' in the word 'bed'. So I can't use the common rule to read them but remember and mimic them one by one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14854" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-27T15:34:10.000" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T16:52:15.223" Title="How should I practise Arabic in order to read Quran?" Tags="|arabic|reading-quran|tajweed|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28797" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28754" CreationDate="2015-11-24T13:11:11.490" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The best thing which has been made a substitute of water in most of the cases if &quot;&lt;strong&gt;mud / soil&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many places where we can find this. E.g. Qur'an in the Verse talking about Tayammam, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) reported to be praying on the ground cleaned by pure mud etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I wish to conclude that things where water cannot be used, cleaning / purifying them with clean mud should be the best alternative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-11-24T13:11:11.490" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28799" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28763" CreationDate="2015-11-24T15:16:57.663" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main reason for the prohibition of pre-marital or extra-marital sex is to safeguard the family as an institution. Islam like other religions, recognizes family as the main building block of human societies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The importance of living together as a family can be understood by looking at the life cycle of a human being. When he is born he is weak and is capable of doing nothing by himself. He needs care and proper guidance until he matures into adulthood. In his adulthood he is finally able to contribute constructively to the society. And his strengths get gradually reduced as he becomes older. Without a strong family unit, it would be impossible for him to get through the stages in his life when he is weak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A strong family needs a mother and a father; to care and to provide. The absence of trust or the absence of a full commitment between these two to each other, would result in a disrupted family life. This in turns leads to the creation of human beings who are incapable of contributing positively to the society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam wants to prepare human being and wants him to adopt a lifestyle that would help him avoid all the things that might lead to a dysfunctional family. These includes pre- and extra-marital sex. They both have a very strong potential of disrupting a family life to say the least. Pre-marital sex makes him prone to a lack of commitment and orients him toward seeing this relationship as merely sexual. Where as extra-marital sex leads to the destruction of trust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To avoid values such as open sexual relationships creeping into societies, Islam sanctions punishments for individuals who act utterly irresponsibly and break down these boundaries. It doesn't concern itself very much with what individuals do in &lt;em&gt;private&lt;/em&gt;, but if their actions are so brazen that they engage in such acts openly and could careless even if &lt;em&gt;a group of adults&lt;/em&gt; witness them doing the act, it draws the line and wants to put a stop to it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;I'll refine and rephrase the answer soon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14004" LastActivityDate="2015-11-24T15:16:57.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28800" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28781" CreationDate="2015-11-24T15:18:23.617" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can find those dua's in the booklet called hisn al-Muslim (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamguiden.com/hisnulmuslim/024.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hisnul muslim&lt;/a&gt;) by Sa'id ibn Ali ibn Wahf al-Qahtany سعيد بن علي بن وهف القحطاني Chapter 24 - الدعاء بعد التشهد الأخير وقبل السلام:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;About the same dua' with a slightly difference &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/5/162&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#55&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/5/163&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#56&lt;/a&gt; both are also in sahih al-Bukhari&#xA;Here's a transliteration of #56:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allahumma inni audhu bika min 'adhabi l-qabri wa 'audhu bika min&#xA;fitnatil-masihi d-dajjal, wa 'audhu bika min fitnati l-mahya&#xA;walmamati, Allahumma inni 'audhu bika min al-ma'thami wal-maghram&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a transliteration of #55 is &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1423&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/227&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#57&lt;/a&gt; also in both Sahih books&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alahumma inni zalamtu nafsi zulman kathiran wa la yaghfiru a-dhunub illa&#xA;anta faghfirli maghfiratan min 'indika warhamni innaka&#xA;anta l-Ghafurur-Rahim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/240&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#58&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allahum-maghfir li ma qaddamtu wa ma akh-khartu, wa ma asrartu, wa ma&#xA;a'lantu, wa ma asraftu, wa ma Anta a'lamu bihi minni. Antal-Muqqadimu,&#xA;wa Antal-Mu'akh-khiru. La ilaha illa Anta&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/8/107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#59&lt;/a&gt; sahih in Sunan Abi Dawod and also to be find in Sunan an-Nasa'i, some scholars say it should be said after the salam, some say before or after and some tend to before!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allahumma a'inni 'ala dhikrika wa shukrika, wa husni 'ibadatika&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/80/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#60&lt;/a&gt; this is also said before and after salam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alla-humma inni a'udhu bika minal-jubni wal- bukhl, wa a'udhu bika min&#xA;an uradda ila ardhalil-'umur, wa a'udhu bika min fitnatid-dunya, wa&#xA;a'udhu bika min fitnatil-qabr&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/402&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#61&lt;/a&gt; it should also be in sunan ibn Majah!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allahuma inni as-aluka l-Jannah wa a'udu bika mina n-nar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/13/127&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#62&lt;/a&gt; also in Musnad al Imam Ahmad&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allahumma bi 'ilmika l-ghaiba wa qudratika 'alal-khalqi ahini ma 'alimtal-hayata khairan li, wa tawaffani idha 'alimtal-wafata khairan li. Allahumma as'aluka khashyataka fil-ghaibi wash-shahadati wa as'aluka kalimatal haqui fir-rida'i wal ghadab, wa as'aluka l-qasda fil faqr wal-ghina, wa as'aluka na'iman la yanfadu wa as'aluka qurrata 'ainan la tanqati'u wa as'alukar-rida'i ba'dal-qada'i wa as'aluka bardal 'aishi ba'dal-mawti, wa as'aluka ladhata n-nazari ila wajhika wash-shawqa ila liqa'ika fi (&lt;em&gt;or in an other narration&lt;/em&gt; min) ghayri darraa'in muddirra wa la fitnatin mudillatin, Allahumma zayyina bi zinatil-imani waj'alna hudatan muhtadin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/13/123&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#63&lt;/a&gt; also in sunan abi Dawod and Musnad Ahmad&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allahumma inni as'aluka ya Allah! Bi-annaka l-Wahidul-Ahadu-Samad, alladhi lam yalid wa lam yowled, wa lam yakun lahu kufu'an (&lt;em&gt;or if recited according the language of hafs&lt;/em&gt; kufuwan) ahad, an taghfirali dhunubi, innaka antal-Ghafurur-Rahim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/13/122&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#64&lt;/a&gt; this dua' was also mentioned in all the Sunan books&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allahumma inni as'aluka bi-anna lakal-hamd, lailaha illa ant,&#xA;al-mannanu badi'us-samawati wal-ard, ya dhal-jalali wal-ikram! Ya&#xA;hayyu ya qayyum! Inni as'aluka al Jannah wa a'udu bika mina n-nar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/8/78&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#65&lt;/a&gt; is a dua' which includes parts of #63 and #64 and is quoted in Musnad Ahmad, sunan ibn Majah and sunan at-Tirmidhi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allāhumma inni as'aluka bi annī ashhadu annaka antallah, la ilaha illa ant, al-ahadu-s-Samad, alladhi lam yalid wa lam yulad, wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan ahad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note i have changed the transliteration or added some additions in it when they were different then in my reference or lack some words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/104163&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-17T03:05:31.343" LastActivityDate="2021-09-17T03:05:31.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28804" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-24T17:59:16.693" Score="2" ViewCount="2480" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently bought a sandwich from Subway. However while I was ordering a vegetarian sandwich I think the woman behind the counter never heard me and put something which looked like beef on my sandwich; I quickly told her to remove it as I didn't want meat. Did this make the sandwich haram? As I'm sure the meat was not halal and if yes, they how can I correct my mistake of eating it without knowing it has turned haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14859" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T05:33:48.647" LastActivityDate="2018-08-04T14:25:47.470" Title="If Subway staff mistakenly add meat to my sandwich, is it halal to eat after removing the meat?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|meat|mistake|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28806" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24402" CreationDate="2015-11-24T20:44:58.613" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shisha pens and big shisha is makrooh also I saw big molanas, qaris, imams doing big shisha in a park and see from my local masjid&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14860" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-25T10:36:26.057" LastActivityDate="2015-11-25T10:36:26.057" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28808" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-24T21:55:52.873" Score="2" ViewCount="267" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking for the response of &lt;strong&gt;any denomination&lt;/strong&gt; that is against abortion in the case of rape that has also responded to the scenario below or something similar to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Defense_of_Abortion#The_Violinist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;A Defense of Abortion&lt;/a&gt;&quot; (Thomson):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You wake up in the morning and find yourself back to back in bed with&#xA;  an unconscious violinist. A famous unconscious violinist. He has been&#xA;  found to have a fatal kidney ailment, and the Society of Music Lovers&#xA;  has canvassed all the available medical records and found that you&#xA;  alone have the right blood type to help. They have therefore kidnapped&#xA;  you, and last night the violinist's circulatory system was plugged&#xA;  into yours, so that your kidneys can be used to extract poisons from&#xA;  his blood as well as your own. [If he is unplugged from you now, he&#xA;  will die; but] in nine months he will have recovered from his ailment,&#xA;  and can safely be unplugged from you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is said later that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Critics of Thomson's argument generally grant the permissibility of&#xA;  unplugging the violinist, but seek to block the inference that&#xA;  abortion is permissible by arguing that there are morally relevant&#xA;  differences between the violinist scenario and typical cases of&#xA;  abortion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it is &lt;strong&gt;unsourced&lt;/strong&gt;. :(&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To make my intentions clear, the above is an analogy for a female being raped and impregnated by a male. &lt;strong&gt;Some denominations claim that the female is obliged to carry the child to birth if medically practical&lt;/strong&gt; because the child is innocent of his/her father's sins, has a right to life, etc etc etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Assume ideal conditions such as medical complications not being present so the mother and child are healthy, the mother can give birth, the mother and the father are not close relatives, a proper hospital is available and can be afforded, an adoption agency is available etc etc etc)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So do those arguments apply to the violinist too?&lt;/strong&gt; What are the &quot;morally relevant differences&quot; ? I understand that Thomson was defending abortion in non-rape cases, but let us consider only rape cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the difference? Why are women responsible for carrying a child, who she did not consent to carrying, to birth but people are not responsible for caring for a violinist who they were attached to without consent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not saying women are not responsible, but &lt;strong&gt;if they are, it looks like everyone is responsible for the violinist.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, I would like to emphasize that I'm looking for any denomination's response, probable response based on teachings or relevant teachings. Naturally, I'm not asking what &quot;Islam&quot; thinks or would think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to all. I'm new to site so please go easy on me in feedback and editing. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14862" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2015-11-24T22:06:02.253" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T16:12:33.460" Title="Is abortion allowed for a woman / girl who is raped?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|reference-request|life|morality|ethics|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-21T00:47:36.627" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28809" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28811" CreationDate="2015-11-24T22:35:58.247" Score="1" ViewCount="391" Body="&lt;p&gt;Consider the following situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are parents, who leave the Islam and they will be atheists, or non-Muslims. Which is a serious crime, but it is possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They have children, and these children are grown up in other religion (or to be an atheist), and they never hear from the Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will these children be considered Muslims (because their parents were once Muslims), or they will have non-Muslim status?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.s. It is a &lt;em&gt;hypothetical&lt;/em&gt; question, actually I never heard any similar case. I am just curious, what happens in such a case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12303" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2015-11-25T09:38:50.230" LastActivityDate="2015-11-25T09:38:50.230" Title="Are children of apostate parents considered Muslim?" Tags="|fiqh|apostasy|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28809" CreationDate="2015-11-24T23:12:50.723" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A child has no identity in that.  Being raised by Muslim or non-Muslim parents doesn't necessarily mean the children are upon that religion.  Islam is a choice and cannot be compelled upon the children by their parents.  Once the child has reached the capacity of sound judgment, they are to follow what they conclude to be the correct and reasonable path.  That's why a child who was raised by Muslim parents, and when reached adulthood, decides not to be Muslim; isn't considered an apostate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So technically there's no difference between a 'Muslim child' from a 'Non-Muslim child.'  They both have the same identity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-11-24T23:12:50.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28809" CreationDate="2015-11-24T23:43:05.927" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Will be these children considered muslims (because their parents were once muslims), or they will have non-muslim status?&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They will not. Children are considered Muslims and if they die before puberty will enter heaven in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also this is not a hypothetical situation, I know many Muslims who reverted and their kids are on what they reverted to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-11-24T23:43:05.927" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28814" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-25T01:23:34.133" Score="1" ViewCount="47" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sale of luxurious goods with a huge profit margin.  The price is set by the manufacturer and not the seller or marketer.  Is it haraam to promote such goods?  As far as I know selling only essential items with a profit is haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14848" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-04T06:02:08.637" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T06:02:08.637" Title="Is sale of luxurious goods with a huge profit margin haraam?" Tags="|halal-haram|business|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2018-03-31T19:33:54.177" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28815" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-25T02:22:59.900" Score="1" ViewCount="103" Body="&lt;p&gt;We are living in a 5 floor building near a main street in city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The building's surface is covered by stone (Travertine) and is in dominant position on the sidewalk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How much does it cost and who has to pay the blood money if one piece of the stones for no reason fall on one's head and cause him to die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14814" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T10:04:44.237" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T19:23:47.263" Title="How much blood money needs to be paid (and by who) if a person is killed by a stone falling from a building's surface covered by stone?" Tags="|shiism|diyya|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28804" CreationDate="2015-11-25T06:22:01.963" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well if you ate it without the meat everything should be fine inchaAllah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you ordered a sandwich without meat and when eating found out there is meat inside, and didn't continue eating the meat, also everything is fine inshaAllah as it was not your intention to eat meat and normally you will taste the meat easily and stop eating. So what you could and should do is of course to spit out any meat you have in your mouth. And repent and try to be sure that in future your order has been done and completed as you ordered it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And remember that Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... And there is no blame upon you for that in which you have erred but [only for] what your hearts intended. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful. &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-08-04T14:25:47.470" LastActivityDate="2018-08-04T14:25:47.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28819" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-11-25T12:36:09.030" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Rashid caliphs or the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashidun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;rashidun&lt;/a&gt; are the so called rightly guided Caliphs الخلفاء الراشدون. This term refers to four caliphs who succeeded the prophet Muhammad (Allahs prayers and blessings be upon him) in leading the Muslim community, who are namely: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Bakr&lt;/a&gt; who outlived Muhammad for two years and had to deal with the rida wars, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Omar ibn al-Khattab&lt;/a&gt; عمر ابن الخطاب‎ who ruled for ten years and initiated a first compilation or collection of written Qur'an copies during the time of abu Bakr,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uthman_ibn_Affan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Othman ibn 'Affan&lt;/a&gt; عثمان بن عفان‎ who is mostly known for his effort in compilation of the Qur'an and sending standard copies to the major cities of Islam and &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Ali ibn abi Talib&lt;/a&gt; علي ابن أبي طالب‎ who faced the first fitna.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-09-19T07:33:31.920" LastActivityDate="2018-09-19T07:33:31.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28820" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-11-25T12:36:09.030" Score="0" Body="الخلفاء الراشدون  Question pertaining to the caliphates of Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali." OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-09-17T07:35:15.913" LastActivityDate="2023-09-17T07:35:15.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28750" CreationDate="2015-11-25T18:51:20.480" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would definitely suggest the Throne Vers, Sura 2, Vers 255  called -Ayat-ul-Kursi- as this Vers is described to be the most glorious Verse in the Qur'an. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When recited from the heart (means you know what you are saying) it protects the reciter and keeps him safe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you recite it loudly, it will convince the one who questiones you that you know the Qur'an and at the same time you will be protected, inshaAllah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is one of many stories how Ayat-ul-Kursi protected the reciter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Benefits of the Ayat-ul-Kursi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was reported in a local paper in Rochdale, of a young woman who was&#xA;  raped in a small dark alley one evening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On a separate evening around the same time, a young Muslim woman was&#xA;  walking home from college. Aware that it was getting dark fast, she&#xA;  wanted to get home as soon as possible, so her mother would not worry&#xA;  about her being outside alone at night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The young Muslim girl faced a dilemma. To take the short cut down the&#xA;  same alleyway to avoid getting home after dark, or to take the longer&#xA;  route and have her mother worrying herself sick about her safety.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Conscious of the time, she took the alleyway. While the girl was&#xA;  walking down the alley, she saw a rather sinister,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;threateningly dark figure of a man walking towards her from the other&#xA;  end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As her pace quickened, she began to read Ayat-ul-kursi for her safety.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On passing, the man made eye contact, but carried on walking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the young Muslim girl reached home she told her family about this&#xA;  sinister looking man. They advised her to contact the police, having&#xA;  read the newspaper article some time before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When she contacted the police, they asked her to give a physical&#xA;  description of the man. It matched the description the rape victim had&#xA;  already given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some days later the young Muslim girl received a phone call from the&#xA;  police, asking her if she would go to the police station to identify&#xA;  the man in a ‘line up’. Both the rape victim and the Muslim girl&#xA;  picked out the same man. The police were confused though; they asked&#xA;  the rapist why he had attacked one girl and not the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With reference to the Muslim girl, he replied: 'Why would I attack her&#xA;  when she had two huge men walking on either side of her?'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranexplorer.com/Quran/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quranexplorer.com/Quran/&lt;/a&gt; you can listen to the Verse and read the translation as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Transliteration is here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ALLAAHUH LAA ILAAHA ILLAA HUWA HAYYUL QAYYOOMO, LAA TAAKHUZUHU&#xA;  SINATUN WALAA NAUM, LAHU MAA FIS SAMAAWAATE WA MAA FIL ARZ, MAN ZAL&#xA;  LAZE YASH-FA-U' I'NDAHU ILLAA BE-IZNIH, YA'LAMU MAA BAYNA AYDEEHIM WA&#xA;  MAA KHALFAHUM, WA LAA YOHEETOONA BE SHAYIM MIN I'LMEHI ILLAA BEMAA&#xA;  SHAAA-A, WASE-A' KURSIYYUHU SAMAAWAATE WAL ARZ, WA LAA YA-OODOHU&#xA;  HIFZUHUMAA, WA HUWAL A'LIYYUL A'ZEEM.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah keep you always safe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-08T14:22:38.167" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T14:22:38.167" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28824" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28760" CreationDate="2015-11-25T23:08:39.993" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the Quran is being recited, it's best for you to listen and pay attention to it. If you can do that while eating, then there's no problem of multi-tasking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَإِذا قُرِئَ القُرآنُ فَاستَمِعوا لَهُ وَأَنصِتوا لَعَلَّكُم تُرحَمونَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And when the Quran is recited, listen to it and pay attention; that you may receive mercy.&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://al-quran.info/#7:204&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 7:204&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-11-25T23:08:39.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28750" CreationDate="2015-11-26T01:51:18.000" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, best chapter to learn is sura al-fathiha first chapter of Quran. it is short with only 7 verses. All Muslims should know this chapter because it is obligatory to be recited in prayer. A Muslim need not know any other chapter and still be a Muslim. Additionally, there are  short chapters in the end of Quran (chapter 108 to 114). Learning and reciting them fluently can convince them more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it is not only verses they can ask for but other elementary things which all Muslims know. like how many daily prayers are there, how many raka'ath(units in prayer) are there for each prayer etc. So it would be required to have basic knowledge of all essential things in Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastEditorUserId="10491" LastEditDate="2015-11-26T01:57:05.610" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T01:57:05.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28829" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-26T05:42:00.623" Score="1" ViewCount="3224" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said that it is regarded as a best practice to name child Muhammad (name), but in western countries where first name is on your passport e.g Muhammad Ajmal Khan, whereas Ajmal is real first name but as on ID card or passport will make Muhammad name first, is it ok to leave Muhammad name out of name to end this confusion? Or is there anything like prefix that you mention on birth certificate? Today I had a baby boy and I am confused over naming convention. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2015-11-29T12:50:50.183" LastActivityDate="2016-03-29T07:02:57.330" Title="Muhammad Infront of name confusion" Tags="|practical-islam|muslim-practices|names|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28829" CreationDate="2015-11-26T06:06:34.297" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who said he has to be named Muhammed? You can name him anything, but it has to be a good name that doesn't represent anything bad. And having a prefix isn't necessary, it is rather a culture. And the best names are the names which start with Abdul (e.g Abdullah, Abdul Rahman, Abdul Latif, Abdul Aziz etc.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamcan.com/names/names-that-are-preferred-and-that-are-undesirable..shtml#.VlagUnOwrqA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamcan.com/names/names-that-are-preferred-and-that-are-undesirable..shtml#.VlagUnOwrqA&lt;/a&gt; It talks about this matter in detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T06:06:34.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8904" CreationDate="2015-11-26T06:15:19.620" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walaikumsalam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not &quot;Sleep Paralysis&quot; as the previous answer has been stated. It is clearly the problem of a Jinn. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most important thing to get rid of the Jinn is start getting closer to your Creator Allah (s) through His obedience and getting rid of sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Always stay in wudhu. And before Sleeping recite Surah Ikhlas, Falaq &amp;amp; Nas three times, Ayatal-Kursi and blow it on your hands and rub it on your whole body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may need to visit a rakhi to solve your problem. And remember a Rakhi will never ask your mother's name and if someone does then he is a Magician. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14874" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T06:15:19.620" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28833" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21634" CreationDate="2015-11-26T07:57:52.473" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well I would agree with the most what has been said in the so far given Answers!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If somebody says &quot;his Mohammad&quot; and meaning he's the Prophet (May Allah honor him and grant him peace) he's at least lying, maybe a hypocrite.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;if his &lt;strong&gt;intention&lt;/strong&gt; is to say by this that he's a Prophet or a Messenger he even would be qualified as a disbeliever. As we know that Mohammad (peace be upon him) is/was the last Prophet from &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an&lt;/a&gt; and Sunna (for example in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/43/164&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/21/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmdhi .&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/64/438&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;).  and the Prophet (peace be upon him) himself told us that people will come and pretend to be a Messenger of Allah (see for example in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/61/116&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But on the other hand it's the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/1/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;intention&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; that matters!&#xA;So if he's neither pretending being a Prophet nor a Messenger and he's saying &quot;I'm Mohammad&quot; referring to the Messenger of Allah (May Allah honor him and grant him peace), but not meaning he really is Mohammad in person, then the matter -in my opinion- is according the circumstances and his real intention slightly or even totally different. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your comment you said he replaced &quot;Charlie&quot; in &quot;Je suis Charlie&quot; by &quot;Mohammad&quot; so he's referring to the &quot;caricature matter&quot; at least in his opinion defending the Messenger of Allah (May Allah honor him and grant him peace). And that's a good cause, intention and deed. But I'm not in the position to judge as I don't know his intention, so maybe it would be regarded as a sin or as a good deed, but initially I would tend to the last one!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-04T10:15:53.400" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T10:15:53.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28736" CreationDate="2015-11-26T08:32:55.880" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is -in my opinion- a great hadith, which shows the importance of the intention and the narrow path between hypocrisy and sincerity (devotion) in the acts!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith is to be found in sahih Muslim in the Chapter &quot;One who fights to show off and gain a reputation deserves Hell&quot; ... which already gives a hint about the meaning!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The quintessence:&lt;/strong&gt; is you'll have to try your best to do what you do for a good (acceptable) reason to make it a good deed if not one will have to expect what Allah has promised those who did &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/25/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;bad deeds&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So the basis of any act should be an intention and a sincerity and devotion in doing it, if other people then told you you are a master in your work or praise you that would be ok, but you should be careful from getting conceited, arrogant or self-conceit ... As once you get self-conceit your acts would be more for the people then for the sake of Allah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this is the kind of Jihad we'll have in all our life!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here a summarized extract from &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=5753&amp;amp;idto=5754&amp;amp;bk_no=53&amp;amp;ID=903&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sharh al-Imam an-Nawawi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith shows the wickedness of hypocrisy and the hard punishment in the hereafter and the importance of the sincerity in the acts which Allah asked as for in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/98/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;98:5&lt;/a&gt;)! And naming Jihad, learning and getting Knowledge and learning Qur'an and reciting it, is just to show that this is applied for any deed!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T01:42:32.207" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T01:42:32.207" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22875" CreationDate="2015-11-26T14:12:22.730" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well even if I would agree with the answer of @Farhan totally, I must add that in the case that parents couldn't come to a mutual consent (at least Sunni) scholars tend to give this right to the father because of the part of the Verse in Surat al-Ahzaab (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:5&lt;/a&gt;) saying&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Call them by [the names of] their fathers; it is more just in the&#xA;sight of Allah .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is interpreted as follows: As the child would have the (family) name of the father, so in case that the parents couldn't agree about the name of the child, the father would be the one who has more rights to chose (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/66008&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa in Arabic&lt;/a&gt;). See also this detailed &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/7180&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; about naming according to Sunni (more likely Salafi) point of view!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And maybe these ahadith from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/43/83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/21/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; could support this, as the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) named his son himself!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-06T14:20:21.327" LastActivityDate="2021-12-06T14:20:21.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28763" CreationDate="2015-11-26T16:24:19.373" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although is a personal matter, liberalising such behaviour does inevitably lead to worse situations. Consider the fact that such behaviour is perfectly fine in western countries and as as result you have high number of abortions, females with no husbands and looking after their newborns because they decided not to abort, diseases as a result of being careless and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12279" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T16:24:19.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24402" CreationDate="2015-11-26T16:27:18.083" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on your view: Some people consider smoking to be &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;, and some consider it &lt;em&gt;makruh&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Smoking shisha, contrary to people's belief, is harmful. But since e-cigs claim not to be harmful, this would make them neither &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; nor &lt;em&gt;makruh&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if these studies are proven to be wrong and they &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt; harmful, then again you have to go back to your own view of whether you see smoking as &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;makruh&lt;/em&gt; in and of itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12279" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-11-27T01:00:04.570" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T01:00:04.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12098" CreationDate="2015-11-26T17:38:03.720" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do Animals Invent , Discover , Some Thing ! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do Animals are as much intelligent as Human !&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They only do what they programmed to do by Creator. lion can never eat grass ! By default They all submit their Will to AllAH.&#xA;They all are Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Listen to Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/LsIAlnr5CZk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/LsIAlnr5CZk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14880" LastActivityDate="2015-11-26T17:38:03.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27594" CreationDate="2015-11-26T22:14:46.267" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer depends on which theological school you consult. But the most cogent answer to this intricate question is found in the school of Transcendent Philosophy of the Persian 17th century Shia theosophist/philosopher Mulla Sadra, an unmatched genius of Muslim reasoned thinking and mysticism still not widely known to the world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the answer based on his ontological principles. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Allah to be omnipresent he indeed has to exist in everything. But this raises the problem since it would mean that Allah assumes the characteristics of his creation (such as shape and color, etc) if he is to exist in creation. However, this problem is resolved within Mulla Sadra's analysis of the nature of being. Being is a unitary unified perfect whole entity which constitutes everything that is without losing its unity and undividedness. I also write Being in the upper case to highlight it as a unique entity. In this sense, Being is contrasted to &lt;em&gt;quiddity&lt;/em&gt; which refers to &quot;whatness&quot; of the existing things. All properties associated with creation such as shape, color, taste, etc as well as the concepts that define things (such as tree, man, Earth) are categorized as qudiddity. Yet Mulla Sadra proved that quiddity itself does in fact have no existence or being of its own. Quiddities are just concepts that we abstract from different &lt;em&gt;manifestations&lt;/em&gt; of the single unified reality of Being. What makes this abstraction possible is the fact that man can not comprehend Being itself by his faculties. What we always perceive is only the manifestations of Being that unlike Being itself are limited, confined and imperfect. And concepts of quiddity are actually abstracted from these very limits of manifested Being. And since Being can only be limited by non-being, concepts of quiddity does in fact derive from non-being! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now contrary to quiddities, Being itself is in utmost perfection and goodness. This is because the essence of being is good. Evil therefore emanates from non-being. Creations as &lt;em&gt;manifested&lt;/em&gt; Being are in fact a blend of being and non-being with different extents. And depending on how greater the share of creation from being, the better (more good) they are. This also implies that evil and imperfection emanate from either non-being or some lack of being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if quiddities emanate from limitations of manifested being it means that they in fact emanate from non-being or some lack of being. Likewise properties as a class of quiddity also trace back to non-being. Therefore properties that we perceive as color, shape etc are not actually existing things, but they are only perceptions of different manifestations of Being that represent &lt;em&gt;existence deficit&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this ontology laid out now we can discuss its significance for the question at hand. Being characterized as above corresponds to Allah. I.e. Being and Allah can be used interchangeably for they are one and the same thing philosophically speaking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we know that Allah exists everywhere and in everything. But since Allah is Being not a quiddity, and since quiddities e.g. properties, emanate from non-being or some lack of being, they can never be attributed to Being or Allah! In other words Being or Allah does not assume such properties as shape and color when it exists in things that apparently posses shape and color. Allah only corresponds to the share that that thing has from His manifestation while staying absolved from every property of the said being that implies imperfection. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That was a very rough explanation of the problem of Divine omnipresence according to Mulla Sadra's ontology of Being. Readers may also have a look at &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/9724/the-concept-of-eternity-in-islam/20315#20315&quot;&gt;this answer of mine to another theological question&lt;/a&gt; to learn more about the effectiveness of Mualla Sadra's philosophy as applied to different theological questions. It also makes for a better understanding of the subtleties of his innovative philosophy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-23T17:55:52.457" LastActivityDate="2017-09-23T17:55:52.457" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28856" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35361" CreationDate="2015-11-27T07:43:20.397" Score="3" ViewCount="766" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell we have &lt;strong&gt;not for all&lt;/strong&gt; of the Verses of the Quran neither a Hadith telling us when they exactly were revealed nor a Hadith telling us the reason behind the revelation. Even if we know this for many Verses and Suwar (Surats). For example we know that Surat Yusuf/Yosouf was revealed in the Year of grief ('Aam al Huzn), but if we take it more exactly it's only the Verses telling the Story of the prophet Yusuf (peace be upon him) whom where revealed at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yabeyrouth.com/pages/index929.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; provides a chronological order of the Suwar/Surats of the Quran. I have big doubts that the order for surat al-Mudathir is correct, as at least the first verses from it were the 2nd revelation according many sahih hadiths I know.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But when we read in books about the uloom-al-quran (the sciences of Qur'an) we find different opinions about the chronological revelation of some Verses or Suwar, for example a not strong opinion is that Surat al-Fatiha was the very first Surah revealed! And the information whether a Surah is Madani or Makki which we find in some Masahif at the beginning of each Surah is just a general hint, because even in a Makki Surah you may find Madani verses and vice versa. And on the other hand (if we get granular) apparently Makki doesn't for sure mean it was revealed before the Hijjra! As specialists can differ between daily and nightly revelation, revelation on a journey etc. so there are Verses that have been revealed while the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was in Mekka (or near Mekka) after the Hijra, but of course in a Mushaf it refers to a Surah of whom most Verses were revealed before the Hijrah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if there have been books treating this matter (a chronological compilation of the Quran Verses, in Arabic ترتيب المصحف حسب ترتيب النزول) specifically and how they dealt with Verses which don't seem to have any chronological back ground!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 3 defintions of Makki and Madani which are used by scholars:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anything which was revealed in Mekka is makki and anything which was revealed in Medina is madani!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anything which was revealed before hijra is makki anything afterwards is madani (this is the most common definition, or at least the one any layman would know).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anything which was addressing people of Mekka is makki, anything addressing people of Medina is madani!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T06:48:34.937" LastActivityDate="2019-07-23T02:03:47.837" Title="Is it possible to compile the Quran chronologically, are there books about this?" Tags="|quran|books|uloom-al-quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28858" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-11-27T09:04:22.200" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;(al-) Malaikah الملائكة is the Arabic word for angels, they have been revealed in the Qur'an many times (first time in Surat al-Baqara(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:30&lt;/a&gt;))and from both the Qur'an and Sahih Sunna we know a few names like Jibril (Gabriel) &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;جبريل&lt;/a&gt; and Mikaeel (Michael) &lt;a href=&quot;http://ttp://legacy.quran.com/2/98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ميكائيل&lt;/a&gt; and Maalik &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/59/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;مالك خازن النار&lt;/a&gt;  (May peace be upon them) and they also have been described in both &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/35/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran&lt;/a&gt; (see also (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/66/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;66:6&lt;/a&gt;)) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/341&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunnah&lt;/a&gt;. Therefore it's a part of the Imaan (Faith) &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;الايمان&lt;/a&gt; to afirm your faith in them!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-28T14:31:01.517" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T14:31:01.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28859" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-11-27T09:04:22.200" Score="0" Body="(al-) Malaikah الملائكة is the Arabic word for angels " OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-11-28T14:30:50.937" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T14:30:50.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28864" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-27T18:40:28.077" Score="1" ViewCount="7818" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to eat chicken and eggs together, or milk and beef? I hear this is not permissible. I'd appreciate answers with evidence and not just opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14901" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T13:00:46.907" LastActivityDate="2017-11-04T15:00:36.157" Title="Is it permissible to eat chicken and eggs together, or milk and beef?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28864" CreationDate="2015-11-27T18:49:13.007" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah , and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns, and those from which a wild animal has eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death], and those which are sacrificed on stone altars&lt;/strong&gt;, and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows. That is grave disobedience. This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion; so fear them not, but fear Me. This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt; --- &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Ma'idah 3&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About mixing chicken and eggs, or beef and milk, I have never heard of any such prohibition in Islam: The meat-and-milk issue, at least, &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; prohibited in Judaic dietary law (Wiki: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashrut&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kashrut&lt;/a&gt;), but that is not binding on Muslims at all. Perhaps the people you hear this from are confusing the two?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T18:49:13.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28868" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-27T20:07:58.613" Score="1" ViewCount="73" Body="&lt;p&gt;My wife has gold, which was given to her by her brother on our wedding. My question is, who needs to pay the zakat on that gold if the husband doesn't have enough income to pay it on behalf of his wife?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14903" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-11-27T22:10:05.557" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T22:10:05.557" Title="Who has to pay zakat on wife's gold?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-06-20T03:33:17.673" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28869" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-27T21:18:16.133" Score="2" ViewCount="2061" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are Zoroastrians listed in the Quran as one of the People-of-the-Book alongside Jews and Christians&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14900" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2015-11-28T07:47:39.030" LastActivityDate="2019-10-28T13:22:08.943" Title="Are Zoroastrians Mentioned As One Of The People Of The Book In The Quran" Tags="|ahlul-kitab|comparative-religions|zoroastrianism|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28869" CreationDate="2015-11-27T21:30:45.370" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran mentions 'Magians' -'Maajoos'- here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;إِنَّ الَّذينَ آمَنوا وَالَّذينَ هادوا وَالصّابِئينَ وَالنَّصارىٰ وَالمَجوسَ وَالَّذينَ أَشرَكوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَفصِلُ بَينَهُم يَومَ القِيامَةِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلىٰ كُلِّ شَيءٍ شَهيدٌ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Indeed, those who have believed and those who were Jews and the Sabeans and the Christians and the Magians and the polytheists - Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed Allah is, over all things, Witness.&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 22:17)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the only ayah that makes mention of them and it doesn't call them 'People of the Book.'  They are considered one of the first Monotheistic religions but we don't know if they received a scriptural revelation to be called 'People of the Book' or 'Ahl al-Kitaab.' &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-11-27T21:30:45.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28877" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-28T15:38:55.657" Score="3" ViewCount="1725" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have committed apostasy several years ago, but in secret. Then I reintroduced myself back to Islam. But I didn't know that I should've repented in 3 days, now I do know that ruling. I still haven't repented (but said the Shadah).  So, how should I repent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13940" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T20:31:09.680" LastActivityDate="2019-06-20T22:30:20.337" Title="How to repent for apostasy?" Tags="|practical-islam|tawba|apostasy|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5868" CreationDate="2015-11-28T16:58:12.413" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;And we have decorated the lowest heaven with lanterns (stars).&quot; 41:12&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The words in verse 41:12 say that the lowest heaven was decorated with stars. It doesn't mean that the lowest &quot;sky&quot; was created with stars. Because the sky naturally doesn't have &quot;stars&quot; in them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I emailed an author of an Islam website and asked a similar question, and he answered: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*&quot;Any one of the following examples indicate that Sama/samawat and ARD are used in the Quran symbolically to means all the universe, and all physical matter that is in the universe:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[6:73] And He is the One who created the heavens and the earth truthfully and the day He says, &quot;Be&quot; it is. His word is the truth, and to Him belongs the kingship on the day the horn is blown. The Knower of the unseen and the seen, He is the Wise, the All-Aware.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God did not create just our sky and our Earth but God created the whole universe (samawat) and all physical matter that is in the universe (ARD).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[13:15] To God prostrates all who are in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly and so do their shadows, in the mornings and the evenings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To God prostrates everything in all the universe and not just those on Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[21:19] To Him belongs everyone in the heavens and the earth and those in His Presence are not too arrogant to worship Him, nor do they get tired of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once again, to God belongs everything in all the universe and not just on Earth,&quot;*&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.&quot; Quran 51:47. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verse 51:47 talks about expanding our heaven, but our heaven doesn't expand. Our universe does. So when God says heaven, it means universe. Since the lowest heaven has ALL the stars. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salaam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mohammed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14912" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T16:58:12.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28882" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="28883" CreationDate="2015-11-28T19:49:57.163" Score="1" ViewCount="556" Body="&lt;p&gt;For major Christian faiths, &lt;em&gt;catechisms&lt;/em&gt; maintained by religious authorities are relatively concise summaries of their doctrine. (One example, from the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer, can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://anglicansonline.org/basics/catechism.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.) They are useful for launching deeper inquiry and providing basic knowledge to children, converts, and curious strangers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there analogous (semi-)authoritative documents published in English by major Islamic institutions, useful for a stranger who wishes to gain basic knowledge? &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catechism#Non-Christian_catechisms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;'s page on catechisms mentions something called &lt;em&gt;Ilm ul-Hal&lt;/em&gt;, but most of the high-ranking Google results for this term aren't in English. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14915" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2017-03-27T15:35:53.460" LastActivityDate="2017-03-27T15:35:53.460" Title="Are there Islamic writings similar to a Christian catechism?" Tags="|muslim-practices|education|comparative-religions|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28882" CreationDate="2015-11-28T21:01:56.740" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There aren't any normative catechisms in the world of Islam, though certain cultures have developed divergent practices one may describe as Catechesis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Kalimas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Six Kalimas&lt;/a&gt; (six statements) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muftisays.com/forums/12-virtues/5658-kalimah-iman-mujmal--iman-mufassal.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;two declarations of faith&lt;/a&gt; would form the catechisms for South Asian Sunni Muslim communities. Kids memorize them without even understanding a bit of meanings. Outside the culture hardly any Muslims even knows of these Kalimas. A notable difference however is that unlike Christian catechisms the format is not that of short question and answers. Question style catechisms are rather part of the subject &lt;em&gt;Islamiyat&lt;/em&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;Deeniyat&lt;/em&gt;) taught to children in early school education. School curriculum on Islam has gradually superseded the old catechisms, which are memorized additionally by the more religious-minded people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm unaware of any catechisms in other Muslim communities but I would expect elementary education for children to have some catechisms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T21:01:56.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28884" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-28T21:23:12.060" Score="1" ViewCount="182" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had made an oath to Allah that I will not do a specific deed for the rest of my life.I tried my best to fulfill this oath but one day I ended up breaking the oath.I am very scared now that Allah might not forgive me cause I can't do kaffara because I'm not in a position to feed some poor people or fast cause I'm a kid and if I fast my family will want to know about my problem which I'm embarrassed to share .so is there any other way to seek forgiveness? Will Allah forgive me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14917" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-15T13:29:00.900" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T13:29:00.900" Title="I need help in seeking forgiveness from Allah" Tags="|allah|forgiveness|oaths|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28885" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28877" CreationDate="2015-11-28T22:07:32.053" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;My dear friend, don't worry. In Islam there's no restriction of repenting within 3 days. A person can repent until he reaches the state of &lt;em&gt;Naza’&lt;/em&gt;, (just before death, when he sees angles coming to take out his soul). In fact, Allah not only forgives the one who repents, but also loves those who asks for forgiveness from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Surah-e-Az-Zumar&lt;/em&gt;, verse #53 it is written that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Arabic&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Qul ya ibadi yallazina asrafoo alaa anfusihim la taqnatoo min rahmatillahi innallaha yaghfiruzzunooba jameeAAan innahu huwal ghafoorur raheem&quot;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation&lt;/strong&gt;: Say ,O my people who have been prodigal against yourselves , do not despair of Allah`s mercy, surely Allah forgives sins altogether; surely He is the All-forgiving, the All-Compassionate&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it doesn't matter how much sins a person commits, once he repents, Allah forgives him and makes him his friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in Quran that &quot;lnnallaha yuhibbut-tawwabeen&quot;; which means Allah loves those who repents. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) interpreted that verse as follows: &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Doubtlessly, Allah loves His slave who repents again and again although he commits sins repeatedly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically there's no such word as &lt;em&gt;hopelessness&lt;/em&gt; in Islam's dictionary. Anyone can become Allah's friend within seconds, no matter how much he has committed sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How should a person repent&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;There are basically 4 things you must do in order to fulfill repentance requirements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Get away from the sin (In your case you've said Kalama-e-Shahdah, so you've made yourself distant from the sin)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To feel embarrassed of committing the sin&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To promise yourself that you won't commit a sin again (but in case you commit it again, you can repent again, unlimited number of times)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you've skipped any individual's rights, you should give it back to him. (In your case you haven't done anything with respect to others' rights, so this requirement is not necessary for this situation).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brother, Satin always comes to a sinner and tells him that Allah won't forgive you since you've committed so many sins repeatedly. But he actually lies in an attempt to instill despair and hopelessness. But always remember Allah forgives ANYONE who asks for forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11640" LastEditorUserId="11640" LastEditDate="2015-11-28T22:15:24.200" LastActivityDate="2015-11-28T22:15:24.200" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28886" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-29T01:14:28.503" Score="1" ViewCount="224" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read that if you have a little bit of impurity on your clothes (less than a diram) then it is acceptable to pray. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, if you get a little bit of impurity on your body after doing wudu, do you have to redo wudu, or is it ok to pray with the wudu you already have?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14764" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T00:57:30.500" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T00:57:30.500" Title="If you get a little bit of impurity on your body after doing wudu, do you have to redo wudu?" Tags="|wudu|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2019-10-22T11:17:50.790" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27475" CreationDate="2015-11-29T04:26:11.550" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah knows what the hearts conceal 17:25, 64:4 and what one intends 2:177, 2:225, 7:29. Salah is for Allah's remembrance 20:14. So long as one knows what he's saying 4:43 and he remembers Allah it shouldn't matter how it sounds to others. We should not be praying to show off because this is one of the traits of the munafiqin, 107:4-6.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no indication from what the Qur'an says or any hadith from the Prophet which nullifies prayer due to mispronunciation. Whoever claims such then he must prove it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14920" LastEditorUserId="14920" LastEditDate="2015-12-02T10:43:41.040" LastActivityDate="2015-12-02T10:43:41.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28894" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31451" CreationDate="2015-11-29T16:52:31.750" Score="2" ViewCount="684" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assuming &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/10486/test-tube-babies?rq=1&quot;&gt;test tube babies&lt;/a&gt; and therefore &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7594/what-are-the-teachings-of-islam-about-sperm-donation/7598#7598&quot;&gt;sperm donation&lt;/a&gt; from the own husband are allowed (which seem to be the case according some answers here!).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a woman has been fertilized by assisted reproductive technology (using sperms of her husband etc.) should she do wudu' or ghusl to pray afterwards?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean even if she had made wudu' before the &quot;intervention&quot; I would assume that afterwards it would be considered as if she lost it. But would this count as an intercourse and therefore would bathing or a ghusl be necessary or how would it be qualified?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A referenced answer would be great!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T01:39:53.660" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T01:39:53.660" Title="Which form of purification is necessary after test-tube fertilization?" Tags="|fiqh|wudu|ghusl|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28895" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-29T17:57:23.043" Score="3" ViewCount="10131" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you do &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; remember having a wet dream, but you see some discharge, then should you do ghusl? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is confusing because as a woman I have discharge anyway, so I do not know if it is a sign of a wet dream or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14764" LastEditorUserId="22917" LastEditDate="2019-11-14T07:01:51.850" LastActivityDate="2019-11-14T07:01:51.850" Title="How to know if a woman has a wet dream and is Ghusl required?" Tags="|women|ghusl|nocturnal-emission|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10559" CreationDate="2015-11-30T11:54:12.243" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salafism is more of an ideology - and sometimes a movement - rather than a denomination. The basic idea is that the first society (&quot;Aslaaf&quot;) established by the Prophet of Islam (puh) himself was exemplary and as such mimicking its qualities is tantamount to &quot;returning to true essence of Islam.&quot; Outside polemics, there is no such claim that each and every member of the society was par excellence, but rather that the &lt;strong&gt;collective &quot;righteousness quotient&quot; (RQ) of the forebears was par excellence&lt;/strong&gt;. The scope of &lt;em&gt;Aslaaf&lt;/em&gt; varies but is generally limited - in the light of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/81/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ahadith&lt;/a&gt; - to first three generations of Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Salafi idea can have different interpretations, i.e. what to look for in Aslaaf and how to apply that to present times. Consequently, there is &lt;em&gt;literalist Salafism&lt;/em&gt;, which puts more emphasis on a literal reading of the scriptures and early culture and replicating their &lt;em&gt;practices&lt;/em&gt;. In opposition, &lt;em&gt;progressive Salafism&lt;/em&gt; (al-salafia&#xA;al-taqaddumiyya) - also neo-Salafism - is found in Modernists and differs as they understand the early society in the light of Modern ideas and posit a &quot;returning to the true essence of Islam,&quot; by replicating the &lt;em&gt;thinking&lt;/em&gt; of Aslaaf not practices. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another class in Salafis is Quietists, which focuses on scholarly reforms as compared to political activism. As always, in reality, a spectrum between the opposing poles exists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Corollary&lt;/strong&gt;: As an ideology Salafism is not orthogonal to a sect, in particular Ahl-ul-Sunna. As a matter of fact, on close inspection, the core ideas of Salafism emerge in different, often strange, contexts. Personally, I find the core precepts of moral Sufism to be a call to &quot;return to the spiritual moral purity of Aslaaf,&quot; i.e. Spiritual Salafism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Corollary&lt;/strong&gt;: In regular usage, Salafism can only be understood with reference to the &quot;problems&quot; that are seen and therefore the &quot;solutions&quot; that are posited to &quot;return&quot; to the true spirit of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wahhabism&lt;/em&gt; is a realization of the literalist non-Quietist blend of Salafism - as a movement - who see moral decline, corruption of Creed, shutting down of Ijtihad and innovations as degeneration from Aslaaf. (None of these were newly discovered by the founder of &lt;em&gt;Wahhabism&lt;/em&gt;) In the beginning the solution found was solely active religious reform but eventually engulfed political activism by forming a politico-religious alliance with Al-Saud (the ruling monarchs of Saudi Arabia). This alliance may be considered as the true defining moment of Wahhabism for later times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2015-12-01T09:30:11.547" LastActivityDate="2015-12-01T09:30:11.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28903" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-30T15:28:53.743" Score="0" ViewCount="128" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the Koran give permission to kill Non-Muslims? Since I read so many reports of Muslims pressuring Christians to take down Christmas trees, destroying Buddhist monuments, Western cultural artifacts it seems that Islam will not tolerate anything that is not Islam. I read that many Non-Muslims are dying (being killed) because they will not give up faith in God that Muslims perceive as wrong. I wonder how the future of humanity will be if Muslims attack Non-Muslims. Where do aggressive Muslims get the right to attack Non-Muslims? Does this permission really exist within the Koran? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14933" LastActivityDate="2015-12-01T06:35:17.713" Title="Non-Muslims and the Koran" Tags="|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-11-30T22:32:03.187" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28904" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-11-30T16:53:14.260" Score="3" ViewCount="1131" Body="&lt;p&gt;May Allah bless all of us with right doings!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is that: Is a man (who is breastfed) allowed to marry the younger sister of his foster sister? (breastfed only once). Please quote references from the Qur'an or hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14934" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:59:31.280" LastActivityDate="2019-04-25T07:45:47.840" Title="Is it permissible for him to marry the younger sister of his foster sister?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|rada|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28905" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28903" CreationDate="2015-11-30T17:33:40.587" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam is a relgion of peace and invites everyone to be peaceful towards others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 2 things we could say about it: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nowadays the medias and politics of the non-Muslim countries can't tolerate the development of islam, so they persuade people that Islam is the religion of war, horror and fight. That's why first Alqaeda then Taleban and now Daesh is created by them to show a horror face of Islam that it never had. If you go deep into the logics of islam and read the holy Quran, its always mentioned to be peaceful and show kindness towards others and other religions.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you really wanna know who are behind these things then you will never go to see what Muslims do. Instead you will search for what Islam says. &#xA;Check out Islam in Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia and ... countries if you wanna see what muslims are doing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And talking about Buddhists just as an example. See what have they have done to Muslims in Myanmar? Why isn't anyone taking any action about that? The same way others.&#xA;May god open your mind and show you the truth. And hope my words haven't hurt you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14935" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-01T06:35:17.713" LastActivityDate="2015-12-01T06:35:17.713" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28910" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-12-01T09:24:29.703" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Similar to comparative-religion, comparative-madahib is the branch of the study concerned with the systematic comparison of the doctrines and practices of the various madahib. For the purpose of comparison a Madhab can be a doctrines or beliefs of a sect, ideologies of a school of thought or even a movement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2015-12-01T20:09:03.057" LastActivityDate="2015-12-01T20:09:03.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28911" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-12-01T09:24:29.703" Score="0" Body="Comparative Madahib is concerned with the systematic comparison of the doctrines and practices of the various madahib or schools of thoughts in Islam." OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorDisplayName="user549" LastEditDate="2015-12-01T20:09:10.060" LastActivityDate="2015-12-01T20:09:10.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28912" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29069" CreationDate="2015-12-01T09:33:12.040" Score="3" ViewCount="9919" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it ok to buy something via an equated monthly installment (EMI)? For example, I am planning to buy a vehicle which is of cost around 50,000(INR).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I can't afford 50,000 outright, I have other option to buy a vehicle but EMI (paying monthly installments like 2,000(INR))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An equated monthly installment (EMI) is defined by Investopedia as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;A fixed payment amount made by a borrower to a lender at a specified date each calendar month. Equated monthly installments are used to pay off both interest and principal each month, so that over a specified number of years, the loan is paid off in full.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read full detail on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equated_monthly_installment&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3684" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-14T11:00:14.480" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T11:00:14.480" Title="Is it ok to buy a vehicle via an equated monthly installment (EMI)?" Tags="|practical-islam|riba|money|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28913" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-01T10:49:39.160" Score="2" ViewCount="15911" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam. Once I was talking to my friend about my husband and she called him Ali bhai (brother), so I misspoke the same word. Then I read somewhere that mistakenly &lt;strong&gt;calling your husband your brother&lt;/strong&gt; doesn't &lt;strong&gt;void your marriage&lt;/strong&gt;, rather its by comparing them together. Now I get these &lt;strong&gt;whispering from Satan&lt;/strong&gt; (Bad thoughts) regarding how my husband looks similar to my brother and his back is like my brother etc. I haven't said it to his face but I just keep thinking these bad thoughts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whenever I realize that I am having these thoughts, &lt;strong&gt;I say 'AstagfirULLAH'&lt;/strong&gt; (May ALLAH azawajal forgive me). I read somewhere &lt;strong&gt;calling your yourself a disbeliever also nullifies your marriage&lt;/strong&gt;, now I get &lt;strong&gt;whispering&lt;/strong&gt; about these thoughts as well. I don't speak any of such whispering but I keep thinking about them that I may be a disbeliever but then I say the 'Shahada' again and then I think that since &lt;strong&gt;I became a disbeliever, my marriage must have nullified&lt;/strong&gt;. I love my husband a lot, hence I am very conscious of all these things. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please let me know if my marriage has nullified or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14938" LastEditorDisplayName="user14305" LastEditDate="2015-12-01T14:54:58.827" LastActivityDate="2018-11-19T17:48:44.457" Title="What is the ruling about marriage if wife calls her husband her brother or has bad thoughts that she herself must be a disbeliever?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28913" CreationDate="2015-12-01T15:15:21.820" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, a woman cannot give her husband a divorce. Even if she says it clearly with all the intention from the bottom of her heart. The only time a woman can give her husband a divorce is if the husband gives her the right to do so. However, she can ask for &lt;strong&gt;Khula'&lt;/strong&gt;, which is an anullment of the marriage contract that's granted to the woman in a court of Islamic law. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now when it comes to divorce, it's all about intention. If your husband gave you the right and you had the option to use that right, you'd have two ways to divorce your husband (which is clearly not the case in this case):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Clear or Sareeh divorce. That means you use the word Talaq in a way that has a meaning. Like, I am giving you talaq. I am divorcing you. I've divorced you, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kenaya divorce is the type of divorce where a person uses ambiguous wording that could mean a divorce or something else. Now in this case a divorce takes place only if the person had the intention. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So sister, don't worry. You are FINE. Whispering is from the Shaytan. Try to recite Surat Al Falaq, Surat Al Naas and Surat Al Fatiha regularly. Make sure you do your prayers on time and all these thoughts will go away InshaAllah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Disclaimer: I am not a scholar nor an Alim. I am posting this answer based on my understanding as a fellow muslim who happens to have attended a few lectures on Talaq. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2015-12-03T18:27:18.143" LastActivityDate="2015-12-03T18:27:18.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1319" CreationDate="2015-12-01T15:19:52.203" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;What @MYamanT quoted covers the known and mostly used Fiqh point of view which doesn't take into account the situation for converts in non-Muslim countries. I would like to add here an Answer or an Ijtihad for converts in a Non-Muslim country from a woman's perspective (woman converted but her husband not), as this is the most difficult issue!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Situation for converts in non-muslim countries&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a converted woman who lives in a non muslim country one should take into account her situation and maybe look at some not that popular fatwas about the matter we can find that &lt;a href=&quot;http://archive.aawsat.com/details.asp?article=50820&amp;amp;issueno=8285&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sheikh al-Qaradawy&lt;/a&gt; quotes that ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziya counted 9 different opinions here just 3 of them revealed in the article:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We can find that 'Omar ibn al Khatab (May Allah be pleased with him) as quoted by ibn al-Qayyim that he gave a former christian woman, which converted but didn't leave her non muslim husband (and homeland?) the choice between leaving her husband or staying beside him, Sheikh al-Qaradawy interprets the narration as even they will stay together as husband in wife with all meanings of the matter (including intercourse!).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An other Narration mentioned by ibn al-Qayyim from 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (May Allah be pleased with him) said that she could stay with him and wait for him to convert but she shouldn't let him make possession of her (having intercourse) this was the favorite opinion of ibn al-Qayyim and ibn Tayymiya.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A 3rd Narration quoted by ibn al-Qayyim from Imam az-Zuhari (May Allah be pleased with him) says that they could stay together until a court ( i guess he by this means: an Islamic or shari'a court) or a higher authority separates them! &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These 3 Opinions are valid as in (60:10) the converted woman left their non-Muslim husbands and came to Medina (ard al-Islam) to a Muslim community/country!   So if the wife one day leaves her non-Muslim husband to a Muslim country the situation will change and the former fatwas should be applied! Else if she stays with her husband the ruling of (60:10) doesn't apply as a necessary condition (leaving the non-Muslim husband or leaving the non-Muslim country -&gt; ard al-kufr) is not fulfilled, so the ruling here should be handled differently!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A point which is stated by Abu al 'ala' al Mawdodi is: That if the Marriage itself is regarded as invalid in Islam they would be divorced automatically: For example a woman who married a mahram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu al 'ala' al Mawdodi added that in any case the woman should reject having intercourse with her (non-Muslim) Husband and after the waiting period she could choose still to wait for him or to leave him. As from a shari'a point of view her marriage is still valid but considered as made temporary inactive! And he -in case she wants to separate- advises to do a legal divorce!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These statements are based on an article which reports some discussion in the European Council For Fatwa and Research.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(see also my Answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/26384/i-have-converted-to-islam-but-my-husband-is-still-a-non-muslim&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-10-02T10:04:13.187" LastActivityDate="2017-10-02T10:04:13.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28884" CreationDate="2015-12-01T21:31:05.660" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is the Most Merciful, Most Compassionate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inshallah, you can always seek forgiveness from Allah (swt) by asking him from the bottom of your heart to forgive you and He will forgive you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your concerns expressed in your question show that you are worried about your action and Allah's (swt) punishment. This is very good as we should always fear Allah's punishment but at the same time never lose hope in His mercy on us. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT) Most High says in Noble Qur'an, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Ask your Lord for forgiveness and then turn in repentance to Him...&quot;&#xA;  (11:3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Allah (SWT) Most High says in Noble Qur'an, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O you who believe! Turn (in repentance) to Allah with sincere&#xA;  repentance; Perhaps your Lord will remove your evil from you... &quot;&#xA;  (66:8)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-25T07:04:12.420" LastActivityDate="2016-02-25T07:04:12.420" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28895" CreationDate="2015-12-01T22:42:50.400" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you found the same discharge that comes after sexual intercross so you must do ghusl even if you dreamed or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point is the coming of the sexual discharge out. Once you saw it -even without dream-so you must do ghusl&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The liquid which comes from the woman after sexual intercross can be noticed by two main things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- it is a light yellow liquid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- its smell is like the smell of the dough or the smell of the pollen of palm trees. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawareness.net/Ghusl/fiqh_us_sunnah.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fiqh-us-Sunnah&lt;/a&gt; and Female Wet Dreams on &lt;a href=&quot;http://muslimmatters.org/2010/03/08/female-wet-dreams/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;muslimmatters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14948" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-03T05:30:25.890" LastActivityDate="2015-12-03T05:30:25.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28923" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-02T00:47:15.460" Score="1" ViewCount="104" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is calling Shia and Wahhabis non Muslims, calling lavish Quran kawanis (collective reading naats) etc, I am opposed to it as I have believe that Allah should be only one who has right to call anyone non Muslims, and feeding poor instead of calling Quran kawani etc. &#xA;Recently I had son and after many name consideration, I choose one. Although I asked all so no one is left behind but nothing yet. So I decided to go with what my Mrs and me agree. Now point has come that I can see that my in laws don't like my son's name, and kind of make fun of the name. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="3627" LastEditDate="2016-07-29T22:38:14.017" LastActivityDate="2021-09-15T03:48:45.040" Title="Conflict of personality" Tags="|reference-request|parents|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28924" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28923" CreationDate="2015-12-02T07:52:03.860" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a Reference from the Qur'an one could quote the Verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/49/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;49:11&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Verse talks about mocking giving bad nicknames and making fun of believers. Scholars say if somebody makes fun of Allah and his Prophet he is considered as kafir and some adopt this fatwa to those who make fun of believers (because of their belief) too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Qurtobi said in his tafsir of the part&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wretched is the name of disobedience after [one's] faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who gave his brother (bad) nicknames is a &lt;em&gt;fasiq&lt;/em&gt; (disobedient).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well our Prophet (peace be upon him) himself gave to his sahaba (good) (May Allah be pleased with them) nicknames, like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Hureyrah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Huraira&lt;/a&gt; who's real name is Abd-ar-rahman ibn Sakhr ad-Dawsi, he called his companion Abu Bakr as-Siddiq because he always trusted him, he called his cousin &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali#Titles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ali ibn Abi Talib&lt;/a&gt; &amp;quot;Abu Torab=Father of Soil&amp;quot; because he found him one night sleeping on the soil of the mosque and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Muslim shouldn't mock on a Muslim or abuse him in any case and should call him by if so by a nickname he likes (kunya in Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some references about &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/92/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abusing&lt;/a&gt; and also &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:1661c&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; , about &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1555&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;harsh words&lt;/a&gt; in general, and about calling a Muslim by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/adab/34/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;name he prefers&lt;/a&gt; (this is qualified as da'if/weak but there are other ahadith which seem to support it's content).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On&lt;/strong&gt; the other hand a child has a right over it's parents especially the father one of them is giving him/her a good name!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we find in a weak hadith which is quoted with slightly differences in al-Hilya (of abu Na'im) and other Versions quoted by ibn al-Mubarak, A-Daraqutni and al-Bayhaqi which is/are reported by abu Huraira (May Allah be pleased with him) (My own translation so take it with care):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: a child has the following rights over his/her father: give him/her a good name, teach him/her the book and marry him/her if he lived to see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alwakei.com/news/13684/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Versions of this Hadith&lt;/a&gt;: instead of marrying him, you may find educating him/her ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن أبي هريرة - رضي الله عنه – قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :&#xA;( حق الولد على والده أن يحسن اسمه ، ويعلمه الكتاب ، ويزوجه إن أدرك )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these Versions have &amp;quot;giving a good name&amp;quot; in common, so this might strengthen the weaknesses of this part at least! Not to forget that most -if not all- the contents of these ahadith go ahead with the shari'a as far as i can tell, so the weaknesses seem to me only in the narrator chains!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-15T03:48:45.040" LastActivityDate="2021-09-15T03:48:45.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28428" CreationDate="2015-12-02T09:55:04.557" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well there are lot's of ahadith quoting the existence of a certain hour in Friday in which what you ask in a supplication would be given to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are even some narrations which give a more or less exact timing. And some scholars do qualify some of these timings as better or worse. as you may read in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/82609&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; or here in &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/201556&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arabic/Urdu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But i think supplication is an act between a human and his creator, so if the timing was fixed and well known then why should one do his best to worship Allah and do supplication at any time of the day? I mean somehow it would be strange if people get what they want without an effort. And that's all the same with the hour of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/200&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the night&lt;/a&gt; and the laylatul Qadr, again we know it's a night in Ramadan, and there are ahadith quoting a certain night or certain nights but who really knows which night it is? This is my opinion and Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are the most sahih ahadith on the matter:&#xA;In Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/11/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/7/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and others all narrated by Abu Huraira.&#xA;And a narration by Jabir ibn Abdullah in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/14/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan an-Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And a narration in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/4/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Timridhi&lt;/a&gt; with an indication for the hour&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And a hadith with a different indication in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/7/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here some ahadith which have been qualified as hassan from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/743870&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1311920&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-14T06:29:23.810" LastActivityDate="2016-04-14T06:29:23.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28927" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-02T10:50:38.907" Score="5" ViewCount="72293" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had a boyfriend, but he cheated me by lying.  The problem is that I have kissed him, and we have been intimate.  He rubbed his private parts with that of mine.  Now I feel so guilty.  Is it zina? Can I get married to other person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14953" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-28T16:55:19.047" LastActivityDate="2020-08-16T03:38:38.200" Title="Does rubbing my private parts with that of a boy amount to zina?" Tags="|zina|men-women|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28927" CreationDate="2015-12-02T14:13:54.033" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zina is not penetration only. There's different kinds of zina. The zina of eyes, which is looking at things one should not be looking at (porn, etc.), the zina of hand, which is touching that that is not allowed (masurbation, etc.), the zina of tongue, which is talking about all the unlawful sexual stuff one desires and then the zina of the private parts, which is penetration. The last one is the major zina and is punishable by Hadd under Islamic Law-- assuming all the requirements are met.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah has decreed for every son of Adam his share of zina, which he will inevitably commit. The zina of the eyes is looking, the zina of the tongue is speaking, one may wish and desire, and the private parts confirm that or deny it.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/27259&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5889; Muslim, 2657.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should seek forgiveness from Allah. Try to be fearful of Allah (SWT) both in public and private. Offer the five daily prayers on time. Allah loves those who repent. It's mentioned in Surat Al-Baqara verse number 222:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;ويسالونك عن المحيض قل هو اذى فاعتزلوا النساء في المحيض ولا تقربوهن حتى يطهرن فاذا تطهرن فاتوهن من حيث امركم الله ان الله يحب التوابين ويحب المتطهرين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And they ask you about menstruation. Say, &amp;quot;It is harm, so keep away from wives during menstruation. And do not approach them until they are pure. And when they have purified themselves, then come to them from where Allah has ordained for you. &lt;strong&gt;Indeed, Allah loves those who are constantly repentant and loves those who purify themselves.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;emphasis is mine.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information on repentance, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://muslimmatters.org/2011/10/06/riyadh-as-saliheen-series-hadith-4-repentance/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;see this article on repentance.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2020-08-16T03:38:38.200" LastActivityDate="2020-08-16T03:38:38.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28932" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28927" CreationDate="2015-12-02T17:25:45.667" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you did is considered minor sin. In Islam Adultery happens when a penis penetrates the Vagina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no punishment for such actions in Islam, which are forgiven by doing your daily Salah and asking Allah for forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a similar &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1314630&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; about the prophet PBUH for your situation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud that a man did something with a woman that was less than adultery; I do not know how far it went, but it was less than adultery. He went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and told him about that. Then Allah revealed the words:&#xA;  “And perform the prayer, at the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night. Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds. That is a reminder for the mindful.” [11:114] He said: “O Messenger of Allah, is this only for me?” He said: “It is for everyone who acts upon it.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't get me wrong, what you did is still considered Zina, but the type of Zina that does not come with Punishment (looking at porn, Lesbianism, masturbating, etc..) and erased by asking for forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I would think it is OK to get married without telling your future husband about this issue, since it will cause more harm than good. When Allah covers your sins, you shouldn't broadcast them to anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-12-02T17:25:45.667" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4293" CreationDate="2015-12-02T18:25:05.713" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Farhan Allah's lovable :  I know a thing which is nor a wadoo is accepted by lord nor a namaz until you gain a perfect niyaat (emotion ) which is necessary you to prepare yourself for sajda or bow for blessings or love. Where as lord says sajda is only for me but he didnt said this same for the &quot;love &quot; part... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14959" LastActivityDate="2015-12-02T18:25:05.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17001" CreationDate="2015-12-03T02:55:45.783" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I also had the same question in my mind and then asked few scholars and googled to know the fact. Same with the case of smoking. These are not directly mentioned in Quran or Sunnah, so scholars explained the matters in question with their own understanding basing on other things similar, and their ideas differ. So it is you who will stand in front of Allah (swt) with your own deeds. So to me, it's better, you form your idea basing on what others have said. and know that, it's always better to remain in safe (if you really fear Allah and Judgement day).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Hasan bin 'Ali said:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&quot;I remember that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;'Leave what makes you in doubt for what does not make you in doubt. The truth brings tranquility while falsehood sows doubt.'&lt;/em&gt;&quot; [&lt;strong&gt;Jami` at-Tirmidhi  Vol. 4, Book 11, Hadith 2518&lt;/strong&gt;] &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So,the idea that I thought to be more logical and perfect is &quot;HAARAM&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidences attributed to my thought are given below:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Whoever plays with dice&lt;/em&gt; (cards- anything that is shuffled to wish for desired ones), &lt;em&gt;would (resemble) one who has tainted his hand with the flesh and blood of a pig,&quot;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;narrated by Muslim (2260)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Everything other than remembering Allah is (considered) wasteful play except four: a man humoring his wife, a man training his horse, a man walking between targets (learning archery), and man learning swimming,&quot;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;narrated by An-Nasaa'i and authenticated by Al-Albaani (Sahih Al-Jami' 4534)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;And of mankind is he who payeth for mere pastime of discourse&lt;/em&gt; (idle talks, singing, playgirls: many tafseers have various ideas about it but basically time wasting device/event is the main crux), &lt;em&gt;that he may mislead from Allah's way without knowledge, and maketh it the butt of mockery. For such there is a shameful doom.&quot;&lt;/em&gt; [&lt;strong&gt;Surah Luqman 31:06&lt;/strong&gt;] &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;What has caused you to enter Hell? They will say: &quot;We were not of those who used to offer their Salat (prayers); Nor we used to feed the Miskin (poor); And we used to enter into vain discourse&lt;/em&gt; (idle talks, talking falsehoods, vanities, etc) &lt;em&gt;with those who engaged [in it]&quot;&lt;/em&gt; [&lt;strong&gt;Surah Al-Muddaththir 74:42-45&lt;/strong&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14748" LastEditorDisplayName="user14748" LastEditDate="2015-12-03T03:30:28.227" LastActivityDate="2015-12-03T03:30:28.227" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28935" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26452" CreationDate="2015-12-03T07:17:58.130" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all i would say what counts in any matter is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/1/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;intention&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then when it comes to drawings and pictures etc. i think our dear brother &lt;em&gt;@American-Muslim&lt;/em&gt; gave you a few helpful links and an answer, but i'd like to explain my Point of View: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My opinion is that one must take some facts in account for example still when our Messenger died there were many pagan's in the Arabic peninsula and there are still many in some of the &quot;Muslim Countries&quot; nowadays. But the most relevant fact to me is that our Messenger (peace be upon him) forbade them because many people just converted to Islam and rejected their idols (after a long time worshiping them) so there was a more or less slight chance that they have a fall-back to their former Idolatry. So forbidding them -in this case- makes sense!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But today you'll find even in many Muslim countries some (more or less modern) Statues but nobody even thinks of worshiping them, even if in some cases this statues and placing them in some Public places etc. and admiring the Person it represents could be regarded at least as something near to worshiping!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Finally i come to cartoons:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First watching TV and anything which could be regarded as a waste of time has -if we take it very severely and exact- always a touch of makroh. But we shouldn't forget that we are not angels and we need to relieve stress from time to time, so watching TV etc. could be a way to do so. So i can't see any harm in this unless what you are watching is somehow against the rules of Islam or regarded as a sinful act in that case at least you will do a sin!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now as you said you don't believe in what you watch and i personally can't see any link to shirk in Cartoons (in general), i can't imagine why that should even lead to shirk or that you'll be punished for watching. But you still have to be aware that whether the act of watching would be considered as sinful or not depends on what you are watching and on your intention and true belief and how you interact/react with/on that (see also this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/39/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt; which has some relevance)! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as a conclusion I'd give you the same advise mentioned by &lt;em&gt;@American-Muslim&lt;/em&gt; if you believe that an act would be sinful you should stay away and turn away from it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here are some more or less related fatwas &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/71170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/115149&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; in English and one in Arabic/&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/tr/112018&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Turkish&lt;/a&gt; for some more details and a more sever (salafi) Point of View.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2015-12-03T07:17:58.130" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28936" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-03T09:45:03.187" Score="3" ViewCount="226" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been married for 15 years we have 3 children, the 1st child is now 14 and she is a girl and my husband tried to rape her due to that we have not been living together past six months and I (the wife) now want a divorce and to get married again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should I do?  Please give me the right path as one wrong information could lead to sins of a lifetime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14961" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-10T05:30:54.460" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T05:30:54.460" Title="After separation, my husband tried to rape our daughter; can I get a divorce?" Tags="|talaq|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-06-10T18:48:36.987" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28939" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-12-03T13:37:45.947" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Husband-Wife refers to the relationship between husband and wife, for example issues like talaq/divorce, marriage/nikah, separation, and what is allowed in this relationship, how it should be, what is not allowed and the rules of this relationship could be tagged&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-03T16:54:43.640" LastActivityDate="2015-12-03T16:54:43.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28940" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-12-03T13:37:45.947" Score="0" Body="This tag refers to the relationship between husband and wife" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-03T16:53:29.410" LastActivityDate="2015-12-03T16:53:29.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28941" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-12-03T13:41:31.213" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2015-12-03T13:41:31.213" LastActivityDate="2015-12-03T13:41:31.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28942" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-12-03T13:41:31.213" Score="0" Body="Translation of some (Islamic) texts and content from (or into?) Arabic" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-04T06:29:38.377" LastActivityDate="2015-12-04T06:29:38.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28943" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-12-03T14:21:27.603" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An-Najm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;53rd Sura&lt;/a&gt; of the Qur'an, this surah has 62 Verses (ayat according the Kufi count) and begins with some Verses quoting the miracle of al mi'raj it includes a sajda-Verse, which is apparently the 1st one revealed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-03T16:55:26.610" LastActivityDate="2015-12-03T16:55:26.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28944" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-12-03T14:21:27.603" Score="0" Body="The 53rd Surah of the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-04T06:31:37.037" LastActivityDate="2015-12-04T06:31:37.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28947" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-12-03T14:35:52.967" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ash-Shahadah&lt;/a&gt;  الشهادة or the two shadaat الشهادتان is an Islamic creed declaring belief in oneness of God and the acceptance of Muhammad as God's prophet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Declaration in it's shortest form is:&#xA;(Arabic)    لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله&#xA;(Transliteration)    lā ʾilāha ʾillā-llāh, muḥammadur-rasūlu-llāh&#xA;(English-Translation)    There is no god but God. Muhammad is the messenger of God&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One should clearly distinguish ash-Shahadah as a creed which is a testimony and the first of five Pillars of Islam (for Sunni Muslims) with &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyr#Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ash-Shahadah&lt;/a&gt; as the death as Martyr&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-03T16:55:38.683" LastActivityDate="2015-12-03T16:55:38.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28948" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-12-03T14:35:52.967" Score="0" Body="ash-Shahadah  الشهادة  is an Islamic creed declaring belief in oneness of God and the acceptance of Muhammad as God's prophet" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-03T16:53:33.327" LastActivityDate="2015-12-03T16:53:33.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28949" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-12-03T14:40:31.500" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ankabut&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat al-'Ankabut&lt;/a&gt; is the 29th surah in the Qur'an and has (according to the Kufi count) 69 Verses. This surah states that Nuh (Noah), Ibrahim (Abraham), Lut (Loth), Shuaib, Hud, Saleh, Musa (Moses) and Muhammad (Peace be upon them) all were prophets of Allah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-03T16:55:29.527" LastActivityDate="2015-12-03T16:55:29.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28950" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-12-03T14:40:31.500" Score="0" Body="Surat al-'Ankabut is the 29th surah in the Qur'an" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-04T06:31:33.303" LastActivityDate="2015-12-04T06:31:33.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28951" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-03T16:26:08.887" Score="1" ViewCount="17242" Body="&lt;p&gt;May Allah bless all of us.&#xA;Dear brothers and sisters Assalam-Alaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a question regarding nikah. Whether the marriage of a man is allowed or not, with the younger daughter of his father's sister, who's mother (his aunt) breast-fed him only once before he get 2 years old with her elder daughter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The guys follows hanafi sect. And Abu-Hanifa's view (may Allah bless him with peace) is that even if a child is breast-fed once he is considered mahram. But other scholars and sects have different point of view about the times of breast feedings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So could you please give a right and brief answer? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah be our guide...&#xA;Allah Hafez!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14935" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-07-30T12:32:38.783" LastActivityDate="2021-11-22T05:58:14.317" Title="Is nikah halal with a razai(foster) sister's sister?" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|sunni|hanafi|rada|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28952" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5702" CreationDate="2015-12-03T17:42:48.517" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kindly also see this verse: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Allah was well pleased with the believers when they swore allegiance unto thee beneath the tree, and He knew what was in their hearts, and He sent down peace of reassurance on them, and hath rewarded them with a near victory” [48:18]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14966" LastActivityDate="2015-12-03T17:42:48.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28953" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-03T17:45:07.407" Score="3" ViewCount="2153" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can my mother give Zakat to her son, while my father is alive but very poor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14965" LastActivityDate="2021-11-19T04:37:57.463" Title="Can a mother give her zakat to her childern in life of her husband" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-12-14T17:24:04.847" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28954" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-03T20:45:04.467" Score="2" ViewCount="107" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aselamalykum, &#xA;i do have 10k USD  accumulated  in ramedan 2014. i paied zakat in 2015 ramedan for the first time. but the amount remains the same therefore should i pay for the second year zakah in 2016? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14967" LastActivityDate="2015-12-04T09:09:58.927" Title="zakat payment on accumulated money for more than one year with out adding on it" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28955" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-03T21:01:14.460" Score="7" ViewCount="10934" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Christianity, God's grace is what allows us to have a relationship with him. He gives us what we don't deserve like righteousness, life, and in the ultimate example his own son, in spite of our sin so that we might finally have eternal peace with him. And in light of God's grace Christians are expected give grace to others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This grace is different than mercy. From the divine perspective, mercy is not getting &lt;strong&gt;punished&lt;/strong&gt; for what you deserve whereas grace is being &lt;strong&gt;blessed&lt;/strong&gt; even when you don't deserve it. So for the Christian who is called to give grace like God, we're expected to do good to others even when they don't deserve it (and especially to those of the household of faith).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this concept also exist in Islam, and if so does it exist in the same way? I know Allah is described as merciful (&lt;em&gt;Ar-Rahman&lt;/em&gt;) but mercy isn't quite as far reaching as grace according to the definitions above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6581" LastEditorUserId="6581" LastEditDate="2015-12-04T13:58:17.090" LastActivityDate="2021-05-04T22:59:06.220" Title="Does the concept of grace exist in Islam like it does in Christianity?" Tags="|allah|christianity|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28953" CreationDate="2015-12-04T02:24:34.537" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zakat cannot be given to parents, grandfather, etc., or to one's children and grandchildren. Good to know, a husband and wife also cannot give Zakat to each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Why?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may see that most of the scholars avoid giving any evidence regarding this. And as far I know, there is no direct verse in the quran and hadith. Then from where this prohibition came?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing to be understood that Zakat should be paid to the poor only. In Islam, if you are able then it is your duty to pay your direct ancestors and direct decedents, specially when they are in need.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, without fulfilling their rights, how would you become eligible for paying Zakat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should pay them first then the zakat should be calculated on the rest of your wealth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-12-04T06:57:51.630" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28957" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28904" CreationDate="2015-12-04T07:04:11.823" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whom will be a mahram by breast-feeding&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well among those who are prohibited for marriage quoted in surat an-Nisa' (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:23&lt;/a&gt;)  you'll find:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... &lt;strong&gt;your&lt;/strong&gt; [milk] &lt;strong&gt;mothers&lt;/strong&gt; who nursed you, &lt;strong&gt;your sisters&lt;/strong&gt; through nursing...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming the breast-feeding is counted mas established: Then from that point of View scholars would tell you that the mothers of the foster-Mother (whom are considered as her roots), her daughters (who are considered as her branches) would be mahram for him (You can read about it &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/146850&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic and read for example in Sahih Muslim &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/17/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/17/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;), while her (the foster-mother's) sisters or aunts wouldn't be mahram (as they are only her surrounds).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This means that the sister of the foster sister no matter if she was younger or older is haram for marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When one would be considered as breast-fed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a Hadith in Sahih Muslim twice one with &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/17/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Malik in the narrator Chain&lt;/a&gt; and once again by a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/17/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Student (Al Qa'nabi) of Imam Malik, but on the authority of Sulayman ibn Bilal&lt;/a&gt;. &#xA;You could read the details in my answer about the interpretation of this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8406/abrogation-of-verses-10-feedings-of-baby-to-make-foster-relationship-to-5/27726#27726&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt;. There I quoted that there one can find that most scholars say that this Hadith is an ahaad and it couldn't be taken as an evidence for naskh in the Qur'an so most (earlier) scholars would say that even one suckling is enough to be counted as breast-feeding, while Shafi'i's (and those who followed them) took the Hadith as is and said at least a couple of suckling if not 5 would be counted as breast-feeding.&lt;br&gt; But I'm not a scholar and only quoting what I found, so you should ask somebody who knows it well!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/34827/13438&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; which shows the definition of one suckling according both opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-25T07:45:47.840" LastActivityDate="2019-04-25T07:45:47.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28951" CreationDate="2015-12-04T07:14:57.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure whether the relationships are so complicated or whether i misunderstood.&#xA;So the case is as follows the supposed bridegroom and the sister of the supposed bride have the same foster mother who's the sister of the father of the supposed bridegroom! And both sisters are the daughters of the man's paternal aunt!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whom will be a mahram by breast-feeding&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well among those who are prohibited for marriage quoted in the Verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:23&lt;/a&gt;) you'll find also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming the breast-feeding was counted: Then from that point of View scholars would tell you that the mothers of the foster-Mother (whom are considered as her roots), her daughters (who are considered as her branches), aunts and sisters would be mahram for him (You can read about it &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/146850&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic and read for example in Sahih Muslim &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/17/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/17/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;), while her sisters or aunts wouldn't be mahram (as they are only her surrounds).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according this as it's not the &amp;quot;real&amp;quot; mother of the supposed bride whom is his foster mother, then he can marry her as she isn't a mahram as a (surround of the foster-sister) (see also this Fatwa in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/131047&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt; and this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/113957&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in English). But if the foster mother is the real mother of the supposed bride, all depends on how one suckling would be interpreted. About relevant sucklings read the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When one would be considered as breast-fed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a Hadith &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/17/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, see [also] &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/17/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;8&lt;/a&gt; .&#xA;You could read the details in my answer about the interpretation of this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8406/abrogation-of-verses-10-feedings-of-baby-to-make-foster-relationship-to-5/27726#27726&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt;. There i quoted that there one can find that most scholars say that this Hadith is an ahaad and it couldn't be taken as an evidence for naskh in the Qur'an so most scholars would say that even one suckling is enough to be counted as breast-feeding, while Shafi'i's took the Hadith as is and said at least a couple of suckling if not 5 would be counted as breast-feeding (apparently this is also the opinion of later scholars like the Hanbali school). But I'm not a scholar and only quoting what i found, so you should ask somebody who knows it well!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it was only one suckling shafi'i and hanbali would say that the supposed foster mother isn't such and therefore her children won't be mahram. If it counted as the maliki madhab and earlier scholars say that the girl would be a mahram!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-22T05:58:14.317" LastActivityDate="2021-11-22T05:58:14.317" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28959" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="19991" CreationDate="2015-12-04T07:40:37.720" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes a man can marry the sister of his step mother, but could never marry his step mother as she is a mahram because of (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:22&lt;/a&gt;) which make all wife's of the father haram to his sons,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;strong&gt;do not marry those&lt;/strong&gt; [&lt;strong&gt;women&lt;/strong&gt;] &lt;strong&gt;whom your fathers married&lt;/strong&gt;, except what has already occurred. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the other mahrams could be find in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:23&lt;/a&gt;) so except for those any other women are halal to marry (assuming that slavery is void) as quoted in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:24&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [also prohibited to you are all] married women except those your right hands possess. [This is] the decree of Allah upon you. And lawful to you are [&lt;strong&gt;all others&lt;/strong&gt;] &lt;strong&gt;beyond these&lt;/strong&gt;, [provided] that you seek them [in marriage] with [gifts from] your property, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-of course with details which could be find in ahadith (for example aunts of the wife, who are made haram for the husband unless he is legally separated from his wife)-.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As sisters of a step mother are &lt;strong&gt;non-mahram&lt;/strong&gt; scholars say that the step son shouldn't meet them without a mahram and they shouldn't appear unveiled in front of him unless he was breast-fed by his step-mother!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But generally a mahram is either by &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/20750&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;alliance&lt;/a&gt; (marriage: mother, step-mother, grand-fathers-wife, wife's-mother or grandmother, daughter of a wife, son's or grandson's wife), lineage (ancestors like father mother grandfather grandmother, descent daughters, sons, grandchildren) and by breast-feeding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are two Fatwas in Arabic as a reference &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/174057&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/153700&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-19T05:00:58.877" LastActivityDate="2021-11-19T05:00:58.877" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28953" CreationDate="2015-12-04T08:09:52.957" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well first of all usually it's not allowed to give zakat to children as the parents should care for their children so one of their duties to support them and the same is for children if they need to support their old or poor parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other Hand those whom should receive zakat are well known according to (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:60&lt;/a&gt;) and their you can read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so poor people and those in need are in the highest category and should be the first to take into account when giving zakat.&#xA;On the other hand it's a husband's duty to support his wife as good as he can according to Quran (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/65/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;65:7&lt;/a&gt;) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/15/159&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunnah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... Their rights upon you are that you should provide them with food and clothing in a fitting manner...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... and according to the following &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/120282&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic) a wife is neither asked nor should be forced to support the family of her husband even if she was wealthy. But she could do it to gain reward أجر by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So scholars say that in case of &lt;strong&gt;poverty&lt;/strong&gt; and if children or parents couldn't afford their duties towards the other it is permissible to give either of them them zakat according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-eman.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%82%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A/%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85%20%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%B9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%A9%20%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF:/i582&amp;amp;d918951&amp;amp;c&amp;amp;p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mawso'a al fiqhya&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic) and here's an other &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/129921&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What i really can't judge is whether the son or the father is in more need so according that zakat would be permissible to either of them!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-19T04:37:57.463" LastActivityDate="2021-11-19T04:37:57.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28954" CreationDate="2015-12-04T09:09:58.927" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is yes. The Zakat is a yearly payment done on the total savings you have if that savings went above the limit &quot;Nisab&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/93414&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/93414&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10537" LastActivityDate="2015-12-04T09:09:58.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25456" CreationDate="2015-12-04T10:35:11.747" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well if i understood this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-fatwa.com/index.jsp?inc=17&amp;amp;id=125&amp;amp;type=5&amp;amp;cat=6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic) well. Then you should add the funds from your investment to your yearly zakat. This means after selling the house or once you have any earnings in your investment the time and earnings count for zakat!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2015-12-04T10:35:11.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28964" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28955" CreationDate="2015-12-04T13:58:47.813" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam the great and only lord &quot;Allah&quot; have mentioned that he is closer to us than our eyelashes and we can ask for anything we need directly from him rather than someone else. This shows that god is merciful and gives us whatever is right and good for us. He doesn't look at it whether we deserve it or not. And we believe that anything wrong that happens or right is from Allah and everything wrong has something &quot;right&quot; behind it because god is never harming us. And our relation with god is only us being generated by him and we must always do as per his directions. Of cours Allah is graceful, when something harmful is going to happen to us, like accidents but as per god's grace we are safe that's how Allah shows his grace to us. In Arabic its called Fazel the one who is graceful. And merciful is Rahman in Arabic.&#xA;Hope I have helped you somehow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14935" LastActivityDate="2015-12-04T13:58:47.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28965" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-04T15:22:42.730" Score="0" ViewCount="262" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a mandatory math session for my college class that I must attend or I fail and it starts the same time as jummuah which is also mandatory for me to attend what should I do in this case? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would choose jummuah any day but I don't want to have to repeat this class? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14975" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T10:53:48.937" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T10:53:48.937" Title="What to do about missing jummuah for class?" Tags="|jumuah|school|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-04-27T17:28:14.977" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28967" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28955" CreationDate="2015-12-04T16:40:12.607" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did not find a clear definition of grace (of Christianity). But, I can try relating different aspects of the definition I found in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_grace#Christianity:_the_graces_of_the_Holy_Rosary&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt; to that of Islam from mostly from Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Grace in Christianity is the free and unmerited favour of God as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowing of blessings&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;analogous to &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? [Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/55/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;55:13]&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The whole Chapter Ar-Rahman sets the context of that one line which is highly repeated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Common Christian teaching is that grace is unmerited mercy (favor) that God gave to humanity by sending his son to die on a cross, thus delivering eternal salvation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;analogous to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, in this [Qur'an] is notification for a worshipping people. And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds. [Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/21/106-107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;21:106-107]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;implying God sent Muhammad as a prophet (&lt;strong&gt;not as son&lt;/strong&gt;) to remind everyone, even those who don't deserve. But, the reminder / blessings &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/87/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;will be taken only by those who fear&lt;/a&gt;. But, definitely no concept of son's sacrifice in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the child (Jesus) grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. [Luke &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%202&amp;amp;version=ESV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:40]&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the same thing in Qur'an&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when Jesus brought clear proofs, he said, &quot;I have come to you with wisdom and to make clear to you some of that over which you differ, so fear Allah and obey me. [Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/43/63&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;43:63]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;analogous to &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We gave to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - all [of them] We guided. And Noah, We guided before; and among his descendants, David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron. Thus do We reward the doers of good. [Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;6:84]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In this example (of Luke 2:40 above) when using the definition of grace to mean unmerited favor it does not make sense, to some, that the sinless Christ would need this..... This at its root means literally Christ dispenses Gods grace from himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is nothing like that in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Equally some say, how can one fall short of grace? (Galatians 5:4) or meekness attract it and pride repel it (James 4:6) if it is unmerited. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer to this is, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...For indeed, Allah sends astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills....[Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/35/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;35:8]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the solution is given as, one should remember God as much as he can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Concluding,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Alternatively Bill Gothard has suggested &quot;God's grace gives us the desire and the power to do his will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I understood it right, irrespective of what you believe &lt;em&gt;God's grace&lt;/em&gt; is, I can best relate it to the term '&lt;em&gt;guidance&lt;/em&gt;' which is frequently used in the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2015-12-04T16:40:12.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28968" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28965" CreationDate="2015-12-04T17:44:21.687" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you have any other Muslim brothers (more than two, excluding you) who attend the maths session with you, you can group together after the session finishes and perform the Jumu'a prayer together, as long as Asr time didn't come. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Khutba isn't necessary to be complex, it can just be simply an interpretation of a hadeeth, discussing the meanings in an aya etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you don't have any Muslim colleagues, then try to negotiate with the teacher about the timing of the session. As jumu'a prayer has to be done no matter what. The Prophet Muhammad PBUH said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَنْ ترك ثَلاثَ جمعاتٍ ، مِنْ غيرِ عذرٍ ، كُتِبَ مِنَ المنافقينَ.&#xA;  الراوي : أسامة بن زيد | المحدث : الألباني | المصدر : صحيح الجامع&#xA;  الصفحة أو الرقم: 6144 | خلاصة حكم المحدث : صحيح&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means that whoever leaves three Friday prayers, is written to be from the hypocrites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastActivityDate="2015-12-04T17:44:21.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28971" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-05T00:46:14.570" Score="1" ViewCount="198" Body="&lt;p&gt;In salat when I  was doing rukoo i said subhuman rabial azeema instead of azeem on purpose.&lt;br&gt; Is that ok?&lt;br&gt; Does it change the meaning of the phrase?&lt;br&gt; Do I have to repeat this prayer or is it ok?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14764" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T10:05:04.843" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T18:38:04.453" Title="Adding letters to words in salat allowed?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28971" CreationDate="2015-12-05T00:59:49.727" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;azeema&lt;/code&gt; is the feminine name for &lt;code&gt;azeem&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is forbidden by many scholars to give female assignments to Allah, as he gave himself male assignments in the Quran when referring to himself. Examples like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alanajim:45&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alanam:101&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alanam:73&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rome:27&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alzaorph:84&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similar question in &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/98689&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because you didn't know I wouldn't say you have to repeat the Prayers, since Allah knows the intention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-12-05T00:59:49.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28975" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-05T05:36:39.940" Score="3" ViewCount="366" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam everyone,&#xA;I have question to ask. &#xA;When ALLAH s.w.t had ordered us that we should not make any kind of tafriqa (sectarianism/splitting) then why all the Muslims have made their tafriqas (sects) and are they all Muslims as they are not following ALLAH s.w.t commands and orders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14980" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T12:29:37.520" LastActivityDate="2019-09-10T09:38:32.033" Title="Why Tafriqa (division) In Islam?" Tags="|history|sects|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28976" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-05T06:08:10.403" Score="0" ViewCount="3941" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that couples are made in heaven. I need quranic evidence for same. Please tell me what is quran ayat regarding that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3684" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T22:56:42.213" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T22:56:42.213" Title="Is there Quranic evidence that marriages are made in heaven?" Tags="|quran|nikah|phrase|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28976" CreationDate="2015-12-05T06:25:55.240" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي ; وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي ; وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي ; يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنْ خَلَقَ لَكُمْ مِنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجاً لِتَسْكُنُوا إِلَيْهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَكُمْ مَوَدَّةً وَرَحْمَةً إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لآيَاتٍ لِقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And among His Signs is this that He created for you wives (spouses) from among yourselves, that you may find repose in them, and He has put between you affection and mercy. Verily, in that are indeed signs for people who reflect.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Aayah No. 21, Surah Ar-Rūm, Chapter No. 30, Holy Qur’an).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranandhadith.com/husband-wife-relationship/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.quranandhadith.com/husband-wife-relationship/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read the complete article here&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14980" LastActivityDate="2015-12-05T06:25:55.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28978" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-05T08:11:34.367" Score="2" ViewCount="815" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does performing one umrah remove all types of sins?&#xA;How many times should one perform an umrah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14954" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-12-05T08:36:18.220" LastActivityDate="2024-04-06T07:07:20.873" Title="Does umrah expiate all types of sins?" Tags="|umrah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28975" CreationDate="2015-12-05T09:04:20.263" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                     In the name of God &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In answering to this question, we must review all the Islamic history. Some important events are the origin of disunion and separation in Muslims:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- The disagreement about the issue of caliphate of the prophet (p): you know Shia believe that Imam Ali (p) is successor of the prophet because of the events of Ghadir, but Sunni believe that Abu-baker is the successor....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- The governments and policies: the governments for saving themselves tried to cause disunion in Muslims...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- The relation between Muslims and the other religion's followers: Although some of them became Muslims, but they tried to enter their doctrine into the Islamic doctrine (1).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there are many reasons....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- &lt;a href=&quot;http://hodat.ir/index.aspx?siteid=479&amp;amp;siteid=479&amp;amp;pageid=44315&amp;amp;newsview=55525&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://hodat.ir&lt;/a&gt; [In Persian].  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6629" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T07:34:27.550" LastActivityDate="2015-12-06T07:34:27.550" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28982" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-05T09:30:23.747" Score="2" ViewCount="3300" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is  the punishment of someone who does something forbidden while knowing that it is forbidden?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is their punishment greater than someone who does not know that its forbidden?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(for example: a person may drink while standing up while knowing that the prophet(pbuh) forbade us from doing so) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2015-12-05T09:50:44.363" LastActivityDate="2021-02-13T04:07:40.747" Title="The Punishment of doing Haram while knowing its Haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28983" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-05T10:18:01.807" Score="0" ViewCount="244" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard people say that taking pictures is not allowed in Islam. I want to know if its true? With references&#xA;Random pictures to keep as memories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4449" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T12:29:16.150" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T12:29:16.150" Title="Is taking pictures allowed in Islam?" Tags="|fiqh|photos|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28984" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28983" CreationDate="2015-12-05T10:57:35.710" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;what kind of picture?&#xA;i have seen picture's in all kind except nudity in all Muslim countries and pictures taken from every kind of Muslim cleric...&#xA;the only ban is on nudity and sex advertising photography...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14985" LastActivityDate="2015-12-05T10:57:35.710" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28975" CreationDate="2015-12-05T11:00:54.417" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;well, most of the problem's come from where prophet dies and Muslim's try to select the next caliphate....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia's say that prophet has selected the next caliphate in Ghadir, but sunnies believe that the prophet  has selected the friend or a good guy not the next caliphate...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;other problem's are problem's of each fraction, like in Shia, cleric's from Iran believe that supreme leader is needed in time that the 12th Imam isn't present, but Shia clerics from Iraq don't believe so!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the other thing is, some Shia cleric's from Iraq(mostly) and Iran say that we should have Tatbir, but iran's supreme leader and his following cleric's call Tatbir as Harram...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as you can see, the major problem's are political... and a few are from the sharia itself...&#xA;and politic, has Tafraqa in it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14985" LastActivityDate="2015-12-05T11:00:54.417" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2944" CreationDate="2015-12-05T11:05:05.673" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah is He Who created seven Firmaments and of the earth a similar number.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this verse is saying that Allah created 7 heavens and He made everything in the earth of a similar number :: 7 seas, 7 continents, 7 days of the week, 7 colors of the rainbow lool 777 :) subhanAllah &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14988" LastActivityDate="2015-12-05T11:05:05.673" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28987" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-05T20:12:39.370" Score="3" ViewCount="23660" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a friend whose husband gave her one talaq 5 years ago.They have 2 children and that was the only contact they had with each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, after getting to know each other again and discussing their issues of the past, they wish to reconcile.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neither married anyone else over the 5 years they were apart.&#xA;I would like to know if one talaq is sufficient and is there a time period in which the one talaq is valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they permitted to remarry after one talaq was given to the woman and them been apart for 5 years?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14990" LastEditorUserId="13218" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T04:10:12.900" LastActivityDate="2019-11-09T12:09:15.360" Title="One talaq is given to the woman 5 years ago, what to do now?" Tags="|fiqh|talaq|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28990" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28987" CreationDate="2015-12-06T01:27:43.547" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first, I want to say that most of us have a wrong notion about the matter of talaq specifically in the mentioned case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;If 1 or 2 talaqs are given:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anybody gives one talaq or even two talaqs, they still can re-validate their marriage within next three menstrual period (or birth if the girl is pregnant) of the girl by telling sentence like &amp;quot;I am reverting my talaq.&amp;quot; or by acting any intimate work that only husband and wife could do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If three menstrual period  of the girl overs (or given birth if the girl is pregnant) and the third talaq is not committed, then they have to remarry by agreeing on a mohr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;If 3 talaqs are given:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if three talaq is given, then there remains no option to remarry except the girl gets married with another boy and have intercourse then gets divorced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;How to count talaq:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember one thing, if anybody give one talaq and remarry/re-validate, then give one talaq and remarry/re-validate and then again gives one talaq, then they could not remarry or re-validate their marriage. It is our wrong notion that if I say &amp;quot;one talaq&amp;quot;, then only one talaq occurs, rather if I give one talaq now and I I gave two talaqs before, then it would be counted as three talaq.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So now, come to the point of the solution of the mentioned case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they permitted to remarry after one talaq was given to the woman and them been apart for 5 years?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, if they did not do intercourse within the next three menstrual period of the woman calculating from the day of giving talaq (or before given birth if the woman was pregnant) then they have to remarry just determining a mohr only. And they have to repent to the Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala as they did zina in these 5 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise, their marriage is still valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if they could not remember whatever they did intercourse or not within the time duration mentioned, then it is better to remarry for safety.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;N.B.:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you need reference, just google it, you would find a lot. If I had time in hand, then I would give. I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamhelpline.net/node/8252&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; arbitrary reference by googling just in short time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-12-06T01:46:31.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28993" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18100" CreationDate="2015-12-06T09:11:27.960" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to the query that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why Solaiman bin Dawud(a.s.) is the last prophet who enters the&#xA;heaven?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking, the response can be related to the properties and the equipment which Solaiman bin Dawud  (a.s.) had. As a consequence, he will has a long audit because of them (in compare with other prophets). Therefore that’s why he is the last prophet who enters the heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source Books:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1 - داستان‌های صاحبدلان، ج 2، ص 65&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2 - بحارالانوار، ج 73، ص 81&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3 - پندهای جاویدان، ص 167&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4 - حیوةالقلوب، ج 1، ص 370&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference link:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.isna.ir/news/92021509565/%DA%86%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%B3%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B9-%D8%A2%D8%AE%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.isna.ir/fa/news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2023-09-19T07:36:31.227" LastActivityDate="2023-09-19T07:36:31.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="28994" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8098" CreationDate="2015-12-06T10:08:10.323" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ayats refer to the idolaters (idol worshippers) of Quraish, hence non-believers, Allah Subhanahu Taallah never mentions the Christians or the Jews as non-believers they are referred as People Of The Book in the Quran, so there should not be any confusion who the non-believers are also keeping in mind revelation of the Quran was periodic and event based in the Life of Prophet Muhammad (salelahu elayhay waaleyhi wasallam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14994" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2015-12-31T09:29:43.073" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T09:29:43.073" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28995" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13040" CreationDate="2015-12-06T12:51:43.110" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In general Shia scholars do not maintain, that all hadith in their major books are authentic, unlike Sunni scholars, who claim that all hadith in their Sahih books are authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to the authenticity of hadith, each and every hadith is scrutinised, as &lt;strong&gt;Shia school of thought accepts only trustworthy narrators.&lt;/strong&gt; All narrators, in a chain of narrators, must be known as honest and trustworthy people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second criteria is, &lt;strong&gt;that hadith must not contradict the Holy Qur'an.&lt;/strong&gt; If an hadith states something, which is mentioned in the holy book in an opposite meaning, then this hadith is classified as being not authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastEditorUserId="14871" LastEditDate="2016-11-18T20:50:48.167" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T20:50:48.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28996" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29028" CreationDate="2015-12-06T13:29:43.017" Score="3" ViewCount="2231" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is there a difference between the names of prophets in christianity, islam and Judaism, for example we refer to  Jesus (AS) as Isa(AS).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did this difference occur and why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A name is a name no matter which language it is!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2015-12-06T14:21:27.183" LastActivityDate="2023-12-06T10:30:29.297" Title="Why is there a difference in the names of prophets between Muslims, Christians and Jews?" Tags="|history|prophets|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28997" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5311" CreationDate="2015-12-06T13:37:45.047" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The mentioned hadith can be found in &lt;em&gt;Kanz al-Ummal , No 28697&lt;/em&gt;:  The Prophet (SAWA) said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Seek knowledge even in China, for verily to seek knowledge is an&#xA;  obligation on every Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seeking knowledge is therefore not restricted on seeking Islamic knowledge, but knowledge in general when it is useful for the development and advancement of a Muslim himself and its community. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-08T14:31:09.770" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T14:31:09.770" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29000" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28528" CreationDate="2015-12-06T16:24:04.810" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you believe that Music is haram (which I and many others don't), then making something for using it will also be forbidden (minor sin).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For helping with assignment, if they promise that the assignment is not for submitting but to learn, that could be haram to them if they do submit it. If you are confident that they will use it for cheating, then it becomes a minor sin to help them do so (forbidden).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastActivityDate="2015-12-06T16:24:04.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18806" CreationDate="2015-12-06T16:27:49.587" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;is it halal to sell such a device&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is halal for you to make and sell such devices. Phones, computers, TV's etc. can all be used for good or bad. It is up to the end user to decide how to use it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the end user uses it for Haram, then he would be the one that minor sinned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same is true for anything else - example a knife can be used to terrorize someone or to cook, the making of it is Halal but the end usage can be halal or haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally you should never force your opinions/rulings on others. For example you think music is haram, millions of Muslims think otherwise. Same goes for other things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2017-09-28T14:36:09.317" LastActivityDate="2017-09-28T14:36:09.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28996" CreationDate="2015-12-06T17:28:14.190" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whenever a prophet comes...he speaks to the people with their own language. A prophet can't go to Russia and then start giving them a book with Arabic and address them with the language and dialect of Arabic. &#xA;As in the Quran Allah says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلاَّ بِلِسَانِ قَوْمِهِ لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمْ&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We did not send any messenger except [speaking] in the language of his people to state clearly for them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if a prophet goes he has to speak with their language and dialect e.g. from this &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; we have:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Moses (/ˈmoʊzɪz, -zɪs/;[1] Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה‎, Modern Moshe Tiberian Mōšéh ISO 259-3 Moše; Syriac: ܡܘܫܐ‎ Moushe; Arabic: موسى‎ Mūsā; Greek: Mωϋσῆς Mōÿsēs in both the Septuagint and the New Testament) is a prophet in Abrahamic religions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even right now if you go to two different states of a country, you see them having slightly different dialects... imagine how all that could change by time, location, or language...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One last note is that the names from different languages all share a similar way of saying... in Arabic we Say Musa... in English they say Moses... its not they are saying Jack... Or we are saying Ya'cub... they are saying Jacob.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2015-12-06T17:28:14.190" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29006" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-07T03:34:40.760" Score="5" ViewCount="509" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have doubts about Mohammad being a messenger from Allah. &#xA;I am troubled by him having 13 wives and &#xA;his marriage to Aisha at the young age of 9.&#xA;Can someone explain these to me and help resolve my doubts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15002" LastEditorUserId="42" LastEditDate="2015-12-23T22:46:00.573" LastActivityDate="2016-11-15T18:04:28.190" Title="Doubt about the Prophethood of Mohammad because of his marriages" Tags="|practical-islam|sunni|muslim-practices|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29008" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17750" CreationDate="2015-12-07T03:39:33.980" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The consensus amongst Muslims (Sunni and Shia) are both that woman are allowed to lead woman only prayers, even if they are wajib. The Difference of opinions started to diverge as for mixed gender prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Shia, it was banned for a while until it was unbanned by the majority in the year 2000.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Three of the four Sunni madhhabs—Shafi'is, Hanafis, and Hanbalis—allow this, although Hanafis consider it to be makrooh, a disliked act. (The fourth division, Malikis, do not permit women to lead women in prayer.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 2000, six marjas among Iran's Shia leadership declared that they too allowed women to lead a woman-only congregation, reversing a previous ban in that country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_as_imams#Women-only_congregations&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Similar opinions from other Shia scholars (in Arabic): &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saffar.org/?act=artc&amp;amp;id=876&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hassan Alsaqaf&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/arabic/archive/392/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sistani&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12537" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user12537" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-08-27T06:49:04.883" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29013" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-07T14:47:53.417" Score="4" ViewCount="344" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the difference between &lt;em&gt;Ijma' on the transmission&lt;/em&gt; (الإجماع على النقل) and &lt;em&gt;Ijma' on the opinion&lt;/em&gt;? (إجماع في الرأي). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently, they are sub-categories of Ijma (الإجماع) but what is the precise difference between the two?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=50073&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; is where I found the following text&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أما &lt;strong&gt;الإجماع في الرأي&lt;/strong&gt; فليس بحجة عند أكثر الأصوليين، وعند طائفة كبيرة من&#xA;  المالكية&#xA;  ...&#xA;  أما &lt;strong&gt;الإجماع على النقل&lt;/strong&gt;، فهو ليس بحجة عند غير المالكية، واتفق المالكيون&#xA;  على حجيته&#xA;  ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;As far as &lt;strong&gt;the ijma' on opinion&lt;/strong&gt; is concerned, it is not a &lt;em&gt;hujjah&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;  according to the majority of the scholars of &lt;em&gt;Usul&lt;/em&gt; and a considerable&#xA;  group among Malikites...whereas &lt;strong&gt;the ijma' on transmission&lt;/strong&gt; is not a&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;hujjah&lt;/em&gt; according to non-malikites and there is a consensus among malikites on it being the &lt;em&gt;hujjah&lt;/em&gt; ...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2015-12-08T14:58:15.423" LastActivityDate="2016-05-20T07:17:22.897" Title="Difference between Ijma' on transmission and Ijma' on opinion" Tags="|uloom-al-hadith|usool-ul-fiqh|ijma|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29017" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29018" CreationDate="2015-12-07T17:53:08.733" Score="1" ViewCount="1668" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that when a donkey cry, it's bad and when hen make sound like it does, it sees a angel? Furthermore it was told that it was told by prophet Muhammad (PUBH). Also I heard that whenever the animals make sound they see unseen like Angel. Is it true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastActivityDate="2015-12-08T14:50:26.017" Title="Hen voice linked to seeing of Angel?" Tags="|reference-request|animals|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29018" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29017" CreationDate="2015-12-07T19:02:44.597" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the closest hadith:&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ صِيَاحَ الدِّيَكَةِ فَاسْأَلُوا اللَّهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ مَلَكًا وَإِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نَهِيقَ الْحِمَارِ فَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ فَإِنَّهُ رَأَى شَيْطَانًا&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;When you hear the crowing of the roosters, then ask Allah of His bounty, for verily they have seen an angel. When you hear the braying of a donkey, then seek refuge in Allah from Shaitan, for, verily, it has seen a Shaitan.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's nothing else authentic about other animals making noises at the sight of an angel.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-12-07T19:02:44.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29019" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29006" CreationDate="2015-12-07T20:20:56.537" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah The Most Magnificent and blessings of him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for your interest sister and asking a question which shows you are searching for the Truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above mentioned links in comments you would be aware now that the age matter has been debatable for long and not concluding into one exact age. Apart from this it is also important to state that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to the Bible&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abraham had &lt;strong&gt;three&lt;/strong&gt; wives (&lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/genesis/16-1.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Genesis 16:1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/genesis/16-3.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;16:3&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/genesis/25-1.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;25:1&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moses had &lt;strong&gt;two&lt;/strong&gt; wives (Exodus 2:21, 18:1-6; Numbers 12:1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jacob had &lt;strong&gt;four&lt;/strong&gt; wives (Genesis 29:23, 29:28, 30:4, 30:9)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;David had at least &lt;strong&gt;18&lt;/strong&gt; wives (&lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/18-27.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1 Samuel 18:27&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/context/1_samuel/25-39.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;25:39-44&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-3.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2 Samuel 3:3&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/context/2_samuel/3-4.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:4-5&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/5-13.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:13&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/context/2_samuel/12-7.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;12:7-8&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/12-24.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;12:24&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/context/2_samuel/16-21.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;16:21-23&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Solomon had &lt;strong&gt;700&lt;/strong&gt; wives (&lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/1_kings/11-3.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1 Kings 11:3&lt;/a&gt;).&#xA;(Please note that the words in the references could be or could not be correct as that were adulterated afterwards as we see Allah Swt clarifies in Quran regarding Torah and Prophet Solomon too).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now who knows exactly what would be their age.&#xA;It does not effect a belief of a Muslim ,because a Muslim believe on Allah as one,, His Angels His Holy Books and All His Prophets,, The Last Day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All His Messengers including Prophet Adam ,Moses ,David,Solomon,Jesus,Muhammad (peace be upon all of them) brought the same message to worship only one God, Now They married more than one so one of the reason was to spread more message and knowledge like Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him married in different tribes which helps in spreading Islamic knowledge among them,wives of the Prophet spread the knowledge to so many group of people and Ayesha may Allah be pleased with her played an important role in conveying messages and teachings of Prophet to Companions.Most of the prophet wives were widows and he married them for protection, his life gave us a message of love,peace and caring.Apart from all the propagandas made in  modern world against his marriages Michael Hart a nonmuslim has chosen Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him as number 1 in his book &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biographyonline.net/people/100-most-influential.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;100 most influential people&lt;/a&gt; in the world and said &quot;My choice of Muhammad to lead the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if some one says and believes Allah as One and Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him as his Messenger ( La ilaha illAllah Muhammad ur Rasulullah in Arabic) then He is a Muslim which means he submits himself to the will of Allah and by reading the Quran which is the Final Holy book of God one could learn the whole way to live with love and peace.if you have some more queries visit www.islamreligion.com&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-11-15T18:04:28.190" LastActivityDate="2016-11-15T18:04:28.190" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29020" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29006" CreationDate="2015-12-07T20:34:18.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;i don't know where you are from, but one thing that i know is that marriage in in early ages is still tradition in part's of ME.&#xA;i have my uncle who was 28 year's old and his wife was 12 when they married... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;aside tradition, Arab girl's had big physics...&#xA;there are some saying's that this one wife of prophet was like 12 year's old when married to prophet(Shia believe)... but that doesn't change anything...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as of multiple wives, well, Arab's still have multiple wives like i know so many Arab's with 3-4 wives...&#xA;and also there is a saying(Shia believe) that because those women had lost their husband's in battle and had no one to protect them,the prophet married to them but never had sex with them. they were saved and protected just because had the prophet's name on them...(i have heard it from low educated shia cleric's and i don't know if grand ayatollah's of shia would say the same thing or not!) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14985" LastActivityDate="2015-12-07T20:34:18.670" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28987" CreationDate="2015-12-07T20:41:15.513" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please note:&#xA;Allah swt has given way back always even with big sins I.e there is tauba for eating pork, there is tauba for zina, alcohol, etc now if you think there is no tauba for talaq then that's mis understanding, &#xA;If the husband made two witness and confirms to them he has divorced then it would be one instance and he should give second and third in the periods of three months and make witness then that would be talaq 3 times which is bad because only one talaq should be enough to keep room for return.&#xA;In case person commits a tounge slip or in angry mood say talaq he has the option to make taouba for controlling his tongue and no talaq Amal is valid without having heart intention as per hadith every Amal is based upon heart intention , so is the Amal of talaq, &#xA;Islam is salaamti and prohibition of touba on tounge saying is delusion to support magic &#xA;If the husband never had intention of divorce and mistakenly uttered talaq and then ask forgiveness then separating kids , wife ,mother , father I.e breaking family apart is not salaamti for family and Is not Islam&#xA;Please refer to book of Allah because there are magic supporting false hadith presence in the books which have caused damage to many families &#xA;Allah knows the best and ilm is big bounty of Allah so kindly double check the the magician fatwa before destroying family and breaking apart.&#xA;Allah is most knowledgeable , wise and support living mutually together rather then separating kids , mother, father etc.&#xA;Regards&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="299" LastActivityDate="2015-12-07T20:41:15.513" CommentCount="1" CommunityOwnedDate="2015-12-07T20:41:15.513" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29022" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-08T00:12:55.077" Score="3" ViewCount="2081" Body="&lt;p&gt;During my Maghrib prayer, I accidentally cleared my throat for no reason (i think it is just a habit), and I wasn't sure whether or not I should re-do my prayer so I started to panic and paused for a few seconds to think about it, but i still kept my prayer pose with my hands on my heart and my eyes on the ground like they are supposed to. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought to be safe I should stop and re-start it, but then i changed my mind. It happened so fast. I physically wasn't moving, so to an outsider it did not look like i stopped praying because i kept my pose. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should I re-do this prayer or was it okay to continue it? I suffer from waswas a lot and i though it was that, so i just continued the prayer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this okay? &lt;br&gt;Please let me know as I am very worried about it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14764" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T09:59:43.970" LastActivityDate="2018-03-19T15:05:58.530" Title="Do you redo prayer if you think about maybe stopping it and restarting it?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17534" CreationDate="2015-12-08T08:04:42.293" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad SAWW and any other Prophet (peace be upon them) never disobeyed ALLAH azawajal. Disobedience is when you go against someone's specific orders. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some Prophets ( peace be upon them) did make minor mistakes but they were in no way disobedience (I am saying this because maybe they are the reason you thought Prophets could disobey the CREATOR.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those mistakes, for example, when Prophet Yunus (peace be upon him) left His people before the Order from the CREATOR came. Prophets (peace be upon them) can never disobey the Creator, there is no evidence otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now back to first part of the question: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Polygamy was allowed initially without any limit on how many wives one could keep.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Islam actually limited it to 4 wives, when verse 4:3 of the Qur'an was revealed, including the part: &quot;marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four.&quot; Exact dates are difficult, but scholars put this revelation at 3-5 years after the migration to Madinah&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;At the time, he was married to more than 4 wives. Those whom he was already married to remained married to him, but he did not engage in any further marriages after that time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (pbuh) was allowed to keep all his previous wives because no one was allowed to marry the Prophet’s wives (ra) after they were divorced or widowed as they were UMMUL-MOMINEEN (MOTHER OF THE BELIEVERS).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surah Ahzab chapter 33 verse 52:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;It is not lawful for thee (to marry more) women after this, nor to&#xA;  change them for (other) wives, even though their beauty attract thee,&#xA;  except any thy right hand should possess (as hand maidens) and Allah&#xA;  doth watch over all things &quot;. [Al-Qur’an 33:52]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there are certain things specific for the Prophet saww only. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Your friend (Muhammad) was not astray, nor was he deceived. Nor was he&#xA;  speaking out of a personal desire. It was divine inspiration. Dictated&#xA;  by the Most Powerful. (The Holy Quran Al-Najm 53:2-5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;E.g. Tahajudd (Night Salah) was obligatory upon the Prophet SAWW while voluntary for the Ummah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And during a part of the night, pray Tahajjud beyond what is incumbent&#xA;  on you; maybe your Lord will raise you to a position of great glory.&#xA;  (The Holy Quran Al-Isra 17:79)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14305" LastActivityDate="2015-12-08T08:04:42.293" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29025" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29017" CreationDate="2015-12-08T13:38:05.273" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to add to the Answer of @Sayyid that al-Bukhari has also quoted an other narration in his book al-Adab al Mufrad, which was qualified as sahih adding that if you heard those voices at night (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/2312330&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this book you'll find also ahadith which were qualified as sahih quoting barking of a dog (see for &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/2211890&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;example&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/2211900&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/2211910&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;) as a sign that they might have seen something which one should seek refuge with Allah from. This is also referred to in a Hadith in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/332&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-08T14:50:26.017" LastActivityDate="2015-12-08T14:50:26.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29026" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-08T13:45:25.267" Score="1" ViewCount="152" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some people claim that a married man cannot marry again till he gets permission from his first wife. I find that hard to believe. As much as I have studied this subject, I have not come across any such prerequisite for second marriage. I have heard about the equality and justness and fairness amongst all the wives but I don't understand how a wife would ever allow to share her love and allow her husband to go to another woman with her permission. (Exceptions may be one in a million).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But considering how little knowledge I have, I am inclined to ask others if they can provide references for such a claim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide references from Qur'an and Hadith or Sahaba's sayings. You can also provide reference from Four Imam's books/rulings where they put such a restriction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am looking for Sunni view but Shia views are welcomed too. (Please mention this along your answer)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. A thought just hit my mind, if in case first wife's permission's requried for the second marriage, then what about the 3rd and 4th marriage? Do we need to ask permission from all the wives?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14305" LastActivityDate="2015-12-08T13:58:24.003" Title="Is first wife's permission required for second marriage?" Tags="|nikah|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-12-10T01:02:01.430" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28996" CreationDate="2015-12-08T14:15:17.553" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The origin of the name of 'Isa (peace be upon him)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%AF%D9%85:Mr.Ibrahembot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; the original name of Jesus or 'isa (peace be upon him) is derived from Aramaic &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k4XKh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k4XKh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Yasho'&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (which looks like Muhammad in Arabic) to hebrew and it's pronounced Yasho' يشوع this is a combined name from two different words Yehwa sho' يهوه شوع (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yehoshua_(surname)&amp;amp;oldid=998764933&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yehoshua&lt;/a&gt;)which means God/Allah/Yehowa rescues or is salvation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This name was well known and widely used among Jewish people (Banu Israil) many (examples) of them are mentioned in the old Testament one of them was Yosha' bin Noun يشوع بن نون (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joshua&amp;amp;oldid=1187652602&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Joshua&lt;/a&gt;) who followed Moses (peace be upon them) in leading the 12 leaders of the Banu Israel (read for example (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:60&lt;/a&gt; or (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:12&lt;/a&gt;)...).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The origin of the name used by Christians&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Arabic Christians toke the name in his original version but turned the letter &amp;quot;shyn شين&amp;quot; into &amp;quot;syn سين&amp;quot; so they called him Yosa' يسوع.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;While other Christians toke the Greek translation Ἰησου and transliterated it into Iyesu إيسو or Iyesus إيسوس from where the European languages derived the name Jesus (which is differently pronounced according to the used language).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The origin of the name used by Muslims&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Some say that Arabs and the Qur'an used the name 'Isa عيسى instead of Yosa' or Yosha' is a kind of translation into Arabic (similar to the Greek version).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here some more details and Information beyond Arabic Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some more details in Arabic could be found in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.darulfatwa.org.au/ar/%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%89-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A1/%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%86%D9%89-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; or in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://noor.kalemasawaa.com/jesus/name.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt; site which claims that the Aramaic original is more likely to be pronounced 'Isu عيسو or 'Isa عيسى and as Greeks don't have a letter for &amp;quot;Ayn عين &amp;quot;ع&amp;quot; they toke 'Isus &amp;quot;عيسوس&amp;quot; as an origin for &amp;quot;Iyesus&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2023-12-06T10:30:29.297" LastActivityDate="2023-12-06T10:30:29.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29029" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-08T16:47:52.360" Score="-1" ViewCount="133" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum.. Some of my friends told that, keeping islamic application, messages in mobile is Gunah (not to keep) is this true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15017" LastActivityDate="2015-12-09T08:54:22.980" Title="Keeping islamic words, photos, quran application on mobile" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29032" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-08T21:54:44.593" Score="1" ViewCount="4682" Body="&lt;p&gt;It started when I was 12 years old when I started thinking something lewd, like imagining someone (male/female) naked in front of or not in front of anyone.  I don't visualize myself and there and no one is having sex in my visualization.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it haram in Islam to imagine someone you don't know naked?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15019" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-29T08:01:47.667" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T08:01:47.667" Title="Is it haram to imagine someone you don't know naked?" Tags="|halal-haram|sex|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29032" CreationDate="2015-12-09T00:48:32.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think it is haram. As long as you don't act on it then it is ok. I think there is a hadith where the Prophet said &quot;Allah has forgiven my followers the evil thoughts that occur to their minds, as long as such thoughts are not put into action or uttered.&quot; (Reported in the six authentic books of Hadith, and explained by Imam Ibn Kathir)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again you can double check with your Imam but this is my opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14764" LastActivityDate="2015-12-09T00:48:32.687" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29013" CreationDate="2015-12-09T08:02:38.203" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well the paragraph you mentioned is talking about one of the sources or let me say tools of the sources of the Maliki Madhab: customs and practices of the people of Medina! So i would recommend you to read more about it in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maliki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; (there are more details in the Arabic part especially when it comes to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84_%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;customs and practices of the people of Medina&lt;/a&gt; if you can read Arabic)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well let me first explain when this &quot;tool&quot; springs into action:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course as any other Madhab the Maliki have two primary sources: The Quran and Sunna, and they have many levels (which i won't and can't explain in this Answer) in each of these sources but both are part of the so called transfer sources (using your translation) الأصول النقلية these are sources based on a narrator chain! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand the Maliki school has also rational sources الأصول العقلية like Qiyas, Istihssan, Istislah etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the customs and practices of the people of Medina (al-Madina, al-Medina) are part of that what you might call transfer sources they are used in a rational manner like via Qiyas: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;for example if there's a hadith ahad which goes ahead with the consensus of the fuqaha' of al-Medina among the sahaba and the tabi'yn then this would support this hadith and this hadith would be accepted. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;But if there's no consensus among those fuqaha' of al-Medina then any opinion of them could be more or less equal if it has no support, so it would be a matter of ijtihad to whether accept or reject this hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So first of all one should know that those people who count as Ijma' for ahl al-Madina are only the scholars from the sahaba and tabi'yn who lived in al-Medina and from whom the fatwas and opinions were well known among later scholars there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And now i come to those statements:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;الإجماع على النقل If on a matter it was common sense to give a specific fatwa then this would be regarded as an Ijma' naqli which means it was narrated that all scholars have (somehow) agreed about this fatwa either by a clear Ijma' إجماع صريح or maybe some of them didn't reject this fatwa (so it was at least partly a silent Ijma' إجماع سكوتي).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But i think calling this a transfer Ijma' is not that exact as a translation i would recommend: transmission, pass on/down, traditional (which also is not that good) or communicated Ijma'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's an Ijma' which has been narrated with some kind of tawatur to use a term from hadith sciences! For example the way they practice Adhan(each sentence 2 times, repeating the two shada with a higher voice twice, without prolongation etc.), Iqama and prayer times  so this is a custom which has some tradition, Qadi 'Iyad explained it with more details نقل refers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to a anything that our Messenger (peace be upon him) practiced or asked people to do.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;or to anything which was narrated that he didn't change (acceptance).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;or to anything which was narrated that he left or didn't do (rejection)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;or a transfer of things or locations like for his grave, his minbar (peace be upon him) etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;إجماع في الرأي Here we discuss the matter when it comes to one opinion or different opinions in confrontation with a hadith ahad. In Brief: In the case of a conflict in which different opinions occur then Ijtihad is needed and opinions would be rejected or accepted according to the tools of Ijtihad! But about this kind of Ijma' there are different opinions among the madhab itself and some scholars also call it  إجماع استدلالي.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Qadi 'Iyad there are 3 possibilities (see also my explanation above):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Either the ahad and the customs and practices of people of al-Madina agree and are in line then it would be a support of the sanity of this hadith if this Ijma' came through transmission or if it was based on an opinion (Ijtihad) this would favor this hadith if there's no different opinion. If not Qiyas and Ijtihad would be necessary.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If there's an other different ahad which is supported by the customs and practices of people of al-Madina they would favor the ahad which is in line with their customs in case of a conflict.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If there's a consensus through transmission they reject an ahad which is in conflict to this custom because they would have tawatur vs. ahad, and tawatur is more likely to lead to certainty while ahad is more likely to lead to doubt.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you maybe see that somehow an Ijma' on opinion doesn't really seem to exist or to be accepted, as mostly they refer to the Ijma' by transmission, which explains that most of them don't accept it as a proof!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope i could explain a few things and make it more clear!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could also read in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=2224&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arabic Thread&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-20T07:17:22.897" LastActivityDate="2016-05-20T07:17:22.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29029" CreationDate="2015-12-09T08:54:22.980" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is okay tO keep the quran in Your phone,but it Will be half useful,it is extremely recomendded tO keep the real quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15019" LastActivityDate="2015-12-09T08:54:22.980" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2925" CreationDate="2015-12-09T10:06:25.127" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;1. Moon is a weak measurement of time. It depends on seeing the new moon every month.&quot; - i do not agree with this, it does not make it &quot;weak&quot;. it is useful thing because you can easily know that new lunar month has come, and what part of the month has passed, without counting days. it would be weak if lunar monthes were of very and randomly different length.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;2. Moon cannot be seen equally in all part of the word that also includes the 10 day Zil-Haj moon&quot; - what do you mean? sun also is not seen equally in all part of the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;and the God gave a purely non scientific answer. So my question is, did the God know how the moon works?&quot; - i think, god did not give golden to people, and he did not give them such easily the scientific knowledge, probably they should have reached that knowledge by themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Note that it was not known at the time how the moon works&quot; - are you sure? is not the moon disk behind light part visible if you look carefully? maybe somebody knew that even then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;This tafseer here exactly says that this was a scientific question&quot; - open that, press ctrl+f, type &quot;scient&quot;, and you see it does not say so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;They did not ask about &quot;what is the purpose of moon&quot;, but how the moon works.&quot; - it is &quot;Tafsir al-Jalalayn&quot;, &quot;composed first by Jalal ad-Din al-Mahalli in 1459 and then completed by ...&quot; (wikipedia), so, how can you be sure that they really asked that? this tafsir is not primary source for hadith, and also no hadith is linked in this ayat's tafsir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2015-12-09T10:06:25.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29041" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28209" CreationDate="2015-12-09T11:47:33.327" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First of all 'Isa (peace be upon him) could do this miracles because of a permission of Allah as it's clearly stated in the Qur'an (for example (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:49&lt;/a&gt;) and (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:110&lt;/a&gt;)), so it doesn't go against the power of Allah at all.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/120549&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; their have been only 4 people whom have been brought back to life which are also mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;surano=3&amp;amp;ayano=49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir al-Qurtobi&lt;/a&gt; and in the tafsir of &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=1372&amp;amp;idto=1372&amp;amp;bk_no=132&amp;amp;ID=366&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fkhar-addyn ar-Razi&lt;/a&gt; based on a narration on the authority of ibn 'Abbass(). One 'Azir or 'Adhir العاذر whom was a former friend of 'Isa, one was the son of an old (woman?) ابن العجوز, and the daughter of a man who used to take the tenth (Tithe) ابنة العاشر and Sam ibn Noh (peace be upon him) سام بن نوح  . But if i understood this story well Sam asked to return to death, while the others lead their (new) lives and had children afterwards. But this story has no sanad to our Messenger (peace be upon him).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is apparently not recorded why they have given back life or whether this really was a second chance as far as i can tell!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-18T10:19:20.257" LastActivityDate="2021-11-18T10:19:20.257" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29044" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-09T19:56:21.020" Score="3" ViewCount="1188" Body="&lt;p&gt;When you pray i heard that you must move your lips. I am confused whether or not this is sunnat or fard? Also if you do have to do this, do you have to move your lips to every syllable in salat? I am finding this very hard to do. It took me 25 minutes to pray Dhur and i am feeling very overwhelmed and stressed, instead of relaxed. Please let me know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14764" LastActivityDate="2016-04-11T15:20:29.210" Title="Do you have to move your lips to every syllable in salat?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24597" CreationDate="2015-12-10T07:50:57.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me quote &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amin_Ahsan_Islahi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islahi&lt;/a&gt;. His exegesis (Urdu) of Surah Al-Hijr is available &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tadabbur-i-quran.org/text-of-tadabbur-i-quran/urdu-volume-4/urdu-surah-hajr/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. The following translation is mine as I could not find its English translation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To look back again and again while leaving a place is an indication of&#xA;  love and affinity for it&lt;/strong&gt;. It is quite natural in normal&#xA;  circumstances and manifestation of such instincts cannot be barred or&#xA;  purged. But while leaving a settlement about which God's punishment&#xA;  has been decided after &lt;em&gt;Itmam al-Hujjah&lt;/em&gt;*, &lt;strong&gt;the believers should detach&#xA;  themselves from it in such a way that there is not even an iota of&#xA;  love for it in their hearts.&lt;/strong&gt; It has been reported about the Prophet&#xA;  (pbuh) that when he sometimes had to pass through the settlements of&#xA;  destroyed nations he would hurry up and guide others to do the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;* the communication of truth to the direct addressees of a Messenger in such a way that they are left with no excuse to deny it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-10T08:25:24.200" LastActivityDate="2015-12-10T08:25:24.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29051" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21404" CreationDate="2015-12-10T08:55:45.383" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That depends on what you mean with loud?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An &lt;strong&gt;Imam&lt;/strong&gt; should do this as his followers should follow him. So this is a way to communicate therefore he must communicate the transfer with an appropriate voice (so a more loudly voice would be mandub for him only in all the takbirat)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Takbir/takbira(t) =(to say) Allahu Akbar)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a &lt;strong&gt;fad&lt;/strong&gt; (praying alone) or a &lt;strong&gt;Ma'mum&lt;/strong&gt; in general you won't be asked to say it loudly, but some do it. As you are free to say it in the manner and ton you feel comfortable with. But most scholars would say a lower voice would be preferable and a louder makroh! One could take as a reference this Hadith from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/5/83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan abu Dawod&lt;/a&gt; but there's a better or more significant narration in Musnad al Imam Ahamd:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَمَا إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا قَامَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّهُ يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ ، فَلْيَعْلَمْ أَحَدُكُمْ مَا يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ ، وَلَا يَجْهَرْ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When one of you stands to pray, he is conversing with his Lord, so let each of you think of what he is saying to his Lord, and no one among you should raise his voice over anyone else when reciting in the prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a &lt;strong&gt;woman&lt;/strong&gt; the loudest voice you could use is that if somebody who's next to you could hear a low sound but not follow your words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In a congregation&lt;/strong&gt; sometimes one ma'mum is asked to repeat &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the takbir&lt;/a&gt; after the Imam in a loud voice as the mosque might be too large to let everybody hear the Imam!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among the Sunni sects the Maliki madhab is the only one where it is preferable (mandub) not only for the Imam to do the takbirat al Ihram (the takbir to enter/start the prayer) in a loud voice as it is the case for Shi'a.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See this fatwas in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/116301&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt; and in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/114369&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-22T05:47:15.867" LastActivityDate="2021-11-22T05:47:15.867" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28912" CreationDate="2015-12-10T10:00:11.217" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Main keyword is &quot;interest&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Most Muslims and most &quot;non-Muslim observers of the Islamic world&quot;&#xA;  believe that interest on loans is forbidden by Islam. But while&#xA;  this is the “majority accepted view” among Islamic jurists, it is&#xA;  not the consensus (ijma)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you can read more &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riba#Permitting_.22bank_interest.22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastActivityDate="2015-12-10T10:00:11.217" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26114" CreationDate="2015-12-10T11:57:19.007" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Salaam to my brothers and sisters out there.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everyone has their own ethics and beliefs - Islam leaves nothing in the middle - our mind has the power to understand if it is wrong or right -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wrong - If somebody is facing troubles - emotionally or financially to your husbands decisions or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Right - if everyone is okay knowing about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I work in an organization where I sell something for a certain price - whatever price I sell at - I get a %age on that amount.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not hiding from everyone - the company pays me this %age and basic salary both - Company knows&#xA;The customer I'm selling to, knows I earn something from what they pay - they know&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I have nothing to hide from the people of Allah, I may not need be afraid of my decisions - yes if I was doing sales for this company, taking commissions from the company and on the side taking it from the client too - without the consent of the company then it would have been wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a very thin line between haraam and halaal in commissions that is why it is recommended to rather than asking around - be honest to yourself and know if its wrong or right. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15029" LastActivityDate="2015-12-10T11:57:19.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29054" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-10T19:32:46.303" Score="2" ViewCount="397" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is obligatory to say in salah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; In salah, is saying: &lt;em&gt;rabbi ighfir li&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: ربى اغفر لى) and &lt;em&gt;rabbana wa lak al-hamd&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: ربنا ولك الحمد) obligatory or is it sunnah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also when you do the final Tashahhud in Dhuhr, Asr, and Maghrib prayers, do you start with &quot;Attahi-atu-lilla-hee&quot; or do you start with lifting your finger and saying &quot;Ash-hadu-ala-ila-ha-illalah&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; How should I start the final Tashahhud?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14764" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T09:14:00.400" LastActivityDate="2017-06-27T09:14:00.400" Title="What do you say during the final Tashahhud, and when standing up from Rukuu'?" Tags="|salat|dua|tashahhud|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29055" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-10T21:00:49.697" Score="0" ViewCount="2065" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some of people around me think that month of safar is unsafe, when asked how, they say Jinns (ghost) are open from hell to roam freely. It is unsafe to take new born outside, it is unsafe for women to go out etc etc. Is it true and if it is then can someone share some reference or is it just a myth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastActivityDate="2016-04-09T11:22:20.403" Title="Safar Month and Safety of beings from Jinns" Tags="|quran|reference-request|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23774" CreationDate="2015-12-11T04:24:50.263" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The condition of guardianship (wilayah) for marriage is a contested matter among jurists. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Maliki school contains two opinions wherein one stipulates that guardianship is a condition of the validity of marriage and one states that it is only recommended. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shafii school holds the opinion of the obligation of guardianship. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Hanafi school and with some other prominent scholars such as Al-Zuhri  if a women marries someone of equal status that she can marry without the permission of her guardian. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The issue of divorced women is raised by the Dhahiri school on the basis of an authentic narration in Sahih Muslim whereby Ibn Abbas (ra) reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying: A deflowered woman has more right to her person than her guardian. And a virgin should also be consulted, and her silence implies her consent.” It is on the basis of this hadith that they conclude that guardianship is not required for non-virgin women as a condition for marriage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also  Quran 2:232 - &quot;And when you have divorced women and they have ended-- their term (of waiting), then do not prevent them from marrying their husbands when they agree among themselves in a lawful manner&quot; clearly forbids putting impediments for divorced women in marrying giving additional support for the Dhahiri position. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition the Hadiths which are explicitly requiring a wali are disputed in their authenticity and in the case of Aishah it is reported she acted in contradiction to the hadith reported on her behalf and married a woman without her wali being present. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally we are not required to all be scholars and you relied on the opinion of an Imam that you trusted who gave you a position supported by a number of reputable scholars of Islam which should be sufficient as proof in your heart and mind before Allah (SWT) of the validity of your marriage. May Allah bless your family. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your brother in Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15033" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-11T06:26:19.190" LastActivityDate="2015-12-11T06:26:19.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21403" CreationDate="2015-12-11T08:14:29.707" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;my mother breastfed the son of her sister&quot; - no, it is not permissible to marry him, because he is your milk brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;that I took Farhad (the son of her sister) for the purpose to breastfeed but I am not sure&quot; - if so, he is your milk son, and even more you cannot marry him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2015-12-11T08:14:29.707" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29062" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-11T14:21:49.683" Score="2" ViewCount="6857" Body="&lt;p&gt;After exploring the internet, I just got more confused with these questions....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What kind of video games, science fictions, nobles, stories and music are halal in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15039" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-04T06:52:21.367" LastActivityDate="2017-12-11T01:38:52.470" Title="Are Video Games halal or haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|music|game|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29063" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20167" CreationDate="2015-12-11T14:34:43.850" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;1a - no, because who has more money, will get much more money. if all people will have 100$ and only one people will have 101$, probably he will become much-much richer then the all other people, after some time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1b - 1) &quot;ATMs, online banking, etc&quot; - that could be paid as paying for job. 2) you are asking about interest wich are already taken from debtors, but you was going to ask about taking interest at all, also by bank from debtors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2 - probably there are many more other effective mechanisms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2a - investments are allowed. it is possible to buy stocks of companies and it is named investment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2b - 1) people should decide by themselves where to put their money, to earn reward from god. 2) giving money (temporarily) without riba (interest) is also win-win, because people should not keep their money without usage, it is said in quran in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/104&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sura 104&lt;/a&gt;: &quot; Woe to every scorner and mocker Who collects wealth and [continuously] counts it. &quot;. &gt; 2016-apr-14 : maybe, the reason, why wealth should not be collected, is that it was material objects in past, and  it is better if they do not lay without usage. but nowadays wealth can be &quot;virtual&quot; - paper and electronic memory, so, maybe, they are more allowed to be collected. &amp;lt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3a - if there would be no interest used in the world maybe inflation would become much smaller. and maybe equivalent value loan is allowed, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/5301/is-making-an-equivalent-value-loan-in-accord-with-islam&quot;&gt;Is making an &amp;quot;equivalent value&amp;quot; loan in accord with Islam?&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3b - see 3a.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3b, 1b - and you should not expect that your money grows, or stays at same level just without work by you. if you would have something like sheep, they would require some work from you, and if you would have gold, more gold is mined after time and it can become cheaper, and also even if it is not so, but people become more and gold relatively less and more expensive, you have to do some work to keep your gold safe from robbers. and muslims should pay zakat from their gold and silver, 1/40 of their gold every year, if its amount is not too small, as i rememeber. (but i do not know, whether zakat should be paid from loan). and so, even if you just get what you loaned, back, after some time, it is a &quot;win&quot;/useful for you, if you could not other way manage/handle that money/wealth by yourself, i.e. , it is a way of saving your money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-04-14T09:50:33.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29062" CreationDate="2015-12-11T15:42:14.803" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on Shia view, Music's that are used for or known as(by the same man or people who know art) vulgar are banned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so music's that are or contain sex, nudity and stuff like that are haram.&#xA;but it's okay to be in a place that this kind of music in public places or Hall's and every where you don't have control over the music being played.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and for the games, novel's same rule applies, you should not read or play game's containing sex, nudity and stuff that are  considered as disrespect to religion's...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as i assume you are Sunni, i stop there and post some links for further readings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Games:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/persian/qa/0841/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sistani&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/Magazine/View/4892/6908/83258/%DA%A9%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%9F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;other Shia clerics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Music and other Multimedia:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://farsi.khamenei.ir/treatise-content?id=99&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Khamenei&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/persian/book/53/241/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Siatani&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14985" LastActivityDate="2015-12-11T15:42:14.803" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29065" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29006" CreationDate="2015-12-11T16:21:41.283" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of his wives he married were married for a reason. Some of them, lost their husband and were poor. The Prophet pbuh married them to save their son's lives. And for the 9 year, he was ENGAGED but not married with Ayesha (R) for 2 years.&#xA;There are also more logical reasons behind marrying 13 wives and a 12 year old girl.&#xA;There are pages all over the internet, you can learn from there or ask any good scholar to be clear in this matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad&amp;#39;s_wives&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;enter link description here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15039" LastActivityDate="2015-12-11T16:21:41.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29006" CreationDate="2015-12-11T16:37:31.137" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This may seem abusive at the first...but you must question that could there be alternative reasons for his marriages as well? Or he did it solely for his pleasure? Could some of them have happened because of political reasons? Did he have them all at the same time? How did he treat them? If you concluded that he did it for his own pleasure then put Muhammad away right away! As no prophet is summoned for pleasure!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't think that it was necessarily a pleasant thing for the prophet to have multiple wives, ( If they were temporary wives just for his pleasure it would have been a pleasant thing, but if they are permanent wives that you would have to deal with, then it would definitely mean that you are not after pleasure) ...so many times men are tested by their wives and how they react...so many times &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back those ages...women were different and that girls were becoming mothers very earlier than now...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As some answers mentioned prophets are unique beings...they are very much like us but with unique abilities, features, traits, responsibilities...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also some scholars refute that the prophet had 9 or 14 wives all at once...rather it happened through a period of time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2015-12-11T16:37:31.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29062" CreationDate="2015-12-11T16:38:00.680" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a general rule it should not be Haaram, as it's not mentioned as Haaram in Quran or Sunnah direcctly (unless those contains such things that are already accepted as Haaram e.g., Nudity, gambling, music, looking towards faces of non-maharrams, etc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But another very important consideration for a Mu'min (as this question bore in your mind, that means you are aware and want to remain safe from wrath of Allah) is the pleasure of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now ask yourself, is these games anyway help you remembering Allah, or those help in opposite way. See, we are here in this world for very short time [see &lt;strong&gt;Qur'an: 18:19; 23:99,113&lt;/strong&gt;] and we should more engage in worship, rather than engaging in events that make us forget our purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (saw) advised to: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Take benefit of five before five: Your youth before your old age, your health before your sickness, your wealth before your poverty, your free time before you are preoccupied, and your life before your death&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&#xA;(Narrated by Ibn Abbas and reported by Al Hakim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Everything other than remembering Allah is (considered) wasteful play except four: a man humoring his wife, a man training his horse, a man walking between targets (learning archery), and man learning swimming&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; narrated by An-Nasaa'i and authenticated by Al-Albaani (Sahih Al-Jami' 4534).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, as a thumb rule, anything that take you to confusion should be avoided, if you want to remain safe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Hasan bin 'Ali said: &quot;I remember that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:&#xA;'&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Leave what makes you in doubt for what does not make you in doubt. The truth brings tranquility while falsehood sows doubt&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.'&quot; [Jami` at-Tirmidhi Vol. 4, Book 11, Hadith 2518] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14748" LastActivityDate="2015-12-11T16:38:00.680" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28912" CreationDate="2015-12-11T18:08:53.927" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, I did not go through what really EMI is. So far I know, EMI is a facility given to particular subscribers (card holders) to buy the product in the same market offered price, but paying the same amount in installments. Basically The Bank pays the full amount for you, and you pay your bank later on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example:&#xA;Price of a Cell phone=30,000/=&#xA;You have a credit card of XYZ Bank which has the EMI offer (6 EMI) for that particular device.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, your bank pays the cell phone shop, and against your credit card, in each month you see a bill of 5,000/=&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you pay your bank (in each month) in due date, then there is no interest involved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anyway there comes interest, then that is HAARAM (though there are logic available on the internet to legalize it... but something that is clearly forbidden in Quran and Sunnah, no scope of logic comes in.... in fact shaitan had also a logic for not prostrating Adam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if no interest comes in, then that is a debt to the bank, and debt is allowed, but not encouraged for mu'mineens. A debt should be the last resort. There are lots of ahadiths, which states that Rasulullah (sm) and the Shahabas (ra) often used to seek refuge from Debt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (sm) used to seek refuge with Allaah from debt, and he used to say: “&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;O Allaah, I seek refuge with You from sin and debt.” Someone said to him: How often you seek refuge from debt, O Messenger of Allaah. He said: “When a man incurs debt, when he speaks he lies and when he makes a promise he breaks it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;” Narrated by al-Bukhaari (2397) and Muslim (589).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is narrated by Abu Musa Ashari that the Prophet said: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;After the major sins which must be avoided, the greatest sin is that someone dies in a state of debt and leaves behind no asset to pay it off.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (Darimi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab (ra) said: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Beware of debt, for it starts with worry and it ends with war.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Narrated by Maalik in al-Muwatta’ (2/770).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Believers are merely those whose hearts feel wary whenever God is mentioned and whose faith increases when His verses are recited to them. On their Lord do they rely. Those who keep up prayer and spend some of what We have provided them with are truly believers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (Quran 8:2-4).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To know more regrading the dealings of Allah who dies with debt (seriousness of debt) please visit:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/71183&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.info/en/71183&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows the best. May He guide us on right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14748" LastActivityDate="2015-12-11T18:08:53.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24695" CreationDate="2015-12-11T18:22:30.053" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have posted the link that further transliterates the Duaa. I always wanted to know the meaning of what I am reciting, this page will help you. YOu can copy and paste or download the file. &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Sb-Up1VdH7RTyFuSwdV6lUNJxSl5MB-i0yq-qAHFMrM/edit?usp=sharing&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Sb-Up1VdH7RTyFuSwdV6lUNJxSl5MB-i0yq-qAHFMrM/edit?usp=sharing&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;May Allah Bless All!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15042" LastActivityDate="2015-12-11T18:22:30.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9233" CreationDate="2015-12-11T23:24:01.080" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;After much deliberation on this story of Allah teaching names to Adam and then asking him to recount the names in front of Angels which has always baffled me&#xA;as to what is the lesson from this story? after all Koran is a book of stories not to inform us of what Allah did or how He did it as the main purpose for He does not need that! The main purpose of the Koranic stories is for us to get some meaning from it t understand, improve, commit, worship, pray, be good and fulfill the reasons for our creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is what I think of the message in this Aya where Allah is telling Aadam to recite  the names Adam has learned infront of the angels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All Knowledge is made up of names, take any subject, any topic, any discipline. Names are nouns common or proper,but nouns. If we can learn the names of the objects, items, processes, molecules, atoms, theories, ideas etc 80%-90% of the knowledge is acquired. All the rest is just to understand how these names are connected to each other, the order of their appearance on the scene, chronology, timing and connections etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15045" LastActivityDate="2015-12-11T23:24:01.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29075" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2251" CreationDate="2015-12-12T01:21:53.007" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The above is the proper English rendering with support of Quran 2:208 that defines what the word Islam means and implies in the &quot;Arabic text&quot;. In Arabic we would say &quot;al-islamu assilmu or al-islamussilmu which means Islam is Silm&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edward William Lane - Arabic Lexicon, the world's leading lexicon on classical Arabic defines the arabic word &quot;silm&quot; as follows&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tyndalearchive.com/tabs/lane/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.tyndalearchive.com/tabs/lane/&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9hyYL.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9hyYL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Lexical Meaning of the Arabic word Silm&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Arabic language there are about 6 words that mean submission, however each of them have different implications defined by their derived root words and only one of them implies &quot;peace&quot;. The root SLM or salima/salama has been already mentioned above. The English word &quot;submission&quot; has a negative implication in the English language and western culture. It's the same with the word &quot;slave&quot; translated from the Arabic &quot;'abd&quot; rather than &quot;servant&quot; in the context of Islamic teachings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem is that many translators whose native tongue is not English that are not experienced or familiar with western English culture can unintentionally misrepresent words that have opposite implications from what is implied in the Arabic language that they are not familiar with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To conclude the Arabic word &quot;islam&quot; with proper implication to the original Arabic means &quot;to reconcile in peace with God&quot; or &quot;to have reconciliation in peace with God&quot;. There is no one word in English to properly and fully convey this Arabic word without having additional commentary on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15047" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-12T06:35:06.920" LastActivityDate="2015-12-12T06:35:06.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2251" CreationDate="2015-12-12T02:06:28.473" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following is the same lexicon entry of the Arabic root SLM or salima/salama in which the word islam, silm, salam, muslim are derived from. As you can see there is no implication of submit or submission defined in the root&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9DpnM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9DpnM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15047" LastActivityDate="2015-12-12T02:06:28.473" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29078" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17112" CreationDate="2015-12-12T08:31:52.000" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamu alaikum, as you know, making Dua by directly calling on Allah is the best way. This hadith shows that you can ask Someone who is present to make Dua for you as Umar did. This is the same as one of us saying  &quot;brother please make Dua for me&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this hadith also beautifully shows that you cannot ask the dead or call on someone who is not able to make Dua for you. Clearly the sahaba radhiallaahu anhum believed that the prophet sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam is superior to Al'Abbas yet they chose NOT to call on him. They knew that he cannot hear their Dua for this draught or supplication for them in this. Hence they asked Abbas who was a pious servant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think brothers, if the sahaba believed that the prophet was present of &quot;hazir wa nazir&quot; or it is permissible to say &quot;yaa Muhammad...&quot; then why did they stop calling on him. The hadith also shows this was done on Multiple occasions, as Anas says &quot;whenever... Used to&quot; ie more than once. Therefore this was the practice of the sahaba to ask someone who is present and also capable of making Dua for you just as one of us today may ask someone present to make Dua for him/her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tawassul means nearness and yes this is a form of permissible Tawassul done by the sahaba to gain nearness to Allah by asking Abbas to make Dua. Notice they did not simple say &quot;O abbas&quot; while he was absent neither did they say &quot;O Allah give us rain by the beloved position of Abbas&quot; while he was absent. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;UMAR clearly asked Abbas to make Dua for them and this by its very nature shows the impermissibility to ask anyone who is dead eg &quot;yaa abdulqadir Jilani&quot; ,&quot; yaa ali&quot; etc. What the sahaba have demonstrated is enough for us. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15050" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T07:07:06.203" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T07:07:06.203" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29079" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29084" CreationDate="2015-12-12T09:23:51.150" Score="0" ViewCount="246" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jihad means struggle( correct me if i am wrong).can dawah be considered a type of jihad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15051" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T13:27:03.713" Title="Is dawah a type of jihad?do both have equal reward?" Tags="|jihad|dawah|reward|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29080" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-12T09:40:22.280" Score="0" ViewCount="2065" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know which leg I should put first but I wanted the hadith and its meaning, that's why I asked this question .plus please answer my question . it is urgent .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15052" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T16:38:44.850" Title="a hadith about which leg should we put on our shoes first?" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29082" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29080" CreationDate="2015-12-12T16:00:34.023" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This single incident was collected in several books of hadith, all reported through Abu Huraira, Rasulullah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;إِذَا انْتَعَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِالْيُمْنَى وَإِذَا خَلَعَ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِالشِّمَالِ وَلْيُنْعِلْهُمَا جَمِيعًا أَوْ لِيَخْلَعْهُمَا جَمِيعًا&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When one of you puts on sandals, he should first put in the right foot, and when he takes off he should take off the left one first, or he should put them on together or take them off together.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Muwatta, Musnad Ahmed, Sahihayn, Jami at-Tirmidhi, Sunan Abu Dawud]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-12-12T16:00:34.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29079" CreationDate="2015-12-12T16:22:45.527" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;For sure, 'Jihad' literally means an 'intensive struggle,' or 'employing oneself vigorously'.  It can be done through any Islamic means and not restricted to fighting.  The Quran speaks about Jihad in general sense and never solely relates it to warfare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا ۚ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمَعَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And those who strive/jahadu in Us - We will surely guide them to Our ways. And indeed, Allah is certainly with those who do good.&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 29:69)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;لا يَستَوِي القاعِدونَ مِنَ المُؤمِنينَ غَيرُ أُولِي الضَّرَرِ وَالمُجاهِدونَ في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ بِأَموالِهِم وَأَنفُسِهِم ۚ فَضَّلَ اللَّهُ المُجاهِدينَ بِأَموالِهِم وَأَنفُسِهِم عَلَى القاعِدينَ دَرَجَةً ۚ وَكُلًّا وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الحُسنىٰ ۚ وَفَضَّلَ اللَّهُ المُجاهِدينَ عَلَى القاعِدينَ أَجرًا عَظيمًا&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Not equal are those believers who sit/qa'iduna other than those that are disabled/darari, and those who strive/mujahiduna in the way of Allah with their wealth/amwalihim and their persons/anfusihim. Allah has granted a grade higher to those who strive with their wealth and persons than those who sit Unto all God has promised good: But those who strive, He has preferred them above those who sit by a great reward&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 4:95)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ayah, and before it, makes no mention of fighting, yet still calls those as going out and striving as 'mujahidun/in'.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dawah -understood as inviting to Islam- is one of the obligations and Islam's important aspects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ادْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ ۖ وَجَادِلْهُم بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِ ۖ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good/Hasanati instruction, and contend with them in that which is best/aHsanu. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has strayed from His way, and He is most knowing of who is guided.&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 16:125)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَمَن أَحسَنُ قَولًا مِمَّن دَعا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَعَمِلَ صالِحًا وَقالَ إِنَّني مِنَ المُسلِمينَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And who is better/aHsn in speech than one who invites to Allah and does righteousness and says, &quot;Indeed, I am of the Muslims.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 41:33)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Better is always good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="14920" LastEditDate="2015-12-12T20:36:05.107" LastActivityDate="2015-12-12T20:36:05.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29089" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-12T20:18:32.590" Score="5" ViewCount="311" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did not know my dad for the most part of my life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After I did, he did not treat me like he treats his other daughters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not have a good relationship with him. So, I want my husband to go to my uncle who raised me, not my father. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15065" LastEditorUserId="13218" LastEditDate="2015-12-13T20:31:02.430" LastActivityDate="2016-01-29T18:45:28.047" Title="Can my husband ask my hand from my uncle not my dad?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29095" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-13T04:48:15.423" Score="4" ViewCount="1576" Body="&lt;p&gt;My mom does not like the way I dress and is enforcing a change on me. I am a 17 year old and I wear the hijab. I don't dress as modest as I'd wish to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My mother doesn't always approve of certain outfits. I tell her I've reached that age where I can decide for myself what's good for me. I know what I'm doing is wrong and I'm trying to adjust it step by step.  My mom says she gets bad deeds for the way I dress and I tell her, why would she, if I am doing this to myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Question&lt;/em&gt;: Do my parents get ethem (bad deeds) for the way I choose to dress after tring to influence me to dress more modestly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15068" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-08T08:25:38.207" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T09:30:20.223" Title="Do my parents get ethem (bad deeds) for the way I choose to dress after tring to influence me to dress more modestly?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|women|parents|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29096" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-13T10:33:22.133" Score="5" ViewCount="1869" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it haram to read copyrighted books online? I want to read a book but it isn't available in my language, only in Japanese (not manga).  However, there is an English fan translation on the internet. Would it be haram to read it without the permisson of the author?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15072" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-08T08:18:45.237" LastActivityDate="2023-12-22T16:06:00.753" Title="Is it haram to read copyrighted books online?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29097" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-13T18:06:43.263" Score="0" ViewCount="93" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is my wife's third marriage and my second. She does not have any children from all her marriages. I am her third husband I recently found out she has been in contact with second ex husband is this allowed because now I don't trust her is it grounds for talaq &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15074" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-17T11:45:53.377" LastActivityDate="2017-12-17T11:45:53.377" Title="Clarification of doubt" Tags="|fiqh|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9120" CreationDate="2015-12-13T19:29:33.267" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The prophet said that if the moon cannot be sighted in your present country, then you should follow the closest Islamic country, which for the UK is Morocco.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15075" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-06-08T02:22:28.593" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T02:22:28.593" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29099" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-13T21:19:50.210" Score="2" ViewCount="713" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can I follow Islam and still be close friends to unbelievers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! Take not for friends unbelievers rather than believers: Do ye wish to offer Allah an open proof against yourselves? (4:144) &#xA;    &#xA;     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians for friends.&#xA;  They are friends one to another. He among you who taketh them for&#xA;  friends is (one) of them. Lo! Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.&#xA;  (5:51)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Misbeliever is a helper (of Evil), against his own Lord! (25:55)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who are near to you,&#xA;  and let them find harshness in you, and know that Allah is with those&#xA;  who keep their duty. (9:123)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15043" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T11:04:33.760" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T11:04:33.760" Title="Can I follow Islam and still be close friends to unbelievers?" Tags="|kuffar|friendship|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2015-12-23T16:23:10.450" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28978" CreationDate="2015-12-14T10:44:00.923" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Performing Umrah (or Hajj) doesn't cleanse you of sins. The only way you can cleanse yourself of your sins is when you repent sincerely and decide not to repeat them. &#xA;But if your sins are those where you have wronged someone, then unless you seek repentance from that person and compensate him for your wrong doings, you won't be able to cleanse yourself of your sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14004" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T10:44:00.923" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29105" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-14T14:49:16.723" Score="3" ViewCount="3482" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are we allowed to wear shoes with my name Zakariya (زکریا) on them as my shoes are personalised is that haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15083" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-29T08:00:14.610" LastActivityDate="2021-08-19T11:13:48.357" Title="Are we allowed to wear shoes with our name on?" Tags="|halal-haram|clothing|names|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29105" CreationDate="2015-12-14T15:32:32.980" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Uh, what an interesting query! As a short answer to your question as you asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are we allowed to wear shoes with our name on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By paying heed to this issue which seems to be said as a hadith (tradition) that: &amp;quot;wearing fame/reputation clothes is considered as haram (forbidden) act.&amp;quot; ,&lt;strong&gt;therefore&lt;/strong&gt; it would be inferred from the mentioned narration that wearing such clothes can be deemed as a kind of fame or reputation clothes (which can attract the attention of others...), &lt;strong&gt;as a consequence it can be considered as an impermissible act.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2021-08-19T11:13:48.357" LastActivityDate="2021-08-19T11:13:48.357" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29107" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29099" CreationDate="2015-12-14T15:44:25.100" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Go back to sura 5 aya 5. and sura 60 aya 8. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are allowed to marry a non believer why it is haram to be a friend with. The translation you paste is not correct the word in quran is أولياء not أصدقاء you are not allowed to be a friend with someone who affect your beliefs and your Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14974" LastActivityDate="2015-12-14T15:44:25.100" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29108" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-14T16:43:58.800" Score="7" ViewCount="1609" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there anything explicitly prohibiting gay marriage in Islam? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't mean sodomy or gay adultery. I mean actual marriage and raising a family as a homosexual couple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sura 4, An-Nisa appears to specifically prohibit marrying sisters, mothers, and so on, but does not mention brothers or men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ash-Shu'ara 26:165-166 is the story of Lot and brings up having sex with the men when they were offered wives. But this sounds more like extreme adultery rather than a ban on sodomy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My Arabic is very poor so I rely on translations for understanding. Can someone clarify this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15084" LastActivityDate="2016-07-22T23:52:02.683" Title="Is gay marriage prohibited?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-07-26T06:43:32.487" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18464" CreationDate="2015-12-14T17:10:28.340" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Al-Ghazali in the text, &lt;em&gt;Deliverance from Error&lt;/em&gt; wrote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;45&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The physical sciences are a study of the world and it's stars; and of the sublunar simple bodies; such as water, air, earth and fire; and composite bodies such as animals, plants and minerals. They also study the causes of their changing and transformation and being mixed; this is like  medicines study of the human body...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...and just as Islam doesn't require the repudiation of the science of medicine, it doesn't require the repudiation of the science of physics; except for certain questions we have mentioned in the &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incoherence_of_the_Philosophers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Incoherence of the Philosophers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Turning to that text, we don't see that there is a specific mention of the rage of the universe, or indeed the world; and nor would naming an age would directly contradict it either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Therefore&lt;/strong&gt;, we can take the standard age of the universe, and the earth into account as it is judged by the sciences of astronomy - and this is roughly 15 billion years for the universe, and 4 billion years for the Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T14:35:53.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29115" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-15T12:46:11.417" Score="2" ViewCount="10592" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a woman and I have this very embarrassing issue. Sometimes (particularly the week following my period and the week before it) I cannot help but get this type of discharge while doing wudu. Even if I think something arousing for a mili-second I can feel something and I get this cloudy discharge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am honestly trying my best, but it is becoming physically exhausting to do wudu in a way where I will not get discharge from arousal, and I have to re-do my wudu which makes me miss my prayer. I am very stressed about this. Please let me know what I should do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14764" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T07:19:09.267" Title="Does tiny amount of discharge from arousal affect wudu?" Tags="|salat|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29117" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29122" CreationDate="2015-12-15T18:13:30.487" Score="1" ViewCount="2127" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many scholars opine that to kill a person there are very limited reasons in Islam.&#xA;That's why they claim it to be the religion of peace.&#xA;But some people point out that it is mentioned in Islam to kill &lt;em&gt;Kafirs&lt;/em&gt; too.&#xA;The word &quot;Kafir&quot; I am referring to means someone who does not believe in one God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am new to this topic. I have heard this from many people and think this is right place to ask.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15093" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-06T13:41:07.637" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T13:41:07.637" Title="Does Islam support killing of kafir (unbeliever)?" Tags="|surat-al-kafirun|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2015-12-16T15:44:21.400" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29121" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29097" CreationDate="2015-12-16T03:46:01.950" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm sorry you are going through this. Have you tried to talk to her about it and let her know that it makes you uncomfortable? Talaq is very, very serious. I think it is better for both of you to be completely open about your opinions on the issue and then decide whether you want to go forward in your marriage or not. I hope everything works out for you inshallah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14764" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T03:46:01.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29122" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29117" CreationDate="2015-12-16T06:07:24.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;One should distinguish between two kinds of directives given in the Quran: 1) that are part of Sharia to be followed by Muslims and 2) that relate to the Ministry of a Messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Ma'ida (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.wahiduddin/5:32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:32&lt;/a&gt;) is a representative verse of the first kind. This verse states that a human life can only be taken in two cases. (very limited reasons as you said)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At-Tawba (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.wahiduddin/9:5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;9:5&lt;/a&gt;) is a representative verse of the second kind. The core idea is that a person who &quot;denies the truth in spite of being convinced that it is the truth&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.renaissance.com.pk/octq22y1.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[2]&lt;/a&gt; becomes a &lt;em&gt;Kafir&lt;/em&gt; who can be punished by death. This is a Divine injunction to be carried out once the truth has been clearly communicated by a Messenger to the people he was sent to.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The proponents of killing &lt;em&gt;Kafirs&lt;/em&gt; actually generalize the second kind which they should not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please visit the following links if you want to read more:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.renaissance.com.pk/nodeq981.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jihad against the Disbelievers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.renaissance.com.pk/octq22y1.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Who is a &lt;em&gt;Kafir&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2015-12-16T15:13:21.030" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T15:13:21.030" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29124" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9567" CreationDate="2015-12-16T08:25:03.497" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please read Bukhari 563,564 &amp;amp; 565 this nafil salat name is mussabvatul asr maybe i hope so and one suggestion don't pray outside or public place .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15100" LastEditorUserId="15100" LastEditDate="2015-12-18T10:01:32.637" LastActivityDate="2015-12-18T10:01:32.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29125" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29140" CreationDate="2015-12-16T09:04:08.247" Score="3" ViewCount="10521" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a moslem, we know that the answer of &quot;Assalamualaikum&quot; is Wa'alaikumsalam. So, when we pray, and we are being an Imam. In the last raka'at, we say &quot;Assalamualaikum&quot;, my question is: &quot;Why the ma'mum do not answer his salam with Waalaikumsalam? Answering moslem salam is fardhu, right?&quot; Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15101" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-17T07:12:10.263" LastActivityDate="2020-10-07T00:15:32.773" Title="An Answer after Assalamualaikum in salat" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29126" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29044" CreationDate="2015-12-16T12:07:26.147" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Say, &quot;Call upon Allah or call upon the Most Merciful. Whichever [name] you call - to Him belong the best names.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;And do not recite [too] loudly in your prayer or [too] quietly but seek between that an [intermediate] way.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;sub&gt;[Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;17:110]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, while adjusting the volume, you can automatically adjust the movement of your lips, can't you? And I don't think there any Hadith which talk about this matter. So, if someone finds something, please do add it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2016-03-12T03:30:11.553" LastActivityDate="2016-03-12T03:30:11.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29127" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-16T14:32:10.880" Score="3" ViewCount="8399" Body="&lt;p&gt;In prayer is it okay if you are in a rush, and read quickly in my head? If the last letter of a word and the first letter of another word overlap one another, even if you know you are saying everything, is it okay? It happens unintentionally but I know I am saying everything. Is this makruh or does it invalidate prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: Makruh means it is not haram (and is not sin), but it is better not to do ...&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14764" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-22T15:21:36.677" LastActivityDate="2020-09-09T04:21:22.117" Title="Does it invalidate prayer to read it fast?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29129" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29130" CreationDate="2015-12-16T15:48:46.993" Score="1" ViewCount="110" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been discussing about some set of people about religion Islam they denied the basics by saying that it's not an religion but an Ideology. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15093" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T23:16:16.720" Title="Islam is a relegion or ideology?" Tags="|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29129" CreationDate="2015-12-16T23:16:16.720" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam is a 'deen' i.e. a system with principles and laws that people follow.  Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;إِنَّ الدّينَ عِندَ اللَّهِ الإِسلامُ....&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Indeed, the Deen with Allah is Islam...&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 3:19)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Deen' is also generally used for any system, irrespective of being religious or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah uses it to describe the kings law that Prophet Yousef ruled under:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;فَبَدَأَ بِأَوعِيَتِهِم قَبلَ وِعاءِ أَخيهِ ثُمَّ استَخرَجَها مِن وِعاءِ أَخيهِ ۚ كَذٰلِكَ كِدنا لِيوسُفَ ۖ ما كانَ لِيَأخُذَ أَخاهُ في دينِ المَلِكِ إِلّا أَن يَشاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ نَرفَعُ دَرَجاتٍ مَن نَشاءُ ۗ وَفَوقَ كُلِّ ذي عِلمٍ عَليمٌ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Then he began the search with their bags before his brother's bag, then he produced it from his brother's bag. Thus did We contrive for Joseph. He could not have taken &lt;em&gt;his brother according to the king's law/ʾakhaahu fee deeni l-maliki&lt;/em&gt; unless God willed.  We raise in rank whomever We please, and above every man of knowledge is One who knows best&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 12:76)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-12-16T23:16:16.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29131" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-17T04:09:28.977" Score="-1" ViewCount="2247" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have married past 6-7 months past, but with the passing time she started to fight with every now and then and told me that I am poor and not cant give her a wealthy life and my house is too small etc etc comparing my earnings to that of her father ( he is financially sound ). coming past 2 months she's gone to her Mother's house and said me that she will not return to me as I am not wealthy, I am behaving like paranoid &amp;amp; so on. When I tried to convince her she in back gifted me with bad words in foul language and her parents are fully in her support. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly she has applied to their Muslim Masjid Jamat and lodged complaint saying that I am Unfit for her in any terms and I uttered her Talaq in phone for 2 times and as now she says that our relation is Haram and she could not be with me any more. Jamat gave 1 month time for me to try her to convince her and save my relation but she and her family are continuously saying that this relation is Haram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now in next 2 days two months will complete as she left me and after coming 12 days the Jamat given time will also get completed but the same story that our relation is haram is going on, but I am trying my day and night to convince her but its of nil results as she is not even ready to hear me.She keeps on blaming me that I am not a responsible man. Allah knows the best what is true. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15110" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T12:25:27.380" LastActivityDate="2021-01-20T00:46:50.443" Title="Wife asking her husband forcefully to give her Talaq with some fake stories and witnessess" Tags="|fiqh|talaq|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29133" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25695" CreationDate="2015-12-17T15:56:22.473" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;*) the Prophet said &quot;what the husband and wife did in the privacy don't tell others &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*) when Quran say women, the book refers to Unmarried women.&#xA;&quot;No woman should look at the nakedness of another woman&quot;, the book did not specially have a case for &quot;Married Muslim women, and Married Muslim women&quot; to the same man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*) scholars argue that the Prophet Mohamed (peasce be upon him) had some wives who lived separate, and some wifes lived with him in the same house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*) Quran 2:23 &quot;go to your wives for sex in any manner you choose.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*) if approaching all wifes at the same time. is this not an equally giving of time to all wives. it is exactly equal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*) &quot;women feel left out or jealousy&quot;&#xA;women no matter what the case, even if there is 1 wife, she will still have jealousy and envious feelings of other women. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15115" LastActivityDate="2015-12-17T15:56:22.473" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29095" CreationDate="2015-12-17T16:00:31.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, after you reach puberty, your parents does not have responsibility over you. So your actions and doing does not effect them. This is because, they thought you what they know as right or good and as bad or wrong. After you reach your puberty, obeying this rules is your choice. They warn you. So responsibility over them is gone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of comments ask about Sadaqah Jariyah. Here is hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger&#xA;  of Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;When a man dies, his deeds come to an end except&#xA;  for three things: Sadaqah Jariyah (ceaseless charity); a knowledge&#xA;  which is beneficial, or a virtuous descendant who prays for him (for&#xA;  the deceased).&quot;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/13/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[Muslim - 13/8]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this hadith, The Messenger of Allah talks about things which people willingly doing. If they teach you good and you do this actions, they will benefit. If they teach bad, they will get consequences. In your case they are telling you what they think good. You disobey them. So no actions for them. You can derive this result from this ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said, &quot;O Noah, indeed he is not of your family; indeed, he is [one whose] work was other than righteous, so ask Me not for that about which you have no knowledge. Indeed, I advise you, lest you be among the ignorant.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[11/46]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noah did not get any blame for his son. I suggest you to read entire surah to understand as whole&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastEditorUserId="3466" LastEditDate="2016-02-02T09:35:41.680" LastActivityDate="2016-02-02T09:35:41.680" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25695" CreationDate="2015-12-17T16:03:13.553" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lesbian and Zina&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the time of the Ottoman Empire , which was closer to the time of the Quran then our time, there was no known case of women being punished for lesbianism if both women were married to one man. In addition Lesbianism was not considered Zina since women do not have the Phallic, therefore they are physically incapable of doing penetration with each other, therefore is was not considered sex. therefore is not Zina. if not considered sex, it cannot be homosexual. In history homosexuality, focuses more on man man sex which is considered Zina and punishable by death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15115" LastActivityDate="2015-12-17T16:03:13.553" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29139" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24386" CreationDate="2015-12-18T00:51:03.633" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;An example in this regard can be given of Abu Bakr As-Siddik (may Allah be pleased with him), he commanded Usama Ibne Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“I command you to do 10 things: you must not kill a woman or a child, or an elderly person; do not cut down the trees, or vandalize homes, or wound a sheep or camel except if you must eat it; do not drown a palm tree, or burn it, do not be treacherous; do not be cowardly; and you will pass by people who have devoted themselves to monastery life; leave them alone with their devotions.” (Tarikh At-Tabari, V.3 p. 210)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/409900&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt; reference)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15117" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-12T04:46:59.390" LastActivityDate="2016-10-12T04:46:59.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29125" CreationDate="2015-12-18T07:52:41.267" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems you are mixing two different matters here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;as-Salamu alaikum&quot; as a greeting: Here especially Imam ash-Shafi'i is known to have declared that saying &quot;As-Salamu Alaikum&quot; (to start greeting) is sunnah, but Answering it is fard/farz!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you can read more about how to replay &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/28673/how-should-i-reply-to-assalamu-alaikum/28676#28676&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (I recommend you to read my answer there).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And &quot;as-Salamu alaikum&quot; as the end of a prayer. First you should know that prayer is an independent worship so it has it's own rules so we know that taslim (saying as-Salamu alaikum) ends a prayer from this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we know that we should pray the way we have seen our Messenger (peace be upon him) used to pray or confirmed his Sahaba (May Allah be pleased with them) in their way to pray:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example you will find in al Ada-ab al-Mufrad from Imam al-Bukhari:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Sulayman Malik ibn al-Huwayrith said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;We came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,&#xA;  being young men of a similar age. We spent twenty nights with him. He&#xA;  thought that we desired our own people and he asked us about those of&#xA;  our family we had left behind, and we told him. He was merciful and&#xA;  kind, and said, 'Go back to your family. Instruct and command them.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Pray as you have seen me praying.&lt;/strong&gt; When it is time for the prayer, then&#xA;  let one of you give the adhan and let the oldest of you lead the payer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;on the other hand @azam already quoted in his comment a few things about this taslim. Personally i'm not sure if the matter that we say salam to the Malaika has any reference, but i would be happy to know it for sure. Also  except the Hanafi school all sunni school's consider the 1st &quot;as-Salamu alaikum&quot; as fard/farz and any other as sunna and therefore as the end of the prayer and the Maliki therefore regard it as mandoob to answer the taslim of your Neighbor and Imam by saying &quot;as-Salamu alaikum&quot; in their direction!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-05-25T09:56:38.010" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T09:56:38.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29143" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-18T17:02:01.680" Score="4" ViewCount="674" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it sunnah to shake hands (musafaha) with other people in the mosque after finishing Faraz Salat (At the end of salam in right and then left). If so, then can you please provide any Authentic Hadith for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14527" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-12-22T01:19:23.997" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:14:54.017" Title="Shaking Hand After Faraz Salat" Tags="|salat|sunnah|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29144" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29143" CreationDate="2015-12-18T17:16:07.973" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullah &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are no two Muslims who meet and shake hands with one another,&#xA;  but they will be forgiven before they part. Narrated by Abu Dawood&#xA;  (5212); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is the hadith. It is you congratulating the other person on completion of a fard. Which is a great deal and a sunnah right after praying in congregation. You have clearly done something amazing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saying Taqabbal alallah minna wa minkum is also good. which means may Allah accept it (the prayer) from me and from you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no obligation to shake hands but why not? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5165" LastActivityDate="2015-12-18T17:16:07.973" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29145" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-18T17:54:10.430" Score="1" ViewCount="23056" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it found anywhere in the Quran and Hadith that it is prohibited for a man to wear women's clothes and a woman wearing men's clothes, like for example a man wearing a dress or a women wearing pants&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14900" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-12-21T00:41:15.420" LastActivityDate="2021-01-09T15:06:43.843" Title="Is it prohibited in Islam for a man to wear women's clothes and vice versa" Tags="|islamic-basis|clothing|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24832" CreationDate="2015-12-18T21:28:58.783" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It means &quot; praise to GOD&quot; as it is not Hebrew or Arabic word. The apostles where anointed by Holy Spirit and they speak in different tongues.It is a word from heaven. Heavenly language..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15123" LastActivityDate="2015-12-18T21:28:58.783" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29148" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29271" CreationDate="2015-12-18T23:52:39.403" Score="5" ViewCount="4274" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does saying or writing the Shahada convert (revert) someone to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example claim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To convert to Islam, you say the shahada. That happens to be the &quot;calligraphy&quot; phrase kids were asked to copy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastActivityDate="2019-01-07T04:57:20.593" Title="Does saying or writing the Shahada make you a Muslim?" Tags="|conversion|shahada|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29145" CreationDate="2015-12-19T03:15:03.800" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nothing mentions in the Quran.  The only hadith that's allegedly from the Prophet, clearly mentioning of wearing clothes of the opposite sex, is in Musnad Ahmed and Sunan Abu Dawud, from Abu Hurairah's words:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ  لَعَنَ الرَّجُلَ يَلْبَسُ لُبْسَةَ الْمَرْأَةِ، وَالْمَرْأَةَ تَلْبَسُ لُبْسَةَ الرَّجُلِ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Messenger of Allah cursed the man who dressed like a woman and the woman who dressed like a man.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's reported with ambiguity through &quot;An&quot; from Abu Amr to Abu Huraiarah: أَبُو عَامِرٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بِلاَلٍ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also,  سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ is abandoned (ref. an-Nasai) and considered weak (ref. ad-Daraqutni).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that, there's nothing else that mentions wearing clothes of the opposite sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-12-19T03:15:03.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29153" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="610" CreationDate="2015-12-19T18:39:49.667" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pets are allowed but except dogs who ever has a dog in their house every day loose out his deed equal to a qirat(qirat is equal to a size of a mountain) &#xA;But cats, fish, turtle etc.  Are allowed &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15134" LastActivityDate="2015-12-19T18:39:49.667" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29158" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-20T22:54:27.417" Score="2" ViewCount="2975" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where in the Quran and Hadith is it mentioned that Muslims have to pray 5 times a day?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14900" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-18T09:27:11.423" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T12:56:17.760" Title="Where in Islam is it mentioned that Muslims have to prayer 5 times a day?" Tags="|salat|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29159" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29158" CreationDate="2015-12-21T02:18:40.673" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;there is no exact mention in Quran that Muslims should pray 5 times a day, but you can fined that Resoul Allah Muhammed pray 5 times in many story from his companions, and that enough because not everything should mentioned in Quran &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15144" LastActivityDate="2015-12-21T02:18:40.673" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29160" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28313" CreationDate="2015-12-21T07:25:59.780" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's take it chronologically:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, at the beginning of Islam alcohol was not prohibited, but it was well known that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) never ever even came close to it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the first Verse of the Quran which quotes alcohol is (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/16/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;16:67&lt;/a&gt;) and faces the intoxication (tippling) with the good provision. (Surat an-Naml is the only Meccan Surah here)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we know that tippling is not a good provision, but the total opposite we can consider this as a first warning!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next Verse which came to frown upon drinking alcohol was (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/219&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:219&lt;/a&gt;). After the revelation of this Verse some people started to turn away from alcohol. While others still kept drinking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that a new revelation came prohibiting alcohol when one wants to pray (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:43&lt;/a&gt;), again some people left alcohol unhesitating while others still used to drink outside of the prayer times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally a crystal clear revelation came with Verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/90-91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:90-91&lt;/a&gt;) to prohibit alcohol once and for all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what you can read in this two ahadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4620&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud:3670&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also read this &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=70267&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-12-02T15:43:13.243" LastActivityDate="2021-12-02T15:43:13.243" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29161" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29143" CreationDate="2015-12-21T08:15:13.103" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short Answer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaking hands is allowed or even preferable as long as the one doing it doesn't believe that &lt;em&gt;shaking hands after prayer&lt;/em&gt; is part of the prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long Answer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أما المصافحة بعد الصلوات فكرهها بعض أهل العلم منهم: الإمام عزالدين بن عبد السلام، وقال:( إنما شرعت المصافحة عند اللقاء. أما من هو جالس مع الإنسان فلا)، ولقوله هذا حظ كبير من النظر، لأن العبادة مبناها على التوقيف، وكون المصافحة بعد الصلاة دائماً يجعل بعض العوام ينظر إليها على أنها سنة فيدخل في العبادة ما ليس منها.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;My translation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/8063&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quoted from islamway.net&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars hated shaking hands after prayer such as Emam Ezz El-Deen ebn Abd-El salam. He said (Shaking hands was allowed on meeting, not with someone you are setting with). Also acts of worship are &lt;em&gt;tawqeefi&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(1)&lt;/strong&gt;. And if people always shake hands after prayer, that may make most of people look at it as Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, you can find the same meaning &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=142743&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; at ahlalhdeeth.com.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(1)&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;tawqeefi&lt;/em&gt; means that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it is not permissible to worship Allah, may He be exalted, through any&#xA;act of worship unless this act of worship is proven in the shar‘i&#xA;texts (Qur’aan and Sunnah) to be an act of worship that was prescribed&#xA;by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/147608&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quoted from islamqa.info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14397" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-25T07:14:54.017" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:14:54.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29162" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34982" CreationDate="2015-12-21T09:05:56.583" Score="1" ViewCount="92" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am seeking for a Mashoora on a issue raised due to allocating shares in a partnership business among 4 best friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The industry was clothing and capital is 400k.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I shall name the business partners as A,B,C,D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;A is inputting 160k, and being a sleeping partner. (from London)&#xA;B is inputting 160K, and at UAE.&#xA;C is inputting 40K&#xA;D is inputting 40K&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A has no roles and responsibilities.&#xA;B will do the purchasing once in 3 months or once in 6 months or as the stock finishes.&#xA;C and D will be conducting the daily operation and sales.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;The shares that was allocated considering the money and effort was,&#xA;A - 20%&#xA;B - 40%&#xA;C - 20%&#xA;D - 20%&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it came in the following manner&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Capital Share from 400K - A 40%, B 40%, C 10%, D 10% &#xA;&#xA;Effort Share - A - 0%, B - 40%, C 30%, D%30&#xA;&#xA;so Capital + Effort share  = 40%, 80%, 40%, 40% out of 200&#xA;&#xA;so out of 100 = 20,40,20,20. %&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so the 2 problems that raised are,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1/ B is only doing purchasing once in 3 months or 6 months or as soon as stocks finish. C and D says Operation and Sales task are daily on going work and time consuming, so how can someone working in once in 3 months or 6 months have a greater effort share than Daily on going time consuming tasks. so they are demanding for more than purchasing or to reduce the purchasing share.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so isn't it fare to go for a percentage of &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Capital Share from 400K - A 40%, B 40%, C 10%, D 10% &#xA;&#xA;Effort Share - A - 0%, B - 20%, C 40%, D% 40&#xA;&#xA;so final profit/loss share will be 20%, 30%, 25%, 25% ?&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2/ having two separate shares for Ownership &amp;amp; Profit. 2 partners are saying to merge it and keep only Ownership share, the other 2 are saying only capital is counted for Ownership share so there should be both Ownership share and Profit/Loss Share&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15146" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-04T06:01:26.843" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T06:01:26.843" Title="Resolving an issue regarding shares in a partnership business" Tags="|money|business|finance|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12845" CreationDate="2015-12-21T14:00:23.507" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well i think it's helpful to know that the Big Mosque in Mekka which includes the Ka'aba has many frequent names (here just a few of them):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bait-ul Allah al-Haraam بيت الله الحرام or al-Baytu-l Haram البيت الحرام (referring to al-Ka'aba in first place) = The Sacred House! Because of this Mekka is also called al-Baladu-l Haram البلد الحرام = the sacred City! (read for example the Verses &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:2&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:97&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Masjid al-Haraam &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%85+%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%83%D9%8A/home.php?word=%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;المسجد الحرام&lt;/a&gt; read for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/144&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:144&lt;/a&gt;) = The Sacred Mosque, here haraam حرام stands for sacred, and taboo.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Haram al-Makky ‏ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%85+%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%83%D9%8A/home.php?word=%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%83%D9%8A&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الحرم المكي&lt;/a&gt; ‏(referring to the ring around Mekka and the Mosque) = The Meccan Sanctuary, حرم here mean's sanctuary or prohibited (why see later) etc. (read for example in the Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/29/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;29:67&lt;/a&gt;), we also call the Hijaz Bilad al Haramayn the Land of the two Sanctuary! And don't forget that it is prohibited to enter this ring for non-Muslims because of &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:28&lt;/a&gt; amongst others!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Bait al-'Atiq البيت العتيق (referring to al-Ka'aba in first place) = The Ancient House (read for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/22/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;22:29&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/22/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;22:33&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Qibla القبلة  (referring to al-Ka'ba in first place) = the direction of prayer (read for example: &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/143&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:143&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you can read in the hadith why it was called haram/haraam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See for example in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3189&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; (also to be find in Sahih Muslim), &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai:2874&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan an-Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:3109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefor the mosque was called al-Masjid al-Haram because it is prohibited to fight in/on it, to chase in it,... &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;since the day He created the Heavens and the Earth . So, it is a sanctuary by Allah's Decree till the Day of Resurrection.&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; and it is prohibited to enter for non-Muslims!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here some Arabic references: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/180307&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://mawdoo3.com/%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B0%D8%A7_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%B0%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://mawdoo3.com/%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B0%D8%A7_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;And here a reference which gives some more details about the meaning of &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/answers/34751/is-al-masjid-al-aqsa-considered-to-be-a-sanctuary&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sanctuary or sacred places&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just as an addition some people think that the word harem/haram is an translation of the Arabic حريم, but you may look and find, that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;حريم&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%85/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;حَرَم&lt;/a&gt; have the same meaning, when it comes to women so it mean wife/wife's/female members of the family or woman in general (for example when you invite somebody and his wife you write و حرمه), but both can also mean sanctuary! As حريم is also a plural form of حَرَم!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand a wife of anybody is haraam (prohibited) for somebody else!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-11-22T10:55:54.260" LastActivityDate="2021-11-22T10:55:54.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29169" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-21T17:50:21.600" Score="1" ViewCount="218" Body="&lt;p&gt;This could be a strange question. I know Allah is the almighty who written our death day when we born. But i saw some accidents and some strange death's. Does saitan have a power of causing death to us? Or can death occur without Allah's will. ? Some one please answer this question. ? Thanks in Advance. . Any hadith reference would be much appreciated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15154" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2015-12-22T02:34:28.177" LastActivityDate="2015-12-22T19:17:16.763" Title="Can death occur without Allah's will.?" Tags="|death|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29172" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-12-22T08:04:45.417" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Questions about this deals with the sexual or intimate relationship and/or attraction of two individuals from the same gender&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-01-02T16:54:16.097" LastActivityDate="2016-01-02T16:54:16.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29173" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-12-22T08:04:45.417" Score="0" Body="Intimate relationship or attraction of two individuals from the same gender" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-01-02T16:53:03.983" LastActivityDate="2016-01-02T16:53:03.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29174" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-12-22T08:07:59.247" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Questions about this would deal with giving a name to a new born or a new (Muslim) name to convert: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How to choose a name?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Which names would be inconvenient?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Which names would be acceptable or preferable? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-01-02T16:52:53.763" LastActivityDate="2016-01-02T16:52:53.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29175" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-12-22T08:07:59.247" Score="0" Body="Giving a name to a new born or a new (muslim) name to convert" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-28T21:58:29.310" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T21:58:29.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29176" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-12-22T08:14:28.393" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Questions should deal with any kind of Music consumption including playing, listening or watching it:&#xA; For example playing instruments, listening to radio or watching Music clips on tv etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-28T22:00:32.390" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T22:00:32.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29177" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-12-22T08:14:28.393" Score="0" Body="Playing or listening or maybe watching to any kind of Music" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-28T22:00:21.830" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T22:00:21.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29178" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-12-22T09:01:58.960" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What to wear and how to dress?&#xA;Islamic dress code: What is allowed and what is forbidden to wear?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-01-02T16:53:53.793" LastActivityDate="2016-01-02T16:53:53.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29179" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-12-22T09:01:58.960" Score="0" Body="What to wear and how to dress/dress code" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-28T22:00:08.450" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T22:00:08.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29180" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2015-12-22T09:06:49.217" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Forms and rules of greeting according Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What should one say when greeting others?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is allowed to do when greeting others?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rules on greeting like who should start greeting, differences in the salutation etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-01-02T16:54:05.357" LastActivityDate="2016-01-02T16:54:05.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29181" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2015-12-22T09:06:49.217" Score="0" Body="Forms and rules of greeting: what to say or to do to greet" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2015-12-28T22:00:43.763" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T22:00:43.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29182" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-22T14:48:14.053" Score="2" ViewCount="1350" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is elastane a halal material?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spandex&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; describes it as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Spandex, Lycra or elastane is a synthetic fiber known for its exceptional elasticity. It is stronger and more durable than natural rubber. It is a polyether-polyurea copolymer that was invented in 1958 by chemist Joseph Shivers at DuPont's Benger Laboratory in Waynesboro, Virginia. When introduced in 1962, it revolutionized many areas of the clothing industry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've been trying to look for this but I can't really understand what it's made from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15160" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T05:13:19.740" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T05:13:19.740" Title="Is elastane (also known as spandex or lyrca) a halal material?" Tags="|halal-haram|clothing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29184" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14927" CreationDate="2015-12-22T17:57:23.743" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ذَٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ ۛ فِيهِ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THAT is the Book, no doubt in it, a guidance for those who have taqwa.&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 2:2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;That&quot;, as opposed to &quot;this&quot;, implies something distant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Indeed, We have made it an Arabic recitation so that you understand.&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 43:3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَإِنَّهُ فِي أُمِّ الْكِتَابِ لَدَيْنَا لَعَلِيٌّ حَكِيمٌ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And indeed it is in the Mother of the Book with Us, Exalted, Wise.&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 43:4)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14920" LastEditorUserId="4640" LastEditDate="2015-12-22T22:19:30.180" LastActivityDate="2015-12-22T22:19:30.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29169" CreationDate="2015-12-22T19:17:16.763" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually no matter how we die, it Does happens with the WILL of Allah. And Yes, Satan (Jinn) can cause harm to us (but the harm will only be limited to extent, which Allah has allowed. If our time has come for death and Jinn are also harming us, so we can die too at that time, when some jinn is trying to kill us. But that will only happen if Allah wished, no otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is simple rule in islam, whatever happens, it happens with the Will of Allah Almighty&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2015-12-22T19:17:16.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29187" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-22T19:54:56.717" Score="1" ViewCount="533" Body="&lt;p&gt;The thing is that I worship Allah, I always pray to him, as he is our god and creator&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am bisexual  , I tried hiding it for a really long time but I fell for a female, I know that having intercourse with the same gender is a sin.&#xA;But what if I don't? What if I only love my partner, with out any sexual interactions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that my love is purely romantic, nothing sexual, and I fear my god greatly to even think about intercourse with the same gender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read and searched about it and everything says that gay love is haram because of the intercourse, I know that, I respect that, I'll go by that, and I'll never have intercourse with the same gender, I'll only love, and pure love is far different from sexual love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I won't have any intercourse with the same gender, but I can't hide me love, I tried and believe me I tried for years and years but I can't not love both genders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't choose who to fall in love for, but I can choose who I'll have intercourse with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah will and is always in my heart. I fear Allah. I love Allah, I pray to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can't my love be pure? Only pure? I'll never and I swear to Allah have intercourse with the same gender, ever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15163" LastActivityDate="2015-12-25T21:24:50.670" Title="I am a bisexual muslima" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2015-12-25T21:45:27.833" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29182" CreationDate="2015-12-22T22:39:35.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;wasalam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Elastane is another term for Spandex, it is made from synthetic polyster-polyurethane polymer.  It is man-made and has no haraam materials.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-12-22T22:39:35.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29189" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-23T01:31:43.220" Score="1" ViewCount="43" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know there are Sunni and Shia as the two major denominations of Islam and Sufi as the more mystical component. Are there any other sects? such as how Protestant denominations find comfort in the belief of sola scriptora are there any Muslim communities that don't use the Hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15164" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T01:31:43.220" Title="Are there sects of Islam similar to protestants?" Tags="|practical-islam|sunni|shiism|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2015-12-24T05:10:05.750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="382" CreationDate="2015-12-23T08:35:10.033" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well this Hadith could be found in many Hadith collections:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;like &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/78/99&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; where &quot;&lt;em&gt;will be forgiven&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is referred to (in Arabic) by معافى which regard the Ummah or all the followers of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) as a masculin plural (which is the most used version in other hadith collections). In some narrations of sahih al-Bukhari you may find instead of the &lt;em&gt;mansob&lt;/em&gt; version &quot;الْمُجَاهِرِينَ&quot; (al-Mujahirin) the marfo' &quot;الْمُجَاهِرُونَ&quot; (al-Mujahiron) which is the version of an-Nasafi and correct Arabic according the al-Kufa school (but worng accoring al-basra school).  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/55/68&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; where &quot;&lt;em&gt;would get pardon&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is referred to (in Arabic) by معافاة which consider the Ummah or the followers of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) as a feminin singular.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu Na'im also quoted it in his book hilyat al-awliya'&lt;a href=&quot;http://hadithportal.com/index.php?show=hadith&amp;amp;h_id=2066&amp;amp;uid=0&amp;amp;sharh=200000&amp;amp;all_sharh=full&amp;amp;book=85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; حلية الأولياء&lt;/a&gt; 2/255 (you could use this linked site to check the narrator chains if you are able to read Arabic) with a different statement:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إن من شرار الناس المجاهرين. قالوا : يا رسول الله ! وما المجاهرون ؟ قال : الذي يذنب الذنب بالليل فيستره الله عليه ، فيصبح فيحدث به الناس فيقول : فعلت البارحة كذا وكذا فيهتك ستر الله عنه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(My translation so take it with care)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Among the worst people are those who publicise, they Asked: o Messenger of Allah! And who are those who publicise? He said: (it means) that is a servant who does a bad deed during the night whereas Allah concealed it, and in the morning he tells the people about it and says: Yesterday i did such and such. So he disclose the cover of Allah from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And others like al-Bayhaqi, ibn Al-A'rabi, ibn al-Bzaz, ibn 'abd al-Barr ... (A complete list in Arabic &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/hadithServices.php?type=1&amp;amp;cid=3704&amp;amp;sid=4396&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;see here&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these more or less different narrations have been narrated on the authority of abu Huraira (=Abdullah ibn Sakhr عبد الرحمن بن صخر ) (May Allah be pleased with him)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just to check the authenticity again here i will go through the narrator chains of the 3 linked narrations: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/strong&gt; the chain goes as follows:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abdulaziz ibn Abdullah (Al-Awaysi) عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ: Trustworthy ثقة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibrahim ibn Sa'ad (Az-Zuhari) إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ: Trustworthy, authority  ثقة حجة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The son of the brother of ibn Shihab (Mohammad ibn Abdullah az-Zuhari) ابْنِ أَخِي ابْنِ شِهَابٍ: Was considered as trustworthy to some extent as he had some &quot;fantasy's&quot; صدوق له أوهام&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Shihab (also known as &quot;Az-Zuhari&quot;)  ابْنِ شِهَابٍ: is a well known Muhadith and Scholar (he was asked to collect ahadith by the khalifa 'Omar ibn Abdulaziz) he is trustworthy, if his hadith has a sanad (he used to do marasil=jumping some of the rawys)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salim ibn Abdullah (also known as salim ibn Abdullah al-'Adawy) سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ: he is known to be trustworthy ثقة and certain (doesn't mix or forget) ثبت&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/strong&gt; the chain goes as follows (the 3 first narrators narrated from the 4th one and afterwards the chain is the same as in sahih al-Bukhari):&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zohayr ibn Harb (al-Harshi) زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ: trustworthy and certain ثقة ثبت&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mohammad ibn Hatem (as-Samyn) مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ: he used to tell the truth but had apparently fantasy's, was a nobel man  صدوق ربما وهم وكان فاضلا, Yahya ibn Ma'yn said he was a liar!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Abd ibn Humayd  (al-Kashi or al-Koshi) عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ : trustworthy and had a good memory ثقة حافظ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ya'qob ibn Ibrahim (al-Qurashi) يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ: trustworthy ثقة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&gt;Ibrahim ibn Sa'ad (Az-Zuhari)-&gt;The son of the brother of ibn Shihab-&gt; &#xA;Ibn Shihab -&gt; Salim ibn Abdullah (see the chain of al-Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;hilyat al-awliya'&lt;/strong&gt; the chain goes as follows:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Solayman ibn Ahmad (At-Tabarani)  سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ: Imam trustworthy with a good memory and an author of many ahadith collections&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Ali ibn Abdulaziz (Ibrahim ibn 'isa al-'Absy)  عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ: unknown&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Obayd ibn Y'iych (al-Mahlami)  عُبَيْدُ بْنُ يَعِيشَ: trustworthy, ibn Hiban said he made some mistakes &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Bakr ibn 'Ayyach (Al-Assadi)  أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ: sadoq صدوق and hasan al hadith حسن الحديث : he used to do mistakes most scholars because he seem to have a bad memory and used to mix when he became older but all agree that he was not a liar or a fabricator!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mobashshir  مُبَشِّرٍ: I couldn't find him!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Ibn Shihab) Az-Zuhari -&gt; Salim ibn Abdullah (See the chain from sahih al-Bukahri)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;The chains of the both sahih books have a very high level of authenticity!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-02-03T19:38:25.107" LastActivityDate="2018-02-03T19:38:25.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29162" CreationDate="2015-12-23T11:26:50.550" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This book &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/9041116192&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Islamic-Finance-Arab-Series/dp/9041116192&lt;/a&gt; An Introduction to Islamic Finance (Arab &amp;amp; Islamic Laws Series) 1st Edition by Muhammad Usmani (Author)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so this is how the calculation goes for combination of Mudharaba and Musharaka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The example from the book:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A 100k&#xA;B 50k&#xA;B is the Mudarib who is running the business&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;B shall secure one third of the actual profit on account of his investment, and the remaining two thirds of the profit shall be distributed between them equally. However, the parties may agree on any other proportion. The only condition is that the sleeping partner should not get more percentage than the proportion of his investment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;actual profit ratio of B  = (capital/ B is investment) 1/3 of 150k&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2/3 will be distributed in between Investor and Mudharib&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A cannot allocate for himself more than 2/3 of the total profit, because he has not invested more than 2/3 of the total capital. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it means that 1/3 of the profit shall go to B as an investor, while 1/4 of the remaining 2/3 will go to him as a mudarib. The rest will be given to A as “rabb-ul-mal.” Investor&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Profit is 1 lack.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;B gets 100k X 1/3 = 33,333.33333333333 | now the balance profit is 66,666.66666666667&#xA;And then Balance X 1/ 4 = 16666.66665 | Now the balance is 50,000.00001666667 will be the profit of investor&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;B profit  = 49999.99998333333 , A profit = 50,000.00001666667&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2/3 of the 100k profit is 66,666.66666666667&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15146" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T11:26:50.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29193" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18786" CreationDate="2015-12-23T12:25:56.897" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You say your wife has not yet moved to your house. This could mean the marriage has not been fulfilled (by intercourse). So if this is the case and you divorced then &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/237&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an&lt;/a&gt; gives you the right to have at least half your mahr back (if you gave it, or pay at most only the half of it if you didn't give anything yet): to be more exact you can have half your mahr and if your wife forgoes then you could have more then that. This is just a short answer on the given case with the assumption that both of you would agree that nothing happened between you! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T12:25:56.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29196" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29131" CreationDate="2015-12-23T13:18:37.143" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The self respect taught in Islam teaches us that if a woman asks to be divorced or asks for khulla one should not delay in doing so. &#xA;In this case you should let her go. Not at all because her complains are true or not but because she has by word and action shown that she has no wish to remain your wife. &#xA;Do istikhara. Be patient. If she is gone let her go with a gift.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14640" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T13:18:37.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29079" CreationDate="2015-12-23T13:27:03.713" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes Dawa is a type of Jihad. Although it is not a replacement of Jihad in which one fights with his life and takes life for the sake of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14640" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T13:27:03.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29055" CreationDate="2015-12-23T13:35:55.580" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is pure falacy. All months are Allah's and Safar Month is not of bad omen as some people talk. This is an old falsehood spread in certain societies and has nothing to do with reality. Some say not to have a nikah or not to start a new venture in this month. This all is superstitious and it is not correct view whatsoever. And this Jinn idea is even more obnoxious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Small children should be brought in before the Mukrooh time before Maghrib and can be let out again later.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14640" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T13:35:55.580" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16943" CreationDate="2015-12-23T19:51:44.980" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Find the Taweez and destroy it, read your Kuls and pray to Allah SWT. Cause they can't do anything without the permission of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15176" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T19:51:44.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28955" CreationDate="2015-12-23T21:51:42.120" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several words related to mercy in Quran that don't have exact translations in English and all are translated to mercy but are not really the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two of major names of God related to mercy in Quran are Ar-Rahman and Ar-Rahim. Typically Ar-Rahman is interpreted to mean the merciful towards all beings while Ar-Rahim is interpreted to mean the merciful towards the righteous. The forgiving of sins is related to other names like Al-Ghafir (الغافر) and Afv (عفوا).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Quran God's mercy is all-encompassing in this world. For example, verse 7:155 God responds to Moses as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَٱكْتُبْ لَنَا فِى هَـٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةًۭ وَفِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ إِنَّا هُدْنَآ إِلَيْكَ ۚ قَالَ عَذَابِىٓ أُصِيبُ بِهِۦ مَنْ أَشَآءُ ۖ وَرَحْمَتِى وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَىْءٍۢ ۚ فَسَأَكْتُبُهَا لِلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا يُؤْمِنُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Moses said:] &amp;quot;And write for us in this world that which is good and in the hereafter, for we have been guided towards you.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;[God] said: &amp;quot;My punishment is inflicted upon whom I will; and my mercy extends towards all beings. Thus I will write it [in hereafter] for those who act mindfully and give alms and those who believe in our signs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No one &lt;em&gt;deserves&lt;/em&gt; to be blessed &lt;em&gt;by themselves&lt;/em&gt;, neither in Islam (see e.g. verse 20:21) nor in Christianity (see e.g. the Book of Job in the Old Testament) as far as I understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For some verses in Quran with the theme of being good to others even when they are not good towards you see verses 13:22, 24:22, 42:40, and 64:14. I think 24:22 is quite close to what you say in regards to being good towards others as God is towards us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the original sin, according to Quran the original sin was already forgiven when Adam apologized. Therefore the original sin doesn't play much role in Islam. There is no need for some special arrangements for God to be able to forgive a sin. In Quran's view, Adam was destined to be sent to Earth from the start to act as viceroy of God (خليفة الله). For more information see verses 2:29-39.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2015-12-23T22:26:57.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29208" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-24T12:01:37.583" Score="2" ViewCount="326" Body="&lt;p&gt;In India on this date many groups(anjumans) come on street with green flag doing madh-e-sahaba.&#xA;As this is a birthday of prophet(s.a.w) why doing madh-e-sahaba?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know why they do this. What is the purpose/significance of this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One more side question why this day is also called barawafat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-05T15:08:38.577" LastActivityDate="2016-04-14T14:58:33.190" Title="If 12th Rabi' al-awwal is the birthday of Prophet (s.a.w) then why Sunni brothers do madh e sahaba?" Tags="|sunni|prophet-muhammad|sunnah|eid|celebration|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29210" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-24T14:14:15.710" Score="1" ViewCount="15599" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that congratulating non-muslims in their celebrations is not permissible. However, since i'm in a country where many people celebrate it, some people tell me &quot;merry christmas&quot; or whatever they say. &lt;strong&gt;How should I respond without being rude?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastActivityDate="2023-12-25T03:39:54.160" Title="How to respond to &quot;Merry Christmas&quot;?" Tags="|non-muslim|celebration|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7869" CreationDate="2015-12-25T06:07:32.327" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just to be on the safe side I suggest you on naming kids with names that can be translated to Arabic like Sarah Maria Adam and etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15185" LastActivityDate="2015-12-25T06:07:32.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29219" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11888" CreationDate="2015-12-25T09:41:01.733" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah also mentions those who were given the Kitab 2:102, 2:121, 2:144-145, 3:19-3:23, 5:5, 9:29, 13:36, 74:31, 98:4, those who inherit the Kitab 35:32 and that this prophet (ie. Muhammad) was given the Kitab as well, 4:113, 5:48, 29:47.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From 2:109-113 it looks as though the Jews and Christians are from the Ahlul Kitab. Allah speaks of those among the Jews, Christians and Sabians who believe in Allah and the Last Day 2:62, 5:68-69. Would anyone believe in Allah and the Last Day without a kitab?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14920" LastEditorUserId="14920" LastEditDate="2015-12-25T17:55:45.380" LastActivityDate="2015-12-25T17:55:45.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29222" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29187" CreationDate="2015-12-25T12:38:50.977" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't understand that why you've called yourself bisexual while you are not going to have any sexual intercourse with the &lt;em&gt;same gender&lt;/em&gt;. Do you kiss her with lust? If you do, then you don't love her. I swear you don't. You may love her &lt;em&gt;face beauty&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;body fit&lt;/em&gt;, anything else, but not her identity. Listen, girl, prophet Mohammed loves his companions, his wives and so on. Psychologically, you can describe why does he love them. We are in 2016, btw. So, don't beat around the bush. In addition, Mohammed(pbuh) says, &quot;&lt;em&gt;if someone loves his brother, he has to tell him that he loves him&lt;/em&gt;.&quot; Love is not prohibited, but sometimes is not love what we mean but lust, which is utterly different. Anyway, I love you my sister on Islam that why I am here to release your confusion and let you feel better by advising you. In conclusion, Mohammed (pbuh) says, &quot; &lt;em&gt;By who my soul(lifetime) is with his knowledge, you do not go to heaven until you believe and you do not believe until you love, is not better to guide you on something that if you do it you love each other? spread the salutation among you&lt;/em&gt; &quot; Aslamu Alikum. I won't tell you that &quot;&lt;em&gt;GIRL, YOU HAVE TO GET MARRIED RIGHT NOW&lt;/em&gt;&quot; as an advice, because I believe you that you are smart and you know what you are talking about by saying &quot;&lt;em&gt;I can't choose who to fall in love for, but I can choose who I'll have intercourse with.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; I hope you will find the groom who loves you and you do as well. Keep your love with her pure. Peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15190" LastEditorUserId="15190" LastEditDate="2015-12-25T21:24:50.670" LastActivityDate="2015-12-25T21:24:50.670" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29224" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5378" CreationDate="2015-12-25T18:21:35.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;مَا لَهُم مِّن دُونِهِ مِن وَلِيٍّ وَلَا يُشْرِكُ فِي حُكْمِهِ أَحَدًا...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They have no protector besides Him, and nor does He share with anyone in His legislation.&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 18:26)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمْ شَرُّ الْبَرِيَّةِ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Indeed, those who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists will be in the fire of Hell, abiding therein eternally. They are the worst of creatures.&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 98:6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shirk is not always restricted to polytheism. The Qur'an clearly distinguishes between mushrikin and the Ahlul Kitab, even though many Jews and Christians also fell into shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;أَجَعَلَ الْآلِهَةَ إِلَٰهًا وَاحِدًا ۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَيْءٌ عُجَابٌ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Has he made the gods one God? Indeed, this is a curious thing.&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 38:5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;اتَّخَذُوا أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَانَهُمْ أَرْبَابًا مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَالْمَسِيحَ ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَمَا أُمِرُوا إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا إِلَٰهًا وَاحِدًا ۖ لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ سُبْحَانَهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah, and the Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted is He above whatever they associate with Him.&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 9:31)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Mushrikin used to believe in multiple deities. They were polytheists in the truest sense of the word, whereas the shirk of Jews and Christians was less obvious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14920" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T14:17:05.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20209" CreationDate="2015-12-26T10:19:51.917" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I follow Hanafi way and my answer is as follows:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have come accross two ways for the same, both have been discussed here,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The &lt;code&gt;tareeqah&lt;/code&gt; which was taught to us by our &lt;code&gt;Ulemah-e-deen&lt;/code&gt; is such that just after finishing your &lt;code&gt;wudhu&lt;/code&gt;, You read &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2zfWn.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2zfWn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then, You recite the &lt;code&gt;du'a&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z3Fci.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Z3Fci.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then take the water and stand up and drink some, as this is cure for the illnesses.&#xA;Then look towards the sky and pray;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبَ إِلَيْكَ&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Subhanaka Allahumma Wa Behamdika Ashhadu An La ilaha illa Anta Astagfiruka Wa Atoobo ilaik' Also recite verses of &lt;code&gt;Surah Al-Qadr&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) The ablution (Wuzu) is complete and so pray this Dua,  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Allahummajalni Minattawwabeena Waj'alni Minal Mutahhireen'  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then take the water and stand up and drink some, as this is cure for the illnesses.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then look towards the sky and pray;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Subhanaka Allahumma Wa Behamdika Ashhadu An La ilaha illa Anta Astagfiruka Wa Atoobo ilaik' Also pray the Kalima Shahaadat and Sura Inna Anzalna. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah forgive any mistake I would have made in answering this question and give us &lt;code&gt;Hidayat&lt;/code&gt; for following the straight path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aameen!! bijahinn sayyidil mursaleen Salallahu alaihi wa sallam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15194" LastEditorUserId="22576" LastEditDate="2017-05-26T18:08:42.510" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T18:08:42.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1484" CreationDate="2015-12-26T23:01:40.893" Score="7" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Bidah, the definition of Innovations&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer at top (by Ansari) is, as he is stating, only answering from one viewpoint.&#xA;&quot;I am answering from one viewpoint among Ahlussunnah wa al-Jama'ah. &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That viewpoint is actually followed by the minority of scholars today and in the history. It's well known that that viewpoint has become much more popular these days, how that happened is another question &lt;em&gt;(you may want to check it up, or ask here)&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other viewpoints that actually have more followers (now and in the history), is that bidah is divided into several categories. Meaning, there are good and there are bad. Just a few scholars that holds that viewpoint are: &lt;strong&gt;al-'Izz ibn 'Abd al-Salam, Imam An-Nawawi, Ibn Hajar, As-Souyouti, as-Sakhawi.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;How did they come to that conclusion?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course these scholars have read all the hadiths that talk about innovations. But how is it possible that they still don't agree with he others about it? Many would say: &lt;em&gt;&quot;these hadiths are good enough for everybody to understand that a bidah is a bad innovation and there are no good innovations! How stupid could these scholars have been, thinking anything else!&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just allowing yourself to think that, would in my case be a trigger to check up why and how it is possible that they did disagree, when they in fact are so knowledgeable. &lt;em&gt;I wish people would think in that way.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One example of the hadith is the following (using his translation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَشَرَّ الأُمُورِ مُحْدَثَاتُهَا وَكُلَّ مُحْدَثَةٍ بِدْعَةٌ وَكُلَّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلاَلَةٌ وَكُلَّ ضَلاَلَةٍ فِي النَّارِ ‏&quot;‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The worst of things are those that are newly invented; every newly-invented thing is an innovation and every innovation is going astray, and every going astray is in the Fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word koll (every) in this context is not understood as EVERY literally by these scholars. In Arabic you might use the word &quot;&lt;strong&gt;koll&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (all,every) and by that meaning the &lt;strong&gt;vast majority&lt;/strong&gt;, or ALL of some sort. For instance it's mentioned in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;46:24 (some context)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ عَارِضًا مُّسْتَقْبِلَ أَوْدِيَتِهِمْ قَالُوا هَٰذَا عَارِضٌ مُّمْطِرُنَا ۚ بَلْ هُوَ مَا اسْتَعْجَلْتُم بِهِ ۖ رِيحٌ فِيهَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then, when they saw the (Penalty in the shape of) a cloud traversing the sky, coming to meet their valleys, they said, &quot;This cloud will give us rain!&quot; &quot;Nay, it is the (Calamity) ye were asking to be hastened!- A wind wherein is a Grievous Penalty!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;46:25&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;تُدَمِّرُ &lt;strong&gt;كُلَّ&lt;/strong&gt; شَيْءٍ بِأَمْرِ رَبِّهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا لَا يُرَىٰ إِلَّا مَسَاكِنُهُمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْقَوْمَ الْمُجْرِمِينَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;Everything&lt;/strong&gt; will it destroy by the command of its Lord!&quot; Then by the morning they - nothing was to be seen but (the ruins of) their houses! thus do We recompense those given to sin!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They understand that in this verse, literally, &lt;strong&gt;everything&lt;/strong&gt; wasn't destroyed, they and their houses was (what we know though). The whole world was a safe place in the meantime, meaning the whole world wasn't destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;The hadith of Aicha (ra)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(using the translation from above)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ مَنْ أَحْدَثَ فِي أَمْرِنَا هَذَا مَا لَيْسَ فِيهِ فَهُوَ رَدٌّ ‏&quot;‏‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Aisha: Allah's Apostle said, &quot;If somebody innovates something which is not in harmony with the principles of our religion, that thing is rejected.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith is neither a proof. If you read it carefully, you might find out. Scholars have argued that this also proves that there are good and bad innovations. &lt;strong&gt;What?! How?&lt;/strong&gt; Read and you'll notice!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;If somebody innovates something which is &lt;strong&gt;NOT&lt;/strong&gt; in harmony with the principles of our religion, &lt;strong&gt;THEN&lt;/strong&gt; that thing is rejected&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if it &lt;strong&gt;IS IN&lt;/strong&gt; harmony with the principles of our religion? Then logically it should not be rejected!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;IF IS NOT IN HARMONY OF OUR RELIGION&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;THEN REJECTED&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ELSE&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;NOT REJECTED&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Another hadith (sahih muslim)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ مَنْ &lt;strong&gt;سَنَّ&lt;/strong&gt; فِي الإِسْلاَمِ سُنَّةً حَسَنَةً فَعُمِلَ بِهَا بَعْدَهُ كُتِبَ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا وَلاَ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أُجُورِهِمْ شَىْءٌ وَمَنْ سَنَّ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ سُنَّةً سَيِّئَةً فَعُمِلَ بِهَا بَعْدَهُ كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِ مِثْلُ وِزْرِ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا وَلاَ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَوْزَارِهِمْ شَىْءٌ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The one who innovates a good innovation in Islam has its reward and a reward similar to those who follow him in it--until the Day of Judgment--without lessening their reward. The one who innovates an innovation of misguidance would be sinful for it and has sins similar to those who follow him in it--until the Day of Judgment--without lessening their sins.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word for &quot;sanna&quot; means to innovate, &lt;em&gt;(an article could be written about this word)&lt;/em&gt;. This hadith is also clearly &lt;em&gt;(in our perspective)&lt;/em&gt; stating that if someone innovating a good innovation, he will have a reward for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ones that does classify innovations as only bad, would never agree with this or translate it in this way because it goes against their fundamental understanding of innovations. The only thing in their case is interpret it in another way, or they would have to change their views on what a bidah is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ibn Al-baz&lt;/strong&gt; (a scholar that only believe in bad innovations) is saying  that this hadith actually means that whoever innovates a good innovation that has been &lt;strong&gt;FORGOTTEN&lt;/strong&gt;, from the prophets (saw) sunnah will have a reward for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As I said before&lt;/strong&gt;, they have to interpret it in another way to get around the issue. By doing that the interpretation goes against the word innovation. It also would mean that if a person innovate a a bad innovation that has been forgotten from prophet (saw) sunnah, that he will be sinful for it. This can not be possible. We do not belive that the prophet had bad innovations or any bad sunnahs, how could it then been forgotten and then re-innovated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many more proofs of course, these are just a few. The thing is that books can be written about this subject. But people rather read one hadith and draw the conclusion. Our scholars spent years studying and didn't speak up in the way we do today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my research, this is actually the position of the majority. To get to that conviction you must get away from the internet. The internet does not show you the real result. You will find the same answers posted everywhere.&#xA;These arguments I've come with are not as popular as the other views are in the net. &lt;strong&gt;How is that?&lt;/strong&gt; Well, one reason could be that the people have not yet taking their big step into the net yet, many do not speak english, do not have the money, time and resources. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The most important thing&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have all the right to disagree about the subject of what an innovation is or what it really means. But the most important thing is to respect the different opinions that exists out there. You are Muslims! &#xA;By my knowledge, this subject is one of the most dangerous subjects, that has been dividing the Muslims to a degree that never been seen before, and it's continuing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To say that a part of group use the Quran and Sunnah as a resource doesn't help. ALL of the scholars do use the Quran and Sunnah for resources - but the understanding and conclusions differ among them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is sad that I've seen teachers and so called scholars using bad language against anybody not sharing their understanding of the subject.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to end with something we shouldn't forget.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3:103&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided. And remember the favor of Allah upon you - when you were enemies and He brought your hearts together and you became, by His favor, brothers. And you were on the edge of a pit of the Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be guided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May God guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-04-11T05:23:42.300" LastActivityDate="2018-04-11T05:23:42.300" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29235" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-27T11:40:42.210" Score="0" ViewCount="477" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a husband and wife get divorced before the marriage was consummated, although they made love but didn't have intercourse, is it possible to remarry?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15205" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-24T05:02:44.347" LastActivityDate="2017-06-24T05:02:44.347" Title="If a husband and wife get divorced before the marriage was consummated, is it possible to remarry?" Tags="|nikah|sex|talaq|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29210" CreationDate="2015-12-27T12:11:47.317" Score="7" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Breaking down the question&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, if we break down the question of yours we will find out that it isn't completely a question. It also holds the statement: &#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;I know that congratulating non-muslims in their celebrations is not permissible.&quot;.&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;This is not a question, rather it's a belief or opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A better question would be: &lt;strong&gt;I follow the understanding that congratulating non-muslims in their celebrations is not permissible. How should I respond without being rude?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because you didn't formulate yourself that way I think we first have to clear out the statement in your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the answer above states (by Hamza Islam):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Just smile, Do not respond by wishing them same. as Merry Christmas&#xA;  means you are agreeing that Allah has a son.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not logical true. In fact it's a logical fallacy. To respond to somebody doesn't mean you agree with them on their beliefs, rather it might mean that you respect them or just being nice. I am sure you've heard non muslims said Eid Moubrouk to you (I have been greeted, every year and many times).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Is it really not permissible to reply when somebody is wishing you merry christmas?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being nice, and noble is an act that is from Islam. The prophet (saw), was the most noble person. A Muslim is supposed to be the one who is most kind and having the noblest character. Of course, noble in the limit that you do not worship a god besides of Allah even if someone would ask you to do it kindly. Everything has it's understandings and exceptions according to it's time and place and context. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to come to conclusion that you accept a whole religion as true or become one of them just because you do a good act, that is logically false (according to what you do and your intentions).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of our scholars have responded with fatwas saying there is no harm in replying with these or similar words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Some of their proofs are&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4:86&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one&#xA;  better than it or [at least] return it [in a like manner].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;60:8&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah forbids you not, with regard to those who fight you not for (your) Faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them: for Allah loveth those who are just.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;60:9&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah only forbids you from those who fight you because of religion and expel you from your homes and aid in your expulsion - [forbids] that you make allies of them. And whoever makes allies of them, then it is those who are the wrongdoers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;What is the intention by replying?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيُّ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنَ وَقَّاصٍ اللَّيْثِيَّ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏ &lt;strong&gt;&quot;‏ إِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ، وَإِنَّمَا لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى، فَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى دُنْيَا يُصِيبُهَا أَوْ إِلَى امْرَأَةٍ يَنْكِحُهَا فَهِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى مَا هَاجَرَ إِلَيْهِ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended.&lt;/strong&gt; So whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration was for what he emigrated for.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Scholars i know have said it's permissible&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abdullah bin bayyah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yousef Al qaradawi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Scholars I &lt;em&gt;belive and heard&lt;/em&gt; said it's permissible&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can do your research on these yourself if that is needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dr. Fath allah abd assattar saeed&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shaikh mohammad mokhtar al shinqiti&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dr. Mohammad Sayyed Dusooqy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The late Shaikh Dr. Mustafa Azzarqa&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shaikh Mohammad Rasheed Rida&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shaikh Ahmad al Sharbasi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Notice&lt;/strong&gt;, logically this doesn't mean that all other scholars in the world see it as not permissible. That would be the logical fallacy of &quot;Argument from silence&quot; or &quot;Argument from ignorance&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ones that say it isn't permissible argue that you somehow accept their belief, or agreeing with their beliefs if you reply to them. This is not logically correct though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;41:34&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And not equal are the good deed and the bad. Repel [evil] by that [deed] which is better; and thereupon the one whom between you and him is enmity [will become] as though he was a devoted friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you'd ask:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I follow the understanding that congratulating non-muslims in their celebrations is not permissible. How should I respond without being rude?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your position I would respond with: &quot;Hope you have a good day!&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2015-12-27T12:36:40.377" LastActivityDate="2015-12-27T12:36:40.377" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29237" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5868" CreationDate="2015-12-27T12:45:09.713" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;i don't know if I might give my point of view about the verse where el samawet was translated as heavens,while we do all know that the samawet means skies,so it is better to say the creation of skies and and earth on the other side as to opposite objects contrasting each oother.olso the meaning of heavens is djannat ,and it was possible for him soubhanahou wa ta3ala to say the creation of heavens /inna fi khalki el djannat wa elrad.wa allah a3lam &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15206" LastActivityDate="2015-12-27T12:45:09.713" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7527" CreationDate="2015-12-27T14:15:40.343" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;this has to do with your culture and not the sunnah. the prophet made walima after according to sunnipath answer but for aisha he offered to her milk and drank from it first before they got married,and aisha was around females i.e sort of a party.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so you can have marriage party the night before like culture&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15208" LastActivityDate="2015-12-27T14:15:40.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29248" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29108" CreationDate="2015-12-27T14:35:10.687" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam is very clear on gay marriage just like its clear on marrying your foster brothers step mum. Wait, there is no quran that says that? But does that make it ok? We don't just rely on quran to come up with an answer. Do you think the hundred thousand scholars over 1400 years were all stupid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brother it doesn't have to be in the quran. Someone like shafii who was a genius and had strong arabic would have made his mazhab allow gay marriage if he believed there was no evidence to make it haraam. But for him it was very clear that it is haraam, and every other scholar too. Even marriage to other animals and creatures (they would have considered these options for inheritance).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15208" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-07-22T23:52:02.683" LastActivityDate="2016-07-22T23:52:02.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5528" CreationDate="2015-12-27T15:36:07.583" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;fard: &#xA;1.covering private parts&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sunnah:&#xA;1. loose clothing&#xA;2. covering shoulders&#xA;3. dress stopping at shin region&#xA;4. covering head&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;anything anyone else tells you is mistaking culture for sunnah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;evidence from hadith will be weak because saying the prophet wore xyz doesnt mean he wants you to wear it. eg:the prophet wearing nike shoes changes nothing about the ruling of nike shoes unless you are mashallah doing what ibn umar was doing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15208" LastActivityDate="2015-12-27T15:36:07.583" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27853" CreationDate="2015-12-28T16:28:42.823" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah knows well,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And that the human being can have nothing but what he has earned (good or bad).&quot;&#xA;  Al-Qur'an 53:39&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Commenting on this ayah Ibn Kathir, rahimahullah, said, &quot;Imam ash-Shafi'i concluded from this ayah that reciting the Qur'an does not benefit the dead, because it is not from their doing and earning. For this reason, Allah's Messenger, upon whom be peace, did not recommend it to his Ummah, encourage them to do it, or guide them to it with a text or a hint. Nor was such a thing reported from any of the sahabah. Had this been any good, they would have preceeded us in doing it. Matters of worship must be limited to the texts, and are not liable to modifications based on analogies and opinions.&quot; [Tafsir Qur'an il-'Adhim] It is in general true that one cannot benefit from other people's deeds after his death. But this has important exceptions detailed in this chapter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope you understood the context. May Allah bless us all :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15086" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-02T15:06:02.910" LastActivityDate="2017-12-02T15:06:02.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29260" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-28T18:20:05.963" Score="5" ViewCount="7990" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't masturbate or watch porn or any of that nasty stuff, but sometimes I get a really big temptation to do it. Granted i do resist, but I don't think I can for much longer. Is there any non-haram way to exaust that temptation &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15220" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-07T13:03:08.420" LastActivityDate="2019-05-05T17:17:02.140" Title="Is there a non-haram way for a teenage Muslim to pleasure himself?" Tags="|halal-haram|sexuality|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29261" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="406" CreationDate="2015-12-28T18:51:17.167" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Briefly, yes, it's permissible to read (not talking about salat) the Quran in english, while not reading the Arabic part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that even if a person reads in Arabic, that person will understand the Quran by his limitations in the Arabic language. Most of the translations are translated from a certain type of understanding of the Arabic language. So, even when reading the QUran in Arabic, does the person really understand its (real) meaning? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Let us assume that the translations are 100% correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This cannot be true. To be true, you must understand the Quran 100% correctly. So the real question would be &quot;&lt;strong&gt;do we understand the Quran 100% correctly?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Only then can we start arguing about a translation being 100% correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I agree, as many states, that much get lost in the translation. Words and rhetoric phrases in Arabic, that does not have the same strength as it has in the translated language. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would argue that, if the translation is good &lt;em&gt;(what is a good translation of the Quran?)&lt;/em&gt;, it's better to read it and understand the Quran rather than reading the Quran in Arabic, thus not understanding a word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T18:51:17.167" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29262" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12785" CreationDate="2015-12-28T19:19:42.477" Score="1" Body="&lt;h1&gt;Bidah, the definition of Innovations&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I referring to my answer here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1484/all-bidah-are-haram-or-not/29232#29232&quot;&gt;All bidah are haram or not?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer at top (by Sohaeb) is actually followed by the minority of scholars today and in the history. It's well known that that viewpoint has become much more popular these days, how that happened is another question &lt;em&gt;(you may want to check it up, or ask here)&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other viewpoints that actually have more followers (now and in the history), is that bidah is divided into several categories. Meaning, there are good and there are bad. Just a few scholars that holds that viewpoint are: &lt;strong&gt;al-'Izz ibn 'Abd al-Salam, Imam An-Nawawi, Ibn Hajar, As-Souyouti, as-Sakhawi.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;How did they come to that conclusion?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course these scholars have read all the hadiths that talk about innovations. But how is it possible that they still don't agree with he others about it? Many would say: &lt;em&gt;&quot;these hadiths are good enough for everybody to understand that a bidah is a bad innovation and there are no good innovations! How stupid could these scholars have been, thinking anything else!&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just allowing yourself to think that, would in my case be a trigger to check up why and how it is possible that they did disagree, when they in fact are so knowledgeable. &lt;em&gt;I wish people would think in that way.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One example of the hadith is the following (using his translation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَشَرَّ الأُمُورِ مُحْدَثَاتُهَا وَكُلَّ مُحْدَثَةٍ بِدْعَةٌ وَكُلَّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلاَلَةٌ وَكُلَّ ضَلاَلَةٍ فِي النَّارِ ‏&quot;‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The worst of things are those that are newly invented; every newly-invented thing is an innovation and every innovation is going astray, and every going astray is in the Fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word koll (every) in this context is not understood as EVERY literally by these scholars. In Arabic you might use the word &quot;&lt;strong&gt;koll&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (all,every) and by that meaning the &lt;strong&gt;vast majority&lt;/strong&gt;, or ALL of some sort. For instance it's mentioned in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;46:24 (some context)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ عَارِضًا مُّسْتَقْبِلَ أَوْدِيَتِهِمْ قَالُوا هَٰذَا عَارِضٌ مُّمْطِرُنَا ۚ بَلْ هُوَ مَا اسْتَعْجَلْتُم بِهِ ۖ رِيحٌ فِيهَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then, when they saw the (Penalty in the shape of) a cloud traversing the sky, coming to meet their valleys, they said, &quot;This cloud will give us rain!&quot; &quot;Nay, it is the (Calamity) ye were asking to be hastened!- A wind wherein is a Grievous Penalty!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;46:25&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;تُدَمِّرُ &lt;strong&gt;كُلَّ&lt;/strong&gt; شَيْءٍ بِأَمْرِ رَبِّهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا لَا يُرَىٰ إِلَّا مَسَاكِنُهُمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْقَوْمَ الْمُجْرِمِينَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;Everything&lt;/strong&gt; will it destroy by the command of its Lord!&quot; Then by the morning they - nothing was to be seen but (the ruins of) their houses! thus do We recompense those given to sin!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They understand that in this verse, literally, &lt;strong&gt;everything&lt;/strong&gt; wasn't destroyed, they and their houses was (what we know though). The whole world was a safe place in the meantime, meaning the whole world wasn't destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;The hadith of Aicha (ra)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(using the translation from above)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ مَنْ أَحْدَثَ فِي أَمْرِنَا هَذَا مَا لَيْسَ فِيهِ فَهُوَ رَدٌّ ‏&quot;‏‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Aisha: Allah's Apostle said, &quot;If somebody innovates something which is not in harmony with the principles of our religion, that thing is rejected.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith is neither a proof. If you read it carefully, you might find out. Scholars have argued that this also proves that there are good and bad innovations. &lt;strong&gt;What?! How?&lt;/strong&gt; Read and you'll notice!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;If somebody innovates something which is &lt;strong&gt;NOT&lt;/strong&gt; in harmony with the principles of our religion, &lt;strong&gt;THEN&lt;/strong&gt; that thing is rejected&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if it &lt;strong&gt;IS IN&lt;/strong&gt; harmony with the principles of our religion? Then logically it should not be rejected!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;IF IS NOT IN HARMANY OF OUR RELIGION&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;THEN REJECTED&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ELSE&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;NOT REJECTED&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Another hadith (sahih muslim)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ مَنْ &lt;strong&gt;سَنَّ&lt;/strong&gt; فِي الإِسْلاَمِ سُنَّةً حَسَنَةً فَعُمِلَ بِهَا بَعْدَهُ كُتِبَ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا وَلاَ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أُجُورِهِمْ شَىْءٌ وَمَنْ سَنَّ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ سُنَّةً سَيِّئَةً فَعُمِلَ بِهَا بَعْدَهُ كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِ مِثْلُ وِزْرِ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا وَلاَ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَوْزَارِهِمْ شَىْءٌ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The one who innovates a good innovation in Islam has its reward and a reward similar to those who follow him in it--until the Day of Judgment--without lessening their reward. The one who innovates an innovation of misguidance would be sinful for it and has sins similar to those who follow him in it--until the Day of Judgment--without lessening their sins.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word for &quot;sanna&quot; means to innovate, &lt;em&gt;(an article could be written about this word)&lt;/em&gt;. This hadith is also clearly &lt;em&gt;(in our perspective)&lt;/em&gt; stating that if someone innovating a good innovation, he will have a reward for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ones that does classify innovations as only bad, would never agree with this or translate it in this way because it goes against their fundamental understanding of innovations. The only thing in their case is interpret it in another way, or they would have to change their views on what a bidah is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ibn Al-baz&lt;/strong&gt; (a scholar that only believe in bad innovations) is saying  that this hadith actually means that whoever innovates a good innovation that has been &lt;strong&gt;FORGOTTEN&lt;/strong&gt;, from the prophets (saw) sunnah will have a reward for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As I said before&lt;/strong&gt;, they have to interpret it in another way to get around the issue. By doing that the interpretation goes against the word innovation. It also would mean that if a person innovate a a bad innovation that has been forgotten from prophet (saw) sunnah, that he will be sinful for it. This can not be possible. We do not belive that the prophet had bad innovations or any bad sunnahs, how could it then been forgotten and then re-innovated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many more proofs of course, these are just a few. The thing is that books can be written about this subject. But people rather read one hadith and draw the conclusion. Our scholars spent years studying and didn't speak up in the way we do today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my research, this is actually the position of the majority. To get to that conviction you must get away from the internet. The internet does not show you the real result. You will find the same answers posted everywhere.&#xA;These arguments I've come with are not as popular as the other views are in the net. &lt;strong&gt;How is that?&lt;/strong&gt; Well, one reason could be that the people have not yet taking their big step into the net yet, many do not speak english, do not have the money, time and resources. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The most important thing&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have all the right to disagree about the subject of what an innovation is or what it really means. But the most important thing is to respect the different opinions that exists out there. You are Muslims! &#xA;By my knowledge, this subject is one of the most dangerous subjects, that has been dividing the Muslims to a degree that never been seen before, and it's continuing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To say that a part of group use the Quran and Sunnah as a resource doesn't help. ALL of the scholars do use the Quran and Sunnah for resources - but the understanding and conclusions differ among them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is sad that I've seen teachers and so called scholars using bad language against anybody not sharing their understanding of the subject.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to end with something we shouldn't forget.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3:103&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided. And remember the favor of Allah upon you - when you were enemies and He brought your hearts together and you became, by His favor, brothers. And you were on the edge of a pit of the Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be guided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May God guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2015-12-28T19:19:42.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29263" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29235" CreationDate="2015-12-28T19:37:40.997" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Shia views, it's okay to remarry your wife but if you divorce her for third time, remarry is on the condition of the woman marry and divorce another man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dadsetani.ir/Portals/dadsetani.ir/PaperAttch/958.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Iran's Ruling on Islamic marriage and divorce&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14985" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-03T08:22:04.093" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T08:22:04.093" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2482" CreationDate="2015-12-29T04:46:48.267" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophets received message from God and messengers deliver the message. As all the prophets delivered the message as well Prophets are also messengers but all messengers are not Prophets; as all the messengers didn't receive message from God.&#xA;I may quote the verse below to ponder:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Say: We believe in Allah and (in) that which had been revealed to us, and (in) that which was revealed to Ibrahim and Ismail and Ishaq and Yaqoub and the tribes, and (in) that which was GIVEN to Musa and Isa, and (in) that which was given to the PROPHETS from their Lord, we do not make any distinction between any of them, and to Him do we submit.&quot; (2:136)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse God could have chosen the word Rasul instead of Prophet, but he chose not; because here in this case they were receiver of messages not the deliverer, so God called them Prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15222" LastActivityDate="2015-12-29T04:46:48.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29269" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-29T08:11:31.823" Score="3" ViewCount="688" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had come from India to Mecca for umrah&#xA;And had done it now I'm here in Mecca for last 6 days&#xA;Now I want to perform umrah again from which meeqat I should wear ihram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15225" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-09T06:37:31.660" LastActivityDate="2023-09-12T09:56:33.820" Title="Meekat for second umrah" Tags="|umrah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29270" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3045" CreationDate="2015-12-29T12:11:29.527" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with the answer by Albert partly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In proper Arabic, you don't have a feminine form for Allah, unless someone purposely creates it. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is no plural form for it too. This perfectly suits Islam. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also, when you say Allah, you don't attach a shape over that word in mind.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So for a Muslim, Allah is the best word that refers the Almighty. So even if it is transliterated, people use the word &quot;Allah&quot; over &quot;God&quot;.&#xA;For a detailed comparison&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;God&quot; as a root word has a plural form whereas the word &quot;Allah&quot; doesn't.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;God&quot; as a root word has a feminine form &quot;Goddess&quot; whereas the word &quot;Allah&quot; doesn't refer gender&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;God&quot; has other words originated from it like demi-God etc&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A brother from a sect of Christian faith would imagine God as a shape like human, a person from a Hindu faith would say God has a shape of elephant and a human. So when you say &quot;God&quot;, it gets ambiguous in Islam related communication.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brothers of other faith might refer &quot; Allah&quot; too. It's a language, it is common for all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally I would like to say, Allah sees you from within. So it's right to call the Almighty &quot;God&quot; provided you are genuinely referring to the Almighty who is omni present, who never begets or has been begotten, whom you cannot associate with a shape. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I prefer &quot;Allah&quot; because its the best to refer Him. And as the Quran was written in Arabic, I would prefer specific Arabic words because I want to preserve its originality. Translation, might end up giving a wrong perception.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11583" LastEditorUserId="11583" LastEditDate="2015-12-29T13:46:35.723" LastActivityDate="2015-12-29T13:46:35.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29148" CreationDate="2015-12-29T14:09:10.947" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shahadaa is not just merely saying words or writing them. It's a matured decision to understand Islam whole heartedly without any compulsion and uttering those beautiful phrases. (Some people even say it out with tears of happiness).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply saying those phrases without meaning it from your heart doesn't revert anyone to Islam. But still, these words are considered holy and primary faith a person should have to be a Muslim. So please try not to misuse it and use them at unholy circumstances..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure why kids have been asked to write them in calligraphy classes though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11583" LastActivityDate="2015-12-29T14:09:10.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29272" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29279" CreationDate="2015-12-29T19:43:58.403" Score="3" ViewCount="1137" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came to know that Qaza salat can be prayed or it is allowed to pray it in quicker manner by following some rules.The link is given below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicacademy.org/html/Learn_Now/English/Qaza_e_Umree.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamicacademy.org/html/Learn_Now/English/Qaza_e_Umree.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my question is, is the rules mentioned in the link correct, if it is &#xA;then How? and if it isn't , then Why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9278" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T12:24:43.250" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T12:24:43.250" Title="Can Qaza salat be prayed in short form?" Tags="|salat|fiqh|salat-qada|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29274" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28240" CreationDate="2015-12-29T21:43:15.673" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The later hadith you are referring to have also been translated like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &amp;quot;‏ مَنْ &lt;strong&gt;سَنَّ&lt;/strong&gt; فِي الإِسْلاَمِ سُنَّةً حَسَنَةً فَعُمِلَ بِهَا بَعْدَهُ كُتِبَ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا وَلاَ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أُجُورِهِمْ شَىْءٌ وَمَنْ سَنَّ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ سُنَّةً سَيِّئَةً فَعُمِلَ بِهَا بَعْدَهُ كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِ مِثْلُ وِزْرِ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا وَلاَ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَوْزَارِهِمْ شَىْءٌ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The one who &lt;strong&gt;innovates&lt;/strong&gt; a good innovation in Islam has its reward and a reward similar to those who follow him in it--until the Day of Judgment--without lessening their reward. The one who innovates an innovation of misguidance would be sinful for it and has sins similar to those who follow him in it--until the Day of Judgment--without lessening their sins.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess the translation you are using is taken from sunnah.com. They do follow the opinion that there are only bad innovations, so that might be a good reason why they've translated it in that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;sanna&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;, which is used in the hadith actaully means to innovate, especially in this context, according to the majority of the scholars. An article could be written about this word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ones that does classify innovations as only bad, would never agree with this or translate it in this way because it goes against their fundamental understanding of innovations. So in their case they have to interpret it in another way, or they would have to change their views on what a bidah is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is one reason why it's not translated as &amp;quot;innovates a good innovation&amp;quot;, but rather translated to &amp;quot;introduces a good practice&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ibn Al-baz&lt;/strong&gt; (a scholar that only believe in bad innovations) interprets this hadith and say that it means that whoever innovates a good innovation that has been &lt;strong&gt;FORGOTTEN&lt;/strong&gt;, from the prophets (saw) sunnah will have a reward for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I said before, they have to interpret it in another way to get around the issue of good innovations. But also, by interpreting it that way, the interpretation goes against the word &lt;strong&gt;innovation&lt;/strong&gt;. It also would mean that if a person innovate a bad innovation that has been forgotten from prophet (saw) sunnah, that he will be sinful for it. This can not be possible. We do not believe that the prophet had bad innovations or any bad sunnahs, how could it then been forgotten and then re-innovated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See my full answer here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/29232/15201&quot;&gt;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/29232/15201&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T11:46:53.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29260" CreationDate="2015-12-30T08:17:11.867" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is based on my knowledge of Islamic traditional medicine and science of human &lt;em&gt;nafs&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you can't marry soon, do some of these:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Drink more water, avoid spicy food, reduce your meat intake, and fast.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Control your imagination, strengthen your mental/spiritual strength (study, doing math, prayer, meditation and focus are some of the ways), and do physical exercise. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastActivityDate="2015-12-30T08:17:11.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29277" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29269" CreationDate="2015-12-30T08:53:17.770" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since you're already in Mekka, you have to go outside the sacred area and do ihram from there.  I think the common place mekkans is a Masjid called Tanim, located beyond the haram of the city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2015-12-30T08:53:17.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29279" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29272" CreationDate="2015-12-30T18:02:41.707" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhan o Taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His Family and Companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The steps mentioned in your given link is correct according to hanafi Fiqh and this fatwa is mentioned in Fatawa Razawia ,As it is stated there that All the fardh and wajibat have to be done in that missed prayer so in this way that missed  prayer could easily be performed without delaying it due to laziness or thinking to perform when one gets some free time because it would not put burden on the Nafs.It is essential to make up all the previous missed prayers so this could easily be done without skipping any Fardh or wajib of prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;Between a man and disbelief and paganism is the abandonment of Salat (prayer).&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;[Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2015-12-30T18:02:41.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13072" CreationDate="2015-12-30T21:17:21.103" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ok what you're going through I have and am. When I first found out about my Jinn I thought I was going crazy. Literally loosing my mind. I spent hours on the internet on islamic and non islamic websites trying to find answers. Nothing really helped me. What helped me was coming to terms with what was happening and take control. I did what normally people wouldnt do or recommend. I befriended my Jinn. Luckily he's a good muslim Jinn whose cooperative so once I stood my ground and drew a line letting him know he cannot cross it in any circumstances, everything got better. On the bright side he actually helps me when it comes to finding a husband. When a potential is presented he would tell me if they are who they claim to be or liars. I always give them the benefit of doubt but sooner or later turns out my jinn is always right. In your case I recommend trying to get rid of it. He doesnt seem like a a muslim Jinn rather then a evil one. Trust me its not hard to get rid of Jinns. They fear you more then you fear them. Me and my Jinn have helped others get rid of any bad jinns and your isnt good. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15233" LastActivityDate="2015-12-30T21:17:21.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29281" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2015-12-30T22:17:57.993" Score="2" ViewCount="156" Body="&lt;p&gt;For my fashion course I must draw animate beings such as the human figure to design garments and make my collections etc.  However, I know that I am not allowed to draw them so would I be able to draw like the body and stuff but not the face?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have recently changed the way I draw like rather than drawing the figure for my designs I just outline the parts I need to like the hands and head and hair, but don't draw the facial features and just design my garments.  Does Islam say that this is allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because I will be getting a career in fashion design so as a designer I will be expected to design and draw garments before I actually make them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15234" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T23:21:39.347" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T23:21:39.347" Title="Is drawing partial bodies for fashion illustrations allowed?" Tags="|drawing|fashion-design|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29284" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29317" CreationDate="2015-12-31T08:18:49.393" Score="1" ViewCount="1114" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been told that using any female picture is forbidden in Islam, because Islam don't like showing off any female publicly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So can I use their (film stars/models) picture or it will be a sin even using their pictures publicly even if those pictures are already available over the internet to everyone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15231" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-12-27T07:19:39.390" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T07:19:39.390" Title="Can I use any film star (female) pictures as my own profile picture?" Tags="|women|sin|social-media|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29286" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8065" CreationDate="2015-12-31T11:39:30.910" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes according to Bukhari kitabu Nikkah, &quot;A relative dreamt dt he saw Abu Lab being purnisd and askd him abt his condition since he left. Abu lab replied except only the day he freed his slave bcos of the birth of the prophet that he received water. By Alfahuja &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15242" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T11:39:30.910" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29287" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29298" CreationDate="2015-12-31T19:32:10.397" Score="3" ViewCount="1448" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard many traditions concerning reciting the Noble Quran and I know it has much thawab if we recite it. For instance, there is a narration from the apostle of Allah (pbuh) that said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever recites a letter from the Holy Quran, it will be written for&#xA;  him a Hassanah that 10 times has more thawab…  (Majma'ul Bayan p. 36)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or in another tradition, the Prophet (peace be upon him and his household) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the best Ebadah of my Ummah is reciting of the Quran. (Wasaelul-Shia,&#xA;  vol. 6, p. 168)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I wonder if it is mandatory (wajib) for a Muslim to recite it or it is just as a recommended practice (except reciting the Quran during the salah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-26T04:57:56.337" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T04:57:56.337" Title="Is it obligatory for a Muslim to recite the Quran or this is solely a recommended act (except in Salah)?" Tags="|quran-recitation|wajib|mustahab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29288" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7095" CreationDate="2015-12-31T22:17:17.947" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this may answer your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nor was he [al-Albānī] rejecting the work of classical Muslim scholars; indeed al-Albānī relied entirely on earlier criticisms of Ḥadīths and their transmitters in his reevaluation of the contents of famous works. Although he considered himself qualified enough to reexamine classical texts, he could not recreate the intimate access that classical scholars had to the minutiae of Ḥadīth criticism. Al-Albānī’s books, such as the &lt;em&gt;Silsilat al-aḥādīth al-ḍaīʿfa&lt;/em&gt;, thus apply the opinions of classical Ḥadīth masters and later critics such as Ibn Abī al-Wafāʾ to classical texts. They are thus replete with citations from the whole range of Sunni authorities, including al-Shāfiʿi, Ibn Ḥajar and Ibn Ḥazm.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  This telescoped vision of religious history centered on the study of Ḥadīth as a continuous and living tradition in a constant state of reevaluation. When asked about his controversial criticism of a famous Ḥadīth transmitter from the early Islamic period, al-Albānī replied that the science of Ḥadīth criticism “is not simply consigned to books (&lt;em&gt;masṭūr fī al-kutub&lt;/em&gt;),” it is a dynamic process of critical review. Al-Albānī explained that one of the principles of Islamic scholarship is that “religious knowledge (&lt;em&gt;ʿilm&lt;/em&gt;) cannot fall into rigidity (&lt;em&gt;lā yaqbalu al-jumūd&lt;/em&gt;).” It is thus not surprising that al-Albānī and his students&lt;sup&gt;(1)&lt;/sup&gt; are the first Muslim scholars in centuries to produce massive collections evaluating Prophetic traditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Jonathan A.C. Brown, &lt;em&gt;The Canonization of al-Bukhārī and Muslim: The Formation and Function of the Sunnī Ḥadīth Canon&lt;/em&gt;, p.324)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;(1)&lt;/sup&gt; : For instance, one of al-Albānī's students, the Yemeni Muqbil b. Hādī al-Wādīʿī (d. 2001), compiled the first comprehensive &lt;em&gt;ṣaḥīḥ&lt;/em&gt; collection in almost a thousand years, a work designed to provide all the authentic Ḥadīths not included in the &lt;em&gt;Ṣaḥīḥayn&lt;/em&gt;. It may be accessed &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/details/al-jami3-al-sahihmokbil_821&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5355" LastActivityDate="2015-12-31T22:17:17.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1321" CreationDate="2015-12-31T22:55:41.300" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To add on Ansari's excellent, one may ask as to why  'Ubayy (ra) wrote them in his Mushaf? The answer is that it does not signify that to him the words were part of the actual text of the Qur’an. As Abdul Azim al-Zurqani (d. 1367 A.H.) wrote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Some of the companions, who used to write Qur’an in one or more personal copies, at times wrote therein what was not from the Qur’an. It included the interpretation of what was difficult to them from the meaning of the Qur’an or the [words that formed the] supplications similar to the supplications in the Qur’an, that could be recited in the prayers at the time of ‘qunoot’ or the like of it. And they knew such was not [itself] the Qur’an. But for the dearth of the writing tools and [the fact that] they used to write Qur’an for themselves alone, keeping from others, it was easy for them because they were themselves free of the danger of mixing and confusing the Qur’an with other than it. Then some people with little insight imagined that whatever was written in those copies was written as Qur’an. But this is not the reality, but the reality is what you have just learnt.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Manahil al-‘Irfan fi ‘Uloom al-Qur’an, Dar al-Kitab al-Arabi, Beirut 1415 A.H. p.222)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mustapha al-A'zami points out that the reports that allege that Ubayy's Mushaf differed from the 'Uthmani one are weak:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hammad b. Salama reported that Ubayy's Mushaf contained two extra suras, called &lt;em&gt;al-Hafad&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;al-Khala'&lt;/em&gt;. This report is completely spurious because of a major defect in the chain, as there is an unaccounted-for gap of at least two to three generations between Ubayy's death (d. ca. 30 A.H.) and Hammad's (d. 167 A.H.) scholarly activity. Besides this, we must remember that a note written in a book does not make it part of the book. But let us accept that a few extra lines were scribbled inside Ubayy's Mushaf for argument's sake. Would these lines ascend to the position of Qur'an? Certainly not. The completed 'Uthmani Mushaf, disseminated with instructors who taught after the manner of relevant authorities, forms the basis for establishing whether any given text is Qur'an - not the unsubstantiated squiggles of an illegitimate manuscript.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mustafa al-A'zami - &lt;em&gt;History of the Qur'anic Text&lt;/em&gt;, p.203.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5355" LastEditorUserId="5355" LastEditDate="2016-01-16T14:36:07.607" LastActivityDate="2016-01-16T14:36:07.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29291" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2091" CreationDate="2016-01-01T15:44:58.450" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, you can use it, there nothing we see wrong with reading or reciting quran in soft copy, countless people are taking online quran classes and using digital Quran for that and the teachers as well, if there would've been something wrong they wouldn't have done it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15247" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2020-03-16T13:30:11.143" LastActivityDate="2020-03-16T13:30:11.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29292" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29235" CreationDate="2016-01-01T17:21:45.730" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;For sure, In Islam, divorced couples can get back to each others but there are some rules to take in account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Divorce has three types:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Talaq raj3i: the one happens when a husband says it to his wife for the first time, in this case, she wait at their home  for 3 months, within which he can get her back anytime, she is still considered his wife until the end of the specific period.&#xA;some references and more explanation is in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://myummah.co.za/site/2008/04/29/types-of-divorce/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. reference from quran: قول الله تعالى: ﴿ وَالْمُطَلَّقَاتُ يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ ثَلَاثَةَ قُرُوءٍ ﴾(البقرة:228) إلى قوله: ﴿ وَبُعُولَتُهُنَّ أَحَقُّ بِرَدِّهِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ إِنْ أَرَادُوا إِصْلاحًا﴾(البقرة: 228)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Talaq ba2en baynona soghra: if the 3 months period passed (or a pregnancy is finished) without they get back to each others, they have to leave each others, and can get back only by a new marriage contract.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Talaq ba2en baynona kobra: in the case, two husbands were divorced for the third time, they can not get married again unless the wife got married with someone else and then got divorced for some reason. &#xA;له تعالى: ﴿ فَإِنْ طَلَّقَهَا فَلَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ مِنْ بَعْدُ حَتَّى تَنكِحَ زَوْجًا غَيْرَهُ ﴾ (البقرة:230)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, you will find &lt;a href=&quot;http://myummah.co.za/site/2008/04/29/types-of-divorce/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; more comprehensive details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-eman.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%82%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A/%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%86%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A9%20%D8%B5%D8%BA%D8%B1%D9%89:/i582&amp;amp;d920424&amp;amp;c&amp;amp;p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; is also one of my references but in arabic&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15249" LastEditorUserId="15249" LastEditDate="2016-01-04T08:12:52.257" LastActivityDate="2016-01-04T08:12:52.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2431" CreationDate="2016-01-01T22:29:40.013" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two separate issues that you have asked about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Satanic Verses is a book written by Salman Rushdie. I have never read it, but have heard it described as pornographic in nature. This has nothing to do with the fact that some verses were abrogated from the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some verses have indeed been abrogated in the Quran. This fact is well-known and well-documented. There are 3 modes of abrogation. These modes are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both the recitation, i.e., the text of the verse, as well as the command contained in it were abrogated.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The recitation, i.e., the text of the verse was abrogated, but the command contained in it was not abrogated.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The recitation, i.e., the text of the verse was not abrogated, but the command contained in it was abrogated.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a verse was abrogated in text, it is no longer recited while reciting Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a verse was abrogated in command, it is no longer acted upon while living as a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both aspects of abrogation (text and command) are matters recorded by the Sunnat of the prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some might wonder what was the logic in abrogation. If the Muslim contention is that God is perfect, then what was the purpose behind abrogation of verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I've understood is that firstly Muslims believe in Allah, not only in His existence, but also in His status as the primary authority to be able to define what is right and what is wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Islamic view regarding the purpose of creation of human beings was to test which of us would be obedient and which of us won't be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ideal Muslim &quot;listens and obeys&quot; Allah's commands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abrogation presented a test of faith for the people present at the time when the verses were being revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another purpose of abrogation was as a reminder of Allah's Mercy, where the text of a verse was left in, but was no longer acted upon, so that people may remember that initially, they had to do something, which they no longer needed to, after Allah was Merciful to them and lifted a burden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a very well-written article on this matter, which I have essentially summarized above. I urge you to read it to gain better understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.call-to-monotheism.com/introduction_to_quranic_variants&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.call-to-monotheism.com/introduction_to_quranic_variants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="946" LastActivityDate="2016-01-01T22:29:40.013" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29287" CreationDate="2016-01-02T06:19:05.597" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;(Disclaimer: The Hadith presented below are mostly quoted from &lt;strong&gt;Sunni&lt;/strong&gt; Sources. So, follow them at your own interest.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;virtues of reading Qur'an&lt;/a&gt;, which are plenty, there are Hadith which suggest recital of Qur'an as a highly recommended act. E.g. Sunan Ibn Majah Chapter No: 7, &lt;a href=&quot;http://ahadith.co.uk/permalink-hadith-8716&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1343&lt;/a&gt; and Chapter No: 1, &lt;a href=&quot;http://ahadith.co.uk/permalink-hadith-6797&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;217&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As, Sayyid said (although his answer looks to be deleted), we would be anyways reciting the Qur'an in our Salah. But since we wouldn't be able to recite long parts of it or important parts of it just within Salah standing, it is better to take time off after Salah, sit, and recite a couple of your favorite verses. Apart, from that, reading Qur'an and pondering over it, is just another way of &lt;a href=&quot;http://eshaykh.com/hadith/hadith-sahih-or-mawdu/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;contemplating&lt;/a&gt;. Whether within Salah, or outside of it, reading, pondering over it and acting upon it is utmost important. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ending by presenting the verses directly from Qur'an, I leave it to you for interpretation of it, to decide whether it implicitly means a &lt;em&gt;strongly recommended act&lt;/em&gt; or explicitly implies to be an &lt;em&gt;obligation&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;O you who wraps himself [in clothing], Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little - Half of it - or subtract from it a little, Or add to it, and &lt;strong&gt;recite the Qur'an&lt;/strong&gt; with measured recitation.&lt;/em&gt; [Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/73&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;73:1-4]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-02T07:36:03.003" LastActivityDate="2016-03-02T07:36:03.003" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29300" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-02T19:05:54.297" Score="2" ViewCount="3987" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to start with this, but I don't want to blame him, I was provoked to shave my &quot;uni brow&quot; by my older brother as he teased me about at, so I did. I did not know it was haram at the time, and now realise it is a major sin. I hate my eye brows now but I also hate how I performed a major sin, how can I get forgiveness. Praying? What duah do I say? Thank you for your time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15258" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-06T13:28:55.950" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T13:28:55.950" Title="I Shaved where my eyebrows meet" Tags="|forgiveness|shaving|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-01-06T19:30:59.847" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29303" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-03T02:42:59.020" Score="2" ViewCount="291" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did Islam have some rules of engagement in military conflicts, concerning women, children and old men? Were there any rules for not touching them after conquering a city or territory?&#xA;Did Muhammad have such rules in his expeditions (military conflicts)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rules change in time - for example in the Ottoman Empire they took non-Muslim children by force from their parents, periodically, to make them soldiers. So I am interested about the rules in the times of Muhammad and a few centuries after him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14105" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-07-18T06:59:25.343" LastActivityDate="2019-07-19T14:23:24.867" Title="What were the rules of engagement in military conflicts in the first centuries after Muhammad?" Tags="|fiqh|history|jihad|battles|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29305" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29344" CreationDate="2016-01-03T04:29:15.040" Score="3" ViewCount="1828" Body="&lt;p&gt;With respect to the appearance of the savior, I ought to point out that in accordance with the perspective of Shiite, 12th Imam of Shiite (Imam Mahdi (a.j.)) is going to appear to save the world from the oppression. So my question is that &lt;strong&gt;what is the viewpoint of Sunni regarding this issue?&lt;/strong&gt; In truth, do they believe in this matter as well? If so, who is him (according to Sunni)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-22T05:56:54.047" LastActivityDate="2023-03-05T22:33:27.850" Title="What is Sunni view regarding Imam Mahdi?" Tags="|sunni|imam-mahdi|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23715" CreationDate="2016-01-03T05:52:46.897" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A hadith may also be narrated with the words &quot;And he said - wa qala وَقَالَ&quot;, which is sometimes described as mu'allaq – a &quot;hanging narration&quot; – when one or more of the narrators are omitted from the beginning of the chain of transmission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14920" LastEditorUserId="14920" LastEditDate="2016-01-03T09:35:40.670" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T09:35:40.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29308" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29300" CreationDate="2016-01-03T06:13:13.397" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name if Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is haram and prohibited  to pluck/shave/cut the eyebrows as it is considered changing Allah's creation.  This is taken from the hadeeth which is narrated by Al Bukhari in his saheeh (4886) and by Muslim in his saheeh (2125):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Masoud (RA) said: The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) of Allah cursed those ladies who practice tattooing, those who get tattooed, those who cut the hair of their eyebrows, those who have their eyebrows hair cut and those who make up gaps between their teeth to get more beautiful changing thereupon the creation of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, what you did my brother (&lt;em&gt;from what you wrote, i understood that you cut the part between your eyebrows only&lt;/em&gt;) isn't considered as &lt;strong&gt;cutting the eyebrows&lt;/strong&gt;!The area between the eyebrows is not considered a part from the eyebrows, so there is no bad deed in cutting it! Just make sure you don't remove anything from the actual eyebrows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Refer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/22393&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; for more details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastEditorUserId="13394" LastEditDate="2016-01-03T06:19:39.243" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T06:19:39.243" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29310" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-03T17:28:03.113" Score="2" ViewCount="197" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today an incident happened. I am so addicted to a game on my mobile, my father saw this and he took the Quran and made me to promise that I won't play the game from now onwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I am so addicted to this game. What happens if I play it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15017" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-31T00:15:33.167" LastActivityDate="2016-10-31T00:17:02.997" Title="What happens if I play a mobile game I was made to swear not to play on the Quran?" Tags="|quran|oaths|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29310" CreationDate="2016-01-03T18:29:00.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, it's not allowed to make a promise by putting one's hand on the Quran. It's an act of innovation in Islam, and not proved from any verse of Quran or hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, if you break a promise, then here in the Quran it explains what you have to do:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah does not take you to task for your inadvertent oaths, but He&#xA;  will take you to task for oaths you make intentionally. The expiation&#xA;  in that case is to feed ten poor people with the average amount you&#xA;  feed your family, or clothe them, or free a slave. Anyone without the&#xA;  means to do so should fast three days. That is the expiation for&#xA;  breaking oaths when you have sworn them. Keep your oaths. In this way&#xA;  Allah makes His Signs clear to you, so that hopefully you will be&#xA;  thankful. (Surat al-Ma'ida, 89)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-31T00:17:02.997" LastActivityDate="2016-10-31T00:17:02.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29300" CreationDate="2016-01-03T21:02:48.900" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The middle part where the hairs meet,'uni-brow,' is not part of the actual eyebrows and can be removed.  The Quran permits the removal of all kinds of hair and does not say it is haraam.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even the Saudi-Salafi scholars allow plucking of the uni-brow as mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Question: What is the ruling on plucking the hair between the&#xA;  eyebrows? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Answer: &lt;strong&gt;It is permissible to pluck it&lt;/strong&gt;, because it is not part of the&#xA;  eyebrows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/22393&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islamqa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should be extremely careful about making things haraam, as this can be a form of Shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2016-01-03T21:02:48.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29284" CreationDate="2016-01-04T00:18:23.243" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As dear Hamza Islam correctly remarked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As its a general rule never to show pics of females on public or&#xA;  social websites, who are uncovered&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Particularly if the female is Muslim ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, as a related verse, you can refer to Surah a-Nour (I reckon verse 31) as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You remarked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... even if those pictures are already available over the internet to&#xA;  everyone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how can you be sure that the owner of this photo is satisfied... Beside, it can extend the issue of vice (seeing non-mahram ...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Good luck و من الله التوفیق&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-12-18T13:05:36.220" LastActivityDate="2016-12-18T13:05:36.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29318" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-04T01:07:56.440" Score="3" ViewCount="6280" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came by a video which tells about a hadith where Ibn Masud asks the prophet (phub) about the signs of Qyamah and then our Prophet (pbuh) states many signs.  I found it very amazing.  But I couldn't find the Hadith or even it source.  Can anyone give me the hadith along with its source?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The video was this: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCMgwwDkFxE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCMgwwDkFxE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Partial transcript:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Masood said &quot;I said to the Prophet&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;Does the hour have a knowledge that you can know it by?&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He said &quot;Yes, Oh Ibn Masood&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And Muslims have to know these signs&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  so they recognise them when they see them.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And there are many signs&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  One of the signs&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Children become filled with rage&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Rain becomes burning or acidic. Acid rain.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  You'll see evil people spreading widely&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;Oh Ibn Masood from the signs and conditions of the Hour is that&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  people will trust treacherous people&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  and they will consider trustworthy people treacherous&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The truthful one will be called a liar&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  and the one telling a lie will be called truthful.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  These are signs.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  This to me is one of the clear Prophetic miracles of the Prophet.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He said ...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  That the dishes will be communicating continuously&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  and the Prophet used the very word&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And people will sever their family ties.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  In other words people will stay home and watch television&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  on satellite dish, and they won't go visit their neighbors&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9278" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T14:00:29.620" LastActivityDate="2022-01-04T00:21:29.837" Title="What is the hadith regarding minor signs of Qyamah by Ibn Masud?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|end-times|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29319" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="62" CreationDate="2016-01-04T03:19:01.860" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The disagreement depends entirely if the Muslim views the pledge as an act of worship or not.  If you view it as just a pledge to follow the laws of the country it is acceptable.&#xA;  I am am a Muslim American, and I personally view the pledge as it is pushed in most American situations as an act of worshiping the country.  They may put the words under God, but most people do not believe it.  An example of this is the US military.  You must follow the orders of your commander even if the order is immoral and contradicts religious teaching (even Christian teachings).  Conscientious objector status can only be seen as a whole (apposed to war in general) and not used in individual decisions.  Simply put you can not join the military unless you are willing to put Country before God.  This is a huge part of many soldiers coming home with PTSD.  They are often forced to go against their own personal and religious morals due to the obligation to follow orders.  So I will respectfully stand for the pledge of Allegiance but I will not say it.  I do respect my country and believe the legal system in the US (excepting the Military) is actually the closest to the true Islamic law on the face of the earth.  But I will never put Country before Faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15273" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2016-01-04T07:59:30.607" LastActivityDate="2016-01-04T07:59:30.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9065" CreationDate="2016-01-04T07:35:55.470" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In fact the ruling for a prisoner of war is different as you can clearly read in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt; and also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in Sunan abi Dawud which is also supported by same or similar narrations in al-Mustadrak of al-Hakim and Musnad al-Imam Ahmad (see also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=60491&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in case of a prisoner of war the 'iddah is either her first menses or if she was pregnant the birth of her child!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this Narrations by Anas ibn Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) in Sahih al Bukhari (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/34/181&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/56/108&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/64/251&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;) clearly states that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;her menses were over&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which is a (to some extent bad) translation for -in our case- the most important word in this Hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَلَّتْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means she became &lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt; or free (to marry) and should explain that her 'idah has ended. (see also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%AA/home.php?word=%D8%AD%D9%84&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find a similar Hadith in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/20/68&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawud&lt;/a&gt; (حَلَّتْ was translated purified in this Version).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An other Hadith in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/16/102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; shows that our Messenger (Peace be upon him) kept Safiyya (May Allah be pleased with her) at the home of Umm Sulaim (May Allah be pleased with her) to spent the period of her 'Iddah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-01-04T11:45:39.413" LastActivityDate="2016-01-04T11:45:39.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29322" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29318" CreationDate="2016-01-04T08:49:09.737" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well after listening to the first seconds of this video i did a search for the first 3 signs described and found this &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=747&amp;amp;pid=373019&amp;amp;hid=2062&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;&quot; (Arabic) in a book called &quot;tratyb al-Amaly al-Khomaysiyah (or al-Khamysiyah)&quot; of ash-Shajary ترتيب الأمالي الخميسية للشجري  (an apparently &lt;a href=&quot;http://books.islam-db.com/author/%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%89_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Zaydi&lt;/a&gt; scholar).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A quick overlook about some rawy's who might be an indication of weakness for this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well the rawy Abu Obaydah abdu-l-Warith Ibrahim al-Askary  أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْعَسْكَرِيِّ is an unkonwn&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the one he's referencing: Sayf ibn Miskyn al-Aswaary  سَيْفُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ الْأَسْوَارِيُّ is a known fabricator!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Mobarak ibn Fadalah  مُبَارَكُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ has been accused to do tadlees (in cases)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But apparently the speaker even added some signs not mentioned in that book, some of them known from other ahadith!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-01-04T08:49:09.737" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29323" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-04T10:06:38.907" Score="-2" ViewCount="376" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu aliakum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know god is the one to make the final judgement, but I've a question. I keep a strained relationship with my father. I'm 25 now. My father does not go to work nor he looks after me, my sister and my mother. All he does is say no to almost everything in our lives, but he let us go somewhere if we want. But if I want to buy a phone, he would say no. My father is the eldest one of his brothers and sisters, and he is cheated by them in family property and so and so. He always says that he wanted a son not daughters. He always shout at me curse as well, well I do the same too. Because I think the man who does not take care of me have no authority to shout at me. He has told me many times that he've not considered me his daughter.... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't control my anger... what do I do... I know it is not good to shout at father or curse him.... But what am I supposed to do... Also I speak to myself... I want to get rid of this behavior.. he has once called me mad...  Is there any ayah to get rid of speaking to my selves... and what am I supposed to do when my father shout at me... (Dont tell me keep quite, boz I have failed a thousand times.. )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15274" LastActivityDate="2016-01-04T10:35:50.213" Title="Will I go to Jahannam?" Tags="|salat|halal-haram|day-of-judgement|family|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-01-05T22:32:05.410" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29323" CreationDate="2016-01-04T10:35:50.213" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Vaaleykum assalyam. Dear sister, this life is just an exam for mankind. Patience is the best policy. You should never shout at your father no matter what kind of personality he is. Allah (SWT) is testing You and He wants to see how You can behave. Remember, Allah (SWT) tests because He loves You. If you fail to behave as behaved our Prophet ( peace be upon him ), Allah will get angry on You. You are born to worship the God and live by the rules of Islam. Patience is the only thing You can do. May Allah guide You. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15275" LastActivityDate="2016-01-04T10:35:50.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29326" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-04T11:12:45.387" Score="4" ViewCount="207" Body="&lt;p&gt;My home is nearer to Masjid (mosque). All conducted Jamat in Masjid are clearly audible from my home. I have the following questions (please answer in both gender's view):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shall I do Salah by using Jamaah from my home. That is, shall I follow the Imam for my Salah? Is it permissible in Sunnah?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If answer for my first question is yes, will my Salah be considered as Jamaah Salah? That is, shall I get the reward of Jamaah Salah? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4091" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-17T13:21:12.873" LastActivityDate="2018-01-17T13:21:12.873" Title="When Jamaah of Masjid is audible from my home and I pray in my home, does that make my Salah a Jamaah Salaah?" Tags="|salat|jamaat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29327" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-04T12:51:33.723" Score="5" ViewCount="3034" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My family is looking for proposals and the men used to get invited to home for seeing the women, only after liking the women, the marriage is forwarded. if the guy didn't like the girl, there won't be any further discussion and proposal would be cancelled fore after.&lt;br&gt; Most guys reject me because I'm not beautiful.&lt;br&gt; Does Islam has anything to do with this guys??&lt;br&gt; Is it something bad to judge someone from color or external beauty in islam??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15274" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-04T12:58:55.487" LastActivityDate="2016-11-09T06:25:33.483" Title="Is it a recommended in the Quran to marry a beautiful woman?" Tags="|practical-islam|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29329" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-04T15:45:35.730" Score="3" ViewCount="181" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not Muslim. And I'm searching the answer for the first documented Quran book. Still couldn't get a certain answer. Some of my Muslim friends says it was first given to the followers. Then they memorize it and teach to the next generation. Later only which was documented in book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any first Quran book in written form? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And who was documenting the first Quran book?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they having the very first book as reference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply I'm not referring oldest book discovered. I want to know, in history who was doing the work of writing it to a book?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15279" LastEditorUserId="15279" LastEditDate="2016-01-06T09:39:41.210" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T09:39:41.210" Title="Is there any physically written first Quran book?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29329" CreationDate="2016-01-04T16:04:47.737" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the last research the oldest Quran is located in UK.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;What may be the world's oldest fragments of the Koran have been found by the University of Birmingham.&#xA;Radiocarbon dating found the manuscript to be at least 1,370 years old, making it among the earliest in existence.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prof Thomas: &quot;These portions must have been in a form that is very close to the form of the Koran read today, supporting the view that the text has undergone little or no alteration and that it can be dated to a point very close to the time it was believed to be revealed.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.com/news/business-33436021&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Oldest Quran in UK belongs to &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15280" LastActivityDate="2016-01-04T16:04:47.737" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28433" CreationDate="2016-01-05T03:31:30.207" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;God is kind and merciful...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Humans either go to heaven or hell...since this world is a just world...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He doesn't need his servants, nor their prayers, yet he doesn't like his servants to hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He gives instructions on how to achieve heaven... if it's important for you then you follow...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conclusion: He doesn't need your prayers...but he would happy to see you go to the heavens...as he is the beneficent and merciful i.e. he does care that much!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2016-01-05T03:31:30.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29335" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27503" CreationDate="2016-01-05T05:16:58.820" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is only allowed to swear by God, swearing by other things is not accepted and does not count. Only God can swear with any thing he creates. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15285" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-01T08:59:30.697" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T08:59:30.697" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29336" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-05T12:00:22.967" Score="1" ViewCount="6814" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it true in Islam that: &quot;what goes around comes around?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone does something to you which brings harm or benefit, will the same thing happen to that individual that brought you that harm or benefit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8677" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2019-08-18T19:29:53.187" LastActivityDate="2019-08-18T19:29:53.187" Title="Is it true in Islam, what goes around comes around?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|life|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="971" CreationDate="2016-01-05T20:07:38.177" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since we all know that Muhammad {Peace be upon him} always covered his head so it is declared a sunnah and if we following a sunnah of PBUH we surely will get reward. Plus to revive a sunnah is also big rewarding. (Allah SWT knows the best)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15292" LastActivityDate="2016-01-05T20:07:38.177" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28535" CreationDate="2016-01-05T21:33:18.270" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brain is the center of our body, if it is faulty then our body cannot be okay. Thinking can affect our intentions and it can lead us to do as intended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you say you have faith in Allah, which will defend you from doing such an act than why don't you try to avoid watching/reading such act. Don't you think it is as bad as doing it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surely, if a Muslim intend a sin, it won't be written until he commits. But this does not mean you are free to think of sins, it can weaken your faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَتَبَ عَلَى ابْنِ آدَمَ حَظَّهُ مِنَ الزِّنَا، أَدْرَكَ ذَلِكَ لاَ مَحَالَةَ، فَزِنَا الْعَيْنِ النَّظَرُ، وَزِنَا اللِّسَانِ الْمَنْطِقُ، وَالنَّفْسُ تَمَنَّى وَتَشْتَهِي، وَالْفَرْجُ يُصَدِّقُ ذَلِكَ، وَيُكَذِّبُهُ ‏&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did not see anything so resembling minor sins as what Abu Huraira said from the Prophet, who said, &amp;quot;Allah has written for the son of Adam his inevitable share of adultery whether he is aware of it or not: The adultery of the eye is the looking (at something which is sinful to look at), and the adultery of the tongue is to utter (what it is unlawful to utter), and the innerself wishes and longs for (adultery) and the private parts turn that into reality or refrain from submitting to the temptation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many things mentioned in this Hadith, like watching with eyes. It is also mentioned that it is not a minor sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6743" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-07-03T23:45:16.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3010" CreationDate="2016-01-06T04:13:17.023" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Archaeological &amp;amp; Biblical evidence it has been proved that neither Prophet Ibrahim even been to that part of the world nor the Kaba or Macca ever existed in His Time.A complete false story of the history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15294" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T04:13:17.023" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29342" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-06T09:50:34.620" Score="1" ViewCount="2503" Body="&lt;p&gt;Adam's Peak is a tall conical mountain located in central Sri Lanka. Muslims in all over the world go to Adam's Peak. Is Adam's Peak a sacred place for Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15203" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-08T10:53:10.197" LastActivityDate="2017-11-15T13:02:33.393" Title="Is Adam's Peak a sacred place for Muslims?" Tags="|prophet-adam|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29344" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29305" CreationDate="2016-01-06T14:56:11.593" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's the same for both Sunni &amp;amp; Shia. It's the same religion. On one side you have Wahhabies (in their different forms), they love Sahaba but they don't appreciate A'al Albayt, they even deny (or hide the proof of) their high status.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, there are Shia who love Ahlul-bayt but they're misinformed about some of the Sahaba and hate them accordingly. Right in the middle, there are Sufis, they love all Ahlul-bayt and all the Sahaba. All sects are awaiting Imam Mahdi's appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15298" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-20T11:38:34.517" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T11:38:34.517" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29345" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-06T16:59:04.117" Score="3" ViewCount="1972" Body="&lt;p&gt;Currently, I have a Software development job. But I have a lot of free time which I want to spend on freelancing on Odesk/Upwork. I do not plan to work on anything that is Islamic-ally prohibited like work on movies, cartoons etc. Also, do not plan to work on company time, just on the weekends using my own resources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just want to earn more money in my spare time. Will what I earn through freelancing be halal-rizq for me? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15301" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-09T06:34:45.733" LastActivityDate="2016-07-22T01:24:40.463" Title="Is freelancing halal if my job contract prevents from working for any other place?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29346" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29348" CreationDate="2016-01-06T17:40:15.830" Score="2" ViewCount="7844" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm listening this from my elder's that don't touch or lift the children's without ghusl [taking bath] if couples had sex.&#xA;But I have one year old boy, Is this right to touch or feed him milk without taking bath If we had sex or Ghusl is Must to touch or feed to the child.&#xA;Can any one pls clear this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14020" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T18:57:10.730" Title="After sex shall we touch our son without Ghusl[Bath]" Tags="|sex|ghusl|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29348" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29346" CreationDate="2016-01-06T18:57:10.730" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;in islam , Everything is allowed, Unless it is proved haram. So as there is no such thing as you mentioned (that you cannot touch your baby after sex) then it is perfectly fine to touch him, there is nothing wrong in it. Those who claim that it is wrong, ask them to bring Evidence from Quran or sunnah, as they cannot produce such evidence from Quran and sunnah, they are lying, as they just heard from here and there and told it to you, without any verification.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even from Islamic point of view, you cannot touch Quran or pray, during state of janabah (after sex) otherwise,you can do everything. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2016-01-06T18:57:10.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29350" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29363" CreationDate="2016-01-07T00:15:27.160" Score="0" ViewCount="34029" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Islam rulings, what should one do when they see a bad dream? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12456" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T01:08:57.087" Title="What to do when you see a bad dream" Tags="|practical-islam|dream|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-01-08T02:33:21.050" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29351" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29362" CreationDate="2016-01-07T06:39:54.393" Score="1" ViewCount="7302" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the ever merciful.&#xA;Salam my brothers and sisters, may the blessings of Allah be on us and the Ummah. My question was that, Allah the almighty does not expose sins, but at times he exposes sins, he knows the best reason for exposing sins. But does it mean that if one's sins are exposed he won't get forgiveness? or he won't be loved by Allah ever again? Does it mean something like that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15305" LastActivityDate="2021-05-22T20:02:47.137" Title="Exposed Sins of the sinners" Tags="|sin|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29350" CreationDate="2016-01-07T06:49:32.723" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam brother/sister.&#xA;There are 3 types of dreams :-&#xA;1)Rehmani: These are dreams from the Almighty, these carry certain messages and we do not forget them. If there is a Rehmani dream, prophet peace be upon him said that he/she should tell people about it&#xA;2)Nafsani: Dreams that come from our thinking, these are baseless and have no meanings, we can forget these dreams.&#xA;3)Shaytani: These dreams are given to us by the Shayateen or Iblis to scare us, these too have no meanings and we should not be afraid of them by any means, they're just to strike terror in one's heart.These are also called nightmares in english. We would forget these dreams too after a certain time. &#xA;Please tell me what dream did you have, I'll try my best to answer what do they mean or are they just nafsani or shaytani and tell you what to do with it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15305" LastActivityDate="2016-01-07T06:49:32.723" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29354" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-07T08:58:33.667" Score="0" ViewCount="12898" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta%27wiz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;taweez&lt;/a&gt; (amulets) haram? Kindly provide references from Quran and/or Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some Ulama say it is ja'iz (not haram) and now I am confused and would like to know the real ruling. Please back your answers with references from Quran or Authentic Ahadeeth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15308" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T12:23:36.453" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T12:23:36.453" Title="Are taweez (amulets) haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|tawiz|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-01-08T23:51:35.357" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29358" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12889" CreationDate="2016-01-07T15:55:04.917" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In your new region there is two model of marriage: permanent marriage when you have conditions as having a job and income that you can research about this and temporary marriage when you cant have a permanent marriage and this second model is for time you cant control your lust well and disturb.&#xA;Please certainly research about two model and certain study then according to your condition do one of them and dont disturb yourself.&#xA;Have a good life&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15312" LastActivityDate="2016-01-07T15:55:04.917" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24319" CreationDate="2016-01-07T20:14:52.070" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me clarify what a zero-sum game is. It's a scenario where a gain for one person would result in a loss for another person. The &lt;em&gt;outcome&lt;/em&gt; of the situation is &lt;strong&gt;irrelevant&lt;/strong&gt; to whether the situation itself is zero-sum. Cutting a cake is a zero-sum game even if everybody takes a piece exactly the same size.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A zero-sum game is a kind of scenario that most people experience every single day. Unless you are going to say that cutting a cake is forbidden in Islam, it must be the case that zero-sum games are permitted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2469" LastActivityDate="2016-01-07T20:14:52.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29362" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29351" CreationDate="2016-01-08T00:23:52.397" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhan o Taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wa'lekumussalam warahmatullah brother,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Safwan bin Muhriz:&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;A man asked Ibn `Umar, &quot;What did you hear Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying regarding An-Najwa (secret talk between Allah and His believing worshipper on the Day of Judgment)?&quot; He said, &quot;(The Prophet (ﷺ) said), &quot;One of you will come close to his Lord till He will shelter him in His screen and say: Did you commit such-and-such sin? He will say, 'Yes.' Then Allah will say: Did you commit such and such sin? He will say, 'Yes.' So Allah will make him confess (all his sins) and He will say, 'I screened them (your sins) for you in the world, and today I forgive them for you.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;(Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt does not expose sins indeed he dislikes this act of exposing sins of oneself or His brother in Islam.When someone openly shares his sins with others and continuing it gradually the fear of committing sin disappears in people hearts and in this way people do not feel shame in bringing such words to their mouth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;Every one of my followers will be forgiven except those who expose (openly) their wrongdoings. An example of this is that of a man who commits a sin at night which Allah has covered for him, and in the morning, he would say (to people): &quot;I committed such and such sin last night,' while Allah had kept it a secret. During the night Allah has covered it up but in the morning he tears up the cover provided by Allah Himself.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The cause of exposure of sin is a tongue of a person by which he could tell his sin to others or expose sin of others which is not allowed in Islam and  nowadays its also common on social media where people use to expose their sins by writing and sharing with others which is a more bigger sin itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;“Whoever covers (the sin of) a Muslim, Allah will cover him (his sin) in this world and in the Hereafter.”&lt;/strong&gt;(Ibn-Majah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and as you asked about forgiveness so Allah Swt is ever forgiving when one asks forgiveness and do repentance Allah Swt forgives him as His mercy prevails over his wrath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anas bin Malik narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&#xA;“Allah, Blessed is He and Most High, said: ‘O son of Adam! Verily as long as you called upon Me and hoped in Me, I forgave you, despite whatever may have occurred from you, and I did not mind. O son of Adam! Were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky, then you sought forgiveness from Me, I would forgive you, and I would not mind. So son of Adam! If you came to me with sins nearly as great as the earth, and then you met Me not associating anything with Me, I would come to you with forgiveness nearly as great as it.&lt;/strong&gt;’”(Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T00:23:52.397" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29350" CreationDate="2016-01-08T01:08:57.087" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhan o Taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “If&#xA;  anyone of you has a bad dream, he should not tell people about how&#xA;  Satan played with him in his dream.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/ibnmajah/35/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Qatada: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;A good dream that comes&#xA;  true is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan, so if anyone of you&#xA;  sees a bad dream, he should seek refuge with Allah from Satan and&#xA;  should spit on the left, for the bad dream will not harm&#xA;  him.&quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/91/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Good Dreams are from Allah Swt and one should be thankful for it but bad dreams are from satan which Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him said about and told us to ask to ask refuge with Allah Swt so say Ta'awuz (ﺍﻋﻮﺬ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ ﻣﻦ الشيطان ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻴﻢ )and do not tell people about it then it wont be harmful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T01:08:57.087" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29364" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29394" CreationDate="2016-01-08T12:12:36.887" Score="1" ViewCount="2679" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What is the right concept of aliens in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Should we believe in aliens or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do they exist according to Quran and Hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;N.B&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/so-2016&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;stack overflow servey&lt;/a&gt;, I have to answer the question in the tittle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T21:18:15.823" Title="Do you believe in aliens?" Tags="|quran|hadith|alien|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ClosedDate="2018-03-16T19:23:41.123" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29354" CreationDate="2016-01-08T15:53:07.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the ever merciful, peace and blessings be upon the messenger of Allah.&#xA;Salam Sister,&#xA;Taweez are not haram in general, at the time of the prophet(peace and blessings be upon him) people used to wear taweez, however, taweez is also used for doing black magic, these taweez have hidden shapes and things so that black magic takes places in a particular house or a place, you can see many youtube videos on these, the only haram taweez are the taweez based on shirk and kufr, which includes these taweez made for the purpose of black magic, a taweez should be checked properly,other than that, taweez are halal, but they should not be worn so that one could be succesful or something like that, it is Allah who will give blessings, not the taweez, it is just a way with which Allah gives blessins, for example, when we take medicine it not the medicine which cures us, it is rather Allah curing us, it is just a way by which he is curing us, just like that, taweez is also just a way. Here is the video I would use as a reference, it is in Urdu &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGYoHSxQge0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGYoHSxQge0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15305" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T15:53:07.687" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29368" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29354" CreationDate="2016-01-08T19:29:51.487" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Scholars of Sunni islam have little difference of opinion on this issue. Some Salaf scholars said they are allowed as long as they only have Quran, but to be on safe side,and Stronger opinion is that its better to avoid all forms of Tazeez, as there Can be danger in using it, as person can commit shirk, like this hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Aamir said: I heard the Messenger of&#xA;  Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “Whoever wears&#xA;  an amulet, may Allaah not fulfil his need, and whoever wears a&#xA;  sea-shell, may Allaah not give him peace.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Narrated by Ahmad, 16951)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for more detailed answer from Consensus of Scholars, please consult this Fatwa&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/10543&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/10543&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastEditorDisplayName="user12159" LastEditDate="2016-01-08T19:36:37.257" LastActivityDate="2016-01-08T19:36:37.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29369" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29387" CreationDate="2016-01-08T20:47:20.353" Score="2" ViewCount="176" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Asslamu-un-Alakum&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;I was wondering if I can provide a matrimonial service (known as dating sites) to the users? If I wanna launch a site just for Muslim brother and sisters who are seeking a partner. Am I allowed to do it in Islam? Specially I greatly appreciate an answer according to &quot;Shia&quot; Fiqh.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15328" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T20:30:27.903" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T20:30:27.903" Title="Can I create, own &amp; run a Dating website?" Tags="|fiqh|shiism|shia-sunni|shia-imam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29371" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-08T23:31:57.230" Score="1" ViewCount="7345" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently, Charlie Hebdo published an edition that had God carrying a kalashnikov on the cover, and a news organisation reportedly decided not to show the cover because it had an image of God (apparently having an image of God was enough, as opposed to him carrying a gun or having blood splattered on him). From &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2016/01/07/after-finding-out-that-charlie-hebdo-cover-satirizes-god-msnbc-censors-it/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;After finding out that Charlie Hebdo cover satirizes God, MSNBC censors it&lt;/a&gt; (the link has no pictures of the prophet, just an image of God)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In a reply that merits no further commentary from this blog, the MSNBC&#xA;  rep says that the network showed the current Charlie Hebdo cover up&#xA;  until it confirmed that the image was of God. “Once we found that out,&#xA;  we stopped showing it,” notes the rep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is drawing the God of Islam, Christianity and Judaism allowed in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried googling about the topic, but mainly got hits about the drawing of the prophet Mohammed in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following are related, but don't seem to answer this question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/24174/are-depictions-of-the-prophet-pbuh-forbidden-islamically&quot;&gt;Are depictions of the prophet PBUH forbidden Islamically?&lt;/a&gt; (about the Prophet), and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/9911/is-it-permissible-to-make-and-watch-tv-programs-with-living-creatures-in-them&quot;&gt;Is it permissible to make and watch TV programs with living creatures in them?&lt;/a&gt; (about living creatures).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2020-11-24T06:19:31.117" Title="Is drawing God allowed in Islam?" Tags="|allah|drawing|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2601" CreationDate="2016-01-09T01:52:49.617" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really was going to go for a hypnosis in harley street London for a psychological problem. However just being impatient i tried a self hypnotising video. It took me to a strange but aware sort of state. It felt like floating above a sea. However I stopped the video after 10 mins and searched for a fatwa on it as at the back of my mind there was a constant uncomfortable feeling about it. This fatwa did not convince me as it sounded absurd that there was a jinn evolved or even intoxication or unconsciousness as I was fully awake and in control.  However in an other fatwa a sister had commented about waswassa and it straight away clicked to me that hypnotism talks about mere suggestions in a relaxed state.. and that is exactly what surah Al-NAS is about. To seek refuge from the whisperers that whisper to your heart from among jinn or amongst men.i had never understood the meaning of the ayah (alazi uwaswisu fe sudur-in nas) like now. May Allah bless us with hidayah... Ameen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15330" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-26T16:02:53.407" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T16:02:53.407" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29375" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-09T08:37:27.027" Score="0" ViewCount="1594" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamou alaikoum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslimah (female Muslim) and&#xA;Recently we have heard of people kidnapping children and sacrificing them to the evil for their selfish purpose ... and also we heard of the illuminati ... they also are sacrificing people to the evil ...&#xA;My question is that&#xA;If someone kidnaps me by force ...&#xA;And they sacrifice me  (killed me), would I go to hell?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean do they only sacrifice my body or also my soul&#xA;and if I was a good practising Muslim&#xA;would I go to hell&#xA;when they sacrifice me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I get the answer soon ... Jazakallah khair&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15189" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-12-18T13:10:08.480" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T07:18:12.597" Title="If someone forcefully sacrificed me... Would I go to hell?" Tags="|shaitan|soul|sacrifice|jahannam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29375" CreationDate="2016-01-09T09:24:55.913" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Oh, what it is claimed would definitely be wrong as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;we have heard of people kidnapping children and sacrificing them to&#xA;  the evil for their selfish purpose...and also we heard of the&#xA;  illuminati ...they also are sacrificing people to the evil.. My&#xA;  question is that If someone kidnaps me by force... and they sacrifice&#xA;  me (killed me) Would I go to hell ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually it is not so significant how will you be died or killed, but your Akherah fate (paradise or hell) would be definitely related to your Donya (world) practices, otherwise it would not be fair like what you remarked...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-12-27T07:18:12.597" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T07:18:12.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5528" CreationDate="2016-01-09T18:48:04.877" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;as far as I know, men should cover their body as strictly as women. A proper way of dressing, covering your body, acceptable  by the society and that's all it needs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15336" LastActivityDate="2016-01-09T18:48:04.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29382" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29375" CreationDate="2016-01-09T18:59:39.780" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whether you are going to Heaven or hell depends on what you have done with your life, all the good deeds you have done. If willingly give your soul to the evil, which is more like a suicide, you will end up in hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15336" LastActivityDate="2016-01-09T18:59:39.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29371" CreationDate="2016-01-09T19:10:28.333" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a child, I saw a movie about the story of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). But his face was never shown. Most scenes were how he sees. When I asked why he is not shown, this is what I got as an answer.&#xA;&quot;There are people who worship images and sculptures and if someone sees his face, people will say that this is the real Prophet and start worshiping him.&quot;&#xA;This is actually a fact that our history teaches us. So if some guy says, I saw God in my dream and this is how He looks like, people will blindly worship that picture. So I guess it is not allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15336" LastActivityDate="2016-01-09T19:10:28.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29384" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-09T19:22:09.220" Score="2" ViewCount="367" Body="&lt;p&gt;In our world it takes a great deal to look after a family especially if you have nothing to start with. When you have a wife and kids, it is really hard to look after them and satisfy their basic needs. Instead of begging or doing crimes, does doing a proper job, even if it is haram in some sense, affect your after life? I've heard the story of a prostitute who has been forgiven by Allah just because she fed a thirsty dog (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sacred-texts.com/isl/bukhari/bh4/bh4_541.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it haram to look after one owns family by doing haram because there is no other option? For example, a bar tender. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How will it affect the family members? How their afterlife would be? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15336" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-29T08:00:42.487" LastActivityDate="2017-09-25T11:37:25.050" Title="Is it haram to look after your family, by doing haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|sin|family|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29384" CreationDate="2016-01-10T06:02:13.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You ought to pay heed that haram is haram, and you cannot justify yourself to do haram (forbidden) as you said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In our world it takes a great deal to look after a family especially&#xA;  if you have nothing to start with. When you have a wife and kids it&#xA;  really hard to look after them and satisfy their basic needs. Instead&#xA;  of begging or doing crimes, does doing a proper job even if it is&#xA;  haram in some sense, affect your after life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your issue can be like the following matter to some extent (I can remembered that  I heard a story ...) that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(approximate story): Someone was stealing (I reckon pomegranate), then&#xA;  was helping them to poor individuals (as charity), so the Prophet&#xA;  (peace be upon him and his family) considered his practice as a haram&#xA;  ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise, if your words were right, then Allah would allow poor people to steal or do haram activities for their families (for their expenses)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eventually, there could be two final solutions for you:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Endeavor to deal with the current condition.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Endeavor to find a halal job (even with a lower income).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By observing the items above Allah (God willingly) would keep blessing (Barekah) in your money... anyhow, hopefully you do not do haram (although it seems you won't do that, since it was significant as you searched about that).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;یارزاق&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-25T11:37:25.050" LastActivityDate="2017-09-25T11:37:25.050" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29369" CreationDate="2016-01-10T06:19:09.507" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, I appreciate your endeavor for making such useful site as you remarked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;i wanna launch a site just for Muslim brother and sisters who are&#xA;  seeking a partner&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly it won't be haram by itself, as can reach many couples to each others (by getting marriage), but the significant point is that it can be a place for haram acts as well, by relations which can be result in non-Islamic relationship by making relationship between boys and girls... And actually some or many individuals can misuse ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance (as you asked for Shia), there is such problem in Iran (as a Shi'ite country) as well. That at majority of times they avoid doing such sites due to its side problems which can have many negative points too. So, as a recommendation: you can do this goal by being broker (mediator) to introduce the appropriate cases to each other...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;توکلت علی الله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-01T13:05:37.157" LastActivityDate="2016-05-01T13:05:37.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29389" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29336" CreationDate="2016-01-10T06:52:25.573" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;              In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What a nice matter you mentioned, I indeed appreciate for mentioning that significant important point as you remarked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;what goes around comes around?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard that as well, and strongly believe in that matter too. But the significant related point is that (perhaps) the effect of some or many of our negative or positive activities can be done in the day of Judgement not solely in this world. Besides, this world has not the complete capacity of every reward (positive or negative). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What your remarked (what goes around comes around) is quite true, but it ought to be paid heed that some or many of the harms or benefits will come back to us as well (if they didn't come back to us (directly or indirectly in this world)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-26T09:36:03.610" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T09:36:03.610" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29342" CreationDate="2016-01-10T07:15:29.480" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;By deeming that the correctness of that place is confirmed, it might be remarked that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is considered as a holy place by itself as a related place to Adam (as a prophet of Allah), but it doesn't seem to be any related narration about that (to the best of my knowledge). So, it would be nice if they use that part by reciting Quran and Dua (as a place which a prophet of Allah...), but:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It ought not to be done as if it is a narrated saint place... in order to prevent the Bid'ah (innovation) as a haram practice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-15T13:02:33.393" LastActivityDate="2017-11-15T13:02:33.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29391" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29326" CreationDate="2016-01-10T07:45:45.433" Score="3" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                   In the name of Allah&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To the best of my knowledge, there is a limited (specified) space between the individuals of Salah-al-Jama'ah (المصلین), it doesn't seem to be accepted in that location as you remarked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Jamaah of Masjid is audible from my home, does my Salaah consider&#xA;  as Jamaah Salaah, if I do it from my home?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise everyone could say his prayer as Jama'ah since it can be audible from the television as well. But as much as I searched, it doesn't seem to be a related hadith that you can say your salah in your home as Jama'ah ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not aware of your sect, but as (at least) a general related information, according to Imam Khomeini (briefly):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Your salah-al-Jama'ah won't be invalidated if your distance with the&#xA;  Imam al-Jama'ah and Ma'moon (the person who says the prayers behind&#xA;  the Imam-al-Jama'ah) is less than a long step (foot) [about one&#xA;  meter], but it would be invalidated if it is more than this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ر.ک: امام خمینى، سید روح اللّٰه، توضیح المسائل (محشّٰى)، ج‌1، ص 784، م&#xA;  1437، دفتر انتشارات اسلامى، قم، هشتم، 1424 ه‍ ق.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa23156&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-10-15T08:52:38.907" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T08:52:38.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29392" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9700" CreationDate="2016-01-10T10:35:23.730" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The way you picture paradise. Is Picturing having the best &amp;amp; everything of this world first and then thinking it is infinity times better in paradise. So much better that your mind does not have the ability to comprehend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is impossible to comprehend Jannah with the criteria of this world. A baby in the mother’s womb cannot comprehend what is told about this life; similarly, the world is just like a womb for us when compared with Jannah. It is impossible for us to comprehend it. That is why a baby, who is nourished with the umbilical cord in the womb, starts to benefit from life with his/her eyes, ears, mouth and many other organs.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15342" LastActivityDate="2016-01-10T10:35:23.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10923" CreationDate="2016-01-10T11:47:08.350" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Scholars hold a variety of opinions on this. Some scholars believe that the naming of the chapters was all divine, that is, Allah informed the Prophet as to what the names of the different chapters are. Ayatollah Haadi Ma'rifat espouses this view in his al-tamheed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Others believe that some chapters of the Quran were named by Allah whilst others came to be named due to other reasons such as popular usage. Ayatollah Javadi is of this opinion. For example, he believes that Surah al-Baqrah was not divinely named because firstly it is not fitting for such an important surah to be named after an animal and secondly there are some narrations which warn against referring to the Surah as al-Baqrah. Some of our scholars have thus referred to it as &quot;The Surah in which the Cow is mentioned&quot;... Ayatollah Javadi believes that Surahs such as Yaa-seen, Fatiha etc were named by Allah whilst others like Ankaboot, Naml, Baqrah came to be named by the people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read an interesting discussion which provides references for some of the views on the following page...&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lightofthefurqan.wordpress.com/2016/01/10/ayatollah-javadi-naming-the-chapters-of-the-quran/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://lightofthefurqan.wordpress.com/2016/01/10/ayatollah-javadi-naming-the-chapters-of-the-quran/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15343" LastActivityDate="2016-01-10T11:47:08.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29364" CreationDate="2016-01-10T13:10:37.370" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;there is no direct mention in Quran nor Hadith of the existence of an intelligent life in other planets. But also there is no mention of them not existing too. Although some scholars interpret some verses as a possible proof such as the one Sayyid mentioned in the comments.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;:The next paragraphs are totally from my own perspective and my personal opinion. Please don't consider them a fatwa. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From my own point of view as a muslim, There are two reasons that make me believe such thing. Either it is in Quran or Hadith(which what you're looking for) or if it's a scientific fact or  something sensible and perceptual that can't be denied. So not having information in Quran and Hadith gives me The choice to believe what I think it's true. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally Don't at all deny the possibility of the existence of intelligent beings in this massive universe. But at the same time I don't have any evidence that makes me say they 100% exist. This last paragraph would be my answer to the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know what you think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15341" LastEditorUserId="15341" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T19:29:07.760" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T19:29:07.760" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29396" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29442" CreationDate="2016-01-10T19:16:07.337" Score="4" ViewCount="1353" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is somewhat related to the Problem of Evil. To start off, I do understand that we're slaves of the Creator and He can do whatever He wishes with us. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He can bless a couple with a child and then take the child away from the couple as well. Thereby causing the couple considerable amount of grief and pain.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He is the one who grants political power to humans. He grants power to tyrants who slaughter innocents and thereby causing immense grief and pain.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He is the one Who gives sustenance and when He likes it, takes it away as well. Thereby causing grief and pain to one who is in such a position.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will restate that we're His slaves and He's our master and can do whatever He wishes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I have a hard time understanding is that we're supposed to love Him as well. I just cannot bring myself to do that. &#xA;- How can I love someone who causes me pain and grief&#xA;- How can I love someone who is only happy if I am writhing in pain and grief&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15344" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T13:22:00.230" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T13:22:00.230" Title="How can I love a Creator who causes me pain and grief?" Tags="|qadar|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29371" CreationDate="2016-01-10T20:55:10.867" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, the concept of God is that he is &lt;strong&gt;the Creator&lt;/strong&gt; of all creations and nothing came before him. He is not human, man, creature or any other creation and so there is no physical image to draw him into. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;...There is nothing that resembles him, &#xA;      and He is the Hearing, the Seeing...&quot; (Ash-Shuraa 42:11)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as Muslims we draw it in Arabic text or calligraphy which is not the same as drawing a portrait of a person:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bRfFa.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bRfFa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Name of God in Arabic &amp;quot; Allah &amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same for &lt;strong&gt;Muhammad ﷺ&lt;/strong&gt; :&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ql1oq.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ql1oq.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13271" LastActivityDate="2016-01-10T20:55:10.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="858" CreationDate="2016-01-10T22:50:26.690" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Okay let me say a few things. Ask yourself why did you become a Muslim? or why do you have doubts in your mind? Why do you have a problem understanding something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have read something and made you doubt about something in Islam, ask an expert or a genuine scholar who can explain it to you properly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to answer your question. By leaving Islam, this is a divided opinion and interpretation about rulings on an individual who changes their &lt;strong&gt;faith&lt;/strong&gt; and changes their &lt;strong&gt;way of life&lt;/strong&gt; known as &lt;strong&gt;Deen&lt;/strong&gt; and propagates something against the community such as the attacking enemy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 2 Sahabas who have previously left Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UbaydAllah ibn Jash&lt;/strong&gt; left Islam, he was one of the monotheistic hanifs and he converted to Christianity in Abbysina. The Prophet ﷺ  did not order any death penalty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abdullah ibn Saad&lt;/strong&gt; left Islam and then reverted at a later date. The Prophet ﷺ  did not order any death penalty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why? Because they did not join an attacking enemy, they simply changed their &lt;strong&gt;faith&lt;/strong&gt; not changed their &lt;strong&gt;deen&lt;/strong&gt; (revelation, constitution, judgement, way of life).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13271" LastActivityDate="2016-01-10T22:50:26.690" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29396" CreationDate="2016-01-11T01:28:59.600" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer can be understood by very simple example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose there is a child. he is naughty, he wants to play with fire, but parents stop him, scold him, he doesn't listen, he still wants to grab fire, but then the parents have to beat him (causing immense pain and suffering) why? Only to SAVE the child from Serious harm by giving Small harm. but Child is Immature. he is not knowledgeable enough to understand why parents punished him. but when he grow ,only then he finds it out. Till then, child will have same question/doubt as you have (why god becomes happy by punishing us)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another analogy can be, During the army or special forces training sessions, how intense psychological and physical pain you go through. why? what is the goal? the goal is that you can become PERFECT and Strong enough to handle any future problems/pain/suffering. &#xA;So all that pain and suffering is for a good cause.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same is the case with GOD. GOD Gives us pain and suffering not because he Likes it, or be happy with it. but to Teach us lessons of life, to make us Humble, to make us patient, to Teach us who we are and what is purpose of our life and to Test among us that who is best believer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imagine there is no pain and no suffering,then who will ever LEARN what patience is? who will ever become strong? who will ever become psychologically strong enough to handle pain of others? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The knowledge given to us is very limited. we never know what is good for us. so God give us precise level of pain (and happiness too) both at perfectly right time&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2016-01-11T01:28:59.600" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29401" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29406" CreationDate="2016-01-11T07:20:09.987" Score="1" ViewCount="12918" Body="&lt;p&gt;We are planning on naming our daughter Riyah. I would like to know the meaning of this name and if it is OK to name her riyah. Also I read tat it has a meaning of 'victory' , 'strong'. Is that true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15347" LastActivityDate="2016-01-11T23:47:35.723" Title="Can I name my daughter Riyah" Tags="|names|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-07T18:04:14.837" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29401" CreationDate="2016-01-11T08:59:38.573" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it's a unisex name. Riyah/Reyah &lt;strong&gt;رياح&lt;/strong&gt; literally means wind or scent and it's used in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And it is He who sends &lt;strong&gt;the winds&lt;/strong&gt; as good tidings before His mercy&#xA;  until, when they have carried heavy rainclouds, We drive them to a&#xA;  dead land and We send down rain therein and bring forth thereby [some]&#xA;  of all the fruits. Thus will We bring forth the dead; perhaps you may&#xA;  be reminded. [Al-A'raf 7:57]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وهو الذي يرسل &lt;strong&gt;الرياح&lt;/strong&gt; بشرا بين يدي رحمته حتى اذا اقلت سحابا ثقالا سقناه&#xA;  لبلد ميت فانزلنا به الماء فاخرجنا به من كل الثمرات كذلك نخرج الموتى&#xA;  لعلكم تذكرون&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13271" LastActivityDate="2016-01-11T08:59:38.573" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29404" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38966" CreationDate="2016-01-11T16:11:02.310" Score="3" ViewCount="2342" Body="&lt;p&gt;I live in Indonesia where 90% of our population is Muslim. Every mosque in my locality uses high volume loudspeakers during every prayer. All of the mosques make a loud prayer sound, and it seems like they are competing with each other to make loud noise, but their sound is not clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: Are these loudspeakers mandatory for every mosque? Or only in Indonesia do they do this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15350" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T16:31:16.857" LastActivityDate="2019-03-03T14:06:33.910" Title="Is using a loudspeaker in a mosque mandatory?" Tags="|masjid|adhan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29406" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29401" CreationDate="2016-01-11T23:47:35.723" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhan o Taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated AbudDarda': The Prophet (ﷺ) said: On the Day of Resurrection&#xA;  you will be called by your names and by your father's names, so give&#xA;  yourselves good names.(Sunan Abi dawud)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As answered by brother the name means wind but I want to remark that our scholars have mentioned that those names should be avoidable which are not easy on tongue and eventually can be pronounced by some similar names with bad meanings suppose it is similar to Riya which means Showing off or Ostentation and when people would call that name in a flow some could skip the letter (ح) so keeping in mind now it depends on you to choose a name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-01-11T23:47:35.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28206" CreationDate="2016-01-12T06:11:40.007" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who is the name of the oldest martyr of Karbala (کربلا)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Habib ibn Mazaaher /  (حبیب بن مظاهر)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More info. about him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;(http://en.wikishia.net/view/Habib_b._Muzahir)&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikiporsesh.ir/%D8%A8%D8%B2%D8%B1%DA%AF%E2%80%8C%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%88_%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%AC%DA%A9%E2%80%8C%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%B4%D9%87%DB%8C%D8%AF_%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.wikiporsesh.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ashoora.ir/2012-11-16-16-24-30/%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85/3211-%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%88-%D9%83%D9%88%DA%86%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%83%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%9F.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.ashoora.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-12T09:53:29.817" LastActivityDate="2016-08-12T09:53:29.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29409" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18572" CreationDate="2016-01-12T06:59:22.843" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking, it consists of 3 groups (respectively):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first group: 313 persons as the main soldiers (perhaps as&#xA;commanders)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The second group: 10.000 persons&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The third (last group): General Shias and lovers of him who accept&#xA;him after the reappearance... (who seem to be from different&#xA;countries and even various religions (and Allah knows best)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Of course as my personal perspective: the bad-persons who have hostility with him, won’t have the grace (Tofigh) of …)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20190205161729/http://www.mahdaviat.porsemani.ir:80/content/%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%B4-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%8A-%D9%BE%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%88-%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.mahdaviat.porsemani.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2023-09-27T14:50:16.153" LastActivityDate="2023-09-27T14:50:16.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29412" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29396" CreationDate="2016-01-12T17:02:09.577" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Knowledge and understanding is attainable&#xA;Without the requirement for pain &amp;amp; suffering to serve as some sort of reinforcement. &#xA;_&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15362" LastActivityDate="2016-01-12T17:02:09.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29413" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-12T17:19:06.063" Score="1" ViewCount="2205" Body="&lt;p&gt;Someone told me that Islam allows marriage between first cousins (who each have a parent that are siblings).  Is this correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3864" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T15:51:47.330" Title="Does Islam allow marriage between first cousins?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29419" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-12T19:57:36.450" Score="3" ViewCount="10281" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been experiencing such terrible thoughts about Allah (SWT), the Prophet (PBUH) and even the Qur'an. They are so disrespectful and wrong and I don't know how to get rid of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every day I cry for Allah's (SWT) forgiveness but I'm scared that the sin is too disrespectful to be forgiven. I feel terrible and I feel like I will go to the hell fire! The worst part is, I dont know if it's I who is thinking such things, or Satan who is making me think them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How will Allah (SWT) forgive me for such thoughts about Him and His prophet? Am I destined for hell fire?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15367" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-12T05:04:51.777" LastActivityDate="2017-07-12T05:04:51.777" Title="How can I be forgiven for terrible thoughts towards Allah, the Prophet and the Qur'an?" Tags="|tawba|forgiveness|evil-thoughts|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18647" CreationDate="2016-01-13T09:00:14.730" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mostly Anime have uncovered girls, Music and lost of haram acts. As far as i know, there is no anime (or cartoons) in which female characters wears hijab and there is no Musical instruments being played). So as they have mostly Haram things, they should be avoided. But in case you can Always SKIP every haram part, then you can watch.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T09:00:14.730" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29422" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-13T12:03:49.020" Score="2" ViewCount="2338" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamoalaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a question in my mind from past few days. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is that after having sexual intercourse or, say, after masturbating one does ghusl to attain purity. But what if some semen remained in the urinary tract of penis and after a small time of doing ghusl he do pee and that semen came out that time. What would be done in this situation? Do he needs to do ghusl again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please give a nice answer with some relevant reference, if any. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallah hu khair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15373" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-01-13T17:28:57.783" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T09:41:26.630" Title="How to attain full purity? Please see details" Tags="|practical-islam|sex|taharah|ghusl|islamqa|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29423" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-13T16:03:02.103" Score="4" ViewCount="403" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some deaf people do tahajjud prayer.  We sometimes do it, but we heard that tahajjud prayer is not as easy as we think, so we would learn about tahajjud prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can you tell us what to do exactly by performing tahajjud prayer, please? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5126" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2017-06-11T01:38:13.637" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T01:38:13.637" Title="How exactly does one perform tahajjud prayer?" Tags="|salat|tahajjud|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-06-11T11:09:56.243" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29424" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29422" CreationDate="2016-01-13T16:49:30.800" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walecum assalam!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be on safe side, its better to perform Ghusl. (just to avoid any risk) as i cannot find any scholarly evidence of this issue, you should better consult an Islamic scholar about it. Till you don't get the answer, keep doing ghusl again, when you see semen in urine after ghusl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-12-03T07:32:16.310" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T07:32:16.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29426" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-13T18:34:22.140" Score="5" ViewCount="1504" Body="&lt;p&gt;My husband and I performed nikah in presence of four Muslim men and an imam (who guided us with the procedure). Offering and acceptance of dowry was done too.  However, we can not announce our nikah as our parents would never accept &#xA;us like this until our studies are complete. Is our nikah valid or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15374" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-30T04:00:31.533" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T06:25:31.247" Title="Is our nikah valid given that we cannot tell our parents?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29427" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-13T19:36:04.903" Score="1" ViewCount="2783" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dear brother Salamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: when I performing wudu when I pass water over my head ones how does it work the head and hair need to be completely wet or symbolically just pass a wet hands over from front to back and back to front.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15252" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-13T09:19:25.703" LastActivityDate="2021-11-22T05:54:54.037" Title="Performing wudu correctly" Tags="|wudu|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29427" CreationDate="2016-01-13T20:01:10.060" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walecum assalam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there is no need to wet Whole of hair. just pass Wet hands all of your head to make hair wet (not every part of hair should be made wet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More detailed description can be found here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/11497&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/11497&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T20:01:10.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29429" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-13T21:11:55.513" Score="4" ViewCount="267" Body="&lt;p&gt;If people say that niqab is important so that man do not gaze at woman, then in today's context, there is gay man who also gaze at man, so by this logic, then man should also cover their face because gay man gazing at man is more problematic and fitna in the framework of Islam than man looking at man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question, what is the function of Niqab, is it prevent man from gazing at woman ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2740" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-17T15:26:30.977" LastActivityDate="2016-05-25T17:05:03.297" Title="Is niqab important so that man don't gaze at woman" Tags="|hijab|men-women|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29431" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29423" CreationDate="2016-01-13T23:18:49.163" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You pray tahajjud prayer as any other prayer.  It's an optional prayer, done between isha and fajr, and is of two rakat.  You can recite as much quran as you like, there's no stipulation of it being long or short.  It's up to you to pray however length you desire.  Easy and simple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2016-01-13T23:18:49.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29433" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-13T23:54:39.210" Score="-2" ViewCount="154" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know if according to Islamic rule if young m girl kid has to accept marry the old husband and if she refuses she will get punishment, is it true or not &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-14T04:56:04.317" LastActivityDate="2016-01-15T14:31:45.633" Title="Young girl punishment marry" Tags="|nikah|punishment|age|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-06-09T13:12:28.400" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11634" CreationDate="2016-01-14T01:09:34.167" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's saying to &quot;establish/keep up the system of Islam&quot; one needs to look it up in context of al-Furqan. Surah 2 aya 3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15376" LastActivityDate="2016-01-14T01:09:34.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5732" CreationDate="2016-01-14T02:05:29.717" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have just understood that when Japanese make sushi, the rice making is also using vinegar, salt, etc.. and for the vinegar, not all vinegar can be consumed because sometimes it contains alcohol.. So, I don't know whether common sushi restaurants use edible vinegar or not.. Wallahualam.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15377" LastActivityDate="2016-01-14T02:05:29.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29422" CreationDate="2016-01-14T03:15:13.887" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alaikom Salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The extraction of semen is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; the reason for ghusl.  Bathing is obligatory after sex, even if you did not ejaculate;  the mere act of sexual intercourse requires ghusl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;أَو لامَستُمُ النِّساءَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;...or you have been in contact with women&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 4:43)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/em&gt;, through Matar from Abu Huraira, it's reported the Prophet said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;إِذَا جَلَسَ بَيْنَ شُعَبِهَا الأَرْبَعِ ثُمَّ جَهَدَهَا فَقَدْ وَجَبَ عَلَيْهِ الْغُسْلُ ‏ وَإِنْ لَمْ يُنْزِلْ&quot; ‏&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;If one of you sits between her legs and penetrates her, Ghusl is obligatory, even if there is no ejaculation/orgasm.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From both of these, ghusl isn't required just because of semen coming out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-24T12:35:38.370" LastActivityDate="2016-04-24T12:35:38.370" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29422" CreationDate="2016-01-14T05:42:51.843" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To the best of my knowledge, briefly speaking, you ought to do Ghusl (an ablution that you wash all of your body by its conditions ...) or  for both items as you mentioned. Actually, seemingly, it is a logical view (at least according to Shia, I am not aware of Sunni brothers view about that) that is said to do urine after doing ..., why? In order to exit all of the semen from the channel (and not to remain anymore ... and in order to prevent such troubles...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, seemingly, you should do Ghusl for both cases, but do urine after ... to exit all of the semen in order to confident regarding lack of semen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-01-04T16:38:21.723" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T16:38:21.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29396" CreationDate="2016-01-14T13:45:27.550" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The analogies presented by Hamza islam are pretty good. But, I would like to present a couple of verses which I hope would help you understand, without &lt;em&gt;pain&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;For his sake there are angels following one another, before him and behind him, who guard him by Allah's commandment; surely &lt;strong&gt;Allah does not change the condition of a people until they change their own condition&lt;/strong&gt;; and when Allah intends evil to a people, there is no averting it, and besides Him they have no protector. [Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=13&amp;amp;verse=11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;13:11]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To fully understand the picture, you need to know the distinction between punishment and trials.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is an excellent article in &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/324&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamQA&lt;/a&gt; on the topic &quot;Difference Between Punishments and Trials&quot;, which is somewhat related to this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you believe the undeniable facts that good people go to paradise and bad go to hell, then, you must realize, although it is hazy, that the Creator &lt;em&gt;loves&lt;/em&gt; you, and that is why he is causing you to suffer pain and grief, and he is &lt;em&gt;happy&lt;/em&gt;, because he might later think of averting from throwing you in hell fire, because you already &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=42&amp;amp;verse=30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;suffered for your mistakes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: A Muslim male or female, remains subject to trials (in this world) in respect of self, children and property till he or she faces Allah, the Exalted, (on the Day of Judgment) in a state in which all his or her sins have been remitted. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alim.org/library/hadith/TIR/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Tirmidhi Hadith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also note that, Allah doesn't cause a person bear more than what he can bear. So, be &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/22/34-35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;patient&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray:) &quot;Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; &lt;strong&gt;Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear.&lt;/strong&gt; Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against those who stand against faith. [Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=2&amp;amp;verse=286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:286]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;If you did something wrong, you deserve punishment in this life, and that's for your welfare. If Allah loves you, he might try you. In both cases, you need to be patient.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2016-01-17T19:34:21.527" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T19:34:21.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29422" CreationDate="2016-01-14T15:30:00.663" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhan o Taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Walekumussalam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ali RA narrated: &quot;I asked the Prophet about Al-Madhi. He said: &quot;For&#xA;  Al-Madhi is Wudu, and for AI-Mani is Ghusl.&quot;(Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am providing reference according to Hanafi Fiqh&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are three types of fluid 1.Mazi 2.Mani 3.Wadi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mazi is a thin white fluid which comes due to stimulation and does not need Ghusl but requires wudhu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mani is a thick white spurting fluid comes after sexual ejaculation it requires Ghusl if comes due to sexual pleasure or Shahwat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wadi is a sticky fluid comes after urination it requires wudhu but does not require Ghusl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned in Al Marja us Sabiq that if mani came and have taken bath before urination and before 40 steps have taken and have performed prayers then the prayer is valid then he sees some fluid it is the remaining mani left at that time and coming out later so he should perform ghusl again.But if person has taken 40 steps or taken a nap and then took bath then it would not be considered as mani and thus does not require Ghusl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-01-14T15:30:00.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29446" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37780" CreationDate="2016-01-14T18:39:13.047" Score="3" ViewCount="2283" Body="&lt;p&gt;When should we (muqtadi) stand up during &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iqama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Iqama&lt;/a&gt; (the second call to prayers)? Some people sit on the saff till &quot;qad qāmat aṣ-ṣalāh&quot; is said. I found a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.deoband.org/2010/11/fiqh/when-should-one-stand-up-during-iqamah/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt; Which says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) would stand up from his place when Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) would say: “qad qamat al-salah“. (Majma’ al-Zawa’id)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should we also do the same?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not sure whether it is authentic or not. If not then what is the proper way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would be glad to have some advice in the light of &lt;strong&gt;Sahih Hadith&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14527" LastEditorUserId="868" LastEditDate="2016-01-16T18:38:09.677" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T08:46:40.087" Title="When should one stand during Iqama ? From the beginning or from qad qāmat aṣ-ṣalāh?" Tags="|salat|hadith|sunnah|authenticity|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29448" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29446" CreationDate="2016-01-14T21:33:18.100" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rising to make lines (safs) for Namaz at Kad Kamati salah is OK so long it does not hamper making further LINES for congregation when participants are in big nos. Without going in to correctness of Hadees in this regards - which in any case seems sunnah mustahab ( i.e. preferable but not compulsory) , it will be preferable if majority of participants start doing LINES (safs) the moment Takbeer is said. A small number who will rise  at kad ka matii salah will remind us of our beloved prophet's sunnah (peace be on him). I think this is like eat your cake and keep it !!! And Allah knows best.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15384" LastActivityDate="2016-01-14T21:33:18.100" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29452" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29429" CreationDate="2016-01-15T05:45:48.740" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hijab حِجَاب is a partition and not an article of clothing. See 7:46, 17:45, 33:53, 42:51. In Surah An-Nur 24:31, Allah tells women not to display their zinah زِينَة which means beautification or decoration 7:31-32. 28:79, 37:6.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ayah also tells women to cast their khumur خُمُرِ against their juyub جُيُوبِ which could either mean their cleavage or the opening of their garments 27:12, 28:32. Furthermore Allah orders them to pull their jalabib جَلَابِيبِ over themselves 33:59.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So women were told not to display whatever they use to beautify/decorate themselves with, except that which is apparent of it. This has nothing to do with their natural beauty or husn حُسْنُ such as their face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14920" LastEditorUserId="14920" LastEditDate="2016-03-26T15:48:50.127" LastActivityDate="2016-03-26T15:48:50.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29453" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23374" CreationDate="2016-01-15T07:34:35.283" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran forbids or permits for this life,on the earth. We don't even know what we will face in the afterlife. Quran gives examples to us so maybe we can imagine some part of the afterlife. Therefore, this means rules for this life may not be necessarily operative or valid for the afterlife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastEditorUserId="3466" LastEditDate="2016-05-31T08:01:54.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-31T08:01:54.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29454" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29426" CreationDate="2016-01-15T09:57:51.420" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/159297&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lets look at the requirements of nikah:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For marriage to be valid, it is stipulated that the wali (guardian) of&#xA;the woman be present, and it is not permissible for the woman to do&#xA;the marriage contract for herself, because the Prophet (blessings and&#xA;peace of Allah be upon him) said: “There is no (valid) marriage except&#xA;with a wali.” Narrated by Abu Dawood, 2085; classed as saheeh by&#xA;al-Albaani in Irwa’ al-Ghaleel, 1839. And he (blessings and peace of&#xA;Allah be upon him) also said: “Any woman who gets married without the&#xA;permission of her wali, her marriage is invalid, her marriage is&#xA;invalid, her marriage is invalid.” Narrated by Ahmad, 24417; Abu&#xA;Dawood, 2083; at-Tirmidhi, 1102; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in&#xA;Saheeh Abi Dawood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The minimum conditions for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zawaj.com/articles/marriage_in_secret.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;validity of nikah are the following:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The consent of the guardian of the woman&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Presence of witnesses&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Offering and acceptance&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mahr (dower).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this conditions your nikah seems valid Nikah. Even Islam prefer make marriage as early as possible, so normative rules and cultural disagreements can't be beyond rules of Islam. It's a Hasenah if you get permission from your parents but you don't have to, and need to get their permission all to time for your actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-01-21T13:13:34.443" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29455" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28034" CreationDate="2016-01-15T11:36:49.257" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I would like to get sources about this topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You haven't even mentioned sources that is holding up your statement or question. And you want sources or evidences against it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes, we as humans, should be able to filter out questions that really doesn't make any sense. If not, you will have ten million questions in your head and only 5 of them make any sense. To start looking for sources or making a research for such questions would just be a waste of time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as American Muslim said &quot;you clearly haven't done any investigation.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To your question&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Muslims we do not believe a person is prevented to enter the paradise if someone doing something bad on you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;6:164&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: What! shall I seek a Lord other than Allah? And He is the Lord of&#xA;  all things; &lt;strong&gt;and no soul earns (evil) but against itself, and no bearer&#xA;  of burden shall bear the burden of another;&lt;/strong&gt; then to your Lord is your&#xA;  return, so He will inform you of that in which you differed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;28:55&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when they hear idle talk they turn aside from it and say: &lt;strong&gt;We shall&#xA;  have our deeds and you shall have your deeds;&lt;/strong&gt; peace be on you, &lt;em&gt;we do&#xA;  not desire the ignorant.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are not going to get punished because someone else doing something to us.&#xA;By other words, it is a &lt;strong&gt;false&lt;/strong&gt; statement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now this answer can be made much longer, if we get in details and about the opinions about the soul and paradise and such. by knowing that, it may have prevented you from asking a question like this. As I understood, that is not your intention with your question. You could do research on that. I highly recommend you to read some logic too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-05-26T10:59:16.030" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T10:59:16.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24076" CreationDate="2016-01-15T12:46:24.547" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Muslim tradition, Muhammad himself was a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hanif&lt;/a&gt; and look at the information on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad#Pre-Islamic_Arabia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pre-Islamic Arabia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ḥanīf (Arabic: حنيف‎, Ḥanīf; plural: حنفاء, ḥunafā') meaning &amp;quot;revert&amp;quot; refers to one who, according to Islamic belief, maintained the pure monotheism of the patriarch Abraham. More specifically, in Islamic thought, they are the people who, during the period known as the Pre-Islamic period or Age of Ignorance, were seen to have rejected idolatry and retained some or all of the tenets of the religion of Abraham (إبراهيم, Ibrāhīm) which was &amp;quot;submission to God&amp;quot; (Allah) in its purest form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want historical answer you can check &lt;a href=&quot;https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/12454/what-was-muhammads-religion-before-becoming-a-muslim-prophet&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/686/what-was-the-religion-of-the-arabic-people-before-conversion-to-islam&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; on history stack exchange. I am not taking quote from these because they are not perspective of Islam. You can check for yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other then this information, your assumptions are just assumptions. Yes, in Islam history, Muhammad met other people who are Christian and Jews, but meeting someone doesn't mean you agree on their beliefs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-01-15T14:54:29.633" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29457" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27614" CreationDate="2016-01-15T13:17:08.297" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah creates mankind with free will. If you really want to do something, you should put in action. If you expect to happen everything by just wanting it, what is the purpose of showing yourself in action which is in a way to obey Allah's rules?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a basic way, you can do your actions in Allah's way. Other peoples doings around you doesn't concern you. Because they are responsible with their actions. Their actions may not produce good for them or society, but it's their choice. You want good things, you have done good thing, so you will be rewarded by Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This world is not for rewards or punishments.This world for proving yourself to Allah, you are good servant. You can expect things which may harm you to test your belief or patient. If you pass the test you will be rewarded. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastActivityDate="2016-01-15T13:17:08.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29459" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29433" CreationDate="2016-01-15T14:31:45.633" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not a Sheikh, but forcing anyone to marry is not right. In Islam after a girl has attained puberty has the right to refuse a husband. The role of the parents is to guide the child to Islamic understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15388" LastActivityDate="2016-01-15T14:31:45.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28333" CreationDate="2016-01-15T16:00:41.137" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam concern about being on track on your life. What is your purpose being there? If this events means worshiping to an other God then Allah, or practicing some pray for an other religion, yes, Islam forbids. &#xA;But people in there just having fun and not doing stuff which Islam forbids(i.e. sins) it's not forbidden to attend.&#xA;Islam suggests not to go to near haram. So be careful about what you are doing. Islam also suggest not waste time. However this doesn't mean Islam forbids having fun.&#xA;It's all about your intentions.&#xA;I suggest you to read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/28067/3466&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T07:43:35.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29461" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-15T18:05:26.487" Score="3" ViewCount="276" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was married from Catholic religion but separated without legal procedure. I converted to Islam about 8 month ago. I've had a Muslim boyfriend for almost 2 and half years, and we want our relation to be Halal: We want to get Married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What can you advice me, because as I read some of your articles here, there is no scenario like mine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15392" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-28T02:49:32.133" LastActivityDate="2018-04-06T04:38:20.873" Title="As a convert woman married to a Catholic with no legal separation, how can I marry a Muslim man?" Tags="|nikah|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29463" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17381" CreationDate="2016-01-15T23:11:26.207" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This answer is more on the term luck and not chance.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;The definition&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would say that we first need to define the word &lt;strong&gt;luck&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;When we have defined it, then I think we can give a response to if it's a term that would exist in Islam, or is theologically accepted in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if a person that is lucky, actually is blessed by God?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a person plays a game and win ten times a row (which in this game is unlikely), is this luck? What do we mean with luck?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The intention&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a Muslim says that someone is lucky, does that mean that he or she disregards the qadr, or the destiny?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the intention is the answer. &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Innama al'amalo bi niyyat&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended.&lt;/strong&gt; So whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration was for what he emigrated for.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As Zohal replied in his answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;if a person gets good grades and they say it was because of their 'good chance' they are saying that it was not Allah who blessed them with the good grades. &amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really think this is logically incorrect. You can still say that you had luck when you got your good grades &lt;strong&gt;and in the same time understand that everything is from God.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Our language is limited&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's much easier to say &amp;quot;I had good luck&amp;quot; than to say, &amp;quot;I am so lucky that God has written this in my destiny, because everything that happens is from God&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, we know that the earth is orbiting around the Sun and that it' rotating around its axis. But, we still say that the sun set or the sun went down. &lt;strong&gt;We know that it isn't the sun that is going down. But we still say it does in our language&lt;/strong&gt;. Does that mean that we believe the sun is orbiting the earth? Of course not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it would be just hard and weird in any language to say, &amp;quot;the earth now orbited or rotated to a degree which makes it possible, in our perspective to see the sun go down or set.&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-03-23T12:33:28.060" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29470" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29419" CreationDate="2016-01-16T16:33:07.543" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Praise be to Allah.&#xA;Al-Bukhaari (6491) and Muslim (131) narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said, relating from his Lord, may He be glorified and exalted: “Allah decreed good deeds and bad deeds, then He explained that. Whoever thinks of doing a good deed then does not do it, Allah will write it down as one complete good deed. If he thinks of doing a good deed and then does it, Allah [may He be glorified and exalted] will write it down between ten and seven hundred fold, or many more. If he thinks of doing a bad deed then he does not do it, Allah will write it down as one complete good deed, and if he thinks of it then does it, Allah will write it down as one bad deed.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhaari (5269) and Muslim (127) also narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, will forgive my ummah for whatever crosses their minds so long as they do not act upon it or speak of it.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15372" LastActivityDate="2016-01-16T16:33:07.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5849" CreationDate="2016-01-16T17:36:56.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kindly Read Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.dawn.com/news/696084/of-aishas-age-at-marriage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.dawn.com/news/696084/of-aishas-age-at-marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First point:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is only one hadith by Hisham which suggests the age of Hazrat Aisha as being nine when she came to live with her husband......His life is divided into two periods: in 131A.H. the Madani period ended, and the Iraqi period started, when Hisham was 71 years old. Hafiz Zehbi has spoken about Hisham’s loss of memory in his later period.........All the narrators of this hadith are Iraqis who had heard it from Hisham. &lt;strong&gt;Allama Kandhulvi says that the words spoken in connection with Hazrat Aisha’s age were tissa ashara, meaning 19, when Hisham only heard (or remembered), tissa, meaning nine.&lt;/strong&gt; Maulana Usmani thinks this change was purposely and maliciously made later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second Point writer has:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Historian Ibn Ishaq in his Sirat Rasul Allah has given a list of the people who accepted Islam in the first year of the proclamation of Islam, in which &lt;strong&gt;Hazrat Aisha’s name is mentioned as Abu Bakr’s “little daughter Aisha”.&lt;/strong&gt; If we accept Hisham’s calculations, she was not even born at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third Point:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some time after the death of the Prophet’s first wife, Hazrat Khadija, Khawla suggested to the Prophet that he get married again, to a bikrun, referring to Hazrat Aisha (Musnad Ahmed). &lt;strong&gt;In Arabic bikrun is used for an unmarried girl who has crossed the age of puberty and is of marriageable age. The word cannot be used for a six-year-old girl.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fourth One:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is consensus that Hazrat Aisha was 10 years younger than her elder sister Asma, whose age at the time of the hijrah, or migration to Madina, was about 28. It can be concluded that Hazrat Aisha was about 18 years old at migration.&lt;/strong&gt; On her moving to the Prophet’s house, she was a young woman at 21.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6552" LastActivityDate="2016-01-16T17:36:56.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29419" CreationDate="2016-01-16T19:57:52.517" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no one correct answer to your question; there can be several. What you seek is advice at a fragile state in your life. Though some of the answers you will receive here will give you solace, my sincere advice to you friend is to talk to your family, close friends or an Imam. They will inshallah provide you the moral support you need and the answers you need. I end by quoting a famous Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hanzalah Al-Usayyidi (May Allah be pleased with him) who was one of the scribes of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I met Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him) he said: &quot;How are you O Hanzalah?&quot; I said, &quot;Hanzalah has become a hypocrite&quot;. He said, &quot;Far removed is Allah from every imperfection, what are you saying?&quot; I said, &quot;When we are in the company of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he reminds us of Hell-fire and Jannah, we feel as if we are seeing them with our very eyes, and when we are away from Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), we attend to our wives, our children, our business, most of these things (pertaining to life hereafter) slip out of our minds.&quot; Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him) said, &quot;By Allah, I also experience the same thing&quot;. So Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him) and I went to Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and I said to him, &quot;O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), Hanzalah has turned hypocrite.&quot; Thereupon Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;What has happened to you?&quot; I said, &quot;O Messenger of Allah, when we are in your company, and are reminded of Hell-fire and Jannah, we feel as if we are seeing them with our own eyes, but when we go away from you and attend to our wives, children and business, much of these things go out of our minds.&quot; Thereupon Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;By Him in Whose Hand is my life if your state of mind remains the same as it is in my presence and you are always busy in remembrance (of Allah), the angels will shake hands with you in your beds and in your roads; but Hanzalah, time should be devoted (to the worldly affairs) and time should be devoted (to prayer)&quot;. He (the Prophet (ﷺ)) said this thrice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن أبي ربعي حنظلة بن الربيع الأسيدى الكاتب أحد كتاب رسول الله صلى&#xA;  الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ لقيني أبو بكر رضي الله عنه فقال‏:‏ كيف أنت يا&#xA;  حنظلة‏؟‏ قلت‏:‏ نافق حنظلة‏؟‏ قلت‏:‏ نافق حنظلة ‍‍‏(‏ قال‏:‏ سبحان&#xA;  الله ما تقول‏؟‏ ‏(‏ قلت‏:‏ نكون عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  يذكرنا بالجنة والنار كأنا رأي عين، فإذا خرجنا من عند رسول الله صلى&#xA;  الله عليه وسلم عافسنا الأزواج والأولاد والضيعات نسينا كثيراً‏.‏ قال&#xA;  أبو بكر رضي الله عنه ‏:‏ فوالله إنا لنلقى مثل هذا، فانطلقت أنا وأبو&#xA;  بكر حتى دخلنا على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏ فقلت‏:‏ نافق حنظلة&#xA;  يا رسول الله ‏(‏ فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏&quot;‏وما&#xA;  ذاك‏؟‏‏&quot;‏ قلت‏:‏ يا رسول الله نكون عندك تذكرنا بالنار والجنة كأنا رأي&#xA;  العين، فإذا خرجنا من عندك عافسنا الأزواج والأولاد والضيعات نسينا&#xA;  كثيراً‏.‏ فقال رسول الله 0‏:‏ ‏&quot;‏والذي نفسي بيده لو تدومون على ما&#xA;  تكونون عندي وفي الذكر لصافحتكم الملائكة على فرشكم وفي طرقكم، ولكن يا&#xA;  حنظلة ساعة وساعة‏&quot;‏ ثلاث مرات، ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Arabic/English book reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Book 1, Hadith 151&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T07:09:12.313" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T07:09:12.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29095" CreationDate="2016-01-16T20:09:50.800" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Children are a source of continous reward or punishment for their parents. Even after the parent's death, if a child does good then the parents are rewarded and vice versa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This does not negate the fact that we are all accountable for our own actions. Children are part of a parent's responsibilities and they will be accounted for the same. Similarly children have been given the responsibilty of respecting their parents as long as they do not command you to go against God's commands. Infact, the Quran states that we should not even say &quot;Uff&quot; to our parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming back to you, you are accountable for what you do. If you feel you are doing something that gains you good deeds you should it and vice versa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God has given this life as a test and never said it was easy. Infact the most tested of all people are the Prophets themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sister, you feel you are still young and allowed to make a few mistakes.  That is up to you. I pray inshAllah Allah strengthens all our Imaan. We never know when is our last day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="2729" LastEditDate="2016-11-08T09:30:20.223" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T09:30:20.223" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29474" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28589" CreationDate="2016-01-17T03:06:03.707" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It’s True, Arabic is the language if Soul-self n a Devine world is a religion Islam… If you are deaf n blind with dark soul n can't see the spiritual world, that's it you are a trangrsser n a kuffer as well, and far worse than animal...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you enter paradise, Your Soul-self-light will be greatly programmed with the Arabic language which is now an international and&#xA; Only language of ISLAMIC WORLD and a tongue programmed for your soul... Everything happen as a Devine decree indeed it will be Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As ALLAH Says to the Prophet PBUH, this day I have perfected your religion (WORLD is perfected with ISLAM, Devine World) as the language Indeed perfected in paradise as well...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15405" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-09T12:35:01.003" LastActivityDate="2017-10-09T12:35:01.003" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29476" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29709" CreationDate="2016-01-17T06:24:39.007" Score="3" ViewCount="496" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am aware that Islam encourages looking after the orphans. It also prohibits giving your own lineage in place of their original lineage (through a change in surname).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what is the ruling related to giving them inheritance after our death?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T05:16:09.350" LastActivityDate="2021-12-06T14:24:21.317" Title="What is the ruling on giving orphans inheritance after our death?" Tags="|money|children|inheritance|child-adoption|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18710" CreationDate="2016-01-17T06:36:03.540" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;With due respect to your request for an answer with Shia point of view, I wanted to also point out in Islam that the awrah for men is what is between the navel and knees. So the portion between the belly button and the knees needs to be covered in front of BOTH non-mahram men and women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And modesty is an integral part of faith for both genders. :)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T06:49:13.303" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T06:49:13.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29260" CreationDate="2016-01-17T07:39:48.953" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Narrated `Abdullah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) while we were young and had no wealth&#xA;  whatever. So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;O young people! Whoever&#xA;  among you can marry, should marry, because it helps him lower his gaze&#xA;  and guard his modesty (i.e. his private parts from committing illegal&#xA;  sexual intercourse etc.), and whoever is not able to marry, should&#xA;  fast, as fasting diminishes his sexual power.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; Sahih al-Bukhari 5066&#xA; Book 67, Hadith 4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2016-01-17T22:48:27.977" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T22:48:27.977" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29480" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-17T08:24:36.540" Score="1" ViewCount="50" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have saving account in a bank. I obtained profit of Rs. 12500/-. It is interest? How can i get rid of this amount? Can i give it to my brother who is needy right now?&#xA;Thanks and regards&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15409" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T08:24:36.540" Title="Utilization of profit on saving account" Tags="|riba|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-06-25T15:13:48.230" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29483" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-17T10:49:29.700" Score="-1" ViewCount="115" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did early prophets use to offer salah?  As salah was made farz when Muhammed (pbuh) was there.  Did early prophets use to recite Quran in their salah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16742" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-04-14T12:27:37.143" LastActivityDate="2018-04-14T13:29:15.587" Title="Did early prophets use to offer salah?" Tags="|salat|prophets|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29486" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29483" CreationDate="2016-01-17T19:59:46.773" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Children of Isra'il were also obliged to establish the salah and give the zakah 2:43, 2:83, 3:43, 19:31 but surely those previous nations wouldn't be reciting this Qu'ran, since it wasn't revealed to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14920" LastActivityDate="2016-01-17T19:59:46.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29491" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-18T08:59:00.217" Score="3" ViewCount="21253" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read why Muslims can't eat certain foods, e.g.: pork, horse, donkey, sharks, and animals of prey (lions, tigers,etc.). But, I can't find why Muslims can't eat or drink blood. If that is the case, then eating any flesh is wrong, since all flesh contains blood, even if you drain off the excess, blood still remains in the tissue. I would like an answer to that question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15418" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-05-25T10:07:29.710" LastActivityDate="2020-10-18T11:07:30.200" Title="Why can't Muslims eat or drink blood?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29492" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-18T09:49:48.703" Score="3" ViewCount="1468" Body="&lt;p&gt;Surah Al-Maeda, Verse 54:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَن يَرْتَدَّ مِنكُمْ عَن دِينِهِ&#xA;  فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُ أَذِلَّةٍ&#xA;  عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who believe! Whoever from among you turns back from his religion (Islam), Allah will bring a people whom He will love and they will love &gt;Him; humble towards the believers, stern towards the disbelievers...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if اعز means stern and اذل means humble according to the Qur'an ayah, shouldn't we be asking the opposite?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we usually ask dua as,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللهم أعز الإسلام والمسلمين، وأذل الشرك والمشركين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15419" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-07T01:47:44.890" LastActivityDate="2021-10-01T13:44:53.657" Title="What does اذل and اعز mean in Qur'an 5:54?" Tags="|arabic-translation|surat-al-maidah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29494" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-18T14:38:13.063" Score="2" ViewCount="264" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes the parent may be in the wrong, does the child have the right to correct their parent or go against them or is that not permissible. For example, it may be that the child has learnt something from a recent Islamic lecture but their parents continue to say no their way is correct and they refuse to listen then bring up other arguments. Can the child go against his parents if he feels that the lecture was teaching him the correct thing even thought it might affect his relationship with his parents? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also if the parents are always arguing and fighting are the children allowed to take sides? I know every husband and wife argue but I am talking about big arguments and every few days. Are the children allowed to leave their parents or would the child go to hell if their parent disown them? Are the children allowed to pray against their parents? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastActivityDate="2023-12-28T17:07:30.897" Title="How much right does a child have over their parents?" Tags="|children|husband-wife|parents|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29496" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-18T18:39:36.457" Score="3" ViewCount="1975" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslim and I am thinking about if I said &quot;I swear to/that...&quot; will it be considered as an Islamic oath (like saying (in Arabic) &quot;oqsm b Allah&quot;)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I might need to say that to somebody who is not a Muslim, so I can't use &quot;I swear to Allah&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15424" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-08T07:39:50.403" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T09:02:17.630" Title="Does &quot;I swear...&quot; constitute an oath?" Tags="|terminology|oaths|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29498" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-19T08:39:27.383" Score="6" ViewCount="2526" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a software engineer in India and striving Muslim. Recently I got new job offer from a company and after all the legal clarification, I accepted the job offer. But recently I heard from my friend the company also does work for a pornography website.  My work is not going to relate with that in any manner but that company do the work in that field.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please suggest me with the authentic hadith or Quran Ayath. Should I work with them or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15427" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-19T23:39:56.467" LastActivityDate="2022-04-11T23:02:15.207" Title="Can I work for as a software engineer for a company that also does pornography?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|software|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29500" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-19T12:27:37.327" Score="1" ViewCount="2718" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam we are treated fairly and equally in a just manner. However, a woman is told that if her husband calls her then she has to answer, she has to asker permission to go out, she has to serve her husband and take care of him. Then if the husband need to fulfil his sexual desires she has to leave what she is doing and go to him. If the husband goes to sleep when he is angry because his wife did not let him touch her then the Angels curse the wife. Why? I mean the wife has to feel all this pain just to fulfil his desires? The man won't care because he doesn't feel the pain the woman goes through. He doesn't have to carry the baby for nine months then feel the pain of giving birth. What if the wife is scared of giving birth because of the pain? It's all fun and games for the men yet they are the ones that should not get upset? What about the pain women go through? Why don't the men give birth since they are made as the stronger ones? Since they are allowed to go out without a Mahram? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is why does the woman have to feel pain to have children but not the man?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastEditorUserId="4439" LastEditDate="2016-01-20T19:51:40.323" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T05:23:16.890" Title="Why does the woman have to go through the pain of giving birth?" Tags="|sex|husband-wife|pain|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ClosedDate="2016-05-03T03:32:09.507" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29501" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29500" CreationDate="2016-01-19T13:32:21.500" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First you have lots of questions in one question, these questions is not answered by one simple answer. However, i can sum up your questions as &quot;why woman are not equal with man?&quot;&#xA;First of all people are equal as soul and human in front of Allah, but there are some physical differences and these differences bring different tests, like giving birth. After all everything in this world is an exam for us to learn what and  who we are.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Other then this basic thing, some of your questions are just some tradition of Muslim society, which are not influenced by Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran see humans as equal: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;breathed some of My spirit into divine touch. When God created him&quot;(or her in this sense). [Noble Quran 15:29 See also 32:9]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is my basic answer but you can read more from &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamswomen.com/articles/do_muslim_women_have_rights.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this site:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From the marital standpoint, the Quran clearly indicates in Surahs 30:20 and 42:11 that marriage is not just an inevitable evil, marriage is not somebody getting married to his master or slave, but rather to his partner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Among His Signs is this, that he created for you mates from among&#xA;  yourselves, that they may dwell in tranquility with them, and He has&#xA;  put love and mercy between your (hearts): Verily in that are signs for&#xA;  those who reflect.&quot; [Noble Quran 30:21]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are numerous verses in the Quran to the same effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Secondly, the approval and consent of the girl to marriage is a&#xA;  prerequisite for the validity of marriage in Islam. She has the right&#xA;  to say yes or no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Husbands' and wives' duties are mutual responsibilities. They might&#xA;  not be identical duties, but the totality of rights and&#xA;  responsibilities are balanced. The Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Women have the same rights (in relation to their husbands) as are&#xA;  expected in all decency from them, while men stand a step above them.&quot;&#xA;  [Noble Quran 2:228]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This only specifies the degree of responsibility, not privilege, in&#xA;  man's role as provider, protector, maintainer, and leader of the&#xA;  family. The same Surah speaks about divorce, about consultation&#xA;  between husband and wife, even in the case of divorce. When there are&#xA;  family disputes, first the Quran appeals to reason and the&#xA;  consideration of positive aspects of one's spouse,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Dwell with your wives in kindness for even if you hate them, you&#xA;  might be hating someone in whom God has placed so much good.&quot; [Noble&#xA;  Quran 4:19]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If that appeal does not succeed, and problems between the husband and&#xA;  wife continue, there are measures that can be applied. Some of these&#xA;  measures are done privately between husband and wife. Some of them&#xA;  might appear harsh, but there are qualifications to restrict excessive&#xA;  or abusive use of these measures. These measures are considered an&#xA;  attempt to save a marriage rather than break a family apart. If the&#xA;  situation does not improve, even with the limitation and prevention of&#xA;  excesses, the next step is a family council. One arbiter from his&#xA;  family and one from her family should sit together with the couple and&#xA;  try to resolve the problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find more &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamswomen.com/articles/equality_of_men_and_women.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamswomen.com/articles/women_in_quran_and_sunnah.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamswomen.com/articles/ayshah_bint_abu_bakr.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastEditorUserId="3466" LastEditDate="2016-01-20T11:44:26.230" LastActivityDate="2016-01-20T11:44:26.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29503" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-19T14:47:29.147" Score="0" ViewCount="151" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it a duty for able Muslim men to implement shariah in whatever country they are in?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brothers have told me it is obligatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15433" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T06:57:15.817" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T06:57:15.817" Title="Is it a duty for able Muslim men to implement shariah in whatever country they are in?" Tags="|sharia|obligation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29504" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-19T14:54:02.357" Score="6" ViewCount="617" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to make a disclaimer first. I am not a follower of Islam or any other religion for that matter. I like to maintain a neutral perspective. I've been reading this book &lt;em&gt;No God but God&lt;/em&gt; by Reza Aslan. And it's my first time reading about Islam in this depth.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I've come to understand is that whatever prophet preached as a socio-economic model for the &lt;em&gt;Ummah&lt;/em&gt; were the demand of the contemporary society. What I mean is, the group of followers that Prophet had accumulated in the city of &lt;em&gt;Yathrib&lt;/em&gt;, later known as Medina contained poor as well as rich. It made sense for the rich to help the poor. So, prophet established that the fulfilled ones donate &lt;em&gt;zakat&lt;/em&gt; to be given to the poor.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also prophet allowed the men in his community to take as many women and their children as they could provide/feed for which made sense especially because women were widowed after tribal wars they had to participate in during the growing period.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, what concerns me is not that the Prophet appear to be preaching what seemed most rational thing to do given the circumstances. I am concerned about the people believing in his words as the word of the God and not just as that of a good leader of the community. &#xA;Did Prophet really believe what he said were the voices of God? Did it actually matter whether he thought they were voices of God or just his own rational decisions on the circumstances at hand?   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I have few more question along the same line. But don't want to make this question too vague.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15431" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T12:22:58.827" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T12:22:58.827" Title="Did Prophet Muhammad really believe what he said is the word of God?" Tags="|sharia|prophet-muhammad|history|muslim-practices|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29506" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24773" CreationDate="2016-01-19T15:45:46.420" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran tells us how to be muslims, what's halal and what's haram, but we need hadiths as they tell us the lifestyle that the prophet peace be upon him and the sahaba lived,(who were the best of muslims on this earth) so we can follow there example. May Allah guide you inshallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15433" LastEditorUserId="3466" LastEditDate="2016-01-20T10:57:13.320" LastActivityDate="2016-01-20T10:57:13.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29507" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-19T15:51:17.947" Score="1" ViewCount="4604" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aoa,i have filed for khulla,my reconcilation time is over...i ave not yet recieved an official khulla notice from the court.My question is when can i marry someone else.How long would be the iddat period?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15435" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-09T11:52:15.980" LastActivityDate="2020-09-29T19:00:02.507" Title="After khulla when can a woman marry someone else?" Tags="|women|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29510" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-19T17:41:29.643" Score="2" ViewCount="3982" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is saying that something which is haram is halal kufr?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The motivation for this question arose when I was speaking with my uncle who was talking to me about birthdays. He was telling me that I should go to birthdays and pray for the person who has a birthday because it is the intention that Allah (Glory be to Him, the most High) sees. I knew that celebrating birthdays is haram but I was trying to avoid arguing with him. So I said yes to him to avoid any further arguments. Have I become one of those who consider the haram halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13666" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-17T11:22:30.603" LastActivityDate="2017-02-17T11:22:30.603" Title="Is saying that something which is haram is halal kufr?" Tags="|halal-haram|kufr|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29511" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29510" CreationDate="2016-01-19T17:53:36.063" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;the prophet peace be upon him said this is haram so for anyone to say its halal is saying that the prophet is wrong and going against the prophet peace be upon him. the quran says we must obey our parents but not to obey them then they start telling u things that go against your deen. may allah bless and guide you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15438" LastActivityDate="2016-01-19T17:53:36.063" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29514" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29517" CreationDate="2016-01-19T21:25:53.933" Score="3" ViewCount="624" Body="&lt;p&gt;The prophet, peace be upon him, prayed in his native language which he can easily understand. Also there is a hadith that states you should take a breath between surahs while saying prayer and I think it is so that you can understand what you are saying. What other reason could it be?&#xA;Praying in Arabic does not accomplish these things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there really nothing that specifically talks about praying in Arabic, so that I feel that it is the right thing to do? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a &quot;man of understanding&quot; and do not accept someone else's interpretation when the reasoning is not clear or sensible. It is not sensible to pray in a language that you cannot understand. period. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interestingly, the Bible has no quote of the prophet Jesus saying &quot;Worship me&quot;. Seems the same lesson/trial/test to me. Though Id rather mess up prayers than break the first commandment :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For sure I am not praying in Arabic if there is nothing specifically saying this in the Quran or Hadith. Thank you for the answer(s). Praise God that he has made Islam a clear religion, and truly it is a mercy upon us full of blessings and peace of mind. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13203" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditorDisplayName="user13203" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T12:21:13.660" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T12:21:13.660" Title="Is there nothing in the Quran and Hadith about praying in Arabic?" Tags="|salat|quran|hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2016-01-23T06:16:15.960" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29503" CreationDate="2016-01-20T03:33:40.407" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, shariah is meant to rule the entire world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[22:64-65] To Him belongs everything in the heavens and everything on earth. Absolutely, Allah is the Most Rich, Most Praiseworthy. Do you not see that Allah has committed in your service everything on earth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[31:26]To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth. He&#xA;  is the Rich, the Praised. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[57:10] And what cause have ye why ye should not spend in the cause of&#xA;  Allah?- For to Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15444" LastEditorUserId="3466" LastEditDate="2016-01-20T10:57:07.243" LastActivityDate="2016-01-20T10:57:07.243" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29514" CreationDate="2016-01-20T08:27:40.840" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes there is  nothing in the Quran and Hadith about praying in Arabic only.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But We imitate Prophet as the method of Sala'h is not defined in Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reasons for praying only in Arabic are below&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To avoid adulteration/misinterpretations.&#xA;as all the Surat/ayah we recite in prayer are from Quran and GOD has reveled Quran in Arabic so why change them.it is better to learn basic  Arabic.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To maintain standardization for e.g. you are visiting some other place where different language is spoken then how you will join them in jamaa't&#xA;as you don't want to pray in language other than your own.So there must be one standard language of prayer so that we can pray in any part of the world.&#xA;and as Quran is reveled in Arabic its better to keep Arabic as that standard language of prayer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more elaborate answer &lt;a href=&quot;http://shiastudies.net/article/english/Article.php?id=6045&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-05T15:05:45.787" LastActivityDate="2016-02-05T15:05:45.787" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2091" CreationDate="2016-01-20T10:39:59.897" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it is right I also work with an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.readquranbook.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Online Quran teaching academy&lt;/a&gt; most of our scholars use it, it's just matter of paper, you see in old times ppl used to use leaf, bones and woods to save some writings there was no paper in old times, similarly this is just a new shape of saving writings. just like paper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15446" LastActivityDate="2016-01-20T10:39:59.897" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1722" CreationDate="2016-01-20T11:48:51.060" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This page would definitely meet your need . &lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.about.com/cs/divisions/f/shia_sunni.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islam.about.com/cs/divisions/f/shia_sunni.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15450" LastActivityDate="2016-01-20T11:48:51.060" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23452" CreationDate="2016-01-20T13:06:43.213" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam forbid things which harmful or bad. Having fun is not something that Islam forbid. As far as you play them for fun, nothing to worry about it. It may contain some part which can be considered makruh but this does not make games haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some games even result profitable personal developments. &lt;a href=&quot;http://udel.edu/~roberta/play/benefits.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Even scientist explain it:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Emotional benefits include… enjoyment, fun, love of life relaxation,&#xA;  release of energy, tension reduction self-expression Developmental&#xA;  benefits include…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cognitive development: creativity abstract thinking imagination&#xA;  problem-solving social cognition, empathy, perspective-taking&#xA;  mastering new concepts...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People even can learn and make personal development &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/gpr-14-2-180.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;in games:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In our youth survey, 73.6% of boys and 46.7% of girls included at&#xA;  least one realistic sports game (e.g., skateboarding, dancing,&#xA;  basketball) on their list of five frequently played games. Greater&#xA;  realism may make sports games especially attractive and inspiring. As&#xA;  one boy said in a focus group, “In the games that are real, which are&#xA;  mostly the sports games, you see them do amazing plays. And then if&#xA;  you were to go outside and try them, and keep practicing that, you&#xA;  could get better so you can, sometime later on in life, you could&#xA;  probably, possibly do that.” Dance games seem particularly appealing&#xA;  to girls and meet a powerful combination of needs, including fun,&#xA;  exercise, socializing, competing, and showing off skills (Lieberman,&#xA;  2006).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's about your approach to games and how and why you play it. As far as it is for fun and personal development, no harm to play games.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you stated &quot;I don't play any with the idea to be the God, I play them for fun.&quot; So, your approach has no problem. However, somebody plays this games and thinks yourself is God, then it becomes problematic.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;First of all you are human, you can not be God. If you are  claiming to be God you need to repent. In Islam there is only one God and God is self sufficient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah wants to make clear to you [the lawful from the unlawful] and&#xA;  guide you to the [good] practices of those before you and to accept&#xA;  your repentance. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah wants to accept your repentance, but those who follow [their]&#xA;  passions want you to digress [into] a great deviation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And Allah wants to lighten for you [your difficulties]; and mankind&#xA;  was created weak.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/26-28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Nisa 4/26-28&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other then this, general approach to things are halal or haram, in Islam if something not forbidden, it's halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not prohibit the good things which Allah&#xA;  has made lawful to you and do not transgress. Indeed, Allah does not&#xA;  like transgressors. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AL-MA'IDAH 5:87&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastEditorUserId="3466" LastEditDate="2016-01-21T08:37:33.390" LastActivityDate="2016-01-21T08:37:33.390" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29523" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29498" CreationDate="2016-01-20T14:53:43.780" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I already ask the co. that I am not going to support any HARAM work in any manner either directly or indirectly. and they are agree with term and condition. Hope I am clear. &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this job of your not in condition of haram. As you said you are living  in a country which is not ruled by Islamic rules. You can prevent yourself from involving haram but you can not change or force every people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you said &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Every work have some HARAM component&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you dig enough, you can possible find a thing or stuff which is considered as haram in Islam. In your case, you did declare your working conditions within Islam and they agreed.&#xA;In this perspective it's okay to work with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastActivityDate="2016-01-20T14:53:43.780" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29527" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29530" CreationDate="2016-01-20T19:59:34.147" Score="1" ViewCount="18905" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam we are told that we should ask Allah for forgiveness no matter how many sins we have and He will forgive us if our touba is sincere. There was also and instance when somebody ask for a lady's hand in marriage and another person told the man who was proposing that the girl had committed adultery in the past. Then the Prophet (saw) told the other man that he should not have said that because the girl was ashamed of what she had done and had asked Allah for forgiveness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However in Islam if a person commit adultery, they have to be stoned to death. Then how can this person ask for forgiveness? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also applied to other sins where a death penalty applies. Even for someone who steals something, their hand has to be chopped off, so does this mean they will not be punished for stealing in there hereafter because they have already been punished for their mistake? After all Allah is Most Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastActivityDate="2016-01-22T00:24:36.560" Title="Does Allah forgive someone who commit adultry?" Tags="|allah|sin|punishment|forgiveness|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29529" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29527" CreationDate="2016-01-20T22:39:27.343" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to know that giving the rulings such as chopping off hands etc can only be given when the rule of law is applied equally to everyone. Be it rich or poor, the same law applies. Also by consensus of ulema it is believed that one who commits a sin such as one you mentioned above should keep it between them and Allah and not make it public. It is upto Allah the most just to judge on it on the day of judgement. If say, such a nation exists that applies rule of law equally to rich and poor, black or white and he/she was given the punishment then that will be written off of their record and they won't be punished again in the hereafter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the story you had mentioned is from the time of Omar R.A when a father asks whether he should reveal about his daughter's past while she had repented to Allah for her sins and Omar R.A advises against it and commands him to keep it a secret.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope that Allah gives the strength to whoever this question is for to stay away from such sin and he grant them forgiveness for the true taubah they made and guide us all to straight path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;FYI, I am narrating what the scholar in my masjid said about this issue. He is a learned scholar and i am not and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5165" LastActivityDate="2016-01-20T22:39:27.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29530" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29527" CreationDate="2016-01-20T23:43:15.550" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who accuse chaste women and then do not produce four witnesses - lash them with eighty lashes and do not accept from them testimony ever after. And those are the defiantly disobedient - 24:4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, let us start about the punishment of adultery because it seems that you have a &quot;not totally right idea&quot; about it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First thing, stoning until death is only for those who commit adultery while they're married. Getting whipped 100 times is for those who commit adultery when they're unmarried.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the most important part about it. This punishment MUST NOT and CANNOT be implemented unless there are four witnesses (refer to surat al noor verse 4 at the top). It is not just &quot;cannot be implemented&quot;, the person should not be accused of adultery without four witnesses, and if someone accuses a person for adultery without four witnesses, the one who accused should be whipped eighty times (refer also to surat al nur verse 4 at the top). It is not just to witness an unmarried couple sleeping together. The witness must have seen them during sexual intercourse for the witness to be counted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the previous part, we can conclude that for someone to be eligible for the punsihment must have done it in public (how on earth would there be 4 witnesses unless in public). That's why this punishment wasn't implemented at the times of the Prophet much due to it's extreme and strict requirements (it was done between 2 or 3 times as far as i can remember).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now for the matter of forgiveness. If the person has committed adultery and only Allah knows, and there are no 4 witnesses, then of course, and definitely he/she would be granted forgiveness after Allah's will, as Allah is the most Forgiving and most Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last but not least, by Allah's perfect mercy, any punishment (islamic) for any crime (adultery, stealing etc.) in this world will be sufficient enough so that the one who committed the crime would be free from the punishment at the hereafter. That's one of the main reasons for punishments anyways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope that answers your question, and Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastEditorUserId="13394" LastEditDate="2016-01-21T09:24:05.443" LastActivityDate="2016-01-21T09:24:05.443" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29539" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="215" CreationDate="2016-01-22T00:07:03.927" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. The Prophet Muhammed (s.a.s.) was sinless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Holy KORAN 33:33:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Ve karne fî buyûtikunne ve lâ teberrecne teberrucel câhiliyyetil ûlâ&#xA;  ve ekımnes salâte ve âtînez zekâte ve atı’nallâhe ve resûlehu,&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;innemâ yurîdullâhu li yuzhibe ankumur ricse ehlel beyti ve yutahhirakum tathîrâ(tathîran)&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot; (Arabic verse in Latin letters)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meaning: &lt;strong&gt;The Ahl-ul Bayt (household of the Prophet) is pure.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Word by word: &quot;O people of the House! Allah only wishes to keep away the sin from you and to cleanse you with a thorough cleansing.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What Allah wishes, is already done. For he has created everything perfect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Addition: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone wrote, that Allah has said in 47:19 that the prophet should pray for his &quot;sins&quot;. But in that Ayat it says &quot;ZEN&quot; (zan), this means, &quot;faults&quot;, but not sins. In the Ayat I wrote it (above), where Allah says he will keep them free of sins, there stands: &quot;RICS&quot;. &quot;Rics&quot; is everything that the religion and Allah has forbidden. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2862" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-10T12:47:22.893" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T12:47:22.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29510" CreationDate="2016-01-22T00:35:52.600" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answers: Yes. KUFR means covering the truth with lies. KUFR is strictly forbidden. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2862" LastActivityDate="2016-01-22T00:35:52.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5413" CreationDate="2016-01-22T06:27:44.900" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barkatuh. Allah hu Akbar. Allah does what He wants how He wants and if we are patient and think deep enough, in shaa Allah we will find the answers. But to believe and truly understand we must stop disobeying His laws. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer to the question in shaa Allah is:&#xA;We all know that if a Prophet was to disobey Allah by sinning, his punishment is much greater than any other humans. Imagine Allah decided we all are like the Prophet's i.e, we receive direct messages. Then His Mercy on us will be less than what we have now because not all of us have the retaining power like the Prophet's. The Prophet's don't sin, but us, constantly. It's like a constant for us to sin. But what can make us believe is the signs of Allah. Allah is true as you cannot explain your being and cannot deny His existence when you are existing. His Al Quran is true as there's nothing in there but guidance for all humanity. And Nabi Muhammad SallAllahu Alayhi wassalam is true, what has he gained of worldly needs? He is a leader but you can never tell. The way you can tell is by looking well and seeing that this man is different from the others. And Allah does not show Himself to us because, take this example, the unbeliever won't enter Jannah. So if the unbeliever can see Allah Who is better than Jannah, then what's the point of Jahannam? It's good that you asked. We all need guidance and Allah can use several ways to guide us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah Knows best. &#xA;Alhamdulillah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15464" LastActivityDate="2016-01-22T06:27:44.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29546" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-22T08:49:34.620" Score="1" ViewCount="900" Body="&lt;p&gt;My mother is planning to perform Umrah but she could not travel with her Mahram.&#xA;My mother will travel to Makkah from Pakistan and her brother from UK and then they will perform Umrah together. Does Islam allow to perform Umrah in this case for a women with age to 50 years? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6746" LastActivityDate="2016-02-05T17:27:16.470" Title="Umrah condition for women of age 50 years" Tags="|umrah|mahram|non-mahram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18034" CreationDate="2016-01-22T12:04:13.860" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;year&lt;/strong&gt; here means: 12 months of time, one pass of the moon (1 month) is about 2153025kms, so 25836300kms for 12 months means 1 year. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first heaven is in a distance about 25836300kms, 1 AU (astromical unit) is 149597870kms, this means the first heaven is 0.172 AU away. The magnetic field of earth is about the same distance. The earth ends there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Calculate so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2862" LastActivityDate="2016-01-22T12:04:13.860" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29551" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-22T16:21:17.960" Score="3" ViewCount="4654" Body="&lt;p&gt;As an Islamic rule, it is Haram (forbidden) for men to wear the gold (as a ring or necklace). I was wondering if the implanting of gold teeth has the same ruling or it is permissible?&#xA;(As some dentists use/implant gold to repair the teeth … )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-23T14:49:44.023" LastActivityDate="2018-12-31T03:52:07.613" Title="What is the ruling of gold teeth implanting (for men)?" Tags="|halal-haram|men|human-body|gold|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29552" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29558" CreationDate="2016-01-22T16:24:15.153" Score="0" ViewCount="943" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a long time that I have molasses of grape (as a permissible drink or eatable food). But I kept it for a long time and did not drink it. At the moment, I'm worried it has changed to wine (to some extent or even completely) after this time. Will it have the ruling of wine after its expiry date?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T12:51:43.717" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T12:51:43.717" Title="Will molasses of grape be considered wine (and thus haram) after its expiry date?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|alcohol|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29553" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-22T16:27:03.430" Score="-1" ViewCount="309" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can remember that a person told me that white is the colour for men to put on the shirts. Of course it is obvious that majority of people (Arab) use white Dishdashah (الدشداشه), so, perhaps it could confirm the issue, but I am looking for an authentic tradition concerning this matter to indicate that the best color is white (for men).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T12:20:58.510" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T12:20:58.510" Title="Which color is the best for wearing shirt for men?" Tags="|fiqh|men|clothing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29553" CreationDate="2016-01-22T21:24:09.157" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhan o Taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him His family and companions)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Abbas narrated that: The Messenger of Allah said: &quot;Wear the white&#xA;  among your garments, for indeed they are among the best of your&#xA;  garments, and shroud your dead in them.&quot;(Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Samurah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah&#xA;  (ﷺ) said, 'Wear white clothes because they are the purest and they are&#xA;  closest to modesty; and shroud the dead in it.&quot; [An- Nasa'i and&#xA;  Al-Hakim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) wore different colors in clothing, he wore white, black and green color turban However In Numerous Hadith we got to see Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) preferred and ask to wear white clothing.There is one more narration regarding likeness to green color,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The most beloved of colors to the Messenger of Allah (Allah’s peace&#xA;  and blessings be upon him) was green.” [Tabarani, Mu’jam al-Awsat;&#xA;  al-Bazzar, Musnad]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People of Paradise would be mainly in green color clothing as in Quran 18:31&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Those will have gardens of perpetual residence; beneath them rivers will flow. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and will wear green garments of fine silk and brocade, reclining therein on adorned couches. Excellent is the reward, and good is the resting place.&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (Swt) and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-06T16:05:28.413" LastActivityDate="2016-05-06T16:05:28.413" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1105" CreationDate="2016-01-22T22:46:19.330" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salamalykum..&#xA;I believe that it sounds exactly like music and it takes its place.&#xA;It also distracts you from your Lord (Allah) SWT. Although I'm not sure,&#xA;It's better to be safe than sorry. So don't take the risk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15470" LastActivityDate="2016-01-22T22:46:19.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29556" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-23T01:00:54.187" Score="5" ViewCount="10362" Body="&lt;p&gt;What verses in the Quran tell us to follow the Hadith (of the Prophet) or guide us to do so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13203" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T12:20:32.537" LastActivityDate="2018-05-06T19:21:39.020" Title="What verses in the Quran support following Hadith (of the Prophet)?" Tags="|quran|hadith|tafseer|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="15" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29557" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29569" CreationDate="2016-01-23T01:10:33.230" Score="3" ViewCount="249" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran as the word of God sets rules and guidance for us in all aspects of life. The hadith doesn't seem to me to be the same, so based on the Quran how far should we go?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am asking because there are many Hadith that I've heard that seem to go against the teaching of the Quran, but honestly I dont know which are real or not. I tend to ignore ones that dont make sense. For example, I heard of stoning people who leave the religion or killing them, not sure, but clearly aggressive, merciless, and unforgiving which contradicts the Quran in my opinon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question is not a duplicate because it is a completely different question. The other asks if something is authentic and this one ask in general what Hadith is allowed to modify or add to the religion. For example, if a hadith tells a story in which some specific Arab cultural tradition is spoken off then does this mean that the tradition should be taken as part of the religion. See??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13203" LastEditorDisplayName="user13203" LastEditDate="2016-01-23T15:20:11.847" LastActivityDate="2016-01-28T03:39:01.963" Title="Is there a limit on the authority of Hadith or is it all encompassing like the Quran?" Tags="|quran|hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29552" CreationDate="2016-01-23T02:55:00.083" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If its intoxicating then it is haram. It is not simply because of its chemical composition, but because it has an intoxicating effect. Eating food cooked in wine is not intoxicating, so think about it :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Surat Al-Ma'idah [5:90]&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing on] stone altars [to other than Allah ], and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are hundreds of hadiths that support this answer, but there is one hadith from Ahmad that doesnt. In fact most refer to drinks not as a composite part of food. That one from Ahmad states more or less that anything intoxicating in large amounts is prohibited in small amounts. Since alcohol exists in the gut of every person as a by product of bacteria everyone and everything is in a questionable state. This is just one contradiction to common sense. Following the Ahmad hadith its haram to use rubbing alcohol for a cut.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;So this answer is not as clean cut as I thought, but I still stand by it and live by it. I think it takes some thoughtful judgement, but the Quran is clear. Thank God.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13203" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-04T14:27:49.667" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T14:27:49.667" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29561" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-23T03:59:33.550" Score="-1" ViewCount="6170" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a graphics or web designer,we have to work with picture/video for buyer/site,we know animal picture and others are not halal so at web design most of the buyer will want women picture or videos to add.and for this the payment which will given to me haram or halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15473" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-25T07:57:59.990" LastActivityDate="2021-08-04T20:11:47.957" Title="Is it halal in Islam to work as a web/graphics designer?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2021-08-08T11:56:04.180" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24410" CreationDate="2016-01-23T14:08:59.677" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;She is a mehrama to your husband as long as he is married to you, soon he divorce you, he can marry her. same would be the case after your death. But in case your husband is following Shi'a fikah, he can marry her with your permission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15480" LastEditorUserId="15480" LastEditDate="2016-01-23T14:14:49.670" LastActivityDate="2016-01-23T14:14:49.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29557" CreationDate="2016-01-23T16:15:50.197" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith is just is important as the Quran. God says in the Quran (53:3-4) &quot;Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination. It is not but a revelation revealed&quot;. This verse from the Quran is telling us that the hadith are also of prime important in Islam and that the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) are not to be forsaken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difference with regards to the Quran is that it is confirmed to be authentic in its entirety whereas that can not be said about every single hadith. However, when it is found that a hadith is authentic, it holds the same weight as the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A hadith is determined to be authentic based on the chain of people that have narrated it to us from the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). If there is certainty regarding the piety, truthfulness, trustworthiness, and strength of memory of all the narrators in the chain of narration, that hadith is authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oftentimes, when we encounter an apparent contradiction between hadith and the Quran, it is usually a lack of understanding on our part. The verses of the Quran and the hadith were all revealed in specific contexts and usually sufficing with a mere translation doesn't give a complete picture of the meaning of those ahadith or verses because we lack the context. If you encounter such verses and hadith, you should seek knowledge from a local scholar. Also, sometimes, certain verses were abrogated during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) but they remained a part of the Quran so it may be one of such verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, the rulings of Islam are not man-made, they have been legislated by God. We are in no position to decide what entails mercy, aggression or justice. Our view of the world is very limited whereas God's view is all-encompassing. Specifically, regarding the killing of those people who leave the religion is a debatable issue even amongst scholars. As an additional example, a murderer should be killed. Some people think this is very cruel but by killing this 1 person, the murders of several others are avoided and other possible murderers are deterred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11711" LastActivityDate="2016-01-23T16:15:50.197" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29567" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29345" CreationDate="2016-01-23T16:26:37.637" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If your contract is such that it prevents you from working elsewhere, then you must keep your word and avoid working elsewhere. If you are doubtful regarding the terms of your contract, you should simply ask your employer.&#xA;If you were to violate your contract to earn money, it would be considered deceptive and as such your earnings wouldn't be pure.&#xA;If you are unhappy with the terms of your contract, then maybe you should negotiate with your employer for more flexible terms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11711" LastActivityDate="2016-01-23T16:26:37.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29568" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-23T17:35:44.113" Score="1" ViewCount="141" Body="&lt;p&gt;How should young muslim brothers ad sisters interact in a coed high school? &#xA;What are the things we must be aware of to protect ourselves from any evils in such an atmosphere? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11746" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T20:29:38.413" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T20:29:38.413" Title="How should be interactions with non-mehram be like in a coed institution?" Tags="|practical-islam|fiqh|islamic-philosophy|non-mahram|education|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29557" CreationDate="2016-01-24T00:19:01.273" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Quran as the word of God sets rules and guidance for us in all&#xA;  aspects of life. The hadith doesn't seem to me to be the same, so&#xA;  based on the Quran how far should we go?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, from the Quran, we know the best Hadith is the Book Allah revealed, as Allah himself says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah has sent down the best/aHsan Hadith: a consistent Book wherein is reiteration.  The skins shiver therefrom of those who fear their Lord; then their skins and their hearts relax at the remembrance of Allah . That is the guidance of Allah by which He guides whom He wills. And one whom Allah leaves astray - for him there is no guide.&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 39:23)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah tells us the Book is for judgment and detailed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Say: &quot;Shall I seek for judge other than God? - when He is the One who has sent to you the Book, explained in detail/Mufassalan.&quot; They know full well, to whom We have given the Book, that it has been sent down from your Lord in truth. Never be then of those who doubt&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 6:114)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is protected from falsehood as it comes from the Wise and Praiseworthy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;...And indeed, it is surely a mighty Book. Falsehood shall not come to it from before it nor from behind it; a revelation from the Wise, the Praiseworthy&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 41:41-41)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran was the noble speech of the Messenger:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;it is indeed the speech of a noble Messenger&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 69:40)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah would have punished the Messenger for saying other things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;And if he had made up about Us some sayings, We would have seized him by the right hand; Then We would have cut from him the aorta.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 69:44-46)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are numerous other ayat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the issue with Hadith's authority and authenticity has been a hot topic of dispute among Muslims since the early generations. A 9th century scholar named al-Shafii,  recorded his debates with Muslims who totally rejected Hadiths in his book &lt;em&gt;al-Jami al-Ilm&lt;/em&gt; and some in &lt;em&gt;Kitab al-Umm&lt;/em&gt;.  He was one of the early proponents of Hadiths and had an opposition from Muslims who were labeled as 'Ahlul Kalam' i.e. People of Kalamullah/Speech of Allah (Quran). They believed/believe the Quran is the primary and only revelation from Allah and the Prophet didn't receive anything else.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think there's no problem in taking &lt;strong&gt;authentically proven Hadiths as historical accounts&lt;/strong&gt;, but when it comes to laws, then Quran should be the primary source. This is the safest, as it's in obedience to both Allah and his Messenger, and no Muslim will dispute the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2016-01-24T00:19:01.273" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29570" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-24T03:05:17.837" Score="1" ViewCount="253" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the possible symbols of mercy and/or compassion in Islam? As always answers with supporting references are appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15484" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T15:38:03.417" Title="Symbols of mercy in Islam?" Tags="|symbolism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-06-22T00:03:15.217" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29571" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-24T03:45:09.797" Score="2" ViewCount="294" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was Zoroaster a disciple of prophet Jeremiah according to the Sunna?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14900" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-25T07:57:32.033" LastActivityDate="2020-04-26T09:46:02.757" Title="Was Zoroaster A Disciple Of Prophet Jeremiah?" Tags="|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29571" CreationDate="2016-01-24T07:12:54.583" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Neither Zoroaster and Jeremiah are mentioned in Quran or any sahih hadith; we can't say if they were Prophets.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zoroaster is said to live around 1500BC, while Jeremiah lived during the time of John the Baptist.  There was a major time gap between the two. So, no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4640" LastEditDate="2016-01-24T07:19:15.433" LastActivityDate="2016-01-24T07:19:15.433" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29568" CreationDate="2016-01-24T07:33:31.570" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are certain rules you have to follow:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Recite Daily morning and evening supplications to get help against devil&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Try your best never to be alone with any guy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wear proper hijab (including niqab)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Dont be Frank or open with any guy (in case there is need to talk)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Stay to the point (if you have to talk about study material)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If in any case you sense that a guy is interested in you, then try your best to avoid him as much as possible. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it helps&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2016-01-24T07:33:31.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29576" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-24T13:23:36.400" Score="8" ViewCount="869" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a student from India and work part-time as a Freelancer online. &#xA;My question is about piracy in Islam. I use certain software Adobe for my Freelance work including Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects; and also use an online learning portal Lynda.com for tutorials to improve my skills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is related to software and portal membership from my country which I cannot pay for due to several polices and restrictions related to a debit card.  The only way to pay for them is credit card, which I don't own right now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried all the ways to pay for membership with a debit card and even tried direct bank transferring but it didn't workout well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I even contacted Adobe and Lynda.com about this, and they said that the credit card is the only option.  Unfortunately, I cannot apply for a credit card at the moment due to lots of factors including eligibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I asked my friend for help, and he purchased me a one month full subscriptions of both Adobe and Lynda.com by the help of his Uncle, which has expired last week.  I further asked him about it and told him that I will pay all the money month-to-month, but he said he felt too awkward to ask this to his uncle.  Since it's a very small town where I live, someone rarely owns a credit card.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So lastly, I thought of pirating the software and video and thought I will pay all the money that I've used for their software and tutorials once I'll be able to get a credit card.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is this considered haram? Since my intentions are not that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15488" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-12T06:47:12.960" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T06:47:12.960" Title="Is it haram to pirate software I cannot purchase due to not having a credit card, with the intention of paying for it when I do get a credit card?" Tags="|halal-haram|software|piracy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29577" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-24T15:14:01.733" Score="1" ViewCount="178" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per definitions that I have found on internet Shaitan is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;In the Koran an angel of high degree who was expelled from heaven because he refused to worship Adam at his Lord's command; often regarded as equivalent to Iblis.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this considered bad in Islam (Ok, he went against God's command, but he must have had his reasons..)? How did we get from an angel that refused to worship to Adam to an entity/daemon that causes havoc and evil and that is feared by all humans and believers or various religions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that this was ordered by God, but to turn him from an angel to an Evil being is a little difficult to comprehend. Could someone shed light?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually I think he understood really how we humans are and that is why he made this choice.. (For reference I am not a Satanist, just a curious person)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14592" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-25T15:48:27.550" LastActivityDate="2016-01-25T15:48:27.550" Title="Why is Shaitan bad considering the definition of the term?" Tags="|shaitan|definitions|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29578" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29787" CreationDate="2016-01-24T15:47:24.453" Score="4" ViewCount="6888" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per subject I see a lot of Muslims where I live that have Shisha and cigarettes. Isn't this Haram? Aren't cigarettes Haram too or is Shisha considered Hakroon (something like prawns, which is sort of undefined)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14592" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-25T02:09:47.450" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T02:09:47.450" Title="If cigarettes are Haram why are many Muslims smoking shisha?" Tags="|halal-haram|smoking|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29579" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-24T16:16:06.077" Score="1" ViewCount="84" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is hunting permitted in Islam as a sport? If so What is the rules for hunting in Islam (Sport and Business)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: I am a professional hunter. I hear that according to Quran whatever you spot in the bush that is halal can be taken as it is a blessing of God and therefore has to be harvested (Obviously this is a huge breech of the laws and it could get me into serious troubles and make me loose my job).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14592" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T06:08:32.163" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T06:08:32.163" Title="What are the regulations for sports hunting (Trophies and Big Game)" Tags="|halal-haram|sports|hunting|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-20T04:57:18.803" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29580" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29577" CreationDate="2016-01-24T17:07:32.960" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, shaitan/satan/iblees was never an angel as angels never disobey Allah. Here is clear evidence from Quraan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention] when We said to the angels, &quot;Prostrate to Adam,&quot; and they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was of the jinn and departed from the command of his Lord. Then will you take him and his descendants as allies other than Me while they are enemies to you? Wretched it is for the wrongdoers as an exchange. Surat al Kahf : 50&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, as you can also see from the verse, they (the angels and satan) were ordered to prostrate to Adam and not worship him. This prostration was out of respect to the new great creature that Allah created, not out of worship, as the only One Who is eligible to be worshipped is Allah Almighty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the reason for Allah's anger on iblees was not just that he disobeyed him. Besides that, he also showed arrogance, which is an Attribute that no one can share with Allah, as He is The Only Arrogant. Iblees denied Allah's great creation and despised it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the reason of iblees denying mankind, he thought that our basic creation which is clay made us lower than him (iblees) who was made from fire : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[ Allah ] said, &quot;What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?&quot; [Satan] said, &quot;I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay.&quot; Surat Al Aa'raf : 12&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After iblees was cursed by Allah, he made a promise that he'll try to take all humans to hell with him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Iblees] said, &quot;By your might, I will surely mislead them all. Surat Sad : 82&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastActivityDate="2016-01-24T17:07:32.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23076" CreationDate="2016-01-24T19:04:57.310" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This cant be answered. The Bible calls the Prophet Muhammad the &quot;Holy Spirit&quot;, IMO, and off the top of my memory states that the Prophet Jesus is not a king on this earth but has prepared the way him whom I take to be the Prophet Muhammad since he was a leader of a growing kingdom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the two Prophets followed each other for that place but this is only one culture out of many.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interesting question, I hope to learn this in the next world :))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13203" LastActivityDate="2016-01-24T19:04:57.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29582" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29713" CreationDate="2016-01-24T21:40:10.803" Score="2" ViewCount="113824" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Christianity, not judging others is major topic I remember from growing up reading the Bible and listening to the Sunday preachers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does the Quran tell us about not judging other people?&#xA;What does the Hadith tell us about not judging other people?&#xA;What about Imans, what do they say?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I searched but didnt see anything so maybe this is a duplicate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13203" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-25T15:46:38.757" LastActivityDate="2018-12-18T20:16:00.947" Title="What does Islam say about judging others?" Tags="|quran|hadith|tafseer|hadith-interpretation|judgements|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="12" ClosedDate="2018-12-24T00:47:05.100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29510" CreationDate="2016-01-24T22:34:26.580" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Saying that a thing is &quot;kufr&quot; is not as easy as you seem to think. Even &quot;kufr&quot; is not as big word as you seem to think, as there is &quot;the minor kufr&quot; and &quot;the major one&quot;, the first do not get you out of Islam, the second yes, but only if you insist on it after the truth has been revealed to you (Kitab or Sunna). What you said is by no mean a major kufr, nor à minor one I think, just a mistake, it would have been better to keep quite. Anyway, door of tawba is open, a good deed erases the bad one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3267" LastActivityDate="2016-01-24T22:34:26.580" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5528" CreationDate="2016-01-25T03:11:53.480" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know:&#xA;Men's compulsory  hijab is to wear pants down the knees, that is, the knees shouldnt be visible. &#xA;Yes you can wear Jeans and Tees in public as long as it doesn't have anything haram on them like band names, superheroes, cuss words, lyrics, faces, figures, etc. &#xA;Yes it is permissible to tuck in the shirts &#xA;Most of our scholars wear a Jubbah because it's Sunnah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15493" LastActivityDate="2016-01-25T03:11:53.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29284" CreationDate="2016-01-25T03:17:49.320" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. It's a sin. &#xA;You're indirectly  promoting them. And this causes more people to look at them etc. and they'll gain more popularity and money which is haram, just because of you. &#xA;So don't upload it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15493" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-31T14:26:26.260" LastActivityDate="2016-05-31T14:26:26.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29587" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4242" CreationDate="2016-01-25T04:55:28.663" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This verse 20:4 is about the creation of the earth and the Heaven. Then it is mentioning them in the order of creation. the Earth was created first then The heavens were created later (2:29). &#xA;He is the One who created for you what is in the Earth, All of it, then (Thumma) He directed his attention to the Heavens, and immediately (Alfa) fashioned them as seven heavens. &#xA;The Quran is in Arabic which is a very accurate language. There are two words used to order the verbs. Thumma when long time passes between them and (Alfa) when short period passes between them. Notice that fashioning the heavens happened immediately after Allah turned His attention to them. On the other hand, the Heavens were created long time after the Earth because Allah used the word (Thumma) before turning His attention to the Heaven (which was smoke at that time (41:11)). &#xA;Then why others verses in the Quran did put the heavens before the earth? Because other verses were not talking about the creation of these two items. &#xA;Why the Heavens are mentioned in plural and the Earth is mentioned in singular?&#xA;Because there is one Earth and seven heavens. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15494" LastActivityDate="2016-01-25T04:55:28.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29556" CreationDate="2016-01-25T10:41:40.333" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hadith just means a narrative, a story, a speech, a communication...Many verses tell us to follow Hadith, but they are all referring to the Quran since the Quran is called the &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Best/aHsan Hadith&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 39:23).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read some other verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Allah - there is no deity except Him. He will surely assemble you for the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. And who is more truthful than Allah in HADITH?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 4:87)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Do they see nothing in the government of the heavens and the earth and all that Allah has created?&lt;/strong&gt; (Do they not see) &lt;strong&gt;that it may well be that their terms are drawing to an end? In what HADITH after this will they then believe?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 7:185)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;These are verses of Allah that We recite to you with truth. Then, in what HADITH after Allah and His verses do they believe?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 45:6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="14920" LastEditDate="2016-01-28T10:52:33.647" LastActivityDate="2016-01-28T10:52:33.647" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29589" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-25T13:06:19.777" Score="-1" ViewCount="204" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why should we do something only because it's in religious?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose rights between men and women. Did anyone decide to be a man or woman himself/herself ? Then why should we separate their rights? Beside this fact that equality of rights are executed in western world without any problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also suppose expressions about have dog, eat pig, drink wine and so many other things that are currently usual in western world and NOTHING wrong happen about that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Living in this way and obey only because ISLAM say so is completely opposite the freedom of thinking. It's a Blind Life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Islam have any defense for its incompatibility with facts and things that we do opposite its rules but has no harm and mistake in it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Islam base is on thinking, why should we obey them only because it says so?   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14157" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T05:17:06.463" Title="Why should we obey ALL Islam rules , when we see some of them are useless?" Tags="|sharia|freedom-of-belief|freedom|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29592" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-25T16:03:36.403" Score="1" ViewCount="2174" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a general rule, it is the obligation of parents to keep and train their children till they become able doing their affairs. I was wondering if Islam has mentioned any specific age for it. For instance till the age Tamayyoz (التمییز) or puberty (البلوغ)  or even more than it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-01T02:42:28.670" LastActivityDate="2017-09-19T04:56:52.147" Title="Till which age, it is the obligation of parents to keep their children?" Tags="|children|obligation|parents|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29594" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-25T18:51:58.793" Score="1" ViewCount="3593" Body="&lt;p&gt;If there's glycerol in a supplement, will it be considered Halal or Haram. The supplement is a bodybuilding pre-workout. Glycerol 65% (Hydromax).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was thinking that it may be fine as I'm not going to be intoxicate or get drunk on it. I only use it before my workout and only 1 scoop. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Original product name is: MuscleTech Anarchy, I messaged them and they told me this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;we use HydroMax™ glycerol. This is a a three-carbon alcohol with three hydroxy (oxygen and hydrogen) groups attached, and also contains silica. Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;You can learn more about HydroMax™ here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.glanbianutritionals.com/products/hydromax&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.glanbianutritionals.com/products/hydromax&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I approached them asking whether the glycerol used in your supplements is vegetable based or animal based, they gave me the above response. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: I forgot to mention the process of this glycerol is synthetic, not sure if it effects any of the answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15502" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T20:36:38.933" LastActivityDate="2020-07-16T20:32:18.537" Title="Does including glycerol in supplements make them haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|alcohol|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29582" CreationDate="2016-01-25T19:28:52.850" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people; perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule [other] women; perhaps they may be better than them. And do not insult one another and do not call each other by [offensive] nicknames. Wretched is the name of disobedience after [one's] faith. And whoever does not repent - then it is those who are the wrongdoers. [Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=49&amp;amp;verse=11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;49:11&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is one of the verses I could find from the Qur'an. Let others add if they find something else either from Qur'an or Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2016-01-25T19:28:52.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29599" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-26T00:41:51.460" Score="0" ViewCount="456" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've always heard that music is haram, however I feel like something like this sends a positive message &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9ZFMx_mfnw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9ZFMx_mfnw&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;Would this and music like this be considered haram too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15507" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-06T05:42:51.980" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T05:42:51.980" Title="Is all music Haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|music|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-17T06:28:50.843" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29600" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29602" CreationDate="2016-01-26T01:18:01.623" Score="3" ViewCount="785" Body="&lt;p&gt;The best explanations I've read of verses from the Qur'an make reference to the time they were revealed, as these give practical examples and context for the verse. However, finding such information myself is difficult (in my experience). There are plenty of translations of the Qur'an and hadith available (online and in print), and Q&amp;amp;A sites like this, but is there a widely accepted way of matching hadith with verses from the Qur'an, or any tools for doing this? Or is it just a case of searching and asking on a verse by verse basis and hoping to stumble across the information? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those tools or methods specifically available to lay people would be most helpful, as I've little to no access to a mosque or place of specialist Islamic learning nearby to ask questions on specific verses. My apologies if this is too simple a question or is tagged incorrectly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15498" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-04T18:42:46.600" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T06:06:34.290" Title="Finding the historical context for verses in the Qur'an" Tags="|quran|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29602" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29600" CreationDate="2016-01-26T04:27:29.660" Score="3" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mekkan suras (chapters) were revealed in the first 13 years and Madenite chapters were reveled in the last 10 years. They may have been reveled in Madinah or in Mecca, after Fath (opening) Mecca. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the last 2 years the messenger PBUH reordered some verses. For example the last verse of the Quran was put in 5:03. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is a complete science called Asbab Al-Nuzool, causes of the revelations. &#xA;this science connect the Suras and verses to their occasion and circumstances. Of course the verses are not limited to these situations but it help putting date in perspective.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I got a wealth of information when I googled  اسباب النزول&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15494" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T06:06:34.290" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T06:06:34.290" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29603" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29592" CreationDate="2016-01-26T04:41:43.450" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;1- The Messenger (PBUH) said &quot;Teach your kids to pray when they are 7 years and enforce it on them when they are 10 years.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- In another Hadith (Prophetic statement) he said &quot;Play with your son for 7 years, discipline him for 7 years and take him as a friend for 7 years. Means between 14 and 21 according to the conditions. Some youth become independent before others. It is not the age in years but the employment and financial ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- The female children are different and you take care of your daughter until she gets married. Concerning their marriage the messenger said. &quot;If comes to you one who you accept his faith and his Morals (ethics, and Akhlaq), then accept him for marriage. If you do not do, then it will be severe tribulation and corruption in the Earth. Means Wealth, and family status, etc. should not be considered a barrier in accepting men for marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15494" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-19T04:56:52.147" LastActivityDate="2017-09-19T04:56:52.147" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29594" CreationDate="2016-01-26T04:54:12.680" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can apply this general rule to medicine and supplements that include alcohol. The Fiqh rule says &quot;Al-Darurat tobeah Al-Mahzorat&quot; which means necessities makes the un-lawful, temporarily permissible.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This rule goes with the second rule which says &quot;Al-darura beqadriha&quot; which means necessities are according to their scale and duration. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion if there is no other medicine, without Alcohol, then we may take the medicine that has alcohol in it. For example, as soon as a new coughing medicine that is Alcohol-free becomes available, then we can not take the one with alcohol. &#xA;Amount of Alcohol in the medicine is not a factor.&#xA;Allah knows better.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15494" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T04:54:12.680" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29605" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29589" CreationDate="2016-01-26T05:17:06.463" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam means submission. You submit your will to the will of Allah out of conviction that He knows better, and He loves for his product (You) the best. &#xA;Every one is free to believe in Islam or not. Half belief is not Islam. New converts have to declare in front of witnesses that they believed in Allah without a partners or equals. He is the creator of every thing other than Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When your car breaks and you like to restore it to perfect order, take it to the dealer (the manufacturer who made you is Allah). &#xA;If you want your car to perform at its best, then use the manufacturer's users manual (Quran) and when it breaks use the manufacturer's service manual. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are not only submitting your car to the One who is more qualified than you, but you also submitting your life, and your health to a human like you. You check the yellow pages, read his credentials then once you &quot;Believe in him&quot; you submit your will to your doctor. &#xA;You do not ask for the chemical formula when he writes for you a prescription. &#xA;You submit your will when the doctor decides that you need an operation. &#xA;You pay for extra doctors when your doctor admits his lack of knowledge and asks to bring others in a medical consults. &#xA;On the bed of the operation, you do not even read the whole disclaimer, and you sign that if the doctor makes a mistake, and you die, then he will not be sued. &#xA;After all of that submission, you like to pick and chose from the instructions of the One who created you, not just studied 7 years in a medical school. &#xA;If you feel this way, then check you faith of submission.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15494" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T05:17:06.463" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29570" CreationDate="2016-01-26T05:43:57.340" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Symbols in Islam are Arabic symbols where the words were derived. &#xA;The word Mercy in Arabic &quot;Rahmah&quot; came from the &quot;Rahim&quot; which means the womb of the mother. It feeds, supplies, protects, builds, and delivers the baby. If the baby needs any nutrition that is lacking in the mother. Then the baby's needs take precedence on the expense of the mother.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah said in Hadieth Qudsi (Sacred statements, 3rd source of Islam). I am the most Merciful &quot;Al-Rahman&quot; and I derived for the kin relationship &quot;Rahim&quot; a name from my name. &quot;Whoever connects the relation of Kin, I will connect with him, and whoever cuts the relation of kin, I will cut him off&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger PBUH was walking with the companions and he saw a mother crying when she finally found her lost baby. She keeps kissing and crying then the messenger said &quot;would any one of you imagine that this mother might throw her baby in fire?&quot;. &#xA;The companions said no o messenger of Allah. &#xA;Allah is more merciful on His servant than this woman on her baby. &#xA;Google the following in Arabic من هذه المرأة بولدها&#xA;I hope that I answered your question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15494" LastActivityDate="2016-01-26T05:43:57.340" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9686" CreationDate="2016-01-26T13:13:25.810" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like with Jewish and Christians, Muslims are divided into more than 70 sects.. The nature of the human being is like that. We are all different and separated, I can't say if it is good or bad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;والله تعالى أعلم&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15510" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T18:03:12.947" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T18:03:12.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29496" CreationDate="2016-01-26T13:17:48.320" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No you must say i swear to God, otherwise don't swear... whatever your interlocutor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note this Hadith from the two sahih (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.binbaz.org.sa/node/1703&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;):&#xA;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إن الله ينهاكم أن تحلفوا بآبائكم فمن كان حالفاً فليحلف بالله أو ليصمت و الله  تعالى أعلم &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;God inhibits you swearing to your ancients, &#xA;But if you do then swear to God or don't swear at all .&#xA;And Gods knows best&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15510" LastEditorUserId="14157" LastEditDate="2016-01-27T18:34:21.883" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T18:34:21.883" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29561" CreationDate="2016-01-26T18:22:19.480" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The art of drawing the animate beings if the three-dimensional haram unanimously. Who transfer this consensus is &amp;quot;Nawawi&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If hand painting on panels, walls, clothes, etc., it is also forbidden by the majority of &amp;quot;Oulama&amp;quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saying peace be upon him: &amp;quot;Those who make images punished on the Day of Resurrection, it is said to them: Bring to life what you have created.&amp;quot; Narrated by Muslim from Ibn 'Umar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim narrated as well as Saeed Bin Abu Hassan said: A man came to Ibn Abbas said: I am a man drawing these images, he said to him: come closer to me, he did, and then said: come closer to me, he did until he put his hand on his head, he said, : i tell you what I heard from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him? I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him says: &amp;quot;Every photographer in the hell, makes him all the image forms a breath, Freshen up him in hell&amp;quot;. And in the Sahih Bukhari, he said to him: &amp;quot;Woe, if you refuse but to do so, then do it with this trees, everything without spirit.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This shows the permission to draw all that is empty of spirit like trees, stone, and rivers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;والله تعالى أعلم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15510" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T23:10:17.517" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29612" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-26T20:54:24.920" Score="5" ViewCount="2399" Body="&lt;p&gt;My husband and I are having marital difficulty and want to get a civil divorce.  I am apprehensive about going through with the Islamic divorce in case we work things out and want to stay married. He also doesn't want to live alone and wants to marry another woman pretty quickly so if we stayed married she would be his second wife.  Is this possible or must we divorce Islamically also and then have no remedy to stay married later. We live in the USA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15513" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T11:36:05.957" Title="Can you get a civil divorce and stay islamically married?" Tags="|talaq|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29561" CreationDate="2016-01-27T04:20:35.950" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some pictures have specific copyright for author. For example pictures from &lt;a href=&quot;https://blog.bufferapp.com/free-image-sources-list&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this reference&lt;/a&gt; has public copyright issue and you have not ask owner for privileges. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using pictures that are free source has no problem. Islam is compatible with modern world then leave these ideas and use your creativity and intelligent to make as best work as you can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These ideas only make Muslims weak and useless in modern world as we see today!!  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS : If your photo doesn't violent por_no_graph and Copyright law then you are allowed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14157" LastEditorUserId="14157" LastEditDate="2016-01-27T08:05:05.653" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T08:05:05.653" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29599" CreationDate="2016-01-27T08:19:24.490" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Hadith it says Prophet Mohammad used music in his daughter wedding. (بحارالانوار: ج 43، ص 97) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Shia Feqh it says any music that relief you and doesn't make you veryyy excited is allowed. you can refer to :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;آيت‏الله مكارم، استفتاءات، ج 2، س 538 و 539 آيت‏الله صافى، جامع‏الاحكام، ج 2، س 1581 آيت‏الله تبريزى، استفتاءات، س 1051 آيت‏الله خامنه‏اى، اجوبة الاستفتاءات، س 1181 و 1180 آيت‏الله بهجت، توضيح‏المسائل، متفرقه، م 30. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14157" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T08:19:24.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29618" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-27T09:44:02.540" Score="1" ViewCount="296" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam, is it permissible to name my son Abd (with nothing preceding or following it)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15515" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-23T06:08:25.743" LastActivityDate="2017-04-23T06:08:25.743" Title="Is naming your son &quot;Abd&quot; allowed for Muslims?" Tags="|halal-haram|naming|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29619" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-27T10:28:16.773" Score="2" ViewCount="871" Body="&lt;p&gt;My name is Danyal. I converted to Islam in Istanbul in 2015, but live in Scotland, Lanark since 2014 (before that in England-5 years). My nationality is, &quot;Polish&quot;, but soon &quot;British&quot; (in a few months). I am  husband of one wife. She is Jewish only through the way of her thinking. Her Jewish status has not been performed in synagogue, which means by the Polish standards she is &quot;Catholic&quot;, but gave them letter of apostasy. I am married to her through &quot;civil contract&quot;-legal in Poland and respected in EU. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lately I have met Saudi Arab girl, she lives in Jeddah, for now. My wife agreed me to enter another marriage. But of course there is no legal way to do that in UK-by the UK standards, because according to UK standards it would be &quot;bigamy&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is why question is, if my potential &quot;second wife/next wife&quot; can be married to me through &quot;Nikah&quot; ceremony only. We are aware  the Nikah ceremony has no legal attachment to Law in UK, which means my next wife will not be recognized as a wife. Nevertheless, she wants &quot;Nikah&quot; ceremony, for the religious purpose and in the eyes of Allah to be my wife (next wife). All practical issues have been discussed between us. Can you give me any decent legal Mosque address who perform &quot;Nikah&quot; ceremony of second marriage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I look forward to hearing from you&#xA;Yours faithfully &#xA;Danyal C&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15518" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-01-27T19:37:47.253" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T19:37:47.253" Title="Where I can get &quot;Nikah&quot; to enter second marriage in UK?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-06-10T03:25:15.223" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29620" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27796" CreationDate="2016-01-27T11:05:08.317" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;aslamwalequm&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;has nothing harmful inside it. It is just the way the non-Muslim is able to say the phrase. So it should be treated as perfectly fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;as-saam alaykum&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is the form which contains harm, &quot;as-saam&quot; means poison or death. So, the letter &lt;strong&gt;laam&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;l&quot; means all the difference here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5035" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-31T12:52:58.877" LastActivityDate="2016-07-31T12:52:58.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1845" CreationDate="2016-01-27T11:12:24.407" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to the great answer by brother مجاهد&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah bepleased with him) reported: Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “On the Resurrection Day,&#xA;  the rights will be paid to those to whom they are due so much so that&#xA;  a hornless sheep will be retaliated for by punishing the horned sheep&#xA;  which broke its horns”. [Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if sheep will be judged for harming other sheep, how about humans? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5035" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T11:12:24.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="323" CreationDate="2016-01-27T11:17:09.360" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to the answer from مجاهد:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated: Sahl bin Saad Al-Saidi Allah's Messenger (saw) and&#xA;  Al-Mushrikun met each other in a battle and started fighting. When&#xA;  Allah's Apostle (SAW) returned to his camp and when Al-Mushrikun&#xA;  returned to their camp, somebody talked about a man amongst the&#xA;  companions of Allah's Apostle (SAW) who would follow and kill with his&#xA;  sword any Mushrik going alone. He said, &quot;Nobody did his job (i.e.&#xA;  fighting) so properly today as that man.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;Allah's Apostle (SAW) said,&#xA;  &quot;indeed, he is amongst the people of the (Hell) Fire.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; A man amongst&#xA;  the people said, &quot;I shall accompany him (to watch what he does)&quot; Thus&#xA;  he accompanied him, and wherever he stood, he would stand with him,&#xA;  and wherever he ran, he would run with him. Then the (brave) man got&#xA;  wounded seriously and he hurried to die quickly. So He planted the&#xA;  blade of the sword in the ground directing its sharp end towards his&#xA;  chest between his two breasts. Then he leaned on the sword and killed&#xA;  himself. The other man came to Allah's Apostle (SAW) and said, &quot;I&#xA;  testify that you are Allah's Apostle (SAW).&quot; The Prophet asked, &quot;What&#xA;  has happened?&quot; He replied, &quot;(It is about) the man whom you had&#xA;  described as one of the people of the (Hell) Fire. The people were&#xA;  greatly surprised at what you said, and I said, 'I will find out his&#xA;  reality for you.' So, I came out seeking him. &lt;strong&gt;He got severely wounded,&#xA;  and hastened to die by slanting the blade of his sword in the ground&#xA;  directing its sharp end towards his chest between his two breasts.&#xA;  Then he eased on his sword and killed himself.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; when Allah's Apostle&#xA;  (SAW) said, &quot;A man may seem to the people as if he were practising the&#xA;  deeds of the people of Paradise while in fact he is from the people of&#xA;  the Hell) Fire, another may seem to the people as if he were&#xA;  practising the deeds of the people of Hell (Fire), while in fact he is&#xA;  from the people of Paradise.&quot; [Bukhari]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A man who fought courageously will be in the hellfire, why? because he committed suicide just before he died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5035" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T11:17:09.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29623" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25139" CreationDate="2016-01-27T11:28:40.427" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Praying in jamaa’ah (congregation) in the mosque is one of the most important rituals of Islam, and it is obligatory for every man past the age of adolescence who is able to hear the call to prayer, because of a great deal of evidence, including the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Whoever hears the call to prayer and does not respond, his prayer is&#xA;  not valid, except the one who has an excuse.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Ibn Maajah, 793; also narrated by al-Daaraqutni and al-Haakim, who classed it as saheeh. It was also classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslim narrated (653) that Abu Hurayrah said: A blind man came to the&#xA;  Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said, “O&#xA;  Messenger of Allaah, I do not have anyone to lead me to the mosque,”&#xA;  and he asked the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be&#xA;  upon him) to grant him a concession allowing him to pray in his house.&#xA;  He granted him that concession, then when he turned to leave he called&#xA;  him back and said, “Can you hear the call to prayer?” He said, “Yes.”&#xA;  He said, ‘Then answer it.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if you live at such a distance from the masjid (mosque), from which on a quiet day, you can hear the adhaan, then you are obliged to pray with the jamaah in the masjid. Unless however if you missed the jamaah for some valid excuse, such as you were very hungry and your wife served you food just as the adhaan was being said, then you can eat first as is authentically narrated, or its very bad weather, or you have a contagious illness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically, you are obliged under normal conditions if you live within a certain distance of the masjid, unless you are excused for some reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5035" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-26T09:37:28.210" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T09:37:28.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28513" CreationDate="2016-01-27T12:31:02.310" Score="2" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                    In the name of Allah, the compassionate, the merciful&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to your query as you inquired:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Am I allowed to change my intention to pray asr after making an&#xA;  initial intention of praying maghrib during the salah??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not wajib --obligatory-- to do the Qaza (of Asr prayer) just at that time of Maghrib Salah, haply: it is better if you say your maghrib prayers (Jama'a), then (or after Asha' prayer) you can do it. Or even you can do its Qaza tomorrow or later, but this is better to do it as soon as possible ... / Thus you'd better to do your Maghrib salah by the maghrib salah of the Jama'a... Then...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-07T07:32:08.900" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T07:32:08.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29629" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-27T15:44:23.803" Score="3" ViewCount="5665" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam the men are allowed to marry non-Muslims whereas the women are not allowed to marry non-Muslims. However, Muslim men are only allowed to marry a non-Muslim if she reverts to Islam. Does this mean that women are not allowed to marry reverts then? I am confused because even when the man is marrying the non-Muslim, they have to marry them on the basis they will revert otherwise the marriage is invalid. Or does this mean men are allowed to marry the non-Muslim women who are people of the book even before they revert but women are only allowed to marry the men who are people of the book after they revert to Islam? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-28T18:58:07.390" LastActivityDate="2018-07-31T08:11:06.893" Title="Are Muslim women allowed to marry revert Muslims?" Tags="|nikah|women|conversion|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29629" CreationDate="2016-01-27T15:55:58.890" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Answering your question in the title, yes, Muslim Women &lt;strong&gt;are allowed&lt;/strong&gt; to marry reverts. It happens in our community in Michigan a lot. Now, regarding your confusion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I am confused because even when the man is marrying the non-Muslim,&#xA;  they have to marry them on the basis they will revert otherwise the&#xA;  marriage is invalid&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is debatable. Some scholars have said that Muslim men can marry from the people of the book if they, non-Muslim women, are not practicing any sort of Shirk (Association partners with Allah), and they don't have to promise to revert to Islam later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-04T16:35:26.277" LastActivityDate="2016-02-04T16:35:26.277" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29618" CreationDate="2016-01-27T20:10:56.087" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding the permissibility of naming Abd (with nothing preceding or following), I've never read any Hadith stating that it is not permissible to use this name. However, it's always been a common practice in Arabia, even before Islam, to add a name after Abd, like Abd Manaf, etc... In KSA and some other Gulf countries, they use it with the definite article Alif Laam, Al-Abd, which means The Slave, or The Servant. But if you use it without Al, the name will then have a different meaning that's not correct, for instance, Abd Muhammad (Slave of Muhammad)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah know the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastActivityDate="2016-01-27T20:10:56.087" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5702" CreationDate="2016-01-28T05:54:13.053" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalam o AlieKum :&#xA;This story is mentioned in the Quran in SURAH TAUBA CH: 9 V Allah says:�&#xA;“If you will not aid him (the Prophet), Allah certainly aided him when those who disbelieved expelled him; he (the Prophet) had no more than him, him being the second of the two (i.e. Abu Bakr), when they were both in the cave, when he (the Prophet) said to his companion (Abu Bakr): ‘Grieve not, surely Allah is with US.’ Then Allah caused His Sakinah (serenity, peace, tranquility, etc.) to descend upon him (Abu Bakr)” (Quran, 9:40)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sadaq ALLAH ul Azeem&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15527" LastActivityDate="2016-01-28T05:54:13.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29639" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18206" CreationDate="2016-01-28T06:31:12.343" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The right path is right after the first surah (surah fateha). 5 ayah of surah baqrah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1) This is the Scripture whereof there is no doubt, a guidance unto those who ward off (evil). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(2) Who believe in the Unseen, and establish worship, and spend of that We have bestowed upon them;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(3) And who believe in that which is revealed unto thee (Muhammad) and that which was revealed before thee, and are certain of the Hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(4) These depend on guidance from their Lord. These are the successful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14989" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-08T15:15:42.160" LastActivityDate="2016-02-08T15:15:42.160" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16642" CreationDate="2016-01-28T15:12:21.713" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, I would like to begin with the verses from the Qur'an, before mentioning any Hadith. Allah (SWT) talks about the Jinn in a Surah that was named after them, Surat Al-Jinn&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلۡمُسۡلِمُونَ وَمِنَّا ٱلۡقَـٰسِطُونَ‌ۖ فَمَنۡ&#xA;أَسۡلَمَ فَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ تَحَرَّوۡاْ رَشَدً۬ا (١٤) وَأَمَّا&#xA;ٱلۡقَـٰسِطُونَ فَكَانُواْ لِجَهَنَّمَ حَطَبً۬ا (١٥&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are among us some who have surrendered (to Allah) and there&#xA;are among us some who are unjust. And whoso hath surrendered to Allah,&#xA;such have taken the right path purposefully. (14) And as for those who are unjust, they are firewood for hell. (15)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT) also tells us in Surat Adh-dhariyat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Jinns were created to worship Allah (SWT), just like mankind. So, they either surrender to Allah (SWT), or they disobey Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surat Al-Ahqaaf:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And (recall) when We directed a group of Jinns towards you, listening&#xA;to the Qur’an. 7 So, when they attended it, they said (to each other),&#xA;“Keep quiet.” Then once it was over, they went back to their people as&#xA;warners. (29) They said, “O our people, we have heard a book sent down&#xA;after Musa, 8 confirming what was before it, which guides to the truth&#xA;and to a straight path. (30) O our people, respond to Allah’s herald,&#xA;and believe in him, and (once you do that,) Allah will forgive your&#xA;sins for you, and will save you from a painful punishment. (31) The&#xA;one who does not respond to Allah’s herald is not (able) to frustrate&#xA;(Allah by escaping) in the land, and for him there are no supporters&#xA;besides Him. Such people are in open error. (32)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, in the Hadith, the Prophet (PBUH) mentioned that he was sent to mankind and the Jinns. He (PBUH) also said in a hadith narrated by Muslim, that He (PBUH) was invited by one of the Jinns to go and recite Qur'an to his people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‘Someone from among the jinn called me, and I went with him and&#xA;recited Qur’aan for them.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My understanding is, the Jinn either surrender to Allah (SWT) and follow the messenger of their time, like what they mentioned in Surat Al-Ahqaf about Prophet Musa (AS), or they disobey Allah (SWT). Therefore, those who followed the teachings of Prophet Musa (AS) are considered Jewish, and those who followed the teachings of Prophet Isa (AS) are considered Christians, and because Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was sent to the entire universe, they are supposed to follow his teachings til the day of judgement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Indeed, Allah knows the best. Please forgive any ignorance in my answer.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T15:52:04.963" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29642" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-28T15:50:18.833" Score="2" ViewCount="108" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is 'a' and 'b'? As in how do I interpret the various quotes that I see around? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15533" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-10T00:29:00.930" LastActivityDate="2017-06-10T00:29:00.930" Title="How should I interpret Quran [a:b]?" Tags="|quran|terminology|ayah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29643" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29642" CreationDate="2016-01-28T15:58:05.153" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think most of the time the first number indicates the number of the Surah, the second number indicates the number of the verse, i.e. Qur'an[2:3] = Surat Al-Baqarah, verse number 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastActivityDate="2016-01-28T15:58:05.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29618" CreationDate="2016-01-28T16:58:18.763" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is not correct to name 'Abd' because it means 'Slave' with 'Al' or without.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And because 'Slave' has no good means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15535" LastEditorUserId="15535" LastEditDate="2016-01-29T09:03:13.683" LastActivityDate="2016-01-29T09:03:13.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29645" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29646" CreationDate="2016-01-28T17:35:43.047" Score="2" ViewCount="470" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a man's wife dies, they'll be reunited in paradise isA (if they succeeded in this world) even if the man married a woman after her. So far so good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, what if the man dies before his wife and he really loved her and she loved him, but she married a man after him. Would they also be reunited? If so, then how? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Please provide reference, sunni point of view is encouraged, but shi'i is accepted)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-01-30T06:38:00.667" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T06:38:00.667" Title="Reunion in Paradise" Tags="|jannah|love|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29645" CreationDate="2016-01-28T17:57:25.237" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/8068&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; has an answer to your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My personal opinion, and I could be wrong, that the woman can choose her husband in Paradise if both of her husbands have been admitted to Paradise by the mercy of Allah (SWT). My opinion is based on this verse in Surat Qaf:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لهم ما يشاءون فيها ولدينا مزيد&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They will have in it whatever they wish, and with Us there are things&#xA;  even more than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the woman wishes her first husband, she, due to the grace and the mercy of Allah (SWT), will be with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, I could be wrong, and indeed Allah (SWT) knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastActivityDate="2016-01-28T17:57:25.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29647" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29618" CreationDate="2016-01-28T18:50:18.160" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam naming a child should be done with care. The name must mean something good. Abdallah, Abd-ur-Rahman are  some good examples. But naming your son just Abd literally means slave. It may not be recommended to do so. Also consider his future when people might  harass him calling him a slave. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15536" LastActivityDate="2016-01-28T18:50:18.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4242" CreationDate="2016-01-28T19:11:30.427" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you ponder on the previous verses, they might actually answer your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We did not reveal the Qur’an to you to (make you) face hardship (2)&#xA;  Rather to remind him who has the fear (of Allah), (3) It being a&#xA;  revelation from the One Who created the earth, and high heavens. (4)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've noticed the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah (SWT) revealed the Qur'an to the Prophet (PBUH), who was living on the earth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A human facing hardships while living will definitely be on earth, not in the Heavens.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Qur'an is a reminder for those who live on earth. I've never read any Hadith stating that the Angels recite the Qur'an, except Angel Jibreel (AS) who used to recite the Qur'an with the Prophet (PBUH) &lt;strong&gt;(1)&lt;/strong&gt;. However, the Angels do listen to it when people recite it according to various ahadith, but it appears to us, as far as we don't know the unseen, that they don't recite it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, some authors of tafsirs would mention that the order of some words is switched to keep the endings rhyming (of course that's not the only reason for it, but that's what they could think of).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows the best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=35299&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastEditorUserId="8947" LastEditDate="2016-03-13T16:56:48.507" LastActivityDate="2016-03-13T16:56:48.507" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29655" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-29T12:11:54.347" Score="2" ViewCount="885" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking in from the outside of a religion can sometimes be very confusing, especially to someone of no faith, and I just wanted to clear something up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to an item or an act being 'Haram', is there some sort of scale which makes some worse than others in the eyes of God?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, how does eating pork compared to adultery?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15546" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-12T05:04:10.630" LastActivityDate="2017-07-12T05:04:10.630" Title="Haram scale of severity?" Tags="|halal-haram|sin|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29656" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-29T12:41:24.927" Score="1" ViewCount="1383" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been contacted to write the script of a play. Is it permissible for me to write a play in which there are many non Muslim characters?&#xA;There will be no display of shirk or any rituals of other religions. I should also mention that the script I have come up with includes a king who does not rule by the sharia. The king is presented in a negative light but that is not because of not adhering to the sharia but because of his pride and greed. There is no mention or reference to Islam or the shariah law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13666" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T09:00:19.510" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T09:00:19.510" Title="Is it permissible to write a fictional story in which there are non-Muslim characters?" Tags="|halal-haram|non-muslim|culture|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29655" CreationDate="2016-01-29T14:53:59.670" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we know, there are major sins (Kaba'er) and minor sins (Sagha'er). The major sins are clearly mentioned in both the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH). So, the scale will typically be the order they were mentioned in a verse or a Hadith, and/or the number of Verses/ahadith that major sin was mentioned in (this is my own understanding).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back to your question in the example you provided:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For example how does eating pork compare to adultery?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adultery is considered a major sin. There is a specific punishment for those who commit adultery, unlike eating pork, even though both are sins and we should be avoiding them. Also, the amount of verses/Ahadith that talked about Adultery and the punishment for those who commit it can tell you how major it is in the eyes of Allah (SWT).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastActivityDate="2016-01-29T14:53:59.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29661" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-29T15:41:34.037" Score="0" ViewCount="1768" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it shirk for a Muslim to celebrate &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Valentine's Day&lt;/a&gt;, according to the Sunna?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14. It originated as a Western Christian liturgical feast day honoring one or more early saints named Valentinus, and is recognized as a significant cultural and commercial celebration in many regions around the world, although it is not a public holiday in any country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14900" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-24T12:50:19.723" LastActivityDate="2018-02-23T02:20:47.953" Title="Is it shirk for a Muslim to celebrate Valentine's Day?" Tags="|shirk|other-religions|celebration|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29661" CreationDate="2016-01-29T15:44:06.600" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wouldn't call it &quot;Shirk&quot;, but it's not permissible according to the Sunna. Read more about it &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/73007&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: The word Shirk is when you associate partners with Allah (SWT). I'm not sure if Muslims do associate any partner with Allah (SWT) when they celebrate Valentine's day; however, according to the Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH), Muslims are not allowed to celebrate any festivals that are based on kufr symbols. We all know the famous Hadith that says: &quot;Whoever imitates people is one of them&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastEditorUserId="8947" LastEditDate="2016-02-24T01:48:57.953" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T01:48:57.953" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29656" CreationDate="2016-01-29T18:00:07.267" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would edit your question to end with &quot;Please, brothers and sisters, I need an urgent answer&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Onto the answer. First of all, the default in Islam is that anything that is not forbidden is allowed. &#xA;Writing a play with a pure heart (niya safia) with no purpose of calling to that which is unholy (makrouh) is absolutely fine. Your play doesn't have to preach, Islam does not forbid any act of art unless it contains Sharia, I am frankly perplexed by the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Go ahead, write your play! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-01-29T18:00:07.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29612" CreationDate="2016-01-29T18:15:23.327" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Civil marriage is a civil contract, Islamic marriage is a bound before God. Yes, one can exist without the other. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This being said, without a civil marriage, recognized by your state, neither of you have protection. Islamic marriage is not legally binding, but you still get justice in the afterlife, in case you are wronged. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, while the woman can ask to end the civil marriage, you have no authority in the Islamic marriage, the man does. In theory, a quadhi (Islamic judge) can pronounce the divorce in your stead if you make your case. I say &quot;in theory&quot; because I don't know where you would find one in the US. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, technically, if Islamic law is important to you, you can neither initiate the divorce if the man doesn't want to nor stay married if the man wants to divorce. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-01-29T18:15:23.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25957" CreationDate="2016-01-29T18:33:35.167" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of questions here. &#xA;If your friend is stealing (because it is undeniably stealing) and you know it, and you eat what he stole, then yes, it is forbidden. I might add &quot;obviously&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't understand what you meant by discount. If you mean there are some discount cards that your friend can distribute as it pleases him, and he gives you all the cards, that's fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're saying &quot;instead of stealing 100% of the coffee, we only steal 20%&quot; it is still stealing. So that's a no. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the final part, which is a good question, it is preferable for you to make amends by giving back the money &lt;em&gt;if able&lt;/em&gt;. Normally, a tawba nassouh should be enough in my opinion. There are countless of companions that killed a lot of people before becoming muslims, and they repented, evidently without paying back the lives they had taken (this is why I emphasized &quot;if able&quot; above). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Repentance has 3 conditions : regretting the deed, resolving never to do it again, and stop doing it. Most importantly, one has to mean that. Which is not always simple and not something you can be sure of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;strong&gt;one&lt;/strong&gt; answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another answer, that seems closer to the truth in my opinion, is the one brought up in Ibn Qudamah, al-Nawawi, Ibn al-Qayyim, Ibn Hajar and others. For instance: al-Mughni, 14/193; Rawdat al-Talibeen, 11/245-246; Madarij al-Salikeen, 1/396; Fath al-Bari, 11/104. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These say that you cannot repent when you steal until you give back what you stole, some add &quot;and apologize, unless it puts you in harms way&quot;. If you are absolutely unable to repay...I unfortunately have no answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But no matter what, this is wrong, and you should not take this lightly. Stealing, in any amount, is a grave sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-01-29T18:33:35.167" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29669" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29089" CreationDate="2016-01-29T18:45:28.047" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your father must be asked first. If he refuses to arrange the marriage, then you might pass to the next wali in line. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/95405&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;some say&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the wali repeatedly refuses the proposal of a compatible suitor, he&#xA;  is to be regarded as preventing the marriage of the female relative&#xA;  under his care, and his guardianship is thus rendered null and void,&#xA;  and that right is transferred to the next closest relative on the&#xA;  father’s side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, I don't know how Islam considers a wali who abandoned is ...wali-hood (?)... If your father never was a father to you, if he relinquished his right to be your father from your young age, I don't know if he can still be considered for the position of Wali. Maybe that's the question you should ask. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-01-29T18:45:28.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29670" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-29T21:00:55.430" Score="1" ViewCount="19435" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that Islamic rules do not allow marriage with wife's sister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, what if she is a widow and nobody is ready to take responsibility for her?  I want to take responsibility for her with permission of my wife.  Under this situation can I do nikah with her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15550" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-08T08:12:13.247" LastActivityDate="2021-11-18T10:17:30.937" Title="Can I marry my wife's sister, who is widow now?" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2018-06-28T06:32:46.907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29671" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23635" CreationDate="2016-01-29T22:10:04.043" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can someone not pray and be a muslim ? Can someone not fast and be a muslim ? Can someone kill and still be a muslim ? (etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes. Sinner, maybe, but Muslim nonetheless. Do not let anyone tell you otherwise. Excommunication is a christian concept, there is no such thing as a human taking another human out of the Milla or Umma in Islam.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-01-29T22:10:04.043" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29618" CreationDate="2016-01-30T01:04:54.597" Score="0" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You must choose a good name for your baby that's stay with him throughout his life not cause him some embarrassment&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The best names starts with Abd ( Abd Allah , Abd Al rahman , Abd..any name of Allah names), and the names of Mohammed,Ahmed, taha, Mahmoud or the names of Prophets.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Name Abd mean slave &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15552" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T01:04:54.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29670" CreationDate="2016-01-30T02:48:59.480" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Swt and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether she is a widow or you get permission from your wife you are still not allowed to marry her in this situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.(Quran 4:23)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Um Habiba: I said, &quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Do you like to&#xA;  have (my sister) the daughter of Abu Sufyan?&quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) said,&#xA;  &quot;What shall I do (with her)?&quot; I said, &quot;Marry her.&quot; He said, &quot;Do you&#xA;  like that?&quot; I said, &quot;(Yes), for even now I am not your only wife, so I&#xA;  like that my sister should share you with me.&quot; He said, &quot;She is not&#xA;  lawful for me (to marry).&quot; I said, &quot;We have heard that you want to&#xA;  marry.&quot; He said, &quot;The daughter of Um Salama?&quot; I said, &quot;Yes.&quot; He said,&#xA;  &quot;Even if she were not my stepdaughter, she should be unlawful for me&#xA;  to marry, for Thuwaiba suckled me and her father (Abu Salama). &lt;strong&gt;So you&#xA;  should neither present your daughters, nor your sisters, to&#xA;  me.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;(Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-10-28T17:30:39.707" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T17:30:39.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29675" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-30T10:16:04.473" Score="1" ViewCount="396" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm interested to know why sectarian conflict so often involves Muslims. Is it geo-political, sociocultural, economic, or is Islam fundamentally more intolerant of other religions than those it finds conflict with? I realise historically all religions have clashed ideologically, but what is it about the recent climate that has led Islam to fight battles on three fronts in a time when other sectarian conflicts have eased into an era of relative acceptance, tolerance and cohabitation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15556" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T16:30:30.567" Title="Why are Christians, Hindus and Jews in conflict with Muslims but not with each other?" Tags="|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12187" CreationDate="2016-01-30T13:12:26.513" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Earth will be destroyed. &#xA;Everything that was built will be destroyed except Jannah (paradise) and Jahannam (hell). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15493" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-01T13:31:09.530" LastActivityDate="2017-06-01T13:31:09.530" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29675" CreationDate="2016-01-30T16:30:30.567" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not speaking for the Hinduism of which I know little. Although I suggest you type &quot;Hinduism clash on other religions&quot;, and investigate more the notion of Hindutva (purely Hindu nation) and how they clashed with Christian in particular. Buddhist extremists also massacred Muslim minorities recently, you can find more about it on Google.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regards to Jewish extremism, a google search can also help. &#xA;With regards to Christians, let's be serious for a second and look at the US and the recent declarations of some politicians and their numerous followers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No there is no &quot;inherent&quot; Muslim intolerance. Although, yes, Islam, like many religions, rejects other religions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding your question: &quot;why now&quot;. That's what matters. I am not a specialist, I can only point to numerous books (like Faith and Power, The True Story of Radical Islam, etc). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But just food for thought: any religion, any doctrine, any political idea, can serve to fuel radicalism. A great quote by Olivier Roy says &quot;it is not radicalisation of Islam, it is Islamisation of radicalisation&quot; (bad translation from French). &#xA;Why Islam, why now ? Because it just so happens that the part of the world that was repeatedly attacked and plundered in recent history (middle east, parts of Africa) has Islam for main religion. That prevented the natural evolution of nations towards democracy and cultural flourishing. In some cases, even well developed countries were thrown back into the dark ages. Take Libya, a very stable state with healthcare for all and one amongst the highest education levels in Africa. Now torn apart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When education is low, people turn to the one common idea they have, and it is usually religion. That happened in Algeria with the 10 years long civil war and 19 years long state of emergency. What was very weird in Algeria was how it unravelled: the country was a dictatorship with one party, the day free elections were held, people voted for the Islamic party overwhelmingly. A party whose part of the program was &quot;vote for us, we will get rid of democracy and replace it with an Islamic state&quot;. What people often forget is that Algerian voted for this party in astounding proportions. This is what lack of education does. Then the military denied power to the Islamists which then became terrorists. But the people were for them in the beginning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read The Moral Arc, (or watch the youtube video) on how Critical thinking and science can counteract that radicalism as it did in the past. That's what is needed in my opinion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Science creates critical thinking, critical thinking prevents people from following blindly and being manipulated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can go on some more but I hope I, at least, cleared that point: yes Islam has a lot to do with what is happening, no it is not an inherent property of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T16:30:30.567" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29679" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35042" CreationDate="2016-01-30T17:53:08.860" Score="1" ViewCount="11258" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the Arsh and Kursi of Allah? How are they different from each other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-22T03:51:28.207" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T03:51:28.207" Title="What are the Arsh and Kursi of Allah?" Tags="|allah|terminology|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29679" CreationDate="2016-01-30T19:42:53.350" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The chair is the position of Allah feet, and the throne greater than the chair. The throne is the greatest creatures, and it mounted flush our Lord as befits His Majesty, and has lists, and holds a campaign of Angels bones creation. who imbedded that are one thing be mistake. This is evidence of the above with a range of statements science: Ibn Masood may Allah be pleased about said, between heaven and the next five hundred years and between each heaven five hundred years, and the seventh heaven and the Holy five hundred years, and between the chair and the water five hundred years, and the Throne above the water, and God above Throne ,nothing is hidden from your works.&#xA; Narrated by Ibn Khuzaymah in &quot;Unification&quot; (p. 105), and Bayhaqi in &quot;Names and Attributes&quot; (p. 401).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15564" LastActivityDate="2016-01-30T19:42:53.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29682" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29688" CreationDate="2016-01-30T20:09:57.363" Score="1" ViewCount="2307" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a fact that Islam lays great emphasis on modesty just like Judaism and other orthodox religions. But why do we as Muslims enforce it mostly on women?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Men also have to cover their awrah which is what is between the navel and knees. But we see so many men and young teens nowadays who feel it is perfectly fine showing off the skin below the belly button while topless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also men are not suppose to wear tight fitting clothes exposing the shape of their awrah. If so then isn't it wrong when we tuck in the shirts to show the stomach and butts shape? Isn't the kurta or a long shirt or the kandura/toupe better for Muslim men?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Related Questions of Interest:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;1) &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/36306/are-men-who-go-topless-sinners&quot;&gt;Are men who go topless sinners?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;2) &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/28607/is-man-torso-chest-trunk-awrah&quot;&gt;Is man torso/chest/trunk awrah?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2018-10-06T06:50:16.177" LastActivityDate="2020-12-28T05:34:08.323" Title="Are tucked-in shirts and pants non-Islamic?" Tags="|halal-haram|men|modesty|awrah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29556" CreationDate="2016-01-30T23:41:37.547" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The other answers seems to be answering on the definition of the word hadith, which seems not to be the fundamental question. As many words, the meaning of the word differ according to the context. The verses stated by Sayyid about the word Hadith in the Quran has no connection to your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This could be answered in different ways according to once understanding of the question. If you are looking for a statement in the Quran that directly, and with the literal words says for instance, &amp;quot;Follow the hadiths!&amp;quot;. Then, the answer would be no, there are no such verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this still doesn't mean that we shouldn't follow the sunnah like some might argue. You cannot follow the sunnah without the hadiths, because that's where you get the data, after you gotten the data, you can fetch it and analyse it. That is what we later will define as &amp;quot;sunnah&amp;quot; or the way of the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does it even mean to follow the sunnah? Are there any legitimacy in claiming that one should follow the sunnah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion (and the vast majority), yes there are good claims that one should. If one analyses Islam deeply, you would find it a logical fallacy to ignore the hadiths or the sunnah of the prophet. Now, &lt;strong&gt;I do not in any way state that you aren't following the sunnah or the hadiths.&lt;/strong&gt; But as the question tends to lean towards that understanding I just feel it should be answered more in detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the verse 4:59 we find:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who believe! obey Allah and &lt;strong&gt;obey the Messenger&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;those in&#xA;authority from among you;&lt;/strong&gt; then if you quarrel about anything, refer it&#xA;to Allah and the Messenger, if you believe in Allah and the last day;&#xA;this is better and very good in the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The small group of people that today explain verses like these argue that this really mean to follow the message and not really the messenger. But that statement is fast thrown away if you read through &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;and those in authority from among you&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. It's clear that it's talking about a person with authority.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet is the one that would explain for those who would &amp;quot;quarrel about anything&amp;quot;, as you see in the verse. Today we cannot directly ask the prophet to explain what certain verses meant or how to act in certain situations. But if we look at the hadiths, with the Quran we can draw different conclusions according to the situation, time and context.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not think anybody would say that they wouldn't follow the Prophet if he was here and could explain things to them, or if he ordered/forbidden something that the Muslims would be against that, I don't think that. But I do understand that many feel that, because of he isn't here and really cannot explain things, some would throw away the sunnah (which are derived from hadiths). I also think this is done of fear and ignorance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just because a person doesn't understand a hadith doesn't mean it is wrong. We know that the prophets are sent with the message, and they are in at the same time the leader, mentor, and guide of their people. We should follow the prophet. How to understand what to follow is something else and another discussion. There are many hadiths out there that make no sense without the tools of understanding. Sometimes to truly understand a hadith you must need to understand Arabic (deeply), that includes figure speeches, expressions and much more. The context, to whom was this hadith said? Why? When? Where?  It's something to leave to the experts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as many people might not know, there are some hadiths that are classified as &lt;code&gt;Mutawatir&lt;/code&gt;. The Quran is classified as &lt;code&gt;Mutawatir&lt;/code&gt;. To throw away all Mutawatir hadiths would be like literally know that the prophet said something and really say that he didn't say that. If a person argues it's not trustworthy then how does he think the Quran is thustworthy? I mean there should be some kind of limit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a person knows about the mutawatir hadiths and the way of collecting them, it will be very hard to deny them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3:31&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say: If you love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you and&#xA;forgive you your faults, and Allah is Forgiving, MercifuL&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you think how it developed by the time it will look more logically.&#xA;For instance, the companions follow the Prophet (saw). When he passes away, they spread his message to whoever they can, they speak about him, what he have said, what he have forbidden and so on. And this process keeps going, generation to generation, thankfully, or we might not been Muslims now I guess. To ignore this tradition is &lt;strong&gt;more likely&lt;/strong&gt; to be wrong. I mean, 1400 years later we finally understand that we should not follow the hadiths or the understanding of them by our scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer might be a bit big but I really think it is necessary in this case. Much more could be said, I guess a book could be written about the subject.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-01-31T00:41:03.080" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29685" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16755" CreationDate="2016-01-31T04:17:10.227" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Karrar means valor or valiant the one who is brave, courageous and fearless. It's a title given to Imam Ali (a.s) by the Prophet during a crucial time in the battle of khaybar to defeat the enemy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15568" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-23T15:53:52.910" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T15:53:52.910" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29686" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29692" CreationDate="2016-01-31T04:26:46.130" Score="2" ViewCount="143" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several battles won by Muslim armies where the opponent outnumbers them heavily and yet it is still fought. Some famous ones are the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Badr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Battle of Badr&lt;/a&gt; where the Meccan army fielded &quot;an army three times larger than that of the Muslims&quot;, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Yarmouk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Battle of Yarmouk&lt;/a&gt; where Khalid ibn al-Walid led a defeat of an army &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Yarmouk#Troop_deployment&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;possibly ten times the size&lt;/a&gt;, and the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_al-Q%C4%81disiyyah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Battle of al-Qādisiyyah&lt;/a&gt; where the Persian army was again, possibly three times larger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, it wasn't always a victory against the odds for the Muslims, as the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tours&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Battle of Tours&lt;/a&gt;, also referred to as Battle of the Palace of the Martyrs, shows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the outcome of a battle is unknown to the generals, and since greater odds usually mean defeat (which is why defeats by much smaller armies are notable) &lt;strong&gt;why is it not considered suicidal&lt;/strong&gt; to engage the larger army? Sometimes it's unavoidable, such as an attack on your home, but not all these battles would meet this standard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My understanding is that suicide is a great sin, so what makes seemingly unassailable odds any different? Surely a truly great general would know the huge risk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15498" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-04T18:43:53.863" LastActivityDate="2016-02-04T18:43:53.863" Title="What is the position on fighting against seemingly unwinnable odds?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|battles|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29687" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-31T06:39:48.967" Score="1" ViewCount="661" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Islam allow discrimination among daughters and sons? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a parent, is it okay to let your son do things that aren't allowed in Islam, but stop your daughter from doing it just because she is a girl? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any Hadith that states its okay to do this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For e.g., my son studies in co-ed environment. And he takes part in any events. Even if they last long, like past midnight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet my daughter who does hijab (niqab) just started going to a co-ed education system. She is asking to go to a party which is in daylight. Do I have any religious ground of stopping her from going?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15572" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T12:50:17.713" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T12:50:17.713" Title="Is discrimination between daughters and sons allowed?" Tags="|halal-haram|islamic-basis|children|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29688" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29682" CreationDate="2016-01-31T08:26:18.650" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, awrah for men should be covered. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same rules apply (&lt;strong&gt;loose, opaque, non-conforming to other religions&lt;/strong&gt; e.g. a t-shirt with a cross on it isn't acceptable). &lt;em&gt;A combination of bias and ignorance are possible reasons for why this isn't happening.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't heard people complain about &lt;strong&gt;football uniforms&lt;/strong&gt; even though they &lt;strong&gt;clearly violate these guidelines&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;● avoiding other religions' symbols: -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أن النبيَّ صلَّى اللهُ عليه وسلَّم لم يكن يترُكُ في بيتهِ شيئًا فيه&#xA;  تَصاليبُ إلا نَقضهُ .         الراوي:     عائشة أم المؤمنين   المحدث:&#xA;        البخاري  - المصدر: صحيح البخار ي- الصفحة أو الرقم: 5952خلاصة حكم&#xA;  المحدث: [صحيح]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I never used to leave in the Prophet (ﷺ) house anything carrying images or crosses but he obliterated it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another hadith is 2077 of Sahih Muslim.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;● Silk : Sahih al-Bukhari 5801 &lt;br&gt;&#xA; ●Effeminate dress: Sahih Al-Bukhari 5885&lt;br&gt;●arrogance/excess: al-nisai 2559, albukhari 3465. &lt;br&gt; (previous points not mentioned earlier but still relevant).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; As for opaque, see through clothing and tight clothing, they defeat the purpose of clothing as stated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alim.org/library/quran/ayah/compare/7/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al aaraf:26&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15573" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2018-09-12T14:39:56.480" LastActivityDate="2018-09-12T14:39:56.480" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29689" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-31T08:37:54.123" Score="1" ViewCount="699" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for a family to marry their 3 daughters to another family's 3 brothers at same time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15574" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-03T13:46:33.663" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T13:46:33.663" Title="Is it allowed for 3 sisters to 3 brothers marry at same time?" Tags="|nikah|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29689" CreationDate="2016-01-31T08:55:40.180" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, the default is what is not explicitly forbidden is allowed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am scratching my head on this one. Reviewing all conditions for a marriage, I don't see why a &quot;group&quot; marriage would violate any of the rules of marriage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, absolutely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-01-31T08:55:40.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29691" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-31T09:05:03.323" Score="3" ViewCount="502" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read that Mohammed would have came in a period after the first messiah and before the second messiah. Does this mean that Jesus is considered as a messiah or who else is considered to be that? And why isn't Mohammed himself a messiah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15575" LastEditorUserId="15575" LastEditDate="2016-01-31T09:13:51.870" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T12:41:05.887" Title="Is Jesus considered to be the messiah in Islam?" Tags="|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29686" CreationDate="2016-01-31T09:21:14.507" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would have answered this in the comment, but I am unable to post one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, a battle, even if it is lost, may still be &quot;useful&quot;. (I am a pacifist, so this word weighs heavily on my tongue) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sending an army of 300 against an army of 3000, even if it's a lost cause, might still weakens the larger army for future battles (I play board games a lot). The message of courage (or whatever) can also be considered a good enough motivation (Saying to other armies &quot;see? We fear nothing&quot;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hight risk/high gain is particularly apparent in Badr, as it served as an announcement, to the other tribes, that a new power was forming, capable of defeating Quraich. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason I find your question interesting is only concerning the very first battle the Muslim fought. Because had they lost (and the odds were not in they favour), Islam would have ended. There was no second army waiting to be called in, there was no man ready to take the mantle of prophet-hood. Especially because, according to most sources, the Prophet was told that no man could kill him only very late in his life, so he didn't go into battle thinking he would win, or even go out of it alive. (as evident by his prayer prior to the battle, asking his favours because &quot;Lord, if these people[meaning his army] are defeated, Islam will end&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess, technically, doing that is suicidal, but it is not suicide. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-01-31T09:21:14.507" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29693" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29687" CreationDate="2016-01-31T09:37:03.247" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding your first question: Is it okay to let your son do things that aren't allowed in Islam (regardless of what you do with other people) the answer is no. &#xA;But it is true that Islam itself discriminates, in that some things are allowed for men but not for women. &#xA;Another point is, in Islam, kids must obey their parents as long as they don't ask for something contrary to Islam. So Even if Islam does not say anything about going around a tree, jumping three times and clapping your hands, you can still forbid your kid from doing so. If you ask him to steal or to lie, that is different (And I do mean even the smallest of lies, like answering the phone and saying you're not there when you are - My dad used to do that)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, I gather you live in a foreign country, and my comment (which I would've posted as a comment if I could) is this, and is not motivated by Islamic sharia. I spoke about Islam, now I speak of my own accord.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two motivations to discipline your children: &#xA;Making them better human beings, and making them behave when they are in your presence or under your rule. The former is a noble goal which might bring them closer to God, the latter is a selfish goal of self-satisfaction. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your objective is the second one, I cannot comment. But I would urge you to consider this: look around you, we live in a different time. I cannot emphasise this enough. All my cousins and my friends who had strict parents either did nasty things when the parents had their backs turned or became the exact opposite of what  their parents wanted once they became independent. The façade was certainly soothing for the parents, but it hid very bad behaviours. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I, on the other hands, had a mother who taught me right from wrong, not by imposing them, for when you impose a morality on a child you prevent him from building his own. When I did something bad, she talked, listened, advised, punished but always with my approval (&quot;Do you think this is a fair punishment for what you did?&quot;, etc). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I advise you to come to the realization that you will never control every aspect of your children's life. Tell her how it is, tell her the danger of drinking, and such, be there for her if she calls you when something gets wrong (and something will probably go wrong at some points) and you'll make a wonderful human being out of her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-01-31T09:37:03.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29691" CreationDate="2016-01-31T09:46:03.670" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe the confusion comes from the word Messiah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, even according to Islam, Mohammed is not the Messiah, Jesus is. Islam belief is that Jesus is alive in Heaven and will be back at end times. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason Mohammed (or any other prophet) cannot be the Messiah is simply because he died, and god forbids a dead person from coming back. (I can look up the reference for this if you insist, but on the other hand, the references on the global subject are very numerous)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jesus should not be confused with Al-Mahdi, who is yet another figure. There is only one Messiah: Jesus. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-01-31T09:46:03.670" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29695" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-31T10:18:25.997" Score="1" ViewCount="182" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Judaims and Christianity they have the term 'sin'. Originally the sin comes from the sin of Adam in the garden of eden. Does moslims don't believe that story in the garden? And how do moslims consider bad behaviour came in the world? Do they constitue that with the evolutiontheorie?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15575" LastEditorUserId="8947" LastEditDate="2016-02-01T02:51:03.910" LastActivityDate="2016-06-04T17:47:39.443" Title="Where does bad behavior come from in Islam and what is the difference between a sin?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29696" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-31T10:28:06.997" Score="2" ViewCount="138" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mohammed had a message given to him by the Angel Gabriel. But I cann't find the a real new core of this message on the internet. So who can tell me what his core message was and was it really new or just updating the moral?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15575" LastActivityDate="2016-06-30T10:27:22.800" Title="What was really new about the message of Mohammed?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29697" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-31T10:53:18.460" Score="4" ViewCount="1070" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can do adultery or murder but what in Islam is the worst sin you can do? Or is it not believing in God/Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15575" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T20:26:59.617" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T20:26:59.617" Title="What is the greatest sin in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|islamic-philosophy|sin|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29697" CreationDate="2016-01-31T11:17:25.690" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shirk. or Association.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives&#xA;  what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others&#xA;  with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin. (Quran 4:48)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-01-31T11:17:25.690" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29699" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29697" CreationDate="2016-01-31T14:07:18.840" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shirk, Associating partners with Allah (SWT), is the greatest sin. Shirk is not 'When you worship other than God', because the root word of Shirk means to associate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The people of Makkah, and all the previous nations, had no problem with توحيد الربوبية, which means they believed in Allah (SWT) as the creator, but their problem was توحيد الالوهية, which is the &lt;strong&gt;Oneness of God&lt;/strong&gt;. They believed in other Gods along with Allah (SWT), and that is Shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT) says in Surat Al-Ankaboot&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you ask them as to who has created the heavens and the earth and&#xA;  has subjugated the sun and the moon, they will certainly say,&#xA;  “Allah”.(61)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But their problem with the Oneness of God is as described in Surat Al-A'raf (and many other Suras)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They said, “Have you come to us that we should worship Allah alone and&#xA;  give up what our fathers used to worship? (70)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the word Shirk has a broader meaning other than association partners (Idols) with Allah (SWT). The Prophet (PBUH) told us in so many Ahadith, that Showing off is considered Shirk, because you associated someone else in your deed, whether is to get praised by others, or to get a promotion, etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take this Hadith for example (In Sahih Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Allah (SWT) said: I am so self-sufficient that I am in no need of having an associate.&#xA;  Thus he who does an action for someone else’s sake as well as Mine&#xA;  will have that action renounced by Me to him whom he associated with&#xA;  Me.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simply, if your intention is not sincere to only Allah (SWT), that deed won't be accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastActivityDate="2016-01-31T14:07:18.840" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29700" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-01-31T17:28:39.817" Score="1" ViewCount="314" Body="&lt;p&gt;How can someone be sure that the holy Quran is 100% the words of hz. Muhammed if the holy Quran was written after hz. Muhammed death? I mean hz. Muhammed had no chance to approve that the holy Quran was really what he said. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there no way that the holy Quran maybe have in some parts influence through the really first recites and differs in those parts from what hz. Muhammed really delivered?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please don't misunderstand my question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15580" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-01T06:11:14.967" LastActivityDate="2016-02-01T06:11:14.967" Title="How to be sure that the holy Quran is 100% the words of hz. Muhammed?" Tags="|quran|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29700" CreationDate="2016-01-31T18:42:42.900" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Thank you for this question. It is one I had a lot. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some comments first. In the Islamic belief, the Quran is the word of God, not of the prophet, who is the messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, Quran was not written &lt;strong&gt;after&lt;/strong&gt; Muhammad's death, it was written &lt;em&gt;within&lt;/em&gt; his lifetime. You are maybe confusing with the Hadiths, that were, indeed, written and compiled by the 4 imams a significant time after the prophet's death. According to tradition, the prophet specifically asked that only the Quran be written, not his Hadiths, so as to avoid confusion between the two. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was, however, assembled, ordered (not chronologically) and selected (not long) after his death. It is true that the prophet did &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; leave any indications or order to do so, but it was decided to assemble the Quran in one place, in one book, so that the umma can have a guide, or a constitution, like Christians and Jews did. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is true that after the body of the Quran was decided upon, the order was given to burn any diverging writings, which implies there &lt;strong&gt;were&lt;/strong&gt; diverging writings, but the counsel that was assembled basically encompassed all those who knew the Quran by heart and all living companions of the prophet. And among those, to my knowledge, there were no divergence (but my knowledge may be flawed, I encourage you to do the research and repost here).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given the close proximity, in time and space, to the death of the prophet, and the huge numbers (as opposed to, say, 12 apostles) involved in this endeavour, it is reasonable to think that the text is, indeed, 14 centuries old and that it did not change since that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in its first days, and for several centuries, the Quran was written in Aramaic style, with no dots and diacritics (google image search will tell you what I mean). These were added on two occasions fairly recently. But since exegeses from very early on were preserved, it is also relatively fair to think that, for the most part, the diacritics and the dots were added in the right places.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a very interesting book called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Syro-Aramaic_Reading_of_the_Koran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran&lt;/a&gt; which I read and which I can advice to read. But it gives very small places where a divergent reading could be made. And the divergence is not critical to the overall meaning of the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the fervent Muslims reading this may wonder why I didn't talk about the verse that says &quot;We brought down the book and We are keeping it whole&quot; and my answer is that it is not a logical nor a scientific argument, it is a matter of faith. You cannot offer, as proof that a book is whole, a citation &lt;strong&gt;from&lt;/strong&gt; that very same book. After all, the Bible also has &quot;This in truth I say&quot; before certain verses, and the general Islamic consensus is that it &lt;em&gt;has&lt;/em&gt; been tampered with. This is StackEx: answers should be factual above all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastEditorUserId="15543" LastEditDate="2016-01-31T18:52:00.070" LastActivityDate="2016-01-31T18:52:00.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29696" CreationDate="2016-02-01T01:04:14.563" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any prophet came to correct and make people remember that there is one God and to make the all people believe in Allah&#xA;Islam complete the other religions so no many different between Islam and other religions&#xA;For more information you can find it in azhar website just ask them and they will tell you more [azhar sharif][١]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.azhar.eg/en/fatwa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.azhar.eg/en/fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15552" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-01T01:04:14.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29708" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29670" CreationDate="2016-02-01T09:27:21.950" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As long as you are married to your wife you can't marry her sister as Verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:23&lt;/a&gt;) clearly say&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Prohibited to you ... and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/16/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunna&lt;/a&gt; of the Prophet (peace be upon him) added also the aunts (paternal and maternal) of the wife as woman who are haram to marry simultaneously to your wife!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So one could only marry one of those if the wife died or one has divorced her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore: no matter what your wife says or permit &lt;strong&gt;you can't marry her sister&lt;/strong&gt; (while you are married to her)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But one thing must be added about &amp;quot;woman who are haram to marry simultaneously to your wife&amp;quot;: they are non-mahram that means a man isn't allowed to look at such a woman (like the sister of the wife) unveiled! And she isn't allowed to be unveiled in front of him. As once the condition of marriage to her sister (niece in case of an aunt of the wife) would expire the man could marry her! So please notice that any of the women who are haram to marry simultaneously to your wife are no mahram!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this doesn't mean you can't take responsibility for her or care for her. And she could stay with you and your wife under the conditions that you treat her like you would treat a foreign woman! This means never see her unveiled or never be alone with her!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References: See for example (in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/9441&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt;) or &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/32689&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-18T10:17:30.937" LastActivityDate="2021-11-18T10:17:30.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29709" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29476" CreationDate="2016-02-01T09:59:55.177" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those people whom can inherit are described and listed in a number of Verses of the Qur'an. Among them you'll find the (bodily) children, (biological) parents. grandparents and wife/husband, (bodily) sisters and brothers!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But adopted children don't count because of the Verses (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/4-5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:4-5&lt;/a&gt;) which made Adoption (by naming a child with your name) illegal or void! But sponsoring them is allowed!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So inheritance in therm of irth إرث or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7+%D8%B1%D8%AB/home.php?word=%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AB&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ميراث&lt;/a&gt; wouldn't be permissible for adopted children!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as we know wasiya &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7+%D8%B1%D8%AB/home.php?word=%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A9&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الوصية&lt;/a&gt; or will is always possible as it's &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/180&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mentioned&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;well&lt;/a&gt;-&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ordered&lt;/a&gt; in the Qur'an. And the maximum amount is regulated by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/55/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunna&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I only could find fatwas in Arabic on the matter &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/136207&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/234286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; and would like to add an info from the last one, if the inheritance has been divided and the Adopted child had got some of it and there was no last will in his/her favour he/she must give back what he/she got and that would be divided between the heirs!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About orphans sponsoring/adoption see also these two fatwas &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/95216&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/5201&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-06T14:24:21.317" LastActivityDate="2021-12-06T14:24:21.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29492" CreationDate="2016-02-01T11:06:03.183" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all in the Verse you mentioned: أعز and أذل are (plural) nouns in the feminine form أَذِلَّةٍ and أَعِزَّةٍ. And the emphasis is not on those words, so you may have misunderstood or missed the meaning!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While in the dua' they are verbs in the imperative form!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meanings of أعز and أذل:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7+%D8%B1%D8%AB/home.php?word=%D8%A3%D8%B9%D8%B2&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;أعز&lt;/a&gt;: could mean cherish, value greatly or reinforce... All of them and especially the 2nd and 3rd meaning which go ahead with the Verse and the dua'. (For Arabic/Arabic with detailed explanation look &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/home.php?word=%D8%A3%D8%B9%D8%B2&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-ar&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7+%D8%B1%D8%AB/home.php?word=%D8%A3%D8%B0%D9%84&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;أذل&lt;/a&gt;: could mean take down, conquer, lower oneself in dignity, discredit ... (For Arabic/Arabic with detailed explanation look &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/home.php?word=%D8%A3%D8%B0%D9%84&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-ar&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)All of them go ahead with both the Verse and the dua', as i will try to explain&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meaning of the Verse:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should know that the emphasis in the Verse is not on &amp;quot;أعز and أذل&amp;quot; but on &amp;quot;أعزةٍ على  and أذلةٍ  على&amp;quot;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Verse is talking about people who revert from Islam (and become pagan or kufar etc.). Allah is telling them that if they do so HE is able to bring forth others (whom are described as people) who will love HIM and respect HIM and who will regard themselves as lower in dignity and who degrade themselves towards the believers, reinforce and cherish them, as they consider them as highly respectful people and on the other hand discredit, degrade and humiliate the disbelievers ... (see for example tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=395&amp;amp;bk_no=49&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;). So their love for ALLAH made them harmless, humble and respectful towards the believers but stern, harmful and irreverent towards disbelievers!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meaning of the dua':&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللهم أعز الإسلام والمسلمين، وأذل الشرك والمشركين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Allah reinforce Islam and the Muslims (value them highly) and discredit the Shirk and the Mushriks (take them down) ... just to mention one interpretation!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-10-01T13:44:53.657" LastActivityDate="2021-10-01T13:44:53.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29712" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-01T13:19:46.210" Score="1" ViewCount="75" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Koran there are stories told about Jesus. But is it known which source is used for those stories. In the christian bible the story of Jesus came from old papyrus rolls from around the years 200 AD. But how did they came in the Koran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15575" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-09T09:38:03.157" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T10:29:08.990" Title="From what scriptures are the stories of Jesus?" Tags="|quran|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29582" CreationDate="2016-02-01T14:28:57.457" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to the Verse from surat al Hujurat (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/49/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;49:11&lt;/a&gt;) which was already mentioned by azam and pedro. I would like to recall the story of the Prophet Musa/Moses (Peace be upon him and al-Khidr which is mentioned in surat al-Kahf (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/60-82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;18:60-82&lt;/a&gt;): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;To sum up the story briefly, Prophet Musa (Peace be upon him) followed a learned man called Al-Khidr to get guidance. He kept seeing Al-Khidr do actions that to Musa seemed wrong and Musa would speak up and point out that they were wrong. At the end, it turned out that Al-Khidrs intention had been good all along and though his actions seemed wrong he was actually doing them to benefit the people. This shows us that there are things of which we have no knowledge and should not think that we do and therefore&lt;/em&gt; shouldn't judge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example judging others (being suspicious) is mentioned in Muwatta' al Imam Malik and both Sahihs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/45/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abu Huraira&lt;/a&gt; reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Avoid suspicion, for suspicion is the gravest lie in talk and do not be inquisitive about one another and do not spy upon one another and do not feel envy with the other, and nurse no malice, and nurse no aversion and hostility against one another. And be fellow-brothers and servants of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and also some ahadith provide stories of people who judged others and went to hell because they judged their intentions (something what we can't judge foresee) or showing that prejudice can lead to grave mistakes. So we could say that &lt;em&gt;man does not have the authority to judge another in matters of faith as he cannot see into the hearts of others therefore Allah enjoins that He be the Judge of such affairs&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also here are some statements on the matter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O'mar ibn al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) said (My own translation so take it carefully):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ولا تظنن بكلمة خرجت من أخيك المسلم إلا خيرا ، وأنت تجد لها في الخير محملا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(From Tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=1755&amp;amp;idto=1755&amp;amp;bk_no=49&amp;amp;ID=1806&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do always think good/kindly for any word that your Muslim brother spoke out if you could find a good and nice sense (or even the smallest carrier to make it sound nice)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hamdun al-Qassar, one of the great early Muslims, said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;If a friend among your friends errs, make seventy excuses for them. If your hearts are unable to do this, then know that the shortcoming is in your own selves&lt;/em&gt; [ibid]&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the words of Imam Jafar as-Sadiq&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;If you find see something you don’t like in a brother, try to find 1-70 excuses for him. And if you can’t find an excuse, say &quot;There might be an excuse, but I don’t know it.&quot;&lt;/em&gt; &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Dhahabî, speaking about the mistakes of the scholars, said the following: [Siyar al-A`lâm al-Nubalâ' (14/374)]:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If we were to discredit every person who made mistake in judgment or declare those people as innovators – people who are essentially of good faith and sincerely seek the truth – then scarcely would any of our scholars be spared.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And just as an addition, as i think one could say a lot more on this topic: Muslims are asked not to judge unless they would have clear proofs, and try to do their best to judge fairly and leave the final judgment to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well i think it would be possible to add more information or elaborate a better answer if you provide us more information on what you'd like to focus on and what you mean by judging others!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My other references: &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://themeaningofislam.wordpress.com/2011/06/23/why-we-shouldnt-judge-people/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; , &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biharanjuman.org/judging_others.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; ,&lt;a href=&quot;https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101028141557AAtkMOq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-02-01T14:28:57.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29718" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-01T15:57:44.493" Score="5" ViewCount="287" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/2016-campaign-a-season-of-discomfort-for-us-muslims/ar-BBoL2o5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an article&lt;/a&gt; that Muslims believe and recognize Jesus as a holy, or at least historical figure. That got me curious, what is the historical significance of Jesus in the Islamic faith? How does it compare to the Christian significance in which Jesus is the literal son of God, and died as a sacrifice to bear the sins of the world? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note, I tried Jesus in the tags and got a synonym &quot;prophet-isa : also &quot;Jesus&quot;&quot;. Is there a link there? If it's related, could it be added to the explanation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9165" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-07T13:26:32.707" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T15:51:42.230" Title="What is the Islamic interpretation of Jesus?" Tags="|tafseer|history|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-04-08T06:39:13.667" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29719" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-01T16:02:25.327" Score="1" ViewCount="9967" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering whether if the Betty Crocker cake mix and frosting was halal or not?  The ingredients include mono- and diglycerides which might be derived from haram meat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15594" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-20T15:39:16.930" LastActivityDate="2020-01-06T12:06:40.737" Title="Is the Betty Crocker cake mix halal, given that it contain glycerides, which might be derived from haram meat?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29722" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29718" CreationDate="2016-02-01T18:13:10.190" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet Eissa or Jesus is prophet according to Islamic beliefs. Our belief is incomplete without believing in the Prophets of God which include Prophet Eissa. In Islamic belief Prophet Eissa was born to virgin Mary (Mariam) and is the only Prophet to attain Prophethood at birth. In Holy Quran there is chapter by the name Mariam (Virgin Mary) implying the importance of these two people in a muslim's belief. Eissa(Jesus) had the ability to speak while still in the cradle. Grown up Eissa (Jesus) possessed many miracles such as giving sight to the blind and raising the dead from the grave all  at God's will. In spite of all these miracles Eissa was a human as per Islamic belief. Many other Prophets also did posses miraculous powers but all those Prophets were also human. We also believe in the Holy book of Injeel (bible) revealed to Prophet Eissa. &#xA;Also we believe in the return of Prophet Eissa towards the end of the world(Armageddon) and rule the world for around 40 years. &#xA;For more detailed description of Prophet Eissa (Jesus) in Islam requires a more professional and expert response. What I have said is what we are taught in islamic studies. I too am looking forward to an expert opinion about crucification and other details. &#xA;Peace. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15536" LastEditorUserId="15536" LastEditDate="2016-02-02T01:27:08.803" LastActivityDate="2016-02-02T01:27:08.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29731" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7916" CreationDate="2016-02-02T06:06:12.253" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You know what, at this point in time, nothing is halal. Take the dollar that is in your wallet. Do you think it is halal to use? Are you aware of the fact that each time a dollar is printed, interest is attached to it. It is backed by a government bond, which is pure interest. It is sad, but we live in a pure riba world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15606" LastActivityDate="2016-02-02T06:06:12.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29732" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-02T11:22:43.977" Score="6" ViewCount="983" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is fair to all of his slaves however this life is a test for all of us yet we all don't have the same amount of time on this test (Earth). Some people get longer time and they live to an older age and some people have less time for the same test as they die at a younger age. I understand that having more time could also mean you are at risk of getting more sins if you do not use your time wisely but equally you have more time to collect good deeds and please Allah. What if in the last few years of your old age you change and decide to leave behind your haram life style and only please Allah? What if you are a non-Muslim and decide you want to revert? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may say because it is a test, but then what about children? Why are they brought to life on Earth if they will not really be tested because their life is taken away from them while they are a child? This means at this age they do not have any sins so will be granted Jannah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean personally if I had a choice of when to be taken away, I would have chosen a time in my childhood when I was considered an innocent child or even a baby because at this time I do not have sins and so will be granted Jannah. We all will have to die one day and that is for sure so a younger age would be better than going through the pain of trails. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2016-07-19T16:58:42.410" LastActivityDate="2016-11-16T19:17:16.210" Title="Is life a fair test?" Tags="|allah|death|theology|eschatology|divine-justice|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-05-14T00:56:06.110" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29732" CreationDate="2016-02-02T12:04:06.257" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are missing an extremely vital component to the question which you have proposed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Rahma&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are countless, a plethora of hadith and ayah of the Quraan which show-case the mercy of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, the mercy &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; reach to an extent where a complete invalid in relation to Islamic duties can attain the highest level of Paradise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah, the diety of Islam does as he pleases. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An individual who has been scrupulous in his Islamic affairs can very well reside in the hereafter in a level of Jannah that is equal to one who used to consume alcohol on a daily basis and forego his prayers regularly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are also over-looking another factor which are the signs, tests, trials and tribulations which Allah has put in to place for man-kind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everyone is tested to their capacity. The Sahaba went through hardships which are like fairy-tales in comparison to the struggle which Muslims face today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A perfected, calculated process will be brought forward to your court case in the hereafter. A person who has not had access to water in abundance as I do will not be questioned for the usage of that water. Similarly, your deeds, good or bad will be in relation to what you had access to. There is complete justice, i.e. fairness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6711" LastActivityDate="2016-02-02T12:04:06.257" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29734" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28951" CreationDate="2016-02-02T15:19:49.803" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally, there are 3 scenarios regarding your sister from breastfeeding:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The girl was breastfed by the guy's mother.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The guy was breastfed by the girl's mother.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both the guy and the girl were breastfed by a different woman who nursed both of them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In scenarios 1 &amp;amp; 3, the guy can marry the younger sister of his sister from breastfeeding. The younger sister becomes Mahram only in the second scenario because her mother who breastfed you, breastfed her as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, this is what I know about the general rule. Unfortunately, I cannot provide which Madhhab follows what.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastActivityDate="2016-02-02T15:19:49.803" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29735" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9712" CreationDate="2016-02-02T15:34:28.667" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When i read this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Trim the mustache and let the beard grow; be different from the mushrikeen(pagans).” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Trimming the mustache and letting the beard grow is a tool to be different from mushrikeen(pagans). Imho, being different from mushrikeen(pagans) is important aspect here. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet order this to Muslims to have their way and life style other then Pagans. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastActivityDate="2016-02-02T15:34:28.667" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29736" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-02T17:33:47.057" Score="0" ViewCount="255" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know if in  any verse     in the Quran Allah say that the converted will enter paradise first for they have believe in two prophet which is Jesus pbuh and Mohammad pbuh.?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15611" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-03T13:36:36.797" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T13:36:36.797" Title="Christian convert into Islam will he get to paradise?" Tags="|quran|jannah|christianity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18308" CreationDate="2016-02-02T18:01:54.767" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The sun sits and rises, this is a general statement not a scientific one but everybody can understand it in every age. At the time of Prophet science wasn't that advance so people wouldn't understand the true scientific statement for this phenomenon. That's why Prophet didn't use scientific statement like the earth rotates and then it will rotate in the opposite direction. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15613" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-30T15:14:41.023" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T15:14:41.023" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29736" CreationDate="2016-02-02T19:12:28.493" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please try, at least, a google search. It is a pleasure to answer any serious questions you may have, but I respectfully ask you to respect the users of this website by making an effort.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Short answer: Yes. And it is not even said that Christians won't go to heaven. The Quran talks about &quot;those who believe and do good deeds&quot; not &quot;those who are Muslims and do good deeds&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, Muslims believe in &lt;strong&gt;all&lt;/strong&gt; the prophets, including Jesus who has a very important place (One of which being the Messiah) but is not the son of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-02-02T19:12:28.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29741" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-03T01:03:23.427" Score="2" ViewCount="2814" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lately me and my Mrs have argument and to win it, she bought my past I.e a affair I had in past before marriage and I only told her that so she knows I am open to her and honest. Now my trust is shaken as I never exposed anyone and she went to the extent of telling my and her family about it. Further she wanted me to open my mobile etc but couldn't provide any proof of what she saying as it was past. I am in a state of shock. Even she called me a liar when I took oath of Quran to prove it ended when it did and have nothing to do with it now. We share a child but now separation is only way I see to clear hearts as I know she broke my trust and degraded me in front of her family and degraded my family too. She is like boss, she drags me around like she is man of relation and say strong words like grow a backbone etc how can I keep a distance from my wife for a time until she realised what she did and how it impacted me. &#xA;Does Islam say anything about distance yourself from your spouse who cannot protect your secret and expose you because my child would grow up and if my spouse attitude remain same I will loose respect I front of him too &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T20:26:17.010" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T20:26:17.010" Title="Broken trust between spouse and how live by it" Tags="|sharia|nikah|practical-islam|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29742" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29772" CreationDate="2016-02-03T03:41:44.370" Score="4" ViewCount="696" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a convert this was my first serious question. I just convinced myself that Islam is closer to the straight path than Christianity which meant that a lot of people have added to the religion. After telling family I was Muslim I considered myself a Muslim (by definition), but I don't remember calling myself a &quot;Muslim&quot; (by name) at the time. Then to hear later that I must make some statement in Arabic that I don't understand before I become a Muslim seemed to me to be an innovation. The same with prayer in Arabic. Even an Islamic name :) which I never took. I don't think many people who grew up Muslim can appreciate this contrast very much, and most don't understand how important this is. Even many converts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What logic can allow a convert to faithfully with &lt;strong&gt;peace of mind&lt;/strong&gt; practice a religion in a foreign language that he does not understand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doing Salat in Arabic when I didn't understand the words felt more like I was worshiping other people by obeying them instead of worshiping God. Please understand this before answering or commenting or voting. I am not the first nor the last person to ask this, but there is no good answers for this on this site or other sites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13203" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-01-07T16:00:32.000" LastActivityDate="2020-06-06T12:35:15.157" Title="Is using Arabic when you dont understand it an innovation or a real part of the religion?" Tags="|salat|arabic|conversion|ibadah|religion|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29742" CreationDate="2016-02-03T06:12:21.670" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, it won't be much hard to study regarding a general meaning of Salat as a Wajib (mandatory) act that you have to do... and you can peruse concerning its general meaning that what you are saying (generally); since the Salat is very significant (worth of it) to expense some of your time to learn its meaning too. Meanwhile, I assume all of the words of the salah (non-repeated) are not more than a paper. So, isn't that worthy to read and memorize solely one paper for all of your life? (As the order of Allah?) (As we memorize many non-significant things in our life ...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly let's answer you by a relevant example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Allah ordered us to do it (even if we are not aware of its meaning), but we trust Him and do it. Actually this is like: When you go to Doctor (as trusted doctor), then he gives you a pill which you don't know about its content, but you take (eat) it, since you trust the doctor ... thus it has its positive effect on your body even though you are not aware of this pill (as what its contents are ...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well, do we trust Allah less than Doctor? Definitely the answer is No.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2020-06-06T12:35:15.157" LastActivityDate="2020-06-06T12:35:15.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29749" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-03T17:47:13.193" Score="3" ViewCount="735" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am planning to build a simple mobile app that provide the user with extracts from the Holy Koran, collection of the Ahadith and the Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will be providing the Arabic text as well as the English translation and transliteration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any copyright restrictions on reproducing these English translations &amp;amp; transliterations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am intending to use the late Yusuf Ali's widely respected English translation of the Holy Koran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regards the ahadith and Sunnah, I have not confirmed a source yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I realised that a similar copyright question was asked here previously:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/24696/license-of-translation-software-quran-and-hadits&quot;&gt;Can we license translation software for the Quran and Hadits?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm just hoping for a little more information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15624" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T00:32:52.110" Title="Are there any copyright restrictions on reproducing English translations of the Quran?" Tags="|quran|hadith|translation|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29741" CreationDate="2016-02-03T17:57:58.223" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I suggest that both of you should go and talk to your local Imam, or anyone who's specialized in marriage counseling. Your wife needs to be reminded/educated about her role as a wife and her limits with her husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT) says in Surat An-Nisaa, verse 34&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ٱلرِّجَالُ قَوَّٲمُونَ عَلَى ٱلنِّسَآءِ بِمَا فَضَّلَ ٱللَّهُ بَعۡضَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٍ۬ وَبِمَآ أَنفَقُواْ مِنۡ أَمۡوَٲلِهِمۡ‌ۚ فَٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتُ قَـٰنِتَـٰتٌ حَـٰفِظَـٰتٌ۬ لِّلۡغَيۡبِ بِمَا حَفِظَ ٱللَّهُ‌ۚ وَٱلَّـٰتِى تَخَافُونَ نُشُوزَهُنَّ فَعِظُوهُنَّ وَٱهۡجُرُوهُنَّ فِى ٱلۡمَضَاجِعِ وَٱضۡرِبُوهُنَّ‌ۖ فَإِنۡ أَطَعۡنَڪُمۡ فَلَا تَبۡغُواْ عَلَيۡہِنَّ سَبِيلاً‌ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيًّ۬ا ڪَبِيرً۬ا&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Men are caretakers of women, since Allah has made some of them excel&#xA;the others, and because of the wealth they have spent. So, the&#xA;righteous women are obedient, (and) guard (the property and honor of&#xA;their husbands) in (their) absence with the protection given by Allah.&#xA;As for women of whom you fear rebellion, convince them, and leave them&#xA;apart in beds, and beat them. 19 Then, if they obey you, do not seek a&#xA;way against them. Surely, Allah is the Highest, the Greatest. (34)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to what you mentioned, your wife is treating you like she is your boss, and that's exactly the meaning of the word نشوز (for some reason it's translated as rebellion). The word نشوز (Nushooz) in Arabic Language is derived from the word نشز (Nashaza), which means when something is &lt;strong&gt;raised&lt;/strong&gt; above the ground level. It's used to describe women when they disobey their spouses, cross their limits with their spouses, and deny their spouses the rights of Qawamah (being in charge of the household)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, be careful with the (beat them) part in the verse, you must read the tafaseer of Qur'an to understand its meaning before you take any action. Also, Allah (SWT) has provided the order of the actions, &lt;strong&gt;DO NOT&lt;/strong&gt; start with the beating part first, you must follow the order of those actions in the verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-03T17:57:58.223" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29751" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29712" CreationDate="2016-02-03T18:31:43.810" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT) revealed those stories to his Messenger (PBUH) through Angel Gabriel (Jibreel).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT) says in Surat Hud:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَكُلًّا نَّقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ أَنبَاءِ الرُّسُلِ مَا نُثَبِّتُ بِهِ&#xA;  فُؤَادَكَ ۚ وَجَاءَكَ فِي هَـٰذِهِ الْحَقُّ وَمَوْعِظَةٌ وَذِكْرَىٰ&#xA;  لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿١٢٠&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And all that We relate to you (O Muhammad SAW) of the news of the&#xA;  Messengers is in order that We may make strong and firm your heart&#xA;  thereby. And in this (chapter of the Qur'an) has come to you the&#xA;  truth, as well as an admonition and a reminder for the believers.&#xA;  (120)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#11:120&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-21T10:29:08.990" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T10:29:08.990" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29754" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29755" CreationDate="2016-02-03T20:15:53.180" Score="0" ViewCount="9090" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yesterday, I have unknowingly eaten a burger that most probably had pork inside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was at school, we just won the house cup, we were celebrating, and then they started serving us burgers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I asked them what the contents of it was, and they replied with 'vegetables and salami'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back then I didn't know very much about salami and since I only ever ate the halal beef ones, I though this would be the same and accepted it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later after I took a bite, I asked again what it was to really make sure that it wasn't pork, and they replied with 'salami' so I was led to believe that I was eating the same thing as back then while I was most likely consuming pork.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have asked for forgiveness in my prayer, and I would like to know if there is anything else I should do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, when I was young, about 8-9 years old, I remember being alone at home while very hungry, to the point where my mouth was watering and drooling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I looked around the house for anything to eat and came across a packet of snack biscuits that I liked, but this time it seemed that my parents bought the wrong one and bought one with pork flavour by accident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find anything around the house a small child like me could eat at the time, and took the packet unwillingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I looked around more to make sure there was nothing else I could probably eat to suppress my hunger, and ate a few of the biscuits while absolutely hating it and unwillingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only 2-3 or 4 biscuits in(each very small ones) I looked at the packet and realised that there was also a pizza flavoured one inside and I never realised it due to the packaging being the same colour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember that I stopped eating immidiately and maybe spit out the content in my mouth and ate the other one instead after throwing the previous biscuits in the bin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didnt think too much of it back then, but now that I know the severity of the situation and have gone into a similar situation again, I remember the incident and am panicking quite a bit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if there is any way to repent for my sins of that time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15627" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T12:14:57.903" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T12:14:57.903" Title="How to repent from accidentally eaten pork?" Tags="|food|tawba|pork|mistake|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-07T22:02:03.293" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29755" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29754" CreationDate="2016-02-03T20:35:17.963" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a little alarmed that you are panicking about &quot;sins&quot; you made as a &lt;strong&gt;child&lt;/strong&gt;! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;What kind of monster do you think God is?&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, a sin is only a sin if you &lt;strong&gt;intended&lt;/strong&gt; to make that sin, knowing what you were doing, which can hardly apply to your recent misfortune, least of all when you were a child. Innama al a3malou bin-nyiate : the deeds require intention. Be it a good deed or a bad deed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So rest assured, there is nothing for you to repent from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And second, please keep in mind that God is just and fair! He would not punish a &lt;em&gt;child&lt;/em&gt; for eating because he was hungry! Or, indeed, for anything else. Until he reaches puberty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-04T15:22:30.793" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T15:22:30.793" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29756" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-03T22:18:47.747" Score="2" ViewCount="588" Body="&lt;p&gt;My father is a Muslim however, he is no longer practicing. He also denounces key beliefs of Islam like fasting, salah, hijab and Islam as a way of life. He, in essence, hates Islam. He drinks and goes to clubs but still claims to be Muslim. Me and my 15 year old brother have not spoken to him in 4 years due to the fact he has admitted he wants to bring us down with him off the straight path of Islam. He is a very manipulative man and has already brought his cousin and sister down with him. He was also not good with my mother and cheated on her while they were married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is cutting him off the right decision for a vulnerable 15 year old boy. Or should the my brother remain in contact with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15628" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-02T08:36:24.863" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T08:36:24.863" Title="Is it haram to cut family ties temporarily with a father who non-practicing?" Tags="|halal-haram|family|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29759" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31449" CreationDate="2016-02-04T08:38:07.297" Score="2" ViewCount="1221" Body="&lt;p&gt;A few years ago I heard that some non-Muslim &quot;Pop-Star&quot; wanted the sperms from her husband to be kept for later in-vitro fertilization as she and her husband failed to conceive and he also had cancer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what if a woman wanted to have a child from her husband and unfortunately he died, but she could do an in-vitro (or test-tube) fertilization would that be halal in Islam? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And on what basis would it be considered halal or haram (For example: because her husband died he (and therefore &quot;intercourse&quot; with him or his sperms) would be considered haram for her)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if she did so when she knew he would die for example? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this could also be a major issue for inheritance matters ('idah)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-23T13:48:45.720" LastActivityDate="2020-01-26T05:53:13.123" Title="Can a woman use test-tube fertilization after the death of her husband?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|death|husband-wife|inheritance|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12189" CreationDate="2016-02-04T09:37:18.520" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This saying has no basis neither in Quran nor Sunna. It might be an overdraw interpretation of ahadith which prohibit eating their meat (Sahih Muslim &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/34/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/34/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; which considers them as part of as-siba-a السِّبَاعِ or as a conclusion from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/68/91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; in sahih al-Bukhari and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/22/51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; from sahih Muslim  as it's forbidden to sell them they shouldn't be eaten) or about &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/2/117&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;purification&lt;/a&gt; if the spittle of a dog touches something!&#xA;So only their spittle is impure! But even this hadith is questionable Imam Malik said about it &amp;quot;The hadith came and I don't know his reality&amp;quot; as it clearly contradicts to the fact that the spittle of hunting animals are pure. Imam Malik, al-Awza'i and others therefore considered the cleaning of the vessels as a ritual matter while others (like the Hanafis, Shafi'is and Hanbalis) considered it as a cleaning due to najassa.&#xA;Note that -assuming the dogs are najis- other siba-a are not considered as najis by &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/500430&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; (which appears in the four sunan). So are dogs an exception?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dogs are pure or else how come &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an (5:4)&lt;/a&gt; on the other hand clearly allows using them for hunting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They ask you, [O Muhammad], what has been made lawful for them. Say,&#xA;&amp;quot;Lawful for you are [all] good foods and [game caught by] what you&#xA;have trained of &lt;strong&gt;hunting animals&lt;/strong&gt; which you train as Allah has taught&#xA;you. So eat of what they catch for you, and mention the name of Allah&#xA;upon it, and fear Allah .&amp;quot; Indeed, Allah is swift in account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or in the clearer translation of Pickthall:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They ask thee (O Muhammad) what is made lawful for them. Say: (all)&#xA;good things are made lawful for you. And those beasts and birds of&#xA;prey which ye have trained as &lt;strong&gt;hounds&lt;/strong&gt; are trained, ye teach them&#xA;that which Allah taught you; so eat of that which they catch for you&#xA;and mention Allah's name upon it, and observe your duty to Allah. Lo!&#xA;Allah is swift to take account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And dogs and bird of preys were known and used for hunting at the time!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to that you'll find in both Sahihs this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/72/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; which confirm this interpretation and teaches us how they should be used for hunting!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are two fatwas in Arabic one about &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/191747&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;eating the meat of the dog&lt;/a&gt;, and one about &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/197103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;purity of spittle of a hunting dog&lt;/a&gt;, where you will find that the scholar only considered the spittle of the dog as impure!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-22T06:00:22.437" LastActivityDate="2021-11-22T06:00:22.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25106" CreationDate="2016-02-04T12:47:38.663" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assuming by wall you mean a gender separation, which -these days- might be found in almost all mosques around the world except al-Masjid al Haram!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was no wall separation or any kind of separation in the Mosques in the early days of Islam. As we can find ahadith/hadiths from which we could conclude that people (men) saw women praying behind them in the mosque!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But on the other hand we know that this prayer had some rules the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) told us:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Women should pray at the end or rear rows (In &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/147&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=121&amp;amp;pid=62163&amp;amp;hid=22311&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic from Musnad al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Women should &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/149&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wait and follow the men in transitions&lt;/a&gt; from sujud to standing etc.. Imam an-Nawawi interpreted this hadith as a way that women don't see the 'awrah (private parts) of men (as some wore only one robe) when they stand up etc..&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Women are encouraged &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/261&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;to leave the mosque before the men&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) suggested &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a door which should only be used by women&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On the other hand you may find ahadith which quote that it's better for a woman to pray at her home (especially the Shafi'i madhab takes this as an evidence while Maliki say it's abrogated and Hanafi also disagree as they regard the hadith as ahaad) and that woman are recommended not to go to nightly prayers ('isha) to the mosque.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it was not possible to me to find any evidence that a separation was made neither at the early days of Islam nor until the 3rd century. But we must recall that Qur'an already quoted the hijab/veil so it was known and used (see for example (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:53&lt;/a&gt;)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At least even ibn Rushd (-the grand father- 1058 a.D.-1126 a.D. or 450 a.H.-520 a.H.) in his chief work and major reference for the Maliki School al-Bayaan wa at-Tahseel البيان والتحصيل considered this as a bida'h. While al-Burzali &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;أبو القاسم البرزلي&lt;/a&gt; (born 841 a.H., Arabic Wikipedia says he died 844 a.H., so one of the dates must be wrong) quoted in his encyclopedical book called Jami' masaa'il al-Ahkam mima nazala min thqadaya lilmuftynea wal Hukkam جامع مسائل الأحكام مما نزل من القضايا للمفتين والحكام (which is lists fatawa and verdicts made by earlier scholars and rulers) a Fatwa from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Lakhmi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu al-Hassan al-Lakhmi&lt;/a&gt; (al-Maliki) from Qayrawan/Kairouan (died 478 a.H.) (this is my translation so read it carefully):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وللنساء عادة أنهن يصلين في الجامع، وفي سقائفه، ويكثر الناس يوم الجمعة، فربما اتصلت صفوف الرجال بالنساء، وربما خالط بعض النساء الرجال، واتفق رأي القاضي وبعض الشيوخ على أن تجعل مقصورة في بعض السقائف منه للنساء، وتثبت للسترة بالآجر، ويصلي النساء فيها في أوقات الصلاة، فقام محتسب من طلبة العلم، وقال: لا يحدث في الجامع ما لم يكن فيه قديما حتى يستشار أهل العلم ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The woman have a tradition to pray in the mosque, and it's sheds, and on Fridays people come in great quantities, so maybe the rows of men and women get united, or maybe some women mix with men, and the judge and some scholars came together to make a box in some sheds of the mosque for women, and the veil should be fixed by bricks, so that women can pray their at the prayer times. Then one who is counted among the students of knowledge said: nobody should do (change) in a mosque something which has not being done in the early days without consulting people of knowledge ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فأجاب - أبوالحسن اللخمي رحمه الله - ... وإذا كان الموضع الذي تصلي النساء فيه للرجال إليه حاجة، ولو لم يسبقه النساء لصلى فيه الرجال لم يبن هناك شيء، ومنع النساء الإتيان، والرجال أحق به، ولو لم يضق على الرجال، ولم يحتاجوا لذلك الموضع كان بناء سترة بينهم وحاجز حسنا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Abu al-Hassan al-Lakhmi (May Allah be merciful to him) answered ... and if the place the women used to pray in is needed by men, and even if women were not ahead of them men should pray there and nothing should be built there, and women would be prohibited to go there as men are more entitled to use it, and if it's not to small/narrow for men (if enough space is available), and they don't need the place then building a veil and separation between them  would be fine&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it seems one of the first places where this started was in what we now call Tunisia at the end of the 5th Hijri Century! The verdict was based on public interest المصالح المرسلة (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/32558/what-is-the-difference-between-qiyas-and-istislah&quot;&gt;What is the difference between qiyas and istislah?&lt;/a&gt;), note that according the definition of bida'h of imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shatibi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a-Shatibi&lt;/a&gt; إبراهيم بن موسى الشاطبي this could harldy be considered as anything else but an innovation in the religion as he said in his al-I'tissam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إذا وجد المقتضي وعدم المانع ومع ذلك لم يفعله النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم دل  أن ذلك لا يشرع&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(My own translation take it with care:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the exigency was present and no obstacle was present, but nevertheless the Prophet Allahs prayers and blessings be upon him didn't do (change) it, this is a (clear) evidence that this matter was not ordered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an addition even in the Haram of Mecca (or Kaaba) women are asked to pray in the rear rows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During Hajj or 'Umra in the early Centuries it was usual that women did tawaf by night and behind their men/husband and it's prohibited for them to mix with men and for men to mix with them during this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(see also &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/98313&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://imamlibre.blogspot.de/2014/09/blog-post_93.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ibnamin.com/hajez.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (both in Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-04-11T06:43:22.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1073" CreationDate="2016-02-04T13:13:00.080" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well muslim consumer group declares the following&#xA;The L-Cysteine made from human hair is a Haram ingredient. The L-Cystiene made from chicken/duck feathers is not consider as Halal by ulema. July 2014&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15635" LastActivityDate="2016-02-04T13:13:00.080" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28780" CreationDate="2016-02-04T15:47:28.077" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are plenty of factors of why we don't have any revelations in most languages. First of all we should understand that we believe in the Prophet Mohammed to be the last Prophet. This gives us:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Many of the languages that exists today, didn't exist for more than 1400 years ago. They have developed into the current language. For instance, Latin has developed into several languages.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The languages might have gone extinct without our knowledge.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The people might gone extinct.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The message/revelation might after time been altered and by time and alteration become something that we today never would know that it really at the beginning once upon the time was revelation. This could happened by many factors:&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;By time, the people's understanding of their own old language changed and made them interpret. After more time have passed and their language has been changed completely, so have their interpretations been changed to fit their understanding of their language. Then interpretations on the interpretations make it become something very different  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Somebody alter/change the religion, and the people do the same. By time the old religion is forgotten and no trails of the old one are left.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some more:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nowhere to store the revelation. (for instance, no books). Many Prophets came with the message without a book. Also our definition of books might not have been existing that long.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As the &quot;new&quot; religion come, or the &quot;new revelation&quot;, the people embraces it, and by time (lets say 100 years) remove all connection to their old religion. And that time they might not been storing things like we do today.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are so many things we don't know, which makes it impossible to really say what happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why religions change and disappears has many factors too. As Muslims we have always been memorizing the Quran in the original source. This forces us to to not forget about the language. We are very strict when it comes to alterations and innovations. A proof of this is just to look at the Arabic, how many still understands it, and how little it has been changed in comparison to other languages that once was the fundamental source of a religion. If a Moroccan and Iraki speak,  they will understand each other. If a Swedish and German speak, they won't understand a word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's an interesting subject. I would argue that the Quran is the reason, and the way we as Muslims store the Quran (its language and message)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we look at other religions that exist today, according to our belief, they have been altered and changed. And a big reason why they've might have done so is because of the language and because of the languages development, and also their way of storing it has not been as effectual as our way. Many of these use translations of translations of translations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, the word Father, that Christians use, could have in their time been a word that meant something like the Arabic word Razzaq, or Rabb, which all Christians might have understood in that time. (note the word Ab (father) and Rabb are really alike in many ways). Is God a father, or is it a metaphor to describe God as being the one that takes care of his &quot;children&quot;, i.e his creation or slaves? We call God for Rabb many times. There are instances in the Arabic language when it's possible to call your father for Rabb or the one in care of you or your master (see surat Yousuf:23). You also call the person that has raised you for Rabb. A person that is uncouth (not raised well), is called not &quot;morabbi&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These points are valid before and after the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Due to the nature of language and its way of developing, the revelations might be lost as the language changes. Altering the revelation (intentionally or unintentionally) several times without storing the original message. Destruction (extinction) of a people (and their message).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example of this in language is that there are words that we are using that we know holds some metaphorical meanings, but where, when, how and why these meanings developed is too old for of our historical record (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/29813/the-origin-of-the-word-left-and-right-in-arabic&quot;&gt;see here about left and right&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are all possible reasons to why we don't have the &quot;revelation&quot; we consider to be revelation in most languages on earth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why I said that we should understand that we believe in the Prophet Mohammed to be the last prophet is that since 1400 years there hasn't - in our beliefs - been any more revelations since then (not to question your beliefs). Under those 1400 years (even more), languages and other belief system that existed in that time might/have changed extremely, to a degree that if you would compare the original belief system (which is unknown) to the one today - that you wouldn't be able to identify them as alike. This is might be why we don't have revelations (as we define it) in most languages on earth.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the moment we cannot compare language X and it's belief system without it's origin language and belief system when it's missing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, X + y. We cannot do anything with this equation, even though we know that X = 10. We still need y to be able to draw real conclusions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-08-17T08:50:40.050" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29767" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29768" CreationDate="2016-02-04T17:12:27.133" Score="6" ViewCount="2046" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been a Muslim since birth, but my real journey in Islam began not so long ago.  So please forgive my question if it is naive. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is the Sunnah different to the Hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that when the Prophet (PBUH) was chosen by ALLAH, he was the perfect Muslim and lived the perfect life of a Muslim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when he was alive, he said, responded and did many things - which firm the basis of the Sunnah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadiths/ahadith as I understand it, are observations and recordings of how the Prophet (PBUH) lived, what he said, what he answered and responded to when asked, etc. And that most of the hadiths were recorded after Muhammad's (PBUH) passing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then I have read that the hadiths are also based on the Holy Koran, Sunnah and third party (but reputable sources) observations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please forgive me. I am confused. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone tell me:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the Sunnah?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What are the Ahadith?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How they differ? How they are similar?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are there any firm references to the Sunnah? The Ahadith are entrenched in a dozen or so fixed sources (not going into Sunni vs Shiaa differences here). Are there any firm books that act to be references for the Sunnah? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many thanks brothers and sisters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15624" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-04T07:27:36.820" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T07:27:36.820" Title="How is the Sunnah different to the Hadith?" Tags="|hadith|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29767" CreationDate="2016-02-04T18:03:50.013" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is an amazing question, and hopefully I can provide an answer that will clear your confusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is the Sunnah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunnah is what the Prophet (SAW) did &lt;strong&gt;on regular basis&lt;/strong&gt;, said, or approved (approved an action that was done by the companions, whether he approved it verbally or did not object it). I will provide an example for each one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a Sunnah that he (SAW) &lt;strong&gt;said&lt;/strong&gt;: is basically any authentic Hadith that was narrated by the companions.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a Sunnah that he (SAW) &lt;strong&gt;did&lt;/strong&gt; on regular basis: like Witr prayer or the 2 Rak'at before Fajr prayer, etc....&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a Sunnah that he (SAW) &lt;strong&gt;approved&lt;/strong&gt;: when the companions were eating a Lizard (those spiny-tails lizards) on the same table with the Prophet (SAW), he (SAW) did not eat from it, but at the same time he (SAW) did not stop them from eating it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What are the Ahadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ahadith are very similar to Sunnah; any narration of the 3 Sunnahs mentioned above is called a Hadith. Moreover, any incident that happened to the Prophet (SAW), even if it happened once, and was narrated by one of the companions is called a Hadith, like the Hadith of the journey of Ta'if or the Hadith of the night journey (Al-Mi'raj), we don't say the sunnah of Al-M'iraj or the sunnah of Ta'if.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How they differ? How they are similar?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, you could easily spot the similarity between Hadith and Sunnah from what I mentioned above; any authentic narration for any Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) is a Hadith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difference is basically, from my own understanding, the context in which you use either one. I will give you some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How the Prophet (SAW) lived his life; how he used to eat, how he used to sleep, etc, is called Sunnah, we don't say this the Hadith of the Prophet, but we say this is the Sunnah (way of life) of the Prophet (SAW). However, and as I mentioned above, if that incident happened only once in the life of the Prophet (SAW), we say there is a Hadith from the Prophet (SAW) about this incident, we don't use the word Sunnah here.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Following the rules of Sharia and not exaggerating or innovating anything new in the religion is called Sunnah, not Hadith.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When talking about narrations, we use the word Hadith, not Sunnah. We say this Hadith is authentic and this one is weak, we don't say this Sunnah is weak.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Are there any firm references to the Sunnah? The Ahadith are&#xA;  entrenched in a dozen or so fixed sources (not going into Sunni vs&#xA;  Shiaa differences here). Are there any firm books that act to be&#xA;  references for the Sunnah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I highly recommend a book called &lt;strong&gt;زاد المعاد في هدي خير العباد (Zad Al-Ma'ad)&lt;/strong&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Ibn Al-Qayyim&lt;/strong&gt; as a very good reference for the Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please forgive me if I failed to answer your questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastActivityDate="2016-02-04T18:03:50.013" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29769" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29800" CreationDate="2016-02-04T22:01:26.813" Score="-1" ViewCount="1216" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was inside a building that was like a mall; and I noticed that there was church and a mosque. On the outside they really didn't look like religious houses; however, I believe it was God who was talking to me asking me to pick the path that I want to follow. I want to make sure that I am on the path of God's will. May you please give me Quranic verses that support that Islam is the true religion? Note: I downloaded a free version of the Holy Quran in pdf document for my ereader which has both Arabic and English translation. So far my prayer is for Him to show me the truth and have it be compared to the Bible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15284" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-05T13:26:36.560" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T10:37:50.767" Title="I'm not a Muslim and I had a dream of church and a mosque" Tags="|non-muslim|conversion|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="10" ClosedDate="2018-07-27T18:18:59.083" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29770" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29781" CreationDate="2016-02-05T03:00:20.483" Score="2" ViewCount="18607" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was taught that there were 4 holy books revealed by the Almighty. The holy Quran, the Injeel, The Thaurath and the Zaboor. We know what happened to the people of Injeel and Taurath. What happened to the people of Zaboor? Do they still exist? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15536" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-11-30T14:54:05.043" LastActivityDate="2020-03-12T07:28:45.513" Title="Who are the people of zaboor?" Tags="|quran|bible|torah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29771" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-05T03:18:29.607" Score="5" ViewCount="667393" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for a married couple to engage in oral sex? I heard it was forbidden for men to indulge in oral sex but women can do it as she is liable to please her husband in every possible way. I don't personally believe the above since the source was not a reliable one. What's the Islamic verdict on this issue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15536" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T10:40:34.900" LastActivityDate="2018-06-23T10:29:39.850" Title="Is it halal to have oral sex with the spouse?" Tags="|halal-haram|sex|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29742" CreationDate="2016-02-05T03:28:34.723" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What logic can allow a convert to faithfully with peace of mind&#xA;  practice a religion in a foreign language that he does not understand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran is in Arabic because it was revealed to 7th century Arabic speakers.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet, the fundamental message of the Quran has always been universal: Oneness of God, doing good, and being held accountable for what we do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the Christians, and the Sabians; whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day and does good, they have their reward with their Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve.&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 2:62)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In all different scriptures and their languages, this is the same message.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God is the creator of languages and is not contained in one speech.  In all tongues a person can contemplate, understand, and pray to God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;The seven heavens and the earth, and all beings therein, declare His glory: there is not a thing but celebrates His praise; And yet ye understand not how they declare His glory! Indeed He is Oft-Forbear, Most Forgiving!&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 17:44)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What language did Abraham pray to God in?  It wasn't Arabic and he was not Arab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What language did Moses pray to God in?  Not Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What language did Jesus pray in?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about Adam, Enoch, Isaac, Ismail and the others?  They were not Arabic speakers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Solomon spoke the language of birds (Quran 27:16), the ants (27:19), and Jinns/Genies (27:39).  Did they all speak Arabic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same with David.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;So We made Solomon to understand it; and to each one We gave wisdom and knowledge; and We made the mountains, and the birds to celebrate Our praise with David; and We were the doers&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 21:79)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arabic is not the basis for prayer;  remembrance of God is the basis:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Indeed, I am Allah. There is no deity except Me, so serve Me and establish prayer for My remembrance.&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 20:14)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the purpose for this remembrance is righteousness/piety/preservation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;O mankind! Serve your Lord, who created you and those who were before you, so that you may be righteous.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (2:21)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We will only be held accountable for what was in our capacity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says, as it comes in translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah does not charge a soul except its capacity. It will have what it has gained, and it will bear what it has earned. &quot;Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 2:286)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I should add, even early non-Sunni scholars like Abu Hanifah permitted praying in Persian and his later followers in different languages (Nasafi, Kanz al-Daqaiq).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-07T06:56:53.343" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T06:56:53.343" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29774" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-05T05:50:03.160" Score="1" ViewCount="841" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;My question is&lt;/em&gt;: I have written an online book, and realised that for the setting of that world (wrote it in a different world medieval setting), I had the world history based around Allah, but something else.  Does this counts as a minor shirk?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a note, I do not believe at all that any other God but Allah exists, and nor do my readers believe in the God as it is published on a fiction site for self taught Authors, so it's all purpose was the building and logic of the world in the book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have decided to continue the story after much thought, it is an ongoing story at the moment with quite a large fanbase, but I have also decided to change some parts of the earlier story and the history of the world so there isn't a 'God'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will be referring to it as something else that will conflict less with Islam, and I thank the brother that helped with the solution&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15627" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-30T03:54:03.543" LastActivityDate="2016-11-30T03:54:03.543" Title="Does writing fiction with world history based around Allah amount to shirk?" Tags="|halal-haram|shirk|books|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29777" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29771" CreationDate="2016-02-05T09:27:32.167" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As in previous answers it is said, there is no specific ruling on restriction on this. But fluids are NAJIS. Best fatwa on this is got states &quot;Everything and every part of our body has a specific purpose and use. We should not use that part other than that. And purpose of mouth is not to do such things. So we should try not to do it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more detailed answers See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=81994%3Cbr%3E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=87423%3Cbr%3E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; fatwa on islamweb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-03-03T16:38:12.087" LastActivityDate="2017-03-03T16:38:12.087" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29778" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29774" CreationDate="2016-02-05T10:03:55.857" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First i would say it is a confusion from question that whether you made up the story or it is a history book. So i will try to cover both aspects.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;1. If it is a history book telling only the history and beliefs of that time. than their is nothing to worry about.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; 2. If you have made up the story based on the setting having false God.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; In this case have a look at these links hope things will be clear:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/163469&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/163469&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/6044&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/6044&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And i believe you are not doing any shirk or kuffr. But you should not make stories like this and be in safe zone.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-05T10:03:55.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29781" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29770" CreationDate="2016-02-05T10:44:42.410" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are the same as people of the tawrath and Enjeel. As Zaboor was revealed to the Prophet David/Dawod (Peace be upon him) as we can read in different Verses of the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;...and to David We gave the book [of Psalms] (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/163&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:163&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;...and to Dawud (David) We gave the Zabur (Psalms). (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/17/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;17:55&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;And We have already written in the book [of Psalms] after the [previous] mention that the land [of Paradise] is inherited by My righteous servants. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/21/105&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;21:105&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would recommend  you to read also for example the translation of Muhsin Khan for those Verses!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and Zabur is what Christians and Jews call &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zabur&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Psalms&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that beside the Zabur the Qur'an also tell us about the scriptures of Ibrahim/Abraham (Peace be upon him):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which are indicated in&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Say, [O believers], &quot;We have believed in Allah and what has been revealed to us and what has been revealed to Abraham ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/136&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:138&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Say, &quot;We have believed in Allah and in what was revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:84&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and clearly quoted:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;(36) And [(referring to the scriptures) of] Abraham, who fulfilled [his obligations] - (37) (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/53/36-37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;53:36-37&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;(18) The scriptures of Abraham and Moses (19). (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/87/18-19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;87:18-19&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Feel free to read more about it &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/126004&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-05T13:23:52.693" LastActivityDate="2016-02-05T13:23:52.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29783" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29756" CreationDate="2016-02-05T13:33:35.417" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Praise be to Allah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So, i just called a mufti specifically for this, as i also got curious. So what he said is that:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;He is your father and always be your father whatever he is, but if things are like this as you mentioned in your question. Than he is no more muslim, he will be considered as murtid, as he is denouncing the PILLARS of Islam.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This being said, he is still your father and you have to be good with him in matters of the world. And you should try your best to get him back on track as he is your father and you will definitely not like him to burn in hell.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If you cannot do that and you fear staying with him will also make you rebellion to your beliefs than it is better for you to stay away. And still try with help of other peoples like people interested in TABLEEGH etc to get him back to the right path. Also make dua(pray) for him sincerely regularly.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;May Allah guide him to the right path. Amen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-05T13:33:35.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29695" CreationDate="2016-02-05T14:18:51.253" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All praise be to Allah:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Muslims do believe the story in the garden but i don't know if christians version of that story is same or somehow fabricated. SO the story muslims believe is this:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, &quot;Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority.&quot; They said, &quot;Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?&quot; Allah said, &quot;Indeed, I know that which you do not know.&quot;&lt;br&gt; ... And [mention] when We said to the angels, &quot;Prostrate before Adam&quot;; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He refused and was arrogant and became of the disbelievers.&lt;br&gt;And We said, &quot;O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise and eat therefrom in [ease and] abundance from wherever you will. But do not approach this tree, lest you be among the wrongdoers.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But Satan caused them to slip out of it and removed them from that [condition] in which they had been. And We said, &quot;Go down, [all of you], as enemies to one another, and you will have upon the earth a place of settlement and provision for a time.&quot;&lt;br&gt;Then Adam received from his Lord [some] words, and He accepted his repentance. Indeed, it is He who is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.&lt;br&gt;We said, &quot;Go down from it, all of you. And when guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows My guidance - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.&lt;br&gt;And those who disbelieve and deny Our signs - those will be companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.&quot;&lt;br&gt;Quran 2/30-40&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this is the story of adam and eve told by quran in one place. Now comming to second part of your question.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Muslims don't believe that sin came because of adam and eve or their mistake. People do sin because of the same reason mentioned above &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Satan Caused them to slip&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. Satan is the biggest enemy of the man. He urges him to do the wrong.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Human being have the choice to do whatever they want to do. On one side they have teachings of God and his prophets. On other hand it is satan who is constantly trying that by any means he stay away from God and do wrong. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not follow in the footsteps of satan. He truly is an outright enemy to you. (Surat Al-Baqara:168)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I will lead them astray and fill them with false hopes. I will command them and they will cut off cattle’s ears. I will command them and they will change Allah’s creation.’ Anyone who takes satan as his protector in place of Allah has clearly lost everything. (Surat An-Nisa: 119)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And Satan had made pleasing to them their deeds and averted them from the path. [Quran 29:38]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This does not mean that shetan can lead man to anywhere he want, as quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Satan only has authority over those who take him as a friend and associate others with Allah.(Surat An-Nahl: 100)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Satan has no authority over those who believe and put their trust in their Lord.(Surat An-Nahl: 99)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sincerely seeking refuge in Allah and the Qur'an would neutralize the evil impulses.(Surat Al-A'raf: 200-201) (Surah Fussilat: 36)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has no authority over those who have faith and put their trust in their Lord. (Surat An-Nahl: 99)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the judgement day satan will say:&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And Satan will say when the matter has been concluded, &quot;Indeed, Allah had promised you the promise of truth. And I promised you, but I betrayed you. But I had no authority over you except that I invited you, and you responded to me. So do not blame me; but blame yourselves. I cannot be called to your aid, nor can you be called to my aid. Indeed, I deny your association of me [with Allah] before. Indeed, for the wrongdoers is a painful punishment.&quot; [Quran 14:22] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And i will also recommend you to read a copy of english quran or in whatever language you like to read. Having a printed copy copy will be more beneficial. Reading quran you will better understand what islam really is.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Hope it helps. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pdfquran.com/en/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Get a copy of quran from here in many languages&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-05T14:18:51.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29578" CreationDate="2016-02-05T17:05:55.280" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all i think you are trying to say MAKROOH by the word Hakroom.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So, there are both opinions that cigarettes are makrooh and haram, but the second opinion that cigarettes are haraam seems more reasonable.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And on the basis of same reasons built for cigarette to be haraam, sheesha is also haraam(or if someone goes with first opinion of makrooh it is makrooh).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If someone is doing something, it doesnot define what his religion's ruling is about that thing.&lt;br&gt; In the same way as Most of the muslims in the world now a days are connected to banking system which is based on interest (riba) which is haraam in islam, this doesn't mean that interest is halal or permissible in islam.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-05T17:05:55.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29551" CreationDate="2016-02-05T17:19:40.807" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All praise be to Allah.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gold in any form is forbidden for men because the hadees stating the hurmat of gold for men does not specify any specific use, it just specifies that gold is haram for men.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘Ali, may Allaah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) took a piece of silk in his right hand and a piece of gold in his left, and said: &quot;These are forbidden for the males of my ummah.&quot; (reported by al-Nisaa’i and Abu Dawud).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also another hadees about how angry Prophet got on this matter:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbaas reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) saw a gold ring on a man’s hand. He took it off and threw it aside, saying, &quot;Would any of you take a burning coal and hold it in his hand?&quot; When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had gone away, someone said to the man, &quot;Take your ring and benefit from it (i.e., sell it).&quot; He said, &quot;No, by Allaah, I will not take it after the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) has thrown it away.&quot; (reported by Muslim, no. 2090).&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide us all to the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-06T13:31:48.127" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T13:31:48.127" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29546" CreationDate="2016-02-05T17:27:16.470" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In short &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt;, for details here is proper &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/52703&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatwa-Is there an age at which a woman no longer needs a mahram?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;May Allah guide us all to the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-05T17:27:16.470" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29791" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-05T18:55:47.907" Score="3" ViewCount="278" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is Christian encounter program at our school and they want us to write problems bothering us on paper and sow a seed in our education by adding something small of our problems to an envelope for encounter with God.  All my difficulties are related to difficulties in learning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know if I can be a participant?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15646" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-05T05:47:09.240" LastActivityDate="2018-07-30T01:00:44.037" Title="Can a Muslim participate in a church encounter for school?" Tags="|christianity|shirk|school|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2018-07-31T13:37:28.987" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29794" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30291" CreationDate="2016-02-06T01:13:03.960" Score="2" ViewCount="316" Body="&lt;p&gt;You may all know from my previous question that I am currently in year 9 now in a top school, and the community around me isn't very Islamic.  Yes, there are Muslims here and there, but very few.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I currently have a friend who is a Christian and he isn't exactly a person who does the wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know he doesn't gamble nor do Haraam acts (except for the eating of ham and the like) and is generally friendly towards Muslims like me and believes that we are peaceful people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't believe I am being influenced by him in religious matters or such at all, we both have similar interests and hobbies, so we hang out quite a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I try to make a good Muslim example in front of him too to show how great Muslims are such as staying away from the bad and being friendly to show that we aren't just warmongering people the media shows us to be and how Muslims can be normal people too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not aiming for a scholar like life.&#xA;I am just aiming for a normal life where I can fast, pray, fulfil my duties such as zakah and not get too into politics and things having to do with extremism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this friendship allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I will be spending the next 4 years of my life here in this school along with these students, and I want to at least have a friend or 2 to chat with and such or this would be the most bland times of my life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there seems to be another Muslim in my class who seems alone, I am thinking of getting closer to him as he just sits by himself in the corner these days, how should I approach him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15627" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T11:04:21.757" LastActivityDate="2019-08-13T13:57:14.973" Title="Is it acceptable to make friends with a Christian at school?" Tags="|christianity|school|friendship|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29796" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-06T03:33:48.600" Score="6" ViewCount="211" Body="&lt;p&gt;To pray for someone to have God's blessings and God's peace only makes literal sense for someone who is alive and in the mist of the trails and tribulations of this world. After all, to be at peace in this world is almost universally, nearly intuitively, accepted as a sign of success in this life that transcends status or wealth - sometimes in spite of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For someone who is not alive what good is it to have someone pray for them to have peace and blessings from God?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand praying for God to forgive or have mercy on them, or paying debts for someone who has passed away because this could have an impact on Judgement day through God's mercy and forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the answer is that it is only an action of love for the people who are responsible for faithfully relaying the bountiful message of Islam with all of its knowledge and blessings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These questions talk about the subject of &amp;quot;pbuh&amp;quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/140/what-are-the-rules-of-saying-peace-be-upon-him?s=1%7C2.4855&quot;&gt;The rules&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1/why-do-muslims-add-peace-be-upon-him-after-names-of-important-people?s=4%7C2.1614&quot;&gt;The purpose&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2799/whence-came-pbuh?s=11%7C0.4423&quot;&gt;How did it start&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These surahs are used to answer the links above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And peace be upon him the day he was born and the day he dies and the day he is raised alive. [Quran 19:15]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do so]. O you who have believed, ask [ Allah to confer] blessing upon him and ask [ Allah to grant him] peace. [Quran 33:56]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Jesus] said, &amp;quot;Indeed, I am the servant of Allah . He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet. And He has made me blessed wherever I am and has enjoined upon me prayer and zakah as long as I remain alive And [made me] dutiful to my mother, and He has not made me a wretched tyrant. And peace is on me the day I was born and the day I will die and the day I am raised alive.&amp;quot; [Quran 19:30-33]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13203" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-06-02T07:56:03.653" Title="Why is the prayer or dua &quot;peace be upon him&quot; used for someone not alive?" Tags="|sunnah|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32" CreationDate="2016-02-06T04:58:01.517" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To cover the opinion side of this question, temporarily without citations, let me tell you what I know of this personally. Though logic should count for something right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first time I heard of this was after telling another Muslim that I dont feel like I changed my religion as much as I have simply increased my knowledge of religion. The term better characterizes this feeling then convert. After all, I truly desired to be a Muslim by definition when I was Christian, so I didnt necessarily feel like I changed my religion. I still believed in One God as a Christian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alot of people I've met say the same thing. Eventually I'll find people saying the same thing in quotable formats and I'll start adding references to this to back up my statement. God willing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other funny thing is, just to highlight the ideal, that I dont really see other Christians as being non Muslims. People care about the prophet Jesus, the Bible, church, the pope, etc because of a simple belief in a Creator who Sustains and Provides for us every day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13203" LastActivityDate="2016-02-06T04:58:01.517" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29800" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29769" CreationDate="2016-02-06T07:13:38.113" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;May you please give me Quranic verses that support that Islam is the&#xA;  true religion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Acccording to Surah Al-i-Imran (3:19):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِندَ اللَّـهِ الْإِسْلَامُ ۗ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ إِلَّا مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْيًا بَيْنَهُمْ ۗ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِآيَاتِ اللَّـهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّـهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam. And those who were given the Scripture did not differ except after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. And whoever disbelieves in the verses of Allah, then indeed, Allah is swift in [taking] account.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&#xA;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#3:19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran translation&lt;/a&gt;, 3:19)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15593" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-21T10:37:50.767" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T10:37:50.767" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29801" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29794" CreationDate="2016-02-06T08:17:15.790" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering you can &lt;strong&gt;marry&lt;/strong&gt; non-muslims, I don't see why not befriend them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah forbids you not, With regard to those who Fight you not for&#xA;  (your) Faith Nor drive you out Of your homes, From dealing kindly and&#xA;  justly With them: For Allah loveth Those who are just.  (Quran, 60:8)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;This day are (all) things good and pure made lawful unto you. The&#xA;  food of the People of the Book is lawful unto you and yours is lawful&#xA;  unto them. (Lawful unto you in marriage) are (not only) chaste women&#xA;  who are believers, but chaste women among the People of the Book,&#xA;  revealed before your time,- when ye give them their due dowers, and&#xA;  desire chastity, not lewdness, nor secret intrigues if any one rejects&#xA;  faith, fruitless is his work, and in the Hereafter he will be in the&#xA;  ranks of those who have lost (all spiritual good).  (Quran, 5:5)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see more &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answering-christianity.com/friends.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-02-06T08:17:15.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29791" CreationDate="2016-02-06T08:42:43.687" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walaykum Assalam dear brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not exactly sure as to what the activity is, please be more clear on that matter. From my understanding they want you to put your troubles on a paper and that God will help with the difficulty or give advice&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When they say 'encounter with God', it depends on what type of christian they are. They may be referring to Prophet Isa(pbuh) or Allah(SWT). It depends on who they are referring to here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they are referring to Prophet Isa (pbuh), then it may be taken as shirk as you are indirectly referring to Isa as God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is talking about Allah(SWT), then it is up to you, i personally don't recommend it though just to make sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recently had a dilemma where the novel i was writing could be taken as shirk as the history of the fiction's world didnt come from Allah, but since i didnt believe in it myself nor did my fans or readers, i kept writing while keeping the role of that to the absolute minimum and i try to avoid writing another work with a similar situation just to make sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, the christians are most probably talking about Isa helping you with your troubles, but the easiest way you can do this is to pray to Allah for guidance on the matter. This is a much safer and easier way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am new to this forum, and i'm no scholar nor very knowledgable of Islam, but i try my best to help others live their lives to their fullest while also following their obligations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15627" LastActivityDate="2016-02-06T08:42:43.687" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29803" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-06T10:07:01.130" Score="2" ViewCount="539" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the qualities an imam must have. Is there any specific qualities which an imam must have to be so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And is it possible to force someone to be imam or someone becomes imam while other people are not liking it. What islam says in both of these situations too.&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;(Sunni- With complete references please.)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2018-03-28T03:13:06.103" LastActivityDate="2018-03-28T03:13:06.103" Title="What are the qualities an imam must have?" Tags="|sunni|imam-khatib|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29804" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29811" CreationDate="2016-02-06T15:22:46.720" Score="2" ViewCount="4183" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a game like snooker where multiple people set a rule that loser will pay the bill of playing, is halal or haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am skeptic about this cause this is very close to gambling and betting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12097" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T07:35:09.143" LastActivityDate="2019-02-13T21:49:04.727" Title="Is a &quot;loser pays bill&quot; scheme halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|gambling|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29805" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29809" CreationDate="2016-02-06T20:19:33.913" Score="1" ViewCount="310" Body="&lt;p&gt;Would it be considered the same as disobeying Muhammad himself? Assuming the caliph was fulfilling his duties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or are there grounds to disobey proclamations by either?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any help or insight with this is much appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15498" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T10:39:54.950" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T10:39:54.950" Title="What is the punishment for disobeying the caliph?" Tags="|fiqh|caliph|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29806" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-06T21:50:53.547" Score="-1" ViewCount="379" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu alaik Jamah!    My name is Abdul Rauf from Ghana. Please my Muslim friend ate pork without his notice and don't know how to do and don't know if Allah will accept his prayers again. Please help us to know what do. Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15646" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-09T09:30:08.313" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T09:30:08.313" Title="Lately found out eating pork" Tags="|shirk|pork|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-03-03T00:30:15.823" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29806" CreationDate="2016-02-06T22:05:57.450" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walaykum Assalam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do not worry, as Allah(swt) forgives all as long as one asks for forgiveness and repents!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he has done so unintentionally without knowing or didn't have the intention of eating it, then it is not a sin and he has no need to worry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he has done so intentionally, then he must pray for forgiveness and swear that he shall not do such an act in the future, then, Allah will forgive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah will forgive anything as long as we have the intentions to be forgiven and as to not do that wrong again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've been in a similar situation recently, but I have done the necessary steps and asked for forgiveness even though I didn't know I was eating pork for the sake of my mentality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15627" LastActivityDate="2016-02-06T22:05:57.450" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13265" CreationDate="2016-02-07T08:25:40.053" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is an explication of (الراسخون في العلم) in the book of ibno kathir (Tafsir Ibn Kathir): &#xA;وقد قال ابن حاتم: حدثنا محمد بن عوف الحمصي، حدثنا نعيم بن حماد، حدثنا فياض الرقي، حدثنا عبيد الله بن زيد وكان أدرك أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أنسا وأبا أمامة أبا الدرداء، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، سئل عن الراسخون في العلم، فقال : من برت يمينه، وصدق لسانه، واستقام قلبه، ومن عفّ بطنه وفرجه، فذلك من الراسخين في العلم.&#xA;the prophet peace be upon him was asked about الراسخون فی العلم, he said: part of his right hand, and the sincerity of his tongue, and unbend his heart, and weak stomach and private parts,That of the established in science.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15662" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-08T10:26:19.367" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T10:26:19.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29809" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29805" CreationDate="2016-02-07T09:15:02.080" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only verse I know of is this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those&#xA;  in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to&#xA;  Allah and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allah and the Last&#xA;  Day. That is the best [way] and best in result.&quot; (Quran: 4:59)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, it does not really mention a Caliph, per se, so it could also work for president, government, your parents. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is worth noting that in the tafseer, &lt;a href=&quot;http://main.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=1&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=74&amp;amp;tSoraNo=4&amp;amp;tAyahNo=59&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one for example&lt;/a&gt;, obedience is not systematic: you only obey them if they ask you what is already asked of you (which seems to make the verse redundant (in that it says &quot;obey Allah and his messenger, and obey all those who ask you to obey the first too&quot;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you read &lt;a href=&quot;http://main.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=1&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=86&amp;amp;tSoraNo=4&amp;amp;tAyahNo=59&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=1&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the second tafseer&lt;/a&gt;, giving the context of this verse, it seems it talks about times of war (as in, obey your military superior) which is evidently necessary to maintain coherence of an army. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But outside of this, I don't think a caliph can order according to his whims and get his wish done. &quot;Clean my car&quot;, &quot;kiss my feet&quot;, are not, in my opinion, orders that the Quran is asking Muslims to follow simply because they come from a figure of authority. Otherwise, how is that different from slavery ? But if the order is accepted and shared justly amongst all people - &quot;pay taxes&quot;, &quot;raise an army&quot;, &quot;be hospitable to these guests&quot; - that may be different. I don't think a figure of authority is allowed to single someone out and order him things. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems this verse is for battles and hierarchy respect. Other than that, and for what is a matter of religion, Quran and Sunna are what should be followed by Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T09:15:02.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29804" CreationDate="2016-02-07T12:44:27.323" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad , is His Slave and Messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;People can give different opinions on this but it depends on you which person's opinion you want to follow. Any random person giving his opinion or a proper fatwa given by proper person. I can give some links to some fatwas which can be useful for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=47082&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;First Fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20962&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Second Fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A snippet from one of above Fatwa which sums for your question is:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The basic principle is that the rental of this game – if it is free of&#xA;  haraam elements – should be paid by all the players. But the players&#xA;  agree that the loser will pay for himself and others, and the winners&#xA;  will not have to pay anything, this is what is called sabaq (prize&#xA;  money, winnings) and it is like betting on the game. This is not&#xA;  permissible according to sharee’ah, except where that has been&#xA;  narrated in a text in cases having to do with developing skills that&#xA;  are useful for jihad, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of&#xA;  Allaah be upon him) said: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;There shall be no stake (or wager) except in (racing) camels, or (racing) horses, or shooting arrows.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 1700; classed&#xA;  as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That applies only to archery competitions and horse and camel racing,&#xA;  and the scholars drew analogies to other skills that are useful in&#xA;  jihad. Some also allowed competitions having to do with Islamic&#xA;  knowledge, because that is supporting Islam, like jihad with the&#xA;  sword, if not more so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-02-07T21:57:09.797" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T21:57:09.797" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18317" CreationDate="2016-02-07T14:00:11.403" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This hadees has came from many chains of narrations. This is also a متفق علیہ hadees, which means it is present in both Sahi Bukhari and Sahi muslim. And interestingly some of the chains does not contain any number at all.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;It was narrated that Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah (may Allaah be pleased with them both) said: “The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) asked me, ‘Have you got married?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘A virgin or a previously-married woman?’ I said, ‘A previously-married woman.’ He said, ‘Why not a young girl, whom you could play with and she could play with you?’ &lt;em&gt;I said, ‘I have sisters and I wanted to&lt;/em&gt; marry a woman who could gather them together and comb their hair and take care of them.’ He said: ‘You will reach, so when you have arrived (at home), I advise you to associate with your wife (that you may have an intelligent son).’”&#xA;(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1991; Muslim, 715)&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to another report narrated by al-Bukhaari (2257), “… so she could teach them and discipline them.” &#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Now the same hadees with the number of sisters mentioned is :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It was narrated that Jaabir (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “My father died, leaving seven – or nine – daughters, and I married a previously-married woman. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) asked, ‘Did you get married, O Jaabir?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘A virgin or a previously-married woman?’ I said, ‘A previously-married woman.’ He said, ‘Why not a young girl whom you could play with and she could play with you, and you could laugh with her and she could laugh with you?’ I told him that ‘Abd-Allaah had died and left behind daughters, and I did not want to bring to them someone like them. So I had married a woman who could take care of them and discipline them. He said, ‘May Allaah bless you,’ or similar kind words.”(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5052)&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So, As a brother has mentioned in comments that this is the number reported by the narrator(it means he does not recall definitely what number was that), it does not mean that Jabbir R.A was confused about number of his sisters.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And on a side note this is another example of how perfectly preserved ahadees are, and how careful narrators were in the matter of narration. Even the narrators mentioned that he was not sure about  number of sisters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T14:00:11.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29813" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29884" CreationDate="2016-02-07T14:07:03.077" Score="3" ViewCount="843" Body="&lt;p&gt;You might have noticed, that in the Arabic language, the word &quot;left&quot; is metaphorically used for something bad or impure. And the other way around for the word &quot;right&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word right:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;69:19 - 69:21&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So as for he who is given his record in his &lt;strong&gt;right&lt;/strong&gt; hand, he will say, &quot;Here, read my record!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, I was certain that I would be meeting my account.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So he will be in a pleasant life -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the word left:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;69:25&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But as for he who is given his record in his &lt;strong&gt;left&lt;/strong&gt; hand, he will say, &quot;Oh, I wish I had not been given my record&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now there are plenty of examples in the Quran mentioning this. It's also mentioned in the Hadiths. For instance, there are the hadiths one sleeping on the right side as a good Sunnah, and also eating with the right hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eating with the right hand is more focused on because, the left hand is used for more impure actions, therefore the right hand is more pure to eat with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we look at other languages we will also find out that the same concept is used, and it's a rather old concept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What I wonder is, where the origin of the concept of these words has come from?&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;Somehow the human derived to believe that the right is good and the left is bad, while these are just words we define and understand in our way of life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question might be more a question of language and not of religion. But the words are surely used in the Arabic language, thus in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It might be that nobody really have a real answer on the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Also, it is known that the majority of the people are right handed. This has sometimes been the argument of why &quot;right&quot; is considered to be good. But it's not possible to know if the majority of the people really was right handed BEFORE the concept of that right meant something good. So the argument is not truly valid.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;I noticed votes for closing this question. This question might look like having nothing to do with Islam. But if you take a look at the terms of left and right you will notice that many of the Muslims today include these terms in their theology, without explaining the origin of the terms. This question is an attempt to get an explanation of the origin of the terms that many surely use in Islam.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2016-02-09T11:23:25.413" LastActivityDate="2020-03-02T09:22:40.267" Title="The origin of the word &quot;left&quot; and &quot;right&quot; in Arabic" Tags="|arabic|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29806" CreationDate="2016-02-07T14:16:44.280" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa alaikum salam&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 1.1 Narrated by Umar bin Al Khattab&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard Allah's Messenger (saws) saying, &quot;The reward of deeds depends&#xA;  upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to&#xA;  what he has intended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 6 Surah Anaam verse 54:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When those come to you who believe in Our Signs, say: &quot;Peace be on&#xA;  you! Your Lord had inscribed for Himself (the rule of) Mercy. Verily&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;if any of you did evil &lt;em&gt;in ignorance&lt;/em&gt;, and thereafter repented and&#xA;  amended (his conduct), Lo! He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah Ale Imraan verse 135-136:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah likes such good people very much, who, if ever they commit a&#xA;  base deed or wrong their own soul by the commission of a sin, remember&#xA;  Allah instantly, and ask for forgiveness from Him for their&#xA;  shortcomings&lt;/strong&gt;. For who, but Allah, can forgive sins? (And Allah loves&#xA;  those) who do not knowingly persist in the wrongs they did. These will&#xA;  be rewarded with forgiveness from Allah, and with Gardens beneath&#xA;  which canals flow, and they will reside therein forever! How excellent&#xA;  is the reward of those who do good deeds!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So there is no need ot worry just seek forgiveness of Allah on this matter as Allah says in quran and everything is ok.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T14:16:44.280" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29816" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-07T20:30:14.543" Score="1" ViewCount="3728" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is regarding forced marriage of one of my friend.  She blindly believed her parents and they selected a guy for her.  This all started with a lie regarding age and looks.  She was first shown a photograph which was a bit older, she agreed and settled down for the engagement.  From the day of engagement when she finally saw him, he is 36 year old full grown man and she is 24, she just can't imagine herself with him, plus they have nothing in common.  Not a single thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From last 2 years she is crying and shouting not to get married but no one listened.  Sometimes, everyone kept on shouting at her.  Sometimes, they totally stopped talking to her.  She tried her best not to get married but eventually was forcefully married just because of these circumstances.  Now while she is married she can't even look towards her husband; she fears him.  They both have nothing in common.  She is drowning.  Everyone has disowned her sister.  Her mother keeps shouting at her every time.  She says she can never live being his wife.  Everything was done forcefully.  Is this right or wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's been 2 years in which she has been shouting not to get married.  Even before the nikah and haldi, she cried and tried to console everyone but no one listened.  Is this marriage valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can a girl ask for divorce?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can they both live like husband and wife?  As I've researched everywhere it shows this is invalid because the girl was not happy and was forced.  She has a certain fear from him and she is scared if he'll force her into things, like getting intimate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15665" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T07:42:05.900" LastActivityDate="2022-04-08T11:58:18.690" Title="Is it permissible for parents to force their daughter into marrying a man she doesn't want to marry? Is the marriage valid, and can she get a divorce?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29817" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29816" CreationDate="2016-02-07T21:38:49.070" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a horrible story and it is entirely not valid if she was 24 at the time. Her consent is mandatory. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/47439&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link for extensive references&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She was in a state to say no and she repeatedly said so, the marriage is not valid. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know what country she is in, but I would advice going to the authorities. Or find an imam to side with her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-02-07T21:38:49.070" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29818" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29987" CreationDate="2016-02-07T22:39:44.927" Score="9" ViewCount="2764" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;EDIT&lt;/em&gt;: I am putting a bounty on this question. Therefore I added references and precisions to address the comments (some of which, I&#xA;  believe, seem to have been posted without reading this question).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;em&gt;may&lt;/em&gt; seem like a question that was answered &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/22887/what-are-the-rights-of-un-married-girls-to-choose-husband-in-islam/22890#22890&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/12042/is-forced-marriage-to-a-religious-man-allowed/12086#12086&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/29816/forcefully-married&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (links from this site). But I looked everywhere, and no, none of these, or any other sites I found, would answer my question. All answers, all hadiths, all sources say that the consent of the girl is mandatory for the marriage to be valid &lt;strong&gt;and&lt;/strong&gt; that her silence is a mark of agreement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As treated in &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/22982/does-islam-support-pedophilia-or-child-marriages/23473#23473&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;,&#xA;marriage with an infant girl, no matter how young, is allowed. (Yes, I am aware that &lt;strong&gt;sexual penetration&lt;/strong&gt; is not permitted - see question 2, below). I am talking solely about the &lt;strong&gt;marriage contract&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is also confirmed &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/146882&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, with more than ample references and links to other sources. I cite here some of that link:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Qudaamah (may Allah have mercy on him) said in al-Sharh&#xA;  al-Kabeer, 7/386: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With regard to females, the father &lt;strong&gt;may give&lt;/strong&gt; his minor, virgin daughter&#xA;  who has not yet reached the age of nine in marriage, and there is &lt;strong&gt;no&#xA;  difference of opinion&lt;/strong&gt; concerning that, if he gives her in marriage to&#xA;  someone who is compatible. Ibn al-Mundhir said: &lt;strong&gt;All of those scholars&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  from whom we acquired knowledge &lt;strong&gt;unanimously agreed&lt;/strong&gt; that it is&#xA;  permissible for a father to give his minor daughter in marriage if he&#xA;  arranges her to someone who is compatible, and it is permissible for&#xA;  him to do that even &lt;strong&gt;if she is reluctant&lt;/strong&gt;. End quote.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, to be clear: yes, a girl who is old enough to understand the situation must be asked, and if she says no, the marriage cannot occur as it would be forced and therefore invalid (since her consent is mandatory). All the sources and references I looked up agreed on that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The marriage of an infant, however, can be decided by her father because her father has the right to make that decision in her stead, much like he can manage her money in her stead, until she comes of age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the marriage of an infant is allowed, but sexual penetration should be postponed &quot;until she is physically able to bear intercourse&quot;-quote from link above. One should insist, at this point, that &quot;physically able to bear intercourse&quot; does &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; mean &quot;puberty&quot;, since intercourse with prepubescent girls &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; allowed (see all exegeses of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=73&amp;amp;tSoraNo=65&amp;amp;tAyahNo=4&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this verse&lt;/a&gt;). It simply means what it says: able to bear penetration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Getting back to the marriage &lt;strong&gt;contract&lt;/strong&gt;, which is the main point of this question: if the girl is too young to protest, since she could not have possibly given her consent and remained &quot;silent&quot;, she would grow up into a relationship and a situation that she did not choose. And even if sexual intercourse is postponed, she would eventually be subject to it. How can that marriage &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; be considered &lt;em&gt;forced&lt;/em&gt; ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That was the main question of this thread. However, if you have answers, &lt;em&gt;and sources&lt;/em&gt;, to the following additional questions, I would be very grateful. I looked for a some years now, I read all the books I could find in three languages, and I did not find what I was looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If a girl that was married when she was 6 months old grows up and reaches puberty, can she un-marry on the grounds that she did not give her consent when she was a baby? I know that in Islam, a girl cannot divorce, only the man can, but I know she &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; make her case to a judge and in some cases the judge can side with her if the husband is unsuitable. But let us suppose her husband is very kind, very religious, very faithful, can provide for her and generally satisfies absolutely all conditions for a good husband. Can a judge allow the divorce &lt;em&gt;solely&lt;/em&gt; on the basis that she did not give her consent? Did this ever happen?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;As said above, sexual penetration is &lt;em&gt;specifically&lt;/em&gt; only allowed when &quot;she is physically able to bear intercourse&quot;, but are other forms of sexual pleasure allowed ? This is crude, I know, but there should be no &quot;haya'&quot; (shyness, حياء)  in religion, and I have no way of making myself understood otherwise: For example, can a man masturbate with her hands or thighs? can he kiss her like he would kiss a grown woman? Can he touch her? Those are pleasures that &quot;her body can bear&quot;. The only Hadiths I could find mentioned penetration, not other, one would say &quot;non intrusive&quot;, forms of pleasures. I know Khomeini says so in his Tahrirolvasyleh, but he offers no sources, only he opinion, and that is not enough. On the other hand, the other sources I could find clearly talk about intercourse (when they say the man should wait). They do not, however, forbid such things as foreplay, kissing, and other forms of non-penetrating pleasures. I am looking for such references.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the answer is no, then I have a follow up question. As I understand it, marriage in Islam has two main justifications: The first is to provide a legal frame into which a family can be built - kids brought up, etc. The second justification is to provide a legal frame into which sex can be had (to avoid fornication). Marriage to a child does not satisfy the first justification -since the girl is unable to have kids before puberty - but &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; satisfy the second justification. However, if the answer to question 2 is no, if even the second justification is out of the picture, what is the wisdom of marrying a child?  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, and this is important, please understand that this is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; a question about the marriage of the prophet with Aicha. All questions asked on that matter were answered time and time again. Please only restrict the answers to &lt;em&gt;general&lt;/em&gt; Islamic rules that apply to everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, a gentle reminder: We agree that forced marriage is forbidden. If you know anyone who can answer, please do let them know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second EDIT: I just would like to add that this is not a question about paedophilia in Islam (for which ample discussion has been had &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/22982/does-islam-support-pedophilia-or-child-marriages?lq=1&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). Please do not debate the &quot;different cultural perceptions of readiness and maturity for sexual relations&quot;, it would be besides the point. I am sorry for being firm on this, but it is a question that haunts me since I found out about this subject and I would be saddened if the discussion goes astray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third EDIT: It has been brought to my attention that question 1, above, is not clear regarding what I meant by &quot;a woman cannot get a divorce, a man can&quot;. What I meant was &quot;cannot get &lt;em&gt;automatically&lt;/em&gt;&quot; a divorce, unlike the man who decides alone if he wants to divorce, a woman's initiating of a divorce is known as خلع or (khul'a) and is not the same thing as a divorce (in that her saying &quot;I divorce you&quot; is not enough). Although this misunderstanding is not critical to the overall question, I needed to add it to avoid having the discussion go astray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:12:39.787" Title="How can a child marriage be anything but forced?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|children|consent|sexuality|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="21" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29820" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-08T07:04:19.507" Score="1" ViewCount="6675" Body="&lt;p&gt;If wine was used in a marinara sauce recipe, where it was essentially boiled off over a 5 hour period, is this still considered haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How about beer-battered fish? You couldn't eat enough of these foods in a sitting without dying before even catching a buzz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15669" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-11T04:17:52.567" LastActivityDate="2017-07-11T04:17:52.567" Title="If wine was used in a marinara sauce recipe, is this considered haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|alcohol|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29821" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29820" CreationDate="2016-02-08T09:00:35.407" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Every body that is nourished with haraam things, the Fire is more&#xA;  befitting for it.” Narrated by al-Tabaraani; classed as saheeh by&#xA;  Shaykh al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’ (4519).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Muslim should beware of eating that which is it not permissible for him to eat, and he should seek out halaal food, even if it is more expensive than other food, and even if obtaining it involves more effort. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;From a proper fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/1814&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; on a similar question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not permissible to eat dishes cooked with alcohol, as ALL the&#xA;  alcohol is not evaporated with cooking or heat. Refer to the&#xA;  following, quoted from the famous Mayo Clinic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Begin quote]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Many people believe that because alcohol is sensitive to heat, it is&#xA;  eliminated with cooking. However, not all the alcohol content of&#xA;  alcoholic drinks is removed with heat; it depends on the type and time&#xA;  of cooking. For instance if you add beer or wine to boiling liquid,&#xA;  then immediately remove it from the heat, 85 per cent of the alcohol&#xA;  content will remain. If you light the alcohol, as in flambé dishes, 75&#xA;  per cent will remain. Even after simmering the dish for one and a half&#xA;  hours, it will still have 20 per cent of the original alcohol content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is only if you simmer the mixture for two or more hours, (as you&#xA;  would with a wine-based beef casserole), that as little as five to 10&#xA;  per cent of the original alcohol content remains.&#xA;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides i don't get the point of adding wine or alcohol if you believe it will still evaporate 100%, there must have been some ingredients left. as stated &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamtomorrow.com/articles/alcohol_cooked.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; Today i found this hadees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated 'Aishah: That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: &quot;Every&#xA;  intoxicant is unlawful. Whatever a Faraq of it intoxicates, then a&#xA;  handful of it is unlawful.&quot;&#xA;  [Abu 'Eisa said:] One of them said in his Hadith: &quot;A sip of it is&#xA;  unlawful.&quot;&#xA;  He said: This Hadith is Hasan. Al-Laith bin Abi Sulaim and Ar-Rabi'&#xA;  bin Sabih reported similar to the narration of Mahdi bin Maimun from&#xA;  Abu 'Uthman Al-Ansari. Abu 'Uthman Al-Ansari's (a narrator in this&#xA;  chain) name is 'Amr bin Salim, and they say: &quot;Umar bin Salim&quot; (as&#xA;  well).&lt;/strong&gt; Book: The Book on Drinks - كتاب الأشربة عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  Global Id: 31939 (0) Grade: Hasan (Darussalam) Reference : Jami`&#xA;  at-Tirmidhi 1866 In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 6 English&#xA;  translation : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 1866&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit2:&lt;/strong&gt; This hadees tells how swear matter this is, and how much we need to be stay away from it, it is not just about intoxication of alcohol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hadhrat Anas (Radi Allah Anho) says that the Holy prophet, Hadhrat&#xA;  Muhammad-ur Rasullullaah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) &lt;strong&gt;cursed ten&#xA;  people in connection with wine; the wine-presser, the one who has it&#xA;  pressed, the one who drinks it, the one who conveys it, the one to&#xA;  whom it is conveyed, the one who serves it, the one who sells it, the&#xA;  one who benefits from the price paid for it, the one who buys it and&#xA;  the one for whom it is bought.&lt;/strong&gt; (Al-Tirmidhi 2246).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P:S:&lt;/strong&gt; I know some rulings/Fatwas in favor of eating such dishes. But they also state to be on safe side avoid this. I personally will avoid such foods to be on safe side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And same i am advising to you as in a hadees it states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated on the authority of Yazeed Al-Qushayri that the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, asked him: “Would you like [to enter] Paradise?”He replied,“Yes.”The Prophet,sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said:&lt;strong&gt;“Then like for your brother what you like for yourself.”&lt;/strong&gt; [Ahmad]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a rule of thumb, we should avoid such things about which we are not clear either they are halal or haram. As Allah says in quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for those in whose hearts is deviation [from truth], they will follow that of it which is unspecific, seeking discord and seeking an interpretation [suitable to them]. Quran/3/7&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide us all tot he right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="15642" LastEditDate="2016-02-10T12:47:07.623" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T12:47:07.623" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28025" CreationDate="2016-02-08T10:36:00.113" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a general Islamic rule regarding alcohol:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each sort of alcohol which is considered as intoxicant, is counted as haram (forbidden) matter. But it seems has another ruling (Fatwa) in the case of (medical) treatment. Based on the ruling of Grand Ayatollah Khamenei (as a Shia Marja'al-taqlid):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;… In the case that it is the alcohol which is intoxicant that&#xA;  basically is liquid, then it is considered as a haram matter and&#xA;  according to the precaution it is Najis as well. But taking it as a&#xA;  medicine in all cases doesn't matter. (The significant point is that&#xA;  seemingly you should do other permissible solutions, then refer to&#xA;  this matter, not…) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahkamekhamenei.blogfa.com/post/17/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.ahkamekhamenei.blogfa.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Khomeini has the similar view. In accordance with his ruling:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(medical)Treatment by every haram thing is permissible in the case that the&#xA;  treatment of a sick person is related to that. (Tahrir al Vasilah,&#xA;  Vol.2, Page176, M34) ((ترجمه تحریر الوسیله، ج2، ص176، م34))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, it could be benefient for you to know in the case that the mentioned alcohol is relevant to ethanol, thus it seems to beconsidered not as a haram sort of alcohol. Because it is relevant to the industrial alcohol which seems not to be haram (forbidden). For further info. I suggest you to peruse the following site in regard to ethanol. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa1309&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahkamekhamenei.blogfa.com/post/17/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.ahkamekhamenei.blogfa.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1309&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imam-khomeini.ir/fa/c12_25085/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.imam-khomeini.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2019-10-15T07:23:45.577" LastActivityDate="2019-10-15T07:23:45.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29823" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29816" CreationDate="2016-02-08T10:41:55.300" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In his sharh of Sahih al-Bukhari. Ibn Battal (al Maliki) said: the majority of the scholars consider forced marriage as invalid قال ابن بطال : ذهب الجمهور إلى بطلان نكاح المكره. So the fatwa i added as a reference you'll find that it is haram for parents to force their daughters to marry somebody they don't want or like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could also check &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/89/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; to find that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) himself made such a marriage invalid and said that woman &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/89/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;should be consulted&lt;/a&gt; for their marriage!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nevertheless some madhabs and scholars permit some kind of these marriages especially for very young girls, assuming that parents won't make a bad choice for their daughters! But they won't consider it as wrong if these girls (later) went to court to invalidate their marriage (by khula'), as they haven't been consulted before the nikah was consummated!&#xA;That's the legal part so far (For how this could be done see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/29827/13438&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; answer)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The practical part could be more difficult and is a hard to solve problem and could be answered with differently as this would be an opinion-based answer. I neither know the circumstances nor the customs of your country or whether there is an Islamic court or not. And i  think i am not the right person for such an advice but here are some options:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Go to court ask for divorce would be the legal choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Try to convince at least one of the parts husband or parents should be the best options as i guess she can't live alone as she might have no earnings etc. (so a divorce via court might create more difficulties and only solve the actual problem).&lt;br&gt; Especially with the parents the indication that they did or do something haram could be useful/helpful!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And maybe (this is more a hope) she could convince them with a reference like the one i added above or the fatwa as stated!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Or use the help of a more or less neutral, but respected or accepted person like a relative!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also found a fatwa about forced marriage &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/163990&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;! And according it she couldn't get married until she was divorced by the court if there has been a akd an-Nikah!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;On the other hand if marriage was not consummated and there was no chance to do so (for example husband and wife have had the chance to be alone (even) for a while) then if she got divorced (by faskh in the example, maybe the case here could be a bit different) she has not to await any 'idah, according this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/179425&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic fatwa&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-06T14:28:01.540" LastActivityDate="2021-12-06T14:28:01.540" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29824" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-08T11:40:13.663" Score="1" ViewCount="1406" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have boss, he forces us to work 12 hours continuously and some time give 1 hours and half hour break he doesn't pay us commission on selling products and our salary is very low can we take the money our selves without him knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15673" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T08:46:47.640" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T11:16:21.223" Title="Can we take money from our boss if he does not pay commision and good salary?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29825" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29824" CreationDate="2016-02-08T12:13:21.593" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“The gifts of employees are unlawful taking of spoils.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Ahmad - Al-Albaani graded it Saheeh (sound)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Qudaamah  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him said in Al-Mughni: “Imaam Ahmad said in a narration by Muhanna: &lt;strong&gt;“If a garment is given to a man to sell it, and he did so, and the buyer gifted him a handkerchief, then the handkerchief is for the owner of the garment.” He said so because the gift of the handkerchief was made because of the sale, so the handkerchief was an increase in price, and any price increases made during the contract negotiation should be included in it.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=231187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ref-Fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not permissible for you to take this commission without permission from the company you work for because gifts and commissions for the employee without the permission of the employer are not permissible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you think that they are taking more work from you than you agreed for, you can ask for more salary, or find some other work. But this does not allow you to steal from him or take any kind of commission without him knowing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Their is only one situation where you can steal from boss, when they are not letting you leave the work even when you ask to(assuming their was no agreement of minimum work period). And you have no other choice. But in your case it seems you agreed to work in this pay and you have not asked them to increase it. Now if they force you to work(on gun point or some way that forceful), when you don't want to work there in that pay, or some situation like that, only in situations like that you can steal(as much as they owe you for the over time). Otherwise stealing is forbidden in Islam and it is one of the grave major sins.&lt;br&gt;But in your case it does not seem like that kind of situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-08T12:13:21.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13368" CreationDate="2016-02-08T13:40:05.260" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm very sad to hear what you've been through. May Allah (SWT) reward you for all that you've done to keep the marriage going, and replace the hardship with ease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Should I return the mahr to him although he hasn't supported me or my child?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The general rule is, you don't return the mahr &lt;strong&gt;unless&lt;/strong&gt; you take him to the court, or your local Imam, and perform &lt;strong&gt;خلع&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;Khula'&lt;/strong&gt;), which is a divorce &lt;strong&gt;instigated&lt;/strong&gt; by the wife in a return for a payment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My evidence for that answer is this verse in Surat Al-Baqarah (verse 229)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلا يَحِلُّ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَأْخُذُوا مِمَّا آتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ شَيْئاً&#xA;  إِلا أَنْ يَخَافَا أَلا يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلا&#xA;  يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ اللَّهِ فَلا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا فِيمَا افْتَدَتْ&#xA;  بِهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And it is not lawful for you (men) to take back (from your wives) any&#xA;  of your Mahr (bridal-money given by the husband to his wife at the&#xA;  time of marriage) which you have given them, except when both parties&#xA;  fear that they would be unable to keep the limits ordained by Allaah&#xA;  (e.g. to deal with each other on a fair basis). Then if you fear that&#xA;  they would not be able to keep the limits ordained by Allaah, then&#xA;  there is no sin on either of them if she gives back (the Mahr or a&#xA;  part of it) for her Al-Khul‘ (divorce)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I was a witness myself of a Khula' that happened recently in my family through our local Imam in our community).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Islamically, am I considered divorced because of his lack of support for the extended period even though he never say &quot;talaq&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think so sister, unfortunately in your case, he has to utter the word talaq.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My advice to you sister, go to your local Imam, or any Muslim family services organization in your country, and instigate the divorce. Also, don't forget to mention to them all the details of what you've spent on him from day one, so they will take that into consideration and decide whether you still have to pay him the mahr or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed Allah knows best..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastActivityDate="2016-02-08T13:40:05.260" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29828" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-08T13:54:18.677" Score="1" ViewCount="1321" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please advise on the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I had purchased lands long time back in order to keep it as saving with no intention to sell unless fall short of money. Is there zakat on it and how much?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If I had purchased land with the above intention and after 15 years sell it as the prices had gone very high. What zakat will be paid?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If several lands are purchased for the purposes of trading. Then zakat is payable on the land value or the profit? and how much.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your kind answer shall be appreciated.&#xA;regards&#xA;RR &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15675" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-08T14:43:50.523" LastActivityDate="2019-05-26T20:13:32.410" Title="Is there Zakat on land purchased for the purpose of saving + Is there Zakat on land purchased for reselling" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29829" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18061" CreationDate="2016-02-08T13:55:15.487" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;الحمدلله خلق الانسان علَّمه البیان نَزَّل القرآن بلسان عربیّ مبین، و الصلاة و السلام علی النبیّ العربیّ سیّد ولد آدم و خاتم الانبیاء و المرسلین&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I searched, there is no tradition to point that it is deemed as a Wajib (mandatory) practice for Muslim, but there are some case which make us learning Arabic. For example by learning Arabic, perhaps we can comprehend the holy Quran better which is in Arabic language, or in reading the origin hadiths and so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, Arabic language is considered as one of the most populous languages and in accordance with my research, Arabic is counted as the Sixth language of the world (from the aspect of the population).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith from Imam Ali (peace be upon him) that says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;« تَعـَلـَّموا العَرَبیّــﮥ و عَـلِّـموها النّاسَ .  Learn Arabic and&#xA;  teach it to the people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or  Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said:&#xA;  تَـعَـلَّـموا العَرَبیّــﮥَ فَـإنَّـها کلامُ اللهِ الَّـذی&#xA;  یُـکَـلِّـمُ بِـهِ خَـلْـقَـهُ . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Learn Arabic, because this is the speech of the God who speaks to his&#xA;  creatures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even Imam Khomeini has illustrate concerning the significance of&#xA;  learning Arabic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do not say that Arabic is not from us, Arabic language is from us,&#xA;  Arabic language is the language of Islam and Islam is for all people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It can be investigated from other aspects like:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Being able to speak with Arab Muslims in interchanging the Islamic    knowledge and civilizations and so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Being able to have discussion with other Muslims (Arabs) regarding       Islamic issues such as Quran, hadiths and so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Being able to watching other Islamic Arabic channels of TV and radio     and obtaining Islamic and scientific revenue by watching and&#xA;  hearing     them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Finally it could be a more unity between Muslims in different       languages.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iranvij.ir/73724/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.iranvij.ir/73724/10&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ali-shabab.blogfa.com/post/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ali-shabab.blogfa.com/post/7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-31T14:25:00.880" LastActivityDate="2016-05-31T14:25:00.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29830" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-08T16:31:31.823" Score="2" ViewCount="84" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the Prophet Sunnah or the recommended way to get married in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also want an elaboration on the wedding (ceremony, feast, guests, etc.). I live in India and the marriage function varies among different people. I have lived in UAE and seen some of the Arabic marriage functions. &lt;br&gt;But I was wondering how did our Prophet S.A.W teach us?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15536" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-19T14:32:54.087" LastActivityDate="2018-03-19T14:32:54.087" Title="What is the recommended way to conduct a wedding?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29833" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-08T23:22:36.947" Score="0" ViewCount="1373" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the celebration of the birthday (Mawlid) of our Prophet (Saw) halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15646" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T10:44:37.953" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T10:44:37.953" Title="Is the celebration of the birthday (mawlid) of our Prophet (Saw) halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|prophet-muhammad|celebration|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2016-02-19T02:03:53.397" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29837" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-09T06:41:48.060" Score="3" ViewCount="357" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;It has been narrated by 'Umar b. al-Khattib that he heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) say: I will expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula and will not leave any but Muslim.&quot; (Sahih Muslim 4366).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why then were Jews allowed to continue living in Yemen till modern day even though it contradicts Sahih Muslim 4366?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14900" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-09T05:20:37.713" LastActivityDate="2016-09-30T13:02:17.163" Title="Why were Jews allowed to live in Yemen?" Tags="|sahih-muslim|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29507" CreationDate="2016-02-09T11:27:40.577" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;All Perfect Praise be to Allah.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regard to the ‘iddah following khula’, the correct scholarly view is that it is one menstrual cycle, as is indicated by the Sunnah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas that the wife of Thaabit ibn Qays&#xA;  ended her marriage to her husband by means of khula’ at the time of&#xA;  the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). The Prophet&#xA;  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded her to observe&#xA;  an ‘iddah of one menstrual cycle. (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 1185; Abu&#xA;  Dawood, 2229. Also narrated by al-Nasaa’i (3497) from the hadeeth of&#xA;  al-Rabee’ bint ‘Afra’. The two hadeeth were both classed as saheeh by&#xA;  Ibn al-Qayyim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, you should wait &lt;strong&gt;1 month as iddah period after khula&lt;/strong&gt;(as of sharai point of view.), and &lt;strong&gt;be aware of all judicial procedures of your country to avoid any complexities before re-marriage&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And this waiting period of 1 month will only start when court has declared the khula. Notice is not the condition here, declaration of khula is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T11:27:40.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29841" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-09T12:37:31.940" Score="4" ViewCount="150" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know Hz. Mohammed's heart surgery when he was a child living with his wet nurse Hz. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halimah_bint_Abi_Dhuayb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Halime&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger said, &quot;While I was at Mecca the roof of my house was opened and Gabriel descended, opened my chest, and washed it with Zamzam water. Then he brought a golden tray full of wisdom and faith and having poured its contents into my chest, he closed it. ...&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/8/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read that the aim of the surgery was to purify his heart from the iniquities. Was Hz. Mohammed not capable of avoiding sin if this surgery wasn't performed? What was the reason for this surgery? Did other prophets undergo such surgeries?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="273" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T01:55:22.290" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T01:55:22.290" Title="Would Hz. Mohammed have been incapable of avoiding sin if his open-chest surgery wasn't performed?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-06-22T16:41:25.013" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29336" CreationDate="2016-02-09T13:37:58.050" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it is true, what goes around comes around whether it is good or bad. Allah (SWT) says in Surat Al-Baqarah about the hypocrites:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا لَقُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا وَإِذَا&#xA;  خَلَوۡاْ إِلَىٰ شَيَـٰطِينِهِمۡ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا مَعَكُمۡ إِنَّمَا&#xA;  نَحۡنُ مُسۡتَہۡزِءُونَ (١٤) ٱللَّهُ يَسۡتَہۡزِئُ بِہِمۡ&#xA;  وَيَمُدُّهُمۡ فِى طُغۡيَـٰنِهِمۡ يَعۡمَهُونَ (١٥&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When they meet those who believe, they say, “We have entered Faith;”&#xA;  but when they are alone with their satans, they say, “Indeed, we are&#xA;  with you; we were only &lt;strong&gt;mocking&lt;/strong&gt;.” (14) It is Allah &lt;strong&gt;who mocks at them&lt;/strong&gt;,&#xA;  and lets them go on wandering blindly in their rebellion. (15)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And again in Surat At-Tawbah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Among the hypocrites, there are) those who taunt the believers who&#xA;  voluntarily give alms and have nothing but their hard earnings; still&#xA;  they &lt;strong&gt;mock&lt;/strong&gt; at such people. Allah &lt;strong&gt;mocks&lt;/strong&gt; at them, and for them there is a&#xA;  painful punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for the goodness, take this verse in Surat Ar-Rahman for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is there any reward for goodness other than goodness? (60)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Hadith I remember this one, although Imam Al-Albany stated this hadith as weak, but its meaning is still right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;البِرُّ لا يَبْلَى ، وَالِإثْمُ لَا يُنْسَى ، وَالدَّيَّانُ لَا&#xA;  يَمُوتُ ، فَكُن كَمَا شِئتَ ، كَمَا تَدِينُ تُدَانُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Righteousness does not wear out, and the sin is not forgotten, and the&#xA;  Dayyan (The Judge) does not die, be as you wish, as you condemn, you&#xA;  will be condemned&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-31T14:15:22.410" LastActivityDate="2016-05-31T14:15:22.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29845" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-09T15:49:31.087" Score="2" ViewCount="1039" Body="&lt;p&gt;A letter was sent out to my wife stating that I give you talaaq thrice. 3 points I want to make:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I was not in a stable frame of mind, I suffer from depression. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was in a moment of anger. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I did not personally send the letter and I had changed my mind.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I signed the letter but did not post it out as I had no envelope, so I left the letter with someone who said they would get envelopes and post them out either later on or the next day.  Within 24 hours, I had changed my mind, but it was too late they had already been sent out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is does this matter at all or does it not make a difference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15690" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-07T07:02:56.120" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T07:02:56.120" Title="In anger, I signed a letter to my wife saying talaaq thrice; is this divorce valid?" Tags="|talaq|anger|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2019-02-14T18:26:58.670" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29847" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5661" CreationDate="2016-02-09T18:31:14.693" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I develop a &lt;a href=&quot;http://secondlanguage.space/learning/widen_vocabulary/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;site&lt;/a&gt; for learning Classical Arabic through reading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everyone is able to understand the language of the Quran, God willing, within 90 hours through avoiding any kind of translation tools and using instead my &lt;a href=&quot;https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/visual-hint/bnfhgkkbediaooojgmiolpdkjnolhoee?hl=en-US&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Visual Hint&lt;/a&gt; and special adapted literature like &lt;a href=&quot;http://english-e-books.net&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, but in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15593" LastActivityDate="2016-02-09T18:31:14.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29833" CreationDate="2016-02-10T03:35:02.460" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhan o Taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wa'lekumussalam warahmatullah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;References from Quran&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surah Younis (10:58) Allah Swt says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ بِفَضْلِ اللَّـهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِ فَبِذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوا هُوَ&#xA;  خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Say: &quot;In the bounty of Allah. And in His&#xA;  Mercy,- in that let them rejoice&quot;: that is better than the (wealth)&#xA;  they hoard.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hazrat Ibn Abbas Ra who got the title of Tarjuman ul Quran as his Tafsir expertise He stated that in this ayah the bounty refers to Ilm (Knowledge) and Mercy refers to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a &lt;strong&gt;Mercy&lt;/strong&gt; to the&#xA;  worlds&quot;.Quran 21:107&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This clearly shows that it is not only allowed to do celebration rather it is very Mustahab and preferable as Allah Swt says in that ayah to rejoice or celebrate the bounties and Mercy given by Allah Swt and Our Prophet indeed is the biggest mercy and blessing to the whole universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;نِعْمَتِي&lt;/strong&gt; وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My &lt;strong&gt;favor&lt;/strong&gt;(Na'mat)&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;upon you&lt;/strong&gt; and have approved for you Islam as religion.Quran (5:3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَمَّا &lt;strong&gt;بِنِعْمَةِ&lt;/strong&gt; رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ And &lt;strong&gt;abundantly proclaim&lt;/strong&gt; the&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;favours&lt;/strong&gt;(Na'mat) of your Lord.Quran 93:11&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now in Surah Al-Imran verse 81 Allah Swt talks about an event where all prophets were present and Allah Swt mentions arrival or birth of a Prophet Muhammad ﷺ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And remember when Allah took a covenant from the Prophets; “If I give&#xA;  you the Book and knowledge and the (promised) Noble Messenger (Prophet&#xA;  Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him) comes to you, confirming&#xA;  the Books you possess, you shall positively, definitely believe in him&#xA;  and you shall positively, definitely help him”; He said, “Do you&#xA;  agree, and accept My binding responsibility in this matter?” They all&#xA;  answered, “We agree”; He said, “Then bear witness amongst yourselves,&#xA;  and I Myself am a witness with you.”(&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#3:81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is Sunnah of Allah Swt to hold these gatherings where we do remebrance of His Messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;References from Ahadith&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We could see the importance of Birthday of prophet Muhammdﷺ from this hadith &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Qatada Ansari (Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's&#xA;  Massenger (ﷺ) was asked about fasting on Monday, whereupon he said: It&#xA;  is (the day) when &lt;strong&gt;I was born&lt;/strong&gt; and revelation was sent down to&#xA;  me.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/13/256&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The day when I was born is same as &lt;strong&gt;&quot;birthday&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu lahab torment was relieved  because he freed slave girl thuwaiba when she announces birth of Prophet Muhammadﷺ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;.....Narrated 'Urwa: Thuwaiba was the freed slave girl of Abu Lahb&#xA;  whom he had manumitted, and then she suckled the Prophet. When Abu&#xA;  Lahb died, one of his relatives saw him in a dream in a very bad state&#xA;  and asked him, &quot;What have you encountered?&quot; Abu Lahb said, &quot;I have not&#xA;  found any rest since I left you, except that I have been given water&#xA;  to drink in this (the space between his thumb and other fingers) and&#xA;  that is because of my manumitting&quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said: &quot;Mu'awiyah, (may Allah&#xA;  be pleased with him,) said: 'The Messenger of Allah [SAW] went out to&#xA;  a circle - meaning, of his Companions - and said: 'What are you&#xA;  doing?' They said: 'We have come together to pray to Allah and praise&#xA;  Him for guiding us to His religion, and blessing us with you.' He&#xA;  said: 'I ask you, by Allah, is that the only reason?' They said: 'By&#xA;  Allah, we have not come together for any other reason.' He said: 'I am&#xA;  not asking you to swear to an oath because of any suspicion; rather&#xA;  Jibril came to me and told me that Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, is&#xA;  boasting of you to the angels.'&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/nasai/49/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nasai&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This showed that Sahaba noble companions of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.ca/search?q=held&amp;amp;oq=held&amp;amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.1208j0j8&amp;amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;amp;es_sm=93&amp;amp;ie=UTF-8#q=celebrate%20meaning&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;celebrated&lt;/a&gt; and held a gathering same as people gather now and do zikrullah, praising Messenger,telling miracles of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, sending salat o salam and all these are very preferred acts proven from Sunnah of Allah Swt, Sunnah of His Habib Muhammad ﷺ and Sunnah of Sahaba his Noble companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 50 muslim Majority countries in the world out of which 47 countries (except for Saudi arab and Qatar) Alhudulillah celebrate birth of prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and 47 countries announces official Holiday on this special day.(These countries from Asia are Afghanistan,Bangladesh,Brunei,India,Indonesia,Pakistan,Malaysia,Sirilanka,Uzbekistan,,,,From Middle East are Bahrain,Iraq,Iran,Jordan,Kuwait,lebanon,Iraq,Palestine,Syria,UAE,Yemen,Except for SaudiaArab,Qatar,Israil all eleven out of 14 Arab countries officially celebrate Mawlid or Milad.From Africa Egypt,Algeria,Mali,Libiya,Morocco,Mauritania,Niger,Nigeria,Senegal,binin,Barkinafaso,Comoros,Cameron,Djibouti,Eritria,CoteDilwoire,Ethiopia,gambia,Ghana,Guinea,Sierraleone,Somalia,Sudan,tanzania,  Togo,Tunisia,,,,Other Than these &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiji.gov.fj/About-Fiji/Public-Holidays.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fiji&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qppstudio.net/publicholidays2016/guyana.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Guyana&lt;/a&gt; also officially celebrate Birth of our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.So more than 85% of world Islamic population Celebrate and recieve blessings of Allah Swt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see the Fatwa from Daralifta Misr &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dar-alifta.org/ViewFatwa.aspx?ID=140&amp;amp;LangID=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.dar-alifta.org/ViewFatwa.aspx?ID=140&amp;amp;LangID=2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-02-10T05:28:48.967" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T05:28:48.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10693" CreationDate="2016-02-10T04:32:02.253" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;About marriage in Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every religion has two parts - one that was revealed by Allah, the great, and other part is what the prophet of the time did himself and said to his followers to do it. The purpose of making one of the people prophet was to present a live model so that the people understand the commands of Allah, the great, perfectly.&#xA;So, Marriage is one the most important act in Islam. All the Sahaba kiram were married. Marriage is not explicitly commanded in the Holly Quran. But it is implicitly commanded in the verses in which Allah, the great, says follow me and follow my prophet.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marriage is the second part of Islam. Now imagine a Muslim who does not follow such a vital Sunnah of his prophet, Muhammad, PBUH. How will a healthy Muslim male and female protect himself/herself from shaitan. And what about the procreation of Muslims. In Islam nothing was less important, everything was and still is very important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both parts - revelation from the God and presentation by the Prophet- makes good Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saifullah Jan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15701" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-28T05:32:31.723" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T05:32:31.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29845" CreationDate="2016-02-10T08:52:37.837" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Firstly:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is not essential or obligatory to have witnesses to the divorce. If a man utters the word of divorce, then divorce has taken place, even if it is in the absence of the wife or no one else was present. The same applies if he writes the word of divorce in a message or on a piece of paper with the intention of divorce; divorce has taken place in this case. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that there was scholarly consensus that it is not essential to have witnesses to divorce. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Shawkaani (may Allah have mercy on him) said concerning the issue&#xA;  of having witnesses to taking the wife back: Among the evidence that&#xA;  it is not essential is the fact that there was scholarly consensus&#xA;  that it is not essential to have witnesses to divorce, as was narrated&#xA;  by al-Muwazi‘i in Tayseer al-Bayaan. And taking back the wife is of a&#xA;  similar nature, so it (having witnesses) is not essential in that case&#xA;  as it is not essential in the case of divorce. End quote from Nayl&#xA;  al-Awtaar, 6/300&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;So, if you knew what you were doing in that condition than talaaq is valid.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Secondly:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The fuqaha’ differed concerning the threefold divorce (talaaq). The correct view is that it counts as one divorce, whether it is uttered in a single phrase, such as saying “You are thrice divorced” or in repeated words such as saying, “You are divorced, you are divorced, you are divorced.” This is the view favoured by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) and was the view regarded as most correct by Shaykh al-Sa’di (may Allaah have mercy on him) and Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They quoted as evidence the hadeeth narrated by Muslim (1472) from Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At the time of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah&#xA;  be upon him), Abu Bakr and the first two years of ‘Umar’s caliphate, a&#xA;  threefold divorce was counted as one. Then ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab said:&#xA;  People have become hasty in a matter in which they should take their&#xA;  time. I am thinking of holding them to it. So he made it binding upon&#xA;  them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;So, you may take your wife back without a new contract as long as she is still in her waiting period. Same applies even if you count this TALAAQ to be happened thrice.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T08:52:37.837" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29859" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-10T09:28:07.557" Score="2" ViewCount="3258" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know that we live twice, as in the day of resurrection. The term YOLO shouldn't be believed in by Muslims as it denies this, but sometimes I use it only as an expression without taking in its meaning to heart or anything.  For example, if my friend says 'no way' if I told him that I went skydiving (just an example, didn't happen IRL) and he asks me why, I say 'YOLO' to show that it was a once in a lifetime great and thrilling experience and indirectly saying 'just do it'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In such a case, is it allowed? As neither I nor my Muslim friends take the meaning seriously here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15627" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-08T08:08:51.670" LastActivityDate="2017-11-26T15:11:23.163" Title="Is it haram to say YOLO, given that we believe in the Day of Resurrection?" Tags="|halal-haram|day-of-judgement|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8188" CreationDate="2016-02-10T10:43:48.090" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The barbie is not someone who is worshipped as a God but lots of girls wanted to be like her.. doing plastic surgery to be like barbie.&#xA;At the end, they change the creation of Allah because of that dolls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15705" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T10:43:48.090" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4212" CreationDate="2016-02-10T11:27:50.897" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 1: In the beginning of this sermon Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) talks about he not knowing if he'll be alive after that year. Did he know when he was going to die?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Answer: No one knows when he will die except Allah. A person don't even know he will have another breath or not. This is what life is.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;After this being said. There is a hadith.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Aa'ishah, may Allaah be pleased with her, reported that: &quot;Faatimah,&#xA;  may Allaah be pleased with her, came to the Prophet sallallaahu&#xA;  ‘alaihi wa sallam walking in the same manner as he walked. Upon seeing&#xA;  her, the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said: &quot;My daughter!&#xA;  welcome&quot; then he sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam seated her on his right&#xA;  or left and whispered something in her ear until she cried. Therefore,&#xA;  I asked her: 'why did you cry?' Then the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi&#xA;  wa sallam whispered in her ear again until she laughed. So I said to&#xA;  her: 'I have never seen happiness and sadness so close to each other&#xA;  as I have today.' Then I asked her what the Prophet sallallaahu&#xA;  ‘alaihi wa sallam had told her. She replied 'I do not wish to divulge&#xA;  something which the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam whispered to&#xA;  me.' After the death of the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, I&#xA;  asked her the same question again and this time she replied: 'First of&#xA;  all, he sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said to me: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Jibreel reviews the&#xA;  Qur'aan with me once every year, but this year he did it twice - and I&#xA;  think this is because the time for my death has come&lt;/strong&gt;. And you will be&#xA;  the next to die from my family.&quot; Therefore, I cried. Then, he&#xA;  sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said to me: &quot;Are you not happy that you&#xA;  will be the best of all the ladies of Paradise… &quot; so I laughed out of&#xA;  joy.&quot; (Bukhaari &amp;amp; Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So we can say he had an idea that his time is coming soon, but we cannot say for sure that he knew when will he die. Because their is no clear indicaion of that in Quran or Hadees.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 2: In the sermon Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) says to be aware of Satan because he cannot lead you astray in big things so be aware of following him in small things. What does he mean when he talks about big things vs. small things? For instance, what makes a sin big vs. small?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sins are divided into major and minor sins as Allah, may He be Exalted, said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, and when they are&#xA;  angry, they forgive (Quran 42/37)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“If you shun the Greater Sins which you are forbidden, We will do away&#xA;  with your smaller sins and cause you to enter an honourable place of&#xA;  entering.” (Surah an-Nisā’ 4: 31)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in a Hadees:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahl ibn Sa`d narrated that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,&#xA;  said: Beware of minor sins because the example of minor sins is like&#xA;  a group of people who camped in a valley. Then a person brought a&#xA;  stick and another brought a stick until they gathered a pile to cook&#xA;  their food. Likewise minor sins [their doers gather them one by one&#xA;  and], when their doers commit them, they destroy them. Reported by Ahmad (1/ 446)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamway.net/article/46648/the-example-of-minor-sins&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The most correct views in the definition of major sins is: It is the sin which there is a prescribed punishment for its doer or a promise of hell, curse, or wrath. Some people said: It is the sin whose doer shall not be belief or was accompanied by the Prophet's saying: He is not one of us. As for minor sins, it was said: It is the sin where there is no prescribed punishment for it either in the world or in the Hereafter. Others said: Minor sins are every sin that was not accompanied by curse, wrath, or fire. It was said: Minor sins are the sins where there is no prescribed punishment or threat for them in the Hereafter; this is the most correct view: Minor sins are the sins which do not entail prescribed punishment nor a threat in the Hereafter.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, we are clear about major sins and minor sins&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Satan is pleased by sins that man regards as insignificant, therefore beware of him. The Prophet said: &lt;strong&gt;“Satan has lost hope that people would worship him in the Arabian Peninsula, but he is pleased to sow discard among you.”&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;ِ&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Now, there are many interpretations of this.&#xA;the scholars have interpreted it in several ways: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1 – That the Shaytaan has despaired of ever getting all worshippers to unite on kufr. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This view was favoured by the great scholar Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali. Al-Darar al-Sunnah, 12/117. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2 – That this is a report of the despair that befell the Shaytaan when he saw the conquests and how the people entered the religion of Allaah in crowds. So the hadeeth is telling us what the Shaytaan thought and he expected to happen. Then what really happened was something other than that, for a reason decreed by Allaah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This view was favoured by Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him). Al-Qawl al-Mufeed, 1/211. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3 – That the Shaytaan despaired of the believers whose faith is complete, because the Shaytaan has no hope that they will worship him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This view was favoured by al-Aloosi. See Da’aawa al-Munaawi’een, 224. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4 – That the “al-” in the word “al-musalloon” (worshippers) refers to a specific group of worshippers, and that what is meant is the Sahaabah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of these interpretations are close in meaning, and the most likely is the second. And Allaah knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Ahaadeeth al-‘Aqeedah allati yuwahham Zaahiruha al-Ta’aarud fi’l-Saheehayn, 2/232-238 .&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/42919&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ref&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows Best!&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T11:27:50.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29862" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-10T14:11:25.550" Score="0" ViewCount="49" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hz. Mohammed is the only one in humanity who reflects the features and goodness of God too closely to the perfection.&lt;br&gt; I don't want to presumptuous but can it be said that God loves Hz. Mohammed because God sees the reflection of himself in Hz. Mohammed? &lt;br&gt;Hz. Mohammed is described as surpassing among all humanity. Why this love cannot be defined as a humanely vulnerability?(seeing your reflection, and admiring your reflection)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="273" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-10T15:04:09.533" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T18:07:40.283" Title="The explanations of God's love for Hz. Mohammed" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29859" CreationDate="2016-02-10T14:21:32.160" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa alaikum salaam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَالُوا إِنْ هِيَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا الدُّنْيَا وَمَا نَحْنُ&#xA;  بِمَبْعُوثِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they say, &quot;There is none but our worldly life, and we will not be&#xA;  resurrected.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;( Surah al an'aam verse 29.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allahu a'lam it's like youre rejecting the verses from the Quran completely by saying yolo. So, to be on safe side avoid this as much as possible even though you don't mean it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read somewhere:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;The non muslims say YOLO&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So, Do all the misdeeds this dunya has to offer.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The muslim says YOLO(in this world)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So, Make salaah go on hajj and prove you believe.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it all depends on what you mean by it. If you don't mean to say that there is no life hereafter than you are not doing any kufr. Now, by your question and your use. &lt;strong&gt;I will still advice you to avoid it and be on safe side&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;br&gt;Though i am not a mufti so i cannot declare but i suspect it to be makrooh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhaari and Muslim narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger&#xA;  of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: &lt;strong&gt;“ A person&#xA;  may speak a word, not realizing what he is saying, and he will fall&#xA;  because of it into the Fire further than the distance between the East&#xA;  and West.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Not a word does he (or she) utter but there is a watcher by him ready&#xA;  (to record it)” [50:18]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows Best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="15642" LastEditDate="2016-02-11T13:44:13.763" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T13:44:13.763" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29864" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17558" CreationDate="2016-02-10T15:01:13.947" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's start by checking the meaning from the Qur'an itself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will find this word ( the Arabic noun) Surah/Sura سُورة (plural suwar  سُوَر or surat  سُورات) in many Qur'an Verses (I'm not sure if i quote all of them):&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In Surat at-Tawba (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;9:64&lt;/a&gt;), (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;9:86&lt;/a&gt;), (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/124&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;9:124&lt;/a&gt;), (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/127&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;9:127&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In Surat Hud (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/11/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;11:13&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In Surat an-Nur (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;24:1&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And in Surat Mohammad (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/47/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;47:20&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In all of these Verses the words سُورة or سُوَر refer to a chapter from the Qur'an!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;almaany&lt;/a&gt; (Please look at the Arabic/Arabic as Arabic English ends with the meaning described above) here are other meanings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Surah when speaking about a Building: a good, high, and &quot;beautiful&quot; one&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Surah when speaking of a wall: It's the deep root or base one start building the wall from -&gt; technical term: foundation or footing!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Surah also refers to a level, rate category or high standing pf something&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It could also be used for an indication, symbol or mark!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice that you might find in the Qur'an the word (noun) أساوِرَ this is a plural of إسوار which is often translated as bracelets!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;You may also encounter the word (noun) سور with the plural  أَسْوَارٌ or  سِيرَانُ which is a wall or enclosure (see for example in Surat  and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/57/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Hadid&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-27T13:02:34.750" LastActivityDate="2016-02-27T13:02:34.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29862" CreationDate="2016-02-10T15:56:31.843" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allaah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Firstly&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have any reference quoting this reason of Allah's love, than you can say(also let us know of it). Otherwise you can't say. And there is no need to say, i don't see any gain of saying it(given i can't find any reference quoting anything like that)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This being said, now lets &lt;strong&gt;have a look why Allah loves Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)&lt;/strong&gt; (Although i believe we have no right to investigate this.)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;Allah chooses for Himself whom He pleases&lt;/strong&gt;, and guides to Himself&#xA;  those who turn (to Him) [42:13].”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thats it, he knows best, he has all the powers. He has not said that &lt;em&gt;I SEE MY PROJECTION IN MUHAMMAD(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)&lt;/em&gt;. So, no one can declare...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Secondly&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If we cannot find any reference for this than this will be a lie&lt;/strong&gt; and we should be aware of these ayahs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah&lt;/strong&gt; or says,&#xA;  &quot;It has been inspired to me,&quot; while nothing has been inspired to him,&#xA;  and one who says, &quot;I will reveal [something] like what Allah&#xA;  revealed.&quot; And if you could but see when the wrongdoers are in the&#xA;  overwhelming pangs of death while the angels extend their hands,&#xA;  [saying], &quot;Discharge your souls! Today you will be awarded the&#xA;  punishment of [extreme] humiliation for what you used to say against&#xA;  Allah other than the truth and [that] you were, toward His verses,&#xA;  being arrogant.&quot; Al-inam 93&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And on the Day of Resurrection you will see &lt;strong&gt;those who lied about Allah&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  [with] their faces blackened. Is there not in Hell a residence for the&#xA;  arrogant? Zumr-60&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allah&lt;/strong&gt; a lie or&#xA;  denies His verses? Indeed, the wrongdoers will not succeed. Al-inam 21&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/muhammad-and-his-god-before-bethat-dr-hatem-abu-shahba/divine-selection-muhammad-sa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Divine Selection to Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)&lt;/a&gt; to understand the selection of Muhammad PBUH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have a look at &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/34725&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ruling on one who tells lies about the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thirdly&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This action is a &lt;strong&gt;kind of exaggeration&lt;/strong&gt; about the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) warned us against and forbade us to do. He said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“Do not exaggerate about me as the Christians exaggerated about the&#xA;  son of Maryam, for I am no more than His slave, so say, the slave of&#xA;  Allaah and His Messenger.”&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, Ahaadeeth al-Anbiya’, 3189). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, we should say only that thing about anything related to Islam about which we have some References from Quran or Hadees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah Knows Best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T15:56:31.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29867" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-10T16:25:53.007" Score="2" ViewCount="874" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are you allowed to eat a fish hamburger at McDonald's, even though they use the same oil to fry the fish hamburger, as they used to fry the bacon?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14900" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T05:11:22.460" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T05:11:22.460" Title="Are You Allowed To Eat A Fish Hamburger At McDonald's?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29869" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29867" CreationDate="2016-02-10T17:16:17.930" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/142901&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;It is permissible to eat fried meat and fish from these restaurants, subject to two conditions:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;1.     That it is not fried in the same oil as the non-halaal chicken or in vessels in which chicken was fried, until they have been washed, because the non-halaal chicken is maytah (dead meat) and is najis (impure).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;2.     The meat should be halaal.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ALso have a look at this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/4342&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-10T17:16:17.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29874" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-11T07:10:45.340" Score="5" ViewCount="309" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm currently living in Australia as it is generally a great place. Not much religious discrimination, very diverse community, I can freely go to a mosque and pray and such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also am studying at Melbourne high school, a great place with a friendly community and highly intellectual students.  I came here with my parents when I was only 6 (I became 14 a month and a half ago) for e.g. giving me a better education and letting me grow up in a safe environment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I originally Uighur, from China, and there is ongoing persecution in China, partly due to the infamous Daesh, and also radicalism around the world including a few Uighur individuals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We still go back once per a year for a month or two to visit our relatives and such. My mother wants to go back to live with them and my grandparents, but she values my education and environment so she isn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will most likely spend my life here and I don't exactly dislike it as it is very safe and open for me and the other Muslims who are here.  However, I recently read that a person shouldn't live between non Muslims for his life, which I find pretty worrying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is it wrong for me to want to live in Australia, despite Muslims being in the minority?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a friends here who are Christians, but they respect my religion and don't try to convert me or anything.  I just want to be able live in a peaceful place where I can freely practice my religion and not be oppressed or be in constant danger, and Australia fits this description very well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15627" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-08T00:32:43.283" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T01:47:13.463" Title="Is it wrong to want to live in a peaceful place with few Muslims?" Tags="|sharia|non-muslim-countries|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18850" CreationDate="2016-02-11T11:27:40.490" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer is more likely to be an assumption, as I'm neither a specialist in the Order of tanzil nor could I find a specific Question on the topic so far. But I could find some links giving a certain order of tanzil (revelation) with complete Suwar/Surahs. AFAIK this order may differ when it comes to Verses, so maybe a Verse of Surah A has been revealed before another Verse from Surah B (which might be revealed or completed later then A) or A itself. So I think it's hard to tell whether the following is correct:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming the Order of the Suwar/Surahs of the Qur'an on the pages I linked is correct, and also assuming that the Suwar have been revealed completely before each other I would say the most first appearance of this word would be in Surat al-Qalam  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/68/51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;68:51&lt;/a&gt;), where the verb (disbelieve) appears and which most Scholars agree that it's the 2nd Surah which has been revealed. Then comes be Surat al-Muddathir (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/74/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;74:10&lt;/a&gt;) where the noun (disbelievers) appears! Surat al-Muddathir is considered the 4th in the revelation order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are two links &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yabeyrouth.com/pages/index929.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hodaalquran.com/details.php?id=1354&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; about the order of revelation of the Suwar (only in Arabic so far)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-02-23T12:37:59.333" LastActivityDate="2018-02-23T12:37:59.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29876" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11638" CreationDate="2016-02-11T13:43:03.087" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well as in the online Shuruh (of as-Sindi or as-Suyuti) of Sunan an-Nasa-i apparently no scholar even thought of explaining the meaning of the word you refer to as &amp;quot;to play&amp;quot; based on the translation provided by sunnah.com, which may mean that people would understand it or that those scholars didn't take much care of the matn rather then on the sanad (maybe because an explanation of that comes along in a hadith mentioned earlier or later). And as my own database is unfortunately in a HDD which seems to be destroyed.&lt;br&gt; I made a small investigation on the meaning of **&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%84%D9%92%D8%B9%D9%8E%D8%A8%D9%8F/home.php?word=%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;لعب&lt;/a&gt;**in Arabic. But before here's the Arabic original from this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كَانَ لَكُمْ يَوْمَانِ &lt;strong&gt;تَلْعَبُونَ&lt;/strong&gt; فِيهِمَا وَقَدْ أَبْدَلَكُمُ اللَّهُ بِهِمَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُمَا يَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ&#xA;وَيَوْمَ الأَضْحَى ‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And from the given meanings of almaany we may conclude: &lt;br&gt;&#xA;That maybe the translation &amp;quot;to play&amp;quot; is a bad choice as what scholars may talk about or define as a halal way to pass a 'Id is anything which we may call (halal) amusement so the meaning is more likely to be:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;fun or&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;diversion or&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;amusement &lt;br&gt;&#xA;(in a halal manner).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This could also be concluded from this two ahadith in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/745&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3931&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://audio.islamweb.net/audio/Fulltxt.php?audioid=283186&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt; provides a more clearer explanation for what &amp;quot;to play&amp;quot; may refer to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;المقصود باللعب هاهنا: ألوان المتعة واللهو، مثل اللعب بالسهام، والقسي&#xA;والرمي، والنبل، والسيوف، والاستعراضات، فيبدو أن لعبهم بالنسبة للرجال&#xA;كان أشبه بالاستعراضات العسكرية، مثلما كان الحبشة يلعبون في المسجد&#xA;ويزفنون، وقد يكون فيه نوع من الرقصات الرجالية.وبالنسبة للنساء كان&#xA;أيضاً لهن حظهن من اللعب مثلما في حديث عائشة،&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So for men: it includes playing with arrows and weapons maybe like we may understand a military review nowadays, playing instruments and dancing (even in the mosque), which goes ahead with the hadith reported by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/56/120&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/8/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; in their Sahihs! And the women also had a part of that amusement as we can read for example in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/8/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/13/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-17T03:09:35.563" LastActivityDate="2021-09-17T03:09:35.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29874" CreationDate="2016-02-11T13:43:07.470" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/13363&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(a)   &lt;strong&gt;Those who are obliged to migrate:&lt;/strong&gt; they are those who are able to migrate and who cannot practise their religion openly in dar al-harb. It is obligatory upon a female even if she does not have a mahram, if she thinks she will be safe when travelling, or if the risk of travelling is less than the risk of staying in dar al-harb… &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(b)  &lt;strong&gt;Those who are not obliged to migrate:&lt;/strong&gt; they are those who are unable to do so, either because of sickness or because they are forced to stay in the kaafir land, or those who are weak, such as woman and children, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): &#xA;“Except the weak ones among men, women and children who cannot devise a plan, nor are they able to direct their way”&#xA;[al-Nisa’ 4:98]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(c)  &lt;strong&gt;Those for whom migration is mustahabb but not obligatory:&lt;/strong&gt; they include those who are able to migrate but are also able to practise their religion openly in dar al-harb. It is mustahabb for such a person to migrate so that he can participate in jihad and increase the numbers of the Muslims. &#xA;In a fatwa issued by the Standing Committee (12/50): One may also migrate from a mushrik land to another mushrik land that is less evil and where there is less danger to the Muslim, as some of the Muslims migrated from Makkah at the Prophet’s command to Abyssinia.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I think you are in c category.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read complete fatwa for better understanding of the issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T13:43:07.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23702" CreationDate="2016-02-11T14:14:25.940" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firsts of all you should know that any direction you come from has it's myqaat (the place you should wear Ihram at) according this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/25/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars tend to say that people who are visiting Mekka without the intention of 'Umrah or Hajj don't need to wear the Ihram, but of course it would be the best to do at least a 'Umrah once there!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to your inquiry as you made a mistake which is wearing Ihram in the wrong myqaat you'll need to do a kafara which the Qur'an clearly states in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/196&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:196&lt;/a&gt;): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And complete&lt;/strong&gt; the Hajj and 'umrah for Allah . But &lt;strong&gt;if you are prevented,&#xA;  then [offer] what can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animals&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;  ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you were aware of this before you reached Mekka you should have gone back to your myqaat and wear the Ihram. On the other hand if you didn't have the &lt;em&gt;intention&lt;/em&gt; for 'Umrah until you reached Masjid 'Aisha then you didn't commit any sin or mistake if you wear the Ihram there!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now comes an other point:&lt;br&gt; if you left a myqaat and went to an other some scholars would consider it as a mistake/sin (Shafi-i and Hanbali School) as you should have worn Ihram at your myqaat or at the first myqaat you passed by. Be aware if you didn't enter the area surrounding Mekka at the frontiers of the mawaqyt this isn't really a mistake or sin fore those who say you could pass by a myqaat but wear Ihram on an other so it would be permissible (like Maliki School).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Mohammad ibn al Hassan ash-Shaybani (student of abu Hanifa) narrated in his version of &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamport.com/w/mtn/Web/2991/484.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al Muwatta' #382&lt;/a&gt; a saying of abu Ja'afar al Baqir (May Allah be pleased with him) from a speech to people of Medina, supporting this (my own translation so read it with care):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;من أحب أن يستمتع بثيابه إلى الجحفة فليفعل&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;who ever wants to enjoy himself with his clothes until reaching al-Juhfa' could do so&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt; The major difference between both Opinions is that some consider the mawaqyt named by the hadith mentioned above as special for people who are citizen in countries in the direction of Medina, Shaam etc. while the others say it depends on the actual direction you are coming to Mekka from (For more details see this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alukah.net/sharia/0/61056/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the following &lt;a href=&quot;http://fiqh.islammessage.com/NewsDetails.aspx?id=3752&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwas&lt;/a&gt; for each time you missed a myqaat or went ahead without Ihram you'll need to do a sacrifice in Mekka and give it to poor people there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know what is to do if you left Mekka without doing the kafara/sacrifice-&gt;this would be an other Question and i have no fatwa about that!&lt;br&gt; But here are possible solutions (but be aware that I'm no scholar and that this may be totally wrong): if you could offer the sacrifice yourself do it, if not try to do it in an other occasion or ask/pay somebody to do it instead of you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-17T16:11:48.147" LastActivityDate="2018-01-17T16:11:48.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29305" CreationDate="2016-02-11T15:38:07.930" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Mahdi in Sunni Ahadith Collections&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many of the Sunan Collections have a whole chapter about a deliverer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;Sunan Abi Dawod&lt;/strong&gt; (for example&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/38/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/38/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/38/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt; which is Naming him al-Mahdi, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/38/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt; which is describing him) it is quoted that their will be a deliverer from Ahl Al-Bayt (Peace be upon them) with different grades of authenticity. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Just as an Indication for the 1st one: By abu Bakr and 'Omar, abu Dawod doesn't refer to the two Sahabis (May Allah be pleased with them) but to different Chains one narrated by Abu Bakr ibn 'Ayyash and the other 'Omar ibn Abayd!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also &lt;strong&gt;at-Tirmdhi&lt;/strong&gt; has a couple of ahadith on that subject (See here &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/33/73&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/33/74&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, a hadith not quoted by ab Dawod is &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/33/75&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt; but qualified as da'if)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;strong&gt;Sunan ibn Majah&lt;/strong&gt; you may also find similar narrations (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/36/157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/36/158&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/36/159&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/36/160&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;) but apparently all of them or most qualified as da'if.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ahadith on 'Isa Ibn Maryam's appearance&lt;/strong&gt;T&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also ahadith quoting 'Isa ibn Maryam (Peace be upon him) (See for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/33/76&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in Jami' at-Tirmidhi) as a Person who would play a role in this.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This Hadith which one could find in Both sahihs is precising that 'Isa will descend while al-Mahdi will be among us (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:155d&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:155f&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/60/119&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunni View about al-Mahdi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni believe that at the End of time the Mahdi will appear as you may read in the above listed Ahadith/Hadiths where he is named, described and also a hint of where he will come (or appear) from is given. And He will rule the earth in accordance with Islamic Shari’ah. But they don't worship by waiting for him to appear. This is an accepted and well known matter among Sunni scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example &lt;em&gt;al-Shawkaani said:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;The ahadith that we have come across that speak of the awaited Mahdi reach the level of tawaatur, including fifty saheeh, hasan and da’eef munjabar ahaadeeth. There are mutawaatir without a doubt; indeed they are more mutawaatir than others, according to all the standards of usool. There are also many reports from the Sahabah that speak about the Mahdi and that reach the level of marfoo’, so there is no room for individual opinions in such an issue.&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But on the other hand one &lt;em&gt;should be aware that some liars have fabricated adhadith about the Mahdi, and other even claimed to be he&lt;/em&gt; (One of them might be &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Tumart&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Mahdi ibn Tumart&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also this Fatwa in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/1252&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English&lt;/a&gt; and this one about the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/6573&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Aqida of ahl As-Sunna on al-Mahdi&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic) and on &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-22T05:55:54.347" LastActivityDate="2021-11-22T05:55:54.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29883" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30410" CreationDate="2016-02-11T20:42:20.557" Score="3" ViewCount="72914" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why are Muslims not allowed to hang photos of their family on the walls of their houses? Is this even true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is true, can you hang pictures of landscapes or abstract art on the wall?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15721" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-01T13:25:34.247" LastActivityDate="2018-04-12T21:51:54.140" Title="Why are muslims not allowed to hang photos of their family on the walls of their houses?" Tags="|fiqh|photos|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29884" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29813" CreationDate="2016-02-11T23:15:47.330" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I thought when I asked the question, there is no known reason for how the terms originated. According to a linguist that I asked by mail, these terms originated before our historical records of the different languages took place, meaning there are no explanation available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What we do know for sure about the words is that the word right is often describing something positive and  the word left something negative. This is the case with many languages including the Semetic languages  (Arabic is a part of the semetic languages) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastActivityDate="2016-02-11T23:15:47.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29886" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3010" CreationDate="2016-02-12T06:12:49.980" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is simple ideology of human that they make their houses according to thier height . It is written in different books that Adam was 90 feet. With the passage of time Allah reduce the height of human. If you go indepth wisdom and compare height with Adam and Ibrahim. Ibrahim might be shorter but taller than Current human. There are some reason that he might be 30 or 40 feet high:&#xA;1. Height of kaba (human make building according to height). &#xA;2. Door of kaba (normally door are made by their body size or shorter than their own size)&#xA;3. Every year traveling  from Palestine to Mecca. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15725" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T06:12:49.980" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29883" CreationDate="2016-02-12T09:26:03.027" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;People hang pictures of their loved ones to remember them. Look to their past and cherish memories. That is the general idea. Unfortunately, it is a practice in some religions to idolize theses pictures. For example, children are asked to take blessings from their late grandparents. They go to their photos (hung on the wall) and start praying. Seeking blessings from the ones who passed away. This practice is common in adulthood also. Similarly people who hangs pictures of famous people (religious/political/spiritual) are also found to idolize them to the extent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Muslims, &quot;shirk&quot; is the biggest of all sins. Since hanging pictures can lead to idolatry and &quot;shirk&quot;, it is completely avoided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Landscapes are beautiful. There is no issue of hanging them. Having said that I must also say that Muslim Scholars are against the photography of living things and some completely avoid photography and videography.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you say abstract art, I can't make any comment. It is discouraged because of the reasons mentioned above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T09:26:03.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29888" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29883" CreationDate="2016-02-12T10:19:36.600" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam Alaykum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have never heard of a Hadith or Verse against this, but you may be referring it to a form of shirk as the above person said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I say that taking photos of family, people and such and hanging them on a wall for memory of a blissful time is allowed, as long as it doesn't exceed the limit and end with you praying to it like some cultures and religions do, as we should only pray to Allah(swt) alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though sometimes people say 'May my family watch over me in the hereafter', If in this they mean 'May my family watch my journey through life' then I say that it is ok, as they aren't asking them for guidance or praying to them and only asking them to watch them, but if they mean 'may they guide me in life' and believe that their ancestors can help them, then I don't recommend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm no scholar or imam so I can't label it makrooh, but i don't recommend it as only Allah can help us, not our ancestors &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15627" LastActivityDate="2016-02-12T10:19:36.600" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29891" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-02-12T13:52:41.890" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Eid or 'id العيد (also عيد, pl. a'yaad اعياد) is the Arabic word for a Celebration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims have two major Celebration days:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;'Id al-Adha &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;عيد الأضحى&lt;/a&gt; the Sacrifice Feast on the 10th Day of Dhu-l Hijja (the last hijri month):&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;It honors the willingness of Abraham (Ibrahim) to sacrifice his son, as an act of submission to God's command, before God then intervened, through his angel Gabriel (Jibra'il) and informs him that his sacrifice has already been accepted. The meat from the sacrificed animal is preferred to be divided into three parts. The family retains one third of the share; another third is given to relatives, friends and neighbors; and the remaining third is given to the poor and needy.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Id al-Fitr &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Fitr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;عيد الفطر‎&lt;/a&gt; which is the Breaking the Fast Feast at the first day of Shawwal (the 1oth hijri month) which marks the end of the month of fasting Ramadan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T06:27:22.843" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T06:27:22.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29892" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-02-12T13:52:41.890" Score="0" Body="Eid or 'id is the Arabic word for Celebration or Festival" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-16T12:02:03.477" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T12:02:03.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29894" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-12T18:26:13.420" Score="7" ViewCount="1582" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam the men (husbands) are allowed to hit their wife's if they do something which is against Islam. I understand that this does not mean that they can hit hard and it is just a light hit with the edge of a scarf and it is for discipline. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, my question is that why have women not been told they can hit their husband's if they do something wrong? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why have only men been given this right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-13T05:24:31.487" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T05:15:07.510" Title="Why are women not told to hit their husband?" Tags="|women|men|equality|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29894" CreationDate="2016-02-12T19:03:24.543" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All praise be to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allaah has&#xA;  made one of them to excel the other, and because they spend (to&#xA;  support them) from their means. Therefore the righteous women are&#xA;  devoutly obedient (to Allaah and to their husbands), and guard in the&#xA;  husband’s absence what Allaah order them to guard (e.g., their&#xA;  chastity, their husband’s property, etc.). As to those women on whose&#xA;  part you fear ill-conduct, admonish them (first), (next), refuse to&#xA;  share their beds, (and last) beat them (lightly, if it is useful), but&#xA;  if they return to obedience, seek not against them means (of&#xA;  annoyance). Surely, Allaah is Ever Most High, Most Great.” [al-Nisaa’&#xA;  4:34]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If it is the husband who is mistreating his wife, that does not mean that she should remain oppressed or that her hands are tied. She has the right – just as the husband has – to warn and advise him, and to remind him to fear Allaah. If that does not work, she can seek the help of wise people among his relatives and her own, and they can advise him. If this does not work, then the matter can be taken to a qaadi (Muslim judge) who can force him to do the right thing – and Allaah is above them all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Islam differentiates between the sexes, it is in the interests of both, and this is the essence of wisdom. Unlike a man, a woman does not have to pray and fast when she has her period, out of consideration for her condition.&#xA;  She does not have to spend on her husband, because he is stronger and more able to earn a living. In return, she has to obey him and ask his permission before leaving the house; the reverse does not apply. In the event of a separation, it is the mother, and not the father, who has the right to custody of the children. And there are other rulings which are based on an acknowledgment of the differences between the sexes. Can we then say that this is oppression or unfair discrimination? No, by Allaah, this is justice and wisdom, revealed by the Wise, All-Aware, All-Knowing, All-Seeing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From this Fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/2083&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Does a woman have the right to hit her husband if he mistreats her?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read complete fatwa for more clear picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T05:15:07.510" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T05:15:07.510" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29898" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-12T19:37:26.953" Score="1" ViewCount="105" Body="&lt;p&gt;السلام عليكم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I seek for the biography of the prophet Muhammad, peace and bless be upon him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can you suggest the best book in English?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;شكرا لكم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15593" LastActivityDate="2016-07-13T06:05:00.620" Title="Life of the prophet Muhammad, peace and bless be upon him" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|books|seerah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13324" CreationDate="2016-02-13T00:41:44.970" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every religion has rhetorical arguments for various purposes and &lt;em&gt;National Revelation&lt;/em&gt; at best is rhetoric. If taken as a logical argument, it melts down pretty easily &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) IF there was a national revelation, what proof do you have that it was God's? &quot;Cacodaemony,&quot; is an interesting essay by Steven M. Cohn, wherein he demonstrates logically how an omnimalevolent, omnipotent Demon could create goodness in the world. &lt;strong&gt;Can it be logically proven that the revelation on Mount Sinai was NOT a powerful Cacodemon at work?&lt;/strong&gt; What defense do you have against an allegation that it was a Jinn, a demon, or Azazel himself who deceived an entire nation? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) It was magic! Which is by far the most common retort hurled toward Messengers of God, including Muhammad (pbuh). We know Moses (pbuh) could convert a wooden staff into a mighty serpent - that's powerful. Surely must be trivial to fake God's voice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) IF there was a national revelation, it was the only such event in history, and exactly how many divinely inspired books of the Tanakh were written by later Prophets? How many men claimed to have revelations, visions, inspirations of Divine origin AND ** were accepted as people of Book? ** What made those revelations reliable? The Rabbi's argument can be fitted to every Prophet after Moses (pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) The NR-argument held against Christianity and Islam is a fallacy, it does not follow logically that a single man can NEVER have a true revelation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My last point is my answer to your question &quot;why take the Prophet Mohammad at his word?&quot;: Because even a single person can speak the Truth!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;How is it known that he is not making it up?&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on inherited or acquired faith and personal conviction, which works differently for different people! Such is the nature of faith, no one else can cook it for you. After all, from a philosophical point of view, the argument that we might be living in a Cacodaemony retorts all &quot;known&quot; faiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user549" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-06T11:38:58.983" LastActivityDate="2016-05-06T11:38:58.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29898" CreationDate="2016-02-14T03:01:19.620" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several of these books. I would advice for a translation of one of the early biographers such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0196360331&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; (Ibn Ishaq is a fairely respected biographer of the prophet), but the English may seem too heavy. therefore, instead, I would point you to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.fr/Life-Prophet-Muhammad-Leila-Azzam/dp/0946621020&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this book&lt;/a&gt;, also available in PDF (google search it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.techofheart.co/2012/08/best-biography-prophet-muhammad-english.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This website&lt;/a&gt; actually gives several PDFs (copyright free) and has a comprehensive comparison. This comparison is relevant because the &lt;em&gt;best&lt;/em&gt; book for you may not be the best book for someone else: it depends on what you are looking for. For example, you may prefer a book that is more &quot;in phase&quot; with the contemporary world, or a book that is based on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1594771537&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;earliest traditions&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, what I would really advice are &lt;em&gt;video&lt;/em&gt; lectures. Amr Khaled gave a series, some time ago, called &quot;'Ala Khuta al Habib&quot; (on the footsteps of the beloved). If you can find it in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicbookstore.com/a5167.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;DVD&lt;/a&gt; subtitled in English (check carefully if there are subtitles), I would immensely recommend it. He also wrote a book on it, but I don't know if there are translations. But yes, now that I thought about it, it would be my go to choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T03:01:19.620" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29910" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-14T05:29:26.307" Score="1" ViewCount="69" Body="&lt;p&gt;A company that does not involve in Riba transactions. Is there such a company? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ISlam q and A has been useless with providing examples of such companies... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps some here knows...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you,&#xA;Salaam Alaykum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15745" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T10:38:44.770" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T10:38:44.770" Title="I am looking for a company that I can invest in-ex;Buy shares - That is nearly 100% halal" Tags="|fiqh|business|investment|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29912" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29910" CreationDate="2016-02-14T11:06:06.210" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is typically a very hard question to answer, because it is not dealt with in the Islamic tradition so anything you can read would be some mufti saying something that may or may not contradict another mufti. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.darulihsan.com/index.php/q-a/fatwa-q-a/business/item/3407-share-trading-in-islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt; for example, they give figures such that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;the total debt of the company should not exceed 45% of the total&#xA;  asset&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;total income from haraam sources should not exceed 5% of the total&#xA;  income. Further the total investments of the company in non-Sharia&#xA;  compliant activities should not be more than 33% of the total assets&#xA;  of the company.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know how they arrived at these figures, you may want to look for opposite views before you make your choice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to find islamic compliant businesses to invest in, try searching for what is called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thomsonreuters.com/en/products-services/financial/islamic-finance/islamic-indices.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islam index&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many such companies (there are 4 in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.londonstockexchange.com/specialist-issuers/islamic/finance.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;London Stock Exchange&lt;/a&gt; for example). I would consider all these &quot;nearly&quot; halal so I will not influence your choice further. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T11:06:06.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29915" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-14T16:48:55.237" Score="2" ViewCount="207" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was asked by a non-Muslim about this hadith and now I am curious too. I know Muslim brothers must want the best for each other. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the hadeeth mean that Muslim men must want the best to their Muslim sisters just like they want the best for their Muslim brothers whether blood siblings or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the authority of Abu Hamzah Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) - the servant of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) - that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said :&#xA;  &quot;None of you will believe until you love for your brother what you love for yourself.&quot; Related by Bukhari &amp;amp; Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15732" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditorDisplayName="user15732" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:37:46.860" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T20:37:46.860" Title="Non of you are believers till he loves his brother for himself does it apply to women too?" Tags="|halal-haram|hadith|fiqh|dua|relationships|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29916" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-14T16:58:52.037" Score="2" ViewCount="889" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not going to lie, when I was young and ignorant I would make dua to Allah asking him not to grant the duas of the Muslims I hate. They were not good Muslims because they bullied me and so I asked Allah not to grant their wishes. I think I was wrong to do so. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My main question is that in the afterlife when Allah will finally show himself and speak to us. (I know he can speak but he won't after testing us.) If a person gets rewarded lets say with a palace, and a jealous hater will ask or argue with Allah that he/she doesnt deserve it. Like kids, if one gets candy the other kids say mean stuff behind its back. That is what I am afraid that it will happen to me. This boy who hates me said behind my back. &quot;I am going to make dua so she will stop desiring to have what she wants so when she gets to Jannah she wont get i because she doesnt want it,anymore.&quot; Is what that boy said sinful and haram?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Plus, once I was asked what I wishes for on Eid and when I told them in the afterlife, they laughed at me saying it was nonsense and ridcilous. I thought Allah could do anything.&lt;br&gt; Is laughing or discouraging others from dua haram&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15732" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-16T05:38:03.293" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T07:52:50.063" Title="Is it haram and sinful to be greedy in other's dua and asking Allah not to grant them?" Tags="|quran|salat|halal-haram|hadith|dua|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29920" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-14T23:44:21.977" Score="1" ViewCount="44" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dawn.com/news/635343/are-all-houris-female&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; after looking up the meaning of the word &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;houri&lt;/a&gt; that I find untranslated in my copy of the Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to be a well argued point with plenty of references to the Quran,  but it has not appear to have been compiled by a scholar or sheikh. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this article correct in saying that not  all houris are female? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastActivityDate="2016-02-14T23:44:21.977" Title="Are all ‘houris’ female?" Tags="|houri|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2016-02-16T10:35:55.023" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29916" CreationDate="2016-02-15T01:27:37.417" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Haram&quot; is a very powerful word and since I am not a scholar I am not going to say that something is that unless there is clear evidence or I am citing the opinion of scholars. But as for making dua to Allah not to grant the dua of others because they are bad people, I think in general it should be avoided. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have to remember that Allah (swt) is the All Knowing and the All Aware, and as He says in 25:58 &quot;He is Enough to know the sins of His slaves&quot;, meaning Allah knows all the wrong that people do and He is enough to punish them for their sins as He sees fits. So we don't need to tell Him how to punish those who wrong us (He is the Judge, not us).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we are in the situation of being bullied or oppressed, we should instead be glad that we are among the oppressed in that there is no barrier between our dua and Allah. So we should use that opportunity to ask Allah to forgive our sins and to grant good in this life and the next to us and our loved ones. And as for those who wrong us we should just tell Allah that they are His to do with as He pleases for He is the Most Just (and the Most Merciful).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly in the after life if a person really was deserving of Allah's Mercy and Love then no hater can take that away and if a person really was deserving of punishment (because of their oppressing others or whatever sin they did) then Allah Knows best how to punish them (or forgive them if He pleases for that is His right as well as the Lord of us all).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4973" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T01:27:37.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29922" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25517" CreationDate="2016-02-15T03:08:52.330" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like we're does it say in the Qur'an that girls are allowed to cut their hair I just don't believe that it is true unless the reason is genuine or for health conditions then a women should leve the hair alone it's only natural to its a gift from Allah like the zam zam water it's a blessing &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15754" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T03:08:52.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29923" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29931" CreationDate="2016-02-15T05:27:12.057" Score="2" ViewCount="281" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam Alaykum Brothers and sisters&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I am an author of a web novel, and I would like to know if I can depict alcohol drinking&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ofcourse, the main character is not and I am making her personality to be one who does not drink, but the setting of the world does cause the need to depict some things as it is set in the Middle Ages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am also showing how the person drinking the alcohol being easily manipulated by others and also how it has a negative impact on him and also how our main character gets around this by using it to her advantage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this permissible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15627" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T13:25:06.057" Title="Alcohol in fictional story" Tags="|halal-haram|alcohol|books|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29924" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-15T07:14:33.743" Score="3" ViewCount="1660" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not long ago, I would make a dua or wish to Allah to not only curse but to not grant the duas of the intended victim in the afterlife. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I asked this question before but O was adviced to make it more clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not just me but I am sure many does it. The thing is, does Allah listen to the dua of the men more than women's dua. And does Allah grant the more better Muslim dua over the average Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long ago, this boy who used to bully me said that he is making a dua in which it will make Allah not to grant any of my wishes in the afterlife.&#xA;He also said that since he is a boy, I cannot undo this curse of his. Will Allah apprive of the boy's dua because his gender is higher?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I am not sure if this is the whsipering of tbe devil but... do pious people control our duas. I have been envious of the Prophet SAW because of the thought that he would ask Allah not to grant a dua he may not like. Since Allah is close to Muhammad SAW, I think he might do it for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this the devil's whispering?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am sad because I am mentally veing trialed. I need help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The thing is, does ANYONE has the right to have a say in if Allah rewards someone even the Prophet SAW himself? I cursed that boy mainly due to anger, hate, and greed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did the Prophet SAW did not hate his enemies that cursed and bullied him like the boy in my life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know I should have a good opinion of Allah but I cannot sleep well and I have been crying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was told by many Muslim men that because I am a woman, their duas will rule and control over me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15732" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T11:59:48.380" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:10:13.000" Title="Is it sinful to make a dua to ask Allah to reject another person's dua?" Tags="|halal-haram|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-13T16:59:49.140" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29915" CreationDate="2016-02-15T08:14:11.473" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well first this Hadith (To be find in Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/2/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;, Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1300680&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/47/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt;, Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/678210&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdidhi&lt;/a&gt;) was pronounced in front of a group of Sahaba (May Allah be pleased with him) as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) uses the plural masculine  أَحَدُكُمْ(None of you):&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As in many other languages the masculine plural refers to a group of men or a group of men and women or a group of one man and women. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;brother&quot; is masculine singular, as we know before emancipation and before using both female and masculine form became usual (both a few decades ago), it was typical to write anything which is addressed to both sexes in masculine form. So &quot;brother&quot; might be understood from a female as &quot;Sister&quot;. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note that&lt;/strong&gt;: the plural from اخوة in Arabic is used to refer of a mixed group of men and women while اخوان usually refers to only males (&quot;Brothers&quot;) and  اخوات to only females (&quot;Sisters&quot;).&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So from a linguistic point of view this already explains that this also applies to women.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore most scholars consider this as a matter of course, so that you'll hardly find any of them (if not directly addressed or asked about it) use the masculine form meaning both sexes and the female form, when they only mean woman and if they mean only the men they would add this by using the word الذكرa-dhakar male to point it out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So one can understand this hadith as to be addressed and to apply to &quot;sisters&quot; as well as to &quot;brothers&quot;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, when reading the Qur'an you sometimes read an expression addressing both sexes for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/search?q=%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the Muslims and Muslimat (Muslimat)&lt;/a&gt; (apparently mentioned only once in the whole Qur'an) or &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mu'mins and Mu'minas (Mu'minat)&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/73&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Munafiqin and Munafiqaas (Munafiqaat)&lt;/a&gt;... &lt;br&gt;This might be an affirmation or confirmation to make sure that both sexes are meant, because of the importance of the content of the upcoming Verse!&lt;br&gt; This is only my understanding and opinion of this issue and may need some more analysis to confirm whether it is right or wrong! But i can't recall any hadith which addresses both sexes similarly!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T10:13:34.723" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T10:13:34.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="435" CreationDate="2016-02-15T10:01:26.253" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To the really nice Answer of Battle of Karbala I would add these Statements from Qur'an and Sunnah which includes clear advises on what should a pregnant woman eat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eating Dates and especially rotob/rotab رطب (fresh dates) (Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/19/23-25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;19:23-25&lt;/a&gt;). I heard a scholar explaining this and adding that one of the most common issues during pregnancy is the iron deficiency and dates and especially rotob/rotab  have large amounts of it! And they also ease the childbirth as the Verses (which are an advice from our Creator himself by the words of the unborn child 'Isa (Peace be upon him))!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This also goes ahead (to some extent) with a hadith, which i couldn't find at all in the major Sunni sources, but was mentioned in a shi'i book called makrim al-akhlaq مكارم الاخلاق (See also this &lt;a href=&quot;https://forums.alkafeel.net/showthread.php?t=39760&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic):&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : « أطعموا المرأة في شهرها الذي تلد فيه التمر ، فان ولدها يكون حليماً نقياً »&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This narration implicates some character trait to the (to be born) child if his mother has eaten dates in her last pregnancy month!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the same book you may also find ahadith which advises to feed the pregnant woman milk and quince, again with some results in the character traits of the child! &lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ahadith about things the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) used or advised to eat are available in Sunni sources but not on the topic of pregnancy, as far as i can tell. For example one of the most authentic ones is this about fresh dates and melons from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/25/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;. And her's one about &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/25/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;dates&lt;/a&gt; in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-11-22T08:02:16.440" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T08:02:16.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29927" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29928" CreationDate="2016-02-15T12:32:16.367" Score="2" ViewCount="146" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wonder, how is it looked upon to refrain from &quot;speaking out&quot; in these situations, in an attempt to avoid conflict. For instance, in a situation where an individual speaks negatively of Islam, is it acceptable to ignore it and move on with you life, or must it be challenged? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although I always feel compelled to do so, in the interest of avoiding conflict (often with strangers), can it be ignored?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15757" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-15T12:34:32.973" LastActivityDate="2021-09-11T05:23:03.690" Title="Should one always defend Islam when spoken of negatively?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29927" CreationDate="2016-02-15T12:50:29.453" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you know how defend your positions, you may do so. If you don't have enough to back your claims, do not try to defend your positions with partial truths or lies: it hurts more than it does good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It depends on what you mean by &quot;speaking negatively&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is just basically badmouthing (&quot;ah Islam is stupid, blah&quot;), you can simply leave, you don't have to enter conflict over vain useless talks, you should use your time on this earth more wisely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;When thou seest men engaged in vain discourse about Our signs, turn&#xA;  away from them unless they turn to a different theme. If Satan ever&#xA;  makes thee forget, then after recollection, sit not thou in the&#xA;  company of those who do wrong.  (Quran, 6:68)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, until they&#xA;  encounter that Day of theirs which they have been promised!-  (Quran, 70:42)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is &quot;speaking negatively&quot; as in &quot;in Islam, women are asked to put on a veil&quot;, then there is not much you can do. Some of the things are considered negative by some people, and positive by others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is &quot;speaking negatively&quot; as in pure falsehoods, such that &quot;In Islam, parents eat their kids&quot;, well you can debate them if you want, or you can simply say &quot;that is not so&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it  is &quot;speaking negatively&quot; as, let's say, more objectively negative things, such as &quot;Islam allows a man to own another man&quot;, then, here too, there is not much you can do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am unaware of any religious decree that &lt;strong&gt;compels&lt;/strong&gt; you to speak out. It is considered good to speak out against evil (mounkar) and to advice to do good (ma'arouf), but it is not compelling. As long as you are not an accomplice to the evil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T12:50:29.453" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29929" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5407" CreationDate="2016-02-15T13:16:36.313" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first I should separate the question to two parts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What should I do about that person or about that event?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam we should just concern about our prophet and those in authority among us -as said in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah An-Nisa: 59&lt;/a&gt;-. So I will pass up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What should I do about that message?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam we should send that message to those in authority among us -as said in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah An-Nisa: 83&lt;/a&gt;-. So I will get a confirmation about that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;HTH&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12100" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T14:02:28.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29930" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29924" CreationDate="2016-02-15T13:21:40.213" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is revolting:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- If someone tells you God listen to him more than he does to you, it is simply stupid of him, but it is wrong for you to believe that. How can you believe that a human being can pretend to knowing &lt;strong&gt;anything&lt;/strong&gt; about what God does or does not, or who God prefers ? All someone can tell you is &amp;quot;Quran says this, Sunna says that&amp;quot;, but what God does or knows or wants is entirely out of anybody's realm of knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- Only &lt;em&gt;consider&lt;/em&gt; believing someone (anyone) if he or she gives evidence (verses, hadiths). Simply saying that God answers men more than women ought not to convince you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- God is not a wand that anybody can wave, nobody can &amp;quot;curse&amp;quot; anybody, whatever their gender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4- I don't know how long ago was &amp;quot;long ago&amp;quot; but any wrong you did before puberty is not counted in Islam (you can see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/29754/i-have-accidentally-eaten-pork&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; and others on this site).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5- &amp;quot;do pious people control our duas?&amp;quot;. NO, absolutely not! Islam is not Christianity, it has no system of saints that you can ask for favours, &lt;em&gt;nobody&lt;/em&gt;, not even the prophet, can block your dua or has any incidence on what who God punishes (read &lt;a href=&quot;http://main.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=73&amp;amp;tSoraNo=3&amp;amp;tAyahNo=128&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;more here&lt;/a&gt; - Note that the prophet will be granted the honour to intercede on judgement day, but only for forgiveness).&#xA;God &lt;strong&gt;alone&lt;/strong&gt; chooses to take your dua into account. God does not need secretaries keeping track of duas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when My servants question thee concerning Me, then surely I am&#xA;nigh. I answer the prayer of the suppliant when he crieth unto Me. So&#xA;let them hear My call and let them trust in Me, in order that they may&#xA;be led aright. (Quran 2:186)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;of which you can read &lt;a href=&quot;http://main.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=74&amp;amp;tSoraNo=2&amp;amp;tAyahNo=186&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;many tafsirs on this site&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have read the Quran - and encourage you to do so - and in all such verses as this, that start with &amp;quot;when my servants ask [about something]&amp;quot;, the next verse is always &amp;quot;tell them [this and that]&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above verse is the &lt;strong&gt;only&lt;/strong&gt; verse where there is no &amp;quot;tell them&amp;quot;. I have heard analysis of this that said it may be to emphasize how important it is to know that there are no intermediaries. Unlike Christians, for example, God alone can forgive and it is not conditioned by your confession to an imam or a priest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the contrary, there are instances of people confessing a crime to the Prophet, thinking that it was needed for repentance, and the prophet said &amp;quot;if only you secretly repented [there would have been no need for punishment]&amp;quot; (read &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/215221&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;more here&lt;/a&gt; if you read arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, please think long and hard about the idea that you have of God. He is close, simply talk to him. And you have the great luck of living in the era of Internet, you do not have to believe what you are told simply because it is told by men, you can read for yourself, you can learn for yourself, question everything, and try to live in peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-25T07:10:13.000" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:10:13.000" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29931" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29923" CreationDate="2016-02-15T13:25:06.057" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This reminds of &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/29656/is-it-permissible-to-write-a-fictional-story-in-which-there-are-non-muslim-chara&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have no intention of promoting bad behaviour or evil-doings, yes, write your novel. I have never come across any reason why you shouldn't. On the contrary, if I understand correctly, you are planning on showing some dangers of alcohol consumption. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T13:25:06.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29932" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-15T14:11:58.567" Score="2" ViewCount="1072" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I am a 14 year old girl and I wanted to ask if I could join hazrat Isa (AS) with his fight with Dajjal.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Actually I researched if women will participate in that war but couldn't find any relevant answers.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  I have won in arm wrestling from all the girls and almost half of the boys, lost from 3 and the others I don't communicate with much so it would have been quite weird if I was like hey u wanna challenge Popeye the sailor man!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; I also win every basket ball match and everyone wants me on their team. I can do about 50 push ups non stop and work out daily. I am also planning on working on my physical fitness more after I graduate.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So lets just say if women weren't allowed, would it be ok if I joined in as a man. I mean I could stick fake beard and wear men clothes. I can work on my voice and all my other attributes are not quite different then those of men. For example the walking style, no drama or gossip or shopping or makeup, I like action and don't cry much or whine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Would it be haram if I joined hazrat Isa's army that way. I mean I just want to help him.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; I can imagine my picture made in your mind but trust me despite being a tomboy, I am also a very good shy religious girl among people who make fun of me for being so committed to Islam. It hurts but I'm proud of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15758" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2018-05-26T06:05:22.587" LastActivityDate="2018-05-26T06:05:22.587" Title="Can a strong athletic girl help Isa (Jesus) in his fight against Dajjal?" Tags="|women|prophet-isa|dajjal|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29932" CreationDate="2016-02-15T15:10:50.953" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, allow me to congratulate you on pursuing your strength and your enthusiasm in wanting to lend a hand to Issa. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, allow me to point out the sexism in your sentence that, even if I am sure is not wanted, can be hurtful to some: saying &quot;I don't whine and gossip&quot; while implying that these are female &quot;attributes&quot; is a bit uncalled for. Make up does not make you a woman and no &quot;walking style&quot; can make you a man. Saying these things can be hurtful, I bet as hurtful as someone making fun of you &quot;being so committed to Islam&quot;. Consider others' feelings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now regarding your question: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Contrary to what @Medi1Saif said, according to Islam, Issa (Jesus) will indeed come back and lead the fight against Dajjal.&#xA;And as @Zia says in his/her comment, it will be &quot;one on one&quot;. There would be an army, but it is on the side of Dajjal. Jesus will simply look at him, and Dajjal will &quot;dissolve into salt&quot; (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/muslim/041-smt.php#041.7023&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;one of the many accounts&lt;/a&gt;, to my knowledge, there is no contradictory account saying that Issa would assemble an army from the people living at the time of his arrival. You can google &quot;Dajjal Isa Fight Jesus&quot; for more information. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think you can go &quot;Mulan-style&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T15:10:50.953" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10736" CreationDate="2016-02-15T19:09:40.640" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;1) get married&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) become the second wife of a man who who is already married&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) keep fasting - but only eat a date or two at iftaar. The prophetic advice of fasting is aimed at causing hunger. This sustained hunger, over many days, will reduce the urge. Thus, reduce your food intake to as little as possible. Your urges WILL slowly die down, though they may temporarily increase&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastActivityDate="2016-02-15T19:09:40.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29937" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-15T19:21:20.463" Score="0" ViewCount="733" Body="&lt;p&gt;My mom and dad are deceased, now, i wonder if my mom and dad will enter paradise, they grew up in a catholic religions, they have never know or hear about Muslim religion, but both of my parents are kind and very religious people.&lt;br&gt; Will they be excused by Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15760" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T10:38:08.983" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T10:38:08.983" Title="Can my parents enter paradise" Tags="|non-muslim|jannah|parents|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-02-17T01:51:54.637" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29939" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11058" CreationDate="2016-02-15T21:12:08.790" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please ask him why he goes for work to earn, so and so, if everything is pre-destined? Allah is the  Razzak, still we work heard and spend 16 years in school/university all together and work everyday. But when it comes to Hedayah, we say the Malique of Hedaya is Allah and so and so..... To achieve anything in this world we need to work heard same for Guidance as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15761" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-22T15:25:17.287" LastActivityDate="2016-02-22T15:25:17.287" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29942" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-16T02:11:30.083" Score="1" ViewCount="522" Body="&lt;p&gt;My name is Farhan Alim. Al- Aleem as we know that the name of Allah. &lt;br&gt;Now my question is that can i use the word Alim in my name? &lt;br&gt;Is it permissible in Islam? &lt;br&gt;What scholars say about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15763" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T10:37:22.793" LastActivityDate="2018-09-30T10:46:12.293" Title="Can we use name &quot;Aleem&quot;?" Tags="|naming|asma-ul-husna|names|aqidah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29943" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10672" CreationDate="2016-02-16T07:22:56.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, Civil marriages by Muslims are not valid in Islam according to scholars, because it does not meet the requirements set by Allah and his Messenger, especially the requirment for a wali and the person giving the woman in marriage being Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly,No woman has the right to put a man out of his home, because some Civil court or Western law allows it. She can leave, but to ask him to leave is the way of the none believers. But if he was living with you in your house, then he deserves being kicked out. He should not be living in your house, but rather you living in his house!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering that he has not pronounced divorce on you, you are still his wife and can return back to him irrespective of what the civil laws says!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15766" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T07:22:56.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29937" CreationDate="2016-02-16T08:10:57.233" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am sorry for your loss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nobody can tell you what Allah does or will do. All you one can answer is, according to Islam, can someone who never heard of Islam go to heaven. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would make your question similar &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/368/what-is-the-fate-of-someone-who-died-never-having-heard-of-islam&quot;&gt;to this one&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similar things can be seen in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate_of_the_unlearned#Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;. I am always reluctant to site Wikipedia but this one gives faire references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And more logically, if God is all merciful, I have trouble imagining Him punishing someone for not hearing about his message.  Having a good opinion of Allah (حسن الظن بالله) is one of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-426-3251.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;most important deeds&lt;/a&gt;. Do good and live in peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T08:10:57.233" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29945" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29942" CreationDate="2016-02-16T08:37:05.440" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Khâlid ibn al-Walîd's name means &quot;eternal&quot;, he didn't change it. Ultimately it depends on your intention (nyia). I don't suppose you consider yourself &quot;all knowing&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/qibla-hanafi/35391&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;opinion&lt;/a&gt; says &quot;anything besides Allah and Rahmane is allowed&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/114309&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;opinion&lt;/a&gt; is more explicit but still says the same thing: Anything that can apply to other than God is okay; but something (like Ghafûr) that only applies to him is forbidden. And they site &quot;Hakeem&quot; as &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; only applying to him, so, I guess Alim can be considered that way too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T08:37:05.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29568" CreationDate="2016-02-16T10:31:48.387" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;My advice would be to follow your instincts - if it feels wrong, then it feels as such for a reason. I do not think (as has been suggested) that your conversation need be devoid of &quot;fun&quot;, though others should know where you stand, and all inappropriate matters/conversation ought to be ended swiftly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I agree that the rules in the previous post are sensible, yet they focus on preventing the occurrance of difficult situations, such as being alone with members of the opposite gender. However, in life I feel these rules are unlikely to suffice - rather, practice complete control over your thoughts and actions so that these situations do not lead you toward evil. Put simply, strength of will and character will see you through many difficult situtations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I find the best approach is to be reserved, keep conversation focused on the task at hand, and refrain from engaging in anything other than polite conversation. Then, analyze your behaviour throughout the situation retrospectively, and determine what you would say/ not say next time. I hope my advice helps to suppliment the other answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15757" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T10:31:48.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29947" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29937" CreationDate="2016-02-16T10:42:21.007" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those who never heard about Islam are excused, but they will be tested in the day of resurrection&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alquranenglish.com/al-isra/quran-english-al-isra-15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.alquranenglish.com/al-isra/quran-english-al-isra-15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15768" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-16T10:45:35.037" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T10:45:35.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29949" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29952" CreationDate="2016-02-16T11:47:14.747" Score="1" ViewCount="724" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismihi Ta'ala.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today, I met with a man and did musafaha with one hand as I had a bag in another hand. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He told me: &quot;Put down your bags on the floor and do musafaha with two hands.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I told him:  &quot;Is not it permissible to do musafaha with one hand?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He told me: &quot;There is no evidence in hadith to do musafaha with one hand.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I told him: &quot;As far I know, it is allowed. Do you have any evidence of doing musafaha with two hands?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He told me: &quot;Yes. In the time of Prophet (SM ), If anybody comes to Prophet (SM) and wants to do musafaha with one hand, he denies him. If you want to see my evidence, please bring your evidence also.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I am in need of evidence of doing musafaha with one hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is not allowed, tell me and prove by hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise help me by giving evidence for opposite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastEditorUserId="13218" LastEditDate="2016-02-16T12:18:24.963" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T13:21:17.067" Title="Is it allowed to do Musafaha with one hand?" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29949" CreationDate="2016-02-16T13:01:04.090" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well i found a clear &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/92806&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; saying that Musafaha is and was generally  understood as &lt;strong&gt;the hand shaking by one hand&lt;/strong&gt; based on ahadith like this one in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/79/37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/440&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/33/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br&gt;This might also be indicated by this hadith which was qualified as da'if from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/677960&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmdidhi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to make it clear -and as it is described in the fatwa mentioned above- it's not bida' at all to use both hands, which is the preferred opinion about shaking hands according to some scholars from Maliki and Hanafi school!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; As some Tabi' a-Tabi'yn used to do so!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; But the statement of the man you met doesn't seem to have a real back-up unless the hadith used by Hanafi and Maliki scholars to support their opinion, but who isn't really related to the act of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/79/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;shaking hands&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-16T13:13:37.817" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T13:13:37.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29952" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29949" CreationDate="2016-02-16T13:21:17.067" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Greeting your Muslim brother and shaking hands is from the Aadab of Islam آداب الإسلام .And while I've not come across any hadith that supports your friend's statement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Yes. In the time of Prophet (SM ), If anybody comes to Prophet (SM)&#xA;and wants to do musafaha with one hand, he denies him.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've read this Hadith that was narrated by Imam &lt;strong&gt;At-Tabarany&lt;/strong&gt; (Imam &lt;strong&gt;Al-Albany&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;did not&lt;/strong&gt; state this Hadith as a weak Hadith):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إن المؤمن إذا لقي المؤمن فسلم عليه وأخذ بيده فصافحه تناثرت خطاياهما&#xA;كما يتناثر ورق الشجر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“When a believer meets another believer and he greets him with&#xA;Salam and takes him by his &lt;strong&gt;hand&lt;/strong&gt; and shakes hands with him, their sins&#xA;will fall like the leaves of a tree.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I know that in some Madhahib, like Al-Madhhab Al-Hanafy, they prefer to use both hands when shaking hands, almost every single Desi brother in our community does that (I live in USA by the way).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, you will find in the Seerah of the Prophet (PBUH) that in some situations the Prophet (PBUH) used his both hands to teach the Sahabah something, whether individually or in a group. For individuals, Ibn-Mas'oud narrated that the Prohphet (PBUH) taught him the Tashahud (for the prayer) while his hand was between &lt;strong&gt;both&lt;/strong&gt; of the Prophet (PBUH) hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T13:21:17.067" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29953" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-16T13:49:00.980" Score="2" ViewCount="1441" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a scar that prevents me from growing a full beard. I was scarred as an infant, well before I could ever grow a beard. Essentially, underneath my chin I would I only grow hair on the left side. I stay clean shaven 100% of the time to minimize how noticeable the scar is. My understanding is that beards in Islam are either required or heavily implied as necessary. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What would it be suggested I do? &lt;br&gt;&#xA;How would this vary over different sects of Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15774" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-16T13:54:07.003" LastActivityDate="2018-11-06T18:01:17.473" Title="Can't grow a full beard due to injury and scar. What would it be suggested I do in Islam?" Tags="|beard|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29327" CreationDate="2016-02-16T14:00:27.217" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it a recommended in the Quran to marry a beautiful woman?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No.&lt;/strong&gt; The Quran specifically does not say anything about what kind of girl a man should marry. However, there are hadiths that encourage Muslims to marry religious women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him)&#xA;  that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:&#xA;  “Women may be married for four things: their wealth, their lineage,&#xA;  their beauty and their religious commitment. Choose the one who is&#xA;  religiously-committed, may your hands be rubbed with dust (i.e., may&#xA;  you prosper).” Narrated by al-Bukhaari (4802) and Muslim (1466).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Nawawi said in Sharh Muslim (10/52): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The correct view concerning the meaning of this hadeeth is that the&#xA;  Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was speaking of&#xA;  what people usually do, which is that they look for these four&#xA;  characteristics, the last of which in their view is religious&#xA;  commitment, but you who are rightly guided should choose the one who&#xA;  is religiously committed.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does Islam has anything to do with these guys?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam encourages Muslims to marry religious women but it's not obligatory. If a man wishes to marry a beautiful girl, then it's his personal choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it something bad to judge someone from color or external beauty in&#xA;  islam?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course it is bad. The prophet (peace be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Behold! Verily, there is no good in red skin or black skin, but rather only by virtue of righteousness.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-11-09T06:25:33.483" LastActivityDate="2016-11-09T06:25:33.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29955" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29956" CreationDate="2016-02-16T15:14:48.327" Score="2" ViewCount="464" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslim revert. My mother is not Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to change my name. I already have it picked out, and I love it. I started using it with some of my friends and business associates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I wanted to tell my mother about it so I can change it on FB without shocking her, and then eventually I want to change it legally as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it is not required, but this is something I want to do for myself. I've always hated my birth name, and she knows this. I used to tell her when I was a child that I was going to change my name when I turned 18. I never went through with it, but she knows my feelings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, much to my surprise, she was totally against me changing my name. The name I want to take is Abdullah. She said she feels “very uncomfortable” with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She herself brought it up again after almost a week of the first conversation, and reiterated she felt “very uncomfortable” with it, and would always feel uncomfortable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what are my options? I'm 27 years old, married, and living far away from her. Is it disobeying her to change my name anyway? I don't care honestly what she herself calls me, or anyone else in my family. I just want to change it for myself, and for my interactions with other people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15775" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T12:35:08.760" Title="Can my mother prevent me changing my name?" Tags="|parents|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29955" CreationDate="2016-02-16T17:25:35.877" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will try to answer the 3 main questions you asked, before giving you my &lt;em&gt;personal&lt;/em&gt; opinion/advice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can my mother prevent me changing my name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Short answer is No, not Islamically or legally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So what are my options?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the day, you have two options; change your name or not change your name. But bear with me until I'm done with the third question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it disobeying her to change my name anyway?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i would not say it is considered &quot;&lt;strong&gt;disobeying&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;, but it's not &quot;&lt;strong&gt;behave with them in this world kindly&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. Allah (SWT) says in Surat &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/31/14-15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Luqman[14-15]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents. His mother&#xA;  carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his&#xA;  weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me&#xA;  is the [final] destination[14]. &lt;strong&gt;But if they endeavor to make you&#xA;  associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey&#xA;  them but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness&lt;/strong&gt; and&#xA;  follow the way of those who turn back to Me [in repentance]. Then to&#xA;  Me will be your return, and I will inform you about what you used to&#xA;  do.[15]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now here is what I wanted to say from the start (my personal opinion and advice):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, if you current name does not have any meaning that is related to Shirk or Kufr, then changing it is not needed, and it's not worth upsetting your mother. For instance, some non-Muslims use this name &lt;strong&gt;Abdul-Maseeh (Slave of Jesus)&lt;/strong&gt;, in that case you MUST change your name after embracing Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, keeping your real name after embracing Islam is a very powerful message to stereotypical people who view Islam to be for Arabs only, or for those who make fun of Muslims because 60% of the males are Mohammad, and 70% of the females are Ayehsa and Fatimah. &lt;strong&gt;I'm not against those names AT ALL&lt;/strong&gt;, they are beautiful names for people who are very close to our Hearts, but those stereotypical people need to know that Islam is for everyone, whether the name is Mohammad or Jackson, and whether the name is Fatimah or Amber, and regardless of the color and ethnicity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plus you never know, maybe when your mother knows that you are not changing your name because Islam tells you to obey your mother even if she is not Muslim, as long as she is not asking you to associate partners with Allah or she is not stopping you from worshiping Allah (SWT), her heart might melt towards Islam and its beautiful teachings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T17:25:35.877" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29957" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27872" CreationDate="2016-02-16T19:03:19.707" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It does not matter if anyone Asks for Respect or not, Order of islam is to Respect them by all means possible and to have Best manners. So dont think that if someone Asks for respect, then you are not obliged to respect then in turn&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In islam, Respect means following&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not shouting on elders&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;not talking to them in rude way&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;never to abuse them ever&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Never raise your voice in-front of elders&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Whatever they say, be patient in what they have to say&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you dont like or dis-agree with what they say, then you have to convince them in calm way&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T19:03:19.707" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13097" CreationDate="2016-02-16T20:59:13.793" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes Iddah is necessary for you even if he did not touch you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ibn Mas'oud (RA)&lt;/strong&gt; one time was asked about a man who married a woman but did not pay her dowry, and then later he died before he touched her. So &lt;strong&gt;Ibn Mas'oud (RA)&lt;/strong&gt; said: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;She gets a dowry that's equal to what other women get in her area, not more or less than them, and she has to do Iddah and she inherits him&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. So, a man named &lt;strong&gt;Ma'qil Ibn Sinan معقل بن سنان&lt;/strong&gt; heard him saying that, he stood up and said: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;The Prophet (PBUH) gave the same judgement for a woman named Birwa' Bint Washiq بروع بنت واشق&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. And when Ibn-Mas'oud heard that his judgement (Ijtihad) is similar to what the Prophet (PBUH) had said before, he was very happy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story above is found in Sunan At-Tirmidhi سنن الترمذي, in Book of Nikah, and the translation above is my own, so forgive my mistakes. Here is the hadith in Arabic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حدثنا محمود بن غيلان حدثنا زيد بن الحباب حدثنا سفيان عن منصور عن&#xA;  إبراهيم عن علقمة عن ابن مسعود أنه سئل عن رجل تزوج امرأة ولم يفرض لها&#xA;  صداقا ولم يدخل بها حتى مات فقال ابن مسعود لها مثل صداق نسائها لا وكس&#xA;  ولا شطط وعليها العدة ولها الميراث فقام معقل بن سنان الأشجعي فقال قضى&#xA;  رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في بروع بنت واشق امرأة منا مثل الذي قضيت&#xA;  ففرح بها ابن مسعود&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastActivityDate="2016-02-16T20:59:13.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29961" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-16T21:16:08.673" Score="1" ViewCount="788" Body="&lt;p&gt;This may sound like a stupid question but maybe that is because I am not smart when it comes to Islamic stuff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the hadith, it said that if one does not ask Allah: Allah gets angry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what is dua? My definition of dua is a wish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like wishing for a new car, new house etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can you ask for a million cars in the Akhira or just wish for stuff in the dunya?&#xA;What does Allah do when angry? Will he punish the neglectful dua person by harddhips in the dunya or both in tge afterlife?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or.... Allah punishes the person who did not ask by going to hell?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel troubled because I feel that I am greedy and selfish and nagging and annoying Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I simply asked for Paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But... didn't the wife of the Pharoah asked for Jannag and was specific in dua by saying to Allah to have a palace next to him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because I am stuck in the middle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I dont ask and make duas-my definition of duas are wishes and if not correct me-and a the same time if I make duas id moght be considered specific.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I simply ask for Jannah it makes me like the devil. Why the devil asked for only one wish didn't he?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please help me and thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15732" LastActivityDate="2016-03-20T16:54:51.493" Title="Does Allah send a person to hell if he is mad at them?" Tags="|salat|halal-haram|hadith|allah|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29962" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29969" CreationDate="2016-02-17T03:06:55.740" Score="2" ViewCount="219" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there an ayet in Koran that prevents a woman from marrying more than one man ? If not, what's the general consensus on the topic ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15779" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T08:14:47.380" Title="Is polygamy strictly forbidden for women in Islam?" Tags="|women|polygamy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-28T00:16:35.607" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29964" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-17T03:53:04.440" Score="3" ViewCount="1983" Body="&lt;p&gt;I asked a question regarding that hadith and some say it is and some say it is not authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, good websites like islamqa.com and other hadiths uses that hadith and if they use that hadith because they are professional with smart people giving advice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15732" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-02T08:39:43.157" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T09:45:05.847" Title="Is the hadith &quot;He who doesn't ask Allah, he gets angry at him&quot; authentic?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29966" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29964" CreationDate="2016-02-17T07:32:51.030" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is this statement supported by Qur'an?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all scholars understand the words&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And your Lord says, &amp;quot;Call upon Me; I will respond to you.&amp;quot; ...&#xA;Verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/40/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;40:60&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as an order from Allah, which means if you don't do dua' (at all) you are not following this order (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/19334&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah also says -as The Z pointed out in a comment-:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Say, &amp;quot;What would my Lord care for you if not for your supplication?&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt; ...(&lt;a href=&quot;https://legacy.quran.com/25/77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;25:77&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meaning of this verse is also said to be explained in the sahih qudsi hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;O My servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and have made it forbidden amongst you, so do not oppress one another. O My servants, all of you are astray except for those I have guided, so seek guidance of Me and I shall guide you, O My servants, all of you are hungry except for those I have fed, so seek food of Me and I shall feed you. O My servants, all of you are naked except for those I have clothed, so seek clothing of Me and I shall clothe you. O My servants, you sin by night and by day, and I forgive all sins, so seek forgiveness of Me and I shall forgive you. O My servants, you will not attain harming Me so as to harm Me, and will not attain benefitting Me so as to benefit Me. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as pious as the most pious heart of any one man of you, that would not increase My dominion in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as wicked as the most wicked heart of any one man of you, that would not decrease My dominion in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to rise up in one place and make a request of Me, and were I to give everyone what he requested, that would not decrease what I have, any more that a needle decreases the sea if put into it. O My servants, it is but your deeds that I record for you and then recompense you for. So let him who finds good, praise Allah, and let him who finds other than that blame no one but himself.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:2577a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/article/214528/%D9%82%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A3-%D8%A8%D9%83%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A4%D9%83%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt;,about this last verse of surat al-Furqan on islamweb in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Authenticity of the Hadith&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith you mentioned appears with slightly differences in many Hadith collections, like Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/34/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; (qualified as da'if), Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt; (qualified as da'if) and according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=11529&amp;amp;bk_no=52&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani&lt;/a&gt; in his comment of Sahih al-Bukhari on this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/80/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt; says it's also narrated by Imam Ahmad, al-Hakim, al-Bazzar and al-Bukhari himself in his book al-adab al-mufrad. So normally as al-Hakim narrated it the narrator chain would be the same as in one of the both sahihs. But as on the other hand al-Bukhari didn't fix it in his sahih, but in his &lt;em&gt;al-adab al-mufrad&lt;/em&gt; this could be an issue. One major point is that all these narration chains include Abu Salah al-Khuzy أبو صالح الخوزي, this is a man whom some scholars considered as da'if (like ibn Ma'yn) while others considered him as trustworthy to some extent. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Ibn Hajar added a commentary of at-Tybi in his commentary (My translation take it carefully):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال الطيبي : معنى الحديث أن من لم يسأل الله يبغضه والمبغوض مغضوب عليه&#xA;والله يحب أن يسأل انتهى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The Meaning of this Hadith is the person who&#xA;doesn't ask Allah will be hated by Him, and the hated, is a person&#xA;Allah is angry  at, and Allah loves/likes to be asked&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An other addition to this from Ibn Hajjar is that this Hadith (which is narrated by abu Huraira) is supported by two other ahadith one narrated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/202&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Mas'ud&lt;/a&gt; (qualified as da'if) and one by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/179&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abdullah ibn 'Omar&lt;/a&gt; (qualified as da'if) (May Allah be pleased with them) which is also in al-Hakim's mustadrak with a &amp;quot;not strong sanad&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to deal with a Hadith qualified as da'if?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Weak (Da'if) Hadith is only reliable in excellence, not in rulings (permissibility or prohibition will not be proven for it. Yes, good deeds or the prominence of an individual can be).&lt;/em&gt; (For details see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlesunnat.net/media-library/downloads/regularupdates/weakhadith.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For this reason if a site like islamqa added that the Hadith is da'if then it's totally allowed to quote it and especially if the Hadith is not applied in things that are related to haram or halal rules like good deeds (some scholars add conditions like that the Hadith shouldn't have an extreme/high weakness).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore one should understand this &amp;quot;Hadith&amp;quot; as an invitation to perform dua' as Allah likes to be asked!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-11-25T09:45:05.847" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T09:45:05.847" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29967" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-17T07:36:51.353" Score="1" ViewCount="217" Body="&lt;p&gt;السلام عليكم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Google given definition correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;one of the two main branches of Islam, followed especially in Iran,&#xA;  that rejects the first three Sunni caliphs and regards Ali, the fourth&#xA;  caliph, as Muhammad's first true successor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if is not, please, share with me the most precise one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P.S.&lt;/strong&gt; Surely, &quot;Deeds are by intentions.&quot; Mine - is to know more and be objective.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Peace be upon all seekers of Truth beyond the arrogance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15593" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-12-30T15:42:26.857" LastActivityDate="2020-06-08T14:37:42.880" Title="What is the correct definition for &quot;Shia&quot;?" Tags="|shiism|islamic-basis|definitions|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29968" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="75" CreationDate="2016-02-17T08:13:20.370" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question is a bit faulty. Let me clarify some points before answering it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim women can marry non-Muslims in non-Muslim countries if they want. However, such marriages are not recognized in Islam. Islam does not allow Muslim women to marry non-Muslims. The Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do not marry unbelieving women (idolaters), until they believe: A slave woman who believes is better than an unbelieving woman, even though she allures you. &lt;strong&gt;Nor marry (your girls) to unbelievers until they believe&lt;/strong&gt;: A man slave who believes is better than an unbeliever, even though he allures you. Unbelievers do (but) beckon you to the Fire. But Allah beckons by His Grace to the Garden (of bliss) and forgiveness, and makes His Signs clear to mankind: That they may celebrate His praise. - Quran 2:221&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim man are not allowed to marry all non-Muslim women. Only chaste women of people of the book are allowed. The Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This day are (all) things good and pure made lawful unto you. The food of the People of the Book is lawful unto you and yours is lawful unto them. (Lawful unto you in marriage) are (not only) chaste women who are believers, but chaste women among the People of the Book, revealed before your time,- when ye give them their due dowers, and desire chastity, not lewdness, nor secret intrigues if any one rejects faith, fruitless is his work, and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost (all spiritual good). - Quran 5:5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to note that lawful are not all the women of the People of the Book but only the chaste ones (chaste in this context means, the girls who desire chastity and refrain from illegal sexual intercourse). Both Muslim women and men are prohibited to marry polytheists, Buddhists and atheists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Why are Muslim women prohibited from marrying non-Muslims?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The primary reason is because the Quran prohibits it. The Quran says in chapter 60 verse 10:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! When there come to you believing women refugees,&#xA;  examine (and test) them: Allah knows best as to their Faith: if ye&#xA;  ascertain that they are Believers, &lt;strong&gt;then send them not back to the&#xA;  Unbelievers. They are not lawful (wives) for the Unbelievers, nor are&#xA;  the (Unbelievers) lawful (husbands) for them.&lt;/strong&gt; But pay the Unbelievers&#xA;  what they have spent (on their dower), and there will be no blame on&#xA;  you if ye marry them on payment of their dower to them. But hold not&#xA;  to the guardianship of unbelieving women: ask for what ye have spent&#xA;  on their dowers, and let the (Unbelievers) ask for what they have&#xA;  spent (on the dowers of women who come over to you). Such is the&#xA;  command of Allah. He judges (with justice) between you. And Allah is&#xA;  Full of Knowledge and Wisdom. -- 60:10&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If women were allowed to marry non-Muslim men, then her children would grow up in a environment where he is more likely to fall into disbelief. Naturally men are stronger and generally they have a dominant position in the house. Allowing a non-Muslim authority over a believer is not acceptable in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-11-29T14:15:09.760" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T14:15:09.760" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29962" CreationDate="2016-02-17T08:14:47.380" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;AFAIK there's neither a clear Verse nor a Verse one could conclude from that a woman could marry more than one man. But we have a clear and long Hadith in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/63&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/13/98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; explaining the different forms of marriage which existed in Jahilya and how Islam prohibited all but one of them!&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore there is no doubt among Muslim scholars that this is prohibited, as it seems to go against on of the major the goals of the Islamic shari'a  مقاصد الشريعة, which is to secure and guard the offspring!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please: read also this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-logic-behind-a-male-can-have-4-wives-at-a-time-where-in-a-female-can-at-a-time-have-only-one-husband-Can-someone-tell-me-how-Quran-justifies-this&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Article&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.14publications.com/question-and-answer/why-cant-a-woman-have-2-husbands/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; where many issues have been explained about the matter of polyandry (a woman having more then one husband)! Also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamiccentre.org/ask-an-alim-mainmenu-88/23-marriage-faqs/445-why-cant-women-have-multiple-husbands-&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; some logical reasons why polyandry creates social, ethical and personal problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a short overview on some of these issues:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The identity of the child becomes ambiguous. -&gt; Inheritance problems etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Growth Stunts.-&gt; A woman can only birth for one healthy child &quot;each year&quot;, how could she satisfy the wishes of more then one husband if each wants a certain number of children?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The stronger and mightier husbands will sleep with the wife when they want to...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If a husband becomes bed-bound due to an accident for a few months, then he will need his wife to look after him day and night. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Economics: the husband should care about the family, but which husband and if he doesn't have children yet with the wife ...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Women find they cannot sometimes fulfill the sexual desires of their husband, due to monthly periods, pregnancies and so on.&#xA;...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T08:14:47.380" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29972" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-17T10:21:42.153" Score="2" ViewCount="1518" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam, &lt;br&gt;&#xA;I am a 14 year old girl raised by a single mother. I know very little about my father who left my mum when i was 3 and i have never had the guts to ask my mom about him. you could say I'm not even interested to be honest. since we were kids my mom had lied to our school about my father. she told them he was living somewhere far off because of his job there. at first my mom just told us(me and my brother who is a year older) that if someone asks you both about your father tell them u don't know anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Time went on and obviously when we came to about 4th grade this excuse didn't work and so i had to go with my mom's lie i.e I told everyone my father was living far off because of his job. it's been like about 3 years ever since my mom introduced me to prayers and all the religious stuff and about a year ago i started taking it seriously and I really want to somehow stop lying to people at school. I'm tired of making things up because after one lie comes another. I thought of stopping all these lies but then I think of my mom who worked so hard to get us good education in a private school and how would my teachers and fellow mates think of her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also my brother goes to the same school so maybe I might be able to deal with people but what about him???&lt;br&gt; I've never discussed this topic with him either. I really want to stop this but I can't mortify my mom or cause problems for my brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15758" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-02-05T09:23:37.243" LastActivityDate="2021-02-05T09:23:37.243" Title="I have been lying about my father for years and want to get out of it" Tags="|lying|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="9" ClosedDate="2017-06-12T22:49:07.870" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29973" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29976" CreationDate="2016-02-17T11:18:26.497" Score="0" ViewCount="423" Body="&lt;p&gt;Five years ago me and my ex husband concluded our English divorce. In court he declared that we were divorced when on the stand infront of a judge (court case re: domestic abuse/child safety reasons)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prior to that: &#xA;-my ex husband declared in a family meeting that if I wanted a divorce he would divorce me. &#xA;-stated in an email that we should divorce and go our separate ways. That he was willing to divorce me over his mum. &#xA;-I have a text message declaring he would like a divorce&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since parting 5 years ago he understood us to be totally divorced according to Islamic rulings, remarried and has a 1 year old daughter. He has now recently divorced his second wife. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean that we are still married or that requirements for talaaq have been satisfied? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Currently I have had a marriage proposal and would like to accept but need confirmation before going ahead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15785" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T14:18:14.860" Title="I'm not sure whether me and my ex husband are divorced according to Islamic requirements" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29974" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29973" CreationDate="2016-02-17T11:38:45.263" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are certain phrases called &quot;metaphors for divorce&quot; (such as &quot;go home to your parents&quot;) that are considered to be a divorce if the intent of the husband was to divorce (more on this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/225492&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/node/1108&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this source&lt;/a&gt; it is said that if the companionship ends (you are no longer living together) and he doesn't support you financially, you can divorce. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in all cases, you must understand that, in Islam, the divorce is unilaterally placed &lt;a href=&quot;http://ourdialogue.com/long-absence-from-home-automatic-divorce/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;in the hands of the husband&lt;/a&gt;, if the husband has not clearly said &quot;I divorce you&quot;, or given a metaphor for divorce and meant it, you can ask an religious authority to pronounce the divorce in your stead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are in talking terms, however, a simpler solution is simply to ask him to make it clear. If that is not possible, ask a religious authority.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if I was in your situation, and was convinced, as you said, that &quot;he understood us to be totally divorced according to Islamic rulings&quot;, I would consider this marriage over by his use of a &quot;metaphor for divorce&quot; and meaning it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can seek counsel from a religious authority if you are not sure, but I don't see how a companionship discontinued for 5 years with no financial support can still be considered a marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T11:38:45.263" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29973" CreationDate="2016-02-17T14:18:14.860" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aww, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your husband said &quot;we were divorced&quot; in court. The only way the two of you could have been divorced is if he said the words beforehand. Thus, him saying in a court &quot;we were divorced&quot; is either a statement of fact, or alternatively, if he hadn't divorced you before, you are divorced now. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;thus, you need not worry. Legally and islamically, you are divorced and are free to marry another. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T14:18:14.860" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28253" CreationDate="2016-02-17T14:53:40.580" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand Islam allows for lying in/at three areas/levels of life: Family, Politics, and Society as shown in the above answer.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we should not forget that lying is the main tool/weapon of all kinds of deceivers.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he lies in one area, he will do it an another and again and again...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How can you trust any liar?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Therefore lying is a major sin and should not be encouraged/permitted at all!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15778" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-07T16:04:38.470" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T16:04:38.470" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29978" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14755" CreationDate="2016-02-17T15:10:58.383" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First things first, I have always had the same question as a kid. Having said that, its a matter of faith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me, on a personal basis, to love something and do something purely out of love is always real. &#xA;And to do nothing out of fear is always a forceful or &quot;voiceless&quot; form of act. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pardon me if I sound crude. But leaving religion aside, how would you feel to have to do things out of fear? &#xA;E.g. &#xA;A child being forced to study versus a child who loves to study? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A man who is forced to work versus a man who loves his job? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A marriage that's forced to happen versus a marriage that's done with love? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are your views? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do you draw the line between love and fear? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Correct me if I'm wrong again, but the Holy Qur'an says that we should love Allah SWT and our Prophet S.A.W. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also states to fear Allah SWT. But in what context? When you sin, fear his wrath. When you have done something wrong, fear him for his punishment. Not fear him for being God. Am I right? &#xA;The previous hadith and ulamaks that had preached on this all said fear Allah's wrath. Fear his anger. Fear sinning and wrong doing the religion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, why do we switch this as you have to fear Allah himself? Why? Why not upbringing kids telling them to love Allah and the religion and our Prophet for the beauty of it? Why? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have always led a life thinking I will never fear anything if I did nothing wrong. An Imam once told me, Allah never punishes you for what you did not do and will never give you more then you can handle. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that is the case, where does this fear arise from? Because you have sinned? Or because its human nature to use fear as a tool? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So who do we blame here? The people who spoke? Or those that interpret?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To each their own, but please, DO NOT use the religion as a tool to strike. Do not use fear as a tool to preach. Real character and action arises from the beauty of the truth in your faith, hope and love. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please go ahead and correct me or criticise this reply. The truth will not be altered based on baseless remarks. I may not have been a perfect Muslim that has memorised the Holy Qur'an, but I'm human enough to know that Allah created us with love, not by fear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15791" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2016-02-17T21:07:06.987" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T21:07:06.987" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29972" CreationDate="2016-02-17T16:28:37.243" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If your mother asks you to do something haram, such as lying, you don't have to obey. I know you want to avoid hurting her, but lying is clearly haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone asks, I would either say I'm not comfortable talking about it, or tell the truth. Allah (SWT) will always bless you if you do what is right. But you can't rely on His blessings if you do what is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15775" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T16:28:37.243" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29961" CreationDate="2016-02-17T16:35:02.697" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you are overthinking it. The point is that Allah (SWT) wants us to ask Him. He doesn't want us to rely on our own strength or efforts, but to ask Him for everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as we are doing everything we should do as Muslims, there's nothing at all wrong with being specific with what we want. I've made many du‘as that were specific, and were answered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A du‘a won't necessarily be answered in this life, but in the life to come. Du‘as are not always answered, but it might be that we are asking for something sinful, or it might be that the reward is stored up for the day of resurrection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to a hadith of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“There is no Muslim who calls upon his Lord with a du‘a in which there is no sin or severing of family ties, but Allah will give him one of three things: Either He will answer his prayer quickly, or He will store (the reward for) it in the Hereafter, or He will divert an equivalent evil away from him.” They said: “We will say more dua.” He said: “Allah’s bounty is greater.” [Narrated by Ahmad, 10749; Al-Tirmidhi, 3573. Classed as Saheeh by Al-Albaani in Mishkaat Al-Masaabeeh, 2199]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is said in the Quran (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not. [Surah al-Baqarah, 2:216]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, you should trust that Allah (SWT) will always give you the best, even if it is not expected to you, or if it seems that you don't like it. Everything He gives us is a blessing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15775" LastEditorUserId="15775" LastEditDate="2016-03-20T16:54:51.493" LastActivityDate="2016-03-20T16:54:51.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29984" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11783" CreationDate="2016-02-17T19:10:18.097" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me proceed, first of all, by assuming that Allah means God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is similar to &quot;who created God?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question assumes that God is a created being.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is not the kind of God the monotheistic scriptures (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) refer to.  The kind of God that the scriptures refer to is &quot;ever-present, self-existing, self-sufficient, all-knowing, all-powerful Being&quot; who in fact created everything we see/feel/experience. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not saying that the God of the three religions are one and the same.  This warrants further comparative study of the respective scriptures in much more detail.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, given the above facts, the question does not make sense in itself.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15778" LastActivityDate="2016-02-17T19:10:18.097" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29556" CreationDate="2016-02-18T01:01:17.007" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many verses that say &lt;strong&gt;a believer should obey&lt;/strong&gt; (أَطِيعُوا) &lt;strong&gt;the prophet&lt;/strong&gt;: &#xA;3:32, 3:132, 4:59, 5:92, 8:1, 8:20, 8:46, 24:54, 47:33, 64:12.&#xA;So if the prophet orders a believer to do something that &#xA;person should do it&#xA;(otherwise it is disobeying God).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the issue of following hadith is complicated for various reasons.&#xA;Three main ones are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is not easy to determine if a hadith is &lt;strong&gt;authentic&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;accurately narrated&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;Sometimes people made up hadith. &#xA;Sometimes people didn't accurately narrate a hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Even in the case of authentic accurately narrated hadith&#xA;the &lt;strong&gt;intention&lt;/strong&gt; is not always clear.&#xA;Was it an order to a specific person that does not generalize or&#xA;was it a general order to all believers?&#xA;If it generalizes how does it generalize to different situations?&#xA;Was it an order or an advice?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Even in the case that we determine it was an order that generalizes,&#xA;we may need further information about the &lt;strong&gt;details&lt;/strong&gt; of carrying it out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore it is not an straightforward to say &#xA;you should follow hadith or you don't need to follow hadith.&#xA;Studying these issues in a systematic holistic manner &#xA;(in the context of other information, e.g. Quran itself)&#xA;to find answers to these questions&#xA;is one of the main things Muslim scholars do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is certain is that&#xA;if you are certain about all of the following you should follow it: &#xA;it is authentic and accurately narrated, &#xA;it gives an order that applies to your situation, and&#xA;the details of how to carry out the order are clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T01:01:17.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29986" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-18T01:06:14.327" Score="1" ViewCount="145" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is accepting money from winning table tennis(or similar sports) tournament haram or halal?what if I paid an entry fee or what if I did not pay any entry fee to the tournament? thanks?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15798" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T11:36:38.110" Title="Is accepting prize money from playing table tennis(or similar sports) haram or halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-06-12T17:25:13.733" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29987" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29818" CreationDate="2016-02-18T02:56:08.933" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Getting back to the marriage contract, which is the main point of this&#xA;question: if the girl is too young to protest, since she could not&#xA;have possibly given her consent and remained &amp;quot;silent&amp;quot;, she would grow&#xA;up into a relationship and a situation that she did not choose. And&#xA;even if sexual intercourse is postponed, she would eventually be&#xA;subject to it. &lt;strong&gt;How can that marriage not be considered forced ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Forcing marriage&lt;/strong&gt; is done to the &lt;strong&gt;virgin daughter who has reached puberty&lt;/strong&gt; and who &lt;strong&gt;must&lt;/strong&gt; be asked, and the marriage doesn't take place if she says &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt;, but it's &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; considered '&lt;strong&gt;forced&lt;/strong&gt;' on the &lt;strong&gt;young&lt;/strong&gt; one who is not capable of deciding what's good and what's bad for her, and does not understand the meaning of marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit: The reference is in the link below in Arabic&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You also mentioned the mother of the believers Ayisha (RA), isn't that a &lt;strong&gt;Shari'a reference&lt;/strong&gt; by itself that this kind of marriage is not considered &lt;strong&gt;forced&lt;/strong&gt;? Regardless of the different opinions about how old our mother Ayisha (RA) was when she married our beloved Prophet (PBUH), and how old she was when the Bina' occurred, do you think that the Prophet (PBUH) would carry on with that marriage if it was considered forced? Not to mention that, according to Sunni references, Imam Ali (RA) also married his daughter Um-Kulthum, who was also young, to Sayyidna Omer Ibn Al-Khattab (RA).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, let's cover the other 3 questions..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If a girl that was married when she was 6 months old grows up and reaches puberty, can she un-mary on the grounds that she did not give&#xA;her consent when she was a baby?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes she can Islamically, even if the husband is a very good person and she has no reason to ask for divorce other than the one you mentioned, she can still get divorced. &lt;strong&gt;Why?&lt;/strong&gt; Because Islam is a religion of justice and mercy. If the virgin who must be asked for marriage has the right to say yes or no, similarly, when the young girl reaches the same age, she gets the same right and she can say yes and continue in her marriage, or say no and ask for divorce. This is called Qiyas قياس in Shari'a..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As said above, sexual penetration is specifically only allowed when &amp;quot;she is physically able to bear intercourse&amp;quot;, but are other forms of&#xA;sexual pleasure allowed ? This is crude, I know, but there should be&#xA;no &amp;quot;haya'&amp;quot; (shyness, حياء) in religion, and I have no way of making&#xA;myself understood otherwise: For example, can a man masturbate with&#xA;her hands or thighs? can he kiss her like he would kiss a grown woman?&#xA;Can he touch her?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is also yes, you can do that, &lt;strong&gt;BUT&lt;/strong&gt; you have to evaluate the situation wisely before doing that, for example, marrying a 6-year old is different than marrying a 9-year old (assuming that both of them &lt;strong&gt;CANNOT&lt;/strong&gt; bear intercourse). The 9-year old would most likely to, somewhat, understand and feel those pleasures, also depends on where she is from, for instance, a 9-year old in USA, where I live, is exposed to scenes of kissing whether in public, at school, or on the TV, some of them are even exposed to more serious types of sexual pleasures or at least they know something about them, that type of a girl can understand and handle the sexual pleasures that you mentioned, unlike the one who is 6-years old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I'm not sure if you already know this or not, but one of the conditions for marrying a young girl that most of the scholars agreed upon is that the young girl doesn't leave her parents house and move with her husband &lt;strong&gt;until&lt;/strong&gt; she can bear intercourse (she doesn't have to wait until she hits puberty).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;what is the wisdom of marrying a child?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, there is no specific answer for that. You will find lot of Ijtihad from lot of scholars, but here are few of them mentioned by Sahykh Abdullah ibn Al-Jbreen:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- The girl could be living during a time of Fitnah (tribulation), and&#xA;the father wants to make sure that she is safe with someone, so he decided to get her married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- The father could be poor, handicapped, or unable to earn enough&#xA;money for the family, so he decides to get his young girl married so that she&#xA;has someone who can take care of her and provide a better living for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- The father could see lot of benefits for his daughter if she gets&#xA;married to a specific man, even if those benefits are in the future not&#xA;right now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bottom line is, the child marriage can only be done for the benefit of the girl, not for the benefit of the father or anyone else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know you are looking for references, and I don't blame you, but sometimes in Shari'a the reference is not a verse in the Qur'an or a Hadith, rather it's what is called &lt;strong&gt;Ijtihad اجتهاد or Qiyas قياس.&lt;/strong&gt; Even then, I'm including some references for you in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/195133&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/146882&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ur/127176&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Urdu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-25T07:12:39.787" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:12:39.787" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="29988" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-18T05:28:34.170" Score="1" ViewCount="499" Body="&lt;p&gt;The thing is that I heard that Allah loves being asked, right. Unlike humans, right? Does Allah love being &quot;nagged&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does dua mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does dua mean making a wish or requesting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, does Allah like which dua better? Asking what you want like your heart's desires or what you need does he like the dua which praises him? I.E. &quot;La illaha.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or does Allah love All three duas the same?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will he give more attention to the duas that you need or the praising dua over the what you wish for? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am being discouraged and depressed and have been losing hope in my duas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My duas are not for this world but in the Afterlife but I am afraid I won't get it. I know Allah can do it but will he?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15732" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-27T09:53:36.070" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T23:48:16.900" Title="What are duas? Are they the things that you want or the things that you need?" Tags="|salat|hadith|dua|shaitan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29991" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="29992" CreationDate="2016-02-18T07:43:38.797" Score="3" ViewCount="3609" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum brothers and sisters,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We offer namaz in office whenever we get time..and sometimes its like we are only two who offer namaz..so one of the guy act as imam.My question is how can we place janamaz/how we should stand (side by side or like regular way) given the condition that some other guy can come and join the fard namaz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please guide me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15786" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T01:41:13.577" Title="How can we offer Fard Namaz with just two people" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29992" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29991" CreationDate="2016-02-18T08:28:06.910" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are two people then the Imam should have the ma'mum on his right (side-by-side) not behind him! So if a third one came (assuming you are talking about male of course or a congregation of the same gender) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and joins two who are praying, then the one who is praying behind the Imam should move back! (see linked fatwa)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Often this third person or second one who joins the prayer of the Imam indicates this by slightly touching the ma'mum on his shoulder, this is the same way it would be done if a row is complete and somebody want to join congregation pray but shouldn't stand alone in one row!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Of course it would be best to arrange behind the Imam and make him stand in the middle, if anybody comes later it's preferable that he joins from the right side of the row if possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...this is if the second person (who) joins the prayer (following the&#xA;  Imam) during the qiyaam (standing). But if he comes during the&#xA;  tashahhud or sujood, nobody should move forward or move back until&#xA;  they stand up again. There is no dispute that this moving forward or&#xA;  back should not occur until after the second person has said the&#xA;  takbeer for starting the prayer, as they mentioned. (see linked fatwa)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find ahadith showing us how to pray congregation with only two persons, here from that sahihs Books (the Version from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/10/122&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt; and you'll find ahaidth showing how to deal if a third person came in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/2/244&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/503640&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muwatta' Malik&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also read this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/3262&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (where the hadith i only found in Sunan abi Dawod is referred to as in Sahih Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-07T01:41:13.577" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T01:41:13.577" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29993" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10102" CreationDate="2016-02-18T09:43:16.900" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's also mentioned in a lot of ahadith narrated by a lot of sahaba () -apparently- not only in the last sermon and different wordings, but most seem to refer to that sermon as it's said that our Messenger (peace be upon him) said those words during a khutba, so you may find it in almost all hadith collections!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example in Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/3/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari, with the wording&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is incumbent upon those who are present to inform those who are&#xA;  absent because those who are absent might comprehend (what I have&#xA;  said) better than the present audience&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;an &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/92/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;other wording from Sahih al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Allah! Be witness (for it). So it is incumbent upon those who are&#xA;  present to convey it (this message of mine) to those who are absent&#xA;  because the informed one might comprehend what I have said better than&#xA;  the present audience who will convey it to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/41/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt; with the wording:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'May Allah gladden a man who hears something from us, so he conveys it as he heard it. Perhaps the one it is conveyed to is more understanding than the one who heard it.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And ibn Majah &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1302380&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;once with the wording&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Let those who are present convey to those who are absent. For perhaps the one to whom it is conveyed will understand it better than the one who (first) hears it.' &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and an &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1302370&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;other time with a similar wording&lt;/a&gt; to that of at-Tirmdihi!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/41/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;other wording from at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; with another detail:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Perhaps he carries Fiqh to one who is more understanding than him, and perhaps the one who carries the Fiqh is not a Faqih.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fiqh here can refer to knowledge or wisdom ...!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-07T01:42:53.563" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T01:42:53.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29996" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-18T11:55:29.687" Score="2" ViewCount="1064" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can anyone see a devil? Is it possible? If someone saw a devil then what are the consequences? And what are the reasons that why that specific person saw a devil?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15803" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T11:58:58.200" LastActivityDate="2021-06-03T09:09:54.713" Title="Seeing a Devil is possible?" Tags="|shaitan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="29998" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1484" CreationDate="2016-02-18T14:07:07.413" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;just imagine all muslim indulge in introducing good bidaas plural where will this religion end up. It means also gods religion is not complete or the prophets message amanat has forgotten to give to us before his death what happened to the aya اليوم اكمات لكم دينكم ورضيت لكم الإسلام دينا&#xA;there is the connotation that the prophet does not understand how explain his hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we allow this sort of things than say good buy to many hadiths of his sunna because language people and philosophers would get in and break every hadith in many ways you want to be. People who want to justify the bidaa they introduce in Islam would be happy to &quot;kullu&quot; which every thing that is introduce ie not ordered or practiced by the Prophet or his sahabah then it is not religion then and now. Hence &lt;em&gt;kullu&lt;/em&gt; means &lt;em&gt;kullu&lt;/em&gt; ie every thing .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have no choice in religion what has been brought by the prophets is what we can practice . Period one would ask is the religion not enough so we have to come with new or improve what religion is this that is open source every dick and herry can come with his own version. Who introduce a new thing in religion would have to have his seat in jahanam as the prophet has said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15805" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-18T14:42:12.543" LastActivityDate="2016-02-18T14:42:12.543" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30000" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30032" CreationDate="2016-02-18T16:54:31.730" Score="0" ViewCount="1756" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently came to know the &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/71183&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;seriousness of having debts&lt;/a&gt; before dying. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if the situation arises where I borrow a very small amount of money, say the amount equal to the cost of a candy and after about an year or so, if I try to pay him back and if he says &quot;I don't remember lending you any money.&quot; In this situation, is the debt forgiven ? Can I keep that money or should I donate to charity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2016-02-19T16:58:40.537" LastActivityDate="2021-03-18T11:02:08.230" Title="Is the debt forgiven if the lender forgot?" Tags="|sharia|money|debt|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30004" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30016" CreationDate="2016-02-18T20:42:26.820" Score="2" ViewCount="4945" Body="&lt;p&gt;Va As-salamu alaykum brothers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am here because I am very confused about Dhikr/Zikir in Islam.&#xA;Today I was at a friend and I saw a video that he watched. &#xA;It was a few of our brothers that was doing Dhikr/Zikir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first video was =&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWEuj7gt5bk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWEuj7gt5bk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the second (Turkish) =&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mING20gzds&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mING20gzds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only issue here is, that I never, EVER-EVER... saw something like this before. i have no problems in the beginning but after a while they will do wild things, like running and clapping also, they make weird movement!&#xA;and that is what is confusing me!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I asked him what this is and he told me &quot;it’s Zikir it’s something that we (Sunni Muslims) often do.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I said to him &quot;there is no way we can do such movement while saying” la illah ila Allah “I highly believe this is haram.&quot;&#xA;Then he said &quot;Noooo, this is common thing everybody does, even we do that.&quot;&#xA;But I just could not believe him...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I asked my other friend, and he said &quot;this is pure Shia, there is no way this is Sunni&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we argued a lot about this and I am very confused...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please brothers, can someone please explain me what is going on here? &#xA;Why are they doing this? &#xA;Are they Sunni? Or Shia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8120" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T15:59:58.863" Title="Dhikr/Zikir in islam?" Tags="|sunni|shiism|dhikr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29996" CreationDate="2016-02-18T21:57:16.333" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, it depends on what do you mean by &quot;seeing&quot;. Seeing his true form? Or any form?&lt;br&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=83888&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;, it is &lt;strong&gt;possible&lt;/strong&gt; somehow. There are 3 mentioned cases:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) The jinn may appear in the form of a &lt;em&gt;human being&lt;/em&gt; as recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari when a &lt;strong&gt;devil&lt;/strong&gt; came to Abu Hurairah (Radiya Allahu Anhu) in the shape of a poor man and Abu Hurairah found the &lt;strong&gt;devil&lt;/strong&gt; taking much food of charity.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) The jinn may appear in a form of &lt;em&gt;black dog&lt;/em&gt; as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithcollection.com/sahihmuslim/132-Sahih%20Muslim%20Book%2004../10348-sahih-muslim-book-004-hadith-number-1032.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;confirmed&lt;/a&gt; in Sahih Muslim that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) said: &quot;A black dog is &lt;strong&gt;devil&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. Ibn Taimiya (May Allah's Mercy be upon him) said: 'The black dog is a &lt;strong&gt;devil&lt;/strong&gt;, and the jinn often appear in its form, since the black color can bring the devilish powers more than other colors.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) The jinn can appear in the shape of &lt;em&gt;snakes&lt;/em&gt;. Thus, the Messenger (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) banned killing home snakes lest may any of them be a Muslim jinn. Abu Said al-Khudri (Radiya Allahu Anhu) said that Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) said: &quot;There are Muslim Jinn in al-Madina: If one appears to you, in any form, you are to admonish it to depart for three days. If it appears after that, you must kill it, for it is truly a &lt;strong&gt;devil&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. [Reported by Imam Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15593" LastEditorDisplayName="user15593" LastEditDate="2016-06-21T13:49:27.817" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T13:49:27.817" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10489" CreationDate="2016-02-19T04:54:42.053" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Someone told me the other day, that when you raise your hands up to say takbir to start your salaah, it is done or should be done in a sort of motion from your sides &quot;throwing up&quot; to your ears. Now when I say throwing I don't mean like a party. But anyway, when you do this, you're &quot;throwing behind&quot; everything worldly; your family, people, life, dunyah and also acknowledging Allah as your one creator and lifting that veil between you and him. That's why our salaah should have total concentration, not worry about noises, think about worldly things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15813" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2019-06-03T10:34:13.987" LastActivityDate="2019-06-03T10:34:13.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30008" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5753" CreationDate="2016-02-19T08:05:39.283" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's an other synonym of Lion أسد mentioned in the Qur'an in one of the last revelations Verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:3&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you are dead animals, ..., and those from which a &lt;em&gt;wild&#xA;  animal&lt;/em&gt; has eaten ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is السَّبُعُ as-Sabu'u or السِباع  as-Siba' which refers to any wild beast (like lions, tigers, &quot;wild&quot; dogs, birds of prey ...) or any animal which who has claws and attacks humans or brutes and jam them in general!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-04T10:03:09.947" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T10:03:09.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29972" CreationDate="2016-02-19T10:22:52.317" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well i understand this question as an advice-request, which is mostly considered as &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1679/conflict-advice-request-tag-vs-close-reason-opinion-based&quot;&gt;off-topic or as a close reason&lt;/a&gt; here on Islam SE! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because on one hand how to repent from a sin is already explained in some linked Posts! But anyway you could check some posts like &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/26325/punishment-for-sins/26326#26326&quot;&gt;What is the punishment of touching a non-mahram? And do these sins disappear if he is given the sharia&amp;#39;h punishment?&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/27703/what-after-leaving-the-sin&quot;&gt;What should a girl do who is regretting messaging a boy she knows on Facebook from an anonymous account? After stopping this, is she a bad girl?&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I'm not really good at giving advice and consider myself as a big sinner, i really dislike answering some questions if i can't help!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But as you know lying is bad and you really shouldn't continue with it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you have a couple of possibilities i could suggest and i don't know which one you should/could follow at least as this is something you might be able to judge much better then me:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I think if your mom continuous to tell those stories, it's she who is telling lies in first place so maybe you should convince her to stop doing it! It would the best for her in first place!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As most answers suggest if you've been asked you could always say, that you don't want to talk about this subject. That wouldn't be a lie, but maybe also it will lead to rumors and further questions or make people insist more in asking! So yes this might be helpful, but maybe also the total opposite!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At least i would suggest you to talk with your mother about this subject, about how you feel about those &quot;stories&quot; and that you, as you have been introduced and taught by her to be a religious and faithful girl, feel guilty about it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide you to a good solution!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T16:46:16.663" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T16:46:16.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30012" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-02-19T11:15:00.403" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Question that fits here should be about actions and matters on which one has doubts if they are sinful or not! Where one wants to know the Shari'a point of view to clear his/her doubts!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-19T19:41:28.490" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T19:41:28.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30013" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-02-19T11:15:00.403" Score="0" Body="Question about actions and matters on which one has doubts if they are sinful or not" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-19T19:41:19.677" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T19:41:19.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30014" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-19T11:35:32.320" Score="1" ViewCount="3611" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I look on wikipedia at 'grace' then they refer to a Christian interpretation. Although it is mentioned also in the Old Testament the sit is not very much speaking of it. But there is never spoken about 'grace' in Islam, so is it used and what does it mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15575" LastActivityDate="2019-08-20T06:28:59.990" Title="Is the word 'grace' mentioned in the koran? If so what is the meaning of it?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30014" CreationDate="2016-02-19T14:52:07.377" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the definition included in your comment (quoted below) you can clearly see the similarities between the definiton and the verse I have queoted below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Grace means : grace has been defined, not as a created substance of&#xA;  any kind, but as &quot;the love and mercy given to us by God because God&#xA;  desires us to have it, not because of anything we have done to earn&#xA;  it&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(6:54)Sahih International: And when those come to you who believe in&#xA;  Our verses, say, &quot;Peace be upon you. Your Lord has decreed upon&#xA;  Himself mercy: that any of you who does wrong out of ignorance and&#xA;  then repents after that and corrects himself - indeed, He is Forgiving&#xA;  and Merciful.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(30:21)Sahih International: And of His signs is that He created for you from&#xA;  yourselves mates that you may find tranquillity in them; and He placed&#xA;  between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people&#xA;  who give thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding your comment: &quot;is the word love as a grace als used in koran?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“God does not forbid you from being good to those who have not fought&#xA;  you in the religion or driven you from your homes, or from being just&#xA;  towards them. God loves those who are just.” (Surat al-Mumtahana, 8)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you do provide further definitons of the word &quot;grace&quot; then I will happily update my answer! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although I don't like Wikipedia have a look at the divine names of god &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_God_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, one of these names is &quot;Al Wadud&quot; = The Loving&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) told us:If Allah loves a&#xA;  person, He calls Gabriel, saying, 'Allah loves so and so, O Gabriel&#xA;  love him.'So Gabriel would love him and then would make an&#xA;  announcement in the Heavens: 'Allah has loved so and-so therefore you&#xA;  should love him also.'So all the dwellers of the Heavens would love&#xA;  him, and then he is granted the pleasure of the people on the earth››&#xA;  (Al-Bukhari, 7485).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May God Guide us all towards the righteous path!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2016-02-19T18:31:08.917" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T18:31:08.917" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30016" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30004" CreationDate="2016-02-19T15:59:58.863" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Please brothers, can someone please explain me what is going on here?&#xA;  Why are they doing this? &lt;strong&gt;Are they Sunni&lt;/strong&gt;? &lt;strong&gt;Or Shia&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's happening in those two videos is, supposedly, called &lt;strong&gt;Halaqat Dhikr حلقة ذكر&lt;/strong&gt;, which is a practice done by the &lt;strong&gt;majority&lt;/strong&gt; of Sufis schools (or Tariqa طريقة). They gather at certain days at a certain place, and perform a Dhikr done by all of them, sometimes they do it while sitting in a circle, hence comes the word Halaqa حلقة which is another way of referring to a circle, and sometimes they do what you see in that video, they move in circle and do some other types of movements.  &lt;br&gt;In the second video, the title says &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Kadiri Dergahı&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;, although it sounds Turkish to me and I don't understand Turkish, but &lt;strong&gt;Kadiri&lt;/strong&gt; is a school of Sufism found in so many countries across the world (&lt;strong&gt;الطريقة القادرية&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(&lt;strong&gt;Note: NOT ALL Sufis schools do what you see in the videos! Also, I'm not against Sufism and Sufis, I'm just explaining to you what I know because there are a lot of Sufis schools in my country&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, are they Sunnis or Shias? I cannot tell and it is not my business. You will find people from both sects that follow some Sufis schools.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Side Note: although you did not ask any question regarding what I'm about to say, but I have to confirm what &lt;strong&gt;@Sayyid&lt;/strong&gt; said in his comment. The Prophet (PBUH) and his Companions (May Allah be pleased with all of them) &lt;em&gt;never&lt;/em&gt; performed Dhikr in &lt;strong&gt;the form that you see in the videos&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastActivityDate="2016-02-19T15:59:58.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30018" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17700" CreationDate="2016-02-19T17:45:32.197" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No there is no one who can actually understand these introductory words in most of the surahs (verses) in holy Qur'an except Allah himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15819" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-13T13:31:25.643" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T13:31:25.643" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30020" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-19T20:20:26.723" Score="5" ViewCount="1190" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Quran, it says that an adulterer can only marry an adultress guilty of the same. How can this be possible if the Sharia is in place and they are stoned to death? Also, why in the Holy Quran does it specifically say flogging is prescribed for both fornication and adultery, but the hadith somehow overrules this can someone explain this to me? In shaa Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24:3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:3&lt;/a&gt; The fornicator does not marry except a [female] fornicator or&#xA;  polytheist, and none marries her except a fornicator or a polytheist,&#xA;  and that has been made unlawful to the believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is the Tafseer for this verse by Ibn Kathir:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Zani marries not but a Zaniyah or a Mushrikah; and the Zaniyah,&#xA;  none marries her except a Zani or a Mushrik. Such a thing is forbidden&#xA;  to the believers.) Here Allah tells us that the Zani (male who is&#xA;  guilty of illegal sex) does not have intercourse except with a Zaniyah&#xA;  (female who is guilty of illegal sex) or a Mushrikah (female&#xA;  idolator), meaning that no one would go along with him in this action&#xA;  except a sinful woman who is also guilty of Zina, or a Mushrikah who&#xA;  does not think it is unlawful. By the same token,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15821" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T10:35:46.280" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T10:35:46.280" Title="How can an adulterer marry an adultress if they are stoned to death? And why is flogging and stoning both prescribed for adultery?" Tags="|sharia|nikah|fiqh|punishment|zina|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30020" CreationDate="2016-02-19T21:18:15.947" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the main things that we as Muslims should do is to read the Tafseer of the Qur'an to have a better understanding of the verses and the rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse that you referred to in your question is in Surat An-Nur (verse #3) is related to the previous verse in the same Sura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6RtI7.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/m5bin.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The adulteress and adulterer should be flogged a hundred lashes each,&#xA;  and no pity for them should deter you from the law of God, if you&#xA;  believe in God and the Last Day; and the punishment should be&#xA;  witnessed by a body of believers.(2) The adulterer can marry no one&#xA;  but an adulteress or his partner (in the act), and the adulteress&#xA;  cannot marry any but an adulterer or her partner (in the act). This is&#xA;  forbidden for the believers (3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before going into the interpretation of the word Nikah نكاح in the verse, I would like to remind you of the ruling that is mentioned in verse #2. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two types of punishment for adultery:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For &lt;strong&gt;unmarried person&lt;/strong&gt;, it is flogging with 100 lashes and a banishment for a whole year. This answers  your first question, an adulterer can be alive and can marry someone.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For a &lt;strong&gt;married person who has had intercourse with his/her spouse&lt;/strong&gt;, it is stoning to death. (Here is where your confusion is happening)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back to verse #3, one of the interpretation of the word Nikah نكاح in verse #3 is that it means fornication; the adulterer doesn't commit adultery except with an adulteress, which means that, an adulteress is the one who is most likely to fall into the trap of an adulterer and have sex with him, and vice-versa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second interpretation of the word Nikah is Nikah itself. If an adulterer, &lt;strong&gt;who has not repented from committing adultery&lt;/strong&gt;, proposed to a chaste girl, they are not supposed to get married. Same thing with the adulteress, she doesn't marry a chaste man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastEditorUserId="8947" LastEditDate="2016-02-22T12:25:47.033" LastActivityDate="2016-02-22T12:25:47.033" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30022" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-20T01:15:04.230" Score="1" ViewCount="1302" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes, in salat, My Tupi (cap/hat) falls in the ground from the head when I go to Sijda or sometime in Ruku. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May be it is for my long hair. But I want to know, according to Quran and Hadis, what to do when I fall in the situation described above?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T15:22:17.387" Title="What to do when cap falls from head in salat?" Tags="|quran|salat|hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30023" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-20T02:22:14.800" Score="0" ViewCount="99" Body="&lt;p&gt;“Love for the people what you love for yourself and you will be a believer.” [Sunan Ibn Mâjah]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one is greedy and doesn't wish the best for others does that mean you are a disbeliever despite being a Muslim at the same time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because you know how if a person is stealing despite being Muslim that makes him following the non Muslim and non God fearing humans out there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does that mean if you are greedy it is a form of disbelief?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15732" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T05:46:26.070" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T05:46:36.547" Title="Is not loving what you love for yourself for your fellow Muslims a form of kufr (disbelief)?" Tags="|kufr|behavior|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30023" CreationDate="2016-02-20T03:26:22.483" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith you are talking about was narrated in both Bukhari and Muslim as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لايؤمن أحدكم حتى يحب لأخيه ما يحب لنفسه&lt;br&gt;&#xA;None of you [truly] believes until he loves for his brother what he&#xA;loves for himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't mean that you will become a disbeliever if you don't love for your brother what you love for yourself, rather it means that your Imaan &lt;strong&gt;is not going to be complete&lt;/strong&gt; if you don't have that quality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another narration of this Hadith in Musnad Al-Imam Ahmed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لا يبلغ العبد حقيقة الإيمان حتى يحب للناس ما يحب لنفسه&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The servant does not reach the reality of [or true] faith until he&#xA;loves for the people what he loves for himself&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, check out this &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamway.net/article/13371/an-nawawis-forty-hadeeth-no-13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T05:46:36.547" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30029" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17943" CreationDate="2016-02-20T15:51:31.990" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer is going to be a logical one and I will try and include as many resources as possible but it is mainly logical, also bear in mind that I am not being offensive in my answer and don't intend to be!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only way I can think of this being permissible is if the employer allows you to have this benefit (Ask your manager or read through the code of conduct in your employment contract)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If not then you need to bear in mind that stealing is not only considered as unlawfully possessing the physical belongings of others rather it can be in many forms, for example: using the neighbours WIFI network without permission, Now that you have this in mind, I want you to consider the following points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Your employer normally pays you to spend your time carrying out your&#xA;job role responsibilities and this is normally mentioned within your&#xA;contract, therefore by spending your time in carrying out unrelated&#xA;tasks that may mean that you are breaking your agreement(contract)&#xA;with your employer and gaining income unalwfully!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“and fulfill the promise, surely (every) promise shall be questioned&#xA;  about.” (Surah al-‘Isrā’, 17:34)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“...and the performers of their promise when they make a promise...”&#xA;  (Surah al-Baqarah 2:177)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The phone calls that you are making may be incurring charges to your&#xA;employer, which means that someone else is baring the consequences&#xA;of your actions! no matter low the cost may be, reffering to the&#xA;following hadith:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Hurairah (RA) said: Allah’s Messenger (PBUH)&#xA;  said, “May Allah curse the thief for he steals an egg and his hand is&#xA;  cut off, or he steals a rope and his hand is cut off.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding your last paragraph, Just because something is not specificaly mentioned in the Quran or hadeeth it does not mean that you can assume it is Halal, we thank GOD for his gift of inteligence that we can use our brain to make such decision by the considerations or assesments that we make:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it bringing Harm to others.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it bringing harm to me.&#xA;The list can go on and on......&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The halal is clear and the haram is clear, and between them are&#xA;  matters unclear that are unknown to most people. Whoever is wary of&#xA;  these unclear matters has absolved his religion and honor. And whoever&#xA;  indulges in them has indulged in the haram. It is like a shepherd who&#xA;  herds his sheep too close to preserved sanctuary, and they will&#xA;  eventually graze in it. Every king has a sanctuary, and the sanctuary&#xA;  of Allah is what He has made haram. There lies within the body a piece&#xA;  of flesh. If it is sound, the whole body is sound; and if it is&#xA;  corrupted, the whole body is corrupted. Verily this piece is the&#xA;  heart.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure you don't have this intention in your heart, as you are concerned of it being Haram, but as muslims we always consider the consequences of our actions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, relates that the Holy&#xA;  Prophet Muhammad, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,&#xA;  said, “Nothing is heavier in the scales of a believer on the Day of&#xA;  Judgement than his good behaviour. Allah detests a person who is&#xA;  obscene and shameless”. (Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have a look at point no.10 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.missionislam.com/knowledge/drawcloser.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am no scholar I am just trying to help, I may be wrong but Allah Knows Best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-21T14:00:13.367" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T14:00:13.367" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30030" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-20T16:07:32.397" Score="2" ViewCount="2440" Body="&lt;p&gt;This has been an issue annoying me lately, that sometimes when you are praying in a Mosque or listening to a Quranic recording you can clearly tell that the echo is an added sound and not produced naturally, my questions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why do they do this?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do they think that they are adding greatness to the word of Allah? Allah's words are already great!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it not an innovation &quot;Bidah&quot;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it not Haram?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-29T10:53:29.470" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T10:53:29.470" Title="Why do some reciters add echo to Quranic recitations?" Tags="|halal-haram|quran-recitation|bidah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30031" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-20T16:14:49.270" Score="1" ViewCount="5827" Body="&lt;p&gt;This has been another issue I continuously wonder about, when people are just about to offer prayer or when they enter a Mosque they put on hats similar to the one in the picture below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l2ZpM.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/l2ZpM.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What's its purpose? (Is it some sort of Hasanat booster)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is there any narraration about specific dresses for prayer (Although I know that there is no Islamic dress as long as the dress is compliant with the Islamic teaching i.e. covering the awrah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you believe that wearing the hat is Sunnah or mandatory than please provide the relative evidence!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also take into consideration the environment the prophet PBUH, where a hat may have been used as a form of protection from sun rays!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2016-02-20T17:22:29.680" LastActivityDate="2016-02-20T18:42:14.693" Title="Why do people wear hats when they Pray?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-02-24T15:20:11.810" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30000" CreationDate="2016-02-20T17:00:28.813" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Debt is debt, and if you are certain you lend something or some money from someone you are supposed to pay it back in all situations. It does not matter what is its value.&lt;br&gt; So if someone has forgotten lending you something, what you can do is, as mentioned in a comment, convince him about lending you, if he does not remember and refuses to take, than ask him to forgive it. This is the best way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-20T17:00:28.813" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30031" CreationDate="2016-02-20T17:04:31.227" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If in short i try to explain,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;There are two point of views&lt;/strong&gt; about hats, or more precisely covering heads (for men, for women it is mandatory for them) when praying.&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;1. It is mandatory&lt;/strong&gt; and prayer will not be valid without it.(this is based on the point that prophet peace be upon him used to cover his head all the time, and there is no proof of him praying without covering the head.)&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;2. It is better&lt;/strong&gt; to cover head for men when praying. But it is not mandatory.(This claim is based on some evidences which shows some people prayed without covering their heads in front of prophet and prophet said nothing(This is considered to be approval). So, it is not mandatory but sunnah to cover the heads when praying.)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; As you didn't mentioned you need some proofs or actual references to the evidence, and your question seems to be only requiring some basic understanding of what it is. So, i have not included any details of both point of views.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;PS:&lt;/strong&gt; Personally i go with second point of view, as it is more logical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-20T17:04:31.227" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30022" CreationDate="2016-02-20T17:10:24.037" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not mandatory to have head covered with something while praying. So, you can pray without a cap and prayer will be valid. Some scholars have said if it does not require much movement than you can take back the cap which is fallen. for detail have a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.questionsonislam.com/question/did-our-prophet-pbuh-ever-pray-perform-salat-without-covering-his-head-or-wearing-cap-or-tu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And on details on moving during prayer look &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/12683&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Besides it is better to push the hat back when you feel it is going to fall, or even more better to have a good cap which may not fall and disturb your prayer.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But, there are some people who THINK it is mandatory to cover head while praying, i disagree with it, and it has no proof whatsoever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="15642" LastEditDate="2016-02-21T06:21:22.193" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T06:21:22.193" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30036" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-20T18:25:06.493" Score="0" ViewCount="2148" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a similar question to one that has been deleted a while ago while I was in the process of answering, therefore I am posting this question in the purpose of helping others who may seek the same query!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why is it that some of us are born deaf, blind or with any other disability or developed them through their lifetime?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does this mean that the healthy have an advantage over the sick?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are the sick rewarded for their patience during sickness?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2016-02-20T18:28:47.167" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T05:23:54.473" Title="Why people may be born disabled?" Tags="|creation|disability|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30036" CreationDate="2016-02-20T18:25:33.273" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;One thing that I would like to make clear before I attempt to answer this question is: There are things that are done by Allah which we may not know the reason why, and this is something that we have to accept, this is derived from the conversation between GOD and Angels:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(2:30) And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, &quot;Indeed,&#xA;  I will make upon the earth a successive authority.&quot; They said, &quot;Will&#xA;  You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood,&#xA;  while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?&quot; Allah said, &quot;Indeed, I&#xA;  know that which you do not know.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just because God may do things that we may not YET understand, it does not mean that God does things with no purpose:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Did you think that We had created you in play (without any purpose),&#xA;  and that you would not be brought back to Us?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So Exalted be Allaah, the True King: Laa ilaaha illa Huwa (none has&#xA;  the right to be worshipped but He), the Lord of the Supreme Throne!”&#xA;  [al-Mu’minoon 23:115, 116] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“We created not the heavens and the earth and all that is between them&#xA;  for a (mere) play”[al-Anbiya’ 21:16] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We created them not except with truth (i.e. to examine and test those&#xA;  who are obedient and those who are disobedient and then reward the&#xA;  obedient ones and punish the disobedient ones), but most of them know&#xA;  not” [al-Dukhaan 44:38]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also have to remember that God is just, Satan may be putting the idea into your head that others have an advantage over you, But nay YOU have the advantage over others:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (pbuh) said, “For any adversity a Muslim suffers, Allah erases&#xA;  some of his sins, even though it may be no more than a thorn pricking&#xA;  him.” (Related by Al-Bukhari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Another version of this Hadith is also related by Al-Bukhari on the&#xA;  authority of two of the Prophet’s (pbuh) companions, namely, Abu Saeed&#xA;  Al-Khudri and Abu Hurairah who quote him as saying: “Whatever befalls&#xA;  a Muslim of exhaustion, illness, worry, grief, nuisance or trouble,&#xA;  even though it may be no more than a prick of a thorn, earns him&#xA;  forgiveness by Allah of some of his sins.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jabir ibn Abdullah narrated that Allah’s Messenger salallahu alayhi&#xA;  wasallam said, “On the Day of Resurrection, when people who have&#xA;  suffered affliction are given their reward, those who are healthy will&#xA;  wish their skins had been cut to pieces with scissors when they were&#xA;  in the world.” (Al-Tirmidhi, 1570)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;many more here and here&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know that each soul can be more capable than another:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Allah does not burden a soul beyond that it can bear…” (Qur’an,&#xA;  2:286).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore believe that you are strong enough to handle this and know that you will be rewarded for it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have to also bear in mind that this can help you abstain from sin, our tongues, limbs, ears and sights shall shall be used in only what please Allah not the opposite, the following Hadeeth is one of many revealing the consequences of not using such organs correctly: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;He who narrates a dream which he has not seen&#xA;  will be put to trouble to join into a knot two barley seeds which he&#xA;  will not be able to do; and he who seeks to listen to the talk of a&#xA;  people (secretly) will have molten lead poured into his ears on the&#xA;  Day of Resurrection; and he who makes a picture (of people or other&#xA;  creatures with a soul, such as animals and insects) will be (severely&#xA;  punished), and he will be asked to infuse spirit therein, which he&#xA;  will not be able to do.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am sure that if I was blind and deaf will definitely have earned mush less sins than what I have now!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This might be a test that your going through only god knows why:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss&#xA;  of wealth, lives and fruits…” (Qur’an, 2:155)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do not compare yourself to others in a negative way for example do not say they have wealth and I don't, no matter how much you go through there is always someone who is going through more than you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the authority of Abu Huraira (R.A.A.) who said: The Prophet (PBUH),&#xA;  said: &quot;Look upon one who is below you in status. In this way you will&#xA;  not look down upon the grace of that God bestowed upon you.&quot; (Bukhari&#xA;  and Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Be thankful for what you have:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;. . . then when (Sulaiman (Solomon)) saw it placed before him, he&#xA;  said: “This is by the Grace of my Lord to test me whether I am&#xA;  grateful or ungrateful! And whoever is grateful, truly, his gratitude&#xA;  is for (the good of) his own self, and whoever is ungrateful, (he is&#xA;  ungrateful only for the loss of his own self). Certainly! My Lord is&#xA;  Rich (Free of all wants), Bountiful” [An-Naml: 40]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And (remember) when your Lord proclaimed: ‘If you give thanks (by&#xA;  accepting Faith and worshipping none but Allah), I will give you more&#xA;  (of My Blessings); but if you are thankless, verily, My punishment is&#xA;  indeed severe’” [Ibraaheem 14:7]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah Guide Us all!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastActivityDate="2016-02-20T18:25:33.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30031" CreationDate="2016-02-20T18:42:14.693" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;aww, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hat is sunnah. There are many hadiths which show that the prophet (Saw) wore a hat in prayer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wail ibn Hajr mentions how he looked at the congregation and they were wearing hats (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/338&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/338&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another hadith, the Prophet (Saw) says that &quot;The difference between us and the polytheists is that we wear turbans over CAPS&quot; - the polytheists wore turbans without caps, while the Muslims wore caps first, and turbans on top. Thus, the wearing of caps is sunnah (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/24/73&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/24/73&lt;/a&gt; - note that Albani calls this narration weak, but his gradings are contested). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in Hajj, the Prophet (saw) instructed everyone not to wear hats, which shows that it was normal for them to wear hats. This is further proof that hats were worn. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, there is a hadith in which Umar (ra) or the Prophet (Saw)'s hat falls off, which again indicates that hats were worn. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The large body of hadiths on the wearing of caps indicate that it is sunnah to wear them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people say that hats were worn outside prayer but not in prayer. This is unlikely. If it were true, there would be lots of hadiths describing how the Prophet (Saw) and sahaba took off their hats before praying. Such hadiths don't exist, which means this didnt happen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;some more hadiths on hats are here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=%D9%82%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=%D9%82%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;wwb&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastActivityDate="2016-02-20T18:42:14.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30022" CreationDate="2016-02-20T18:52:40.557" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;aww, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Continue praying, without picking it up. Once the prayer is done, wear your hat. Any major action in prayer that might make someone think you are not in prayer would break it. Thus, avoid putting on your hat in prayer, and wear at the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same applies if the imam's microphone falls off, or if your mobile or cards fall out from your pocket. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;wwb&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-04T15:22:17.387" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T15:22:17.387" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30000" CreationDate="2016-02-20T18:53:57.487" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;aww, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;insist that the person DID lend it you. If he refuses, give it to him as a gift, or buy him something of the same value, and then, just in case,  donate to the poor. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;wwb&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastActivityDate="2016-02-20T18:53:57.487" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30041" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7570" CreationDate="2016-02-20T21:28:22.580" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ummah is everyone being together as the prophet pbuh stated every prophet before him was given his nation to guide but Allah has given him everyone to guide. Also everyone knows Jesus gave grape juice, fish and bread to 5000 people on a Friday and the Islamic day for prayer is Friday. Everyone is Adam and eve's children and we will come together as one when Jesus descends upon the earth in Jerusalem to fight and kill the False Prophet (Dajjal). So why my brothers and sisters are we not coming together as one, as the prophets pbuh ummah (nation). Instead we choose to be ignorant and blind with hatred that we cannot come together as one nation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet pbuh also stated that the devil will rise between Egypt and Iraq which is Syria and will rise and call himself Muslim and cause destruction on the earth which is happening so why don’t we rise as one nation. Regardless of race or religion. And be one ummah as we are all created from the greatest, most gracious creator of all Allah(god).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15836" LastEditorUserId="15543" LastEditDate="2016-02-29T07:05:54.790" LastActivityDate="2016-02-29T07:05:54.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7570" CreationDate="2016-02-20T21:37:44.227" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ummah means nation or group. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to my knowledge it is wider than one nation expecially when we talk about the prophet pbuh and islam. The prophet pbuh was given five things that no other prophet was given and one of those five things being that he was given to all mankind not just the islamic nation wheras the other prophets before him where given to one religion/nation so you are wrong to say the word ummah only specifically applys to muslims/islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15836" LastActivityDate="2016-02-20T21:37:44.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30043" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-21T03:30:01.647" Score="1" ViewCount="860" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Muhammad S always make alot of dua or little?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My uncle discouraged me to stop nagging Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, is Scholar Bilal Assad said Allah loves naggers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that also true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15732" LastActivityDate="2016-03-22T19:57:06.613" Title="Is it Sunnah of Islam to always make dua?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|sunnah|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7869" CreationDate="2016-02-21T04:09:07.920" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;An English pronounciation is not an issue I believe as most Muslims take the name of our prophet Muhammad pbuh in their names but is usually spelt Mohammed which the English thought their are other variations used.using the English spelling or pronounciation does not invalidate the name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15840" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T04:09:07.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30036" CreationDate="2016-02-21T05:23:54.473" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;but let me tell you your question and correct me if i am wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.the science has tell us that a disable baby come from bad nutrient, off course there are some gene that play part on that. but the condition of mother nutrient play the most essential parts. this, i think bring us to another problem which is poverty.&#xA;In surrah Al-Isra, we know we cannot choose where we will be born. so no matter what the condition of our life that we face on. it's actually still with in our boundary. you can choose to sad about it or striving for a better life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.yes it is, but like everybody else we have problem of our own. when you are suffer still its feels like the worse compared to another person suffering (which is very subjective off course)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3.off course it is but before that, remeber &quot;inna mal a'maluu binnniat&quot;....&quot;every act as based on niat (intention)&quot;. if be patience during sickness were considered as Ibadah (good deeds) of course it will be rewarded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15841" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T05:23:54.473" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30046" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-21T07:23:47.233" Score="2" ViewCount="1163" Body="&lt;p&gt;In USA it is cool to have sex with girls to use them as sex objects, then throw them away and replace them with some other girl who is younger and prettier. People call them studs, players, heartbreakers, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Allah punish heartbreakers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because it is cool for men to cheat on your wife. It is a double standard for women. If women does what men do is bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And to those women who were used then left, will Allah give them justice and all that good stuff whether they were Muslim or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I looked up the word &quot;forever&quot; on urbandictionary.com&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It means &quot; i will love you till someone better comes along.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one who wrote that definition, was he  sinful?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it haram to write those definition on that website?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please Muslim brothers give me your answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I live in the USA and it is hard and sad. Hardly anyone is good. I think all men are evil. I just need my faith to be restored. Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15732" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-24T16:05:57.540" LastActivityDate="2016-08-22T18:01:24.420" Title="Does Allah hate the playboys?" Tags="|halal-haram|allah|non-muslim|non-muslim-countries|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30047" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5661" CreationDate="2016-02-21T10:46:49.403" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Best way to learn the Classical Arabic (Fusha)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Learning modern Arabic can be helpful for you, but I assume you can use Quranic dictionaries as well. Since, to the best of my knnowledge, there are Quranic dictionaries which has explained Quranic vocabularies ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, you can peruse the following sites as related Arabic language ... :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/al-serat/vol-14-no1-spring-1988/islam-quran-and-arabic-literature-elsayed-m-h-omran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org/al-serat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/search/site/arabic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org/search/site/arabic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/elementary-arabic-morphology-1-rashid-al-shartuni&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org/elementary-arabic...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-28T14:51:05.797" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T14:51:05.797" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30048" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30049" CreationDate="2016-02-21T10:53:13.937" Score="2" ViewCount="2389" Body="&lt;p&gt;Someone who is not a Muslim (yet?) but she loves Islam, said &quot;If Qur'an says do not insult people, it means DO NOT INSULT PEOPLE.&quot;, I'm looking for verses where it says in Qur'an. If anyone knows some, please share me link. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People like non-Muslims, who do wrongdoers like they support homosexuality or drink alcohols.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15835" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-29T11:24:02.783" LastActivityDate="2021-02-07T21:01:10.907" Title="Is it allowed to insult sinners?" Tags="|quran|reference-request|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30048" CreationDate="2016-02-21T12:18:41.437" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Refering to the two verses below you can easily tell that we should abstain from insulting any one whether it was a non believer or a believer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;6:108 And do not insult those they invoke other than Allah , lest they&#xA;  insult Allah in enmity without knowledge. Thus We have made pleasing&#xA;  to every community their deeds. Then to their Lord is their return,&#xA;  and He will inform them about what they used to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;49:11 O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another]&#xA;  people; perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule&#xA;  [other] women; perhaps they may be better than them. And do not insult&#xA;  one another and do not call each other by [offensive] nicknames.&#xA;  Wretched is the name of disobedience after [one's] faith. And whoever&#xA;  does not repent - then it is those who are the wrongdoers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if someone verbally abuses us that still does not give us the right to abuse them as well as two wrongs don't make a right and we will be rewarded for our patience&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The Muslim who mixes with the people and bears patiently their&#xA;  hurtful words, is better than one who does not mix with people and&#xA;  does not show patience under their abuse.&quot; (Mishkat, Book: Ethics, ch.&#xA;  'Gentleness, modesty and good behaviour')&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(3:185) &quot;You will certainly hear much abuse from the followers of&#xA;  previous books and from the idol-worshipping people. And if you are&#xA;  patient and keep your duty -- this is surely a matter of great&#xA;  resolution.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is one of my favourite hadeeths, it indicates that we should have more control over our speech and think of what we are about to say before saying it for it may harm someone:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah, Muhammed - SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam -&#xA;  said, “Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should speak good or&#xA;  keep silent.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are not limited to just abstaining from verbal insults rather from back biting others and speaking ill of them in their absence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Mughira bin Shu’ba - radiAllahu' anhu - : The Prophet -&#xA;  SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam - said,  “Allah has forbidden for you:(1)&#xA;  to be undutiful to your mothers, (2) to bury your daughters alive, (3)&#xA;  not to pay the rights of the poor and others (i.e. charity) and (4) to&#xA;  beg of men. And Allah has hated for you: (1) Qil and Qal (sinful and&#xA;  useless talk, like backbiting or that one talks too much about&#xA;  others), (2) to ask too many questions (in disputed religious matters,&#xA;  etc.), (3) to waste your wealth (by extravagance with lack of wisdom&#xA;  and thinking).” - Sahih al-Bukhari [3:591]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Knows best, inshalah this helped&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2016-02-22T09:41:45.363" LastActivityDate="2016-02-22T09:41:45.363" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30051" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30048" CreationDate="2016-02-21T12:25:59.670" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is right, we are not supposed to insult other people regardless of their beliefs. Allah (SWT) says in Surat Al-An'am &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/108&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[6:108]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U6UQ1.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/U6UQ1.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not insult those they invoke other than Allah , lest they&#xA;  insult Allah in enmity without knowledge. Thus We have made pleasing&#xA;  to every community their deeds. Then to their Lord is their return,&#xA;  and He will inform them about what they used to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want a better understanding of this verse, please consider reading the interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T12:25:59.670" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30052" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30122" CreationDate="2016-02-21T16:55:29.410" Score="2" ViewCount="521" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been reading Surah al-Kahf and I find myself quite confused about ayat 9-22. What is this story about youths in a cave? It is presented like it should be a story that I am already familiar with, but I am not. Especially in ayah 22 where it gets into a discussion about how many youths there were and whether or not the dog counted among their number.&#xA;Could someone help lend some background and context to this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15847" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-15T00:05:11.500" LastActivityDate="2017-06-15T00:05:11.500" Title="Surah Al-Kahf 18:9-22: What is this story about youths in a cave?" Tags="|surat-al-kahf|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30043" CreationDate="2016-02-21T19:02:49.660" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise Be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly on importance of Dua,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaah loves to be asked, and He encourages that in all things. He is angry with the one who does not ask of Him and He encourages His slaves to ask of Him. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And your Lord said: “Invoke Me [i.e. believe in My Oneness (Islamic&#xA;  Monotheism) and ask Me for anything] I will respond to your&#xA;  (invocation)”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Ghaafir 40:60]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“O mankind! It is you who stand as beggars in your relation to Allah,&#xA;  and it is Allah Who is Free of all wants, Worthy of all praise.”&#xA;  (Verses, 35:15)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And when My servants ask Thee (O’ Prophet) about Me, then verily I am&#xA;  near, I answer the prayer (Dua) of the supplicant when he beseeches&#xA;  unto Me. So let them hear My call, and believe in Me, so that they may&#xA;  be led aright.” (Sureh. 2:  Ayat 186)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Du’aa’ is very important in Islam, so much so that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Du’aa’ is worship.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 3372; Abu Dawood, 1479; Ibn Maajah, 3828; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 2590. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The most excellent worship is du&lt;code&gt;a.&quot; [Sahih Al-Jami&lt;/code&gt; no. 1133];&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;If one does not ask Allah, He will get angry with him.&quot;  [Sahih&#xA;  al-Jami` no.2414]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Verily your Lord is the One modest and Generous, and when His servant&#xA;  raises his hands to Him in supplication, He is diffident (in some&#xA;  wordings, shy or hesitant) from returning them empty.&quot;  [Ahmad, Abu&#xA;  Dawud and at-Tirmidhi - Hasan]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الدعاء سلاح المؤمن وعماد الدين ونور السموات والأرض “Du‘a is a weapon&#xA;  of a Muslim, a Pillar of Deen and the light of the skies and earth.”&#xA;  [Narrated by Hakim from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah and Abu Ya’la from&#xA;  Sayyiduna ‘Ali al-Murtudah, Hadith 6163]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“A servant’s supplication is never void of three things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1) either his sins are forgiven, 2) or he benefits in this world, 3)&#xA;  or virtues are accumulated for him in the hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the servant will observe this reward (Thawab) accumulated for him&#xA;  in the hereaftr in compensation for that which was not fulfilled in&#xA;  the Duniyah, then he will desire that none of his desires should have&#xA;  been fulfilled in the world, but rather be accumulated for the&#xA;  hereafter.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of these verses and ahadees are so self explanatory that their is nothing left to say.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally it might be the case that their is something regarding your way of du because of which your uncle discourages you, for antiquates of dua read this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/36902&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, about dua of prophet,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet S.A.W.W used to pray before and after everything, we find duas for most of the daily matters, besides that he used to make long prays in nights as mentioned in ahadees. And i don't think i can take this answer that long to mention them too here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-21T19:02:49.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30054" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30046" CreationDate="2016-02-21T19:36:46.750" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does Allah punish heartbreakers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess it depends, if its in relation to the scenario you've mentioned in your question then of course it is wrong to take advantage of others vulnerabilities to fulfil any aims or goals&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadeeth refers to how wrong it is to take advantage of others weakneses (in the hadeeth the weakness was being scared):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The companions of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon&#xA;  him) said that they were travelling with the Prophet (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allaah be upon him), and a man among them fell asleep.&#xA;  Some of them got a rope and tied him up, and he got scared. The&#xA;  Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:&#xA;  ‘It is not permissible for a Muslim to frighten another Muslim.’”&#xA;  (Narrated by Abu Dawood).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can imagine the other wrong actions one may take to deceive a person (lying...) which we know are clearly haram &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The Muslim is&#xA;  the brother of another Muslim, he does not wrong him, let him down or&#xA;  look down upon him. Taqwa (piety, awareness and fear of Allah) is&#xA;  here” – and he pointed to his chest three times – “It is sufficient&#xA;  evil for a man to look down upon his Muslim brother. Every Muslim is&#xA;  sacred to another Muslim, his blood, his property and his honour.”&#xA;  (Narrated by Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards your point quoted below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And to those women who were used then left, will Allah give them&#xA;  justice and all that good stuff whether they were muslim or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing to point out here is that we know that people will be judged individually but we don't know what judging criteria God has in place unless he reveals that to us, and it is only God who knows whats in a persons heart, however we know that God is just:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;… if you do judge, judge between them justly. Allah loves the just.&#xA;  (Surat al-Maida, 42)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards your query quoted below, the only case I think a word may be Haram is if it is made up for a purpose to insult any thing to do with our beliefs(god, prophets) OR if the word is a profound word such as swearing words&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I looked up the word &quot;forever&quot; on urbandictionary.com It means &quot; i&#xA;  will love youvtill someone better comes along.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;about what you said below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I live in the USA and it is hard and sad. Hardly anyone is good. I&#xA;  think all men are evil. I just need my faith to be restored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's really not true because there are a lot of people out there with sincere intentions, I know that it is hard where you live (I feel your pain) and every thing seems to be sexualised these days perhaps thats why you may feel this way, but for a piast/God fearing person will never do any of that because he knows that he has to answer to God for his actions, just pray to God that you will find someone suitable and hold on to patience and Iman&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(2:153) O you who have believed, seek help through patience and&#xA;  prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“…Indeed, the patient will be given their reward without account.”&#xA;  [az-Zumar 39:10].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2016-02-23T19:24:43.510" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T19:24:43.510" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30055" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-21T21:30:02.903" Score="1" ViewCount="304" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why are not now Muslim countries well developed in science &amp;amp; technology whereas this was not the case in era between 8th-12th centuries after BC?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15849" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-03-28T10:19:15.993" LastActivityDate="2018-03-28T10:19:15.993" Title="Why Muslim countries not well developed in science&amp;technology?" Tags="|practical-islam|islamic-philosophy|science|islamic-countries|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30056" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-21T23:19:11.373" Score="3" ViewCount="4629" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to lie in order to avoid a great sin? For example, a person was invited to an inappropriate party, so he acted sick to slip away and not attend it. So in such cases, &lt;strong&gt;would lying be allowed/encouraged?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T12:24:42.797" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T12:24:42.797" Title="Is lying to prevent a great sin allowed?" Tags="|halal-haram|sin|lying|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30057" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30048" CreationDate="2016-02-22T02:19:53.843" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it better to bring people together in the world or is it Ok to bring people hate, confusion and or an example of what not to do? If you look at common sense, human being can figure out that one must conduct themselves to reflect on a treatment of other people as people would want to be treated. Go back 2ooo years, go back 1400 years, can we look at history to understand that the ability to use our brain, our heart and our ability to move this world forward towards understanding starts with each of us taking accountability for ourselves. If we look around the world, do we not see something much greater than a difference in belief system, mindsets from the environment of confusion that allows the world to remain in hate instead of with love and understanding. Not only much greater but also our own missed opportunity to realize that change starts with each of us. Hajj should begin with our journey inside to look at the world not through the limited understanding of man but through the direction that God gave to man within the Mecca Qur'an, Peace, Understanding and Love. Man has felt the need to insult others based on a lack of education, lack of confidence, lack of maturity and a lack of understanding that we must think for ourselves when we seek direction and understanding since emotions make fool and moments of regret. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15850" LastActivityDate="2016-02-22T02:19:53.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30058" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-22T03:19:46.400" Score="3" ViewCount="1217" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to ask if a Muslim man can marry a non-Muslim woman in her country, is it valid? Is it possible to have equal wedding ceremony, like if the woman is a Christian can a Muslim man marry the Christian woman to her church and will it be considered valid to Muslim?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or if any case, the ceremony will be on a civil wedding in woman's country, is it valid still?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15851" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T11:03:02.117" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:29:52.283" Title="Can a Muslim man marry a non Muslim woman in her country as per her local laws and customs?" Tags="|nikah|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30059" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30076" CreationDate="2016-02-22T08:55:43.903" Score="1" ViewCount="524" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whether a non-Muslim who dies for his country is called as Martyr?&#xA;For example:&#xA;A non-Muslim soldier who saves the people of country from terrorist attack and loose his life for the sake of country or people or good deed? Whether he will be considered as Martyr according to Islam? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If yes, then will he face the fire of Hell as he died as non-Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4226" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-23T15:43:28.657" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T18:36:37.130" Title="Definition of Martyr in Islam" Tags="|hadith|hell|definitions|martyr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28565" CreationDate="2016-02-22T09:04:25.993" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think, you should. If teenagers don't learn basic sex education, maybe they will have problems in the future such as genital infections, unprotected sex acts. Basic sexual aspects must be learned at school only, not on Internet or with parents! Very good opinion about this problem i found there: &lt;a href=&quot;https://ask.naij.com/education/should-sex-education-be-made-compulsory-in-schools-i23980.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://ask.naij.com/education/should-sex-education-be-made-compulsory-in-schools-i23980.html&lt;/a&gt; - read 1st answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15853" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-02-24T04:06:45.303" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T04:06:45.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30061" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-22T16:03:46.333" Score="0" ViewCount="1661" Body="&lt;p&gt;Will Allah forgive for participating in sexual intercourse without penetration if a person was sincere in their repentance!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this count as Zina although penetration did not occur?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the best way to repent from such actions and make sure not to fall in them in the future?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15856" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2016-03-15T21:34:33.670" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T21:34:33.670" Title="Will allah punish me and never forgive me?" Tags="|punishment|zina|pregnancy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30062" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-22T16:36:18.207" Score="0" ViewCount="479" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to ask why our Holy Prophet (Peace be Upon Him) gave death order of Asma Bint Marwan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15858" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-03-15T21:35:07.860" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T21:35:07.860" Title="Death of Asma Bint Marwan" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|death|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30063" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30061" CreationDate="2016-02-22T17:04:17.227" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Name of Allah, the &lt;strong&gt;Most Gracious&lt;/strong&gt;, the &lt;strong&gt;Most Merciful&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Will Allah punish me and never forgive me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, No one among us can ever speak on Allah's behalf and say that Allah (SWT) will not forgive you for what you've done, there is a hadith in Sahih Muslim that says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “A man&#xA;  said: By Allah, &lt;strong&gt;Allah will not forgive&lt;/strong&gt; this person! Allah the Exalted&#xA;  said: Who is he who swore by me that I will not forgive someone? I&#xA;  have forgiven him and nullified your good deeds.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, I cannot count the number of verses and ahadith that talk about Allah's forgiveness and mercy, they are far beyond our understanding and imagination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, what I can advise you is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do not despair of the mercy of Allah (SWT) no matter how much you've sinned. Always seek His forgiveness and mercy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: O My servants who have transgressed against their own souls,&#xA;  despair not of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins.&#xA;  Truly, He is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surah az-Zumar 39:53)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Please do not repent just because you are afraid that you might get pregnant. Repent sincerely to Allah (SWT) and He will not expose you due to his mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Encourage your partner to repent to Allah (SWT) as well and do your best to abstain from that sin, and try to get married if possible.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastActivityDate="2016-02-22T17:04:17.227" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30062" CreationDate="2016-02-22T19:16:01.277" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet never did order the killing of Asma bint Marwan. The story is fabricated. The chain of narrators (isnad) is very weak, including one narrator who was known to be a liar (Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Ala al-Schami). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://discover-the-truth.com/2015/04/04/story-of-asma-bint-marwans-killing-true-or-false-part-1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://discover-the-truth.com/2015/04/04/story-of-asma-bint-marwans-killing-true-or-false-part-1/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many Western historians pointed to this tale in order to belittle the Prophet and show Islam in a negative light. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-27T09:40:09.630" LastActivityDate="2016-02-27T09:40:09.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30065" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30056" CreationDate="2016-02-22T19:49:18.850" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its not advisable to commit a sin to avoid another sin. This makes no sense, as you disobey Allah's commands regardless in which way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lying is never encouraged in Islam and is one of the bigger sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet(s) said: &quot;Lying leads to immorality, and immorality leads to&#xA;  hellfire.[Kanz al-Ummal,8217]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Ali (as) said: &quot;Cast aside lying, for it opposes faith. A&#xA;  truthful person is on the verge of salvation and dignity, whereas a&#xA;  liar is on the point o falling down and humiliation [Nahj-ul-&#xA;  Balaghah, Sermon 86]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-25T07:01:52.577" LastActivityDate="2016-02-25T07:01:52.577" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30066" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-22T21:43:08.490" Score="4" ViewCount="35066" Body="&lt;p&gt;Specifically, what verses in the &lt;em&gt;Quran&lt;/em&gt; define or explain &lt;strong&gt;love&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This could be verses that mention romantic love, or love (deep friendship) for one's fellow man, or love (pity) for the unfortunate and poor, or one's love for (devotion to) Allah, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15861" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-23T15:38:27.383" LastActivityDate="2018-10-29T05:45:48.503" Title="What does the Quran say about love?" Tags="|quran|love|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17466" CreationDate="2016-02-23T12:28:07.027" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all Zina's maximum punishment &lt;strong&gt;is not&lt;/strong&gt; stoning. Its maximum punishment is 100 lashes and that too only when you are utterly reckless and stupid enough to have committed it in public (with at least 4 witnesses). Stoning is merely a fantasy of deranged. Stoning for simply Zina, is not grounded in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you do in your private life, is a matter between you and God alone and Islam doesn't concern itself with it. It only enforces a punishment if your actions lead to the destruction of structure in the society. If you committed Zina in privacy, the matter is between you and God alone. IMO you should repent, seek purity for yourself and pledge yourself not to repeat it again. You are probably not even entitled to a minor punishment, why would you want to commit suicide? Your guilty conscience is clouding your ability to think sensibly. Hopefully, with repentance you would find yourself at peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14004" LastEditorUserId="14004" LastEditDate="2016-02-23T12:33:35.620" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T12:33:35.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29127" CreationDate="2016-02-23T13:21:11.567" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does it invalidate prayer to read it fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If reading fast makes you not articulating the letters properly and/or changes the meaning of the verses that you are reciting, then your prayer will be invalid. If the meaning is not changed, then the prayer is valid; however, you don't get any reward from that prayer &lt;strong&gt;except for the amount of time you were actually having Khushu' خشوع (concentration) in that prayer&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, do your best to get rid of that habit because that, praying fast, is one of the attributes of the hypocrites (Munafiqeen). The Prophet (PBUH) said (the hadith is in Sahih Muslim):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That is the prayer of the munafiq. He waits until the sun is between&#xA;  the horns of the Shaytan (just before sunset), then he pecks four&#xA;  times, and he does not remember Allah, except a little.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T13:21:11.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16614" CreationDate="2016-02-23T15:06:40.240" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah (in the name of Allah),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT) says in Surat An-Nur, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;verse #60&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;والقواعد من النساء اللاتي لا يرجون نكاحا فليس عليهن جناح ان يضعن&#xA;ثيابهن غير متبرجات بزينة وان يستعففن خير لهن والله سميع عليم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And women of post-menstrual age who have no desire for marriage -&#xA;there is no blame upon them for putting aside their outer garments&#xA;[but] not displaying adornment. But to modestly refrain [from that] is&#xA;better for them. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Putting aside their &lt;strong&gt;other garments&lt;/strong&gt; is the only thing allowed for old women. However, old women must not uncover their hair in front of non-mahrams, as stated by the majority of mufasereen (commentators) regarding that verse. Their evidence is that the old woman cannot pray while her hair is &lt;strong&gt;uncovered&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;and the old woman is equal to the young woman in that regard&lt;/strong&gt;, hence, she is not supposed to uncover her hair in front of non-mahrams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: I did not go into details about &lt;strong&gt;other garments&lt;/strong&gt; that was mentioned in the verse because I understood that it is not a concern. Your question was clearly about the hair only.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T13:36:20.343" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30072" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-23T15:10:25.443" Score="0" ViewCount="904" Body="&lt;p&gt;Humans in general everywhere let men have sex casually but if a woman does it, it is frowned because of double standards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Question&lt;/em&gt;: In Islam, do double standards apply to women in regards to sex?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gender-based double standards occurs outside of Islam.  For example, the word &quot;slut&quot; in the English dictionary is a woman doing what men do just because she doesn't have the body. &lt;em&gt;A woman with the sexual morals of a man.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot ask Muslims face to face and I do not know how to apply the Qur'an in real life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15732" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-30T04:23:09.327" LastActivityDate="2017-06-30T04:23:09.327" Title="In Islam, do double standards apply to women in regards to sex?" Tags="|sex|men-women|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30058" CreationDate="2016-02-23T16:08:16.270" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to ask if a Muslim man can marry a non Muslim woman in&#xA;her country, is it valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Short answer is yes, it is valid. However, that non-Muslim woman must be chaste. Allah (SWT) says in Surat Al-Ma'idah (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;verse #5&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and the food of those&#xA;who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful&#xA;for them. &lt;strong&gt;And [lawful in marriage are] chaste women from among the&#xA;believers and chaste women from among those who were given the&#xA;Scripture before you&lt;/strong&gt;, when you have given them their due compensation,&#xA;desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse or taking [secret]&#xA;lovers. And whoever denies the faith - his work has become worthless,&#xA;and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding having the wedding ceremony in the church, the answer is &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt; because there will be some rituals and celebrations that are not part of Islam, some of them might actually be against the teachings of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Civil weddings are valid, but it's better if you also perform the wedding in your local mosque or any Islamic center before or after the civil wedding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/33656&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA - English&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/166583&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb - Arabic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-04T17:29:52.283" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:29:52.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30075" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30072" CreationDate="2016-02-23T18:08:18.093" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to the issue you are raising, you are calling it HAVING SEX OCCASIONALLY, but i suspect by the word slut and what i can sense in your question is about prostitution, and why only women are called sluts, while men are also involved in it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Islam has same ruling for both men and women involved in illegal sexual activities&lt;/strong&gt;, islam does not differentiate them in any matter like this.&lt;br&gt; Islam does differentiate where necessary, like women have leave from prayer in their periods, while men have no leave at all in prayer. And many other things.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T18:08:18.093" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30059" CreationDate="2016-02-23T18:36:37.130" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I asked same question to Mufti Munawwar Husain Sahab, Director of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tawheedcentre.org/?utm_source=stackexchange&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tawheed Centre&lt;/a&gt;. &#xA;His reply was as below:&#xA;To be called as martyr it is mandatory to have Iman . So if a non-muslim dies saving the people of his country he will not be called a martyr according to Islam as he didn't fulfill the condition of Iman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To get more clarification one can directly &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tawheedcentre.org/enquiry-form/?utm_source=stackexchange&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;contact&lt;/a&gt; Mufti Munawwar Husain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14721" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T18:36:37.130" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30077" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30066" CreationDate="2016-02-23T18:36:52.870" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well you have multiple questions in single line, i might to touch the tip of the ice burg. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On love between humans&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Read &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-427-3223.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and follow, but 1 thing i should make clear, love among humans is not only love of opposite sexes only for sex, love is when you for something good for someone else for the sake of humanity.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And of His Signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that&#xA;  you may find tranquility in them; and &lt;strong&gt;He placed between you affection&#xA;  and mercy&lt;/strong&gt;. [Quran 30: 21]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not righteousness that you turn your faces to the East or the&#xA;  West, &lt;strong&gt;but truly righteous is he who&lt;/strong&gt; believes in Allah and the Last Day&#xA;  and the angels and the Book and the Prophets, &lt;strong&gt;and spends his money for&#xA;  love of Him, on the kindred and the orphans and the needy and the&#xA;  wayfarer and those who ask for charity, and for ransoming the&#xA;  captives&lt;/strong&gt;; and who observes Prayer and pays the Zakat; &lt;strong&gt;and those who&#xA;  fulfill their promise when they have made one, and the patient in&#xA;  poverty and afflictions and the steadfast in time of war&lt;/strong&gt;; it is these&#xA;  who have proved truthful and it is these who are the God-fearing.  (Al&#xA;  Quran 2:178)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah is with those who are of service to others. (Al Quran 29:70)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“On the night of the fast it is lawful for you to have sexual&#xA;  relations with your wives.  &lt;strong&gt;They are clothing/covering (libaas) for&#xA;  you and you for them….”&lt;/strong&gt; (2:187)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In ahadees(Sayings of prophet peace be upon him)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, you will not enter Paradise unless&#xA;  you believe, and you will not believe unlessyou love each other.Should&#xA;  I direct you to something that if you constantly did it, you wouldlove&#xA;  each other? Spread the greetings of peace among you.&quot; [Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Allah will ask on the Day of Judgment: ‘Where are those who loved&#xA;  each other for the sake of My glory? Today, - on a day when there is&#xA;  no shade but mine – I shall shade them with My shade.” [Sahîh Muslim&#xA;  (2566)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it has something related to what you are looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet Muhammad (s) said: “Be kind, for whenever kindness becomes&#xA;  part of something, it beautifies it. Whenever it is taken from&#xA;  something, it leaves it tarnished.” – Imam Bukhari’s Book of Muslim&#xA;  Manners.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2016-02-24T16:25:05.723" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T16:25:05.723" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30078" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30080" CreationDate="2016-02-23T18:46:13.367" Score="1" ViewCount="992" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not a Moslem but I saw that the Quran permits using trained animals to catch animals for humans to eat. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran[5:4]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May the trained animal kill the prey or must it only bring the prey alive to the Moslem?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4328" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T05:31:03.367" LastActivityDate="2017-07-08T05:31:03.367" Title="May a trained hunting animal kill the prey or must it only bring the prey alive?" Tags="|halal-haram|meat|hunting|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30030" CreationDate="2016-02-23T18:47:14.640" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I asked a mufti about it, and his reply was that&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;People who are doing these things they are not supposed to do so, they are supposed to recite quran beautifully, not to add artificial sounds in it. And also not to add sounds which disturbs the beauty of recitation, and just focuses on how long one can recite and things like that.&lt;br&gt; This thing was first started in areas around miser(egypt) and the ulama of haramain(makkah and madinah) had condemned them in that time when it began.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;As a summary, it is not good thing to do, and we do not give a strict ruling on it to be haraam either. And we ask them to stop doing this and we pray to Allah to guide them.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T18:47:14.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30078" CreationDate="2016-02-23T19:25:27.983" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;May the trained animal kill the prey or must it only bring the prey&#xA;  alive to the Moslem?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The trained animal may do either one; kill the prey or bring it alive, as long as it doesn't eat from it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith in &lt;a href=&quot;http://hadithcollection.com/sahihmuslim/149-Sahih%20Muslim%20Book%2021.%20Games%20and%20Animals%20Which%20May%20be%20Slaughtered%20/13154-sahih-muslim-book-021-hadith-number-4733.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; that says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Adi b. Hatim reported: I asked Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon&#xA;  him) saying: We are a people who hunt with these (trained) dogs, then&#xA;  (what should we do)? Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: &lt;strong&gt;When you&#xA;  set of your trained dogs having recited the name of Allah, then eat&#xA;  what these (hounds) have caught for you, even if it (the game) is&#xA;  killed, provided (the hunting dog) has not eaten (any part of the&#xA;  game).&lt;/strong&gt; If it has eaten (the game), then you don't eat it as I fear&#xA;  that it might have caught for its own self. And do not eat in case&#xA;  other dogs have joined your trained dogs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit: the verse you are talking about is not #5, it is #4 in Chapter 5 (Al-Ma'idah).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastActivityDate="2016-02-23T19:25:27.983" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30081" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-23T21:56:41.677" Score="3" ViewCount="910" Body="&lt;p&gt;I went to Burger King and they had an ice cream whose wrapper had an image that looked like the name of Allah in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XxrcO.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/XxrcO.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Allah image on ice cream packaging&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it haram to eat an ice cream whose packaging contains an image that looks Allah in Arabic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14900" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-20T02:20:48.050" LastActivityDate="2018-10-17T12:03:41.917" Title="Is it haram to eat an ice cream whose packaging contains an image that looks like Allah in Arabic?" Tags="|halal-haram|allah|arabic|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30085" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-24T02:08:51.710" Score="2" ViewCount="2542" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was feeling depressed and I heard that Allah couldn't care less of this dunya because Adam (S) was sent here as punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it true that humans can never be happy here no matter what Allah gives because this place was designed to break your heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard a hadith about a dead goats head has the low value of dunya or something like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it also true that the bigger the test the better reward and that there is a hadith that people will wish they had a bad life because of Allah rewards. Right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15732" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T01:20:53.550" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T01:20:53.550" Title="Is it true that the Prophets and Allah hate and don't care for this dunya?" Tags="|allah|prophets|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30056" CreationDate="2016-02-24T02:17:46.483" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Take this question away from the thought of shading the true to prevent someone from being hurt or feeling bad. It is more a case of communication and being able to express yourself with those you would consider friends. Add to this what you cause within your own self that carries on after the event takes place. If you care about your friend and you want to build a deeper relationship with this person, look to there to answer this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15850" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T02:17:46.483" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30087" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-24T02:29:39.310" Score="3" ViewCount="575" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know speaking of Islam without knowlege is forbidden. But what about speaking without knowledge not involved with Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example: Many non Muslims write their own biased and personal definitions of people's names, type of people and other words in urbandictionary.com . Most of these words are sexist and made mostly by non Muslim Americans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another question, is being biased a sin? Lets say if you hate a group of people by one person and you give judgment, think, and act by your personal feelings?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15732" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T09:19:07.997" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T09:19:07.997" Title="Is speaking without knowledge not about Islam still a sin? Is being biased haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|behavior|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30088" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25517" CreationDate="2016-02-24T06:47:48.683" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillahi rahmaan rahiim.&#xA;Women are not allowed to cut their hair as they might imitate men. Men are allowed to grow their hair up to the shoulders or above them. Therefore women's hair should below the shoulders because cutting their up to the height of men is accursed action. Its also not allowed to imitate non muslims who cut their hair for fashion. Because ''anyone who imitates a group is part of it''.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15875" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T06:47:48.683" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30091" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30085" CreationDate="2016-02-24T12:13:59.300" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, this is totally wrong. Look if Allah does not love us then why He always forgive us?U know Allah had made us a Muslim because he want to see us in Jannah. We just have to prove that we r worthy of it. Look Allah loves us that is,the prove I have given u.And the answer 4 the dunya is that it is temporary.We humans r not designed 4 dunya indeed we r designed 4 Jannah.U know this is our exam. Allah takes our test and judge us by two ways.When a blessing is given to us or when any clamity strikes on us.Allah loves us. Allah do care 4 us. See a mother,one mother care 4 us and u tell me what about Allah. He loves us more than 70 mothers. Any idea?&#xA;And stop saying anything wrong about Allah. The best technique is keep on reciting kalima and read the Quran with Translation and Tafseer. That's all I can advice u!Jazak Allah!And yes ask Allah 4 guidance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15870" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-08T14:19:17.477" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T14:19:17.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23514" CreationDate="2016-02-24T14:20:33.563" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ&#xA;  إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ&#xA;  يَسَارٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه&#xA;  وسلم قَالَ‏:‏ إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نُبَاحَ الْكِلاَبِ أَوْ نُهَاقَ&#xA;  الْحَمِيرِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ، فَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ، فَإِنَّهُمْ&#xA;  يَرَوْنَ مَالاَ تَرَوْنَ، وَأَجِيفُوا الأَبْوَابَ، وَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ&#xA;  اللهِ عَلَيْهَا، فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لاَ يَفْتَحُ بَابًا أُجِيفَ&#xA;  وَذُكِرَ اسْمُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ، وَغَطُّوا الْجِرَارَ، وَأَوْكِئُوا&#xA;  الْقِرَبَ وَأَكْفِئُوا الآنِيَةَ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jabir ibn 'Abdullah reported that the Messenger of Allah(may Allah&#xA;  bless him and grant him peace) said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;When you hear a dog barking or a&#xA;  donkey braying in the night, seek refuge with Allah. They see what you&#xA;  do not see. Shut the doors and mention the Name of Allah over them.&#xA;  Shaytan will not open a door which has been shut and had the name of&#xA;  Allah mentioned over it. Then cover the pots, tie the water-skins and&#xA;  cover the vessels.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15883" LastEditorUserId="12691" LastEditDate="2016-02-27T18:47:08.740" LastActivityDate="2016-02-27T18:47:08.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30087" CreationDate="2016-02-24T17:02:32.510" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As of your first question,&lt;br&gt; &lt;strong&gt;what about speaking without knowledge not involved with Islam?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If you are speaking about something without its knowledge, than in relaity what you are doing is wither telling a lie, or telling people what you THINK that thing might be or might not be. So at least it is lie and islam doesnot allow anyone to lie in any matter.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoting from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=302476&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allaah says (what means): &lt;strong&gt;{O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with information, investigate, lest you harm a people out of ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful.}&lt;/strong&gt; [Quran 49:6]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Abu Hurayrah  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  him related that the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) said: “&lt;strong&gt;Suffice it as a lie that one speaks about everything one hears.&lt;/strong&gt;” [Muslim]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Shaykh Al-Uthaymeen  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him said in his commentary on this Hadeeth:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;“It means that if a person speaks about everything he hears without verifying it, then he is likely to lie, and this is the reality. Some people come to you and say, such a thing has happened, and if you investigate the matter, you find that it did not happen. Or, a person comes to you and says, so and so said such and such, and if you investigate the matter, you find that he did not say it.”&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now about the example you gave&lt;/strong&gt;, it does not quite fits on question you asked, what i can say is if you want to know the meaning of a name, name is nothing but some word of some language. You must check that language for the word and its root. Such as my name is from arabic, if you need to know meaning of my name, you must be looking in some arabic dictionary for all the words i have in my name. Or better ask someone who knows arabic. And of-course whoever is doing such is wrong&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Now on your second question:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يا ايها الذين امنوا كونوا قوامين لله شهداء بالقسط ولا يجرمنكم شنان قوم&#xA;  على الا تعدلوا اعدلوا هو اقرب للتقوى واتقوا الله ان الله خبير بما&#xA;  تعملون&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran 5/8&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm for Allah ,&#xA;  witnesses in justice, and &lt;strong&gt;do not let the hatred of a people prevent&#xA;  you from being just. Be just; that is nearer to righteousness. And&#xA;  fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what you do.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are hundreds of example on this topic, but the above ayah sums it all up. That you must NOT!&#xA;&lt;br&gt;You can search on this topic and there is lot of examples from islamic history on this topic you may find books on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T17:02:32.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30081" CreationDate="2016-02-24T17:09:03.963" Score="0" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My opinion on all matters of this kind is that &lt;strong&gt;it is in all situations better to avoid such things.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And it depends on their intention of printing such things, is it accidental or co-incidence or they are doing it on purpose. In all cases &lt;strong&gt;as a muslim you should talk with them and let them know that this is like this and they should change their design immediately.&lt;/strong&gt; If it is on purpose, they must be held accountable by law!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T17:09:03.963" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30055" CreationDate="2016-02-24T19:47:50.490" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because, like some of the Church's stands on science, Islam also had its bad leaders that professed that some sciences are the work of the devil. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a very good &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl1nJC3lvFs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;talk&lt;/a&gt; by Neil deGrasse Tyson that explains this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But even after that, unfortunately, a lot of it  had to do with the fact that most Muslim countries were subject to colonial presence, which greatly slowed their potential for development. In fact, most of the Muslim countries were flourishing at the time when Europe was in the dark ages. If you understand French, this is a short but &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5twWoLJNo9Y&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;very nice video&lt;/a&gt; that speaks to that effect by historian René Vautier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to sum up, Muslim countries had their great period of grandeur, then collapsed a little, then had a fertile enough ground (more fertile than in the western world at the time) but did not have the chance to evolve. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I am reluctant to close my answer without saying that lamenting on the past is one thing, but taking responsibilities for the present is another. In today's world, the biggest problem of Muslim countries, in addition to corruption, low level education, and huge political problems, is religious fundamentalism. But that is very close to the context in which Galileo and Copernicus evolved. So one should not take it as an excuse. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim countries are getting there. Colonialism and western domination only ended less than a century ago, give it time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that regard, I completely disagree with the assertion that it has anything to do with there not being enough &quot;good Muslims&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a very good &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.economist.com/news/international/21570677-after-centuries-stagnation-science-making-comeback-islamic-world-road&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;article by the Economist&lt;/a&gt; on how Muslim countries are &quot;making a come back&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-02-24T19:47:50.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30102" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30085" CreationDate="2016-02-24T20:43:09.740" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course Allah swt cares for dunya. He has created dunya for us and provided everything we need in dunya in the most perfect way. However, dunya is just a temporary place and not our final destination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore we must not attach our heart to dunya as this is the place of struggle, testing, calamity, illness, death, hunger, thirst and desperation. Of course there are many positive things in dunya as well but everything in dunya is not lasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So compared to the next life in the Hereafter, which is the real life, were there is no death and where a believer is rewarded for his deeds with eternal bliss, inshallah, dunya is a bad place. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said: Verily Allah revealed to the world, 'Tire and wear out the one who serves you, and serve the one who rejects you.'[Amali al-Saduq, p.230, no.9]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, it is a good place when we use it for self-development, learning and helping others and do not strive for its pleasures and be occupied by accumulating wealth or gaining power but be always aware that we must leave this world sooner or later. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The one who attaches his heart to the world has attached his heart to three things: endless worry, false expectations and unattainable hope.[Imam al-Sadiq, al-Kafi, 2, p.320, no. 17]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We must Ask ourselves the question whether we have used our wordly life to gain in the Hereafter or have we wasted the time which was given to us and lose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bigger the trial, the bigger the reward - that's only fair. The one who put more effort into something, spent more time and energy, sometimes even his life, needs to be rewarded more than the one who did less in all of this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this does not mean that we should be sad when our life is not full of difficulties and misery all the time. Everybody has a different ability and capacity to cope with calamities and bad times, therefore Allah swt tests each of us differently, according to our ability because He does not want to break us but He does want us to develop in His direction. And even good times or a lot of money and success can be a test. Do you become arrogant or greedy because of your wealth or good job position or do you share your money with the less fortunate and help your colleagues to succeed as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most important thing to remember is, that we must always thank Allah for what He has given us, no matter good or bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-02-27T09:38:48.937" LastActivityDate="2016-02-27T09:38:48.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30103" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-25T02:12:37.820" Score="3" ViewCount="374" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do you MUST make dua? Is it a voluntary or do we MUST?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will one go to hell if the Muslim does not make dua?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, what type of duas?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Types of Dua&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dua al mas’ala (ask) e.g. Grant me …&#xA;Dua al Ibaadah (worship) e.g. La Ilaaha Illallah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is one of the types of the duas written above superior or more favored to Allah?&lt;br&gt; Or does Allah love both of the duas the same? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the hadith that Allah gets angry when one does not ask of him.&lt;br&gt; What will happen once Allah gets angry? &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Does that mean you go to hell for not making dua?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15732" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-12T08:17:41.330" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T08:17:41.330" Title="Is dua not an option but an obligation?" Tags="|halal-haram|allah|dua|hell|obligation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30104" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-25T02:39:34.327" Score="1" ViewCount="1702" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the last few months I have been doing a great deal of reading and research about Islam, listening to lectures, and reading through a couple translations of Qur'an. From an intellectual/rational capacity it all makes sense to me. Learning about Islam feels like coming home after a long absence. But I don't really know what it means or what it's like to believe in God. How do you know if you believe in God, or how do you learn to believe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15847" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T12:12:27.760" Title="How do you know if you believe in Allah?" Tags="|allah|belief|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30105" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30103" CreationDate="2016-02-25T06:40:42.407" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This answer is based on my knowledge and research.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;May Allah Grant me strength to guide you well, right and forgive me for my mistake&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its good that you make Dua (Allah very much like this act), Well, who don't ask Dua (in sense of arrogance(Ghuroor &amp;amp; Takabbur) ) will consider himself in hell. here some ayat and some more details. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ramadan.com.au/benefits-and-power-of-dua&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link1&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/4005/dua-supplication-part-1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Link2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am giving you small example, I hope you will understand the importance of Dua, Eg: you are ill, and went to a doctor, Dr suggest you some medicine, you bought that but you are not taking those medicine and hoping that i will get fine (which is not possible). same, you are not making Dua and hoping for good doesnot make sense. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As there are multiple time mentioned in Quran &amp;amp; Hadith about dua. and&#xA;  on daily basis(Tahujjud Time, usually after Isha prayer till morning&#xA;  prayer adaan time) Allah says, is there any one who has something to&#xA;  ask(Dua) and I(Allah) will complete (accept) his/her Dua.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Effort and Dua are must for each other. Do effort and ask Dua.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some dua's, read its translation&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tFgAv.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tFgAv.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15889" LastActivityDate="2016-02-25T06:40:42.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30106" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-25T10:52:41.310" Score="5" ViewCount="252" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are dimmis allowed to propagate their faith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are dimmis allowed to debate with Muslims regarding religion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T12:48:10.027" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T12:48:10.027" Title="Is it permissible for non-Muslim dimmis to propagate their faith in an Islamic State?" Tags="|sharia|non-muslim|islamic-government|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30108" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-25T12:06:20.940" Score="1" ViewCount="1281" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am my wife's 2nd husband. She got a talaaq from her 1st husband, and about 1 year ago she left me and declared she does not want to come back. I have made a decision which is my own that I am not giving her a divorce for simple reasons because Allah does not like it, and nor do I.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I heard from someone she is looking for another rishtaa, and I have proof that she still married to me i.e nikaah certificate and wedding photos. And she has told her family and friends that she has got a khullah from me, the truth I did not give her a khullah, because I have no contact from Islamic Shariah council. Because as you know khullah can only be done through them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now she found some one 3rd husband, but me and my wife are not divorced, is this marriage to her 3rd husband allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15892" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-12T08:20:28.827" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:40:02.100" Title="We are not divorced but my wife married third time. Is her marriage allowed?" Tags="|sharia|quran|nikah|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30111" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30113" CreationDate="2016-02-25T17:09:22.820" Score="5" ViewCount="10842" Body="&lt;p&gt;How many majors sins are there? Are there seven or seventy major sins?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-30T01:37:01.077" LastActivityDate="2017-06-30T09:15:50.587" Title="What are the major sins in Islam?" Tags="|sin|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30113" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30111" CreationDate="2016-02-25T18:02:41.860" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think you are referring to the hadith about the seven sins that doom a person to hell (السبع الموبقات).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اجتنبوا السبع الموبقات، قالوا: وما هن يا رسول الله؟ قال: الشرك بالله،&#xA;  والسحر، وقتل النفس التي حرم الله إلا بالحق، وأكل الربا، وأكل مال&#xA;  اليتيم، والتولي يوم الزحف، وقذف المحصنات الغافلات المؤمنات.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Avoid the seven sins that doom a person to Hell.” We said: What are&#xA;  they, O Messenger of Allah? He said: “Associating others with Allah&#xA;  (shirk); witchcraft; killing a soul whom Allah has forbidden us to&#xA;  kill, except in cases dictated by Islamic law; consuming orphans’&#xA;  wealth; consuming riba; fleeing from the battlefield; and slandering&#xA;  chaste, innocent women.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These 7 sins are not the only major sins, the Prophet (PBUH) referred to them as &quot;sins that doom a person to hell&quot; because they are so evil, and their evil is greater than other sins' (majors or minors).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, there is no consensus that the major sins are  seven or seventy as you mentioned. Some scholars listed way more than seventy as major sins. However, the consensus is, a major sin is the sin that either has &lt;strong&gt;Hadd punishment in life (حد)&lt;/strong&gt; OR &lt;strong&gt;a warning and a severe punishment in the Hereafter (وعيد)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastActivityDate="2016-02-25T18:02:41.860" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9498" CreationDate="2016-02-25T18:28:19.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been training for well over 25 years in mostly martial arts but have trained in boxing, thai-boxing and full contact karate. Hitting the face whether for sport, fun or in aggression is haram. Islam teaches us to look after our body through good health and exercise, not to compete against our fellow brothers for status and arrogance which sadly is the state of boxing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15898" LastActivityDate="2016-02-25T18:28:19.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29988" CreationDate="2016-02-25T22:28:23.857" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can combine all three aspects in one dua.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's good to start your dua with the praise and glorification of Allah swt and sending blessings on the Prophet Muhammad and his holy family.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then Ask Allah for forgiveness for your fellow believers and yourself.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then it's good to pray for your brothers and sisters in faith  for everything they need or want (Everything which is good and halal). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At the end of your dua you should ask for yourself, doesn't matter whether your wish is big or small.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Finish your dua by sending once again blessings on the Prophet Muhammad and his holy family and the last should be: By Your Mercy,oh the Most merciful of the Merciful.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah swt loves to hear your voice especially in the night when everybody is at sleep. Try to be in a state between fear and hope. Fear of His punishment and hope for His mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (s)said: Supplication (dua) is the weapon of the believer, the pillar of religion, and the light of the heavens and the earth. [al-Kafi, v.2, p.468,no.1]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Never lose hope in your dua and keep on doing it!!!!!!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-15T13:27:35.487" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T13:27:35.487" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10736" CreationDate="2016-02-26T01:34:34.987" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;These conditions fall under the umbrella term called &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Addiction&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;, and has something to do with your Dopaminergic activity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are you sure fasting did not help?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Food Restriction Increases Dopamine Receptors. ...The scientists found that genetically obese rats had lower levels of dopamine D2 receptors than lean rats. They also demonstrated that restricting food intake can increase the number of D2 receptors, partially attenuating a normal decline associated with aging. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071025091036.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a complete overview and further details about the &lt;em&gt;receptor control theory&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;I strongly recommend you to read &lt;a href=&quot;http://gettingstronger.org/2010/10/change-your-setpoint/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; especially the section &quot;&lt;em&gt;HOW TO UPREGULATE YOUR RECEPTORS&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fasting (includes cutting sugar and not overeating while not fasting) with essential nutrients.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Exercise as much as you can.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Finding other ways to maintain the high.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please do follow the above tips, strictly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: Don't just try to increase Dopamine.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;Revision Before Edit&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that usually the symptoms like compulsive paranoia / hallucinations (which you've been calling vivid imagination a.k.a day dreaming), and addictions are related to serious mental disorders like Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder etc. These thoughts come again and again, no matter how hard you try to not think about them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well for sure you can follow the Prophet advice of fasting, but while you're not fasting you're obliged to consume healthy foods with Omega 3, B Complex etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from that, meditation and jogging / exercise helps you &lt;strong&gt;control your thoughts&lt;/strong&gt;. Get new experiences, learn new skills, memorize a new Surah etc. (proven to increase gray and white matter of brain). Also often suggested is cutting down sugar and having whole grains in diet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marrying is not only a solution, but is a Sunnah (but it won't likely solve the problems altogether).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the above advises are not a solution for you, then maybe visiting a psychiatrist would be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2016-03-11T12:59:29.010" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T12:59:29.010" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30121" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30123" CreationDate="2016-02-26T04:53:27.970" Score="1" ViewCount="323" Body="&lt;p&gt;I normally leave for prayers at 12pm. But on a particular Friday, I was informed at 12:10pm as I was leaving that I have to be on standby due to vendor visiting my workplace and I have to provide support which will take 2 hours. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel bad and upset that i'm unable to attend prayers. Will I be punished for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Narated By Al-Ja'd ad-Damri : The Prophet (pbuh) said: He who leaves the Friday prayer (continuously) for three Friday on account of slackness, Allah will print a stamp on his heart. - Abu Dawud (Book 2, Hadith 1047)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4185" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T10:31:33.890" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T10:31:33.890" Title="Missed Friday Prayers" Tags="|practical-islam|punishment|forgiveness|jumuah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30122" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30052" CreationDate="2016-02-26T09:12:10.347" Score="0" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Question was answered previously in comments, i am writing this answer on request of a member.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before coming to the story of the cave, &lt;strong&gt;here is some background.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually &lt;strong&gt;as muslims we believe that torah anjeel zaboor and quran are all from Allah&lt;/strong&gt;, there were also other books but those are not known today. Allah sent many messengers and many books.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;All of those messengers and books are right. And we idealize them. And we believe those books were revealed for either a community only or some were for the whole world but for short time, not forever.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], the Book in truth,&#xA;  confirming that which preceded it of the Scripture and as a criterion&#xA;  over it. Quran 5/47&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As last prophet, we follow Muhammad peace be upon him and last book quran, which we believe is the last book revealed by Allah and is continuity of previus scriptures, which is for whole humanity and is the last book to be followed til the end day, which is perfectly preserved. And all other books are not preserved and have been altered, so cannot be trusted, some books vanished completely. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Now coming to the main question, about the story of cave&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;You will occasionally find many stories of old people and other things common in books like bible torah and quran, but we go with preserved quran's version. And we suspect the versions of bible and torah might had been altered.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;For details on these ayahs and the tafsir you can lookup any good tafseer, i will recommend tafsir ibn kaseer.&#xA;Google yourself or Read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranwebsite.com/tafsir%20ibn%20kathir/ibn_018_al_khaif.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran4u.com/Tafsir%20Ibn%20Kathir/018%20Kahf.htm#&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And as you have found the reason yourself &lt;strong&gt;why the number of people is discussed&lt;/strong&gt;, it is true that it is for the people who ask useless questions. Like the people who were ordered to take meat of a cow and they kept questioning and questioning issa(Jesus) and it got harder and harder for them to get meat of that specific cow. you can read that story &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/67-71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-26T09:12:10.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30121" CreationDate="2016-02-26T09:26:29.117" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who believe (Muslims)! When the call is proclaimed for the&#xA;  Salât (prayer) on the day of Friday (Jumu'ah prayer), come to the&#xA;  remembrance of Allâh [Jumu'ah religious talk (Khutbah) and Salât&#xA;  (prayer)] and leave off business (and every other thing), that is&#xA;  better for you if you did but know![62:9]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you already know this hadees, there are many other ahadees too. &lt;strong&gt;You must repent to Allah and ask for forgiveness and make promise to of trying your best in future.&lt;/strong&gt; It is a sin and every sin has punishment, until or unless you have been forgiven by Allah for that sin. So repent and ask for forgiveness.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Besides it is a good sign you feel bad on sin and it is what is eman, when a momin do some sin, he feels like he is standing under a mountain and this mountain is going to be dropped on him any time. This is in a hadees but i don't remember complete reference. Just repent and do your best in future. Inshallah things will be fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For proper rulings, read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=83127&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/36530&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-26T09:26:29.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26333" CreationDate="2016-02-26T10:51:46.577" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is the sign of His supremacy, That he did what he want.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Allah) Most Gracious! (1) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is He Who has taught the Qur'an. (2) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has created man: (3) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has taught him speech (and intelligence). (4) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The sun and the moon follow courses (exactly) computed; (5) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the herbs and the trees - both (alike) prostrate in adoration. (6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the Firmament has He raised high, and He has set up the Balance&#xA;  (of Justice), (7) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In order that ye may not transgress (due) balance. (8) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So establish weight with justice and fall not short in the balance.&#xA;  (9) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is He Who has spread out the earth for (His) creatures: (10) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Therein is fruit and date-palms, producing spathes (enclosing dates);&#xA;  (11) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also corn, with (its) leaves and stalk for fodder, and sweet-smelling&#xA;  plants. (12) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? (13) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Noble Quraan : 55 Ar-Rahman&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And it is the proof of His Mercy, that he gives us chance to purify ourself&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ha'. Mim. (1) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By the Clear Book; (2) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;verily We have made it an Arabic Qur'an that you may understand. (3) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed it is transcribed in the Original Book with Us; sublime and&#xA;  full of wisdom. (4) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Should We divert this Good Counsel from you because you are a people&#xA;  immersed in extravagance? (5) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How many a Prophet did We send to the earlier peoples! (6) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yet never did a Prophet come to them but they mocked him. (7) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We utterly destroyed them although they were greater in might than&#xA;  these. The examples of ancient peoples have gone before. (8) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yet if you were to ask them: “Who created the heavens and the earth?”&#xA;  they will certainly say: “The All-Mighty, the All-Knowing has created&#xA;  them.” (9) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He it is Who made this earth for you a cradle and made in it pathways&#xA;  for you that you may find the way to your destination; (10)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Noble Quraan : 43 Az-Zukhruf&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah decide what to happen and where to happen. No one have power to question We have to be thankful to Allah, our Lord, Most Merciful for what he gives us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By the sun and its heat and brightness, (1) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and by the moon as it follows it; (2) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and by the day as it displays the sun's glory, (3) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and by the night as it envelopes the sun; (4) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and by the sky and by Him Who made it; (5) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and by the earth and by Him Who stretched it out; (6) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and by the soul and by Him Who perfectly proportioned it, (7) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and imbued it with (the consciousness of) its evil and its piety: (8) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He who purifies it will prosper, (9) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and he who suppresses it will be ruined. (10) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In their presumptuous insolence the Thamud called the Truth a lie (11)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;when their arch-criminal rose up in rage. (12) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then Allah's Messenger warned them: “Hands off the she-camel and her&#xA;  drink!” (13) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But they rejected his statement as a lie and hamstrung the she-camel.&#xA;  For that crime their Lord rumbled down upon them, utterly razing them&#xA;  to the ground. (14) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has no fear of its sequel. (15) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Noble Quraan: 91 As Shams&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Allah and his Messenger and do righteous deeds. In sha Allah, you will find yourself. Don't be depressed about yourself and don't be arrogant about yourself. Be Thankful to Allah for whatever he gives to you.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By the time, (1) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verily man is in loss, (2) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But not those who themselves believe and work righteous works, and&#xA;  enjoin upon each other the truth, and enjoin upon each other&#xA;  endurance. (3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Noble Quraan :103 Al-Asr&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes! There is all answers, in the Book of Allah, The Noble Quraan. It is a guidance for those who seek.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Alif. Lam Mim (1) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This Book whereof there is no doubt, is a guidance unto the&#xA;  God-fearing. (2) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who believe in the Unseen, and establish prayer, and out of that&#xA;  wherewith We have provided them expend. (3) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And who believe in that which hath been sent down unto thee and that&#xA;  which hath been sent down before thee and of the Hereafter they are&#xA;  convinced. (4) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These are on guidance from their Lord, and these they are the blissful&#xA;  ones. (5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Noble Quraan : 2 Al-Baqarah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15880" LastEditorUserId="15880" LastEditDate="2018-03-02T16:45:17.977" LastActivityDate="2018-03-02T16:45:17.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30131" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-26T15:24:30.367" Score="1" ViewCount="233" Body="&lt;p&gt;first, i would like to give an introduction please, so you dont get the wrong idea:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so she's, 14, a really nice, kind, intelligent, funny, religious, down to earth,financially and emotionally weak but physically strong and a mysterious girl. we go to a private school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so....there were 5 guys, now four( i am talking about sons of millionares here), who..... spoof,impersonate, tease, rag, &#xA;tantalise, taunt and ridicule her( not bully). these guys have been her class mates since kindergarden and only one of them left last year, who was the most evil and the&#xA; leader of the group. i dont know if she minds it or not because she's always ignoring them and has got physical only a couple of times only with the fat evil piece of shit, who has now left. the others are also along but they try to keep her mood in mind and would stop if she seems sad. god knows why they do that but  whenever i've asked them indirectly, they all point at one another saying he has a mighty crush on her and wouldn't tell her bcz obviosly she'll say no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;they even got to a point last year when her mom came to our school they went to her and told her her daughter was really &quot;cute&quot; and &quot;nice&quot; to which she said thank u but as they came next morning they told her and she went crazy. the other four were like i'm sorry but the evil one was like what can you do about it? she got up and was like how dare you approach my mom and stepforward towards him. thinking she'll step back because she's a MUSLIM GIRL he got closer and repeated his words and thats when she instead grabbed him from the collar and as she was about to pull him her hand slipped down to his pocket which she tore with a ssslllight pull and everyone's like whoa! he got all red and yellow but didn't say anything and covered by saying he didn't want to hurt a little muslim girl and then everyone challanged him to do an arm wrestling match with her. now when i and another guy(shy underdogs) were the only one in class that fat ass came to her and begged her to let him win because if he doesn't everyone will mock him forever. she said nothing but the next day while she was about to win i saw him touching or kicking her feet and then she looked towords his sorry face and let him win. the same way she always forgives them and does not complain to anyone because they're all from very rich and influentail families like politicians,business magnates etc while her single mom is a teacher at a primary school and so she doesn't want to cause problems for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the previous year they were you could say ragging her&#xA;but since the evil spirit left the others are now like flirting and teasing her etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;they call her sexyback and would start singing sexyback by justin timberlake everytime she's infront which she tries to avoid by sitting in the back seats but at times the teachers change our seats so....and they call her cutie pie when the teacher are around.they even through water on her at pack up time because thats when their parents or drivers or even gaurds are around and when she asked them why they said they like seeing her sexyback get wet which got her so angry but she could do nothing because his gaurds were around. they would tease her to the limits until she gets angry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BUT however whenever they notice she's sad like when she gets a B on a test etc they would instead console her and stop the teasing for a day or two. they would even lend her their sweater when in early winter she did not have a sweater of our schools uniform( probably because of financial reasons) by telling her they'd start again if she doesn't take it.or would buy her stuff to eat whenever she's sad(she likes food very much and cant ever say no to it no matter how bad the conditions are)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;these boys do not know about her personal broke life and thinks she has the strength to bare it which until now i did too, but i came to know when i moved into her neighborhood. i have heard her cries in the school bathroom and heard her praying to her god that she cant always bare them and how can she stop them from crossing their limits of her religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;now my question is how do i stop those guys? i am neither her best friend( she doesn't have any, its like the whole class is her friend), nor am i physically or financially as strong as anyone of the boys. should i talk to her that i can help her? i mean what would islam say about dealing with these situations because she puts her religion into everything?&#xA;p.s: i am a not a muslim.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15911" LastEditorUserId="15911" LastEditDate="2016-02-27T01:50:24.437" LastActivityDate="2016-02-27T01:50:24.437" Title="how do i help a muslim friend?" Tags="|practical-islam|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2017-10-15T15:16:59.217" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30131" CreationDate="2016-02-26T16:12:59.600" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you look at it, you know what to do. Be her friend and take the religion out of the equation since you are dealing with the emotional and mental health side. There is a lot of elements here that you are not aware of. Take the religion out meaning your comments above didn't really provide your depth of knowledge of relationship v.s. religion of faith. Add a relationship of God or Allah (for her) to her by getting her to share how she is feeling and how she views her belief side in this matter.&#xA;I would share with you that her actions show something of anger inside with aggressive but her ability to think that has developed from her personal struggles gives you ways to reach her as her friend that cares. This means, you need to look and pay attention to these abilities of your friend. &#xA;Finally, communication and listening to her is a strong way to have her fear connection and based on your comments, there is a lot in her life that gives her no connection to caring but her on her own. Read my words since your dealing with emotions, mental health issues and what seems to be normal for a lot of families today: confusion, no communication, dysfunction, no connection at the family level and anger that can be brought on by a lack of hope. This is tuff to deal with and you should realize that you must keep in mind why she is your friend, what is your motivation to help her and there are times in your life that you must see this is bigger than what you see so accept what you do as a moment in time instead of being her hero but just someone who is her friend and has compassion for someone who hurts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15850" LastActivityDate="2016-02-26T16:12:59.600" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30133" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-26T18:06:37.750" Score="0" ViewCount="2016" Body="&lt;p&gt;1.) Lately, I have been having a psychological crisis. Does Allah want me to go to Jannah? I go to the masjid for young adults and these sexist boys whom I grown up with. (Their parents are close friends with my parents.) They bully me and they are discouraging me. I overheard them saying they are praying to Allah so I will not go to Jannah because I do not deserve to go because I am selfish? I once said I want to go to the highest Jannah. They heard and said it was selfish of me. They said I do not deserve to go. You know the hadith &quot;none of you is a believer till you love your brother what you love for yourself.&quot; I told them that hadith and their response was was that the hadith applies for muslim men to help each other and not muslim men to want the muslim women as they want for themselves-whether mahram or not- i got discouraged and been feeling guilty. I earlier said that I do not want to Jannah because I felt unworthy. I still do. But I feel I am too selfish and greedy to want the best for myself. I want good people to go to Jannah but not myself anymore. I do not want to go to hell either because of the pain. But not heaven because I do not deserve it because I am greedy to want not only Jannah but Jannah furdouse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.) Is it sinful for me to not want Jannah? Is it sinful for me to give up on myself? I know Allah will forgive me but I feel that I do not deserve it and If I want Jannah then I am greedy. Rigbt now, I want to go to Jannah again but I feel unworthy and guilty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15732" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user15732" LastEditDate="2017-05-06T14:19:31.243" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T14:19:31.243" Title="Is it greedy of me to desire heaven?" Tags="|halal-haram|jannah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30131" CreationDate="2016-02-26T18:09:28.853" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Speaking from a religious prospective, Islam teaches us to be patient in times of difficulties such as these and God has assured us that we will be rewarded for our patience:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;And verily, whosoever shows patience and forgives, that would truly&#xA;be from the things recommended by Allah.'' Surah Ash Shura v43&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss&#xA;of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to As-Sabirun (the&#xA;patient)&amp;quot;. - (Surah Baqarah V155)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Only those who are patient shall receive their reward in full,&#xA;without reckoning.'' - (Surah Al Zumar V 10)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But also God commands us to act upon which is Evil, which is what you are trying to do by helping your friend:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the authority of Abu Sa’eed al-Khudree (may Allah be pleased with&#xA;him) who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of&#xA;Allah be upon him) say, “Whosoever of you sees an evil, let him change&#xA;it with his hand; and if he is not able to do so, then [let him change&#xA;it] with his tongue; and if he is not able to do so, then with his&#xA;heart — and that is the weakest of faith.” [Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;show this Hadeeth to your friend and tell her that although she will get rewarded for being patient but she does have to stand up against what is evil and wrong!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My advice is to speak to her and make it clear that what she is going through because of the wrongful actions of others is not right, comfort her as a friend tell her that you'll support her and be by her side while she goes through this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a number of actions you can take:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;speak to the head teachers in authority at school and make them take&#xA;action to prevent such thing from happening again&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You said this is not bullying, well actually it is, because if she&#xA;was given a choice she'd rather not go through this.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Stand up for her, not by showing physical aggression but by being&#xA;smart, when they approach her again, just ask them if her suffering&#xA;is bringing them joy, they will see the evil of their actions&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seek advice from councillors that you may have at school, they&#xA;surely know how to help out with issues like these.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope I helped!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-02-26T18:09:28.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30135" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-26T19:07:48.737" Score="0" ViewCount="561" Body="&lt;p&gt;Once I saw in yearly Calendar &amp;amp; also my father tells me that &quot; if i say bad words or scold (not in front) about my parent in-laws, it is as if I am scolding my parents&quot;. Since then I have stopped, but I would like to know if this is correct or if there is any &quot;Hadith&quot; on this matter. If so, where can i get them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, I know we should not be using bad words about anybody, but I want to make sure of the fact that if there is &quot;Hadith on scolding parent in-laws befalls on own parents. I am not sure if I have explained my self well enough. thanks for taking the time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15914" LastEditorUserId="8947" LastEditDate="2016-02-27T18:47:33.663" LastActivityDate="2016-03-28T19:57:03.773" Title="Parents vs in-laws-- using bad words" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30135" CreationDate="2016-02-26T19:41:53.353" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have not come across a hadith that talks about slandering and insulting in-laws; however, the closest &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/78/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; (in meaning) that I remember is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said. &quot;It is one of the greatest sins that a man&#xA;  should curse his parents.&quot; It was asked (by the people), &quot;O Allah's&#xA;  Messenger (ﷺ)! How does a man curse his parents?&quot; The Prophet (ﷺ)&#xA;  said, &quot;'&lt;strong&gt;The man abuses the father of another man and the latter abuses&#xA;  the father of the former and abuses his mother.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a side note, you wrote the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot; if i say bad words or scold (&lt;strong&gt;not in front&lt;/strong&gt;) about my parent&#xA;  in-laws...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is even worse than just insulting/scolding your in-laws&lt;/strong&gt;. You are talking badly about them behind their back, and of course you know that backbiting is considered by almost all of the Scholars as &lt;strong&gt;a major sin&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastActivityDate="2016-02-26T19:41:53.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30137" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12324" CreationDate="2016-02-26T19:56:33.050" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No there are nothing but something called [ghost] [spirit] etc at that time&#xA;In bible they are mentioned as demon&#xA;In quran as jinn&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15916" LastActivityDate="2016-02-26T19:56:33.050" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30142" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-27T01:03:42.270" Score="2" ViewCount="118" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the star sign in the mushaf called ? What is the  mark that comes between Ayah every 30 or so ayat ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15918" LastActivityDate="2016-02-27T01:03:42.270" Title="What is the star sign in the mushaf.?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-02-27T01:12:34.763" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30143" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5746" CreationDate="2016-02-27T02:31:44.537" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;How to address Allah SWT is a major issue faced by Their (Unke) slaves. In the Qur'an Allah SWT addresses Themself in whatever manner pleases Them, but we cannot use that Authority to communicate with Them. We know very well how much praises Allah SWT expects from us slaves, then how can we take the liberty to use this type of disrespect of addressing Them as 'He' or 'Him'. In Urdu there are words like 'hum', 'aap' used often as respectful for or by respected individuals. When a slave of Allah SWT is so much conscious of respect, how is it acceptable to use disrespectfull&#xA;addressing Allah SWT? We do not know Allah SWT's Personality. But we can imagine what it could or has done. They has formed the whole Universe, have made the whole world inhabited, guarding the whole Universe without sleep, made so many marvelous creations now being discovered and utilzed by science. Can we not attribute the most highest respectful address? I regret that I cannot find words to express more respectful address of Allah SWT.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15920" LastActivityDate="2016-02-27T02:31:44.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30144" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8752" CreationDate="2016-02-27T05:23:20.580" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shuruq شوروق means rise of sun in the morning. One Shuruq starts then morning prayer time is finished and anyone who misses prayer till that time will perform qaza prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15924" LastActivityDate="2016-02-27T05:23:20.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30133" CreationDate="2016-02-27T06:01:11.093" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dearest sis., Subhan Allah &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rasulullaah (PBUH) told his companions in an authentic Hadith that we should ask for Jannah all the time AND to ask for the highest Jannah t'al Firdaus. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a Hadith that if we seek refuge from the hellfire and ask for Jannah we will receive that and that we should ask in salaah. I'm not a scholar at all, have been Muslim 19 years and am senior to you by many many years. My love. These young brothers are a test for you so remain patient and steadfast and just ignore them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah (SWT) ease all your difficulties in this life and the next and grant you Jannah t'al Firdaus 'ala. Ameeen!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15922" LastEditorUserId="8947" LastEditDate="2016-03-17T19:42:37.017" LastActivityDate="2016-03-17T19:42:37.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30146" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-27T10:12:30.400" Score="2" ViewCount="194" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a friend who is asking whether it is ok to have doubts, I have heard people asking the following questions and never had the proper answers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can a prophet have time to be married to 9 ladies...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can an Aaya be corrected.. I am sure that some here will know the story &quot;لَا يَسْتَوِي الْقَاعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ غَيْرُ أُولِي الضَّرَرِ وَالْمُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِأَمْوَالِهِمْ وَأَنْفُسِهِمْ فَضَّلَ اللَّهُ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ بِأَمْوَالِهِمْ وَأَنْفُسِهِمْ عَلَى الْقَاعِدِينَ دَرَجَةً وَكُلًّا وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الْحُسْنَى وَفَضَّلَ اللَّهُ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ عَلَى الْقَاعِدِينَ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can prophet Mohammad (pbuh) go to Al TAEF to try to call people to Islam... Was this instructed by God or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How could he marry the wife of his adopted son... how could he say that god made him marry her... and how could he say when he saw her &quot;Mashaa Allah&quot;... is that right for a prophet to do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How come Islam talk about الجن while they do not exist in Christianity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How come Islam is the only religion with 5 prayers a day?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How come Quraan says &quot;مَا نَنسَخْ مِنْ آيَةٍ أَوْ نُنسِهَا نَأْتِ بِخَيْرٍ مِّنْهَا أَوْ مِثْلِهَا ۗ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ&quot; ...does that make sense?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;how come the 2 aayas for inheritance in sorat Al Nesaa came in two different locations split... why did it not come consecutive at once... God should not wait for questions from people&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;how come in hadethat al efk prophet Mohammad did not know whether Aysha was guilty or not? it took few days and he did ask her to make isteghfar to Allah... is that proper? God / Gabriel should have informed him of the right answer immediately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quraan is very difficult for non Arab people...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;how can any religion condemn the remaining 5.5 Million people, be it Islam, Christianity or Judaism?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;how come that prophet Mohammad (pbuh) did not know about the poisoned food and ate it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I try to read and study a lot about Islam, but I was not able to answer any of those questions and many more&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regards,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15917" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T17:23:01.743" Title="A Friend asking me whether it is OK to have doubts" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30149" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18837" CreationDate="2016-02-27T15:01:38.653" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In those cases, I generally just try to ask for any vegetarian option instead. Where I live at least, halal meat is very rare in restaurants (and if I need to buy groceries, it's an hour trip to nearest halal market) but usually there are non-meat dishes available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15847" LastActivityDate="2016-02-27T15:01:38.653" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30150" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-27T17:11:02.080" Score="2" ViewCount="2239" Body="&lt;p&gt;Being a Muslim is it correct to learn guitar. As I've always been attracted towards it but i dnt want to do anything which makes Allah angry. So is it correct???? But there is a saying that our prophet mohammad (PBUH) came here to bann all the Music instruments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15665" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-01T07:00:17.997" LastActivityDate="2018-02-09T15:24:58.580" Title="Learn a music instrument" Tags="|sharia|music|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30151" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-27T21:41:36.263" Score="2" ViewCount="176" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are Jinns another name for an angel, in Arabic, also are Jinns servants to Allah like angels are servants to Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14900" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-01T07:01:18.983" LastActivityDate="2016-06-29T12:03:57.370" Title="Are Jinns Another Name For An Angel" Tags="|jinn|malaikah|names|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30153" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23514" CreationDate="2016-02-28T01:20:28.893" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Howling is a way of communication between canidae (exempla: give their position). Dogs have no idea what's music, adhan or an ambulance' siren, for them it's another canidae howling so they will try to communicate with it -through howling-.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many sources on internet, just google it, here's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.petinsurance.com/healthzone/pet-articles/pet-behavior/Why-Do-Dogs-Howl-at-Sirens.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;one&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15936" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-18T09:00:40.063" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T09:00:40.063" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18837" CreationDate="2016-02-28T01:36:57.143" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no biological difference between ritual meat and normal meat. So in terms of health you won't be hurt as you would be with alcohol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15936" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T06:49:51.417" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T06:49:51.417" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30155" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-28T02:17:30.843" Score="1" ViewCount="4273" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryonics&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;cryonics&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryopreservation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;cryopreservation&lt;/a&gt; haram, according to sharia law? Are there any sheikhs issuing fatwas, out right prohibiting cryonics as haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14900" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-11T10:54:13.977" LastActivityDate="2021-02-12T08:23:46.873" Title="Is cryonics/cryopreservation haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|human-body|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30156" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-28T03:51:54.583" Score="0" ViewCount="1519" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did ghusl this morning, but I'm in a doubt about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happened is I washed all of my body, wetting each and every hair. What went wrong is I forget to rinse my nose and do gargle. After coming out of the bathroom and wearing the clothes, I remembered it and then I did it both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I'm in confusion whether my ghusl is valid or do I have to do it again? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please answer only if you are sure.&#xA;JazakAllah Khyar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15373" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-07-29T15:29:05.777" LastActivityDate="2016-07-29T15:32:48.857" Title="Is my ghusl valid?" Tags="|ghusl|self-purification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30156" CreationDate="2016-02-28T05:07:01.207" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is valid. I asked an alim and he said that the ghusl is valid but it is better to do it again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alhamdulillah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15373" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-07-29T15:32:48.857" LastActivityDate="2016-07-29T15:32:48.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30156" CreationDate="2016-02-28T09:34:45.087" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In hanafi school of thought, this kind of ghusal is valid.&lt;/strong&gt; Also, I heard from a big hanafi scholar that if someone pushed you or you slip into clean water, you ghusal is valid too...&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But &lt;strong&gt;in salafi/ahlul-hadith school of thought&lt;/strong&gt;, what they say is that you need to have the intention (niyat) for ghusal, as it is also an amal and every amal is dependent on niyyat (keep in mind niyyat is not saying it in words by mouth, niyyat is what is in your heart when you do something), and also you must do it as the prophet did, there is an easy procedure which hanafis call sunnat but &lt;strong&gt;salafi scholars say ghusal is not valid without that procedure and without niyyat.&lt;/strong&gt; I don't know the views of other madhabs on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-07-29T15:23:18.607" LastActivityDate="2016-07-29T15:23:18.607" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30159" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30151" CreationDate="2016-02-28T09:47:19.837" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, &lt;strong&gt;angels are different made from NOOR(light), jins are different made from fire. Man was made in the end, with clay&lt;/strong&gt;...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Angels don't have will power&lt;/strong&gt;, they only do what they are ordered to do. &lt;strong&gt;But jins and men have will power&lt;/strong&gt; and can do whatever they want to. That's why men and jinns will answer for their deeds on judgement day. Not angels.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;For a little detailed answer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=16265&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;read here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Lastly &lt;strong&gt;everyone is servant of Allah&lt;/strong&gt;, that's why the servants which have will power in this world and they don't follow the orders of their lord will get punishment. Every thing created by Allah is servant of Allah, willingly or un-willingly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah Knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T09:47:19.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30160" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30150" CreationDate="2016-02-28T09:52:23.127" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran does not prohibit musical instruments in any explicit or non-explicit sense. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The issue is disputed through secondary sources as per alleged sayings of Rasulullah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims throughout the ages have differed on the issue of instruments because of the multiplicity of narrations reaching us and their authenticity not being 100% established.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who considered them to be authentic have used them to prohibit instruments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who considered the narrations to be unreliable have said that instruments are permissible, and they also argued from Quran saying it does not prohibit them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One famous hadith that is repeated for the case of prohibition was mentioned in 'Sahih al-Bukhari' under the Book of Drinks:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَقَالَ هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَطِيَّةُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ الْكِلاَبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ غَنْمٍ الأَشْعَرِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَامِرٍ ـ أَوْ أَبُو مَالِكٍ ـ الأَشْعَرِيُّ وَاللَّهِ مَا كَذَبَنِي سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ  يَقُولُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‏ &quot;‏ لَيَكُونَنَّ مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَقْوَامٌ يَسْتَحِلُّونَ الْحِرَ وَالْحَرِيرَ وَالْخَمْرَ وَالْمَعَازِفَ، وَلَيَنْزِلَنَّ أَقْوَامٌ إِلَى جَنْبِ عَلَمٍ يَرُوحُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِسَارِحَةٍ لَهُمْ، يَأْتِيهِمْ ـ يَعْنِي الْفَقِيرَ ـ لِحَاجَةٍ فَيَقُولُوا ارْجِعْ إِلَيْنَا غَدًا‏.‏ فَيُبَيِّتُهُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَضَعُ الْعَلَمَ، وَيَمْسَخُ آخَرِينَ قِرَدَةً وَخَنَازِيرَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ‏&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;From among my followers there will be some people who will consider illegal sexual intercourse, the wearing of silk, the drinking of alcoholic drinks and the use of musical instruments, as lawful. And there will be some people who will stay near the side of a mountain and in the evening their shepherd will come to them with their sheep and ask them for something, but they will say to him, 'Return to us tomorrow.' Allah will destroy them during the night and will let the mountain fall on them, and He will transform the rest of them into monkeys and pigs and they will remain so till the Day of Resurrection.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is their proof.  Those who oppose this Hadith, counter it as following (summary):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, you should notice that al-Bukhari himself did not give the full chain of narration for this hadith and mentions it by saying &quot;wa qaala&quot;; leaving out the person who reported it and leaving it suspended (muallaq).  This indicates that he did not consider it as an authentic hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, he put it under the Book of Drinks and not proof for prohibition of musical instruments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third, there are three problematic people in the isnad that are adding on to the unreliability of this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hishaam b. 'Ammaar (sadok/da'ef), 'Abdur Rahman b. Yazid b. Jaabir (matruk al-hadith/da'ef), and 'Atiyah b. Qays (sadok/hasan).  None of these men were considered as 100% upright and reliable (thiqa/thabt).  They all had issues in their transmissions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is up to you to conclude with a clear mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T09:52:23.127" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30161" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-28T09:57:26.593" Score="0" ViewCount="3490" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is famous that angels are the creatures who are always praying (of Allah) ... praising ...     But I have a question about them. Factually I was wondering if angels (Malaekah) are male or female? Or they are consist of both male and female sex?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Present Quranic verses or hadiths (traditions) for your answers, please.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-21T12:45:13.817" LastActivityDate="2024-03-18T15:02:33.970" Title="Are angels men or women?" Tags="|malaikah|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30163" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30155" CreationDate="2016-02-28T10:13:14.290" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As of what i read, here are some points i got:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;1- This is process is still one way, their is no successful attempt to get the freezed people back to life again.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2- At-least in america, you cannot legally freeze an alive human being, so you should be legally declared dead(which is mind being dead) before this process of freezing can begin.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt; So, by these 2 points what we can see is that this process is just IN A HOPE process, and &lt;strong&gt;their is no assurity of anything in this process&lt;/strong&gt;. And also this costs a lot lot of money, for what? just &lt;strong&gt;for a hope that you might be able to delay your death time?&lt;/strong&gt; While you are freezed and you are actually dead, just your body is preserved.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I would say this process is useless, at least for now, that we see no gain in freezing the bodies. While in islam we are ordered to bury the bodies as soon as possible after death. It is is not a good practice to keep bodies in freezers without a valid reason. Also true for true muslims Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wasallam) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The world is a prison for a believer and Paradise for a&#xA;  non-believer.” [Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, i would say this process seems against islam's basics. At least until it is proven that it works, by trying on some animals or some thing. If his proves to be successful on animals even, than we can talk about if we can do this process on humans or not. Until than it is not permissible.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE:&lt;/strong&gt; this is my opinion, i am not a mufti. I will try to ask some proper muftis about this interesting topic. These are my words based on my little knowledge and can be wrong. I will update my answer when i have some updates on this topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T10:13:14.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30164" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30161" CreationDate="2016-02-28T10:28:08.290" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sexes are distinguished on the basis of copulation and reproduction. I don't think I ever came across any references suggesting that angels engage in intercourse or even have such desires. They don't reproduce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some verses specifically say that they are not female (their context seems to be a response to some non-Muslims claiming that angels are the sex-slaves of God). But I know of no reference that suggests that they are males. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was there a specific reason you thought of this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/96306&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;You can see more on this, rather lengthly, reading&lt;/a&gt; (go directly to the bottom of the page).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-08T11:19:59.433" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T11:19:59.433" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30166" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30104" CreationDate="2016-02-28T12:12:27.760" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;There is no god but God. Muhammad is the messenger of God. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shahada&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you believe that you actually believe in what you said, then you're a believer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other definition could be - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This world is a prison for the believer and paradise for the non-believer. (Muslim)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For sure there forms and levels of hypocrisy, e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=4&amp;amp;verse=142&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:142&lt;/a&gt;, you should check them out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T12:12:27.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25201" CreationDate="2016-02-28T13:12:54.920" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, here is the answer &lt;a href=&quot;http://alfajrsite.net/forum/showthread.php?t=14153&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;in arabic&lt;/a&gt;...&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I will be translating some of the parts of this answer here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ففي صحيح البخاري عن عمران بن حصين رضي الله عنهما قال : أُنْزِلت آية&#xA;  المتعة في كتاب الله ففعلناها مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، ولم&#xA;  يَنْزِل قرآن يحرمه ، ولم يَـنْه عنها حتى مات . قال رجل برأيه ما شاء .&#xA;  &lt;br&gt; وفي رواية لمسلم : قَالَ عِمْرَانُ بْنُ حُصَيْنٍ : &lt;strong&gt;نَزَلَتْ آيَةُ&#xA;  الْمُتْعَةِ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ - يَعْنِي مُتْعَةَ الْحَجِّ&lt;/strong&gt;  وَأَمَرَنَا بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ &#xA;  ثُمَّ لَمْ تَنْزِلْ آيَةٌ تَنْسَخُ آيَةَ مُتْعَةِ الْحَجِّ ـ وَلَمْ&#xA;  يَنْهَ عَنْهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ&#xA;  حَتَّى مَاتَ . قَالَ رَجُلٌ بِرَأْيِهِ بَعْدُ مَا شَاءَ .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tranlsation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So &lt;strong&gt;in sahih al-bukhari&lt;/strong&gt;... The Verse of Hajj-at-Tamatu was revealed in&#xA;  Allah's Book, so we performed it with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and&#xA;  nothing was revealed in Qur'an to make it illegal, nor did the Prophet&#xA;  (ﷺ) prohibit it till he died. But the man (who regarded it illegal)&#xA;  just expressed what his own mind suggested.&lt;br&gt; And &lt;strong&gt;in the narration&#xA;  of Sahi Al-Muslim&lt;/strong&gt;... 'There was revealed the &lt;strong&gt;verse of المتعة meaning&#xA;  Tamattu' in Hajj&lt;/strong&gt; in the Book of Allah and the Messenger of Allah (may&#xA;  peace be upon him) commanded us to perform it. and then no verse was&#xA;  revealed abrogating the Tamattu' (form of Hajj), and the Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (may peace be upon him) did not forbid to do it till he died. So&#xA;  whatever a person said was his personal opinion. A hadith like this is&#xA;  transmitted on the authority of Imran b. Husain, but with this&#xA;  variation that he ('Imran) said: We did that (Tamattu') in the company&#xA;  of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and he did not say&#xA;  anything but he (the Holy Prophet) commanded us to do it.  Sahih&#xA;  Muslim, Book 007, Number 2831 - The Book of Pilgrimage - (English&#xA;  version)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;strong&gt;by the hadith of Al-Muslim there are words of sahabi specifying the meaning of this word here.(i have bold those words in arabic and translation)&lt;/strong&gt; You may know that one word has many meaning in different contexts. And here the meaning in translations is not assumed, it is by this hadith in sahi muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the link above you will also find answer to other ahadith having words like this which rafadhi/shia sometimes use to show people that mutta is halal by sunni narrations too. And answer is mentioned for all of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah Knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T13:12:54.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7216" CreationDate="2016-02-28T13:53:43.697" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;That would need to be inspected whatever poetry that is.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In general if anything in it contradicts with what quran and sunnah/ahadees tells us, than that thing will be rejected. Otherwise it can be trusted to some extant, this incident was not long before the Prophet Muhammad PBUH was born. Thats why quran says &quot;haven't you seen what your lord did with the people with elephants.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T13:53:43.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30169" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-28T15:25:32.180" Score="0" ViewCount="1009" Body="&lt;p&gt;Will Prophet Mohammad PBUH, be resurrected at the end of days, also will all other prophets of Allah SWT, be resurrected too at the end of days&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14900" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T12:03:42.930" Title="Will Prophet Mohammad PBUH Be Resurrected At The End Of Days" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30150" CreationDate="2016-02-28T15:59:39.430" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, Music is haraam.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it is quite difficult to sacrifice hobby. But, Allah knows best, What is best for us. If we sacrifice something for Allah, In sha Allah, Allah grant us higher rank for our sacrifice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Ya Allah give us happiness. Aameeen&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From Quraan and Sunnah we can understand prohibition of music.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/5000&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;For more details follow Fatwa on Music on https://IslamQA.info/en/5000&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One reference from Quraan:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaah says in Soorat Luqmaan (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks (i.e. music, singing) to mislead (men) from the path of Allaah…” [Luqmaan 31:6]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholar of the ummah, Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: this means singing. Mujaahid (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: this means playing the drum (tabl). (Tafseer al-Tabari, 21/40).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: this aayah was revealed concerning singing and musical instruments (lit. woodwind instruments). (Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 3/451).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Sa’di (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: this includes all manner of haraam speech, all idle talk and falsehood, and all nonsense that encourages kufr and disobedience; the words of those who say things to refute the truth and argue in support of falsehood to defeat the truth; and backbiting, slander, lies, insults and curses; the singing and musical instruments of the Shaytaan; and musical instruments which are of no spiritual or worldly benefit. (Tafseer al-Sa’di, 6/150) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One reference from hadith:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Naafi’ (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Ibn ‘Umar heard a woodwind instrument, and he put his fingers in his ears and kept away from that path. He said to me, O Naafi’, can you hear anything? I said, No. So he took his fingers away from his ears and said: I was with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and he heard something like this, and he did the same thing. (Saheeh Abi Dawood)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15880" LastEditorUserId="15880" LastEditDate="2018-02-09T15:24:58.580" LastActivityDate="2018-02-09T15:24:58.580" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30169" CreationDate="2016-02-28T16:48:28.807" Score="-1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How this came in your mind?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This is first time i saw something like this, it is strange... Can i get some source of how this thought came in your mind?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Anyway, &lt;strong&gt;there is nothing like this mentioned anywhere in islamic scriptures. That one or all prophets will be brought back to life in last days...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If you have any source for this, let us know of it and we will answer about it inshallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T16:48:28.807" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2598" CreationDate="2016-02-28T17:42:51.663" Score="6" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will talk with &lt;strong&gt;Sunni point of view.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alright, this topic is a huge and old topic and there are full books on this topic from the time it started it is one of the most often debated topics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now i think we should analyze the sum or the base of all this difference of opinion.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Now,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;First&lt;/strong&gt; come those &lt;strong&gt;who say it is good to do so&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;one group in them says it is not biddah and they say that it is like using computer&lt;/strong&gt;(as said in an above answer). But they are basically &lt;strong&gt;wrong&lt;/strong&gt; and are some how have low knowledge and understanding of islam. Because there is difference in Biddaat of world and biddat in deen(innovation in worldly things and innovation in deen)..&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Biddat, which are so many times discussed and discouraged in ahadees are not innovation of world but are innovation of deen&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Lets ahve a look at some ahadees.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;I am your predecessor at the Lake-Fount(Houz al-kausar), and&#xA;  some of you will be brought in front of me till I will see them and&#xA;  then they will be taken away from me and I will say, 'O Lord, my&#xA;  companions!' It will be said, 'You do not know what they did after you&#xA;  had left.&lt;/strong&gt;'&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  An-Numan bin Abi Aiyash, on hearing me, said. &quot;Did you hear this&#xA;  from Sahl?&quot; I said, &quot;Yes.&quot; He said, &quot; I bear witness that I heard Abu&#xA;  Sa`id Al-Khudri saying the same, adding that &lt;strong&gt;the Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'I&#xA;  will say: They are of me (i.e. my followers). It will be said, &lt;em&gt;'You do&#xA;  not know what they innovated (new things) in the religion after you&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;  left'. I will say, 'Far removed, far removed (from mercy), those who&#xA;  changed (in their religion) after me.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 6576 and 6584 (their are multiple ahadees with more or less same meaning of this in this chapter of bukhari)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;If somebody innovates something which is&#xA;  not in our religion, that thing is&#xA;  rejected.&quot;&#xA;  Sahih al-Bukhari 2697&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These and many more ahadees like these &lt;strong&gt;show that there is something called BIDDAH(innovation) which is very bad and a muslim must not do it.&lt;/strong&gt; If we say something like it is like using computer, than do these ahadees restrain us from inventing or using anything? or any new thing? No, the reality is &lt;strong&gt;these ahadees are about the new inventions in deen.&lt;/strong&gt; As there is a hdees in which Abdullah bin umer see some people counting tasbeehat on some e=stones etc in masjid al nabvi after death of prophet muhammad, and he got angry on them and said they were doing biddah.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Now, come &lt;strong&gt;those people who say, it is biddat hasna,&lt;/strong&gt; they also have some evidences for this, main is the evidence that Umer R.A started the proper Traveeh prayer in masjid al-nabvi and in all islamic state, and that was new thing and there was nothing like this before.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But this also is &lt;strong&gt;not logical&lt;/strong&gt;, because traveeh was prayed with jamaa'at by prophet muhammad 3 nights and he said after that, that this Allah so much liked this prayer, that i feared this traveeh slaat may get FARZ on you, so i didn't came to lead you in this prayer. &lt;strong&gt;So, Hazrat Umer R.A starting proper raveeh jamaat was not innovation or new thing, it was just revival of sunnah.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Now comes the people &lt;strong&gt;who say that this is biddah, and innovation in religion and must not be done.&lt;/strong&gt; by above ahadees and many many other ahadees their point of view seems to be more strong(at least in my understanding).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;PS:&lt;/strong&gt; lets say for the skae of argument, if this IS biddah, than in the judgement day i will face all that humiliation on HOOZ Al-KAUSER. All also all other ahdees on biddat apply on me if i am doing it. Now, lets say if this was not that biddah and was actually BIDDAT HASNA, and i was not doing it. I have nothing more to loose, i didn't do it, also no sahaba or taabi or taba tabi did it either, so i am on a safe side and can still go to paradise. &lt;strong&gt;So, it makes sense to stay away from this to be on safe side.&lt;/strong&gt; even if above ahadees on topic does not convince me.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This is a highly controvertial topic and we can't debate here on this. This is my opinion one can agree or dis-agree. But we just can't debate here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows Best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T17:42:51.663" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25736" CreationDate="2016-02-28T18:06:56.510" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The same thing happened to me&lt;/strong&gt; brother, and I asked some muftis about this. And they said the &lt;strong&gt;solution is to pay compensation of breaking promise with Allah&#xA; and start talking with that person, this is only solution&lt;/strong&gt;. Because it is not allowed for a muslim to not talk with his brother for more than 3 days. In one hadees it says that prayer of this person is not accepted after it. Until they start talking again.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Besides vows of this kind must not be taken in first place, because they are same as vowing to do something wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 3268 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr ibn&#xA;  al-'As The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: &lt;strong&gt;An oath or a vow about&#xA;  something over which a human being has no control, or to disobey&#xA;  Allah, or to break ties of relationship is not binding. If anyone&#xA;  takes an oath and then considers something else better than it, one&#xA;  should give it up, and do what is better; for leaving it is its&#xA;  atonement.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For details read &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamhelpline.net/node/8982&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The compensation of breaking oath&lt;/strong&gt; is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Allaah will not punish you for what is unintentional in your oaths,&#xA;  but He will punish you for your deliberate oaths; for its expiation (a&#xA;  deliberate oath) feed ten Masaakeen (poor persons), on a scale of the&#xA;  average of that with which you feed your own families, or clothe them&#xA;  or manumit a slave. But whosoever cannot afford (that), then he should&#xA;  fast for three days. That is the expiation for the oaths when you have&#xA;  sworn. And protect your oaths (i.e. do not swear much). Thus Allaah&#xA;  makes clear to you His Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons,&#xA;  signs, revelations, etc.) that you may be grateful”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[al-Maa'idah 5:89]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is not permissible to move to the option of fasting when one is able to feed or clothe poor persons or free a slave&lt;/strong&gt;, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “But whosoever cannot afford (that), then he should fast for three days.” For details read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/112403&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also broke my oath in the end. And hope you will also do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-18T06:23:54.623" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T06:23:54.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30174" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-28T20:17:22.287" Score="1" ViewCount="752" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did Allah allow the jewess to serve Prophet Mohammad PBUH, the poisoned sheep, also why did Allah allow Prophet Muhammad's PBUH companion to die, from the jewesses poisoned sheep&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14900" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-01T06:59:27.433" LastActivityDate="2016-03-01T06:59:27.433" Title="Why Did Allah Allow The Jewess To Poison Prophet Mohammad PBUH" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|allah|jews|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30175" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30146" CreationDate="2016-02-28T20:40:23.810" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe it is normal to question when there are so many conflicts that one can see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This we can see in many belief systems, this we can see within ourselves and this we can gain when we see what is happening in the world. This is in many ways like life, many times there are questions that bring other questions to light. Embrace what you are feeling and continue to question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a good question to ask why would a man marry a young girl and have sex with her at 9 years old? How can a belief system of God look down on others based on not following their way of thinking? How does a young person growing up in the South come to think that one race is not human as we have seen in history? How can a belief system be told that the Gospels are correct but they have come to believe that Jesus never died on the cross when the Old Testament predicted it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why can't people learn to look at what they are told, take the time to research for themselves and then begin to question to align themselves with what God has taught.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can Judaism not tell Jews about the prophesies of Jesus Christ and show them that the Old Testament predicted His coming?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is my hope that you take the time to understand that when you read the Quran, there are two Qurans: the Mecca (1st Quran) - first 13 years of the Prophet, and the Medina (2nd Quran) - the next 10 years of the Prophet. This can explain why information gathered can be confusing and why what you read shows both violence and peace taught by the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I close with: continue to question, ask questions, and then take the time to look at other belief systems like the Christian and Judaism and approach. Compare each belief system against an outside source like science to see if you see truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15850" LastEditorUserId="16596" LastEditDate="2016-05-29T07:07:44.653" LastActivityDate="2016-05-29T07:07:44.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30174" CreationDate="2016-02-28T22:58:41.423" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are you talking about this narration?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas bin Malik narrated - A Jewess brought a poisoned sheep for the&#xA;  Prophet who ate from it. She was brought to the Prophet and he was&#xA;  asked, &quot;Shall we kill her?&quot; He said, &quot;No.&quot; I continued to see the&#xA;  effect of the poison on the palate of the mouth of Allah's Messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas reported that a Jewess came to Allah's Messenger with poisoned&#xA;  mutton and he took of that what had been brought to him (Allah's&#xA;  Messenger). (When the effect of this poison were felt by him) he&#xA;  called for her and asked her about that, whereupon she said: I had&#xA;  determined to kill you. Thereupon he said: Allah will never give you&#xA;  the power to do it. He (the narrator) said that they (the Companion's&#xA;  of the Holy Prophet) said: Should we not kill her? Thereupon he said:&#xA;  No. He (Anas) said: I felt (the affects of this poison) on the uvula&#xA;  of Allah's Messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The poison seemed to not do much killing.  But your question is about why Allah did such and such and we can't really answer that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, we don't even know for sure if this incident happened since there is ambiguity in the chain from Sho'ba to Hisham b. Zaid to Anas&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2016-02-28T22:58:41.423" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30178" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-29T05:29:02.587" Score="1" ViewCount="1521" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been in the army for about few months and it's a non Muslim country, for about the duration I spent here I have been eating only bread, vegetarian meals and sometimes if there were fish or tuna I'd eat them (rarely there were fish meals like once a week or twice). Today as I was normally eating my porridge and bread, a Muslim brother approached me and asked why I didn't eat the turkey slice and I told him its not halal, he then proceeded to tell me it's halal and we are muslims in non-muslim country so there is no choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question here is if it is permissible for me to eat cow, chicken, deer and so on, animals that are only halal when slaughtered in Islamic way When I am in a situation like this?. Please give simple answers and quotes from hadith or Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15942" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T10:18:17.873" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T10:18:17.873" Title="When is it permissible to eat cow, chicken, deer, etc., in non-Muslim countries?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|non-muslim-countries|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-07-22T09:24:15.000" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30178" CreationDate="2016-02-29T10:33:09.513" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well we are ordered to eat only HALAL and their is no reference needed for this i think. Now, which animal is not slaughtered islamically, is not halal.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Now comes the your friend &lt;strong&gt;who say it is halal for us because we don't have any choice, in-fact you have choice to eat vegetables and fish etc, which is halal so this is not an excuse.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I have never heard of anything like this that muslims can eat haram in this kind of situation, so &lt;strong&gt;if someone says so, he must present the evidence for this view.&lt;/strong&gt; Than those evidence will be evaluated as per islami sharia...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additionally&lt;/strong&gt; from this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/128286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa(Ruling on eating meat that is sold in stores in non-Muslim countries)&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;But if the Muslim is in those non-Muslim countries and it is difficult for him to obtain meat that is slaughtered in the proper shar’i manner, and he is fed up of eating chicken and the like, this does not justify him eating haraam meat and it does not mean he comes under the heading of one who is compelled or forced, according to the consensus of the Muslims. It is essential to pay attention to this matter and warn against carelessness for which there is no reason. This is what seems to me to be the case with regard to this matter which has become widespread. I ask Allah to help the Muslims to do that which is in their best religious and worldly interests and to instil fear of Him and respect for His sacred limits in their hearts and to help them avoid that which goes against His laws.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/88206&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatwa (Conditions of eating meat slaughtered by the Jews and Christians)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللہ اعلم بالصواب&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-29T10:33:09.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30174" CreationDate="2016-02-29T11:27:30.813" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lets take this question in general&lt;/strong&gt;, not specific to this event. Let the question be why Allah allow prophet to be hurt in any way, and why he allowed sahaba to die in all the incidents we know and also in all the battles...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;As it might already be clear t you, &lt;strong&gt;this question can be further generalized&lt;/strong&gt;, in the form that &lt;strong&gt;why Allah let his good people be hurt by others&lt;/strong&gt;, like in the case of many prophets like yaqoub had worse diseases for quite some time. Jesus was hurt by jewish. Many prophets were killed by people. And so on...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;This question can further be generalized in WHY ALLAH LET BAD THINGS HAPPEN? but for now lets answer the question why Allah let his messangers or good people be hurt by others.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in quran 29/2-3:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do people think that they will be left alone because they say:We&#xA;  believe,and will not be tested?&lt;/strong&gt; And We indeed tested those who were&#xA;  before them. And Allah will certainly make (it) known (the truth of)&#xA;  those who are true,and will certainly make (it) known (the falsehood&#xA;  of) those who are liars, (although Allah knows all that before putting&#xA;  them to test). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sometimes it is test of believers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Quran 47/31 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And surely, We shall try you&lt;/strong&gt; till&#xA;  We test those who strive hard (for the Cause of Allâh) and the patient ones,and We shall test your facts (i.e. the one who is a&#xA;  liar,and the one who is truthful).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Quran 2/155&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We cut them up on the earth into parties, &lt;strong&gt;(some) of them being&#xA;  righteous and (others) of them falling short of that, and We tried&#xA;  them with blessings and misfortunes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sometimes it is to strengthen the belief of believers.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Quran 3/173&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those to whom the people said: Surely men have gathered against you,&#xA;  therefore fear them, but this increased their faith, and they said:&#xA;  Allah is sufficient for us and most excellent is the Protector. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, to understand by example...&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nairaland.com/1485406/why-does-god-allow-bad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;&quot;An individual once asked Sayyid Mawdudi about why many people, despite being good and pious, or apparently innocent, suffer severe tribulations in this worldly life. What wrong could a minor child or an infant, for example, commit so that he or she should have to suffer a fatal disease or even be murdered? Why do we see many good people suffering severe afflictions and calamities that they apparently do not deserve? &lt;br&gt;Mawdudi asked him to consider a beautiful, well-kept garden and its gardener. The garden has many kinds of plants, each requiring various types of resources and care. It is well kept and healthy since the gardener meticulously takes care of it. He often clears the weeds and unnecessary plants that are harmful for the good plants. He trims branches and leaves to maintain their good health. He waters his garden when needed, or withholds water when that is harmful. It is because of such good care that his garden remains beautiful and healthy.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The weeds or plants that he removes or the leaves and branches that he trims suffer much and complains. Their instincts are reactive to their own physical needs and they have little or no understanding about their surroundings, let alone the rest of the garden. They complain about their immediate needs and sufferings and do not know what is ultimately good for even themselves, much less the entire garden. Mawdudi then asked him to compare the garden with the universe and the gardener with Allah (swt).&#xA;The point was well made. The analogy, however, is simplistic, for Allah’s knowledge and wisdom is infinite compared to the finite knowledge of a gardener, and His domain is infinitely wider and more complex than a garden. In this universe where an infinite number of laws, events, variables and factors are at work, each affecting others in complex ways, it is impossible for us to comprehend the full wisdom and purpose behind what we apparently observe.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the end&lt;/strong&gt; i would quote some ahadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;The greatest reward comes with the greatest trial.&lt;/strong&gt; When Allaah loves&#xA;  people, &lt;strong&gt;He tests them. Whoever accepts that wins His pleasure&lt;/strong&gt; but&#xA;  whoever is discontent with that earns His wrath.” &lt;br&gt;Narrated by&#xA;  al-Tirmidhi (2396) and Ibn Maajah (4031); classed as hasan by&#xA;  al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;How wonderful is the affair of the believer, for his affairs are all&#xA;  good, and this applies to no one but the believer. If something good&#xA;  happens to him, he is thankful for it and that is good for him. If&#xA;  something bad happens to him, he bears it with patience and that is&#xA;  good for him.&lt;/strong&gt;” (Narrated by Muslim, 2999).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;سبحان اللہ۔۔۔&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read &lt;a href=&quot;http://mustafaumar.com/2013/01/why-does-allah-allow-bad-things-to-happen/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Why Does Allah Allow Bad Things to Happen?&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/71236&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللہ اعلم بالصواب&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-02-29T11:27:30.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30184" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-02-29T16:11:49.020" Score="1" ViewCount="1488" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a 25 year old woman. I was engaged 3 years ago with my parents' consent although it is a love marriage. At that time both my parents were reluctant, still we convinced them to get their blessing. A year later, i discovered that my father had been taking money from his sister and nephews and had promised them me and my sister's hand in marriage, and this was the reason that he mistreated my in-laws and also did not agree to the relation. This act of my father has disgusted me and he has even confronted it in front of the whole family that he took monthly money and in return promised and encouraged my cousins to contact us sisters and try to be over friendly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel as if my father is pimping us out.&#xA;Ever since all the truth has been revealed my father has insulted my fiance in public and has also beaten me when I raised my voice. On top of it, me and my fiance tried to visit a few pious mawlana sahibs and spiritual people, and each one of them has told us the same thing that my father is doing some sort of black magic with the aid of his sister to destroy my life. I have observed with my own eyes and seen my father burning paper and mix it in my drink and food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I am set to marry in a few months, I don't want my pimp of a father to be my wali because I know he will insult my in-laws and I am also afraid that he will do something to harm my future life.&#xA;My brothers are young and not of age.  Can I appoint any reasonable and pious person outside of family to be my wali at nikah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15948" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-15T00:19:39.160" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T00:19:39.160" Title="Can I have someone other than my father as the wali?" Tags="|nikah|wali|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="7" ClosedDate="2019-03-29T22:20:58.683" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30187" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31031" CreationDate="2016-02-29T23:23:25.587" Score="1" ViewCount="525" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am hoping for some practical advice about dressing modestly in the summer heat. I've searched a few articles and mostly they only say dress modestly or stay inside, but don't really give specific suggestions. Few things that I am wondering, are for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What are good fabrics for clothing to wear in the heat which are lightweight and cool but also do not see through?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For wearing hijab in the summer, are there styles meant to wear that won't add too much insulation and heat to the head while one is outside in the sun?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For exercise in the summer, are there some suggestions on modest workout clothes?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you for any thoughts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15847" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T11:20:13.680" Title="Dressing modestly in the summer?" Tags="|hijab|modesty|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30189" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-01T01:23:05.220" Score="4" ViewCount="5297" Body="&lt;p&gt;As-salamu ‘alaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My wife and I converted to Islam recently. I elected to change my name, though I know it's not required. My wife does not wish to change her name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to find out whether it is necessary for her. Her name is Christine. My understanding is that if the name suggests worship of or obedience to anyone but Allah (سبحانه وتعالى), that the name is haram. So my understanding is that since Christine suggests service to Christ, it is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I mistaken? If she should change her name, how soon should this be done? &lt;em&gt;I'd appreciate any help and advice insha’Allah.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15775" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-04T14:18:07.107" LastActivityDate="2016-03-17T12:33:09.360" Title="Is the name “Christine” haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|conversion|names|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30192" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-01T10:21:03.890" Score="3" ViewCount="1467" Body="&lt;p&gt;As probably many of you know, Azrael (عزرائیل) has been appointed as the responsible angel who gets the souls of humans at the time of their life (when dying). But I was wondering if he (Azrael) is the responsible of getting the souls of animals as well? Or factually, animals will be died by another way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: Please, present related Qur'anic verses or hadith (tradition) for your answers as much as possible.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-12-30T15:41:14.753" LastActivityDate="2023-10-23T08:43:59.200" Title="Will Azrael himself get the souls of animals? (To die)" Tags="|malaikah|animals|soul|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30193" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-01T10:28:04.310" Score="3" ViewCount="9344" Body="&lt;p&gt;To the best of my knowledge, Jinns have options to commit sin or not (like humans). As a consequence, they'll go to the Jannah (heaven) or hell based on their good and bad deeds. As a result, my question is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will Jinns be with human in the same Jannah or hell?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2020-12-26T12:01:27.327" LastActivityDate="2020-12-26T12:01:27.327" Title="Will Jinns be with humans in the paradise and Hell?" Tags="|jannah|jinn|jahannam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30194" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-01T12:45:24.787" Score="3" ViewCount="1803" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslim LGBT people are also human. They have feelings: love, hate, happy and sadness. Why is being LGBT a sin in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, Allah and true, and Islam doesn't prohibit LGBT. Because each person has their own reason that Allah bring us to this world.  And if being LGBT is a sin, Allah will punish them. But, why Allah doesn't punish them? Because they also are human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the most important of one person Muslim are there: &lt;strong&gt;good mind, pure heart (including love) and the believe in Allah/God&lt;/strong&gt; by doing 5 pillar of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if the LGBT Muslims and all LGBT people in the world in have good mind, pure heart and believe in Allah, I think they will be forgiven by Allah.  You can see the proof in the daily life. Some people are LGBT and homosexual, but they have a beautiful love story, just as some other heterosexual couples and they have a happy life. I think that is a gift from Allah, because their love is pure love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But some LGBT people encounter trouble: I think that is the challenge from Allah to them. If they have a strong love and the pure heart, Allah will help them passed. I think Muslims should have a better look of LGBT and homosexual people. And Allah will bless everybody if we rise to love and do good for the world (subtract the bad people).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15955" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-10T00:31:47.460" LastActivityDate="2017-06-10T00:31:47.460" Title="Why is being LGBT a sin in Islam?" Tags="|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-02-07T02:12:21.013" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30193" CreationDate="2016-03-01T13:42:13.443" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You mentioned a very good point at the beginning of your question. Jinns can obey or disobey the commands of Allah (SWT). &lt;strong&gt;For the disbelievers (Kuffar) among the Jinn, they will be in Hell&lt;/strong&gt; والعياذ بالله &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT) says in Surat &lt;strong&gt;Al-A'raaf&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/179&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#179&lt;/a&gt;)&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qhr0M.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qhr0M.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in Surat &lt;strong&gt;Hud&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/11/119&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#119&lt;/a&gt;)&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tqhzN.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tqhzN.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, there is no doubt that the disbelievers (Kuffar), whether among Humans or Jinns, will enter Hell. For the sinners, Allah (SWT) will judge fairly, if He wishes to forgive them, He (SWT) will forgive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, for the believers among the Jinns, the &lt;strong&gt;majority&lt;/strong&gt; of the scholars have said that they will be admitted to Paradise according to various verses in the Qur'an that talked about Paradise, like this one in Surat Ar-Rahman (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/55/46-47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;46-47&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F2KOr.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/F2KOr.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah knows best!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-08T11:22:52.793" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T11:22:52.793" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30196" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12038" CreationDate="2016-03-01T13:50:11.727" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Firstly:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;You should read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;rajm-wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; page, their is some information in fiqh section. Also it must be kept in mind that &lt;strong&gt;rajm/stoning was not a new kind of punishment, it was an old punishment which was also practiced by Jews of that time(it was present in their scriptures too), so there was nothing new to explain.&lt;/strong&gt; Though we find how some RAJAM punishments were executed in ahadith. Also have a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoning&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;stonning-wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; to have a look at stonning history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is an &lt;strong&gt;incident of stoning a jew in era of prophet Muhammad peace be upon him&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn 'Umar: &lt;strong&gt;A Jew and a Jewess were brought to Allah's Apostle&#xA;  on a charge of committing an illegal sexual intercourse&lt;/strong&gt;. The Prophet&#xA;  asked them. &quot;What is the legal punishment (for this sin) in your Book&#xA;  (Torah)?&quot; They replied, &quot;Our priests have innovated the punishment of&#xA;  blackening the faces with charcoal and Tajbiya.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;'Abdullah bin Salam&#xA;  said, &quot;O Allah's Apostle, tell them to bring the Torah.&quot; The Torah was&#xA;  brought, and then one of the Jews put his hand over the Divine Verse&#xA;  of the Rajam (stoning to death) and started reading what preceded and&#xA;  what followed it. On that, Ibn Salam said to the Jew, &quot;Lift up your&#xA;  hand.&quot; Behold! The Divine Verse of the Rajam was under his hand. So&#xA;  Allah's Apostle ordered that the two (sinners) be stoned to death&lt;/strong&gt;, and&#xA;  so they were stoned. Ibn 'Umar added: So both of them were stoned at&#xA;  the Balat and I saw the Jew sheltering the Jewess.  &lt;br&gt;Sahih Bukhari&#xA;  8:82:809, See also: Sahih Bukhari 6:60:79, and Sahih Bukhari 4:56:829&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;and this is also similar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar : &lt;strong&gt;The Jew brought to the Prophet a man&#xA;  and a woman from amongst them who have committed (adultery) illegal&#xA;  sexual intercourse.&lt;/strong&gt; He ordered both of them &lt;strong&gt;to be stoned (to death),&#xA;  near the place of offering the funeral prayers beside the mosque&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;&#xA;  Sahih Bukhari 2:23:413&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Secondly, lets have a look at some other ahadith about stoning execution:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah and Zayd ibn Khaalid al-Juhani (may&#xA;  Allaah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace&#xA;  and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “… Go tomorrow, O Unays, to&#xA;  this woman and &lt;strong&gt;if she admits (to adultery) then stone her&lt;/strong&gt;.” He said: I&#xA;  went to her the next day and she admitted it, so the Messenger of&#xA;  Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) ordered that she be&#xA;  stoned.” &lt;br&gt;Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2575; Muslim, 1698.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Jaabir that a man from (the tribe of) Aslam came&#xA;  to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) when he was&#xA;  in the mosque and &lt;strong&gt;he said, “I have committed adultery.”&lt;/strong&gt;  The Prophet&#xA;  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) turned his face away from&#xA;  him. The man came to that side to which the Prophet had turned his&#xA;  face, and testified against himself four times. &lt;strong&gt;The Prophet (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, &quot;Are you mad?” He said, “No.”&#xA;  The Prophet said, “Are you married?&quot; He said, &quot;Yes.” So he commanded&#xA;  that he be stoned in the Musalla (Eid prayer place). When the stones&#xA;  troubled him, he ran away, until he was caught in al-Harrah and&#xA;  killed.&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4969; Muslim, 1691.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets just stay with these here, there are also some other which have similar meanings.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;It is clear form these incidents that rajam is to be done in public place, as it mentions prayer ground besides mosque in hadith.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And from the last hadith it is clear that he ran, meaning he was not burried half in earth(as some fiqh say so, i don't know about their evidence for this), only than he could had ran.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In hanafi school of thought &lt;em&gt;In cases of self-confession, the accused is neither bound nor partially buried and allowed to escape during stoning. In the other case, according to Hanafi legal texts, the accused is bound and partially buried inside a bit in standing position so he or she cannot escape, and then stoning must be performed till he or she dies.&lt;/em&gt; From &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanafi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;stonning section here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lastly there is no rocket science in meaning of stonning to death, it means, the person will be stoned until he dies&lt;/strong&gt;(same as cutting hand of thief means just cut his hand of... no need to precisely mark where to cut and so on. Cut the hand and that's it.)! Also it does not need to be mentioned that the punishment is to be carried out by government.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;IMPORTANT NOTE:&lt;/strong&gt; I am not a mufti and all of this is based on my research and my understanding which can be wrong and must not be trusted. Pleas correct me if you find anything wrong in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-03-01T13:50:11.727" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2694" CreationDate="2016-03-01T14:06:19.260" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=86648&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa(about separated legs)&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They should be buried in respect to the human being. But it is not&#xA;  from Shariah that people wash these legs, pray on them, or follow&#xA;  their funeral. These legs should also not be kept until the death of&#xA;  the person from whom they were taken and buried with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt; Same will apply on all body parts&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now on your second question, that if same is to be done with nails etc:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.net/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?languagename=en&amp;amp;View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=12960&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatwa on Disposing of human body parts after some surgeries&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pulled-out teeth and molars are not included among the human body&#xA;  parts that must be buried, because they fall under the ruling on parts&#xA;  separated from the body, and do not cause any harm if not buried.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt; Same will apply on hair nail etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You didn't demand any reference in your question, so i have not looked up any. I looked up the rulings and you can read through them for further reading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user14305" LastEditDate="2016-04-18T13:47:53.120" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T13:47:53.120" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30200" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-01T19:44:06.787" Score="2" ViewCount="2028" Body="&lt;p&gt;Two women breastfed each others older son. one woman has a daughter as second child, the second woman has a son as second child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My question:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is marriage possible between the guy (second child of the second woman) and the girl (second child of the first woman)? Both children were not breastfed by other woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15961" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T21:00:39.877" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T21:00:39.877" Title="Marriage between brother and sister of two foster siblings" Tags="|nikah|rada|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30201" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30200" CreationDate="2016-03-01T20:21:22.077" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question is confusing, maybe how you worded it, that's why I thought it was a duplicate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The marriage between the guy and the girl in the scenario that you mentioned is &lt;strong&gt;valid&lt;/strong&gt; since none of them was breastfed by the other mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastActivityDate="2016-03-01T20:21:22.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30203" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-02T01:58:55.340" Score="4" ViewCount="260" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a hot topic in my country: One person who murdered his boss for the sake of blasphemy has been hanged after 6 years.  From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35693767&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thousands of Pakistanis have turned out for the funeral of a former bodyguard executed for killing Punjab's governor over his opposition to blasphemy laws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qadri was hailed as a hero by Islamists for the 2011 killing of Salman Taseer, who wanted to reform the strict laws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was put forward a story which I don't know the origin of: It says that one Muslim and one Jew went to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), with some issue and Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), made the decision in favor of the Jew, which made the Muslim angry and he went for second opinion to Hazrat Ali. Upon hearing that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) had made a decision and the Muslim was not ok with it, Hazrat Ali beheaded the Muslim, saying he was a hypocrite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that is true, then does this mean that when someone blasphemes, a person who witnesses it can kill him because he made blasphemous remark, and is a hero or martyr if he is executed for murder?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am confused over this subject, as a murderer was deemed a hero at his funeral in the above example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T08:50:02.563" Title="When someone blasphemes, can a person who witnesses it kill him and become a hero or martyr if he is executed for murder?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|punishment|martyr|blasphemy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30205" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-02T07:13:25.840" Score="3" ViewCount="10926" Body="&lt;p&gt;As there seems many similarities in the life of Humans and Jinn, so I was wondering if Arabic is their language or they use diverse languages (according to their areas ...)? Or even they have their specific language?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I'd be grateful if answer the query by submitting Quranic verses or hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T07:20:47.960" LastActivityDate="2021-02-22T08:46:22.743" Title="Is Arabic the language of Jinn?" Tags="|arabic|jinn|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30207" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-02T09:19:24.773" Score="2" ViewCount="190" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lately there was an excess: somebody placed &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dw.com/en/dead-piglet-dumped-on-leipzig-mosque-building-site-inscribed-mutti-merkel/a-19075480&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;pork head on a spot planned for mosque&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this really a problem for building a mosque there? Or is this just some stupid superstition and this &quot;obstacle&quot; can be easily walked around? If it can be walked around, then can you say how?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15968" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-31T09:12:23.463" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T09:12:23.463" Title="Is pork head on planned mosque spot really a problem?" Tags="|pork|najis|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30208" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30207" CreationDate="2016-03-02T10:10:17.620" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is absolutely no problem, We can build mosque where ever we want, unless there is human graves under.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15970" LastActivityDate="2016-03-02T10:10:17.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30205" CreationDate="2016-03-02T10:44:09.637" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many Quranic verses and Ahadith that talk about &quot;jinns&quot;, but none of them speaks about their languages, but from some Quranic verses we can deduct that they can speak and understand the human language&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;قل أوحي إلي أنه استمع نفر من الجن فقالوا إنا سمعنا قرآنا عجبا&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verse 1 from Surat &quot;Al-JINN &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say (O Muhammad SAWW!): It has been revealed to me that a company of Jinns listened (to the Qur'an). They said, 'We have really heard a wonderful Recital!'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we can deduct that they can hear the human talking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt; قال عفريت من الجن أنا آتيك به قبل أن تقوم من مقامك وإني عليه لقوي أمين&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verse 39 from Surat &quot; AN-NAML &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Said an 'Ifrit, of the Jinns: &quot;I will bring it to thee before thou&#xA;  rise from thy council: indeed I have full strength for the purpose,&#xA;  and may be trusted.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this Surah, the story of the prophet &quot;Suliman&quot; with the Jinn, and in this verse the Jinn speaks with the prophet &quot;Suliman&quot;, so we can deduct either that the Jinn can speaks the human language or the prophet &quot;Suliman&quot; understood the Jinn's language .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we can deduct that some Jinn can understand at least ARABIC language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If you are familiar with ARABIC language I can suggest some good references.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15970" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-04T14:03:27.577" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T14:03:27.577" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30189" CreationDate="2016-03-02T10:44:56.900" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to where one live, to change one's name - if it's not really required - might not be the best idea. For instance using a Muslim name tend to get you through hardship in many situations, such as looking for a new job, in the airport and so on. We should not make it hard upon ourselves:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah wants to lighten for you [your difficulties]; and mankind was created weak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you live in a muslim or Arabic speaking country, then it might be much more accepted and &amp;quot;normal&amp;quot; with changing to an Arabic name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the name one has is personal and is given by one's parents, how glad would they be if you changed your name? How will this affect your relationship with your parents or family? Might it lead to difficulties or even splitting one's ties with one's family?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maintaining the bonds of kinship (silatur-rahim) indeed enjoys extraordinary importance in Islam. Conversely, severing the ties (qata-ur-rahim) is very high on the list of enormities. On two occasions, Allah cursed the one severing family ties: “And those who break the covenant of Allah, after its ratification, and sever that which Allah has commanded to be joined (i.e. they sever the bond of kinship and are not good to their relatives) and work mischief in the land, on them is the curse, and for them is the unhappy home (i.e. Hell)” (Qur’an, 13:25)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah also says: “So would you perhaps, if you turned away, cause corruption on earth and sever your [ties of] relationship? Would ye then, if ye were given the command, work corruption in the land and sever your ties of kinship? (Qur’an, 47:22-23)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.arabnews.com/news/550246&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the name Christine isn't a name that must be changed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name Christine is of French and English origin, meaning &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;follower of Christ&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; Reference can be found in Wikipedia, urbandictionary.com and other sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Christ (also masih in arabic, mentioned in Quran several times) means the &lt;strong&gt;chosen or anointed&lt;/strong&gt;. Check it up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the follower of the anointed, isn't that a beautiful name?&#xA;If we can name our sons for the chosen (Mustafa, Mokhtar) in Arabic, why can't someone be called the follower of the chosen in another language?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My conclusion is that this name is not haram.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-03-02T12:43:16.583" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30205" CreationDate="2016-03-02T16:30:04.380" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to what @Billydan provided in his answer regarding the Arabic Language, I would like to add, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;based on my own experience&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, that the &lt;strong&gt;Jinns speak different languages just like us human&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've mentioned in one of my comments on this site before that I had done &lt;strong&gt;Ruqyah&lt;/strong&gt; to a friend of mine who was possessed by multiple Jinns. Some of them spoke and understood English, I spoke with them directly in that language, and some of them spoke and understood Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the reference that I could think of is a verse in Surat Al-jinn (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/72/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#11&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iFrUi.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iFrUi.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These &lt;strong&gt;divided/different ways&lt;/strong&gt; are belief (Muslim or Mushrik), religion, sects, languages, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-17T13:24:41.330" LastActivityDate="2018-01-17T13:24:41.330" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30207" CreationDate="2016-03-02T18:27:57.690" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes you can build mosque there, in case of any such things being found even in a built mosque, we just wash away NAJAS things and its clear. I don't know if it is necessary in this case, that mosque is not yet started to build there. But its even than better to wash that place where such thing was found.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah Knows Best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-03-02T18:27:57.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30218" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-02T18:40:20.420" Score="2" ViewCount="261" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Islam allows criticism on its prophets or holy personalities (definitely for non Muslims) and if yes then where lies the boundary between criticizing Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and blasphemy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15899" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T04:37:53.613" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T04:37:53.613" Title="What is difference between blasphemy and criticism in Islam?" Tags="|terminology|blasphemy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30219" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-02T18:45:31.353" Score="2" ViewCount="2232" Body="&lt;p&gt;If there are some discrepancies in a few narrations in Bukhari Sharif then  how do people define some narration to be manipulated and if some are manipulated then what about credibility of all others considered as authentic? Does this mean a student of Hadith has to be skeptical at start while reading Bukhari?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15899" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-03T07:20:53.493" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T15:59:27.907" Title="Do Sunni Muslims consider whole Bukhari as 100% authentic?" Tags="|hadith|sunni|authenticity|sahih-bukhari|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-01-18T07:01:14.633" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30187" CreationDate="2016-03-02T18:59:36.897" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My answer doesnot contain any suggestions. I will try just to cover OTHER side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it all depends on your culture and where you are living, because if i recommend clothes of my country you might not even know their names. Even if you find them and wear them, people will see you as SOME NEW THING. So, any cloth you choose just make sure it comes under definition of clothes in islam. Besides in our country we have COTTON and LAWN like stuff which works pretty well in above 40C in summer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now for stuff for hijab, you can use any similar cloth, its common here. Just make sure if its see through, fold it double. BESIDES i am not in favour of styled hijabs, because they doesnot fulfil the purpose of hijab. ALso search about JILBAB(this is what in quran muslims women are ordered to wear) and difference between hijab and jilbab, thats interesting topic too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now for your last point on workout clothes, i don't know which kind of workout you are referring to, but i must tell you that exercising or playing in front of men is not allowed. Because whatever you try, you will end up exposing curves etc of your body. You can exercise separately among girls. Where you can wear whatever you want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-03-02T18:59:36.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30219" CreationDate="2016-03-02T19:09:43.573" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is IJMA of ummah that &lt;strong&gt;all MUTTASIL ahadees in sahi bukhari are sahih&lt;/strong&gt;, an there is no zauf in them.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I know there are some people now a days who try to convince that 2/3 ahadees are zaeef (weak) in it, but according to asool al hadith they are wrong, you can verify their claim your self and try  to be skeptical reading whole bukhari. And if you get convinced about 1 hadees in it being zaeef. Let us know of the reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; This conclusion [that Bukhari is 100% Sahih] excludes the chainless, broken-chained reports, or unattributed reports sometimes used by al-Bukhari in his chapter-titles or appended to certain narrations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-08T15:59:27.907" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T15:59:27.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30222" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-02T20:45:48.507" Score="5" ViewCount="257" Body="&lt;p&gt;AA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know you have answered a similar question but I need further clarification.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A 19 year old girl has learning difficulties (bur not insane) and will never really be able to earn an income. The learning difficulties arose as a result of medical negligence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She has been given lump sum compensation to cover her care needs throughout her life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does she have to pay zakat on this lump sum payment?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JA&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TS&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15974" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-14T14:13:27.647" LastActivityDate="2016-04-14T14:13:27.647" Title="Does a disabled person with learning difficulties unable to generate income have to pay zakat" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30219" CreationDate="2016-03-03T01:35:11.803" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imam al-Bukhari himself indicated that his collection was not 100% Sahih as per the way he would transmit the narration, and there are several. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imams like ad-Daraqutni, al-Aqili, ibn Hazem and even Ibn Hajr confirmed there are weak hadiths in al-Bukharis Jami.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem is, Hadith science is a man-made science and it can be changed at anytime.   Some scholars were strict while others were lenient.  So the authenticity of a hadith scums to the character of a person and it has nothing to do with the reality, because it's quite impossible to know if a hadith is truly from the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT:  Here is an example of how a hadith can be authentic to one person and unreliable/rejected by another...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets look at a person named Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri, a student of some of the Sahaba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhari, and other scholars, regarded him as an authority in hadith.  If a hadith is reported by him they would accept him as a reliable reporter.  Many hadiths come through az-Zuhri that al-Bukhari reports in his 'Sahih'.  Keep in mind al-Bukhari did not meet az-Zuhri; he relied on other people's views regarding az-Zuhri to consider him as an authority.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, there were scholars who rejected az-Zuhri as reliable.  He may be an authority, but it does not make him upright and trustworthy.  One major scholar who did not consider az-Zuhri as reliable was Layth b. Sa'd.  Layth was upright and reliable (thiqa thabt) and people trusted him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Layth actually met az-Zuhri and they use to have discussions.  Layth considered az-Zuhri as a contradictory and forgetful person.  So he would not take az-Zuhri's narrations and considered him as abandoned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, we have two Imams who had different opinions about az-Zuhri.  One who met him and one who did not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The aftermath of this can be easily seen.  Narrations coming through az-Zuhri would be accepted by al-Bukhari, but rejected by Layth b. Sa'd.  One would call a hadith 'Sahih' and the other 'Da'ef' or 'weak' if we took az-Zuhri's account.  That's a major problem is it not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Layth b. Sa'd was not Shia, if anyone tries to label him...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The total weak/fabricated hadiths in al-Bukharis collection comes to 52.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A recent scholar,  Imam ibn Amin has written a well detailed book on the weak hadiths in Bukhari and Muslim.  You can find it on the internet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Not all 'Sunni-Muslims' believe Bukhari is 100% authentic&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4640" LastEditDate="2016-03-05T22:28:15.927" LastActivityDate="2016-03-05T22:28:15.927" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9460" CreationDate="2016-03-03T02:53:16.073" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a very important question. Did our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) ever paid Zakat. So far the answer is no , unless someone comes with strong reference, to answer this question. Among five pillars of Islam Zakat is one of them. Apart from Zakat, all other pillars are completely followed by Our Prophet. Zakat is the only &quot; Fars&quot; which does not have any record of Sunnah , so far . What is the significance of this , what lesson our Prophet wanted to teach us. The three main forms of giving in the name of Allah are : 1) Karat ; 2) Sadka ; 3) Zakat. It is a well known fact with a multiple strong references that our Prophet gave karat and sadqa all the times. Infect whatever he had after his needs he gave away to others in karat and sadqa . What it means for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15977" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T02:53:16.073" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9460" CreationDate="2016-03-03T03:13:42.940" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the last few years of the life of our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) he had a lot of money at his hands. Our Prophet Muhammad( peace be upon him) gave preference to karat and sadqa over zakat. The question is why ?. This aspect of our Prophet 'life needs to be studied very carefully . My hero in my life is Muhammad (peace be upon him). The book , I think is the only real book, is Quran.&#xA;The only true religion is Islam. Our Ulemas needs to focus on formulating rules and regulations for paying Zakat. Not only paying zakat but most importantly calculating zakat. For example on what income should one pay zakat:  Gross income or net income. If the answer is on net income then what deductions are allowed.. house rent telephone bill ,electric bill school fees.... what about the money you spend on karat and sadqa.... Can zakat be paid in installments or in one go...can one pay zakat to the state or can give of his own. When you see that your rulers are corrupt and dishonest ,then you can pay zakat of your own...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15977" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T03:13:42.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28058" CreationDate="2016-03-03T13:05:40.820" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shia Islam (and I assume likewise based on Sunni Islam), Sayyid or Seyyed (السید) were and are related to Haashem (the grandfather of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his household)… Nowadays, it is said to the children (and childrend of children …) of Imam Ali – Hazrat Fatimah-Zahra … as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Related explanation:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sayyid (also spelled , &quot;Sayyed&quot;, &quot;Saiyid&quot;,&quot;Seyd&quot;, &quot;Syed&quot;, &quot;Sayed&quot;&#xA;  &quot;Seyed&quot; and &quot;Seyyed&quot;) (pronounced [ˈsæjjɪd], or [ˈsæjjed], Arabic:&#xA;  سيد‎; meaning Mister) (plural Sadah Arabic: سادة‎, Sāda(h)) is an&#xA;  honorific title denoting males accepted as descendants of the Islamic&#xA;  Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn&#xA;  Ali, sons of Muhammad's daughter Fatimah and his son-in-law Ali (Ali&#xA;  ibn Abi Talib).&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa9143&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; Conventionally, descent is patrilineal. However, in&#xA;  1632 when an Ottoman court challenged a man wearing a sayyid's green&#xA;  turban he established that he was a sayyid on his mother's side, and&#xA;  this was accepted by the court.&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayyid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;:130&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Daughters of sayyids are given the titles Sayyida, Alawiyah, or&#xA;  Sharifa. In some regions of the Islamic world, e.g., India, the&#xA;  descendants of Muhammad are given the title Amir or Mir, meaning&#xA;  &quot;commander&quot;, &quot;general&quot;, or &quot;prince&quot;. Children of Sayyida mother but a&#xA;  non Sayyid father are referred to as Mirza...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference and further complete info:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa9143&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayyid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2019-10-15T07:24:49.360" LastActivityDate="2019-10-15T07:24:49.360" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30218" CreationDate="2016-03-03T17:49:14.797" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a fundamental difference in both of these words. criticism and blasphemy. It must be known that all people who were not Muslim in the era of prophet Muhammad SAWW used to criticize Islam and prophet, but they all were not beheaded, only a few of them which were &lt;strong&gt;mocking, abusing or doing vilification&lt;/strong&gt; about Islam or prophet were executed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Criticism is done all time by Jews and Christians and all non-Muslims, but we don't say they all are doing blasphemy, only when some makes cartoons etc of them, or mocks in any other non-constructive/abusive/disrespectful way. Than that is considered as blasphemy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this gives a basic idea of the fundamental difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-04T14:13:27.983" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T14:13:27.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30232" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-03T19:44:14.413" Score="0" ViewCount="1274" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam alaikum brothers and sisters. I have this very huge problem that I feel extremely guilty about. I invited my friend to my house and I had a small sexual lust for grabbing his butt. I did it once and claimed that it was an accident. He forgot about it. I have ZERO sexual attraction to him anymore and I really want to repent I feel extremely guilty. What should I do? Was this Zina in any way? Is their a punishment for this in life? How can I repent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S: I am straight 100% now and I am 13.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15987" LastActivityDate="2016-04-02T21:30:13.547" Title="Did I Commit Gay Zina?" Tags="|zina|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30233" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30232" CreationDate="2016-03-03T20:37:39.377" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum, brother.&#xA;you should know that having sexual lust, as you call it, or even going close to it with a female that isn't your wife is haram. not to talk of having it with a man. it is totally prohibited and you have committed a very big sin brother.&#xA;But fortunately, Allah is The all-forgiving and The most merciful. Repent and promise never to go back to committing such thing.&#xA;ma'assalaam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15988" LastActivityDate="2016-03-03T20:37:39.377" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30234" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30369" CreationDate="2016-03-03T21:46:23.670" Score="4" ViewCount="345" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read elections are not allowed in Islam (for example, here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/98134&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/98134&lt;/a&gt; ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nevertheless, I would like to have more proofs and understand why. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, any government must satisfy Sharia (this is, logically, compulsory). But, what about choosing the government? I mean, should we accept a government and its members without questioning? How do governors start their government? How can we be sure that they are the best to follow Allah's rules?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we can see in today's Islamic countries, governments are not the best when they have to follow Sharia. So, I don't understand how a person (or a group of people) can govern a country without any control. I think it's not the best way (not 100% sure) that a country follow Sharia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Therefore, I would like to have proofs and understand what is the best thing according to Islam and how a person (group of people) can start to govern a country.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15688" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T08:49:38.490" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T08:49:38.490" Title="What is the best way to govern a country according to Islam?" Tags="|sharia|islamic-government|democracy|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30235" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-03T22:30:36.447" Score="3" ViewCount="41989" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been married for 9 months and my husband and I have not even had one sexual relation. Is my nikkah valid? We didn't even sleep together on the wedding night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15989" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-17T04:39:49.377" LastActivityDate="2020-11-24T02:16:04.487" Title="I have been married for 9 months without sex; is my nikkah valid?" Tags="|nikah|sex|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26240" CreationDate="2016-03-03T22:50:28.780" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most scholars agree that if you only &lt;em&gt;wish&lt;/em&gt; and don't &lt;em&gt;commit&lt;/em&gt; this sin, you will not be punished on the day of judgement. Because you follow what is mentioned in this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَذَرُوا ظَاهِرَ الْإِثْمِ وَبَاطِنَهُ&#xA;  And leave what is outward (dhahir) of sin and what is in depth (batin) thereof [6:120]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An outward (dhahir) sin means: You can see it's a sin, it's obvious that it's bad, you don't wish to commit it and nobody needs to tell you that you shouldn't commit it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A profound / in depth sin (batin) means: You don't '&lt;em&gt;see&lt;/em&gt;' it's a sin, but you know it, because Quran and prophet told you. You understand it with reason, but not with heart. You might even desire it, but you know it's wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So every deed has an outward appearance (appearance of this world) and an inside/profound appearance (otherwordly appearance). The otherwordly appearance of a sin is fire, which we can't see in this life, but will see in the next.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They know only the outside appearance (dhahir) of the life of the world, and they are heedless of the Hereafter. [30:7]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We only see the outside appearance of a sin, like a sin involving homosexuality. Though most people don't desire it, some do. But this is only because we all cannot see the true (otherwordly, deeper, batin) appearance of this sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you could see it, you wouldn't have any desire to come close to it. Maybe Allah will grant you to 'see' the reality of this sin, the otherwordly appearance of this sin, even in this life. &#xA;Definetly in the hereafter we will all see the reality of our deeds and wishes. Ugly and beauty creatures will follow us wherever we go. The more good deeds we've done, the more beauty and sweet smelling creatures will be close to us. The more sins we've commited, the more ugly and foul-smelling creatures will follow us. This is based on Ahadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why would someone wish to be close to an ugly creature? Because this is what the sin is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I could give at least part of an answer to your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What we muslims all really should want and wish is to be close to Allah (&lt;em&gt;meet his Lord&lt;/em&gt;, 18:110) and to &lt;em&gt;be in the proximity of the King all-powerful&lt;/em&gt; (54:55), not only the garden, fruits, rivers and partners.&#xA;Like the prophets who only wished to be close to Allah (t.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5225" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-08-20T06:15:25.767" LastActivityDate="2017-08-20T06:15:25.767" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30237" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16977" CreationDate="2016-03-03T23:11:05.780" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The concept of taqiyyah means that a believer is allowed to hide his true belief when in danger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taqiyyah is mentioned in three places in the holy Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3:28&lt;/strong&gt; Let not the believers take the disbelivers as guardians instead&#xA;  of the believers, and whoever does this will never be helped by Allah&#xA;  in any way, unless you indeed fear danger from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;16:106&lt;/strong&gt; Whoever disbelieved in Allah after his belief - except him who&#xA;  is forced thereto and whose heart is at rest with faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;40:28&lt;/strong&gt; And a believing man from Pharaoh's family who hid his faith.....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The first person in Islam practicing taqiyyah was the Prophet himself when he kept his mission secret for three years to protect the message.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He told his most prominent companion Ammar ibn Yassir to deny his faith in public again if he was to be tortured again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many prominent leaders of all schools of thought practiced taqiyyah on different occasions. (see Moustafa al-Qazwini, Inquiries about Shi'a Islam,p.58)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-29T05:07:48.200" LastActivityDate="2016-04-29T05:07:48.200" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30235" CreationDate="2016-03-04T00:06:52.007" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before answering your question, I would like to go over a concept in Islam called &lt;strong&gt;إيلاء (Eela')&lt;/strong&gt;, which means: &lt;strong&gt;the vow of the husband, who has the ability to have intercourse with his wife, to never have intercourse with his wife for at least &lt;em&gt;4 months&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT) says in Surat Al-Baqarah (verses &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/226-227&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;226-227&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7AMoo.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7AMoo.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, for your situation, please observe the following scenarios:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If your husband &lt;strong&gt;vowed&lt;/strong&gt; to not have intercourse with you and it has been more than 4 months, then there are two opinions: 1- based on Madhahb &lt;strong&gt;Abu-Hanifah&lt;/strong&gt; (1), you are divorced automatically, which means, you don't have to go to the judge to ask for the divorce, and your husband doesn't have to say 'I divorce you', and this divorce is counted as one divorce. 2- the &lt;strong&gt;Wali&lt;/strong&gt; of your nikah can ask him to return to normal relations, and if your husband says no, then your &lt;strong&gt;Wali&lt;/strong&gt; can ask for divorce, or you can go to the judge and ask for divorce yourself.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If your husband did not vow and it has already been more than 4 months, then your &lt;strong&gt;Wali&lt;/strong&gt; can ask him to return to normal relations, and in this case the &lt;strong&gt;Eela'&lt;/strong&gt; is being counted for your husband (يُضرب له الإيلاء), that means your husband has to touch you within 4 months from the day your Wali spoke to him, otherwise you must be divorced. If your husband did not touch you in those 4 months and refused to divorce you, then the judge can divorce you from him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You, or your Wali, must talk to your husband about your marriage. If he has any problem related to that matter (intercourse) whether psychological or physiological, he then needs to seek help and you should bear with him until his issues are being resolved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah knows best!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1) &lt;strong&gt;The book of Fiqh based on the four Madhahib&lt;/strong&gt;, by &lt;strong&gt;Abdur-Rahman Al-Jazeeri&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Book of Divorce, Section of Eela', page 1071&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastEditorUserId="8947" LastEditDate="2016-03-09T13:23:41.723" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T13:23:41.723" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30241" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-04T06:59:58.987" Score="2" ViewCount="216" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most African muslim places White cloth in the mosque and sits around it to worship and mentioning the numerous name of Allah after magrib prayer is been done. My question is: Is it a Sunna?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15646" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-02T08:59:31.610" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T08:59:31.610" Title="Is it sunna to sit around a white cloth after magrib prayer?" Tags="|salat|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30234" CreationDate="2016-03-04T09:29:32.253" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know the first Caliph, whose caliphate is accepted unanimously by all Sunnis, came to power by public suffrage. How can a Muslim (at least Sunni Muslim) deny the right of people to choose their leader when first caliph was elected and they consider it all right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15899" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-18T16:52:37.200" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T16:52:37.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30243" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-04T09:36:16.550" Score="2" ViewCount="142" Body="&lt;p&gt;Vegetarians think that killing animal for our own comfort is cruel because we can live even without eating meat then why to kill animals. They are also living creatures as we and killing them is equally painful for them as for us. &#xA;I need answer in context when someone does not believe in Quran/Prophet etc.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15899" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T08:49:09.200" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T08:49:09.200" Title="Why slaughtering of animals is not considered as cruel as opposed to what vegetarians think?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|animals|dhabihah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30200" CreationDate="2016-03-04T12:05:04.220" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;yes you can marry in your case but you cannot marry with your breastfed sister or brother. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15997" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T12:05:04.220" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30245" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28296" CreationDate="2016-03-04T12:44:56.503" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You having doubts after engagement is a form Istikhara itself. If you think now that it is not the best option for you, then take appropriate actions to remedy it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Istikhara doesn't provide any divine guidance. Istikhara is nothing more reflecting on your options and deciding for one from several options. However, we have colored Istikhara with a brush of divinity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Istikhara is not special to Muslim. People all over do it. They call it &quot;sleeping with an idea or a decision&quot;. If after waking up next morning,  the idea is still as strong, they go with it. Thinking overnight about something in a relaxed manner, uncovers several factor which one may miss in the rush of the moment. Istikhara is exactly this and nothing more. And since we are Muslims, we couple this overnight pondering/thinking with a Dua as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14004" LastActivityDate="2016-03-04T12:44:56.503" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30247" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30243" CreationDate="2016-03-04T13:37:32.283" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Then &quot;killing&quot; plants also does not seem right to me as they're living things too like us (keeping aside if they feel pain or not). We wouldn't have survived till now if we were not to eat them killing mercilessly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Things are perfectly defined as what are good and what are bad in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We check the condition of the animals before slaughtering (healthy, fit, young etc.) because we're told to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't you think deceiving a cow while getting milk is wrong? Might be, but we're not obliged to not deceive it, so we have it. Don't you think killing plants is wrong? We're not obliged to not kill them, so we have them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We're not obliged to not kill animals, so we have them.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;O ye people! &lt;strong&gt;Eat of what is on earth, Lawful and good&lt;/strong&gt;; and do not follow the footsteps of the evil one, for he is to you an avowed enemy. (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=2&amp;amp;verse=168&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:168&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, having meat is not a compulsion (AFAIK). Just because they're good for our health (and tasty). Causing them pain intentionally should not be our intention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allah knows the best.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2016-03-18T02:02:23.363" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T02:02:23.363" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30249" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30241" CreationDate="2016-03-04T17:35:10.103" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While &lt;strong&gt;it is still unclear what they do&lt;/strong&gt;, but it seems like a practice(of a group) in our country where after each prayer, people loudly repeat KALIMA and than darood in the end, which is a biddah. So, if they cannot provide any supporting evidence for what they are doing. It is in the same category.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a whole list of SUNNAH DUA(sayings) after prayer which we should say and they are enough for us. I don't know why people have started prefering THEIR zikr on sunnah zikr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt; I thought i should include a hadith which covers a similar happening in masjid al-nabvi. Hope it will be helpful.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;al-Darimi in the Muqaddima of his Sunan narrated from al-Hakam ibn&#xA;  al-Mubarak who narrates from Amr ibn Salima al-Hamadani:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We used to sit by the door of Abd Allah ibn Masud before the Morning&#xA;  Prayer, so that when he came out we would walk with him to the mosque.&#xA;  (One day) Abu Musa al-Ashari came to us and said: &quot;Has Abu Abd&#xA;  al-Rahman come out yet?&quot; We replied No. So he sat down with us until&#xA;  he came out. When he came out, we all stood along with him, so &lt;strong&gt;Abu&#xA;  Musa said to him: &quot;O Abu Abd al-Rahman! I have just seen something in&#xA;  the mosque which I considered wrong, but all praise is for Allah, I&#xA;  did not see anything except good in it.&quot; He inquired: &quot;What is it?&quot;&#xA;  Abu Musa replied: &quot;If you live you will see it. I saw in the mosque&#xA;  people sitting in circles awaiting the Prayer. In each circle they had&#xA;  pebbles in their hands and a man would say: Repeat allahu akbar a&#xA;  hundred times. So they would repeat it a hundred times. Then he would&#xA;  say: say la ilaha illallah a hundred times. So they would say it a&#xA;  hundred times. Then he would say: say subhanallah a hundred times. So&#xA;  they would say it a hundred times.&quot; Ibn Masud asked: &quot;What did you&#xA;  say to them?&quot; Abu Musa said: &quot;I did not say anything to them. Instead&#xA;  I waited to hear your view on it.&quot; Ibn Masud replied: &quot;Would that you&#xA;  had ordered them to count their evil deeds and assured them that their&#xA;  good deeds would not be lost!&quot; Then we went along with him until he&#xA;  came to one of these circles whereby he stood and said: &quot;What is this&#xA;  I see you doing?&quot; They replied: &quot;O Abu Abd al-Rahman! These are&#xA;  pebbles upon which we are counting takbir, tahlil and tasbih.&quot; He&#xA;  said: &quot;Count your evil deeds instead. I assure you that none of your&#xA;  good deeds will be lost. Woe to you, O Umma of Muhammad, sallallahu&#xA;  alayhi wa sallam, how quickly you go to destruction! Here are your&#xA;  Prophet's Companions available in abundance (mutawafirun). And there&#xA;  are his clothes which have not yet decayed and his bowl which is&#xA;  unbroken. By Him in Whose Hand is my soul! Either you are following a&#xA;  Religion that is better guided than the Religion of Muhammad&#xA;  sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, or you are opening a door of&#xA;  misguidance.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; They said: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;O Abu Abd al-Rahman! By Allah, we only&#xA;  intend good!&quot; He said: &quot;How many are there who intend good but do not&#xA;  achieve it.&lt;/strong&gt; Indeed Allah's Messenger said to us: A people will recite&#xA;  the Qur'an but it will not pass beyond their throats. By Allah! I do&#xA;  not know, but perhaps most of them are from among you.&quot; Then he left&#xA;  them. Amr ibn Salima said: We saw most of those people fighting&#xA;  against us on the day of Nahrawan, on the side of the Khawarij.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(there are also many other isnaad of this hadees)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now i should also have to mention that their is a group of people who does not agree to this defination of biddah which is used in this hadees. for details on defination of biddah you can refer to this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1484/all-bidah-are-haram-or-not&quot;&gt;question and tits answers.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2016-03-05T11:54:10.617" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23574" CreationDate="2016-03-05T05:40:52.347" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A mother can give zakat to her children because they are not her dependents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16004" LastActivityDate="2016-03-05T05:40:52.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30259" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-05T19:12:52.327" Score="4" ViewCount="1997" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a revert for nearly a year and I was married to a brother quite quickly after I converted to Islam. He asked me to marry him and three days later we attended a mosque and got married. I had no wali as none of my family members &#xA;are Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He had no witnesses of his own. So, the imam got two brothers from inside the mosque to be our witnesses. The marriage ceremony took place after the imam was paid for the wedding ceremony.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mahr was set and the certificate was filled and signed and we were married. We have since divorced but I have been told that my marriage may not have been valid and I am terrified that I have been engaging in Zina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah forgive me as I am gaining knowledge as much as I can but I did not know the details of marriage then. We also never lived together because of family arguments and only saw each other maybe twice a week.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I loved my husband very much and still do but it is the third divorce and I know now that there is no going back. So, was my marriage valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16017" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T06:29:00.413" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T06:29:00.413" Title="Was my marriage valid given that there was no wali and my husband had no witnesses of his own?" Tags="|nikah|zina|wali|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30260" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30265" CreationDate="2016-03-05T19:34:38.167" Score="-1" ViewCount="701" Body="&lt;p&gt;How can you convince an atheist that Islam is the true religion and that Allah exists using proofs from the Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16018" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T08:56:53.147" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T08:56:53.147" Title="How do you convince an atheist that Islam is the true religion?" Tags="|atheists|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-03-11T03:58:26.567" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30260" CreationDate="2016-03-06T11:22:17.637" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;An atheist does not believe in Quran so how would you convince him from Quran. First you have you make him believe that this world is run by a very complex and very orderly program which is beyond capacities of a human or human like thing. And there is one who regulates this program, there is one who has written the script of this program and this authority who has written code of this program has the ability to manipulate any part of this code at any time at will and we call this authority as Allah or God. Only when one believes on this reality then you can come to Quran or Prophet etc. &#xA;&lt;em&gt;There are more plausible reasons to this, for that one should strive and reflect.&lt;/em&gt;    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15899" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-15T19:53:38.243" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T19:53:38.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30266" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-06T12:31:26.233" Score="2" ViewCount="5470" Body="&lt;p&gt;My father passed away few days ago and we are living together. Is there any restriction on having sex with my wife while living in the same house? Someone told me that I need to wait a minimum of 40 days for sex. Is this right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16027" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-03-17T22:54:33.967" LastActivityDate="2016-03-17T22:54:33.967" Title="Is there any prohibition found that no sex for 40 days after the passing away of a father or mother?" Tags="|halal-haram|islamic-basis|sex|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30268" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-06T15:14:42.047" Score="3" ViewCount="159" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shias have a system of Ijtihad when a person is qualified after a meticulous and exhaustive study to issue a Fatwa on certain jurisprudential  issues. These persons are mostly alive and they can issue Fatwas on prevalent or current issues which were not present few (hundred) years ago. While I see Sunnis believe on just four such Imams (Malik, Ahmad bin Hanbal, Abu Hanifa, Shafie). I wonder what do Sunnis do when they are confronted with everyday issues. Do they search and research themselves from books of Hadith which is not correct. They do refer to local or prominent religious scholar. But I want to ask if there is any standard which a person must have before he can answer people's question? If there is a standard or a system then what is this?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15899" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-08T15:56:38.237" LastActivityDate="2018-03-19T17:51:12.483" Title="What alternative do Sunni Muslims have today to Shiite system of Ijtihad?" Tags="|sharia|shia-sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2018-03-20T18:33:41.197" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30269" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-06T15:39:50.197" Score="3" ViewCount="176" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know the Prophet of Islam (pbuh) mostly fought defensive wars while after death of Prophet, Muslim caliphs began a journey to conquer land after land and to bring territories under their control. How this can be justified? Is it allowed for a ruler to attack a neighboring land on the pretext of spreading Islam? I see because of such military engagements (e.g. Muhammad bin Qasim and Ghauri in India) many non-Muslims believe that Islam was spread by sword. It is also interesting to note that Ali who was at forefront during all wars of Prophet never participated in any such wars during reign of first three caliphs nor did he himself initiate any such new battle. Also to be noted that his progeny kept themselves away from leading such exercises.  For some of those drills there may be local reasons or context but to say that in all the cases Muslims were provoked to attack neighboring land cannot be accepted while we also know that many of such warriors who conquered non-Muslim lands also fought with Muslim rules to bring them under their subjugation and they did not hesitate to spill blood of fellow Muslims in such cases. One example is Salahudin Ayyubi who ended Fatimide dynasty in Egypt. How can one support military expansion of such people on non-Muslim lands?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Both Shia and Sunni point of views are welcome.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15899" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-18T12:01:24.093" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T12:01:24.093" Title="Were the military adventures of Caliphs conquering land after land just?" Tags="|history|caliph|battles|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2018-10-21T19:35:56.800" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30274" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30266" CreationDate="2016-03-06T20:08:58.563" Score="4" Body="&lt;h1&gt;No&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no such prohibition. Instead, there is prohibition on mourning for more than 3 days on the part of women - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/68/85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Narrated Um 'Atiyya:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;We were forbidden to mourn &lt;strong&gt;for more than three days&lt;/strong&gt; except for a husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even then, according to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=82106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa source&lt;/a&gt;, mourning means &lt;em&gt;avoiding adornments etc&lt;/em&gt;. So, abstaining from intimacy with spouse is not a part of it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the prayer of a righteous child benefits a deceased person. [&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/adab/1/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, you can pray for him for as many days as you wish, but not anything that constitutes mourning for more than three days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14326" LastActivityDate="2016-03-06T20:08:58.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30276" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-06T20:41:58.000" Score="5" ViewCount="27265" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wanted to know if rubbing of the covered private parts together without intercourse is zina or not. What is the punishment for it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have done this grave mistake. And I feel ashamed of myself. Asking my Almighty for forgiveness. Please tell me specific repentance methods if any?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16030" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-03-17T22:54:49.170" LastActivityDate="2020-02-08T14:54:26.520" Title="Rubbing of covered private parts together without intercourse. Does it come under zina?" Tags="|halal-haram|tawba|zina|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30279" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-07T02:34:44.000" Score="2" ViewCount="275" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm just beginning to learn about the Islamic religion, I was reading about the Quran and I read that it is not believed to have been written by any person, but given to humans by God. From what I understand it was found by the prophet Muhammad and he interpreted it and taught others. The fact that the Quran was a devine gift from Allah is defended by the fact that Muhammad was illiterate and had never been to school. So I don't understand how he then found it, followed it's teachings, and taught others about the Quran? I think I'm missing a piece of the puzzle because I don't understand how an illiterate man read and followed the teachings of the Quran? &#xA;Thank you for your help in answering my question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16032" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T14:28:29.810" Title="How could Muhammad have interpreted and taught the Quran?" Tags="|quran|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30281" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30276" CreationDate="2016-03-07T10:51:37.217" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;the Basic rule in islam is , EVERY sexual act between a girl and non-mehram is haram, and it will be one Form of Zina as it Involves sexual pleasure between each other and unlawful touching. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad said in one hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The eyes commit Zina, the hands commit Zina and feet commit Zina and&#xA;  the genitals commit Zina.&quot; (Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 4258)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the general ruling is, Stay away from Every sexual act, doesnt matter if it actually means Zina or not. as Allah says in Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[17:32]And do not come near to adultery, it is a shameful deed and an&#xA;  evil, and opening the road to other evils.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says DO NOT COME NEAR, he does not say Stop from it, dont come near to it. and act of rubbing covered genitals together give enough sexual pleasure that it is Highly likely that it will lead to intercourse, nobody is strong enough to resist that temptation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastEditorDisplayName="user12159" LastEditDate="2016-03-07T12:10:48.310" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T12:10:48.310" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30282" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-07T11:59:23.267" Score="5" ViewCount="35846" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the title says, what is the appropriate time to visit the graves of fellow Muslims? Or is there anything such as an appropriate time? Most men visit after Friday prayer. I ask so, because one day after Isha I wanted to visit the grave of my close relative. But it was dark and I felt I should not visit. It is at that time I had this question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-07T01:41:05.247" LastActivityDate="2022-11-07T15:53:41.700" Title="What is the appropriate time to visit a grave?" Tags="|grave|behavior|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30283" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-07T12:08:46.300" Score="4" ViewCount="15182" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu alaikum, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the ruling for women who want to visit the graves of their beloved ones? Is it permissible for them to do so? Should they do so, at a time when other men are not around?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any Hadith on this regard?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-15T05:12:00.877" LastActivityDate="2021-11-18T10:20:04.587" Title="Is it permissible for women to visit the graves of their loved ones?" Tags="|women|grave|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30285" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-07T12:24:20.207" Score="3" ViewCount="739" Body="&lt;p&gt;When two Muslim brothers meet each other, they exchange Islamic greetings (says Salam to each other). This is done verbally. My question is regarding non-verbal communication. Like when we chat, write e-mails to each other or ask public questions on a forum. When I say writing, it can refer to writing with a pen on paper or using keyboard to type on a computer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is the ruling in this case, should we say Salam? Many of you may say it is advisable to do so. What was the practice of the Sahabas? Does anybody have a genuine and authentic information on this matter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T08:22:54.337" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T08:22:54.337" Title="Ruling for giving and returning Salam in written media?" Tags="|halal-haram|greetings|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30286" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30285" CreationDate="2016-03-07T12:38:19.033" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, you should say Salam regardless. The Prophet (PBUH) when he used to send letter to the kings inviting them to Islam, he would include greetings in the letters. Here is an example: (This letter was sent to Heraclius the king of Byzantium)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ . مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ&#xA;  وَرَسُولِهِ إِلَى هِرَقْلَ عَظِيمِ الرُّومِ . سَلَامٌ عَلَى مَنْ&#xA;  اتَّبَعَ الْهُدَى . أَمَّا بَعْدُ ؛ فَإِنِّي أَدْعُوكَ بِدِعَايَةِ&#xA;  الإِسْلامِ ، أَسْلِمْ تَسْلَمْ يُؤْتِكَ اللَّهُ أَجْرَكَ مَرَّتَيْنِ ،&#xA;  فَإِنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ إِثْمَ الأَرِيسِيِّينَ (أي أتباعه&#xA;  ورعاياه الذين يتابعونه على الكفر) . وَ [ يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ&#xA;  تَعَالَوْا إِلَى كَلِمَةٍ سَوَاءٍ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَنْ لا&#xA;  نَعْبُدَ إِلا اللَّهَ وَلا نُشْرِكَ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَلا يَتَّخِذَ&#xA;  بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا أَرْبَابًا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا&#xA;  فَقُولُوا اشْهَدُوا بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“In the Name of Allaah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. From Muhammad the slave and Messenger of Allaah to Heraclius the ruler of Byzantium. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Peace be upon those who follow true guidance.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; I call you with the call of Islam. Become Muslim and you will be safe, and Allaah will grant you a two-fold reward, but if you turn away, upon you will be the sins of the Areesiyyeen (peasants i.e., his followers and subjects who would follow him in kufr).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘Say (O Muhammad): “O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians):&#xA;  Come to a word that is just between us and you, that we worship none&#xA;  but Allaah (Alone), and that we associate no partners with Him, and&#xA;  that none of us shall take others as lords besides Allaah. Then, if&#xA;  they turn away, say: “Bear witness that we are Muslims”’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/36861&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T12:38:19.033" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30279" CreationDate="2016-03-07T12:40:40.977" Score="3" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yes, the Prophet(PBUH) was illiterate, meaning he couldn't read or write. It doesn't say he was not intelligent or lacked the ability to understand and interpret. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Quran was taught to Prophet by Angel Gabriel in parts. This &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.missionislam.com/quran/revealationorder.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; explains better. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;The Qur'an was sometimes revealed to respond to various events and incidents. Sometimes it was revealed to support the Prophet (saws) who was faced with many questions, whether by Muslims or non-Muslims, and hardships. Other times was revealed for legislation and for putting rules to govern the social, economical, and political life of Muslims.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Another piece of puzzle you are missing here is that it was the Companions of the Prophet who memorized the verses of Quran and later compiled it into the form you see today. But nobody else on the planet had a better understanding of the Quran other the Prophet. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The biggest miracle of Islam is the Quran. No scholar was able to reproduce anything close to the verses of the Quran. Not then and not ever.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T12:40:40.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30288" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-07T12:52:46.350" Score="3" ViewCount="69" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a self-taught Muslim. It is my understanding that the number of rakahs in Sunnah prayer (any Sunnah prayer) should be 2. If you want to pray 4, then you break it up (2 + 2). Even in taraweeh, we break it up into pairs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I have been observing people praying 4 rakahs continuously and giving salam in their 4th rakah (like in the sunnah prayer before Zuhr and Asar). Is this also acceptable? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-29T05:54:03.230" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T05:54:03.230" Title="Is it acceptable to pray any number of rakahs in Sunnah prayer?" Tags="|salat|sunnah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30289" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-07T13:18:23.023" Score="2" ViewCount="251" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a &lt;strong&gt;Sunni&lt;/strong&gt; Muslim. Though, we all read darood in Namaz and know that darood-e-ibrahim which we read has &lt;strong&gt;Mahammad (Sallallo Alaihi Wasallam)'s&lt;/strong&gt; name many times. I think of my beloved Prophet every time I read darood. So how can Wahabi's scholars say that one cannot think of Prophet during Namaz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15981" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T13:18:23.023" Title="Thinking of Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam during Namaz" Tags="|salat|prophet-muhammad|sunni|darood|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="10" ClosedDate="2018-03-29T07:09:17.550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30291" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29794" CreationDate="2016-03-07T13:38:57.243" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't imagine that being friends with non-Muslims could be haram. But of course it's a matter of interpretation as we know friends could lead you to become a better individual but also for worse! So this is a two-sided medal!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's my reasoning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all we are asked to be good to our neighbors, and as we know the Prophet (Peace be upon him) himself had Jewish neighbors. Being good to neighbors my mean that one should visit them share his joy with them and condolence them if they have a grief one should follow their funeral etc. ... I remember even a hadith that one shouldn't let them smell what he is cocking (for example if they were poor) if they feel uneasy about that!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But i think the most clear evidence for that is (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/49/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;49:13&lt;/a&gt;). How could people get to know each other without contact or without a relationship like friendship?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand if we as Muslims didn't know about the others and don't understand them how could we call our selves a just community (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/143&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:143&lt;/a&gt;) and be witnesses over the people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore if your relationship would lead you to haram of course it could be haram, but in any other case Islam encourage you to have friendship with non-Muslims and to get to know them as this could lead them to become Muslims or at least understanding Muslims and not being afraid of them!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-08-13T13:57:14.973" LastActivityDate="2019-08-13T13:57:14.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30293" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-07T14:26:21.513" Score="2" ViewCount="197" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it necessary to be in the state of ihram when first entering makkah or is it okay after i have settled in and get into to ihram via masjid al Ayesha? I am traveling from Canada. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16038" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T04:56:24.237" Title="Point of ihram for umrah" Tags="|umrah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30295" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-07T15:29:24.483" Score="3" ViewCount="2743" Body="&lt;p&gt;What do you think of a husband going out for lunch with another woman (who's an old close friend and not muslim, unmarried but in a relationship), just the two of them but in a restaurant in a public place. The husband tells the wife of course and he has nothing to hide. In fact he asks the wife whether she wants to come along and she says no (probably mad) so the husband proceeds anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Main question is it acceptable in islam for a married man to meet another woman and catch up, just the two of them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16040" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-09T09:02:46.337" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T14:59:35.777" Title="Is it acceptable in Islam for a married man to meet another woman and catch up with her without the presence of his wife?" Tags="|nikah|relationships|non-mahram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7869" CreationDate="2016-03-07T23:47:34.357" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslim names can be of any country origin as long as it has a good meaning behind it. For example, if you go outside the Middle-East into South East Asia in Indonesia or Malaysia, there are a lot of Muslims who have non-arab / non-persian names such as: Sukarno, Warno, Melati, Bambang, Indah. Names of the prophets such as: Yusuf(Joesph), Musa (Moses), 'Isa (Jesus), these names are not originally Arabic names but it's the way Arabs pronounce it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if somebody became a Muslim they don't have to change their names to Middle-Eastern names and they're not supposed to change their father's or family name in Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...Call them by [the names of] their fathers; it is more just in the sight of Allah ... [33:5]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since Islam is spreading in the West, if a European has a name of John Smith or Justin Green, that wouldn't be a problem because the meaning is good but the language is different. An Arab Christian can have a similar name as a Muslim such as Sumaya Naser or Mubarak Awad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13271" LastActivityDate="2016-03-07T23:47:34.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30299" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-08T03:43:08.047" Score="3" ViewCount="148" Body="&lt;p&gt;As-salaamu 'alaykum, wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am an English speaker, whose native language is Bosnian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Currently, I am also learning Arabic. In the meantime, I am writing about Islam, in the Bosnian language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may be difficult for me to find an authentic translation of a hadeeth in the Bosnian language, as I do not have access to a set of works by one of the six imams, translated in Bosnian. In addition, finding these ahadeeth on the internet has also been difficult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: Would I be able to translate an English version, into the Bosnian language, since I would not know how to translate it from Arabic to Bosnian?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16047" LastActivityDate="2020-01-21T03:02:25.253" Title="Would it be permissible for me to translate a hadeeth, from English to Bosnian?" Tags="|translation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30301" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30295" CreationDate="2016-03-08T07:06:53.613" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/113996&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/113996&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Summary in brief:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Speaking with a non-mahram is permissible&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Talk only what is necessary&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Don't aim to entertain the lady&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Keep the gaze down&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Use the normal tone of speech&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Be clear and quick.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the intention of the conversation that matters a lot.If your mind is clean, then your actions will also be clean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T07:06:53.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30295" CreationDate="2016-03-08T07:11:21.787" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;At least in a public place that would be OK to some extent: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in an Islamic country &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/39258&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;greeting&lt;/a&gt; and what we may call &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/59873&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;necessary part of a conversation&lt;/a&gt; would be permissible. For example if it's a business lunch or dinner a conversation about the business would be necessary. If it's just a lunch between friends, i can't imagine that in any so called Islamic countries to be possible or considered as permissible and I'm not sure whether it is due to religion (of course shari'a rules apply and have an effect and they don't allow gatherings between female and male who are not mahram unless some conditions are fulfilled) or local customs.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;But as you seem to ask about a situation in a non-Muslim country one should take into account the local customs and what is more likely to be regarded as polite or impolite. For example you may know that a Muslim is asked to accept invitations. And on the other hand it could be a kind of da'wa (invitation) to Islam as &quot;intention&quot; play a big role in our religion. But in any case i wouldn't recommend any husband doing this without the knowledge and accordance of his wife. And i even would recommend him to consider insisting that his wife would be present and come along as often as he can. If this wouldn't be possible he should even consider stopping these kinds of gatherings, because he would play with fire.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But i think if the wife dislike such things she should tell him, as it's a problem that can be solved by conversation. An appropriate Islamic POV is secondary here. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-09T07:50:48.677" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T07:50:48.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="458" CreationDate="2016-03-08T09:01:45.207" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have lot of good answers. Basically all of the answers tells you two things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The purpose of humans is to worship Allah and Allah alone.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah does not need our worship.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I want to tell you is why you and many others keep on having the same question in mind - &quot;Why we should worship God when he doesn't need our worship?&quot;. This shows the limited thinking capacity of the human brain. I am not saying you are dumb not to accept the facts as it is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me try to explain. Allah has made our brain in such a way that it has an unquenchable thirst to know the &quot;Why&quot; for everything. We also believe we can understand everything that is happening in the universe. Sadly, we can't. It is a tough thing to accept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What has happened here is that you have unintentionally attached human-like attributes to Allah. Basically when a man creates/invents something, say a car; the man needs the car to make his transportation easier and the car needs the man (It is not like apes are going to drive the car around!). So since Allah created man, Allah must need us for something. You see the thinking process. This is why I said you made an unintentional comparison. Many of us get caught up in such questions and eventually might even end up going back to square one - &quot;Is Islam the right religion?&quot;. Many things will stop making sense. Most of these doubts arise due to our bounded thinking capacity and the blind belief that we are capable of understanding everything. And bear in mind that Satan exploits them whenever he gets the chance. So be on your guard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T12:34:05.280" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T12:34:05.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29837" CreationDate="2016-03-08T09:52:48.540" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found a couple of opinions about this hadith and how it should be understood!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;From this salafi &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/104806&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic) one could conclude that this hadith must be applied and it's not allowed to have churches or any kind of place of worship of non-Believers on the Arabic Peninsula (= Saudi Arabia, Gulf-states and Yemen) and if some of that was built it should be destroyed. And Muslims there shouldn't employ non-Muslims unless it's necessary according to shari'a rules!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some ahadith which have mentioned that and are the basis of this fatwa (and other fatawa/fatwas and interpretations which i may quote later) are in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/32/75&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/56/259&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/530180&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muwatta' Malik&lt;/a&gt; and there are other narrations in sunan abi Dawod and Musnad al Imam Ahmad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An other salafi &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.assakina.com/taseel/7686.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;scholar&lt;/a&gt; tried to explain what was understood about the Arabic Peninsula so he pointed at the definition in the hadith from sahih al-Bukhari &quot;&lt;em&gt;It comprises Mecca, Medina, Al-Yama-ma and Yemen&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, an other from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/20/106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sunan Abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt; Then he explained that according to the shafi-i scholar al-'imrany non-Muslims could enter this area to work or for trading with the accordance of the Imam (Authority), but they shouldn't stay longer then three days at one place in al-hijaz (especially).&lt;br&gt; Imam an-Nawawi added in his sharh/explanation of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/22/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; that this applies for the hijaz in first place as the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) only expelled them from hijaz! And he added that Imam Malik and ash-Shahfi'i considered the whole Peninsula as described in the hadith from sahih al-Bukhari, and they declared that non-Muslims shouldn't reside (i think it's more likely to be understood with the option of possessing land or real estates) with the slightly difference that Imam ash-Shafi'i focussed on Mekka, al-Madina and al-Yamama (excluding Yemen).&lt;br&gt; Imam abu Hanifa allowed non-Muslims to enter the whole Peninsula excluding the haram in Mekka! Imam ash-Shafi'i said they shouldn't enter the haram unless they have an accordance of the Imam (Authority) and the entrance would be beneficial for Muslims!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Some scholars allowed the entrance (for work, trading etc.) of non-Muslims with the accordance of  Muslims living in the Peninsula. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So apparently non-Muslims are allowed to enter the Peninusla and work there as far as they have an accordance from authorities (in best case) or a kind of contract they only shouldn't stay at one place in the so called hijaz area for more then 3 days! They shouldn't posses real estates and shouldn't build any place of worship there!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My &lt;a href=&quot;http://replytorachid.blogspot.de/2014/07/blog-post_30.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;third source&lt;/a&gt; put a more focus on the meaning of this hadith, for example expelling doesn't mean killing as Allah asked us to be friendly towards those who don't fight Muslims (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/60/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;60:8&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;br&gt; Also some comments from &quot;The Story of Civilization&quot; by William James Durant and Thomas Arnold and others were quoted to show how Muslims dealt with non-Muslims, for example they didn't force anybody to become Muslim in any Muslim state. Adding that in some countries you may have to sign that you accept some rules to be allowed to travel there.&lt;br&gt; Also they tried to explain why this would apply to the Arabic Peninsula, for example: Allah wanted this place to be a pure monotheistic land, that the non-Believers especially Jews had broke many agreements with Muslims and sided with the non-Believers ...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;My &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muslm.org/vb/showthread.php?348259-%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB%28-%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AC%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%29-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%86%D9%87-%D9%88%D9%81%D9%87%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fourth source&lt;/a&gt; gives more details how this hadith should be dealt with! I'll list them briefly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This hadith applies to people from any other religion than Islam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Non-Muslims who have a contract are excluded from this!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Expelling them does not mean expelling them by force or killing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They are allowed to live in the Peninsula temporary, but shouldn't show their religion or have any religious buildings.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This hadith addresses the Authorities: For example the Khalifa, President, King or Emir of any country which is part of the Peninusla!&#xA;If the authorities didn't do their job one should be patient, make dua' for them, advise them the best way, obey them and don't go against them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Again many options of what includes the meant Arabic Peninsula were quoted!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As a proof for why the Peninsula meant by the Hadith doesn't include the whole Peninsula or what we now know as the Arabic Peninsula they Quoted ibn Hajar'S statement:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال رحمه الله عن جزيرة العرب :&lt;br&gt; ( لكن الذي يُمنع المشركون من سُكناه منها : الحجاز خاصّة ؛ وهو : مكة والمدينة واليمامة وما والاها , لا فيما سوى ذلك مما يُطلق عليه اسم جزيرة العرب ؛ لاتّفاق الجميع على أن اليمن لا يُمنعون منها مع أنها مِن جُملة جزيرة العرب )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which includes the hijaz: Mekka, Medina, al-Yamamah and what is next to it. Because there's a consensus on excluding Yemen from this definition!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Hadith seems to be Sahih and it should be applied, but it doesn't mean that non-Muslims don't have the right to  enter Arabic Peninsula, but it doesn't allow what we call today &quot;freedom of belief&quot; and having estates there. So they are free to come for work and business as long as this would be temporary.&lt;br&gt; Note that the Arabic Peninsula form the Hadith differs a lot from what we call it now!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-02T10:10:09.440" LastActivityDate="2016-06-02T10:10:09.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30308" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-08T12:29:20.940" Score="3" ViewCount="2562" Body="&lt;p&gt;Haram = any activity prohibited in Islam which is against the moral values and principles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bida'h = a new practice that people say is a part of Islam, but in fact is not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know there are many kinds of Haram activities. I have studied the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.themodernreligion.com/misc/hh/major_sins.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;major sins&lt;/a&gt; of Islam. But Bida'h is not listed. Yet Bida'h is a sin. Bida'h leads to shirk. And we know shirk is the biggest of all sins. So is Bida'h a major sin or minor sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T00:21:39.917" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T00:21:39.917" Title="Is Bida'h a major sin or minor sin?" Tags="|sin|bidah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30309" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-08T13:46:38.460" Score="4" ViewCount="362" Body="&lt;p&gt;I went through something which is not allowed in Islam. I used to chat with guys and then I found a man who totally changed me like Islamically, and I started liking him, but then now I know for women it's not permissible to chat or talk to guys. It's completely forbidden. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So after some time passed by, I went to my dad and explained to him everything, and now I want to make him agree and want to convince him for our marriage. The other party totally agreed, but my dad says it's not allowed in Islam to go through a relation this way.. I explained to him that I'm convinced with what all he said and not going to a wrong path anymore and from something haram I want to come to halaal want to make this halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so just want some help so that I can make my father satisfied with what I want. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16051" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-09T06:44:53.480" LastActivityDate="2016-09-07T15:20:17.893" Title="Is a woman allowed to marry a man once she was in touch with?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30310" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14557" CreationDate="2016-03-08T16:21:33.807" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The consensus of the &lt;strong&gt;Jumhoor&lt;/strong&gt; is: Having witnesses is NOT required for divorce, although it's preferred (&lt;strong&gt;Mustahab&lt;/strong&gt;) according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/65/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;second verse of Surat At-Talaq&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when they have [nearly] fulfilled their term, either retain them&#xA;according to acceptable terms or part with them according to&#xA;acceptable terms. And bring to witness two just men from among you and&#xA;establish the testimony for [the acceptance of] Allah . That is&#xA;instructed to whoever should believe in Allah and the Last day. And&#xA;whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in your case, having a witness who was a smoker or not would not make any difference and the divorce is still valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T16:21:33.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5311" CreationDate="2016-03-08T18:40:29.543" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There would be two 'matan' or 'the content' of the concerning Hadis or maybe more, I know only two.&#xA;First one (translated) : Seek knowledge is a fardh(obligation) onto all muslim.&#xA;The first Hadis is sahih.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly (translated) : Seek knowledge is a fardh(obligation) onto all muslim, seek knowledge even to China  .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The second Hadis is false or not sahih.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Hafiz Mizi split the second hadis into two part, he wrote it as the first part 'Seek knowledge is a fardh(obligation) onto all muslim' is sahih, but the second part 'seek knowledge even to China' is not sahih because there is no root to support of it's authenticity or even to prove it's base of existence. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no chain of narrator for the second hadis, as far as Al-Hafiz Mizi prescribed but the first Hadis is sahih. People always mistaking as the misunderstood what Al-Hafiz Mizi mean by saying that part of the hadis is right so the hadis is acceptable, &lt;strong&gt;its the firs't only&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16057" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T18:40:29.543" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30313" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-08T18:55:02.817" Score="3" ViewCount="2923" Body="&lt;p&gt;He/she was junub as he was unsure whether he is impure or pure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just want to know what's the Islamic law or the shariah law behind this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please give only authentic answers which have evidences and proves from the Qur'an and/or hadith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazak Allah hu khair &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15373" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-03-28T10:18:39.043" LastActivityDate="2018-03-28T10:18:39.043" Title="What would happen if someone died while he/she is junub (in the state of janabah)?" Tags="|sharia|ghusl|najis|judgements|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30308" CreationDate="2016-03-08T19:38:18.450" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bid'ah could be a major or a minor sin depending on &lt;strong&gt;its category and the degree of seriousness&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bid'ah that leads to Kufr (بدعة مُكفّرة)&lt;/strong&gt;. It is any Bid'ah that denies/rejects an obligation in Islam, or making up a new obligation in Islam, making things Halal or Haram while they are not, believing certain things about Allah (SWT) and His Messengers (PBUT), denying certain facts about Allah (SWT) or his Angels, Messenger (PBUT), Holy Books, etc..&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bid'ah that does not lead to Kufr (بدعة غير مُكفّرة)&lt;/strong&gt;. (There are tons of this type of Bid'ah nowadays).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not all innovations that lead to kufr are considered major sins. The way you differentiate between the ones that are considered major sins and the ones that are considered minor sins is whether the Bid'ah is against the basic teachings of Islam or not and its extent if it is against the basic teachings of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastActivityDate="2016-03-08T19:38:18.450" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30313" CreationDate="2016-03-08T21:03:57.233" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;salam&#xA;I could only explain shia'view on dead human and his judgment about ablution.&#xA;there are two poits according to Ayatollah SISTANI'fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;first, it is necessary that we have to wash him or her with three kind of water namely Sedr,kafour and proper water.&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;second, if some one died while he is junob it is necessary that washed by ablution belonged to dead not other ablutions such as ablution of Hayz or Jinabah.&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I reported this fatwa from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/persian/book/25103/4013/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6510" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-03-10T07:55:18.103" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30316" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-08T23:44:44.403" Score="1" ViewCount="210" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm an atheist, just to be clear.  So it makes sense to me that you'd want to see or touch something before you worship it.   We are all in awe if we are so lucky as to see an alien spacecraft. And some even luckier people have said they touched them.  And some claim to have even been aboard the spacecrafts.    So , why not worship these crafts?   But then again, the whole idea of worshipping something seems alien to me.  John Lennon really had it right with, &quot;Imagine no religion.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16060" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T09:26:33.083" Title="Why worship something you cant see?" Tags="|religion|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30316" CreationDate="2016-03-09T02:13:07.667" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Thank you for your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One premise of the Qur'an, is that there are forms of knowledge which human beings are not &quot;entirely&quot; aware of. That being said, knowledge of reality could be said to exist on a continuum, of which there are infinite degrees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example: human beings have gained progressive knowledge about the molecular structure of our world. Who would have known, prior to the technology being available, that the pin of a needle would contain about a million million atoms?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, from my experience, it is possible that, the closer we look on a molecular level, the more we will discover. The Qur'an hints at this, when it says (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;He Who created the seven heavens one above another; no want of proportion wilt thou see in the creation of (God) Most Gracious. So turn thy vision again; sees thou any flaw?&quot; (Sura Al-Mulk, v. 3).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, if you are interested, then there is a significant amount of evidence, both in the Qur'an and in the Hadeeth, that there are many (potentially infinite) forms of life, including beings such as aliens. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16047" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T02:13:07.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30318" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30316" CreationDate="2016-03-09T03:44:48.050" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I will try to answer your question from numerous angles. This is from the Shia perspective.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Angle 1:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say you're American living in Seattle, but it was the year of 1890, where there was no television.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The country is working as it should, I mean everything is being done right on clock. Taxes are collected, roads are made, everyone is being vaccinated, government is providing education, etc &amp;amp; etc.&#xA;Do you ever say I have to see the president to know he exists? Or Simply by seeing the results of his presence you know there must be a president governing the country?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same thing for our universe! The sun is going back and forth like a clock, does the sun ever say I am changing night to 1pm? Or is it somehow being guided? &#xA;The earth is orbiting in a very precise manner around the sun...If earth was not orbiting in such a precise manner, then some parts would have been either too cold or too warm. You might just it's because of gravity, but who placed gravity there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Angle 2:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you see pain? Do you see jealousy? Do you Love? Do you bigotry? Do you see cowardness? do you see humility? Do you see kindness?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can you show inside a person's heart?! No! Yet you believe it exists. Can't you believe the same for the person who has control above you?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Angle 3:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;When you look into yourself, do you see yourself in 100% full control of yourself? Or is it that sometimes you are happy but then suddenly you become sad, Or is that sometimes you are sad, but you suddenly become happy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This a debate between Imam Sadiq &amp;amp; a atheist who became a believer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Woe unto you! He Who has shown you His power in yourself, how has He&#xA;  hidden Himself from you? He has created you while you were nothing,&#xA;  made you grow up while you were a child, made you strong while you&#xA;  were weak. Now, think of your illness after your health, your health&#xA;  after your illness, your pleasure after your anger, your anger after&#xA;  your pleasure, your sorrow after your happiness, your happiness after&#xA;  your sorrow, your love after your hatred, your hatred after your&#xA;  love.... He (al- Sadiq) went on mentioning Allah's favors which are in&#xA;  myselfand which I cannot deny. So, I thought that He (Allah) would&#xA;  appear between him (al- Sadiq) and me.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Angle 4:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Just see this link &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=386&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-09T09:26:33.083" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T09:26:33.083" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16570" CreationDate="2016-03-09T04:56:13.317" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;this hadith is in Muslim hadith no. 7028.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16062" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T04:56:13.317" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30322" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30293" CreationDate="2016-03-09T04:56:24.237" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;wasalam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you had decided to do umrah before traveling, and from the time you started your journey your intention was to do umrah, then you should enter ihram from the miqaat, because the intention to do umrah had already been formed.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if you're landing in Jeddah and going straight to Mekkah, then you should be in state of ihram before landing in Jeddah.  You should change an hour or two on the airplane before it lands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T04:56:24.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30323" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30326" CreationDate="2016-03-09T06:04:20.007" Score="3" ViewCount="1071" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why cant the quran be edited, why does it have to be the final version? i mean the times have changed, murder, rape and slavery is illegal in all developed countries, so why is the quran still teaching stuff from the  horde warfare era, why cant we edit it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15240" LastEditorUserId="15240" LastEditDate="2016-03-09T09:12:52.590" LastActivityDate="2018-12-02T07:41:06.920" Title="Why cant the quran be edited, why does it have to be the final version?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30324" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30334" CreationDate="2016-03-09T07:04:47.340" Score="2" ViewCount="276" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that in Islam once we have no water present and we did effort to search for it, we are allowed to do tayamum instead of wudu' (ritual purification) for prayer or even ghusl al-janabah (bathing/washing after intercourse). But does this also apply in case of death?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean assuming a situation like if a person died in a desert and those who accompanied that person couldn't find water, what should they do? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope you can provide me some referenced answers with a practical solution how this ghusl would/could be performed!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T01:44:02.513" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T01:44:02.513" Title="Are there any rules of ghusl al mayit if the person died in a dry area?" Tags="|practical-islam|death|ghusl|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30323" CreationDate="2016-03-09T07:37:50.353" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;+1 Medi1Saif. And to OP, what you don't understand is this: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the man-made laws are changed over time, why should it then affect the laws made by ALLAH? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We should not transform text of ALLAH according to our society and whims and wishes, rather it should be the other way around. We should implement the laws set by ALLAH in our societies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who is a better law maker, the man or the CREATOR?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any sensible man would say CREATOR. Why? Because the CREATOR knows it all and has knowledge of past, present, future and beyond. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if we took your advice and started altering our Holy Book according to man made laws and those laws changed every generation, we would have a book that has zero to none original text (From the Creator) and a thousand years later, it would have so many contradictions that no man would be able to justify what got into someone's head who made change number, lets say, 5551. I hope I am making sense to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Quran) and surely, We&#xA;  will guard it (15:9)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 'Guard it' here means to keep it in its original form. Name one other book that has withstood the trail of time and has preserved its original form?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other Holy Books such as the Torah and the Bible have lost their originality. You never know anything about in the book that might be man-made or from the CREATOR.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One last thing: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The fact that Al-Quran has preserved its originality is the miracle of&#xA;  Al-Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not its con, rather pro. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14305" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T07:37:50.353" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30323" CreationDate="2016-03-09T08:32:29.053" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all the way you have asked the question suggests that you believe that actions such as slavery and rape are justifiable in Islam, It also shows  that you have done no research to verify whether those actions are truly part of Islam or not, however I hope that my answer can clear up a few things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam does not justify murder as the verse below suggests, however their are certain actions, if performed by an individual will lead to the death punishment, this is not something to be carried out by any member of the public rather it is the governments and judicial systems responsibility&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever slays a soul, unless it be for a manslaughter or for mischief&#xA;  in the land, it is as though he slew all men; and whoever keeps it&#xA;  alive, it is as though he kept alive all men.” (Surah al-Mā’ida 5:32)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sayyidina Muhammad, peace be upon him, told us: &quot;The best of the&#xA;  Muslims is he from whose hand and tongue the Muslims are safe.&quot;&#xA;  [Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to slavery, well it is widely known that Islam was the first religion to halt the practice of slavery, as you can tell from the hadeeth below, a man is not supposed to trade humans, this topic has been covered in details &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/94840&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Allaah, may He be exalted, said: ‘There are three whose opponent I&#xA;  will be on the Day of Resurrection, and whomever I oppose, I will&#xA;  defeat … A man who sold a free man and consumed his price.’” Narrated&#xA;  by al-Bukhaari (2227).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to rape, well Islam prohibts muslims from any unlawful sexual intercourse, as shown in the verse below. The only lawful sexual intercourse permissible is one where a valid marriage contract is in place (with the consent of the wife ofcourse)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And come not near to unlawful sexual intercourse. Verily, it is a&#xA;  faahishah (a great sin) and an evil way.” [al-Israa’ 17:32]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;now that a few thing are hopefully clarified, I'd like to make my next point, Things may be normal to a specific country/culture/religion may not seem normal to members of other country/culture/religion, for example it is not normal for Muslims to have sexual intercourse with other than their wife, however in western countries this is pretty much the norm, the media knows that most people only perceive their actions to be normal and other fall under the category of weird and insane, therefore the media takes advantage of this and it occassionaly chucks a few Arabic words in the headlines or quote things out of context so that gives people more reason to believe that we are &quot;Weird&quot; &amp;amp; &quot;Insane&quot;! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now coming back to your original question, in short NO the Quran Cannot be edited even if you tried to!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;We have, without doubt, sent down the Message, and We will assuredly&#xA;  guard it from corruption.&quot; [Noble Quran 15:9]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main reason that leads people to believe that the Quran should be edited is their focus on out of context quotes and Images portrayed by the media and terrorist organisations, while those who actually look into the true definitions and teachings of Islam eventually become impressed withit and relise that the actions performed by terrorists are contradictory to the teachings of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran is a guidance, guiding us how to live our lives in a way that pleases god and is beneficial to society, although it was revealed 1400 years ago, it still provides non-timely-constrained laws, for example stealing is forbidon, shouldn't this always be the case, we are obliged to help the poor and needy, isn't their always going to be poor and needy that need the help of others, the list can go on and on but I think you got the image.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran is not constrained by time, rather the opposite is what Islamaphobes want you to belive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“and We have revealed the Book to you explaining clearly everything&#xA;  (16:89).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God Knows Best, May God guide us all to the straight path!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apologies if my tone in this answer sounds offensive however this is not the intent!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do please spend the time to look into this beautiful religion, just to grasp an understanding of the true teachings, whenever you want to seek knowledge you should always refer to its source, not the media or word of mouth!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2016-03-09T08:41:06.327" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T08:41:06.327" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30327" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-09T09:17:19.250" Score="1" ViewCount="433" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have attended many seminars regarding the Islam to know it closely so that my some of the assumptions be cleared as much as possible. One of the e-seminar that I just watched was of Dr.Zakir. He wanted people to believe in Islam, and to get converted in to their community. Why would and person want that to be done?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16064" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T17:41:45.630" Title="Why does Islam want everyone to be converted into their religion?" Tags="|practical-islam|islamic-philosophy|islamic-basis|religion|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ClosedDate="2016-04-01T01:41:30.723" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30327" CreationDate="2016-03-09T09:55:17.147" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer will not explain the actions of Dr Zakir, however, I will touch on the topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, it is our duties to convey and make others aware of the teachings of Islam as this is what we were commanded to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Convey (my teachings) to the people even if it were a single&#xA;  sentence” (Sahih Bukhari, Vol.4, Hadith 667)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who is better in speech than one who calls to Allah, does righteous&#xA;  deeds and says indeed I am among the Muslims.  Quran, Sura 41&#xA;  (Fussilat), ayah 33&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish. Thou&#xA;  art not one to manage (men's) affairs.” (Quran 88:21-22)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As most Muslims are firmly bonded with their religion, they follow the teachings of Islam, as mentioned within the Hadeeth below, that we should love to our brothers in religion and humanity what we love to ourselves, therefore as we love our religion we wish that our brothers in humanity and faith love it too! which may be another reason why we invite others!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the authority of Abu Hamzah Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased&#xA;  with him) - the servant of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings&#xA;  of Allah be upon him) - that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah&#xA;  be upon him) said : &quot;None of you will believe until you love for your&#xA;  brother what you love for yourself.&quot; Related by Bukhari &amp;amp; Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although that we invite or give others information about our religion, this does not mean that we have to force or compel people to join or act upon the teachings of the religion, as the most important aspect is faith and only God knows whether a person has it or not!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from&#xA;  Error:” (Quran 2:256)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to your comment, all Muslims are aware of the presence of other religions, we simply don't agree with the teachings and that's it, we don't have to do anything else!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“To you is your religion, to me is mine” Quran 190&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8947" LastEditDate="2016-03-09T17:41:45.630" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T17:41:45.630" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30283" CreationDate="2016-03-09T10:57:51.500" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well there's a consensus among scholars that men are allowed to visit graveyards and graves because of this Hadith (most narrated by ibn Buraidah from his father (May Allah be pleased with him) for example in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/35/50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/10/90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/21/147&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; and sunan an-Nasa-i, and narrated by abi Said al-Khudry (May Allah be pleased with him) in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/510380&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt;, and also narrated by ibn Masu'd (May Allah be pleased with him) in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1316390&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;) which shows that visiting them was prohibited (because people were still new to Islam and apparently there have been some pagan rituals or something like that which made it unlawful) but then this was abrogated by this hadith.&lt;br&gt; But one can already deduce from this hadith that it would be acceptable for woman to visit graves if they keep away from any kind of non-Islamic rituals and teachings, as what applies for men should apply for women too, especially as the hadith uses the plural form so from a linguistic point of view women would be included!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to women there's no consensus, but according this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/202708&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic) it is allowed if the rules of shari'a are fulfilled. So you may have according to the madhabs opinions allowing it and considering it as a lawful and mustahab act, but those may make differences between ages allowing or prohibiting it for widows and older women but not young girls ... and vice versa, but also some prohibiting it for women in general. The major evidence for allowing it is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/11/132&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith of 'Aisha&lt;/a&gt; (May Allah be pleased with her)in Sahih Muslim and sunan an-Nasa-i where she asked our Prophet (peace be upon him) what to say if she visited the cemetery! An other evidence is quoted in this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/55209&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic) where a man has met um al-Mu'minyn 'Aisha coming from the cemetery after visiting the grave of her brother. Salafi scholars tend to say she passed by the grave and didn't visit it even if al-Hafid al-'Iraqi and even the salafi scholar al-Albani consider this narration as sahih! We must also remember that 'Aisha was visiting the grave of our Messenger (Peace be upon him) and her father abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him) as they were buried in her house. But when 'Omar (May Allah be pleased with him) was buried there she began to wear hijab to visit the graves of the three of them in a sahih hadith which can be found in mishkat al-Masbih (1712), majma' az-zawaa-id of al-Haythami (8/29), al mustadrak of al-Hakim (3/63) and Musnad al-Imam Ahmad (6/202) :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: كنت أدخل بيتي، الذي دُفِنَ فيه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وأبي، فأضع ثوبي، فأقول إنَّما هو زوجي وأبي، فلمَّا دُفِنَ عمر معهم، فو الله ما دخلت إلَّا وأنا مَشْدُودَةٌ عليَّ ثيابي؛ حَيَاءً مِن عمر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whenever I entered the house in which Prophet (Peace be upon him) and my father (i.e. Abu Bakr ra) are buried, I used to take off my sheet (from head) thinking that it’s only my father and husband (whom I am visiting), however By Allah! When Umar (ra) got buried with them, I never went inside without being fully covered, this is because of being ashamed of Umar (ra)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlus-sunna.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=61&amp;amp;Itemid=163&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source of the translation&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So (some) salafi scholars seem to take as an evidence the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1316440&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; narrated by abu Huraira (May Allah be pleased with him) in musnad al-Imam Ahmad and other sunnah collections, but this was explained by other scholars as to be meant to apply only for those women who used to do pagan rituals on graves like going there to cry and sought etc.!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-18T10:20:04.587" LastActivityDate="2021-11-18T10:20:04.587" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30282" CreationDate="2016-03-09T11:41:06.317" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/193533&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa islamweb #193533&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic) there's no appropriate time for that prescribed in any hadith or sunnah collection. But this fatwa quotes that the Prophet (Peace be upon him ) used to visit graves on the nights of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/11/131&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Aisha's turn&lt;/a&gt;, some scholars added that this was after Hajat al-wada'. &lt;br&gt;So scholars conclude from this that there is no special time or day where one could or should visit graves. Some even went so far that they said it's not allowed to fix a special day or time for this, as this would even be regarded as bida'h, so one should visit graves at anytime without specification, so the only condition for visiting is being able to do so!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also no specification on how much time one should spend at a grave!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/en/fatwa/92718/visiting-the-graveyard-on-a-daily-basis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa islamweb #92718&lt;/a&gt; &amp;quot;Visiting the graveyard on a daily basis&amp;quot; in English which is briefly addresses the topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2022-11-07T15:53:41.700" LastActivityDate="2022-11-07T15:53:41.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30331" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30282" CreationDate="2016-03-09T12:34:22.397" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As ALLAH S.W.T certainly knows the best. But there is no specific time mentioned to visit graveyard. You can visit any time and perform maghfirah for your nearest deceased. Muslims graveyard is the safest place, so there is no harm in visiting at night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16066" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T12:34:22.397" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30332" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30108" CreationDate="2016-03-09T12:45:32.997" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well as Islam consider the husband-wife relationship as a very delicate matter, we always find the words &amp;quot;و ان خفتم&amp;quot; =&amp;quot;And if you fear that ...&amp;quot; in related Qur'an Verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now let's take the legal (shari'a) part of the Issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If your wife got married without being divorced or the khull'a has been declared and the specific 'Idah has passed, then her new marriage would be considered as invalid by any shari'a court!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And of course you have the right not to give her divorce and she shouldn't ask for divorce/khullu' without a cause or harm because of the hadith narrated by Tawban (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/13/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;in Jami' at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;, sunan ibn Majah and sunan abi Dawod). So a reason for asking divorce for a wife could be that the husband doesn't care much for her, harm her or treat her badly or if she dislike him for some reasons (like his attitude, his weakness, his age etc.) as mentioned in the sahih Hadith about the wife of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/68/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Thabit ibn Qays&lt;/a&gt; (in sahih al-Bukhari, sunan abi Dawod and sunan an-Nasa-i). And the later part of (2:229)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... But &lt;strong&gt;if you fear&lt;/strong&gt; that they will not keep [within] the limits of Allah , then there is no blame upon either of them concerning that by which she ransoms herself. These are the limits of Allah , so do not transgress them. And whoever transgresses the limits of Allah - it is those who are the wrongdoers.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So if any of these reasons were the case the court could divorce her even if her husband was against that if this would be beneficial.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On the other hand some scholars (apparently salafi in first place) point at the matter that a wife should obey her husband and if she didn't they would consider her as nashiz ناشز (so she should also share his bed if he wanted her to according to the well known hadith of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/127&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu Huraira&lt;/a&gt; which i have tried to explain &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/27525/wifes-tamkin-and-marital-rape/27526#27526&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;But still it is recommended for both the seek people who could interfere as intermediators and try to solve the issue in a friendly and beneficial way!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Again it's haram for the husband to keep his wife against her will or to cause harm to her (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/231&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:231&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... and do not keep them, intending harm, to transgress [against them]. And whoever does that has certainly wronged himself. And do not take the verses of Allah in jest....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/129&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:129&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... So do not incline completely [toward one] and leave another hanging. And if you amend [your affairs] and fear Allah - then indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and also (2:229)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... Then, either keep [her] in an acceptable manner or release [her] with good treatment ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you should try to find mediators who try to reconcile or clear things out, you should tell your wife that she can't get married unless she is really divorced! And that she would live in an invalid and therefore haram relationship! And as @Aboudi wrote in his comment you should consider giving her the divorce, because if she doesn't want to live with you any more, what is the use of staying married? Of course she could ask for khullu', which is much better for her then in the Jewish religion were (AFAIK) a woman can't get divorce that way. So you must think of it well because if you don't respect her decision you are sinning as you may be a cause of a haram relationship!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read also my sources in Arabic: a primary salafi view on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/183430&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a woman who asked for divorce while her husband refused to give it to her&lt;/a&gt; and about &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/49460&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a woman asking her husband for divorce&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-04T17:40:02.100" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:40:02.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30333" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-09T12:50:21.557" Score="2" ViewCount="461" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the question that i need to ask is that, if someone cannot marry who he/she may love and is not possible due to some reasons and have left everything on Allah.... Is it possible that they get married in jannah? As in jannah there won't be any jealousy and this worldly life will not be more than just a blink of an eye.&#xA;Because this world is just a test and the actual result is in jannah and whatever you wish for you will get it there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;please answer my question&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16067" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-12T10:56:01.080" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T10:56:01.080" Title="In jannat can we marry someone we love and who was not our spouse" Tags="|quran|jannah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-07-26T01:38:07.577" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30324" CreationDate="2016-03-09T12:51:28.480" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Great question.. The ruling for the deceased who died in a dry area is to perform &lt;strong&gt;Tayammum&lt;/strong&gt; on him, since Tayammum &lt;strong&gt;replaces&lt;/strong&gt; the functionality of water (&lt;strong&gt;performing ablution or ghusl al-janabah&lt;/strong&gt;) when it is not available. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are the two verses that talked about Tayammum in Surat An-Nisaa and Surat Al-Ma'idah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wCu0G.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wCu0G.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gdX4T.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gdX4T.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also check this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/39288&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; regarding your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastActivityDate="2016-03-09T12:51:28.480" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27802" CreationDate="2016-03-09T16:23:28.080" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are asking about the first person, including the prophets and the messengers (PBUT), &lt;strong&gt;then our beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is the first one to enter paradise. (Sunni's view)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas b. Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: I will come&#xA;  to the gate of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection. and would seek its&#xA;  opening. and the keeper would say: Who art thou? I would say:&#xA;  Muhammad. He would then say: It is for thee that I have been ordered,&#xA;  and not to open it for anyone before thee.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-13T12:42:10.047" LastActivityDate="2016-07-13T12:42:10.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4115" CreationDate="2016-03-09T21:53:23.100" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;' but the prescription for certain crimes such as theft where the offender loses limbs seem unnecessary,'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are right that theft of a $100 can  not be compared to robbing someone of their life's savings and throwing them on the street. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is why Quran (the only relevant book when it comes to learning what Islam actually is) provides a range of punishments in the case of someone who not only commits crime but insists on spreading corruption in the land. But if they repent, regret and try to reform then they are not allowed to be punished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5-32 Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that&#xA;  whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the&#xA;  land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves&#xA;  one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely. And our messengers&#xA;  had certainly come to them with clear proofs. Then indeed many of&#xA;  them, [even] after that, throughout the land, were transgressors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5-33 Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His&#xA;  Messenger and STRIVE UPON EARTH [TO CAUSE] CORRUPTION is none but that&#xA;  they be killed or crucified or that their hands and feet be cut off&#xA;  from opposite sides or that they be exiled from the land. That is for&#xA;  them a disgrace in this world; and for them in the Hereafter is a&#xA;  great punishment, 5:34 EXCEPT FOR THOSE WHO RETURN [REPENTING] BEFORE&#xA;  YOU APPREHEND THEM. And know that Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5:38 [As for] the thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands&#xA;  in recompense for what they committed as a deterrent [punishment] from&#xA;  Allah . And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise. 5:39 BUT WHOEVER&#xA;  REPENTS AFTER HIS WRONGDOING AND REFORMS, Indeed, Allah will turn to&#xA;  him in forgiveness. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16076" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-05-02T16:03:41.967" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T16:03:41.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30340" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-09T23:50:56.003" Score="1" ViewCount="257" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if the angels are made of light, could we see them if we traveled at the speed of light?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16078" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2016-03-11T16:23:16.443" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T16:23:16.443" Title="Are angels visible at the speed of light?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|science|malaikah|theology|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30340" CreationDate="2016-03-10T00:31:42.170" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the relation between to be created from something and the speed of it ?!!&#xA;if you traveled by the speed of sound you will not see the sound of music ... wait a second , oh yes you will see it :D . ok go for the speed of light and tell us what you will see .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16079" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-10T06:34:58.450" LastActivityDate="2016-03-10T06:34:58.450" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30343" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17745" CreationDate="2016-03-10T14:27:23.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asking her my brother is useless and not advised at all.... Have u or have u not asked your self this question &quot;will i still marry her if she trusts me and tells me all about her past?&quot; Or in this particular case about her virginity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or perhaps u want to know about her past and then dump her which is a disgrace for her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Listen... Such sins are between Allah and His (Abd) slave... The most important thing is her sincere repentance to Allah and never going back to it again, and Allah is most Merciful and most Forgiving....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ayah says....(Illa man taaba wa aamana wa amila amalan saaliha)&#xA;Refer back to your Qur'an in the last two pages of surat Al-Furqaan, and read  those verses....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be on the safest side, don't ask her, just make research on her deen if a true believing woman is what u need or desire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or maybe you would like to be the one responsible for her sincere repentance to Allah, in sha Allah..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide, protect, and forgive us ...and may He (SWT) in His Marcy grant us Jannatul Firdaus....aameen ya Rabb&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16084" LastEditorUserId="8947" LastEditDate="2016-03-13T14:32:41.110" LastActivityDate="2016-03-13T14:32:41.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30344" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-03-10T14:33:56.277" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ahl-ul-Bayt  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%84+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;أَهل البيت&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic language means literally household, and refers to the household of the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him). They are quoted -and honored- in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran&lt;/a&gt;. But there's a difference between Muslim sects about whom exactly are among ahl-ul-Bayt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-13T14:32:08.437" LastActivityDate="2016-03-13T14:32:08.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30345" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-03-10T14:33:56.277" Score="0" Body="Ahl-ul-Bayt means literally household, and refers to the household of the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him)" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-13T14:33:27.797" LastActivityDate="2016-03-13T14:33:27.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30346" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23922" CreationDate="2016-03-10T15:28:40.217" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well so far i can't give you an exact date etc. But according to tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=917&amp;amp;Itemid=74&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt; یوم الزینة  was the day of festival:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That was the day of their celebration and their New Year's festivity.&#xA;  It was a holiday for them when they took vacation from their work and&#xA;  came together for a large gathering. This day was selected so that all&#xA;  of the people could witness the power of Allah to do whatever He&#xA;  wills. They would see the miracles of the prophets and the futility of&#xA;  magic to contest the supernatural prophetic powers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In his tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;surano=20&amp;amp;ayano=59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam al Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt; summarized a number of possible meanings and interpretations for that special day: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a day of festival in general people used to wear beautiful cloths at (according to Qatadah and as-Sudi)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the day of 'ashura' (according to ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with both of them) and Said ibn Jubair)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a day of market they used to wear beautiful cloths at (according Said ibn al-Mussayib and Qataddah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a Saturday (according to ad-Dahhaak)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the day of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptic_calendar#Coptic_year&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Neyrouz&lt;/a&gt; or Nowruz ( according to a-Tha'alabi)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a &lt;em&gt;day the inlet of nil have been broken&lt;/em&gt; (water-level goes down-&gt; end of flood) so it was a day people went out to look at the nil and feel safe from floods of the nil. In &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;surano=20&amp;amp;ayano=59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tafsir at-tahrir wa at-tanwir&lt;/a&gt; this is also described as a Coptic festival were some kind of embankments have been broken to let the water level of the nil go down!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as the Arabic word الزینة refers to beauty or anything which is considered to beautify (For example it was translated mostly adornment in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;7:32&lt;/a&gt; see also the many Verses in surat al-Kahf, splendor in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/10/88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;10:88&lt;/a&gt;) and AFAIK there have been many celebrations and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-static/digitalegypt/ideology/festivaldates.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;festivals&lt;/a&gt; in the ancient Egypt (see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Festivals_in_Ancient_Egypt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_calendar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Egyptian calendar&lt;/a&gt; in Wikipedia) according this the more probably festival could be the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beautiful_Festival_of_the_Valley&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;beautiful festival of the Valley&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opet_Festival&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the beautiful feast of Opet&lt;/a&gt; which both would have been celebrated during the new kingdom period! An other possibility -which would go ahead with a lot of interpretations from tafsir books- would be the day of what was also known as the Coptic festival of the rivers which coincides with the day of beautiful festival of the Valley! As the Egyptian Neyrouz may have the same significance as the Persian/Kurdish Nowruz (New Year) but was hold around the September 11th there might have been some misunderstandings /misinterpretation as both would have been written the same way in Arabic letters!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-18T07:37:26.097" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T07:37:26.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30347" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30387" CreationDate="2016-03-10T17:43:47.270" Score="4" ViewCount="1272" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am learning Arabic, and I was wondering if there is a difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16047" LastActivityDate="2020-02-10T10:28:32.097" Title="Do the phrases: &quot;Allah ul-Akbar&quot;, and; &quot;Allahu Akbar&quot;, have the same meaning?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30349" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-10T18:32:57.347" Score="2" ViewCount="4200" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can I read about sex? I mean is it allowed or is it halal to read about sex? Can we like read about sex if we are reading it for our knowledge?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16088" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T05:30:06.243" LastActivityDate="2017-07-08T05:30:19.553" Title="Is it haram in Islam to read about sex?" Tags="|halal-haram|sex|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30350" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9896" CreationDate="2016-03-10T19:11:04.660" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it's not permissible to pray after having sex even without ejaculating, unless you perform ghusl al-janabah. The Prophet (PBUH) said (this hadith in Sunan Ibn Majah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“When the two circumcised parts meet and the tip of the penis&#xA;  disappears, then ghusl becomes obligatory.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in Sahih Muslim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“When a man sits between the four parts (arms and legs of his wife)&#xA;  and the one circumcised part touches the other, then ghusl is&#xA;  obligatory.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/170796&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastEditorUserId="8947" LastEditDate="2016-03-10T19:19:28.480" LastActivityDate="2016-03-10T19:19:28.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30351" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30349" CreationDate="2016-03-10T20:01:48.193" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is allowed to read about it, but only for specific purpose and pure intentions. If you want to understand about it from educational perspective and to develop your understanding to protect yourself from sex related harms or issues, then it is even recommended. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would only be wrong if it leads you to commit any illegal sexual act. So it is better to read about sex from Islamic sources, as they dont have any explicit material in them, which may cause any problem&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T05:30:19.553" LastActivityDate="2017-07-08T05:30:19.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8293" CreationDate="2016-03-10T20:52:26.117" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;according to the text referenced a jamaat is 2 or more, so apply the knowledge which has been granted to you, the imam conveys to a jamaat if it's just him and 1other then he is conveying to 1 single person not 2 or more which is constituted as a jamaat. so it is logical that there must be at least 2 other than the imam, is it starting to make scents. Applying knowledge in it's simplistic form &quot;with out external attachments/ interference&quot; leads to the acquiring of wisdom...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16091" LastEditorUserId="16091" LastEditDate="2016-03-10T21:21:33.060" LastActivityDate="2016-03-10T21:21:33.060" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30353" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-10T20:56:29.630" Score="1" ViewCount="309" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I read about Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), I find out that there is a challenge between scholars regarding law on relation of universal theory of fiqh and laws of fiqh or Qawaed fiqhi.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Now I want to know exactly what is the distinction between them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6510" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-12T08:32:27.103" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T08:32:27.103" Title="What is the difference between &quot;universal theory of fiqh&quot; and &quot;laws of fiqh&quot;?" Tags="|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30354" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-10T21:34:30.187" Score="1" ViewCount="10773" Body="&lt;p&gt;Marmite is made from leftover brewers yeast, it is popular in South Africa, Australia, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Marmite is made from yeast extract, a by-product of beer brewing. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmite&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So would it be considered halal, or is it haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7yIC6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/7yIC6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Marmite; Image source Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marmite.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16092" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-20T15:38:55.553" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T15:38:55.553" Title="Is Marmite Halal/Haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12026" CreationDate="2016-03-10T22:53:57.253" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shaytan had the status of an angel. He wasnt an angel. He was a jin as jins are made out of fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16093" LastActivityDate="2016-03-10T22:53:57.253" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30354" CreationDate="2016-03-10T23:55:39.910" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anything that can make you intoxicated is not good. The key point is effect of the substance not what it is made from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16076" LastEditorUserId="16076" LastEditDate="2016-03-11T04:50:02.613" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T04:50:02.613" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30323" CreationDate="2016-03-11T00:30:45.047" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As others have mentioned already the statement &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Blockquote&#xA;  ' murder, rape and slavery is illegal in all developed countries, so why is the quran still teaching stuff from the horde warfare era'&#xA;  Blockquote&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is just not true. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Murder is not only NOT allowed, but one who kills one person is as&#xA;if he has killed all of humanity. There are only two conditions&#xA;where taking a life is allowed and murdering someone is one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quran ended slavery and the path that was used to make people&#xA;slaves, that is war prisoners, are supposed to be freed either as&#xA;favor or with ransom. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rape is a form of oppression and corruption on earth - and its&#xA;maximum sentence can be death penalty according to Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like other people have mentioned, dont judge a religion from what a group of people does in the name of that religion. It was not true with Hitler, not true with KKK and, not true now with ISIS or the likes of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For islam main source is Quran and anything at odds with Quran is not part of Islam. &#xA;So before you criticize islam please do read Quran and NOT as a collection of sentences that have no context, like ISIS does,  but as a book that gives basic rules of life, gives gradual instructions on ending practices like slavery, and most of all, asks people to think, reason, think, reason,  think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally why not change Quran? because Quran  is just a reminder of basic rules we all human,  most of the time,  already know about and come to the same conclusions on, whether we read Quran or not. Since human nature hasnt changed, no beed to change Quran. :-)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16076" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T00:30:45.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30366" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30309" CreationDate="2016-03-11T00:46:02.017" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;for women it's not permissible to chat or talk to guys. It's completely forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all Islam does not FORBID men/women talking etc. Men and woman are supposed to treat one another with decency and not cross these limits of decency when they see one another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are old enough and mature - that is you are mentally mature enough to get into a contract,  you do have the right to marry  and your parents should listen to you. That said, parents usually think of things that kids can not, because they are thinking that far ahead. So do talk to your parents and try to understand  their side of the argument. If the other party is willing then there is no harm in your parents meeting them at least and having an opportunity to check them out. &#xA;Good luck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16076" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T00:46:02.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30276" CreationDate="2016-03-11T01:00:23.627" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question is similar to 'is it OK if I only drink wine in an amount that I dont get drunk' - the point is not just where you start, the point is where it will take you. Things like wine, gambeling and sex, are not habits one can control easily - that is why anything leading to their becoming a habit should be controlled in the VERY BEGINNING. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16076" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T01:00:23.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30368" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30259" CreationDate="2016-03-11T01:04:29.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dont worry about what has already happened. You two signed a contract in the presence of witnesses and it was a legally binding contract.  I am assuming you lived like a couple in front of other poeple in the society as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If, however,  you think you did something wrong, just ask for forgiveness and trust the Allah is Rehman, Rahim and Most Forgiving. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16076" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T01:04:29.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30234" CreationDate="2016-03-11T01:18:05.223" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;elections are not allowed in Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In front of Allah all human are equal. Color of skin, wealth, family or any other kind of  status, has no meaning in Islam. A big show of this rule can bee seen during Hajj, when millions of muslims from every cornor of the world come dressed in simple white clothing and pray side by side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quran clearly states that muslims should make their decisions with mutual consultation. Today with millions of people in any country, this would be only possible through elections.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;42:38 and those who answer the Call of their Lord, and perform As-Salat, and who (conduct) their affairs by MUTUAL CONSULTATION, and who spend of what We have bestowed on them;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16076" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T01:18:05.223" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30347" CreationDate="2016-03-11T05:58:40.963" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, they are the same. It's just a matter of easing the wording for the English reader. The more correct wording is the second one &lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;strong&gt;u&lt;/strong&gt; Akbar&lt;/em&gt;, since it demonstrates that the Arabic word for Allah has a &lt;em&gt;dhama&lt;/em&gt; at the end while Akbar has a &lt;em&gt;sukun&lt;/em&gt;. The first wording &quot;Allahu &lt;strong&gt;ul&lt;/strong&gt;-Akbar&quot; is almost incorrect since it implies that &quot;ul&quot; or the &lt;em&gt;dhama&lt;/em&gt; is connected to Akbar rather than Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope that makes sense, and Allah (SWT) knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16097" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T05:58:40.963" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30347" CreationDate="2016-03-11T05:59:43.460" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe this would be a good Question for the &lt;a href=&quot;https://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/123866/arabic-language/123886#123886&quot;&gt;Arabic SE proposal&lt;/a&gt;! &lt;br&gt;&#xA;I'm no expert but to give you a short answer yes both would have at first sight the same meaning, but Allahu al-Akbar or Allah ul-Akbar الله الاكبر includes some kind of shirk because it's a comparisons as if you said &lt;em&gt;Allah is greater then...&lt;/em&gt; so the listener would expect a deity/something/somebody with whom Allah would be compared in his greatness. But as is this &quot;statement&quot; wouldn't really make sense because something is missing! So it would be wrong as!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;While Allahu Akbar الله اكبر  is clearly saying: Allah is greater, and this is the most safe (from shirk) and only used expression in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2020-02-10T10:28:32.097" LastActivityDate="2020-02-10T10:28:32.097" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27456" CreationDate="2016-03-11T11:40:47.237" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well it will work if you do the math. There should be about 8,815 lines. In my mushaf there's 15 lines on every page including the name of the Surah and the bismillah that are on some pages. And there are 604 pages in this mushaf but the first two pages, surah fatihah and the first page of surah baqarah, are different so we won't count them. So 15 times 602 is 9,030. There are 114 Surahs so that means there are 227 lines that don't count because they are names of the Surahs and bismillahs (114 times times 2 = 228 minus 1 because surah tawbah has no bismillah = 227). So 9,030 - 227 = 8,803. Then add the lines of fatihah and the first page of baqarah which is 12 in my mushaf. 8,803 + 12 = 8,815. I have two full Arabic Qurans and this math applies to both of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, if I memorize 3 lines per day I should memorize the whole Quran in about 8 years. Because 8,815 lines divided by 3 =  2,938. Then 2,938 divided by 365 (days in a year) = 8. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16101" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T11:40:47.237" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30382" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30340" CreationDate="2016-03-11T16:20:07.443" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All religions including Islam agree that angels in essence are not corporeal beings otherwise not only the Prophets but anyone nearby could normally see them when they appeared to the Prophets to communicate Divine messages or when they descend upon believers to support them without appearing to them in a visible physical form (as they did to believers in the Battle of Badr, as well as to the disciples of Jesus). Nonetheless religious scriptures do not rule out that angels &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; appear in a visible corporeal form either to Prophets or commons (as in the case of those who appeared to Abraham and people of Lut), but this is evident by both scriptures and our own understanding that angels are normally incorporeal and invisible to us except, as scriptures show, when they are ordered to appear in a physical form to Prophets or ordinary people to fulfill special Divine decrees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously or not, the reason for Angels' ability to be both visible and invisible, and their ability to assume and take off physical forms is that in their capacity as executors of Divine orders in the natural world, they occupy an intermediary plane between the Divine realm and the natural realm hence assuming some of the characteristics of both. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So considering the incorporeal nature of angels, &quot;light&quot; that is said to constitute their existence can not be a physical being. But even assuming that light that make's up angels is physical light, there is no reason for the connection perceived between the ability to travel at the speed of a being's &quot;building blocks&quot; and the ability to see that being!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastActivityDate="2016-03-11T16:20:07.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30347" CreationDate="2016-03-11T20:01:01.210" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think they don't. When you say &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Allahu Al-Akbar&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; this means that there is another &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and this is unacceptable, because &quot;Allah&quot; is only one. But when you say &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Allah Akbar&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; this means that &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is greater than anyone or anything else and this is acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allah Akbar&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; means &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Allah is the greatest&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. That's correct.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allahu Al-Akbar&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; means &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Allah, who is great&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. That's wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16106" LastEditorUserId="16106" LastEditDate="2016-11-10T18:44:01.817" LastActivityDate="2016-11-10T18:44:01.817" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30388" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35793" CreationDate="2016-03-11T20:03:38.360" Score="3" ViewCount="810" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a woman demand maintenance from her husband if she was divorced after the consummation of the marriage? What is the view of the majority of the scholars regarding this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-11-26T16:59:18.970" LastActivityDate="2018-11-15T07:17:29.300" Title="Are women who are divorced after the consummation entitled to maintenance?" Tags="|nikah|sex|talaq|iddah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30390" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-11T22:45:50.960" Score="4" ViewCount="397" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many Chapters where such mix of both Medinian and Meccan verses are to be found. Why is that so? Why would the compilers of the Qu'uran put a Medinian verse in that of a Meccan Chapter or vice-versa? Doesn't that imply that verses are being taken out of their chronological context to fit another criteria? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16097" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-03-17T17:21:37.633" LastActivityDate="2018-03-31T02:14:29.857" Title="Why do we find Medinian verses in Meccan Chapters and vice versa?" Tags="|quran|verses|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30392" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30390" CreationDate="2016-03-12T00:00:32.203" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A chapter being Meccan or Medini means it began to reveal before or after Hijrah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could include verses from both times since not all of the Surahs were completed at once and instead were revealed in stages, depending on the situation that needed to be addressed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran was arranged by Allah Himself during the Prophetic mission:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And those who disbelieve say: Why is the Quran not revealed to him&#xA;  all at once? [It is revealed] thus that We may strengthen thy heart&#xA;  there with; and We have arranged it in right order (Quran 25:32)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse answers your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="8947" LastEditDate="2016-03-14T06:26:52.607" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T06:26:52.607" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30390" CreationDate="2016-03-12T02:18:40.940" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, there is no reason to believe that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...compilers of the Qu'uran put a Medinian verse in that of a Meccan Chapter or vice-versa?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One major claim that Quran makes is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;15:9 Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be ITS GUARDIAN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Allah is supposed to gaurd this book then NO ONE has the right to change either the content or the order of the verses. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing that many people seem to think is that Quran is a compilation of self contained verses. This is not true. Quran is a coherent book, every verse has specific meaning in the cotext of verses before and after it, and even the surahs seem to be connected to one another. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is an interesting study that I came across recently:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Structure and Qur'anic Interpretation: A Study of Symmetry and Coherence in Islam's Holy Text (Islamic Encounter Series) Paperback – September 16, 2014&#xA;  by Raymond Farrin (Author)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1935952986&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.amazon.com/Structure-Quranic-Interpretation-Coherence-Encounter/dp/1935952986/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1457748854&amp;amp;sr=8-6&amp;amp;keywords=coherence+in+quran&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16076" LastActivityDate="2016-03-12T02:18:40.940" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30203" CreationDate="2016-03-12T02:49:26.600" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before we consult ahadith, we will have to see what Quran says on this Topic. After all, a book that tells you how to clean yourself (method of wudu) can not neglect to tell you when you are allowed to take a human life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran is full of disrespectful words that were being used for the prophet at the time. For example we see in Surat Furqan:&#xA;25:4&#xA;25:5&#xA;25:7&#xA;25:8&#xA;25:9&#xA;25:31&#xA;25:41&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then it goes on about how other prophets were also ridiculed. Now THIS WAS THE BEST PLACE TO ANNOUNCE DEATH for such people. Instead we see statements like these :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;25:52 So do not obey the disbelievers, and strive against them with the Qur'an a great striving.&#xA;33:48 Do not yield to the disbelievers or the hypocrites. Ignore their annoying you. Trust in God. God is your all Sufficient Protector.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, we see the only reasons for taking a human life are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Soul for a soul&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Corruption in the land&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;War against oppression&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I see this quite in line with the spirit of Islam and the distinction between crime and sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Crime is against humanity and need to be punished in this world. We all know what happens in societies that do not have a just law enforcement system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sins on the other hand are between Allah and human. And Allah has clearly told us that he will forgive ALL our sins no matter how late in life, as long as we repent and ask for forgiveness. Now if a person is  killed for a sin like blasphemy or apostasy, we are taking away his right of repentance. Did we get a message from Allah telling us that this man will NEVER repent? If not then we have no right to take his life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16076" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-03-12T02:49:26.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30395" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-12T03:44:24.387" Score="2" ViewCount="4174" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's take for example الحمد لله- The most common pronunciation is: Al-Hamdo-Li-Lah. Now, even-though there is a &lt;em&gt;Shada&lt;/em&gt;/شَدّة  on the word Allah, it is not emphasized. Why is that? Another example is بسم الله - most common ways of saying do not include the emphasis of the &lt;em&gt;Shada&lt;/em&gt; on Allah and is said as Bismi-lah. Why? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16097" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-03-25T18:23:36.613" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T12:15:16.880" Title="Correct Pronunciation of Allah in common Islamic phrases" Tags="|allah|arabic|pronunciation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17783" CreationDate="2016-03-12T07:33:43.243" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Think of Us as children... I mean really young kids... who normally ask parents for things that many of which can be unreasonable or even harmful.. Allah knows what we are asking him for and why we ask for those things. It is for him to decide, for Him being the most knowledgeable, wise and understanding. He will decide whether to grant us what we ask him for. He will also decide how to give us what we asked him for on his way. The most important in all this is that we should trust his decisions and accept the way he runs things for us. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16111" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-01T19:50:20.037" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T19:50:20.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30066" CreationDate="2016-03-12T08:37:42.923" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Arabic love can be translated to various words. The most common ones are عشق and حب and شغف. The first one does not appear in Quran. The second one is common and will be discussed below. The third one appears once in the story of Prophet Joseph.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two instances of love between women and men that are mentioned in Quran, one positive and one negative. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The negative one is the love of Potiphar's wife towards Prophet Joseph which is narrated extensively in the middle part of the sura Yosuf starting at verse 12:23.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The positive one is more implicit and is the story of the love between Moses and one of Jethro's daughters narrated in sura Qasas starting at verse 28:23.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There other verses which discuss love more generally, e.g. love of believers towards each other, love of God towards his creations, love of believers towards God, love of disbelievers towards worldly matter like wealth, etc. There are also verses also metaphorical verses which some have interpreted as being related to love between women and men, e.g. verse 24:35-36.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="42" LastEditDate="2016-03-30T06:30:01.343" LastActivityDate="2016-03-30T06:30:01.343" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30398" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30276" CreationDate="2016-03-12T09:10:47.410" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following is my understanding of the issue based on Quran and&#xA;God knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran verse 17:32 states that &quot;do not get close to zina&quot;.&#xA;What you describe falls under it as is a sin.&#xA;The punishment in hereafter for haram actions are up to God.&#xA;A person might repent to God and God may forgive it.&#xA;The punishment by society generally only apply &#xA;if the action has taken place publicly.&#xA;Otherwise there is not a punishment in this world.&#xA;Trying to reveal a personal sin that has taken place privately and &#xA;trying to make it publicly known is itself considered a sin.&#xA;It is God's intention to allow people opportunity to repent by keeping privately committed sins private.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you describe does not fall under zina as &#xA;it does not satisfy the requirement of zina.&#xA;As such the punishment for zina does not apply &#xA;even if the action has taken place publicly.&#xA;There is no explicit punishment mentioned for that.&#xA;There are verses that generally imply that &#xA;if a woman may loose some of her rights &#xA;(until she repent to God)&#xA;if she commits a public obscenity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Quran,&#xA;generally for zina the requirement is to &#xA;have four independent witnesses who have observed the event directly.&#xA;Otherwise the persons are not even allowed to talk about it, and &#xA;anyone who does so without there being four witnesses and accuses a woman&#xA;should be punished as explained in the 24th Sura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only exception for the four witness requirement &#xA;is a husband accusing his own wife&#xA;in which case the rules are different and &#xA;again described in the 24th Sura.&#xA;In that case both husband and wife are required to state oath that&#xA;they are telling the truth as described in the 24th Sura.&#xA;If both of them do there is no punishment for the woman&#xA;(the punishment if she has lied is left to the hereafter).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16112" LastActivityDate="2016-03-12T09:10:47.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30400" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-12T14:32:56.257" Score="2" ViewCount="197" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do Muslims get all up-in-arms (no pun intended) when someone draws a cartoon that spoofs your religion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are Muslims obliged to react to such actions? If so then how should they react?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16060" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2016-03-14T06:27:20.637" LastActivityDate="2020-11-24T06:57:36.080" Title="Cartoons That Offend Muslims" Tags="|punishment|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29044" CreationDate="2016-03-12T14:59:40.807" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes you should move your lips while reciting Quran. So it's fard not sunna. But you don't have to pray for 25 minutes!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16115" LastActivityDate="2016-03-12T14:59:40.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30403" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30400" CreationDate="2016-03-12T15:26:17.987" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Muslims we continuously refer to the book of God to seek guidance in relation to worldly matters, and we also refer to the teachings of the prophet and find out how he reacted in similar situations&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One similar situation was when the prophet has returned to his home town along with the minority who followed and also fled their home town because of the hardships they faced as a result of following prophet, he did not imprison them or kill them: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I speak to you in the same words as (Prophet) Yusuf(Joseph) spoke to&#xA;  his brothers.  This day there is no reproof against you; Go your way,&#xA;  for you are free&quot;.[2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God and his prophet have continuously instructed us to be patient and have also assured us that we will be rewarded for aware patience&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a&#xA;  loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the&#xA;  patient,Those are the ones upon whom are blessings from their Lord and&#xA;  mercy. And it is those who are the [rightly] guided. (2:157)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we are supposed to be patient even if this harm is being inflicted by those who surround us as shown below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Umar reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said,&#xA;  “The believer who mixes with the people and endures their harm has a&#xA;  greater reward than one who does not mix the people nor endures their&#xA;  harm.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actions such as insulting our religion do tend to offend a lot of Muslims, and are viewed by us as evil actions, according to the hadeeth below we should always react to what is evil:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Saeed al-Khudri said: I heard the Messenger of Allah say: &quot;Whoever&#xA;  of you sees an evil action, let him change it with his hand; and if he&#xA;  is not able to do so, then with his tongue; and if he is not able to&#xA;  do so, then with his heart…&quot; (Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But one may say &quot;how should we react in such situation&quot;, well the verse below explains this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Not equal are the good deed and the bad deed. Repel evil by that which&#xA;  is better, and then the one who is hostile to you will become as a&#xA;  devoted friend. But none is granted it except those who are patient&#xA;  and none is granted it except one having a great fortune. Surah&#xA;  Fussilat 41:34-35&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Call people to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good teaching,&#xA;  and argue with them in the most courteous way” [16:125]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which concludes that the reactions of others such as Charlie Hebdo are definitely the wrong actions to take, as burning offices does not realy solve the issue to begin with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other alternatives to approach such issue:&#xA;For example when someone in Denmark produced some cartoons, then some Muslim &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;countries boycotted that country and forced it to take action.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A lawsuit could have been funded by the Muslims against those who&lt;br&gt;&#xA;commited offences.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Muslims could have simply ignored such foolish acts.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also believe in the day of judgement when every one will be judged for their actions by God himself, if we are not able to resolve such issue of others offending us in a civilised way then remembering this should ease our difficulties knowing that God is just and he will punish those who have inflicted harm upon others&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“On that Day, people will come forward in separate groups to be shown&#xA;  their deeds: whoever has done an atom’s weight of good will see it,&#xA;  but whoever has done an atom’s weight of evil will see that” (99:6-8).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many sites and blogs on the internet which provide details on how muslims should handle such abuse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://muslimmatters.org/2012/09/16/39567/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://muslimmatters.org/2012/09/16/39567/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.faithstreet.com/onfaith/2015/01/08/how-the-prophet-muhammad-dealt-with-insults/35723&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.faithstreet.com/onfaith/2015/01/08/how-the-prophet-muhammad-dealt-with-insults/35723&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2016-03-12T15:37:28.047" LastActivityDate="2016-03-12T15:37:28.047" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14528" CreationDate="2016-03-13T07:15:40.793" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A short answer would be - &lt;strong&gt;It is Allah's wish.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;But they say, &quot;Why are not signs sent down to him from his Lord?&quot; Say, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;The signs are only with Allah&lt;/strong&gt; , and I am only a clear warner.&quot; [Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=29&amp;amp;verse=50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;29:50]&#xA;  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's God's wish to help someone increase in Iman (faith), he would simply provide a miracle / sign / or just coincidence. A believing person considers it as a miracle and tries to increase in faith, while a disbelieving person simply provides explanations. God knows better whom to provide miracles and whom to leave unguided irrespective of whether they demanded it or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2016-03-13T07:15:40.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30409" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30427" CreationDate="2016-03-13T10:34:21.713" Score="2" ViewCount="1037" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;As salamu alaykum wa ramatullah,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a request about 'ayat' 6.63 with Hafs rectiation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know we have to refer to one copy of Uthman's codicies to recitate the Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in his book &quot;The History of the Quranic text&quot; Al-Azami says we can find :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَئِنْ أَنْجَيْتَنَا in Madinah, Makkah, Basra, Sham, and Mushaf al Imam codicies, which is Warch recitation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَئِنْ  انجــينا in the codex of al kufa&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَئِنْ  انجــنا in King Fahd Quran (we can buy today), which is Hafs reciation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do you explain Hafs recitation seems not to coincide with any copy of the Quran distributed during the era of Caliph 'Othmân to believe Al-Azami  ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you, Wa salam !!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16120" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-05-29T14:30:16.817" LastActivityDate="2018-05-30T06:57:54.210" Title="How to explain the recitation لَئِنْ انجــينا (verse 6.63) by Al-Azami in his book &quot;The History of the Quranic text&quot;?" Tags="|quran|uloom-al-quran|qiraat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30410" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29883" CreationDate="2016-03-13T12:00:24.117" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;*“The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came back from a journey and I had hung a patterned curtain on which there were images over (the door of) a room of mine. When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) saw it, he tore it and said, ‘The most severely punished of the people on the Day of Resurrection will be those who tried to imitate the creation of Allaah.’” She said: “So I made it into one or two cushions.” &lt;strong&gt;Narrated by al-Bukhaari, no. 5610; Muslim, no. 2107.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sure you can hang any picture on the wall, given that it is not a picture of any animals (humans included). calligraphy, abstract art, modern art and pictures of landscapes, skyscapes, seascapes and other stuff is all allowed. You may have observed that in mosques that are old, generally built from the start of 800 CE till are all decorated with mosaics, calligraphy of Quran and even abstract architectural designs. Also plants and such things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastActivityDate="2016-03-13T12:00:24.117" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30412" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30424" CreationDate="2016-03-13T13:35:04.977" Score="1" ViewCount="4648" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can anyone please give me the reference/source of the following Hadith and let me know the teaching of it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Umar narrates that his father Sayyidina Umar was delivering the Friday sermon in the Prophet’s Masjid in Madinah, when in the middle of the khutba, he shouted, “Ya Sariyya al-jabal! (O Sariyya, [towards] the mountain!” and then he resumed his khutba. When the people had finished the prayer, they asked Sayyidina Umar, and he said, “The idea crossed my mind that the idolaters defeated our brethren and the idolaters would run towards the mountain. So if the Muslims moved towards the mountain, they would have to fight from one side only and if they advanced, they would be destroyed. So those words escaped my mouth, about which you say that you heard these words.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14527" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-14T09:16:17.233" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T09:19:53.290" Title="The Hadith regarding &quot;Ya Sariyya al-jabal&quot;, is it authentic or daif or False" Tags="|hadith|reference-request|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30415" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30418" CreationDate="2016-03-13T19:50:43.523" Score="4" ViewCount="20429" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, mentally ill people will not be held accountable for anything they do simply because they do not have the mental capabilities to part right from wrong. Just like a child. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that case, how will they be judged ? If they will go directly to the heaven, then isn't that unfair for rest of us ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that I am not saying their lives are meaningless or anything. They can be a test for the society, parents etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15779" LastEditorUserId="15779" LastEditDate="2016-06-07T00:58:33.450" LastActivityDate="2019-01-31T12:06:59.193" Title="What will happen to those who are mentally ill in the afterlife?" Tags="|jannah|day-of-judgement|sick|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18167" CreationDate="2016-03-13T20:33:45.160" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Peace be upon you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the start, touching the flag of Allah's names without ablution is not forbidden and also touching of Quran without ablution is not forbidden but the better ablution before touching the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16126" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-28T08:40:56.617" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T08:40:56.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30417" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30443" CreationDate="2016-03-13T20:34:33.123" Score="2" ViewCount="192" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, the prophets will go directly to the paradise. Since it is God who chooses them, then how is this just ? Isn't it unfair for others who are not chosen by the God ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sure prophets encountered many troubles and hardness during their lifetimes but aren't those temporary since they knew that they will go to paradise even before they die ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15779" LastEditorUserId="15779" LastEditDate="2016-06-08T16:10:23.033" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T16:10:23.033" Title="Isn't the whole concept of prophetism unjust?" Tags="|jannah|prophets|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30415" CreationDate="2016-03-13T21:28:21.123" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;All praise to Allah Swt and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: There are three&#xA;  (persons) whose actions are not recorded: a sleeper till he awakes, a&#xA;  boy till he reaches puberty, and a lunatic till he comes to reason.&#xA;  Abu Dawud said: Ibn Juraij has transmitted it from Al-Qasim b. Yazid&#xA;  on the authority of 'Ali from the Prophet (ﷺ). This version adds: &quot;and&#xA;  an old man who is feeble-minded.&quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/40/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abi Dawud&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet(ﷺ) said:  “Four types of people will be tested on the day&#xA;  of judgement: a deaf man who cannot hear anything, a mad man, an old&#xA;  aged man and a man who died during fatrah (a period of time when no&#xA;  messenger was sent to people). The deaf man will say: “Oh Allah, Islam&#xA;  came while I cannot hear anything!”. The mad man will say: “Oh Allah,&#xA;  Islam came while the boys throw animals’ excrement on me!”. The old&#xA;  aged man will say: “Oh Allah, Islam came while I can understand&#xA;  nothing”. And the man who died during a fatrah will say: “Oh Allah, I&#xA;  witnessed no messenger from You”. Then Allah takes a promise from them&#xA;  to obey Him. Then He will command them to enter hell, and who enters&#xA;  it will find it peace and cool, and who disobeys will be dragged to&#xA;  hell” (Masnad Ahmad)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[Say], &quot;Then is it other than Allah I should seek as judge while it is He who has revealed to you the Book explained in detail?&quot; And those to whom We [previously] gave the Scripture know that it is sent down from your Lord in truth, so never be among the doubters.&#xA;And the word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and in justice. None can alter His words, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.Quran(6-114,115)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the beautiful name of Allah Swt is AL-HAKAM (The Judge,The giver of Justice)&#xA;Allah Swt judges among people with complete fairness ,Truth and with justice.It would not be our duty on Judgement day to judge people,He is Maliki youm Ad din (King of the Judgement day),We are Abd (Servant) of Allah Swt.So The Servant has to surrender or submit himself to Allah Swt.Prophet Muhammad ﷺ once said &lt;em&gt;“Who will be just if Allaah and His Messenger are not just?”&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Our limited knowledge and intelligence is not enough to understand the descisions taken by Allah Swt.Allah Swt is just and fair to all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iJf16.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iJf16.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-03-13T22:47:47.293" LastActivityDate="2016-03-13T22:47:47.293" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30419" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-13T23:30:26.603" Score="0" ViewCount="1333" Body="&lt;p&gt;I already know that &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/21524/is-porn-pornography-allowed-in-islam?lq=1&quot;&gt;pornography is haram&lt;/a&gt; and harmful. I just want someone to explain me its reason scientifically. Can anybody do that? What reactions looking at nude pictures do in a human body? I'm one hundred sure that there's a logical reason behind this. I need to know it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16127" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-24T18:56:39.483" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T00:09:01.610" Title="Any scientific logic on prohibiting porn (pornography)?" Tags="|sex|scientific-proof|pornography|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30424" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30412" CreationDate="2016-03-14T09:08:21.750" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well i have found this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.net/fatawa/fatawaDetails.aspx?BookID=3&amp;amp;View=Page&amp;amp;PageNo=9&amp;amp;PageID=10098&amp;amp;languagename=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; with a fatwa of the Saudi-Arabian Fatwa Council which gives sources for the first part of your inquiry:&lt;br&gt;The words 'Omar (May Allah be pleased with him) shouted &quot;O Sariyya, [towards] the mountain&quot;!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This source only tells what 'Omar shouted and that the Messenger of the army confirmed to 'Omar having heard a voice alerting them with those words!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Adding that this athar أثر as stated is sahih!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Sources for that are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;fadail as-sahaba فضائل الصحابة of Imam Ahmad, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;dalail an-Nubuwa دلائل النبوة of abu Na'im,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;al muntaqa المنتقى من مسموعاته بمروof ad-Dya',&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;tarikh تاريخ دمشق ibn Asakir,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;dalail an-Nubuwa of al-Bayhaqy,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;al-Isabah of ibn Hajr al 'Asqalani (qualified as a hassan narrator chain)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;tarikh &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikisource.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9/%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AD_%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%A7_%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D9%88%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%A9_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B2%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;البداية والنهاية&lt;/a&gt; ibn Kathir also known as al-Bidya wa-Nihyaya (qualified as hassan jayid)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;as-Sawaa'iq al -Muhriqa الصواعق المحرقـة of al-Haytahmy (also qualified as hassan)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And i found a very similar addition to what you have quoted but it seems this is a very weak narration because of the narrator Furat ibn as-Saa'ib فرات بن السائب who  is matrok (not trustworthy) this is to be found in usd al-Ghaba  أسد الغابة of ibn al-Athyr (65/5). This is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-9442/page-1790&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;silslat al ahadith as-sahiha&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic), where the scholar al-Albani apparently qualified most of those narrations if not all of them as da'if expect the one narrated by Muhammed ibn 'ijlan محمد بن عجلان via ibn Wahb, which is in al-Bidya wa-Nihaya!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-14T09:19:53.290" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T09:19:53.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30425" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30432" CreationDate="2016-03-14T10:39:04.060" Score="3" ViewCount="3707" Body="&lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Allah's Apostle was on his death-bed and in the house there were&#xA;some people among whom was 'Umar bin Al-Khattab, the Prophet said,&#xA;&amp;quot;Come, let me write for you a statement after which you will not go&#xA;astray.&amp;quot; 'Umar said, &amp;quot;The Prophet is seriously ill and you have the&#xA;Qur'an; so the Book of Allah is enough for us.&amp;quot; The people present in&#xA;the house differed and quarrelled. Some said &amp;quot;Go near so that the&#xA;Prophet may write for you a statement after which you will not go&#xA;astray,&amp;quot; while the others said as Umar said. When they caused a hue&#xA;and cry before the Prophet, Allah's Apostle said, &amp;quot;Go away!&amp;quot; Narrated&#xA;'Ubaidullah: Ibn 'Abbas used to say, &amp;quot;It was very unfortunate that&#xA;Allah's Apostle was prevented from writing that statement for them&#xA;because of their disagreement and noise.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;— Muhammad al-Bukhari, Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the so called &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Hadith of The Pen and Paper&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to it, the Prophet (PBUH) requested a pen and a paper to write things. I've always been told that he was an illiterate. Is this the case?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume he was an illiterate when Qur'an started to be revealed but learned how to read/write after.&#xA;Or perhaps the translation is wrong as suggested in the comments. He would rather dictate instead of writing. What is the general stand regarding the illiteracy of the Prophet (PBUH)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15779" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-10-06T10:14:14.740" Title="Did Prophet Muhammad know/learn how to write?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30409" CreationDate="2016-03-14T12:56:48.403" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A bit off topic but maybe a necessary intro:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qira&amp;#39;at#Conditions_for_the_validity_of_a_qir.C4.81.27a_.28reading.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Conditions for an accepted Reading&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any reading (Qira-a) or recitation which fulfills the following 3 conditions is considered to be sahih (sane) (be aware that they may conflict each other in some cases):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the recitation has an authentic chain of narration in which the chain of narrators was continuous until the Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him); the narrators were all known to be righteous and they were all known to possess good memories. It was also required that the recitation be conveyed by a large number of narrators on each level of the chain of narration below the level of Sahabah (the condition of Tawaatur).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the variations in recitations match known Arabic grammatical constructions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the recitation to coincide with the script of one of the copies of the Quran distributed during the era of Caliph 'Othmân is correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This applies for all ten Qira'at which are known these days and all the riwaya'at which follow these Qira'at as they have the highest degree of tawatur and match known Arabic grammatical constructions and coincide with the script of the copies of Quran distributed during the era of Caliph 'Othman ibn 'Affan (May Allah be pleased with him) with rather few differences. More details could be found in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2676/what-are-the-readings-qiraat-of-quran&quot;&gt;What are the readings (qira&amp;#39;at) of Quran?&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.habous.gov.ma/daouat-alhaq/item/8703&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; about differences in the copies of those distributed copies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Differences in the recitation of verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/63&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:63&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In riwayat Hafs (and all Qira'at of al Kufa) you'll find &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَئِنْ أَنْجَانَا (la-in anjaana): Meaning &lt;em&gt;if he should save us...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While in riwayat Warsh (and in all non-Kufi Qira'at) you'll find  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَئِنْ أَنْجَيْتَنَا: Meaning &lt;em&gt;if You saved us ...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the typical form of Warsh لَئِنَ انْجَيْتَنَا  (la-in-anjyatana) where the sound of the alif (a hamza would appear in riwayat Qalun) &quot;al fatha&quot; is transported to the letter before it, so that both of them would have &quot;a fatha&quot; and the alif would be written without hamza!&lt;br&gt; This recitation is a direct speech instead of the passive form from riwayat hafs!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So there's a clear Arabic meaning and a tawatur as the Qira'at of Imam Nafi' is maybe the one with the highest degree of tawatur!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;انجــينا (anjyna or anjay-na) which at least doesn't make sense in this context&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the different qira'at and riwayat hold different rulings of tajweed and recitation of the Qur'an so لَئِنْ أَنْجَانَا  in Hafs wouldn't be performed the same way as in ad-Dury 'an al-Kissaai for example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far we have only considered one out of many sciences of the Qur'an the science of the qira'at and neglected another important science the science of rasm al-Qur'an in which imam ad-Dani &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;أبو عمرو الداني&lt;/a&gt; (a specialist in many Qur'an sciences and author of many great books in different topics of the Qur'an sciences) had leadership especially with his book al-Muqni' المقنع في رسم مصاحف الأمصار.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rasm al-Qur'an رسم القرآن&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the science that discusses the letters as written in the Qur'an by the sahabah: Often we find additional letter or letters that have been left out, beside this we know that the Arabic letters have passed through a certain development, as in the early days of Islam letters such as ب, ت, ن, ي  or س, ش or ف, ق and و were hard to distinguish without advance information due to the absence of the punctuation for example ي and ب inside a word (ـبـ, ـيـ) like أنجينا could hardly be distinguishd by a non-Arabic speaker as this word would look like &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PGccl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/PGccl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Nevertheless scholars consider this -in our (modern) understanding wrong- scripture as canonical, so even modern moshafs stick to it, as and I won't get tired of repeating it the Qur'an is the orally transmitted word of Allah not the scripture inside the moshaf:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rather, the Qur'an is distinct verses [preserved] within the breasts of those who have been given knowledge. And none reject Our verses except the wrongdoers. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/29/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;29:49&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(See also for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1666/why-do-words-like-salah-and-riba-have-an-extra-unpronounced-letter-waw-in-th&quot;&gt;Why do words like &amp;quot;salah&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;riba&amp;quot; have an extra unpronounced letter waw in them?&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now and this is the actual topic of your inquiry not the topic of qira'at so we have started our inquiry from the wrong perspective:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hafs vs. Mushaff al-Imam and Kufa codex in (6:63)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the following i will try to explain the meaning of the statement of al-Azami accoridng to major sources from tafsir and rasm books and to explain how the kufi recitations have taken it into account:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are referring to this form&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zNhyl.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/zNhyl.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;then you should know that أنجينا is -more likely like in the picture above  showing the whole verse- the original codex of the Mushaf of al Kufa or as it's not that far from the scripture of the Mushaf al-Imam an equivalant scripture and the &quot;pending&quot; alif over a yaa' (without punctuation) which has been added in the &quot;rasm&quot; (note that I was not able to type a yaa' without punctuation to write it more properly, that's why I edited it via paint in the -first- small picture above, so when ever I write it with yaa' I'm referring to this picture), is an indication for the Version of riwayat Hafs انجــانا, as the original script wouldn't make sense in our modern Arabic scripture.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;While the same Verse in the Mushaf of Medina among others includes أَنْجَيْتَنَا. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And according to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=1043&amp;amp;idto=1043&amp;amp;bk_no=65&amp;amp;ID=346&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tasfir al manar&lt;/a&gt; the scripture in the mushaf al Imam -the copy 'Othman kept for himself- was (as you quoted) أنجينا, this is the only reference from a tafsir book to rasm al-Quran I know of:&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(وهي مرسومة في المصحف الإمام هكذا ( أنجينا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this differs clearly from the statement of al-Azami saying &lt;em&gt;that that the difference is between actual Quran copies and original copies of the Kufi codex&lt;/em&gt;, which is taken from ad-Dani's book about rasm al Mushaf  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mohamedrabeea.com/books/book1_2206.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;المقنع في رسم مصاحف الأمصار&lt;/a&gt; &quot;al-Muqni'&quot; (pages 44,48,52) and abu 'Ubaida's &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.tafsir.net/book/2975&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;فضائل القرآن&lt;/a&gt; &quot;fadail al Quran&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وفيها في مصاحف أهل الكوفة &quot;لئن &lt;strong&gt;انجينا&lt;/strong&gt; من هذه&quot; بياء من غير تاء وفي سائر المصاحف &quot;لئن انجيتنا&quot; بالياء&#xA;  والتاء&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(This is a -typo- corrected Version from the linked pdf of ad-Dani's book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the commentary on Abu Dawod's kitab al-Mashif &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.de/books?id=eb9HCwAAQBAJ&amp;amp;pg=PT250&amp;amp;lpg=PT250&amp;amp;dq=%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%20%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%80%D9%80%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=k_v3UTmCeg&amp;amp;sig=4v-glooayT4z887mDbsLHPNbp1U&amp;amp;hl=de&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0ahUKEwi465KXycfLAhUFJ5oKHfCzD7MQ6AEIMTAC#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%20%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%80%D9%80%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;كتاب المصاحف&lt;/a&gt; this statement is quoted while he clearly confirms the scripture as it is still known (for example in the Copy of King Fahd): This is what i found also in the scanned printed copy of al-Bahr al-Mohyt, and also in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://ia601403.us.archive.org/34/items/Rasa2l_Game3yah_46/Almokni3.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;scanned copy&lt;/a&gt; of al Muqni' (pages 97, 107 and 116). On the other hand the other readings from al-Kufa (Khallaf, al-Kassa-i and Hamza) are pronouncing the alif with &lt;em&gt;Imalah&lt;/em&gt; which sounds near to a ya' (you could listen to them &lt;a href=&quot;http://audio.islamweb.net/audio/index.php?page=rewaya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if we take a look into the poem about rasm of Imam a-Shatibi called  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ajurry.com/vb/archive/index.php/t-27165.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;عقيلة أتراب القصائد في أسنى المقاصد&lt;/a&gt; we find &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;والكوفي &lt;strong&gt;نجيتنا&lt;/strong&gt; في &lt;strong&gt;تائه&lt;/strong&gt; اختصرا...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which literally means that in the Kufi codex the ta' تاء has been recessed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which is also in ibn Ashir's تكملة مورد الظمآن في رسم القرآن &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... وهنا قد حذف الكوفي &lt;strong&gt;تا&lt;/strong&gt; انجيتنا... وشركاؤهم ليردوهم &lt;strong&gt;بيا&lt;/strong&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally imam ibn Mihran  &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?ID=3692&amp;amp;bk_no=60&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ابن مهران&lt;/a&gt; -IMO- clears the issue in his book on the ten qira'at al-Mabsut &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.archive.org/stream/mbqrasmbqras/mbqras#page/n195/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;المبسوط: (195 - 196)&lt;/a&gt; saying (My own translation take it carefully):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قرأ أبو جعفر ونافع وابن كثير وابن عامر وأبو عمرو ويعقوب {لئن أنجيتنا من هذه} [63] بالتاء.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Abu Ja'afr, Nafi', ibn Kathir, ibn 'Amir, abu 'Amr and Ya'qub recited {لئن أنجيتنا من هذه} (6:63) with a taa'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقرأ عاصم وحمزة وخلف {لئن أنجانا} بالألف من غير تاء، وعاصم يفتحه، والآخرون يكسرون&quot;، ومقصوده بالكسر: الإمالة .&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  While 'Asim, Hamzah and Khalaf recited it {لئن أنجانا} with an alif (ا), but without a taa' (ت) and while 'Asim is reciting it with a clear fathah (َ ) sound (on the jeem &quot;جَ&quot;) the others are reciting it with a kasrah (ِ ) sound (on the jeem &quot;جِ&quot;). And the meaning of the kasrah sound is (to create an) imalah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the yaa' (ي) was actually present in the moshaf of al-Kufa -as displayed in my small picture above- and it was interpreted by some of the reciters as an imalah. for whatever reason al-Kissa'i's -kufi scholar- interpretation was left out in this quote, but you may include him in the statement &quot;the others&quot; as he also applied the imalah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the meaning of al-Imalah can be found in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;والإمالة: تقريب الألف نحو الياء، والفتحة التي قبلها نحو الكسرة [ولذلك رسمت الكلمة بالياء]، انظر: الكتاب، لسيبويه: (2/ 310)، والشافية الكافية: (4/ 1970). &#xA;  And al-Imalah means to make the sound of an alif come close to that of a yaa' by changing the sound of the fathah into a sound of a kasrah and that's why it was written (in the rasm of the moshaf) as a yaa' (Refer to Sibawayh al-Kitaab 2/310 and a-Shafiya al-Kafiyah) (source: islamqa #&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/252852&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;252582&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all the &lt;strong&gt;quote of al-Azmi is not about the science of qira'at, but about the science of rasm al-mosha&lt;/strong&gt;f!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly the statement is somewhat correct as the yaa' which was mentioned in the moshaf of al-Kufa is not present if we expect a yaa' as we know (with the punctuation), else the yaa' actually is indicated with a pending alif to be close or conform to the recitation of the people of al-Kufa. This yaa' in the rasm or codex of al-Qur'an was interpreted by three of the four known and accepted rway's from al-Kufa by the application of imalah on the jeem, while 'Asim recited it without any imalah (therefore neither Sho'aba nor Hafs have transmitted the imalah)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally note that expecting any reading of the Qur'an to fully coincide with the rasm of al-Moshaf is a wrong expection as the rasm was kept due to the fact that many scholars conisdered it as canonical nevertheless they knew it is not going ahead with the correct recitation as all scholars agree that the Qur'an is and has to be transmitted orally not via a scripture nor based on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.r-warsh.com/vb/showthread.php?p=94065&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;page&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic) there are other differences between the accepted Qira'at and the Mushaf al Imam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here a &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=98916&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; and also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/252852&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;on islamqa&lt;/a&gt; about the rasm of mushaf. And i think reading &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/13180/should-the-word-%D8%AF%D9%8E%D8%B3%D9%91%D9%8E%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8E%D8%A7-have-a-%D9%8A-in-it-in-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%B3-ayat-number-10&quot;&gt;Should the word دَسَّاهَا have a ي in it in سورة الشمس ayat number 10?&lt;/a&gt; could also be helpful!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-05-30T06:57:54.210" LastActivityDate="2018-05-30T06:57:54.210" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30428" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30429" CreationDate="2016-03-14T13:17:13.207" Score="1" ViewCount="612" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salams to all,&lt;br&gt; i would like to know if it is possible to &quot;get rid&quot; of the jinn (qareen) that is allocated to each person as every person has their own that whispers to them. Some of us know and may have witnessed jinn being &quot;taken out of people&quot; thus my question if the qareen can be removed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16134" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-14T13:20:22.423" LastActivityDate="2018-09-02T20:31:05.600" Title="Qareen allocated to each person" Tags="|jinn|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30429" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30428" CreationDate="2016-03-14T13:35:40.220" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, the Qareen cannot be removed. Let's look at the wording of this Hadith (In &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/52/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&quot;‏ مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلاَّ وَقَدْ وُكِّلَ بِهِ قَرِينُهُ مِنَ الْجِنِّ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا وَإِيَّاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ وَإِيَّاىَ إِلاَّ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَعَانَنِي عَلَيْهِ فَأَسْلَمَ فَلاَ يَأْمُرُنِي إِلاَّ بِخَيْرٍ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abdullah b. Mas'ud reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: There is&#xA;  none amongst you with whom is not an attache from amongst the jinn&#xA;  (devil). They (the Companions) said: Allah's Messenger, with you too?&#xA;  Thereupon he said: Yes, &lt;strong&gt;but Allah helps me against him and so I am&#xA;  safe from his hand and he does not command me but for good.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT) could have removed the Qareen of His Prophet (PBUH) instead of helping His Prophet (PBUH) against that Qareen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T13:35:40.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30430" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30431" CreationDate="2016-03-14T13:42:34.723" Score="2" ViewCount="177" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apart form the 25 Prophets mentioned in Quraan, how can we find at least the names of the other Prophets and mabybe some story of theirs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16134" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-07-17T12:38:00.467" LastActivityDate="2018-07-17T12:38:00.467" Title="All Prophets apart from the 25 mentioned in Quraan" Tags="|prophets|reference-request|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30431" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30430" CreationDate="2016-03-14T14:02:16.653" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT) said in the Qur'an that there were Messengers before the Prophet (PBUH) that He (SWT) &lt;strong&gt;did not relate to the Prophet (PBUH) their stories&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q4LuK.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q4LuK.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if you don't find names/stories of those Prophets in the Qur'an and the Sunnah, there is no other place where you can find them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T14:02:16.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30432" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30425" CreationDate="2016-03-14T14:03:20.853" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=The%20Prophet%20is%20seriously%20ill%20and%20you%20have%20the%20Qur%27an%3B&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;my search&lt;/a&gt; so far there are many versions of this hadith and all of them use the Arabic words &amp;quot;...أَكْتُبْ لَكُمْ كِتَابًا&amp;quot;=  let me write for you a statement/Book ...!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in my comment and our discussion: this could either be taken literally as if the Prophet (peace be upon him) could read and write or understood in the context of him being illiterate, which means he was asking for a scribe so that he would dictate them something! The last possibility is what this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/answers/134757/the-refusal-of-umar-and-those-who-were-with-him-to-bring-writing-materials-to-the-prophet-blessings-and-peace-of-allah-be-upon-him-during-his-illness&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; seems to support and suggest!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this doesn't really clearly answers the Question whether he could read and write at some time of his life or not!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An other search result was this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.burhaniya.org/questions/query22.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; which indicates a related hadith  which tells us what the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) -apparently- has dictated or told them this was narrated by Said ibn Jubair in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:1637a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and Sahih al-Bukhari &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3168&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3053&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. So scholars who support the dictation option see this hadith as a support for their claim!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you should know that this hadith (because of its content) is a disputed matter among Muslim sects&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-10-06T10:14:14.740" LastActivityDate="2021-10-06T10:14:14.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30433" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-14T15:20:57.397" Score="1" ViewCount="201" Body="&lt;p&gt;What verses should I recite when I pray? And what are some ways to keep up prayers while driving a truck? I currently read few pages of the Qur'an every night. And I'm a over the road team driver.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15886" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-15T04:51:56.647" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T04:51:56.647" Title="What verses should I recite when I pray and how can I keep up prayers while driving a truck?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30419" CreationDate="2016-03-14T16:49:20.510" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some evidence may suggest that it is to avoid unnecessary arousal, there is some medical evidence that one can get addicted to arousal and it affects the brain in a negative way in the long term. (allahu alim) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if this is bad:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allaah (Peace &amp;amp; Blessings of Allaah be upon Him) said: &quot;O Ali, do not follow a glance with another, for you will be forgiven for the first, but not for the second.&quot; (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, 2701; see Saheeh al-Jaami’, 7953)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is bad:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Whenever a non-mahram man and woman meet in seclusion, Shaytaan definitely is the third one joining them.” [Tirmidhi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imagine pornography, which is a plague upon the whole of society those who are engaged in watching/producing are often among some of the most depressed individuals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_addiction&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_addiction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also historically what often happened to society engaged in depravity were met by a very peculiar end. Such society had high living standards for their time and both started to engage in immorality thus forgetting/rejecting the blessing that Allah (swt) bestowed upon them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1000" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T16:49:20.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30433" CreationDate="2016-03-14T17:04:10.503" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recite what you learned, if you know only &amp;quot;Al-Fatiha&amp;quot; then you can repeat it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/5410&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/5410&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if a person is able to recite part of al-Faatihah only, he should&#xA;recite that which he is able to recite. And he has to repeat what he&#xA;can recite well (i.e., so that the total number of what he recites&#xA;will be seven verses, equivalent to the number of verses in&#xA;al-Faatihah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Qudaamah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may be sufficient for him to say alhamdu-Lillaah (praise be to&#xA;Allaah), laa ilaaha ill-Allaah (there is no god but Allaah) and&#xA;Allaahu akbar (Allaah is most great), because the Prophet (peace and&#xA;blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whatever you know of Qur’aan,&#xA;recite it, otherwise praise Allaah, proclaim His Oneness and magnify&#xA;Him.”  (Narrated by Abu Dawood)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you a traveling you are allowed to combine your prayers even shorten them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ruling&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/105109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/105109&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (22/293):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason for shortening prayers is travelling only, and it is not&#xA;permissible in situations other than travelling. As for joining&#xA;prayers, the reason for it is need and excuses, so if a person needs&#xA;to he may join both shortened and full-length prayers whilst&#xA;travelling, and he may join prayers when it is raining and so on, or&#xA;because of sickness and the like, and for other reasons, because the&#xA;purpose behind it is to spare the ummah hardship. End quote.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure about shorthen and combined prayers. But from what i know ( please correct me if i'm wrong) you could combine Dhuhr and Asr (praying Dhuhr just before the time of Asr) and combining Maghrib and Isha ( praying Maghrib just before the time for Isha).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1000" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T17:04:10.503" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8507" CreationDate="2016-03-14T19:17:42.433" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The father of flame is shaitan and his wife is gross sexual misconduct called jezebel. This father must perish so allahs believers can reach the kingdom. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16136" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T19:17:42.433" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30438" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30417" CreationDate="2016-03-14T20:10:22.367" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hasnaa’ bint Mu’aawiyyah from Bani Suraym said: my paternal uncle told me: I said, O Messenger of Allaah, who will be in Paradise? He said: Prophets will be in Paradise, martyrs will be in Paradise, infants will be in Paradise and baby girls who were buried alive will be in Paradise. Narrated by Imaam Ahmad&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yeah Prophets are the people of Paradise without any doubts in Islam.It is not unjust at all as what Allah Swt knows we are unaware of it,no one on the whole universe is able to reach upto his knowledge and wisdom.It is one of the obligatory belief in Islam that Prophets are trustworthy and preserved from sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Al-Ghazali writes in his work Rawda-tut-talibin:&#xA;It is established by consensus (ijma) that the Messenger of Allah is free of committing grave sins, venial sins, and makruhs. It is also established by consensus that he is free of forgetfulness, negligence, and making a mistake and erring in the messages he conveys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there have been some occurences seem to be errors not suitable to their diginity was to teach and explain the religion to their followers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Scholar has mentioned that because the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) was continually rising in degrees to higher stations, the previous, lower station in relation to the higher station was akin to a sin with respect to him. And others have said that his seeking forgiveness was simply to establish a sunna for his community as he (Allah bless him and give him peace) was free and exalted from sin. [Biqa`i, Nazm al-Durar fi Tanasub al-Ayat wa al-Suwar; al-Suyuti/al-Mahlli, Tafsir al-Jalalayn]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Now Suppose if some one doesnt think about Prophets (the Chosen ones)&#xA;  as people of Paradise &lt;em&gt;Nauzubilaah min Zalik&lt;/em&gt; what could be the&#xA;  consequences ----&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;--To think them  that they could do any sins by disobeying Allah Swt which could lead them to hell Nauzubilaah.Which is Negating this verse of Quran&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&quot;And We did not send any messenger except to be obeyed by permission&#xA;  of Allah .&quot;(4:64)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;--They could perform any sin so they are not perfect enough to send messages from Allah Swt to their followers.Then followers could have&#xA;  doubtful in their teachings and orders Nauzubillah.Negating this verse of Quran&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Nor does he speak out of his own desire&quot;(53:3)&quot;O you who have&#xA;  believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and do not invalidate your&#xA;  deeds.(By disobeying him)&quot;(47:33),He who obeys the Messenger has&#xA;  obeyed Allah;(4:80)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;--So followers would be doing sins as well by following prophets who are sinners Nauzubillah.Allah SWt says &lt;strong&gt;&quot;So be patient for the decision&#xA;  of your Lord and do not obey from among them a sinner or ungrateful&#xA;  [disbeliever].(Quran 76:24)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;--So followers have no perfect guidance at all to seek the path to Allah Swt Nauzubilaah negating &lt;strong&gt;&quot;And those who disbelieved say, &quot;Why has a sign not&#xA;  been sent down to him from his Lord?&quot; You are only a warner, and for&#xA;  every people is a guide.&quot;(13:7)It is He who has sent His Messenger&#xA;  with guidance and the religion of truth to manifest it over all&#xA;  religion, (9:33)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;--So there would be no hope for salvation for followers if Prophets are going to hell,whom should people follow then if they have no&#xA;  perfect role models Nauzubilaah ,negating &lt;strong&gt;&quot;And indeed, you are of a great moral&#xA;  character. &quot;(68:4) &quot;Say, [O Muhammad], &quot;If you should love Allah, then&#xA;  follow me, [so] Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And&#xA;  Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&quot;(3:31)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a beautiful wisdom of Allah swt that he elected prophets as chosen ones as people of pardise ,It is offcourse for you,me and other followers so that we could become people of Paradise too In Sha Allah by following their teachings and path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One Scholars has mentioned in regard of some question&quot; It is advisable not to approach the status of Prophethood with inquiries except with the highest good manners. Prophets are the elect of the Creator and like or above the angels in rank. We should take care, also, to focus on what is vital to our salvation and relinquish pursuits that are not only irrelevant but actually damaging to faith and works.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt is the &quot;Just&quot; Creator, Who never commits any injustice against His creation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T20:10:22.367" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30439" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-14T20:39:29.137" Score="0" ViewCount="132" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read a few years ago a translation of the Coran very near the text and done by a serious author. I read: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The prophet Mohamed inspired himself from the teaching of the&#xA;  Apostles of Jerusalem, the Apostles of Jesus-Christ (...) I read also&#xA;  that the Coran was not written for 200 years and after it was written&#xA;  on banana leafs and on mud tablets.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plants were used in the fabrication of paper and mud tablets were found in Mesopotamia. My intend is friendship and my goal is to learn more and better and to show others how to talk publicly about religions to appease violence. &lt;br&gt; It is a skill to learn how to talk publicly about religions, philosophies and esoterisms (rare private philosophies). I have a bachelor's degree in theology from Laval University's faculty of theology and of sciences of religion.&lt;br&gt; I tried many times in San Jose, Ca, USA (asked by others and supported by others, always) to appease tensions and violence explaining in public how a human being function and how his or her religion affect his or her way of thinking. It works great every single time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16138" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-15T06:49:04.567" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T12:42:52.057" Title="Is it true that the Prophet Mohamed said he inspired himself from the Apostles of Jesus-Christ?" Tags="|practical-islam|prophet-muhammad|history|islamic-philosophy|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1320" CreationDate="2016-03-14T23:28:47.767" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it not true that even Hazrath Umar (RA) is on record saying that the Ayah about Riba was the last to be revealed and he could not get an explanation of Riba and its different types because the prophet was sick and passed away soon after that.&#xA;And Umar (RA) one of the most knowledgeable of all prphets' companions did not give any statements explaining Riba. The interpretations of the so-called Shaiks and Alims and different authors of the past (when no banks existed, and finance sector was primitive compared to 21st. century) are therefore &quot;mere interpretations&quot;. Even the Quran does not have a clear definition of Riba. We all need to do more research on this topic before induldging in it or advising for or against it. Research the topic thoroughly and do what your conscience permits because Allah knows your intentions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16139" LastActivityDate="2016-03-14T23:28:47.767" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30439" CreationDate="2016-03-15T03:44:09.353" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Welcome. As long as you don't blaspheme you need not fear, no one is going to hurt you (God willing). I'm glad you realized the Father(Creator) is one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No, &lt;em&gt;it is not at all true&lt;/strong&gt; that Prophet Mohamed said he inspired himself from the Apostles of Jesus-Christ&lt;/em&gt; This is a common question which newbies have. Better get started with &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt; and other &lt;em&gt;related questions&lt;/em&gt; appearing on your right side in this page. See &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/30287/9123&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for a brief overview of how the &lt;strong&gt;Qur'an was inspired to Prophet Muhammad through &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Angel Gabriel&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Feel free to ask any more questions you have here, but only after enough research.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T06:44:10.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30417" CreationDate="2016-03-15T04:01:47.487" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Whoever does righteousness - it is for his [own] soul; and whoever does evil [does so] against it. &lt;strong&gt;And your Lord is not ever unjust to [His] servants.&lt;/strong&gt; [Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=41&amp;amp;verse=46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;41:46]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Those who reject Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) are deaf and dumb in darkness. Allah sends astray whom He wills and &lt;strong&gt;He guides on the Straight Path whom He wills.&lt;/strong&gt; [Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:39]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger - those will be with the ones upon whom Allah has bestowed favor of the prophets, the steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs and the righteous. And excellent are those as companions. [Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/69&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:69]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another verse (which I'm unable to find right now), I believe it says something like &lt;em&gt;the Prophets, the believers are the one who are successful.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many ways which God describes in the Qur'an to enter paradise, why don't you look at them? Perhaps, &lt;strong&gt;God will guide the righteous people more and &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=92&amp;amp;verse=7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;eases their path towards paradise&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T04:01:47.487" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30222" CreationDate="2016-03-15T07:16:07.490" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The compensation she received is considered as wealth/property she owns.  The zakat is only due one the wealth she does not touch for a lunar year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since she will be using this compensation fully for medical care, which is unpredictable, then she does not need to give zakat on it since it is a sum that has a needs attached to it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it was extra compensation of which she would not use and put it as savings for a year, then on the savings she would need to give zakat.  Otherwise, if she will use the money then it is not considered zakat liable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She may even be able to receive zakat from others since she cannot take care of herself due to medical needs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T07:16:07.490" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30439" CreationDate="2016-03-15T12:42:52.057" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Armstrong&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Karen Armstrong&lt;/a&gt; is a well-known author on comparative religion; and a former Roman Catholic nun and has written several books on Islam, including &lt;em&gt;Muhammed: a prophet for our time&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2006/dec/23/religion.christmas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; short article she points out the Gospel of Luke is consistent with Islamic tradition as he calls Jesus a prophet, and also that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the Qu'ran insists that all rightly guided religions come from God, and that Muslims are required to believe in the revelations of each and every single one of Gods messengers: Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob...and all the other prophets: we make no distinction between any of them (3:84)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammed was directly inspired by the Angel Gabriel, but the prophet Isa Ibn Maryam or Jesus is honoured in the Qu'ran as one of the greatest of prophets, with Ibn Arabi, the Andalusian mystic calling him the seal of saints in what looks like a deliberate parallel with Muhammed called the seal of prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastActivityDate="2016-03-15T12:42:52.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30451" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-15T14:29:41.563" Score="-1" ViewCount="146" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jazakallah khair i really appreciate this but im still confused is it haraam to have animal statues?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16148" LastEditorUserId="16148" LastEditDate="2016-03-15T16:07:28.443" LastActivityDate="2016-04-13T17:36:16.203" Title="Drew animate things before knowing it is sin" Tags="|fatwa|animals|drawing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2019-02-28T09:15:50.543" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30452" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-15T14:39:37.427" Score="2" ViewCount="11463" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaykum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a problem with severe waswasa. I have urinary incontinence. And I'm scared of touching things. When i go to the toilet and wash my bum and move my hand some water falls on the toilet seat and i wash it off with the Muslim shower but if it falls on the floor which gets wet and i step on it and walk in the house.&lt;br&gt; Is where i stepped unclean?&lt;br&gt; Is my toilet unclean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes i have tummy problems and i think i got all the poop off but didn't and again the water falls and I'm always scared now of my house being unclean and the water drops that splatter from the floor result in me washing myself in the shower.&lt;br&gt; What do i do? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm worried about using toilets at school in case a non Muslim used it before and the wetness that comes onto me is najis. I generally wash myself many times in the day in the shower. In regards to the incontinence, when i wash myself after urinating and stand up or I'm in the shower i feel like a drop of pee may have come out because i get that feeling which makes me panic as I'm wet and i don't know if it transferred anywhere else or how to shower these days due to being scared of drops of pee going over me or my towel which i use for my body and hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please help me because i spend at least 30 mins in the toilet before wudu which is starting to annoy me and those i pray with and I'm just so stressed because of this i really need your help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallah khair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16148" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-06-22T20:26:42.813" LastActivityDate="2018-03-14T12:36:15.640" Title="Tahaara and waswas" Tags="|salat|wudu|taharah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-06-27T15:44:37.150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30453" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9457" CreationDate="2016-03-15T14:51:36.137" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short answer is yes, and you can read &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/library/content/22/3659/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A3%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9?idfrom=6117&amp;amp;idto=6118#:%7E:text=%D9%88%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AE%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87%20%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%B0,%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%20%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AD%20%D8%A3%D9%83%D9%84%20%D8%B7%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85%20%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%89%20%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A4%D9%87%D9%85%20%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A4%D8%AE%D8%B0%20%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%85.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the original text in Arabic&lt;/a&gt;. I copied the translated text (The English version).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah be merciful to him) said to refute the suspicion of Druze:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All Muslims are in agreement that those people are Kafirs and whoever has doubt concerning this fact is also a Kafir like them. They are not like the people of the Book nor polytheists, but they are straying Kafirs whose food is not allowed to be eaten and their women may be taken in captivity. Their money should be taken because they are apostates and their repentance may not be accepted but they should be killed wherever they are and be cursed as they were described. It is not permissible to appoint them as guards on the gates. Moreover, their scholars or so called reformers should be killed so as not to mislead others. It is prohibited to sleep with them in their houses, accompany them, walk with them or escort their dead people. It is prohibited for the Muslim ruler to ignore establishing the penalty prescribed by Allah to these people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/details/en_10_Majmoo_alFatawa_IFTAA_COLL02/en_02_Majmoo_alFatawa_IFTAA_COLL01/page/n323/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://archive.org/details/en_10_Majmoo_alFatawa_IFTAA_COLL02/en_02_Majmoo_alFatawa_IFTAA_COLL01/page/n323/mode/2up&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16149" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-10-02T04:57:47.823" LastActivityDate="2023-10-02T04:57:47.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30454" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30459" CreationDate="2016-03-15T18:10:28.893" Score="3" ViewCount="1645" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/111&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Masadd&lt;/a&gt; (&quot;The Palm Fibre&quot;) is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he.&#xA;  His wealth will not avail him or that which he gained.&#xA;  He will [enter to] burn in a Fire of [blazing] flame&#xA;  And his wife [as well] - the carrier of firewood.&#xA;  Around her neck is a rope of [twisted] fiber.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This surah tells us that Abu Lahab will go to hell. &#xA;However, he was alive at the time when this surah was revelead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Isn't this an interference to Abu Lahab's free will ?  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Doesn't Allah wait till to judgement day to reveal His verdict on us&#xA;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sure He knows where we will go prior to our deaths but if the verdict&#xA;is told to us before we die, then how can we talk about free will ?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, why is the verdict revealed to Abu Lahab before his death and how is this compatible with the concept of free will ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15779" LastEditorUserId="15779" LastEditDate="2016-06-03T19:20:35.637" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T19:20:35.637" Title="Abu Lahab and Free Will" Tags="|day-of-judgement|free-will|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30456" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-16T00:12:50.500" Score="3" ViewCount="96" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the historical development of ahadith book of Bukhari ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are we sure that the version we have today is the same as the first version?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2506/original-copies-of-muhammad-al-bukharis-books&quot;&gt;Original Copies of Muhammad al-Bukhari&amp;#39;s Books?&lt;/a&gt; &amp;lt;- This question has a wrong answer. Thus, I'm keeping my question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15779" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T16:40:27.120" Title="What's the historical development of ahadith book of Bukhari?" Tags="|hadith|sahih-bukhari|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="12" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-06-04T13:05:47.880" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30454" CreationDate="2016-03-16T05:45:18.073" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was more like a favor unto him instead of interfering with his free will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If any sane person is told &amp;quot;You will be punished for using the internet&amp;quot; by the authority that has ultimate power, then that sane person would change his actions and repent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Lahab was clearly given a favor and yet he didn't avail it and he persisted in his evildoings. Surely ALLAH Azawajal knows the Past, Present and Future and beyond.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His enmity towards the Prophet Muhammad and Islam was not hidden from anyone:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Muhammad announced that he had been instructed by God to spread&#xA;the message of Islam openly, the Quran told him to warn his kinsfolk&#xA;about divine punishment. He therefore climbed Mount Ṣafā and shouted:&#xA;&amp;quot;Wa ṣabāḥah!&amp;quot; which means, &amp;quot;O calamity of the morning!&amp;quot; In Arabia this&#xA;alarm was traditionally raised by any person who noticed an enemy&#xA;tribe advancing against his own tribe at dawn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On hearing this, the inhabitants of Mecca assembled at the mountain.&#xA;Muhammad then addressed the clans by name. &amp;quot;O Banū Hāshim, O Banū 'Abd&#xA;al-Muṭallib ... [and so on], if I were to tell you that behind this&#xA;hill there is an enemy about to attack you, would you believe me?&amp;quot; The&#xA;people responded that they would, since Muhammad was known to be&#xA;honest. He continued saying: &amp;quot;Then I warn you that you are heading for&#xA;a torment.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this point, Abu Lahab interrupted: &amp;quot;Woe be on you the rest of the&#xA;day! Is that what you summoned us for?&amp;quot;[12] Another tradition recalls&#xA;Abū Lahab picking up a stone to throw at his nephew.[citation needed]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Lahab said, &amp;quot;Muhammad promises me things which I do not see. He&#xA;alleges that they will happen after my death; what has he put in my&#xA;hands after that?” Then he blew on his hands and said, “May you&#xA;perish. I can see nothing in you of the things that Muhammad&#xA;says.”[13]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ALLAH does not like the Arrogant ones. It has been mentioned in the Quran o Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;..... Verify, ALLAH likes not the Arrogant and boaster..... (Al-Quran 31:18-19)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يُثَبِّتُ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ فِي&#xA;الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ ۖ وَيُضِلُّ اللَّهُ&#xA;الظَّالِمِينَ ۚ وَيَفْعَلُ اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah keeps firm those&#xA;who believe, with the firm word, in worldly life and in the Hereafter.&#xA;And Allah sends astray the wrongdoers. And Allah does what He wills.&#xA;14:27&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِن تَحْرِصْ عَلَىٰ هُدَاهُمْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي مَن يُضِلُّ&#xA;ۖ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّاصِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Even] if you should strive for their guidance, [O Muhammad], indeed,&#xA;Allah does not guide those He sends astray, and they will have no&#xA;helpers. 16:37&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6:110 And We divert their hearts and eyesight, as they did not believe&#xA;in it the first time; and We leave them wandering in their&#xA;transgression.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7:177 Miserable is the example of the people who denied Our&#xA;revelations, and it was their souls that they had wronged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7:178 Whoever God guides, then he is the guided one; and whoever He&#xA;misguides, then these are the losers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These ayats point out the people who have wronged and have went astray and ALLAH has let them stay that way. As clearly stated, if they deny the revelations, they will have no helpers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14305" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditorDisplayName="user14305" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T07:09:38.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30459" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30454" CreationDate="2016-03-16T06:06:19.280" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Two essentials things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abu Lahab was a &lt;strong&gt;disbeliever&lt;/strong&gt;. Regardless of whether a revelation was sent down about his destiny or not, it didn't matter. From Abu Lahab's view - the revelation was meaningless. So no, his free will was not interfered with. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Free Will in general is very hard to determine (no pun int). While an individual can make certain choices in his life - the set majority has already been determined. Ali Ibn Talib (RA) put it beautifully: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Once a nomad came to Imam Ali ibn abi Talib (RA), inquiring about freewill and determinism. Imam Ali ibn abi Talib (RA) asked him to stand up then asked him to lift one leg, which he did, then asked him to lift the other one, which obviously he couldn’t do. At this juncture Imam Ali Ibn abi Talib (RA) told him that this is how much freewill there is and this is how much determinism there is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah (SWT) knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16097" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T06:06:19.280" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30461" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-16T10:56:06.320" Score="2" ViewCount="809" Body="&lt;p&gt;Several sahih hadiths command to leave/grow the beard in order not to be like the mushrikeen [who used to shave their beard altogether &amp;amp; grow big moustaches].&#xA;Many scholars concluded that the beard should be grown full-length. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However it seems that this opinion ignores the explicit reason behind the command, because if the purpose of the command is to not imitate people who shave their beard, then growing &lt;em&gt;some&lt;/em&gt; beard or growing &lt;em&gt;a&lt;/em&gt; beard seems sufficient to fulfill that command (while growing a full beard sounds like an overkill measure).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Umar used to trim his beard down to a fist-length. Many scholars concluded that this is the legal minimum. This strikes me as a serious problem: how can the action of one sahabi define the shari'ah? And this action doesn't prove he himself considered it the minimum length, it only proves he thought it's OK to do that (incidentally he's among the narrators of the hadiths used as evidence for the opinion that beard must be grown full-length...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that narrations (authenticity not guaranteed) exist about Hasan al Basri, Ibn Abbas and Abu Huraira trimming their beard, and even Ibn Abbas expressing the permissibility of trimming the beard (without specifying a particular minimum length)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although having a beard (vs. shaving it altogether) is explicitly commanded in several texts, I know of no authentic text setting a specific minimum length for the beard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: are there texts supporting the fist-length as legal minimum that I'm not aware of?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3586" LastEditorUserId="3586" LastEditDate="2016-03-18T10:38:41.253" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T10:38:41.253" Title="Is there a minimum length clearly specified in authentic texts for the beard?" Tags="|beard|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30463" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28333" CreationDate="2016-03-16T11:20:48.373" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not appropriate, if you look from Sunnah aspect. Because our Prophet (PBUH) warned us to not wear like non-Muslims or attend their special activities even cut nails. There are so many reasons we might not understand, but in my opinion it can affect negatively to our faith and besides, other behaviors of us. Furthermore, it's really great to ask for it and it shows you're trying to be a good Muslim. It's very very nice when you have doubt about something. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Essalumualaykum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16152" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-10T10:09:01.810" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T10:09:01.810" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30464" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30454" CreationDate="2016-03-16T16:45:24.133" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All praise to Allah Subhanahu wa taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regard to your query it is very important to understand that why Allah Swt revealed the whole surah in refutation of him,He did not get that verdict just because he was a disbeliever and so he was punished in the world ,this is not the reason ,as he was the worshipper of Idol for so long but he was not punished by Allah Swt at that time,But when the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him specifically brought the message of Islam to his relatives as ordered by Allah Swt he shows ampudence or disrespect to Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Ibn `Abbas:&#xA;When the Verse:-- 'And warn your tribe of near kindred.' (26.214) was revealed. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went out, and when he had ascended As-Safa mountain, he shouted, &quot;O Sabahah!&quot; The people said, &quot;Who is that?&quot; &quot;Then they gathered around him, whereupon he said, &quot;Do you see? If I inform you that cavalrymen are proceeding up the side of this mountain, will you believe me?&quot; They said, &quot;We have never heard you telling a lie.&quot; Then he said, &quot;I am a plain warner to you of a coming severe punishment.&quot; Abu Lahab said, &quot;May you perish! You gathered us only for this reason? &quot; Then Abu Lahab went away. So the &quot;Surat:--ul--LAHAB&quot; 'Perish the hands of Abu Lahab!' (111.1) was revealed.&lt;/strong&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/46500&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As stated in Hadith they all show affirmation and trust on words of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him but then denying it completely So There were others among them who were still disbeliever but Abu Lahab and His wife stances were continuous against Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and Islam ,so they were given the choices continuously to accept the truth the message of Islam which they refused by their will.Although they knew that what Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him has said it is real truth and it would really happen but still refusing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just imagine if some programmer creates a game ,Now a Programmer knows that if the player is going on to the ways which would lead him to the destruction although the player was given the manual before starting the game with hints and lives so that he could get into the way of destination to win but he is continuous on the wrong way so the progrmammer knows it before that he is going to lose it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-03-16T16:45:24.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30468" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-16T17:40:19.163" Score="1" ViewCount="105" Body="&lt;p&gt;For a research project I would like to know why Muslims aren't supposed to eat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;animals that have died of natural causes, by accident, or due to other animals&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;carnivorous animals with fangs/birds of prey&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;pigs&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;amphibians and reptiles&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;donkeys and horses&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;pets&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;domestic animals&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;pests&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you for any contribute, it is very much appreciated :) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16156" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-05T05:46:20.207" LastActivityDate="2017-04-05T05:46:20.207" Title="Why are some foods haram for Muslims?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|animals|meat|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-03-19T01:41:24.540" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30474" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-17T00:12:25.627" Score="1" ViewCount="2461" Body="&lt;p&gt;I feel like I might have committed shirk purposely and knowingly after I accepted Islam. Do you think Allah can forgive? Ever since I found out, I can't move on and my mental health is in bad condition. I want Allah's grace and forgiveness but I can forgive myself, and I feel so bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do I still have a chance to enter Jannah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15523" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-19T04:47:08.690" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T04:47:08.690" Title="Do I still have a chance to enter Jannah, after purposely and knowingly committing shirk?" Tags="|jannah|shirk|tawba|forgiveness|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30474" CreationDate="2016-03-17T11:49:36.507" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No one here is qualified to tell you whether you have a chance to enter Jannah or not, this is absolutely on the hands of Allah (SWT). But what we can tell you is, no matter how much sins you have committed and how terrible you feel, do not despair of the Mercy of Allah (SWT). Allah (SWT) will forgive &lt;strong&gt;anything&lt;/strong&gt; if you sincerely repent to Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say to those who have disbelieved [that] if they cease, what has&#xA;previously occurred will be forgiven for them &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/8/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 8:38&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, &amp;quot;O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by&#xA;sinning], &lt;strong&gt;do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah&#xA;forgives all sins&lt;/strong&gt;. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the&#xA;Merciful.&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/39/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 39:53&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to committing shirk, even though you did not specify what type of shirk you've done in the past, always seek refuge in Allah (SWT) from all types of shirk. The Prophet (PBUH) taught us this Du'aa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللهم إني أعوذ بك أن أشرك بك وأنا أعلم وأستغفرك لما لا أعلم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Allaah,&#xA;I seek refuge in You from associating anything with You knowingly,&#xA;and I seek Your forgiveness for that of which I am unaware of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8947" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-03-17T11:49:36.507" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30489" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1596" CreationDate="2016-03-18T03:06:03.317" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is understood that whenever anyone has any amount of zakatable gold or silver should pay zakat with full confidence on Allah that he will not made the zakat payer poor. Allah is the best giver.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Hafez&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16169" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T03:06:03.317" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30491" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30492" CreationDate="2016-03-18T14:01:53.763" Score="3" ViewCount="249" Body="&lt;p&gt;I converted one and a half years ago and at one point I calculated my missing prayers so I could offer them. I was doing, everyday two past days prayers so I was going to finish at 2019. But then a friend of mine said I'm not obligated to do so because I converted and it's like I have no sins before that. Now another friend says that I was a neglecting muslim so I have to offer the missed prayers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was a deist before, I believed in a 'creator' because I couldn't explain what happend/ what was there before the planets started to cool off. So I assumed there was something that started everything. Besides that, I believed in being a 'good' person because I wanted to go to heaven. But I wasn't sure of the concept of heaven. I just assumed it was there, next to hell. One day I had a dream and I started to believe. I became aware of Allah's presence. So I don't know if I'm responsible of the missing prayers or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16172" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-03-19T00:38:34.267" LastActivityDate="2016-03-19T00:38:34.267" Title="What about Qadha prayers as a converty? (Making up missed Prayers for converts)" Tags="|conversion|salat-qada|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30491" CreationDate="2016-03-18T15:04:46.613" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is an important query may Allah Swt shower more blessings on you,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said “Whoever forgets a prayer&#xA;  must perform it when they remember it.”  (Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have to make up for the missed prayers (Fardh Salah only) after your conversion as it is obligatory to make up for the missed prayers,You have to count from that day and In Sha Allah you would be able to do it soon (See &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/29272/can-qaza-salat-be-prayed-in-short-form/29279#29279&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; to make it more easy).Check these for explanation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2012/09/04/new-converts-making-up-missed-prayers-and-praying-confirmed-sunnas/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2012/09/04/new-converts-making-up-missed-prayers-and-praying-confirmed-sunnas/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2010/04/12/making-up-missed-prayers-a-point-of-scholarly-consensus/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2010/04/12/making-up-missed-prayers-a-point-of-scholarly-consensus/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2016-03-18T15:04:46.613" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30493" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-18T16:53:50.493" Score="3" ViewCount="6338" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamualikum sir,&#xA;I want to ask you that if I say missing Rakah then SANA is necessary or not for 1st RAKAH, please give me a satisfactory answer.&#xA;Thanks.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16173" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:26:59.460" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:15:13.290" Title="Thana (Dua Isteftah) is necessary on missing Rakah or not?" Tags="|salat|fiqh|dua|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30494" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30719" CreationDate="2016-03-18T17:21:58.377" Score="3" ViewCount="12299" Body="&lt;p&gt;While reading the Quran cover to cover I wonder this question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everything that Allah has forbidden us is clearly stated in the Quran for example in 2:173 the word harama is clearly stated. But why do I hear from people that plucking eyebrows so they look more pretty is haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I stumbled upon this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1263080&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah cursed the woman who does tattoos and the one who has them done, and those who pluck their eyebrows and file their teeth for the purpose of beautification, and those who change the creation of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, doesn't it contradict these this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/96/74&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt;?  As well as this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/78/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;one&lt;/a&gt;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16174" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-14T13:40:20.563" LastActivityDate="2019-06-11T15:07:51.467" Title="Why do people say that plucking eyebrows is haraam?" Tags="|halal-haram|human-body|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30496" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24410" CreationDate="2016-03-18T19:35:27.497" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is halal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/24410/can-my-husband-marry-my-niece-my-sisters-daughter/27528#27528&quot;&gt;The Ibn Abbas quote&lt;/a&gt; is true, but you should look at Tafseer Ibn Abbas. It clearly states the principle of precedent. If a man marries a woman; then there is no issue in him marrying her niece too. However, if he marries the niece first and consummates the marriage, then he cannot marry the aunt until he either divorces the niece or the niece dies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16176" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2019-01-21T03:07:57.330" LastActivityDate="2019-01-21T03:07:57.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30493" CreationDate="2016-03-18T21:19:32.637" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;نْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا&#xA;  افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاَةَ قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ &lt;strong&gt;سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ وَتَعَالَى جَدُّكَ وَلاَ إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ&lt;/strong&gt; ‏&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aishah narrated: &quot;When the Prophet opened the Salat he would say:&#xA;  (Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika wa tabarakasmuka, wa ta'ala jadduka&#xA;  wa la ilaha ghairuk)&quot; 'Glorious You are O Allah, and with Your praise,&#xA;  and blessed is Your Name, and exalted is Your majesty, and none has&#xA;  the right to be worshipped but You.'(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/95&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be good if you more eloborate your question,However if you have missed the 1st rakah with Imam in prayers then you have to start with Thana or dua Isteftah ,which is regarded as the Sunnah part of the prayer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2010/07/30/a-latecomers-prayer-when-is-one-considered-to-have-missed-a-cycle-rakat/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-06-15T19:53:17.363" LastActivityDate="2016-06-15T19:53:17.363" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30499" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30501" CreationDate="2016-03-19T00:44:11.913" Score="3" ViewCount="3633" Body="&lt;p&gt;I often encounter Muslim people here or there who claim that atheists, Christians, Jews, tribal pagans, [insert a group of people], etc. and people who do this and that will go to hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I want you to consider the following cases:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You're born into atheists parents in Scandinavia. You've heard Islam by name. You died at the day after you hit the puberty (so, technically you're not a child at the time you die).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You're born into a Christian family in the USA. You've always been told that Islam is devil's work and Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) was a pseudoprophet. Thus, you have always had that prejudice towards Islam during your life and this kept you from research Islam deeper. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You're born into a Muslim family somewhere in the Africa. You've been a victim of female genital mutilation. Parents told you that they did this to you in the name of Allah and it was a part of the faith. Then you're forced to marry with an old creep who used to beat you and rape you often. Later, you're saved by Christian missionaries who brought you to somewhere in the Europe. You converted into Christianity and started to publicly speak against Islam. You never looked back into your old religion due to the traumas you experienced during the childhood.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question(s) is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can anyone but Allah know who will go to Hell or Heaven ?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If yes, what is the basis for it? What can be said about the people I mentioned ?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If not, then doesn't people who easily pass judgement upon others like they have the knowledge of the Allah commit a major sin ? They claim that they are knowledgable on a subject of which only Allah is knowledgable. Moreover, if their judgement turns out to be wrong on the Judgment Day, then they are liars. They might also discourage people who are interested in Islam and thus possibly hinder their conversion. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please do not take some special cases like Abu Lahab, Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) and some companions etc. into account when answering. We know the decision about them only because it was revealed by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15779" LastEditorUserId="15779" LastEditDate="2017-10-31T10:19:19.353" LastActivityDate="2017-10-31T10:35:43.783" Title="How do some people know that a certain person/group will go to hell?" Tags="|jannah|day-of-judgement|jahannam|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30499" CreationDate="2016-03-19T03:04:22.903" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;No one except Allah, know if someone will be in hell or not.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Muslims you encounter saying that Jews and other people having different religions will you go to hell have their reason, in which Allah, in the Quran promises anyone who does polythesim or Shirk Intentionally , will go to hell. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now, people or examples you mentioned are very logical examples, and there is an answer. Allah says in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oneummah.net/quran/book/17.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;مَّنِ اهْتَدَىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِي لِنَفْسِهِ ۖ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا ۚ وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ ۗ وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّىٰ نَبْعَثَ رَسُولًا&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In English :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;15) Who receiveth guidance, receiveth it for his own benefit: who goeth astray doth so to his own loss: No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another: nor would We visit with Our Wrath until We had sent an messenger (to give warning).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what would happen to the people who knew about Islam before their death by one hour or they knew that Islam is a bad religion that encourages people to be terrorists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the Verse says, Allah will never punish anyone, until he sends a profit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How ? And these people are dead ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oneummah.net/quran/book/70.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran&lt;/a&gt; , Allah says that Judgment day is 50.000 years long:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{&quot;يوم كان مقداره خمسين ألف سنة}&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a Day the measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These fifty thousands years are the answers.&#xA; Muslim Scholars say that anyone who did not get to see or know what Islam religion really is, will have a prophet sent to them, and they either accept or refuse, like you now have the choice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regardless, When these fifty thousands years come, for Muslims, it will not be as horrible for us as for the others, from people who committed polythesim or any other reprehensible acts like Shirk. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because prophet Muhammed was once asked about this thing he said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;وروى الإمام أحمد، وأبو يعلى، وابن حبان في صحيحه، عن أبي سعيد الخدري - رضي الله عنه - عن رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - أنه قال: {يوم كان مقداره خمسين ألف سنة} [المعارج: 4] فقيل: ما أطول هذا اليوم؟ فقال النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم -: «والذي نفسي بيده إنه ليخفف على المؤمن حتى يكون عليه أخف من صلاة مكتوبة» .&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By which he means, for Muslims, these fifty thousands years will be easier and faster till the point it will be easier than the 5 prayers we do each day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this answers your questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16130" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-10-31T10:35:43.783" LastActivityDate="2017-10-31T10:35:43.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30501" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30499" CreationDate="2016-03-19T06:59:09.787" Score="3" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;No&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The following Hadith from Sahih Bukhari is the basis.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...&lt;em&gt;but by Allah, I do not know what Allah will do with me though I am Allah's Apostle&lt;/em&gt;.... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sahih-bukhari.com/Pages/Bukhari_2_23.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt; Bukhari Volume 2, Book 23, Number 334 )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;What can be said about the people I mentioned ?&lt;/em&gt; Well, the people who haven't heard of Islam will be tested on the Final day (Full post &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/370/9123&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). But those who heard about Islam but denied it are arrogant that they don't even make efforts to do the basic research (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=67&amp;amp;verse=9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;67:9&lt;/a&gt;) and blindly follow what their parents tell them (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=2&amp;amp;verse=170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:170&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A possible explanation could be the following. In the Qur'an we can find many verses saying &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allah guides not the people who are Fasiqoon / Zalimoon.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=3&amp;amp;verse=86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:86&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=62&amp;amp;verse=5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;62:5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; etc.). If Allah doesn't guide, how can you expect a person will find out about the right path? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;We have certainly created man into hardship....  And have shown him the two ways? But he has not broken through the difficult pass. [Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;90]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they would've been righteous and made efforts to explore / follow at least their own religions perfectly, perhaps Allah would have guided them. But nevertheless, Allah guides people as he wishes. (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=6&amp;amp;verse=39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:39&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a better understanding, read the complete Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-03-19T06:59:09.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30502" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-19T10:25:01.913" Score="1" ViewCount="160" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was Jesus a Muslim ? And should we take the new testament as hadith as it is just a narration of Jesus' life by John , Luke , Mark and others ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16180" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-05T10:43:46.187" LastActivityDate="2017-12-05T10:43:46.187" Title="Jesus' was a muslim?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|christianity|prophet-isa|aqidah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30504" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30962" CreationDate="2016-03-19T12:56:25.483" Score="0" ViewCount="1254" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a &lt;strong&gt;Sunni&lt;/strong&gt; Muslim. Sunni Muslim from all over the world stand and recite &lt;strong&gt;Salawaat and Salam&lt;/strong&gt; upon &lt;strong&gt;Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam&lt;/strong&gt; at their mosques. Some of the lines I recite with others at our area mosque are listed below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Millions of salutations on Mustafa, the Paragon of mercy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Millions of salutations on the light of guidance.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wheresoever it fell, life itself was revived.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Peace be upon that life-bestowing gaze.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know there are many sects in Islam nowadays. I've seen some of them do not stand and recite &lt;strong&gt;Salawaat and Salam&lt;/strong&gt; upon Prophet in their mosques. Though it's proved from Sahih Bukhari Hadiths that it's a good practice, why do they stop Sunni Muslim to do so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15981" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T19:32:21.400" LastActivityDate="2020-07-27T09:51:33.823" Title="Why don't some of the sects stand and recite Salawaat and Salam upon Prophet Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam?" Tags="|sects|salawat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30505" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-19T18:56:14.210" Score="-4" ViewCount="47857" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hi I'm not really knowledgeable about my religion so I need to know more. There's this huge trend going on in the world about licking your girl's ass better said (eating the booty=ass). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wanna know if its halal because I'm not really penetrating it with my penis? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16182" LastActivityDate="2018-06-01T00:44:33.290" Title="Is it halal to eat the booty?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30508" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-19T22:27:06.043" Score="6" ViewCount="3179" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/wiki/Medina_Mushaf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tanzil.net&lt;/a&gt; writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Medina Mushaf ...  publishes the holy quran according to &lt;strong&gt;three famous narration&lt;/strong&gt;, i.e., &lt;em&gt;Hafs, Warsh, and Ad-Duriyy.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The Quran text provided by Tanzil is based on the Medina Mushaf, narration of Hafs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From there I came to know tht currently there are 3 there different versions of Quran. Digging up a little more, I found that there used to be several 'authentic' versions of Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even though the Hadith spoke of 7 versions, &lt;strong&gt;Al-Tabari&lt;/strong&gt; concluded that &lt;strong&gt;8&lt;/strong&gt; of the existing versions of the Quran were ‘authentic’ (later scholars increased this &lt;strong&gt;to 10&lt;/strong&gt;) [&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.free-minds.org/which-quran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, according to aforementioned source, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Verse counts&lt;/strong&gt; for Hafs are 6236, while Warsh records 6214.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That source also lists some differences in these two Quran, and even more can be found in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.free-minds.org/sites/default/files/WhichQuran.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;pdf&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, contrary to our firm believe that there has been no alteration in Quran, there are different versions of Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So which Quran should we follow and why? And why should there be different Qurans to begin with ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Update&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After reading various suggestions, I came across this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abû Qilaba narrated:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;It has reached me that the Prophet(P) said: &quot;The Qur'an was sent down according to seven ahruf: command and prohibition, encouragement of good and discouragement of evil, dialectic, narrative, and parable.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Text/Qiraat/hafs.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; went to explain it like this: &lt;em&gt;[use &lt;kbd&gt;CTRL&lt;/kbd&gt;+&lt;kbd&gt;F&lt;/kbd&gt; to jump into exact place]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The forms matched the dialects of following seven tribes: Quraysh, Hudhayl, Thaqîf, Hawâzin, Kinânah, Tamîm and Yemen. The revelation of the Qur'an in seven different ahruf made its recitation and memorization much easier for the various tribes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again reading reading further, we can find that :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Following the distribution of the official copies, all the other ahruf were &lt;strong&gt;dropped&lt;/strong&gt; and the Qur'an began to be read in only &lt;strong&gt;one harf&lt;/strong&gt;. Thus, the Qur'an which is available through out the world today is written and recited only according to the harf of Quraysh&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do we &lt;strong&gt;still have many ahruf then&lt;/strong&gt;? It would be even more helpful if you could explain &lt;strong&gt;how the ahruf map to various dialect&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14326" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-31T15:28:11.450" LastActivityDate="2022-04-06T09:06:54.250" Title="Different versions of Arabic Qur'an" Tags="|quran|history|qiraat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30508" CreationDate="2016-03-20T00:30:48.613" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;These &quot;versions&quot; are all the same text, but the difference is how you read the pronunciations of the words.&#xA;No matter what you see from blogs, they are all the same, but some pronounce words in a different way than the other. It's like having an accent for a language. The words mean the same but the way you say them differs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16130" LastEditorUserId="16130" LastEditDate="2016-03-20T00:37:27.790" LastActivityDate="2016-03-20T00:37:27.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16695" CreationDate="2016-03-20T15:12:43.703" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think that you will find this version in Ibn Majah, but in Tafsir Qurtubi instead:  &lt;a href=&quot;https://syedfawaz2002.wordpress.com/2013/08/15/the-pain-of-a-troubled-father-a-remarkable-hadith/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://syedfawaz2002.wordpress.com/2013/08/15/the-pain-of-a-troubled-father-a-remarkable-hadith/&lt;/a&gt; Qurtubi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16191" LastEditorUserId="16191" LastEditDate="2016-03-20T15:25:24.077" LastActivityDate="2016-03-20T15:25:24.077" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30516" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-20T18:49:32.887" Score="1" ViewCount="277" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Earning From YouTube Halal? If I block abusive and sensitive Advertisement?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people say it's haram and some people say it's halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can you explain it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16196" LastEditorUserId="8947" LastEditDate="2016-03-20T19:00:44.113" LastActivityDate="2016-03-20T19:00:44.113" Title="Is Earning From YouTube Halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-12-08T10:20:23.847" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30517" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-21T02:25:35.957" Score="2" ViewCount="273" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamualaikum,My name is Washim I'm from Delhi (IN).&#xA;I would like to ask a question regarding marrying a non-muslim girl.&#xA;If marriage is necessary in Islam and what if I like a non- Muslim girl to marry? &#xA;And what if I have the pure intention of taking her to the righteous path (Islam) before or after getting married to her.&#xA;Actually,I deeply loves her and I'd plan to help her in seeking knowledge of Islam and I believe if I'll tried so much (not forcefully) then one day she'll embrace Islam I can't decide the time it maybe a day before I die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank You&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16199" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-21T06:41:30.873" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T08:08:24.663" Title="Love Marriage in Islam with non-muslim girl" Tags="|love|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16695" CreationDate="2016-03-21T07:32:48.820" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well the common and well reported statement from this hadith, which you may find in some hadith collections is the last part &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;you and everything you own belong to your father&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَنْتَ وَمَالُكَ لأَبِيكَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See for example in Sunan ibn Majah &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1323800&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1266100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, and in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/24/115&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan abu Dawod&lt;/a&gt;. This is the part of the hadith which is qualified hasan or sahih. You can find this version also in also in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=84&amp;amp;bookhad=9838&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Kabri المعجم الكبير&lt;/a&gt; of at-Tabarani and &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=6777&amp;amp;idto=6787&amp;amp;bk_no=87&amp;amp;ID=1362&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mu'jam a-Zawaid مجمع الزاوئد ومنبع الفوائد&lt;/a&gt; of al-Haythamy who indicates that it's also in sahih ibn Hibban ... and thatit was considered da'if by Imam Ahmad. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could also find a longer Version which may be similar to your quotation is inidicated in tafsir al-Qutubi, but it was taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=475&amp;amp;pid=280701&amp;amp;hid=6744&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Awsat المعجم الأوسط&lt;/a&gt; of Imam at-Tabarni (The narration chain contains some unknown and only acceptable rawys) and an other is in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=86&amp;amp;bookhad=908&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;as-Saghir المعجم الصغير&lt;/a&gt; of Imam at-Tabarani, but the last one includes some poem the father said and therefore wouldn't fit to your quotation. But as you see only the last part is accepted, while the longer narrations are very doubtful!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;The information that this hadith is in Sunan ibn Majah is wrong when it comes to the exact or long wording, but -only- the quintessence is a part of two narrations in Sunan ibn Majah which you may find in the above links.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-07T01:40:21.697" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T01:40:21.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16593" CreationDate="2016-03-21T07:53:54.803" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all unless you are Hanafi (who define the fajr sunnah as wajib, which as technical term in other school of fiqh is a synonym of fard, but for hanafis it seems to be less than fard and higher than sunnah muakkadah) you will have five fard/farz= obligatory prayers to pray daily and anything else would be sunnah/nafl: That means it's a voluntary prayer to gain thawab (reward), but if you did not perform it you won't be a sinner. You only will have missed a good deed which may have helped you to mend mistakes you did in the fard/farz prayers. See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/81/91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; hadith qudsi about the importance of nafl prayers!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A fiqh intermezzo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AFAIK the hanafi school considers the sunnah of sobh/fajr prayer as a fard/farz like and calls it &quot;wajib&quot;, maybe because of this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/116&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt; &#xA;The Maliki school calls this prayer raghiba &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%AB%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8/home.php?word=%D8%B1%D8%BA%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A9&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;رغيبة&lt;/a&gt; this means something the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) has intensively asked people to do!&lt;br&gt; They also add as sunan mu-akada the shaf'a (sets of two rak'a's) and witr prayer: So the minimum of nafl could be fajr prayer before the fard and the shaf'a and witr prayer!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So any fiqh school wouldn't reject it if you prayed only the fard/farz prayers, as for the case of wajib prayers (as defined) in case of omission you would be considered a sinner they also should be performed as they would be mandatory. But all of them would strongly recommend you to do some nafl prayers to gain rewards and mend your farz/fard prayers!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand the Prophet (peace be upon him) was asked a similar question as you may find in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; (another &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Version&lt;/a&gt;), where the Inquirer also asked about only fasting Ramadan etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-06T08:50:02.190" LastActivityDate="2018-12-06T08:50:02.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30452" CreationDate="2016-03-21T11:57:54.783" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well i think i can't give you an answer about the waswas part of your statement. &#xA;But I'll try to give you a hopefully helpful hint for the tahara Issue (at least wudu and ghusl):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First you should know that wudu and ghusl are in first place some kind of ritual washings, so doing it doesn't mean you will be clean from a hygienic PoV.&#xA;So using used water is allowed in most madhabs (See details &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/26139/is-it-permissible-to-re-use-the-water-that-has-been-already-used-by-myself-for/26141#26141&quot;&gt;Is it permissible to re-use the water that has been already used [by myself] for ablution?&lt;/a&gt;) and it doesn't make neither the prayer nor wudu/ghusl invalid!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only impurities that may afford doing wudu are stated in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/11103/which-things-break-the-wudu&quot;&gt;Which things break the wudu?&lt;/a&gt;?, for ghusl you may add intercourse, janabah, menstruation, postpartum period... Anything else wouldn't count as najis. And even when it comes to najassa and water scholars say that if there is only a few najassa commpared to the volume of water this water is considered as clean for ghusl/wudu with differences in the madahib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other Hand if you did ghusl one of the last Sunan of it is &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/1/104&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;washing the feet&lt;/a&gt;. So you should do it before stepping out of the shower/tub.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for many situation where human is not able to control the functionality of his body there are exceptions for example: incontinence ... (see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/28683/if-you-have-continuous-gas-during-prayer-can-you-purposely-let-it-out&quot;&gt;If you have continuous gas during prayer, can you purposely let it out?&lt;/a&gt;?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now you should do your best to remove anything najis from your clothes, and your body (but for example if you are under a shower you may have done it when the water passes the place which have been touched by najasa, if needed you should ub it away) and don't step in it. If you do so then your only problem may be the waswas!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further more you may take a look at:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7050/a-person-having-droplet-issue/7052&quot;&gt;A person having Droplet Issue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/10989/is-prayer-acceptable-if-my-wudhu-breaks&quot;&gt;Is prayer acceptable if my wudhu breaks?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2955/does-dripping-urine-break-wudu&quot;&gt;Does dripping urine break Wudu?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this was helpful!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-03-14T12:36:15.640" LastActivityDate="2018-03-14T12:36:15.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30505" CreationDate="2016-03-21T14:33:42.773" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing in the Quran and hadith that prohibits what you have asked about. However, it is essential to check if the region is clean or not as khabaith is strictly haram [&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.yusufali/7:157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7:157&lt;/a&gt;].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among the scholars, there is a difference of opinion&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamhelpline.net/node/3568&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;. One group completely &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=90583&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;forbids it&lt;/a&gt; to avoid sin, other group expresses &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/daruliftaa-birmingham/20244&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;permissibility&lt;/a&gt;, some with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamhelpline.net/node/9310&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;reluctance&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence you do anything as long as it is not anal penetration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To resonate with your words, it is &lt;em&gt;not haraam&lt;/em&gt; to eat the booty, but not the shit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;strong&gt;not haraam means either halal or makruh&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14326" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T14:33:42.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30502" CreationDate="2016-03-21T18:50:19.927" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course. He was a Muslim, a noble prophet and a messenger of ALLAH(SWT). All prophets were Muslim. How can we know?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was one inclining toward truth, a Muslim [submitting to Allah ]. And he was not of the&#xA;polytheists. [ALI 'IMRAN (FAMILY OF IMRAN) - 67]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Or do you say that Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants were Jews or Christians? Say, &amp;quot;Are you more knowing or is&#xA;Allah ?&amp;quot; And who is more unjust than one who conceals a testimony he&#xA;has from Allah ? And Allah is not unaware of what you do.  [AL-BAQARAH&#xA;(THE COW) - 140]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even we think in logical, from Prophet Adam(peace be upon him) to Prophet Muhammad(ﷺ), purpose of all of them is that issue for ALLAH(SWT). And, they talked for mercy of ALLAH(SWT). However, because we can't know whether the words belonged to Prophet Isa or not, we never consider them as hadith or something. Because we believe that all writings before Prophet Muhammad(ﷺ) were changed and distorted. You may think how you can know perish the thought! whether noble Quran is changed or not. I know from the verses in Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian.  [AL-HIJR (THE ROCKY TRACT) - 9]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to&#xA;Allah and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allah and the Last&#xA;Day. That is the best [way] and best in result. [AN-NISA (THE WOMEN) -&#xA;59]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consequently, we can't know and believe reality of the words of the others in this day and age aside from Prophet Muhammad(ﷺ)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16208" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T19:11:42.030" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30517" CreationDate="2016-03-21T22:05:58.273" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Men are allowed to marry not muslim women. Marry her and hopefully one day you can convince her to convert. But make sure she understands that your religion is important to you and explain to her why.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16209" LastActivityDate="2016-03-21T22:05:58.273" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30533" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-22T00:39:52.010" Score="2" ViewCount="216" Body="&lt;p&gt;Truly there is no God but Allah and Allah is the creator and sustainer of all that existed, exists and can exist. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asalamu Alaikum, I am a recent convert 2 months in April and I have one very big question. &lt;br&gt; &#xA;Before I reverted to Islam I had a girlfriend. We dated for 14 months before I broke up with her on terms of Islam. That should be the end of my question, right?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not. The reason for that is because my mother loves her. My mother is not a run-of-the-mill mother of a convert she actually has extensive Islamic knowledge and I'd say she's 5-salat-a-day, away from being a sheik etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not only that I love this girl and she loves me back. I thought it was infatuation but it isn't. I made Isktikara and broke up with her and while I've brought her to my mosque a few times she's still on the fence about reverting.  I gave her space and told her to make own decision and she still wants to be with me and will accept the time away from me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to speak to this female seeing as we had a relationship in hopes she'll convert as we were speaking before Islam and if not why not? &#xA;Will it be enough to drop her even if it's at the expense of my mother's happiness? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16211" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-07T09:33:39.313" LastActivityDate="2016-06-30T04:47:19.390" Title="New Muslim in need of help" Tags="|halal-haram|relationships|parents|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-05-04T06:40:26.200" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30534" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31412" CreationDate="2016-03-22T09:52:09.663" Score="2" ViewCount="692" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do Salafis disapprove of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nowruz&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that Salafis disapprove of some festivals. For example, Saudi Arabia's religious police ban &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/31382332/valentines-day-countries-that-dont-love-february-romance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Valentine's Day&lt;/a&gt;. Is Nowruz a festival they disapprove of?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T19:03:22.827" Title="Do Salafis disapprove of Nowruz?" Tags="|culture|salafi|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30535" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-22T10:12:39.810" Score="2" ViewCount="1082" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some people says if your body part is colored by Hindus in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Holi&lt;/a&gt; (festival of colours), it will be struck off on judgement day. Is it correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I live in India and at my work place our Hindu colleagues play holi and they also put color on my face and body.&#xA;I do not have any intention to take part in their celebration but I can't deny them also. Am I doing any sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T01:00:04.410" LastActivityDate="2018-03-31T15:25:16.063" Title="If a body part is colored by Hindus in Holi, will it be struck off on judgement day?" Tags="|day-of-judgement|celebration|hindu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30536" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8008" CreationDate="2016-03-22T11:04:52.550" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all you should know that the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) warned his companions not asking too much (for details) as did banu Israel, so that their ahkam (of shari'a) became &quot;difficult&quot; to apply. See for example in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/15/461&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What type of questions where they asking?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn al-'Arabi in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=994&amp;amp;idto=998&amp;amp;bk_no=46&amp;amp;ID=983&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt; gave 4 possible reasons for the revealing of the quoted first part of Verse (5:101) :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a narration from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/179510&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/43/178&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/740590&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; and others  where a man asked: &quot;Who is my father?&quot; ...&lt;br&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; that the answer could be very embarrassing for his mother, if she had premarital sex in jahiliya, especially as this was asked while the Messneger of Allah (peace be upon him) was holding a speech!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;In&lt;/strong&gt; Tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=430&amp;amp;idto=430&amp;amp;bk_no=51&amp;amp;ID=418&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Baghawi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=49&amp;amp;surano=5&amp;amp;ayano=101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=50&amp;amp;surano=5&amp;amp;ayano=101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tabari&lt;/a&gt; different narrations where quoted with the reaction of the mother of that man who asked about his father, where she calls her son a disobedient, who compromised his mother (here the Arabic statement from tafsir al-Baghawi):&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ما سمعت بابن قط أعق منك ، أأمنت أن تكون أمك قد قارفت بعض ما تقارف نساء أهل الجاهلية فتفضحها على أعين الناس؟&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;an other narration from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/179520&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt; (also in al-Awsat of Imam at-Tabarni) which says that people asked the Messenger of Allah about things to mock him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a narration which is not in the two Sahih books, but in al-Mustadrak, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1329960&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/740580&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;, which says that the companions (May Allah be pleased with them) have asked if Hajj is required every year, but the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) remained silent!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a quotation of ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with -both of- them): saying it's about people who asked the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) about al-bahira البحيرة(a she-camel whose milk was spared for the idols and nobody was allowed to milk it), as-saa-iba السائبة (a she-camel let loose for free pasture for their false gods, e.g. idols, etc., and nothing was allowed to be carried on it), al-Wassyla الوصيلة (a she-camel set free for idols because it has given birth to a she-camel at its first delivery and then again gives birth to a she-camel at its second delivery) and al-ham الحام (a stallion-camel freed from work for their idols, after it had finished a number of copulations assigned for it, all these animals were liberated in honour of idols as practised by pagan Arabs in the pre-Islamic period) who are quoted in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:103&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then he added that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;if they are shown to you, will distress you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;makes the first reason stronger, because if the Messnger of Allah (Peace be upon him) answered that son (in some ahadith he didn't answer) then maybe his mother would be embarrassed with what she had committed in Jahiliya!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;He also quoted a Haidth from Sunan ad-Daraqutni, al-Awsat of at_Tabarni and zwaid al-Haythami which he qualified as sahih and supports the 3rd possible revealing reason and also goes ahead with the first hadith i quoted in my answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إن الله أمركم بأشياء فامتثلوها ، ونهاكم عن أشياء فاجتنبوها ، وسكت لكم عن أشياء رحمة منه ، فلا تسألوا عنها&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My Translation (please take it with care)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah ordered you to observe things, so comply with them, and He has forbidden you things so refrain from them, and He remained silent about things to mercy from Himself, so don't ask about them!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So his conclusion is -apparently- that things which are forbidden to ask about (according this Verses) are things where the answer would hurt or bring any kind of distress once it's spoken out or revealed! For example if one knows that his mother had premarital sex or if we should practice hajj each year, or maybe a Question with a nasty result could apply to this like the Verses from (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:55&lt;/a&gt;)! He also insisted in explaining that (fiqh) calamities  النوازل are excluded from this Questions one shouldn't ask, as some people used a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/78/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; to hinder people form asking extensively about fiqh matters!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/10296/%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%86%D9%89-%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A3%D9%8A%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A1%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%A3%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A5%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D9%84%D9%83%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;scholars&lt;/a&gt; (Fatwa in Arabic) said that Question about&#xA;irrelevant/useless things are included in this. But this doesn't mean&#xA;that asking to seek knowledge is forbidden (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/16/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;16:43&lt;/a&gt;). And you'll&#xA;find examples of that in the Qur'an for example in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/189&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:189&lt;/a&gt;),&#xA;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/219&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:219&lt;/a&gt;) and (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/222&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:222&lt;/a&gt;)...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam al-Qurtoby in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;surano=5&amp;amp;ayano=101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt; concluded after quoting ibn al-'Arabi's reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وفي الصحيح والمسند كفاية . ويحتمل أن تكون الآية نزلت جوابا للجميع ، فيكون السؤال قريبا بعضه من بعض ، والله أعلم&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  - - - (My own transaltion take it carefully) - - -&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And what is in the sahih with a connected (sane) narrator chain should be enough. But it is possible that the verse is an answer of all of these reasons too so the kinds of questions might be similar to each other (or asking question might be meant in general) And Alalh knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why or how the answers would turn them into disbelievers?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;surano=5&amp;amp;ayano=101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir at-tahrir wa-tanwir&lt;/a&gt; (5:102) refers to people of the book who asked their Messengers and Prophets (Peace be upon them) about some details of subjects  and once they were given them they didn't believe: For example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/73-79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Thamud who asked Salih&lt;/a&gt; (peace be upon him) about a sign from Allah so once Allah brought out a She-Camel from the rock they hum-strung it! Also some tafsir's mention as an example the table of the disciples of 'Isa (peace be upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other narrations which are considered as related to this Verses&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In most tafsir books other narrations are quoted like this one from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/9/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;, where the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) one day allowed his companions to ask him anything as long as he was in his place. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A longer narration from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/43/179&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, about the man who asked about his father with the addition of a narration with the reaction of his mother. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An other narration from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/43/174&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; defining that the greatest sinner among Muslims is the one who asked about something Allah didn't forbid &quot;until&quot; Allah forbid it because of his persistence!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-11-08T12:45:39.187" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T12:45:39.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30537" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30543" CreationDate="2016-03-22T12:53:30.090" Score="3" ViewCount="3218" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for Sunni view. Please mention if Shia view is presented.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have seen people who outright rejects Hadith and says that a lot of changes have been made to the Hadith, so its it not reliable anymore. They claim that since only Quran is the word of GOD and promised to be saved, then how can someone claim that another text is authenticated?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people call them Quranists who do not accept any and all Hadiths and believe that the whole Shari'ah can be understood by studying the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also have some other sects who only accept Siha e Setta (Six Authentic books) of Hadith. They are the most popular books of Hadith. If reference from any other book is presented to them, they reject it and say that if it doesn't exist in these six and specially Al-Bukhari/Al-Muslim, they will not consider it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have two questions, but since both are very similar in nature, I will ask them here together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q1. Why do Quranists reject all the Hadiths? How can they extract many rulings/understandings that our Ai'mah have extracted using Quran o Sunnah? In case they are rejecting half of the Deen, what is their ruling? Are they out of the folds of Islam or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example: How can they prove 5 prayers and number of rakats which is discussed in Hadith when they don't even accept them? Another example, Quran only discusses about some Haram Animals, how can they then decide which animals are haram and which halal when they don't accept Fiqh and Hadith O Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q2. Why do some sects reject Hadith from other books? Are those books not reliable? Is popularity the only standard for them to accept Hadith from? Aren't there Authentic/Sahih Ahadith in those other books? Is this sect out of the folds of Islam or not? As they choose what they like and leave what they don't? They follow their 'nafs' while claiming to be following the Quran o Sunnah but when confronted with Hadith from other books, they retaliate with &quot;No, this Hadith is not in Bukhari, so I will not accept it and it is not authentic. It is weak.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For reference, see this wiki-link to see names of other sources of Hadith: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sunni_books&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;List of Sunni Hadith Books&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14305" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-04T01:00:23.343" LastActivityDate="2018-01-29T20:17:15.727" Title="What is the ruling regarding Hadith Rejecters?" Tags="|punishment|quran-only|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2016-09-07T22:07:27.507" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30538" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30508" CreationDate="2016-03-22T15:02:02.017" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well the major point is the definition of ahruf... there are many interpretations and no real consensus: if I remember well Imam as-Suyuti in his itqaan  الإتقان في علوم القرآن mentioned a long list of interpretation explaining each POV I guess -because I read this part of his book long ago so I don't remember well and don't call this book my own- he ended up with more the 40 interpretations of which he didn't set any superior to the others and considered them among the matter of the &amp;quot;mutashabih&amp;quot; similarly to ibn al-'Arabi who said the matter is very difficult! Mulla 'Ali al-Qari even added a 41st case.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nevertheless one could say there are two most likely correct views:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first of this two views is that it means they are different words with the same meaning basically synonyms, however they restrict the synonyms on those that the prophet () has taught some of his sahabah (), as we cannot come with a meaning and use it and pretend its the word of Allah, as this would be a lie about the qur'an being the word of Allah and that the prophet () has reported it from his Creator nor it was revealed to him via Jibreel. There are several sahih ahadith that confirm and strengthen this view.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The second of these two views is that it is referring to 7 fasih Arabic dialects among them that of Quraish, Hudhail, Tameem, Dabah, Kinanah, banu Asad and Qays.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;As imam al-Hilali stated in a poem:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sup&gt; In the following I'm translating from Arabic language, as these translations are of my own take them carefully! &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وأحـرفهـا في الذكـر تنبـي بأنها    #    لـغـات لـقـوم سبعــة هـكـذا ورد&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;And the letters in the dhikr indicate that they are the languages of seven peoples &lt;sup&gt;(tribes)&lt;/sup&gt;. This is how it was stated&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;قـريـش تمـيـم ضبـة و كنانـة     #      وباقيهـم قيـس هـذيـل بـنـو أســد&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The Quraish, Tamim, Dabbah, and Kinanah, and the rest of them are Qais Hudhayl and Banu Asad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that there's even a dispute about the meaning of 7 ahruf:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The majority view is taking it literally, based on some sahih ahadith in which the prophet () asked Allah to make the recitation easier on the ummah in several steps (7 at the end).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Among the scholars some interpreted seven as a synonym of a huge amount as Arabs when meaning to say many use 7, 70, 700 ... among those who held this view are al-Qadi 'Iyad and he also used sahih hadith to underline it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the related evidences/references are mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/55901/who-said-the-last-part-of-bukhari-2287-umar-%D8%B1%D8%B6%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%B9%D9%86%D9%87-or-our-beloved-pro&quot;&gt;Who said the last part of &amp;quot;Bukhari 2287,&amp;quot; Umar (رضي الله عنه) or our beloved Prophet (صلى الله عليه واله وسلم)?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most scholars say we still have 7 ahruf now.&lt;br&gt; Why? Because if we assume that ahruf means language of the tribes then even if the major parts of the Quran is written in the language of Quraish you'll find words from hudail, thaqiif etc. in it. While at-Tabari held to opinion that we recite the qur'an by the harf of Zayd ibn Thabit.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;In other words scholars some say that the restriction made by the Moshafs compiled at the time of 'Uthman made a restriction on one harf.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Others say that these ahruf are shown through the different qiraat, as if the different grammar schools represent a harf in case of difference. The major grammar schools are al-Kufa and al-Basra.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many of the interpretations of ahruf are related to the way of recitation (tajweed) so some count as ahruf &lt;em&gt;imala&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;madd&lt;/em&gt; etc. or different recitation of the same word or expression like (I write here how it's recited or pronounced in the recitation)  (this is the &amp;quot;fasih&amp;quot; origin according the hanbali linguist al 'Okbari it's the reading of ibn Kathir al Makki!) الصراط, السراط , and الزراط  or ننشرها and ننشزها etc.!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who believe that the 7 ahruf don't exist my count what I may call recitation using synonyms (a reference with examples will be linked later) as an evidence. As this was no more allowed after 'Othman sent out the copies of Quran to the major cities of Islam!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the book about the Quran sciences of Sheikh al-Buti (May Allah be merciful to him) you may find a hadith, where it's shown that the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) could understand -apparently- all Arabic slangs as he answered a Question while all the sahaba (May Allah be pleased with them) around him didn't even understand what the Inquirer was saying because in his slang at-Tumtomanya &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B7%D9%85%D8%B7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الطُمْطمانية&lt;/a&gt; he was replacing letters with others so he answered the question in the same language:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.saaid.net/Doat/Zugail/80.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;لَيْسَ مِنْ ‏امْبِرِّ ‏امْصِيَامُ فِي ‏امْسَفَرِ&lt;/a&gt; (Musnad Ahmad 5/434 on the authority of Ka'ab ibn 'Asim al-Asha'ry (May Allah be pleased with him))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;instead of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/22/166&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ليس من البرِّ الصيامُ في السَّفر&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so one interpretation is as stated above is that the 7 languages you mentioned are the 7 major  ahruf because they refer to a fasih language, while any other languages have never been part of the Quran. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.traidnt.net/vb/traidnt1110589/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;'s a list of other old Arabic Slangs/Languages (in Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now AFAIK the Qiraat which were accepted and considered as the most sahih  all have a narrator chain were the first transmitter after our Messenger (peace be upon him) is one of these sahaba:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Othman ibn 'Affan (from Quraish)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ali ibn abi Talib (from Quraish)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ubay ibn Ka'ab (from Hudhail?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abdullah ibn Masu'd (from Hudhail)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zayd ibn Thabit (from Hudhail?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu Musa al-Ash'ary (from Yemen)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu a-Darda' (from Hudhail?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while there have been other hafiz between the sahaba we don't know their qira'a like Mu'ad ibn Jabal, Abu Zayd and Salim mawla abu Hudaifah, Abdullah ibn 'Amr, 'Uqbah ibn 'Amir, some added 'Omar ibn al Khattab as some asaneed of the 10 qiraat refer to him! (&lt;a href=&quot;http://almeneesey.com/?p=274&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;reference&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of them used to teach Quran even before the collection of 'Othman or earlier the collection of abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with them). The major difference between those both collections is that 'Othman ordered a committee, where the scribe was Zaid ibn Thabit (one of the scribes of our Messenger (Peace be upon him)) and the one who dictated was Said ibn al-'Aass who had a similar slang/language/pronunciation as the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and he also ordered in case of a difference of spelling reading etc. between the members of the committee to refer to the language of Quraish, therefore if there have been words in the Quran kept which are not original in the language of Quraish this is because people at the time have already accepted or confirmed the other Version to be more expressive (or something like that). And also because some tribes had single words or expressions to express some Issue's, where others needed many words or sentences to express the same meaning. As before that the Sahaba tried to teach the Quran as easy as possible, so using synonyms was allowed (see my examples in the answer of &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2676/what-are-the-readings-qiraat-of-quran?lq=1&quot;&gt;What are the readings (qira&amp;#39;at) of Quran?&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In his book as-Suytuti made a list about words which are not explicitly from the language of Quraish!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here some examples from an other &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.habous.gov.ma/daouat-alhaq/item/1935&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:90&lt;/a&gt;) the expression &amp;quot;بئسما اشتروا&amp;quot; is from hudhail and means: &amp;quot;How wretched is that which they sold&amp;quot; while it's literally meaning is &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;How wretched is that for which they bought&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/227&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:227&lt;/a&gt;) the expression &amp;quot;عزموا الطلاق&amp;quot; means literally &amp;quot;If they decided or want to get divorced&amp;quot; while it must be understood in hudhali &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;if they realized talaq&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In (16:47) &amp;quot;أو يؤخذهم على تخوف&amp;quot; means literally &amp;quot;Or that He would not take them because  of their fear of the punishment&amp;quot; while it must be understood in hudhali &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;Or that He would not seize them gradually&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;, so تخوف here means تنقص in the language of Quraish.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the influence of hudhali in riwayat hafs is very prevalent as it is one of the qiraat which has an abuse of &amp;quot;hamzah&amp;quot; in the words &amp;quot;ء, ؤ, ئ,أ,&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Article series of this source shows expressions from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.habous.gov.ma/daouat-alhaq/item/2007&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;kinaanah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://habous.gov.ma/daouat-alhaq/item/2036&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;himyar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.habous.gov.ma/daouat-alhaq/item/2141&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;qays&lt;/a&gt; 'aylan, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.habous.gov.ma/daouat-alhaq/item/2522&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tay'&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.habous.gov.ma/daouat-alhaq/item/2171&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a-nabat&lt;/a&gt;, the tribe of &lt;a href=&quot;http://habous.gov.ma/daouat-alhaq/item/2590&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;anmar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.habous.gov.ma/daouat-alhaq/item/2368&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tamym&lt;/a&gt;, tribe of &lt;a href=&quot;http://habous.gov.ma/daouat-alhaq/item/2558&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;yemen&lt;/a&gt;, tribe of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.habous.gov.ma/daouat-alhaq/item/2820&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;madhaj&lt;/a&gt; ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The language of Quraish might be dominent, but many words were unknown even to the sahabah of Quraish&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further there are reports that clearly indicate that sahabah from Quraish didn't understand the full meaning of some words in the Qur'an before they were informed about it either by other people or people from their own tribe who knew the meaning:&#xA;For example imam at-Tabari reports in his tafsir on (&lt;a href=&quot;https://legacy.quran.com/6/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:14&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;فاطر&lt;/strong&gt; السماوات والأرض&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فاطر and the verb &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%B1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;فطر&lt;/a&gt; could have different meaning based on the context as you may read here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;13111 - حدثنا به ابن وكيع قال، حدثنا يحيى بن سعيد القطان، عن سفيان، عن إبراهيم بن مهاجر، عن مجاهد قال: سمعت ابن عباس يقول: كنت لا أدري ما&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;فاطر&lt;/strong&gt; السماوات والأرض&amp;quot;، حتى أتاني أعرابيان يختصمان في بئر، فقال أحدهما لصاحبه:&amp;quot;أنا &lt;strong&gt;فطرتها&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;، يقول: أنا ابتدأتها. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://al-maktaba.org/book/43/6130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Ibn Waki’ told us, he said, Yahya bin Saeed al-Qattan told us, from Sufyan, from Ibrahim ibn Muhajir, from Mujahid, he said: I heard Ibn Abbas saying: I did not know what “the Creator of the heavens and the earth” was, until two Arabs came to me arguing in a well, and one of them said to his owner: “&lt;strong&gt;I created&lt;/strong&gt; it,” he says: I initiated &lt;sup&gt;(or created)&lt;/sup&gt; it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how could this be the language of Quraish, while ibn 'Abbas didn't know what &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;فاطر&lt;/strong&gt; السماوات والأرض&amp;quot; meant?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same applies to the last sentence in (&lt;a href=&quot;https://legacy.quran.com/7/89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7:89&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ربنا &lt;strong&gt;افتح&lt;/strong&gt; بيننا وبين قومنا بالحق&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &amp;quot;افتح&amp;quot; literally is the imperative of فتح which means to open but could have other meanings as you may read &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AD/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At-Tabari again reported that ibn 'Abbas didn't know the meaning until he got it from a conversation (this is one of different reports):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;14854-حدثنا ابن وكيع قال، حدثنا أبي، عن مسعر، عن قتادة، عن ابن عباس قال: ما كنت أدري ما قوله: (ربنا &lt;strong&gt;افتح&lt;/strong&gt; بيننا وبين قومنا بالحق) ، حتى سمعت ابنة ذي يزن تقول:&amp;quot;تعال &lt;strong&gt;أفاتحك&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;، تعني: أقاضيك. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://al-maktaba.org/book/43/6995&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;14854- We were told by ibn Waki' that he said, my father told us, from Mas'aar, from of Qatada, from of ibn Abbas, he said: I did not know what he said: (Our Lord, open between us and our people with truth), until I heard the daughter of Dhi Yazan say: “Come, &lt;strong&gt;I will sue you&lt;/strong&gt;,” meaning: I sue you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a matter of fact the well known hadith about the seven ahruf (See for example in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2419&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;) shows the issue even more because both 'Umar ibn al-Khattab who wanted to start a quarrel because of Hisham's different recitation of verses of surat al-Furqan and Hisham ibn Hakim ibn Hazim &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%85&amp;amp;oldid=55429100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;هشام بن حكيم&lt;/a&gt; are from Quraish, it is therefore unlikely that 'Umar would have issues understanding Hisham unless the prophet () taught him a different reading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now one major point which creates lot of confusion is 7 ahruf vs. 7 qiraat, at least we know that their are 10 well accepted qiraat so this should be a first mismatch. And one should know that even one of these qiraat may include many ahruf if we assume that ahruf means language of the tribes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One example of differences which I think is well explained my answer on&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/30409/how-to-explain-the-recitation-%d9%84%d9%8e%d8%a6%d9%90%d9%86%d9%92-%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%ac%d9%80%d9%80%d9%8a%d9%86%d8%a7-verse-6-63-by-al-azami-in-his-bo?noredirect=1&amp;amp;lq=1&quot;&gt;How to explain the recitation لَئِنْ انجــينا (verse 6.63) by Al-Azami in his book &amp;quot;The History of the Quranic text&amp;quot;?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars say that the difference of qira'at is an enrichment, because there could be a very slight difference in meaning which maybe helpful to extract a more exact ruling for fiqh for example. Or a different qiraa'a just gives a different sight angle of a story: for example passive/active form... So it was the Quran which lead to a development of the Arabic grammar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some modern scholars chose an interpretation of ahruf so according to that they could give the required map, but as you may understand this wouldn't be possible or at least is difficult according to show according the circumstances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe a simple answer for the existence of many ahruf even after the &amp;quot;unification&amp;quot; due to 'Othman's Quran collection, is that the rasm of al-Mushaf (= scripture of the Quranic text) allowed many -legal- interpretations, but one must be aware that these interpretations should go ahead at least with one of the oral transmissions with a sane narrator chain and of course with a clear and allowed (therefore correct or legal) Arabic meaning!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like also to point at my answer on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/13195/why-is-the-hafs-reading-of-the-quran-so-prevalent&quot;&gt;Why is the Hafs reading of the Qur&amp;#39;an so prevalent?&lt;/a&gt;, which includes a &lt;strong&gt;historical &amp;quot;dispersion&amp;quot; of the qiraat&lt;/strong&gt; in the Muslim world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally about your &lt;strong&gt;Verse counting Issue&lt;/strong&gt; please consider reading my answer on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/5566/how-many-ayaths-are-there-in-al-quran&quot;&gt;How many ayaths are there in Al-Quran?&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I could help!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2022-04-06T09:06:54.250" LastActivityDate="2022-04-06T09:06:54.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29131" CreationDate="2016-03-23T00:14:58.483" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Khula’ means the separation of the wife in return for a payment; the husband takes the payment and lets his wife go [&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/26247&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamQA&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wife is allowed to ask for &lt;em&gt;khula&lt;/em&gt; when the husband &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;fails&lt;/strong&gt; to provide her with necessary food, clothing or accommodation&lt;/em&gt; [&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/print/1110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamToday&lt;/a&gt;]. Further examples of acceptable reasons for asking one’s husband for khula’ can be found &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/1859&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That was all about literature on khula'. However, according to your explanation, there seems to be no valid reason with her to ask for divorce. It has been said that a woman who asks divorce without sound reason is denied &lt;em&gt;the fragrance of paradise&lt;/em&gt;. [&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/print/1103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamtoday&lt;/a&gt;].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best what is in her heart. Either way, if she is determined to separate, she has the legal right to do so, as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/print/1110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; says:   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;if the husband did not do any harm to his wife and the woman wants the divorce for any other reason than those we already mentioned, then the husband should still willingly divorce her, and he will be rewarded for that, but if he refuses, she can redeem herself.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, due to khula, the husband is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=276691&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;entitled to compensation&lt;/a&gt;, however, the amount must not be more than mahr. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14326" LastActivityDate="2016-03-23T00:14:58.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30537" CreationDate="2016-03-23T04:00:53.133" Score="2" Body="&lt;h3&gt;Q1&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do they reject Hadiths? How do they arrive at a rule solely based on Quran? Are they out of the folds of Islam or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They reject hadith due many reasons. Their assertions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Quran is enough for any Islamic issue&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hadith is not authorised by Quran&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hadith were not recorded in the time of prophet&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hadiths have many contradiction, and also contradicts Quran&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hadith are work of men, so are subject to corruption&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To derive rulings from Quran, they use the clear verses as much as possible. For other cases, they simply deem it permissible or [i guess] use personal judgement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Number of prayer  - &lt;em&gt;using clear verses&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;They have found three prayers mentioned by name in the Quran, they only pray &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran-islam.org/main_topics/islam/pillars/number_of_salat_(P1200).html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;thrice a day&lt;/a&gt;. Two prayers as we traditionally know by name, viz. Fajr and 'Isha, are mentioned in verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.hilali/24:58&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:58&lt;/a&gt;. And from verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.hilali/2:238&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:238&lt;/a&gt;, they created a new prayer - Salat al wusta, although this verse refers to 'Asr prayer, which is again an example of personal judgement.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ruling on eating, say, Dog  - &lt;em&gt;outright deem halal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;since only pig is mentioned by name as haraam, anything else including dogs is deemed allowed, although from hadith we know that animals having fang are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran-islam.org/main_topics/islam/pillars/number_of_salat_(P1200).html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;haraam&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ending the salaat  - &lt;em&gt;seemingly personal judgement&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranx.com/10.10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;verse 10:10&lt;/a&gt;, they have &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran-islam.org/articles/ending_of_the_salat_(P1167).html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;concluded&lt;/a&gt; that prayer should be ended with &lt;em&gt;Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Alamin&lt;/em&gt;, and not with Salaam, although no reason is given regarding how this verse relates to the matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of them, also called the Submitters, also use numerology and statistics. Most notable one is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran_code&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;number 19 theory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is too premature to say that they are out of fold of Islam. At this point, te term &lt;em&gt;Quranist&lt;/em&gt; must be clarified. There are roughly &lt;a href=&quot;http://muslimsforallah.com/some-differences-between-traditional-islam-and-quranic-islam/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;three groups&lt;/a&gt; among Quranists-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Submitters - follows &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran-islam.org/main_topics/new_information_(P1222).html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rashad Khalifa&lt;/a&gt;, considers 9:128-129 as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran-islam.org/main_topics/quran/new_information/2_false_verses_(P1252).html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;false verses&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quran Alone muslims - don't follow hadith, also not the submitters&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;there is another group who do not reject every Hadith, but are very critical with Hadith and reject everything that contradicts the Quran&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, group 1 are definitely out of Islam, due to two reasons:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they took another messenger after Muhammad (Saws)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;disputed in Quran - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=277099&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;. &#xA;The three examples I cited of how they derive a rule  are from these group though.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nothing can be said about group 2. I read a few personal blog of theirs. &lt;a href=&quot;http://coveredmuslimgirl.blogspot.in/2012/01/quranist-belief-myths-and-realities.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Some&lt;/a&gt; state that they continue to accept Quran as it is and consider our Prophet as the last. But some are confused as they &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranists.net/2011/05/09/question-why-do-quranists-have-different-views-on-salat/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;don't even know the number of Salaat&lt;/a&gt;. Also, since they derive rules from their personal interpretation, only Allah knows how correct they are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://muslimsforallah.com/some-differences-between-traditional-islam-and-quranic-islam/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the article&lt;/a&gt; I took this classification from, the 3&lt;sup&gt;rd&lt;/sup&gt; group closely resembles the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alawites&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alawites&lt;/a&gt; who are considered Muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;---&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Q2&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Question is answered &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2741/why-do-the-shia-have-different-hadiths&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. I would like to add that A hadith book is not sahih because it is popular, rather it is popular because it is sahih. E.g., Imam Bhukhari took great pain to verify each narrations, and hence are sahih. Hadith classification is a dedicated and well known subject. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there are some hadith in the two Sahih books which are also found in other books. They are always sahih. If they are not found in the Sahih books, the chain of narration is individually studied and classified accordingly. So, if someone rejects a hadith just because it is absent in Bukhari, it is threir own perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this sect out of the folds of Islam or not? As they choose what they like and leave what they don't? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In one sentence, No one is out of fold of Islam as long as they follow the established ways of practice. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14326" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-03-24T22:09:29.333" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30537" CreationDate="2016-03-23T10:57:19.517" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;One major problem i personally have with those who say we take the Quran only is: That Quran has been brought to us through a sane narrator chain with a high degree of tawatur, which is (or at least should be according to definition) the same case for Sahih Hadith. And riwayat al-ahaad in case of Quran have always been rejected!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that as @makzimus said there are many groups of Quranists some are more or less &quot;organized&quot;, so their beliefs and opinions can differ a lot from each other!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I won't quote Shia view here because i couldn't find it -so far- at least not in Arabic or English. I only found some statements of scholars who had some baseless accusation on the relationship between Shia and Quransits!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lets start with some Fatawa&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before listing some fatwas with short comments i would like to quote a story narrated by Sheikh al-Kubaysi in a lecture at a Malaysian University:&lt;br&gt; &lt;em&gt;a tabi'i or maybe tabi' at  tabi'yn who told a friend -advising him-, that he heard a Hadith telling that the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) used to like such and such, the listener answered him saying: But i don't like it, so the other man -who narrated the Hadith or told him about the preferences of our Messenger (Peace be upon him)- took his sword and killed him because of blasphemy.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt; I think this story is very ambivalent as it seems to allow or encourage arbitrary law and shows an exaggerated interpretation of the Sunna of the Prophet (Peace be upon him). But this already should show the importance for Sunna to Sunni people. Unfortunately most of my sources are in Arabic language!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In this &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=99388&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; the scholar qualified a man described as rejecting Hadith and Sunna and interpreting Quran as he like or understood as out of the folds of Islam and Kafir. The scholar referred primarily to the Verses (4:80), (59:7), and (16:44) and to the Hadith from Sunan abi Dawod which i quoted &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/24773/is-the-quran-complete-if-so-why-do-we-need-hadith/25922#25922&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An other similar &lt;a href=&quot;http://meshkat.net/node/16140&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; with similar references in addition to (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:65&lt;/a&gt;) and (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/53/3-4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;53:3-4&lt;/a&gt;), but with the addition that this person shouldn't inherit from any Muslim, his wife should be separated from him by faskh and he should be taken to the authorities/court to examine if he is an apostate. And he added an quotation of Yahya ibn abi Kathir (from Sunan a-Darimi):&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;السنة قاضية على القرآن، وليس القرآن بقاض على السنة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where قاضية shouldn't be understand as judging or ruling over, but as explaining.&#xA;So this statement should be understood as follows (My translation): The Sunna is explaining the Quran, while the Quran doesn't explain Sunna! (My reference for this explanation is this &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=99014&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;) If we understood it literally then we would set Hadith much higher then Qur'an and that couldn't go ahead with the laws of Shari'a!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/115125&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; the scholar was asked about the Islamic stance on somebody who rejects a sahih Hadith. &lt;br&gt;Conclusion: If he rejects it because of nafs or hawa he would be considered as kafir!&lt;br&gt; If he rejects it because he deny it being the word of the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) then his statement should be examined academically!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the last sentence could be apply for a lot of Muslims and scholars: For example i read a commentary of &lt;a href=&quot;http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-31215/page-43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn al-Majushoun&lt;/a&gt; a Student of Imam Malik, who has been asked about a matter which the maliki school rejects even if there have been an athar (Hadith or only teaching of a sahabi) about it in the Muwata' with the Answer: &quot;We have quoted it and rejected it so that people know, that we knew it and rejected it&quot; ...why? Because they either had a better/stronger narration or something based on the osol of their madhab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فقيل لـابن الماجشون: لمَ رويتم الحديث ثم تركتموه؟ قال: ليعلم الناس أنا على علمٍ تركناه.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you may find many Ahadith even from sahih al-Bukahri or Muslim which were rejected by fiqh scholars, why? Because Hadith scholars: are only transmitters in first place, while fiqh scholars need to examine these narration and how they could refer to shari'a, so they examine the sanad (narrator chain) an matn (content) and whether it goes along with the Quran and the maqasid (goals) of shari'a!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But in the belief of ahlu-l-Hadith especially beginning with Imam Ahmad, one shouldn't record a Hadith unless one believes it so they must believe and apply it if possible!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt; Back to the fuqaha': i read a long paper about the method of Imam Malik to chose or reject Ahadith, so for example: Assuming he found two contradictory Hadith, one narrated by a Sahabi who very early became a Muslim and one from a trustworthy Sahabi who became Sahabi a few years before the death of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) he could deduce that the saying of the first Sahabi might have been abrogated and the later knew it especially if this Sahabi has been known to have passed much time listening and following the Prophet ((Peace be upon him), if he couldn't find a way to deduce a consensus between both narrations and meld them. Imam a-Shafi'i -as the first one who wrote about 'ilm Osol al fiqh- has described his method (or methods of verifying and choosing Hadith if there contradictory narrations) in his books like ar-Rissala.&lt;br&gt; So rejecting a Hadith needs a lot of research, but if you do so and came to the conclusion that this Hadith maybe a fabrication or have some weaknesses or you couldn't meld it with a sane narration or found contradictions to Quran after a certain effort this is allowed and a kind of ijtihad!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But on the other hand rejecting a whole book wouldn't make sense, because for example one of the first recorded Hadith collections is al-Muwatta', and even if later scholars didn't copy it and add it to their books, they have heard it from students of Imam Malik and you may find among the ca. 700 Ahadith/Hadiths (By Hadith i mean Hadith in it's most accurate definition: saying and doings of the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) and not saying or fatwa of Sahabi or Tabi'i which normally is called Athar or Khabar) you may find more then 500 hadiths in Sahih al Bukhari and a similar amount in any of the 6 Books you described as the &quot;Sihah a-Sitta&quot; and Musnad Ahmad etc.. And you may find Ahadith of Imam Malik which are not covered in the Muwatta' at least not in that one we refer to (Muwatta' Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laithi) which is the last Muwatta' which was approved by Imam Malik.&lt;br&gt; So you may see the contradiction if we reject a book then we reject a Hadith we already accepted in an other, yes maybe the last narrator in the chain -the student of Malik- maybe weak, but if the matn is the same, what would that mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Hadith which i found quoted in an other fatwa is speaking about people who reject prohibition or orders of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) because it's not in the Quran. This was narrated in Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/41/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;, Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/42/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1300120&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; and Musnad Ahmad and qualified as sahih.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to complete my answer on Q2 i still need to answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aren't there Authentic/Sahih Ahadith in those other books?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well the answer here is based on my own opinion: I think you may find -some- sahih hadiths in any book of hadith even in the not common works like Jami' (Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah if it still exits) in the works of Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak in the sahih of ibn Shaybah, the sahih of ibn Hibbaan, Musnad ash-Ashafi'i and abu Hanifa (at least in Muwatta' Muhammad ibn al-Hassan a-Shaybani you may find a lot of evidences of the Hanafi school beside the ahadith of Imam Malik) and why not in the four major Collections of Shia? etc. which are not in the major Hadith Collections. But for some reasons the both sahihs of al-Bukahri and Muslim have gained the highest value among Sunni scholars. Honestly you must also take into account some political reasons for example during the 'Abbasid dynasty they supported for a while the Hanafi Madhab, Imam Malik (when they wanted to make the Muwatta' the 2nd source of shari'a) then the Mu'tazillah and to some extent shi'a then again ahl-Sunnah ... so some scholars have had a more or less good relationships to the authorities then others and therefore their work might have reached a larger audience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far i gave an answer to Q2 and the major Question on the ruling on them and whether they are out of the folds of Islam! I will restrict on giving some brief additions to makzimus's great Answer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q1. Why do Quranists reject all the Hadiths?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because they take Verses like (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:48&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], the Book in truth, confirming that which preceded it of the Scripture and as a criterion over it. So judge between them by what Allah has revealed and do not follow their inclinations away from what has come to you of the truth. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7:2&lt;/a&gt;) , (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/15/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;15:9&lt;/a&gt;) and &#xA; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/39/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;39:23&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah has sent down the best statement (=Hadith)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;literally. Ignoring Verses from the Quran like (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:31&lt;/a&gt;), (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:59&lt;/a&gt;), (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:80&lt;/a&gt;), (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:71&lt;/a&gt;) and (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/59/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;59:7&lt;/a&gt;), where Muslims are asked to follow the Prophet (Peace be upon him). From this point of View Quran is considered as guarded and safe while anything else -namely Sunnah- is not! So they pretended that our Messenger (Peace be upon him) only applied the Quran in his life. But this is only true if we consider the addition of ahkam which explained and expanded the ahkam the Quran literally gave!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How can they extract many rulings/understandings that our Ai'mah have extracted using Quran o Sunnah?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;well as you could see in the example of &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/928/does-the-idea-of-prayer-5-times-a-day-come-from-the-quran/26389#26389&quot;&gt;prayers&lt;/a&gt;, one could deduce that there are five prayers, but only the Sunna gives clarity, as one can get a couple of exact timings of prayer from the Quran but there's no Verse that really say that there are 5 prayers and even whether the number is odd -according Quran only- could be discussed! But i read fatawa were some Quranists deduced 3 prayers and others 2 prayers only because they toke the timings literally. This means they are somehow playing with the ahkam as they interpret Quran as they like. This would also mean they have no real osol to build on the ahkam!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here applies the logical rule: &lt;em&gt;Ex falso quodlibet&lt;/em&gt; -&gt; From a wrong assumption (in this case interpretation) you can conclude anything (right or wrong).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And according to Arabic Wikipedia some of them reject the &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;naskh&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia references: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quranism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-29T20:17:15.727" LastActivityDate="2018-01-29T20:17:15.727" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30545" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27853" CreationDate="2016-03-23T16:36:07.647" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yeah dead ones would be rewarded from Allah Swt by His will but as mentioned by others paying the reciters is not fine.Read these to clarify it more&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏ &amp;quot;‏ اقْرَءُوهَا عِنْدَ&#xA;مَوْتَاكُمْ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ يَعْنِي ‏{يس}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‏ ‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Ma’qil bin Yasar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)&#xA;said: “Recite Qur’an near your dying ones,” meaning Ya-Sin.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1287980&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Ma'qil ibn Yasar:&#xA;The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Recite Surah Ya-Sin over your dying men. This is the version of Ibn al-Ala'(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/21/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi dawu&lt;/a&gt;d)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see this which shows very clear evidence that dead ones could receive rewards,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:&#xA;A man said to the Prophet (ﷺ): &amp;quot;My mother has died suddenly. I think that if she were able to talk (alive) she would have given in Sadaqah (charity). So, if I give Sadaqah now on her behalf, will she get the reward?&amp;quot; The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;Yes (she will be rewarded for that).&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:948&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to go to the graves of the martyrs of Uhud once a year and also recite the verse of the Holy Quran. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to pray for them. When the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) passed away, Abu-Bakr (Ra), Umar (Ra), Usman (Ra) and Ali (Ra) used to do the same thing.&#xA;(Tafsir Tabari, Tafsir Ibn-Kathir and Tafsir Qurtabi).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Abdullah bin Abu Qatadah narrated that his father said: &amp;quot;The&#xA;Messenger of Allah said: 'The best things that a man can leave behind&#xA;are three: A righteous son who will pray for him, ongoing charity&#xA;whose reward will reach him, and knowledge which is acted upon after&#xA;his death.'&amp;quot; (Hasan) Another chain with similar wording.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1252400&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn&#xA;Majah&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-01-12T05:37:26.797" LastActivityDate="2022-01-12T05:37:26.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30546" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-23T18:14:27.677" Score="1" ViewCount="10343" Body="&lt;p&gt;[topic is masturbation but the question is different. So please read before marking it duplicate/negative. I've already read whole masturbation discussion and posting because I didn't find answer to my question]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslim and a sciences student. My religion asks me to think and ponder over things. Similar to all other people of my age, masturbation is also my concern as sex is my need and I am not going to get married soon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whenever I search about Masturbation online, dozens of links from health forums, doctors' blogs and research authorities come up. Almost all of them declare masturbation as a good, normal and healthy habit with no harm to your health. Some of them claim that this is a result of scientific research. (I'll provide list of all links if someone need it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, Islam declares it Haram and Muslim scholars also declare it fatal for your physical and sexual health. There are many 'waeeed' in Islam for doing this act. (Source: Not only this forum but many books from Muslim Scholars)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I am extremely confused about these two different opinions. Being a Muslim, I believe that Islam only forbids us from fatal things. But on the other hand, it is also difficult to ignore all these things coming up every day. Please show me the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazak Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16225" LastActivityDate="2017-01-22T02:43:17.903" Title="Masturbation is haram but what is the scientific reason?" Tags="|halal-haram|sex|science|masturbation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ClosedDate="2017-08-20T06:26:29.917" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30547" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29345" CreationDate="2016-03-23T19:04:41.020" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;We are commanded repetitively by God and his messenger to honour our contracts and not to break them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rasul-Allah (saw) was asked what type of earning was the best, to&#xA;  which Rasul-Allah (SAW) answered, ''The work of a man's own hand, and&#xA;  every pious sale''. [Hakim] Rasul-Allah (saw) said, ''A trustworthy&#xA;  and an honest and truthful businessman will rise up with martyrs on&#xA;  the Day of Resurrection.'' [Ibn Majah, Hakim] He (saw) also said, ''A&#xA;  truthful, and trustworthy trader will rise up with the Prophets, the&#xA;  righteous and the martyrs.'' [al-Hamim, Tirmidhi] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'O you who believe! Fulfil all your covenants'' [ 5:1] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;''Fulfil (every) engagement, for (every) engagement will be enquired&#xA;  into (on the Day of Reckoning)'' [17:34]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore I would say that by going against the regulations defined within the contract you will be breaking them and by doing so you will also be going against the commands of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No matter what the reason may be, remember that these rules defined within your contract is something which you have agreed upon in the first place, agreeing to something and going against it by will can be a form of deception or hypocrisy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;one choice you can make is leave freelancing for the sake of God and trust in him as he will provide you with what is better:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whosoever puts his trust in Allâh, then He will suffice him [Surat&#xA;  At-Talâq: 3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was reported from the Prophet (peace be upon him) that he said:&#xA;  &quot;Anyone leaves something for the sake of Allah, Allah shall compensate&#xA;  him a better one for that.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another choice would be to consult your employer with this, although they sometimes set these rules and regulations, they tend to make exceptions when you discuss those rules with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Forgive me if my answer seems harsh, I am only sharing my understanding!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God knows best! May God guide us all!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastActivityDate="2016-03-23T19:04:41.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30550" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-24T09:43:40.990" Score="0" ViewCount="3740" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today, I was wondering if swallowing dead sperm a Zina or a graveful sin. What is the punishment for it if it is both or just one of them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13940" LastActivityDate="2016-10-20T23:19:31.020" Title="Is swallowing dead sperm Zina or still a graveful sin?" Tags="|halal-haram|zina|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30551" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30557" CreationDate="2016-03-24T12:10:47.763" Score="1" ViewCount="7940" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone swore by Allah without knowledge (&lt;em&gt;he swore by Allah's name about a fact assuming that he was 100% sure of it, but knew he was wrong later on&lt;/em&gt;), &lt;strong&gt;is he required to fast for three days/feed 10 poor people or not&lt;/strong&gt;?? Since he didn't swear with the intention of lying..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Sunni point of view is encouraged)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13394" LastActivityDate="2020-01-24T06:32:50.887" Title="Swearing by Allah's Name" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30353" CreationDate="2016-03-24T20:10:59.540" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To the questioner. There are various sciences related to Fiqh (Islamic Jursiprudence). Relevant to your question are the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usool al-Fiqh (Foundational Juristic Principles)&#xA;Ahkam al-Fiqh (or Furu')&#xA;Maqasid ash-Shariah (Aims and Objectives of the Sacred Law)&#xA;Qawaid Fiqhiyyah (Juristic Axioms or Maxims)&#xA;Nathariyah Fiqhiyyah (Juristic Theories)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no universal theory of Fiqh but rather the various sciences mentioned address the subject of the relationship between God (The Law Giver), Humans and their actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The primary subject of Usool al-Fiqh pertains to how to engage the juristic sources of Islam and the method by which laws are established. Usool al-Fiqh is also concerned with the characteristics and qualities of those able to do so. So, Usool preceeds the Furu and the Furu are a product of the Usool - generally speaking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Furu are concerned with the actions of the morally responsible. Such as how to make ablution (wudu). How to make prayer. The furu are cataloged in the manuals of fiqh that are well known to Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maqasid ash-Shariah is concerned with the aims and objectives of the law. Think of it as a way to align the Usool and Furu such as to avoid harm for instance. This is perhaps what you may have been referring to when you said, Universal Theory of Fiqh. Maqasid studies engage major universal principles such as preservation of religion, life, wealth, lineage and intellect. But also how to weigh and rank legal rulings so that they align and do not conflict with the preservation of these things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qawaid Fiqhiyyah or Juristic Maxims or Axioms is the study of general legal principles that can be applied to many related branches. In logic this would be a type of inductive application of legal principles. The scholars in viewing the legal rulings laterally from various chapters and subjects of Fiqh compiled broad principles that can be applied various situation in order to arrive at a ruling. Such as the famous principle, &quot;Harm must be removed&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, Nathariyyah Fiqhiyyah or Juristic Theory is a recent development in the Science of Fiqh. They are subject based studies of particular topics in order to arrive at a general theory of what jurist understood or arrived at. As someone mentioned above, there is no general theory of contracts. That's not necessarily true. This is one of the benefits of Nathariyyaat because they seek to study a single subject in order to extract the theory that in many cases is implicit. Many times jurists in their books may not have addressed a theory per se but no doubt had a living method and reasoning behind their conclusions. After purposeful study one can begin to extract and derive juristic theories. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To that end, Nathariyyaat have become novel within the last 100 years or so. There have been studies produced on theories of contract, for instance. As well as many others. This type of study can be found within Masters and Doctoral studies at Islamic Universities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I apologize for being long-winded but hope this helps the questioner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah ta'ala knows best..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tariq&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16232" LastActivityDate="2016-03-24T20:10:59.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30550" CreationDate="2016-03-24T20:19:35.607" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As salaamu alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Swallowing sperm would be impermissible due to its being filth. However, there is no punishment for swallowing it. Pray to Allah for forgiveness and avoid repeating it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In reference to touching areas where sperm has been and consequently dried then there is no transfer of filth and no harm to those who may have touched those areas. The issue or concern would be with the area of prayer and the clothes or accessories one prays with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If, for instance, there was sperm on the rug but a prayer mat was placed over it. There would be no problem with praying in that area. However, if there was, for instance, sperm that was on a cell phone and you prayed with the cell phone in your pocket it would be best to make up the prayer if you remembered within the prayer time. Otherwise, if the prayer time exited the prayer would be sound, Insha'a Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16232" LastActivityDate="2016-03-24T20:19:35.607" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30557" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30551" CreationDate="2016-03-24T22:05:17.453" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Hanafi Fiqh,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone assumes about something or act that this has not happened and he swears that this has'nt happened but after that later on he came to know that actually &quot;it did happen &quot; &lt;em&gt;(Suppose you went outside from your home at that moment you saw your brother in the home now someone asks about your brother and you swear that he is in the home but later on you came to know that he is not)&lt;/em&gt; then it is called Yameen laghw and for Yameen laghw there is no Kaffara,so he does'nt need to do that as asked in the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From The &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2012/04/20/does-one-have-to-do-expiation-for-oaths-made-when-one-was-unaware-of-their-ruling/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oaths&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An oath is a verbal statement conjoined with a phrase of swearing, such as “By Allah” or “I swear by Allah.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are three types of oaths:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1) The Engulfing Oath (yamin ghamus), which is to swear by Allah that one did or did not do something in the past, while deliberately lying about it. This is a major sin, so enormous that no expiation is due, since expiation is not enough to lift the sin. Rather, one must make sincere repentance and seek Allah’s forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(2) The Enacted Oath (yamin mun`aqida), which is to swear to do or not do something in the future. If one breaks this type of oath, expiation is due.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The expiation is to feed ten poor persons (2 meals each), or to clothe them (1 garment each), or to give them the equivalent monetary value. If one is unable to do that, one must fast three consecutive days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(3) The Mistaken Oath (yamin laghw), which is to swear about something in the past, thinking that it is as such, while in reality it is not as such. No expiation is due, and we hope that Allah will not take the person to account for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vows&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A vow is to verbally swear that if something happens, one will do some act of worship, like praying, fasting, giving charity and the like. If that thing does take place, then it is mandatory (wajib) for him to fulfill the vow by doing that act of worship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more carification or Fatwa contact the Mufti.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-03-25T00:30:38.963" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T00:30:38.963" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1531" CreationDate="2016-03-24T23:26:57.883" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;sect&quot; is a vague word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One meaning is to divide Muslims into groups unfriendly to each other. Quran objects to it. As I understand, from Quran's perspective anyone who believes (a state of heart) in God and the Judgement day and does good deed is a believer all believer are spiritual brothers/sisters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another meaning, which I think is sometimes more applicable, is &quot;a school of thought in Islam&quot;. There is no decree forbidding belonging to a school of thought. Almost every person belongs to some school of thought (even Salafies who insist on just being pure Islam). By itself it is not problematic. One group believes that we close our hands when praying, another one believes the hands should be left straight, etc. These differences should not lead to enmity. Each have their opinion and they have justification for them and as Quran says God will judge about those disagreements of opinion. Quran calls for unity among Muslims, some view this as a justification to unify by force everyone to believe in exactly the same things and act exactly in the same manner, but in reality that does not lead to unity but division, unity cannot exist without tolerance towards others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is possible to not to follow any major school of thought in Islam but in reality it is difficult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now can one refer to oneself as a follower of one school? It can be fine. We have various identities based on our sex, race, skin color, nationality, language, culture, belong to a tribe, etc and Quran doesn't view them negatively, e.g. see verse 49:13. You can identify with a school of thought as you identify with some other attributes. These are not problematic by themselves. The problem starts if these identities start to act against the general brotherhood/sisterhood among Muslims that I mentioned above. If you feel hate towards other Muslim groups because of difference in these identities between you and them then it is problematic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="42" LastEditDate="2016-03-24T23:32:14.717" LastActivityDate="2016-03-24T23:32:14.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30559" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-25T04:30:54.600" Score="-1" ViewCount="708" Body="&lt;p&gt;In quran surah nissa v:56 Allah swt talks about the nociceptors for pain in skin in this manner:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Those who reject our Signs, We shall soon cast into the Fire: as often as their skins are roasted through, We shall change them for fresh skins, that they may taste the penalty: for Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in this verse Allah swt clearly restricts the sensation of pain to the skin and today we all know that pain receptors are distributed to all part of the body for example if i drink hot tea my mouth,pharynx and esophagus will burn it is a simple observation we had in our life. so isn't this verse unscientific rather than scientific? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4566" LastActivityDate="2016-05-24T15:50:45.553" Title="How can pain sensation is restricted to skin according to Quran" Tags="|quran|science|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30561" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30567" CreationDate="2016-03-25T09:03:49.777" Score="2" ViewCount="50351" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had my period a week ago and am back on the contraception pill, but experienced some discharge on my liner when I have gone to the bathroom a few times today and want to know if I can just clean myself and continue prayers for the day?  Or should I wait until tomorrow to see if it's cleared up and if so carry out the daily prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14134" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-04T23:57:27.283" LastActivityDate="2021-04-24T19:43:30.003" Title="Should a woman pray when she has discharge?" Tags="|salat|women|taharah|menses|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30562" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30559" CreationDate="2016-03-25T09:48:02.500" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all I would like to clarify that we will not maintain our physical shape in the afterlife, indicated from the hadith below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet PBUH said: Those who will enter Hell are innumerable, yet one of them will be so&#xA;huge that his molars will be as big as Mount Uhud, and the distance&#xA;between his shoulders will be equivalent to three days walking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, punishment within hell is not limited to burns only, there are other forms such as making them eat foods and drink drinks which cause them pain&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;No food will there be for them but a bitter Daree obnoxious thorny&#xA;plant (6) which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger&amp;quot;. (Al-Ghashia&#xA;88:6-7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Verily the tree of Zaqqum (43) will be the food of the sinful (44),&#xA;like molten brass, it will boil in their insides,(45) like the boiling&#xA;of scalding water.&amp;quot; (44:43-46).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Is that [Paradise] the better entertainment or the tree of Zaqqum [a&#xA;horrible tree in Hell]? (62) For We have truly made it [as] a trial&#xA;for the wrongdoers (63) For it is a tree that springs out of the&#xA;bottom of Hellfire (64) The shoots of its fruit-stalks are like the&#xA;heads of devils; (65)Truly they will eat thereof and fill their&#xA;bellies therewith (66) Then on top of that they will be given to drink&#xA;a mixture made of boiling water (67) Then, shall their return by to&#xA;the blazing Fire of Hell&amp;quot;. (As-Saffat 37:62-68)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No offence, but the question presented, sounds like it came from an Islam-phobe who is trying to find faults within the Quran therefore he reads one verse and thinks he understands the Quran entirely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore my dear brother I would always advise to look into your concerns and analyse them before making any conclusions!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God Knows Best! May Allah Guide us all!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T09:48:02.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30563" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-25T11:39:47.383" Score="1" ViewCount="1096" Body="&lt;p&gt;Someone has asserted a wrong statement about me, which I have never done in my life. They were trying to punish me, even though I was innocent.   So I swear by Quran in front of them they knew that they were wrong. I am wanting to know that, have I done right? Will Allah punish me for it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16239" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-08T07:37:50.633" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T07:37:50.633" Title="Is it okay to swear by the Quran to refute a claim made about me?" Tags="|quran|oaths|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30563" CreationDate="2016-03-25T13:41:38.633" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no sin in that you have sworn on the authority of Allah to prove your innocence. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamhelpline.net/node/647&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Source&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. But you should not have sworn on Quran, but on Allah Himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the sake of completion, I must add that one may only swear on Allah, not anything or anyone else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/98194&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamQA&lt;/a&gt; gives a little elaboration on swearing on Quran as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for swearing on the Mushaf, if what is meant is the words of Allaah contained therein, then it is an Islamically acceptable oath;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   but if what is meant is the paper and ink, then it is an oath by something other than Allah, which is shirk&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Hence it is &lt;strong&gt;better not&lt;/strong&gt; to swear by the Mushaf&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14326" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T13:41:38.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30559" CreationDate="2016-03-25T14:50:46.143" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;if i drink hot tea my mouth,pharynx and esophagus will burn it is a simple observation we had in our life&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brother Aboudi has already mentioned in his answer that there will be punishment for the inner parts too. God also speaks about &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.yusufali/38:57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;intensely cold&lt;/a&gt; drinks in the Quran in addition to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.yusufali/47:15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;boiling water&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;so isn't this verse unscientific rather than scientific?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually you miss a scientific point in the verse. The verse reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Those who reject our Signs, We shall soon cast into the Fire: as often as their skins are &lt;strong&gt;roasted through&lt;/strong&gt;, We shall &lt;strong&gt;change&lt;/strong&gt; them for fresh skins, that they may taste the penalty: for Allah is Exalted in Power, &lt;strong&gt;Wise&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah calls Himself Wise, as He ruled that burnt skins be exchanged for fresh ones&lt;sup&gt;ft. 1&lt;/sup&gt;. And it is essential, because when the skins are roasted, the pain receptors are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.britannica.com/science/third-degree-burn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;obliterated&lt;/a&gt; after a third degree burn and pain isn't felt any more. So for the continuity of punishment, the skin needs to be restored.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this verse does not limit &lt;a href=&quot;http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Nociceptor#Location&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;location of nociceptors&lt;/a&gt; to skins, rather it enlightens us that intense burn renders the receptors disfunctional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;ft. 1 : Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranx.com/Tafsirs/4.56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafsir(s) of verse 4.56&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14326" LastEditorUserId="14326" LastEditDate="2016-03-25T14:59:22.093" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T14:59:22.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30567" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30561" CreationDate="2016-03-25T19:33:28.097" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You cannot pray until even minor spotting is stoppped. and you cannot just Clean that blood and pray. if even there is small spot, you need to take Ghusl (obligatory bath) and then pray&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2016-03-25T19:33:28.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30568" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-26T00:00:35.267" Score="2" ViewCount="1059" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been suffering with two medical issues since childhood and am on life saving medicines which I have to take three times a day. Due to my medical issues, I have been rejected marriage proposals several times. It is very apparent that the medical issues that I face would not make me an ideal candidate for marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam always refers to sex with the context of marriage that pre marital sex is forbidden. Islam does not give any opinion about fulfilling sexual desires when marriage is impossible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have consulted with various Islamic scholars majority of whom have been unable to find an answer whereas the answers relate to avoiding sexual desires rather than a solution to meeting them. One such Islamic scholar advised to carry out a Niyat (intention) in salat that since marriage is impossible due to medical issues, I shall fulfil my sexual desires for which I shall not be answerable in Hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I seek advise on the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16244" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-03T00:29:21.733" LastActivityDate="2017-02-03T00:29:21.733" Title="What to do when I'm incapable of finding a partner to marry due to a medical condition?" Tags="|nikah|sex|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9978" CreationDate="2016-03-26T01:25:14.913" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;assalam o alikum wa rehmat ALLAH hey wa barakato hu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last April 2015 blessfully i performed UMRAH along with my PARENTS and sister&#xA;and i found it very inconvenient to wear ehram in-flight (very low space) and very un comfortable to use flight or jaddah airport washrooms while wearing ehram and it was very inconvenient to handle luggage also. 2ndly its a long wait since you wear ehram in-flight and then get that non-sences slow immigration process done (because of low profile jaddah airport crue and immigration equipment) and while all that time waste keep wearing ehram and keep it neat....&#xA;then travel in non-clean bus/car (and sit on there dirty seats) and one you arrive in your hotel you also have to use hotel washroom b4 you leave finally for HARRAM to perform UMMRAH so QUESTION in my opinion its ok to wear EHRAM from masjid ayesha just b4 Performing UMMRAH to keep it clean and CONVENIENT. other best option is to arive in MADINAH instead of JADDAH and then after staying in Madinnah for 8 or more days wear ehram at MIQAAT.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16246" LastActivityDate="2016-03-26T01:25:14.913" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30570" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24224" CreationDate="2016-03-26T01:50:40.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam teaches us how the existence will end. &#xA;We know when the angel Israfil will blow the soor, the qiyamah will begin. &#xA;Allah says in quran that the heavens and earth were one point adjoined, then he cleft them asunder. (separating them.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the quran &quot;as we originated creation, so too shall we return it. This, a promise binding on us&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the soor is blown the universe/multiverse will collapse on itself and return to that single intense point. This will destroy everything, from there Allah will remake the universe/multiverse however he sees fit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16247" LastActivityDate="2016-03-26T01:50:40.670" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30571" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30561" CreationDate="2016-03-26T04:34:02.313" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Fatimah daughter of AbuHubaysh: Urwah ibn az-Zubayr reported&#xA;  from Fatimah daughter of AbuHubaysh that her blood kept flowing, so&#xA;  the Prophet (ﷺ) said to her: When the blood of the menses comes, it is&#xA;  black blood which can be recognised; so when that comes, refrain from&#xA;  prayer; but when a different type of blood comes, perform ablution and&#xA;  pray, for it is (due only to) a vein. Abu Dawud said: Ibn al-Muthanna&#xA;  narrates this tradition from his book on the authority of Ibn 'Adi in&#xA;  a similar way. Later on he transmitted it to us from his memory:&#xA;  Muhammad b. 'Amr reported to us from al-Zuhri from 'Urwah on the&#xA;  authority of 'Aishah who said: Fatimah used to have her blood flowing.&#xA;  He then reported the tradition conveying the same meaning. Abu Dawud&#xA;  said: Anas b. Sirin reported from Ibn 'Abbas about the woman who has a&#xA;  prolonged flow of blood. He said: If she sees thick blood, she should&#xA;  not pray; if she finds herself purified even for a moment, she should&#xA;  was an pray. Makhul said: Menses are not hidden from women. Their&#xA;  blood is black and thick. When it (blackness and thickness) goes away&#xA;  and there appears yellowness and liquidness, that is the flow of blood&#xA;  (from vein). She should wash and pray. Abu Dawud said: This tradition&#xA;  has been transmitted by Sa'id b. al-Musayyab through a different chain&#xA;  of narrators, saying: The woman who has a prolonged flow of blood&#xA;  should abandon prayer when the menstruation begins; when it is&#xA;  finished, she should wash and pray. Sumayy and others have also&#xA;  reported it from Sa'id b. al-Musayyab. This version adds: She should&#xA;  refrain (from prayer) during her menstrual period. Hammad b. Salamah&#xA;  has reported it similarly from Yahya b. Sa'id on the authority of&#xA;  Sa'id b. al-Musayyab. Abu Dawud said: Yunus has reported from&#xA;  Al-Hasan: When the bleeding of a menstruating woman extends (beyond&#xA;  the normal period), she should refrain (from prayer), after her menses&#xA;  are over, for one or two days. Now she becomes the woman who has a&#xA;  prolonged flow of blood. Al-Taimi reported from Qatadah: If her&#xA;  menstrual period is prolonged by five days, she should pray. Al-Taimi&#xA;  said: I kept on reducing (the number of days) until I reached two&#xA;  days. He said: If the period extends by two days, they will be counted&#xA;  from the menstrual period. When Ibn Sirin was questioned about it, he&#xA;  said: Women have better knowledge of that.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/1/286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Regard to your query the condition you mentioned is not menstrual period,fuqaha have mentioned that there must be 15 days difference in two menstrual cycles and minimum days for bleeding considered for periods would be 3 days and maximum would be 10 days but it depends on your monthly routine cycle ,assuming your condition it is the vein blood called as Istihadha which is considered as disease and in this disease one has to perform prayers,fasting etc,after menses one has to perform Ghusl and if someone suffers from istihadha now she just need to perform wudhu for every prayer ,Ghusl is not obligatory for every prayer so you could just clean it ,do wudhu and you have to perform your prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-03-26T04:34:02.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30573" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-26T15:08:38.843" Score="0" ViewCount="2578" Body="&lt;p&gt;How much does it take for a prayer bump to appear? Would I have one if I have a lengthy (about half an hour) sajdah every day? How can it be erased?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16255" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-19T07:04:30.770" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T07:04:30.770" Title="How much does a prayer for a bump take to appear?" Tags="|salat|sajda|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30574" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30568" CreationDate="2016-03-26T16:08:15.643" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam does not allow sex without marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated `Uqba bin Amir: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;From among all&#xA;  the conditions which you have to fulfill, the conditions which make it&#xA;  legal for you to have sexual relations (i.e. the marriage contract)&#xA;  have the greatest right to be fulfilled.&quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/54/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You said you have been rejected several marriage proposals but you could find In Sha Allah someone if you try to find someone with the same issues as it would be hard for the other person too to find someone perfectly fit.May Allah Swt make it easier for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Three groups of people Allah obliged Himself to help them: Mujahid in the cause of Allah, a worker to pay his debt, and the one who wants to marry to live a chaste life.&quot; (Tirmidhi)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no niyat in salat which would make your sex without marriage permissible kindly ask the mufti regarding this statement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Temporary marriage or Mutah was abrogated by Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and it is not allowed in Islam now (Sunni view),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated `Ali bin Abi Talib (Ra):&#xA;On the day of Khaibar, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade the Mut'a (i.e. temporary marriage) and the eating of donkey-meat.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/64/256&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rabi' b. Sabra reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade on the Day of Victory to contract temporary marriage with women.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/16/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It was narrated from Al-Hasan and 'Abdullah, the sons of Muhammad, from their father, that 'Ali heard that a man did not see anything wrong with Mut'ah (temporary marriage). He said:&#xA;&quot;You are confused, the Messenger of Allah forbade it, and the meat of domestic donkeys on the day of Khaibar.&quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/nasai/26/170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nasai&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:&#xA;&quot;When 'Umar bin Khattab (Ra) was appointed caliph, he addressed the people and said: 'The Messenger of Allah permitted temporary marriage for us three times, then he forbade it. By Allah, If I hear of any married person entering a temporary marriage, I will stone him to death, unless he can bring me four witnesses who will testify that the Messenger of Allah, allowed it after he forbade it'.&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1262820&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(Ibn Majah)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2011/01/25/the-ruling-of-temporary-marriages-muta-and-the-importance-of-avoiding-arguments/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; about Mutah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sex without marriage is Zina is Islam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not approach adultery – it is indeed a shameful deed; and a&#xA;  very evil way.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#17:32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 17:32&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-04-01T14:40:16.203" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T14:40:16.203" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30537" CreationDate="2016-03-26T16:32:43.693" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Almost every narration attributed to the Rasul begins with the hadith or statement of the collector of that narration. So when he states what he was told, this is now another hadith, ie. the statement of his teacher, in which his teacher then states what he was told, ie. a third hadith, and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some cases (not all) this style of narrating continues until it reaches an eye-witness ie. sahabi, who then states what he's seen or heard from Allah's Rasul. So to equate the statements of these collectors with the statements of Allah's Rasul is extremely misleading to say the least.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Muslim relates in his Sahih:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْغُبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَصِينٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ: مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَىَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Muhammad bin Ubayd il-Ghubari narrated to us, Abu Awanah narrated to us, from Abi Hasin, from Abi Salih, from Abi Hurayrah (who) said, Allah's Rasul said: Whoever lies upon me intentionally, then let him assume his seat in the Fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14920" LastEditorUserId="14920" LastEditDate="2016-04-01T03:36:06.603" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T03:36:06.603" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30576" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30602" CreationDate="2016-03-26T16:51:20.173" Score="3" ViewCount="4642" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is related to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/30425/did-prophet-muhammad-know-learn-how-to-write&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; question, as well as to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/28370/prophet-muhammad-saw-was-illiterate-who-wrote-the-quran-then/28371&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2195/was-the-prophet-illiterate&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;, which all seem to lean towards &quot;The prophet of Islam was illiterate&quot;, which I find troubling. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, the very &lt;strong&gt;first&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranicstudies.com/quran/the-first-verse-of-the-quran/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;commandment he got in the cave&lt;/a&gt; was &quot;&lt;strong&gt;read!&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;, and he had &lt;em&gt;23 years&lt;/em&gt; to obey that commandment (from the first revelation to his death). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is anyone aware of any source or debate tackling this apparent incoherence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Precision: This question is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; about whether or not he was illiterate -- I am aware that this is not, in itself, a consensus, and that some people believe he actually was literate. This questions could be asked differently as : &quot;How can those who &lt;strong&gt;do&lt;/strong&gt; believe that he was illiterate until his death &lt;em&gt;justify&lt;/em&gt; that he disobeyed the very first order he was given?&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T05:19:18.727" Title="How can Muhammad be illiterate when the very first order he got was &quot;read&quot;?" Tags="|quran|prophet-muhammad|belief|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30577" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30603" CreationDate="2016-03-26T18:19:16.180" Score="1" ViewCount="2624" Body="&lt;p&gt;According To Islam Sharing Islamic Content is a great work.There are some people who earn money just by sharing Islamic content though they are not the owner of the content.&#xA;As the same time, the Islamic content they are sharing isn't copyrighted.&#xA;Is it halal to earn money in this way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16196" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T17:36:22.567" Title="Earn Money By Sharing Islamic Content is Haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30576" CreationDate="2016-03-26T20:35:09.393" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who said the verse was directed &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;at him specifically?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran is supposed to be a scripture for all humanity so many things in the Quran are aimed at all Muslims e.g. Fast ramadan, pray your salaat etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, &lt;strong&gt;this doesn't mean that everything is meant to be taken as a literal command for all Muslims&lt;/strong&gt;. When this does happen, we get extremist groups like ISIS who try and justify their actions by interpreting everything literally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to Islamic tradition, during one such occasion while he was&#xA;  in contemplation, the archangel Gabriel appeared before him in the&#xA;  year 610 CE and said, &quot;Read&quot;, upon which he replied, &quot;I am unable to&#xA;  read&quot;. Thereupon the angel caught hold of him and embraced him&#xA;  heavily. This happened two more times after which the angel commanded&#xA;  Muhammad to recite the following verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;&quot;Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created-&#xA;&#xA;Created man, out of a clot of congealed blood:&#xA;Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,-&#xA;Who taught by the pen-&#xA;Taught man that which he knew not.&quot;&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On reading the question again, I realise that you seem to be implying that the Prophet refused to &quot;read&quot;. At the time, very few people actually could read or write Arabic and &lt;strong&gt;I suspect it wasn't as useful or necessary to be literate at the time than nowadays&lt;/strong&gt;, more so by the fact there were people who could have just scribed for the Prophet like Aisha and Abu Hurraira. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would also have most likely been harder for him to learn how to read even if he had tried - he &lt;em&gt;was&lt;/em&gt; 40 years old when this verse was first revealed to him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also the fact that &lt;strong&gt;the same Arabic word can have a variation of meanings.&lt;/strong&gt; The word used for read in the quote is &#xA;&quot;اقرأ&quot; which can also mean recite or even proclaim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16258" LastActivityDate="2016-03-26T20:35:09.393" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30580" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10871" CreationDate="2016-03-26T22:12:48.477" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;the for most&quot; based on what I have heard and also based on my thinking means the best among men are gone for example the prophets, the sahaba, the tabieen and others. The quality of iman is gradually decreasing therefore bests of men are decreasing  gradually. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16260" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-26T07:07:13.300" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T07:07:13.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30133" CreationDate="2016-03-27T03:29:51.857" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do not give up on yourself, ignore if people saying you that you r being selfish&#xA;and just Cary on, Allah doesn't forgive people just like that until you don't ask for forgiveness and until u don't promise to do good things   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16261" LastActivityDate="2016-03-27T03:29:51.857" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30576" CreationDate="2016-03-27T09:22:41.257" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;aww, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اقرأ has 2 meanings - read and recite. When the Prophet (Saw) was told اقرأ he thought he was being told to read, and that is why he said ما انا بقارئ (i cannot read). when Jibraeel (as) recited the words, that is when he realised he was being told to recite (ie repeat the words being spoken to him) and that is what he did. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;see Mawrid dictionary's entry at &lt;a href=&quot;http://ejtaal.net/mr/img/maw/8/maw-0853.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://ejtaal.net/mr/img/maw/8/maw-0853.png&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that helps clear up the confusion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;wwb&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-29T14:24:56.933" LastActivityDate="2016-03-29T14:24:56.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30395" CreationDate="2016-03-27T10:01:19.937" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;aww, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is common with English speakers. English does not have a shaddah, and words with double letters are just said as if they were a single letter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say the words: &#xA;letter&#xA;better&#xA;filler&#xA;comment&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you will have said &#xA;le ter&#xA;be ter&#xA;fi ler&#xA;co ment&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOT&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;let ter&#xA;bet ter&#xA;fil ler&#xA;com ment&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;since you can't say shaddahs in English, such people, when speaking Arabic, miss the shaddah out and cannot say it. That is why English speakers say &quot;A-Lah&quot; and not &quot;AL-Lah&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;wwb&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastActivityDate="2016-03-27T10:01:19.937" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30587" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30591" CreationDate="2016-03-27T14:31:42.033" Score="3" ViewCount="477" Body="&lt;p&gt;Qur'an 47:4 is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So when you meet those who disbelieve [in battle], strike [their]&#xA;  necks until, when you have inflicted slaughter upon them, then secure&#xA;  their bonds, and either [confer] favor afterwards or ransom [them]&#xA;  until the war lays down its burdens. That [is the command]. And if&#xA;  Allah had willed, He could have taken vengeance upon them [Himself],&#xA;  but [He ordered armed struggle] to test some of you by means of&#xA;  others. And those who are killed in the cause of Allah - never will He&#xA;  waste their deeds. [&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/47/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;47:4&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this verse, Allah commands us to leave prisoners of war either out of generosity or for a ransom. If the only way to obtain slaves is capturing them at war, how can one obtain new slaves in the light of this verse? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Essentially, doesn't this verse effectively put an end to slavery ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15779" LastEditorUserId="15543" LastEditDate="2016-03-29T06:47:05.103" LastActivityDate="2016-03-29T07:07:36.770" Title="Doesn't Qur'an 47:4 put an end to slavery?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|slavery|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9715" CreationDate="2016-03-27T15:01:09.130" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You'll need to read in the old testament of the bible i believe the psalms where david speaks about being in the hills of his fathers house at bacca. This is one of the ancient names of the holy city mecca&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16268" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-29T06:50:52.933" LastActivityDate="2016-03-29T06:50:52.933" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30590" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16174" CreationDate="2016-03-28T08:52:17.223" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is so many stories about betting in Islam about different stuffs but not for trading and betting is gambling but in religions the messengers always has predicted about thing to happening so what is that , in my opinion when you deposit some amount to investment as a business and when you think the line will go there that you see predictly so if you profit its the way you and all the members hidden betting for so halal is the clean result so its halal a strategy is the way that you will be agree for lose or win basically its a systematic trade its not the poker or killing someone for their pocket money its a nice live trade for stocks wars and we should know that life is balanced by the wars of stocks and in this case god will thank you that if you invest some money for a reason that it balancing the stocks and the human life system going forward normally so you can trade in law binary options are allowed in professional countries you can be a millionaire and enjoy if you are Islam for the humanity. It's 100% halal!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16275" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-07T18:09:27.633" LastActivityDate="2016-09-07T18:09:27.633" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30587" CreationDate="2016-03-28T11:26:15.903" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are confusing &quot;&lt;em&gt;obtaining slaves&lt;/em&gt;&quot; with &quot;&lt;em&gt;enslaving people&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is right (@Aboudi can read about it &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/94840&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;) that Islam restricts the way to &lt;strong&gt;enslave&lt;/strong&gt; people to prisoners of war that are not Muslim, as well as their wives and children. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But that does not mean one cannot &lt;em&gt;buy&lt;/em&gt; human beings that are &lt;em&gt;already&lt;/em&gt; slaves, effectively &quot;&lt;em&gt;obtaining&lt;/em&gt; new slaves&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse you cite is not considered as an &lt;em&gt;abrogation&lt;/em&gt; for verses about prisoners of war, it is considered as extra options one can have regarding prisoners of war. To the best of my knowledge, there is no interpretation of this verse as a &quot;naskhe&quot; of the other verses, especially since it was revealed - if I remember correctly -  well before the Banu Qurayza events, in which women and children were enslaved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So no, while Islam prevented many ways of acquiring slaves and enslaving free people, as well as encouraged many ways to free slaves and took many steps in that direction, it most definitely did not put an end to slavery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(If something is unclear, please do comment and I will edit my answer ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-03-29T07:07:36.770" LastActivityDate="2016-03-29T07:07:36.770" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30592" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13055" CreationDate="2016-03-28T13:11:17.710" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is first important to understand what the Hadith is suggesting:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith does not suggest that the Prophet's father is in Hell because of any specific crime or as an exceptional case. The Hadith is in fact making a statement about all people before the Prophet (pbuh) by giving the example of the father of the Prophet (pbuh). The statement that the Hadith is making is as follows:&#xA;&quot;people who lived in Arabia just before the Prophet's (pbuh) mission and did not believe in one God will go to Hell.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regardless of whether, technically (i.e. on the basis of the reliability of narrators), the Hadith is correct or not, the above suggestion is against a principle that is clearly given in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We read:&#xA;... your Lord would not destroy towns unjustly while their people were oblivious. - Al An'am 6:131&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it is obvious from the above, punishing people in this world who were not aware of the truth and were unmindful is considered to be an unjust act and one that the Almighty will never do. A simple analogy tells us that this is also true about punishment of Hell, that is, God will not send people to Hell if they were oblivious of the truth. On the basis of the same principle, we read: &quot;... We never punish until we have sent a messenger&quot; (17:15).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We then have:&#xA;A Revelation of the Mighty, the Merciful. That you may warn a people whose fathers were not warned, so they are negligent. - Yaseen 36:5-6&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according to this, definitely the people in Arabia closely before the start of the mission of the Prophet (pbuh) were in principle unaware and therefore to punish them because of not believing in one God will not be just (and will not happen) unless there were individuals who knew the truth but arrogantly rejected it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16280" LastActivityDate="2016-03-28T13:11:17.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30594" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38079" CreationDate="2016-03-28T15:17:23.250" Score="4" ViewCount="153" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I lost job because of my stupidity in 2008, I happened to promise a donation during Ramadan month. I started donating it to a school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the blessing of God, I was able to keep my promise until this year.&#xA;Now, I have met one of my classmates and found that he is in financial trouble. He has 2 kids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I donate money to my friend this time? &#xA;I am not related to my classmate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I still keeping my promise if I do this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note : I am not MUSLIM. I just believe in God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16282" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-26T05:31:28.977" LastActivityDate="2017-04-24T15:08:28.557" Title="Can donate money I promised to donate during Ramadan to a friend who is in financial trouble?" Tags="|ramadan|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30597" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30546" CreationDate="2016-03-28T17:53:50.997" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;And those who do not have the means to get married must keep chaste till Allah provides them the resources by His munificence;..&quot;(Quran 24:33)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One must know that scientific facts should not be considered as absolute or final proof as it is constantly changing and improving.So if today you get to see some clear good healthy benefits more then later on it could get changed, you could find harmful effects as well,Although Islam and Science has coherence but we should not assume Islam as proving facts of &quot;Science&quot; solely but Islam as showing us clear &quot;Signs&quot; and evidences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a consensus among scholars in every group of school that Masturbation is a disliked act and one has to avoid it, Regarding harms of masturbation  scientifically so read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.homeoint.org/site/ahmad/masturbation.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.One has to stop this practice on its own as nobody else could help in it ,it has to get stopped completely as Islam is about submitting oneself to the will of Allah Swt and In Sha Allah when a person leaves something for Allah Swt then he is blessed by something more good in this world and hereafter and fasting would help in it as mentioned in Hadith,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that 'Abdullah said: &quot;We went out with the Messenger&#xA;  of Allah and we were young men who could not afford anything. He said:&#xA;  'O young men, you should get married, for it is more effective in&#xA;  lowering the gaze and protecting one's chastity. Whoever cannot afford&#xA;  it should fast, for it will be a restraint Wija, for him.&quot;'(Sunan An&#xA;  Nasai)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-03-28T17:53:50.997" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30598" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-28T18:10:52.083" Score="3" ViewCount="491" Body="&lt;p&gt;This questions is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; a duplicate of &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/20303/did-muslims-beheaded-males-of-banu-qurayza&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/20259/does-islam-allow-killing-of-innocent-individuals-if-the-tribe-has-committed-som/20266#20266&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For those who don't know the story of Banu Qurayza, I can point to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu_Qurayza#Demise_of_the_Banu_Qurayza&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt; which, while &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; being my primary source, is sufficiently well documented to serve as a first source about this subject to someone who wants to get acquainted with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize for those who don't know, in the siege of the Trench, the Muslims came closer to complete defeat and anihilation than ever before because, in part, of the treacherie of one of the Jewish tribes of Medine called Banu Qurayza. The Muslims ultimately won when the Meccians retreated (due to a storm) and Banu Qurayza were punished by killing all the adult males, dividing their posessions and enslaving their women and children. This is usually explained by the immense danger that the Muslims faced and the need for an exemplary retribution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some accounts say that the &quot;men&quot; were distinguished from the &quot;boys&quot; by checking pubic hairs. Some accounts say 600 men were slain, some talk about as high a number as 900. &lt;strong&gt;I am willing to concede that it was only 2 men and that they were all 30 years old&lt;/strong&gt;. I have a habit of avoiding debates on shaky basis: If there is &lt;em&gt;more than one&lt;/em&gt; source or account, I simply do not debate it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, I am not concerned with the number of men that were killed, or their age. As the title suggests, this is a question about the enslavement of the rest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am also willing to say that all the women were grown women and, without exception, may have deserved to be enslaved (I am, of course, not of such a mind, but I am trying to limit the scope of the question so as to avoid useless or off-topic answers). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the children? In light of &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/11521/are-children-punished-for-the-sins-of-their-parents-or-rewarded-for-their-good&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, it seems clear that, in the afterlife, children will not be punished for the sins of their parents, but what of this life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let us be clear, while there are multiple contradictory sources on the number of deaths, or the identity of the executioners, there is not a single source that does not agree with the general and unavoidable consensus that the children were enslaved. I have been studying religion for well over 15 years now, and was troubled by this story (and others similar to this one) for a long time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some historians that say that it was common practice in the Arab peninsula, and some others who say that it was not. Some other historians say that it was Jewish law, but taking the loser's women and children was also carried out for non-Jewish by Muslim armies on other occasions. But regardless of whether it was custom, or Jewish law, the fact that it was carried out and accepted by the prophet is a validation of that practice, making it Islamic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions are these: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;How can the punishing of the children for the sins of their parents be considered just.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is there any account about these children ? Meaning, when reaching an adult age, were they offered freedom ?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is there any later hadiths forbidding enslaving children in the context of war ?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A side note: Please avoid comparing &quot;Islamic slavery&quot; to &quot;&lt;em&gt;real&lt;/em&gt; slavery&quot; (it was better, the slaves had rights, they were treated well, there are a lot of ways they can be freed, it was a lot worse in the Americas, etc., I have had these debates before, this is not the place for it, and it was vastly addressed &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/5876/why-didnt-shariah-law-take-a-lead-role-in-abolishing-slavery-compared-to-non-is&quot;&gt;in this question&lt;/a&gt; and in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/270/why-does-islam-permit-slavery&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;). Whether or not the enslaved children were fed honey and grapes and slept on feathers is of no relevance to the question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-03-31T09:57:27.347" Title="Islam and the enslavement of children: Punishing the sons for the sins of the fathers" Tags="|punishment|jihad|war|jews|slavery|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30600" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30594" CreationDate="2016-03-29T07:40:56.450" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can give money to him as it is a good thing to help people. even not being  a muslim, keeping promises is good thing, but in this case, helping your friend is more important&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2016-03-29T07:40:56.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30598" CreationDate="2016-03-29T10:34:22.867" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there any account about these children ? Meaning, when reaching an adult age, were they offered freedom ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have at least two witnesses of the people of banu Quraydha or Qurayza whom some of us may know. One is the later wife of the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) -some scholars say she was only his concubine- Rayhana &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayhana_bint_Zayd&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ريحانة بنت زيد&lt;/a&gt; (May Allah be pleased with her) and the Sahabi who later narrated the sahih Hadith which you may find in Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/21/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;, Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1326380&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;, Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/40/54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; and Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/27/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt; 'Attiyyah al-Qurazi &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B8%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;عَطِيَّة الْقُرَظِيّ&lt;/a&gt; (May Allah be pleased with him) whom both ended as captives after the Battle of Ahzaab. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;This my indicate that any of them who became Muslim was freed later. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there any later hadiths forbidding enslaving children in the context of war ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well ahadith on the matter of war are apparently only speaking about &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/56/223&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;killing children and woman&lt;/a&gt; (See also in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/32/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and also in Sunan ibn Majah and in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/15/137&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; and also in Muwatta' Malik). And the sunni scholars have consensus on the 4 possible treating for prisoner of war: killing, enslaving, ransom or release them. The choice of that is in the hands of the authorities and should be applied according to a certain scale based on the hostility (to Islam and Muslims) and (their) belief. For details read for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-eman.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D9%81%D9%82%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%20***/%D9%81%D8%B5%D9%84:%20%28%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85%20%D8%A5%D9%86%20%D8%B3%D9%8F%D8%A8%D9%90%D9%8A%D9%8E%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%84%20%D9%85%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%20%D8%B9%D9%86%20%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%87%29/i274&amp;amp;d186323&amp;amp;c&amp;amp;p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic) and maybe this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7885/does-islam-allow-child-slavery&quot;&gt;Post&lt;/a&gt; might be helpful! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that some &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=192&amp;amp;idto=192&amp;amp;bk_no=105&amp;amp;ID=201&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;scholars&lt;/a&gt; consider a child that was captured alone (without any of the parents) as Muslim, so in that case that would mean it's not allowed to enslave them! I'm still looking for the statement of abu Huraira which is the basis of this opinion!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How can the punishing of the children for the sins of their parents be considered just.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, from our point of view now 1400 years later this is/sounds not just.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;One must be aware of the situation: The Muslims and Jews had a pact according the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Medina&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;constitution of Medina&lt;/a&gt; which was violated by Banu Qanuqa' before and later by Banu Nadir both were expelled from Medina. During to the Battle of al-Ahzaab (trench or confederates) Banu Qurayza didn't supported and fight beside the Muslims according the pact, but they fought beside the attacking non-Muslims both are very hard violations of this pact. Now one must consider two points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;what would be the fate of the Muslim community if the attacking party of Banu Qurayza and the Ahzaab won this siege?&lt;br&gt; The Ahzaab planed to extinguish the Muslim community!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;what would the Muslims expect from Banu Qurayza if they only expelled them after winning the Battle after such a hard violation of the pact?&lt;br&gt; The experience from the expelling of Banu Qaynuqa' and Banu Nadir taught Muslims that won't make an end to their hostility against Islam and the Muslim community.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes the punishment is still not just if we see it from our &quot;Modern&quot; perspective. But here either the Muslims should show force and frighten their enemies or they would have been extinguished! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Punishment came from a former intercessor (as quoted in the wikipedia article you linked) of Banu Qurayza based on their own book and law (Deuteronomy 20: 12-14). Sa'ad ibn Mu'aad (May Allah be pleased with him) considered this verdict as just. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One must also take into account the the &quot;number&quot; of executed and enslaved people might be exaggerated as this was the case at the time!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And i think the cause for this enslavement and severe punishment was the grandeur of the committed violation of the pact, so this should be considered as a kind of exception!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some side notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Be aware that a woman or child can only become a &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/61813/%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;prisoner of war&lt;/a&gt; if they were at the scene of fighting or near it as they are considered as a kind of war booty! For children this would be rarely the case in a battle on the battlefield.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And as stated enslavement is not the only option the authority of a winning Muslim army should apply, maybe it's even the last option according the scale scholars made!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some more references (all in Arabic): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On the case of Banu Qurayza: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=146022&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamstory.com/ar/%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%84-%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B8%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aqaed.com/faq/1146/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (the last one seems not to work at the moment).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On prisoner of war: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eltwhed.com/vb/showthread.php?33215-%CD%DF%E3%C9-%CA%D4%D1%ED%DA-%D3%C8%ED-%C7%E1%DF%C7%DD%D1%C7%CA-%DD%ED-%C7%E1%E3%DA%C7%D1%DF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and to some extent &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almeshkat.net/index.php?pg=qa&amp;amp;cat=20&amp;amp;ref=1277&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer for your Title Question&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam everybody should be judged for his own sins because of Verses like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And every soul earns not [blame] except against itself, and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you concerning that over which you used to differ.&#xA;   (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/164&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:164&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained &#xA;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/74/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;74:38&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a comparison to other beliefs see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/13/original-sin-part-1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answering-islam.org/Green/union.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://carm.org/bible-difficulties/genesis-deuteronomy/do-sons-bear-sins-fathers-or-not&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2016-03-31T09:57:27.347" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30602" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30576" CreationDate="2016-03-29T12:45:37.503" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;One can only read if one has learnt to write! So both reading and writing are actions which we learn simultaneously!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the illiterates of the Prophet&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Verse which underlines the illiterates of Mohammad (Peace be upon him) is (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/29/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;29:48&lt;/a&gt;) where the word used is تَتْلُو instead of تقرأ! Which means read and recite loudly. But from this Verse we can only conclude the certainty that Mohammad (Peace be upon him) was at least illiterate at the beginning of the revelation! Any time later needs strong evidence.&lt;br&gt; I strongly recommend you to read different translations as some translators used read while others used recite etc.!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that surat al-'Ankabut is makki and the 85th surah revealed according this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yabeyrouth.com/pages/index929.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the meaning of اقرأ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to many Fatwas (I'll quote them later):&#xA;This word or the order &amp;quot;اقرأ&amp;quot; is used in Arabic in two different meanings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to express the process of reading (from) a written text.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This is the meaning used in Verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/17/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;17:14&lt;/a&gt;): as anyone of us would be asked to read what from his record on Judgement day! And as we might not know or have forgotten what we committed we are not prepared to recite it from our memory, so we may need to read it!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to express the process of reciting from ones memory. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Here we have many examples from Quran like (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/16/98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;16:98&lt;/a&gt;) and (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/75/17-18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;75:17-18&lt;/a&gt;). But for the Verse of surat an-Nahl the meaning in my opinion differs according to the person who will recite or read Quran if it's a hafidh/hafiz then he might recite from his memory if it's not a hafiz he may read the text!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;Al-‘Allaamah Taahir ibn ‘Ashoor (may Allah have mercy on him) says:&#xA;The word “Iqra’ (read or recite)” is a command to read or recite. This word refers to speaking particular words that are either written or memorized by heart.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt; He afterwards quoted the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/1/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt; of 'Aisha (May Allah be pleased with her)&#xA;then he concluded:&lt;br&gt; &lt;em&gt;It was in this sense that the angel said to him on the three occasions “Iqra’ (read or recite),” repeating the phrase that had been revealed by Allah, and it was a repetition intended to put him at ease with a recitation that he had not learned before&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;No object is mentioned for the verb “read” (or “recite”), either because it came in the form of an intransitive verb; or it was because what was to be read or recited was clear from the context, and what was meant was: recite what We are going to send down to you of the Qur’an.&lt;/em&gt; &amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this we can conclude that the meaning of اقرأ here is recite from your memory:&lt;br&gt; As Mohammad (Peace be upon him) was asked several times to recite/read, he then understood that he was not meant to read something rather then to recite what he has been told/taught and repeated it. So he didn't disobey the first order which was given to him at all, but followed it once he knew what this order was all about!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Verse (29:38) ibn 'Ashoor said that this Verse explicitly neglected the writing and reading/recitation to show and clear any possible doubt that the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) was illiterate!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also this Fatawa in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/78544&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/199949&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English&lt;/a&gt; and again in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/219026&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-24T05:19:18.727" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T05:19:18.727" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30603" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30577" CreationDate="2016-03-29T14:57:21.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There was no concept of copy rights back in those days(i am considering all islamic content in this, including quran, books of ahadees etc). And it is not practice of islamic scholars to have copy rights. That content was is usually meant for benefit of everyone,  not for some earning purposes like for writing novels etc. But this does not mean that any one can share that content with their name. One can not use his name on them, because its a lie, and morally wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If i try to answer only the part of your question, which is that is earning from islamic content, or teachings is permissible or not. Than answer is yes, it is permissible(please consider that there are some scholars, who forbid earning from Quran specifically, but their view is weak) and some earning of this kind was shared by Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And their is a saying of prophet(PBUH)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The thing for which you most deserve to take payment is the Book of&#xA;  Allaah,” (narrated by al-Bukhaari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="15642" LastEditDate="2016-04-01T17:36:22.567" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T17:36:22.567" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30573" CreationDate="2016-03-29T15:06:56.390" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, i should tell at first look i didn't like your question, but than i thaught i think it is good if someone has desire to have one because quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;محمد رسول الله والذين معه اشداء على الكفار رحماء بينهم تراهم ركعا سجدا&#xA;  يبتغون فضلا من الله ورضوانا &lt;strong&gt;سيماهم في وجوههم من اثر السجود ذلك مثلهم&#xA;  في التوراة&lt;/strong&gt; ومثلهم في الانجيل كزرع اخرج شطاه فازره فاستغلظ فاستوى على&#xA;  سوقه يعجب الزراع ليغيظ بهم الكفار وعد الله الذين امنوا وعملوا الصالحات&#xA;  منهم مغفرة واجرا عظيما&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah ; and those with him are forceful&#xA;  against the disbelievers, merciful among themselves. You see them&#xA;  bowing and prostrating [in prayer], seeking bounty from Allah and&#xA;  [His] pleasure. &lt;strong&gt;Their mark is on their faces from the trace of&#xA;  prostration. That is their description in the Torah.&lt;/strong&gt; And their&#xA;  description in the Gospel is as a plant which produces its offshoots&#xA;  and strengthens them so they grow firm and stand upon their stalks,&#xA;  delighting the sowers - so that Allah may enrage by them the&#xA;  disbelievers. Allah has promised those who believe and do righteous&#xA;  deeds among them forgiveness and a great reward. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/48/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 48/29&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, answering your questions one by one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- No i don't yet have one.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2- HOW are in many ways, it depends on the material/surface where you do sujood, and how often you pray and how much you pray(i mean nawafil etc).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;3- It still depends(sometimes also on person, some people don't get it in all their life. And don't confuse it from the verse above that if somone does not get it than he is not one of them, verse is general, and in that times, their were no soft carpets etc in masajid, so usually people who prayed five times a day would had them easily.)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;4- This can only be answered by skin doctors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-03-29T15:06:56.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30608" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31324" CreationDate="2016-03-29T23:13:11.527" Score="2" ViewCount="1069" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is often claimed that Qur'an is the finest piece of literature in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this supported by scholarly views ? Essentially, what is superior about the language of Qur'an when compared to the Arabic poems and other Arabic literature ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15779" LastEditorUserId="15779" LastEditDate="2016-03-30T00:09:00.273" LastActivityDate="2016-05-22T14:41:30.117" Title="Is Qur'an the finest piece of literature in Arabic?" Tags="|quran|arabic|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30610" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18304" CreationDate="2016-03-30T06:09:54.103" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is narrated in a Hadith in Sahih Bukhari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Then will Allah say, The angels and the prophets and the faithful have all in their turn interceded for the sinners and now there remains none to intercede for them except the Most Merciful of all merciful ones. So He will take out a handful from the Fire and bring out a people who never worked any good.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another Hadith in Sahih Muslim it says &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah will bring out people from the Fire and admit them into Paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is clear that hell is temporary according to the authentic hadiths. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Intercession (shafa'ah) will be done by the Prophet (a.s.); however, from my knowledge, it is &lt;strong&gt;shirk&lt;/strong&gt; to ask for intercession&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14043" LastActivityDate="2016-03-30T06:09:54.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30419" CreationDate="2016-03-30T06:31:53.727" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apart from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.covenanteyes.com/2014/02/03/brain-chemicals-and-porn-addiction/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; which Atata provided (in comments) and others have provided in their answers, the main reason I reckon (scientifically) is that your &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.medicaldaily.com/knowledge-brain-power-how-stop-shrinking-your-brain-and-improve-your-thought-process-302450&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;brain size decreases&lt;/a&gt; due to the high amount of novelty involved in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You care less about relationships and you live in a fantasy world of pornography. You care less about Akhirah etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2016-03-30T15:05:24.920" LastActivityDate="2016-03-30T15:05:24.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25696" CreationDate="2016-03-30T07:08:17.540" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you're asking if a person is addicted to sinful activities like masturbation etc. how long can he stay without repeating it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First thing I wish to present is this, don't worry Allah will help you, if you strive sincerely, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Three groups of people Allah obliged Himself to help them: Mujahid in the cause of Allah, a worker to pay his debt, and the one who wants to marry to live a chaste life.&quot; (Tirmidhi 1661, Nisai 3120, Ibn e Majah 2518, Ahmed 9637)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, you need to stay from &lt;strong&gt;triggers&lt;/strong&gt; which lead you to those activities. In simple sense, you just need to do all those things which addicts do in their rehab course, &lt;em&gt;stay away from triggers, get new experiences&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where is it written that women can stay only upto 4-6 months? Didn't the wives of Prophets stay chaste for the rest of their lives after Prophet was gone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2016-03-30T07:08:17.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30614" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35400" CreationDate="2016-03-30T08:17:28.833" Score="1" ViewCount="2233" Body="&lt;p&gt;The son of Umar Ibn Al Khattab. Do Shias accept his narrations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T17:31:35.397" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T17:31:35.397" Title="What is the Shia view of Abdullah Ibn Umar?" Tags="|hadith|shiism|shia-sunni|sahaba|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30614" CreationDate="2016-03-30T09:47:25.543" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shiites don't accept his narrations. His stance was against Ahlul-Bayt (a.s.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16303" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T13:23:31.497" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T13:23:31.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30620" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-30T19:26:43.567" Score="2" ViewCount="2430" Body="&lt;p&gt;My husband gaved me talaq at 4 different times without any witness. He is now denying that he gave only twice and takes oath of Quran. Here muftis in India say that witnesses of men would be considered only and my saying will not be considered, some Qazi also says that there is no sin on me as he has to bear for every sin, Every scholars talk different, I just want to obey Allah Swt .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should I do? &lt;br&gt;&#xA;What is the right sharai rulings for me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16307" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T08:47:16.303" LastActivityDate="2018-08-13T11:45:10.863" Title="What should a wife do if the husband has given more then 3 talaq's and denying it according shari'a?" Tags="|sharia|fiqh|talaq|witness|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30621" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30639" CreationDate="2016-03-30T19:32:35.560" Score="4" ViewCount="7702" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a popular belief at my place, and in my extended family that by the Last day of Judgement or Qayamat, everyone on earth will be a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I googled that up,but I couldn't find any such thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is it true..?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does Qurán say about the increasing population of Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16124" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T08:45:03.307" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T08:45:03.307" Title="Will everyone convert to be a Muslim before Qayamat?" Tags="|conversion|day-of-judgement|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30620" CreationDate="2016-03-31T07:52:02.440" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My assumptions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well I'm answering your Question here based on the following assumption:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Your husband has given you talaq at least 3 times and he wasn't in anger in any of them he is denying it. And you shouldn't have any doubt about any time he gave you talaq!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The shari'a PoV shortly&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually you should know that scholars will in first place listen to the husband and ask him about the issue, as it's the husband who gives talaq.&#xA;But that doesn't mean that he isn't lying or maybe he just forgot it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you are convinced of what you pretended: then normally after the 3rd talaq you should refuse him, separate and leave him -if possible- and try to prove that talaq happened (if you have at least 2 witnesses) or khula' as he became a foreigner for you as he is -from a shari'a point of view- no more your husband, so he shouldn't see you uncovered neither have intercourse or any kind of relationship which is haram with a foreign man!  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An important &lt;strong&gt;advice in talaq matters&lt;/strong&gt; you should in any case consult a scholar!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some Fatawa and details&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far i only found fatwas in Arabic:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=208207&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; where the husband gave two times talaq before and made an oath to menace his wife with 3 times talaq if she did something he disliked ... here the scholar says the 2 talaqs count, the 3rd (occasion) counts for some scholars, while others apply the ruling for oaths ... the husband should fast 3 days! He added a statement of Imam Ahmad: &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;About a women pretending that her husband divorced her and doesn't&#xA;  have any witnesses while her husband denies. He (Imam Ahmad) said: the&#xA;  saying is what the husband says, but if she doesn't have any doubt&#xA;  about him having given her divorce and it was the 3rd. She can't stay&#xA;  with him and flee from him and release herself with money (khula')!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In this &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=215404&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; a man gave 3 times talaq to his wife after 30 years of marriage, while he is denying and he refused giving her talaq in front of the mufti/court ... again the scholars answered that the woman should flee from her (former) husband if she can and should act with him as with a foreign man if she has no doubt about being given 3 times talaq and he also explained that it's not necessary to have witnesses (or court etc.) for the talaq to be legal as the Verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/65/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;65:2&lt;/a&gt;) is explaining the matter which needs witnesses:&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when they have [nearly] fulfilled their term, either retain them according to acceptable terms or part with them according to acceptable terms. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;according to ibn Taymiya! while Imam a-Shafi'i said that he didn't know of any scholar pretending that a talaq (that occurred) without witnesses is haram!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/175181&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; a man is asking about his wife who pretends ha has given her 3 times talaq while he only admits 2 of them. Again the scholars said the saying is what the husband said unless she had 2 upright witnesses. Imam Ahmad even refused the option of two female and one male witnesses! Again if the woman is sure to have heard the talaq 3 times she should flee -if she can- and refuse having intercourse etc. &#xA;&lt;br&gt;He also added that some scholars said if the woman had one witness the man should make an oath, if he refused then she has to make an oath and would be divorced based on this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1321170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; from Sunan ibn Majah (which is qualified as da'if) which is also in Sunan a-Daraqutni! Ibn a--Qayyim said that &lt;em&gt;all scholars and the four sunni madhabs accepted the paper of ibn 'Amr ibn Shoaiyb from his father from his grandfather&lt;/em&gt; (the narrators of the hadith) &lt;em&gt;except a few like ibn Hazm and abu Hatim al-Busty&lt;/em&gt;...! Imam Malik instead accepted -in al-Mudawana- two upright female witnesses based on this hadith! So if the man accepted to make an oath this would invalidate the one witness if he rejected that would support the claim of the woman/wife!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-08-13T11:45:10.863" LastActivityDate="2018-08-13T11:45:10.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30624" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-31T12:38:36.427" Score="7" ViewCount="18061" Body="&lt;p&gt;There have been roughly about 124,000 Prophets sent by Allah (swt) to mankind. Now all of these have been male. Is there a reason why none of them were female?&#xA;I know that there are many women in Islam that have very high statuses and and loved very much by Allah (swt) but that goes besides my question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2021-12-06T08:02:07.277" Title="Why were there no female Prophets?" Tags="|allah|women|prophets|messengers|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30626" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-31T12:51:35.310" Score="1" ViewCount="2387" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Adam (as) disobeyed Allah (swt) by eating of the forbidden tree, he was punish there and then by being sent on Earth to be tested, and the rest of mankind to be tested. However, when Iblis disobeyed Allah, he was not punish then, but he will be punished in the future when he will be put in Jahanum. Why didn't Allah punish him then? Why did Allah give him the chance to try and make mankind go astray? I mean I would have expected Allah to punish him immediately especially when he challenged Allah to make people go against Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T00:51:20.050" LastActivityDate="2021-02-07T15:30:04.207" Title="Why did Allah not punish Iblis as soon as he disobeyed?" Tags="|punishment|shaitan|jinn|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30627" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-03-31T12:58:56.937" Score="2" ViewCount="3133" Body="&lt;p&gt;We are told that no one will be punished for another person's sins. However when Adam (as) and Hawa (Eve) went against Allah (swt) instructions and ate from the forbidden tree, they were sent on Earth as a punishment and test. Now, the rest of mankind did not eat from the forbidden tree, then why are we on Earth and being tested if this was a punishment for their wrong doing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also if a person does something evil, we are told we will always pay for our wrong doing (unless we repent). We might pay for our wrong doing in this dunya or in the hereafter. There are many ways we can be punished in this dunya, e.g. through our wealth, health or even children. Now, why are the children being punished e.g. by being afflicted by a disability because of their parent's wrong doing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-20T01:22:30.530" LastActivityDate="2023-11-11T08:55:22.423" Title="Why are we punished for the sins of others, e.g. Adam and Eve and children for their parents' wrongdoing?" Tags="|punishment|parents|children|adam-and-eve|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30624" CreationDate="2016-03-31T14:28:25.080" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are Prophets only male?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among the scholars there are a few who count a couple of women among the prophets (Peace be upon them): abu al-Hassan al-Ash'ari, Imam al-Qurtubi and ibn Hazm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And these have consensus in counting Mariam (Peace be upon her) as one of the female prophets, and they also counted Hawa'/Eve, Sarah, the mother of Musa/Moses, Hajar and Aassiya the wife of pharaoh among them!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When they have been confronted with the Verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/21/7&quot;&gt;21:7&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We sent not before you, [O Muhammad], except men to whom We revealed [the message]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which excludes women from prophet-hood, they say we agree with this Verse, but we want to point at that this Verse is speaking about Messengers (only), while it doesn't include the prophet-hood explicitly!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And prophets are not asked to spread the message! So they could keep it for themselves and live following it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why have they choose these women? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The mother of Musa because the revelation or inspiration she was given in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/28/7&quot;&gt;28:7&lt;/a&gt;)!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mariam because of her dialog with the angle (Jibreel) in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/19/17-19&quot;&gt;19:17-19&lt;/a&gt;) and with other angles in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/42-43&quot;&gt;3:42-43&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;According to fath al Bary abu al-Hassan al-Ash'ari considered anybody who has received an order or a prohibition via an angle as a prophet!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;they also pointed at these women being chosen by Allah (For example Mariam in 3:42) and in the Sunnah you'll find this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/60/104&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; which one may find in Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Jami' at-Tirmidhi and Sunan ibn Majah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other scholars rejected the idea of women being prophets because of Verse (21:7)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They listed a few points to explain:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;there's no difference in spreading the message between prophets and messengers&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the quoted revelation might have been through dreams and that could happen to any person no matter if he is a prophet or not!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the fact that anybody who have talked to a angle is a prophet is unacceptable because of the hadith of Jibreel who let the prophet explain to people their religion and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/55/15&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; of the leprosy, the bald-headed and the blind etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) never said that dhi-l-Quarnayn was a prophet even if he received a revelation (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/86&quot;&gt;18:86&lt;/a&gt;)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah said, &quot;O Dhul-Qarnayn, either you punish [them] or else adopt among them [a way of] goodness.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;that the verses about choosing Mariam etc, are no evidence, because Allah said the same about the whole family of Ibrahim and 'Imran but not all of them are prophets. See for example: for choosing (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/33&quot;&gt;3:33&lt;/a&gt;) and here for choosing and excluding some of them (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/35/32&quot;&gt;35:32&lt;/a&gt;)!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the perfection quoted in the hadith is also no sign of prophet-hood, and as Khadija (May Allah be pleased with her) has been counted among the prefect women!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As Fatima (May Allah be pleased with her) is -also- not a prophet and she has been called by the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) as the master (chief) of the ladies of paradise in many hadith like in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/61/129&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mariam has been described as &lt;em&gt;a supporter of truth&lt;/em&gt; in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/75&quot;&gt;5:75&lt;/a&gt;), so if there has been a higher attribute Allah could give her then he would done so, but there's neither a hadith nor a Verse calling her a prophet.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Translated and summarized to some extent from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saaid.net/daeyat/lojein/2.htm&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; Arabic Article, which is entitled: is/was Hawa'/Eve a prophet)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why Prophets are only male?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(My answer is basically a quote from this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/158044&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;, which includes the previous part of my answer, which i translated myself!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The major reasons for that, are due to the requirements of prophet-hood, which are very hard and may be easier to handle for men!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The role of Messenger requires a great many tasks to be performed:  addressing men and women, meeting people in secret and openly, moving &#xA;  throughout the land, confronting liars and establishing proof against &#xA;  them and debating with them ... . All of that is suitable for men but&#xA;  not  for women.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The role of the Messenger demands that the Messenger should be in charge of those who follow him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Masculinity is more perfect (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/34&quot;&gt;4:34&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br&gt;  &quot;&lt;em&gt;Men are in charge of women ...&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Women have to cope with things that prevent them from doing many tasks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A secular view&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahewar.org/debat/show.art.asp?aid=227315&quot;&gt;Article&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic, asks: &quot;Why didn't Allah chose prophets and messengers among women?&quot; explaining this based on the idea -which is already in the Jewish scripture- that Hawa'/Eve was created from a part of Adam (Peace be upon him), so that the part can't be higher valuated then the whole thing! Also the shari'a of Quran -according it- are giving the impression that women are less able, capable and perfect ... which finds some backup in the sunnah.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Note that the article is written from a women's rights perspective!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The article also quotes Freud saying that most prophets and messengers were men because of jealousy: men can't give birth or give life which a man can't so they needed a way to show that they can't be useful by creating ideas, principles, philosophy, literature, create theological theories and pretend prophet-hood.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And in Islam especially the reason might be that the culture was lead by male. He also quotes an example that after Hijra the Quran has highlighted the efforts of the Mu'minyn (males) until Um Salmah asked the Prophet: &quot;O Messenger of Allah! I have not heard Allah mentioning anything about women and emigration.&quot; (see also Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/740220&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; and (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/195&quot;&gt;3:195&lt;/a&gt;)) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-01T12:51:54.997" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T12:51:54.997" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30626" CreationDate="2016-03-31T15:30:51.420" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Iblis prayed, &quot;Lord, grant me respite until the Day of Judgment&quot;. (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=15&amp;amp;verse=36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;15:36&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Upon this, it was Allah's wish. So, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Lord said, &quot;Your request is granted. (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=15&amp;amp;verse=37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;15:37&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2016-03-31T15:30:51.420" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2887" CreationDate="2016-03-31T16:41:56.873" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;shahaba is the ummah who life the time the prophet of Mohamed (saas) and testify the shah ad and also include the khulafa al rashedeen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;khulafa al rashedeen is the four leader to became a leader of islam after the die of prophet of mahamed &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16316" LastActivityDate="2016-03-31T16:41:56.873" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30633" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-01T02:07:48.177" Score="5" ViewCount="6844" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a practicing Muslim who tries his best (with several shortcomings)to live a life of servitude to Allah (swt). Recently my brother introduced me to the teachings of Eckhart Tolle through the book the &quot;Power of Now&quot;. This was one of the most eye opening books I have ever read, probably the most influential after the Quran itself. I found what he says about being in the present moment and the illusion of the ego (nafs) to be very compatible with the teachings of Islam. I found after reading it and trying to live by it that I get far less distracted in my Salah (prayer), and I don't stress too much about the future or regret about the past, or have hatred for others (having identified all of these as the evil which the nafs commands as Allah tells us in Surah Yusuf).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I asked a scholar I know just about the concept of mindfulness and its origin in Zen buddhism, he said there is nothing wrong with adopting it. He said the Islamic viewpoint was that such teachings have prophetic origins even if we don't know the specific prophet which taught it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But at the same time, Eckhart in his book talks about our &quot;true self&quot;. The essence of us that lies beyond the ego, and he somehow equates this with God. I think this delves into the realm of wahdat-ul-wujud and the teachings of Ibn Arabi. The danger I think with adopting this belief is if you believe the Creator is in you then what is the purpose of worship? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I just want to know which teachings from Tolle's Book and Zen Buddhism can Muslims adopt and which should they be careful of lest it corrupts their Aqeedah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4973" LastActivityDate="2019-05-02T06:03:57.537" Title="What should be a Muslim's attiutude towards the teachings of Eckhart Tolle, mindfulness and zen buddhism?" Tags="|allah|islamic-philosophy|bidah|other-religions|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30635" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21682" CreationDate="2016-04-01T09:42:18.420" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are working with money like a bank it is haram but if you are just getting a pay rise or getting more momey&#xA; (which I think your saying)&#xA;It is completely halal&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16321" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T09:42:18.420" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30533" CreationDate="2016-04-01T09:47:12.867" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was told if a man marrys a non Muslim girl it is okay because they are the one in choice of the religion of the children it is not completely haram to marry her but Allah would me more pleased with you if you where to marry a Muslim female.Also try to tell her benefits of islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16321" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T09:47:12.867" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21524" CreationDate="2016-04-01T10:02:07.387" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Please check out this verse In surat &quot;Al-Israa&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا &lt;strong&gt;الزِّنَا&lt;/strong&gt; ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً وَسَاءَ سَبِيلًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation:&#xA;&quot;(32) Nor come nigh to &lt;strong&gt;adultery&lt;/strong&gt;: for it is a shameful (deed) and an evil, opening the road (to other evils).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16322" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T10:02:07.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30633" CreationDate="2016-04-01T18:04:59.327" Score="-1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There should be &lt;strong&gt;a rule of thumb for each and every muslim&lt;/strong&gt;, which is, that &lt;strong&gt;each and every thing, saying, quote, book you read or hear. You MUST present in on quran and hadees, and find its compatibility with them. If this is against teachings of islam and quran, than of course these are wrong and one should restrain from adopting them.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Now apply same rule on this book, and on each and everything you read.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;The person you asked is right&lt;/strong&gt;, Allah has sent messengers to whole world in different times, there is a hadith too which i dont remember correctly so i will not quote, it says something about that allah has sent messengers to whole world. So, all basic and old religions we see in the world must have had some prophetic background, &lt;strong&gt;as even the kuffaar of makkah knew jesus, moses and the idols they used to worship were also of their old pious men. But that didn't meant they were doing and saying everything right, infact they were called mushriks and kuffar. So, what i am trying to say is, that that imam didn't meant that you can follow each and everything in those books, indeed he forgot to mention the above rule of thumb.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Besides, each and everything which was in old religions before prophet muhammad s.a.w.w was cancelled out by his prophecy(until or unless it is compatible with quran and hadees), we are not allowed to read bible because it is corrupted, even they claim it is from prophet, so how on earth we are reading these SPIRITUAL books and teachings of Buddhism etc which are not even attributed to any known prophet.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So, you can read these books, although its better to avoid any non-islamic SPIRITUAL books, because of the same reason you mentioned what you found in it. If one wants to read, use the above rule and everything will be fine. Besides there is more than enough material in islam on these, if you want to read you can find many spiritual material.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In fact, the above rule is for anything you hear in name of even islam itself, you can verify from quran and hadees that to what extent this thing is compatible and according to quran and hadees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;May Allah keep us all at the right path&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T18:04:59.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30639" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30621" CreationDate="2016-04-01T18:36:34.123" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Day of judgement will come when there will not be even single believer on the earth!!&lt;/strong&gt; If you read anything(from quran and hadees) regarding when the end day will come, you will find that all of that signs indicate that islam will be less followed, even one of the last signs include the quran will be lifted by Allah, all the written copies will be vanished, and all people who remember anything from it will forget it. And this will be by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, clearly its not the case that all people will be muslim, infact it will be reverse of it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Daarimi narrated saheeh isnaad (no. 3207) that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn&#xA;  Mas’ood said: “&lt;strong&gt;Recite the Qur’aan much before it is taken away&lt;/strong&gt;.” They&#xA;  said, “&lt;strong&gt;These Mus-hafs will be taken away&lt;/strong&gt;! What about that &lt;strong&gt;which is&#xA;  (memorized) in men’s hearts?” He said: “Something will come and take&#xA;  it one night, and in the morning they will wake up without it. They&#xA;  will forget the phrase ‘laa ilaaha ill-Allaah’ and they will start to&#xA;  recite the sayings and poetry of the Jaahiliyyah.&lt;/strong&gt; That is when the&#xA;  Word will be fulfilled against them.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;I think&lt;/strong&gt; they might be pointing to a belief in islam that before judgement day, islam will become only religion in the  world for some time. And islam will rule the whole world. And most of the scholars say it will be after Allah will send the Essa/jesus in the time of mehdi and they will kill dajjal and all that. But that will be before judgement day, not JUST BEFORE... like many other signs which have already been fulfilled they were supposed to happen before judgement day, not JUST BEFORE judgement day. You might talk with some local scholar to clarify about this belief in your area. whether it is about just before judgement day or this happening mentioned in ahadees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: There is&#xA;  no prophet between me and him, that is, Jesus (peace_be_upon_him). He&#xA;  will descent (to the earth). When you see him, recognise him: a man of&#xA;  medium height, reddish fair, wearing two light yellow garments,&#xA;  looking as if drops were falling down from his head though it will not&#xA;  be wet. He will fight the people for the cause of Islam. He will break&#xA;  the cross, kill swine, and abolish jizyah. &lt;strong&gt;Allah will perish all&#xA;  religions except Islam.&lt;/strong&gt; He will destroy the Antichrist and will live&#xA;  on the earth for forty years and then he will die. The Muslims will&#xA;  pray over him. &lt;br&gt;(Book 37, Number 4310: Abu Dawud)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read some sign of day of judgement &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicfinder.org/articles/article.php?id=75&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and some &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.inter-islam.org/faith/Majorsigns.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your second question about population increase is totally different question... I think it is better to ask separately. It has no link with first question.&lt;/strong&gt; for a quick reference i can point to some refs &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almosleh.com/ar/index-en-show-17940.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=82154&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; , will post proper answer inshallah if you ask separately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide us all to the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-04-01T18:36:34.123" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30640" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-02T08:23:04.053" Score="3" ViewCount="432" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can I decorate my home or working place with Islamic elements?&lt;br&gt; For example, using suras or words from the Qur'an, or kahbatullah pictures, or various du'as as both decoration and as a reminder so that we don't forget?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16327" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-19T15:07:47.833" LastActivityDate="2018-03-19T15:07:47.833" Title="Is it permissible to use Qur'anic quotes as decorations?" Tags="|halal-haram|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30642" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30662" CreationDate="2016-04-02T12:00:14.793" Score="9" ViewCount="53588" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read a hadith that said Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) wanted to burn the houses of those who prayed at home. So this indicated that it is wajib to pray in congregation. I also read another hadith that said the salah of those who hear the azhan but does not come to the mosque will be invalid. But I live in a non-muslim country so there is no azhan here. So I usually pray at home. Will my salah be valid or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2018-07-27T23:28:42.123" Title="Will my salah be accepted if I pray at home?" Tags="|salat|hadith|masjid|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30644" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-02T19:36:07.850" Score="2" ViewCount="7681" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm 14 and I dress regularly up to my knees for religious purposes because I know you can not show your features but I am currently in soccer where I wear baddy stuff and long shirts to practice but on game night we need to wear uniforms which consists of shorts and a jersey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was going to get large shorts (I am a size small) and wear leggings under. I don't Know if it's haram, I'm not wearing these to try to attract attention from guys I simply just want to play.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is it haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16333" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-29T10:54:11.267" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T10:54:11.267" Title="Is wearing shorts and leggings under for soccer Haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|clothing|awrah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5481" CreationDate="2016-04-02T21:29:46.217" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read on this page somewhere on top that 'The prophet is dead and not alive in his grave'. Just to clarify this point every prophet are alive in their grave and when you're near the grave not only they can hear  you but they can also see you and if you say salaam to them, they answer your salaam as well. Apart from phrophets and the pious people who are alive in their grave... rest us of are totaly dead just the our remaining bones left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16334" LastActivityDate="2016-04-02T21:29:46.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30647" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10660" CreationDate="2016-04-03T06:57:40.307" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Very poor answes. In fact One should read as little as 3 ayatollah (complete sura like Kausar) or as many as  ayat that reveals complete sense what Allah SWT want to communicate. Syed Khursheed Zaidi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16337" LastActivityDate="2016-04-03T06:57:40.307" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30649" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-03T11:56:36.693" Score="1" ViewCount="383" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came across this hadith before:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurayrah reports that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) said: “Do not make your houses like graves, for the Shaytan runs away from a house in which Surat al-Baqarah is recited” (narrated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/252&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, 780).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this imply that &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; or Surah Baqarah needs to be recited, a set amount or a specific ayat from it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-04T12:17:10.500" LastActivityDate="2016-04-04T12:17:10.500" Title="How much of Surah Al-Baqarah need to be recited for protection of the household?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30650" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-03T14:51:10.920" Score="2" ViewCount="444" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed in Islam to write blogs about live cricket score and live football goals etc. and then earn via that blogs from AdSense? Actually I am a blogger and I want to start a blog about cricket where I will post daily updates about crickets. I will write about the matches and live scores.   I will be not adding any picture or videos!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14478" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T08:21:27.797" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T08:21:27.797" Title="Is it permissible to write blogs about cricket or football and earn money via AdSense?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|internet|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30651" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-03T15:08:29.147" Score="4" ViewCount="215" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading a text from IslamQA about a French man who examined the Quran, Torah and Bible and found the Quran to be scientifically accurate but not the Torah and Bible. As I read, I started to doubt this person for no reason. I repeatedly kept looking at his name to check whether or not he was someone I recognized. I repeatedly read sentences to check if this man was knowledgeable. I asked myself whether or not this person was already a Muslim. In other words I doubted a person who tried to prove that the Quran is scientifically accurate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have I sinned or disbelieved?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13666" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-22T03:50:04.183" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T03:50:04.183" Title="Is doubting a person who is trying to prove the Qur'an scientifically accurate a sin or disbelief?" Tags="|halal-haram|quran|science|kufr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30652" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30655" CreationDate="2016-04-03T18:21:07.753" Score="2" ViewCount="216" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are classless societies and Islam mutually exclusive? I believe that this is one of the major hurdles of communism; that the only easy way to remove socioreligious classes would be to ban religion, but that would cause much fight-back. So has anybody come up with a non-atheistic alternative to the problem of religion in communism? Does the Quran say anything, not necessarily about communism, but about class hierarchy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/10485/how-can-a-classless-society-exist-with-religion&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; at politics se (there are links to more questions at other religious sites there).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12125" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:44.617" LastActivityDate="2016-04-03T22:30:18.960" Title="Are Islam and classless society mutually exclusive?" Tags="|quran|politics|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30653" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-03T19:43:31.300" Score="3" ViewCount="1157" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a known fact that Hajj is fard only if one is physically and financially able,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as the Qurán says it in Al-e-imran :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;In it are clear signs, the standing place of Ibrahim, and whoever enters it shall be secure, and pilgrimage to the House is incumbent upon men for the sake of Allah, (upon) **&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;every one who is able to undertake the journey to it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;**; and whoever disbelieves, then surely Allah is Self-sufficient, above any need of the worlds.&quot; 3:97&#xA;but ,my question is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Is Hajj permissible/allowed/halal when the government subsidizes the money required to go to Hajj?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S:Hajj is subsidized in India.&#xA;Ministry of Civil Aviation provides subsidy for air travel to the pilgrims through the Haj Committee of India.  The amount on air travel charged per pilgrim during Haj 2014 was Rs. 35,000/-(529.874 US Dollar) whereas the actual air fare ranged from Rs. 63,750(965.13 US Dollar) to Rs. 1,63,350(2473 US Dollar) depending on the embarkation point in India. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit:No,its not a debt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16124" LastEditorUserId="16124" LastEditDate="2016-04-04T13:33:27.230" LastActivityDate="2016-09-03T17:08:59.613" Title="Is it permissible for Muslims to receive subsidy for performing Hajj?" Tags="|hajj|loan|five-pillars|government|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30652" CreationDate="2016-04-03T22:30:18.960" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Thank you for your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, I would say that Islam and a classless society could exist, simultaneously.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throughout my studies, I have come to the conclusion that Islam proposes an economic system, which is unique among capitalism and communism. It could be called: an asset-based model of society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This model has two elements of capitalism: (a) the right to private property; and (b) the right to earn, and keep, as much wealth as one would like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What differentiates this model from capitalism, is that Islam prohibits usury. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, debt is strongly discouraged in Islam. So, the question would naturally arise (from people who invest in interest-based ventures): What would I do with any extra money, if I cannot invest it in an interest-bearing security? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer, would be one of three things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, an individual, in my opinion, should have enough wealth saved up to provide for one year of living expenses. Actually, the Prophet - peace and blessings of Allah be upon him - did something similar. Though, he had non-perishable food items as well (which are, in fact, a substitute for money, and can be traded themselves). Where I live, one year's living expenses would be about $24,000.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... ... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, we see that Islam advocates an &quot;asset-based&quot; model of economics. Debt, on the other hand, is a liability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An asset could be defined as something which you own - meaning, that if you were to suddenly suffer a health-related injury, and were unable to earn money from your regular job, you would nevertheless have no fear of losing what you own, because you do not owe any payments on it. (Think, for example, about person who goes into debt for a $100,000 home, or a $10,000 car). So, for the person who has extra money to invest, a next step (after having a year's worth of expenses saved up) would be to acquire assets which are more or less essential to one's way of life - land, housing, and a means of transportation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could say more about this subject, but I figured that this would be sufficient by way of an introduction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16047" LastActivityDate="2016-04-03T22:30:18.960" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30659" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-04T07:04:17.893" Score="2" ViewCount="2295" Body="&lt;p&gt;My half sister (from the same father but the same mother) has a daughter whom I would like to marry. Is she halal to me or haram &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16346" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T05:29:35.137" LastActivityDate="2018-02-22T16:38:57.403" Title="Can a man marry his half sister's daughter?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|family|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2018-02-24T19:57:25.437" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30200" CreationDate="2016-04-04T07:51:13.583" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well if i understood you well woman A and woman B breastfed each others elder son. So this son's are both considered as son's of each of the women.&#xA;But this doesn't apply for their brothers or sisters. And therefore neither the daughter of woman A nor the 2nd son of woman B are by any means considered as foster sisters and they are therefore foreigners to each other and could get married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Qudamah (may own translation,take it with care!) said: The child&#xA;  who has been breastfed is a mahram for his Foster mother and Foster&#xA;  siblings. And the same situation applies for his children and&#xA;  children's children etc. but it doesn't apply to his siblings or his&#xA;  parents or aunts (both maternal and paternal - this also applies for&#xA;  aunts and uncles in the follwoing) and uncles. Also  the foster mother&#xA;  could marry the father of her foster child or his brother or uncles.&#xA;  And her husband could also marry the mother of his wife's foster son,&#xA;  or his sister or aunts. And the children of the foster mother and her&#xA;  husband -who are not foster siblings to the child- could marry the&#xA;  siblings of the foster child. Imam Ahmad said: A man can marry the&#xA;  sisters of his foster sister as there is neither a lineage nor&#xA;  breastfeeding between them. The breastfeeding only occurred between&#xA;  his foster mother and his foster sister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are two references in Arabic &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=167651&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=164775&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-04-04T07:51:13.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30642" CreationDate="2016-04-04T12:33:15.510" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ahadith advising us to pray at home&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are enough ahadith in which we are asked to offer some of our prayers at home:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/19/63&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt; and Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/248&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/249&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;via an other chain&lt;/a&gt; and here for example from Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/20/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith mentioned in this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/30649/how-much-of-surah-al-baqarah-need-to-be-recited-for-protection-of-the-household&quot;&gt;Post&lt;/a&gt; could be added to the above mentioned ones as it indicates that one even should pray at home! Why? because it compare's a house where people don't worship Allah with a grave and dhikr or reciting Quran is the easiest kind of worship, as one could do it anytime and anywhere!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recommendation of Scholars&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars tend to say that it is better and recommended (mustahab, mandub) to pray at least (all) voluntary prayers at home! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here a few clear evidences&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A &quot;marfu' hadith&quot; - or maybe a saying of a Sahabi (May Allah be pleased with him)- from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/8/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muwatta' Malik&lt;/a&gt; which you may find in a longer Version in Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/96/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt; an other Version in Sahih al-Bukahri said it was about night prayers in Ramadan, you may find the same hadith or statement in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/253&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/655&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=77&amp;amp;ID=605&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; is a commentary on the statement from al-Muwatta' in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here's a statement of ibn Qudamah from this &lt;a href=&quot;http://articles.islamweb.net/Media/index.php?page=article&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;id=186118&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article about voluntary prayers&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يقول الإمام ابن قدامة: &quot;والتطوع في البيت أفضل؛ لأن الصلاة في البيت&#xA;  أقرب إلى الإخلاص، وأبعد من الرياء، وهو من عمل السر&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(My own translation take it with care!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Offering the voluntary prayers at home is better, because the praying&#xA;  at home is nearer sincerity, and further from adulation and it's among&#xA;  the secret worships &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/8/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa of Malik&lt;/a&gt; (See also this Fatwa of a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/8/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahabi&lt;/a&gt;)  shows that there's no harm in praying fard/farz prayers at home!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also read a long report of Sheikh Shuraim about Jumu'a prayer where he ends up that the Imam shouldn't do nafl prayer when finishing, and if he did he shouldn't pray more than two raka-a and leave two for praying them at home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally a Fatwa from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/22209&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Comment on the Fatwa in OP and what to do in a non-Muslim country&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that any of these scholars who are saying that it is wajib to pray at a mosque or in congregation -at the mosque- has lived his whole life in dar al Islam so their point of view is based on the assumption that those people who asked live in a Muslim society!&lt;br&gt; And some people forget that a prayer in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/2/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;congregation&lt;/a&gt; can be done at home at any place, while it would be preferable to do it in a mosque especially if you hear the adhan!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand you say you are not in a Muslim country so, then the question would be can you pray at a mosque? can you pray in congregation at home/office/work ...?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should do your best to pray farz/fard prayers in congregation, if possible at a mosque! Among the prayers which are very recommended to be done at a Mosque there are especially the sobh (fajr fard/farz) and 'isha' prayer because of the Hadith you mentioned or this Hadith which you may find in Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/143&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and this longer version from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/8/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muwatta' Malik&lt;/a&gt; and other Sunnah Collections, you can also check some sayings of Sahabi in Muwatta' Malik &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/8/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/8/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether your prayer would be valid and  accepted by Allah or not (See &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/8/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; the answer of ibn 'Omar (May Allah be pleased with both of them) on a similar question)... it's not up to me to decide, but I would like to say that from a fiqh point of view any prayer which is done according to the ahkam of purity and prayer is valid, but of course a prayer in a mosque or in congregation would let you gain more thawab!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-10-29T09:50:59.083" LastActivityDate="2017-10-29T09:50:59.083" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30663" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30650" CreationDate="2016-04-04T12:55:07.393" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the a core principle of Islam, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لا ضرر و لا ضرار - no harm for you and for others,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it is completely halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9115" LastActivityDate="2016-04-04T12:55:07.393" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30664" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30665" CreationDate="2016-04-04T16:07:22.840" Score="1" ViewCount="831" Body="&lt;p&gt;Will Angels still not enter a home if there are pictures of animate objects in cupboards, drawers or boxes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16351" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-11T11:49:41.360" LastActivityDate="2016-11-11T11:51:07.213" Title="Will Angels still not enter a home if there are pictures of animate objects in cupboards, drawers or boxes?" Tags="|malaikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30665" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30664" CreationDate="2016-04-04T16:13:34.690" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Angels are absent wherever there is a personification or a drawing of a creature (with a soul) like humans, or animals, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;strong&gt;Hadith -Bukhari 4:47, Narrated 'Aisha&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/59/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I stuffed for the Prophet a pillow decorated with pictures (of&#xA;  animals) which looked like a Namruqa (i.e. a small cushion). He came&#xA;  and stood among the people with excitement apparent on his face. I&#xA;  said, &quot;O Allah's Apostle! What is wrong?&quot; He said, &quot;What is this&#xA;  pillow?&quot; I said, &quot;I have prepared this pillow for you, so that you may&#xA;  recline on it.&quot; He said, &quot;Don't you know that angels do not enter a&#xA;  house wherein there are pictures; and whoever makes a picture will be&#xA;  punished on the Day of Resurrection and will be asked to give life to&#xA;  (what he has created)?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16301" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-11T11:51:07.213" LastActivityDate="2016-11-11T11:51:07.213" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30644" CreationDate="2016-04-04T16:32:09.893" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, His family and companions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Zur'ah bin Muslim bin Jardah Al-Aslami: about his grandfather&#xA;  Jarhad, he said: &quot;The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by Jarhad in the Masjid and&#xA;  his thigh was exposed, so he said: 'Indeed the thigh is&#xA;  'Awrah.'&quot;(Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Awrah refers to the parts of the body that have to be covered with fine clothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Awrah for men is from below the navel to below the knee from the front, back and sides. Sunnah is to wear loose clothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if these parts of your body are covered then it is not considered as Haram (Sunni View).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Bahz bin Hakim: from his father, from his grandfather, who&#xA;  said: &quot;I said: 'O Prophet of Allah! Regarding our 'Awrah, what of it&#xA;  must we cover and what of it may we leave?' He said: 'Protect your&#xA;  'Awrah except from your wife or what your right hand possesses.' He&#xA;  said: &quot;I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! What about when some people are&#xA;  with others?' He said: 'If you are able to not let anyone see it then&#xA;  do not let them see it.'&quot; He said: &quot;I said: 'O Prophet of Allah! What&#xA;  about when one of us is alone?' He said: 'Allah is more deserving of&#xA;  being shy from Him than the people.'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2014/05/26/covering-the-nakedness-for-a-man-answers/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="2880" LastEditDate="2016-04-07T00:57:34.573" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T00:57:34.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30667" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-04T20:20:15.897" Score="1" ViewCount="6517" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu.&lt;br&gt; I'm in need of advice regarding my marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been married to my husband for more than 5 years and we have a child together.&lt;br&gt; &#xA;I haven't worked outside home because he provides enough. So I maintain the house, take care of our child and I work voluntarily in Dawah around 2-3 hours per day online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Normally I try to finish the online work before he comes back from work but sometimes it takes extra time because I need to chat with people and post in social media.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am happy with what my husband is and is doing for me and my child alhamdulillah. But from time to time, he would say I never obey him and he doesn't want to talk about it because I never change. He said I'm always with the Internet and ignore him. But I don't feel so; I'm trying to do everything to adjust with his time. Sometimes I talk with my family or friends online, he wants me to quit it whenever he wants and he likes that I obey any order he gives. I talk with my family perhaps twice a week, with friends once in a while... I feel it's my rights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few days ago he said, I'm always disobedient to him and made him upset every day and He doesn't get love from me. This saddened me so hard so that I don't want to be his wife anymore. Every time he always made me feel I have fault in this or that. Always I'm wrong. I told him because I'm a human I can't be perfect but he is too yet I accept all his nature his answer was because I don't really need him that is why I never complain about him.&#xA;Everyday I always feel I'm not enough to make him happy, I have to try to please him; I change everything to attain that. But after 5 years passed, it seems I am never enough to satisfy him. So I want to quit now better than later. I'm scared to go out and start to earn for myself and child but I'm so torn and I'm feeling psychologically miserable- I always felt that perhaps I was always wrong but lately I just realized that I don't want to try anymore. Now I feel that he loves to make me feel that I'm always not obedient enough, loving enough...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to be a good wife, mother and slave. I'm afraid I die disobedient to my husband while thinking that I am. Am I allowed to ask for a divorce?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BarakAllahu feekum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16353" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-23T07:51:48.777" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T16:09:57.910" Title="Is it sinful I want a divorce from my husband?" Tags="|talaq|sin|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30668" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-04T21:08:29.447" Score="2" ViewCount="8868" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm curious about Islam, this is one question that's is not clear for me, based on what I read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16354" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-11T05:06:23.740" LastActivityDate="2016-04-11T05:06:23.740" Title="Are Muslims allowed to pray for Kafirs?" Tags="|dua|kuffar|kufr|surat-al-kafirun|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-04-19T21:23:30.133" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30669" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-04T21:29:05.487" Score="2" ViewCount="21783" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just want to know that when praying, can we read 2 or more surahs (chapters of Qur'an) in one rakat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16355" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-08-21T06:56:52.493" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T05:20:51.187" Title="Can we recite two or more surahs in one rakat when praying?" Tags="|salat|reciting|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30669" CreationDate="2016-04-04T23:16:29.663" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to all 4 major Imams, yes you can read as much as you want in one rakat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16359" LastActivityDate="2016-04-04T23:16:29.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30669" CreationDate="2016-04-05T07:26:43.533" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well the short answer is yes you can read as much of the Quran as you want or can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was described in the well known Hadith of the man who didn't pray well (See for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/83/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; Version from Sahih al-Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...and then recite of what you know of the Qur'an,...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means you can recite a few ayat or a long ayah or a complete surah or a part of a surah and you can complete a surah and jump and read another. This can be concluded from the sahih hadith (See &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/97/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; the Version of al-Bukhari) about a Sahabi (May Allah be pleased with him) who used to add in the final rak'a surat al-Ikhlass. And an other Hadith from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/169&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/45/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt; and an other from Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/242&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; -which apparently quotes a voluntary qiyam prayer- which is more explicitly answering your Question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you pray in congregation and you are Imam you should also take into account that there are people who can't afford standing long so the Imam shouldn't prolong the prayer too much according to the sahih ahadith (See &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; hadith with the version from Sahih al-Bukhari and an other hadith from Sahih Muslim &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/202&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as a practical example in tarawih prayer in Ramadan or qiyam (night) prayer mostly the Imams try to recite the whole Quran in one month so especially at the last night of Ramadan it would be usual to recite many surahs in one raka'a. Or they might start at the end of one surah and begin an other or just recite a part of a surah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here are some Fatawa in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/69915&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English&lt;/a&gt; and in Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/80190&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/222289&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-24T05:20:51.187" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T05:20:51.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30668" CreationDate="2016-04-05T09:30:13.190" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Scholars have given different answers to different issues when it comes to praying or making dua' (supplication) for a non-Muslim: Making difference in the cause, intent or goal of the prayer, whether the non-Muslim is alive or not and finally about his attitude towards Muslims and Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally one could say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's not allowed to pray for (forgiveness for) a non-Muslim who is dead and died as a disbeliever! &#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;There is no difference of opinion among the scholars that one cannot pray for forgiveness and mercy for a kaafir who died in a state of kufr.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some details for non-Muslims who are alive:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is allowed to pray for the guidance of a non-Believer, if one expects him to convert to Islam!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The most common view is that it is allowed to pray for a non-Muslim asking Allah to have mercy on him (but there's no consensus among scholars about this Issue) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;in the sense that Allah may bestow mercy upon him by saving him from&#xA;  sin and guiding him to obedience, and thus transferring him from being&#xA;  one of those who are subject to His wrath to being one of those upon&#xA;  whom He bestows His mercy&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As evidences for that see for example the Verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/14/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;14:36&lt;/a&gt;) and in the Sunah in Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/729520&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;at-Thirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; and Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/266&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;But in general it is not allowed to ask for forgiveness and mercy for non-Muslims because of the Verses (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/113-114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;9:113-114&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is allowed to do supplication for a non-Muslim asking Allah to heal him from a disease or wealth or anything which we may want in this life! &lt;strong&gt;Unless&lt;/strong&gt; this non-Muslim is hostile to Muslims! As Scholars toke the hadith about the rights of Neighbors as an evidence (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/78/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are a few related References:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- A Fatwa on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/153574&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;praying for forgiveness and mercy for a kaafir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- A Fatwa on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/43164&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;praying for guidance for a kaafir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- A Fatwa in Arabic on &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=14165&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;what kind of supplication or prayer is allowed (can a Muslim perform) for a non-Believer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- A Fatwa on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/131777&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the rights of non-Muslim Neighbors towards a Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-04-05T09:30:13.190" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30676" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30633" CreationDate="2016-04-05T09:38:31.957" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;he somehow equates this with God implies shirk. There are many teaching from different people across the world. Islam differs from many other religion and other's teaching on one major base. &quot;SHIRK&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider Christianity and Islam, so much is in common between these two but the major difference comes from SHIRK. So do you want to adopt that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There might be things that this writer/ author have told might got catchy, with no offense to any one ... these are basics, which has been told 1400 years ago, if not through Hades through actions done by Prophet and his followers.  If you can follow what has been told perfectly without having to take more in your plate and not harming, troubling or having malice for any one and lead a truthfull life with 5 times salat, fasting, Quran,charity and Haj and clean earning for your self and your family thats more than enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16364" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-05T09:41:42.447" LastActivityDate="2016-04-05T09:41:42.447" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24514" CreationDate="2016-04-05T12:14:26.067" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Purity, being in a state of Wudu (tahara) is not a condition of reciting the Quran and by greater reason of anything else like the Durud. There is a prohibition of touching the mushaf (Quran) while in a state of najasa (impurity), which is not permitted according to the verse in Surah Al Waqi'ah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And none may touch it except the pure (Al Waqi'ah ayah 79)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although some scholars interpret this to mean that the verse applies to disbelievers, and that Muslims may touch the mushaf while junub (impure), but the majority view is that the mushaf may only be touched by someone in a state of tahara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the answer above mentioned, reciting a verse of prostration from the Quran requires prostration, which has the condition of tahara, for those that consider prostration as a wajib (obligatory act), but this applies only to the verses of prostration, which again according to the majority &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/5126&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;are 15 in total&lt;/a&gt; , not other verses of the Surah's that contain them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16366" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-05T11:52:36.570" LastActivityDate="2016-05-05T11:52:36.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30681" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-05T12:53:42.987" Score="6" ViewCount="194" Body="&lt;p&gt;What should a son do if he knows that his mother has committed a crime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, the mother is accused of stealing a baby and falsifying documents. She is sued and the son gives a large amount of money to help her, despite knowing she is guilty. He says he is acting according to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16009" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-29T01:00:05.187" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T07:06:30.887" Title="What should a son do if he knows that his mother has committed a crime?" Tags="|sin|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30681" CreationDate="2016-04-05T14:56:25.137" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah in the Quarn says &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;And if they contend with you that you should associate with Me what you have no knowledge of, do not obey them, and keep company with them in this world kindly, and follow the way of him who turns to Me, then to Me is your return, then will I inform you of what you did-- (Quran 31:15)&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the son did what he did intentionally and knowing that the thing he helped her for is Haram, he should ask forgivenes because he committed a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since when does Islam say help your mother in doing unlawful thing, that's not Islam. As the verse says clearly, do not obey them in unlawful actions. And this include, buying alcohol for them, buying pork. etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16130" LastActivityDate="2016-04-05T14:56:25.137" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30683" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-05T18:19:26.070" Score="2" ViewCount="1060" Body="&lt;p&gt;Me and my friend have a youtube channel, we promote anime, some are ecchi, and some contain music. Is it haram that we promote this anime?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if i quit and my partner doesn't delete the video's I created, do I still get bad deeds for it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in Advance!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16372" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-11T05:06:10.753" LastActivityDate="2017-04-05T11:55:29.840" Title="Is promoting anime permissible in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30684" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-05T18:28:25.047" Score="2" ViewCount="163" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Muslims we believe that the bible has been corrupted. My friend who is a kafir asked me why do scholars like Dr. Zakir Naik use the bible to prove Islam right if the bible is corrupt?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16373" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-04-09T05:21:45.277" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T15:47:41.353" Title="Why? Do scholars like Zaik Naik and others like him use the bible to prove to the kuffar that Islam is the right?" Tags="|dawah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30685" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1035" CreationDate="2016-04-05T19:49:48.117" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nationalism in the sense that I involve in some activity which is benificial to my countrymen and is not harming people of other nationalities is ok. But if I support certain actions of my country -just because it is my country- which are against some other innocent people then there is no difference between idol worship and nation/country worship. I would refer to writings if Dr. Allama Iqbal who said, one of the biggest &quot;ilaah&quot; (idol) of this era is &quot;nation state&quot;. No wonder today people in one country are ready to kill people of other nationalities gor their interests. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15899" LastActivityDate="2016-04-05T19:49:48.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30686" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-05T19:58:01.077" Score="1" ViewCount="110" Body="&lt;p&gt;If wife is physically not able to get pregnant or the husband can't make her pregnant, but both want a child, is it allowed to have a surrogate mother in this situation??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you for answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16374" LastActivityDate="2016-04-05T19:58:01.077" Title="If wife can't get pregnant, is it allowed to have a surrogate mother in this situation?" Tags="|pregnancy|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2017-01-18T16:21:06.643" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30688" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-06T09:40:33.460" Score="2" ViewCount="2182" Body="&lt;p&gt;I usually have debates with my mum who is a hard core Christian and every time I tell her that Muhammad(pbuh) is the best of all creation she tells me 'then why did god choose Jesus(as) out of all the prophet to be born a miracle and choose him to come back at the end of times?'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16373" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-06T12:04:15.750" LastActivityDate="2019-02-21T17:59:33.440" Title="Why? Did Allah choose Isa(Jesus)(as) out of all the other prophets to be born a miracle? And choose him to come back before day of judgment?" Tags="|prophet-isa|dawah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30653" CreationDate="2016-04-06T11:24:35.247" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That depends from what sources and terms the government is giving those subsidies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If the source and terms are of &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/zakat&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;zakat&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;zakat&lt;/a&gt;, then it's not permissible&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; to accept the subsidy as, by default, those going to hajj are rich and themselves are subject to give zakat.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If the source and terms are of &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/sadaqah&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;sadaqah&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;sadaqah&lt;/a&gt; or gift, then it is OK to receive the subsidy and benefit from it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/9/60&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;SAHIH INTERNATIONAL&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy and for those employed to collect [zakah] and for bringing hearts together [for Islam] and for freeing captives [or slaves] and for those in debt and for the cause of Allah and for the [stranded] traveler - an obligation [imposed] by Allah. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2880" LastActivityDate="2016-04-06T11:24:35.247" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30688" CreationDate="2016-04-06T14:15:31.590" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah used to send prophet and gave them miracles according to the need of time. Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) was sent at the time when the Arabs were too much interested in poetry and the best poet's work was hanged at Kaaba. So our Holy Prophet was give the Quran and despite many challenges the non-believers failed to produce any surah like the smallest one in Quran. Hazrat Musa (Alaih-Salam) was given the miracle of Hand and wooden log as this was the time of witchcraft. Hazrat Isa'(Alaih-Salam) was born at the time when there was prevalent the eastern medical knowledge (So-called TIB). This is my humble opinion and real knowledge is with the Almighty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8695" LastActivityDate="2016-04-06T14:15:31.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30691" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-06T15:11:21.040" Score="7" ViewCount="3102" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading this &lt;a href=&quot;https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/6609/why-does-dubai-and-other-countries-imprison-women-who-report-being-raped/6646#6646&quot;&gt;post&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a few question about it's contents,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A woman can imprisoned for admitting to pre-marital sex, because proving that a rape happened is next to impossible in Dubai, where four male Muslim witnesses are required. If a woman admits to being raped, and the rape cannot be proven by the legal system, the man or men walks free.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a woman tells she was raped and is not able to prove it, does it mean she engaged in pre-martial sex and will be punished for it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer says this,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you're looking for the reason why this is the case even when they've been raped, it's because Islamic law, specifically, Sharia law, states that this is the punishment for engaging in pre-marital sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, this is definitely not the Islamic law. Islam would never punish an innocent. Can someone comment on this please.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16380" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T13:00:25.123" LastActivityDate="2020-08-14T16:07:25.763" Title="Sharia law: If a women can't prove rape will she get punished for that?" Tags="|sharia|punishment|rape|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29771" CreationDate="2016-04-06T20:25:44.963" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard this is a difference of opinion among the scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the opinion I follow is that it is permissible for both the husband and the wife. I adopted this because there is no specific text forbidding it (like there is for anal sex for example or sex when the woman is in her menses). If Allah (swt) wanted it to be forbidden, He would specified it as in the above cases, so why do we seek to make unlawful what He (swt) has not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also do not see why it would be permissible only for the husband (there is no text for this position either). You said &quot;she is liable to please her husband in every possible way&quot;, does not the wife also have this right upon her husband?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Knows best and may He guide us all, Ameen!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4973" LastEditorUserId="4973" LastEditDate="2016-04-06T20:32:48.293" LastActivityDate="2016-04-06T20:32:48.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30693" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30688" CreationDate="2016-04-06T23:47:00.693" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed Prophets show different Miracles as a sign for those who could understand, This beautiful Hadith shows that Every Prophets are Higher in Status and as you stated Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him is not only the best of all  creation but also the most beloved of Allah Swt,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: that a group of people from the Companions of the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat waiting for him. He said: &quot;Then he came&#xA;  out, such that when he came close to them, he heard them talking, and&#xA;  he heard what they were saying. So some of them said: 'It's amazing&#xA;  that Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has taken a Khalil (close friend)&#xA;  from His creation. He took Ibrahim as a Khalil.' And some of them&#xA;  said: 'That is not more amazing than speaking to Musa, He spoke to him&#xA;  with real speech.' And some said: 'And 'Eisa is the word of Allah and&#xA;  His Spirit.' And some said: 'Adam was chosen by Allah.' So he (ﷺ) came&#xA;  out upon them and said his Salam, and said: 'I have heard your words,&#xA;  and your amazement that Ibrahim is the Khalil of Allah, and he is&#xA;  such, and that Musa is the one spoken to by Allah, and he is such, and&#xA;  that 'Eisa is the spirit of Allah and His Word, and he is such, and&#xA;  that Adam was chosen by Allah, and he is such. &lt;strong&gt;Indeed I am the beloved&#xA;  of Allah and I am not boasting, and I am the carrier of the Banner of&#xA;  Praise on the Day of Judgement, and I am not boasting. And I am the&#xA;  first intercessor, and the first to have intercession accepted from&#xA;  him on the Day of Judgement, and I am not boasting. And I am the first&#xA;  to shake the rings of Paradise (meaning on the gates of Paradise) and&#xA;  so Allah will open it for me and admit me into it. And with me will be&#xA;  the poor people from the believers, and I am not boasting. And I am&#xA;  the most noble among the first ones and the last ones, and I am not&#xA;  boasting.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;(Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah Swt says in Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِنَّهُ لَعِلْمٌ لِّلسَّاعَةِ فَلَا تَمْتَرُنَّ بِهَا وَاتَّبِعُونِ&#xA;  ۚ هَـٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And indeed Eisa is a sign* of the Last Day, therefore do not ever&#xA;  doubt in the Last Day, and obey Me**; this is the Straight Path. (*&#xA;  The advent of Prophet Eisa to earth for the second time. ** By obeying&#xA;  the Noble Messenger.)(&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#43:61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 43:61&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Isa peace be upon him is one of the sign of the End of times.He will come back in the end of times and how amazing it is that he would come as an Ummati of beloved Prophet peace be upon him,he will follow Shariah of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and spread his teachings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a narration and it is said that Prophet Isa peace be upon him wished to become ummati of prophet Muhammad peace be upon him after one incident which is mentioned in Nuzhat ul majalis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Once Prophet Isa peace be upon him passed by a luminous mountain that&#xA;  was sparkling with light. He said to Allah 'O Allah! Bless this&#xA;  mountain with the power to speak.The mountain spoke and said, 'O&#xA;  RoohAllah What do you desire?' He replied, Tell me your state.' The&#xA;  mountain said, A person lives inside me.Prophet Isa peace be upon him&#xA;  said to Allah,Allow me to see him,The mountain split open and a very&#xA;  handsome  pious man emerged from it. This pious man said, I am the&#xA;  follower of prophet Musa peace be upon him. I supplicated to Allah&#xA;  that He let me live until the time of His beloved Messenger SallAllahu&#xA;  Alaihi wa Sallam so that I may have the honour of seeing him and also&#xA;  be privileged of becoming his follower. Alhamdu-Lillah! I have been&#xA;  busy worshipping Allah inside this mountain for 600 years.Prophet Isa&#xA;  peace be upon him asked Allah, O Allah Is there anyone on this earth&#xA;  dearer to you than this person? Allah answered: 'O Isa! Whoever from&#xA;  the Ummah of Muhammad fasts for a single day in the month of Rajab, is&#xA;  dearer to me than this person.' [Nuzha-tul-Majaalis, Vol. 1, Page 155]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-04-06T23:47:00.693" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30667" CreationDate="2016-04-07T02:20:14.140" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You mentioned that your husband has provide enough, so it is sinful to ask for divorce based on your situation, as your husband didn't abuse you or threaten your life, thus I would like to suggest you to follow the comment by ozbek, its either stop online dawah, or let your client or family members know that you need to stop once your husband come from his work.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;The wife should obey her husband without doubt as long he doesn't bring you to Jahannam. Remember, Allah hate talaq. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16385" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-07T06:27:25.627" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T06:27:25.627" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30695" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7308" CreationDate="2016-04-07T02:42:37.813" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;AsalamoAlikom&#xA;As evidenced by the following ayat and the background to its revelation stated below, Muslims are not allowed to pray for seeking forgiveness for a disbeliver.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Taalib, the paternal uncle of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) died, and he instructed ‘Ali to bury him, but the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) did not attend his funeral or his burial, even though Abu Taalib’s support and defence of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) was well known, and even though the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) felt a great deal of compassion and mercy towards him. Nothing stopped him from doing that except the fact that Abu Taalib died in a state of kufr. In fact the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “I shall certainly pray for forgiveness for you so long as I am not forbidden to do so.” Then the words were revealed (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“It is not (proper) for the Prophet and those who believe to ask&#xA;  Allaah’s forgiveness for the Mushrikoon, even though they be of kin,&#xA;  after it has become clear to them that they are the dwellers of the&#xA;  Fire (because they died in a state of disbelief)”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-Tawbah 9:113] and: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Verily, you (O Muhammad) guide not whom you like,”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-Qasas 28:56]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16386" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-07T05:57:53.123" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T05:57:53.123" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30683" CreationDate="2016-04-07T02:52:35.717" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah has forbidden us to commit sin and do haraam things directly, and He has also forbidden us to help others in doing so. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Say (O Muhammad): (But) the things that my Lord has indeed forbidden&#xA;  are Al‑Fawaahish (great evil sins and every kind of unlawful sexual&#xA;  intercourse) whether committed openly or secretly, sins (of all&#xA;  kinds), unrighteous oppression, joining partners (in worship) with&#xA;  Allaah for which He has given no authority, and saying things about&#xA;  Allaah of which you have no knowledge”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-‘Araaf 7:33] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Help you one another in Al‑Birr and At‑Taqwa (virtue, righteousness&#xA;  and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression. And&#xA;  fear Allaah. Verily, Allaah is Severe in punishment”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-Maa'idah 5:2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since drawing Anime comprises forbidden/Haram actions, promoting it is equally Haram. Likewise continued display of Anime on a YouTube page would increase your sins so you must repent and try your best to remove the videos you created. If your friend does not cooperate then leave the matter to Allah and make a sincere repentance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16386" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-04-05T11:55:29.840" LastActivityDate="2017-04-05T11:55:29.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30667" CreationDate="2016-04-07T03:07:46.707" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aslamoalikom Sister,&lt;br&gt;&#xA; from what you have described you seem to be falling short in your duty towards your husband who according to you is a good provider by your own admission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All your husband needs from you is some undivided attention once he returns from work. You don't need to be a slave that is not what Islam wants from you. Please learn time management and talk to your family and do dawah work before he gets home making sure to have the house presentable before he arrives. This may sound very male chauvinistic but try to see this from his perspective he works hard to provide you comforts and saves you from working to have food on the table in return he expect to at least return to clean home and a welcoming wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please try changing yourself to save your marriage also the situation you described isn't the one where Islam provides you an opportunity for dissolution of marriage without transgressing against your husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16386" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-07T05:56:48.610" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T05:56:48.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30698" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-07T04:26:32.187" Score="0" ViewCount="3375" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum and greeting from Malaysia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to ask if Djinn can be captured by human? I would love to know it since, I have a family members that been disturb by a Djinn, we try to treat him with Islamic method and some of the method are by capturing the Djinn (but before that they will recite a Du'a from Quran which is correct base on my understanding) and they proceed by putting the Djinn in the bottle, and the bottle need to be throw into the sea or river.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this thing is possible in Islam? since according to history, even Prophet Muhammad doesn't catch a Djinn and put him in a bottle. I heard a story that Prophet Muhammad catching an Ifrit that try to disturb Prophet's solah, but after that, the prophet just release him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, how come the Djinn can be captured by normal human?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for the answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16385" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T21:00:16.263" Title="Can Djinn be captured by human?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|jinn|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30699" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30659" CreationDate="2016-04-07T05:09:20.180" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;NO you can not. Because a half sister (a sister with whom one has only one parent in common) is treated exactly as a (normal) sister in  this case ( in Islam). And I think this is commonly known among  the Muslim community.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12357" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T05:09:20.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30627" CreationDate="2016-04-07T11:26:19.390" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am pretty sure that Adam and Hawa were created to worship and with the intention of being parents for the entire humanity. The intention was eventually to sent them down (on earth) to test them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember a famous hadiz during Eid ul fitr this is spoken &quot;remember verses from Rehman Men and Jinn have been created solely to worship? All these are trials and tests we have to pass&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16364" LastActivityDate="2016-04-07T11:26:19.390" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1659" CreationDate="2016-04-07T15:47:41.897" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;What your right hand possess has nothing to do with captive slave girls. who has translated these translations creates a big question to the credibility and understanding of devine language. the right hand is referring to the right hemisphere of the brain which is connected to devine. you have similar phrases in bible as cast your net to the right side if you want to catch a fish. it has nothing to do with fishing.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16391" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-03T13:22:08.890" LastActivityDate="2016-08-03T13:22:08.890" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30704" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-07T17:42:32.720" Score="1" ViewCount="170" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an says it again and again that Allah is the most merciful, and that we must not despair of His mercy, and repent as soon as we realize our mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, why does sharia order the killing of an apostate (he might have just reverted, if not killed), or a cruel punishment for zina, riba, homosexuality, or other offences, if Allah Himself is ready to forgive the offender?  Moreover the offender might just have repented if given a chance, or a longer life to realize his mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16124" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-31T10:23:35.117" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T10:23:35.117" Title="Isn't sharia law contradictory to Allah being merciful?" Tags="|sharia|quran|punishment|forgiveness|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-04-08T04:41:01.747" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30705" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30720" CreationDate="2016-04-07T18:44:00.907" Score="3" ViewCount="192" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am about to convert to Islam, and in my heart I am already a Muslim, but there is a big issue regarding my conversion and my question is:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a woman in a non-Muslim culture, and non-Muslim family, and as a woman, what are my rights as a woman, and how can I protect myself in regard to physical safety/protection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will underline this, by a warning I was given some days ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Muslim man said to me that I should expect a lot of unwanted attention the day I wear cloths according to Islamic principles, and I should prepare myself to basically become a hunted pray. Sorry for my words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And since I am unmarried, with no Muslim family, I am unsure how to handle this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16393" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-08T09:33:53.727" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T14:20:44.077" Title="How should I deal with unwanted attention when I start wearing clothes according to Islamic principles?" Tags="|sunni|conversion|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30706" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-07T21:36:32.917" Score="2" ViewCount="2213" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am searching for some references (preferably with background history) against abusing women. What is Islam's stands against teasing/sexually harassing or abusing women? What is the punishment for this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16395" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T01:01:30.883" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T01:10:32.443" Title="What does Quran and the Hadith say against abusing women?" Tags="|women|fiqh|reference-request|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30709" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30706" CreationDate="2016-04-08T00:58:11.337" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not a scholar, so I don't know of any specific text but I know of a few ayahs and hadith which teach mercy to all the creation and to women specifically (I will paraphrase them but I am sure the references are easily obtainable through sheikh Google).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;And We have not sent you except as a Mercy to all creation&amp;quot; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/21:107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 21:107&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Have Mercy to those on earth and the One in the heavens will have mercy on you&amp;quot;- Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As [Sunan Abi Dawud 4941] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/169&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The best of you are the best to their wives and I am the best to my wives&amp;quot;- Ibn 'Abbas [Sunan Ibn Majah, Vol. 3, Book 9, Hadith 1977] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1262960&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also no instance of the Prophet (saw) ever sexually harassing or abusing women. On the contrary all of the narrations seem to indicate that he treated the women in his life with the utmost compassion, love, dignity and respect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, Islam in general teaches you to be good and merciful to all those around you, and the better you treat God's creation the better you will be in His estimation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whereas abuse and harassment is a clear manifestation of the ego (nafs) which seeks to dominate and oppress, a clear satanic behavior. How could it ever be pleasing to God, and thus in any way Islamic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God Knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4973" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T01:10:32.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30710" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-08T01:09:20.337" Score="1" ViewCount="532" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is an authentic hadith which says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed the noon and afternoon prayers together, and the sunset and Isha' prayers together without being in a state of fear or in a state of journey.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/6/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 705 a&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet despite this text, there are some who say combining the prayers in such a way unless there is a pressing hardship is not permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone know the evidence for such a position? It would seem from the hadith that combining is permissible as long as there is a valid reason for it (such as you are working during the day or in school and cannot take time off till you reach home at 'Asr time).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also a related question, is combining the prayers in such a way (Zurh with Asr and Maghrib with Isha, 4 and 4, 4 and 3) what the Shia do and is their evidence the same as this hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this is a different question than &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/7686/17163&quot;&gt;Combine Zuhr and Asr when late for Zuhr?&lt;/a&gt;, because none of the answers there provide an evidence for saying combining is not permissible (there is only one hadith quoted which is very weak).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4973" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-19T11:39:52.230" LastActivityDate="2018-03-19T11:39:52.230" Title="Is there evidence that combining prayers is not permissible without hardship?" Tags="|salat|hadith|shia-sunni|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30684" CreationDate="2016-04-08T07:49:47.350" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran is the updated version of bible, torah... And all the messages which are passed to mankind from god. And as per Quran it us the last message passed and combined all messages together which are passed to Mohammed peace be upon him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a Muslim everyone have a responsibility to pass the messages(of Quran) to all humans including non-Muslims. &#xA;Dr Zakir Naik did research on all the holy books. Not just bible even bhagavatgeeta (Hindu holy book) torah etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its all about factual speech. If anyone makes a statement with facts or proofs. People listens to them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dr Naik does same. If some one speaks makes a statement about a religion before a particular religious person with out a fact. He will definitely doubt it. But if statement is made with proofs. He will agree or at least think or try validating it.if he finds its true. He will believe the person. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main intention is not to prove bible wrong. But Quran is updated and is much better than bible. Listen to his speeches and you will find an answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a Muslim we respect Jesus pbuh, Moses pbuh and all prophets who are before Muhammad pbuh. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16401" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-08T07:58:22.620" LastActivityDate="2016-04-08T07:58:22.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30716" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-08T08:30:50.007" Score="5" ViewCount="722" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was in the mosque and I saw a man with a short beard. I felt the impulse to laugh because I think I found the style of his beard funny. I told myself not to laugh because it might constitute making fun of Islam. I don't think I laughed but I think my expression changed I think I acted upon the waswas I got. Have I committed kufr?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And even if I did laugh, is there a difference between laughing at the style of his beard and laughing at the act of keeping a beard for the sake of Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13666" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-24T11:40:03.683" LastActivityDate="2017-06-24T11:40:03.683" Title="Does making fun of the short beards of Muslims amount to kufr?" Tags="|kufr|beard|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30716" CreationDate="2016-04-08T10:29:35.333" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it doesn't. It equates to fusuq (evil-doing).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;Abusing a Muslim is&#xA;Fusuq (i.e., an evil-doing), and killing him is Kufr (disbelief).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6044&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;USC-MSA web (English) reference: Vol. 8, Book 73, Hadith 70&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T14:14:23.627" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30719" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30494" CreationDate="2016-04-08T10:39:11.980" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah...&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all i am very sorry, i was very busy lately and could not answer your question, also i wanted to consult and discuss this in detail, which i have now.(And so the answer is going to be a long one, bear with it :D )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First all the &lt;strong&gt;ahadees you mentioned are sahih and are compatible&lt;/strong&gt;, their is no conflict in ahadees, it is just that the ordinary people like me or you when read them, as they don't have read any great deal of other ahadees, or any more ahadees on same topic, they often get confused and some times extract false things from them, and it is very good you have asked about your confusion. Ahadees are just collection of sayings and doings of prophet, so we cannot expect that one or 2 or 3 ahadees will have all neccessary information with background in them. We have to look in detail and in other ahadees and in quran to get overall meanings and understandings of them. Which is called TATBEEQ تتبیق meaning their how they are compatible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Now, after above necessary background, coming to the point&lt;/strong&gt;, your question is now converted to the point that &lt;strong&gt;how these 3 ahadees are compatible&lt;/strong&gt;, not that where does it say plucking these hair are haraam. So, i will answer about compatibility of these 3 ahadees, with the help of quran and hadees inshallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, &lt;strong&gt;firstly&lt;/strong&gt; the hadees below is sahi and self explanatory, there is additionally some conversation of sahaba about the argument that this is not in Quran than how is it true and answer from sahaba, let me quote full hadees:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that 'Abdulleh said: &quot;The Messenger of Allah cursed&#xA;  the woman who does tattoos and the one who has them done, and those&#xA;  who pluck their eyebrows and file their teeth for the purpose of&#xA;  beautification, and those who change the creation of Allah.&quot; News of&#xA;  that reached a woman of Banu Asad who was called Umm Ya'qub. She came&#xA;  to him and said: &quot;I have heard that you said such and such.&quot; He said:&#xA;  'Why should I not curse those whom the Messenger of Allah cursed ? And&#xA;  it is in the Book of Allah.'' &lt;strong&gt;She said: &quot;I read what is between its&#xA;  two covers(Quran) 'and I have not found that.&quot; He said: &quot;If you read it&#xA;  properly you would have found it. Have you not read the words: 'And&#xA;  whatsoever the Messenger (Muhammad) gives you, take it; and whatsoever&#xA;  he forbids you, abstain (from it).'?&quot; She said: &quot;Of course.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; He said:&#xA;  'The Messenger of Allah forbade that.&quot; She said: 'I think that your&#xA;  wife does it.' He said: &quot; Go and look.&quot; So she went and looked and she&#xA;  did not see what she wanted. She said: &quot;I have not seen anything!’&#xA;  'Abdullah said: &quot;If she was as you say, I would not have kept her with&#xA;  me. &quot;  (Ibn e majah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, one thing is clear that if something is not in Quran, but is found in ahadees, than that thing is also as important as one in Quran and Quran orders us to follow prophet in number of verses.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now comming to the actual question which remains how is this ahdees compatible with other 2 ahadees, first thing you must know that &lt;strong&gt;there are number of ahadees in which prophet has cursed on some type pf people, this is not a thing which is completely forbidden.&lt;/strong&gt; For example from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamhelpline.net/node/1373&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;There are many reported traditions, whereby the Prophet (saws) invoked the curse of Allah on the people who would break the laws of Allah; not because he had anything personal against them, but to educate the believers of the severity of the sin, so that they might be able to avoid it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;We will narrate a few such traditions of the Messenger of Allah (saws):&#xA;The Messenger of Allah (saws) invoked Allahs &lt;strong&gt;curse on the people who cursed (or abused) their parents.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Messenger of Allah (saws) invoked Allahs &lt;strong&gt;curse on the people who offered a sacrifice on a deity other than Allah&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Messenger of Allah (saws) invoked Allahs &lt;strong&gt;curse on the Jews, who made the graves of their Prophets into places of worship&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Messenger of Allah (saws) invoked Allahs &lt;strong&gt;curse on the men who behave like women, and the women who behave like men.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Messenger of Allah (saws) invoked Allahs &lt;strong&gt;curse on those who pay and receive bribes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Messenger of Allah (saws) invoked Allahs &lt;strong&gt;curse on the people who wail over their dead&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Messenger of Allah (saws) never invoked Allahs curse on someone who hurt him personally, but he did invoke Allahs curse on the people who would challenge the laws of Allah Subhanah. He never did take retribution from anyone who did anything against him personally, but if anyone broke any of the laws of Allah, he (saws) exacted full retribution from such people.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(In the last paragraph there is &lt;strong&gt;tatbeeq with the second hadees &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/78/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, which means the prophet never cursed on personal reasons&lt;/strong&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And even &lt;strong&gt;in quran&lt;/strong&gt; a verse is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Then whoever argues with you about it after [this] knowledge has come&#xA;  to you - say&lt;/strong&gt;, &quot;Come, let us call our sons and your sons, our women and&#xA;  your women, ourselves and yourselves, then supplicate earnestly&#xA;  [together] &lt;strong&gt;and invoke the curse of Allah upon the liars&lt;/strong&gt; [among us].&quot; 3/61&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse &lt;strong&gt;allah is ORDERING prophet to curse the liars&lt;/strong&gt;, what does this mean? This means cursing is not something totally prohibited, it is even ordered by allah for those who deserve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now Their are multiple ahadees in which it states that &lt;strong&gt;prophet asked Allah to have REHM/mercy on those people whom i have cursed and they were muslims and ddin't deserved it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A'isha reported that two persons visited Allaah's Messenger&#xA;  (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) and &lt;strong&gt;both of them talked about a thing,&#xA;  of which I am not aware, but that annoyed him and he invoked curse&#xA;  upon both of them&lt;/strong&gt; and hurled malediction, and when they went out I&#xA;  said: Allaah's Messenger, the good would reach everyone but it would&#xA;  not reach these two. He said: Why so? I said: Because you have invoked&#xA;  curse and hurled malediction upon both of them. He said: &lt;strong&gt;Don't you&#xA;  know that I have made condition with my Lord saying thus: O Allaah, I&#xA;  am a human being and that for a Muslim upon whom I invoke curse or&#xA;  hurl malediction make it a source of purity and reward.&lt;/strong&gt; Muslim 6285.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed here is the whole chapter in Sahi Muslim on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sahihmuslim.com/sps/smm/sahihmuslim.cfm?scn=dspchaptersfull&amp;amp;BookID=32&amp;amp;ChapterID=1081&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;CHAPTER: HE UPON WHOM ALLAAH'S APOSTLE (SALLALLAAHU ALAYHI WA SALLAM) INVOKED CURSE WHEREAS HE IN FACT DID NOT DESERVE IT, IT WOULD BE A SOURCE OF REWARD AND MERCY FOR HIM  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We can conclude form above chapter and hadees, that prophet never approved on any curse because of personal reason, he repented from such curse as soon as he noticed.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CONCLUSION:&lt;/strong&gt; If i try to conclude and summarise all above things, it will be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said in al-Qawl al-Mufeed, 1/226. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The difference between cursing a specific person and cursing those who commit sin in general is that the former (cursing a specific person) is not allowed, and the latter (cursing the people who commit sin in general) is allowed. So if you see an innovator, you do not say, ‘May Allaah curse you,’ rather say, ‘May the curse of Allaah be upon those who introduce innovations,’ in general terms. The evidence for that is the fact that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed some people among the mushrikeen and followers of jaahiliyyah and said: “O Allaah, curse So and so, and So and so, and So and so,” he was told not to do that.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the shiekh's view for the poeple whom WE can curse or not, let me add in that for the topic of this question, that, &lt;strong&gt;Allah's prophet has cursed on many occassions, and even ordered in quran to curse on liars, it means they deserved to be cursed so ALlah ordered to curse them, now the people prophet was cursing on the occasions of that hadees you mentioned, might one of them did not deserved it, so Allah sent jibrail and forbade prophet from cursing them(by names). And in other hadees prophet has asked Allah to turn the curse in mercy for all those who didn't deserved it(muslims whom prophet cursed by name).&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, now if some one is confuse about that how do we decide which curse was on those who are not deserving and which is valid one? So, again from above fatwa of Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, that if prophet cursed a specific person with name, and he was a muslim, than that is the curse about which prophet has asked Allah to turn it to mercy, and if that was a curse on some people who do specific thing or act, like in the topic hadees, or other many people mentioned above, than it is a valid curse.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;اللہ اعلم&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-04-08T10:39:11.980" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30720" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30705" CreationDate="2016-04-08T11:23:39.090" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Praise be to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you think that wearing a head-cover in your culture is considered unacceptable and people around you may harm you for that, then it is not obligatory for you to wear the head-cover. There is no sin on you if you don't wear the head-cover in such a situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-11-29T14:20:44.077" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T14:20:44.077" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30721" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-08T13:07:25.270" Score="2" ViewCount="255" Body="&lt;p&gt;In our state in India, some of scholars in the mosques are trying to keep the accuracy of the Azan timing by calling the Azan 5 minutes earlier for Subh and 5 minutes later for Magrib. They are keeping some minutes delay for other Azan also. At the time of Ramadan, they will trying to keep more accuracy by delaying to start the  Azan up to 7 minutes. Is there any evidence in the Hadith to make the delay on the account of accuracy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3177" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-11T05:07:15.853" LastActivityDate="2018-05-28T08:31:13.130" Title="Is there any evidence in the Qur'an or Hadith which permits delaying Adhan?" Tags="|salat|ramadan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30724" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-08T23:19:52.853" Score="2" ViewCount="8757" Body="&lt;p&gt;I never drank in my life but after herring that alcohol in heaven will not get you drunk I started thinking what's the point of alcohol in heaven then?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16078" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-09T21:05:38.843" LastActivityDate="2020-08-25T09:46:15.993" Title="If the wine in heaven doesn't get you drunk, what's the point of having alcohol in heaven then?" Tags="|jannah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30726" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-09T01:15:14.530" Score="1" ViewCount="1257" Body="&lt;p&gt;I hear people saying &quot;I follow Maliki&quot; or &quot;I am Hanafi&quot;. Aren't we just all Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16174" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T00:28:33.813" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T00:28:33.813" Title="Why are there different Islamic Schools?" Tags="|madhhab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30728" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-09T11:14:58.357" Score="3" ViewCount="803" Body="&lt;p&gt;I cam across this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1289870&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith - Chapters Regarding Funerals - Sunan Ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;for Allah has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of the Prophets&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which is classified as Da'if.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamhelpline.net/node/2771&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Earth Does Not Consume Prophet's Body - Islamhelpline&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The above &lt;strong&gt;authentic&lt;/strong&gt; hadith specifically mentions that the earth does not consume ....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to ask if this narration is true or false because I was about to write an article on it. Is there any hint from Quran? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14326" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-11T05:06:17.630" LastActivityDate="2023-01-16T11:27:57.253" Title="Is the following Hadith which says prophets would never get decomposed true or false?" Tags="|quran|hadith|hadith-interpretation|death|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30706" CreationDate="2016-04-09T11:19:17.260" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically, Islam gives respect to women.  Before Islam, people used to treat women like slaves and wouldn't marry har if she become widow. Islam gives women a respectful place in society, and gives order to man not even to put a glance over a girl:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (a.s.) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;A young man from the Ansar met a woman is Madina. At that time, women used to wear a veil, so he looked at her while she was coming toward him. Men she passed by he continued looking after her until he entered one of the alleys. He continued looking as he passed along the alley until a bone on a wall slashed his face and the woman passed out of sight. Then, unexpectedly, he saw blood flowing over his clothes and chest. He said, 'I must go and inform the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) about the incident.' When the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) saw him in this condition he said, 'What happened?' When he informed the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) about the event in details, the angel Gabriel (a.s.) came down with this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Truly Allah is Cognizant of what they do.' (Holy Qur’an, 24:30)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wasa'il al-Shi'ah, vol. 9, p, 63.  (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/islamic-hijab-al-balagh/what-holy-quran-and-traditions-say-about-woman-and-social-life&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Islam.org&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Guard yourselves from six things and I am your surety for Paradise:&#xA;when you speak, speak the truth; perform when you promise; discharge&#xA;your trust,. and guard your private parts (except from your wives);&#xA;cast down your eyes; with hold your hand from committing aggression or&#xA;forbidden things&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibid., p. 35, 33, Tuhaf al-Uqol an aali al- Rasool, Al-Harrani, p, 23. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/islamic-hijab-al-balagh/what-holy-quran-and-traditions-say-about-woman-and-social-life&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Islam.org&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not a scholar, otherwise I would give you more references. Islam strictly forbids abusing woman or sexual harassment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16411" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T01:06:43.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29055" CreationDate="2016-04-09T11:22:20.403" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Holy Prophet saww said:&#xA;لا عدوى ولا طيرة ولا هامة ولاصفر&#xA;There is no superstitious owl, bird, no star-promising rain, no bad omen in the month of Safar. [Sahih Bukhari, Hadith 5707]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لا عدوى ولا صفر ولا غول&#xA;There is no bad omen in the month of Safar and no Ghouls (evil spirits). [Sahih Muslim, Hadith 2222]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16411" LastActivityDate="2016-04-09T11:22:20.403" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30731" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10472" CreationDate="2016-04-09T11:35:21.097" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;it is possible, if u find a true wali of ALLAH. wali from the izan of Holy Prophet saww can do such things. such unexpected things are known as &quot;karamat&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16411" LastActivityDate="2016-04-09T11:35:21.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30732" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-09T11:37:36.173" Score="1" ViewCount="563" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now, I understand that Jannah and Jahanum are not part of this world but are created as a reward or punishment after the day of judgement. However there are Hadiths which state that Jinns used to travel from this dunya to the heavens to listen to what was happening or being said in the Heavens so they could trick people via magic. So my question is, since the jinns were able to travel to Jannah as they have to power to fly, then is it possibele to send a rocket or satellite to or near Jannah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-09T18:25:23.600" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T08:33:54.213" Title="Is it possible to send a satellite to Jannah?" Tags="|jannah|jinn|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30733" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-09T11:42:58.440" Score="2" ViewCount="189" Body="&lt;p&gt;When we die, our bodies die and our rooh/arwah/soul goes to a place known as barzakh. Everything is destined to die, even the Angel of Death. Then Allah will ask if there is anybody alive, and there will be silence. However, at that time won't our souls still be alive? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-30T00:12:48.687" LastActivityDate="2024-01-05T19:05:55.690" Title="Does the soul ever die?" Tags="|death|soul|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30734" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-09T11:51:01.210" Score="2" ViewCount="175" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read that the &quot;doors of mercy&quot; are open until the day when the Sun changes direction. However recently I heard that the doors of mercy will shut when a smoke enters the Earth as a sign that Judgement day is near. I have also heard that the doors of mercy shut when Dajjal comes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason for this is that you have had your chance to repent but you have still gone astray so now your chances are up as it is clear what is the truth. But aren't these sign for that very purpose? To make you realize the truth and believe and repent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, as the doors of mercy have shut, people cannot ask for forgiveness anymore but do they still have to keep up with the good deeds and will they still get sins for not praying or doing something bad? Isn't this a harder test as there are no chances anymore? What about the people who were beleivers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-30T00:18:55.253" LastActivityDate="2016-11-30T00:18:55.253" Title="When and why does Allah's mercy become unavailable?" Tags="|tawba|forgiveness|soul|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30735" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25159" CreationDate="2016-04-09T11:54:07.210" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nowadays, the pirs are not as in the past.  Not all, but some of them are on right path of Islam. Pirs are the spiritual mentors who connect one's heart to Allah almighty through dhiker asn wadaifs. When pupils do dhiker in front of their pir, pir give spiritual benefits.  To them it's spirituality. One must have to find kamil pir and do bayat on his hands. But the condition is: pir must be kamil. A kamil pir is one who connects your hearts to Allah and make spiritual changes in his pupils. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16411" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-04T01:02:41.620" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T01:02:41.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30736" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-09T11:56:39.633" Score="4" ViewCount="1810" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Mahdi will come as a sign that Hour is getting closer. We have also been told that he will be from the Family of the Prophet (saw) as he will be related to Fatima. I have heard that he will be here for about 7-8 years. Now Is that 7-8 years that he will rule or 7-8 years of his entire life? Will he be born on Earth or will he just appear as a grown man? Have we been told any of this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-05T00:21:12.950" LastActivityDate="2019-10-07T08:30:14.953" Title="Will the Mahdi be born or just come from Heaven?" Tags="|day-of-judgement|imam-mahdi|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30738" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-09T12:37:44.623" Score="2" ViewCount="1781" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have for sometime now willingly, donated money monthly to different charity organizations, that are specialized in helping humans, and animals for a better life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it seen as Zakat? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another question of mine is. &#xA;I am in a poor economic situation, and there will be a time where I cannot keep helping these organizations. How will the best way to keep doing Zakat for me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you, for your time and help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16393" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-09T17:20:53.227" LastActivityDate="2016-04-09T17:20:53.227" Title="Is it Zakat, if you donate to different charity organizations?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30728" CreationDate="2016-04-09T12:54:09.180" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This hadith is saheh &quot;ibn heban&quot; said it is saheh. ﻿&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;مِن أفضلِ أيَّامِكم يومُ الجمعةِ ، فيهِ خُلقَ آدمُ وفيهِ قبضَ وفيهِ النَّفخةُ وفيهِ الصَّعقةُ فأكثِروا عليَّ مِن الصَّلاةِ فيهِ فإنَّ صلاتَكم معروضةٌ عليَّ ، قالوا : يا رسولَ اللَّهِ وَكيفَ تُعرضُ علَيكَ صلاتُنا وقد أرِمتَ ؟ يعني وقد بليتَ قال : إنَّ اللَّهَ حرَّمَ علَى الأرضِ أن تأكلَ أجسادَ الأنبياءِ&#xA;الراوي:&#xA;أوس بن أبي أوس وقيل أوس بن أوس والد عمرو &#xA;المحدث: الدارقطني      -   المصدر:  تفسير القرآن  -   الصفحة أو الرقم:  6/463خلاصة حكم المحدث:  [صحيح] &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14974" LastActivityDate="2016-04-09T12:54:09.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30732" CreationDate="2016-04-09T13:04:06.570" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The verse in Quran 72:9 ( وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَاعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ ۖ فَمَنْ يَسْتَمِعِ الْآنَ يَجِدْ لَهُ شِهَابًا رَصَدًا&#xA;And  we  used  to  sit  therein  in  positions  for  hearing,  but  whoever  listens  now  will  find  a burning  flame  lying  in  wait  for  him.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They did went close to the heaven. I read once that the jinn was listening to the angles talking just. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14974" LastActivityDate="2016-04-09T13:04:06.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30738" CreationDate="2016-04-09T15:41:50.387" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;9: 60 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْعَامِلِينَ عَلَيْهَا وَالْمُؤَلَّفَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَفِي الرِّقَابِ وَالْغَارِمِينَ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ ۖ فَرِيضَةً مِنَ اللَّهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zakah  expenditures  are  only  for  the  poor  and  for  the  needy  and  for  those  employed  to collect  [zakah]  and  for  bringing  hearts  together  [for  Islam]  and  for  freeing  captives  [or slaves]  and  for  those  in  debt  and  for  the  cause  of Allah and  for  the  [stranded]  traveler  - an  obligation  [imposed]  by Allah .  And Allah is  Knowing  and  Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can give the zakat for just the types mentioned above. Animals are not of the types you can give it zakat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The zakat have two conditions first you should have the money for one year, moon year.  And you should have more than or equal 85 gram of gold ( so it is depend on gold value ). And you give 2.5% of your money ( 1/40 of your money )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14974" LastActivityDate="2016-04-09T15:41:50.387" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29771" CreationDate="2016-04-09T16:17:57.420" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is permissible for Muslims to perform acts of oral sex with their spouses. Licking or sucking the spouse's sexual organs are permissible, as long as it gives a person sexual satisfaction which will keep him/her away from Haram acts or starring at non-Mahram men/women. But if it leads to releasing of semen, then it is Makruh (disliked), but there is no clear evidence that forbids it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“If a man inserts his penis in his wife’s mouth, it is said that it is&#xA;  disliked (makruh), and others said that it is not disliked.”&#xA;  (al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya, 5/372)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-11-01T09:03:08.073" LastActivityDate="2016-11-01T09:03:08.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30745" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-09T18:34:53.437" Score="6" ViewCount="2224" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah tells us in the Quran &quot;And we have made the Quran easy for you to understand/learn&quot; However there is another verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:7&lt;/a&gt;) Allah tells us that no one knows the true meaning of the verse except Allah.&lt;br&gt; The Quran is send down to teach mankind and jinns so why have verses where the meaning is hidden?&lt;br&gt; Also there are many different ways a verse can be translated. I mean the literal meaning may not always be the same as the &quot;tafseer&quot; so how will people know what the real ruling is in the Quran? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is even a hadith where the Prophet asks people what they thing a verse means and everyone gets it wrong as the real meaning is more like a riddle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-09T07:56:17.483" LastActivityDate="2017-06-09T07:56:17.483" Title="Purpose of verses in the Quran which humans do not understand?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30746" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-09T19:12:08.743" Score="5" ViewCount="4288" Body="&lt;p&gt;We are told that when people die, their body stays in their grave and their soul goes to barzakh where they wait for the day of judgement. After that people enter either Jannah or Jahannam. However during Isra' wal Miraj, the Prophet (saw) traveled to Jannah and Jahannam. I understand that the Prophets are in Jannah already as there may be an exception for them. However Muhammad (saw) also saw people suffering in Jahannam too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is how or why were there people already in Jahannam when the soul waits in Barzakh after death?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-14T14:36:02.713" LastActivityDate="2023-10-25T10:51:24.837" Title="The soul goes to barzakh, how did Muhammad (saw) see people in Jannah and Jahannam?" Tags="|jannah|barzakh|jahannam|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29771" CreationDate="2016-04-09T20:27:35.383" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no Islamic verdict that makes it impermissible, and there are different scholar opinions about it. However, what one should keep in mind is that such practice should generate pleasure for both the one initiating it and the one receiving it. Religion should not be used as a pressuring card to force the husband/wife to please the other as a successful intimacy requires two people's satisfaction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16415" LastActivityDate="2016-04-09T20:27:35.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30724" CreationDate="2016-04-09T22:34:16.383" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;aww, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;people don't drink alcohol to get drunk and lose their senses. They drink it because they enjoy the taste - but just drink too much. The wine of Jannah is described as pure, white, delicious, free of bad effects and non-intoxicating. Thus, the negative elements of wine - the stench and intoxicating nature - will be removed and only the good aspects will remain.(Surah saffat verse 40-43).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;wwb&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12186" LastActivityDate="2016-04-09T22:34:16.383" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30751" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23557" CreationDate="2016-04-09T22:53:42.113" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;if god commands and we obey, it's ok.&#xA;if a prophet guides us and we think and pray before acting, it's ok.&#xA;but if we must obey a man and his 5 pillars rule, we have departed from obedience to god.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16418" LastActivityDate="2016-04-09T22:53:42.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30726" CreationDate="2016-04-10T03:31:56.097" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Muslims we're told to strive for the truth and &lt;em&gt;sometimes&lt;/em&gt; when striving for truth and analyzing Islamic texts to form a view, there is difference in opinion (based on differing understandings). So there are 4 major schools of thought in Islam. The Hanafis, Hanbalis, Malikis and Shafi'is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of those who adhere to these different groups are Muslims, and the different opinions do not divide them. (How could they when none of them differ on fundamentals of the religion, all united upon Tawheed and truth?). They only differ on minor rules of jurisprudence, etc. But firmly all hold to the rope of Allah (ﷺ). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, we're all Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastActivityDate="2016-04-10T03:31:56.097" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30757" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-10T13:35:28.700" Score="1" ViewCount="1637" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not that a particularly devout person but I wish to become more devout.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I used to play music a lot but since it is haram, I left it.  Before, apart from my studies and salat, I used to play music in my free time. But after leaving it I am becoming addicted to pornography and I am missing my salat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before leaving music I used to pray salat and saum regularly, never forgot them, and I never saw porn before. But after leaving music I am going further astray day by day.  As long as I play music, I don't feel it has any bad effect over me. I was religious, meritorious and honest by the grace of Almighty Allah but now the scene is opposite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should I return playing music occasionally as it only made be better?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16423" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-29T17:42:16.590" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T17:42:16.590" Title="I have given up playing music because it is haram, but I find myself addicted to pornography; should I return playing music occasionally?" Tags="|music|pornography|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30758" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30746" CreationDate="2016-04-10T14:05:08.100" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Right. Before Judgement Day, no one is in Paradise getting the full taste of Paradise as it will be experienced, or the full taste/experience of Hell.. including those who are exceptions, as you mentioned. -- The scholars say that when the Prophet (ﷺ) &quot;saw&quot; the people in Paradise and the People in Hellfire, it was something shown to him via vision/knowledge from Allah (ﷻ).. of what is to come (and wasn't something that was happening currently when he saw it). The Prophet (ﷺ) then conveyed that to us. Just another way to show us the realities of the two places and what can be expected. SubhanAllah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastActivityDate="2016-04-10T14:05:08.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16772" CreationDate="2016-04-10T14:45:22.330" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam&#xA;&lt;br&gt;The concept of tawasoul is different as describe above, only Sunnis are those who have strong believe in tawasoul. Sunnis never consider ask for tawasoul from dead one as shirk and they used to go to the graves of pious people and ask for tawasoul from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to give a reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hazrat Abu Jauza Ows bin Abdullah narrates, once in Madina munawara there was a famine, people were going to die from hunger, they went to AYESHA SADDIQA r.a and ask for help and dua, she said go to sacred grave of HOLY PROPHET SAWW and ask for help from him and make a hole in ceiling in such a way that there would nothing between sky and the face side of grave. They did so, after some time there were clouds on sky and rains so fast after that the barren field turns green.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Daarmi, Sunan, Baab 15, Hadees No. 92&#xA;-Khatib Tabrezi, Mishakatul Masabeeh #5950&#xA;-Ibnul Jauzi, al-Wafa be Ahwalal Mustafa SallAllahu Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam&#xA;-Taqiu-e-din Subki, Shafa us Saqam&#xA;-Qustulaani, al-Mawahib al-Ladunya&#xA;-Imam Zurqaani.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16411" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T17:58:36.630" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16819" CreationDate="2016-04-10T14:50:07.163" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;when we pass from grave yard or enter the graveyard we have to say &quot;as-salam-o-alaikum-ya-aehlal-quboor&quot; there is no shirk or such haram thing in that then way so in saying &quot;ya-rasul-allah&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16411" LastActivityDate="2016-04-10T14:50:07.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30763" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-10T15:53:26.730" Score="2" ViewCount="355" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the requiremint after a person commited one of the major shirks without intention, unknowingly or out of ignorance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16426" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T09:37:30.383" Title="Requirments of a tawba after a person commites shirk" Tags="|quran|hadith|tafseer|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25979" CreationDate="2016-04-10T16:23:30.423" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;women has to do gusal on the day her menses end. if her menses ends on monday she has to take bath on same day, it is compulsory. if menses ended on monday and she take bath and after three or four day a drop come out the days between monday and those days also included in menstruation. salah and recietation of holy quran is not allowed in those days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/70438&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/70438&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16411" LastEditorUserId="16411" LastEditDate="2016-04-14T17:45:50.263" LastActivityDate="2016-04-14T17:45:50.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30745" CreationDate="2016-04-10T16:41:27.433" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The foundation of Allah's (ﷻ) Book is literal, as mentioned in the Qur'an itself. This is true of most of its verses. And they have been explained in detail by the Prophet (ﷺ), so there is no confusion. So when you ask, &quot;the real ruling is in the Quran&quot; - it is explained via the Sunnah. That is not hidden knowledge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to the literal verses, there are also &lt;em&gt;some&lt;/em&gt; parables in the Qur'an. (Yes, the verse you referenced is speaking about parables). ►The wisdom behind parables is to make people contemplate and use their brains more deeply, as well as Him using them to guide/misguide with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Indeed, Allah is not timid to present an example - that of a mosquito or what is smaller than it. And those who have believed know that it is the truth from their Lord. But as for those who disbelieve, they say, &quot;What did Allah intend by this as an example?&quot; He misleads many thereby and guides many thereby. And He misleads not except the defiantly disobedient ~ Qur'an 2:26.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an is described as the &quot;Furqan&quot; (criterion, ie distinguishes between truth and falsehood). Likewise, it distinguishes between the Believers and Disbelievers. The Believers read it and believe in it (and it heals their hearts). In contrast, the Unbelievers read it and question it/quarrel (and it increases them in anguish). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of its verses are the truth from Allah (ﷻ). Easy to read/memorize/learn. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastActivityDate="2016-04-10T16:41:27.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30451" CreationDate="2016-04-10T17:24:51.913" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;making or sketching picture of any living thing is prohibited in islam. same as to make statue or such things are also not allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to give reference from Quran to support my answer&#xA;Surah Al-R'af :&#xA;The people of Moses made, in his absence, out of their ornaments the image of a calf. It seemed to low. Did they not see that it could not speak, not guide them on the way. They took it for worship and they did wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i also want to give some references from hadiths:&#xA;We were with Masruq at the house of Yasar bin Numair. Masruq saw pictures on his terrace and said, &quot;I heard 'Abdullah saying that he heard the Prophet saying, &quot;The people who will receive the severest punishment from Allah will be the picture makers.'&quot; (Narrated by Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith 7,838 (Al-Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn e Abbas narrated I heard Muhammad saww saying, &quot;Whoever makes a picture in this world will be asked to put life into it on the Day of Resurrection, but he will not be able to do so.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you can also visit this reference to read more about picturesin Islam&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnahonline.com/library/fiqh-and-sunnah/130-ahadith-concerning-taswir-pictures&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnahonline.com/library/fiqh-and-sunnah/130-ahadith-concerning-taswir-pictures&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16411" LastEditorUserId="16411" LastEditDate="2016-04-13T17:36:16.203" LastActivityDate="2016-04-13T17:36:16.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28461" CreationDate="2016-04-10T17:35:14.960" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;HOLY PROPHET saww himself appoint abu baker siddique r.a during his last days as imam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In bukhari shareef HAZRAT AYESHA r.a narrates that people are standing in masjid nabawi and waiting for HOLY PROPHET to come and led the prayer. due to weekness HE said to AYESHA SIDDIQA r.a to asked to abu baker siddique r.a to do imamat. The abu baker siddique r.a  started the salah in meantime HOLY PROPHET sawww with the help of HAZRAT ALI R.A and HAZRAT ABBAS R.A come to the door of hujra and started watching that all sahabas are before abu baker siddique r.a . all sahaba including abu baker siddique r.a turned faced toward HOLY PROPHET SAWW, by seeing this hazrat MUHAMMAD SAWW move back so that sahaba may not break their salah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it was reported that the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) prayed behind Abu Bakr and by Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn ‘Awf  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  them.&#xA; Moreover, Imaam Ahmad and Ibn Khuzaymah reported: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Al-Mugheerah Ibn Shu’bah  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  him was asked whether anyone of this nation had led the Prophet  sallallaahu  &lt;code&gt;alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) in prayer other than Abu Bakr, and he replied: “Yes.” He mentioned that the Prophet  sallallaahu&lt;/code&gt;alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) performed ablution and he wiped over his socks and turban. Then Al-Mugheerah also said: “He [the Prophet] prayed behind Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn ‘Awf and I was with him in one Rak’ah of Fajr, and then me made up the Rak’ah that we had missed.”&#xA;  In the wording of Ahmad: “Al-Mugheerah Ibn Shu’bah said: “There are two characteristics that I would never ask anyone else about them as I saw the Prophet  sallallaahu  &lt;code&gt;alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) doing them: the Imaam praying behind a man among the people under his guardianship and I saw the Prophet  sallallaahu&lt;/code&gt;alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) praying behind Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn ‘Awf one Rak’ah of Fajr [as he had missed one Rak’ah] and I saw the Prophet , wiping over his socks.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16411" LastEditorUserId="16411" LastEditDate="2016-07-26T04:50:33.223" LastActivityDate="2016-07-26T04:50:33.223" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8098" CreationDate="2016-04-10T21:42:02.433" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;ASA,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Awliya' means protectors. This Ayah was revealed at a time when there was battles between Muslims and the disbelievers (ie Kuffar of Quraysh who had persecuted them and forced them out of Mecca, etc) and in the Ayah, Allah (swt) is warning Muslims not to take the disbelievers for protection or make deals with them over the Muslims. THIS DOES NOT MEAN YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE RELATIONS WITH NON MUSLIMS!!!! The Prophet (pbuh) and the Companions (ra) used to deal, give gifts and respected the non Muslims who caused them no harm, such as their neighbors. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is our duty as Muslims to be kind and respectful to all humans and all of Allah's creations, and we should not judge anyone on their belief-- that is for Allah on the Day of Accountability. So you should continue to deal with your non Muslim colleagues, show them how our beautiful religion tells us to treat others..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope my answer helps,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16430" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-08T10:40:36.940" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T10:40:36.940" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30775" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-11T05:49:21.607" Score="2" ViewCount="1193" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many online dating and matrimonial sites solely made for Muslims so that Muslims can find their spouses on their own. Are they Halal or Haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-13T08:55:53.160" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T08:55:53.160" Title="Is online dating permissible in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2018-03-30T02:35:57.307" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30757" CreationDate="2016-04-11T05:52:15.563" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you waste all of your time on instrument or playing video games or sleeping etc. it is not allowed. Muslims have daily jobs and they can not live like plants. If you only playing an instrument as hobby it is not problem, you can go on and try to stay away from woman voice, especially sensual woman voice when you playing or listening music.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also you can read: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.questionsonislam.com/question/playing-guitar-permissible-islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.questionsonislam.com/question/playing-guitar-permissible-islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2535" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-11T05:55:34.517" LastActivityDate="2016-04-11T05:55:34.517" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30779" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-04-11T10:08:25.463" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Washing your body with water, and you must do this when you convert to islam, after intimate relationship, after Impurity&#xA;and for women after Menstruation ends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16437" LastEditorUserId="16437" LastEditDate="2016-04-12T13:21:24.260" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T13:21:24.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30780" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-04-11T10:08:25.463" Score="0" Body="غسل‎  is an Arabic term referring to the full body washing ablution." OwnerUserId="16437" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-19T21:14:37.073" LastActivityDate="2016-04-19T21:14:37.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30781" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-04-11T15:29:00.913" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you belief in, And as a Muslim you have to belief in God, his Angels, his Messengers, his Holy Books, in the Last Day and in Al-Qadar (Pre-Ordainment)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16437" LastEditorUserId="16437" LastEditDate="2016-04-12T13:21:47.857" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T13:21:47.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30782" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-04-11T15:29:00.913" Score="0" Body="What you belief in, And as a Muslim you have to belief in God, his Angels, his Messengers, his Holy Books, in the Last Day and in Al-Qadar (Pre-Ordainment)" OwnerUserId="16437" LastEditorUserId="16437" LastEditDate="2016-04-12T13:22:15.673" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T13:22:15.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30783" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30745" CreationDate="2016-04-11T20:19:20.897" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two levels of Quran understanding. The first one is for all human and at this level Quran is very simple. Anyone who wants to get guidance from Quran can easily get with little effort. The other, the deep knowledge of Quran, its wisdom etc is too difficult and only the scholars have the ability to discuss such matter. &#xA;In the End Allah knows and we don't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8695" LastActivityDate="2016-04-11T20:19:20.897" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8741" CreationDate="2016-04-11T23:15:09.460" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Telekinesis, ___kinesis, whatever kinesis, is NOT magic. There are ACTUAL BLACK MAGIC witchcraft spell-like psychic attacks. Now THAT is haram. That is what is considered &quot;magic&quot;. Kinesis is science and manipulation of energy. Nothing more.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16445" LastActivityDate="2016-04-11T23:15:09.460" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30785" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32689" CreationDate="2016-04-12T06:59:29.337" Score="3" ViewCount="2404" Body="&lt;p&gt;The phrase &quot;idle talks&quot; appears in this ayah;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks (i.e. music, singing) to mislead (men) from the path of Allaah…” [Luqmaan 31:6]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In an article about music being haram it is mentioned that idle talks are used to distract from the Qur'an and there were people in Makkah telling stories about Roman kings and they were works of kafirs. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/5000&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is, should we include tv shows or series into this idle talk definition or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16172" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T19:18:14.613" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T19:18:14.613" Title="Should we include TV shows or series in the definition of &quot;idle talk&quot;?" Tags="|quran|terminology|tv|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30786" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30796" CreationDate="2016-04-12T07:09:41.157" Score="2" ViewCount="1662" Body="&lt;p&gt;In many sources is mentioned that instruments or making music is unlawful but there are opposite ideas too. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/5000&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;For example here.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So assuming the discussion concludes in the result of music being haram; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) What to do with the instruments at home? Throw them away like alcohol or can they stay just there untouched (except occasional dust cleaning).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) What to do with music you hear unwillingly at work/in the market/on the street etc. Should we really put our fingers into our ears? (Which is very difficult if you have a hijab on your head btw.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16172" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-29T08:02:48.147" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T08:02:48.147" Title="If music is haram, what do you do with musical instruments? And what about music you hear unwittingly?" Tags="|music|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30787" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-12T07:40:51.043" Score="2" ViewCount="1673" Body="&lt;p&gt;Me and my girlfriend want to get married but our parents will never agree just because I'm a Sunni and she is Shia.  We really want to get married and not be involved in haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a girl is not a virgin, can nikah be valid without a wali?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16447" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T21:09:45.220" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T21:09:45.220" Title="If a girl is not a virgin, can nikah be valid without a wali?" Tags="|nikah|wali|consent|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" ClosedDate="2018-03-19T12:29:56.753" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30757" CreationDate="2016-04-12T08:14:20.143" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A hadith states that we are going to be asked about what we have done with our life's in the beginning of afterlife (in the grave) . If we have wasted it or not to be spesific. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The two feet of the Son of Adam will not move from near his Lord on the Day of Judgement until he is asked about five (matters): about his life - how he spent it; about his youth - how he took care of it; about his wealth - how he earned it and where he spent it; and about that which he acted upon from the knowledge he acquired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you should neither watch porn or make music. You could do sports or practice another hobby but a halal one. The best option is to get a job. If you are studying it could be a part-time job.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah the Most Forgiving forgive all our sins always. Ameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16172" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T08:14:20.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30790" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-12T13:43:47.430" Score="3" ViewCount="1584" Body="&lt;p&gt;If there's nothing then why does God say in the Quran that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was said: &quot;Enter thou the Garden.&quot; He said: &quot;Ah me! Would that my people knew (what I know)!-&#xA;&quot;For that my Lord has granted me forgiveness and has enrolled me among those held in honour!&quot;&#xA;— Qur'an, sura 36 (Ya-Seen), ayah 20-27&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can somebody please explain how Habib the carpenter got into heaven before the day of judgement? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16450" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-12T14:31:03.097" LastActivityDate="2017-04-08T01:58:35.920" Title="Is there any life after death before the day of judgement?" Tags="|death|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30793" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7954" CreationDate="2016-04-12T18:05:23.397" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;40 number has many special meanings that lies with Allah SWT only. As per Rasulullah (pbuh) said all or most prophets are given prophethood at the age of 40. Muhammad (pbuh) was given first revelation few months less than the age of 40.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other references from Quran and hadith, age 40 is the age of maturity. Rasulullah said in an hadith that a person's characteristic is mostly formed and completed at the age of 40, very little change can happen to one's characteristic after age 40. Allah knows best, but after studying Quran and Hadith, my learning about prophethood are - &#xA;1. it comes from Allah SWT only&#xA;2. Allah gives it to whom HE wishes to be&#xA;3. maturity and certain level of learning to acquire wisdom before prophethood is must&#xA;4. If Allah don't send revelation, no prophet can bring it from Allah SWT&#xA;5. Prophethood is majorly for - inviting people to one and only GOD (Allah SWT), bring changes in society, lead by example, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to do all these, a person must acquire wisdom and then health. That is why age 40 is chosen by Allah SWT for giving prophethood. Allah knows best, and we know nothing. 40 is a very surprising number related in other areas as well, such as - &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a child's status in the womb is changed in every 40 days&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;as per hadith to change one's habbit require repeating the action for 40 consecutive days or 6 weeks (science has just proved it after 1400+ years!!!)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Musa/Moses (pbuh) was called for 40 days and nights to get TEN commandments&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Musa/Moses (pbuh) requested to see Allah SWT, but couldn't see and become senseless before the reflection. He was sensless for 40 days&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Noah (pbuh) and his companions were floating in the ship (made by Allah's instruction) for 40 days&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah specially ordained all human being to take care of their parents at the age of 40 (when parents age reach at 40). Allah SWT said in the Quran to behave softly with them when they reach the age of 40&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;etc. etc. many more&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question in a line - &quot;40 is the age of certain maturity or wisdom for prophethood, defined by Allah SWT, and HE knows best about the answer&quot;. As Allah said in the Quran that everything happens at its' precise and predestined timeline, not before the moment or after the moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything i have said wrong, i am mistaken myself and may Allah forgive me for that, amin. Allah is completely error-free, and we are full of errors, may Allah forgive us for that, amin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah bless you, amin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16451" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T18:05:23.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30794" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30790" CreationDate="2016-04-12T18:07:57.857" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes indeed, there is a life after death and before the judgement day, we commonly refer to it as &lt;strong&gt;life of BARZAKH برزخ , it includes the happening in the grave,&lt;/strong&gt; all the good or bad that happens in there to a person, according to what he did is included in this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;The Fire, they are exposed to it, morning and afternoon. And on the&#xA;  Day when the Hour will be established&lt;/strong&gt; (it will be said to the angels):&#xA;  ‘Cause Fir‘aun’s (Pharaoh) people to enter the severest torment!’”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Ghaafir 40:46]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly the good souls are given special treatments, like in a hadees it says, Allah opens a window from heaven to their graves. And for bad people, diferent kind of punishments are carried out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more explanations, read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/11110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;What is al-barzakh?&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now there is a really long hadees, which explains much of this in detail. I am quoting it from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.salafipublications.com/sps/sp.cfm?subsecID=AQD08&amp;amp;articleID=AQD080003&amp;amp;pfriend=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this source.&lt;/a&gt; below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Upon the authority of al-Bara' ibn `Aazib who said: &lt;strong&gt;We went out with&#xA;  the the Prophet (salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam) to a burial of a man&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  from the Ansar (original inhabitants of Madina) until we arrived at&#xA;  the grave, and he still had not been placed in the slot of the grave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then &lt;strong&gt;the Messenger of Allah (salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam) sat down&#xA;  and we sat around him.&lt;/strong&gt; You would have thought that birds were upon our&#xA;  heads from our silence, and in the hand of the Messenger of Allah&#xA;  (salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam) was a stick which he was poking the&#xA;  ground with. [Then he started looking at the sky and looking at the&#xA;  earth and looking up down three times]. &lt;strong&gt;Then he said to us: &quot;Ask Allah&#xA;  for refuge from the torment of the grave&quot;, he repeated this command&#xA;  two or three times.&lt;/strong&gt; [Then he said O Allah I seek refuge in you from&#xA;  the torment of the grave][three times]. Then he said: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Verily, the&#xA;  believing servant, when leaving this life and journeying to the&#xA;  hereafter angels will descend upon him, their faces will be white as&#xA;  if they were suns, they will have with them a shroud (kafan) from the&#xA;  shroud of Paradise), and an embalmment (HanouT) from the embalmments&#xA;  of heaven. Then, they will sit within eye-shot of him.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Then the angel of death (peace be upon him) will come and sit at his&#xA;  head and will say &quot;O you virtuous soul; come out to a forgiveness and&#xA;  a pleasure from your Lord &quot;. So it will come out as a drop comes out&#xA;  of the mouth of a jug (with ease), then he will take it, not leaving&#xA;  it in his hand for longer that a blink of an eye until they (he and&#xA;  the other angels) have placed it in that shroud and that embalmment.&#xA;  And there will emanate from it a smell like that of the most sweet&#xA;  smelling musk on the face of the earth. Then they shall ascend with&#xA;  it, and they shall not pass with it by any group of angels but they&#xA;  will say: What is this good and sweet-smelling soul?. Then they shall&#xA;  say to them (he is) &quot;such&quot; the son of &quot;such&quot; choosing the best of the&#xA;  names he used to be called in this life. Until they reach the lowest&#xA;  sky, then they shall ask permission to enter, and they shall be&#xA;  granted entry, until they end at the seventh heaven sky, then Allah,&#xA;  exalted and high, shall say: &quot;write the book of my servant in&#xA;  illiyeen (1) [And what will expalin to you what Illiyeen is&#xA;  illiyeen, there is a register fully inscribed to which bear witness&#xA;  those nearest to Allah (see 83:18)], and his book will be written in&#xA;  illiyeen, and the shall be said &quot;return him to the earth, for [I&#xA;  promised them] I have created them from it, and into it I shall return&#xA;  them, and from it I shall extract (resurrect) them a second time&#xA;  (20:55)&quot;. So [he is returned to earth and] his soul is returned to his&#xA;  body [he said and he will hear the footsteps of his friends who buried&#xA;  him when they leave him].&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Then two [severe] angels shall come and [terrify him and] sit him up&#xA;  next to them and shall ask him: &quot;Who is your Lord?&quot;. He shall reply&#xA;  &quot;My Lord is Allah&quot;. Then they shall ask him: &quot;What is your religion?&quot;.&#xA;  He shall answer them: &quot;My religion is Islam&quot;. Then they shall ask him&#xA;  &quot;Who is this man who was sent among you?&quot;. He will reply &quot;He is the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam) peace be upon him&quot;.&#xA;  Then they shall ask him &quot;What have you done?&quot;. He shall reply: &quot;I read&#xA;  the book of Allah, then I believed in it and accepted it&quot;. [The angel&#xA;  will terrify him and ask him &quot;who is your Lord?&quot;, &quot;what is your&#xA;  religion?&quot; &quot;who is your prophet?&quot;, and this will be the last trial on&#xA;  earth for the believer, it is then when Allah says : &quot;Allah will&#xA;  establish in strength those who believe with the word that stands firm&#xA;  in this world&quot;, so he will answer my Lord is Allah, my religion is&#xA;  Islam and my Prophet is Mohammad salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam. Then a&#xA;  caller will call from the sky: &quot;My slave has spoken the truth, so&#xA;  spread out for him from the heaven, and clothe him from the heaven,&#xA;  and open a door for him from the heaven (within his grave)&quot;, so it's&#xA;  goodness and its smell will come unto him, then his grave will be&#xA;  expanded for him as far as he can see.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then a man will come to him. His face will be handsome, and his&#xA;  clothes will be handsome, and his smell will be sweet. Then he shall&#xA;  say unto him: I bring you glade tidings of that which will make you&#xA;  happy [Rejoice with a pleasure of Allah and delights that endure].&#xA;  This is the day that you were promised (46:16). Then he will say [and&#xA;  may Allah give you glad tiding] &quot;who are you?, for your face is the&#xA;  face of someone who comes with good news&quot;. He shall reply: &quot;I am your&#xA;  good deeds, [by Allah, I did not know of you but that you were quick&#xA;  to the obedience of Allah and slow to His desoobedience, so may Allah&#xA;  reward you good]&quot;. Then he shall say: &quot;My Lord bring the hour so that&#xA;  I might return to my family and my wealth&quot; [it will be said to him &quot;be&#xA;  tranquil&quot;].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He (Mohammed, salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: { And the&#xA;  disbelieving [transgressor/wicked] servant}, if he is leaving this&#xA;  life and journeying to the hereafter then angels will descend upon&#xA;  him, their faces will be black, they have with them a coarse woolen&#xA;  fabric (sackcloth)[ made of fire]. Then they will sit within eye-shot&#xA;  of him. Then the angel of death will come and sit at his head and will&#xA;  say &quot;O you wicked soul; come out to a anger from your Lord and a fury&#xA;  (from Him)&quot;. So it will be distributed (spread out) throughout his&#xA;  body, then it will be ripped away as a skewer/spit is ripped out of&#xA;  damp cotton [and in its way out it will tear and cut the nerves and&#xA;  blood vessels] [and then he will be cursed by all the angels between&#xA;  the earth and the sky and by all the angels in the sky, and the gates&#xA;  of heaven are closed. There is no gate in the heaven but its people&#xA;  supplicate that the wicked soul shall not be ascended to their side],&#xA;  then he will take it (the soul), not leaving it in his hand for longer&#xA;  than a blink of an eye until they have placed it in that sackcloth.&#xA;  And there will emanate from it a stench like that of the most evil&#xA;  smelling corpse on the face of the earth. Then they shall ascend with&#xA;  it, and they shall not pass with it by a group of angels but they will&#xA;  say: What is this wicked soul?. Then they shall say to them (he is)&#xA;  &quot;such&quot; the son of &quot;such&quot; choosing the most hated of the names he used&#xA;  to be called in this life. Until they reach the lowest heaven(sky),&#xA;  then they shall ask permission to enter, and they shall not be granted&#xA;  entry. Then the Messenger of Allah (salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam)&#xA;  recited &quot;The doors of the sky are not opened to them, nor shall they&#xA;  enter heaven until the camel passes through the eye of the needle&quot;&#xA;  (7:40).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then Allah, exalted and high, shall say: &quot;write the book of my servant&#xA;  in Sijjeen (2)(83:7) in the lowest earth&quot;. [Then will be said &quot;return&#xA;  my slave to the earth, for I promised them I have created them from&#xA;  it, and into it I shall return them, and from it I shall extract&#xA;  (resurrect) them a second time (20:55)&quot;]. Then his soul shall be taken&#xA;  away [from the sky] with a mighty hurl [until it is cast into his&#xA;  body]. Then he (the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam) read: &quot;and&#xA;  those who associate partners with Allah, They are as one who falls&#xA;  from the sky then is snatched by the birds or is cast by the wind into&#xA;  a very low place (22:31)&quot;. Then his soul will be returned into his&#xA;  body, [he (the prophet) said : verily he will hear the footsteps of&#xA;  his friends who buried him when they leave him]. Then two harsh severe&#xA;  and fearsome angels shall come and [terrify him and] sit him up and&#xA;  shall ask him: &quot;Who is your Lord?&quot;. He shall reply &quot;Huh?, Huh (this is&#xA;  an expression of sorrow), I don't know&quot;. Then they shall ask him:&#xA;  &quot;What is your religion?&quot;. He shall answer them: &quot;Huh?, Huh?, I don't&#xA;  know&quot;. Then they shall ask him &quot;Who is this man who was sent among&#xA;  you?&quot;. He will reply &quot;Huh?, Huh?, I don't know [I heard people saying&#xA;  that!]&quot;. He (the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said &quot;And then&#xA;  will be said to him don't ever know and don't ever recite!&quot;].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then a caller will call from the sky: &quot;My slave has spoken falsely, so&#xA;  spread out for him from the hell fire, and open a door for him from&#xA;  the hell fire (within his grave)&quot;, so its heat and hot wind will come&#xA;  unto him, then his grave will be contracted upon him until his limbs&#xA;  are caught up among one another. Then a man will come to him. His face&#xA;  will be ugly, and his clothes will be ugly, and his smell will be&#xA;  vile. Then he shall say unto him: I bring you tidings of that which&#xA;  will harm you. This is the day that you were promised (70:44). Then he&#xA;  will say [and you, may Allah give you bad tiding] &quot;who are you?, for&#xA;  your face is the face of someone who comes with evil&quot;. He shall reply:&#xA;  &quot;I am your evil deeds [by Allah, I did not know of you but that you&#xA;  were quick to the disobedience of Allah and slow to His obedience, so&#xA;  may Allah reward you bad, and then will be assigned to him a blind,&#xA;  deaf and mute person who holds in his hand a hammer, if a mountain is&#xA;  hit with it, it would disintegrate, and he will beat him with it until&#xA;  he becomes dust, and then Allah will render him to his initial form,&#xA;  and he will beat him again, and he (the wicked) will cry of sorrow and&#xA;  pain a cry that will be heard by all creatures except humans and jinn,&#xA;  and a door of hell will be opened unto him within his grave and will&#xA;  spread out for him sheets of hell fire]&quot;. Then he shall say: &quot;My Lord&#xA;  do not bring the hour&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This hadith is narrated by Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah,&#xA;  at-Tayalisi, and al-Hakim who said it is according to the standards of&#xA;  Bukhari and Muslim. This text is the text of Ahmad, all text between&#xA;  brackets is from the other narrators and other narrations of Ahmad.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if you read and understand this whole hadees, i think its enough to clear all things up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: &lt;strong&gt;One thing i should mention is that this life of BARZAKH is not 100% explained, and is not something anyone can answer what will happen when and how, we know just as much as we are told&lt;/strong&gt;. And the above hadees pretty much sums up everything. Their are other narrations indications some other things too, but the point is it is enough for us to know that yes their is a life called life of BARZAKH, and we don't need to be curious about it too much. And &lt;strong&gt;focus on following quran and hadees and be prepared for this life of barzakh and life after day of judgement&lt;/strong&gt;. We will not be asked if we knew each and every aspect of life of BARZAKH, but we will be surely asked how much we followed quran and hadees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T18:07:57.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30795" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-12T18:43:06.333" Score="3" ViewCount="7110" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which family members fall under kinship? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a person has a big family, does it mean he has to tie Kinship with all aunts, uncles and cousins? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or is holding ties of Kinship with only maternal relatives fine? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16097" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-08T10:47:26.767" LastActivityDate="2021-12-28T01:01:56.027" Title="What is the definition ties of Kinship?" Tags="|sunnah|definitions|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30786" CreationDate="2016-04-12T18:44:57.800" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, when you have concluded to it being haraam (which is right conclusion), you should treat these things as HARAAM....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me tell you a hadees, about something whihc is haraam on men, but not on women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Prophet (peace be on him) once saw a gold ring on a man's hand. He&#xA;  immediately took it from him and threw it down&lt;/strong&gt; saying, 'Does a person&#xA;  pick up a piece of burning coal and hold it in his hand?' After the&#xA;  Prophet (peace be on him) had left the place, someone asked the man,&#xA;  'Why do you not pick it up and benefit from it?' He replied, &lt;strong&gt;'No, by&#xA;  Allah! I shall not pick it up after the Messenger of Allah (peace be&#xA;  on him) has thrown it away.'&lt;/strong&gt; (Reported by Muslim.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The purpose of the above hadees is to show you the approach of sahaba and prophet towards haraam things, While musical instruments being totally haraam for all of the muslims needs to be destroyed, or at-least they must not be in your home! This is a seperate issue if we can sale them and benefit from the money of their sale,  for its answer see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/7453&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet (Allah bless him) stated in a sound narration, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;Whoever leaves something for the pleasure of Allah, Allah will&#xA;  compensate him with something better than it&lt;/strong&gt;.” (Ahmad)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As believers, we only seek the pleasure of Allah since the religion is nothing but obedience and total attachment to Him and His Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace). Imagine the compensation of the Creator of the Worlds… it is unimaginable. Seek His pleasure sincerely and the path will be lit brighter than ever and the veils of the dunya will crumble.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ref: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/qibla-hanafi/35349&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Selling a Musical Instrument&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now on second question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clear i think, that &lt;strong&gt;we should try our best to not hear the music.&lt;/strong&gt; If you can put some tilawat or some byaan or some nasheeds or naats in handsfree thats also fine. &lt;strong&gt;As long as you are not liking the music and you are trying your best to avoid that. You need not to worry&lt;/strong&gt;, keep your prayers steady, do astagfaar as much as possible. It is not because you are sinning, prophet used to do astagfaar 70 times a day, even though he had no sins, so its always better to do astagfaar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T18:44:57.800" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30797" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25632" CreationDate="2016-04-12T18:57:47.103" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, we can't say anything about torah or injil in their current state, how can we say for sure this is averse from God and this is not, if it was possible, some christian or jew would have preserved book in their hand, which they don't have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, coming to the verse you mentioned, no one can conclude anything related to riba as being halal or haram on them. It is general verse and does not point to some special ruling on some specific thing like riba. So, &lt;strong&gt;we can't conclude anything related to riba from this&lt;/strong&gt;. And i was not able to find anything related to jews being allowed to take interest form anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe someone can find something on this, should let us know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-04-12T18:57:47.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5925" CreationDate="2016-04-13T04:24:58.063" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Brief translation of the Arabic Post:&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;Previously posted: [If you know some Arabic, you can look at this research:&#xA; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=173878&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;هل صح أن خازن الجنة رضوان&lt;/a&gt; ؟ (Is it confirmed that Radwan is Heaven's keeper?).]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually this link has most of the reports where the gatekeeper of paradise is mentioned. The scholarly discussions with references only prove to one point, whcih is as following: &#xA;The gatekeepers of paradise and hell both are mentioned in the Quran and Hadith. Howerve, the name &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Radwian or Ridwan رضوان&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; is not found in any authentic or reliable report. &#xA;Finally, the article on ahlalhadith.com says that &quot;Sheikh Utheymain ra. of Saudi Arabia also concluded that although this name is famous among scholars but it cannot be proven from an authentic source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Knows the Best. &#xA;Salam to all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16455" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-13T09:16:14.487" LastActivityDate="2016-04-13T09:16:14.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30804" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29427" CreationDate="2016-04-13T09:58:46.807" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:6&lt;/a&gt;) the fard/fraz parts of wudu are listed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your&#xA;faces and your forearms to the elbows and wipe over your heads and&#xA;wash your feet to the ankles. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Verse clearly mention wiping and washing!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wiping means that you must wet your hands and pass with them over the body part!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While washing means fill your hand with water and pour the water over a body part!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars have different opinions on the fard/farz part when it comes to the head. While most agree that the sunna would be wiping over the head forth and back!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point is that the Arabic letter ba' in&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;وامسحوا &lt;strong&gt;برؤسكم&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;has linguistically two meanings either it is used to put emphasize on a part, this would mean that &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;and wipe over your heads&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; must be understood as &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;and wipe over -a part of- your heads&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;. The other meaning is to pin the words in this case the words would mean that the act of wiping is &amp;quot;pinned on  the following word the &amp;quot;head&amp;quot;. This last meaning is the choice of the majority of scholars, some said Imam a-Shafi-'i has chosen the first meaning&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So still scholars had different opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;While Imam Malik has chosen the safest option which is wiping all the head, which seems to be the choice of Imam Ahmad.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Imam a-Shafi-'i toke according to my reference the evidence (according both meanings) which is the minimum &amp;quot;surface&amp;quot; which can be understood as wiping for example the surface you put your wet hand on!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu Hanifa instead supported his claim by a hadith which you may find in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/117&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1100820&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan a-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt; where the forehead is quoted and from this abu Hanifa estimated the forehead as a quarter of the head.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My reference is this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/58635&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-22T05:54:54.037" LastActivityDate="2021-11-22T05:54:54.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30809" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-04-14T08:28:51.113" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-04-14T08:28:51.113" LastActivityDate="2016-04-14T08:28:51.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30810" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-04-14T08:28:51.113" Score="0" Body="جهنم is the Arabic equivalent of Hell." OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-19T21:11:14.153" LastActivityDate="2016-04-19T21:11:14.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30811" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-14T09:34:17.427" Score="2" ViewCount="1100" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was dating a boy, we fell in love. We committed zina with the intention of marriage later, (this doesn't help my situation) My father found out, I was kicked out of my family home as a disgrace. My family have disowned me now. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) is it permissible for me and this&#xA;man to marry? Will our marriage be haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have no mahram, what can the man do, who does he ask for my hand? My father said I am not his daughter and disowned me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) will a marriage based on haram things like zina be blessed by Allah? Or is it doomed to fail? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) I need forgiveness from Allah for my sins, what can I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16467" LastActivityDate="2016-07-19T14:24:23.097" Title="Zina, promise of marriage" Tags="|zina|forgiveness|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30812" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35366" CreationDate="2016-04-14T09:59:24.713" Score="2" ViewCount="776" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:31&lt;/a&gt;) we are taught how to bury a dead person. This Verse at first sight doesn't make clear whether this is mandatory only for dead bodies of believers or a general rule. A Hadith from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/21/126&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; seems to cover the point of non-Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question what if we found a dead body or body parts or a skeleton and we don't know whether this person is male/female (for example if we find it in a desert) and don't have the possibility to determine neither the identity nor religion of this dead body. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any rules (ahkam) telling us what we (as Muslims) have to do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;do we have to bury any dead body we find?&lt;br&gt; This point apparently is already covered by my evidences from my intro!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;do we have to perform ghusl al-mayyit?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;do we have to offer Janazah prayer?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;do we have to wait a certain time to give the identification a chance!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So maybe a summarized question could be like this: Should we consider a dead body, with an unknown identity as a Muslim or as a non-Muslim when burying it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please don't provide answers such as &quot;call the authorities&quot; as this -in my opinion- is a matter of course and has in first place nothing to do with the Islam nor it rulings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-02-15T13:43:57.520" LastActivityDate="2018-02-15T13:43:57.520" Title="If we found a dead body somewhere, and need to bury it do we consider it a Muslim body or not?" Tags="|fiqh|death|human-body|grave|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30813" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-14T11:24:27.843" Score="3" ViewCount="147" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the question is enough. Also, is conversion between schools considered apostasy? (I suppose conversion to denominations not universally accepted as Islam could be considered apostasy, such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmadiyya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ahmadiyya&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16468" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-19T15:09:13.893" LastActivityDate="2023-12-06T11:10:30.693" Title="Is conversion between Islamic denominations considered apostasy?" Tags="|apostasy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30815" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="139" CreationDate="2016-04-14T12:41:33.710" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In your comments of some of the given answers here you always use&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;افلا تعقلون&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as an argument, which seems to support your claim. After checking the Verses where this statement is quoted i came to the following explanation: It only means &amp;quot;Then will you not reason?&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Don't you understand?&amp;quot; which is only a statement after Allah gave an explanation why something was a sin, not an order to think in general as you seem to have understood it: It has more to be understood as an order to make the right decision or implication of the given facts! A better argument -based on the Quran- in my opinion would be using expressions where following others blindly is declared as wrong ... maybe I may find better examples later! (This &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.farajat.net/ar/35331&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article in Arabic&lt;/a&gt; shows a couple of useful Verses)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Should we follow blindly or use our mind?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Battle of Karabala quoted a helpful Verse from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/21/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran&lt;/a&gt;. Which I would interpret as follows Allah and his Prophet (Peace be upon him) have shown us the right path and defined it for us. We can take it as is or try to understand it, for example by checking whether they go ahead with the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maqasid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;goals of shari'a&lt;/a&gt; مقاصد الشريعة and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there are five fundamental goals these are the preservation of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Religion / Faith (din)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Life (nafs)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lineage / Progeny (nasl)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Intellect (‘aql)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Property / Wealth (mal)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now after this whether you commit a sin or not is your own decision! As if you checked it and still had doubts then asked a scholar as indicated by the Verse (21:7) and your doubts didn't vanish you still can try it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doubting is an adapted philosophy of Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ghazali#Incoherence_of_the_Philosophers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Ghazali&lt;/a&gt; some scholars accuse  &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Descartes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Descartes&lt;/a&gt; of plagiarism because his statement &lt;em&gt;Cogito ergo sum&lt;/em&gt; or methodological skepticism seems to have its origin in al-Ghazali's statement which can be translated as &amp;quot;I doubt then I exist&amp;quot;. And it's even said that Descartes had some books of him in his private library!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the relation between Iman and committing a sin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition I would add the following statement of a &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6810&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt; which you may find in Sahih al-Bukhari and all the other six major Sunni Hadith Collections (Sahih Muslim, Sunan abi Dawod, Sunan ibn Majah, Sunan a-Nasa-i and Jami' at-Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The one who commits an illegal sexual intercourse is not a believer&#xA;at the time of committing illegal sexual intercourse and a thief is&#xA;not a believer at the time of committing theft and a drinker of&#xA;alcoholic drink is not a believer at the time of drinking. Yet, (the&#xA;gate of) repentance is open thereafter.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This statement seems to indicate that committing a sin is in first place a sign of weakness in the faith of a believer. This weakness can be temporary. Scholars interpret it as follows&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that a believer doesn't commit a sin if his faith/belief is complete&#xA;... this is supported by an other &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/77/44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt; (in Sahih al-Bukhari&#xA;-here &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/97/113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an other Version&lt;/a&gt;- and Sahih Muslim and other Collections) on the authority of abu Dharr al-Ghafari (May Allah be pleased with&#xA;him). ... even if scholars are in consensus that this sins are major&#xA;sins, but nobody would be called a disbeliever if committing them ...&#xA;but believers with a lack of Iman (faith) ... if they repent their&#xA;punishment will disperse and if they died without repentance, Allah&#xA;may forgive them and let them enter paradise or he may punish them and&#xA;later let them enter paradise!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(This is taken from Imam an-Nawawi's al-Majmo' according this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/50018&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic Fatwa&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you can use your mind to try to understand why Allah has declared something as sin, I would even say you should, as some scholars used to say Allah loves/likes being worshiped by knowledge (not blindly followed). If you have strong Iman you may find out that these sins are bad and things which you shouldn't do!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There's no enforcement -at least a bit of- doubt is allowed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally if you read (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/256-260&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:256-260&lt;/a&gt;) you may find statements like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The&#xA;right course has become clear from the wrong. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and how Allah dealt with doubtful people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-21T11:25:58.140" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T11:25:58.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30816" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-14T13:05:39.747" Score="0" ViewCount="1626" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nowadays people are arranging and giving Walima before nikkah (mostly the previous night of nikkah day) as per convenience and availability of auditoriums. Doing like this, will it meet the sunnah of nabi(pbuh) ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12446" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T07:38:25.250" Title="Can we give Walima before nikkah" Tags="|nikah|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-04-19T06:08:00.047" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30817" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7960" CreationDate="2016-04-14T13:43:35.770" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think by the links you have provided it is clear that if you have something and your intention is not to sell it but to use it yourself, than its not for trade purpose, same as if i buy a house, and live in it, i have bought it to use it not for trading purpose, although in future i might need to sale it for some reason, but it is not my intention for now. And i am not waiting that its price gets high and i sale it, if i have some intention like this, than my intention is of trade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from your link:&#xA;&lt;em&gt;The scholars of the Standing Committee said – in a fatwa that covers more than was mentioned in the question –&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The fact that zakaah must be paid on coins – whether gold or silver – has been proven in the Qur’aan and Sunnah and by scholarly consensus. Trade goods are not sought in and of themselves, rather what is sought through them is coins, whether gold or silver. Matters are judged according to their purpose, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Actions are but by intentions.” Hence zakaah is not due on a slave who is acquired as a servant, or on a horse that is acquired to be ridden, or on a house that is acquired to be lived in, or on a garment that is acquired to be worn, or on chrysolite, rubies, coral etc that are acquired for use as adornments. But if all of these or similar things are acquired for the purpose of trade, then zakaah must be paid on them, because the purpose behind them is to acquire gold and silver coins or whatever is used in their place… Based on this, whoever withholds zakaah on whatever trade goods he has is sinning…&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And i should also make it clear, that i doubt this view on zakaat on diamonds etc is not due, but as of this link, and your question, above is the answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-04-14T13:43:35.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1539" CreationDate="2016-04-14T14:38:25.767" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was not able to find any such hadees, only related ayah and hadees i found are felow:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “A woman may be married for&#xA;  four reasons: her wealth, her lineage, her beauty and her religious&#xA;  commitment. &lt;strong&gt;Choose the one who is religious&lt;/strong&gt;, may your hands be rubbed&#xA;  with dust [i.e., may you prosper].” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4802; Muslim, 1466). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Nawawi said:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The correct meaning of this hadeeth is that the Prophet (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allaah be upon him) was describing what people usually&#xA;  do, for they seek these four characteristics, the last of which in&#xA;  their view is religious commitment, but you, &lt;strong&gt;the one who is seeking&#xA;  guidance, should look for a wife who is religious. But this is not an&#xA;  absolute command.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This hadeeth encourages keeping company with people who are&#xA;  religiously committed in all things, because the one who keeps company&#xA;  with them will benefit from their good attitude and morals, their&#xA;  blessing and their good ways, and he will be safe from mischief at&#xA;  their hands.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sharh Muslim, 10/52&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And do not marry Al-Mushrikaat (idolatresses) till they believe&#xA;  (worship Allaah Alone). And indeed a slave woman who believes is&#xA;  better than a (free) Mushrikah (idolatress), even though she pleases&#xA;  you. And give not (your daughters) in marriage to Al‑Mushrikoon till&#xA;  they believe (in Allaah Alone) and verily, a believing slave is better&#xA;  than a (free) Mushrik (idolater), even though he pleases you. Those&#xA;  (Al-Mushrikoon) invite you to the Fire, but Allaah invites (you) to&#xA;  Paradise and forgiveness by His Leave, and makes His Ayaat (proofs,&#xA;  evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) clear to mankind&#xA;  that they may remember”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[al-Baqarah 2:221]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although above ayah excludes ahlul-kitab, but this is somehow discouraged to marry any mushrik.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now these are only closest what i found.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To read further why it is discouraged to marry non-muslims you can read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20227&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; and also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20884&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; fatwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-04-14T14:38:25.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30299" CreationDate="2016-04-14T14:47:09.423" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you said, &lt;strong&gt;you don't have access to the authentic translations&lt;/strong&gt;, and it sounds like there are some authentic translations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, you should &lt;strong&gt;try to have access to them anyway if you want to quote some ahadees translated in your writings, which others might read&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think i can safely say that if you are good in bosnian and english booth, than you can surely translate the authentic english translation in bosnian. And &lt;strong&gt;to verfiy your translation, you can ask some other boosnian to translate it back to english(without him knowing original english translation text), and than verify this from some authentic person that if this translation is good enough.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But your &lt;strong&gt;first preference should be to find some proper authentic translations as you mentioned they exist&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the &lt;strong&gt;things we do depends on our intentions&lt;/strong&gt;, so you need to worry too much, just give your best, and &lt;strong&gt;mention this is as of my translation, and these might not be perfect.&lt;/strong&gt; If your intentions are right, and you have done whatever you can to prevent any wrong translation, than you are safe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-04-14T14:47:09.423" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29208" CreationDate="2016-04-14T14:58:33.190" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Madh-e-sahaba is an urdu word, meaning praising sahaba, as of its translation suggests, their is nothing wrong in this, until or unless things are not being exaggerated, but at-least in pakistan these types of conferences are done on days other than maulud-ul-nabi, i.e:12 rabiul awal, so if someone is celebrating birthday of prophet or anyone, than it is separate question is it right or wrong. I believe it is wrong, and its copying of kuffar, which is not allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to do this madh-e-sahaba, carrying some special colour flags and coming out in streets on specific day of year for this purpose, it is not the sunnah way, it is not encouraged in islam. Because it hurts people and their daily routines. It blocks the path ways, roads streets etc. SO it is not a good thing, and it is not needed to do so in anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You must ask the people doing so why they do so, and let us know if they can provide some solid references, than we can answer accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-04-14T14:58:33.190" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30821" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-14T16:03:15.940" Score="8" ViewCount="1339" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading the famous &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_Hell&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Problem of Hell&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The problem of Hell is an ethical problem in religion in which the existence of Hell for the punishment of souls is regarded as inconsistent with the notion of a just, moral, and omnibenevolent God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surprisingly there was no clear answer in any religion. Is there any particular reference regarding this? The reference given in link is not clear. Someone explaining it would be useful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12535" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-15T11:20:59.413" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T07:18:20.213" Title="Is there clear answer to the Problem of Hell?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|jahannam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30823" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30763" CreationDate="2016-04-15T10:55:42.413" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Repent to Allaah, and then feel happy and be hopeful that He has forgiven you and don't repeat it i.e., watch out for unintentional lapses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also increase your knowledge of Tawheed and aqidah and of islam in general by reading books. This also may be a means of showing the sincerity of your repentence to Allaah-that you wish to avoid shirk in all its forms and so you are gaining knowledge for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16482" LastEditorUserId="16482" LastEditDate="2016-04-15T11:05:55.707" LastActivityDate="2016-04-15T11:05:55.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30824" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24727" CreationDate="2016-04-15T11:30:04.893" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;None of the authentic and accepted/renowned tafsirs till now are compilations of the individual author's thoughts on how he understood Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The authors have given references and proofs from the life of the Prophet and the understanding of the sahaba to interpret Quran and that's what tafsir is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran is very easy to understand. Allaah has made the Dos and Don'ts crystal clear. Our purpose in this life is not to chase any idea that might come to mind but to do useful deeds and be successful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16482" LastActivityDate="2016-04-15T11:30:04.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30828" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-16T08:39:18.010" Score="1" ViewCount="156" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not familiar with Islam, I hear many things about it that I have to assume are biased, perhaps ignorant dramatizations of the truth. One of these things that was &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/vln9D81eO60?t=3m10s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;said on national TV in the USA, with Bill Maher,&lt;/a&gt; was that Islam teaches that members who leave Islam should be put to death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this discussion, Ben Affleck, a famous American actor, defends people of Islam saying there are likely very few people who believe this. I'm wondering if Islam is interpreted by many in a way that would condem. people who leave Islam to be put to death. &lt;strong&gt;Is this true?&lt;/strong&gt; If it is only true for a small fraction on Islamist believers, how small is that fraction, and where do they get this interpretation of Islam from, specifically?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16489" LastEditorUserId="16489" LastEditDate="2016-04-16T08:52:55.363" LastActivityDate="2016-04-24T03:56:06.017" Title="Is the belief that people who want to leave Islam should be put to death a widely held interpretation?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30821" CreationDate="2016-04-16T20:51:40.823" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam always has a clear answer to any question as Allah perfected the religion of Islam for mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no hell paradox in Islam because Allah, the Creator of the Universe, the Most Wise and Merciful God did not apply any rule to his cration which is contradictory or absurd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the beginning of mankind He sent messengers and prophets to let mankind know about Him , about the aim of creation and the best way of life in this transient  world which lasts only a short period of time. Through His messengers, He informed mankind about their real life in the hereafter which will be everlasting and their condition within it regarding their deeds and faith in this world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah swt being the &lt;strong&gt;Most Merciful of the Merciful&lt;/strong&gt; and the exsistence of Hell do not contradict each other. Because His mercy wants us to distance from Hell and He gives every human being many chances during his or her lifetime to wake  up and change so  they would not end up in the worst chatisement. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the same time Allah swt is &lt;strong&gt;Just&lt;/strong&gt; and this justice makes the exsistance of a final punishment for the persistant wrongdoer necessary.&#xA;Punishment in hell will be according to the type or types of sins committed during the life in this world. Hell has different stages and the amount of time someone has to stay there varies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The perception that Muslims will not go to Hell is not correct. When a Muslim commited sins and did not repent in his lifetime, he will be punished in Hell as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Every person has two places reserved for him: one in paradise and one in hell. If he leaves this world with faith and good deeds, he will occupy his place in heaven. If not, he will be cast into his place in hell.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/faith-and-reason&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/faith-and-reason&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Allah has stated in the Holy Qur'an, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Is he who has been believer like him who has been ungodly? They are not equal.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If everybody  was rewarded   Paradise in the Hereafter where would be the difference between a believer who tried hard to reach final salvation and an unbeliever who did not care and commited sins, crimes, oppressed people etc.?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2016-04-16T20:51:40.823" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23557" CreationDate="2016-04-17T11:07:18.520" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every scripture points to receiving guidence from God. Once guidence from God is established the scripture has served its purpose. A person who lives his life according to man made traditions is lost. Guidence is personal and individual, the receiving of knowledge for the perfection of the individual by hearing the voice of god called conscience. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16502" LastActivityDate="2016-04-17T11:07:18.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17829" CreationDate="2016-04-17T13:36:40.890" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quoting from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/163112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Soorat al-Isra’ is also called Soorat Bani Isra’eel&lt;/a&gt; (read this full link for better understanding and full details.):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Soorat al-Isra’ is called Soorat Bani Israa’eel in two saheeh mawqoof hadeeths&lt;/strong&gt;, in which it is the words of the Sahaabah (may Allah be pleased with them): &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The &lt;strong&gt;first hadeeth&lt;/strong&gt; was narrated from ‘Abd-Allah ibn Mas‘ood (may Allah be pleased with him), who said concerning &lt;strong&gt;(the soorahs) Bani Israa’eel, al-Kahf, Maryam, Ta-Ha and al-Anbiya’&lt;/strong&gt;: They are among the best and earliest and they are among the first I received.&#xA;Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4994 &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The &lt;strong&gt;second hadeeth&lt;/strong&gt; was narrated from ‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) who said: The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) used not to sleep &lt;strong&gt;until he had recited Bani Israa’eel and al-Zumar&lt;/strong&gt;. Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 3402, who said: It is a hasan hadeeth. It was also classed as hasan by al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar in Nataa’ij al-Afkaar, 3/65; and it was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The scholars said that this soorah was better known by the name Soorat Bani Isra’eel at the time of the Sahaabah and Taabi’een&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think I can add anything or explain anything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this answers the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/131664&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Are the names of the surahs a matter of tawqeef?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-15T15:32:26.213" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T15:32:26.213" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30837" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18695" CreationDate="2016-04-17T16:29:28.843" Score="-7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The truth is that Isa is the son of god through the religion of israel from the old testament. He knows the truth from the kingdom of god(allah), all followers of Allah are the son of Allah, adam, abram, jacob, and issac etc.&#xA;This prophet isa received evil spirit and started to claim to be god.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16503" LastActivityDate="2016-04-17T16:29:28.843" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30840" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-18T03:58:59.197" Score="3" ViewCount="1571" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm in love with a woman and she also loves me a lot. But she is married. Her husband gives her rights. He is always making her sad and he is having affairs with other women which is zina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She wants talaq (divorce) but he is not allowing it. He just scold or beat her if she asks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is not good person.  I also want to marry her.  In this situation, what am I to do?  How can she get divorced?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16505" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T15:07:37.123" LastActivityDate="2021-02-25T14:40:35.287" Title="A woman I would like to marry is married to another man; what am I to do and how can she get a divorce?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30841" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-18T06:17:45.107" Score="3" ViewCount="3740" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Jesus resurrected Lazarus from the dead, he reported to be asleep for 4 days and he didn't go to purgatory. Does that mean the soul sleeps after death until the day of resurrection? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16450" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T07:46:44.980" LastActivityDate="2021-05-28T01:23:07.620" Title="Does the soul sleep after death until the day of resurrection?" Tags="|death|day-of-judgement|akhirah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24832" CreationDate="2016-04-18T06:54:36.437" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not a scholar (I could be wrong too). But according to my knowledge I think it's better NOT for Muslim's to use the phrase, &quot;Hallelujah.&quot; The reason is simple, even though the meaning is considered a good/halal in Islamic context, when you simply say 'Hallelujah' it reflects a thoughts of a Jewish/Christianity view of praising God which is NOT good and our prophet always advised not to do anything what the Jews/Christians would do. In this case, I think it's better to avoid such phrases and say 'Alhamdulillah' which has 2 things together with a broad meaning (Nouman Ali Khan explains). One is the appreciation as &quot;Praise is for Allah,&quot; and the second part is &quot;Thanks to Allah.&quot; So you decide, which is better? Hallelujah or Alhamdulillah.. The latter is always beneficent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16506" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T06:54:36.437" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30841" CreationDate="2016-04-18T07:12:29.913" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's called in a state of Barzakh (Purgatory). You can check it up. The literal meaning of 'Barzakh' is a veil or a barrier that stands between two things and which does not allow the two to meet like to oceans that do not mix with an invisible barrier.&#xA;The soul doesn't sleep, the soul simply is questioned by the Angels Munkar &amp;amp; Nakir (Alai). They'll be halfway between reward and punishments, for example, if someone did not pray on time, he'll be punished accordingly. If he recited Sura Al Mulk after every Mahrib prayer, he'll be rewarded with having eternal light in his grave and so on. There are many Ahadith accompany this state with many informations. Briefly the prophet (pbuh) said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then two [severe] angels shall come and [terrify him and] sit him up next to them and shall ask him: &quot;Who is your Lord?&quot;. He shall reply &quot;My Lord is Allah&quot;. Then they shall ask him: &quot;What is your religion?&quot;. He shall answer them: &quot;My religion is Islam&quot;. Then they shall ask him &quot;Who is this man who was sent among you?&quot;. He will reply &quot;He is the Messenger of Allah (SAWS) peace be upon him&quot;. Then they shall ask him &quot;What have you done?&quot;. He shall reply: &quot;I read the book of Allah, then I believed in it and accepted it&quot;. [The angel will terrify him and ask him &quot;who is your Lord?&quot;, &quot;what is your religion?&quot; &quot;who is your prophet?&quot;, and this will be the last trial on earth for the believer, it is then when Allah says : &quot;Allah will establish in strength those who believe with the word that stands firm in this world&quot;, so he will answer my Lord is Allah, my religion is Islam and my Prophet is Mohammad salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam. Then a caller will call from the sky: &quot;My slave has spoken the truth, so spread out for him from the heaven, and clothe him from the heaven, and open a door for him from the heaven (within his grave)&quot;, so it's goodness and its smell will come unto him, then his grave will be expanded for him as far as he can see. As a Hadith tells us, time passes quickly for a believer, as long as it takes to pray two quick Rak'as.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a non-believer: Then two harsh severe and fearsome angels shall come and [terrify him and] sit him up and shall ask him: &quot;Who is your Lord?&quot;. He shall reply &quot;Huh?, Huh (this is an expression of sorrow), I don't know&quot;. Then they shall ask him: &quot;What is your religion?&quot;. He shall answer them: &quot;Huh?, Huh?, I don't know&quot;. Then they shall ask him &quot;Who is this man who was sent among you?&quot;. He will reply &quot;Huh?, Huh?, I don't know [I heard people saying that!]&quot;. He (the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said &quot;And then will be said to him don't ever know and don't ever recite!&quot;]. Then a caller will call from the sky: &quot;My slave has spoken falsely, so spread out for him from the hell fire, and open a door for him from the hell fire (within his grave)&quot;, so its heat and hot wind will come unto him, then his grave will be contracted upon him until his limbs are caught up among one another. Then a man will come to him. His face will be ugly, and his clothes will be ugly, and his smell will be vile. Then he shall say unto him: I bring you tidings of that which will harm you. This is the day that you were promised (70:44). Then he will say [and you, may Allah give you bad tiding] &quot;who are you?, for your face is the face of someone who comes with evil&quot;. He shall reply: &quot;I am your evil deeds [by Allah, I did not know of you but that you were quick to the disobedience of Allah and slow to His obedience, so may Allah reward you bad, and then will be assigned to him a blind, deaf and mute person who holds in his hand a hammer, if a mountain is hit with it, it would disintegrate, and he will beat him with it until he becomes dust, and then Allah will render him to his initial form, and he will beat him again, and he (the wicked) will cry of sorrow and pain a cry that will be heard by all creatures except humans and jinn, and a door of hell will be opened unto him within his grave and will spread out for him sheets of hell fire]&quot;. Then he shall say: &quot;My Lord do not bring the hour&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not a scholar, I could be wrong. If you find any mistakes in what I've answered, please let me know so I can remove the comment or edit it out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16506" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T07:12:29.913" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30816" CreationDate="2016-04-18T07:38:25.250" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Nikkah is the actual marriage, performing Nikkah is fardh if they want to live together or else they're in a haram relationship. Walima simply means &quot;marriage banquet.&quot; It is a sunnah. Not performing the Walima still makes the marriage valid if Nikkah is performed correctly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Sunnah of prophet, he performed Walima after the Nikkah as the following Hadith states:&#xA;Sayyiduna Anas (Allah be pleased with him) said: “The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace) consummated his marriage with a woman (Zainab), so he sent me to invite people for a meal.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 4875)&#xA;And in Al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya:&#xA;“The marriage banquet (walima) is a Sunnah and there is great reward in it. And it is carried out when the marriage is consummated.” (al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya, 5/343)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars have different views what the correct time of Walima is, it depends on the culture. Some perform the walima at the time of the wedding contract (Nikkah). Some after Nikkah and prior to consummation and some after consummation as well. At any stated circumstance, Walima could be adjusted. However Nikkah is very crucial hence the Walima is always performed after the Nikkah because doing otherwise doesn't make sense. You cannot perform a Marriage Banquet before actually marrying. Even if you do so by performing the Walima prior you're still not married yet until you perform the Nikkah, so any interaction in between will be Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16506" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T07:38:25.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30732" CreationDate="2016-04-18T07:44:33.103" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just a disclaimer, jannah(paradise) and (samaa)heavens are two completely different words. The later is the sky/above, especially perceived as a vault in which the sun, moon, stars, galaxy, and planets are situated, also known as outer space. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Galileo used a telescope to observe the heavens&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16508" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T07:44:33.103" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30847" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-18T15:06:04.620" Score="2" ViewCount="542" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm actually 14 and the girl I love is 12. She goes to the same school as me and I love her a lot. I don't want to touch and stuff just talk to her and see her. Is it okay If I go up to her and introduce myself, I really want to convert her to muslim by telling more of Islam. And if she really loves me back (because she looked at me with her friends) she will listen to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also we won't convert because she loves me but she loves Allah, and Allah doesn't have a problem with people who convert&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16514" LastEditorDisplayName="user27014" LastEditDate="2019-01-30T07:47:06.387" LastActivityDate="2023-04-24T11:28:31.307" Title="In love with a non muslim girl who I want to convert to Islam - is this halal?" Tags="|love|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30848" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40926" CreationDate="2016-04-18T15:08:13.080" Score="2" ViewCount="29868" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that this kind of question has been asked multiple times on this site and you can probably find them on Google as well, but one thing that is still unclear to me is regarding alcohol that was used as one of the ingredients in any Japanese food (Sushi), Italian food (Lasagna) and any other western food in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I've read in some hadith that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whatever intoxicates in large quantities, a little of it is haraam.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 1865; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To make it clear for myself and anyone here, the above quote is referring to any drink that will make you drunk in large quantity even for a single drop it will be haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, what if that single drop of the &lt;code&gt;haram&lt;/code&gt; drink was added in any type of food and you consumed that food. Will it make the food that you consumed haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that the content of the alcohol doesn't evaporate completely and I'm referring it to many sources&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A study conducted by the US Department of Agriculture’s Nutrient Data Laboratory in an articles called Alcohol retention in food preparation, by Augustin J, Augustin E, Cutrufelli RL, Hagen SR, Teitzel C., J Am Diet Assoc. 1992 Apr;92(4):486-8, calculated the percentage of alcohol remaining in a dish based on various cooking methods. The results are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Link to the table of content &lt;a href=&quot;http://whatscookingamerica.net/Q-A/AlcoholCooking.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://whatscookingamerica.net/Q-A/AlcoholCooking.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My real question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If drinking wine in large amounts is intoxicating in small amounts, it is haram.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If adding a small amount of wine to lasagne, and eating a large amount of that lasagne is not intoxicating, is lasagne halal?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16513" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-21T23:20:57.053" LastActivityDate="2023-02-04T22:41:06.193" Title="Is it halal to eat food that contain alcohol as one of its ingredients?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|alcohol|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12410" CreationDate="2016-04-18T16:49:12.637" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we look Islamic Sharia their is a term&quot;kahfu&quot; means that one should prefer to marry within their own cast after that he can go for other cast but they should be equal in all aspects. History has witnessed marrying in other cast has not standed long time, their are always conflicts as in every cast their are different atmosphere and it is difficult for other cast to make their adjustment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16515" LastActivityDate="2016-04-18T16:49:12.637" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30855" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-18T23:40:49.993" Score="4" ViewCount="11487" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for a husband to press his wife's feet when in pain? Does the wife become a sinner in front of Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My feet sometimes hurt very much, and it gets unbearable.  At these times my husband presses my feet, as there is no one else to do so. Am I doing something wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16520" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-21T21:37:23.047" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T21:37:23.047" Title="Is it permissible for a husband to press his wife's feet when her feet are in pain?" Tags="|halal-haram|husband-wife|physical-contact|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30858" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-19T11:26:32.420" Score="1" ViewCount="4393" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any foods that have been suggested in Islam for a good sex life? If yes, could someone please reference to some Hadith or Quran regarding this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3968" LastEditorUserId="3466" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T07:03:17.663" LastActivityDate="2022-09-17T10:02:00.217" Title="Are there any foods that have been suggested in Islam for a good sex life?" Tags="|quran|hadith|practical-islam|food|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30861" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30866" CreationDate="2016-04-19T19:57:46.023" Score="3" ViewCount="1015" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today my 6 year old daughter ask this Question. &#xA;If germs are bad for health then why Allah created them? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need to explain it to 6 year old kid. What could be the best answer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16532" LastActivityDate="2016-05-20T11:31:45.877" Title="Why Allah created Germs?" Tags="|allah|creation|science|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30861" CreationDate="2016-04-19T22:55:32.750" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, this is a tricky question for one principal reason: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ_theory_of_disease&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Germ Theory&lt;/a&gt;  came into existence only in recent times and no writings, religious or otherwise, ever talked about germs before that. (In fact, the first person to suggest that doctors should wash their hands, namely Ignaz Semmelweis, was ridiculed and ended up in a nervous breakdown).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there would be no Hadith or religious resource for any honest person to guide you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Talking to a kid, the first thing to do is to ask &lt;strong&gt;him&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;her&lt;/strong&gt; what he or she thinks. It is very important to let the kids meditate, think, and forge their own ideas. Once that is done, the way I explain it to my nephews is the same way I explain why there are black holes, and asteroids. And have you ever thought of snakes, and lions? There are a lot of dangers out there. Their mistake is thinking that &quot;it is bad for us&quot;, as if &quot;us&quot; were the center of the universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The way I talk about this with kids is first by making sure they understand that, as human beings, their intelligence and superiority notwithstanding, they are &lt;strong&gt;part&lt;/strong&gt; of a bigger world that they have to respect and learn about. One of my favorite verses is one that pushes to meditation: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“We will show them Our Signs in the universe, and in their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that it is the truth” [Fussilat 41:53]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nothing can bring you closer to God than to study His signs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also explain to him that God put, in the very beginning of the universe, the whole potential of creation in a very condensed point which then expanded to yield the stars and the planets, and that God put in place the basic laws of physics and math, and from these laws, the laws of chemistry and biology, and from these, the very first unicellular organisms, which then evolved according to His laws to give the evolved being that he his. But the laws of God did not permit all of creation to evolve, and some of it stayed in the germ stage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also tell him that a lot (in fact &lt;strong&gt;a huge amount&lt;/strong&gt;) of unicellular organisms are &lt;em&gt;essential&lt;/em&gt; to him, that of in his body there are &lt;strong&gt;more&lt;/strong&gt; germ cells than human cells, that there are a lot of &lt;em&gt;good&lt;/em&gt; germs and that they help defend his skin against the bad germs, and there are a lot of these inside his stomach and they help digest his food. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Germs, like any other part of the Creation, serve a purpose. And the only way for him to find this purpose, if he does not know it, is to study, and learn, and explore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-04-19T22:55:32.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30855" CreationDate="2016-04-19T23:03:53.213" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, the default in Islam is that anything that is not forbidden is allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am scratching my head on this one. I am a little alarmed that you are panicking about being a sinner because your &lt;strong&gt;husband&lt;/strong&gt; touches you. I am frankly perplexed by the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rest assured, there is nothing for you to repent from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And second, please keep in mind that God is just and fair! I don't know who gave the first experience of Islam but if he or she left you in such a state of worry over the touch of your husband, he or she has done a very negligent job.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please always keep in mind that God is not a monster. I wish you less pain in your feet (I personally recommend a hot feet bath with a pinch of salt in it. It works for me, but ask your doctor, it depends on the origin of the pain).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2016-04-19T23:03:53.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30869" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-20T06:03:01.653" Score="2" ViewCount="3594" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am Noman, from Bangladesh, 8 months ago my guardian showed me a girl to marry who is my relative (my cousin's sister in law), after showing this girl, my mother went for the holy hajj and she showed positive attitude regarding this marriage, after that a relationship arose between us (that girl and me), but my mother has given negative decision after coming back from hajj. where she knows very well that we are in a emotional relationship. I asked my mother that why she does not agree to let me marry that girl? Is she a bad girl?  my mother answered that the girl's status is not the same as me, and she lives in a village, that means my family is only concern to the social status. nothing else. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note, one of this girl's cousins is already been the wife of my other cousin and that marriage is done with the permission of all of my family members, but this time they don't agree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this situation i have done a mistake, that is-&#xA;we got married in front of quazi and in that occasion two of my wife's cousins were present, and there were witnesses also, &#xA;we still didn't announce our marriage to our family members because they will got hurt. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually we thought , our family issue will be managed, and we will get married again by their permission, but the scenario is different and not as we thought, my guardian  is too strict and they are not allowing me to do so......&#xA;I am trying to manage and trying to get their permission but they are trying to make me walk on their way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this circumstance what should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if I want to listen to my family then I'll have to divorce (secretly) that girl, and if I don't then I'll have to announce the marriage to society.&#xA;so please advice what should I do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16537" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T05:53:50.103" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T05:53:50.103" Title="Should I marry a Muslim girl without my parents' permission?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2017-05-07T19:31:41.033" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30870" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31392" CreationDate="2016-04-20T08:28:33.267" Score="6" ViewCount="9238" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, let's say I'm wearing fresh clothes and then I perform wudu and offer salah. After I complete my salah, I change my clothes and put on trousers that have traces of dry urine on it. So, when the time of next salah comes, I put the fresh clothes back on before praying salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But do I have to perform wudu again? Because if I remember correctly, dry urine (or any dry najasah) does not break your wudu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-27T23:12:04.323" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T21:00:27.070" Title="If I put on clothes with dry najasah (dry impurities), will my wudu be broken?" Tags="|wudu|taharah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30869" CreationDate="2016-04-20T08:37:22.400" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Personally, I would not advise you to marry a woman without both your parents and the woman's parents agreeing to it. Otherwise it could lead to problems in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But are you trying to ask whether marrying her without telling your parents will be haram or not? If that's what your trying to ask, then you should know that your marriage will be halal as long as it meets the minimum conditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The minimum conditions for the validity of nikah are the following:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;i) The consent of the guardian of the woman&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;ii) presence of witnesses&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;iii) offering and acceptance&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;iv) and mahr (dower).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Once the above conditions have been fulfilled, the marriage will be deemed as valid; but if these conditions are not fulfilled, then it will be considered as being null and void.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Source&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zawaj.com/articles/marriage_in_secret.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.zawaj.com/articles/marriage_in_secret.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T08:37:22.400" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30872" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30811" CreationDate="2016-04-20T09:04:49.997" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Good info posted above.&#xA;My opinion:&#xA;1. yes permissible. Try to reach out to a relative for help if not father&#xA;2. As long as u both truely repent&#xA;3. ask forgiveness and check online for duas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16536" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T09:04:49.997" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30873" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30861" CreationDate="2016-04-20T10:38:34.547" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah created everything for a purpose&lt;/strong&gt;, but &lt;strong&gt;excess&lt;/strong&gt; or incorrect placement of anything can be &lt;strong&gt;dangerous&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;E.g. &lt;strong&gt;water&lt;/strong&gt; is amazing and life for us. However, if it enters your &lt;strong&gt;lungs&lt;/strong&gt;, it does the opposite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, &lt;strong&gt;fire&lt;/strong&gt; is amazing, it helps us &lt;strong&gt;cook food&lt;/strong&gt; so that we can eat and be healthy and living, it's helpful for life. But imagine the same fire &lt;strong&gt;surrounding the person&lt;/strong&gt;, it does the opposite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these &lt;strong&gt;germs are part of some cycle&lt;/strong&gt;. They help the &lt;strong&gt;ecosystem&lt;/strong&gt;, are food of some other organisms while get rid of some others. But when they're in excess or in wrong place or manner, they harm us. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our &lt;strong&gt;body&lt;/strong&gt; consists of almost &lt;strong&gt;2kg or so of bacteria only&lt;/strong&gt;, and they're all fine and &lt;strong&gt;helpful&lt;/strong&gt;. But if those just get slightly higher in quantity, we get sick. In fact if they get slightly less too, we will be ill. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this answers the questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9101" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T10:38:34.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30874" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30869" CreationDate="2016-04-20T10:41:39.877" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have complete right to marry that girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However regarding emotional attachment, I wonder if you have more emotional care for a new girl than the parents who did everything for you all their life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ask your mom to do istikhara and do it yourself too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure about the references the other answerer used, but Islam has only 2 requirements for nikah: Willingness of both partners and 2 witnesses, period. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9101" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T10:41:39.877" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30876" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1641" CreationDate="2016-04-20T10:47:35.617" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dying hairs is allowed for warriors in warzone so that they can have more impact on the enemies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are grey areas, not everything is black and white. However dying them just coz you want to look more attractive isn't advisable imho. Join gym and work on other aspects of your personality to look better. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9101" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T10:47:35.617" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30847" CreationDate="2016-04-20T10:49:40.647" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Loving other humans is a normal and a good act. However if you love her differently than other humans then you might have to carefully evaluate if it's love or just the hormones getting in at the age of 14. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if she accepts Islam for Allah, not you, then it will be a great thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9101" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T10:49:40.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30878" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-20T12:01:07.820" Score="0" ViewCount="340" Body="&lt;p&gt;He actually sent me a message with this content:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Islam is clearly hate speech, have a look at these parts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Believers are loved by God, whereas infidels are hated to the extent&#xA;  that they are tortured for eternity (3:32, 4:56) merely for not&#xA;  believing.  Muslims are told not to take unbelievers as friends (3:28)&#xA;  and to shun them (3:118).  Those outside the circle are called&#xA;  “helpers of evil” (25:55), “wicked” (4:160), “fond of lies” (5:42) and&#xA;  compared to the worst of animals (8:55, 7:176, 7:179).  Muslims are&#xA;  told to be merciful to each other, but ruthless to those outside of&#xA;  the faith (48:29).  Violence is also sanctioned against those who are&#xA;  obstinate against Islamic rule (8:12-13, 9:5).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How should I answer him? He is Hindu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15043" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-11T00:50:44.330" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T02:31:17.553" Title="A friend asked me about &quot;the hate speech of Islam&quot;; how should I reply?" Tags="|dawah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30881" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16717" CreationDate="2016-04-20T14:50:07.280" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;yes all the prophets before muhammad s.a.w. off course PRAYED to god. but the method and techniques were not thought to us how did they exactly pray. but ancient sources said that prophets before muhammad s.a.w. like jesus as., moses as., noah as., adam as., abraham as., etc &quot;PROSTRATED&quot; to god in a way to pray/worship god. it proves that the movement to bow and prostrate like how we do now in salah has ancient roots that god appointed every prophet to prostrate to him. and the main purpose of the worship/ibadah which u can say &quot;salat&quot; is exactly to show servitude to allah swt which was done by all the prophets. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16542" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T14:50:07.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30840" CreationDate="2016-04-20T15:46:45.623" Score="-1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Having talaq is her right, if she feels uncomfortable with that guy, she has all the rights to leave him. Ask her to file a case against him and also meet local reputable people for help. Seek police protection if necessary&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;loving fellow humans is a good thing. However if this love is different from other humans, then you might consider the role of hormones in this too.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However do help her. Tell her parents. Your parents and others about it, to help her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9101" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T15:46:45.623" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30884" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30847" CreationDate="2016-04-20T18:10:27.237" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;She must choose Allah and the Islam way by herself, otherwise she will have converted more because of your pressure on her than true love for Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Talking to her about Islam and showing her how you feel about Allah is enough to let her think about converting. Even if she doesn't convert, you can still love her, and she can still love you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16544" LastActivityDate="2016-04-20T18:10:27.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30885" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-21T10:07:47.253" Score="1" ViewCount="857" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not Muslim, so I can miss something obvious here. Reading the Quran I found that piece: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/83/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/83/22&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The translation is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  On adorned couches, observing.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  You will recognize in their faces the radiance of pleasure.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  They will be given to drink [pure] wine [which was] sealed.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is &quot;a pure wine&quot;? And why the righteous would drink it, considering sobriety is a virtue and all kinds of intoxication are denounced and forbidden, aren't they?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16550" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-29T17:42:43.477" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T17:42:43.477" Title="Surat Al-Mutaffifin [83:22-25] says the righteous will be given to drink wine, what does it mean?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|alcohol|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30886" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30894" CreationDate="2016-04-21T11:53:03.723" Score="3" ViewCount="3581" Body="&lt;p&gt;My point is what exactly should a person do in the moment he/she realize that he/she missed or added a part of rak'a to his prayer.&lt;br&gt; Here two exemplary situations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I stood up after finishing the 4th rak'a (and maybe missed the tashahud) and while reciting Quran realized that I'm in my 5th rak'a should I immediately sit and do the tashahud and the sujud a-sahw or complete the rak'a I began?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I missed the 2nd of the two sajdas and stood up and realized I have missed the sitting between the sajdas and the 2nd sajda should I immediately transfer to the sitting between the sajdas and complete from this point, or complete my prayer from the &quot;position&quot; I was at actually?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for a practical answer: What is more correct going back to the point where the mistake has been done or continuing and performing sujud a-sahw?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-04-21T17:50:08.700" Title="How to continue prayer if one found out he missed or added a rak'a or a part of the rak'a?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30887" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-21T12:12:05.560" Score="2" ViewCount="566" Body="&lt;p&gt;What will happen to all the other non Muslim souls after they die? Are they bound to end up in Hell? Or will they have a trail different than ours? Please Explain. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16450" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-04-24T18:30:46.013" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T14:35:12.513" Title="Are all the people except Muslims going to end up in Hell?" Tags="|non-muslim|jahannam|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30889" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-21T12:25:59.597" Score="4" ViewCount="1540" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any hadith about giving meaningful or meaningless names?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have seen that child should be given name with good meaning. On what that is based? And what about meaningless names? - Also I have seen that child should be given name with meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do not think that somebody is going to give a meaningless name to child, just I have seen some meaningless Chinese smartphone producer company names and have thought about how that would be regarded/rated from point of view of Islam, (at least if Muslim companies had meaningless names).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2016-04-21T12:43:32.480" LastActivityDate="2021-11-19T04:45:42.233" Title="Is there any hadith about giving meaningful or meaningless names?" Tags="|hadith|naming|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30890" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-21T12:55:28.440" Score="3" ViewCount="175" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any teachings from the Quran, Sunna or from the sira (biography) of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his successors (the 4 Khulafa') about child education?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, do this methods go ahead with modern child education teachings?&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If not are their any other Islamic methods or advises on child education?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-22T05:12:36.923" LastActivityDate="2016-08-25T14:01:15.290" Title="Are there any Islamic teachings on child education?" Tags="|quran|hadith|education|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30892" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-21T14:20:29.980" Score="3" ViewCount="630" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a young girl, turning twelve in June 8th, with a personality that I think is a sin, which is: accepting people no matter what.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have always known that being homosexual is a sin, but never really cared about it. Like, if an idol of mine came out as gay/lesbian, I would never see them differently. I would think: they are still human and breath, have a heart and feelings, but they are committing a sin that is probably worse than murder, but they are still human in my eyes.  It is the future and there are thousands and thousands of homosexual and we should never care about it, only if they pressured you into becoming one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I not hate homosexuals?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16553" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T23:51:34.760" LastActivityDate="2018-09-08T18:23:34.747" Title="Can I not hate homosexuals?" Tags="|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30886" CreationDate="2016-04-21T17:50:08.700" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answers below are according to Sunni Hanafi view,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sajdah Sahw (Forgetfulness prostration) is wajib when one or more wajib acts of the prayer are missed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;--For your first situation If you stood up after finishing the fourth Rakah and have not performed the sajdah of this Rakah then immediately sit down before the Sajdah and do Sajda Sahw,however if you have performed the sajdah for the fifth rakah then this prayer would be counted as Nafl Paryer and you have to redo for your fardh or wajib prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;--For your second situation if you missed one of the sajdah then perform the missed sajdah at the same time and continue your prayers as you have to continue after this sajdah and in the end do sajdah sahw for this prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-04-21T17:50:08.700" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30892" CreationDate="2016-04-22T11:46:38.413" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imho, Islam bans and shows hate to actions(sins) not to people. So even somebody could be full of sins but Islam still consider them as people and speaks to them. If we cant talk to sinners or non believers, how we can explain and tell beauty of Islam to them? Islam always suggest to people ask forgiveness for sins. So people are not object of hatred. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more from: &lt;a href=&quot;http://abuaminaelias.com/love-the-sinner-hate-the-sin-in-islam/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abu Amina Elias- Love the sinner, hate the sin in Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastEditorUserId="3466" LastEditDate="2016-04-22T12:01:58.550" LastActivityDate="2016-04-22T12:01:58.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24230" CreationDate="2016-04-22T13:31:30.147" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on a crowdfunding platform. Take a look at this halal crowdfunding platform HalalLauncher.com &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.halallauncher.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.halallauncher.com/&lt;/a&gt; . They say that this the world's 1st and only halal multi-lingual crowdfunding platform fol raising money to bring to life halal projects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16562" LastActivityDate="2016-04-22T13:31:30.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30898" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-22T18:22:33.067" Score="3" ViewCount="2213" Body="&lt;p&gt;As salam!! I read in many articles that pictures, images are &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; in Islam!! since, i ask myself a question. videos are made of images (generally 30 frames by second). are videos forbidden or not??&#xA;As salam!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16564" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:31:56.783" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T20:31:56.783" Title="Are videos haram or halal (given that images are haram)" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|sunnah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30452" CreationDate="2016-04-22T21:51:34.090" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;if you feel this way, you're not the only one. I actually experience the same stuff as well. But I have been diagnosed with OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), which means that a person is occupied with obsessive thoughts, which require him or her perform compulsions to get rid of the thoughts. In my case, I have regular obsessive thoughts about cleanliness , my wuzu etc. I constantly feel uncomfortable and unclean even on the slightest impurity, and i feel as if I have to perform wudu all the time, wash my private parts extra well in order to perform prayer, etc. I understand what you go through, and I want to request you to discuss this with an adult, or your parents or any older sibling. They may be able to help you. Or you may be subject to OCD. It is a possibility, but not a certainty. Because only people with this disorder suffer from the thoughts and doubts you just described above. And as for your questions about taharah, almost all of them have been answered above. May Allah bless us all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16566" LastActivityDate="2016-04-22T21:51:34.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30902" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30887" CreationDate="2016-04-22T22:20:16.060" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Someone (that knows religion more than me) told me that it depends on whether they have received the message of Islam or not (accordingly to the first answer). those who received the message and rejected it will perish in the hell. those who have not received it will be submitted to tests.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16564" LastActivityDate="2016-04-22T22:20:16.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30907" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-23T22:15:36.820" Score="1" ViewCount="1710" Body="&lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira may Allah be pleased with him, said: &quot;A man came to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him said: O Messenger of God, from the people is good Sahapti ?, said: (mother), he said: Then who? He said: (mother), he said: then who? he said: (mother), he said: then who? he said: (father) agreed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16574" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T05:23:06.710" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T06:52:19.110" Title="Is the hadeeth your mother 3 times then you father sane or fabricated" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30908" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-23T23:44:49.003" Score="5" ViewCount="7221" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm 19 years old and I love my cousin.  We love each other and want to marry.  My parents have died.  But his parents are late in participating in our nikah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We met in alone. But we didn't have any sexual relationship. We just hold hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it wrong to meet a boy or girl before marriage and hold hands and talk to each other on the phone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16576" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-11T10:54:33.873" LastActivityDate="2018-11-14T10:14:06.880" Title="Is it wrong to meet a boy or girl before marriage and hold hands and talk to each other on the phone?" Tags="|nikah|relationships|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26333" CreationDate="2016-04-24T01:39:51.153" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Peace be upon you,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah created Adam (A.S) to live in Paradise but there was a tree from which Allah prohibited him (A.S) to eat. You see that what I have mentioned in Surah Al-Baqarah Ayat No. 35. But Adam did not obeyed Allah because of Satan. And thus Allah sent Adam (A.S) to The Earth.&#xA;If Adam had obeyed Allah to not eat from that tree ever, now we were be the dwellers of Paradise.&#xA;Therefore, Allah sends every human to test him, whether he obeys Me or Satan. So, whoever obeys Allah, his abode will be Paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16579" LastActivityDate="2016-04-24T01:39:51.153" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16709" CreationDate="2016-04-24T01:57:29.743" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Peace be upon you,&#xA;Noah (نوح) (A.S) is a prophet's name, so, what is the sin if you give your baby a prophet's name? I mean there is no sin to name your baby as Noah. Have you not seen many people having prophets names such as Ibrahim, Imran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16579" LastActivityDate="2016-04-24T01:57:29.743" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30848" CreationDate="2016-04-24T02:35:08.530" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Peace be upon you,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is 'yes', because alcohol is haram and that food contains alcohol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16579" LastActivityDate="2016-04-24T02:35:08.530" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30912" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30908" CreationDate="2016-04-24T02:48:18.230" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Peace be upon you,&#xA;In islamic rulings, a female cannot talk with a non-mahram (mahram is the one with whom you cannot marry such as your brother) except in need, and she must not keep her vioce soft. Similar applies to male. And he is a non-mahram. So, nikah will make that relation permisible. Therefore you cannot talk to him until you marry him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16579" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T05:22:45.770" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T05:22:45.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30898" CreationDate="2016-04-24T02:59:54.840" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Peace be upon you,&#xA;A majority of scholars argue that images taken by camera is permisible, because it works like mirror. Recording videos are also same. Maybe its the reason why scholars come to TV shows.&#xA;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16579" LastActivityDate="2016-04-24T02:59:54.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30885" CreationDate="2016-04-24T03:37:46.327" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Peace be upon you,&#xA;This Ayat means that Paradise will be full of pleasures. And one (who is Muslim) cannot take pleasure of wine in this world, but will be permitted to drink wine as much as he wish. As the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) has said: The World is the prison-house of the Believer and Paradise, of the infidel (hadith).&#xA;May Allah make us to drink wine of Paradise. Amin!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16579" LastActivityDate="2016-04-24T03:37:46.327" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30828" CreationDate="2016-04-24T03:56:06.017" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;peace be upon you, It can be proven by the following hadith, &#xA;Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) has said: The blood of a Muslim person who bears witness that there is no God but Allah and that I &#xA;am Allah's Messenger, is not lawful (to shed) except for one of three reasons, &#xA;(i) a married man commits fornication, &#xA;(ii) life for a life, and &#xA;(iii) who abandons his religion and separates from his community. (Sunan Abu-Dawood)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16579" LastActivityDate="2016-04-24T03:56:06.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30908" CreationDate="2016-04-24T04:04:44.780" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you are in a relationship, this is very tough to get out of it. But you should keep it in mind that this kind of relationship is not permitted by Islam. So, you have to try to validate it as early as possible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the mean time, tell her not to contact with you more. When you contact even over phone, you should keep it in mind that you are doing a haram work. You should save yourselves from this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brother, see, you both can enjoy as you want, but please, be patient until you get married. I understand that it is so tough after having in such relationship, but for the sake of Allah, pass your time to build up yourself instead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You know, if Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala wants, he could make your path easy to get married. On the other hand, if he does not, then your path would be very hard and tough. So, just control your emotion for this very short time. Make dua to Allah to be granted and repent to him for the past life. It is a continuous haram work you know! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in a word, my earnest request is both of you be patient until you get married and in the mean time beg Allah for a good relationship which would be granted to Allah as well as beg pardon for the past wrong doings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah grant all of us and our efforts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it wrong in Islam to meet a boy or girl before marriage and holding&#xA;  hands and talking to each-other at phone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastActivityDate="2016-04-24T04:04:44.780" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16712" CreationDate="2016-04-24T04:19:26.283" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Peace be upon you,&#xA;This Ayat doesn't mean that every creature is created by male and female sexual relations, but it means that every type of creature you see, must have both genders i.e. male and female. Take examples such as dog and bitch, bull and cow, fox and vixen etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16579" LastActivityDate="2016-04-24T04:19:26.283" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30919" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30787" CreationDate="2016-04-24T05:01:59.147" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Parents consent in such matters is necessary because finding a suitable girl/boy for their son/daughter is an obligatory duty upon them. Therefore Prophet Mohammad has said: &quot;To whoever is born a child, the child should be given a good name and sound education. And when he &#xA;becomes of age he should be married&quot; (hadith).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only way to marry her is to convert her to Sunni Islam. In this way, you will get married with her and your parents will have no objection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16580" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T03:23:34.750" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T03:23:34.750" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30920" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30953" CreationDate="2016-04-24T05:50:06.783" Score="9" ViewCount="26469" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can someone please tell me that, is istinja' (الإستنجاء) for ablution is necessary or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Istinja is the Arabic term for cleaning away whatever has been passed from the urethra or anus with water, toilet paper or both. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istinja&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16580" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-28T20:58:07.520" LastActivityDate="2021-08-17T11:29:51.780" Title="Is istinja' necessary for ablution?" Tags="|wudu|taharah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30640" CreationDate="2016-04-24T06:27:02.087" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Peace be upon you,&#xA;If your intention is to decorate your home by this, then it is sinful. But if your intention is to receive Allah's blessings, then it is fine.&#xA;This is what I have heard from a scholar. And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16580" LastActivityDate="2016-04-24T06:27:02.087" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30922" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30887" CreationDate="2016-04-24T09:46:02.800" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. Allah won't punish all non-Muslims for their beliefs. Allah almighty, may he be exalted, says in the Quran (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul. And&#xA;  whoever errs only errs against it. And no bearer of burdens will bear&#xA;  the burden of another. &lt;strong&gt;And never would We punish until We sent a&#xA;  messenger.&lt;/strong&gt; [Qur'an 17:15]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He won't punish the non-Muslims to whom the massage of Islam didn't reach. Those who didn't receive the massage will be &lt;strong&gt;tested again in the hereafter.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;But the non-Muslims who rejected Islam after hearing about it will go to hell. Prophet (peace be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;By the One in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, there is no-one of&#xA;  this ummah, Jew or Christian, &lt;strong&gt;who hears of me then dies without&#xA;  believing in that&lt;/strong&gt; with which I have been sent, but he will be one of&#xA;  the people of Hell.&quot; (Reported by Muslim, may Allaah have mercy on&#xA;  him, in al-Saheeh, 153).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran says (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be&#xA;  accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers.&quot;&#xA;  [Qur'an 3:85]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The non-Muslims who know about Islam and reject it and seek another religion other than Islam will go to hell. It's worth noting that Allah won't throw them the directly into hell. They will get a fair trial. Even though they are ungrateful evildoers, Allah will allow them to provide arguments in defence of them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there will be &lt;strong&gt;sound and clear evidence against them&lt;/strong&gt; and they will accept the judgement of Allah almighty. They will want to come back to earth promising that they will follow all the commands of Allah if they are given another chance. But they won't be given another chance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-11-29T14:35:12.513" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T14:35:12.513" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30920" CreationDate="2016-04-24T10:50:15.253" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several meaning of instinja, I do not know which one you are talking about. But the answer is obvious as ablution is a seperate amal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can someone please tell me that, is istinja (استنجا) for ablution is&#xA;  necessary or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, it need not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jajakallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastActivityDate="2016-04-24T10:50:15.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30924" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12808" CreationDate="2016-04-24T10:55:52.777" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two types of non-Muslims according to Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Those who received the massage of Islam and rejected it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Those who didn't receive the massage of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Non-Muslims of the first group will go to hell. Prophet (peace be upon him) said regarding them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;By the One in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, there is no-one of&#xA;  this ummah, Jew or Christian, &lt;strong&gt;who hears of me then dies without&#xA;  believing in that with which I have been sent, but he will be one of&#xA;  the people of Hell.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (Reported by Muslim, may Allaah have mercy on&#xA;  him, in al-Saheeh, 153).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People of the second group (those who died without receiving the massage of Islam) will be tested again in the hereafter. They won't be punished with hell because Allah almighty says in the Qur'an (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul. And&#xA;  whoever errs only errs against it. And no bearer of burdens will bear&#xA;  the burden of another. &lt;strong&gt;And never would We punish until We sent a&#xA;  messenger.&lt;/strong&gt; [Qur'an 17:15]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they pass the test in the hereafter, they will enter Paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-11-01T09:05:59.590" LastActivityDate="2016-11-01T09:05:59.590" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30925" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-24T13:48:58.573" Score="9" ViewCount="49513" Body="&lt;p&gt;The wife has to obey her husband and he has to provide for her and treat her with kindness. However is the wife allowed to reject sex if she was not in the mood or for any other reason?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is her body and she is the one that will get pregnant and will have to got through the struggles and pain of labour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is his pleasure more important than anything else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4439" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2020-09-07T07:53:28.667" LastActivityDate="2020-09-07T07:53:28.667" Title="Does the wife have the right to reject sex?" Tags="|nikah|husband-wife|pregnancy|equality|intercourse|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1606" CreationDate="2016-04-24T14:05:15.867" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, bribery is haram and a major sin in Islam. Allah almighty may he be exalted, says in the Quran (interpretation of meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And their taking of Riba (usury) though they were forbidden from&#xA;  taking it and their devouring of men's substance wrongfully (bribery,&#xA;  etc.). And We have prepared for the disbelievers among them a painful&#xA;  torment. [4:161]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And you see many of them (Jews) hurrying for sin and transgression,&#xA;  and eating illegal things [as bribes and Riba (usury), etc.]. Evil&#xA;  indeed is that which they have been doing. [5:62]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The prophet (peace be upon him) cursed those who give bribes and take it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is narrated by Ahmad (6791) and Abu Dawood (3580) from ‘Abd-Allaah&#xA;  ibn ‘Amr (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of&#xA;  Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed the one who&#xA;  gives a bribe and the one who takes it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Irwa’ al-Ghaleel (2621).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if a person who has a right and cannot get his right except by paying bribes, then it is permissible for him to give bribes in that case because he is compelled to do that. Allah almighty may he be exalted, says in the Quran (interpretation of meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[6.119] And what reason have you that you should not eat of that on&#xA;  which Allah's name has been mentioned, and He has already made plain&#xA;  to you what He has forbidden to you-- &lt;strong&gt;excepting what you are&#xA;  compelled to&lt;/strong&gt;; and most surely many would lead (people) astray by&#xA;  their low desires out of ignorance; surely your Lord-- He best knows&#xA;  those who exceed the limits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further reading: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/72268&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam QA Fatawa 72268&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-01T13:26:27.587" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T13:26:27.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30927" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-24T15:28:36.687" Score="2" ViewCount="1176" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does the Qur'an say about freedom of speech? What are the verses of the Qur'an that talk about freedom of speech?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-14T13:22:41.367" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T15:40:16.963" Title="What does the Qur'an say about freedom of speech?" Tags="|sharia|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30925" CreationDate="2016-04-24T15:42:25.557" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Peace be upon you,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many hadiths which order women not to refuse sex with their husbands. Some of which I know: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Prophet Muhammad has siad: &quot;When a man calls his wife for sexual intimacy, then she should come, even if she is (busy) in the cooking area.” (Sunan al-Tirmizi &amp;amp; Sunan al-Nasa’i) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘If a man calls his wife to his bed and she refuses [and does not come], and he spends the night angry with her, the angels will curse her until morning.&quot; (Reported by al-Bukhaari) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Holy Prophet (S.A.W) said: By the One in Whose hand is my soul, there is no man who calls his wife to his bed and she refuses, but the One Who is above the heavens [i.e. Allaah] will be angry with her, until he (her husband) is pleased with her.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, I encourage women not to refuse what their husbands say. Because it is a sin for a woman to make her husband angry, when he commands (but must refuse which is forbidden).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16580" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T11:36:09.417" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T11:36:09.417" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30929" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30885" CreationDate="2016-04-24T15:43:17.560" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;One reason alcoholic drinks are prohibited in this world is that the bad things in it are more than the good in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, &quot;In them is great sin and&#xA;  [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their&#xA;  benefit.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/219&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 2:219&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but the drinks in the hereafter would be free from the bad effects, it is mentioned in Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;No headache will they have therefrom, nor will they be intoxicated -&#xA;  &quot; Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/56/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;56: 19&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;No bad effect is there in it, nor from it will they be intoxicated. &quot;&#xA;  Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/37/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;37: 47&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, we have to keep in mind that the hereafter is entirely different creation and the worldly things are used just as an example. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The example of Paradise, which the righteous have been promised, is&#xA;  [that] beneath it rivers flow. Its fruit is lasting, and its shade.&#xA;  That is the consequence for the righteous, and the consequence for the&#xA;  disbelievers is the Fire.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/13/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 13:35&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastEditorUserId="10491" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T04:29:41.487" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T04:29:41.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30931" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30944" CreationDate="2016-04-24T18:37:08.380" Score="4" ViewCount="30432" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it haram to have a crush on someone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a crush on this girl (who is also Muslim) but I haven't yet spoken to her properly.  I haven't made much effort to get in touch with her or have any sort of relationship with her. We used to go to the same coaching class and our schools were separated into boys and girls. I did not intentionally gaze at her, it was unavoidable and purely unintentional as we were in the same coaching class. She just knows that I exist and nothing else has happened between us. I just wanted to know whether the feeling I'm having towards this girl is haram or halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly is it permissible for us to make a wish to Allah swt to get us married to the person that we love?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16583" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T04:42:39.573" LastActivityDate="2021-08-16T01:20:16.193" Title="Is it haram to have a crush on someone?" Tags="|halal-haram|relationships|" AnswerCount="10" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30932" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30931" CreationDate="2016-04-24T18:45:10.033" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think so that any form of pre marital relationship is allowed in Islam &#xA;If you like the girl then you can ask dua from Allah and convince your parents to their parents for marriage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16584" LastActivityDate="2016-04-24T18:45:10.033" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30933" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-24T19:42:03.253" Score="1" ViewCount="185" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm just curious, I read a little bit and it made me want to ask this question. Who exactly is the antichrist, and what is his power? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16585" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-02-18T08:27:58.813" LastActivityDate="2018-06-18T12:15:54.263" Title="Who exactly is the antichrist, and what is his power?" Tags="|prophet-isa|dajjal|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2018-06-18T12:17:46.333" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30934" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30940" CreationDate="2016-04-24T20:29:12.313" Score="1" ViewCount="75" Body="&lt;p&gt;I asked the question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/30828/is-the-belief-that-people-who-want-to-leave-islam-should-be-put-to-death-a-widel/30916#30916&quot;&gt;Is the belief that people who want to leave Islam should be put to death a widely held interpretation?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question was similar in nature to the question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/221/is-punishment-for-leaving-islam-death?rq=1&quot;&gt;Is punishment for leaving Islam death?&lt;/a&gt; to which &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/222/16489&quot;&gt;the most popular answer&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yes, it is true that leaving Islam, in an Islamic state, can be a&#xA;  reason for someone to be put to death. Note the caveat: in an Islamic&#xA;  state. We do not have any Islamic state today; only Muslim countries&#xA;  who mix some parts of Islamic law with other types of law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But an answer I received to my similar question &lt;em&gt;(Is the belief that people who want to leave Islam should be put to death a widely held interpretation?)&lt;/em&gt; stated this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;peace be upon you, It can be proven by the following hadith, Prophet&#xA;  Muhammad (S.A.W) has said: The blood of a Muslim person who bears&#xA;  witness that there is no God but Allah and that I am Allah's&#xA;  Messenger, is not lawful (to shed) except for one of three reasons,&#xA;  (i) a married man commits fornication, (ii) life for a life, and (iii)&#xA;  who abandons his religion and separates from his community. (Sunan&#xA;  Abu-Dawood)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't verify the accuracy of this answer, but since the first answer I quoted states that such rules are &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; applicable in an Islamic state, this is confusing. Is the quote that lists Prophet Muhammad's exceptions to bloodshed accurate? If so, then it seems that the Prophet Muhammad tells people of Islam that bloodshed is acceptable if a man has left Islam. &lt;strong&gt;Why would this teaching of Prophet Muhammad only matter if the man is in an Islamic state?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16489" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T03:12:53.420" Title="Why would this teaching only matter if the man is in an Islamic state?" Tags="|allah|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30935" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30936" CreationDate="2016-04-24T20:43:53.633" Score="3" ViewCount="5691" Body="&lt;p&gt;Clearly I'm not very familiar with Islam, but I prefer to become knowledgeable in a wide range of things, so if I'm asking a question here, or speaking to a Muslim, should I strictly use &quot;Allah&quot; to refer to the creator of the universe or does saying &quot;God&quot; mean the same thing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16489" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T13:25:40.343" Title="Is to say &quot;God&quot; the same as to say &quot;Allah&quot;?" Tags="|terminology|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30935" CreationDate="2016-04-24T21:07:38.603" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes and no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah&quot; is the Arabic word for God. However, in Arabic there is a distinction between &quot;Allah&quot; (God, i.e. &quot;The&quot; God), and &quot;Ilah&quot; (god, i.e &quot;a&quot; god), a distinction which is easily lost in English where the same word (capitalization notwithstanding) is used for both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both terms are used, for example, in the shahadah when Muslims say &quot;Laa ilaha illallah&quot;: There is no god (ilah) except for God (Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of this ambiguity, many Muslims do prefer to avoid the use of the English term &quot;God&quot;; but again, many have no problem with it at all. It's really more a matter of culture and personal preference than anything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my own experience, those who are likely to take issue with the term would be more conservative, especially those raised in a non-English environment. However, native English speakers &amp;mdash; especially those holding to the more liberal flavours of Islam &amp;mdash; tend to be fine with either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2016-04-24T21:07:38.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30937" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-24T21:17:20.157" Score="1" ViewCount="3469" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please kindly provide me an expert answer need to clear this confusion. &#xA;Because according to me I'm not worshiping my own picture so how its effect my values....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kindly need a proper answer. TIA.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16586" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T05:50:24.713" LastActivityDate="2016-12-21T19:14:25.633" Title="Is it okey to pray salah in a room where I have my own pictures?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30938" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30935" CreationDate="2016-04-25T00:40:43.960" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Peace be upon you,&#xA;Molana Tariq Jameel once said in his speech that do not call 'Allah' as 'God'. He also said that 'God' is a farsi word meaning 'immortal' whereas 'Allah' does not mean like that and he has chosen only 'Allah' for Him. He further said that saying 'Allah' makes one's memory sharp. Therefore use 'Allah' anywhere as He has chosen only 'Allah' for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16580" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T00:40:43.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30934" CreationDate="2016-04-25T03:00:44.983" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why would this teaching of Prophet Muhammad only matter if the man is in an Islamic state?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because, only a state authorized qadhi (judge), after a trial, can give verdict on one's state of apostasy and order punishment. It is not a matter of personal judgement and action by individuals. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2880" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T03:00:44.983" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30935" CreationDate="2016-04-25T05:11:35.923" Score="-1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No.&lt;/strong&gt; Why?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims usually avoids the word &lt;em&gt;God&lt;/em&gt; as it has the opposite gender, &lt;em&gt;Goddess&lt;/em&gt;. But the word &lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt; has no opposite gender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most important fundamental concept of Islam is that the Almighty is one and only. He has no child, no father, no mother and no any other relationship. As &lt;em&gt;God&lt;/em&gt; has opposite gender, telling Allah is one kind of admitting his wife. So, it is Shirk, which is enough to get out of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes.&lt;/strong&gt; Why?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the word actually matter? The definition of the word &lt;em&gt;God&lt;/em&gt; does not say that &quot;For every god, there is a goddess&quot;. Man is independent to call his lord by any good word he likes. One can define his god in his way. So, how is it related to Shirk? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Extremism is a bad thing. So, before relating anything with shirk, we have to think twice. However, it is better to avoid the word &lt;em&gt;God&lt;/em&gt;, but it is not prohibited as I could define my god in my way. We could encourage people to use the word &lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt; instead of the word &lt;em&gt;God&lt;/em&gt;, but we could not compel anyone not to use the word &lt;em&gt;God&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastEditorUserId="2880" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T13:25:40.343" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T13:25:40.343" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30943" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-25T06:29:13.977" Score="2" ViewCount="3388" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are Sunnah prayers obligatory or are they nafl?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T13:36:37.400" Title="Are Sunnah prayers obligatory in Islam?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|sunnah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30931" CreationDate="2016-04-25T06:37:04.853" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Feeling love and affection towards others (that includes to opposite genders) is a natural phenomenon. Your question really sounds same as &quot;Is eating halal?&quot;. It is OK to love others as long as that feeling is not causing deviations in performing your daily duties and obligations and within the limits of basic Islamic principles(e.g., feeling sexually attracted towards mahrams is beyond those limits). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And yes, it is OK to make dua and ask Allah to make you get married with the person you like. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2880" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T06:37:04.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30945" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-25T06:40:44.510" Score="2" ViewCount="203" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any special reward for observing nafl fasts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please, add reference from the Quran and Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-13T15:49:49.987" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T15:49:49.987" Title="What are the rewards of observing nafl fasts?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|nafl|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30907" CreationDate="2016-04-25T06:52:19.110" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This hadith is mentioned in the major hadith collections in many versions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/78/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and in his al-Adab al-Mufrad: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/adab/1/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/adab/1/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Sahih Muslim: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/45/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/45/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Sunan ibn Majah: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/33/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1328110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;all on the authority of abu Hurraira (May Allah be pleased with him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A question or Note on your quote: the &quot;agreed&quot; which is in your Question may mean it's agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim: For details see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7864/what-are-the-terms-of-that-which-has-reached-tawatur&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. If this is the case this should already be a good sign for the authenticity of this hadith!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there are similar narration on the authority of other sahaba (May Allah be pleased with them). For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/367&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/27/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As they are also qualified as hassan they show that not only abu Huraira heard this hadith and give it a much better authenticity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other narrations which prolong the list are also available. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/368&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In al-Adab al-Mufrad &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/adab/1/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/adab/2/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; of al-Bukhari&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the whole the hadith you mentioned seems to appear in most sunni hadith collections and seems to have a high degree of authenticity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T06:52:19.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17944" CreationDate="2016-04-25T08:22:36.433" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's makrooh. Makrooh means, you can do it but there are better ways to do it. So Islam suggest you to not to do it. However in the end, Allah will judge your prayers and your submission to Him. If you have no time to change your clothes and you will miss your prayer, do your prayers with your pictured clothes. It's better you do your prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find some references from here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/161222&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ruling on praying in a room in which there are images&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And maybe you can look to differences between makrooh and haraam: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/9084&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The difference between haraam and makrooh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T08:22:36.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30950" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30937" CreationDate="2016-04-25T08:37:11.037" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's makrooh. Makrooh means, you can do it but there are better ways to do it. So Islam suggest you to not to do it. However in the end, Allah will judge your prayers and your submission to Him. Doing your prayers in any condition is better than not to do because of some pictures. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember that, these rules for not committing sins like &quot;shirk&quot; and to able to do your prayers in better way. If you feel you are doing your prayers with no problem in a room with pictures, it's your decision to call it shirk or not. No body can judge you but Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find some references from here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/161222&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ruling on praying in a room in which there are images&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And maybe you can look to differences between makrooh and haraam: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/9084&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The difference between haraam and makrooh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is adapted answer of mine in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/30949/3466&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T08:37:11.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30951" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-25T09:03:51.877" Score="3" ViewCount="28040" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please someone tell me, should I wash every part three times during ablution such as mouth, nose, forearms etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16580" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-25T10:52:13.080" LastActivityDate="2018-07-24T10:53:27.327" Title="Do I need to wash every part three times during ablution?" Tags="|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30952" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30945" CreationDate="2016-04-25T09:09:35.377" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know nafl fasts is not mentioned in Qur'an directly but &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/183&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this ayah&lt;/a&gt; is general on fast: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous -&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can look hadith references in this article: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.ru/en/content/story/voluntary-fasts&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;VOLUNTARY FASTS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T09:09:35.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30920" CreationDate="2016-04-25T09:45:07.907" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Praying with najasa on clothes or on najasa&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, you should know that according the mawsu'a al-fiqhiyya a prayer is invalid if you prayed on a najiss thing or soil or wearing something najiss knowing this. If you didn't know or forgot it and prayed then the prayer is considered as valid. If somebody realize he/she is praying with najassa and could take it away or take away the tissue which is najiss then he/she should do so, if he/she couldn't his/her prayer is also considered as valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Definition of Istijmar and istinja'&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this point of view, you should before performing wudu and at best when you visit the toilet do istinja' or istijmar. They are defined in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-eman.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%82%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A/%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A1%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1:/i582&amp;amp;d917992&amp;amp;c&amp;amp;p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mawsu'a al-fiqhiyya&lt;/a&gt; as follows (My own translation take it with care):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الاستنجاء: هو إزالة الخارج من السبيلين بالماء الطهور.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Istinja' is to remove what comes out of the two orifices of the body by using clean water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الاستجمار: هو إزالة الخارج من السبيلين بحجر، أو ورق أو نحوهما.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Istijmar is removing the same, but using a stone, paper or something similar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that istinja' is the most preferred way to remove such najassa, so if water is present you should at least use it even if you performed istijmar, istijmar is usually allowed or one may say &amp;quot;preferable&amp;quot; if the najassa can be easily removed, which means you won't have to clean up that much!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The view of scholars I know of is that one can do both istijmar and istinja' based on the corresponding circumstances however if one wants a preference using water is the better.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;In practice especially in case of &amp;quot;purification&amp;quot; after having defecated it is rather good the remove the main parts using for example paper or something similar and washing the leftover using water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When is istinja' (this also would apply for istijmar) necessary?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you had urinated or defecated!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any other case you can start your wudu without istinja' unless you have already performed it after the described act or still feel some najassa on your body! Read also the opinion of Imam Malik on what to do after urinating from his &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/501430&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally here some ahadith about the matter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/74/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;: prohibition of using the right hand for istinja'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/2/86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim &lt;/a&gt;: the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used water for istinja'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/1/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;: etiquette of defecating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1303350&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;: Using three stones for istijmar (da'if).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;: Using the left hand for istinja' and prohibition of using the right hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And some other references:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/219157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic on how the Messenger of Allah used to do istinja'.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/2532&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; on bathroom etiquette.&lt;br&gt; A &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/26330&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; answering if it is permissible to perform istinja' with zamzam water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-08-17T11:29:51.780" LastActivityDate="2021-08-17T11:29:51.780" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30956" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-25T13:46:33.093" Score="6" ViewCount="176" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far I know, in the age of Nabi (sm.), sahabi (ra.), tabeyin (rh.), tabe-tabeyin (rh.), there was no instance of paying Imam and Muajjin (Muadhin/Muezzin) of Masajid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But now-a-days, we see, in almost every Masjid, there remains a paid Imam, a paid Muajjin, a paid Khadim and may be somebody else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From when and which perspective Imam and Muajjin are started to get paid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2019-10-16T10:07:07.513" LastActivityDate="2023-12-12T11:04:45.570" Title="From when and which perspective did Imam and Mu'addhin of Masjid start to get paid?" Tags="|history|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30957" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30933" CreationDate="2016-04-25T13:56:46.673" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Antichrist is not Islamic definition. It comes from bible. However, you can understand Dajjal as Antichrist. Subject of those two character is same: Claim to be messiah.&#xA;You can look further information on this wiki page: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masih_ad-Dajjal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Masih ad-Dajjal&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastActivityDate="2016-04-25T13:56:46.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11236" CreationDate="2016-04-25T14:45:42.977" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes Allah create us as a best creature of all creation. Now how and where Allah told about it. Read carefully the below aya (verse); &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sura Al-Hijir (15 : 29-31) “Therefore when I have properly fashioned him and breathed into him a chosen noble soul from Myself, fall down before him in prostration.”  (29) Therefore all the angels, each and every one of them, fell prostrate. (30) Except Iblis (Satan); he refused to be among those who prostrated. (31) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone is not best/respectable/honorable/superior then All never told to other to prostration him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Human are the best creature of all that is why Allah told everyone to fall down before him prostration. And only Iblis refused and disagreed so Allah told him: “And indeed you are accursed till the Day of Judgement.” (15: 35)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there is no doubt that Human is the best creature of all creation.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope Allah help us to understand. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16590" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T15:32:49.087" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T15:32:49.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30959" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-25T15:31:10.353" Score="2" ViewCount="53" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a question regarding inheritance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My father had an older brother and three sisters. My grandfather passed away in 1980s and for 10 years the property wasn’t transferred to anyone’s name. During that time my grandmother was residing in that property.  My uncle transferred his share of the house to my dads name in 1995, (as a gift with no pressure) this transfer was witnessed in the court and I have documents to prove that. Following that, my uncle passed away in 1998. My grandmother passed away in 2004-5. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In 2007, my dad paid one of the other sister share in cash (based on the valuation at the time)and the other two sisters transferred their share of the house as well (as a gift) on their free will. Although my uncle had transferred his share to my dad, my dad went to my uncles widow and asked if she would like the share as he is paying the other sisters share. They declined the share. However, my dad said that when my uncles daughter got married he will help them in whatever way he can. During the next few years my dad lost touch as he was working in UAE and they were based in Pakistan. In 2014, my dad transferred the house on to his name and following that the house was transferred to me as his son. I am the only son and I have no siblings, so I am the sole owner of the property now. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the transfers have been attested by magistrates and have witnesses and are legally binding in the eyes of law. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My father passed away in 2015, and after 20 years my uncles kids are asking for their share of the property. Are they owed anything religiously, as they are of the belief that we have been unjust to them. As I am the legal owner of the property, are they owed anything? My uncle transferred his share of the property in 1995 on his own free will and no one forced him too.  I wanted to find out if islamically anything is owed to them, considering the fact that the property is on my name now. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16591" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T08:41:07.133" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T08:41:07.133" Title="Inheritance on grandfathers property" Tags="|practical-islam|fiqh|inheritance|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2018-02-22T06:57:44.900" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30504" CreationDate="2016-04-25T17:49:51.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As ALLAH ALMIGHTY said in HOLY QURAN&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Surely Allah and His Angels send blessings on the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). O you who believe! Send Blessings (Durood) and Salutations (Salaams) on the Prophet with worthy Salutation&amp;quot;. (Surah al-Ahzab: 56)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and PROPHET MUHAMMAD Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam SAID&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“On Fridays recite the Salawat for me repeatedly ! The Salawat will be conveyed to me.&amp;quot; (Ibn Habbaan, Ibn Maaja, Abu Dawood)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadhrat 'Abd ar-Rahman bin 'Auf (radi allahu 'anhu) says that one day the Holy Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam) came and entered a date garden. There he performed a very long prostration. Hadhrat 'Abd ar-Rahman (radi allahu 'anhu) feared that Allah had sent death to him. He drew close to him and began to look at him. The Holy Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam) raised his holy head from the prostration and asked what had happened to him, then he disclosed his fear to him. At this, the Holy Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam) said Hadhrat Jibra'il ('alaihis salaam) asked whether he should not give him glad tidings that Allah said that He would send blessings to the person who recited the Holy Qur'an on him and peace and security to the person who bade Salutations to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and a lot of references you can get from ahadees&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to stand and recite darood and salam after prayer in mosque in group is &amp;quot;mustahib&amp;quot; not compulsory if we do this it is good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16411" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T15:33:12.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30964" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-25T20:04:56.003" Score="4" ViewCount="193" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that there is no mention in the Quran or the Hadith of a head covering for males. It is a custom learned from the Prophet and is there in the Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if there is today a law that says a man has to wear a head cover, in general or during prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16595" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T08:40:03.483" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T08:40:03.483" Title="Is there a ruling that says a man has to wear a head cover, in general or during prayer?" Tags="|salat|fiqh|sunnah|men|clothing|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-12T22:52:31.770" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30965" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-26T04:00:19.557" Score="-2" ViewCount="17874" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know someone who is having relationships with multiple girls. He is a celebrity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I got to know three girls with whom he is having relationships at the same time! No doubt there are more! He promises them to marry, and lies a lot, that he doesn't have any other relationships. He says that he is very trustful. And he promised the same thing with all of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He says,he prays four wakt prayer, and shows off a lot. On the other hand, he is lying constantly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He always invites them to his apartment. He forces them, and do emotional blackmail to have sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know one of them is still virgin, and he broke up with her because of it. She wanted to expose his character, but she is afraid that he may do any harm to her. Since he is a national personality, and has more power than her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since, no one is still coming out to expose his evidences for the similar cases, then he'll easily continue whatever he was doing, without having any punishment. (As Islam rules 100 lashes etc)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are many people like him, who are hiding their evil deeds with their power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this type of circumstances, what will be the punishment of these people in this life, and in the hereafter? as they are hiding their deeds easily, though betraying many girls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zajakallah Khayer..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastActivityDate="2019-01-19T04:10:48.397" Title="What is the punishment of zina in this world, and in the hereafter?" Tags="|zina|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2019-01-19T23:38:39.467" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30968" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="57" CreationDate="2016-04-26T09:19:51.783" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://e-cfr.org/new/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%85-3-2/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;European council for fatwa and research&lt;/a&gt; (ECFR) has given a fatwa on this very purpose:&#xA;Saying that one can combine maghrib an 'isha prayer in the summer (when days are long) and dhur and 'asr in winter&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حكم الجمع بين صلاتي المغرب والعشاء لتأخر وقت العشاء أو انعدام علامته الشرعية في بعض البلاد.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;انتهى المجلس إلى جواز الجمع بين هاتين الصلاتين في اوروبا في فترة الصيف&#xA;  حين يتأخر وقت العشاء إلى منتصف الليل أو تنعدم علامته كلياً، دفعاً&#xA;  للحرج المرفوع عن الأمة بنص القرآن، ولما ثبت من حديث ابن عباس في صحيح&#xA;  مسلم:”أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم جمع بين الظهر والعصر، وبين المغرب&#xA;  والعشاء من غير خوف ولا مطر. قيل لابن عباس: ما أراد إلى ذلك؟ قال: أراد&#xA;  ألا يحرج أمته”. كما يجوز الجمع في تلك البلاد في فصل الشتاء أيضاً بين&#xA;  الظهر والعصر لقصر النهار وصعوبة أداء كل صلاة في وقتها للعاملين في&#xA;  مؤسساتهم إلا بمشقة وحرج. وينبه المجلس على أن لا يلجأ المسلم إلى الجمع&#xA;  من غير حاجة، وعلى أن لا يتخذه له عادة.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in Germany the local fiqh (?) council announced that this would be applied for the situation where 'isha' prayer time is later then 11 pm, but they -apparently- added that this is only applied for mosques, as the combination of prayers like this was only made in mosques (they apparently did qiyas for the matter if it was raining etc.). But personally I don't agree with this, as the fatwa of the ECFR is providing a general statement. Note that in my opinion and practice I have the feeling that about nobody takes care of the fatawa neither those of the ECFR nor the German council except a couple of mosques who seem to pin them as an announcement no more no less.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fatwa is based on the hadith of ibn 'Abbass () quoted in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, Sunan an-Nasaa-i, Sunan abi Dawod and Jami' at-Tirmidhi which is saying that the Messenger of Allah () combined prayers even when there was no fear nor rain (an addition that is not present in all versions of this hadith).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-09-06T08:18:40.717" LastActivityDate="2017-09-06T08:18:40.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14813" CreationDate="2016-04-26T10:18:20.960" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard and read about a couple of options for the time to fast:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fasting according the length of the fast of the next city with a latitude of  45° north (For example in Europe and northern America) or south (For example in Australia and southern Africa or America). (Starting after the local fajr). (See &lt;a href=&quot;https://unity1.wordpress.com/2014/06/30/fatwa-on-fasting-in-ramadan-during-the-uk-summer/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;also&lt;/a&gt;, this opinion has been lately -2014- re-discussed and proposed as a solution for people who are not able to fast longer days of 18-21 h) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fasting an amount of hours which is equal to the actual fasting time of Mekka and then breaking the fast:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أن يخصص لهذه البلدان ساعات من الصيام تعادل ما يصومه أهل مكة، ثم يفطر الصائمون من أهل هذه البلدان بعد انتهاء الوقت المحدد، حتى ولو كانت الشمس ساطعة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fasting an amount of hours which is equal to the maximal location reached by the so called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Muslim_conquests&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic Conquests&lt;/a&gt; (الفتوحات الإسلامية) &#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أن يخصص لهذه البلدان ساعات من الصيام تعادل ساعات الصيام في أقصى ما وصل إليه سلطان المسلمين في فتوحاتهم الإسلامية&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that these options clearly ease the situation for the fasting but have no real backup in neither in the quran, nor the sunnah nor any other authentic source!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the -at least to me- last known fatwa of the European council of fatwa and research (&lt;a href=&quot;http://elaph.com/Web/news/2012/7/749890.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ECFR&lt;/a&gt;) all these options have been rejected, and people have been asked to fast according their local timings according (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:187&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread [of night]. Then complete the fast until the sunset.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if somebody felt hardship or weakened while fasting he can break his fast according (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:185&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:286&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/22/78&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;22:78&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has chosen you and has not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The council added that a hardship in performing a job or task is a reason for breaking the fast. The article also added that the signs of the fajr as-sadiq might be missed during some time of the year and therefore the time of imsak could be an ease to even start fasting later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/5842&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; that goes a bit further (how to pray and fast in countries where the day or night is continuous).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-02T01:43:29.580" LastActivityDate="2017-06-02T01:43:29.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30972" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="30990" CreationDate="2016-04-26T13:28:48.057" Score="4" ViewCount="453" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the Brussels attack, ISIS released a video that said this,&quot;Every Muslim who is well aware of the history of Islam, knows that the holy war against infidels is an integral part of Islam, and those who read history would know.&quot; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this true? Should Muslims be seeking to wage war on the non-Muslims in any way possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For clarifications - this is jihad against non-Muslims and not against self.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16604" LastEditorUserId="16604" LastEditDate="2016-10-02T00:01:33.617" LastActivityDate="2016-10-02T00:01:33.617" Title="Is jihad an integral part of Islam?" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|islamic-philosophy|islamic-basis|jihad|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30973" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30933" CreationDate="2016-04-26T14:32:19.353" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;the Anti-Christ/Dajjal (one who conceals the truth or deceives) will appear. &#xA;o   He will rule for 40 days, but the 1st of days will equal to 1 year, then another 1 month and the rest as regular days. &#xA;o   He will be one-eyed (like a protruding grape) and Kafir (letters K.F.R) will be written on his forehead. &#xA;o   Madinah would rock 3 times on his appearance and destroyed during WWIII&#xA;o   He would kill a pious man and then bring him back to life&#xA;o   He would appear from the east&#xA;o   He will take over the world by coercion, by controlling business and politics. &#xA;o   He will be a charismatic leader, red in complexion, and curly hair&#xA;o   He will be Jewish (or atheist) and his army will include many Jews from Israel&#xA;o   He will display anger in speeches to public (like Hitler)&#xA;o   At 1st he will appear as a tyrannical king, and then claim to be a prophet, then lord. &#xA;o   He will conquer country after country except Makkah/Madinah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16536" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T14:32:19.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30974" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30972" CreationDate="2016-04-26T14:44:01.930" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam does not promote killing innocent people especially like women, children, elderly; this is in reference to comment regarding Brussels. The Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) issued strict orders forbidding the killing of non-combatants, destruction of cities and populations, resort to rape and looting of civilian population, and killing of the enemy by starvation/thirst or any form of torture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can wage war against infidels in defense of self when attacked and if they seek peace, then it's ok for Muslims to negotiate terms of agreement for peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem becomes when ISIS pick and choose clauses from Quran/Koran and ignore the other ones for their benefit. They can fight against infidel armies or government subsidiaries, but not against innocent people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Quran: &quot;And fight in the way of God with those who fight with you, but aggress not God loves not the aggressors. And slay them wherever you come upon them, and expel them from where they expelled you; persecution is more grievous than slaying&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jihad in Islam means 'struggle', not just war. It is struggle against corruption, injustice, aggression, and even against self if one is trying to correct bad habits, i.e. lying, cheating, adultery, not praying, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16536" LastEditorUserId="16536" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T07:16:43.947" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T07:16:43.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30975" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30965" CreationDate="2016-04-26T14:50:10.607" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this world if proven such crime is committed.&#xA;If married, then death by stoning.&#xA;If unmarried, then 100 lashes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, God is very forgiving and one can repent as soon as possible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the hereafter, it's burning in hell where the fire is almost 70 times strong than earth and locks/chains maybe attached to parts of body for extra punishment. This is if a person does not repent and sincerely ask for forgiveness from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16536" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T14:50:10.607" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30943" CreationDate="2016-04-26T15:00:42.853" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Sunnah prayers are highly recommended.&#xA;And Nafl prayers are recommended and added benefit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the day of judgement, 1st action counted will be 5 daily prayers, if they are lacking in count or perfection, the Allah will ask to see if My servant has supplementary prayers to make up the weight in positive for a person. &#xA;Also I have experienced that when I pray supplementary prayers, I feel closer to Allah and I improve my perfection in prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure there are other rewards, but this is what I can think of right now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16536" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T15:00:42.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30757" CreationDate="2016-04-26T15:32:57.553" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are being tested and misled by Satan. First it was music and then porn. You overcame music, felt guilty and started to pray. But Satan/Iblis put another 'waswasa' (Satan putting haram thoughts) of porn. I ran into the same problem so I put free security software on my smartphone to block porn sites and asked someone to put a password in the software and not to tell me. Then whenever I tried to access such content, I wasn't able to since I didn't have a password. I also increased my prayers besides obligatory ones to seek help from Allah. Also read Ayat-ul-Kursi morning and night for protection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16536" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T15:32:57.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8752" CreationDate="2016-04-26T16:02:53.337" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shuruq is the time when the sun starts rising till it is bright, no prayer is permissible duration this period which last about 20 minutes.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If one  misses fajr prayer... which starts from subh sadiq till start of sunrise(start of shuruq) he has to offer qada of it after 20 minutes from the start of shuruq. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16607" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T05:14:32.517" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T05:14:32.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30982" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-26T16:04:50.130" Score="2" ViewCount="1641" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think I can believe in even the most authentic Hadith out there, because they all seem to be made up or fabricated in one way or another. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my question is, that, If I reject and refuse to believe in all of them, do I end up in Hell? Please Explain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16450" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T05:36:21.387" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T05:54:50.570" Title="Do I go to hell for not believing in the Hadith at all?" Tags="|hadith|jahannam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30983" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20329" CreationDate="2016-04-26T17:20:11.743" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing in the Qur’an that prohibits a Jew from worshiping in a mosque—and most certainly not verse 9:17, which only prohibits the mushrikin (Arab pagans) from worshipping there. Jews are not disbelievers in Islam. The Qur’an makes clear in the subsequent verse: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The only people to frequent GOD's masjids are those who believe in&#xA;  GOD and the Last Day, and observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), and&#xA;  give the obligatory charity (Zakat), and do not fear except GOD. These&#xA;  will surely be among the guided ones.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jews are people who believe in God and the last day. Echoing verse 9:18, the Qur’an in verses 2:62, 2:111-113, 2:177, 3:113-115, 5:69 and elsewhere promises salvation to all Christians and Jews who believe in God, the Last Day and live virtuous lives, and verses 2:253, 5:48, 11:118-119, 22:67-70,  that that God has sent many different messengers to many different communities, that they should compete in righteousness and good deeds, and that their differences and disputes will be settled by God on Judgment Day. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16609" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-04-26T17:40:21.723" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T17:40:21.723" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30982" CreationDate="2016-04-26T18:24:22.657" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that : The Prophet said &quot;I do not&#xA;  want to hear of anyone of you who, upon hearing a Hadith narrated from&#xA;  me, says while reclining on his pillow: 'Recite Qur'an (to verify this&#xA;  Hadith).' (Here the Propher SAW said) Any excellent word that is said,&#xA;  it is I who have said it.&quot; [How can you reject what I have said?](Ibn&#xA;  majah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Fardh i'tiqadi (Fard belief) ,If Daleel is Qati (Proved from Quran and Mutawatir Hadith undoubtfully) then rejector of Fard I'tiqati would be Kafir(Disbeliever) and there is a consensus among all four school of thoughts that if issue is clear enough to all (like Prayers,Ruku,Sajdah) then he would be considered as  Kafir (Disbeliever) and if some other person doubt about Kufr of rejector of Fard belief he would be considered as Kafir too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when there came to them a Book from Allah confirming that which&#xA;  was with them - although before they used to pray for victory against&#xA;  those who disbelieved - but [then] when there came to them that which&#xA;  they recognized, they disbelieved in it; so the curse of Allah will be&#xA;  upon the disbelievers.How wretched is that for which they sold&#xA;  themselves - that they would disbelieve in what Allah has revealed&#xA;  through [their] outrage that Allah would send down His favor upon whom&#xA;  He wills from among His servants. So they returned having [earned]&#xA;  wrath upon wrath. And for the disbelievers is a humiliating&#xA;  punishment.(Quran 2:89-90)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-04-26T18:24:22.657" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30972" CreationDate="2016-04-27T00:35:40.730" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a common Muslim I tell you : Islam's first obligation towards the infidel is not Al-Jihad , but it is Al-Balagh , meaning the announcement . That is to tell him in a clear and pleasant way about Islam, it's philosophy, dos and don'ts , how to become a Muslim and what are the obligations he will be committed to when he become a Muslim . After that, he (the infidel ) should be left thinking on his own and make his own decision by him self and by no means influencing his freewill . His decision logically will be one of three : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yes ! I decided to be a Muslim. And in this case, he follow a simple procedure and become a member of Muslim community. An EQUAL member, no privilege for any race or color or sex or wealth . All Muslims are equal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;No, I do not want to be a Muslim , but I want all of us to leave at peace and no offense is taken. In this case, he is left in peace and we continue our lives as neighbors or friends, and continue talking from time to time about Islam as he asks and the Muslim answers .&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;No ! and I will gather money people and arms to fight you Muslims and perish you and your communities. Here we are talk about fighting. And jihad by the way is not like what you see in TV, this is terrorism, but it has rules and human rights.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T05:30:09.823" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T05:30:09.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30990" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30972" CreationDate="2016-04-27T02:10:11.050" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Edit: I'm specifically referring to &lt;em&gt;Jihad bis saif&lt;/em&gt; (armed fighting in the way of God, or holy war). For other jihads, like for self control (&lt;em&gt;jihad bin nafs&lt;/em&gt;), knowledge (&lt;em&gt;jihad bil ilm&lt;/em&gt;), no permission is required. These are an individual's jihad (I mean a single person can do them on his own).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jihad can only be started with the mutual consent of all Islamic governments or of Islamic scholars. For example, if the Muslims in subcontinent (Afghanistan, Pakistan, India) wanted jihad against Russian invasion (or US military, now), the governments (if Islamic) or the scholars of the region (mainly Muftis) would declare jihad. Only then it will be an obligation for each Muslim (excluding women, children, elders and the disabled) to take part in jihad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if Daesh wants global jihad, the governments of main Islamic countries or the top order scholars would declare it with mutual consent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And AFAIK Daesh is not recognized by any Muslim country as any kind of Islamic organization, so they cannot declare jihad on their own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And YES, jihad is an integral part of Islam, although it is not part of the &lt;em&gt;five pillars of Islam&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12691" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-30T18:29:27.170" LastActivityDate="2016-09-30T18:29:27.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1698" CreationDate="2016-04-27T05:46:18.610" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should warn him politely after he finishes his prayer. Don't draw his attention while he is praying. It may disturb him. Read the following fatwa for more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of my friends while offering sunnah namaz recites surah in a&#xA;little loud voice that I can easily hear his recitation and get&#xA;disturbed in my namaz. What should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Fatwa: 271/000/H=03/1437)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ask him to recite in the same volume in sunnah salah as the others do.&#xA;If he follows it then it is ok; otherwise you should offer sunnah at a&#xA;distance from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/Salah-Prayer/62933&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T13:29:33.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30992" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30982" CreationDate="2016-04-27T05:54:50.570" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, hadiths are not fabricated. For example, Bukhari validated each hadith meticulously with a criteria at 6 different levels. Please research the net or reach a book on how the hadiths were validated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have to follow Sunnah of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) as documented in Quran. Yes, you will probably be punished to some extend for not following hadith or Sunnah of the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 6 authentic books of Hadith are Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Abu Daud, Ibn Majah and Nissai. The compilers of these works took great pain to sift forged Hadith from the authentic ones and established a very strict criteria for this purpose so that no one could cast doubts about authenticity. The touch stone for the reliability of each hadith is the Quran itself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16536" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T05:54:50.570" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30993" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-27T08:09:40.920" Score="1" ViewCount="4823" Body="&lt;p&gt;My mother refuses marriage with a girl (my cousin's sister in law).  She says the girl's status is not same as me, and she lives in a village, that means my family is only concern to the social status.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, we got married in front of quazi and in that occasion two of my wife's cousins were present, and there were witnesses also, but we still didn't announce our marriage to our family members because they will got hurt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We thought our family issue will be managed, and we will get married again by their permission, but the scenario is different and not as we thought; my guardian is too strict and they are not allowing me to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If I want to listen to my family then I'll have to divorce (secretly) that girl.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If I don't then I'll have to announce the marriage to society.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Question&lt;/em&gt;: Is our marriage valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The marriage is already done by papers, although the marriage is not valid by Allah. So the papers/kabin is just like an agreement now, not kabin (my understanding).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question is a continuation from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/30869/17163&quot;&gt;Should I marry a Muslim girl without my parents&amp;#39; permission?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16537" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T14:09:04.980" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T12:37:10.573" Title="I married my wife without my parent/guardian's permission; is it valid?" Tags="|nikah|parents|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30994" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1666" CreationDate="2016-04-27T08:21:14.927" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a very good question. As we read the quran many times and find that the scripture is in some cases in total contradiction to the &amp;quot;school&amp;quot; Arabic we learned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First you should know that this is how the sahaba (peace be upon them) who wrote it down when the quran was collected fixed it in the so called rasm al 'othmany (the scripture which have been fixed as amushaf at the time of the caliph 'Othman ibn 'Affan -3rd caliph). To be more exact, the sahaba have written the word الصلاة this way الصلوة so the pending alif ألف is a later addition (for الضبط which means and is used for correction or apprehension). &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; that the actually known Arabic spelling which we may call modern Arabic has been developed during the Omayyad Dynasty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later scholars have been in consensus that the quran should only be copied in the way the sahaba (May Allah be pleased with them) wrote it. For example Imam Malik who lived during the last days of the Omayyad dynasty and the the first days of the 'Abbasid dynasty has been asked whether it is allowed to write a mushaf according the &amp;quot;approved spelling&amp;quot; rather then the spelling the sahaba (May Allah be pleased with them) and answered: I don't agree to this, and my opinion is that he should write in the original scripture. This fatwa was quoted in al-Muqni' of Imam a Dani (a major source for rasm and qiraat and quran sciences) and he added and nobody among the scholars said otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that the quran has in first place been transmitted through the time by oral memorization and recitation on a hand of Scholars beginning with the Sahaba (May Allah be pleased with them) and not through a book (even today)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/26916&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; scholars say that these differences between quran scripture and &amp;quot;modern Arabic&amp;quot; are a mystery or a part of the inimitability of the quran. So a clear and definite answer for your question can't be given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But possible answers could be given (most from a-Dani' muqni'):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;one for our example is that some qiraat (readings) may read the word (the) prayer الصلاة in singular while others may read it in plural  الصلوات so the spelling of the sahaba الصلوة may indicate both possibilities in one word!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An other possible explanation is that the origin of the alif of الصلاة was a waw واو،&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A 3rd possible explanation is that the alif has been emphasized and when the Arabs emphasize an alif the pronunciation tends to a waw so it is not pronounced as-salaata but as-sala(w)ta (well it's difficult to transliterate, but I hope you can get the meaning if you listened to a recitation, I'd recommend a recitation of qiraat warsh 'an Nafi').&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A 4th explanation is the importance or meaningfulness of these words, so they should have been emphasized in that way.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And in المنهاج شرح مسلم بن الحجاج للنووى the commentary of Imam an-Nawawi on Sahih Muslim we find fifth explanation: they have been written in the language of al-hyraلغة  الحيرة whom have thaught the Arabs the scriptur (handwriting).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other examples for differences between &lt;strong&gt;rasm&lt;/strong&gt; and modern Arabic where a waw replaces an alif:&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;الزكوة&lt;/strong&gt; ـ الزكاة (zakat)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;الحيوة&lt;/strong&gt; ـ الحياة (hayat:life)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;الربو&lt;/strong&gt; ـ الربا (riba)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;بالغدوة&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; ـ بالغداة &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;كمشكوة&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; ـ كمشكاة&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/40/41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;النجوةِ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; ـ النجاة &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/53/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ومنوةَ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; ـ ومناة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other differences:&#xA;Words that have been written with a ta' or ha' or ha' instead of a ta' at t'anyt:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;رحمت&lt;/strong&gt; ـ رحمة ـ &lt;strong&gt;رحمه&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;(see also نعمة ـ لعنة ـ امرأة ـ شجرة ـ سنة ـ قرة ـ جنة ـ فطرت ـ بقيت ـ ابنة ـ كلمة)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Words that have been written with two ya's instead of one like:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;بأييكم ـ بأييام ـ فبأيى ـ بأييد ـ نبأىْ&#xA;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My reference in &lt;a href=&quot;http://vb.tafsir.net/tafsir9236/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-24T05:14:33.820" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T05:14:33.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="30995" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-27T08:37:13.440" Score="2" ViewCount="14794" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Holy Quran clearly emphasizes that both men and women must guard their chastity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;&quot;For muslim men and women,&#xA;for believing men and women. &#xA;for men and women who are patient and constant.&#xA;for men and women who give in charity , for men and women who observe fasting,&#xA;FOR MEN AND WOMEN WHO GUARD THEIR CHASTITY&#xA;and for men and women who engage much in God's praise. &#xA;for them has God prepared forgiveness and great reward&quot;. (33:35)&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what exactly does Quran mean by &quot;guarding chastity&quot;? In general terms, chastity means virginity and guarding chastity could mean staying away from sexual (vaginal) intercourse before first marriage. So if a woman engages in anal sex before marriage, she's still chaste? That doesn't sound right to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what does losing chastity mean in Quranic terms? Because for all we know, it could also mean other forms of intercourse like oral sex and anal sex. It could also mean something as simple as having a boyfriend/girlfriend. I couldn't find anything in the Quran or Hadith that properly defines chastity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-06-20T11:51:04.987" LastActivityDate="2020-08-04T16:48:10.027" Title="What is Islam's perception of chastity?" Tags="|halal-haram|quran|tafseer|sex|zina|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30993" CreationDate="2016-04-27T08:51:22.457" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First thing, this site is not support site, personal detailed daily life questions is not suggested in this site. However, I will try to explain some points I think you misunderstood. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't get it wrong, Islam highly suggest marriage which provides continuum of Islam. If you and your wife will be religious in your marriage, you should continue marriage and announce to everyone to be valid in Islam. Having problem with you family is not first concern of Islam. Allah ask from us to obey his rules and live your life in these rules. &#xA;In your situation, it seems you are having conflict with two rules of Islam: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Get Marriage&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Obey your parents&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Situations like this, you need to look from above and think consequences of your actions;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is your marriage will lead you an Islamic life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is obeying your parent will lead you an Islamic life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 4 outcomes of these questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yes, Yes:&#xA;If both of outcome leads you to Islamic life, It's up to you. You can decide to make your parent happy. Or you can decide to make your wife happy. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yes, No:&#xA;In this part you should choose your marriage. If your parents concern is not an Islamic life, you don't have to obey them. Primary concern of Islam believing Allah and living your life in His way. If your parent suggest other way you don't have to obey them.  Don't get frustrated from pain of this life which comes to you because of living Islam. Allah will reward you so many different way in this life or hereafter.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No, Yes:&#xA;Obviously you should obey your parents and abandon your marriage. However, I must add that divorce is halal in Islam but never highly suggested.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No, No: &#xA;This is up to you also. You should decide with your concerns. However, as I mentioned, Islam doesn't offer divorce as a first option. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T08:51:22.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30998" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30890" CreationDate="2016-04-27T11:27:08.137" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the most important advises in Islam for raising children, said in modern terms : &quot; Lead by example &quot;. That is , do not ever lie to your child, in any way. He will pray if he sees you pray, he will be helpful to others if he sees YOU help the others. Telling him to do a behavior and doing its opposite is a sort of lying to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A second one is about the stages of the child life, and how to do with him :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;in his first seven years, you play with him. That means you raise him by love in his early sevens. He is still young and needs love from you, so reveal to him your kindly face : play with him, bring him toys, learn him the good behavior by kind words and tender feelings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In his second seven years, that from 7 to 14 : discipline him. Show more strict behavior, and this of course depends on the behavior of the child.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In his third sevens, that is fro 14 to 21 : treat him as a friend. He is now growing up, he needs to feel that he is treated as a grownup by you. This boosts his self confidence and prepares him to the grownups life to come.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;After that : he is now an adult, so let him live his own life, armed by what you give him in the 3 stages before.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this helped.&#xA;God bless you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Refrences :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/219&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/219&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastEditorUserId="16614" LastEditDate="2016-04-27T12:12:27.603" LastActivityDate="2016-04-27T12:12:27.603" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31001" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-27T17:52:08.200" Score="4" ViewCount="1400" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read a lot of articles regarding this subject, but I couldn't find any solution to my problem. My question is,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone marry a wife of his maternal uncle after the separation of that uncle and aunt?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please back up your answer with credible sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16625" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-09T06:04:12.950" LastActivityDate="2016-12-09T06:04:12.950" Title="Can someone marry a wife of his maternal uncle after the separation of that uncle and aunt?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|mahram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31001" CreationDate="2016-04-28T07:57:28.047" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is permissible for a man to marry the divorced wife of his maternal uncle, if she has completed her &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iddah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;iddah period&lt;/a&gt;. An uncle’s wife is not a close relative to whom marriage is prohibited, so there is nothing wrong with marrying her. Allah says in the Quran (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَّهَٰتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُكُمْ وَأَخَوَٰتُكُمْ&#xA;  وَعَمَّٰتُكُمْ وَخَٰلَٰتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُ ٱلْأَخِ وَبَنَاتُ ٱلْأُخْتِ&#xA;  وَأُمَّهَٰتُكُمُ ٱلَّٰتِىٓ أَرْضَعْنَكُمْ وَأَخَوَٰتُكُم مِّنَ&#xA;  ٱلرَّضَٰعَةِ وَأُمَّهَٰتُ نِسَآئِكُمْ وَرَبَٰٓئِبُكُمُ ٱلَّٰتِى فِى&#xA;  حُجُورِكُم مِّن نِّسَآئِكُمُ ٱلَّٰتِى دَخَلْتُم بِهِنَّ فَإِن لَّمْ&#xA;  تَكُونُوا۟ دَخَلْتُم بِهِنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَحَلَٰٓئِلُ&#xA;  أَبْنَآئِكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنْ أَصْلَٰبِكُمْ وَأَن تَجْمَعُوا۟ بَيْنَ&#xA;  ٱلْأُخْتَيْنِ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ سَلَفَ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورًا&#xA;  رَّحِيمًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you (For marriage) are:- Your mothers, daughters,&#xA;  sisters; father's sisters, Mother's sisters; brother's daughters,&#xA;  sister's daughters; foster-mothers (Who gave you suck),&#xA;  foster-sisters; your wives' mothers; your step-daughters under your&#xA;  guardianship, born of your wives to whom ye have gone in,- no&#xA;  prohibition if ye have not gone in;- (Those who have been) wives of&#xA;  your sons proceeding from your loins; and two sisters in wedlock at&#xA;  one and the same time, except for what is past; for Allah is&#xA;  Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T16:04:34.783" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T16:04:34.783" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31007" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-28T10:05:12.987" Score="5" ViewCount="17963" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is why is plucking the eyebrow or making your teeth shorter haram in Islam. I have heard that it is because you are try to beautify yourself and thus not happy with the way Allah has created you. However, make-up is not haram and it is allowed even though that too is done for the same purpose of beautifying yourself. Another person told me that makeup is adding while plucking is taking away from oneself. Again, we are allowed to take away other hairs from the face and even the hairs in between the eyebrow but not allowed to shape the actual eyebrow? Also in regards to adding, we are not allowed to wear hair extensions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also although having a beard a strongly recommended Sunnah, men still do not get cursed for shaving their beard. This too is changing the way you look by taking away what Allah has given you. It is too done for beauty purposes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is make-up is permissible but shaping the eyebrow or filing the teeth impermissible? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="21569" LastEditDate="2017-04-07T08:28:25.250" LastActivityDate="2021-09-11T04:59:11.560" Title="Why is plucking the eyebrow haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|fatwa-explanation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31008" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7427" CreationDate="2016-04-28T10:07:44.983" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all fiqh is based on ijtihad. Then there are 4 known madhhabs but not 4 ways in doing things as all these madhhabs have two common sources: the Quran and the Sunnah. So in cases where there's a source the possible ways are limited to the different narrations: This would mean in general you may have 2-3 or less possible ways. If it comes to ijtihad (concluding rules from the sources for new problems) you still might find a consensus or sometimes even not find a consensus in the same madhhab. In many cases even the Founders of those madhhabs had two different opinions because they knew about different or contradictory hadiths or maybe changed their mind later based on new information or just a review of their former fatwa on a matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Historical intro&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) died, there was no clear instance on what is to do and what not. The sahaba (May Allah be pleased with them) were wide spread in the Muslim countries where they have been teaching Islam and Sunna and Quran, while many died in Medina and Hijaz some have been living in 'Iraq and a-Shaam. At the time of sahaba there have been 4 major &amp;quot;scholars&amp;quot; known by the Abadillah the 4 Abdullah's : Abdullah &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_ibn_Umar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn 'Omar&lt;/a&gt;, Abdullah &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_ibn_Masud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Masu'd&lt;/a&gt;, Abdullah &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_Allah_ibn_Abbas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn al-'Abbas&lt;/a&gt; and Adbullah &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Abd_Allah_ibn_%27Amr_ibn_al-%27As&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn 'Amr ibn al-'Aas&lt;/a&gt;. Of course many other sahaba have been there too but those four have had the most influence. For example maybe a sahabi like abu Huraira knew and collected a lot of hadiths (even after the death of the Prophet) but an other had better skills to conclude rulings from them. Scholars such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hazm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Hazm&lt;/a&gt; counted 18 sahaba who had what we may call an own madhhab or ijtihad (opinion), &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nasa%27i&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt; counted 22 of them! While among the tabi'in the amount was approximately doubled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A division in opinions began already at the time of sahaba and they have had influence on the tabi'yn and so on. But they have had also some kind of consensus in known cases. You must understand, that at this time nobody had a good database to search for a hadith so they all could only conclude rulings from the given data or information they had as this was what they have been taught (See for example in Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/25/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/49/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt;, Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/15/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;). For some more or less obvious reasons the sahaba who have been living in the 'Iraq had much more to deal with new Issues, so because they have been less in quantity they may also have less sources for hadith which made them with the time more and more flexible and able to conclude rulings from the &amp;quot;few&amp;quot; sources they had and build up juridic jurisprudence. While those in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hejaz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hijaz&lt;/a&gt; haven't had that quantity of &amp;quot;new&amp;quot; problems.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;So in 'Iraq a &lt;strong&gt;ra'y&lt;/strong&gt; (opinion based) &lt;strong&gt;jurisprudence school&lt;/strong&gt; has developed with the time, while in al-Hijaz the school was mainly based on the original sources -mainly the hadiths and sunna- (&lt;strong&gt;ahl al-Hadith&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;al-Athar&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please also note that even at this very early days there have been some political and tribal differences, who lead to some disagreements which may find their source more in these &amp;quot;internal combats&amp;quot; rather than in the Islamic sources of knowledge: so some of the followers of those sahaba later refused ahadith narrated by &amp;quot;disputants&amp;quot;! I'm not saying that the sahaba would agree with this, as we don't know, but this is what happened afterwards!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/13189&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the origin of the concept of there being four ways to do things?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no origin of that concept there are factors:&#xA;one of them was the necessity to fix a madhhab, as due to the fact that each scholar had his own opinion, ordinary people were seeking guidance, as everybody was claiming that he was following the Qur'an and sunnah and at the time of the tabi'in there already have been about 40 mujtahid with his own opinions, which are based on these basics.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;An other are political factors like the hanafi school being for a part of the Abbasid Dynasty the preferred school (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Yusuf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Yousuf&lt;/a&gt; the student of abu Hanifa was the highest qadhi/qazi after his master refused and has been tortured) and then after the fitnah of quran the hanbali school was much appreciated for a certain time. The maliki school was appreciated because of the knowledge of Imam Malik as his book was one of the first sahih hadith collections (It includes at least 500 hadiths which you may find in any other hadith collections beside some 200 more in the final revision and you may find in those books ahadith narrated by him which are not in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muwatta_Imam_Malik&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwatta'a&lt;/a&gt; as it was more a book of ahkam and fatwa). The student of abu Hanifa Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Shaybani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad ibn al-Hassan&lt;/a&gt; has narrated the muwatta' and when he used to recite from it he had always a bigger audience as in his other lessons. Note that many teachers of Imam Malik where his students later, as he was one of the first whom have been given the title Amir al-mu'minyan fil hadith, his muwatt'a is a revised summary of much more then 100000 hadiths and narrations about ahkam he has collected beside some of his fatwas. Imam a-Shafi'i was welcomed in Egypt at first as he was a student of Malik, but then more and more accepted by the former students of Imam a-Laith ibn Sa'ad. But at the time there have been many other good scholars who had reached a high level of knowledge some were even set much higher than those four like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufyan_ibn_%60Uyaynah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sufyan ibn 'Oyyana&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufyan_al-Thawri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sufyan a-Thawri&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_ibn_Mubarak&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abdullah ibn al Mubarak&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Rahman_al-Awza%27i&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Awzaa'i&lt;/a&gt; , a-Laith ibn Sa'ad.... and among the tabi'yn an even larger number of great scholars whom (maybe) had a madhhab of their own and followers.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;People of the Maghreb and Andalusia after converting to Islam -via Preachers and fighters from a-Shaam- adapted at first the madhhab of Imam al-Awzaa'i (from a-Shaam) and afterwards had a strong relationship to Medina as the &amp;quot;city of the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him)&amp;quot; so they were among the first to become shi'a or &amp;quot;maliki&amp;quot; (but also KJhwarij found refuge there far away from the strong hand of the Ummayad or 'Abbasid Caliphs or Kings) and they also -more and more- adapted the (quran) reading of imam Nafi' as a major &amp;quot;standard&amp;quot;. Of course if in a major city a qadhi/qazi following one madhhab has been appointed he would be in favor for colleagues of the same madhhab! For example: it's said that &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahya_al-Laithi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laithi&lt;/a&gt; the Andalusian scholar, who was the last one to have his muwatta' version revised by Imam Malik had good relationships to the rulers in Al-Andalus therefore it was up to him to choose the qadhi's. The same applied during the 'Abasid reign for the hanafi school due to Abu Yusuf the student of abu Hanifa  who was the highest qadi for a long term.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if you want to know at what time the sunni school limited the madhhabs to only four. then it's hard to say but maybe this happened somewhere between the 5th and late 6th century due to a consenting silent (as nobody tried to do ijtihad al mutlaq and all scholars only wrote comments on former madhhabi sources). At least &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qadi_Iyad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qadhi 'Iyad&lt;/a&gt; pretend in his book about the scholars of the Maliki school that in al-Maghrib one couldn't anymore find scholars of any other school then the maliki madhhab.&lt;br&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; that ibn Hazm (a-dhahiri) lived only a century before in al Andalus and the later dynasty of the Almohads الموحدون encouraged ijtihad in any madhhab no matter if it was in fiqh or 'aqidah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people say it was ibn Salah (others have also been named) that declared the closure of the doors of ijtihad and that only four madhhabs are exiting. But the dhahiri school still exists in the salafi thoughts and the books of ibn Hazm, which were brought to the orient by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Arabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn 'Arabi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;An answer for the quoted hadith&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as you may see in my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/30537/what-is-the-ruling-regarding-hadith-rejecters&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and read in the relevant link the answer of ibn al-Majushoun a Student of Imam Malik, who has been asked about this matter which the maliki school rejects even if there have been an athar (Hadith or only teaching of a sahabi) about it in the Muwata' with the Answer: &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;We have quoted it and rejected it so that people know, that we knew it and rejected it&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; ...why? Because they either had a better/stronger narration or something based on the osol of their madhhab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فقيل &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B2_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;لابن الماجشون&lt;/a&gt;: لمَ رويتم الحديث ثم تركتموه؟ قال: ليعلم الناس أنا على علمٍ تركناه.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that there are two narrations in the book that we now call al-Muwatta' (as there have been as much as there have been approved versions of the students of Malik, but maybe less then 10 have still survived until today, beside other scholars later -apparently- also adapted that name, but i don't know about an other muwatta') which speak about &amp;quot;placing the hands right over left in salat&amp;quot; and these one was one of the rare narrations which Malik accepted from an 'Iraqi narrator who has been later considered as weak. While the other is a marfu' narration. In the Maliki madhhab there's no consensus about this very matter (those who refer to the popular placement of the hands among malikis are basically referring to mukhtassar khalil, while the maliki's of al-'Iraq have always chosen the well known option), but note that even in the shafi'i sources you may find a saying of Imam a-Shafi'i where he is preferring not to place the hands right over left. Why?: Because of many reasons the hadith of the man who didn't pray well for example is suggesting that each body part should find it's place some scholars said the natural position of the hand while standing is beside the legs! Some others said that not placing them one over the other is a major challenge (as when placing them as described you may not have been challenged with your khushu') so you may gain thawab. But one point might be that only people from al-'Iraq narrated this (and in hijaz narrators from al-'Iraq where not that much trusted). An other source is that the major narrator of the right hand over left in an other hadith didn't have any objections to this ... so it is an ijtihad matter in first place! As for the example inquiry you may also read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/42715/is-there-hadith-for-the-maliki-way-of-praying&quot;&gt;Is there Hadith for the Maliki way of praying?&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-06-17T07:33:43.533" LastActivityDate="2021-06-17T07:33:43.533" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31009" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-28T10:09:12.177" Score="5" ViewCount="467" Body="&lt;p&gt;Women are told to cover their bodies properly with a loose and thick outer garment (hijab). However men are only told to cover a section of their body. I understand that one should guard their private parts and so cover them however, women also have to cover their hair, neck, arms and legs where as men do not have to cover these parts. Both men and women have the tendency to look at the opposite gender, not just men. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A man only had to cover from the navel to the knee. The rest of his body can be left bare. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Women have to cover because men feel attracted to women by just looking at them. But this goes both ways as women can also be attracted to men by just looking. Also although it is haram to be gay, we cannot deny that there is a rise in gay men and so shouldn't men too cover themselves as some men feel attracted towards them too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastEditorUserId="5187" LastEditDate="2016-05-02T16:02:37.827" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T22:50:13.123" Title="Why are men not told to cover from head to toe in a thick outer garment?" Tags="|women|hijab|men|equality|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2017-06-22T16:42:52.370" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31010" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-28T10:13:02.243" Score="3" ViewCount="16916" Body="&lt;p&gt;Men are allowed to go out to anywhere they like and at anytime they wish. Women on the other hand are restricted and can only go out with a mahram by their side. I understand that this is because men are obliged to protect women. However in today's society women can go out without needing protection, especially at times of day light. Also what if the men are at work and the female needs to go out for something? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5187" LastActivityDate="2024-02-23T20:49:20.403" Title="Why are women not allowed to go out alone even in today's society?" Tags="|women|mahram|protection|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30878" CreationDate="2016-04-28T11:47:18.420" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, you should answer that there is no hate speech in Islam. To pick out some ayat from the Holy Qur'an without any context as a proof that Islam is violent and hateful is not giving a truthful picture of the final monotheistic religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find in the Bible even worse passages of hate and then conclude that Christianity is a violent religion. Nobody would do that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have a look at this clip,where some students in the Netherlands made a little experiment in the streets.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEnWw_lH4tQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEnWw_lH4tQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, God's &lt;strong&gt;mercy&lt;/strong&gt; is the most frequently mentioned quality of God in the Qur'an. His mercy is all-embracing and all-inclusive. He is merciful towards all his creation, He even was merciful to Shaitan when He allowed him to survive. His mercy is infinite and includes people who do not know Him or fight against Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How many disbelievers live a very comfortable life? It is because of Allah's mercy. So how can this merciful creator propagate hate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Al-Rahman&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (الرحمان): Literally meaning the All-compassionate or the All-merciful. This is the second most famous name of God in Islam. In&#xA;  the Qur’an God tells the Prophet Mohammad:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Say, ‘Invoke ‘‘Allah’’ or invoke ‘‘al-Rahman.’’ Whichever [of His&#xA;  Names] you may invoke, to Him belong the Best Names.’” (17:110)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This term is mentioned &lt;strong&gt;169&lt;/strong&gt; times in the Qur’an. Al-Rahim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Al-Rahim&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (الرحيم): Literally meaning the Compassionate or the&#xA;  Merciful. It is the most repeated attribute of God in the Qur’an. It&#xA;  is mentioned &lt;strong&gt;226&lt;/strong&gt; times in the Qur’an. According to some hadiths,&#xA;  Al-Rahman refers to the compassion and mercy of God for all creatures&#xA;  and al-Rahim refers to the special extra compassion and mercy that He&#xA;  has for the believers. Thus, it may be more accurate to translate&#xA;  al-Rahman into the All-merciful and al-Rahim into the Most merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/image-god-quran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.al-islam.org/image-god-quran&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T11:47:18.420" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31013" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-28T13:05:54.307" Score="3" ViewCount="889" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that it states in the Quraan that Allah has no image or forms etc.&#xA;so when we pray on our everyday salah how can one refer God as to?  To feel His sense more. I have come across some Muslim sisters who say Allah is &quot;NOOR&quot; (the light) so we praise Allah in that sense to feel his energy or light entering our hearts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was confused a bit as to how can we even say put Allah in the &quot;FORM&quot; of &quot;LIGHT&quot;.  It's still creating an image and doesn't this cause shirk in our obligatory prayers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further, if we even envisage God as, say, light, then what is the difference between we stating God is light and the Egyptians who worshipped the Sun as their god?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry if I did ask something above my statements I am only seeking answers to find my path solely to Allah. I just want to feel Allah's presence all around me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16631" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-05T07:22:53.923" LastActivityDate="2020-08-29T11:38:02.490" Title="Is there a way to envisage Allah, in order to better feel His presence?" Tags="|salat|allah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31010" CreationDate="2016-04-28T14:04:46.217" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alsalmo ALikom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it is not &quot;going out&quot;, but it is &quot;traveling&quot;. Women are not allowed to travel alone for long distances without mahram, and this is for her protection as you mentioned. If the travel is safe, i mean surely safe and secure, in the road, transport means , and the destination, then she may travel &lt;strong&gt;without&lt;/strong&gt; mahram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wa Allah Aalam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a refrence from Egypt's Dar-Alifta&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dar-alifta.org/Foreign/ViewFatwa.aspx?ID=3019&amp;amp;text=travel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.dar-alifta.org/Foreign/ViewFatwa.aspx?ID=3019&amp;amp;text=travel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastEditorUserId="16614" LastEditDate="2016-04-28T14:16:23.100" LastActivityDate="2016-04-28T14:16:23.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31016" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31013" CreationDate="2016-04-28T15:47:49.747" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not scholar and I don’t know much; I am slave of Allah.  So first say ACUDU BILAHI MINA SHAYTANI RAJIM, because this makes shaytan think who is GOD and how HE is like and stuff like that.  So sister ALLAH is NOOR as you were told and the Quran told us we will see ALLAH in paradise so pray and make duas and read the Quran to know more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, there is difference between worship ALLAH and the Sun.  Those who worship the Sun are worshipping what ALLAH created and we as Muslims worship ALLAH, the one who created everything.  How can you compare those?  Don't say to me sorry, say to ALLAH sorry, and repent sister because you made mistake to ALLAH, not me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also you will feel ALLAH's presences when you pray, make dua and read the Quran, and be positive from shaytan's thoughts that makes you far from ALLAH. By the way, sister, I will advise you to read the Quran more and understand and listen to scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16633" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-05T07:28:53.223" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T07:28:53.223" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31017" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-28T17:22:39.407" Score="3" ViewCount="103" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any way of telling how the Muhammad (pbuh) would want us to treat the media in its entirety e.g. newspapers, TV shows etc. and are there any hadiths in the past that could be used similarly for us today e.g. skepticism?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3716" LastActivityDate="2021-09-16T05:18:40.627" Title="Are there any hadiths/verses that indicate a Muslim's approach to the media?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|tv|social-media|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31020" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31013" CreationDate="2016-04-29T00:17:41.947" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;We are living humans, every one of us have a soul. What is the form of your soul? In everyday life we know things that exist, and though we do not know it's form, God said &quot;no thing is like him&quot;. And you notice the word &quot;thing&quot;, not &quot;human&quot; or such, but he said &quot;thing&quot;. This means that whatever comes to your mind, light, human, etc., anything, God is not like it. Why? One of the reasons is that he is the creator, the almighty, who created everything, so he will not be like any of his creatures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is normal that a Muslim wants to know the answer to your question, but God tells us that we will not be able to know the answer, and the prophet Mohammed said to us: &quot;think in God's qualities, not in God's nature&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-05T07:24:35.300" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T07:24:35.300" CommentCount="18" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31010" CreationDate="2016-04-29T03:05:15.440" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunni view:&lt;/strong&gt; The most accepted Sunni view is that it is permissible for a women to travel alone for up to three days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abd Allah ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace) said: &lt;strong&gt;“A woman&#xA;  must not travel for three days except with a Mahram”&lt;/strong&gt;. [Sahih &#xA;  Bukhari, no. 1036 &amp;amp; Sahih Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, some modern scholars argue that if it's safe for the women to travel, then it is permissible for them to travel alone without any restrictions. They generally cite the following narrations as evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Another chain) from 'Adi bin Hatim who said: &quot;I went to the Prophet&#xA;  (ﷺ) while he was sitting in the Masjid, the people said: 'This is 'Adi&#xA;  bin Hatim.' And I came without having a treaty nor a writ. When I was&#xA;  brought to him, he took my hand. Prior to that he had said: 'I hope&#xA;  that Allah will place his hand in my hand.'&quot; He said: &quot;He stood with&#xA;  me, and a woman and a boy met him and said: 'We have a need from you.'&#xA;  He stood with them, until he was finished dealing with what they&#xA;  wanted. Then he took me by the hand until he brought me to his house.&#xA;  A slave girl brought him a cushion to sit on, and I sat in front of&#xA;  him. He expressed thanks and praise for Allah then said: 'What has&#xA;  caused you to flee from saying La Ilaha Illallah? Do you know of&#xA;  another god other than Him?'&quot; He said: &quot;I said: 'No.'&quot; He said: &quot;Then&#xA;  he talked for some time, and then said: 'You refuse to say Allahu&#xA;  Akbar because you know that there is something greater than Allah?'&quot;&#xA;  He said: &quot;I said: 'No.' He said: 'Indeed the Jews are those who Allah&#xA;  is wrath with, and the Christians have strayed.'&quot; He said: &quot;I said:&#xA;  'Indeed I am a Muslim, Hanif.'&quot; He said: &quot;I saw his face smiling with&#xA;  happiness.&quot; He said: &quot;Then he ordered that I stop with him at the home&#xA;  of a man from the Ansar, whom he would frequently visit in the&#xA;  mornings and the evenings. When I was with him at night, a people in&#xA;  woolen garments of these Nimar (a cloth with certain patters, and the&#xA;  word appeared before) came. Then he performed Salat and stood to&#xA;  encourage them (the people) to give (charity) to them. Then he said:&#xA;  'Even with a Sa' or half a Sa', or a handful or part of a handful, to&#xA;  save the face of one of you from the heat of Hell, or the Fire. And&#xA;  even if it be by a date or a part of a date - for indeed one of you&#xA;  shall meet Allah and it shall be said to him what I say to you: &quot;Have&#xA;  I not given hearing and seeing to you?&quot; He shall say: &quot;Of course.&quot; It&#xA;  will be said: &quot;Have I not given you wealth and children?&quot; He shall&#xA;  say: &quot;Of course.&quot; It will be said: &quot;So where is what you have sent&#xA;  forth for yourself?&quot; He will look before him and behind him, on his&#xA;  right and on his left, but he shall not find anything to protect his&#xA;  face from the heat of Hell. Let one of you protect his face from the&#xA;  Fire, even if with part of a date, and if he does not find that, then&#xA;  with a good statement. For indeed I do not fear poverty for you -&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Allah will aid you and grant you, such that a woman can travel on her&#xA;  camel howda from Yathrib to Al-Hirah, or further, without fear of&#xA;  being robbed.'&lt;/strong&gt; I began thinking to myself: &quot;Where would the thieves of&#xA;  Taiy' be then?&quot;'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Sahih Bukhari Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith -2951]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Once, during the days of trouble and torture in Makka, I went to God’s&#xA;  Messenger, who was sitting in the shade of the Ka‘ba. I was still a&#xA;  slave in the hands of the Makkans then. They inflicted on me severe&#xA;  tortures. Unable to endure those tortures any more, I requested God’s&#xA;  Messenger to pray to God for help and salvation. But he turned towards&#xA;  me and said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By God, previous communities had to endure more pitiless tortures.&#xA;  Some of them were made to lie in ditches and cut in two with saws but&#xA;  this did not make them forsake their faith. They were skinned alive&#xA;  but they never became weak against the enemy. Surely God will perfect&#xA;  this religion, but you display undue haste. &lt;strong&gt;A day will come when a&#xA;  woman will travel alone by herself from San’a to Hadramawt fearing&#xA;  nothing but wild beasts.&lt;/strong&gt; However, you show impatience. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answering-christianity.com/prophecies_by_prophet_muhammad.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari &amp;amp; Abu Dawad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Traditional scholars reject this view stating that futuristic events don't count as evidence for permissibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shia view:&lt;/strong&gt; According to mainstream Shia scholars, it is permissible for a woman to travel alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T16:08:04.677" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T16:08:04.677" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31022" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31017" CreationDate="2016-04-29T06:57:35.237" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A major source for that would be Verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/49/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;49:6&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with information, investigate, lest you harm a people out of ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;where a ruling for handling with news is clearly defined: If this person is not trustworthy one should investigate and review the information he came with before taking it as true! The word disobedient in the above translation can be replace by any other word which may question about the trustworthiness of the transmitter of the news,information or message!&#xA;&lt;br&gt;Taking the time to check is a sunnah according &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/27/118&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; hadith from Sunan at-Tirmdhi.&lt;br&gt; For example: based on this scholars have made a scale in hadith sciences to check the trustworthiness of narrators -&amp;gt; ilm-a-rijal or ilam la jarh wa-ta'adil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; that Islam on the other hand prohibits &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/49/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;spying and making negative assumptions&lt;/a&gt; this means if we check an information we shouldn't spy with the intention to find out something negative about somebody in order to disclose his secrets in public! The linked Verse also means that we should always or in first place think positive and good about others unless we have a proof and that we should conceal the faults of other Muslims (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1326430&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;) instead of disclosing them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Sulayman (Solomon) (Peace be upon him) declared that he will check the given information, when the hoopoe came with the news from Saba' (Sheba) as described in the Verses you may find before and after the Verse with this statement (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/27/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;27:27&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Solomon] said, &amp;quot;We will see whether you were truthful or were of the liars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An other statement from the quran would be the wording:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, &amp;quot;Produce your proof, if you should be truthful.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which is quoted in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/111&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:111&lt;/a&gt;), (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/21/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;21:24&lt;/a&gt;), (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/27/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;27:64&lt;/a&gt;) and (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/28/75&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;28:75&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam has also prohibited lying (see for example in Sahih Muslim &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/45/136&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1547&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;) or better didn't encourage talking about others (see for example in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/78/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;) and asked Muslims to leave what doesn't concern them (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/516170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some references (in Arabic):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rules on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.assakina.com/taseel/24534.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;how to deal with rumors&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The teachings of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.3seer.net/articles/76399&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam on treating rumors&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shari'a rules on transmitting &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alimam.ws/ref/1571&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;information/news&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Links to some other relevant Verses from the quran: (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:83&lt;/a&gt;) and (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:12&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-16T05:18:40.627" LastActivityDate="2021-09-16T05:18:40.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31026" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-29T09:56:50.920" Score="2" ViewCount="63" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do you have a recommendation for a book that makes, shall I say, a &quot;Gateway&quot; to Quranic Arabic? Something that will help me understand the Arabic of the Quran better if I will read it before reading the Quran itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16644" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-05T07:17:50.583" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T07:17:50.583" Title="Is there a book which can help with Quranic Arabic?" Tags="|quran|arabic|books|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-03-20T18:30:22.317" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31028" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-29T12:23:51.633" Score="4" ViewCount="14891" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we already know that alcohol consumption is Haram in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can Muslims use beer Shampoo?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T08:38:56.070" LastActivityDate="2021-07-16T10:47:25.120" Title="Can we Use Beer Shampoo?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31029" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-29T13:02:19.860" Score="4" ViewCount="3893" Body="&lt;p&gt;In  Sura Al-Furqan (25) Ayat 30, the Holy Prophet complains about his people abandoning the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the Messenger  will say: &quot;O my Lord! Verily, my people deserted this Qur'ân.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;وَقَالَ ٱلرَّسُولُ يَـٰرَبِّ إِنَّ قَوۡمِى ٱتَّخَذُواْ هَـٰذَا&#xA;  ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ مَهۡجُورً۬ا&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently, the Prophet will make this complaint on the Day of Judgement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who are the people he is complaining about?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the meaning of abandoning the Qur'an?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What are the consequences? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T13:48:19.180" Title="What is the meaning of abandoning the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31030" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-29T15:06:18.627" Score="4" ViewCount="157" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that traditional dresses are better for so many people. But each culture has it's own version of traditional. I am a convert; I have been told that Pakistani garments are more modest, that Afghani garments are more modest, that Saudi garments are more modest etc etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But they say it is inappropriate for women to wear things that are in their culture men would wear only, like pants from Pakistani culture (though it is traditional for them, women have only worn pants in the west for under a century). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can not wear thin silks and light cottons in northern Alberta; it seems very non-practical and false of me to wear the garments of other cultures, yet our imam seems to think that more traditional garments are better. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am thinking a petition in our local mosque encouraging Muslim women who are new to Canada to dress warmly instead of freezing in their cultural clothes with a used winter coat collection for those in need; this has nothing to do with showing skin or not wearing hijab. How would I go about convincing those in need to dress for the cold, so they don't get sick or have to suffer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16647" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-09T06:05:32.370" LastActivityDate="2020-11-19T12:07:10.097" Title="Is modest cultural dresses better than simply modest dresses for Muslims?" Tags="|hijab|modesty|tradition|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30187" CreationDate="2016-04-29T15:14:25.233" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Cultural dress seems to be the best way to beat the heat in summer. Light silks and thin cotton works for me. I have tried some of the African styles of hijab like the turban for the hottest summer days, and it is also less warm. Try wearing light colours too, black just draws the heat in, white is the best colour for summer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16647" LastActivityDate="2016-04-29T15:14:25.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31033" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-29T16:49:07.967" Score="4" ViewCount="6033" Body="&lt;p&gt;I made a mistake 2 years ago by getting into a relationship with someone. I said kobul to him 3 times without the permission of my parents. We are not together anymore as I've realised that being in a relationship is very much haraam. I ask for forgiveness all the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know whether or not we are tied in marriage by saying kobul?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My mother found out about the relationship and made me realise that I went astray and did not approve of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16649" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-31T16:47:17.503" LastActivityDate="2018-01-31T16:47:17.503" Title="Does saying kobul to a male 3 times without parental consent get you married?" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|parents|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31030" CreationDate="2016-04-29T16:49:27.300" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, both men and women are obligated to dress modestly and protect their chastity. There is no restrictions on what they wear as long as they dress according to the principles of Islam. You won't get any extra rewards for wearing a Pakistani dress or Saudi dress. There is no distinction between cultural dresses (Afghani dresses, Pakistani dresses, Saudi dresses) and simply modest dresses in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T16:09:31.967" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T16:09:31.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31033" CreationDate="2016-04-29T17:05:20.920" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, saying kobul to a male three times without parental consent &lt;strong&gt;does not get you married.&lt;/strong&gt; Your marriage with that man is invalid. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;Any woman who marries without the permission of her wali, her marriage is&#xA;  invalid&lt;/strong&gt;, her marriage is invalid, her marriage is invalid.”&#xA;  (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, 1021; Grade: Sahih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-10T09:00:51.387" LastActivityDate="2016-12-10T09:00:51.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31037" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-29T19:40:49.443" Score="6" ViewCount="1193" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have many audio clips of Qur'an recitation in my phone; is it permissible to delete them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16651" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-01T07:00:35.730" LastActivityDate="2017-02-01T07:00:35.730" Title="Can I delete Qur'an recitation audio clips from my phone?" Tags="|quran|halal-haram|technology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31039" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-30T02:30:12.523" Score="2" ViewCount="3389" Body="&lt;p&gt;My brother who's been making dua for 10 years, day and night, for a cure and nothing has changed so he said to me he will never make dua again as it's a waste of time.  He said &quot;I wasted all that time and tears for nothing....&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: Can anyone prove to me dua really works?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because God said call me and I will answer. Islam is confusing and don't tell me there's three ways of answering dua.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16652" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-05T07:05:01.933" LastActivityDate="2019-05-24T17:04:21.010" Title="Does dua really work?" Tags="|dua|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31037" CreationDate="2016-04-30T03:45:02.407" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Electronic copies of the Quran doesn't come under the same ruling as mushafs. Because writing Quran on the mobile phone or computers is not like writing it in a Mushaf. Electronic texts are not permanent, they appear when you open the app or the file containing the Quran and disappear when you close it. The specific instructions prescribed for destroying a mushaf don't apply to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, it is permissible to delete them.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-10T09:03:35.387" LastActivityDate="2016-12-10T09:03:35.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31041" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30908" CreationDate="2016-04-30T05:42:34.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Previous answers, seems good. You need to do your best to stop this kind of relationship till you get married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But his parents are doing late in our nikah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This really sorry news to hear that parent doing late, many parapets do the same which is totally wrong. I'm providing the below video for both of you. And also, I would suggest that, you ask him to show this video to his parents. May Allah help all of us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZZA9v5qwxI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Check this video: [Crying] Don't Delay Marriage by Mufti Menk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12357" LastActivityDate="2016-04-30T05:42:34.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8102" CreationDate="2016-04-30T11:36:14.097" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslim, however I wasn't a good one until I joined the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Black Political&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;,  &lt;strong&gt;Nation of Islam.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have learned that, sometimes, it may be hard to challenge even the simplest of beliefs. However, Allah will reward you for your good deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Holy Qu'ran, it states against disobedience to your parents, unless they challenge God and/or commit shirk. Your parents, most unfortunately, are doing this exact action. Unfortunately again, your mother is so in bed with Shaytaan (Satan), that she no longer realises she isn't the creation of an ape via a mistake of evolution, but a woman of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your father seems to have a little more sense regarding inner belief and change. Reject pork, but state it's for a different reason (e.g.: health, ethical issues [pig is a filthy beast]) and if he accepts it more, &lt;em&gt;so will your mother&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Inshallah.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read the Qur'an in English. Being an African man and a mixed race man, I can see it would be hard for a complete culture of ignorance regarding religion to be accepting of this, but, if necessary, do some research and in that use touching points that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Will make parent's accept &lt;strong&gt;your beliefs.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;May even cause these parents to &lt;em&gt;accept&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;the word of God.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this helps. May your struggle becomes easier in this life, and may it be settled in heaven (the here-after).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16654" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-21T01:52:55.373" LastActivityDate="2017-01-21T01:52:55.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31043" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16836" CreationDate="2016-04-30T11:48:59.523" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The prophet (peace be upon him) didn't add anything to the verse. It was re-revealed and the previous version of the verse was abrogated. Allah says in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَا نَنسَخْ مِنْ آيَةٍ أَوْ نُنسِهَا نَأْتِ بِخَيْرٍ مِّنْهَا أَوْ&#xA;مِثْلِهَا ۗ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّـهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whatever communications We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, We bring&#xA;one better than it or like it. Do you not know that Allah has power&#xA;over all things? [Quran 2:106]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story of the re-revelation is recorded in the following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Sahl bin Sad As-Sa'idi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I saw Marwan bin Al-Hakam sitting in the Mosque. So I came forward and&#xA;sat by his side. He told us that Zaid bin Thabit had told him that&#xA;Allah's Apostle had dictated to him the Divine Verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and those who strive&#xA;hard and fight in the Cause of Allah with their wealth and lives.'&#xA;(4.95)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zaid said, &amp;quot;Ibn-Maktum came to the Prophet while he was dictating to&#xA;me that very Verse. On that Ibn Um Maktum said, &amp;quot;O Allah's Apostle! If&#xA;I had power, I would surely take part in Jihad.&amp;quot; He was a blind man.&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;So Allah sent down revelation to His Apostle while his thigh was on&#xA;mine and it became so heavy for me that I feared that my thigh would&#xA;be broken. Then that state of the Prophet was over after Allah&#xA;revealed&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;quot;...except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or&#xA;lame etc.) (4.95)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/052-sbt.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T15:53:56.387" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31044" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-04-30T13:25:56.507" Score="3" ViewCount="40157" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was in a relation with a girl! But we realized that it's haram, so by the will of ALLAH I broke up with her and made tawba, and I promised her that I will try my best to ask for her hands to her parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we had decided that we will be 'just friends' till then. And in the last 2 years I made many female friends. And as my relation was for one and an half years, it's tough for us to remove this habit at a time!! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my question is, is it permissible to have that kind of female friends for me (We are just chatting)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if not, then how deep is the sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what I or we will have to do now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16656" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-09-19T09:35:48.607" LastActivityDate="2018-09-19T09:35:48.607" Title="Am I allowed to have female friends according to Islam?" Tags="|fiqh|relationships|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31039" CreationDate="2016-04-30T13:59:52.610" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obviously dua is helpful dear brother. Allah knows best what is good for you and what bad for you. Allah will give you the things which are good for you.  If you make a good dua but don't get the thing you ask for, Allah will give it to you in Jannah and it will be at the highest level.  So don't limit yourself when ask anything to Allah because Allah becomes happy if asked for anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16656" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-05T07:06:21.620" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T07:06:21.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31029" CreationDate="2016-04-30T14:30:26.977" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to some Mufassir,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.Here &quot;The people&quot; are reffered to as the people of &lt;strong&gt;Quraish&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.And abondoning the Quran means that &lt;strong&gt;they didnt hold belief on it&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;neither they follow teachings of Quran&lt;/strong&gt;.Some said here &quot;&lt;em&gt;Mahjoor&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is from &quot;&lt;em&gt;hajr&lt;/em&gt;&quot; which means inappropriate talk &lt;strong&gt;means people disregarded the Quran by calling it as a poetry,story or as a magic.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3.&lt;strong&gt;Then Allah Swt consoled Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him&lt;/strong&gt; in next ayah by asking him to be patient as previous prophets were and then stating that Indeed I am sufficient for you to guide and help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَا لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ عَدُوًّا مِّنَ الْمُجْرِمِينَ ۗ&#xA;  وَكَفَىٰ بِرَبِّكَ هَادِيًا وَنَصِيرًا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And this is how We had appointed guilty people as enemies to every&#xA;  Prophet; and Allah is Sufficient, to guide and to aid.(25:31)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-04-30T14:30:26.977" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31047" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16422" CreationDate="2016-04-30T15:46:33.133" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT) also sent most of the prophets among the Bani Israel. They are called &quot;The Chosen Ones&quot; in the Holy Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16659" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-26T09:14:53.690" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T09:14:53.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31052" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-01T05:40:23.720" Score="4" ViewCount="547" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose a person is doing a sophisticated job with no haram at all, but he has got that job through fraud like bribing.   He has to give bribe to some officers yearly in order to remain in the job.  But his job is not at all haram. And he is performing his job with integrity.  In order to supply bread and butter for his family members, he has to perform this bribing activity (no option for him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this background, he performs a charity of 4% of his income (not of saving but income) in order to rise in the eyes of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will Allah consider this sadaquah and a righteous deed, as money is coming out of job which he has got through bribe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note:- He hasn't taken any bribe or performed any job which is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16665" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T02:08:41.353" LastActivityDate="2018-06-02T08:58:08.597" Title="Is it righteous to give zakat or sadaqah from the income of a job which requires ongoing bribery to keep?" Tags="|zakat|work|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31053" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-01T06:44:03.477" Score="3" ViewCount="4202" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that in the Quran that the five messengers: Nuh (A.S.), Ibrahim (A.S.), Musa (A.S.), Isa (A.S.), and Muhammad (S.A.W.) are considered the Ulul'azm Anbiya but I was just wondering if Adam (A.S.) is also considered a rasul or a prophet of a similar stature to these prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This reasoning mainly comes from Surah Al-Imran ayat 33 where it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Indeed, Allah chose Adam and Noah and the family of Abraham and the&#xA;family of 'Imran over the worlds&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps it is merely a misunderstanding on my part, but does this ayat say that Adam (A.S.) is considered as high a stature of the other rasuls previously mentioned?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If my understanding is incorrect, could you please elaborate on the meaning of this ayat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallah khair&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16666" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2021-12-08T13:33:54.893" LastActivityDate="2021-12-08T13:33:54.893" Title="Is Adam (a.s.) considered a rasul?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|prophets|tradition|prophet-adam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31054" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31055" CreationDate="2016-05-01T06:54:24.830" Score="4" ViewCount="89011" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed in Islam to enter fingers in wife's vagina?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16433" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-14T06:55:22.207" LastActivityDate="2020-10-18T22:52:38.857" Title="Is fingering wife's vagina legal in Islam?" Tags="|wife|husband|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31055" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31054" CreationDate="2016-05-01T12:49:14.300" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, it is legal.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is permissible for a Muslim man to enter his fingers in his wife's vagina. And it's also permissible for the wife to touch his penis. All kinds of sexual acts except anal sex and sex during wife's menses is permissible in Islam.&#xA; Allah almighty, may He be glorified and exalted, says in the Qur'an (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[2:223] Your wives are as a tilth unto you; &lt;strong&gt;so approach your tilth when or how&#xA;  ye will;&lt;/strong&gt; but do some good act for your souls beforehand; and fear&#xA;  Allah. And know that ye are to meet Him (in the Hereafter), and give&#xA;  (these) good tidings to those who believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-11-03T17:47:40.013" LastActivityDate="2016-11-03T17:47:40.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31056" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-01T17:00:23.530" Score="2" ViewCount="3444" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts, from illegal sexual acts). Except from their wives or (the captives and slaves) that their right hands possess, - for them, they are free from blame. But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors.&quot; - Quran (Chapter 23 Verses 5-7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When scholars are asked whether masturbation is haram or not, they usually refer to these verses. So basically, this means masturbation counts as using your private parts to perform illegal sexual acts. Does this mean masturbation breaks chastity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2016-05-01T17:00:23.530" Title="In Islam, does masturbation break chastity?" Tags="|halal-haram|sex|masturbation|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-05-25T02:53:37.173" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31058" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="237" CreationDate="2016-05-01T21:06:46.757" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Instrumental(with out 2 or 3 instrumen) Music is haram!! But  which is not is not instrumental it is halal.&#xA;There's a hadith that one day prophet (PBUH) went to a marraige ceremony of a man.and it was boring there.so,He said to sing song as it's a joyful moment.&#xA;So, music without instrument halal.&#xA;.&#xA;But if u get addicted with a thing and for that reason u miss salah,u become far from Allah,it becomes haram for u for that time. I.e. Reading novel,listening song.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16656" LastActivityDate="2016-05-01T21:06:46.757" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31060" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31064" CreationDate="2016-05-02T06:02:17.683" Score="4" ViewCount="1769" Body="&lt;p&gt;I noticed that my relatives (living in Dubai) do not pray at the masjid, even when it is only at a 2-minute walk from their home. They offer all their prayers at home, including the Jumma salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their reason is that the imam is a paid employee of the government. They mentioned that some fatwas state that &quot;Getting paid on offering prayer and other things like teaching the Quran is haram&quot;. My relatives told me that Prophet Muhammad (SAW), Abu Bakar (RA) or any other companions of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) did not accept wages to lead prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I asked them that if they go to Hajj, they will not offer prayers behind the Kaaba Imam since he is getting paid by the government. They replied that yes they will not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is that, are these people doing the right thing by not praying behind a government paid imam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15985" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-07-26T19:42:46.100" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T11:18:26.833" Title="Not praying in masjid when imam is a government paid employee?" Tags="|salat|masjid|imam-al-jamaah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31061" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31060" CreationDate="2016-05-02T07:55:09.100" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course, paying for the imam of the Muslims is wrong.&#xA;And if the imam getting paid by the government,it should be for teaching the religious orders or tradition.&#xA;In any case this is relevant to the imam and it does not renounce his condition  of Imam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16669" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T07:55:09.100" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31060" CreationDate="2016-05-02T08:59:22.847" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;my opinion is that- whether the imam get's paid or not his duties are still to perform his prayers and lead . the true imam's does not care about money and would still do his duties towards Allah and teach people. some imam's pray for the sake of getting paid to feed their families, there's nothing as doing free these days in our modern society ( an example).&#xA;our duty is not about other people's concern or knowing if he get's paid or not. our duty is to go to mosque and perform our duties of prayers and unite together for the sake of Allah and Deen.&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;“The people who will receive the greatest reward for prayer are those who walk the furthest distance to come and pray, then those who walk the next furthest.” Narrated by Muslim,&lt;/strong&gt; 662. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whoever purifies himself in his house then walks to one of the houses of Allaah in order to perform one of the duties enjoined by Allaah, for every two steps he takes, one will erase a sin and the other will raise him one degree in status.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i hope this helps&#xA;Inshallah&#xA;Fathima&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16631" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T08:59:22.847" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31060" CreationDate="2016-05-02T09:52:05.800" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all the prayer in congregation and in a mosque is considered by some scholars as a fard (mandatory) for each man who can follow the call of the prayer and isn't hindered by a disease to go and join it. So if you are living 2 min away from the mosque and have no physical prevention, you should go and pray at a mosque (See for example this hadith from &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:654b&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; about praying at a mosque is following the sunah while praying a prayer at home is not, and this hadith about the blind man who asked whether he can pray at home from &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:653&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;). So from this point of view this people are sinning if they don't attend any congregation at the mosque even if they live only 2 min away from it, and don't have any health reasons not to attend them. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;And at least (assuming this isn't fard/farz) they will miss a lot of tawab by missing congregation prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Getting payed for leading a prayer is considered as not allowed by some scholars (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/120106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic) and allowed by others (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/135691&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; that when it comes to details the difference between both fatwas is marginal: One would say that getting paid from the people who pray behind the imam isn't allowed, while getting paid from the government or &lt;em&gt;bait al mal&lt;/em&gt; is allowed, while the other states  that as far as the imam doesn't ask the people to pay him it's allowed to collect money for him or him being paid from the government/ministry/official pay desk (&lt;em&gt;bait al mal&lt;/em&gt;) etc..&lt;br&gt; So the major difference is if the imam asks for a payment (this would be considered as not allowed) not if he &amp;quot;has been employed&amp;quot; to lead the prayers and paid!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if this was not asked there are also imams who have some deputy imam they pay half their earnings to lead congregation instead of them this is also considered as not allowed, as such an imam seems to do commerce with his &amp;quot;position&amp;quot;. I just read about it &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.banimalk.net/vb/showthread.php?t=82246&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-21T11:18:26.833" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T11:18:26.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31066" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-02T10:30:29.840" Score="2" ViewCount="455" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because my face is not full of this happy or smiling expression, my daughter in law says Allah wants us to show this smiling and excited look on my face when I pray. Why?  Are you being judged by the way your expression looks on your face?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Must you be smiling and exited to make prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16677" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-24T12:45:21.777" LastActivityDate="2017-05-24T12:45:21.777" Title="Must you be smiling and exited to make prayer?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31067" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31107" CreationDate="2016-05-02T12:59:09.880" Score="0" ViewCount="1289" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my country women are not allowed to go near graves and perform Jiarat (Dua).&#xA;But men are allowed to do that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the Islamic position on this? Are there any references regarding this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14428" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T01:15:46.300" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T01:15:46.300" Title="Are women permitted to go near the graves or graveyards to perform Jiarat (Dua) for the dead?" Tags="|sharia|women|grave|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-21T01:20:39.937" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31068" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31053" CreationDate="2016-05-02T13:00:55.233" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all we need to find a consensus about the definition of naby and rasul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;Id=53449&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this (Arabic) Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; -my translation from Arabic, please take it with care- &lt;em&gt;the term naby is more general than the term rasul: some scholars define naby as somebody who has received a revelation or message from Allah if he has been asked to spread it then he will be called rasul and naby if not only naby. Others said that a rasul is somebody who has received a revelation with a new shari'a (which he has to spread), while a naby has been sent out to confirm a shari'a revealed to those who came before him. According the fatwa the first opinion is stronger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; that logically the last statement means if Adam (peace be upon him) had a shari'a he necessary need to be a naby and rasul. On the other hand there's no statement in the quran quoting Adam (peace be upon him) clearly as a rasul, while there are many statements which may indicate that he at least was a naby, like his speech to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sheikh ibn 'Utaymyn only confirmed Adam (Peace be upon him) to be a naby but not a rasul based on Verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/213&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:213&lt;/a&gt;):&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mankind was [of] one religion [before their deviation]; then Allah sent the prophets as bringers of good tidings and warners&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/13616/%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%A2%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A3%D9%88-%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this Arabic fatwa&lt;/a&gt; and to the Saudi Arabian fatwa council (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-eman.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%D8%A9%20%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%AB%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A1%20%C2%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9%C2%BB%20***/%D9%87%D9%84%20%D8%A2%D8%AF%D9%85%20%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A%20%D8%A3%D9%85%20%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84%D8%9F/i326&amp;amp;d255489&amp;amp;c&amp;amp;p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;7701&lt;/a&gt;) .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;While this fatwa says Adam (peace be upon him) -my translation- &lt;em&gt;was a naby but he came with a shari'a which he taught his children, which means he is also a rasul to his children (according the above definition) they also quote a hadith from Musnad al-Imam Ahmad on the authority of abu Dharr (which quotes that Adam was a naby, who had spoken to Allah):&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن أبي ذر رضي الله عنه قال: دخلت على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو في المسجد: فقلت: أي الأنبياء أول؟ قال: آدم، قلت: وهل كان نبياً؟ قال: نعم، نبي مكلَّم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The mufassirin said that a part of the shari'a of Adam, was that a man couldn't marry his &quot;twin&quot; sister (more exactly a sister with whom his mother was pregnant beside him) ... which by conclusion makes Adam a naby and rasul.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=1711&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic) adds some more references to support Adam having talked to Allah (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:33&lt;/a&gt;) and for his shari'a (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/27-28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:27-28&lt;/a&gt;). Also a hadith quote from the book a-dalaail of Imam al-Bayhaqi has been added.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Again according &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=27003&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic) Adam (peace be upon him) is the first naby and rasul again adds as to support the claims (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:31&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And He taught Adam the names - all of them. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the story of Qabeel and Habeel from surat al-Maaida (5). And adds that one problem is the hadith about shafa'a on the day of resurrection (here the Version from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/60/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;), where Adam is only called the father of mankind while calling Nuh (Noah) the first of Allah's rusul/messengers. But according to a comment (&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=4653&amp;amp;idto=4654&amp;amp;bk_no=56&amp;amp;ID=1611&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tuhfat al-ahudi&lt;/a&gt;) of sunan at-Tirmidhi of this hadith quoting al-qadi 'Iyad Adam and Sheet (peace be upon them) were both rusul/messengers before Nuh. Again my translation take it with care-&lt;em&gt;... while Adam has been sent to his children (who have not been disbelievers/kuffar) to teach them iman and obeying Allah. And Sheet (Seth) has followed him later while Nuh was sent to the disbelievers on earth and this is closer than saying Adam and Idriss weren't rusul/messengers!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال القاضي عياض : ... وأما آدم وشيث فهما وإن كانا رسولين إلا أن آدم أرسل إلى بنيه ولم يكونوا كفارا بل أمر بتعليمهم الإيمان وطاعة الله . وشيث كان خلفا له فيهم بعده بخلاف نوح فإنه مرسل إلى كفار أهل الأرض وهذا أقرب من القول بأن آدم وإدريس لم يكونا رسولين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; that qadi 'Iyad, in this quote, was also speaking about 'Idriss whom he has also named Ilyas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A short comment on verse 3:33&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find neither in &lt;em&gt;tafsir ibn Kathir&lt;/em&gt;, nor in &lt;em&gt;tafsir at-Tabari&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;tafsir al-Baghawi&lt;/em&gt;, nor in &lt;em&gt;tafsir al-Qurtobi&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;al-bahr al-moheet&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;at-tahriri wa-t-tanwir&lt;/em&gt; any indication about this verse being used to support the claim that Adam (peace be upon him) is a rasul. All of them agree that he has been chosen by many things: he is the father of mankind, Allah Himself has made Adam and giving him a soul and giving him his name and he has taught him the names of everything, He has settled him in Janah for a while and settled him down on earth later for a reason only He knows. Most of the tafsirs indicate that this verse is an answer to Jews (some say Christians or both) who claimed to be the chosen ones or follow the religion of the chosen ones...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What we can definitely say is that Adam (peace be upon him) was a naby with his own shari'a. Assuming that a rasul needs to spread the message while a naby is not asked to or a rasul is a person who has a new message while a naby only confirms an old one logically Adam should be considered as a naby and rasul.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;There are no quotes from quran clearly saying neither that Adam is a naby nor a rasul, but one could easily conclude the first. In sunnah the strongest evidences say that Noah (peace be upon him) was the first rasul, but some scholars explained that as follows: at the time of Adam there were no disbelievers that's why he isn't called rasul even if he had a message and a &quot;new&quot; shari'a.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T06:22:05.780" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T06:22:05.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24113" CreationDate="2016-05-02T21:19:27.103" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Narrated AbuRafi':&#xA;I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) uttering the call to prayer (Adhan) in the ear of al-Hasan ibn Ali when Fatimah gave birth to him.&#xA;حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَاصِمُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَذَّنَ فِي أُذُنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ - حِينَ وَلَدَتْهُ فَاطِمَةُ - بِالصَّلاَةِ ‏.‏&#xA;Grade   : Hasan (Al-Albani)   حسن   (الألباني)  حكم     :&#xA;Reference    : Sunan Abi Dawud 5105&#xA;In-book reference    : Book 43, Hadith 333&#xA;English translation  : Book 42, Hadith 508&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16681" LastActivityDate="2016-05-02T21:19:27.103" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31071" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31101" CreationDate="2016-05-03T08:58:29.110" Score="7" ViewCount="5327" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm Muslim, I've always been curious with a lot of imaginations, questions about everything (religions, music, mathematics..etc) even if I'm not as smart as 90% of people I know, they are AWAY more intelligent than me. (sorry for the other 10% but I love them too).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The thing is : I'm always asking questions about things I face in order (I think) to &quot;control&quot; (it's not exactly the word I'm looking for) those things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I'm asking about science, space and galaxies, history, etc people are okay, my friends and me can talk hours about stuff like that BUT when it comes to ask about details of things in Islam, or God, my friends not only do not answer me but they talk about the piano that will fall on us (compared to cartoons situation) and if I'm asking my mother, she became upset.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any verse of Qur'an or hadith that talks about a certain degree of asking or a point that we should not exceed? &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At what moment our questions become blasphemous?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once again, I'm asking questions, I'm wondering in order to understand and nothing else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16688" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-13T09:00:03.870" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T15:35:51.257" Title="Is it blasphemy to question Islam?" Tags="|quran|hadith|sunni|islamic-philosophy|shirk|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31072" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31066" CreationDate="2016-05-03T09:11:22.170" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no must of smiling during a prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the contrary we are asked to concentrate and focus...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Muslim should be solemn and submissive during his prayer and he should keep away from everything that may prevent him from being solemn and submissive, because focus is the heart of prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as Allah wants us to be humbly submissive during prayer (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/23/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;23:2&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/10419&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; smiling in a prayer doesn't invalidate a prayer, but it's not recommended if it is a kind of disturbance from the main goal of praying. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand we are encouraged to face our brothers and sisters and in general our fellow men with a smiling face (if we can), according to ahadith like here in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/27/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; (which you also may find in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/adab/38/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-adab al-mufrad&lt;/a&gt; of Imam al-Bukhari).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-03T09:28:28.473" LastActivityDate="2016-05-03T09:28:28.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30995" CreationDate="2016-05-03T10:57:00.227" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What exactly does Quran mean by &amp;quot;guarding chastity&amp;quot;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Guarding chastity (from illegal sexual acts) is only an interpretation (read others) actually the Arabic wording exactly says those who keep (or preserve) their private parts (clean): Which implies those who only have intercourse with their husband/wife. And maybe long ago those man who had intercourse with a slave-girls they own or married. Or slave-woman who only had intercourse with their husband or their master (note: it's an exclusive or so they can't have intercourse with both).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note I won't quote slaves anymore, as I consider them no more legally existing, but of course they should be taken into account as described above for any later statement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One could elaborate this to say in the allowed manner. As some if not all scholars prohibit anal sex... as you may find in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.net/fatawa/fatawaDetails.aspx?languagename=ar&amp;amp;View=Page&amp;amp;PageID=7638&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;BookID=5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic language. Where the Sheik ibn Bazz adds that private parts should only be &amp;quot;used&amp;quot; for the allowed kind of intercourse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; that the Arabic word فروج used for the private parts literally means slit, slot or gap between two things, but refers to both male and female sexual organ it also refers to something which is often in threatening danger like an entrenched borderline city etc.. (See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/quran/33/35/19/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;also&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to be called chaste: You should either avoid having intercourse at all (if you are not married). Or have intercourse in a legal manner: in an allowed manner with the allowed partner(s) -&amp;gt; husband-wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to your question from the comment about Oral-sex: it could be accounted to both: So at least as long as there will not be any ejaculation we may find more scholars who may consider it as allowed. If not that is a rather prohibited way to have intercourse so that wouldn't be considered as chaste, but one can repent! But I'd recommend you to check answers on questions about oral-sex here on SE for more information. Note that according to the fatwa of ibn Bazz oral-sex wouldn't be allowed at all, as the private parts would be &amp;quot;used&amp;quot; in a non legal way for intercourse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So what does losing chastity mean in Quranic terms?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again the basis is the fatwa above: losing chastity would mean either having intercourse with somebody else than your husband or wife, or in case of not being married having illegal intercourse (no-matter how), or having homosexual intercourse, or having intercourse with wife-husband in an illegal manner-&amp;gt; anal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2020-08-04T16:48:10.027" LastActivityDate="2020-08-04T16:48:10.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31074" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31370" CreationDate="2016-05-03T15:18:24.490" Score="3" ViewCount="11652" Body="&lt;p&gt;After every salat in masjid, I often see that some people recite something putting their right-hands on their head or forehead and counts in another hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is that dua and where they have found it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it really exists, then what is the benefit of reciting it and how many times should it be recite? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jajakallah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T06:57:45.050" LastActivityDate="2017-10-17T09:18:37.187" Title="What people recite having their right-hand on their forehead after every fajr salat?" Tags="|salat|dua|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31075" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-03T16:06:08.683" Score="7" ViewCount="469" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is teaching interest based banking system in school allowed for a Muslim teacher?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16691" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-08-08T22:15:08.403" LastActivityDate="2024-03-09T19:06:15.673" Title="Is it OK to teach banking related subjects in school?" Tags="|riba|education|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28628" CreationDate="2016-05-03T17:12:27.140" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's haram (forbidden) to seek the help from the jinn, whether it's Muslim or not and for any kind of purpose (i.e.: good and bad).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About talking to the jinn, here is the reference: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/7654&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/7654&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16692" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-12-29T19:52:42.207" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T19:52:42.207" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31078" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31082" CreationDate="2016-05-03T21:53:53.833" Score="5" ViewCount="396" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.com/46/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 46:10&lt;/a&gt; is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;Have you considered: if the Qur'an was from Allah , and you disbelieved in it while a witness from the Children of Israel has testified to something similar and believed while you were arrogant... ?&quot; Indeed, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According my understanding, an Israelite testified something from the Qur'an as truth against unbelievers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who was he and what exactly did he testify for? Or is my understanding about this verse incomplete/incorrect?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15779" LastEditorUserId="15779" LastEditDate="2017-10-13T08:06:40.430" LastActivityDate="2021-09-12T07:18:22.667" Title="Who is the &quot;witness from the Children of Israel&quot; mentioned in Surah Al-Ahqaf, Verse:10?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|jews|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31079" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-04T01:02:41.157" Score="5" ViewCount="2179" Body="&lt;p&gt;So basically, I have a list of prayers that I missed over the years due to multiple things (not laziness), and have finally got around to making them up. Two of the prayers are the Dhuhr and Asr which I planned to pray together, but happened to miss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do I have to make them up together? Or can I do so individually? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please give me a very clear and direct answer to this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16698" LastActivityDate="2021-09-13T07:06:18.747" Title="What do I do if I missed joined prayers?" Tags="|salat|salat-qada|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31079" CreationDate="2016-05-04T06:52:52.697" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The major source we can take as a basis for an answer is this hadith which you may find in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:597&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;, sahih Muslim on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:684c&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;authority of Qatadah&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:680a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu Huraira&lt;/a&gt; (you may find the last one in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/2/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/1/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muwatta' Malik&lt;/a&gt; but as a mursal hadith of Sa'id ibn al Musayyib who was married to the daughter of abu Huraira) in Jami' at-Tirmidhi &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:684c&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;once on the authority of Anas&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;on the authority of Qatadah&lt;/a&gt;, in sunan a-Nasa-i &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1106190&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;on the authority of Qatadah&lt;/a&gt; and in sunan ibn Majah &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/2/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;on the authority of Qatadah&lt;/a&gt;. The common statement from all these ahadith is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He who forgets the prayer, or he slept (and it was omitted), its expiation is (only) that he should observe it when he remembers it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At-Tirmidhi added comments to his two narrations which also may show the opinions of scholars of his time:&#xA;He quoted for example a statement of Ali ibn Abi Talib (May Allah be pleased with him)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قَالَ فِي الرَّجُلِ يَنْسَى الصَّلاَةَ قَالَ يُصَلِّيهَا مَتَى مَا ذَكَرَهَا فِي وَقْتٍ أَوْ فِي غَيْرِ وَقْتٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means you may pray a prayer you have forgotten or missed at any time no matter if this time was makruh or not. According at-Tirmidhi Imam Ahmad, a-Shafi'i and Ishaaq have chosen this opinion. In the comment of the other hadith he also added Imam Malik to those who have chosen this opinion.&#xA;An other quote he states is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَيُرْوَى عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ أَنَّهُ نَامَ عَنْ صَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ عِنْدَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ فَلَمْ يُصَلِّ حَتَّى غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which describes a man who slept and missed 'Asr prayer and when he woke up at the time of sunset and didn't pray until the dusk. This is the choice of the Kufis (apparently he means abu Hanifa).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=1118&amp;amp;idto=1119&amp;amp;bk_no=52&amp;amp;ID=389&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Hajar al 'Asqalani&lt;/a&gt; in his commentary of sahih al-Bukhari on this hadith: Imam Malik preferred in the case that somebody missed for example 'Asr, than prayed Maghrib and than only remembered having missed the 'Asr prayer, that he should pray 'Asr and afterwards repeat the Maghrib prayer to keep the order!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this we can conclude that you can pray a missed prayer or a prayer you remembered after missing it at any time according most madhabs while some prefer to pray them at a time where prayer is allowed (so according this opinion you shouldn't pray after sobh/fajr fard/farz untill the sunrise). And that the expiation of the missed prayer is the prayer you perform once you remembered it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I have been taught the following (If you can read Arabic you can compare this with the statement on مباحث قضاء الصلاة الفائتة in the book of &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamport.com/d/2/fqh/1/29/318.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the fiqh according the 4 madhabs&lt;/a&gt; or &amp;quot;Making up prayers&amp;quot; page 650 and the following pages in Fiqh ala al-Madhahib al-Arba'ah by Sheikh Abd al-Rahman al-Jaziri linked in this meta-post: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2934/list-of-islam-related-books-in-english&quot;&gt;List of Islam-related books (in English)&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;br&gt; If the prayers you have missed -for some reasons- are less then 5 prayers one should do them as soon as possible (for example you didn't pray the whole or some prayers on Saturday, so before praying the sobh/fajr fard/farz of Sunday you should pray the day or the prayers of the day you missed), if they are much more one should do them by pairs at the specified time. My last sentence means: If for example you pray your actual dhohr/zuhr once you finished you pray two dhohr prayers you have missed and so on. &lt;br&gt;This still goes ahead with the teaching of the hadith even if it may contradict somehow, as you should pray the prayers once you remember them. But if you have missed a lot and have list it would be the best to do them this way to get sure you don't miss any. And don't forget doing repentance for those prayers you are doing qada'/qaza' for!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is based on the rhym from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ma7dhara.com/2014/07/26/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;matn ibn 'Achir&lt;/a&gt;  ابن عاشر (al-maliki):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فَجْـرٌ رَغِيبَـةٌ وَتُقْـضَـى لِلـزَّوَالْ * * * وَالْفَرْضُ يُقْـضَـى أَبَـداً وَبِالتَّـوَالْ&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Fajr is a Raghībah and it is made up until high noon. | Fard prayers are made up without any end time limit and in&#xA;succession (in the proper order).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means fajr is called in maliki school raghiba and one can perform qada' for it until noon. But fard prayers must be observed at any time (one remembers them) in (their) order. &lt;br&gt;Note that fajr means of course the nafl/sunna prayer, as the maliki school clearly calls the related fard prayer sobh!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; that some scholars say if you &lt;em&gt;missed prayers without excuse&lt;/em&gt; you are not asked or better it's not valid for you to perform them and you would be considered as a sinner of a major sin and should do repentance. (For details see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/111783&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here some additional fatwas (in Arabic):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A question of somebody who &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=110572&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;missed a prayer&lt;/a&gt; (at time) while performing hajj.&#xA;A question if &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=44733&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;qada'/qaza' of a prayer&lt;/a&gt; is &amp;quot;useful&amp;quot; or not: repentance is important!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the meaning of intention in connection with worship&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars are in consensus that the intention (&lt;em&gt;niyyah&lt;/em&gt;) for worship is defined as the intention you make at the start of it. So one could say &lt;em&gt;niyyah&lt;/em&gt; is an intention followed by the action (or better making an intention beside a co-instantaneous action). So an intention that counts in this case is the one you make at the moment you say &amp;quot;Allahu akbar&amp;quot; to start the prayer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you planed to pray them as a joined prayer and didn't that's not what is called intention (&lt;em&gt;niyyah&lt;/em&gt;) but what is called in Arabic (&lt;em&gt;qasd&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;See also my answer here &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/27818/transitioning-from-fard-to-sunnah-nafl/27822#27822&quot;&gt;Do we say &amp;quot;assalamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullah&amp;quot; after the fard prayer if our intention is to continue to sunnah nafl prayer?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-13T07:06:18.747" LastActivityDate="2021-09-13T07:06:18.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31029" CreationDate="2016-05-04T08:04:31.583" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your questions could be answered from two different perspectives or by two different interpretation: A historical perspective related to time of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the implication for us or every generation afterwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who are the people he is complaining about?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Historically apparently all (sunni) mufassireen are in consensus, that the people our Messenger (peace be upon him) was complaining about where his people: the tribe of Quraish!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this could also apply to any Muslim (after the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and now) who abandoned the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the meaning of abandoning the Qur'an?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the meanings from the historical perspective were quoted by servant, but most could be found in the Quran itself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They used &lt;strong&gt;not to prevent one another from wrongdoing that they did&lt;/strong&gt;.... &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:79&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They didn't advise each other or prevent each other from doing wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they &lt;strong&gt;prevent [others] from him&lt;/strong&gt; and are [themselves] &lt;strong&gt;remote from him&lt;/strong&gt; ... &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:26&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They tried to kept themselves and others away from listening to the Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do not listen&lt;/strong&gt; to this Qur'an and &lt;strong&gt;speak noisily&lt;/strong&gt; during [the recitation of] it ...&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/41/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;41:26&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They didn't listen to the Quran and tried to create disturbance, by speaking loudly, so that the believers also couldn't listen!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam al-Qurtoby quoted a hadith from a book of &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;surano=25&amp;amp;ayano=30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a-Tha'labi&lt;/a&gt; on the authority of Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) to explain abandoned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;من تعلم القرآن وعلق مصحفه لم يتعاهده ولم ينظر فيه جاء يوم القيامة متعلقا به يقول يا رب العالمين إن عبدك هذا اتخذني مهجورا فاقض بيني وبينه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this we could conclude some meanings for hajr/abondoning for any later generation (some of the points are taken from my later reference from a quote of ibn al-Qayyim): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They don't apply the rules of the Quran.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;They don't listen to it&lt;/em&gt; (which may also mean take it as a basis for rules).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;They don't believe in it&lt;/em&gt; (or reject parts of it).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;They don't base the ahkam of sahri'a on it&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;They read it but don't try to understand and reflect on the meanings of what they read&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They don't read the Quran. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They don't teach and memorize it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;They left the Quran and toke other sources for religious ruling&lt;/em&gt; (from tafsir ibn Kathir)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;They don't seek cure for their disease and help in it&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They just keep it as a decor unused in their houses.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;...&#xA;One could summarize they don't make it a part of their lives! And this is in total contradiction to our Belief.&#xA;As we are asked as Muslims to follow the example of our beloved Prophet (Peace be upon him) about whom his wife 'Aisha (May Allah be pleased with her) said (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/2303060&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;):&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His character was the Qur'an ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Remarks:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some of those points are more serious then others!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also note that a lot of those listed points are directly related to the meaning of the word &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/17767/what-is-the-literal-meaning-of-the-word-quran/28506#28506&quot;&gt;Quran&lt;/a&gt; itself!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What are the consequences?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again I'd like only to add consequences that servant has not quoted.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know from the Quran what happend to the people of book when they abandoned there books (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/169&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7:169&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;br&gt; Note that the word خَلْفٌ in Arabic refers to succession or offspring who are from both kinds bad/sinful and good, while خَلَف refers to good offspring etc. &lt;br&gt;Imam al-Qurtoby (died 671 a.H.) in his tafsir of this verse said that this description already applies to us (Muslims). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand we have the opposite consequence if we don't abandon the Quran: According to this hadith from sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/325&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; (see also in sunan ibn Majah) our Messenger has said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By this Book, Allah would exalt some peoples and degrade others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which some of his Sahaba (May Allah be pleased with them) have seen later as described in the hadith above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the major consequence of abandoning the Quran is: losing the guidance and a weakness of our faith and believe and we may loose the right path and get lost in this dunya as other nations whom have been given guidance by Alalh did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;br&gt; An &lt;a href=&quot;https://saaid.net/arabic/ar163.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic article&lt;/a&gt; on the verse (25:30)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;See also tafsir ibn 'Ajibah &lt;a href=&quot;http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-10273#page-1911&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;البحر المديد في تفسير القرآن المجيد&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T13:48:19.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31082" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31078" CreationDate="2016-05-04T08:51:05.630" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imam &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=50&amp;amp;ID=4509&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a-Tabari&lt;/a&gt; in his tafsir (and &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=51&amp;amp;surano=46&amp;amp;ayano=10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al Baghawi&lt;/a&gt; agreed with him) gives two possible answers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The testifier was Moses/Musa (peace be upon him) and the thing which is similar to the Quran is the Torah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The testifier was Abdullah ibn Salaam (May Allah be pleased with him) whos testimony was by believing it and saying it is the word of Allah and again the similar thing to the Quran is the Torah. Those who said so added the &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3812&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith of Sa'ad ibn abi Waqas&lt;/a&gt; as an evidence for it. This interpretation is supported by al-Qurtobi and ibn Kathir, who supported this opinion and added that this also applies to others (as many other Jews converted to Islam at the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him)), but he emphasized statement of the hadith:&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have never heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying about anybody walking on the earth that he is from the people of Paradise except `Abdullah bin Salam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Ashur in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;surano=46&amp;amp;ayano=10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir at-tahrir wa-tanwir&lt;/a&gt; was in favor for the last statement, that this applies to any of the Jews of that time, and consider it much higher and closer to truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-12T07:18:22.667" LastActivityDate="2021-09-12T07:18:22.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31028" CreationDate="2016-05-04T09:37:34.833" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know from Quran that drinking alcohol and eating pig/pork is prohibited/haram/haraam.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;AFAIK it is allowed to wear jackets made with pig leather but not while praying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An other basic rule says that anything which isn't clearly prohibited is allowed. From this point of view I'd say as long as you don't drink -by mistake- any kind of alcohol then using it for any other purpose should be allowed. In the following if I quote alcohol than the ruling should be considered the same for beer as well. &lt;br&gt;So I will try to answer the redefined Question:&lt;br&gt; &lt;em&gt;Is using alcohol (especially beer) allowed, if we don't explicitly drink it?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shia' View:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;The shia'a view I could find on this purpose is that alcohol is considered as a clean/tahir thing when the usage is not drinking and is therefore allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is based on this two fatwas in Arabic:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/arabic/book/17/953/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sistani&lt;/a&gt; even says that alcohol of less then 2% can be drunk (in context of medicine I guess).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alhaeri.org/ceo/pages/lib-pages.php?p=lib&amp;amp;bid=4&amp;amp;pid=81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Haeri&lt;/a&gt; on page 88, Question 40: says that beer without alcohol is halal to drink if it didn't have contact to alcohol. In Question 39 (same page) he allows cleaning lesions with alcohol!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunni View&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars have said that alcohol is najis (some even made difference between physical najasa and abstract/moral najasa) while others consider it as tahir/clean.&#xA;Among those who consider it tahir are sheikh ibn 'Othaymeen, Imam a-Shawkani, Imam as-San'aani, imam al-Muzni (the student of Imam a-Shafi'i) and Imam al-Laith ibn Sa'ad.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But a big majority seems to consider it as najis, among them the Imams of the major 4 madhabs and the zahiri/dhahiri school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that by physical najasa they mean that we must clean ourselves if we came in touch with this material.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidences for those who said it is najis (physically) are (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:90&lt;/a&gt;) where alcohol has been set equal to &quot;defilement الرجس&quot; which is najis according (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/145&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;6:145&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidences for those who said it is only morally najis. There is a rule saying: any najis is haram, but not everything which is haram is najis&quot; so alcohol is haram and not najis until there's a strong evidence for that. They also used the fact that Muslims have spilled it on the roads and markets when it was prohibited (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/42990&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;) without cleaning the Jars etc. afterwards, so if it was najis they wouldn't have spilled it on the roads as one could conclude from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/2/85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;. And they also added some comments on the evidences of their &quot;opponents&quot; saying that in verse (5:90) the defilement is a practical one not as this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;is work of Satan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but not a defilement as for example neither gambling, nor [sacrificing on] stone alters [to other than Allah ], nor divining arrows are really najis. So the rule should be one for all the quoted things therefore alcohol isn't physically najis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;A fatwa on &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=116140&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the najasa of alcohol&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic).&#xA;A fatwa on the ruling &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/59899&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;of foodstuffs and beauty and personal-care products&lt;/a&gt; which have alcohol inside (Arabic and Urdu available)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in any case -and I think both Sunni and Shia' scholars do agree about this point- the verse 5:90 says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;so avoid it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so one should avoid those things if possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the answer is yes you could but should avoid it, because even if beer is considered as najis by some scholars you still usually wash the shampoo away and therefore clean up this najasa. And some say that beer is good for the hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-04T10:29:41.433" LastActivityDate="2016-05-04T10:29:41.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31084" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-04T12:10:13.907" Score="6" ViewCount="44390" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard many people using the word &lt;em&gt;Rabbul-Alameen&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://qsep.com/modules.php?name=assunnah&amp;amp;d_op=viewarticle&amp;amp;aid=114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This article&lt;/a&gt; tells us to &lt;em&gt;Reflect upon His saying, '(&lt;strong&gt;Rabbul&lt;/strong&gt;-Alameen) the Lord of the Alameen (mankind, jinn and all that exists).' [Soorah al-Fatiha (1): 2]&lt;/em&gt; whereas &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-hamdu_lillahi_rabbil_%27alamin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;v 1:2&lt;/a&gt; is &lt;em&gt;Alhamdu lillahi &lt;strong&gt;Rabbil&lt;/strong&gt; Alamin&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what is the difference between these two words? Should I address Allah as &lt;em&gt;Rabbul-Alameen&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Rabbil-Alamin&lt;/em&gt; in dua? Or are they synonyms of each other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&#xA;I can sense that it is more of a question on Arabic language itself than on Islam. But &lt;a href=&quot;http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/62022/arabic-language&quot;&gt;ArabicSE&lt;/a&gt; has been abandoned, and this particular question is not suitable for &lt;a href=&quot;https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;LinguiticsSE&lt;/a&gt;. Hence, I asked it here seeking suggestion.&#xA;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14326" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:54:12.417" LastActivityDate="2016-05-22T12:35:04.637" Title="Difference between Rabbul Alamin and Rabbil Alamin" Tags="|quran|allah|arabic|language|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31096" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28171" CreationDate="2016-05-05T06:33:39.947" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is clear from the Books that the believers will meet Allah hereafter. The only issue that remains is whether it happened in the case of Prophet (s.a.w.s) in this world. It is clear from the descriptions that Prophet (sws) had seen Allah appropriate to  His Majesty. &quot;How&quot; is it, cannot be explained in words.&#xA; Narrated Jarir r:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came out to us on the night of the full moon and said, &quot;You will see your Lord on the Day of Resurrection as you see this (full moon) and you will have no difficulty in seeing Him.&quot; Saheehul Bhukari-7436.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of Musa a.s. please analyse what Allah said:&#xA;&quot;And when Moses arrived at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said, &quot;My Lord, show me [Yourself] that I may look at You.&quot; [ Allah ] said, &quot;You will not see Me, but look at the mountain; if it should remain in place, then you will see Me.&quot; But when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He rendered it level, and Moses fell unconscious. And when he awoke, he said, &quot;Exalted are You! I have repented to You, and I am the first of the believers.&quot; - Allah (swt) did not say He can never be seen. The impossibility of seeing from this earth/world only stated. In Mirage, the venue is different. (The Holy Quran 7:143)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16709" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-05T12:25:32.600" LastActivityDate="2017-09-05T12:25:32.600" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31099" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-05T08:57:20.233" Score="5" ViewCount="2366" Body="&lt;p&gt;What happens if a persons unknowingly performs fardh salath, even though he is not clean (ejaculated in the night)?  Suppose he does wudhu, performs fajr and also recites quran in the same condition. Only later does he realizes that there was an ejaculation in the night after seeing his clothes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16711" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-25T06:00:25.413" LastActivityDate="2021-12-06T14:20:37.843" Title="What are the consequences of offering obligatory prayer while unaware of being in a state of impurity?" Tags="|salat|najis|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31100" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-05T09:33:23.167" Score="4" ViewCount="2259" Body="&lt;p&gt;My first question was (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/31060/not-praying-in-masjid-when-imam-is-a-government-paid-employee&quot;&gt;Not praying in masjid when imam is a government paid employee?&lt;/a&gt;). I want to add some more in it. They did not say Dua after salat by raising their hands. I asked them why you are not doing Dua. They said Salat is Dua, Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) did not did this kind of act. If you want to make Dua, then you should make Dua when you are in Sajda in prayer or in any state but you should be in prayer. The Dua after salat is not valid, and group Dua is also wrong, according to them. So is it true that Dua after prayer is not valid act?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15985" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-07-09T09:15:34.060" Title="Dua after namaz or dua in namaz" Tags="|salat|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31071" CreationDate="2016-05-05T10:26:19.057" Score="5" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Is it blasphemy to question Islam?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, it is not blasphemy to question your belief in Islam. The companions of the Prophet (pbuh) often asked him questions regarding Islam. During the time of the prophet, people often came to the prophet (pbuh) to ask him questions about Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abdullah bin Ammar: I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) near the Jamra&#xA;and &lt;strong&gt;the people were asking him questions (about religious problems)&lt;/strong&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn Abu Mulaika: Whenever `Aisha (the wife of the Prophet)&#xA;heard anything which she did not understand, she used to ask again&#xA;till she understood it completely...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Musa: A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and asked, &amp;quot;O Allah's&#xA;Messenger (ﷺ)! What kind of fighting is in Allah's cause? ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Some women requested the Prophet (ﷺ) to&#xA;fix a day for them as the men were taking all his time. On that he&#xA;promised them one day for religious lessons and commandments...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abdullah bin Amr bin Al `Aas: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stopped&#xA;(for a while near the Jimar) at Mina during his last Hajj for the&#xA;people and they &lt;strong&gt;were asking him questions&lt;/strong&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Is there any verse of Qur'an or hadith that talks about a certain degree of asking or a point that we should not exceed?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a verse which says &amp;quot;O you who believe! Ask not about things which, if made plain to you, may cause you trouble&amp;quot;. Allah almighty, may he be gorified and exalted, says in the Qur'an (interpretation of the meaning) :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[5:101] “O you who believe! Ask not about things which, if made plain to you,&#xA;may cause you trouble. But if you ask about them while the Quran is&#xA;being revealed, they will be made plain to you. Allah has forgiven&#xA;that, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Forbearing”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this prohibition applies specifically to the time of the Prophet (while the Quran was being revealed). This verse forbade the companions to ask the Prophet (peace be upon him) about matters that Allah had not said anything in the Qur'an. It also forbade them to ask about things that they didn't know of and if they came to know of them it could upset them &lt;code&gt;(e.g questions like, &amp;quot;who is my father?&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;what did my father think of me&amp;quot;)&lt;/code&gt;. This prohibition doesn't apply anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;At what moment our questions become blasphemous?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no evidence in the Qur'an or Sunnah that limits what we can ask. So, there is no &amp;quot;moment&amp;quot; when our questions become blasphemous. Asking questions is encouraged Islam. Allah says in the Qur'an (interpretation of the meaning) :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[16:43] And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed [Our&#xA;message]. &lt;strong&gt;So ask the people of the message if you do not know.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas bin Malik: One day Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came out&#xA;(before the people) and Abdullah bin Hudhafa stood up and asked (him)&#xA;&amp;quot;Who is my father?&amp;quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, &amp;quot;Your father is Hudhafa.&amp;quot;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) told them repeatedly (in anger) to ask him anything&#xA;they liked.&lt;/strong&gt; `Umar knelt down before the Prophet (ﷺ) and said thrice,&#xA;&amp;quot;We accept Allah as (our) Lord and Islam as (our) religion and&#xA;Muhammad as (our) Prophet.&amp;quot; After that the Prophet (ﷺ) became silent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T15:35:51.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31099" CreationDate="2016-05-05T10:53:57.947" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the person acknowledges that he is unclean after the prayer, he should make Alghosl (الغسل) then re-pray the prayer again (قضاء )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16130" LastActivityDate="2016-05-05T10:53:57.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21672" CreationDate="2016-05-05T12:55:54.833" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Salafi&quot; is not a school of thought, rather a movement calling for the return of the four Sunni schools of thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above being clarified, the answer to your question should become more clear. Islamic State comprises of all four schools of thought. Within its territory, it has judges from all four schools of thought, which are not that different concerning major issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence can be found through analysis of its propaganda material, which can be found in &quot;Jihodology&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastActivityDate="2016-05-05T12:55:54.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31105" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31084" CreationDate="2016-05-05T15:22:59.133" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Rabbul Alamin and Rabbil Alamin actually mean the same thing what makes them different is the pronunciation. So actually what makes them different? Simple, Arabic grammar(Nahw) is what makes them different. These are some of the reasons that makes them different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fa-il makes a thamma(&quot;u&quot; or &quot;oo&quot;) sound&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A fa-il is someone who is responsible for something to happen e.g &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Qala Rabbul Alamin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Said the Lord of the all those on earth(might have different meaning regarding the situation and who is translating it, most of the names of Allah (SW) are like this).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In this case who said is the Lord, in short He is the cause of what is happening which is the act of saying.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maf-ul bihi makes a fatiha(&quot;a&quot;) sound&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maf-ul bihi is someone or something acted upon or victim of an action e.g&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aswaita rabbal alamin&#xA;  You went against the Lord of those on earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In this case &quot;you&quot; are the fa-il(the doer) and Rabb recieves the act of you going against Him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Use of harf jarri (prepositions) makes a jarri or kasri(&quot;i&quot; or &quot;ee&quot;) sound&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A-mantu bi Rabbil Alamin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe in the Lord of all those on earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is so brief but hope it has sheds some light :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16628" LastActivityDate="2016-05-05T15:22:59.133" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31107" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31067" CreationDate="2016-05-05T15:52:40.220" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is permissible for women to visit graves as long as they can contain themselves and this is supported by the Hadith of Aisha (RA) in which she states that she used to visit the grave of her father and that of the Prophet(PBUH).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aisha ra said: Whenever I entered the house in which Prophet (Peace be upon him) and my father (i.e. Abu Bakr ra) are buried, I used to take off my sheet (from head) thinking that it’s only my father and husband (whom I am visiting), however By Allah! When Umar (ra) got buried with them, I never went inside without being fully covered, this is because of being ashamed of Umar (ra) [Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal, Volume No. 6, Page No. 202, Hadith # 25701]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most people may not agree to this but as far as I know, women are forbidden to perform the rituals of burying someone but they may visit the grave after words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, refer to, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamhelpline.net/node/2368&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Why women cannot go to graves? - Islam helpline&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16628" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-18T05:31:36.730" LastActivityDate="2016-05-18T05:31:36.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31109" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-05T16:28:58.537" Score="1" ViewCount="75" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am Muslim. I want to be a good Muslim. I do pray salat. However, sometimes some irrelevant thoughts come on my head. How can I get rid of them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16717" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T05:57:11.487" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T05:57:11.487" Title="How do I get rid of irrelevant thinking?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-10-26T15:10:26.590" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31109" CreationDate="2016-05-05T20:20:18.033" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum brother,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many of us are subject to this &quot;irrelevant thinking&quot; while offering our prayers . The root cause for this is the lack of concentration on what one is reciting and infinite thoughts of mundane matters . These are the tricks of Shaytaan to distract the believers from their prayers till the time they completely forget what they were reciting . The best remedy , according to me for this is to ponder over the meanings of the words that one is reading and think of the message that has been conveyed by Allah, may he be glorified and exalted. When you offer prayer , do it with complete devotion to God and I again repeat that do not fall into Shaytaan's trap by thinking of wordly stuff . Pray as if it is your last prayer. &#xA;Hope this helps you brother :) .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16528" LastActivityDate="2016-05-05T20:20:18.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="62" CreationDate="2016-05-05T20:41:23.040" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam is a religion of Law.  The Law (shariah) is as was handed down by Muhammad. The basic structure of the law puts Allah before all Gods and Allah's law above all others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think that Most Muslims will pledge allegiance to the US for that reason.  I attended a &quot;national day of prayer&quot; meeting today.  Three Muslim women were present and neither of them joined in the National Anthem.  I doubt that they would say the pledge either. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16721" LastActivityDate="2016-05-05T20:41:23.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31112" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-05T21:00:29.947" Score="2" ViewCount="104" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allāh&lt;/em&gt; declares in &lt;em&gt;Qur'an&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=6&amp;amp;verse=115&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:114-115&lt;/a&gt;; 18:27 that &lt;strong&gt;none&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;mdash; hence no human can alter his words as revealed through successive Prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most surely &lt;em&gt;Allāh&lt;/em&gt; makes provisions for preventing the alteration of his authoritative words insomuch as they should bear witness unto the truth to every one who is of the truth. The question is &lt;strong&gt;how&lt;/strong&gt; does &lt;em&gt;Allāh&lt;/em&gt; preserve the &lt;em&gt;waḥy&lt;/em&gt; revelations in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/concept.jsp?id=holy-book&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Holy Books&lt;/a&gt; throughout history despite human opposition?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr/&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A first answer has been provided, not as an Answer, but rather as a suggestion to edit this Question. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/16709/rasheed-usman&quot;&gt;Rasheed&lt;/a&gt; would you mind submitting your answer again per Your Answer field at the bottom of this page?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;First of all there was an arrangement to record the revelations then and there in sheets. These were kept by the companions in piece meal. During the time of Prophet pbuh the method was not to take copy of these sheets and compile the same, but to get the revelations by heart. Thus there were a lot of companions who were hafizs. During the battle with Musailima the fake prophet 700 Sahabas were killed. Out of this 70 persons were hafizs. This shows that 10% of the population were hafizs. Thus the content of Holy Quran indisputably remained in the hearts of Muslims. This was the situation in the initial period. During the Caliphate period the necessity of compilation was felt. It started at the time of Caliph I and completed during the rule of Caliph III. Allah has granted political stability to the Islamic Nation to take up these kind of serious matters. After Prophethood, Caliphate actively played important role to complete important matters. Thus the text originally retained, later copied to several places and it is now spread as authorised copies with the silsila from the Prophet. In addition, there tens of thousands of hafizs are still alive so that any deviation in the text will be easily detected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16108" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T01:50:30.763" Title="How does Allah preserve his revelations throughout human history?" Tags="|quran|history|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31114" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31120" CreationDate="2016-05-06T07:27:53.097" Score="3" ViewCount="2616" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read in a biography that before Muhammad (pbuh) became a prophet, he always prayed and fasted in the mountain of Hera. So that probably means that he knew about Allah and Jesus (pbuh) and all the other prophets before Gabriel revealed the first ayah to him. Was he following Jesus's faith as a traditional Christian? (By traditional christian, I mean the old, un-corrupted form of christian. Not the modern type of christian)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And even if he was a christian, how did he come to know about Allah and the prophets in the first place? Because majority of the Arabs were idol worshipers. Why wasn't he an idol worshiper before he became a prophet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I apologize if this question seems offensive in any way. But this is something that recently sparked my curiosity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T00:01:52.483" Title="Was Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) a christian before the first ayah was revealed to him?" Tags="|quran|practical-islam|prophet-muhammad|christianity|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31118" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-06T11:42:21.073" Score="2" ViewCount="210" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am single and in my 30s. To date in my life, I have met only one person who has made me want to marry him – a distant relative of mine. We have never had a direct one on one conversation but in his first visit to my parents his interest in me was beyond evident. He was significantly elder to myself and an eligible bachelor. He expressed his desire to marry me to his family who are pretentious and refused on the grounds that my family is not financially sound and that I am overweight. He escalated his desire to marry me to the family elders who unfortunately sided with his parents in their greed instead of fulfilling their obligation to marry two ageing singles within their family. He fought for me for several years but unfortunately his parents did everything in their powers to make him marry anybody but me. The worst blow came when his greedy mother finally forced him into marriage with another woman of stronger financial standing, though also overweight. He made sure that everybody was aware that he was being forced and that it was me who he wanted to marry. Neither my parents nor I took any indecent steps to stop his engagement or marriage though it would have been easy to do. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today he is stuck in an unhappy marriage and his interest in me is still beyond evident. He looks for excuses to not go home and works longer hours than he has to. We had never spoken, we were never in a relationship nor did we have any understanding with one another. Only my parents were aware of my interest in him, I have maintained my dignity and never had a conversation with him neither before nor after his marriage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All I want to know now is: Has my right to marry been denied? If a decent Muslim man wants to marry a decent Muslim woman, does anybody have the right to force him not to? Did his parents have the right to destroy his life, my life, and the life of the woman he married? If he went to the family elders to marry me and they supported a forced marriage to another, haven’t they done me and him injustice? I know that a woman can not be forced to marry without her consent, but what about a man?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16730" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-31T09:02:18.030" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T09:02:18.030" Title="Have I been denied the right to marry?" Tags="|nikah|love|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31114" CreationDate="2016-05-06T17:30:54.550" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No he wasn't. He was neither a Christian, nor a Jew. He was a Hanif, that is a follower to prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon them all).  And Hanifi religion was well known in Mecca, though its followers were not so much numbered, because it &amp;mdash; like Islam &amp;mdash; was ordering its followers to be clean and pure and honest, in opposition to idol worshipping, which made its followers live like they wanted: animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T19:05:31.220" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T19:05:31.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31114" CreationDate="2016-05-07T01:05:17.387" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Drwael has answered I want to make an addition ,In Quran Surah Baqarah , Allah Swt says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالُوا۟ كُونُوا۟ هُودًا أَوْ نَصَـٰرَىٰ تَهْتَدُوا۟ ۗ قُلْ بَلْ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ حَنِيفًا ۖ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ &#xA;  They say: “Be Jews,” or “Be Christians.” “Then you will be rightly&#xA;  guided.” Say to them: “&lt;strong&gt;No, follow exclusively the way of Abraham&lt;/strong&gt; who&#xA;  was not one of those who associate others with Allah in His Divinity&#xA;  2:135&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is narrated from Ibn Abbas Ra which interpretes that some well known jews and christians from madinah gathered and did debate with Muslims on religion and claiming their religion to be best and refusing prophethood of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him ,rejecting Quran as the holy book and asking muslims to enter into their deen or religion so Allah Swt revealed this ayah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keeping in mind that teachings of the Judaism is not assosciated with Propet Moses or Moosa peace be upon him or christianity to prophet Jesus or Isa peace be upon him directly as they are later formed and their inspiration contradict to the teachings of Prophet Abraham (Ibrahim).So on one side both Jews and Christians claim to follow the way of Prophet Abraham peace be upon him but are also involved in Shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him was following the way of Prophet Abraham which rejects any idea of polytheism and believing oneness of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and his Messenger knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T02:43:12.907" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T02:43:12.907" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31125" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-07T08:39:43.543" Score="2" ViewCount="2156" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know if working in a bank is Haram or Halal in Islam? I am currently working in a Investment company. I am getting confused regarding this ruling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16739" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-08T04:02:00.640" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T23:55:10.790" Title="Is it permissible to work in a bank in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|banking|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-06-26T10:07:49.520" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31127" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-07T12:55:23.143" Score="3" ViewCount="4682" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard brother's say that there's two,  and yet other mosques only have the one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've also noticed, there's mosques where they have two,  &lt;em&gt;everyone&lt;/em&gt; performs the Sunnah prayer at the same time. Is this a differing between Madahabs? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how many adhans should there be,  according to scholars? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastActivityDate="2017-11-27T03:28:18.793" Title="How many adhans are there for Friday prayer?" Tags="|salat|adhan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31133" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2431" CreationDate="2016-05-07T18:19:04.893" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran is a Holy Scripture of ALLAH send to His people through Prophet Mohammad (pbuh), so their is no satanic verses in Quran to be removed in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Satanic Verses is a fictional book written by Indian-British author Salman Rushdie in which he referred to the eponymous Satanic Verses. The Devil was supposed to have deceived Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) into thinking that those verses were uttered by Allah. This obviously is a sensitive issue bound to cause ridicule about the authenticity of the entire Quran.&#xA;It created a world that although fictional closely paralleled the life of  Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) during the time he was receiving teachings from Allah.  Rushdie depicted the initial doubts in Prophet Mohammad's (pbuh) mind about the true  path.&#xA;So there were no real satanic verses in the holy Quran. Furthermore if you are over sensitive about Islam, then don't read &quot;satanic verses&quot;, you will get furious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16691" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T18:19:04.893" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31044" CreationDate="2016-05-07T18:35:44.167" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;             In The Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunni view:&lt;/strong&gt; It is permissible for a Muslim man to chat with a Muslim woman as long as that does not lead them to sin. The permissibility depends on the intention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah almighty, may he be glorified and exalted, says regarding dating (having female friends) (interpretation of the meaning) :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no blame upon you for that to which you [indirectly] allude&#xA;  concerning a proposal to women or for what you conceal within&#xA;  yourselves. Allah knows that you will have them in mind. &lt;strong&gt;But do not&#xA;  promise them secretly except for saying a proper saying.&lt;/strong&gt; And do not&#xA;  determine to undertake a marriage contract until the decreed period&#xA;  reaches its end. And know that Allah knows what is within yourselves,&#xA;  so beware of Him. And know that Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.&#xA;  [2:235]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars have stated that this verse gives men the permission to express their desires and to say things like: &quot;I desire someone like you.&quot;, &quot;You're so beautiful.&quot;, &quot;I don't want to marry anyone but you!&quot;, &quot;If Allah unites us lawfully, I would like that&quot; etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Abbas, Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, As-Suddi, Ath-Thawri and Ibn&#xA;  Zayd said that the Ayah means to indirectly refer to marriage, such as&#xA;  saying, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;I desire someone like you.&quot; [Ibn Kathir]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You would not be at fault regarding the proposal you present or hide&#xA;  in your hearts to women. God knows that you will be mindful of them;&#xA;  but do not make arrangements with them secretly, &lt;strong&gt;unless you speak&#xA;  honorable words.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What this permits includes seeking affection and laying the groundwork&#xA;  for the state of union. &lt;strong&gt;What it forbids is doing prohibited sinful&#xA;  acts or preparing for such an act.&lt;/strong&gt; [Al-Qushairi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may exchange gifts with her and talk with her properly in public places but touching her or kissing her is not permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And what I or we will have to do now?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best thing for both of you is to get married. Tell your parents and her parents and if both parties agree, then get married. If that is not possible, then don't meet with her alone. It may lead you to sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattab, Messenger of Allaah {Sallallahu&#xA;  Alayhi Wa Sallam} said: &quot;Whenever a man is alone with a woman shaytan&#xA;  makes a third.&quot; [Al-Tirmidhi 3118]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shia view:&lt;/strong&gt; It is permissible for you to chat with her if it's not with the intention of last and chatting with her does not lead any of you to sin. For more details, refer to, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/code-ethics-muslim-men-and-women-sayyid-masud-masumi/rules-related-socializing&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rules of Shia Islam regarding socializing&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And what I or we will have to do now?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may contract &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikah_mut%E2%80%98ah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;nikah Mut'ah&lt;/a&gt; with her and then it would be legitimate for you to meet her, go on dates with her, flirt with her and even have sex with her. For more, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-islam.org/muta-temporary-marriage-in-islamic-law-sachiko-murata/statutes-muta#conditions-contract&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;conditions of nikah Mut'ah.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-07T14:03:37.167" LastActivityDate="2016-10-07T14:03:37.167" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17072" CreationDate="2016-05-07T19:20:08.560" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shifa  is Allah's  intercession / permission for the granting of a healing or Allah's  will grant whom he wills the permission to intercede for the forgiveness of our sins as stated in the  Versee of the Throne &quot; none shall intercede for you save by Allah's permission&quot;. So in my mind shifat / Shafat (I agree the similarity as commented in a prior answer)  would have two contexts 1) for intercession for healing from physical sickness and 2) intercession for the the forgiveness of sins you acknowledge or are aware or unaware commited yourself current disbelief in Allah or ascribing partners to Allah who knows and guides best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16747" LastEditorUserId="16747" LastEditDate="2016-05-07T19:37:43.817" LastActivityDate="2016-05-07T19:37:43.817" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8533" CreationDate="2016-05-07T21:30:14.963" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any verse in the &lt;em&gt;Qur'an&lt;/em&gt; that refers to a Prophet other than &lt;em&gt;ʿĪsā&lt;/em&gt; as being &quot;&lt;em&gt;al–Masīḥ&lt;/em&gt;&quot;? It appears that &lt;em&gt;ʿĪsā&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;alone&lt;/strong&gt; is the pre–eminent or greatest &quot;anointed one&quot;. The significance of &lt;em&gt;ʿĪsā&lt;/em&gt; being called &lt;em&gt;al–Masīḥ&lt;/em&gt; (المسيح) is unlike the significance of Prophets without a &lt;em&gt;masīḥ&lt;/em&gt; title.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we were to determine the significance of what is inquired by the question at hand, we should first narrow it down to more specific terms:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What precisely was &lt;em&gt;ʿĪsā&lt;/em&gt; anointed with?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let the &lt;em&gt;Qur'an&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordbyword.jsp?chapter=2&amp;amp;verse=87#(2:87:14)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:87:14-16&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordbyword.jsp?chapter=5&amp;amp;verse=110#(5:110:13)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:110:13-15&lt;/a&gt; answer that &lt;em&gt;ʿĪsā&lt;/em&gt; was supported by, strengthened by, confirmed with, and anointed with the Holy Spirit of &lt;em&gt;Allāh&lt;/em&gt; that is &lt;em&gt;Rūḥ al-Qudus&lt;/em&gt;. The anointing of the Holy Spirit caused &lt;em&gt;ʿĪsā&lt;/em&gt; to perform countless miracles such as speaking to the people from the cradle, giving life to a bird of clay, giving sight to the blind, cleansing the lepers, even raising the dead. By every miracle he performed, &lt;em&gt;ʿĪsā&lt;/em&gt; was exercising the authority of &lt;em&gt;Allāh&lt;/em&gt; over the creation proving that &lt;em&gt;Allāh&lt;/em&gt; was indeed with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16108" LastEditorUserId="16108" LastEditDate="2016-05-08T11:45:20.813" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T11:45:20.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31137" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31140" CreationDate="2016-05-07T21:35:13.827" Score="0" ViewCount="572" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every year I see many masjids and Islamic organizations requesting for funds. They also state the donations are tax deductible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, my question is: is this permissible? Is there not a fear that some people will give money to save on tax and not really for the Akhirah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-24T18:50:56.523" LastActivityDate="2017-06-24T18:50:56.523" Title="Is it ok to use Islamic donations as tax deductibles?" Tags="|zakat|sadaqah|finance|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-08-06T04:51:12.983" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31138" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="61432" CreationDate="2016-05-07T21:55:13.067" Score="6" ViewCount="9051" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:30&lt;/a&gt; is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, &quot;Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority.&quot; They said, &quot;Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?&quot; Allah said, &quot;Indeed, I know that which you do not know.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell, there is a conversation going on between the God and angels when mankind was not yet created. Basically, God informs His angels that He will create humans and appoint them as a &quot;successive authority&quot; upon the earth. To that angels respond with:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is how did angels know that ? Do they have the ability to see the future? Or perhaps humans already existed at that time in earth in a &quot;lower status&quot; and were already shedding blood? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15779" LastEditorUserId="15779" LastEditDate="2020-12-19T05:41:44.437" LastActivityDate="2023-01-11T14:55:29.927" Title="How did angels know that mankind would spill blood prior to their mankind's creation?" Tags="|tafseer|malaikah|mankind|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31139" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31138" CreationDate="2016-05-08T01:05:21.503" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alsalmo Alikom .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, neither &quot;lower status&quot; , nor &quot;seeing the future&quot; . In Altafseer books, there are two explanations to this verse : 1) God told the angels what will humans do. So we may understand the verse as follows : God says to angles that he will create the humans to rule earth by his words &quot;Khalifa&quot; , and some of them will be bad and do killings and other sins. So the angels asked to understand : so why God you are to create them, if for worshipping, we angles worship you and do not do sins. So God told them : I know , you do not know. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) prior to mankind, Al-Jin (the demons) ruled earth for a long time, and did killings and other sins, so Angels was asking about the humans and how they will make , similar to their predecessors, the demons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallaho Aallam .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T01:05:21.503" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31137" CreationDate="2016-05-08T01:11:33.227" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is called &quot; Al neya&quot; or the intention. That situation you describe will be bad for the Muslim who do it, but not further. He will not receive &quot;Al thawab&quot; in Alakhira, but the action is valid for the community, e.g the mosque or a poor guy can accept that &quot;Sadakat&quot; or donnations .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastActivityDate="2016-05-08T01:11:33.227" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31118" CreationDate="2016-05-08T05:35:42.917" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;His (the person you want to marry) parents do not have the right to deny your right to marry. Cause, his parents don't have that right, your parents have it. If your parents permit you to marry him, then he may marry you without the permission of his parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If a man's guardian deny him the right of marriage, then he may marry himself without the permission of his parents. However, the permission of the woman's guardian is required.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. You should remember that he is already married. He may marry you as a second wife but he must not do injustice to his first wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-11-09T06:18:17.660" LastActivityDate="2016-11-09T06:18:17.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31143" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-08T09:06:52.363" Score="2" ViewCount="3837" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently purchased a bottle of San-J soy sauce and was wondering if it was halal to eat.  On the bottle it says in the ingredients organic alcohol (to preserve freshness). On their &lt;a href=&quot;http://san-j.com/faq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;FAQ&lt;/a&gt; it states that a very small amount is added specifically &quot;There may be some alcohol that is naturally occurring in our Tamari and we also add a very  small amount of alcohol derived from sugarcane as a natural preservative&quot;.  Can anyone clarify if this is halal or haram to eat? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16750" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T11:27:53.413" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T11:27:53.413" Title="Is San-J soy sauce halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|alcohol|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31146" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-08T19:13:32.447" Score="1" ViewCount="218" Body="&lt;p&gt;How should we as muslims should deal with the people who have these weird and perverted notions about Islam and our prophet muhammad(pbup).Especially those mainstream media literate people whose only source of information is &quot;FOX&quot; News, people who had never open a book in their lives let alone read them. What should we do, so they at least leave us alone..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16691" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T19:50:30.637" Title="How Muslims should deal with Islamophobia?" Tags="|practical-islam|adab|non-muslim-countries|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28467" CreationDate="2016-05-08T20:32:30.223" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum, when I was 16 years old, I had sex with my older male cousin. It was not consensual and I had always wanted to wait until I was married to have any sexual relations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all sister, that cousin of yours is a rapist. First he raped you then manipulated you into thinking that you have some kind of a future with him,he abused you in every way possible. Non-consensual sex is a rape, not premarital sex.&#xA;Sister you are a victim here, that horrible human being abused and manipulated  you, so there is no point feeling guilty, it's not your fault but his and his only. Allah is all knowing and all merciful, so you are forgiven Inshaallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And yes, you must tell your future husband about the affliction that you suffered. if he is a religious and mature person he will definitely understand and you two will come even more closer as a couple Inshaallah. Discussing with your husband will help you overcome this awful experience.&#xA;May Allah help you find peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/04/qa-why-rape-victims-must-talk-about-their-trauma/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt;, I hope it help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16691" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-10-12T13:28:36.503" LastActivityDate="2016-10-12T13:28:36.503" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31156" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31039" CreationDate="2016-05-08T23:33:41.077" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I already said duas will be addressed either in this world or in the after life or in paradise.  If you think your brother didn’t get what he was looking for, making duas for 10 years, then it must be something he had done, some kind of sin in a previous life and he is paying his debts in this life.  And of course with Allah or any gods, by showing devotion now he has made his future towards light either in this world or for his next life.  For example, he might have been a very lazy person in previous life, who did noting good and neither believed in God. So in this life he was praying for duas. After 10 years and he still didn't get any duas answered, if he thinks so then he might start new search for his cure.  That makes him take towards the light of knowledge. Thus Allah or God might have planned to make rid of his previous sin in this life in such way that he will be devoted to God and also gain self enlightenment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16605" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-05T07:11:13.090" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T07:11:13.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31146" CreationDate="2016-05-09T08:48:41.637" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Stay off of youtube comments below Islamic videos&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Stop wasting their time / money on cable television&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pray to Allah swt for the patience to handle the opposition&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Read about the Prophet and his companions and their struggles with the same issues.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16757" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T08:48:41.637" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31159" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-09T09:19:24.667" Score="1" ViewCount="4185" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualikum, &lt;br&gt;i hope i can get answers because i am desperate, I'm a 19 years old girl, i used masturbate in the past by watching explicit images (astaghfirullah), but since i started praying regularly and wearing hijab i stopped and asked for repentance, now , after two years of abstinence sometimes i have sexual tension (it won't go away even if i fast or pray), so i end up masturbating (no insertion), just stimulation of a few minutes and then the orgasm, and i do that without watching or even thinking about explicit things, i only do it to release the tension, the think is, i try not to do it as much as possible but sometimes the temptation comes back and i keep asking Allah for forgiveness, i don't even know if it's really a big sin stimulating to release the sexual tension. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you have any advice on how can i definitely stop and will Allah swt forgive  me?&lt;br&gt; I really feel guilty after doing it (and i do it like once in a month ), please i am desperate i really want to avoid it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16758" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T09:46:08.020" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T16:02:29.417" Title="How to avoid masturbation and sincerly repent doing it?" Tags="|practical-islam|tawba|masturbation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2018-11-12T11:00:45.577" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31160" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-09T11:11:06.330" Score="5" ViewCount="2593" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently an acquaintance of mine was refused for being the imam of a mosque, just on the ground that he does'nt had a beard. He is a admirable and pious man with a sound knowledge of Quran. He is also a Qaari/hafiz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is it necessary or compulsory for a Imam to have a beard according to Fiqh.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16691" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T09:55:39.617" LastActivityDate="2021-11-19T04:47:56.003" Title="Is it compulsory for Imam of a masjid/mosque to have a beard?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|fiqh|masjid|imam-al-jamaah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31161" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25600" CreationDate="2016-05-09T12:13:01.053" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In most madhabs the Imam's recitation is enough (and this seems the most proper view). That means if the Imam recites loudly you don't need to recite, you just have to follow/listen to his words (see for example this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/164&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; and this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/5/136&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;one&lt;/a&gt;)... so far for the Qur'an recitation in case of jahr (&quot;loud&quot;) prayers or prayer-parts.&lt;br&gt; Now in silent prayers try to recite only short surahs after the fatiha. You must do your best to recite at least al-fatiha as it is considered as fard/farz by most madhabs. So if your Imam made takbir to transit to ruku' you should just end the recitation of the verse you are at and follow him (avoid doing this in the recitation of al-fatiha unless you don't expect to catch or keep up with the imam again, see the hints at the end of my post).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to sujud, ruku' etc. what you necessary need is saying the words/dua's at least once: subhana raby-al-'Adhim (wa bihamdih) (during ruku', saying it three times is recommended) and rabana (wa) laka-l-Hamd (when you stand up from ruku') and subhana raby-al-'Alaa (wa bihamdih) (during sujud, saying it three times or any du'a is recommended).  Note that saying the words with &quot;wa bihamdih&quot; in ruku' and sujud is optional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as you see from this point of view the major parts of prayer could be done easily unless you'll having some kind of learning disability as Darth Vader is pointing at. In that case I'm pretty sure that your efforts would be considered by Allah as HE say's:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:286&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;General hints: The Imam leads the prayer, so he is &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;responsible&lt;/a&gt;&quot; for the congregation. You have to do your best to say at least the minimum necessary of the words of the prayer, if the imam moves to an other &quot;position&quot; you should follow him as soon as possible. Try to avoid being more than one position behind: For example Imam does 2nd sajda while you are in the first. If the Imam is praying too fast try to let him know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/33790&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; on following the imam in prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-16T04:55:56.040" LastActivityDate="2017-06-16T04:55:56.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24012" CreationDate="2016-05-09T12:30:02.837" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to add to the correct answer of Hamza Islam the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As OP asked about how the prayer is done. There's one IMO important thing which is not explained: Who should perform Iqamah of the prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally scholars agree that a woman can do iqamah and adhan/athan loudly, but it would be better to perform it silently for a congregation of women!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if the wife prays with her husband it is him who will do the iqamah, not the wife! As in that case she shouldn't speak loudly, as it is a mixed congregation. (See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/28869&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that on the other hand &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20225&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;salafi scholars&lt;/a&gt; say women don't have to call for prayer (and should pray without any of them) so they don't have to perform neither Iqamah nor Adhan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of course a woman can pray with her husband a congregation prayer, but the sunnah is that she prays behind him even if hanafi scholars allow it, if the woman is just near (but &amp;quot;at the side behind&amp;quot;) him, so that in case of a tall wife and a short husband during sujud her head would be ahead of his head, as the scholars say it is the position of the feet that counts. (See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.masrawy.com/Islameyat/Fatawa-3badat/details/2015/3/31/491384/%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%B9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A9-&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Note that this could be the case in small rooms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the wife prays behind her husband anybody can easily join this prayer, men/boys beside the husband, women/girls beside the wife. If necessary and possible either the husband can step forward or the wife backward to make some space.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also found &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/9063&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; allowing the wife to say &amp;quot;Ameen&amp;quot; loudly -in a jahr prayer- if she prays with her husband (but not if there is any men considered as a foreigner around) or in a women only congregation. Note that loudly for a woman means that only she and those who are next to her should hear her voice!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-18T10:23:59.687" LastActivityDate="2021-11-18T10:23:59.687" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31163" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31114" CreationDate="2016-05-09T12:51:37.900" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No he was not a Christian or a jew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) was born in Mecca. His father, ʿAbdullah, and his mother, Amiah, belonged to the family of the Banu Hashim, a sect of the powerful tribe named Quraysh, which was also the ruling tribe of Mecca, and also the guardian of the Kaabah.&#xA;Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) is suppoosed to be descendant of Prophet Ismail(pbuh) through the lineage of his second son Kedar, and hence the ancestry of Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) can be traced to Prophet Abraham(pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.britannica.com/biography/Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.britannica.com/biography/Muhammad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Gibb, Hamilton A.R. and Kramers, J.H. (1965) Shorter Encyclopedia of Islam. Ithaca:Cornell University Press. pp. 191-198&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.co.in/books?id=0jMOAQAAMAAJ&amp;amp;dq=Ishmael&amp;amp;redir_esc=y&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; Encyclopedia of Religion&lt;/a&gt; by Lindsay Jones&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16691" LastEditorUserId="16691" LastEditDate="2016-05-09T20:30:27.930" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T20:30:27.930" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31164" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31160" CreationDate="2016-05-09T13:05:41.140" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per Syed Ali Al Sistani&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Question: What are the necessary qualifications of a prayer leader?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Answer: The Imam of the congregational prayers should be adult, sane, ithna Ashari Shia, adil (just), of legitimate birth and with correct recitation. Furthermore, if the follower is a male, the Imam also should be a male. To follow a boy of ten years of age is a matter of Ishkal&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/qa/01262/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as I have never come across a imam without beard , so it is better to ask him specifically about beard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="21569" LastEditDate="2017-04-04T09:43:05.360" LastActivityDate="2017-04-04T09:43:05.360" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31166" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31160" CreationDate="2016-05-09T13:42:19.170" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The major issue is how do scholars qualify a shaved man?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the majority of scholars consider a shaved man as fasiq and that shaving the beard is haram, but a &lt;em&gt;saghira&lt;/em&gt; (minor sin). While shafi'i scholars say it is only &lt;em&gt;makroh&lt;/em&gt;. And their major evidence are ahadith like this one from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/77/109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; (can also be found in sahih Muslim and Musnad al-Imam Ahmad) and this one from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/2/70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;em&gt;fasiq&lt;/em&gt; is somebody who has committed a major sin or performing a minor sin (more or less) permanently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now that we cleared that the majority consider a shaved man as &lt;em&gt;fasiq&lt;/em&gt;, we can check, what scholars say about praying behind a &lt;em&gt;fasiq&lt;/em&gt;:&#xA;The majority of scholars say that it is &lt;em&gt;makroh&lt;/em&gt; to pray behind a fasiq.&lt;br&gt; While the hanbali scholars and one of two statements of the maliki school is that it's not allowed to pray behind a &lt;em&gt;fasiq&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now who is the best person to lead a congregation: a hafidh/hafiz or a man of knowledge. The majority of scholars say it is always a man of knowledge, but hanbali scholars say it should be a hafidh/hafiz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One could conclude from all of this that among sunni scholars it is -at least- considered as &lt;em&gt;makroh&lt;/em&gt; to pray behind a shaved Imam, as he is considered as fasiq. The shi'a view can be concluded from both the answer of our brother Zia and the comments of brother &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/4730/shia-sunni-unity&quot;&gt;Ali&lt;/a&gt; on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further information (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/37593&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.net/Fatawa/fatawaDetails.aspx?BookID=2&amp;amp;View=Page&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;PageID=3127&amp;amp;languagename=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; from the Saudi Arabian fatwa council in Arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A special case is an child Imam, this means if for example a boy is hafiz/hafidh, most scholars accept him as an Imam for nafl/sunnah prayers (taraweeh for instance).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that the fatwas refer to man who shave their beards, not for those who don't have a beard for natural (given by Allah) reasons or in case of a very slow growth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-19T04:47:56.003" LastActivityDate="2021-11-19T04:47:56.003" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31159" CreationDate="2016-05-09T16:02:29.417" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reciting Quran-Al-Majeed day and night helped me a lot.&#xA;May Allah s.w.t guide you and help you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="230" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T16:02:29.417" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9498" CreationDate="2016-05-09T20:13:25.417" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to what I have  read and researched, Boxing overall is not Haram but sparring and actual competitive fights are haram as it involves striking to the face which is made clear in the Quran to be haram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16769" LastActivityDate="2016-05-09T20:13:25.417" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31100" CreationDate="2016-05-10T05:26:49.480" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Someone once asked Prophet Muhammad (s) when is the time to make dua:&#xA;        &lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;“the Prophet, salAllahu alayhi wasalam, was asked “which Du’a is more heard (by Allah)?” The Prophet, salAllahu alayhi wasalam, said, “The Du’a during the last part of the night and after the Fard prayers.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[at-Tirmidhi, 3421]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to recite &lt;b&gt;Qunoot&lt;/b&gt; after second rakah, which is also the dua (supplication).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was asked what is the best time to say dua:&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Narrated Sahel Ibn Sa'ad (RA): that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: 'Two will not be rejected, Supplication when the Adhan (call of prayer) is being called, and at the time of the rain'. [Al-Hakim 2: 114, and Abu Dawud #2540, ibn Majah] &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence it proves that you can make dua at anytime, Almighty is all hearing and listens to our queries everytime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16740" LastEditorUserId="16740" LastEditDate="2016-05-10T05:31:26.857" LastActivityDate="2016-05-10T05:31:26.857" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31171" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31178" CreationDate="2016-05-10T06:52:29.273" Score="1" ViewCount="5491" Body="&lt;p&gt;I promised to Allah that I will not play online games but I didn't keep my promise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First question: what is the punishment?  Second question: what will the new punishment be if I still play?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will the same punishment repeat until I leave my behavior?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16772" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-18T06:18:24.733" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T06:21:44.453" Title="What is the punishment for breaking an oath to Allah about playing games?" Tags="|punishment|oaths|game|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31172" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-10T07:12:01.133" Score="6" ViewCount="6922" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu-alaikum, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When we are travelling, men often find mosques or pray in the public. (This is when shortening the prayer is not an option). But for women, how can they manage? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many scholars suggest, women to stay at home or plan the journey in such a manner. Practically it is not always possible. And in many mosques there is no place for women to pray. So I read this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/21869&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt; in islamqa.&#xA;It says women can pray in the ground in any place. Does that mean they can pray in public, where other men can look at them? Is that correct? How did the wives of the Prophet (PBUH) and his companions do their prayers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks&#xA;Aslam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastActivityDate="2017-11-10T12:14:24.007" Title="Can women pray in public, like men?" Tags="|salat|women|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31099" CreationDate="2016-05-10T07:13:42.077" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short answer is as Laconic said: If you prayed your prayers without noticing that you have ejaculated you should re-do all of them, after performing &lt;em&gt;ghusl&lt;/em&gt; (having a bath or shower) once you found out that you have been praying in this state. Because cleanliness (&lt;em&gt;tahara&lt;/em&gt;) is a major condition for the validity of your prayers! So your prayers are void unless you perform &lt;em&gt;ghusl&lt;/em&gt; after janabah (ejaculation in your case).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/45556&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/283861&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A more difficult case is if you have been imam in a prayer, should the people who prayed behind you in congregation also re-do their prayers?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The majority of scholars say no, only the imam needs to re-do his prayers based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/85011&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; on what should the ma'moomeen do, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/103303&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; answering the question whether this ever happened to our prophet (peace be upon him). And &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/110456&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic summarizing both cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-06T14:20:37.843" LastActivityDate="2021-12-06T14:20:37.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31174" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-10T08:46:39.253" Score="4" ViewCount="1231" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a person dies and his/her relatives bury him, he will be asked three questions in the grave. What happens after that? Where does his/her soul go?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14313" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-12T05:13:30.547" LastActivityDate="2023-10-09T07:07:47.480" Title="In Islam, what happens to a person after his death?" Tags="|death|soul|barzakh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31178" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31171" CreationDate="2016-05-10T12:35:59.257" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First you have to repent (at-tawba) from sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second you should expiation vow with: &#xA;  - Feed or clothe ten poor;&#xA;  - If you can't you should fast for three days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For second question, if you don't make an oath you should just repent (at-tawba).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you end up back again, repent (at-tawba).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, see the YouTube videos &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVkTnYAXZeM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;What is the kaffara for a broken promise made to Allah&lt;/a&gt; by Sheikh Dr. Muhammad Salah, Learn Islam - Q&amp;amp;A, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtynQ_TznW8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Repentance(Tawbah) By Mufti Menk&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: Vowing is not good in Islam just say &quot;in·shal·lah&quot; I won't do that, meaning if Allah wills it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16777" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-18T06:21:44.453" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T06:21:44.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13195" CreationDate="2016-05-10T13:20:09.907" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer is primarily based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ibnamin.com/recitations_current_places.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; nice history of spreading of the qiraa't of the scholar ibn Amin. Which shows that the qiraa'a of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hafs&amp;amp;oldid=1165639865&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hafs&lt;/a&gt; 'an 'Asim has not even well known or prevalent in al-Kufa itself for many centuries. I tried to summarize it as much as i can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that among the qurraa' of the 7-10 mutawatir and 4 non-mutawatir readings which have somehow survived generally both the teachers and their students are also accepted and trustworthy hadith narrators, with exceptions such as Hafs who have been accused to be da'if, rejected, a fabricator etc.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Al-Bukahri has even reported that abu Bakr ibn 'Ayash أبو بكر بن عياش (Sho'aba) who should be his mate as students of 'Asim even denied to even know him! (See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadithportal.com/index.php?show=bab&amp;amp;bab_id=151&amp;amp;chapter_id=7&amp;amp;book=807&amp;amp;sub_idBab=0&amp;amp;f=91&amp;amp;e=192#tab_hadith_50000&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in al-'Oqayly's ad-Do'afa')&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;The spread of the qiraat according the &amp;quot;old geographical&amp;quot; regions of the Islamic world&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Caliph 'Omar ibn al Khattab has sent some sahaba (May Allah be pleased with all of them) to the different regions like abu Musa al-Ash'ary to Basra and Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (al hudali) to Kufa, abu ad-Darda' to a-Shaam ... to teach the Qur'an!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h4&gt;a-Shaam (The region around Syria)&lt;/h4&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Until the Caliph 'Othman send the mushaf al-Imam or the mushaf copy of a-Shaam with al-Mughira ibn abi Shihab المغيرة بن أبي شهاب the people where reciting according the qiraa'a of abu ad-Darda'. But there have been some issue's where they still kept the choice of abu ad-Darda'. Afterwards when they adapted the qiraa'a of 'Othman (according the mushaf) so the qiraa'a of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ibn_Amir_ad-Dimashqi&amp;amp;oldid=1144751503&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn 'Amir&lt;/a&gt; ابن عامر (one of the 7 quraa') has been influenced basically by 'Othman's and in cases by abu ad-Darda's and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nafi%CA%BD_al-Madani&amp;amp;oldid=1144842645&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nafi's&lt;/a&gt; نافع (an other one of the 7 quraa') qiraa'a. According to imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ibn_al-Jazari&amp;amp;oldid=1160563579&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn al-Jazari&lt;/a&gt; (our major source when it comes to the 10 qiraa't nowadays) this qiraa'a was the major and one could say the official qiraa'a in the region until around 500 a.H. when an excellent qari' of ad-Duri 'an abi 'Amr الدوري عن أبي عمرو  came from 'Iraq and introduced this qiraa'a which has afterwards widely spread in the country until the 'Othmans came and &amp;quot;imposed&amp;quot; the qiraa'a of Hafs 'an 'Asim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h4&gt;al-Basra&lt;/h4&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of the proximity to al-Hijaz the qiraa'a of the  people of Basra have been influenced by the qiraa'a of al-Hijaz so at the end of the 2nd hijri century people there where either following the qiraa'a of abu 'Amr أبو عمرو (which was influenced by the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abu_Amr_of_Basra&amp;amp;oldid=1146083849&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hijazi qiraa'at&lt;/a&gt;) or Ya'qub يعقوب (a pure basri qiraa'a). This last qiraa'a became more and more influence until it was the major one at the 5th century (this confirms a quote of ad-Dani from the Arabic &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B6%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%8A&amp;amp;oldid=61667974&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;). But afterwards the qiraa'a of abu 'Amr again regained influence in Basra and the most parts of the Islamic world until the Turks &amp;quot;made an end&amp;quot; to its influence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;al-Kufa&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The influence of ibn Masu'ds qira'a&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abu_Bakr_Ibn_Muj%C4%81hid&amp;amp;oldid=1138774549&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Mujahid&lt;/a&gt; quoted a statement of Sulayman al-A'mash (died 148 a.H.) trying to explain the influence of ibn Masu'ds (note he was hudali not qurashi) qiraa'a even after the mushaf al Imam (here referred to as qira-at Zayd ibn Thabit) has been sent to them -my own translation please take it carefully-:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I saw (experienced) the people of al-Kufa and the qiraa'a of Zayd (ibn Thabit) among them is not much more then the qiraa'a of Abdullah (ibn Masu'd) among you, only one or two (to express a few) men are reading it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أدركت أهل الكوفة وما قراءة زيد فيهم إلا كقراءة عبد الله فيكم، ما يقرأ بها إلا الرجل والرجلان.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the qiraa'a of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abd_Allah_ibn_Mas%27ud&amp;amp;oldid=1160271997&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Masu'd&lt;/a&gt; &lt;sup&gt;(since permalinks seemingly can't be set for paragraphs of wikipedia articles, please check if the article shared later ist still existing in the actual version else jump back here)&lt;/sup&gt;  was not only in the harf/language of hudail but also containing some abrogated ahruf etc., and he at first rejected the mushaf al-Imam but accepted it later when he returned to Medina (Some scholars say that the person who asked 'Aisha in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/66/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; was following the qira'a of ibn Masu'd). 'Othman has sent Abdarrahman as-Sulami عبد الرحمن السلمي, (whom has been a student of Ali ibn abi Talib the 4th Caliph) with the mushaf copy to al-Kufa. Note that the Kufis for political reasons (their hate towards &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hajjaj_ibn_Yusuf#Domestic_government_and_reforms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Hajjaj ibn Yousuf a-Thaqafi&lt;/a&gt;) rejected the qiraa'a of 'Asim (who followed the qurashi mushaf and the orders of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al-Hajjaj_ibn_Yusuf&amp;amp;oldid=1164738675&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Hajjaj&lt;/a&gt;) and kept the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_ibn_Masud#Alleged_criticism_of_the_Qur.27an&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;qiraa'a of ibn Masu'd&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;The qari's of al-Kufa&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;So &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aasim_ibn_Abi_al-Najud&amp;amp;oldid=1164402238&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Asim ibn Bahdala&lt;/a&gt; (also known as 'Asim ibn abi an-Nujud or 'Asim al-Qaari' عاصم بن أبي النُّجُود أو عاصم القارئ ) chose a middle way between both the qiraa'a of hijaz and the qiraa'a of ibn Masu'd, but the influence of ibn Mas'ud's hudali dialect is still clear in this qiraa'a -in total opposite to the people of Hijaz- it pronounces the hamza widely (for example it's more likely for hijazi to say &lt;em&gt;an-Nisa&lt;/em&gt; النسا  -which is considered as more fasih- instead of &lt;em&gt;an-Nisa'&lt;/em&gt; النساء, but a clearer example for this is &lt;em&gt;ata'morona&lt;/em&gt; أتأمرون (do you order) which is also read &lt;em&gt;atamorona&lt;/em&gt; أتامرون or &lt;em&gt;a-dhi'b&lt;/em&gt; الذئب(the wolf)  which is also read &lt;em&gt;a-dheeb&lt;/em&gt; الذيب).&lt;br&gt; Later &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamzah_az-Zaiyyat&amp;amp;oldid=1144735955&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hamzah&lt;/a&gt; (a persian qaari' and teacher of the other Kufi qaari' Khallaf) made a mix of all the Kufi qiraa'at, so his qiraa'a is influenced by 'Ali, ibn Masu'd and in cases Ubay's qiraa'a and it goes ahead with the mushaf of 'Othman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Mujahid pointed out that the qiraa'a of 'Asim was spread in Kufa even if it was not the major qiraa'a, and people who followed it later preferred the riwaya of abu Bakr ibn 'Ayach (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shu%27bah&amp;amp;oldid=1144906123&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sho'aba&lt;/a&gt;) أبو بكر بن عيَّاش as he has been approved with the qiraa'a many times by 'Asim, but abu Bakr was a withdrawn man, so that his riwaya became rare in Kufa and the riwaya of Hamzah grow instead and this was the major qiraa'a in Kufa at his (ibn Mujahid's) time. And also as it was the case for a-Shaam the qiraa'a of abu 'Amr came from Basra and was adapted there for many centuries until the 'Othmans came and &amp;quot;imposed&amp;quot; Hafs 'an 'Asim. And from the south of 'Iraq (especially) Karbala' the qiraa'a of 'Asim spread to the regions with a Shi'a majority.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h4&gt;Northern Africa and al-Andalus&lt;/h4&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first reading which was widely spread there was the qiraa'a of ibn 'Amir by some preachers like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ismail_ibn_Abd_Allah_ibn_Abi_al-Muhajir&amp;amp;oldid=1159197500&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Isma'il ibn Abdullah ibn abi al-Muhajir&lt;/a&gt;  إسماعيل بن عبد الله بن أبي المهاجر. Note that most of the soldiers or fighters who have been part of the conquest of al-Andalus came from a-Shaam and brought the madhab of Imam al-Awza'ii there so the people of Maghrib and al-Andalus have known the (shaami) riwaya of Hisham 'an ibn 'Amir هشام عن ابن عامر first. And in the 2nd hijri century the qiraa'a of Hamzah reached al-Qayrawan and only a few people used to read according the qiraa'a of Nafi' according to Hind Shalabi in her book al-Qiraat fi Ifriqya this is due to the fact that the scholars or intellectual people followed imam Sufyan at-Thawri -who himself was a student of Hamza- and even if later the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aghlabids&amp;amp;oldid=1162308247&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aghalibah Dynasty&lt;/a&gt; (184 aH-296 aH) adopted the madhhab of abu Hanifa as an official madhhab the qira'a of 'Asim (who was among the teachers of abu Hanifa) was only one of many other qira'at there. &lt;br&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A&amp;amp;oldid=60333449&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ad-Dani&lt;/a&gt; (an other major source for the qiraa't and qur'an sciences, no continuous sanad of any qiraa'a which exists nowadays wouldn't have him in the narrator chain) quoted that ibn Barghout (272 a.H.) was the first one to impose the qiraa'a of Nafi' in al-Qayrawan. Hind Shalabi in her book (p. 232) corrected this information saying that qari' ibn Barghut was ordered by the Qadi (Maliki certainly) 'Abdullah ibn Talib عبد الله بن طالب not to teach any other harf (letter) than that of Nafi'i to his students. The people of Tunis chose the riwaya of Qalun while the western parts of al-Maghrib have chosen the riwaya of Warsh min tariq al-Azraq (a student of Warsh from Medina) رواية ورش المصري، من طريق يوسف الأزرق المدني. So one could say that this qiraa'a came more or less with the madhab of Imam Malik from Medina to the Maghrib and Andalus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;When did the riwaya of Hafs began to spread?&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;h4&gt;The end of the time when Islamic science and scholars were still creative&lt;/h4&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The historical reports above show that even if Hafs 'an 'Asim was one of the riwayat of the 7 qiraa't which were &amp;quot;defined&amp;quot; by ibn Mujahid, it was not prevalent in any region, but clearly well known by quraa' of the 7 or 10 qiraa't.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;To find out when, how and from where it began to spread, we need more facts, in this could only be found based on reports of scholars or in earlier copies of tafsir books, because tafsir books usually had one of the regionally most prevalent qiraa'a as a basis... Yes now almost all tafsir books are based (or have it in the margin) on Hafs 'an 'Asim, but this was not the case only a few hundred years ago!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn al-Jazari (751-833 a.H.) who lived in the days of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Timur&amp;amp;oldid=1162902877&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Timur&lt;/a&gt; said that the official reading of a-Sham, al-Hijaz, al-Yaman and Egypt was ad-Dury 'an abi 'Amr. He didn't quote Khorasan or Turkey even if he studied there a long time. But Imam az-Zamakhshari (from Khorasan, died 538 a.H.) wrote his tafsir based on the reading of abu 'Amr. The same was the case with tafsir al-Wahidi (author of three tafsirs and the famous &amp;quot;asbab an-Nuzul&amp;quot; أسباب النزول died 468 a.H.). While &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ebussuud_Efendi&amp;amp;oldid=1157949842&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu As-Su'ud&lt;/a&gt; (died 952 a.H. -from Turkey) used Hafs as a basis for his tafsir. And outside of Turkey?&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al-Shawkani&amp;amp;oldid=1160043792&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a-Shawkani&lt;/a&gt; الشوكاني (from Yemen, died 1250 a.H.) used riwayat Qalun 'an Nafi' for his tafsir (called fath al-Qadir فتح القدير) and his sheikh &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%86%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A&amp;amp;oldid=62326279&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Assan'ani&lt;/a&gt; الصنعاني did the same before, while &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hadhramaut&amp;amp;oldid=1163503494&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadramaut&lt;/a&gt; was following the riwaya of ad-Duri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h4&gt;The period of ignorance and stagnation and the copiers and commentators&lt;/h4&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A first sign for a tafsir based on Hafs in Turkey is the tafsir of Badr a-Deen al-Monshi ar-Rumi al-Hanafi 981 a.H. محمد بن بدر الدين المُنْشِي الرومي الحنفي. Later a scholar Mohammad al-Mar'ashi 1150 a.H. states that the riwaya of Hafs was in his country (south of Turkey) the standard. So one could say that after the spreading of riwayat hafs in the 16th century in Turkey it began to spread in a-Sham in the 18th and Egypt in the 19th century. The great hanafi scholar &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ibn_Abidin&amp;amp;oldid=1153925518&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn 'Abideen&lt;/a&gt; a-Dimashqi ابن عابدين (1198 -1252 a.H./1748-1836) quotes that hanafi scholars have chosen the riwaya of Hafs 'an 'Asim and ad-Duri 'An abi 'Amr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;ومشايخنا اختاروا قراءةَ أبي عَمْرٍو وحفصٍ عن عاصم&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Still at the time sheikh al quraa' of Dimashq/Damascus used to read the qiraa'a of abu 'Amr, and in 1951 still this was the major reading in Hadramaut. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One major reason -according my source- for this (spread of Hafs) is that after ibn al-Jazari (a-Dimashqi) there haven't been any scholars who did some efforts in writing books on the issue of qiraat, so there have been a kind of ignorance for this science in a-Sham especially and in almost all the Islamic world, as the next great scholar on the matter from a-Sham was Ahmad al-Hilwani al-Kabir (1228-1307 a.H.) who, when visiting Mekka the sheikh of qiraat Ahamd al-Marzoqi recited for him in Hafs, which may indicate that this qiraa'a was the preferred qiraa'a at the time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The well known reciter &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A&amp;amp;oldid=62378140&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abdarrashid as-Sofi&lt;/a&gt; from Somalia said that the qiraa'a of Hafs has only began to spread in the world in the 2 last centuries. As the people of al-Mashriq from Egypt, a-Shaam, al-'iraq, al-Hijaz, the Arabic Peninsula, Yemen and Sudan only knew the qiraa'a of abu Amr al-Basri in both riwayatt of ad-Duri and as-Susi. The major evidence is that most tafsir books had this qira'a like tafsir al-Jalalyn ... (I myself know a Somali student of him whom learnt both the riwaya of as-Susi 'an abi 'Amr and Hafs from him)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An other reason is that when the printing plants at the time of 'Othmans started to come in use they have chosen the easiest riwaya for the basic or archaic machines to print mushafs. And the choice came to Hafs 'an 'Asim. But people didn't leave their qiraa'a so some even returned their mushafs because they were thinking that they have errors!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later many countries followed the example and kept the riwaya of Hafs as an official reading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The long article also includes an anecdote of Algerian salafis who stole/toke the masahif of warsh from mosques (in their country) and replaced it by the masahif Hafs which are distributed for free by Saudi-Arabian authorities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The riwaya of Hafs has started spreading to become the official riwaya of the Turkish 'Othmans in the 16th century and, because of the archaic printing possibilities been chosen for a first Quran print, that's a major -technical- reason why this riwaya is now so prevalent in the Islamic world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other major reason is that after ibn al-Jazari no scholar -in the middle east- has made efforts to improve or publish in the science of qiraa'at for a long period of time, so that only a few people kept in touch with the other qiraa'at and riwayat which were not common in the regions of the Islamic world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;I've been told by a Salafi-Brother that a well known Saudi scholar when praying behind a scholar from Mauritania began to correct the recitation of the imam, as he didn't know about any other riwaya except Hafs and thought Warsh was not correct!&amp;quot; I don't know how to qualify this statement! But maybe it shows the impact of the absence of scholars of qira'aat in the middle east!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sheikh ibn Amin also wrote &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ibnamin.com/tarajem_qura.htm#%D8%AD%D9%81%D8%B5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an article&lt;/a&gt; which is somewhat against the rawy  Hafs where he gathered a lot of narrations and statements showing the inferiority of this rawy (whom he even try to show off as a weak narrator and fabricator for example he added an exclamation of Sho'aba asking where and when this Hafs might have learnt the reading of 'Asim, as he never saw nor met him with 'Asim). All this might be explained by mistakes for example Hafs was living in the house of 'Asim as his mother was 'Asims wife, the name Hafs ibn Sulayman al-Kufi is common so some Hadith scholars might have had confused him with another narrator.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Ibn Amin also said that it is a shame that nowadays riwayat Hafs appears in the margin of tafsir a-Tabari who in many cases rejected this riwaya or considered it as weak or less expressive. For example -I found it by coincidence, so there might be much better and clearer statements- in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=491&amp;amp;idto=491&amp;amp;bk_no=50&amp;amp;ID=496&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his interpretation&lt;/a&gt; of verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/165&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:165&lt;/a&gt;) he clearly holds a position against the qira'a (by Kufi, Makki and Basri scholars):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لو يرى (if they see/consider)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and prefers the qira'a (by Shami and Madani scholars):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ولو ترى (if you see)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He added that neither al-Qurtobi nor at-Tabari (who was a teacher of ibn Mujahid and from Kufa and therefore should exactly know the qira'at in there) who were well-versed in the science of qira'at addressed the special cases of recitation in riwayat Hafs in their tafsir and counted 24 singularity in his riwaya were no accepted riwaya has a back up for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also accounts saying that the orientalists had some influence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=30415&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Article&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic on the Issue.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I'd like to add that I also came across a Shi'a article on the Issue, but they only quoted sunni sources (like ibn Mujahid) until the 3rd hijri century. Some scholars say that Shi'a have only paid attention to this science after that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2023-07-21T07:56:30.307" LastActivityDate="2023-07-21T07:56:30.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31184" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-11T12:04:56.343" Score="0" ViewCount="3784" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a very strange question according to what my title says. This was confusing me for a very long and it's unclear to me. I just kept myself away from researching about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I came across a situation where one of my office colleague's who's a Muslim and his wife was using a sticker on her forehead (known as &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindi_(decoration)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bindi&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, if that's what its called). I didn't wanted to embarrass them asking such strange questions. In fact, I have very little knowledge regarding this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my question is; Does the Qur'an or hadith specifically mention about this sort of scenarios? If so, please provide me answers with references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eVBSGm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eVBSGm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Indian woman with bindi&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Image source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Indian_Woman_with_bindi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikimedia Commons&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3223" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-09T06:06:55.733" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T07:19:42.057" Title="Is there any saying about &quot;Bindi&quot; anywhere in the Qur'an or hadith?" Tags="|halal-haram|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31185" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-11T13:47:06.060" Score="1" ViewCount="11931" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that if you take drugs 30 days prior to Ramadan, your Salah is not accepted and neither are your fasts.  Obviously taking drugs is wrong anyway, but is their evidence for or suggesting that if one was to take drugs and Ramadan was starting say 20 days after they have taken the drugs, would their fasts and Salah not be accepted? And are there specific teachings for certain drugs or are all drugs generalised as one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16791" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-11T10:46:11.750" LastActivityDate="2020-04-21T21:20:12.080" Title="If you take drugs fewer than 30 days prior to Ramadan, is your salah accepted?" Tags="|salat|sunni|ramadan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31185" CreationDate="2016-05-11T14:51:31.230" Score="1" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Al-hadith salah (not fasts) is not accepted for 40 days due to alcohol (if one doesn't repent), not drugs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, taking drugs is haram at any time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Whether salah and fasts are accepted or not is Allah's work, but the salah or other worships you must do.  If some form of worship is not accepted, that does not mean we just leave it because if we quit it we will drop out, out of  guilt. Is al-kofr (I mean leave a-salah).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More Information About That: &quot;If someone takes drugs or alcohol they shouldn't pray for forty days, is this true?&quot; Learn Islam - Q&amp;amp;A, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YH2oUL8O2M&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16777" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-11T10:49:22.927" LastActivityDate="2016-11-11T10:49:22.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31174" CreationDate="2016-05-11T17:13:42.407" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Islamic doctrine, when a person dies, his soul resides in barzakh. The word barzakh means &amp;quot;obstacle&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;barrier&amp;quot;. It is a place where the souls will reside until the Day of Resurrection. Allah almighty, may he be glorified and exalted, said regarding barzakh (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[23.99] Until when death overtakes one of them, he says: Send me back,&#xA;my Lord, send me back;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[23.100] Haply I may do good in that which I have left. &lt;strong&gt;By no means!&#xA;it is a (mere) word that he speaks; and before them is a barrier until&#xA;the day they are raised.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is differences of opinion regarding what exactly happens in the intermediate realm (barzakh). Only Allah almighty has complete knowledge of it. However, we do have many hadiths releted to it. I quoted some of them bellow :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sumurah bin Jundub (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger&#xA;of Allah (ﷺ) very often used to ask his Companions, &amp;quot;Do any one of you&#xA;has seen a dream?&amp;quot; So dreams would be narrated to him by those whom&#xA;Allah willed to relate. One day he (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;Last night I had a&#xA;vision in which two men (angels) came to me and woke me up and said to&#xA;me, 'Proceed!' I set out with them and we came across a man lying&#xA;down, and behold, another man was standing over his head, holding a&#xA;big rock. Behold, he was throwing the rock at the man's head, smashing&#xA;it. When he struck him, the stone rolled away and he went after it to&#xA;get it, and no sooner had he returned to this man, his head was healed&#xA;and restored to its former condition. The thrower (of the rock) then&#xA;did the same as he had done before. I said to my two companions,&#xA;'Subhan-Allah! Who are these?' They said: 'Proceed, proceed.' So we&#xA;proceeded and came to a man lying in a prone position and another man&#xA;standing over his head with an iron hook, and behold, he would put the&#xA;hook in one side of the man's mouth and tear off that side of his face&#xA;to the back (of the neck), and similarly tear his nose from front to&#xA;back, and his eyes from front to back. Then he turned to the other&#xA;side of the man's face and did just as he has done with the first&#xA;side. He had hardly completed that (second) side when the first&#xA;returned to its normal state. I said to my two companions,&#xA;'Subhan-Allah! Who are these?' They said, 'Proceed, proceed.' So we&#xA;proceeded and came across something like a Tannur (a kind of baking&#xA;oven, a pit usually clay-lined for baking bread).&amp;quot; I (the narrator)&#xA;think the Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;In that oven there was much noise and&#xA;voices.&amp;quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) added, &amp;quot;We looked into it and found naked men&#xA;and women, and behold, a flame of fire was reaching to them from&#xA;underneath, and when it reached them they cried loudly. I asked, 'Who&#xA;are these?' They said to me, 'Proceed, proceed.' And so we proceeded&#xA;and came across a river.&amp;quot; I (the narrator) think he said, &amp;quot;-- red like&#xA;blood.&amp;quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) added, &amp;quot;And behold, in the river there was a&#xA;man swimming, and on the bank there was a man who had collected many&#xA;stones. Behold, while the other man was swimming, he went near him.&#xA;The former opened his mouth and the latter (on the bank) threw a stone&#xA;into his mouth whereupon he went swimming again. Then again he (the&#xA;former) returned to him (the latter), and every time the former&#xA;returned, he opened his mouth, and the latter threw a stone into his&#xA;mouth, (and so on) the performance was repeated. I asked my two&#xA;companions, 'Who are these?' They replied, 'Proceed, proceed.' And we&#xA;proceeded till we came to a man with a repulsive appearance, the most&#xA;repulsive appearance you ever saw a man having! Beside him there was a&#xA;fire, and he was kindling it and running around it. I asked my two&#xA;companions, 'Who is this (man).' They said to me, 'Proceed, proceed!'&#xA;So we proceeded till we reached a garden of deep green dense&#xA;vegetation, having all sorts of spring colours. In the midst of the&#xA;garden there was a very tall man, and I could hardly see his head&#xA;because of his great height, and around him there were children in&#xA;such a large number as I have never seen! I said to my two companions,&#xA;'Who is this?' They replied, 'Proceed, proceed.' So we proceeded till&#xA;we came to a majestic, huge garden, greater and better than any garden&#xA;I have ever seen! My two companions said to me, 'Ascend up' and I&#xA;ascended up.&amp;quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) added, &amp;quot;So we ascended till we reached a&#xA;city built of gold and silver bricks, and we went to its gate and&#xA;asked (the gatekeeper) to open the gate, and it was opened; and we&#xA;entered the city and found in it men with one side of their bodies as&#xA;handsome as the most handsome person you have ever seen, and the other&#xA;side as ugly as the ugliest person you have ever seen! My two&#xA;companions ordered those men to throw themselves into the river.&#xA;Behold, there was a river flowing across (the city), and its water was&#xA;like milk in whiteness. Those men went and threw themselves in it and&#xA;then returned to us after the ugliness (of their bodies) had&#xA;disappeared, and they came in the best shape.&amp;quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) further&#xA;added, &amp;quot;My two companions said to me: 'This place is the 'Adn Jannah,&#xA;and that is your place.' I raised up my sight, and behold, there I saw&#xA;a palace like a white cloud! My two companions said to me, 'That&#xA;palace is your place,' I said to them, 'May Allah bless you both! Let&#xA;me enter it.' They replied, 'As for now, you will not enter it, but&#xA;you shall enter it (one day).' I said to them, 'I have seen many&#xA;wonders tonight. What does all that mean which I have seen?' They&#xA;replied, 'We will inform you: As for the first man you came upon,&#xA;whose head was being smashed with the rock, he is the symbol of the&#xA;one who studies the Qur'an and then neither recites it nor acts on its&#xA;orders, and sleeps, neglecting the enjoined prayers. As for the man&#xA;you came upon, whose sides of mouth, nostrils and eyes were torn off&#xA;from front to back, he is the symbol of the man who goes out of his&#xA;house in the morning and tells lies that are spread all over the&#xA;world. And those naked men and women whom you saw in a construction&#xA;resembling an oven, they are the adulterers and the adulteresses. And&#xA;the man who was given a stone to swallow is the eater of Ar-Riba&#xA;(usury), and the bad-looking man whom you saw near the fire, kindling&#xA;it and going around it, is Malik, the gatekeeper of Hell, and the tall&#xA;man you saw in the garden is (Prophet) Abraham, and the children&#xA;around him are those who died upon Al-Fitrah (the Islamic Faith of&#xA;Monotheism).&amp;quot;' The narrator added: Some Muslims asked the Prophet (ﷺ)&#xA;, &amp;quot;O Messenger of Allah! What about the children of Al- Mushrikun&#xA;(i.e., polytheists, pagans, idolaters, and disbelievers in the Oneness&#xA;of Allah and in His Messenger Muhammad (ﷺ))?&amp;quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) replied,&#xA;&amp;quot;And also the children of Al-Mushrikun.&amp;quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) added: &amp;quot;My&#xA;two companions added, 'The men you saw half handsome and half ugly&#xA;were these people who had mixed an act that was good with another that&#xA;was bad, but Allah forgave them'.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another narration of Al-Bukhari is: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said,&#xA;&amp;quot;One night two men came to me and took me to a blessed land.&amp;quot; (The&#xA;Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) told of the same incident as above) and said,&#xA;&amp;quot;After a while of walking we came upon a pit like an oven, narrow at&#xA;the top and wide at the bottom with fire raging in it. When the flames&#xA;rose up (the people in it) also rose up till they were about to come&#xA;out; and when the fire subsided they, too, would go down with it. In&#xA;it were naked men and women.&amp;quot; (The remainder of the Hadith is the same&#xA;as the above Hadith except that at the end of it, the Messenger of&#xA;Allah said: &amp;quot;We came upon a river of blood in the middle of which&#xA;there was a man standing, and at the bank of the river there was a man&#xA;with plenty of stones before him...&amp;quot; In this narration we also find:&#xA;&amp;quot;They made me climb the tree and they made me enter an abode so&#xA;beautiful the like of which I have never seen before. There (I saw)&#xA;old men and youth.&amp;quot; In this narration we also find: &amp;quot;'The first house&#xA;you entered was the abode of the believers in general, and the other&#xA;house was the abode of the martyrs. I am Jibril (Gabriel), and this is&#xA;Mika'il. Raise your head.' I looked up and saw something like clouds.&#xA;They said to me, 'That is your abode.' I said, 'Shall I enter it?'&#xA;They said, 'You have not completed your term of life yet. When you do,&#xA;you will certainly enter it.&amp;quot;'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) once passed by two graves and&#xA;said, &amp;quot;These two persons are being tortured not for a major sin (to&#xA;avoid). One of them never saved himself from being soiled with his&#xA;urine, while the other used to go about with calumnies (to make enmity&#xA;between friends).&amp;quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) then took a green leaf of a&#xA;date-palm tree, split it into (pieces) and fixed one on each grave.&#xA;They said, &amp;quot;O Allah's Apostle! Why have you done so?&amp;quot; He replied, &amp;quot;I&#xA;hope that their punishment might be lessened till these (the pieces of&#xA;the leaf) become dry.&amp;quot;  [Sahih al-Bukhari 218]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2023-10-09T07:07:47.480" LastActivityDate="2023-10-09T07:07:47.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31189" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31215" CreationDate="2016-05-11T18:03:16.740" Score="8" ViewCount="1853" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Surah Muhammad Verse 35:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;So do not weaken and call for peace while you are superior; and Allah is with you and will never deprive you of [the reward of] your deeds.&quot; - Quran 47:35&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But according to one hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The one who omits to pray Asr, all his good deeds will be lost.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari (553). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the Quran is saying that Allah will never decrease our good deeds but the hadith says if we omit Asr, all our good deeds will be lost. There seems to be a contradiction here. Can somebody comment on this and clear me off this confusion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2021-12-11T09:57:11.130" Title="Would Allah ever decrease our good deeds?" Tags="|quran|salat|hadith|deeds|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31191" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-12T03:58:35.620" Score="3" ViewCount="9085" Body="&lt;p&gt;My name is Rizwan. I am 26 year old. I got engaged a month ago. After the engagement I talked with my fiancé by message just to get to know about her nature, whether she is compatible with me or not.  Now I'm in trouble. I don't want to talk with her because I know talking on phone and falling in love after that are hateful towards Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I told her 3 times &quot;I don't want to talk with you; I want to wait until we get married.&quot; But whenever I told her I don't want to talk to her, she says &quot;I'm alone, I need your company&quot;, bla, bla.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any suggestion what I should do?  Is it permissible to chat with my fiancé?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16082" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-28T16:57:37.810" LastActivityDate="2017-08-28T16:57:37.810" Title="Is it permissible to chat with my fiancé?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31192" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-05-12T08:36:39.473" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Adam&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%AF%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;آدم&lt;/a&gt;  is according Islam, Christianity and Judaism the father of mankind and also called the a father of Prophets (abu-l-Anbiya').&lt;br&gt; &#xA;Adam and the story of his creation are mentioned many times in the Qur'an and Sunnah especially the episode of Allah's command for the angels (Iblis being among them) to bow down to Adam and the episode telling how Iblis/Satan could deceive Adam and his wife into eating of the fruits of the forbidden tree, are mentioned several times and from different perspectives in the Qur'an (See for example (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/30-39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:30-39&lt;/a&gt;), (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/11-28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;7:11-28&lt;/a&gt;), (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/17/61-65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;17:61-65&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/20/116-123&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;20:116-123&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T01:29:59.687" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T01:29:59.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31193" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-05-12T08:36:39.473" Score="0" Body="Adam or آدم  is according to Islamic, Christian and Judaic sources the father of mankind or first human being and also called the a father of Prophets (abu-l-Anbiya')" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-12T22:28:01.633" LastActivityDate="2016-05-12T22:28:01.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31194" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31191" CreationDate="2016-05-12T08:49:06.110" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After engagement I talk with my fiancé on message just to know about her nature. Whether she is compatible with me or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, legally, there is no concept of &lt;em&gt;engagement&lt;/em&gt; in Islamic jurisprudence. You are still &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/non-mahram&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;non-mahram&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;non-mahram&lt;/a&gt;, and should abide by all the rules and restrictions that apply to interactions between non-mahrams. For instance, you can not talk to her in private or she should not make her voice sound soft and pleasant artificially. Her being engaged to you does not change the rulings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is also important that you get to know each other before getting married. So what you can do is to meet her with the presence of a third person or two. If you are talking over the phone, put the phone on speaker and let other people also hear your conversation;  if you are using a messaging platform, chat in a group; etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2880" LastActivityDate="2016-05-12T08:49:06.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31196" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-05-12T08:57:19.750" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Aisha&lt;/a&gt; bint abi Bakr (the daughter of abu Bakr) &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B4%D8%A9_%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AA_%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%8A_%D8%A8%D9%83%D8%B1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;عائشة‎&lt;/a&gt; (also transliterated or A'isha, Aisyah, Ayesha, A'ishah ...) was one of the wives of the Propeht Muhammd (peace be upon him) and therefore called &quot;Mother of the Believers&quot; (أمّ المؤمنين).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Two major stories in the Qur'an refer to her:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The story of accusation of adultery levied against her, which can be traced in surat &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/11-22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an-Nur&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The story of the honey, which can be traced in surat &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/66/1-3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;at-Tahrim&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of her status (as a wife of the Prophet) she has narrated a lot of hadiths and is known to have memorized the Quran (Hafsa the daughter of 'Omar and Umm Salamah were the two wife's how memorized the Qur'an). And is considered as a wise woman and a source of wisdom. She is also considered as Muhammad's most beloved or favored -if one could say so- wife after his first wife Khadija bint Khuwaylid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-15T04:54:42.570" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T04:54:42.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31197" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-05-12T08:57:19.750" Score="0" Body="Aisha bint abi Bakr عائشة‎ was one of the wives of the Propeht Muhammd (peace be upon him) and therefore called &quot;Mother of the Believers&quot; (أمّ المؤمنين)" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-13T05:59:38.430" LastActivityDate="2016-05-13T05:59:38.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31189" CreationDate="2016-05-12T10:21:48.487" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I assume you are referring to &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/9/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:594&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever leaves the 'Asr prayer will have all his (good) deeds annulled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that in the Arabic original neither the hadith nor the Verse you refer to use the word good as @Sayyid mentioned in his answer. Both only speak about deeds or work, without a qualification of it, this can only be concluded to some extent from the context, but maybe exactly this conclusion could lead to misunderstandings. As we are dealing with a translation (or interpretation) and interpreting based on it, so we have doubled our multiplied our Error-Sources!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the 'Asr prayer is mentioned (or at least interpreted) in the Qur'an in two places:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;surah&lt;/a&gt; named by it and in surat &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/238&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Baqarah&lt;/a&gt;. And note that in surat al-'Asr it was used as an oath, which in Arabic means a major emphasize on it. This shows the importance of this prayer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now according to comment of ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani in fath al-Bari (on Sahih al-Bukhari) there are three different aspects which have been discussed by scholars on this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Interpreting of leaving the prayer تأويل الترك: not performing it (on time) either denying or rejecting it -completely- being mandatory or known this but don't taking care of the order of Allah. The Sahabi (abu Buraidah, May Allah be pleased with him) apparently understood it as if the people where taking their time and not hurrying to perform the prayer on time!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Interpreting the annulment (Annulment= exaggeration to show how bad doing such a sin is) تأويل الحبط: Comparing the one who didn't perform it at time without excuses with other sinners and emphasizing or exaggerating this like if his deeds where annulled. With the meaning that his deeds were about to be nullified.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Interpreting the deeds (deed in the hadith='Asr prayer or deeds of that day) تأويل العمل: Here the annulment has the meaning of his good deeds will be reduced (decrease). This may mean at this time his good deeds won't be accepted so that he won't gain thawab from it as if he was one who's bad deeds are coming over his good deeds, so if he died at this state maybe Allah may forgive him or he might been punished and afterwards forgiven.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the comment on the hadith version of Imam at-Tirmidhi the explantion is split into two parts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A total annulment which is related to kufr: That means rejecting and denying this prayer, so one wouldn't be called a believer and therefore any good deeds would be annulled afterwards as one returns to kufr.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or an annulment depending on the scale of the deeds, the bad deeds may come over good deeds depending on your deeds so either one of them may &amp;quot;win&amp;quot; depending on what you have done more.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars said that the deeds العمل referred to in the hadith is the daily work who may let you leave or not hurry praying so one wouldn't have any advantage from this work ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam al-Manawy in his comment on al-Jami' as-Saghir of Imam As-Suyuti explained it shortly (may translation take it carefully):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(مَنْ تَرَكَ صَلاَةَ الْعَصْرِ) متعمدا &lt;br&gt;&#xA;(Whoever leaves the 'Asr prayer) deliberatly -without an excuse- &lt;br&gt;&#xA;(حَبِطَ عَمَلُهُ) أي بطل كمال ثواب عمله يوم ذلك وخص العصر لأن فواتها أقبح من فوات غيرها لكونها الوسطى المخصوصة بالامر بالمحافظة عليها.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(have all his (good) deeds annulled -literally: his deeds are annulled-) means the completeness of the thawab of his -good- deeds of that day is annulled.&lt;br&gt; And the 'Asr prayer has been specified because the expiration of the time of this prayer is -considered- worse than for other prayers because it's the middle prayer for whom the order of maintenance of the time has been specified and emphasized.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are my References (all in Arabic so far):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A thread answering your question on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=125897&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ahlalhadeeth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A fatwa on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/4782&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamweb&lt;/a&gt; answering based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/9/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the hadith you've quoted&lt;/a&gt; and an &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/9/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;other one&lt;/a&gt; which is warning us from not prayiyng 'Asr on time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A fatwa on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/145252&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt; answering for clarification on the same issue.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Here you can switch between the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sonnaonline.com/DisplayExplanation.aspx?ExplainId=94334%2C92610&amp;amp;HadithID=370807&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;comment&lt;/a&gt; from fath al-Bari of ibn Hajar and the comment of fath al-Bari of ibn Rajab al-Hanbali (who said that leaving this prayer would annul the deeds of the whole day while quoting ibn Abdulbar, whom's opinion he considered as weak, who said that only the thawab of the deed=the prayer would be annulled)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-11T09:57:11.130" LastActivityDate="2021-12-11T09:57:11.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14585" CreationDate="2016-05-12T12:02:39.307" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your inference is totally wrong.&#xA;We Shia care(respect) equally for all the members of the household of prophet&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Labbaik-e-ya Hussain&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; is basically an expression in times of battle while facing the enemy or facing any kind of injustice from tyrants.&#xA;Being &lt;strong&gt;'at the service of Hussain'&lt;/strong&gt; expresses the idea of fighting for justice and being on the side of justice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a slogan of believers who worship only Allah, The Almighty, and thus they support the righteous slaves of Allah.   And Hussain was one of the righteous slaves of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastActivityDate="2016-05-12T12:02:39.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31200" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28975" CreationDate="2016-05-12T12:23:51.280" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer in simple words&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Answer to question 1: Because Muslims have gone astray&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Answer to question 2: Yes, by getting themselves involved in tafaraqas, they are denying command and orders of ALLAH&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tafaraqa starts when we start pointing fingers at other Muslims. Like, &quot;he is responsible&quot;, &quot;she is responsible&quot;, &quot;they are responsible&quot;, or &quot;they do it wrong&quot; or trying to question if someone else is a Muslim or not. etc. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ALLAH knows what part of Islam reached us and what part didn't reach us and how much of us were  interested in obeying ALLAH and how much were interested in just trying to be called &quot;learned.&quot; ALLAH would not question us for the knowledge that couldn't reach us, but would definitely ask us about the knowledge we had.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We know that Namaz is farz, still we don't say our prayers regularly, we know that zakat is farz(fard) but we try to somehow find a way out of it, we know that our daughters and sisters have a share in our/our father's money, but we deny it, we know that &quot;Al Muslim o mann Sallim al Muslimoon a min-lisaanihi wa yadihi&quot; but we kill eachother even in the name of Islam and ALLAH (NauzubiLLAH)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;These are the questions ALLAH would ask us about first, if we executed orders of ALLAH properly, but instead we keep fighting over secondary things like &quot;where should we place our hands while in namaz&quot; and &quot;how many witrs&quot; and &quot;should we celebrate Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi&quot; etc. etc. which is self distracting and may be an attempt to justify our sins or trying to find refuge from our sins in things other than ALLAH&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So if a person is really interested in truth then truth will find him/her, as ALLAH says (A Hadith-e-Qudsi), &quot;if you come walking towards me, I (ALLAH) will come running towards you&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16798" LastEditorUserId="16798" LastEditDate="2016-05-13T02:04:26.197" LastActivityDate="2016-05-13T02:04:26.197" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28975" CreationDate="2016-05-12T21:16:27.627" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The history is quite big.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a Muslim you should only call yourself a Muslim, some saw people practice certain things which they thought was corruption within the religion. Some sought to purify themselves from this corruption by labeling themselves with what they followed. Slowly these groups had following they became their own sects. This is generally similar to what the people of the book (Jews &amp;amp; Christians) did too. But these were prophecized by Rasoul'Allah(saws), how we would followed the same errors as them and how we would have many sects. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith: 1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The Jews were split up into seventy-one or&#xA;  seventy-two sects; and the Christians were split up into seventy one&#xA;  or seventy-two sects; and my community will be split up into&#xA;  seventy-three sects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Grade : Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reference  : Sunan Abi Dawud 4596&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith: 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You would tread the same path as was trodden by those before you inch&#xA;  by inch and step by step so much so that if they had entered into the&#xA;  hole of the lizard, you would follow them in this also. We said:&#xA;  Allah's Messenger, do you mean Jews and Christians (by your words)&quot;&#xA;  those before you&quot;? He said: Who else (than those two religious&#xA;  groups)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim 2669 a&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None the less if you are a Sunni, Shia, Sufi, etc.. There is only one name which is appropriate which is Muslim, you can say that you follow a certain school of thought (which many scholars have said is so many ways better because you are not left to your own limits on interpretation &amp;amp; knowledge ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also our differences on what we value as Islam are very trivial when we look at the bigger picture. Which is belief in Allah (swt) and belief in his Prophets and Messengers. We would probably have less problems in the Ummah if we just learned to disagree and not transform that disagreement into bitter hatred. Even some classical scholars even had disagreements on certain issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also we cannot blame one particular group for the division within the Ummah because even to this day we could work for re-unification of the whole Ummah but both major parties and minor parties don't seem to want it they rejoice in what Allah (swt) has provided for them and they neglect sometimes the brotherhood. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For each one are successive [angels] before and behind him who protect&#xA;  him by the decree of Allah . Indeed, Allah will not change the&#xA;  condition of a people until they change what is in themselves. And&#xA;  when Allah intends for a people ill, there is no repelling it. And&#xA;  there is not for them besides Him any patron.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Quran 13:11&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah (swt) knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1000" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-08T11:00:01.050" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T11:00:01.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31205" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-13T05:46:14.947" Score="5" ViewCount="40505" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;God sets forth an example to those who disbelieve: the wife of Noah&#xA;  and the wife of Lot, they were both under two of Our righteous&#xA;  servants, but they acted treacherously towards them so they availed&#xA;  them naught against God, and it was said: Enter both the fire with&#xA;  those who enter.&quot; — Qur'an, Sura 66 (At-Tahrim), ayat 10&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone explain to me what exactly did she do that made God angry? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16450" LastEditorUserId="16450" LastEditDate="2016-05-18T01:42:48.190" LastActivityDate="2023-03-20T18:46:13.013" Title="Why did Noah's wife go to hell according to Quran?" Tags="|quran|prophets|jahannam|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21347" CreationDate="2016-05-13T10:14:10.793" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, creating a machine that tries to behave like a human is haram. As it's like trying to create or replace a human that is created by Allah our Creator of all existing things. I'm a Muslim and had education in electronics and computer science. What I've seen already is an artificial cat or a seal or something, made by a Japanese company to accompany elderly people. This is just a beginning and the development continues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah already forbade people to worship statues in the time of prophet Abraham (as) and earlier. Now these statues become &quot;alive&quot; using electronics and artificial intelligence. But what if those &quot;humanoids&quot; are so intelligence and powerful that we people have to abide their rules to stay alive? It's a scary thing and we must be aware of this development.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion a kafir is a kind of artificial robot too, but in an organic form. Instead of wires and electronic chips, it has blood and brains. And like a kafir, it has no forgiveness, patient, caring and other properties of a Muslim. So I consider a kafir as an artificial intelligent robot. If you see what an Israeli soldier do to a Palestinian child, you can't call such a soldier a human (meaning with properties of a Muslim, like feeling sorry for being rude and so on).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, creating a human like robot with advanced sophisticated artificial intelligence is in my opinion preparing to create a Dajjal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;wa Allahu a3lam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4189" LastActivityDate="2016-05-13T10:14:10.793" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31209" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-13T12:32:24.280" Score="1" ViewCount="271" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are tattoos allowed or not in Islam? If they are not allowed, please explain the details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16807" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-05-13T18:00:02.043" LastActivityDate="2016-05-13T18:00:02.043" Title="Are tattoos allowed in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-05-21T01:11:32.607" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13095" CreationDate="2016-05-13T15:43:59.537" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Al-‘Ibaadah means tadhallul (humility) and khudoo’ (submissiveness). Scholars of the Arabic language have also explained ‘ibaadah to mean “at-tareeq ul-mu’abbad”, or the levelled (paved) road. (Refer to Lisaan ul-‘Arab and al-Qaamoos al-Muheet) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, juristically (in Shar’eeah) it has been comprehensively defined by Sheikh ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 728 AH) as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Al-'Ibaadah is a term which comprises everything that Allah loves and is pleased with, from the outward and inner sayings and actions.” (Al-‘Uboodiyyah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Singling out Allah in our worship (Ifraadullahi bil-‘Ibaadah) consists of three pillars:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ifraadullahi bin-Nusk – Singling out Allah in ritual acts&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ifraadullahi bil-Hukmi wat-Tashree’ – Singling out Allah in matters of ruling and legislation &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ifraadullahi bil-Wilaayah – Singling out Allah in alliance and support &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, ‘ibaadah does not only consist of ritual acts; it is any saying or action (of the heart or limbs) which Allah likes (us to do) and is pleased with. Hence, love, hatred (for the sake of Allah), sincerity, rajaa’ (hope), sabr (perseverance), salaat, siyaam (fasting), Hajj, dhikr (remembrance of Allah), tahaakum (arbitration to Islam), sadaqah (charity), da’wah (inviting people to Islam), commanding good and forbidding evil, ruling by Islam,  and all other good deeds are ‘ibaadah (worship).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Salaat (prayer); Zakaat (charity tax); Siyaam (fasting); Hajj (the Pilgrimage); truthfulness in speech; trustworthiness; kindness to parents; maintaining kind relationship with relatives; fulfilling pledges; enjoining the good and forbidding the evil); goodness to the neighbour, the orphan, the poor, the wayfarer and the owned beings whether human or animal; du'aa (supplication); dhikr (remembrance of Allah); qiraa’ah (recitation of the Qur’aan); and the like are all part of ‘ibaadah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likewise, loving Allah and His Messenger apprehension before Allah and returning repentantly to Him, sincerity in the Deen for Him, patience with His Ordainment, thankfulness for His Bounties, contentment with His Decree, dependence on Him, hope for His Mercy, fear of His Punishment and the like are also part of 'ibaadah due to Allah.” (Al-‘Uboodiyyah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16809" LastActivityDate="2016-05-13T15:43:59.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31211" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-13T17:00:42.833" Score="4" ViewCount="187" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I was 12 years old, my parents have told me that they're going to buy me a MacBook Pro if I didn't cry for computer related issues when they were away. However I did, and I have told my baby sitter and my sister not to tell my parents about it. And now, I no longer use my MacBook Pro and is it haram? Is the online accounts created on that laptop Haram? Should I delete those accounts (inc. my Facebook)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13940" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T01:36:20.980" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T01:36:20.980" Title="Is it haram to use something that was not faithfully obtained?" Tags="|halal-haram|lying|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31212" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31209" CreationDate="2016-05-13T17:28:44.243" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tattoo is &lt;strong&gt;Haraam&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because we have no right to change the creation of allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;HADITH:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Abdullah: Allah has cursed those women who practise tattooing and those who get themselves tattooed, and those who remove their face hairs, and those who create a space between their teeth artificially to look beautiful, and such women as change the features created by Allah. Why then should I not curse those whom the Prophet has cursed? And that is in Allah's Book. i.e. His Saying: 'And what the Apostle gives you take it and what he forbids you abstain (from it).' (Quran 59.7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: (Sahih Bukhari 815)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16812" LastActivityDate="2016-05-13T17:28:44.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25531" CreationDate="2016-05-13T18:34:01.427" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;اسلام عليكم &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First off, you need to be aware that there is no such thing in Islam as redoing your prayer because your released gas later on. The moment you finish your prayer, you can release gas or anything else that negates the ablution (wudu). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You only redo the prayer if you released gas DURING the actual prayer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as releasing gas throughout the day, that's either how your body functions or your diet is heavy on spicy, gassy drinks, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I sincerely hope this makes sense. Do comment if you need more clarification. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT) knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16097" LastActivityDate="2016-05-13T18:34:01.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31189" CreationDate="2016-05-13T20:24:25.397" Score="7" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So the Quran is saying that Allah will never decrease our good deeds&#xA;  but the hadith says if we omit Asr, all our good deeds will be lost.&#xA;  There seems to be a contradiction here. Can somebody comment on this&#xA;  and clear me off this confusion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the problem here is the English rendering of the Arabic and asserting that they're implying our &quot;good&quot; deeds to be lost when in fact neither the ayah or the hadith mention anything about &quot;good&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ayah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;فَلا تَهِنوا وَتَدعوا إِلَى السَّلمِ وَأَنتُمُ الأَعلَونَ وَاللَّهُ مَعَكُم وَلَن يَتِرَكُم أَعمالَكُم&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;falaa tahinu wa tad'u 'ilaa a-salmi wa 'antumu l'a'lawna wa llaahu ma'akum wa lan yatirakum 'a'maalakum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So do not slacken and call for peace when you have the upper hand and Allah is with you, and He will not fail/miscarry your works.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;مَنْ تَرَكَ صَلاَةَ الْعَصْرِ فَقَدْ حَبِطَ عَمَلُهُ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;man taraka salaata al'asri faqad habita 'amaloho&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whoever abandons salaat al'asr, failed in work.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does not necessarily mean our &lt;strong&gt;good&lt;/strong&gt; work has been lost; unless you want to say we're &lt;strong&gt;losing benefit in that particular thing&lt;/strong&gt; and not everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Allah wants to speak about &quot;good&quot;, He mentions it clearly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;إِنَّ الحَسَناتِ يُذهِبنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;inna alhasanaati yudhheebna a-sayyi-aati&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;strong&gt;Indeed goodness efface misdeeds&lt;/strong&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah never says the opposite in that particular way.  So there's no clear indication that &lt;strong&gt;bad deeds&lt;/strong&gt; cancel out, or nullify, &lt;strong&gt;good deeds&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another things about the hadith.  One of the reporters, Yahya b. Abi Kathir is a mudallis (reference: Abu Jafar al-Aqili), i.e. reports unclear from where he got the hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He doesn't mention whether he heard or was told this narration from Abi Qilaabt, and instead, uses &quot;'An&quot;.  This makes the hadith questionable and not one to be relied upon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2016-05-13T20:24:25.397" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31205" CreationDate="2016-05-13T22:02:09.900" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because she was an infidel, as said in Surat Altahreem, Aya 10.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-05-15T00:14:30.170" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T00:14:30.170" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25090" CreationDate="2016-05-13T22:54:58.577" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Palestine was the Roman Empires name for Judea as of 135AD. It has absolutely nothing to do with Arabs or Muslims. The Koran mentions the Holy Land as an alternative name for Israel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Palestine Mandate recognises Jews and non-Jews. No 'Palestinians'.&#xA;Not until 1964 at the instigation of the KGB did the Islamofascist jihadist terrorists rebrand themselves as Palestinians with a false back history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16815" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-31T12:38:30.077" LastActivityDate="2016-07-31T12:38:30.077" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31221" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-14T10:33:13.530" Score="1" ViewCount="907" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a girl marries her boyfriend without her parents' consent and permission then is their marriage accepted by Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if the marriage is not accepted by Allah, then can she marry another man with her parents consent?  Will that marriage be accepted by Allah? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16537" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-08T08:01:40.223" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T15:02:05.287" Title="If a girl marries her boyfriend without her parents' consent, is their marriage accepted by Allah?" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31222" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18339" CreationDate="2016-05-14T15:53:46.667" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Women are permitted to participate in funeral prayers. The evidence for that is found in the following hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger&#xA;  of Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;Whosoever attends the funeral of a Muslim&#xA;  believing and hoping for the reward from Allah and remains with it&#xA;  until the prayer is offered over it and the burial is completed, he&#xA;  will return with a reward of two Qirat; each Qirat is equivalent to&#xA;  Mount Uhud; and whosoever offers his prayer over it and returns before&#xA;  its burial, he will come back with one Qirat.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al- Bukhari].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith applies to both men and women because it does not specifically refer to men and there is no other evidence that prohibits women from participating in funeral prayers. So, there is nothing wrong with women attending Janaza salats (funeral prayers).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-05-14T15:53:46.667" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31224" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-14T16:32:07.637" Score="4" ViewCount="13735" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is more specifically aimed at condiments that may have small percentages of alcohol (&amp;lt;1% alcohol) such as soy sauce and some types of mirin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.japancentre.com/en/products/10275-mizkan-honteri-mirin-style-seasoning&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;An example of mirin STYLE seasoning that contains less than 1% alcohol&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you don't know what mirin is, it is a sweet alcoholic condiment. Normally, it would almost certainly be haram due to its potential to intoxicate and the fact that it is essentially rice wine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above link, however, is something of a synthetic seasoning that replicates mirin. This would be excellent for use though there is a potential problem: It still has less than 1% alcohol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do know that there are so many foods and drinks that actually contain an extremely small amount of alcohol as it would be nearly impossible to completely stop all fermentation from happening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So my question is: Would the above example be permissible to use in cooking AND what volume of alcohol is considered impermissible?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, do try to provide evidence to back up your answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: This sort of condiment is almost always cooked with so I suspect the alcohol present would most likely be cooked off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16258" LastEditorUserId="16258" LastEditDate="2016-05-15T08:03:42.657" LastActivityDate="2021-01-27T22:39:38.847" Title="At what alcohol percentage is a volume of alcoholic seasoning/condiment considered haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|alcohol|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31205" CreationDate="2016-05-14T22:03:55.010" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because she committed kufr and therefore, she became a disbeliever. &quot;but they acted treacherously towards them&quot; means, they refused to follow the faith of their righteous husbands and outright rejected the truth even though it was made clear to them. It is mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1299&amp;amp;Itemid=122&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt; that, Al-Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;They betrayed them by not&#xA;  following their religion. The wife of Prophet Nuh used to expose his&#xA;  secrets, informing his oppressive people whenever any person embraced&#xA;  the faith with Nuh. As for the wife of Prophet Lut, she used to inform&#xA;  the people of the city (Sodom), who committed the awful sexual act&#xA;  (sodomy), whenever a guest was entertained by her husband.''&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-11-08T17:12:59.240" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T17:12:59.240" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31184" CreationDate="2016-05-14T22:27:50.330" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know of any hadith or verse of Qur'an that specifically says anything about bindi. It is generally worn by Hindu and Jain women of India. So, it's better to avoid it but there is no evidence in the hadith or the Qur'an that specifically prohibits it. And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further reading: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/qibla-hanafi/43506&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamqa.org | Fatwa: 43506&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-11-08T17:18:04.063" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T17:18:04.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31229" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-14T22:39:58.277" Score="5" ViewCount="226" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is new research that could take a stem cell and make it into a sperm or an egg. So, it's plausible that we could take the stem cell from one man and make that into an egg and fertilize the egg with the sperm from the other man. This can then be placed inside of a woman and she can give birth to the baby that is not genetically hers. The baby would be genetically derived from the two men. This is not a possibility yet, but could be in just a few years. Would this be haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16827" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2021-05-04T21:37:20.053" LastActivityDate="2021-05-04T21:39:00.523" Title="If two men could have a baby (e.g. via stem cells), would it be haram?" Tags="|fiqh|science|baby|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31230" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-14T22:43:37.587" Score="2" ViewCount="4626" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the name &quot;Manaf&quot; permissible?  What does it mean? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't got any useful information anywhere till now . Was this the name of any Companion (may Allah be pleased with them)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazaak Allah Khair&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16528" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2019-03-10T20:40:16.653" LastActivityDate="2022-06-07T06:17:30.133" Title="Is it permissible to give the name Manaf (مناف)?" Tags="|sunnah|naming|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31224" CreationDate="2016-05-15T01:35:08.840" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no permissible amount of alcohol , Not even a drop. Moreover, drinking any kind of liquor is not the only haram thing : selling , buying, carrying , serving, even browsing in a liquor store is Haram. There are tons of evidences , but all evidences I know are all in Arabic, Hadith and Quran. I will try to find some in English for you, and till that you can Google &quot;Islam and liquor&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T01:35:08.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31233" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31230" CreationDate="2016-05-15T02:47:29.517" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Manaf was a pre-Islamic idol which the Arabs believed was God and touched it for blessings[1]. There's no actual meaning of the name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it's not a good idea to name oneself after false deities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[1] Tarikh at-Tabari, Volume 6 - Muhammad at Mekka, topic: Abd Manaf. Who was Abd Manaf and his lineage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="4640" LastEditDate="2016-05-16T04:13:24.137" LastActivityDate="2016-05-16T04:13:24.137" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31234" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-15T05:16:21.637" Score="2" ViewCount="3249" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Allah accept a mother's bad dua' for her children, even if she is so angry that she doesn't actually mean it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16829" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T01:42:36.487" LastActivityDate="2021-12-26T12:39:22.337" Title="Does Allah accept a mother's bad dua' for her children?" Tags="|dua|parents|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31235" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17248" CreationDate="2016-05-15T09:48:22.783" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah say in Aal-i-Imraan :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;**&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(105) Be not like those who are divided amongst themselves and fall&#xA;  into disputations after receiving Clear Signs: For them is a dreadful&#xA;  penalty&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{وَلاَ تَكُونُواْ كَالَّذِينَ تَفَرَّقُواْ وَاخْتَلَفُواْ مِن بَعْدِ&#xA;  مَا جَاءهُمُ الْبَيِّنَاتُ وَأُوْلَئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;**&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Muslim &lt;strong&gt;does not&lt;/strong&gt; follow any sect, a true Muslim is the one who follows what is in the Quran and what Prophet Muhammed said. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Muslim should not be &quot;Suni or shai&quot; that is not what our God ordered us to be. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in The Cattle (اﻷنعام )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;**&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And, [moreover], this is My path, which is straight, so follow it; and&#xA;  do not follow [other] ways, for you will be separated from His way.&#xA;  This has He instructed you that you may become righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَنَّ هَٰذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيمًا فَاتَّبِعُوهُ ۖ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا&#xA;  السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَن سَبِيلِهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُم بِهِ&#xA;  لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ (153)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;**&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16130" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-05-19T05:44:39.050" LastActivityDate="2016-05-19T05:44:39.050" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31211" CreationDate="2016-05-15T09:56:26.850" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Supposing you have no problem using your laptop now,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do I have to delete my online accounts which I have created on that laptop though?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me make a couple of analogies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you made an important file with your laptop in the past, do you have to delete it now? I really don't think so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you learned a skill with your laptop, should you make yourself forget this skill? Definitely not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I don't think there is any need to undo anything you did in the past with your laptop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8252" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T09:56:26.850" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31229" CreationDate="2016-05-15T10:55:53.903" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The act of growing the baby in another woman for straight couples is currently possible but is haram because that woman has labored for a child and it would not be fair to take it from her. Relatively I assume it would be the same for two men. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16832" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T10:55:53.903" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10832" CreationDate="2016-05-15T13:44:24.120" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you reach home, you are no more in a traveller status and should offer the complete prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qasr option facilitates the traveller with a shortened prayer to complete the salah on time and not to keep this pending until he reaches home to avail the Qasr prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Knows the best. &#xA;May Allah guide and show us the right path. Aameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16836" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-05-15T21:32:24.450" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T21:32:24.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31243" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30533" CreationDate="2016-05-15T15:05:03.070" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to what I've understood, you want to convince her to convert to Islam, but you're afraid that talking to her would be considered as a sin. Well, to be honest, there is no need to be afraid to talk to her in order to convince her. However, you should avoid being alone with her in some private place. You can suggest her to read a part of the Quran and discuss it in a public place. If you feel you'll be weak, you can contact her online (without cam) or you can introduce her to a female Muslim and pray she will be able to convince her. In any case, a non-Muslim woman could still be married by a Muslim man if they are Christians or Jewish (the people of the book). This is what I think and what I've understood. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah bless you and help you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16838" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-06-30T04:47:19.390" LastActivityDate="2016-06-30T04:47:19.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31234" CreationDate="2016-05-15T15:40:44.303" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;as a personal experience, Allah accepts her duaa. I've read that some scholars ask mothers to be specific in their duaa and try to be much more positive because it will affect their children, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16838" LastActivityDate="2016-05-15T15:40:44.303" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31252" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-16T08:31:04.573" Score="3" ViewCount="10110" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why is prophet Muhammad different from other prophets and why does this make him so important?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16846" LastEditorUserId="8252" LastEditDate="2016-05-18T05:32:05.827" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T17:43:06.450" Title="Why is prophet Muhammad different from other prophets and why this makes him so important?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|prophets|aqidah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2577" CreationDate="2016-05-16T09:09:17.040" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chips fried in lard, and sweets with gelatine in them, are not vegetarian either. Vegetarians do not eat products from dead animals, so they would be unacceptable in both vegetarian and Halal diets. Vanilla extract and soy sauce are acceptable for a vegetarian diet though, regardless of alcohol content, so that would be a conflict I hadn't thought of before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Look out for rennet in cheese. Non vegetarian cheese uses rennet made from newborn calf stomachs. Vegetarian cheeses should be Halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16848" LastActivityDate="2016-05-16T09:09:17.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31254" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31252" CreationDate="2016-05-16T09:19:25.030" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here are some aspects of differences among prophets&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some prophets were required to fight in order to protect the message, others (like Jesus, PBUH) were not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some prophets were also rulers (Like Prophet Sulaiman (Solomon) for example) others were not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some (like Moses, Jesus and Muhammad) were sent with a new/modified set of Sharia rules, others just followed the previous one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some had books revealed to them from Allah, others had not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most prophets were provided by some divine miracles to convince their people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;Every Prophet was given miracles because of which people believed, but what I have been given, is Divine Inspiration which Allah has revealed to me. So I hope that my followers will outnumber the followers of the other Prophets on the Day of Resurrection.&amp;quot; Sahih al-Bukhari 4981&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you see the differences are not in the nature of the message itself, but in the details of the teaching (which differed from generation to generation) and how the message was conveyed.&#xA;Other than that, he is not different. He is simply the last prophet, sent with the same message as any previous prophet. The Quran states clearly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say (O Muhammad SAW):&amp;quot;I am not a new thing among the Messengers (of Allah) ( i.e.I am not inventing something new) nor do I know what will be done with me or with you. I only follow that which is revealed to me, and I am but a plain warner.&amp;quot; Quran 46.9&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8252" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2021-11-25T17:43:06.450" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T17:43:06.450" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31259" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31448" CreationDate="2016-05-16T15:05:52.880" Score="4" ViewCount="5524" Body="&lt;p&gt;Verse 66:1 from &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/66/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih International&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;O Prophet, why do you prohibit [yourself from] what Allah has made&#xA;lawful for you, seeking the approval of your wives? And Allah is&#xA;Forgiving and Merciful.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to understand meaning of this verse. What did Prophet prohibit himself from? And cant we promise something to ourselves like I will not eat meat? Can't we promise something to our wives to protect our marriage? If possible please add which event happened before this verse sent to Prophet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-03-20T21:22:46.773" Title="Explanation of AT-TAHRIM verse 1 (66:1)" Tags="|quran|tafseer|prophet-muhammad|wives-of-the-prophet|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31260" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-17T00:02:58.123" Score="5" ViewCount="174" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do you bury a mus'haf in a special grave plot, when it becomes too badly damaged and or too worn out to repair, out of respect for the words of the Quran? Do you bury any writing that has the name of Allah written in Arabic on it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16841" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2018-04-01T11:50:13.113" LastActivityDate="2018-04-01T11:50:13.113" Title="Do you bury a Mus'haf when it becomes too worn out to use?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31261" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31260" CreationDate="2016-05-17T02:13:41.813" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have two options in things that have verses on it or Allah's name :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Burn it completely. This is what &lt;strong&gt;Uthman ibn Affan&lt;/strong&gt; did:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;When Uthman got hold of all of the Qurans that were written in different dialects, and in some cases were altered to sound exactly like the other dialects, he ordered for them to get burnt because they did not use the proper Arabic that was revealed unto our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, and in some cases their words were different because of this dialect difference.  He then compiled all of the Noble Surahs (Chapters) of the Noble Quran that were already written during the time of Prophet Muhammad in the city of Madina and formed what we call today the one true copy of the &quot;Noble Quran&quot;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answering-christianity.com/quran/other_books.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Refrence&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bury it in a good soil such in a mosque's land. According to &lt;strong&gt;Al-Haskafi&lt;/strong&gt;, he said :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;الْمُصْحَفُ إذَا صَارَ بِحَالٍ لَا يُقْرَأُ فِيهِ : يُدْفَنُ ؛ كَالْمُسْلِمِ&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He says that if a Quran gets weary and can't be read from, it gets buried, like a Muslim. &lt;a href=&quot;https://al-maktaba.org/book/33086/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16130" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2018-04-01T11:48:34.293" LastActivityDate="2018-04-01T11:48:34.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31265" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-17T15:13:41.323" Score="2" ViewCount="153" Body="&lt;p&gt;is it prohibited for Muslim men to shorten hair from both sides and back than middle? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="384" LastEditorUserId="3466" LastEditDate="2016-09-28T09:51:37.543" LastActivityDate="2016-09-28T09:51:37.543" Title="Ruling on shortening both sides and back of the hair more than the middle" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|sunni|hair|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31268" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31269" CreationDate="2016-05-18T00:48:52.323" Score="1" ViewCount="5623" Body="&lt;p&gt;As-salaamu 'alaykum, wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the question states, I was wondering what the significance is of saying &quot;Mustafa&quot; after, for example, the name of our Prophet - peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16047" LastActivityDate="2017-12-07T11:48:11.763" Title="What is the significance of saying: &quot;Mustafa&quot;, after saying the name of the Messenger (peace and blessing of Allah be upon him)?" Tags="|arabic|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31268" CreationDate="2016-05-18T03:28:20.400" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Mustafa&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (المصطفى in arabic) means the chosen one, or the chosen for the prophecy. As our prophet Muhammad was the Mustafa from all of the people.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16130" LastActivityDate="2016-05-18T03:28:20.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31270" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31230" CreationDate="2016-05-18T09:29:16.037" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;What our brother @Sayyid quoted is true: Manaaf مناف was a per-Islamic deity or Idol the people in Mekka were worshiping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And according to the fatwas I'm adding as a reference &lt;em&gt;it is not permissible to give anyone the name of ‘Abd Manaaf.&lt;/em&gt; so calling them &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/1692&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Manaaf&lt;/a&gt; would be even worse if people had this deity in mind. Abdu Maanaf have been quoted in some ahadith like &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/181060&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; (version of sahih al-Bukahri).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/name/names.php?word=%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;مَناف&lt;/a&gt;  is an Arabic name for a male:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اسم مذكر (ولد)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اسم علم مذكر عربي، من الفعل نافَ الشيءُ: ارتفع وأشرفَ. والمناف: المرتَقى، قمة الجبل.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manaaf is an Arabic noun -and masculine name-, from the verb &lt;em&gt;naafa a-shay'o&lt;/em&gt; (the thing) نافَ الشيءُ: (the thing) has ascended or elevated or topped. al-Manaaf المناف: uphill, the top of the mountain ... (My own translation take it carefully)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this meaning we can conclude that naming a child Manaaf is acceptable (according to my 2nd reference). I could even quote other likewise fatawa saying that -only- in connection with 'Abd/'Abdu عبد it is not allowed for naming somebody.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A better choice&lt;/strong&gt; (because of the lacking -direct- connection to the deity) &lt;strong&gt;for a  name&lt;/strong&gt; with the same meaning would be** منيف Moneef**.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/75556&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; on giving the name Abdul-Mutalib from which I've taken the upper quote!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/163623&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; on the name Manaaf itself in Arabic, with a longer quote from lessan al-'Arab of ibn Mandhor لسان العرب لابن منظور quoting that 'Aisha (May Allah be pleased with her) has described her father as a tall man (saying he is طَوْد مُنيفٌ a high mountain):&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;نافَ الشيءُ نوْفاً: ارتفع وأَشْرف، وفي حديث عائشة تصف أَباها رضي اللّه عنهما: ذاك طَوْد مُنيفٌ أَي عالٍ مُشْرِف، يقال نافَ الشيءُ ينُوف إذا طال وارتفع، وأَناف الشيءُ على غيره ارتفع وأَشرف، ويقال لكل مُشرف على غيره إنه لمُنيف.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-07T06:17:30.133" LastActivityDate="2022-06-07T06:17:30.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31205" CreationDate="2016-05-18T12:35:13.783" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note that Noah's wife is only mentioned in this unique verse in the Quran, while we can read a lot about Noah's effort for da'wah in the surah &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nuh&lt;/a&gt;, we can also read about his &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/11/42-46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;son&lt;/a&gt; -who was a disbeliever- and didn't go on board of the arch (long parts of surat Hud are mentioning the story of Noah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what do mufasirin say about this verse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran4u.com/Tafsir%20Ibn%20Kathir/066%20Tahrim.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;God sets forth an example to those who disbelieve:*&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;meaning, the disbelievers who live together in this life with Muslims, their mixing and mingling with Muslims will not help the disbelievers, nor will it avail them with Allah, until and unless they gain faith in their hearts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot, they were both under two of Our righteous servants,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;means, they were the wives of two of Allah's Messengers and were their companions by day and night, eating with them and sleeping with them, as much as any marriage contains of interaction between spouses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;but they acted treacherously towards (both betrayed) them&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;meaning, in the faith, they did not adhere to the faith sent through their husbands nor accepted their message. Therefore, all the intimate knowledge of their husbands neither helped them nor prevented punishment, hence Allah's statement,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;so they availed them naught against God,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;means, because their wives were disbelievers,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;and it was said:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;meaning, to these wives,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Enter both the fire with those who enter.&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The part of the Ayah that reads, فَخَانَتَاهُمَا (but they both betrayed them) does not pertain to committing illegal sexual intercourse, but to refusing to accept the religion. Surely, the wives of the Prophets were immune from committing illegal sexual intercourse on account of the honor that Allah has granted His Prophets, as we explained in Surah An-Nur.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn Abbas,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;They betrayed them by not following their religion. The wife of Prophet Nuh used to expose his secrets, informing his oppressive people whenever any person embraced the faith with Nuh. As for the wife of Prophet Lut, she used to inform the people of the city (Sodom), who committed the awful sexual act (sodomy), whenever a guest was entertained by her husband.''&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ad-Dahhak reported that Ibn Abbas said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;No wife of a Prophet ever committed adultery and fornication. Rather, they betrayed them by refusing to follow their religion.''&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similar was said by Ikrimah, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Ad-Dahhak and others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Ashour in his tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=4165&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-tahrir wa-tanwir&lt;/a&gt; says that this example is set by Allah as a warning for non-Beleivers to show them that they won't have any advocates by Allah no matter how near they are to Believers, so unless they believe they can't seek refuge or help from anybody but Allah. The example shows that this applies even to the wife's of the prophets and is also a sign for the wife's of our Messenger (Peace be upon him) whom have been mentioned at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/66/1-5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;beginning of the surah&lt;/a&gt; telling them don't be like the wife of Noah or the wife of Lut but do your best to be like the wife of Pharao and Mariam daughter of 'Imran (whom would be mentioned &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/66/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;later&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The quran doesn't mention the story of Noah's wife in any other place. And based on the story narrated in the old Testament (Genesis) it seems that she has betrayed him after the Noachian flood and Noah didn't know. Ibn 'Ashur also referred to biblical quotes speaking about Noah's wife being on the arch (she was part of the people who were saved and safely left it when they went on board and left it) but the bible -apparently- didn't mention her later. So either she became a non-believer afterwards or Noah married an other wife later whom was not mentioned in the Torah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All tafsir books i consulted seem in consensus that no wife of any Prophet betrayed him in the meaning of illegal sexual intercourse. And agree on explaining the deception by saying they were non-Believers. In the case of Noah's wife some say that she used to tell people (the non-Believers) that her husband is mad and if somebody believed and followed him she was informing his enemy's about them, so she didn't keep his secret (note the relation between this and the beginning of &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/66/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the surah&lt;/a&gt;, were we are told that a wife of our beloved Prophet (peace be upon him) has disclosed some secret).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-12-10T17:08:20.510" LastActivityDate="2021-12-10T17:08:20.510" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31272" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-18T13:23:42.117" Score="5" ViewCount="1462" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_segregation_and_Muslims&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gender segregation and Muslims&lt;/a&gt;, Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The second caliph Umar also prohibited women from attending mosques especially at night because he feared they may be sexually harassed or assaulted by men, and he asked them to pray at home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did the ban restrict the movement of women, rather than the movement of men?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T20:13:09.897" LastActivityDate="2017-09-07T17:43:44.047" Title="Why did Caliph Umar ban women from attending mosques?" Tags="|women|history|masjid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31273" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-18T14:29:42.460" Score="4" ViewCount="9946" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam we have to drink water in three sips. So if a person is drinking one glass of water then he/she should drink it in three sips.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: If a person is going to drink three glasses of water than can we take an interval between each glass? (Drinking one glass as one sip.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or do we have to drink water with three sips while drinking water?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16742" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-02T02:43:26.063" LastActivityDate="2020-03-05T19:38:13.140" Title="Drinking water in three sips: If a person is going to drink three glasses of water than can we take an interval between each glass?" Tags="|sunnah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31274" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31272" CreationDate="2016-05-18T14:59:53.127" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is based on a false/baseless story. In Bukhari, the most authenticated Hadith book in Islam, you find a different stance from Umar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: كَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ لِعُمَرَ تَشْهَدُ صَلاَةَ الصُّبْحِ وَالعِشَاءِ فِي الجَمَاعَةِ فِي المَسْجِدِ، فَقِيلَ لَهَا: لِمَ تَخْرُجِينَ وَقَدْ تَعْلَمِينَ أَنَّ عُمَرَ يَكْرَهُ ذَلِكَ وَيَغَارُ؟ قَالَتْ: وَمَا يَمْنَعُهُ أَنْ يَنْهَانِي؟ قَالَ: يَمْنَعُهُ قَوْلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لاَ تَمْنَعُوا إِمَاءَ اللَّهِ مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn Umar:&#xA;  One of the wives of Umar (bin Al-Khattab) used to offer the Fajr and the Isha prayer in congregation in the Mosque. She was asked why she had come out for the prayer as she knew that `Umar disliked it, and he has great ghaira (self-respect). She replied, &quot;What prevents him from stopping me from this act?&quot; The other replied, &quot;The statement of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) : 'Do not stop Allah's women-slaves from going to Allah's Mosques' prevents him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8252" LastActivityDate="2016-05-18T14:59:53.127" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31276" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34747" CreationDate="2016-05-18T18:55:46.197" Score="5" ViewCount="1158" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although I haven't read the Hadith, I've read the Qur'an many times. I count about 80 chapters in which God warns unbelievers about hell. Many warnings are simple reminders that hell awaits. Many describe hideous torments in gruesome detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a lot of talk about the &quot;correct&quot; interpretation of Islam. I wonder, are there any schools of Islamic thought that interpret hell figuratively, who reject the literal burning in fire, and all the other horrible torments described in the Qur'an? And of course, if there are any such schools of thought, which?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; I've read that some schools reject an &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;eternal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; hell. That's not what I mean. I'm wondering whether any schools reject the literal interpretation of the descriptions in the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastEditorUserId="13756" LastEditDate="2016-05-19T01:26:17.587" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T11:52:05.987" Title="Are there any Islamic schools of thought that reject the literal hell?" Tags="|jahannam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27982" CreationDate="2016-05-18T23:37:23.187" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mis-pronunciation does invalidate the salat only in these four places:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When saying Allah Akbar to begin the salat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When saying essalamou alyakom to finish the salat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al Fatiha &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When saying the two testimonies just before finishing the salat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For all other acts, mis-pronunciation does not invalidate the salat &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16873" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-26T09:36:40.643" LastActivityDate="2017-09-26T09:36:40.643" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31268" CreationDate="2016-05-19T00:34:08.747" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims do not say Almostafa after the name of the prophet Mohammad , they say it &lt;strong&gt;instead of&lt;/strong&gt; his name (PBUH) , because it is one of his names .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastActivityDate="2016-05-19T00:34:08.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31281" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31276" CreationDate="2016-05-19T01:57:14.600" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No there isn't . And all what is behind our world, that is &quot;Alam AlGhayb&quot; have to be believed &lt;strong&gt;as told&lt;/strong&gt; by God and the prophet Mohammad, including hell ( jahanam) , paradise (Al Janah), Angels , Demons, judgment day, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastActivityDate="2016-05-19T01:57:14.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31273" CreationDate="2016-05-19T02:18:07.197" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, it is only SUNNAH to drink the water in three sips, meaning that you don't HAVE to do it. The prophet Muhammad (SWS) himself sometimes drank with more than three sips if it was a lot. For your question, you can dither one but in order to get the hasn't of the sunnah, you will want to drink each glass in three sips, or in 9 sips total.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16874" LastActivityDate="2016-05-19T02:18:07.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31283" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30493" CreationDate="2016-05-19T08:31:29.607" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I hope I understood your querry right!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The dua' al-Istiftah is more likely to be a sunnah and if you joined a congregation prayer in a &amp;quot;position&amp;quot; other than standing you are not asked to perform it. And if you joined the prayer while the congregeation is standing you are only asked to do this dua' if you are sure that you can recite al-fatiha as this is considered as farz (mandatory) by most scholars. For those sects who don't consider the recitation behind the Imam as farz you may be allowed to recite the dua'. But i couldn't find a reference for it being performed once you re-do the missed 1st Rak'ah, maybe this can be explained by this: This dua' should be done at the beginning of the prayer whenever that might be!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars say if you are used to recite this dua' and missed it and later recall that you have missed it then you may (mustahab) perform sujud sahw for it this is regarded as preferable but not mandatory as this dua' is neither obligatory nor among those sunnah parts of the prayer which may need performing sujud a sahw to &amp;quot;correct&amp;quot; your prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/106404&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; is one of my sources (In Arabic) and an &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/135290&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;other&lt;/a&gt; in english&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-25T07:15:13.290" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:15:13.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31284" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31273" CreationDate="2016-05-19T09:36:06.077" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you refer to the following hadith which is from &#xA;الشمائل المحمدية&#xA;Shama'il Muhammadiyah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sayyidina Anas ibn Malik radiyallahu anhu relates that Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam drank water in three breaths (i.e. in three gulps/sips) and used to say, It is more pleasing and satisfying in this manner&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many ahadith which support the statement of Medi1 in his comments to some extent, like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this one from Sunan ibn Majah (Vol. 4, Book 30, Hadith 3427)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&#xA;  “When anyone of you drinks, let him not breathe into the vessel. If he wants to continue drinking, let him move the vessel away (in order to breathe) then bring it back, if he wants.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And from jami' at-Tirmidhi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1889):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abi Qatadah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From his father, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: &quot;When one of you drinks, then do not breathe into the vessel.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1887)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Sa’id Al Khudri :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That the Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited blowing into the drink. A man said: &quot;What about if one sees something floating in the vessel?&quot; He said: &quot;Spill it out (removing that).&quot; He said: &quot;I can not drink in one breath.&quot; He said: &quot;Then remove the cup away from your mouth.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So drinking in more than one sip seems to be based on not breathing into the cup or vessel one drinks from. So our Messenger (peace be upon him) taught us not to breath into the cup while drinking and taking it away to not do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastActivityDate="2016-05-19T09:36:06.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31285" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31312" CreationDate="2016-05-19T09:53:59.483" Score="4" ViewCount="815" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we take the Verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/43/84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;43:84&lt;/a&gt;)literally, it would mean that there's a deity in the heaven and an other on earth, which is a clear conflict to our monotheistic view (tawhid). Maybe the translation of Muhsin Khan (see also the translation of Dr. Ghali) shows this issue more clearly than any other:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is He (Allah) Who is the only Ilah (God to be worshipped) in the heaven and the only Ilah (God to be worshipped) on the earth. And He is the All-Wise, the All-Knower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The linguistic issue here is: that the noun deity (Ilaah إله) here is nakirah نكرة -which means it is a noun which doesn't begin with the &quot;al ال&quot;- (instead of al-Ilaah الإله) in both cases and if it is repeated that way it means in Arabic language that both nouns are different. For example in surat &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/94/5-6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a-Sharh&lt;/a&gt; where hardship and ease both have been quoted twice (but only the ease was a nakirah), we find in a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/509670&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;narration&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...Whatever hardship befalls a believing slave, Allah will make an opening for him after it, and a hardship will not overcome two eases. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars also refer a similar saying to our Prophet (peace be upon him) (Here an Arabic &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/137151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; about the qualification of these ahadith).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how to solve this issue? I know it is easy to explain the issue which may appear in the meaning of the Verse (and honestly I know it as I've read enough tafsirs of the Verse)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recall that there's even a linguistic solution, it would be great if anybody could provide and explain this also!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T18:53:46.210" LastActivityDate="2016-05-22T10:24:16.863" Title="How to remove or solve a possible shirk Issue from Verse (43:84)?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|arabic|shirk|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31286" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32685" CreationDate="2016-05-19T12:48:39.647" Score="7" ViewCount="15645" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the Verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/103&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:103&lt;/a&gt;) and some ahadith -like &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Sahih al-Bukhari 1117) Narrated `Imran bin Husain:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I had piles, so I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about the prayer. He said, &quot;Pray while standing and if you can't, pray while sitting and if you cannot do even that, then pray Lying on your side.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;scholars have deduced that it is allowed to pray while standing, sitting, or [lying] on our sides under some circumstances! With differences between farz and sunnah/nafl prayers!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But some scholars say that it is only allowed to pray in an other position than the &quot;normal&quot; (while standing) if one cannot stay, if one for example prays while sitting but is physically absolutely able to stand his prayer is considered void (See for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/83760&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I'd like to know how could I pray for example when I'm having strong headaches once I perform sujud or ruku' due to a sinusitis? This means I'm able to stand but once my head goes down I get terrible headaches or feel dizzy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should I start the prayer standing and continue sitting without performing the sujud and ruku', or should i start it sitting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume that I'm allowed not to perform sujud and ruku' due to the headaches!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I'd like to have a practical answer telling me what should I do, here are some possible scenarios, how a raka' could look like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Recite the Surah and Fatiha (while standing) then sit down for ruku' performing a minor movement (head down instead of ruku') and stand up for saying Sami' Allah liman hamidah etc. than again sit down for sujud (sujud: head down -slightly- instead of a real sujud) and sitting between the sajdas and 2nd sujud. And so on...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Recite Surah and Fatiha (while standing) then sit down perform ruku' as described in 1. but don't stand up again until the raka' ends. Sujud etc. as described in 1.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Never stand up again after the first standing for Surah and Fatiha in the first raka'.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which of these scenarios may be the closest to how it should be?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2016-05-30T14:40:25.617" LastActivityDate="2017-06-15T02:24:20.710" Title="How am I supposed to pray when I'm having terrible headaches?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31288" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-19T14:37:06.727" Score="2" ViewCount="102" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the biography (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophetic_biography&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sira&lt;/a&gt;) of the Prophet Muhammad PBUH have the same status as both the Quran and Hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16876" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-02T02:39:37.997" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T02:39:37.997" Title="Do Muslims hold the biography (Sira) of Prophet Muhammad with the same status as the Quran and Hadith?" Tags="|quran|hadith|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2018-04-01T06:50:14.577" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31291" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-20T05:28:43.980" Score="2" ViewCount="311" Body="&lt;p&gt;One day, a thought came to my mind that I should not say something about a Hindu god, because what if they exist. But after that I start to thinking: what I'm thinking? At that time, I don't perform namaz and don't do any thinking which will make my Emaan strong. But now I do perform namaz and do all kind of nafal Ebaadat which can make my Emaan stronger. And I never believed in other God but Allah. But by thinking that, have I committed shirk?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16885" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-18T10:28:39.560" LastActivityDate="2018-03-18T11:20:40.933" Title="Does momentarily thinking about if a Hindu god exists amount to committing shirk?" Tags="|shirk|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31292" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34789" CreationDate="2016-05-20T05:57:43.310" Score="3" ViewCount="275" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course -especially- men are asked to perform the Friday prayer. And there's a special &quot;hour&quot; in this day where our dua's may be &quot;answered&quot;. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what other deeds are we asked to do or leave between the sunsets of Thursday and Friday,as AFAIK this is the correct day-count in Islam... For example is there a difference (advisable or inadvisable) in our usual worships, is there a special time when one should take a bath/shower for jumuah and reading surat al-kahf etc.? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'm not interested in acts that are related to the Friday prayer in special!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2016-08-08T10:30:38.420" LastActivityDate="2016-08-12T08:53:49.013" Title="What are we recommended to do or frowned upon on Friday's according the Qur'an and Sunnah?" Tags="|quran|sunnah|jumuah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31293" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-20T06:25:21.480" Score="4" ViewCount="2216" Body="&lt;p&gt;For men, is it permissible to carry gold or golden objects or equipment or tools or such coated in gold? To carry it daily, even though he may not need it, but just in case he does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16886" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-02T02:33:19.800" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T23:46:22.273" Title="Is it permissible for men to carry gold, golden objects, or equipment coated in gold?" Tags="|halal-haram|men|gold|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31297" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-20T15:58:27.013" Score="1" ViewCount="555" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam, How Allah prescribed zulkarnain means 'the posesser of two age (qarn-ain) alternatively karn, and qarn can also means horn but I prefer age because when Allah talk about him Allah mention time along-side-with-it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I do have this question, could it be possible that Jesus is actually him because in surah al-kahf Allah do mention about 'people of the cave' that connected to our time in term of protection of imaan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16892" LastActivityDate="2023-12-29T17:34:39.163" Title="Zulkarnain is Jesus, is it possible" Tags="|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31285" CreationDate="2016-05-20T16:33:47.827" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am just pointing something here, not necessarily to be real but I concerned with the verse which is 'ilah' doesn't necessarily has one meaning. In arabic ilah can be of god as literally as possible but ilah also has a meaning that is 'something that is worshipped'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two translations example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'La ilaha illa ana'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;No/nothing worthy of worship except me&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;No god(small g not the big one) except me&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope it is helping you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16892" LastActivityDate="2016-05-20T16:33:47.827" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31303" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31317" CreationDate="2016-05-21T02:34:02.390" Score="2" ViewCount="195" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a cousin brother who is around 7 to 8 years older than me. He calls me betaa (son in urdu) on some occasion purposely or may be just for fun. I don't like it. I want to know if it's allowed in Islam to call anyone son except to our own child?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3296" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T02:14:13.940" LastActivityDate="2021-11-26T12:46:21.447" Title="Is it allowed to call anyone &quot;son&quot; except our own child?" Tags="|family|greetings|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5481" CreationDate="2016-05-21T11:13:49.217" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum , sister /brother,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there is nothing wrong or shirk in saying salam to prophet Muhammad s.a.w ( be peace upon him ) even Allah swt has recommended everyone to send durood and salaam to prophet Muhammed s.a.w and basically everyone an ordinary human being who is dead even listens and reply to the salam but we cant hear it then prophet Muhammad is the messenger of Allah swt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course we should only ask to Allah but when to prophet Muhammad , it is not call asking it is called wasila which mean even they pray to Allah on behalf of us or for us. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah swt guide us in right path ameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16905" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-23T06:52:21.037" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T06:52:21.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1042" CreationDate="2016-05-21T11:25:33.223" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muraqabah is an Arabic word. It is translated in English as meditation. It's a spiritual exercise to increase the love of Allah and to abstain from the disobedience of Allah. Just as physical diseases are cured by medicine, the spiritual diseases are cured by spiritual medicine and Muraqabah is one type of spiritual medicine. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, in Naqsbandi Sufi order the first lesson is the muraqabah on the qalb (spiritual heart which lies two fingers below the left chest ). Zikr on qalb eliminates the disease of lust from the salik. After that there is second lesson which eliminates the disease of anger. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: Most of the information is based on my own personal experience with my teacher(shaykh)  Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqsbandi. He is one of the leading Sufi of the current era. He had written many books and delivered numerous lectures on sufism.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Refrences:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tasawwuf.org/basics/muraqabah.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.tasawwuf.org/basics/muraqabah.html&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://suluk.com/en/basics-for-the-seeker/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://suluk.com/en/basics-for-the-seeker/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16904" LastEditorUserId="16904" LastEditDate="2016-09-17T20:00:55.517" LastActivityDate="2016-09-17T20:00:55.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31309" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-21T12:45:33.710" Score="1" ViewCount="977" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are video games permissible? &#xA;You act out a story, listen to music, and sometimes worship false gods within them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15546" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T10:34:49.560" Title="Are video games permissible?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24006" CreationDate="2016-05-21T14:29:13.390" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any piece of kaaba is mubbarak. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Behold, the first Temple ever set up for mankind was indeed the one at Bakkah: rich in blessing, and a [source of] guidance unto all the worlds,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It s in the quran. 3:96&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A great 3alim told me that if you keep a part of the kiswa you have to cover it and you need a great adab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because it s like you are in a Moubarak place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16910" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T14:29:13.390" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31285" CreationDate="2016-05-21T14:38:51.267" Score="6" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If we take the Verse (43:84)literally, it would mean that there's a deity in the heaven and an other on earth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, it would not mean that if you take it literally(and we always should). the verse means that &lt;code&gt;Allah is a deity in heaven , (and also) a deity on earth.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;who said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and an other on earth !!?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the verse only means&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and on earth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT:&#xA;as for the linguistic issue:&#xA;you said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and if it is repeated that&#xA;  way it means in Arabic language that both nouns are different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;nakirah نكره does not always mean different things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I give you an example: suppose our friends are going to have dinner together in Ahmed's home at night , on the way to Ahmed home that night there was a big strange star shown up in the sky, what the friends are going to tell Ahmed when they arrive at Ahmeds home ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;first person :&lt;/strong&gt; Ahmed, I saw &lt;strong&gt;a star&lt;/strong&gt; on the way to you&#xA;لقد رأيت &lt;strong&gt;نجما&lt;/strong&gt; في الطريق إليك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;second person :&lt;/strong&gt; Ahmed, I saw &lt;strong&gt;a star&lt;/strong&gt; on the way to you&#xA;لقد رأيت &lt;strong&gt;نجما&lt;/strong&gt; في الطريق إليك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;third person :&lt;/strong&gt; Ahmed, I saw &lt;strong&gt;a star&lt;/strong&gt; on the way to you&#xA;لقد رأيت &lt;strong&gt;نجما&lt;/strong&gt; في الطريق إليك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;note that the three persons when they talk about the star , they said &lt;strong&gt;(a star)&lt;/strong&gt; - nakirah , they didn't say (the star !), although they all mean the same exact star.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nakirah does not always used to reference different things, sometimes it mean the same thing , and sometimes they don't&lt;/strong&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: &#xA;also this is much better example quoted from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/8252/tarek&quot;&gt;tarek&lt;/a&gt; comment, that shows how to repeat nakirah in the same sentence while mean the same thing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The star that you saw yesterday is &lt;strong&gt;a star&lt;/strong&gt; that belongs to the Milky&#xA;  Way galaxy and &lt;strong&gt;a star&lt;/strong&gt; that has never been seen so shiny before!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: &#xA; brother, you had the answer in the comments to your question in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/_oOOlS0idN0?t=4m31s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;youtube video&lt;/a&gt;  that &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/16130/laconic&quot;&gt;Laconic&lt;/a&gt; give it to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;El- sharawy&lt;/strong&gt; said in the last &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/_oOOlS0idN0?t=4m31s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;25&lt;/a&gt; seconds from the video the exact answer that we are looking for.  the Nahw rule that rules this sentence is called &lt;code&gt;الواصل والموصول&lt;/code&gt; &lt;code&gt;(elwasel - and elmawsol)&lt;/code&gt; &lt;em&gt;- I don't know the exact English translation for it but it is something like the (&lt;code&gt;referenced noun, and referencing noun&lt;/code&gt;)-&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;you can have many nakirah nouns that referencing the same one maarefa (not-nakirah) referenced noun&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means if you had a noun&lt;code&gt;(mawsool)&lt;/code&gt; that is known(marifa - not nakirah) معرفة which you joined it later with many nakirah nouns &lt;code&gt;(wasel)&lt;/code&gt;, that means all those nakirat later (referencing nouns- wasel - واصل) referencing the same (referenced noun- mawsool - موصول ), and means the same referenced noun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;let us apply this Nahw rule on our examples , I will put the( &lt;code&gt;referenced noun&lt;/code&gt; - الموصول - mawsool ) in this &lt;code&gt;gray background&lt;/code&gt; and the (&lt;strong&gt;referencing nouns&lt;/strong&gt; - wasel - واصل) in &lt;strong&gt;bold&lt;/strong&gt; for clearity:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Example - 1  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/43/84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;43:84&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is He &lt;code&gt;(Allah) Who is&lt;/code&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Ilah&lt;/strong&gt; (God to be worshipped) in the heaven and  &lt;strong&gt;Ilah&lt;/strong&gt; (God to be worshipped) on the earth. And He is the All-Wise, the All-Knower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَهُوَ &lt;code&gt;الَّذِي&lt;/code&gt; فِي السَّمَاءِ &lt;strong&gt;إِلَهٌ&lt;/strong&gt; وَفِي الْأَرْضِ &lt;strong&gt;إِلَهٌ&lt;/strong&gt; وَهُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْعَلِيمُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Example - 2  &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/8252/tarek&quot;&gt;tarek&lt;/a&gt; example&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;The star&lt;/code&gt; that you saw yesterday is &lt;strong&gt;a star&lt;/strong&gt; that belongs to the Milky&#xA;Way galaxy and &lt;strong&gt;a star&lt;/strong&gt; that has never been seen so shiny before!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إن &lt;code&gt;النجمة&lt;/code&gt; التي رأيتها بالأمس هي &lt;strong&gt;نجمة&lt;/strong&gt; تنتمى لمجرة درب التبانة, وهي &lt;strong&gt;نجمة&lt;/strong&gt; لم تكن يوما بهذا السطوع&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2016-05-22T10:24:16.863" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31297" CreationDate="2016-05-21T16:16:44.673" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walekum Salam&#xA;When Zulqarnain is mentioned, he is mentioned as an explorer. There were two known and great explorers around that time and it's possible that Zulqarnain was also known as Cyrus (the explorer) and the horns could be his halmet like the Vikings etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I got to this answer through own research on google so could be wrong. As the other was Alexander the great but he was after Cyrus I think and his timings are perhaps more closer to those events.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wallaho alam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16911" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T16:16:44.673" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31315" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-21T17:15:17.107" Score="5" ViewCount="14281" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some scholars regard using the names of angels (peace be upon them) as makrooh. (Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/1692&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/1692&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any hadith or verse of Quran that supports this? I don't want to jump into conclusions but I think this might be from a weak hadith. Because if it was really makruh to name someone after an angel, then why do so many Muslims have the name Maalik and Raqib? In case you don't know, these are also names of angels in Islam (Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rahmahmuslimhomeschool.co.uk/index/al-malaikah-the-angels-the-names-and-the-responsibilities/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.rahmahmuslimhomeschool.co.uk/index/al-malaikah-the-angels-the-names-and-the-responsibilities/&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure you know Al-Maalik and Ar-Raqib are also names of Allah and we are allowed to name children after names of Allah as long as we omit the &quot;Al-&quot;. Would that mean we can name a child after any of the names of Allah except for Maalik and Raqib?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-30T14:42:36.647" LastActivityDate="2016-06-18T19:12:37.573" Title="If it really is makruh to name a child after an angel, then why do so many Muslims have the names Maalik and Raqib?" Tags="|naming|malaikah|makruh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31316" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31084" CreationDate="2016-05-21T17:16:50.750" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;short answer:&lt;/strong&gt; both are the same words but in different diacritics(tashkeel) تشكيل &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;detailed answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;both words are the same &quot;Rabb&quot; (رب) but you add different diacritics(A َ, O ُ, E ِ )(tashkeel) تشكيل  according to the word position and meaning inside the phrase as the grammar (Nahw) rules says &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there are a lot of Nahw rules that governs you how to add the diacritics to the words - in fact this is the heart and sole of the Nahw rules -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to give you an example let us take the word &lt;strong&gt;(brother - أخ - Akh - a5)&lt;/strong&gt; , and put it in different situations in different phrases to see how some Nahw rules apply to the same word and change it to the three different diacritics(A َ, O ُ, E ِ ) , and I will try to bring the most common rules and situations&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1- (a - Fatha فتحه - Aَ ) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the most common situation you put Fatha on the word, if it appears in the sentence as &lt;code&gt;object&lt;/code&gt; (مفعول به - mafoul beh) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;example: I thanked the brother - شكرت الأخَ - shakarto Al-Akh(&lt;strong&gt;a&lt;/strong&gt;)&#xA;&lt;code&gt;when the word appears as an object you mostly are going to add (a) to it [1] see notes at the end&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2- (o - dammah ضمة - oُ ) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the most common situation you put damma on the word, if it appears in the sentence as &lt;code&gt;subject&lt;/code&gt; (فاعل - fa`el) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;example: the brother came - جاء الأخُ - jaa' Al-Akh(&lt;strong&gt;o&lt;/strong&gt;)&#xA;&lt;code&gt;when the word appears as an subject you mostly are going to add (o) to it [1] see notes at the end&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3- (e - kasrah كسرة- eِ ) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the most common situation you put kasrah on the word, when the word come in the sentence after some of the letters of jarr(&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%81_%D8%AC%D8%B1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;حروف الجر&lt;/a&gt;) (like the letter L &quot;ل&quot;) as in Lellah -  لله  in verse [2:284]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE- 1 :&lt;/strong&gt; the Nahw book says the situations I mentioned enforce you to change the word according to the type of word(Singular, plurals, ..etc) (some situations you will add ( diacritics - tashkeel - تشكيل ) like we did in example 1 for the Fatha , and some situations you add letters like( a ا , o و , e ي ), although you pronounce them the same most of the situations , but I had to note that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information look at &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_diacritics&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_diacritics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;regarding your example Alhamdu lillahi &lt;strong&gt;Rabbil&lt;/strong&gt; Alamin , you add &lt;code&gt;kasrah&lt;/code&gt; rabb(&lt;strong&gt;i&lt;/strong&gt;)alalamin because it had the letter L ل before the word (&lt;strong&gt;li&lt;/strong&gt;)llahi, which is another rule, and in duaa , I say (ya rabbi) meanning my god , and you can pronounce ya &lt;strong&gt;rabb(a)lalamin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16908" LastEditorUserId="16908" LastEditDate="2016-05-21T18:09:42.330" LastActivityDate="2016-05-21T18:09:42.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31303" CreationDate="2016-05-21T19:03:12.820" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;as far as I know there is a hadeeth in &amp;quot;muslim&amp;quot; that &amp;quot;anas ibn malek&amp;quot; reported that &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot; Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) addressed me 'O My Son' &amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Reference                        : Sahih Muslim 2151&#xA;In-book reference                : Book 38, Hadith 38&#xA;USC-MSA web (English) reference  : Book 25, Hadith 5351&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/38/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the hadeeth reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also check this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/118666&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; - but in Arabic -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;صحيح مسلم» كتاب الآداب» باب جواز قوله لغير ابنه يا بني واستحبابه للملاطفة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;قال قال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يا بني&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is not a fatwa (I'm not a scholar or mofty)  , but I think according to muslim hadeeth you are allowed to call a kid &amp;quot;son&amp;quot; as some sort of kindness, &lt;strong&gt;unless&lt;/strong&gt; it is considered offensive word in some cultures or you express it in an impolite way&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16908" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-26T12:46:21.447" LastActivityDate="2021-11-26T12:46:21.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31318" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-22T09:29:51.967" Score="-3" ViewCount="69" Body="&lt;p&gt;How come the Sunni Imams of fiqh were made imam and nobody else? And similarly who decided credibility of muhadetheen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16916" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-03-28T10:21:00.987" LastActivityDate="2018-03-28T10:21:00.987" Title="Why were the Sunni Imams of fiqh made imams and nobody else?" Tags="|sunni|history|islamic-scholar|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31319" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-22T10:33:52.477" Score="1" ViewCount="19098" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know masturbation is haram in Islam, but what about simulating one's sex organs without ejaculation? If I fear I may masturbate, is it permissible to touch or simulate my genitals but just not ejaculate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16917" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-29T17:42:55.960" LastActivityDate="2017-08-29T17:42:55.960" Title="Is pleasuring yourself without ejaculation permitted?" Tags="|halal-haram|sex|masturbation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31320" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31319" CreationDate="2016-05-22T11:11:21.150" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;as far as I know &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/23/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;23:5&lt;/a&gt;  and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/23/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;23:6&lt;/a&gt; are the verses that scholars depend on as (daleel - دليل - evidence ) that masturbation is not allowed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ (5) &lt;strong&gt;إِلَّا&lt;/strong&gt; عَلَىٰ &lt;code&gt;أَزْوَاجِهِمْ&lt;/code&gt; أَوْ &lt;code&gt;مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ&lt;/code&gt; فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ (6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And they who guard their private parts (5) &lt;strong&gt;Except&lt;/strong&gt; from their &lt;code&gt;wives&lt;/code&gt; or those their &lt;code&gt;right hands&lt;/code&gt; possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed (6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the only 2 exceptions that the verse declared are the &lt;code&gt;wives&lt;/code&gt; and the those their &lt;code&gt;right hands&lt;/code&gt; possess. -which of curse are not exist in our days-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so scholars said that anything that is not fall inside that exception might not be allowed unless there is another (daleel - دليل - evidence )from the Quran or sunna permits it, and as far as I know there is no other daleel declared more exceptions. &lt;strong&gt;So, I think what you ask about is obviously didn't fall in that exception&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;please be aware that I'm not a scholar or mofty I just told you what I know, so please wait until a scholar tell us his word.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-22T11:25:16.110" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31318" CreationDate="2016-05-22T11:43:45.827" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a process of peer review that is much similar to today's process of selecting the Noble Prize laureates. The Ummah as a whole has contributed to the review process as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8252" LastActivityDate="2016-05-22T11:43:45.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30608" CreationDate="2016-05-22T13:57:07.640" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;this is not an answer , it fits more as a comment, but I don't have the enough privileges to comment anywhere, so forgive me for incompleteness of this answer, especially this is a very long subject that you can keep writing examples about it for days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;first check this English article which you may find it useful far more than my answer.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hamzatzortzis.com/essays-articles/exploring-the-quran/the-inimitable-quran/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.hamzatzortzis.com/essays-articles/exploring-the-quran/the-inimitable-quran/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;most of the recent Arabs don't have the sense of the linguistic Superiority of qur'an over the normal Arabic, since qur'an after the prophet Muhammad PBUH death has become the main source of the Arabic language rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So qur'an for recent Arabs is the &lt;code&gt;&quot;perfect&quot;&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;&quot;correct&quot;&lt;/code&gt; form of the language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but for the old Arabs at the days of the prophet PBUH the Quran was more the &lt;code&gt;&quot;beautiful&quot;&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;&quot;little different style&quot;&lt;/code&gt; language, than the perfect and correct language for us now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;old Arabs used to appreciate the language and appreciate the poems , for example they used to have poems contests like the Olympics of our now days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and Quran used to had different way of using the same words and same Arabic letters. some verses have the &lt;code&gt;saj سجع&lt;/code&gt; without effecting the meaning, and some verses came in different sentence style and structure, some verses started with connected letters that is unsure what does they mean like &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/19/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;19:1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kaf, Ha, Ya, 'Ayn, Sad.     -   كهـيعص&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for recent arabs, this is not &lt;code&gt;&quot;beautiful&quot;&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;&quot;little different style&quot;&lt;/code&gt; language , it is just the &lt;code&gt;correct&lt;/code&gt; Arabic. they know it was beauty and different from the usual Arabic but they can't &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Feel&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; that difference , because they simply never used the normal Arabic that old Arabs at the time of the prophet PBUH used to use, so the best thing we can make to feel that difference is to see what the old Arabs- specially the disbelievers -    said about the language of the Quran, for example this is what happened with &quot;al-waleed ibn el mogera الوليد بن المغيرة&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will write it in Arabic then &lt;strong&gt;try&lt;/strong&gt; to translate it in English&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;please any one can translate what Al-waleed said more accurately is more than welcome because what he said is close to poems and I'm not good in English&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال (أبو جهل): فقل فيه قولاً يبلغ قومك أنك كاره له. قال (الوليد):&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;وماذا أقول؟ فو الله ما فيكم رجل أعلم بالشعر مني ولا برجزه ولا بقصيده&#xA;  ولا بأشعار الجن، والله ما يشبه الذي يقول شيئاً من هذا، ووالله إن لقوله&#xA;  الذي يقول حلاوة وإن عليه لطلاوة، وإنه لمثمر أعلاه مغدق أسفله، وإنه&#xA;  ليعلو ولا يعلى عليه، وإنه ليحطم ما تحته&lt;/strong&gt;...)). &#xA;       abo jahl came to Al-waleed trying to persuade him to say to his people that he didn't like the Quran he listened to from Muhammad&#xA;  PBUH, then Al-waleed said : &lt;strong&gt;&quot;what do you want me to say? I swear No&#xA;  one of you is better than me about poems,it's best or it's worse or&#xA;  even the Jenn poems , I swear that what I listened to from Muhammad&#xA;  was not like anything I ever heard it has charm and sweetness, it has&#xA;  fruit at his top and Lavished at it's bottom, it was at the top and  nothing can get over it and it smashes everything below it&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the source : &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.facebook.com/wahat.almesk/posts/279845312128292?_rdr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://web.facebook.com/wahat.almesk/posts/279845312128292?_rdr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;away from the linguistic side of the Quran , it has it's strong effect on hearts when old Arabs listens to it , even some disbelievers used to put their hands on their ears because they thought prophet Muhammad was saying Majestic words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it also was telling both the believers and disbelievers about what they feel and describe there feelings exactly even more than themselves like in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;33:10&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Remember] when they came at you from above you and from below you,&#xA;  and when eyes shifted [in fear], and hearts reached the throats and&#xA;  you assumed about Allah [various] assumptions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it also used to tell both the believers and disbelievers about things that will happen in the future that no one ever could imagine it might happen some day , like in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/68/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;68:13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this verse meant for our same man from the last story &quot;Al-waleed ibn Elmoghera&quot; because he was so rich and had a lot of sons and was one of the most respectful men at that time, but there was a secrete that no one knows it except his mother , that Al-waleed was illegitimate child, and no one ever could imagine that the great respectful Al-waleed is illegitimate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In short:&lt;/strong&gt; yes, Quran had something different from the normal old Arabic in it's power and impact on hearts and it is beauty and style of sentence and for some new words to the language. but recent Arabs Can never &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Feel&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; that difference because they never used the old normal Arabic ,yes they aware of that difference and they study it ,but they can't feel it, their impression about the language of Quran that it is the &lt;code&gt;correct&lt;/code&gt; Arabic not the &lt;code&gt;beautiful and different&lt;/code&gt; Arabic&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16908" LastEditorUserId="16908" LastEditDate="2016-05-22T14:41:30.117" LastActivityDate="2016-05-22T14:41:30.117" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31325" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-22T14:48:03.850" Score="6" ViewCount="342" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nahjul-Balagha sermon 1 mentions angels &quot;whose steps are fixed on earth but their necks are protruding into the skies&quot;. What is the meaning of that clause? Is Imam Ali talking about literally gigantic angels? (If so, is there a name for that type of angel? Are there any stories about them?) Or is this meant as figurative/allegorical speech?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16919" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-08T10:45:59.960" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T06:30:35.987" Title="What is the meaning of gigantic angels in Nahjul-Balagha?" Tags="|shiism|malaikah|ali|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30395" CreationDate="2016-05-22T15:40:49.707" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is taken from this source , and I will extract the general and main rule from it and format it as a short answer, for more details in Arabic get to the source&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vb.tafsir.net/tafsir20484/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://vb.tafsir.net/tafsir20484/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to rules of Tajweed تجويد you can pronounce the (L - ل - لام) in the word Allah الله in 2 ways they are called (tafkheem تفخيم - ) and (ترقيق - tarqueeq)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;tafkheem means stress the letter and make it fat and show it. like you do when say qual Allah قَالَ الْلَّهُ&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;tarqueeq means don't stress the letter and say it in a fine way. like you do when you say alhamdu lelah  الْحَمْدُ لِلهِ&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The general rule that you can apply on this letter (L- ل) in the word Allah , is that if the word Allah is preceded with (a - o / fath - dam /فتح - ضم) you make tafkheem example: &lt;code&gt;qual(a) Allah - قَالَ الْلَّهُ &lt;/code&gt; as in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/116&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:116&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;code&gt;muhammadon rasool(o) Allah مُحَمٌّدٌ رَسُولٌ الْلَّهِ&lt;/code&gt; as in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/48/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;48:29&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While if it is preceded by (e / kasrah / كسرة ) you make tarqueeq, example: &lt;code&gt;L(e) llahe  لِـلَّهِ&lt;/code&gt; as in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/284&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:284&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in short:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a / o --------&amp;gt; tafkheem (Quala Allah / Al-Hamdo-Li-Lah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;e ------------&amp;gt; tarqueeq (Bismi-lah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T12:15:16.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31327" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-22T16:09:09.237" Score="3" ViewCount="1294" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard it is.&#xA;I heard that the Quran only states what is wrong (adultery, stealing, killing, etc.), but it doesn't establish any punishment for it. So some men decided to assign stoning to the crime of adultery, cutting the hand to the crime of stealing, and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16922" LastActivityDate="2017-07-29T16:16:26.350" Title="Is Sharia law man-made?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31327" CreationDate="2016-05-22T17:29:18.517" Score="-6" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. Allah has directly and Indirectly says in the quran about Islamic punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, in the Quran Allah says:- &quot;If anyone do Jina they kill him/her throwing stone if they are married.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16914" LastActivityDate="2016-05-22T17:29:18.517" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31331" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31327" CreationDate="2016-05-22T18:49:58.137" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every punishment has it's own separate evidences(daleel) whither it is from Quran or from the prophet hadeeth, Muslims later grouped these punishments  together and named them all as the &amp;quot;sharia law&amp;quot;. and since every punishment of them has it is own evidences, scholars  have differed on some of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example cutting the hand to the crime of stealing &lt;strong&gt;has a clear unambiguous evidence&lt;/strong&gt; (دليل - daleel) from the &lt;strong&gt;Quran&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:38&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَالسَّارِقُ وَالسَّارِقَةُ فَاقْطَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمَا جَزَاءً بِمَا كَسَبَا نَكَالًا مِّنَ اللَّهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ (38) فَمَن تَابَ مِن بَعْدِ ظُلْمِهِ وَأَصْلَحَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ(39)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[As for] the thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands in recompense for what they committed as a deterrent [punishment] from Allah . And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.(38) But whoever repents after his wrongdoing and reforms, indeed, Allah will turn to him in forgiveness. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.(38)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But don't forget that there are many rules that govern these situations before you can go ahead and cut peoples hands! , for example, we should first define &amp;quot;the thief&amp;quot; , when we can prove that the person is a thief? and who is going to do the cutting? and how to do it? Of curse it is not us, it is &lt;strong&gt;the job of the governments of our countries&lt;/strong&gt;.  these details and rules are taken care of by the scholars, not us, you and me -the public Muslims-.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;please be aware that I'm not a scholar or mofty I just told you what I know, so please wait until a scholar tell us his word.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T10:06:58.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31332" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31327" CreationDate="2016-05-22T20:12:50.513" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are different kinds of punishments in Islam, there are &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hodouds&lt;/a&gt;, which are fixed by God, they apply on theft, zina, Hirabah , drinking alcohol, accusing someone of illicit sex but failing to present enough evidence (not sure if there are more sins in this category).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qisas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qisas&lt;/a&gt; and Diyya, which apply on murder, or when the criminal deals body injuries to the victim.&#xA;From the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَكَتَبْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ فِيهَا أَنَّ النَّفْسَ بِالنَّفْسِ وَالْعَيْنَ بِالْعَيْنِ وَالْأَنْفَ بِالْأَنْفِ وَالْأُذُنَ بِالْأُذُنِ وَالسِّنَّ بِالسِّنِّ وَالْجُرُوحَ قِصَاصٌ ۚ فَمَنْ تَصَدَّقَ بِهِ فَهُوَ كَفَّارَةٌ لَهُ ۚ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَحْكُمْ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We ordained for them therein a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, and for wounds is legal retribution. But whoever gives [up his right as] charity, it is an expiation for him. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed – then it is those who are the wrongdoers. (Verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:45&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, in case of murder, the family of the victim can choose between forgiving the victim, or killing him (of course, it's the governor's job), in case of body injuries, the victim can do the same body injuries to the sinner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the sin does not fall in the previous two categories, then there is Tazir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;تعزير&lt;/a&gt; (the word Tazir means to educate in form of a reprimand or reproach), which is a punishment that is not stated in the Quran or the Sunna, it's man-made, the governors are free to choose the appropriate one (depending on the sin), it can be prison, a fine, flogging, banishment, and execution in some cases, more information about Tazir, with examples of sins that Tazir punishes can be found &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tazir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only Tazir is man-made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16923" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-25T07:51:08.527" LastActivityDate="2016-05-25T07:51:08.527" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31334" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-22T23:26:34.740" Score="7" ViewCount="330" Body="&lt;p&gt;I work as a night operator and my shift ends a few hours after when the Fajr salah is. I'm the only one there so I can't leave my seat, so I pray in my seat. However, I have to always face the window, I can't turn my back, but the Qiblah is in the opposite direction of where I sit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I delay my salah until I get home then I'll miss it. However, I'm currently praying facing the wrong direction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16926" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2018-01-16T21:34:14.743" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T13:14:05.490" Title="Facing the Qiblah during salah" Tags="|salat|qiblah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31337" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-23T05:42:36.327" Score="4" ViewCount="3194" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm married with two kids and my husband cheated on me and took her in marriage as a second wife. I don't feel loved anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I ask for a talaq?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16929" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-24T13:34:36.150" LastActivityDate="2020-03-17T00:30:04.963" Title="Can I ask for a divorce from my husband who has cheated on me?" Tags="|talaq|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31334" CreationDate="2016-05-23T08:44:05.220" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all if you are able to stand you should pray while standing, else your prayer is void if there are no real and strong reasons (see also this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/18/37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;facing the qiblah is one of the conditions of prayer being valid, and&#xA;every worshipper should try to find out the direction of the qiblah&#xA;when praying, either by using natural signs or compasses, if possible,&#xA;or by asking trustworthy people in the place, who know the direction&#xA;of the qiblah. (see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/101605&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One can deviate a little bit some may say up to 180° to the qiblah based on this hadith narrated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/196&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn 'Omar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1310630&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu Huraira&lt;/a&gt; , &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Omar ibn al-Khattab&lt;/a&gt; and according to Imam at-Tirmidhi ibn 'Abbas and Ali ibn Abi Talib (May Allah be pleased with all of them):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Whatever is between the east and the west is qiblah.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars say this counts for Medinah only. But one could deviate from the Qiblah to an amount which maybe accepted as a form of &amp;quot;ijtihad&amp;quot; to find a qiblah...this means maybe arount 45° degrees left and right. Maybe even more, as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-San’aani (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Subul al-Salaam (1/260): This hadeeth indicates that it is obligatory to face the direction of qiblah, and not the exact position of the Ka’bah for those who are not able to face it precisely. End quote (same source as before).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read also this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/111309&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic on the significant amount  of deviation according to this hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in your case you seem to know that you are deviating from the qiblah and don't deviate by fault or due to uncertainty after a certain ijtihad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So maybe a walk around could be, starting your prayer in the direction of the qiblah or the most possible direction you could deviate from and pray in the direction you mentioned as this was for example told some Pilots in this fatwa of the Saudia-Arabian &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.net/fatawa/fatawaDetails.aspx?languagename=ar&amp;amp;BookID=3&amp;amp;View=Page&amp;amp;PageNo=8&amp;amp;PageID=14893&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa council&lt;/a&gt; (Questions 27-29), as at least this was the case for our Messenger when he prayed on his horse or camel according to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/4/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; which you might also find in Musnad Ahmad. But note that this fatwa or hadith is dealing with an other situation. But as stated in the comments sometimes a necessity might allow you to perform things which are not allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/65853&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; an other reference on the situation where one may not pray facing the qiblah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-03T13:14:05.490" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T13:14:05.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31343" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16268" CreationDate="2016-05-23T12:49:20.990" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah Azjawajal himself sending Darood Sharif it means our realization that how importance of Rasoolallah Salallaho Alaih Wasallam. (Azmat e Rasool Salallaho Alaih wasallam and that’s called Maqam e Mustafa Salallaho Alaih Wasallam). As per Aquida e Ahlesunnah Allah is exempted Ibadaah but here it showing importance that Allah Azjawajal himself making Ibadah for his Habibullah Salallaho Alaih Wasallam. Allah gives hidaya to misguided people for right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16938" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T12:49:20.990" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2583" CreationDate="2016-05-23T15:09:15.547" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the Ismaili equivalent of zakah?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Ismaili equivalent of zakah is dasond. The amount of dasond is generally between 10% or 12.5% of one’s net income.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Ismailis don't consider dasond (zakah) as charity or alms. They interpret zakah as &quot;&lt;strong&gt;purification dues&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. It is considered as a “purification due” that is given to the Imam (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imamah_(Ismaili_doctrine)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ismaili doctrine of Imamah&lt;/a&gt;), for which the Imam bestows his prayers and blessings on them and purifies them (forgives their sins).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fiqh of dasond (summarized below):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dasond must be given willingly, wholeheartedly, truthfully and with&#xA;  trust in the Imam of the Time – only then will it bring worldly and&#xA;  spiritual benefit to the murid (KIM, No. 1, September 1, 1885)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Imam of the Time is the one who distributes the dasond monies&#xA;  appropriately (KIM, No. 1, September 1, 1885)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Without giving dasond, one’s worship (‘ibadat) is not accepted (KIM,&#xA;  No. 2, Bombay, September 8, 1885)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Every murid has promised to give dasond to the Imam and those who do&#xA;  will attain spiritual liberation (KIM, No. 2, Bombay, September 8,&#xA;  1885)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who have not given dasond, the right of the Imam, will be&#xA;  accountable on the Day of Judgment (KIM, No. 21,, Manjevadi, January&#xA;  2, 1894)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One’s earnings and food are only permissible (halal) after giving&#xA;  dasond (KIM, No. 24, Amdavad, December 2, 1896)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Faith (iman) remains secure through giving dasond (KIM, No. 125,&#xA;  Nairobi, October 6, 1905)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Imam accepts dasond from the murids and forgives their sins (KIM,&#xA;  No. 125, Nairobi, October 6, 1905)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Without giving dasond, all other deeds are meaningless and one will&#xA;  have nothing in the hereafter (KIM, No. 155, September 22, 1899)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T15:09:15.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31347" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1124" CreationDate="2016-05-23T19:59:06.133" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I didn't know that this forum is that old till I saw the date of this question :D, however here is an answer that might help the later reader.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will discuss the difference from the linguistic side, not the fiqh or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahkam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ahkam&lt;/a&gt; that using any of the two will lead to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;before we discuss the difference, you might find it helpful if you take a look at the meaning of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/%D9%86%D9%87%D9%89/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ن ه ى&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%85/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ح ر م&lt;/a&gt; in the Arabic-Arabic dictionary for more examples on the words you can build from the 2 roots.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;without digging deep to some areas of the language that I don't know much about , specially that using the 2 words has been changed a Little bit between the old Arabic فصحى and the current, I will focus on the main difference between the 2 words and how do you use them inside sentences in fosha فصحى.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as for the word-to-word translation it might be something like this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;+-----------+------------+--------------+&#xA;| 1-  حَرَّمَ   |   verb     |=  forbid     |&#xA;+-----------+------------+--------------+&#xA;| 2-  نَهَى   |   verb     |=~ said don't |&#xA;+-----------+------------+--------------+&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;harram حَرَّمَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is the exact translation of forbid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;when used in sentences it needs only one more &amp;quot;thing&amp;quot;   to complete a meaningful sentence , that is &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;the forbidden thing&amp;quot;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1-  حَرَّمَ الله &lt;strong&gt;الخمر&lt;/strong&gt; - Allah has forbidden &lt;strong&gt;Alcohol&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- حَرَّمَ &lt;strong&gt;الدم&lt;/strong&gt;  -  has forbidden &lt;strong&gt;the blood&lt;/strong&gt; , &lt;em&gt;(although this sentence missed the subject who did the action, it has a complete meaning of the verb(forbidding))&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- حَرَّمَ أبي &lt;strong&gt;لعب الكرة&lt;/strong&gt; ليلا  - my father has forbidden &lt;strong&gt;playing with the ball&lt;/strong&gt; at night&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when you see the word حَرَّمَ in a sentence you must expect &amp;quot;a thing&amp;quot; that will be forbidden near&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;naha نَهَى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;نهى is more like , when you say &amp;quot;don't&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it needs in the most cases one more little word to complete only &amp;quot;the verb&amp;quot; and to be equal to it's brother حَرَّمَ.  that word will mostly 99.9%  be (&lt;strong&gt;عن&lt;/strong&gt; - about - An)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1-  &lt;code&gt;نهى&lt;/code&gt; الله &lt;code&gt;عن&lt;/code&gt; الخمر - Allah has &lt;code&gt;forbidden&lt;/code&gt; Alcohol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- &lt;code&gt;نهى عن&lt;/code&gt; الدم  -  has &lt;code&gt;forbidden&lt;/code&gt; the blood , &lt;em&gt;(although this sentence missed the subject who did the action, it has a complete meaning of the verb(forbidding))&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- &lt;code&gt;نها&lt;/code&gt; أبي &lt;code&gt;عن&lt;/code&gt; لعب الكرة ليلا  - my father has &lt;code&gt;forbidden&lt;/code&gt; playing with the ball at night&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: you can use the word نَهَى without عن but in this case you don't expect to find the &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;forbidden thing&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; , but you expect &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;someone&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; who has been forbidden from doing something, like in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/96/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;96:9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so, as a quick points to  conclude the general ways of using both the word in Fosha :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;حَرَّمَ  =  نَهَى عن  =  forbid&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;(حَرَّمَ/نَهَى عن /forbid) &lt;code&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;need to complete the meaning&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/code&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;something&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;- the forbidden thing (e.g نَهَى عن الخمر)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;نَهَى  &lt;code&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; need to complete the meaning &amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/code&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;someone&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; - who has been forbidden from doing the forbidden thing (e.g نَهَى شارب الخمر)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe the best way to get the difference between the 2 words is by practicing  more examples of how &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alawfa.com/Go.aspx?keyword=%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;حَرَّمَ&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alawfa.com/Go.aspx?keyword=%D9%86%D9%87%D9%89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;نَهَى&lt;/a&gt; have been used in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;please note that the usage of both words has been changed a little in the modern Arabic&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16908" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T19:59:06.133" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31348" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-23T19:59:41.303" Score="3" ViewCount="2487" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really need help with this, because I've looked everywhere and I can't seem to get it right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do I accurately get the Qiblah direction? I've been using my phone but it's not working correctly b/c it keeps changing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What tool do I need to buy? What calculations do I need to make? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I usually don't like getting religious info online but I like that in this site if the info is incorrect, people will point it out. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you in advance and Jazakum Allahu Khairan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16926" LastActivityDate="2016-05-24T21:33:17.683" Title="Accurately get Qiblah direction" Tags="|qiblah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31349" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-23T20:31:16.607" Score="2" ViewCount="61629" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a 19 year old male, who tried my best to quit masturbation by various techniques from keeping myself busy. However, I definitely intend to quit and the only way to do that quick as I researched is by getting married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moving on, my masturbation is different from other people's masturbation as I lay down and apply pressure using my right hand on my penis. I read about this and it's bad masturbate by pressure as it could be a problem in the future so I tried quitting. however I failed and decided to masturbate like a normal human being so I researched about this and found out many techniques to ejaculate while watching porn one of which is fingering your asshole. Unfortunately, at that very moment I tried it and felt a lot of guilt and I still do and I ask Allah for forgiveness I feel it's not under my control to quit even though I wish I could. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long story short is masturbating by inserting one finger in your anus while the other your right is rubbing down your penis okay?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16942" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-05-26T03:43:25.827" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T09:28:36.537" Title="Fingering your own anus for masturbation purposes" Tags="|halal-haram|sex|masturbation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-03-16T19:22:06.070" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31351" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31125" CreationDate="2016-05-23T23:55:10.790" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Banks serve a very important function in current society. Unfortunately,  one of those activities also includes dealing with interest. But, leaving that aside,  most of the halal businesses would not be able to function without the access to funds, and the facilitation of transactions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, as a blanket statement, Banks are not haram, and working at a bank should not be Haram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, dealing with credit cards, interest based loans, highly leveraged trading, most derivative financial products, these are in the gray area. Some worse than others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If all you care about is making money, I'm sure there's other careers that will pay to keep you satisfied with your life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to redefine finance, and make it more islamic, a bank job is a good place to learn what's broken. But, be realistic about it. It's easier said than done. But, it is better to try than to give up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are passionate about banking, then the responsibility is on you to make sure you handle the gray areas. It is not easy to do though. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;FYI. This is my personal opinion based on industry knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16945" LastActivityDate="2016-05-23T23:55:10.790" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23538" CreationDate="2016-05-24T03:08:40.027" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are quite correct to point out the apparent contradiction. When one reads the Koranic references to riba, particularly al-Baqarah 275-280, there is usually a reference to justice, equity, charity, or exploitation (ie &quot;redoubling&quot;). Riba embodies an element of unfairness, and this is consistent with the emphasis in Islam on social justice. An interest charge representing a reasonable amount for time value, illiquidity, and credit risk cannot be regarded as exploitation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mistake is committed by those who ignore the fact that money has time value - an accepted principle of modern finance. Money represents more than a medium of exchange, it represents productive capital (which it can buy and earn a return, such as the rental property in your example). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know my view is at variance with the conventional approach ( but not all - see the fatwa of Tantawi on bank interest, Al Azhar University), but it would not be the first time the conventional view is wrong. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16869" LastActivityDate="2016-05-24T03:08:40.027" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30058" CreationDate="2016-05-24T04:31:32.257" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did you know many christian weddings involve drinking of wine? ( as the blood of christ ). Do you think that would be valid? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no &quot;her country&quot; or &quot;my country&quot;. Islam is universal. A geographic location is not needed to practice Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can marry Christian women, provided they are chaste as Quran 5:5 says.&#xA;The definition of chaste is not as per western/Christian values but rather as per Islamic values.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse in 5:5 which permits to marry ahle-kitab also talks about giving her meher. Meher is part of Islamic law, simply implying It can only be valid if done in an Islamic way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This will also set the tone of your marriage for your life. It messages that Islam is important to you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16947" LastActivityDate="2016-05-24T04:31:32.257" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2583" CreationDate="2016-05-24T04:44:04.073" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no real fiqh in Ismailism. It is mostly based on whims of the imaam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example: Most Ismailis are told to marry within the community, but all of the imaams children marry outside. ( not one found a suitable spouse within the Ismaili community )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dasond is really a &quot;pay to pray&quot; scheme. In this scheme the higher the dasond you give the more spiritual enlightenment you can get by attending a higher majalis or prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All this money goes to aga khan ( not the poor ), which then aga khan claims to do &quot;good&quot; with his AKDN.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To read more go to&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ismailitoislam.com/understanding-ismailism/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://ismailitoislam.com/understanding-ismailism/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;an ex ismaili&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16947" LastActivityDate="2016-05-24T04:44:04.073" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31009" CreationDate="2016-05-24T09:14:19.860" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamu Alaikum, &#xA;      First of all, man was created first by ALLAH before a woman.. As you might know the woman referred to as &quot;the crooked rib&quot; was created from the mans ribs thereby making him stronger than her. Men have the ability to withstand better than women... The Man is vulnerable when it comes to the woman. The woman when created by ALLAH was adorned with various beauties... Her face is enough to cause havoc to the male gender.... She Is a beautiful flower and as such flowers should be preserved and she is also the one who can melt the man as you know that Hauwa was weak and easily deceived by shaytan and also it was she who convinced Adam to eat the forbidden fruit.... Females should cover to protect themselves from the desires of the male... Covering up reduces things such as rape and fornication... &#xA;      Lastly, since ALLAH has ordered the female to cover up, who are we to go against his commands... He is the most merciful and he is the knower of the unknown.... Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16932" LastActivityDate="2016-05-24T09:14:19.860" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31356" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16712" CreationDate="2016-05-24T09:18:31.400" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ayat means that for every gender, there is an opposite gender (male and female). For every matter, there is an anti-matter. For every positive, there is a negative. This ayat does not limit to animals and it's not necessarily talking about sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2016-05-24T09:18:31.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31357" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30688" CreationDate="2016-05-24T09:24:57.123" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is like asking why did Allah create Adam before Muhammad s.a.w: This is because He is the creator and He does whatever He wills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16932" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-05-26T01:40:14.753" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T01:40:14.753" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31360" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31348" CreationDate="2016-05-24T14:33:53.573" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Idea is to head to Mecca.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will tell you how I did my calculations one day when I was in desert with my friends and we had no one around from the local people who knows the directions in this place. and it worked with me with enough accuracy to make my pray accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;to apply this approach you need the most basic primitive tools&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;you must know the &lt;strong&gt;location of Mecca&lt;/strong&gt; on the world map (fixed information).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;you must know &lt;strong&gt;your current location&lt;/strong&gt; on the world map(changing information)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;a way to locate the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_direction&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Cardinal direction&lt;/a&gt; (compass) / (or the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikihow.com/Determine-Direction-Using-the-Sun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sun&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikihow.com/Find-True-North-Without-a-Compass#Using_the_Stars:_Northern_Hemisphere&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;stars&lt;/a&gt;- in case you get lost on an island in a plane crash having no tools)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;to imagine the world map in your head and to be aware of some basic geographies  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are the steps on this example as in this picture:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5N5jV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5N5jV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;giving that your position in red and the Qibla in green.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are the steps you are going to do on a paper or in your mind -in case of the no-tools island situation-.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;step1&lt;/code&gt;- &lt;strong&gt;locate your position on map&lt;/strong&gt;. (the red point on the picture)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;step2&lt;/code&gt;- &lt;strong&gt;locate Mecca on map&lt;/strong&gt; (the green point on the picture) and don't worry it will not change it's location on the map any day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;step3&lt;/code&gt;- &lt;strong&gt;estimating the angle/degree&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is an inaccuracy in this method , it will be because of this step , so be accurate as much as you can to get better results. Now we need to estimate the angle/degree of Mecca from our position.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First: draw the 4 Cardinal direction North/South/East/West with your location as the center( as I did in the picture in Blue color) whether on the paper or in your mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second: draw the second angle side/line starting from your position to Mecca (as I did in the picture in the orange color)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;third: Now you have your angle , that is between the orange line and the &quot;closest&quot; blue line of the 4 lines(N/S/E/W) in our case the orange line is closer to the East direction &lt;em&gt;(the reason for choosing the closest direction is to generate the smallest angle ,and the smaller the angle is, the more accuracy you get by your estimation)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;forth: having our angle we need to measure it's &lt;strong&gt;degree&lt;/strong&gt; , and to do that you need the angle to be drown on a paper and to use a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/protractor-using.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;protractor&lt;/a&gt;, but as we have no tools we have no way to measure the angle accurately , so we need to estimate it &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fbmE0.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fbmE0.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;forgive me for my bad painting. this is how how you can estimate the angle in your mind , knowing that a complete circle is 360 degree , half circle is 180 degrees, a quarter is 90 degrees , half quarter is 45 degrees quarter of quarter is 22.5 degrees. so by looking back to our orange angle in the map on paper or in our head you can estimate the degree, in our example it is about to 30 degrees south east , for more information about naming the angles give this a &lt;a href=&quot;http://climate.umn.edu/snow_fence/components/winddirectionanddegreeswithouttable3.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;look&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we have what we want - the angle - , &lt;strong&gt;it is 30 degrees South the Eaet&lt;/strong&gt; , let us go for the next step&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;step 4 (final step)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;strong&gt;: Where is the Qibla?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we know that the Qibla is 30 degrees south(or bellow) the East, So we must know where is the &quot;East&quot;! , and to know where is the east you need a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;campass&lt;/a&gt; or in case of the no-tools situation you have to learn &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikihow.com/Determine-Direction-Using-the-Sun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;how to locate the Directions using the sun&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikihow.com/Find-True-North-Without-a-Compass#Using_the_Stars:_Northern_Hemisphere&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;using the stars&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;once you know the 4 directions(North - South - East - West) where are they from your location , using whither a compass, the sun or the stars, you have to locate the Qibla! , it is &lt;em&gt;-in our example-&lt;/em&gt; 30 degrees south/down the East.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;suppose we get the directions using a compass, as in this picture the compass red arm refer to the current North&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UKrUj.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/UKrUj.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;here is our Qibla , see the Kaaba in the picture? forgive me for the bad painting and shaking hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also take a look on the same question on wikihow (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikihow.com/Find-the-Qibla-for-Prayer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Find-the-Qibla-for-Prayer&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or, you can just throw all of that away and use the other and most accurate Approach you can use for locating the Qibla when you are in new places&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ask someone ,&lt;strong&gt;&quot;where is the Qibla?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16908" LastEditorUserId="16908" LastEditDate="2016-05-24T21:33:17.683" LastActivityDate="2016-05-24T21:33:17.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31366" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27470" CreationDate="2016-05-24T18:44:25.057" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This expression needed some search ,specially it is 100% fosha, it is not used anymore in modern Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;here the word تربت in the Arabic-Arabic &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%AA/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;dictionary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and this Arabic &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/2742&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; explained the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadeeth&lt;/a&gt; you mentioned. and that is what the fatwa said about the expression تربت يداك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وأما معنى (تربت يداك) فهو في الأصل دعاء معناه: لصقت يداك بالتراب من شدة الفقر إن لم تفعل&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ولكن العرب أصبحت تستعمله لمعان أخر &lt;strong&gt;كالمعاتبة والإنكار وتعظيم الأمر والحث على الشيء&lt;/strong&gt; وهذا هو المراد منها في هذا الحديث..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and as for the meaning of (taribat yadak) it was originally a doaa &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%AA/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1 &lt;/a&gt;دعاء meaning , may your hand get rubbed with dust &amp;quot;because of poorness&amp;quot; if you are not going to do.....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the old Arabs later get to use this expression to express other things like &lt;strong&gt;(blaming, disagreement,stressing the point, encouragement/motivation )&lt;/strong&gt; which how it is used in this hadeeth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%AA/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1 &lt;/a&gt;Note: this doaa was an old doaa used by the old Arabs -including the disbelievers- even before the birth of the Prophet PBUH&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16908" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-30T06:22:47.810" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:22:47.810" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23309" CreationDate="2016-05-25T02:00:11.167" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If they live in a country that is ruled according to Sharia then, they will be ruled according to the law of that country. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they live in a non-Muslim country then, they should follow the ruling on which they both agree upon. If they disagree with each other then, they should divorce according to the Qur'an and Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Divorce according to the Qur'an :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Divorce (Surat at Talaq)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[65.1] O Prophet! when you divorce women, divorce them for~ their&#xA;  prescribed time, and calculate the number of the days prescribed, and&#xA;  be careful of (your duty to) Allah, your Lord. Do not drive them out&#xA;  of their houses, nor should they themselves go forth, unless they&#xA;  commit an open indecency; and these are the limits of Allah, and&#xA;  whoever goes beyond the limits of Allah, he indeed does injustice to&#xA;  his own soul. You do not know that Allah may after that bring about&#xA;  reunion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[65.2] So when they have reached their prescribed time, then retain&#xA;  them with kindness or separate them with kindness, and call to witness&#xA;  two men of justice from among you, and give upright testimony for&#xA;  Allah. With that is admonished he who believes in Allah and the latter&#xA;  day; and whoever is careful of (his duty to) Allah, He will make for&#xA;  him an outlet,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[65.3] And give him sustenance from whence he thinks not; and whoever&#xA;  trusts in Allah, He is sufficient for him; surely Allah attains His&#xA;  purpose; Allah indeed has appointed a measure for everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[65.4] And (as for) those of your women who have despaired of&#xA;  menstruation, if you have a doubt, their prescribed time shall be&#xA;  three months, and of those too who have not had their courses; and (as&#xA;  for) the pregnant women, their prescribed time is that they lay down&#xA;  their burden; and whoever is careful of (his duty to) Allah He will&#xA;  make easy for him his affair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[65.5] That is the command of Allah which He has revealed to you, and&#xA;  whoever is careful of (his duty to) Allah, He will remove from him his&#xA;  evil and give him a big reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[65.6] Lodge them where you lodge according to your means, and do not&#xA;  injure them in order that you may straiten them; and if they are&#xA;  pregnant, spend on them until they lay down their burden; then if they&#xA;  suckle for you, give them their recompense and enjoin one another&#xA;  among you to do good; and if you disagree, another (woman) shall&#xA;  suckle for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[65.7] Let him who has abundance spend out of his abundance and&#xA;  whoever has his means of subsistence straitened to him, let him spend&#xA;  out of that which Allah has given him; Allah does not lay on any soul&#xA;  a burden except to the extent to which He has granted it; Allah brings&#xA;  about ease after difficulty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[65.8] And how many a town which rebelled against the commandment of&#xA;  its Lord and His apostles, so We called it to account severely and We&#xA;  chastised it (with) a stern chastisement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[65.9] So it tasted the evil result of its conduct, and the end of its&#xA;  affair was perdition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[65.10] Allah has prepared for them severe chastisement, therefore be&#xA;  careful of (your duty to) Allah, O men of understanding who believe!&#xA;  Allah has indeed revealed to you a reminder,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-05-25T02:00:11.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31368" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29612" CreationDate="2016-05-25T04:54:47.680" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sorry for you dear,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Islamic marriage must be with Islamic contract and you can have authority to end the Islamic marriage based on the contract. &#xA;Also note that divorced is divorced and applies on all type of marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you get divorced as civil you also divorced as Islamic marriage. so in you case you will be divorce Islamic ally by default.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marriage is not a game any time you play it based on your needs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، - يَعْنِي&#xA;  ابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ - عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ&#xA;  بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَاهَكَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ&#xA;  رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ ثَلاَثٌ جِدُّهُنَّ جِدٌّ&#xA;  وَهَزْلُهُنَّ جِدٌّ النِّكَاحُ وَالطَّلاَقُ وَالرَّجْعَةُ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated AbuHurayrah:&#xA;  The Prophet (ﷺ) said: &quot;There are three things which, whether undertaken&#xA;  seriously or in jest, are treated as serious: nikah (marriage), talaq (divorce), and&#xA;  raj'a (taking back the wife after a divorce which is not final).&quot; [Sunan Abi Dawud 2194, Al-Albani said hasan]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if the husband says (verbally) or sign a document saying such that he divorce his wife, the divorce is &lt;em&gt;islamically&lt;/em&gt; valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For your kids i recommend reading this article &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.weziwezi.com/news/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%81-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B7%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;كيف تختلف تصرفات الأطفال بعد طلاق الوالدين ؟&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16957" LastEditorUserId="17160" LastEditDate="2016-07-04T06:53:47.647" LastActivityDate="2016-07-04T06:53:47.647" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18561" CreationDate="2016-05-25T05:14:30.190" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should catch up on any fast you have missed in Ramadan before the next Ramadan arrives else you do a payments or buy a food for poor people. there are an amount for each day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read this to know why you should not miss any fast&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.weziwezi.com/news/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B9%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B6-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;الإعجاز العلمي في فرض الصيام&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16957" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-20T13:42:17.910" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T13:42:17.910" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31074" CreationDate="2016-05-25T09:53:22.270" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe they are reciting this dua:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Ya Qawiyyu&quot; about 3 times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this because when i was doing my hifz my shaikh told me to do this because it will make my memory stronger.&#xA;This website might explain a little in more detail inshallah:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/19916&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/19916&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16958" LastActivityDate="2016-05-25T09:53:22.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31127" CreationDate="2016-05-25T10:00:27.017" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on your locality. For example at my masjid, our view is that the Khutbah should be given in Arabic (because it's better to do so). So coincidentally we have an English lecture or bayaan given before, then have the 1st adhaan. Thereafter we have sunnas. Then the 2nd adhaan. The imam then gives the khutbah in arabic and proceeds to lead the jumuah prayer after the iqaamah.&#xA;Generally there is 2 adhaans given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16958" LastActivityDate="2016-05-25T10:00:27.017" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21711" CreationDate="2016-05-25T10:06:41.353" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well in this general question there is nothing wrong with reading quran in a gathering. The salat &amp;amp; salam is also perfectly fine and it is also presribed to do so. Also, doing that in a gathering is not necessarily related to those 2 sects, because others do it also. That being said, it is also okay because the reason for that is so other people may also &lt;em&gt;benefit&lt;/em&gt; from that. Especially on thursday night (which in islam is friday) it is recommended to read surah kahf and also durood on the prophet SAWS.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) said, “Increase your reading of the Durood Shareef during the nights and days of Jummah. Certainly Durood Shareef is presented to me”. (Jaami’us Sagheer)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (radi Allahu anhu) narrates that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) said, “Whosoever performs the Salaatul Asar on Jummah, remains at the same placewithout moving, and recites the following Durood eighty times, ‘Allahumma salli ala Sayyiduna Muhammaddin Nabiyyil Ummi wa ala ahlihi wasallam,’ eighty years of his sins are forgiven and on his record of deeds, he will receive reward (Thawaab) equivalent to eighty years of Salaah.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the day of Qiyamah the person closest to me will be the one who has sent the most Durood unto me. ” (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/3/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;TIRMIZI&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On Fridays, send Durood abundantly on me, as it is presented before me. ” (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/8/116&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ABU DAWUD&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Whoever recites Durood at my grave, I hear it myself. And whoesoever recites it from a distance, Angels present them to me.” (BAIHAQI)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“For the reciter of durood, Allah sends 70 blessings on him and the angels make dua for him 70 times.”(TABRANI)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Almighty Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Surely Allah and His Angels send blessings on the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim). O you who believe! Send Blessings (Durood) and Salutations (Salaams) on the Prophet with worthy Salutation”.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah al-Ahzab: 56&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hazrat Anas (radi Allahu anhu) narrates that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) said: “He who reads a single Durood upon me, Almighty Allah blesses him ten times, ten of his sins are forgiven, and he is increased ten times in stages (internally). (Mishkaat)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;further link:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/askmufti/45591&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/askmufti/45591&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16958" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-25T10:18:49.423" LastActivityDate="2016-05-25T10:18:49.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1721" CreationDate="2016-05-26T04:55:59.483" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I pray with my Sunni brothers, sometimes I lead sometimes they do, There are differences in the recitation of some verses But the structure is still the same and I have learnt some verses and still learning what sunni brothers are reciting and from the meanings of the verses they are all the same but paraphrased. The prayer is before God and and the verses are the conversation with God, when this is done in a group &quot;jama't&quot; It not only feels good but it allows for people to become close to one another and start a civil conversation about the deen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't worry about what they believe and labelling them Kuffar but rather sit and discuss and find out why he prays that way and maybe you will make him find out why he prays that way while you learn about him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16964" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T04:55:59.483" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31374" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-26T08:39:59.930" Score="3" ViewCount="672" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslim who has family members which are not practicing Islam. They have witnessed clear signs of Allah like someone being possessed with Jinn and reacting to the recitation of the Qur'an but they turned away and did not change their ways. They still persist in sin and transgression in forms like: Not praying (some not praying at all while others pray irregularly), drinking alcohol, not covering themselves, going to the magicians and asking them, spraying water of magicians in their homes, celebrating the festivals of the disbelievers, making friends with them, not attending Jumah, completely shaving the beards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They claim to be Muslims and they saw clear signs of Allah that they need to return but still refuse. I fear for myself because they are involved in going to the magicians and I fear that they may harm me because of their superstitious lifestyle. They accused me of being the cause of their problems although I am a practicing Muslims who does not visit magicians and causes harm to the people. Alhamdulillah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They accused me and my mother in the past of horrible things and we are not sure if it is safe to go to them because of them being involved in going to magicians. They started to sever ties by not helping us in times of hardship and ignoring our problems and not visiting us during these times. It is almost 4,5 years that these people persist in sin and transgression and severing ties. They are today basically known for their evil and this is why we avoid them. My and mother have developed a deep hatred for the sake of Allah because these people commit sins openly during the day and they don't care.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for me to avoid them as long as they don't repent to Allah and mend their ways? Or am I sinful? These people know about prayer, fasting and so on but they refuse to practice Islam correctly out of their own choice not because of ignorance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16965" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-23T04:37:56.240" LastActivityDate="2022-10-26T04:07:05.823" Title="Is it appropriate to avoid family members who don't practice, and whose behavior is &quot;evil&quot;?" Tags="|family|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31375" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-26T10:15:01.750" Score="-1" ViewCount="3050" Body="&lt;p&gt;Due to a lot of confusing answers I would request for a clear answer please to my question: Is forex trading halal from an Islamic account which is swap-free?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16968" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-05-27T23:13:50.080" LastActivityDate="2016-05-27T23:13:50.080" Title="Is forex trading halal from an Islamic account?" Tags="|sharia|trading|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-05-26T12:54:37.047" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31375" CreationDate="2016-05-26T12:08:24.807" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let see definition of Forex from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_exchange_market&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The foreign exchange market (forex, FX, or currency market) is a global decentralized market for the trading of currencies. This includes all aspects of buying, selling and exchanging currencies at current or determined prices.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it's for trading it's permissible for Islam. Generally Muslims see Forex halal supporting with this hadith:&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/72210&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(I am getting this from islamqa.info)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Gold for gold, silver for silver, wheat for wheat, barley for barley, dates for dates, salt for salt, like for like, same for same, hand to hand. If the types are different then sell however you like, so long as it is hand to hand.” Narrated by Muslim, 1587.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, buying stocks from companies which are selling or providing non-Islamic products is not permissible. Like buying stocks from alcoholic beverage seller:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://muflihun.com/tirmidhi/12/1295&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Narrated Anas bin Malik&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) cursed ten involved in wine: The one who presses it, the one who has it pressed, its drinker, its carrier, and the one it is carried to, its server, its seller, the consumption of its price, the one who purchases it and the one it was purchased for.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jami` at-Tirmidhi Book 12 Hadith 1295&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T12:08:24.807" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31252" CreationDate="2016-05-26T13:36:48.773" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet conveyed the final divine message and is therefore the Seal of the Prophets.&#xA;He himself described some of the differences between him and the other prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam al-Bukhari narrates that the Prophet said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I have been given five things which were not granted to anyone (any other prophet) before me:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Every apostle was sent particularly to his own people, whereas I have been sent to all people-red and yellow. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The spoils of war have been made lawful for me, and these were never made lawful for anyone before me.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The earth has been made pure and a place of prostration for me, so whenever the time of prayer comes for any of you, he should pray&#xA;  wherever he is.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I have been supported by awe (to cause fear and intimidation to enter the hearts of the Prophet's enemies) from a distance (which if&#xA;  covered, would take one month to cross). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I have been granted intercession.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is &lt;em&gt;the&lt;/em&gt; role model for every believing human being as the Qur'an [33:21] clearly states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You have indeed in the Messenger of God an excellent example for him who hopes in God and the Final Day and who remembers God intensely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T13:36:48.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31379" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31380" CreationDate="2016-05-26T15:36:31.687" Score="5" ViewCount="3259" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that the Quran affirms that man is the best creation of Allah. But, does the Quran go further to suggest that 'Man is made in the image and likeness of God' or the lesser 'man is made in the image of the universe' that is claimed by the Christian theology in the Bible and Eastern traditions like Hinduism? Here image is not necessarily a physical image or form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: There are some references in the Hadiths which suggests that Man is made in the image of God. Is this accepted as a genuine hadith by Islamic scholars?&#xA;The hadith “Allah created Adam in His/his image (`ala suratihi)” was narrated from Abu Hurayrah by both Bukhari and Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answer on &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2009/08/16/what-does-the-narration-allah-created-adam-in-hishis-image-mean/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;seekershub&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books?id=r07M9CXZ_t8C&amp;amp;pg=PA249&amp;amp;lpg=PA249&amp;amp;dq=ala%20suratihi&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=cidOYku8G5&amp;amp;sig=cMzHso6jCTrefMM2fHi92waZQ8Q&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0ahUKEwj_g7CFpfjMAhXIHT4KHYdcAggQ6AEIMjAE#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=ala%20suratihi&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-futuhat al Makiyyah&lt;/a&gt; of ibn 'Arabi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16971" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-27T06:30:29.840" LastActivityDate="2021-09-13T11:11:01.963" Title="Does Quran agree with Bible and Eastern theologies in that man is created in the image of God?" Tags="|image|mankind|aqidah|prophet-adam|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31380" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31379" CreationDate="2016-05-26T17:17:55.673" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Absolutely not. On the contrary, Islam says clearly that nothing is alike God, neither the man nor any thing else : &quot; ليس كمثله شئ و هو السميع البصير &quot;  Surat Alashura , Aya 11. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T17:17:55.673" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7560" CreationDate="2016-05-26T17:43:58.777" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the Janazah of the Prophet (صلي الله عليه وسلم) was ready, then people came in groups and read the Janazah Salaah. Because the Janazah was inside the Hujrah Mubaarak, only few people at a time entered and read the Janazah Salaah and left, then others followed, but there was no Imam. [Madarijun Nabuiwat]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ahmed Raza Khan رضي الله عنه states as follows in the fourth volume of his world renowned encyclopaedia Fatawa-e-Razviyah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Ulama have differences on the issue of the Janazah Salaah of the Prophet صلي الله عليه وسلم. One Jama’at says that the Janazah Namaaz did not really occur. Small groups came in and sent Durood and Salaams and then left, followed by others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are also many Ulama who accept this Namaaz Maroof. Imam Qaazi Iyaaz رضي الله عنه rectified this. Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique رضي الله عنه was engrossed in giving hope to the Muslims and taking care of the needs of the Ummah. At this time, the allegiance had not been taken on his hands. People came in huge and small groups and continued to pray the Janazah Salaah of Rasoolullah صلي الله عليه وسلم.When the Allegiance was taken on the hands of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique رضي الله عنه and his Guardianship was confirmed, He prayed the Janazah Salaah, and after him non other prayed, as mentioned by Imam Shamsul Ulama Sarkhasi رضي الله عنه. &#xA;  [Fatawa Razvia vol.4. pg 54 - New Edition of Fatawa Razvia Vol.9 pg.286]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16411" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-20T10:59:33.330" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T10:59:33.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31382" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18635" CreationDate="2016-05-26T18:03:21.833" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Sunni view, Holy Prophet has knowledge of unseen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As said in Holy Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“These are the tidings of Unseen that We reveal to you in secret”.&#xA;  Surah-Ale-Imran, verse 44.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Nor will He disclose to you the secrets of the Unseen. But He chooses of His Apostles (For the purpose)”&#xA;  Surah-Ale-Imran, verse 179.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The Knower of Unseen reveals not His secret to anyone. Except to His chosen Messengers”.&#xA;  Surah-Al-Jinn, verse 26.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Bukhari writes :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) stood up in one meeting and he started to tell us about events from the beginning of this world to the end and he told us about heaven and hell and about the people who were going to hell and who were going to heaven and what will be their places in heaven and hell. Of course, some people remember what he told us and some people have forgotten. &#xA;  (Bukhari, Chapter Bada-Ul-Khalq.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Muslim writes that: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet Muhammad (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) led the Fajr prayer and then sat on the pulpit, and until Zuhr he told the people of the things about the Unseen. After Zuhr, he sat on the pulpit and continued until Asar, then sat on the pulpit and continued until Maghrib prayer. He even informed of the dwellers of Paradise and Hell. &#xA;  (Muslim chapter on Fadial).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal quotes the following narration which provides more evidence on the Prophets knowledge :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) stated, “I have seen my Lord, He put His hands upon my chest, after which everything appeared before me and I recognized everything. &#xA;  [Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, vol 5, page 243] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you people can found alot of references from Quran and Ahadith, but this depend upon your believes how much you believe in your prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16411" LastActivityDate="2016-05-26T18:03:21.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31383" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-26T23:44:55.583" Score="3" ViewCount="5171" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know what came over me, all of a sudden i felt greed i never have before and went on this website and gambled. I lost my money and in desperation i kept playing in hope to just regain my money and said to myself ill never gamble again. I know its haram, i shouldn't have done it in the first place! i have no idea what came over me! i should have stopped myself. As i tried to regain my loss, i lost even more money. The gambling was online, on a trading platform, its based on rates of for example currencies going up or down. So then this happened. Its hard to explain but i am 'working' with someone now to trade my money in. So these people i agreed to work with have analysts, they analyses the pattern of the fall or rise and make predictions on whats about to happen next on the currency rate and based on that we place our trade. Because we work together, and they are confident in their analysis, i get full protection (as in, if we lose, i get my money returned by them to me, if i win, they gain a certain % themselves every time i win). So i pretty much just give them my money and they do the rest, and we both earn money. I have already placed the money, i am waiting for the results today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So i have 2 questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;i read somewhere on this website that some forms of gambling are&#xA;acceptable, that non permitted gambling is associated with taking&#xA;&quot;unreasonable&quot; risks. Since i am now protected, and if i lose money&#xA;it will be returned by to me, is it still haram? as i am not taking&#xA;a risk anymore really. I understand that the initial gambling i did&#xA;was definitely haram, i was just going and relying on luck. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My second question is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;if this all is still haram, and i win, would it be okay to just take&#xA;the money i have used on this website back (my losses and what i&#xA;used in this trade)? and get rid of all the profit (for example&#xA;donate it to charity), because I'm thinking to do that anyway.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please, i know i shouldn't have gambled in the first place, i don't know what came over me, but advice me of this current situation and if i should definitely pull out and end this horrible thing I've started even if it means losing all my money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16973" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-20T05:06:36.867" LastActivityDate="2019-03-13T09:01:23.447" Title="Gambling: is it haram if i dont keep the profit gained? Is it haram if my loses are protected?" Tags="|halal-haram|gambling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31384" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26036" CreationDate="2016-05-27T03:53:27.283" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam. Well in your case the &quot;slightly sneaky noise&quot; resulted from the :urge to laugh&quot;. Thus you had the intention to laugh but could not control yourself to such an extent and that noise came out your throat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well according to this view (hanafi) which I follow is that there are a couple of conditions when laughing during the salah.&#xA;(1) Smiling does not invalidate the prayer whatsoever.   ----- al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah, part 27, p. 124. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(2) If one was to laugh and a person that was praying right beside WAS ABLE to hear it, then your salah breaks and must be repeated (since it becomes wajib after initiating any salah). Also your wudhu breaks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(3) If one was to laugh and a person that was praying right beside WAS NOT able to hear it, then the wudhu does not break but the salah does. This is called &lt;em&gt;dahk&lt;/em&gt;. The salah must be repeated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/daruliftaa-birmingham/77154&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/daruliftaa-birmingham/77154&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2010/09/29/does-laughing-loudly-in-prayer-break-the-ablution/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2010/09/29/does-laughing-loudly-in-prayer-break-the-ablution/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I believe in the Shafii' madhab laughter only invalidates the salah and not wudhu ... check up on that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Laughter is known as one of the things that nullifies ones Prayer, as it was narrated by Jaabir Ibn Abdillah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;If one laughs in their Prayer then they should repeat their Prayer and not their Wudu.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related by Ad-Daraqotni: (51), and was authenticated by Ibn Hajr in Fath Al-Baari: (1/336).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16958" LastActivityDate="2016-05-27T03:53:27.283" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31337" CreationDate="2016-05-27T06:05:52.077" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum sister&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can understand your feeling in this situation. No women, either Muslim or non-Muslim, wishes to share her husband with anyone else. But still, if you really wish to follow the commandments of Allah, please maintain patience. Don't go for khula, because Allah hates Khula or Talaq.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah allows men to have four wives but only one condition that is to treat each wives equally if not fear Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. &lt;strong&gt;But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one&lt;/strong&gt; or those your right hand possesses. That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice]. &lt;strong&gt;Quran 4:3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is powerful ayat. If a man thinks he can have upto four wives and treat them &lt;strong&gt;unequally&lt;/strong&gt;, then he will be put into &lt;strong&gt;trouble&lt;/strong&gt; on the Day of Judgement. Allah knows that &lt;strong&gt;men can't be just&lt;/strong&gt;, that's why Allah asks men to have one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, If a husband bought a gold chain for the second wife then he has to get the same gold chain (as the same amount worth of that) to the first wife. His burden &lt;strong&gt;is doubled&lt;/strong&gt; for what he had made. As for you, it is different. You have only one spouse to fulfil his need. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So comparing you both in Allah's questions regarding marriage life on the Day of Judgement, questions asked to you will be &lt;strong&gt;lesser than&lt;/strong&gt; questions asked to your husband. Be patient if you cant, make dua to Allah for patience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16948" LastActivityDate="2016-05-27T06:05:52.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31374" CreationDate="2016-05-27T06:53:08.543" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From your question, I feel you are trying to follow the footsteps of Prophet Muhammed (SAW). As far as you follow his way, you don't  want to avoid anyone because our prophet never avoided anyone in any situation rather he tried to change them in two ways: (1) made dua to Allah to show them the right path and (2) kept on giving dawah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally advise you to make your Eemaan strong as possible, know which is real haram and halal, and maintain strong relationship between you and Allah. If you are lacking with that, you might be misguided. After making a strong relationship, you can start giving dawah to them. &lt;strong&gt;Make sure you do dua before giving dawah&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16948" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-23T04:38:04.430" LastActivityDate="2017-05-23T04:38:04.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31388" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32546" CreationDate="2016-05-27T09:21:38.067" Score="4" ViewCount="572" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Surat al-Kahf we find the story with the example of the two men quoted in the verses &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/32-44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;32 to 44&lt;/a&gt;. While at first in the verses (18:&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/32-33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;32-33&lt;/a&gt;) the speech is about two gardens, later on only a single garden seems to be addressed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean that only one garden of the disbeliever has collapsed or how should I understand the story?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-27T09:39:09.150" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T14:36:39.573" Title="What happend to the second garden of the disbeliever?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|arabic|surat-al-kahf|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31389" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-27T09:31:49.470" Score="3" ViewCount="3923" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can someone please explain to me what do the Seven Earths in the Quran and Sahih Hadith refer to? Please support your answer with references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“It is Allah Who has created seven heavens and of the earth the like thereof (i.e. seven). His Command descends between them (heavens and earth), that you may know that Allah has power over all things, and that Allah surrounds (comprehends) all things in (His) Knowledge.” -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/65:12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Talaaq 65:12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16528" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-11-01T12:32:44.817" LastActivityDate="2017-02-06T00:38:22.053" Title="What does &quot;seven Earths&quot; mentioned in Quran al Kareem and hadith mean?" Tags="|quran|hadith|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-02-07T02:08:50.190" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31391" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31172" CreationDate="2016-05-27T11:47:33.417" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Can women pray in public, like men?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes. It is perfectly halal for women to pray in public. But it is mandatory for women to cover their awrah while praying. So, she should cover herself properly while praying in public.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It says women can pray in the ground in any place. Does that mean they&#xA;  can pray in public, where other men can look at them? Is that correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is correct. It is permissible for women to pray in public where other men can look at them. But men should not look at her with lust. They should lower their gaze as stated in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard&#xA;  their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: And Allah&#xA;  is well acquainted with all that they do.&quot; [Al-Qur’an 24:30]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-11-09T06:20:17.770" LastActivityDate="2016-11-09T06:20:17.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31392" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30870" CreationDate="2016-05-27T12:41:34.387" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;If I put on clothes with dry najasah (dry impurities), will my wudu be broken?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Touching or coming in contact with dry impurities does not break wudu. So, if you put on impure clothes, that does not break your wudu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Merely touching impurities does not break wudhu. (Fatāwa Mahmodiyyah, Vol.5,Pg.74)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-05-27T12:41:34.387" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14932" CreationDate="2016-05-27T17:46:00.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I firmly believe that while one can read Quran in any form but the paper is always preferred. I think the Aya'h that mentions not to touch Quran without wudu is very exclusive to the paper print. As mentioned in the post that digital one can be taken anywhere and touched without wudu.This does not pertain to the actual paper print. May Allah guide me if I put anything wrong&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16980" LastActivityDate="2016-05-27T17:46:00.780" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29504" CreationDate="2016-05-28T04:31:11.523" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Islamic tradition has two parts &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Quran&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hadith&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only the Quran is considered the word of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith is the word of the Prophet (pbuh) which would include interpretation of the Quran, general wisdom or clarifications etc&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Quran was revealed to the Prophet ( pbuh ), he would get into a specific state. Everybody around him knew that was not the regular way the Prophet(pbuh) spoke. What was revealed was not even regular Arabic spoken at the time. It was highly eloquent and poetic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides that there was information in those revelations that the Prophet(phuh) could not have possibly known and in many cases this revelation corrected a lot of information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example: The story of the birth of Jesus (pbuh) to virgin Mary (ra). It begs the question how a single mother survived a very conservative Jewish society?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jewish law calls for stoning of any fornicator. When the community around Mary (ra) came to ask her whose child it is, the infant child spoke to protect his mother. This miracle is not part of the Christian scriptures but in the Quran it is logically placed to show how virgin Mary(ra) survived a conservative Jewish society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example: The story of the sleepers in the cave (surah kahf).&#xA;That story was from another society that could not have possibly mingled with the Arabs at the time. It had the information about a dog. The dog was the reason why people stayed away from the cave for 300 years and the youths were able to sleep 300 years undisturbed. This was not part of any narration of the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of information like this and much more discovered in todays age ( like big bang theory or water cycle or embryology ), it is the word of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16947" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T04:31:11.523" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29504" CreationDate="2016-05-28T06:53:00.740" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer: Yes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Long answer:&#xA;I do not have and islamic degree, but I practice islam and read about it every day. I see you have some questions you seek an answer to them. Thats wonderful, because thinking &amp;amp; wondering about the; universe, things, truths, etc... is the most skill that Al Quran urge people for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, I see you have some misunderstanding in your questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did Prophet really believe what he said were the voices of God? Did it actually matter whether he thought they were voices of God or just his own rational decisions on the circumstances at hand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First of all:&lt;/strong&gt; they were 'words' from Allah not the 'voice' of Allah himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[You need to understand the process of revelation]&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;I can shorted here:&#xA;Prophet Muhammad does not hear Allah's voice, neither some Prophets except Moses!&#xA;Mohammad hear the angel messenger of Allah (which was the angel Gabriel)&#xA;(We refer to him as the Holy Spirit).&#xA;And Gabriel tells Muhammad about the words of Allah, and what decisions should he take.&#xA;And that words become actions that benefit the humans and become 'Al Quran' (also some become 'Hadith Qudsi' I don't mean 'Prophetic Hadith').&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore Mohammad heard Gabriel voice that tell him about Allah words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And yes for us as muslims, we believe that our prophet Mohammad believe in Allah and all his Angels, previous Prophets, previous books. And yes we believe that decisions Muhammad take, was from Allah himself 'through revelation process', not a decisions based on circumstances by human mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also I advice you to read from different sources. Do not let your information build on one source or on one islamic sect knowledge. Because (unfortunately) we become many sects and some sect think they are on the right path and other are on the wrong path, so they rampage on others and kill them as you saw in the media (or as you may be read in the history of islamic nation)! and that people worshiping the devil (without noticing), not Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Enjoyable reading in Islam btw&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16988" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T06:53:00.740" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31379" CreationDate="2016-05-28T08:46:35.327" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brother yes you are right in saying that nothing is alike God neither man nor anything else. But there is a hadith that you should know. God created man in the form of the Most Merciful. ﺍِﻥَّ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪَ ﺧَﻠَﻖَ ﺍﻟْﺎِﻧْﺴَﺎﻥَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺻُﻮﺭَﺓِ ﺍﻟﺮَّﺣْﻤَﻦِ.  See, Bukhari, Isti’dhan, 1; Muslim, Birr, 115; Janna, 28; Musnad, ii, 244, 251, 315, 323, 434,&#xA;463, 519. Please read the link in my answer above. The fifth mystery part you should read.  This is very delicate so I am not here to just dispute but make the subject clear. Because saying it is not a hadith even if it was a hadith is very dangerous. So just read the 5th mystery part in Flashes  Book in 14th Flash.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16870" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T08:46:35.327" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31403" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-28T09:24:10.347" Score="-1" ViewCount="1972" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a man marry step sister of his wife. i.e such sister who has the same mother but different father&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16989" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T20:38:04.253" Title="Can a man marry step sister of his wife" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-01-25T23:51:23.860" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31404" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10407" CreationDate="2016-05-28T12:28:52.833" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Look at the verse below from the Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh you who believe! Fear Allah and give up what remains of your demand for usury if you are indeed believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you do not, &lt;strong&gt;take notice of war from Allah and his Messenger&lt;/strong&gt; but if you repent you shall have your capital sum. Deal not unjustly and you shall not be dealt with unjustly. ( Quran 2:278-279 )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please see the bolded phrase &amp;quot;take notice of a war from Allah and His Messenger&amp;quot;. I have not seen any sin in the entire Quran that is given this sort of punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you know what this means?&#xA;It means you will be battling a lot of things in your life. The money will not let you live in peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately even after such clarity, the sin of riba has crept deep into the Ummah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I beg of you to please stay away from this sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on what you described, not only will your salary come from money your bank made thru riba but you are tasked with pushing other people into this sin ( its a sales job )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16947" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T12:28:52.833" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9481" CreationDate="2016-05-28T12:49:31.053" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Look at the verse below from the Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Oh you who believe! Fear Allah and give up what remains of your demand for usury if you are indeed believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you do not, &lt;strong&gt;take notice of war from Allah and his Messenger&lt;/strong&gt; but if you repent you shall have your capital sum. Deal not unjustly and you shall not be dealt with unjustly. ( Quran 2:278-279 )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please see the bolded phrase &amp;quot;take notice of a war from Allah and His Messenger&amp;quot;. I have not seen any sin in the entire Quran that is given this sort of punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you know what this means?&#xA;It means you will be battling a lot of things in your life. The money will not let you live in peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately even after such clarity, the sin of riba has crept deep into the Ummah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I beg of you to please stay away from this sin. It is a loosing battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people donate toilet slippers with riba money, some people give zakat. Those are all ways to just make us feel nice, but in reality it is good that we just turn our faces to this sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16947" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T12:49:31.053" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31409" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-28T17:52:23.277" Score="1" ViewCount="1067" Body="&lt;p&gt;As said in different hadeeths that &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Mahdi&lt;/a&gt; was suppose to come in 14th century (Islamic calendar) but where is it and can someone give me reference to that hadeeth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there is one hadeeth which points out that Allah send Mujadid in start of every century is that hadith authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْمَهْرِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ&#xA;وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ شَرَاحِيلَ بْنِ&#xA;يَزِيدَ الْمَعَافِرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ،&#xA;فِيمَا أَعْلَمُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &amp;quot;‏&#xA;إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَبْعَثُ لِهَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ عَلَى رَأْسِ كُلِّ مِائَةِ&#xA;سَنَةٍ مَنْ يُجَدِّدُ لَهَا دِينَهَا ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ&#xA;رَوَاهُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said: &lt;strong&gt;Allah will raise for this community at the end&#xA;of every hundred years the one who will renovate its religion for it&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;Abu Dawud said: 'Abd al-Rahman bin Shuriah al-Iskandarani has also&#xA;transmitted this tradition, but he did not exceed Shrahil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Grade: Sahih (Al-Albani)&#xA;Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4291&#xA;In-book reference: Book 39, Hadith 1 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith which states coming of Imam Mahdi in 14th century:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلاَّلُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَوْنُ بْنُ&#xA;عُمَارَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى بْنِ ثُمَامَةَ&#xA;بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، عَنْ&#xA;أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ&#xA;ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الآيَاتُ بَعْدَ الْمِائَتَيْنِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that Abu Qatadah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The signs (will come) after two hundred (years).’ (Sunan Ibn Maja hadith #4057; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/urn/1291570&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;200 years in reality refer to they are after a specific time of 1000 years since the word in the hadith uses “Mi’atain” which means 200, along with the definite article of “al”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As Hazrat Mullah Ali Qari stated:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps the definite article Al in the word al-mi’atain refers to that&#xA;period of 200 years as well following 1000 years (meaning 1200) and&#xA;this is the time of the advent of the Mahdi as well” (Mishkat&#xA;Mujtaba’i, Page 471 Footnote and Ibni Majah Volume 2, Page 21 footnote&#xA;by Allamah Sindhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16960" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T00:19:55.220" Title="Where was Mujadid and Imam Mahdi in the 14th century?" Tags="|imam-mahdi|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31410" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30951" CreationDate="2016-05-28T18:33:34.007" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;               In The Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Washing body parts three times during ablution is not obligatory. Allah almighty, may he be glorified and exalted says regarding ablution (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[5.6] O you who believe! when you rise up to prayer, wash your faces&#xA;and your hands as far as the elbows, and wipe your heads and your feet&#xA;to the ankles; and if you are under an obligation to perform a total&#xA;ablution, then wash (yourselves) and if you are sick or on a journey,&#xA;or one of you come from the privy, or you have touched the women, and&#xA;you cannot find water, betake yourselves to pure earth and wipe your&#xA;faces and your hands therewith, Allah does not desire to put on you&#xA;any difficulty, but He wishes to purify you and that He may complete&#xA;His favor on you, so that you may be grateful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is reported in Sahih al Bukhari that the prophet (peace be upon him) performed ablution by washing the body parts only once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) performed ablution by washing the&#xA;body parts only once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 186&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is recommended for Muslims to wash the body parts thrice because that is Sunnah. The hadith bellow describes how the prophet (peace be upon him) performed ablution :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Amr: My father saw Amr bin Abi Hasan asking Abdullah bin&#xA;Zaid about the ablution of the Prophet. Abdullah bin Zaid asked for&#xA;earthenware pot containing water and in front of them performed&#xA;ablution like that of the Prophet (ﷺ) . He poured water from the pot&#xA;over his hand and washed his hands thrice and then he put his hands in&#xA;the pot and rinsed his mouth and washed his nose by putting water in&#xA;it and then blowing it out with three handfuls of water. Again he put&#xA;his hand in the water and washed his face thrice and washed his&#xA;forearms up to the elbows twice; and then put his hands in the water&#xA;and then passed them over his head by bringing them to the front and&#xA;then to the rear of the head once, and then he washed his feet up to&#xA;the ankles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 240&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T18:33:34.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31411" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-28T18:53:10.587" Score="1" ViewCount="13625" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in different hadiths description of Dajjal's donkey I don't have all the references but one of them is as follows from Kanzul-Ummal,vol. Vll, p. 267&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Dadjjal`s donkey will travel on water as on land. Traveling on&#xA;  land it will have clouds both in front and behind&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also mentioned in other places that the dajjal's donkey will be so big that it will have a large gap between his ears and have opening on sides and people will sit in it. And it will eat fire and it won't burn people sitting in it. It will have comfortable places inside and lighted from within, and people will travel in it. And the donkey will belong to dajjal. And the donkey will be so tall that his head will be beyond the cloud lines. And also mentioned that it will stop at different stages and make announcements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By travel on water can this be associated to ships.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to above description can one take the meaning of donkey as an aeroplane. As Plane has jet engine which emit fires and people sit inside it and there are announcements made before it takes off and it travels above the cloud lines. &#xA;It makes more sense when taken metaphorically and if taken literally it doesn't seem possible for such a huge donkey to exist and doesn't even make any sense. Seems more like a fiction story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this concept valid and if not then what are the obstacles behind it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The link from where I have taken the concept from is below:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZqqm-M7HBA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZqqm-M7HBA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16960" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-05-30T14:27:37.973" LastActivityDate="2021-10-07T04:00:53.353" Title="What is dajjals donkey and its actual meaning" Tags="|dajjal|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31412" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30534" CreationDate="2016-05-28T19:03:22.827" Score="4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Do Salafis disapprove of Nowruz?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Probably they do. Salafi sources seems to indicate that they consider celebrating Nowruz as haram. IslamQA (the most reputable and popular Salafi website) writes in a Fatawa :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Muslims do not have any festivals which they celebrate except Eid&#xA;al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Anything other than that is an innovated&#xA;festival and &lt;strong&gt;it is not permissible to celebrate it&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/101404&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T19:03:22.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31413" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31403" CreationDate="2016-05-28T20:26:37.247" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;NO&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all you must understand is Islam doesn't differentiate between half-siblings. A sibling is a sibling. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also there are rules about qualifying half siblings who were nursed by your mother or you parents took them in and called them their children. These rules I don't know in detail. But there is almost no differentiation between Siblings and Half Siblings and there is NO differentiation between the two when it comes to Nikkah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now there are these Ayats of Quran: &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/22-24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[4:22-24] An-Nisa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not marry the women who were wedded to your fathers (and grand fathers), except what has already passed; that is indeed an act of shame and great wrong; and an evil way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Forbidden for you are your mothers, and your daughters, and your sisters, and your father’s sisters, and your mother’s sisters, and your brothers’ daughters and your sisters’ daughters, and your foster-mothers (who breast-fed you), and their daughters (your foster-sisters), and your wives’ mothers (mothers-in-law), and your wives’ daughters who are under your protection - born of the women with whom you have cohabited; and if you have not cohabited with them, then it is no sin for you to marry their daughters; and (forbidden are) the wives of your own sons (and foster-sons and grandsons) and the keeping of two sisters together in marriage, except what has already passed; indeed Allah is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And all married women are forbidden for you except the wives of disbelievers who come into your possession as bondwomen; this is Allah’s decree for you; and other than these, all women are lawful for you so that you seek them in exchange of your wealth in proper wedlock, not adultery; therefore give the women you wish to marry, their appointed bridal money; and after the appointment (of bridal money) there is no sin on you if you come to a mutual agreement; indeed Allah is All Knowing, Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to my knowledge the rules for slave girls was later amended by Hadith.. I can not refer to Hadiths about this but this is the accepted rule by scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this then there is the rule if one can marry sister of a Wife after the wife has passed away or divorced. That case is &quot;Yes&quot; but ask scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16994" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-05-28T20:38:04.253" LastActivityDate="2016-05-28T20:38:04.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16165" CreationDate="2016-05-29T04:08:42.497" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;When one reads the Koranic references to riba, particularly Koran al-Baqarah 275-280, there is usually a reference to injustice, exploitation (ie &amp;quot;redoubling&amp;quot;) and the benefit of charity. Riba embodies an element of injustice and unfairness, and this is consistent with the emphasis in Islam on social justice. An interest charge in a competitive market representing a reasonable amount for time value, illiquidity, and credit risk cannot be regarded as exploitation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mistake is committed by those who ignore the fact that money has time value - an accepted principle of modern finance. This value requires compensation - interest. Many conventional Islamic scholars have asserted that money is just a medium of exchange. But it is more than this; it also represents productive capital. Money can be used to purchase productive assets such as real estate and capital goods that earn a return.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This view is at variance with much of the conventional Islamic approach (but not all - see the fatwa of mufti Tantawi on bank interest, Al Azhar University), but it would not be the first time the conventional view is wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Professor Farooq in this article makes a good case that riba was really the oppressive increasing ('redoubling) of outstanding unpaid debt by moneylenders on poor debtors. The original markup was not riba. &lt;a href=&quot;https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1412753&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1412753&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16869" LastEditorUserId="16869" LastEditDate="2022-08-29T01:42:37.297" LastActivityDate="2022-08-29T01:42:37.297" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31415" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12521" CreationDate="2016-05-29T05:13:56.833" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;i don't think you should care that much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;people make mistakes (if you consider such a thing is a mistake).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there are 7 billion people currently on this earth. if only perfect people gets to go to heaven, heaven will be an empty place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16998" LastActivityDate="2016-05-29T05:13:56.833" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31419" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-29T11:17:21.927" Score="4" ViewCount="968" Body="&lt;p&gt;My friend wants to invest with someone. He is willing to accept the profit or loss on the income amount. But he is not willing to accept the loss on the amount invested.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say for example, he wants to invest 400,000. He agrees to share the profit at the end of the month (if there is any). But he does not want to lose a single penny invested (400,000).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now is the justifiable according to Islamic rules?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17002" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-03T07:07:06.923" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T04:49:59.290" Title="Investment without accepting loss on the invested amount. Permissible or not?" Tags="|halal-haram|investment|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31422" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31426" CreationDate="2016-05-29T14:14:17.587" Score="6" ViewCount="1858" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it mustahabb (recommended) to complete reading the Quran once in Ramadan? Please support your answer with references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16528" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-11T22:40:04.157" LastActivityDate="2022-03-13T01:54:05.497" Title="Is it recommended to complete reading the Quran once in Ramadan?" Tags="|ramadan|reading-quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31423" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-29T17:43:11.700" Score="5" ViewCount="1334" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are people alive today with &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Neanderthal&lt;/a&gt; DNA and other humanoid DNA. Are they considered as fully descendants of Prophet Adam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16736" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2021-04-29T23:46:43.043" LastActivityDate="2021-05-30T07:29:26.770" Title="Is everyone alive today a descendant of Prophet Adam (AS)?" Tags="|prophet-adam|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31424" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31411" CreationDate="2016-05-29T22:06:09.087" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum ve Rahmatullah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brother I have read a part from Risala e Noor. It is a tafseer of quran.  In the Rays book. In the 5th Ray Said Nursi makes te'vil of the qiyamah hadiths. I advice you to read all of the 5th ray. But here to make an example, he says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.&#xA;    A point about the verse,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But already have come some tokens thereof {[*]: Qur'an, 47:18.}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;was written in order to protect the belief of the mass of believers and preserve it from doubt. Like allegorical verses of the Qur'an, some Hadiths about the events of the end of time have profound meanings. They cannot be expounded in the same way as incontestable verses, and not everyone can understand them. Rather than being expounded, they are interpreted. According to the verse,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But none save God knows its final meaning (ta'wil). And those who are deeply rooted in knowledge, {[&lt;em&gt;]: Qur'an, 3:7.} &#xA;  their meaning, interpretation and what is intended by them is understood only after the event, so that those firmly grounded in knowledge say:&#xA;    &quot;We believe in it; the whole [of the divine writ] is from our Sustainer, {[&lt;/em&gt;]: Qur'an, 3:7.} and they disclose those hidden truths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Also, since the wonders of both the Antichrists (Dajjal), which are related to their centuries, have been narrated in connection with them, those wonders have been imagined to proceed from their persons and this has led to the narrations becoming allegorical and their true meanings being concealed. Like, for example, his travelling by aeroplane and railway train.&#xA;     And, for example, it is well-known that when the Islamic Antichrist dies, the satan who serves him will shout out the news to the whole world {[*]: Muslim, Fitan, 34.} from 'Dikili Tas,' the obelisk in Istanbul, and everyone will hear its voice saying that he is dead. That is to say, the news will be broadcast by radio, which is wonderful and leaves even satans in amazement.&#xA;     Also, since the strange circumstances and fearsome activities of the Antichrist's regime, and the covert organization and government that he founds, have been narrated as referring to his person, their true meaning has remained obscure.&#xA;  The Rays - 100&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To sum up it may seem a fiction story but the meaning behind is understood with ta'wil. That kind of hadiths needs ta'wil. So you should not take its exterior meaning. The donkey can be aeroplane or train. So it does not need to be literally a donkey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16870" LastActivityDate="2016-05-29T22:06:09.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31423" CreationDate="2016-05-30T01:56:52.467" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Scientific theories are relative, Islam is absolute. We do not mix what is relative with what is absolute. We understand what is relative in the light of the absolute. Islam says it clear: All the mankind descend fro Adam : &quot; هو الذي خلقكم من نفس واحدة &quot; Surat AlAraaf , Aya 189 . Also hadith &quot;كلكم لآدم و آدم من تراب &quot; from Khutbat AlWadaa &quot;the final speech&quot; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T01:56:52.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31426" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31422" CreationDate="2016-05-30T02:46:35.763" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yeah is is Mustahab and Sunnah to read the Quran in the month of ramadan as it is following the way of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.He used to revise the  Quran with Angel Gabriel(AS) during the month of Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) was the most generous of all the&#xA;  people, and he used to become more generous in Ramadan when Gabriel&#xA;  met him. Gabriel used to meet him every night during Ramadan to revise&#xA;  the Qur'an with him. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) then used to be more&#xA;  generous than the fast wind.(Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated `Aisha: Once Fatima came walking and her gait resembled the&#xA;  gait of the Prophet (ﷺ) . The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;Welcome, O my&#xA;  daughter!&quot; Then he made her sit on his right or on his left side, and&#xA;  then he told her a secret and she started weeping. I asked her, &quot;Why&#xA;  are you weeping?&quot; He again told her a secret and she started laughing.&#xA;  I said, &quot;I never saw happiness so near to sadness as I saw today.&quot; I&#xA;  asked her what the Prophet (ﷺ) had told her. She said, &quot;I would never&#xA;  disclose the secret of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ).&quot; When the Prophet (ﷺ)&#xA;  died, I asked her about it. She replied. &quot;The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'Every&#xA;  year Gabriel used to revise the Qur'an with me once only, but this&#xA;  year he has done so twice. I think this portends my death, and you&#xA;  will be the first of my family to follow me.' So I started weeping.&#xA;  Then he said. 'Don't you like to be the chief of all the ladies of&#xA;  Paradise or the chief of the believing women? So I laughed for&#xA;  that.&quot;(Bukhari).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-06-08T05:39:57.437" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T05:39:57.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31422" CreationDate="2016-05-30T09:42:19.910" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As servant pointed out we should follow the sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and do our best to read the quran, especially in Ramadan as we know that it's &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the month of the quran&lt;/a&gt;. But even if we know that our Messenger (peace be upon him) used to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/26327&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;study the quran&lt;/a&gt; with Jibreel each Ramadan and in his last Ramadan he has been revised twice. There's no clear order to read it completely, as in the Ramadans before the revelation may not have been completed yet as it seems and Allah knows best, assuming this that would mean that only in his last Ramadan he had revised the whole (actual) quran (as the revelation only ended a few days before the prophet's death)!&lt;br&gt; For this reason scholars tend to say that it is not a sunnah to complete it neither at Qiyam prayer nor at day in Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it is well known that we should do our best to complete it each month, or every 40 days, or every 20 days, every 15 days, 7 days or, at most in 3 days according to a lot of ahadith which you may find in the comments and the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/9055/is-there-any-limitation-for-reading-quran-completely-during-one-day?lq=1&quot;&gt;link about the limitation&lt;/a&gt;. Because 3 days is the minimum amount to read and understand it, even if it has been reported about many sahaba and tabi'yn and salaf that they had read it completely in less then that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it is indeed mustahab to read and study the quran a great deal during this month. Note that reading may mean reading and understanding and if possible with tajweed. For example Qatada according &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nquran.com/index.php?group=view&amp;amp;rid=3064&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this source&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic) used to complete the quran in any other month in 7 days and in Ramadan in only 3 of them and in the last 10 nights in each night of them, while Ibrahimn an-Nakha'i used to read (complete) it every 3 days and in the last 10 nights in each second night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/65754&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;, where you may find&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: Is it&#xA;obligatory for the fasting person to complete the Qur’aan in Ramadaan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He replied:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Completing the Qur’aan in Ramadaan is not obligatory for the fasting&#xA;person, but he should read the Qur’aan a great deal in Ramadaan, as&#xA;that is the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of&#xA;Allaah be upon him), and he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon&#xA;him) used to review it with Jibreel every Ramadaan. End quote.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you can read Arabic take also a look in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sahab.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=104408&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this thread&lt;/a&gt; quoting statements of scholars on the matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And not that among the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/26242&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;best deeds&lt;/a&gt; is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Persisting in acts of worship even if they are little&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2022-03-13T01:54:05.497" LastActivityDate="2022-03-13T01:54:05.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21848" CreationDate="2016-05-30T10:24:19.177" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum,  I was shown a silk blend sherwani for my wedding in Lahore. The shop keeper told me provided it isnt majority silk it is allowed; and that making a halal living was as much a concern for him as it was for us. I asked around and that was the answer I was getting ie a material is only considered to be 'silk' when that is the majority. &#xA;It is established that small amounts of silk can be uesed (up to four fingers length), so threads and baring and patches are fine. &#xA;I don't know if sleeping in bedsheets counts as wearing it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17010" LastActivityDate="2016-05-30T10:24:19.177" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31429" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-30T10:50:31.867" Score="2" ViewCount="592" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am trying to get a better understanding about Islam, for the reasons of not only research, but spirituality. I have been watching videos of people taking the shahadah and I have noticed that after it is completed, the imam leads a chant where the congregation yells &quot;Allahu Akbar&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a video demonstrating this: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfNbMUQZiec&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfNbMUQZiec&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, what is that phrase that the imam says in between every &quot;Allahu Akbar&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pardon my ignorance; I'm just learning the basics at this point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17011" LastActivityDate="2018-03-28T05:42:02.070" Title="Immediately after the shahadah, what is the phrase used in the chant, (besides Allahu Akbar)?" Tags="|arabic|shahada|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31433" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-30T18:26:06.147" Score="2" ViewCount="1088" Body="&lt;p&gt;My mother has been diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. She went through one chemo so far and she is recovering. Even the doctors are very positive. However, she is &lt;strong&gt;extremely&lt;/strong&gt; negative about her situation. She is constantly questioning why Allah is making her go through this pain, not praying/making dua and no matter how much anyone is trying to convince her, we see no change in her state of mind. Her 2nd chemo is coming in two weeks time and before that we want her to think positively and stay hopeful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are trying to see if we can get professional help but at the same time, I would also like to know:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt;  Is there any dua/namaz that can effectively change her thinking?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17012" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-05-25T21:16:27.417" LastActivityDate="2021-09-23T06:02:31.163" Title="Mother is diagnosed of terminal illness and she is too negative about it" Tags="|salat|dua|parents|health|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31434" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-31T02:47:33.613" Score="-1" ViewCount="2142" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to make dua, But I barely understand Arabic. is it okay if I make dua in My First language ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16975" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T19:06:32.203" Title="Is it okay to perform a dua in Other than Arabic language?" Tags="|arabic|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-06-03T01:02:32.410" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31435" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-31T07:08:22.037" Score="2" ViewCount="460" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are various quotes in Sayings of the prophet about &quot;Dijjal&quot; the Antichrist. The tortures he put the believers through so that the Muslim God namely &quot;Allah&quot; could test the believers and the non-believers can be separated from the believers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question is: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If nothing happens without the consent of Allah, &lt;strong&gt;why the Antichrist is not destined for heaven as he is also obeying Allah&lt;/strong&gt; by strictly following the task (just a different sort of task) assigned to him and will be doing it well!  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3141" LastActivityDate="2020-05-27T04:10:33.180" Title="Antichrist is destined to be an Antichrist?" Tags="|dajjal|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31437" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-31T08:12:20.650" Score="1" ViewCount="271" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was reading an article written by Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl concerning the status of dogs and some of his arguments as to why he believes they are not as impure as some other scholars may state and I had a question regarding the exact translation and explanation for some of the references he made in his paper. For the most part, I was able to look up the exact sources online (in english translation) and cross-reference with his claims just to make sure that I could authenticate the points he made. However, for the sources that I list below, I have only been able to find the original Arabic script for these sources and unfortunately my knowledge in Arabic is very basic. I would appreciate it, if possible, if someone with access to these sources could explain what these sources say and if possible, explain whether Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl is using these narrations correctly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;al-Mubarakafuri, Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi, 8:74; Al-Nawawi, Sahih Muslim, 9-10:478,   480, 483.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Nawawi, Sahih Muslim, 3-4:465.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani, Fath al-Bari, 1:334.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If need the original article: &lt;a href=&quot;http://scholarofthehouse.org/dinistrandna.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://scholarofthehouse.org/dinistrandna.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallah khair&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16667" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-01T21:04:58.043" LastActivityDate="2021-10-01T13:40:12.813" Title="Could you please translate some of the references made in Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl's article &quot;Dogs in the Islamic Tradition and Nature&quot;?" Tags="|hadith|sunni|hadith-interpretation|dogs|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31438" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23938" CreationDate="2016-05-31T09:52:31.953" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;A man has fundamental right to change his religion according to his belief. I know this only. I know no rules, no traditions, and no customs. Do what you feel as right!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17020" LastActivityDate="2016-05-31T09:52:31.953" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31437" CreationDate="2016-05-31T10:49:50.850" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here is what i could find about those ahadith referred to in the article.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the quote from al-Mubarakafuri's, Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi, 8:74&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is referring to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=5396&amp;amp;bk_no=56&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;page 74 in volume 8&lt;/a&gt; of the comment of al-Mubarkafuri on Jami' at-Tirmidhi. The hadith which is quoted there is this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/630300&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;one&lt;/a&gt;. This is the 3rd reference of Imam at-Tirmidhi in the chapter titled &amp;quot;on The Angels don't enter a home with an image or dog&amp;quot; this is a major reason while Muslims consider it makrooh having a dog in the house, but outside for example in a garden that would be acceptable. This hadith shows that al-Hassan and al-Hussain (May Allah be pleased with them) had a puppy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the quote of Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani's, Fath al-Bari, 1:333 and 1:334.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Volume &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=338&amp;amp;bk_no=52&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1 pages 333-334&lt;/a&gt; of the comment of Imam ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani on sahih al-Bukhari as mentioned in my comment this chapter is titled &amp;quot;If a dog drinks from the utensil of any one of you then it is essential to wash it seven times&amp;quot; and in those pages the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/4/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; and the narration of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/4/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn 'Omar&lt;/a&gt; are manly discussed&#xA;, but here only the story of the man who gave the dog to drink is quoted the story of the prostitute appears elsewhere in both sahih books &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/60/134&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; the version of al-Bukhari. Ibn Hajar here is discussing the views of scholars on the 7 times washing utensils and also quoting that scholars considered the urine of a dog or all animal as clean (but not the urine of a human)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أبوال الحيوانات كلها طاهرة إلا الآدمي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This last narration shows that dogs used to run free in the mosque and urinate without their urine being cleaned. In opposite to their spittle, which must be cleaned. But ibn Hajar added, that this has been before people were asked to take &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/21538&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;care of the mosques&lt;/a&gt;, and supported his statement with a quote form al-Isma'ily with an other version of the same narration with an addition that 'Omar ibn al-Khatab used to say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اجتنبوا اللغو في المسجد&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;avoid idle talk in the mosque (My translation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then quoted the narration as in sahih al-Bukhari, so this might show that ibn 'Omar was quoting how the situation was before that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Others commented the narration as follows: the dogs used to run free in the mosque but urinated outside!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the quotes from Imam an-Nawawi's comment on Sahih Muslim&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here my major problem, is that the book or compilation i found has only 6 volumes, so how to deal with 9-10:478, 480, 483 or 3-4:465. Especially as this references don't even apply to Sahih Muslim as it seems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-10-01T13:40:12.813" LastActivityDate="2021-10-01T13:40:12.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31440" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-31T11:00:37.657" Score="7" ViewCount="4226" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Islam says humans should not pray to anybody other than Allah. It condemns worshipping idols. Islam says God is almighty, he has no form. My doubt is when there is no form, how can you define whether he is a male or a female? Can we refer to him as &quot;she&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: I have never read Quran, I just got this doubt as a flash in my mind yesterday while I was reading some book. It's just my doubt, if the answer is in the Holy-book, please refer to that, I will read and understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17022" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-05-31T14:04:43.067" LastActivityDate="2018-06-24T22:29:52.880" Title="Is Allah a male or a female?" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2018-07-01T21:55:56.173" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31440" CreationDate="2016-05-31T12:37:10.997" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah has no gender. when we see the word &quot;HE&quot; to mention Him, its just the weakness of language. like there is no word like a Supreme being like Allah, who has no gender. and languages are designed keeping in mind that there are majority of times only 2 genders, male and female. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Allah is Unique and Free from any form of gender, but as we dont have any special word to address him in human made languages, we use HE for him mostly in Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2016-05-31T12:37:10.997" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31440" CreationDate="2016-05-31T14:04:44.360" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Ikhlas&lt;/a&gt;; Allah is not like His creation. So any attribute from His creation can not define Him. Having genitals or eyes or ears is not attribute of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, &amp;quot;He is Allah , [who is] One,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah , the Eternal Refuge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He neither begets nor is born,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nor is there to Him any equivalent.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No form means no female also. Referring Allah change in every language. Unfortunately, there is no gender-less refer  in Arabic and English. In quran Allah refer himself with &amp;quot;him&amp;quot;. However in Turkish there is no gender in pronouns. So Turkish people call him &amp;quot;O&amp;quot; (he or she).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's about knowing concept of Allah. If you know Allah has no gender and if you feel better when you call Allah as &amp;quot;She&amp;quot;, I think there is no problem. As far as I know, there is no rule about forbidding to call Allah as &amp;quot;She&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-05-31T14:04:44.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31444" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-31T17:25:54.463" Score="2" ViewCount="169" Body="&lt;p&gt;As-salaamu 'alaykum, wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am aware that the word &quot;Sunnah&quot; means &quot;way of&quot;, or &quot;teaching&quot;. Therefore, a Muslim who is a Sunni is one who, at least technically, follows the prescribed ways and teachings of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the word &quot;Shia&quot; also have a meaning?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16047" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-12T07:40:44.340" LastActivityDate="2022-01-25T14:01:15.167" Title="What does the word &quot;Shia&quot; mean?" Tags="|shia-sunni|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31445" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-31T20:05:51.260" Score="5" ViewCount="2109" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes betting companies (who are of course bad) offer special promotions which gives you the chance to do &lt;em&gt;arbitrage&lt;/em&gt; betting, meaning that it is possible to bet such that you win the same amount of money &lt;em&gt;regardless&lt;/em&gt; of the outcome, if you bet the proper amount on different events. Is placing such a bet halal or haram? The money that you get does not depend on the outcome, moreover, you only take it from a betting company that ruins people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, if I &lt;em&gt;know&lt;/em&gt; the outcome of an event for sure, is it allowed to bet on it at a betting company?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17025" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-07T00:03:11.537" LastActivityDate="2023-11-13T05:52:33.777" Title="Is arbitrage betting haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|gambling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31446" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-05-31T21:46:28.713" Score="0" ViewCount="55512" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see many people responding with this word on social networks for a simple postings such as Hadith, or a parable, or just a greeting for Eid or Ramadan etc,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;should it be pronounced on a network, as it is not a live gathering.&#xA;eg:  I posted &quot;Ramadan Kareem on Facebook, and 20 responses appeared in the comments!&#xA;I am confused, because this is not a Duaa in live gathering!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17026" LastActivityDate="2019-10-12T17:22:39.750" Title="Saying |ameen&quot; when is it appropriate to respond with the word &quot;Ameen&quot;" Tags="|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31448" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31259" CreationDate="2016-06-01T08:32:35.877" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;surano=66&amp;amp;ayano=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Imam al-Qurtuby&lt;/a&gt; in his tafsir there are several narrations which are considered as the story behind these verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) narrated that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) used to spend time with Zainab daughter of Jahsh and drank honey at her house. She ('A'isha further) said:&#xA;  I and Hafsa agreed that one whom Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) would visit first should say: I notice that you have an odour of the Maghafir (gum of mimosa). He (the Holy Prophet) visited one of them and she said to him like this, whereupon he said: I have taken honey in the house of Zainab bint Jabsh and I will never do it again. It was at this (that the following verse was revealed): 'Why do you hold to be forbidden what Allah has made lawful for you... (up to). If you both ('A'isha and Hafsa) turn to Allah&quot; up to:&quot; And when the Prophet confided an information to one of his wives&quot; (lxvi. 3). This refers to his saying: But I have taken honey. (This is the hadith version of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/18/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;An other version where Hafsa (May Allah be pleased with her) was the woman whom gave her husband the honey. And the &quot;conspiracy&quot; was between 'Aisha and Sawdah (May Allah be pleased with both of them) (here a link to the version of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/18/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;). Note in a narration of ibn Abi Malykah on the authority of ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with both of them) it was Sawdah whom gave him the honey, others narrated that it was Um Salamah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A different story, where the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) has declared a slave (some say it's Maria al-Qibtiyah -the Coptic-) as prohibited to him. (Here a reference from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/36/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sunan an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al Qurtoby said the most sane or strongest of these narration is the first and the weakest the second and he quoted some narrations of Maliki scholars which seem to support the 3rd narration to some extent. (Here's a link to an English translation -apparently summarized- of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran4u.com/Tafsir%20Ibn%20Kathir/066%20Tahrim.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tafsir ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;, where you may find the same narrations maybe with more details, as especially the 3rd narration quoted in tafsir al-Qurtoby is much longer than the version of sunan an-Nasa-i).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to that either the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) declared honey as a prohibited food to him, or he has declared his slave girl as prohibited to him. Note that according the hadith he made an oath on that, and he asked the wife he was addressing when he made this oath to keep it a secrete, but she didn't keep the secrete and that is what is referred to in the verses (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/66/1-5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;65:1-5&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The major meaning of the verse -you are asking about- is that one shouldn't prohibit to himself what is made lawful (halal) for him, just to get the approval of others -no matter who they are-. While the next verses are explaining what is to do if one &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/66/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;made an oath&lt;/a&gt; and prohibited to himself something which is lawful to him for the same purpose (approval of others).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer the rest of your questions briefly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And cant we promise something to ourselves like I will not eat meat?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes we can, but it shouldn't be an oath as it apparently was in the case of the story behind (66:1-2). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can't we promise something to our wives to protect our marriage?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This isn't really covered by this verse, but of course it should be permissible as Allah says in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:19&lt;/a&gt;): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... And live with them in kindness. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And our Messenger used to say: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Indeed among the believers with the most complete faith is the one who is the best in conduct, and the most kind to his family.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/40/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The best of you is the one who is best to his wife, and I am the best of you to my wives.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1320540&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One could say the story of the verse shows that our Messenger practiced this, as he wanted to treat his wives with some kind of kindness, when declaring that something they dislike is prohibited to him!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this was helpful, feel free to ask, if there's still something missing in this answer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-02T06:28:54.903" LastActivityDate="2016-06-02T06:28:54.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29759" CreationDate="2016-06-01T09:34:25.757" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to these two fatwas -in Arabic- (note one is referring to the other) on test-tube fertilization (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/243146&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamport.com/w/ftw/Web/432/4552.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-azhar&lt;/a&gt;) and I try to briefly translate the major statements (please also note that these fatwas include a lot more information about the matter of test-tube fertilization, for example the case of a husband having two wives and whether it is allowed to give a fertilized egg of one wife to the other):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وانفصال الزوجين يكون بواحد من ثلاثة أمور ، الفسخ أو الانفساخ ، والطلاق ، والموت&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the mawsu'a al fiqhiya: The end or terminal separation between spouses can be due to three things: faskh/infisakh or talaq or death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إذا توفى الزوج انقطعت العلاقة الزوجية من الناحية الجنسية بالذات بينه وبين زوجته ، ووضع هذه البويضة الملقحة فى رحمها أصبح وضعا لشىء غريب منفصل عنها، فالمرأة صارت غريبة عنه ، ولذلك يحل لها أن تتزوج من غيره بعد الانتهاء من العدة المضروبة لوفاة الزوج ، وهى قبل انتهاء العدة أشبه بالمطلقة طلاقا بائنا، حيث لا يجوز أن تكون بينهما معاشرة زوجية تعتبر رجعة بالفعل فى بعض المذاهب الفقهية، بل لا بد أن يكون ذلك بعقد جديد، وهو فى هذه الصورة غير ممكن لوفاة الزوج ، فلو وضعت المرأة - بعد وفاة الرجل - بويضتها الملقحة منه قبل وفاته فى رحمها وحملت وولدت كان الولد غير منسوب إليه كولد الزنا ، وإنما ينسب إليها هى ، مع حرمة هذه العملية .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ثالثا: إذا توفيت الزوجة فوضعت بويضتها الملقحة من ماء زوجها فى رحم امرأة أخرى التى يطلق عليها اسم &quot;الأم الحاضنة&quot; صاحبة الرحم المؤجَّر كان ذلك حراما ، لما سبق ذكره فى السؤال الأول من أنه زنا، حتى لو سلمت الولد للزوج .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once the husband has died the (especially the sexual) relationship has ended. So amn in vitro fertilization would be considered as haraam, as her -former. husband and therefore his sperms etc. would be considered as a foreigner and haraam for her. Because once the marriage ended -in this case because of death- she could marry again after the 'idah. And before the end of the 'Idah she is more likely considered as a a divoreced woman (talaq baa'in), so she can only have intercourse with her (former) husband once they got remarried, which is impossible, as he´is dead. So if she however did so, the child wouldn't be considered as his child rather than a child of a non-lawful relationship and should be named after her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If instead the wife died it's haraam to do an in-vitro fertilzation to an other woman and considered as zina. The scholar 'Atiyyah Saqr عطية صقر who gave this fatwa added, even in case that the woman whom will recieve the fertilzation of an other is an other wife of the same man he'd consider this as not allowed ( أرجح عدم الجواز). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-21T08:23:21.803" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T08:23:21.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31450" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-01T09:50:36.977" Score="3" ViewCount="128" Body="&lt;p&gt;A person becomes Muslim by showing he believes &quot;There is no god but God and Muhammad is the messenger of God&quot;. Given that socio-political custom is a construct of peoples' different geographic and temporal experiences, would the proclamation of the tahlila - showing a belief in Tawheed - bring a non-Muslim any closer to the Ummah? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In reverse, if a person of Muslim heritage chooses to only state the first half of the Shahadah, where does he stand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17031" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-30T00:08:22.950" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T03:07:40.823" Title="Does proclaimed belief in the oneness of God bring a non-Muslim closer to the Ummah?" Tags="|shahada|ummah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28894" CreationDate="2016-06-01T09:56:24.080" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/141858&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic and Urdu are available) ghusl is not needed and in cases, assuming the woman was clean (has performed wudu' before the &amp;quot;intervention&amp;quot;) she even doesn't have to perform wudu', because wudu' would only be necessary if she had some discharge, but this is a sign of pleasure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some quotes from this fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال النووي رحمه الله : &amp;quot; إذا استدخلت منيا في قبلها أو دبرها : لم يلزمها الغسل &amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam an-Nawawi said in Rawdat at-Talibyn روضة الطالبين: If she entered (made it enter somehow) some sperms in her foremost part or buttocks she doesn't need to do ghusl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وقال البهوتي رحمه الله ـ في نواقض الوضوء ـ : &amp;quot; ( أَوْ وَطِئَ دُونَ الْفَرْجِ فَدَبَّ مَاؤُهُ فَدَخَلَ فَرْجَهَا ) ثُمَّ خَرَجَ : نَقَضَ ( أَوْ اسْتَدْخَلَتْهُ ) أَيْ : مَنِيَّ الرَّجُلِ ... ثُمَّ خَرَجَ نَقَضَ ) الْوُضُوءُ ؛ لِأَنَّهُ خَارِجٌ مِنْ السَّبِيلِ ، ( وَلَمْ يَجِبْ عَلَيْهَا الْغُسْلُ ) ؛ لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَخْرُجْ دَفْقًا بِشَهْوَةٍ ؛ ( فَإِنْ لَمْ يَخْرُجْ ... مِنْ ( الْمَنِيِّ شَيْءٌ : لَمْ يُنْقَضْ ) الْوُضُوءُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Bahoty said in his Kashf al-Qina' كشاف القناع-Chapter: The things that make wudu' void-:&#xA;If a man has intercourse without penetration and his sperm came out end entered her foremost part and came out or she let/made it enter and it leter came out than her wudu' is void, as the sperms came out of one of the &amp;quot;device&amp;quot;. But she is not asked to perform ghusl, because the sperms didn't come out due to pleasure. If the sperms don't come out than her wudu' stays sound.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T09:56:24.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31453" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32635" CreationDate="2016-06-01T11:01:29.003" Score="3" ViewCount="476" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/99/6-8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 99:6-8&lt;/a&gt; is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That Day, the people will depart separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds.&#xA;  So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it,&#xA;  And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To my understanding, this verse tells people will be put into groups according to their deeds on the Day of Judgment. Those who do good will be rewarded and those who do bad will be punished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interesting thing is, this verse solely talks about people's deeds but not their beliefs. It doesn't state belief in God is a precondition to be rewarded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So can someone who do good enter paradise regardless of his/her belief? If no, then how should we understand the above verse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15779" LastEditorUserId="15779" LastEditDate="2017-10-16T08:03:33.350" LastActivityDate="2017-10-16T08:03:33.350" Title="Does Qur'an 99:6-8 imply that everyone can enter paradise regardless of their beliefs?" Tags="|tafseer|jannah|day-of-judgement|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31455" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31446" CreationDate="2016-06-01T12:42:39.780" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ameen or aameen آمِين means اللهم استجب May Allah accept or answer (our dua' اللهم استجب دعاءنا).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saying/posting ameen is only allowed in two situations according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shankeety.net/Alfajr01Beta/index.php?module=Publisher&amp;amp;section=Topics&amp;amp;action=ViewTopic&amp;amp;topicId=226&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Article&lt;/a&gt; of Sheikh Shanqeety which comments &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; of Jami' at-Tirmidhi and includes fatwas on the purpose of that hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in the prayer for example: when finishing the recitation of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-fatiha&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and as a kind of response or reaction if one hears/reads an allowed dua', so once you hear/read somebody making dua' you are allowed (asked) to say ameen, but not for any dua' as an example: If somebody is making dua' asking Allah to cause pain to a Muslim or asking Allah for something which is not allowed, one shouldn't say ameen.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are the only two reasons or situations saying ameen is allowed or legislated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if anybody posted ameen in such a situation as described in your post you should explain to him, that this isn't allowed or at least unlawful and he/she should rather use thanks/JazakaALlah khayran etc. instead of ameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T12:42:39.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31457" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-01T13:21:17.987" Score="2" ViewCount="246" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophets appeared in movies like Prophet Moses appeared in 'Prince of Egypt' if you have seen it before. Prophets' faces can be showed in child's books, some of books aren't. For example, Prophets' faces are covered. As long as I shouldn't be sure what they look like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A movie called BILAL: A New Breed of Hero. Bilal was still there during the Prophet Muhammed's time. I've been always wanting to draw stories about Prophets. I'm not sure I will draw Prophets or cover their faces. Is it ok I can draw their fellows like Prophet Moses' mother and siblings, Bilal, their fellows except Prophets? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15835" LastEditorUserId="21569" LastEditDate="2017-04-07T09:05:41.530" LastActivityDate="2022-08-17T10:06:15.657" Title="Is it allowed to make Prophets in movie or book?" Tags="|prophets|image|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2022-08-29T08:19:29.377" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31450" CreationDate="2016-06-01T14:37:20.427" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam is only entered by stating the full testimony, not half or part of it. This is spiritual testification and physical testification. &#xA;A person's utterance of the statement is &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;accepted&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;true&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; if they believe in the statement when uttering it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17033" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T14:37:20.427" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31459" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31434" CreationDate="2016-06-01T14:39:57.877" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can make du'aa in any language (even in salat, when there is a need).&#xA;This was stated by: &#xA;Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 22/488-489): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is permissible to make du’aa’ (supplication) in Arabic and in&#xA;  languages other than Arabic. Allaah knows the intention of the&#xA;  supplicant and what he wants, no matter what language he speaks,&#xA;  because He hears all the voices in all different languages, asking for&#xA;  all kinds of needs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17033" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-06-01T19:06:32.203" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T19:06:32.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31453" CreationDate="2016-06-01T14:45:57.237" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Beliefs are a major portion of deeds and because of it being a thought/idea/belief, it is continuous through the person's life, which means more sin. &#xA;Proof for this, is that Allah classified shirk (associating partners with Allah) as a sin, in various ways, categorically.&#xA;Some places He stated it as &quot;Allah made haram (forbidden)&quot; another place Allah said He forgives all sins except shirk, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We understand the verse as, the muslims and non muslims, their deeds will be weighed and nothing will be neglected, but beliefs are part of the weighing, and the weight of tawheed and shirk are huge, which will govern the weighing of the deeds in general. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So does prayer. It is difficult for someone's deeds to be accepted if they don't pray, simply because the sin of intentionally missing prayers will affect the rest of the deeds. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17033" LastEditorDisplayName="user17033" LastEditDate="2016-06-01T15:54:32.100" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T15:54:32.100" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31461" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31435" CreationDate="2016-06-01T14:53:55.017" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because none of us know what our ending will be, we can't make that kind of call in general. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to prophecies --- See Abu Lahab. In the Qur'an, it was revealed that Abu Lahab will be punished with his wife for what they used to do. &#xA;This was while he was alive, and he knew those verses came down about him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also Iblees (shaytan). He knows he's going to hellfire, but what if repents? This is the nature of prophecies, when something is destined and revealed, it won't be changed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah didn't command him to commit evil. He will choose to commit evil for himself like the above examples I gave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are exceptions to the rule, which is we don't know what our destinies are, the above examples are so evil that they are intentionally enraging the believers and warring against Allah. &#xA;So on the day of judgement, they don't have a leg to stand on, the proof was established against them in this life let alone the hereafter.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17033" LastActivityDate="2016-06-01T14:53:55.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31462" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31463" CreationDate="2016-06-01T15:10:19.747" Score="2" ViewCount="15252" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asslamu allikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know the usage of Jazakumu Allahu khairan wasalaam.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;What is the appropriate answer to Jazakumu Allahu khairan wasalaam?&lt;br&gt; Do I reply Amin?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;When is it best used and, is there any restrictions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17034" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-02T08:07:25.983" LastActivityDate="2020-05-04T14:54:04.140" Title="What does “Jazakumu Allahu khairan wasalaam” mean?" Tags="|practical-islam|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31463" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31462" CreationDate="2016-06-01T15:33:46.380" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is from the etiquette of a Muslim, instead of showing a small sign of gratitude, indeed it is better to make supplication for the person you are thanking, by asking Allah to reward the person with good. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazaa' - means reward&#xA;kum/kumaa/kunna/etc. - is with regards to the person you are supplicating for, for example if it's a female: Jazaaki (the &quot;ki&quot; here is referring to &quot;you&quot; feminine), for a male it would be: Jazaka (&quot;ka&quot; for &quot;you&quot;, masculine). For a group of people, or if you are speaking to someone of honor and respect i.e. a scholar: Jazakum (&quot;Kum&quot; = &quot;you&quot; plural).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allahu khaira/khairan - All of this together becomes, &quot;Jazaka Allahu khairan&quot; - May Allah reward you with good. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people say &quot;Jazak Allah&quot;, this would be wrong, because it could go either way, bad or good. Allah said in Surah Fussilat (v.28) &quot;that is the reward of the enemies of Allah, Al-naar (hell-fire)...&quot; Allah used &quot;jazaa'&quot; in this verse. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or you can simply say, may Allah reward you, or elevate your status, etc. in English or any other language. This has no restrictions because it is a general du'aa and if you can't say it in Arabic, just say it in English. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17033" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-02T07:49:03.570" LastActivityDate="2016-06-02T07:49:03.570" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31465" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="31508" CreationDate="2016-06-01T21:54:07.980" Score="2" ViewCount="501" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think I found another prophecy of Muhammad (pbuh) in Isaiah 40. Chapter 40 of the Book of Isaiah (from the Hebrew Bible) is called &quot;Comfort for God's People&quot;. It starts like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Comfort, comfort my people,&#xA;    says your God.&#xA; Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,&#xA;    and proclaim to her&#xA;that her hard service has been completed,&#xA;    that her sin has been paid for,&#xA;that she has received from the Lord’s hand&#xA;    double for all her sins.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Greek translation of these verses are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;parakaleíte parakaleíte tón laón mou légei o theós&#xA;&#xA;iereís lalísate eis tín kardían Ierousalim parakalésate aftín óti eplísthi i tapeínosis aftís lélytai aftís i amartía óti edéxato ek cheirós kyríou diplá tá amartímata aftís&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure you've noticed that &quot;Comfort&quot; translates to &quot;Parakaleíte&quot; in Greek. And according to John 16:7, Jesus (pbuh) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;&quot;Nevertheless, I tell you the truth; &#xA;it is expedient for you that I go away: &#xA;for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; &#xA;but if I depart, I will send him unto you&quot;&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now there are 2 things to consider here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Jesus said &quot;&lt;strong&gt;the&lt;/strong&gt; Comforter&quot;, not &quot;a Comforter&quot;. This means that it is a Comforter that the people of Israel already knew about (from Isaiah 40)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) In the Greek translation of this verse, &quot;the Comforter&quot; is translated to &quot;Paracletos&quot;. This word is similar to &quot;Parakaleíte&quot; from Isaiah 40.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) The verse says that the Comforter will come only after Jesus (pbuh) goes away&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Isaiah 40 could be talking about Muhammad (pbuh). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But my question is, did Muhammad (pbuh) ever go to Jerusalem to spread the word of Allah?&lt;/strong&gt; Because Isaiah 40 is telling this &quot;Comforter&quot; to &quot;&lt;em&gt;bring the good news to Jerusalem&lt;/em&gt;&quot; and &lt;em&gt;say to the towns of Judah &quot;Here is your God!&quot;&lt;/em&gt; (verse 9). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the link to Isaiah 40: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+40&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the link to the Greek translation of Isaiah 40: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.blueletterbible.org/lxx/isa/40/1/s_719001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.blueletterbible.org/lxx/isa/40/1/s_719001&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2018-11-12T09:55:14.897" Title="Did Muhammad (pbuh) ever go to Jerusalem to spread the word of Allah?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|prophet-isa|bible|bani-israel|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31469" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-02T00:50:31.480" Score="1" ViewCount="914" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm going to start logistics company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: I'm trying to use one the Great names of Allah (swt) to my company. I'm using Al-jaleel name its means The Mighty. So using this name to my company is halal or haram. My company name is (Mighty Shipping pvt ltd). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kindly suggest is my future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17037" LastEditorUserId="3466" LastEditDate="2016-06-03T03:00:33.803" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T03:00:33.803" Title="Naming a company after one of the (99) names of Allah" Tags="|halal-haram|naming|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-03-31T19:32:07.130" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31470" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27794" CreationDate="2016-06-02T00:51:29.520" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand what you've been through as I am now struggling with the same test as what you have.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alhamdulillah, you had done the right thing by making tawba. As of my experiences, the way ahead of you is going to be tough unless you strengthen your faith and your knowledge of Islam. Seek help always from Allah, be patient and be truthful to yourself. It is a perfect time for you to purify your heart and get closer to your Creator as Allah still put light in your heart to go back to Islam and make tawba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a test for us either you consider being gay as a given characteristic by birth or it is merely a product of the environment. You must believe that Allah will not place a burden greater than you can bear and you have to be confidence that Insya Allah you will strive and shine from this test.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before you're going too far my brother, please try as hard as you can to obey Allah, this is your jihad, don't give up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will pray for you, and please pray for me as well. May Allah will forgive us and guide us to righteous path of Islam. Aamiin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wassalamu'alaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17038" LastActivityDate="2016-06-02T00:51:29.520" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31472" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32634" CreationDate="2016-06-02T05:52:41.647" Score="2" ViewCount="2986" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can Muslims hire a maid for tasks such as sweeping rooms, washing utensils, cooking food, serving food, etc.?  We have a Christian maid who does all home errands except for cooking. Can we ask her to cook food for us too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide authentic source for your answer if possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16657" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-01T09:58:56.807" LastActivityDate="2018-11-12T09:58:06.393" Title="Is hiring a non-Muslim maid permissible?" Tags="|non-muslim|food|christianity|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31474" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-02T08:32:01.113" Score="2" ViewCount="2419" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can someone please define the word &quot;obey&quot; in the context of this verse. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/4/34&lt;/a&gt; Men are in charge of women by [right of] what&#xA;  Allah has given one over the other and what they spend [for&#xA;  maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly&#xA;  obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what Allah would have&#xA;  them guard. But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first]&#xA;  advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and&#xA;  [finally], strike them. But if they obey you [once more], seek no&#xA;  means against them. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted and Grand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any real world examples what it means for a wife to be obedient? &#xA;&lt;br&gt;I can't think of any examples to help me clarify this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="261" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-16T09:01:39.860" LastActivityDate="2021-11-19T04:52:01.793" Title="What does &quot;obey&quot; mean in &quot;righteous women are devoutly obedient&quot; in Qur'an 4:34?" Tags="|tafseer|terminology|surat-an-nisa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31474" CreationDate="2016-06-02T14:35:17.497" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Any real world examples what it means for a wife to be obedient?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A first insight can come from these two ahadith quoted in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=1060&amp;amp;idto=1060&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;ID=481&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafser al-Qurtoby&lt;/a&gt; (a well known Maliki scholar), where our Messenger (Peace be upon him) explained or gave the characteristics of the best wife/woman:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'The one who makes him happy when he looks at her, obeys him when he commands her, and she does not go against his wishes with regard to herself nor her wealth.' (Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/26/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me inform you about the best a man hoards; it is a virtuous woman who pleases him when he looks at her, obeys him when he gives her a command, and guards his interests when he is away from her. (Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/9/109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found a similar quote in the tafser of the hanafi Scholar &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=208&amp;amp;surano=4&amp;amp;ayano=34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu as-Su'od&lt;/a&gt;, with a wording like that one of Imam an-Nasa-i's version, and a reference to sunan abi Dawod. So about this meaning there seems to be consensus among both tafasir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What exactly is included in obedience of a wife towards her husband&lt;/strong&gt; (details could be found in &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/daruliftaa/7653&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/darululoomtt/52266&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;), but one could say that a woman is asked to follow the rules of shari'a that means she can't obey her husband if he asks her not to pray, instead she should do all the mandatory acts and leave all the prohibited acts. But when it comes to mustahab/preferable acts she should ask for the agreement of her husband:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example if she wants to &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/129&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fast a voluntary&lt;/a&gt; fast her husband could deny it. But in case she has to perform missed fasts of Ramadan he wouldn't be allowed to deny it if she won't have enough time to fast before the next Ramadan.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Not to do something she knows her husband would reject or disagree with even if this would be halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars tend to emphasize obedience in 3 matters: In his absence (not to let any stranger in his house without his permission), his money (Imam Malik in this case allowed woman to let witnesses enter the house if a woman wanted to borrow some of her husbands money, based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/93/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;)  and his secrets as described in the ahadith above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This does not mean that the husband should behave like a dictator.&lt;/strong&gt; ... However, once the husband has made a decision which should not be&#xA;against the Shariah and is not unreasonable as well, then the rest of&#xA;the family should fulfill this request of the husband/father which&#xA;would Inshallah be for the greater benefit of the family. (From &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/darulihsan/76542&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&#xA;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; that the Shafi'i and Maliki school say that according to the verse you quoted&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a husband can't spend for his wife and is in hardship this could be a reason for -her to ask for- faskh (divorce) while the Hanafi school doesn't accept this based on verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/280&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:280&lt;/a&gt;), this is based on what al-Qurtoby quoted in his tafsir. The Maliki's and Shafi's say that a major condition of the men being in charge of the women would be void if they can't fend for their wives (financially) ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The rights of the husband on the wife are restricted&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all the thinking that a wife must follow her husband's orders is very restricted and not a blue print as many people wrongly think. As explained in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/64448/wife-refuses-to-visit-husbands-parents-house&quot;&gt;Wife refuses to visit husbands parents house&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact the wife must only follow her husbands orders:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If she'd be committing a sin as is the case with suicide. Allah says:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is the best [way] and best in result. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/129&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:59&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sheikh a-Shinqiti in his tafssir pointed at the repetition of Allah and the prophet () which emphasizes that their orders must be followed, while the authority, be it a leader, a father or a husband was not repeated so their orders are not set equal to those of Allah and His Messenger. Further a known fiqh rule derives from the hadith saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;`There is no obedience to any created being if it involves disobedience to Allah, may He be glorified and exalted.” (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/93/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Musnad imam Ahmad&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In case one would harm himself and suicide is such a case. Allah says:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And spend in the way of Allah and do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]. And do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/darulihsan/76542&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:195&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The third case is covered in the linked post: A wife must only follow her husbands orders on matters related to her marriage (for example if he asks her some of his marital rights like intercourse).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also islamqa #&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/10680&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;10680&lt;/a&gt;, #&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/43123&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;43123&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/18814&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this (Arabic)&lt;/a&gt; fatwas (most of them are salafi views).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-19T04:52:01.793" LastActivityDate="2021-11-19T04:52:01.793" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10831" CreationDate="2016-06-02T17:13:28.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is the satisfaction of doing good the self reward of being in service to Allah! If one does good for thawab or reward from Allah than that is doing business and not doing good for the sake of good! Service to humanity is piety in itself and must come from being good and not for reward!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17049" LastActivityDate="2016-06-02T17:13:28.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31478" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-02T17:46:58.640" Score="4" ViewCount="4750" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here in India, &#xA;While offering the taraweeh prayer the Noble Quran is recited really fast in order to just complete it by the time the month gets over. I really dont think that this type of recitation is of any use when the main purpose is not to ponder over the meaning of the amazing Book but to simply finish it in a month's time. Is this even permissible or not ? How did the Prophet (peace be upon him ) and the  Companions ( may Allah be pleased with them ) recite it during Taraweeh ? Please back your answer with Quranic verses and Sahih Hadith.&#xA;JazaakAllahu khairan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16528" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T03:14:15.983" Title="Rapid Recitation of Quran during Taraweeh Prayer" Tags="|quran|hadith|hadith-interpretation|quran-recitation|taraweeh|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-06-07T01:21:16.740" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31478" CreationDate="2016-06-02T18:55:48.100" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all it is not compulsory to finish the Qur'an in one month through the tarawih prayer. If done properly then there is great goodness in it without a doubt. But when we seek goodness from Allah subhana wa ta 'ala then it should be according to His rules as defined in the Qur'an and Sunnah based upon the understanding of our Salaf(pious predecessors) and not based upon the understanding or logic or even norms of the people around us, even if we be the only one on correct path and the entire world is going in different direction all together. We should remember that no one will be able to help us in the Akhirah and we will be accounted alone and we will be asked for each and every action and our deeds and from where did we learn them and on whose understanding did we performed them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for reciting the Qur'an in such speed is in clear violation of Makhraj and Tajweed rules, and these rules of Tajweed are not man made rather these rules were taught to Jibraeel aleihi salam by Allah subhana wa ta ala Himself and in turn Jibraeel aleihis salam taught it to our noble Prophet Muhammad sallallahu aleihi wa sallam. In Arabic even a slightest of variation changes the meaning to a difference of heaven and hell, not just in terms of vowel but in terms of vocal vibrations of sound and also elongation of vowels. For example in the first chapter Surah Fatihah if we recite Alhamdu normally without proper Tajweed(then it means that rags or torn clothes are for Allah) and if we recite it by exhaling good amount of air out of our lungs and the voice should come from chest and follow proper Tajweed rules then it means that Praise be to Allah. See the huge variation in just from where the voice is coming. So do you think that proper tajweed rules are being followed during such recitations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for more info on Tarawih please go thought the Authentic narrations given in the below link&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=tarawih&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=tarawih&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17051" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-06-07T01:28:43.997" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T01:28:43.997" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31478" CreationDate="2016-06-03T01:40:45.707" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As there are three types of recitation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tahqeeq (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abouttajweed.com/al-faa~7_128.mp3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;slow&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tadweer (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abouttajweed.com/alfaa~9_128.mp3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;medium&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadr (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abouttajweed.com/al-faa~8_128.mp3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fast&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tahqeeq is reciting the Quran slowly with pondering over the meanings and observing full rules of Tajweed.Tadweer is reciting in a medium level not very slowly ,not very fast but observing rules of tajweed and hadr is quick recitation usually done in tarawih but has to be done with observing rules of tajweed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if tajweed rules are followed and letters are recited in an appropriate manner with proper characteristics and Makhraj(point of articulation) without change of meaning and lahn (mistakes) then this type of recitation is permissible and considered as Hadr recitation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well Scholars has mentioned that it is Sunnah to complete entire Quran in Tarawih ,it is not fardh so if someone doesnt he is not a sinner but he would miss those rewards,Also please see this fatwa :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;*Reciting the entire Qur’an (khatm) once in Tarawih prayers is an important Sunna that has been practiced by the Muslims throughout the&#xA;  centuries. As such, it should not be abandoned in the various Mosques&#xA;  where there has been a tradition of completing the Qur’an, even if the&#xA;  time for Eisha is late. However, if one experiences genuine hardship&#xA;  in reciting or listening to the entire Qur’an, it would be permitted&#xA;  for him/her to recite short Surahs or verses from the Qur’an during&#xA;  Tarawih prayers.Imam al-Haskafi (Allah have mercy on him), the&#xA;  renowned Hanafi jurist, states: “Completing the Qur’an (khatm) once&#xA;  [in Tarawih prayers] is Sunna, completing it twice is virtuous, and&#xA;  completing it thrice is even better. As such, its completion should&#xA;  not be abandoned due to people’s laziness. However, it is stated in&#xA;  ‘Al-Ikhtiyar’ that it is better in our times to recite an amount that&#xA;  does not burden people…” The commentator of Haskafi’s work, Imam Ibn&#xA;  Abidin (Allah have mercy on him) explains further by saying that the&#xA;  majority of Imams including Abu Hanifa (Allah have mercy on him)&#xA;  consider completing the Qur’an to be an important Sunna. However, he&#xA;  says, certain rulings change based on the needs and interests of&#xA;  people, and thus in our times [Ibn Abidin’s], it is better to recite&#xA;  an amount that will not lead to people staying away from the&#xA;  congregation, because having a larger congregation is superior to&#xA;  lengthy recitation.&quot;&#xA;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2011/08/08/is-it-obligatory-to-complete-the-entire-quran-during-tarawih-prayers/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T01:40:45.707" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31484" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-06-03T08:25:50.530" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To use for questions about medical intervention (surgery) or treatments of a disease or in case of an intervention which can only be performed by physician or health professional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-04T15:22:17.860" LastActivityDate="2016-06-04T15:22:17.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31485" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-06-03T08:25:50.530" Score="0" Body="To use for questions about medical intervention or treatments" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-04T15:22:08.187" LastActivityDate="2016-06-04T15:22:08.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31486" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32610" CreationDate="2016-06-03T10:07:04.947" Score="3" ViewCount="2144" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Qur'an 2:30, Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, &quot;Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority.&quot; They said, &quot;Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?&quot; Allah said, &quot;Indeed, I know that which you do not know.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I said this ayat to my friend, she asked me some question about God (Allah) which I have listed the questions below. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah has power over everything and knowledge about everything. If he knows everything before, why did Allah create humans who are so worst in living creature, doing injustice, rape, trafficking, etc? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If a girl is raped or trafficked (as a part of his test), does Allah wants her to maintain endurance [As we know it is the biggest problem for women]? Why should Allah create human and want to play with our life? Is Allah sadist?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does Allah get satisfied after putting wrong-doer to hell? Instead, Allah should not have to create humans, Allah should be satisfied with Angel who are absolutely good. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide the answer with the citations from Quran and Hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt; Conversation about this topic alone went for one and half hours. But I could not answer these question.  I know Allah has provided answers. Please help me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16948" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2021-04-08T10:08:39.440" LastActivityDate="2021-04-08T10:08:39.440" Title="Non-muslim friend asked me &quot;Is Allah sadistic?&quot;" Tags="|allah|non-muslim|dawah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="8" ClosedDate="2017-06-04T20:13:13.133" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31488" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-03T13:52:17.053" Score="5" ViewCount="733" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's something in the Quran that I don't understand properly. They are from Surah Fussilat (41) verses 9 to 12:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Say, &quot;Do you indeed disbelieve in He who created the earth in two days and attribute to Him equals? That is the Lord of the worlds.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And He placed on the earth firmly set mountains over its surface, and He blessed it and determined therein its [creatures'] sustenance in four days without distinction - for [the information] of those who ask.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Then He directed Himself to the heaven while it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, &quot;Come [into being], willingly or by compulsion.&quot; They said, &quot;We have come willingly.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired in each heaven its command. And We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps and as protection. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Quran 41:9-12&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's saying that the earth was created in 2 days and the mountains were created in 4 days. So in total, that's 6 days for the earth. But in the last verse, it says the universe was created in 2 days. Why did the creation of earth take more time than the creation of the universe? It looks like it contradicts science. The earth is much much smaller than the universe. Can someone please give me the explanation for this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-08-09T17:54:39.680" LastActivityDate="2023-07-22T07:48:31.313" Title="Why did the creation of Earth take longer time than the creation of the Universe?" Tags="|quran|creation|universe|surat-fussilat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31490" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33536" CreationDate="2016-06-03T14:31:35.410" Score="3" ViewCount="14184" Body="&lt;p&gt;I generally read this duaa: Allahumma laka sumtu wa bika aamantu va Alaika tawakkaltu wa Ala rizqika aftartu. (Before breaking the fast) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And: Bisawmi gadin navaitu min shahri Ramadan&#xA;(At the beginning of the fast)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to enquire as to whether or not the above mentioned Duaas are mentioned in the Sunnah of the Prophet. If not, can you please state the Supplication to be recited?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16528" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-15T03:17:26.887" LastActivityDate="2024-02-04T07:30:32.393" Title="What Duaa is to be recited before breaking the fast and at the beginning of the fast?" Tags="|sawm|dua|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31491" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4242" CreationDate="2016-06-03T15:53:50.707" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The observation are good as in Quran order of words are taken as very important. We conclude order of creation from these wording what comes first. The heaven was created first and then earth. However in surah Taha verse 4 it is reversed. The subject of Surah starts with We sent down Quran. It is sent down on earth from the heaven. This is the reason to emphasize on the word earth. However whenever these wording are used for creation they are in order of creation. As well when they are used to belonging of these things then it is what was created first. That is in verse 6.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17062" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T15:53:50.707" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31493" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32631" CreationDate="2016-06-03T16:58:13.717" Score="3" ViewCount="1536" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a software blog where I write reviews about software and provide free download link(s). I am using AdSense in that blog for my earnings. I want to know that if I upload or share cracked software link(s) for download, e.g Sharing Adobe Photshop/Illustrator cracked version for free download, is my earnings from this blog Halal or Haram? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: My question is not a duplicate of 'Using Pirate Software' because I am asking about earning from the blog which provides cracked software link(s) for download.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14478" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-12T06:44:20.473" LastActivityDate="2018-09-21T09:12:19.323" Title="Earning from a blog that provides cracked softwares for download?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|software|piracy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13386" CreationDate="2016-06-03T17:52:04.287" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is wrong incometax in UK is used to look after the poor in society and as such is the equivalent of zakat. In the time of the prophet there was no such thing as social care and the poor were not given benefits. That is why zakat was introduced. In the West income tax is much higher than the zakat most people will ever pay hence it is not relevant today.if you work and pay income tax you are contributing to help the poor with you tax&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17065" LastActivityDate="2016-06-03T17:52:04.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31496" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-03T19:05:03.840" Score="3" ViewCount="124" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did any sect/denomination ascribe divinity to a person in the history of Islam ? If yes, what sect/denomination and who was the person? Also what were their basis for that ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15779" LastActivityDate="2018-03-19T11:09:29.350" Title="Did any sect/denomation ascribe divinity to a person?" Tags="|history|shirk|sects|divine-attributes|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31497" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-03T20:00:27.733" Score="2" ViewCount="215" Body="&lt;p&gt;My mum is living in Bangladesh. She is around 65 years old and has been a suffering diabetic for the last 35 years. She is also suffering from other illness, like shortages of potassium. Alhamdulilllah, she always performed fasting in previous years. In the last 2 or 3 years, we have found some problem: she can complete fasting in Ramadan no problem with that, but after Ramadan her health gets worse. She has to get admission to the hospital which puts the whole family under stress.  This year I told my mum not to fast. If I need to pay to someone to fast behalf of her, I will do it.  Please advise me what can I do in this situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17067" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-01T09:49:39.643" LastActivityDate="2016-11-01T09:49:39.643" Title="Can my mother forego Ramadan fasting due to long term illness and old age?" Tags="|ramadan|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31499" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31478" CreationDate="2016-06-03T23:46:22.230" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's forbidden to read/recite Quraan in haste.  Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Move not your tongue with it, to hasten with it.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/75/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Qiyaamah 75:16&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The purpose of recitation is to understand the words and ponder over them. Not just to recite for the sake of reciting:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;A book which We have sent down to you, full of blessings, that they may ponder over its Verses, and that men of understanding may remember&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/38/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Saad 38:29&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And those who disbelieved said, &quot;Why wasn't the Qur'an sent down all at once?&quot; Thus, that We may strengthen thereby your heart. And We have recited it distinctly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/25/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Furqaan 25:32&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Or add to it, and recite the Qur'an with a measured recitation.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/73/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Muzzammil 73:4&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefor, one's recitation should be measured and distinct. Not so fast that one cannot distinguish between two separate words or sentences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-06-20T03:14:15.983" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T03:14:15.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31497" CreationDate="2016-06-04T00:11:05.087" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No soul is responsible for that which is beyond its capability&lt;/strong&gt; (al-Baqarah 2:233)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fasting is exempted for those who are in difficult situations, ie. traveling or illnesses/sickness. The following ayat prescribe the alternatives:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;...a limited number of days. So whoever among you is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of days. And upon those who can bear it - a ransom of feeding a poor person. And whoever volunteers excess - it is better for him. But to fast is best for you, if you only knew.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Quran, a guidance for the people and clear proof and criterion. So whoever sights the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days. Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful.&lt;/strong&gt; (al-Baqara 2:183-85)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="14920" LastEditDate="2016-06-06T19:02:04.220" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T19:02:04.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31501" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-04T00:35:59.193" Score="3" ViewCount="39184" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can I fast without suhur(not during Ramadan)?&#xA;The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said : &#xA;&amp;lt;&quot;Eat Suhur(pre dawn meal).Surely there is a blessing in Suhur.&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17071" LastActivityDate="2020-06-11T20:02:15.260" Title="Can I fast without suhoor (not during Ramadan)?" Tags="|practical-islam|prophet-muhammad|sunnah|sawm|ramadan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31502" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18967" CreationDate="2016-06-04T03:44:58.317" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, you may, except if you are afraid of Mazhab-Fanatics, for they will accuse you of this haram doing. That trimming has been indoctrinated by certain scholars as haram because it changes the creation of Allah. According to this view, woman and man are both forbidden from trimming them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, for certain people Allah has made them uneasy with too much hair so, it is a case of darurah (necessity) for you to trim your hair (on any part of your body, face, head etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17073" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-24T15:00:02.023" LastActivityDate="2017-11-24T15:00:02.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31503" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17202" CreationDate="2016-06-04T03:51:10.510" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;making/selling/dealing in things that have a possibility for Haram use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not your intention for them to sinning. My idea is to watch your your buyer if you want to keep it clean, it's not haram intentionally because all of those stuff are halal to begin with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17073" LastActivityDate="2016-06-04T03:51:10.510" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28528" CreationDate="2016-06-04T03:57:40.397" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you believe Allah forbid music, any type of them than what do you mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You believe it's haram than, ya it deserve the fire of hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, concerning the music from the western world which is a godless people, their music usually contains haram allover. There's still halal music though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And helping student to do their assignment did you understood from the quran and hadis that it's haram. No it's not haram, what cheating!. Unless they've a 'covenant' that they will do it themself then ya, if you know that, it means you are helping them breaking their oath. ..... That will be haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17073" LastActivityDate="2016-06-04T03:57:40.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31505" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31501" CreationDate="2016-06-04T04:02:26.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes you may, that hadeeth you are referencing is not about enforcing suhur, instead an encouragement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Refer to :&gt;  [Al Bukhari (1923) Muslim (1095)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17073" LastActivityDate="2016-06-04T04:02:26.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31465" CreationDate="2016-06-04T04:22:45.373" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far my knowledge go, that refers to Jesus A.S.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nabi Isaiah A.S. is telling the people of the upcoming prophet which is the mesiah for the bani israel. To start a new ruling state of the world from the holy land , jerusalem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17073" LastActivityDate="2016-06-04T04:22:45.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31138" CreationDate="2016-06-04T05:04:31.210" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;please refer here &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/2835/17074&quot;&gt;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/2835/17074&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In a Hadith [Imam Sadiq a.s.][2] said to one of his companions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;لَعَلَّكَ تَرَى أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِنَّمَا خَلَقَ هَذَا&#xA;  الْعَالَمَ الْوَاحِدَ وَ تَرَى أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَمْ&#xA;  يَخْلُقْ بَشَراً غَيْرَكُمْ بَلْ وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ&#xA;  تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَلْفَ أَلْفِ عَالَمٍ وَ أَلْفَ أَلْفِ آدَمٍ&#xA;  أَنْتَ فِي آخِرِ تِلْكَ الْعَوَالِمِ وَ أُولَئِكَ الْآدَمِيِّين‏&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Perhaps you think Allah (AWJ) created only this universe and created&#xA;  no humans unless you?! Yes, By Allah Indeed God created thousands of&#xA;  thousands of universes and  thousands of thousands of Adams that you&#xA;  are at the end of those universes and Adams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference of hadith:  Shia hadith book [Al-Khisal][3] written by [Shaykh Saduq][4] volume 2 page 652&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another hadith from Imam Baqir a.s. (the 5th Imam of Shia) sais:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَقَدْ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي الْأَرْضِ مُنْذُ خَلَقَهَا&#xA;  سَبْعَةَ عَالَمِينَ لَيْسَ هُمْ مِنْ وُلْدِ آدَمَ خَلَقَهُمْ مِنْ&#xA;  أَدِيمِ الْأَرْضِ فَأَسْكَنَهُمْ فِيهَا وَاحِداً بَعْدَ وَاحِدٍ مَعَ&#xA;  عَالَمِهِ ثُمَّ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ آدَمَ أَبَا الْبَشَر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed Allah (AWJ) in this earth, from the time created it, created&#xA;  seven world that were not from children of Adam. created them from&#xA;  surface of earth. so God inhabited them on earth and made one&#xA;  generation after another generation and for each made a world after&#xA;  another world on earth until finally created Adam the father of&#xA;  Bashar* and divaricated his descendents from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17074" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2016-06-04T05:04:31.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1719" CreationDate="2016-06-04T19:58:06.927" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bi'Issmillahir Rahmanir Rahim,&#xA;In easy &amp;amp; simple way, &quot;IBBLISS&quot; is the one senior among jinh who disobey the command from ALLAH &amp;amp; the Shaitan are those who follow the path shown by IBBLISS either they are from INSAAN or from JINNAT.&#xA;----Ehhdina Assirattal Musstakim, Siraat Al Lajjina An Aammta Aalaihim.----&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17081" LastActivityDate="2016-06-04T19:58:06.927" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="31515" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-04T20:28:06.343" Score="0" ViewCount="5795" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muhammad (saw) wanting to marry daughter of Ibn Abbas is this hadith authentic?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad saw Um Habiba the daughter of Abbas while she was fatim (age of nursing) and he said, &quot;If she grows up while I am still alive, I will marry her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Musnad Ahmad, Number 25636&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17082" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-07-23T08:08:25.147" LastActivityDate="2021-07-23T08:19:32.087" Title="Muhammad (saw) wanting to marry daughter of Abbas, is this hadith authentic?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|prophets|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="31516" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-05T01:48:54.733" Score="3" ViewCount="1353" Body="&lt;p&gt;I perform Taraweeh prayers with Jamath in Masjid during Ishah.  Can I pray Tahjud prayers later on at home during third part of night - before early morning?  Is Taraweeh same as Tahjud or is it a different Salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15920" LastActivityDate="2016-11-03T21:00:29.243" Title="Salah- Taraweeh &amp; Tahjud" Tags="|salat|taraweeh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32516" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-05T07:08:26.787" Score="6" ViewCount="143552" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know whether or not sleeping is a necessary condition for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahajjud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tahajjud&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example this fatwa says that Tahajjud means praying after sleeping: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tahajjud means specifically praying at night, and some scholars limited it to prayers that are offered at night after sleeping.  (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/143240&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/143240&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16528" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-16T04:34:48.143" LastActivityDate="2018-03-17T16:15:08.933" Title="Is sleeping a necessary condition for Tahajjud (night prayer)?" Tags="|salat|tahajjud|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32517" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-05T10:46:39.880" Score="3" ViewCount="1292" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Dr. Zakir Naik, if you are a &lt;strong&gt;True Christian&lt;/strong&gt;, then you can still go to Jannah. And to be a true Christian, you have to meet some conditions: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You have to believe in one God (no trinity)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You have to follow the teachings of Jesus (pbuh)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You have to acknowledge Muhammad (pbuh) as the final messenger &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, such Christians don't exist anymore. But what if they did? What if I was a christian who met all the conditions mentioned above? There are still 3 problems:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I can't pray salah because only muslims can pray salah. So how should I pray?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I can't read the bible because the bible is corrupt. So which scripture should I read?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I can't read the Quran because you have to be a muslim to read the Arabic version of the Quran. I can only read the translated text but they don't have any divinity in them. So how should I read the Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So the point of this question is: If the proper way of worship is limited to muslims, then how can True Christians worship Allah? Do they have to learn Hebrew and pray like the Jews?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And just as a side note, I'm a muslim, not a christian. I was just using an example to make the question easier to understand&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="29" LastEditDate="2016-06-05T11:36:35.690" LastActivityDate="2018-05-11T12:37:38.627" Title="From the Islamic perspective, how can a Christian pray to Allah?" Tags="|quran|salat|practical-islam|christianity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32520" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-05T17:30:41.750" Score="4" ViewCount="18105" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did the the prophet of Islam say that black seeds can cures diseases?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2686" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T08:23:20.063" LastActivityDate="2019-01-16T09:12:09.170" Title="Did Muhammad say that black seeds can cure any disease?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|sick|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32523" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-05T19:35:27.643" Score="3" ViewCount="4070" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading Qur'an at a time then I stopped. Now after some months, I want to start reading again but I want to start from the beginning. Can I start from the beginning again or should I continue from where I stopped?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17089" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T08:22:01.760" LastActivityDate="2022-06-07T05:58:26.037" Title="Re-continuing reading the Qu'ran: should I continue or restart?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="410" CreationDate="2016-06-05T20:21:44.090" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see it as a ban on drunkenness and especially drunkenness that causes people harm than a ban on alcohol. Islam thus is like all religions in warning that reckless drunkenness is a sin and does harm. Also it can be implied that people use alcohol to do wrong and give them courage and this kind of drinking is wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, to answer, I think Islam warns us about the dangers in alcohol, totally outlaws hurting other innocent people whether it is alcohol-fueled or otherwise. It does not ban alcohol but tells us instead to treat it with respect and not to let it rule one's lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17090" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-06-20T03:50:07.437" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T03:50:07.437" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32526" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32516" CreationDate="2016-06-05T23:36:44.213" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not mandatory to sleep after isha if you want to pray tahajjud.&#xA;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamhelpline.net/node/2656&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; fatwa it is not obligatory to do tahajjud after sleep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/askimam/14500&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;It was the noble habit of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) to sleep and then wake up for tahajjud. If one is unable to wake up for tahajjud, then one may perform tahajjud before going to sleep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14043" LastEditorUserId="21569" LastEditDate="2017-04-04T09:44:53.950" LastActivityDate="2017-04-04T09:44:53.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32530" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-06T03:16:18.050" Score="4" ViewCount="10187" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have tried to search for a hadith or some grounding in the Quran which shuns parents from abusing their own children. I could not find any.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am talking about verbal and emotional abuse. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I completely understand and have great respect for the rulings in which Islam instructs children to respect their parents and take care of them when they grow old, like they took care of children when they were infants. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what about children? Don't they have emotions? Don't they have a right to get hurt when they are abused? Does Allah also (na-ooz biALLAH) reject their emotions?&#xA;Why does Islam ignore the fact that bullying and abuse at the hands of parents rips a child of any self-esteem and confidence, and results in damaged individuals who spend the rest of their lives and energy getting over the abuse they faced at the hands of their parents, and consequently are never able to reach their full potential?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12456" LastEditorUserId="12456" LastEditDate="2016-06-07T06:52:58.873" LastActivityDate="2020-12-23T00:33:34.940" Title="Does Islam allow parents to abuse their children?" Tags="|children|parents|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32533" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32520" CreationDate="2016-06-06T05:30:52.620" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yeah it is true,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: &quot;Use&#xA;  this black seed. For indeed it contains a cure for every disease&#xA;  except As-Sam&quot; And As-Sam is death.(Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah narrated that he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “In&#xA;  black seed there is healing for every disease, except the Sam.” &quot;Sam&#xA;  means death. And black seed is Shuwniz.&quot;(Ibn Majah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T05:30:52.620" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32530" CreationDate="2016-06-06T06:40:24.237" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;In islam, parents are never allowed to abuse to mentally torture children. This is against islam. the best in islam is the one having best manners (towards everyone, including their own chidren).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a hadith to support this claim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Whoever fails to show mercy to our&#xA;  children and honor to our elders is not one of us.” [Sunan al-Tirmidhî&#xA;  (1919)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;more details here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-425-3235.htm&quot;&gt;http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-425-3235.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T06:40:24.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32536" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31435" CreationDate="2016-06-06T08:27:22.570" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dajjal from my perspective and understanding is just like Harut and Marut because it is unknown of their real identity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they angel or some other creatures of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Harut and Marut were sent to teach black magic in Babylon as they said in the Quran 'this is only  test so do not blaspheme'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Dajjal I believe he's from the same type.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P/s In the Qiraah from Hafs 'an 'Asim it state that these two are 'malakain' mean two angels or two creation of Allah that is supposes to do something for Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the other Qiraah (I forgot the qiraah, I think it's Khalaf 'an Hamzah, go find this other qiraah) state 'malikain' meaning two king.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not clear but some scholar said that these two are angels and Dajjal are also an angel or from the same kind of creation. There's no hell nor heaven for them and they do not sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17100" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T08:27:22.570" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32538" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32542" CreationDate="2016-06-06T09:18:29.423" Score="3" ViewCount="1950" Body="&lt;p&gt;My mother and friends told me that I'm not allowed to read English in Qu'ran during Ramadan. They said Arabic is important to read only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should I read it even I do not understand?&#xA;Should I recite Qu'ran?&#xA;I'm deaf, I might be not good at speaking, so should I recite Qu'ran?&#xA;What should I do? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15835" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-02T02:00:17.763" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T06:10:51.073" Title="Reading Qu'ran even we do not understand Arabic during Ramadan?" Tags="|ramadan|quran-recitation|reading-quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32523" CreationDate="2016-06-06T09:46:24.240" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no restriction or fix rule, you could start at the verse you stopped from to complete a recitation (khatmah) -which is a recommended act according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/731940&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah&lt;/a&gt;- or restart from the fatiha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand it is not recommended to start two or more parallel khatmah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And keep in mind:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Muhammad bin Ka'b Al-Qurazi:&#xA;&amp;quot;I heard 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud saying: 'The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: &amp;quot;[Whoever recites a letter] from Allah's Book, then he receives the reward from it, and the reward of ten the like of it. I do not say that Alif Lam Mim is a letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter and Mim is a letter.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/731520&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the statement of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/128050&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-07T05:58:26.037" LastActivityDate="2022-06-07T05:58:26.037" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32530" CreationDate="2016-06-06T09:47:09.313" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually rights of children's on parents are more than that of rights of parents on children (I'm forgetting the actual quotation but its something like children rights are 72 and parents rights are 15). Islam never allowed parents to abuse their children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You must read this answer.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.questionsonislam.com/node/12858&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.questionsonislam.com/node/12858&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5339" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T09:47:09.313" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32538" CreationDate="2016-06-06T10:01:03.420" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Honestly I'd recommend reading and understanding, because Ramadan is the month of Quran because of many verses such as in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;surat al-Baqrah&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/97/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Qadr&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/66/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the sunnah&lt;/a&gt; we learn that Jibreel (Peace be upon him) used to teach, study or revise the Quran with our Messenger (Peace be upon him) during Ramadan, so this is what we might have to do in first place. (see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/26327&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;). And to study and teach the Quran you must understand it, that means reading in a language you understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand we can gain thawab (rewards) by reading the Arabic because of the well known &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/731520&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; and this could also be concluded from this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/290&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;, which shows that even a person who find it difficult to read would be rewarded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the best would be to find a good mix between both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/50781&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; on how (order) on should read the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here two ahadith (without comment) on the importance of reading the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abu Umamah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, &quot;Read the Qur'an, for it will come as an intercessor for its reciters on the Day of Resurrection.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/302&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari:&#xA;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said,&lt;br&gt; &quot;The example of a Believer who recites the Qur'an, is that of a citron which smells good and tastes good; And the example of a Believer who does not recite the Qur'an, is that of a date which has no smell but tastes sweet; and the example of a hypocrite who recites the Qur'an, is that of an aromatic plant which smells good but tastes bitter; and the example of a hypocrite who does not recite the Qur'an, is that of a colocynth plant which has no smell and is bitter in taste.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/70/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-02T01:40:05.130" LastActivityDate="2017-06-02T01:40:05.130" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32544" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32548" CreationDate="2016-06-06T13:05:25.970" Score="5" ViewCount="554" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am considering converting to Islam, and I have a question. I understand that upon conversion you need to change your name if it expresses a concept that goes against Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My name is Ryan Bruhl, and according to some research I've done online the name Ryan means &quot;little king&quot;. Some of my Muslim friends have suggested that that intonation (that I'm a king of some sort) not good since it might imply I'm &quot;above&quot; Allah and that I should change it. What should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, what would my name be once I change it? &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muslimconverts.com/muslimnames/how-a-convert-changes-name.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;This site&lt;/a&gt; says that the formula is &lt;code&gt;&amp;lt;chosen name&amp;gt; ibn-&amp;lt;fathers name&amp;gt;&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;If you are Male and you have decided you like a certian name. Then your full name will be as follows:&#xA;&#xA;Chosen name ibn-fathers name&#xA;Let us assume that Bilal is a name which you have chosen for your self and your fathers name is John Smith. Then your full name will be &#xA;Bilal ibn John &#xA;which means Bilal son of John.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's say I were to take the name Fadil. Since my father's name is Daniel, would my name then be Fadil ibn-Daniel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17104" LastEditorUserId="17104" LastEditDate="2016-06-06T15:04:32.370" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T15:36:46.940" Title="Changing my name upon conversion" Tags="|naming|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32545" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31515" CreationDate="2016-06-06T13:37:58.367" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are referring to this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=25638&amp;amp;bk_no=6&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt;, which is quoted in &lt;a href=&quot;https://al-maktaba.org/book/25794/22545&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Musnad Ahmad (44/440, 26870 of al-Risala edition)&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://al-maktaba.org/book/32852/7134&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Musnad abi Ya'la (12/502, 7075)&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://al-maktaba.org/book/1733/26320&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Kabeer (25/92, 238)&lt;/a&gt; of Imam at-Tabarni etc. the major problem here is the main route and known narrator of the sirah ibn Ishaq who is considered as not reliable in hadith matters, even &lt;a href=&quot;https://al-maktaba.org/book/10906/4929&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the son of Imam Ahmad said&lt;/a&gt; quoting his father: لم يكن يحتج به في السنن No body used his narration (alone) when it comes to sunnah/hadith as an evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact hadith scholars tend to say the hadith is &lt;strong&gt;da'if&lt;/strong&gt; because hadith of ibn Ishaaq isn't reliable if there's no similar narration of any other narrator on the matter, which is the case here all the scholars who compiled this hadith have (only) ibn Ishaaq in the narrator chain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another narrator who is &lt;a href=&quot;https://al-maktaba.org/book/12579/1217&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;not reliable in the chain is Hussayn ibn Abdullah ibn Obaydallah ibn 'Abas&lt;/a&gt; حسين بن عبد الله بن عبيد الله بن العباس : he was a known narrator of manakeer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two major scholars have qualified this hadith as dai'f: Sheikh Shoayb al-Arnaout in &lt;a href=&quot;https://al-maktaba.org/book/25794/22545&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his examination of Musnad Ahmad&lt;/a&gt; and Sheikh Hussayn Salem Assad in &lt;a href=&quot;https://al-maktaba.org/book/32852/7134&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his examination of Musnad abi Ya'la&lt;/a&gt;. (See also this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hurras.org/vb/showthread.php?t=41006&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;thread&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic on the matter)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An other note on the hadith matn, assuming it would be accepted: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) only said that he would marry her if.... if she reached the right age for marriage, so this doesn't have nothing to do with desire, but could be related to strengthen the relationship to al-Abbas as he did with Abu Bakr and Omar (May Allah be pleased with them). So this hadith shows the position of al-'Abbas and his ranking by the Messenger of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-07-23T08:19:32.087" LastActivityDate="2021-07-23T08:19:32.087" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31388" CreationDate="2016-06-06T14:36:39.573" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To explain this we need to perform a tafsir or go through the whole story. The best help i could find is tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;surano=18&amp;amp;ayano=32#docu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;at-tahriri wa-tanwir&lt;/a&gt; of Sheikh ibn Ashour (May Allah have mercy with him) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=1298&amp;amp;idto=1298&amp;amp;bk_no=204&amp;amp;ID=1317&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Kashaf&lt;/a&gt; of Imam az-Zamakhshari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all note that this story is an example given by Allah.&lt;br&gt; This is the summary in a few words: &lt;br&gt;The Believer is the one who apparently has less than the other in almost anything which would be appreciated in this life (dunya) while the non-Believer has two gardens, many children and wealth, so the garden or wealth destroyed later in the story is equal to his deeds or belongings which in the afterlife wouldn't serve or help him in any means, while the good deeds of the -in this life poor- believer would serve him and save him in the aftermath.&lt;br&gt; So this story has taught us to thank Allah for what he offers or has given us, as stated in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/80/79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt; A second lesson is the importance of advise and the importance to seek advice of good people and the possible result of not doing so.&lt;br&gt; A 3rd lesson is that nothing is forever in this life.&lt;br&gt; And maybe an other lesson is the fact that even if non-Believers might have given wealth and many other things a Believer can make dua' and this way has &quot;a direct connection to Allah&quot;.... and many more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note directly at the end of this story Allah quotes in a few words the example of &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/45-46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the life of this world&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand i recommend you to read mindfully the characteristics of the owner (ظَالِمٌ لِنَفْسِه) of the gardens and the characteristics of the gardens (لَمْ تَظْلِمْ مِنْهُ شَيْئاً) if you are able to read/understand Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The View of Imam az-Zamakhsahri&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One possible explanation for the transformation from dual plural to singular is given as follows: Each of us may have two gardens: One in this life with all the good things in it and an other in the aftermath, but we may plant in this life what we may get in the aftermath, so maybe the garden we then receive might not be as beautiful as the garden we have had in this life, because of our deeds, faith etc. This is more or less a conclusion of az-Zamakhsaris explantion: as he didn't explain the gardens and their products as only being: grapes and fruits, but also gold and silver so he described garden as this life's wealth in general. So according to az-Zamahkhari the non-Believer wouldn't have any share of the gardens which are promised for the believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The classical tafsir view&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you said in the two first verses the Quran speaks of two gardens. That should be clear as this verses describe the wealth of the non-Believer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the first occasion the Quran quotes only one Garden is (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;18:35&lt;/a&gt;): this is logical as one can't enter two gardens instead of entering one of them: So in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And he entered his garden ودخل &lt;strong&gt;جنته&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ...&#xA;  I do not think that this will perish - ever ما أظن أن تبيد &lt;strong&gt;هذه&lt;/strong&gt; أبدا, &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the verse is referring to only one garden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the problem starts with (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;18:36&lt;/a&gt;), where the readings of 'Asim (hafs/shoaba), Abu 'Amr, al-Kissa-i, Hamzah, Khalaf and Yaqoob used the singular going ahead in the meaning of the Verse before while the other riwayat and qiraat confirm the dual plural by saying&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ولئن رددت إلى ربي لأجدن خيرا &lt;strong&gt;منهما&lt;/strong&gt; منقلبا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;instead of &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ولئن رددت إلى ربي لأجدن خيرا &lt;strong&gt;منها&lt;/strong&gt; منقلبا (Kufi/Basri-Qiraa'a: i.e: Hafs)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which refers to two gardens, but the meaning &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I will surely find better than this as a return&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;applies for both readings. So one may understand it as follows: the Kufi quraa' and Abu 'Amr and Yaqoob from Basra go ahead in the meaning of the non-Believer being in one of his gardens and reflecting about it, while the other quraa' recall the fact that the man has two gardens, so anything good which applies to one should apply to the other!&lt;br&gt; Az-Zamakhashri explained the dual plural form here again, as one transient/passing garden and one remaining/resident garden. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is said about (18:35) applies for (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;18:39&lt;/a&gt;),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/40-41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;18:40-41&lt;/a&gt;) are still quoting only one garden and this time we can't refer to any accepted qiraa'a to explain the possible problem! So one possible interpretation is that the Believer makes a which or dua' to Allah to destroy one of the gardens, if this is true, then any later problem is solved. If not we still have to explain why the Quran doesn't say anything about the 2nd garden: And this could be a solution from the Arabic language where in cases singular stands for plural and vice versa. But i couldn't find a specific tafsir claiming this for these verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But scholars (like &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=1070&amp;amp;idto=1070&amp;amp;bk_no=49&amp;amp;ID=1090&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;) here differ and go on the line of az-Zamakhari and say that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;It may be that my Lord will give me [something] better than your garden&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;refers to the garden in paradise! Ibn Ashor here suggests an other option: that this is a dua' the believer made for himself and against the non-Believer. While &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;and will send upon it a calamity from the sky, and it will become a smooth, dusty ground,&quot; refers to the garden of the believer in this life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;18:42&lt;/a&gt;) implies that all the fruits have been destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we are at the start: Assuming we are talking about two physical gardens in this life: Maybe both gardens have been destroyed (if the linguistic rule of singular is replaced by plural and vice versa applies or if we assume the verse 18:42 to include the final statement), maybe only one (if that rule doesn't apply).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we assume one garden refers to the good things in this life and the other to those of the aftermath: Than of course the non-Believer might have destroyed his garden in Paradise or aftermath only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T14:36:39.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32547" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-06T15:03:04.057" Score="1" ViewCount="10385" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I smoke before Ramadan, but not during Ramadan, does it affect my fasts? Analogous to how drinking alcohol means your fasts or salaahs will not be accepted for forty days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17107" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-05T01:17:01.017" LastActivityDate="2021-03-22T14:15:46.370" Title="If I smoke before Ramadan, but not during Ramadan, does it affect my fasts?" Tags="|ramadan|sawm|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32544" CreationDate="2016-06-06T15:36:46.940" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not required anywhere in Quran for you to change your name.   There are some narratives associated to the Messenger saying he changed names of certain people, however, those names were related to bad things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ryan is also an Arabic name, meaning &quot;boy,&quot; and in Persian it means &quot;wise&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if it meant &quot;little king&quot; it's not referring you as god.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can choose a nickname for yourself if you like.  Ryan aka (arabic accent) rrrryaan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T15:36:46.940" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32550" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-06T16:38:39.863" Score="8" ViewCount="608" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically what I said. If I convert and become a Muslim, am I required to grow/maintain a beard?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17104" LastActivityDate="2018-12-23T18:30:51.053" Title="If I convert, must I have a beard?" Tags="|clothing|beard|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24692" CreationDate="2016-06-06T21:09:22.197" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched a video of Zakir Naik talking about this. From what he said, I understand that we were asked personally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17116" LastActivityDate="2016-06-06T21:09:22.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32550" CreationDate="2016-06-06T23:04:36.393" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;While it is NOT a part of the core principles of Islam that you must maintain beard to be or stay Muslim, it is highly recommended part of the attire of a Muslim male. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To &lt;strong&gt;some school of jurisdiction&lt;/strong&gt;, (e.g. Hanafi), it is obligatory, but not part of the basic believes as I mentioned earlier. Hence, dropping it intentionally is considered a sin. But, still Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above short explanation is applicable in general, however please also keep in mind that &lt;strong&gt;Islam also don't burden someone beyond his/her abilities or context&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ALLAH knows the best. I just tried to give an idea of the concept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="874" LastEditorUserId="17124" LastEditDate="2016-06-07T19:15:13.177" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T19:15:13.177" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32557" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32547" CreationDate="2016-06-06T23:13:49.593" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No&lt;/strong&gt;, it won't affect your fasts as long as you're NOT smoking while you're fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS:&#xA;Many brothers and sisters consider Ramadan as a perfect opportunity for quitting. Please at least give a try.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="874" LastEditorUserId="17124" LastEditDate="2016-06-07T08:13:46.797" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T08:13:46.797" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32558" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32567" CreationDate="2016-06-06T23:37:55.650" Score="6" ViewCount="4178" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was just wondering if someone could explain the difference between istislah and qiyas to me and perhaps provide some examples for me. They both seem to involve the use of deductive reasoning and the use of ones' ijtihad and I just wanted to clarify any misconceptions I may have. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16667" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T03:02:42.573" LastActivityDate="2022-03-23T07:42:35.287" Title="What is the difference between qiyas and istislah?" Tags="|usool-ul-fiqh|qiyas|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32558" CreationDate="2016-06-06T23:53:49.173" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Istislah&lt;/em&gt; is to consider whatever is best for the common good of society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Example:&lt;/strong&gt; In Morocco, a girl was forced to marry the man who molested her.  The judge used the idea of &lt;em&gt;Istislah&lt;/em&gt; as an excuse for it as the man had done sexual things to her. (Maliki example)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Qiyas&lt;/em&gt; is to take a legislated ruling that is specific to a matter and make it general; as in comparing two similar things and giving it the same ruling. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Example:&lt;/strong&gt; Eating donkey meat is forbidden.  A horse is similar to a donkey, therefore, horse meat is also forbidden. (Hanafi example).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-06-07T01:15:35.527" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T01:15:35.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25090" CreationDate="2016-06-07T02:11:11.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;palestine is not in religious books, it is in historical book, herodotus describes  Palestine in greek as Palaistine as part of Syria, it extends from phoenicia to Egypt, after him aristotle said in Palaistine there is a salted lake(the dead sea), and many historians and geographers told about Palaistine like Strabo, Phylo of Alexandria, Pliny the elder, Ovidius even Flavius Joseph, all of them before, Roman empire created the subprovince in the Syria jurisdiction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17123" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T02:11:11.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32562" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-07T05:53:18.530" Score="2" ViewCount="56630" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was tired yesterday, and I couldn't help I just slept before even the sunset.  Next thing I know I woke after like an hour after fajr time, I had slept for nearly 12 hours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I haven't taken suhoor I haven't even made my niyyah, and I feel so dizzy because I haven't eaten for more than 15 hours and now I have to fast for maybe another 15 hours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I don't know if I'm allowed to not fast today, and then fast it back after Ramadan, because I didn't do my niyyah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17126" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-27T00:52:19.760" LastActivityDate="2021-12-06T14:21:55.790" Title="Am I allowed not to fast if I slept in and didn't make niyyah (itention)?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32562" CreationDate="2016-06-07T06:44:01.910" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short answer is &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt; you are not allowed not to fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most scholars (Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali, see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/290641&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;) say that one should do the niyyah (for Ramadan fasting) during the night (before fajr), but in cases like yours, you have missed the time to make the niyyah you are asked to do it once you wake up this is a correct qiyas to the similar case of the person who missed prayers -because he/she &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:684c&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;was sleeping&lt;/a&gt;- and has to perform them once he/she remembers them. So this is an allowed exception for the &amp;quot;rule&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand note that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال شيخ الإسلام كما في الاختيارات: ومن خطر بقلبه أنه صائم غداً فقد نوى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Taymiyyah said: If you had in mind that you are fasting tommorrow then you already have made your niyyah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the niyyah matter is easy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; this rule -of making niyyah at night- applies for Ramadan fasting kafara fasting and for those who have to fast missed days of Ramadan. For optional fasts most scholars say performing niyyah before fajr isn't necessary you could even wake up in the day in decide to fast, as the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/221&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;used to do&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you made suhoor a condition for fasting (and it was not an obligatory fasting) than you could still not fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you didn't fast intentionally because you didn't make niyyah and suhoor in an obligatory fast like Ramadan, then you may have to do a kafara feeding 60 poor people or fasting two  successive lunar months. Because you committed a sin.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;You are only allowed not to complete (an obligatory) fasting once you feel that fasting this day would make you suffer or would harm you in that case you only need to make up this day without any kafara as stated for the sick in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/184&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:184&lt;/a&gt;). For example if you felt terribly hungry and/or thirsty and felt you couldn't complete your day fasting. As Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...  and do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction...(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/195&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:195&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...  And do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allah is to you ever Merciful. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:29&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here some references in Arabic:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;About the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/277978&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;niyyah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/303823&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fasting&lt;/a&gt; if you missed iftar and suhoor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you can read Arabic I also strongly suggest you to read the answers on the questions 39, 45 and 47 on &lt;a href=&quot;https://saaid.net/mktarat/ramadan/137.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/207728&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; on the niyyah in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-06T14:21:55.790" LastActivityDate="2021-12-06T14:21:55.790" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32562" CreationDate="2016-06-07T08:02:22.130" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're allowed not to fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As you said you havent' taken suhoor, now I don't know how climate treats you there, but generally it is very hot. So instead of fasting and getting unconscious in the middle of fast and create problems for others, it's better not to fast at all.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Namaz (Prayers) are more important than fasting, you should be more careful about your prayers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ALLAH says in Qur'an (in context of Fast in Surah Baqarah), &quot;ALLAH want ease for you, ALLAH does not want to create problems for you&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16798" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T08:02:22.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32565" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-07T08:05:03.417" Score="0" ViewCount="76" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had finished half the Quran before Ramadan 2016.Is it okay if I restart from the beginning? Or should I continue ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16784" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T03:58:34.623" Title="Reading the Quran from the beginning" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-06-13T22:16:49.847" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32566" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-07T09:13:41.087" Score="1" ViewCount="661" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a professional blogger and earning from AdSense. I am going to start a news blog but before starting it I want to know whether sharing news like political news, sports news, weather news, hacking news, tech news and other local news is halal or haram. I will also share images in these news and video to if needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know if I started this blog/website and I earned via Adsense from this blog whether it is haram or halal for me? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14478" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T08:34:34.460" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T08:34:34.460" Title="Is creating a news website to earn from AdSense halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|internet|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-07-01T22:24:44.457" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32567" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32558" CreationDate="2016-06-07T09:13:53.210" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both are well explained on wikipedia, especially qiyas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Istislah&lt;/strong&gt; (Arabic استصلاح &amp;quot;to deem proper&amp;quot;) is a method employed by Muslim jurists to solve problems that find no clear answer in sacred religious texts. It is related to the term مصلحة Maslaha, or &amp;quot;public interest&amp;quot;. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Istislah&amp;amp;oldid=1047642799&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that Istislah is only applied if there's no text or a deduced analogy based on a text, so Istislah applies only after checking these two points. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars also call Istislah: al-Masalih al-Mursalah المصالح المرسلة: These are interests, which the texts of shari'a neither explicitly allowed nor forbade.&lt;br&gt;  Some people relate this method to the Maliki school of fiqh only, but even scholars of other schools admit that they use it like the Shafi'is and Hanbali's with differences, for example Istislah is not used for the deduction of rules in worship matters. (In his doctor thesis of Sheikh al-Buty (May Allah have mercy with him) showed by examples that even those scholars who criticized the Maliki school for using Maslaha and Istislah used it, but the major difference was in the definition of the term).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maslaha&lt;/strong&gt; or maslahah (Arabic: مصلحة‎‎, &amp;quot;public interest&amp;quot;) is a concept in traditional Islamic law. Maslaha is not Shari'a, but it is a concept that belongs to Islamic jurisprudence (also known as fiqh). It is one of the secondary sources in Islamic jurisprudence used by some &amp;quot;madhhab&amp;quot; to interpret Shari'a ... in order to set rules. It is invoked to prohibit or allow something on the basis of whether or not it serves the common good or public welfare. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maslaha&amp;amp;oldid=1073919351&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Masalih (points of interest) are classified as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;necessary: Those are all the points of interest to save either the life, the mind, the money (possession), the religion/faith, the honor, the lineage.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;wanted: Those are all the points of interest that make life easier or would create a bigger harm without fear for the necessary points of interest.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;improving: Those are anything that makes life beautiful, such us things that would gentle the morals, and improve the transactions and image.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Examples on Istislah or Maslaha&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;One major example for Maslha: Is the collection and compilation of the qur'an in one mushaf (book), as it neither is prescribed by qur'an nor sunnah, but was a point of major public interest to keep and save this religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;An other example which shows the importance of Maslaha is that the sahaba () agreed or had consensus in the punishment for drinking wine as described in Muwatta' Malik:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yahya related to me from Malik from Thawr ibn Zayd ad-Dili that Umar ibn al-Khattab asked advice about a man drinking wine. Ali ibn Abi Talib said to him, &amp;quot;We think that you flog him for it with eighty lashes. Because when he drinks, he becomes intoxicated, and when he becomes intoxicated, he talks confusedly, and when he talks confusedly, he lies.&amp;quot; (80 lashes is the same amount as for slandering) Umar gave eighty lashes for drinking wine. (See &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/515410&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Book of drinks 42, Hadith 2&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Allowing to hit a condemned person under some condition. Note that generally it is not allowed to hit a person, but in cases of a public interest scholars have defined and created rules to allow or forbid the use of such a act without abuse!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Allowing the wife of somebody who has been absent or missing without any trace for 4 years to get married as this is a prior interest of the wife as she needs somebody who is in charge for her etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;An important Maslaha of these days is writing down marriage contracts and marriage registration. which are often needed to testify whether spouses with different names in non-Muslim societies are really married!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that Istislah isn't that far from Istihsan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Istihsan (استحسان) is an Arabic term for juristic discretion&amp;quot;. In its literal sense it means &amp;quot;to consider something good&amp;quot;. Muslim scholars may use it to express their preference for particular judgements in Islamic law over other possibilities. It is one of the principles of legal thought underlying scholarly interpretation or ijtihad. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Istihsan&amp;amp;oldid=1077782521&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam a-Shahatiby even confirmed that both might be considered as the same, but there was a difference in the definition which considers Istihsan as a special case, whil Istislah is general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Qiyās&lt;/strong&gt; (Arabic: قياس‎‎) is the process of deductive analogy in which the teachings of the Hadith are compared and contrasted with those of the Qur'an, in order to apply a known injunction (nass) to a new circumstance and create a new injunction. Here the ruling of the Sunnah and the Qur'an may be used as a means to solve or provide a response to a new problem that may arise. This, however, is only the case providing that the set precedent or paradigm and the new problem that has come about will share operative causes (عِلّة, ʿillah). The ʿillah is the specific set of circumstances that trigger a certain law into action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example of the use of qiyās is the case of the ban on selling or buying of goods after the last call for Friday prayers until the end of the prayer stated in the Quran (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/62/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;62:9&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;br&gt; By analogy this prohibition is extended to other transactions and activities such as agricultural work and administration. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Qiyas&amp;amp;oldid=1069837671&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other examples of the use of qiyas&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The analogy between male slave and female slave in punishment for adultery based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran (4:25)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... But once they are sheltered in marriage, if they should commit adultery, then for them is half the punishment for free [unmarried] women. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Qiyas of paying the price of zakat al-fitr instead of foodstuff as described in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/12/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith of Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The analogy of somebody who eats and drinks intentionally in Ramadan to a person who had intercourse in Ramadan when it comes to the kafara (at least for the Hanafi and Maliki school).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I could make somethings clear!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2022-03-23T07:42:35.287" LastActivityDate="2022-03-23T07:42:35.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32568" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-07T09:16:33.453" Score="4" ViewCount="1775" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that 50% of our genes come from the ovum (in the woman). So why does the Quran give credit to the sperm and not to the ovum?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:20:35.810" Title="Why does the Quran keep saying that man was created from sperm?" Tags="|quran|miracles|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2018-03-19T15:28:37.093" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32566" CreationDate="2016-06-07T09:18:13.900" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If it's just a news website, then it should be ok. But if you're making the website to spread lies and corruption, then it is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T09:18:13.900" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32571" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25088" CreationDate="2016-06-07T10:59:47.580" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm Muslim and I agree fasting is detrimental to health. Apart from the fact that we are supposed to know the pain and suffering of others, I see no other valid argument to be fasting. I find it ridiculous that some people have to fast up to 18 hours while others only fast 13 hours, 15 hours. Very very skeptical. In the event that you also suffer from a chronic illness such as polycystic ovaries or diabetes...and work with numbers and important files, can't afford to lose focus,  fasting in Ramadan is very very detrimental to productivity. I'd like to see evidence for its benefits, but I'm afraid what I feel during a fast indicates the opposite. Experience versus fictional claims.... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17132" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T10:59:47.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29883" CreationDate="2016-06-07T11:27:31.100" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Me personally I think its what they try to feed you I have my kids pictures on my way and i don't worship them at all. I don't believe that Allah gives us knowledge to make an have things that are that bad. They drew on walls in their time telling their stories so was that wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17134" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T11:27:31.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32574" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-07T11:30:13.427" Score="0" ViewCount="1373" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know if it's allowed to play and develop video games. I wanted to make one but after, I realize that the game must contains characters, music so I decided to make a Qur'an app. I told myself that I'm sure with that to do the things halal and Allah will help me, but now I've posted it on the store and the app didn't succeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've put months and months of effort day and night but now i'm desperate. I'm thinking to come back to games now. I just need to know if it's halal or haram first?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17133" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T05:28:56.727" LastActivityDate="2017-07-08T05:28:56.727" Title="It is allowed to play and make video games?" Tags="|halal-haram|software|game|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-07-26T06:39:49.030" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32576" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-07T15:07:11.663" Score="2" ViewCount="47917" Body="&lt;p&gt;What if we ate something haram by mistake? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ate some Korean brownie which the next day I found out has alcohol in it. but I didn't know because the label is all in Korean and I can't understand it. When my brother pointed out it has alcohol smell, I googled it and it's not halal. I'm so sad because it's Ramadan and I risked the acceptance of my prayers. Will my prayers be accepted because of this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17137" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-20T05:06:19.263" LastActivityDate="2018-05-27T23:06:17.170" Title="Eating something haram unintentionally, will my prayers be accepted?" Tags="|salat|food|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32577" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32576" CreationDate="2016-06-07T16:07:26.853" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First and foremost, you should ask forgiveness from Allah SWT in every slip, mishap and even when doing good. It is the habit of the prophets including Nabi SAW that they sought the forgiveness of Allah even after a good action. This is why we are recommended to say &quot;Astaghfirallah&quot; after Salah/Namaaz because even though we offered our prayer, we did not do so as Allah deserved, i.e. with full concentration/devotion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A person who asks for forgiveness with sincerity is likened by Allah than another individual who doesn't sin at all &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; does &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; ask for forgiveness. So always ask for forgiveness, regardless of anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, there is certainly a difference of opinion from the scholars as to what the consequence is of eating haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One example I heard from a scholar was the likeness of driving towards a ditch in a road but not knowing that the ditch is there. You're still going to fall in regardless if you know of it's existence. Haraam food is exceptionally bad and whether you know or not, there is still an effect on your Imaan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your case, your are still at fault. If the food is labelled in a different language and you do not understand then it's very, very important that you abstain from it as you are &lt;strong&gt;unsure&lt;/strong&gt;. The fact that your brother saw the word Alcohol on the packet can only mean you did not undergo enough investigation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...But this is where the question lies. How much investigation do you perform? A lot of my friends eat Vegetarian meals in takeaways which do not have Halal meat. The problem here is mix-contamination - The chef might use the same cutlery/pots/pans to cook the meat with the vegetarian food. But how are my friends to &lt;strong&gt;truly&lt;/strong&gt; know if they are using separate tools for Veg and none Veg meals? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Taqwa&lt;/strong&gt;. It's the Taqwa, the fear of Allah and our level of Imaan which we have that will help us abstain from something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I won't comment on whether or not your prayers will be accepted as I don't know enough but the above will hopefully guide you in to doing the right thing in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6711" LastEditorUserId="6711" LastEditDate="2016-06-07T16:14:06.667" LastActivityDate="2016-06-07T16:14:06.667" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32578" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32583" CreationDate="2016-06-07T22:07:30.313" Score="2" ViewCount="518" Body="&lt;p&gt;My surname is Ali and I spell it in two ways: &quot;Ali&quot; and &quot;Alee&quot;. But my friend says &quot;Alee&quot; is wrong and I should spell it as &quot;Ali&quot;. Why this spelling is wrong? Can anyone help us? I am so curious about this because it is the name of a great personality and I do not want to misspell it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17139" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-01T09:42:31.237" LastActivityDate="2016-11-01T09:42:31.237" Title="Is spelling the name &quot;Ali&quot; as &quot;Alee&quot; wrong?" Tags="|arabic|naming|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32578" CreationDate="2016-06-08T03:32:34.940" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this case, there is no &quot;right or wrong&quot;. This is only a matter of convention. علي is an Arabic name. Maybe the first person who wrote it in English use &quot;Ali&quot; and other people followed him. That's all. Another example of this is the spelling of the prophet's name. For decades, we've seen people use the spelling &quot;Mohammed&quot; for the prophet's name. But then years ago the more accurate spelling &quot;Mohammad&quot; was more commonly used to spell the prophet's name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-06-08T05:00:18.570" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T05:00:18.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32584" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32576" CreationDate="2016-06-08T03:41:29.433" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alsalmo Alikom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, your prayer will be accepted inshaallah, since you have done this unintentionally, but take care next time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any thing you do will become haram if you do it on purpose . But if you do not know, or forget , or being forced , then you will not be punished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet PBUH said &quot; رفع عن امتى الخطأ و النسيان و ما استكرهوا عليه &quot;. (See also in the wording of sunan ibn Majah &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1321240&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1321220&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-08T06:06:19.367" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T06:06:19.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32565" CreationDate="2016-06-08T03:58:34.623" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can do whatever you want. If you want to continue, then continue; if you want to restart, then do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T03:58:34.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32587" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32550" CreationDate="2016-06-08T04:27:27.850" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Growing beard is a Sunnah. You will be rewarded if you do it, but it is not a sin if you don't do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastEditorUserId="17124" LastEditDate="2016-06-08T05:01:17.130" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T05:01:17.130" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7671" CreationDate="2016-06-08T04:33:04.873" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not a scholar, or anything of the sort, but when I'd asked a woman I know (who's generally wise and knowledgeable, much more than me, concerning Islam) I told her that there was a concept I didn't understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She'd asked me what it was, and I'd said: &quot;In many undeveloped 'Muslim' countries, where there are many uneducated people, when there were polls done, staggeringly high amounts of each population believed in the actual execution of people that were born into Muslim families, and then later converted to a different religion. I asked my mother about it. She said it's true, we're to kill those that convert away. Is this true? I feel like it's not right in Islam...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The woman replied: &quot;We're SUPPOSED to? The sense you're speaking of is the literal interpretation! The people that convert away from Islam though born into Islamic families merit death, but we're not actually supposed to kill them.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is my view, how I understand it. It is very high sin to dare insult the prophets, any and all of them, as we love them above ourselves. But as I comprehend it, we don't take it in the literal sense of the term - they deserve death for what they've done, and we should punish them, surely, but actual execution? Is that true? If it is, I need to see the proof. Truly Allah's verses can rid me of doubt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17143" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T04:33:04.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31309" CreationDate="2016-06-08T10:34:49.560" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Video games of themselves are permissible. However, it's the haram elements you find in video games (violence,magic etc) that makes the specific games which contain them impermissible.It also becomes impermissible if they waste time and keep you from doing what is obligatory in Islam.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/2898&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/2898&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13666" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T10:34:49.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32594" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-08T11:48:37.497" Score="1" ViewCount="227" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know the fact that pictures are not allowed in islam, also that in islam you cannot draw pictures. But i lack wisdom on subject of people hanging kaaba, madina or kalma pictures in home. Some people also hang ayatul kursi or 4 quls. Is it ok and permissible or not and if not, is there any reference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T05:01:21.020" Title="Hanging kaaba and other holy places or dua pictures" Tags="|source-identification|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11066" CreationDate="2016-06-08T14:03:40.333" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on your initial &lt;em&gt;Niyyah&lt;/em&gt;. If you were intended to perform more than one &lt;em&gt;Umrahs&lt;/em&gt; with same &lt;em&gt;Ihram&lt;/em&gt; i.e. you have a composite &lt;em&gt;Niyyah&lt;/em&gt; then its okay but if you intended to perform each &lt;em&gt;Umrah&lt;/em&gt; solely then put off the &lt;em&gt;Ihram&lt;/em&gt; and re-wear it for the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17139" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T14:03:40.333" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32596" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32598" CreationDate="2016-06-08T14:29:50.843" Score="5" ViewCount="37435" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims say Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah and Allahu Akbar for 33 times after each daily prayer (salat). What do these words mean and what is the reason for saying them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, why exactly 33 times ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15779" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-06-08T15:58:56.443" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T16:27:32.187" Title="Why do Muslims say Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah and Allahu Akbar for 33 times after daily prayers?" Tags="|salat|islamic-basis|muslim-practices|dhikr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32597" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-08T15:31:10.640" Score="1" ViewCount="4515" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm asking this question for a friend. My friend wanted to pray Namaz but before that he had preformed an impure act. He didn't know at the time but he just preformed the obligatory Wudhu and went on praying his Namaz. He asks if it is wise to just preform Wudhu instead of a entire Ghusl before Namaz and/or fasting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17151" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-09T05:52:12.213" LastActivityDate="2021-01-02T06:14:52.553" Title="Can Wudhu Substitute Ghusl?" Tags="|practical-islam|islamic-philosophy|wudu|muslim-practices|ghusl|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32596" CreationDate="2016-06-08T15:57:00.193" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Subhan Allah&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;سبحان الله&lt;/strong&gt;) means &quot;&lt;em&gt;Allah is free from imperfection&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-hamdu lillah&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;الحمد لله&lt;/strong&gt;) means &quot;&lt;em&gt;All praise is due to Allah&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allahu Akbar&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;الله أكبر&lt;/strong&gt; ) means &quot;&lt;em&gt;Allah is Greatest&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him has said that these are some of the dearest phrases of Allah Swt and and has lot of benefits in reciting these,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ka'b bin 'Ujrah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;There are some words, the reciters of&#xA;  which will never be disappointed. These are: Tasbih [saying&#xA;  'Subhan-Allah' (Allah is free from imperfection)], thirty-three times,&#xA;  Tahmid [saying 'Al-hamdu lillah' (praise be to Allah)] thirty-three&#xA;  times and Takbir [saying 'Allahu Akbar' (Allah is Greatest)]&#xA;  thirty-four times; and these should be recited after the conclusion of&#xA;  every prescribed prayer.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir that : the Messenger of Allah&#xA;  (ﷺ) said: &quot;What you mention of glory of Allah, of Tabsih&#xA;  (Subhan-Allah), Tahlil (Allahu-Akbar) and Tahmid (Al-Hamdu lillah),&#xA;  revolves around the Throne, buzzing like bees, reminding of the one&#xA;  who said it. Wouldn't any one of you like to have, or continue to&#xA;  have, something that reminds of him (in the presence of Allah)?'&quot;(Ibn&#xA;  Majah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Also know as Tasbih Fatima&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ali bin Abi Talib Fatima came to the Prophet (ﷺ) asking for a&#xA;  servant. He said, &quot;May I inform you of something better than that?&#xA;  When you go to bed, recite &quot;Subhan Allah' thirty three times, 'Al&#xA;  hamduli l-lah' thirty three times, and 'Allahu Akbar' thirty four&#xA;  times. `Ali added, 'I have never failed to recite it ever since.&quot;&#xA;  Somebody asked, &quot;Even on the night of the battle of Siffin?&quot; He said,&#xA;  &quot;Even on the night of the battle of Siffin.&quot;(Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: Some poor people came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and&#xA;  said, &quot;The wealthy people will get higher grades and will have&#xA;  permanent enjoyment and they pray like us and fast as we do. They have&#xA;  more money by which they perform the Hajj, and `Umra; fight and&#xA;  struggle in Allah's Cause and give in charity.&quot; The Prophet said,&#xA;  &quot;Shall I not tell you a thing upon which if you acted you would catch&#xA;  up with those who have surpassed you? Nobody would overtake you and&#xA;  you would be better than the people amongst whom you live except those&#xA;  who would do the same. Say &quot;Subhana l-lah&quot;, &quot;Al hamdu li l-lah&quot; and&#xA;  &quot;Allahu Akbar&quot; thirty three times each after every (compulsory)&#xA;  prayer.&quot; We differed and some of us said that we should say,&#xA;  &quot;Subhan-al-lah&quot; thirty three times and &quot;Al hamdu li l-lah&quot; thirty&#xA;  three times and &quot;Allahu Akbar&quot; thirty four times. I went to the&#xA;  Prophet (ﷺ) who said, &quot;Say, &quot;Subhan-al-lah&quot; and &quot;Al hamdu li l-lah&quot;&#xA;  and &quot;Allahu Akbar&quot; all together [??], thirty three times.&quot;(Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And offcourse there would be some wisdom in the number 33 known to Allah Swt and His Messenger and in some narrations we see Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him has given this tasbih to recite 10 times as well,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas bin Malik narrated that : Umm Sulaim came upon the Prophet and&#xA;  said: &quot;Teach me some words that I can say in my Salat.&quot; So he said:&#xA;  &quot;Mention Allah's Greatness (saying: Allahu Akbar) ten times, mention&#xA;  Allah's Glory (saying: Subhan Allah) ten times, and mention Allah's&#xA;  praise (saying: Al-Hamdulilah) ten times. Then ask as you like, (for&#xA;  which) He says: 'Yes. Yes.'&quot;(Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T15:57:00.193" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32597" CreationDate="2016-06-08T16:21:49.810" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ghusl becomes compulsory  after:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ejaculation ,Intercourse, Menstruation and Post-natal bleeding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadath-Akbar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadath-Akbar&lt;/a&gt; refers to a state of major ritual impurity. The condition of Hadath-Akbar requires the complete ablution (al-ghusl) before one can pray, circumambulate the Kaaba; touch, carry, or recite the Quran; or stay at the mosque.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if your friend is in a state of Hadath akbar then he has to do Ghusl and he has to redo that Prayer.Such person cannot pray or Fast just by doing wudhu or tayammum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/tag/ghusl/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-06-08T16:21:49.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32601" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-08T16:28:31.737" Score="3" ViewCount="27703" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have committed a sin (Masturbate) that invalidated my fast. Can you please advice on how to repent and what actions I should do for my repentance to be valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am 16 years old and can't afford to feed 60 people. Please recommend an alternative!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17152" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-14T06:53:36.477" LastActivityDate="2018-06-14T10:19:13.580" Title="How to repent after breaking a fast by masturbation?" Tags="|sawm|kaffarah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32602" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32620" CreationDate="2016-06-08T16:29:04.820" Score="3" ViewCount="7639" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tarawih refers to extra prayers performed by Sunni Muslims at night in the Islamic month of Ramadan. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarawih&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find any resources detailing whether Taraweeh must be prayed in the mosque or not.  Is it obligatory to pray Taraweeh in the mosque?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the resources I found so far give details about the number of rakahs, method of prayer and timing, but not about place of establishment of prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most hadiths found are compiled &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.truthnet.org/islam/Hadith/Bukhari/32/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-04T23:53:27.900" LastActivityDate="2021-09-18T05:34:49.480" Title="Is it obligatory to pray Taraweeh in the mosque?" Tags="|salat|ramadan|taraweeh|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32603" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32602" CreationDate="2016-06-08T17:02:10.613" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Praying Taraweeh in the Mosque is Sunnah ,If someone prays at home he would miss those rewards of praying in congregation but he would not be sinful.So it is not obligatory to offer taraweeh at Mosque but is Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Abdur Rahman bin 'Abdul Qari said, &quot;I went out in the company of&#xA;  'Umar bin Al-Khattab one night in Ramadan to the mosque and found the&#xA;  people praying in different groups. A man praying alone or a man&#xA;  praying with a little group behind him. So, 'Umar said, 'In my opinion&#xA;  I would better collect these (people) under the leadership of one Qari&#xA;  (Reciter) (i.e. let them pray in congregation!)'. So, he made up his&#xA;  mind to congregate them behind Ubai bin Ka'b. Then on another night I&#xA;  went again in his company and the people were praying behind their&#xA;  reciter. On that, 'Umar remarked, 'What an excellent Bid'a (i.e.&#xA;  innovation in religion) this is; but the prayer which they do not&#xA;  perform, but sleep at its time is better than the one they are&#xA;  offering.' He meant the prayer in the last part of the night. (In&#xA;  those days) people used to pray in the early part of the&#xA;  night.&quot;(Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now because Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him said to hold fast to his Sunnah and Sunnah of the rightly guided Caliphs so Ahlus Sunnah strongly believe to follow their way based on this Hadith :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Irbad bin Sariyah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: One day,&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) delivered a very effective speech, as a result,&#xA;  eyes shed tears and hearts became softened. A man said: &quot;O Prophet of&#xA;  Allah! It sounds as if this is a farewell speech, so advise us.&quot; He&#xA;  (ﷺ) said, &quot;I admonish you to fear Allah, and to listen and obey even&#xA;  if a black slave has been appointed as your leader. For whoever among&#xA;  you lives after me will see much discord. So hold fast to my Sunnah&#xA;  and the Sunnah of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs who will come after me.&#xA;  Adhere to them and hold fast to them. Beware of Bid'ah (in religion)&#xA;  because every Bid'ah is a misguidance.&quot; [Abu Da wud and At-Tirmidhi].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is why it is recommended by All scholars that is a confirmed Sunnah and  also praying in congregation has more rewards but still would not be considered as Fardh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&#xA;  &quot;Praying in congregation is twenty-seven times better than praying&#xA;  alone.&quot;(Nasai)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see this Fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Haskafi (Allah have mercy on him) states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“The Tarawih prayers are an emphasized Sunna, due to the continued practice of the rightly guided Caliphs, for both men and women… It is a communal Sunna (sunna ala ‘l-kifaya), however, [for men] to perform them in congregation according to the sounder opinion. As such, if the [entire] community of the Mosque abandoned the congregation, they would all be sinful, unless if only some members of the community abandoned it [in which case no one will be sinful]. And any prayer for which congregation is prescribed; it is more virtuous to perform that prayer in the Mosque.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for performing Tarawih prayers in congregation in the Mosque, it is a communal Sunna for men. As such, if one offers Eisha Salat in congregation and then performs Tarawih on his own at home, he would miss out on the immense rewards for praying in congregation in the Mosque but it will not be sinful, blameworthy or disliked even with persistence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source :&lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2011/08/12/is-it-necessary-to-perform-tarawih-prayers-in-the-mosque/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-06-09T14:58:14.573" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T14:58:14.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32604" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32627" CreationDate="2016-06-08T17:38:04.270" Score="0" ViewCount="2500" Body="&lt;p&gt;If i share Islamic Content on YouTube and if i block abusive advertisement will the earning will be halal for me ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17153" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-05T05:50:33.797" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T05:50:33.797" Title="Is Earning Money From Youtube Halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|internet|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-06-09T17:40:06.773" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32606" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-09T00:13:54.710" Score="1" ViewCount="77" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read a few different biographies of Muhammad, and they all talk about one tribe being &quot;stronger&quot; or &quot;weaker&quot; than another. For example, in Medina, the Jewish tribes were originally stronger, but by Muhammad's day, the Jewish tribes had become clients / proteges of the stronger Arab tribes. There is also some talk of Muhammad's clan, the Hashim, having fallen on hard times before Muhammad was born.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does it mean, in particular, in practical terms, for one tribe to be stronger or weaker than another? Or to become stronger or weaker? Military might? Wealth? Or maybe a charismatic leader who is good at making alliances with other tribes? Or something else entirely?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;: I don't know how to apply modern politics to this question. Specifics much appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastEditorUserId="13756" LastEditDate="2016-07-12T16:24:46.440" LastActivityDate="2016-07-12T16:24:46.440" Title="What does it mean for one tribe to be stronger than another?" Tags="|history|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32609" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32614" CreationDate="2016-06-09T03:33:48.887" Score="3" ViewCount="134" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am dealing (as a Christian in Western Europe in a Syrian refugee situation) with a (perfectly nice) about-10-year old girl, who for now speaks almost only Arabic (which I don't). She is not having lunch and I'm by now pretty sure it is because of Ramadan. (She's also quite tired each day.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before I thought about Ramadan as an explanation, I tried to suggest to her repeatedly to eat or drink at lunchtime. Once she took some bare bread and once some pineapple compote, but otherwise she just smiles a bit shyly and shakes her head. I now no longer do that because I think it would be disrespectful to her culture and may cause harm in her family. I never see her parents, just two older sisters who are also at the very early stages of learning the local language (and perhaps also English for that matter). Lunchtime must be pretty tough on the girl, because lots of local kids are eating next to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is my question (which I will put also to local adult Muslims when I get the chance): What, if anything, can one reasonably infer about the religious background and mindset of a family who teaches a young girl to observe Ramadan? (My understanding is the Quran says it's optional for the sick and for kids.) For instance: Is this considered a &quot;normal&quot; or &quot;rather extreme&quot; practice? Is this common in a certain area or sub-community?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. It just came to mind that the same behavior was already present also last week, so perhaps Ramadan (which apparently began on June 6) and religion is not the (entire) reason after all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17158" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-09T05:57:06.800" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T11:47:06.573" Title="Families whose children practice Ramadan" Tags="|ramadan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32610" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31486" CreationDate="2016-06-09T04:44:39.293" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, let's take a look at one simple definition of sadist:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sadist: a person who enjoys being cruel. (Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dictionary.com/browse/sadist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.dictionary.com/browse/sadist&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question &quot;Is Allah a sadist?&quot; is the same as asking &quot;Is Allah enjoys being cruel?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fortunately, we are &lt;strong&gt;NOT&lt;/strong&gt; created for the &quot;enjoyment&quot; of Allah, but to become the representatives of Allah in maintaining and keeping the world a better place. This is what was stated at the beginning of Surah Al Baqarah verse 30 that is quoted in the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why create something that will cause corruption and blood shed? Here's something I quoted from an online version of Tafsir Fi Zilal Al-Quran (Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://tafsirzilal.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/al-baqarah-eng.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://tafsirzilal.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/al-baqarah-eng.pdf&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The angels’ reply suggests that they were aware of man’s nature and disposition, either through some past experience on earth or special inspiration or direct information. Thus, they were able to surmise that he would spread corruption and shed blood on earth. Furthermore, by nature, angels can think only of absolute goodness and complete peace. Hence, they perceive that total dedication to the praise of God should be the sole and ultimate purpose of existence. They were already carrying out this purpose, extolling God’s praises and glorifying Him at all times.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The angels were not privy to God’s will and His purpose in setting up the earth and creating the various forms of life on it. They were not aware of God’s plan to have the earth developed, cultivated and enriched at the hands of man, His vicegerent there. It is true that man would commit corruption and shed blood, but even this apparently evil aspect of his function turns out to be for the best. It is a necessary consequence of perpetual progress and development, and the changes brought about by a ceaseless endeavour in pursuit of better and higher things in this world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, the angels was not aware of Allah's purpose and plans (as are we). This matter is then settled in verse 31-33 of Surah Al Baqarah which states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And He taught Adam the names - all of them. Then He showed them to the angels and said, &quot;Inform Me of the names of these, if you are truthful.&quot; They said, &quot;Exalted are You; we have no knowledge except what You have taught us. Indeed, it is You who is the Knowing, the Wise.&quot; He said, &quot;O Adam, inform them of their names.&quot; And when he had informed them of their names, He said, &quot;Did I not tell you that I know the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth? And I know what you reveal and what you have concealed.&quot; (Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/2/31&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the three verses above, Tafsir Fi Zilal Al Qur'an (Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://tafsirzilal.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/al-baqarah-eng.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://tafsirzilal.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/al-baqarah-eng.pdf&lt;/a&gt;) has this to say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The passage takes us right into the very scene in which we can see the angels in God’s presence, and witness how He entrusts man with the task of God’s vicegerent on earth. He has given man the great secret of knowledge and cognition, as well as the ability to assign names to persons and objects which serve as symbols denoting whatever they are assigned to, even though they are no more than sounds and words. The ability to know and name objects has had the most profound effect on man’s life on earth. We can only imagine what life would have been like without this communication tool to appreciate its value. Indeed, without it, human life and interaction would have been unthinkable, and there would have been no progress beyond a very primitive state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above, we can clearly see that compared to angels, humans has the upper hand in the ability to represent Allah in this world. Even though we have this bad nature of causing corruption and blood shed, we still have the upper hand. Even though we have this bad nature of causing corruption and blood shed, Allah still made us His representatives in this world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed humans cause corruption and blood shed, but at the same time, it is also humans who is the source of many good, beautiful, and wonderful things in this world. I believe these good, beautiful, and wonderful things are the purpose of our creation. That is why to repay our good deeds, Allah promised us eternal life of 24/7 happiness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case, Allah knows best. He's the only one that knows the true reason for our creation. One thing for sure, it's &lt;strong&gt;NOT&lt;/strong&gt; for His enjoyment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17124" LastEditorUserId="17124" LastEditDate="2016-06-09T04:50:37.250" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T04:50:37.250" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30259" CreationDate="2016-06-09T04:51:04.423" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wa'alaikissalaam warahmatollaahi wabarakaatuh&lt;/em&gt;. May Allah bless you, forgive you, and give you the light (knowledge), and so all of us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a short answer based on my knowledge. I am not a student of &lt;em&gt;shariah&lt;/em&gt; law, but I often listen to scientific (&lt;em&gt;shariah&lt;/em&gt;) lectures. Actually any question should be asked to those who master the &lt;em&gt;'ilm&lt;/em&gt; (knowledge), i.e. &lt;em&gt;ulema&lt;/em&gt; (scholar) or &lt;em&gt;ustadz&lt;/em&gt; (teacher), so just take this QA site as a starting point instead of a &lt;em&gt;fatwa&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوحِي إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed [Our message]. So ask the people of the message if you do not know. (An-Nahl: 43)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In plain English: &quot;And We sent you men to whom We revealed [Our message, e.g. Qur'an]. So ask the people who master the knowledge if you don't know.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not only about &lt;em&gt;shariah&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;deen&lt;/em&gt;, even &lt;em&gt;dunya&lt;/em&gt; (world before afterlife) matter should be asked to those who know, e.g. health matter is asked to doctors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Woman with no &lt;em&gt;wali&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case that the woman don't have any &lt;em&gt;wali&lt;/em&gt;, such as a (muslim) father, a (muslim) brother, and so on that complies the &lt;em&gt;shariah&lt;/em&gt; [I mean there are chain of &lt;em&gt;wali&lt;/em&gt; so if there is no the first then replaced by the second, if there is no the second then replaced by the third, and so on], so the &lt;em&gt;wali&lt;/em&gt; is the (muslim) leader, such as the king or the president [originally it was the Chaliph, since today there is no Chaliph and muslims are divided to many countries, &lt;em&gt;ulema&lt;/em&gt; said the king or the president is the leader]. Usually in muslim countries, such as Indonesia, a president delegates this task to his official in certain regions. In Indonesia there is &lt;em&gt;Kantor Urusan Agama&lt;/em&gt; (religious affair office) and the official there will act as the &lt;em&gt;wali&lt;/em&gt; for those women with no &lt;em&gt;wali&lt;/em&gt; at all. So the marriage is legitimate/valid and it will not be a &lt;em&gt;zina&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the witnesses&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no requirement that the witnesses should be from the family of the man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion of law&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot conclude since I don't know if an imam is legitimate to act as a &lt;em&gt;wali&lt;/em&gt; and I don't know the detail of your problem/life/environment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now what?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since you've divorced, even it was third divorce, and there is no going back, just take it as a lesson. You cannot do much about it because there is no relationship between you and him anymore. Even if the &lt;em&gt;nikah&lt;/em&gt; was not valid, and so the divorce (was not valid too), you have no relationship anymore. If you have any child with him, it is better to discuss about the status of the child with &lt;em&gt;ulema&lt;/em&gt;/&lt;em&gt;ustadz&lt;/em&gt;, since if the &lt;em&gt;nikah&lt;/em&gt; was not valid then the child is not considered as the man's child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because you have no relationship anymore, it is better you don't ever meet him again so you can heal your heart and meet a better man. It is heart, it &quot;alternates back and forth&quot;. Our heart is Allah's so don't forget to ask Allah to fix it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you ask Allah for forgiveness, because He is &lt;em&gt;Rahman&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Raheem&lt;/em&gt;, and become a better muslimah. With this, maybe Allah wants to give you a lesson and encourage you to learn more, so you become a better person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ التَّوَّابِينَ وَيُحِبُّ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ... Indeed, Allah loves those who are constantly repentant and loves those who purify themselves. (Al-Baqarah: 222)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The peace of soul is from Allah so ask Allah to give it. Trust me, Allah will never dump His servant who wants to be better. I suggest you to choose a better environment, full of good muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17160" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T04:51:04.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31486" CreationDate="2016-06-09T05:22:27.193" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Another answer is to look from another point of view to understand that Allah is &lt;strong&gt;NOT&lt;/strong&gt; a sadist. We come back to that one simple definition of sadist:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sadist: a person who enjoys being cruel. (Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dictionary.com/browse/sadist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.dictionary.com/browse/sadist&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, the question &quot;Is Allah a sadist?&quot; is the same as asking &quot;Is Allah enjoys being cruel?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, let's start from Surah Al Baqarah verse 256 which states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing. (Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/256&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/2/256&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That verse clearly states that we are given the &lt;strong&gt;CHOICE&lt;/strong&gt; whether to obey or disobey Allah. If Allah enjoys being cruel, will He give us the choice to obey Him and being allowed to enter heaven? If Allah enjoys being cruel, will He give us the opportunity to do good deeds and receive happiness in return? If Allah enjoys being cruel, will He create heaven in the first place?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Allah enjoys being cruel, we will definitely be thrown to hell so that we can all suffer for eternity. Not only that, Allah will make sure that we all find misery and suffering in our feeble life no matter how good we are as a person. That's a sadist. Fortunately, that's not Allah. He created us for a good reason that only He knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1) So why did Allah &quot;create humans who are so worst in living creature, doing injustice, rape, trafficking&quot;? Allah knows best. Besides, &quot;worst in living creature&quot; is just one side of the coin. There are humans who are so good at living, holding up justice, and never take advantage of other people that he could be considered better than angels due to the fact that angels don't have these tendencies at all. Will a sadist allow for such good humans to exist? Will a sadist allow for any humans to help others and avoid suffering? Fortunately, Allah is not a sadist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(2) Then &quot;why should Allah create human and want to play with our life?&quot; Which part of our lives is Allah playing with? We are the ones who are playing with the lives of other. That means, we should also be the ones to stop ourselves and other people from playing with the live of others. With the help from Allah, good deeds will prevail. It's just that we need to work hard so that our prayers for help will be granted by Allah. Will a sadist grant prayers and help good doers? Fortunately, Allah is not a sadist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(3) In any case, &quot;does Allah get satisfied after putting wrong-doer to hell?&quot; Why should the Most Merciful get pleasure from punishing His creation? Doesn't Allah opens the door to repentance all the way to our last breath? Will a sadist give the opportunity to repent and receive mercy? Fortunately, Allah is not a sadist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I deliberately add this as a separate answer due to its length and different approach to the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17124" LastEditorUserId="17124" LastEditDate="2016-06-09T21:38:05.807" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T21:38:05.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32609" CreationDate="2016-06-09T05:26:55.003" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The mental image &quot;Muslims enforce their kids to do so&quot; that is common among westerners is far from real.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All religious obligations in Islam, not only fasting in Ramadan, but also prayer, haj (pilgrimage), Hijab, etc. are all for adulthood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what do your kids in western Europe do? They imitate the everyday actions of the adults. And that's what the Muslim kids do!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your daughter sees you (if you are a mom) putting on makeup everyday, so she plays with your makeup and perfumes. A Muslim girl sees her mother putting on her Hijab everyday, so she likes to wear the Hijab like her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Muslim kid sees his whole family fast during Ramadan, so he comes to his mom/dad and says: &quot;I'm no longer a child [though he is] so I want to fast during Ramadan like all of you!&quot; So his parents encourage him as long as the kid is not harmed: the younger kids may fast till noon only, and then are instructed to eat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And so on for every other Islamic obligation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This what really happens inside the majority of Islamic communities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastEditorUserId="16596" LastEditDate="2016-06-10T05:11:53.010" LastActivityDate="2016-06-10T05:11:53.010" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32606" CreationDate="2016-06-09T05:36:01.467" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It exactly means the same thing in politics today : wealth (economy), Man power , arms, and influence among  other tribes. Same as in today's &quot;countries&quot; world :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T05:36:01.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30726" CreationDate="2016-06-09T05:40:17.240" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is frequently asked. So I just want to give a short point of view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes we are all muslims, we are one in &lt;em&gt;deen&lt;/em&gt;, one in &lt;em&gt;aqidah&lt;/em&gt;. However, we are different in skin colors, races, languages, sexes (genders), cultures, environments, intelligence, ways of thinking, etc. Indeed it will be boring if there is no difference at all. Quoting Omar TV series, &quot;We are different so that we need each other&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Talking about Maliki, Shafii, Hanafi, and Hanbali, they are all &quot;schools&quot; or method in research. It is a common thing in academic world to have different method and opinion as long as it is in scientific way; in this case based on Quran and Sunnah. Einsten could have opinion in General Relativity and others argue since there is no proof at the time. Some doctors or biologist could say MSG causes cancer etc and others argue since there is no enough proof. Even software developers have different opinions, there are &quot;object-oriented &lt;em&gt;madzhab&lt;/em&gt;&quot; and &quot;functional &lt;em&gt;madzhab&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, there are &quot;formal method &lt;em&gt;madzhab&lt;/em&gt;&quot; and liberal &quot;agile method &lt;em&gt;madzhab&lt;/em&gt;&quot;, there are &quot;pro-documentation&quot; fanatics and &quot;self-documenting code&quot; supporter, there are &quot;verbose code &lt;em&gt;madzhab&lt;/em&gt;&quot; and &quot;short concise code &lt;em&gt;madzhab&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. I think it is only Mathematics which has no different opinion, because it can be proved in place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَوْ شَاءَ رَبُّكَ لَجَعَلَ النَّاسَ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً ۖ وَلَا يَزَالُونَ مُخْتَلِفِينَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And if your Lord [Allah] had willed, He could have made mankind one community; but they will not cease to differ.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ رَبُّكَ ۚ وَلِذَٰلِكَ خَلَقَهُمْ ۗ  ...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Except whom your Lord has given mercy, and for that He created them. ...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (QS. Hud: 118-119)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17160" LastEditorUserId="17160" LastEditDate="2016-06-09T05:51:44.350" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T05:51:44.350" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32618" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32601" CreationDate="2016-06-09T05:43:40.657" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Repent , do not do it again ever,  either in Ramadan or not, then fast as many days as you broke.  If it was in the past year or prior, then it is better to feed one poor human (maskeen) for each day you broke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T05:43:40.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32619" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32622" CreationDate="2016-06-09T07:05:03.667" Score="6" ViewCount="203" Body="&lt;p&gt;Citing the Quran 2:42:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not mix the truth with falsehood or conceal the truth while you know [it].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q&lt;/strong&gt;: Does this imply a Muslim should not conceal being a Muslim from others?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could imagine it being handy keeping one's faith concealed e.g. in the current political climate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(PS: Newbie here, so I could be way off in my interpretation.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T21:05:24.870" Title="Should a Muslim not conceal being a Muslim from others?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32620" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32602" CreationDate="2016-06-09T07:06:17.267" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;To some extent your question is already answered &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/30642/will-my-salah-be-accepted-if-i-pray-at-home/30662?s=11%7C0.0000#30662&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Were I think I could explain that the majority of scholars tend to say that it is recommended to pray compulsory or optional prayers at home.&lt;br&gt; And taraweh is a sunnah/nafl prayer and therefore optional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand the majority of scholars and madhabs consider praying taraweh in a mosque or jama'a as sunnah, based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/19/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this sahih hadith&lt;/a&gt;. But this hadith clearly show that there was something like a congregation prayer of taraweh during the time of our Prophet (peace be upon him) for only a few nights, but afterwards people went to the mosque and prayed this nafl or sunnah as fad (single person) each one by themselves or small but scattered groups until 'Omar ibn al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) gathered them under one single Imam (Ubay ibn Ka'ab (May Allah be pleased with him)) because he saw some benefit in this (read for example the special chapter about prayers in Ramadan from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt; Malik).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can conclude from this that it is allowed to pray taraweh as fad and in congregation. We also can conclude that who ever chose one of both option would gain thawab (rewards).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore some Maliki scholars favored praying taaraweh at home (as it is a nafl/sunnah prayer), but they didn't reject praying in congregation in a mosque at all, saying that if people prayed it at home and others prayed it in a mosque that would be fine, as we are asked to revive both the &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mosques&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/252&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;our homes&lt;/a&gt; (Note that &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/19/63&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; hadith is compiled in the chapter about tahajud=night prayer/taraweh in sahih al-Bukhari and explains a bit more what our Messnger (peace be upon him) meant when he compared houses with graveyards). For more information i'd recommend you to read sharh az-Zurqani 'ala mukhtassar Khalil -if possible- with the commentary of al-Banani.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you prayed at the mosque it would be the best to pray behind the Imam until he finishes because of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/8/125&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;. If the Imam for some reasons prays shaf'a and witr after the taraweh one has two options do as he did and if you decided to pray tahajjud afterwards you still can do it even if you prayed witr (see for example hadith 22 -it's a fatwa of Imam Malik on the matter- in the chapter about night prayers from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt;) or some scholars allowed to stand up when the Imam do taslim for witr and complete a 2nd raka'a, so that you could end your tahajjud later with a witr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To conclude &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt; it is not obligatory to pray taraweh in a mosque but it would be recommended because of ahadith like &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6806&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah know best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-18T05:34:49.480" LastActivityDate="2021-09-18T05:34:49.480" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32619" CreationDate="2016-06-09T08:24:17.593" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;First the Verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:42&lt;/a&gt;) you quoted is addressing the scholars/rabbis of the Jews or Banu Israel (as it is the case for a big part of surat al-Baqara). &#xA;In classical tafsir books (like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=390&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;) scholars tend to say that the meaning of this verse is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(&lt;em&gt;And mix not truth with falsehood&lt;/em&gt;) and said; &quot;Do not mix the truth with falsehood and the facts with lies.'' &lt;em&gt;Qatadah&lt;/em&gt; said that, (&lt;em&gt;And mix not truth with falsehood&lt;/em&gt;) means, &quot;Do not mix Judaism and Christianity with Islam, &lt;em&gt;(while you know (the truth).&lt;/em&gt;) that the religion of Allah is Islam, and that Judaism and Christianity are innovations that did not come from Allah.'' It was reported that Al-Hasan Al-Basri said similarly.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Also, Muhammad bin Ishaq narrated that &lt;em&gt;Ibn `Abbas&lt;/em&gt; said that,&#xA;  (&lt;em&gt;nor conceal the truth while you know (the truth).&lt;/em&gt;) means, &quot;Do not hide the knowledge that you have of My Messenger and what he was sent with. His description, which you know about, can be found written in the Books that you have.''&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It is possible that it means, &quot;..although you know the tremendous harm that this evil will cause people, misguiding them and leading them to the Fire, because they will follow the falsehood that you mixed with the truth in your claims.'' &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Qurtoby in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=48&amp;amp;ID=76&amp;amp;idfrom=393&amp;amp;idto=396&amp;amp;bookid=48&amp;amp;startno=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;his tafsir&lt;/a&gt; offers an further possible meaning if we interpret  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A5%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A1/home.php?word=%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B3&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;اللبس&lt;/a&gt; which has been translated into &lt;em&gt;mixing&lt;/em&gt; as hiding/concealing which applies for example for dressing, as by dressing we hide our awrah. If this meaning applies then that would mean &quot;do not hide with or behind falsehood the truth while you know it (the truth)&quot; as stated by ibn 'Abbas in tafsir ibn Kathir. Again falsehood could be interpreted as quoted by ibn Kathir or as anything that is against the truth. He added a quote of ibn Zayd saying that the truth here is the Torah and the falsehood is what they have changed or deleted from it like the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him), which can be found with a reference in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=50&amp;amp;surano=2&amp;amp;ayano=42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tafsir at-Tabari&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At-Tabari said that two interpretation are available for the part of the verse &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;...conceal the truth&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first interpretation is that of ibn 'Abbas which means Allah forbade them to hide the truth and also forbade them to conceal/mix the truth with falsehood.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The other interpretation is the one of abu-l 'Aliyah and Mujahid which means Allah forbade them to conceal/mix the truth with falsehood, while they knew the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according this the rabbis used to perform delusion by hiding some of the information and characteristics -which have been revealed in the Torah- about the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and mix them with truth or don't mix Islam with Judaism and Christianity as quoted above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this verse is to some extent agreeing with what you assumed, but it addresses (scholars, people of knowledge or authorities of) the people of the book in first place. While verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/16/106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;16:106&lt;/a&gt;) is the major reference or evidence for the permission of concealing being a Muslim or denying it to save one's soul. For further information read tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2933&amp;amp;Itemid=71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt; and feel free to ask!.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T15:06:37.073" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T15:06:37.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32624" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32601" CreationDate="2016-06-09T11:20:54.307" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Praise be to Allah&#xA;Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And those who, when they have committed fahishah (illegal sexual intercourse) or wronged themselves with evil, remember Allah and ask forgiveness for their sins; — and none can forgive sins but Allah — and do not persist in what (wrong) they have done, while they know.&#xA;For such, the reward is forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens with rivers flowing underneath (Paradise), wherein they shall abide forever. How excellent is this reward for the doers (who do righteous deeds according to Allah’s orders).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[3:135-136] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Katheer said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The words “and do not persist in what (wrong) they have done” mean: they repent from their sins and quickly turn to Allah, and they do not persist in their sin, rather they give it up, and if they do it again they repent to Him. Tafseer Ibn Katheer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17145" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T11:20:54.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32627" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32604" CreationDate="2016-06-09T13:55:35.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A major rule in Islam : every thing is originally Halal till we prove otherwise. So , a proof is needed from those claim that YouTube work is Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My answer is : since you broadcast useful content and block   abusive ads as much as you can, then it is Halal inshaallah .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastActivityDate="2016-06-09T13:55:35.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32629" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32642" CreationDate="2016-06-09T15:15:58.377" Score="0" ViewCount="427" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been looking for this question's answer since I've read a lot of how heaven are pictured in many surah . I'm questioning about technologies in heaven.... Is it developed as the era we're living? i wanna do some stuff that i can't do in the earth ,sitting all day long  playing console game and eating lots of french fries and KFCs&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17172" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-10T10:25:28.390" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T08:31:40.657" Title="How humans think when we are in the hevean or hell ? Do we have the same thoughts or insights same as we used to be before we die?" Tags="|jannah|death|game|jahannam|akhirah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31493" CreationDate="2016-06-09T15:44:36.163" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The act of sharing download files or download links of cracked software (which are not freely available) on your website, and the act of earning money off it, in my opinion, are haram, unless you have the permission (to share their software via download files or help share via download links) of the companies/publishers who develop and sell those software.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran verse &lt;strong&gt;5:38&lt;/strong&gt; prohibits stealing clearly. Obtaining a software product illegally without paying the price its owner asks for it, or sharing its files, or sharing download links to it can also be considered as a type of stealing, because it is an act that is against the will of its developer/publisher.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imagine that you are running a software company, developing and selling useful software for people. If you and hundreds of your staff spent millions of money, thousands of development hours in developing a software, and then put the finished product for sale, so that you and your staff can provide for their families, would you like your software to be cracked and shared freely?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please don't do it. Devil continuously keeps whispering to do haram things that will bring easy money. We shall resist that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17173" LastEditorUserId="17173" LastEditDate="2018-08-06T10:35:39.817" LastActivityDate="2018-08-06T10:35:39.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32633" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-09T16:08:19.693" Score="3" ViewCount="982" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many years ago, I was living in a Islamic country and I was student of Islamic religion, because I wanted to be a Muslim by heart and by knowledge, I did not want to be inherited Muslim because my father was Muslim and I must follow him. I am now living in a non-Islamic country and so far, using the guidance of Quran and Hadith, I researched and found the logic behind every commandment of haram and halal. One thing that really bothers me and I could not find any answer is that stoning sculpture of Satan during Hajj Pilgrimage.  It is just a sculpture. I see people stoning it. It somehow does not make any sense for me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the logic behind stoning satan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not know whether stoning satan is farz or sunnah or why it should be done. What could Muslim benefit from it. I would be grateful if you could elaborate on the logic and basis of this stoning practice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone told me that this practice is just for the indoctrinating purposes. Same way like for dry ablution when there is no water, at least you do something so that you indoctrinate your self that at least you did something than nothing to became clean and do your pray. I get the point on the dry ablution but my brain does not work on the stoning of Satan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17174" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-18T06:27:25.627" LastActivityDate="2017-09-18T06:27:25.627" Title="What is the logic behind stoning satan?" Tags="|shaitan|hajj|rajm|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32634" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31472" CreationDate="2016-06-09T16:14:55.250" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, there is no mention in Quran about not doing business with, or not hiring, or not working for, non-Muslim people. So, I take it as allowed, as long as the business/work is not haram in its nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If doing business with, or hiring, or working for non-Muslim people were forbidden, I would think there would be a mention of it in Quran. In my opinion, it should be encouraged to do business, hire or work for non-Muslims, as it is one of the ways for Muslims to show/explain Islam to non-Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for eating from food a non-Muslim cooked/prepared, Quran verse &lt;strong&gt;5:5&lt;/strong&gt;, as far as I understand, tells that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1)&lt;/strong&gt; all the good/clean foods are allowed, -&lt;em&gt;except things that are mentioned in verse &lt;strong&gt;5:3&lt;/strong&gt;, and as long as the food is obtained and prepared in halal ways&lt;/em&gt;-.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2)&lt;/strong&gt; the food of the people of scripture (Ahl al-Kitab) is allowed to Muslims, and the food of Muslims is allowed to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, there is no mention in Quran, about not eating the food (as long as it is halal food) of people other than the people of scripture. My understanding is that if eating the food of people other than the people of scripture was forbidden, Quran would have mentioned it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17173" LastEditorUserId="17173" LastEditDate="2018-08-10T09:32:44.527" LastActivityDate="2018-08-10T09:32:44.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32635" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31453" CreationDate="2016-06-09T16:30:25.400" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who will enter Heaven, who will not, only The Creator knows. What we can do is to understand what is wanted of us (from the Quran) and live accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We should evaluate that verse with the message the whole Quran gives. The first requirement for being forgiven and hopefully to be accepted to the Heaven is to believe in The Creator, not in our own way, but in the way it is explained in detail in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Good and bad deeds will be used in the judgement but my understanding is that without belief, all good deeds may count for nothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please also refer to verses 2-217, 5-5, 9-17, 39-65 in the Quran. Those are just examples. You can find more similar verses in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17173" LastEditorUserId="17173" LastEditDate="2017-04-17T07:41:15.587" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T07:41:15.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31440" CreationDate="2016-06-09T16:52:36.960" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Male&quot; and &quot;female&quot; are used for beings that reproduce by the coming together of two different genders of the same species. The Creator does not reproduce, hence It has no gender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said that, The Creator is a being, that is beyond our understanding and it is unlike any physical or meta-physical shape we can think of. My understanding is that the vision/sight/appearance (or whatever you call it) of The Creator is not provided to us in our mind capacity while we were created, which makes it impossible to think or imagine of It.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hopefully, we will see It on the judgement day, with bright faces (us).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17173" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T08:31:47.337" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T08:31:47.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32638" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-09T18:19:00.520" Score="0" ViewCount="1294" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that in the Ottoman Caliphet, the janissaries were castrated, so was castration permitted according to Sharia Law&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16876" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-01T21:04:19.727" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T07:21:28.240" Title="Is castration permitted in Islam" Tags="|fiqh|history|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32640" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-09T22:13:36.907" Score="4" ViewCount="1090" Body="&lt;p&gt;My friend and I had a debate regarding a man who is a Muslim and has a restaurant which is being operated during fasting hours. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to my friend, he says that the man is doing wrong, and he must not open it in the month of Ramadan but I don't find it wrong anyway.  He is just doing his business for earning wealth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need guidance regarding this whether my friend is right or me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15665" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-09T20:49:12.477" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T01:16:22.647" Title="Can a Muslim man open a restaurant in Ramdaan during fasting hours?" Tags="|halal-haram|ramadan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32638" CreationDate="2016-06-09T22:48:56.530" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Castration is totally prohibited in Islam, either for slaves or free men .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Stated in the hadith :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن عبد الله بن مسعود قال : كنا نغزو مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ،&#xA;وليس لنا شيء ، فقلنا : ألا نستخصي ؟ فنهانا عن ذلك . رواه البخاري (&#xA;4787 ) ومسلم (1404)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn Masud: We used to fight in the holy battles in the&#xA;company of the Prophet (ﷺ) and we had nothing (wives) with us. So we said, &amp;quot;O&#xA;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Shall we get castrated?&amp;quot; The Prophet (ﷺ)&#xA;forbade us to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari, Book of Marriage&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/16/13-15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim, Book of Marriage&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T07:21:28.240" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32642" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32629" CreationDate="2016-06-10T02:14:39.900" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are a game lover, believe me : you will have A LOT OF GAMES there ! And you are asking about technologies ?! comparing the time travel technology with the stone age may give you a glimpse about what you will see. There will be no flight simulator in Jannah , you will be playing for real, you will be flying for real :) . In Jannah , there will be new physics . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot; فيها ما لا عين رأت ، ولا أذن سمعت، و لا خطر على قلب بشر &quot;&#xA;&quot;In Jannah , there exists what had never been seen by an eye, what had never been heard by an ear , or what had never come to any human's imagination &quot; as the prophet Muhammad says.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as you pay a price to buy consoles , you have to pay for Jannah . Money ? Naaaaah . Faith , obedience to Almighty , and charity for the people . That is price. Will you pay ? :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God bless you .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastActivityDate="2016-06-10T02:14:39.900" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32643" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-10T03:05:40.433" Score="3" ViewCount="15163" Body="&lt;p&gt;I shifted to uk last year and I have been confused by the fact that people I live with think they are hardcore and correct in Islam and everything and get hot headed when told them to correct e.g. The &quot;Prayer Chart&quot; had timing which was 15 min forward then what time &quot;tv&quot; channel told for iftar or open fast and they made me feel bad about fact that I opened fast quickly while they waited to adhan on tv (which never happened), to which they changed there statement for sher, anyways I wanted to find out more about the calculation time and how we know which one to follow? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following is a picture of different calculation method. How can one read it to find which is right one for them from where they live and how can one win a argument with people who think they know everything and try to show you less educated in front others, in Islam? &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/43u5w.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/43u5w.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Calculating prayer timings&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-10T08:27:34.363" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T07:55:53.747" Title="Figuring out right calculation method of prayer time" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|sunni|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ClosedDate="2017-11-21T16:27:01.827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32644" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32646" CreationDate="2016-06-10T04:19:50.467" Score="4" ViewCount="3759" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prayer is central to Islam, but as a newbie, I find myself in the situation where I've never actually prayed in my life (ever) and now I'm trying to figure out how to pray.  So I YouTubed how to pray, and it's quite intricate and specific, having to dress a certain way, act a certain way, and cite Quran versus.  As such, it's going to take me some time before I get the hang of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I should be patient, it's upsetting not having the ability to communicate with God, and I feel especially left out when my friends go to pray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I'm asking for a kind of &quot;roadmap&quot;: how do I pray, given that I've never prayed before?  How do I begin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I (think I) know and what I've seen:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Generally women pray at home (or, wherever you happen to be), although when praying at a mosque, women pray separately from men.  I'm expected to pray 5 times a day, around certain times.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's usually a mat to pray on, but I think this is more about hygiene and not strictly necessary (I'm not sure).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I should cover all but my face, hands, and feet.  I'm not really sure why (after all, God is aware of what I look like uncovered), but I'm planning on just going with this and I'll figure out why as time goes on.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This is where I get a bit blurry.  I'm meant to stand in a specific pose, and declare that I'm about to pray, reciting a Quran verse (or maybe two?).  I'm unclear about this.  My friend said it's okay for me to recite these verses in English (instead of Arabic), though.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I then prostrate with my hands and head touching the ground.  And I do this, and the previous step twice.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, as you can see, I have a vague idea of what to do, but I'm concerned I might do it incorrectly.  Although, perhaps it's better to pray incorrectly than not pray at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's very different to Christian prayer.  It also seems to serve a different purpose to Christian prayer, in that it's more about expressing devotion to God, and less about making requests.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, I'm a newbie, so this might all be embarrassingly way off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-06-10T07:26:42.340" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T19:26:58.837" Title="Going from &quot;never prayed in my life&quot; to my first prayer?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32644" CreationDate="2016-06-10T07:53:00.377" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a great grace that you started praying, and trust me you will learn in very short time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before explaining the prayer I want to mention that prayer is the act when you can speak to Allah, Allah knows your language, so talk to him in Sojood this is the closest you are to him, no limits, only say (Subhan Rabeya Al Aala - 3times) then speak to Allah about what ever you want and feel, and trust he is listening.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prayer as everything else has basics and extra details that will make it perfect, the perfect prayer is how Mohammad (peace and prayers of Allah be upon him) has prayed, and that is how you should be praying after a while, most videos and websites will give you all the details, so you feel it is hard, but actually you do not need all these details in the beginning, start with the basics (which are the mandatory acts) and after you are comfortable start learn extra details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will explain the basics:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;When to pray&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;5 times a day, many websites will provide you your local prayer times try &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicfinder.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamicfinder.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Before the prayer&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Condition: not during period&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Make Wudo'o (if you are not sure how, let me know)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cover all your body except for hands and face they are optional&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Prayer Pillars (salat is not correct if one is missing)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Standing during prayers if you are (physically) able to do so&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The opening takbeer (saying “Allaahu akbar”)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reciting al-Faatihah (can you? let me know if you can not)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rukoo’ (bowing), by  bending so that the hands can touch the knees, with the back and the head at parallel level.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rising from bowing and standing up straight&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sujood (prostration), by placing the forehead, nose, palms, knees and toes on the ground.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rising from prostration &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sitting between the two prostrations.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The final tashahhud&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sitting to recite the final tashahhud and the two salaams. &#xA;The two salaams  means saying twice, “al-salaamu ‘alaykum wa rahmat-Allaah (Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allaah).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Doing the pillars in the order mentioned here. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice: #2, 10 and 11 are once every prayer, the rest are repeated in each Rakaa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you notice at this stage you need to memorise two things, Surat Al-Fatiha, and tashahhud there are things to be said in each position you will learn them as you progress , but the above are the basics that you can start with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now let us see one example, the first and the shortest  prayer, Fajr prayer, I selected one easy to follow video:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9SuQFa6OKM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9SuQFa6OKM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One Advise: great opportunity to learn Salat if you can go to pray in Masjed, following the Imam you will learn quickly, now is Ramadan and there is Tarawih prayer every night too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T19:26:58.837" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T19:26:58.837" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32647" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32633" CreationDate="2016-06-10T08:01:20.130" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all trying to find a logic or scientific explanation to religion is not always good. Science is a progressive information. New evidences can prove old theory or rule may not be correct.Still, If you need a reasonable explanation to  stoning of Satan, this may help:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Actions_influence_attitudes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Actions influence attitudes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.psypress.co.uk/smithandmackie/resources/topic.asp?topic=ch08-tp-01&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;cognitive dissonance: changing attitudes to justify behavior&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The theory of cognitive dissonance states that when people become aware that their freely chosen actions violate important or relevant attitudes, the inconsistency produces an uncomfortable state of arousal called dissonance, which motivates people to change their initial attitudes to make them consistent with their behavior. For cognitive dissonance to occur, it is important that the attitude is important and self-relevant.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In psychology, actions affect attitudes or beliefs. So stoning satan is an action. Even there maybe no satan there. But you symbolically stone him. At this point your brain work like this: &quot;I stoned satan, I can stone only bad things, So Satan is bad, and after stoning him, how can I do what Satan ask me to do.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this point your action change your belief and you don't do sin as much as you did before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/34420&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Stoning satan&lt;/a&gt; one of the important parts of Hajj. You can find any &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/hajj-pilgrimage-dr-ali-shariati/three-idols&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;resources&lt;/a&gt; easily to explain it in Islamic perspective. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you can also find &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran-islam.org/faq/stoning_during_hajj_(P1136).html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;some resources&lt;/a&gt; that claim &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran-islam.org/main_topics/islam/pillars/al-hajj_(P1195).html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;stoning satan is wrong&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastEditorUserId="3466" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T07:12:43.697" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T07:12:43.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32629" CreationDate="2016-06-10T09:47:37.293" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I understand from &lt;strong&gt;Surah 25 - Verse 16&lt;/strong&gt; in Quran is that anything we wish/desire in Heaven will be provided to us and that is for an eternity. Doesn't that sound great? But in my opinion our very best reward will be to be forgiven and accepted by The Creator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The important thing here is to pay great attention to the &lt;strong&gt;Verse 61 of Surah 56&lt;/strong&gt; (please read the full Surah to make full sense of it). What I understand from this verse is that in the Judgment day, when all humans (and other creations) are raised from their tombs, they will be created in a new way that is different to what we are now and according to this verse, we can't know how it will be, till we are re-created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is extremely important because in Heaven, we won't be the human we know as we are now. We will be in a new, totally different creation/body/form and our wishes/desires will be based on that, not based on our wishes and desires in this world. There will be similarities like eating and drinking (according to many verses) but not in the exact same way as we do now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, while you &lt;strong&gt;may&lt;/strong&gt; not find console games or french fries in Heaven, what you find and desire in there will make you truly satisfied and that is what really matters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. I didn't and won't include links to Surahs or Verses because it is up to the user to read Quran in whichever language and translation they want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17173" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T08:31:40.657" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T08:31:40.657" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11353" CreationDate="2016-06-10T09:49:03.310" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;your question is incorrect; A) gambling (in it's broadest sense) is based 100% on chance, no skill required:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A mentally retarded person can gamble; all they have to do is pick what to bet on.&#xA;If you are just buying stock in any company you think is doing good and you assume they'll continue on that trend without reading up on them, then that is identical to gambling and in this case alone: You are correct investing is &lt;em&gt;IN THIS CASE&lt;/em&gt; very similar to gambling, but not exactly the same, because a shareholder can always lay claim on assets to the value of his share in the company. That's a fundamental difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;B) You always have knowledge (to some extent) of the outcome of one and never any knowledge of the outcome of the other:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The gambler has no hint or clue what the outcome will be, the only knowledge he does have is odds, and when he puts his money into the pot, he receives nothing in return&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;C) One is a trade, the other is not&#xA;-When you invest in a company, you become an owner of that company and you own a percentage of that companies equipment/assets/debt/etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-When you bet on something, the only thing you get in return is hope.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure everyone can expand on this, but this is not something you need to go to the Qur'aan or Sunnah for, pure logic, so no references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3424" LastActivityDate="2016-06-10T09:49:03.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32650" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32654" CreationDate="2016-06-10T12:39:33.887" Score="0" ViewCount="226" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I want to rephrase the words, it would sound like, What is the guideline for the people who are addicted to work but not for ibadat? In academic words, I am in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzPky5Xe1-s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;flow&lt;/a&gt; with my work but not with my ibadat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am attaching a graph for the flow chart from the refereed video to make it clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bu3gK.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bu3gK.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Skill-Challenge Graph&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean I am in the comfort zone when I am engaged in a worldly thing (specially my work, which I love). But not so when I am doing something regarding Islam (I can't say I love to pray, or do ibadat).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Summery:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I love work but not Ibadat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I am comfortable with work but not Ibadat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I am addicted to work but not Ibadat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what is the solution to this? To what extend I can keep doing it? How to shift from work to Ibadat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please give solution with Quran and Sahih Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14527" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-19T10:23:52.983" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T10:23:52.983" Title="What to do when passion for Work exceeds passion for Islam?" Tags="|quran|hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31486" CreationDate="2016-06-10T13:11:18.877" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah has power over everything and knowledge about everything. If he knows everything before, why did Allah create humans who are so worst in living creature, doing injustice, rape, trafficking, etc?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is one of the major questions mostly every non-believer, even believers will ask and this is a great question that all Muslims should be able to answer with confidence. Whether the asker accepts the answer or not is up to them. I am in no way an Islam or Quran expert but I was asked this question many times by Atheists, Christians and Muslims and I will try to answer once more the best I can, hopefully it will give you some guidance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first requirement of belief is &lt;strong&gt;to accept&lt;/strong&gt;. Not to make sense of it, but to accept. Whether you try to make sense of it or not is up to you, but there are references in Quran about using our minds and about reading/thinking, so, trying to make sense of it is definitely recommended but not to the extent to refute it if it doesn't make sense, as it will make you a non-believer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the perfect case will be to read, understand and make sense of everything in Quran, it is possible that no human may be able to make sense of some of the things in it till the Judgment day. What I mean is that when we read/learn something in Quran that doesn't make sense &quot;to us&quot;, we still believe in it and accept it as the word of Allah and do not question it as we know that what we don't know, surely Allah knows. There are many verses about Allah knowing everything, but as an example, you can see &lt;strong&gt;Surah 76 - Verse 30&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, In Islam, our belief is to accept that Allah is the creator of everything and Its existence comes from Itself (&lt;strong&gt;Surah 39 - Verse 62&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Surah 112&lt;/strong&gt;). Allah created humans and jinn to worship It (&lt;strong&gt;Surah 51 - Verse 56&lt;/strong&gt;). This means that we are created to be and live the way Allah wanted, not necessarily the way it makes sense to us or the way we want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once we accept that, it becomes easier to accept everything else in Quran and how Allah organized the universe, this world and this life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, we also believe that there will be a Judgment day (&lt;strong&gt;Surah 78 - Verse 17&lt;/strong&gt;). For a judgment to happen, there needs to be a test/trial and evaluation. That our life is nothing but a test, a preparation for the Judgment day and afterlife is mentioned in Quran in many verses (&lt;strong&gt;2:49&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;2:155&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;3:186&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;7:168&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;21:35&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;29:2-3&lt;/strong&gt; and some others). Also check &lt;strong&gt;29:64&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That humans are doing terrible things, that there is a lot of pain, hunger, suffering, injustice in this world is part of the test. If it was all-happy, all-perfect, there wouldn't be a test. Heaven is all-happy, all-perfect, and to earn it we must pass the test. Those who fail the test will most probably go to Hell. And once the judgment is done and everyone is distributed fairly (&lt;strong&gt;Surah 21 - Verse 47&lt;/strong&gt;), nobody will claim there has been an injustice, not even a mother who lost her 3 kids in an accident, or a girl who was raped by a man for years or someone who has no sight or someone who spent his life with sins. Good or bad, everyone will realize the truth of Allah, admit their right or wrong doings and accept their fate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One final comment about this question: While our lives and time is in flow for us from our past to our future, our perception of time and flow of universe is different than Allah's perception as It is who created it. &lt;strong&gt;My understanding&lt;/strong&gt; from Quran (any verse that portrays the Judgment day) is that everything has already happened and the information about everything is logged by Allah. Allah's knowledge comes from that. But for us, we are still in the flow and we have no idea what comes next. We are given the free will and we become a good or bad person not because Allah knows it, but Allah knows it because we became a good or bad person at the end, it is just not finalized for us as we are still going through the test.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a girl is raped or trafficked (as a part of his test), does Allah wants her to maintain endurance [As we know it is the biggest problem for women]? Why should Allah create human and want to play with our life? Is Allah sadist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe my above answer also answers this question but to add a few things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah tests us and wants us to endure, to show patience (&lt;strong&gt;2:45&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;2:153&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;3:15-17&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;3:146&lt;/strong&gt; and many others), no matter how difficult it is (&lt;strong&gt;2:286&lt;/strong&gt;), and reward us accordingly (&lt;strong&gt;9:72&lt;/strong&gt;) if we pass the test. One should always remember that a harder thing can always happen to them no matter what situation they are in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah didn't create humans or the universe to play with them (&lt;strong&gt;44:38-39&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;21:17&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does Allah get satisfied after putting wrong-doer to hell? Instead, Allah should not have to create humans, Allah should be satisfied with Angel who are absolutely good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you are talking about The Creator, you don't say &quot;should&quot;, that is, unless you are trying to &quot;create&quot; your own creator. As emphasized at the beginning of my answer, Allah does as It wants, not as Its creation wants or as Its creation thinks It should.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah doesn't want anyone to end in Hell, that's why It continuously sent prophets, books, warnings, lessons (&lt;strong&gt;3:108&lt;/strong&gt;). It is humans who don't care where they will end, hence some of them will end in Hell and while probably all of them will regret for spending their lives non-believing and sinning (&lt;strong&gt;78:40&lt;/strong&gt;), not any of them will think it is unjust. May Allah protect us all from Hell and the hardship of the Judgment day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brother or Sister, provide the answers (those who make sense to you) to your friend, but do not try to convince her as you can't, unless Allah wishes (&lt;strong&gt;6:111&lt;/strong&gt;). Even the prophets didn't have the ability to convince people that didn't want to believe, not even their family members (Nuh's son, Ibrahim's father, Lut's wife, etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is the truth (Quran and everything in the universe that leads us to Allah), whether they accept it or not is up to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. I didn't and won't include links to Surahs or Verses because it is up to the user to read Quran in whichever language and translation they want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17173" LastEditorUserId="17173" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T08:49:25.433" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T08:49:25.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32652" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32629" CreationDate="2016-06-10T15:05:49.357" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, there will be things when you watch you will forgot all other small stuff(like gaming). Belive me jannah is more pleasent than this world. If gaming is the most exciting thing to do on earth, then there are alot more thing which are lot exciting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16742" LastActivityDate="2016-06-10T15:05:49.357" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32653" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-10T15:06:22.973" Score="2" ViewCount="1258" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've just seen @BBCBreaking's &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/741276799586312194&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tweet&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In it you can see Muhammad Ali's coffin with a cloth covering it that looks like Arabic writing and Allah's name on it. Perhaps it's the Shahada? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is this? Is it cultural? I've not seen it at any burial I've been to,  in the UK. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastEditorUserId="2880" LastEditDate="2016-06-10T19:43:40.413" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T04:30:29.223" Title="Why did Mohammed Ali's coffin have cloth draped over it?" Tags="|funeral|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32654" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32650" CreationDate="2016-06-10T15:16:03.710" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will put my answer in short ideas and try to think about them I will not go into details becaus I'm sure you know the answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reason of creation is it to work or to worship Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Work is a mean of gaining to live your test period on this Earth, stay focus , remember what is the aim and what are the means, do not switch the mean into an  objective &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How bad you like to win? and how much you hate to fail?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are your thoughts about failing on the final day?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People like to do things they enjoy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibadat needs hard work before you reach to the point of enjoying them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To start enjoying ibadat you need to go back to basics, undertand the meaning and objective of each one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A very important point, &quot;Know ALLAH&quot;, learn what are his names, and their meanings, if you know him well you will have your life changed because you will realise details you do not notice now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fix your Niyah so you dedicate your hard work to Allah, by  benifiting people and Islam  with your work (do not work for your self or company, work for Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-06-10T15:16:03.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32655" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32659" CreationDate="2016-06-10T16:36:34.000" Score="2" ViewCount="2488" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many scientific discoveries which we have came across recently but there are verses in the holy Qur'an that talk about these. &#xA;A non muslim friend asked me that the scientific interpretation of the verses are just &quot;in our head&quot;. Or he points out that we are finding meaning where there is none. &#xA;&lt;strong&gt;I want a few verses that directly prove Qur'an to be true with the test of science&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;without ambiguity in the meaning.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17187" LastActivityDate="2021-03-14T18:53:00.073" Title="Is Qur'an a book of science?" Tags="|quran|science|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32656" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-10T18:03:35.713" Score="2" ViewCount="804" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a problem that whenever I make ablutions it breaks within no time due to the winds/hissing sound which comes from my private parts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So please tell me how I can overcome this problem? And also tell me: Can I continue to recite (make talawat) the holy Qur'an even when my ablution breaks?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17188" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T06:47:11.873" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T06:47:11.873" Title="How can I recite the holy Qur'an when I can't keep my ablution?" Tags="|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32657" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-10T18:30:20.497" Score="2" ViewCount="754" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam o alaikum:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just saw a man advertising his account details &lt;strong&gt;to get donations of ramadan for planting trees&lt;/strong&gt;, and he says it is to make our envirenment better etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now I am confused if ramazan donations, zakaat specifically, and other donations like sadaqaat in general be given to such purposes? And will we get reward from Allah for these donations.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: Please provide the answers with full reference from Quran and Sahi ahadees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="16948" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T06:58:00.603" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T06:58:00.603" Title="Can we pay zakaat money or other donations for purpose of planting trees specifically?" Tags="|zakat|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32658" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32653" CreationDate="2016-06-10T18:36:59.517" Score="-2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brother &lt;strong&gt;this kind of clothing, which has quranic verses written on it, sometimes durood and other things like shahadah too, these kind of clothing are not part of islamic teachings for burial.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many scholars, and even if i think of it, i will consider it wrong in many ways, to put quranic verses like this on a cloth and put on a dead man. And &lt;strong&gt;many schools of thought don't allow any such clothing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But &lt;strong&gt;some schools of thought do ALLOW them&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyhow, this kind of clothing on dead people is not part of any islamic teaching, it is just an innovation(biddah) in islam, some may consider it bad innovation hence haraam, and some may say it is permissible innovation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I think this is enough for the answer of your question, for details of difference of opinion on biddah of this kind, you can look around on this site or just search about it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="15642" LastEditDate="2016-06-10T18:42:19.733" LastActivityDate="2016-06-10T18:42:19.733" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32655" CreationDate="2016-06-10T19:07:06.210" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, I should say that: No, the Quran is not a book of science. It is a book of guidance. It teaches human beings how to live like human beings. It teaches human beings about the purpose of creation. It's not a book that teaches about science or directly predicts science. At times, it describes the creation of Allah in such a way that doesn't contradict science. At times, the description of a certain creation is so vivid that it make you think that it is a book of science. But at the end of the day, it is just a book of guidance that is meant to fascinate you with Allah's creation in order to bring you closer to the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nevertheless, since you asked, here are a few examples of verses that are solid proof that the Quran is the word of Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i) &lt;strong&gt;Embryology&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;Then We developed the semen into a leech. Then We developed the leech into a lump. Then We developed the lump into bones. Then We clothed the bones with flesh. Then We produced it into another creature. Most Blessed is Allah, the Best of Creators.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; - &lt;em&gt;Quran 23:14&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info on how this verse is coherent to modern science, here is the link: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.speed-light.info/miracles_of_quran/human_embryo.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.speed-light.info/miracles_of_quran/human_embryo.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that this verse is revealed so you would appreciate the intricacy of Allah's work. It is not meant as a prediction. If Quran was a book of science, the verse would be using the actual terms used by biologists today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ii) &lt;strong&gt;Creation of the universe&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the Big Bang the universe was primarily Hydrogen, Helium and a tiny bit of Lithium. However when a gas is too hot it becomes ionized (loses the electrons) and becomes opaque (like today's smoke). In the beginning the universe was opaque to visible light (non-transparent). After 380,000 years the universe cooled enough and it became transparent to visible light. For other wavelengths it was opaque for a billion years. The Quran correctly said that at the beginning it was SMOKE, that is, a hot non-transparent gas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Then He turned to the heavens, and it was smoke, and said to it and to the earth, &quot;Come, willingly or unwillingly.&quot; They said, &quot;We come willingly.&quot; - Quran 41:11&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran says that on the first day of creation, God made the heavens and the Earth meshed together, tight and compact (Big Bang), continues to expand it into the universe we know today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Do not those who disbelieve see that the heavens and the Earth were meshed together then We ripped them apart? And then We made of water everything living? Would they still not believe?&lt;/em&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Quran 21:30&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And the heaven, We built it with craftsmanship and We are still expanding. - Quran 51:47&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.speed-light.info/miracles_of_quran/big_bang_crunch.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.speed-light.info/miracles_of_quran/big_bang_crunch.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;iii) &lt;strong&gt;Sex of baby&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Females have XX chromosomes, that is, they can only give one X chromosome. But since males have XY chromosomes then men can either give the X or the Y chromosome. This means that it is actually the males who determine the sex of the baby (by giving either the X or the Y chromosome).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And that it is He who created the two kinds—the male and the female.&#xA;From a sperm drop, when emitted.&lt;/em&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Quran 53: 45-46&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.speed-light.info/miracles_of_quran/sex_of_baby.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.speed-light.info/miracles_of_quran/sex_of_baby.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find more scientific miracles in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.speed-light.info/miracles_of_quran/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.speed-light.info/miracles_of_quran/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just to remind you, the Quran is not a book of science. It was never meant to predict science. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;According to Nidhal Guessoum some works on miracles in Qur'an follow a set pattern and they generally begin with a verse from the Qur'an, for example, the verse &quot;So verily I swear by the stars that run and hide . . .&quot; (81:15-16) and quickly declare that it refers to black holes, or take the verse &quot;I swear by the Moon in her fullness, that ye shall journey on from stage to stage&quot; (84:18-19) and decide it refers to space travel, and so on. &quot;What is meant to be allegorical and poetic is transformed into products of science&quot;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Maurice Bucaille in his writings provides some interpretations of verses that he claimed to be in agreement with modern science and that had not been known in the past. Bucaille states that he has examined the degree of compatibility between the Qur'an and modern scientific data and that this study has led him to the conclusion that the Qur'an did not contain statements that contradicted modern science. He then argues that it is inconceivable that the scientific statements of the Qur'an could have been the work of man.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to prove to a non-believer that Quran is the word of Allah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that all the prophets have performed miracles. But we weren't there to witness them. So we can't prove they they were real. The only miracle that exists today is the Quran. If you want to prove that the Quran is from Allah and not from a human being to a non-believer, I prefer you tell him/her about the linguistic miracles of the Quran. It is one of the reasons why the Quran is inimitable. No one can ever created a book that is similar to the Quran - not even a single surah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The construction of the Arabic language used in the Quran is beyond human capability. It has no place in the Arabic language (or any language for that matter). It is simply un-classifiable. People have attempted to imitate the Quran for centuries and failed. Why? Because the Quran is not the words of human beings. It is the words of God. This phenomenon is mentioned in the Quran itself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;And if you are in doubt concerning that which We have sent down to our servant, then produce a chapter of the like.&quot; (2:23)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;If men and Jin banded together to produce the like of this Qur'an they would never produce its like not though they backed one another.&quot;(17:88)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Or do they say he has fabricated it? Nay! They believe not! Let them then produce a recital like unto it if they speak the truth.&quot;(52:34)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Say, Bring you then ten chapters like unto it, and call whomsoever you can, other than God, if you speak the truth!&quot;(11:13)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Or do they say he has fabricated it? Say bring then a chapter like unto it, and call upon whom you can besides God, if you speak truly!&quot;(10:38)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does this prove? It proves that the Quran is a miracle within itself. No non-muslim can refute against this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info on the linguistic miracle of the Quran, check out these links: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hamzatzortzis.com/essays-articles/exploring-the-quran/the-inimitable-quran/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.hamzatzortzis.com/essays-articles/exploring-the-quran/the-inimitable-quran/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Miracle/ijaz.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Miracle/ijaz.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjgLgTQe2zs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjgLgTQe2zs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcMM3NyMyik&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcMM3NyMyik&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sjyyj4JwB8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sjyyj4JwB8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you're into lengthy videos,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHz4eNssQYw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHz4eNssQYw&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Good luck and may peace be with you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2016-06-10T19:07:06.210" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32661" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-10T22:04:11.427" Score="0" ViewCount="65" Body="&lt;p&gt;For whatever reason,  this person has to break their fast. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should they eat less or differently?  Does it change is it is voluntary or obligatory fasting? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="43" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T02:46:07.827" Title="If a person has broken their fast for a valid reason, should they eat differently?" Tags="|sawm|food|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2105" CreationDate="2016-06-10T22:32:04.003" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes I ask one of my imam he said it's totally allowed to do in the night between 12 to before morning like starting fasting &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17190" LastActivityDate="2016-06-10T22:32:04.003" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32657" CreationDate="2016-06-11T01:53:27.443" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Two points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;you cannnot give zakat to this because it is not of the 8 masaref Allah defined.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When you give money or when you decide to do anything good,  wisely select the thing that will gain you more hasanat...&#xA;Saying that, please know that some actions are more appreciated by Allah than others, like watering, one of the best things one can do.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Advise: Try to save souls, some people die because they do not find what we spend on coffee.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T01:53:27.443" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32657" CreationDate="2016-06-11T02:19:18.570" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;At first there is two terms that needs to be clarified: Sadakat (donations) and Zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sadakat&lt;/strong&gt; (or donations) are any amount of money you pay for any charity purpose. To poor people, to public welfare, even to rich people some times: you donate for public schools that educate people regardless of their financial state, or hospitals that treat the public masses without paying any fees, and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zakat&lt;/strong&gt; are specified ratio of money paid at specified time to specified recipients. There are several types of Zakat, I'll mention two here due to the purpose of question: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zakat Almal&lt;/strong&gt; is 2.5% of your liquid savings that remains in your possession for a complete lunar (Hijri) year. And is paid for poor people and other recipients all mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat Altauba, Ayah 60&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zakat Alfetr&lt;/strong&gt; is about 3 kilos of the most common food in your country: wheat, rice, corn, and so on depending on your country. It is paid in the month of Ramadan to poor people only.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the answer is: if by &quot;donations of Ramadan&quot; you mean Zakat Alfetr, then no it doesn't go for trees, you go as described in case 2. If you mean Zakat Almal which you want to pay during Ramadan to get more Hasanat (good deeds), then also no it does not go for environmental causes, you should follow case 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you mean by &quot;donations of Ramadan&quot; any Sadakat, then the answer is yes, you can pay it for planting trees or any other public welfare purpose. But remember, you will still be liable to pay Zakat Alfetr before the end of Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God bless you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T06:28:40.493" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T06:28:40.493" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32656" CreationDate="2016-06-11T02:38:48.500" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If it happens to you ONLY after ablutions , then this is only وسواس scruples from the devil, so forget it and it will vanish. But if not, and unintentional, then it is medical disorder. In either case , you make only one ablution for every salat , and do not repeat it ever . Make one ablution , and go directly to your prayer and do not give attention to any hisses or wind, and pray as much as you want , and read Quran as you wish. When you hear the next Athan, just renew your ablution only once.  Islam wants us to live free and happy life, thanks to God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God bless you :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T02:38:48.500" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32671" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32661" CreationDate="2016-06-11T02:46:07.827" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No he shouldn't , and it doesn't depend on obligatory or voluntary. But if it is during daytime of Ramadan , and if he can , he may not eat or drink in public.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T02:46:07.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32574" CreationDate="2016-06-11T03:01:35.103" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brother, what makes you think that video games are haram ? Because it contains character drawings ? Did you hear anybody saying cartoon movies are haram ? They are the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is : if the video game or cartoon movie contains explicit material or encourages bad behaviour, do not do it. Otherwise, it is Halal inshaallah :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S : about the Quran app, or any other charity action you will do : you will be rewarded by thawab from Almighty for your good intentions and  efforts , not for the results. So do not get desperate or feel sorrowful ever for any good action you do, ever :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God bless you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16614" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T03:01:35.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32674" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-11T06:47:00.623" Score="1" ViewCount="893" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslim girl and I have just qualified my Inter examination. When I was in class 2, my father expired and in my family I have 1 younger sister and my mother. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since then I had been supported by my maternal uncle now I need to find a job which is secure for me being a girl and could not effort large fees for engineering so my choice is to go for banking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doing jobs in bank are sin so I want to ask can I do job in bank or not (keeping in mind my problem)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17195" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-29T19:43:27.703" LastActivityDate="2019-02-20T15:22:36.553" Title="Can I do banking job?" Tags="|riba|fatwa|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32655" CreationDate="2016-06-11T09:55:20.607" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I want a few verses that directly prove Qur'an to be true with the test of science and without ambiguity in the meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Presumably what you are looking for is a verse that satisfies the following conditions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When it's read, the &lt;em&gt;meaning&lt;/em&gt; and the &lt;em&gt;interpretation&lt;/em&gt; are the same (that's what unambiguous means). In other words, you don't have to &lt;em&gt;project&lt;/em&gt; information onto the verse.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The content of the verse could not possibly have been known at the time the Qur'an was written.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The content is too specific to be coincidental/a lucky guess.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I contend that you will not find any such examples. Indeed, all of the verses provided by &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/32659/6600&quot;&gt;curiosity&lt;/a&gt; fail these tests.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I want to address a broader issue here. Believing in the &lt;em&gt;results&lt;/em&gt; of science, and respecting science, is fundamentally different to &lt;em&gt;embracing the scientific method&lt;/em&gt;. And the &lt;em&gt;scientific method&lt;/em&gt; could never lead one to believe in the Qur'an (or, indeed, any other holy text), by its very construction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my answer to your question is &lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6600" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T09:55:20.607" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2979" CreationDate="2016-06-11T11:51:39.050" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are differences in opinion as to what is regarded as halal. This depends on which madhab(school of law) or scholarly opinions you follow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clear that no meat can be consumed without saying Bismilah. According to Sh. Yusuf Qaradawi, he said the following.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;It is not required of the Muslim to inquire about what he has not witnessed, i.e., How was the animal killed? Did the manner of slaughter meet the Islamic conditions? Was the name of Allah mentioned while slaughtering or not? If the animal was slaughtered by a Muslim, even if he is ignorant or sinful, or by someone from among the People of the Book, eating it is halal for us.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet was asked, “People bring us meat and we do not know whether they have mentioned the name of Allah over it or not. Shall we eat it or not?” and the Prophet (peace be on him) replied, “Mention the name of Allah (over it) and eat.” (Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Concerning the application of this hadith, scholars say: This is proof that the actions and practices of people are ordinarily considered to be correct and appropriate, while deviation or error must be proved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamictext.wordpress.com/278-2/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://islamictext.wordpress.com/278-2/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Concerning meat from the Christians and the Jews.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; According to Sh. Yusuf Qaradawi, meat from Christians and Jews are halal for Muslims. He quotes the verse Quran 5:5. He states that while Islam takes an uncompromising attitude towards polytheists, it is lenient towards the People of the Book for they are closer in their belief in divine revelation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sh. Yusuf Qaradawi also states that even animals slaughtered for Christian festivals is halal for us to eat if we don't hear the name of other than God mentioned. He also mentions that some jurist are of the opinion that because food from the People of the Book has been permitted to us by God, then so is anything that is slaughtered by Christians and Jews regardless of whose name is mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by At-Tabari, someone asked Abu ad-Darda' whether he could eat the flesh of lamb slaughtered for the Church of St.George, which has been given to him. Abu ad-Darda' answered, &quot;Are they not the People of the Book, whose food is halal for us and ours for them?&quot; He then told the person to eat it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Malik was once asked about eating the flesh of animals slaughtered for Christian festivals and churches. He replied, &quot;I classify it as mukruh but not haram.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He classified it as makruh because he was afraid that it might have been dedicated to someone other than Allah but not as haram because perhaps, with respect to the People of the Book, the meaning of the phrase, 'that which has been dedicated to any other than Allah,' applies only to those animals which they slaughter for the purpose of seeking the pleasure of their deities and not to eat. As for what they slaughter to eat, it is their food, and God says, &quot;The food of those who were given the Scripture is permitted to you....&quot; (Quran 5:5).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This has been taken from 'The Lawful and The Prohibited in Islam' by Sh. Yusuf al-Qaradawi. Pg. 56 - 58&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;An important point to take note&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first answer provided by islam101 claiming that if one does not eat halal, our duas will not be answered. This is incorrect. The hadith islam101 used to justify this is from the book of zakat. This hadith refers to having a legitimate income and not about the consumption of halal food. If one's income is unlawful such as gaining financially by forcing someone into prostitution, then his food is unlawful, his cothes are unlawful and his nourishment becomes unlawful. How can Allah accept his supplications?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this hadith was about the consumption of halal food and the effects of supplications, then this hadith would be in the book of supplications or the book of dietary requirements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17202" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T11:51:39.050" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32681" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32692" CreationDate="2016-06-11T11:54:51.100" Score="2" ViewCount="3114" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've known that music is haram in just a couple days ago it seems hard to be free with music I intend to delete my music but before that, I have several questions related to music.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is music allowed in marriage and in the Eid?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If music is totally haram, there are a lot of Islamic music such &quot;Insyallah&quot; by Maher Zain, &quot;Asma Allah&quot; by Sami Yusuf that praises Allah. Are those still categorized &quot;haram&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is music haram regarded to the instrumental music (without lyric) or music/songs such as &quot;Work&quot; by Rihanna, Love &quot;The Way You Lie&quot; by Eminem?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;How about DJ that uses electronics?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17172" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-07T02:05:16.590" LastActivityDate="2017-07-07T02:05:16.590" Title="Is music totally haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|music|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-04-05T16:54:26.780" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32685" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31286" CreationDate="2016-06-11T15:51:52.580" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brother as a rule of thumb there is only one thing which i need to tell you and it is, that &lt;strong&gt;whatever position you are facing severe issues in, you must avoid that position.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now it's on your intention, &lt;strong&gt;Allah knows all of your intentions&lt;/strong&gt;, he knows whether or not you were able to do that and whether or not you did it willingly or because of a valid reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As an example&lt;/strong&gt;, a friend of mine cannot breathe in sujjud, he get some kind of flu if he do so, so what he do is he delay a bit when going to sujjud and he keeps his breath stopped in sujjud. And he is perfectly fine in doing so, sometimes when imam makes long sujjud he face difficulties, and he manages it. Our local imam knows him and he does not do long sujjud because of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The purpose of quoting his example was to tell you that you can think of any comfortable and most closest way to complete your salaah, and if the issue is severe and unavoidable you can leave JUST THAT PART.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which leads us to the &lt;strong&gt;conclusion that no scenario you have described is best, you must start slaah normally, than for ruku just lean as much as you are comfortable, than back to normal, and for sujjud sit down and lean as much as possible, because in it you are closest to the actual prayer.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;Allaah burdens not a person beyond his scope&lt;/strong&gt;”&#xA;  [al-Baqarah 2:286]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in hadees&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “&lt;strong&gt;If I&#xA;  command you to do a thing, then do as much of it as you can.&lt;/strong&gt;” Narrated&#xA;  by al-Bukhaari, 7288; Muslim, 1337.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For details of a related question see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/36738&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;She is pregnant and cannot bow or prostrate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this fatwa it is quoted same:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn Baaz said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Whoever is able to stand but is unable to bow or prostrate is not&#xA;  relieved of the obligation to stand, rather he should pray standing&#xA;  up, then lean forward for rukoo’ (i.e., whilst standing) then sit and&#xA;  lean forward for sujood… and he should make leaning for sujood deeper&#xA;  than that for rukoo’. If he is only unable to prostrate then he should&#xA;  do rukoo’ and then lean forward for sujood.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If during the prayer the sick person becomes able to do something that&#xA;  he was unable to do, such as standing, sitting, bowing or prostrating,&#xA;  he should start to do that and continue from whatever he has already&#xA;  completed of his prayer.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From his essay Ahkaam Salaat al-Mareed wa Tahaaratihi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I pray to Allah that he grant you full health and bless you so you can properly pray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T15:51:52.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32686" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32640" CreationDate="2016-06-11T16:56:07.580" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;What a Muslim can or cannot do while fasting (in Ramadan) is explained in Quran (&lt;strong&gt;2:187&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are people who may not fast in Ramadan, which is also explained in &lt;strong&gt;2:184&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, in Ramadan, there will most probably be people who couldn't fast (given permission by &lt;strong&gt;2:184&lt;/strong&gt;), or those who preferred not to fast even tough they are Muslim, or those who don't believe in fasting in Ramadan, hence they are not fasting. Assume that one of the above people is starving or so sick and needs to eat or drink (surely not alcohol) and couldn't find anywhere else other than this man's restaurant. Isn't it great thawab to feed that person? This is an extreme example but I hope you get the point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Muslim can serve all these people by providing food in his/her restaurant. I don't know of a verse or any implication in Quran that prohibits such an action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Having said that, if I was a restaurant owner, I would re-arrange my restaurant (if necessary and if possible) so that the food I cook/serve and the people who eat in my restaurant will not be visible to the public, among which may be people who are fasting, because they may have additional difficulty by seeing the food and people eating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17173" LastEditorUserId="17173" LastEditDate="2016-06-11T17:11:17.960" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T17:11:17.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32687" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32801" CreationDate="2016-06-11T17:00:44.537" Score="2" ViewCount="143" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read a number of biographies of Muhammad now. In numerous raids and battles, there seem to have been many thousands of captives taken, but nothing I've read so far mentions any specifics about what happened to all of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is much talk of captives being ransomed, but usually high-ranking, politically useful captives, never any details about what happened to the commoners. If so many had been ransomed, or even sold off as slaves, it seems that there wouldn't be so much talk of Muhammad's state being poverty-stricken, his military understaffed and under-equipped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the captives were kept as slaves (or converts) in Medina, that could explain the extreme poverty, having all those extra mouths to feed. But there was already near-starvation among the Muhajirun, so it seems that many thousands of people added to Medina's population would go from near-starvation to actual starvation. Plus I haven't found anything in any of the biographies I've read to support any such notion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any historians of Islam who discuss the fates of the vast majority of the captives?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T03:33:10.490" Title="Are there any authorities that discuss what happened to all Muhammad's captives?" Tags="|history|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32688" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32760" CreationDate="2016-06-11T17:07:24.433" Score="3" ViewCount="1948" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen some discussion lately from non-Muslims who have argued that a non-Muslim wearing hijab is inappropriate, as an example of cultural appropriation. But I am now wondering what are some of opinions in this question from those who are Muslim? If someone is trying to be modest or live properly, is it a problem for them to dress modestly in Islamic ways?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15847" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-10T12:25:21.203" LastActivityDate="2022-03-25T15:51:45.003" Title="Non-Muslims and hijab: Is it a problem for them to dress modestly in Islamic ways?" Tags="|non-muslim|hijab|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30785" CreationDate="2016-06-11T17:57:50.150" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question is mainly for the interpretation of an ayah of Quran, so instead of TRYING to interpret it over again myself, i will quote from an already existing tafseer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://englishtafsir.com/Quran/31/index.html#sdfootnote6sym&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;31. Surah Luqman - Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi - Tafhim al-Qur'an - The Meaning of the Qur'an&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The words &lt;strong&gt;lahv al-hadith in the Text imply such a thing as may allure and absorb a listener completely and make him heedless of&#xA;  everything else around him. Lexically, there is nothing derogatory in&#xA;  these words, but in custom and usage they apply to evil and useless&#xA;  and vain things, such as gossip, nonsensical talk, joking and jesting,&#xA;  legends and tales, singing and merry-making, etc&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &quot;To buy&quot;&#xA;  alluring tales may also mean that the person concerned adopts&#xA;  falsehood instead of the Truth, turns away from the guidance and turns&#xA;  to those things which can neither benefit him in the world nor in the&#xA;  Hereafter. But this is the metaphorical meaning. The real meaning of&#xA;  the sentence is that a person should purchase an absurd and useless&#xA;  thing for his money, and this is supported by many traditions. &lt;strong&gt;Ibn&#xA;  Hisham has related on the authority of Ibn Ishaq that when the&#xA;  disbelievers of Makkah could not stop the message of the Holy Prophet&#xA;  from spreading in spite of their best efforts, Nadr bin Harith said to&#xA;  the people of Quraish: &quot;The way you are counteracting this man will&#xA;  avail you nothing. He has lived a lifetime among you. Until now he was&#xA;  the best of your men morally: he was the most truthful and the most&#xA;  trustworthy person among you. Now you say that he is a sorcerer and&#xA;  enchanter and a poet and a madman. Who will believe all this? Don't&#xA;  the people know the way the sorcerers talk? Don't they know the&#xA;  enchanters and the way they conduct their business? Are they unaware&#xA;  of poetry and of. the states of madness? Which of these accusations&#xA;  sticks to Muhammad (upon whom be Allah's peace) by exploiting which&#xA;  you would turn the people's attention away from him? Look! I will tell&#xA;  you how to deal with him.&quot; Then he left Makkah for Iraq and managed to&#xA;  get from there legends and tales about the kings of Iran and Rustam&#xA;  and Isfandyar and started to arrange tale-telling parties to distract&#xA;  the people from the Qur'an and to absorb them in the tales. (Ibn&#xA;  Hisham. vol. I, pp. 320-321)&lt;/strong&gt;. The same tradition has been cited by&#xA;  Vahidi in Asbab un Nazul on the authority of Kalbi and Muqatil. And&#xA;  according to Ibn 'Abbas, Nadr had bough singing girls also for the&#xA;  purpose. Whenever he heard that someone was coming under the Holy&#xA;  Prophet's influence, he would impose a singing girl an him with the&#xA;  instruction: &quot;Feed him and entertain him with your songs so that he is&#xA;  absorbed in you and distracted from the other side.&quot; This was the same&#xA;  device which the arch-criminals of the nations have been employing in&#xA;  every age. They try to get the common people so absorbed in fun and&#xA;  sport and musical entertainment's in the name of culture that they are&#xA;  left with no time and sense to attend to the serious problems of life,&#xA;  and in their heedlessness they do not even feel what destruction they&#xA;  are being driven to.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; The same commentary of lahv al-hadith has&#xA;  been reported from a large number of the Companions and their&#xA;  immediate followers. '&lt;strong&gt;Abdullah bin Mas'ud was asked, 'What does lahv&#xA;  al-hadith mean in this verse ?&quot; He said thrice emphatically. 'By God!&#xA;  it means singing.&quot; (Ibn Jarir, Ibn Abi Shaibah. Hakim, Baihaqi)&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;  Similar traditions have been reported from scholars like 'Abdullah&#xA;  bin' Abbas, Jabir bin 'Abdullah, Mujahid, 'Ikrimah, Said bin Jubair,&#xA;  Hasan Basri: and Makhul. Ibn Jarir, Ibn Abi Hatim and Tirmidhi have&#xA;  related on the authority of Hadrat Abu Umamah Baheli that the Holy&#xA;  Prophet said, &quot;It is not lawful to buy and sell and trade in singing&#xA;  girls nor is it lawful to take their price.&quot; In another tradition, the&#xA;  last sentence is to the effect: ... it is unlawful to eat their price&quot;&#xA;  . Yet another tradition from Abu Umamah is to the effect: To teach&#xA;  music to slave-girls and to trade in them is not lawful and their&#xA;  price is forbidden.&quot; AII these Ahadith also elucidate that the verse&#xA;  containing lahv al-hadith was sent down in this very connection. Qadi&#xA;  Abu Bakr Ibn al-'Arabi has related in the Ahkam alQur'an a Hadith from&#xA;  Hadrat 'Abdullah bin Mubarak and Imam Malik on the authority of Hadrat&#xA;  Anas, saying, that the Holy Prophet said: 'He who hears the song of a&#xA;  singing-girl in a musical concert, will have molten lead poured into&#xA;  his ear on the Day of Judgment&quot; (In this connection, one should also&#xA;  note that the culture&quot; of music in those days flourished almost&#xA;  entirely through the slave-girls: Free women had not yet become&#xA;  &quot;artists&quot; . That is why the Holy Prophet spoke about trading in&#xA;  slave-girls, and described their wages and earnings as their price.&#xA;  and used the word qaynah for the singing-girl, which is specifically&#xA;  used for a slave-girl in Arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, after reading all this tafsir, coming back to your question, &lt;strong&gt;should we include tv shows or series into this idle talk definition or not?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember once i talked about this with a sheikh and what he said was that &lt;strong&gt;yes this also includes in lahv-al hadis&lt;/strong&gt;, not that intensely as of listening to girls singing and music etc. But he told me that these all talk shows which have discussions for hours which are of no use, we leave many important things because of them, sometimes even salaah, we don't read quran and we listen to them, and just to make ratings and make people fight on their shows so their show can get popular, these all kind of things are included in this. &lt;strong&gt;Until or unless those are constructive and about the topics knowing about and discussing about which will benefit you in any way. And you are not missing your salaah etc because of them.&lt;/strong&gt; He explained me the detailed meaning of word لھو which i don't remember exactly, but what i remember is that i was convinced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T17:57:50.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31419" CreationDate="2016-06-11T18:09:51.177" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short no, &lt;strong&gt;this is haraam&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why? because:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;having a fixed percentage from the capital with a guarantee of the capital is forbidden, &lt;strong&gt;since it is like a loan that gives profit, and this is a form of Riba.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We should have faith in Allah, and invest only in permissible ways, he is al-Raziq, and is responsible to feed you, you have your RIZQ written, and you will get it, one way or the other, now it's on you how you want to get it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah will find a way out for those who are mindful of Him. And will&#xA;  provide for them from an unexpected source.&lt;/strong&gt; Quran 65: 2-3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the person should immediately back-off any such investment, and invest in proper way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T18:09:51.177" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32691" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32688" CreationDate="2016-06-11T19:10:40.687" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am Muslim and from Iran.  Here, We say because the country is Islamic republic and we have rules that are written according to Islamic rules, so everyone should wear hijab.  So It's because of the country law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17207" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-09T13:10:25.433" LastActivityDate="2016-07-09T13:10:25.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32681" CreationDate="2016-06-11T19:16:59.743" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not every kind of music is called &quot;HARAM&quot;.  What makes a music &quot;HARAM&quot; is not who songs or who plays music.  It is the feeling and somehow the imagination that comes through it.  For example in Iran, According to Ruhullah Khomeini's thoughts, a music that is made to honor the ones who lost their bodies in war for islam, is halal.  But the music which describes the beauty of a girl, or the music which a women sings, is Haram. They say women have to sing somehow in the background when the main singer is a man.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17207" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T19:16:59.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32693" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-11T23:03:59.223" Score="3" ViewCount="1487" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a couple have marital relations then fall asleep and wake up at sehar time, if they start fasting at sehar time without gusl is their fast considered invalid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If their fast is considered valid and the couple still haven't made gusl till Zohr (Dhohr) is their fast still considered valid? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this situation what should the couple do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please explain in detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17210" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-13T04:55:27.420" LastActivityDate="2017-05-13T01:14:17.717" Title="Does &quot;not performing gusl&quot; have any effect on one's fast?" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32688" CreationDate="2016-06-11T23:45:18.060" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, whether a woman is Muslim or not, the Islamic law says her entire body is nakedness, except the face, hands, and feet. Muslim or not. It is best for her to cover. The proof is in Quran and Hadeeth about a woman's dress. It did not differentiate between Muslim or not. This is why in Islamic countries, all women must wear Hijab, like Saudi Arabia, Iran.  Muslim or not.  Even transgender women, in Iran and Indonesia for example, must wear Hijab. It is not disrespectful to Islam for a non-Muslim to cover, it's in fact most preferred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17212" LastEditorUserId="2729" LastEditDate="2016-10-11T13:45:17.603" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T13:45:17.603" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32695" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31114" CreationDate="2016-06-11T23:56:20.193" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nabi Muhammad* lived in a place that yes they believed in the one true God. But they also believed in the lesser gods as well as Jehovah, I.e. Allah- like Eloh in Hebrew. The people , some assumed that Jehovah was too far away to be concerned wit there life so they assumed the lesser Gods would do for them. Reason how they even know about GOD is that Arabs, being brethren to Jews, had the same God. Over time, Arabs got introduce to other gods and some except them. Over time , more and more other gods were excepted an this made the Arabs pagan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17212" LastActivityDate="2016-06-11T23:56:20.193" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31114" CreationDate="2016-06-12T00:01:52.483" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Also Muhammad * knew believed, that Jesus was messenger of the lord God. He didn't believe or think Jesus was Gods son or incarnation of God on earth. Nor did he believe in crucifixion of Jesus so no he wasn't ever Christian. Also he didn't pray in Hebrew or do any of the religious customs of orthodox Judaism. So he's not ever Jewish. He was a Hanif, of or pertaining to Abraham faith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17212" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T00:01:52.483" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32697" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32713" CreationDate="2016-06-12T00:08:13.890" Score="0" ViewCount="242" Body="&lt;p&gt;I been living with my wife family due to financial issues and (that my Mrs wanted me to move abroad for her education which is delayed since then till now due to many things) we had 2 times fight in which the families got involved. Now I see myself degraded in there eyes, I felt that because I see a lot of involvement in my relation and how they respond to me e.g. Whatever I say are felt on deaf years e.g my wife brother is younger then me and feel he is elder then me e.g. His response to me is very causal. Today my kid was in his arms crying, I told him to give it me. But despite replying me or giving it to me. He went and gave the baby to the mom. Much like this, things has happened in past and is happening. My Mrs say he is shy or he don't want to disturb you but I feel rudeness from my in laws, another example of me and Mrs is that I told her once while on family picnic that we need to eat the food here on pier but she resisted to go on and have it together with her family which she talked miles and ended up being no where as they were on other side. So another example of being ignored. Now this behaviour of my in laws and Mrs had shocked me, because tomorrow they will do like this in front of my kid when he is more sensible. &#xA;A little background, I got married while mother in law got divorced. The reason was she took a step to get her daughter married whereas the dad didn't think I was right guy (although dad left the family 2 years back, like ran away), I shifted to another country to help my wife with her studies and she persuaded me, but that didn't took place either coz she was carrying a child and she told me she can't do it. Later she helped her brother set up a fast food which was closed due to my in laws ego as to needing money. During which I was ignored and so was my child and her exams too again got delayed. She gave me a reason that &quot;I need to do this for my kid&quot;, although my in laws are very sharp in defending themselves up and getting hyper whether is be a Islamic talk, or telling them right thing, or like I mentioned above.&#xA;The reason of this post is that I am almost had burnout in my marriage due to these reason and really stay stressed as to why I am not being listened too or obeyed and from my thread you may have seen I m not a talker or do argument. But now I really want to know Islamic way to fix my marriage as I see it going down badly in terms on decision and maybe her parents story repeating with me.&#xA;Is going away better for me? Should I do istakhara to ask Allah what is better for me (even though I don't know what to ask) or should i talk to some Imam.&#xA;P.s - The thread might sound a little personal but I couldn't find a way to open up. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastActivityDate="2017-07-02T17:12:28.190" Title="Best way to save a marriage which has differences" Tags="|quran|hadith|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32699" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17326" CreationDate="2016-06-12T00:19:20.607" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A person must have diagnosis from psychologist that they are transgender and therefore it is a medical condition the person suffers and deserve surgery to fix then. If a boy has surgery to come a girl, will it still be wrong for them to beautify the face, when Allah says the face is allowed for adorement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17212" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-02T14:02:35.273" LastActivityDate="2016-07-02T14:02:35.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32700" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32705" CreationDate="2016-06-12T01:19:42.117" Score="2" ViewCount="3737" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to offer the two Sunnah rakat at the Fajr while congregation prayer of the fardh is going on?  Please give some clarification and references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15406" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T15:45:18.130" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T15:45:18.130" Title="Is it permissible to offer Sunnah prayer while Fajr congregation prayer is going on?" Tags="|salat|fajr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32702" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32653" CreationDate="2016-06-12T04:30:29.223" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Abbas narrated: &quot;A red velvet cloth was placed in the grave of the&#xA;  Prophet.&quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/10/84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not cultural and Grave of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him has been covered by the covering for years,Some other prophets graves and Awlia graves are also covered by the sheets It is the way to show reverence too ,,see the inside view of Roza Rasool peace be upon him and green covering.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/prgIl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/prgIl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ja'far bin Muhammad narrated that: His father said: &quot;The one who made&#xA;  the Lahd in the grave of the Messenger of Allah was Abu Talhah. And&#xA;  the one who placed the velvet cloth under him was Shuqran a freed&#xA;  slave of Messenger of Allah.&quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/10/83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned in Raddul Mukhtar that is allowed to put the cloth on the grave of a wali or pious person so people are more respectful when vsiting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T04:30:29.223" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32693" CreationDate="2016-06-12T06:14:18.327" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Waking up after Fajr without ghusl in Ramadan has no impact on your fasting, keep fasting as normal, as Um Salamah said: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him may wake up Junub of intercourse, and he did not break the fast and did not compensate. narrated by Muslim.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the couple need to :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do ghusl&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pray Subh (Fajr) (Kadaa)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pray Duhr&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Advise: It is  &lt;strong&gt;Mustahab&lt;/strong&gt; for muslim husband and wife to do wudoo after intercourse if he wants to sleep without ghuls, and that is stated in the Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T06:14:18.327" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24591" CreationDate="2016-06-12T08:46:48.863" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you need to do anything for the sake if Allah s.w,  It is better to leave behind all those seem to have doubt on them and do as most comfortable things. A Muslim girl is not allowed to pray while their legs are not well covered. If thats so, then how about neck,? How about showing their figure by wearing a tight clothes. It is not allowed to show up their parts of their body direct or indirect way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haraam is Haraam. A muslim girl is allowed to wear a kind of clothes if and only if it is covered with an allowed clothes over it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among the reason of prayers is for us to meet and talk to Allah indirect.... Would anyone like to meet Allah that way Allah told you its Haraam.?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allahu a'alam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17200" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-29T11:27:03.293" LastActivityDate="2017-09-29T11:27:03.293" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32700" CreationDate="2016-06-12T08:51:41.077" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First i should tell that &lt;strong&gt;some scholars moslty Hanafi are on the view that it is permissible to do so, and they even encourage it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And they quote some references like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Masood(ra) came and the Imam was in the Fajr prayer. He performed&#xA;  the sunnah prayer behind a pillar and then joint the Imam. (I’la&#xA;  al-sunan 7/101)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;main reason&lt;/strong&gt; is that they say that sunnah of fajr cannot be prayed after farz prayer.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But the right view is that these sunnah can be performed after farz&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The &lt;strong&gt;Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) saw me performing two&#xA;  Rak'ah of prayers after finishing the Fajr&lt;/strong&gt; prayer He asked: 'What are&#xA;  these two Raka'h?' &quot;What is this prayer?&quot; I said: 'O Messenger of&#xA;  Allah! &lt;strong&gt;I did not perform the two Raka'h that precede the prayer of&#xA;  Fajr, so I performed them now&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; [ Ahmad , Abu Dawood and al-Tirmizi ].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) did not make any comment. So, the silence of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) proves that it is permitted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For details see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=220702&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, &lt;strong&gt;the correct view about the question being asked is that it is not right to offer sunnah or nafal prayer after iqqamah.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurayrah  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  him narrated that the&#xA;  Prophet , said: “&lt;strong&gt;When the Iqaamah for prayer is said, there is no&#xA;  prayer except the prescribed prayer&lt;/strong&gt;.” [Muslim and others]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;The Iqaamah for the Fajr prayer was being called and the Prophet &#xA;  sallallaahu  alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) saw&#xA;  a man praying while the person who calls the Athaan was calling the&#xA;  Iqaamah, so he  sallallaahu  alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt&#xA;  his mention ) told him: ''Are you performing the Fajr prayer four&#xA;  Rak'ahs?&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; [Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, these two are from Sahi muslim, which means these hadees are sahi. And it clearly states that there is no other prayer after iqaamah, except prescribed prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also &lt;strong&gt;Bukhari entitled a chapter in his Sahih with the title: &quot;Only compulsory prayer after Iqama&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, these evidence from SAHI muslim are more reliable and have direct saying and doing of prophet muhammad (sallallaahu  alayhi  wa  sallam) rather than the less authentic ahadees presented like the first one from I’la al-sunan and which tells practice of some sahaba, not direct orders and actions of prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, at-least i will go with more authentic ahadees, and direct orders of Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) rather than going with less authentic ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T08:51:41.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23075" CreationDate="2016-06-12T09:23:27.137" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A fire with smoke is the fire as we know it (candle, stove, furnace, engine, campfire, stars, etc.). When anything is set to fire, it starts burning and spreads smoke by consuming its fuel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is smoke? It is the gaseous burnt fuel (CO2, SO2 etc.) which leaves the object that is burning. As the object continues to burn, smoke continues to spread till the object is fully burnt and the object expires.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The phrase &quot;smokeless fire&quot; in Quran is a sign that jinn are not created by the fire that we know. Because otherwise, they would expire (actually, this is also a possibility if we think their expiration is their death). It is a different type of fire that we may never know. From what I understand from the verse (7:27) in Quran is that Shaytan and his tribe (I believe some of the jinns are in this category) can see us (humans) from a point of view that we can't (and we won't be able to) see them. Kind of like the interrogation rooms in police stations, where the suspects can't see what's behind the glass but the officers can see the suspects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider electricity (current caused by the flow of electrons). You can see it when there is a spark or something like a lightning but when it is in its regular flow within the cables, you can't see the electricity. Possibly, just an example to a different type of fire in a sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17173" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T09:23:27.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16315" CreationDate="2016-06-12T11:06:29.143" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although &lt;em&gt;Khawarij&lt;/em&gt; hated Imam Ali (a.s.), but he  buried in secret mainly because of &lt;em&gt;bani umayyah&lt;/em&gt;. The reason for this claim is that: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1-&lt;em&gt;bani umayyah&lt;/em&gt; also hated Imam Ali (a.s.)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2- After &lt;em&gt;bani umayyah&lt;/em&gt; overthrew,  the burial place revealed. in that time &lt;em&gt;Khawarij&lt;/em&gt; were not completely exterminated.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;Sheikh Mofid&lt;/em&gt; claims this fact in Al-Ershad, too. You know Farsi, so I give &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlebayt.porsemani.ir/content/%D8%A2%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%AD%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B9-%D9%85%D8%AE%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%9F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt; for you and others who know Farsi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4672" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-06-12T12:39:49.740" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T12:39:49.740" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32708" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-12T13:09:37.270" Score="-4" ViewCount="256" Body="&lt;p&gt;I find it contradictory that Muslims claim that Islam is the religion of peace yet they attacked Iran (Sassanid kingdom), killed millions of people, took Iranian women and sold them as sex slave. Is there a sound and logical explanation of this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17219" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T18:02:22.360" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T18:02:22.360" Title="Why did Muslims attack Iran?" Tags="|history|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-06-13T14:34:34.073" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32710" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32714" CreationDate="2016-06-12T13:31:31.983" Score="3" ViewCount="377" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/251&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:251&lt;/a&gt; is as follows: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So they defeated them by permission of Allah , and David killed&#xA;  Goliath, and Allah gave him the kingship and prophethood and taught&#xA;  him from that which He willed. And if it were not for Allah checking&#xA;  [some] people by means of others, the earth would have been corrupted,&#xA;  but Allah is full of bounty to the worlds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly did Allah taught to David in this verse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15779" LastEditorUserId="15779" LastEditDate="2020-03-23T10:17:29.383" LastActivityDate="2020-03-23T10:17:29.383" Title="What did Allah teach David in Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 251?" Tags="|quran|surat-al-baqarah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16294" CreationDate="2016-06-12T13:33:42.610" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;what if someone else falls ill or injured and you have to look after them and you could not do it while fasting (low energy level) ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;La iqraha fiddin. &#xA;My understanding is any condition that means harm will come from your fast then it means conditions are relaxed (God is oft forgiving)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;main thing is niat, that you do sincerely want to fast but a factor beyond your control stops you so you intend to make up for it later. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17221" LastEditorUserId="17221" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T10:28:40.637" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T10:28:40.637" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32697" CreationDate="2016-06-12T14:23:06.287" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a Muslim husband you have responsibilities, among them (not all) is :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spending&lt;/strong&gt;: what you need to provide the wife of food and housing, even if she is rich, Allah says in Al-Baqarah (233) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Upon the father is the mothers' provision and their clothing according&#xA;  to what is acceptable&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Habitation&lt;/strong&gt;: a wife's right, which is that her husband will create a dwelling on his means and ability, as Allah mentioned in Surat &lt;em&gt;Al Talaq (6)&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allow them to reside where you reside, according to your means&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As stated by previous comment this is more of experience rather than Islamic, the following applies to many cultures&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Women will lose interest in marriage if she looks down at her husband (this applies to her family also), one of the important things that makes a wife respect her husband, is his ability to establish the family home and live independently.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some wives (or wife's family) will still look down at the husband if his contribution to the family is less than his wife's.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In all cases, and as you were advised in previous comment you need to try your best to move out with your family.&#xA;Move back to the country were you can better perform your duties as husband and father, wife's education or helping her family are not the first priority, focus on having a normal family situation (having your independent home and being in-charge).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I sensed in the question a focus on the consequences and less focus on  the main problem (financial issues), you would not go through most of the issues you have if you are not living with your wife's family, so initially focus on improving your financial position, side by side with moving out even to a simple home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ask Allah to help you fulfill your duties, hence to fix your situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastEditorUserId="17162" LastEditDate="2016-07-03T16:56:51.287" LastActivityDate="2016-07-03T16:56:51.287" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32710" CreationDate="2016-06-12T14:57:12.713" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's explained in other verses of Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;chanting the psalms (Azzaboor), thus he is example for the perfect reciting that mountains and birds where affected by his recitation. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Adaptation of iron and making shields &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Judging&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The most important one is he learned about Allah(knowing Allah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(And Allah knows best).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T14:57:12.713" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32708" CreationDate="2016-06-12T15:00:11.747" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think that u're really looking for an answer. But anyway, I answer this question without my own thoughts and just with Reasons and logic.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Muhammad wrote a letter to the king of persians ( He was called &quot;Khosro-Parviz&quot; ) and the letter was started with something like this : &quot;In the name of God ... from Muhammad the prophet of god to the great king of persia&quot; u see that he called the king properly and the letter was not to insult persians.  But the king of persia ripped the letter because it was started with the name of god not his name ! So that's why they attacked Iran and let me say that Muhammad always said good things about iranians and their science. And also, What the society of arabs thought about the iranians is not exactly what Muhammad thought about Iranians. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17207" LastEditorUserId="17207" LastEditDate="2016-06-12T15:20:18.127" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T15:20:18.127" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32716" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-12T16:38:51.567" Score="2" ViewCount="273" Body="&lt;p&gt;السلام عليكم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is some units of volume measurement such as Sa'a (صاع), Mudd (مد), or Ratl (رطل). My question is, according to Ja'fari fiqh:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A مد is equal to how much رطل (in Iraqi ratl and Madinan ratl)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How much Litre(s) a Sa'a, Mudd, and Ratl if we convert them into Litre?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16198" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T14:11:32.587" Title="صاع and مد According to Ja'fari Fiqh" Tags="|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32717" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-12T17:13:59.780" Score="1" ViewCount="2043" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,&#xA;I have been browsing the internet for Shafii scholars who have their own QA fatwa website but unforgettably only found one or two inactive ones. is there any online fatwa QA website for Shafi Fiqh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15595" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-01T21:03:06.040" LastActivityDate="2018-01-01T21:03:06.040" Title="Is there any online fatwa QA website for Shafi Fiqh?" Tags="|fiqh|fatwa|internet|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32721" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-12T20:20:39.353" Score="0" ViewCount="205" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the process of repentance? I know about the feeling of regret and the resolve to never repeat the sin again that form the basis of repentance but is there a prayer that has to be said by a muslim who has blashphemed or is it just enough to say astaghfirullah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17228" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T21:02:26.670" Title="How to repent from apostasy?" Tags="|tawba|apostasy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-07-19T08:41:15.370" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32722" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30698" CreationDate="2016-06-12T20:25:42.607" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;jinn can be captured, but to capture the jinn in bottle is just fiction. First of all one should not try to captured jinn if they didn't disturb him. If one try to capture them without any precautions and correct method of capturing, the jinn may get anger and destroy one's life. It is good to stay away from them. if jinn disturb you just recite three time &quot;ayat-ul-kursi&quot; and blow on your hands and rub  over your whole body. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16411" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T20:25:42.607" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31293" CreationDate="2016-06-12T20:48:07.497" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gold or other metals are prohibited for man to wear not to carry. Anything which circles around body part is come under the definition of clothes and jewellery. Ring, garland or other things are jewellery because they circle around your body. if a man wear gold is forbidden but not to carry it up. if the tool is in round shape and you put it on your fingers or arm, this would come under definition of jewellery now it is forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16411" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T20:48:07.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32724" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30698" CreationDate="2016-06-12T21:00:16.263" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Djin means a hidden creature. I am also a Djin for you at this time in one sense as i am hidden from you right now. So can you capture me ? Yes i guess. Just a proper planning is required to capture me. This world is so mysterious. Full of mysteries and many things are hidden from human eyes. Through proper planning you can have control on such things but i am not sure what proper planning is required for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further i would like to tell two scientific theories that will shed some light on this issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.There are some factors around us like infra sound and electromagnetic field  that may cause visual disturbance and you may see the things that actually do not exist. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.There are some physical exercises to make you physically strong as you know  same like that there are also some mental exercises designed to make your mind strong. If you will do those mental exercises then probably you can do something that is unusual. Many Muslim Sufis, Jewish Rabbis, Christian priests, Hindu Pandits are Buddist monks are good at it. It certainly does not determine how much close someone is to God as anyone can get a proper training to get that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that i can not tell you further about Djins because of lack of knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17229" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T21:00:16.263" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32725" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32721" CreationDate="2016-06-12T21:02:26.670" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran says that only good deeds can compensate the evil deeds so try to compensate like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17230" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T21:02:26.670" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5463" CreationDate="2016-06-12T21:34:00.180" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word lord* is not correct word to be used in the translation(in my opinion) ,thats an english word with pagan roots&#xA;According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, the etymology of the word can be traced back to the Old English word hlāford which originated from hlāfweard meaning &quot;loaf-ward&quot; or &quot;bread keeper&quot;, reflecting the Germanic tribal custom of a chieftain providing food for his followers.[3] The appellation &quot;lord&quot; is primarily applied to men, while for women the appellation &quot;lady&quot; is used.[citation needed] However, this is no longer universal: the Lord of Mann, a title currently held by the Queen of the United Kingdom, and female&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should not be used in translation of QUR'AN (again in my opinion)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17231" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T21:34:00.180" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32727" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-12T23:20:06.483" Score="2" ViewCount="154" Body="&lt;p&gt;I suffer from type one diabetes and I am having exam in this week in uni. I am currently fasting and I have a problem: if I am not feeling quite well in exam, it would cost me a a lot. I was wondering if you give me an advice to make my decision: Can I break my fast on the day of the exam due to my poor health condition?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17233" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T23:49:38.557" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T23:49:38.557" Title="Can I break my fast on the day of my exam due to diabetes?" Tags="|halal-haram|sawm|medical|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1841" CreationDate="2016-06-12T23:55:51.470" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nowadays no parents are ready to get a groom on seeing the person belief towards Allah.They see only the status it only applicable to this temporary world not to the permanent world (Janna).I would like to tell one thing to all men and women think about ur life in Janna and take decision of your marriages. The wealth that can't be taken towards the permanent world (Janna)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17235" LastActivityDate="2016-06-12T23:55:51.470" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32729" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-13T06:55:24.103" Score="2" ViewCount="38300" Body="&lt;p&gt;If so why is it ? What if for a person if is a critical source of income and livelihood. What makes this interest haram, especially if the person is not taking the interest by force?please can you provide me with any hadiths and ayats regarding this .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17240" LastActivityDate="2018-12-30T04:09:35.480" Title="Is receiving money as interest from bank deposits haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|hadith|ayah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32687" CreationDate="2016-06-13T08:10:07.310" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The methods of dealing with prisoners varied from one religion to another, and from one community to another, though, what dominated all before emergence of Islam was  cruelty, oppression and injustice, despite the prevalence of those methods in dealing with the prisoners, but the Messenger of Allah did not contradict his morals and nature when he dealt with them, the Messenger of Allah did not look at them at all as they wanted to eliminate the Islamic entity in all its aspects by killing the messenger and extermination of Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dealing with prisoners of Badr&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let us look at the life of the Messenger of Allah to realize the greatness of his character in dealing with the prisoners, similar to what he did to the prisoners of Badr; it is well known that the battle of Badr was the first battle between Muslims and infidels, and victory was for Muslims although they were few in number and lack arms. Besides the victory they captured seventy from the infidels. The Messenger of Allah consulted his companions what to do with them? Narrated by Omar bin al-Khattab saying: Abu Bakr said: O Messenger of Allah, these are the cousins, the clan and brothers of Muslims, and I see that we take the ransom from them, and what we get from them will be support for us against the infidels, and Allah may guide them and make them support for us (if they become muslims). The Messenger of Allah said: &quot;what you see, O Ibn al-Khattab?&quot; He said:  what I see is not what Abu Bakr said, but I see that you give me (and named one of the captives who is a relative of Omar) so I strike his neck, and give Akil to Ali so he will strike his neck (kill him), and give Hamza his brother to smite his neck; so Allah knows that it is not in our hearts relentlessly to the heathens, and these are their imams and their leaders. Messenger of Allah liked what Abu Bakr said, and did not like what I said (Omar) and he took the ransom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The amount of ransom has varied according to the status of each prisoner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet exchanged Amr ibn Abi Sufyan with Saad bin Nu'man bin Akal, who was captured by Abu Sufyan while doing Omrah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One prisoner redeemed himself with money, and the Messenger of Allah took into account the condition of each prisoner, some of them paid four thousand dirhams such as Abu Wadaah, and Abu Aziz, his rich mother paid his ransom, and some of them paid One hundred ounces such as Alabas bin Abdul Muttalib, and some of them paid eighty ounces as Aqil bin Abi Talib, was paid for him by Abbas, and some prisoners paid only forty ounces.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who had no money, and knew how to read and write, their ransom was to teach  some Muslims reading and writing; Narrated Ibn Abbas said: There were people at the day of Badr did not have ransom, the Messenger of Allah decided their ransom was teaching the children of the Ansar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some prisoners were released without ransom such Al-Muttalib bin Hntb, and Abu Azza Al-Shaer, and Saifi ibn Abi Refaah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Messenger of Allah treated others well also, such as Suhail bin Amr, he saved his prestige and leadership in Quraish, did not want to insult or maim him, although he was able to, it was Omar Iben Al-Khattab wanted to take off the front teeth of Suhail bin Amr so he never again make speech against prophet Mohammad, but prophet said &quot;I will not maim him so Allah maim me although I'm a prophet&quot;.&#xA;It is obvious that the remaining prisoners were released in less than a year after the Battle of Badr, and what confirms that the infidels in a battle of Ohod did not negotiate on any of captives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The eternal position of the Messenger of Allah with Thamama bin Athaal&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shows the attitude of the Messenger of Allah in dealing with prisoners as in this rare position with Thamama bin Athaal; Thamama bin Athaal was one of the leaders of Bani Hanifa, and had decided to come to the city of Medina to kill the Messenger of Allah, he was captivated, and brought to the Prophet's mosque, what was the reaction of the Messenger of Allah, he said to his companions: &quot;deal with him kindly&quot;. He also said: &quot;Gather what you have of food and give it to him.&quot;, so they were giving him milk from a camel belongs to the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Messenger of Allah treated him with high respect, politeness and amnesty, the Messenger of Allah said: &quot;O Thamama What do you have?&quot; He said: O Mohammed I have the good; If you kill, you kill a man of blood (means of position in his people), and if you please, you please a thankful person, and if you want money, ask and you will get as much as you want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Messenger of Allah left him until the next day, then he said: &quot;What you have Thamama ?&quot; He said, what I said to you, if you please, you please a thankful person, and if you kill, you kill a man of blood, and if you want money, ask and you will get as much as you want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then Messenger of Allah left him until the next day, then he said: &quot;What you have Thamama?&quot; He said, what I said to you, if you please, you please a thankful person, and if you kill, you kill a man of blood, and if you want money, ask and you will get as much as you want. The Messenger of Allah said: &quot;set Thamama free.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He went to  palm trees near the mosque did ghusl (wash-up), then entered the mosque, he said: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is his slave and Messenger, O Muhammad, there was no face on Earth I hate more than your face, your face has become the most beloved face to me, and your religion  was most religion I hate, now your religion has become the most  religion I like, your country was the most hated by me, it has become the best country to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The care of the Messenger of Allah of prisoners&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was a general rule urged by the Messenger of Allah “Be kind to them&quot; . This good treatment ordered by the Messenger of Allah to the prisoners were not just a theory the laws have no application in real life, but it was the many manifestations predictors for hearts filled with compassion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims did not feed prisoners what was left of their food, but they were weeded them the highest quality of their food, and make them eat in accordance with the commandment of the Messenger of Allah them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dealing gentle and soft side with prisoners&#xA;It is the commandments of the Messenger of Allah prominent in dealing with prisoners with kindness, so they can feel the security and peace of mind, the attitude of the Messenger of Allah was responding to the prisoner’s inquiries, not bored or tired of their questions; showing the depth of his mercy, which included all human beings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the greatest interests of  the Messenger of God was the psychological aspects of prisoners in every respect, it appears clearly in times of adversity, and after a private wars, we find the Prophet directs his companions esteemed upscale humanitarian guidance regarding dealing with prisoners from the women and children; he did not allow separating mother and her child ; narrated that Abu Ayyub said: &quot;I heard the Messenger of Allah said:&quot; whoever separates a mother and her son Allah will separate him from his beloved in the day of judgment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One last beautiful story; where the ethics of the Messenger of Allah in dealing with prisoners shows at its best, the Messenger of Allah, looked at captives from bahrain; and saw woman crying; he said: “what makes you cry? &quot; She said: my son was sold in Bani Abs; The Messenger of Allah commanded one to ride and get her son. The man rode and brought him!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of God sent his soldiers to a distant country to bring her son, to rest her mind, and dry her tears!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Collected and translated from an article by Dr. Ragheb El-Sergany&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T08:10:07.310" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32731" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32717" CreationDate="2016-06-13T08:31:39.307" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;How about &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/category/shafii&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt;, else you may seek for scholars with an own website. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;I don't know of any who are still alive or active.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An other option is asking on a site about the Shafi'i view only (like on islamweb.net ...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T08:31:39.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32732" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-13T08:37:21.857" Score="2" ViewCount="1617" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are you allowed to use interest money that you gained from saving accounts towards paying the interest fees for a mortgage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mortgage consists of money I have borrowed to buy a house AND interest money imposed by the bank. If I use my halal work earnings to pay for the cost of the house and use the bank savings interest money to pay for the mortgage interest- would then be allowed? Using interest to pay interest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17170" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-01T21:02:40.580" LastActivityDate="2018-01-01T21:02:40.580" Title="Are you allowed to use saved interest money to pay interest?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|riba|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32734" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32732" CreationDate="2016-06-13T08:53:54.117" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. The interest received has to be paid off in charitable funds&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=90769&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=90769&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13666" LastEditorUserId="13666" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T09:29:12.893" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T09:29:12.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32729" CreationDate="2016-06-13T10:23:48.303" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many references which make it clear that receiving interest in any form is prohibited in Islam. Not using force to earn interest or relying on interest as a source of income do not make interest permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Al-baqarah verse no.275-276:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who devour usury will not stand except as stands one whom the&#xA;  Satan by his touch has driven to madness. That is because they say,&#xA;  &quot;trade is like usury&quot;, but Allah has permitted trade and has forbidden&#xA;  usury&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah will deprive usury of all blessing, and will give increase for&#xA;  deeds of charity, for he does not love any ungrateful sinner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a logical stand-point (although one must exercise caution when applying human logic to religion), I believe earning interest greatly increases the odds of making one a non-contributing partner in the society. If one receives a fixed sum of money just because one already owns some money; it becomes likely that one no longer remains concerned about how the payer earned that sum. However, if one invests that money in some non-interest based opportunity (profit-loss sharing), it is more likely that one will remain engaged in that investment to become profitable and in this manner, will contribute towards the society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, if a person owns a sum of money, they must invest it in a logically sound manner and work for the investment to become profitable to earn a living. Along with that, one must have faith that Allah is the Provider. And Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8743" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T10:23:48.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32737" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35605" CreationDate="2016-06-13T10:25:52.053" Score="3" ViewCount="220" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is violence especially discouraged during Ramadan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've heard people talk about Ramadan as a month that's meant to be peaceful, but I'm worried that they may be Christians who think that if Christmas is supposed to be peaceful, then the same must be true about Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried looking at the &quot;religious practices&quot; and &quot;crime&quot; sections of Wikipedia's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramadan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ramadan&lt;/a&gt; article, but couldn't find anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, are individuals deciding to engage in, or exhorting others to engage in, lesser jihad specifically during Ramadan a modern phenomenon, or did it happen in historical times?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastActivityDate="2024-02-03T14:18:43.937" Title="Is violence especially discouraged during Ramadan? And what about lesser jihad?" Tags="|ramadan|jihad|violence|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32738" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-13T10:34:28.007" Score="0" ViewCount="211" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it a sin if husband divorces his wife with a reason that she was talking and helping with some information to his male friend and his family ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance for your answers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17244" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-10T13:43:38.453" LastActivityDate="2016-07-31T12:54:48.500" Title="Is it a sin if husband divorce a wife?" Tags="|women|talaq|sin|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32740" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-13T12:17:45.720" Score="3" ViewCount="26768" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found this hadith online and wanted to know if its authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith Number 16245, Volume Title: “The Sayings of the Syrians,” Chapter Title: “Hadith of Mu’awiya Ibn Abu Sufyan”:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“I saw the prophet – pbuh – sucking on the tongue or the lips of Al-Hassan son of Ali, may the prayers of Allah be upon him. For no tongue or lips that the prophet sucked on will be tormented (by hell fire)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He (the Prophet) lift up his (al Hassan’s) shirt and kissed his (little) penis..”&#xA;روى أنه صلى الله عليه و سلم قبل زبيبة الحسن أو الحسين&#xA;He (the prophet) kissed the (little) penis of al Hassan or al Husein&#xA;رأيت النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم فرج ما بين فخذي الحسين و قبل زبيبته&#xA;He (the prophet) put Husein’s legs apart and kissed his (little) penis&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another Hadith. Majma al-Zawa’id, Ali ibn Abu Bakr al-Haythami, 299/9 مجمع الزوائد لعلي بن أبى بكر الهيثمي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم فرج ما بين فخذي الحسين و قبل زبيبته&#xA;رواه الطبراني و إسناده حسن&#xA;translated into English: “I saw the Messenger of Allah pbuh putting Husein’s legs apart and kissing his (little) penis.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17082" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-01T21:01:53.497" LastActivityDate="2021-05-23T13:04:50.473" Title="Did our beloved Prophet Muhammad (saw) kiss Hassan &amp; Husein, is this Hadith authentic?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32741" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32768" CreationDate="2016-06-13T13:34:32.013" Score="2" ViewCount="317" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for one who did tayammum (dry ablution) to lead (in prayer) one who is in wudu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17246" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-31T12:47:17.280" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T11:22:35.513" Title="Is it permissible for one who did tayammum (dry ablution) to lead (in prayer)?" Tags="|wudu|tayammum|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32742" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-13T13:35:45.627" Score="2" ViewCount="617" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had $120000 five years ago, saved towards buying a house. Out of which I put $60,000 towards an investment expecting a return. To date, I still have not received any returns nor the total amount back. It does not seem likely that i will be able to recover it soon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The balance has been kept for safekeeping with a member of my family and it is solely for the purpose of buying a house.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What am I obliged to pay for zakaat? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is unlikely that i will be buying a house very soon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17247" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-11T05:56:11.127" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T20:28:03.777" Title="With money saved for buying a house, part of which put towards an investment which has yet to give returns, what am I obliged to pay for zakaat?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32743" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-13T14:32:13.323" Score="4" ViewCount="21362" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, let's say I had a friend who is really good at fighting (or any sort of combat). If I say that he is &quot;a god of war&quot; as a show of respect, is that shirk? I'm not actually saying that he's God, I'm just emphasizing how good he is at fighting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example, if a muslim man was trying to appreciate the beauty of his wife so he calls her a &quot;goddess of beauty&quot;, is he committing shirk? Or if he said something like &quot;She is my goddess&quot; just to emphasize how much he respects her, is that shirk?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in medieval England, some high ranking people used to be called &quot;Lord&quot;. Is that shirk? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2019-03-17T14:53:02.633" Title="Is it shirk to call someone lord/god/goddess as a show of respect?" Tags="|halal-haram|shirk|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32643" CreationDate="2016-06-13T14:44:07.303" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To make things clear&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all i repeat saying that &lt;em&gt;I'm no expert&lt;/em&gt; on this matter and my answer is based on my interpretation of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tech-wd.com/wd/2012/02/12/how-to-choose-the-right-app-of-prayer-times/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; article in Arabic (in addition to other references I found). &lt;em&gt;I try to transmit what I've learnt or understood&lt;/em&gt; as is, so you will see me pointing at critical points and at discussions, but I won't tell you whom might be right or wrong. For example: when it comes to the discussion of the relevant angle for fajr and 'isha timing I'll just transmit the information as precise as I can as different references use different definitions or terms, so I'm not even sure whether it's the same angle they are quoting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note as I said in my comments the views of the madhabs play a role in the difference of the calculation or prayer time. And I'm not sure if and to what extent Muslims in Muslim country use the discussed calculation methods, as they might have a good database due to observations, based on the knowledge of the time ranges or limits for the prayer times according a madhab see for example in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prayer timings for the daily prayers and necessary parameters for the calculation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The easiest two prayer times or at least time &amp;quot;ranges or limits&amp;quot; which are important for us when it comes to prayer times (and those where the different calculation methods mostly agree easily) are the time for sunrise and sunset (&lt;strong&gt;maghrib&lt;/strong&gt;) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%82/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الشروق&lt;/a&gt; و&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الغروب&lt;/a&gt;. Because the calculation formula is well known and is only based on the knowledge of the Longitude (See for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://praytimes.org/calculation/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, you may find the information i give here there also for almost all the timings).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; again for maghrib the shia' view is totally different and would need a special formula, as they say: &lt;em&gt;as long as the redness in the eastern sky appearing after sunset has not passed overhead, Maghrib prayer should not be performed. It is usually taken into consideration by assuming a twilight angle like Maghrib = Dhuhr + T(4).&lt;/em&gt; (Same source as above).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;With the knowledge of these two times one can easily conclude the time of dhor/zuhr prayer as it is the middle of the day between sunrise and sunset.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now when it comes to &lt;strong&gt;'asr&lt;/strong&gt; prayer where we have differences between the madhabs:&lt;br&gt; Hanbali, Shafi'i and Maliki schools do pray 'asr when the length of the shadow of a thing is as long as thing itself, while the Hanafi school prays it when the shadow is twice as long as the thing itself. And for both there is a specific and well known equation to calculate the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The most difficult prayers for the calculation are the times for 'Isha' and Fajr/Sobh prayer: The major problem here is that beside the Longitude the equation needs the Angle of the gradient (or deviation) of the sunbeams زاوية ميلان أشعة الشمس which not only differs from location to location but also from season to season and the more we move away from the equator this deviation changes more dramatically. An other not negligible factor for the calculation is the altitude of your location. But the main Issue with using applications of programs which calculate the prayer times is that this angle is (in almost all applications supposed as) fix, which is a totally wrong assumption, as it is a variable value, as explained: &lt;br&gt;&#xA;For example the method of Um al-Qora: uses an angle of 18.5° for fajr prayer while the ISNA (Islamic Society of North America ) uses 15°. In a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=4034&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;thread discussing the matter&lt;/a&gt; somebody reported a statement of a specialist pretending that a more correct value would be 14° or even better 13.5° unfortunately I couldn't find any explanation or real proof for this statement so far telling us on what basis this angle has been calculated nor where this value applies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The problem with fajr and 'isha'&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; just to let me give a true-to-life example of the significance of such a difference: based on angle calculations of 15° or 18.5° for locations around the Arabic Peninsula, the time difference (error) is of up to 30 min. Which means at some location one may pray fajr or 'isha' 30 minutes earlier than the exact timing (with the wrong value of an angle).&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here a quote for the calculation for 'isha and fajr timing from moonsighting.com&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Above 48.5° (e.g., Vancouver, Canada), the sun does not go 18° below horizon on the longest day of the year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Above 51.5° (e.g., Cambridge, UK), the sun does not go 15° below horizon on the longest day of the year. On other days, Isha calculated at 15° will give Isha time 2.5 hours after Maghrib. This becomes hardship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Above 54.5° (e.g., Copenhagen, Denmark), the sun does not go 12° below horizon on the longest day of the year. On other days, Isha calculated at 12° will give Isha time 3 hours after Maghrib. This is even more hardship, so it is impractical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that the calculation method of Um al-Qora was lately (2008) revised from 19° to 18.5° and before that a revision for the time for 'asr prayer has been made based on &lt;strong&gt;one single&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;quot;measurement&amp;quot; by observation of &lt;strong&gt;one single&lt;/strong&gt; (sent out)  comity!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is exactly this assumption of a fix angle that creates problems, as a fix value could fit for some region of the world better than for an other, while it could be totally wrong elsewhere: So the method of Um al-Qora might apply for the Arabic peninsula but not at all for Europe or North America. On the other hand even if we assume we found a value for that angle which fits for the summer, we might need an other for the winter and maybe even for each couple of months for the same region. Which might lead to errors of up to 90 min (before) the actual prayer time in northern Europe or America, if we fixed that angle according to Um al-Qora for example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hints for the right choice&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So one should chose the right method depending on where one lives: So for example if you live in Saudi Arabia you could use any method even Um al-Qora as the possible errors could only lead you to pray after the actual time instead of before as stated in the example above!&lt;br&gt; For most countries of southern Europe and central Europe the calculation method of Muslim World League would fit with a reasonable level of accuracy which declines the further north one is living (Especially for the two critcial prayer times fajr and 'isha').&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Europe and America one can find some reasonable calculation methods -at least for a season or couple of months in the year- which must be adapted, as they apply only for at most one season. For example in Vancouver (Canada) most known calculation methods declare fajr/sobh prayer 90 minutes before its real time in May!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the best solution is to get time tables or chart which are based on (local) observations of astronomers, which mostly (or hopefully) could be found in mosques. An other possible solution is the use of applications which change/vary this angle with the change of time and season. One of those methods is that one of moonsighting.com and one could easily download a prayer schedule for the whole year from the site (see how they calculate &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.moonsighting.com/how-we.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). And there seem to be an other app called Sky Prayers which uses the same method.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; That some calculation methods instead of using a formula for the  calculation (the deviation angle) of 'isha and fajr prayer times add or subtract a fixed amount of time:&lt;br&gt; Um-al-Qora uses 'isha'= maghrib + 90 min during the year with the exception of 'isha' = maghrib + 120 min during Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://timesprayer.com/c-calculatingprayertimes.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; site only provides calculation formulae in the Arabic (version) but prayer times for a lot of cities world wide.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mageed.com/salat/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;site in Arabic&lt;/a&gt; with bit more difficult and (apparently) precise calculation formulas for the prayer times (maybe only an attempt to make things better). Which seems to defend the Idea that there's no logical reason to reject an angle value of 18° (reference:  Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, P. Kenneth Seidelmann, U.S. Naval Observatory, 1992.) and calculate based on it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally a practical hint: In most local newspapers (at least in Germany) you may find each day a timing for sunrise and sunset if these times are approximately (+- max. 5 min) the same as to what you find on a your prayer chart, then your charts are useful, as I've read on the site of moonsighting.com that maghrib time (sunni) is (theoretical-&amp;gt;should be newspaper value) sunset + 3min or (shia or ja'fari) sunset (theoretical) + 17 min.. So at least for 3 prayers (dhor, 'asr, maghrib) you could be sure that you have a useful timing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I could help to some extent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE&lt;/strong&gt; well I just read &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.fatawa.de/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A9-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%84/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic which shows that -at least- in Germany fiqh scholars and astronomers are encouraged to work together on updated (corrected) prayer time tables for 2017!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-07-19T13:38:09.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32745" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-13T14:45:08.930" Score="4" ViewCount="5915" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is about the Tashahhud in the five time prayers,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;ATTAHIYAATU LILLAHI VAS SALAVAATU VAT TAYYABAATU ; ASSALAMU ALAIKA AYYUHAN NABIYU VA RAHMATULLAHI VA BARKATUHU&quot;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My understanding is that these words &quot;AYYUHAN NABIYU &quot; means that you are directly referring to Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him as if he is MUKHATEB (listener), in other words, calling someone present.Now if this is true and my understanding is correct then I am bit confused, Because Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him is not alive and giving the SEFAT or attribute GOD LIKE adjective being always alive is KUFR and biddah .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like the believe of the religion sect called Barelvi that they believe that Muhammad peace be upon him can hear them and they always send durud like &quot;WA SALATU WASALAM YA RASUL ALLAH&quot; which most scholars consider as Biddah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17174" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-06-13T23:17:15.060" LastActivityDate="2016-06-14T10:34:18.950" Title="Salawat (durud), Sending Salam to Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him during Salat in Tashahhud" Tags="|salat|prophet-muhammad|salawat|divine-attributes|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-06-15T09:52:05.967" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32746" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32745" CreationDate="2016-06-13T16:30:36.553" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Quran we have this two part (or verse):&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#38:72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sad Surah part 71 and 72&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;when your Lord said to the angels, &amp;quot;Indeed, I am going to create a&#xA;human being from clay.So when I have proportioned him and breathed&#xA;into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;what these means ?&#xA;These means our soul is from God soul. and on the other hand we believe that God is always alive. So when we say :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot; ATTAHIYAATU LILLAHI VAS SALAVAATU VAT TAYYABAATU ; ASSALAMU ALAIKA AYYUHAN NABIYU VA RAHMATULLAHI VA BARKATUHU&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we say these to soul of prophet Muhammad not to his body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an example, imagine one of your friends dies accidentally and you say : &amp;quot;I really love you&amp;quot;. do you say this to his dead body or to his soul ? I am pretty sure that you say this to his soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17250" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T16:30:36.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32743" CreationDate="2016-06-13T16:49:25.297" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually in Islam there is difference between God and Allah. Allah is the only God for pray, but God is a general word. And if you use it in the meaning of God it's not shirk but it's better to don't use it. if you use it in the meaning of Allah it is completely Shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17250" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T16:49:25.297" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32749" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-13T18:15:03.113" Score="2" ViewCount="435" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the prescribed time to start fasting from? I have heard that when azan is listened, sahri time is not ended yet. Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16580" LastActivityDate="2016-08-19T11:10:05.797" Title="What is the prescribed time to start fasting from?" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32738" CreationDate="2016-06-13T18:25:23.743" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know divorcing is not a sin but on the other hand I have heard that divorce is the worse halal. In fact it means although divorce is a halal act but this is counted as the worsts Halals. Therefore I think it is not haram or sin to divorce her but it might be suggested a lot to bear even the hard position as much as possible in order not to divorce (as much as I remember). of course you can do more search about it. wallaho a'lamo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17253" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-31T12:54:48.500" LastActivityDate="2016-07-31T12:54:48.500" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32688" CreationDate="2016-06-13T18:52:14.547" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone is trying to be modest or live properly, is it a problem for them to dress modestly in Muslim sort of ways? the answer may be YES. why? because at least observing the apparent forms of Islamic code would be nice, despite observing other practical or beliefs items. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I said that because at least observing Islamic dressing or hijab would have its positive apparent effects on the view of non-mahrams and etc.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17253" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-10T13:43:17.797" LastActivityDate="2016-07-10T13:43:17.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32753" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32741" CreationDate="2016-06-13T19:20:30.063" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As much as I search, I figured out that apparently he can be Imam-al-Jama’a. I said that because I found a similar question/answer as it was saying that ... if he is canonically/Shar’an excused, he can be Imam al Jama’a by Tayamom Badal-al-Qusl. But I think for more being confident you can go to the source below.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://farsi.khamenei.ir/treatise-content?id=42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://farsi.khamenei.ir/treatise-content?id=42&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17253" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T19:20:30.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32754" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32732" CreationDate="2016-06-13T19:27:02.813" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As much as i know, most of interests are riba, and apparently there might be some interests who are paid by the Islamic banks, but the important point is that the contract of Islamic bank should have some specific Islamic rules to make those interests halal otherwise this would be riba and haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you also should know that haram is haram. then if this interest is haram, its using can be haram too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17253" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-31T12:48:45.407" LastActivityDate="2016-07-31T12:48:45.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32755" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32727" CreationDate="2016-06-13T19:28:08.090" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes you can break the fast and can also compensate it as per Quran. Read the following verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Fast for a specified number of days, but if any one among you is ill or on a journey, let him fast the same number of days later. For those who can fast only with extreme difficulty, there is a way to compensate -- the feeding of a needy person. But he who does good of his own accord shall be well rewarded; but to fast is better for you, if you only knew.&quot; Quran 2:184&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its between you and Allah. Decide from your own heart. Other people to whom you are asking may not understand you situation well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17256" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T19:28:08.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32674" CreationDate="2016-06-13T19:33:39.690" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer may be yes and no. In fact apparently your answer would be depend on the part of bank where you intend to work in. I mean in case of working in relevant part jobs of the bank which are relevant to riba acts, then you must avoid it otherwise your income would be haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also you should don't forget that you mustn't find a haram job by justifying yourself that there is no other way for you to afford the matter. Then you must find a halal work or change your fields (if you are looking for halal income and jannah (heaven)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17253" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-10T13:44:19.610" LastActivityDate="2016-07-10T13:44:19.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32757" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32655" CreationDate="2016-06-13T19:48:48.870" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran is not a book of science. Its a book of literature so it covers all aspects including some scientific facts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alot has been written and said on the topic of Quran and Science. You can find much stuff on this on internet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17256" LastActivityDate="2016-06-13T19:48:48.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32745" CreationDate="2016-06-13T22:30:59.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See these ahadith which would In Sha Allah clarify your doubt ,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏&quot;‏ أَكْثِرُوا الصَّلاَةَ&#xA;  عَلَىَّ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَإِنَّهُ مَشْهُودٌ تَشْهَدُهُ&#xA;  الْمَلاَئِكَةُ وَإِنَّ أَحَدًا لَنْ يُصَلِّيَ عَلَىَّ إِلاَّ عُرِضَتْ&#xA;  عَلَىَّ صَلاَتُهُ حَتَّى يَفْرُغَ مِنْهَا ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ&#xA;  وَبَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ وَبَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَرَّمَ&#xA;  عَلَى الأَرْضِ أَنْ تَأْكُلَ أَجْسَادَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ فَنَبِيُّ&#xA;  اللَّهِ حَىٌّ يُرْزَقُ ‏.‏ &#xA;  It was narrated from Abu Darda’ that the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Send a great deal of blessing upon me on&#xA;  Fridays, for it is witnessed by the angels. No one sends blessing upon&#xA;  me but his blessing will be presented to me, until he finishes them.”&#xA;  A man said: “Even after death?” He said: “Even after death, for &lt;strong&gt;Allah&#xA;  has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of the Prophets, so the&#xA;  Prophet of Allah is alive and receives provision&lt;/strong&gt;.’”(Ibn majah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dawud said Marwan [ibn al-Hakam] One day saw a man placing his face on&#xA;  top of the grave of the Prophet.He said: &quot;Do you know what you are&#xA;  doing?&quot; When he came near him, He realized it was Abu Ayyub&#xA;  Al-Ansari.Then he said: &quot;Yes; I came to the Prophet, not to a&#xA;  stone.(Ahmad,Tabarni,Ibn Hibban,Al Hakim,Ibn Tayyimia in al-muntaqa)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamah believe that Prophets are alive in their graves as mentioned in hadith similarly Allah Swt has said about Martyrs that they are alive and dont consider them dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And do not say about those who are killed in the way of Allah , &quot;They are dead.&quot; Rather, they are alive, but you perceive [it] not.(Quran 2:154)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Martyrs are not above the level of Prophets so when they are alive how come we could not assume such about Prophets as well by the above clear hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ibn Hajar alAsqalani (Ra) said in Sharh of Sahi Bukhari &quot;fath ul Bari&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;واحسن من هذا الجواب ان يقال ان حياته صلى الله عليه وسلم في القبر لايعقبها موت بل يستمر حيا والأنبياء احياء في قبورهم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best answer in this context is that Prophet (Peace be upon him) is alive in his grave and death will never reach him , but he will remain alive due to this fact that the Prophets remain alive in their graves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now see this please for more clarification,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: I happened to pass by&#xA;  Moses as he was busy in saying prayer in his grave, and in the hadith&#xA;  transmitted on the authority of 'Isa there is an addition of these&#xA;  words:, I happened to pass on the occasion of the Night&#xA;  journey.&quot;(Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Anas that: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: &quot;I passed by the&#xA;  grave of Musa, peace be upon him, and he was praying in his&#xA;  grave.&quot;(Nasai)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now as you stated about God like attribute &quot;to consider alive as shirk&quot; so regarding this when we consider someone to be alive it is not &quot;Shirk&quot; as we are alive yet but it could be if someone claims that He is alive from the beginning and he was not created later and this is called as &lt;strong&gt;HAADITH&lt;/strong&gt;(Something which was not before but created later) so Allah Swt is from beginning but no body else is like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So everyone and Everything is &quot;haadith&quot; except Allah Swt and His Attributes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shirk Fis Sifaat&lt;/strong&gt; is something when you consider these attributes of Allah Swt for someone else:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- &lt;em&gt;All attributes of Allah Swt are from beginning (Azali)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- All attributes of Allah Swt are forever.(Abadi)*&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- &lt;em&gt;Every Attribute of Allah Swt is infinite.(La mahdood)&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4- &lt;em&gt;All Attributes of Allah Swt are immortal.(Ghair mumkin ul Fana)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5- &lt;em&gt;All Attributes of Allah Swt belong to himself not granted by someother being&lt;/em&gt;.(Zaati)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whereas attributes of Everone other Than Allah swt are not azali means not from the beginning,not forever,limited,mortal and granted by Allah Swt not by itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when someone says Ya Ayyuhan Nabi In tasshahud calling to Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him sending Salam considering alive in grave,it is not considered as Shirk at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;Do you consider or&#xA;  see that my face is towards the Qibla? By Allah, neither your&#xA;  submissiveness nor your bowing is hidden from me, surely I see you&#xA;  from my back.&quot;(Bukhari).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now see this ayah from Surah Taubah verse 128,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا&#xA;  عَنِتُّمْ حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ &lt;strong&gt;رَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ&lt;/strong&gt;       Now,&#xA;  there has come to you a Rasool from among yourselves, the one who&#xA;  grieves at your loss and who is excessively anxious for your success&#xA;  in both worlds, and who is &lt;strong&gt;compassionate and merciful&lt;/strong&gt; towards the&#xA;  believers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now here we see Allah Swt has stated &quot;Rauf&quot;(&lt;strong&gt;رَءُوفٌ&lt;/strong&gt;)  and &quot;Raheem&quot; (&lt;strong&gt;رَحِيمٌ&lt;/strong&gt;) for Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him whereas we know these are the names of Allah swt and his attributes but if the concept and explanation of Shirk fis Sifaat is clear in minds no one would be doubtful as we know that attributes related to Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him is granted by Allah swt ,it was not from the beginning or by himself etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding your other concern sending another kind of salawat to be biddah so what kind of salawat is &quot;Mola Ya salli wasallim daiman abadan&quot; every muslim knows it and recite it very well.Majority of Scholars have said your quoted salawat to be permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could see &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/tag/durood/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; too  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-06-14T10:34:18.950" LastActivityDate="2016-06-14T10:34:18.950" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32688" CreationDate="2016-06-13T22:55:54.987" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;To put this into perspective, I've read articles saying that hijab is not entirely an Islamic teaching. Other religions also promote modesty through wearing a veil, but it is not as widely known as the hijab (or other variations) in Islam. I apologize for not being able to provide a good reference on this matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related to that, we should see modesty as something that does not belong only to Muslim. Modesty is something we embrace in our own life and we share with people of other religions. Thus, having non-Muslims embrace this modesty should not offend us. On the contrary, we should be proud that non-Muslims also embrace this Islamic teaching of modesty. We should even pray that they also embrace Islam in full instead of cherry-picking the things that suit them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17124" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-11T14:57:35.137" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T14:57:35.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32742" CreationDate="2016-06-14T00:17:25.663" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I understand this correctly, you still have $120.000 as your saving. Even though another family member is handling that saving, that saving still belongs to you. Since the amount have fulfilled nishab and the duration of the possesion have fulfilled haul, you stil need to pay zakat for that saving. Because you haven't receive any return and you don't know how many returns you will get, you should only pay zakat for the saving; not the investment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17124" LastActivityDate="2016-06-14T00:17:25.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32762" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-14T05:30:44.123" Score="3" ViewCount="3272" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was advised by an honourable person to chant the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ya Allahu, Ya Rahmanu, Ya Rahim, Ya Rahmatallil Alamin, Ya Shafiul Mudhnibin&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I want to verify its meaning first. First four phrases are familiar to me, but not the fifth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does &lt;em&gt;shafiul mudhnibin&lt;/em&gt; mean? Can it be an attribute of or honourable address for Allah? If yes can you also show me how it is written in Arabic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17265" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-06T22:59:59.770" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T22:59:59.770" Title="What does the attribute of Allah &quot;shafiul mudhnibin&quot; mean?" Tags="|allah|terminology|arabic-translation|dhikr|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32762" CreationDate="2016-06-14T06:26:44.897" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Due to the limitations of transliteration it's hard to tell exactly, but you're presumably asking about the Arabic phrase شفيع المذنبين (&lt;em&gt;Shafi'u-l-Mudhnabin&lt;/em&gt;), which literally means the Intercessor of Sinners, as in someone who acts on the behalf of sinners (e.g. to defend them against the final judgement).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shafi'u-l-Mudhnabin&lt;/em&gt; is a phrase that is sometimes used in reference to the prophet Muhammad, but I've never heard it used as an attribute of Allah Almighty, nor does it really make sense &lt;em&gt;as&lt;/em&gt; such an attribute: It implies that He is going to intercede between the sinners and &lt;em&gt;someone&lt;/em&gt;, but since Allah Himself would be the one who is actually judging the sinners, that means He'd be interceding between the sinners and &lt;em&gt;Himself&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-06-14T06:44:15.347" LastActivityDate="2016-06-14T06:44:15.347" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32762" CreationDate="2016-06-14T06:59:38.003" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is  a more correct transliteration of what you mean:&lt;br&gt; Ya Allahu يا الله, &lt;br&gt; Ya Rahmanu يا رَحْمَنُ or يا رَحْمَان, &lt;br&gt; Ya Rahim يا رَحِيمُ, &lt;br&gt; Ya Rahmatan يا رَحْمَةً lil-'Alamin لِلْعَالَمٍينَ, &lt;br&gt;Ya Shafi'a يا شَفِيعَ l-Mudhnibin المُذْنِبِينَ. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the word &lt;em&gt;Shafia&lt;/em&gt; can be found in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;quran&lt;/a&gt; where it is translated as intercessor or mediate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Mudhnibin or Mudhnibon is a plural of Mudhnib المُذْنِبُ which is the person who committed a sin ذَنْبٌ see for example in the quran (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/40/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;40:3&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/81/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;81:9&lt;/a&gt; ...).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the meaning would be &quot;Oh intercessor of the sinners&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to the meaning شَفِيعٌ Shafi'a can't be a name of Allah, but could be used to reference the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Rahmatan lil 'Alamin refers mostly to our Messenger (Peace be upon him) because of the verse of surat al-Anbiya' (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/21/107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;21:107&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand usually when referring to Allah one does say: Ya ghafir a-dhanb (as in surat ghafir (40:3)) or ya Ghafuru (يا غَفُورُ) ya Rahim (which are both names of Allah). And this is the most correct dua'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this was helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-14T07:15:36.710" LastActivityDate="2016-06-14T07:15:36.710" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32762" CreationDate="2016-06-14T07:11:08.797" Score="-1" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first three parts are correct to Addrees Allah using them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The fourth may be used to Adress Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him), for Allah you already mentioned, &lt;strong&gt;Ya Rahman&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Ya Raheem&lt;/strong&gt; so, these two comprise all meanings of mercy that belongs to Alllah subhanah wa tala, no other words can better describe his mercy, and that how Allah described himself in Surat Al-Fatiha, &lt;strong&gt;so the third part is not OK&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The fourth part seems to be a wrong spelling, it seems to be meant to be “shafiul mothnibeen ”, (شفيع المذنبيبن )and it means (Intercessor of the guilty), and that is supposed to be for prophet Mohammad, and even for Prophet Mohammad I do not see why to call him so, on the day of Judgement he will be the Intercessor for all people, and for believers too to enter Jannah so why shall someone limit that to the guilty, so &lt;strong&gt;the fourth part is not OK to address Allah with&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is not a correct duaa, and there is nothing new in it except for mistakes, please remember no one is more honorable than prophet Mohammad, and no one knows Allah better than him, and no human will address Allah with better duaa than him, so focus on the treasures he left for us in Sunnah, and also what other messengers addressed Allah and mentioned in Quran, these are much more than you can count, use them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Prayers the Prophet , peace be upon him mostly used&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;(O Allah, our Lord! Give us that which is good in this life, that&#xA;which is good in the Hereafter and save us from the torment of the&#xA;Fire.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;'Anas narrated: &quot;The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) would often say: Ya&#xA;    Muqallibal-qulub, thabbit qalbi 'ala dinik('O Changer of the Hearts!&#xA;    Strengthen my heart upon Your Religion.)'  (part of the hadith)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anas narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Be constant with: ‘O&#xA;Possessor of Majesty and Honor (Yā Dhal-Jalāli wal-Ikrām).’”&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of&#xA;Allah (ﷺ) seldom left a gathering without supplicating in these&#xA;terms: &quot;Allahumma-qsim lana min khashyatika ma tahulu bihi bainana&#xA;wa baina ma'sika, wa min ta'atika ma tuballighuna bihi jannataka, wa&#xA;minal-yaqini ma tuhawwinu 'alaina masa-'ibad-dunya. Allahumma&#xA;matti'na biasma'ina, wa absarina, wa quwwatina ma ahyaitana,&#xA;waj'alhul-waritha minna, waj'al tharana 'ala man zalamana, wansurna&#xA;'ala man 'adana, wa la taj'al musibatana fi dinina, wa la&#xA;taj'alid-dunya akbara hammina, wa la mablagha 'ilmina, wa la&#xA;tusallit 'alaina man-la yarhamuna,  (O Allah, apportion to us such&#xA;fear as should serve as a barrier between us and acts of&#xA;disobedience; and such obedience as will take us to Your Jannah; and&#xA;such as will make easy for us to bear in the calamities of this&#xA;world. O Allah! let us enjoy our hearing, our sight and our power as&#xA;long as You keep us alive and make our heirs from our own offspring,&#xA;and make our revenge restricted to those who oppress us, and support&#xA;us against those who are hostile to us let no misfortune afflict our&#xA;Deen; let not worldly affairs be our principal concern, or the&#xA;ultimate limit of our knowledge, and let not those rule over us who&#xA;do not show mercy to us).&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[At- Tirmidhi].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And many others....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-06-14T07:11:08.797" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32766" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1684" CreationDate="2016-06-14T07:23:34.173" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;aoa i think now a days sunset is well determined. if you are standing on water at sea when sun sets in horison at the water level well that is true sunset. we must break fast at the that time. sunset in different months in different countries sure have a lot of light left over. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17266" LastActivityDate="2016-06-14T07:23:34.173" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32767" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32769" CreationDate="2016-06-14T08:12:22.870" Score="4" ViewCount="22068" Body="&lt;p&gt;How a woman can perform her taraweeh at home?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the procedure? I mean, I know that she can recite the surahs she has remembered but is it necessary to follow a specific pattern of surah or what?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16298" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-02T01:45:20.843" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:40:25.893" Title="How a woman can perform her taraweeh at home?" Tags="|ramadan|taraweeh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32741" CreationDate="2016-06-14T09:16:19.237" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically there's no harm if the Imam did tayamum as far as he had reasons for that. As among the reasons of tayamum there might be some kind of illness which doesn't allow him to wash or pure water on his skin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a quote of Ibn Hazm showing the views of scholars on the matter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Hazam said:&#xA;It is permissible for one who has done tayammum to lead in prayer people who have done wudoo’, for one who has done wudoo’ to lead people who have done tayammum, for one who has wiped over his socks to lead those who have washed their feet and for one who has washed his feet to lead people who have wiped over their socks, because each of those whom we have mentioned has done what he is obliged to do. None of them is more taahir (pure) than another, and none of them is more complete in prayer than another. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) enjoined that when the time for prayer comes, the one who has most knowledge of the Qur’aan should lead them in prayer; he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not specify anything other than that. If there had been any obligation other than that which he mentioned, he would have explained it and would not have neglected it – Allaah forbid. This is the view of Abu Haneefah, Abu Yoosuf, Zafar, Sufyaan, al-Shaafa’i, Dawood, Ahmad, Ishaaq and Abu Thawr. That was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas, ‘Ammaar ibn Yaasir and a group of the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them). It is also the view of Sa’eed ibn al-Musayyib, al-Hasan, ‘Ataa’, al-Zuhri and Hammaad ibn Abi Sulaymaan. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/21564&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the Maliki school allow it but consider it as makroh, while the Hanbali school says it would be better if somebody else who has performed the ablution/wudu would lead the prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shia' view is already quoted by Muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here some more sunni references in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/53668&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/130879&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-21T11:22:35.513" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T11:22:35.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32767" CreationDate="2016-06-14T09:43:59.837" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note that in acts of worship -with a general order or prohibition- any thing which applies to men also do so for women, as we are equal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a summary of &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/222751&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can read/recite what ever you memorize from the Quran.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can read/recite from the Mushaf (printed Quran) if  you'd like.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You shouldn't harm your self in standing, so you don't need to prolong or make the prayer lengthy if you can't endure it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For the prayer itself you should perform it two rak'a by two rak'a&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can pray this way (in the sum) 8 rak'a than shaf'a two rak'a followed by a single rak'a of witr which will make it 11 rak'a in the sum or you may end with a sum of 13 rak'a.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that 8 is the amount on which all scholars are in consensus, but some have allowed or chosen 20, some have quoted 36 and according to Imam at-Thirmdihi the highest number of rak'a quoted was 41.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example AFAIK and seen in practice Hanafi's pray the tarawih 20 rak'a divided to 4 by 4 rak'a and end up with a 3 rak'a witr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is based on the sahih hadith (See for example in Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/14/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/177&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/7/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt;, Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/5/77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/20/97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prayer during the night should consist of pairs of rak'ahs, but if one&#xA;of you fears morning is near, he should pray one rak'ah which will&#xA;make his prayer an odd number for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that according &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/139474&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic) you shouldn't follow an Imam neither if you hear it by radio or TV or because the mosque is very close nor you see him on TV.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could also these fatawa in Arabic: on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/112700&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;how to&lt;/a&gt; pray it, is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/54790&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;praying it in more than 11&lt;/a&gt; rak'a bid'ah, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/11872&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;on what basis we pray it&lt;/a&gt; as we do, what scholars say about &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/56413&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;how much one should read/recite&lt;/a&gt;  during a rak'a, see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/66504&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in English: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/9036&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;How many rak'a&lt;/a&gt; is taraweh, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/38021&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one again&lt;/a&gt; on the amount of rak'a and whether this prayer is bida'ah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, feel free to ask or check our site by searching via the &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/taraweeh&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;taraweeh&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;taraweeh&lt;/a&gt;-tag&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-04T17:40:25.893" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:40:25.893" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32770" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-14T10:04:31.643" Score="2" ViewCount="1415" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I was working out, I suddenly felt a strange feeling down. At first, I thought that it is coming from my abdomen, but then I realised that sexual tension was building up, so I stopped doing this exercise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After reading about this a little on the internet, I realised that the reason for this is because the exercise was exercising the core and putting pressure on the pelvis region, stimulating the prostate gland and building up sexual tension.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it permissable to do such an exercise, provided that my intention is not masturbation? What if 'maniy' was released?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17268" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T06:42:18.260" LastActivityDate="2016-10-19T06:42:18.260" Title="Is it permissible to exercise if it stimulates the prostate, building up sexual tension?" Tags="|sex|masturbation|morality|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32771" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-14T12:38:54.010" Score="12" ViewCount="961" Body="&lt;p&gt;To my knowledge, 'Sunni' and 'Shia' are not so much 'religious' sects as both agree and follow the Quran-- their differences stem from &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;historical legacy and &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;as a result of historical legacy, a difference in interpretation and understanding of Sharia. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a result, both follow a different set of sources for The Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Logically, how can Muslims rely on Hadith, when there are two different sources? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17270" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-06T10:43:22.047" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T08:41:02.280" Title="How can the Hadith be reliable when Sunnis and Shia follow different points of reference?" Tags="|sharia|quran|hadith|shia-sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32772" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-14T12:54:35.890" Score="3" ViewCount="1436" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently, I have been having a lot of doubts about whether I am pure or not. The other day, I went to sleep for about an hour and after a few minutes of waking up, I went to the toilet and found a very small mark on my pants. I Did not know if this was urine or water or madhi. I don't remember having a wet dream or sperm release so I just washed it off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But now, I keep having doubts about  whether I am pure or not. I am worried because I prayed and fasted in that state. Will my fast and prayers be accepted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17271" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2019-11-06T09:09:36.007" LastActivityDate="2019-11-06T09:09:36.007" Title="What should I do if I am doubting whether I am pure or not?" Tags="|fiqh|taharah|nocturnal-emission|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32773" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-14T13:28:41.453" Score="2" ViewCount="178" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam-0-Aliakum . I am a Blogger and i want to start a news website where i will provide recent talk shows, debates, and information about Politics. Is sharing such type of content halal or haram ? Of course i will be using adsense to earn from the website.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Example Website : siasat.pk&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14478" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-01T21:01:19.767" LastActivityDate="2018-01-01T21:01:19.767" Title="Sharing videos in website is halal or haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|internet|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32772" CreationDate="2016-06-14T13:41:49.830" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If it wasn't semen, you're pure. But if you stay skeptical about being impure, I suggest that you &lt;strong&gt;perform ghusl&lt;/strong&gt; to take all doubts and suspicions away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17150" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-14T08:35:36.450" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T08:35:36.450" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24713" CreationDate="2016-06-14T14:22:35.327" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shirk is applicable only to a believer. &#xA;God created you and if you know this to be a fact then committing shirk youre guilty and hence punished. What can you expect from someone you don't even believe in.&#xA;Don't forget Allah was challenged by satan who said he would lead astray his creation. So after knowing all this you still do shirk then please don't expect mercy as Allah has made it clear he will not forgive. Disrespecting your creator then man up to pay for your stupidy and arrogance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17272" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-07T14:04:18.097" LastActivityDate="2017-09-07T14:04:18.097" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="97" CreationDate="2016-06-14T16:25:13.180" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I suggest to study about the 'wahdat al wujud', which means unity of existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It took me a long time to understand it myself but it was worth it and because of the breadth of content it can not be covered here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In one word,&#xA;I quote from Ghasem Kakaie :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Although the creatures are&#xA;  nonexistence, the Existence (God) has disclosed itself in them' &#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11245-007-9019-7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11245-007-9019-7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17074" LastActivityDate="2016-06-14T16:25:13.180" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32777" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24006" CreationDate="2016-06-14T20:09:09.047" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam-o-alikum. According to Wikipedia at the time of Umar rad-e-yallah hu, old kiswa was cut into pieces and given to hujaj. Hujaj then used it to shelter from heat like umbrella. Their is no proof that it has any significance in Islam. Indeed it raises doubt in the believer heart, and one should avoid it. You can keep it as an antique but not a blessed item. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Umar rad-e-yallah once heard addressing to the hajer Aswad &quot;if I have not seen  Rasoolullah Swallah alay he wa salam kissing you, I would never kissed you as I knew that you are just a stone which can't benefits nor give harm to anyone&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This statement of Umar rad-e-yallah clearly indicated that hajer Aswad can't do anything to anyone, which is part of the wall of Kaaba then how the kiswa piece will do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah give guidance to each and everyone of us.Ameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17276" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-15T05:47:12.407" LastActivityDate="2016-06-15T05:47:12.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32778" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-14T20:39:09.920" Score="1" ViewCount="924" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum to all the brothers and sisters. Today I would like to know some of the important prayers to pray or things to do in order to get what I really want from the core of my heart. please help me out. I really want The Almighty Allah to listen to my prayers and I am willing to go to any extent for that.&#xA;Thank you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17075" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-15T05:53:58.447" LastActivityDate="2016-09-15T02:58:09.527" Title="How to make my wishes come true" Tags="|salat|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32781" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-15T00:31:07.410" Score="2" ViewCount="176" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any verses in the Quran about personal protection, any verses that says we need to avoid unnecessary harmful acts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17279" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-23T05:31:28.843" LastActivityDate="2017-05-23T05:31:28.843" Title="Is there any verse in the Quran about personal protection?" Tags="|sunni|self-defense|protection|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32782" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32781" CreationDate="2016-06-15T04:19:16.017" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Two of the popular verses that comes to mind are &lt;strong&gt;Al Baqarah verse 195&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And spend in the way of Allah and &lt;strong&gt;do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction [by refraining].&lt;/strong&gt; And do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good. Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/195&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/2/195&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;strong&gt;An Nisa verse 29&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not consume one another's wealth unjustly but only [in lawful] business by mutual consent. &lt;strong&gt;And do not kill yourselves [or one another].&lt;/strong&gt; Indeed, Allah is to you ever Merciful. Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/4/29&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both verses are usually used as the basis for Muslim to refrain from smoking or any other harmful things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17124" LastActivityDate="2016-06-15T04:19:16.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32783" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-15T04:35:41.503" Score="3" ViewCount="891" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for a Quran recitation (mp3, video, application, website, ...) in Arabic which is just a simple reading of the verses without Tajweed enhancement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17281" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T09:04:12.483" LastActivityDate="2019-02-19T22:45:01.493" Title="Where can I find Arabic Quran recitation resources such as audio without Tajweed?" Tags="|quran|quran-recitation|tajweed|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28314" CreationDate="2016-06-15T04:55:13.500" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;when you are getting married via &quot;ma2zoon&quot; that's the person who's doing the marriage and officially  getting it done, he makes the statement of &quot;zawagtoka....el-bekr el-rasheed&quot; it means &quot;you are getting married to a completely virgin&quot; and so on the other side? if she wasn't virgin she must tell that and the words will be changed if she was married before, not virgin or not? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so this is the first step of marriage in islam that the man have to be knowing if he's getting married to  virgin or not? then what happened if they said &quot;she was virgin while she wasn't&quot; it's your choice if you want to keep her or not, Islam gave you the right the moment you find that she faked info/lied, that you can step back and never start that marriage that you was about to start in the first night.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that trying to create a life for a wife must be based on trust &amp;amp; it's an act of &quot;starting life without hidden info that could destroy my life later&quot; so the girl must never lie about this either the man asked or not, but anyway even if the man didn't ask her that question &quot;ma2zoon, always check and ask to make sure of what he will say&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17282" LastActivityDate="2016-06-15T04:55:13.500" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32785" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32783" CreationDate="2016-06-15T05:45:10.987" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please check these mobile apps:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alisons.quranfirst&amp;amp;hl=en&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;android version&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/quran-first/id900910193?mt=8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ios version&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: It has Quran Arabic text, Translations, Transliteration,audio &amp;amp; Thajweed mark plus lot of functionalities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17185" LastActivityDate="2016-06-15T05:45:10.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32771" CreationDate="2016-06-15T06:53:00.487" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can only give an answer based on the sunni view, so anything i might say about shi'a is an assumption and should be approved or rejected by some of our shi'a bothers and sisters. Also note that -as far as i understand- this doesn't answer your question in the whole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why I think there's a kind of intersection is:&lt;br&gt; I have seen, read and heard a lot of similar hadith statements or fragments in Shi'a mosques or books, which are also known by sunni people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll try to give a proof of that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadiths are based on narrator chains, which you may find fixed up in hadith collections usually ending with the author or his student whom the book was dictated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now Sunni people in first place relay on a narrator chain which goes down to a sahabi (May Allah be pleased with them) who has heard or seen our Messenger (peace be upon him) doing or saying something so he was a kind of eyewitness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that Shi'a reject a lot of those sahaba, but not all of them so it is not excluded at all that Shi'a have hadith narration which also exist in sunni hadith collection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shi'a on the other hand beside these hadith have hadiths of their Imams. Sunni wouldn't accept those as they say that nobody except the Prophets (peace be upon them) are infallible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand historically shi'a -as it seems to me- was at first a political opposition to mainstream before becoming a theological school. Note one can't definitely say that such a definition like sunni existed before that time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IMO the first real sect which has been formed in Islam were the Khawarij and i think their political PoV (that any Muslim under some conditions can lead the Muslim community no matter what is his sect, tribe or ancestors) is the most logical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As sunni people even if they won't accept the shi'a Imams as infallible and won't consider a saying of them as a hadith rather then calling it athar or khabar (to make a difference between the saying/doing of the Prophet and something somebody else -who might be honored or respected- said or did). As they honor these people and even have been students of them: For example among the 4 -now known madhabs or fiqh schools- Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malik_ibn_Anas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Malik&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Hanifa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu Hanifa&lt;/a&gt; have been students of the Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27far_al-Sadiq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ja'afar as-Sadiq&lt;/a&gt; and have both supported the revolt of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Nafs_al-Zakiyya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad an-Nafs a-Zakiya&lt;/a&gt; against the Abbasid. So in the Muwatta' of Imam Malik you may find several ahadith he has narrated from Imam Ja'afar as-Sadiq, who basically has founded the Ja'afari fiqh school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that sunni scholars have clearly admitted that those Imams on which the Shi'a relay on have been people of knowledge and honored them too as you may read in my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/24200/relation-between-the-ahl-bayt-and-ahlu-sunnah-in-the-early-days/26083?s=1%7C2.4991#26083&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. So there's no big doubt that sunni scholars have collected some of the ahadith which we find in their hadith collections from them.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If you made a comparison between the 4 major books the Shi'a relay on and the 6-9 books of the sunni's you may find that sunni's may even have at least an equal amount of ahadith from ahl-al-bayt when it comes to connected chains (hadith musnad).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand we must confess that generally a narrator chain of a sahih hadith according sunni shouldn't contain a narrator who is well known to be from shi'a nevertheless you may find even in the sahih books of al-Bukhari and Muslim narrators who have been known shi'a or as shi'a sympathizers, if they do not offend the sahaba etc.&#xA;Honestly I don't know whether shi'a accept a hadith were you may find a sunni or sunni sympathizer in the narrator chain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this we can conclude that there is a common (maybe very small) set of sources when it comes to hadith. As even Sunni scholars used some statements from sahaba and Shi'a Imams as a source of jurisprudence (An example of that can be found in my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/23702/wearing-ihram-from-masjid-e-aisha-while-comming-from-madina-to-perform-umrah/29878#29878&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, where Imam Muhammad ibn al-Hassan a-Shaybani -the student of Imam abu Hanifa- has quoted a saying of Imam abu Ja'afar al Baqir).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Logically, how can Muslims rely on Hadith, when there are two different sources?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As stated in my comment shi'a and sunni claim being right, so both use the sources they relay on. Note that even among sunni schools there are major differences in the sources: So you may find different opinions on what is called Ijma', on the acceptance of customs, on the position of hadith al-ahaad, on the use of qiyas etc. But they agree that Quran and Sahih Hadith (based on the understanding of each madhab/school) are the major sources of jurisprudence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this could clear some of the confusion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T08:41:02.280" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32787" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-15T09:54:24.527" Score="6" ViewCount="15868" Body="&lt;p&gt;I try my best to do my prayers on time and would not miss any. Recently, i watched a youtube video by one of the Islamic lecturer from Saudi Arabia , quoting a hadith which i do not have knowledge to authenticate that if someone is not praying or missed prayers becomes KAFER or in the exacted quoted Hadith by Assim Al Hakeem that Muhammad SAW said that the only difference between Muslim and Non-muslim is 5 time prayers. If a Muslim does not pray, then he or she is not Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can you please shed light on this issue. As i have missed couple of my prayers, does it mean that this mistake of missing prayers expelled me from my religion of islam?&#xA; or Assim Al Hakeem is quoted not authenticated hadith and his words are nothing but hoax?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17174" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-16T10:01:36.887" LastActivityDate="2023-12-14T15:50:54.287" Title="If someone do not pray 5 time, is he/she Kafer?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32787" CreationDate="2016-06-15T12:22:12.507" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess you refer to this hadith which is quoted in Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1311310&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;, Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/5/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt;, Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/40/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;, Musnad Ahmad and Mustadrak al-Hakim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abdullah bin Buraidah narrated from his father:&#xA;that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: &amp;quot;The covenant between us and them is the Salat, so whoever abandons it he has committed disbelief.&amp;quot; (Also narrted on the authority of ibn 'Abbas and Anas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In his &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=598&amp;amp;bk_no=57&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sharh&lt;/a&gt; (commentary) of Sunan an-Nasa-i Imam as-Suyuti said: &lt;em&gt;this is a castigation for the one who doesn't pray and an alarming for him, which says you are nearer to become a kafir than being a Muslim&lt;/em&gt; or that you may end up as a non-Muslim if you don't repent and pray. He also added a quote of Al-Bayahqi saying something like &lt;em&gt;this could also be taken literally as not praying could be considered as a disbelief which should be punished by taking his life as Imam Ahmad concluded from this hadith taking it literally.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember that there was a discussion between Imam a-Shafi'i and Imam Ahmad on the matter where Imam a-Shafi'i could clearly show a contradiction in the argumentation of Imam Ahmad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also an other stronger hadith which you may find in almost all Sunan collections and in Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/154&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; with slightly different wordings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is narrated on the authority of Abu Zubair that he heard Jabir b. 'Abdullah saying. I heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) observing this:&#xA;Between man and polytheism and unbelief is the abandonment of salat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the prevalent view of the Hanbali school is that, somebody who doesn't pray is kafir. This is the opinion of Imam Ahamad, Imam ibn al-Mubarak, Ishaq and some of the students of a-Shafi'i.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Imam Malik, a-Shafi'i and some of his students say such a person is not kafir, but fasiq and he should be asked to repent, so if he/she repents and prays the matter is closed and it's up to Allah to punish or forgive him in the hereafter. But if he/she didn't repent and insisted in not to pray he should be punished by taking his life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam abu Hanifa and some other Kufi scholars and al-Muzni (student of a-Shafi'i) said he is neither considered as kafir nor should the authorities take his life, but he should be jailed until he prays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here's &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/5208&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a fatwa&lt;/a&gt; defending the view of Imam Ahamad and the salafis saying it is the only correct view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could also take a look in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=123614&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this thread&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic) who deals with the matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-10-01T13:52:14.087" LastActivityDate="2021-10-01T13:52:14.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32790" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-15T12:56:03.583" Score="3" ViewCount="2596" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;Abdullah ibn Salam said: When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came to Medina, the people rushed towards him and it was said, “The Messenger of Allah has come!” I came along with the people to see him, and when I looked at the face of the Messenger of Allah, I realized that his face was not the face of a liar. The first thing he said was:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O people, spread peace, feed the hungry, and pray at night when people are sleeping and you will enter Paradise in peace.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith doesn't mention things like respecting parents and performing hajj. If people read this hadith, they might take these 2 things for granted. They will think if they spread peace, feed the hungry and pray at night, they will go to Jannah in peace regardless of whether they respected parents and performed hajj or not. Does that mean that this hadith is no longer valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T06:38:37.647" LastActivityDate="2019-03-14T18:23:37.443" Title="Is this hadith still valid? &quot;...spread peace, feed the hungry, and pray at night when people are sleeping...&quot;" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|jannah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32791" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-15T14:07:42.890" Score="3" ViewCount="4192" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any evidence that Isa (a.s.) wrote the Injeel in book form? Because it seems that Allah has already gave him the Injeel when he was a baby.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Jesus] said, &amp;quot;Indeed, I am the servant of Allah . He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran 19:30&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Isa (a.s.) said this as a baby after his mother gave birth to him and took him to her people. So I was thinking that Allah put the revelations in his mind beforehand and the Injeel was never actually written.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This whole time the Injeel was just memorized inside Isa's mind. &lt;strong&gt;If the Injeel was actually a written text, don't you think someone would have found it by now?&lt;/strong&gt; Instead, people keep finding very old un-canonical gospels written by Isa's disciples. No one ever finds the actual Injeel or what some people call &amp;quot;The Gospel of Jesus&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could be wrong but I think the Injeel was in Isa's mind this whole time....not in actual text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2024-01-20T08:04:20.523" Title="Was the Injeel ever written in book form?" Tags="|prophet-isa|bible|revelation|scripture|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="103" CreationDate="2016-06-15T15:19:31.247" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;2017 july 22 : i am reading &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/search/?q=divorce&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/search/?q=divorce&lt;/a&gt; and i am going to make some changes or additions to my answer. 2018 may 27: i was tired of reading it, and stopped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i want to write about triple talaq problem, and i choose this question to write it from 2 questions, because this is earlier, and i do not want to create one more duplicate question myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;part of answer is moved to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/103/just-reciting-talak-thrice-commits-divorce/38559#38559&quot;&gt;other answer&lt;/a&gt; (see in this page).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2016 july 26 - 27: answer to first question , i.e. solving triple talaq (triple divorce) problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;after reading quran, many years ago, firstly i thought that waiting term (time) of 3 periods (menstruations) should be waited before second talaq can {be said and be effective}. when i read quran after that, i felt some ambiguity. nearly 1-2 months ago i have read somewhere that even umar ibn al-khattab allowed &quot;triple divorce&quot; (3 divorces said and accounted as performed within short time like 1 minute), and that now it is allowed in india, and that in some countries scholars decided to make some term of waiting after saying of one talaq until second talaq can be said and they put some random standart for it like one month.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;further i will write &quot;iddah&quot; instead of &quot;waiting term of 3 periods&quot;, and you can see in last paragraph and in quran 65:4 that iddah is not always 3 periods (not always 3 menstruations).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i have read quran again to find, where is problem. and i have found that &lt;strong&gt;indeed&lt;/strong&gt; there is a problem, an &lt;strong&gt;ambiguous place&lt;/strong&gt; in quran. and i have chosen one of interpretations, and i think you should also choose same interpretation when you read arguments for different interpretations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;let's read quran's translation from 2:226 and i write my comments. i copy here from &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/226&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/2/226&lt;/a&gt; , default translation is &quot;Sahih International&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;226: For those who swear not to have sexual relations with their wives is a waiting time of four months, but if they return [to normal relations] - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&#xA;  227: And if they decide on divorce - then indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-- 226-227 are about a long act, that, after it is done, i think, can be used to make divorce fastly, and, it is about what to do with such oath without term: after 4 month such oath without term is accounted as fullfilled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;228: Divorced women remain in waiting for three periods, and it is not lawful for them to conceal what Allah has created in their wombs if they believe in Allah and the Last Day. And their husbands have more right to take them back in this [period] if they want reconciliation. And due to the wives is similar to what is expected of them, according to what is reasonable. But the men have a degree over them [in responsibility and authority]. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;228: i see here is said: &quot;husbands have &lt;strong&gt;more right&lt;/strong&gt; to take them back&quot;. but in some translations it is said other way:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;228, muhammad asad translation: And the divorced women shall undergo, without remarrying, a waiting-period of three monthly courses: for it is not lawful for them to conceal what God may have created in their wombs, if they believe in God and the Last Day. And during this period their husbands are &lt;strong&gt;fully entitled&lt;/strong&gt; to take them back, if they desire reconciliation; but, in accordance with justice, the rights of the wives [with regard to their husbands] are equal to the [husbands'] rights with regard to them, although men have precedence over them [in this respect]. And God is almighty, wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i read a translation like this, without &quot;more&quot; - kuliev's translation into russian. i think adding &quot;more&quot; does not make much change, and i do not want to think much about it, since i have decided to write my solution. later in this text i have writen about that this &quot;more&quot; has some usage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-- and, i interpret this this way:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the 3 periods are obligatory to talaq to happen after it is said, except of case said in 226-227&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in connection with 226-227, i think, they mean that if husband said that he &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;never&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; will have sex with his wife, and then 4 months without having sex passed, &quot;talaq&quot; can be said and it happens immediately after saying.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;but what happens if he does not say talaq? can they live as married couple without having sex? (then, if they have such right, and husband continues not having sex but wants to be married with his wife, but his wife wants to divorce, does she have to make khula divorce?) or they do not have such right?, i.e. 226-227 should be interpreted even as that &lt;strong&gt;in such case&lt;/strong&gt; after 4 months they &lt;em&gt;automatically&lt;/em&gt; become divorced, even without saying talaq, or, husband &lt;em&gt;must&lt;/em&gt; either say talaq or to say that he cancels his oath to not have sex?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;i have seen today in some texts that in case three divorces only between same woman and man are done, iddah is not needed, and that is why the triple talaq was so desired by people. but i think, that iddah is needed even {after the intention to divorce {after 2 divorces already performed within same spouses, without marriage of the woman to another men between and after them}}, and it is required for both of wife and husband, and it is required even if the husband has 4 wifes. idea of this is that before the iddah has passed, neither the husband nor the wife are not divorced yet. you should see later, why i have selected/chose such interpretation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;as you can see, since it is said that the &quot;divorced women&quot; should wait iddah, the &quot;divorced women&quot; means &quot;women who was said talaq to&quot;, &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;women who was said talaq to &lt;strong&gt;and&lt;/strong&gt; had fullfilled iddah&quot;. the word &quot;mutallaqat&quot; is used here at &quot;divorced&quot;, of same root with &quot;talaq&quot;. the &quot;mutallaqat&quot; in this ayat enters into reaction with &quot;talaq&quot; in the next ayats 229-230, because they are of same root. but meaning of &quot;talaq&quot; in 229-230 is ambiguous.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;229: Divorce is twice. Then, either keep [her] in an acceptable manner or release [her] with good treatment. And it is not lawful for you to take anything of what you have given them unless both fear that they will not be able to keep [within] the limits of Allah . But if you fear that they will not keep [within] the limits of Allah , then there is no blame upon either of them concerning that by which she ransoms herself. These are the limits of Allah , so do not transgress them. And whoever transgresses the limits of Allah - it is those who are the wrongdoers.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  230: And if he has divorced her [for the third time], then she is not lawful to him afterward until [after] she marries a husband other than him. And if the latter husband divorces her [or dies], there is no blame upon the woman and her former husband for returning to each other if they think that they can keep [within] the limits of Allah . These are the limits of Allah , which He makes clear to a people who know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-- here is ambiguity: what is &quot;divorce&quot; here? original word there is &quot;talaq&quot; in 229 and &quot;tallaqaha&quot; in 230. what is it? people may interpret it &lt;strong&gt;as&lt;/strong&gt; saying &quot;talaq&quot;, &lt;strong&gt;or as&lt;/strong&gt; saying &quot;talaq&quot; &lt;strong&gt;and&lt;/strong&gt; waiting iddah fully (i also will name it &quot;full divorce&quot;). in 1st way of interpretation the immediate triple talaq is possible. i thought it is explained in quran, that it is not possible, but indeed such understanding is possible, i am going to show you, and, think, umar ibn al-khattab could not allow it, if it was impossible, etc (all that dispute and different decisions would not happen). the text &quot;divorce is twice&quot; enters into reaction with texts &quot;divorced women&quot; and &quot;take them back&quot; in the previous ayat 228. since the word &quot;mutallaqat&quot;, of same root with &quot;talaq&quot;, is used, for &quot;divorced women&quot;, in the previous ayat 228, seems people can understand that they are about same thing, and it means &quot;to say talaq&quot;, and &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; just people &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; understand it that way, &lt;em&gt;but&lt;/em&gt;, since the ayat 228 is previous ayat, it is naturally used as definition of &quot;talaq&quot;, i.e. people feel that they &lt;em&gt;should&lt;/em&gt; understand &quot;talaq&quot; in the same way as &quot;mutallaqat&quot; means in previous ayat.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;and also note that &quot;raddihinna&quot; is used at &quot;take back&quot; in 228 and &quot;imsaku&quot; is used at &quot;keep&quot; in 229.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;231: And when you divorce women and they have [nearly] fulfilled their term, either retain them according to acceptable terms or release them according to acceptable terms, and do not keep them, intending harm, to transgress [against them]. And whoever does that has certainly wronged himself. And do not take the verses of Allah in jest. And remember the favor of Allah upon you and what has been revealed to you of the Book and wisdom by which He instructs you. And fear Allah and know that Allah is Knowing of all things.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  232: And when you divorce women and they have fulfilled their term, do not prevent them from remarrying their [former] husbands if they agree among themselves on an acceptable basis. That is instructed to whoever of you believes in Allah and the Last Day. That is better for you and purer, and Allah knows and you know not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there is no &quot;[nearly]&quot; in some translations, and in kuliev's translation. for example, pickthall's translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;231: When ye have divorced women, and they have reached their term, then retain them in kindness or release them in kindness. Retain them not to their hurt so that ye transgress (the limits). He who doeth that hath wronged his soul. Make not the revelations of Allah a laughing-stock (by your behaviour), but remember Allah's grace upon you and that which He hath revealed unto you of the Scripture and of wisdom, whereby He doth exhort you. Observe your duty to Allah and know that Allah is Aware of all things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and i see that there is &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt; such meaning of &quot;nearly&quot; in the original. seems this meaning was added in some translations to support the &quot;1st&quot;, the wrong interpretation of the triple talaq issue, because in such way they make the text about taking back after iddah be understood as text about taking back before iddah, so then it looks like there is no special and different text about taking back after iddah, so the fact and argument of that different terms are used in different cases and that different term is used when it is said about counting of divorces can be left unseen. you can see other english translations in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawakened.com/quran/2/231/default.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamawakened.com/quran/2/231/default.htm&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-- it is strongly said about saying &quot;talaq&quot; &lt;strong&gt;and&lt;/strong&gt; waiting iddah fully here, and, word &quot;tallaqtumu&quot; is at &quot;divorce&quot;, and it means unambiguously &quot;just saying talaq&quot;. so, if we understood &quot;talaq&quot; and &quot;tallaqaha&quot; in 229-230 (ayats about counting &quot;talaq&quot;s) as &quot;just saying talaq&quot; (i think this is wrong interpretation), these ayats strengthens that interpretation, and if we understood &quot;talaq&quot; and &quot;tallaqaha&quot; in 229-230 as &quot;saying talaq and waiting iddah fully&quot; (i think this is correct interpretation), these ayats weakens that interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so, these, ayats 228, 231-232 are reason, why &quot;talaq&quot;, which is to be counted, which is in ayats 229-230, is understood as &quot;just saying talaq&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but there are &lt;strong&gt;also reasons to interpret&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;talaq&quot; in 229-230, i.e. &quot;talaq&quot; that is to be counted, as &quot;saying talaq and fullfilling iddah&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;saying three talaqs within a minute and counting them as three divorces is strange, stupid. with this theory (interpretation as just saying talaq in 229-230), it is possible to divorce and take back 2 times and divorce 3rd time even within a day, and even within a hour, and even within a minute (if it can be done just by saying &quot;i take you back&quot;, and that is probably ok). that does not sound good, there is no conrcete limit of shortness of time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;there are different terms (words) and text for &quot;take back within iddah after saying talaq&quot; and &quot;take back after iddah has been fullfilled&quot;, and the second type of taking back is mentioned in ayats about counting:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt; 228, this ayat is about taking back within iddah: &quot;their husbands have more right to take them back&quot; or &quot;their husbands are fully entitled to take them back&quot;. word for &quot;taking back&quot; is &quot;raddihinna&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;229, 231, 65:2 - these ayats about taking back after iddah: 229: &quot;either keep [her] in an acceptable manner&quot;, 231: &quot;retain them according to acceptable terms&quot; (&quot;terms&quot; here means &quot;conditions&quot;), &quot;then retain them in kindness&quot;. word for &quot;taking back in acceptable manner&quot; is &quot;imsaku bimagrufi&quot;, word for &quot;retain them according to acceptable terms&quot; is &quot;amsikuhunna bimagrufi&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;so, i interpret this this way: if husband takes his wife back within iddah, he can do that without problems and without barriers, and if husband wants to take back the woman after iddah, he should do that &quot;bimagrufi&quot; - &quot;in kindness&quot;. in kuliev translation it is translated as &quot;in reasonable conditions&quot;. similar translation is also in some english translations: as you see, in sahih international, and for example in muhammad asad's: 229: &quot;resumed in fairness&quot;, 231: &quot;retain them in a fair manner&quot;, yusuf ali's: 229: &quot;hold together on equitable terms&quot;, 231: &quot;take them back on equitable terms&quot; - see more at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawakened.com/quran/2/229/default.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamawakened.com/quran/2/229/default.htm&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;see about more indications of difference of taking before and after iddah and their meaning below.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;as the term (word) &quot;imsaku bimagrufi&quot; is used both in 229 and 231, and also in 65:2, these ayats &lt;em&gt;about same type&lt;/em&gt; of taking back. and 231 and 65:2 are &lt;em&gt;unambiguously&lt;/em&gt; about taking back &lt;em&gt;after iddah&lt;/em&gt;. so, &lt;strong&gt;229 is also about taking back after iddah&lt;/strong&gt;. so, only &quot;full divorces&quot; are counted in 229-230.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;at ayat 227, as i said, i think, the word &quot;talaq&quot; means both &quot;just saying talaq&quot; and &quot;full divorce&quot;, because 4 months of waiting already passed, so, in 229-230 that could be used as definition and &quot;full divorce&quot; also could be possible meaning of &quot;talaq&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;there are hadithes that clear that 3 &quot;talaqs&quot; in short time is 1 &quot;talaq&quot;, but they do not clear up whether it should be counted in case wife is taken back within iddah (for example after 1 month) and whether the iddah is required for husband after 3rd divorce without his wife's marriage to other man after previous 2 divorces: there are many hadithes, i show 2 of 2 types of them as i have seen:&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunan an-Nasa'i - The Book of Divorce - Chapter: Three Simultaneous Divorces And A Stern Warning Against That : &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/27/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/nasai/27/13&lt;/a&gt; :&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Makhramah narrated that his father said: &quot;I heard Mahmud bin Labid say: 'The Messenger of Allah was told about a man who had divorced his wife with three simultaneous divorces. He stood up angrily and said: Is the Book of Allah being toyed with while I am still among you? Then a man stood up and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, shall I kill him?'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sahih Muslim - The Book of Divorce - Chapter: Threefold Divorce - 2nd hadith : &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/18/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/muslim/18/23&lt;/a&gt; :&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Sahba' said to Ibn 'Abbas (Allah be pleased with them): Do you know that three (divorces) were treated as one during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ), and that of Abu Bakr, and during three (years) of the caliphate of Umar (Allah be pleased with him)? Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with them) said: Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;interpretation as just saying talaq in 229-230 contradicts 2:228 where it is said &quot;Divorced women remain in waiting for three periods&quot;, with this theory she may lose that right.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;quran 65:2 says about requrement of witnesses after 3 months so it regards only divorce with iddah passed and witnesses witnessed after iddah is passed as divorce, so counting of just saying of &quot;talaq&quot; in 2:229-230 for such serious restriction looks strange. and the 65:2 also denies the method of using human-selected time like 1 month to divorce can be counted.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;this one is not a reason, but to strengthen arguments. the fact that the root t-l-q has different meanings - with or without iddah etc is ok, because usually words have different meanings and in this case it is also ok because since talaq is said with true intention it is going to be done fully.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;difference of taking [ex-]wife back before and after iddah and their meaning&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as &quot;bimagrufi&quot; is translated as &quot;on equitable terms&quot; in some translations, i think it is about that the husband cannot take the woman back after iddah, but it is remarrying: new conditions of marriage can be put by the woman, and she can refuse. also the word &quot;more&quot; in translation at &quot;And their husbands have more right to take them back in this [period] if they want reconciliation&quot; in 228, and, so, maybe, there is such meaning in original, and lack of that word in 229 and 231 shows that the husband lacks the primary right to remarry the woman after iddah has passed. also, even without &quot;more&quot; in 228, ayats 229, 230, 65:2 lack the phrase &quot;their husbands have right to take them back in this&quot; (&quot;ahaqqu&quot; in arabic is of root &quot;hqq&quot; - to justify, to prove true, truth, right - &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Hqq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Hqq&lt;/a&gt; ), that indicates that husbands have not absolute right to take them back after iddah [is fullfilled].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;witnesses&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and, see quran 65:2 ( &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/65&lt;/a&gt; ) :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when they have [nearly] fulfilled their term, either retain them according to acceptable terms or part with them according to acceptable terms. And bring to witness two just men from among you and establish the testimony for [the acceptance of] Allah . That is instructed to whoever should believe in Allah and the Last day. And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it means that witnesses are required to witness that iddah is passed, and so divorce is &quot;full&quot;, ie, accomplished. and probably it means that witnesses are also needed to witness if taking wife back happens after iddah is passed; it is directly written just about taking back immediately after iddah has passed, but, if it is also about taking back, naturally it also means that taking back after longer time (for example, after several weeks) also requires witnesses. requirement of witnesses for fact of iddah is passed, and that maybe they are required also for taking back after that, also proofs that taking back after iddah is passed is like remarrying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;function of iddah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;what is logic of iddah after saying talaq - as you see, it is not just to know out, whether the wife has baby, but it is also because the husband may change his mind, because he may lose his wife after iddah, and allah has ordered that waiting term (iddah), this is why i think that waiting the iddah after saying talaq is required even for husband at 3rd divorce and he already has 4 wifes. (alternative logic is that if a man has 4 wifes and divorces one of them [with intention] to marry another woman, in case it is the &quot;3rd divorce&quot; with her, since he cannot take the wife back, he need not wait the iddah, and so he can quickly marry another woman). (is there other function of 3 periods?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;iddah is not always 3 periods&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;see quran 65:4 :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who no longer expect menstruation among your women - if you doubt, then their period is three months, and [also for] those who have not menstruated. And for those who are pregnant, their term is until they give birth. And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him of his matter ease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;iddah can be more than 3 months - up to nearly 9 months, and, can be less than 3 months, if abortion happens before 3 months, abortion is counted because it is literally written &quot;deliver their burdens&quot; in quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2018-05-27T08:20:55.477" LastActivityDate="2018-05-27T08:20:55.477" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32793" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-15T16:49:47.537" Score="1" ViewCount="1393" Body="&lt;p&gt;In taraweeh, the imam recites so fast that by the time i finish sana-audhubillah-bismillah, he finishes surah fatiha. Is it allowed to read only bismillah or should i complete the sequence no matter what? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17265" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T10:17:10.923" Title="Catch up with rapid recitation in taraweeh - skip sana?" Tags="|salat|fatwa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32799" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24832" CreationDate="2016-06-15T23:29:30.360" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;its haram to say hallelujah cuz it is the name of THEIR GOD and they usually use that word in church.i got this info from an ustadz. that's mean as a muslim we can't use that word to praise god/Allah or hear a song with hallelujah in the lyric its haram&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17298" LastActivityDate="2016-06-15T23:29:30.360" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32801" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32687" CreationDate="2016-06-16T00:15:13.267" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;em&gt;Muhammad: Prophet And Statesman&lt;/em&gt;, by W Montgomery Watt:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Captives] who were not sufficiently influential or wealthy to be ransomed, Muhammad usually set free without any ransom. Generosity in any form was always admired by the Arabs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T00:15:13.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32790" CreationDate="2016-06-16T02:21:33.330" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree, this kind of hadith might make people &lt;strong&gt;who took it literally&lt;/strong&gt; think that going to Jannah simply requires spreading peace (or salam), feeding the poor, and praying at night. Even though the hadith is shahih, the problem itself does not lies in its validity, but instead it lies in the perception of the people. One should not consider a hadith as a singleton as it reflects only a small part of the Sunnah. If one does that, he's simply doing it wrong. This is a much bigger problem than knowing the validity of the hadith itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17124" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T02:21:33.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32806" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32790" CreationDate="2016-06-16T08:07:44.083" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all note that at the time the Prophet (Peace be upon him) came to Medina, only the prayer has been made obligatory for Muslims, some scholars say also zakat has been known but not yet regulated (the rules came 2 a.H.), fasting Ramadan (2 a.H.) and Hajj (9 a.h.H) came later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So on that basis if you re-read the hadith then you may understand that it only quotes the -at the time- actual known acts of worship. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand there's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; saying if we only do the obligatory acts of worship and leave the bad and do good deeds we may enter Jannah. So the quoted hadith adds some good deeds which may be a reason for us to enter Jannah. And therefore it is valid as long as we have the historical background in mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand there's a version of this hadith in Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1333750&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; with the addition &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;...  uphold the ties of kinship...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which is an other good deed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T08:07:44.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32807" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-16T08:43:22.930" Score="2" ViewCount="183" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a person gets a thought that Allah will take his life or Allah will expose his sins and he moves to prevent this, is he considered to be doing something to try to stop Allah and thereby commit kufr?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, he tries to hide a sin he committed after he starts fearing that Allah will expose his sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17228" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-21T13:55:17.010" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T13:55:17.010" Title="Is trying to prevent death or hiding a sin kufr?" Tags="|sin|death|kufr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32808" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-16T09:53:17.137" Score="1" ViewCount="87" Body="&lt;p&gt;My situation requires me to buy a car. It is really mandatory, not for luxury purpose. I really need it because of the cold weather and for transporting my kids to school. I have waited so long to be able to save money and buy a car, but I couldn't because what I earned was spent for paying rent, school fee, food, and helping my old parents back in Asia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cars in Europe are damn expensive because of the tax. I searched a lot to find Qarz Hasanna, meaning a loan without Riba interest, but nobody gives me money unless I sign a contract and I make the 100% guaranteed pledge of paying off the loan in the given time, which is 13 months, on a monthly basis according the tolerance of my monthly budget. Unfortunately, there is no Islamic banking available in Europe and I am struggling with this dilemma. Of course I seek help from Allah to help me as he promised from an unimaginable source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I finally found a Muslim car dealership saying that he will give me loan with one condition. The price of the car if paid all now will be cheaper than if I pay it on the monthly installment as a loan. The difference is big, but he does not call it interest. He says that it is a fee for processing the loan (claiming that it's just like the Islamic banking style); just with different name. Is it permissible to enter to this kind of deal? Would it not be Riba? I have never dealt with an Islamic banking loan before, so I don't have previous knowledge of Islamic banking. Therefore I don't know whether this guy who offered me loan by calling it processing fee is right or wrong. I need your urgent help in shedding light on this problem whether the referred arrangement is riba or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17174" LastEditorUserId="17124" LastEditDate="2016-06-17T00:20:40.183" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T00:20:40.183" Title="Is this sort of business classifies as Riba?" Tags="|riba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32809" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-16T11:16:59.033" Score="2" ViewCount="140" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know in Quran,&#xA;Allah has revealed that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And We made an appointment with Moses for thirty nights and perfected them by [the addition of] ten; so the term of his Lord was completed as forty nights. And Moses said to his brother Aaron, &quot;Take my place among my people, do right [by them], and do not follow the way of the corrupter's.&quot;&#xA;  Quran : Chapter 7: verse 142.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since, Prophet Mosses (Pbuh) left the place for just 40 days. And even Prophet Mosses (pbuh) didn't left his people without a &lt;strong&gt;Successor&lt;/strong&gt; for these 40 days.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I also remember a hadith whose reference is not in my mind which is like this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;when prophet Muhammad (pbuhAhf) left for some battle, he left Ali (a) his successor for the people and all other matters.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a question that how is it possible that Prophet Muhammad (pbuhAhf) left this world without selecting his Successor.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;This question is for sunni muslim brethern.&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;As we shia's have the proof that Prophet Muhammad (pbuhAhf) selected Ali (a) his successor at Ghadeer Khum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16740" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-10-02T01:47:26.610" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T05:41:41.083" Title="What is the view of Sunni brethern about apointment of caliph?" Tags="|sharia|sunni|history|shia-sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25423" CreationDate="2016-06-16T11:33:50.027" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Earth is described as egg-shaped (not a perfect circular globe), a fact which was discovered recently in the human history.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aljazeerah.info/Islamic%20Editorials/2007/September/The%20Scientific%20Evidence%20That%20God%20Exists%20and%20the%20Holy%20Qur&amp;#39;an%20Is%20His%20Message%20to%20Humanity%20By%20Hassan%20Ali%20El-Najjar.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;enter link description here&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;In Chapter 79, Verse 30, the Holy Quran mentions that:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And the Earth, after that, He made it egg-shaped&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17308" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T11:33:50.027" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32609" CreationDate="2016-06-16T11:47:06.573" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;How receptive of you to even notice the presence of Ramadan, and her efforts which most likely reflect it. One way you can figure out what is going on with her is to make sure she has things to draw and color with. Her journey to you was full of challenges, and it's very likely she can be very worried about her family and being well behaved even in their absence. Most muslim children desire to fast to be pleasing to God-and are allowed to do so for a part of the day. As they get older, they are allowed to fast for a longer portion of the day. &#xA;Another thing you can do for her is to take her to the local masjid for Iftar sometimes. I'm sure that would help you and her. I'm sure you can also get someone there to communicate with her, and make life a bit easier for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17309" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T11:47:06.573" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17507" CreationDate="2016-06-16T12:02:59.547" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note that our Messenger (Peace be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... my comfort has been provided in prayer. (Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/36/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he also said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Bilal, call iqamah for prayer: give us comfort by it. (Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/213&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So a starting point to perform a good prayer with much concentration is regarding it as a comfort, as a five times daily appointment where you can seek refuge by Allah and ask him and address him ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the concentration matter: I'd like to point at the following hadith (from Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1343090&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Ayyub said:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;“A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, teach me but make it concise.’&lt;br&gt; He said: ‘When you stand to pray, pray like a man bidding farewell. Do not say anything for which you will have to apologize. And give up hope for what other people have.’”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So one way to perform a good prayer is performing it as if it was the last prayer you would perform in your life. Think about it: How much emphasize would you put in it while you perform a dua' or how good would you try to recite the Quran, how much would you be concentrated in doing a very good job?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among many examples of sahaba who practiced this here are two (note that this is my own translation take it with care):&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It was narrated that al-Hussain ibn 'Ali (Peace be upon both of them), when he entering or beginning a prayer used to tremble and his face got a yellow coloring. When asked about it he used to say: Do you know in front of whom I'm now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وكان الحسن بن علي رضي الله عنهما إذا دخل في الصلاة ارتعش واصفر لونه ... فإذا سئل عن ذلك قال : أتدرون بين يدي من أقوم الآن؟&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While his father Imam 'Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) when he was performing ablution used to tremble. If asked about it he used to say: Now I bear the trust which the heavens and earth and mountains  declined to bear it and feared it ... and I'm bearing it. (Referring to &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;verse 33:72&lt;/a&gt; )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وكان أبوه سيدنا علي رضي الله عنه إذا توضأ ارتجف فإذا سئل عن ذلك قال : الآن أحمل الأمانة التي عرضت على السماء والأرض والجبال فأبين أن يحملها وأشفقن منها .... وحملتها أنا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also try to have in mind the qudsi Hadiths saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...Allah the Blessed, the Exalted, said, &amp;quot;I have divided the prayer into two halves between me and my slave. One half of it is for Me and one half of it is for My slave, and My slave has what he asks.&amp;quot; ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which one may find in most Sunni hadith collection like &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/3/41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt;, among them a slightly different version in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That means that if we perform a good and concentrated prayer we will be offered what we ask Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another point that helps on concentration is calmness (الطُّمأْنينة) as our Messenger (peace be upon him) taught the man who didn't pray well in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/79/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;. So one shouldn't hasten in the prayer as we've been warned in another &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/504060&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;. And we are asked not to turn away, by looking right and left while praying as if we did Allah would stop looking upon us as stated in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/13/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;. Calmness means as the hadith suggests not to hasten so for example if we perform ruk'u, we shouldn't start reciting the dua' immediately until each part of our body has settled down in the right position ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My major source in &lt;a href=&quot;https://saaid.net/rasael/88.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt; and also this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/20594&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic, a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/45622&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; with an English translation on the same question but different wording.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-04T17:38:05.543" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:38:05.543" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32813" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32688" CreationDate="2016-06-16T12:08:52.567" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Believe it or not, it is only very recently -say, the last 300 or so years-that people have stopped dressing that way. The difference between the Muslim woman and the 'women of the Book' was only that the Muslim woman would have her head scarf draped across her chest (33:59). There is no other difference, really between a hijabi and a nun. In the times of the Negus, the Christian women covered their heads almost exactly as did the Black Muslims during the time of Elijah Muhammad. Have you ever seen a picture of The Virgin Mother without her hijab? Jewish women are also supposed to cover their heads, and many of them still do.&#xA;  Certainly, Islam is a way of life sent to all mankind. &#xA;Personally, I would not have a problem with a non-Muslim dressing modestly, but in this day and age, I would hope she would also behave accordingly , being that she will be perceived as a Muslimah (female Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17309" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-31T12:42:02.077" LastActivityDate="2016-07-31T12:42:02.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32814" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-16T12:41:49.643" Score="4" ViewCount="676" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can someone explain me if it means 'the-God' in Arabic? or is 'Allah' the name of the God? Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16450" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T04:08:30.917" Title="Does 'Allah' mean 'the-God' in Arabic?" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-06-28T22:21:10.833" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32815" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9393" CreationDate="2016-06-16T12:53:50.613" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Remember my Brothers and sisters in Islam that ever in history of prophet Muhammad (saw) talking to anyone during ablutions. Even, if they salama to him. It is then after conclusion of ablutions he would answer the greeting of salam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17311" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T12:53:50.613" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32814" CreationDate="2016-06-16T15:26:52.470" Score="3" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah&lt;/strong&gt; is a name and not a translation of God, and that is the name he called himself in Quran.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is disagreement whether it is allowed to translate the name &lt;strong&gt;Allah&lt;/strong&gt; to God when conversing with people who do not speak Arabic, the rejection of  translating the name justifies that by:&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Names are not supposed to be translated, and translations usually cause a loss in the meaning.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The translated words may invoke different  visualization in the recipient’s mind, for example when we say God in conversation with a Christian person he will think of the Trinity, which is completely different from what “Allah” indicates ( the one unique worshiped)&#xA;therefor using the name as is “&lt;strong&gt;Allah&lt;/strong&gt;” is considered better.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T15:26:52.470" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32817" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-16T16:06:33.173" Score="2" ViewCount="1348" Body="&lt;p&gt;i live in a Westren non-islamic country, where masjids are far away from me and i cannot travel long distance to do my prayers in Jama'aat . according to the verse of Holy Quran &quot;WARKUU MA'RAKEEN&quot; translation &quot;prostrate with prostrators&quot; now there are so many Fiq'a and different Imams, i particularly do not follow any specific one. i only follow Quran and Sunnah. i heard in from one of the youtube channel Islamic conference that praying in JAMA&quot;AAT is FARZ meaning obligatory according to the referred verse of Quran. i would appreciate your interpretation on this Prayers in Jama'aat. is it obligatory and what if i am not praying in Jama'at and i do it at home or at work by myself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17174" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-16T18:41:40.710" LastActivityDate="2018-10-25T10:40:15.563" Title="prayer in group is it mandatory?" Tags="|salat|jamaat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32807" CreationDate="2016-06-16T16:25:51.390" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The simple answer is &lt;strong&gt;No&lt;/strong&gt;, it is not Kufr&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Hiding the sin&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Exposing the sin makes it worse, because it consists of two sins, the initial sin in addition to  exposing it,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;Every one of my followers will be&#xA;  forgiven except those who expose (openly) their wrongdoings. An&#xA;  example of this is that of a man who commits a sin at night which&#xA;  Allah has covered for him, and in the morning, he would say (to&#xA;  people): &quot;I committed such and such sin last night,' while Allah had&#xA;  kept it a secret. During the night Allah has covered it up but in the&#xA;  morning he tears up the cover provided by Allah Himself.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus the sinner who did his sins as a result of conquering self or the whispers of the devil or the predominance of fancy, and he try to hide his sin out of  shame and shyness of Allah and people, is no doubt better than who expose them..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Not Ashamed of Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saying that it’s important to know that not exposing the sins does not contradict with the other hadith which discusses a different case&#xA;The case of  those who are not ashamed of Allah and do not avoid his  sacred limits (Maharemoh), but watching the people and take into account the human beings, those who are when they are among people they show their good side, and once become away of people's observation they violate Allah's commands.&#xA;narrated Thawban that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“I certainly know people of my nation who will come on the Day of&#xA;  Resurrection with good deeds like the mountains of Tihamah, but Allah&#xA;  will make them like scattered dust.” Thawban said: “O Messenger of&#xA;  Allah, describe them to us and tell us more, so that we will not&#xA;  become of them unknowingly.” He said: “They are your brothers and from&#xA;  your race, worshipping at night as you do, but they will be people&#xA;  who, when they are alone, transgress the sacred limits of Allah.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T16:25:51.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32819" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-16T18:29:11.367" Score="2" ViewCount="52" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read that you can perform Hajj in behalf of someone only if he/she is old or suffering from a sickness from which there is no hope of recovery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/65641&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/65641&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: How old does that person have to be? If he/she is over 50, does that count as old age? Would that mean I can perform hajj in behalf of that person? What is the minimum age someone has to be, such that he can send someone else to perform hajj for him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T21:34:23.143" Title="Performing Hajj in behalf of someone who is old" Tags="|halal-haram|hajj|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32820" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32831" CreationDate="2016-06-16T18:30:40.963" Score="2" ViewCount="599" Body="&lt;p&gt;It says in a verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to those who reject Faith, it is the same to them whether thou warn them or do not warn them; they will not believe. Allah has set a seal upon their hearts and upon their hearing, and over their vision is a veil. And for them is a great punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I understand is that the non-believers get a punishment. What do they mean with punishment? Is it related to jihad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry if I have a misunderstanding!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13205" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T22:29:27.093" Title="What does the Quran mean by punishment in Al-Baqarah?" Tags="|quran|punishment|surat-al-baqarah|verses|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18806" CreationDate="2016-06-16T19:40:54.113" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No device is haram or halal. Its the use of the device that makes it halal or haram. Why don't you think that one can also learn about Islam through phones.internet,cds and movies ? One can also gain knowledge about his field through these devices which can be very useful to human beings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17256" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-01T13:42:53.103" LastActivityDate="2016-09-01T13:42:53.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32825" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32832" CreationDate="2016-06-16T20:11:34.277" Score="2" ViewCount="9728" Body="&lt;p&gt;I been recently into a conversation where I was told that Friday prayer should be read with Duhur prayer like after Friday prayer. Also there was a part that your prayer isn't compete until you read Duhur nafal and send salat-o-Salam. The reason for Salam is that when hazart Muhammad (PUBH) migrated, the people welcome him with salat-o-Salam in Arabic so we should send Salam on prophet as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T23:35:00.787" Title="Is Friday prayer replacement for Duhur prayer?" Tags="|salat|prophet-muhammad|sunni|source-identification|history|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32817" CreationDate="2016-06-16T20:57:16.580" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only salat that you must do in the mosque is Salaat al &lt;strong&gt;Jumou'a&lt;/strong&gt; (unless you're traveling or live at a great distance from the closest mosque)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salat al &lt;strong&gt;Jamaa'a&lt;/strong&gt; is when you're praying with at least one other prayer, and it's appreciated each time you can achieve it, but is not mandatory. &#xA;But then again, you're not forced to be in a mosque to do a Jamaa'a : there's no harm to do it at home or at work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it helped !&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17318" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T20:57:16.580" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32820" CreationDate="2016-06-16T21:03:25.647" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Punishemnt is mentionned in Quran, it means (most of time) punishment after death : Hell : &lt;em&gt;Djahanem&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jihad is not a punishemnt, and there's no notion of punishment related to jihad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17318" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T21:03:25.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32819" CreationDate="2016-06-16T21:09:23.243" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't think there's a minimum age, it's rather related to capability : you can be a 60 years old healthy man or a 40 years old fragile person (who could suffer doing the Hadj)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it's more about someone being true to himself and knowing his capacity to accomplish the Hadj or not.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17318" LastEditorUserId="17318" LastEditDate="2016-06-16T21:34:23.143" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T21:34:23.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32829" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32808" CreationDate="2016-06-16T21:32:02.167" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is called &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bay' bi At-taqsit&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I know, some Oulamas (Ath-Thawri, Al-Awzaï, Al-Albani) say that is not permitted, because they consider it &lt;em&gt;Riba&lt;/em&gt;. But there's other Oulamas, like Malek, Abou Hanifa, Ach-Chafiï, that refute this judgement, and have arguments to do so (too long for me to share them here).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to resume what they're saying, if the &lt;strong&gt;price is fixed from the beginning&lt;/strong&gt; of the transaction, &lt;strong&gt;without possibility of increasing it afterwards&lt;/strong&gt;, at any condition (like an exceeded payment delay), then they don't consider it &lt;em&gt;Riba&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And God knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17318" LastEditorUserId="17124" LastEditDate="2016-06-17T00:17:28.437" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T00:17:28.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32820" CreationDate="2016-06-16T21:36:25.427" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Only Allah can punish anyone for not accepting Islam as faith. Its not the job of a person. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;So render good counsel, for you are simply required to counsel, and are not invested with the authority to compel them.  But whoever will turn away , Allah will chastise him with the most terrible chastisement.&quot; Quran 88:21-24 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Had your Lord so willed, all those who are on the earth would have believed. Will you, then, force people into believing?&quot; Quran 10:99 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;There is no compulsion and coercion in regard to religion. The right thing has been made distinct from the wrong thing: now whoever rejects taghut and believes in Allah has taken a firm support that never gives way.&quot; Quran 2:256&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One may keep in mind that Allah is just and says that no one will be wronged on the day of judgement. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;And We do not lay on any soul a burden except to the extent of its ability, and with Us is a book which speaks the truth, and they shall not be dealt with unjustly.&quot; Quran 23:62 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17256" LastEditorUserId="17256" LastEditDate="2016-06-16T22:12:07.773" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T22:12:07.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32820" CreationDate="2016-06-16T22:29:27.093" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs gives the following commentary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Allah hath sealed their hearts), stamped their hearts, (and their hearing, and on their eyes there is a covering), on their eyes there is a shield (and theirs will be an awful doom) an awful torment in the &lt;strong&gt;Hereafter&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Jalalayn gives the commentary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;for them there will be a mighty chastisement, that is, intense and &lt;strong&gt;everlasting&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clearly, the punishment mentioned in the verse refers to the punishment of the Hereafter. It has no connotation of Jihad. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And only Allah knows the appropriate punishment for each individual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14326" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T22:29:27.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32832" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32825" CreationDate="2016-06-16T23:35:00.787" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/22266&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;IslamQA&quot;&gt;Ruling on doing Zuhr prayer after Jumu’ah&lt;/a&gt; - this fatwa concludes with the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Praying Zuhr after Jumu’ah is a bid’ah and a going astray, instituting a new way which Allaah has not prescribed. We must not do this; we must beware of it and warn people against it, and limit ourselves to doing Jumu’ah prayer only&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, one &lt;strong&gt;may not&lt;/strong&gt; pray dhuhr after jumu'ah, which makes jumu'ah a replacement for dhuhr. Those who missed jumua'ah, the *women, the travelers, and those who live in desert need to pray dhuhr instead of jumu'ah - &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/79667&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;How should a person who has missed Jumu’ah pray?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jumu'ah consists of a sermon (khutba) given by the imam after which he will lead the people in 2 rakahs - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.irfi.org/articles2/articles_3301_3350/all%20about%20jummu&amp;#39;ah%20(friday%20prayer)html.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;All about Jummu’ah&lt;/a&gt;. &#xA;If someone says jumu'ah is not complete without salat o salam,  &lt;a href=&quot;http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Burden_of_proof&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;let them prove it.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;*&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/73339&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jumu’ah prayer is not obligatory for women&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14326" LastActivityDate="2016-06-16T23:35:00.787" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32833" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27770" CreationDate="2016-06-17T00:07:16.960" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Grab your kids from school and bring them home. You should never listen to an abusive husband coming from an abusive family. Take it from a woman who has been abused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17319" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T00:07:16.960" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32778" CreationDate="2016-06-17T00:55:45.037" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/53/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 53:39&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you should strive for your wishes. As far as I know, there is not a prayer that instantly grants you your wishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15779" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T00:55:45.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8688" CreationDate="2016-06-17T06:57:12.620" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am from Turkey . I have a lot of information about this topic but I don't know to transfer to you, exactly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Messenger of Allah - Prophet Mohammed pray 8 rakath Taraweh but permitted untill 20 rakath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Witr Salah is wajib at Hanafi school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When aliving Prophet Mohammed , People pray at home . They come to mosque for Esha Salat and going home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Die of Prophet Mohammed , in period of Caliph Omer , People pray irregular type. Someone is here others like near because Prophet Mohammed don't pray with community the Taraweh Salah so people don't pray together untill Caliph Omer. &#xA;Caliph Omer says I wish I can correct this people in organized with this salah. They come to mosque but they pray alone . This screen not good , they are irregular . Islam order be regular and stay together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If u understand I will go on;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1-&quot;Benden sonra benim sünnetimden ve raşit halifelerin sünnetinden ayrılmayın&quot; (Tirmizî, İlim, 16; İbn Hanbel, IV, 126)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2-Teravih namazı hiç şüphesiz müekked bir sünnettir. Hz. Ömer, bu namazın cemaatle ve yirmi rekat kılınmasını şahsi bir ictihadı ile yapmadığı gibi, bir bid'at olarak da emretmemiştir. O, kendisinin bildiği şer'î bir esasa ve Hz. Muhammed (s.a.v)'in bir vasiyetine dayanarak böyle yapmıştır.&quot; (et-Tahtavî, Haşiye, 334)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3-Teravih namazı başladıktan sonra camiye gelen kimse önce yatsı namazını kılar, daha sonra teravih namazı için imama uyar. Çünkü teravih yatsı namazına tâbidir ve ondan önce kılınmaz. (bk. DİA İslam Ansiklopedisi, Teravih md.; Şamil İslam Ansiklopedisi, Teravih md.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't translate exactly but I will try. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1-Prophet Mohammed said &quot;After me , Don't left my sunnah and sunnah of caliph . you should follow Calips&quot; (Abu Bakr Omar Osman Ali)&#xA;it can help to believe Caliph Omar favour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2-Imam Hanafi said &quot; Caliph Omar don't tell personal opinion. He stay rules of Islam. Taraweh don't pray before Esha Salah. If a person come to Mosque. Community pray with together and they are in Teraweh. This person primary pray Esha Salah. İf he finish Esha Salah then he can pray Teraweh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;like this If u don't understand You can send me message . My first writing in this website :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Happy Ramadan brothers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17326" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T06:57:12.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32846" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-17T08:56:17.923" Score="1" ViewCount="7202" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a really specific situation. I need to get a minimum grade of BBB in my exams however I feel as though I will get far from this. It is compulsory I get these grades otherwise I cannot continue with education.  However I didn't finish two of the exams, so I am not confident at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, is there any chance through making dua and praying 2/3 of the night for a long time, and sincerely asking Allah to help me get three B's is it possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know with Allah anything is possible. However I mean is it realistic? I would need a miracle. I am desperate for these grades however I don't think it's realistic. What should I do? Prayer and dua is my only option. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17329" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-24T09:13:28.110" LastActivityDate="2020-11-02T21:20:49.133" Title="Can dua help me achieve certain grades on my exams?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|dua|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32847" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32846" CreationDate="2016-06-17T09:46:56.830" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dua is two kinds. One is dua with action and other one is dua with pray. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah made this world with rules. Physical rules for every creation(like gravity or composition of water), and moral rules for society(this includes all religions from Adam). &#xA;To be successful in exam, you need to know answers of questions. To know answers of questions you need to study first. &#xA;Studying your exam is a dua to Allah that you want to pass your exam. &#xA;Allah created this world with rules which we have to understand and obey. Just praying and asking Allah to change this rule is like this: You are a child. Your father ask you to do your homework for tonight.If you do your homework you will be rewarded.If you don't you will be punished. He worn you.  Somehow you didn't do your homework.  And last 2 hours, you are buying your father flowers and perfumes. You are writing best poems to your father. Is it change result?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, Allah can do anything, any time. Yes, somewhat Allah can put all information to your head instantly. However, if Allah do always what people ask, what would world become? Everybody sits and just pray for what ever they wish? (Plot twist: Heaven!) &#xA;People who understand physical rules are studied to exam. If Allah do as you ask, where is the justice for those who studied? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should you do is study your exam (This is also a pray/dua). If time is not enough, do at least your best to study. (studying 2/3 of the night may be enough to pass your exam? In collage, we did that also)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should you do if you can't pass exam? You must realize this was a example for reality of this world. You have to obey rules of this world which Allah created. This was just a good experience to learn. You may not continue this education but you may find other education opportunities. (Which demands search and study also)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of all you need to learn pray with action. If you do any actions of yours(of course which is not prohibited by Allah) to get consent of Allah, your actions will become pray/dua.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T09:46:56.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5607" CreationDate="2016-06-17T12:05:12.350" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are women required to cover their face and palms in Islam? &#xA;This is for here safely 100%ز God does not want robbed of our freedom, but..&#xA;First, if a company Invented  machine are too expensive and complicated so there must be a user instruction booklet machine properly.&#xA;Allah did not force you to cost you this religion did not forcing you to apply the Islamic law only for you, a woman must cover the entire body except her palms and face from strangers men and This is to protect her honor , and safeguard the right of her husband.&#xA;Not every young man have enough money for the marriage and also people are not satisfied that to make a relationship with their girls and mother nor their sisters without a marriage contract,&#xA;And if a woman showed all her body so every man will flirt her and&#xA;also if a woman covered what she should the cover of her body and used the makeup just for her husband There will not be any man cheat on his wife , and the young man will think just in the marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17313" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T12:05:12.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32716" CreationDate="2016-06-17T14:11:32.587" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ah, finally i've found these one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Sa’d Al-Ashary, (It has been narrated) from Abu Al-Hassan Al-Reza asws, said, ‘I asked him asws about the Fitra, how much should be handed over on behalf of every head, from the wheat, and the barley, and the dates, and the raisins: ‘He asws said: ‘A Sa’a by the Sa’a of the Prophet saww’.&#xA;(al-Kafi, Vol. 4, Book of Fasts, Ch. 75, H. 6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A number of our companions, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ali Bin Bilal who said, ‘I wrote to the Imam asws asking him asws about the Fitra and how much should be handed over. So he asws wrote: ‘Six Ratls (unit of measurement) of dates by the Medinite (counting), and that is nine Ratls by the Baghdady (counting)’.&#xA;(al-Kafi, Vol. 4, Book of Fasts, Ch. 75, H. 8)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad, from Ja’far Bin Ibrahim Bin Muhammad Al-Hamdany, and he was a Pilgrim along with us, said, ‘I wrote to Abu Al Hassan asws upon the hand of my father, ‘May I be sacrificed for you asws! Our companions are differing regarding the Sa’a. Some of them are saying the Fitra is to be by the Medinite Sa’a, and some of them are saying it is by the Iraqi Sa’a’. So he asws wrote to me: ‘The Sa’a is six Ratls by the Medinite (counting), and nine Ratls by the Iraqi (counting)’.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(al-Kafi, Vol. 4, Book of Fasts, Ch. 75, H. 9)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According Imam Reza, one صاع النبوي is 6 Madinan رطل or 9 Iraqi رطل.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16198" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T14:11:32.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32851" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5607" CreationDate="2016-06-17T15:34:27.067" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;While you will find verses in Quran that talk about women covering their head (hair, ears) and necks, I never read (or heard about) any verse talking about them covering their faces and palms. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think for this part, is rather cultural (most coming from Middle East) or from zealous interpretations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17318" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T15:34:27.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32817" CreationDate="2016-06-17T15:52:25.130" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam brother, you say that you do not follow any Imam but you seem to be following YouTube. I would really be careful about what I hear online because anybody can post anything. You really need to check what you hear with scholars you know and trust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, here is my answer to your question and please feel free to check it. From my limited knowledge, the majority of classical Sunni scholars have said the 5 daily prayers are NOT obligatory to be performed in congregation even if you live close to a masjid. Only the Friday (Jummah) prayer is obligatory to be made in a masjid with the congregation. &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/shafii/shafiifiqh/30069&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Shafi school&lt;/a&gt; which I follow says its Fard Kiffiyah, meaning as long as someone in your community does it, you don't have to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any you also have to remember these scholars said these opinions in a place and time when praying in the masjid was much easier than today for most of us (especially those living in the West).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now of course it is better and more rewarding to pray in the masjid, and if you can't make it to the masjid, it is more rewarding to pray in a group if you can make one at home with your family or in the office with any Muslim co-workers. But if you can't make it in a group then please pray by yourself (be it at the home or in the office). What is most important is that the Salah is established and Allah is remembered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah Knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4973" LastActivityDate="2016-06-17T15:52:25.130" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32855" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-17T16:50:40.447" Score="6" ViewCount="989" Body="&lt;p&gt;My father passed away recently. So I am willing to feed the poor and give money to the poor people on behalf of my father. I want to know how to do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do I have to tell them it is on behalf of my late father?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Will it work if I just give it to them with intention that it is on behalf of my late father?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If I give something on behalf of both my parents will they get same reward equally or will the rewards be half for each of my parent?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I read if we do something on behalf of others, we get rewarded equally as well. Is it true?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17333" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-08-17T13:48:38.703" LastActivityDate="2016-08-17T13:55:22.273" Title="How to give in charity on behalf of one's late father?" Tags="|practical-islam|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32856" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32855" CreationDate="2016-06-17T19:17:03.107" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn Abbas (RA):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That the mother of Saad bin Ubada the brother of Bani Saida died in&#xA;  Saad's absence, so he came to the Prophet saying, &quot;O Allah's Messenger&#xA;  (ﷺ)! My mother died in my absence, will it benefit her if I give in&#xA;  charity on her behalf?&quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;Yes.&quot; Sa`d said, &quot;I&#xA;  take you as my witness that I give my garden Al-Makhraf in charity on&#xA;  her behalf.&quot;(Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated `Aisha: A man said to the Prophet, &quot;My mother died suddenly,&#xA;  and I think that if she could speak, she would have given in charity.&#xA;  May I give in charity on her behalf?&quot; He said, &quot;Yes! Give in charity&#xA;  on her behalf.&quot;(Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is fine in both ways, you could tell them if you feel or if you have just made an intention in your heart then this way is also fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Verily actions are by intention.&quot; [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not like that rewards have to be equally distributed or rewards would be  calculated. Our Lord Allah Swt is As Samad and rahmah of our lord finds an excuses to bless us and distribute rewards so everyone would be rewarded uncountable In Sha Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah and his Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-08-17T13:55:22.273" LastActivityDate="2016-08-17T13:55:22.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32857" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32867" CreationDate="2016-06-18T00:04:57.907" Score="2" ViewCount="2448" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that, unlike females, male pilgrims wear only two sheets of cloth (Ihram).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean they are not allowed to wear undergarments to protect their modesty?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-24T11:41:14.593" LastActivityDate="2017-06-24T11:41:14.593" Title="Do males wear under garments in Ihram?" Tags="|men|hajj|umrah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32860" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-18T09:12:28.900" Score="10" ViewCount="23478" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm really confused right now. Before he created our soul, He must know for sure, since He knows everything, whether someone is going to go to paradise or hell when they die. And since there is no god above Allah, this knowledge must come from himself, thus he must plan it to be that way. However, this is inconsistent with two names of Allah: The Most Merciful one and The Most Fair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can He be the merciful one if He stil insists to create someone whose fate is beeing tortured in hell forever if he already knew it would happen? And how can He be The Most Fair if he decided Jack's fate is paradise but John's fate is hell?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes we do have 'free will', but since He already planned that way, who knows that He controls our decision making as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question baffles me so much and threatens my faith immensely. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17337" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-24T09:10:53.747" LastActivityDate="2020-08-17T10:35:45.673" Title="Why does Allah create someone whose fate is hell?" Tags="|jannah|jahannam|mistake|" AnswerCount="14" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32860" CreationDate="2016-06-18T11:49:11.887" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah didn't predestine John or any other person to hell or heaven. He knows in His vast knowledge that Jhon who has a free will, will commit actions that will send him to hell. He doesn't dictate it. He is not forcing Jhon to do bad deeds. His knowledge is so vast that He knows well in advance what Jhon is going to do. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's an example. Not a good one but something that will clarify the logic.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say Jhon is your friend. He is walking down the street and runs into you. You both chat for a while. Then you ask Jhon where he is going. He tells you that he is going to the other side of town. You tell him that the road he's taking is blocked, there's a fight between two groups and he will surely not be able to make it to the other side of town and will get hurt or- even worse- die. If he listens to you and trust you, he will change his mind. If he doesn't and continue the path you believe is dangerous, he will get hurt. Now do you think you were being unjust to your friend Jhon? Do you think you were being tricky? Or was it more like Jhon's own stupidity that sent him the path you both clearly knew was dangerous. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's the same with our deeds. Allah (SWT) clearly tells us not to do certain things. To believe in him and always seek His forgiveness. But still we go our own way. We do what we think is right. And then when bad things happen to us or when we are punished for what we have done, we blame Allah (SWT) for it? I seek refugee in Allah.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="558" LastEditDate="2016-06-19T06:14:26.490" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T06:14:26.490" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32860" CreationDate="2016-06-18T15:08:38.350" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;And why are you taking as a premice, that his fate will be imperatively Hell ? (or as I saw in the comments on Noah's answer &quot;Suffer the worst pain for an etrenity&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT) created men whom fate can be even Hell or Heaven, an eternity of suffering or an eternity of delight, and this depends on what he will be doing in his life, if he is going to leave as a bad or a good person, if he is going to help or harm people around him, so &lt;strong&gt;a man's fate comes from his hands&lt;/strong&gt;, from his own deeds, and Allah has send us his prophets, so they can guide us through the path which will avoid us Hell and lead us to Heaven, and in that He has been merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17318" LastActivityDate="2016-06-18T15:08:38.350" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32864" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-18T16:14:44.793" Score="1" ViewCount="94" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's the status for this case ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A person was ill. Because of his illness he lost lot of weight. He've been hospitalized and then he started a new treatement !&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The treatement helped him gaining weight, but it was difficult for him, a fight for every pound.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before the beginning of Ramadhan, the doctor told him that he was under the weight standards of a healthy person (he's under by about 22 pounds) and that he had to gain more weight, to maintain his health and also because his medication's dosage depends on that : if he loose weight, he have to decrease his medication.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For that the doctor advised him not to do the &lt;em&gt;sawm&lt;/em&gt; during the Ramadhan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So he decided to follow the doctor advocation (of course, he gives the &lt;em&gt;Sadaqa&lt;/em&gt; for each day), but he feels bad about it even if he knows that loosing weight is not preconized for him, not only because it would be a step back physically but also psychologically (regarding the difficulty he had to gain those pounds)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what's your opinion on this case ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17318" LastActivityDate="2016-06-18T18:14:24.787" Title="Not observing Ramadan for medical / weight reasons" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|sick|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32865" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32860" CreationDate="2016-06-18T16:24:02.497" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because many types of slavery that Allah (SWT) likes  were not to exist in the absence of infidelity and infidels, such as bondage of &quot;Mowalah&quot; (loyalty) to Allah, hostility in the cause of Allah, and the bondage of jihad, which is the pinnacle of Islam. If there is no infidels how would the virtue of the Messengers and their followers show? Whom   would   Allah make Martyrs? and how would patience, &quot;Mosabarah&quot;,  &quot;Morabata&quot; (stationing)  and similar types of slavery which please Allah  would have been achieved. Also the effect of some of his attributes would not show; if not for the creation of the infidels, how would Allah make the believers victorious, punish their enemy and make them an example for others. Also Allah likes to praise him for his blessings, and the greatest blessing is faith, but that grace appears gracious and more clear in the existence of a infidelity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-06-18T16:24:02.497" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32864" CreationDate="2016-06-18T18:14:24.787" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the issue of who can leave the fast, &lt;strong&gt;medical condition is subjected to be life threatening&lt;/strong&gt; (as mejority of ulama say).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if he lose weight and doctors say &lt;strong&gt;it can be threat to his life, than he must not fast. Its as much obligatory for him to not fast as it was obligatory for him to fast when he was healthy&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, we don't know if doctor was a MUTTAQI(having fear of allah, and muslim) or he was a non-muslim, if a muttaqi doctor advices a person to not fast, he should not. But if a non-muslim doctor or a doctor who has no knowledge about islam is recommending not to fast, than we have to look up a few things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Nawawi said in al-Majmoo’, 6/261: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The person who is unable to fast because of a sickness which he hopes&#xA;  will go away is not obliged to fast… This applies if he encounters&#xA;  obvious difficulty in fasting and is not subject to the condition that&#xA;  he reaches a point when he is unable to fast. Rather our companions&#xA;  said: The permission not to fast is subject to the condition that&#xA;  fasting causes him difficulties that it is hard for him to bear.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now in this specific case, its &lt;strong&gt;22 pounds which is about 9/10kg&lt;/strong&gt;. Which does not seem very much which might cause him any severe issues. So my advice is to have a discussion about this with a muttaqi doctor with all your reports etc. And if he also suggest you to not fast. Than you should not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/12488&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;What is the sickness which permits a fasting person to break his fast?&lt;/a&gt; fatwa for more clear understanding of who can leave fast because of illness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also &lt;strong&gt;depends on person's taqwa and will for ajar&lt;/strong&gt;, because fasting of ramazan is very important, as i have heard a saying of prophet s.a.w.w that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(If a person does not fast for a single day in Ramadan, he cannot earn&#xA;  the reward of this single day, even if he fasts all the year round&#xA;  instead of it.) [Tirmidhi]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, ramazan is very important don't take it lightly, but if a muttaqi doctor says you must not fast than you are practically not allowed to fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it answers the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-06-18T18:14:24.787" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32857" CreationDate="2016-06-18T18:30:19.303" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will try be as short as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;An-Nawawi may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him said: '&lt;strong&gt;If a person in a&#xA;  state of Ihraam (either for Hajj or 'Umrah) needs to cover his head,&#xA;  or wear any limb-fitting clothes for a sound reason like heat, cold or&#xA;  treatment, then it is permissible for him to cover but he is obliged&#xA;  to slaughter a sheep.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in short, men are not allowed to wear any extra cloth until or unless a sound reason, even with that reason he need to give FIDYAH which is slaughtering a sheep or fasting 3 days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For details see this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=91249&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wearing underwear for necessity during Hajj or 'Umrah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-06-18T18:30:19.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31315" CreationDate="2016-06-18T19:12:37.573" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I specially called on my shiekh and we had discussion about your this specific question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, firstly,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Maalik is name of allah, as allah says in quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and many other places, he has used name maalik for himself, so there is no issue in this name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also name Raqib&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَّا يَحِلُّ لَكَ النِّسَاءُ مِن بَعْدُ وَلَا أَن تَبَدَّلَ بِهِنَّ&#xA;  مِنْ أَزْوَاجٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكَ حُسْنُهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا مَلَكَتْ&#xA;  يَمِينُكَ ۗ &lt;strong&gt;وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ رَّقِيبًا&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَّا يَحِلُّ لَكَ النِّسَاءُ مِن بَعْدُ وَلَا أَن تَبَدَّلَ بِهِنَّ&#xA;  مِنْ أَزْوَاجٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكَ حُسْنُهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا مَلَكَتْ&#xA;  يَمِينُكَ ۗ &lt;strong&gt;وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ رَّقِيبًا&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;strong&gt;there is no issue in having names like abdul-maalik, and abdul-raqeeb etc because when we are saying abdul-maalik, everyone know that we are referring to the Allah not the angels&lt;/strong&gt; so there is no issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also naming after names of malaaika is not bad, until or unless these are under the instructions on naming in islam. i.e there meaning is suitable for naming human beings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, when i google the meaning of izrael, i found:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The name Azrael is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Azrael is: God's help.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, naming this is nothing prohibited, same goes for jibrael. Now, &lt;strong&gt;one thing is clear we can have angels names for us, though some scholars have disliked it. But there is no strong base for this&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;strong&gt;more reasonable view of some scholars is on naming girls on names of angels&lt;/strong&gt;, they say its makrooh &lt;strong&gt;because mushrikeen used to say the angels are daughters of Allah&lt;/strong&gt;. So we should not name girls on names of angels to avoid any mis-understanding. But this is also not a strong point, &lt;strong&gt;no one think we have such belief, so there is no confusion, hence no issue in this too&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet ﷺ said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you&#xA;  doubt.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; (Narrated by Termithi and Nasaee, and Tirmithi said it is true&#xA;  and fine hadith.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lastly:&lt;/strong&gt; Now the last thing about &lt;strong&gt;using Allah's names removing Al- from it&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;names of Allaah&lt;/strong&gt;, insofar as they are applied only to Him – fall into &lt;strong&gt;two categories&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;1.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Names that only belong to Him&lt;/strong&gt;, may He be glorified and exalted, and cannot be given to anyone but Him, such as the names Allaah, al-Rabb (the Lord or Cherisher), al-Rahmaan (the Most Gracious), al-Ahad (the Unique), al-Samad (the Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need, He neither eats nor drinks), al-Mutakabbir (the Majestic), and so on. &lt;strong&gt;It is not permissible to call any human being by these names, according to scholarly consensus&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;2.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Names which do not apply only to Him, and which may be applied to human beings&lt;/strong&gt;, so &lt;strong&gt;it is permissible to call people by them&lt;/strong&gt;, such as Samee’ (hearing), Baseer (seeing), ‘Aliy (high, exalted), Hakeem (wise), Rasheed (wise). Some of the most well known Sahaabah were called by these names, such as ‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib and Hakeem ibn Hizaam (may Allaah be pleased with them). &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;What is forbidden is only the names which apply only to the Lord, such as Allaah and al-Rahmaan.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/114309&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Is calling people by the names of Allaah regarded as shirk?&lt;/a&gt;(have a look on this for details)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this answers the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-06-18T19:12:37.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32870" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-18T22:12:59.617" Score="3" ViewCount="264" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have tried to understand why Muhammad was not explicit about succession, but all I have found are sectarian answers. One group says Muhammad was explicit, another group says Muhammad deliberately left the matter to the will of the Umma. But I've read a number of (secular, non-sectarian) biographies and other books about Muhammad, and I find nothing in them that would explain why there is disagreement on the matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any scholars who explore Muhammad's reasons for not being explicit, without bringing in sectarianism, or appealing to Muhammad's superhuman qualities, or appealing to divine wisdom? Scholars who analyze the issue from a secular standpoint?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Edit&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;: I am not interested in which sect is &quot;correct&quot;, or whose view is &quot;stronger&quot;, or which POV is more &quot;viable&quot;. I am interested in Muhammad's reasons for not being explicit. Here's why I can't accept any claims that he was indeed explicit: the Qur'an addresses Muhammad's family problems (the scandal over Aisha in the desert), and the proper formality to be observed when interacting with Muhammad. Although I have not read the Hadith, I have heard that they even go so far as to address issues of personal hygiene. I am shocked that while these issues are enshrined in Islam's holy writings, there is not a single word about succession therein. I am very curious about the reasons for this rather glaring omission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Edit #2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;: I am not interested in Qur'anic allusions or implicit references. If Islam's holy writings are explicit about Muhammad's family matters and personal hygiene, I am wondering &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;why&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; the issue of succession was addressed only by allusions and implicit references, not whether the allusions and implicit references are considered valid as a means of choosing Muhammad's successor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastEditorUserId="13756" LastEditDate="2016-06-19T16:46:02.577" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T05:56:22.107" Title="Are there any secular scholars who explore Muhammad's reasons for not being explicit about succession?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32871" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-18T23:27:09.853" Score="3" ViewCount="1533" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the majority of Muslims follows one of the four great imam in Islam, is it really important to follow them? Do everyone of us has the ability to solve our daily matters in the light of Quran and Hadith.&#xA;I am asking this question because some of my friends are arguing with me that it is not important to follow the four great imams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15406" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-09T08:43:21.003" LastActivityDate="2017-06-09T08:43:21.003" Title="Is it important to follow one of the four mazhab in Islam?" Tags="|madhhab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-04-07T06:45:15.547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32872" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-19T00:27:29.003" Score="5" ViewCount="7418" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think many of you may have come across this issue. Generally when we hear the Azan , we do the following: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Repeat what the Mu'aththin says, except for when he says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلاَةِ وَحَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hayya 'alas-Salaah (hasten to the prayer) and Hayya 'alal-Falaah (hasten to salvation). Here you should say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللهِ&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Laa hawla wa laa quwwata 'illaa billaah.(There is no might and no power except by Allah.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But these days, if you happen to live in a muslim populated area, you will find a lot of mosques near by. I start answering the first Azan, I hear. Very soon other mosques also starts their Azan and it becomes very difficult to hold on to the first Azan. The voices of the Azan-s are almost similar. I am not sure what to do in this situation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T09:06:11.147" Title="How to respond when you hear multiple Azans(call to prayer)?" Tags="|salat|masjid|adhan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32873" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-19T00:56:22.613" Score="2" ViewCount="16220" Body="&lt;p&gt;I live in a very hot and humid region. Is it permissible for me to wear minimal clothes while alone and inside? Also what is the ruling on sleeping naked alone and with a partner (spouse)? Also is it necessary for women to cover their awrah while performing wudhu? I mean it would prevent her from properly washing her forearms and head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15536" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T04:14:00.637" LastActivityDate="2016-10-19T04:14:00.637" Title="Is it permissible to wear minimal clothing, exposing awrah, when alone?" Tags="|awrah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32876" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2266" CreationDate="2016-06-19T08:19:16.560" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nobody really knows who the Sabeans are in the Holy Qur'an. There are many different theories. One thought is that it is a religion which took what they liked from all major world religions- including Islam. So, the Sabeans believed in the Torah, the New Testament, and the Qur'an. They didn't just read or memorize the Holy Our'an, but also the Old and New Testament. So, on the final day- the Sabean's have no fear of God because they are well prepared. Part of the Sabeans religion is realizing that you are born into your religion. Converts are not that common unless due to marriage. It is important you believe in God, read his word, and do good deeds. Your religion is not so important. Number one- if you were born into your religion and raised accordingly-  you had no choice and therefore cannot know if you are worshiping the truth whether you are Muslim, Jewish, or Christian. Maybe there is no truth. Maybe people are just born into the religion they represent. All religions lead to God just as all roads lead to Rome. And all rivers lead to the Ocean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17348" LastEditorUserId="17348" LastEditDate="2016-09-01T06:05:07.877" LastActivityDate="2016-09-01T06:05:07.877" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32873" CreationDate="2016-06-19T08:23:36.163" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Bahz bin Hakim: &quot;My father narrated to me from my&#xA;  grandfather, who said: 'I said: &quot;O Messenger of Allah! Regarding our&#xA;  'Awrah, what of it must we cover and what of it may we leave?&quot; He&#xA;  said: &quot;Protect your 'Awrah except from your wife or what your right&#xA;  hand possesses.&quot;' He said: &quot;What about a man with another man?&quot; He&#xA;  said: &quot;If you are able to not let anyone see it, then do so.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;I&#xA;  said: &quot;What about a man when he is alone?&quot; He said: &quot;Allah is most&#xA;  deserving of being shy from Him.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/629900&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our scholars have mentioned it clearly that awrah should be covered if there is not any necessary conditions to avoid even when person is alone it is preferred to do it and while sleeping it is preferred to cover oneself with a sheet if naked,Regarding your query about covering awrah while performing wudhu so it is important to know that The fard of wudhu includes masah of head and washing of arms and awrah would be exposed during this masah and washing so women should not perform wudu in the presence of non-mahram due to the exposure of her awrah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2012/12/29/remaining-naked-when-alone/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Zayn Ibn al-Nujaym said in his al-Bahr al-Ra’iq:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Know that there is scholarly consensus (ijma`) that it is obligatory to cover one’s nakedness (awra) in front of others… And when alone, there is difference of opinion [as to whether it is obligatory], but the correct opinion is that it is necessary (wajib), unless the uncovering was for a valid reason, as mentioned in Sharh al-Munya.” [al-Bahr al-Ra’iq, 1: 283]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam al-Haskafi said in “Durr al-Mukhtar,” “[To cover one’s nakedness] is a general obligation, even when alone, according to the correct opinion, unless it is for a valid reason.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Abidin explained in his Radd al-Muhtar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“‘Even when alone,’ that is: outside of prayer it is obligatory to cover one’s nakedness in front of others by scholarly consensus, and even when alone according to the correct opinion…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Now, the apparent meaning of covering one’s nakedness when alone outside of prayer [in this context] is that which is between the navel and knee, such that even women do not have to cover other than that [when alone] even if it is of their nakedness (awrah) [in front of others]…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“‘According to the correct opinion,’ for Allah Most High, even though He sees the covered just as He sees the naked, sees the one whose nakedness is uncovered as leaving proper manners, and sees the one covered as exhibiting proper manners. These proper manners [here] are obligatory [f: because of the primary texts about them] whenever there is ability to exercise them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T08:23:36.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32872" CreationDate="2016-06-19T09:06:11.147" Score="4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes this is the general issue. And i had discussed it with many people and al of them had same solution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Follow one azaan from start to end, answer that azaan and listen all other azaans with respect. This is the best way to deal with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In hadees it states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إن الدين يسر&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  religion is easy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although in the first place situation should not be like this, but because of every school of thought try to have its separate masjid in each area, that's the reason of this situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now in your situation&lt;/strong&gt; that you can't recognize which azaan you were following, than i think best solution is to follow most similar azaan, it is best you can do. You can guess the most similar one by the words it is at, and by the voice of person calling etc. &lt;strong&gt;Just try to follow one azaan, if you can't confirm which one you were following, than you should follow most similar one.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T09:06:11.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32879" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32860" CreationDate="2016-06-19T09:17:21.940" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are saying that Allah is dooming us to hell, which is wrong. The choice of becoming humans and taking this test was out of our own free will, so we could be better than the Angels. If we all were to be perfect and obey Allah then what's the difference between us and the Angels? Nothing. The mere fact that he has given us clear guidance and the ability of free will shows his ability to be just. It is just like going to school and taking an exam. You buy/rent/use textbooks to study the material for an exam. During the final exam you aren't able to reference the material, but afterwards you'll know the result. Given the performance in your class teachers already predict the outcome of which students are going to fail by there actions. These teachers didn't force you to become, say, an engineer or doctor. You CHOSE this just like you CHOSE to be a human. The only thing to do now is educate oneself and learn how to better yourself to pass the final exam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: maybe this will be easier to understand... Hope this helps. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, you mentioned he puts John in heaven and Jack in hell... That's a flawed statement. He gave John and Jack the same exact choice to choose. He isn't putting anyone anywhere he just knows where you will go. That is the beauty of John and Jack's free will. He just didn't want more Angels... He already has that. He created humans to be beings that out of their own free will submitted to his command. Not like Angels who are forced to do everything they are commanded. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17350" LastEditorUserId="17350" LastEditDate="2016-06-19T09:25:50.117" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T09:25:50.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32881" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-19T10:29:05.317" Score="2" ViewCount="2712" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been paying 1/3 part of installments for a property for over a year. Is Zakat applicable on the amount I have paid in installments up until now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The intention is to sell the property once the installments are finished and the money would be used for further investment on another property OR to build a house for living.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17353" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-20T02:04:21.030" LastActivityDate="2020-10-27T15:58:42.717" Title="Is zakat applicable on the amount I have paid in installments for a property?" Tags="|zakat|property|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32884" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-19T13:34:09.057" Score="6" ViewCount="14250" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any addictive substance is banned in Islam. It includes smoking, drinking, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, my question is: &lt;strong&gt;is wine banned or is alcohol banned?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am asking this as many Muslims say not to use deodorants which contain alcohol, or any daily usage which contain minimal traces of alcohol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So can we use (in any form/any way) any non-addictive thing which contain minimal traces of alcohol?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17016" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-06T23:09:30.357" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T23:09:30.357" Title="Is wine banned or is alcohol banned? Can we use products, such as deodorant, which contain alcohol?" Tags="|halal-haram|alcohol|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32886" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-19T15:13:51.190" Score="4" ViewCount="2447" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu 'Alaikum dear brothers and sisters&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Christian recently argued with me by quoting Al Ahqaf:30 that Prophet (S) had the Original Thaurath in his hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is what he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Let me give you some more proof that the Torah at the time of&#xA;Mohammed was the truth, acording to your Prophet. Take for example&#xA;Surah Al-Ahqaf[46] verse 30, in your major translations by Muslims.&#xA;Take the translation by Abdullah Yusuf Ali. It says: &amp;quot;They said, &amp;quot;O&#xA;our people, we have heard a book revealed after Moses, confirming what&#xA;came before it; it guides (men) to the truth and to a straight path.&amp;quot;&#xA;Look at the words highlighted above that say &amp;quot;before it.&amp;quot; In the&#xA;Arabic the words are not &amp;quot;before it.&amp;quot; Let's do a word for word&#xA;translation, and I leave it to the Arabic reader to be honest to&#xA;himself when he reading this word for word translation:  Arabic: kaloo&#xA;ya kawmana inna sami'ina kitaban unzila ba'd Musa  English: they said&#xA;O our people we have heard a book revealed after Moses  Arabic:&#xA;Musadekan Lima Bayna Yadayehe  English: confirming what is between his&#xA;hands  Arabic: Yahdee ela al-hak wa-ela tareekin mustakeem  English:&#xA;it guides to the truth and to a straight path My point is the un&#xA;corrupted BIBLE was in their hands at the time of Mohammed. Where is&#xA;the uncorrupted copy of the BIBLE. Why is it that we have copies of&#xA;the BIBLE from the &amp;amp;th century and copies from the 4th 3nd the 2nd and&#xA;we also have copies from the 10th 12 th an up to today and all say the&#xA;same thing. all come from the same manuscripts in Hebrew, Greek and&#xA;Aramaic. So I dont have a clue what youare talking about. you are just&#xA;repeating what you have been told. I suggest you go study your own&#xA;religion first before you comment on a religion you dont know anything&#xA;about.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I replied like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Here is the right translation. Of Ahqaf:30&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;{They said, &amp;quot;O our people! We have heard a Book revealed after Moses,&#xA;confirmation for what is before it: it guides to the Truth and to&#xA;Straight Path. }&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;One thing you said is right.The word-by-word&#xA;translation says “What is between its hands”.It is an Arabic idiom for&#xA;saying 'In front of' or 'before'.See Al Baqara 66 for Example.&#xA;Now you&#xA;have quoted Ahqaf:30 and stated that Original Thourath existed at the&#xA;time of Prophet Muhammed (S).&#xA;My question:Where does it say that&#xA;'Thaurath exist in its original form'? Nowhere.It just says that&#xA;Qur'an conforms the Thaurath.It says about the Thaurath,which is&#xA;already corrupted. How can you know that the manuscripts you&#xA;said,which belongs to 2nd,3rd,4th centuries,etc are not corrupted?&#xA;Just have a check at the Great Isaiah Scroll:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answering-christianity.com/topic_1996.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.answering-christianity.com/topic_1996.htm&lt;/a&gt;   &amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;You getting your information from answeringchristianuty.com no wonder&#xA;you are confused. This guy Osama Abdullah fabricated emails, then had&#xA;to admit and apologize. This is your source of information a confessed&#xA;liar. A man whi CHRISTIAN PRINCE destroyed in every debate. Wow you&#xA;are really lost. Seeing that you cannot read either Arabic or English.&#xA;The verse says BETWEEN HIS HANDS that sir means the prophet had the&#xA;uncorrupted copy in his hands. The words translated as BEFORE IT&#xA;doesnot mean that it is a deception the proper translation of BAYNA&#xA;YADAYEHE. Is BETWEEN HIS HANDS. Your lieing schollar neglected to tell&#xA;you what the arabic really says. My next question would be, WHY WOULD&#xA;YOU HAVE TO LIE TO PROVE THE BOOK OF UTHMAN TO BE TRUE?.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see,he didn't accept what I said: &amp;quot;The word-by-word translation says &amp;quot;What is between its hands&amp;quot;.It is an Arabic idiom for saying 'In front of' or 'before'.See Al Baqara 66 for Example.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Holy Qur'an 2:65-66 Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;{ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ الَّذِينَ اعْتَدَوْا مِنكُمْ فِي السَّبْتِ&#xA;فَقُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُونُوا قِرَدَةً خَاسِئِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you had already known about those who transgressed among you&#xA;concerning the sabbath, and We said to them, &amp;quot;Be monkeys, despised.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فَجَعَلْنَاهَا نَكَالًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا وَمَا خَلْفَهَا&#xA;وَمَوْعِظَةً لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;And We made it a deterrent punishment&#xA;for those who were present and those who succeeded [them] and a lesson&#xA;for those who fear Allah. }&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse 66 says “Bayna Yadayha” which means 'between her hands'.But it is absurd to translate it like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, there are other verses like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;{And it is He who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy,&#xA;and We send down from the sky pure water}(Holy Qur'an 25:48)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now,before replying to that Kafir,I just want to conform my point:&#xA;In Arabic,'Between the hands' means means 'before' and 'in front of'.It is an idiom or figurative speech.&#xA;I need conformation for that&#xA;Please say if I am right or wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;EDIT&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our debate was of course about the preservation the Bible/Thaurath/Injeel.&#xA;I am preparing answers to give him.I can get that also from the answering-christianity blog(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answering-christianity.com/blog/index.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.answering-christianity.com/blog/index.php&lt;/a&gt;) But my real doubt is,as the title of my question says,the meaning of 'bayna yadayhi' or 'between his hands'(Please reread the last part of my question).I asked it here because I thought there would be people knowing more Arabic.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;I hope I will get a good reply from here.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Thank you.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Salam,&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;S.H.O&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17356" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T09:38:00.343" Title="Meaning of ' بين يديه '" Tags="|quran|arabic|quran-translation|torah|scripture|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32888" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-19T16:19:00.200" Score="2" ViewCount="3300" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ever since I started exploring Sunnah.com (a website that hosts primary Sunni hadith sources), I have come across many questionable sets of hadiths which seem to reflect the influence of post-Prophetic partisan politics on the process of hadith narration. One striking example that I recently stumbled was upon searching the key word, &amp;quot;beloved&amp;quot; as a way to find out which things and people were most loved by the Holy Prophet according to these sources. Among my findings was a set of contradictory accounts from Tirmidhi on the most beloved woman and man to the Holy Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first set is a hadith attributed by Amr bin al-As to the Holy Prophet quoted through different chains of narrators who all quote al-As:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated 'Amr bin Al-'As&lt;/strong&gt;: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) appointed him as a leader of the army of Dhatis-Salasil. He said: &amp;quot;So&#xA;I went to him and said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Who is the most beloved&#xA;to you among the people?' He said: ''Aishah.' I said: 'From the men?'&#xA;He said: 'Her father.'&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/637730&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated 'Amr bin Al-'As&lt;/strong&gt;: that he said to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ):&#xA;&amp;quot;Who is the most beloved of the people to you?&amp;quot; He said: &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;'Aishah.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; He&#xA;said: &amp;quot;From the men?&amp;quot; He said: &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Her farther.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;&#xA;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/637740&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated 'Amr bin Al-'As&lt;/strong&gt;:  &amp;quot;It was said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Who is&#xA;the most beloved of the people to you?' He said: '&lt;strong&gt;'Aishah.&lt;/strong&gt;' It was&#xA;said: 'From the men?' He said: '&lt;strong&gt;Her father.&lt;/strong&gt;'&amp;quot;&#xA;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/637780&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according to al-As, the most beloved woman and man to the Holy Prophet have been his youngest wife Aisha and her father, Abu Bakr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this is contradicted by hadiths quoted by two other companions -- one of whom interestingly quoting Aisha herself in turn! --, reporting that the two most beloved woman and man to the Holy Prophet have been his cousin and son-in-law, Ali ibn abi Talib, and his wife and Prophet's daughter, Fatima:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Buraidah:&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;quot;The most beloved of women to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was &lt;strong&gt;Fatimah&lt;/strong&gt; and from the men was '&lt;strong&gt;Ali&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;quot;&#xA;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/637560&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;) [a March 2020 postscript: rated &amp;quot;hassan gharib&amp;quot; (good but strange) by an Abu Isa according to the Arabic text, but rated as da'if in the translation].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Jumai' bin 'Umair At-Taimi&lt;/strong&gt;: &amp;quot;I entered along with my uncle&#xA;upon &lt;strong&gt;'Aishah&lt;/strong&gt; and she was asked: 'Who among people was the most beloved&#xA;to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?' She said: '&lt;strong&gt;Fatimah.&lt;/strong&gt;' So it was said:&#xA;'From the men?' She said: '&lt;strong&gt;Her husband, as I knew him to fast much and&#xA;stand in prayer much.&lt;/strong&gt;'&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/637620&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;) [a March 2020 postscript: with rating similar to the above].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is interesting with all of these sources and names, is how they fall meaningfully on the opposite sides of political disagreements and conflicts that broke out after the passing of the Holy Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that Amr ibn al-As was among the most staunch enemies of Ali, who along with Muawiya led the Battle of Siffin against Prophet's son-in-law and cousin. On the other hand, I learned that Buraidah who quotes several other hadiths in favor of Ali, has been among his loyal devotees since Prophet's time, and was notably among companions who protested election of Abu Bakr instead of Ali as the immediate successor to the Holy Prophet at Saqifa. But so far I could not find information on the second narrator, Jumai' bin Umair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my thesis is, could have al-As the single narrator of this hadith been possibly fabricating this hadith in favor of Abu Bakr and Aisha in order to play down the status of Ali and Fatima who were among his enemies? For how could al-As know that Aisha and her father were the most beloved people the Prophet, without Aisha herself knowing that? The historians have described al-As as shrewd politician. This is while there seems to be no reason for Aisha to fabricate hadiths in favor of a man she felt jealous of and fought her own war against him. More interestingly Aisha has narrated other hadiths in favor of Ali and his wife such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/637600&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;! The impossibility for the forgery of the latter set of hadiths is further reinforced by several other hadiths quoted from the Holy Prophet wherein he expresses his special love for Ali and his family such as the hadith below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Zaid bin Arqam:that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to 'Ali,&#xA;Fatimah, Al-Hasan and Al-Husain: &amp;quot;I am at war with whoever makes war&#xA;with you, and peace for whoever makes peace with you.&amp;quot;&#xA;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/637580&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could think of no other explanation for these contradictory hadiths except by assuming that the Holy Prophet might have changed his mind on who he loves most over time. But the last hadith by Aisha obviously seems to express Prophet's eternal opinion. So if my thesis is correct, does this mean that we should take into account political affiliations of hadith narrators as one possible factor in determining reliability of the narrators?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Addendum:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;goldPseudo pointed out a reasonable observation that I had failed to deal with in my argument saying that all the hadiths in favor of Ali that I have quoted particularly here are graded as dhaif (weak). [Postscript: reviewing this post long afterwards in March 2020, I realized the hadiths in favor of Ali and Fatima are actually rated as &amp;quot;hassan gharib&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;good and strange&amp;quot;, by scholars referenced in the original text which seem to contradict the English translations of ratings.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I could've also quoted similar hadiths that are graded either as &amp;quot;good&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;correct&amp;quot; which seem to corroborate the previous hadiths. Here are two examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith again narrated by Aisha, testifies to Fatima's excellent Islamic manners as well as Prophet's expression of unique respect for her:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Aishah: &amp;quot;I have not seen anyone closer in conduct, way, and&#xA;manners to that of the Messenger of Allah in regards to standing and&#xA;sitting, than Fatimah the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).&amp;quot; She&#xA;said &amp;quot;Whenever she would enter upon the Prophet (ﷺ) he would stand to&#xA;her and kiss her, and he would sit her in his sitting place. Whenever&#xA;the Prophet (ﷺ) entered upon her she would stand from her seat, and&#xA;kiss him and sit him in her sitting place. So when the Prophet (ﷺ)&#xA;fell sick and Fatimah entered, she bent over and kissed him. Then she&#xA;lifted her head and cried, then she bent over him and she lifted her&#xA;head and laughed. So I said: 'I used to think that this one was from&#xA;the most intelligent of our women, but she is really just one of the&#xA;women.' So when the Prophet (ﷺ) died, I said to her: 'Do you remember&#xA;when you bent over the Prophet (ﷺ) and you lifted your head and cried,&#xA;then you bent over him, then you lifted your head and laughed. What&#xA;caused you to do that?' She said: 'Then, I would be the one who&#xA;spreads the secrets. He (ﷺ) told me that he was to die from his&#xA;illness, so I cried. Then he told me that I would be the quickest of&#xA;his family to meet up with him. So that is when I laughed.'&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/637600&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;) [rated as hasan gharib in Arabic text but daif in the translation]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith suggests that Allah literally sent his most beloved creature, Ali, to the Prophet upon his request:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas bin Malik: &amp;quot;There was a bird with the Prophet (ﷺ), so he&#xA;said: 'O Allah, send to me the most beloved of Your creatures to eat&#xA;this bird with me.' So 'Ali came and ate with him. &amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/636010&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;) [Gharib in Arabic text, daif in the translation]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So given the above supportive hadiths, how do we explain Al-As's contradictory account? And given this latter observation of the grading disparity, I would also appreciate knowing why the earlier three hadiths have been graded as weak by the English editors when the original Arabic texts describe them as &amp;quot;hasan gharib&amp;quot; which means they have good isnad but simply not narrated by other narrators. Plus their content seem to have been corroborated by many other good, correct, and weak hadiths from the same book and others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2020-03-09T00:13:42.860" Title="Contradictory hadiths on the most beloved individuals to the Holy Prophet in Jami at-Tirmidhi" Tags="|hadith|sahaba|ali|fatima-zahra|aisha|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32889" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-19T17:34:10.630" Score="1" ViewCount="7651" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am 15 year old boy, and I have an addiction that is very hard for me to stop.  The addiction I have is one of many people, and it is masturbation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that there is a toll of feeding people every day for 60 days or fasting 60 days straight. I come from a family that needs social assistance with money.  I have no job and right now no money.  I have done this sin about 10 times causing me to break my fast.  In this month, I want to know if Allah will accept my prayer and duas during the days I having fasted and if I am not able to pay my toll, will my fast be accepted next year?  Will I go to hell for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17357" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-20T05:06:03.053" LastActivityDate="2017-08-20T05:06:03.053" Title="Will Allah accept my prayers during the fasting days to make up for masturbating?" Tags="|dua|masturbation|kaffarah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32893" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-19T19:55:54.253" Score="2" ViewCount="2296" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a Muslim, and I specifically like to draw as a hobby now and then. Recently, I read several comments and things here and there on the Internet saying that drawing faces or things with souls (like people, animals) is haram because Angels do not enter the vicinity when the art in question is present, and you will be Punished on the Day, asked to make the art brought to life, which we all know only Allah SWT can do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By my upbringing, as long as we overturn anything with a face so it doesn't show, it's alright, and I've only heard about Jinn being attracted to rooms with pictures of faces and the like, but never that Angels don't enter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I would like to know, is, is it considered halal for me to make art of faces, people, eyes, animals, creations with souls, etc.?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17360" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-15T00:13:50.667" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T00:13:50.667" Title="Is art (of faces, eyes, etc.) halal in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|jinn|malaikah|image|art|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-11-03T22:09:50.793" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32873" CreationDate="2016-06-19T20:00:54.530" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To summarize, basically, if it's very hot, you may wear minimal clothing if there are no non-Mehram around at all. You may lie naked in bed (and/or with your spouse, if they agree) as long as whatever covers you may possess are over you, and that's about it. :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17360" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T20:00:54.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32770" CreationDate="2016-06-19T20:36:39.377" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, if it was unintentional, and doing the exercise again won't repeat the same problem, then, yes, it should be permissible. I'd stay away though. I believe there was a hadith of staying away from that which you doubt to remain in favour of that which does not give you doubt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17360" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T20:36:39.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32740" CreationDate="2016-06-19T20:40:39.497" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is completely false! How could that be a true narration, from the mouths of those taught by the companions and the Prophet SAW himself? This isn't lawful in Islam, not at all! Allah, and the representation of Allah's Will (Muhammad SAW) would never speak as such, or commit such obscenity. These are the fake words of those who wish to turn others against Islam. Repent to Allah for doubting His Purity and relieve this wretchedness from your mind, brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17360" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T20:40:39.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32902" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32619" CreationDate="2016-06-19T21:05:24.870" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If being Muslim (or statement of such) LITERALLY threatens your safety (as in you're positively &lt;em&gt;sure&lt;/em&gt; that you will undergo physical harm) then yes, it is acceptable for you to lie about your faith, as long as you don't pretend to commit any acts of unIslamic worship and you continue to practise Islamic routine in the safety of your home. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17360" LastActivityDate="2016-06-19T21:05:24.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32905" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32888" CreationDate="2016-06-20T04:23:24.703" Score="4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First of all i would like to encourage you on starting exploration of ahadees&lt;/strong&gt;, but i would like to add that you need to keep in contact with a good &lt;em&gt;shiekh al hadith&lt;/em&gt; for getting all the answers of your questions side by side, and have a book on history of sunni ahadees, their rules and history, such book will also be suggested by a good shiekh al-hadith accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now &lt;strong&gt;coming to your question&lt;/strong&gt;, i will present analogy in the above ahadees in original question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadees you mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Buraidah: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;The most beloved of women to the Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (ﷺ) was Fatimah and from the men was 'Ali.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Grade : &lt;strong&gt;Da'if&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is clearly &lt;strong&gt;his own observation of the sahabi reporting&lt;/strong&gt;. Even if you WANT to consider it sahi hadees even than it does not contradict with the second hadees&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Amr bin Al-'As: that he said to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ):&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Who is the most beloved of the people to you?&quot; He said: &quot;'Aishah.&quot; He&#xA;  said: &quot;From the men?&quot; He said: &quot;Her farther.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Grade : &lt;strong&gt;Sahih&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which is the answer this sahabi got from asking the prophet ﷺ.&lt;/strong&gt; Now Even if you insist that the first hadees is falsely graded zaeef, and we should consider it, even then &lt;strong&gt;there is no contradiction, one is observation and other is answer of a question. This should be enough for clearing the ambiguity.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there is another point, which is, that Buraidah as of his observation, he concluded that prophet loves daughter most and in men Ali R.A, that might be because it was his family, and love with daughter or children is something different and is shown differently than love with wife or someone else. &lt;strong&gt;So, we can safely say that when prophet has himself said in the other sahi hadees who are his most beloved woman and man than there is nothing left to question and both of these ahadees DO NOT CONTRADICT!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now about your addition in question&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;after goldPsuedo pointed that the hadith is zaeef.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The first long hadees&lt;/strong&gt; you have quoted has no issue, this hadees tells about the manners of her and prophet ﷺ love with her daughter. You will find many ahadees like these and also many for Aisha and other Sahaba. &lt;strong&gt;Praising one does not mean that we should conclude one is superior to other, we should also conclude the love and respect between members of the holy family, and other positive things.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now remains the last hadees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas bin Malik: &quot;There was a bird with the Prophet (ﷺ), so he&#xA;  said: 'O Allah, send to me the most beloved of Your creatures to eat&#xA;  this bird with me.' So 'Ali came and ate with him.&quot;&lt;br&gt; Grade : Hasan (Darusalam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interesting thing about this hadees is that sunnah.com has written hassan in this hadees although to my search &lt;strong&gt;this hadees is weak&lt;/strong&gt;... it has many asnaad but all of them are weak. You can see the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=96079&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;تخريج حديث الطير&lt;/a&gt; in which you will find all the isnaad and the issues in them. الطريق الثالث and issues in this sand are also mentioned alongside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Also it is strange why sunnah.com has written hasan with it, while it clearly states  in arabic text هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ that this hadees is gareeb/weak.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the short version of takhreej you can read &lt;a href=&quot;http://alsrdaab.com/vb/archive/index.php/t-42486.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; which states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;((اللهم ائتني بأحب خلقك إليك يأكل هذا الطير فجاء علي))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;رواه الحاكم 3/130 &lt;strong&gt;بسند موضوع&lt;/strong&gt; تعقبه الذهبي &lt;strong&gt;وحكم عليه بالوضع&lt;/strong&gt;. وتناقض&#xA;  الحاكم في الحكم عليه. قال أبو عبد الرحمن الشاذياخي » كنا في مجلس السيد&#xA;  أبي الحسن &lt;strong&gt;فسئل أبو عبد الله الحاكم عن حديث الطير فقال: لا يصح، ولو صح&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  لما كان أحد أفضل من علي – رضي الله عنه- بعد النبي. قال الذهبي: ثم&#xA;  تغير رأي الحاكم وأخرج حديث الطير في مستدركه« (تذكرة الحفاظ2/1042).&#xA;  وقال الذهبي » هو &lt;strong&gt;خبر منكر&lt;/strong&gt;« (1/602). وقال الشيخ &lt;strong&gt;الألباني « ضعيف»&lt;/strong&gt; (مشكاة&#xA;  المصابيح ح رقم6085 ضعيف الترمذي ص500 ح رقم3987). ورواه الترمذي (3721)&#xA;  وقال حديث غريب. أي ضعيف. قال الحافظ ابن حجر »&lt;strong&gt;هو خبر منكر&lt;/strong&gt;« (لسان&#xA;  الميزان2/354) وفي أجوبته عن الأحاديث الموضوعة في مشكاة المصابيح ذكر&#xA;  للحديث شواهد: غير أن المعول عليه هو المتأخر من قوليه كما في اللسان.&#xA;  قال الزيلعي في نصب الراية »كم &lt;strong&gt;من حديث تعددت طرقه وكثرت رواياته وهو&#xA;  ضعيف كحديث الطير&lt;/strong&gt;« (نصب الراية1/361 وانظر تحفة الأحوذي10/224). وقال ابن&#xA;  كثير في البداية والنهاية (7/351) »إن كل من أخرجوه بضعة وتسعون نفسا&#xA;  أقربها غرائب ضعيفة.. ووقفت على مجلد كبير في رده وتضعيفه سندا ومتنا&#xA;  للقاضي أبي بكر الباقلاني« (مختصر مستدرك الحاكم للحميد3/1446). وقال ابن&#xA;  الجوزي في العلل المتناهية1/225 » ذكره ابن مردويه من نحو عشرين طريقا&#xA;  كلها مظلم«.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, the point is that this hadees is weak according to majority of scholars of hadees. &lt;strong&gt;And you can post a separate question about this hadees concerning the validity of this hadees.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than this last hadees, i think the main point of your question &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Contradictory hadiths on the most beloved individuals to the Holy Prophet in Jami at-Tirmidhi&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; is cleared.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T04:23:24.703" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32906" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32907" CreationDate="2016-06-20T05:17:05.500" Score="4" ViewCount="13188" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently came across a quote on FB that was claimed as being a hadith. The summary of the quote was that after the janazah and burial of one's deceased parent, one should stay at their grave, reciting surahs and duas for them for such an amount of time that is equivalent to the time it takes a person to slaughter a camel, skin it and to cut and distribute its meat. Otherwise, the deceased feels as if they have been set adrift in the sea without any support.&#xA;I wanted to confirm whether this is actually a hadith or not, before forwarding it to others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17368" LastActivityDate="2021-12-26T12:40:49.347" Title="Need a reference for a hadith about staying at the grave after burial" Tags="|dua|death|parents|funeral|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32906" CreationDate="2016-06-20T05:38:46.117" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/228&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith in Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; wherein 'Amr bin Al-'As says to his son:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When you bury me, fill my grave well with earth, then stand around it for the time within which a camel is slaughtered and its meat is distributed so that I may enjoy your intimacy and (in your company) ascertain what answer I can give to the messengers (angels) of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this single narration doesn't indicate that this is a blessed act or something ordained by the prophet, simply a personal request by 'Amr bin Al-'As himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T05:38:46.117" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32889" CreationDate="2016-06-20T05:44:47.080" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all you have to seek forgiveness from Allah (SWT) for what you have done. You have not only committed an act that's haram but also violated the sanctity of a holy month-- the month of Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, masturbation does break your fast if you ejaculate as a result, which is I guess the case in this case. And one shouldn't eat or drink for the rest of the day after masturbation because of the sanctity of the holy month of Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for its expiation, based on my understanding there's no expiation but simply making up for the days you have masturbated in. So in your case you have to make up for 10 days and seek plenty of forgiveness from Allah (SWT). Here's an excerpt from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/38074&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa.info&lt;/a&gt; that lists a few scholars who are of the same opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn Baaz said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Masturbation during the day in Ramadaan invalidates the fast if it is done deliberately and semen is emitted as a result. The person must make up the day if that was an obligatory fast, and he must repent to Allaah, because masturbation is not permissible whether one is fasting or not. It is the action which people call the “secret habit”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 15/267&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a fasting person masturbates and ejaculates, this breaks his fast, and he has to make up the fast of the day on which he masturbated, but he does not have to offer any expiation, because the expiation is only required of one who has intercourse. And he has to repent from what he did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fataawa Arkaan al-Islam, p. 478&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for next year, you should definitely fast and ask Allah to accept yours and ours prayers and fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is the Most Merciful and nobody knows who will go to hell or heaven except Allah (SWT). That's something that will be decided on the day of judgement. We as humans have to do our best. Worship Him and follow His commandment. We also have to ask Him to accept our prayers and worship on a daily basis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also better to consult a local mufti to get a stronger opinion on your situation. I am not an Alim or Mufti and provided the information based on my research from various sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT) knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T05:50:25.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1772" CreationDate="2016-06-20T09:35:49.527" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From reading above, I took away that you calculate the total amount of installments you made on your mortgage for the year and deduct that from your total worth and pay Zakat on the difference. So if you pay $2000 per month of mortgage then for the year (Ramadan to Ramadan) you pay $24,000 for that year and thus you subtract that from your net worth for that year. So if your worth is $100,000 then you owe Zakat on $76,000 which would come out to $1900.00.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17369" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T09:35:49.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32793" CreationDate="2016-06-20T10:17:10.923" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly i will suggest to talk with imam or switch masjid, and pray taraweeh behind some reasonable person who recite quran not fight with it...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, &lt;strong&gt;sanaa/istiftah is sunnah, if it is left because of some reason, than prayer is valid.&lt;/strong&gt; Like in a situation you join salah and imam is reciting surah al-ikhlas and you know if you skip istiftah you will complete your fatiah and hence your rakaah will be valid, so you will skip istiftah in that case and you salaah is valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But &lt;strong&gt;if you know you will recite the fatiah after istiftah before imam goes to rukkuh, than you should try to recite fatiah and leave istiftah.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reason being istiftah is sunnah and fatiah is wajib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=128770&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T10:17:10.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32749" CreationDate="2016-06-20T10:31:39.870" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ASOOL is, that &lt;strong&gt;sehri time ends when it does(when dawn breaks), it is not restricted with azaan&lt;/strong&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, you should &lt;strong&gt;follow a credible source of suhoor timing&lt;/strong&gt; and end sahr before that end time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now at some or most of the places, fajr azaans are called exactly on the time of end of sahr, in which case if you are sure they make sure they call azaan at proper time, than you can follow the azaan, the thing is you have to make sure you are following the sahr timming.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;strong&gt;during azaan you must not eat&lt;/strong&gt;, but as of some ahadees, if you are drinking water lets say or you are eating something and a little is remaining and you are still hungry, than you should finish that thing. Prophet ﷺ said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him)&#xA;  said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon&#xA;  him) said: &lt;strong&gt;“If one of you hears the call (to prayer) and the vessel is&#xA;  still in his hand, let him not put it down until he finished with it.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Ahmad, 10251; Abu Dawood. 2350;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also have a look at: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1776/15642&quot;&gt;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1776/15642&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T10:31:39.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32889" CreationDate="2016-06-20T12:41:54.373" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Salaam Alaykum....&#xA;    Several times in the Quran, the story of the prophet Adam (as) is mentioned. Do you remember? &#xA; It's where our enemy promises to distract us from the path of ALLAH(swt). Between the seven times the story comes up, it is clear that the plan of shaytan is to stand in the way of our uprightness in any way he can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a young man in the deen, you are our hope -it is up to you and your generation to continue faithfully what has been in place for 1,400 plus years..... Things done as closely as possible as our beloved prophet (saws) did  for the pleasure of ALLAH (swt).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With all that being said, my love, it seems that you are a little bit distracted. Ramadan is a time of work. It is a time of giving. It is a time of dhikr. What does that mean to a youth like yourself? You should find ways to make your life and the life of the ummat better, for the pleasure of ALLAH (swt).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every precious moment you are given should be spent in giving your energy to the cause.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Read. Read Seerah of the Nabi. See how those Noble Men (as) lived and try to be more like them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Help your little brothers /sisters learn to read.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Clean up your yard and start a food garden.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4.make every prayer on time in the masjid. Make your sunnahs. Try to read a hisb of Quran after you pray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5.ask your parents if they need anything done around the house. Do it the best you can with an open heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;6&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Offer (volunteer)to work at the masjid. You would be surprised at how many things need to be done each night for Iftar.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Develop your salat. Research. What are the different types of fard, sunnah, and nawafil prayers?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One purpose of Ramadan is to develop good habits that you keep and maintain after Ramadan. Develop habits that would make your RABB proud of you. And do them daily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Soon, you will be an adult and you will have a wife. But for now, you must truly understand that you have a responsibility in the ummat. If you are distracted by the enemy, you will not be able to work for the pleasure of ALLAH (swt). HE wants you to be happy, and HE understands your nature better than anyone-HE created us. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Until the third half of Ramadan, the time between Isha and Suhoor/Fajr is your own to spend as you like. BUT...... You could make Taraweh prayer at the masjid, and tahajjud and Shafi Witr after you get some sleep. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You must know that you are loved. You must also know that a grateful person is appreciative, and they show appreciation with good works-deeds. These are the only things you can take with you to your grave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17309" LastEditorUserId="17309" LastEditDate="2016-06-20T13:14:23.857" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T13:14:23.857" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32860" CreationDate="2016-06-20T14:04:55.073" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Salaam Alaykum. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dua changes things. What does your dua consist of? Daily, mine consists of Fatiha. Therein, I am asking for guidance on the straight path. I am asking to be among those who are in HIS good graces, not those who earn the wrath of ALLAH(swt) nor go astray. I don't just say random words in Arabic. I study my Quran in English.(which is my first language) I study my Quran in Arabic- which I attend classes to understand Arabic better. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other forms of dua. The kind that you can just say at anytime of day or night in any language or state of being. I ask for ALLAH to keep me. I ask to be of those who HE is pleased with. I ask for forgiveness for my errors and assistance to be a better servant. I'm sure someone like my Imam would do more than me. I'm sure someone like Nouman Ali Khan would do more than him, and Mufti Menk may understand more, and do more for the pleasure of ALLAH (swt) being that he know more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;both John and Jack has the same chance of reaching to ultimate goal-earning the pleasure of ALLAH(swt). It is obtained by supplication. You must ask for it. You must work toward it. Some of us may even struggle for it. But you must ask. We are all constantly bombarded by the enemy to be other than what we were created to be. Predestination is changed with dua. If a person destined for the fire would ask for guidance, Ar-RAHMAN will give it because HE said HE would.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, would someone such as yourself allow the enemy the rip you off the true path after having guidance because of worry for others? There are many tactics the enemy would use, and that is one he uses on many rightly guided, especially new and young Muslims. When you read Quran, you will see that even our beloved Prophet(saws) would concern himself with the fate of others, but is only commanded to deliver the message. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you were a young girl on the Titanic, and you were offered a good seat on a lifeboat-would you take it? What if your friends didn't trust the lifeboat, would you still save yourself, or perish with them? If the sailor told your friend that they would come back for them at any time, if they just called out to them, what would you do? Are you supposed to do anything for them, or are you supposed to make the decision for yourself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now literal. Some people were created and destined to go to the fire, yes. But their fate could be changed if they use their freedom of will to ask for forgiveness and guidance. There are also people who will concern theirselves so much with what is beyond their control, that they will not save theirselves because they have an opinion as to how things should be. Do not let the enemy distract you from the straight path because you want things to be the way you want it to be. We are all servants of ALLAH (swt) and there are times when your answer is 'i hear and I obey'. Your journey to ALLAH (swt) is your own unique one. Maybe your focus for a time will be on submission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are all trying to be better. Even the prophets begged for forgiveness of their sins (you may ask- what sins!?!!????) lol... But it is true. Very few of us are automatically entered into paradise. Most of us have a lot of work to do. All of us have the possibility of going either way. Sincerity in supplication is key.... read your Quran, and pray for guidance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17309" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T14:04:55.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32917" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-20T14:31:02.100" Score="2" ViewCount="842" Body="&lt;p&gt;I live in an area where there are multiple masjids in the vicinity. Adhan can be heard from all the masjids, but the adhans are called at different times. The last one I hear is almost after the completion of first adhan I hear. In such a situation which adhan should I consider for making and breaking fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Currently I am relying on the first adhan which I hear and it is not from the nearest masjid. But it's the Juma masjid I go to on Fridays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15536" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-24T07:59:53.633" LastActivityDate="2016-10-24T07:59:53.633" Title="When should I break the fast for iftar when I can hear multiple adhans at different times?" Tags="|ramadan|adhan|iftar|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32919" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32917" CreationDate="2016-06-20T15:06:24.150" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you should go talk with those masajid imams about this issue too that why is this time difference. There can be one reason which i can understand is the jaafri fiqh(or shia) iftar 10 minutes late. But i don;t think azaan usually take 10 minutes anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Basically you are not supposed to iftar on azaan, but on timing calculated by credible sources for suhoor and iftaar.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, get a credible calendar, check your time against standard time and just follow your calendar. You can also check which majid is saying azaan on base of that calendar on time, and than follow that masjid's azaan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T15:06:24.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32921" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32937" CreationDate="2016-06-20T16:26:56.727" Score="3" ViewCount="287" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems Islam's stance on Muslim women marrying non-Muslim men ranges from &quot;forbidden&quot; to &quot;discouraged&quot;, and the main argument presented against it is that the future children should be raised Muslim (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1232/17163&quot;&gt;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1232/17163&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it still forbidden/discouraged for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim man in the case that the couple are incapable of producing offspring?  Does this change anything?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2022-05-12T19:38:17.953" Title="Muslim women marrying non-Muslim men when the couple are incapable of producing offspring?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32922" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-20T18:13:10.193" Score="0" ViewCount="1769" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the girl is 4 years older than the boy. And they are getting married next month. But mentioning their age on the nikkah papers will make alot of people question them. Specially people who will be the witness. Is it important to write age on nikkah papers for both? Or if the age written is incorrect will the nikkah b valid?&#xA;Ps. The parents of both the party knows the age difference. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17373" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T19:04:57.417" Title="Is it necessary to mention age on nikkah papers?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32881" CreationDate="2016-06-20T18:50:48.577" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Waleikum As Salam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the intention is to sell the house for further investment then it is a form of business and you have to pay the zakah on the value of the house only after the completion of the 1 full year and not before it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the house is for personal use then there is no zakah on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For details please read this: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/141551&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/141551&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17051" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T18:50:48.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32930" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32922" CreationDate="2016-06-20T19:04:57.417" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islamically there's not need for a certificate or a piece of paper. The conditions for Nikah in Islam are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The groom and bride or their representatives should be present in the Nikah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The groom or bride should say that I have taken you in return for this much of Mahr and the other party should say that they accept and agree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Two male witnesses or one male and two female witnesses should be present during the khutba of Nikah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The witnesses should hear the whole transaction from start to end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for mentioning the age, it's not required neither on paper nor in words. I guess mentioning the name of the would-be couples, witnesses and the date on which the marriage takes place are enough for a marriage certificate-- unless the country you are in requires one's age to be on there as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT) knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-06-20T19:04:57.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32893" CreationDate="2016-06-21T00:14:09.937" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As-salaamu 'alaykum, wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.. ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the research that I have done, drawing the things that you mentioned (e.g. faces, eyes, or anything with a soul) is generally haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.. ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An exception seems to be made in the case of children; if you search this topic on the website www.islamqa.info/en, then I think that you will find the scholars saying that it is permissible to draw these things, and even to make toys, for children, as that is a way for them to learn about animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16047" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T00:14:09.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32935" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-21T00:40:28.597" Score="3" ViewCount="1003" Body="&lt;p&gt;I live and work out of my home country as an expat. I somehow &lt;strong&gt;got a bank loan last year&lt;/strong&gt; which is equivalent of my country currency 3500000. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every month, I'm &lt;strong&gt;paying installment&lt;/strong&gt; as 90000 (equivalent of my country currency value) from my &lt;strong&gt;monthly salary which is about 170000&lt;/strong&gt; (home country currency value). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have &lt;strong&gt;no saving from my salary&lt;/strong&gt; as for loan deduction &amp;amp; family expenses. &lt;strong&gt;Out of 3500000 loan amount, I don't have any cash in my hand as I spent around 2300000 for family and home. I lent out 600000 (which will be returned to me) and invested 600000 for business (which will be refunded and getting some separate amount as monthly profit depending monthly gross profit of business).&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, &lt;strong&gt;do I need to give zakat?&lt;/strong&gt; Last year, I gave zakat of the amount I had in my hand. This year, some of them asking to check with expert if my zakat is appropriate or not? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if I don't have to give zakat, even then I can give as Sadqah. Asking just for clarification.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17377" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-20T02:02:38.397" LastActivityDate="2017-02-17T05:02:44.387" Title="I have a bank loan, a monthly salary, and no savings from my salary. Do I need to pay zakat?" Tags="|zakat|nisab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32936" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-21T02:41:52.210" Score="1" ViewCount="71" Body="&lt;p&gt;What happens to Muslim country-based food processing/manufacturing companies during Ramadan? Do they shut down fully in the entirety of the fasting season? Do they shift the schedule such that operation activities are conducted during nighttime? Or do their non-Muslim workers continue the activities at a reasonable rate of work?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17379" LastActivityDate="2016-07-21T05:59:36.493" Title="Food manufacturing during Ramadan" Tags="|ramadan|food|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32921" CreationDate="2016-06-21T05:54:23.753" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it's not between &quot;forbidden&quot; and &quot;discouraged&quot;, Its &quot;Haram&quot;, you can find it in quran 2:221&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not marry idolaters, unless they have believed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not for kids as some people try to explain it, scholars say No &quot;ًWilaya&quot; (guardianship) for infidel on Muslim, that's why a Muslim woman cannot marry a non-Muslim regardless they will have kids or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T05:54:23.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32938" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32870" CreationDate="2016-06-21T05:56:22.107" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Author Lesley Hazleton, in her book &lt;em&gt;After The Prophet&lt;/em&gt;, suggests that Muhammad was reluctant to name a successor during his lifetime because he knew it would cause strife among his more powerful followers, such as Abu Bakr, Omar, and Aisha. When Muhammad, on his deathbed, indicated that he wished to write down some final instructions, those attending him refused his request for pen and paper. Hazleton suggests it was because everyone feared he would name a successor other than themselves, most likely Ali, who had not been invited and was not present at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T05:56:22.107" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32939" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32936" CreationDate="2016-06-21T05:58:56.270" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most countries work from 9-2 (with a slight variation) during the the month of Ramadan. In Saudi Arabia, senior level employees are not entitled to work reduced number of hours&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nothing closes entirely. Life moves on as usual. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hotels/Cafeterias/etc in most Muslim countries don't serve anything during the day. Non Muslims can eat or drink during the day but most don't do it in front of their fellow Muslims as a gesture of respect. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.com/news/business-19281749&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.bbc.com/news/business-19281749&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T05:58:56.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32942" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-21T07:03:31.593" Score="0" ViewCount="223" Body="&lt;p&gt;My understanding is that Zakat is only to be given for Muslims. Can it also be given to non-Muslim who is in poverty?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4090" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T08:50:07.117" Title="Can I give Zakat to a Non-Muslim?" Tags="|non-muslim|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2018-11-06T16:11:37.573" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32943" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32942" CreationDate="2016-06-21T08:50:07.117" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nope unless they are in the process of or close to embracing Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Charity on the other hand, can be given to non Muslims if they are not in a state of war with Muslims or are not doing injustice to Muslims or driving them out of their land. However, it's still better to give charity to Muslims only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information regarding this topic, please refer to the following link. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/3238&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ruling on giving charity to non-Muslims&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T08:50:07.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32860" CreationDate="2016-06-21T10:07:19.970" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;sckm Bro and sis.let's say you been looking for job and suddenly company offered you good job and told you to start work tomorrow plus the adress.you checked the map and find out the job located east.imagine if you go to west .&#xA;Allah loves both John and jack and gave both of them the map to go heaven.allah wachING us from above knows us our action.if the person is not crazy. some chose the  ather way around&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17375" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T10:07:19.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32921" CreationDate="2016-06-21T12:15:29.137" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Under no circumstance has it been allowed for a muslim woman to marry a non-muslim man...Any such act has no islamic sanction and is considered &quot;haram&quot;.&#xA;If she is really desperate for a child and has reasons to believe that it is due her husbands impotence or other reasons, she should seek &quot;khullah&quot; from her husband, complete her iddat and marry some other muslim man...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17370" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T12:15:29.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1299" CreationDate="2016-06-21T15:22:55.427" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims do not consider Jesus as a lord, lunatic or liar - any of these statements would lead to denial of Jesus as a Messiah and True Messenger of God. I am shocked to hear this expounded by a atheist albeit later a Christian apologetic. The fourth possibility is commonly held by Muslims that the scripture (Bible) and let me specifically add interpretation is inaccurate, and Jesus never actually claimed to be God. Therefore one needs to refer to issues that arise therein. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding Jesus and Muslims: Muslim believe Jesus is the Messiah, a Messenger and a Spirit from God. Muslims love him and hold great respect for him and his mother Mary. Muslims believe Jesus did not act nor claim to be God or his Son. He had miraculous birth and difficult life despite the power God had vested in him e.g. miracles which he never abused and acted righteously. A great deal can be learnt from his life. Any text which refers to Muslim understanding of Jesus is relevant to this question e.g. Quranic or Prophetic traditions etc. Therefore, the above Quranic verse is relevant. It refers to a conversation between God and Jesus (2 separate entities) which of course would not be in the New Testament...a text not revealed or ratified by Jesus or revealed to Muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@Filmzy suggestion that no Christian scripture claims Jesus said 'Take me and my mother as Gods&quot; or anything of the sort - only suggest that he is stating direct omission in one source leads to refutation of another and the derived meaning and interpretation.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's state personal beliefs from both sides, not what one reflects on the other. &#xA;Muslims believe Qur'an is God's Word revealed to Muhammad.&#xA;Christians believe The New Testament is book written by Gospel authors inspired by life of Jesus. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we have cleared the 'room' of believer's who project their own understanding of other peoples belief. &#xA;Fact: The general message of Christian theologians is that the scriptures support Jesus is God and his mother at least in certain denominations e.g.Roman Catholicism is venerated. Jesus is part of the Trinity.&#xA;Fact: Muslims believe God is Only One, no Trinity.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fact: Jesus said he was the Son of Man numerous times in the New Testament. Self proclamation of divinity is surprisingly scarce from Jesus'&#xA;Opinion: the most fundamental belief in Christianity Jesus saying he is Son of God is not central to the founders message. Son of Man could refer to Jesus humanity, messianic quality or possible reference son of first man (Adam). Fact: Qur'an refer to Jesus as Son of Mary and Messiah and refer to the similarity of creation of Adam to Jesus being born without one or two parents in the former (3:59)&#xA;Fact: Jesus said 'Why hast though forsaken me' Matthew 27:46&#xA;Opinion: Messengers and prophets have suffered a great deal and rebuke e.g. Abraham when he was thrown in the fire. &#xA;I cannot imagine a messenger, let alone a god to say this &#xA;Before someone says Abraham trial is not as bad as Jesus' in Islam...Fact: Muslims believe in the ascension of Jesus, not the crucifixion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References: studied Christianity by Christians and Islam by Christians and Muslims  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17385" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T15:22:55.427" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12106" CreationDate="2016-06-21T17:39:36.433" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is &lt;strong&gt;no contradiction&lt;/strong&gt; in the original Arabic text of Hadiths. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I checked the translation, it translates this part (A man &quot;Aadam&quot;) as (a man of brown complexion), and that is because they translate the word, but it does not work that way, &lt;strong&gt;in Arabic you need to understand the context&lt;/strong&gt; so if you read the word Adam in Moajam (Arabic dictionary), you see it has different meanings one of them is dark complexion, but another meaning is complexion, and if you read the Arabic explication for the group of Hadiths about Jesus, it's clear that Jesus had white reddish complexion. ِِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to understand this check the other Hadith, it will be easier to understand when you read the complete context:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;رَجُلاً آدَمَ كَأَحْسَنِ مَا تَرَى مِنْ أُدْمِ الرِّجَالِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which is translated to :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Man with complexion which is the best you may see for men complexion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now try to join both Hadiths, it's not complicated, he has white reddish complexion as the best you may see for a man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That, and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastEditorUserId="17162" LastEditDate="2016-06-21T18:04:39.750" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T18:04:39.750" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32952" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-21T17:58:49.257" Score="1" ViewCount="131" Body="&lt;p&gt;I love a girl. Don't know how much she loves me. But she has a little bit of affection for me, I know. We were in a relationship. But some facts come and it is now impossible to be with her. While we were in relationship I thought we are not doing the right thing. But couldn't prevent myself from this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my heart desires to be with her as her husband. So I make dua to Allah. I pray like, Allah please accept her as my righteous wife. Give us a happy life. And all the difficulties that have arisen please make them easier to face. Please make the way easy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want no more sin with her. I regret that I did a lot of sin. Will Allah listen to me? Or are the duas correct? Are they prohibited? Or can anyone give me any good suggestion?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17365" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T05:29:20.860" Title="Ask Allah a spouse whom I love" Tags="|nikah|wife|husband|love|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32954" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-21T18:57:30.187" Score="3" ViewCount="929" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to understand that why did Allah, may he be glorified and exalted, reveal Surah Fatiha in the first person. I had this doubt since some time but it developed more today when I read this as a so called -&quot;mistake&quot; in the Noble Quran by an anti-Islamic site. Astagfirullah but I am sure that I will get my answer In sha Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16528" LastActivityDate="2019-07-19T10:01:25.350" Title="Why is Surah Fatiha in the first person?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|quran-recitation|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32955" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-21T19:12:28.670" Score="-1" ViewCount="3099" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a recent news about Islamic scholar Zakir Naik, who said Muslims can have sex with female slaves (Kaniz in Persian). Based on my current knowledge, I do not think there is a verse in the Quran that allows Muslims to even have slaves, let alone to have sex with them. I think the correct interpretation, if any verse exists as such, would be that a man can have several wives and can have sex with them, not with slaves. Having slaves and then have sex with numerous females looks completely incorrect to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I trust that Allah's words can never be incorrect, so i greatly appreciate if you could shed light on this matter. Please quote of verse in the Quran and the true meaning of it as I have not seen the correct translation except the manipulated translation version of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17174" LastEditorUserId="17124" LastEditDate="2016-06-21T23:08:32.493" LastActivityDate="2016-07-22T00:13:33.547" Title="Can Muslims have sex with female slaves (Kaniz in Persian)?" Tags="|slavery|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-07-26T06:23:48.330" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32956" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-21T20:02:17.163" Score="1" ViewCount="6316" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,&#xA;Why does Allah Hate me? Whether I be good or evil, after some time I feel that Allah Hates me. He put me into a horrible life and I have been trying to get out since I was a child, crying my eyes out to Him every day, working so hard. But He doesn't get me out. He Sees me suffer every day and I keep feeling He Hates me. I used to follow Islam to the letter before despite all my suffering. And I used to think the whole thing's a test and it'll be over one day inshAllah. My pain took me close to Allah. But now it's taking me away from Him. That's what Ali Rz said about the difference between a trial that's a punishment and one that's a test. The former takes you away from Allah. I sin a lot now. But I used to feel Allah Hated me back then and He Hates me now. There isnt a single day that I have been happy or a single day that i knew I'll one day be outta my prison, as a house mostly is for a girl in this filthy country. I pray to Allah to give me death with His Mercy if that's the only way I can be free because suicide is haram. Once in my childhood I prayed for trial and afflictions and He granted my prayers though I was only a silly child. But all the good things that I asked for at the time.. I don't know... Allah Hates me. He has given me pain since the day I was born and He punishes me for my sins but He doesn't comfort me in my pain. In the least bit, I need Him to tell me that He loves me and I'll be happy in my suffering. But He doesn't. Even though i feel He Hates me all the time. He Has always Hated me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17388" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T14:37:01.043" Title="why does Allah Hate me?" Tags="|women|punishment|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-06-23T16:05:27.827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32957" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32956" CreationDate="2016-06-21T20:23:35.180" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah forgave all sings and never give up the hope.allah created you because allah loves you.people are good and bad stay away those who you think harming you.I wish you allah remove all your stress&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17375" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T20:23:35.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32959" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32954" CreationDate="2016-06-21T21:00:01.640" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The surah is a prayer. Had there been a 'قُلْ' (Say) in the beginning, just like the last two surahs, the objection wouldn't have arisen at the very first place. It would have meant that God took the initiative to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;teach&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; mankind how to pray for guidance. However, a different style has been adopted here by dropping it. Why? Javed Ahmad Ghamidi offers an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.monthly-renaissance.com/issue/content.aspx?id=334&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;explanation&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This sūrah is a prayer to seek guidance from the Almighty for the&#xA;  straight path – a prayer which was the wish of every upright person in&#xA;  the time of the Prophet Muhammad (sws). After the Jews and the&#xA;  Christians had distorted the face of religion through their&#xA;  innovations and deviations, it was in fact the desire of every heart&#xA;  to receive fresh guidance. The Almighty &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;articulated this desire&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  through the tongue of His Prophet (sws) in these eternal and matchless&#xA;  words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, the surah has been revealed thus to preserve the direction of discourse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And God knows the best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2016-06-28T07:18:21.637" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T07:18:21.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32935" CreationDate="2016-06-21T23:23:47.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree that you should ask the expert in calculating your zakat. However, I'll just add a bit of information around this matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 600.000 that you lent out &lt;strong&gt;might be eligible&lt;/strong&gt; for zakat. I've read a few opinion regarding this matter. One of them states that if the person who borrows the money can easily pay you back, you should pay zakat for it since it's really similar to having someone else looks after your wealth. If the person is having a hard time paying you back, you don't have to pay zakat for it. This is just one of the opinion that I'm following. Feel free to read more on this matter.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The 600.000 that you invested &lt;strong&gt;is definitely eligible&lt;/strong&gt; for zakat. What's left (saved) from the monthly profit that you receive &lt;strong&gt;is also eligible&lt;/strong&gt; for zakat. I think this is something we can all agree based on our knowledge of zakat.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above are two things that you should consider when calculating the amount of your wealth. After considering the nisab and haul of your wealth, you can decide the amount of zakat you should be paying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd still suggest that you consult this matter to an expert in your area because they are more familiar with the condition and are able to calculate the right amount of zakat to be paid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17124" LastActivityDate="2016-06-21T23:23:47.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32956" CreationDate="2016-06-21T23:47:30.377" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Hard life is not a sign for hate&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He put me into a horrible life&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is never a sign of hating you, it could be he is preparing the best life for you:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Mohammad did not see his Father, did not enjoy his mother long, he had to work as shepherd for very low return, he was called a liar, magician and crazy, he was hurt physically and morally by his own people, and much more, he was even poisoned, do you think Allah hated his prophet? No. He is the best man lived on earth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jacob and Youssuf, the father and son are bot&#xA;h prophets, the Father lost his son for 40 years, and lost his sight, Youssuf was sold as a slave, jailed, for years, do you think Allah hated him? No but he made him in charge for that land.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You say &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And I used to think the whole thing's a test&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You were right, the whole life is a test, the hard times and the good times, the more you grow , and the more experience in life you gain, you learn to find the wisdom behind things, learn from the story of Moussa (PBUH) with Al-Khader, things may look bad but they are not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Like and Hate&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah will like you as long as you keep faith and do not become disbeliever.&#xA;Allah will not like you insist to pass the limits and end while doing that.&#xA;The man ho killed 100 person, Allah ordered the land to get closer to the good people so he entered Jannah because he only decided to repent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;You decide whether he likes or hates you&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your actions will decide if Allah likes or hate you, there is no way that you submit to him as he ordered and he will hate you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;one of many things makes Allah likes you&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;Allah the Exalted has said: 'I will declare war against him who shows hostility to a pious worshipper of Mine. And the most beloved thing with which My slave comes nearer to Me is what I have enjoined upon him; and My slave keeps on coming closer to Me through performing Nawafil (prayer or doing extra deeds besides what is obligatory) till I love him. When I love him I become his hearing with which he hears, his seeing with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes, and his leg with which he walks; and if he asks (something) from Me, I give him, and if he asks My Protection (refuge), I protect him&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Al- Bukhari].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;One of many signs will help you know when he likes you&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&#xA;  Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;If Allah loves a person, He calls Gabriel, saying, 'Allah loves so and so, O Gabriel love him' So Gabriel would love him and then would make an announcement in the Heavens: 'Allah has loved so and-so therefore you should love him also.' So all the dwellers of the Heavens would love him, and then he is granted the pleasure of the people on the earth.&quot; (See Hadith No. 66, Vol. 8)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do not give up, Jannah is not a cheap thing you may gain while sitting lazy...&#xA;May Allah Guide you to the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastEditorUserId="17162" LastEditDate="2016-06-22T14:37:01.043" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T14:37:01.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32955" CreationDate="2016-06-22T00:05:19.920" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A few verses that I know regarding sex with slaves are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al Qur'an, Al Ahzab, 50&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/23/5-7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al Qur'an, Al Mu'minun, 5-7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those verses clearly states that Allah permits Muslim to have sex with their slaves, especially in terms of &quot;guarding their private parts&quot;. Having sex with slaves in the above verses are literals, not metaphors. However, this applies to a world where slavery is the norm, i.e. the past. Even then, having sex to slaves might not be the norm in the Muslim world because Islam encourages Muslim to treat slaves well or even release slaves as ways to repent or achieve high reward from Allah. Thus, allowing Muslim to have sex with slaves should not be considered as allowing them to have sex with as many person as possible. It's the interpretation that is incorrect, not the verses, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fast forward to today. One who reads those verses should ask themselves, &quot;what constitutes a slave?&quot; A few examples of past slaves are captives of war, bought as slaves, or born from slaves. Do we have them today? No, we don't. Current laws prohibit slavery. Even captives of war can't be taken as slaves. Housekeepers or maids must not be considered as slaves. In a way, even if Allah allows us to have sex with slaves, we can't really do that because there are no more slaves in this world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then why do the verses exist? They are to be used whenever conditions apply. The rulings of Islam is eternal so when, Allah forbids, humans reverts back to it's old way of life which includes slavery, the above rulings apply. I'll refrain talking about this possibility since it is out of context.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17124" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T00:05:19.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32964" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30626" CreationDate="2016-06-22T01:25:49.757" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;because Iblise did a lot of ebada until he gets a highest  rank of a jinn can be achieved &#xA;Allah has shown justice to him even iblis disobeyed &#xA;Allah want iblis to witness that the&#xA;Rightous human how they retreat iblis&#xA;and how Allah was right in the creation of human &#xA;Iblis will be crying and cursing himself&#xA;when he see the pure and pious people&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what my understanding &#xA;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17392" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T01:25:49.757" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30133" CreationDate="2016-06-22T01:28:48.023" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many men don't think women have right on  anything but jannah is our final destination. Pray to Allah and he will surely help you. As woman there will be many problem faced in our lives especially sexist. One day or another you meet someone sexist. And Allah is the only one to decide whether we belong to jannan or hell. Whether each of them we would have earned it with our own deeds and surely He will be just with everyone. So don't worry about not being able to think this nonsense. See the beauty of jannah and do some research and then pray to Allah that in sha allah tht we all go to Jannah and He protect us from the hell fire. And people like those arent someone to decide whether u deserve jannah or not. Just ignore them and talk to your parents in sha allah they will surely help you. May Allan protect from the hell and evil &#xA;W/salam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17393" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T01:28:48.023" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32967" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-22T02:15:17.407" Score="1" ViewCount="1076" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are all Muslims supposed to follow Prophet Muhammad's example?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17391" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-11-28T15:18:44.447" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T06:39:53.503" Title="Are all Muslims supposed to follow Prophet Muhammad's (pbuh) example?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32968" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-22T04:15:52.053" Score="2" ViewCount="95" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a student supported by my father. I live in a different place from my parents. I was wondering if I give sadaqah would that good deed would be recorded for my father or for me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15536" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-02T07:35:34.660" LastActivityDate="2017-02-02T07:35:34.660" Title="If I give sadaqah is that recorded for my father, given that he supports me?" Tags="|sadaqah|deeds|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32970" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32952" CreationDate="2016-06-22T05:29:20.860" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asking for something halal &lt;strong&gt;isn't prohibited&lt;/strong&gt; at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just keep repenting, &lt;strong&gt;say astagh-fer-allah&lt;/strong&gt; hundreds of times a day,he would help you ISA&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ask him&lt;/strong&gt; ,if she is right for you, help you marry her, otherwise if isn't ask to make you forget about her and full your hert with satisfaction about Allah choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trust me I have tried&lt;/strong&gt;, I have forgotten her immediately after finding she isn't suitable for me and something wrong about her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Don't despair at all&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17264" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T05:29:20.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32971" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32871" CreationDate="2016-06-22T05:53:09.673" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;We should &lt;strong&gt;follow them all&lt;/strong&gt; as much as we can , &lt;strong&gt;not stick to one&lt;/strong&gt; of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why?&#xA;As:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-They reached a great level of islamic knowledge and fiqh you can't find today among most scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Since they lived at an age without great fetnah (temptation), as today, at islam, shari'ah and faith, so their fiqh is more likely to be accurate, near to be right&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When we have khillaf (disagreement) between them on a point, I think we shouldn't stick on one opinion, It's better to pick the nearest one to be right&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bad thing to tight our minds and leave the whole picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17264" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T05:53:09.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32972" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-22T05:58:25.113" Score="2" ViewCount="2462" Body="&lt;p&gt;Someone did me wrong causing me heartache and pain. They knew all this and entered Ramadan without saying sorry to me. I have asked them if we could talk about it so I can forgive them and be in peace with myself, but I can't do that because they have been avoiding me (I'm still trying to talk to them).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm trying hard not to hate them because prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said &quot;you do not do evil to those who do evil to you, but you deal with them with forgiveness and kindness.&quot;&#xA;But it's very hard to be kind to someone that has caused you so much pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have also been trying not to pray against or curse them but I been asking Allah swt to always make them feel guilty for what they did to me. Asking him (Allah swt) to give me another chance to release my pain to put everything in the past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard that you shouldn't enter Ramadan knowing you did someone wrong cause your fasting, your dua, salah, and taraweeh won't be accepted or that you would face it on judgement day something like that.  Is that true? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17396" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-20T01:19:05.207" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T01:19:05.207" Title="Coming to terms with the inability to forgive someone before entering Ramadan?" Tags="|ramadan|forgiveness|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32974" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32972" CreationDate="2016-06-22T06:58:08.163" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Life is full of good, bad, evil, nice, naive, professional, etc. We, as humans, don't have control over other peoples actions, behaviors, habits, etc. All we can do it to guide them to the straight path, tell them the good from from the bad and give them a hand at the time of need.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your case, just do your best, which you said you have already done. Move on. Don't let someones else's bad treatment of the past drag you down. You won't be hold accountable for his/her actions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pray for him so that Allah (SWT) guide him to the straight path and become a better individual. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are the best of creation. Be happy. Stay in the company of good people. You are the average of five people you hang out with.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T06:58:08.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32975" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="32976" CreationDate="2016-06-22T08:30:20.803" Score="3" ViewCount="780" Body="&lt;p&gt;Due to travelling during Ramadan, I didn't fast for two days, but I'm back to fasting now.  I recognize that I'm meant to make up those two days, but when should I do so?  Fasting directly afterwards clashes with &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Fitr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eid al-Fitr&lt;/a&gt;, during which fasting is forbidden (I think).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(A similar question was asked here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/21519/making-up-for-missed-fasts&quot;&gt;Is there anything wrong with postponing Ramadan fasting until a time of the year when days are shorter?&lt;/a&gt;, which also asked about when to catch up on fasting, and the reponse was essentially &quot;as soon as possible&quot;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T07:14:52.113" Title="When to make up for non-fasting travel days during Ramadan? Is there a clash with Eid al-Fitr?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|eid|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32975" CreationDate="2016-06-22T09:28:51.680" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well as soon as possible &lt;strong&gt;does not mean that you fast on EID day&lt;/strong&gt; because that is forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But &lt;strong&gt;after EID day you should make them up as soon as possible.&lt;/strong&gt; (Of-course excluding any days on which fasting is forbidden or relaxed like for women during menses or people who are sick or are travelling)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reason&lt;/strong&gt; is that as muslims we believe their is no guarantee of we being alive even in very next second, so we should have ourselves clear as soon as possible for such obligations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's it, nothing complicated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="15642" LastEditDate="2016-06-22T18:27:38.827" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T18:27:38.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32978" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32975" CreationDate="2016-06-22T11:55:25.737" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two days in the year you are &lt;strong&gt;prohibited&lt;/strong&gt; to fast (no matter what) these are the two 'Id days 'Id al-fitr and 'id al-adha.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Then there are 2-3 days you are &lt;strong&gt;discouraged&lt;/strong&gt; (one might even say prohibited, as one really should avoid fasting these days) to fast these are the days of tashreeq the days after &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/27733/is-it-permissible-to-fast-on-aidiladha/27737?s=1%7C3.5065#27737&quot;&gt;'Id al-adha&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to make up your fast you can start right after 'Id al-fitr but must complete your missed days before Ramadan of the following year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that as a woman you are not allowed to fast when you have your menses so you may need to plan well when you may make up your missed days. And it's strongly recommended to make up your fast as soon as possible as already quoted in the other answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T07:14:52.113" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T07:14:52.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32980" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-22T15:54:19.803" Score="2" ViewCount="401" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came across this hadith rated hasan by Al Albani:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thawban said, &quot;The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, told me, 'Do not live the suburbs. The person who lives in the suburbs is like someone who lives in the graves.'&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/adab/30/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Adab al-Mufrad&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does this mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17082" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-09-19T10:42:47.913" LastActivityDate="2018-09-19T13:29:37.983" Title="Living in the suburbs Haram?" Tags="|hadith|fiqh|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="32981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21526" CreationDate="2016-06-22T18:40:08.480" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The nature of riba in Islam&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;How do you think about this issue?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I need some perspective on this, but&#xA;perhaps I am being too idealistic in the world we live in?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt;, you are definitively not too idealistic. Ethical investment is a very important issue in the world we live in. Indeed, your question shows that you have great honesty in your faith.&#xA;This will be accounted for when the time will be ripe for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Is it permissible to work in a financial institution, if I do not deal directly with riba? &#xA;If interest is not the main engine for business operations and profit?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another way to put your question would be to say to the police officer :&#xA;I was just holding the bag with stolen items, &#xA;I was just driving the car, &#xA;I did not steal myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Working for a financial institution means that you are like the doorman, the driver or the janitor.&#xA;Most financial institutions in the US make their money with riba.&#xA;Riba and speculation by financial institutions are responsible for the 2008 krach. Many people suffered because of their actions.  You have the right to question them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The prestige and the salary in such careers are very tempting for you.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prestige, honours and money are not assets that will be accounted for when you die. &#xA;BUT&#xA;A good income will make things easier for your family.&#xA;A good salary will also give you the opportunity to share with people less fortunate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;How do you think about this issue?  I need some perspective on this.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is your job in this financial institution? &#xA;Will you the one holding the bag, driving the car or just working as a janitor, so to speak?&#xA;In my opinion, some jobs respect the spirit behind the law about riba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Working as a financial advisor, helping normal people with their financial security. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Working for a non profit organisation, helping to raise funds. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Help manage an islamic investment fund.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Choosing to work in a financial institution is walking on a very fine line.&#xA;It is easy to fall prey to the prestige, the honours and the money.&#xA;Check this website on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.financialislam.com/investment-and-transactions.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamic finance&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May you choose the right path and walk without falling down.&#xA;If in doubt, ask for guidance to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17079" LastActivityDate="2016-06-22T18:40:08.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32987" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32980" CreationDate="2016-06-23T06:08:52.060" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is another confusion caused by translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the original Arabic text  it is &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Kofoor&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;,  the word may be used to give different meanings according to the context, such as  (Villages) or (suburbs), but both are not the correct for this context, in this Hadith &quot;Kofoor&quot; means the &lt;strong&gt;isolated areas&lt;/strong&gt;, far from  people and societies where  scholars and knowledge, in the isolated areas  there is Ignorance, and people are more ready to follow the fads and misleading  fancies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also people live in far isolated areas will not join Muslims in Jamaha in Masjed, that's why it it like graves, where there is no living or worshiping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(opinion of Al-Azhary in &quot;Taj Al-Arous&quot; by Al-Zubaidy   14/ 57)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah Knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T06:08:52.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2002" CreationDate="2016-06-23T07:55:06.943" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Salaamu Alaikum &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The benefit of the listener according to Allah t'ala;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنصِتُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ)&#xA;[Al-A'raf:204]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(And when the Qur'an is recited, give ear to it and pay heed, that ye may obtain mercy.)&#xA;[The Meaning of the Glorious Quran]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‎ ق ر ا  = Qaf-Ra-Alif = to recite/read, compilation, collection, reading, recitation, explanation, study, investigation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Siin-Miim-Ayn = to hear, hearken, listen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nun-Saad-Ta = to keep quiet/silent&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ra-Ha-Miim = Rahima - He favored, benefited, pardoned, or forgave him. To love, have tenderness, mercy, pity, forgiveness, have all that is required for exercising beneficence. Tarhamu - He had mercy, pity, or compassion on him; he pitied or compassionated him much. Arham - Wombs (singular) womb, i.e. place of origin. The receptacle of the young in the belly. Ruhmun - Relationship, i.e. nearness of kin, connection by birth; relationship connecting with an ancestor. A connection or tie of relationship. Rahman - it is active participle noun in the measure of fa'lan which conveys the idea of fullness and extensiveness. Rahim - it is in the measure of fa'il which denotes the idea of constant repetition and giving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wa Allahu Alam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17418" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T07:55:06.943" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32989" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30898" CreationDate="2016-06-23T07:59:40.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A major reason why videos are -primarily- considered as halal is that they show living things as they are: one could say &quot;life&quot; while pictures or images just show an instant record. Note that this doesn't make all videos halal, as they may have haram content. Sheikh 'Omar 'Abdulkafi once said in a lesson i was visiting &quot;&lt;em&gt;I prefer my lessons being recorded by videos as they show me as I'm in real life while a picture might show just a special aspect of me&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T07:59:40.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32992" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-23T09:19:03.837" Score="-1" ViewCount="1012" Body="&lt;p&gt;My son who is four years old now his name is zafeer. When we checked it has two meanings. When the word starts with &quot;za&quot; it's meaning is not good but when it starts with &quot;dha&quot;(which my son's name is) it's meaning are nice. But both the words are pronounced same only meanings are different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please advise what we should do? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should we change the name or it's fine??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17420" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T13:13:36.877" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T13:13:36.877" Title="Meaning of the word &quot;zafeer&quot; in quran" Tags="|naming|arabic-translation|definitions|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32995" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33000" CreationDate="2016-06-23T11:24:24.360" Score="2" ViewCount="173" Body="&lt;p&gt;While reciting &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/175-176&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;surat al-'Araaf&lt;/a&gt; I passed by these verses: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And recite to them, [O Muhammad], the news of &lt;em&gt;him to whom we gave [knowledge of] Our signs, but he detached himself from them&lt;/em&gt;; so Satan pursued him, and he became of the deviators. &lt;strong&gt;(175)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And if We had willed, we could have elevated him thereby, but he adhered [instead] to the earth and followed his own desire. So his example is like that of the dog: if you chase him, he pants, or if you leave him, he [still] pants. That is the example of the people who denied Our signs. So relate the stories that perhaps they will give thought. &lt;strong&gt;(176)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is the person whom have been given the signs of Allah and who has detached himself from them a &quot;Known &quot; person our is this verse only a general example, what do tafseer books say about &quot;him&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-23T12:36:58.307" LastActivityDate="2020-11-11T17:46:30.163" Title="Who is the person whom Allah gave his signs, but he detached from them?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|surat-al-araf|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32996" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33001" CreationDate="2016-06-23T11:36:26.810" Score="2" ViewCount="5521" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my place, I have seen people tasting salt during fasting. When asked, they responded saying that we aren't eating so should be fine. Is it really fine or does it break the fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2281" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-18T10:39:55.677" LastActivityDate="2016-10-18T10:39:55.677" Title="Does tasting salt break one's fast?" Tags="|ramadan|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32998" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-23T12:52:01.447" Score="2" ViewCount="108960" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm married. I have noticed that sometimes drops come out of my penis like transparent water when I hug my wife or kiss her. Do I have to take a bath after this or my clothes become unclean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17427" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T01:03:46.397" LastActivityDate="2021-05-14T12:40:36.247" Title="Do I need ghusl after after leaking from my penis when being affectionate with my wife?" Tags="|taharah|ghusl|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32998" CreationDate="2016-06-23T12:58:14.413" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is called pre-cum (with the medical term being more complex) and it comes out because you are sexually aroused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This liquid is supposed to come out during sex to make the head of the penis smooth (as you might have realised how slippery it is)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using this logic, yes, it does make you unclean and certainly breaks your ablution (wudhu/wazu). It might break the fast as well although I am not certain of this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: if hugging and kissing alone getting you pre-cum you should be consult a doctor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17428" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T12:58:14.413" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33000" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32995" CreationDate="2016-06-23T13:01:31.607" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The known reason for these verses is the true story of a man of bani esrael, talks varies about him and alsahaba said about him in sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These verses have been descended from god to tell the prophet mohammad to tell the story of the man who detached himself from the true signs of god&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;prophet mohammad said this story to be an example and teach alsahaba &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i did not find an english source for that but i know it in arabic and i translated the most important thing in this because there is more than one story but all of them point to this fact&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;reference:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=49&amp;amp;surano=7&amp;amp;ayano=175&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafsir ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17426" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-23T13:10:29.677" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T13:10:29.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32996" CreationDate="2016-06-23T13:07:00.710" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, &lt;strong&gt;it is permissible for women or even men to taste food with tip of tongue while fasting, but it should not be much and should not read throat, and person should spit the remaining of food.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most scholars say &lt;strong&gt;it is makrooh to taste food without a reason&lt;/strong&gt;, like when wife know husband will get angry if food does not taste right. Or it is person's duty to chk taste of something. Or any situation like that. And should avoid tasting foods just without any reason, like just to check how it taste for curiosity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main reference for this common view on this issue is this fatwa of ibn e abbas&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih Bukhari, Vol. No. 3, in the Book of Fasting, Chapter No. 25, it&#xA;  says  &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Ibn Abbas he narrated that tasting food from the pots or meals&#xA;  it does not break the fast&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While some say this hadees is mua'llaq, but this is the common and correct view among most of the ulamas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more details see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/49658&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/eramadan/articles/140685/tasting-food-during-ramadan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T13:07:00.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32998" CreationDate="2016-06-23T13:21:11.613" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Take a look at this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/27827/thinking-about-sex-or-talking-about-sex-with-someone-of-the-opposite-sex-and-aft&quot;&gt;Post&lt;/a&gt; what you describe is madhiy المذي and and no you don't need to perform ghusl, but might clean your cloths and wash your private parts and re-do your wudu'. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that madhiy is considered as unclean like urine, but it doesn't break the fast (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/49752&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The major &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/2458&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;difference&lt;/a&gt; between many (sperms) and madhiy is that you might not feel madhiy coming out as it might come out without real arousal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T13:28:22.607" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33004" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-23T13:42:44.153" Score="3" ViewCount="1461" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam Alaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found this hadith about agriculture can you explain it please using  Fath al-Bari or something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Umama al-Bahili:&#xA;I saw some agricultural equipment and said: &quot;I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying: &quot;There is no house in which these equipment enters except that Allah will cause humiliation to enter it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17082" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:35:42.963" LastActivityDate="2021-10-05T13:47:16.897" Title="Is Agriculture frowned upon?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|prophet-muhammad|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33004" CreationDate="2016-06-23T14:15:02.297" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are referring to this hadith from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/41/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is Agriculture frowned upon?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that this hadith doesn't prohibit agriculture as it may seem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why: Because of sahih hadiths like this from sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/41/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;There is none amongst the Muslims who plants a tree or sows seeds, and then a bird, or a person or an animal eats from it, but is regarded as a charitable gift for him.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And statements from the Quran like (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/56/63-64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;56:63-64&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to understand this hadith?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You must understand the hadith from two possible angles:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The fact that the sahaba (May Allah be pleased with them) were asked to perform jihad instead of cultivating their land. And people who are cultivating their land won't go and fight or won't have time to train themselves, so the non-Believers could easily beat them in a battlefield. This meaning can be concluded from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/24/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; from sunan abi Dawod.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The fact that farmers later have been kind of slaves for the owners of the land as we have seen in medieval Europe and elsewhere through history. This is the View of ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani in fath al-Bari.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is in first place an invitation to strengthen the rows of the Muslim army and also a kind of prophecy that farmers would be humiliated by landlords etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here my references so far:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=4218&amp;amp;bk_no=52&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fath al-Bary&lt;/a&gt; of ibn hajar al-'Asqalani&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=5938&amp;amp;bk_no=79&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mirqaat al-Mafateeh&lt;/a&gt; shrah meshkaat al-Massabih of al-Qarri.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=99186&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in English.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-10-05T13:47:16.897" LastActivityDate="2021-10-05T13:47:16.897" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33007" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-23T16:14:14.943" Score="2" ViewCount="3181" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm married and have a baby. And since he is my first kid I wish to wear gold for him but my family is opposing to wear. Can we wear gold for boy baby in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17277" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-18T10:37:50.870" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T14:56:18.133" Title="Is it permissible to wear gold to celebrate a baby boy?" Tags="|halal-haram|baby|gold|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33010" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16709" CreationDate="2016-06-23T18:28:24.497" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;of course you can. No problem with giving prophet names. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you cannot give &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_God_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_God_in_Islam&lt;/a&gt; these names to your baby directly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually you can, it is not haram but mekruh(it is better not to give) but if you insist on these names than you can just add &quot;abd-&quot; to beginning of these words that making name &quot;mortal of ....&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;example: don't give &quot;Rahman&quot; give &quot;Abdurrahman&quot;&#xA;         don't give &quot;Rahim&quot; give &quot;Abdurrahim&quot;&#xA;         don't give &quot;Salam&quot; give &quot;Abdussalam&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17432" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T18:28:24.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32967" CreationDate="2016-06-23T20:20:25.777" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes all Muslims are supposed to follow prophet Muhammad &#xA;(Saw), because Allah has sent him to us as an example to follow for any believing man and woman, failure to follow him one will face the wrought of Allah... &quot; Oh Allah make us follow the footstep of prophet muhammad.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17434" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T20:20:25.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17507" CreationDate="2016-06-23T20:31:34.090" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you want to be focused in salah, then take note of your recitation and follow the meaning along in your salat. Again whenever you feel that you are out of focus, then say &quot;A 'uzu billahi mina shaidanir rajim&quot; that you seek Allah's refuge from Satan the accused. And spit it 3 times toward your left hand and insha'allah (God willing) you will feel free and focus. (And Allah knows best)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17434" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-23T14:39:23.810" LastActivityDate="2017-09-23T14:39:23.810" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33015" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-23T22:09:04.843" Score="2" ViewCount="55" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a western country, such as Canada, if someone is forced to sign separation papers with his first wife for the citizenship claim of his second wife (though neither the man nor the first wife want to separate) then, will this documentation be treated as talaq as per shariya?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17436" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-06-23T23:10:22.220" LastActivityDate="2016-06-23T23:10:22.220" Title="Does being forced to sign separation papers count as talaq?" Tags="|sharia|non-muslim-countries|polygamy|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33016" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33032" CreationDate="2016-06-23T23:39:13.410" Score="4" ViewCount="8490" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know the fact, that a husband and wife are told to distance themselves while a women is on menstruation, but what and how can a man satisfy his sexual desires?&lt;br&gt; I have come to a point where I cannot focus. I live near arctic circle and it is Ramadan and I can hardly get to have a private time. So now it has come to a situation, where I cannot focus on myself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What ways or method Islam has allowed to get over a situation like this besides wait?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-18T10:34:29.880" LastActivityDate="2021-12-11T09:51:31.203" Title="What can a man do to satisfy his sexual desires when he cannot have relations with his wife?" Tags="|nikah|ramadan|sawm|sex|menses|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33019" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33007" CreationDate="2016-06-24T06:46:58.543" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Gold is forbidden -to wear- for males, but allowed for females.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See for example this hadith from sahih Muslim about &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/37/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;rings&lt;/a&gt; and the prohibition of drinking from silver or gold vesells.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or this one on your Issue from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/24/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But your son could wear silver instead of gold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T06:46:58.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33021" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33030" CreationDate="2016-06-24T08:26:20.977" Score="3" ViewCount="16658" Body="&lt;p&gt;All praises to be Allah SW.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My dentist advised me that I should clean my teeth with the dentist during Ramadan, and they are closed after iftar. So today I went to the dentist at 9:00 AM and he cleaned my teeth there were blood and drugs in my mouth during the cleaning, Should I continue the fasting for today or break it with foods or drink?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15406" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T11:51:04.180" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T11:51:04.180" Title="Does cleaning or filling of teeth breaks fast?" Tags="|fiqh|sawm|hanafi|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33022" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-24T08:37:11.623" Score="1" ViewCount="1288" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a 20 year old guy. I have many doubts about what dua's to be read while praying. I am ashamed to clarify it with the elders here because of my age. Can anyone please tell me what dua's to recite after attahiyaat while we sit down in the last rakah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16030" LastActivityDate="2016-06-25T00:21:04.827" Title="Dua's to recite while praying." Tags="|salat|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33023" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-24T08:40:19.373" Score="1" ViewCount="1059" Body="&lt;p&gt;I watched on television a person who was so grateful for being given food that he called the person who gave that person food a god. He meant this to mean &quot;a very nice person&quot;. I laughed after watching the outburst of joy. Is what was done regarded as shirk?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17228" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-06T05:40:26.957" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T03:07:30.353" Title="Is calling someone &quot;a god&quot; to mean &quot;a very nice person&quot; shirk?" Tags="|halal-haram|shirk|behavior|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33024" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-24T08:50:25.050" Score="1" ViewCount="11402" Body="&lt;p&gt;May women wear their hair short or must they have long hair?  May they have fringes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17443" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T11:00:08.937" Title="May women have short hair?" Tags="|women|hair|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-06-24T15:39:27.813" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33025" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-24T09:01:06.810" Score="1" ViewCount="112" Body="&lt;p&gt;At age of 12 a Christian monk told to our prophet that he will become a prophet. Who was that monk?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A question asked to me by one of my christian friends &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17444" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-24T09:30:09.210" LastActivityDate="2021-11-26T12:39:40.507" Title="At age of 12 One of Christian father told to our prophet that you will become as a prophet. Who is that father?" Tags="|hadith|history|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33027" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33023" CreationDate="2016-06-24T09:16:39.833" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I belive yes. because Allah is the almighty he is the one who give us everything. If we want to praiss someone we should do that in a Limit as mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/52/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; hadees&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZZgtg.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZZgtg.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17445" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T09:16:39.833" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33025" CreationDate="2016-06-24T09:27:15.507" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The name of this monk was  بحيرا  (Bohayra) in Arabic or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahira&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bahira&lt;/a&gt; in English/Latin. The story was mentioned in some hadith collection like &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/734840&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt; without quoting his name. Note that even this hadith has a weakness at it's end as at the time Abu Bakr (2-3 years younger than Muhammad) was not yet old enough to join a trading caravan and Bilal might even not yet be born (10-11 years younger than Muhammad) as both of them were younger than our Messenger (Peace be upon him). Imam ad-Dahahbi considered the story as a fabrication in his Tarikh al-Islam under the title &amp;quot;سفره مع عمه ـ إن صح&amp;quot; (His travel with his uncle if it was true&amp;quot; then he started rejecting the hadith and story on the whole and discussing its claims:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;In the following I'm translating from Arabic language as these translations are of my own take them carefully!&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وهو حديث منكر جدّاً؛ وأين كان أبو بكر - كان ابن عشر سنين، فإنه أصغر من رسول الله ، صلى الله عليه وسلم ، بسنتين ونصف؛ وأين كان بلال في هذا الوقت - فإنّ أبا بكر لم يشتره إلاّ بعد المبعث، ولم يكن ولد بعد؛&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;This is a hadith which is strongly rejected; Where was abu Bakr? He was of the age of ten years, as he was younger than the Messenger of Allah Allahs prayers and blessings be upon him by two years and half; And where was Bilal at the time as abu Bakr didn't buy him only after the appointment and he was not born yet!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وأيضاً، فإذا كان عليه غمامة تظلّه كيف يتصوّر أن يميل فيء الشجرة - لأنّ ظلّ الغمامة يعدم فيء الشجرة التي نزل تحتها، ولم نر النّبيّ ، صلى الله عليه وسلم ، ذكر أبا طالب قطّ بقول الرّاهب، ولا تذاكرته قريش، ولا حكته أولئك الأشياخ، مع توفّر هممهم ودواعيهم على حكاية مثل ذلك،&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Furthermore if there was a cloud shading him how is it possible (to observe) for the shade of the tree to lean towards him? As the shade of the cloud would hide (eliminates) the shade of the tree which is under it.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;And we never hear that the prophet Allahs prayers and blessings be upon him reminded abu Talib about what the monk told him nor did Quraish ever bring up this topic, nor did their elders while they had both the ability and reason to tell such stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فلو وقع لاشتهر بينهم أيّما اشتهار، ولبقي عنده ، صلى الله عليه وسلم ، حسّ من النّبوّة؛ ولما أنكر مجيء الوحي إليه، أوّلاً بغار حراء وأتى خديجة خائفاً على عقله&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;So if all this happened it would be a well known story. And at least a &amp;quot;touch of prophethood&amp;quot; would stay with Muhammad so that he wouldn't reject the revelation (the first encounter with Jibreel) in the cave of Hira' and fleeing to Khadija in fear for his mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Hakim from Nishapur who actually considered the hadith as sahih (the narrator chain he could present) commented it saying &amp;quot;أظنه موضوعاً&amp;quot; I think it is fabricated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that according to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=236065&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;thread&lt;/a&gt; (quoting an article of sheikh al-Albani) the name Bohayra was only quoted in a narration by a weak narrators like al-Waqidy and ibn Ishaq (without a narrator chain) while al-Masu'di quoted the name جرجيس Girgis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/32547&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; on: Did Mohammad (Peace be upon him) receive the quran from bohayra in Arabic. Which denies that Muhammad or Mohammad () received any teaching from this monk be he called Bohayra or with any other name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-26T12:39:40.507" LastActivityDate="2021-11-26T12:39:40.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33029" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33024" CreationDate="2016-06-24T11:00:08.937" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Bukhari narrated from Ibn Abbas that the &lt;strong&gt;Prophet (Sallallahu&#xA;  Alaihi wa Sallam) &quot;Has cursed men who make themselves like women and&#xA;  has cursed women who make themselves like men&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, as long as you are not falling in this category, it is fine to cut your hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated &lt;strong&gt;in Saheeh Muslim “The wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon&#xA;  him) used to cut their hair until it came just below their ears.”&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  (al-Hayd, 320)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Nawawi said:&lt;/strong&gt; this indicates that it is permissible for women to cut their hair short.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But keep in mind first hadees and also &lt;strong&gt;not to intimate kuffar or immoral women&lt;/strong&gt;, as it is also prohibited, and you are good to go.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;We do not know anything (to disallow) cutting women’s hair. What is&#xA;  forbidden is shaving it. You should not shave your hair but you may&#xA;  cut it and reduce its length or volume; we know of nothing wrong with&#xA;  that. But that should be done in a proper manner which will please you&#xA;  and your husband. You should come to some agreement with him on a kind&#xA;  of haircut that does not resemble kaafir women, because if you leave&#xA;  it long, it will be a lot of trouble to wash it and comb it. So if the&#xA;  hair is very long or thick, and the woman cuts it to reduce its length&#xA;  or volume, that doesn’t matter. Cutting some of it will make it more&#xA;  beautiful, which will please both the woman and her husband. So we do&#xA;  not know of any reason to disallow that. But shaving it altogether is&#xA;  not permissible, except in the case of sickness. And Allaah is the&#xA;  Source of strength.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;See Fataawa al-Mar’ah al-Muslimah, part 2, p. 515&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more details you can read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/13744&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Women cutting their hair and removing facial hair&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T11:00:08.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33030" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33021" CreationDate="2016-06-24T11:17:36.743" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If those things reached your throat, than your fast is invalid, but if not so, than i am pretty sure your fast is valid.&lt;/strong&gt; If you properly spitted those drugs and blood out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides this, &lt;strong&gt;i would suggest&lt;/strong&gt; you to try to do such things after fasting, change dentist or ask him for special appointment or whatever possible, to avoid any difficulties and doubts when fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Imaam Ibn Qudaamah&lt;/strong&gt;  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him&#xA;  , said: &lt;strong&gt;'If a fasting person is bleeding in his mouth&#xA;  or has vomit, and he swallows it, his fast is broken&lt;/strong&gt; even if it is a&#xA;  small amount, because the ruling that applies to other apparent things&#xA;  apply to the mouth as well. because &lt;strong&gt;the basic principle is that anything that goes from the mouth to the stomach breaks the fast&lt;/strong&gt;, with the exception of saliva  as it is&#xA;  difficult to avoid it.' &lt;strong&gt;(Al-Mughni, 4/356)&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/13767&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shiekh bin baz fatwa on Having dental treatment whilst fasting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="15642" LastEditDate="2016-06-24T12:44:04.277" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T12:44:04.277" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33021" CreationDate="2016-06-24T11:49:15.580" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;first of all, If something got into the flow of your blood or body , like drugs or some ingredients, Your fast is invalid , but you did not have intention to eat so that just after Ramadan fast for a day. If your conscience is okay with that , go on , but If you are not sure exactly, just complete the fast in case Allah will decide if is done rightly. Do your best then do not look back . Also try to ask some professionals. Best regards. Selamın Aleyküm&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17447" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T11:49:15.580" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33032" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33016" CreationDate="2016-06-24T12:34:20.437" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now that you cleared your question, as menopause isn't a reason to stop having intercourse. While menstruation indeed is a reason, as stated in the comment of brother Zia, but that doesn't mean that you must avoid having any sexual pleasure or tension.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;In the following I'm assuming that you are not considering a second (etc.) marriage and just look for legal pleasure during the menses of your lonely wife!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact you may have pleasure without penetration as we are taught by ahadith like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/212&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...What is above the waist-wrapper is lawful for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/501270&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... &amp;quot;Let her wrap her waist-wrapper around her lower part and then he may fondle her if he wishes.&amp;quot; ... (See &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/501250&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;also&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1102890&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would fondle one of his wives while she was menstruating, if she wore an Izar (waist wrap) that reached halfway down to the middle of her thighs or to her knees.&amp;quot; In the narration of Al-Laith: &amp;quot;Being covered with it.&amp;quot; (See also in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/122&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And read this clear hadith from sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1306860&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; which gives an explanation on the verse about menstruation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;They ask you concerning menstruation. Say: that is a harmful thing, therefore keep away from women during menses.(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/222&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:222&lt;/a&gt;)&amp;quot; The Messenger of Allah said: &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Do everything except sexual intercourse.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An other hadith from sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/213&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...What is above the waist-wrapper, but it is better to abstain from it, too ... (note this hadith is qualified as da'if)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also this hadith in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/6/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/3/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that on the other hand there are many hadith which qualify intercourse with a woman in her menses as haram or &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/1/135&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;kufr&lt;/a&gt;. But in case one committed this sin there's still a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/264&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;kafara&lt;/a&gt; for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So from what i quoted one is allowed to have sexual pleasure and be intimate with his wife, but he should avoid having intercourse, in the ahadith our Messenger (peace be upon him) insisted on the fact that his wives or women in general hide their private parts with a cover or covered them. So touching the wife on a tissue or on cloths is allowed even on the private parts (at least some scholars allow this according &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/12662&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Arabic fatwa&lt;/a&gt; based on the agreed hadith from both sahihs). While it is clearly allowed to touch and fondle what is above the naval and under the knees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/47721&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; on the limits of intimacy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-11T09:51:31.203" LastActivityDate="2021-12-11T09:51:31.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2341" CreationDate="2016-06-24T13:22:46.647" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no clear prohibition raising one's hand outside salah. What is certain is Rasulullah SAW did raised his hands..we shouldn't fret over small unsure matters and allowing conflicts among us to come in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17449" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T13:22:46.647" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33036" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-24T13:52:35.687" Score="1" ViewCount="450" Body="&lt;p&gt;Friends i want to ask the best opinion about my story, yesterday i prayed on the mosque near my house because i heard there will be some adventages if i pray in jamaah but surprisingly the mosque was so crowded and there was so many child goofing off that made there pretty hot and noisy , i can't focus on my shalat but if i did it alone on my room i'll be 99% focus. So my question is what's the best suggestion for me ? &#xA;I hope you guys help me quick in case of ramdhan is going to be over&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17450" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T14:47:40.603" Title="Which is better, praying in jamaah but not focus or praying alone but focus?" Tags="|salat|ramadan|taraweeh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33036" CreationDate="2016-06-24T14:47:40.603" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Nafl (Sunnah) prayers including Tarawih&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's better to do it at home.&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;for Tarawih&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;It's better at home on one condition that your absence will not stop the prayer in Masjid, so if other people are praying in Masjid it's ok but if you are the only one with the imam and if you do not go the prayer in Masjid will be stopped then you need to go to Masjid.&#xA;It's also better if you pray at home with intention &quot;Niyyah&quot; to Make Jamaah with your Family so you encourage them to pray &quot;Tarawih&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Obligatory Prayers&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's better and you get much more Ajr for doing it in Masjid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Last word&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;evaluate where you benefit more, for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do you read as much Quran as the imam in Masjid?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do you do as much and good Duaa as Imam in Masjid&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people read Quran and make Duaa even better!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T14:47:40.603" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33038" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-24T15:45:37.393" Score="-1" ViewCount="50" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please do help me to know if someone can join a group of people to travel to a tourist site while fasting? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15646" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-09T00:13:37.790" LastActivityDate="2017-06-09T00:13:37.790" Title="Can someone join a group of people to travel to a tourist site while fasting?" Tags="|ramadan|sawm|travelling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2019-02-26T16:02:17.483" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17569" CreationDate="2016-06-24T15:53:42.943" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its a bid'ah and holds no weight in the deen of islam...the prophet peace be upon him point his index finger in prayer only and in that one instant in a sound hadith i read but he pointed both his index and middle finger...these are the small things in innovation that we must watch out for because we are bringing something in the religion and making it a habit within our nafs...and it is unacceptable in the sight of Allah swt because its not a sunnah...i pray that the ummah does there research before conducting themselves in society by introducing un-established practices in the religion...a oothu billahi minash shaytanir rajeem...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17145" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T15:53:42.943" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33038" CreationDate="2016-06-24T16:21:17.097" Score="0" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam encourages to travel and see the creation of Allah and also to see what happened to the people who didn't follow the teachings of their prophet's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ سِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَانظُرُوا كَيْفَ بَدَأَ الْخَلْقَ ۚ ثُمَّ&#xA;  اللَّهُ يُنشِئُ النَّشْأَةَ الْآخِرَةَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ&#xA;  شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ &lt;br&gt;Say: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Travel in the land and see how (Allah) originated&#xA;  creation, and then Allah will bring forth (resurrect) the creation of&#xA;  the Hereafter (i.e. resurrection after death). Verily, Allah is Able&#xA;  to do all things.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 29/20)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ سِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَانظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ&#xA;  الْمُجْرِمِينَ&lt;br&gt; Say to them (O Muhammad SAW) &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Travel in the land&#xA;  and see how has been the end of the criminals (those who denied&#xA;  Allah's Messengers and disobeyed Allah).&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Quran 27/69)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, you can travel there is no issue, if you think this travelling will lead you to break your fast, than don't do it unnecessarily.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anyone forbids you to travel while fasting he must present the proof for his view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-06-24T16:21:17.097" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33042" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-24T17:22:24.873" Score="1" ViewCount="10216" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a quick question regarding about namaz timings:  Does my fajr namaz count if I prayed at 4:58 am and sunrise was at 5:18 a.m.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17452" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditorDisplayName="user17452" LastEditDate="2016-10-15T13:32:48.650" LastActivityDate="2018-06-07T23:57:11.723" Title="Does my fajr namaz count if I prayed 20 mins before sunrise?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33044" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-24T23:58:19.587" Score="3" ViewCount="114" Body="&lt;p&gt;If liquid comes to the throat and you are lying down and swallow it, does it break one's fast?  Please answer with references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16528" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-15T00:38:36.463" LastActivityDate="2017-06-15T00:38:36.463" Title="Does liquid coming up to the throat invalidate one's fast?" Tags="|ramadan|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33022" CreationDate="2016-06-25T00:21:04.827" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In last tashudd of your prayer, afer reciting atahayat and darood-e-ibrahimi, you are supposed to make duas/prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;These duas should be in arabic, can be in your own wordings too, there are plenty of sunnah prayers for this, should prefer them, some has special attributes.&lt;/strong&gt; Some are below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;First dua:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Abbas reported that the &lt;strong&gt;Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to teach them&#xA;  this supplication (in the same spirit) with which he used to teach&#xA;  them a surah of the Qur'an.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;‏ &lt;strong&gt;اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَأَعُوذُ&#xA;  بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ&#xA;  فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَفِتْنَةِ الْمَمَاتِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ&#xA;  بِكَ مِنَ الْمَأْثَمِ وَالْمَغْرَمِ ‏&quot;‏‏.&lt;/strong&gt; (Sahih al-Bukhari 832, 833/ Sahih Muslim 590)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;above dua is very important&lt;/strong&gt; as the words of shabi explain, also it states in same hadees:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslim b. Hajjaj said: It has reached me that Tawus said to his son:&#xA;  Did you make this supplication in prayer? He said: No. (Upon this) he&#xA;  (Tawus) said: Repeat the prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, this one is a must, &lt;strong&gt;some scholars say this dua is wajib, but most of the scholars say it is mustahib.&lt;/strong&gt; Anyway, it is most important. &lt;em&gt;Also this dua is narated in some different wordings too, leading to same meaning.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Another important one:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was &lt;strong&gt;narrated from Abu Bakr Siddiq that : he said to the Messenger&#xA;  of Allah (saas): &quot;Teach me a supplication which I can say during my&#xA;  prayer.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; He said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‏ &quot;‏ قُلِ &lt;strong&gt;اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي ظُلْمًا كَثِيرًا وَلاَ&#xA;  يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَغْفِرَةً مِنْ&#xA;  عِنْدِكَ وَارْحَمْنِي إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ ‏&quot;‏&lt;/strong&gt; ‏.‏   &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/ibnmajah/34/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah 3835&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/48/63&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; Sahih Muslim 2705 a&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/nasai/13/128&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;another long beautiful dua here&lt;/a&gt;, and many more sunnah duas. Some &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawareness.net/Dua/Fortress/024.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And than you can say any supplication.dua in arabic&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: the Messenger of&#xA;  Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: &lt;strong&gt;“When any one&#xA;  of you recites the Tashahhud, let him seek refuge with Allaah from&#xA;  four things – from the punishment of Hell, the punishment of the&#xA;  grave, the trials of life and death, and the evils of the Dajjaal,&#xA;  then let him pray for himself for whatever he wants.”&lt;/strong&gt; (Narrated by&#xA;  al-Nasaa’i, 1293).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: &lt;em&gt;It should be noted that the best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and the best of du’aa’s are those which are in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). The wording of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the best of wording, because he is the most knowledgeable of all people about the Arabic language, and the most eloquent in speech. Allaah enabled him to express the most profound of meanings in few words, which is called conciseness of speech.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/7886&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(words from here)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-06-25T00:21:04.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33047" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33740" CreationDate="2016-06-25T00:55:06.313" Score="5" ViewCount="304" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the text of Sura Al-Isra [7]:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنْ أَحْسَنْتُمْ أَحْسَنْتُمْ لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ وَإِنْ أَسَأْتُمْ&#xA;  فَلَهَا فَإِذَا جَاءَ وَعْدُ الْآخِرَةِ لِيَسُوءُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ&#xA;  وَلِيَدْخُلُوا الْمَسْجِدَ كَمَا دَخَلُوهُ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ&#xA;  وَلِيُتَبِّرُوا مَا عَلَوْا تَتْبِيرًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;This is about second promise of God to Bani-Israa'eel because of their second massive corruption.&#xA;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Can anybody help me (specially who knows Arabic well), this text is talking about PAST or FUTURE?&#xA;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;I want to know the used verbs are about past event or they belong to future? This promise done before or it will be done later?&#xA;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Any help appreciated.&#xA;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17454" LastEditorUserId="17454" LastEditDate="2016-06-25T01:00:06.503" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T20:31:15.317" Title="What's the refering time in Sura Al-Isra 7?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33048" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-25T02:57:28.093" Score="5" ViewCount="6073" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can I marry a non virgin girl who had premarital relationship with her ex-boyfriend?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recently got to know this and my wedding is going to be held. I'm confused and not able to tell this to anyone as well. I can not tell my parents as they are happy about this marriage and are already making arrangements for it. I'm worried about what would happen if I called it off as it will be a bad name on me. But also I can't ensure whether I'd happy with this marriage or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17455" LastEditorUserId="21569" LastEditDate="2017-04-03T08:03:25.033" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T08:03:25.033" Title="Can I marry a non-virgin women by myself being a virgin muslim" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2017-06-01T15:30:30.300" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33053" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-25T08:46:38.027" Score="2" ViewCount="4464" Body="&lt;p&gt;As-salaamu alaikum &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the hadith of a donkey reporting its' owner to prophet authentic? and was this donkey truly baried by seyyiidat Fatima R.A ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17460" LastEditorUserId="15642" LastEditDate="2016-07-06T08:36:37.860" LastActivityDate="2016-07-06T12:32:27.867" Title="Hadith regarding a donkey that came to the prophet S.A.W" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33058" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-25T13:42:03.490" Score="2" ViewCount="1734" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of people  recite Quran and perform other ibadah and pray that the reward of this ibadah be given to a relative or friend who died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What Quranic verses or Hadith tells us that the reward of one person's ibadah can be sent/given/gifted to another dead person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please also quote reference of Quranic verse or Hadith you mention. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you for enlightening me in advance. Jazak Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12456" LastActivityDate="2020-02-14T13:04:15.737" Title="Can we send the reward of recitation of Quran or other ibadah to relatives who died?" Tags="|quran|hadith|death|uloom-al-hadith|ibadah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33060" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-25T14:27:39.960" Score="2" ViewCount="351" Body="&lt;p&gt;I love watching &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleontology&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;paleontology&lt;/a&gt; related documentaries.&#xA;But, last time, I had some problems accepting that scientists proved that, by finding craniums and different parts of the bodies, we are the descendants of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardipithecus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ardipithecus&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australopithecus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;australopithecus&lt;/a&gt;, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because above all, Qur'an said that we are the children of Adam and Eve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Those species were here before Adam and Eve? Are they their children?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What do think Islam about &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahelanthropus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahelanthropus&lt;/a&gt; (a 7 millions years old cranium) or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_(Australopithecus)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lucy&lt;/a&gt; (a 3.2 millions years old 40% skeleton? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17467" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T10:15:03.730" LastActivityDate="2016-10-19T10:15:03.730" Title="How does Islam interpret fossilized remains of man's evolutionary ancestors?" Tags="|science|adam-and-eve|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33062" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5413" CreationDate="2016-06-25T15:46:49.943" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;AOA....if Allah would himself say me or send an angel to tell me to believe in Him we would be bound to do so because we would have already seen his actual presence or the presence of one of his greatest signs angel and all the tests for our faith will be over&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17469" LastActivityDate="2016-06-25T15:46:49.943" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33063" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33078" CreationDate="2016-06-25T16:18:27.127" Score="3" ViewCount="869" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can anyone provide a reference to Hadith that mentions the destruction of Kabah by Dhul-Suwayqatayn, the king of Abyssinia after the death of Isa (AS)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T13:00:48.880" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T13:00:48.880" Title="Can anyone provide a reference to the destruction of Kabah?" Tags="|kaabah|end-times|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33064" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-25T18:17:52.383" Score="5" ViewCount="59931" Body="&lt;p&gt;I feel a little embarrassed to ask this. I woke up and realized that I had a wet dream and I needed to perform ghusl (released semen). I did not have enough time to do ghusl so I prayed fajr (without performing ghusl) because there was only 10 mins before sunrise. This never happened to me before and I was really embarrassed. Is my fast valid despite this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17471" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2019-11-06T09:06:41.887" LastActivityDate="2019-11-06T09:06:41.887" Title="Do wet dreams invalidate the fast in Ramadan?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|taharah|nocturnal-emission|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33068" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-25T20:07:50.437" Score="3" ViewCount="8645" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam Alaikum, Can you tell me the source for this Hadith is it authenticated?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When his Arab Companion Abu Dharr called Bilal ‘son of the black woman’, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) got angry and told him: ‘You are a man who has ignorance in him.’ Abu Dharr felt such a great remorse that he put his cheek on the ground and asked Bilal to tread on his other cheek if he’d like to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17082" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2020-06-21T05:50:29.583" LastActivityDate="2021-09-21T10:10:57.010" Title="What is the source and authenticity of the narration about Abu Dharr insulting Bilal as the ‘son of the black woman’?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|authenticity|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11950" CreationDate="2016-06-26T00:13:56.163" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran is book of signs ,not book of science...look at the signs..in Surah An-Nisa [4:56] signs of pain receptors in skin are shown,we shouldnt expect Quran speaking about dermis and epidermis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17475" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T00:13:56.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33071" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-26T00:30:34.897" Score="1" ViewCount="152" Body="&lt;p&gt;Per &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1761/is-it-ok-to-ask-about-scholars-who-explore-muhammads-reasoning-concerning-the-s&quot;&gt;advice&lt;/a&gt; from the meta site, I must make it absolutely clear that I am not making any claim about -- and indeed have no interest in -- whether the incident actually occurred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is about scholars who believe the incident occurred, or scholars who, for the sake of exploring the mind of Muhammad, have considered a hypothetical case in which the incident might have occurred. So I'm probably asking about secular scholars, or orientalist scholars, or perhaps very liberal Muslim scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For context, here is why I'm interested in the question. As far as I can tell, Muhammad was a political genius. He knew how to get people to compromise -- just consider his skill in convincing the Ansar to accept the Muhajirun, not only initially as outsiders, but also for a number of months while the Muhajirun must surely have been a burden on the food supply, before the Muslim raiding parties began having success.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Muhammad did deliver the Satanic Verses and then abrogate them, it seems an uncharacteristic blunder. Obviously, this could be a reason for believing the incident never occurred, but as I say, I'm not interested in whether it occurred. I know there are scholars who believe it did, and I'm wondering whether any of them have explored the possible reasons, what might have been going on in Muhammad's mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not claiming the incident occurred. I'm not asking whether the incident occurred. I'm asking whether there are any scholars who have explored Muhammad's thinking, using the incident (hypothetical or otherwise) as a lens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T15:50:57.383" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T14:42:03.337" Title="Are there any scholars who explore Muhammad's thinking concerning the Satanic Verses?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|shaitan|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26351" CreationDate="2016-06-26T01:43:20.777" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If he is not doing anything illegal, like selling drugs or blood money, and just working for another company from another country I would say it's halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17396" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-24T07:46:25.417" LastActivityDate="2016-10-24T07:46:25.417" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33074" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33068" CreationDate="2016-06-26T01:55:16.650" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Juynboll's &lt;em&gt;Encyclopedia of Canonical Hadith&lt;/em&gt;, on the authority of al-Ma'rur b. Suwayd, the &lt;em&gt;mu'ammar&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We passed by Abu Dharr in Rabadha...Abu Dharr said, &quot;I had a quarrel with one of my brethren whose mother was of foreign descent, so I vilified him as [you son of a black mother]. He went to complain about me to the Prophet. When the Prophet met me (one day), he said, 'Abu Dharr, you are someone who still displays Jahiliyyah.'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is more, but nothing about asking Bilal to tread on his other cheek. In fact, Bilal is not specifically mentioned, but this &lt;em&gt;Encyclopedia&lt;/em&gt; is mostly about the Prophet's statements, so it makes sense it would not mention Abu Dharr's act of contrition in particular. And again, Juynboll does say there are variants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the source, Juynboll says the most likely common link for all the variations is al-A'mash, that is, Sulayman b. Mihran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastEditorUserId="13756" LastEditDate="2016-06-26T02:16:51.723" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T02:16:51.723" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33075" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33064" CreationDate="2016-06-26T02:27:36.187" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes because you didn't do it intentionally, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;UNLESS you masturbate if that's what you mean &quot;I needed to ghusl (release semen), then you have to make up your fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't be embarrassed its human nature &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(do a proper ghusl and don't be worried if you don't pray on time all it matters if you pray, if you forget and remember do it on the spot. but it's always better to pray on time)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17396" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T02:27:36.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33078" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33063" CreationDate="2016-06-26T02:45:15.880" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Juynboll's &lt;em&gt;Encyclopedia of Canonical Hadith&lt;/em&gt;, &quot;...on the authority of Ziyad b. Sa'd -- Zuhri -- Sa'id b. al-Musayyab -- Abu Hurayra, who related the Prophet's words:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Ka'ba will be destroyed by the spindle-legged man from al-Habasha (i.e., Abyssinia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Juynboll traces the common link for the hadith back to Sufyan b. 'Uyayna, and goes on to say that this destruction must necessarily occur &lt;strong&gt;after&lt;/strong&gt; there are no more people on Earth who call on God's name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the &lt;em&gt;isnads&lt;/em&gt; for this hadith describes the Prophet having a vision in which &quot;a small, bald figure with distorted hands...bashes away at the House of God with his iron shovel and pickaxe, stripping off its ornaments and coverings.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Edit&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;: These are references from sunnah.com; I haven't yet figured out how to read the references in Juynboll's encyclopedia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/54/71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim 2909 a&lt;/a&gt;, Book 54, Hadith 71&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1129140&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an-Nasa'i 2904&lt;/a&gt;, Book 24, Hadith 0&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-27T10:37:26.813" LastActivityDate="2016-06-27T10:37:26.813" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33048" CreationDate="2016-06-26T02:52:25.150" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why are you confused, to be a virgin doesn't mean you are a good person.&#xA;A Virgin is not batter than some who's not. &#xA;If you love her and wants to marry her and know that she's a good person and knows that she's not a virgin. Then why are you even asking this question &#xA;You are making yourself frustrated thinking about something that's not even serious &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ask yourself this question &quot;Do You Love Her?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes Allah swt give us what we want but over think it and push it aside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A marriage doesn't have anything to do with being a Virgin or not it's about two people loving each other and wanting to spend the rest of their life together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17396" LastEditorUserId="17396" LastEditDate="2016-07-08T09:58:21.020" LastActivityDate="2016-07-08T09:58:21.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33044" CreationDate="2016-06-26T03:02:07.730" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If it's involuntary and you didn't mean it the no you haven't broken your fast&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you did mean too, yes your fast has been broken &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17396" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T03:02:07.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9208" CreationDate="2016-06-26T04:33:17.590" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes after having sex the wudu is broken which means you have to do ghusl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17396" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T04:33:17.590" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33085" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-26T06:20:12.607" Score="4" ViewCount="13222" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the husband is fasting for Ramadan and the wife is not fasting, is it permissible to have sexual intercourse without ejaculation? If anyone did like that due to misguidance, what is the rule in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17478" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-05-22T08:09:10.513" LastActivityDate="2020-05-08T11:43:08.810" Title="If the husband is fasting for Ramadan and the wife is not fasting, is it permissible to have sex?" Tags="|sawm|sex|ramadan|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33088" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33058" CreationDate="2016-06-26T09:14:35.973" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yeah we could ask Allah Swt to send the rewards to the deceased ones by the recitation of Quran or some other kind of rewardful acts,here are some  references,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Abdullah bin Abu Qatadah narrated that his father said: &quot;The&#xA;  Messenger of Allah said: 'The best things that a man can leave behind&#xA;  are three: A righteous son who will pray for him, ongoing charity&#xA;  whose reward will reach him, and knowledge which is acted upon after&#xA;  his death.'&quot; (Hasan) Another chain with similar wording.(Ibn Majah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A man said to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) , &quot;My mother&#xA;  died, will it benefit her if I give in charity on her behalf?&quot; The&#xA;  Prophet (ﷺ) replied in the affirmative. The man said, &quot;I have a garden&#xA;  and I make you a witness that I give it in charity on her&#xA;  behalf.&quot;(Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that a man asked the Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (ﷺ): “My father died and left behind wealth, but he did not make&#xA;  a will. Will it expiate for him if I give charity on his behalf?” He&#xA;  said: “Yes.”(Ibn Majah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Ma’qil bin Yasar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)&#xA;  said: “Recite Qur’an near your dying ones,” meaning Ya-Sin.(Ibn Majah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And [there is a share for] those who came after them, saying, &quot;Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith and put not in our hearts [any] resentment toward those who have believed. Our Lord, indeed You are Kind and Merciful.&quot;(Quran 59:10)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T09:14:35.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33089" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24887" CreationDate="2016-06-26T09:39:50.780" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Hanafi fiqh it is recommended for women to do I'tikaf at their  designated place of prayer at home,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that sayida Umm Humayd the wife of Abu Humayd&#xA;  al-Saa’idi came to the Prophet peace be upon him and said, “O&#xA;  Messenger of Allah peace be upon him, I like to pray with you.” He&#xA;  said, “I know that you like to pray with me, but your prayer in your&#xA;  room is better for you than your prayer in your courtyard and your&#xA;  prayer in your courtyard is better for you than your praying in your&#xA;  house, and your prayer in your house is better for you than your&#xA;  prayer in the mosque of your people, and your prayer in the mosque of&#xA;  your people is better for you than your prayer in my mosque.” So she&#xA;  issued orders that a prayer-place be prepared for her in the furthest&#xA;  and darkest part of her house, and she used to pray there until she&#xA;  met Allah (i.e. died).(Ahmed)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2009/08/14/the-spiritual-retreat-itikaf/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; answer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is recommended for women to do i`tikaf (spiritual retreat) in a specific place in their house, a quiet room, for example, whenever they have the time and are able to do so without neglecting their family duties and other responsibilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even when in one’s monthly period, it is recommended in the Hanafi school to sit in a designated place of prayer (musalla) at home, after having made wudu, and make dhikr for the time it takes to pray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is recommended for women to designate a place in their houses as their ‘masjid’. They can do i&lt;code&gt;tikaf there at any time, even for a brief period of time, [Radd al-Muhtar] and attain the great rewards mentioned in the hadiths for i&lt;/code&gt;tikaf (as long as they fulfill their other worldly and religious duties, as is the case for men).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The full communal sunna i&lt;code&gt;tikaf is for the entire ten days (in the mosque, for men). This is not expected of those working or housewives, for that matter. If one is able to arrange things, and one’s husband agrees, one may perform i&lt;/code&gt;tikaf for the entire 10 days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the fiqh principle is that, “If something cannot be done completely, it should not be left completely.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, whenever free of pressing responsibilities, women should go to their place of worship, intending i`tikaf (spiritual retreat), even if only for a short amount of time, and keep themselves busy as much as possible in worship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When she has to do something important, such as go to the kitchen or go shopping or visit a sick neighbor, she can leave her i`tikaf and return when able.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such an i&lt;code&gt;tikaf is valid (and recommended) even outside Ramadan for women. In fact, it is best for them to intend i&lt;/code&gt;tikaf every time they enter their place of worship (musalla) even for their daily prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T09:39:50.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33090" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17546" CreationDate="2016-06-26T10:32:32.133" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alhamdulillah All praise is due to Allah, who is kind to all in this physical world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a Student I wanna say that according to me I have read from many books like as Bihar ul Anwar, Mufatih ul Jinan etc. that the Lailat ul Qadr is on 23th of Ramadan......&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shab-e-Qadr [Lailat-ul-Qadr — the Night Of Power] — the Qur’anIn the name of God, the Lord of Grace, the Most MercifulFrom on high have We bestowed it (i.e. the Qur’an) on the Night of Power. Would that you knew what the Night of Power is! The Night of Power is better than a thousand months. On that night the angels and the Spirit by their Lord’s leave descend with all His decrees. That night is peace, till the break of dawn.[Power “Al-Qadr” 97: 1 – 5]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17482" LastEditorUserId="17482" LastEditDate="2016-06-26T16:21:56.647" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T16:21:56.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33085" CreationDate="2016-06-26T15:48:37.670" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Praise be to Allah.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Intercourse during the day in Ramadaan is haram for men and women alike, who are obliged to fast during the day. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17486" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T15:48:37.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33053" CreationDate="2016-06-26T16:39:29.963" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Juynboll's &lt;em&gt;Encyclopedia of Canonical Hadith&lt;/em&gt; discusses a very weak tradition, rejected by all relevant commentators, and even cursed by Ibn al-Jawzi, &lt;em&gt;la'ana 'llahu wadi'ahu!&lt;/em&gt;, &quot;May God curse the fabricator of this tradition!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a number of variants, all involving a donkey, called perhaps 'Ufayr or Ya'fur, who spoke to the Prophet. In one variant, there is a simple conversation between the animal and Muhammad concerning the animal's name. In another variant, the donkey explains to the Prophet that it had been in the habit of throwing its previous owner, resulting in frequent punishments. The animal had behaved this way in order to be sold to Muhammad, as its family had traditionally served God's Prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Prophet died, the donkey is said to have thrown itself into the well of Abu 'l-Haytham b. at-Tayyihan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T16:39:29.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33096" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-26T17:52:09.977" Score="2" ViewCount="10443" Body="&lt;p&gt;My heart and mind is a woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm a muslim. My father was an Imaan but he died 12 years ago. My family, my relatives, my neighborhood, my community are all muslims. I believe in Allah, the creator of all things, the lord of all creations, the most beneficient, most merciful. I'm 19 years old and I am gay. (Allah knows whats in my heart and what I really desire.) I believe that Allah don't make mistakes, never ever Allah made mistake. He is the perfect of all perfects. I also believe that our good and bad fate are from Allah. I took this life a trial. I cried many nights asking myself why do I feel this way, (I don't blame god, I blame myself.) the feeling of being attracted to the same sex. Homosexuality is forbidden, its haram. So where is my place in this world? Where would I go in the hereafter? Is my prayers are being accepted? Did I commit sin whenever I thought of my handsome neighbor? Am I destined to go to hell? I know I'm gay!  I always prayed to Allah to make me feel attracted to a woman. Even I did say that in my prayers, Allah knows what's in my heart and whats in my head and what I really desire. Someone people would say, this is so simple...try not not be attracted to the same sex, change your feelings...do you know what it feels like??? Its more just like demanding your daughter to dress like a man, move like a man but I'm a man in a man's body. Allah knows how hard I am trying, people wouldn't understand me because they are not me. Only Allah knows what I really feel! How can I accept myself when my religion won't accept me? My family, my friends... I love what Allah has given me but I can't accept it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I grew up, sad, lonely, gloomy and always alone. Always hiding, timid and low-self esteem. I don't like what I feel toward a guy, what I want from them (but god knows! how damn my heart wants those desires...). The warmth of a man. I want to be a woman, I want to wear a dress, I want to put on a make-up, I want to wear hijab, high heels and gowns. Most of all I want a man. But I never did! I never did! Because I'm a man! A man should be a man! But what about my feelings? What should I do? I think I'm going crazy thinking all about this through-out my 19 years existence since the start I understood the world. God never made mistake and God made me like this so I must have a purpose. Sometime I wish I'd turn a lunatic, to be thrown in a mental hospital.. sooner I will become crazy!!! If I choose my desires? Is hell my destination? Yes! It is! But If I don't follow my desires, I'll be forever hating myself and hating yourself is a sin for not appreciating what has Allah given to me. Destination is hell too? Is hell is my destiny? My fate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17487" LastActivityDate="2020-09-03T09:51:37.140" Title="Am I going to hell because I'm gay? homosexual? attracted to the same sex?" Tags="|homosexuality|jahannam|destiny|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33097" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-26T18:35:33.123" Score="-2" ViewCount="1599" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is wearing a tie haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If yes, please give an answer with references. Someone told me that it is halal but I don't believe that because Muslim can't follow the Christians. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I need reference to give him proof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17489" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-15T10:15:06.477" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T10:15:06.477" Title="Is wearing a tie haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|clothing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-10-15T18:50:16.717" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17065" CreationDate="2016-06-26T19:31:19.277" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the water part is covered by the last answer. and IMO there is no problem with the first prophet (Hz. Adam) cuz you can see the first prophet as the first human that evolved according to darwins theory. But then again this is only my opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17490" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-01T14:21:51.990" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T14:21:51.990" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33060" CreationDate="2016-06-26T19:56:07.757" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is important to understand the difference between scientific hypothesis, such as &quot;Humans are descended from animals that lived millions of years ago,&quot; and metaphysical truth, such as &quot;The first humans were created miraculously, with no ancestors, a few thousand years ago.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nothing in science can be said to be &lt;em&gt;true&lt;/em&gt;, in any fundamental sense. Consider: any scientific hypothesis/theory is &lt;em&gt;falsifiable&lt;/em&gt;, meaning, we must always allow that it could be disproved. Newton's theory of gravity is a perfect example: it's wrong, and we've known it's wrong for over a hundred years. Einstein's relativity could also be wrong. Nothing that could potentially be proved false can be called &lt;em&gt;truth&lt;/em&gt;. A hypothesis/theory is a proposed &lt;em&gt;explanation&lt;/em&gt; for what we observe, not a &lt;em&gt;truth-claim&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We use science because it is useful; the &lt;em&gt;truth&lt;/em&gt; of the underlying reality is irrelevant. For all we know, from a scientific standpoint, we could be a computer simulation. From a scientific standpoint, there would be no way to know. Science cannot tell us the &lt;em&gt;truth&lt;/em&gt; about reality, and it cannot &lt;em&gt;prove&lt;/em&gt; anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an, the Bible, all holy books, and all religions are not about hypothesis or theory. Religions are about &lt;em&gt;truth&lt;/em&gt;. They do not provide explanations, but rather make &lt;em&gt;truth-claims&lt;/em&gt;, that is, assertions. For example, the assertion that Adam and Eve were the first humans. It is not an explanation. It could be considered an answer to the question, &quot;where do humans come from?&quot; But it's not an explanation in any scientific sense. As mentioned above, a scientific explanation is open to falsification; a metaphysical assertion is not. Any apparent disproof of the Adam and Eve &lt;em&gt;assertion&lt;/em&gt; could always be met with another assertion, perhaps that Shaytan and the Jinn planted the human-like fossils to lead mankind astray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Science and metaphysics are two fundamentally different endeavors. The only answer to your questions, from the standpoint of Islam or any other religion is, &quot;God knows.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastEditorUserId="13756" LastEditDate="2016-06-29T20:13:57.043" LastActivityDate="2016-06-29T20:13:57.043" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33100" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-26T20:08:02.120" Score="2" ViewCount="12568" Body="&lt;p&gt;I used to make fun of other people and done some backbitings too. Now after knowing the bad consequence of it, I feel very afraid. It is not possible for me to go to each and every of those people and seek for forgiveness. Now I know that until they forgive me, all my good deeds will be gone. This makes me feel very afraid. :( What should I do now? :(  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17491" LastEditorUserId="17124" LastEditDate="2016-06-26T23:03:21.790" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T23:03:21.790" Title="What should I do to repent from backbiting?" Tags="|sharia|tawba|akhirah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32717" CreationDate="2016-06-26T20:38:13.827" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following site is active and reliable: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shafiifiqh.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ShafiiFiqh.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17492" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-07T07:49:33.903" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T07:49:33.903" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33103" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-26T21:03:34.677" Score="2" ViewCount="1005" Body="&lt;p&gt;Think of a situation where a Muslim undergoes a baptism in a church in order to make Christians think that he's converting to Christianity (maybe he's doing some undercover work). But in reality, he is still a Muslim. Would that be shirk? Would that make him an apostate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read that from the Islamic perspective, a baptism will have no effect on your faith. You still remain a Muslim. So I don't expect a baptism to be shirk if the intention is to make Christians think he is converting to Christianity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-14T13:37:20.553" LastActivityDate="2023-06-21T00:52:34.360" Title="If a Muslim fakes a baptism, is he considered an apostate?" Tags="|christianity|apostasy|baptism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33100" CreationDate="2016-06-26T22:19:41.203" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;One great thing about you is that you realize the significance of what most people consider as a &amp;quot;small&amp;quot; sin. You take this &amp;quot;small&amp;quot; sin so seriously up to the point where you are afraid of the consequences, especially in the after life. Thus, you decided to take on the path of repentance seriously. At this point, I believe you are already on the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now for you question. Here's a spot on answer from islamqa.info (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/99554&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Expiation for Gossip&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What the one who wants to free himself of the sin of gossip must do is &lt;strong&gt;strive hard to seek forgiveness from the one whom he gossiped about&lt;/strong&gt;, and ask him to pardon him, and apologize to him with kind and good words, and he should be as humble as he can in this, even if he has to buy an extremely valuable gift or offer financial help. The scholars have stated that all of this is permissible when it comes to restoring people’s rights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because the scholars among the righteous salaf (predecessors) and fuqaha (jurists) thought that &lt;strong&gt;seeking people’s forgiveness for gossip might lead – in some cases – to greater evils&lt;/strong&gt; such as grudges or breaking of ties, and people might feel resentment and grudges to an extent that is known only to Allah, most of the scholars &lt;strong&gt;granted concessions allowing one not to seek forgiveness (from the victim)&lt;/strong&gt;, and they hoped that it would be sufficient to pray for forgiveness for the victim of gossip and make du’a (supplication) for him and praise him in his absence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other scholars were of the view that nothing could expiate for gossip but the forgiveness of the one who was wronged. But the correct view is that if &lt;strong&gt;the one who gossiped repents sincerely, he does not have to tell the one about whom he gossiped about it, especially if he fears that this would cause more trouble, as is usually the case&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the du'a itself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Undoubtedly such a du’a requires us to specify the person for whom we are praying, either mentioning him by name or describing him, by saying: O Allah, forgive me and the one whom I have gossiped about and wronged; O Allah, pardon us and him, and whatever else you can say in your du’a.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for praying in general terms, it does not seem to be sufficient to achieve what you are hoping for from Allah. Just as you gossiped about him by mentioning his name or describing him, and you singled him out for harm, so too you should pray specifically for him and ask for forgiveness for him, so that the bad deeds will be replaced by good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, you need to repent sincerely, never go back to backbiting, strive hard to ask for forgiveness whenever possible, and finally, make sincere du'a for the person you're backbiting. That should be sufficient to remove your anxiety, keep moving forward in the path to repentance, and in the end, receiving forgiveness from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17124" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-06-26T22:19:41.203" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33107" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-27T04:23:24.663" Score="2" ViewCount="4704" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today morning I had a bad experience in my life and now I want to understand whether is it ghuna or not. I didn't eat anything in sahri I slept without doing sehari and after that I had a bad dream and my sperm was released automatically. When I woke up in morning I found this out, so I don't no what to do now as is it ghuna or what exactly it is as I didn't do it intentionally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17497" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2019-11-06T09:05:27.790" LastActivityDate="2019-11-06T09:05:27.790" Title="Does sperm release due to wet dreams invalidate fasts?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|nocturnal-emission|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-06-28T23:23:01.780" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33085" CreationDate="2016-06-27T06:43:47.143" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Husband in fasting and wife is not fasting, then is it allowed to do&#xA;  sexual intercourse without ejaculation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, the husband's fast will be broken. Sexual intercourse during the day in Ramadan (while fasting) is haram. The fast is broken even if he didn't ejaculate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If any one did like that due to misguidance, what is the rule in&#xA;  Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no sin on him. If someone commits a sin without knowing that it is a sin, he will not be accountable for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-06-27T06:43:47.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33107" CreationDate="2016-06-27T06:53:46.210" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;dear all i hope all is well,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;today morning i had bad experience in my life and now i want to&#xA;  understand whether is it ghuna or not, i dint had anything in sahri i&#xA;  slept without doing sehari and after that i had bad dream and my sperm&#xA;  was released automatically. when i woke up in morning i found this so&#xA;  i dont no what to do now as is it ghuna or what exactly it is as i&#xA;  dint do it intentionally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you had is a wet dream. Sperm release due to wet dreams do not invalidate fasts. So, your fast is not broken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-06-27T06:53:46.210" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33097" CreationDate="2016-06-27T06:55:52.613" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tie is not sign of Christian dress. So you can wear it. And it is not haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16948" LastActivityDate="2016-06-27T06:55:52.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33112" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-27T07:37:13.683" Score="3" ViewCount="75278" Body="&lt;p&gt;How about, if the wife who is not fasting gives oral sex to the husband who is fasting without ejaculation taking place? Is it permitted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17498" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-07-01T18:19:51.707" LastActivityDate="2021-12-24T10:06:38.090" Title="Does oral sex during the day in Ramadan invalidate the fast?" Tags="|ramadan|sawm|sex|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33113" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33112" CreationDate="2016-06-27T09:25:29.260" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Scholars say that as long as neither of the husband or wife had ejaculation due to sexual arousal their fast is valid (assuming even the wife was fasting). (See &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/164407&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/138686&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; fatwa in Arabic or &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/49752&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; in English) Note that the fast of any of them would only become invalid once a ejaculation takes place. And in your case only the fast of the husband could become invalid, as the wife isn't fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand oral sex is considered by some scholars as an act of bad taste and is allowed under the condition that wife accepts this and is sure not so swallow any impurity. (See &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/139096&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; fatwa in Arabic)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; that fiqh scholars defined fast as the abstention of the desires of the haunch and stomach one should really not play with fire in Ramadan and keep away from it until one is allowed to do what ever one wants (during the nights) (as sassir quoted in his comment).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/66803&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; on intimacy while fasting in Ramadan.&#xA;Here a quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The view that masturbation or intimacy with one's wife to the point of ejaculation are among the things that invalidate the fast is the view of the majority of scholars, including the four imams, Abu Haneefah, Maalik, al-Shaafa’i and Ahmad. They quoted as evidence the fact that it is satisfaction of desire, and that is forbidden to the person who is fasting, because Allaah says, according to the hadeeth qudsi about the fasting person: “He gives up his food, his drink and his desire for My sake.” Narrated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also these fatwas &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/71213&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;on intimacy with the wife&lt;/a&gt; in Ramadan and on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/65698&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;exchanging affectionate words&lt;/a&gt; while fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-24T10:06:38.090" LastActivityDate="2021-12-24T10:06:38.090" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33085" CreationDate="2016-06-27T10:05:48.183" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Three points must be considered:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If there has been intercourse with penetration then that would invalidate fast no matter if there was an ejaculation or not as it is haram (by &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunna&lt;/a&gt; which explains why this verse have been revealed) to have intercourse (with penetration) while fasting.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If there was only fondling or any kind of intimacy without penetration then the fast is valid, as long as there is no ejaculation (See for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/107335&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; fatwa).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If he didn't know it is/was haram or forget that he was fasting, then according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/60089/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%87-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B6%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic he should complete his day and there's nothing to do for him except repenting. This fatwa is based on qiyas on people who ate or drunk forgetfully while fasting according the sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; or on the more general statement of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1321220&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; hadith.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; that if  any of them were fasting and knew the rule and did this bad deed by intention, they would need to re-fast that day and perform a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;kafara&lt;/a&gt; (freeing a Muslim and if this isn't possible to them, fasting two consecutive months, or feeding 60 poor Muslims if they couldn't fast two successive months).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-18T14:50:19.373" LastActivityDate="2017-06-18T14:50:19.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33115" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13283" CreationDate="2016-06-27T12:53:48.483" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A narration attributed to Imran ibn Husain reports:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Verse of Mut'ah[1] was revealed in Allah's Book, so we performed it with Allah's Apostle, and nothing was revealed in Qur'an to make it illegal, nor did the Prophet prohibit it till he died. But the man (who regarded it illegal) just expressed what his own mind suggested.&#xA;   Sahih al-Bukhari, 6:60:43&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A narration attributed to Mutarrif reports:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Imran b. Husain sent for me during his illness of which he died, and said: I am narrating to you some ahadith which may benefit you after me. If I live you conceal (the fact that these have been transmitted by me), and if I die, then you narrate them if you like (and these are): I am blessed, and bear in mind that the Messenger of Allah combined Hajj and Umra. Then no verse was revealed in regard to it in the Book of Allah (which abrogated it) and the Apostle of Allah did not forbid (from doing it). And whatever a person (Umar) said was out of his personal opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim, 7:2828&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17502" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-27T12:57:16.823" LastActivityDate="2016-06-27T12:57:16.823" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33053" CreationDate="2016-06-27T12:56:24.837" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith of a donkey reporting its owner is compiled in the book of ibn Hebban called the scarred people &quot; المجروحين &quot; (2/328) (which means their narration is not thrusworthy) while quoting Muhammad ibn Mazyad abu Ja'afar. And ibn al-Jawzy in his Mawdo'at (555).&#xA;The hadith is reported by the sahaibi abi Mandhor (May Allah be pleased with him) and shows that this donkey might be part of the war booty of Khaybar and that he died thorw himself in the well of Abu'l-haytham ibn a-Tayhan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال أبو حاتم ابنُ حبان : لا أصل لهذا الحديثِ ، وإسنادهُ ليس بشيءٍ . ولا يجوزُ الاحتجاجُ بمحمدِ بنِ مَزْيَد &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Ibn Hebban said: This hadith has no origin. And the sanad is worthless. And can't be used to excuse this sheikh (referring Muhammad ibn Mazyad).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The statement of ibn al-Jawzi is already quoted in the answer of GreatBigBore to some extent here is the complete statement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقال ابنُ الجوزي : &quot; هذا حديثٌ موضوعٌ فلعن اللهُ واضعهُ ، فإنه لم يقصد إلا القدحَ في الإسلامِ ، والاستهزاءَ به .&#xA;  &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  May God curse the fabricator of this tradition, because he only intended to insult and to deride Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith was also mentioned by ibn al-Atheer in &quot;Usd al-Ghabah 6/304&quot; when quoting the biography of the sahabi abu Mandhor. And Imam a-Dhabi in &quot;Myzan al-I'tidal 4/34&quot; also quoting Muhammad ibn Mazyad. Ibn Kathir also quoted it in &quot;al-Bidaya wa-Nihaya 6/158&quot; with the statement: That many of the hufadh (of hadith) have refuted this hadith. Among those who declared it as a fabrication or refuted it are scholars like ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, Imam as-Suyuti, ibn 'Iraq, a-Shwakani, and Sheikh al-Albani. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Kathir also quoted an other hadith on the authority of Mu'ad ibn Jabal (May Allah be pleased with him), where the donkey said his name was 'Amr ibn ... and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) named him Ya'for. But this one had also several weaknesses, like an incomplete narrator chain and many not trustworthy narrators.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other ahadith quoting the name Ya'for but those also have been qualified as da'if.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are instead sahih ahadith quoting a donkey called &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/56/72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;'Ufayr&lt;/a&gt; عُفَيْرٌ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An other source which quotes a donkey speaking to our Messenger (peace be upon him) is one of the four shi'a books al-Kafi 1/184 quoting a statement of Ali ibn abi Talib (May Allah be pleased with him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But i couldn't find any narration quoting anything about lady Fatima a-Zahara' (May Allah be pleased with her).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.saaid.net/Doat/Zugail/131.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;See also&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-06T12:32:27.867" LastActivityDate="2016-07-06T12:32:27.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33117" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-27T13:14:18.410" Score="3" ViewCount="334" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now, SubhanAllah I love gaining Islamic education but I am just worried that whether the purpose of it is wrong in the sight of Allah, may he be glorified and exalted, or not. I basically gain knowledge of the Quran to do Dawah and my motive is to benefit my ownself (meaning that even I would gain knowledge) as well in the long run. Is it correct to have this purpose in mind while gaining knowledge or not ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16528" LastEditorDisplayName="user16528" LastEditDate="2016-06-27T23:20:17.540" LastActivityDate="2016-07-07T23:59:20.730" Title="The Purpose of gaining knowledge" Tags="|quran|hadith|tafseer|hadith-interpretation|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33118" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33121" CreationDate="2016-06-27T13:59:54.240" Score="2" ViewCount="32455" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“Call them by their fathers’ (names), it is more just with Allaah” [33:5]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad (pbuh) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“Whoever ascribes himself to someone other than his (real) father, knowing that he is not his (real) father, Paradise is forbidden for him!” [al-Bukhaaree and Muslim]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From these, it's pretty clear that not keeping the family name is a major sin in Islam. However, what if someone changed his family name to his first name or middle name? Is that haram as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example: Abdullah Sulayman changes his name to Abdullah Sulayman Latif. Technically, he hasn't removed his father's name (Sulayman) from his name but he has changed his surname to Latif. Is this haram? He's not breaking any rules from the Quran or the hadith. His father's name is still there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example: Fatima Ali marries a Abdullah Latif and she changes her name to Fatima Ali Latif. Is this permissible? Because technically, her father's name is still there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-08-26T15:53:19.690" LastActivityDate="2021-12-28T10:54:56.147" Title="Ruling on keeping the father's name in Islam" Tags="|halal-haram|naming|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33121" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33118" CreationDate="2016-06-27T18:43:03.753" Score="0" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a &lt;strong&gt;matter which is greatly confused&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What it means by &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;ascribes himself to someone other than his (real) father&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is &lt;strong&gt;to say HE IS MY FATHER, while he is not&lt;/strong&gt;. And you know it he is not your father and &lt;strong&gt;you are still letting people to believe he is your father.&lt;/strong&gt; It's not that we need that father's name in our name...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As long as people know (its not confusing) and we make it clear that this name in my name is not my father's name, this is totally fine.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I know popular fatwa sites like islamqa has fatwa's against this,&lt;/strong&gt; and they consider wife putting name of husband also in this category of ascribing to someone else than the father. &lt;strong&gt;But, i will humbly disagree with them. And i have seen many fatawa on this topic, and i am convinced there is absolutely no issue in doing so if this is a cultural norm and people know who is this person in your name and who is your real father, and there is no confusion.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if we try to take some examples&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah has ascribed some women to people other than their fathers&lt;/strong&gt; in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;wife of Noah and the wife of Lut&lt;/strong&gt;. (At-Tahrim, 10)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;wife of Pharaoh&lt;/strong&gt;. (At-Tahrim, 11)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In hadees it states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when he reached his house, &lt;strong&gt;Zainab, the wife of Ibn Mas`ud,&lt;/strong&gt; came&#xA;and asked permission to enter It was said, &amp;quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!&#xA;It is Zainab.&amp;quot; &lt;strong&gt;He asked, 'Which Zainab?&amp;quot; The reply was that she was&#xA;the wife of Ibn Mas'ub.&lt;/strong&gt; He said, &amp;quot;Yes, allow her to enter.&amp;quot; And she&#xA;was admitted  &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1462&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; Sahih al-Bukhari 1462&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Now, one reason being given by some fatawas is that it is &lt;strong&gt;imitation of kuffaar&lt;/strong&gt;. While if this is cultural norm somewhere, like in our area of india and pakistan etc, then it's not imitation, it's just cultural thing. And a thing which does not contradict with islamic teachings so it cannot be HARAAM!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If someone do replace his last name with someone else's name, while it is not the cultural thing but pure imitation or something, then there is problem, otherwise there is no issue.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now making all this clear, one can say that this was not culture of prophet's time, so it's &lt;strong&gt;not islamic culture to take husband name&lt;/strong&gt;(people knowing its husband not father). Yes, that's right, no one is calling it ISLAMIC culture, but forbidding(saying its haraam) is way too much. If someone rules that it is better not to take husband name, than it can make sense. But not totally forbidding this, when there is nothing like attributing someone else as father being done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now coming to your question&lt;/strong&gt;, about taking name at different positions etc, if this is cultural thing and there is a reason of doing this and people will not confuse it with your father name, than there is no issue, but if this is not cultural thing and can be confused as your father name, than don't do it. Its as simple as that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PS:&lt;/strong&gt; I know there can be great difference of opinion on this topic, we can discuss it in a good manner. Leave a positive comment and we will discuss about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT1:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone is still confusing the verse mentioned above about calling with father's name, than you should know it was about the fact that, in that time, people used to call taken/adopted children with the person who raised them, calling him his father. It was about that. &lt;strong&gt;like if Ali raised ahmed, ahmed was called ahmed bin ali, and used to get all rights of son, including his part in wirasat etc... That was the case. It was about that thing. And calling like this is forbidden.&lt;/strong&gt; You can read tafseers about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me quote from hadees:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn 'Umar: &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;We called Zaid bin Harithah nothing but 'Zaid bin&#xA;Muhammad' until the Qur'an was revealed&lt;/strong&gt; (ordering): Call them by their&#xA;fathers, that is more just according to Allah. (33:5)&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/636980&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn majah Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3814&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/44600&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahi-Bukhari Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 305&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-28T10:54:56.147" LastActivityDate="2021-12-28T10:54:56.147" CommentCount="15" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33122" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-27T19:29:31.570" Score="1" ViewCount="4104" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am suffering from a disease in which urine drops come after 5 to 15 minute after urination..... For it i usually flow water on my body after it and change clothes but now The issue is urine comes out any time while offering prayer too... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please help.....i heard that after sprinkling of water i can oofer prayers.... But i am afraid.... About maqboll namaz..... Will Allah qabool my prayers....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know the exact words but also heard that k jo taqleef Allah sy aey or ap Allah sy door ho jao to its Azab (Translation: If Allah gives some hardship to you, and it distances you from him, than its his punishment)..... Is it Azab? :/ please help&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17504" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-06-28T08:26:13.137" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T14:35:12.767" Title="Urine drops come after urination for 10-15 minutes but some time any time" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9267" CreationDate="2016-06-27T20:03:10.013" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is on odd nights . eg If Saudi has it on 23 night then the laylatul Qadr starts there on their night and this night will pass on from countries to countries and will end in Asia approximately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17505" LastActivityDate="2016-06-27T20:03:10.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33126" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33117" CreationDate="2016-06-27T21:44:50.427" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an is full of promises of heaven for those who obey God, and hell for those who disobey. Although interpretations may differ, perhaps it could be taken as a sign that self-interest is ok: if God didn't expect you to act in your own self-interest, it seems he would not offer punishment/reward as your motivation. That is not to say that punishment/reward would be your only motivation; presumably love for God is a big factor. But punishment/reward is by far the most abundantly mentioned motivation, at least in the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastEditorUserId="13756" LastEditDate="2016-06-27T21:56:07.740" LastActivityDate="2016-06-27T21:56:07.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33127" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-27T22:26:08.703" Score="1" ViewCount="559" Body="&lt;p&gt;In India, is it permissible to continue eating food after the siren of suhoor is heard ? I am extremely confused about this matter since a lot of time .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16528" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T13:00:12.227" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T13:00:12.227" Title="Continue eating food after siren" Tags="|halal-haram|ramadan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-06-29T16:48:16.860" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33128" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1659" CreationDate="2016-06-27T22:38:19.337" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ma malakat aymanukum refers to ethics and inner innate. It refers to upright moral values. That is why Aymanakum is mentioned in the verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17509" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-03T13:00:43.877" LastActivityDate="2016-08-03T13:00:43.877" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33122" CreationDate="2016-06-27T22:47:58.990" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Don't be afraid brother, you have heard right that you can pray after sprinkling water, on your pants/shalwar or whatever you wear. And keep praying for your health. We also pray to Allah that he give you complete health. And if you think the drops are getting more and more than consider having some under garment, some special undergarment for this, with advice of a doctor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Faatimah bint Abi Hubaysh came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of&#xA;  Allaah be upon him) and said: “O Messenger of Allaah, &lt;strong&gt;I am a woman who&#xA;  suffers from constant non-menstrual bleeding (istihaadah), and I never&#xA;  become pure. Should I give up prayer?” The Messenger of Allaah (peace&#xA;  and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “No&lt;/strong&gt;, rather that is from a&#xA;  vein, and it is not menstruation. When your regular time of&#xA;  menstruation comes, then stop praying, and when that time is over,&#xA;  then &lt;strong&gt;wash the blood off yourself and pray, then do wudoo’ for every&#xA;  prayer&lt;/strong&gt; until that time comes.” Bukhaari, 226 - Muslim, 333&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, one wudoo for each prayer is sufficient for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“and has not laid upon you in religion any hardship”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[al-Hajj 22:78]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Last thing you mentioned, it is more like a saying of someone. And it makes sense, if someone is getting distanced from Allah because of any reason, that's not good, and that can be a punishment, or a test. It's not necessarily azaab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me quote a beautiful hadees here,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said, &lt;strong&gt;“Amazing is the affair&#xA;  of the believer, verily all of his affair is good and this is not for&#xA;  no one except the believer. If something of good/happiness befalls him&#xA;  he is grateful and that is good for him. If something of harm befalls&#xA;  him he is patient and that is good for him”&lt;/strong&gt; (Saheeh Muslim #2999)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it's not necessary that it's azaab, hardships and diseases are part of life, it's normal, just be patient and keep praying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-06-27T22:47:58.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33103" CreationDate="2016-06-27T23:31:54.790" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If there is a solid reason&lt;/strong&gt; for you to make christians think you are converted to christianity, than that's allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What a solid reason might be &lt;strong&gt;life threat&lt;/strong&gt;, extreme life threatening situation makes it allowed for you to say/do anything to save your life, but this does not mean one will stop trying to escape such situation/region to dar-us-salaam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whoever disbelieves in [i.e. denies] Allaah after his belief, except&#xA;  for one who is forced [to renounce his religion] while his heart is&#xA;  secure in faith. But those who [willingly] open their hearts to&#xA;  disbelief, upon them is wrath from Allaah, and for them is a great&#xA;  punishment.&lt;/strong&gt;[Quran 16:106]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now &lt;strong&gt;in the case you of some undercover work like spying&lt;/strong&gt; etc, if it is absolute necessary to do such job, &lt;strong&gt;there are some conditions to follow, with which it is allowed.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;take every precaution for yourselves.&lt;/strong&gt; (Translation- Mohsin Khan) Quran(4:102)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conditions include this activity &lt;strong&gt;should be for the benefit of muslim ummah, not any individual or group.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;There is no other way to do this job&lt;/strong&gt; other than showing oneself as non-muslim. And that the &lt;strong&gt;person will not do any major sin doing this job&lt;/strong&gt;, and is a &lt;strong&gt;strong enough believer that he will not be deceived&lt;/strong&gt; by all things going around in that time. In short it is allowed with some conditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For details see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=82967&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslims working as spies on enemies of Islam&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-06-27T23:31:54.790" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33131" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33133" CreationDate="2016-06-27T23:34:58.413" Score="2" ViewCount="189" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And when We decreed for Solomon death, nothing indicated to the jinn his death except a creature of the earth eating his staff. But when he fell, it became clear to the jinn that if they had known the unseen, they would not have remained in humiliating punishment.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In what &lt;em&gt;context&lt;/em&gt; is the word &lt;em&gt;unseen&lt;/em&gt; for &lt;em&gt;jinns&lt;/em&gt; used over here. I know from good authentic sources that &lt;em&gt;jinns&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;hated&lt;/strong&gt; to work under a human i.e. &lt;strong&gt;Suleiman (A.S.)&lt;/strong&gt; but I want to know whether it's true that &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jinns made claims of knowing the unseen and thus were punished by Allah (S.W.T.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17510" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-16T12:00:45.957" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T12:00:45.957" Title="In what context is the word unseen for jinns used in Qu'ran 34:14?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33132" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33117" CreationDate="2016-06-27T23:59:31.743" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I understand correctly, your &lt;strong&gt;direct&lt;/strong&gt; benefits of gaining knowledge are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To be more knowledgeable during da'wah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To be more knowledgeable in living your life as a Muslim.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While those are sufficient (that's also what I'm aiming at when studying Islam), explicitly stating your &lt;strong&gt;indirect&lt;/strong&gt; benefits, e.g. gaining paradise, is also important. Why? So that we can separate which knowledge is beneficial for that indirect benefit and which one is not. Otherwise, we might walk in a path of gaining knowledge that is not rewarded by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think we all have seen people went astray when they're studying Islam. They study Islam, but in the end, the &quot;play&quot; with the rulings. They took the liberty of questioning everything to the point where it corrupts their own faith (and, perhaps, the faith of others). Instead of bringing themselves (and others) to Islam, they put some kind of a distance to Islam (and put others with them). This, in my opinion, might serve all those direct benefits, but definitely defeats the purpose of gaining paradise. This is the path that we all should avoid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, you should continue down the path you're taking right now, but please be sure that the end of the path is (being rewarded by) Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17124" LastEditorUserId="17124" LastEditDate="2016-07-07T23:59:20.730" LastActivityDate="2016-07-07T23:59:20.730" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33133" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33131" CreationDate="2016-06-28T00:08:16.583" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This meaning that &lt;em&gt;'jinns claim to know the unknown was proved wrong'&lt;/em&gt; is mentioned on some tafaseer&lt;/strong&gt;. But it might not the right one, like if you read tafseer qurtabi, it mentions some ahadees(i am not quoting any because he has not given any references there.) that say when all this happened people saw that jinns didn't knew unseen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rather &lt;strong&gt;it was for the people/humans who believed that jinns knew the unseen. It was for them a lesson.&lt;/strong&gt; As we know jinns try to steal:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Aisha, r.a. Some people asked Allah's Apostle (saaws) about&#xA;  the foretellers. He said. -They are nothing.&quot; They said, -O Allah's&#xA;  Apostle! Sometimes they tell us of a thing which turns out to be&#xA;  true.&quot; Allah's Apostle said, &quot;A Jinn snatches that true word and pours&#xA;  it into the ear of his friend (the foreteller) (as one puts something&#xA;  into a bottle). The foreteller then mixes with that word one hundred&#xA;  lies.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bukhari Vol: 9 Book 93 Hadith 650&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also &lt;strong&gt;how come all jinns had made such claim while they knew there limitations and all of them are not kaafir&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are &lt;strong&gt;among us some that are righteous, and some the contrary&lt;/strong&gt;; we&#xA;  are groups each having a different way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Al-Jinn 72:11)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it's more probable that it was for the people to have them see by their eyes that jinns don't know unseen. Although the meaning that &lt;em&gt;their claim was proved wrong&lt;/em&gt; is also mentioned on some places. Also both meanings can be right, some jinns might have claimed knowing the unseen. But all of them making such claim is not possible because of above ayah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T00:08:16.583" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33134" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-28T04:32:38.320" Score="1" ViewCount="879" Body="&lt;p&gt;I love a man who says he loves me and wants to marry me in the Islamic way. I found out that he is still married legally to a woman and will not divorce her. If I marry him, does that make me a zina? Is this haram? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17514" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-14T13:36:44.690" LastActivityDate="2017-09-06T05:17:48.207" Title="Is Islamic marriage to a man who is already married considered zinah?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|zina|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33135" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33136" CreationDate="2016-06-28T05:41:09.167" Score="3" ViewCount="8497" Body="&lt;p&gt;A pilgramage to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecca&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mecca&lt;/a&gt; is one of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Pillars_of_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the five pillars of Islam&lt;/a&gt;, considered mandatory for both men and women.  However, Mecca is in Saudi Arabia, a country which enforces strict rules on the behaviour of women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One such rule in Saudi Arabia is that a woman is not allowed to travel without a husband or a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahram&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mahram&lt;/a&gt;.  It is, however, possible that a woman might have no husband nor (living) mahrams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q&lt;/strong&gt;: How can an unmarried women with no mahram complete her pilgramage to Mecca?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-06-28T06:16:51.137" LastActivityDate="2023-06-15T07:09:17.823" Title="How do unmarried women with no mahram go on a pilgrimage to Mecca?" Tags="|women|hajj|mahram|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33135" CreationDate="2016-06-28T10:04:53.207" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated in my comment there's a concept in fiqh of the so called trustworthy group in travels. I'll try to explain it based on the few information i could gather. Unfortunately about all of my sources are in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the View that traveling without a mahram is not allowed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hanafi and Hanbali schools of fiqh don't allow a woman to travel alone without a mahram based on the sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/15/472&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;, here just one of many similar statements (and from different Hadith collections) from Sahih Muslim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not lawful for a woman believing in Allah and the Hereafter to undertake journey extending over a day and a night except when there is a Mahram with her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in Verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:97&lt;/a&gt;) it is said that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is &lt;strong&gt;able to find thereto a way&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the expression: &lt;em&gt;able to find thereto a way is&lt;/em&gt; was also translated those &lt;em&gt;who can afford the expenses (for one's conveyance, provision and residence)&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;who can afford the journey&lt;/em&gt; (See for example translation of Muhsin Khan or Yusuf Ali).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ahmad supported his view by explaining that a mahram is one of these afforded requirements for the journey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the View that traveling with a trustworthy group is allowed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Maliki and Shafi'i school of fiqh is allowing the travel of women in a trustworthy group (or secure companionship) the so called rufqah al-ma'munah الرفقة المأمونة.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that even among the salafi or hanbali school the so called sheikh al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah accepted this kind of company and from the modern scholars Salman Fahd al-'Awdah (Saudi-Scholar) has declared this in a fatwa dated on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamtoday.net/salman/mobile/mobartshows-28-175219.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;October 16th 2012&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;يجوز للمرأة أن تحج مع الرفقة المأمونة إذا لم تجد محرماً، واختاره ابن تيمية وقال إنه متوجه في كل سفر طاعة، وفي المسألة خلاف مشهور&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(My Transalation take it with care):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it is allowed for a woman to travel (for hajj) with a trustworthy group if she can't find a mahram. This is the choice of ibn Taymiyyah who said: This is the case for any travel for a compliance, and there's a well known dispute (among scholars) on the matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According this statement it is allowed for a travel to perform a worship like hajj or 'Omrah, but not for a travel for tourism etc..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is a secure companionship&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now maybe i need to explain what is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;Id=3665&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;trustworthy group or secure companionship&lt;/a&gt;: This is a group of pious and righteous women and men, even if none of them is a mahram to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A major point we may need to discuss are such people existing these days? Therefore the practice I know about is that at least one mahram of one of those women would be part of this group, and even that could be a problem therefore in addition to the quoted condition of ibn Taymiyyah the scholars of the Maliki and Shafi'i school added, that it is not allowed for a young and beautiful women or a non pious or non chaste woman. In those cases scholars wouldn't allow them to join a trustworthy group because preventing an abuse or degeneration is put in front the interests.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/81941&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;salafi fatwa&lt;/a&gt; defending the view that travel without mahram is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other sources (in Arabic) defending the view of the trustworthy group under the given conditions: &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;Id=67874&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=111034&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt; Note that the tendency on islamweb is to allow travel with a trustworthy group, even if some of the scholars there are also salafi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: I just found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicity.com/qa/action.lasso.asp?-db=services&amp;amp;-lay=Ask&amp;amp;-op=eq&amp;amp;number=26333&amp;amp;-format=detailpop.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in English which may help you a lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2023-06-15T07:09:17.823" LastActivityDate="2023-06-15T07:09:17.823" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33139" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="43536" CreationDate="2016-06-28T11:45:23.137" Score="4" ViewCount="3554" Body="&lt;p&gt;A few years ago i have been told that it is recommended to recite after the fatiha in shaf'a and witr or 3 rak'a witr prayer the following surahs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1st raka'a of shaf'a: surah al-A'la (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/87/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;87&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2nd raka'a of shaf'a: surah al-Kafiroon (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;109&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the only rak'a of witr: surah al-Ikhlass (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;112&lt;/a&gt;), then al-Falaq (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;113&lt;/a&gt;) followed by an-Nass (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;114&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lately i checked sunnah.com about a reference for that but couldn't find any while i found hadith like this one in Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/3/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; or sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/20/136&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an-Nasaai&lt;/a&gt;, where surah al-Falaq and an-Nass ar not quoted at all. Even on fatwa sites I couldn't find a backup or recommendation like this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is why I'd like to know how this deviation from the sunnah can be explained and what is the source or what madhab/sect is following or recommending the practice described above?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2016-09-13T13:53:01.407" LastActivityDate="2017-09-14T15:03:23.073" Title="Which school of fiqh recommends this recitation in witr prayer?" Tags="|salat|reference-request|witr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33140" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-28T12:05:13.230" Score="3" ViewCount="512" Body="&lt;p&gt;As muslims, we all know that the angels weren't the only ones who were told to prostrate to Adam (a.s.). Iblis was also one of them due to his high rank. But was he the only high ranking jinn among them? Were there other high ranking jinns who were told to prostrate to Adam (a.s.)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2019-03-06T06:37:39.490" Title="Was iblis the only high ranking jinn who was told to prostrate to Adam (a.s.)?" Tags="|shaitan|jinn|prophet-adam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33134" CreationDate="2016-06-28T12:08:14.700" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zina is an illegal relationship. This means a relationship between two non-married people.&lt;br&gt; So if there's an Islamic marriage zina is out of question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to shari'a a man is allowed to marry up to four women (by &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran 4:3&lt;/a&gt;) under the condition that he doesn't do injustice to any of them and threats them all as equal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that come a few conditions as stated in the comment:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is polygamy allowed in your country?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is the first wife aware that he want's to marry an other woman?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;AFAIK he doesn't need her approval but he should let her know. Note that the first wife could have made a condition in her marriage contract that he shouldn't marry any other wife, in that case he must respect the contract.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It is sunnah to make a marriage public.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note in case you are living in a western country where polygamy is &lt;strong&gt;not allowed&lt;/strong&gt; an Islamic marriage contract could still be set and approved by Muslims even if it won't be legal or valid according the law. This is a difficult and risky case which many scholars advise to avoid. And if one still want to do so the wife which is not a legal wife in front of the law must assure that here rights (inheritance etc.) are still given, if not she should never sign such a contract or accept such a marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T12:08:14.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32568" CreationDate="2016-06-28T12:29:55.050" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You must know that Quran is not a science book and if you check verses of Quran which speak about the sexual liquids or creation of man in most cases the speech is about liquids or fluids. Why, maybe because the most visible or observable part of the act of fertilization are the liquids or fluids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This apparently goes ahead with the understanding of the time, as if you checked any verse of the Quran speaking of the &amp;quot;fluids&amp;quot; in a tafsir book you may find statements of sahaba, tab'yn and others who are of course not mentioning the ovum, as it was totally unknown to them, rather than speaking about a female and male fluid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand as stated in the comment it needs a sperm (or sperms in form of an ejected fluid) to fertilize the ovum, so -based on this logic- without sperms there's no creation of man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/76/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;76:2&lt;/a&gt;) Quran refers to a &amp;quot;sperm drop mixture&amp;quot;  نطفة أمشاج which is nothing else then a fertilized egg. This mixture only could have been &amp;quot;discovered&amp;quot; in the 17th century due to invention of microscopes (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/175025&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic language). Also Quran doesn't say humans were created from sperms rather then from ejected fluids (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/86/5-7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;86:5-7&lt;/a&gt;) and yes even the eggs or ovum is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.britannica.com/science/ovulation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;surrounded by a fluid&lt;/a&gt; (follicle).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://replytorachid.blogspot.de/2013/06/259.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this blog-article&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic and partly English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-30T06:20:35.810" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:20:35.810" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33143" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33122" CreationDate="2016-06-28T14:35:12.767" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am guessing that you urinate standing. Change that. If I'm wrong, well, your problem is very common, I used to struggle with it myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My hack was like this: urinate normally like there is no problem. When possible do it squatting.&#xA;Do wash, put pants on, wait for a  moment or two. Usually ten seconds will do. Do not leave the bathroom just yet.&#xA;This is the trick. It tells your body that you are done. If it works, do expect the 'leak'. Wash once again, try to wipe this last drop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was really frustrating, I know. I hope that solves your problem. If it doesn't then @Zia 's answer is well written and is for you. Allah knows best that you tried.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17521" LastActivityDate="2016-06-28T14:35:12.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33144" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-28T14:41:38.933" Score="1" ViewCount="26984" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that ghusl can be just a shower that has to cover all parts of your body, your head, nostril, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I first take a shower, with niyyat to do ghusl, and then I do wudu', does this count as ghusl?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17522" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-26T15:35:37.533" LastActivityDate="2021-06-20T13:47:54.307" Title="Does a shower followed by wudu count as ghusl?" Tags="|ghusl|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33145" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-28T15:23:22.247" Score="3" ViewCount="1250" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read that it is haram to attend non-Muslim rituals like the Hindu &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;diwali&lt;/a&gt; and Christian &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;baptisms&lt;/a&gt;. That sounds pretty logical to me. However, some scholars say that it is shirk. They say that it is worse than murder. But if I'm attending these rituals without actually accepting their faith, then how can they be shirk?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm doing it for fun. I can attend a non-Muslim ritual once and then ask Allah for forgiveness and never attend such rituals again. But if it actually is shirk, then there is no point in asking Allah for forgiveness, despite the fact that I'm only doing it for fun and not to accept their religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-15T12:33:58.040" LastActivityDate="2017-08-15T12:33:58.040" Title="Attending a baptism: Haram or shirk?" Tags="|halal-haram|shirk|baptism|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33146" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-28T18:32:17.433" Score="3" ViewCount="266" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam Alaikum Can you please explain this hadith, using Fath al Bari or any other scholarly  opinion? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;A lady slave should not be given in marriage until she is consulted, and a virgin should not be given in marriage until her permission is granted.&quot; The people said, &quot;How will she express her permission?&quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;By keeping silent (when asked her consent).&quot; Some people said, &quot;If a man, by playing a trick, presents two false witnesses before the judge to testify that he has married a matron with her consent and the judge confirms his marriage, and the husband is sure that he has never married her (before), then such a marriage will be considered as a legal one and he may live with her as husband.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17082" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T12:58:49.233" Title="False witnesses to marriage without females consent?" Tags="|sharia|hadith|prophet-muhammad|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33148" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35685" CreationDate="2016-06-28T20:38:10.533" Score="6" ViewCount="284" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did Allah use angels as a medium of communication for all the Prophets and Messengers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have read that Allah spoke to Musa (AS). Was he also sent an angel (malak) later?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-21T21:32:03.163" LastActivityDate="2018-12-28T11:31:08.570" Title="Did angels visit all Prophets and Messengers?" Tags="|prophets|malaikah|messengers|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33150" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33152" CreationDate="2016-06-29T02:39:37.797" Score="5" ViewCount="13819" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/15275&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam&lt;/a&gt; quotes the Prophet as saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A women who reveals her body or even wears tight fitting clothes wont come within 500 years of the smell of Jannah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the extended version&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Women who are dressed but appear naked, who will be inclined (towards men) and make (men) incline (toward them).  They will not enter Jannah and they will not smell its fragrance where as its fragrance can be would be smelt from the distance of 500 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm struggling to understand this.  In particular:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Am I correct in understanding that this is a quote from the Prophet &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does this imply that (believing) women who dress immodestly throughout their lives without repenting will not go to heaven?  If so, where do they go?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;How much of their body is required to be revealed before this applies?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What does &quot;smelt from the distance of 500 years&quot; mean?  Distance is not usually measured in years, nor is it smelt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-06-29T10:54:28.187" Title="How to interpret &quot;A women who reveals her body or even wears tight fitting clothes wont come within 500 years of the smell of Jannah&quot;?" Tags="|hadith|women|jannah|hijab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33127" CreationDate="2016-06-29T07:39:42.370" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I have heard that about eating suhoor after siren is extended due to time difference. For example if the siren is buzzed from Delhi and people of Madras city hear it through radio or other sources will extend a little more because of time difference. That's simple and understandable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17459" LastActivityDate="2016-06-29T07:39:42.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33150" CreationDate="2016-06-29T08:37:28.343" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Discussion of the hadith and it's authenticity&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among the 6 or 7 major sunni hadith collections only &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/516400&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/37/190&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; include a hadith with a similar wording as the one you have quoted. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Imam Malik in most of the riwayat of al-Muwatta' has compiled this hadith as a hadith mawquf, which means it ends as a saying of the sahabi abu Hurairah without explicitly saying that these are the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Muslim quoted it with a complete (but different) narrator chain. But without quoting the part about &quot;500 years&quot; explictly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similar ahadit have been compiled in Musnad al Imam Ahmad (8665, 9680), by abu Ya'la (6690), by at-Tabaryni in his Awsat (1811, 5854) all on the authority of abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) as a hadith mawquf. It's also compiled on the authority of Abdullah ibn 'Amr (May Allah be pleased with him) (mawquf) ibn abi Shayba in his Mosanaf 36642 and on the authority of Ka'ab al-Ahbar (May Allah be pleased with him) in the same book 37744 which clearly say that this description is based on the Torah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَالِي أَرَى فِي التَّوْرَاةِ صِفَةَ قَوْمٍ لَمْ أَرَهُمْ بَعْدُ؟ فُحَشَةٍ مُتَفَحِّشِينَ فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ سِيَاطٌ مِثْلُ أَذْنَابِ الْبَقَرِ، مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ. مَالِي أَرَى فِي التَّوْرَاةِ صِفَةَ نِسَاءٍ لَمْ أَرَهُنَّ بَعْدُ؟ نَاعِمَاتٌ كَاسِيَاتٌ عَارِيَاتٌ، مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ&#xA;  &lt;br&gt; * * * (My own translation take it with care) * * *&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Why do I see in the Torah a description of people I've not seen yet? obscene who commit profanities who are having flogs like the tails of the ox in their hands. Of the denizens of Hell. Why do I see in the Torah a description of women I've not seen yet? Who appear gentle and would be dressed but appear to be naked, among the denizens of Hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that a hadith on something unseen even if it was mawquf as in most of the narration logically can't come from the mind of a sahabi, so either he had heard it from our Messenger (peace be upon him) or by consulting books of the people of the book, as it was the case for Ka'ab al-Ahbar who was a Jew before converting, while Abdullah ibn 'Amr has collected some books of ahl-al-kitab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars like ad-Daraqutni have big doubt whether the narration chain in sahih Muslim is really correct and complete and ibn Kathir in his tafsir said that &quot;Maybe abu Hurairah has narrated this on the authority of Ka'ab al-Ahbar as they used to &quot;sit together&quot; and discuss&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(This is a summary of what i could read in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=270877&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this discussion&lt;/a&gt; thread -in Arabic- about the hadith and it's compilation, maybe I toke a little bit the side of those who have doubts about the authenticity)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Am I correct in understanding that this is a quote from the Prophet Muhammad?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there's -at least- a hint of a doubt that these are not the words of Muahmmad (peace be upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The meaning of the hadith based on commentary's of the both major hadith sources&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm referring to commentary's on al-Muwatta' like &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=77&amp;amp;ID=3517&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sharh a-zurqani&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=707&amp;amp;idto=708&amp;amp;bk_no=78&amp;amp;ID=396&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a-Tamhid&lt;/a&gt; of ibn 'Abdilbarr and Sahih Muslim like &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=53&amp;amp;ID=6455&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sharh an-Nawawi&lt;/a&gt;. Please also take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/47017&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; which is a commentary of the hadith from Sahih Muslim and my only external English link so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First what is the meaning of the four major description of those women:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كَاسِيَاتٌ عَارِيَاتٌ مَائِلاَتٌ مُمِيلاَتٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Women who are naked even though they are wearing clothes, go astray and make others go astray&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Women who are naked even though they are wearing clothes&lt;/em&gt; was explained as: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wearing from the gifts of Allah and naked from being thankful: So they have been given gifts from Allah and they were not thankful.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Only parts of their bodies are/were clothed while other parts are naked to show their beauty.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They wear thin (or skinny) clothes which are showing what they should hide either the body parts or the skin color.&lt;br&gt; Both last meanings imply that they are clothed only superficially, while in reality (it's like) they are naked.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;go astray and make others go astray&lt;/em&gt;, is explained as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;astray from the truth or from the obedience of Allah and they make their husbands (or others) lose the right path also. Or they show and teach others to follow their way of misguidance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;strutting in the way they walk.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;An other explanation is having a special hairstyle which is connected to prostitutes. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does this imply that (believing) women who dress immodestly throughout their lives without repenting will not go to heaven? If so, where do they go?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes it would in sharh az-Zurqani two options have been quoted: they won't go to heaven with the others or without any former punishment this is based on Allah's will (based on verse like &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:48&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/116&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:116&lt;/a&gt;), whether he forgives or punishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How much of their body is required to be revealed before this applies?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well you should know that scholars would say except hands and face (some would add feet) they should be covered in a manner that doesn't show their body, so tiny or skinny clothes are not allowed. Also read Verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:31&lt;/a&gt;) and the explanation from above about the description of those women.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; some ahadith show that in the time of our Messenger (peace be upon him) even the polytheist women used to cover to some extent for example there's a story of Ali ibn Abi Talib (May Allah be pleased with him) who was following a fleeing woman who have hidden a letter (for the enemies) in her hair (I think in the pigtail), but once he &quot;captured her&quot; he didn't touch her and once she realized he knew she had this letter she asked him to turn away, so that he couldn't see her uncover her hair!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So one could have in mind that the culture and customs may play a role here when it comes to the definition what is appropriate or not. But I'm not the right person to discuss, as I'm not a scholar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does &quot;smelt from the distance of 500 years&quot; mean? Distance is not usually measured in years, nor is it smelt.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the hadith of al-Muwatta' gave a kind of hint on the meaning, but you may read my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/18034/how-does-years-distance-counted&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; on a similar question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-06-29T08:52:30.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33153" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12426" CreationDate="2016-06-29T09:25:58.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Wr Wb, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To give my humble opinion, I beleive the Quran is truth, the one source of truth and the only truth.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was revealed in Arabic, so in other languages there will always be bits lost in translation - the best we can do is seek advice from scholars who versed in Arabic and have spent years studying.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With English as my main language I have seen this a lot where different English translations of the Quran by different translators can be quite different even though they are translating the same ayat.  Also I see the lost in translation effect across different languages e.g. something translated from urdu to English would make me laugh as its not quite right.  Whatever language you speak, you will always loose a little in translation.     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please also note that it may be Allah intention (for &lt;em&gt;us&lt;/em&gt;), that we do not understand everything in the Quran - for example there many beautiful things in the Quran that point to knowledge that was not known to man at the time the  Quran was revealed (cosmology, atmosphere, geology, flying, dna etc there many examples).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know about these now through science and can relate to them, so imagine the sahaba's or any muslim at the time the Quran was revelead, how could they even begin to understand the verses regading sceince that was unknown to mankind at the time of revelation?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who's to say there are not more verses like these, that do not make sense to us, because the verses are really destined for future readers of the Quran? (as further proof to them that a man or woman could not have written the Quran)   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah forgive me for any errors.  Allah knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17486" LastActivityDate="2016-06-29T09:25:58.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33155" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-29T10:09:39.223" Score="3" ViewCount="1491" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of my Christian friend and I were discussing about Islam and Christianity. I am not well versed with Prophets and their history. He told me that in the Bible, it is said that the descendants of Ismail (PBUH), first son of Ibrahim (PBUH), will become a great generation and will deviate from the truth. Hence he believes, we are following a different version of Christianity as per the Bible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He did not tell me the bible verse. May be it is part of the new testament. But I initially thought, Muhammed (PBUH) was not related by blood with other prophets. I did some research and tumbled on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.whyislam.org/common-ground/family-tree-of-prophets/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;. There are lots of comments there. Some say it is false. Some say it is true. Can any scholar shed some light on this matter? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-06-10T05:23:42.987" LastActivityDate="2023-06-10T05:23:42.987" Title="Is Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) part of the family of Ibrahim (PBUH)?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|prophet-ibrahim|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33156" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33150" CreationDate="2016-06-29T10:54:28.187" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allow me to rephrase your question in sub-subjects&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;1- Is there a Hadith mentions the women how reveal their bodies and will not smell Jannah?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is &lt;strong&gt;Yes&lt;/strong&gt; and the most authentic narration for this Hadith is this one:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18/123&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18/123&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;There are two types of people who&#xA;  will be punished in Hell and whom I have not seen: men having whips&#xA;  like the tails of cows and they will be beating people with them, and,&#xA;  women who will be dressed but appear to be naked, inviting to evil;&#xA;  and they themselves will be inclined to it. Their heads will appear&#xA;  like the humps of the Bactrian camel inclined to one side. They will&#xA;  not enter Jannah and they will not smell its fragrance which is&#xA;  perceptible from such and such a distance.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Does this imply that (believing) women who dress immodestly throughout their lives without repenting will not go to heaven?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Women who do that are of two types:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If she believes that the right thing is not to do that, she believes that what Mohammad (ﷺ) said is the righteous from Allah, then she is a sinner, and like every believer sinner, Allah may forgive her and may torture her in Jahannam.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If she rejects and disbelieve in what Mohammad (ﷺ) said - &lt;strong&gt;after knowing and have the subject explained to her&lt;/strong&gt;- and believe this is not correct and no need for her to follow that, then she is doing action of infidelity &quot;Kofr &quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;How much of their body is required to be revealed before this applies?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The woman is allowed to show her hands and face without “Zinah” such as makeup and accessories that will collect the sight of stranger men, thus any more she shows of her body (naked, tight or see through) will make her eligible for the above categorization.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Notice:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;this is not the absolute factor, she may reveal less and cause a worse impact.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;2- The smell of Jannah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mentioned in more than one hadith, and the distance is different:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The authentic Hadiths mentioned (&lt;strong&gt;40&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;70&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;100&lt;/strong&gt; years), and there is no contradiction because the larger includes the smaller number, and it also may mean that Allah allows different persons to smell it at different distances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It’s also mentioned in Hadith “Daeif” as (500 and 1000 years), but the Sahih are the three mentioned above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned to express how far those are from the mercy of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-06-29T10:54:28.187" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33158" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-29T12:08:44.540" Score="2" ViewCount="12892" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a 24 year old unmarried male. I do not come from an Islamic Background. 90% of my knowledge comes from online classes and books. Like many young men, I am seriously addicted to masturbation. I did not know know it was a sin until a few years ago. I try my best to control my urges. But I fail many times. It is an ongoing battle. I have understood that many of my fasts  in Ramdan have gone invalid, because of this action. Over the last few years, I have made a note of the fasts I broke. I broke 38 fasts in total so far. Initially I thought I would make up for them, later in life. Now I know that I have to make up for them at the earliest. I have been doing some research and found that, I have 3 options to make expiation (Kuffarah) for each invalid fast:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Free a slave&#xA;Fast for 60 days consecutively&#xA;Feed 60 poor people with one 'mud' (approx 700-750 grams) food. &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source of Info: &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/details/RulingsOfRamadanInShafiMadhhab&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://archive.org/details/RulingsOfRamadanInShafiMadhhab&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have started earning now. I am planning to give 700-750 grams of wheat flour everyday to one poor person over the course of 60 days. Since I have lost 38 fasts, for 38*60 = 2280 days (nearly 6 and half years) I will have to keep this up. This is a huge task. I am ashamed to ask a scholar face to face about this issue. Could you please tell me, if I am doing the right thing as per Shafi Madhab?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17536" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-31T10:56:07.187" LastActivityDate="2018-05-11T17:16:36.090" Title="If I broke 38 fasts by masturbating, do I need to make up for 60 times this number of days?" Tags="|ramadan|sawm|shafii|masturbation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33159" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17587" CreationDate="2016-06-29T13:24:43.707" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read it  somewhere,  that Quran the holy book isnt a book whose purpose is to give scientific clearances bt rather its a book to guide human through righteous path.  People often ask, &quot;what does quran say abt an universal phenomenon?&quot;,  but the actually the fact is  Quran isnt given to us as a book of science but rather given As the words of Allah the Almighty to us. So, it will be a foolish thing to search everything of the universe in a book whose sole purpose was for the human and not for the science. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17537" LastActivityDate="2016-06-29T13:24:43.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33160" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24857" CreationDate="2016-06-29T14:35:02.930" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the &lt;strong&gt;currency&lt;/strong&gt; used for your transaction, US$, Singapour$ or India rupee? This makes a big difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What about return?&lt;/strong&gt; 3.5% for 12 months is 42% per year.&#xA;If someone would promise me this kind of return, I would think it is a scam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it halal?&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;The description you give on this agreement makes me think it is speculation or Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17079" LastActivityDate="2016-06-29T14:35:02.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33161" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-29T16:24:35.987" Score="3" ViewCount="54" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have an idea of developing a social network where people who can't go to the mosque for a valid reason can use a computer to virtually pray together in their locality. Is is right in Islam to do so? My users are people with disabilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user46" LastActivityDate="2016-06-29T16:24:35.987" Title="Can people with disability use computers to pray in their locality?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33165" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-29T21:34:26.510" Score="3" ViewCount="7580" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inni wajjahtu wajhiya lillahi fatiri s-mawaati wal ard hanii-fa-n wamaa ana minal mushrikeen.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, let's say I want to pray Maghrib (3 raka'a fard and 2 raka'a sunnah). So, I first recite this dua and pray 3 raka'a fard. But before praying the 2 raka'a sunnah, do I have to recite this dua again? Does this dua go before every salah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-01-18T14:34:07.557" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T14:34:07.557" Title="Do I have to say this dua before every salah?" Tags="|salat|dua|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33166" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-29T23:02:22.387" Score="4" ViewCount="256" Body="&lt;p&gt;I must make it absolutely clear that I am not passing judgment, and I am not seeking explanations or justifications. I am not interested in whether the Rashidun military offensives were right or wrong. I am interested in whether these accounts align with Muslim historical scholarship, or if perhaps they are considered exaggerations, or perhaps even malicious lies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a small sample of the military actions I'm referring to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At the battle of Dhu'l-Kassa, Abu Bakr pursued the retreating Bedouin, inflicting &quot;great slaughter&quot; on them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After his return to Medina, Abu Bakr published a summons to all the apostate tribes, warning them that if they did not repent, their fighting men would be cut to pieces and their women &amp;amp; children taken captive.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After the battle of Al-Buzakha, Abu Bakr issued a general amnesty, except for those who had killed Muslims during the battle; these were executed, in whatever manner they had killed their victims. This was in fulfillment of a vow he had made at the battle of Rabadha.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At Yemama, the Muslims forced their way into the walled garden of the Beni Hanifa and killed everyone, thousands of them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At 'Ain-at Tamr, Khalid Ibn al-Walid, the Sword of God, had every man in the garrison beheaded, and the women &amp;amp; children given to the Muslim soldiers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At the battle of Hadramaut, the approaches to the city were filled with the bodies of the dead. Abu Bakr ordered that the fighters be given no quarter. The Muslims killed all the men and took all the women captive.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a small but representative sample of the accounts of warfare under Abu Bakr. The offensives and punishments under Omar are described similarly. I must restate: I am not judging, and I am not asking why they did these things, whether it was justified, or whether it was right or wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I would like to know is how well such accounts align with Muslim historical scholarship. Because this is StackExchange, I'm not asking for community opinions. I'm asking about scholarly opinions. References to English-language books would be much appreciated, or English translations of Arabic-language books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastEditorUserId="13756" LastEditDate="2016-07-01T23:18:03.630" LastActivityDate="2021-09-24T04:14:29.033" Title="Do these accounts of military offensives under Abu Bakr align with Muslim historical scholarship?" Tags="|history|war|rashidi-caliphs|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33167" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-29T23:31:14.037" Score="1" ViewCount="1788" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a doubt concerning the validity of my fast. I woke up late today and started eating dates and drinking water since it's permissible to eat till one hears the adhan of fajr salah. However, I realized that I had eaten till the some 1/4th of the adhan had been recited. So, is my fast valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16528" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-17T06:52:13.750" LastActivityDate="2017-06-17T06:52:13.750" Title="After eating until 1/4 of the fajr adhan had passed, is the fast valid?" Tags="|sawm|adhan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-07-01T18:11:40.017" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32674" CreationDate="2016-06-30T00:30:51.193" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No sister you can't job in bank its haram because of interest but if there is no interest in the bank than you can and yeah today every bank works on interest but there are also available Islamic banks don't know from where you are but Islamic banks are available in Muslim countries...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17543" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-09T13:09:52.853" LastActivityDate="2016-07-09T13:09:52.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33096" CreationDate="2016-06-30T04:05:23.033" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Have you considered the possibility that you are a transgender woman?  Gay men don't ordinarily go around saying things like &quot;my heart and mind is a woman&quot;; transgender women certainly do.  &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Transgenderism&lt;/a&gt; should not be confused with homosexuality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam has an interesting, and relatively positive relationship with transgender women:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There's the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukhannathun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mukhannathun&lt;/a&gt; or &quot;effeminates&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to the scholar and hadith collector al-Nawawi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A mukhannath is the one (&quot;male&quot;) who carries in his movements, in his appearance and in his language the characteristics of a woman. There are two types; &lt;strong&gt;the first is the one in whom these characteristics are innate, he did not put them on by himself, and therein is no guilt, no blame and no shame, as long as he does not perform any (illicit) act or exploit it for money (prostitution etc.)&lt;/strong&gt;. The second type acts like a woman out of immoral purposes and he is the sinner and blameworthy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your post makes you sound like this first kind.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini published a fatwa regarding genital reassignment surgery, &quot;authorising them for &quot;diagnosed transsexuals&quot; 25 years ago&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7259057.stm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ref.&lt;/a&gt;; see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transsexuality_in_Iran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quite recently, fifty clerics in Pakistan issued a fatwa addressing marriage and inherentence of transgender women, even claiming that it's haram to &quot;humiliate, insult or tease&quot; transgender people (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36648141&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ref.&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Qamar Nasim said that many police officers had charged people in transgender marriages because &quot;due to a lack of knowledge... they consider it same-sex marriage&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't tell you if you're a transgender women or not, but have a think about it.  Consider also talking to a gender therapist.  It will be hard to understand your sexuality without first understanding your gender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A has &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/138451&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an article on this&lt;/a&gt; but was written in the context of surgery; while the article is mostly against surgically transitioning, this part is relevant:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...if your masculinity is not established, and you only think that you are a man because of what you see in your body of outward masculine appearance, in contrast to what you feel in yourself of having feminine characteristics and an inclination towards males and being sexually attracted to them, then you should examine your situation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You should consult experienced specialist doctors. If they determine that you are male in outward appearance but are in fact female, then you may submit yourself to their treatment, so that they can bring out your femininity by doing surgery. But that will not in fact be a sex change from male to female, because this will not be up to them; rather it will be bringing out your true nature and removing what is in your body, and what you feel deep inside you of confusion and ambiguity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-06-30T04:16:52.910" LastActivityDate="2016-06-30T04:16:52.910" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33167" CreationDate="2016-06-30T04:55:19.783" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think what you experienced is simply a case of eating by accident. You eat because you thought that the Fajr adzan wasn't recited yet. In this case, your fast is still valid as long as you stopped eating the moment you noticed the adzan being recited. This is assuming that you rely on the Fajr adzan to determine the time to start fasting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a side note, I have experienced something that Muslim usually called &quot;false dawn or true dawn&quot; in Australia. There are opinions stating that the Fajr prayer time is not really correct so that we should wait around 10-20 minutes before performing Fajr prayer. In my case, in terms of fasting, I prefer to stop eating and drinking based on the Fajr prayer time &lt;em&gt;just to be safe&lt;/em&gt;. However, in terms of performing the Fajr prayer itself, I'd still wait around the amount of time suggested above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17124" LastActivityDate="2016-06-30T04:55:19.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33096" CreationDate="2016-06-30T06:10:58.263" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you feel attracted to men, only option for you in Islam is to not act upon it. If you act upon it and have relationship with men, then that is forbidden act in Islam. You can remain celibate either for full life or until you feel attracted towards women.  Remaining celibate is not difficult, everyone nowadays do this in some part of their life. Like for example, most males attain puberty in their early teens but they remain celibate till their marriage which can be till their late twenties. Some people have to remain away from wives for long period of time for different reasons like work, study etc. There are also males who do not marry due to different reasons like financial, non availability of suitable brides, physical difficulties etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarize, just because you are attracted to male, you are not sinning. It is only upon acting on it that you sin. So just abstain from that and you can be good Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastEditorUserId="10491" LastEditDate="2016-06-30T06:21:39.847" LastActivityDate="2016-06-30T06:21:39.847" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33173" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33179" CreationDate="2016-06-30T08:58:20.743" Score="4" ViewCount="1846" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's say a muslim reads something in the Quran and starts to get confused. As a result, he starts to slightly doubt the Quran as the word of God. So he starts to do some research on the verse(s) the confused him and after a few minutes, he finds his answer. His doubts are finally gone. Does this mean that during those few minutes he became a non-muslim? Does he have to say Shahadah again to become muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if a muslim doubts the Quran for a split second, does that make him a non-muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2016-06-30T16:13:33.803" Title="If a muslim doubts the Quran, does he immediately become a non-muslim?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33174" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29696" CreationDate="2016-06-30T10:27:22.800" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The message answers some of the fundamental questions about life. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahiduddin_Khan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wahiduddin Khan&lt;/a&gt; has aptly put:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Every book has its objective and the objective of the Quran is to make&#xA;  man aware of the Creation plan of God. That is, to tell man why God&#xA;  created this world; what the purpose is of settling man on earth; what&#xA;  is required from man in his pre-death life span, and what he is going&#xA;  to confront after death. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cpsglobal.org/content/quran-and-creation-plan-god&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Quran and the Creation Plan of God&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The purpose in mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.wahiduddin/67:2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chapter 67&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He created death and life so that He might test you, and find out&#xA;  which of you is best in conduct. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.wahiduddin/67:2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;67:2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The requirements to succeed in the test are mentioned in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.wahiduddin/103:1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Chapter 103&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I swear by the passage of time, that man is surely in a state of&#xA;  loss, except for those who believe and do good deeds and exhort&#xA;  one another to hold fast to the Truth, and who exhort one another to&#xA;  stead-fastness. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.wahiduddin/103:1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;103:1-3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The outcome of this trial is mentioned many times in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Give the good news to those who believe and do good works, that they&#xA;  will have Gardens through which rivers flow &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.wahiduddin/2:25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:25&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The is the core message and this message has always been the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2016-06-30T10:27:22.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33175" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33270" CreationDate="2016-06-30T12:45:44.213" Score="3" ViewCount="1368" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the Holy Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicstudies.info/tafheem.php?sura=16&amp;amp;verse=75&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;16:75&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah sets forth a parable: There is one who is a slave and is owned by another and has no power over anything; and there is one whom We have granted good provision Ourselves, of which he spends both secretly and openly. Can they be equal? All praise be to Allah. But most of them do not even know (this simple fact).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My reaction to the question was &lt;em&gt;yes&lt;/em&gt;, they are both humans with souls: in what truly matters, they are equal.  The Islamic Studies webpage suggests otherwise:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the question was posed, obviously the mushriks could not say that the two men were equal. So some of them would have admitted that they were not equal, while the others would have kept quiet for fear that in case of admission, they would have to abide by its logical conclusion, that is, the admission of refutation of the doctrine of shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I get the feeling I'm missing something important here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Question&lt;/em&gt;: Are the slave and the slave owner equal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-07-06T08:40:09.423" Title="Are the slave and the slave owner equal? (Quran 16:75)" Tags="|quran|slavery|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8990" CreationDate="2016-06-30T13:16:40.777" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is somthing I heard a long time ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The shaytaans are chained that means they still have a distance in communication they can still influence but very little because there voices may or can be heard accasionely. And Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17552" LastActivityDate="2016-06-30T13:16:40.777" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33177" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-30T14:33:52.507" Score="1" ViewCount="27" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the Islamic view on organ donation, While alive as well as after death? Is it permissible? I have heard from an unreliable source it is not permitted? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15536" LastActivityDate="2016-06-30T14:33:52.507" Title="Organ donation in Islam" Tags="|sharia|human-rights|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-06-30T23:58:22.593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33178" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-30T15:08:45.527" Score="1" ViewCount="655" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As the title suggests, do Muslims believe that Islam as a religion&#xA;is perfect?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is the Quran a perfect religious text?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And were the actions of Prophet Muhammad perfect(PBUH) perfect as well?   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also, if that is the case, how exactly is perfection defined? Does wide&#xA;misinterpretation count as imperfection? Or being impractical&#xA;count as an imperfection? If at all, it is impractical or&#xA;misinterpreted. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry, for clubbing so many questions but they are closely related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17545" LastEditorUserId="17545" LastEditDate="2016-07-02T17:59:10.477" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T22:03:32.887" Title="Is Islam the perfect religion?" Tags="|quran|practical-islam|imaan|scientific-proof|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33173" CreationDate="2016-06-30T16:13:33.803" Score="4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;    All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some of the Sahaabah complained about the waswaas that was bothering&#xA;  them.&lt;/strong&gt; Some of the companions of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allaah be upon him) came to the Prophet (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said to him, &lt;strong&gt;‘We find in&#xA;  ourselves thoughts that are too terrible to speak of.’ He said, ‘Are&#xA;  you really having such thoughts?’ They said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘That is&#xA;  a clear sign of faith.&lt;/strong&gt;’”(Narrated by Muslim, 132).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Nawawi said in his commentary on this hadeeth&lt;/strong&gt; (narration): “The&#xA;  Prophet’s words, ‘That is a clear sign of faith’ means, &lt;strong&gt;the fact that&#xA;  think of this waswaas as something terrible is a clear sign of faith&lt;/strong&gt;,&#xA;  for if you dare not utter it and you are so afraid of it and of&#xA;  speaking of it, let alone believing it, this is the sign of one who&#xA;  has achieved perfect faith and who is free of doubt.” &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/25778&quot;&gt;from here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, according to the situation you have described, if the person's thought is that &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;oh i can't understand this things, this seems like such and such which is not possible, let me search about it and clear my doubts&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; than thats ok, thats the faith above hadees is talking about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another hadees:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both)&#xA;  that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon&#xA;  him) and said, &lt;strong&gt;“I think thoughts to myself, which I would rather be&#xA;  burnt to a cinder than speak of them.” The Prophet (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Praise be to Allah, Who has&#xA;  reduced all his [the Shaytan’s] plots to mere whispers.”&lt;/strong&gt; (Abu Dawood).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, such whispers has no effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, if after finding any confusion in Quran, person thinks like, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;oh, this is impossible that a true religion and a true God will say anything like this, i think islam is not true religon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (nauzubillah) or any such thing, then this is different. In a sense that muslim is not supposed to think like that, he must research about it, find the truth about it and its explanation. But not to doubt Allah or his words immediately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, &lt;strong&gt;“Allah&#xA;  will forgive my ummah (followers) for any insinuating whispers that&#xA;  may cross their minds, so long as they do not act upon it or speak of&#xA;  it.”&lt;/strong&gt; (Agreed upon- BUkhari/Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, this is also &lt;strong&gt;not a very big problem, just a little change of thinking is required.&lt;/strong&gt; Because this kind of thoughts are forgiven by Allah according to all above ahadees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will also like to quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said in Kitab al-Eeman: “The believer may suffer from the whispers of the&#xA;  Shaytan insinuating thoughts of kufr (disbelief), which may make him&#xA;  feel distressed. The Sahabah (may Allah be pleased with them) said, ‘O&#xA;  Messenger of Allah, some of us think thoughts which we would rather&#xA;  fall from heaven to earth than speak of them.’ He said, ‘That is a&#xA;  clear sign of faith.’ According to one report, ‘… thoughts which are&#xA;  too terrible to speak of.’ He said, ‘Praise be to Allah, Who has&#xA;  reduced all his [the Shaytan’s] plots to mere whispers,’ meaning that&#xA;  the fact that these whispers come, but they are so greatly disliked,&#xA;  and they are pushed away from the heart, is a clear sign of faith.&#xA;  This is like the mujahid (warrior) to whom the enemy comes, but he&#xA;  resists him until he overwhelms him, and this is a mighty jihad&#xA;  (battle)… Hence the seekers of knowledge and devoted worshippers&#xA;  experience waswas and doubts which others do not face, because they&#xA;  (the others) are not following the way prescribed by Allah, rather&#xA;  they are following their own whims and desires and neglecting to&#xA;  remember their Lord. This is what the Shaytan wants, in contrast to&#xA;  those who are striving to draw closer to their Lord by seeking&#xA;  knowledge and worshipping Him. He is their enemy and seeks to prevent&#xA;  them from drawing closer to Allah.” (p.147 of the Indian edition)&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br&gt;from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/12315&quot;&gt;Suffering From Waswas (Insinuating Whispers) of the Shaytan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, &lt;strong&gt;if someone thinks he had severe waswasa from shaitan and he had his heart convinced for that waswasa for even some seconds, he should repent to Allah, make taubah, ask Allah to protect him from such wasawas, and better to repeat shahadah with his pure heart.&lt;/strong&gt; Repeating shahadah is just to &lt;strong&gt;ensure his imaan&lt;/strong&gt;, otherwise &lt;strong&gt;no one is declaring him kafir. He had a bad thought, and then it is clear. So its ok&lt;/strong&gt;, but repeating shahadah will be still better, saying shahadah again and again is also a zikar which enhances imaan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-06-30T16:13:33.803" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33180" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-30T16:23:57.297" Score="1" ViewCount="13955" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was taking a nap in the afternoon of Ramadan and experienced a wet dream.&#xA;Am I allowed to continue the fast? Is my fast valid? Am I required to take a bath?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17553" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2019-11-06T09:05:11.093" LastActivityDate="2019-11-06T09:05:11.093" Title="Should I continue the fast after experiencing a wet dream?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|ghusl|nocturnal-emission|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-07-13T22:23:22.697" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33183" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-06-30T22:07:13.983" Score="4" ViewCount="1072" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the Arberry English translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Leave is given to those who fight because they were wronged...who were expelled from their habitations without right...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have always understood this as permission to take revenge. But I've found a couple of authors who take it as a reference to self-defense, saying that it was revealed just as Muhammad fled Mecca, when he was in real danger of being attacked by the Quraysh, and applied only under similar circumstances. These authors don't mention anything about retribution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2499&amp;amp;Itemid=77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafsir Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt; doesn't specify either option, referring to the topic only as jihad. &lt;a href=&quot;http://muflihun.com/22/37-43?tafid=8167&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Tabari&lt;/a&gt; is in Arabic. &lt;a href=&quot;http://muflihun.com/22/37-43?tafid=8165&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafhim-ul-Quran&lt;/a&gt; is also not specific.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do any Muslim scholars talk specifically about whether this allows self-defense, retribution, both, neither?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T11:38:52.720" LastActivityDate="2021-10-05T14:05:58.583" Title="Is Qur'an 22:39-40 permission only for self-defense, or also permission for retribution?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|jihad|self-defense|surat-al-hajj|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33184" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33175" CreationDate="2016-07-01T01:10:11.763" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tafsir Ibn Kathir takes &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2960&amp;amp;Itemid=71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;verses 73-76&lt;/a&gt; as God's commentary on the obvious foolishness of worshiping idols, namely, idols are manifestly inferior. God is equating the slave/master comparison to the idol/God comparison. After the question &quot;Can [slaves] be equal?&quot; Ibn Kathir inserts &quot;(By no means)&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After Muhammad died, Abu Bakr decreed that all Arab slaves (not only Muslims) be freed. -- &quot;The Caliphate: Its Rise, Decline, And Fall&quot;, Sir William Muir&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastEditorUserId="13756" LastEditDate="2016-07-01T01:40:37.213" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T01:40:37.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33192" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33194" CreationDate="2016-07-01T06:11:08.307" Score="1" ViewCount="6646" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know ghusl bath is must before Jumma prayer (Friday prayer). Is it possible to pray Jumma prayer without ghusl if someone is sick?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16948" LastEditorUserId="16948" LastEditDate="2016-07-02T08:50:11.213" LastActivityDate="2016-07-02T08:50:11.213" Title="Jummah (Friday) prayer without ghusl" Tags="|jumuah|ghusl|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33193" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33201" CreationDate="2016-07-01T07:08:03.913" Score="5" ViewCount="21283" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicstudies.info/tafheem.php?sura=15&amp;amp;verse=26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah 15, ayah 26-44&lt;/a&gt; of the Holy Quran describes the then blessed Jinn Iblis (now accursed Satan) refusing to prostrate before the Prophet Adam (AS).  Allah, responds by cursing Iblis (15:34-44):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Lord said: &amp;quot;Then get out of here; you are rejected, and there shall be a curse upon you till the Day of Recompense.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Iblis said: &amp;quot;My Lord! Grant me respite till the Day when they will be resurrected.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah said: &amp;quot;For sure you are granted respite until the day of a known time.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Iblis said: &amp;quot;My Lord! In the manner You led me to error, I will make things on earth seem attractive to them and lead all of them to error, except those of Your servants whom You have singled out for Yourself.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah said: &amp;quot;Here is the path that leads straight to Me. Over My true servants you will be able to exercise no power, your power will be confined to the erring ones, those who choose to follow you. Surely Hell is the promised place for all of them.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This strikes me as an unusual conversation; it seems like Allah is negotiating with Iblis about his punishment, and dividing up humans like &amp;quot;these are yours, and these are mine&amp;quot; in a kind of divine custody dispute.  However, it doesn't strike me as necessary for Allah to accept Iblis's requests; what is the motivation for agreeing to Iblis's requests?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Q&lt;/em&gt;: Is Allah negotiating with Iblis?  Why is Allah agreeing to Iblis's terms?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="55951" LastEditDate="2023-09-19T07:36:25.027" LastActivityDate="2023-09-19T07:36:25.027" Title="Is Allah negotiating with Iblis (Satan) in Quran 15:34-44?" Tags="|quran|allah|shaitan|sajda|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33194" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33192" CreationDate="2016-07-01T07:46:15.567" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In case the person in question already had Ghusl, even if he/she cannot renew his Ghusl on Friday, he/she may accomplish the Salah. But if he doesn't have Ghusl and he cannot perform it due to his sickness, then he/she will have to perform Tayamum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;O you who believe! When you intend to offer As-Salat (the prayer), wash your faces and your hands (forearms) up to the elbows, rub (by passing wet hands over) your heads, and (wash) your feet up to ankles. If you are in a state of Janaba (i.e. after a sexual discharge), purify yourselves (bathe your whole body). But if you are ill or on a journey, or any of you comes after answering the call of nature, or you have been in contact with women (i.e. sexual intercourse), and you find no water, then perform tayammum with clean earth and rub therewith your faces and hands. Allah does not want to place you in difficulty, but He wants to purify you, and to complete His Favour to you that you may be thankful.&quot;&#xA;— Qur'an, Sura 5 (Al-Mai'da), ayat 6&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3248" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T07:46:15.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33195" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30892" CreationDate="2016-07-01T07:49:11.563" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I personally wouldnt consider it as a sin.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone has the chance to repent and be forgiven, so we shouldnt judge anyone (only Allah SWT has the authority for that).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;The Penalty on the Day of Judgment will be doubled to him (disbeliever), and he will dwell therein in ignominy,- unless he repents, believes, and works righteous deeds, for Allah will change the evil of such persons into good, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. And whoever repents and does good has truly turned to Allah with an (acceptable) conversion.&quot;&#xA;— Quran, Sura 25 (Al-Furqan), ayah 69-71, Translation Yousaf Ali&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17486" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T07:49:11.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33196" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-01T08:55:03.190" Score="2" ViewCount="370" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to give money to family members to celebrate the day of eid or is it considered bidah?&lt;br&gt; We used to give gifts, but we want to avoid the usual, 'my present is better than yours'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17486" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-08T10:39:59.393" LastActivityDate="2023-12-12T07:08:43.423" Title="Giving money to family on Eid" Tags="|money|bidah|eid|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33064" CreationDate="2016-07-01T09:49:04.827" Score="4" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;              In The Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wet dreams during the day in Ramadan does not invalidate the fast because it is not intentional. The Qur'an says (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Allaah burdens not a person beyond his scope” [Qur'an 2:286]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Three things do not break the fast of the fasting person: Cupping,&#xA;  vomiting, and the wet dream.&quot; [Jami` at-Tirmidhi 719, grade   : da'if.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T09:49:04.827" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33198" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33180" CreationDate="2016-07-01T10:04:24.243" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I was taking a nap in the afternoon of Ramadan and experienced a wet&#xA;  dream. Am I allowed to continue the fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, you should continue the fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is my fast valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, your fast is valid because wet dreams don't invalidate fasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Am I required to take a bath?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should take a bath as soon as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-07-01T10:04:24.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33201" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33193" CreationDate="2016-07-01T16:57:09.350" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always admire your questions ... :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah is not negotiating with Iblis, he did not even accept his request.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the scholars see that Allah did not accept Iblis’s request, but Allah postponed him to the &quot;appointed time&quot; (Al-Waqt Al-Malom), which is not the time requested by the devil, Allah did that to  increase his affliction and misery, and for other purposes which are the purposes of creating Iblis. It's mentioned in &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Adwaa Al-Bayan&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the devil requested to be postponed to the day of resurrection, but&#xA;  Allah postponed him to the day of the time appointed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;, and most scholars say: that is the time of the first Puff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mentioned in &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Fath Al-Kqadeer&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Iblis said: &quot;My Lord! postpone me to the Day when they will be&#xA;  resurrected.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he said (explains): &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;the devil wanted to not taste death&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, but it was said &quot;you are postponed until the day of the time appointed.&quot;, he said (explains): At the first Puff the devil will die. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Al-Baghawi&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah's reply was not to honor Iblis, but to increase his affliction&#xA;  and misery.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there is no shock when you know that he was not granted what he asked for and was not granted more than what Allah created him for. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastEditorUserId="17162" LastEditDate="2016-07-02T16:14:47.647" LastActivityDate="2016-07-02T16:14:47.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33204" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-01T23:40:15.713" Score="1" ViewCount="2513" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aslamualaikom,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is masturbation haram? I really don't know if it's haram or not. I've done a lot of research on it. Even the great scholar Xakir Naik said that it's not clear about masturbation in Islam. If I can't get married before age and I have strong sexual desire( common human thing) then I can only masturbate to prevent myself from acts such as zina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have an answer, please let it be with some reference. &#xA;Thank you!&#xA;May God bless us all, Amen!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17570" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-09-19T09:34:04.960" LastActivityDate="2018-09-19T09:34:04.960" Title="Is masturbation haram or not?" Tags="|fiqh|masturbation|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-10-17T09:21:18.637" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33205" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-02T05:33:32.817" Score="2" ViewCount="1262" Body="&lt;p&gt;I prayed istikhara for marriage. Whether i should accept a marriage proposal or wait for someone who i have in mind, attracted to and really like (i don't speak and I'm not in contact with this person). I prayed istikhara for 3 days and on the fourth day a friend of mine told me that the parents of the guy who i like, were considering me for their son. Is that a sign that i should wait for this person? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17572" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-09T07:27:23.737" LastActivityDate="2017-10-30T12:05:04.423" Title="Istikhara &amp;marriage" Tags="|nikah|istikharah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33207" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33226" CreationDate="2016-07-02T06:22:24.597" Score="5" ViewCount="910" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to ask, is Islam really a religion of peace?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question arises because, why in some of your Quranic verses does Allah encourage you to kill specially those who do not believe in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/191-193&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:191-193&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Fight for the cause of Allah? Quran (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/244&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:244&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And your God will kill those who do not accept this religion. Quran (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:56&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a Catholic so to speak, and I made this question as a part of my research paper. Since I do not know any Muslim, I thought of asking it here. I ask for your wisdom, that is all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17574" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-03T07:04:29.380" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T07:04:29.380" Title="Is Islam really a religion of peace?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|islamic-basis|jihad|war|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33208" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33207" CreationDate="2016-07-02T10:39:13.487" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not gonna give you a detail answer, but one example would be enough for you that suppose the country you live in is peaceful. But why are there soldier guarding on border, why do you have self protection? Why are there guns in your country if guns doesnt represent peace buy violence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many places other in Quran where it says if the non muslim doesn't harm you don't force them to become muslims and don't harm them but live in harmony with the.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One should not judge a true religion by a single verse but look at its background too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thankyou! Stay happy and blessed!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17570" LastActivityDate="2016-07-02T10:39:13.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33209" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33211" CreationDate="2016-07-02T13:48:33.267" Score="3" ViewCount="840" Body="&lt;p&gt;Khizr reluctantly allowed Moses to follow him, stating Moses wouldn't be able to bear with him.  Along their path, from Quran 18:74-76:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And so the two went on, till, when they met a young man, [the sage] slew him - [whereupon Moses] exclaimed: &amp;quot;Hast thou slain an innocent human being without [his having taken] another man's life? Indeed, thou hast done a terrible thing!&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He replied: &amp;quot;Did I not tell thee that thou wilt never be able to have patience with me?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Said [Moses]: &amp;quot;If, after this, I should ever question thee, keep me not in thy company: [for by] now thou hast heard enough excuses from me.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Spoiler alert.]  We later learn that Khizr was commanded by God to slay the boy who will be replaced by another, believing son; he explained this to Moses.  (See also: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2464/17163&quot;&gt;Why did Al-Khidr kill a boy who had not committed any sin?&lt;/a&gt;)  However, when the slaying took place, Moses was not aware that Khizr was commanded by God, yet somehow accepted Khizr's non-explanation as reason to not take action in response to, what was from Moses's perspective, murder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Question&lt;/em&gt;: Why does Moses take the slaying of this boy so lightly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-07-06T09:02:50.370" Title="Why does Moses seem to take Khizr slaying a boy lightly?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|quranic-events|surat-al-kahf|prophet-musa|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33210" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-02T14:50:40.270" Score="1" ViewCount="2221" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam Alaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The book of Al-Bidayah wan nihayah &quot;The beginning and the end&quot; is this book authentic does it have weak narrations? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17082" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-08T10:38:15.227" LastActivityDate="2017-04-04T14:40:48.280" Title="The book of Al-Bidayah wan nihayah By Ibn Kathir?" Tags="|history|uloom-al-hadith|authenticity|books|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33209" CreationDate="2016-07-02T16:54:27.960" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;He did not take it lightly, but although he did not know the reason, he had to trust Al-Khidr because Allah recommended him:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the story explained by Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘Moses got up to deliver a sermon before Bani Israel and he was asked,&#xA;  'Who is the most learned person among the people?' Moses replied, 'I&#xA;  (am the most learned).' Allah then admonished Moses for he did not&#xA;  ascribe all knowledge to Allah only (Then) came the Divine&#xA;  Inspiration:-- 'Yes, one of Our slaves at the junction of the two seas&#xA;  is more learned than you.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/180620&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/urn/180620&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Muslim Narration &lt;strong&gt;prophet Mohammad wished if Moses had more patience:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: May Allah have mercy upon us and&#xA;  Moses. Had he shown patience he would have seen wonderful things, but&#xA;  fear of blame&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/43/223&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/muslim/43/223&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-07-02T16:54:27.960" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33213" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33210" CreationDate="2016-07-02T18:00:51.703" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the most of his book, Ibn Kathir &lt;strong&gt;followed the approach of Hadith&lt;/strong&gt; , he observed the narration substantiation and criticism, &lt;strong&gt;explained the Hadith degree&lt;/strong&gt; without invalidating the bond to judge the Hadiths and narrations, as per the approach of scholars of his time, he put a great effort to accomplish that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although he relied mainly on the integrity of the bond in Hadith and news, &lt;strong&gt;but he allowed some weak narrations&lt;/strong&gt; and flimsy news , especially in the news of past, incidents of &lt;strong&gt;pre-Islam&lt;/strong&gt;, elves stories, news of prophecy signs and some other news that contradicts with logic and has no historical value, scientific basis or religious consideration in &quot;Shariaa&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact Ibn Kathir gives the feeling in many of the cases that he narrated some historians’ ravings and myths, but reported them to follow former historians to respond to them or to point them out.. He asked excuse in such cases, as saying: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;were it not for it was reported in many interpretation and history&#xA;  books, we would not mention it with its weakness and contradiction&#xA;  with the reasonable and the narrated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-07-02T18:00:51.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33205" CreationDate="2016-07-02T18:36:36.483" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Understanding Istikhara&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people do not well understand hence apply Istikhara, &lt;strong&gt;Istikhara is not used when one is confused and not sure what of two things to choose&lt;/strong&gt;, no this is wrong, and if you read the Istikhara Duaa well you will be able to confirm that: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Oh Allah! If in Your Knowledge this action&#xA;  (which I intend to do) is better for my religion and faith, for my life and end [death],&#xA;  for here [in this world] and the hereafter then make it destined for&#xA;  me and make it easy for me and then add blessings [baraka'] in it, for&#xA;  me….&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You see here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A person want to do something &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;but he or she has no knowledge about if it is good for him/her or not&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So he does istikhara then does that specified thing, if it’s good for him Allah will let that thing happen, if it is not, Allah will obstruct  or stop it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is wrong what people think they will get a sign or dream show them the right path.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in your case you have two options based on the answer of this question: &quot;&lt;em&gt;if that person you wish for will never be yours (remove him from evaluation), will you accept the current proposed man?&lt;/em&gt;&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If yes, then make istikhara for the current proposal and accept&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;if you do not think the proposed man is good for you, make istikhara&#xA;and reject.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope you got the idea now, you need to: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;decide&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;make istikhara&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;then do what you decided&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are the three steps, then you need to trust Allah will make things happen to the best in your favor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-07-02T18:36:36.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24402" CreationDate="2016-07-02T20:50:50.767" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Stop making Islam so complicating and hard religion. The Vaping hasn't prove to be harmful. The articles you read against them are spearheaded and paid by tobacco companies. I was smoker for 35 years and then i quit smoking with the help of Vaping. The Shisha and vaping is very different thing as well. Vaping doesn't burn anything after switching to vaping. i do not have lungs issue. I do not breathe badly or get out of air. No more asthma and issues like that. I have a lot better stamina and i can work out and run 5 miles a day while smoking i can not even walk properly. So, i do not think Vaping is Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17581" LastActivityDate="2016-07-02T20:50:50.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33216" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33220" CreationDate="2016-07-02T21:10:41.543" Score="1" ViewCount="1470" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mad&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;psychopathic&lt;/a&gt; people participate in Islam and come under Shariah Law?  What is their position in Islam?  What are they going to get in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhirah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Akhira&lt;/a&gt;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would really love to see &lt;strong&gt;ANY&lt;/strong&gt; Ayah or Hadith about psychopathic people. It may relate to any context, but if it is directed towards psychopathic man, I would be pleased to read that plus your view about that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10378" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-18T10:49:53.813" LastActivityDate="2017-06-18T10:49:53.813" Title="What is the position of mad or psychopathic people in Islam? What are they going to get in the afterlife?" Tags="|medical|akhirah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9712" CreationDate="2016-07-02T22:52:55.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alikum to all my brothers and sisters. I would like to pose a thought on this topic. I am familiar with the Hadith used to back up the reasoning behind the beard. I recognize that  Prophet Muhammad (SAW) lived his life as a role model and he did what he was commanded by Allah (SWT). I also understand that in these time of conquest it was vital to be able to identify ally versus foe. So from a logical prespective, could it not be the case when the prophet was saying, &quot;be not like the pagans&quot;, he was suggesting it so that there would be no confusion in identification. Also, I have read about this topic on many sites, and the approach quite frankly has not seemed very level headed or logical in it's understanding. Admins on websites are quoting weak hadiths which are so harsh in their undertone and condemning people so harshly that it may turn non Muslims away from Islam altogether. We know this was not the way of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) to be rude in speech, for then many would not have entered the fold of Islam. The big issue I have with those websites is they go onto say that shaving your beard at all is Haram. No one has the right to decide what is Haram or Halal, rather we can discuss sunnah, but we are not allow to change permisiblity. Allah (SWT) has already perfected our religion. So I would like to thank you here for being kind in your speech to questioners. May Allah reward you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17583" LastActivityDate="2016-07-02T22:52:55.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33216" CreationDate="2016-07-03T01:51:43.830" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;قال عليه الصلاة والسلام : رُفِعَ الْقَلَمُ عَنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ : عَنِ النَّائِمِ حَتَّى يَسْتَيْقِظَ ، وَعَنِ الصَّبِيِّ حَتَّى يَحْتَلِمَ ،&#xA;  وَعَنِ الْمَجْنُونِ حَتَّى يَعْقِلَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;رواه أبوداود في &quot; السنن &quot; (رقم/4403) وصححه الألباني في &quot; صحيح أبي داود&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He said peace be upon him : ( Pen is lifted for three: the sleeper&#xA;  until wakes up, and the boy until he grows (adolescence) , and the&#xA;  insane until be sane )&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Abu Dawood in &quot; Sunan &quot; (No. / 4403 ) and classed as&#xA;  highly valid in &quot; Saheeh Abi Dawood &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: classification of hadith or quotes said by prophet Mohammed.&#xA;According to investigation of religious clerks about who delivered and how delivered from the prophet till it written and conveyed to us now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Pen is lifted for three&quot; : you can explain it as metaphor that those three cases their actions are not written or accounted. Means that they are not judged whatever they do until the condition in hadith met.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or explain it as if the writer-angels writing your works and actions into two classes good and bad (evil) inside a book, that book is your book which god will according to it, will judge you. Also the three cases, they are not judged whatever they do until the condition in hadith met. &#xA;(This explanation is still in a controversy even most Muslims take it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The two explanation agree that they are not judged whatever they do until the condition in hadith happens.&#xA;And for the case of insane he will surely judged for works before he becomes insane and after he cures.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;if he/she was born with intellectual disability or mental disease until he/she dies he/she will goes to heaven whatever he/she does while he/she was in that case of intellectual disability or mental disease.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Always remember god is fair and will not judge you with something you didn't or order something you can't do. And god is kind so be kind to the people specially the weak. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In life we should help them or donate to the organizations that take care of them, pray for them to cure and visit if you can. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edited : Boy in hadith goes for girls and boys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17587" LastEditorDisplayName="user17587" LastEditDate="2016-07-03T18:41:56.257" LastActivityDate="2016-07-03T18:41:56.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33221" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-03T08:13:13.210" Score="3" ViewCount="160" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since the dawn of our creation, mankind has a innate curiosity, and hence we tend to question about our surroundings.  During my search on the topic (which requires an Islamic view point), however, when I went to through the forums such &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;Islam Stack Exchange&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamhelpline.net/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Helpline&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found out that although some answers did contain Hadis and Sunnah and some answers even Quranic Verses, most of them contained Fatwas over Fatwas from all different schools of thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I was wondering: What is the Islamic ruling on Fatwas and how should those Fatwas be treated in the light of Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17588" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-15T00:36:11.930" LastActivityDate="2021-12-15T09:23:27.483" Title="What is the Islamic ruling on Fatwas and how should those Fatwas be treated in the light of Islam?" Tags="|fatwa|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2017-06-15T12:29:06.000" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33223" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-03T08:55:30.200" Score="2" ViewCount="81123" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had sex with my wife after morning suhoor at 5:30am.  It was the feeling that cause it, it was not intentional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I still proceed with my fasting? And what else is implication of this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17590" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-31T10:52:19.200" LastActivityDate="2020-04-25T23:37:29.433" Title="I had unintentional sex with my wife while fasting. Can I still proceed with fasting? Are there other consequences?" Tags="|ramadan|sex|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33224" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-03T10:42:13.120" Score="2" ViewCount="6438" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know what the ruling is if someone is working and they have missed their prayer such as Zohr or Asr or even Mughrib. How can one make up his missed prayers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the time the workplace does not have a room to make a prayer or just don't have the facilities at all. Even such workplaces are dirty and filthy. There may not even be a Masjid nearby or travelling back home is lengthy to pray the evening prayer for instance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, given this, how can one make up his missed prayers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Sunni, Hanafi view)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-10-15T19:22:08.187" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T17:33:43.123" Title="How can one make up prayer missed due to work commitments?" Tags="|salat|hanafi|salat-qada|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33207" CreationDate="2016-07-03T12:24:18.300" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dear brother in humanity,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did you even take the time to read the previous verse or the complete verse at least?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Never mind, the Quran does not encourage Muslims to fight non-belivers, however Islam is not a pacifist religion and states that there are times where it is neccasary to defend ones self, community and family. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you read the verse previous to verse 2:191, you will relise that the verse does not say fight the disbelivers as a whole, it clearly states that fight those who fought you: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress.&#xA;  Indeed. Allah does not like transgressors (2:190)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet again in verse 2:191, it mentions to fight those who drove you out of your homes not for the fact they are disbelivers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And kill them wherever you overtake them and expel them from wherever&#xA;  they have expelled you, and fitnah is worse than killing. And do not&#xA;  fight them at al-Masjid al- Haram until they fight you there. But if&#xA;  they fight you, then kill them. Such is the recompense of the&#xA;  disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately these and similar verse get used by both Islamophobs and Terrorists alike, they both take a few words out of the verse, wrap it around their own context and ignore the interpretations to backup whatever agenda they have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are not to treat those who have different beliefs to ours differently or un-equality:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Allah does not forbid you to deal justly and kindly with those who&#xA;  fought not against you on account of religion and did not drive you&#xA;  out of your homes. Verily, Allah loves those who deal with equity”&#xA;  [60:8]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A myth related to these versus also abused by Islamaphobes and Terrorists, is that we are out to convert every one, however a simple read through the Quran will proof otherwise, we are not to judge people over these matters, as it is only God who knows whats in the hearts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And say, &quot;The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills - let him&#xA;  believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve.&quot; Indeed, We have&#xA;  prepared for the wrongdoers a fire whose walls will surround them. And&#xA;  if they call for relief, they will be relieved with water like murky&#xA;  oil, which scalds [their] faces. Wretched is the drink, and evil is&#xA;  the resting place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many, many other versus, that revolve around this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You cannot read a few versus of the Quran and assume you have a complete understanding of the religion, I would suggest reading the Quran, its interpretations and the sayings of the prophet, this will help in understanding the religion and provide you with more solid data for your research.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to 3:56, God has informed us of the paths in life that we can take, we are either to submit and follow his orders or act otherwise as we have free will, we know what path leads to Hell and which leads to paradise, we are free to take either, who are we to argue with God, taking the righteous path is not one that is full of hardships rather it is easy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our religion is not a complex one and is simple to understand as most answers are answered by reading, those who misguided themselves are at fault for not seeking the knowledge that we are encouraged to seek, this why you see that claims put forward by terrorists are always refuted by scholars!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:&#xA;  “Knowledge is gained by striving for it.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn ‘Abbaas said: ‘Be faithful slaves to your Lord, patient and&#xA;  learned.’ And it is said that the good instructor is the one who&#xA;  starts teaching people simple matters of knowledge before more&#xA;  difficult ones.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Qays ibn Katheer said: “A man came from Madeenah&#xA;  to Abu’l-Darda’ in Damascus and he said, ‘What brought you here, my&#xA;  brother?’ He said, ‘A hadeeth which I have heard that you narrate from&#xA;  the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).’&#xA;  He said, ‘Have you come for any other reason?’ He said, ‘No.’ He said,&#xA;  ‘Have you come for trade?’ He said, ‘No. I have only come to seek this&#xA;  hadeeth.’ He said, ‘I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allaah be upon him) say, “Whoever follows a path to seek&#xA;  knowledge, Allaah will make easy for him the path to Paradise. The&#xA;  angels beat their wings in approval of the seeker of knowledge, and&#xA;  those who are in the heavens and on earth pray for forgiveness for the&#xA;  scholar, even the fish in the water. The superiority of the scholar&#xA;  over the worshipper is like the superiority of the moon over all other&#xA;  heavenly bodies. The scholars are the heirs of the Prophets, for the&#xA;  Prophets did not leave behind dinars or dirhams, rather they left&#xA;  behind knowledge, so whoever gains knowledge has gained great good&#xA;  fortune.’” (narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2606; classed as saheeh by&#xA;  al-Albaani).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To seek knowledge always refer to the source, don't refer to bigot sites that are established to nourish bigotry hatred and made up opinions and claims!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May God the one an only the just and merciful guide all to the righteous path!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2016-07-03T12:29:43.260" LastActivityDate="2016-07-03T12:29:43.260" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33228" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-03T13:13:17.243" Score="0" ViewCount="1988" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam alikum, bro an sis. I have question. Me and wife are staying aboard and we are going to India. As it will be EidAdha time at that moment, my wife wants to celebrate this with her family with my kid. I want her to celebrate with me and my parents. Not sure what to do. Her family and my family is staying in different cities.. Is her this demand is correct.l?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17593" LastEditorUserId="17593" LastEditDate="2016-07-04T07:03:32.090" LastActivityDate="2016-07-05T02:02:32.080" Title="Can Wife celebrate Eid with her parents?" Tags="|sharia|nikah|eid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33229" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33300" CreationDate="2016-07-03T13:33:09.333" Score="8" ViewCount="10731" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems severing ties of kinship (family) is a serious issue.  From &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/adab/2&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Abdullah ibn 'Awfa reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mercy does not descend on a people when there is someone among them who severs ties of kinship&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islambasics.com/view.php?bkID=104&amp;amp;chapter=11&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Basics&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The person who breaks the ties of kinship will never enter Paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/4631&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; even quotes al-Ra’d 13:26:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And those who break the Covenant of Allaah, after its ratification, and sever that which Allaah has commanded to be joined (i.e., they sever the bond of kinship and are not good to their relatives), and work mischief in the land, on them is the curse (i.e., they will be far away from Allaah’s Mercy); And for them is the unhappy (evil) home (i.e., Hell).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is it still wrong to sever ties of kinship in the case of an abusive relative?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm thinking either physical or psychological abuse towards oneself or one's other family members (e.g. children).  Would Allah be okay with severing contact with them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Islam Q&amp;amp;A page continues:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A man said to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), “I have relatives with whom I try to keep in touch, but they cut me off. I treat them well, but they abuse me. I am patient and kind towards them, but they insult me.”  The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “If you are as you say, then it is as if you are putting hot dust in their mouths. Allaah will continue to support you as long as you continue to do that.” (Reported by Muslim with commentary by al-Nawawi, 16/115).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's unclear to me what the Prophet means.  It's also not quite addressing my question (although it does show Allah has some leniency), as this man is attempting to maintain ties of kinship, whereas I'm asking about severing ties of kinship as the result of abuse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-11-18T10:11:35.653" Title="Is it wrong to &quot;sever ties of kinship&quot; in the case of an abusive relative?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|relationships|behavior|family|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33233" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-03T18:48:37.473" Score="3" ViewCount="3192" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am 23 years old and earning good money after my graduation since 2 years.  We are 3 brothers only, no sister.  My parents want me to marry a daughter of my aunt, but I do not like her.  Instead, I like one of the girls in my family.  Both families know each other very well, and have good relationships.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have already declined marriage to my aunt's daughter, but she has no other young boy to marry in our close family, so consequently my family is sort of angry at me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know: How do I convince my parents that I should marry the girl I like?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They follow Islam.  What stories of Islam I can convey to them? What teachings of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) or from Quran I can refer them about the marriage so they agree me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And am I sinful if I deny my parent's choice?  Are parents sinful if they force me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4754" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-15T03:17:36.883" LastActivityDate="2021-12-26T12:35:53.227" Title="How do I convince my parents that I should marry the girl I like? Am I sinful if I deny my parent's choice? Are they sinful if they force me?" Tags="|nikah|parents|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33234" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33233" CreationDate="2016-07-03T19:08:21.783" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First sit down with your parents and talk about it. Then, with a clear mind think about the situation.  If you like someone else, then tell your parents.  Explain it to them calmly because that always helps. No you are not sinful going against your parents choice and your parents only would want the best for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17599" LastActivityDate="2016-07-03T19:08:21.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33235" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-03T21:58:24.837" Score="2" ViewCount="1102" Body="&lt;p&gt;For a while now, I've been studying the so-called 'numerical miracle of the Quran'.  I'm not interested in all stuff about 19 etc., only in the number of repetition of certain words in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If somebody has a reliable source on this topic, I would be grateful for it. (Other than &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabir_Ally&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dr. Shabir Ally&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakir_Naik&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dr. Zakir Naik&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, more particularly, I've tried to see this for the word 'night' (layl in Arabic) and I've come across 2 different websites:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;this one &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=lyl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=lyl&lt;/a&gt; claims that the number equals to 84, whereas&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;this one &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alawfa.com/Go.aspx?keyword=%u0644+%u064a+%u0644&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.alawfa.com/Go.aspx?keyword=%u0644+%u064a+%u0644&lt;/a&gt; which instead gives 125&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I'm confused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17600" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-15T03:14:34.203" LastActivityDate="2018-03-12T21:50:40.443" Title="Seeking a reliable source on the frequency of words in the Quran" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2018-03-26T08:47:57.173" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33233" CreationDate="2016-07-04T07:18:09.030" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a number of conditions when it comes to your parents choice in your marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- Not approving of any girl whom he chooses for himself as a wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- Not approving of a girl whom he chooses, but their objection is for legitimate shar’i reasons, such as if she has a bad reputation, or she is not Muslim – even though marriage to a Christian or Jewish woman is basically permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- Not approving of a girl whom he chooses, but it is not for any legitimate shar’i reason, rather it is for personal or worldly reasons, such as if she is not beautiful or is not from a good family, and he is not infatuated with her and he does not fear any harm to himself if he does not marry her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4- The same scenario as that mentioned above, but he is infatuated with her, and fears fitnah for himself if he does not marry her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5- Forcing him to marry a girl whom they choose for him, even if she is religiously committed and of good character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to us from the rulings on the scenarios mentioned above that the son should obey his parents in the second and third cases, and that it is definitely obligatory for him to do so in the second case. In the second case the matter is clear and he has to obey them, because he is going to do something that is bad for their son and may also affect them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the third case it is permissible for him, but obeying them is obligatory, and what is obligatory takes precedence over what is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the first, fourth and fifth scenarios, it does not seem that he is obliged to obey them, because choosing a wife is the son’s right, not the parents’; they may intervene in some cases but not in all. Preventing him from marrying any girl he chooses, regardless of whether she is religiously-committed or not, is pointless and he does not have to obey them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same applies if he is infatuated with a woman and fears fitnah if he does not marry her. In this case he does not have to obey them if they tell him to leave her and not marry her, because that may lead to evil and fitnah that Islam came to prevent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is definite that he should not obey them in the fifth case, which is where they force him to marry a girl whom they have chosen. This is not a matter in which he is obliged to obey them. Rather it is akin to food and drink: he may choose whatever he wants to eat and drink, and they have no right to control that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information about this, please follow this link: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/98768&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/98768&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regards to convincing your parents, it's more about talking to them and explaining your reasons. It's always a difficult thing to do in some societies where you are supposed to accept whatever your parents say.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consent is one of the core tenants of marriage and can validate or invalidate a marriage. Please refer to this link for more info. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/47439&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/47439&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Weigh your choice carefully and marry someone you think you can live your life with. Ultimately it's not your parents who have to spend the rest of their lives with your would-be wife. It is you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-07-04T07:18:09.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33239" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7570" CreationDate="2016-07-04T11:03:10.383" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ummah means one world under one God(exclusively Allah) the ultimate goal every Muslim must dedicate his life to in pursuit of establishing ummah where there is no one left but only Muslims and we all know how. That's the true definition that they won't tell you unless you read yourself .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17608" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-07-05T09:36:43.047" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T09:36:43.047" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33240" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33241" CreationDate="2016-07-04T13:16:55.463" Score="6" ViewCount="24030" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/6455&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; writes concerning a woman dying her hair:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With regard to changing it with different colours of dye, the basic principle is that it is permissible, unless it is done in the manner of kaafir women or immoral women, in which case it is forbidden for that reason, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever imitates a people is one of them.” (Narrated by Abu Dawood, 4031; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Irwa’ al-Ghaleel, 5/109). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my case, I bleached my hair blonde before reverting to Islam (from being irreligious), now I'm concerned it's not Muslim-y enough.  It's safe to say it's not a modest color at the moment--it stands out and people ordinarily assume I'm not a Muslim.  I'm thinking I should dye my hair darker, to a more natural and less noticible color.  At the same time, I like my hair color, so wouldn't want to change it uncessarily.  (NB. I'm yet to do hijab outside of prayer; I'll try in a few weeks when I go to Iran.  NB2. I don't have a husband.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What hair colors are precluded for Muslim women?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems like the answer will be more complicated than &quot;colors X, Y, and Z&quot;.  So some guidelines and examples which would be forbidden would be helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1641/17163&quot;&gt;Dyeing our hair in Islam&lt;/a&gt; addresses the question of whether or not hair dying is permissible.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-07-06T09:59:52.200" Title="A Muslim woman should not dye her hair &quot;in the manner of kaafir women&quot;; what does that preclude?" Tags="|sharia|women|hair|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33240" CreationDate="2016-07-04T14:47:41.407" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This falls under the category of intention and as such you are free to have any hair colour you wish so long as the &lt;em&gt;intention&lt;/em&gt; or motive for that isn't to imitate the styles of non-Muslims. Since hair styles are fairly universal, this pretty much removes the issue entirely since non-Muslims have their hair in all kinds of styles and colours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, this along with many other Hadiths need to be understood in that they very often had a time-local context. It would be unwise in that case to attempt to apply the principles of a Hadith in the present-day when it was clearly intended for a particular case at a particular time. As mentioned, the general take is the idea of not mimicking the styles of non-Muslims but in your case, as you describe it, this is not an issue at all. You say you chose your hair colour because you like it. I'd hope it's very obvious to Muslims who have a bit of experience under their belt, that this is of course a perfectly acceptable and valid thing to do. You being a &quot;revert&quot; (I really do dislike that term) means that you're clearly just trying to do the right thing and that, insha Allah is a great thing to do and will be rewarded. Salaams!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17610" LastActivityDate="2016-07-04T14:47:41.407" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9120" CreationDate="2016-07-04T17:02:09.293" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have answered at &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8684/local-moon-or-international-moon/&quot;&gt;Local moon or international moon?&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I add here about your example. See these maps: &lt;a href=&quot;http://moonsighting.com/1434shw.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://moonsighting.com/1434shw.html&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as i understand these are visibility that was at sunrise or sunset... to celebrate at august 8 in UK there should be new moon at sunset or sunrise of august 7 seen at proper location on earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;New moon was firstly visible with optical aid at august 6 21:50 ut &lt;s&gt;at location souther than Australia. What time was there? it is at +10 hours, so, there was 7:50 of morning of august 7&lt;/s&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also it was later visible with naked eye at southern america's morning of august 7. it is at utc-5, so, it should be 14:50 at uk at that time, if sunrise was also at 7:50, but i see from a map &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/sunearth.html?day=7&amp;amp;month=8&amp;amp;year=2015&amp;amp;hour=10&amp;amp;min=50&amp;amp;sec=0&amp;amp;n=&amp;amp;ntxt=&amp;amp;earth=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/sunearth.html?day=7&amp;amp;month=8&amp;amp;year=2015&amp;amp;hour=10&amp;amp;min=50&amp;amp;sec=0&amp;amp;n=&amp;amp;ntxt=&amp;amp;earth=0&lt;/a&gt; that it was nearly 10:50 of august 7 at uk at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, maybe, it, new moon time, was said about green zone, and it was 18:50 at south america at that time, and i see in stellarium, that new moon is visible at sunset. so, i was wrong, thinking that new moon is not visible at sunset on southern hemisphere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;s&gt;as it was well visible at sunrise of august 7, august 8 can be counted as eid&lt;/s&gt;. though, btw, it could be visible badly at sunset of august 7, because moon was not visible at northern areas, and i think that it should not be visible at equator areas, because moon sets almost at same time with sun there, though some mountains could hide sun earlier in some places, &lt;s&gt;and moon sets earlier than sun in southern hemisphere, so it is not visible at sunset there&lt;/s&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/sunearth.html?day=6&amp;amp;month=8&amp;amp;year=2013&amp;amp;hour=21&amp;amp;min=50&amp;amp;sec=0&amp;amp;n=&amp;amp;ntxt=&amp;amp;earth=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/sunearth.html?day=6&amp;amp;month=8&amp;amp;year=2013&amp;amp;hour=21&amp;amp;min=50&amp;amp;sec=0&amp;amp;n=&amp;amp;ntxt=&amp;amp;earth=0&lt;/a&gt; , at evening of august 6 at which new moon was in south america, britain had passed sunset, and it should not be counted for britain, but new moon of august 7 should be counted, and eid at august 8, (i think that if new moon is at sunrise of august 7, it is too late to count august 7 as 1st day of new month).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there logic in celebrating Eid at August 9? - If visibility in other place is counted, then it should be celebrated at August 8. If only local visibility is counted, then new moon is visible only with optical aid and only in southern part of UK on August 8, and it is visibility at sunset of August 8. Since it is bad visibility, and only in part of UK, and if criterion is that there must be local visibility in every location, then Eid should be better celebrated at August 10, with that logic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-07-14T20:00:08.327" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21642" CreationDate="2016-07-04T19:00:58.673" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am in the same situation. I did a lot of academic. According to me the student who is paying you is cheating with teachers and to help him is also cheating. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17619" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2018-11-10T21:41:49.710" LastActivityDate="2018-11-10T21:41:49.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33248" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33221" CreationDate="2016-07-04T23:18:43.110" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking from the point of view of an average Muslim such as myself, the best thing to do is to follow the fatwas from the school of thought that we strongly believed in. All of those fatwas are based on the Qur'an and the Sunnah, so following them is our way to live our life according to the teachings of Islam. However, being diligent is always a benefit. We should take the time to trace the source of those fatwas to get a better understanding of the Qur'an and the Sunnah themselves. Just be careful not to go and refute any fatwas without sufficient knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of ranking, the order is without a doubt (1) the Qur'an and the Sunnah, (2) the fatwas, (3) common sense (including regulations, rules, traditions, etc.). When addressing a situation, we should first seek guidance in the Qur'an and the Sunnah. If nothing is explicitly stated in them, we should go to the fatwas for answers. If no fatwa has been given regarding the matter, common sense should help determine what we should do as long as it doesn't go against the Qur'an and the Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a side note, your example might not be the right example for your question. The Prophet said &quot;A reward is given in connection with every living creature&quot; (Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/126&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/126&lt;/a&gt;). That's just one statement that explicitly encourage us to be kind to animals, including elephants. Apparently, there's a hadits for that. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17124" LastActivityDate="2016-07-04T23:18:43.110" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33249" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33240" CreationDate="2016-07-04T23:26:02.410" Score="4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;The General rule for hair colors&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All hair colors are permissible &lt;strong&gt;except for the dark black&lt;/strong&gt;, even the color between brown and black is OK.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Jabir that he said: “Abu Quhaifah was brought to&#xA;  the Prophet (ﷺ) on the Day of the Conquest (of Makkah), and his head&#xA;  was all white. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Take him to some of&#xA;  his womenfolk and let them change this, but avoid black.’”&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1337560&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/urn/1337560&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Imitating the disbelievers&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not allowed, not only in hair, but in everything,  and things which are forbidden for this reason will vary according to the time and the places, and the simple rule here is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It’s &lt;strong&gt;anything&lt;/strong&gt; which &lt;strong&gt;belongs only to disbelievers&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;thus common things are&lt;/strong&gt; not among those, and they are &lt;strong&gt;permissible&lt;/strong&gt;   (even if they first appeared at the disbelievers.), so blond hair is not exclusive for disbelievers, thus you have no issues in having or changing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn ’Umar (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “He who&#xA;  imitates any people (in their actions) is considered to be one of&#xA;  them.” Related by Abu Dawud and Ibn Hibban graded it as Sahih.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As (May Allah be pleased with them) said:&#xA;  The Prophet (ﷺ) saw me dressed in two saffron-coloured garments and&#xA;  asked, &quot;Has your mother commanded you to wear these?&quot; I asked him,&#xA;  &quot;Shall I wash them out?&quot; He replied, &quot;You had better set them to&#xA;  fire.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Another narration is: &quot;These are garments of the disbelievers. So do&#xA;  not wear them.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastEditorUserId="17162" LastEditDate="2016-07-06T09:59:52.200" LastActivityDate="2016-07-06T09:59:52.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33229" CreationDate="2016-07-05T00:47:55.947" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hadith you mentioned is exactly about abuse, as long as that man can continue to treat them well, he will be supported by Allah, which is the aim for every Muslim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is sever &lt;strong&gt;harm&lt;/strong&gt; in keeping ties of kinship (such as &lt;strong&gt;physical&lt;/strong&gt;), then he can abandon them without cutting all ties, for example giving them a call from time to time should be enough to stay away from harm and not  considered  Boycotted kinship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Disbeliever’s ties of kinship&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the relatives are non-Muslim, most scholars say it is permissible but not obligatory to maintain their ties, but  that does not apply to parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Non-Muslim parents&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Accompany them with kindness for Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you&#xA;  have no knowledge, do not obey them but accompany them in [this] world&#xA;  with appropriate kindness….31/15&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-07-05T00:47:55.947" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33228" CreationDate="2016-07-05T02:02:32.080" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is more of personal opinion, thus it might be not the answer you are looking for.&#xA;It’s her right to see her family and your right to see yours, and since both of you live abroad, it’s good chance for her to be with them, and so for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It’s also the kid’s right to see both families.&#xA;The only thing comes to my mind is Allah saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah orders justice and good conduct and giving to relatives&#xA;  and forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression. He admonishes&#xA;  you that perhaps you will be reminded. 16/90&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reach an agreement with your wife to fairly dividing the time for the three of you to see both families, and remember she left her family to be with you far from home, so reward her as much as you can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-07-05T02:02:32.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33255" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-05T06:53:57.080" Score="0" ViewCount="3716" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the meaning of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirk_(Islam)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shirk&lt;/a&gt; and the meaning of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawhid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tawheed&lt;/a&gt;? What is the difference between these two? I tried searching for the difference but could not find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17626" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-15T03:09:39.890" LastActivityDate="2017-10-05T10:55:47.843" Title="What is the meaning of Shirk and the meaning of Tawheed? What is the difference between these two?" Tags="|shirk|definitions|tawheed|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33256" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33255" CreationDate="2016-07-05T09:51:25.613" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tawheed means to believe in the uniqueness of God. It comes from the word Wahdat which means Unity. The one who believes in the uniqueness of God, is called Mowahhid (&quot;موحد&quot;) .  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shirk means to believe that God has one or more partners.  The one who believes that God has partners, is called Moshrik (&quot;مشرک&quot;).  For example the ones who believe in the God of War, the God of Wind or something like that, are called Moshrik.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17207" LastActivityDate="2016-07-05T09:51:25.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33259" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-05T10:39:26.803" Score="2" ViewCount="1280" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read this from somewhere but want to know if this is true or not?&#xA;Looking for answers from the Sunni perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Virtues of the Four Rak'aah Sunnah of Zuhr&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) is reported to have said that Whoever performs the four rakaats before and after the Zuhr salat with constancy, Allah Ta'ala makes the fire of Hell haram (forbidden) for him. [Mishkat, p. 104; Tirmizi, Abu Da'ud, Nisai, Ibn Majah] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this true??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also when they refer to 4 rakaats before and after, what do they mean? 4 rakaat of Sunnah before the Fard? (i.e 4x4x2x2) and what do they mean 4 rakaat after?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?239056-VERY-Rewarding-Nafl-Salaahs-we-can-Pray-Everyday&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?239056-VERY-Rewarding-Nafl-Salaahs-we-can-Pray-Everyday&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-10T07:01:52.853" LastActivityDate="2017-06-10T07:01:52.853" Title="Does praying four rakaats before and after zuhr make the fire of Hell haram?" Tags="|salat|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33260" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-05T11:01:02.377" Score="0" ViewCount="11634" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a 28 yr old(sunni) guy with strong sexual urges, I would like to fulfill them in a halal maner. &#xA;I have been searching for my ideal wife for 3 yrs now but can't find her, I am now considering marrying for sex and either divorcing the first wife or marrying a second wife when or if I find my ideal woman. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anything not permissable with this according to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17628" LastEditorUserId="17628" LastEditDate="2016-07-05T14:57:00.527" LastActivityDate="2017-11-10T18:10:17.940" Title="I want to get married with the intention of only having sex?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|wife|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33261" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-05T12:57:45.517" Score="2" ViewCount="147" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Wr Wb, &#xA;&quot;Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan and then follows it with six days of Shawwaal will be rewarded as the one who fasts the entire year.&quot; [Muslim, Ahmad, Abu Daawood and At-Tirmithi].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which days does one observe these six fasts - we cannot fast during Eid.  Half our family follows the uk masjids following Saudi and the rest of our family follow the other uk masjids which typically do Eid on a different day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example my Eid this year 2016 is Wed 6th July, whilst the others may be Wed or Thurs 7th July.  So do I start the six fast on Thurs or Friday, and are the 6 days, consecutive days? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17486" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-06T05:35:59.767" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T08:44:31.417" Title="Voluntary fasts just after Ramadan" Tags="|ramadan|sawm|eid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33262" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33261" CreationDate="2016-07-05T14:59:32.790" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are not allowed to fast on Eid day any other day would fit. On the other hand some madhabs recommend not to fast six consecutive days to make a clear difference between voluntary fast and ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the European council for fatwa and research (ECFR) today &lt;em&gt;(Tuesday, the 5th Juli, 2016)&lt;/em&gt; is Eid in Europe. Of course this is wrong from the point of view of a local sighting as the used calculation method is based on a global sighting anywhere on earth and the moon would only be visible tonight in the northern parts of our planet, while yesterday it was only possible to see it in some southern parts. This is only the 2nd time since I'm in Europe that we fast 29 days and ironically both times were wrong (from the view of local view and according moonsighting.com the last time also for the global) as Muslims in Europe mostly or before this fatwa of the ECFR followed the Saudis who are always fasting one day too early (from the point of view of a local sighting for Saudi Arabia itself) with a sighting &lt;strong&gt;error vacancy rate of around 96 %&lt;/strong&gt; according to independent astronomers (As a reference read articles and sighting reports of moonsighting.com). &lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; that this percentage only represents the error for three months namely Ramadan, Shawwal and dhi-l-Hijjah (the most important months due to the worship which must he exercised during them). So you have two options for when to start: fast beginning with the 2nd day of Shawwal according your mosque leaving the sin or responsibility to those people who have made the decision whom they would follow when fasting or breaking the fast or use the internet check sites like moondighting.com and take the most accurate calculation and follow it in that case if there's an error it's only on your responsibility as you might have left the jama'a with your fast or breaking fast. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; this year ironically Saudis have made a correct decision even if they follow there &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-habib.info/islamic-calendar/ummulqura/islamic-calendar-ummulqura-2016-ce.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;um-al-Qora calendar&lt;/a&gt; while pretending they do a moon sighting (a more correct statement is that they allow sighting reports while relaying on the calendar). So you may start fasting from Thursday on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore one or a community must decide: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are we following the view of a &lt;strong&gt;global sighting&lt;/strong&gt; anywhere on earth? -&gt; in that case Eid was on Tuesday (in Europe). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are we following a &lt;strong&gt;local sighting&lt;/strong&gt;? -&gt; Than following the Saudis is wrong as Allah said &#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[He is] Lord of the two sunrises and Lord of the two sunsets. &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/55/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;55:17&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means each two different locations have different sunrises and sunsets, so maybe at one place the moon might be seen on sunset while on the other not (and this is what counts in fiqh, as if you saw the moon later the hijri day would have started so that moon would count for the next day, you have only a narrow time gap to make an accurate sighting). And the longitude and the geographical distance between Saudi Arabia and UK is of couple of hours difference, which means a major difference in this matter.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to moonsighting.com: A sighting on Tuesday, the 5th Juli, 2016 (in UK) would be only possible with optical aid. So maybe Eid is Wednesday (if sighting was really possible) or on Thursday, the 6th Juli, 2016 as at sunset on Wednesday a crescent moon must be clearly visible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also in &lt;a href=&quot;http://moonsighting.com/1437shw.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;my major reference&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-07-06T08:44:31.417" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T08:44:31.417" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33263" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-05T17:36:17.467" Score="3" ViewCount="5407" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please I need some clarification.  If God does not like dogs to be kept as pets, why did he create them to be loving and caring?  Why is it not in the Quran that having a dog pet is Haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I learnt a prostitute woman gave water to a starving dog and God forgave her sins and she went to heaven:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger said, &amp;quot;A prostitute was forgiven by Allah, because, passing by a panting dog near a well and seeing that the dog was about to die of thirst, she took off her shoe, and tying it with her head-cover she drew out some water for it. So, Allah forgave her because of that.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/59/127&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It says in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is We who relate to you, [O Muhammad], their story in truth. Indeed, they were youths who believed in their Lord, ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We would have certainly spoken, then, an excessive transgression.  These, our people, have taken besides Him deities.  ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He whom Allah guides is the [rightly] guided, but he whom He leaves astray - never will you find for him a protecting guide. And you would think them awake, while they were asleep. &lt;strong&gt;And We turned them to the right and to the left, while their dog stretched his forelegs at the entrance.&lt;/strong&gt; If you had looked at them, you would have turned from them in flight and been filled by them with terror. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/18:13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 18:13-18&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The dwellers of the cave were with their dog. God called them &amp;quot;true muslims&amp;quot; (surah Kahf).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It says only in the hadith that a dog pet is not allowed in Islam.  E.g.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &amp;quot;Whoever keeps a (pet) dog which is neither a watch dog nor a hunting dog, will get a daily deduction of two Qirat from his good deeds.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/72/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My Imam told me anything that contradicts what the Quran says is untrue.&#xA;Therefore, is that hadith about dogs untrue?  Because it clearly contradicts the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17632" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2023-07-24T18:28:04.280" Title="If God does not like dogs to be kept as pets, why is it not in the Quran? Is the hadith about dogs untrue?" Tags="|quran|hadith|sunnah|dogs|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33267" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-06T04:09:56.337" Score="3" ViewCount="4208" Body="&lt;p&gt;During Ramadan, i prayed a lot to Allah to forgive my bad deeds and accept the good ones. Now it is Eid al fitr and i masturbated, :(, i know it was very dumb of me but i know personally that i have changed and that i worship allah a lot more than i would but i am still commiting some of the sins such as masturbating but i do not swear anymore, so does this mean my ramadan has been accepted or not accepted because i feel like crying right now ?why did i masturbate :(&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17522" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-07-07T12:21:07.470" LastActivityDate="2021-12-11T09:55:49.677" Title="How do i know my Ramadan is accepted?" Tags="|ramadan|eid|masturbation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33183" CreationDate="2016-07-06T07:16:01.183" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note that my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/28682/how-do-non-violent-muslims-explain-the-violent-verses-of-the-koran&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; could also be helpful to some extent as it refers to these verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's start with the Verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/22/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;22:39&lt;/a&gt;, :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أذن للذين يقاتلون بأنهم ظلموا وإن الله على نصرهم لقدير&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the accepted readings are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm quoting them for this Verse only as I've already started with that in my comments, but now had the time to check reliable sources, instead of answering based on something I had in my mind, if necessary i would quote the different readings for the other verse too&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أُذِنَ udhina (meaning: Permission has been given) which is the reading of Nafi', Abu 'Amr and 'Assim the others have read it أَذِنَ adhina (meaning: He gave permission).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يُقَاتَلُونَ yoqataluna (meaning: those who are being fought (by the non-Believers while -or because- they are believers) -&amp;gt; passive form) which is the reading of Nafi', ibn 'Amir, Abu Jaafar and Hafs 'an 'Asim. While the others have read it يُقَاتِلُونَ yoqatlinu (meaning: those who are fighting (their enemies) -&amp;gt; active form).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that this verse is referring to verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/22/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;22:38&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah defends those who have believed. Indeed, Allah does not like everyone treacherous and ungrateful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;one could say it's a response or an implication explaining the way Allah defends the believers, by allowing them to fight the non-believers as an act of self-defense or for the justness of the cause.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the main meaning which we can extract from the related ahadith like &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/741960&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; from Jami' at-Tirmdihi which is explaining the circumstances of this revelation. The hadith is also quoted in sunan an-Nasa-i.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As stated in my comments the different readings imply different explanations, but Imam al-Qurtoby in his &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=2382&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt; based on the first reading (I'm referring to يقاتلون as this is the word which has two more or less opposite meanings according the readings) say that the reason for fighting is that they have been wronged, so it refers to self defense in first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/22/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;22:40&lt;/a&gt; is explaining how they have been wronged:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They have been expelled from their homes -only because they believed-.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn al-'Arabi said (according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=2383&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Qurtoby&lt;/a&gt;) that before the bay'a of al-'Aqabah Muhammad (peace be upon him) was not allowed to fight the disbelievers, but asked to make du'a and bear the bane and pardon for ten years. So that a clear plea for there wrong doings even after sending a Messenger to them with a clear shari'a:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... And never would We punish until We sent a messenger. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/17/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;17:15&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the fighting -in this case- could also be understood as a divine punishment for Quraish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to that this verse says that only with a shari'a (allowing the fight of disbelievers) disbelievers would come over this world and demolish any place where Allah is worshiped. While if the believers follow the shari'a and they would rule this world the situation would be the total opposite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sheikh Taher Benachour added in his tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=2163&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-tahrir wa-tanwir&lt;/a&gt; that this verse certainly has been revealed in Medina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that this verse clearly indicates that demolishing places of worship of Jews and Christians is haram!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the given verses the tafsir al-Ahkam (tafsirs based on juridical rulings) are only speaking about self-defense. But of course one could also conclude that because of the wrong doings Muslims are allowed to fight and define this act as a revenge. But as said in my linked answer Muslims are allowed to fight disbelievers either for self-defense or to prevent an attack of the enemies or for the justness of the cause, but the major goal in all these fighting should be to preserve the Muslim nation!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;On the other hand if we speak about retribution in the context of this verse we may mean a divine punishment for Quraish after they have been warned for 10 years by a Prophet!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that there are Verses about what we may call revenge, but even this revenge has rules so arbitrary law is not allowed!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-10-05T14:05:58.583" LastActivityDate="2021-10-05T14:05:58.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33270" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33175" CreationDate="2016-07-06T07:36:23.490" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please note first that this Verse must be read in it's context, as it is a response of the two Verses (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/16/73-74&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;16:73-74&lt;/a&gt;) whom describe the believe of the Mushrikeen and the fact that they set Allah equal to their Idols. A second response would be the next verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/16/76&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;16:76&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the example of the slave here should be understood as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the polytheists a slave could never be equal to his master. This is set as an allegory to the fact that they worship idols which also are not equal to Allah, as they don't posses any provision for them as slave -on the other hand- don't have any possession. So the question addressed to them via this verse: was how can those Idols have any kind of likeness to Allah in his divinity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same situation is in the Verse (16:76) the dumb is an allegory to the Idols while the one who commands with Justice refers to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't added any references as you may read this from the tafsir of ibn Kathir which is quoted by GreatBigBore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just to answer your reaction:&lt;br&gt; From a shari'a perspective the slave and the slave owner are equal to some extent and different to some extent: As the slave is clearly considered as a human being with all his needs, soul and as you said anything which truely matters, but on the other hand he has some kind of restrictions when it comes to rights, for example not any kind of possession is allowed to him and some scholars even say that marrying and divorcing is in the hand of his owner...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-06T08:40:09.423" LastActivityDate="2016-07-06T08:40:09.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33267" CreationDate="2016-07-06T08:31:17.313" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This does not mean anything like this that your ramazan is accepted or not, no one knows but Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You must keep praying as you did in ramazan and ask allah for forgiveness and acceptance of ramazan prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a hadees:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كل بنى آدم خطاء ، وخير الخطائين التوابون&#xA;  &lt;br&gt;Every son of adam makes mistakes, and best of them are repenters(who do taubah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, make astagfaar and there is nothing severe, you must relax a bit. Its good you are worried about your sins and you are worried about acceptance of your deeds. And you should be. Just keep praying, do astagfaar daily and remaining bad habits will also leave you inshallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-07-06T08:31:17.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33209" CreationDate="2016-07-06T09:02:50.370" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;To learn more about the story behind the story here are some sources (note for the explicit story of the killed boy there are many different versions on how he was killed Imam al-Qurtoby in his tafsir said one could bring them together):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/180610&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/43/221&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;both Sahihs&lt;/a&gt; and Jami' at-Tirmidhi narrated by ibn Jubair.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the point is that Moses or Musa (Peace be upon him), was asked &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Who is the most learned person among the people?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Is there anyone on the earth who is more learned than you?'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he answered with &quot;No&quot; and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;So Allah admonished him (Moses), for he did not ascribe all knowledge to Allah. It was said, (on behalf of Allah), 'Yes, (there is a slave of ours who knows more than you ).' Moses said, 'O my Lord! Where is he?' Allah said, 'At the junction of the two seas.'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point is that in the whole story Moses is judging the apparent6ly criminal or sinful acts of al-Khidr according the shari'a he was sent with and teaching, while al-Khidr had been given knowledge (maybe knowledge of future or unseen etc.) from Allah which Moses didn't know about:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Moses greeted, he uncovered his face and said astonishingly, 'Is there such a greeting in my land? Who are you?' Moses said, 'I am Moses.' Al- Khadir said, 'Are you the Moses of Bani Israel?' Moses said, 'Yes.' Al-Khadir said, &quot;What do you want?' Moses said, ' I came to you so that you may teach me of the truth which you were taught.' Al- Khadir said, 'Is it not sufficient for you that the Torah is in your hands and the Divine Inspiration comes to you, O Moses? Verily, I have a knowledge that you ought not learn, and you have a knowledge which I ought not learn.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moses needed to promise to be patient and not to ask about anything al-Khidr does until he would reveal it to him. This was the condition for Moses to follow and learn about this knowledge, as we read in the story it was a very big challenge for Moses and would be for any of us I assume!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the reaction of Moses to the killing of the boy scholars have different interpretations: some say that in this case this was a clear killing so the refutation here using the word نكرا is more emphasized than in the case of the refutation for the sinking of the ship which was an act to prevent something bad in the future by using the word إمرا. Some said it's the total opposite as in this case it was a killing of one in contrast to a possible killing of many people. Quoting ibn 'Atiya Imam al Qurtoby said in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=2251&amp;amp;idto=2251&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;ID=1683&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt; that إمرا is a more emphasized refutation of an upcoming injustice while نكرا is related to a decay that already happened. While sheikh Taher Benachour in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;surano=18&amp;amp;ayano=74&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tahrir wa-tanwir&lt;/a&gt; affirms the first view of the refutation for a killing being more emphasized, this is also the opinion of ibn Kathir and at-Tabari in their tafsir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So no Moses never toke any of these &quot;acts&quot; easy or lightly, but the point is that he made a promise -and Muslims or Believers must keep their promises or covenants one could say no matter what (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/76&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:76&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/152&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;6:152&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;9:4&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/13/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;13:20&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/16/91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;16:91&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/16/95&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;16:95&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/17/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;17:34&lt;/a&gt; - and was keen to keep it, but he couldn't but react with a kind of refutation which he exclaimed with his words, as he couldn't just stay and watch, I think any of us would have done the same!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-07-06T09:02:50.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33273" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-06T09:19:28.113" Score="4" ViewCount="10709" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does the spiky symbol at the beginning mean?&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6tdxC.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6tdxC.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17637" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-07T06:37:46.450" LastActivityDate="2016-07-07T06:41:43.327" Title="What does the spiky symbol at the beginning mean?" Tags="|quran|arabic|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33274" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33223" CreationDate="2016-07-06T09:49:44.937" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all nobody expect your wife and you could judge your intentions. But all i can do is to give you a guideline that might help you to find the correct ruling for your case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are the most common and relevant sources which are the basis to find a ruling:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The kafara for people who are excused &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/184-185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:184-185&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The limitations and ruling on when intercourse is allowed in Ramadan and when not &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:187&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The kafara of breaking fast due to intercourse on the day of Ramadan based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih hadith&lt;/a&gt;. Note according Hanafi and Maliki school of fiqh this kafara applies also for those who eat on the day of Ramadan without any excuse by qiyas.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this we can conclude the following: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;you are not allowed to have intercourse during the day of Ramadan. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And if you have intended to do 'itikaf you are not allowed to have intercourse even those nights.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you by intention break your fast by having intercourse on the day of Ramadan (between dawn and sunset) you are asked to perform the (big) kafara as follows: free a Muslim slave if not possible fast two successive lunar months if not possible feed 60 poor Muslims if one couldn't fast two successive months. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If one has an excuse not to fast one still has to make up the day he break his fast in.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you only gave as a timing 5:30 AM and we don't know where you are we don't know whether this intercourse happened before fajr/dawn or afterwards:&lt;br&gt; If it happens before there's nothing to do -expect performing ghusl to be able to pray- as it was allowed, if not -and this is what I assume- you (both) committed a major sin, especially if you were aware that you are fasting or of this being haram at any moment of this act. In that case you'll have to perform the big kafara (please read my later checklist). But &lt;strong&gt;first of all you both need to repent from this sin&lt;/strong&gt; no matter if you were aware of the decay or sin you committed or not, as you later recalled that you should be fasting. Now lets see what kind of expiation should be performed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So: &lt;strong&gt;Each of you must ask himself the following:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Did I recall at any time during the act that this is Ramadan and I ought to be fasting and this is haram?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If so did any of you try to remind the other or hinder him to continue?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If yes and especially if it was your wife her fast is considered as valid, if she couldn't stop you and you forced her (see my linked fatwas).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If no or if you didn't stop any way than you are asked to perform the big kafara. And of course make up the day you had intercourse at!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Note if you were aware of what you are doing but didn't know it was haram that would also change the ruling (see my linked fatwas)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you were not aware of the fact that you are committing a big sin and only remembered later that you had intercourse during the day of Ramadan scholars here do qiyas on people who ate or drunk on the day of Ramadan forgetfully based on this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; or this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1321220&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; with a more general statement. Some scholars would recommend you to make up this day any way.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now finally to your question: &lt;strong&gt;can i still proceeding my fasting?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes you even should, read for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/22938&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/60089/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%87-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B6%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic) of the Saudi Fatwa council which concluded that the wife must perform the big kafara only because she recalled or reminded her husband later about the fact that this was Ramadan or they were fasting without knowing the ruling, which is a clear contradiction to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/21806&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand no matter what happened during your fasts in Ramadan I've never heard or read a fatwa of a scholar saying or recommending if one breaks his fast no matter if it was by intention or not to eat. As in case you made it forgetfully your fast is valid in any other case -except you couldn't fast any more for example for health reasons or you feared you would die if you don't drink or eat- you should go ahead fasting to show Allah that you repent from the previous committed sin. So you shouldn't commit a new sin by breaking your fast -this time for sure- intentionally!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T11:23:04.597" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T11:23:04.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33275" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33267" CreationDate="2016-07-06T13:49:39.933" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any good deed a Muslim is doing he should be doing it hoping Allah may accept it, and if Allah accepted it then this deed would have been done in a correct or perfect manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One necessary condition is that one is righteous and fear Allah as he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&amp;quot;Indeed, Allah only accepts from the righteous [who fear Him]. &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:27&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we are asked to&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&amp;quot;To worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you cannot achieve this state of devotion then you must consider that He is looking at you.&amp;quot; (Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/2/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the signs of acceptance of a good deed are (according &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alukah.net/sharia/0/8961/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;not to turn back to a sin. If you hated a sin and hated turning to it than you should be aware that your expiation has been accepted if you remember it and felt guilty or ashamed than you should know that your repentance has been accepted.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;doing more and more good deeds. al-Hassan al-Basri said:&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إن من جزاء الحسنة الحسنة بعدها، ومن عقوبة السيئة السيئةُ بعدها، فإذا قبل الله العبد فإنه يوفقه إلى الطاعة، ويصرفه عن المعصية&#xA;&lt;br&gt;- - - My own translation take it carefully - - -&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&amp;quot;the reward of a good deed is the good deed which follows it. And the punishment of a bad deed is the bad deed which follows it. So if Allah accepted the worship of a slave he will help him to follow his orders and to keep away from his prohibitions.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;keep doing a good deed and never stop doing it-&amp;gt; continuance.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/28592&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;from a fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic) asking the same question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not easy or possible for the slave to know whether Allah has accepted a special worship as stated in the sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5673&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;, but Allah is all forgiving and may donate graciously to whom HE will.&#xA;Imam an-Nawawi said in his comment of Sahih Muslim of this hadith: (my own translation take it carefully)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مذهب أهل السنة أن الله تعالى لا يجب عليه شيء، بل العالم ملكه والدنيا والآخرة في سلطانه يفعل فيهما ما يشاء، فلو عذب المطيعين والصالحين وأدخلهم النار كان عدلاً منه، وقوله تعالى: وَتِلْكَ الْجَنَّةُ الَّتِي أُورِثْتُمُوهَا بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ [الزخرف:72]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The madhab of ahlu-as-Sunnah for Allah exalted be HE is that HE isn't asked to anything, but the world/universe is HIS (possession) and this life and the hereafter is HIS and he does what ever HE wants (in them), so if he punished those who obey him and the good people and let them enter the hell-fire this would be a justice applied by him, As he said (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/43/72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;43:72&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br&gt; &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;And that is Paradise which you are made to inherit for what you used to do.&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that good deeds may be a reason for entering paradise but they don't guarantee for the slave anything, so only Allah's guidance towards good deeds, HIS hidaya (guidance) to devotion and HIS acceptance are only a kind of Mercy and donation of Allah. SO if the slave is doing good and is following good deeds and obeying with devotion, he should be thankful and praise Allah for being guided by HIM and ask HIM for help and continuance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide us and accept our good deeds even if we don't deserve it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-11T09:55:49.677" LastActivityDate="2021-12-11T09:55:49.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33273" CreationDate="2016-07-06T14:52:20.763" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran is consists of 30 parts ( juzo'  جزء) and each ( juzo'  ) contains two ( hezb  حزب) and the (hezb) contains four quarters (  ربع) this symbol to express the end of the quarter. So in each juzo' we have 8 quarters ( أرباع  )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14974" LastActivityDate="2016-07-06T14:52:20.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33277" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33279" CreationDate="2016-07-06T15:09:48.410" Score="0" ViewCount="54" Body="&lt;p&gt;In an answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/368/4694&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, it is said that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anyone who has not received the Da`wah (Invitation to Islaam) in the life of this world and died ignorant of the truth will be tested on the Day of Resurrection&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A small child that is incapable of grasping the concept of religion and divinity cannot have received a &quot;clear evidence&quot;, or &quot;messenger with clear proof&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We never punish until We have sent a Messenger (to give warning). [17:15]  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A baptism is a Christian ritual, and you are &quot;baptized into Christ&quot;. Does this affect your fate in any way? Or to be more general, can your parents choices be crucial to your own fate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4694" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-07-06T16:16:42.597" Title="What is the fate of a deceased baptized child?" Tags="|christianity|baptism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33278" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-06T15:51:25.723" Score="2" ViewCount="942" Body="&lt;p&gt;A hackintosh computer is a standard personal computer that runs Apple Mac OS X as opposed to Windows or Linux.&#xA;Hackintosh computers are a violation of the Apple EULA, as it states that &quot;OS X shouldn't be installed on non-Apple-branded computers (Macintosh computers).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are grounds to believe that this condition is only there to deter companies from making such computers and selling them for a profit (as in Psystar Inc. in the United States, later sued in court by Apple), not really to deter individuals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is:&#xA;Is the EULA valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the EULA enforceable in Islam? (like, does it apply if I remove it from the operating system?). It says that you automatically agree to its terms by merely using the operating system. Isn't that an enforced contract?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The condition of the non-Apple-branded computer seems to be a monopoly over the operating system (I sold the product to you BUT you can only use it however we wish and ONLY on our computers). Is such monopoly halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The company has R&amp;amp;D centers in Israel. Does that make any difference (supporting Zionists by using a product which may or may not be developed in Israel vs. harming somebody who supports Zionists by abusing their product?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: EULAs are not enforceable in my country. Please check yours for such enforceability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17638" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T05:28:32.127" LastActivityDate="2018-08-02T14:01:49.927" Title="Is building a hackintosh computer haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|software|technology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33279" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33277" CreationDate="2016-07-06T16:16:42.597" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;By baptism, do you &lt;em&gt;the child&lt;/em&gt; accept in your soul that Christianity is right?&#xA;To me, it isn't the case.&#xA;It is a matter of personal belief. A child doesn't know that he's being taken into Christianity as he/she doesn't know what's religion and what's God and so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17638" LastActivityDate="2016-07-06T16:16:42.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33283" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-07T00:00:13.600" Score="0" ViewCount="7619" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently argued with a fellow peer on why Islam is a religion of peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, he brought up the fact that Muslims are allowed to rape female slaves, and how the Prophet (peace be upon him) allowed this.  Everytime I bring up a new point, he sticks to this point and justifies it as the reason for why Islam is not peaceful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone provide an argument against this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17642" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-09T07:56:41.567" LastActivityDate="2017-06-09T07:56:41.567" Title="Does Islam allowed the rape of female slaves?" Tags="|halal-haram|slavery|rape|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-03-16T15:30:38.857" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33284" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-07T04:01:28.213" Score="3" ViewCount="154" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know why some things are unclean (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;najasat&lt;/a&gt;) in Islam. I ask this question from some people they believe cleanliness helps human avoid microbes. But my teacher tell me it isn't main reason and there is philosophical reason for them.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He says dog is unclean because it is symbol of Wrath (Ethics dogs like) and there is many dogs in people life. He is citing the some example: a wolf is very wilder and rougher than dog but it is Rare in people life so it isn't unclean same dog.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He says pigs is symbol of lechery and libido.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Corpses are a symbol of Low-spirited because we should prevent bad friend or people. My teacher's reason: Martyr isn't unclean because his symbol of Dedication.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&#xA;.&#xA;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our teacher told me when we confront uncleanness we should Inculcate to self that prevent from doing them based on its symbol.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;He told me when we touch unclean thing we should clean my self because it is a symbol of avoiding the indecency based on its symbol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15363" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T08:19:22.527" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T08:19:22.527" Title="Is there philosophical reason for unclean things (nejasat) in Islam?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|taharah|najis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33286" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-07T05:59:43.603" Score="2" ViewCount="68" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am friends with a Muslim couple who are having a baby. I wrote a song to dedicate to the child in celebration of its upcoming birth. I know roughly what sentiment I want to give for the title of my song. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not religious. But I am drawing from what I know. In Christianity, the phrase &quot;A Child Made in God's Image&quot; would be appropriate for my song because Christians believe all men and women are made in God's image. And something that is created in the image of God is pure, holy, and sacred. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to find an equivalent phrase in Arabic that carries the same kind of sentiment in Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;My Question&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone provide me with such a phrase to title my song? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17645" LastEditorUserId="17645" LastEditDate="2016-07-07T06:40:18.973" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T19:46:49.017" Title="Is there an equivalent phrase to &quot;A Child Made in God's Image&quot; in Islam?" Tags="|baby|scripture|tradition|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33273" CreationDate="2016-07-07T06:19:11.203" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This symbol is part of the mushaf, but not of the Quran. As later during the time of the Omayyad dynasty some scholars have done efforts to divide the Quran to ahzab أحزاب (plural of hizb) -mostly under the pressure of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hajjaj_ibn_Yusuf#Domestic_government_and_reforms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf at-Taqafi&lt;/a&gt;- the idea apparently was either to have 60 hizbs حزب because the Quran should be completed at least each two months or 30 juz' جزء (part, plural ajza' أجزاء) to complete it each month (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/31422/reading-the-quran-in-ramadan&quot;&gt;this post&lt;/a&gt;). These parts have been also divided into quarters (arba' أرباع singular rubu' ربع), half/halves (nisf نصف/anssaf أنصاف) and eigth (athmaan أثمان singular thumun ثمن) so the sign or symbole you see is referring to one of these division parts: it marks the end of one of these divisions. In most actual mushafs a hizb is divided into quarters so a hizb constitutes of 4 quarters and the symbol would therefore be the mark of the end of such a quarter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the words hizb حزب and juz' جزء are quoted in ahadith like here in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/174&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and in the Quran, but the meaning or use in the Quran is refering to jamaa', community, camp or party.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that the sahaba (according &lt;a href=&quot;http://vb.tafsir.net/tafsir12926/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Arabic source&lt;/a&gt;) themselves used to complete the quran each 7 days so the understanding of hizb differs a lot from the one we now find printed in the Quran. This is logical as the division made by those scholars is dividing a surah and therefore day may divide a meaning or let you stop at a point where the story continues. So this was a kind of muhdath act and as said it is definitely not part of the Quran and not a divine division, but a man made one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that these divisions may help to memorize the Quran, and are mostly used for this purpose an other option is to memorize it by pages therefore people who memorize always advise to learn and read from the same mushaf copy, as pages could start with different words and verses in different mushafs, even if in modern times this would rarely be the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-07-07T06:41:43.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33288" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-07T06:47:46.383" Score="2" ViewCount="237" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would just get on my knees and just start asking, but I have been told that I have to send blessings to the prophet (pbuh) or it won't be valid.&#xA;That I should thank Allah swt first then bless the prophet (pbuh), confess a sin and then start asking.&#xA;I just feel like I been making dua wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17396" LastActivityDate="2022-01-12T05:41:44.577" Title="How to properly do dua?" Tags="|allah|dua|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33284" CreationDate="2016-07-07T08:03:30.743" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam means surrender and submitting to Allah, compliance with his orders and avoid prohibitions, knowing that Allah only commands what benefit us , and forbidden what is evil. After submitting to that, it's ok to search for the wisdom of the do's and don'ts, but I’m &lt;strong&gt;not comfortable&lt;/strong&gt; with people try to add extra &lt;strong&gt;(invented) justifications&lt;/strong&gt; (i.e philosophy) to Sharia rules, to grant them acceptance or to show a deeper dimension in it, for example “najasat”,  Allah said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;makes lawful for them the good things and prohibits for them the evil&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;7:157&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Science&lt;/strong&gt; may prove that “najasat” are harmful, and there are &lt;strong&gt;intangible harm&lt;/strong&gt; (which science cannot prove) but the prophet (PBUH) told us about, such as angels will not enter a house contains a dog, but what is the evidence for what your teacher said? There is no scholar, Hadith or Quran establishes that a dog is symbol of Wrath! pig is symbol of lechery or Corpses are a symbol of Low-spirited&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is the religion for all humans, the very simple person who lives on a mountain and never saw modern life should be able to understand it, and he does not need to be a philosopher to explain the sharia . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What your teacher said is simply wrong, because it lacks evidence from the Legitimate sources   as well as not being logic&lt;/strong&gt;, following his logic we can claim anything, I can say cats are symbol of stealing but that is not going to make it “najas” as dogs, because Sharia did not say that.&#xA;So his opinion can be considered a personal opinion but not good enough to teach it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-07-07T08:03:30.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33290" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33288" CreationDate="2016-07-07T08:13:11.600" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a hint what you are describing are AFAIK the recommendations of ibn Qayyim al Jawziyah (well i haven't heard of confess a sin in those, but the rest was included) I only heard them in a khotba or maybe maw'idah, i have not read them so maybe I missed a point. But one point in your list is missing you should be sitting or kneeing in the direction of the qiblah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all dua' is something between you and your creator, so if it comes from the heart you may have done it well and be aware that &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/8/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;dua' is worship&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;But as in dua' we are addressing Allah to ask HIM something it would be nice and more &quot;polite&quot; to start by praising HIM and being thankful to him, this is based on the hadith from Musnad al-Imam Ahmad which especially hanbali and salafi scholars seem to put a strong emphasize on, even if it seems to have some weaknesses:&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Every important word or matter that does not being with remembrance of Allah is maimed.” (see here a fatwa on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/146079&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;qualification&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it in this case it is supported by the Quran (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/180&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;7:180&lt;/a&gt;) which is recommending to ask and invoke Allah with his beautiful or best names. And ahadith like here in jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; or in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/8/66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's a also an other Hadith from at-Tabarani's awsat where we are strongly recommended to send blessings to our beloved Messenger (peace be upon him):&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Every du’aa’ is kept back until you send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's a hadith recommending to face the qibla quoted in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/32/69&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/740870&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/8/73&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Raising hands&lt;/a&gt; is also recommended (see also how &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/8/71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If one asks Allah he should be &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;certain of being answered&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Asking frequently and shouldn't get tired of asking or seek a hasty response. A believer should ask his Creator for whatever he wants or comes in mind of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/48/127&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;good things in this life and the Hereafter&lt;/a&gt;. He should also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/505000&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;be firm in his du’aa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One should ask beseeching, with humility, hope and fear. As Allah said (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;7:55&lt;/a&gt;)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Call upon your Lord in humility and privately; indeed, He does not like transgressors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also ahadith recommending to repeat the dua' three times, others who say that a dua' wouldn't be accepted from a person who eats haram (that means who earns haram and feed himself and his family from this earnings), and as the verse above seem to show one should Ask Allah privately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more details read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/36902&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-07-07T08:13:11.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33291" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33288" CreationDate="2016-07-07T08:31:22.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Mostahab&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; to begin Duaa by praising Allah, then pray upon the Prophet, peace be upon him, then to ask what you wish:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) heard someone supplicating after his prayer&#xA;without praising Allah and without supplicating Allah for the Prophet&#xA;(ﷺ). With regard to him, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;This man&#xA;rushed.&amp;quot; Then he called him and said, &amp;quot;When any one of you have&#xA;performed Salat (prayer) and wants to supplicate, let him praise Allah&#xA;first then glorify Him in the beginning and then he should supplicate&#xA;Allah for me. Then he may supplicate for whatever he likes.&amp;quot; [Abu&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1404&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also Umar bin Al-Khattab narrated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Indeed the supplication stops between the heavens and the earth.&#xA;Nothing of it is raised up until you send Salat upon your Prophet.&amp;quot;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/3/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami` at-Tirmidhi 486&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows you did not know this before, so I hope your previous Duaa is OK.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-01-12T05:41:44.577" LastActivityDate="2022-01-12T05:41:44.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33292" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-07T08:43:02.807" Score="3" ViewCount="31036" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know we have to be purify before making salah and praising Allah swt. But how's a woman supposed to make supplications to Allah swt if she's on her menses and not purify.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17396" LastActivityDate="2020-05-13T11:02:32.313" Title="How is a women in her menses supposed to make dua without making wudu?" Tags="|allah|women|dua|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33293" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10941" CreationDate="2016-07-07T09:05:13.487" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is allowed to have more than 1 wife but your wife has to agreed, if she allowed it, then you can. But if she doesn't, you can't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about a man who married a woman, and she stipulated that he should not take another wife or make her move from her home, and that she could live with her mother, and he went ahead (with the marriage) on that basis. Is he obliged to adhere to that, and if he goes against these conditions, does the wife have the right to annul the marriage or not? &amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;          -source: Islamaqa.info&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17396" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2021-02-11T13:00:21.087" LastActivityDate="2021-02-11T13:00:21.087" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33260" CreationDate="2016-07-07T12:17:51.907" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The majority of scholars see it is permissible to marry with intention of divorce but without being a condition in the contract, if it's mentioned in the marriage contract then the contract is invalid and so is the marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mentioned that:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Imam Shafei in &quot;Al-Om&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Imam Ibn Qudaamah  in &quot;Al-Moghni&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shaikh &quot;Al-Dardir&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shaikh Ibn Taimeya&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So the answer for your question is: No&lt;/strong&gt;, nothing of what you mentioned is not permissable. But you need to know that &lt;strong&gt;Islam did not legislate marriage for that reason&lt;/strong&gt;, but for sublime purposes such as starting family and having kids as well as fulfilling the desire in halal way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Makrooh&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; and some scholars say &lt;strong&gt;Haram&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; to have &lt;strong&gt;divorce without proper reason&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allow me to advise you: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I see things are now different from before, divorced woman was normal and no obstacles for her to marry again, nowadays in some communities being divorced woman is not a good thing and her life becomes harder, thus you might want to consider the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it &lt;strong&gt;fair&lt;/strong&gt; to do marry her only for that purpose then divorce her?  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How will you accept it if someone did the same to your sister?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do you realize changing wives is not that simple and you will lose things if you work things that way?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide you to the righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-07-07T12:17:51.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33229" CreationDate="2016-07-07T12:57:55.533" Score="5" Body="&lt;h2&gt;A fast review on the quoted ahadith&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith of 'Abdullah ibn 'Awfa has been qualified as da'if even if it differs slightly of other sahih ahdith like your second quoted hadith which you may find in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/45/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, sunan abi Dawod, Jami' at-Tirmdihi and in both the sahih and al-adab al-mufrad of al-Bukahri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last hadith is originally from sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/45/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;: What one could deduce from it is that if you could do your best to keep the ties of kinship and you could be patient while your relatives are treating you badly you may be rewarded in the hereafter. So this is an other way to emphasize the importance to maintain ties of kinship. See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/93506&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; with more details on the importance of maintaining ties kinship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Gracious avoidance الهجر الجميل&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah the Almighty said addressing his Messenger (Peace be upon him):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And be patient over what they say and avoid them with gracious avoidance. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/73/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;73:10&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so beside patience a way to treat relatives whom we may fear or fear their abuse ... there's the so called gracious avoidance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/205441&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic) quoting at-Tahar Benachour gracious avoidance means: that one is asked to do avoidance literally that means not meeting somebody, to have no social relation with him/her but without any bane or any kind of vengeance or dislike. This means you shouldn't talk badly or abusing or any bad words or acts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Taymiyah said (My own translation take it with care or feel free to suggest editing):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الهجر الجميل هجر بلا أذى، والصفح الجميل صفح بلا عتاب، والصبر الجميل صبر بلا شكوى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The gracious avoidance: is an avoidance without bane, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/15/85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;gracious forgiveness&lt;/a&gt;: is a forgiveness without blame and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/70/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;gracious patience&lt;/a&gt;: is a patience without beef&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Abd al-Barr explained that gracious avoidance is allowed if one fears due to social relation a harm in his faith or his Dunya (this life) and an increase of animosity and hatred. So avoiding in those cases is safer then to approach and maintain ties. As it would prevent you from slips as you will be safe from aftereffects of this company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;On maintaining ties of kinship to non-Muslims&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/11768&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic) a Muslim isn't asked to maintain to maintain the ties of kinship to a non-Muslim (literally a &lt;em&gt;kafir&lt;/em&gt;) relative (in means of affection) even if it was a brother, sister etc quoting the story of Noah and his son in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/11/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;11:46&lt;/a&gt;) which may indicate that a disbeliever is no more considered as a relative to a Muslim and (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/58/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;58:22&lt;/a&gt;) which adds even the parents and kids if they were disbelievers and oppose Allah and Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it is allowing to keep the ties for allowed wordily matters like making gifts especially if there's a hope that this person could convert or at least be positive about Islam based on verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/60/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;60:8&lt;/a&gt;) and in case of the parents (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/31/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;31:15&lt;/a&gt;). See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/78/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; sahih hadith and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/51/51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; about giving gifts see also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/78/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; on a statement about the paternal relatives of our Messenger (Peace be upon him) see also in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:215&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih&lt;/a&gt; Muslim. According to ibn Hajar in fath al-Bary ibn Battal concluded that this last hadith indicates that the wilaya الولاية translated protection or guardianship or friendship (the two first are closer to the Arabic meaning) is ordered for the faith and banished for the kinship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;More references and conclusion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further information here is a fatwa in English On &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/169985&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;how to deal with a relative&lt;/a&gt; who is an apostate.&lt;bR&gt;&#xA;Note that on islamqa I found a fatwa allowing the gracious avoidance as described above even for Muslims see for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/143596&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for relatives who abuse and threat others badly and one where a mother (Muslim) is allowed to avoid her (Muslim) if she is abusing her, but &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/148033&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; is also recommending patience and quoting ahadith on the importance of maintaining ties of kinship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in your situation you are the best to know what is more convenient: you can show patience and keep at least a minimum of the ties of kinship in the hope of being rewarded by Allah or avoid a gracious avoidance.&lt;br&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; you could keep the ties by a simple phone call asking how things are, no more no less or being as much neutral as you can!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-18T10:11:35.653" LastActivityDate="2021-11-18T10:11:35.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33301" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33235" CreationDate="2016-07-07T13:08:53.930" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did my research using &quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.holyquran.net/search/sindex.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.holyquran.net/search/sindex.php&lt;/a&gt; &quot; first I searched for the word ( ليل ) but this common with another words like (  قليل، دليل ، ظليل،  تضليل ) but I count only the words that means night I found 92 if we add the word (  ليال ) which comes 3 times so it is 95 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14974" LastActivityDate="2016-07-07T13:08:53.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3061" CreationDate="2016-07-07T13:12:06.873" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is one of the Islamic etiquettes to greet someone by shaking hands. There are a number of Hadith reports, which stress and recommend a Muslim to do this.&#xA;But, we sadly note that we see in many areas that people have invented a custom of shaking hands after particular prayers.This particular type of greeting is not proven through Ahadith and Juristic decisions of Islamic scholars. No doubt, shaking hands is a Sunnah and observing it is considered as an act of worship in Islam. And, its proper time is the time of meeting or departing from people. To shake hands after particular prayers or after some ceremony is un-Islamic. So, it goes against Sunnah to shake hands particularly on the Day of Eid. Therefore, the Muslim scholars have declared it to be Bid'ah to greet or shake hands after genuine times or prayers. Mulla Ali Qari says: &quot;Some times some people meet each other and they become busy in some conversations and intellectual debates for a long time. Then when they are finished with the prayer, they start shaking hands. Therefore, our Jurists have explained that this is Makrooh and it is one of the heinous innovations of our times.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above lines clearly clarify that the current way of shaking hands on Eid, etc, is an act of Bid'ah. It happens that the family members; the son, the father and others get out of house together and reach Eidgah. On the way to Eidgah they talk to each other. But, after finishing with the Eid prayer the same people begin to shake hands with each other as if they had not met each other before. So, this is an innovation.&#xA;In brief, one may shake hands either at the time of meeting or departing. There is no particular way of shaking hands for Eid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the same way it is a Sunnah to embrace someone on some particular occasions but it is a Bid'ah to hug on the time of Eid. Some other scholars like Abu Hanifah and Muhammad have absolutely prohibited Muslims from hugging one another. Imam Muhammad says, &quot;It is undesirable (Makrooh) for a man to kissa man's face, hand or any part of his body or embrace.&#xA;However, embracing some one is permissible but it should not be on the Day of Eid in a special way as the people practice it in our present times. After meeting someone after a long time, making muaanaqah is established in the Hadith. One may make muaanaqah towards the right side or left side. However three times muaanaqah is not established.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17649" LastActivityDate="2016-07-07T13:12:06.873" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33304" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33315" CreationDate="2016-07-07T17:51:01.567" Score="4" ViewCount="680" Body="&lt;p&gt;Consider these two lines:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِینَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِینَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, &lt;code&gt;ٱلْعَٰلَمِینَ&lt;/code&gt; is spelled in two different forms. I took them from two different sites. One from &lt;a href=&quot;http://qurandatabase.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran's Database&lt;/a&gt;, and the other from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.recitequran.com/en/1:1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Recite Quran&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I'm watching their texts, they have many different spellings in different parts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wonder, how many spellings and system of writings do we have for Quran? And I'm only interested in Arabic language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update&lt;/strong&gt;: Thank you for pointing me to the right direction. Now my question becomes as simple as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;how many &lt;code&gt;rasm-al-mushaf&lt;/code&gt; do we have?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="841" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-08T18:50:55.037" LastActivityDate="2023-07-13T09:18:09.770" Title="How many spellings do exist for Quran's text? How many rasm-al-mushaf do we have?" Tags="|verses|uloom-al-quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33305" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33555" CreationDate="2016-07-07T19:05:29.600" Score="2" ViewCount="923" Body="&lt;p&gt;A number of biographies of Muhammad report that he lived with the Bedouin for four to six years before he was returned to his mother. Isn't this a long time for a young woman to remain unnoticed by some eligible man? Why had she not remarried by the time Muhammad was returned to her? Is there any tradition or scholarly view on this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastActivityDate="2016-07-21T12:03:20.630" Title="Why did Amina never remarry?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18635" CreationDate="2016-07-07T21:10:19.860" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Quran 27:65&lt;/code&gt; Say, None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except Allah...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Quran 72:26&lt;/code&gt; [Allah, he is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Quran 81:24&lt;/code&gt; And he [Muhammad] is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Quran 3:44&lt;/code&gt;  That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]. And you were not with them when they cast their pens as to which of them should be responsible for Mary (Mariam). Nor were you with them when they disputed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Believe in Quran and Hadeeth and not in heard stories or your ancestors believe. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14033" LastEditorUserId="14033" LastEditDate="2016-07-07T21:17:32.603" LastActivityDate="2016-07-07T21:17:32.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33309" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16539" CreationDate="2016-07-07T22:08:14.077" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Arabic was selected because of it is&#xA;Vast, Deep &amp;amp; Wide Ranged And it is Scientific in Nature.&#xA;Arabic Language have a scientific system of CV Root Word, Chapters etc&#xA;For Details Download from internet &amp;amp;&#xA;See &quot;LUGATUL QUR'AAN&quot; By&#xA;Allama Gulam Ahmad Parvez.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17653" LastActivityDate="2016-07-07T22:08:14.077" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33310" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-07T22:22:11.677" Score="1" ViewCount="1121" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sunni Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am trying to gain knowledge and know the correct facts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If for example a Muslim man marries a woman (be it a Muslim or someone from the people of the book) and it does not work out for whatever reason, is it then permissible to divorce them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the consequences in relation to the Muslim faith for the man or woman, even though if it was a mutual agreement that things did not work out (i.e compatibility or something of that nature)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What the Muslim brother have bad deeds? What if he was then to marry someone else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-08T05:31:42.043" LastActivityDate="2016-08-01T07:24:09.987" Title="Marriage and divorce" Tags="|nikah|sunni|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2017-06-26T14:47:51.833" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33312" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-08T04:52:00.677" Score="0" ViewCount="688" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the starting of the Qur'an is it was said that all praise be to Allah, so is there anything said about it in more detail? We praises people without knowing or without that knowledge. Is all good praises and names are only for Allah? If so, then what should we call other people when appreciating them about their good deeds and potentials?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JazakAllah khair&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="11633" LastEditDate="2016-07-08T05:56:13.497" LastActivityDate="2016-07-08T22:06:39.890" Title="What Islam says about praising others?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-07-14T01:02:46.403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33304" CreationDate="2016-07-08T07:35:19.227" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As sassir pointed out in his comment this isn't really a matter of spelling rather than a matter of rasm al-mushaf (how words/letters of the quranic text or scripture have been written by the sahaba and later).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should know that the Arabic letters and language as we know it today was not the same as at the time of our Messenger (Peace be upon him) so the nearest version to what the scripture looked like in it's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Arabic_alphabet#Pre-Islamic_Arabic_inscriptions&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;original form&lt;/a&gt; (the way the sahaba wrote it down) in a mushaf looks like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;العلمين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that at the time there was no punctuation, so some letters which now look different were similar at the time. The word above as written may mean &amp;quot;the two worlds&amp;quot; if one reads it العَلَمَيْنِ instead of &amp;quot;the worlds العَالَمِينَ&amp;quot; in modern Arabic the correct spelling would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;العالمين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;now the point is that the scholars say that the original scripture is what we may call &amp;quot;canonical&amp;quot; many scholars said the quranic scripture shouldn't change and be kept or preserved as the sahaba wrote it, so a way to correct the (historically) &amp;quot;false&amp;quot; scripture was adding a pending alif &amp;quot;ا&amp;quot; in the mushaf (copy of the Quran) to avoid changing the canonical text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further information i strongly suggest you to check the following posts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2676/what-are-the-readings-qiraat-of-quran/25453#25453&quot;&gt;What are the readings (qira&amp;#39;at) of Quran?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/30409/how-to-explain-the-recitation-%d9%84%d9%8e%d8%a6%d9%90%d9%86%d9%92-%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%ac%d9%80%d9%80%d9%8a%d9%86%d8%a7-verse-6-63-by-al-azami-in-his-bo&quot;&gt;How to explain the recitation لَئِنْ انجــينا (verse 6.63) by Al-Azami in his book “The History of the Quranic text”?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1666/why-do-words-like-salah-and-riba-have-an-extra-unpronounced-letter-waw-in-th&quot;&gt;Why do words like &amp;quot;salah&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;riba&amp;quot; have an extra unpronounced letter waw in them?&lt;/a&gt; -&amp;gt; clear difference in scripture and rasm (?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer of the updated question:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rasm of the mushaf or rasm al-'Othmany as it refers to the quranic text or scripture written following the orders of the Caliph 'Othman by a chosen comity of sahaba who have been Quran memorizes is as said standardized or unified, so it's canonically only one rasm. (See for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/98922&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/97741&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; fatwa saying it's mandatory to keep it and forbidden to change it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But and here I might add a few information that came into my mind now:&lt;br&gt; When you read in different mushafs with different readings or riwayat you may find some different symbols: For example the pending alif as in your example may refer to a different qiraa'a (reading) (a prominent example for that would be singular/plural) as some qiraa'at had slight differences in letters like added letters, subtracted letters or replacing a letter by an other you may in the actual copy's you hold in hand have &amp;quot;different&amp;quot; spellings or scripture I think I've pointed at some examples already in my answers on the linked questions, but you could also check my references. If you need further information feel free to ask by comment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here some Arabic references:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nquran.com/index.php?group=view&amp;amp;rid=2851&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; whether it is permissible to change the rasm (write in modern Arabic orthography), a &lt;a href=&quot;http://qiraatt.com/vb/showthread.php?2111-%C8%CD%CB-%DD%ED-%D1%D3%E3-%C7%E1%DE%D1%C2%E4-%C7%E1%DF%D1%ED%E3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;study&lt;/a&gt; on rasm, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iid-quran.com/Science/DeDrawQu.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;introduction&lt;/a&gt; on rasm , some &lt;a href=&quot;http://m.quran-m.com/index.php/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%BA%D9%88%D9%8A-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A/1808-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86%D9%8A.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;examples and &amp;quot;secrets&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; of rasm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-02-02T14:37:04.093" LastActivityDate="2021-02-02T14:37:04.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33316" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5356" CreationDate="2016-07-08T08:02:33.273" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is just an addition to the given answers, which have only pointed at one single subject of this science -&gt; grammatical issues in the Quran and the implied linguistic meanings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A major reason or goal of the science of I'rab al-Quran is or maybe to show a couple of things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The grammatical and linguistic correctness of a reading as you may find &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;one reading using passive form while an other is using an active&#xA;form.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One reading using a plural where one is using singular.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some readings are using some kind of linguistic specification for example: any word that ends with هم no matter what the logical grammatical rule should be has a &lt;em&gt;dama&lt;/em&gt; over the ha' &quot;هُم&quot; or a &lt;em&gt;kasra&lt;/em&gt; over it &quot;هِم&quot; and similar specific rulings (There's a similar case for singular too). In books on the matter the rule behind it would be explained and the linguistic sources would be analyzed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are -at first sight- some grammatical Issues with some readings, so this science solves them and gives an explanation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; that I'rab includes the root &quot;Arab&quot; or &quot;Arabic&quot; and could be understood as make it Arabic or check it's Arabic background ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another point which is shown is the root of some Quranic words in the original Arabic language for example the word &quot;صراط&quot; was originally pronounced &quot;سراط&quot; and some tribes used to pronounce it more likely with a &quot;zayn&quot; so that it might sound like &quot;زراط&quot; the three of them are all correct and approved readings of the Quran, while the most prevalent is what we may call a deviation of the original fasih language!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand even if Imam a-Shafi'i said that the Quran is Arabic, we know a more accurate &quot;expression&quot; would be it is Arabic or adapted by Arabs, as there are many words in the Quran which Arabs of the time knew, but former Arabs didn't as they came from Persian, Hebrew etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to conclude this science is not only a grammatical backup for the correctness of the Quran, as in reality the Arabic grammar -in form of grammatical rules- is younger than the Quran. As it needed a canonical or unified language to create a concept of a more or less unified grammar (there are different language schools of grammar the most prominent are those of Basra and Kufa) and this only came by the inauguration of the Mushaf al-Imam by 'Othamn ibn 'Affan (May Allah be pleased with him). But it is also checking the origins of the languages of the Arabic tribes, established non-Arabic words and expressions and roots of some Arabic words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the most prominent Books on the matter is  at-Tibyan fi 'Irab al-Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?ID=1&amp;amp;idfrom=1&amp;amp;idto=496&amp;amp;bk_no=69&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;التبيان في إعراب القرآن&lt;/a&gt; by Abulbaqa' al-'Okbary &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;أبو البقاء العُكبَرِي&lt;/a&gt;. The autor also wrote a book about I'rab al-Hadith (which is one of three known books on this topic other authors are ibn Malik the linguist and imam as-Suyuti who used Musnad Ahmad as a basis for his 'irab called عقود الزبرجد على مسند الإمام أحمد في إعراب الحديث). Other authors are &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ja%CA%BFfar_an-Nahhas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu Ja'afar an-Nahhas&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?ID=1&amp;amp;idfrom=1&amp;amp;idto=4697&amp;amp;bk_no=232&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; an online link to his book) and abu Isahaaq az-Zajaj &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%82_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;أبو إسحاق الزجاج&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?ID=1&amp;amp;idfrom=1&amp;amp;idto=3989&amp;amp;bk_no=233&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; an online link to his book Ma'any al-Qur'an wa I'rabuh) a prominent author on this topic is imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Suyuti&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;as-Suyuti&lt;/a&gt; جلال الدين السيوطي who entitled his book simply 'Irab al-Quran إعراب القرآن&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-05-16T06:12:20.303" LastActivityDate="2018-05-16T06:12:20.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33317" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-08T08:36:32.360" Score="0" ViewCount="10226" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard from some people that tahajjud prayer should be performed after waking up from deep sleep. But also read in some other places that it is not mandatory to wake up from deep sleep, even we can pray after a 5 minutes nap. What is the procedure please somebody enlighten me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I fall asleep early at night I can't wake up for tahajjud, so I used to practice it often without deep sleep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JazakAllah Khair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastActivityDate="2016-07-08T10:18:10.900" Title="Do I have to pray tahajjud prayer after waking up from deep sleep?" Tags="|tahajjud|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-10-23T22:43:49.213" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33318" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33317" CreationDate="2016-07-08T10:18:10.900" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tahajjud is the wake up after sleeping, and so is called the prayer of a person slept then woke up, &lt;strong&gt;and whoever mentioned it has to be after sleeping did not mention a deep or light sleep.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then Tahajjud is part of &quot;Qeyam Al-Lail&quot; and the best part of Qeiam is at the last one-third, qeyam does not require sleeping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So If you can sleep early and wake up later for prayer that will be the best, (in Al-Qurtubi mentioned that was how the prophet prayed) but if that is hard and you fear missing the prayer, then pray even without sleeping (which is not required for Qeyam Al-Lail )and Allah knows your neyah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-07-08T10:18:10.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33322" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3054" CreationDate="2016-07-08T15:44:55.600" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does Quran/Islam forbid women from going to school?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is nothing in the holy scriptures of Islam that prohibits women from going to school. In fact, there is no mention of schools in the Islamic scriptures. School is a modern institution that didn't exist during the time of the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Are women allowed to go to school?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is permissible for women to go to school. But they should dress according to the principles of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If yes, are their any restrictions they have to observe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a difference of opinion regarding this. Some scholar are of the view that men and women should be segregated. Some others disagree with this and permit co-Ed education. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My personal view is that co-Ed education is permissible because during the time of the Prophet, men and women prayed in the same mosque. Also, during the Islamic golden age, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrasa#Female_education&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;men and women studied and attended lectures together&lt;/a&gt; at the same place. My own views are not Islamic rulings but they are supported by narrations/hadiths and views of many Islamic scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I understand they may have to go to school alone at times (if not all&#xA;  the time), they might have to travel in public transport just to get&#xA;  to the school. Is this OK/acceptable according to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally, most students attend schools that are very close to their homes (within 5km). If this is the case then it's permissible for them to go to school alone. According to the majority view, if the school is more than 48 km away, then it is not permissible for a women to go to school alone. But some modern scholars disagree with that and consider women going to school alone as permissible regardless of the distance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regard to &quot;travel in public transport&quot;, if they preserve their modesty while travelling by public transport then there is nothing wrong with that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-07-08T15:44:55.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33324" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33312" CreationDate="2016-07-08T22:06:39.890" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The explanation of praise and difference between it and thanking has details more than what is required for answering your question, thus I will focus on your points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Islam&lt;/strong&gt; clearly &lt;strong&gt;encourages&lt;/strong&gt; Muslims &lt;strong&gt;to praise other people&lt;/strong&gt; for the good they have or the good they do, with what they deserve:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Hurayrah: The Prophet&#xA;(ﷺ) said: He who does not thank the people is not thankful to Allah.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud 4811&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;all praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because he is the creator and the original reason for any good happens to any creature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;No contradiction&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All praise to Allah even the ones you pay for people, because Allah is the one allowed that good to happen by that person and allowed it to exist at the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-07-08T22:06:39.890" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33327" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30724" CreationDate="2016-07-09T05:11:58.443" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;When you think of Heaven, keep in mind that people won't have their current bodies in Heaven. They will be created in a new creation (Quran Verse 61 of Surah 56), that we have no idea about. That body won't get sick, won't get tired, won't get bored (Quran Verse 35 of Surah 35), won't get drunk, won't get dirty, won't get old etc. Otherwise, it wouldn't be Heaven. If we try to make sense of Heaven from this world's perspective and bodily needs or weaknesses, we can't really understand it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17173" LastEditorUserId="17173" LastEditDate="2019-02-12T12:06:03.103" LastActivityDate="2019-02-12T12:06:03.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32860" CreationDate="2016-07-09T06:54:07.577" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This argument is useless; God is NOT responsible for your actions, but  you are, and to leave the choice for you cannot be considered selfish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not right to place blame on God and not on the person who actually committed the sin, regardless of God's knowledge who is or is not going to hell, that is entirely beside the point, and ignores the real issue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What matters is that you as the person made your own choices throughout life. It is your fault and your fault alone if you go to hell for eternity, because you knew what Allah expected of you and you ignored it. You say God knew? So do you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You Know&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you do not know everything that is desired from your Lord, you KNOW you have the means to find out and if you don't, that is something God will take into account, because he is just, but at the end of the day, what you do, how you act, is in your hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take responsibility for your own actions, because that's how you're getting through this test, and stop blaming your Lord for your own evil actions. He is not controlling you, you are controlling yourself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17667" LastEditorUserId="17162" LastEditDate="2016-07-09T19:32:05.720" LastActivityDate="2016-07-09T19:32:05.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33263" CreationDate="2016-07-09T11:06:06.957" Score="5" Body="&lt;h2&gt;The test&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah created this world in such a way to serve the purpose of testing people, he says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is&#xA;  best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving -&#xA;  67:2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do the people think that they will be left to say, &quot;We believe&quot; and&#xA;  they will not be tried? But We have certainly tried those before them,&#xA;  and Allah will surely make evident those who are truthful, and He will&#xA;  surely make evident the liars. 29:2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the things which are &lt;strong&gt;forbidden has good sides&lt;/strong&gt; such as &lt;strong&gt;dogs&lt;/strong&gt;, they &lt;strong&gt;are friendly, loyal and helpful&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think about similar things, Islam &lt;strong&gt;prohibited&lt;/strong&gt; some of the things &lt;strong&gt;completely&lt;/strong&gt;, such as drinking and having affairs, and some are allowed within &lt;strong&gt;limited scope&lt;/strong&gt; such as dogs (for guarding and hunting) and marriage (limited number, cannot marry some relatives). Allah created life this way so people are distinct, some will follow Allah’s will and some will find excuses for themselves to ignore his will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The prostitute&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah forgave her sins because she saved a soul, and did not neglect it, regardless it was a dog or not so it does not support your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Ahl Al-Kahf (the cave)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The dog was not in the cave:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We turned them to the right and to the left, while their dog&#xA;  stretched his forelegs at the entrance. 18:18&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And even if it was there, every nation had different Sharia, we cannot question Allah why allowed things for some nation or forbidden them to another, for example, statues where allowed for prophet Soliman, but it’s not allowed in Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Qurtubi said in his Tafsir: most commentators see that it was a real dog belongs to one of them for hunting, or for his sheep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Hadith indeed is from Allah.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith is from Allah as quran, but with words from the prophet, it’s not his own philosophy, it’s all from Allah &#xA;Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination. It is not but a&#xA;  revelation revealed,……..53:3-4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Prophet (ﷺ) said: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Beware! I have been given the Qur'an and something like it&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; which is (Sunnah including Hadith) and he warned us from those who say if you don’t find it in Quran then it’s untrue, many rules are mentioned only or explained in Sunnah (such as prayer details can you find it in Quran!?), and Muslims who do not accept them, are like disbelieving the Prophet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Al-Miqdam ibn Ma'dikarib: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Beware! I&#xA;  have been given the Qur'an and something like it, yet the time is&#xA;  coming when a man replete on his couch will say: Keep to the Qur'an;&#xA;  what you find in it to be permissible treat as permissible, and what&#xA;  you find in it to be prohibited treat as prohibited. Beware! The&#xA;  domestic ass, beasts of prey with fangs, a find belonging to&#xA;  confederate, unless its owner does not want it, are not permissible to&#xA;  you If anyone comes to some people, they must entertain him, but if&#xA;  they do not, he has a right to mulct them to an amount equivalent to&#xA;  his entertainment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/42/9&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih (Al-Albani)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;No contradiction&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith you mentioned does not contradict with Quran, where do you find in Quran that dogs are permissible as pets!? There is no such thing, on the other hand Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has&#xA;  forbidden you - refrain from. And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is severe&#xA;  in penalty. 59:7&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet was sent to guide us, your emotions may mislead you, the prophet knows better, so do not give up your faith for such ideas or feelings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-07-09T11:06:06.957" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33332" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33334" CreationDate="2016-07-09T12:16:47.907" Score="3" ViewCount="502" Body="&lt;p&gt;In online Muslim support groups, I often see Muslims talking about personal struggles and others saying they will pray for them.  However, (I presume) these two people only know each other online, and this strikes me as improper:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It seems risky to pray for someone you don't really know.  What you wouldn't have prayed for them if you had known more about the person or their situation?  You could unwittingly be praying for something bad to happen.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It feels cheap to pray for someone known only online, perhaps known to you as UsernameX.  It's as if making this prayer lowers the standard of your prayer, as if they're unsanitized and you would be willing to pray for whatever.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is it improper to pray for someone you only know online?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since this is common, it's probably okay to do, in which case, I'd be interested in learning what's wrong with my thought process.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, since this question could be regarded as subjective, I ask that answers be backed up in some way (e.g., by quoting from Quran, Hadith, a fatwa), and not just &quot;you should think X&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2022-05-22T00:05:14.827" Title="Is it improper to pray for someone you only know online?" Tags="|salat|internet|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33332" CreationDate="2016-07-09T16:18:48.580" Score="4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Muslims are encouraged to pray for all Muslims&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although they have sins:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So know, [O Muhammad], that there is no deity except Allah and ask&#xA;forgiveness for your sin and for the believing men and believing&#xA;women. And Allah knows of your movement and your resting place. 47:19&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Ibrahim Al-Ansari, from his father, that: he&#xA;heard the Prophet say, when offering the funeral prayer for one who&#xA;had died: Allahummighfir lihayyina wa mayyitina wa shahidina wa&#xA;gha'ibina wadhakarina wa unthana wa saghirina wa kabirina (O Allah,&#xA;forgive our living and our dead, those who are present among us and&#xA;those who are absent, our males and our females, our young and our&#xA;old). &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai:1986&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan an-Nasa'i 1986&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;When you do that you are doing something Angels do:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The heavens almost break from above them, and the angels exalt [ Allah&#xA;] with praise of their Lord and ask forgiveness for those on earth.&#xA;Unquestionably, it is Allah who is the Forgiving, the Merciful. 42:5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah is the wise and the Omniscient&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It’s not risky to pray for the good of someone you don’t know, because if you do not know, Allah knows, and your prayer will be directed to the best, when you know that Allah knows everything and knows the secrets and the hidden, your fear should not take place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It’s not cheap to pray for who whatever:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;it’s a sign that you care for all Muslims,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;it is the action of    prophets and Angels&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nouh (pbuh)said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house a&#xA;believer and the believing men and believing women. And do not&#xA;increase the wrongdoers except in destruction.&amp;quot; 71:28&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It’s a way to gain a lot of hasanat :&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abud-Darda' (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the&#xA;Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, &amp;quot;Whenever a Muslim supplicates for his&#xA;(Muslim) brother in his absence, the angels say: 'May the same be for&#xA;you too'.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin/17/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your saying “Since this is common, it's probably okay to do” ...I say: this is a smart notice, and &lt;strong&gt;the wrong part for the thought process you followed&lt;/strong&gt; I would say &lt;strong&gt;the assumption that you have control&lt;/strong&gt; and what you pray for will happen as is, but this is not the case, Allah decides the best and if:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the prayer will be answered as is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;by avoiding other bad fate&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;by bringing some other good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Added to the person as hasanat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2022-05-22T00:05:14.827" LastActivityDate="2022-05-22T00:05:14.827" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33335" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33365" CreationDate="2016-07-09T17:41:14.360" Score="5" ViewCount="1693" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard that it is part of the Sunnah to fast for 6 days in the month of Shawwal (the month next to Ramadan). What is the source of this information and is it correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15779" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-07-11T06:51:12.630" LastActivityDate="2018-06-18T08:52:58.027" Title="Is it part of the Sunnah to fast for 6 days in the month next to Ramadan?" Tags="|sunnah|ramadan|sawm|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33336" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-09T17:44:38.587" Score="2" ViewCount="6021" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are secondary school proms haram? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm a male and have finished Yr11 and my GCSEs and have also been invited to a 'prom'. This event will involve music, dancing and halal food with no alcohol present (since we are only 15-16 yrs old). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All my other Muslim friends are going, and I've already brought my ticket. Also note that I will stay away from girls and definitely will not dance. However, if I attend then I will miss Asr and Maghrib prayers which I planned to make up after by doing Qaza.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should I still go?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17669" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-02T11:02:34.103" LastActivityDate="2020-10-24T10:06:47.070" Title="Are school proms haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|school|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33337" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-09T20:01:55.723" Score="1" ViewCount="5095" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm currently still in school and am not allowed out unless it's lunch time (which occurs before jummah) and because of this I am forced to miss jummah more than 3 times in a row. Am I a kafir of Fasiq because of this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I go to jummah everytime when I do not have school (holidays etc.).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17669" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-10T05:41:16.550" LastActivityDate="2016-07-10T15:42:31.867" Title="Is school/work a valid excuse for missing jummah" Tags="|salat|jumuah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-07-13T22:20:31.590" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32860" CreationDate="2016-07-09T21:24:20.330" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a phrase saying &quot;Knowledge depends on the known one, not vice versa.&quot;&#xA;This is the point.&#xA;You assume that, I committed a sin because Allah knows it, which is not true. &#xA;Your commitment is not due to knowledge of Allah. Knowledge of Allah is due to your commitment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because knowledge cannot have any power to force you to do something. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember the rule! Knowledge comes after(not in terms of time, in terms of existence order) the known thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16859" LastActivityDate="2016-07-09T21:24:20.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1508" CreationDate="2016-07-09T21:50:13.610" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most Scholars see that &lt;strong&gt;wolves&lt;/strong&gt; and other predators &lt;strong&gt;are not “Najas”&lt;/strong&gt; as dogs, however having them as pets is another subject detailed below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The main Rule is keeping animals is permissible except&lt;/strong&gt; for the ones mentioned (&lt;strong&gt;dogs&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;pigs&lt;/strong&gt;) or &lt;strong&gt;harmful animals that have no use for humans&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus it’s allowed to keep a fox or a wolf &lt;strong&gt;if there is a need for that&lt;/strong&gt;, and if you can take good care of them. (&lt;strong&gt;Said: Shehab Al-Din Al Ramly&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is &lt;strong&gt;no need&lt;/strong&gt; for them, scholars say not to have them because it is a &lt;strong&gt;waste of time and money&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Barzah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;Man's feet will not move on the Day of Resurrection&#xA;  before he is asked about his &lt;strong&gt;life&lt;/strong&gt;, how did he consume it, his&#xA;  knowledge, what did he do with it, &lt;strong&gt;his wealth&lt;/strong&gt;, how did he earn it and&#xA;  how did he &lt;strong&gt;dispose&lt;/strong&gt; of it, and about his body, how did he wear it out.&quot;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/407&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; [At-Tirmidhi]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars say you may keep such animals (wolf, lion, tiger, etc… ) if you can train them to hunt (for it’s master not for itself) or to guard, while it’s guaranteed not to attack or harm others, but if there is any risk in keeping them then it’s forbidden to keep them, on the contrary they should be killed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as&#xA;  saying: Five are the vicious beasts which should be killed even in the&#xA;  state of Ihram: scorpion, rat, kite, crow and voracious (Alakor) dog. Sahih&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/15/73&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim 1198 c&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Malik said in the Muwatta:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whatever killed, attacked or scared people such as lion, tiger,&#xA;  leopard or wolf is “Alakor”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars said the bear and lion cannot be trained for hunt for their master, because they will have their hunt for them selves, so they do not see they can be kept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2019-04-18T10:22:13.630" LastActivityDate="2019-04-18T10:22:13.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32550" CreationDate="2016-07-09T22:25:02.087" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. You would still be considered as a Muslim. Growing beards is highly encouraged in Islam and considered as a Sunnah. But not growing one won't make you a non-Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-07-10T14:48:57.043" LastActivityDate="2016-07-10T14:48:57.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32601" CreationDate="2016-07-09T23:24:11.887" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you broke a fast during Ramadan by masturbating, then you must make up that fast by fasting a day after the month of Ramadan. You should also repent to Allah Almighty and seek his forgiveness. Do not loss hope in Allah's mercy. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Say: O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair&#xA;  not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is&#xA;  Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” [Qur'an 39:53]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-08-13T09:26:15.557" LastActivityDate="2016-08-13T09:26:15.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33343" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33344" CreationDate="2016-07-10T06:15:11.430" Score="6" ViewCount="1748" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some people say that I should not read The Holy Quran tafseer alone in my house. I have to take guidance from some A'lim who knows vast knowledge about Quran. If I read it I may be misguided and may not get the right meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17671" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-26T13:31:03.893" LastActivityDate="2021-09-18T05:47:53.970" Title="Are we discouraged from reading tafseer without an A'lim?" Tags="|quran|studying|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33344" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33343" CreationDate="2016-07-10T06:59:58.557" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a non-alim, you can benefit from reading the commentary and translation of the Quran on your own. The only thing the Ulemas have advised against is drawing your own conclusions and coming up with fatawas. Those are things that require consultation with someone of knowledge and in some cases the consensus of many Alims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think your friend has confused this bit of the advise with simple reading. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/askimam/86800&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/askimam/86800&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastActivityDate="2016-07-10T06:59:58.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33346" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33336" CreationDate="2016-07-10T07:23:07.990" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims are not allowed to attend events that involve music, singing, dancing, alcohol or the mixing of genders. The fact that we have these things everywhere in the western world doesn't make them permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And leave alone those who take their religion as play and amusement, and whom the life of this world has deceived. But remind (them) with it (the Qur’aan) lest a person be given up to destruction for that which he has earned, when he will find for himself no protector or intercessor besides Allaah” -- [al-An’aam 6:70]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks (i.e. music, singing) to mislead (men) from the path of Allaah without knowledge, and takes it (the path of Allaah, or the Verses of the Qur’aan) by way of mockery. For such there will be a humiliating torment (in the Hell-fire)” -- [Luqmaan 31:6]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Missing your prayer for the purpose of something that doesn't provide any real value is something that I'd definitely stay away from. Doing something for the sake Allah (SWT) has great rewards in the sight of Allah (SWT).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info, please refer to, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/45789&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/45789&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah (SWT) knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T11:03:08.040" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33347" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33335" CreationDate="2016-07-10T08:23:45.673" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaum alikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes , It is part of sunnah to fast 6 days after Ramadan but it is prohibited to fast the first day after Ramadan ( eid el fitr) and this is the hadeeth:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Whoever fasts Ramadhan and follows it with six days of Shawwal, it will be as if he fasted for a lifetime.&quot;Narrated by Muslim, Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi, An-Nisa'i and Ibn Majah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see from the hadeeth it is highly recommended to fast those 6 days as it is as if you fasted the whole life . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17672" LastActivityDate="2016-07-10T08:23:45.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33348" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-10T10:00:22.507" Score="4" ViewCount="116" Body="&lt;p&gt;My first question is what are the scriptures every Muslim (or Islam follower) should abide by? In other words, what scriptures are considered the fundamental/basic on which Islam is based on? Or What are the very important scriptures that are considered as highest/top?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17673" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2016-07-10T10:09:26.910" LastActivityDate="2017-04-06T21:15:59.823" Title="What are the scriptures which every Islam follower should abide by?" Tags="|scripture|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33350" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33348" CreationDate="2016-07-10T12:11:52.237" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you say &lt;strong&gt;scriptures&lt;/strong&gt;, than let us be all clear, that &lt;strong&gt;Quran is the word of Allah, sent down on prophet Muhammad ﷺ by Jibrael A.s. And as Muslims this is the most important book we have to follow, indeed this book is basis and Allah promise will not be corrupted until the day of judgement!!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Than in Quran, you will find &lt;strong&gt;Allah's command on following prophet&lt;/strong&gt; in multiple places, &lt;strong&gt;how can we follow prophet in present time? we will look for his sayings, actions etc. Those are saved in books of ahadees.&lt;/strong&gt; There is complete SCIENCE of ahadees and how they are judged to be authentic etc. In short, we can trust all authentic ahadees. So, ahadees should be followed, they contain all the sayings, doings, routines etc of prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, &lt;strong&gt;ahadees are a large collection&lt;/strong&gt;. As one can expect that everything(his saying/doing/routines etc) in a person's life is written, it will be a huge stack... So are ahadees. And every Muslim can't find the thing he is looking for in ahadees easily(because of their volume). So, he will need to follow someone he trust. You may call it taqleed or whatever. But, he must leave anything which he finds is contradicting with something in Quran and hadees, and after talking about it and discussing it, his heart is telling that he(whom he is following) is wrong in this particular matter and some other view is right about this. Than one must follow the view(he thinks is right).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, as of scriptures(as the question ask about) these 2 are main scriptures from where each islamic teaching is derived/taken from.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this answers the question, although i am not sure what you are actually looking for but i answered what i understood in question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="17673" LastEditDate="2016-07-10T12:38:13.177" LastActivityDate="2016-07-10T12:38:13.177" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30259" CreationDate="2016-07-10T14:29:26.260" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I need more information to answer this question. However, the question seems to indicate that the questioner wants to know whether she committed zina or not. I will address that point. The question states,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah forgive me as I am gaining knowledge as much as I can but I&#xA;did not know the details of marriage then. We also never lived&#xA;together because of family arguments and only saw each other maybe&#xA;twice a week.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If she was unaware of the details of marriage, then she is free from blame. She didn't sin even if the marriage was invalid. That is because she did it due to ignorance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whoever commits a sin while not knowing that it is a sin, he will not&#xA;be accountable for it,&lt;/strong&gt; as there are many evidences which prove that a&#xA;person who does a sin unknowingly is forgiven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance Allaah Says (which means): &lt;strong&gt;{And Allaah will never lead a&#xA;people astray after He has guided them until He makes clear to them as&#xA;to what they should avoid. …}&lt;/strong&gt;[Quran 9: 115]. Moreover, the Prophet&#xA;sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) did&#xA;not order the person who did not know how to pray to make up his&#xA;prayer. [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Excerpt from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=90745&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamweb Fatawa, 90745&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-07-10T14:29:26.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33337" CreationDate="2016-07-10T15:42:31.867" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are not a kaafir for not praying Jummah three times in a row. The Hadith you are talking about says that Allah (SWT) will put a seal over his heart, which basically means that he will become heedless to the guidance of Allah (SWT), may Allah save us from that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah and ‘Abdullaah Ibn ‘Umar  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  them   that the Prophet , threatened the one who leaves the Friday prayer that Allaah The Exalted would close his heart and thus, he would become one of the heedless. [Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated on the authority of Abu Al-Ja‘d Adh-Dhamri  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  him that the Messenger of Allaah , said that whoever misses three consecutive Friday prayers out of negligence will have a seal put over his heart by Allaah The Almighty to prevent it from receiving guidance. [At-Tirmithi] [source]&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=8571&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Attending jummah prayer is obligatory and one cannot leave it unless he has Shareah approved reasons, which don't include going to school, studying, etc. [&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/36530]&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/36530]&lt;/a&gt;. Allah (SWT) says in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلَاةِ مِن يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْا إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَذَرُوا الْبَيْعَ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade. That is better for you, if you only knew. 62:09&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd recommend that you talk to your professor and explain the situation to him. I am sure he will give you permission. If not, you should obey Allah (SWT) as obeying the Creator takes precedence over all things. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="558" LastActivityDate="2016-07-10T15:42:31.867" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33335" CreationDate="2016-07-10T16:54:41.997" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is Sunnah to fast for 6 days in the month next to Ramadan which is the month of Shawwal. It was narrated from Abu Ayyub that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Whoever fasts Ramadan then follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is&#xA;  as if he fasted for a lifetime.” - &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1271190&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunnah ibn Majah, Grade   : Sahih (Darussalam)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith cited above is from the book Sunnah ibn Majah and it's classed as Sahih. The reference of the hadith is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;English reference     : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1716 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Arabic reference     :&#xA;Book 7, Hadith 1787&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-13T19:32:12.240" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T19:32:12.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33356" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-10T17:19:39.583" Score="2" ViewCount="2742" Body="&lt;p&gt;If one cries in prayer out of remorse and guilt for a sin that he committed invalidate the prayer or the wudu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know crying due to worldly affairs invalidates the prayer but what if you cry out of fear of having committed a sin?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17669" LastActivityDate="2016-07-11T11:40:31.047" Title="Does crying because of a sin break the wudu or invalidate prayer?" Tags="|salat|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33357" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16469" CreationDate="2016-07-10T19:59:07.997" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it should be halal.There is no informations in any books as I looked but if you want to make sure give the 1/5 of the price to poor people.It is formally called khomse.Note that there is no need but if you want to make sure that it is halal do that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17677" LastActivityDate="2016-07-10T19:59:07.997" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33364" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-11T06:42:20.873" Score="3" ViewCount="139" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jihad in Islam has been widely misinterpreted. I tired of answering my fellow friends and colleagues on what is right and what is wrong. They take out quranic verses out of context and asks me &quot;How can I say Islam is a religion of peace?&quot;. I am not a learned scholar, but in most cases I can guide them properly. Recently one of my friends, showed me this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mutee'a Al Fadi, &lt;em&gt;The Dilemma of Jihad Doctrine: The Myth of Quranic Warnings vs. Violence Commands&lt;/em&gt; (URL below*):&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is widely used by haters of Islam to broadcast that Islam supports terrorism. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a long list. Has any scholar/mufti responded to these misinterpreted verses? If yes, please share. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;www.answering-islam.org/Quran/Themes/jihad_passages.html&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-06T06:29:46.727" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T06:29:46.727" Title="Has any scholar/mufti responded to Answering Islam's webpage &quot;The Dilemma of Jihad Doctrine&quot;?" Tags="|jihad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-05-06T12:38:30.760" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33365" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33335" CreationDate="2016-07-11T06:50:28.660" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ahadith on the recommendation to fast 6 days of shawwal&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally we are recommended to fast outside of Ramadan. The only days we are not allowed to fast are: the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/182&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;two Eids&lt;/a&gt; and the three days of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/183&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tashreeq&lt;/a&gt; (after Eid al-Adha) and we are also not allowed to fast on &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Friday&lt;/a&gt; (if we don't fast a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1317950&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;day before or after&lt;/a&gt; it too) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;all the year&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/22/284&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;life time&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the six days of Shawwal the most prominent Hadith is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He who observed the fast of Ramadan and then followed it with six (fasts) of Shawwal. it would be as if he fasted perpetually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which has been compiled in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/264&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1317880&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;, Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/8/78&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;, sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/14/121&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, Musnad Ahmad, ... (all via Sa'ad ibn Sa'id and on the authorithy of Abu Ayub al-Ansari (May Allah be pleased with him), but there are other routes of this hadith which i couldn't find online but according &lt;a href=&quot;http://aliftaa.jo/Research.aspx?ResearchId=17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; are compiled by an-Nasa-i, abi Dawod, at-Tabarani ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith apparently also was compiled on the Authority of Thawban (May Allah be pleased with him) with two different wordings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;من صام رمضان وستاً من شوال فقد صام السنة&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He who observed the fast of Ramadan and then followed it with six (fasts) of Shawwal. it would be as if he fasted the year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This version could be found in sahih ibn Hebban, in Tabarani's al-kabir and al-Bayhaqi (in sho'ab al-Iman)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;من صام رمضان فشهر بعشرة أشهر، وصيام ستة أيام بعد الفطر فذلك تمام صيام السنة&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He who observed the fast of Ramadan this month will count ten months and fasting six days after Eid al-Fitr would complete the fast of a year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This version could be found in sunan an-Nasai al-kubra ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also on the authority of sahabi's like &#xA;Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari (with a similar wording as the above version from sunan abi Dawod, but instead of &quot;perpetual&quot; he used &quot;a year&quot;) Abu Hurraira (two versions one similar to the one of sunan abi Dawod, and in the other with &quot;a year&quot; and &quot;six successive days of shawwal&quot;) and ibn Abbas and Jabir (May Allah be pleased with them) in less familiar hadith collections. So one may not relay on these versions that much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Problems with the ahadith&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The major problem with the most prominent Hadith is the narrator Sa'ad ibn Sa'id, as some hadith authorities like an-Nasai, ibn Ma'yn and Ahmad ibn Hanbal have declared him as da'if, ibn Hazm has declared him as da'if jiddan (very much). But other scholars like ad-Dahabi , ibn Hajar and in another narration ibn Ma'yn have accepted him and ibn Mulaqin refuted the reasoning of ibn Hazm on this hadith clearly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also an other point scholars are pointing at is the wording &quot;perpetual fast&quot; as this kind of fast is haram, so this was a problem with this hadith which can be solved by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/506710&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; of Imam Malik.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first version of the hadith of Thawaban has also some weaknesses, while the other has a sane narrator chain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the whole the hadith therefore seems to be sane.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fiqh view: How to fast them?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the scholars: Imam Abu Hanifa and Malik and abu Yusuf the student of abu Hanifa declared this fast as makrooh. But it was narrated that Imam Malik used to do it and he also had a clear explanation: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yahya said that he heard Malik say, about fasting for six days after breaking the fast&#xA;  at the end of Ramadan, that he had never seen any of the people of knowledge and&#xA;  fiqh fasting them. He said, &quot;I have not heard that any of our predecessors used to do&#xA;  that, and the people of knowledge disapprove of it and they are afraid that it might&#xA;  become a bid'ah and that common and ignorant people might join to Ramadan what&#xA;  does not belong to it, if they were to think that the people of knowledge had given&#xA;  permission for that to be done and were seen doing it. (Al-Muwatta' Malik, narration of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laithi 1/310)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand there are the following views:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is recommended to fast them: Shafi'i, Hanbali and some scholars of the Hanafi and Maliki school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is disliked (makrooh): An opinion of the Hanafi and Maliki school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is disliked (makrooh) to perform the fast in successive days, but allwoed on separated days: The opinion of the majority of the Maliki scholars, abu Yusuf and some other Hanafi scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is disliked (makrooh) to start fasting from day of Eid and go ahead with the next five days without separation: Some Hanafi and Maliki scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some say that Imam Malik might have declared it as makrooh either because he was fearing people will regard it as fard (as this was said to be the case with Christians who added some worships to others and they were later declared as obligatory, and this really happened afterwards) or because he didn't hear the hadith or didn't have reliable sources for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/83292&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a fatwa&lt;/a&gt; for those who missed to complete the six days of shawwal on time. See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://fiqh.islammessage.com/NewsDetails.aspx?id=8675&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; Arabic reference. And this about whether it is necessary to fast &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/7858&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;six successive&lt;/a&gt; days and this on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/7860&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;when to start&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-06-18T08:52:58.027" LastActivityDate="2018-06-18T08:52:58.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33366" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-11T07:18:12.903" Score="5" ViewCount="346" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/10184/when-people-die-do-they-go-directly-go-to-heaven-or-hell-till-judgement-day&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt;. I have often heard the Imam of my local mosque say the following: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;During Ramdan and on the day of Eid, many people will be released from Hell by the mercy of Allah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also that, many people who die during a fast will enter Heaven.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean, people (sinners) who have passed away are spending time in Hell at present And good people are already spending time in Heaven? Please provide some clarity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I understand now is that, during the state of barzakh sinners will be punished by the angels (no to the extend as in Hell) and time will move very slowly for them until Judgment day. For the faithful believers, life in the state of barzakh will be pleasureful (not as pleasureful as in Heaven) and time will move very fast for them such that Judgment day will appear as tomorrow. Based on this, was the Imam actually talking about the mercy of Allah on Judgment day? Or was he talking about the state of barzakh? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2024-01-03T14:04:30.470" Title="Was the Imam talking about Barzakh or Day of Judgment?" Tags="|ramadan|day-of-judgement|barzakh|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27802" CreationDate="2016-07-11T07:49:06.963" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Who will be the first person(s) who enter the paradise?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several similar related --Islamic-- narrations, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أنّ الخمسة أصحاب الكساء أوّل من يدخل الجنّة، و ذلك أنّ رسول اللّه يدخل&#xA;  الجنّة و عليّ عليه السّلام يحمل لواءه إلى الجنّة، و فاطمة و الحسن و&#xA;  الحسين معهما، و الشيعة  من ورائهم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Namely (in short):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fives (five persons) of Ksa (کساء) are the first one(s) who enter the Jannah, namely: Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), Ali (a.s.), Fatimah (s.a.), Hassan (a.s. ) and Hussain (a.s.), and the Shia behind them ...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For extra study, for instance (but in Arabic):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لقد صحت الروايات من طرق الفريقين، أنّ رسول اللّه صلّى اللّه عليه و آله&#xA;  أوّل من يدخل الجنّة قبل الأنبياء، و صحّت أيضا أنّ عليّا أوّل من يدخل&#xA;  الجنّة، و صحّت أيضا أنّ فاطمة أوّل من يدخل الجنّة، و صحّت أيضا أنّ&#xA;  الخمسة أصحاب الكساء أوّل من يدخل الجنّة، و ذلك أنّ رسول اللّه يدخل&#xA;  الجنّة و عليّ عليه السّلام يحمل لواءه إلى الجنّة، و فاطمة و الحسن و&#xA;  الحسين معهما، و الشيعة من ورائهم، و بذلك تلتئم الروايات من حيث المعنى؛&#xA;  فإنّ عليّا و فاطمة و الحسنين يدخلون تحت ظل رسول اللّه و بين يديه؛ فهم&#xA;  أوّل من يدخل الجنّة. ففي أمالي الطوسي (350، 351) بإسناده عن زيد بن&#xA;  عليّ، عن أبيه، عن جدّه، عن عليّ بن أبي طالب عليهم السّلام، عن النبي&#xA;  صلّى اللّه عليه و آله، ... قال له: أنا أوّل من يدخل الجنّة و أنت بعدي&#xA;  تدخلها، و الحسن و الحسين و فاطمة. و في مناقب ابن شهرآشوب (ج 3؛ 229)&#xA;  بالإسناد عن جابر بن عبد اللّه، قال: سمعت رسول اللّه صلّى اللّه عليه و&#xA;  آله يقول: أوّل من يدخل الجنّة بين يدي النبيّين و الصدّيقين عليّ بن أبي&#xA;  طالب، ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;و في ينابيع المودّة (ج 2؛ 94) عن عليّ عليه السّلام قال: شكوت إلى رسول&#xA;  اللّه صلّى اللّه عليه و آله حسد الناس، فقال لي: أ ما ترضى أن تكون رابع&#xA;  أربعة أوّل من يدخل الجنّة؟ أنا و أنت و الحسن و الحسين و أزواجنا عن&#xA;  أيماننا و شمائلنا، و ذريّاتنا خلف أزواجنا. أخرجه الثعلبي، و أخرجه أحمد&#xA;  في المناقب، و ذكره سبط ابن الجوزيّ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;.........&#xA;  (To read the complete text refer to: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/showthread.php?t=43405&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.askdin.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the meanwhile, there are many other similar hadiths  (narrations) where mention/name of five individuals &quot;Prophet-Muhammad/Ali/Fatimah/Hassan/Hussain (peace be upon them)&quot; as the first person(s) who enter the paradise(Jannah), hence I recommend you to survey the presented sources below for further info.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source (as several related sources and more study):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askdin.com/showthread.php?t=43405&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.askdin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;انظر روضة الواعظين (112، 158) و مناقب ابن شهرآشوب (ج 2؛ 154) و (ج 3؛&#xA;65) و كشف اليقين (108، 281) و أمالي المفيد (74، 110) و المسترشد (634)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;و تفسير فرات (269، 438، 456، 457) و أمالي الصدوق (86، 231، 262) و&#xA;بشارة المصطفى (46، 126) و الخصال (254، 403، 413، 414، 574، 575) و&#xA;الكافي (ج 2؛ 11)، و تقريب المعارف (183) و أمالي الطوسي (351)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;و خصائص الوحي المبين (84). طرف من الأنباء و المناقب، ص: 285 و انظر&#xA;مستدرك الحاكم (ج 3؛ 151) و الكشّاف (ج 4؛ 220) و كنز العمال (ج 6؛ 218)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;و (ج 13؛ 639) و تاريخ دمشق (ج 4؛ 318) و مجمع الزوائد (ج 9؛ 131) و&#xA;كنوز الحقائق بهامش الجامع الصغير (ج 2؛ 16) و الصواعق المحرقة (96) و&#xA;تاريخ بغداد (ج 4؛ 318) و تذكرة الخواص (31) و المختار من مسند فاطمة&#xA;(147)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;و ينابيع المودّة (ج 1؛ 130) و (ج 2؛ 17، 34، 84، 93، 117، 124، 126،&#xA;133) و (ج 3؛ 98) و مناقب الخوارزمي (227). انظر فضائل الخمسة (ج 3؛&#xA;133).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://hawzah.net/fa/Book/View/45287/27332/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://hawzah.net/fa/Book/View/45287/27332/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2020-06-08T14:34:48.300" LastActivityDate="2020-06-08T14:34:48.300" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33368" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33292" CreationDate="2016-07-11T08:11:02.927" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all note if all of us needed to be purified to perform dhikr or du'a logically that would mean that women would have a vast disadvantage, only because of something Allah created:&lt;br&gt; They have menses and they have the postpartum period which are long periods of time where they would not be allowed to communicate with Allah, while men can only become impure due to intercourse or janabah which they share with women too.&lt;br&gt; I think only from a logical view this can't be, as Allah would never &quot;reject&quot; people (as du'a or dhikr means asking Allah and remembering HIM) for something HE has created HIMSELF!&lt;br&gt; Therefore purity has only been prescribed for the prayer itself by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran&lt;/a&gt; (Note that this is the only kind of worhsip women don't need to make up due to menses or postpartum period, while they need to make up fast and tawaf etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So here's a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/5048&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; on the Issue of your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that a women in menses can do the following worships:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She can read any book which has some verses of the Quran inside (as long as it is not a Quran) note that this already is dhikr (remembrance of Allah).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She can listen to quranic recitation or recite from her memory (See &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;lang=&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=2224&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She can even prostrate if she passes by a Verse of prostration (See &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;lang=&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=13137&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic)!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She can recite any dhikr (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;lang=&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=14187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic)!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some scholars allow it to read from a Mushaf (copy of the Quran) if there's something between her hands and the Mushaf (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;lang=&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=2845&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic), so if somebody put it on a desk and she reads from it without touching that also would be allowed (see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/2564&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;)!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She can also attend the Khotba of Eid and attend the EId prayer without participating in it (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/8/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;in sahih&lt;/a&gt; Muslim).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/26753&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; on what a woman in her menses can do during lailat al-qadr! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also forgot to mention that non-Muslims perform dua' and you may even find quotes in the Quran of disbelievers asking Allah, which underlines that purity (tahara) is not a condition for performing dua'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-13T10:31:53.700" LastActivityDate="2016-07-13T10:31:53.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20205" CreationDate="2016-07-11T09:39:22.973" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The point with awrah is that it shouldn't be exposed to others. If it was exposed to the ground and nobody could see it while you pray than everything is fine. See for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/161722&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic about if a woman can pray wearing only one garment (without underwear).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand one is allowed to pray with only one (single) garment via ahadith like &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/8/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; from sahih al-Bukahri, which mentions the recommendation of covering the shoulders, as scholars say that this way one can secure that the garment wouldn't fall down and the awrah wouldn't be exposed to others (for details &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/125425&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;see this&lt;/a&gt; fatwa). An &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/8/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;other hadith&lt;/a&gt; makes clear that one could also tie the garment around the waist if it was too short (so covering shoulders is not mandatory). An other indication that the sahaba used to pray only in one garment is &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/8/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;, which clearly indicates that the women would maybe see the awrah if they raised their heads sooner then described. See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/8/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; which may indicate that having more than one single garment is a matter of wealth. See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/191&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; on the etiquette of dressing (one shouldn't expose his awrah) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/730170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this on&lt;/a&gt; one shouldn't look at the awrah of somebody else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To conclude it is permissible to pray exposing the awrah to the ground as long as you can assure that you won't expose it to somebody else! But on the other hand if one can avoid such a situation it would be much better an remember also (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;7:31&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O children of Adam, take your adornment at every masjid&lt;/strong&gt;, and eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes not those who commit excess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2016-07-12T13:26:03.173" LastActivityDate="2016-07-12T13:26:03.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33371" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-11T11:23:41.303" Score="1" ViewCount="24353" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes we do make up in some occasions or for other purposes, or in front our husband. In this case, can we pray with make up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-12T11:21:24.963" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T03:18:37.650" Title="Can we pray with make up on?" Tags="|salat|cosmetics|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33356" CreationDate="2016-07-11T11:40:31.047" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wtpmp1I5M0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wtpmp1I5M0&lt;/a&gt; . Here you will see the Imam and others crying during salah. Do you still think Salah/Wudu becomes invalidated due to tears?  If you read here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamsight.org/en/najas-the-dirty-things.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamsight.org/en/najas-the-dirty-things.html&lt;/a&gt; , you will find all the najas that breaks wudu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastActivityDate="2016-07-11T11:40:31.047" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33343" CreationDate="2016-07-11T12:00:18.067" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to add that tafsir books may differ according to the time they were written and the emphasize of the author. For example many older tafsir books included so called &lt;em&gt;israeliyat&lt;/em&gt; which are stories, tales and legends scholars have got by consulting people of other Abrahamic religions like Jews and Christians. But one couldn't relay on blindly on such stories. This is one of the reasons why one is always encouraged to ask people of knowledge (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/16/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;16:43&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam oral transmission that means learning by listening or asking a teacher is highly appreciated see for example: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/26/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; from sunan abi Dawod is about the importance of sanad or &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/92/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; about spread what our Messenger (peace be upon him) said to those who were not present. Also a version of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/96/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; about the importance of learning about our religion in the book of Imam at-Tabarni in his kabir is narrated with the following addition (note this is my translation and it's not literally - take it with care, this is the case for most other translated texts in my answer unless I quoted a source):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He to whom Allah intends to do good, He gives him insight into religion... Certainly sciences is taken by oral transmission and by learning from &amp;quot;teachers&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;من يرد الله به خيرًا يفقّهه في الدين...إنما العلم بالتعلُّم، والفقه بالتفقّه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars like &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/introduction/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Sireen&lt;/a&gt; or Imam Malik have been saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The knowledge of hadith (in the same manner all other religious subjects) are included in the deen. Therefore before acquiring knowledge, be aware from whom knowledge is acquired&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sheikh al Quradawi said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لا تأخذ العلم من صُحُفي ولا القرآن من مصحفي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't take science from somebody who reads from papers nor the Quran from somebody who reads from a Mushaf (copy of the Quran) -or have memorized the Quran only from the Mushaf-.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The issue is not when you read and understand nor when you read and doubt about your understanding in both cases you will do an effort to check your wisdom. The issue is when you read in a book and think you've understood, while actually you've misunderstood (therefore saying I don't know is a valid fatwa if one has no clue: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/46775/is-there-a-source-for-whoever-says-i-dont-know-has-given-a-fatwa&quot;&gt;Is there a source for &amp;quot;Whoever says I don&amp;#39;t know has given a fatwa&amp;quot;?&lt;/a&gt;) in this case you may stick on what you think is true and spread a mistake to anybody who asks you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is or was the view of the majority of scholars (Quote al-Khatib al-Baghdadi):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لا يؤخذ العلم إلاّ من أفواه العلماء&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The science of religion can only be acquired by oral-transmission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يؤخذ العلم من أفواه العلماء ولا يأخذ من بطون الكتب&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The science (of religion) has to be acquired by oral-transmission from people of knowledge and shouldn't be taken from the pages of a book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So without guidance one should avoid interpreting any kind of religious text as this is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/26/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;big sin and serious matter&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt; Therefore students used after reading or memorizing books to search for a scholar to test and approve them which means they would get a permission to teach that topic or special book or matter and become a kind of authority in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-18T05:47:53.970" LastActivityDate="2021-09-18T05:47:53.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33377" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-11T16:07:26.170" Score="2" ViewCount="87" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we know that Sanskrit is considered as divine language in Hinduism, I want to know Is there any language that is considered as diving in Islam. or Which are the divine language of Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17673" LastActivityDate="2016-07-11T16:07:26.170" Title="Divine language(s) in Islam?" Tags="|language|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33380" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-11T18:51:26.590" Score="7" ViewCount="5385" Body="&lt;p&gt;We wash the dead body, perform funeral (janazah) prayer, bury the dead body in a grave and throw three fistful of soil and then fill the grave. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what is the funeral procedure like if the body is not found?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14326" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-05-01T02:08:52.520" LastActivityDate="2021-09-25T05:37:01.237" Title="How to perform funeral if the body is not found?" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|fiqh|human-body|funeral|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33381" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-11T19:19:40.353" Score="0" ViewCount="394" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum, I am 15 and I have just found out about the ruling of shaving the pubic hair (men's). I wanted to know if you could simply just cut it very short with scissors rather than shaving it and also how should we approach removing hair from areas around the back passage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17689" LastActivityDate="2016-07-12T05:26:33.657" Title="Shaving in Islam" Tags="|hadith|hair|shaving|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-07-13T23:07:58.600" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33382" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-11T19:42:21.243" Score="5" ViewCount="2588" Body="&lt;p&gt;AsslamuAlaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When searching for specific questions online, you come across so many islamic Q and A sites where it seems like some guy asked a question which was answered by a knowledgeable islamic professional. But when you have questions of your own, at least according to what I've seen, those websites don't take questions even though they seem to (I.e. they lie about it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you have doubts, you are supposed to ask people who know. So who are those people? How do I get to them? Surely they aren't around here where I live, and it's definitely not my parents. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are so many islamic sites which claim to answer your questions but don't do so. And they are surprisingly the most famous one's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) islamqa.info. This site has thousands of questions answered buy shake Muhammad saleh (I think). It has a link called &quot;send a question&quot; which when you click, says that you are asking at the wrong time and tells you to return at 1:00 makkah time. But when you do, it says &quot;daily quota filled&quot; and then asks you to return later. It's been like this for a year. I don't think islamic sites should lie like this. And yeah, their contact email returns you an automated reply.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) 877-whyislam (www.whyislam.org). This site says it has a 24/7 talk on phone service for Canada and USA. I don't live in those countries so never mind. It does have a one on one discussion service through email, which asks you to fill a form, and then it says &quot;sorry, service currently available for non Muslims only&quot;. I never tried putting false info in the form. They probably won't answer if I did that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) www.ask-a-muslim.com. You can ask questions to this site through email, and they never answer you back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So can anyone tell me how do I get my questions answered and where or to whom do I ask?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17688" LastEditorUserId="17688" LastEditDate="2016-07-24T16:18:48.963" LastActivityDate="2019-11-20T21:36:46.460" Title="Where and to whom can I ask for answers to my questions and doubts?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33383" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-12T00:58:56.880" Score="1" ViewCount="47388" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently heard a Sunni hadith that said roosters can see the angels at the time of fajar and that is why they make  that sound of theirs. And also donkeys cry when they see jinn or the shaithan. I am not sure if this hadith or its interpretation is authentic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard incidents where the Prophet has mentioned that animals can hear the cries of the people in barzakh. Makes sense to me because we don't see animals or birds near the graveyard. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is the above true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt; The Hadith in question is:  Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger as saying :” When you listen to the crowing of the rooster, ask Allah for His favor as it sees Angels and when you listen to the braying of the donkey, seek refuge in Allah from the Satan for it sees Satan. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/48/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim Book 035, Number 6581&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a very unscientific discussion &lt;a href=&quot;https://siheem.wordpress.com/2012/07/16/the-donkey-can-see-satan-and-the-rooster-can-see-angels/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, as well. But that is not my point. I couldn't find Hadith anywhere else. Is it authentic? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-12T05:26:39.650" LastActivityDate="2022-03-23T05:57:19.317" Title="Can animals see the angels and jinn and hear the cries of the dead?" Tags="|authenticity|death|jinn|animals|malaikah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33388" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33381" CreationDate="2016-07-12T05:26:33.657" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/2602&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/12183/correct-way-of-shaving-pubic-hair&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; also. &#xA;In addition, I will give you some tips.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shave every two weeks&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Don't wear tight underwear after shaving for 2-3 days. So its better to shave on Friday night and walk freely on the weekends. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There will be small cuts here and there. Remember that the skin on your scrotum is very hard and not easily cut by a blade. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Don't use aftershave lotion. Use a mix of 1 spoon honey and 2 drops lemon juice. Its good for the skin and small cuts.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Initially it might take you 1-2 hours. With practice you can do it in under 10 minutes. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's really no big deal. All the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-07-12T05:26:33.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33392" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33382" CreationDate="2016-07-12T06:42:17.667" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I said in my comment above: You can try to ask questions here or Youtube, Islamqa, Islamweb ask Imam ... but any site you may ask have the same level. If you seriously have questions you want to ask you should go and ask a Scholar, Sheikh or Mufti you &lt;strong&gt;trust&lt;/strong&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just to make you understand the necessity of asking a Mufti you trust: If you ask a Mufti your question(s), the first thing he would do is asking you to get all relevant information, to give you a fatwa on your purpose. Note that sometimes a Mufti needs much time to answer. So expecting a direct answer is also a wrong expectation. Note that scholars at the golden ages of Islam used to answer: I don't know or Allah knows best! even after days of research. So scholars who give you a direct answer on any kind of question seem to me doubtful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a online platform a Mufti would only be able to give a random fatwa as he can't get your feedback. As most people only want their questions to be answered without knowledge what a good or perfect answer needs so they give random information. Some is useful to give a fatwa, some not, we have the possibility of commenting to help you improve your question or focus it. But still we are not qualified to give fatwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why a mufti you trust?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;As two people may have different opinions (madhab Issue, different understanding of a religious text or source, ...) and maybe both can give you answers based on Quran and sunnah as both have knowledge you don't have. So fatwa is a matter of trust and authority and looking for this on the internet is basically wrong from the start.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as Envayo may have indicated in his comment you should search your answer first by reading: try to learn more about your religion, the halal and haram and again ask scholars to check your understanding ... be mindful and critic!&lt;br&gt; The first is try to understand the Quran this means reading it, reading a tafsir, if you have some problems ask a scholar, you should always be mindful, accept what your heart, soul and mind accept and reject what they reject if they can't find consensus then you must search for a better or more helpful answer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/33343/read-quran-with-tafseer-alone&quot;&gt;this post&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S.: The fact that anyone -including me- may have lots of reputation points on this site doesn't mean that all we post is the truth. I often find myself reviewing my answers and correcting some of my statements after consulting other sources or if I found out I was wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-07-12T09:39:16.657" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33394" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-12T08:13:19.563" Score="2" ViewCount="9871" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asaalamu alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm extremely confused about selecting the life partner, I see different cases among different people. I do want to know about the fact that if marriage happens by our fate, or does it happen on our own decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And Allah has made for you your mates of your own nature, and made for you, out of them, sons and daughters and grandchildren, and provided for you sustenance of the best.&quot; [Noble Quran 16:72]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;what does this ayat mean? our partner is already selected by him, or its on our choice? and also, we see many people have life partners of different natures&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please enlighten me with this fact, and the related things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallah Khaier..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T11:01:20.163" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T11:01:20.163" Title="Does marriage happen by fate or it completely depends on our decision?" Tags="|nikah|qadar|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33394" CreationDate="2016-07-12T08:33:55.100" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dear Nadia&lt;/strong&gt; , Everything happens by fate. its gonna be your fate that you will find the right person or it will be your fate that you will say yes to some proposal. it is your fate that you haven't found anybody yet. and by fate i surely meant &lt;strong&gt;Allah's Will&lt;/strong&gt;. so just praise the lord and go with the flow . he must have something planned for you as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surah Al- insan ayat 30:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا&#xA;And you do not will except that Allah wills. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17695" LastEditorUserId="17695" LastEditDate="2016-07-12T08:39:52.987" LastActivityDate="2016-07-12T08:39:52.987" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33394" CreationDate="2016-07-12T09:09:48.663" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes there's fate and Allah's will as stated in the Quran in many verses like &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/54/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;54:49&lt;/a&gt;, but this doesn't mean that we are prohibited from taking decisions or making decisions on doing our best to follow our own ideas and goals. So we have a free will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may ask so what about fate? Being able to make decisions and follow our goals doesn't contradict this idea at all, as this only means if Allah had made a plan for us and we had an other, Allah will make it easier to follow HIS plan and harder to go along with our plan (see also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/182880&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;). So that's why we are strongly encouraged to perform &lt;em&gt;istikhara&lt;/em&gt; (asking Allah to help or guide as for a choice) once we want to make a (major) decision in our life, such as deciding whether we would marry this person or not!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the final decision is in our hand, but whether we would be happy or not with what we have done or decided depends on the fate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The practical side is easy as a woman you will have the right to accept or reject a proposal as stated in the well known &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;. While it is the usually the man who is making a proposal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A comment on the verse you quoted&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2961&amp;amp;Itemid=71#1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafsir scholars&lt;/a&gt; say this verse show the gifts and blessings of Allah to people, this means there's no direct relevance to fate in this verse. Rather then a listing of gifts Allah gave us: he gave us partners (husband, wife) and out of them children etc. as the context is not fate rather then the gifts of Allah to all humans including disbelievers as the verse partly (and the next verses especially) addresses them. Ibn Kathir at the end of his explanation added &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/55/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; sahih hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/83424&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; which answers your question as it seems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-12T09:16:43.183" LastActivityDate="2016-07-12T09:16:43.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33401" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33418" CreationDate="2016-07-12T14:13:45.670" Score="1" ViewCount="461" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just read about various benefits of prostration, and just came through this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who believe! Bow down, prostrate yourselves, and adore your Lord; and do good, that you may prosper. (Surah Hajj, verse 77)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone enlighten me about the entire meaning of this verse please?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallah Khaier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastActivityDate="2016-07-14T08:48:49.627" Title="What is the entire meaning of Surah Hajj, verse 77?" Tags="|quran|surah|prostration|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33405" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-12T19:32:59.507" Score="-1" ViewCount="276" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a 28yr old Sunni man. I am wondering if I can do istikhara for marrying (or not marrying) a girl from a particular country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17628" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-14T04:09:36.540" LastActivityDate="2017-05-14T04:09:36.540" Title="Can do istikhara for marrying (or not marrying) a girl from a particular country?" Tags="|nikah|istikharah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33406" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33415" CreationDate="2016-07-13T01:41:56.953" Score="3" ViewCount="2213" Body="&lt;p&gt;Citing the Quran 31:17-18:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O my son! Establish Salah, enjoin good and forbid the evil. Endure with patience whatever befalls you, surely this shows your determination in conducting the affairs.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alim.org/library/quran/ayah/compare/31/17/advise-of-luqman-about-moral-behavior-and-interaction&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[17]&lt;/a&gt;  Do not speak to the people with your face turned away, nor walk proudly on earth; for Allah does not love any self-conceited boaster.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alim.org/library/quran/ayah/compare/31/18/advise-of-luqman-about-moral-behavior-and-interaction&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[18]&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;Be moderate in your pace&lt;/strong&gt; and lower your voice; for the harshest of voices is the braying of a donkey.&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alim.org/library/quran/ayah/compare/31/19/advise-of-luqman-about-moral-behavior-and-interaction&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;[19]&lt;/a&gt; (Malik)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Question&lt;/em&gt;: Should &quot;be moderate in your pace&quot; be taken literally?  I.e., does it forbid Muslims from walking fast?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or perhaps is it better to interpret this ayat as metaphorical for life in general?  I.e., it's about patience, and not having an overly fast-pace life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ayat is within instructions by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luqman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Luqman&lt;/a&gt; (Quran 31:16-19), parts of which are taken literally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-07-13T10:02:47.797" Title="Does &quot;be moderate in your pace&quot; (Quran 31:19) forbid Muslims from walking fast?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33407" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-13T02:01:32.803" Score="1" ViewCount="267" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the obligatory and non-obligatory prayers (many) muslims look or focus at the point of prostration. Is there a specific reason for this ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any angles at which the worshipper can not look, less they invalidate their prayers ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For those praying in the courtyard of the Ka'ba, is there a benefit from looking at the Ka'ba while praying, or this not recommended ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17291" LastEditorUserId="17291" LastEditDate="2016-07-13T02:13:47.080" LastActivityDate="2016-09-25T10:17:08.433" Title="Direction at which to look while praying" Tags="|salat|fiqh|kaabah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-10-14T09:02:56.810" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33408" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-13T02:17:02.033" Score="2" ViewCount="141" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hypothetically, if someone is worthy of His Paradise, but enjoy receiving pain as they got used to it or other reasons, would they still not deserve Hell? I know little about Islam, so please do not assume my knowledge of anything and help with tags.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12682" LastEditorUserId="12682" LastEditDate="2016-07-13T15:14:52.817" LastActivityDate="2016-09-11T19:08:03.780" Title="Those who enjoy pain: where do they go?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|jahannam|pain|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33409" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25517" CreationDate="2016-07-13T02:26:32.637" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Abu Salamab. 'Abd al−Rahman reported: I along with the foster brother of 'A'isha went to her and he asked about the bath of the Naby (Messenger of Allah) (may peace be upon him) because of sexual intercourse. She called for a vessel equal toa Sa' and she took a bath. and there was a curtain (Hijab) between us and her. She poured water on her head thrice and he (Abu Salama) said: The wives of the Naby (Messenger of Allah) (may peace be upon him) collected hair on their heads and these lopped (means cut) up to ears (and did not go beyond that).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17707" LastActivityDate="2016-07-13T02:26:32.637" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33410" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5956" CreationDate="2016-07-13T05:21:28.033" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually the same Hadith is for a heavy stormy rain or flood and if aperson come out from his home, in such circumstances than Allah is not responsible for his safety.&#xA;If there is no danger to one life and aperson may reach to masjid without getting effect to be his Pak or clean towards his clothes and body,than what ,s problem to go and pray in masjid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17708" LastActivityDate="2016-07-13T05:21:28.033" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33407" CreationDate="2016-07-13T05:30:57.777" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Looking at the point of prostration is done to avoid drifting your mind to other things while praying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many things you should do for a proper prayer:&#xA;* Cleansing yourself&#xA;* Focusing on the prayer&#xA;    - This would include avoiding laughter, or signaling people to answer them&#xA;        * To notify someone of something during the prayer you should say: &quot;Allhu akbar&quot; (i.e. if the Imam counted an improper numbers of Rikahas)&#xA;* Reading the Quran in a proper way&#xA;* Doing the proper actions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for looking at the Ka'ba, I am not sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17709" LastActivityDate="2016-07-13T05:30:57.777" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33412" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-13T07:13:51.173" Score="2" ViewCount="123" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does Islam say about birth of living being? I've read that according to Quran, God(Allah) is creator, destroyer, judge,..etc. So, as we know that world is made of two things 1.sentient/living(सजीव) and 2. non-sentient/non-living/(निर्जीव). Now non-living things are made once but what about living beings? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Jivas are only made once then how world has continue new Jivas? I am not sure about whether Islam believes in re-birth of Jivas. So, I want to understand the life-cycle of Jivas. Also I'm interested for the cause of world and Jivas according to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that I'm new to learn about Islam and As far as I know Quran is considered as the final truth from Allah. So, I prefer the information/knowledge from Quran. (Quote the verses from Quran related to this question).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;If there are a specific terms for world, jivas, re-birth etc according to Islam, then tell me to use it.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17673" LastActivityDate="2016-07-13T07:13:51.173" Title="What does Islam say about birth of living being?" Tags="|quran|creation|soul|world|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33408" CreationDate="2016-07-13T07:43:59.297" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;We do not know true and full concept of hell. Examples given in quran and hadiths are to make us imagine or try to understand afterlife. Allah created mankind. If He wants to punish someone, He knows how to punish it. If Allah created someone as enjoy the pain, He will punish him/her with unpleasant things to him/her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastActivityDate="2016-07-13T07:43:59.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33415" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33406" CreationDate="2016-07-13T08:58:10.363" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Luqman in the Quran is described as a wise man and in these verses or the story which the Quran tells us about him he is teaching his son (and us = the reader) a lot of things about believe and the etiquette (Aadaab آداب) on how he -as a believer- should deal with people, how he should act, walk and speak etc. ...&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Be moderate in your pace اقصد في مشيك: has been mostly interpreted literally in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1791#1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tafsir books&lt;/a&gt; by the explanation: &quot;don't walk neither fast nor slow&quot;.&lt;br&gt; Some scholars like Sheikh Taher Ben Achour added that moderate means moderate between a walk of pomp التبختر (an arrogant walk, who walks very slowly -to be seen-) or creep الدبيب (a shay walk, who walks very fast- to not be seen-).&lt;br&gt; In tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=62&amp;amp;surano=31&amp;amp;ayano=19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Bahr al-Moheet&lt;/a&gt; there's a quote of ibn Masu'd (May Allah be pleased with him) telling us that they were asked not to walk at a slow leisurely pace like Jews nor to walk along with the body close to the floor (quietly or secretly) as the Christians, and take a way in between both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقال ابن مسعود : كانوا ينهون عن خبب اليهود ودبيب النصارى ، ولكن مشيا بين ذلك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=50&amp;amp;surano=31&amp;amp;ayano=19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;At-Tabari&lt;/a&gt; instead said, that Luqman has prohibited or discouraged his son here from arrogance, but he also added an evidence for not walking fast. This would go ahead with the meaning of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/77/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; sahih hadith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=51&amp;amp;surano=31&amp;amp;ayano=19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Baghawi&lt;/a&gt; added to the moderate way of walking a quote of 'Ata': walk with calmness and ease. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقال عطاء : امش بالوقار والسكينة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also referred to (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/25/63&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;25:63&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth easily&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this we can conclude a believer should walk neither fast nor slow, neither in an arrogant style nor a shay way he should walk with ease. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/9229&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; which includes a comment from tafsir al-Qurtoby on the Verse 31:19. And &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/askimam/83413&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this summary&lt;/a&gt; about Luqman and his advices.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-13T10:02:47.797" LastActivityDate="2016-07-13T10:02:47.797" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33416" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33417" CreationDate="2016-07-13T11:28:47.787" Score="4" ViewCount="17135" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I perform sujud shukr without wudu/ablution? At any state, and at any time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallah Khaaier&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastActivityDate="2023-03-31T08:26:26.090" Title="Can I perform sujud shukr without wudu/ablution?" Tags="|wudu|sujud|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33416" CreationDate="2016-07-13T12:33:32.407" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The major Issue with sujud a-shukr سجود الشكر (or prostration of gratitude) is that scholars have different opinion on how to classify it (note the same sitatuion is with sujud at-tilawah, the sujud if you read a verse which orders a sujud in the Quran): some say it's (like) a nafl prayer some say it's a pure sujud only and not a prayer at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sujud a-shukr is well evidenced by ahadith from Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/21/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;, sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/15/298&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; or sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; and by narrations of what the sahaba (May Allah be pleased with them) used to do, for example the prostration of abu Bakr when he got the message that Musaylima al Kadhab has been killed ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars who regard it a kind of nafl prayer (the shafi'i school, most of the hanbali scholars, some hanafi and maliki scholars) say it needs anything a prayer would need, &lt;em&gt;niyyah&lt;/em&gt; (intention), &lt;em&gt;tahara&lt;/em&gt; (purity), perform it in the direction of the qiblah, &lt;em&gt;satr al-'awrah&lt;/em&gt; (hide the 'awrah) etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who say it's only a sajdah (without relation to prayer) (some maliki scholars, ibn Jarir at-Tabari, ibn Hazm, ibn Taymiyyah, ibn al-Qayyim, a-Shawkani and a-Sna'ani and most modern representatives of the salafi school) say it neither needs tahara nor anything which might be necessary for a prayer. Most fatwas I could find are saying that this opinion is stronger. As the person who reads or recites the Quran from his/her memory doesn't need to be purified (by ghusl or wudu) so if he or she was not allowed to perform a sujud at-tilawa he/she would miss lot of thawab or rewards, so logically this can't be the case. This can also be concluded from the hadith from above and the fact that our Messenger (Peace be upon him) didn't say anything about that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according the favored opinion &lt;strong&gt;you neither need wudu'&lt;/strong&gt; nor any kind of purity, &lt;strong&gt;you don't even need to face the qiblah&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;you don't need to wear hijab or hide your 'awrah&lt;/strong&gt;, it's not sunnah to say &amp;quot;Allahu akbar&amp;quot; at the beginning nor at the end and no tashahud or salam is needed according the shafi'i and hanbali madhab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References: I only have &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/4786&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/140804&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; from islamqa which has also an urdu translation about conditions for this prostration. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/96807&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This fatwa&lt;/a&gt; may have some relevance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-18T10:16:41.283" LastActivityDate="2021-11-18T10:16:41.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33401" CreationDate="2016-07-13T13:17:03.810" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If one checks most tafsir books he finds that apparently, there's not really much to say about this verse (ibn Kathir even doesn't explain the verse at all), only the fiqh dispute whether it is a verse which requires sujud or not is widely discussed so among those who said &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt; are the Imams abu Hanifa, Malik (in al-Muwatta' and al-Mudawanah) and Sufyan at-Thawri. One of the hadith which the others (and they seem to be the majority) relay on is &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/6/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; with the weak narrator abu-Lahi'ah, as even at-Tirmdihi quoted. Details about the madhab views could be found in my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/25529/number-of-sajdas-in-quran-in-every-para&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Achour in his tafsir (&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;surano=22&amp;amp;ayano=77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-tahrir wa-tanwir&lt;/a&gt;) pointed to the fact that most of this surah is addressing the disbelievers while the end verses finally come to address the believers and he said the meaning of&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bow down, prostrate yourselves&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is the order to pray or referred to the prayer (salat) as it is the most important worship ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and adore your Lord;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is underlining the importance of the prayer again. And what is meant by worship or &lt;em&gt;adoring our Lord&lt;/em&gt; are the other worships like fasts and hajj ...&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=51&amp;amp;surano=22&amp;amp;ayano=77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Bagahwi&lt;/a&gt; commented the statement as follows: (adore &lt;em&gt;&quot;only&quot;&lt;/em&gt; your Lord).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;and do good,&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;refers to zakat and good behavior towards others like maintaining the ties of kinship, Enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=50&amp;amp;surano=22&amp;amp;ayano=77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam at-Tabari&lt;/a&gt; said about the last two statements: submit to your lord and serve him with humbleness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;that you may prosper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is a promise to prosper (which can only mean that they might enter jannah) if they did these deeds well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To conclude: This verse asks as to pray and submit to Allah by doing what he asks us and doing good deeds and Allah gives the promise that if we do it good we may do it right and good, we will come paradise or jannah nearer! As said in the comment of Sassir this should be a reason for us (believers) to thank Allah and prostrate, as not only he made a promise to us he also showed or guided us the way to prosper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this was helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-07-14T08:48:49.627" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29510" CreationDate="2016-07-13T14:30:33.103" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;In The Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, you didn't become one of those who consider the haram halal. What you did is, you lied. More specifically, you lied to reconcile between you and your uncle. In that case, lying is permissible. The evidence for that is found in the following hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Humaid b. 'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Auf reported that his mother Umm Kulthum&#xA;daughter of 'Uqba b. Abu Mu'ait, and she was one amongst the first&#xA;emigrants who pledged allegiance to Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon&#xA;him), as saying that she heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon&#xA;him) as saying: A liar is not one who tries to bring reconciliation&#xA;amongst people and speaks good (in order to avert dispute), or he&#xA;conveys good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Shihab said he did not hear that exemption was granted in anything&#xA;what the people speak as lie but in three cases: in battle, &lt;strong&gt;for&#xA;bringing reconciliation amongst persons&lt;/strong&gt; and the narration of the words&#xA;of the husband to his wife, and the narration of the words of a wife&#xA;to her husband (in a twisted form in order to bring reconciliation&#xA;between them).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/45/130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T18:49:24.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33421" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-13T15:07:45.487" Score="2" ViewCount="473" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is generally prohibited to wear perfumes and deodorants after you've worn the Ihraam, see this fatwa for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamandquran.org/fatwas/using-perfume-deodorant-during-hajj-or-umrah.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamandquran.org/fatwas/using-perfume-deodorant-during-hajj-or-umrah.html&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if someone washes the towels of Ihraam before Hajj and that leaves behind some fragrance/odor of the detergent or soap? What if you try out the Ihraam before Hajj and body-odor, sweat or perfume can be felt? Would it be OK to use such towels without deodorizing them first?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17713" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-07-13T23:07:18.410" LastActivityDate="2016-07-13T23:07:18.410" Title="Is it permissible to wash Ihraam-towels with scented products before Hajj?" Tags="|practical-islam|fiqh|hajj|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33423" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35777" CreationDate="2016-07-13T16:20:06.727" Score="2" ViewCount="2636" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have not found the answer to this and I was wondering if Paradise is all pleasure and no goals, work, et cetera, wouldn't the soul's purpose be abolished and thus making them feel worthless and being bored with the idea of a utopia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12682" LastActivityDate="2021-09-10T13:54:28.733" Title="Heaven becomes boring?" Tags="|jannah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33424" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33433" CreationDate="2016-07-13T17:31:09.833" Score="2" ViewCount="1937" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know if this hadith is authetnic, about a tree taking shahada by the command of Muhammad (saw) by the grace of Allah swt?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated by Muhammad Ibn Tarif, narrated by Muhammad Ibn Fadil, narrated by Abu Hayan, narrated by Atta, narrated by Ibn Umar who said, &amp;quot;We were with the prophet – may Allah’s prayer and peace be upon him – on a journey when we were approached by a Bedouin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the prophet saw him he said to him, ‘To where are you heading?’ The Bedouin said, ‘To my family.’ The prophet asked, ‘Do you wish to have a good thing?’ The Bedouin asked, ‘What would that be?’ The prophet replied, ‘To bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, who has no partners and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Bedouin asked, ‘And who will testify to what you say?’ The prophet answered, ‘This tree will.’ So the prophet called to the tree that was in a valley by the seashore and it came to him, crawling on the ground until it stood up right between his hands. So the prophet made the tree say the Shahada three times and then it returned to where it was planted before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Bedouin then returned to his people and said, ‘If they follow me I will bring them (to Muhammad) otherwise I will return to him myself.&amp;quot; (Sunan Al-Darimi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17714" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-07-14T07:16:37.700" Title="Is this hadith about a tree taking shahada miracle by Muhammad (saw) authentic?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33405" CreationDate="2016-07-13T18:24:46.157" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can do istikhara on anything, any matter you are going to do. And specially when you are going to marry, it's a big step and you should do istikhara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't think of any reason you might not do istikhara on anything you want to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-27T14:01:10.480" LastActivityDate="2016-07-27T14:01:10.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33426" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-13T18:36:43.383" Score="0" ViewCount="13242" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm confused about the fact of witr and tahajjud prayer, as said witr is to lock up a day's prayers, should I perform it affter tahajjud prayer? (If I perform the tahajjud prayer at the last part of the night)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read this here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And in many narrations, Our Prophet (pbuh) commands to perform the witr prayer as the last prayer of the night (Buhari, Witr; Muslim, 751...) or just before the sunnah prayer of the fajr salath (Tirmidi, 467; Ebu Davud, 1436...), and for those who have a fear of not being able to wake up at night, to perform it after the isha salath (Muslim, 755). In that case, it is much more virtuous for those who do not have a fear of not being able to wake up, to have a sleep after the isha salath and to wake up in a certain time of the night then to perform the tahajjud prayer, and after that the witr salath and finally to perform the sunnah salath of the fajr prayer. (Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.questionsonislam.com/article/tahajjud-prayer-night-prayer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.questionsonislam.com/article/tahajjud-prayer-night-prayer&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please enlighten me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallah Khaier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="11633" LastEditDate="2016-07-13T18:43:09.913" LastActivityDate="2016-07-13T18:43:09.913" Title="Should I pray the witr after Tahajjud prayer?" Tags="|tahajjud|witr|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="11" ClosedDate="2016-07-15T23:08:15.403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33430" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34954" CreationDate="2016-07-14T01:55:37.593" Score="3" ViewCount="186" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some prayers would be considered unreasonable, e.g., asking Allah to turn the Earth into cheese (as a silly, proof of concept example).  In these settings, we can expect Allah to be unresponsive to the prayer, and it may even be viewed negatively.  As such, I expect one should only pray about matters for which it is feasible for Allah to answer.  This leads to the conundrum as to which prayers are worthwhile.  In this question, I want to focus on infertile women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is it reasonable for an infertile woman to pray to bear a child?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would entail praying for a miracle, which might be considered unreasonable due to being an excessive request.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah answered such a prayer from the Prophet Zechariah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I fear evil from my kinsmen after I am gone; and my wife is barren, so grant me an heir out of Your special grace, one that might be my heir and the heir of the house of Jacob; and make him, Lord, one that will be pleasing to You.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicstudies.info/tafheem.php?sura=19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 19:5-6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So We accepted his prayer and bestowed upon him John, and We made his wife fit (to bear a child). Verily they hastened in doing good works and called upon Us with longing and fear, and humbled themselves to Us.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicstudies.info/tafheem.php?sura=21&amp;amp;verse=90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 21:90&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is a distinction due to Zechariah being a prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-08-19T09:13:49.657" Title="Is it reasonable for an infertile woman to pray to bear a child?" Tags="|salat|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33431" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-14T03:14:14.353" Score="1" ViewCount="62" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does anything in Hadiths or Quran or otherwise directly (or indirectly, I suppose) support intelligent life in this universe, besides humans [if they can even be considered &quot;intelligent&quot;]?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12682" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-14T06:24:31.737" LastActivityDate="2016-07-14T06:24:31.737" Title="Does the Quran support other unknown life?" Tags="|quran|life|universe|alien|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-03-19T12:30:07.780" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33432" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21400" CreationDate="2016-07-14T04:36:20.067" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The accuracy of any Hadith is not absolute, but the correct interpretation of this should be that when one believer (Muslim) so hates another believer (a jew) the end is near.  We, Muslims and Jews, are supposed to be the bedrock of humanity.  We share a common history and a common future, and if we are so lost...so blinded by our hatred, then our loss of faith ( end of times) is complete.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17719" LastActivityDate="2016-07-14T04:36:20.067" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33424" CreationDate="2016-07-14T07:16:37.700" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This hadith is quoted not only in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=137&amp;amp;pid=63979&amp;amp;hid=16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ad-Darimi&lt;/a&gt; on the authority of ibn 'Omar (May Allah be pleased with both of them) (with a sane narrator chain), but also in sahih ibn Hebban, whom qualified it as sahih (as quoted in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?hflag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=325&amp;amp;pid=154621&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a book&lt;/a&gt; of ibn Hajjar, with a strong and sane narrator chain) and in an apparently shorter version in Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/734950&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;. It is also narrated by at-Tabarni in his kabir and al-Bazzar in his musnad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Albani has qualified it as sahih. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The version of at-Tirmidhi has been qualified as sahih by al-Hakim and Sheikh Sho'aib al-Aranaoot according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=200439&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-07-14T07:16:37.700" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33434" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-14T07:44:12.943" Score="7" ViewCount="3433" Body="&lt;p&gt;One question always bothers me about &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahajjud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tahajjud&lt;/a&gt;.  I hope some one can help me with it.  A hadith says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Our Lord Descends to the lowest heaven during the last third of the night,” And I am in this part of the earth third part of the night. But on the other side of the earth is afternoon. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://seekingoftruth.com/2013/02/23/the-benefits-and-importance-of-tahajjud/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;SeekingOfTruth.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Allah swt is all above the universe. So is Allah swt in the lowest heaven all the time?  Hope my question is not so stupid. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-20T07:13:22.807" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T13:14:54.653" Title="Is Allah in the lowest heaven all the time?" Tags="|allah|hadith-interpretation|tahajjud|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33435" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-14T07:53:57.383" Score="3" ViewCount="11773" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm confused about the exact  procedure of this prayer. I read in some places that there is no mandatory rules for tahajjud, and found somewhere that in every rakat we can recite sura Fatiha then 3 times sura Ikhlas. and can repeat the same in every rakat. I was doing so always. But now read somewhere that our Prophet read surah from quran (ex: sura Bakara etc), which are very long, and I wasn't able to memorize these. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this circumstances, can I pray tahajjud with only sura Fariha, and sura Ikhlas? That is easier for me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-09-15T16:07:05.293" LastActivityDate="2018-04-26T12:50:36.273" Title="Can I pray tahajjud with only sura Fatiha, and sura Ikhlas?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|quran-recitation|tahajjud|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33436" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-14T08:04:48.300" Score="2" ViewCount="61" Body="&lt;p&gt;In case of conflict between suggestions (imarat) and practical principles, Shia Islam largely believe in precedence of the imarat. So my question is: “What's the view by other schools (Sunni scholars)?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if a suggestion comes into conflict with a preservation (istis'hab) or an option-grant (takhyir), what do the jurists of the four school have to say?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; the definition of &lt;strong&gt;imarat /اماره&lt;/strong&gt; can be considered as the following explanations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The presumptions in source methodology in Islamic jurisprudence&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The evidence which leads to a speculative reasoning&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The indication leading to a speculative reasoning&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The credible suspicion sign/proof &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikifeqh.ir/%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.wikifeqh.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2020-03-05T15:41:07.513" LastActivityDate="2020-03-05T15:41:07.513" Title="What is Sunni’s view about the conflict between suggestions (imarat) and practical principles?" Tags="|sunni|shiism|fiqh|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33435" CreationDate="2016-07-14T08:15:11.643" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/30669/can-we-recite-two-or-more-surahs-in-one-rakat-when-praying&quot;&gt;Can we recite two or more surahs in one rakat when praying?&lt;/a&gt; is more general but you can recite what you want. You even can repeat in each rak'a the same verse or surah, it is up to you and what is easier for you. Of course there are some limitation for example in the fatwa I linked as a reference at the bottom of this answer somebody asked whether praying with surat al-fatiha and surat al-ikhlass (112) in each rak'a with a augmenting amount of re-reciting al-Ikhlass each time: For example reciting surat al-Ikhlass in a rak'a re-reciting it or reciting it three times in an other rak'a etc. This was considered as a bid'ah (consult the fatwa for a detailed explanation).&lt;br&gt; The most important in any prayer is that you are asked to &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...recite of what you know of the Qur'an,... (See for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course you can also take a moshaf (hard copy of the qur'an) at hand and read from it (See &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/17840/salat-look-and-read&quot;&gt;Can we read straight from the Quran when we stand up for salat?&lt;/a&gt;), but it's the best to do what ever comforts you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point is if you pray at night you should do your best and doing it right and without haste (feel at ease or rest while prostrating, bowing sitting and standing) as you might be alone and it's a good time to do conversation with your Creator and Lord in a kind &quot;of intimate atmosphere&quot;! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/232094&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This fatwa&lt;/a&gt; is covering your issue more or less explicitly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-04-26T12:50:36.273" LastActivityDate="2018-04-26T12:50:36.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33438" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33434" CreationDate="2016-07-14T08:51:13.870" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know if that hadith is really said by our prophet, or what it really means, I will talk about how I understand Allah and time, based on Quran and try to provide an opinion, rather than a solid answer to your question, as noone can provide it because noone knows what Allah is doing at a given time, other than always seeing and hearing us and being close to us (&lt;strong&gt;Verse 50:16&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is Allah, a being that is not created, a being that exists indefinitely, with no start and with no end, without a need, with no equivalent &lt;strong&gt;(Surah 112)&lt;/strong&gt;. There is everything else, created by Allah, all need Allah for their existence; the universe we live in, space, stars, planets, earth, angels, humans, jinn, animals, plants, other possible universes and creations we don't know of. From the creation I have witnessed so far, the soul, the intelligence and the free will are among the top of the creation in terms of their beauty and complexity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the creator, my understanding is that Allah is not &quot;in&quot; the creation. Again, in my understanding, all the creation is a part of Allah, an extension of Allah, and always controlled, monitored and logged by Allah (&lt;strong&gt;Verse 72:28&lt;/strong&gt;). I think about it like an online world, where everything is hosted on a server (&lt;strong&gt;Verse 27:75&lt;/strong&gt;), all the creation, all the events, all characters (humans and all others) and their actions are being logged (&lt;strong&gt;Verse 18:49&lt;/strong&gt;). Allah does as It wills, when and the way It wills (&lt;strong&gt;Verse 3:47&lt;/strong&gt;). There are things about Allah and the creation we (humans) can know and understand to an extent and there are things that we can never know and understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, let's focus on &lt;strong&gt;time&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I consider time as the &lt;strong&gt;flow&lt;/strong&gt;. Flow of actions, flow of life, flow of planets around their orbits, flow of rivers, flow of thoughts, etc. Every flow has a start and an end. Between the start and end, or between the different points of that flow, one can make a measurement, even though that measurement may differ from being to being. How a human perceives the flow (the time) may be different than how an animal or a plant or any other being perceives it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has no start and no end, as I understand it. Hence, there is no flow for Allah in the same manner there is for us. At least not in the exact way that we perceive, measure and record &lt;strong&gt;(Verses 10:45, 17:52, 22:47, 23:112-114, 32:5, 70:4)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you implied, when it is late night for us, it may be morning, noon, afternoon or evening for others on the other sides of the Earth, but that is how we perceive and measure the time as human beings. With the light of the things I explained above, I think of Allah to exist anywhere and everywhere, any time and every time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17173" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T08:31:25.233" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T08:31:25.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33440" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-14T12:49:51.490" Score="1" ViewCount="3256" Body="&lt;p&gt;When missing a &lt;em&gt;salat&lt;/em&gt;, is there any time limit after which you can't make up this &lt;em&gt;salat&lt;/em&gt; anymore?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17318" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-12T11:20:39.690" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T11:20:39.690" Title="Is there a time limit for making up a salat?" Tags="|salat|salat-qada|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33442" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-14T14:18:25.763" Score="8" ViewCount="675" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before I start, please note that I'm a Muslim and have always been one. I pray regularly without missing a single Salah. &#xA;I'm not a rebellious person who's just trying to prove islam wrong either. And I try my best to not be ignorant. It's not like this is a new question in my head. I've had this question for years, but it never affected my prayers or kept me from believing. Perhaps because I never answered it and kept postponing it for a later time, or perhaps because I completely ignored it and kept worshipping Allah nonetheless. I've been a practising muslim for years. But recent events in my life have caused me to not be able to ignore this question. And why wouldn't they?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, Islam unquestionably has a huge impact on my life. Be it the way I dress, the way I interact with people, the way I earn etc. I'm supposed to keep myself from doing so many things, restrict my self in so many ways that I wouldn't have to otherwise. I'm supposed to do all that, and I can't even get a single clear proof of it being true? I'm supposed to do all that on just blind faith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sure, you have &quot;clear proofs&quot; like 1)the Quran being miraculous in it's linguistic nature  2) it being unchanged and unedited for 1400 years  3) It made true prophecies and of course,  4) the scientific miracles (let's not get into that).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But none of those are proofs FOR ME. I mean, they might be true, but how am &lt;strong&gt;I&lt;/strong&gt; supposed to know? I'm not an arab to see the Quran's linguistic miracle. Is that only for the Arabs to see? What about the rest of the world? Are we literally just supposed to take their word for it? &#xA;They say no human has been able to beat it. Well that might be, but even if that's the case, how is it miraculous? That just makes it a fine peace of unbeaten work, not a miracle. Isn't a miracle something that when seen, you are sure it's a miracle?&#xA;And regarding the Quran being unchanged for 1400 years and it making prophecies, I wasn't there to see that. All I've seen is people tell me stories. That's no proof for me. I've just been around for 20 years. How can I judge the legitimacy of a 1400 year old book and it's prophecies? Get to know about them from other people who haven't seen anything themselves either?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See that's the thing. Those &quot;countless clear proofs&quot; I have are just words from other people. The Hadith that describe the prophet and his miracles, how can we be sure about them? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I see other people, even Muslims sometimes, who don't really care about religion.... I've come to realize that they do so not because they're arrogant. It's that they just can't know if it really is true. The Quran and Hadith mention so many ways in which the disbelievers are going to be tormented for disbelieving, but here's the thing: Is god going to punish us if we disbelieve when we just couldn't have known if Islam even was his religion? I mean no one would want to be tormented forever whatever the cost in this world. The disbelievers do what they do not because they aren't afraid of God or anything (why would anyone be not afraid of God), they do it just because they have no evidence for believing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm in no way saying that Islam is false, I'm just saying that I don't have any proof to back my beliefs up with. It's just blind faith for me. Of course I could rationalize Islam to myself, but rationalization can only go so far. In the end you could rationalize most beliefs to yourself if you WANTED them to be the truth. I don't want that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not like I just want to be happy and have a headache-less life. I really don't care about how happy I am in this world. I don't really care about what I can or cannot have as long as I'm sure about my beliefs. But leaving so many pleasures and opportunities just for something &lt;strong&gt;that can't even prove itself&lt;/strong&gt; obviously is not working for me. It's not like I'm unhappy doing and resisting what the religion says. I'm totally fine doing WHATEVER god asks me to do. It's just that it should be true. Not stories from other people. How can I be absolutely sure and doubtless about Islam? Is that even possible? You Muslims who have no problem with your beliefs, what is it that you know that I don't?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, I have no problem in completely doing whatever God's religion says. It's just that I should at least know if it really is true. Just like everyone else in the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17688" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T08:58:58.850" LastActivityDate="2019-11-23T20:02:44.057" Title="Why can't I find proof for Islam that I can see for myself?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|miracles|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33443" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33445" CreationDate="2016-07-14T14:46:18.090" Score="3" ViewCount="10231" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam o Alaikum,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I am an ardent animal lover. I have a few stray dogs outside my house whom i feed everyday, and they stay outside my premises.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;my neighbours have started stoning the poor creatures because they dont like dogs and they are &quot;na-paak&quot; in islam. infact they want us to get them killed because they keep coming back to our lane.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I have tried to shooh off those innocent creatures by spraying water on them, and they look at me with such sad eyes as if asking me &quot;why are you doing this to us? what have we done?&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I feel like crying.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;what does islam say about feeding and treating dogs? Are they supposed to be so deprived of love and mercy in islam?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And right now what should I do? should I stop feeding them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17725" LastEditorUserId="17725" LastEditDate="2016-07-14T16:43:09.677" LastActivityDate="2017-07-20T22:42:59.887" Title="Will a muslim be punished if he feeds a dog?" Tags="|sharia|quran|hadith|punishment|animals|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33444" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-14T14:57:16.540" Score="2" ViewCount="2548" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hi I am 27 years old man and I recently found out that the unstoppable urge that I felt since I was a kid is called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transsexual&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Transsexuality&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my question is, why is sex change forbidden for Sunni Muslims while it is allowed in Shi'a Islam? Also there is no specific mention of transsexuality in Quran but by simple logic of &quot;there is cure for every disease&quot; can sex change be justified?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It would be great if they get answers from experts. References are appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17727" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-07-21T04:56:12.590" LastActivityDate="2018-07-02T09:51:33.153" Title="Why is there a difference of opinion on sex changes for transsexuals?" Tags="|sex|shia-sunni|sexuality|transgender|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33443" CreationDate="2016-07-14T16:41:58.310" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing in Islam that states to hate dogs. We just keep away from dogs inside house because it can be harmful to us. In Quran, you can see dog being a companion of Ashabul kahf (companions of cave, see sura 18). In Sura 5 verse 4, it says that we can use dogs for hunting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding giving food to dog, there is nothing wrong in it. There is even an hadith in which giving water to dog is praised&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A person suffered from intense thirst while on a journey, when he&#xA;  found a well. He climbed down into it and drank (water) and then came&#xA;  out and saw a dog lolling its tongue on account of thirst and eating&#xA;  the moistened earth. The person said: This dog has suffered from&#xA;  thirst as I had suffered from it. He climbed down into the well,&#xA;  filled his shoe with water, then caught it in his mouth until he&#xA;  climbed up and made the dog drink it. So Allah appreciated this act of&#xA;  his and pardoned him. Then (the Companions around him) said: Allah's&#xA;  Messenger, is there for us a reward even for (serving) such animals?&#xA;  He said: Yes, there is a reward for service to every living animal.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/39/210&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/39/210&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your neighbors may be objecting to you giving food from your house because this will cause stray dogs roaming around near your locality and causing disturbance to them. To avoid this, you can give food to dogs in a non residential area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastActivityDate="2016-07-14T16:41:58.310" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33448" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-15T02:12:56.293" Score="4" ViewCount="532" Body="&lt;p&gt;The biographies of Muhammad that I am reading talk only generally about it being problematic to be an orphan. They mention very few specifics. There seems to have been a stigma about orphans, but the biographies are not clear on the nature of the stigma, what people actually thought about orphans that was stigmatic. Also, there is some talk of his uncle Abu Talib being unable to divide his sons' inheritance with Muhammad. But I don't see how that would matter: in the mercantile environment of Mecca, couldn't an enterprising young man like Muhammad have built up his own fortune with the caravans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Qur'an, Muhammad frequently admonishes guardians not to misuse the inheritance of orphans, but he himself had no inheritance that could have been misused (or very little -- one account says his father was able to leave him a couple of camels and a slave girl). Also it seems very unlikely that Abu Talib would have misused any inheritance belonging to Muhammad. So I'm guessing that his stress on managing orphans' inheritance properly had more to do with seeing other orphans being cheated rather than himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly were the problems that made life hard for orphans in general, and the orphan Muhammad in particular, in Mecca?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastEditorUserId="13756" LastEditDate="2017-02-03T19:11:32.343" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T23:00:08.437" Title="What exactly were the problems Muhammad experienced due to being an orphan?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33450" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-15T05:01:57.977" Score="4" ViewCount="582" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/31079/what-do-i-do-if-i-missed-joined-prayers&quot;&gt;post&lt;/a&gt; there's a quote of a maliki point of view regarding how to make up at least fajr prayer (malikis distinct between the sunna and fard of fajr by calling the fard sobh). I also know that some schools a allow making up witr, but don't exactly know the limitations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My Question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are/is the view(s) of scholars on performing qada' for nafl/sunna prayers, is it recommended, if yes how and are there any limitation (for example can I do qada' when ever I recall it as the case for fard according the sahih hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;He who forgets the prayer, or he slept (and it was omitted), its expiation is (only) that he should observe it when he remembers it.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;. or can I only make up the prayers I missed actually).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-08-15T14:18:38.300" LastActivityDate="2023-12-09T14:02:40.443" Title="Is it recommended to perform Qada' of nafl/sunna prayers?" Tags="|practical-islam|fiqh|salat-qada|nafl|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7263" CreationDate="2016-07-15T05:07:23.453" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe we can separate the act described in the question in two parts: 1) Killing of a person and 2) Eating that person after his/her death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam prohibits killing of another human without a legit reason (&lt;strong&gt;Verses 2:178, 4:92-93, 5:32, 6:151, 17:33, 25:68&lt;/strong&gt;). The legit reasons are explained in those verses, &quot;fear of death by poverty&quot; is not among them. &lt;strong&gt;Verse 6:151&lt;/strong&gt; mentions not to kill your children out of the fear of poverty - I guess it was something that was done in that times, perhaps still done in our day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Verse 49:12&lt;/strong&gt; indirectly prohibits eating the flesh of another person by referring to it as a detestable action.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the guidance of above verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;spelunkers determine via radio contact with physicians that they will have starved to death by the time they are rescued&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The physicians can only make a guess, they can't know for 100% certainty that those people will have died by the time they are rescued. Only Allah knows when a person will die (&lt;strong&gt;Verse 31:34&lt;/strong&gt;). We can say it's a &quot;strong&quot; guess, backed up by scientific observations, but it is still a guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would rather die of hunger, than eat another human being. May Allah not put anyone in such hunger which may result in terrible, inhumane acts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17173" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T08:31:17.487" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T08:31:17.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33452" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33444" CreationDate="2016-07-15T05:32:01.007" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you know people who have this case they do not have any physical parts support the other sex, so it is incorrect brain structure for the gender (as one of the pages described it). You might also know that changing sex can change the body features, but it can never change the gender for real, i.e a man who changes his gender will never get pregnant, and a woman will never generate semen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So back to your question, Why this is forbidden in Islam (you said in Sunni), simply because this is mentioned in Quran and it is forbidden:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And I will mislead them, and I will arouse in them [sinful] desires,&#xA;  and I will command them so they will slit the ears of cattle, and I&#xA;  will command them so they will change the creation of Allah .&quot; And&#xA;  whoever takes Satan as an ally instead of Allah has certainly&#xA;  sustained a clear loss.4:119&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You might not accept the fact that this is changing the creation of Allah, but I'm explaining to you the reason why it's forbidden, and the logic supports this since the sex  change process only changes some body parts but it does not change the gender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We will surely test you until We make evident those who strive&#xA;  among you [for the cause of Allah ] and the patient, and We will test&#xA;  your affairs. 47:31&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ِAnd if he passes the test:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, he who fears Allah and is patient, then indeed, Allah does not&#xA;  allow to be lost the reward of those who do good 12:90&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the other part of the question, why Shia allow it (even it's clearly mentioned in Quran), I cannot answer this part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastEditorUserId="17162" LastEditDate="2016-07-19T10:27:58.300" LastActivityDate="2016-07-19T10:27:58.300" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33453" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-07-15T08:30:12.803" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is a prayer one didn't recite on time, maybe because one has slept, or forgot it or any other reason. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-15T08:30:12.803" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T08:30:12.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33454" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-07-15T08:30:12.803" Score="0" Body="Is a prayer one didn't recite on time" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-15T08:30:12.803" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T08:30:12.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33455" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33364" CreationDate="2016-07-15T09:10:59.267" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are answers to all such misinterpretations, in various articles, lectures, books, sites, etc. About such verses, most are referring to defence and/or retaliation once attacked by non-believers, rather than initiate a fight. Also, as opposed to these 164 verses, there are 100's of verses on peace, humility, helping, etc which are not paid heed to. As you have felt yourself, haters are not willing/accepting to learn from such clarifications. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17732" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T09:10:59.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33442" CreationDate="2016-07-15T10:25:28.003" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;@WaqarAnsari, I get the point, the thing is how do I trust something that I haven't seen. You haven't seen me, nor I you, but if I tell you that I trust you to say the truth here regarding what you did yesterday. You may be honest or lie to me, I won't know either way, but I said I trust you to be honest. It is something that is natural in humans, but if you were with me and if you lied, I will know right away. The passing of ahadith and Quran is based on a rigourous method, where the chain of narrators of a single hadith is traced back to prophet Muhummad sallallahu alayhi wasalam, The personality of each link in the chain is verified (for honesty or crimes committed - a full fledged background check, deep into charechter and personal life). Also the hadith is tallied from multiple chains(if available) or verified from multiple sources. It is all trust based. Same is the case with Quran, there are Old scripts of Quran and new ones, the only way for Quran to remain corruption free is to see if old and new script tallies. How do we know the old scripture is genuine. Well it tallies with what was passed orally from prophet Muhummad sallallahu alayhi wasalam from that time till now. Through thousands of chains. And all tally with each other over such a long duration of time. It is possible only when all are correct and retrieve the integrity of text. This is all logic based. Now let's say someone who is in the chain forgets to pass a simple detail in hadith or a verse in Quran to the next link in due course of time. The next link will have to go through a exam(compulsory even today ) which is a really difficult (I mean it) exam to be qualified as a good link before being added to the chain of narrators. If you would like to see this process in action. I would suggest to visit an Islamic university (not school or 'madrasa') to see how this process happens (The most famous being Al-Azhar university in Cairo, Egypt). The one who qualifies it is awarded a degree similar to     other university degrees like undergrad (say memorising Quran in Arabic) and post-grad( say memorising Quran in Arabic with understanding of it's meaning and 'tafsir' or interpretation in any language(s)) or PhD (writing your own interpretation or likewise). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can I be sure that miracles happened. if mentioned in hadith which are graded as 'Sahih'(confirmed good and strong narrator chain and verified integrity, by the best of scholars in multiple ages till now from multiple places on earth), then you are 100% sure it did happen. If graded 'daef', (some doubt's regarding some links in the chain, or doubt regarding integrity), the chances of it being correct are more than 60-80% because they are kept there despite some doubts, then there are those hadith which don't qualify the tests (They are most likely wrong depending upon if it contains evidently wrong text or there are some missing links in narrator chain and some serious doubt's). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best collection of Hadith is organised in Book's called the Six Cannonical books, Which contains Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Tirmidhi, An'Nasai', Abu-Dawood,Ibn'- Majah. Sahih Bukhari being the best recommended even among the six followed by Sahih Muslim and Tirmidhi (I don't remember the order of others). IT is all trust based&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To convince yourself that you can trust the authenticity of what you hear from Quran and Hadith or even 'waqah'(narration of an event - althogh less common, not all waqah's are true, so remember that). It is best to meet a qualified muhadith and ask him narrate his chain of narrators up until him, and also ask him how this process works and evidently he would know more than me in regard. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user9301" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T10:25:28.003" CommentCount="15" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33459" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-15T13:31:36.787" Score="2" ViewCount="538" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you possibly know, Aql/Aghl (intellect) is regarded as one of the sources of Fiqh in Islam. In Shia Islam, there are four sources of Fiqh: Qur'an, Sunnah, Ijmaa’ and Aql. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20210507051548/http://wikifeqh.ir/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9_%D9%81%D9%82%D9%87_%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%B9%D9%87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.wikifeqh.ir&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as much as I know, Aql is considered as a source which has higher position/place (in Shia's view) in comparison with the view of other Mazhabs (sects). So, my query is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the reason that Shia (Twelver Shia) hold Aql in a higher position in comparison with other sects?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2022-07-13T15:10:12.943" LastActivityDate="2024-03-14T20:00:45.127" Title="Why do Shia hold Aql (intellect) in a higher position in comparison with other sects?" Tags="|sunni|shiism|fiqh|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33444" CreationDate="2016-07-15T14:05:50.227" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's some inconsistency throughout Islam, with two diametrically opposite arguments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Transgender people are mistaken or confused&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this interpretation, transgender people are victims, perhaps confused by Shaytaan's whisperings.  A person's true, innate, God-given gender is determinable from some measurable, unchangable aspects of their biology at birth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not permissible for a person to change sex from male to female or vice versa. The Muslim has to be content with what Allaah has decreed, for He has placed him in a suitable position.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Changing one’s sex is a kind of tampering with the creation of Allaah and following the way of the Shaytaan who vowed that he would misguide the sons of Adam in this way and in others, as Allaah tells us that he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;and indeed I will order them to change the nature created by Allaah&amp;quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4:119&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qu'ran 4:119&lt;/a&gt;  --  &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Al-Munajjid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid&lt;/a&gt; , 2001 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/21277&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa 21277&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These people who hate the sex with which they were created and wish that they were of the other sex, are in fact mentally ill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This operation is haraam in Islam, according to all the reputable contemporary scholars.&lt;/strong&gt;  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/34553&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa 34553&lt;/a&gt;, 2004&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this fatwa also says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The surgery that is permissible in such cases is if a person was originally created male or female, but his genital organs are hidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which indicates some possibility of exceptional cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not permissible for either a man whose male organs are fully formed or a woman whose female organs are fully formed to change into the other gender. The attempt to do so is a crime, the perpetrator of which deserves to be punished for changing the creation of Allah.  -- Islamic Fiqh Council of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_World_League&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim World League&lt;/a&gt;, Decision No. 5, Session 11, 1989 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.themwl.org/2012/05/19/resolutions-of-the-islamic-fiqh-council-11th-session-1409h&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above fatwa was cited in the following fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know, therefore, that these operations are prohibited and that no one from among the scholars whose opinion is considered permits them, save with the exception mentioned in the council's response. --  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.drhatemalhaj.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dr. Hatem al-Haj&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amjaonline.org/en/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America&lt;/a&gt; (AMJA) (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amjaonline.org/fatwa-22813/info&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa 22813&lt;/a&gt;, 2007)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The transition of this category is a great crime: it is mutilation, changing the creation of Allah and imitation of the opposite sex—and those who do these things have been cursed by the Prophet (saws). ... having sex reassignment therapy is a prohibited act according to Shari`ah ... --  AMJA Fatwa Committee, 2008 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amjaonline.org/fatwa-21701/info&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa 21701&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kuwait has a law which has been used against cross-dressers (&lt;a href=&quot;http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/kuwait/cross-dressers-heads-shaved-in-kuwait-1.1880480&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cross-dressers' heads shaved in Kuwait&lt;/a&gt;).  It's unclear if this applies to transsexuals with updated documents (they might consider them &amp;quot;cross-dressers&amp;quot; in this context).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Article 198 prohibits &amp;quot;imitating the appearance of a member of the opposite sex&amp;quot; with fines and or imprisonment.  (2007) -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Kuwait&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Malaysia is known to convicted transgender people under Sharia law (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aseansogiecaucus.org/news/asc-news/62-12-transgender-women-arrested-in-penang-malaysia-under-violation-of-anti-crossdressing-law&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;12 Transgender Women Arrested in Penang, Malaysia Under Violation of Anti-Crossdressing Law&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any male person who, in any public place, wears a woman's attire and poses as a woman for immoral purposes shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.esyariah.gov.my/esyariah/mal/portalv1/enakmen2011/Eng_act_lib.nsf/f0a1dd6010da414b48256815001bd4fc/8cb0093c1dd95934c8256826002d1761?OpenDocument&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Section 28&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Transgender people should realize their innate gender&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Transgender people have a God-given innate gender that does not (or did not originally) match their worldy, external appearance.  Transgender people may transition to more closely resemble their God-given gender.  Indeed, this is the official position in Iran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q1271. Some people have the appearance of men. They have female psychological and sexual tendencies though. If they do not undergo the operation of sex change, they might commit sins insofar as their sexual behavior is concerned. Is it permissible for them to undergo such an operation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A: There is no harm in undergoing the said operation if the end result would be determining of the true sex of the person provided that it does not lead to the commission of any ḥarām act or a vile consequence.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leader.ir/tree/index.php?catid=23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei's website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The origin seems to be a fatwa by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhollah_Khomeini&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ayatollah Khomeini&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Khomeini, however, did give [&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryam_Khatoon_Molkara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maryam Khatoon Molkara&lt;/a&gt;] a letter to authorize her sex reassignment operation, which she later did in 1997. &lt;strong&gt;Due to this fatwa, issued in 1987, transsexual women in Iran have been able to live as women until they can afford surgery, have surgical reassignment, have their birth certificates and all official documents issued to them in their new gender, and get married to men.&lt;/strong&gt; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transsexuality_in_Iran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike homosexuality, transgender people need referrals from medical professionals to get treatment (who don't regard the treatment as wholly cosmetic).  Islam generally interprets surgery for medical reasons as an exception to &amp;quot;tampering with Allah's creation&amp;quot; (as well as for some cosmetic reasons, such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/1006&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;congenital faults&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since, in Islam, men should act like men, and women should act like women, with this innateness interpretation, it could be regarded as haram not to transition to your &amp;quot;true sex&amp;quot;, i.e., continuing to imitate one gender while knowing in your heart that God made you another gender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Surely, Allah curse the women who imitate men and men who imitate women.' -- Bukhari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Islam Q&amp;amp;A's attitude is primarily to regard transitioning as haram (as above), the following fatwa, while also mostly discouraging transitioning, claims it can be halal:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should consult experienced specialist doctors. &lt;strong&gt;If they determine that you are male in outward appearance but are in fact female, then you may submit yourself to their treatment&lt;/strong&gt;, so that they can bring out your femininity by doing surgery. &lt;strong&gt;But that will not in fact be a sex change from male to female, because this will not be up to them; rather it will be bringing out your true nature&lt;/strong&gt; and removing what is in your body, and what you feel deep inside you of confusion and ambiguity.  --  &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Aziz_ibn_Baz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz&lt;/a&gt;, Shaykh ‘Abd ar-Razzaaq ‘Afeefi, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.salafi-dawah.com/shaykh-abdullah-ibn-qaud-1426h.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shaykh ‘Abdullah ibn Qa‘ood&lt;/a&gt;, Shaykh ‘Abdullah ibn Ghadyaan, 2014 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/138451&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa 138451&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following opinion differs from the mainstream in that it rejects the idea that a transgender person's body is &amp;quot;wrong&amp;quot; both before and after surgery:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You were not in the wrong body then and you are not in the wrong body now. According to Shari'a now you are a woman so do your best to be a good person and build up your eternal spiritual life without too much emphasis on the mortal body. -- Hajj Gibril Haddad, 2012 (eShaykh.com &lt;a href=&quot;http://eshaykh.com/health-family/gender-change-question/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gender Change Question&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If physical characteristics and self-identity (how a person identifies themselves) are mostly feminine then the person is a woman. -- Hajj Gibril Haddad, 2012 (eShaykh.com &lt;a href=&quot;http://eshaykh.com/womens-issues/about-hard-situation-transexual/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;About Hard Situation: Transexual&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This opinion even argues against the &amp;quot;tampering with Allah's creation&amp;quot; argument:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consequently, there will be no difference between the transsexual and any female except in casual attributes as when a woman has no uterus or she can’t carry a baby since ordinary women may undergo such condition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is worth mentioning that I am not the only one who adopts such a ruling, for both Imam Khoui in his book “Mounyat El Sail” (the wish of the one who asks) approved sex-change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if we adhere to the impermissibility of altering Allah’s creation, as understood and construed by those religious scholars, then we will have to protect trees, plants, lands, mountains and rivers from change even though no one will comply to it, which is disapproved by rational people, knowing that, &lt;strong&gt;most jurists adhere to the permissibility of changing one’s sex&lt;/strong&gt;, in addition to man’s beautification changes.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://english.bayynat.org.lb/Jurisprudence/sex.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jurisprudence of sex&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Hussein_Fadlallah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recent news from Pakistan (July 2016) &lt;a href=&quot;http://thediplomat.com/2016/07/pakistani-clerics-issue-fatwa-approving-transgender-marriage/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pakistani Clerics Issue Fatwa Approving Transgender Marriage&lt;/a&gt; reports:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fifty Pakistani clerics based in Lahore have issued a fatwa, or religious decree...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;We need to accept them as God’s creation too. Whoever treats them badly, society, the government, their own parents, are sinners,&amp;quot; Naqshbandi said, according to the Wall Street Journal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;It is permissible for a transgender person with male indications on his body to marry a transgender person with female indications on her body,&amp;quot; the fatwa stated.  &amp;quot;Also, normal men and women can also marry such transgender people as have clear indications on their body.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Implicit in this latter part is the acceptance of transgender women as women and transgender men as men.  They certainly wouldn't be saying it's okay for transgender women to marry men if they interpreted them as men.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being so, the rulings derived from these and other noble hadiths on treatment grant permission to perform an operation changing a man into a woman, or vice versa, &lt;strong&gt;as long as a reliable doctor concludes that there are innate causes in the body itself, indicating a buried [matmura] female nature, or a covered [maghmura] male nature, because the operation will disclose these buried or covered organs&lt;/strong&gt;, thereby curing a corporal disease which cannot be removed, except by this operation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, it is obligatory to do so on the grounds that it must be considered a treatment, when a trustworthy doctor advises it. It is, however, not permissible to do it at the mere wish to change sex from woman to man, or vice versa.  -- Egypt's former grand Mufti &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Sayyid_Tantawy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Azhar Sheikh Mohamed Tantawi&lt;/a&gt; (1988)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He cites the hadith &amp;quot;God never gave a disease without providing a cure or a medicine for it, except for one disease.&amp;quot;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jii/4750978.0002.302/--sex-change-in-cairo-gender-and-islamic-law?rgn=main;view=fulltext&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jakob Skovgaard-Petersen&lt;/a&gt; comments:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a rather difficult fatwa, and so vague that both parties cited it in support of their position, as we have seen.  ...  Mufti Tantawi seems to be squarely on the side of medicine in this matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sheikh Tantawi's fatwa was cited in a Kuwait legal case: &lt;a href=&quot;http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3657727.stm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kuwait sex-change case upheld&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A historical case of transgender people in Islam include &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukhannathun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mukhannathun&lt;/a&gt; (&amp;quot;effeminates&amp;quot;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;em&gt;mukhannath&lt;/em&gt; is the one (&amp;quot;male&amp;quot;) who carries in his movements, in his appearance and in his language the characteristics of a woman. &lt;strong&gt;There are two types; the first is the one in whom these characteristics are innate, he did not put them on by himself, and therein is no guilt, no blame and no shame, as long as he does not perform any (illicit) act or exploit it for money (prostitution etc.). The second type acts like a woman out of immoral purposes and he is the sinner and blameworthy.&lt;/strong&gt;  -- al-Nawawi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...while the Prophet was with her, there was an effeminate man in the house. The effeminate man said to Um Salama's brother, `Abdullah bin Abi Umaiyya, &amp;quot;If Allah should make you conquer Ta'if tomorrow, I recommend that you take the daughter of Ghailan (in marriage) for (she is so fat) that she shows four folds of flesh when facing you and eight when she turns her back.&amp;quot; Thereupon the Prophet said (to us), &amp;quot;This (effeminate man) should not enter upon you (anymore).  --  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/168&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Um Salama&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also the Xanith in Oman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Xanith (sometimes also transcribed from the Arabic as khanith or khaneeth) is the name for effeminate men who act the passive part in homosexual relationships in the northeastern coastal region of Oman. They are socially classified with women with respect to the strict rules of segregation and speak of themselves as &amp;quot;women.&amp;quot; Many are prostitutes. The character of xanith is most clearly shown in counterpoint to male and female roles.  -- &amp;quot;Xanith (Oman)&amp;quot;, U. Wikan, The International Encyclopedia of Human Sexuality&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not entirely familiar with the Shia/Sunni divide on this matter, but Ayatollah Khomeini's fatwa was clearly a major influence for Shia Islam.  Judging from the above, Sunni Islam doesn't seem all that bad, although clearly not as favourable as Shia Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-09-04T08:29:14.413" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33461" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-15T17:21:00.470" Score="3" ViewCount="361" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Mu'tazila argued, using reason alone, that the Quran was not co-eternal with God as &quot;God must have preceded His Word&quot;. The Mu'tazila also held Tawheed, the Oneness of God, to be fundamentally true. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could it be argued that they hit a roadblock because they defined two Absolutes for themselves - Tawheed and Reason? And that in attempting to govern their lives using two Absolutes, they got no thing more than confusion.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does firmly accepting the tahlil, لا اله الاّ الله, require an individual to drop any and all conventional concepts such as &quot;speech&quot;, &quot;before&quot;, &quot;after&quot; etc, with respect to God, as concepts that have any essentially rational meaning? Does attempting to conceptualise God from within our very limited frames of reference limit Him to those frames of reference? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, if the above is reasonable, can this reasoning be used to flip the argument about Quranic createdness on its head, whilst remaining (to a large degree) within reason? (..here goes!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God is One. Therefore He and His Word are One. His Word is Being. Therefore God and Being are One. Conceptualising God as Omnipotent, Omnipresent and Omniscient only adds weight to this conclusion - God is not absent from this world in His Omnipresence, or we would all be facing a nihilistic hell. But He is not 'in' this world, at least not as some conceptually constructed form, because this would position our reason against Tawheed, which cannot be done.. He simply Is this world. As such, the Quran is co-eternal with Him, because it is Him through Tawheed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now is it possible to deduce that He is any 'thing' beyond this world? That would require us to conceptualise beyond this plane of existence. Given that our reason and our conceptual construction is 'of this world', in attempting to use our reasoning for going beyond this world, are we not simply 'dragging' what we think of as God into our conventional existence and turning Him into 'god' through conceptualising Him in our minds? Is conceptualising Tawheed overstepping our God given allotment?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I say 'our reason' and 'our conceptual construction' because if Tawheed rules within this argument, de-limiting 'our reason' to 'reason' (in its essential form) here would create a clean cut between our world and the Divine - it would shatter Tawheed, which again, we cannot do! (the essence of reason cannot be 'of this world' - essence is God's alone)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For an argument that seems to be within some concept of 'reason', by remaining true to Tawheed the essence of 'reason' is kept outside of our human reach. This makes sense though, so long as we don't seek to claim the essence of reason from God within our reasoning, Tawheed remains, and is not difficult to feel out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If no claim to an essentialist reasoning is made, then is anything essential other than Tawheed stated above? Within the above argument, is there any property you can attribute to 'my notion' of Tawheed other than my faith in it? Within the framework of Islam then, is stating 'this world is Tawheed, the next world is Tawheed, Tawheed Is All' unreasonable? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it also possible to argue that the Mu'tazila, in putting Absolute faith in their reason, broke with the tahlil, and therefore are - in the strictest sense possible - not Muslim? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could you also somewhat justify their argument that saying &quot;God is infinite&quot; is denying Omnipotence 'finality'? After all, infinity is still no more than a conceptual construct. Is Tawheed the closest that our limited human minds can get to conceptualising God?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know a lot of my above reasoning seems to stand against the core belief within Islam that the human realm is separated from the Divine realm, but is the human realm separate from Tawheed itself? I choose to make no claims about the Divine realm above, or the relation between the Divine and the conventional. In my opinion I only place faith in Tawheed as Truth and see what follows!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a final point, I'm reading through the Quran (80% done now) and I don't recall any statement that draws an Absolute distinction between Tawheed and our plane of being. Is there such a demarcation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17031" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T08:54:41.417" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T08:54:41.417" Title="Flipping the Mu'tazila argument against the Quran being co-eternal with Tawheed on its head?" Tags="|quran|allah|islamic-philosophy|theology|tawheed|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2018-03-20T10:25:50.587" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33462" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-15T18:28:58.423" Score="5" ViewCount="276" Body="&lt;p&gt;The validity of the Qur'an seems to hinge on the miracle of its beautiful language, the miracle of accurate prophecies, the miracle of there being no contradictions, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any Islamic schools of thought that propose other proofs of the Qur'an's validity, something other than miracle?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastActivityDate="2019-11-23T19:47:18.237" Title="Is miracle considered the fundamental proof of the validity of the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33463" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-15T18:47:10.223" Score="3" ViewCount="2520" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm working on Quran (using &lt;a href=&quot;http://qurandatabase.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran's database&lt;/a&gt;) and I've noticed that from like 17000 distinct words of Quran, around 3000 start with &lt;code&gt;wa&lt;/code&gt; attached to the beginning of the word. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;وَیَتَفَکَّرُونَ&#xA;وَیَهْدِی&#xA;وَتَنَازَعْتُمْ&#xA;وَقَصْرٍ&#xA;وَکَانُوا&#xA;وَالْمُؤْتُونَ&#xA;وَالْجِبَالَ&#xA;وَانْشَقَّتِ&#xA;وَأَقْوَمَ&#xA;وَجَاهِدْهُمْ&#xA;وَجَعَلَ&#xA;وَتَظُنُّونَ&#xA;وَجَدْتُمُوهُمْ&#xA;وَوَعَدْتُکُمْ&#xA;وَاعْبُدُوهُ&#xA;وَأَجَلٌ&#xA;وَکَیْفَ&#xA;وَسَعَیٰ&#xA;وَنَهَرٍ&#xA;وَیُونُسَ&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that based on what I've found online in Quran's scripture, near 17% of words have &lt;code&gt;wa&lt;/code&gt; attached to them at the beginning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This makes lingual analysis of Quran really really hard. Why is it so? Is it a simple typing mistake, or is it a known Arabic or Quranic rule? Is it safe if I remove them from those words?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="841" LastActivityDate="2023-01-28T06:50:11.147" Title="Why near 17 percent of Quranic words start with 'wa' (وَ)? Can we detach 'wa' from those words?" Tags="|arabic|language|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33464" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33463" CreationDate="2016-07-15T19:02:27.410" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Arabic, 'wa' (&lt;code&gt;وَ&lt;/code&gt;) means 'And', which should be considered as a different word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case of almost all of the the presented examples (without &lt;code&gt;وَجَدْتُمُوهُمْ&lt;/code&gt;), 'wa' (&lt;code&gt;وَ&lt;/code&gt;) should be considered as a different word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it safe if I remove them from those words?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not from all. As I say, in the presented examples, you can easily remove 'wa' from all of the word except &lt;code&gt;وَجَدْتُمُوهُمْ&lt;/code&gt;. You should know the root of the word first to determine whether 'wa' could be removed or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jajakallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13218" LastEditorUserId="13218" LastEditDate="2016-07-15T19:08:50.943" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T19:08:50.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33463" CreationDate="2016-07-15T19:05:17.340" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The conjunction &quot;وَ&quot; basically means &quot;and&quot; (although this may change by context, e.g. &quot;!والله&quot; (By Allah!)). Unlike English, a conjunction in Arabic is written attached to the subsequent word when it is only one letter long.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, yes, it can be detached. However, you'd still need to be able to distinguish between a word that starts with the conjunction &quot;وَ&quot; and a complete word that actually &lt;em&gt;starts&lt;/em&gt; with &quot;وَ&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T19:05:17.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33466" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16174" CreationDate="2016-07-15T20:18:48.790" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Al hamdu Lellah wa asalatu wasalam ala raoulelah, in my view, as for all muslims Buying and Selling is NOT haram, But Al Riba is haram (as the Quran says).&#xA;So in my points here I will never Change Haram thing to halal..! nor vice versa.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I will simplify my answer in to points :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What you buy you should be able to touch or hold in your hand or be&#xA;in your A/C&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To Buy Stocks.. it's a tangible item... to buy Gold it's Tangible... any commodity will be tangible ! So you GOT to touch it, in order to own it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Trading in commodities or Stocks are not allowed (Haram) bcz you cannot hold it, then you sell it ... it's not possible - you just don't even see it !!.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Trading in Currencies is Halal and allowed in islam, because you can see it coming in to your A/C and stored there, you can withdraw it anytime and touch it or hold it 100%. Because it's currency of other countries same as exchange outlets which is spread over the islamic world and halal 100%.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Second to point 4, the give and take or sell and buy is done on the same session (same time when the trade ends, it's in your balance instantly) and this balance BELONGS only to you, you can withdraw anytime.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Islamic A/C should be Free of the following :&#xA;A. Interests on Trades.&#xA;B. Swap interests on overnight trades (Rollover).&#xA;C. Deposit Bonus (Which is added without sense) Ribah.&#xA;D. No Deposit Bonus (Which is added without need to deposit usually).&#xA;E. Hidden Fees you don't realize.&#xA;F. Leverage (the riser of funds as loan from Banks to your A/C)&#xA;If you have your a/c islamic means free of the above, Provided that you Trade ONLY in Currencies exchange, means it will be Halal to practice. Wallahu A'Alam.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Another point: Binary options or Forex Trading are NOT Gambling, why ?&#xA;Because gambling has 3 conditions: 1. Pay for something symbolic like Marks to play with (literally something without any value). 2. Get your Play or cards flip or Roulette Turn. 3. Get a Prize for your play (determined by the Casino)&#xA;But in Trading ... you are Buying an item or Currency of REAL Value... Opening a position (Selling it or Buying it with a real contract) and winning sale price on the spot after sale and it's in your A/C.so it's totally different and Halal. Wallahu A'Alam.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17738" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-18T07:09:32.257" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T07:09:32.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33178" CreationDate="2016-07-15T20:34:17.947" Score="2" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yes, Muslims believe that Islam is the perfect religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah swt said in the Qur'an, that He perfected the religion.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Of course, the Qur'an is perfect as it is the word of Allah, the All-Knowing Creator.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here, I refer to the Shia school of thought:&#xA;Yes, the actions of the Prophet were perfect and everything he said as well, as he acted and spoke by the will of Allah swt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One hadith of the Prophet, regarding transcribing his sayings, says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[...] They said to him: &quot;O Prophet of God, we hear things from you, should we write them down? He said: &quot;Yes, by all means, write them down.  By thy Lord, everything that comes out of my mouth is the truth.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Ibn Uday, Taqaid al-Ilm, 73)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The definition of perfection in regards to the Qur'an is, that it is the unaltered words of Allah swt,  the  truth.&#xA;In regards to the Prophet, perfection means infallibility. He was the perfect role model and example for mankind.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The interpretations  of the holy verses are not perfect as these are mostly done by &quot;normal&quot; human beings, who might be scholars and therefore  learned but nonetheless not perfect. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2016-07-15T20:34:17.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33470" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-16T01:03:17.670" Score="4" ViewCount="385" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is Sharia Law? I am a Muslim myself, and I have never heard of the Sharia Law until a few people on Twitter (who were against Islam) pointed it out to me saying that it was &quot;Islamic Law&quot;. They said that Sharia Law states to throw gays off roofs, rape women, and kill others; that being said, if that is true (which I'm sure is not), I know it is not Islam. I tried looking it up, but I only found articles by people against Islam, and I never got a valid answer, so I decided to ask a fellow Muslim. There are also no direct questions here, so the answers I found to certain questions got me confused. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15752" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T08:01:08.213" Title="What is Sharia Law?" Tags="|sharia|quran|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33472" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33506" CreationDate="2016-07-16T05:53:01.300" Score="4" ViewCount="121" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu'alaykum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can you please elaborate Sûrah al-Anfâl: ayat 53?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“For Allah will never change the grace which He has bestowed on a people until they change what is in themselves: and verily Allah is He Who hears and knows (all things).” [Sûrah al-Anfâl: 53] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Quran says that we are in different status, and knowledge in this world by the will of Allah, But does this verse means that anyone can change him to reach anything if he tries?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallah Khaier&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="11633" LastEditDate="2016-07-18T17:37:02.540" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T17:37:02.540" Title="Can you please elaborate Sûrah al-Anfâl: ayat 53?" Tags="|quran|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33476" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-16T08:48:24.893" Score="2" ViewCount="256" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example, a woman converted at the age of 25, would she be able to show her pictures which were taken before she converted (age of 24 for example) and with her hair showing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17743" LastActivityDate="2023-07-01T06:09:06.137" Title="Can a woman who converted at a late age (25 for example) show her pictures without hair before she converted?" Tags="|women|hijab|conversion|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33479" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-16T11:06:27.127" Score="2" ViewCount="3871" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the reason it is disliked or impermissible to drink from a broken or a cracked vessel ? Also should such a vessel be discarded despite being almost intact ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17291" LastActivityDate="2021-10-03T15:00:37.677" Title="Prohibition from drinking water from a broken or a cracked vessel" Tags="|fiqh|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33481" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-16T12:20:54.993" Score="1" ViewCount="194" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are legally punishable sins mentioned in Quran. For example adultery. But some hadith claims that the Prophet withheld performing his duty as the leader of his community. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/86/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari Volume 008, Book 082, Hadith Number 812&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. Narrated By&#xA;  Anas bin Malik : While I was with the Prophet a man came and said, &quot;O&#xA;  Allah's Apostle! I have committed a legally punishable sin; please&#xA;  inflict the legal punishment on me'.' The Prophet did not ask him what&#xA;  he had done. Then the time for the prayer became due and the man&#xA;  offered prayer along with the Prophet , and when the Prophet had&#xA;  finished his prayer, the man again got up and said, &quot;O Allah's&#xA;  Apostle! I have committed a legally punishable sin; please inflict the&#xA;  punishment on me according to Allah's Laws.&quot; The Prophet said,&#xA;  &quot;Haven't you prayed with us?' He said, &quot;Yes.&quot; The Prophet said, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Allah&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;has forgiven your sin.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; or said, &quot;...your legally punishable sin.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith is problematic. How can the Prophet know that someone's sin is forgiven by Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I am no different from the other messengers, &lt;strong&gt;nor do I know what will&#xA;  happen to me or to you&lt;/strong&gt;. I only follow what is inspired to me. I am no&#xA;  more than a clear warner. [&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/46/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 46:9&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-02T12:27:05.350" LastActivityDate="2021-09-25T05:35:17.310" Title="Can the Prophet tell when a person is forgiven by Allah from their legally punishable sins?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|punishment|judgements|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33483" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23594" CreationDate="2016-07-16T13:37:50.190" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This might be a bit too late but her uncle can be her wali because she's not exactly under the care of her dad anymore but rather her uncle. Ask your local Imam to be sure though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17748" LastActivityDate="2016-07-16T13:37:50.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33484" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-16T14:11:23.197" Score="-1" ViewCount="897" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible for a Muslim to rent a venue for a wedding, where the venue has a liquor license?  Such as the venue organising to remove any form of alcohol from the venue to host the slim wedding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17750" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-15T12:33:06.007" LastActivityDate="2017-08-15T12:33:06.007" Title="Is it permissible for a Muslim to rent a venue for a wedding, where the venue has a liquor license?" Tags="|halal-haram|alcohol|wedding|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33485" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33589" CreationDate="2016-07-17T00:05:41.523" Score="5" ViewCount="743" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every biography I've read so far says that by the time of Muhammad's (pbuh) birth, the fortunes of his clan, the Bani Hashim, had declined considerably. But I'm confused about the cause of this decline, what exactly &lt;strong&gt;decline&lt;/strong&gt; means in this case, and especially the reasons for it to have happened so rapidly. Some details on why I'm confused:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In his book &quot;Muhammad: His Life Based on The Earliest Sources&quot;, Martin Lings goes over some of the history of the Quraysh leading up to Muhammad's birth. Lings reports that Hashim, son of Abd Manaf bin Qusayy, was granted the right of caring for pilgrims and levying the tax, and also that Hashim was held in high honor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lings goes on to say that when Hashim's son Abd al-Muttalib (Muhammad's grandfather) rediscovered the well of Zamzam, a share of the treasure buried there went to Abd al-Muttalib, and the other clans of Quraysh ceded the rights over Zamzam to the Bani Hashim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems like an excellent position of wealth -- and especially political power -- for the Bani Hashim. How did the clan fall from such a height by Muhammad's day, even while Abd al-Muttalib was still alive? What does it mean in particular that the Bani Hashim had declined? Had they used up all their money? Had they somehow lost all their political power? What could have caused such a catastrophic decline?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;: perhaps the decline occurred because Abd al-Muttalib was extremely generous with charity and hospitality. If that is the case, then I wonder: did the customs in those days prevent generous people from investing some of their wealth to grow it so they could be even more charitable and hospitable to more people? Or another way to ask: would the rules of charity and hospitality require people to bankrupt themselves?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastEditorUserId="13756" LastEditDate="2016-07-19T17:14:56.567" LastActivityDate="2016-11-16T11:57:26.357" Title="What caused the decline of the Bani Hashim, what form did the decline take, and why did it happen so quickly?" Tags="|history|zakat|islamic-events|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33488" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-17T08:06:54.143" Score="1" ViewCount="524" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then has there not been a [single] city that believed so its faith benefited it except the people of Jonah? When they believed, We removed from them the punishment of disgrace in worldly life and gave them enjoyment for a time.&lt;strong&gt;(Quran, 10:98)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so the people of jonah are the only city that benefited from faith? why? does it because they fast 40days?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bible Jonah:3(4-10)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4Then Jonah began to go through the city one day’s walk; and he cried out and said, “Yet forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” 5Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them. 6When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he arose from his throne, laid aside his robe from him, covered himself with sackcloth and sat on the ashes. 7He issued a proclamation and it said, “In Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let man, beast, herd, or flock taste a thing. Do not let them eat or drink water. 8“But both man and beast must be covered with sackcloth; and let men call on God earnestly that each may turn from his wicked way and from the violence which is in his hands. 9“Who knows, God may turn and relent and withdraw His burning anger so that we will not perish.” 10When God saw their deeds, that they turned from their wicked way, then God relented concerning the calamity which He had declared He would bring upon them. And He did not do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2890" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2021-11-20T13:10:46.633" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T09:45:02.840" Title="Why did the Quran says only the people of jonah benefited from faith?" Tags="|prophets|bible|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33489" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31252" CreationDate="2016-07-17T08:23:57.570" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the below quran verses, I hope there is no distinction between prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, [O believers], &quot;We have believed in Allah and what has been revealed to us and what has been revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants and what was given to Moses and Jesus and what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and we are Muslims [in submission] to Him.&quot;&lt;strong&gt;(quran 2:136)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], &quot;We make no distinction between any of His messengers.&quot; And they say, &quot;We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination.&quot;&lt;strong&gt;(quran 2:285)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2890" LastActivityDate="2016-07-17T08:23:57.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30627" CreationDate="2016-07-17T09:18:43.983" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;While the sending of Adam and Hawa to Earth from their initial place of residence &lt;strong&gt;may be&lt;/strong&gt; a punishment for the two, the birth of the rest of the humankind in this world is not a punishment for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problems, suffering, pain we experience due to others' actions or choices is not a punishment for us, it is a natural consequence. E.g. you drive in the red light and hit someone and kill him. It's not a punishment for the person you kill. The punishment for everyone's acts will be decided and distributed in the judgment day without any injustice (&lt;strong&gt;Quran&lt;/strong&gt; verses about everyone being solely responsible for their actions &lt;strong&gt;2:134, 4:123, 6:164, 17:15, 29:12-13, 35:18, 39:7, 53:38-39&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A note about Verses 29:12-13&lt;/strong&gt;: The people who lead others to sin, will have the burden of their own sins + the burden of the sin of &quot;leading others to sin&quot;, multiplied by the number of people they led to sin. They won't have the burden of others' own sins. Others' will have the burden of their own sins (&lt;strong&gt;7:38-39, 37:30&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your example, it is not a punishment for the child, it is a test, also a natural consequence of the parents' actions which they comitted even though they knew the possibilty of the negative outcomes (e.g. marrying to close relatives, drinking or smoking, etc.). It is a test for the parents to have a child with disability/disease (one may also consider it as a part of their punishments for their own sins that caused the child to be born like that). But it is also a test for the child, a test to endure and show patience about the disability/disase in his/her life. In the judgment day (with the light of the verses I mentioned above), the parents will be asked of their actions that led the child to be born with disability/disases and, in my understanding, the child will also ask his/her parents why they caused that and everyone will receive their just judgment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah give us an easy judgment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17173" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T08:31:00.880" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T08:31:00.880" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33491" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2256" CreationDate="2016-07-17T10:59:32.923" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The longest Surah of the holy Quran is surah al-baqarah as the second sura of the noble Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The longest Ayah is Ayah 282 of the pointed out sura, I mean surah al-baqarah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17253" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-07-31T12:47:56.657" LastActivityDate="2016-07-31T12:47:56.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33492" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33518" CreationDate="2016-07-17T11:01:27.390" Score="-1" ViewCount="451" Body="&lt;p&gt;assalaamu alaykum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read a hadith in Tafsir al Tabari Sura An-Najim 53 verse 1 that Muhammad (saw) warned Abu Lahab or someone to fear the dog of Allah and it attacked him in Yemen and killed him? Is this hadith authentic is it true? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is my reference...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;القول في تأويل قوله تعالى : وَالنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَى (1)&#xA;اختلف أهل التأويل في تأويل قوله ( وَالنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَى ) فقال بعضهم: عُنِيَ بالنجم: الثُّريا وعُنِي بقوله ( إِذَا هَوَى ) : إذا سقط, قالوا: تأويل الكلام: والثريا إذا سقطت.&#xA;* ذكر من قال ذلك:&#xA;حدثني محمد بن عمرو, قال: ثنا أبو عاصم, قال: ثنا عيسى; وحدثني الحارث, قال: ثنا الحسن, قال: ثنا ورقاء جميعا, عن ابن أبي نجيح, عن مجاهد, قوله: ( وَالنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَى ) قال: إذا سقطت الثريا مع الفجر.&#xA;حدثنا ابن حُميد. قال: ثنا مهران, عن سفيان ( وَالنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَى ) قال: الثريا، وقال مجاهد: ( وَالنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَى ) قال: سقوط الثريا.&#xA;حدثني محمد بن سعد, قال: ثني أبي, قال: ثني عمي, قال: ثني أبي, عن أبيه, عن ابن عباس, قوله: ( وَالنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَى ) قال: إذا انصبّ.&#xA;وقال آخرون: معنى ذلك: والقرآن إذا نـزل.&#xA;* ذكر من قال ذلك:&#xA;حدثني زياد بن عبد الله الحساني أبو الخطاب, قال: ثنا مالك بن &amp;amp;; 22-496 &amp;amp;; سعير, قال: ثنا الأعمش, عن مجاهد, في قوله ( وَالنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَى ) قال: القرآن إذا نـزل.&#xA;حدثنا بشر, قال: ثنا يزيد, قال: ثنا سعيد, عن قتادة ( وَالنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَى * مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَى ) قال: قال عُتبة بن أبي لهب: كفرتُ بربّ النجم, فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: &quot; أمَا تَخَافُ أنْ يَأكُلَكَ كَلْبُ اللهِ&quot; قال: فخرج في تجارة إلى اليمن, فبينما هم قد عرَّسوا, إذ سمعَ صوتَ الأسد, فقال لأصحابه إني مأكول, فأحدقوا به, وضرب على أصمخّتهم فناموا, فجاء حتى أخذه, فما سمعوا إلا صوته.&#xA;حدثنا ابن عبد الأعلى, قال: ثنا محمد بن ثور, قال: ثنا معمر, عن قتادة &quot; أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم تلا( وَالنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَى ) فقال ابن لأبي لهب حسبته قال: اسمه عُتبة: كفرت بربّ النجم, فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: &quot; احْذَرْ لا يأكُلكَ كَلْبُ الله &quot;; قال: فضرب هامته. قال: وقال ابن طاوس عن أبيه, أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: &quot; ألا تَخاف أنْ يُسلِّطَ اللهُ عَلَيْك كَلْبَهُ؟&quot; فخرج ابن أبي لهب مع ناس فى سفر حتى إذا كانوا في بعض الطريق سمعوا صوت الأسد. فقال: ما هو إلا يريدني, فاجتمع أصحابه حوله وجعلوه في وسطهم, حتى إذا ناموا جاء الأسد فأخذه من بينهم. وكان بعض أهل المعرفة بكلام العرب من أهل البصرة يقول: عنى بقوله: ( وَالنَّجْمِ ) والنجوم. وقال: ذهب إلى لفظ الواحد, وهو في المعنى الجميع, واستشهد لقوله ذلك بقول راعي الإبل:&#xA;فَبَـاتَتْ تَعُـدُّ النَّجْـمَ فـي مُسـتَحيرَةٍ&#xA;سَــريعٌ بِــأيْدي الآكـلِينَ جُمُودُهـا (1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;والصواب من القول في ذلك عندي ما قاله مجاهد من أنه عنى بالنجم في هذا الموضع: الثريا, وذلك أن العرب تدعوها النجم, والقول الذي قاله من حكينا عنه من أهل البصرة قول لا نعلم أحدا من أهل التأويل قاله, وإن كان له وجه, فلذلك تركنا القول به.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الهوامش :&#xA;(1) البيت لراعي الإبل النميري عبيد بن أيوب ( مجاز القرآن لأبي عبيدة الورقة 230 من المصورة 26059) قال عند قوله تعالى ( والنجم إذا هوى ) : قسم ، والنجم : النجوم ، ذهب إلى لفظ الواحد وهو في معنى الجمع ، قال راعي الإبل : &quot; وباتت تعد النجم ... &quot; البيت . وفي مستحيرة : في إهالة ، جعلها طافية ، لأنها من شحم . وقال ابن قتيبة في كتاب المعاني الكبير ، طبع الهند .&#xA;وقال الراعي وذكر امرأة أضافها : فباتت ... البيت . مستحيرة : جفنة قد تحير فيها الدسم ، فهي ترى فيها النجوم لصفاء الإهالة ، وأراد بقوله تعد النجم : الثرياء ، والعرب تسمى الثريا النجم . قال :&#xA;طلــــع النجــــم عشــــاء&#xA;ابتغــــى الـــراعي كســـاء&#xA;وقال التبريزي في شرح حماسة أبي تمام ( 4 : 39 ) قال أبو العلاء : كان بعض الناس يجعل &quot; تعد &quot; هنا من العدد ، أي أن هذه المرأة تعد النجم في الجفنة المستحيرة ، أي المملوءة ، لأنها ترى خيال النجوم فيها ، وقد يجوز هذا الوجه ، وقد يحتمل أن يكون &quot; تعد &quot; في معنى تحسب وتظن ، والمراد أن المرأة تحسب النجم في الجفنة ، لما تراه من بياض الشحم أ . هـ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17714" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T12:52:23.670" Title="The Dog of Allah?" Tags="|hadith|tafseer|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33493" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-17T11:05:37.720" Score="3" ViewCount="3591" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have an issue. I thought so long, we could pray in full prayer length, when we have just travelled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yesterday, Our Imam came from another region. In the prayer of Al-asr and Isha (I did not pray with him Magrib). He just prayed 2 rakats instead of 4. After the 2 rakats, we stand up and pray the last 2 rakats alone. I asked the question to another one about that situation and he told me, &lt;code&gt;our Imam came from a long journey, so He prays 2 Rakats&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: Is it an obligation to pray 2 rakats or we can pray in full length?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16564" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-02T10:50:59.153" LastActivityDate="2022-06-09T10:19:14.073" Title="Are we obliged to reduce prayer when on a journey?" Tags="|salat|salat-al-qasr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33495" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-17T14:43:42.780" Score="3" ViewCount="539" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wonder if a sin that is repeated after one made tawbah (repentance) will the first sin be forgiven or will the tawbah not count since I read one of the conditions of tawbah is sincerely not to commit the sin i.e. you have fought hard the temptation of not committing the sin instead of easily doing it and hoping for a forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17628" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2016-07-20T08:25:14.267" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T06:31:21.967" Title="Tawbah for a repeated sin?" Tags="|sin|tawba|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33496" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-17T15:23:53.703" Score="2" ViewCount="185" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was married with my ex-wife for 18 years. Before we got married my ex-wife was pregnant. As it was a void one, I gave talaq and remarried her once again. Subsequently, we were living happily until we encountered some differences and again I gave talaq. Subsequently we remarried again and was stable for sometime. Finally in 2012 I gave talaq again. I want to remarry her. However we have had technically 3 talaqs; my question is whether it is possible to marry her without her marrying another person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17756" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T08:18:11.850" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T08:18:11.850" Title="Is it possibly to remarry my wife after three talaqs?" Tags="|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-09T13:15:19.763" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8317" CreationDate="2016-07-17T15:47:17.970" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The morals of Islam have not changed since the creation of ADAM, and according to Quran ALLAH created Adam without mother or father. I would not stretch my limits of imagination to explain the reproduction of human beings bounded by stories mentioned in bible, or bounded by known ways of human reproduction. Islam in general is silent on this issue, so if we cannot explain the human reproduction after Adam and eve, the least we can do is to refrain from using explanation based on incest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17757" LastActivityDate="2016-07-17T15:47:17.970" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33498" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5934" CreationDate="2016-07-17T17:37:41.073" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. Shia cannot eat only those fish that does not have scales. The rest is halal. The reason behind is that fish without scale feed on the remnants of the sea that can be harmful to human health.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17759" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2019-08-25T15:04:23.187" LastActivityDate="2019-08-25T15:04:23.187" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33502" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33472" CreationDate="2016-07-18T00:38:04.887" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Waalaikumsalam warahmatullah wabarakatuh&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That ayat implies that every human are destined differently because this world is so complex and it need high diversites.&#xA;Each of us has a particular competence at something. For instance, european people's posture are big and tall so it's easier for them to be good at football( but there's other factors indeed). However, the asians can have good posture and play football well too if they practice and go to gym and get lots high calcium food.&#xA;So allah insists every of his believers to take an endeavour because for living in this world, we do have to struggle then if we enter the heaven we'll know the real pleasure by not to trying so hard to get everything we want in that eternal life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17172" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T00:38:04.887" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33504" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33519" CreationDate="2016-07-18T06:44:49.817" Score="0" ViewCount="24943" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can we supplicate to Allah without wudu/ablution, at any place, at any time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-08-08T23:07:53.450" LastActivityDate="2021-09-18T00:10:52.407" Title="Can we supplicate to Allah without wudu/ablution?" Tags="|dua|taharah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33505" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33509" CreationDate="2016-07-18T07:30:02.113" Score="5" ViewCount="3725" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please can anyone explain the following hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Fear the prayer of the oppressed, even if he is a disbeliever, for there is no barrier (between it and Allah).” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(It is referenced on e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/177561&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-13T07:01:41.783" LastActivityDate="2021-09-18T18:11:16.037" Title="Seeking an explanation of the hadith: &quot;Fear the prayer of the oppressed, even if he is a disbeliever, for there is no barrier (between it and Allah).”" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33506" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33472" CreationDate="2016-07-18T08:46:24.373" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This verse has a &quot;relative&quot; in surat ar-Ra'ad (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/13/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;13:11&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in this verse&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah affirms His perfect justice and fairness in His decisions, for He decided that He will not change a bounty that He has granted someone, except on account of an evil that they committed. Allah said in another Ayah (tafsir ibn Kathir)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ibn Achour in his tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;surano=8&amp;amp;ayano=53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;at-tahriri wa tanwir&lt;/a&gt; added a few points: change here means exchanging something with it's opposite, so aslong as Pharao and those before have been good and doing good deeds Allah has given them HIs bounty, but once they started doing bad deeds and not correcting this wrong behavior Allah toke away His bounty and replaced it with (what they regard as) reprisal. And about the in this verse in first place adressed Quraish Allah showed His bounty towards them in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/29/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;29:67&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Have they not seen that We made [Makkah] a safe sanctuary, while people are being taken away all around them?...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so for Quraish this verse was a warning, which applies to us too if we stop Enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read also the verses &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/42/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;42:30&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:79&lt;/a&gt; which show what ever good deeds we do or people do (starting at believing in Allah), or bad deeds we do it is from ourselves, so what we may gain from that is due to our acts or in cases due to our faineance (for example if we see others doing bad deed and we don't advice or try to correct them).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T08:46:24.373" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33493" CreationDate="2016-07-18T09:22:45.027" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Praying salat al-qasr (shortening prayers) while on a journey is a sunnah (see for example in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/18/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt; and sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/43/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;), some scholars tend to say one shouldn't forsake it. The hanafis even say it is wajib, so they won't allow it for a traveler to pray prayers fully (note they even don't allow them to join prayers, but both of this rules have no backup in the sahih sunnah). But one can pray the prayers fully - especially if the Imam is a resident - even if many scholars (especially from the hanbali and salafi school) dislike it, it is a known and accepted  act performed by the sahaba (may Allah be pleased with them):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See for example in Muwatta' al-Imam Malik:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/403470&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn 'Omar&lt;/a&gt; used to pray qasr prayer on journey unless he prayed behind an Imam (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/403500&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;also&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/403491&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Omar&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/403510&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn 'Omar&lt;/a&gt; if on journey leading a congregation they would ask the (resident) people to continue the prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If somebody who is on a journey would like to lead a prayer, he prays the shortened prayers and asks the residents to continue as quoted above.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But if the resident was the Imam it was -according &lt;a href=&quot;https://saaid.net/Doat/binbulihed/f/373.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; fatwa in Arabic - narrated from all the sahaba that they used to pray the prayer fully and this is - according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/139241&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic) - the prevalent opinion. While the fatawa on islamqa say one can shorten the prayer see for example about &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/111894&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;shortening&lt;/a&gt; the prayers, and shortening &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20151221203432/http://islamqa.info:80/en/26186&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;behind a resident&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Maliki school it is even preferred not to lead a prayer except maghrib and sobh (fajr fard) neither for a non-resident for a resident, nor for a resident for non-resident. So unless the Imam is householder or an old or much honored person then if the Imam is resident, the non-resident should pray his prayer fully, if he is on journey then the resident should complete his prayer (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/155393&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-09T10:19:14.073" LastActivityDate="2022-06-09T10:19:14.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33508" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-18T09:37:21.957" Score="2" ViewCount="1637" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have 85,000 dollars student loan debt, and also 3000 dollars in credit card debt.  I am unemployed with some disabilities and older husband who is retired.  Our only income is my husband's Social Security. I pay zakat on the gold jewellery I have. Are we required to pay zakat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17767" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-13T06:58:17.337" LastActivityDate="2020-04-27T05:32:26.837" Title="With debts, unemployment, disability, and old age, are we required to pay zakat?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33505" CreationDate="2016-07-18T09:51:53.163" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are referring to a special version of this sahih hadith (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/46/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt;, and a longer Version for example in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;) on the supplication/curse of an oppressed دعوة المظلوم. Note the addition of &amp;quot;e&lt;em&gt;ven if he is a disbeliever&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; doesn't have enough support to be qualifeid as sahih, so it is in best case considered as a &amp;quot;hassan&amp;quot; hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the longer Version which is also in sahih al-Bukahri, Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/7/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;, sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/9/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1125310&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasai&lt;/a&gt;, sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/8/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;. Gives a hint on how this is to be understood we should not oppress others as Allah hates the oppressor and oppression (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/45/74&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;) as quoted in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/45/70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; qodsi. If an oppressed person asks Allah doing supplication or cursing somebody then they will reach Allah, even if this person maybe a sinner or a non-believer (as stated clearly in the hadith in Musnad Ahmad on the authority of Anas &amp;quot; دعوة المظلوم وإن كان كافرا ليس دونها حجاب&amp;quot; which you -apparently- are referring to) or somebody who eats haram as stated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/639830&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The -apparently contradicting- quote from &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/13/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;13:14&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/40/50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;40:50&lt;/a&gt; saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...  And the supplication of the disbelievers is not but in error [i.e. futility].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is referring to the supplication of the non-believers asking Allah to not let them enter jahanam. It doesn't cover any other kind of supplication, which is perfectly permissible for them (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1372&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;, where a Jewish woman made a supplication for 'Aisha).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the importance and acceptance of the suplication of an oppressed see also this hadith which is in jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;, sunan abi Dawod and sunan ibn Majah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-18T18:11:16.037" LastActivityDate="2021-09-18T18:11:16.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33484" CreationDate="2016-07-18T10:08:55.290" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as as I understood your Question. I can't see where the problem is.&lt;br&gt; If the Muslims who want to organize or get married just, let the owner -I suppose he is non-Muslim and you are in a non-Muslim country- of the venue know that they don't want any kind of alcohol being served during the wedding and he accepted everything is fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Neither does the owner need to (totally) remove any form of alcohol form his venue nor do the Muslims need to feel bad because this venue usually sells alcohol, as they are not involved in this and they can't be responsible for what others do unless the owner is Muslim in that case they should at least advice him and avoid the place, as long as he didn't repent from this sinful act according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;. See for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/164&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;6:164&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/74/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;74:38&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But&lt;/strong&gt; if you can find a location for the wedding where there's no alcohol served, which is large enough you should avoid any other possibility! (see also &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=35180&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic, which discourage from celebrating a wedding in a place where alcohol is served)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-19T05:56:55.953" LastActivityDate="2016-07-19T05:56:55.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33511" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33463" CreationDate="2016-07-18T10:39:07.180" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From your list the only real non independent &quot;wa/وَ&quot; is in&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَجَدْتُمُوهُمْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which is a plural form of the verb: وَجَدَ.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In all other posted cases &quot;wa&quot; is an equivalent to &quot;and&quot; and therefore should be considered as a different or independent word. I honestly don't know if there's really any rule saying one should &quot;hang them&quot; on the following word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how would you analyze the Quran linguistically if you don't even know which words can be separated and which not? You should first star by learning Arabic and try to know the roots of the words!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean if you take away those &quot;wa&quot; you would change the meaning in most cases dramatically, so that the sentences wouldn't make any sense. This would also have major impact on the grammatical rules -assuming there still will be some useful sentences left-.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IMO you should still elaborate your Question or try to explain how you would achieve what you want to do unfortunately I'm not able to follow your link as I'm behind a firewall!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for why &quot;wa&quot; is so prevalent, one reason for that is the use of many &quot;and's&quot; in the Quran, also a lot of Arabic words start with &quot;wa&quot; as the verb already mentioned above an other frequent example in the Quran is  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/search?q=%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ويل&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then it is used for oaths as described by goldenPseudo for example&#xA;in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالعَصْرِ (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/103/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-'asr&lt;/a&gt;)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالتِينِ وَالزَّيتُنِ وَطُورِ سِنِينَ وَهَذَا البَلَدِ الأمِينِ (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/95/1-3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;at-tyn&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;where 3 of the &quot;wa's&quot; are of this kind (the 2nd one in the order of the verse is an equivalent to &quot;and&quot;)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;on the other hand as the letter &quot;واو&quot; in Arabic is one of the letters which appear especially at the beginning of a word like an independent letter. You may miss the fact that in Quran there are many words that start with a &quot;فاء&quot; / &quot;fa ف&quot; or &quot;باء&quot; / &quot;ba ب&quot; or other letters, which aren't a part of the &quot;next&quot; word like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَمَا &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/95/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;at-tyn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&#xA;in surat &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a-Shams&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فألهمها&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  فقال &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  فكذبوه&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  and in some riwaya:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  فلا يخاف instead of ولا يخاف&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;note that about all the rest of the verses of this surah begin with an oath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or in surat &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/97/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-qadr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بإذْنِ رَبِّهِمْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in surat &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/96&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-'alaq&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بِاسْمِ &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  بِالقَلَمِ &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  بِالتَّقْوَى&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  بِأنَّ &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  بِالنَّاصِيَةِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;just to give some examples from short surahs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-18T13:21:48.310" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T13:21:48.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33512" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-18T11:52:56.873" Score="5" ViewCount="604" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mostly sparked by debates regarding evolution, I have become curious what epistemological positions exist in orthodox schools of the major Islamic sects. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand the doctrinal priority of Quran and Sunnah, so from an Islamic point of view they take precedence over scientific ideas in case they clash.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is with regard to which specific methods are used to arrive at the conclusion that the central texts are divinely revealed. Usually talks about this are filled with words like &quot;logical&quot;, &quot;rational&quot;, or other terms of a similar nature. What I never saw is a description of what constitutes logical or rational methods, how they are derived, how they lead to acceptance of what Islam considers revelation, and how they disqualify the validity of other methods in case of conflicting results. Also, how do those same methods applied to the claims of other religions lead to rejection of those claims while leading to acceptance of an Islamic position?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am interested in the epistemological methods that the orthodox schools of theology use to arrive at the conclusion that Quran and Sunnah are revelation, which seem to me to be necessarily a priori to the revealed texts, or in other words: they cannot come from commandments within the texts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I posted the same question with regard to Christianity (in particular, Catholicism) on &lt;a href=&quot;https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/50756/what-orthodox-positions-with-regard-to-epistemology-exist&quot;&gt;christianity.se&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:56:52.367" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T16:47:31.603" Title="What orthodox positions with regard to epistemology exist?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="29" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33479" CreationDate="2016-07-18T12:23:34.170" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first thing which comes in mind is that it eventually may harm the lips to drink from a broken or cracked vessel and maybe some of the liquid wull run out on one's cloths and body. This is one of the first reasons quoted in commentary's of such a hadith like in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=6437&amp;amp;bk_no=55&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Awn al-m'abud&lt;/a&gt; beside the fact that water or whatever one is drinking may run out and drops may fall on the person who drinks (in the comment literally: on his face) and his/her clothes as one the liquid would be hard to keep in such places on a vessel without running out etc. An other reason is that some have called it the seat of satan, the commentator here explained because such places on a vessel are hard to clean correctly so drinking from their may be with the lack of the needed purity and cleanness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that there's a weakness in this hadith as one of the narrators Qurrah ibn Abdirrahman قرة بن عبد الرحمن بن حيويل المصري is considered as da'if (weak) by Yahya ibn Ma'yn and munkar (rejected) al-hadith by Imam Ahmad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: impermissible here has been understood as makrooh (disliked) not as haram (forbidden).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-10-03T15:00:37.677" LastActivityDate="2021-10-03T15:00:37.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33515" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10567" CreationDate="2016-07-18T12:35:26.420" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From my understanding the Shi' believe imamate can only be with the complete pure, thereby the Imam must be infallible. As the imam in effect give their life in servitude and lead the ummah, in the hereafter they will also carry a rank (to identify them). This has been equated to Shaheed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally Shaheed is translated as Matyr, but it actually refers to the one who has witnessed. And Shi' believe the Imamas have witnessed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17731" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-07-19T00:22:09.680" LastActivityDate="2016-07-19T00:22:09.680" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="317" CreationDate="2016-07-18T12:41:00.607" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on the hanafi position, as a mortgage is a loan with a term, you cannot deduct the total amount from your assets. When you are calculating your assets, you are to deduct the current months mortgage payments and any other short term debts, bills, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will not deduct a years amount, as you look at your asset position at that particular time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sociable7.com/zakat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sociable7.com/zakat&lt;/a&gt; , I also  have covered Zakat extensively. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17731" LastEditorUserId="17731" LastEditDate="2016-07-18T13:05:52.920" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T13:05:52.920" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33508" CreationDate="2016-07-18T12:49:49.247" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on the hanafi position, If you pay Zakah on Gold, then it would indicitae you are above the nisab, therefore you will not be eligible to recieve Zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However Zakat is an indivudual obligation and can be received indivudualy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have Gold more than the nisab of the Gold standard so you can't receive the Zakat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Student Loan is most likely not due to be paid immediately, so you can't count this as a deduction, but if you are paying a monthly amount towards it, that can be deducted. The Credit Card depends on your intention of paying. If you pay only the minimum amount, then deduct that from your asset in that month. If you are looking to pay the full amount, then pay it all, and see what assets you have remaining. Even then, if you are below the nisab is cash assets, you still have Gold in excess, so you still won't meet Nisab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your husband is on Social Seciurity and probably has nothing left after expenses like bills, etc, so its possible that he is eligible. But you must consider any savings he has too. That is counted as an asset.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See sociable7.com/zakat&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17731" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T12:49:49.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33492" CreationDate="2016-07-18T12:52:23.670" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I assume that you have read your quoted source very intensely, so if you check the hadith and what the man feared from you may find your answer: Our Messenger (Peace be upon him) didn't mean that Allah has a dog rather than to scare his enemy by a possible attack of one of the dog-like animals. In Arabic language the word dog &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/home.php?word=%D9%83%D9%84%D8%A8&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-ar&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;كلب&lt;/a&gt; is often used as a synonym of lion أسد or more general a beast:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;و الكَلْبُ كلُّ سَبُعٍ عقور ؛ وربما وُصف به ،، والجمع كِلاَبٌ ، وأَكْلُبٌ .  (al-mo'jam al-Moheet)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and as you may find in the hadith that disbeliever heard a lion not a dog. Some therefore said that dog of Allah meanas lion, but I doubt if one should take this literally and would say that our Messenger has frighten him by saying &quot;Aren't you afraid of one of Allah's beasts&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand none except at-Tabari has quoted this strange story to support his commentary of this verse. And even at-Tabari just quoted it for the sake of an academic honesty while he was favoring the report or explanation of Mujahid saying an-Najm refers to the Pleiades, as you quoted:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;والصواب من القول في ذلك عندي ما قاله مجاهد من أنه عنى بالنجم في هذا الموضع: الثريا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in the context of this Verse the more and most quoted hadith is this sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/17/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T12:52:23.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33504" CreationDate="2016-07-18T12:55:04.043" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes we can, at any place, any time. Salah requires Wudu/Ghusl but making Dua or reciting God's names or reciting the Quran does not. However as, with wudu, you are in a purer state, it is good etiquette to make Dua in the best manner ie. with Wudu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the place of excretion, it's probably unpreferred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17731" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T12:55:04.043" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33512" CreationDate="2016-07-18T14:22:36.350" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question is such that you will probably receive multiple takes, as theology is widely still discussed by the Muslim Scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to understand the method I'll define the core Islamic Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran - The revelation from God&#xA;Sunnah - The practices of the Prophet Muhammad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the belief of Muslims that Allah is the creater of the Worlds and in order to guide he has sent Prophets and has revealed divine principles like the Torah, Injeel (Orginal Bible) and the Quran. Using the rhetoric in the Quran, the reader is awakened by the existence of God and thus obeys what Allah commands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can be argued that the Quran is a book written by man, be it an intellect or a poet. This was argued by scholars too so some evaulated the Quran. It was concluded that it is impossible for man to have composed the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the reasons include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scientific Fact like the Origins of life and the role of mountains&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Linguistic nature of the Quran - Many have tried to replicate however&#xA;seems impossible for man too. Considering the grammar, poetic nature,&#xA;contents, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Preservation - At a time where paper was scarce, it was&#xA;very easy for information and knowledge to get lost. But for the last&#xA;1400 years, the Quran has been preserved. This itself is considered a&#xA;miracle.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the revelation is a fundamental belief, it can be deduced that the guidance, restrictios, word of God is whole and the truth, and it would be inappropriate to question its validity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to Jurisprudence, Creed and Theology, opinions will be made on based on scholarly interpretation, for the most part there is agreement but some rulings are varied.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims don't view science as an opposing concept, but have pioneered in it for many centuries. It is used to advance our knowledge of our being and surroundings. Nothing has being revealed, by credible scientific method, to  contradict the Quran to date, and we Muslims know nothing ever will. If the Quran is the word of God then he is aware of all processes as he was the creater, so how can it be possible that he has got it wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the Quran stated 1+1 is 5 whereas we know 1+1 is 2, and this is a universal law. We either then reject the Quran, as the information proves to be univerasally incorrect or we relook at our understanding, i.e. possibly a metaphor, something beyond our understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the revelation, there has been no contradictions, even after 1000s have tried, we know that this truly is the book of God. This further strengthens the validity of the Quran, and that it is Gods word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To further answer your question, since the Muslim accepts the concept of God and that the Quran is truly his revelation, any commandments and further suggestions of following Gods word also becomes apparrant, from this we also understand the role and status of the Prophet, and that his method/tradition is the best (as it a truly based on Gods teaching).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sources are also further extended to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ijma' - Consensus amongst scholars AND&#xA;Qiyaas - Analogy, i.e. based on the belief intoxicants are haram and wine is an example given, in the 21st century, so is cocaine and cannabis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are not divinely revealed, but outline the methods used by Muslims, God has provided an array of methods to establish the 'straighy' path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17731" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T14:22:36.350" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33523" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33496" CreationDate="2016-07-18T14:27:21.380" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer - consult a scholar, otherwise advice by lay people may affect your marriage!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a nutshell, as you have given three talaqs, you are technically divorced. Its not possible to marry her without her marrying another person. This is the severeity to enable people to understand that their actions will be accountable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17731" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T14:27:21.380" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33524" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33485" CreationDate="2016-07-18T14:38:13.427" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Bani Hashim continued to have political power due to their wealth and influence and were preservers of the Kaabah, during revelation of Prophethood, they retained some of this power but as Islam grew, it declined. Abu Lahab was the uncle of the Prophet and was against the Prophethood, where as his other uncles like Abbas and Hamza affirmed belief in the Prophet. This lack of unity between the family naturally led to a decline. As, since the head of the family had no influence up the others in the clan, the clan can't be of much value. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17731" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T14:38:13.427" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33476" CreationDate="2016-07-18T15:53:47.740" Score="-8" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every woman in the world can show whatever she can. Your asking is very weird: why would somebody even tried to stop the woman from showing her hairs? We are not savages, we take care about our woman, about theirs rights to express themselves. I even think that woman are superior to man: they can give birth... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17773" LastActivityDate="2016-07-18T15:53:47.740" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33527" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-18T17:10:34.323" Score="7" ViewCount="340" Body="&lt;p&gt;If secularism is defined as a set of political ideas aiming to separate the governance of state from religion (short version), is secularism compatible with Islam? By that, I mean, can Muslims legally (with respect to Islam, not the state) be supportive of the separation of Islam and state and supportive of a state model founded on religiously neutral principles of rational [scientific and materialistic (in a philosophical, not consumerist sense)] social science and morality?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3864" LastActivityDate="2017-05-29T08:19:03.153" Title="Is secularism compatible with Islam?" Tags="|government|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33529" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-18T19:27:22.160" Score="2" ViewCount="1499" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the prescribed punishment if one kills their slave intentionally?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a hadd punishment?  Does blood money have to be paid?  What does Sharia have to say about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17714" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-01-12T06:44:32.613" LastActivityDate="2023-01-12T06:44:32.613" Title="What is the prescribed punishment if one kills their slave intentionally?" Tags="|fiqh|slavery|qisas|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33532" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-19T02:08:14.337" Score="4" ViewCount="13482" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had sex with my boyfriend who is already married. We are planning to marry now. I feel it will be a great injustice for his first wife since he has 3 little kids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will Allah forgive me for my sins and can I marry someone else? Do I have to tell him all these?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17780" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T05:27:02.700" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T15:10:13.913" Title="I had an unlawful relationship. Will Allah forgive me?" Tags="|sex|relationships|zina|forgiveness|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2017-07-10T15:10:42.977" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33434" CreationDate="2016-07-19T08:23:02.310" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;When it comes to Allah we must always think of verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/42/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;42:11&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing. (Sahih International)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... There is not anything like Him (whatsoever), and He is The Ever-Hearing, The Ever-Beholding. (Dr. Ghali) &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... nothing like a likeness of Him; and He is the Hearing, the Seeing. (Shakir)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so we don't know how HE might do something nor how HE exactly, but we have been informed by Quran or sahih ahadith that HE does it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your question is logical and rational, but our imagination and our experience always automatically sets in our mind how any of HIS creation would perform something, as we can only compare something with something we have seen or experienced. So we start from a bad comparison: yes for a human or any of Allahs creation being at multiple places at the same time or any other thing which seems beyond our imagination wouldn't sound rational nor realistic.But when it comes to Allah, this is already quoted in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... and He is with you wherever you are ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/57/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;57:4&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes one could start interpreting this verse, for example HE is in our heart, but sahaba and the tabi'yn and the scholars of the early centuries disliked interpretation of Allah's actions and attributes etc..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as a part of our faith we are asked to believe that HE doesn't have any kind of limitation in HIS actions and could do anything:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... He only says to it, Be, so there it is. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/117&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:217&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br&gt; see also: (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:47&lt;/a&gt;), (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:59&lt;/a&gt;), (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/73&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:73&lt;/a&gt;), (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/16/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;16:40&lt;/a&gt;), (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/19/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;19:35&lt;/a&gt;), (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/36/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;36:82&lt;/a&gt;) and (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/40/68&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;40:68&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;beyond this some linguistic based interpretation have been made about this hadith. Note that shi'a apparently reject this hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as a conclusion we should affirm that Allah descends, but be aware that HIS descent is unlike that of any of HIS creatures. Which means it is not bound by any limitation which may come in mind when we would project it on any of HIS creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20081&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; about the qualification of this hadith which discusses some of the interpretations on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/146963&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic provides an answer of scholars on your Question and is more or less a summary of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/19332&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; (also in Arabic). See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/12290&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in which you may find some of the quotes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-03T13:14:54.653" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T13:14:54.653" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33536" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31490" CreationDate="2016-07-19T11:47:06.000" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Analysis of the given formulations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I begin with what you called dua' at the beginning of the fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bisawmi gadin navaitu min shahri Ramadan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this means literally:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bisawmi: with fasting &lt;br&gt; gadin (ghadin): tommorow&lt;br&gt; navaitu (nawaytu) i intend&lt;br&gt; ?...?&lt;br&gt; min: from &lt;br&gt; shahri: month (of) &lt;br&gt; Ramadan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so this is apparently a pronounced niyah or intention saying that you intend to fast the next day (which is a day of Ramadan), but there's something missing here!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholar consider such a &amp;quot;pronounced niyah&amp;quot; a bid'ah. And this isn't a dua' at all. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alminbar.net/malafilmy/ramadan/malaf15/1.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This page&lt;/a&gt; provides a lot of bid'ah which are related to Ramadan in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allahumma: O Allah&lt;br&gt; laka sumtu. for You I have fasted&lt;br&gt;  wa bika aamantu: and I have believed in You (could be also considered in the meaning of presence form) &lt;br&gt; va Alaika tawakkaltu (wa alaika tawakaltu): and on You (only) I relay on&lt;br&gt; wa Ala rizqika:  and by Your provision&lt;br&gt; aftartu: I have broken the fast&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is partly a known dua' but includes some additions, yes it isn't a bad dua' at all, but we have better sourced formulations!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dua' from Hadith&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a couple of formulation for dua' which are supported by Hadith such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللهم لك صمت، وعلى رزقك أفطرت Allaahumma laka sumtu was ‘ala rizqika aftartu (O Allaah, for You I have fasted and by Your provision I have broken the fast)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is taken from sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/14/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; (qualified as da'if by al-Albani, while abdulqadir al-Arnaout said that it &amp;quot;has some witnesses ولكنه له شواهد&amp;quot; , the Issue with this hadith is that it was narrated as a hadith but the last person who said that our Messenger used to say ... isn't a sahabi so the narrator chain is disconnected, but as it seems it has been narrated by others like Imam Ahmad -maybe- with some kind of weaknesses, but the amount of the narrations my support it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ذهب الظمأ وابتلت العروق، وثبت الأجر إن شاء الله “Dhahaba a-dhamau’a (a-zamau), wa abtallat al-‘urooq wa thabata al-ajr insha Allah (Thirst has gone, the veins are moist, and the reward is assured, if Allaah wills).”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the most known formulation from sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/14/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; (qualified as hassan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللهم إني أسألك برحمتك التي وسعت كل شيء أن تغفر لي &amp;quot;Allahuma inny as-aluka birahmatika al-laty wasi'at kulla shay'in an taghfira ly (O Allah, I ask You by virtue of Your mercy which encompasses all things, to forgive me)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last version is quoted as a dua' abdullah ibn 'Omar used to say according to a comment of ibn abi Mulaika (which has not been translated) in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1318260&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've also heard a combination of the two first du'a's  which goes like this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللهم إني لك صمت، وعلى نعمتك أفطرت  ذهب الظمأ وابتلت العروق، وثبت الأجر إن شاء الله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but as said it has as stated no backup in the sunnah, but is indeed a (correct) form of du'a. It could be used for that purpose but not with the believe that it is a correct passed on sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recommendation of du'a while fasting&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As much as I could search I couldn't find any backup for any kind of formulation for a du'a before beginning the fast. But there are hadiths which recommend performing du'a while fasting (without a given expression) like this one from jami' at-Tirmdihi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“There are three whose supplication is not rejected: The fasting person when he breaks his fast, the just leader, and the supplication of the oppressed person; Allah raises it up above the clouds and opens the gates of heaven to it. And the Lord says: ‘By My might, I shall surely aid you, even if it should be after a while.’” (on the authority of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/229&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu Hurraira&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/93066&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/162607&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-25T07:17:00.250" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:17:00.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33532" CreationDate="2016-07-19T16:36:36.983" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your ques has 3 parts:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;1. Will Allah forgive ??&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2. Can you marry someone else or not ?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;3. If you marry another, will u have to tell him all ?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any sin Allah (swt) will forgive by his ultimate grace, as he is Rahmanur Raheem....more he described about his grace than rage. But condition is REPENTANCE ! REPENTANCE !! and REPENTANCE !!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are three conditions to repentance:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a. You should give up the sin&lt;br&gt;&#xA;b. You should regret having done it&lt;br&gt;&#xA;c. You should resolve never to go back to it&lt;br&gt;&#xA;[And Allah knows what you think, what you might think and even what you might not think]&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the sin you committed, Allah says in Quran (interpretation):&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And those who, when they have committed Faahishah (illegal sexual intercourse) or wronged themselves with evil, remember Allaah and ask forgiveness for their sins; — and none can forgive sins but Allaah — and do not persist in what (wrong) they have done, while they know&quot; -- [Al ‘Imraan 3:135]&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To see an excellent example of repentance in case of adultery follow the hadiths in the given links:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/29/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/muslim/29/34&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/29/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/muslim/29/36&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To know more read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/46683&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now answer to your 2nd question, you can not marry someone who is chaste unless you repent. But once you truly repent your sin is waived and you can marry...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;To know more read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/199600&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer the 3rd part, in any case you should repent to Allah and conceal your sins from anyone else...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurayrah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “All of my ummah will be forgiven except those who sin openly. It is a part of sinning openly when a man does something at night, then the following morning when Allaah has concealed his sin, he says, ‘O So and so, I did such and such last night,’ when all night his Lord has concealed him and the next morning he uncovers what Allaah had concealed.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5721; Muslim, 2990)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you should not confess your sin unless it's open by itself. But if it's open, then the punishment as per Sharia (islamic law) has to be imparted (in your case , as you are unmarried it's 100 lashes of beating)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To know more: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/3365&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt;  and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;lang=E&amp;amp;Id=84052&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamweb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user14748" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2016-07-21T05:37:49.477" LastActivityDate="2016-07-21T05:37:49.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33541" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-19T18:44:58.740" Score="1" ViewCount="548" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is this strange narration authentic?! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One day ‘Ali attacked Amr ibn Aas, he threw a spear and Amr fell to the ground, Amr fell to the ground and he then exposed his buttocks. ‘Ali then turned away his face [people said] this was Amr bin Aas. ‘Ali replied he showed me his anus and this made me merciful to him. When Amr ibn Aas returned, Mu’awiya said ‘You should praise Allah and your anus”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al Bidayah wa al Nihayah, Volume 7 page 293&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's been mentioned on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiachat.com/forum/topic/235036408-muawiyah/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ShiaChat&lt;/a&gt; and it's listed at &lt;a href=&quot;http://purifiedhousehold.com/imam-ali-as-refutes-sunni-hadith/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;PurifiedHousehold.com&lt;/a&gt; who supply the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5siEJ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/5siEJ.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17714" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T06:00:10.380" LastActivityDate="2022-02-18T13:03:10.543" Title="Is the strage narration &quot;...you should praise Allah and your anus&quot; authentic?" Tags="|authenticity|ali|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33543" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-19T22:02:46.760" Score="2" ViewCount="235" Body="&lt;p&gt;assalaam alaykum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I came across this statement by al Nasa'i where he mentions 4 people known to fabricate ahadeeths. Is he referring to Ibn Sa'd al-Baghdadi and number 4? (Muhammad bin Sa'id Syria??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;al-Nasa’i (d. 303 A.H.):&#xA;The liars known for fabricating the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah are four. They are: Arba’ah b. Abi Yahya in Madinah, al-Waqidi in Baghdad, Muqatil b. Sulayman in Khurasan and &lt;strong&gt;Muhammad bin Sa’id in Syria&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Hajr al-‘Asqalani, Tahdhib al-Tahdhib, vol.9 p.366 No.604, Hyderabad, 1326 A.H.cf. Yusuf ‘Abbas Hashmi, Zaynab bint Jahash, ‘Islamic Culture’ vol.XLI, No.1, Hyderabad (India), 1967 &amp;lt; Source&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17714" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T10:59:12.413" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T10:59:12.413" Title="Four untrustworthy hadith narrators of hadith said by al Nasa'i?" Tags="|hadith|uloom-al-hadith|islamic-scholar|ilm-ar-rijal|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33544" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-19T22:58:21.573" Score="2" ViewCount="1532" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is this narration authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Once there was an altercation between the Prophet and Hazrat Ayesha when they found Hazrat Abu Bakr as judge. Hazrat Ayesha said to the Prophet: You speak but don’t speak except truth. At once Hazrat Abu Bakr gave her such a slap that blood began to ooze out from her mouth”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ihya Ulum-id-din by Imam Ghazali, Volume 2 page 37, Chapter “The secrets of marriage”, English translation by Maulana Fazlul Karim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17714" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2016-07-20T15:30:06.377" LastActivityDate="2016-07-20T15:30:06.377" Title="Hazrat Abu Bakr altercation with Hazrat Aisha?" Tags="|hadith|history|source-identification|sahaba|aisha|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33545" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-19T23:28:36.217" Score="1" ViewCount="496" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bought a house over 10 yrs ago on mortgage. I became a Muslim several months ago. I know riba is haram but I cannot sell the house because the other co-owners do not want to sell. I also signed a 2nd mortgage because the co-owners needed to close old debt account. If I didn't sign, the 2nd mortgage would not be approved. I don't have anywhere else to live for now. I repented but is it enough as riba is major sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17789" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-30T19:43:14.313" LastActivityDate="2017-01-29T20:38:49.013" Title="Is it riba (a major sin) to have a mortgage from before I converted to Islam?" Tags="|riba|conversion|mortgage|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33548" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-20T03:25:27.537" Score="7" ViewCount="7941" Body="&lt;p&gt;I (14 years old) have just found out about the 14 pillars of prayer, and I know I can do 13 of them but one of them I don't know. I have read that not doing one of them can invalidate the prayer. I don't know how to do the dua in the last rakat (allah-umma sali a'la...). Does this mean all the prayers I ever did were invalid? I feel like I am going to end up in Jahannam and that I have just wasted my life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17522" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2021-12-08T13:58:32.700" LastActivityDate="2021-12-08T13:58:32.700" Title="What happens if I don't know how to do one of the essential parts of prayer?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33549" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-20T03:32:33.637" Score="4" ViewCount="624" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have found an online version of Tafhim al-Qur'an by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi. I wonder about the general opinion of this work among Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is Maududi's work considered authoritative as a tafsir? Are there any sects or schools of thought among Muslims that express clear opinions, positive or negative, of this Tafhim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastActivityDate="2016-07-21T10:51:27.650" Title="Are there any groups within Islam that reject Tafhim al-Qur'an by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33550" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33548" CreationDate="2016-07-20T06:05:55.297" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The major point is if you didn't know a ruling before you must learn it from now on and do your best to perform it correctly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In most cases scholar would say as you did it as good as you could and to the best of your knowledge, your prayers would be accepted, some would recommend performing some nafl (sunnah) prayers to gain the possibly lost thawab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you didn't know the exact wording of a du'a or at-tahiyat or salawat that is neither a sin nor have you missed a fard (obligatory or essential act) as the fard if it was one is the sitting for the tashahud not the (exact) words you say! There are a few forms which have been passed on by the sunnah of our Prophet (Allahs blessings and peace be upon him) learn (at least one of) them if you can't memorize them write them on a paper and put it on the ground and read them from it when you need to perform tashahud.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is always the best to perform a du'a as it was passed on by sunnah, but in case one can't memorize one is free to say any du'a yes according shafi'i school of fiqh (and apparently the hanbali too, at least for the last tashahud) it is essential to say salawat on our Messenger and his family as far as I recall but this is an opinion from a mujtahid, other fiqh schools have other opinions. So if you missed an essential part according shafi'i school doesn't mean that you missed it according any other school and as it is a matter of ijtihad, so each party has evidences and if the opinion of the shafi'i school was much stronger then I'd say good and upright scholars would advocate it and impose it to their school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A major reason why it can't be a fard is this sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/80/54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;, which you also may find in sahih Muslim, sunan abi Dawod and sunan an-Nasai. Where our Messenger taught his companions how to recite the prayers and blessings upon him and he didn't emphasize on the importance of saying it, but only said &amp;quot;say&amp;quot; instead of saying something like &amp;quot;you must&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;you should&amp;quot; ... so the most precise view seems to be that this is a(n) (emphasized) sunnah, maybe it could even be considered as a wajib which means one is asked to do it if he can and know the formulation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/39676&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; on the ruling of sending blessing upon the Prophet in the tashahud.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you could read Arabic read also &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/80065&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/8103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are links for formulations of tashahud which have been passed on by some sahaba -so I refer to them when &amp;quot;naming&amp;quot; a form of tashahud- from sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/79/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt; (tashahud ibn Masu'd), sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and sunan an-Nasai (tashahud ibn 'Abas), sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/582&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; and also quoted by ad-Daraqotni (tahsahud ibn 'Omar), sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/12/145&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasai&lt;/a&gt;, sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1309530&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;, sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/583&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; (tashuahud abu Musa al-Ash'ari), and here some of those formulations with a transliteration from al-Muwatta' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/3/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/3/57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, 'Aisha using tahsahud ibn Masu'd &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/3/58&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/3/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt; as I'm not sure whether you need it too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-03T13:18:09.470" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T13:18:09.470" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25969" CreationDate="2016-07-20T08:42:38.240" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What was this fluid?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you didn't know a ruling you in first place have to repent your former sin and do your best to never turn back to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Many&lt;/em&gt; of a woman is in all fatwas i could read described as thin and yellow liquid. While &lt;em&gt;madhy&lt;/em&gt; is declared as a &lt;em&gt;sticky white fluid that is emitted when a person is thinking of or desiring intercourse. Its emission is not accompanied by feelings of pleasure, it does not gush out in spurts, and it is not followed by exhaustion.&lt;/em&gt; (For details see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/2458&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; fatwa ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So from your description it seems that none of them really seem to fit (maybe you should also check the meaning of &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/10540&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;wady&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, even if this also doesn't seem to fit according your description).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Assumption and consequential rules&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's assume it was &lt;em&gt;many&lt;/em&gt; (semen) in that case you were really &lt;em&gt;balighah&lt;/em&gt; (I'm using the female form).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you prayed (with &lt;em&gt;hijab&lt;/em&gt;) and fasted Ramadan fully -from that age on-  afterwards it seems to me that everything might be fine (but Allah knows best). Yes you didn't perform &lt;em&gt;ghusl&lt;/em&gt; as you should and maybe one could discuss the &lt;em&gt;niyyah&lt;/em&gt; matter widely, but one of the most important things that might still be on your side is that as you said you began taking your shower after this act, so the &lt;em&gt;ghusl&lt;/em&gt; itself began later (and I think while doing it you had this in mind, so this would be your -correct- &lt;em&gt;niyyah&lt;/em&gt;) and afterwards you might be &lt;em&gt;taheerah&lt;/em&gt; (I used the female form) and could pray and fast as you should. Of course if your kind of &lt;em&gt;ghusl&lt;/em&gt; has been done during the day of Ramadan that would be problematic for the fast, as they would be considered as invalid (see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/107335&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;).&#xA;As &lt;em&gt;ghusl&lt;/em&gt; is needed if semen comes out of a woman even if without intercourse (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/6010&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If not I found &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/195115&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic) saying that you must make-up your fasts and prayers from the day you were really &lt;em&gt;balighah&lt;/em&gt;, even if you just knew this much later. But also take a look at my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/31079/what-do-i-do-if-i-missed-joined-prayers&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; about prayers and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/21246&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; specific fatwa on fasts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note the 2nd sign of &lt;em&gt;bulugh&lt;/em&gt; is a discussed matter among &lt;em&gt;madhabs&lt;/em&gt;, so only &lt;em&gt;maliki&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;hanbali&lt;/em&gt; consider this as a major sign, but it applies to rough hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What should you do?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what you should do is as follows (after repentance and asking Allah for forgiveness ...):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Get sure what you felt was climax or orgasm! I'm not sure about that.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Get sure this was &lt;em&gt;many&lt;/em&gt;, not any other liquid! I do have my doubts that this was the case!&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If it was &lt;em&gt;many&lt;/em&gt; you should try to count the days you may have missed, note as stated above if you prayed regularly and fasted fully only those times may count for the fasts where you have done this while fasting!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you couldn't count make a good guess and pray and fast until you feel you have &amp;quot;payed your duty&amp;quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Try your best in performing some optional good deeds especially prayers (&lt;em&gt;nafl&lt;/em&gt;/&lt;em&gt;sunnah&lt;/em&gt;) and fasts and of course any other good deed as we have been told:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds. That is a reminder for those who remember. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/11/114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;11:114&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;..., and follow an evil deed with a good one to wipe it out, and treat the people with good behavior. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/27/93&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;6&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you still have doubts and need a clear fatwa you should ask a scholar you trust about your matter face to face!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here some other hopefully helpful references:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;islamweb: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/19559&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;many,wady, madhy&lt;/a&gt; see also &lt;a href=&quot;http://consult.islamweb.net/consult/index.php?page=Details&amp;amp;id=276211&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/123793&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;on wady&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/58570&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;many of a woman&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/10024&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;signs of puberty&lt;/a&gt; (bulugh).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;islamqa: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/49752&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;madhy&lt;/a&gt; doesn't break fast.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;About niyyah: see my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/32562/am-i-allowed-not-to-fast&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;About opinions on qada' (making up) fasts in case of somebody who didn't know he was doing a sin: see my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/33223/i-had-sex-with-my-wife-while-fasting-it-was-not-intentional-guide-me&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-26T12:40:05.010" LastActivityDate="2021-11-26T12:40:05.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33553" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33532" CreationDate="2016-07-20T11:38:57.513" Score="-1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your boyfriend being a father of 3 who &lt;strong&gt;cheated his wife&lt;/strong&gt;, he can easily cheat and betray to you also. &lt;strong&gt;If he find other women he will leave you also&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Punishments&#xA;In sharia(Islamic) law the punishment for the person(unmarried) involves in illegal sex is to beat &lt;strong&gt;100 lashes&lt;/strong&gt;(like with hunter).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The punishment for the person(Married) who involves in illegal sex is to give &lt;strong&gt;DEATH&lt;/strong&gt; by beating with stones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You are &lt;strong&gt;playing with five life&lt;/strong&gt;, you can get other man for marriage, be careful and fear with ALLAH. what you do now, you have to give answer for everything on the day of judgement, &lt;strong&gt;everything is getting recorded by angels on your shoulders.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17797" LastActivityDate="2016-07-20T11:38:57.513" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33488" CreationDate="2016-07-20T11:56:38.983" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.englishtafsir.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafhim al-Qur'an&lt;/a&gt;, by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, in his tafsir on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.englishtafsir.com/Quran/10/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yunus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As regards the question why the threatened torment was warded off from the people of Jonah as an exception to the Divine principle...the explanation given by various commentators of the Qur'an seems to be correct.-Prophet Jonah left the place of his Mission without Divine permission after warning the people of the torment. Therefore Allah forgave the Assyrians &lt;em&gt;(Nineveh was the capital of Assyria)&lt;/em&gt;, when they repented after seeing some Signs of the coming torment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastActivityDate="2016-07-20T11:56:38.983" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33305" CreationDate="2016-07-20T12:03:20.877" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A honest answer is we don't know&lt;/strong&gt;, as we don't have any information how or exactly where she lived neither after the birth of her child, nor during the time her son was being breast fed and nursed by Halimah as-Sa'diyyah. We only know who she is (the noble family tree), how she got married and that a relative of her was married to father of her husband too. That she has given birth to Muhammad and when it came to breast feeding gave him to Halimah, who asked to have him for more time after passing the first 2 years beside her. And that not a long time after she got her child back died coming from a visit of her relatives in Yatrib/Medina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We could say that the above quoted points are facts, that one would hardly find any rejection for!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can also add from the fact that -at least sunni Muslims believe that- Muhammad married the widow Khadijah, that marrying a widow was not uncommon in Jahilyah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A more delicate and difficult matter could be marrying a widow who has children, as it was the case of Amina.&#xA;It was narrated that Muhammad after the death of Khadija went to ask the hand of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fakhitah_bint_Abi_Talib&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Um-Hani' (Fakhitah) bint abi Talib&lt;/a&gt; and she refused to marry him (maybe a better formulation would be she asked him kindly not to go on with his proposal by the excuse), with the excuse that she had young children this was quoted in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?ID=189&amp;amp;bk_no=60&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;syar a'lam an-nubala'&lt;/a&gt; by Imam ad-Dhahabi and in at-Tabarni's &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=475&amp;amp;hid=4374&amp;amp;pid=280647&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;awsat&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.org/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=84&amp;amp;ID=20654&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;kabir&lt;/a&gt; as a hadith on her authority. The same behavior have been quoted in &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamonline.net/2601&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; about &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubab_bint_Imra_al-Qais&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rubab bint imra al- Qais&lt;/a&gt; a wife of al-Hussain ibn 'Ali and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naila_bint_al-Farafsa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a wife&lt;/a&gt; of 'Othman, whom has broken some of her teeth when Mu'awiya ibn abu Sufyan asked her for marriage (to show her refusal) and also counted other women saying that this was a kind of behavior they apparently kept from al-Jahilyah for widows who loved their dead husbands or had younger kids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Speculations, tales and possible reasons&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the tales you may find in tabaqat ibn Sa'ad or Sirat ibn Hiasham which includes ibn Ishaq's maghazi say that the naming of her son has been revealed to her and her husbands father so instead of Naming Muhammad after one of his died sons, he accepted to name him Muhammad, also it was quoted that she felt an easy pregnancy and has seen some light when he was born. So maybe this is why she kept or was attached to her son and didn't think of marrying again. And a stronger reason maybe that his father's family toke care of her and her son, as her family if I'm not totally wrong was settled in Yatrib/Medina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the strongest assumption we can make is that her behavior can be explained by her love towards her husband or the fact that in Jahilya women apparently disliked to come in charge of a new husband when having children from a former husband or the fear not to care for her new husband or the kid of her former husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her the four major reason for why women wouldn't re-marry which are stated in the fatwa I mentioned above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;امتداد النظرة القديمة التي كانت عند عرب الجاهلية في مُعَايرة الولد&#xA;بزواج أمه بعد وفاة أبيه، حيث كان يَعِيش من المهر الذي دفعه له زوج&#xA;أمه، ويأنَف أن يرى رجلاً أجنبيًّا ينام مكان والده.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arabs used to mock on sons whom's mother got remarried after the death of his father, as he was living from the mahr the new husband gave his mother, and they had the view that a son (child) wouldn't like a foreign man taking the place of his father beside his mother!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;وجود أيتام صغار تعكف على تربيتهم خشية أن يَضيعوا إن تزوجت.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a woman had young orphans she would be afraid that they may &amp;quot;get lost&amp;quot; if she re-married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note a son of the former husband always remains for the step-father and his wife (the biological mother of the son) a kind of &amp;quot;memory&amp;quot; of her former marriage. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;So these kinds of relationships are always delicate!&lt;br&gt; Also have in mind the financial dependency on the step-father, which might become harder for a growing young boy once he would be adolescent, especially if the step-father disliked his step-son and always pointed at this (see also the reasons of 1.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;شدة حبها لزوجها الأول فلا ترضى بغيره بديلاً.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A women who loved her husband very much wouldn't like to have any other (as &amp;quot;nobody could reach him&amp;quot; or have her full love afterwards)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;وجود عهد بينها وبين زوجها ألا تتزوج بعده.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In cases it could be a question of a an agreement between spouses that neither of them or in this case the wife wouldn't remarry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-07-21T12:03:20.630" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33556" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35019" CreationDate="2016-07-20T12:09:39.550" Score="4" ViewCount="2898" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do we know prophet Muhammad has got any divine inspiration by a dream?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-20T12:29:27.007" LastActivityDate="2020-10-07T13:40:46.317" Title="Is there any ayah (quran ayat) which has been revealed by dream?" Tags="|quran|prophet-muhammad|dream|ayah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33557" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-20T12:34:43.813" Score="3" ViewCount="136" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam! :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm new to Islam, have reverted on the 30th of last month. What I'm having trouble with is feeling overwhelmed and needing to know EVERYTHING as soon as possible. Even though I know that obviously you can't be the perfect Muslim overnight, I feel bad that I don't have everything down as of yet. More so because I have fear of Allah and nervous that He'd send me Hell if I didn't do this or that yet without even knowing what to do yet. :( Any prayers I can to to keep my heart lifted and to soothe my anxiety and stress when trying to learn everything? Also to keep my spirits up when I feel like giving up?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My plan is to first learn obligatory prayers, then any prayers that I can do in-between them and stuff I need to do as a Muslim before doing certain things. I already know about Wudhu and Ghusl. I found this website that has really helped me and I'm using it to write down the whole process of praying down. : &lt;a href=&quot;http://ifoundislam.net/revert-supports/how-to-pray.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://ifoundislam.net/revert-supports/how-to-pray.html&lt;/a&gt;  Is this the correct information? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks so much for reading! May Allah bless you and have a good rest of your day. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17798" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-30T04:08:01.753" LastActivityDate="2017-06-30T04:08:01.753" Title="New &amp; Overwhelmed" Tags="|salat|conversion|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="7" ClosedDate="2016-07-23T22:58:55.417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33549" CreationDate="2016-07-20T14:12:31.377" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All I could say is that I found salafi pages who reject or show off some statements of Maududi which seem to &quot;attack&quot; or &quot;disrespect&quot; our Messenger for example he must have said in some of his books something like: &quot;until now 1300 years after Muhammad we still haven't seen the Dajjal&quot; he calls this one point where our Messenger had a false estimation or made a false prophecy as according to him he expected the Dajjal to come short after him. And of course salafi's like to show off errors in 'aqidah etc.. He also seem to have Note these are the words I found in a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?p=1621079&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;salfi thread&lt;/a&gt; about him and his books. They also pointed on his commentary on &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/12/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;12:55&lt;/a&gt; where he interpreted that Yousouf wanted to become a dictator and compared him to Mussolini. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in &lt;a href=&quot;https://drsabrikhalil.wordpress.com/2016/05/25/%D9%85%D8%B0%D9%87%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; the Autor (a Sudanese Philosophy teacher) is criticizing the political interpretation of the Quran in his tafsir, discussing these three points, which seem to be the major views of al-Maududi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Religion is (only) the utility to establish the divine government (theocracy).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reduction of religion on dominion or authority and reduction of authority on it's political aspects.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Explaining legislation as the absolute right to create law principles.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far the criticism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand I really could only find general acceptance (Scholars like Yusuf al-Qaradawai, Institution like Moroccan Ministery of Awqaf ...) of his whole work, so my answer here is not on tafhim al-Quran itself, but on the whole work of al-Maududi. As it seems &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayyid_Qutb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sayyid Qutb&lt;/a&gt; in his &quot;Fi dhilal al-Quran&quot; (literally: In the shadows of the Quran) which is a modern tafsir and differs from classical tafsirs in the point that it tries to project the Quranic text into modern time, and reflects or interprets it from this point of view is basically following the way of Quran Interpretation of al-Maududi. The Mufti of Saudi Arabia said about it it's not a tafsir, it doesn't even try to explain the words of Quran but is explaining his shadows and what is around it (Note this is my own &quot;free&quot; interpretation of the quote).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-21T10:51:27.650" LastActivityDate="2016-07-21T10:51:27.650" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5455" CreationDate="2016-07-20T17:16:28.103" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bilal is already in Jannah. The Prophet (SAW) heard his foot steps, therefore Bilal has already entered Jannah. BTW For those ten, it was that nothin could harm their chances of belonging in Jannah. No deed was strong enough to pull them away from the straight path from that day forward. Other people have other ideas, but this is mine. Just a thought&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17802" LastActivityDate="2016-07-20T17:16:28.103" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33462" CreationDate="2016-07-20T18:40:03.397" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some apologists argue that certain mathematical patterns hint at the divine origins of the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islaminfo.com/3/74/the-quran-as-a-mathematical-miracle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;For example&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The word for man (ar-Rajul) and the word for woman (Imra-ah) occur 24&#xA;times each.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The word for satan (shaytaan) and the word for angel (malaa-ikah) occur   68 times each.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The word for this life (dunya) and the word for the next life (aakhirah) occur 115 times each.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The word for month (shahr) occurs 12 times.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The word for two months (shahrayn) occurs 30 times.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The word for day (yaum) occurs 365 times.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also the so called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran_code&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 19-Code&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You might find this article useful: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islaminfo.com/3/73/the-number-19-in-the-quran-a-sign-of-the-quran-s-divine-origin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islaminfo.com/3/73/the-number-19-in-the-quran-a-sign-of-the-quran-s-divine-origin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as I noted in the beginning, those claims are made by certain individuals. I'm not aware of any school of thought that particularly focuses on the mathematical aspects of the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15779" LastActivityDate="2016-07-20T18:40:03.397" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33566" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-20T19:23:38.327" Score="4" ViewCount="188" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am new to Islam. I took Shahada on the 30th last month. I have a question regarding prayers, mainly the daily prayers. Can I start off with learning that and then branch out into other prayers? I can do in-between them like how I learned yesterday, I learned you gotta do Wudhu, etc and recite certain things and do certain things before going to bed. I haven't yet completely learned how to do each prayer, I'm still trying to write everything down! Will Allah punish me for not doing them yet as I don't know them all? Will I have to make up prayers (even though I haven't even counted how many days I may have missed it) or is there a prayer I can do to repent and ask for forgiveness?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sorry, I'm still quite new and really fear Allah and 100% believe in the hereafter. I just don't want to die one day unexpected and then be punished for something that I didn't know how to do yet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you for reading, peace be upon you! :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17798" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-07-21T18:53:17.627" LastActivityDate="2016-07-21T20:34:52.540" Title="How should I deal with the difficulties I am facing regarding daily prayers?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33567" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-20T19:39:34.140" Score="5" ViewCount="6816" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although they don't believe in Muhammad (pbuh) as a prophet, they still strongly believe in monotheism and some Jews offer daily prayers (3 times a day if I remember correctly). Islamic and Jewish laws are also very similar. So I think it would be unfair if Allah cast the Jews in hell just because the don't believe in Muhammad (pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2024-02-12T19:49:43.833" Title="Will Jews go to Jannah?" Tags="|jannah|judaism|jahannam|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33532" CreationDate="2016-07-20T23:48:26.307" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you repent sincerely and refrain from such acts, Allah will forgive you Inshallah. Allah says in the Qur'an (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[39:53] Say, &quot;O My servants who have transgressed against themselves&#xA;  [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah&#xA;  forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the&#xA;  Merciful.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[3.133] And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord; and a Garden, the&#xA;  extensiveness of which is (as) the heavens and the earth, it is&#xA;  prepared for those who guard (against evil).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;... can I marry someone else?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may marry someone else after you have repented. However, you should make sure you don't have any STDs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do I have to tell him all these?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, you should not tell him all these. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“All my community will be excused except those who commit sins openly.&#xA;  Commiting them openly includes a man who does something shameful at&#xA;  night and when morning comes tells someone that they did&#xA;  such-and-such, while Allah had concealed it for them. They slept under&#xA;  the cover of Allah, and they removed Allah s covering from themselves&#xA;  in the morning.” [Bukhari, Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What this hadith teaches is that, you should not go around telling others about your sins. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-07-10T15:10:13.913" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T15:10:13.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33571" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-21T06:23:31.473" Score="0" ViewCount="186" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is listening to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binaural_beats&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Brainwave Binaural&lt;/a&gt; forbidden or is it okay? I do hear often these just to focus on studies, and I find these work for me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I'm worried if these are forbidden according to Islamic law, or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-01T01:04:58.940" LastActivityDate="2017-02-01T01:04:58.940" Title="Is listening to Brainwave Binaural forbidden?" Tags="|halal-haram|music|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2018-03-31T13:07:08.703" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33567" CreationDate="2016-07-21T06:57:26.317" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to orthodox scholars, this matter is pretty clear cut; anyone - and this includes Jews and Christians - who has been made familiar with Islam and does not die a Muslim will go to hell forever according to Islam. As for the verses concerning Jews and Christians whose deeds are accepted, this is thought to refer to those who lived before Islam came, basically as a matter of &quot;god gave them other stuff before, and they followed that, so they are gonna get a reward for that&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing that is pretty clear in Islam is that the only question that matters with regard to a verdict of &quot;he will burn in hell forever&quot; is whether or not a person was delivered the message of Islam and accepted it. Muslim scholars are pretty unanimous as far as I can tell in saying that whoever doesn't hear of Islam goes to paradise eventually, and whoever hears of it and doesn't become Muslim, no matter whether he isn't convinced by it, thinks it might be true but so might other religions, doesn't like the rules set by it, or thinks most of it is true but disbelieves, say, in the claim that man was created and did not evolve, will suffer eternal torture for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For details see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/2912&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt;; some object to islamqa based on it being decidedly salafi, but on this matter, they present the opinion that is shared by the traditional schools of thought of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding claims that in Islam, no one has authority to say this or that person is fuel for the fire of hell, this is plainly wrong. For one thing, anyone who denies that Abu Lahab is an inhabitant of hell is a kafir; so sometimes there are even quranic verses regarding the fate of particular people. Other than that, islamic theology is very clear on the question of who goes to paradise, and obviously everyone else goes to hell. And finally, jurists after the death of Muhammad have had no problem whatsoever saying someone is in hell if he was judged to have died a disbeliever. Al-Ghazali spends most of his Faysal al-Tafriqa determining what exactly constitutes kufr, and mentions in passing the legal consequences of someone being judged to be a kafir:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Now, all of this is based on the fact that 'Unbelief' is a legal designation (hukm shar'i), like slavery and freedom, its implication being the licitness of shedding the blood of one (sodesignated) and passing a judgement upon him to the effect that he will dwell in Hellfire forever. And since this is a legal designation, it can only be known on the basis of either an explicit text from scripture (nass) or an analogy (qiyas) drawn from an explicit text. Now, there are explicit texts regarding the (status of) Jews and Christians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the paragraph preceding that quote, he states&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Unbelief (kufr)' is to deem anything the Prophet brought to be a lie. And 'faith (iman)' is to deem everything he brought to be true. Thus, the Jew and the Christian are Unbelievers because they deny the truthfulness of the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source of both quotes: Sherman Jackson's translation of al-Ghazali's Faysal al-Tafriqa, as found in &quot;Sherman Jackson: On the boundaries of theological tolerance in Islam; p. 92&quot;. Note that this is a general statement about all Christians and Jews, which has to be understood with the backdrop that never hearing about Islam will exempt them from hell just like any other kuffar, of course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On page 115 he elaborates regarding rulings about a specific person, with some basic comment on the standard of proof:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One should not think, incidentally, that either branding a person an Unbeliever or its negation must be based on certainty in every case. On the contrary, 'Unbelief' is a legal designation (hukm shar'i) that refers to 1) a person's loss of property rights; 2) the licitness of shedding his blood; and 3) his dwelling in the Hellfire forever. As such the basis upon which it is established is the same as that upon which the rest of the rules of the religious law are established: sometimes they are based on certainty; sometimes on preponderance of probability; and sometimes on sources to which one cannot fully commit either way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be very clear from this that it is a perfectly accepted practice to call someone an inhabitant of hell if the shar'i preconditions are fulfilled, i.e. if someone being a kafir is sufficiently evident. The question who has the authority to pronounce such a judgement is a different one, but it definitely is not &quot;only god&quot; and clearly includes the judge in a case where someone's status as being a kafir or not is relevant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I acknowledge that the stance of &quot;we don't judge anyone&quot; is popular among muslims, but it has no grounding in orthodoxy. In fact, al-Ghazali finishes Faysal al-Tafriqa by addressing exactly that position:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are some who say, 'I simply brand as Unbelievers those groups who brand me an Unbeliever. Those who do not brand me an Unbeliever, I do not brand them so.' This position, however, is unfounded. &lt;br&gt; For were someone to say, 'Ali, may God be pleased with him, is most qualified to be Imam, assuming that he was not an Unbeliever,' then wrongly hold the latter [i.e. Ali, my comment] to be an Unbeliever, though we hold to be an Unbeliever anyone who (on purely ideological grounds) challenges Ali's status (as an upright Companion), this person would not be so condemned, because his position would simply constitute an error (in his factual assessment) regarding a religiously relevant question. Similarly, if the Hanbalite is not deemed an Unbeliever because he holds God to be located in a specific direction, he cannot be branded an Unbeliever because he thinks or mistakenly holds those who deny God's being located in a specific direction to be guilty of deeming (the Prophet) to be a liar rather than being engaged in (legitimate) figurative interpretation.&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&#xA;  As for the statement of the Prophet, 'Whenever a Muslim charges his fellow Muslim with Unbelief, this redounds upon one of them,'  this refers to instances where he brands him an Unbeliever with full knowledge of his true state. In other words, if a person knows that another person believes that everything the Prophet brought is true and despite this he brands the latter an unbeliever, he becomes himself an Unbeliever. As for his branding this person an Unbeliever because he sincerely thinks that the latter holds the Prophet to be a liar, this is simply a mistake on his part regarding this particular individual. For he may think that this person is indeed an Unbeliever who holds the Prophet to be a liar, while in fact this is not the case. This, however, does not constitute an act of Unbelief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &quot;Sherman Jackson: On the boundaries of theological tolerance in Islam; pp. 131, 132&quot;.&#xA;The point of this paragraph to me seems to be that calling someone an Unbeliever when you truly think he is an Unbeliever does not constitute an act of Unbelief, i.e. kufr, which is one of the common objections to doing so. Put differently, al-Ghazali defends the act of calling someone an Unbeliever if you truly think he is an Unbeliever. As we have seen, a judge deeming someone a kafir is a legal judgement that also concerns their status in the islamic hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Disclaimer: I am not a muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2016-07-25T12:02:06.573" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T12:02:06.573" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33574" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-21T07:30:04.847" Score="0" ViewCount="1554" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am married but before my marriage, I had a boyfriend. We both had a good relationship and never crossed our limits, never met each other in person. Only spoke over the phone. Unfortunately, my boyfriend's parents did not approve our relationship and he was forced to get married to someone else. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we both want to be together in Akhirat. Is this possible? Can I please Allah for this? I am confused. I still sometimes miss my boyfriend. Now I contacted him. He wants to be with me in Akhirat. Please let me know as soon as possible. Can I ask for him to be mine in Akhirat to Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17809" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-21T10:48:45.230" LastActivityDate="2016-08-01T10:34:44.520" Title="married woman loves another married man" Tags="|sharia|islamic-philosophy|jannah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-07-26T06:25:29.737" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33576" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33567" CreationDate="2016-07-21T13:40:03.733" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer this question we should go through who shouldn't go to Jannah (Paradise) and define some terms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ones that are deemed to not enter Jannah are the Kuffar (Kafir). &lt;em&gt;This list could be made longer, but the kafir is the one that is deemed without hesitation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now who is a kafir? According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1143/what-is-the-definition-of-a-kaffir&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A kaffir is somone who disbelives even when they know the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if the person (jew or not) doesn't believe in Islam, not due to pride or not knowing that Islam is the true religion, then that person wouldn't be deemed to be a kafir. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And if that person isn't a kafir, we cannot say that if he dies in that state, that he would go to hell.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How God will judge a person that neither is a muslim or a kafir is only up to Him. He will judge the person with justice. &lt;strong&gt;In that case it's fully possible for a jew to enter Jannah.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A person that define a kafir as &quot;non muslim&quot; would of course say that a jew wouldn't enter paradise.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-07-21T16:40:17.037" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33577" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-21T16:01:37.613" Score="4" ViewCount="3170" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand and know that marriage is a big deal. I am looking forward to getting married, Alhamdulillah and Inshallah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question is: What if I find that when meeting a potential spouse that the compatibility based on questions seems to be there (with limited contact/meet), but then when we have nikah, maybe we are not exactly compatible? It may be that we are good people but when it came down to it, we just are not exactly compatible and by no ill will or bad means, we decide to divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would this be a haram act or an immoral act?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't want this to seem like a temporary (Mutah) marriage like Shia's believe but the reality is that things DO happen. It may seem very nice to begin with but then after the fact (of Nikah), things may not be so well as once thought or were alluded to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd appreciate a solid answer with references as to this potential matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-24T07:14:46.453" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T23:18:21.760" Title="What if I find that after we have a nikah we are not compatible? (Sunni viewpoint)" Tags="|nikah|sunni|talaq|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33578" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-21T19:19:28.563" Score="2" ViewCount="1502" Body="&lt;p&gt;assalaamu alaykum wa rahamtullahi wa baraktuh&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can you explain the meaning of this hadith and is it authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Mu’awiyah (rad):&#xA;Allah’s Messenger (saW) said: “The eye (when awake) is the string of the anus (to stop air escaping), and if the two eyes sleep the string is untied”. [Reported by Ahmad and At-Tabarani who added, “Whoever sleeps should perform ablution]”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference    : Bulugh al-Maram 80&#xA;In-book reference    : Book 1, Hadith 97&#xA;English translation  : Book 1, Hadith 86&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17714" LastActivityDate="2016-08-01T10:14:00.777" Title="The eye when awake is the string of the anus hadith?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33566" CreationDate="2016-07-21T20:34:52.540" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So I am new to Islam. I took Shahada on the 30th last month. I have a question regarding prayers, mainly the daily prayers. &lt;strong&gt;Can I start off&#xA;  with learning that and then branch out into other prayers?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, of course. You don't have to burden yourself with more than what you can bear. Allah says in the Qur'an (what means), “Allah does not burden a soul beyond that it can bear… (Qur’an, 2:286)”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I learned you gotta do Wudhu, etc and recite certain things and do&#xA;  certain things before going to bed. I haven't yet completely learned&#xA;  how to do each prayer, I'm still trying to write everything down!&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Will Allah punish me for not doing them yet as I don't know them all?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, let me clarify that there are only five fard (obligatory) prayers; two rakats of fajr, four rakats of zuhr, four rakats of asr, three rakats of maghrib and four rakats of isa. The duas (supplication) recited before going to bed are not fard which means skipping them is halal (permissible).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you intentionally miss any of the fard prayers mentioned above, you will be held accountable for that. You don't need to know how to pray to perform prayers. You may/should write down all the instructions of prayer and read from that while praying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. &lt;a href=&quot;http://newmuslimguide.com/en/your-prayer/142&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This page&lt;/a&gt; has detailed instructions regarding how to pray salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Will I have to make up prayers (even though I haven't even counted how many days I may have missed it) or is there a prayer I can do to&#xA;  repent and ask for forgiveness?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You don't have to make up the prayers you missed due to ignorance. But you should strive to do a lot of acts of worship and ask for Allah's forgiveness. Allah says in the Qur'an (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[39:53] Say, &quot;O My servants who have transgressed against themselves&#xA;  [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah&#xA;  forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the&#xA;  Merciful.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[3.133] And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord; and a Garden, the&#xA;  extensiveness of which is (as) the heavens and the earth, it is&#xA;  prepared for those who guard (against evil).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. Recommended websites for new Muslims:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt; : The Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran.com&lt;/a&gt; : THE NOBLE QUR'AN.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quora.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quora.com&lt;/a&gt; : QA website where you can ask questions regarding Islam or other topics.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-07-21T20:34:52.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33580" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34927" CreationDate="2016-07-21T20:52:06.223" Score="5" ViewCount="13401" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where I live, in our culture the evil eye can get to you if you share good news e.g. if I get a job, I tell my siblings and family with a good gesture, but people might be jealous or envy you or may become too happy for you that you get evil eye. Hence people say not to share something because of the evil eye. If that is true, then what can a person do to share his good news or share new job etc. How can one tell if someone has evil eye on him and how will they remove it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-13T06:51:41.170" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T12:35:36.703" Title="How can one share good news without invoking the evil eye?" Tags="|quran|islamic-basis|belief|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7991" CreationDate="2016-07-21T21:26:26.730" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Read is very important in life, recite I don't know. read with your 5 senses. As read means read how the wind blows , how the river flows, how price moves in markets, read and learn how Massie kicks the ball when where read Massie, do it. In hockey read and then hit and score, wrong reading will give wrong results do, its your duty to read correctly. I don't think it has anything to do with education. As Muhammad PBHU never did went to school to educate himself, and did everything so education is not as important than reading, observing via your 5 senses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17815" LastActivityDate="2016-07-21T21:26:26.730" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29345" CreationDate="2016-07-22T01:24:40.463" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason for a company not allowing to work in a different place can be &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can get exhausted from work in other place and that can reflect in your productivity. For example, you may be working late night in week end and when you go to job, you will be sleeply and less productive. Software job is demanding on mind and good rest is required for good work output. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Company do not want their ideas or code to be used outside. If you undertake some similar work like what you do in company, you may take their code or ideas in solving the work.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My suggestion is that you openly say to your employer what you plan to do. You can convince them that your freelancing would not anyway effect your day job. If they are ok with what your are doing, you can go ahead with freelancing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastActivityDate="2016-07-22T01:24:40.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33584" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4146" CreationDate="2016-07-22T03:37:07.630" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Al Hamduli Lah!&#xA;Ad Salaamu alai kum wa rahmantullahi!:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al hadiith Al Qudsi is when Allah Ta Ala Speaks To The Common People Through The Prophet! The  Prophet Muhammad (Salli Allahu Alayhi Salam) is A Living Oracle Of Allah Subanna Hu WA Ta Ala when this occurs! Matthew ch.6:v.33 is Hadiith Al Qudsi!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17817" LastActivityDate="2016-07-22T03:37:07.630" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29108" CreationDate="2016-07-22T05:48:40.080" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an specifies to &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Marry women&lt;/strong&gt; of your choice in 2s, 3s, or 4s, but if you cannot do justice between them, then marry only one.&quot; - by this statement we can say that gay marriage cannot take place within Islam:)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17820" LastActivityDate="2016-07-22T05:48:40.080" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29582" CreationDate="2016-07-22T07:08:26.083" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Verses rather vague in detail as the major point of the Quran seems to be on &quot;right belief&quot;.Monotheism is the major core requirement and doesn't go into much detail as far as &quot;commandments&quot;. Again , the major emphasis is on having the right belief and assigning no partners to God. Even the Sunnah talks rather vaguely about what Muhammed did on this occasion, on that occasion regarding prayer during eclipses etc. This can be seen in Sunna al Bukhari &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17821" LastActivityDate="2016-07-22T07:08:26.083" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33587" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29582" CreationDate="2016-07-22T07:12:34.180" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Major emphasis can be seen on reward and punishment all throughout the Quran. BELIEVE and reward is in gardens where underneath rivers flow, disobey and succumb to the fire. a major theme repeated over and over again .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17821" LastActivityDate="2016-07-22T07:12:34.180" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33589" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33485" CreationDate="2016-07-22T12:21:49.353" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of Mecca's TRADING was a passing trade, for the transferred goods  from Yemen and Ethiopia to Mecca and their markets and then to A-Sham.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abdul Muttalib and Banu Hashim bound traders to follow accurate moral conduct and good treatment of the  traders, meeting them and hosting them, which improved the position of their trade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Abdulmutallab became older and stopped working nominal preside moved to his son Az-Zubair, but other houses of Quraish got a new generation of men defeated by avarice and greed, especially the sons of Abd Shams, sons of Abd Manaf, the house of Nawfal ibn Abd Manaf, the house of Makhzoom and the house of Sahm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their greed and hunger for fortune increased,they abandoned the ethics of Abdul Muttalib, and they wronged small traders and strangers, when Abdulmutallab died,  Az-Zubair was not able to rein in that group, and when he died the responsibility moved to his brother Abi-Talib and the leadership of the convoys moved to that greedy group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it has led this group's tyranny and oppression of others to increase their wealth and riches and decline Bani Hashim's, besides they were  responsible for &quot;Rifadah&quot; and watering pilgrims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(History of Quraysh :  Hussain Mo’ones)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastEditorUserId="17162" LastEditDate="2016-07-22T13:10:37.040" LastActivityDate="2016-07-22T13:10:37.040" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33590" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-22T14:22:28.917" Score="6" ViewCount="3724" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is this narration authentic found in &quot;Successors of the Messenger&quot; by Khalid Muhammad Khalid, p. 70:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Abu Bakr said if I had one By Allah! I would not feel safe from the deception of Allah, even if I had one foot in paradise.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17714" LastEditorUserId="13732" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T21:53:18.663" LastActivityDate="2020-11-20T09:55:44.430" Title="Authenticity of statement attributed to Abu Bakr: &quot;If I had one foot in paradise, I would still fear Allah's deception&quot;" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33578" CreationDate="2016-07-22T20:58:08.783" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a probably metaphoric way of saying &quot;when you fall asleep, you will in all probability release wind, so do wudhu when you wake up&quot;. I have never heard anyone contesting the content of this hadith, and I don't think I have heard anyone contesting it on grounds of isnad either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe something to look into: I seem to recall that there are versions of this hadith that suggest that if you fall asleep while having valid wudhu while you are sitting, and you wake up still sitting, then you do not need to perform wudhu again. I have no reference for it at hand, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Disclaimer: I am not a muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastActivityDate="2016-07-22T20:58:08.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33597" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33527" CreationDate="2016-07-22T21:13:45.877" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;While historically government and courts had been separated in Islam in as much as the ruler made sure that courts were set up and worked but wasn't otherwise involved in jurisdiction, in an Islamic state, the law that the ruler has to uphold is shariah. In particular, not judging and ruling by shariah is considered kufr (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:44&lt;/a&gt;) - although I think I recall that Ibn Abbas was asked on this and said that it is lesser kufr, i.e. does not make the ruler a non-muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given that, the idea of secularism is to make sure law and governance is not based on any religion and that religion has no authority in either area. In that far, Islam is not compatible with secularism in the sense that ruling secularly is sinful in Islam, but they are compatible in the sense that the ruler who rules by secular standards does not automatically become a disbeliever. However: I would strongly suspect that a ruler's preferring to rule by secular law rather than by shariah (as a matter of being internally content with ruling by something that goes against shariah) would qualify as a state of the heart that makes him a disbeliever, although I have no reference for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2017-05-29T08:19:03.153" LastActivityDate="2017-05-29T08:19:03.153" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33495" CreationDate="2016-07-22T21:25:40.783" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dislaimer: I am not a muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A saying is often &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2012/04/26/is-this-poem-authentically-attributed-to-rumi/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;falsely&lt;/a&gt; attributed to Rumi that even if you broke a vow ten thousand times, do not let it keep you from repenting again and again. While Rumi may not be considered authoritative by all - obviously sufis are not particularly likeable in the minds of some modern minds - the sentiment goes back to accepted hadiths, as one stated in the linked site that roughly says that repentance is possible until death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, Sassir's comment points to the cause of your doubt; resolving not to commit again whatever you repented for, later commiting the act again does not negate your resolution at the moment of repentance being genuine. To be frank though, this seems a bit legalistic and neglecting the heart of the matter: Islam teaches you to strive for what it considers goodness sincerely, and this should be your only concern if you want to follow Islam. This kind of accounting will only make you bury your head in details and neglect the overall picture. In religious terms, Islam exhorts you to strive to please god sincerely while relying on (without trying to exploit) and taking solace in mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2016-07-22T21:33:06.517" LastActivityDate="2016-07-22T21:33:06.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33495" CreationDate="2016-07-22T22:13:55.357" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;@Sassir comment on question: &quot;I think you misunderstood the correct formulation is stop doing this sin (&quot;immediately&quot;) and intent not to commit it again (intent here needs to be understood in Arabic as 'azm عزم, which is more likely to be equal to intent, as it means one &quot;decides&quot; not to do it in future, while intent in the meaning of niyyah نية is starting immediately and should hold for the duration of an act of worship etc.), but who knows the circumstances that may come in future. Of course it isn't a good sign for the thawba being &quot;accepted&quot;, but redoing thawba and istighfar is never a bad thing&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastEditorUserId="3466" LastEditDate="2016-07-25T06:31:21.967" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T06:31:21.967" CommentCount="0" CommunityOwnedDate="2016-07-22T22:13:55.357" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33600" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11610" CreationDate="2016-07-22T23:18:37.997" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its ABSOLUTELY wrong to make an image of Allah in your brain... Its written in Surah Iklaas Wa lam yakul-lahu kufuwan ahad meaning And there is none like unto Him. So there in nothing in the universe which can be compared to him.. what i would suggest is avoid making an image of Allah in ur brain but if u fail to then...think of pure white light coming from sky as noor or blessings or torch of Allah... you could also make a mental image of the whole universe in ur brain and tell urself i worship the creator of this universe so whenever u think of Allah u think of the creator of the universe... it completely differs from person to person .. some ppl can pray without making a image in their brain... while some do not... As long as u dont make an image of Allah himself in ur brain itz fine... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17830" LastEditorUserId="17830" LastEditDate="2016-07-24T12:05:41.603" LastActivityDate="2016-07-24T12:05:41.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33602" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-23T06:37:12.483" Score="1" ViewCount="305" Body="&lt;p&gt;My name is Md Ibran Khan and I am from Varansi. I want to marry a second woman but my first (current) wife is not giving permission; I want to remain married to her as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will nikah with the second wife be legal or illegal according to Islam? I am capable of taking responsibility for both of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17833" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-07-23T19:38:44.027" LastActivityDate="2016-07-23T19:38:44.027" Title="Can I take a second marriage without permission of first wife?" Tags="|sharia|nikah|sunni|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-07-26T23:08:10.917" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33603" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-23T11:40:18.957" Score="2" ViewCount="343" Body="&lt;p&gt;In al-Masjid al-Aqsa towards which direction for Namaz was used before the Kaaba in Mekka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17834" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2016-07-25T07:01:23.837" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T12:38:03.283" Title="About Namaz direction in Masjide Aqsa" Tags="|salat|sunni|history|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33607" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-23T19:01:14.727" Score="2" ViewCount="117" Body="&lt;p&gt;i had once heard a man say to his friend who was about to get married that &quot;Marriage is the worst mistake a man can make&quot; and then he proceeded to scare his friend with stories of how his life would be over after marriage, all in jest. I smiled at this. I'm sure that this man was not thinking of the part that marriage plays in Islam and was rather thinking of the social part. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does that make a difference? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this I thought about the marriage of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and how marriage is prescribed in Islam and I got worried and berated this man. But is this still considered mockery of the Prophet, all these things considered?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17839" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-25T10:54:42.730" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T10:54:42.730" Title="Is making fun of marriage without thinking about its islamic part mockery of Islam" Tags="|nikah|kufr|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33608" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-23T22:09:17.810" Score="3" ViewCount="102" Body="&lt;p&gt;I asked a related &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/33485/what-caused-the-decline-of-the-bani-hashim-what-form-did-the-decline-take-and&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt; earlier, trying to understand the sudden, catastrophic decline of the Bani Hashim from the high point during the early adulthood of Abd al-Muttalib to the low point at the time of Muhammad's birth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most plausible answer I've seen so far is posited by historian &lt;a href=&quot;https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=https://archive.org/download/WAQ104294/104294.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hussain Mo’ones&lt;/a&gt;. He says that the problems started when Abd al-Muttalib retired and passed his duties to his son Az-Zubair. At that point the leaders of the other Qurayshi clans overpowered the efforts of Az-Zubair to enforce honest trade with the caravans. This made it impossible for Az-Zubair to make any profit. Because of his obligations of hospitality to pilgrims, he eventually ran the entire clan of Hashim out of money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the other Qurayshi clans were powerful enough, disrespectful enough, and dishonest enough, to drive the Bani Hashim from the high point of Zamzam into poverty and low status.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if the other Qurayshi clans had the power and the lack of scruples to drive the Hashim into poverty and ignobility, and even to force a debilitating boycott/siege on the Hashim, why would they have respected Abu Talib's formal protection of Muhammad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-07-24T00:22:17.530" Title="If the Bani Hashim were so weak by Muhammad's day, how could Abu Talib protect him from the powerful Quraysh?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33574" CreationDate="2016-07-23T23:00:39.907" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would say that treat your current husband as best as possible, and although you still love your previous &quot;boyfriend&quot;, pray that you please and respect your current husband (and vice-versa) and that your &quot;boyfriend's&quot; wife is a good woman and treats him well. I would say that there's nothing wrong with wishing to be united with the man you think you love in the afterlife, if you two indeed do go to Jannah, inshallah - but you shouldn't forget to consider other people's feelings, like your parents', his parents', family of your respective spouses, and of course your husband and his wife's as well. Allah knows best, and you should pray for guidance.&lt;br&gt; Remember, Allah gave no one a burden they cannot bear. So attempt your best to be content with what you have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17360" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-01T10:34:44.520" LastActivityDate="2016-08-01T10:34:44.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33610" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9710" CreationDate="2016-07-23T23:34:15.517" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those so-called &quot;nasheed concerts&quot; aren't any different than musical concerts! They do quite an injustice to nasheed. Nasheed is meant to be a vocal, harmonious or melodious praise of Allah, Islam, blessings on Prophets and their families, or anything that promotes or talks about Islam. THEY SHOULD HAVE NO MUSIC! At all! Nasheed and music should be two separate things! If nasheed has music, it is considered impermissible as nasheed. Astaghfirullah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Muslim may engage in nasheed. Indeed, why should we abstain from praising Allah, our Lord? We should stay away from nasheed with music in it. They shouldn't even be considered nasheed, as their intention cannot be truly sincere in its praise if it involves music. It's like hurting and helping yourself at the same time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are certain halal drums that are used in nasheed, but other than those, no music, or imitation of music should be used in the nasheed - otherwise it cannot be considered so! However, harmony of the voice is halal, and is often used in many creative ways in nasheed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples of music-free nasheed can be any nasheed by Dawud Ali Wharnsby, &quot;La Ilaha Illallah&quot; by Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy, or &quot;Allahu&quot; by Labbayk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The proper nasheeds do have benefit. I recall that the Prophet (SAW) would sit in a circle with some companions, and he would have one of them stand up (I don't think I remember his name) and sing a nasheed by himself before having him sit down again to turn to another companion to read Qur'an. Allah forgive me if I have recalled incorrectly and written any inaccuracies, astaghfirullah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this clears it up! ^ ^&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17360" LastActivityDate="2016-07-23T23:34:15.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33611" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33615" CreationDate="2016-07-24T05:04:03.693" Score="2" ViewCount="205" Body="&lt;p&gt;Should I fast consecutive six days in Shawwal, or should I fast on alternate days? And are these fasts considered fard, sunnat or nafl?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-07-26T06:32:55.377" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T07:06:11.857" Title="What is the ruling on the fasting six days during the month of Shawwal?" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33614" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38832" CreationDate="2016-07-24T15:26:43.797" Score="6" ViewCount="2976" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Muslims refer to God as &quot;Allah&quot; but do they recognize the tetragrammaton as at least one of God's names? IE, would it be wrong for a Muslim to refer to God by the tetragrammaton?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17845" LastActivityDate="2020-02-10T14:24:37.147" Title="What is the Islamic perspective on the divine name (the &quot;tetragrammaton&quot;, IE &quot;YHVH&quot;) given in the Jewish scriptures?" Tags="|asma-ul-husna|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33611" CreationDate="2016-07-24T15:49:05.067" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nafl and sunnah are technically synonyms.&lt;br&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Nafl&lt;/strong&gt; نَفْلٌ (singular نَافِلَة) in Arabic refers to something optional, or anything which is done as an addition of that what one should do.&lt;br&gt; While &lt;strong&gt;sunnah&lt;/strong&gt; -when it comes to worships- refers to any kind of act, which is not prescribed as fard (obligatory) our Messenger (Peace be upon him) used to do in a more or less periodical way.&lt;br&gt; Generally in Arabic sunnah سُنَّة refers to something which is a kind of custom, it has been done this way for a long time either following a good or bad example see for example the meaning in Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/15/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;15:13&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/17/77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;17:77&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;18:55&lt;/a&gt; etc. &lt;br&gt; Scholars may have different definitions to show to what level our Messenger used to do an optional worship. For example sunnah muakkada (emphasized sunnah) or raghibah (something asked for) may refer to a kind of worship our Messenger apparently never or rarely missed or asked or remained his sahaba to perform.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fasting six days from shawwal is mostly considered a sunnah or nafl fast. It is allowed to fast them consecutively, but some scholars don't recommend it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For details look at my answer on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/33335/is-it-part-of-the-sunnah-to-fast-for-6-days-in-the-month-next-to-ramadan&quot;&gt;this post&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T07:06:11.857" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T07:06:11.857" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33616" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-24T18:31:12.913" Score="2" ViewCount="4005" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the ruling regarding the use of perfumes during menstruation? Is it permissible to use perfumes during it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12457" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-01T06:59:43.623" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T09:10:02.397" Title="Is it permissible to use perfumes during menstruation?" Tags="|halal-haram|women|menses|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33619" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-25T05:35:42.497" Score="3" ViewCount="2032" Body="&lt;p&gt;I happened to see this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ted.com/talks/lesley_hazelton_on_reading_the_koran/transcript?language=en&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TED&lt;/a&gt; talk by Lesley Hazleton. She is an agnostic Jew and without bias she explains that Quran doesn't speak of 72 virgins. It is simply a misguided verse of the Quran. The verse no 33 of Sūratl-naba. I am a bit perplexed here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In her speech she says, Quran doesn't speak of a number.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She also says, Quran doesn't speak of bosomly shaped women.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that a misinterpretation of the Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-10-01T13:33:45.147" Title="Misinterpretation about the 72 virgins" Tags="|tafseer|jannah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33620" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35043" CreationDate="2016-07-25T06:32:04.597" Score="5" ViewCount="4330" Body="&lt;p&gt;The other day I donated to a Christian &quot;get kids off drugs&quot; charity.  The Quran says to do good deeds, and the charity seemed consistent with Muslim values, so when they asked for a donation, I obliged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is it acceptable for Muslims to donate to Christian charities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe I'm overthinking this.  I don't view Christians as adversaries, but I wonder if it's inappropriate to donate to Christian charities, who may go on to use the money to teach about Jesus in ways that are inconsistent with the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2021-08-26T20:59:17.280" Title="Is it acceptable for Muslims to donate to Christian charities?" Tags="|christianity|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33603" CreationDate="2016-07-25T06:47:57.917" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you mean how would one pray in the Masjide al-Aqsa before Allah had given us the order to pray towards (al-Kaaba) al-Masjid al-Haram in verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/144&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:144&lt;/a&gt;) which was discussed in the verses around it (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/142-150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:142-150&lt;/a&gt;)? Well look at how Muslims pray in the Masjid al-Haram these days and you'll have a hint of an answer. As the most interesting would be what is the exact direction there!.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should know that the Masjid al-Aqsa was for the People in Medina in the totally opposite direction of the Masjid al-Haram so changing the qibla was as described in Quran not an easy act, as the information about this (new) revelation reached some of the sahaba just before prayer time as you may read in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/8/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;. Note the sahba (May Allah be pelased with them) who have been living next to our Messenger (peace be upon him) already knew about it and the first prayer which was prayed in this direction apparently was dhor/zohr prayer, there are several ahadith showing how some sahaba met -later- met others praying towards al-Masjid al-Aqsa and informed them and they turned in their prayer towards the right direction. According Imam &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;surano=2&amp;amp;ayano=142#docu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt; a sahabi called Abu Said al-MU'alla  أبو سعيد بن المعلى was the first who performed two rak'a towards al-Masjid al-Haram.&lt;br&gt; Of course for people living in Medina the direction was more or less towards a-Shaam -&amp;gt; Syria-Palestine before the revelation about the change came.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=49&amp;amp;surano=2&amp;amp;ayano=142&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Masjid al-Aqsa&lt;/a&gt; itself according to ibn Kathir towards the stone or rock in al-Masjid al-Aqsa (in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=293&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English translation&lt;/a&gt; this exact point is missed):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وقد جاء في هذا الباب أحاديث كثيرة ، وحاصل الأمر أنه قد كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أمر باستقبال الصخرة من بيت المقدس ، فكان بمكة يصلي بين الركنين ، فتكون بين يديه الكعبة وهو مستقبل صخرة بيت المقدس ، فلما هاجر إلى المدينة تعذر الجمع بينهما ، فأمره الله بالتوجه إلى بيت المقدس ، قاله ابن عباس والجمهور&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so this is my edition of the English translation according the Arabic text from above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several other Ahadith on this subject. In summary, Allah's Messenger was commanded to face &lt;strong&gt;the Rock in&lt;/strong&gt; Bayt Al-Maqdis (during the prayer) and he used to offer prayer towards it in Makkah between the two corners (of Ka&lt;code&gt;bah), so that the Ka&lt;/code&gt;bah would be between him and Bayt Al-Maqdis8. When the Prophet migrated to Al-Madinah, this practice was no longer possible; then Allah commanded him to offer prayer towards Bayt Al-Maqdis&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means if the qibla was still in Masjid al-Aqsa people there would pray in any direction which leads towards the rock, as it is for the Kaaba in al-Masjid al-Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fatwa from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/75402&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamweb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Fatwa on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/194527&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt; about how the sahab changed the qibla during prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-24T12:38:03.283" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T12:38:03.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33620" CreationDate="2016-07-25T07:40:46.657" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those to whom it is acceptable to donate are prescribed in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;9:60&lt;/a&gt;).  So you there find those people who have been described as &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...for bringing hearts together [for Islam] ... [Sahih international]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  or&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ...and for to attract the hearts of those who have been inclined (towards Islam) ... [Muhsin Khan]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That means you can donate to non-Muslims if they are supposed to support or convert to Islam in 1st place. Or if by this you may win them for Islam.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This doesn't seem to cover what you are intending in your Question! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand I think that Christians who are teaching about Jesus are not of that kind scholars would say it is acceptable to donate to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T07:40:46.657" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33623" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29828" CreationDate="2016-07-25T07:46:59.377" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;No zakat is needed unless you had a profit which is the case for 2. If you sell land case 2 will apply! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;here AFAIK zakat would be considered on the gain (= input - output) if it reaches nissab and hawl, that means if you still have that money (or enough from it) saved after a lunar year (after selling) and the amount is over the nissab (but maybe I'm wrong).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;would be the same situation as for 2. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T07:46:59.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33626" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33619" CreationDate="2016-07-25T10:01:27.537" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a wrong understanding or interpretation of the word &amp;quot;كواعب&amp;quot; (Kawa'ib), see for example in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=1925&amp;amp;bk_no=49&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt; ibn Kathir:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;( كواعب )&lt;br&gt;  أي : نواهد ، يعنون أن ثديهن نواهد لم يتدلين لأنهن أبكار&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this word only shows that their breasts are not hanging down, as it would be the case for a woman who had feed much children or an older woman etc.. &lt;br&gt;It also refers or indicates to the fact that they are neither too young nor old etc.. But this is covered by the following word in the verse &amp;quot;atrab أتراب&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;English translation &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1404&amp;amp;Itemid=134&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; of tafsir ibn Kathir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Tafsir al-Kashaf you may find&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;والكواعب: اللاتي فلكت ثديهن، وهن النواهد&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in at-Tahrir wa tanwir:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;والكواعب : جمع كاعب ، وهي الجارية التي بلغت سن خمس عشرة سنة ونحوها . ووصفت بكاعب لأنها تكعب ثديها ، أي : صار كالكعب ، أي : استدار ونتأ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the emphasize is on the form of the breast (ثدي), and means that a  roundness (فلك) can clearly be seen. Like it can be seen at the bone of the heel (الكعب) to which it was compared in the Quran. Ibn Achour added it refers to a girl in the age of fifteen or similar (as this is the age where the breast of a young girl may begin to show up and grow). &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/193409&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; which exactly covers your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For part 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course it has never ben revealed in the Quran, but you may find some ahadith pointing at this amount, like in Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/22/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;, sunan ibn Majah and Musnad Ahmad. Note that this hadith which is qualified as gahrib by Imam at-Tirmdihi, so it is an &lt;em&gt;ahad&lt;/em&gt; which has been transmitted in (almost) all levels of the narrator chain by only one person, which IMO makes it a (very) weak narration as stated &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicallyspeaking.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=166:2016-02-09-01-08-59&amp;amp;catid=69:miscellaneous&amp;amp;Itemid=55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, even if as far as I could check the chain of at-Tirmdihi all narrators have a good to very good level of trustworthiness.&lt;br&gt; Therefore it is widely qualified as hassan by scholars like ibn Hajar and al-Mudhniri and because in some other hadith colletion a similar hadith could be found on the authority of three other sahaba namely Anas ibn Malik in shoab al-Iman of al-Bayhaqi, 'Oqbah ibn 'Amer in at-Tabarani's Musnad a-Shaamiyn and 'Obadah ibn as-Samit in Musnad Ahmad which all quote &amp;quot;72&amp;quot; of the hoor al-'ayn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This (Arabic) fatwa deals with the number &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/135049&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;72&lt;/a&gt; in the hadith, some scholars like Mulla 'Ali al-Qarri said that is the upper bound for the amount of hoor al-'Iyn a martyr could marry, not an indication on a large amount. An other quote now about the part about &amp;quot;the 70 people he could intercede for&amp;quot; according this hadith, is based on tafsir at-tahrir wa-tanwir of &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:80&lt;/a&gt; where Sheikh ibn Achour (see also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/180050&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the hadith&lt;/a&gt; to which he refers) said that &amp;quot;seventy times&amp;quot; doesn't mean the exact number but refers to a big amount.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-10-01T13:33:45.147" LastActivityDate="2021-10-01T13:33:45.147" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33627" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34804" CreationDate="2016-07-25T10:48:08.813" Score="6" ViewCount="11041" Body="&lt;p&gt;Though lies are forbidden in Islam, but many of us willingly or unwillingly tell some silly lies often to not to face some situations or to ignore some things. As example, I often can't help to lie to my friends that I'm busy or doing something, or with guests when they ask me to go out, and I don't like to waste time with that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or sometimes, we girls have to ignore the opposite gender's invitations to hang out (which is very common, and normal in today's world), ignore them saying that I'm busy these days, or I don't like to hang out that much. (it often happens when we can't tell anything directly.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In these circumstances, will these silly lies be considered as sin? If so, then what can we do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-21T06:15:43.083" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T06:15:43.083" Title="Are these silly lies haram according to Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|lying|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33628" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33636" CreationDate="2016-07-25T10:53:23.860" Score="3" ViewCount="1410" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know part of the things that might invalid wudu' is touching oneself on the private parts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As yesterday when i helped my little 3 years old son to sit on the toilet or a pisspot I needed to help him place his penis on the right position to not urinate in the bathroom instead. This question came into my mind:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would such an act also invalid wudu'?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2016-07-26T08:08:10.923" LastActivityDate="2016-08-05T08:20:50.697" Title="Would touching the private parts of our kids also invalid our wudu'?" Tags="|practical-islam|wudu|taharah|najis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33629" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37109" CreationDate="2016-07-25T11:59:27.143" Score="4" ViewCount="159" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalau'alaykum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I often get confused about the thing that should I ignore company of these people who are doing some particular sins, but not an extremist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As example, I dislike a close cousin of mine because she is an adulterer, but on the other hand she says good things about Islam, and praises about my practices. Another girl was my classmate who is very friendly, but lies a lot, adulterer (so far I got information, but I never claim these) and lied about me on my back, and whenever she is in front of me starts good speeches. So I was too much bothered, and started considering her as my enemy, and ignored her company as my best. Actually she did a lot on my back, and I stopped talking to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have some few other friends, who are adulterer too, and also lies. but friendly with us, but it's true they can't be our well wisher. I do hate adultery, so often I ignore them, but became confused now that what should do according to Islam? Should I keep relation, and respect everyone (because we can't judge people in respect of their deeds, we don't know who is better than other), or should I ignore their company?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Somebody please enlighten me regarding this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallah Khaier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T18:37:00.750" Title="Should I ignore company of these people who are doing some particular sins, but not an extremist?" Tags="|practical-islam|zina|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33630" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-25T12:41:55.710" Score="3" ViewCount="6129" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, I apologize for the length of this question. But I think this is a very important subject to think about. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Majority of Muslims believe that Imran in the Quran is father of Mary. But I think muslims are making a mistake. For the following reasons, I think Imran in the Quran is the father of Musa (pbuh) and Harun (pbuh), not the father of Mary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) In the Jewish scriptures, the father of Musa (pbuh) and Harun (pbuh) is &quot;Amram&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years. (Exodus 6:20)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) In the New Testament, Mary is a relative/cousin of Elizabeth, who is from the lineage of Aaron (Harun). So this means Imran (Amram) is the ancestor of Mary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Ancient biblical manuscripts have shown that the father of Mary was named &quot;Joachim&quot;, not &quot;Amram&quot;, nor &quot;Imran&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) In the Quran, Allah refers to Mary (mother of Jesus) as the &quot;Ubnata Imran&quot; in Surah Tahrim, Ayah 12. &quot;Ubnata Imran&quot; literally translates to &quot;Daughter of Imran&quot;, but in Arabic tradition, this can also mean &quot;grand-daughter of Imran&quot; or &quot;great grand-daughter of Imran&quot; or &quot;female descendant of Imran&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5) In the Quran, Allah refers to Mary (mother of Jesus) as &quot;Ukhtu Harun&quot; in Surah Maryam, Ayah 28. &quot;Ukhtu Harun&quot; translates to &quot;Sister of Harun&quot;. Anyone who understands the language of the Quran should know that &quot;sister&quot; in the Quran can also refer to female descendant. So Mary is the female descendant of Harun (pbuh) and Imran. Not the daughter of Imran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6) In the Quran, the mother of Mary is unnamed but she is called &quot;Umra'atu Imran&quot; in Surah Imran, Ayah 33. According to the English translated Quran, this translates to &quot;Wife of Imran&quot;. However, in Arabic, &quot;Umra'atu Imran&quot; can also mean &quot;Woman of Imran&quot;. This could mean that Mary is not the daughter of Imran, but her descendant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;7) Ancient biblical manuscripts have shown that the father of Mary was named &quot;Joachim&quot;, not &quot;Amram&quot;, not &quot;Imran&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;8) Allah says in Surah Imran, Ayah 33:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;God did choose Adam and Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of Imran above all people (Quran 3:33)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to most Islamic scholars, Imran in this ayah refers to Amram, the father of Musa (pbuh) and Harun (pbuh). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T13:34:04.503" LastActivityDate="2021-09-30T16:23:08.520" Title="Are muslims misinterpreting Surah Al-Imran?" Tags="|quran|prophet-musa|maryam|surat-al-imran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-07-26T06:42:04.487" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33630" CreationDate="2016-07-25T13:17:08.997" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;'Imran, 'Amram etc. is a question of &amp;quot;transmission&amp;quot; and adaption in the Arabic language read for example in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amram&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;. And also take a look at the picture on Arabic &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%84_%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether it is 'Imran, 'Emran, Amram or 'Umran عمرام او عمران is a question of taste and how the name might be adapted in a special language and in the case of Hebrew and Arabic later transliterated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far the linguistic part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When used in the Quran al-'Imran in first place refers to the Family of Mariam the  mother of 'Isa.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/33-34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:33&lt;/a&gt; it refers to them not to the father of Moses and Haroon:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah also chose the household of 'Imran, the father of Marym bint 'Imran, the mother of 'Isa, peace be upon them. (tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=547&amp;amp;Itemid=46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if in surat al-'imran Allah is speaking about the &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wife of 'Imran&lt;/a&gt; it refers to the mother of Mariam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wife of 'Imran mentioned here is the mother of Maryam, and her name is Hannah bint Faqudh. Muhammad bin Ishaq mentioned that Hannah could not have children and that one day, she saw a bird feeding its chick. She wished she could have children and supplicated to Allah to grant her offspring. Allah accepted her supplication, and when her husband slept with her, she became pregnant. She vowed to make her child concentrate on worship and serving Bayt Al-Maqdis (the Masjid in Jerusalem), when she became aware that she was pregnant.  (tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=546&amp;amp;Itemid=46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=382&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tahrir wa tanwir&lt;/a&gt; with my own (shortened) translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وأما آل عمران : فهم مريم ، وعيسى ، فمريم بنت عمران بن ماتان كذا سماه المفسرون ، وكان من أحبار اليهود وصالحيهم ، وأصله بالعبرانية ( عمرام ) بميم في آخره ، فهو أبو مريم . وفي كتب النصارى : أن اسمه ( يوهاقيم )، فلعله كان له اسمان ، ومثله كثير .&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-'Imran are: Maryam and 'Isa, Maryam is the daughter of 'Imran ibn Mataan (this is how the Mufassirun named him), ... the Hebrew origin is 'Amraam ... he's the father of Maryam. And in the Christian books his name is Johaqim (Joachim), so maybe he had more then one name... &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وليس المراد هنا عمران والد موسى وهارون ؛ إذ المقصود هنا التمهيد لذكر مريم وابنها عيسى ، بدليل قوله : ( إِذْ قَالَتِ امْرَأَتُ عِمْرَان )&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this verse doesn't refer to 'Imran the father of Musa and Haroon. As this verse wants to start quoting about Maryam and her son 'Isa because it says: (&lt;em&gt;when the wife of 'Imran said&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars of tafsir say between 'Imran ('Amram) the father of Musa and 'Imran (Joachim or Johaqim) the father of Mariam there are 1800 years&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the verse from &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/19/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;surat Maryam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(O sister of Harun!) This means, &amp;quot;O one resembling Harun (Aaron) in worship.''&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(O sister of Harun!) referring to the brother of Musa, because she was of his descendants. This is similar to the saying, 'O brother of Tamim,' to one who is from the Tamimi tribe, and 'O brother of Mudar,' to one who is from the Mudari tribe. It has also been said that she was related to a righteous man among them whose name was Harun and she was comparable to him in her abstinence and worship. Concerning Allah's statement, (Tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2684&amp;amp;Itemid=75&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=1952&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-tahrir wa-tanwir&lt;/a&gt; (my own fast and shortened translation):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فقوله تعالى يا أخت هارون يحتمل أن يكون على حقيقته . فيكون لمريم أخ اسمه هارون كان صالحا في قومه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is possible that by (&lt;em&gt;O sister of Aaron&lt;/em&gt;) it means that she really had a brother called Haroon, who was a man that has been known to be good and devoted. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ويحتمل أن معنى أخت هارون أنها إحدى النساء من ذرية هارون أخي موسى &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it is possible that she was a woman among the descendants of Haroon the brother of Musa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/152916&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic) on the relation between al-'Imran and Musa and Haroon.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/82569&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; about the relation between 'Isa and Yahya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-30T16:23:08.520" LastActivityDate="2021-09-30T16:23:08.520" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33633" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-07-25T16:23:13.587" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-07-25T16:23:13.587" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T16:23:13.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33634" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-07-25T16:23:13.587" Score="0" Body="Questions about slavery in Islam." OwnerUserId="13205" LastEditorUserId="13205" LastEditDate="2016-09-06T15:57:24.693" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T15:57:24.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33635" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33627" CreationDate="2016-07-25T17:31:08.667" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith that has roughly this content: a man was being chased by people who wanted to harm him, and I think kill him. They entered his wife's house and asked where her husband is. She drew a circle on the ground without them noticing and pointed to it while she said &quot;he is not here&quot; so she doesn't lie about him being &quot;here&quot;. That illustrates the severity of taking not lying seriously in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are even ahadith that seem to imply that lying in order to make a joke  is haram, but I think that there is some unclarity about the case where everyone who hears it is fully aware that it is a lie for joke effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other ahadith refer to the seriousness of repeating a sin in Islam, mentioning something like &quot;a person lies and keeps lying until they become a liar through and through&quot;, meaning repeating a minor sin makes you accustomed to it and carries heavier moral judgement than committing a major sin (say, fornication, homosexual acts, drinking, shouting at your parents) once and abandoning it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, what you describe carries the judgement of being haram in Islam. From the perspective of Islam, you are expected not to lie for convenience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An effective way of dealing with those things is saying polite things like &quot;sorry, not today&quot; or &quot;that's outside my comfort zone&quot;; you might want to explain your position to the guys. If you lie to female friends for religious reasons as well, long-term, your best policy would be honesty and disclosure; that way the friendships, if you value them, have a chance of surviving. Seeing how you bother to make pretenses, I assume you do value the friendships.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Disclaimer: I am not a muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T17:31:08.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33628" CreationDate="2016-07-25T17:42:23.097" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is considerable debate whether touching your own private parts breaks wudu, the ruling heavily depends on madhhab. As for shafii fiqh, &quot;reliance of the traveler&quot; (unless I'm mistaken, this is the most respected legal manual in the shafii school) &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/shafii/qibla-shafii/33038&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mentions&lt;/a&gt; that it does not matter whose private parts you touch, and whether you do it intentionally or not; as long as you touch with the inside of your hand, your wudu is broken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found a copy of the reliance as translated by Nuh Ha Mim Keller online, and on pages 72, 73 in section e7.4 it says word for word that which is quoted on the site I linked to. I don't know the legal status of linking to it here, so I won't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for other madhhabs, I don't know. I think the hanafis don't consider any touching of private parts to invalidate wudu by itself, and the hanbalis include not just touching with palms or inside of fingers, but any touching with hands. I don't know what the malikis say.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Disclaimer: I am not a muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2016-08-05T08:20:50.697" LastActivityDate="2016-08-05T08:20:50.697" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33639" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33630" CreationDate="2016-07-25T19:04:27.557" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;No, Muslims are not misinterpreting Surah Al-Imran&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;According to historians the time between Musa (PBUH) and Issa (Jesus) is 1200 year or more.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It’s for sure Al-Imran in this verse is the family of Maryam (Mary), and not Musa’s , In Quran:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Mention, O Muhammad], when the wife of 'Imran said, &quot;My Lord, indeed&#xA;  I have pledged to You what is in my womb, consecrated [for Your&#xA;  service], so accept this from me. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the&#xA;  Knowing.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But when she delivered her, she said, &quot;My Lord, I have delivered a&#xA;  female.&quot; And Allah was most knowing of what she delivered, &quot;And the&#xA;  male is not like the female. And I have named her Mary, and I seek&#xA;  refuge for her in You and [for] her descendants from Satan, the&#xA;  expelled [from the mercy of Allah ].&quot; 3:35-36&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Imran in Arabic is Amram in Hebrew.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I cannot tell if &quot;Joachim&quot; is a second name, but it is common people known with two names.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You say “Allah refers to Mary (mother of Jesus) as &quot;Ukhtu Harun&quot;&#xA;This is not accurate, Alah mentions what Jewish said so it is the Jewish who refered t Mary as &quot;Ukhtu Harun&quot; not Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;”There is disagreement about &quot;Ukhtu Harun&quot;:     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a.   &lt;strong&gt;Like Harun in worship&lt;/strong&gt; (Ukht= similar) as in :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[ Allah ] will say, &quot;Enter among nations which had passed on before&#xA;  you of jinn and mankind into the Fire.&quot;&#xA;  Every time a nation enters, it will curse its sister (La-anat Ukhtaha)... 7:38&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;b.    O sister of Harun(brother of Moses), and &lt;strong&gt;she was one of his descendants&lt;/strong&gt;, as they may call a  Tamimi: Oh brother of  Tamim, and Mudhari: Oh brother of Mudhar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;c.    &lt;strong&gt;Attributed to a good man named Harun&lt;/strong&gt;(not Musa’s brother), because she  worshiped as much as him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most accepted opinion to me (following scholars) that this Harun is not Musa's brother for the following Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mughira b. Shu'ba reported: When I came to Najran, they (the&#xA;  Christians of Najran) asked me: You read&quot; O sister of Harun&quot; (i. e.&#xA;  Hadrat Maryam) in the Qur'an, whereas Moses was born much before&#xA;  Jesus. When I came back to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) I asked him about&#xA;  that, whereupon he said: The (people of the old age) used to give&#xA;  names (to their persons) after the names of Apostles and pious persons&#xA;  who had gone before them.               &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/38/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 2135&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith proves it as another man called Harun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Al-Qayyem says that nothing  in the verse suggests that Harun is the son of  Omran nor he is the brother of Musa. Knowing that, and saying he is Harun the son of Imran and brother of Musa is a sign of either a misunderstanding or corrupt intent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-07-25T19:04:27.557" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33640" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33644" CreationDate="2016-07-25T19:38:32.507" Score="3" ViewCount="170" Body="&lt;p&gt;All the lists I have found concerning the traditional order of revelation say the first surah was Alaq (96), and the second, after the long silence, was Qalam (68).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the biographies and tafsirs I have found say that Ad-Dhuha (93) marked the end of the long silence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The lists say Ad-Dhuha was the 11th surah, not the 2nd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a way to reconcile this disagreement? Is there any authority that is widely considered correct among Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Footnote&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Biographies such as &quot;Muhammad: His Life Based on The Earliest Sources&quot; by Martin Lings -- he draws a lot from Ibn Ishaq, although not exclusively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tafsirs such as &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.englishtafsir.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tafhim al-Qur'an&lt;/a&gt;&quot; by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, although &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt; doesn't comment, as far as I can tell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastEditorUserId="13756" LastEditDate="2016-07-25T19:46:04.000" LastActivityDate="2021-09-14T04:25:54.050" Title="Is there a way to reconcile the traditional chronology of early surahs with the biographies of Muhammad?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|surah|order-of-revelation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33641" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-25T21:06:11.877" Score="2" ViewCount="277" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a 24 years old guy and have been working in Software Industry for the past 2 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know what other details to put in this question! but, is it parent's obligation to pay for my marriage? What does Islam says?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4754" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:35:12.830" LastActivityDate="2021-12-26T12:34:50.567" Title="Is it parent's obligation to pay for boy's marriage" Tags="|fiqh|children|parents|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33642" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-26T02:34:24.310" Score="5" ViewCount="12025" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tehran&lt;/a&gt; at the moment; when I walk down the street, I see many statues of animals and humans.  For example, here's a photo I took of the inside of a shop in Tehran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZUc1Jm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZUc1Jm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;the inside of a shop selling many animal statues&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems surprising, since (as I've just learned) &lt;em&gt;tasweer&lt;/em&gt; (picture-making) is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've also seen statues in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Istanbul&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tashkent&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tashkent&lt;/a&gt;.  Here are some of my photos:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8MXvHm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8MXvHm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;statue of a soldier in Istanbul&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3BlvWm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3BlvWm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;small statues for sale in Tashskent&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems statues, and three-dimensional depictions of animals and humans are common in Muslim-majority cities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: If statues are haram, why are there statues in Muslim-majority cities?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Related questions: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/869/17163&quot;&gt;Is drawing people prohibited in Islam?&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/14714/17163&quot;&gt;Can Muslims make statues for non worship purpose?&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/28108/17163&quot;&gt;Is it haram to use a wallet which has a design like a horse and a deer?&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Motivation&lt;/em&gt;: As a revert, I'm bewildered by the enormous number of claims that &quot;X is haram&quot;, &quot;Y is haram&quot;.  There's so many claims, it's impossible to avoid all of them while still functioning in society and retaining some enjoyment in life.  As a result, I intend to prioritize avoiding major haram matters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, I simply don't know if &quot;statues are haram&quot; is regarded as serious, but given that I see Muslim-majority cities from diverse countries having statues on display, I think this is low priority.  However, it is possible that I'm simply wrong about this (for some reason I'm unaware of).  It's possible different sects have different attitudes; it's possible different countries have different attitudes; I don't know, as I haven't experienced them all.  My current impression is that some strict scholars online forbid statues, but Muslims in general don't mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having just learned about tasweer, I'm wondering if I should e.g. change the background image on my phone (it's a cartoon drawing of a punky Asian woman, which I thought looked cool).  But it seems strange to do so when Muslims far more educated than me don't seem to care about these things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2016-07-26T10:30:45.057" Title="If statues are haram, why are there statues in Muslim-majority cities?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|art|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2016-07-26T06:17:21.940" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33643" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33642" CreationDate="2016-07-26T05:21:18.380" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this is matter based on different opinions. Some may say statues were haram at a time where the Muslims were close to kufr (at the time of the Prophet etc.) and as those statues are not meant for worship they are somewhat halal or makroh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because people who were former pagans may easier have a fall back, while people who grow up in a monotheistic environment may not easily be influenced with such a thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What really is haram is (with shari'a evidences) drawing living things and idols (for worship) anything else is debatable. Note that the major reason for it being haram is that people used to &lt;strong&gt;worship&lt;/strong&gt; these things (this is my understanding and conclusion of all those hadiths prohibiting it). So even drawing living things these days might be questioned. If you think of many pagans and their worshiped deities you may easily understand that in fact idols and anything which is related to them are really meant by this prohibition.&lt;br&gt; Maybe when it comes to drawing the fact that one might try to copy or by any means create something which is considered as a kind of blasphemy or a kind of competing with God in matters of creation may be taken into account. That's why I don't see no harm that children draw pictures, as it is a kind of form to express themselves and we know that children are still on the fitra (God's nature), so how would they by any means intend or do any thing which has the meaning of blasphemy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand I'm not sure whether you may find such things in all Muslim countries. For example the only statue I know in Morocco was a statue of a Lion made by a German resident during the French colonization in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ifrane&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ifrane&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that Turkey is until now a secular state in western style, so the fact that there are sculptures or statues there doesn't mean that the religious people may not reject it (at least in their hearts).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And Tashkent until a few decades ago was part of the USSR, so maybe people got used to this.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Tehran so far is the only example, which also includes a special case. Iran as a country which is lead by the shi'a doctrine. As I don't know much about it I just want to point at this.&lt;br&gt; We also know that there have been statues of Saddam Hussein in Iraq etc.. But we must again consider that the country itself is a Muslim country but the leading party was a socialistic or communistic regime. Therefore you may often find a reason out of the rules of Islam which may be the &quot;excuse&quot; for a statue being there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally when it comes to shari'a there are three kinds of statues and drawing which have been made or clearly declared as halal:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anything that has neither soul nor shadow for example trees are allowed as clearly stated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18/170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn 'Abbas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Anything which is not complete, for example a hand or feet or fingers, but not a whole body this is concluded from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/37/134&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And toys some say explicitly dolls for girls as stated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/78/157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the hadith of 'Aisha&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-eman.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A:%20%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D9%87%D9%88%20%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%84%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9%D8%9F/i543&amp;amp;d885447&amp;amp;c&amp;amp;p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20325&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamonline.net/11065&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this &quot;fatwa&quot; or Article&lt;/a&gt; it is allowed to have museums with statues, which show a part of history, as they are not worshiped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2016-07-26T10:30:45.057" LastActivityDate="2016-07-26T10:30:45.057" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33640" CreationDate="2016-07-26T06:40:41.390" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think to your concern I could find half of an answer because I still have no clue about the order of surat al-Qalam. &lt;strong&gt;There have been two periods of silence&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After the &lt;strong&gt;first period of silence&lt;/strong&gt; which was right after the first revelation of surat Iqra' (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/96&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-'alaq&lt;/a&gt;). And this period ended by the revelation of some verses of surat al-Mudathir, as stated in sahih hadiths on the authority of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/1/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Aicha&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/59/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jabir ibn Abdullah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sheikh at-Taher Benachour (or ibn Achour) in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=4315&amp;amp;idto=4339&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;ID=4389&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt; quoted that the verses from verse 74:34 on are probably revealed in Medina.&lt;bR&gt;&#xA;He also discussed the saying of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C4%81bir_ibn_Zayd&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jabir ibn Zayd&lt;/a&gt; (also known as abu a-Sha'ata' student of ibn 'Abbas, the jurisprudence of the Ibadi sect is based  on his fiqh) who said that the order of revelation was: surat al-'Alaq, then surat al-Qalam, then surat al-Muzzamil and as the 4th surah surat al-Mudathir. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Saying that the sahih hadiths contradict him clearly and surat al-Muzzamil can't be revealed before as the way Allah addresses the pagans there is more severe, detailed and explicit and as major reason he quoted that prayer was ordered after a longer period of silence, so how could Allah address it in such an early period of revelation. It was said that this first period of silence toke 40 days (note that there's a dispute on the length of this silence, some even quote ibn Ishaq and say it was for 2.5 or 3 years). All this seem to fit with ibn Ishaq's quote and order of what happened according ibn Achour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=4593&amp;amp;idto=4602&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;ID=4689&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn 'Achour&lt;/a&gt; also pointed at something which one might take into account: some scholars like ibn al-'Arabi and ibn 'Atiyah called surat al-'Alaq surat al-Qalam and surat al-Qalam surat Nun سورة ن or سورة ن والقلم.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Note that the first revelation was &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/96/1-5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;96:1-5&lt;/a&gt; only, so the surah was not revealed at once, as we can find in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:160a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih hadiths&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then there have been a &lt;strong&gt;2nd period of silence&lt;/strong&gt; as stated in sahih hadiths like in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/182890&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/19/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, I've lately passed by strange and less reliable similar narrations whom even named the woman who addressed our Messenger, some even pretended it was his wife Khadija (but that seems to me a very weird and untrustworthy statement).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/205660&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; fatwa for more information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-14T04:25:54.050" LastActivityDate="2021-09-14T04:25:54.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33645" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33641" CreationDate="2016-07-26T06:53:28.760" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think once you are mature and could earn for your living you are responsible. And paying for your marriage is a way to show you are able to be in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;charge for your wife&lt;/a&gt; and family. And your parents can assist you and even more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that some madhabs consider the fact that a husband is able to be in charge for his wife (and family) as a very important condition for the marriage to stay strong. And consider the opposite as a possibility for the wife to ask for divorce (See my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/31474/so-righteous-women-are-devoutly-obedient-meaning-of-obedient-wife/31475#31475&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As there's no rule in Islam AFAIK saying parents must do so until a certain age. They are not asked to pay for your marriage. Therefore it wouldn't be their duty by shari'a. But they still are free to do so,as it is their son and they might want to help him and want him to be happy etc..&lt;br&gt; Anything else would be a culture related matter and not directly related to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-07-26T07:48:52.527" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33646" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-26T12:09:04.937" Score="5" ViewCount="281" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read a line in an article which said that it might be possible to bring back dinosaurs from their DNA samples. It crossed my mind that only Allah can give life but I still kept reading hoping this was true because I got excited about the possibility of this. is what I did kufr? I hope you can give me a quick answer brothers and sisters&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17862" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T21:57:50.497" Title="Is hoping that man can bring dinosaurs back to life kufr?" Tags="|shirk|kufr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33646" CreationDate="2016-07-26T14:12:51.097" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This does not constitute kufr in my opinion; kufr relates to matters of religious truth and whether or not you accept them, and you didn't deny the doctrine that only god gives life. Actually bringing back a dinosaur - or hoping that someone will - would no more be kufr than baking a cake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2016-12-13T21:57:50.497" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T21:57:50.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33653" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33619" CreationDate="2016-07-26T20:04:28.503" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't give you as erudite an answer as the others, but I can address your two specific questions about the Qur'an. My main reason for offering this answer is that a significant portion of those who watch TED talks are non-Muslim Americans who have almost zero familiarity with Islam, and the familiarity they have is usually based on wild propaganda.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in case you (or anyone else reading your question) find it useful, here is the perspective of a non-Muslim American who has read, from begining to end, multiple times, various English translations of the Qur'an: Arberry, Pickthall, Rodwell; recently begun studying the hadith; and supplemented the study of the Qur'an with an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;English translation of Tafsir Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tiny fraction of TED viewers who have any familiarity with Islam will likely have &lt;em&gt;scanned&lt;/em&gt; (not read) one of these translations, will never have read a single hadith, and will never have even heard of a tafsir. Further, almost no one realizes the importance of the hadith. The average American would have no idea what a &lt;em&gt;Qur'anist&lt;/em&gt; is, and if you told them what it means, they would think all Muslims are Qur'anists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the number, I have carefully combed the Qur'an for the number 72. It is not there. There is not even a hint at there being a limit on the number of virgins you can have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for &lt;em&gt;bosomly shaped&lt;/em&gt; women, it is important to understand that Christianity still has a strong influence on the way Americans think, even if they aren't Christians. Christianity traditionally has had a rather dim view of sex; note the fact that Catholic priests are required to be celibate, for example. The fact that there is sex in the Muslim Paradise is therefore scandalous. It wouldn't matter much whether your virgins were exceptionally voluptuous. I count seven suras that talk about virgins in Paradise. Presumably Hazleton is referring in particular to Sura 78, which in English is called &lt;em&gt;The Great Event&lt;/em&gt;, in verses 31-33:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arberry says, &lt;em&gt;Lo! for the duteous is achievement  / Gardens enclosed and vineyards / And voluptuous women of equal age&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rodwell says, &lt;em&gt;But, for the God-fearing is a blissful abode / Enclosed gardens and vineyards / And damsels with swelling breasts, their peers in age&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pickthall doesn't describe the virgins: &lt;em&gt;Lo! for the duteous is achievement / Gardens enclosed and vineyards / And maidens for companions&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The words &lt;em&gt;voluptuous&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;swelling breasts&lt;/em&gt; are the only words that would be heard by most non-Muslim Americans. And it would be taken in a very sensual way. Further, it would make little difference whether this description were included; the key point is the fact that seven surahs indicate that Muslim men will be given an unlimited number of sex partners.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13756" LastEditorUserId="13756" LastEditDate="2016-08-04T18:11:22.147" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T18:11:22.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33310" CreationDate="2016-07-27T09:11:34.330" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it then permissible to divorce them?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes it is permissible to divorce, as Allah explained in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/226-230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran&lt;/a&gt;. The husband can ponounce the divorce the wife, can ask, but if he refuses she has -theoretically- only two options which are usually need the wife to ask for at a court khula' (in this case she might forgo some or all her mahr to &quot;buy herself free&quot;) and faskh (this is only possible in a few cases).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What the Muslim brother have bad deeds?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Talaq or divorce is called in a rather da'if hadith &quot;the most detestable among the lawful acts&quot;, see for example sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1320970&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/13/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Othaymeen said about it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This hadeeth is not saheeh, but its meaning is sound: Allah hates divorce, but He does not forbid it to His slaves, so as to make things easier for them. If there is a legitimate shar’ee (religiously legislated) or regular reason for divorce, then it is permissible and depends on the likely outcome of keeping this woman as one's wife. If keeping her will lead to something that is contrary to sharee’ah (Islamic law) which cannot be avoided except by divorcing her, such as if the woman is lacking in religious commitment or chastity, and the husband cannot set her straight, then in this case we say that it is better to divorce. But if there is no shar’ee reason or ordinary reason, then it is better not to divorce, rather in that case divorce is makrooh (disliked). (quote from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/120761&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you pronounce a talaq to your wife this doesn't make you a sinner, as talaq is a halal act. But this also means it isn't halal to marry somebody with the intention of talaq is this is a kind of Mut'ah which is haram among the sunni schools of fiqh.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Also talaq as described in the verse above means that your wife must stay with you until the end of her waiting period (which is more explicitly described here &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/65/1-3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;65:1-3&lt;/a&gt;). Yes she can leave you but you are not allowed to force her and still must care and stay in charge for her during the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also we are asked to be kind towards our wives no matter what &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...  And live with them in kindness. ...(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:19&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recommend you to read other translation and take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=694&amp;amp;Itemid=59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if they however separate (and this is allowed as shown) then &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Allah will enrich each of them from His abundance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What if he was then to marry someone else?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would mean if you intend to marry an other his former wife might get to know this and this may cause harm and may be a source for a sinful interaction between both of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But of course the husband is allowed to marry an other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this is why my recommendation would be: take your time to get to know your further wife don't hasten do &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/istikhara&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;istikhara&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;istikhara&lt;/a&gt;, ask her to do &lt;em&gt;istikhara&lt;/em&gt; too, try to find out commonalities and differences etc.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I myself due to the fact that my wife lived in a different country have been engaged for more than two years and I made istikhara many times again and again and every time we had a kind of dispute we spoke everything out, why one of us felt bad and what exactly made him/her feel so etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally I'd like to add a couple of ahadith:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1320450&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; hadith indicating that one should take his time to choose a good wife!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; hadith indicating what makes out a good wife!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/13/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; hadith indicating that marriage, divorce and tacking a wife back is a very serious matter!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/10680&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; on the rights of the spouses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-01T07:24:09.987" LastActivityDate="2016-08-01T07:24:09.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28791" CreationDate="2016-07-27T11:41:11.603" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;if talaq was given 3 times with time after every of them more than &quot;3 periods&quot;, nearly more than 3 months, i.e. for example, 1st talaq, 4 months, remarry, 2nd talaq, 4 months, remarry, 3rd talaq, then a year (said in comment), and she did not marry other men between and after these, you cannot remarry her before she marries to another man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if talaq was given 3 times with waiting time less than &quot;3 periods&quot; after them, for example, 1st talaq, 2 months, taking her back, 2nd talaq, 2 months, taking her back, 3rd talaq, a year - then only 1 full divorce is counted, and you can remarry her, without need for her to marry other man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;proof: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/32792&quot;&gt;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/32792&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;pregnant woman can be divorced, and waiting term is &quot;until they lay down their burden&quot; , according to quran 65:4 : &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/12287&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/12287&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-07-27T11:41:11.603" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33665" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33680" CreationDate="2016-07-27T13:54:08.777" Score="4" ViewCount="3129" Body="&lt;p&gt;I met an celebrity lately, and found that he is a bad person, adulterer. Then someone asked me about him today, and I told him the truth. And also made aware some other girls about his bad intentions. A girl became aware about him after hearing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it made me thoughtful, whether should I told on his back about his bad characteristic, when it may help other. Or I shouldn't? What does Islam says regarding this. If it is not accepted in Islam then I'll repent to Allah, and try my best to stop this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, should we talk about someone on his/her back to warn other if we are sure about his/her evil deeds?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-09T10:25:38.840" LastActivityDate="2022-06-09T10:25:38.840" Title="Should we speak about someone (when he is bad, and I'm sure about that) to aware others?" Tags="|halal-haram|adab|backbiting|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33669" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-27T16:46:07.700" Score="1" ViewCount="7052" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a male who is long term unemployed, I have tried to get cleaning jobs here in the UK where I live but to no success. To top it up I am not even qualified for welfare so what should I do to get married?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17628" LastActivityDate="2016-09-27T10:05:25.903" Title="Want to get married but I am poor?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33670" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-27T17:21:17.633" Score="1" ViewCount="4527" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read a hadith but I can't find it (I believe it was recorded in Sunan al Darimi). The narration is something to this effect:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;When a Muslim goes to the toilet, he should conceal himself, even if it is a pile of sand, because Satan plays with the behinds (or privates) of the children of Adam&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this hadith authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17856" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-08-04T22:31:06.563" LastActivityDate="2016-10-07T14:26:54.650" Title="Hadith about protecting yourself from Satan when going to the bathroom" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33671" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-27T19:35:23.907" Score="1" ViewCount="2292" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a girl of 18 years and have been in a relationship with my cousin brother from past 1 and half year we haven't touched each other yet we just talk on the phone weekly, or after a long time, and have also decided not to get in any sought of physical contact until we get married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is halal or haram to be in this kind of relationship where we both don't want to get touched?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17882" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T04:41:45.560" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T04:41:45.560" Title="Relationship without any physical contact is acceptable?" Tags="|halal-haram|relationships|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33674" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-28T05:36:42.863" Score="3" ViewCount="314" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Solemn pledge was taken from the prophets (Anbiaa) to believe in any Messenger (Rasool) coming after them (Verse 3:81). This pledge seems to be mentioned again in verse 33:7.&lt;br&gt; What is the exact significance of that pledge? &lt;br&gt;&#xA;That Rasool (messenger) will recite the same verses which were given to the Nabi (a.s.) that every one will believe in that Rasool and will offer help to him. These are the words. Seems to be difficult to understand that a Rasool comes after a Nabi (prophet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17886" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-28T06:19:06.527" LastActivityDate="2018-09-11T12:31:20.943" Title="What is the meaning of Meethaaq taken from the prophets (Anbiaa)?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|prophets|messengers|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33671" CreationDate="2016-07-28T06:35:30.713" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet PBUH said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Allaah has decreed for the children of Adam a share in adultery, he will get it by all means, the adultery of eyes is looking; &lt;strong&gt;the adultery of tongue is speaking;&lt;/strong&gt; the soul desires and has a passion; the private parts confirms or falsifies it.&quot; (Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/107&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Noticed that actions towards adultery are not limited to physical contact. In the hadits above, even speaking might lead you to adultery. So in your case, since you said that you and your cousin are limited to phone (i.e. speaking), then the things that make it halal or haram are the things you both said during your conversation. Will Allah approve them or not? If your conversation contains something that Allah dislikes, it might be haram. If you're really-really-really sure that Allah approves, it might be halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, I'd still suggest that you refrain from prolonging your relationship with your cousin. Syaithan is clever and persistent. If syaithan managed to convince you to take &quot;small and innocent steps&quot; toward adultery, he might manage to convince you to go all the way. Thus, the best approach is to steer clear as Allah prescribed in Al Quran Surah Al Isra' verse 32:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And &lt;strong&gt;do not approach&lt;/strong&gt; unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way&quot; (Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/17/32&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17124" LastActivityDate="2016-07-28T06:35:30.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33676" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33674" CreationDate="2016-07-28T06:56:16.463" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:81&lt;/a&gt; we learn that this pledge has been taken from the Prophets (Anbiya'), where they promise to believe and follow (and support) a (any) Messenger (Russul) that might come later (while they are alive) and in verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:7&lt;/a&gt; it was taken from Prophets and Messengers too (including Muhammad). So at first sight there seem to be a difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the meaning in 3:81&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah states that He took a pledge from every Prophet whom He sent from Adam until `Isa, that when Allah gives them the Book and the Hikmah, thus acquiring whatever high grades they deserve, then a Messenger came afterwards, they would believe in and support him. Even though Allah has given the Prophets the knowledge and the prophethood, this fact should not make them refrain from following and supporting the Prophet who comes after them.  (Tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=523&amp;amp;Itemid=46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About 3:81 &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=947&amp;amp;idto=947&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;ID=367&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam al-Qurtoby&lt;/a&gt; said that most scholars say that this means that any Prophet (Naby) has confirmed and promised to support a Messenger (Rassul) if he'd be alive to do so. The Kufi's added that not only a Prophet but all his followers would follow and support a Messenger. He also quoted that ibn 'Abbas and 'Ali that &quot;the Messenger&quot; in this verse refers to Muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sheikh Taher Benachour in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;surano=3&amp;amp;ayano=81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-tahrir wa tanwir&lt;/a&gt; said this pledge was taken from all Prophets and it consists in ordering their followers to follow, believe and support a Messenger if they came confirming their message! The goal of this is informing their nation so that this pledge would be transmitted by generations. He also gave quotes from the Book of Deuteronomy (Musa asking Allah to send a Messenger out of the descendants of 'isma'ail)  and Gospel of John ('Isa asking Allah to send somebody to confirm his message).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that this solemn pledge taken from all the Prophets emphasizes the importance of the message of Muhammad and pays a special tribute to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the meaning in 33:7&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah tells us about the five Mighty Messengers with strong resolve and the other Prophets, how He took a covenant from them to establish the religion of Allah and convey His Message, and to cooperate and support one another, ...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (And when Allah took the covenant of the Prophets, saying: &quot;Take whatever I gave you from the Book and Hikmah, and afterwards there will come to you a Messenger confirming what is with you; you must, then, believe in him and help him.'' Allah said: &quot;Do you agree, and will you take up My covenant'' They said: &quot;We agree.'' He said: &quot;Then bear witness; and I am with you among the witnesses.'') (3:81) This covenant was taken from them after their missions started. Elsewhere in the Qur'an, Allah mentions five by name, and these are the Mighty Messengers with strong resolve. They are also mentioned by name in this Ayah and in the Ayah (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/42/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;42:13&lt;/a&gt;)... &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (And when We took from the Prophets their covenant, and from you, and from Nuh, Ibrahim, Musa, and 'Isa son of Maryam.) This Ayah begins with the last Prophet, as a token of respect, may the blessings of Allah be upon him, then the names of the other Prophets are given in order, may the blessings of Allah be upon them. Ibn 'Abbas said: &quot;The strong covenant is Al-`Ahd (the covenant). (tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1870&amp;amp;Itemid=89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=2759&amp;amp;idto=2759&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;ID=2205&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Qurtoby&lt;/a&gt; didn't add much to that expect that he quoted that the named Messengers were the five Mighty Messengers أولو العزم من الرسل (the Imams/leaders of the nations) and he added a hadith which is quoted in tafsir ibn Kathir (The translation above is summarized and maybe &quot;cleaned&quot;) which has a weak narrator in the chain, to explain why Muhammad was named first :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقدم محمدا في الذكر لما روى قتادة عن الحسن عن أبي هريرة أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم سئل عن قوله تعالى وإذ أخذنا من النبيين ميثاقهم ومنك ومن نوح قال : كنت أولهم في الخلق وآخرهم في البعث .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(My own translation of the quote take it with care) - - -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He began with Muhammad because of what is narrated by Qatadah from al-Hassan (al Basry) on the authority of abu Hurrairah: that the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him was asked about &quot;And [mention, O Muhammad], when We took from the prophets their covenant and from you and from Noah ...&quot; he said: I was the first being created and the last being sent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also added that part of this pledge was &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/42/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;to establish the religion and not be divided therein.&lt;/a&gt;&quot; as avoiding division is equal to avoiding following disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;surano=33&amp;amp;ayano=7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Taher Benachour&lt;/a&gt; added that this verse is the beginning of the story of al-Ahzab, so the emphasis is on the pledge of supporting the religion or word of Allah which they have been sent with (in general and Islam in special) this means: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;saying and spreading the truth, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;spread what they have been ordered to without any fear nor (false) politeness towards disbelievers and munafiqeen, &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;not to follow their desires and nafs,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and not to leave aberrant and corrupt people doing their bad deedswithout interfering or guiding them,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if they did so Allah promised them success.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see on the whole both verses are equal to some extent, but maybe the emphasis and context play a role on making a slight difference on what exactly is meant in each of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-09-11T12:31:20.943" LastActivityDate="2018-09-11T12:31:20.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33512" CreationDate="2016-07-28T08:02:20.740" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was not sure whether I should answer this question or not, because I see it asking about different things in the same context (I refer to all the questions you asked in the question body and your comments), in addition, it can be answered using different perspectives. But I decided to answer because I see it very important (at least the way I interpret it) and I think everyone needs to answer this question… &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even for Muslims…rationally anyone after the Prophet Mohammad died and did not get the chance to meet him and find out that he can never be a liar, people like us need to know why they need to believe him and not others?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe the thinking flow should be simple:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;People do not believe&lt;/strong&gt; similar &lt;strong&gt;people&lt;/strong&gt;, because they know anyone may lie, and may make mistakes, &lt;strong&gt;but they&lt;/strong&gt; will &lt;strong&gt;believe God&lt;/strong&gt; because he does not need to lie, and does not make mistakes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A result of the previous fact I may accept the opinions of wise people (i.e Buddha and Guru Nanak) as any reading by any author, but I will not adopt them as faith, instead I need &lt;strong&gt;a trusted communication from the creator…&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Previous fact leaves me with much fewer options…the ones claim they are divinely revealed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Next I would look what each of the revelations claims, and how they explain things like existence, the beginning, the end, and everything mentioned between that.&#xA;I think the answer you seek comes into conjunction with the thinking flow at the following points…&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The famous disagreement between the divine religions is about the authenticity of the holy scripts, and whether they are actually from God or not. &#xA;At this specific point you will find books and thousands of pages of arguments between the parties that may help one make his decision, but from experience, I would say you won’t be very comfortable until you read by yourself, a divine script should be very distinguished from others . At this point, you will say this is typically what you mentioned of using the logic to validate…which I do not deny, logic is a main pillar of the search but not the only one….&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim scholars adopted properties for accepting the sources which will never be combined in any script unless it’s from God, some of them may be found in other scripts but to have all of them in one script it has to be from God. Based on that; four properties are defined: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Divine source &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Apportioned or divided, and pheasants.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Combination of brevity and miracles in his words.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Predominance of flexibility and capacity on its words when drafting legislation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a lot of details within each of these properties, I will briefly mention some of the facts related to the first one (divine source) since it is the one you mentioned in the question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first property requires validating the authenticity of attributing the script to its source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam there are two divine sources (Quran &amp;amp; Sunnah), the first is from Allah (words and meaning), Sunnah is content from Allah, but words or actions are from the prophet Mohammad (PBUH).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also two levels of validation here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Validate that the source is authentic to be by Mohammad (PBUH).&#xA;This is achieved by checking the frequency and the credibility of the men who formed the transport chain. For details about this regulator, you need to know more about the science of Hadith. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Quran, it is a bit simpler since the script is the same all over the world, there are no different copies (unlike other revelations), and the required validation then will depend on proving the script cannot be authored by a human, and this depends mainly on factors:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1-  The perfect usage of the Arabic language which is way perfect beyond the ability of the original Arabs who strongly mastered the language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2-  The different type of miracles within the Quran that was not possible to be gathered by humans 1400 years ago or even at the current time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While it may appear that the above validation is only logical, but this is not the case, once you learn more about the science established to achieve this validation such as Quran science, science of Hadith, and science of men, you will realize how accurate and reliable are these sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastEditorUserId="17162" LastEditDate="2016-07-28T08:08:10.520" LastActivityDate="2016-07-28T08:08:10.520" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33669" CreationDate="2016-07-28T08:54:28.630" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you want to get married you should first of all stand on your own feet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Allah said &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:34&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Men &lt;strong&gt;are in charge of women&lt;/strong&gt; by [right of] what Allah has given one over the other and &lt;strong&gt;what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth&lt;/strong&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars of the maliki and shafi'i school consider a faskh (invalidation of a marriage) as legal if the husband can't stay in charge for his wife and family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So try to find a job, find work go and work earn your own money don't stay dependent on anybody, neither a government nor parents not anybody!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Don't forget that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;The upper hand is better than the lower hand.&lt;/strong&gt; The upper hand is that of the giver and the lower (hand) is that of the beggar.&quot; (Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/24/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/9/86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; which shows how important it is to work and have your own money instead of asking people help or receiving sadaqah or any kind of money. See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/34/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; and many others ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you then still consider marrying and can't afford marriage the option given by &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quran&lt;/a&gt; is not allowed or not possible these days as we don't have slaves and Islam doesn't really support slavery (but accept it). As you can't marry a chaste slave now (as they don't legally exist).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;therefore as ozbek suggested until you can afford the conditions for marriage you should fast (as stated in ahadith like &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/16/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;) and work and earn your own money!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/10680&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; on rights of spouses in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-29T09:34:42.143" LastActivityDate="2016-07-29T09:34:42.143" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31496" CreationDate="2016-07-28T09:20:07.843" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some Shiaa sects regard Ali as divine and the Qadiani also regard their leader Mirza Ghulam as a divine blessing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17731" LastActivityDate="2016-07-28T09:20:07.843" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33680" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33665" CreationDate="2016-07-28T09:32:40.823" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this case you should avoid Backbiting or ghaybah الغيبة.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/49/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;49:12&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A short definition could be found in this well known &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/45/91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According Imam an-Nawawi backbiting is defined as follows (My own translation take it with care, who may find mistakes is free to correct them)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فأما الغيبة: فهي ذكرك الإنسان بما فيه مما يكره، سواء كان في بدنه، أو دينه أو دنياه، أو نفسه، أو خَلْقه، أو خُلُقه، أو ماله، أو ولده، أو والده، أو زوجه، أو خادمه، أو مملوكه، أو عمامته، أو ثوبه، أو مشيته، وحركته وبشاشته وخلاعته، وعبوسه، وطلاقته، أو غير ذلك مما يتعلق به، سواء ذكرته بلفظك أو كتابك، أو رمزت، أو أشرت إليه بعينك، أو يدك، أو رأسك، أو نحو ذلك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Backbiting (in the context of Islam) means: That you say something about your brother that he dislikes, no matter if it was something about or on his body, or religion, his life (donya), his desires (nafs), his creation (appearance), his character, his wealth or money, his children, his parents, his spouse(s), his servants, his slaves or fraught, his turban, his tissue, his walk, his movements, his smile or frown, his ease or hardship... no matter if you say it or write or indicate it, with your eyes, hand or head or any similar way&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So falling into ghaybah is very easy, as the grey zone between halal and haram here is very tiny and it's very hard to avoid it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An-Nawawi added that ghaybah is allowed for shar'i goals if it wouldn't be possible to do something only using backbiting and quoted six reasons (all of them can be evidenced with ahadith) among them is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;تحذير المسلمين من الشر ونصيحتهم&#xA;&lt;br&gt;warning Muslims from an evil and advising them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he also divided this case in examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;consultation if one wants to get married or deal with somebody etc. the consulted person should say the truth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to help and advise a scholar in case he didn't know he was dealing with an evil person.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;if somebody holds a position he is not accomplishing his duties the right way one should inform about him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;beside this the other 5 reasons are (see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/150463&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; fatwa in Arabic):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to beef (if somebody mistreated you),&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to seek help to guide somebody to avoid evil deeds,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;when asking for fatwa (similar case to beef),&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;if somebody is doing bad deeds and evil things without any care an doesn't hide it, and gets some help or pay from the government due to legal reasons one should inform the authorities&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to introduce somebody: For example if somebody was well known by a special property: like al-'Amash (the blear eyed) الأعمش, al-'Araj (the cripple) الأعرج, al-Assam (the deaf) الأصم ... note this are all surnames of known scholars you may find in narrator chains of almost all sunni hadith collections!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand in at-Tabarni's al Kabir we may find this hadith (which has a sound narrator chain):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: اللهم إني أعوذ بك من يوم السوء، ومن ليلة السوء، ومن ساعة السوء، ومن صاحب السوء، ومن جار السوء في دار المقام&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would say, “O Allah, I seek refuge in you from an evil day, from an evil night, from an evil hour, from an evil companion, and from an evil neighbor in the final abode.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bad friends or evil companions are something one should avoid, so helping people to avoid them should be considered as a good deed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If possible you must avoid naming this person while warning as you may find in ahadith words like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What has happened to these people that they say so and so ... (Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/16/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&#xA;&lt;br&gt; or &lt;br&gt;&#xA;What is the case of people who make conditions that are not in Allah's Book? ... (Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/30/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where our Messenger avoided calling them by name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beside all of this don't ever add something that might not be true if you talk about anybody! Only say what you are 200% or at least 100% sure of!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read also &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20151219220713/http://islamqa.info:80/en/9784&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; about the definition and ruling about backbiting.&lt;br&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/105539&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic says there's no backbiting if you don't point (by any means at the person you are talking about)-&amp;gt; avoid calling them by name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/200974&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; was my major source in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's something i forgot in my original answer, but as it is important due to the word you used in your post, so I'm adding it now.&lt;br&gt; Note that accusing somebody to be an adulterer is a very grave accusation, as in Islam if you don't have at least four witnesses (four men or for each missing man two women, the accuser himself doesn't count) for that, you should be hardly punished according the shari'a. See (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/4-5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:4-5&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://ttp://legacy.quran.com/24/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:23&lt;/a&gt;) for the accusation of chaste women, which applies also for men. The Quran mentioned women in first place as falsely accusing them is more grave!&lt;br&gt; Note that those witnesses must have witnessed the act themselves (either seeing it, or maybe hearing it -with no doubt-), which usually would be hard! Of course if the person himself admits it freely then the witnesses won't be necessary&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Please be aware of this and read &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/45/77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; hadith!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-09T10:20:21.550" LastActivityDate="2022-06-09T10:20:21.550" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33681" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-28T20:01:51.917" Score="2" ViewCount="365" Body="&lt;p&gt;My 8yr old son would really like a pet and he wants to get a dog, he told me 'it is only a small one and it is quite a clean breed' but  I told him that dogs as house pets in Islam is haram But he still really would like one. My question is if there's any exceptions to having a dog a house pet considering its small, clean and doesn't leave fur everywhere?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17892" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-29T05:21:34.097" LastActivityDate="2017-03-06T09:45:03.373" Title="Are there exceptions to owning dogs as House Pets in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|dogs|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33682" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-28T23:11:49.397" Score="3" ViewCount="538" Body="&lt;p&gt;My parents arranged my marriage when I was 15. I came from Pakistan and was very naive and innocent. I lived with my husband for 2 years and was in a very violent relationship. I left him whilst not having much knowledge about Islam as I was only 17 at the time. I didn't see him for two years and didn't know where he was. I remained here as my family didn't want me to return to Pakistan because it would bring shame to family. I  applied for civil divorce not knowing that I should have applied for Islamic divorce as well as there was no one to guide me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whilst I was still waiting for my civil divorce to come through I met someone who proposed to marry me. I was living on my own in isolation without any family, not able to speak English and no one to guide me. We had our nikah done just before my civil divorce was finalised. It has been a number of years since we have been married.  as I went on to study Islam I became more and more conscious about the validity of our nikah. I am not able to sleep and constantly cry over this issue and ask Allah for forgiveness day and night. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know what to do in this situation, where to go. I want to know if this marriage is valid and if not how can we make it valid without going public.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17894" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T00:46:20.380" LastActivityDate="2018-02-11T05:26:56.193" Title="I re-married before I was properly divorced from my previous husband; is my new marriage valid?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2018-03-12T18:15:03.260" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33683" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33684" CreationDate="2016-07-29T05:21:41.147" Score="3" ViewCount="329" Body="&lt;p&gt;do you know if either al-Tabari’s 10th century commentary on the Qur’an and the abridged version of the (14th c.) commentary by Ibn Kathir are available online anywhere? Could you direct me to the source if you are able to locate it online? I would appreciate it very much!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17793" LastActivityDate="2016-07-29T12:59:42.547" Title="Are al-Tabari's Commentary (10th century) &amp; Ibn Kathir's Commentary (14th century) on the Qur'an available online?" Tags="|quran|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33684" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33683" CreationDate="2016-07-29T05:24:32.347" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The commentary of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafsir_ibn_Kathir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt; is not an abridged version of that one of Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafsir_al-Tabari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;at-Tabari&lt;/a&gt; (even if the English wikipedia site seems to indicate this). They are two different books, but both follow the same method at-tafsir bi-l-M'athor &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A3%D8%AB%D9%88%D8%B1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;التفسير بالمأثور&lt;/a&gt; (which means this commentary is based on sound narrations of interpretations -this means what sahaba have heard from the Prophet, what students of them have heard from them and so on, also based on interpretations of sahaba and their witness of some events if they have been approved by the Prophet to be good Quran interpreters like ibn 'Abbas- and without trying to interpret the meaning and don't quote what might be useless if there's no sound narration about it) . There's an abridged version (as I find it lacking a lot of the original text) of ibn Kathirs tafsir for example on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt; &#xA; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran4u.com/Tafsir%20Ibn%20Kathir/index.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it might be an English translation of the mukhtasar (summary) of ibn Kathir from &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;as-Saboni&lt;/a&gt; (but it could be summarized by others also). At least it lacks some weak ahadith and the so called Israeliyat, which one would find in the books of ibn Kathir, at-Tabari and those who followed the same method.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-29T12:59:42.547" LastActivityDate="2016-07-29T12:59:42.547" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33687" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33689" CreationDate="2016-07-29T13:03:22.403" Score="2" ViewCount="1580" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hello brothers &amp;amp; sisters,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am from India, belief in single &amp;amp; only Allah (SWT).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know how many salat odered by Allah in a whole single day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And how many sunnat, ferz, navafil salats in each of salat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am confused due to many books &amp;amp; authors answer &amp;amp; there belief differently about total salat for a day and how many salat in each?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2634" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-07-30T21:52:57.010" LastActivityDate="2021-01-15T13:57:22.377" Title="How many salat/prayer ordered by Allah (SWT) in a single day?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33688" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33710" CreationDate="2016-07-29T13:04:37.863" Score="1" ViewCount="4481" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am 15, and I sometimes have a very very high gaze, and I used to watch porn. However, I no longer watch porn (Alhamdullilah). These days I sometimes lick my own penis, but I make sure not to ejaculate. I sometimes wrap a pillow around my penis and move it gently to lower my gaze. Again I make sure not to ejaculate. Is this considered as haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17902" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T03:01:33.407" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T03:01:33.407" Title="Is auto-fellatio haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|masturbation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33689" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33687" CreationDate="2016-07-29T14:56:25.507" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Total 5 Salah in a day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A salah that do before 5am is called &lt;strong&gt;Fajar&lt;/strong&gt; having 2sunnat and 2farz. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A salah on 1.30pm is called &lt;strong&gt;Zohar&lt;/strong&gt; having 4sunnat, 4farz, 2sunnat and 2nafeel.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A salah on 4.30-5.15pm (approx) may different with countries is called &lt;strong&gt;Asar&lt;/strong&gt;. Having 4sunnat and 4farz.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A salah on 7:00-7:30pm is called &lt;strong&gt;Maghrib&lt;/strong&gt; having 3farz, 2sunnat and 2nafeel.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A salah on 8:30-9:00pm is called &lt;strong&gt;Isha&lt;/strong&gt;  having 4sunnat, 4-farz, 2sunnat, 2nafeel, 3witar-wajib and 2 nafeel.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17903" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-08T09:27:46.690" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T09:27:46.690" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33690" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-29T15:50:54.083" Score="2" ViewCount="155" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a male Muslim. If her mother (a Muslim) approves and even requests that I spend some time with a her daughter who is alone in another country, is it permissible for me to check up on the daughter as to respect wishes of her mother?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17904" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-12T10:14:30.183" LastActivityDate="2016-10-12T10:14:30.183" Title="Is it permissible for a male Muslim to check up on a daughter when requested by her mother?" Tags="|halal-haram|women|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33691" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-29T16:12:44.287" Score="2" ViewCount="68" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a friend who messaged me his approach when in an interview process for a certain academic program that accepts multiple students. He is technically competition, and his approach is weak and has flaws/inconsistencies. I can optimize his approach to his application to make him a stronger candidate. Would it be haram to withhold that advice because him and I are technically competing? Although there are multiple spots, there are also multiple candidates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any hadith to back this up would be great.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17905" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T11:04:03.150" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T11:04:03.150" Title="Is it haram to withhold beneficial advice?" Tags="|halal-haram|friendship|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27460" CreationDate="2016-07-29T20:37:56.640" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is car manufacturing haram?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Manufacturing cars is not haram. Allah has permitted trade and thereby permitted manufacturing products. Allah says (what means):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[2:275] Those who consume interest cannot stand [on the Day of&#xA;  Resurrection] except as one stands who is being beaten by Satan into&#xA;  insanity. That is because they say, &quot;Trade is [just] like interest.&quot;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;But Allah has permitted trade&lt;/strong&gt; and has forbidden interest. So whoever&#xA;  has received an admonition from his Lord and desists may have what is&#xA;  past, and his affair rests with Allah. But whoever returns to [dealing&#xA;  in interest or usury] - those are the companions of the Fire; they&#xA;  will abide eternally therein.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Let's say that I want to open up a car manufacturing company, would it&#xA;  be haram as long as they are running on electric engines (like Tesla&#xA;  Motors) and the power outlets use renewable resources like Solar power&#xA;  or wind power?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That would be perfectly halal. However, your company should abide by the rules imposed by the authorities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-12T17:09:54.660" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T17:09:54.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33696" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-30T12:19:58.323" Score="2" ViewCount="381" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think i only know few girls in my social circle, and i want to expand that by knowing other girls outside my social circle. I don't want to be single forever, and i don't want to break Islam rules either, that's why i'm here asking for your opinion.&#xA;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17915" LastActivityDate="2016-08-07T15:08:06.800" Title="Is it forbidden to approach a random girl in the street in order to get to know her?" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33698" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-30T20:22:52.303" Score="4" ViewCount="1782" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the translation according to Sahih International:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;And We did not send before you any messenger or prophet except that when he spoke [or recited], Satan threw into it [some misunderstanding]. But Allah abolishes that which Satan throws in; then Allah makes precise His verses. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.&quot; - Quran 22:52&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the Yusuf Ali translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Never did We send a messenger or a prophet before thee, but, when he framed a desire, Satan threw some (vanity) into his desire: but Allah will cancel anything (vain) that Satan throws in, and Allah will confirm (and establish) His Signs: for Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom.&quot; - Quran 22:52&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that the second translation is more correct. Sahih International (and some other translators) translates the word &quot;tamanna&quot; to &quot;spoke/recited&quot;. But no where in the Quran does the word &quot;tamanna&quot; mean &quot;recited&quot;. They always mean &quot;wish&quot; or &quot;desire&quot;. I have no idea why some translators translate &quot;tamanna&quot; to &quot;recite&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This may sound trivial to some muslims but in my point of view, it's a very serious issue. Translating &quot;tamanna&quot; to &quot;recited&quot; has led to a lot of controversies, as well as the notorious &quot;satanic verses&quot; controversy. Translators have absolutely no reason to translate &quot;tamanna&quot; to &quot;recite&quot; in this verse. Instead, it should be translated to &quot;wish&quot; or &quot;desire&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T12:20:23.427" Title="Why are some muslims mistranslating Surah Hajj, Ayah 52?" Tags="|quran|quran-translation|arabic-translation|mistake|surat-al-hajj|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33699" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33690" CreationDate="2016-07-31T00:09:46.783" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;it is encouraged to  check up on her and make sure that she is well and to help her if she needed  assistance especially if it is a foreign land and there is no Muslim community. and it is better that you help than another one because her mother asked you and she is Muslim &#xA;(if a random person asked you for help you would help the same thing apply for Muslim girls) and there is a reward for helping people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but keep your interaction limited do not overstep like starting an intimate conversation or make it a daily routine to meet for no reason (do not become best friends) &#xA;you can say you can interact with her like your old lady neighbor who sometimes needs help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in the future, if you want get married and you are ready to get married &#xA;and you like her and you feel you both suit each other  call her parents and tell them your intention and ask if you can know her better  and see their response.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17917" LastActivityDate="2016-07-31T00:09:46.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17972" CreationDate="2016-07-31T07:05:37.477" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please explain through Quran.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;see my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/32792&quot;&gt;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/32792&lt;/a&gt; . and i have explained it through quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I have heard that in Islam three divorce are given with the interval of a month.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you can see from my answer 32792 that this is not correct. you say about divorce that should be counted, when it is counted till 3. 1 month is interval invented by some scholars to solve triple talaq problem, but that is incorrect solution. divorce is counted after iddah is fullfilled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And of divorce in iddah if they change their mind they can get together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is true, and husband can easily take his wife back within iddah (waiting term of 3 periods...).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And girl get notice through court how does she know that she get three divorce or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;quran does not set court as requirement, but, as you can see in quran 65:2, after iddah is fullfilled, 2 witnesses should witness that divorce is accomplished and one more divorce is counted. as soon as you are fully divorced (fully means with iddah passed) 3 times without you marrying other men after that divorces, (and this means that you are like remarried same man 2 times, after 1st and after 2nd divorce), you cannot remarry same man, before you marry other man and divorce. and for example, if anybody lies that you are not yet divorced 3 times, you can go to court with your witnesses of the 3 divorces and proof that you are divorced 3 times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If Islam give us right to give divorce in interval of a month then how is possible through court?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as i said, islam does not give right to divorce after 1 month, but after iddah, and court can defend you even after 1 divorce (with iddah and 2 witnesses), if your ex-husband tries to to lie saying that iddah has not passed and take you back without your agreement. but you should have reliable, trustworthy witnesses. maybe in some countries divorce is witnessed and also additionally written in documents of special governmental divorce registration bureau, and maybe that document also can help you in court.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-10-29T14:53:00.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17625" CreationDate="2016-07-31T13:40:05.923" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Beard growth varies - environment, genes and other factors play a role, for some people it just doesn't grow beyond a few patches. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my friend, don't worry about its length but focus more on the spiritual aspect of religion and the life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6740" LastEditorUserId="6740" LastEditDate="2016-08-01T16:03:43.963" LastActivityDate="2016-08-01T16:03:43.963" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32732" CreationDate="2016-07-31T13:54:24.760" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why can't you pay off the loan from the amount you've put in savings? The money you're earning from the savings account (you gave money on rent) is riba, it's haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6740" LastActivityDate="2016-07-31T13:54:24.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33696" CreationDate="2016-07-31T14:38:43.753" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's your intentions that matter. If you're approaching the girl for a casual relationship that involves getting intimate with each other before marriage, then it's wrong in the eyes of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do believe your consciousness should be answer to this question &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6740" LastActivityDate="2016-07-31T14:38:43.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28108" CreationDate="2016-07-31T14:45:34.133" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It doesn't matter, don't take everything literally. We pray to Allah with our intentions of praying to Him, &lt;strong&gt;minor things&lt;/strong&gt; like this wouldn't matter to Allah . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6740" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-12T06:57:04.437" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T06:57:04.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33708" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-31T16:20:09.690" Score="2" ViewCount="2147" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Holy Qur'an it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, then We separated them, and made from water every living thing?  Then will they not believe?&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/21/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 21:30&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Heaven and Earth were joined entity and after that they were separated. That means that Earth existed before the Big Bang along with Heaven (but was separated from it) but science tells us that Earth didn't exist before the universe and was created over 4 billion years ago while the universe existed long before that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a contradiction about the age of Earth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Holy Qur'an says that Earth existed before big bang but science tells us otherwise. Or maybe I am just missing something?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17921" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-20T00:42:34.847" LastActivityDate="2021-09-27T17:24:47.540" Title="Is there a contradiction about the age of Earth with Quran 21:30 &quot;...the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, then We separated them...&quot;?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33709" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-07-31T20:36:02.527" Score="4" ViewCount="2810" Body="&lt;p&gt;My friend doesn't believe me when I tell her that hijab is an essential and important Muslimah item for humility and modesty. We both agree that wearing a hijab but sporting form-fitting clothes is pointless and hypocritical, but she says that you can wear loose, modest clothing and be halal without the hijab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm telling her that it is not the same. Many men have said they've been attracted to women simply by hair, so you could still not be halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to argue that attraction is not the only reason for hijab, but it's also meant to reserve your beauty. Why should you show yourself? Why must you show the beautiful Creation of Allah that is you? Don't you find it precious? Don't you hold it close to your heart, cherish it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the liberation or reasoning of &quot;being modest and halal without hijab&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I asked her what the point of the hijab was if you could be modest without hijab. She said there isn't really one, it's optional. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do I counter her argument? My points don't get through to her. Allah doesn't state something without a reason! How can she say &quot;There's no point&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If she is in the wrong, I would like someone pointing out the clear reasons of necessity of wearing hijab if one desires modesty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I am in the wrong, I would like to know, how can one truly show modesty without it? I am not trying to say that hijabis are all righteous and that non-hijabi Muslimahs aren't, but if one wants to be modest in appearance, I can't understand it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17360" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T06:07:14.137" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T11:10:23.947" Title="Is modesty without hijab possible?" Tags="|hijab|modesty|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33710" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33688" CreationDate="2016-07-31T20:46:00.577" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, this is very haram! You are still stimulating yourself outside of marriage, and the only sexual actions you may commit are with your wife, and even that is strictly vaginal. This helps to calm and limit sexual desire and drive outside of that bond, and the like. You must try your best to stop it now! It's so, so bad for you. It's quite sinful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Repent by doing wudhu and praying two rakat nafl immediately, if you haven't already. You will feel much better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Good that you've gotten off of pornography, brother. Hopefully, Allah will guide you to the path of purity. ^ ^&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17360" LastActivityDate="2016-07-31T20:46:00.577" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33711" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-01T06:49:21.853" Score="2" ViewCount="2336" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is general notion that Killing Innocent is treated as Haram in Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Innocent killing is Haram, then why killing an Animal is Halal? Animal is innocent. We throw him down, without his will, slit off his neck and call it Halal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: This is not regarding Meat Eating issue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kindly explain!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12714" LastActivityDate="2017-10-13T06:55:17.817" Title="Why killing an Animal is Halal, if killing innocent is Haram in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33712" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33711" CreationDate="2016-08-01T09:16:37.557" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aslaam mualykom warahmatula wabarakaatu, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have not given a specific question or motivation for it I can only assume you are referring to the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Whoever kills a [innocent] person it is as though he has killed all mankind. And whoever saves a life, it is as though he had saved all mankind.” (Quran 5:32)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is in reference to killing innocent Humans. However there are hadith listed below refering to killing of animals for no resason. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The manner in which we slaughter animals is a merciful manner if you compare it to the way in which the kufaar (non-believers )slaughter animals is very vicious and not very merciful at all. We slaughter in accordance with the Sunnah of Rasululah Muhammad and the direction of the Holy Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah , and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns, and those from which a wild animal has eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death], and those which are sacrificed on stone altars, and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows. That is grave disobedience. This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion; so fear them not, but fear Me. This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.(Quran 5:3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who believe! Eat of the good things that We have provided for you and be grateful to Allah, if it is Him that you worship (Quran 2:172)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So eat of that [meat] upon which the name of Allah has been mentioned, if you are believers in His verses.And why should you not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has been mentioned while He has explained in detail to you what He has forbidden you, excepting that to which you are compelled. And indeed do many lead [others] astray through their [own] inclinations without knowledge. Indeed, your Lord - He is most knowing of the transgressors.(Quraan 6:118 - 119)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And We have sent you O Muhammad not but as a mercy for all of humankind, jinn, and all that exists.”  (Quran 21:107)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There a many hadith that refer to the slaughter of animals:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shahi Bukhari: Volumn 007, Book 068, Hadith Number 454.&#xA;Narated By Anas bin Malik :&#xA;The Prophet said, &quot;Whoever slaughtered the sacrifice before the prayer, he just &#xA;slaughtered it for himself, and whoever slaughtered it after the prayer, he slaughtered it at the right time and &#xA;followed the tradition of the Muslims.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Volumn 007, Book 068, Hadith Number 461.&#xA;Narated By Anas : Allah's Apostle came towards two horned rams having black and white colours and slaughtered&#xA;them with his own hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other hadith books:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah has ordained kindness (or excellence) in everything. If killing is to be done, do it in the best manner, and when you slaughter, do it in the best manner by first sharpening the knife, and putting the animal at ease&quot; (hadith narrated by Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;If someone kills a sparrow for sport, the sparrow will cry out on the Day of Judgement, 'O Lord! That person killed me in vain! He did not kill me for any useful purpose&quot; (Nisai).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Whoever kills a sparrow or anything bigger than that without a just cause, Allah will hold him accountable on the Day of Judgement. The listeners asked, O Messenger of Allah, what is a just cause? He replied, That he will kill it to eat, not simply to chop off its head and then throw it away&quot; (Nisai, Hakim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this answers your question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2729" LastEditorUserId="18958" LastEditDate="2016-08-04T16:04:10.107" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T16:04:10.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33578" CreationDate="2016-08-01T10:14:00.777" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note if you just went &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bulugh/1/98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;one hadith&lt;/a&gt; further in bulugh al-maram you will find an answer on the qualification of this hadith: It is a weak narration (Qualification of at-Tabarni's and abi Dawod's versions), for some reasons al-Albani has qualified a similar narration from Musnad Ahmad as hassan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meaning is as quoted by G. Bach in his answer: Once you sleep (deep sleep) you don't have control over your body, so how can you maintain wudu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that scholars have different views on whether sleep makes your wudu' (ablution) invalid:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;some say it doesn't make it invalid at all, based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/3/156&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; or in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/200&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this version&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;some say it makes it invalid no matter what based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/1/96&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;if somebody sleeps while sitting with his background on the ground (this means he stays in this position even while sleeping) then this wouldn't invalidate his wudu' this could be a conclusion from the first quoted hadith, as the sahaba were waiting in the mosque as described.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;some say only light sleep, if the person is sitting or staying would leave your wudu' valid.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;some say only a few of sleep would keep your wudu' valid: this means a kind of sleep where you are still aware of what goes around you, so you may feel it if some &quot;air&quot; escaped your body. And this is what this hadith referred to.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Se also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/36889&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; fatwa for details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-08-01T10:14:00.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33716" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33708" CreationDate="2016-08-01T11:54:59.733" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/21/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Verse&lt;/a&gt; you are quoting is underlining the Big Bang theory:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَوَلَمْ يَرَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوآ أَنَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ كَانَتَا &lt;strong&gt;رَتْقًا&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;فَفَتَقْنَاهُمَا&lt;/strong&gt; وَجَعَلْنَا مِنَ الْمَآءِ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ حَىٍّ أَفَلا يُؤْمِنُون&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is the translation from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2647&amp;amp;Itemid=76&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;qtafsir&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have not those who disbelieve known that the heavens and the earth &lt;strong&gt;were joined together as one united piece&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;then We parted them&lt;/strong&gt; And We have made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've put the most important words in bold letters.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Here is what the sahaba and early scholars said about this expression from tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=2321&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Qurtoby&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال ابن عباس والحسن وعطاء والضحاك وقتادة : يعني أنها كانت شيئا واحدا ملتزقتين ففصل الله بينهما بالهواء&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(My own translation take it with care)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Abbas, al-Hassan (al-Basry), 'Ata', a-Dhhak amd Qtadah said:  this means they have been one unique (unified) thing and Allah has separated them with air.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read also in tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2646&amp;amp;Itemid=76&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the Arabic word &amp;quot;ratq رتق&amp;quot; refers to unified corpus which is also referred as an assembly of many different particles. As you may read nobody said that this corpus was earth nor sky it was a one piece corpus of something we don't know about and with a kind of blow this piece was separated into the forms called earth's and sky's (what ever this may mean).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that a &amp;quot;fatq فتق &amp;quot; happened this is a separation which might be like a kind of explosion -&amp;gt; Big bang which releases those particles which are described in Quran as the earths and heavens or sky's (for both &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/65/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1301970&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; mentioned that there are 7 of them).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note except for the word ratq in this Verse the Quran uses the dual plural (in Arabic), as it considers the sky's as one entity and the earth as one.&lt;br&gt; So you read the verb كَانَتَا (both were),&lt;br&gt; فَفَتَقْنَاهُمَا (and or after that, which is referred to by  فَـ we, which is referred to by نَا separated, which is referred to by فَتَقْـ both of them, which is referred to by هُمَا)&lt;br&gt; on one side and رَتْقًا (one single corpus/piece).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eajaz.org/index.php/Scientific-Miracles/Astronomy-and-Space-Sciences/283-Astronomical-interpretation-of-verse-start-of-the-universe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; a further reference in Arabic and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranmiracles.com/2011/08/the-point-of-departure-of-our-odyssey/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Article&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-27T17:24:47.540" LastActivityDate="2021-09-27T17:24:47.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="33717" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33709" CreationDate="2016-08-01T14:05:10.717" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a good question and one stimulating to my interest in comprehensive and holistic treatments of Islamic doctrine based on philosophical insights. So prepare yourself for a substantial intellectual ride! But before setting off, here's &lt;strong&gt;the short answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, hijab has always been obligatory. From an intellectual&#xA;perspective, full, integral modesty is not possible without hijab&#xA;because, in principle, virtues such as modesty and chastity have&#xA;external concomitants that have to observed, abandoning which leads to&#xA;moral ills that are contrary to that virtue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;From an Islamic historical and Quranic perspective&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all there's no question that Islam enjoins Muslim women to wear hijab in order to uphold modesty and chastity. There are several Quranic verses and hadiths to this effect (See verses 24:31 and 33:59; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/34/83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/34/85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; hadiths). Consequently, all prophet's wives and early Muslimas and all traditional Muslim women to this day have observed the hijab and have seen it as a religious obligation. So with this Quranic and historical precedence, one would have a very difficult time arguing that hijab is not an Islamic obligation and concomitant for modesty and chastity. One can say he or she simply doesn't like hijab even though it's part of Islamic code of conduct, but one can't deny that it's an Islamic doctrine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would be an answer from an Islamic historical and literal perspective. But if one is interested in examining the relation between hijab and modesty and chastity rationally, here's an extensive discussion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Some terminology&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, I'd rather start with some terminology. Based on my sources, &amp;quot;modesty&amp;quot; is a poor translation for the word حیاء (transliter. &lt;em&gt;haya&lt;/em&gt;) in Arabic which means: to restrain one's self from doing a wrong out of a fear of reprehension and blame. So it implies a sense of moral shame. The opposite of haya in Arabic is وقاحة (transliter. &lt;em&gt;waqaha&lt;/em&gt;) which means shamelessness. In Islamic context, haya would translate to a sense of restraint against something that according to Islam is reprehensible and shameful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However &amp;quot;modesty&amp;quot; in prevalent usage can also be translated to or confused with عفة (transliter. &lt;em&gt;'iffa&lt;/em&gt;) that usually translates to &amp;quot;chastity&amp;quot;. عفة literally means &amp;quot;remnant&amp;quot; and in basic idiomatic usage, it meant: to suffice oneself to a little sustenance that is left. In ethical context, it means preserving one's desires from excessive or inappropriate operation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These were the general meanings of the words. But people and ethical schools can differ on practical implications and particular requirements of chastity and modesty, and even on whether chastity and modesty are good things at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;An Islamic philosophical discussion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In several philosophies and traditions, there's a principle of moral moderation that is called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_mean_%28philosophy%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Golden Mean rule&lt;/a&gt; which indicates a desirable middle between two extreme levels of emotion, one of excess and one of deficiency (to go by Wikipedia example, think of courage positioned between recklessness and cowardice as two extremes). Morality is thus defined as moderating human desires towards the middle state. But while moral philosophers generally agree with this broad principle of moderation, they can differ widely on the actual requirements of moderation of each emotion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Muslim philosophers of ethics believe that only Allah knows the full requirements of the general ethical principles such as chastity that could nonetheless be comprehended and elaborated by human beings through deep contemplation. These scholars usually drew upon the revealed doctrine, the general framework of the Golden Mean Ethics and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufi_psychology&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Islamic discipline of knowledge of nafs that is usually associated with Sufi works&lt;/a&gt; to explain the nuances of Islamic ethics. Next would be an intellectual explanation of the Islamic requirements of modesty and chastity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Contemplating the wisdom of hijab&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Men and women have sexual desires each operating in distinct ways. Women's sexual desire influences them to attract men to different aspects of their natural beauty, (whether their body or their look or their voice or gestures), and that's how they find sexual satisfaction. Men's sexuality on the other hand inclines them to draw sexual pleasure from the attraction of women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence on the operational level, women primarily lure and men primarily covet under the influence of their respective sexuality, although this mechanism can also operate conversely i.e. men trying to lure women and women getting attracted to men, but it is usually subordinate to the former pattern of cross-sexual interaction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But since human sexuality is meant to fulfill some noble, vital purposes (under the light of the greater wisdom of Divine creation) such as the benefits of mutual life, reproduction, upbringing of children etc, Islam enjoins women and men to confine all their sexual desires and emotions — and generally everything that can be influenced by one's sexuality — to their married life. In other words, according to the Divine wisdom of human nature and purpose, sexuality is not an end in itself but it's a means to an end, and therefore this desire as a means has to be restricted and moderated so as to serve the specified end. So operating our sexuality in any other area, would be a deviation from the wise purpose decreed by the Creator for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, given the opposite operation of sexuality in women and men and in line with the sacred purpose of human sexuality, women should avoid anything that exposes them to sexual desires of anyone other than their married husband, and men should avoid anything that sexually stimulates them towards women other than their wives. &amp;quot;Anything&amp;quot; in the Islamic maximalist moderation can include absolutely anything, from revealing any amount of one's body that can arouse sexual attention such as hair, arms and legs, to more private body parts, to coquetry in gestures and speech.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Maximalism view of chastity has traditionally also required women to cover their faces and hands if they thought they were likely to attract men sexually, hence pious women throughout history including Prophet's wives and female relatives preferred to cover their faces and hands when going outside, i.e. literally covering themselves from head to toe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The dictates of our present civilizational epoch and a Messianic sidenote&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before proceeding to the requirements of Islamic chastity for men, I want to explicitly acknowledge that today many Muslims and non-Muslims  find observing this maximum level of modesty and even the more miminal levels (such as sufficing to headscarves) to be excessive especially those raised in more secular or liberal environments, so here are some additional points to consider.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One way of looking more charitably at hijab is that when practiced out of an intellectual and heartfelt devotion, it can be regarded as an act of utmost moral sacrifice by a woman who embraces it with the intention of eliminating any ground for potential unchaste behavior in society.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another point that helps to digest this position is that what looks to be an excessive or extreme form of chastity under the circumstances of this day and age, used to be completely normal in past traditional society for centuries. The change of habit and perception that many Muslims have experienced on this issue amongst many others over the last century has been due to the increasing secularization of Muslim Ummah under the secularization of modern civilization. Now since there are endless indications that this civilization is leading the entire humanity into abyss and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_2100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;is destined to collapse sooner or later&lt;/a&gt; anyway, it's upon us to decide whether we want to follow the norms of a doomed civilization or want to return to our traditional norms that are based on the Divine infallible wisdom of human nature and well-being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Complying with the increasing diversion of the mainstream civilization from religion is to partake in the dark destiny that is awaiting it, but struggling to preserve our Islamic traditional way of life means breaking away from this ominous universal trend, and aligning ourselves with the forthcoming Divine civilization that is going to replace the current abysmal destiny as foretold by Mahdi traditions in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Finishing off the philosophical contemplation on hijab and Chastity&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now going back to my discussion of requirements of chastity. One-sided emphasis on women's modesty is always prone to charges of discrimination and sexism. So to prevent that misconception, and in line with the understanding of the distinct ways that each gender's sexuality operates, it has to be said that man's part in preserving sexual ethics is through moderating their own natural sexual inclinations, i.e. avoiding lustful looks at women whether done blatantly or sneakily. Women should not forget that just as it is difficult for them to moderate their natural inclination to attract men by revealing their beauties, it is equally difficult for men to constantly guard their eyes and desires in public, it only happens that for women the requirement is more physically &amp;quot;burdensome&amp;quot; since they need to cover themselves but on the upside women are generally more patient and adaptive than men! So non-observing women can very soon get accustomed to covering themselves with hijab with just as ease and convenience of practicing women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One last more general point that I want to add, is that under the light of Islamic spiritual psychology, moderation of one's desires leads to intellectual strength and will power, since it is by the power of intellect that desires are moderated and it is as a result of the excess in desires that intellect and will power weaken. This is the reason for the general observation that emotionally principled people are wiser and more intelligent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope seen within the above more &amp;quot;holistic&amp;quot; view of chastity within the greater scheme of Islamic wisdom, your friend can come to appreciate the gift of hijab and more fundamentally Islamic observance in general!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-08-01T14:10:12.817" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33708" CreationDate="2016-08-01T16:02:15.723" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heaven and earth were a joined entity&lt;/strong&gt; reconfirms the big bang theory. This simply means there was no spacetime; there was no space, it was all singular and then &lt;strong&gt;matter was created&lt;/strong&gt;. From matter came water and then life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6740" LastActivityDate="2016-08-01T16:02:15.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33720" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-02T01:59:26.197" Score="2" ViewCount="473" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm very new to the studies of Islam so I apologize if my question is very basic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is my understanding that madhab is a term to describe a school of thought AND that in general, there are four schools of thoughts: Sunni, Shia, Ibadi, and   Amman Message. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a chart/venn diagram that compares/contrasts these four schools of thoughts? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the importance of all these differences and similarities? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for your help on my pursuit to understand more about Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17793" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T14:53:09.380" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T14:53:09.380" Title="What are the similarities/differences between the four Madhabs? Charts?" Tags="|sunni|madhhab|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-06-22T10:11:42.987" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27498" CreationDate="2016-08-02T06:05:27.957" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam-O-Alaikum is an Arabic phrase meaning &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Peace be on you&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;. So applying the same logic of your question, can it be sin to say &quot;Peace be on you&quot; in English? Obvious answer is no. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6740" LastActivityDate="2016-08-02T06:05:27.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33723" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-02T09:41:36.347" Score="5" ViewCount="1377" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the concept of hoolol in Sufuism?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From my understand it is the concept that that Allah dwells in the creation? This to me opens the door to great forms of shirk as this seems a concept from Hinduism. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As i have herd such statements among the sufis : Ibn Arabi said, &quot;العبد رب و الرب عبد&quot; or &quot;al-&lt;code&gt;abd-u rabb-un wa-r-rabb-u&lt;/code&gt;abd-un&quot; (the slave is the lord and the lord is the slave).&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my understanding Allah resides above al-arsh : The Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.(Quraan 20:5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This to me is a concept very far from Islam and the tawheed of Allah. Pleases help me to understand this concept and its validity as this is very confusing to me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2729" LastEditorUserId="2729" LastEditDate="2016-08-04T16:10:10.980" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:23:22.660" Title="What is the concept of hoolol in Sufism?" Tags="|sufism|divine-attributes|omnipresence|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33725" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33723" CreationDate="2016-08-02T11:34:05.457" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam! This is rightly a very sensitive issue! It is true that misconception of the doctrine of omnipresence leads to blasphemous assumptions like equating God with creation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it's a faulty approach to try to do away with an apparently blasphemous statement by selectively quoting Quranic verses. Because just as one can highlight some verses to indicate Divine transcendence such as the verse 20:5 that apparently you quoted to argue that God is fully separate from creation, one can also quote verses that apparently suggest the very contrary, that God is united with and present within creation? Consider these examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;He is the apparent and the hidden&quot; (57:3), verse that if literally understood, implies that God is virtually everything because all things are either apparent like the natural universe or hidden such as angels, so we can summarize the verse by saying &quot;He is everything&quot; or &quot;He is the creation&quot; which would resemble the Sufi statement that you have quoted!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;He is with you wherever you be&quot;(57:4) and &quot;We are closer to him than his vein&quot;?! (50:16) The question that these verses raise is that how God can always accompany us and be closer to us than our vein without becoming subject to time and space or becoming part of the creation?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one closely studies the Sufi works he will realize that their thoughts have been an outcome of deep contemplation of these very perplexing aspects of the Holy Quran. One can opt for the Ash'arite or Salafi solution (or non-solution) which is to abstaining totally from any attempt at making sense of these troubling aspects of the Quran but the Sufi argument is that through exercise of intellect and spiritual insight one can get closer to the true essence of the ambiguous aspects of the Divine scripture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the worst way to approach the profound thoughts of the Sufis is to approach them from a background of superficial prejudice and to quote their statements out of context and then expect ourselves to correctly comprehend them based on our primitive conceptions. The result is typically ending up associating things to the prominent figures in Sufi wisdom such as Ibn Arabi that they had never meant such as the allegation of holul i.e. Divine physical incarnation in created beings which is only a misconception of the implications of the Sufi theory of Unity of existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a general precaution in regards with approaching Sufi thought that I found very noteworthy since the consequence of the widespread anti-Sufi prejudice in the Ummah has been discouraging thousands of intelligent Muslims that could otherwise deeply benefit from the profound wisdom of Sufi metaphysics that who have managed to come up with very intelligent solutions to the perennial questions of theology that have belittled theologians of past religions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But focusing on your particular question, fortunately there have been two questions and answers in the past on this site that respectively explain away your issue with what seems to be the equation of God and His creation in Sufi literature and the allegation of holul, and provide a broad outline of Sufi ontology crucial for correct interpretation of their actual meaning. So please have a look at: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/27594/does-allah-exist-in-life-forms/&quot;&gt;Does Allah exist in life forms?&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/9724/the-concept-of-eternity-in-islam/&quot;&gt;The concept of eternity in Islam&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-08-02T19:12:09.220" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33726" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-02T12:19:56.060" Score="3" ViewCount="217" Body="&lt;p&gt;Consider this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أُو۟لَٰٓئِکَ عَلَیٰ هُدًی مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِکَ هُمُ&#xA;  ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's translated as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those (are) on Guidance from their Lord, and those - they (are) the&#xA;  successful ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which can be said (rephrased) in more fluent English as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They are guided by their Lord, and they are successful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we have a translation for Quran, which is more fluent, more modern, more tangible and closer to the way people talk in our era? If not, why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="841" LastActivityDate="2018-03-10T08:53:20.583" Title="More fluent translation for Quran" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33727" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-02T12:50:02.710" Score="4" ViewCount="307" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have come by the given hadith many times like Ibn Kathir Story of the Prophets books and well as many other places. I'm looking for the exact reference in Sahih Bukhari but not finding it. Can someone help me ? The Hadith is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet Muhammad sallallahu 'alayhi wa&#xA;  sallam said: &quot;Allah created Adam from dust after He mixed the clay and&#xA;  left him for some time until it became sticky mud, after which Allah&#xA;  shaped him. After that Allah left him till it became like potter's&#xA;  clay. Iblis used to go past him saying 'You have been created for a&#xA;  great purpose.' After that Allah breathed His spirit into him. The&#xA;  first thing into which the spirit passed was his eye and then his&#xA;  nose. He sneezed. Allah said: 'May your Lord have mercy upon you, O&#xA;  Adam! Go to those angels and see what they would say.' So Adam went&#xA;  and greeted them, they replied saying: 'Peace be upon you and the&#xA;  mercy and blessings of Allah.' Allah said: 'O Adam! This is your&#xA;  greeting and that of your offspring.' &quot; [Sahih al-Bukhari]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find the hadith in the following places:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnahonline.com/library/stories-of-the-prophets/288-story-of-adam-the&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnahonline.com/library/stories-of-the-prophets/288-story-of-adam-the&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?/topic/59292-does-this-mean-sikhs-also-believe-in-existence-of-adam-and-eve/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?/topic/59292-does-this-mean-sikhs-also-believe-in-existence-of-adam-and-eve/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.a2youth.com/ebooks/stories_of_the_prophets/the_story_of_adam_and_eve_hawwa/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.a2youth.com/ebooks/stories_of_the_prophets/the_story_of_adam_and_eve_hawwa/2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2740" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2016-08-03T03:02:17.663" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T06:37:43.450" Title="Bukari Hadith Reference" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|sahih-bukhari|prophet-adam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33729" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-02T19:31:54.850" Score="2" ViewCount="627" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came across this hadith and need a explanation for it, from the muhaditheen or any scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is narrated on the authority of Abu Sa'id that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: On the Day of Judgment there will be a flag fixed behind the buttocks of every person guilty of the breach of faith. -- Sahih Muslim 1738 a (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/32/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will this flag on the day of Judgment be fixed behind the buttocks or inside the sinners and kaafirs?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17938" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-15T09:00:43.523" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T09:00:43.523" Title="Will the flag on the day of Judgment also be fixed behind the buttocks for the sinners and kaafirs?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33732" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33727" CreationDate="2016-08-03T07:28:30.290" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ahadith narrated by abu Hurraira on the matter and which at least seem to go ahead with parts of your quote are the two similar (or identical ahadith) from sahih al-Bukhari quoted in Chapter: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/79/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;How the Salam began&lt;/a&gt; and Chapter: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/60/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The creation of Adam and his offspring&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The longer version of the hadith you quoted as far as i can tell isn't in sahih al-Bukahri itself, but i could find in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=6052&amp;amp;idto=6071&amp;amp;bk_no=52&amp;amp;ID=2031&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fath al-Barry&lt;/a&gt; of ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani as a commentary on the narrations of Imam al-Bukhari in the Chapter: The creation of Adam and his offspring, saying that al-Bukhari has quoted a lot of ahadith on the subject but didn't mention some others and began to quot them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ومما لم يذكره ما رواه الترمذي والنسائي والبزار وصححه &lt;strong&gt;ابن حبان&lt;/strong&gt; من طريق &lt;strong&gt;سعيد المقبري&lt;/strong&gt; وغيره عن أبي هريرة مرفوعا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Hajar said this hadith was qualified as sahih by &lt;strong&gt;ibn Hebban ابن حبان&lt;/strong&gt; . So according ibn Hajar this hadith was narrated by at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasai, al-Bazzar and ibn Hebban (via &lt;strong&gt;Said al-Maqbary سعيد المقبري&lt;/strong&gt;). I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=87&amp;amp;bookhad=13900&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; version from majma' az-zwaaid of al-Haythami where the hadith isn't marfo' and has some additions and a rawy called Imsa'il ibn Rafi' which is qualified as trustworthy by al-Bukhari while the majority of scholars disagree!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also parts of other ahadith which may &quot;support&quot; the authenticity of your Version:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;on the authority of Anas in Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/45/146&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and Musnad Ahmad.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;on the authority of abu Musa al-Ash'ary in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/42/98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; and Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/739390&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also what ibn Kathir has quoted in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=16&amp;amp;idto=16&amp;amp;bk_no=59&amp;amp;ID=21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Bidya wa-nihaya&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; this hadith isn't a part of the ahadith quoted by al-Bukhari on the creation of Adam, but can be found in the commentary of ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani on them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Analysis of your references:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reference 1 &amp;amp; 3 are IMO the same they pretend being a translation of qasas al-Anbiya' (stories of the Prophets) of Imam ibn Kathir. As i don't have a hardcopy or any other source to check that, i just made a comparison between the text of what is called a translation by  Muhammad Mustapha Geme’ah from Al-Azhar and &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikisource.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%B5_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86_%D9%83%D8%AB%D9%8A%D8%B1/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84#.D8.A8.D8.A7.D8.A8:_.D9.85.D8.A7_.D9.88.D8.B1.D8.AF_.D9.81.D9.8A_.D8.AE.D9.84.D9.82_.D8.A2.D8.AF.D9.85_.D8.B9.D9.84.D9.8A.D9.87_.D8.A7.D9.84.D8.B3.D9.84.D8.A7.D9.85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this &quot;copy&quot;&lt;/a&gt; of the original Arabic text. And I couldn't find this hadith as is there and not even in the same chapter (even the chapter titles of the translation differ). Ibn Kathir quoted the ahadith from both sahih books and the above quoted version of sahih ibn Hebban (and he said that this is a narration compiled by abu Hathim أبو حاتم and ibn Hebban in his sahih) and a version of the hafidh abu Ya'la أبو يعلى, so the referencing in those two texts is wrong. Note that the version of ibn Hebban is more than a bit different. Here the &quot;original&quot; texts from  قصص الأنبياء لابن كثير (In bold letters you may find names of the authors of the hadith compilation the route al-Maqbary and the parts which are similar or identic to your quoted hadith):&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقد &lt;strong&gt;رواه أبو حاتم وابن حبان&lt;/strong&gt; في &quot;صحيحه&quot; فقال: حدثنا محمد بن إسحاق بن خزيمة، حدثنا محمد بن بشار، حدثنا صفوان بن عيسى، حدثنا الحارث بن عبد الرحمن بن أبي ذباب، عن &lt;strong&gt;سعيد المقبري&lt;/strong&gt;، عن أبي هريرة قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : &quot;&lt;strong&gt;لما خلق الله آدم ونفخ فيه الروح عطس، فقال الحمد لله. فحمد الله بإذن الله، فقال له ربه: يرحمك ربك يا آدم، اذهب إلى أولئك الملائكة إلى ملأ منهم جلوس فسلم عليهم ، فقال: السلام عليكم، فقالوا وعليكم السلام ورحمة الله. ثم رجع إلى ربه فقال هذه تحيتك وتحية بنيك بينهم&lt;/strong&gt;. وقال الله ويداه مقبوضتان: اختر أيهما شئت، فقال اخترت يمين ربي وكلتا يدي ربي يمين مباركة، ثم بسطهما فإذا فيهما آدم وذريته، فقال: أي رب ما هؤلاء؟ قال هؤلاء ذريتك، وإذا كل إنسان منهم مكتوب عمره بين عينيه، وإذا فيهم رجل أضوؤهم - أو من أضوئهم - لم يكتب له إلا أربعون سنة، قال: يا رب من هذا؟ قال: هذا ابنك &lt;strong&gt;داود&lt;/strong&gt;. وقد كتب الله عمره أربعين سنة. قال: أي رب زد في عمره، فقال ذاك الذي كتب له، قال: فإني قد جعلت له من عمري ستين سنة، قال: أنت وذاك. اسكن الجنة. فسكن الجنة ما شاء الله ثم هبط منها، وكان آدم يعد لنفسه. فأتاه ملك الموت فقال له آدم: قد عجلت، قد كتب لي ألف سنة. قال: بلى، ولكنك جعلت لابنك &lt;strong&gt;داود&lt;/strong&gt; منها ستين سنة، فجحد آدم فجحدت ذريته، ونسي فنسيت ذريته، فيومئذ أمر بالكتاب والشهود&quot; هذا لفظه.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقال &lt;strong&gt;الحافظ أبو يعلى&lt;/strong&gt;: حدثنا عقبة بن مكرم، حدثنا عمرو بن محمد، عن إسماعيل بن رافع، &lt;strong&gt;عن المقبري&lt;/strong&gt;، عن أبي هريرة، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;إن الله خلق آدم من تراب، ثم جعله طينا ثم تركه، حتى إذا كان حمأ مسنون خلقه الله وصوره ثم تركه، حتى إذا كان صلصالا كالفخار قال: فكان إبليس يمر به فيقول: لقد خلقت لأمر عظيم.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ثم نفخ الله فيه من روحه فكان أول ما جرى فيه الروح بصره وخياشيمه، فعطس فلقاه الله رحمة به، فقال الله! يرحمك ربك، ثم قال الله: يا آدم اذهب إلى هؤلاء النفر فقل لهم فانظر ماذا يقولون؟ فجاء فسلم عليهم فقالوا: وعليك السلام ورحمة الله وبركاته. فقال: يا آدم هذا تحيتك وتحية ذريتك&lt;/strong&gt;. قال يا رب: وما ذريتي؟ قال: اختر &quot;احدى&quot; يدي يا آدم، قال: أختار يمين ربي وكلتا يدي ربي يمين، فبسط كفه فإذا من هو كائن من ذريته في كف الرحمن، فإذا رجال منهم أفواههم النور، وإذا رجل يعجب آدم نوره، قال يا رب من هذا؟ قال ابنك &lt;strong&gt;داود&lt;/strong&gt;، قال: يا رب فكم جعلت له من العمر؟ قال جعلت له ستين، قال: يا رب فأتم له من عمري حتى يكون له من العمر مائة سنة، ففعل الله ذلك، وأشهد على ذلك.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  فلما نفذ عمر آدم بعث الله ملك الموت، فقال آدم: أولم يبق من عمري أربعون سنة؟ قال له الملك: أولم تعطها ابنك &lt;strong&gt;داود&lt;/strong&gt;؟ فجحد ذلك، فجحدت ذريته، ونسي فنسيت ذريته!&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that abu Ya'las version begins as the one you've quoted but ends by the story of Allah telling Adam about his children and offspring while the Version of ibn Hebban starts with Adam sneezing and also ends with Allah telling Adam about his children (especially Dawod داود whom Adam has given 40 of his years of live according the version fo abu Ya'la and 60 accoring ibn Hebban's version), so non of them are a one to one translation. And ibn Kathir as a hadith scholar never would say &quot;abu Hurairah said:...&quot; without telling his source first or analyzing sources later. Imam an-Nawawi did so in his Riyad as-Saliheen and 40 hadiths but he explained his reasons first. IMO the author of this translation has created a fully new text based on the summary of original book of ibn Kathir, for example he quoted only a handful of ahadith from it and the Quran verses without many details about the interpretation of the verses and discussion of ahadith and sources etc..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; That as it seems to me -after a fast examination of the chapters and some content about Adam- the book called qasas al-Anbiya' is what we may call an extract of al-Bidaya wa an-Nihya of ibn Kathir, as it seems to be a one to one copy of the quotes of that book. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In your 2nd reference the post in the thread about Adam being quoted by sikhs which is quoting the hadith refers to an article on wikipedia. The article on wikipedia is linking to the correct &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam#cite_note-46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; (one of the two you may find on top of my post)! So either the Wikipedia article has been edited and corrected or the post is totally misleading! &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-04T06:37:43.450" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T06:37:43.450" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33734" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="33735" CreationDate="2016-08-03T08:15:21.617" Score="3" ViewCount="4047" Body="&lt;p&gt;I keep hearing claims along the following lines:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you don't perform [some action] in [some specific manner] during [wudu/prayer], your prayer is invalid and not accepted.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems, as per these claims, Allah is up-tight about how wudu/prayer is performed.  Given how precise these claims are, I'm fairly sure I have yet to pray correctly even once, and thus I can conclude that my prayers thus far have always been invalid and not accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Question&lt;/em&gt;: What does it mean for a prayer to be invalid or not accepted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I pray, I try not to be too selfish:  I thank Allah about the good things that happened that day, I pray my friends don't get blown up by terrorists, I pray my family members are safe, I pray that Allah keeps me strong in my faith, etc.  The usual stuff, really.  What would happen if Allah rejects these prayers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-08-03T10:13:42.163" Title="What does it mean for a prayer to be invalid or not accepted?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33735" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33734" CreationDate="2016-08-03T10:08:19.880" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question: What does it mean for a prayer to be invalid or not accepted?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the question isn't focused enough. Therefore the answer would be general hoping you may specify what exactly troubles you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars have defined a few rules which they consider as necessary for a prayer (I mean salat not du'a=supplication, which can be a part of the prayer also) to be &lt;strong&gt;valid&lt;/strong&gt;. I'd say that this &lt;strong&gt;qualification of validity&lt;/strong&gt; doesn't say anything about whether a prayer might be accepted by Allah or not, it is only a statement about the &quot;technical correctness&quot; of the done act of worship. As &lt;strong&gt;we never know whether a worship will be accepted by Allah&lt;/strong&gt;, but should always hope so (see also my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/33267/how-do-i-know-my-ramadan-is-accepted/33275?s=2%7C0.0000#33275&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;An overview on the rules of validity&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shortly those are the fard (obligatory) parts of ablution (wudu') and prayer and some other rulings. Most of these parts are directly deduced from the Quran, for example for &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ablution&lt;/a&gt;, but scholars may define others too for example the intention/niyyah is often if not always considered as a fard because of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/1/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;, some may add the order of the acts etc.. Beside this any position in the prayer like qiyam (Standing) qu'ud (sitting), ruku' (bowing) and sujud (prostration) can be found in the Quran, so they are fard!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now there are other necessary rules on the location where one prays and the person who prays:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example the direction of prayer one is asked to do his best to pray towards al-Kaaba (this is considered as fard) because of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... So turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram. ... in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/144&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:144&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/149&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:149&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:150&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course you are asked to be (ritually) clean (not only ablution but in case you visited a toilet before the wudu' your body parts being clean too, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/30920/is-istinja-necessary-for-ablution/30953?s=1%7C5.7812#30953&quot;&gt;for example&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/31099/offering-salath-without-knowing-that-you-are-not-clean/31173?s=10%7C0.0000#31173&quot;&gt;this case&lt;/a&gt;), be wearing (ritually) clean (tahir) clothes and the place you pray on should be ritually) clean. One could find evidences for that. What does ritually clean may mean: For example they shouldn't have impurities on them like alcohol, urin, excrement ... and some may add if some of it has been licked by a dog (some would add a pig also) or came in contact with his muzzle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To conclude if you performed the obligatory (fard) acts according any madhab you should be on the safe side. But for example let's say you didn't wash any part of your body three times or didn't wash your hands (only) at the beginning of the wudu' or didn't know the correct du'a for ruku' and said something different your prayer still would be accepted, as you didn't miss an essential part of it (see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/33548/what-happens-if-i-dont-know-how-to-do-one-of-the-essential-parts-of-prayer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; Post on missing an &quot;essential&quot; part of a prayer and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/27475/when-does-mispronunciation-make-a-prayer-invalid&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; one on mispronunciation). The only problem is that you may missed a reward. But there are cases -and those are primarily related to the rules of prayer itself- where one can &quot;repair&quot; his/her prayer with &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/4180/when-is-sajde-e-sahu-required-obligatory?s=15%7C0.6656&quot;&gt;sujud a-sahw&lt;/a&gt; (prostration of forgetfulness).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/11497&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; explaining how to perform ablution.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Here a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/65847&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; about the rules of prayer (Please be aware that this is a salafi view).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-08-03T10:13:42.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33736" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-03T13:06:20.167" Score="-1" ViewCount="158" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam aliqum. My ex husband has been awarded custody of my son. For what reason i don't know. But the shaytan is living in my sons dad. He is spreading his poison onto my son. I'm sure the devil is starting to take over my son. What should i do as i hardly see my son and unable to pray for him. He was born as a Muslim and first few years i was there trying to protect his soul.&lt;br&gt; Will he go to jahanum if the shaytan takes over his body?&lt;br&gt; He is only five and innocent but this will affect him in later years as his dad is wicked. And i really mean wicked iblees livs in him and whispers to him but I'm unable to get my son away from him.&lt;br&gt; Will i be able to take him to jannat, with my prayers for him, if I'm lucky enough to enter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17943" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-04T09:45:20.560" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T09:45:20.560" Title="Children being corrupted will they enter jannat?" Tags="|salat|dua|jannah|jahannam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33736" CreationDate="2016-08-03T14:15:29.340" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In islam, it is perfectly clear that no human has any way to help any other human with regards to akhirah. Not your mother, not your sister, not your daughter, not a stranger. Muhammad prayed for his uncle and visited him frequently, inviting him to islam, for ten years, and Abu Talib still died a kafir according to most scholars. Ibrahim's father did not listen to him. Nuh's son did not listen to him. What happens to your son is the decision of god alone according to islam, and there is an ayah to that effect saying roughly &quot;whomever god guides, no one can lead astray, and whomever god leads astray, no one can guide&quot;. 28:56 even specifically addresses Muhammad, saying that he cannot guide those he loves; perhaps - check tafsir on this - that verse is even in reference to Abu Talib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2016-08-03T14:37:43.350" LastActivityDate="2016-08-03T14:37:43.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12511" CreationDate="2016-08-03T17:37:38.937" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The act of being forceful is in the sense, the disbelivers at the time were open enemies of the Muslims, in no way they would show mercy to the Muslims, except by fear or some other tactical reason. In the same way,  we're told not to befriend such people, as in effect, we are shooting ourselves in the foot.  This was for the people at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this world, we can't regard people as Kaafir, as many don't even have knowledge of Islam nor hate Muslims openly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As someone living in the UK, eat and shop in outlets freely, you may regard ethical issues, etc, but its not unislamic to shop as a non-muslims store. If a shopkeeper was to insult your mother, it's unliely you'll want to shop there. It's the same here, if there are people openly disrespecting the religion then its best to avoid them. Retaliation is NOT the first step in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17731" LastActivityDate="2016-08-03T17:37:38.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33047" CreationDate="2016-08-03T18:08:42.513" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering the whole Surah, Allah is relating the blessing of guidance upon humanity, from Noah, to Moses to Muhammad (S), and then refers to those who have turned their backs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;17:4 is future tense, as it quotes the torah (or prev scrip to bani israeel). Allah reminds them of how they had done so before too in this verse, but also how the same will happen again with their continuing mischief. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Tafsir I have been reading on this, both events have happened and refer to historical accounts of invasions of Jerusalem (there are many).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yad-Kha-Loo - is a present tense verb meaning to enter, and is a plural word.&#xA;Dh-Kha-Loo - is a past tense verb meaning entered, and also a plural word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This indicates that the event has happened however this does not go to say, Allah is limiting this sort of punishment to two, Allah is reminding us of those before us, in order that we seek guidance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17731" LastActivityDate="2016-08-03T18:08:42.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21401" CreationDate="2016-08-04T01:27:54.293" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Someone is never been exposed to Islam then he/she is not kaffir as they are unaware.However I have three propositions to this please:-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Firstly&#xA;In the world where Allah has given us ample indications,sky,land,fire,rain,day,night and human morphology,birth and basic biology of existence then one can verily decide at least this fact that this World can not just exist on its own but is created by one Supreme Power,One Allah, when even a drop of water can not stand its shape when out of bowl how this Earth exist after being out of Sun? and how this universe exist in the complete emptiness of space?How day and night passes without an absence? These questions are in the mind of young boy and definitely in the course of his adolescence one gets the right answer owing to the world wide web and globalization.Unless the one decides to go away from truth but on the path of his desires then that is his own mistake and for that he or she would be considered kaffir and judged as kaffir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Quran&#xA;Surah Al-Balad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I swear by this city (Makkah);&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And you are free (from sin, to punish the enemies of Islam on the Day of the conquest) in this city (Makkah),&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And by the begetter (i.e. Adam) and that which he begot (i.e. his progeny);&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Verily, We have created man in toil.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Thinks he that none can overcome him?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He says (boastfully): &quot;I have wasted wealth in abundance!&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Thinks he that none sees him?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Have We not made for him a &lt;strong&gt;pair of eyes&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And a &lt;strong&gt;tongue&lt;/strong&gt; and a &lt;strong&gt;pair of lips&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And shown him the &lt;strong&gt;two ways&lt;/strong&gt; (good and evil)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;But he has made no effort to pass on the &lt;strong&gt;path that is steep&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And what will make you know the path that is steep?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(It is) Freeing a neck (slave, etc.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or giving food in a day of hunger (famine)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To an orphan near of kin.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or to a Miskin (poor) afflicted with misery.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then he became one of those who &lt;strong&gt;believed&lt;/strong&gt;, and recommended one another to &lt;strong&gt;perseverance&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;patience&lt;/strong&gt;, and (also) recommended one another to &lt;strong&gt;pity and compassion.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They are those on the Right Hand (the dwellers of Paradise),&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;But those who &lt;strong&gt;disbelieved in Our Ayat&lt;/strong&gt; (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), they are those on the Left Hand (the dwellers of Hell).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Fire will be shut over them (i.e. they will be enveloped by the Fire without any opening or window or outlet.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Secondly&#xA;It can be argued if people who lived 2000 years ago had to face difficulty in rooting their beliefs and finding the truth however for the same argument there were 124000 Prophets send for them by Allah.However the people who lived in the today's world are either Muslims or believers of something other then Islam and are avoiding or covering the truth deliberately as its a fact that we live in a global world and unless one is really deaf and blind for his real interactions or social media interactions or television then he is aware of Islamic religion and how a muslim clearly exercise his beliefs in his life.Hence such a person who is aware and still disbelief's is surely disbelieving for a reason he finds better then the truth itself hence he is a disbeliever and a kaffir by defination.It is not applied to him that a particular Muslim should sit and tell him about Islam or else he will not be able to see or hear about it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thirdly&#xA;All hearts are made by Allah and Allah put sense of good and wrong in it.As mentioned in Surah Balad.So noone can truly say he never felt the truth. Still its important to spread message of Islam by Muslims and this website is doing the same.Thanks to the manager and people who participated in sharing Islamic teachings.&#xA;Thankyou for reading &#xA;Fondly&#xA;Nabeel Abdaal Bela&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18952" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T01:27:54.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34742" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33698" CreationDate="2016-08-04T08:13:16.177" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This translation (i.e. &quot;tamanna&quot; as &quot;recite&quot;) appears in &quot;The History of al-Tabari: Volume 6: Muhammad at Mecca&quot;; Translated and Annotated by W. Montgomery Watt and M.V. McDonald. This seems to be part of a translation of al-Tabari's &quot;Tārīkh al-Rusul wa al-Mulūk&quot;. In footnote 174 on page 109 of &quot;History of al-Tabari, Vol. 6&quot;, the translators comment that they deviate from the Pickthall translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;in order to make it correspond with what is required by Tabari's account. The meanings for&#xA;  tamanna and umniyyah, 'recite' and 'recitation', are well attested&#xA;  (see Lisan s.v. M-N-Y).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The source &quot;Lisan&quot; is &quot;Ibn Manzur, Lisan al-`Arab&quot;; I do not know what &quot;s.v. M-N-Y&quot; means. I have not found that source and assume it is in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to why they say this translation is chosen to make it correspond to al-Tabari's account: it seems that al-Tabari does in fact relay the story about Satan whispering the satanic verses regarding al-Lat, al-'Uzza, and Manat, with Satan being said to have whispered &quot;These are high-flying cranes; verily their intercession is accepted with approval.&quot; The story goes on to say that Jibril came and asked Muhammad &quot;Muhammad, what have you done? You have recited to the people that which I did not bring to you from God, and you have said that which was not said to you.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this translation of al-Tabari, this was the reason for the revelation of 22:52, which is why they translate 22:52 with &quot;recite&quot; instead of &quot;desire&quot;. This might be the origin of the notion of satanic verses, so instead of a mistranslation leading to a misreading, this seems to be an account relayed by al-Tabari, and in context, the translation seems to be reasonable - assuming it is linguistically possible, of course, which it seems to be according to the reports I've seen (I do not speak or read Arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd be interested to know whether someone has an Arabic version of al-Tabari's &quot;Tārīkh al-Rusul wa al-Mulūk&quot; and could look this up; I would offer help in identifying the relevant section to make the search easier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per the translator's comments, Ibn Hisham omits this story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2016-08-04T17:07:54.057" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T17:07:54.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33723" CreationDate="2016-08-04T08:28:20.907" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is hulool&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shortly one could say hulool الحلول is incarnation. It means that one thing is absorbed or incarnated in an other thing by a complete mixing. It's usually an expression used by those who pretend that Allah may incarnate in one of his creations and be unified with it. (See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/11542&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; fatwa in Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is one of the esoteric terms of 'aqidah that are mostly used by sufis. You may also find&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... Hulool and ittihaad  الاتحاد (union with the divine) – which includes the term wahdat al-wujood وحدة الوجود (“unity of being”). (Taken from the following fatwa/source)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here some more details from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/147639&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Jarjaani (may Allah have mercy on him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Complete hulool is the union of two bodies in such a way that pointing to one is also pointing to the other, such as the juice in an orange.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Incomplete hulool is when one of the two entities acts as a vessel containing the other, such as water in a jug. (At-Ta‘reefaat, p. 92.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what is meant by hulool: affirmation of two entities, one of which is present in the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is meant by this word as used by Sufis and others is the incarnation or presence of Allah – may He be glorified and exalted – in His creation or in some of His creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hulool may be divided into two types:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;General hulool, which is the belief that Allah, may He be exalted, is present in all things.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this hulool is similar to the idea of the incarnation of the divine (i.e., the Creator God) in the human (i.e., the created being), whilst affirming that the two entities are distinct and separate; in other words, He is not unified with the one in whom He is present, rather He is everywhere yet separate. Thus this is confirmation of two separate entities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Specific hulool, which is the belief that Allah – may He be glorified and exalted – is present in some of His creation, whilst believing that there is a Creator and a created being.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hulool and ibn 'Arabi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all note that &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Arabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn 'Arabi&lt;/a&gt; ابن عربي is not &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr_ibn_al-Arabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn al-'Arabi&lt;/a&gt; أبو بكر بن العربي the maliki fiqh, hadith and tafsir scholar. But ibn 'Arabi was a dhahiri so through him the knowledge and books of ibn Hazm a-dhahiri was spread in the middle east. Both are borne in al-Andalus but there's at least one century time difference between both of them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A#.D8.B9.D9.82.D9.8A.D8.AF.D8.A9_.D9.85.D8.AD.D9.8A.D9.8A_.D8.A7.D9.84.D8.AF.D9.8A.D9.86_.D8.A7.D8.A8.D9.86_.D8.B9.D8.B1.D8.A8.D9.8A_.D9.88.D9.85.D8.B0.D9.87.D8.A8.D9.87_.D8.A7.D9.84.D9.81.D9.82.D9.87.D9.8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn 'Arabi&lt;/a&gt; rejected both hulool and itihad saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;من قال بالحلول فدينه معلول، وما قال بالاتحاد إلا أهل الإلحاد&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means: Who affirmed hulool (incarnation) his religion is unhealthy (ill), and none affirmed al-Itihaad (unity or uniffication) expect the apostates.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Note that the Arabic Wikipedia site on him seems to emphasize that only ibn Khaldun and ibn Zor'ah al-'Iraqi declared him as kafir etc.. While scholars like a-Dhahbi, al-Manawi and ibn Taymiyyah mostly didn't give much comments on him or just quoted him or quoted what others said about him without any own annotation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The statement of ibn 'Arabi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His full statement is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;العبد رب والرب عبد يا ليت شعري من المكلف&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is an indication to what one could conclude from the sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/81/91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt; The more one gets close to Allah by doing ordered worships first and adding the more and more of optional worships and good deeds the more one gets a level where one is worshiping Allah as if one could see him and he would be guided by Allah in his actions (for details read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/21371&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes if taken literally the verse seems clearly indicating &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt;, but (maybe) one must look behind the letters and words to understand the meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-25T07:23:22.660" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:23:22.660" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33221" CreationDate="2016-08-04T08:57:33.807" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm just answering your question based on your &amp;quot;comment&amp;quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fatwas are in first place a kind of Ijtihad of the scholar (mufti, sheikh etc.) that means he gives you an answer on your question based on the information you provide. Now in a one to one conversation he might have the opportunity to ask further question to get all relevant data or information, while on the net this generally isn't the case.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can already be deduced from the Sahih hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am only a human being, and you people have disputes. May be some one amongst you can present his case in a more eloquent and convincing manner than the other, and I give my judgment in his favor according to what I hear. Beware! If ever I give (by error) somebody something of his brother's right then he should not take it as I have only, given him a piece of Fire.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6967&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/514010&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt;, and a shorter version in many other sources like &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:1713a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2680&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; The quality of a fatwa may differ, as also the degree or level of wisdom of the person who is asking may differ. For example somebody who has more or less no knowledge about the rulings of Islam would be totally dependent on the given fatwa and he might be more interested on an explanation of the ruling than on a constructive explanation of the concluded fatwa itself. While a person with more knowledge would be more interested in proofs. In the following I would primarily explain my opinion on what makes a good fatwa for a learned person (somebody who knows at least a bit about Islam and is able to check literature) in the last part of my post I'll try to add a few words about a person who isn't in this position.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I won't say anything about a ranking of a fatwa as one couldn't give a ranking unless it's in the way I might describe. Let's say you've got an answer. If the answer was based on the Quran and you could clearly understand the meaning and how it was concluded, than there is not much doubt that this is &amp;quot;the answer&amp;quot;. One could say the same about sahih Sunnah, but not that texts and what one could conclude is always a matter of Ijtihad and interpretation. So still even if the text doesn't clearly say so one could reject it as a &amp;quot;proof&amp;quot;. So the more scholars of different schools approve this meaning the less doubt would be about it. As long as there is a kind of doubt or difference in interpretation one has a more or less free decision to make according common sense and use your mind and conscience, as once decided one is responsible for this decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes there's no text source in that case the way the ruling was extracted is important to check and follow as this would be Ijtihad via qiyas or any other &amp;quot;instrument&amp;quot; scholars use to declare a ruling, but it mostly will have a basis in Quran, Sunnah, Ijma' (if all scholars agree about that, and this would rarely be the case, many scholars declared something having Ijma' while it didn't have, maybe because the definition of Ijma' differs between sects or madhbas to some extent). IMO usually Ijma' is on something which already is affirmed by either Quran or Sunnah and maybe on a meaning extracted from weak ahadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So a good fatwa in first place is one where the mufti has clearly explained why or how he came to the conclusion (but this isn't always given unless you ask for it)! What you may do with this fatwa is your responsibility as a fatwa is not (always) binding unless it was pronounced by a Qadhi (judge) in a court in that case it is a ruling which may apply more or less immediately. A mufti in general has no legislative power, but can address the authorities (this depends on the kind of Question you asked about and the juridical implications). So if you disagree with a fatwa for good reasons (assuming it isn't a matter of juridical implications) you could seek a fatwa from an other scholar therefore fatwa is a matter of trust and also of authority (see also my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/33382/where-and-to-whom-can-i-ask-for-answers-to-my-questions-and-doubts&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;) and therefore it is not a common matter that a mufti explains exactly how he came to his conclusion, unless it is a written fatwa. But we are allowed to ask for proofs as Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&amp;quot;Produce your proof, if you should be truthful.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/111&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:111&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/27/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;27:64&lt;/a&gt;) قُلْ هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read also the verses (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/21/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;21:24&lt;/a&gt;) and (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/28/75&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;28:75&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course a person who does not have the ability to check sources and don't know about the rulings of fiqh at all will totally be dependent on what the mufti says. Therefore such a person should look for a scholar he/she trusts in first place. This may mean a scholar of the same madhab -who in best case is able to explain his fatwa, so that the questioner can understand it well- of course one should ask for explanation and if possible ask other scholars too and use his conscience and common sense too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-12-15T09:23:27.483" LastActivityDate="2021-12-15T09:23:27.483" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31276" CreationDate="2016-08-04T11:52:05.987" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to &quot;is hell a literal place of torture&quot; is, in my experience at least, that no orthodox scholar ever disagreed that that is the case; if you find one I'd like to know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a book &quot;Islam and the Fate of Others: The Salvation Question&quot; by Mohammad Hassan Khalil that deals with the fate of non-muslims according to selected muslim scholars (ibn Arabi, al-Ghazali, ibn Taymiyyah, Muhammad Rashid Rida, and I think Sayyid Qutb is briefly mentioned - the last of these is of course not a scholar); Khalil was a Ph.D. student of Sherman Jackson, a quite respected American scholar. Khalil's book discusses what hell is like in the thought of the covered figures alongside somewhat detailed discussions regarding the fate of non-muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the book does not concern itself with the very dominant orthodox position - which is and has always been that hell is eternal, and eternally painful as well - it does cover ibn Arabi's notion that while it is eternal, its inhabitants will come to enjoy being there; al-Ghazali's orthodox position that it is eternal suffering, but a somewhat optimistic position on how many people will burn; ibn Taymiyyah's position that hell must eventually be extinguished; and I don't remember what Rida's position was, but I believe it is somewhat similar to al-Ghazali's.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that apparently, if I recall correctly, a number of scholars who were contemporaries of those individuals have considered the positions of ibn Arabi and ibn Taymiyyah to be kufr and have pronounced takfir on them for this reason; this is something you would have to look up though, I don't recall a reference for this, and I don't remember whether the book mentions any.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The book seems to be based on his PhD thesis, which is available &lt;a href=&quot;https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/55688/khalilm_1-3.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;online&lt;/a&gt;. The section on Rida mentions Muhammad Abduh, a quite controversial and almost certainly heterodox figure; I think Rida might be a similar case, but I'm not sure about that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T11:52:05.987" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33729" CreationDate="2016-08-04T15:53:01.767" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The proper translation is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is a flag for each perfidious behind his buttocks at the Day of Resurrection.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It means defamatory of his treachery and exposes in front of people.&#xA; Behind his buttocks, because the flag of pride stands in front of the face, so it is appropriate to humiliate him by putting the humiliation flag the opposite.&#xA;And this is for Muslims too…and that does not include the trick in war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-08-04T15:53:01.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34751" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="897" CreationDate="2016-08-05T01:55:23.553" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Rulers need money to,&#xA;1.Protect country from external invaders (Military Expenses)&#xA;2.To maintain internal law and order and peace (Police expenses)&#xA;3.To Maintain Law and justice system (judiciary system)&#xA;4.To manage natural disasters&#xA;5.To have common facilities like roads, water,electricity,public transport,dams,bridges.etc&#xA;6.To have educational and accreditation system..&#xA;7.To hire and pay people's to carry out all above functions..&#xA;     The government needs money, In early islamic ages &quot;BAITUL MAAL&quot; was meant for this, Now if everyone consumes from BAITUL maal but didn't replenish it, how will it work...&#xA;     I think the distribution of zakat in the Era of hedret umar was through BAITUL maal..In that sense wealth tax (only on wealthy person)of 2.5 % per annum is what prescribed by Allah..&#xA;       Now in almost countries even you go to toilet and return,it is very likely that U may have paid some taxex..they have levied taxes on each activity,every buying, selling,using service etc..and it is the bread and butter of the politicians and bureaucrats.. &#xA;    Every tax must be analysed in the light of basic islamic principles to see if it involves oppression or gasab..&#xA;Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18962" LastActivityDate="2016-08-05T01:55:23.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24319" CreationDate="2016-08-05T02:04:50.173" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islamic view is that you should work and produce goods or services or be a part of such organisation,and increase the GDP of country and betterment of society.&#xA;By zero sum game you mean 10 people's are gambling, at the end of the day no goods or services produced,just wealth changed hands,human resources wasted...&#xA;How can it be halal? Common sense&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18962" LastActivityDate="2016-08-05T02:04:50.173" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23233" CreationDate="2016-08-05T17:20:42.230" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It refers to an indisputable entity which has nothing wrong in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The messengers/Imams of Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Our own wisdom&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is through our wisdom that we will be held accountable for our actions. By it we know killing is bad, thankfulness is good. So no one on judgement day could say oh God I didn't know killing was bad.&#xA;By our wisdom we know who is a fake prophet and who is not.&#xA;Without our wisdom we are no different from animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing is if you sin your wisdom becomes clouded explaining why different people have different opinions. Also if you conclude without sufficient information then you are overreaching your wisdom.&#xA;So basically by overreaching or sinning a &lt;strong&gt;person&lt;/strong&gt; can create mistakes using his &lt;strong&gt;100% correct wisdom&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2016-08-05T17:20:42.230" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34761" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-06T09:09:12.963" Score="3" ViewCount="291" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can we use pirated books available on internet, as these books are owned by someone and are someone's effort so we are accessing it without his/her permission. And these books are very expensive so we can't buy them. What is guidance of Islam on this issue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18974" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-04-01T04:43:29.877" LastActivityDate="2019-06-07T15:59:01.090" Title="Can we use pirated books on the Internet?" Tags="|internet|piracy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34765" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-06T22:42:08.953" Score="1" ViewCount="29580" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IF one has missed Asr salah, how are they able to make up for this? Do they read the qaza as soon as possible? or do they read it at the time of Maghrib and if so, then at what time of the Maghrib salah? Before the actual Maghrib Salah or after Maghrib salah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastActivityDate="2017-08-08T11:38:56.657" Title="Missed Asr - how to make up" Tags="|salat|salat-qada|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34766" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-06T23:26:41.613" Score="3" ViewCount="403" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose you have two days worth of travelling with very little time to perform Salah with connecting flights.  How does one perform Salah on a plane?  Bearing in mind the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;you cannot get out of your seat and start Salah in the aisle because people are going up and down the aisle;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;you may hit turbulence and must sit in the seat with seatbelts fastened;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the aisle may not be clean due to people walking through it with dirty shoes, food crumbs; etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, what if you are travelling where the timezone is actually going behind in hours from your origin of travel? (E.g. the UK to the USA and there is a time difference of maybe 5, 6 or even 8 hours)? It would appear that for example the time Zuhr would always be given the position of the sun etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please also remember, I am asking for authentic sources (Sunni school of thought also) and how to pray whilst in travel but also what &quot;timezone&quot; to follow when travelling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T02:01:07.440" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T10:16:07.960" Title="How does one perform Salah on a plane?" Tags="|salat|travelling|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="9" ClosedDate="2018-03-04T19:20:56.557" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34767" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-07T03:13:16.023" Score="4" ViewCount="2668" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to explain my situation first before asking my question. A righteous man, whom visits the masjid often, reads Quran, delivers da'awah in person and online, and is well known by many in being a very humble man and has a very clean reputation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This man has come to ask for my hand in marriage. This man is Palestinian and I am a Yemeni. Many men have come and ask for my hand, coming from very wealthy families but I would discover that they do not pray, and live a very wild lifestyle. My father who is very much absent in my life (I see him maybe 3 times a year, and he lives a few blocks away from me) has accepted the marriage of these men that I do not want because they are Yemeni. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My father has rejected the offer of the Palestinian, simply because he is not Yemeni, and does not care about his religious accomplishments. My father also expects to keep half of the dowry that I receive for himself and has requested that my dowry be 40 thousand. May Allah (swt) have mercy on us. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I live with my mother and stepfather, and everyone but my father agrees to this marriage. I already know that the wali, to have a marriage valid must be parental. My grandfather sadly is a lost man, and wants nothing to do with me, and he is nowhere to be found. May Allah guide him. My uncle has passed away, Allah have mercy on him. I have my brother who is the son of my father and is 20 years old and is considered an adult in Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, with my father's irrational thinking in rejecting this marriage proposal, is this enough of an excuse to have my brother be my wali? And if so, my marriage will be valid in the eyes of Allah, even if my father rejects the proposal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18981" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T09:16:23.030" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T09:50:11.957" Title="Is my father's irrational rejection of my marriage proposal enough of an excuse to have my brother be my wali?" Tags="|nikah|wali|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34770" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-08-07T12:52:10.867" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-08-07T12:52:10.867" LastActivityDate="2016-08-07T12:52:10.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34771" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-08-07T12:52:10.867" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-08-07T12:52:10.867" LastActivityDate="2016-08-07T12:52:10.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34773" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-07T14:05:48.577" Score="2" ViewCount="1335" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that messages from Allah were sent through the angels (perhaps specifically through Angel Gabreal) to our beautiful prophet Muhammad SAW. But, did SAW speak to Allah directly and Allah speak to him directly as well or was it only through the angels?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastActivityDate="2016-08-07T14:05:48.577" Title="Did our Prophet Muhammad SAW speak to Allah directly?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|allah|malaikah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33696" CreationDate="2016-08-07T14:57:07.987" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;(i see that &quot;to get to know&quot; means &quot;to start to be familiar with someone or something&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i think, your intention (&quot;and i want to expand that by knowing other girls outside my social circle&quot;) is not respectful enough &quot;to get to know&quot; a girl. i think, you should &quot;get to know&quot; a girl only when you intent to marry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but, what if i modify your idea and think that you do not want to &quot;get to know&quot;, but you say only about taking contacts (phone etc) of a girl with intention to &quot;get to know&quot; her in future when you want to marry someone, and you have no idea whom you want to get to know better for that. in that case, i think, it is quite meaningless, because many years can pass before you intent to marry, and you probably can get contacts of many girls at that time, and even getting a contact of an unknown girl is quite hard and nervous act, and it is quite unlikely that you will contact with her after many years, and even more unlikely that you marry her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i cannot support my opinion with hadithes, i do not know them, and i am lazy to search them for now. my opinion is based on meaning of &quot;marriage&quot;. if you are not married to a girl, which is not your sister or daughter etc, you should not contact with her without respectful reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2016-08-07T14:57:07.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33696" CreationDate="2016-08-07T15:08:06.800" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;-Well, No bad to get to know... She's a &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Muslim&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; girl like you... So, I think it's okay for 2 peoples belong to the same religion to get to know as a &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Brothers&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; &amp;amp; &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Sisters&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; in religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-But, If you intend to hurt her by exploiting her feelings/emotions or manipulating her feelings/emotions... Or, Hurting her with enjoying her body by looking at it or taking photos... Then, It's forbidden... &amp;amp; Also, Anything such is forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-As long as it's a (respectful &amp;amp; kind) relationship between 2 peoples of the same religion... Then, No problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Greetings&lt;/strong&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17951" LastActivityDate="2016-08-07T15:08:06.800" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31075" CreationDate="2016-08-07T16:49:08.223" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why not? Before judging if Haram or Halal one has to understand what is interest and how financial institutions use it. &#xA;In my experience it is better to wait for students to be at least 15 years old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, &lt;strong&gt;the banking system is Haram&lt;/strong&gt;. If you read history, you will understand that all market krach were caused by the actions of banks. In 2008 and 2009 the financial markets had a krach because the banks sold bad investments to investors telling them that these investments were good and safe. &lt;strong&gt;They lied&lt;/strong&gt;, that is haram. They stole money from millions of innocent people when they cheated, that is also haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the &lt;strong&gt;original question&lt;/strong&gt; was not about banking or interest based banking system, &lt;strong&gt;the question was about teaching&lt;/strong&gt; the banking system. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One cannot love without knowledge. Why is interest considered haram? If you love your children, teach them, show them &lt;strong&gt;why interest is Haram&lt;/strong&gt; and why Allah tells us, with love, that we should not deal with people who use interest to profit by lying and changing the balance they use in the markets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not appropriate to talk about these things when a child is too young. I did teach my children about interest and Haram but only when they were old enough to understand the reason behind. &lt;strong&gt;I showed them because I love them&lt;/strong&gt; I did not want their faith in Allah to be blind. Now my children can accept and love the very words of wisdom that Allah gave us about interest. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17079" LastEditorUserId="17079" LastEditDate="2016-08-09T12:39:23.440" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T12:39:23.440" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34779" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-07T20:04:18.273" Score="4" ViewCount="1788" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said in Noble Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The parable of those who spend their substance in the way of Allah is that of a grain of corn: it groweth seven ears, and each ear Hath a hundred grains.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quranlcom/2/261&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:261&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I have come to know that a corn plant usually only has 1 or 2 corn ears and the grain is many in number from 600-800 depending on the size.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this not a false statement in the Qur'an? I have read Tafsir Ibn Kathir and Jalalayn, but they only explain it to mean how Allah swt multiplies reward for good deeds by 700. But is this not a scientific contradiction about the actual corn plant and its numbers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18991" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-18T08:03:39.413" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T08:03:39.413" Title="Does the corn parable in the Noble Qur'an incorrectly represent corn plants?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|contradiction|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34780" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34779" CreationDate="2016-08-07T22:17:11.830" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Corn&quot; as you're referring to wasn't actually known in Arabia during the time of the prophet; it is a grain that was developed in North/Central America and wasn't imported into Europe and points east until after Columbus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;word&lt;/em&gt; &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=corn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;corn&lt;/a&gt;&quot; however has been used historically to refer to any number of different edible grains, such as wheat, millet and oats, many of which would not be considered &quot;corn&quot; today (at least not in &lt;a href=&quot;https://english.stackexchange.com/q/96522/190098&quot;&gt;American English&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know exactly which plant was &lt;em&gt;specifically&lt;/em&gt; referred to in the Qur'an &amp;mdash; the word used in the original Arabic is حبة which literally just means grain &amp;mdash; but there's no reason whatsoever to believe that it had any relation to modern corn (aka &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maize&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;maize&lt;/a&gt;) in either ear count or seed production.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:38:46.980" LastActivityDate="2016-08-07T22:17:11.830" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34781" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34791" CreationDate="2016-08-08T01:31:54.207" Score="2" ViewCount="618" Body="&lt;p&gt;When a Muslim passes away, what happens to them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does Allah SWT do? I mean, do they just wait until judgemental day to see what will happen to them? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's hard to understand that someone whom you love so much is just in the grave and there is nothing that can be done/know what is happening to them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does Islam/Allah say about this? Do they go straight into peace/comfort in (Inshallah) Junnah? (Heaven)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T11:27:12.657" Title="When a Muslim passes away (dies) - what happens?" Tags="|death|day-of-judgement|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34782" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34783" CreationDate="2016-08-08T01:32:34.950" Score="4" ViewCount="406" Body="&lt;p&gt;From my experience, prayer rugs tend to be fairly similar to one another.  I'm not sure if this is considered an important part of prayer, or just a habit that people have gotten in over time.  Here's a random one from the web:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WzrTwm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WzrTwm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Walters Art Museum [Public domain, CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Question&lt;/em&gt;: Should a prayer rug look Islamic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I understand, it is not necessary to even use one.  But if one does, does it need to look the part?  Or would anything comfortable and clean (and not un-Islamic) be just as suitable?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm thinking of getting a rug so I can pray in the office, but something that doesn't look like a prayer rug.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T10:09:11.673" Title="Should a prayer rug look Islamic?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34783" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34782" CreationDate="2016-08-08T04:17:23.133" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum. No it does not have to look a certain way. As long as where you place your hands and head down when in sajood, is a clean pure area, you should be fine. Just make sure that theres no images on it. (Ex. Faces, animals, etc..) I've seen ladies use scarfs on the floor as a prayer mat. I hope this answers your question, and Allah knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18981" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T04:17:23.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34785" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30452" CreationDate="2016-08-08T05:37:07.840" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To actually answer your question, the water that falls on the floor from doing Istinja is not impure, because you can't be 100% sure it's impure water. The only way something becomes impure is if you're 100% sure it became impure by seeing it with your eyes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, if you suffer from a medical condition, you just need to wash the area and make wudu before each prayer. Do not think about urine getting on your clothes and contaminating other things. If it's not a medical condition and you THINK you suffer from urinary inconsistency, it could just be in your head--which is a form of waswas and if this is the case than you should completely ignore this doubt unless you are 100% sure urine came out. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do not look for answers online from forms or bloggers. I only say this because I too suffer from severe OCD and waswas to the point where I've had to seek help from a scholar. The first thing I was told was to not look for answers online because most people aren't aware of fiqhi matters and also because someone suffering with OCD and waswasa needs reassurance to their own thoughts and questions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The basic principal that is helping me is:  nothing is impure until you are 100% sure it's impure. I never went to a doctor but I still feel I suffer from urinary inconsistency. When I think about it, I always feel like it's dripping when I'm showering or when I cough or laugh or even pray. When I forget about it or when my waswasa is not as strong at that particular time I do not feel anything came out. That's why I stated above that it could just be in your head. Again, unless you are 100% sure, you have to do your best to ignore it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18993" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T05:37:07.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34782" CreationDate="2016-08-08T07:47:35.310" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Hanuna stated in her answer a prayer rug or carpet or anything you pray on has no predefined look based on shari'a. But the most important is that it doesn't distract you &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/77/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;from praying&lt;/a&gt;, so that you may loose your concentration. This also applies to anything in the room especially in the direction of the Qiblah (I miss a Question on this topic on our site). This is what you should have in mind when making a choice for the rug. I'd recommend simplicity but honestly I often even pray directly on the ground when I know the place is clean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So for example geometrical drawings or settings would be allowed, but images of living things not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/161222&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; salafi fatwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-08T10:09:11.673" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T10:09:11.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34767" CreationDate="2016-08-08T09:19:38.207" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did some research on the matter and would like to share some of my findings with you:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A father or a guardian (waly) should marry his daughter(s) or the woman he has been trusted to a righteous husband if she is willing to marry this man as stated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;When someone whose religion and character you are pleased with proposes to (someone under the care) of one of you, then marry to him. If you do not do so, then there will be turmoil (Fitnah) in the land and abounding discord (Fasad).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;else he would have betrayed the trust he was given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A guardian is not allowed to keep any of the mahr without the acceptance of the bride (Imam a-Shafi'i forbid it in general, other's allow it for the father only) see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=5171&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic with details.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As long as your father is alive he is your waly (guardian), then would come his father and his father's father etc., or his -the fathers- brothers, then your brothers (from the same father). See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/99696&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;, so a step father or a brother from the same mother for example couldn't be a waly at all only per procuration/wakala (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=119575&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=331690&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; on the brother from the same mother, but different father in Arabic). (Also take a look at this post &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/39553/who-can-be-wali-and-in-what-order&quot;&gt;Who can be wali, and in what order?&lt;/a&gt; , most fatwa sites are showing the view of the sahfi'i and hanbali school!)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Your father is not allowed to reject a righteous man who asks for your hand if you accepted this man, while you can reject any other man and he isn't allowed to force you for marriage. See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; where a sahabi rejected to re-marry his sister to a man (see also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/178580&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this version&lt;/a&gt; of the hadith from sahih al-Bukahri).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rejecting a man for him being a Palestinian or in general not Yemeni is haram as we know (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/49/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;49:13&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and to get to know other people is one of the reasons for marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far i couldn't find any fatwa clearly allowing to omit the father (while he is alive) as a waly and take an other of his relatives as a waly and how this exactly works. (If anybody could find it I'd be glad to read about that and reasoning behind it).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But what I found recommended by islamqa in this case as it seems to me is seeking the intervention of a court to impose the father to marry you with a righteous man. Unfortunately I'm aware that this isn't an easy way to solve the problem due to a couple of effects: time might be the less important of it, but maybe the most biggest problem would be that this could be considered as an shameful act or a humiliating act ... or something you'd rather prefer not to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/10196&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (with an actually ?) not working  English translation) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/32580&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;: Note that this last fatwa includes two statements of ibn 'Othaymeen: One saying that if the father as a waly rejects a righteous man while his daughter is willing to marry him the walaya goes to somebody else (in the order described above). While the other is encouraging women to seek their right to impose the marriage via court.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://saaid.net/Doat/assuhaim/fatwa/51.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/95405&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T09:50:11.957" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T09:50:11.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31292" CreationDate="2016-08-08T10:09:01.057" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum, so as you know Fridays are special days in Islam. If&#xA;  you want to worship in the best ways you must look at to messenger of&#xA;  Allah and the prophet Rasulallah (Pbuh). How is he doing, we should do&#xA;  likewise. Our worship is precious as similar to his worship. If we&#xA;  look at prayer with only this approach, we can be a best Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So let's look at the tradition of the prophet Rasulallah (Pbuh);&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To have a bath (Ghusl) (Bukhari, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah) On one Friday, Rasulallah said: “O Muslims! Allah Ta’ala has made this day a day of Eid. So have a bath on this day, whoever has perfume should apply it, and use the Miswaak. “ (Ibn Majah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To use Miswaak (Bukhari, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To cut nail Fridays.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To use Attar (Perfume) (Bukhari, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To wear nice clothes (Abu Dawood, Chapter of Ghusl on the day of Jummah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To proceed early as possible to the Masjid for Jummah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You should listen very attentively to the khutba even if one does not understand.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To try to sit as close as possible to the Imaam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When Rasulallah (Pbuh) name is mentioned in the khutba then it is permissible to recite durood in the heart only without the movement of the lips or tongue.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Between the two khutba’s one should make dua. It is permissible to make dua without raising hands or moving the lips (I.e. dua should be made in the heart only without the movement of the lips or the tongue) (Aadaab -E – Zindagee)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Making abundant dua on Jummah&#xA;Rasulallah (Pbuh) said: “There is such an hour on Friday that if any Muslim makes dua in it, his dua will definitely be accepted.” (Bukhari, Muslim)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18995" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T10:09:01.057" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34790" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33670" CreationDate="2016-08-08T10:34:42.903" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;when entering the toilet to protect them from evil as Rasulallah&#xA;  (Pbuh) saids: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبْثِ&#xA;  وَالْخَبَائِثِ&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas bin Malik said: &quot;When the Prophet would enter&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;the toilet 'He said: &quot;O Allah! Indeed I seek refuge in You from&#xA;    Al-Khubith and Al- Khaba'ith.&quot; (&lt;strong&gt;اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبْثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ&lt;/strong&gt;) [Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 6,&#xA;    In-book reference: Book 1, Hadith 6, English translation   : Vol. 1,&#xA;    Book 1, Hadith 6]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After toilet to give thanks to God as Rasulallah (Pbuh) saids: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Ghufranak (غُفْرَانَكَ)&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;'Aishah, [may Allah be pleased with her] said: &quot;When the Prophet would exit the toilet he would say:&#xA;    'Ghufranak.'&quot; [Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 7, In-book reference: Book&#xA;    1, Hadith 7, English translation: Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 7]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18995" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T10:34:42.903" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34791" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34781" CreationDate="2016-08-08T11:27:12.657" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to hadith, you will be questioned by two angels in three regards: who you worshipped, who Muhammad is, and what religion you followed. Depending on your answers, your wait in the grave - which lasts until judgement day - is made easy, or torturous. For details, there are many collections of relevant ahadith online, for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/10403&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T11:27:12.657" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34765" CreationDate="2016-08-08T11:48:44.400" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe to expand my comment, here general relevant rules regarding prayer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Every prayer must be prayed in its assigned time slot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) There are three times when praying is haram: shortly before sunrise until the sun has risen properly, after the moment when the sun is in its zenith until it has properly passed the zenith, and from the time when the sun is close to going down (which starts when the sun is a small bit above the horizon) until the sun has completely vanished. Two notes: the dhuhr prayer cannot be offered in the second of those three times, and the fajr and asr prayer can be prayed in the first and third of the mentioned times, but it is haram to leave either one until that point. These rules are from recollection, if I am wrong, someone correct me please.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Making up missed prayers takes precedent over other obligations, apart from praying the currently obligatory prayer, unless there is enough time to make up the missed prayer before praying the current prayer in its own time slot (saving a life you are obliged to save could be an exception too, I'm not sure). So, if you have a prayer to make up, and you have not yet prayed the current prayer, there are two cases: a) you have enough time left to make up the missed prayer before the current one and then still pray the current prayer in its time -&gt; make up the missed one first b) you do not have enough time left in the current slot to pray both -&gt; pray the current one first. This is mentioned in section f2.9 in &quot;reliance of the traveler&quot;, the most authoritative shafii manual of fiqh. It also says there that if you find while making up the missed prayer that if you complete it, you will miss the time for the current one (i.e. you misjudged how much time you would need and would finish too late), then interrupt the makeup prayer and start the current one instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) Whether your prayer was on time depends on a criterion that is debated, I think (someone correct me if I'm wrong, i.e. in case there is consensus here): some say it suffices to say the first &quot;allahu akbar&quot; on time, some say the first ruku (bowing while standing) must be finished on time, some say the first sujud (prostration), some say the first raka, some say the whole prayer. I seem to recall I have seen all of those opinions, and in &quot;reliance of the traveler&quot; it is mentioned in section f2.3 that the cutoff is one raka, meaning for the prayer to be considered to be prayed in its time, you must complete the first raka before the time for the prayer ends. A raka counts as finished once you lift your head from the second sujud. It also says it is forbidden to wait with prayer until a point where the first raka can still be completed on time, but part of the prayer will be offered after the prayer's time slot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2016-08-08T11:54:48.087" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T11:54:48.087" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34793" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33670" CreationDate="2016-08-08T12:59:24.393" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here some ahadith which you may find in sunnah collections with as similar wordings (in bold letters the similar parts with your quote):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1303600&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Whoever uses stones to clean himself, let him use an odd number of stones. Whoever does that has done well, and whoever does not, there is no harm in it. Whoever uses a tooth stick should spit out (whatever he removes) and whoever removes (the particle of food) by dislodging it with his tongue should swallow it. Whoever does that has done well, and whoever does not, tere is no harm in it.&lt;br&gt; Whoever &lt;strong&gt;goes to the toilet should conceal himself,&lt;/strong&gt; and if he cannot find anything except &lt;strong&gt;a pile of sand&lt;/strong&gt;(behind which to conceal himself), then he should use that, for &lt;strong&gt;the Shaitan plays with the backside of the son of Adam&lt;/strong&gt;. Whoever does that has done well, and whoever does not, there is no harm in it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If anyone applies collyrium, he should do it an odd number of times. If he does so, he has done well; but if not, there is no harm. If anyone cleanses himself with pebbles, he should use an odd number. If he does so, he has done well; but if not, there is no harm.&#xA;  If anyone eats, he should throw away what he removes with a toothpick and swallow what sticks to his tongue. If he does so, he has done well; if not, there is no harm.&lt;br&gt; If anyone goes to relieve himself, &lt;strong&gt;he should conceal himself&lt;/strong&gt;, and if all he can do is to collect &lt;strong&gt;a heap of sand&lt;/strong&gt;, he should sit with his back to it, for &lt;strong&gt;the devil makes sport with the posteriors of the children of Adam&lt;/strong&gt;. If he does so, he has done well; but if not, there is no harm. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; Both ahadith have been qualified as da'if and the narrator whom narrted the hadith on the authority of abu Hurraira directly Abu Sa'id al-Khayr أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْخَيْرُ is considered by some scholars as unknown, abu Dawod in his comment of the hadith said he is a sahabi (this is also the opinion of other scholars, like al-Bukhari, ibn Hebban, al-Baghawi ...), in some narration he is called abu Sa'ad al-Khayr أَبُو سَعْدٍ الْخَيْرُ. The narrator whom narrated it on the authority of abu Sa'id al-Khayr in sunan ibn Majah Hossayn al-Himyari حُصَيْنٌ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ is also considered as unknown.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;2n Note:&lt;/strong&gt; The Arabic wording for both of this ahadith is the same the major difference is the first sentence which is in sunan abi Dawod but not in sunan ibn Majah, so the major difference in the text comes from different translations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=672&amp;amp;pid=330047&amp;amp;hid=37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Bayhaqi&lt;/a&gt; also compiled this hadith on the authority of abu Dawod quoting only the last part of abu Dawod's narration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If anyone goes to relieve himself, &lt;strong&gt;he should conceal himself&lt;/strong&gt;, and if all he can do is to collect &lt;strong&gt;a heap of sand&lt;/strong&gt;, he should sit with his back to it, for &lt;strong&gt;the devil makes sport with the posteriors of the children of Adam&lt;/strong&gt;. If he does so, he has done well; but if not, there is no harm. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and he said that the hadith of Hossayn al-Hibrani (narrator in sunan abi Dawod) from abu Sa'id  al-Khayr isn't strong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the version you mentioned is quoted in many hadith collections like (I'm translating and linking only the major sources):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أخرجه الإمام أحمد في المسند (2/371) وابن ماجة (337؛338؛3498) والدارمي (668؛ 2093) والطحاوي في شرح المعاني (1/121-122) وفي المشكل (138) والبخاري في التاريخ الكبير (3/6) وابن حبان في صحيحه (1410) والحاكم (4/137) والبيهقي في السنن (1/94؛104) وفي الخلافيات (367) والبغوي في شرح السنة (3204) من طرق عن ثور بن يزيد عن حصين الحميري عن أبي سعد الخير عن أبي هريرة به.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=121&amp;amp;hid=8639&amp;amp;pid=60289&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Musnad Ahmad&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?hflag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=137&amp;amp;pid=64095&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a-Darimi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=454&amp;amp;pid=266325&amp;amp;hid=1438&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn Hebban&lt;/a&gt; (same first narrators in the chain as ibn Majah), it is also said that this hadith is compiled by al-Hakim, but i couldn't find it so far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some say that al-Hibrani and al-Himyari are the same as it refers to the same (Arabic) tribe. Imam Ahmad said that abu Sa'ad al_Kayr was a companion of 'Omar ibn al-Khattab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Authenticity&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As said the main Issue with this hadith is the status of trustworthiness of some narrators. Some scholars qualified it as hassan or sahih among them are: &lt;br&gt; abu Dawod, ibn Hebban, al-Hakim in his Mustadrak, al-Imam al-Mundhiri (qualified it as hassan), Imam an-Nawawi (qualified it as hassan) in his commentary on sunan abi Dawod and even qualifeid it as sahih in hic comment on sahih Muslim. And also al-Hafidh 'Ala' ad-Dyn Mughaliti and ibn Mulqin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who qualified it as da'if are:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Al-Bayhaqi, ibn 'Abd al-Barr, ibn Hazm (all because of the two unknown narrators), 'abd al-Haqq al-Ishbili (especially because of al-Hossayn al-Hibrani) ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that it is said that ibn 'abd al-Barr considers abu Sa'ad al-Khayr (also namedabu Sa'id al-Khayr/abu Sa'id without a nickname or surname) a sahabi. A-Daraqotni says's the correct name is abu Sa'ad al-Khayr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meaning&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm just discussing the meaning of your quote based on comments of sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://%20because%20Satan%20plays%20with%20the%20behinds%20(or%20privates)%20of%20the%20children%20of%20Adam%22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;(by Aabadi) and sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=54&amp;amp;ID=72&amp;amp;idfrom=634&amp;amp;idto=641&amp;amp;bookid=54&amp;amp;startno=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; (by a-Sindi). Note that both versions of the hadith include a repetitive statement, saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever does that has done well, and whoever does not, there is no harm in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which is not in your quote, so this means there's always a good way to do an act and a better, but if one couldn't do it the best way there's no harm at all!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When a Muslim goes to the toilet, he should conceal himself,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means if one visit the toilet for defecation one should close the door. &gt; even if it is a pile of sand,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this refers to the situation when one has no possibility to visit a toilet, for example during a travel, you should try to hide your private parts and even your backside even if that means sitting behind a pile of sand to conceal yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;because Satan plays with the behinds (or privates) of the children of Adam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;here what was translated behinds مقاعد may mean the backsides of a person and also the place one is sitting on in Arabic. Both meanings are valid: the way Satan plays with them could be as follows: Either the backsides being seen by others which shouldn't be as they are 'awrah, or because one didn't conceal himself or didn't get close to the ground (sit or have a sitting position) the wind or any other thing my cause impurities to touch his clothes or himself, for example the pee etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this we can understand this hadith as a true advise for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References: on the authenticity see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/archive/index.php/t-212001.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this thread&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=36017&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; on the etiquette of visiting the toilet and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/2532&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this detailed fatwa&lt;/a&gt; about the etiquette of visiting the bathroom in English.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-08T13:28:43.327" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T13:28:43.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34794" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-08T13:14:57.557" Score="3" ViewCount="354" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately I have committed sins. Human is weak, we know this. &#xA;Recently something had happened which resulted in me turning completely more to my faith (Islam). I am now performing 5x Salah after many years of neglect for one reason or another (and I am very ashamed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I kept my fast/Ramadan this year, Alhamdulillah, and learning so much more about Islam. I am trying to become a better Muslim and seek forgiveness from Allah in almost every Salah and before I go to bed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am worried, tremendously, so much so that I cry hysterically that Allah may not forgive me. When the day comes that I am laid to rest in my grave that I will be tormented because of the sins I have committed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What can one do to try and make things better for them? How can one better themselves and &quot;wipe&quot; past sins away (if it is possible)? How can one be saved from the torment of the grave? We know that Allah SWT knows best and knows all and knows what we do not know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-13T07:27:17.067" LastActivityDate="2024-01-06T19:09:41.240" Title="How can one better themselves and &quot;wipe&quot; past sins away (if it is possible)?" Tags="|sin|forgiveness|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2237" CreationDate="2016-08-08T13:37:31.017" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Made lawful to you is the fished of the sea and its food, an enjoyment for you and for travelers. But you are forbidden the hunted of the land whilst you are on pilgrimage. Have fear of Allah, before whom you shall all be assembled.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/96&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:96&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am religious Muslims but I have to point out my dissatisfaction about so many different opinions on things, that are really clear to any man who knows Arabic language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not just fish. &quot;SaYD&quot; literally means &quot;hooked, caught&quot;. That means not just fish. Per this ayah, sharks are just fine to eat, regardless of them being carnivores. There are more examples but I already said there is to many polemic about something that Allah s.w.t made it clear to us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18999" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-08T14:02:09.390" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T14:02:09.390" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34796" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34799" CreationDate="2016-08-08T14:24:14.970" Score="7" ViewCount="12168" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do freelancing work and get clients from around the world. Couple of days ago, I got a contract from an Israeli Web development company and they want to make the relationship longer. I am totally in a fix to decide whether I should go with it or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can any one please guide me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14726" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-08-08T21:54:50.017" LastActivityDate="2022-01-21T12:33:48.257" Title="Is it haram to do freelancing work with Israel company" Tags="|halal-haram|work|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34798" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-08T14:39:31.283" Score="4" ViewCount="1368" Body="&lt;p&gt;My elder sister marriage is adjusted with my cousin. I like sister of my cousin. Can I marry her after my sister marriage. Is it a sighar marriage? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19000" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:31:07.347" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:38:57.913" Title="Is this a case of sighar marriage?" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|terminology|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34799" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34796" CreationDate="2016-08-08T14:40:21.067" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If there's one thing i avoid then giving advise. And I'm happy that this is hardly on topic here. So let me ask you: Is the job you are asked to do haram or related to haram things/deeds? Does your work help enemies of Islam to defeat Muslims or harm them? Is it any kind of propaganda against Islam or for any other belief?... If you answered any of these questions with yes then you should avoid it, if not then there's only a decision to make whether working with or for an Israeli company is considered as haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think one can easily find evidences saying it isn't because of Verse of the Quran like &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/60/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;60:8&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However it would be better if you could do this job for Muslims or anybody who isn't considered as an enemy of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are evidences from the Prophet dealing with Jews:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;From sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/47/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) rented the land of Khaibar to the Jews on the condition that they would work on it and cultivate it and take half of its yield.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/22/153&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) bought some grain from a Jew on credit and gave him a coat-of- mail of his as a pledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/238228&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic on the topic and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20732&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; about boycotting products of enemies. And &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-fatwa.com/fatwa/37332&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic about working for Israelis as a translator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-04T17:38:29.047" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:38:29.047" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34801" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-08T17:26:24.090" Score="1" ViewCount="2343" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam Everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My brother's prospective wife has done istikhara and it came out positive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does my brother have to do the same and what if it comes out negative?  Can they still marry each other because they like each other a lot?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JazakAllah &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19004" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-11T05:52:03.433" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T05:52:03.433" Title="What if istikhara for marriage is positive for one partner and negative for the other?" Tags="|nikah|istikharah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28904" CreationDate="2016-08-08T20:24:57.873" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it permissible for him to marry the younger sister of his foster sister?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No. The prohibition is clearly mentioned in the following verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[4:23] Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your&#xA;daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters,&#xA;your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, &lt;strong&gt;your [milk] mothers&#xA;who nursed you, your sisters through nursing,&lt;/strong&gt; your wives' mothers, and&#xA;your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto&#xA;whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is&#xA;no sin upon you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who&#xA;are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters&#xA;simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is&#xA;ever Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in this case, the man mentioned in the question is breastfed only once. In such a case, it is permissible for him to marry her because she is not considered to be his foster sister. That is because, it takes at least five feedings to make someone to be considered as breastfed. Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...the breastfeeding which has an effect (of creating the relationship&#xA;of mahram) is that &lt;strong&gt;which consists of five feedings or more within&#xA;the first two years, before weaning.&lt;/strong&gt; [Fataawa Islamiyah, 3/338]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This view is also accepted by the scholars of Islamweb. Islamweb states in fatawa &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=264067&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;264067&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholarly opinion adopted by Islamweb is that in order for the&#xA;breastfeeding to be a basis for the forbidding of marriage, &lt;strong&gt;the number&#xA;of breastfeeding sessions should be five or more&lt;/strong&gt;, as highlighted in&#xA;Fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=83788&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;83788&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allaah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-08-08T20:24:57.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34803" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18720" CreationDate="2016-08-08T22:11:57.933" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following verse states that there is no iddah period if no sexual relations took place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O You who have believed, when you marry believing women and then&#xA;  divorce them before you have touched them, &lt;strong&gt;then there is not for you&#xA;  any waiting period to count concerning them.&lt;/strong&gt; So provide for them and&#xA;  give them a gracious release. (Qur'an 33:49)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-13T19:35:46.430" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T19:35:46.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34804" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33627" CreationDate="2016-08-08T22:58:27.797" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, lying is strictly prohibited except in three cases. Allah says (what means):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“It is only those who believe not in the Ayah (proofs, evidences,&#xA;  verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, who fabricate&#xA;  falsehood, and it is they who are liars.&quot; [16:105]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The three cases in which lying is permissible are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Ahmad (26731) narrated that Umm Kalthoom bint ‘Uqbah said: I&#xA;  never heard the Messenger of Allah grant a concession allowing any&#xA;  kind of lying except in three cases: a man who says something&#xA;  intending thereby to bring about reconciliation; a man who says&#xA;  something at the time of war; and a man talking to his wife or a woman&#xA;  talking to her husband. [Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in&#xA;  as-Saheehah, 545]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The lies mentioned in the question are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As example, I often can't help to lie to my&#xA;  friends that I'm busy or doing something, or with guests when they ask&#xA;  me to go out, and I don't like to waste time with that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or sometimes, we girls have to ignore the opposite gender's&#xA;  invitations to hang out (which is very common, and normal in today's&#xA;  world), ignore them saying that I'm busy these days, or I don't like&#xA;  to hang out that much. (it often happens when we can't tell anything&#xA;  directly.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both of these types of lies are halal because their objective is to bring about reconciliation. Let me put it this way, If person X asks person Y to hangout with him and Y replies that he doesn't want to then the person X may have a negative impression of Y. X may think that Y doesn't want to hangout with him because he doesn't like him. In such situation, if X fears the possibility of that, then he may make up an excuse to avoid going out with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet (peace be upon him) permitted these kind of lies and called them &quot;inventing good information&quot;. He said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Um Kulthum bint `Uqba: That she heard Allah's Messenger (pbuh)&#xA;  saying, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;He who makes peace between the people by inventing good&#xA;  information or saying good things, is not a liar.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2692&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-12T17:13:17.100" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T17:13:17.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34807" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34798" CreationDate="2016-08-09T07:03:40.090" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Definition of nikkah a-Shighar&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think you refer to nikah a-shighar الشِّغَارُ:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade Ash-Shighar, which means that somebody marries his daughter to somebody else, and the latter marries his daughter to the former without paying Mahr. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also this hadith from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/16/71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; with a commentary of ibn Numair.&#xA;And this narration from sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nikaah al-shighaar refers to when a man gives his daughter, sister or other female relative whose guardian he is in marriage on the basis that the other man will give him a female relative in marriage, or will let his son or nephew marry his daughter, sister or niece, and so on. The marriage contract done on this basis is invalid, whether a mahr is stated or not (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/11515&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The major issue with this kind of marriage is the condition:&lt;br&gt; Man A only allows man B to marry his daughter or female relative (he is guardian/waly of) if man B &amp;quot;in exchange&amp;quot; gives him a female relative (he is guardian/waly of) for marriage. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;So in this kind of marriage (even if there is a mahr/sadaq defined) the condition gives it a taste as if the real mahr for the first marriage is that man A can marry a relative of man B. &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; that the majority (some details see below) of scholars are in consensus that once there's a predefined mahr this marriage is technically valid. So the major issue with shighar is the absence of a mahr!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Types of shighar marriage&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/ar/214343&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (unfortunately only in Arabic) in case of a shighar like marriage (man A marries a relative of man B and vice versa, but without making it a condition for any of the marriages to be accepted) with mahr is legal marriage in all madhabs. So the problem in shighar was only the condition that there's no mahr but one could marry such a &amp;quot;marriage in exchange&amp;quot; if mahr was given (to the brides) on both sides!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This fatwa gives three examples of shigaar like marriages:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الأولى : أن يتزوج كلُّ واحدٍ منهما من قريبة الآخر ومن هي تحت ولايته ، &lt;strong&gt;دون اشتراط&lt;/strong&gt; أن يكون زواج أحدهما مبنياً على زواج الآخر ومتوقفاً عليه ، ومع وجود مهر** مقرَّر لكلٍّ منهما** .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Man A marries a relative of man B and man B a relative of man A, &lt;strong&gt;without a condition&lt;/strong&gt; that the any of the marriages is a condition for the other to be accepted by any of the guardians. For each marriage a &lt;strong&gt;mahr is predefined&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This type of marriage isn't the prohibited shighar and it's perfectly legal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الثانية : أن يتم الزواج &lt;strong&gt;بشرط&lt;/strong&gt; أن يزوج كل واحد منهما موليته من الآخر ، &lt;strong&gt;مع عدم وجود مهر&lt;/strong&gt; لهما ، بحيث يكون بُضْعُ كل واحدةٍ منهما فِي مُقابَلة بضْع الأخرَى .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A marriage would be accepted &lt;strong&gt;with the condition&lt;/strong&gt; if each of the man marries one of his relatives to the other, &lt;strong&gt;without mahr&lt;/strong&gt;, so that the mahr of marrying for A is B marrying A's relative.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the shighar as described in the hadith and it is prohibited. Hanafi scholars accept this marriage but under the condition that each husband pays a later mahr and this mahr must be equal, as this according their view makes this marriage valid and no more a shighar marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الثالثة : أن يزوج الرجل ابنته أو أخته أو من هي تحت ولايته ، &lt;strong&gt;بشرط&lt;/strong&gt; أن يزوجه الآخر ابنته أو موليته ، لكن &lt;strong&gt;مع وجود&lt;/strong&gt; مهرٍ لكلٍّ منهما ، سواء كان متساوياً أو مختلفاً .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A man A accepts a man B to marry his relative  &lt;strong&gt;with the condition&lt;/strong&gt; if man B gives him a relative for marriage , &lt;strong&gt;with a mahr&lt;/strong&gt; which can be equal or not equal.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This situation is a matter of dispute between scholars:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Dhahiri scholars say that the condition makes it clearly a reason to be considered as shighar, some shafi'i and hanbali scholars also follow this opinion.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Maliki scholars call it &amp;quot;face (maybe alike is a better translation here) of shighar وجه الشغار* and say if this marriage has not yet been consummated it should be made invalid by faskh if it was consummated it is considered as a valid marriage, because of the presence of a mahr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most scholars agree that this form is a valid marriage because of the existence of a mahr, but it is not a recommended form of marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it not a sighar marriage?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me your situation doesn't appear to have any relation to shighar so far, but you can check it based on the given information from above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further references:&#xA;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/70839&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic about the definition of shighar marriage.&lt;br&gt; And &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/10438/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85-%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic about the marriage in exchange. And &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/253924&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic about shighar and how talaq is done in case of shighar. Also take a look at this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/23764/what-does-it-mean-by-the-marriage-is-valid-but-its-condition-is-illegal-hadit?noredirect=1&amp;amp;lq=1&quot;&gt;post&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-04T17:38:57.913" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:38:57.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34801" CreationDate="2016-08-09T07:36:15.553" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please take a look at the &lt;strong&gt;Related&lt;/strong&gt; posts which appear on the right hand and search on the site by tag &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/istikharah&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;istikharah&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;istikharah&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Istikhara is a known and recommended sunnah of our Messenger (See for example in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/97/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course your brother is encouraged to do istikhara as marriage is a big matter one should try to ask Allah for guidance at. What the result of istikhara for your brother maybe, i can't tell, but if it was positive he may feel good about the marriage. If it was negative it is still his decision whether he wants to marry that girl or not. And he is free to repeat it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-09T07:49:52.427" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T07:49:52.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34809" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17257" CreationDate="2016-08-09T09:57:04.257" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Difference in the creation of Prophets &amp;amp; Angels&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophets are human and human are made from clay as stated in the Quran for example here as a statement of Satan while he was comparing himself to Adam in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;7:12&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/38/76&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;38:76&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...and created him from clay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in verses about the creation of humans like (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;6:2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/15/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;15:26&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/23/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;23:12&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In many verses the Quran is pointing at the fact that prophets and messengers are human, which seems to have been a problem or something amazing or astonishing for pagans and disbelievers. Therefore the Quran puts a emphasis on this fact: See for example (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:79&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/10/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;10:2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/11/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;11:27&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/16/103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;16:103&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran on the other hand rejected and gave some logical explanation why prophets and messengers were human instead of being angles: saying even if that was the case  disbelievers won't change their attitude &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/111&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;6:111&lt;/a&gt; and saying that all former messengers and prophets were human and acted like any human being &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/25/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;25:20-23&lt;/a&gt; and only those who don't believe in Allah and don't expect an afterlife would ask for messengers and prophets from Angels (see also &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/25/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;25:7&lt;/a&gt;). But if they were sent down to them that would mean a punishment from Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read also this hadith from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/55/78&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Angels were born out of light and the Jinns were born out of the spark of fire and Adam was born as he has been defined (in the Qur'an) for you (i. e. he is fashioned out of clay).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we learn that the the Angels have been made from light. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Infallibility&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the Quran gave us attributes of them but didn't give us a clear information about their creation. Some of the attributes can be found in verses like (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/21/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;21:7&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/21/19-20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;21:19-20&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/35/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;35:1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/66/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;66:6&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/80/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;80:16&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So angels are considered as infallible (always) worshiping creatures: no angel would want to disobey God, for not only would it make no sense, but it would contradict their nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The infallibility of prophets and messengers is based on verses like &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/136&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:136&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/285&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:285&lt;/a&gt;. Note that here sunni and shi'a differ, sunni say that this infallibility is restricted on the transmission of the message while shi'a consider their infallibility general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who are better?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars have different opinions on this matter some say the angels are better than humans in general and prophets in special, others said prophets are better and superior to angels. Imam ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani quoted the evidences of both parties in fath al-Barry. Imam al Qurtoby said quoting some scholars:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال بعض العلماء: لا طريق إلى القطع بأن الأنبياء أفضل من الملائكة أو أن الملائكة أفضل من الأنبياء، لأن طريق ذلك خبر الله تعالى أو خبر رسوله صلى الله عليه وسلم أو الإجماع، وليس ههنا شيء من ذلك،&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means there's no strong evidence neither in the Quran, nor sunnah nor Ijma' that may favor one of these opinions. Al-Qurtoby is a well known scholar of tafsir who was aware of many ahadith and apparently didn't seem to qualify the hadith of any of the opposite opinions as strong or stronger!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However you may find a kind of tendency in favoring the humans in &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/7010/-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%83%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this Arabic fatwa&lt;/a&gt; and the reference of my next quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Comparing angels to the righteous among mankind is a matter concerning which there are differences among the scholars, each of whom quoted texts to support his opinion. But the most correct view is that the righteous among mankind are superior to the angels on the basis of the final outcome because Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, will give them reward the like of which cannot be attained by the angels as far as we know. Rather the angels will be in the abode of the believers – namely Paradise – and will enter upon them from every gate, congratulating them (with the words): “Salamun Alaikum (peace be upon you) for that you persevered in patience! Excellent indeed is the final home!”&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/13/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; [13:24&lt;/a&gt; – interpretation of the meaning]. From the point of view of their origin, the angels are superior because they were created from light and their innate nature is to worship and obey Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, and they have been given the strength to do that. Allah, may He be exalted, says that among the angels are the angels of Hell: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Over which are (appointed) angels stern (and) severe, who disobey not, (from executing) the Commands they receive from Allah, but do that which they are commanded” [66:6] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And those who are near Him (i.e. the angels) are not too proud to worship Him, nor are they weary (of His worship).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They (i.e. the angels) glorify His Praises night and day, (and) they never slacken (to do so)”&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/206&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; [7:206]&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is the decisive view concerning this matter. Indulging in discussion of this matter and seeking to determine whether the righteous among mankind or the angels are superior is a kind of superfluous knowledge. Man has no need of understanding and learning about this matter. End quote from Fataawa Noor ‘ala ad-Darb, (8/6). (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/177709&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as it seems that for a good comparison it needs to compare several Issues separately, as angels have been created from something considered as pure while human have been created from something which seems to be dirty or &quot;worthless&quot;. On the other hand angels are not exposed to situation where they need to show their faith etc. while believers are ... while believers and messengers and prophets are always in a situation of being tested Angels have got their levels of heaven without a test. Therefore it is hard to compare from that point of view. But it seems fair to say that humans in general and prophets in special gained their level in Jannah due to their good deeds after a hard test.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_view_of_angels&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; about angels in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-09T10:03:50.430" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T10:03:50.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34810" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-09T10:54:20.323" Score="8" ViewCount="33246" Body="&lt;p&gt;I feel that my question has been answered lighly &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7465/does-the-shaytaan-know-the-thoughts-and-intentions-of-man-to-corrupt-it&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. The answer to this question would lead to sub questions that changes due to the answer of this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, &lt;strong&gt;can Jinns/Shayatin/Iblees read our thoughts?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that is true, wouldn't this be a contradiction? Because the quran clearly states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;27:65: Say: None in the heavens or on earth, except Allah, knows what is&#xA;  hidden: nor can they perceive when they shall be raised up (for&#xA;  Judgment).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sub question: &lt;strong&gt;If Jinns cannot read our thoughts, how can he waswas (whisper negatively) to us when we think about a certain subject?&lt;/strong&gt; You could say, he is the one, that in the first place whispered to you to think about that subject. But that wouldn't be logically valid in all scenarios. There are scenarios where the jinn couldn't be the one that started the subject (which then lead to negatively thoughts), that some might call waswas from the shaytan. In that case how could the shaytan waswas to you about that subject without knowing what you think? Maybe our definition of waswas and of shaytan in the context of waswas is wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sub question: &lt;strong&gt;If Jinns cannot read our thoughts, how can he know that we are jelaous on someone?&lt;/strong&gt; Scholars had said that jinns fuel are jealousy, which lead the jinns to do something evil on the person you are casting the evil eye on. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mzk4vi-tNA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sources (Youtube 3:45)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they cannot read our thoughts and knowing that we are getting jelaous at someone, they wouldn't be able to feed on that jelaousy and by that doing something evil on the person. The evil eye, just by thought would in that way not be able to be caused by a jinn. Who is it caused by then? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;My questions are marked bold, everything else are comments around them.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadiths and verses in the Quran doesn't clearly state thus anywhere. Indeed the Hadith and verses clearly says that Satan only whispers onto human. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2019-04-14T23:56:04.670" Title="Can Jinns (shaytan, iblees) read your thoughts and feelings?" Tags="|shaitan|jinn|evil-eye|evil-thoughts|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34812" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33698" CreationDate="2016-08-09T12:05:46.267" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The point is that in our modern Arabic we use tamanna  تمنى for wish and desire, but apparently it has other meanings too which one must take into account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2495&amp;amp;Itemid=77#1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt; agrees with the translation of sahih international and gives some &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2494&amp;amp;Itemid=77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;quotes&lt;/a&gt; which emphasize the story of gharaniq and the satanic verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;surano=22&amp;amp;ayano=52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Qurtoby&lt;/a&gt; interpreted it (My translation own take it carefully):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قوله تعالى : ( تمنى ) أي قرأ وتلا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(tamanaa) means read and recite&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;و ألقى الشيطان في أمنيته أي قراءته وتلاوته &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Satan threw into it [some misunderstanding]. [sahih international] means in his recitation or reading&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he also quoted some ahadith about the revelation of the verse adding that none of them can be qualified as sahih (see the quote from a-Shifa).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he also quoted that &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=48&amp;amp;ID=109&amp;amp;idfrom=588&amp;amp;idto=591&amp;amp;bookid=48&amp;amp;startno=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;amany أماني&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/78&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:78&lt;/a&gt; means recitations (as it is a plural) and in context can also mean lies instead of desires and wishes or what our nafs tells us. This may mean that the translation of sahih international here is wrong!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sheikh a-Taher Benachour in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=2173&amp;amp;idto=2173&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;ID=2196&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tahrir wa-tanwir&lt;/a&gt; left the gharaniq story aside and said: tamana here means wishes and desires as all the Messengers and Prophets wished guidance for their followers and nations while the shaitan/satan tries to misguide them by waswas ordering them to disbelieve, reject and disobey the orders of Allah. He also said after quoting a verse from a poem of Hasan ibn Thabit that he doesn't think that &lt;em&gt;tamanna&lt;/em&gt; has the meaning to recite or more correctly that umniyah doesn't mean recitation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;تمنى كتاب الله أول ليله * تمني داود الزبور على مهل&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فلا أظن أن القراءة يقال لها أمنية&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Qurtoby and in tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=62&amp;amp;ID=392&amp;amp;idfrom=1362&amp;amp;idto=1368&amp;amp;bookid=62&amp;amp;startno=3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-bahr al-moheet&lt;/a&gt; the same verse of the poem was used in the interpretation as a lingusitic proof of amany meaning recitations!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In al-bahr al-moheet the author added a meaning with a quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال أبو مسلم : التمني نهاية التقدير ، ومنه المنية وفاة الإنسان للوقت الذي قدره الله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a-tamany is the end (time) of determination, as al-maniyah means the death of a human for the time Allah has determined.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that all Arabic dictionaries quote this verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/22/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;22:52&lt;/a&gt;)as an example for &lt;em&gt;tamanna&lt;/em&gt; meaning to recite or read see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/%D8%AA%D9%85%D9%86%D9%89/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%AA%D9%85%D9%86%D9%89/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In his &lt;a href=&quot;https://ia802601.us.archive.org/18/items/AshShifaArabicEnglishScanned/Ash-shifa-Arabic-English%20Scanned.pdfhttps://ia802601.us.archive.org/18/items/AshShifaArabicEnglishScanned/Ash-shifa-Arabic-English%20Scanned.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a-Shifa&lt;/a&gt; al-Qadi 'Iyad said after quoting this verse and the story of gharaniq and explaining the infallibility of the Prophet (The pages I refer to are for the English part of my linked eBook):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... The proof are evident as for the miracle of the truthfulness of the Prophet's sayings, and the scholars of profound knowledge unanimously agreed that he was infallible and safeguarded against telling about the things in contrary of inaccurate way whether on purpose or out of forgetfulness or erring. [591]...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So, behold -may Allah honour you- that our echo reply to obscurity of that hadith ...  is of two approaches: First: to deem it to be weak. Second: To deem it to be approved.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;As for the first approach, it is sufficient for you that the aforementioned hadith is not reported by anyone of the trustworthy narrators nor narrated by anyone of the reliable transmitters with sound, connected chain of transmission. Yet, it as well as its like, appeals to the commentators and chroniclers who are fond of every eccentric thing, and those who read everything in the newspapers and approve it, whether it is right or bad. &lt;br&gt;... Abu Bakr al-Bazzar said: We don't know that hadith to be connected to the Prophet (pbuh) as for its narration with a connected transmission except in that way we mentioned. No one transmitted it on the authority of Shu'ba but Ummayya bin Khalid, and another one narrated it through the Mursal hadith, on the authority of Sa'id ibn Jubari. Yet, it is known through al-Kalbi through abu Saleh's authority on the authority of ibn 'Abbas. So, abu Bakr -may Allah have mercy upon him, illustrated to you that it is not known except in this way of transmission. According to what we have previously mentioned, that hadith is proven weak, doubtful, unreliable and devoid of the truth. As for the hadith related by al-Kalbi, it is not permitted to either narrate or state it due to being extremely weak and untrue as indicated by al-Bazzar -may Allah have mercy upon him. What is mentioned as for that hadith in as-Sahih is that the Prophet (pbuh) recited Surat, By the star while he was in Mecca and thereupon the Muslims the polytheists, the jinn and humans prostrated along with him. [594-595]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see most tafsir scholars quoted the meaning of tamanna = recite meanwhile they considered the story of the satanic verses as doubtful and weak. However ibn 'Achour said that this meaning appears to him wrong and he interpreted it desires and wishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T12:20:23.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34813" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-09T15:34:59.220" Score="3" ViewCount="246" Body="&lt;p&gt;My fiancé question me as to whether I have a boyfriend and/or sexual relationship. I told him that I did not have any. But shaitan misguided him and he saw a boy in my Facebook account and thought he was my ex-boyfriend.  He texted him and asked him about us, and he told him that there was nothing between us but told him that I once met him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My fiancé asked me but I claimed that I did not meet him, because I thought of how would he react.  But, thank God, that is all settled now and he asked for my forgiveness and after some time I told him that I didn't have any boyfriend but some good guys proposed to me and I checked whether or not they are suitable for me for marriage, but I rejected them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't tell him that I met two of them (my intentions and their intentions were also pure and we met in public place and did not crossed the limits).  But now shaitan is making me feel bad that I lied to him, but I have read that if we didn't any sin, we have to conceal them and Allah also conceals them for us. But I'm feeling bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should I do according to Islam?  As it is not a sin to find a suitable partner for oneself and it all happened before him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17865" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-21T02:55:00.730" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T02:55:00.730" Title="What should I do about prior attempts at seeking relationships and the effect it has with my current fiancé?" Tags="|nikah|relationships|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34814" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34824" CreationDate="2016-08-09T20:54:36.873" Score="1" ViewCount="18486" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard a scholar in Tunisa on YouTube say our beloved prophet Muhammad (saw) real name Quthem?! Also Abu Kabsha another name?! Is there any truth to this claim from any historical reliable sources?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18991" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-11T05:38:26.580" LastActivityDate="2022-08-16T05:50:06.753" Title="Is the real name of Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) Quthem? Is Abu Kabsha another name?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34815" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-09T21:02:56.357" Score="4" ViewCount="67049" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard it from my mother that it is not allowed to pray at 12 o clock in the night as it is when the shaitan or Jinn pray. That it their time and we should not disturb them. And if we do so, they might hurt us. Is it true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T11:25:19.973" Title="Should we not pray at 12 o clock in the night?" Tags="|jinn|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34813" CreationDate="2016-08-09T21:07:06.897" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sin is something which you hate others knowing about it. If you did not sin, you shouldn't be afraid and not lie.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he understands you, he is &lt;strong&gt;mature enough&lt;/strong&gt; and likely will live with you peacefully. That way you can know that he is a &lt;em&gt;suitable boy for marriage&lt;/em&gt;. Else maybe you should move onto next.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also please remind him about this Ayah,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;O you who have believed, &lt;strong&gt;avoid much [negative] assumption&lt;/strong&gt;. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful.&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=49&amp;amp;verse=12&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 49:12&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2016-08-09T21:07:06.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34817" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34821" CreationDate="2016-08-10T03:25:04.397" Score="4" ViewCount="5466" Body="&lt;p&gt;Various translations of &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/quran/2/34/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:34&lt;/a&gt; say that Iblees became a disbeliever (or unbeliever):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When We ordered the angels: &quot;Prostrate before Adam in respect,&quot; they all prostrated except Iblees (Satan) who refused in his arrogance and became a disbeliever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is clear that Iblees indeed believes that Allah exists, having communicated with Allah personally (as described in other places in the Quran).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Question&lt;/em&gt;: What does Iblees not believe in, in Quran 2:34?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This may be a translation issue, or it may be that &quot;believer&quot; means more than the literal &quot;I believe in Allah&quot;.  I'm not clear on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T17:34:47.380" Title="In Quran 2:34, what does Iblees not believe in?" Tags="|tafseer|shaitan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34817" CreationDate="2016-08-10T04:37:50.937" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simply believing that Allah &lt;em&gt;exists&lt;/em&gt; isn't enough to be a believer. Even the polytheists during the time of the prophet believed that Allah &lt;em&gt;existed&lt;/em&gt;, they just also believed that He was one of many gods. Christians believe that Allah &lt;em&gt;exists&lt;/em&gt;, but they also believe that He has a son and is triune in nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Disbelief here basically means rejecting what Allah &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt;. Allah for example is Al-Ahad (The One); if you believe in an Allah who is one of many gods, then you're not truly believing in &lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in the case of Iblis, he knows that Allah exists yes. Despite that, he refused to obey Allah's direct order: In his arrogance, he basically refuses to believe Allah has the authority to &lt;em&gt;give&lt;/em&gt; such an order, or that he has to obey it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a related hadith of the prophet narrated through Abu Hurayrah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;When an adulterer commits illegal sexual intercourse, then he is not a believer at the time he is doing it; and when somebody drinks an alcoholic drink, then he is not believer at the time of drinking, and when a thief steals, he is not a believer at the time when he is stealing; and when a robber robs and the people look at him, then he is not a believer at the time of doing it.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/86/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Al-Malik (The Sovereign), Allah &lt;em&gt;does&lt;/em&gt; have the authority to give whatever order He wills to whosoever He wills, and His authority holds over all of creation, &lt;em&gt;including&lt;/em&gt; Iblis. Rejecting His orders and His laws is basically believing in an Allah that &lt;em&gt;isn't&lt;/em&gt; Al-Malik: Again, this is not truly believing in &lt;em&gt;Allah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-08-10T21:34:11.050" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T21:34:11.050" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11316" CreationDate="2016-08-10T05:22:58.823" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah said &quot; If you fear you will not deal fairly with the orphans, marry if the women two, three or four.&quot; So there is obviously a condition. What does &quot;if you fear you will not deal fairly with the orphans&quot; mean? Cause that's only with the satisfaction of that condition that one can marry more than one woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bottom line is that one can only marry a woman with orphan kids as a second, third or fourth wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19012" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-08-10T05:30:02.853" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T05:30:02.853" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34821" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34817" CreationDate="2016-08-10T05:56:33.433" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A major reason for calling Iblees (Satan or Shaitan) a disbeliever in this verse is that he disobeyed (an order of) Allah.&#xA;As the opposite of obedience is disobedience. And the opposite of Islam is kufr (disbelieve). Islam &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/islam/home.php?word=%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%92%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;إسْلام&lt;/a&gt; also means submission (~obedience).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(34. And (remember) when We said to the angels: &quot;Prostrate yourselves before Adam.'' And they prostrated except Iblis (Shaytan), he refused and was proud and was one of the disbelievers (disobedient to Allah).)  (From tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=404#1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An other reason also explained by ibn Kathir in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=402&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt; is &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/38/76&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;arrogance&lt;/a&gt; and we could also add rebellion against a clear order of Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Iblis, the enemy of Allah, envied Adam because Allah honored Adam. He said, `I was created from fire, and he was created from clay.' Therefore, the first error ever committed was arrogance, for the enemy of Allah was too arrogant to prostrate before Adam.'' I - Ibn Kathir - say, the following is recorded in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/171&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;«لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ حَبَّةٍ مِنْ خَرْدَلٍ مِنْ كِبْر»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(No person who has the weight of a mustard seed of arrogance in his heart shall enter Paradise.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Iblis had disbelief, arrogance, and rebellion, all of which caused him to be expelled from the holy presence of Allah, and His mercy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Kathir also quoted that Iblees was imitating the angels in their worships and tried to be even &quot;better&quot; than them in worship and knowledge. He already knew about the living on earth, as he was among the residents of earth. That's why he was also called to prostrate before Adam beside the Angels (so ibn Kathir considered him a Jinn whom pretended to worship Allah in the best manners).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many earlier tafsirs like at-Tabari and al-Qurtobi even say that Iblees was an Angel before this quoting statements of sahaba like ibn 'Abbas and ibn Mas'ud and tabi'yn like ibn Jurayj, ibn al-Mussayib and Qatadah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال ابن عباس : وكان اسمه عزازيل وكان من أشراف الملائكة وكان من الأجنحة الأربعة ثم أبلس بعد (&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=48&amp;amp;ID=68&amp;amp;idfrom=331&amp;amp;idto=340&amp;amp;bookid=48&amp;amp;startno=4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Qurtobi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Ibn 'Abbas said: his name was 'Azazeel عزازيل and he was among the noblest of the angels and had four wings than he became desperate  أَبْلَسَ (ablas ~ Iblees)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In an other quote ibn 'Abbas said that after his rebellion or disobedience Allah became angry and  cursed him and he became a shaitan. In an other statement of ibn 'abbas his name in Syriac was 'Azazeel and in Arabic al-Harith الحارث and he was one of the guardiance of Janah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Achour in his tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;surano=2&amp;amp;ayano=34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;at-tahriri wa-tanwir&lt;/a&gt; discusses the meaning of: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وكان من الكافرين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which in your quited translation doesn't show the real time of the verb as كان is a past tense so the more correct translation would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;he was among the disbelievers &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as it is in my quote from ibn Kathir!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Saying that scholars accepted that Iblees was a Kafir even before the order of worship, but they differ on the meaning, as before this act disbelieve didn't exist, some also say he was a disbeliever before the revelation of the verse, some said he was a kafir in the knowledge of Allah (that means Allah knew he was only acting if he was the most active worshiper, but in truth he was a disbeliever), some also said Iblees was showing worship and obedience while hiding disobedience (he was a hypocrite). Ibn 'Achour also pointed at the emphasize of the word استكبر which means more than simple arrogance but it means a great arrogance!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CONCLUSION&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Most scholars say that the reason why he was considered a disbeliever are: his disobedience of an order of Allah, his arrogance and rebellion against a clear order (while the angels only exclaimed their &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;doubts about the creation of humans&lt;/a&gt;, as they saw what jinn did on earth, but accepted it because Allah is wiser and knew why he created humans). But also Iblees was a Jinn and we know that among them there are believers and disbelievers so it could be that he was a hypocrite or disbeliever who just showed that he was an active worshiper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2016-08-11T05:00:46.060" LastActivityDate="2016-08-11T05:00:46.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34823" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34813" CreationDate="2016-08-10T06:51:42.573" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Finding a suitable partner is not per se haram or a sin in Islam.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;You can even meet if there's a mahram, some may allow to meet in public as long as the conversation is limited to what is allowed to speak about between two foreigners of different genders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you must be aware that if you are engaged it isn't allowed to anybody to ask for your hand (See for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/16/58&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;), so if you are engaged with somebody you should reject anybody Else's proposal unless you have separated or dissolved your engagement. So if you &lt;strong&gt;met&lt;/strong&gt; somebody else while engaged that is a &quot;dark grey zone&quot; of halal, as engagement isn't marriage so this can be dissolved any time by both parties without any problems. But if this guy who wanted to ask for your hand knew you were engaged he shouldn't go on and ask for your hand and you shouldn't accept as this would be a sin for him and a help in doing a sin for you. If he didn't know about your engagement he can go ahead.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Read also in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/18/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/78&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are not engaged than you should tell this person (who seems to be very jealous) that if he really wants to marry you he should ask for your hand. All what you describe seems to show that your fiancé is jealous, which isn't considered as a bad thing in Islam as long as it doesn't go too far in that case one should remind him of the verse quoted by servant-of-wiser!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any way an engagement can be dissolved and you can do it anytime if you found somebody who is better and more suitable especially if it is somebody who is &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;pious&lt;/a&gt;. And note that love is a heart matter... and the feeling of the heart can easily change as it's stated in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/34/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References (so far in Arabic, some with urdu translation):&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is it allowed for an engaged woman to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/144120&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;accept the proposal of a 2nd man&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;She wants to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/131363&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;dissolve the engagement&lt;/a&gt; to get engaged with somebody else &lt;br&gt;&#xA;He &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/115904&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wants to marry her&lt;/a&gt; if she dissolves the engagement with her fiancé.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-10-11T06:02:25.493" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T06:02:25.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34824" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34814" CreationDate="2016-08-10T08:02:23.420" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muhammad and the name Qutham&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a story saying that one of the son''s of 'abd al Muttalib who died while Amina was pregnant was called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul-Muttalib#Children_of_Shaybah_ibn_H.C4.81shim&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qutham&lt;/a&gt; قُثَمُ  and maybe he wanted to name his grand son this name but a revelation came to Amina and him telling them to name him Mohammad (see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/33305/why-did-amina-never-remarry&quot;&gt;Why did Amina never remarry?&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that orientalists like Nöldeke, Springer, Derenbourg and Caetani came with the theory that Muhammad's name was Qutham and he later changed it to Muhammad as the name Qutham was not quoted in the Torah and New Testament.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that this name القُثَمُ  in Arabic has a good meaning (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/home.php?word=%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%8F%D8%AB%D9%8E%D9%85%D9%8F&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-ar&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;in al-maany&lt;/a&gt;): like the generous, the assembler of good stature and manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muhammad and ibnu abi Kabshah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=3342&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Qurtoby&lt;/a&gt; in his tafsir of verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/53/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;53:49&lt;/a&gt; quotes that the first who worshiped sirius الشعرى was called abu Kabshah who was a ancestor of the Prophet from his mothers line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أول من عبده أبو كبشة أحد أجداد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم من قبل أمهاته&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's why the disbelievers used to call him ibn abi Kabshah (the son of abu Kabshah), because he rejected there believe and have choosen an other one like his abcestor. This is stated in the sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/56/187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;narration&lt;/a&gt; where ibn Abbas is quoting abu Sufyan (before his conversion to Islam). Al-Qurtoby also quoted this expression of Quraish:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وقالوا : ما لقينا من ابن أبي كبشة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that Arabs when they want to humiliate somebody they ascribe this person to an unknown ancestor and an ancestor from the mothers line (Name of the father of the mothers mother and so on) is an unknown person. While if they want to praise a person they ascribe him to a known ancestor!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the Prophet even had a servant called &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%B4%D8%A9_(%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu Kabshah&lt;/a&gt; who died during the Khilafha of 'omar ibn al-Khattab 13. a.H.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So none of these names are the real name of Muhammad, but names some of his enemies used either to avoid calling him by name or to humiliate him by using a nickname.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our prophet himself taught us his names in this sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/43/164&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;. Al-Qadi 'iyad in his a-Shifa added 5 other names which are more or less attributes among them القُثَمُ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For details about القُثَمُ see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/184499&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://alheweny.me/art/art_show/71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Article&lt;/a&gt; on ابن أبي كبشة in Arabic.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-10-05T13:45:45.397" LastActivityDate="2021-10-05T13:45:45.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34825" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-10T08:37:50.350" Score="2" ViewCount="2414" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I have a question about marriage and breastfeeding. I was breastfed by my mother’s brother’s wife once when my mom was away and I was crying. This same uncle of mine has another wife, who has a daughter that my mother really likes and wants me to marry. I hear different opinions about this where some say that it is forbidden for me to marry her and some say that it is OK to marry her. Looking on the internet, it seems that Shafi scholars say that you should be breastfed 5 times while Hanafis say that even once is enough. There are also those who say that the intention of the women who breastfed you should be considered-did my uncle’s wife meant to make me her son or not.&lt;br&gt; I am not sure what Shafis mean by 5 times. Do they mean breastfeeding until the baby is full and doing that for 5 times or do they mean if the baby stops drinking and then a while later starts drinking again which will then count as twice?&lt;br&gt; Is it allowed in any school of thoughts for me to marry her? What do the Ahle-hadith say?&lt;br&gt; I believe I was younger than 2 years at the time and my uncle’s wife fed me till I was not hungry anymore. We had known about the breastfeeding since long ago but we didn’t know that we might not be able to marry until recently. Many people know that we were going to marry and my mother is sad about this condition. Also, I am a Hanafi but I feel it might be OK for me just to do one thing from another school of thought. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19017" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-10T10:00:02.053" LastActivityDate="2021-11-19T04:43:15.747" Title="Breastfeeding and marriage" Tags="|sharia|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23142" CreationDate="2016-08-10T08:45:37.070" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Iblis position at that time , is same as Angels on higher sky ( Seventh Sky ) , remember is just position . Because of he is very obeyed Allah. So Allah up iblis into higher sky. Closer to Allah and Angel's who are on the higher sky.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And Allah ordered Angel's to prostrate to Adam , because Angel's is higher creation on that time.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Example, if your position is just normal staff in some company, and your boss bring the new Staff, and ask the Manager, CEO, and other higher level staff to give him Handshake, and your position at that time is on your Boss Room because your boss want to gift you reward of your hard work. Will you Handshake the new Staff ?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And if you not gift the new staff the handshake, will your boss ask you ? Why you not gift the Handshake like other higher staff ?&lt;br&gt; Will you better from CEO, Manager, and others ?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Same like iblis ( Laanatullah Alaih ), Did the iblis feel he's better than angel ? From Light ?&lt;br&gt; If not, why not  prostrated when the better creation ( Angel's ) is prostrated ?&lt;br&gt; &#xA;Sorry for bad English guys ,Hope my answer was understood by yours and  May Allah always give you Hidayah. Aamiin..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19016" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2016-08-11T14:34:46.703" LastActivityDate="2016-08-11T14:34:46.703" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34825" CreationDate="2016-08-10T09:58:41.930" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If this woman is considered your foster mother what would be the consequences?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is rendered illegal because of blood relations, is also rendered illegal because of the corresponding foster-relations. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/57/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/52/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and finally in Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/12/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“No prohibition results from suckling except for what penetrates the intestines while on the breast before weaning.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that assuming you have been breastfed from any wife of your uncle before you have reached an age of 2 years:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فإذا أرضعت المرأة طفلا حرمت عليه لأنها أمه ، وبنتها لأنها أخته ، وأختها لأنها خالته ، وأمها لأنها جدته ، وبنت زوجها صاحب اللبن لأنها أخته ، وأخته لأنها عمته ، وأمه لأنها جدته ، وبنات بنيها وبناتها لأنهن بنات إخوته وأخواته . (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=1050&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir al-Qurtoby&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then those women would be considered as haram for you to marry according &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:23&lt;/a&gt; and the above hadiths and especially this part of the verse&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and it's implications due to the given rule of the hadith are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;She (the wife of your mother's brother whom fed you) as she is your foster mother and&lt;br&gt; her daughters as they are your foster sisters&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and the sisters of your foster mothers as they are (maternal) aunts&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the mother (and mother's mother etc.) of the foster mother as she is your (foster) grand mother&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and the daughters of the foster mothers husband as they are your foster sisters (too)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and the sisters of the foster mothers husband as they are your (paternal) aunts&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and the mother (and mother's mother etc.) of the husband of your foster mother as she is your grand mother's&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and the daughters of her daughters and sons as they are your foster siblings.&lt;br&gt; (This is a detailed translation of the quote from tafsir al-Qurtobi)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according to this assumption you are not allowed to marry this girl as she is a foster sister. (See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/413000&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; from al-Muwatta')&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Explanation of the shafi'i view on the number of sucklings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Hanafi and Maliki (The Imams a-Thawry, al-Awza'y, ibn al-Mubarak and many of the sahaba had the same view, this was also one of the statements of Imam Ahmad) view a breastfeeding counts once a child has been fed so that his mouth was filled with milk. (See also the hadith from jami' at-Tirmdihi and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/413050&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this statement&lt;/a&gt; from al-Muwatta')&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the definition of the Shafi'i and Hanbali school is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that the child should take the breast and drink milk from it, then leave it of his own accord in order to breathe or to change position, and so on. (See &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/804&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And only a feeding amount of at least five times count according this view. See my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8406/abrogation-of-verses-10-feedings-of-baby-to-make-foster-relationship-to-5&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for the Maliki view on the hadith which is the basis for this rule. Note that most websites like islamqa and islamweb in their fatwa adapt the Shafi'i view.&lt;br&gt; You should also be aware that both definitions may end up with the more or less same result as a baby who is breastfed may from time to time leave the breast and come back to suckling, so honestly it would be hard to count whether it was during one single feeding only once or even five times. Note that sahih narrations support the idea that one or two sucklings are not enough for a suckling to be considered as a breast feeding see for example in sahih Muslim on the authority of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/17/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Aisha, Suwaid and ibn a-Zubair&lt;/a&gt; on the authority of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/17/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Umm al-Fadl&lt;/a&gt; see also the next ahadith in the same chapter) of (Some details on the view of Imam a-Shafi'i about the definition of a breast feeding can be found in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/49636&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic, where the custom plays a role whether a suckling is considered or not, and the discussion of the meaning of an interruption by an act of the feeding mother means the beginning of a new suckling or not a-Shafi'i say no it's just a continuation of the former suckling!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it allowed in any school of thoughts for me to marry her? What do the Ahle-hadith say?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming you could find a confirmation that the number of sucklings was less than five times or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of doubt concerning the number of breast-feedings, Ibn Qudaamah, may Allah have mercy on him, said: &amp;quot;If there is some doubt concerning whether breast-feeding took place, or concerning the number of feeds and whether it was enough to make the child a relative (mahram) or not, then there is no proof that the child must be considered a relative, because the general rule of life is that a child does not breast-feed from anyone except his own mother, and one cannot dismiss certainty in favour of doubt. (al-Mughni 11/312). (same fatwa as the quote from above)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;according the shafi'i and hanbali view you are not considered as a foster son of this woman according this school and could marry that girl. Else if there's a confirmation that you might have been fed more than five times you are not allowed to marry that girl as she is your foster sister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it was more than two times you already would fall in a grey zone because of the ahadith saying that one or two sucklings are not enough to make prohibition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-19T04:43:15.747" LastActivityDate="2021-11-19T04:43:15.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34828" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34829" CreationDate="2016-08-10T10:27:13.770" Score="2" ViewCount="330" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading the Qur'an and came to the following ayat : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/163&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surat an-Nisa 4:163&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ كَمَا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ نُوحٍ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ مِن بَعْدِهِ ۚ وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَالْأَسْبَاطِ وَعِيسَىٰ وَأَيُّوبَ وَيُونُسَ وَهَارُونَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ ۚ وَآتَيْنَا دَاوُودَ زَبُورًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The words &quot;Noah and the&quot; are what caught my attention. Here the transliteration becomes :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;noohin wannabiyyeenamin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I compared this with a different Qur'an, and there the transliteration became&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;noohiyo wannabiyyeenamin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meaning there was a tashahhud over the letter و, connecting the words together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this simply a matter of different ways of recitation that are allowed ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;I just listened to a recitation by Muhammad Siddiq al-Minshawi and he used the latter style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17291" LastEditorUserId="17291" LastEditDate="2016-08-10T10:33:41.773" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T13:55:25.170" Title="Difference in pronunciation of a word in 4:163 (surat an-Nisa)" Tags="|quran-recitation|reading-quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34829" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34828" CreationDate="2016-08-10T11:45:54.257" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a mix of two things:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;A transliteration of an Arabic text:&lt;/strong&gt; as there are no fixed rules or at least those people whom transliterate don't use the exact rule or at least don't explain wich of the common rules they use. (See for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia%3AManual_of_Style/Arabic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; proposed in our &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3/transliteration-protocol&quot;&gt;meta site&lt;/a&gt; and this &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Arabic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia Article&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rules of tajweed:&lt;/strong&gt; as the rules of tajweed let the text sound a better. This is which is translated as measured recitation in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/73/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;73:4&lt;/a&gt; in this case there's a &quot;tanwyn تنوين or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;nunation&lt;/a&gt;&quot; on the last letter حٍ of Nuh followed by a &quot;Idgham ادغام or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/islam/home.php?word=%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%85&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;diphthong&lt;/a&gt;&quot; on the letter وَ which changes the pronunciation of this letter in the recitation and therefore has an impact on a transliteration that takes this into account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So transliteration one:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;noohin (or nuhin) wa-nnabiyyeena min&lt;/em&gt; - &#xA; is a transliteration that doesn't take into account how this verse should be recited. It is using only the classical way the text would be read in any Arabic text book!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While transliteration two:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;noohiyo wa-nnabiyyeena-min&lt;/em&gt; - IMO is only a try to show the applied tajweed or tarteel rule. Maybe &lt;em&gt;&quot;noohii-wa ...&quot;&lt;/em&gt; is more correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's why this transliteration would be closer to how the verse is recited or performed by a reciter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T15:50:57.383" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T13:55:25.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34831" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-10T14:29:32.740" Score="-1" ViewCount="57" Body="&lt;p&gt;A friend once remarked something about earthquakes. Hearing such remarks, all of a sudden I started fearing that this might be a sign that an earthquake was upcoming. And I started praying that Allah not let such calamities befall me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this 'tiyarah' (طیرہ)?  (Arabic word, also used in Quran, which means omen, and omen is defined as &quot;an event regarded as a portent of good or evil&quot; on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com.pk/search?q=omen%20means&amp;amp;oq=omen%20means&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Google&lt;/a&gt;.)  Or is claiming to know the future as a result of such signs (by fearing that an earthquake would happen)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I was a child I used to think that sitting on particular seats would result in better results on exam day.  Is this belief in tiyarah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19020" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-11T05:25:07.033" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T05:25:07.033" Title="Does fear of impending earthquakes because of a friend's remark amount to believing in omens (tiyarah)?" Tags="|shirk|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34833" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34831" CreationDate="2016-08-10T16:00:18.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Assalam o alaikum:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, welcome to the forum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have not explained anything about the remarks he was making, but it seems like that this is just an omen, because earthquakes cannot be caused by a person saying something, nor is he prophet or something that he is been somehow informed. So, this definitely is omen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now coming to second part,&lt;/strong&gt; about sitting on specific seats for better results, i would say until or &lt;strong&gt;unless you are planning to do some kind of cheating,&lt;/strong&gt; that is also an omen, because a seat can't cause you to perform better or worse. &lt;strong&gt;Until or unless there is a cause, like a chair is broken, or somehow irritating or something which will divert your attention is in that chair, that's different.&lt;/strong&gt; But if chair is normal just like other chairs and you have no cheating plans, than this is also an omen. Have belief in allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And while you are asking if these are omens or not, i believe you know the status of omens in islam, and how islam discourages them. But still i will quote something about it to make answer complete:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ahmad (7045) and al-Tabaraani narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr said:&#xA;  The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)&#xA;  said: &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“Whoever lets tiyarah stop him from doing something is guilty of&#xA;  shirk.”&lt;/strong&gt; They said, “What is the kafaarah for that?” He said, “To say:&#xA;  Allaahumma la khayra illaa khayruka wa laa tayra illaa tayruka wa laa&#xA;  ilaaha ghayruka (O Allaah, there is no good except Your good, no birds&#xA;  (omens) except from You, and there is no god beside You).” [Classed as&#xA;  hasan by al-Arna’oot and as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’,&#xA;  no. 6264]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T16:00:18.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34815" CreationDate="2016-08-10T17:20:51.340" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Interestingly, i also heard my father saying don't pray around 12 at night, and when asked for reason he didn't gave one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this reason given is interesting, though it has no source for the confirmation and as of my research i found nothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, this claim has no value.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-08-10T17:20:51.340" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34835" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-10T17:58:51.763" Score="1" ViewCount="536" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Salafi a school of thought like the maliki, shafi'i, hanbali and hanafi fiqhs?&lt;br&gt; Or is Salafi a movement?&lt;br&gt; Can one be a shafi'i and be a salafi?&lt;br&gt; Please provide proof with your answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19022" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-11T06:08:08.087" LastActivityDate="2016-08-11T06:08:08.087" Title="Is Salafi a school of thought?" Tags="|salafi|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34836" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-10T21:17:28.530" Score="3" ViewCount="7506" Body="&lt;p&gt;Peace be upon you all. I have a question regarding the shaving of pubic hair. As I understand it, one must shave his pubic hair at least every 40 days for hygienic reasons. However, within a month, I have very rapid growth of pubic hair. Normally, I would shave it, but my wife has made it clear in no uncertain terms that (my pardon if this offends anyone's sensibilities) she very much enjoys the existence of my pubic hair if it grows to about 2 week's length or more and that it makes our marital duties more enjoyable to her due to increased stimulation. I also believe it is my duty to please my wife and would enjoy doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My question:&lt;/strong&gt; Is it legitimate to shorten (not shave) ones pubic hair every two or three weeks to ensure that it never approaches the length of the 40-day limit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would continue to shave the shaft itself. This way, no dirt or sweat is able to accumulate and I would continue to please my wife in this manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19023" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-11T05:16:40.533" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T13:15:31.807" Title="Is it legitimate to shorten (not shave) ones pubic hair every two or three weeks?" Tags="|sex|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34839" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34847" CreationDate="2016-08-11T03:44:57.433" Score="20" ViewCount="35701" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I understand correctly, Islam accepts &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_holy_books&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;several holy books&lt;/a&gt; as authored by Allah.  Obviously, Muslims are encouraged to read the Quran, but among these books are the Bible (or Gospel) and the Torah, and it's not clear to me whether or not Muslims are encouraged to read them too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Are Muslims encouraged to read the Bible and/or the Torah?  Why or why not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As in:  Would it be worthwhile?  Could reading these books lead a Muslim astray?  Is there some things a Muslim should know before reading them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On one hand, they're authored by Allah.  But, at the same time, they're not treated the same way as the Quran, nor do I encounter e.g. Muslims reading or quoting from the Bible.  There may also be some underlying politics involved here.  It's unclear to me how to interpret this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/14433/17163&quot;&gt;Why Muslims are not allowed to read Torah?&lt;/a&gt; has vague and unreferenced answers.  The OP of this question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/10216/17163&quot;&gt;How should one read the bible as a muslim?&lt;/a&gt; writes &quot;...the Bible is said to be either corrupted or superseded by the Quran.&quot;  The answer to this question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/25601/17163&quot;&gt;The Bible vs The Qur&amp;#39;an&lt;/a&gt; writes &quot;...the Qur'an is the word of God applicable today&quot;.  The top answer to this question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/12884/17163&quot;&gt;Which part of the Christian Bible is corrupted?&lt;/a&gt; writes &quot;...a large chunk of the New Testament was written by Paul, whom the Qur'an doesn't recognize as a Prophet&quot;.  And the answer to this question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/4253/17163&quot;&gt;Why Islam contradicts with Quran about the authenticity of Bible?&lt;/a&gt; says &quot;...the Gospel and Torah was revealed from Allah but this does not validate its current day authenticity or require us to believe in its present day content entirely.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My impression from the above linked questions is that it's either discouraged, or, at least, not strongly encouraged.  Nobody seems to be arguing that it's critical for a Muslim to read these books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2023-01-26T07:57:11.570" Title="Are Muslims encouraged to read the Bible and/or the Torah? Why or why not?" Tags="|bible|torah|" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34839" CreationDate="2016-08-11T04:50:20.587" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It would help in your walk in Islam if you were knowledgeable of other religions. This will help you in conversing with those of other faiths. You can discuss the merits of Islam and how it relates to their religious views and perhaps get them to change their faith or visit your Mosque with you. The teachings of Jews, Christians, Muslims, and Wicca are much different from each other. For instance, knowing that Satanists don't actually worship Satan will help you see them as more like Athists. Only through the understanding of others will you be able to convince them to follow the correct path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19026" LastActivityDate="2016-08-11T04:50:20.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23904" CreationDate="2016-08-11T05:06:31.320" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The meaning of ancient books over a thousand years old can easily be perverted by such things as the language changing, lack of a printing press, few scribes that could read, and kings wanting to rewrite holy text (like the King James version). Look at how the word gay has changed it's meaning over the last 50 years. It used to mean happy. If you read a 50 year old book that talked about someone being gay, you could easily misunderstand the true meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19026" LastActivityDate="2016-08-11T05:06:31.320" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34847" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34839" CreationDate="2016-08-11T05:28:46.773" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refernce(s) for prohibitting it&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who may say that it is not allowed for Muslims to read the Torah and the Bible or any other &amp;quot;Holy Book&amp;quot; would refer to a narration which was compiled by al-Bazzar and Imam Ahmad and qualified as weak by some scholars:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Jaabir ibn ‘Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) with some written material he had got from one of the people of the Book. He read it to the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), and he got angry and said: Are you confused (about your religion), O son of al-Khattaab? By the One in Whose hand is my soul, I have brought it (the message of Islam) to you clear and pure. Do not ask them about anything, lest they tell you something true and you disbelieve it, or they tell you something false and you believe it. By the One in Whose hand is my soul, if Moosa were alive, he would have no option but to follow me.”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On this basis one could prohibit reading any other holy book except the Quran as it should be enough for us and as it states that it is the most (or absolutely) correct revelation. One could also add &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/96/90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; statement of ibn 'Abbas from sahih al-Bukhari:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Why do you ask the people of the scripture about anything while your Book  which has been revealed to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) is newer and the latest? You read it pure, undistorted and unchanged, and Allah has told you that the people of the scripture changed their scripture and distorted it, and wrote the scripture with their own hands and said, 'It is from Allah,' to sell it for a little gain. Does not the knowledge which has come to you prevent you from asking them about anything? No, by Allah, we have never seen any man from them asking you regarding what has been revealed to you!&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which goes ahead with (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/29/51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;29:51&lt;/a&gt;). See also this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/96/89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; from sahih al-Bukahri which is quote saying that some of the people of the book used to translate their scripture to Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's why scholars like ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Qurtubi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: &lt;br&gt;&#xA;If the one who reads it – namely the Qur’an – will have a tenfold reward or more for each letter, according to what we mentioned in the introduction to this book, then turning away from it and towards other Books is misguidance and loss, and it is a bad deal and waste of time. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/209007&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But one can also say: At the time this happened our religion Islam was still not fully established, as some rules may have come later. For example many people say that the Prophet prohibited writing down or compiling his hadith which seems to be a similar case (Be aware that there are narrations showing that our Prophet even allowed it to some of his companions). So if we assume both cases are similar than it after the last revelation of the Quran it should have been allowed to cross-check the truth of Quran with other earlier revelations. Maybe it was at the beginning frowned about because there were still pagans, and people were still close to worshiping idols, so maybe they could have a fall back! This means one could say the Question is: should we understand this Prohibition for 'Omar as a general prohibition for all Muslims or was it due to the circumstances a more likely temporary prohibition?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most scholars agree that only a well-versed with strong faith person (a scholar for instance) is allowed to read those books to be able to debate non-Muslims and establish proofs against their false teachings!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) said (in fath al-Barry): &lt;br&gt;&#xA;With regard to this matter, it is important to note that in the case of those who are not well-versed in knowledge and are lacking in faith, it is not permissible for them to read any of those books. (From the same fatwa as above)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this means for ordinary people the above prohibition applies:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said (in rawdat at-Talibeen):&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The books of the Torah and Gospel are among the things that it is prohibited to seek benefit therein, because they changed and altered them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A-Rahibani (May Allah have mercy on him) said (in matalib uwli aN-nuha):&#xA;It is not permissible to study the books of the people of the Book, based on textual evidence, because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) got angry when he saw ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) carrying a page of the Torah. … And they should not read books that contain both truth and falsehood, or narrate what they learn from them, because that may be detrimental to belief.&#xA;(From the same fatwa as above)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the major opinion among scholars seem discouraging reading books of other faiths and beliefs. I think it depends on the faith of the person and the intention, so one couldn't say it's generally prohibited or allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more details read the full linked fatwa and see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/14742&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic. They show that even if the majority of scholars discourage reading Bible and Torah there's a strong enough evidence contradicting their verdict. Of course the major reason that may defend their view to some extent is the fact that they say it is prohibited for the ordinary Muslim (only).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference for a permission&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who may say that it is allowed for Muslims to read the Torah and the Bible or any other &amp;quot;Holy Book&amp;quot; would refer to this Hadith which was compiled by Imam Ahmad in his Musnad and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/26/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu Dawod&lt;/a&gt; in his sunan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;relate traditions from the children of Isra'il; there is no harm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A longer versions can be found in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/60/128&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/41/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt; both on the authorithy of Abdullah ibn 'Amr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/55/92&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; you may find a hadith which doesn't refer to bani Israel (the children of Israel or Jews) at all and has apparently a similar wording it is one of the evidences for not allowing to take down hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The (shared and displayed) statement of the hadith was interpreted as follows: It is allowed to narrate traditions of bani Israel which are in their books (without checking the narrator chains).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Al-Khattabi added that this doesn't allow to tell lies about them.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Imam Malik said: this means that it is allowed to&#xA;narrate about them what is good. While itz is not allowed to tell one knows is a lie. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Imam a-Shafi'i said: it means narrate about them what you are sure that it is not a lie, and what you can tolerate  of it there's no harm in narrating it. And he quoted a statement of a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/26/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; as an evidence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... Whatever the people of the Book tell you, do not verify them, nor falsify them ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and there was neither a prohibition nor a permission to tell what one is absolutely certain about.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;a-Tybi explained: There's no contradiction between the permission in this hadith and the prohibition in an other neither for narrating from or about nor reading in their books, because here he meant telling their stories like killing themselves for repentance. While the prohibition was about following their rulings because they have been made void by his shari'a or at the beginnings of Islam when the rulings were not settled yet, so afterwards he gave permission as the reason for the prohibition was no more given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These statements are taken and translated (by myself) from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/9067&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Arabic fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some works that have discussed other faiths based on a deep insight of their texture and rulings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AFAIK only a few scholars wrote books and discussed other faith based on a deep insight of the rulings and theology of these religions. For example &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hazm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Hazm&lt;/a&gt; the Andalusian (dhahiri scholar) in his Al-Fasl fi al-Milal wa al-Nihal الفصل في الملل والأهواء والنحل (The Separator Concerning Religions, Heresies, and Sects) and later &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shahrastani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Shahrastani&lt;/a&gt; the Persian (sunni shafi'i scholar) in his Kitāb al–Milal wa al-Nihal كتاب الملل والنحل (The Book of Sects and Creeds) these are the major works in this subject. While most Muslim scholars like al-Ghazaly have primarily discussed the false believes and thoughts of sects which have been cerated within Islam or based on Islamic traditions. Ibn Hazm of course had the opportunity to grow up in a more liberal Islamic environment in which Jews and Christians played a big role however his book also covers other religious faiths like Hindu etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-03T13:08:45.303" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T13:08:45.303" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34848" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34810" CreationDate="2016-08-11T06:45:35.473" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I will try to answer as per my knowledge, if anything in my answer is wrong, let me know i will update the answer.&lt;/em&gt; Being said that, let's move to the answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's first quote a hadees,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings&#xA;  be upon him, was in the company of one of his wives when a man passed&#xA;  by them. The Prophet called to him and when he came, the Prophet said,&#xA;  “She is my wife.” The man said, “O Messenger of Allah, I do not doubt&#xA;  you in the least.” The Prophet said, &lt;strong&gt;“Verily, Satan flows through the&#xA;  human being like blood.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/39/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 2174&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, this hadees has 2 important points in it, first is that shayateen flows in our body, and when something is in our body like blood, it will obviously know everything about our body. But keep in mind, not all shayateen runs in our body, as described in another hadees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood said: The Messenger of&#xA;  Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: &lt;strong&gt;“There is no&#xA;  one among you but a companion from among the jinn has been assigned to&#xA;  him.” They said, “Even you, O Messenger of Allaah?’ He said, “Even me,&#xA;  but Allaah helped me with him and he became Muslim (or: and I am safe&#xA;  from him), so he only enjoins me to do that which is good.”&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to another report, “… There is assigned to him a companion&#xA;  from among the jinn and a companion from among the angels.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/52/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Narrated by Muslim, 2814&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This companion(the devil one), which is commonly referred to as &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/26226&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qareen&lt;/a&gt;&quot;(arabic word meaning companion) is devil and it is directly responsible for all the wasawas and bad things in your mind, like Allah says in quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;His companion (qareen) will say&lt;/strong&gt;: ‘Our Lord! I did not push him to&#xA;  transgression, (in disbelief, oppression, and evil deeds), but he was&#xA;  himself in error far astray.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allaah will say: ‘Dispute not in front of Me, I had already in advance&#xA;  sent you the threat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Sentence that comes from Me cannot be changed, and I am not unjust&#xA;  to the slaves’”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Qaaf 50:27-29]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘And Shaytaan (Satan) will say when the matter has been decided:&#xA;  “Verily, Allaah promised you a promise of truth. &lt;strong&gt;And I too promised&#xA;  you, but I betrayed you. I had no authority over you except that I&#xA;  called you, and you responded to me. So blame me not, but blame&#xA;  yourselves.&lt;/strong&gt; I cannot help you, nor can you help me. I deny your former&#xA;  act in associating me (Satan) as a partner with Allaah (by obeying me&#xA;  in the life of the world). Verily, there is a painful torment for the&#xA;  Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers).”’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Ibraaheem 14:22]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are other verses like these in quran. The point i want to make is, that their is a devil associated with each person and it runs like blood in veins. Now, this does not mean we are alone in fighting it, as mentioned in above hadees, their is also an angel who is there to protect us. Now if we do things which make angel feel bad, it will move a little away from you, because those things kind of torture him, and shatan will be closer and happy. And if you do good things, which are a torture to shatan, shatan will feel pain and will be a little away, and angel will be happy and will be more close to you. This explanation is what i have heard from some big scholars and this totally makes sense after all above ahadees and ayahs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the &lt;strong&gt;second thing which the first hadees tells us&lt;/strong&gt; is that prophet told the man that she is my wife, and he said i don't doubt you, but prophet saying &quot;Satan flows through the human being like blood&quot; means that it is satan who whispers and put bad thoughts in the mind of people. And prophet feared that satan might had whispered in his ear too, that's why he explained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now, we know that satan runs like blood in veins, and it can whisper in our mind, and it running like blood implies he would know anything in the mind or heart of the man too...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, &lt;strong&gt;this is not in contradiction with the verse you quoted. Because, firstly, jinns don't know the future, and every jinn don't know about the heart of every person, he knows about the person he is attached to only&lt;/strong&gt;. So, hidden is still hidden and he knows what Allah has enabled him to know. There is no contradiction, we must understand that the &lt;strong&gt;definition of hidden is not same for everyone,&lt;/strong&gt; for example if I don't know what's inside some room, it's possible some other person who has seen inside of the room knows what's inside, so we can't say he knows all the hidden things, but yes, he know something which is hidden for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All your sub-questions were on supposition that jins cannot read our thoughts, but as i explained, they do. So, i suppose their is nothing to clear in them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One more thing i should mention is, that the  people who are attached to spiritual healing and stuff like that like the persons who are possessed by jinns or devils, they know that the jinn inside the body knows everything a man is thinking or seeing or feeling, but the external jinns don't know it, and sometimes internal jinns communicate with external ones to let them know about the person. But external ones don't know anything like that themselves, they are just told sometimes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/39684&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sources of whispers/wasawas.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="31953" LastEditDate="2019-04-14T23:56:04.670" LastActivityDate="2019-04-14T23:56:04.670" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34849" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="46893" CreationDate="2016-08-11T07:17:06.417" Score="2" ViewCount="367" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I read Rebecca's question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/34839/are-muslims-encouraged-to-read-the-bible-and-or-the-torah-why-or-why-not&quot;&gt;Are Muslims encouraged to read the Bible and/or the Torah? Why or why not?&lt;/a&gt;, it remind me An-Nahl verse 43. As it states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed [Our message]. So ask the people of the message if you do not know.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/16/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 16:43&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who are these &quot;people of message&quot;? Are they same as &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7/who-are-ahlul-kitab&quot;&gt;people of book&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If these people same as &quot;people of book&quot;, my interpretation as &quot;getting knowledge from these people is allowed&quot; is wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read these questions and related answers also and it gives me more confusion because every reader got different understanding from this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/33373/3466&quot;&gt;An answer to &quot;Read Quran with tafseer alone&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/4253/why-islam-contradicts-with-quran-about-the-authenticity-of-bible/4268#4268&quot;&gt;Why Islam contradicts with Quran about the authenticity of Bible?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/17318/3466&quot;&gt;An answer to &quot;Between Halal and Haram&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/12791/3466&quot;&gt;An answer to &quot;How Do Muslims Deal with “Difficult” Parts of Prophet Mohammed's Life?&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/31101/3466&quot;&gt;An answer to &quot;Is it blasphemy to question Islam?&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/26329/3466&quot;&gt;An answer to &quot;Is ijtihad open in Islam (Sunni view)?&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3466" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-26T15:29:44.083" LastActivityDate="2018-03-26T17:47:41.033" Title="Who are the &quot;people of the message&quot; in Qur'an 16:43?" Tags="|tafseer|surat-an-nahl|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34850" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-11T07:51:10.093" Score="1" ViewCount="1657" Body="&lt;p&gt;AOA!&#xA;I am Ali and my question is &quot;can a Shia boy marry an ahl e hadith (Wahhabi) girl&quot;?&#xA;I have been asking this question in the light of Quran and hadith. According to the Shia point of view it is legal because it is a marriage between two Muslims. But why this is not considered legal in the eyes of ahl e hadith (Wahabi) school of thought?&#xA;Can anybody give me logical reasons for this marriage to be permissible so that I can convey it someone else? I think it is very difficult to get a fatwah. I have looked for many scholars but haven't got the answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anyone knows about any famous ahl e hadith scholar who would grant a fatwah in favour of this marriage then it will be highly appreciated. But I also want logical reasons that this marriage is possible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JazakAllah! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19030" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-21T17:45:00.323" LastActivityDate="2018-01-21T17:45:00.323" Title="Can a Shia boy marry an ahl e hadith girl in the light of shariah?" Tags="|quran|sunnah|shiism|ahlul-hadeeth|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25583" CreationDate="2016-08-11T14:10:02.283" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aslaam ,&#xA;According to the sahih hadith we are encouraged to allow women attend the eid Salaah so long as they are veiled. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This might be a custom (cultural) of the Subcontinent to keep women away but does not follow with the sunnah. It might also be to prevent fitnah and the protection of both the women and men from Zina and nuffs.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith : &#xA;Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1/93; Muslim, 890. According to another report: “We were commanded to come out and to bring out the adolescent girls and those in seclusion.”  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to a report narrated by al-Tirmidhi: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to bring out the virgins, adolescent girls, women in seclusion and menstruating women on the two Eids, but the menstruating women were to keep away from the prayer place and witness the gathering of the Muslims. One of them said, “O Messenger of Allaah, what if she does not have a jilbaab?” He said, “Then let her sister lend her one of her jilbaabs.” (Agreed upon). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to a report narrated by al-Nasaa’i, Hafsah bint Sireen said: Umm ‘Atiyyah hardly ever mentioned the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) but she would say, “May my father be sacrificed for him.” I said, “Did you hear the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say such and such,” and she said, “Yes, may my father be sacrificed for him, and he said, ‘Let the adolescent girls, women in seclusion and menstruating women come out to attend Eid and witness the gathering of the Muslims, but let the menstruating women avoid the prayer place.’” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1/84 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;InshaAllah this helps to answer you question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2729" LastActivityDate="2016-08-11T14:10:02.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34839" CreationDate="2016-08-11T16:29:44.243" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I understand correctly, Islam accepts several holy books as authored by Allah. Obviously, Muslims are encouraged to read the Quran, but among these books are the Bible (or Gospel) and the Torah, and it's not clear to me whether or not Muslims are encouraged to read them too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Not necessarily. The Injil is recognized to be authored by God but there is disagreement on what the Injil is.&lt;/strong&gt; Paul's letters, Revelation, the letters of James and Peter, etc... all attribute divine names and attributes to 'Isa (Jesus) and the Holy Spirit. This directly contradicts the Qu'ran where it says that Jesus was mere prophet and other Unitarian aspects in Islam. For this reason and others, you'll find some Dawahish who say that the New Testament is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; the Injil. The wikipedia page for Injil explains &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslims reject that Jesus or any other person wrote the Injil, instead crediting its authorship to God. Many Muslim scholars believe that the Gospel has undergone alteration, that the words and the meaning of the words have been distorted, with some passages suppressed and others added.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qu'ran mentions that people had the Injil at the time of Mohammad and we have full copies of the New Testament even centuries beforehand (for this, scholars like Shabir Ally believe that the Injil is embedded in the New Testament and one merely discards anything that doesn't line up with the Qu'ran).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As in: Would it be worthwhile? Could reading these books lead a Muslim astray? Is there some things a Muslim should know before reading them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a Christian I would say so but a Muslim may disagree. (I'm reading a transliteration of the Qu'ran presently fyi.) The Qu'ran diverges greatly from the Old &amp;amp; New Testament. For example, in Islam it is believed that prophets are infallible. In Christianity, Jesus is the only sinless one. In the Old Testament Abraham, Moses, Jonah, Isaiah, David, and others sin. God rebukes and corrects them. These are key elements in many of the stories and you're left saying the lengthy events are untrue and without merit from an Islamic perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you come to the New Testament, the theme changes and you hit parts like Romans that says &amp;quot;righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I'd suggest reading them because the Qu'ran diverges so much from them but a Muslim may recommend not reading them due to that same reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8344" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2023-01-26T07:57:11.570" LastActivityDate="2023-01-26T07:57:11.570" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34863" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-11T19:33:47.970" Score="3" ViewCount="6281" Body="&lt;p&gt;How does one participate in the 5 daily prayers in congregation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know how to pray all of the 5 Prayers. All I require is knowledge of the do's and don'ts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19048" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2017-06-16T15:21:05.820" LastActivityDate="2017-06-16T15:21:05.820" Title="How does one pray in congregation?" Tags="|salat|jamaat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34864" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34839" CreationDate="2016-08-12T04:23:42.280" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer is based on two lectures I gave a few months ago on what Quran itself says about Injil and Torah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my lectures I went over every verse in Quran that refers to Injil, Torah, the book, the books, ... directly or indirectly. There is not even a single verse in Quran that forbids reading Injil/Torah, there is not even a single slightly negative verse in Quran about them. On the other hand Quran is full of verses that praises both of them. Quran considers itself a strengthening of those previous books and often tell the followers of Torah and Injil to go bring them and read what is in them together. It actually goes further and makes it a requirement to believe in them to be a believer. In verses 2:2-5 Quran describes the righteous and it states that one of the attributes of the righteous is believing in previous sacred books as they do in Quran. A Muslim following Quran has to believe in those previous books as he believes in Quran. In verse 2:285 Quran says that the Prophet and his believers believe in the holy books. It is also useful to contrast this with verse 2:113 where it discusses the arguments between Jews and Christians claiming that the other one has nothing from truth and then criticizes them stating that both of the read the book. This shows that Quran does not approve disrespecting and disregarding Injil and Torah. Anyone who acts like that is behaving similar to those criticized in this verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In verse 28:49 Quran tell the Prophet to say that &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;if you are honest bring me a book from God which is better in guiding from those two and I will follow it&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; and from the previous verse it is clear that &lt;strong&gt;one of those two books from God is Torah&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see verses 5:44-50 and 5:65-70. Quran speaks extremely highly of both Injil and Torah and considers them full of &lt;strong&gt;light&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;guidance&lt;/strong&gt;. There is no warning in Quran against reading them so it is natural for anyone who believes in Quran to seek the light and guidance that is in Torah and Injil as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some Muslims disregard these verses from Quran by using the excuses that they are altered. This argument doesn't hold face when one looks clearly: Quran is not talking about some historical book that didn't exist at the time of the Prophet but Torah and Injil as it existed during the Prophet's time and we have very strong historical documents to show that Torah and Injil as we have it today is the same as what was present at the time of the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I understand, anyone telling you that you should shun Injil and Torah is telling something against Quran's teachings. This is a widespread major divergence from the teachings of Quran as we can see from the starting and ending verses of second Sura. Both Injil and Torah are sacred books from God and anyone who is seeking God should naturally be interested in hearing what is said in them. This attitude is part of the sickness that befall on Judaism and Christianity and I think it comes from a form of communal selfishness and pride and a feeling of superiority based on group association (not good deeds!) and these things are strongly frowned upon in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In verses 23:51-54 we have&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلرُّسُلُ كُلُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ وَٱعْمَلُوا۟ صَـٰلِحًا ۖ إِنِّى بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌۭ * وَإِنَّ هَـٰذِهِۦٓ أُمَّتُكُمْ أُمَّةًۭ وَ‌ٰحِدَةًۭ وَأَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمْ فَٱتَّقُونِ * فَتَقَطَّعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ زُبُرًۭا ۖ كُلُّ حِزْبٍۭ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُونَ * فَذَرْهُمْ فِى غَمْرَتِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Prophets, eat from clean foods and do good deeds, truly I am full-aware of what you do. And this nation of yours is a single nation and I am your Lord so be mindful of me. But [their followers] divided their affairs between them to pieces, each group rejoices [among themselves] because of what is with them [from the book and ignores the rest]. So leave them in their confused ignorance until the time [of judgement].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in verses 5:47-48 we have&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلْيَحْكُمْ أَهْلُ ٱلْإِنجِيلِ بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ فِيهِ ۚ وَمَن لَّمْ يَحْكُم بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْفَـٰسِقُونَ * وَأَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ بِٱلْحَقِّ مُصَدِّقًۭا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ وَمُهَيْمِنًا عَلَيْهِ ۖ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَهُم بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ ۖ وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ عَمَّا جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ ۚ لِكُلٍّۢ جَعَلْنَا مِنكُمْ شِرْعَةًۭ وَمِنْهَاجًۭا ۚ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَجَعَلَكُمْ أُمَّةًۭ وَ‌ٰحِدَةًۭ وَلَـٰكِن لِّيَبْلُوَكُمْ فِى مَآ ءَاتَىٰكُمْ ۖ فَٱسْتَبِقُوا۟ ٱلْخَيْرَ‌ٰتِ ۚ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ جَمِيعًۭا فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the followers of Injil must judge [among themselves] according to what God has sent in it, and whoever does not judge according to what God has sent thus surely they are rebels [against God]. And we sent to you the book rightfully, confirmation to what is in their hands from the book and strengthening on it. Judge among them according to what God has sent and do not follow their desires whereof the right [action] has arrived to you. To each [group of you] we set a law and a light. And if God wanted he could make you all one nation [without disputes] but [he did not do so] to test you in what you are given [from the book]. So speed towards good deeds, towards God is the return of you all thus he will inform you what you were disputing in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="42" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-08-12T19:47:34.603" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31292" CreationDate="2016-08-12T07:06:39.873" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here some prohibitions and recommendations which maybe an additions to the given answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prohibitions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We are discouraged to fast Friday only (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/189&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;in sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/93&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;). It is reported that both abu Hanifa and Malik have allowed it and even considered it mustahab see for example in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=19&amp;amp;hid=677&amp;amp;pid=2803&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt; is also what Imam at-Thirmdhi pointed at in his comment on &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/8/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; which shows that our Messenger often fasted on Fridays. Maliki scholars interprted Malik's view based on this sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/94&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;, so Imam Malik meant that it is allowed to fast a Friday, but one shouldn't specify a special Friday or any other day, week or month of the year as &quot;the&quot; day, week, month to fast (voluntary fasts), as our Prophet used to do worships in a regular manner. &lt;br&gt; Note if you are making up days from Ramadan or any other kind of non optional fasts you are allowed to fast that day. This also applies for the case if Friday was on a day which is recommended to fast like the day of 'Arafah and 'Ashura'. (See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20049&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;We are discouraged to specify the night of (Thursday to) Friday for qiyam (night prayer) (see for example in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/190&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To travel on this day for those who are ordered to perform the Friday prayer (males in first place) with differences in the views of the scholars: Some said it is allowed (abu Hanifa), some said one shouldn't start a journey before the Jumuah prayer etc. But there are evidences showing it is allowed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To leave trading once the call for the prayer goes out, this is one of the reasons one shouldn't travel at the time for Jumuah prayer (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/62/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;62:9&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To step over the people's shoulders in the mosque for the Friday prayer (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1311680&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recommendations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To praise or send greetings and blessings to our Prophet on the day and night (see for example sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1317070&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To read or recite in salat a-sobh/al-fajr (fard) surat as-sajdah in the first rak'a and surat al-Inssan in the second rak'a (See in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1308700&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/4/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;take a bath&lt;/a&gt; (doing ghusl), &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/11/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;put on some perfume&lt;/a&gt;, use &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1100070&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;siwak&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/689&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wear good or new clothes&lt;/a&gt; before leaving for Jumuah prayer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To go early to the mosque to pray jumuah prayer (see for example in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/malik/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To pray or recite quran or make dikhr until the Imam comes out to hold the Khotba for Friday and listen to it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is sunnah for the Imam to recite either surat &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/7/81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Jumuah and surat al-Munafiqun&lt;/a&gt; or surat &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/736&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-A'la and al-Ghashiya&lt;/a&gt; in the Jumuah prayer (see also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/7/80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is recommended to go to Jumuah on feet rather than riding (can be concluded from already linked ahadith).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To read or recite surat al-Kahf (See this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/10700&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To make dua' at any time of the day hoping to meet the special hour (Seee in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/7/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and many more...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/724&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Three types of people attend Friday prayer; One is present in a frivolous way and that is all he gets from it; another comes with a supplication, Allah may grant or refuse his request as He wishes; another is present silently and quietly with-out stepping over a Muslim or annoying anyone, and that is an atonement for his sins till the next Friday and three days more, the reason being that Allah, the Exalted, says: &quot;He who does a good deed will have ten times as much&quot; (vi.160). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-12T08:53:49.013" LastActivityDate="2016-08-12T08:53:49.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34867" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-12T09:06:07.123" Score="3" ViewCount="753" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned in 61:11 surah As-Saf. What does it really mean to strive with wealth and lives? Does it mean to make more wealth and give it in charity? Does it mean to strive and struggle in general?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19053" LastActivityDate="2016-11-10T10:20:01.923" Title="What does it mean to &quot;strive with wealth and lives&quot; as mentioned in the quran?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34867" CreationDate="2016-08-12T09:34:09.307" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;About the meaning of Verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/61/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;61:11&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1366&amp;amp;Itemid=117&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt; said in his tafsir:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That you believe in Allah and His Messenger, and that you strive hard and fight in the cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives, that will be better for you, if you but know!) this is better than the trade of this life and striving hard for it and amassing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also quoted an indication for a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/160&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; where the sahaba asked the Messenger of Allah about the deeds Allah likes best. Among them was jihad and striving with wealth and lives means: That one needs money to buy armor to either to go and fight or to help the Muslim army with some &quot;material&quot; and supplies, so spending money for this cause for a believer has a (slightly) higher degree than fighting, as this is what striving with lives means. (See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/743500&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; which seems to be the reason for the revelation for surat as-Saff (61)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the main objective of surat as-Saff is about following the call to arms and obedience if Allah's Messenger calls or asks believers to do so the primary meaning of wealth here is spending for an army that is going out to fight for the sake of Allah and the meaning of struggling with lives is to go out and fight the enemies. So there's no relation to charity nor to strive and struggle in general in the context of this verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-08-12T09:34:09.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34869" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-12T10:29:49.240" Score="2" ViewCount="56" Body="&lt;p&gt;We traveled from Medina where we stayed for 2 days. We drove to Mecca for performing our umrah. On the way on inquiring about ihraam and meeqat (for our first umrah) we were advised by our taxi driver a Muslim, that we could settle down in our hotel n since we were performing umrah on the next night we could wear our ihraam from the hotel and proceed to Masjid 'Ayesha and take out neeyat of umrah from there, which is exactly what we did. I would like to know if our umrah is valid or not. And in case we have erred how do we ask for forgiveness and compensate for  the  LAPSE.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19055" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-12T11:02:09.640" LastActivityDate="2019-12-26T15:35:16.700" Title="Umrah related-particularly Ihraam" Tags="|sharia|sunnah|umrah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34863" CreationDate="2016-08-12T11:33:46.547" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In that case all you may have to do is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pray tahiyat al masjid (salutation of the mosque) once you enter the mosque if you reached it before the congregation prayer starts. It's a nafl of two rak'a.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that I'm assuming you are a male, as for female jahr is not allowed at all!&lt;br&gt; Once the congregation has started you should follow the Imam and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/127&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;never be ahead of him in any act&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br&gt;You should never recite Quran behind the Imam (at least not loudly). &lt;br&gt;In siri prayers like dohr, 'asr and the last rak'a of maghrib or the two last rak'as of 'isha' you should recite al-fatiha in low voice or for yourself.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I think my answers for &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/23449/what-are-the-rules-for-reading-4-raka-fard-with-jamat-or-alone?noredirect=1&amp;amp;lq=1&quot;&gt;What are the rules for reading 4 rak&amp;#39;a fard with jamat or alone?&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;br&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/21404/do-we-have-to-say-allahu-akbar-loudly-in-every-rakat-of-every-salat?noredirect=1&amp;amp;lq=1&quot;&gt;Do we have to say &amp;#39;Allahu Akbar&amp;#39; loudly in every rakat of every salat?&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;br&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/25600/struggle-to-keep-up-with-the-imam-during-prayer-at-the-mosque&quot;&gt;Struggle to keep up with the Imam during prayer at the mosque&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;br&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/29991/how-can-we-offer-fard-namaz-with-just-two-people&quot;&gt;How can we offer Fard Namaz with just two people&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt; clearly show how to do it and have enough evidences,  .&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if the Imam finished in a jahri prayer &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/11/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;reciting al-fatiha&lt;/a&gt; you should say or respond &quot;ameen&quot;, when he says -in any prayer- after ruku': &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/119&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sami'a Allahu liman hamidah&lt;/a&gt;, you should answer: Rabana walaka-l-hamd ... (for yourself-&gt;low voice).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are hanafi and the Imam also you should do taslim following him if not I'm personally waiting until he finishes the 2nd tasleem as I don't see any evidenced reason for the pause he does between both tasleems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if you reached the mosque and the prayer has already started you may need to follow &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/6/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; and see this post &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2705/what-is-the-exact-manner-to-join-the-salat-jamat-after-arriving-late&quot;&gt;What is the exact manner to join the Salat Jamat after arriving late?&lt;/a&gt; for details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that Friday prayer is a 2 rak'a prayer which only starts after the two Khotbas of the Imam (a speech or sermon) and is held loudly (as a jahri prayer).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this may help you for your visit at a mosque.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-08-12T20:47:43.933" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34871" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-12T13:19:26.473" Score="2" ViewCount="5258" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to invest in a bank's share, but I know the bank earns interest as a source of income. But it does have other sources of income too. Will it be haram for me to invest in it knowing that it earns interest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19053" LastActivityDate="2020-12-24T10:01:00.093" Title="Is it haram to invest on a bank's stock that has interest as a source of income?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|banking|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34872" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-12T15:19:06.600" Score="3" ViewCount="20295" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a Muslim swear? By &quot;swear&quot; I mean can he say stuff like, (pardon me): f*** or godda*mn? Please pay attention that I just mentioned the words and didn't direct them towards a thing or a person. Is it still wrong?&#xA;Thank you so much&#xA;May Allah bless you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19058" LastEditorUserId="177" LastEditDate="2016-08-19T05:05:51.883" LastActivityDate="2020-08-29T20:47:16.160" Title="Is cursing allowed in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34874" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34871" CreationDate="2016-08-12T15:22:40.070" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is haram to invest when there is interest involved. Interest is called riba in arabic and interest on investment or loan is called riba an-nasiya which means an excess charged for a loan in cash or kind which is haram.&#xA;As for your condition, if you do not make interest on your investments, you can do business with them as long as you follow shria.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19060" LastActivityDate="2016-08-12T15:22:40.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34877" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-12T16:43:16.477" Score="4" ViewCount="3792" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are the following narrations from Ibn Sa'd authentic please can you clarify?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, said: &amp;quot;I like not from worldly life but perfumes and women.&amp;quot; (Ibn Sa'd, Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir, Volume 1, p. 469)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aisha said: &amp;quot;The Prophet of Allah, may peace be upon him, liked three worldly objects—perfume, women and food. He obtained two and did not obtain one. He obtained women and perfumes but did not get food.&amp;quot; (Ibn Sa'd, Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir, Volume 1, p. 469)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salamah ibn Kuhayl said: &amp;quot;The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, did not obtain anything from worldly objects dearer to him than women and perfumes.&amp;quot; (Ibn Sa'd, Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir, Volume 1, p. 469)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18991" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T12:37:33.083" Title="Are these ahadith about the Prophet liking women, perfume and food authentic?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34878" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-12T18:06:47.410" Score="1" ViewCount="10539" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “By Him in whose hand is my soul, if you did not sin Allah would replace you with people who would sin and they would seek the forgiveness of Allah and He would forgive them.” (Source: Sahih Muslim 2749)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering the above Hadith and the fact that humans are mistaken most of the time and sin all the time, and that none of us are like Muhammad (pbuh), doesn't it make no sense to make dua if we are going to sin inevitably anyway and invalidate it? Sure we can ask for forgiveness from Allah and he's going to forgive us because he's Ar-Rahman. But didn't our dua just get invalidated because we sinned? Because one of the criteria for one's dua to be answered is him not invalidating it by sinning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, I ask Allah for a certain thing I want or something that I want happened. Then I foolishly and knowingly sin and that invalidates my dua. I then ask for forgiveness from Allah. But I myself invalidated my dua in the first place. Then I ask for it again and the same cycle repeats because it's impossible for us to not sin, and even if we were to theoretically stop sinning completely, Allah would replace us by a people who would sin so that he could forgive them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That would mean I can't really ask anything from Allah because I'll sin later and invalidate my dua.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that really is the case, doesn't it make more sense to just stop making dua and just keep asking for forgiveness from Allah for the sins we commit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17688" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-11-09T14:59:17.690" LastActivityDate="2021-11-09T14:59:17.690" Title="If sins invalidate dua, isn't it impossible for our duas to be answered?" Tags="|dua|sin|forgiveness|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34879" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-12T18:26:26.333" Score="1" ViewCount="420" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the last year or so I have been struggling with keeping focus due to my thoughts, they are very bad thoughts like sex, and swearing.  How can I control these thoughts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I try to stop my mind but it keeps happening and throughout the whole time it is happening, I am trying to stop it but I can't. It also has stopped me from being able to pray without thinking of this, and read Quran, or even simpler tasks like doing work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really do not enjoy these thoughts and imaginations and they are taking control of me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19061" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T23:46:51.453" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T23:46:51.453" Title="How to control bad thoughts about sex, swearing, etc.?" Tags="|practical-islam|evil-thoughts|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34880" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-12T23:02:08.673" Score="3" ViewCount="811" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a famous hadith in which God was asked why He made the world. His response was that He longed to be known. I would very much appreciate being directed to that particular hadith, so that I can cite it in an academic paper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With thanks,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JW&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19064" LastActivityDate="2017-08-22T08:43:32.937" Title="God wants to be known" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34881" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-13T02:34:39.363" Score="3" ViewCount="3086" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum my dear sisters and brothers. i have a question regarding 8 ball pool from miniclip. its like a virtual game of pool but players stack up virtual gamemoney and whosoever wins takes it. iknow this form would not be haram ( as i read a similar question before) but some players buy pool coins for real money and sometime these pool coins can be earned by the player!&#xA;please inform me about the second issue please thankyou in advance &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19065" LastActivityDate="2018-01-17T22:50:56.170" Title="Is 8ball pool of miniclip haram?" Tags="|game|legal|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34881" CreationDate="2016-08-13T03:29:00.090" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa'alaikumussalam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any currency that can't be used to trade for real goods are considered as virtual values, like points and marks. They are not treated as valuables and therefore are not bound to the laws of real valuables.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even when the purchase of those virtual values are done with real money, but the virtual value it self are worthless. It is good to note that purchasing worthless values is a waste of money. And our beloved prophets Muhammad (peace be upon him) would not like us doing that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is about &quot;salam&quot;, which means gain peace through &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taqwa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;taqwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We should check our every act, so to obey Allah's commands. We should never simulate (even on virtual world) any act of doing what Allah has forbid us to do so, like gambling, cheating, stealing, and other haram doings. Yes, even on virtual world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to maintain our soul at cleansed state of taqwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19054" LastActivityDate="2016-08-13T03:29:00.090" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34880" CreationDate="2016-08-13T06:19:04.560" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me share what i found:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“It is Allah Who has created seven heavens and of the earth the like&#xA;  thereof (i.e. seven). His Command descends between them (heavens and&#xA;  earth), that you may know that Allah has power over all things, and&#xA;  that Allah surrounds all things in (His) Knowledge.” Quran[65:12]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And i think it is very close to what you are looking for. I will update if i find something more relevant to what you are looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-08-13T06:19:04.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34887" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-13T14:44:27.260" Score="4" ViewCount="9926" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not everything a restaurant sells is Haram, sometimes a restaurant that sells Haram foods (Pork) may also sell foods which we consider as Halal (Fish, salads) however this food may be cross contaminatied as food is not being cooked and prepared in a separate environemnt, for example the chef may use the same knife to cut some pork and then used that knife to prepare another meal without cleaning it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In such scenario does this make what we thought to be Halal food into Haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2017-02-23T17:58:01.973" LastActivityDate="2019-01-07T00:19:31.917" Title="Is cross contaminated food Haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34888" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-13T14:54:42.703" Score="1" ViewCount="111" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nearly every single mosque or prayer time table web site has different timings, that differ between each other in hours, therefore &lt;strong&gt;how would I know whether I am praying too early or not?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to the nature of the whether and buildings surrounding me, I am not able to get a clear view of the sun or see the sun at most times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wonder if this disagreement with prayer times calculations is derived from our over complication of the matter, as in the time of the Prophet PBUH they did not have the technologies to calculate which degree the sun is at etc.....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastActivityDate="2020-03-16T19:59:07.133" Title="How to know when to pray?" Tags="|salat|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34889" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-13T15:09:05.127" Score="5" ViewCount="3046" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to understand the reason for the above title . Was the above title given only because they couldn't marry anyone after the Prophet SAW's death (as the Shiites claim with reference as a Hadith from Aisha may Allah be pleased with her) or also out of honour and respect?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shiites also claim that the title is only with respect to men and not women. Is this correct opinion? For this they quote as evidence the hadith from Aisha R : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated from Yahya from Sufyan Al-Thawri, from Firas, from Al-Sha'abi, from Masrooq from A'isha that a woman said: &quot;O Mother.&quot; A'isha replied, &quot;I'm not your mother but rather the mother of your men.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Tafsir Qur'aan Al-Aziz Zaminain. Vol. 3, Pg. # 387 - 388.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there are more sources &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.revisitingthesalaf.org/2012/03/ummahat-ul-muminin.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16528" LastEditorDisplayName="user16528" LastEditDate="2016-08-15T14:32:34.577" LastActivityDate="2018-03-17T09:51:00.570" Title="Why the title 'Mothers of the Believers' for the wives of the Prophet SAW" Tags="|quran|hadith|tafseer|hadith-interpretation|aisha|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34880" CreationDate="2016-08-13T15:17:57.657" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It sounds like you are referring to the &quot;hadith of the hidden treasure&quot;, which is sometimes rendered as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I was a hidden treasure and was not known; I loved to be known, therefore I created creation and made Myself known to them so that they came to know Me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While often cited in sufi literature, you should mention that this hadith is not recognized by the scholars as having any known valid isnad (chain of transmission), even though its meaning is considered true. References for this hadith being considered a fabrication are numerous and easy to find, in particular Ibn Taymiyyah is reported in ['al-Maqaasid al-Hasanah' of as-Sakhaawee (no. 838)] to have stated (comments in [] by me):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is not from the words of the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam), and there is no known isnaad [chain of transmission] for it be it saheeh [sound] or da'eef [weak].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.irfi.org/articles/articles_1501_1550/hadithfabricated_ahaadeeth.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this website&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;Concerning whether the meaning of this narration is considered true in Islam, &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/51/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;51:56&lt;/a&gt; seems to be relevant, as it is a Quranic verse with similar meaning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Abbas is reported to have said &quot;worship Me&quot; has the meaning of &quot;know Me&quot; here. I do not know what your paper is intended to show, but it should be said here that the longing of Allah to be known is not interpreted as a need on the part of Allah, since God is considered self-sufficient in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2017-08-22T08:43:32.937" LastActivityDate="2017-08-22T08:43:32.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34892" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34911" CreationDate="2016-08-13T17:15:00.250" Score="4" ViewCount="6610" Body="&lt;p&gt;Googling around I found out that Mustafa means &quot;chosen&quot;, and Mujtaba means &quot;chosen&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I'm completely puzzled because I can't understand why some are called Mustafa (like Muhammad pbuh) and some Mujtaba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update&lt;/strong&gt;: While I'm interested in Arabic interpretation of these words, what I want to know is why God (or people) use different titles to call other people? For example why calling &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_ibn_Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hasan ibn Ali&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;mujtaba&lt;/em&gt;? and why calling &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/islam-faith-practice-history-sayyid-muhammad-rizvi/lesson-36-prophet-islam-muhammad-al-mustafa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;prophet Muhammad (pbuh)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;mustafa&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="841" LastEditorUserId="841" LastEditDate="2016-08-15T03:50:18.383" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T09:47:52.877" Title="Mustafa vs. Mujtaba. What's the difference?" Tags="|names|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34879" CreationDate="2016-08-13T19:07:21.213" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;1.Simply red quran.It will help a lot.(I think the most important part).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.Decrease your connection with your bad friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3.Pray after a short while after Azan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4.Go to a mosque to pray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17677" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-16T12:21:58.580" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T12:21:58.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34897" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34900" CreationDate="2016-08-14T13:25:19.243" Score="7" ViewCount="3273" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read about the translation in two different language Indonesia and English between these two ayats 78 and 79 in surah &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/78-79&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Annisa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found something that I think it is a contradiction, but I'm not sure myself since the Quran is from our Creator and it is impossible to have a single contradiction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the ayat 78  :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wherever you may be, death will overtake you, even if you should be&#xA;within towers of lofty construction. But if good comes to them, they&#xA;say, &amp;quot;This is from Allah &amp;quot;; and if evil befalls them, they say, &amp;quot;This&#xA;is from you.&amp;quot; &lt;strong&gt;Say, &amp;quot;All [things] are from Allah&lt;/strong&gt; .&amp;quot; So what is [the&#xA;matter] with those people that they can hardly understand any&#xA;statement?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from what I understand this ayat told us that every good or evil that comes to us is From Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the ayat 79 :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What comes to you of good is from Allah , but what comes to you of&#xA;evil, [O man], is from yourself&lt;/strong&gt;. And We have sent you, [O Muhammad],&#xA;to the people as a messenger, and sufficient is Allah as Witness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this ayat from what I understand that Good is from Allah and evil is from our self.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and I check on both ayat there are using the same word which is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h6BH8.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/h6BH8.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if I'm not mistaken it is clear that from ayat 78 Good or Evil comes from Allah, but when I comes to ayat 79 Good is from Allah and Evil is From our self?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not an expert on this field, but I like to read quran with their translation so I could understand them. may be I got something wrong with this, so please someone with deep understanding explain this two ayat. thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4755" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2023-11-09T22:42:03.393" Title="Is there any contradiction between surat Annisa ayat 78 and 79?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|contradiction|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34898" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34919" CreationDate="2016-08-14T17:34:38.570" Score="1" ViewCount="2292" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which scholars deny possession of humans by jinn?&#xA;I guess &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hazm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn hazm&lt;/a&gt; was one of them. Tareq Al-Suwaidan is also one of those who are against possesision by jinn. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which more (old and nowday) scholars deny the possession of humans by jinn? How small is the group that holds this view (and how is this number concluded)?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not interested about the opinions about which belief is the right one. That is another question that can be found &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/822/can-jinns-possess-humans&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-08-18T08:46:21.523" Title="Which scholars deny possession of humans by jinn?" Tags="|jinn|islamic-scholar|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32772" CreationDate="2016-08-14T18:41:10.860" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wlaykumusaslam&#xA;Sometimes its happen and i have found that wet dreams happened sometimes and you are unknown about it so better way is you should gushl before you pray or anything related with it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18997" LastEditorUserId="18997" LastEditDate="2016-08-15T07:38:50.747" LastActivityDate="2016-08-15T07:38:50.747" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34897" CreationDate="2016-08-14T18:45:25.943" Score="10" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As this is a tafseer related question so this does not necessarily require references, but it requires to make it clear how these 2 ayahs are compatible. &lt;strong&gt;I will try to explain this, with help of of tafseer from Dr. Israr Ahmed (late), which you can listen(in urdu) &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/MLtjrEJgigc?t=1181&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There are many opinions about this, we will discuss 2 of them&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But first, let's understand the &lt;strong&gt;background of this&lt;/strong&gt;. We don't need to discuss details here, just focus on these 2 ayahs, in first ayah, Allah is describing what munafiqeen used to say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But if good comes to them, &lt;strong&gt;they say,&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;This is from Allah &quot;; and if&#xA;  evil befalls them, they say, &quot;This is from you.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;You&quot; here refers to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, so Allah is describing that &lt;strong&gt;when something good happens, the munafiqeen say it is from Allah&lt;/strong&gt;, Allah is great alhamdulillah and all that, &lt;strong&gt;but when something bad happens&lt;/strong&gt;(these ayahs are related to a gazwa/war, so you can expect anything in war) &lt;strong&gt;they say that this is happening because of you(Muhammad ﷺ), because of your decision or with anything they can hold on to blame him.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, allah nullify their claim in first ayah about this, and makes it &lt;strong&gt;crystal clear and whatever happens good or bad happens as per Allah's wish. So, you can't blame prophet for bad things and praise Allah for good things. You should have complete faith on Allah and his decisions.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said that, in the very &lt;strong&gt;next ayah, comes the different explanations&lt;/strong&gt;. The most popular one is:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The &lt;strong&gt;first ayah is related to munafiqeen and to nullify what they say&lt;/strong&gt;, although everything good or bad &quot;IS&quot; from Allah, but &lt;strong&gt;true muslims don't attribute anything bad to Allah, so allah is commanding &quot;MUSLIMS&quot; to attribute good things to Allah, and on bad things, a true believer should say that this is because of some of my mistake, and Allah wanted to warn me or something&lt;/strong&gt;, and this bad thing is because of me not because Allah ENFORCED it on me. This is first view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read more about why believers should not attribute bad things to Allah on internet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, &lt;strong&gt;coming to 2nd view&lt;/strong&gt;, which is that the reality is that everything good or bad is with the will of Allah,&lt;em&gt;(Now, i will have to apologize for my weak english vocabulary, i don't know they word, so i will try to explain the scenario)&lt;/em&gt; so in second ayah, Allah is kind of repeating like if someone says something illogical and the other person answers him with a question in his logic. Like... for example, let's suppose, if i say something like &quot;Hey, you look great in this dress, but this color does not suits you.&quot; And you will reply like &quot;Oh, i look great in this dress, and this color does not suits me??(How come? how illogical...)&quot; This is something like that in this ayah, Allah is saying that whatever comes good is from me, and whatever bad is from you(This is what munafiqeen say, how illogical is this?). This is the second view on this ayah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1st view is more strong, and more scholars support that view(According to Dr Israr, and he also prefers this view.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, &lt;strong&gt;let me quote some related things&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“No evil ever touches a Muslim, but it becomes a source of forgiveness&#xA;  for him – even the pinch of a thorn in his feet.” [&#xA;  Tirmidhi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“No hardship befalls a servant of Allah, be it light or tough, but it&#xA;  is always due to his sin – and the sins Allah forgives (without&#xA;  afflicting with a calamity) are much more.” [Tirmidhi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read &lt;a href=&quot;https://versebyversequranstudycircle.wordpress.com/2012/10/28/tafseer-surah-an-nisa-ayah-78/&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://versebyversequranstudycircle.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/tafseer-surah-an-nisa-ayah-78/&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope i helped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-08-14T18:45:25.943" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34901" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-14T20:14:30.070" Score="2" ViewCount="8221" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that according to most sources, singing is haram. Yet, I cannot see &lt;strong&gt;why&lt;/strong&gt; it is so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is claimed in several sources that singing is &quot;idle talk&quot;, that it can &quot;mislead you from the path of Allah&quot;, that it adds &quot;hypocrisy to the heart&quot; .... yet, all of these arguments are not arguments, they are baseless claims and accusations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;How&lt;/em&gt; exactly is it &quot;idle talk&quot;? Surely there can be a lot of purpose behind ones singing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;How&lt;/em&gt; exactly does it mislead you from the path of Allah? Surely one could be singing about good things that are in accordance with the preachings of Allah and Muhammed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;How&lt;/em&gt; exactly does it add hypocrisy to the heart? This last one especially makes no sense to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many things forbidden in Islam and many of them are based on strong arguments - yet this one about singing? I don't see why it is forbidden, and, honestly, I don't think it &lt;strong&gt;is&lt;/strong&gt; forbidden, I think this is an example of fundamentalism gone wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19079" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T10:51:34.953" Title="Why is singing haram?" Tags="|singing|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34902" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34879" CreationDate="2016-08-14T20:34:26.013" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Trying to stop thoughts will only give them more power. The trick is to relax your mind and practice not identifying with the thoughts. In other words, let them be there like images on a TV screen, while retaining conscious awareness of the vastness of the cosmos. When a thought is not engaged, through either being grasped at or resisted, it tends to lose its power and will gradually be replaced by more wholesome and helpful thoughts. This is not a magic bullet to shoot down the thought of this moment, but a long-term practice that will serve you well in many areas of your life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19076" LastActivityDate="2016-08-14T20:34:26.013" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34903" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-14T20:45:40.363" Score="2" ViewCount="8032" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone dies having stomach cancer will they become a martyr in Jannah and have their sins forgiven? I know its for diarrhea, drowning, wall falling and ofc Jihad but what about Stomach Cancer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19080" LastEditorUserId="18988" LastEditDate="2016-08-15T18:41:45.077" LastActivityDate="2020-08-22T22:41:36.950" Title="Stomach Cancer dying as martyr?" Tags="|sharia|fiqh|martyr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34904" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34889" CreationDate="2016-08-15T05:57:47.990" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me give a short answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Honor is very well proved for the holy prophet, his wives, and his whole family. Their is nothing to dishonor them.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, this title Allah gave to them, does not only mean that one cannot marry them (&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;until or unless the title mother means only YOU CANT MARRY HER for someone&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;), but it also shows the respect being given to them. As we all know &lt;strong&gt;mother has a very high status in islam&lt;/strong&gt;, and a believer respect his mother more than anything in his life. And we are supposed to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, i am not getting the point of this question, that &lt;strong&gt;why would this title not prove the honor for them, mother is itself a very honorable word and title.&lt;/strong&gt; If we call, or give title to someone of 'MOTHER'(&lt;strong&gt;like in our society, we call/declare some elder ladies 'maa g'(mother) and we respect them and give them honor like our mothers&lt;/strong&gt;) i am sure we do it out of respect. So why not this title will mean respect and honor for them here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A man asked the Prophet (pbuh), &quot;Who is most worthy of my love and respect?&quot; The Prophet (PBUH)replied, &quot;Your mother.&quot; The man asked,&#xA;  &quot;And then who?&quot; The Prophet (pbuh) again answered, &quot;Your mother.&quot; The&#xA;  man asked one more time and received the same answer. When the man&#xA;  asked the question a fourth time, the Prophet (pbuh) answered, &quot;Your&#xA;  father.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-08-15T05:57:47.990" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34906" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34878" CreationDate="2016-08-15T13:35:17.040" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alright, &lt;strong&gt;after reading the related hadees and link you gave, i think their is a slight mis-understanding&lt;/strong&gt;, it does not say it if someone sins, dua is necessarily invalidated. But, it means the &lt;strong&gt;effect of dua is different for one who sins more than one who sins less and repent more&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not like some electronics device on which we throw water and it will necessarily burn away, dua is something different and &lt;strong&gt;for more righteous person the effect is high, the chances of it being accepted in the form he wants it are rather high, than for dua of someone who sins more and repent less.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the same link you gave this is beautiful saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imaam Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;Du’aa’s and ta’awwudhaat [prayers seeking refuge with Allaah] are&#xA;  like a weapon, and a weapon is only as good as the person who is using&#xA;  it; it is not merely the matter of how sharp it is. If the weapon is&#xA;  perfect and free of faults, and the arm of the person using it is&#xA;  strong, and there is nothing stopping him, then he can lay waste the&#xA;  enemy. But if any of these three features is lacking, then the effect&#xA;  will be lacking accordingly.&lt;/strong&gt;”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(al-Daa’ wa’l-Dawaa’, p. 35)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;SubhanAllah, This is a perfect analogy. Even with this analogy, if the weapon is not very good, and the person using it is not very strong and good at it, even then their are always chance he can hit the target. It's not like he will never hit the target.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would also point to that story of the people of the cave, who were stuck in a cave on mountain, and every one of them made dua with reference of their good deeds, and their dua was accepted and was effective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in short it's matter of effectiveness rather than complete invalidity of dua. This is different for the people who are deep in haraam things, they need to make taubah first and repent, only than their duas will be accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would also point to &lt;strong&gt;another great story&lt;/strong&gt;, this is a well known story and i don't think reference for this is necessary, &lt;strong&gt;i will be glad if someone adds that though.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;In short, there was no rain for long time, prophet musa gathered people in a ground to ask Allah for rain collectively, after the prayer he was told by Allah that their is a person in the people gathered because of whose sins, i am not allowing rain. He should leave this town and i will send rain, again cutting it short, in the end no one came out of there and rain came, musa asked Allah no one has came out, how rain came, Allah told that this is because of the taubah of the same person, whose sins were the cause of the rain to stop, he has repented in such a manner that i am pleased with him. And that person was never exposed even to prophet musa a.s.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, by this tory &lt;strong&gt;we also conclude that sins do make Allah angry, and they can cause our duas to be delayed, but with proper repentance, their is nothing stopping them to be accepted.&lt;/strong&gt; That's the reason we should always repent first before asking Allah anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this makes the situation clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-08-15T13:35:17.040" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34907" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-15T19:35:26.347" Score="2" ViewCount="8007" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, I have met a woman who is a Muslim revert for the last 6 years Alhamdulillah. She is learning a lot.&#xA;We have met a couple of times (in public, she has no wali as they passed away a long time ago) to get to know one another with all respect in place. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I decided to do an Istikihara - well, I asked someone who is more religious and more closer to Allah, who is a trusted Imam. The result came out as negative and I understand that this means Allah basically has something (inshallah) better for me and that this person is not suitable for marriage for me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whilst I understand it is better to not continue with this potential match, what generally will happen if you ignore the result of Istikihara? I know it would be rendered pointless in the first place but will Allah be displeased with you?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that the Imam has done it once and said a couple of days later that it came out negative. I do of course trust him but is this enough?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-17T06:22:13.100" LastActivityDate="2017-03-26T09:05:55.813" Title="Istikihara result - negative" Tags="|dua|istikharah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34907" CreationDate="2016-08-16T05:48:24.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;IMO this isn't an answer but a long comment on your Question as to answer it to the best of my knowledge I need more input:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You should let us know whom did Istikhara? &lt;br&gt;&#xA;As Istikhara can only be performed by the person whom wants help or guidance from Allah &lt;strong&gt;not by an intermediate&lt;/strong&gt; you may find a link to a fatwa saying so (at least this is the strongest opinion)  in my answer of this post: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/11496/how-to-interprete-a-marriage-a-non-muslim-prayer-salaat-al-istikhara/&quot;&gt;How to interprete a marriage a Non-muslim prayer Salaat Al-Istikhara?&lt;/a&gt; a knowledgeable Imam should know that it is the best if you do Istikhara yourself, as you are the person who needs guidance.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How did you know the answer was negative? &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Istikhara is asking Allah for guidance, as we don't know if anything we plan is according to Allah's plan for us, so by this we hope to find guidance that we chose the right plan which will be good for us so that we don't have to suffer because we went against Allah's plan or will!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Usually if it was positive we would have a positive feeling about the matter we asked about if not it should be the opposite. Some people like to talk about a dream which reveals that this matter maybe a good thing, as we know that &quot;true&quot; dreams are a 1/46 (if i recall well) part of prophet-hood I'd like to compare this to happen to winning in a lottery ... I won't reject it in general, but you won't find any good and knowledgeable scholar pretending that a dream is necessary to give you guidance.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now to your question: If you made Istikhara once you can re-do it, if the result somehow was negative that should mean that Allah had an other plan for you and this girl might seem to be a good match for now, but Allah knows what may come in future...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Allah said in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/216&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:216&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in the context of marriage and relationship between spouses (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:19&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For if you dislike them - perhaps you dislike a thing and Allah makes therein much good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you didn't consider following what is seemingly Allah's choice for you, you may find your future path either easier as Allah wanted it to be easy but maybe not for your good or harder not because you &quot;rejected HIS choice for you&quot; but because it was prescribed to be hard for your good (for example so that you can gain rewards). This is like if you stand at a crossroad but once you choose one path what will happen at the end was prescribed, but nobody knew it before. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;And Always have in mind the words of our Prophet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Strange are the ways of a believer for there is good in every affair of his and this is not the case with anyone else except in the case of a believer for if he has an occasion to feel delight, he thanks (God), thus there is a good for him in it, and if he gets into trouble and shows resignation (and endures it patiently), there is a good for him in it. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/55/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so you'll have always an opportunity to make things good for you by thanking Allah and being patient in any case!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T09:23:03.177" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34889" CreationDate="2016-08-16T07:11:08.353" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;33:6&lt;/a&gt; must be understood as a reward for the Messenger of Allah and his household (his wives and children)... this means the honor for our Prophet applies for his wife too as they have been quoted in the same sentence and the words &quot;النبي&quot; and &quot;أزواجه&quot; are contented with the important letter &quot;و&quot; which in Arabic is called waw al-'atf واو العطف that means that what applies for the first (the word before it) applies for the second (the word after it).&lt;br&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; that not any &quot;و&quot; or &quot;واو&quot; is of this kind!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this summary of tasfir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1871&amp;amp;Itemid=89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt; you may read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(&lt;em&gt;and his wives are their mothers.&lt;/em&gt;) means, they are unlawful for marriage. In terms of honor, respect and veneration, it is not permissible for them to be alone with them, and the prohibition of marriage to them does not extend to their daughters and sisters, according to scholarly consensus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Achour (or Benachour) in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=2795&amp;amp;idto=2795&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;ID=2829&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tafsir at-tahrir wa tanwir&lt;/a&gt; added a narration of a saying of ibn 'Abbas at the funural of the mother of believers Maymunah from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/17/66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; to show this honor for them. And he also added that this verse isn't the one whom made them haram to marry afterwards but the parts of verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;33:53&lt;/a&gt;) who refers to this are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... &lt;strong&gt;And when you ask [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition.&lt;/strong&gt; That is purer for your hearts and their hearts. &lt;strong&gt;And it is not [conceivable or lawful] for you&lt;/strong&gt; to harm the Messenger of Allah or &lt;strong&gt;to marry his wives after him, ever&lt;/strong&gt;. Indeed, that would be in the sight of Allah an enormity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that they shouldn't be seen uncovered shows that they are not mahrams for men even if they are called mothers!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here's a long quote from &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;surano=33&amp;amp;ayano=6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tafsir al-Qurtobi&lt;/a&gt;, which i will try to translate as good as i can in several parts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وأزواجه أمهاتهم شرف الله تعالى أزواج نبيه صلى الله عليه وسلم بأن جعلهن أمهات المؤمنين ; أي في وجوب التعظيم والمبرة والإجلال وحرمة النكاح على الرجال ، وحجبهن رضي الله تعالى عنهن بخلاف الأمهات . وقيل : لما كانت شفقتهن عليهم كشفقة الأمهات أنزلن منزلة الأمهات ، ثم هذه الأمومة لا توجب ميراثا كأمومة التبني . وجاز تزويج بناتهن ، ولا يجعلن أخوات للناس ... .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;and his wives are their mothers.&lt;/strong&gt;) Allah the Almighty honored the wives of his Prophet (prayers and blessings of Allah be upon him) by declaring or calling them as mothers of believers; in the means of the order of honor, benefaction,  aggrandizement and the prohibition for marriage for men and they shouldn't be seen by them unveiled in opposite to (real) mothers. It was said that as their compassion was similar to that of a mother they have been put in the same position. This maternity doesn't oblige inheritance as it would be the case for as the (real) maternity. And it is allowed to marry their daughters and they shouldn't be declared sisters of people.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;واختلف الناس هل هن أمهات الرجال والنساء أم أمهات الرجال خاصة ؟ على قولين : فروى الشعبي عن مسروق عن عائشة رضي الله عنها أن امرأة قالت لها : يا أمه ; فقالت لها : لست لك بأم ، إنما أنا أم رجالكم . قال ابن العربي : وهو الصحيح .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;People differ on them being mothers for men and women or especially for men on two positions?. A-Sha'abi nararted on the authority of Masrooq from A'isha that a woman said: &quot;O Mother.&quot; A'isha replied, &quot;I'm not your mother but rather the mother of your men.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Ibn al-'Araby said: and this is the correct view.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قلت : لا فائدة في اختصاص الحصر في الإباحة للرجال دون النساء ، والذي يظهر لي أنهن أمهات الرجال والنساء ; تعظيما لحقهن على الرجال والنساء . يدل عليه صدر الآية : النبي أولى بالمؤمنين من أنفسهم ، وهذا يشمل الرجال والنساء ضرورة . ويدل على ذلك حديث أبي هريرة وجابر ; فيكون قوله : وأزواجه أمهاتهم عائدا إلى الجميع . ثم إن في مصحف أبي بن كعب ( وأزواجه أمهاتهم وهو أب لهم ) .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*I say (refers to al-Qurtobi): there's no benefit in making a restriction for men not taking in account women. And therefore it seems to me that they are mothers of the men and women; as honoring their rights towards both men and women which the beginning of the Verse shows (&lt;em&gt;The Prophet is more worthy of the believers&lt;/em&gt;) and this covers both men and women by necessity. And this is what the hadith of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/43/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;abu Hurrairah&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/43/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jabir&lt;/a&gt; show. According this (&lt;strong&gt;and his wives are their mothers.&lt;/strong&gt;) refers to both. Beside this we find in Mushaf Ubayy ibn Ka'ab (&lt;strong&gt;and his wives are their mothers&lt;/strong&gt; and he is their father.).*&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Qurtubi quoted the hadiths of Jabir and abu Hurrairah in the context of the first part of the verse!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقرأ ابن عباس : ( من أنفسهم وهو أب لهم وأزواجه أمهاتهم ) . وهذا كله يوهن ما رواه مسروق إن صح من جهة الترجيح ، وإن لم يصح فيسقط الاستدلال به في التخصيص ، وبقينا على الأصل الذي هو العموم الذي يسبق إلى الفهوم . والله أعلم .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And ibn 'Abbas recited (&lt;strong&gt;The Prophet is more worthy of the believers than themselves, and his wives are their mothers&lt;/strong&gt; and he's a father for them). All of this weakens what Masrooq has narrated if it was correct (sahih) from the point of view of a superiority and if it was not correct than using it as a proof for a &quot;restriction&quot; fails and we settled on the the original case which is that this applies in general which is to be the first thought. And Allah knows best.&lt;/em&gt; END of the Quote.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To conclude the title was given them to honor them while honoring the Prophet in first place, because they brought to us many knowledge we wouldn't have as we don't know how our Prophet would worship at home or how he would treat his wives and kids or act as a husband, father etc. and many more only through their narrations. The prohibition to marry them is also a technical factor here but it was revealed in a different verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; that -according the majority of scholars- this title applies only for those women with whom the Messenger of Allah consummated marriage before divorcing them ibn 'Achour here quoted the name of a woman from Kindah called Juwainah which apparently has been married later to al-Ash'at ibn Qais (apparently they married during the caliphate of 'Omar). A-Shafi'i said in a-rawdah it is haram to marry any woman our Messenger married even if it was only by contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-16T09:17:20.727" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T09:17:20.727" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34815" CreationDate="2016-08-16T07:27:47.710" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is very important that we make every effort to follow reliable opinions within Islamic scholarship. When we hear things, it is our job to check their veracity. Negligence in these issues is what leads people to bid'ah (innovation in religion) which has been forbidden by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).&#xA;However, we are also commanded to be kind and gentle towards our parents, so treat the matter with wisdom as it is improper conduct to be rude to parents, even if they are incorrect about something.&#xA;As for your answer, this is not true as even the Prophet Muhammad would pray isha (late night) prayer very late with his companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11711" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T07:27:47.710" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34892" CreationDate="2016-08-16T08:25:18.877" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mustafa مُصطَفى and istafa اِصْطَفَى in the Quran&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...Allah has chosen for you this religion... &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/132&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:132&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Indeed, Allah chose Adam ... &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:33&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ...&quot;Praise be to Allah , and peace upon His servants whom He has chosen. ... &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/27/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;27:59&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Has He chosen daughters over sons? &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/37/153&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;37:153&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ...He could have chosen from what He creates whatever He willed. ... &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/39/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;39:4&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ...among the chosen and outstanding. &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/38/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;38:47&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah used the verb istafa &quot;choose&quot; in first place when he spoke about His religion, His Messengers (namely Adam, Noah and the family of Abraham and the family of 'Imran) and creations he used the word Mustafa when quoting His Messengers -in the Quran explicitly- Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. So all of these are choices for the whole mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mujtaba مجتبى, ijtaba اجتبى and jaba جبَى and its meaning in the context of the Quran&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;jaba&lt;/em&gt;  has the meaning collect and can be found once in the Quran (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/28/57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;28:57&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;ijtaba&lt;/em&gt; has different meanings:&lt;br&gt; one of them may be fabricate:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... &quot;Why have you not contrived/chosen it?&quot; ... &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/203&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;7:203&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An other is to choose (for oneself):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... But [instead], Allah chooses of His messengers ... &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/179&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:179&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And thus will your Lord choose you and teach you ... &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/12/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;12:6&lt;/a&gt; &lt;bR&gt;&#xA;  ... Allah chooses for Himself whom He wills ... &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/42/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;42:13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the context of Messengers both the name Mustafa and Mujtaba are valid, but Mustafa has a more general meaning, as it means chosen (in general) not chosen for a specific person/tribe/nation etc. so in this context Mujtaba in relation to Messengers could be considered as contradictory or a more or less &quot;bad choice&quot; as it isn't exact enough and allows a misleading nuance in the meaning.&lt;br&gt; &#xA;Note tat both &quot;names&quot; in Arabic are attributes so they can be adapted to some extent or with a restriction to anybody whom could be described this way as if you said &quot;the chosen among scientists ... &quot;. But as said in my comment calling somebody by an attribute needs some basic knowledge in Arabic language beside a reason for calling a person by it. So to call al-Haan or al-Hussain ibn 'Ali al-Mujtaba needs some reason! While calling Muhammad al-Mustafa has some background, al-Qadi 'Iyad said in his shifa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ويحتمل أن &quot;المصطفى&quot; : كان من أوصافه ، لا من أسمائه التي تجري مجرى الأعلام .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is possible that al-Mustafa was one of his (the Prophets) attributes, not a name of the kind a person is denominated. (My own translation take it carefully)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/139531&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; on the names of the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-16T09:47:52.877" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T09:47:52.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34912" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34815" CreationDate="2016-08-16T10:42:44.170" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Times when praying is foribidden&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Times when praying (an optional prayer) is forbidden are defined by this two ahadith (based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/44206&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Arabic&lt;/a&gt; fatwa):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Uqba b. 'Amir said:&#xA;There were three times at which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade us to pray, or bury our dead: When the sun begins to rise till it is fully up, when the sun is at its height at midday till it passes over the meridian, and when the sun draws near to setting till it sets. (sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/357&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and all sunan books)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:&#xA;No prayer is valid after the 'Asr prayer till the sun sets and no prayer is valid after the dawn prayer till the sun rises. (sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/351&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; also reported by abu Hurairah, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/9/57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn 'Abbas&lt;/a&gt; and other sahaba)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:582&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt;, sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/352&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ordered prayers can be performed and must be performed if missed at any time due to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:597&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Most scholars consider the ruling to apply on sujud too: for example sujud at-tilawa (when reciting the Qur'an) and sujud a-Shukr (performing a sajda of thankfulness)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the first hadith forbids to pray:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When the sun is rising (from begin till it is fully risen)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When the sun is overhead at noon, until it has passed its zenith&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When the sun starts to set (this is often described with اصفرار الشمس which means when the sun gets a dark yellow color) until it is completely set.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that some schools of fiqh reject the 2nd point here.&#xA;The second hadith forbids to pray:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After the 'asr prayer until sunset.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;After the sobh (fajr fard) until sunrise.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hanbali and shafi'i school of fiqh consider it haram to start an optional prayer at those times unless one has a reason. Shafi'i and hanafi make an exception for the Friday noon as there is no evidence that sahaba used to stop praying sunnah at noon, but they went ahead until the Imam came out. &lt;br&gt; The maliki school makes a difference between times where it is &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;discouraged&lt;/em&gt; to pray optional prayers, according this it is haram to pray while the sun is rising, when the sun sets, so far this applies in general. And while one is in a mosque it is haram to pray: while the Imam is holding his sermon on jumuah, when the call (iqamah) for a ordered prayer has started, when the Imam is going to start his sermon (khotba) of jumuah and if one remembers a missed prayer and has only time to start praying it before the time of an other ordered prayer starts. And it is discouraged to pray after sobh (fajr fard) until the sun rises to the height of a spear above the horizon and after 'asr prayer until sunset.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Praying 'isha after the middle of the night&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this hadith in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/5/222&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked about the times of prayers. He said: The time for the morning prayer (lasts) as long as the first visible part of the rising sun does not appear and the time of the noon prayer is when the sun declines from the zenith and there is not a time for the afternoon prayer and the time for the afternoon prayer is so long as the sun does not become pale and its first visible part does not set, and the time for the evening prayer is that when the sun disappears and (it lasts) till the twilight is no more and the time for the night prayer is up to the &lt;strong&gt;midnight&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Midnight here doesn't mean 12 O'clock but the middle of the night as one can deduce from the Arabic original&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;صَلاَةِ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%86%D9%90%D8%B5%D9%92%D9%81/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;نِصْفِ&lt;/a&gt; اللَّيْلِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars like al-Istikhari (shafi'i), ibn Hazm, ibn Taymiyyah and ibn 'Othaymeen said that praying 'isha after the middle of the night is considered as not performing it on time but a qada' as they say the time for Isha' ends at the middle of the night. While the majority of scholars say the timing for a ordered prayer ends with the beginning of the time for the next ordered prayer even there's a fatwa of the sahaba abdurrhamn ibn 'Auf and abdullah ibn 'Abbas confirming this view. This also goes ahead with the meaning of this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The view of the hanfi and shafi'i school and a rather unkonown view of the maliki school says that the time for 'Isha' is when the twilight disappears until dawn. This is primarily based on the last linked hadith and on a hadith on the authority of abu Hurairah i couldn't find in the wording quoted in &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamonline.net/9071&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article or fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أول وقت العشاء حين يغيب الشفق ، وآخره حين يطلع الفجر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means the beginning of the time of 'isha' is when the twilight disappears and the ending is once the dawn rises.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The known and applied opinion of the maliki school here is that the time for 'isha is until the third (first) of the night based on this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/5/225&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; (afterwards it would be considered as qada') this is also the view of the hanbali school (with small differences).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand it was reported that our Messenger used to delay praying al-'Isha as compiled in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:643a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/9/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; (see also this &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:638c&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that my linked article which includes a lot of more ahadith saying that our Messenger used to delay 'isha' which is a known sunnah according the majority of scholars they only differ about the preferred time at when one should perform it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you may see there are -and Allah knows best- some misunderstandings and misinterpretations about this. So i couldn't find any source which relates praying at the middle of the night with jinns and we know very well that praying at night is a well known sunnah unless ahadith like &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/358&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; and similiar narration about praying after 'Asr prayer.&lt;br&gt;There's also a kind of recommendation to not let children outside from the time of sunset on quoting Jinn as a reason, read for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/125922&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; and there are many ahadith quoting Jinn when it comes to night times asking us not to keep cups uncovered or doors or windows open etc..&lt;br&gt; The thing is that scholars defined the times for prayers as follows: a time which is &lt;em&gt;ikhtiyari&lt;/em&gt; إختياري (of choice) one could say a preferable time: which usually is at the begin of the time of an ordered prayer and a time which is &lt;em&gt;idtirari&lt;/em&gt; إضطراي (of -urgent- necessity)  one could say a time one must perform the prayer to not be considered a sinner. This is usually at the end of a time for an ordered prayer and before the call of the following ordered prayer would come.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/67911&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/48998&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-21T11:25:19.973" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T11:25:19.973" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34914" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34903" CreationDate="2016-08-16T11:54:52.087" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salaam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the hadith of the prophet (peace be on him) he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ سُمَىٍّ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ الْمَبْطُونُ شَهِيدٌ، وَالْمَطْعُونُ شَهِيدٌ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;He (a Muslim) who dies of an abdominal disease is a martyr, and he who dies of plague is a martyr.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/76/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/76/48&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 5733&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19088" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T11:54:52.087" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34815" CreationDate="2016-08-16T12:12:33.717" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before I answer your question, please keep this in mind: &quot;This day I have perfected your deen, completed my favor upon you, and chosen (or is pleased with) islam as your way of life&quot; Surah Maiedah - table spread (in the beginning)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The more important issue at hand is that Islam is complete.  Islam is perfect.  Nothing needs to be taken out or added in the &quot;deen&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our role model is Muhammad (peace be on him) who clearly delivered the message:  &quot; None is worthy of worship except Allah&quot;  He also showed us how to worship Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back to your question, there is no proof for the prohibition from Quran, Sunnah, or companions so we can pray at midnight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A side point, not all jinn are shayateen (devils).  Just like some humans are bad, and some are good. In the same way, some Jinn are bad, and some are good.  Read Surah Jinn (72) for details.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19088" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T12:12:33.717" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34887" CreationDate="2016-08-16T12:18:11.780" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, i should say(again) that &lt;strong&gt;this is more the matter of TAQWA(fear of Allah) than the matter of pure halal and haram.&lt;/strong&gt; Because if I(personally) fear that something contains haram ingredients in it in any quantity, i will avoid that. Because if i eat that food knowing that some haram thing MIGHT be in it, i can be held accountable for eating haraam in aakhirah, because indirectly i know that this might be haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, coming to the actual question, their might be a slight favor we can get in this matter, otherwise most of the ulema agree that the food which is contaminated, or mixed up with haraam somehow is also haram. Because haraam is haraam, it is in more quantity or less, haram will remain haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now read below hadees,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hadîth related in Sahîh al-Bukhârî and Sahîh Muslim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abû Tha`labah al-Khushanî said to Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon&#xA;  him): &quot;&lt;strong&gt;We come from a land populated by the People of the Scripture.&#xA;  Can we eat from their dishes?&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Do not eat from them unless&#xA;  you do not find anything else to eat from. In that case, wash them and&#xA;  eat from them.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means &lt;strong&gt;we should be cautious about it because caution in these matters means “guarding oneself against falling into sin.”&lt;/strong&gt; prophet ﷺ also said so because their was chance of haraam in their food. Though we are not certain, but we should avoid and not take chances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “&lt;strong&gt;Every&#xA;  body that is nourished with haraam things, the Fire is more befitting&#xA;  for it.&lt;/strong&gt;” Narrated by al-Tabaraani&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;I am sure no one is willing to take chance on this.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But keep in mind, this is for the contamination which is most probable, but if the restaurant takes care of halal food separately with care, than that's different. And if the haram and halal are being cooked on same place in same dishes without proper washing than that's different and should be avoided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me quote a beautiful hadees in the end:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the authority Abi Ab’dillahi al-Nu’man ibn Basheer (ra) who said: I&#xA;  heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: “That &lt;strong&gt;which is&#xA;  lawful(halal) is clear and that which is unlawful(haraam) is clear and between the&#xA;  two of them are doubtful [or ambiguous]&lt;/strong&gt; matters about which not many&#xA;  people are knowledgeable. &lt;strong&gt;Thus, he who avoids these doubtful matters&#xA;  certainly clears himself in regard to his religion and his honor. But&#xA;  he who falls into the doubtful matters falls into that which is&#xA;  unlawful&lt;/strong&gt; like the shepherd who pastures around a sanctuary, all but&#xA;  grazing therein. Verily every king has a sanctuary and Allah’s&#xA;  sanctuary is His prohibition. In the body there is a morsel of flesh&#xA;  which, if it be sound, all the body is sound and which, if it be&#xA;  diseased, all the body is diseased. This part of the body is the&#xA;  heart”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Related by al-Bukhari and Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T12:18:11.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="822" CreationDate="2016-08-16T13:18:36.473" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a couple of scholars who rejected the Idea of Jinn controlling or taking possession of humans further than the Quran and sahih sunnah allows. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/34898/which-scholars-deny-possession-of-humans-by-jinn/34919#34919&quot;&gt;You can find some of them listed in this answer here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Hazm denied that a jinn could speak through a possessed person and anything which goes beyond sahih sunnah and quran as one can read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ibnamin.com/jini.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic). For example he made this statement in a letter (not this is my own translation so take it carefully):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أما كلام الشيطان على لسان المصروع، فهذا من مخاريق العزامين . و لا يجوز إلا في عقول ضعفاء العجائز. و نحن نسمع المصروع يحرك لسانه بالكلام، فكيف صار لسانه لسان الشيطان؟ إن هذا لتخليط ما شئت. و إنما يلقي الشيطان في النفس يوسوس فيها، كما قال تعالى {يُوَسْوِسُ في صدور الناس} و كما قال تعالى {إلا إذا تَمَنَّى ألقى الشيطان في أُمْنِيَّتِهِ}. فهذا هو فعل الشيطان فقط. و أما أن يتكلم على لسان أحد، فحِمقٌ عتيقٌ و جُنونٌ ظاهرٌ. فنعود بالله من الخذلان و التصديق بالخرافات&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And about a Satan speaking with the tongue of an epileptic, this is a miracle of those who use ruqya. And it is only possible in the minds of the weak and old. And we hear the epileptic moving his tongue and speaking in his own words, so how the Satan take possession of his tongue? This is a mixing of anything. But what Satan does is related to the soul (nafs) as he whispering in it as Allah said :&amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/114/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind -&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/22/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;when he spoke [or recited], Satan threw into it [some misunderstanding].&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;. So this -and only this- is what Satan does. So if somebody said he is speaking via anybodies tongue so this is an old and clear craziness. So we seek refuge by Allah from desertion and believing in Superstitions (or legends)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the author of the referenced article is a scholar and he discussed the opinions and could find for any evidence saying that Satan goes beyond whispering weaknesses so these claims don't seem to hold a proof. The only ahadith which many scholars use as a proofs are :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Satan circulates in the human body as blood does.&amp;quot; (Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/93/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/39/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and others)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this doesn't clearly mean that Satan goes inside a body and could also be explained by whispering.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When one of you yawns, he should try to restrain it with cue help of his hand since it is the Satan that enters therein. (sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/55/75&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; ...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith may support the view of the Satan entering a human body but still can be a proof for whispering (not control or possession).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An other statement from ibn Hazm in his alfasl fi-l-Milal wa-l-Ahwa' wa an-Nihal (partly my own translation take it with care) which has been provided by @Kilise in a comment is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=326485&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;As regards possession (by jinn), then Allaah says (what means): {…as one whom the devil by his touch has driven to madness...} (Quran 2:275) So, Allaah Almighty mentioned the influence of the devil on the possessed person and that this happens by touching, so it is not permissible for anyone to add anything to this&lt;/a&gt; and the person whom added anything to this has said something he has no knowledge of and this is &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt; (forbidden) and not allowed as Allah Glorified and Sublime be He says: {And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. ...} (Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/17/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;17:36&lt;/a&gt;)” &lt;br&gt;&#xA;قال أبو محمد‏:‏ وأما الصرع فان الله عز وجل قال ‏&amp;quot;‏ الذي يتخبطه الشيطان من المس ‏&amp;quot;‏ فذكر عز وجل تأثير الشيطان في المصروع إنما هو بالمماسة فلا يجوز لأحد أن يزيد على ذلك شيئا ومن زاد على هذا شيئا فقد قال ما لا علم له به وهذا حرام لا يحل قال عز وجل ‏&amp;quot;‏ ولا تقف ما ليس لك به علم ‏&amp;quot;‏(&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikisource.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B5%D9%84_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%84_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AD%D9%84/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3#.D8.A7.D9.84.D9.83.D9.84.D8.A7.D9.85_.D9.81.D9.8A_.D8.A7.D9.84.D8.AC.D9.86_.D9.88.D9.88.D8.B3.D9.88.D8.B3.D8.A9_.D8.A7.D9.84.D8.B4.D9.8A.D8.B7.D8.A7.D9.86_.D9.88.D9.81.D8.B9.D9.84.D9.87_.D9.81.D9.8A_.D8.A7.D9.84.D9.85.D8.B5.D8.B1.D9.88.D8.B9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الفصل في الملل والأهواء والنحل/الجزء الخامس&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the modern scholars who had a similar objection to this was Muhammad al-Ghazaly (May Allah have mercy on him) as stated in some of his books (in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.paldf.net/forum/showthread.php?t=383742&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this thread&lt;/a&gt; are quotes from him and from Rashid Reda -an other modern scholar who rejected it- in Arabic). He wrote for example (My own translation take it carefully):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إنه لو كان الشيطان يقدر على دخول بدن الإنسان، فلماذا لم يشك ألماني أو ياباني من احتلال الجن لأجسامهم؟&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Satan was able to posses or enter the body of a human being, why didn't we hear and German or Japanese uncomplaining of such a possession of their bodies by Jinn?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-08-18T09:43:58.973" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34919" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34898" CreationDate="2016-08-16T13:19:52.543" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you want a list of scholars that may end up short as salafi pretend having consensus on the matter ;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The fact that a jinni &lt;strong&gt;may enter the body of a human is proven by the consensus of the imams of Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jama’ah&lt;/strong&gt; (the larger body of Muslims who are upon the prophetic traditions). Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Those who eat riba [usury] will not stand (on the Day of Resurrection) except like the standing of a person beaten by shaytan leading him to insanity.” (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/275&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:275&lt;/a&gt;) (from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/73412&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there's ibn Hazm, maybe others and from the more modern scholars there are Sheikh Muhammad al-Ghazaly and Sheikh Rashid Reda (author of Tafsir al-Manar) so far ... and ibn Amin the author (who seems to me a fan of the dhahiri school in general and ibn Hazm in special and a hater of the Maliki school in particular) of my major reference discussing the proofs for those who say that Satan or Jinn can go beyond whispering to humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almeshkat.net/vb/showthread.php?t=108502&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this thread&lt;/a&gt; counting other scholars who deny possesion of human by jinn i can add those:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وذهب الى هذا القول (جمال الدين الأفغاني - محمد عبده - ابو حامد الغزالي – الجبائي من المعتزلة – والقفال من الشافعية – والبيضاوي من الشافعية – والفخر الرازي – والقاضي أبو يعلى – وعبد الجبار الهمداني من المعتزلة – والشيخ محمود شلتوت – الشيخ المراغي – والشيخ جاد الحق – وغيرهم)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Modern scholars: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam%C4%81l_al-D%C4%ABn_al-Afgh%C4%81n%C4%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jamal ad-Din al-Afhgani&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Abduh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad 'Abduh&lt;/a&gt;, Sheikh &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmud_Shaltut&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad Shaltot&lt;/a&gt;, Sheikh &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gad_al-Haq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jad al-Haqq&lt;/a&gt;, Sheikh &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustafa_Al-Maraghi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muraghi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Ancient scholars: Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, the mu'tazilah like al-Jibaa'i and abduljabbar al-Hamdani, the shafi'i scholars al-Qaffal and al-Baydawi, al-Fakhr ar-Razi, al-Qadi abu Ya'ala.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that while reading this thread I would also add a-Tahar Benachour (and others) as he said that satan has no infulence on the children of Adam unless through whispering as it is quoted and affirmed from many verses of the Quran (my own translation of the quote)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فإن الشيطان لا تأثير له في بني آدم بغير الوسوسة كما هو مقرر من مكرر آيات القرآن &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also add Sheikh a-Sha'rawy الشعراوي because of his statement about verse 2:275 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-eman.com/%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A9/t33&amp;amp;s2&amp;amp;p22?d-2619820-p=91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ويقول الحق: {الذي يَتَخَبَّطُهُ الشيطان مِنَ المس} الشيطان قلنا: إنه العاصي من الجن، وقلنا: إن ربنا سبحانه وتعالى حكى لنا كثيرا أن الشياطين لهم التصاق واتصال بكثير من الإنس: {وَأَنَّهُ كَانَ رِجَالٌ مِّنَ الإنس يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٍ مِّنَ الجن فَزَادُوهُمْ رَهَقاً} [الجن: 6].&#xA;  و{لاَ يَقُومُونَ إِلاَّ كَمَا يَقُومُ الذي يَتَخَبَّطُهُ الشيطان مِنَ المس} فكأن الشيطان قد مس التكوين الإنساني مساً أفسد استقامة ملكاته، فالتكوين الإنساني له استقامة ملكات مع بعضها البعض؛ فكل حركة لها استقامة، فإذا ما مسّه الشيطان فسد تآزر الملكات، فملكاته النفسية تكون غير مستقيمة وغير منسجمة مع بعضها البعض، فتكون حركته غير رتيبة وغير منطقية&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also denies it in &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/ybkfpF0GNYs?t=7m6s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this interview 1:45&lt;/a&gt; and denies that human can control Jinn to serve them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the mufassir of the mua'tazilah school Imam az-Zamakhshari who say in his tafsir of 2:275 that &quot;beeing beaten by satan&quot; was something the Arabs used to pretend if somebody acted in a weird manner ... (as quoted in the thread)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;إلا كما يقوم الذي يتخبطه الشيطان&lt;/strong&gt; أي: المصروع، وتخبط الشيطان من زعمات العرب، يزعمون أن الشيطان يخبط الإنسان فيصرع، والخبط الضرب على غير استواء كخبط العشواء، فورد على ما كانوا يعتقدون، والمس: الجنون، ورجل ممسوس، وهذا أيضا من زعماتهم، وأن الجني يمسه فيختلط عقله، وكذلك جن الرجل معناه: ضربته الجن، ورأيتهم لهم في الجن قصص وأخبار وعجائب، وإنكار ذلك عندهم كإنكار المشاهدات. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which shows that he doesn't believe this being true!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S.:I've deleted my former answer and posted it as an answer on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/822/can-jinns-possess-humans&quot;&gt;Can Jinns possess humans?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2016-08-18T08:46:21.523" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34815" CreationDate="2016-08-16T14:26:21.320" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are no hadith or ayat to support this claim there for we should be careful to follow any teachings that cannot be backed up as this is bidah and this is a sure way to hell fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only times we are advised not to pray is as the sun raises and sets and at high noon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would praise Allah in his sermon as He deserves to be praised and then he would say, “Whoever Allah guides, no one can lead him astray. Whoever Allah sends astray, no one can guide him. The truest word is the Book of Allah and the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad. The most evil matters are those that are newly invented, for every newly invented matter is an innovation and every innovation is misguidance and every misguidance is in the Hellfire.”  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Uqba b. 'Amir said: There were three times at which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade us to pray, or bury our dead: When the sun begins to rise till it is fully up, when the sun is at its height at midday till it passes over the meridian, and when the sun draws near to setting till it sets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2729" LastActivityDate="2016-08-16T14:26:21.320" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34923" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-16T23:41:35.373" Score="1" ViewCount="15599" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is going to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dargah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;dargah&lt;/a&gt; a good practice, if not why? why do so many people in india go to dargahs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answer with full explanation please.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19094" LastEditorUserId="15642" LastEditDate="2016-08-18T08:03:19.577" LastActivityDate="2022-04-17T01:08:34.790" Title="Is going to dargahs(Shrine over a sacred grave) allowed in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|shirk|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ClosedDate="2022-04-17T21:58:13.047" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21527" CreationDate="2016-08-17T04:20:23.677" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Consuming pork is haram. Even for an atheist to eat pork, he must heat it up so hot the bonds between the fat cells break down into grease (140 degrees), but not so hot it turns to ash. You're taking a chance the pork was processed correctly to remove the parasites. An atheist says &quot;Be very careful eating pork products.&quot; But Allah recommends the fish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19026" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-08-28T09:29:06.387" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T09:29:06.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33580" CreationDate="2016-08-17T07:10:06.117" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a hadith which goes as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Seek help in having your needs met by being discreet, for everyone who is blessed with something is envied.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and which is more known among people in the following wording:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Seek help for success or victory of your needs by being quiet. For verily,everything that has a ni'imah in it is envied.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith was compiled by a-Tabarni in his three books, al-Bayhaqi in Sho'ab al-Iman, abu Na'im in al-Hilya, ibn Qutayba in 'Oyon al-Akhbar, a-Sahmi in Tarikh Jorjan, ibn Hebban in Rawdat al-Oqala' ibn 'Ady in al-Kamil and al-'Uqayli in his du'afa' (literally &amp;quot;the weak narrators&amp;quot;)... . The last book title gives already a kind of qualification: the hadith was considered as munkar (rejected) by ibn Abi Hatem and fabricated by ibn al-Jawzi, Imam Ahmad and Yahya ibn Ma'yn, da'if (weak) by al-'iraqi, a-Suyuti and al-'Aljuni.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Haythami said in Majma’ al-Zawaid (8/195): It was narrated that Mu’adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Seek help in having your needs met by being discreet, for everyone who is blessed with something is envied.” &lt;br&gt;This was narrated by al-Tabarani in his three (Mu’jams), but its isnad (chain of narrators) includes Sa’eed ibn Salam al-‘Attar. Al-‘Ajali said there is nothing wrong with him, but Ahmad and others described him as a liar. The rest of its men are thiqat (trustworthy) except that Khalid ibn Mi’dan did not hear it from Mu’adh.  (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20801&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; and also &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/43797&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;in Arabic&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Albani qualified this hadith as sahih. Note that the number of narrations and sahaba on whom's authority it was narrated seem to support al-Albani's opinion at least to a level where one could say it is hassan or weak because of the different issues with the narrators.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if this hadith is weak it is allowed to follow it as it is allowed to apply a teaching from a weak hadith in the virtues deeds. This means for example it is not recommended to share an information (about something which may appeal jealousy) with foreigners or people whom it shouldn't concern unless it is obvious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore one is &amp;quot;recommended&amp;quot; to discretion as the evil eye is said to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/39/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;real in the hadith&lt;/a&gt; and described in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/113/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;113:5&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;br&gt; On the other hand quran also says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, &amp;quot;Never will we be struck except by what Allah has decreed for us; He is our protector.&amp;quot; And upon Allah let the believers rely. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9/51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:51&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it]. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/93:11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;93:11&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means -to make a compromise between the hadith and this last verse- one should avoid telling about Allah's favor for oneself to people who are known for their jealousy. If a jealous person sees you thanking Allah for general favors you avoid them from envying you for them. And there are some ahadith telling us about supplications (dua's) to help us stay safe from evil eyes and envies: for example it is recommended to recite the two mu'awidat (surahs 113 and 114) after each prayer and before sleeping and in the morning and evening and also being discrete is again recommended to thank Allah for His favors. And the last verse doesn't mean you should go out and tell, but you can let people who are close to you know about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(For details read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20954&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-24T12:35:36.703" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T12:35:36.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34928" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34901" CreationDate="2016-08-17T10:38:14.587" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah - beginning with the name of - the most gracious, the most merciful,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah &amp;amp; his Messenger (Peace be upon him) know's the best reason behind forbidding music.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Singing is not haram, singing poets, Naat , hamd etc. is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Singing song is haram as its useless for a believer, if a men sings only for his own wife, or women sings for his husband where no other na-muharram involved and that too without any music then and only then it may be permissible. But in today's world this isn't the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are few reason's that I observe which may lead to forbidding the music.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- It's creation of Satan and pushed one of the son of Adam(Alaihissalam) into the wrong path and kept away from worshiping Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- It has lot of harmful effects on nervous system and is the cause of many ailments including ulcer, diabetes and madness. It creates imbalance in human faculties, retards spiritual development, and lowers the ethical values (though few phil./dr. suggest that it has few +ve effects but here will consider the -ve).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3- It may lead people to commit adultery if it contains bad things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4- It will instigate listener to dance, drive fastly, neglect other's,  and do whatever comes in your mind without thinking the outcome of your doing.(I have observed a lot such things).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...... list goes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5339" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T10:51:34.953" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34929" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-17T20:09:13.723" Score="2" ViewCount="4703" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamualykum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hi i wanted to know, when i go to the mosque for a prayer eg maghrib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Do i read the 2 rakkath sunnah in the mosque before the 3 rakkath farz or after the 3 rakath fard or do i just not read it in the mosque?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know how to read all the namaz at home but i wanted to just make clear i know everything so i can attend the mosque as it is much more rewarding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also do i do the same for all of the other salahs fajar, duhur, asar, and isha&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19101" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-18T08:52:12.907" LastActivityDate="2021-12-11T09:50:15.800" Title="Do i read the sunnah rakkats in the mosque" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|sunnah|masjid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34871" CreationDate="2016-08-18T04:52:14.247" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every transaction or investment that contains interest/riba is not allowed in Islam. Maybe you interesting to do sharia investment called Mudharabah and Musyarakah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16363" LastActivityDate="2016-08-18T04:52:14.247" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34935" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34929" CreationDate="2016-08-18T06:52:15.723" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I assume with the two rak'a optional (sunnah) you mean the so called greeting of the mosque, as the sunnah prayers related to any mandatory (fard) prayer have their known timing! If you mean other optional prayers than you should know that it is more recommended to offer them at home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short answer:&lt;/strong&gt; Once you enter a mosque you should offer a two rak'a optional prayer before sitting down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to the long answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What to do in general if entering a mosque&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are details with some prayers (because of the fact that there are times one should avoid praying optional/nafl/sunnah prayers see my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/34815/should-we-not-pray-at-12-o-clock-in-the-night/34912#34912&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general if one enters a mosque one should offer a two rak'a prayer called tahiyyat al-masjid تحية المسجد or greeting of the mosque before sitting down according to the well known hadith (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/19/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; the version from sahih al-Bukahri). Note that if the congregation starts and you couldn't complete the tahiyyat there are also differences in madhabs: Soms say if you can't reach the taslim before the Imam moves to ruku' you should do taslim and leave your optional prayer, else you should complete it and join the congregation. Some seem to say complete your prayer anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some madhabs (mainly shafi'i and hanbali) say one can do this anytime one enters a mosque (as to them this is considered as a reason for an exception as defined in my linked post). For example if you were crossing a mosque many times for other purposes you should at least doing it once (even if you were not waiting for a prayer). If you entered a mosque waiting for a prayer you should do it once you entered (as said with some details) before sitting down.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As most of the times where there are different views on whether it is allowed to pray the two rak'a tahiyyat al-masjid are related to times when offering prayers is at least frowned upon or even prohibited, in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/3953&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic they say one can avoid the differences of madhabs if one waits until the time of &amp;quot;prohibition&amp;quot; ends and offer the tahiyyat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to the exceptions with their details (AFAIK):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sobh (fajr fard) prayer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A vast majority of scholars say: If you entered a mosque before the call for prayer (adhan) of sobh (fajr fard) you should do it, but if the adhan started you are asked to pray the fajr sunnah and this would be enough for you. However &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/102783&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic seems to says if you had time between the adhan and the iqamah you should perform the two rak'a tahiyyat al-masjid. While &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/132432&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (also in Arabic) says that one shouldn't pray after adhan more than the two rak'a sunnah and the two rak'a fard (based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/5/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;). The maliki school has some different views: If somebody prayed the fajr sunnah at home and afterwards went to a mosque and had time to pray tahiyyat al-Masjid he either wait for sobh (because one shouldn't pray more than 4 rak'a until sunrise as this was the sunnah of the Prophet as said before) or (second view) is to pray the tahiyyat (based on the general meaning of do good in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/22/77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;22:77&lt;/a&gt;) (based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/45093&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic). This last view of the maliki school is also what the fatwa of (islamqa) affirms in case that one has offered fajr sunnah at home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maghrib prayer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The maliki and hanafi school say one shouldn't pray two rak'a before al-maghrib. Maliki even said it is makruh (frowned upon). One of their sources is &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/5/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; and the statement of the tabi'i Ibrahim an-Naakha'i إبراهيم بن يزيد النَّخَعي who said neither abu Bakr, nor 'Omar, nor 'Othman offered two rak'a before al-maghrib. He even called it bid'ah and also quoted sahaba who lived in al-Kufa like ibn Mas'ud, Hudaifah, 'Ammar and abu Su'ud who didn't offer it. Here the full statement from sharh (the comment of) ibn Battal of sahih al-Bukhari:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال إبراهيم النخعى: لم يصل الركعتين قبل المغرب أبو بكر، ولا عمر، ولا عثمان، وقال إبراهيم: هما بدعة. قال: وكان خيار أصحاب رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - بالكوفة على، وابن مسعود، وحذيفة، وعمار، وأبو مسعود، فأخبرنى من رمقهم كلهم، فما رأى أحدًا منهم يصلى قبل المغرب،&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that ibn Bital said that this was not only the view of abu Hanifa and Malik but also a-Shafi'i, but it is known that the shafi'i school affirms praying two rak'a before al-maghrib (al-Bayhaqi quoted a list of ahadith on both views in his sho'ab al-Imaan). So either ibn Battal was wrong or he only knew about a-Shafi'is early madhab, as the view of the shafi'i school is that one can offer two rak'a after the adhan of al-maghrib and before the iqamah, as at that time, the time for prohibition or when it is frowned upon to pray ends. One of their evidences is this hadith form sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/19/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt; and this one from sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/367&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and our Messenger didn't hinder the sahaba from doing this according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/366&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-11T09:50:15.800" LastActivityDate="2021-12-11T09:50:15.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34936" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-18T07:21:25.967" Score="1" ViewCount="108" Body="&lt;p&gt;Has the Quran cleared all the incoherence and errors in the bible, if this is the case, can it be used gather those items of informations which does not contradict the Quran ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2740" LastActivityDate="2016-08-18T07:59:36.170" Title="Incoherence and errors in past revelations" Tags="|quran|bible|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34937" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-18T07:43:44.647" Score="3" ViewCount="4783" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know a lot of questions are asked about relationships before marriage. Yet my question is somehow different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_attractiveness&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Physical Attractiveness&lt;/a&gt; plays a very important role in creating a bond between a couple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem is that it's not confined to face only. It embraces all physical attributes of men and women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Face is something that we see, and it's not strictly prohibited by Islam. Yet other parts, specially reproductive organs are of course in the red zone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the spread of external sexual stimuli that needs true matches between men and women to save their marriage and faith through difficult world of Media, how one can make sure that the person he/she is choosing as future spouse is actually physically attractive to him/her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="841" LastActivityDate="2020-10-11T02:24:43.517" Title="How to measure physical attractiveness in Islam before marriage?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34938" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34936" CreationDate="2016-08-18T07:59:36.170" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, you cannot say that Quran has corrected all the errors in bible, Quran is a separate book and bible of the time when Quran was revealed was corrupted, but muslims do agree it was not VERY corrupted. We cannot compare that time's bible with today's bible. So, i don't know how quran would have corrected anything which was corrupted after its revelation though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being said that, as we all know, Islam has always been the religion of Allah, it's just how people transformed it and changed their books and their meanings. So, w can take anything from christians/jews or in this case form bible, which has no contradiction with islam. But if we find even a slight contradiction, we will leave that thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-08-18T07:59:36.170" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34939" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34923" CreationDate="2016-08-18T08:29:35.427" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will try to be short, and it might seem one sided answer, but i am expressing what i believe is right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Building dargah/shrines is a separate matter, doing shirk is separate matter.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, there's a whole debate and books written on building shrines and its status, but &lt;strong&gt;it is clear that this is not islam's pure practice, there were no shrines built for sahaba/tabaeen/taba-tabaennn or people of good times (قرون اولٰی)&lt;/strong&gt;, in fact there are clear ahadees forbidden building any kind of building on graves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following are a few ahadees supporting this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Umm Salamah and Umm Habeebah (may Allaah be pleased with them) told&#xA;  the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)&#xA;  about a church that they had seen in the land of Abyssinia, and the&#xA;  images that were in it. He (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)&#xA;  said: “&lt;strong&gt;When a righteous man died among them, they would build a place&#xA;  of worship over his grave and put those images in it. They are the&#xA;  most evil of mankind before Allaah.&lt;/strong&gt;” (Al-Bukhaari, 427; Muslim, 528)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Saheeh Muslim (532) Jundub ibn ‘Abd-Allaah (may&#xA;  Allaah be pleased with him) said: “I heard the Messenger of Allaah&#xA;  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: ‘I stand acquitted&#xA;  before Allah that I took anyone of you as a close friend (khaleel),&#xA;  for Allah has taken me as His close friend, as He took Ibraaheem as&#xA;  His close friend. Had I taken any one of my ummah as a close friend, I&#xA;  would have taken Abu Bakr as a close friend. &lt;strong&gt;Those who came before you&#xA;  used to take the graves of their Prophets and righteous men as places&#xA;  of worship, but you must not take graves as places of worship; I&#xA;  forbid you to do that.&lt;/strong&gt;’”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim Number 1080: Abu Huraira reported: &lt;strong&gt;The Messenger of Allah&#xA;  (may peace be upon him) said: Let Allah destroy the Jews for they have&#xA;  taken the graves of their apostles as places of worship&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim Chapter 200: IT IS FORBIDDEN TO PLASTER THE GRAVE OR&#xA;  CONSTRUCTING ANYTHING OVER IT Book 004, Number 2116 Jabir said:&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) forbade that the graves&#xA;  should be plastered or they be used as sitting places (for the&#xA;  people), or a building should be built over them&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abu Musa Al-Ashari enjoined upon us at the time of his death, saying,&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  “You should hasten with my funeral procession and do not follow me in&#xA;  suspense. Do not put in my grave anything that will come between me&#xA;  and the dust, &lt;strong&gt;and do not build anything over my grave&lt;/strong&gt;. Bear witness&#xA;  that I am free of those women who shave their heads, tear their&#xA;  clothes, and strike their faces.” &lt;strong&gt;They said, “Have you heard something&#xA;  about this?” He said, “Yes, from the Messenger of Allah, peace and&#xA;  blessings be upon him. ”&lt;/strong&gt; Musnad Ahmad 4/397 no. 19053&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now by these ahadees, it is clear that building shrines over graves is forbidden by the prophet ﷺ, and that sahaba didn't allowed it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;strong&gt;the people who are in favor of building shrines over graves, have merely some analogies, or things like that. These ahadees are clear cut and i believe are much stronger than their assumptions and weak references.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, after getting it clear the building on graves. &lt;strong&gt;Let's move to the matter of if we should go there or not.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in this matter, what i hold opinion is that today, in the time when their is every kind of sin being done in shrines, specially shirk of many kinds along with all kind of drugs available and everything. I would rather stay away from such places, because of the fear of getting involved in it. Otherwise visiting graves is allowed and encouraged for men. But as you can read in above ahadees, not to make them place of worshiping, or build some buildings on them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, for the people of india, i happen to be from Pakistan, where the situation is more or less same. They go there to ask them for waseela, as them to ask Allah for them, or some people even ask them for their problems. And many believe the person in the grave is listening to them, and will solve their problems, or at-least that they will CONVEY our issues to Allah. Now this is a separate issue. And here is where shirk comes in the scene. And you better ask them, why they believe so. I rather don't believe in this. And i ask Allah directly for whatever my problem is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-08-18T08:29:35.427" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34901" CreationDate="2016-08-18T10:14:28.383" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;For an analytical answer, consider what singing and music does. It takes your mind away from reality and makes you feel good. This is synonymous to the effect of intoxicants which is haram because anything that takes you away from reality is harmful for you, since it clouds your judgement and affects your behavior. These factors were reason enough for me to leave singing and music for good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10454" LastEditorUserId="10454" LastEditDate="2016-08-25T04:47:06.223" LastActivityDate="2016-08-25T04:47:06.223" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34943" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24192" CreationDate="2016-08-18T13:50:17.343" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I borrow an item from someone and damage it, I buy a new item exactly like the damaged item and give the new item to them. I then keep the old, damaged item for myself. Everybody is happy that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19026" LastActivityDate="2016-08-18T13:50:17.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34945" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-18T17:20:42.607" Score="4" ViewCount="2936" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are non Muslims allowed to build, repair or worship in places such as Churches, Temples and Synagogues in Muslim occupied lands, if they are living under Muslims as Dhimmis or have a peace treaty with them?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19080" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2019-12-23T13:23:13.440" LastActivityDate="2022-11-22T14:17:14.810" Title="What is the ruling on non-Muslims having Temples, Churches and Synagogues in Muslim lands?" Tags="|fiqh|non-muslim|other-religions|ahlul-kitab|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34872" CreationDate="2016-08-18T17:46:49.990" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not believe that it is haraam , per se, but I believe it is discouraged. Foul language is not becoming of a Muslim , or of anyone in general. Also, I have been taught that if one swears while fasting, while it does not break the fast, it makes it makrooh. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19109" LastActivityDate="2016-08-18T17:46:49.990" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34947" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34949" CreationDate="2016-08-18T21:06:33.477" Score="2" ViewCount="46703" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are these videos which is like some sort of 'hypnosis' thing for your subconscious mind. It plays these frequencies with an inaudible voice in the background that your subconscious can hear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, they're used for relaxation, confidence, weight-loss, sleep-even hair growth. It's scientifically proven and I've seen some results posted by regular people, so it works after some weeks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some videos which change your eye color. I've seen some really extreme ones like, brown-&gt;green, or blue-&gt;violet; but since I'm aware that I shouldn't alter anything on my face for it's altering Allah's creation, I've opted for lighter eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have dark brown eyes, but the video's purpose is to lighten it to a more 'hazel' color.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not &lt;em&gt;altering&lt;/em&gt; the eye color, just lightening it. But, I have my doubts, so is it permissible to use this method?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19111" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2018-05-28T23:31:50.037" LastActivityDate="2018-05-28T23:31:50.037" Title="Is it permissible to use &quot;subliminals&quot; in videos to change one's eye color?" Tags="|halal-haram|medical|human-body|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34948" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34952" CreationDate="2016-08-18T22:36:08.533" Score="1" ViewCount="5385" Body="&lt;p&gt;At what point can a person make the 4 sunnah salat at say the time of Zhur? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, if the Jammat for the 4 Furz of Zhur is at 1:30pm, and the calling of prayer is 1:16pm, when can I make the 4 sunnah prayer? Would it have to be straight AFTER the call of prayer or can it be before the call of prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastActivityDate="2016-08-19T11:20:59.253" Title="Time of reading Sunnah prayer before the fard prayer" Tags="|salat|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34949" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34947" CreationDate="2016-08-19T03:32:54.013" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa'alikumussalam warahmatullah wa barakatuh: May Allah rewards you with peace, love and blessings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any rules in Islam (aka hukum) are based on citation of 2 main source: The Quran and hadith by the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The basis of Islamic law is that any act is permissible (halal) except those forbidden by Allah and His Rasul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Satan has declare that they will lead us astray: (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.surah.my/4?l=en#119&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;An-Nisaa' 4:118-119&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah did curse him (the Satan), but he said: &quot;I will take of Thy&#xA;  servants a portion Marked off; (118)&#xA;  &quot;I will mislead them, and I will create in them false desires; I will order them to slit the ears of cattle, &lt;strong&gt;and to deface the (fair) nature created by Allah.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; Whoever, forsaking Allah, takes satan for a friend, hath of a surety suffered a loss that is manifest. (119)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Set steady to the fitrah created by Allah for us: (&lt;a href=&quot;http://surah.my/30?l=en#30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ar-Ruum 30:30&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So set thou thy face steadily and truly to the Faith: (establish)&#xA;  Allah.s handiwork according to &lt;strong&gt;the pattern on which He has made&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;mankind: no change (let there be) in the work (wrought) by Allah&lt;/strong&gt;. that&#xA;  is the standard Religion: but most among mankind understand not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Abdullah that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the Prophet (ﷺ) cursed the women who practice tattooing and those who&#xA;  seek to be tattooed, the women who remove hair from their faces&#xA;  seeking beautification by &lt;strong&gt;changing the creation of Allah&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are only allowed to fix injury or disability that we have but we should always appreciate what ever Allah has given to us, how ever it be. Any sign of rejection or dismissal towards Allah's gift for us are strongly a sinful deed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.surah.my/4?l=en#119&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.surah.my/4?l=en#119&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://surah.my/30?l=en#30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://surah.my/30?l=en#30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=women+change&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/search/?q=women+change&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19054" LastEditorUserId="19054" LastEditDate="2016-08-19T03:42:16.103" LastActivityDate="2016-08-19T03:42:16.103" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34950" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34937" CreationDate="2016-08-19T04:31:05.907" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The basis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Physical Attractiveness is not necessarily is the most important factors, as the prophet said, there are several factors, so choose religion before another:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1261770&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;narrated&lt;/a&gt; from Abdullah bin Amr that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the Prophet said: “Do not marry women for their beauty for it may lead&#xA;  to their doom. Do not marry them for their wealth, for it may lead&#xA;  them to fall into sin. Rather, marry them for their religion. A black&#xA;  slave woman with piercings who is religious is better.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is worth to mention that we should always remember to lower our gaze and do not go beyond aurah that should be covered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The proposed answer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the following is the proposed way for those who took Physical Attractiveness important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A guy can always ask her 'mahram' (those who can check on his behalf, such as her mother, sister, father or female friends) to check upon his preference. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I won't go that far. I will feel very ashamed to ask her for personal preference or state any requirements. I just accept and appreciate my partner as well as I am accepting my body god has given me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her mahram should not tell you how she look like, nor should one take a picture of her body parts that is haram to reveal to others. But to confirm whether or not does she fit and meet his preference. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The future&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being attractive is beyond physical look. An attractive people are those that keep a healthy life and a healthy relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam thought us to lower our gaze. One cannot deny the desire of wanting to try other women if we do not lower our gaze. Even if you have the most beautiful women in the world as your wife. Each women are beautiful, by look and by personality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No women are desirable when she is not healty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19054" LastEditorUserId="19054" LastEditDate="2016-08-20T11:28:05.980" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T11:28:05.980" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10072" CreationDate="2016-08-19T07:12:48.730" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think Anwar's answer has some good basics, but maybe he didn't explain his point well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One could say for every deed and everything there are levels in shari'a which are placed between the two opposites: halal and haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Halal only means that something is allowed or permissible without explicitly explaining what we could call &quot;the level of permission&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haram means that something is forbidden, prohibited or illegal. So in this case we have a red line and a definite level this means if you do this you did something illegal if you went further you are still illegal ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the levels are (this is only a simple scale starting with haram):&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Haram &gt; makrooh &gt; mubah &gt; mustahab ~ mandub &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here &quot;&gt;&quot; could be replaced with &quot;better&quot; or equal, but in shari'a it is always understood as &quot;better&quot;. And &quot;~&quot; could be understood as equal or more or less equal.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Note that makrooh, mubah etc. are levels of halal. Also note that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AD/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mubah&lt;/a&gt; is one of the synonyms of &lt;a href=&quot;http://%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;halal&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic language, but in terms of fiqh only means that something is allowed and therefore it's level is less than something which is recommended.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;As you asked about makroh it means: that it is frowned upon. This means doing it wouldn't be a sin but leaving it would be better. in Arabic language makrooh includes the root kariha &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%87/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;كره&lt;/a&gt; which means hate, so something makrooh is hated so from a linguistic point of view there's a clear tendency to haram. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;As I'm not aware of the shi'a fiqh so I must say that in some sunni madhabs there are statements about things being makrooh, which based on sahih hadiths should be perfectly fine (halal) this means at least mubah not makrooh. And especially those scholars who use the &quot;Prohibition of evasive legal devices&quot; often declare something halal as makrooh or haram if a reason or tendency to commit a sin through this is observable due to the practice of the people. As a matter which is considered as makrooh can be considered as something leading to haram or a sin. I think if you need information on how a ruling is concluded you can find a good explanation in Battle of Karbala's answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to your question I think from a linguistic perspective anything haram is makrooh, but anything makrooh is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; haram. From a fiqh perspective we must do a clear cut, so anything which is makrooh is not haram per se. But if it leaded to haram based on the above mentioned rule it can be declared to be haram. For the special comment which is the background of your question I think a scholar may in his elaboration of a fatwa make a distinction of what is makrooh in an act or deed and what is haram usually if there's something haram he would deduce that the whole matter is haram. But of course if we put a (bad) deed or matter under a &quot;microscope&quot; we can find makrooh aspects and haram aspects beside mubah and maybe even mustahab aspects... so a coexistence isn't excluded in single parts of a deed, but a general view of the deed would give a definite fatwa about it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most examples for this usually come from ahadith which lead to different interpretations or verdicts depending on specific conditions:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;For example a hadith saying that our Prophet () kissed his wives while fasting may lead to the following conclusions:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;kissing the wives while fasting is permissible for Muhammad () only! So it would be haram for anybody else (I don't know of any scholar saying so)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;kissing the wives while fasting is permissible for older men only! So it would be haram for younger men (this view is actually held by some scholars), but halal or at least makruh for others.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;kissing the wives while fasting is permissible for any man as long as it doesn't cause arousal to him! So it is halal, but the easier a person gets aroused the more this moves from makruh to haram.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-10-07T14:27:47.513" LastActivityDate="2019-10-07T14:27:47.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="34952" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34948" CreationDate="2016-08-19T07:32:27.730" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer is based on your example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For instance, if the Jammat for the 4 Furz of Zhur is at 1:30pm, and the calling of prayer is 1:16pm&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the call of the prayer starts at 1:16 you should (this recommended based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the hadith&lt;/a&gt;, which recommends saying what the muadhin says and in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; teaches us how) wait until it ends, and perform the dua' quoted in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/3/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; a version with a transliteration). Then you can pray an optional prayer. Assuming you mean the 4 rak'a sunnah before dohr you should of course perform it before the call for Iqamah for the mandatory prayer (so this is the timezone were you can perform it) and after the adhan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means if the time for the prayer has started earlier than the call for adhan -for example according the prayer chart dohr is at 1:13 and in your mosque they make the call for adhan at 1:30 and Iqamah at 1:45- you are allowed to perform it before the adhan but after 1:13, but i won't recommend it because it might create confusion and you also have enough time after the adhan in your mosque. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is how you should do it if you already were in the mosque when the adhan call was performed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If not it is recommended to perform the two rak'a greeting of the mosque first than the optional sunnah for Zohr (see also my answer on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/34929/do-i-read-the-sunnah-rakkats-in-the-mosque/34935#34935&quot;&gt;Do i read the sunnah rakkats in the mosque&lt;/a&gt; for details about this).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that any sunnah prayer which is related to a fard prayer has a specific timing (this means it can only be performed before or after the prayer, for example for Zohr there is a sunnah qabilya (before) and a sunnah ba'diyah (after), but for 'Asr there's only a sunnah qabilyah and the time always starts with the adhan or entering of the time for the mandatory prayer). On the other hand if you are in a Muslim country you should have in mind that praying these kind of sunnah prayers at home is recommended (see my answers on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/30642/will-my-salah-be-accepted-if-i-pray-at-home/30662?s=11%7C0.0000#30662&quot;&gt;Will my salah be accepted if I pray at home?&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/32602/is-it-obligatory-to-pray-taraweeh-in-the-mosque&quot;&gt;Is it obligatory to pray Taraweeh in the mosque?&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/12599/sunnah-prayers-how-many-rak%c4%81t?s=2|2.1953&quot;&gt;Sunnah prayers; how many rak&amp;#39;āt?&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/9451/where-is-praying-2-and-2-sunnah-prayers-before-zuhr-comes-from?s=7|1.4612&quot;&gt;Where is praying 2 and 2 sunnah prayers before Zuhr comes from?&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/28550/offer-all-sunnah-before-farz&quot;&gt;Offer all sunnah before farz&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-08-19T11:20:59.253" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30840" CreationDate="2016-08-19T08:29:48.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa'alailumussalam warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, dear brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'm in love with a woman and she also loves me a lot. But she is married. Her husband gives her rights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to remind you to be careful brother since having intimate relationship with someone else's wife is haram and prohibited in Islam. &lt;strong&gt;Be careful with satan trickery.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He is always making her sad and he is having affairs with other women&#xA;  which is zina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can help her by making sure it is a valid accusation. It is a serious accusation towards any muslim. Make sure that you are not easily come into conclusion without any proof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;how can she get divorced?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Divorcing married couple is a sin. All you can do as a third person is helping her case reported to reputable people for help. She can then ask a judge opinion to divorce her marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can ask her for marriage once she is no longer someone's wife (and finished her i'ddah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19054" LastActivityDate="2016-08-19T08:29:48.943" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33430" CreationDate="2016-08-19T09:13:49.657" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I made a fast research in some tafsir books:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=2257&amp;amp;idto=2257&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;ID=1690&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Qurtoby&lt;/a&gt; said that Verse 19:7&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... &quot;O Zechariah, indeed We give you good tidings of a boy whose name will be John. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Includes three aspects: the miracle or maybe honor (both words could be used for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;كرامة&lt;/a&gt; al-Qurtoby used) of answering his supplication, the power of giving a boy, and the third the assignment for a name that has not yet been given before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In al-Bahr al-mohhet it was said the fact that the Quran quotes the supplication of Zakria three times in different surats means that he was asking Allah for a long time, some even pretend between the dua' and the &quot;answer&quot; 40 years passed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the story is in first place used as an example of the importance of patience in asking Allah and making supplication and trust in Allah. Al-Qurtobi in the context of the story also emphasized the fact that it is allowed and recommended to pray to bear and quoted a number of ahadith on the matter like this in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/80/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and verses like &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:38&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/37/100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;37:100&lt;/a&gt;. This is what i could conclude also from &lt;a href=&quot;http://articles.islamweb.net/media/index.php?page=article&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;id=168299&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic) quoting the story of Zakaria and an other quoting the story of Ismael. So scholars don't regard this as a special case rather than an example of Allah's power and as an example of &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Be,&quot; and it is كُن فَيَكُونُ (See for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/117&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:117&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:47&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:59&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/73&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;6:73&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/16/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;16:40&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/19/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;19:35&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/36/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;36:82&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/40/68&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;40:68&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One could say the major view of scholars is one must trust Allah when making dua' (this means one must be certain that Allah will answer as explained in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the hadith&lt;/a&gt;, see also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/48/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith qudsi&lt;/a&gt;). Du'a is always recommended and one must be patient, as Allah hears it but we don't know the wisdom behind whether he answers it fast or not...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Therefore praying and asking Allah to have offspring is valid as you can read in the fatwa i posted in my comment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastActivityDate="2016-08-19T09:13:49.657" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34955" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34956" CreationDate="2016-08-19T09:45:56.033" Score="4" ViewCount="1541" Body="&lt;p&gt;In EU you have to use stunning methods before slaughtering animals. &lt;a href=&quot;http://ec.europa.eu/food/animals/welfare/practice/slaughter/index_en.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It's not legal to slaughter animals without stunning them. How does this affect halal slaughter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know there are difference of opinions about this. I would like to have an answer on these issues:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;It is halal to eat stunned animals&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one saying it is halal to eat slaughtered meat where stunning methods has been used before the slaughter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What if the animals dies when it's stunned? Is it still halal? &lt;em&gt;(most I know says it's haram)&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are there difference of opinions which might say that it is halal to eat either if the animal die before the slaughter or not?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How can you determine that the animal died or not died before the slaughter. &lt;em&gt;(i.e how to determine that it died by being stunned)&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;It is haram to eat stunned animals&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Where would you buy your meat?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are some who buy meat from people who privately slaughter animals without stunning methods (illegally) in EU. &lt;strong&gt;Isn't this against our Islamic principles?&lt;/strong&gt; Because as muslims we have to fullfil our contracts. Being a citizen in a country means that you have a personal contract which you should fulfill the rules of. (O you who have believed, fulfill [all] contracts. 5:1) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When answering, if you are following a special point of view or madhhab (school of thought), to derive to your answer or following a fatwa or a scholar, please point it out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Also notice that I am not looking for an answer about that you must say bismillah and that the one slaughtering must be a muslim and so on...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T08:36:54.923" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T08:36:54.923" Title="stunning animals before slaughter - different opinions" Tags="|fiqh|meat|dhabihah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34955" CreationDate="2016-08-19T10:32:22.047" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You already quoted &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:1&lt;/a&gt; but if you go further you can read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Lawful for you are the animals of grazing livestock except for that which is recited to you [in this Qur'an] - ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we are told that it would be revealed in the Quran what kind of flesh is lawful for us!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:3&lt;/a&gt; you can read the kind of flesh which is prohibited:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah , and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns, and those from which a wild animal has eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death], and those which are sacrificed on stone altars, and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and stunning is not one of those, which are prohibited, maybe through some explanation we can add it, but for now we look for a work around not for how to create a fatwa for prohibiting flesh!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:4-5&lt;/a&gt; you can read what is allowed for us and more exactly in 5:5 you'll find:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which says we are allowed to eat the food of people of the book. note that surat al-Maidah is one of the last revealed surahs and this verse is quoted among the last verses revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this was the opinion of ibn 'Arafah (al-maliki) long ago and it was lately adapted by al-Azhar scholars and spread in Europe by them. I'm not sure whether al-Qaradawi has written the same in some of his books or given a similar fatwa. The addition made by al-Azhar scholars AFAIK is: If to say bismiallah Allahu akbar before eating the meat even if it was not slaughtered the correct way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some more fiqh details based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/83362&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If stunning happens before the slaughtering then there are three cases:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;if the animal was stunned and immolated before it dies, then it is halal.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;if it died through the sunning, it is haram as it is a dead animal (5:3).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;if one doesn't know, then one should take the overbalanced view, so if for example it was known that most animals die before they have been immolated than it would be haram if not halal.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This fatwa affirms that meat from slaughtering of people of the book is halal and also says that stunning from an Islamic perspective is haram (note that the word الصعق for stunning here seems to be understood as electrocution -which is only one of the methods described in the ruling-. The whole regulation seems to go ahead with Islamic teachings in avoiding harming the animal, and the purpose of stunning in this context is a kind of anesthesia, which shouldn't be as harmful as assumed in the fatwa), but if one can only slaughter this way it would be valid to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is so far an answer for the fiqh source and views. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short answer for your other questions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that even in case of a Muslim slaughterer the animal could die from fear, or have a bad death if the person who is performing it was not experienced enough.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that these rules of the EU apply only in case of a regular slaughtering that means for slaughtering for further sale! In this case usually a veterinary is present in would control everything so the chance of an animal dying for the quoted reasons isn't high!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I know that many Muslims buy animals directly from farmers and perform the slaughtering on site (without consulting a veterinary, this would be halal slaughtering, but is it safe?)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note also that many supermarkets in Europe sell meat which has a sign saying it is halal. So one can buy the meat there also many Muslim supermarkets have their own slaughterhouse or for example in Germany used to buy or import some kinds of meat from countries where it is/was allowed to slaughter the Muslim way (Austria was one of them a few years ago).&#xA;So there are options to buy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course if one doesn't trust all of this we can eat and buy fish or become a vegetarian ;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Issue of Odhiya الأضحية or 'Aqiqah العقيقة&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This again is a workaround that I usually practice: the 'aqiqah for my children doesn't take place in our presence but at the house of either my parents or my in-laws, so for example my father in law buys a cheap and performs the 'Aqiah in our name (he could be refunded but usually doesn't accept it, but we also leave some money with him). One can buy a cheap for odhiya via a Muslim organization who spends the whole odhiya in a poor Muslim country or to people who would be in need.&lt;br&gt; But as said above I also ordered at a Muslim grocery here a cheap for 'Id and asked them to slaughter it in my name and got it from them on the day of 'Id or a day later. So in any case if you don't perform the slaughtering yourself you would be dependent on the person who performs it and you either have to trust them or don't in that case there's no way out expect buying an animal and slaughtering it yourself or as stated let others do it for you in a Muslim country as agents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally I would like to point at a chapter in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32009R1099&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Regulation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(18) &#xA;  Derogation from stunning in case of religious slaughter taking place in slaughterhouses was granted by Directive 93/119/EC. Since Community provisions applicable to religious slaughter have been transposed differently depending on national contexts and considering that national rules take into account dimensions that go beyond the purpose of this Regulation, it is important that derogation from stunning animals prior to slaughter should be maintained, leaving, however, a certain level of subsidiarity to each Member State. As a consequence, this Regulation respects the freedom of religion and the right to manifest religion or belief in worship, teaching, practice and observance, as enshrined in Article 10 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope i covered your questions if i missed any feel free to remind me I'll edit my answer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-22T10:31:12.233" LastActivityDate="2016-08-22T10:31:12.233" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34957" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-19T12:07:59.710" Score="2" ViewCount="210" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am considering converting to Islam and have several questions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is my name permissible, or should I change it due to it having un-Islamic meanings? Todd means fox, clever or wily (intending to be deceitful), and Christopher means Christ-bearer. I've been told that Todd shouldn't be used because of it's connotation, and Christopher is too Christian.  Also, should I go through the legal change process or just use my new name like a nickname?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My other question is hair on men, my hair is long, it is past my shoulders but is neat and kept clean, am I commanded to cut it if I convert? My beard is already in and long.  I've heard I should cut or not as long as it's neat.  Also, what about piercings?  I have lip and ear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19115" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2016-08-26T07:16:25.127" LastActivityDate="2016-08-26T07:16:25.127" Title="Looking at converting, have some questions" Tags="|non-muslim|conversion|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2016-08-22T20:49:18.877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34957" CreationDate="2016-08-19T12:19:49.007" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a rough answer without any evidence (I'll try to give some later):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;IMO Todd as a name is OK the bigger problem would be with Christopher, as for the ruling on whether you'll have your new name as a nickname or if you need to go through a legal change process. I'd say the tendency would be for the change process but I honestly have no backup for that.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hair length for a Muslim man is not a problem the most important is a clean appearance. I think I've read somewhere that even sahaba had long hair. Pearcings should be a problem if you want to convert you should take them away as Islam doesn't allow &quot;harming&quot; oneself!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This is a difficult question: From one perspective it is the best if your conversion came from your insight and faith. On the other hand some may say as we don't know when we will die, it could be best to convert as dying as Muslim would mean a good chance to enter Jannah. Especially as you already knew about Islam. So you should try to learn and check and ask and I hope you'll make the right decision.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2016-08-22T05:08:44.827" LastActivityDate="2016-08-22T05:08:44.827" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34961" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-19T17:32:02.803" Score="3" ViewCount="362" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know there is a lot of criticism for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Waqidi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Waqidi&lt;/a&gt; by the scholars and muhadditheen (scholars of hadith). They accuse him of being a liar and unreliable. But some scholars say he is trustworthy, such as al Al-Dhahabi and Ibn Kathir. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a maghazi (Prophetic biography) historical point of view, &lt;strong&gt;do we reject everything Al-Waqidi has to say?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19080" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T10:59:36.607" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T10:59:36.607" Title="Status of al Waqidi as a narrator?" Tags="|hadith|history|ilm-ar-rijal|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34962" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35016" CreationDate="2016-08-19T17:46:30.563" Score="3" ViewCount="5206" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand Allah has made it permissible for Muslim men to marry women of the book (al kitaab) who is chaste. Mashallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if the woman is not chaste? Is it possible for her to become chaste? What are the requirements for her to become chaste?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is for the sunni school of thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-03-24T09:33:07.573" LastActivityDate="2023-03-24T09:33:07.573" Title="Can we marry non-chaste women of the book al kitaab?" Tags="|nikah|non-muslim|christianity|interfaith-marriage|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34963" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-19T18:57:47.940" Score="1" ViewCount="363" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sujud_Sahwi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sujud Sahwi or Sajdah of forgetfulness occurs during the ritual salat prayer. Out of forgetfulness a person can either omit obligatory parts of salat (Qabli) or add to the salat (Ba'adi). In either cases the person corrects his/her salat by doing the Sujud Sahwi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What must I do as remedy for a Magrib that I observed 4 raka'ats instead of three? After Teslim I noticed I did four Raka'ats?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19121" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T01:06:37.910" LastActivityDate="2017-05-20T03:20:34.487" Title="What to do after peforming four raka'ats in magrib instead of three?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34966" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34957" CreationDate="2016-08-19T23:18:21.683" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am going to answer your questions about the name and the hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider this answer: &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/30189/is-the-name-christine-haram&quot;&gt;Is the name “Christine” haram?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About your name: &quot;Early Christians used it as a metaphorical name, expressing that they carried Christ in their hearts. &quot;... Christ means &quot;the chosen one&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would draw the same conclusion as in the answer to the related question (Is the name “Christine” haram?).  I.e that your name is not haram.&#xA;Also by changing your name to a arabic name, you might just make life harder for yourself. So in the times we are living in, I wouldn't recommend it. If you insist on changing it I would recommend changing it to something like Elias (Ilyas in arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hair shouldn't be a problem. In fact there are hadiths that the Prophet (saw) used to have long hair. It was kind of a fashion in that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-08-19T23:18:21.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34967" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-20T02:22:20.203" Score="2" ViewCount="153" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Question&lt;/em&gt;: Is it okay to kill bugs (e.g. spiders, mosquitoes)?  And under what circumstances?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.think-deep.org/images/treating_animals_badly.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aBmMUm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aBmMUm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;May the curse of Allah be on the one who treats an animal harshly. -- Prophet Muhammad&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Image source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.think-deep.org/values/treatment-of-animals-according-to-prophet-of-islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.think-deep.org/values/treatment-of-animals-according-to-prophet-of-islam&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel like I should be more careful when squishing bugs in the future, and try to avoid it if possible (just in case).  However, honestly, I do not value the life of a mosquito the way I value the life of a mammal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Googling the question leads to some unreliable and/or incomplete answers.  The general attitude is that it's okay if the bugs are harmful or potentially harmful.  However, this is a matter of perspective: any animal could potentially be harmful, e.g., by carrying a disease (although it's the disease which is harmful, not the animal), and it's not like I would investigate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A mosquito would typically cause momentary discomfort, and maybe an itchy bite.  But if it's diseased, it's a different matter altogether.  In the case of spiders, am I supposed to know which kinds of spiders are poisonous or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And just for fun, I saw this on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/islam/comments/32klpq/is_killing_insects_a_sin/?st=is2jbt7e&amp;amp;sh=05b3bd13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reddit&lt;/a&gt; in response to the related question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whenever someone talks about Islam being a violent religion I'm going to point them to this thread about literally not harming a fly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T02:22:20.203" Title="Eww, a bug. Squish! Wait, should I have not done that?" Tags="|halal-haram|animals|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-07-06T23:10:31.260" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30517" CreationDate="2016-08-20T08:08:24.663" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can marry her, only if she accepts Islam and tells Shahadatain voluntarily. This is not a simple decision, but there are many examples of such convergence to Islam. Because if she really loves you, she will accept to research on your family, your thoughts, and your religion. Give here a change, and hope that she will accept the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2411" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T08:08:24.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34970" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-20T10:35:55.770" Score="4" ViewCount="4543" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know about &lt;code&gt;affiliate marketing&lt;/code&gt; specifically &lt;code&gt;amazon affiliate marketing&lt;/code&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Amazon Commission System:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Amazon gives a tracking ID to the marketer. If any visitor will come at amazon site with any tracking ID amazon saves that ID for 24 hours. In these 24 hours that person whatever buy marketer will get the commission. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I have confusion about amazon affiliation, suppose:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are lots of products at amazon. Someone suppose Jubair is promoting halal product such as bicycle from his website. A visitor called Talha goes to amazon site from that bicycle site. He buys something from amazon site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the fatwa to the marketer Jubair for following questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If Talha buys halal product (s)? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If Talha buys haram product(s)? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If Talha buys both halal and haram products?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4506" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T11:50:36.693" LastActivityDate="2020-03-08T19:17:49.747" Title="Is amazon affiliate marketing haram for the marketer?" Tags="|hanafi|business|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34971" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="34987" CreationDate="2016-08-20T10:56:35.360" Score="3" ViewCount="2788" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamo Alaikum,&#xA;Is washing nose, mouth and hands (upto wrist) optional in ablution? The method of ablution is mentioned by Allah in  Ayat no. 6 of Surah Maida, in which there is no mentioning of washing nose, mouth and hands in this Ayat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16580" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T18:14:41.353" Title="Is washing nose, mouth and hands optional in ablution?" Tags="|wudu|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34973" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28971" CreationDate="2016-08-20T13:11:58.607" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can ask any wish you want in prayer. But you should not change the phrases what Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) have taught us. It is uniform for all muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19130" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T13:11:58.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34974" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16186" CreationDate="2016-08-20T13:56:32.877" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;At the time of Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) a woman came to him and said she was into a bad relationship(without marriage) and asked for the punishment (Punishment for Prostitute or bad relationship is throwing stone upon the victim to Death). Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) asked was she pregnant and the woman said yes.&#xA;So, Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) said gave birth to the child and then come to me( birth time is ~10 months).&#xA;The woman came to Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) after given birth to the child she carried.&#xA;Then Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) asked who was she? and the woman said the things.&#xA;Then Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) asked come after when the child forget milk feeding (milk feeding is 2 yrs).&#xA;After 2 yrs the woman again came to Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) and told that the child had forgotten milk feeding.&#xA;Then Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) called all Shahaabahs and told them to punish that woman to death(the punishment is throwing stones till death).&#xA;And one Shahaabah scolded that woman for that bad relationship, then Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) said don't scold her  and said she will stand purely without any sin in front of Allah in after life.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sorry i don't remember the Hadith number but it is a Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By this Hadith, the woman was pregnant because of bad relation ( without marriage) and Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) didn't tell her to abort the child, instead he said give birth to that child and grow till he forgets the milk feeding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so you should not abort the child.&#xA;you should grow that child.&#xA;but if you want to be without sin. you have to accept the punishment for the bad relationship in your country or pray to Allah to forgive your great sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ya Allah, Please forgive this sister's sin and help her to raise the child in a good manner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19130" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T13:56:32.877" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34975" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-20T16:09:18.070" Score="1" ViewCount="5131" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it okay to steal something similar, of what was stolen from you, from the thief? (If you couldn't find the original thing that was stolen from you.)&#xA;Ex. My neighbor stole my football and denied ever taking it, but my family witnessed him taking it. I never found it again so I couldn't take my football back, but would it be okay if I take one his regular footballs, just like mine but a bit smaller. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19132" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-04-02T23:50:36.763" LastActivityDate="2018-04-03T00:46:54.533" Title="Is it okay to steal something from your thief?" Tags="|halal-haram|theft|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34971" CreationDate="2016-08-20T16:27:16.287" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa 'alaikum salaam .&#xA;yeah that's right that Qur'aan verse doesn't mention nose,mouth and wrist.&#xA;But &lt;strong&gt;Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) showed us to clean that parts too when doing Wudhu&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;Allah sent Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) to explain the Qur'aan, so, he said to clean that parts too so, we have to clean that parts too when doing wudhu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19130" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T16:27:16.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34978" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32881" CreationDate="2016-08-20T16:41:18.040" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zakat is for one's earnings.&#xA;What ever you earn you have to pay 2.5% from that earning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sorry if my answer doesn't suits your question.&#xA;But if you earn you gotta give Zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19130" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T16:41:18.040" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34979" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34957" CreationDate="2016-08-20T16:54:05.753" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu 'alaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like the above answers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Name is not a problem if it doesn't have non-islamic or bad meaning.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hair is not even a problem. Even Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) also had hair like your's. It was very long. about the beard. keep it, if it is neet and suits you. but be beautiful. about the piercing. You should take it. You can't be like a muslim with piercings&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You are a muslim. Since you believe that Islam is the true religion. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Welcome to Islam. May Allah give you good health and victory in your research.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And can you share us your research about Islam. It will be useful for us to tell about Islam to non-muslims&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19130" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T16:54:05.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1659" CreationDate="2016-08-20T17:04:51.403" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The right hand possess means Female slaves.&#xA;In the 6th century it was common for everyone having slaves.&#xA;But Islam created a new rule for slavery. Islam encouraged Freeing slaves. And marry them or get them marry to others.&#xA;Like Battle of Karbala said, Islam banned slavery. &#xA;Islam made slaves humans. 6th century Arabs didn't even treated slaves as humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19130" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-08T06:17:24.080" LastActivityDate="2017-11-08T06:17:24.080" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34981" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34963" CreationDate="2016-08-20T17:10:57.240" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you did four Rakats instead of three.&#xA;If you come to remember before finising Prayer ( in last sitting state: Athahiyath) do two Sajdhas after finishing all duas in Athahiyath before giving Salaam. Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) Sajdhas was long from ordinary sajdhaas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you come to know after finishing prayer. Do the same 2 sajdhas and give salaam again. There is no Special duas taught by Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) for the 2 sajdhas. but it was long than ordinary sajdhas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19130" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T17:10:57.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34982" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29162" CreationDate="2016-08-20T17:14:51.577" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think. You should discuss with your partners. Its according to your business contract. If you accepted to the contract of B=40% share. Then you should do as you promised in the contract. Or change the contract by discussing to all other 3 partners and get a solution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19130" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T17:14:51.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31297" CreationDate="2016-08-20T17:29:40.947" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You mean Zulkarnain and Jesus is same person. If it was your question it is wrong. Jesus(pbuh) is a Prophet and also son of the Virgin Mary(pbuh) and Zulkarnain is a king who built a wall to stop Ya'jooj and Ma'jooj.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19130" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T17:29:40.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5732" CreationDate="2016-08-20T17:36:57.543" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all Every sea food is halaal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the following is the alcohol content in mirin which is an ingredient of sushi . alcohol is prohibited, so you should avoid sushi or tell chef not to add mirin in your sushi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;There are three general types of mirin. The first is hon mirin (literally: true mirin), which contains approximately 14% alcohol and is produced by a forty- to sixty-day mashing (saccharification) process. The second is shio mirin, which contains alcohol as low as 1.5% to avoid alcohol tax. The third is shin mirin (literally: new mirin), or mirin-fu chomiryo (literally: mirin-like seasoning), which contains less than 1% alcohol yet retains the same flavor.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;---- source wikipedia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19130" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T17:36:57.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34987" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34971" CreationDate="2016-08-20T18:04:50.893" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;واعلیکم السلام&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are four Mandatory things (&lt;em&gt;Farz&lt;/em&gt;) in Wuzu.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Wash face one time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Wash hands till elbow one time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;do masah of one-forth of head one time&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;wash feet with ankle one time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Quran&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5:6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Surah Ma'idah - Ayah 6&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your faces and your forearms to the elbows and wipe over your heads and wash your feet to the ankles. And if you are in a state of janabah, then purify yourselves. But if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted women and do not find water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and hands with it. Allah does not intend to make difficulty for you, but He intends to purify you and complete His favor upon you that you may be grateful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hadith&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1254180&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah performed ablution washing each part once. He said: 'This is the ablution of the person from whom Allah will not accept his prayer without it.' Then he performed ablution washing each part twice, and he said: 'This is the ablution that Allah appreciates.' Then he performed ablution washing each part three times, and said: 'This is how ablution is performed properly, and this is my ablution and the ablution of the Close Friend of Allah, Ibrahim. Whoever performs ablution like this, then on completing it says: 'Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluhu' (I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammed is His servant and His Messenger), eight gates of Paradise will be opened to him and he may enter through whichever one he wants.'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from mandatory(Farz), others thing are Sunnah.. If you only Follow the Farz of Wuzu, it is ok, you can perform Namaz. But to gain more Sawab, it is highly recommended to follow Sunnah way of Wuzu and follow its Mustahabat and avoid things that are prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find more about Sunnah, Mustahabat and Prohibition for &lt;em&gt;Wuzu&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicacademy.org/html/Learn_Now/English/Wazoo.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18988" LastEditorUserId="18988" LastEditDate="2016-08-20T18:14:41.353" LastActivityDate="2016-08-20T18:14:41.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34988" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-20T20:40:09.600" Score="4" ViewCount="1909" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to call your child ya mohammad? I am confused. We know that Allah calls prophet mohammad as ya mohammad and to my understanding its going to be only permissible to call someone as only mohammad, not necessarily the exact way that Allah did addressed the prophet as ya mohammad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19134" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-20T05:05:34.557" LastActivityDate="2017-08-20T05:05:34.557" Title="Is it permissible to call your child ya mohammad?" Tags="|halal-haram|naming|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34990" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35012" CreationDate="2016-08-20T21:26:20.843" Score="2" ViewCount="16678" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There seems to be an issue I am discovering where when trying to find mosques who can perform a Nikah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they want witnesses (understandable).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they want a civil wedding certificate first&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they don't have a form available to fill or take their time in getting back and never do get back!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem is, I don't have any Muslim friends or relatives who are nearby who can be witnesses. Furthermore, I wouldn't want a civil marriage first to get a certificate in order to then do a Nikah. &#xA;Some Mosques also take their time in terms of getting back and providing a form for the Nikah or you have to wait 3 months+!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering is there an alternative to perform a Nikah which will be accepted Islamically and correctly? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastActivityDate="2019-03-16T10:41:32.917" Title="Perform Nikah yourself?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30207" CreationDate="2016-08-21T03:18:16.130" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is haram (forbidden) to eat pork, as pig flesh is considered impure (najasat).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Forbidden to you is... the flesh of swine...  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alim.org/library/quran/ayah/compare/5/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 5:3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Muhammad tell them: I did not find in what has been revealed to me anything forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, except the meat of an already dead animal, or running blood or the flesh of swine (pork) - for these are unclean... -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alim.org/library/quran/ayah/compare/6/145&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 6:145&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed the ground will be regarded as impure as a result of coming in contact with pig body parts.  However...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And He it is Who sendeth the winds, glad tidings heralding His mercy, and We send down purifying water from the sky. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alim.org/library/quran/ayah/compare/25/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 25:48&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;We can just wait for the next rain or snowfall to cleanse the ground, so we do not fear from this side anything&amp;quot; --- &lt;a href=&quot;http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/12/world/europe/switzerland-mosque/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abdel Azziz Qaasim Illi, spokesman for Switzerland's Central Islamic Council&lt;/a&gt; (discussing a related incident)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not a significant obstacle to building a mosque there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anyone is considering doing this, please don't harm animals;  pouring alcohol on the site would also make it impure, and have the same effect of (a) making Muslims feel unwelcome, and (b) momentarily obstruct the building of a mosque.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T03:18:16.130" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34992" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34962" CreationDate="2016-08-21T04:23:59.723" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;And How the girl got non-chaste. is she a widow? or was she into a bad relationship? or was she a prostitute?.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If she is a widow, you should definitely marry her. because according to one Hadith Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) said one who support Widow or an orphan gets the benefit of Hijrath with Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) (Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) and some shahaabahs migrated from Makkah to Madina) or the benefit of fasting in day and praying in night for life time. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here Benefit=Benefit in Afterlife, opposite to sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if she was into a bad-relationship or in a prostitute.&#xA;You can't marry her until she change to a good woman for Allah and Jannah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19130" LastEditorUserId="19130" LastEditDate="2016-08-21T16:51:15.310" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T16:51:15.310" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34993" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34990" CreationDate="2016-08-21T04:42:34.947" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can marry in a Registrar Office as an official wedding according to your country. &#xA;Sorry I am from India. here one can marry in Registrar office where government gives you the official certificate to your marriage. But according to Islam's law. &#xA;There should be a witness from the Bride's side like father or guardian, who accepts the marriage.&#xA;In Islam, Marriage is a life-time contract between the bride and the groom.&#xA;There is no specific way to do a Muslim's marriage taught by Prophet Muhammed(pbuh).&#xA;You can just Marry with the Bride's full acceptance and the Bride's side witness. But this type of marriage doesn't accepted by the government. So you should favor the Government by your country's law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Groom should give the Bride her Money (Mahar) --Qur'aan 4:4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Goorm should give a Feast (Valimaa) in His money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Marriage should be very simple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19130" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T04:42:34.947" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34995" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34988" CreationDate="2016-08-21T05:19:52.977" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you don't know Arabic (me too).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Arabic Ya!(يا)is like Oh! in English.&#xA;like Oh Mohammad. Everyone in Arab country call like this. It is just a Language. It is not prohibited to call a child with name Muhammad, Ya Muhammad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19130" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T05:19:52.977" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34996" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-21T08:57:18.207" Score="5" ViewCount="12877" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lady is living without her husband from last 7 months, as her husband is working abroad and she is living at her patents' home.  Her husband has divorced her now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is regarding iddat (period of waiting).  Does she need to perform iddat or not?  Even though she didn't see her husband for 7 months.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19137" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-02T20:32:23.133" LastActivityDate="2018-07-09T08:28:09.593" Title="Is Iddah required if the couple has been seperate for a time before divorce?" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|talaq|iddah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34997" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35000" CreationDate="2016-08-21T10:44:04.943" Score="1" ViewCount="2319" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that in Islam adoption is not allowed Qur'an verses Qur’an 33:37 and 33:4-5 pertain to that. My Question is which of these verses came first, 33:4-5 or 33:37 in terms of order of revelation!?! Did adoption become haram after Prophet Muhammad s.a.w married Zaynab or before in 33:4-5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19080" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-22T12:30:47.653" LastActivityDate="2021-09-15T03:52:05.283" Title="Confusion about Qur'an Qur’an 33:37 and 33:4-5 and Adoption ruling?" Tags="|sharia|quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34998" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-21T10:57:54.530" Score="1" ViewCount="284" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is an imam required when making a marriage proposal when the father and I already know each other well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He has good knowledge of my character and deen and we often have long conversations and discussions on a variety of topics. We have a good relationship and know each other well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am seeking a non-Shia answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2729" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-29T23:59:28.370" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T23:59:28.370" Title="Is an imam required when making a marriage proposal?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="34999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34988" CreationDate="2016-08-21T11:46:04.273" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hadith&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported that a child was born to a person amongst us and he gave him the name of Muhammad. Thereupon his people said:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  We will not allow You to give the name of Muhammad (to your child) after the name of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). He set forth with his son carrying him on his back and came to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ), and said: Allah's Messenger a son has been born to me and I have given him the name after the name of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), whereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Give him my name but do not give him my kunya, for I am Qasim in the sense that I distribute (the spoils of war) and the dues of Zakat amongst you. ( &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/38/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 38, Hadith 3&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A boy was born to one of our men, the Ansar, and he wanted to name him Muhammad. Then Ansari man said, &quot;I took the boy to the Prophet (ﷺ). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;Name your child by my name, but do not name (them) by my Kunya, for I have been made Qasim (i.e., a distributor) to distribute (the booty etc.) amongst you.&quot; The narrator, Husain said that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;I have been sent as a Qasim (i.e., distributor) to distribute (things) amongst you.&quot; [The Sub narrator Salim said that he heard Jabir saying that the man wanted to name the boy Al-Qasim, but the Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;Call (your sons) by my name, but do not name (them) by my Kunya.&quot;].. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/57/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari Book 57, Hadith 23&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to these Hadiths, having a name 'Muhammad' is not forbidding.Now regarding your question, that calling of &lt;code&gt;Muhammad&lt;/code&gt; as &lt;code&gt;Ya Muhammad&lt;/code&gt; is permissible or not, so in Arabic &lt;code&gt;YA&lt;/code&gt;, it means &lt;code&gt;Oh&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;O&lt;/code&gt;.Just to address/call a person. According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ya_Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wiki Source&lt;/a&gt;- (&lt;em&gt;Note:Although most of Wiki sources are not authentic&lt;/em&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Saudi Arabia, Yā Muḥammad is used to address a stranger in order to begin a conversation. It is considered one of the polite and respectful ways to address a stranger, as Muhammad is considered as the most respectful name anyone can be called, hence its popularity among Muslims worldwide..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion it is very beautiful to call your child with &lt;code&gt;Muhammad&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;Ya Muhammad&lt;/code&gt;. It will surely remind you of the our Prophet (&lt;em&gt;Peace be upon Him&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18988" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T11:46:04.273" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35000" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34997" CreationDate="2016-08-21T15:33:22.343" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Adoption is Haram or not&lt;/em&gt;, I am not sure about that but The &lt;em&gt;Verses&lt;/em&gt; that you are mentioning, these verses are not revealed for the prohibition of adoption. They are revealed to abolish some pre-Islamic rituals in Arab..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33:4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;33:4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah has not made for a man two hearts in his interior. And He has not made your wives whom you declare unlawful your mothers. And he has not made your adopted sons your [true] sons. That is [merely] your saying by your mouths, but Allah says the truth, and He guides to the [right] way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Allah says that&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;code&gt;he has not made your adopted sons your [true] sons&lt;/code&gt;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This was revealed concerning Zayd bin Harithah, may Allah be pleased with him, the freed servant of the Prophet . The Prophet had adopted him before prophethood, and he was known as Zayd bin Muhammad. Allah wanted to put an end to this naming and attribution because in the same Surah, Allah is declaring that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33:40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;33:40&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allah and last of the prophets. And ever is Allah , of all things, Knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33:5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;33:5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Call them by [the names of] their fathers; it is more just in the sight of Allah . But if you do not know their fathers - then they are [still] your brothers in religion and those entrusted to you. And there is no blame upon you for that in which you have erred but [only for] what your hearts intended. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prohibition is about consider your adoptive son your real son. As it is clear in this Ayah, that you cannot call adoptive son with your name. Call them with their real father name. and if you don't know their father name, then they are your brother according to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt; too..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33:37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;33:37&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [remember, O Muhammad], when you said to the one on whom Allah bestowed favor and you bestowed favor, &quot;Keep your wife and fear Allah ,&quot; while you concealed within yourself that which Allah is to disclose. And you feared the people, while Allah has more right that you fear Him. So when Zayd had no longer any need for her, We married her to you in order that there not be upon the believers any discomfort concerning the wives of their adopted sons when they no longer have need of them. And ever is the command of Allah accomplished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In pre-Islamic history, if a person adopted a son, they used to regrad him their own offspring, he(adopted son) had right in inheritance.He can not marry the widow of his adopted father nor to the daughter of his adoptive father and if he died or divorce his wife, then his adopted father used to regarded the women as his real daughter-in-law and he could not marry her.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;These rituals were totally against the laws of marriage and divorce and inheritance declared by Allah in Surahs Al-Baqarah and An-Nisa.&#xA;These rituals could not be rooted out by just passing legal order. So Allah married his Prophet (&lt;em&gt;peace be upon Him&lt;/em&gt;) with Hadrat Zainab (&lt;em&gt;RA&lt;/em&gt;) the Wife of his adopted son Zaid bin Harithah (&lt;em&gt;RA&lt;/em&gt;) after Zaid had divorced her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information regarding this, please follow:&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranwebsite.com/tafsir%20ibn%20kathir/ibn_033_al_ahzab.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn-Kadhir refereance&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/kbd&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="18988" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T15:33:22.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34998" CreationDate="2016-08-21T16:02:33.893" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa 'alaikum salaam.&#xA;I don't think Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) has given different laws for Shiya and Sunni.There is no such laws in Islam. Allah has given us one True Religion, and there is no different laws for different people&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is no. No imaam is required for a marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;One day Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) was walking in the street. And a Sahaabah came in that way. Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) asked him about his perfume he had on him. The Sahaabah replied that he married a girl yesterday. Then Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) asked about Mahr...etc&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the above Hadith, one Sahaabah married a girl without Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) knowledge and Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) didn't get angry for doing a marriage without him. This means There is no need for an Imaam in a Marriage&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19130" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-09-22T08:34:56.283" LastActivityDate="2016-09-22T08:34:56.283" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17677" CreationDate="2016-08-21T16:25:31.170" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an verse says about a &lt;strong&gt;pool in Mahshar&lt;/strong&gt; (flatten world to a ground), when all humanity will be resurrected and standing in Mahshar after world's end, a sun will be placed above every human's head, that heat will blow human's brain. At that time, Believers of Allah in time of Each prophet will be given a pool of Water to reduce the heat, and the &lt;strong&gt;name of the pool will be given to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is Kawsar (كوثر)&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;--Al-Bhuhari 4964,4965,6581,7517&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19130" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2018-01-14T16:13:55.753" LastActivityDate="2018-01-14T16:13:55.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35003" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34996" CreationDate="2016-08-21T16:36:54.363" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Very after the Talaq, an woman must do Ittah for 4 months and 10 days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She must do Ittah, because she got divorced &lt;strong&gt;even if she didn't meet her husband for months or years. She must do Ittah.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19130" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T16:36:54.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2243" CreationDate="2016-08-21T16:43:54.247" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Subhanaka Allahhumma wa tabarika ismuka wa ta ala jaduka wa lah elahee gharukka&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19139" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T16:43:54.247" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34975" CreationDate="2016-08-21T16:44:07.373" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Stealing is wrong according to Qur'aan and Hadith. The punishment for Stealing is cutting-off the thief's hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking same thing from the thief is only for body parts.&#xA;eg: If someone steal your kidney in the name of surgery, then the punishment for this stealing is taking one Kidney from the Thief. cutting his hand is not applicable for body parts. Like that. eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but for a property or money this law wont fit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think you can forgive him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19130" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T16:44:07.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2264" CreationDate="2016-08-21T17:13:31.407" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a doubt.goodly loan to allah mentioned in Quran is encouraging Muslims to give Loan to people who are needy because allah (s) didn't need our money. there are many verses in Quran which mentions zakat and sadqa.in surah 57:18 says about sadqa and goodly loan to allah that means helping people without expecting return is sadqa.while goodly loan to allah means giving Loan to people expecting return and allah (s) encouraging us to provide loan to people as an alternative to keep us away from the riba culture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19140" LastActivityDate="2016-08-21T17:13:31.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35009" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35010" CreationDate="2016-08-22T01:04:45.803" Score="4" ViewCount="126" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some Chinese characters (汉字, hànzǐ) are derived from caricatures of animals.  The most famous one is for horse (马, mă); see below.  Others include man (人, rén) and bird (鸟, niǎo).  (Others derived in this way require a bit of imagination.)  These form radicals within other characters, e.g. mother (妈, mā), and components of words, e.g. road (马路, mǎlù).  This could pose an obstacle if one wanted to translate the Qur'an to Chinese and was against caricatures of animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Question&lt;/em&gt;: How does one cope with translating the Qur'an into Chinese and characters which are derived from caricatures of animals?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://koran.link/zh/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This Chinese translation&lt;/a&gt; of the Qur'an (古兰经, Gǔ​lán​jīng​) doesn't seem to mind, with 马 appearing.  So maybe it's not a big deal?  (I've been known to overthink things.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Horse (马, mă)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Traditional Chinese:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZPIJA.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZPIJA.png&quot; alt=&quot;traditional &amp;quot;mă&amp;quot; (horse)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simplified Chinese:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/24sPN.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/24sPN.png&quot; alt=&quot;simplified &amp;quot;mă&amp;quot; (horse)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The character in the centre of these ancient Oracle bones is supposedly an ancient form of mă (pre-dating Islam):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NVr8ym.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NVr8ym.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ancient Oracle bones with an old form on the character for horse&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I was unable to find the original image source.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-09-13T14:16:40.033" Title="Coping with translating the Qur'an into Chinese and Chinese characters (hanzi) which are caricatures of animals?" Tags="|quran|quran-translation|animals|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35010" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35009" CreationDate="2016-08-22T05:47:37.753" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Honestly there are two points here: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it allowed to translate the Quran?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; Most earlier scholars were against this and there are still some now. The proof for this is the process of making the Quran easier to read which has especially taken place during the Ommayad dynasty. Beside many ahadith (like &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/33/135&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; with an explanation) prohibiting to go to a non-Mulsim country carrying the Quran with you most scholars like an-Nawawi said about this that the Quran shouldn't fall in the hands of our enemies, but it was allowed to send them verses of it to remind them (based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/32/89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;). Those scholars who say it isn't allowed today point at it saying that no translation can be similar to the original. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If yes, can we extract or conclude rulings from a translation?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not aware of anybody who would disagree that the rules can only be taken from the original text. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/1690&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; an example of a fatwa on the matter)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The other is the case of your Question: a caricature based language like Chinese?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;IMO the end justifies the means. That means is the weight of drawing symbols or caricatures more than making people learn about Islam and the Quran on the other hand. I think the last one overbalances the first. But there's a mistake many people are making: The names of the surahs in the Quran are considered tawqifi  توقيفي (this is the most correct view, see also this fatwa explaining this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/147608&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;term)&lt;/a&gt;, this means one shouldn't change them but take them as they are, so surah two for example is named &quot;al-baqarah البقرة&quot; one should not translate that name into &quot;the cow&quot;, but one should keep it as is, as this was the name given to it by Allah and our Prophet!&lt;br&gt; On the other hand I'm quite sure that the characteristics of a language don't change the rule or the verdict given by many fatwas allowing a translation under the condition that it is done by experts (beside other conditions) and that it was made in the (absolute) belief that a translation can't be taken as a source for ruling as it can never be a one-to-one &quot;projection&quot; of the original text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2016-09-13T14:16:40.033" LastActivityDate="2016-09-13T14:16:40.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34997" CreationDate="2016-08-22T06:47:32.763" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This seems to create a confusion to me as you are quoting verses that maybe misleading for example: 33:4 begins quoting a pre-islamic custom of dhihar الظهار which is a kind of separation between spouses were the wife is not free to marry anybody else while her spouse declared her haram for him. A formulation for this could this were the men says: &amp;quot;you are to me like my mother&amp;quot;, as marrying ones own mother even was haram to them before Islam. So shortly dhihar means declaring ones wife as haram to oneself. Islam declared such an act as munkar and haram, as a wife can't never be her spouses mother and therefore Islam didn't accept this kind of separation were the wife has no more rights: she is left by her husband and can't legally get married to any other man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;33:37 again doesn't prohibit adoption, but it quotes the story of Zaid ibn Haritah the former adopted son of our Prophet. And adds a new rule, which created much trouble, as an adopted child was considered as an own child in Jahiliya and was given all the rights of such a child. This means a man couldn't marry a former wife of his son (even if it was an adopted son), but this verse was a further step to declare the rights of an adopted child as invalid it made it legal to marry the wife of an adopted child. See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/742380&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; which explains the details. Note that in Verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:40&lt;/a&gt; Allah clearly declares that Muhammad isn't a father of any of the men (referring to Zaid ibn Haritah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The prohibition for adoption&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is declared by the following words from 33:4-5:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...  And he has not made your adopted sons your [true] &lt;strong&gt;sons&lt;/strong&gt;. That is [merely] your saying by your mouths, but Allah says the truth, and He guides to the [right] way. (4) &lt;strong&gt;Call them by [the names of] their fathers&lt;/strong&gt;; it is more just in the sight of Allah . But if you do not know their fathers - then they are [still] your brothers in religion and those entrusted to you.  ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and this is apparently the first Verse on this Issue as quoted in a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/44/92&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We were in the habit of calling Zaid b. Harith as Zaid b. Muhammad until it was revealed in the Qur'an:&amp;quot; Call them by the names of their fathers. This is more equitable with Allah&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the prohibition of adoption means: one is allowed to adopt or care for a child as long as one doesn't give it his name and it wouldn't have any rights when it comes to inheritance like an own or real child and an adopted boy is not a mahram for the females in the household as he is a foreigner end the same applies for an adopted girl she shouldn't be seen by the real sons without hijab once she is mature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CONCLUSION:&lt;/strong&gt; the beginning of verse 33:5 was the first revelation declaring the pre-islamic rules of adoption as void. While 33:37 is a 2nd revelation which declares an other major rule as void. Note at this point our Messenger has not yet married Zaynab, as Zaid needed to divorce her first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-15T03:52:05.283" LastActivityDate="2021-09-15T03:52:05.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34990" CreationDate="2016-08-22T07:35:43.510" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all if you are living in a non-Mulsim country you are asked as a Muslim to follow the rules of the country and follow your shari'a too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means if for a marriage a civil marriage is necessary than this would be your first step you should do. Marry your girl a civil marriage, you both know that this isn't a legal marriage according Islam, but a needed step (I know of Mulsim countries accepting such a certificate) as even there you usually would need witnesses. For example: One of my sisters lately got married in Denmark and the register office provided two old ladies as witnesses (but there were enough Muslim witnesses too). &#xA;Once this is done you should go to the mosque and show them the certificate and ask them if they could provide witnesses!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For an nikah that is accepted you need the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Bride and Bridegroom&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A guardian for the lady (or an agent of the guardian), if she doesn't have the Imam of the mosque should be asked to play this role (this means he wouldn't count as witness) (needed because of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1319550&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; and see also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Two (Muslim male) witnesses (or equivalent: for each man two women) (based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/282&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:282&lt;/a&gt; as nikah is a kind of contract).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... And bring to witness two witnesses from among your men. And if there are not two men [available], then a man and two women from those whom you accept as witnesses - so that if one of the women errs, then the other can remind her. And let not the witnesses refuse when they are called upon. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there's also a hadith in Musnad Ahmad saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“There is no marriage except with a Waly, and two witnesses. The marriage is void otherwise. If they conflict, the Sultan is the Waly for whomever there is no Waly.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Specify a mahr or sadaq (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:4&lt;/a&gt;)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And give the women [upon marriage] their [bridal] gifts graciously.  ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that for the nikah to be valid the guardian must give his accordance to marry the woman he is in charge of to the bridegrooom, and the bride must confirm this at least.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So as you see there's no legal way to perform nikah yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-22T09:04:19.513" LastActivityDate="2016-08-22T09:04:19.513" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34988" CreationDate="2016-08-22T08:00:32.443" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note &quot;ya Muhammad! يا محمد&quot; means in Arabic &quot;O Muhammad!&quot; it is not a name at all it is a form of &quot;Call نداء&quot; which is introduced by the &quot;يا&quot;, so this is an Arabic sentence built with two words which is an expression for Calling somebody! Naming somebody this way doesn't make sense so this isn't recommended to be taken as a name, as names in Islam should make a (good) sense or have a good meaning!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if your son is named &lt;em&gt;Muhammad&lt;/em&gt; and you are calling him or want adresse him to tell him something by saying: &quot;ya Muhammad ...&quot; this is correct as far as you are speaking Arabic to him, else it could be nonsense!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand among the best names we may give a son there's Muhammad, Ahmad ... names like Abdullah, Abdurrahman etc. and names of Prophets like Adam, Ibrahim etc. ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-08-22T08:00:32.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34996" CreationDate="2016-08-22T08:11:58.903" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 'iddah for a woman who has been given talaq is clearly defined in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/228&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:228&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Divorced women remain in waiting for three periods, and it is not lawful for them to conceal what Allah has created in their wombs if they believe in Allah and the Last Day. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is for the case of a woman who is in the age where she can have her menses. And this 'iddah starts from the day her husband spoke out talaq and it doesn't matter whether she was separated from him before the divorce or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.binbaz.org.sa/fatawa/3034&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;, and the english translation &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/72930&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إذا كان الواقع كما ذكرتم، فلا ريب أن عليها العدة؛ لأن العدة لا تكون&#xA;  إلا بعد الطلاق ولو طالت غيبة الزوج عن المطلقة؛ لقول الله سبحانه: &#xA;  وَالْمُطَلَّقَاتُ يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ ثَلاَثَةَ قُرُوَءٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) &lt;strong&gt;was asked about a man&#xA;  who stayed away from his wife and was travelling for twenty years,&#xA;  after which he sent word to her of divorce.&lt;/strong&gt; This woman wants to get&#xA;  married – does she have to observe the ‘iddah? Because her husband has&#xA;  been away from her for twenty years and has not touched her. Is the&#xA;  purpose of the ‘iddah to establish that there is no pregnancy, or is&#xA;  it for another purpose? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He replied: If the matter is as described, &lt;strong&gt;there is no doubt that she&#xA;  must observe the ‘iddah, because the ‘iddah can only begin after a&#xA;  divorce has taken place&lt;/strong&gt;, even if the husband has been away from the&#xA;  woman who is now divorced, because Allaah says (interpretation of the&#xA;  meaning):  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And divorced women shall wait (as regards their marriage) for three&#xA;  menstrual periods”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[al-Baqarah 2:228]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So counting the 'iddah only starts after a talaq has been uttered not earlier than this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For those women who may not have a menses (like old woman, young girls or pregnant women) there's also a predefined 'iddah (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/65/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;65:4&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who no longer expect menstruation among your women - if you doubt, then their period is three months, and [also for] those who have not menstruated. And for those who are pregnant, their term is until they give birth. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-07-09T08:28:09.593" LastActivityDate="2018-07-09T08:28:09.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31297" CreationDate="2016-08-22T08:34:51.167" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No he is not. Jesus (PBUH) is a prophet and not an explorer/king who travelled around the world with his army.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many propositions for the identity of Zul-Qarnain, notably Cyrus, Alexander and an Egyptian Pharaoh. I personally dismiss Alexander completely since he wasn't that benevolent ruler described in Surat Al-Kahf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19142" LastActivityDate="2016-08-22T08:34:51.167" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35016" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34962" CreationDate="2016-08-22T08:39:15.733" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chaste in the context of &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:5&lt;/a&gt; and ahl-al-kitab may mean: A virgin, a woman who was legally married to a man before according an other shari'a and legally separated. So in first place this would mean a widow and maybe even a divorced lady, as as far as I know divorce isn't allowed for catholic Christians this wouldn't apply for many Christians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So ladies of this kind would be considered halal for marriage.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Non-chaste would therefore mean they have an unlawful relationship or used to have affairs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What if the woman is not chaste? Is it possible for her to become chaste? What are the requirements for her to become chaste?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A solution for this is sincere repentance according scholars (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/85335&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;), and i couldn't find any fatwa restricting this for Muslims only. However in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/135550&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic) it is said if a non-cahste woman among the people of the book converted a Muslim is allowed to marry her:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فإذا أسلمت الكتابية ، والتزمت العفاف : جاز للمسلم أن يتزوجها ، ولو سبق منها الزنا ، ما دامت قد تابت منه ، وعزمت على تركه وعدم العودة إليه . &#xA;  &lt;br&gt;--- (My own translation take it with care) ---&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  If a woman of the poeple of the book converted, and became chaste it would be allowed for a Muslim to marry her, even if she committed zina in her earlier life, as long as she repented sincerly and intended to keep away from it and never turn back to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This fatwa is based on the verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/8/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;8:38&lt;/a&gt;) which says that Islam practically washes away former sins. This could be understood as a clear statement that repentance is the key and it doesn't matter whether the person was a Muslim or among the poeple of the book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this is the first step anyhow, as we on the other side are prohibited from marrying a woman who commits zina (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:3&lt;/a&gt;). Once she she repents sincerely and stopped committing this sin (of zina) she would be considered chaste again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other solution would be for her to convert as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Islam wipes out all the previous (misdeeds) (From sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/228&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is the answer for your former question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/33057/modern-world-and-marriage-from-the-people-of-the-book&quot;&gt;Modern world and marriage from the people of the book&lt;/a&gt; so please consider deleting it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course scholars always recommend you to marry a Muslim girl, so one should go ahead trying to invite her to Islam &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then, invite them to Islam, and inform them what is enjoined upon them, for, by Allah, if Allah gives guidance to somebody through you, it is better for you than possessing red camels. (From sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/56/218&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reasons quoted for the recommendation of a Muslima for marriage are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the offspring being educated in an Islamic manner only when the mother is a Muslima. Else one doesn't know what will happen (this is what I often see in practice)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;most of the nowadays living woman of ahl-al-kitab have no relation to their religion and are far away from it, so they are named Christians or Jews but in reality kufar as they don't follow the rules of their shari'a, are atheists or reject religion in the whole etc.. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and back to the children, they could instead of growing up Muslims grow up Christians or Jews!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T06:52:54.463" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35017" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-22T08:56:58.057" Score="3" ViewCount="1148" Body="&lt;p&gt;Zakat is one of the five pillars of Islam. I am giving Zakat to the poor and needy during Ramadan. As Prayer (Salat) is the second pillar of Islam, but I am not performing any prayers. Will Allah accept my Zakat payments?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19143" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-24T12:35:55.287" LastActivityDate="2016-12-23T13:42:51.923" Title="Will my zakat be accepted given that I am not performing prayer?" Tags="|salat|zakat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35018" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35017" CreationDate="2016-08-22T09:28:37.550" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Will Allah accept my Zakat payments?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As said in my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/33267/how-do-i-know-my-ramadan-is-accepted?noredirect=1&amp;amp;lq=1&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; &quot;Any good deed a Muslim is doing he should be doing it hoping Allah may accept it, and if Allah accepted it then this deed would have been done in a correct or perfect manner.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;We don't know what Allah accepts or what he rejects we don't know whether Allah will accept your zakat if you are not performing prayers, but if you started praying the possibility that he may accept them will get higher.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you should repent and turn to Allah and (re-) start praying to increase your chances of acceptance for your zakat and remember the words of our Messenger:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... but my comfort has been provided in prayer. (Form sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/36/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And not that Allah made it condition to be a brother of Muslims to pay zakat and perform the prayer in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:11&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But if they repent, establish prayer, and give zakah, then they are your brothers in religion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And abu Bakr's position about those who differentiate between prayer and zakat is quoted in his commentary of a hadith in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/24/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But note there's a slight difference between &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadaqah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sadaqa&lt;/a&gt; (is a -free- gift that you may give poor people) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;zakat&lt;/a&gt; (is a fixed amount of money you are asked to give poor people according known conditions, which are described in the link).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-08-22T09:28:37.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35019" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33556" CreationDate="2016-08-22T14:13:38.773" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note that the problem with a revelation in a dream is that while a dream may be a kind of revelation we don't have any knowledge of any verse of the Quran revealed this way and could only know about it if our Messenger told us about it. However he has been shown many signs of things which would happen later before they happened, but as far as I understood OP's question this was not asked. I'll quote some verses which have been quoted in the comments and others which seem to be dream revelations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/17/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;17:60&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the quote from this Verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...And We did not make the sight which We showed you except as a trial for the people, as was the accursed tree [mentioned] in the Qur'an. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we have a sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/180510&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; on the authority of ibn 'Abbas saying it is referring to an eye witness of our Prophet at the night of israa'. So it doesn't refer to a dream at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About verse 48:27&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Kathir said, about this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a dream, the Messenger of Allah saw himself entering Makkah and performing Tawaf around the House. He told his Companions about this dream when he was still in Al-Madinah. When they went to Makkah in the year of Al-Hudaybiyyah, none of them doubted that the Prophet's vision would come true that year. When the treaty of peace was conducted and they had to return to Al-Madinah that year, being allowed to return to Makkah the next year, some of the Companions disliked what happened. 'Umar bin Al-Khattab asked about this, saying, &amp;quot;Haven't you told us that we will go to the House and perform Tawaf around it'' The Prophet said,&#xA;(Yes. Have I told you that you will go to it this year) 'Umar said, &amp;quot;No.&amp;quot; The Prophet said, (Then you will go to it and perform Tawaf around it.) 'Umar received the same answer from Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, letter for letter. This is why Allah the Exalted and Most honored said, (Indeed Allah shall fulfill the true vision which He showed to His Messenger in very truth. Certainly, you shall enter Al-Masjid Al-Haram, if Allah wills,)  ...  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2004&amp;amp;Itemid=104&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;qtafsir&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam at-Tabari in his tafsir quoted ahadith and narrations of Mujahid, Qatadah, ibn 'Abbas and ibn Ishaaq and explained them saying that this dream occurred at the time before the treaty of hudaibiyah and our Messenger told his companions about it, when this didn't happen and the the people were asked to slaughter in hudaibiyah although they neither performed hajj nor 'omrah some monafeqeen (hypocrites) and disbelievers asked them mocking: were's Muhammad's vision?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this is a true Vision our Prophet has been given and it happened!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surat al-Kawthar 108&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The possibility of this surah being revealed by a dream is based on a hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One day the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was sitting amongst us that he dozed off. He then raised his head smilingly. We said: What makes you smile. Messenger of Allah? He said: A Sura has just been revealed to me, and then recited: In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. Verily We have given thee Kauthar (fount of abundance). ... (sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As-Suyuti in his itqan quoted ar-Rafi'i who at first sight seemed to explain this hadith as a revelation by dream, but than he concluded&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that most seemingly it is said that the whole Quran has been revealed in wakefulness&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And explained that what seemed to be a nap or a doz off for the sahaba or more exactly for Anas (who apparently saw this the first time), was apparently the kind of absence or state of absence that our Prophet experienced after a revelation based on ahadith like in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/52/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; (where this state was called الْبُرَحَاءِ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2020-10-07T13:40:46.317" LastActivityDate="2020-10-07T13:40:46.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35022" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35023" CreationDate="2016-08-23T00:23:42.370" Score="3" ViewCount="6080" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does man think that he will be left alone, unquestioned? Was he not a drop of ejaculated semen, then he became a clot, and then Allah made it into a living body and proportioned its parts, &lt;strong&gt;and then He made of him a pair, male and female?&lt;/strong&gt;  --- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicstudies.info/tafheem.php?sura=75&amp;amp;verse=39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 75:36-39&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the top answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/8664/17163&quot;&gt;Can transgender people be Muslims, and how do gendered rules and rules about marriage apply?&lt;/a&gt; there is the assertion that Qur'an 75:39 implies there's exclusively males and females.  However, strictly speaking, it's not a logical consequence on this ayat.  If someone made, say, a lock and a key, that doesn't mean there's no other means of securing a door closed that neither involve a lock nor a key.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Does the Qur'an 75:39 (or another ayat) exclude the possibility of people who are neither male nor female?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, Allah made males and females, and the vast majority of people in this world fit comfortably in these categories, and this is probably practically important for the continued existence of man.  But did Allah make anything else?  Personally, I don't like to ascribe limitations to Allah, so, in general, I tend to have a &quot;He could do that&quot; attitude.  In the setting of this question, I also have non-binary and intersex friends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2017-09-02T17:37:51.547" Title="Does the Qur'an 75:39 (&quot;He made of him a pair, male and female?&quot;) exclude the possibility of people who are neither male nor female?" Tags="|tafseer|transgender|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35022" CreationDate="2016-08-23T05:25:52.497" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Indeed Imam al-Qurtobi in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=3643&amp;amp;idto=3643&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;ID=3114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt; commented this verse as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الزوجين الذكر والأنثى أي الرجل والمرأة . وقد احتج بهذا من رأى إسقاط الخنثى . وقد مضى في سورة ( الشورى ) أن هذه الآية وقرينتها إنما خرجتا مخرج الغالب . وقد مضى في أول سورة ( النساء ) أيضا القول فيه ، وذكرنا في آية المواريث حكمه&#xA;  &lt;br&gt;  --- (My own trabnslation take it carefully) ---&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/75/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;two mates, the male and the female&lt;/a&gt; means the man and the woman. Those who don't accept hermaphrodites used this verse as a proof. And we already commented in surat a-Shura that this verse and it's mate only quoted the majority. And we also treated this in the beginning of surat an-Nisaa' and we quoted the ruling about in the verse of inheritance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so apparently people who reject hermaphrodites use this verse as a proof. But al-Qurtobi emphasized that the quote is only speaking of the majority, this doesn't really exclude special cases (of pairs in Allahs creation) like transgender it only tells that the majority of humans are either male or female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=1042&amp;amp;idto=1042&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;ID=463&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; a quote from the same tafsir about hemaphrodite  on the verse of inheritance &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الثانية عشرة : لما قال تعالى : في أولادكم تناول الخنثى وهو الذي له فرجان . وأجمع العلماء على أنه يورث من حيث يبول ؛ إن بال من حيث يبول الرجل ورث ميراث رجل ، وإن بال من حيث تبول المرأة ورث ميراث المرأة...&#xA;  &lt;br&gt;--- (My own translation take it carefully) ---&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  12th item: when the Almighty said:  &lt;strong&gt;concerning your children&lt;/strong&gt; HE also included the hermaphrodite in the discussion (this is a human with two sexual organs). The scholars are in consensus that he is inheriting according the organ he used or urination: If he urinates from the male organ he inherits as a man and if he urinates from the female organ he inherits like a woman. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=62&amp;amp;ID=668&amp;amp;idfrom=1663&amp;amp;idto=1665&amp;amp;bookid=62&amp;amp;startno=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Bahr al-Moheet&lt;/a&gt; the &quot;&lt;strong&gt;two mates&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; were interpreted as the two kinds, which doesn't exclude that both can be in one single creature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=50&amp;amp;surano=75&amp;amp;ayano=39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;At-Tabari&lt;/a&gt; interpreted the verse &quot;&lt;strong&gt;And made of him two mates, the male and the female.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; saying that from this human being which Allah has well proportioned in his creation HE created male and female offspring. Al-Baghawi emphasizes the fact that the kind (gender) of the offspring is defined by the liquide of the male. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; Most tafsirs say that the two mates or pairs refer to two kinds (most mean genders) of Allah's creation. Imam al-Qurtobi said that this verse if we make a distinction between both kinds male and female has to be understood as the major way of creation and doesn't exclude special cases. If we understand it as two different kinds, we also can't exclude the fact that both of them to appear in the same creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand hermaphrodites exists and there are enough narrations in hadith collections (like &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=673&amp;amp;pid=332357&amp;amp;hid=11591&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in sunan al-bayhaqi al-Kubra) -the most trustworthy are sayings or fatwas of sahaba like Ali and ibn 'Abbass- which show this fact so excluding, neglecting or rejecting their existence could be considered as wrong and as rejecting a creation of Allah in worst case. As Allah says in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/42/49-50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;42:49-50&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; &lt;strong&gt;He creates what he wills&lt;/strong&gt;. He gives to whom He wills female [children], and He gives to whom He wills males. (49) Or He makes them [both] males and females, and He renders whom He wills barren. Indeed, He is Knowing and Competent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In many Arabic fatwas the word خنثى is used for both hermaphrodite and transgender this caused me some trouble while I was writing my answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-08-23T21:11:29.483" LastActivityDate="2016-08-23T21:11:29.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35022" CreationDate="2016-08-23T13:59:21.773" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Qur'aan Verse 75:39&lt;/strong&gt; clearly says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;then He(Allah) made of Him(Husband) a pair, male and female&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse not at all talks about Transgender. This verse clearly says that The &lt;strong&gt;man(Husband) is the reason for child's gender.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the past(some people today too) think, female children were(are) a curse, so they bury the female child alive, and &lt;strong&gt;scold the woman(wife) for given birth to a female child.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'aan speaks about the &lt;strong&gt;Science&lt;/strong&gt; here, that The husband is the reason for child's gender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The science is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To form a child, the male(Husband)'s sperm needs to go into the ovary of a female(Wife).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Male's sperm has &lt;strong&gt;two chromosomes X and Y&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Female's has &lt;strong&gt;only X chromosome&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For a &lt;strong&gt;male child&lt;/strong&gt;, the chromosome pair should be &lt;strong&gt;X and Y&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For a &lt;strong&gt;female child&lt;/strong&gt;, the chromosome pair should be &lt;strong&gt;X and X&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;male's sperm decides the gender&lt;/strong&gt; of the child. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If X chromosome of male's sperm enters into the female's ovary, then the &lt;strong&gt;male's X chromosome joins the X chromosome&lt;/strong&gt; in the ovary and &lt;strong&gt;forms a Female child&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If Y chromosome of male's sperm enters into the female's ovary, then the &lt;strong&gt;male's Y chromosome joins the X chromosome&lt;/strong&gt; in the ovary and &lt;strong&gt;forms a Male child&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thats what the Verse 75:39 says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then He(Allah) made of &lt;strong&gt;Him(Husband)&lt;/strong&gt; a pair, male and female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@Medi1Saif was wrong about the verse 75:39 and also wrong about 4:11 where he said about &lt;strong&gt;two sexual organs&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That verse speaks about the Share ratio of the Fathers property after his dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah instructs you concerning(About) your children: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the concerning of Allah here is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah instructs you about your children: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;strong&gt;only for the share ratio&lt;/strong&gt; of the property, &lt;strong&gt;for the male 2:3 of the property and female 1:3 of the property. so it two shares of female to a male child&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also wrong about 42:49-50:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(49)To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; He creates what he wills. He gives to whom He wills female [children], and He gives to whom He wills males. (50) Or He makes them [both] males and females, and He renders whom He wills barren. Indeed, He is Knowing and Competent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here Allah says &lt;strong&gt;He creates what he wills&lt;/strong&gt; means &quot;he creates what he wants&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But a &lt;strong&gt;Transgender is not from birth&lt;/strong&gt;. Male or Female changes their behavior to their opposite gender is Transgender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If a male changes his male behavior,attitude to a female's then he is a transgender.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If a female changes her female behavior,attitude to a male's then she is a transgender.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) have prohibited men acting like female and female acting like men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;above Hadith talks about the real Transgender&lt;/strong&gt; here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, no child is a transgender from the birth, it changes in life. And the &lt;strong&gt;thought is wrong that the Qur'aan verses 4:11,75:39,42:49-40 talks about the Transgender&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19130" LastActivityDate="2016-08-23T13:59:21.773" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35027" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-23T17:41:17.170" Score="3" ViewCount="323" Body="&lt;p&gt;Musnad Ahmed - 23464&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Awf bin Malik:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (SAW) and I with him went one day until we entered a&#xA;  Jewish Synagogue in Al-Madinah on a holiday of theirs. They hated our&#xA;  entrance on them. So the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said,  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O ye Jews, show me twelve men [among the Jews] who believe that there&#xA;  is no God but Allah and that Mohammad is his messenger, and Allah will&#xA;  spare all the Jews under heaven his wrath the wrath he has.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They [the Jews] silenced everyone and no one answered him. So he&#xA;  repeated what he said and no one answered. So he repeated it for the&#xA;  third time and no one answered. So he said,  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;You refuse! By Allah, I am the last [Prophet] and I am the final&#xA;  [Prophet] and I am the chosen Prophet; whether you believe or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't find the rest of the hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; What is the rest of the hadith, and is this an authentic narration?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19080" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-06-01T11:43:31.010" LastActivityDate="2021-09-24T04:15:46.777" Title="What is the authenticity of that the hadith about Muhammad s.a.w entering Jewish Synagogue asking Jews to believe?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35028" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35057" CreationDate="2016-08-23T19:08:02.047" Score="6" ViewCount="13320" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know the possibility of the Imam giving Adha, but can he give the Iqama as well as lead the prayer? I asked him for the reason, he said, what if the people behind can't even say Iqama? Then he can do so. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any thoughts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T13:03:39.350" Title="Can the imam give the Iqama?" Tags="|salat|adhan|imam-al-jamaah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35030" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35181" CreationDate="2016-08-23T19:52:24.250" Score="-3" ViewCount="3529" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have noticed and personally related to the photoshop field that some people doing photo editing by using softwares. Some people edit the photos of respectful ladies for their ratings and business. But sometimes I realize that it is harmful for the respectful families or not. I want to ask that it is allow in Islam to crop and edit photos. If yes, then what are the limitations of doing photoshop according to Islamic Shareeáh? &lt;strong&gt;Please give a reference of fatwa of Islamic scholars or reference of other authentic narrations.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13634" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T12:32:40.943" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T16:54:27.343" Title="Is photoshop is allowed in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|software|photos|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35031" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-24T00:45:53.380" Score="3" ViewCount="11944" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; He creates what he wills. He gives to whom He wills female [children], and He gives to whom He wills males.  &lt;strong&gt;Or He makes them [both] males and females&lt;/strong&gt;, and He renders whom He wills barren. Indeed, He is Knowing and Competent.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/42:49-50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 42:49-50&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These ayat came up in my previous question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/35022/17163&quot;&gt;Does the Qur&amp;#39;an 75:39 (&amp;quot;He made of him a pair, male and female?&amp;quot;) exclude the possibility of people who are neither male nor female?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Question&lt;/em&gt;: Should &quot;Or He makes them [both] males and females&quot; be interpreted as referring to intersex people?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems plausible that this instead refers to instances of male-female twins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2022-07-04T08:06:53.403" Title="Should Quran 42:50 &quot;Or He makes them [both] males and females&quot; be interpreted as referring to intersex people?" Tags="|tafseer|sex|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17413" CreationDate="2016-08-24T04:59:48.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah can forgive all sins, no matter what. His mercy is enormous and no sin is bigger than his mercy. All you need to do is ask for forgiveness and ask it from the heart like you mean it. He will forgive you because nothing matches Allah (SWT) mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19153" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T04:59:48.120" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35035" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34872" CreationDate="2016-08-24T05:08:54.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know if it's haram but I do know Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) (pbuh) said that, and I paraphrase, that most of the sins of a believer are from his mouth. This could be meaning te use of bad words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19153" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T05:08:54.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9271" CreationDate="2016-08-24T09:58:25.483" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is controversial discussion in Muslim communities. I concluded that music is haram, as soon as it brings you into a silly mood that distracts you from your sense of responsibility for this life on earth. &#xA;You may &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/5000&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;check that reference&lt;/a&gt; for further details. But keep in mind, that all statements should be rooted on Quran &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/33/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunnah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19160" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T09:58:25.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35039" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35031" CreationDate="2016-08-24T12:52:37.297" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'aan verse 42:50 says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Or he(Allah) gives them [both] males and females&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It &lt;strong&gt;doesn't refers to Transgender&lt;/strong&gt;. Allah says in verse 49 that he give male children for whom he wants or female children for whom he wants or give them [both] males and females or give them nothing,leave them barrens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The previous verse says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;he gives male children  -&lt;strong&gt;all children are male, like 5 male children,etc&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;he gives female children  -&lt;strong&gt;all children are female, like 5 female children,etc&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 50th verse says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;or he give(both) males and females  -&lt;strong&gt;twins or both like 2 male and 2 female or 2:1, etc&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;or leave them without child  -&lt;strong&gt;no children at all.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can understand from the verse that. he can give &lt;strong&gt;twins or one by one in next birth&lt;/strong&gt;. Because &lt;strong&gt;Transgender is not from birth.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eg: a male transgender don't have pubic region of both male and female, they just change the behavior. And a female transgender don't have pubic regios of both female and male, they also just change their behavior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for more information about transgender &lt;strong&gt;refer&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://transwhat.org/confused/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19130" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T12:52:37.297" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29679" CreationDate="2016-08-24T18:13:45.300" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, may Allah bless you and your family and have mercy on you and your family in this world and in the Hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is quite a long answer as it contains quotations from the Qur'an, Saheeh Ahadeeth, and sayings of well-known scholars, so please kindly read it in full and may Allah increase our understanding through it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;“And He it is Who has created the heavens and the earth in six Days and His Throne was on the water, that He might try you, which of you is the best in deeds”&lt;/em&gt; [Hood 11:7]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is a statement by Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, that His Throne was above the water before He created the heavens and earth and what is in them. Qataadah said: Your Lord, may He be blessed and exalted, is telling you how His creation began before He created the heavens and the earth.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tafseer al-Tabari, 15/246 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah, may He be exalted, says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;The Most Merciful above the Throne established&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; [Taha 20:5]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In many other places in the Qur'an, Allah, may He be exalted, talked about His Throne and His istiwaa' (rising over) above it, where I think you can look for them, and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: &lt;strong&gt;“The people will fall unconscious on the Day of Resurrection; I will be the first to regain consciousness, and Musa will be there, holding on to one of the pillars of the Throne. I do not know whether he woke up before me or if he was exempted because he had fallen unconscious at the Mount of Sinai.”&lt;/strong&gt; (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3217)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Qurtubi (رحمه الله) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Throne is mentioned on its own because it is the greatest thing that Allaah has created; everything else is also included in this.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Tafseer al-Qurtubi, 8/302, 303).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allah that the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“I have been granted permission to speak about one of the angels of Allah, one of the bearers of the Throne. The space between his earlobes and his shoulders is the distance of seven hundred years’ travelling.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Narrated by Abu Dawood, 4727)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar (رحمه الله) said concerning this hadeeth: &lt;strong&gt;its isnaad meets the conditions of being saheeh.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Fath al-Baari, 8/665)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhaari (7418) narrated from ‘Imraan ibn Husayn (رضي الله عنه) that some people from Yemen asked the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) about how the matter was from the very beginning. He said: &lt;strong&gt;“There was Allah and nothing existed before Him, and His Throne was on the water. Then He created the heavens and the earth, and He wrote in all things in al-Lawh al-Mahfooz (Preserved Tablet).&lt;/strong&gt;” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So from this, it could be concluded that the Throne (Arsh) of Allah is one of His creation, and He rose over it in a way unknown, unimaginable to the human mind, and we should believe in it without asking questions concerning it or deny it. Some people misunderstand that the Throne existed alongside Him, but this is wrong, Allah, may He be exalted, existed before everything, without a beginning, and Allah knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Dharr al-Ghifārī said that the Messenger of Allāh (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“The seven heavens in comparison to the Kursī is nothing but like a ring thrown in a desert, and the excellence of the ʽArsh (Throne of Allāh) over the Kursī is like the excellence of that desert over that ring.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Ibn Mas’ood (رضي الله عنه) said: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Between the first heaven and the one above it is (a distance of) five hundred years. Between each of the heavens is (a distance of) five hundred years. Between the seventh heaven and the Kursiy is (a distance of) five hundred years. Between the Kursiy and the water is (a distance of) five hundred years, and the Throne is above the water. Allaah is above the Throne, and nothing whatsoever of your deeds is hidden from Him.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (narrated by Ibn Khuzaymah in al-Tawheed, p. 105; by al-Bayhaqi in al-Asmaa’ wa’l-Sifaat, p. 401).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the Kursi, the scholar consensus is that it is the &quot;Footstool&quot; of Allah, and also one of His creations. From this, we can conclude that the Throne is above the Kursi, and Allah, may He be exalted, is above the Throne. The Throne is where creation ends, and beyond it is the Most Merciful and nothing else; only Him; in a way that the human mind cannot comprehend, and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This does not imply that there is physical contact with anything that He encompasses; neither is there any similarity or resemblance between Him and that which He encompasses.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(al-Sawaa’iq al-Mursalah, 4/1308)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recommend that, instead of using Throne or Footstool, use the original Arabic terms (Arsh, Kursi, istiwaa'), as it could prevent us from imagining. Nevertheless this only just my recommendation, Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We believe in Allah in the way He and His Messenger mentioned, without asking, imagining, or likening Him to anything, and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide us and increase us in knowledge, imaan, and taqwa. May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon our prophet Muhammad and his household. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19162" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T18:13:45.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35043" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33620" CreationDate="2016-08-24T19:49:40.197" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no nothing (That I came across of know of) in the Quran and Sunnah any thing that limits Kind treatment and charity to Muslims only, All verses that speak of charity and good act do not only limit these interactions to a single specific group. Some of these verses are quoted below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allaah does not forbid you to deal justly and kindly with those who&#xA;  fought not against you on account of religion nor drove you out of&#xA;  your homes. Verily, Allaah loves those who deal with equity”&#xA;  [al-Mumtahanah 60:8]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surat Al Insan, as shown in the verses quoted below, yet again God does not specify who charity is given to: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They [are those who] fulfill [their] vows and fear a Day whose evil&#xA;  will be widespread. 76:7 And they give food in spite of love for it to&#xA;  the needy, the orphan, and the captive 76:8 [Saying], &quot;We feed you&#xA;  only for the countenance of Allah . We wish not from you reward or&#xA;  gratitude. 76:9&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet again in Surat An-Nahl: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surely Allah enjoins the doing of justice and the doing of good (to&#xA;  others) and the giving to the kindred, and He forbids indecency and&#xA;  evil and rebellion; He admonishes you that you may be mindful(16:90)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also in Surat Al Baqara:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Righteousness is not that you turn your faces toward the east or the&#xA;  west, but [true] righteousness is [in] one who believes in Allah , the&#xA;  Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the prophets and gives wealth, in&#xA;  spite of love for it, to relatives, orphans, the needy, the traveler,&#xA;  those who ask [for help], and for freeing slaves; [and who]&#xA;  establishes prayer and gives zakah; [those who] fulfill their promise&#xA;  when they promise; and [those who] are patient in poverty and hardship&#xA;  and during battle. Those are the ones who have been true, and it is&#xA;  those who are the righteous. 2:177&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately many Muslims have become closed minded, as they have created a division between them and other nations this could be due to many causes such as nationalism or viewing their culture OR tribe as superior, this has an influence on the way they think and put forth opinions, however this is against what God instructs us in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female,&#xA;  and made you”INTO NATIONS AND TRIBES” that ye may know each other (not&#xA;  that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honoured of you in&#xA;  the sight of Allah is (he who is) the ”MOST RIGHTEOUS OF YOU” . And&#xA;  Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things).&#xA;  [49:13]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our religion does not demand its followers to be blind, be careful of where you receive knowledge and answers from, always verify what you have been taught with its source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And follow not that whereof you have no knowledge. Surely, the&#xA;  hearing, the sight, the heart--all of those shall be questioned&#xA;  of.&quot;Al-Quran 17:36&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you do not have complete knowledge about anything, better keep your&#xA;  mouth shut. You might think that speaking about something without full&#xA;  knowledge is a trivial matter. But it might have grave consequences&#xA;  [24/15-16]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming to the last part of your question,if you know that your charity , you shouldn't give blindly, investigate to see what cause you are aiding then give if it is a righteous cause:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Help you one another in Al-Birr and At-Taqwa (virtue, righteousness&#xA;  and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression&#xA;  [al-Maa’idah 5:2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although the charity was christian, its cause was still a righteous cause, so as long as you know that you donations are going to fulfil that cause then there should be no issue, but if it is to fund-raise missionary campaigns and things of that nature then this is an issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2016-08-24T19:57:26.717" LastActivityDate="2016-08-24T19:57:26.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35044" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39928" CreationDate="2016-08-25T01:26:49.697" Score="4" ViewCount="2215" Body="&lt;p&gt;I need to be careful to avoid &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_(Islam)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shaitan&lt;/a&gt; deterring me from the straight path.  Simultaneously, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/8131/17163&quot;&gt;so does everyone else&lt;/a&gt;... everywhere.  That's a lot of travelling for Shaitan.  Presumably, Shaitan doesn't fly from country to country (racking up frequent flyer miles), but has some other mechanism for travelling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How does Shaitan travel around the world?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm getting the feeling I'm misunderstanding something here.  Can Shaitan be in multiple places at once?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T15:07:48.110" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T15:07:48.110" Title="How does Shaitan travel around the world?" Tags="|shaitan|jinn|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35046" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36459" CreationDate="2016-08-25T09:43:41.503" Score="4" ViewCount="2993" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Islam a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantheism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;pantheistic&lt;/a&gt; Religion? Is Allah present in everything?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example: If I cut down a tree, do I physically cut Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10368" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-18T08:04:17.163" LastActivityDate="2019-02-03T14:55:56.317" Title="Is Islam a pantheistic Religion?" Tags="|allah|islamic-philosophy|omnipresence|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35047" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35046" CreationDate="2016-08-25T11:33:56.137" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This idea has no place in islamic theology. The godhead is said to have certain attributes which it manifests, its ontology undivided in itself and independent of creation. Your other question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35045/is-the-words-of-allah-exactly-the-same-as-allah?noredirect=1&amp;amp;lq=1&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (which your link doesn't actually point to) suggests you are reading this coming from a sort of Christian theology, which will not be useful in understanding islamic theology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The central doctrine about the godhead in islam is that it has no needs, nothing and no one has even the most miniscule quantum of power over it, and it does precisely what it wishes to. Its existence is undivided. Nothing that exists does so except that the godhead sustains and creates it at any moment, even the notion that the godhead created something that it could undo, but while it does not, creation sustains itself, is considered disbelief in islam. The hawqala, which is the oft-repeated phrase &quot;la haula wa la quwatta illa billah&quot; (loosely translated to &quot;there is no might nor power except god&quot;), expresses this; only god has power, and god has power over everything, expresses these notions in a condensed form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So no, islam is in no way pantheistic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-08-25T11:33:56.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35049" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-25T12:51:48.993" Score="2" ViewCount="331" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everybody says but your trust in him and everything would be ok, but I'm so scared to trust him.&#xA;I feel like I won't get what I want if I just seat there and do nothing.&#xA;And I have lost patience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If only I can get a reply back from him, then I can relax.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm trying so hard to trust him, but idk anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17396" LastActivityDate="2016-08-26T12:33:00.793" Title="How can I trust Allah?" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35051" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-25T13:42:51.990" Score="2" ViewCount="272" Body="&lt;p&gt;how to explain this verse to a female christian ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ بِمَا فَضَّلَ اللَّهُ&#xA;  بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ وَبِمَا أَنفَقُوا مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ ۚ&#xA;  فَالصَّالِحَاتُ قَانِتَاتٌ حَافِظَاتٌ لِّلْغَيْبِ بِمَا حَفِظَ اللَّهُ&#xA;  ۚ وَاللَّاتِي تَخَافُونَ نُشُوزَهُنَّ فَعِظُوهُنَّ وَاهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِي&#xA;  الْمَضَاجِعِ وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ ۖ فَإِنْ أَطَعْنَكُمْ فَلَا تَبْغُوا&#xA;  عَلَيْهِنَّ سَبِيلًا ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيًّا كَبِيرًا (34)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;why men are responsible on females ?why they can hit them? and why in qoraan this was said &#xA;اهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِي&#xA; الْمَضَاجِعِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;what do them mean by that ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2940" LastActivityDate="2020-01-04T13:17:09.370" Title="explain verse 34 al nisaa to a female christian" Tags="|conversion|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35051" CreationDate="2016-08-25T16:59:15.660" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Are men allowed to hit woman?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is possible and most likely that the word اضْرِبُوهُنَّ is miss-translated to beat or hit while it also has other meanings such &quot;separate/Isolate&quot; as pointed out in verse 13 below from Surat Al-Hadid&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَوْمَ يَقُولُ الْمُنَافِقُونَ وَالْمُنَافِقَاتُ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا&#xA;  انظُرُونَا نَقْتَبِسْ مِن نُّورِكُمْ قِيلَ ارْجِعُوا وَرَاءكُمْ&#xA;  فَالْتَمِسُوا نُورًا فَضُرِبَ بَيْنَهُم بِسُورٍ لَّهُ بَابٌ بَاطِنُهُ&#xA;  فِيهِ الرَّحْمَةُ وَظَاهِرُهُ مِن قِبَلِهِ الْعَذَابُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the Day when the hypocrites men and women will say to the&#xA;  believers: &quot;Wait for us! Let us get something from your light!&quot; It&#xA;  will be said: &quot;Go back to your rear! Then seek a light!&quot; So a wall&#xA;  will be put up between them, with a gate therein. Inside it will be&#xA;  mercy, and outside it will be torment.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word is yet again mentioned in another verse with a different meaning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! When ye go abroad (darabtum) In the cause of Allah,&#xA;  Investigate carefully, And say not to anyone Who offers you a&#xA;  salutation: 'Thou art none of a Believer!' Coveting the perishable&#xA;  good Of this life: with Allah Are profits and spoils abundant.  Even&#xA;  thus were ye yourselves Before, till Allah conferred On you His&#xA;  favours: therefore Carefully investigate.  For Allah is well aware Of&#xA;  all that ye do.   (The Noble Quran, 4:94)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have a look at this site &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawareness.net/Wife/beating1.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The&#xA;  best of you are those who are the best to their wives, and I am the&#xA;  best of you to my wives.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 3895; Ibn Maajah,&#xA;  1977; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The value of sincerety is emphasised over and over again in both the quran and sunnah, so there is no value in doing something which you aren't sincere in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Verily, all actions are but driven by intention and for everyone is&#xA;  what he intended.&quot;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Are men responsible over woman?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You also asked about why are Men responsible over women, which I believe is derived from this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Men are the protectors and maintainers of women because of what Allah&#xA;  has preferred one with over the other and because of what they spend&#xA;  to support them from their wealth.” [Sûrah al-Nisâ’: 34]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet again the word &quot;Qawammun&quot; is also sorrounded with a difference of opinion, as some may translate it to &quot;Protecters or Gaurdians&quot; and other may translate it by &quot;Responsible over&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To address the view that translates the word as &quot;Protector/Guardian/Affair manager&quot; you can't expect your wife to fight an intruder/offender while she is pregnant, therefore it is your duty to act as a guardian/protector/provider.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think about the main responsibilities of women in the past, these where to take care of their children and raise them while men used to go and hunt to provide food or earn a living to also participate in raising children, it is a shared responsibility, some affairs can only be accomplished by women (Breast feeding, pregnancy), some responsibilities may be more demanding and restrictive than others (this is often the woman's) and that's when aid comes in from the other side (from men), for example you cant expect your wife to go hunt and gather wood while pregnant or breast feeding therefore you aid her, you reduce some load of her by managing her affairs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some translate it as &quot;Responsible over them&quot; and that you should make all decisions on behalf of them, Not sure about this view, as we each bare the consequences of our decision, for example those who obeyed their masters to disobey Allah cannot use that as a valid excuse to be saved from the hell fire:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they will say, &quot;Our Lord, indeed we obeyed our masters and our&#xA;  dignitaries, and they led us astray from the [right] way. 33:67&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We shouldn't make decisions that affect others without consulting them in the first place:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who have responded to their lord and established prayer and&#xA;  whose affair is [determined by] consultation among themselves, and&#xA;  from what We have provided them, they spend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;How to explain this verse to a female christian?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When speaking to non-Muslims bare in mind that they don't always have the background knowledge to understand certain concepts (I.E they may not know what the Quran or Hadith is), if you are not absolutely sure about something they ask, then ask a scholar to speak to them instead of you so you don't accidentally lead them in the wrong direction, don't feel embarrassed and let your ego tell you otherwise no one knows everything beside God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I am no scholar I am just sharing what I found out about those topics and have tried to summarise different opinions, and add examples based on my own understanding. I could be wrong, Allah the knower of all things knows best!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I came across many Hadiths some opposing each other, As I am not a scholar and have insufficient knowledge to verify a Hadith I can't quote them or say which one is true and which is false, you can find a compilation of them &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran434.com/hadith-wife-women-beating.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; on the same site there is also various definitions of the word &quot;Daraba&quot; (Often translated to beat) along with a detailed study about the topic presenting both side of the argument &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran434.com/wife-beating-islam.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering what I've mentioned above, you've probably seen that if those who support a single view they will quote the Hadiths that support one side of the argument and leave out others, in my answer above I presented different arguments on the topic and if I have refuted something then I have justified why rather than turning a blind eye to others opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I am still in the process of looking up scholars that address both sides of the argument rather than just support one and provide a detailed explanation rather than saying it is permissible or not&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I still stand by my opinion, as I base my opinions based on that which is contrary to the basic and general teachings of Islam and by that which is backed by logic and wisdom &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Did you think that We had created you in play (without any purpose),&#xA;  and that you would not be brought back to Us?&quot; 23:115&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bare in mind that unfortunately culture is often valued over religion, and often people attempt to justify their culture practices by religion, while it should be religion that influences culture not the opposite, as religion dictates how one should go about his all his daily affairs, but with little observation you'll realise that people often separate religion from life, for example someone may turn up to Friday prayers but block someones driveway just so they could park near by!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2016-08-30T20:40:48.233" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T20:40:48.233" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35057" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35028" CreationDate="2016-08-25T21:46:43.927" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, It's permitted for the Imam to give the Iqama and leads the prayer. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://shamela.ws/index.php/author/570&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hattab&lt;/a&gt; said in his book &lt;a href=&quot;http://shamela.ws/index.php/book/569&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mawaheb Al Jaleel&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;It's permitted to give Adhan and Iqama, and leading the prayer...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/76524&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/qibla-hanafi/37311&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is permitted without dislike or impropriety for the one who&#xA;gives the adhan and/or iqama to also lead prayer. (Ibn Abidin, Radd&#xA;al-Muhtar; Tahtawi/Shurunbulali, Hashiyat Maraqi al-Falah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3835" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-03T13:03:39.350" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T13:03:39.350" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35059" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-25T22:01:00.013" Score="2" ViewCount="1637" Body="&lt;p&gt;My boyfriend is muslim. We dated for 2 years and I complete my post op about 3 months ago and am now a complete woman now. About 2 months ago he says he cannot be with me anymore because I'm not muslim. So now need to know how to convert fully to Islam. I was raised as a Baptist. Thank you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19174" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-08-26T04:02:23.880" LastActivityDate="2016-08-26T04:02:23.880" Title="I'm a transgender considering converting to Islam for boyfriend" Tags="|conversion|relationships|transgender|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-08-26T14:40:01.617" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35059" CreationDate="2016-08-26T03:16:52.337" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, congratulations on your surgery!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Technically, to become a Muslim you only need to sincerely believe in God (Allah, as the one true God) and his messenger, the Prophet Mohammad, and attest to this by saying the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;shahada&lt;/a&gt;.  That's the easy part---you then need to become a good Muslim (establishing prayer, doing good deeds, reading the Qur'an, and so on), a considerable lifelong commitment.  Consequently, it is discouraged to rush into converting to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some points that might be relevant to your situation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Islam is relatively accepting of transgender people.  However, while you will mostly be accepted as a woman in Islam, there are expectations on how to behave as a Muslim woman, and you won't be exempt from these; are you prepared to accept these?  Trans people tend to have feminist views, which can clash with the role of Muslim women in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;While there are gay Muslims, Islam tends to be unaccepting of gay people.  Even if you're not lesbian/bisexual/pansexual yourself, most trans people have gay friends.  How will converting to Islam affect your relationship with them?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Did you know that Muslims don't traditionally have boyfriends/girlfriends?  So, after you convert to Islam, he still can't be your boyfriend (if he wants to be devout).  Would you be prepared to get married?  Are you aware of the role of a Muslim wife?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Will you be prepared to observe veil (hijab)?  Note that it's a lot harder to be &quot;passable&quot; when hiding your lady bits.  (Facial feminization surgery can help with this.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Intersectionality.  You will face discrimination unique to transgender Muslims.  Islam is against altering God's creation, and thus some Muslims will use your surgery against you.  Some vocal Muslims believe that LGBT people should be executed, and members of the LGBT community will bring this up in conversation with you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jwzcAm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jwzcAm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;You&amp;#39;re not welcome here.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Original image source: unknown for sure; maybe &lt;a href=&quot;http://dontneedfeminism.deviantart.com/art/You-re-Not-Welcome-Here-536605948&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://newmuslims.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://newmuslims.com/&lt;/a&gt; helpful as a new Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, maybe you won't like it if I ask this, but just in case it's important...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your boyfriend broke up with you while you were 1-month post-op?  Is it possible that your boyfriend desires to be with a man, but was with you because Islam is against homosexuality?  And now you're post-op, he no longer wants you?  (Why now?  Why does he now care about being a devout Muslim when he didn't before?)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Surgical painkillers are strong and can be hallucinogenic.  They take time to clear out of your system.  Are you sure you're thinking straight right now?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-08-26T03:23:14.900" LastActivityDate="2016-08-26T03:23:14.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35072" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-26T11:18:54.073" Score="4" ViewCount="3052" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know if it's true but I've heard Muslims say that the time of the Maghrib prayer is a very blessed time and during this time, angels will enter your home and make dua for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this from any hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-18T08:14:21.447" LastActivityDate="2017-04-19T09:14:01.530" Title="Do angels enter our houses during the time of the Maghrib prayer?" Tags="|salat|islamic-basis|malaikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35073" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-26T11:34:30.407" Score="5" ViewCount="378" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the Qur'an mention another universe? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17596" LastEditorUserId="17596" LastEditDate="2018-01-06T00:35:52.653" LastActivityDate="2018-04-06T04:05:03.217" Title="In Islam is there another universe other than ours?" Tags="|universe|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35075" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35049" CreationDate="2016-08-26T12:33:00.793" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel like I won't get what I want if I just [sit] there and do nothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's unsurprising.  Has anyone ever gotten anything by sitting there doing nothing?  This does not seem to be the kind of trust one should aim for:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Allah! I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity and self-sufficiency.  -- Prophet Muhammad, reported by Abdullah bin Mas'ud (source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/71&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can trust in Allah while simultaneously seeking to do things ourselves.  Indeed, the Qur'an says we need to strive for our goals:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives.  And that his effort is going to be seen, then he will be recompensed for it with the fullest recompense.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/53:39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 53:39-41&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We trust Allah to guide us to the straight path, and He may help us find the fortitude to walk it, but in the end, we're the ones who need to walk it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they would only put their trust in Allah as they should, He would provide for them like he provides for the birds who fly out in the morning hungry and return fully satiated. -- Prophet Muhammad, narrated by Sunan al-Tirmidhī (2344) and Sunan Ibn Mājah (4164)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The example of the bird going out in the morning shows us that one of the greatest expressions of faith and devotion is to take all practical steps to achieve our goals while at the same time placing our complete reliance upon Allah for the outcome (Al-Oadah, 2012).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Sourced from: &lt;a href=&quot;http://muslimsuccess.com/robins-trust-allah/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://muslimsuccess.com/robins-trust-allah/&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-08-26T12:33:00.793" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35076" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-26T14:37:47.600" Score="0" ViewCount="321" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I was working in Syria back in the 1990s, the greeting I was taught to use was &quot;Wasalaam aleikum&quot;, but our Arabic teacher also said a &quot;wa-&quot; prefix and a &quot;-kum&quot; ending were used for the plural &quot;you&quot;.  For greeting only one person, is it correct to use the Arabic singular: &quot;Asalaam alek&quot; when greeting a man or boy and &quot;Asalaam alik&quot; when it is a woman or girl?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19181" LastActivityDate="2016-11-25T09:43:51.877" Title="Is there a version of Wasalaam aleikum when greeting one person?" Tags="|arabic|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35077" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-26T14:41:30.383" Score="2" ViewCount="122" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=(5:51:13)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:51&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;Sahih International: O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you – then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clear from the text that the Quran profiles Jews and Christian and orders the believers to avoid allying with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this not a sign of inciting disunity among humanity?&#xA;It would have been better instead to mention the qualities in the Christians and the Jews that the Quran disagrees with, without using the term Jews or Christian to avoid unnecessary harm against those who are innocents(those who aren't hostile/who do not adhere to the vaguely defined concept of Jews/Christian by the Quran).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="858" LastActivityDate="2016-09-27T15:18:07.097" Title="How do muslims respond to the accusation that Quran incites disunity amongst humanity?" Tags="|christianity|war|jews|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35078" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-26T15:04:30.460" Score="3" ViewCount="2720" Body="&lt;p&gt;A friend of mine has claimed that, historically, Islam and its prophet Muhammad's statements have improved the status of women compared to the earlier social or religious systems that they replaced. Is this true? In what ways did Muhammad's teachings change the status of women in society?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19182" LastActivityDate="2016-08-26T16:56:10.600" Title="In what ways did Muhammad's teachings improve the status of women?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|women|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35078" CreationDate="2016-08-26T16:47:35.900" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mankind inherited from the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him a great Islamic tradition when he said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;‘The best of you (men) are those who best treat their women.’&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that:&#xA;the Prophet peace be upon him said: &quot;The best of you is the one who is best to his wife, and I am the best of you to my wives.&quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1262960&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam has given outstanding respect for women.Women suffered great injustices in the pagan Arab society and were exposed to diverse kinds of humiliation prior to the mission of the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon Him). They were treated like material property to be disposed of at the whim of the male guardian. They were not entitled to inherit from their parents or husbands. Arabs believed inheritance should only be granted to those who had martial abilities, like being able to ride a horse, fight, gain war booties and help protect the tribe and clan territory.Islam granted women contractual rights, conjugal rights, the right to inherit, to initiate divorce, to independently own and control wealth and property, to set up and run businesses, to earn and receive equal pay, to retain their maiden names, etc., &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet peace be upon him instructed men to deal with women in a good manner. He said in his famous farewell sermon delivered at `Arafah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Fear Allah with regards to women, you have taken them in the trust&#xA;  of Allah and have made their private parts halal with the word of&#xA;  Allah”. (Sahih Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam also ordered men to be gentle towards women and to care for their feelings. The Prophet peace be upon him says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“There is nothing that you spend for Allah's sake but you will be&#xA;  rewarded for it, even the food that you raise up to your wife's&#xA;  mouth”.(Bukhari, Sahih Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the Arabs, in the days of pre-Islamic ignorance, used to feel sad when informed of the birth of a female child, the Prophet peace be upon him promised those who have daughters of great reward from Allah.He says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Whoever had daughters and was patient with raising them, the&#xA;  daughters would be a protection for him from the Hell fire”.(Ibn Majah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (PBUH) respected women and dealt with them in a very unique way, so that when women complained to him that they couldn’t listen to his lessons as much as men, he dedicated a day per week for teaching them and informing them of their duties and rights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Said Al-Khudri narrated: “Some women requested the Prophet (PBUH)&#xA;  to fix a day for them, as the men were taking all his time. With that,&#xA;  he promised them one day for religious lessons and commandments. Once,&#xA;  during such a lesson, the Prophet (PBUH) said, ‘A woman whose three&#xA;  children die will be shielded by them from the Hell fire.’ At that, a&#xA;  woman asked, ‘If only two die?’ He replied, ‘Even two (will shield her&#xA;  from the Hellfire)&quot; (Bukhari, Sahih Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though the Prophet (PBUH) was burdened by his missionary duties and always engaged by the affairs of the new born nation, he noticed the absence of the woman who used to clean the mosque, although she was one of the common people who was never noticed or missed. However, the Prophet (PBUH) noticed her absence, and that indicates his fairness and his keenness to give everyone his due rights. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira narrated: “A black man, or a black woman, used to sweep&#xA;  the mosque and he, or she, died. The Prophet (PBUH) asked about her&#xA;  (or him). He was told that she (or he) had died. He said, ‘Why did you&#xA;  not inform me? Show me his grave (or her grave).’ So he went to her&#xA;  (his) grave and offered her (or his) funeral prayer”. (Muslim,Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the pre-Islamic era of Arabia, fathers commonly became extremely angry and disgraced with the birth of a female child into their family. Some considered it an evil omen. Allah, the Exalted, describes the father's reception of the news about the birth of a daughter: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(When the news of (the birth of) a female is brought to any of them, his face becomes dark, and he is filled with inward grief! He hides himself from the people because of the evil (and shame) of that which he has been informed. Shall he keep her with dishonor, or bury her in the dirt? Certainly, evil is their decision...) (16:59 Quran)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Women were not even able to practice some of the most natural of rights. For instance eating certain types of foods was allowed only for males. Allah, the Exalted, records this in the Glorious Qur'an: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(And they say: What is in the bellies of such cattle (whether milk or fetus) is for the male alone, and forbidden from our females, however, if it was born dead, then all have shares therein...)&#xA;(6:139 Quran)&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the bible, Satan seduced Eve to disobey God by eating from a forbidden tree and Eve, in turn, seduced Adam to eat with her.  When God rebuked Adam for his disobedience, Adam blamed Eve, and so God condemned her:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“I (God) will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you will bear children.  Your desire will be for your husband and he will rule over you.” (Genesis 3:16)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was this image of Eve as a deceiving temptress that left a negative legacy for women throughout both Judaism and Christendom.Again, the Islamic conception of woman is radically different.  The Quran clarifies that Satan was the only deceiver in the story of the Garden, while Adam and Eve receive equal blame for their disobedience.  There is not the slightest hint that Eve was the first to eat the forbidden fruit or that she tempted Adam to do so.  Both Adam and Eve committed a sin, asked God for His Forgiveness, and He duly bestowed it: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“They said: ‘Our Lord!  We have wronged our own souls and if You forgive us not and do not bestow upon us Your Mercy, we shall certainly be lost.” (Quran 7:22-23)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This situation of women in the Arab society led Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Caliph of the Muslims (may Allah exalt their mention) to say, as reported by Muslim: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;By Allah, we didn't use to think that women had anything until Allah revealed about them what He revealed in the Qur'an, and distributed to them what He distributed...&quot;(Bukhari)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/287/viewall/veil-unveiled/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/287/viewall/veil-unveiled/&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://muhammadpbuh.org/index.php/biography/what-did-prophet-muhammad-peace-be-upon-him-say-about-women&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://muhammadpbuh.org/index.php/biography/what-did-prophet-muhammad-peace-be-upon-him-say-about-women&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.womeninislam.ws/en/status-of-women_pre-islamic-societies.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.womeninislam.ws/en/status-of-women_pre-islamic-societies.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-08-26T16:56:10.600" LastActivityDate="2016-08-26T16:56:10.600" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35080" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-27T04:44:27.667" Score="1" ViewCount="4925" Body="&lt;p&gt;1) Does it mean if I commit shirk right now, I will never enter paradise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Does it mean if I die in the state of shirk, I will never enter paradise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, it should mean the second one. Because if it's the first one, that would mean that after a person commits shirk, there is no point in being a good person (since he/she will go to hell anyways)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2016-09-11T13:45:35.387" Title="What exactly does Allah mean when He says He doesn't forgive shirk?" Tags="|halal-haram|shirk|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35080" CreationDate="2016-08-27T06:07:42.320" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ofcourse it means the second , otherwise the SAHABA the prophet's companions will not enter paradise ,because before islam they were at shirk.&#xA;The aya means that in the day of judgment Allah will not forgive shirk and would forgive other than that on his will subhanahu we taala and he is the most kind and mercifull.&#xA;In islam a person is counted on his present status regarding to his belief which i mean if a person is a true believer  MU'MIN and was in past doing shirk he will be counted as he didn't done shirk ever from the time of his repentance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19184" LastActivityDate="2016-08-27T06:07:42.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35076" CreationDate="2016-08-27T06:41:35.010" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Wa&quot; means &quot;and&quot; which can't be in the beginning. The accurate form which was used between The Sahaba &quot;Assalamu Alekum&quot; which is better to say in the plural form because it has respect to the personality receiving the greeting , though no harm of using the singular form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19184" LastActivityDate="2016-08-27T06:41:35.010" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30192" CreationDate="2016-08-27T07:09:21.797" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There doesn't seem to be a clear direct hadith/narration regarding this issue, but there can be inferred of some/several hadiths that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently, Azrael gets the souls of animals.&#xA;As a relevant narration which can confirm it, is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have no power of doing anything without the permission of Allah,&#xA;even to get the soul of the flight (mosquito).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ref.:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20161022081812/http://www.welayatnet.com:80/fa/news/43827&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.welayatnet.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2023-10-23T08:43:59.200" LastActivityDate="2023-10-23T08:43:59.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35089" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25865" CreationDate="2016-08-27T12:40:31.800" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The difference is that loaned money can be consumed but the house cannot be consumed. If you give someone an orange and ask them to return the orange after 5 months by paying 5 grapes then you are charging interest. But if you lend them a book and tell them to pay you 5 oranges for 5 months than you are just earning money for lending your property rights. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19053" LastActivityDate="2016-08-27T12:40:31.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35093" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-27T20:03:42.317" Score="-2" ViewCount="277" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jihad, in the Quran is not a terror but in the Hadith, it is often found that its been mentioned that in order to establish Islamization, a Muslim has the sole right to create terror and disaster.&#xA;In today's world, why is it found that a Muslim is the sole culprit behind terrorism? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whats the principle behind the formulation of the world's most disastrous terrorist groups ISIS, Al-Qaeda and many more militant groups. That claim they are following the words of Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that is the case then its certain that either Allah or Muhhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) mentioned something or the other about the wrong teachings in the Quran or the Hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do the Muslims follow the Quran as well as the Hadith simultaneously? Whats the true meaning of Muslim?&#xA;Is it not true that in today's world a Muslim do require to a process of mental rehabilitation process to this culture himself? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19195" LastEditorUserId="2729" LastEditDate="2016-08-28T21:14:52.513" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T21:14:52.513" Title="Terror In Islam" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-08-28T21:15:10.583" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35093" CreationDate="2016-08-28T01:55:01.970" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;While Islam is infamous in the media for suicide bombings, the Qur'an strongly condemns both murder and suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But &lt;strong&gt;whoever kills a believer intentionally - his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally&lt;/strong&gt;, and Allah has become angry with him and has cursed him and has prepared for him a great punishment.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4:93&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:93&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that &lt;strong&gt;whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely&lt;/strong&gt;. And whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely. And our messengers had certainly come to them with clear proofs. Then indeed many of them, [even] after that, throughout the land, were transgressors. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/32&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 5:32&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, &amp;quot;Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited to you. [He commands] that you not associate anything with Him, and to parents, good treatment, and do not kill your children out of poverty; We will provide for you and them. And do not approach immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed. &lt;strong&gt;And do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed] except by [legal] right.&lt;/strong&gt; This has He instructed you that you may use reason.&amp;quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/6:151&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 6:151&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are legal reasons to kill people, such as self defence, soldiers at war, or as punishment for murder.  (Personally, I disagree with the death penalty, but that's another story.)  Note also that terrorists kill believers and non-believers alike.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not consume one another's wealth unjustly but only [in lawful] business by mutual consent. &lt;strong&gt;And do not kill yourselves [or one another].&lt;/strong&gt; Indeed, Allah is to you ever Merciful. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4:29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:29&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and here's a relevant Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &amp;quot;Whoever purposely throws himself from a mountain and kills himself, will be in the (Hell) Fire falling down into it and abiding therein perpetually forever; and whoever drinks poison and kills himself with it, he will be carrying his poison in his hand and drinking it in the (Hell) Fire wherein he will abide eternally forever; and whoever kills himself with an iron weapon, will be carrying that weapon in his hand and stabbing his `Abdomen with it in the (Hell) Fire wherein he will abide eternally forever.&amp;quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/76/90&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Narrated by Abu Huraira&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, if you're a knowledgeable and genuine Muslim, there is no way you would do these horrible things as it's totally against the teachings of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islamic scholar Mohammed Abdelfadel, an expert at tracking ISIS propaganda, has found that the &lt;strong&gt;agents of the group indoctrinate the recruits with very superficial and faulty knowledge of what is “haram and halal.”&lt;/strong&gt; He also says that the recruits are shown a very different picture of Islam with faulty and partial interpretations of Qur’anic verses. The lack of knowledge of Islam on part of the recruits makes them easy prey to these wrong teachings so that the Islam they follow is not the Islam of the Qur’an at all.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.worldreligionnews.com/issues/most-isis-recruits-actually-know-almost-nothing-about-islam&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;World Religion News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, the Qur'an warns against &amp;quot;mischief makers&amp;quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of the people are &lt;strong&gt;some who say, &amp;quot;We believe in Allah and the Last Day,&amp;quot; but they are not believers.  They [think to] deceive Allah and those who believe&lt;/strong&gt;, but they deceive not except themselves and perceive [it] not.  In their hearts is disease, so Allah has increased their disease; and &lt;strong&gt;for them is a painful punishment&lt;/strong&gt; because they [habitually] used to lie.  And when it is said to them, &amp;quot;Do not cause corruption on the earth,&amp;quot; they say, &amp;quot;We are but reformers.&amp;quot;  Unquestionably, it is they who are the corrupters, but they perceive [it] not.  And when it is said to them, &amp;quot;Believe as the people have believed,&amp;quot; they say, &amp;quot;Should we believe as the foolish have believed?&amp;quot; Unquestionably, it is they who are the foolish, but they know [it] not.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2:8&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:8-13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in answer to your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whats the principle that runs behind the formulation of the world's most disastrous terrorist group ISI and that of Al Qaida and many more militant groups who claims that they are following the words of Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I propose: (a) the leaders believe Allah's punishment does not apply to them; they are the mischief makers, pretending to be devout Muslims to attract followers, (b) when countries act in response to their crimes (such as via drone strikes, or by arguing for laws that disfavour Muslims), the leaders use that as evidence that the West is oppressing Islam and murder is justified as self defence, and to attract followers, and (c) the followers are ignorant of the Qur'an, and are kept that way deliberately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, it's a multifaceted and dynamic matter, involving e.g. arms trafficking, fighting for land and oil, regional disputes, and the Sunni-Shia divide.  (And perhaps psychology, e.g., &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;obedience to authorities&lt;/a&gt;.)  So, it's not going to be possible to answer the question in full, but hopefully you get the idea that the Qur'an unequivocally says no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, Muslims say no.  They murder Muslims!!  They murder our friends and family members.  Muslims go to war and get killed in an effort to stop their atrocities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T01:55:01.970" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35095" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18862" CreationDate="2016-08-28T02:38:53.997" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;-Well, It's not un-fair as You think... The &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Jinns&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; are created for this purpose [i.e. Testing the people] they are meant for this... But, No-body was created nor meant to test the &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Jinns&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Here's an example: The manager is appointed to manage the workers &amp;amp; employees... Additionally, He controls over them (He can fire them, He can increase or reduce their wages... etc) But, No-body is appointed to manage him nor any-body controls over him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Another example: The house-maid is hired &amp;amp; paid for cleaning up the houses... But, No-body hired nor paid to clean up her own house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Every one in this life is (Created, Meant, Designed, Programmed, Hired or Paid) for some purpose or some task... He cannot under-take another task nor go beyond his bounds... You understand me?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17951" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T02:38:53.997" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35096" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35093" CreationDate="2016-08-28T03:55:15.037" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main source of reference is Islam is Al-Quran. &#xA;Hadith is the second source and thousands of Hadith are narrated. &#xA;Hadith need to be studied carefully since it may be trusted or not. &#xA;Hadith should be compared and strengthen with what was taught in Al-Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Hadith is contradict with Al-Quran, then it may falls into false or misleading hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before understanding hadith, one need to learn and well verse of how to read and interpret Al-Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad has been practicing Al-Quran since he got the first Ayah. While he's doing must be supported by Al-Quran and he will not do something against Al-Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Quran also was sent to him based on Asbab (reason). Thus there are stages and development of how Al-Quran was sent down. There are strategies behind all what Prophet Muhammad has done. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two phases of development during Muhammad's life, in Mekah and Madinnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Mekah, Muhammad have faced a lot of challenges from his friends and family. He preached and gathered from his closest family and friends with basic preaching of the true religion of worshipping Allah. Basic teaching is to acknowledge Allah is the only God, other deity and idols are false, improve the relationship within family (i.e. husband and wife, children and parents) and also relationship among humans (i.e. against slavery, killing of children).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With Muhammad challenging and endangering the idols, deity, tradition as well as position of pagan people of Makkah, he was threaten and cast away from his hometown. Negotiation and talks also have been done between the governors of Makkah i.e. Abu Lahab/Jahal which are also his uncle but nothing was accepted to implement Islam in Makkah. Tribal wars happened due to attempt to stop and kill Muhammad. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus Muhammad has to find other places that can accept Islam System, which then Madinah peoples willing to accept Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad was trusted as leader, and he started to develop Madinah and it's people to follow Islam and every aspect. However, people of Makkah still see this as a threat and they started to attack Madinah. War couldn't be avoided and Muhammad, Muhajirin and Ansar has to defend the city. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After several wars, Muslim of Madinah has won most of them and gain strength time by time. The islam system implemented was proven just, and effective which attracted more people to come and stay in Madinah. Everybody from various races and tribes have felt the justice and goodness of Islam System. Several tribes have agreed to live under rule of Islam and Madinah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Muslim wanted to enter Makkah for doing Hajj, they was stopped by people of Makkah. Then a treaty of Hudaibiyah was established to list out several do's and don't between people of Makkah and Madinah so that Muslim can enter Makkah in peace to perform Hajj in specific time. With this treaty also, war and killing should be stopped between Makkah and Madinah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, people of Makkah later has broken the treaty by attacking and killing a tribe of Muslim people of Madinah. This was seen as a major breach of trust by Nabi Muhammad and Muslim in Madinah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After this event, the next Ramadhan, Muslim of Madinah gathered in a large number to enter Makkah. The objective is to enter Makkah and stop the pagan system, unjust and cruelty of people in Makkah. with the large numbers, it just shows the strength of Muslim which sent message to the people of Makkah - &quot;We have the strength if we are going to war&quot;. So while they enter Makkah, nobody dares to fight them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Makkah was taken over by Muslim since people has seen how good and peaceful of Islam System in Madinah - no doubt. They are actually willing to have Islam implemented in Makkah and bring back the true religion that has been brought by Ibahim, Ismail and earliest prophet. Only the leaders of Makkah, of course always wanted to retain their wealth and position. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conclusion: &#xA;Al-Quran was sent down with reasons. Ayah Al-Quran has to be compared with Sirah/History of Prophet of Muhammad. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then you will see, why at certain point, Muslim was been asked to involved in war. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes the war itself does not mean killing others, it's just a war within yourself - to fight the badness within you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you read Verse 7 of Surah Ali Imran (3:7), God has made clear statement that for those who wanted deviation, they just made their own interpretation - suitable for them but not suitable to Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, we need to know what God's want, the objectives of Islam, the strategies by example of Prophet Muhammad from pure heart so that we can interpret Al-Quran justly and correctly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alhamdulillah and praise to Allah for all knowledge He has given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19198" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T03:55:15.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35097" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-28T05:20:04.007" Score="4" ViewCount="1684" Body="&lt;p&gt;What should I do when I am reciting a surah after surah &lt;em&gt;Fatiha&lt;/em&gt; (Suppose surah &lt;em&gt;Zilzal&lt;/em&gt;) and near the middle I unfortunately forget the right ayaht?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I can't remember the ayaht within a short time what should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19200" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-27T15:22:59.897" LastActivityDate="2017-10-24T05:05:31.753" Title="What to do if I forget how to recite an ayah during prayer?" Tags="|salat|quran-recitation|surah|mistake|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35098" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-28T06:43:03.683" Score="6" ViewCount="1319" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many Muslim preachers say that Hindus will not enter Jannah because they are idol worshipers. But why would they say something like that? Who goes to Jannah and who goes to Jahannam is Allah's choice. Allah might be merciful towards particular Hindu individuals and allow them to enter Jannah. We can never know who will enter Jannah. It all depends on what Allah wants. We don't know the future. Only Allah does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it wrong for a Muslim to say that no Hindus will go to Jannah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-30T00:01:45.560" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T00:20:29.537" Title="Is it wrong for a Muslim to say that no Hindus will go to Jannah?" Tags="|jannah|other-religions|akhirah|hindu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35099" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35116" CreationDate="2016-08-28T07:07:48.850" Score="2" ViewCount="923" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was just reading about livestock sacrifice during Eid ul-Adha, prompted by seeing it on Muslim charity sites, such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muslimaid.org.au/our-projects/qurban&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim Aid Australia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Affluent Muslims who can afford it sacrifice their best halal domestic animals (usually a cow, but can also be a camel, goat, sheep, or ram depending on the region) as a symbol of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his only son. The sacrificed animals, called aḍḥiya (Arabic: أضحية‎‎), known also by the Perso-Arabic term qurbāni, have to meet certain age and quality standards or else the animal is considered an unacceptable sacrifice.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eid al-Adha&lt;/a&gt;, Wikipedia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qurbāni is the sacrifice of a livestock animal during Eid al-Adha.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qurbani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qurbani&lt;/a&gt;, Wikipedia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hear it's symbolic of Prophet Abraham's sacrifice of his son (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/37/100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 37:100-112&lt;/a&gt;).  I've seen several conflicting claims about what happens next (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Contrad/MusTrad/sacrifice.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;God gave him a sheep to sacrifice instead&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.soundvision.com/article/the-place-of-prophet-ibrahim-in-islam-christianity-and-judaism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;God substituted a ram in Ismail's place&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishmael_in_Islam#The_sacrifice&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;either the knife is turned over in his hand or copper appears on Ishmael&lt;/a&gt;), but the Qur'an says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when they had both submitted and he put him down upon his forehead, We called to him, &amp;quot;O Abraham, You have fulfilled the vision.&amp;quot; Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/37:100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 37:103-105&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I don't see mention of an animal (or anything) being killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every year, thousands of animals are sacrificed by Muslims. It is, in a sense, a symbolic expression that a Muslim can sacrifice anything he has in order to worship Allah, comply with His command and give up anything he has for His sake.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.questionsonislam.com/article/what-does-qurban-sacrificing-animal-mean-why-do-muslims-sacrifice-animals-what-are-wisdoms-b&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Questions on Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm a vegetarian, so I'm hesistant to play a role in killing an animal.  Moreover, the Qur'an says &lt;em&gt;they had both submitted&lt;/em&gt; (Abraham and his son), whereas an animal cannot agree to its own sacrifice.  (It seems I'm not the only one uncomfortable with this: see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/27704/17163&quot;&gt;Giving money instead of buying an animal&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/20309/17163&quot;&gt;Celebration of Eid ul Adha for a vegan muslim&lt;/a&gt;).  So I'm trying to figure out where the idea of livestock sacrifice came from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What is the origin of livestock sacrifice for Eid ul-Adha?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T22:50:56.243" Title="What is the origin of livestock sacrifice for Eid ul-Adha?" Tags="|sacrifice|eid-ul-adha|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35097" CreationDate="2016-08-28T09:28:01.180" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is permissible to recite a portion of a surah with a minimum of 3 iyayt after surah fatiha. If one forgets then attempt to remember if you cannot then go to ruku and continue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2729" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T09:28:01.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35098" CreationDate="2016-08-28T10:40:13.710" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes brother it is true as Muslims we should not claim to know the unseen as that is beyond us and Allah's domain, although Allah has reviled the glorious Quran and in it he has stated that the only religion acceptable in the eyes of Allah is Islam. This is the motivation that Scholars use to back such statements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further more it is clearly stated in the Quran that idol worship is Haraam and a great injustices.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as those who will enter Jannah and Jhanam Allahu Alim(Allah knows best)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran: &#xA;al-Imran [3:19]&#xA;Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam. And those who were given the Scripture did not differ except after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. And whoever disbelieves in the verses of Allah , then indeed, Allah is swift in [taking] account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[31:13] Recall that Luqmaan said to his son, as he enlightened him, &quot;O my son, do not set up any idols beside Allah; idolatry is a gross injustice.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[4:48] Allah does not forgive idolatry,* but He forgives lesser offenses for whomever He wills. Anyone who sets up idols beside Allah, has forged a horrendous offense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[4:116] Allah does not forgive idol worship (if maintained until death),* and He forgives lesser offenses for whomever He wills. Anyone who idolizes any idol beside Allah has strayed far astray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[39:65] It has been revealed to you, and to those before you that if you ever commit idol worship, all your works will be nullified, and you will be with the losers.(Those of the hellfire)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2729" LastEditorUserId="2729" LastEditDate="2016-08-28T18:58:10.587" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T18:58:10.587" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35102" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-28T10:51:05.587" Score="8" ViewCount="12252" Body="&lt;p&gt;To simplify my question: What is the difference between the waswas (whispering) of the nafs (soul) and Satan? And how can we know when a thought is bad and from Satan and not just critical thinking that could be good?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For my deeper analyse and questions read through this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Satan&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the most believe, Satan whispers into mans heart:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;114:4-5&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  From the evil of the retreating whisperer -&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;20:120&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   &lt;strong&gt;فَوَسْوَسَ&lt;/strong&gt; إِلَيْهِ الشَّيْطَانُ قَالَ يَا آدَمُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَىٰ شَجَرَةِ الْخُلْدِ وَمُلْكٍ لَّا يَبْلَىٰ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Then &lt;strong&gt;Satan whispered&lt;/strong&gt; to him; he said, &quot;O Adam, shall I direct you to the tree of eternity and possession that will not deteriorate?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know there are more verses and hadiths about this. Those are so popular so I guess I don't need to go in detail about them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The soul&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also seem to me that the humans nafs (soul, mind, subconscious...) itself is, i.e the human itself is blamed for actions or impulses. For instance, regarding Yusuf when the woman tried to seduce him, Yusuf himself is speaking about the nafs and not Satan: (surat Yusuf)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And (with passion) did she desire him, and &lt;strong&gt;he would have desired her&lt;/strong&gt;,&#xA;  but that he saw the evidence of his Lord: thus (did We order) that We&#xA;  might turn away from him (all) evil and shameful deeds: for he was one&#xA;  of Our servants, sincere and purified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said: &quot;O my Lord! the prison is more to my liking than that to which they invite me: Unless Thou turn away their snare from me, &lt;strong&gt;I should (in my youthful folly) feel inclined towards them&lt;/strong&gt; and join the ranks of the ignorant.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So his Lord answered his invocation and turned away from him their&#xA;  plot. Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now in the later verses when freed from prison and the woman admits her fault of trying to seduce him and the planing to put him in prison, Yusuf then says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Nor do I absolve my own self (of blame): &lt;strong&gt;the (human) soul is certainly prone to evil&lt;/strong&gt;, unless my Lord do bestow His Mercy: but surely my Lord is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.&quot;   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَا أُبَرِّئُ نَفْسِي ۚ &lt;strong&gt;إِنَّ النَّفْسَ لَأَمَّارَةٌ بِالسُّوءِ&lt;/strong&gt; إِلَّا مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّي ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In these verses (I find it) clearly that &lt;strong&gt;the soul itself has its own impulses or desires which the Satan is free of blame&lt;/strong&gt;. The only blame is on ourselves (our souls)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;50:16&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It was We Who created man, &lt;strong&gt;and We know what dark suggestions his soul makes to him&lt;/strong&gt;: for We are nearer to him than (his) jugular vein.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا &lt;strong&gt;تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِ نَفْسُهُ&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  ۖ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيدِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Continuing...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4:79&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  What comes to you of good is from Allah , but what c&lt;strong&gt;omes to you&#xA;  of evil, [O man], is from yourself&lt;/strong&gt;.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَّا أَصَابَكَ مِنْ حَسَنَةٍ&#xA;  فَمِنَ اللَّهِ ۖ وَمَا أَصَابَكَ مِن سَيِّئَةٍ &lt;strong&gt;فَمِن نَّفْسِكَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems we shouldn't put the blame on someone else as humans, even blaming satan (or other people) for our failure, seems to be the wrong idea:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3:165&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  What! When a single disaster smites you, although ye smote&#xA;  (your enemies) with one twice as great, do ye say?- &quot;Whence is this?&quot;&#xA;  Say (to them): &quot;&lt;strong&gt;It is from yourselves:&lt;/strong&gt; For Allah hath power over all&#xA;  things.&quot;    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَوَلَمَّا أَصَابَتْكُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَدْ أَصَبْتُم&#xA;   مِّثْلَيْهَا قُلْتُمْ أَنَّىٰ هَٰذَا ۖ &lt;strong&gt;قُلْ هُوَ مِنْ عِندِ&#xA;  أَنفُسِكُمْ ۗ&lt;/strong&gt; إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Some thoughts and questions&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are plenty more verses and hadiths that are talking about the nafs (soul, self, ego?). These are just some references to make you able to answer in a better way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, it seems to me that the nafs is responsible and also can be blamed (i.e not only the waswas of Satan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the difference between the whispering (waswas) of Satan and the &quot;whispering&quot; &lt;em&gt;(or inclinations, impulses?)&lt;/em&gt; of the nafs&#xA;(human soul, ego, mind..)?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How do we determine whether a thought is from Satan or just from ourselves?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can we have bad thoughts that just are from ourselves?&lt;/strong&gt; Or are &lt;strong&gt;ALL&lt;/strong&gt; bad thoughts from Satan? &lt;em&gt;What is the proof of that? (doesn't &quot;inna nafsa la'ammaraton bi so'i&quot; contradict this?)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How do we know that a thought is bad (from the nafs or shaytan) and not good?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;In some cases for instance, if you really have&#xA;    doubts about a matter which the vast majority follows, the vast&#xA;    majority would say that those thoughts or doubts are from Satan.&#xA;    What if those thoughts are right and in this scenario, the majority&#xA;    is wrong. Then this wouldn't really be a bad thought from the Satan.&#xA;    How can we know which of these thoughts are from Satan and which are&#xA;    not? (this is just an example)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here comes a real example: &lt;em&gt;Let us assume if I think &quot;I don't believe a jinn can take over the human or listen to our thoughts&quot;... Would this be waswas from shaytan? I guess, if it's wrong, yes then it might be... But if it isn't wrong, it shouldn't be from shaytan. How do we know a thought like this (or similar) is just from my own mind and not from Satan?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These thoughts can be TRUE. How would I know they are true but not Satan messing with my head to make me understand the religion in a wrong way? You see, &lt;strong&gt;if I am right, Satan says you are wrong! Stay away! You are on deep water now! You will become a disbeliever if you think like this! If I am wrong he might say &quot;You are right!&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; Sometimes maybe he isn't saying a word. How do you determine something important like that?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2016-08-31T18:40:36.360" LastActivityDate="2022-04-10T19:39:21.447" Title="What is the difference between the waswas (whispering) of the nafs (soul) and Satan" Tags="|shaitan|definitions|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35104" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35077" CreationDate="2016-08-28T12:19:23.020" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many ayats in the Quran are based on actual events being faced by the Muslims &lt;em&gt;at that time&lt;/em&gt; and should not to be taken as literal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ibn Kathir has mentioned that some scholars say that this verse (i.e. the one you referred to) was revealed after the Battle of Uhud when Muslims had a set back. At that time, a Muslim from Madinah said, &quot;I am going to live with Jews so I shall be safe in case another attack comes on Madinah.&quot; And another person said, &quot;I am going to live with Christians so I shall be safe in case another attack comes on Madinah.&quot; So Allah revealed this verse reminding the believers that they should not seek the protection from others, but should protect each other. (See Ibn Kathir, Al-Tafsir, vol. 2, p. 68)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has always emphasized on justice. For example, this ayat emphasizes on fair dealings   and justice across the board. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[O you who believe! Stand out firmly for Allah as witnesses to fair dealings and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just, that is next to piety. Fear Allah, indeed Allah is well-acquainted with all that you do.]&lt;/strong&gt; (Al-Ma’dah 5 :8)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6740" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T12:19:23.020" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35108" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35073" CreationDate="2016-08-28T17:55:52.587" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;So He decreed them as seven heavens in two days, and He revealed in every heaven its Command. And We have adorned the lowest heaven with lamps(i.e Stars), and (set Angels) preserving them. That is the determining of The Ever-Mighty, The Ever-Knowing.&quot; 41:12&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another verse(which I couldn't found at the moment), Angels for them to PHYSICALLY come to our universe , our sky will have to crack open. Otherwise, we live in different places and I believe each one has its own law of physics etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now you might consider putting your trust on God as the devils are all out pushing people to Doubt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19208" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T17:55:52.587" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35110" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35112" CreationDate="2016-08-28T19:21:56.213" Score="4" ViewCount="16217" Body="&lt;p&gt;A few years back, I committed a major sin (in my case zina) and at that time I didn't even realize I have spoiled myself and my soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In last Ramadan, I fasted for whole month and I am little more inclined towards the true faith (unlike my life before) but ever since then it makes me ashamed and hits me like a needle in my body every now and then that I have committed such major sin of committing zina, I find myself apologizing and in repentance from Almighty Allah for what I did but I do not get satisfaction, I feel like I am ruined despite my repentance, I feel like Allah has turned away from me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of this I have committed to myself that I will never commit zina again &lt;em&gt;insha Allah&lt;/em&gt;. And I believe Allah is so kind that he will forgive me &lt;em&gt;insha Allah&lt;/em&gt; but for whatever reason, this thought that I have once committed zina makes me worried and even cry sometimes about what I did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I should also mention that I kept myself away from this sin before marriage even though I had perfect opportunities if I wanted to do so but I refrained knowing it was major sin but then I committed this after marriage which makes me even more worried.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do I get satisfaction in my life now or, how do I know that I have been forgiven?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19209" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2022-06-17T13:59:01.783" LastActivityDate="2022-06-17T14:16:47.730" Title="How can I reassure myself that I have been forgiven after committing a major sin?" Tags="|allah|zina|tawba|forgiveness|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35110" CreationDate="2016-08-28T19:38:41.427" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who do not invoke with Allah another deity or kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed], except by right, and do not commit unlawful sexual intercourse. And whoever should do that will meet a penalty. Multiplied for him is the punishment on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein humiliated -&lt;strong&gt;Except for those who repent&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;believe and do righteous work&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;For them Allah will replace their evil deeds with good.&lt;/strong&gt; And ever is Allah &lt;strong&gt;Forgiving and Merciful&lt;/strong&gt;. And he who repents and does righteousness does indeed turn to Allah with [accepted] repentance. 25:68&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My answer to you is to trust Allah your creator, trust His words and read the Quran as often as possible, it is a cure for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if We had made it a non-Arabic Qur'an, they would have said, &quot;Why are its verses not explained in detail [in our language]? Is it a foreign [recitation] and an Arab [messenger]?&quot; Say, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;It is, for those who believe, a guidance and cure.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; And those who do not believe - in their ears is deafness, and it is upon them blindness. Those are being called from a distant place. 41:44&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19208" LastActivityDate="2016-08-28T19:38:41.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35112" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35110" CreationDate="2016-08-28T19:39:27.357" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Allah is the most merciful&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many verses in the Quran showing us the mercy of Allah.&#xA;For instance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/39?startingVerse=53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;39:53&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Say, &amp;quot;O My servants who have transgressed against themselves&#xA;[by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah&#xA;forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the&#xA;Merciful.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many hadiths about this too: (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/qudsi40/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;qudsi hadith&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A servant [of Allah's] committed a sin and said: O Allah, forgive me&#xA;my sin. And He (glorified and exalted be He) said: My servant has&#xA;committed a sin and has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and&#xA;punishes for them. Then he sinned again and said: O Lord, forgive me&#xA;my sin. And He (glorified and exalted be He) said: My servant has&#xA;committed a sin and has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and&#xA;punishes for them. Then he sinned again and said: O Lord, forgive me&#xA;my sin. And He (glorified and exalted be He) said: My servant has&#xA;committed a sin and has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and&#xA;punishes for sins. Do what you wish, for I have forgiven you. It was&#xA;related by Muslim (also by al-Bukhari).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2022-06-17T14:03:16.460" LastActivityDate="2022-06-17T14:03:16.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35115" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-29T01:51:38.720" Score="4" ViewCount="406" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/quran/54/17/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;range of translations of Quran 54:17&lt;/a&gt;; here are some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?  --  M. M. Pickthall&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran. Is there anyone who would receive admonition? -- Wahiduddin Khan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And indeed, We have made the Qur'an easy for direction and guidance, but is there anyone who will take advice? -- Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We have really made this Qur'an easy (to understand)! Is anyone there to heed? -- Dr. Munir Munshey&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems there's two major interpretations of this ayat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an is easy to understand.  This could be in order to help everyone, despite their level of education.  I've also seen it argued that the repetitive nature of the Qur'an is evidence to support this interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Qur'an's guidance for man’s conduct are plain and easy to understand and act upon...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...Masha Allah, how easy Allah has made it for us to memorise the Qur’an and increase our rewards. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://productivemuslim.com/memorise-75-ayath-from-the-quran-in-just-15-20-minutes-a-day/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Productive Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Admonishion in the Qur'an is easy to understand.  &quot;Do good and get closer to paradise.  Do bad and get closer to punishment&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some people have misconstrued the words yassarnal- Quran to mean that the Quran is an easy Book; no knowledge is required to understand it so much so that a person even without the knowledge of the Arabic language, can write a commentary on it, and can deduce any injunctions he likes from its verses independent of the Hadith and Islamic Law, whereas the context in which these words occur, indicates that they are meant to make the people realize this: One means of the admonition are the dreadful torments that descended upon the rebellious nations, and the other means is this Quran, which guides you to the right path by argument and instruction.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicstudies.info/tafheem.php?sura=54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islamic Studies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's unclear which is correct.  (And I cannot exclude the possibility that both of these interpretations are simultaneously correct.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Should Qur'an 54:17 be interpreted as meaning the Qur'an is intended to be simple to understand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answering this is probably going to require familiarity with the Arabic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2024-01-23T13:03:35.573" Title="Should Qur'an 54:17 be interpreted as meaning the Qur'an is intended to be simple to understand?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|arabic|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35099" CreationDate="2016-08-29T02:13:52.747" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu  wa Taala and blessings of him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him his family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just providing some references to simplify.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) sacrificed two horned rams which were white with black&#xA;  markings and had been castrated. When he made them face the qiblah, he&#xA;  said: I have turned my face towards Him. Who created the heavens and&#xA;  the earth, following Abraham's religion, the true in faith, and I am&#xA;  not one of the polytheists. My prayer, and my service of sacrifice, my&#xA;  life and my death are all for Allah, the Lord of the Universe, Who has&#xA;  no partner. That is what I was commanded to do, and I am one of the&#xA;  Muslims. O Allah it comes from Thee and is given to Thee from Muhammad&#xA;  and his people. In the name of Allah, and Allah is Most Great. He then&#xA;  made sacrifice.(Abi Dawud)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Zaid bin Arqam said: “The Companions of the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what are these&#xA;  sacrifices?’ He said: ‘The Sunnah of your father Ibrahim.’ They said:&#xA;  ‘What is there for us in them, O Messenger of Allah?’ He said: ‘For&#xA;  every hair, one merit.’ They said: ‘What about wool, O Messenger of&#xA;  Allah?’ He said: ‘For every hair of wool, one merit.’”(Ibn Majah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And for all religion We have appointed a rite [of sacrifice] that they may mention the name of Allah over what He has provided for them of [sacrificial] animals. For your god is one God, so to Him submit. And, [O Muhammad], give good tidings to the humble [before their Lord](Quran 22:34)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So pray to your Lord and sacrifice [to Him alone].(Quran 108:2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Bara' b. 'Azib reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) having said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first (act) with which we started our day (the day of 'Id-ul Adha)&#xA;  was that we offered prayer. We then returned and sacrificed the&#xA;  animals and he who did that in fact adhered to our Sunnah (practice).&#xA;  And he who slaughtered the (animal on that day before the 'Id prayer),&#xA;  for him (the slaughtering of animal was directed to the acquiring of)&#xA;  meat for his family, and there is nothing of the sort of sacrifice in&#xA;  it. It was Abu Burda b. Niyar who had slaughtered (the animal before&#xA;  the 'Id prayer). He said: I have a small lamb, of less than one year,&#xA;  but better than that of more than a year. Thereupon Allah's Messenger&#xA;  (ﷺ) said: Sacrifice it, but it will not suffice (as a sacrifice) for&#xA;  anyone after you.(Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-09-06T22:50:56.243" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T22:50:56.243" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35115" CreationDate="2016-08-29T05:32:42.240" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you read Al-Quran Surah 20 verse 115: &#xA;- Adam forgot because he does not have will and determination&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Quran (58:19): &#xA;- Satan/Devil will do something to make us forget; &#xA;- Many things can make us forget when we are too busy doing worldly things such as our jobs, families, friends, entertainments .. unless we remember each Al-Quran verses related to any occasions. This is where Satan/Devil will pull us - to go far from teaching of Al-Quran and make us forget. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Quran (12:42):&#xA;- Satan/devil will make us forget to avoid goodness and truth from pre-vailing &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Quran (6:68):&#xA;- Satan/Devil will cause you to forget.. so avoid nearing bad (dhzalim/cruel) people after you are reminded, since they will follow satan/devil to make you forget. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many other verses that explained to you why you will forget and how to aoid it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Quran (87:6)&#xA;- It must be read (many times) to others for others to remember&#xA;- in other words; we have to hear the verses many times so we will not forget&#xA;- the process of learning started from hearing, then recite to others write with pen (all of these had been explained in many verses of al-quran)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep on continuing your reading.. all problems have been explained very well in Al-Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope my explaination is acceptable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alhamdulillah. praise to Allah for all His knowledge given to us. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19198" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T05:32:42.240" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35119" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35121" CreationDate="2016-08-29T09:42:53.447" Score="3" ViewCount="12278" Body="&lt;p&gt;In islam if two individuals are getting married by choice but live in different countries and are very shy by personality and both decide that they just want to spend time with each other and get more comfortable before such an intimate thing takes place would this mean nikah is void? Also what if both the man and women decide to consumate the marriage months or even a year after the nikah? Would this break the nikah? As both individuals are very shy and are kind of comfortable with each other but hardly speak for each other and so would just want to spend time with each other before anything this intimate happens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: I asked two questions not one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If sex does not happen on the first night, is the nikah void?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the couple both the man and woman decide to allow it to happen naturally meaning in a couple of months or even a year would this make the nikah valid? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19214" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-28T17:06:22.167" LastActivityDate="2016-09-28T17:06:22.167" Title="In Islam, is sexual intercourse compulsory on the wedding night and does the nikah become void if it does not happen?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35121" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35119" CreationDate="2016-08-29T11:12:12.710" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no rule that sexual intercourse should happen in first night. If the woman is having her periods then sexual intercourse should not happen on first night. There can be other reasons which prevent them, so it is up to the couple to decide on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam there is nothing that say sexual intercourse between couples should happen at any particular time. But only rules on when not to have sexual intercourse, like during day time of ramadan, during periods etc. So couples can decide any time which is not prohibited times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10491" LastEditorUserId="10491" LastEditDate="2016-08-29T14:22:10.063" LastActivityDate="2016-08-29T14:22:10.063" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35123" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-29T15:37:58.517" Score="4" ViewCount="385" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Aisha:&#xA;  Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) came to my house while two girls were singing beside me the songs of Buath (a story about the war between the two tribes of the Ansar, the Khazraj and the Aus, before Islam). The Prophet (p.b.u.h) lay down and turned his face to the other side. Then Abu Bakr came and spoke to me harshly saying, &quot;Musical instruments of Satan near the Prophet (p.b.u.h) ?&quot; Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) turned his face towards him and said, &quot;Leave them.&quot; When Abu Bakr became inattentive, I signaled to those girls to go out and they left. It was the day of `Id, and the Black people were playing with shields and spears; so either I requested the Prophet (p.b.u.h) or he asked me whether I would like to see the display. I replied in the affirmative. Then the Prophet (p.b.u.h) made me stand behind him and my cheek was touching his cheek and he was saying, &quot;Carry on! O Bani Arfida,&quot; till I got tired. The Prophet (p.b.u.h) asked me, &quot;Are you satisfied (Is that sufficient for you)?&quot; I replied in the affirmative and he told me to leave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Aisha:&#xA;  That once Abu Bakr came to her on the day of &lt;code&gt;Id-ul-Fitr or&lt;/code&gt;Id ul Adha while the Prophet (ﷺ) was with her and there were two girl singers with her, singing songs of the Ansar about the day of Buath. Abu Bakr said twice. &quot;Musical instrument of Satan!&quot; But the Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;Leave them Abu Bakr, for every nation has an &lt;code&gt;Id (i.e. festival) and this day is our&lt;/code&gt;Id.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean that women can sing or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, were the girls mentioned here mature or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13940" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T10:21:28.240" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T10:21:28.240" Title="What do these parts of Bukhari trying to say?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|hadith-interpretation|sahih-bukhari|singing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35124" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35134" CreationDate="2016-08-29T15:38:50.120" Score="3" ViewCount="141" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently watched Schindler's list(1993), and I've been scarred for life.How did the world let this happen? How did Muslims let this happen? Aren't we Muslims supposed to be a blessing to this world?&#xA;I got to know that the movie was banned in a lot of Muslim majority countries just because it was too sympathetic to Jews. What was the stand of the then-Muslims during the holocaust? What should have been an ideal Muslim's stand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16124" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T10:19:46.140" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T10:19:46.140" Title="Is Islam or Muslims anti-Semitic?" Tags="|quran|sharia|muslim-practices|jews|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35125" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-29T15:52:58.560" Score="-1" ViewCount="400" Body="&lt;p&gt;salam alaykom brothers and sisters in islam as you may already know a lot of vegeterians and vegan cases that want to convert to islam but isnt sure that they can still be vegan or vegeterian , is it permissible for a muslim to be vegan ( against animal cruelty and sacrifice and with animal and nature peace ) and yet be a good muslim after all please give valid arguments about this matter knowing that sacrifice is only a sunnah and not their blood or their flesh that reaches Allah but attakwa ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19217" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2016-09-01T04:53:17.460" LastActivityDate="2016-09-01T12:46:39.117" Title="animal sacrifice during eid al adha for vegans and vegeterians" Tags="|conversion|sacrifice|eid-ul-adha|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-09-01T19:36:26.120" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35127" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-29T17:58:10.830" Score="2" ViewCount="7414" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are insects halal to eat according to Islamic law?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19218" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-20T15:18:49.590" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T15:18:49.590" Title="Are insects halal to eat?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-12-07T03:59:46.207" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35128" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35189" CreationDate="2016-08-29T20:04:41.720" Score="3" ViewCount="7159" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard Aisha (r.a) was engaged before she married Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w). Can you provide details about this? Are they authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19219" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-15T07:50:44.033" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T07:50:44.033" Title="Was Aisha (r.a) engaged before she married prophet Muhammad (s.a.w)?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|aisha|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35129" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-30T01:26:32.190" Score="8" ViewCount="2822" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the comments to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/35099/17163&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, I expressed a desire to &quot;think for myself&quot; when it comes to deciding whether or not to perform an animal sacrifice during Eid ul-Adha.  It was suggested this might be (or is) haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This took me by surprise, as I've never been discouraged from thinking for myself.  Indeed, quite the opposite has been true from experience: I've been encouraged to learn about the Qur'an and the Hadith, and apply what I learn to my life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;:  To what extent is &quot;thinking for myself&quot; forbidden in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In today's society, we have Muslim nutjobs with violent and dangerous views, and Internet Muslims who have fringe theories of Islam who seek to manipulate others into having this view.  Thus, some kind of filtering mechanism is required.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most fatawa (all?) describe how a scholar came to a conclusion through the Qur'an and Hadith, so it's easy enough to verify its accuracy, and I'll usually wind up with the same viewpoint after educating myself on a topic.  Nevertheless, I still check whether it's a mainstream or fringe viewpoint, or whether or not a pertinent Qur'an ayat or Hadith was not included in the fatwa.  (Also important is the context, e.g., a fatwa regarding public stoning is very different to a fatwa regarding Islamic dress, and thus should require a higher standard of evidence.)  I don't seek to discredit, but understand how they came to the conclusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does Google say?  A lot:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shad_Saleem_Faruqi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Prof. Shad Faruqi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/columnists/reflecting-on-the-law/2015/06/25/independent-thought-in-islam/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Independent thought in Islam&lt;/a&gt;, writes &quot;suppression of thought characterises Muslim societies&quot; with the author expressing the opinion that &quot;the gates of ijtihad must be pried open. Reason must be employed to interpret revelations.&quot;  This is perhaps the most balanced article I've seen on this topic, and it's author actually has some credentials.  (While authority doesn't mean he's automatically correct, it means he's educated, and he's unlikely to be promoting a fringe theory through cherry-picked data.)  He quotes the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So high [above all] is Allah , the Sovereign, the Truth. And, [O Muhammad], do not hasten with [recitation of] the Qur'an before its revelation is completed to you, and say, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;My Lord, increase me in knowledge.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/20:114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 20:114&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._A._Muqtedar_Khan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dr. Muqtedar Khan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ijtihad.org/indthink.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;What is Independent Thinking?&lt;/a&gt;, writes: &quot;Outside the discourse of the traditional jurists, intellectuals, reformers and philosophers, have seen independent thinking as not only inevitable but a mandate, that enables the continuous renewal and revival of the Islamic spirit.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Muhammadullah Muhammad Khalili Qasmi, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.irfi.org/articles/articles_351_400/does_islam_permit_critical_think.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Does Islam permit critical thinking?&lt;/a&gt;, claims that when there are &quot;clear and apparent meanings of the Glorious Qur'aan and the Hadith&quot;, it should not be questioned.  But aside from that, &quot;rational thinking to find out the depth is not only permissible but also encouraged in Islam&quot;.  This view is consistent with my experiences.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The author of the Islam.SE question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/29606/17163&quot;&gt;Importance of Thinking in Islam ? Why Islam Ignore Importance of Thinking?&lt;/a&gt; writes: &quot;It seems Thinking is very low priority than blinded rules.&quot;  (The question and answers here are very low quality.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The webpage &lt;a href=&quot;https://understand-islam.com/2013/02/20/ui-part-193-islam-shackles-independent-thought/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Shackles Independent Thought&lt;/a&gt; argued that the Qur'an instructs us not to think.  They cite the translation of Qur'an 5:101-102 on that website:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who believe (Muslims), &lt;strong&gt;ASK NOT about things which if made known to you would give you trouble&lt;/strong&gt;; and if you ask about them when the Quran is being revealed, they will be made known to you.  Allah pardons this: and Allah is Forgiving, Forbearing.  &lt;strong&gt;A people before you indeed asked such questions, then became disbelievers therein.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And from Quran.com:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;Not equal are the evil and the good, although the abundance of evil might impress you.&quot; So fear Allah, O you of understanding, that you may be successful.  &lt;strong&gt;O you who have believed, do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, will distress you.&lt;/strong&gt; But if you ask about them while the Qur'an is being revealed, they will be shown to you. Allah has pardoned that which is past; and Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.  &lt;strong&gt;A people asked such [questions] before you; then they became thereby disbelievers.&lt;/strong&gt;  Allah has not appointed [such innovations as] bahirah or sa'ibah or wasilah or ham. But those who disbelieve invent falsehood about Allah, and most of them do not reason.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 5:100-103&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The website omitted the &quot;...those who disbelieve ...most of them do not reason.&quot; part, which seems unbalanced.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T08:16:26.283" LastActivityDate="2020-05-14T11:52:33.363" Title="To what extent is &quot;thinking for myself&quot; forbidden in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|behavior|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35127" CreationDate="2016-08-30T05:58:39.170" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From my understanding of Quran and Islam, there is a simple rule that I follow in my life: If something is not forbidden directly or indirectly in Quran, then it is allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example to directly forbidding: &lt;strong&gt;Killing someone without a valid reason&lt;/strong&gt; is directly forbidden as you can read in verses &lt;strong&gt;2:178, 4:92-93, 5:32, 6:151, 17:33&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;25:68&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example to indirectly forbidding: Using pirated software. You won't find any direct verse that forbids this act because there were no computers or software when Quran was sent, hence that age's people wouldn't understand. However, &lt;strong&gt;stealing&lt;/strong&gt; is directly forbidden in this verse: &lt;strong&gt;5:38&lt;/strong&gt;. Downloading and using a commercial product which is listed for sale by its owner, that you haven't purchased the right to use, is of course a kind of stealing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we come to your question, verses &lt;strong&gt;2:173, 5:3, 6:145, 16:115&lt;/strong&gt; clearly (and directly) explain what are forbidden to eat, unless it is a die-or-live situation, and even in that case, without overdoing it and without doing anyone injustice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verse &lt;strong&gt;22:30&lt;/strong&gt; tells that other than the mentioned things, all other animals are halal to eat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to those, verse &lt;strong&gt;6:145&lt;/strong&gt; refers to the flesh of swine (pig) as impure. I take it as eating unclean and/or unhealthy food is indirectly forbidden. So, the criterion for safely eating something, in addition to whether it is directly forbidden in Islam or not, is whether it is clean and whether it contains any disease, harmful viruses/bacteria etc. and whether it has been living in clean areas. That's surely for our own health. For example, if you know a halal food, e.g. chicken, has a deadly virus, but you still eat or serve it to others, in that case eating that food becomes haram in my understanding, because you are knowingly harming yourself and/or others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will leave the conclusion to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17173" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T08:30:31.837" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T08:30:31.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35124" CreationDate="2016-08-30T08:06:25.293" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Islam isn't and a muslim shouldn't be. We believe there are good people and bad people in every nation, but we should do our best to all people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;(21:107) And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This should be our standard approach. Mercy, love and understanding!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(3:113) They are not [all] the same; &lt;strong&gt;among&lt;/strong&gt; the People of the Scripture is a community standing [in obedience], reciting the verses of Allah during periods of the night and prostrating [in prayer].&#xA;  (114) They believe in Allah and the Last Day, and they enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and hasten to good deeds. &lt;strong&gt;And those are among the righteous.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  (115) &lt;strong&gt;And whatever good they do - never will it be removed from them&lt;/strong&gt;. And Allah is Knowing of the righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We should get to know each other and try to understand and respect each other and cooperate to make the world a better place. In such conditions no hatred is allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not violate the rites of Allah or [the&#xA;  sanctity of] the sacred month or [neglect the marking of] the&#xA;  sacrificial animals and garlanding [them] or [violate the safety of]&#xA;  those coming to the Sacred House seeking bounty from their Lord and&#xA;  [His] approval. But when you come out of ihram, then [you may] hunt.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;And do not let the hatred of a people for having obstructed you from&#xA;  al-Masjid al-Haram lead you to transgress. And cooperate in&#xA;  righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is severe in penalty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Hujurat:   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(11) O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people;&#xA;  perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule [other]&#xA;  women; perhaps they may be better than them. And do not insult one&#xA;  another and do not call each other by [offensive] nicknames. Wretched&#xA;  is the name of disobedience after [one's] faith. And whoever does not&#xA;  repent - then it is those who are the wrongdoers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(13) O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most&#xA;  noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;  Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat Fussaliat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(34) Nor can goodness and Evil be equal. Repel (Evil) with what is better: Then will he between whom and thee was hatred become as it were thy friend and intimate!&#xA;  (35) And no one will be granted such goodness except those who exercise patience and self-restraint,- none but persons of the greatest good fortune.&#xA;  (36) And if there comes to you from Satan an evil suggestion, then seek refuge in Allah . Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some hadiths about the matter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ والذي نفسي بيده لا تدخلوا الجنة حتى تؤمنوا ولا تؤمنوا حتى تحابوا أولا أدلكم على شيء إذا فعلتموه تحاببتم‏:‏ أفشوا السلام بينكم ‏(‏‏(‏ رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'By the One in whose Hand is my&#xA;  soul! You will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not&#xA;  (truly) believe until you love one another. Shall I not tell you of&#xA;  something which, if you do it, you will love one another? Spread peace&#xA;  among yourselves.'&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The merciful (people) are shown mercy by the Merciful (Allah). Be merciful on the earth,&#xA;  and you will be shown mercy from Who is above the heavens.... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/27/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many more hadiths and verses in the Quran about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Conslusion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I said, Islam doesn't teach any kind of hatred or murder. About the movie: &quot;Schindler's list&quot;. What happened that time is one the most saddest event in our history as humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About your statement: &lt;em&gt;&quot;I got to know that the movie was banned in a lot of Muslim majority countries just because it was too sympathetic to Jews&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Could you provide a list of countries or reference to this?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This might be a bit off topic but as we know morocco as a musilm country:&#xA;Quoting: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nonetheless, before his death in 1999, King Hassan tried to protect&#xA;  the Jewish population, and at present Morocco has one of the most&#xA;  tolerant environments for Jews in the Arab world. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/anti-semitism/morocjews.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More about that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One participant, for example, refers to historians as authorised specialists by stating: ‘It is well known to historians that &lt;strong&gt;the king Mohamed V has replied to Vichy when he was asked to deliver Moroccan Jewish leaders to the Nazi regime as followed: ‘There are no Moroccan Jews, but only Moroccans.&lt;/strong&gt;’ &lt;em&gt;[Comment of Moroccan on Marc Perelman, Forward, 15 December 2007.]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meaning he wanted to protect the Jews in his country, and didn't call them Jews though he know they were Jews. This statement really meant: &lt;em&gt;&quot;You can dream about it, I will neither send you a Moroccan or Jew&quot;.&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;Also, this is well known by the Moroccans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2016-08-30T08:24:17.380" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T08:24:17.380" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35135" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-30T09:21:40.703" Score="1" ViewCount="178" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was watching a wonderful talk by Mufti Menk (no longer on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5vcVn6tUFk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;) and at around the 25 min mark, he explains (and I know this is in the Quran also) that when the prophet Jesus spoke, he said that he has been given the book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought it was only our Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W - may peace be upon him) that had the book sent down to him in the time of Ramadan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone clarify?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-26T15:23:54.277" LastActivityDate="2018-03-26T15:23:54.277" Title="What is the book given to Jesus?" Tags="|quran|prophet-isa|ahlul-kitab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35139" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35143" CreationDate="2016-08-30T16:05:16.310" Score="2" ViewCount="126" Body="&lt;p&gt;As stated in the title, I'm looking for the tafseer from common scholars of this verse (all sects included).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[They will be told], &quot;That is because, when Allah was called upon alone, you rejected; but if others were associated with Him, you believed. So the judgement is with Allah , the Most High, the Grand.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19208" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T20:25:21.690" Title="Looking for the tafseer of [40:12]" Tags="|tafseer|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35129" CreationDate="2016-08-30T17:18:26.180" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll address the question &quot;To what extent is &quot;thinking for myself&quot; forbidden in Islam?&quot; in two ways, one being with authoritative islamic references, one being ruminations on the system of the religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Ghazali, one of the handful of people considered one of the revivers of the religion that the hadith says comes once every 100 years who is sometimes referred to by the honorific &quot;proof of islam&quot;, says in his &quot;faysal al-tafriqa&quot; (available in English translation by Prof. Sherman Abdulhakim Jackson in his book &quot;On the Boundaries of Theological Tolerance in Islam&quot; - check a library, this book is pricey) addresses your question with regard to theological matters on p. 105 with these words (comments in [ ] mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first [vantage point] is that of the masses ('awamm al-khalq). The proper thing for them to do is to follow (established doctrine) and to desist forthwith from altering the apparent meanings of texts. They should beware of innovating proclamations of figurative interpretations that were not so proclaimed by the Companions; and they should close the door at once to raising questions about such things. They should refrain from delving into speculative discussions and inquiries and from following the ambiguous passages of the Qu'ran and Sunna. Indeed, it was related in this regard on the authority of 'Umar, may God be pleased with him, that a man once asked him about the meaning of two (apparently) contradictory verses, to which 'Umar responded by mounting him with a whip. And it was related on the authority of Malik, Gd show him mercy, that he was once asked about mounting (the Throne), to which he responded: '(The fact of) mounting is known; acknowledging it is obligatory; its modality is unknown; and asking about it is unsanctioned innovation.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since no other context is given, the 'Umar mentioned here can only be the second caliph and one of the ten promised paradise in the hadith, and the Malik mentioned can only be the founder of the Maliki school of law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Judging by this alone, it is apparent that in matters of doctrine, it is haram for the layperson to follow their own judgement to prevent them from falling into what islam considers to be error. Regarding what he refers to as &quot;secondary matters&quot; (which in the context of faysal al-tafriqa means everything but the belief in god, Muhammad as the last prophet and the entailed veracity of everything he said, and the Last Day, p.112), he says on pp. 112-114 (again, my comments or omissions in []):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Known that there should be no branding any person an Unbeliever over any secondary issue whatsoever, as a matter of principle, with one exception: that such a person reject a relgious tenet that was learned from the Prophet and passed down via diffusely congruent channels (tawatur). Even here, however, regarding some matter he may simply be subject to being deemed wrong, as is done with legal issues. Or he may be subject to condemnation for unsanctioned innovation (bid'a), such as with wrong ideas regarding the Caliphate and the status of the Companions.&lt;p&gt;&#xA;  [...]&lt;p&gt;&#xA;  To be sure, were a person to deny the truth of an isolated report (khabar ahadi), there would be no duty to brand him an Unbeliever. Were he to deny, on the other hand, that upon which there was unanimous consensus (ijma'), his case would be unclear. For knowledge of whether or not consensus is itself a definitive proof is fraught with ambiguities the likes of which only those who have mastered the discipline of legal theory (usul al-fiqh) can bring into relief. Indeed, al-Nazzam denied the status of consensus as a valid proof altogether. Thus, the status of consensus as a valid proof is itself disputed (mukhtalaf fih). This, then, is the ruling regarding secondary issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;al-Ghazali is the most lenient orthodox scholar i know of in this regard; the dominant opinion seems to me to be that which is found in the shafii legal manual &quot;reliance of the traveler&quot; under u2.4:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Any Muslim who denies something that is necessarily known (def: f1.3(N:)) to be of the religion of Islam is adjudged a renegade and an unbeliever unless he is a recent convert or was born and raised in the wilderness or for some similar reason has been unable to learn his religion properly. Muslims in such a condition should be informed about the truth, and if they then continue as before, they are adjudged non-Muslims, as is also the case with any Muslim who believes it is permissible to commit adultery, drink wine, kill without right, or do other acts that are necessarily known to be unlawful [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By analogy, denying something is obligatory that is necessarily known to be obligatory in Islam, such as the death penalty for murderers or highway robbers (one of the forms of hirabah, with one of the possible verdicts being death by stoning or crucifixion; to be fair, I'm not positive there is consensus on what the possible punishments for hirabah are, but I have always seen crucifixion mentioned among them), cutting off the hand of the thief, or (as I have never heard of any orthodox scholar who rejects this, I assume there is consensus) stoning the adulterer, would also disqualify someone from being muslim. Now one might be inclined to the lawyer's dodge of thinking it is possible to recognize an obligation while refusing to follow it allows you to stay in islam, but &quot;reliance&quot; says in o8.7 (omission in [] mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(O: Among the things that entail apostasy from Islam (may Allah protect us from them) are: [...] (16) to revile the religion of Islam; [...] (19) to be sarcastic about any ruling of the Sacred Law; [...])&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to me that on a fortiori grounds, these suggest that rejecting a ruling in your heart will make you a disbeliever; if being sarcastic about it will do it, then outright rejecting the ruling - which seems to be a stronger opinion than sarcasm to me - will do that as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that both works I have cited, faysal al-tafriqa and reliance of the traveler, are by shafii scholars (al-Ghazali and al-Misri, respectively), so perhaps other madhhahib see things slightly differently. In general though, the least that seems to me to be true for the opinions of every school of law is that the layperson is obliged to follow the rulings of scholars; this is referred to as &quot;taqlid&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So much for authoritative references. Now for some basic ruminations on how islam works. Islam is strongly focused on authenticity of texts, and in establishing authoritative doctrine and rulings, personal experience has very little to no room, certainly among laypeople. Like all major religions, what is doctrinally acceptable is a question of what survives and is incorporated in the corpus of the tradition, and anything in direct contradiction to the tradition is necessarily rejected. So as a simple matter of &quot;hm, I better make sure I don't walk off the cliff, I should listen to those who know the ropes&quot;, the lay muslim who wants to remain within islam needs to follow those who guard the tradition, i.e. the scholars. If you don't, you might acquire notions that the tradition considers disbelief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idea that somehow reading a bunch of rulings together with their proofs gives you the tools to work out what is and is not acceptable in or part of islam is wrong. To exemplify with something out of the secular world, I used to study law - not islamic, obviously. My lay friends sometimes discussed their opinions about what the law of the country they grew up in (i.e. they had a lot of a headstart on someone who didn't grow up in the country and wanted to learn the law, which is roughly comparable with the situation of a convert to islam) was with regard to specific matter, and I do not remember a single occasion where their opinion was completely correct; more often than not, it was contrary to actual law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to sum up this portion of the post: if you want to stand in the tradition of islam, you are best advised not to make it up on your own, and you simply can't directly oppose the unanimous verdict of those who have authority in the tradition. If all this is based on the word of god, then the task is to understand and live it faithfully, not to look at it and see how you can bend it to your own inclinations. You won't get female imams out of it, so you will not be able to bring them into it. You won't get the moral acceptability of homosexual acts out of it, so you won't be able to bring that into it. The standpoint of the muslim, as the quran says, is &quot;we hear, and we obey&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2016-08-30T17:26:22.823" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T17:26:22.823" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35102" CreationDate="2016-08-30T17:33:25.953" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Terminology: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;نفس = self&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;شیطان = satan&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the knowledge on Satan is very obvious, but the knowledge on &lt;em&gt;self&lt;/em&gt; isn't. I would refer from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/ramazan/munajaat_e_amir.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Munajaat of Imam Ali&lt;/a&gt;. ( I have cut out some of its parts, you can see its complete version in the link)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this Munajaat, Imam Ali shows us who we are before Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My Lord, O my Lord, You are the Master and I am the &lt;strong&gt;Slave&lt;/strong&gt;, and who else can be merciful to the slave except the Master?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My Lord, O my Lord, You are the Mighty and I am the &lt;strong&gt;low&lt;/strong&gt;, and who else can be merciful to the low except the Mighty?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My Lord, O my Lord, You are the Glorious and I am the &lt;strong&gt;miserable&lt;/strong&gt;, and who else can be merciful to the miserable except the Glorious?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My Lord, O my Lord, You are the Powerful and I am the &lt;strong&gt;weak&lt;/strong&gt;, and who else can be merciful to the weak except the Powerful?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My Lord, O my Lord, You are the Wealthy and I am the &lt;strong&gt;Poor&lt;/strong&gt;, and who else can be merciful to the poor except the Wealthy?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My Lord, O my Lord, You are the Provider and I am the &lt;strong&gt;blessed&lt;/strong&gt;, and who else can be merciful to the blessed except the Provider?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My Lord, O my Lord, You are the Generous and I am the &lt;strong&gt;MISER&lt;/strong&gt;, and who else can be merciful to the miser except the Generous?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My Lord, O my Lord, You are the Forgiver and I am the &lt;strong&gt;sinner&lt;/strong&gt;, and who else can be merciful to the sinner except the Forgiver?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;My Lord, O my Lord, You are the High-handed and I am the &lt;strong&gt;humble&lt;/strong&gt;, and who else can be merciful to humble the except the High-handed?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's who we are.&#xA;But there's more to it. Are we as ourselves powerful? or is it Allah who gives us power? Are we as ourselves intelligent? or is Allah that has given us intelligence? Are we as ourselves with body (that can walk, speak, move objects? or is it Allah that has given us our body? Can we age on our own? Or is it Allah that ages us through? Can we provide nourishment on our own? Or is it Allah that is providing sustenance to us?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have nothing by ourselves. NOTHING. Repeat that 5 times. :)&#xA;The only ability that we have is: We accept whatever that Allah gives us. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For such a weak being that is &lt;em&gt;poor, miser, low, slave, sinner, humble&lt;/em&gt; , there will be struggle. It will want more. It will do things that it shouldn't do. That why we say &lt;em&gt;و ما توفیقی الا بالله&lt;/em&gt; ( And my success is not but through Allah) &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/11/88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; so that Allah will help to protect us. [Or in the story of Prophet Yusuf (who is a human that is also created weak, poor,etc.), what did Yusuf say? How did he get out of the situation? He got out by Allah showing him the path. I repeat 'showing the path'. Allah didn't enforce Prophet Yusuf hands/body/will from not doing it. God enlightened his wisdom: &lt;em&gt;had he not seen the &lt;strong&gt;proof of his Lord&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;. Yusuf was still able to choose sin. &amp;lt;— This is why a prophet's infallible-ness is attributed to himself and to God (some people wrongly think God makes prophets infallible and the prophets themselves are doing nothing, some others think the opposite. But its both. &lt;strong&gt;God enlightens&lt;/strong&gt; the heart/wisdom and the &lt;strong&gt;prophet chooses&lt;/strong&gt; the right path even though they can choose to sin.)]. Had Prophet Yusuf been a 'great' sinner then, ختم الله قلوبهم &lt;strong&gt;could&lt;/strong&gt; have effected on him to the extent that he would have not seen the 'proof of his Lord' ie the light of wisdom, the gift of Allah that helps us be guided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your questions:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is the difference between the whispering (waswas) of Satan and&#xA;  the &quot;whispering&quot; (or inclinations, impulses?) of the nafs (human soul,&#xA;  ego, mind..)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nafs whispering comes from our weakness. Satan's whispering comes because he wants to send us all to hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How do we determine whether a thought is from Satan or just from ourselves?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's usually a bit of both. Hard to dissect. Yet Satan could &lt;em&gt;invite&lt;/em&gt; (not force) your friend to call you to an evil activity. Nafs can't do such, it's limited to yourself. Nafs usually goes for personal gain, Satan may have broader purposes, like destroying an entire nation or a group of people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can we have bad thoughts that just are from ourselves?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes. The poorness in us is what makes us steal, or be jealous of one who has more money. The misery in us makes us selfish. I don't mean that we are created by an evil clay, no never. I mean our &lt;em&gt;self&lt;/em&gt; has nothing, by having nothing it will have a &lt;em&gt;tendency&lt;/em&gt; to do more evil than it does to do good. Though Allah doesn't leave us there. He gives us wisdom. See below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How do we know that a thought is bad (from the nafs or shaytan) and not good?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By using your wisdom &lt;em&gt;عقل&lt;/em&gt; (of Allah's greatest gifts) which is given to you by Allah. But that's very tricky. We all do have wisdom right? So how do some people decide to kill others and some decide to protect? &#xA;We to ourselves had nothing, then Allah gave us wisdom, then some of us sinned and didn't repent and sinned again and didn't repent and sinned again and didn't repent and then Allah decided to &lt;em&gt;&quot;Allah has set a seal upon their hearts and upon their hearing, and over their vision is a veil. And for them is a great punishment.&quot;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the same time others sin, but then repent it, they basically keep their gift less effected. The prophets of God, were the most right doing, because they had minimum sin ie no effect/veil on their heart/wisdom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from not sinning as general advice : &lt;em&gt;So when you recite the Qur'an, [first] seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/16/98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/em&gt; so for your question that would be seek Allah's help at all moments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2016-09-01T04:26:10.307" LastActivityDate="2016-09-01T04:26:10.307" CommentCount="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35142" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33567" CreationDate="2016-08-30T18:33:45.830" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not only them buy anyone who believes as such:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَىٰ وَالصَّابِئِينَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or Sabeans [before Prophet Muhammad] - those [among them] who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness - will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Baqara, verse 62&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2016-08-30T19:07:15.913" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T19:07:15.913" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35143" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35139" CreationDate="2016-08-30T19:10:42.270" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reading the verses before and after, it gives us:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;40:10&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Indeed, those who disbelieve will be addressed, &quot;The hatred of&#xA;  Allah for you was [even] greater than your hatred of yourselves [this&#xA;  Day in Hell] when you were invited to faith, but you refused.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;40:11&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  They will say, &quot;Our Lord, You made us lifeless twice and gave&#xA;  us life twice, and we have confessed our sins. So is there to an exit&#xA;  any way?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;40:12&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [They will be told], &quot;That is because, when Allah was called&#xA;  upon alone, you disbelieved; but if others were associated with Him,&#xA;  you believed. So the judgement is with Allah , the Most High, the&#xA;  Grand.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;40:13&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It is He who shows you His signs and sends down to you from&#xA;  the sky, provision. But none will remember except he who turns back&#xA;  [in repentance].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;40:14&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  So invoke Allah , [being] sincere to Him in religion,&#xA;  although the disbelievers dislike it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the verse, in it's context it is clear that the disbelievers that associated partners with him; when being brought back to life, they ask: &quot;So is there to an exit any way (from the punishment)?&quot;&quot; The answer will then be &quot;When you were told to only worship Allah, alone, you disbelieved! You would only believe if other partners where associated to him!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope it helps. As Medi1Saif said, you should always try to read the verses in context, it will become much clearer. And looking for tafsir about what other scholars have said and why these verses was revealed is also a good thing to do. I didn't find anything in the Asbab Nozol (reasons for revelation) book I got at home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Tafsir Jalalayn&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[40:11] They will say, ‘Our Lord, You have caused us to die twice, two deaths, and You have given us life twice —&#xA;for they were lifeless drops of semen, then they were given life, then made to die, then brought back to life&#xA;for the Resurrection. We [now] confess our sins, in having disbelieved in the Resurrection. Is there then any&#xA;way to go out?’, out of the Fire and return to the world to be obedient to our Lord? The answer given to&#xA;them will be: No!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[40:12] That, namely, the chastisement which you find yourselves in, is because, during [the life of] this world,&#xA;when God was invoked alone, you would disbelieve, in His Oneness; but if partners were ascribed to Him, you would believe, you would accept such idolatry. So the judgement, to chastise you, belongs to God, the&#xA;Exalted, above His creation, the Great, the Tremendous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2016-08-30T20:25:21.690" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T20:25:21.690" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35144" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-30T19:11:11.533" Score="1" ViewCount="45" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Qur'an “It is Allah Who has created seven heavens and of the earth the like thereof”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are these 7 Earths that are referred to in the Noble Qur'an? What do the scholars say about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19219" LastActivityDate="2016-08-30T19:11:11.533" Title="What are the 7 earths that is referred to in the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-09-01T04:53:52.720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35145" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-31T00:42:36.907" Score="2" ViewCount="789" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/7939/17163&quot;&gt;Drinking alcohol is haram&lt;/a&gt; (forbidden), and this goes uncontested in Islam (as far as I know).  I was mulling over this question last night (just as a thought exercise):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Question&lt;/em&gt;: Which is worse: &quot;believing drinking alcohol is not haram and not drinking alcohol&quot; or &quot;believing drinking alcohol is haram, but drinking alcohol&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can see an argument either way:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the first case, we have a disbelief in a consensus opinion, which could be interpreted as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;kafir&lt;/a&gt;.  At the same time, this is just a belief; it could be a simple, honest mistake.  They might even be unaware of the consensus.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the second case, the person is actively participating in something that is haram, and they know/believe to be haram.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-15T07:55:46.660" LastActivityDate="2017-08-15T07:55:46.660" Title="Which is worse: &quot;believing drinking alcohol is not haram and not drinking alcohol&quot; or &quot;believing drinking alcohol is haram, but drinking alcohol&quot;?" Tags="|halal-haram|alcohol|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5661" CreationDate="2016-08-31T01:44:09.173" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Bayyinah.TV&quot; amazing course called &quot;Arabic with husna&quot; for teaching classical Arabic. Yearly subscription but well worth every penny. If finances are a problem you can also be sponsored through the site, although there is a waiting list. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19232" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-11-16T08:08:18.510" LastActivityDate="2016-11-16T08:08:18.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35147" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-31T04:51:04.847" Score="3" ViewCount="337" Body="&lt;p&gt;Satan did not prostrate to hz Adam because he thought fire was superior to mud and someone made from fire should not prostrate before someone who is made from mud. Is this why Satan was expelled or was it was simply because he did not do what Allah said?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19234" LastActivityDate="2016-09-04T18:56:56.303" Title="What wrong did Satan do?" Tags="|shaitan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35127" CreationDate="2016-08-31T09:58:52.343" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Insects are not considered as Halal with an exception of the locust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abuy ya fur said: &quot;I asked 'Abdullah bin Abu Awfa&#xA;  about killing locusts and he said: I went on six campaigns with the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah hand we ate locusts.&quot;(Nasai)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah&#xA;  (ﷺ) said: “Two kinds of dead meat have been permitted to us: fish and&#xA;  locusts.”(Ibn Majah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If insects are in a insignificant amount in a food or they are fallen in some food or drink and is not easy to remove in such a case it would not be considered as Haram to eat with and if there is no food available and has a fear of death in such a case that would be permissible too in order to save a life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see here for more information &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2011/03/04/what-animals-are-halal-and-haram-to-eat-in-the-hanafi-school/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2011/03/04/what-animals-are-halal-and-haram-to-eat-in-the-hanafi-school/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-08-31T09:58:52.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35149" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35147" CreationDate="2016-08-31T11:28:17.040" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Iblees was expelled for disobedience [He refused, and was arrogant so he became of the Kafereen]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When We told the angels to prostrate before Adam, they all obeyed except Iblis (Satan) who abstained out of pride and so he became one of those who deny the truth. [2:34]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19208" LastActivityDate="2016-08-31T11:28:17.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1129" CreationDate="2016-08-31T13:04:59.730" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Insurance is totally permissible and is a must in modern world.If any body is saying it is haram and is prompting people not to buy it, he is preventing the widow of somebody a social security. When somebody dies two types of death do occur. One is physical death and other is financial death. Physical death we can not prevent.But financial death we can.And the only solution invented for it so far to do that is insurance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19240" LastActivityDate="2016-08-31T13:04:59.730" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35153" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33708" CreationDate="2016-08-31T20:32:12.647" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a great question.&#xA;I'm gonna go in a step by step fashion, so bare with me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First off, we agree that Paradise/hell are a lot more bigger (massive) than Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following verse is going to compare the measure of Time in God's reference with Time in our reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Quran 22.47] They challenge you to bring forth that torture [in Hell] and Allah will not break His promise; &lt;strong&gt;a day of your Lord [Paradise/Hell promise] is like a thousand years of what you count.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;theory of general relativity&lt;/strong&gt; says that &lt;strong&gt;time passes slower near an object more massive than Earth&lt;/strong&gt;, meaning at this point, Quran is coherent with science.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, brief scientifical facts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Our solar system is 4.57 billion years old. Earth started accreting concurrently with the sun and our neighbouring planets 4.57 bln years ago. However the universe is 13.7 ± 0.2 bln years old. &lt;strong&gt;This places the age of Earth at one third the age of the universe (4.57 bln/13.7 bln = 1/3)&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Quran 7.54] And your Lord, Allah, who created the Heavens and the Earth in six days and then settled on the Throne...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bare in mind the frame of reference:&#xA;&quot;Meaning that those six days are on the Throne; so the frame of reference for creation is the Throne, not Earth.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking at the following verses,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Quran 41.9] Say: &quot;Is it that you deny Him [Allah] who &lt;strong&gt;created the Earth in two days?&lt;/strong&gt; And you claim others to be equal to Him? He is the Lord of (all) the Worlds.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As well as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Quran 50.38] And we have &lt;strong&gt;created the Heavens and Earth and everything in between in six days&lt;/strong&gt; and We were not touched by fatigue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;In God's Throne time&lt;/strong&gt;, Earth is 2 days old while the Heavens, Earth and everything in between are 6 days old. This makes the age of Earth to be one third the age of the universe (2/6 = 1/3). &lt;strong&gt;Similarly in Earth time&lt;/strong&gt;, the age of Earth is 4.57 billion years while the age of the universe is 13.7 billion years; this is also one third (4.57 bln/13.7 bln = 1/3). So it is the same ratio in Earth time or in God's Throne time. &lt;strong&gt;The theory of general relativity&lt;/strong&gt; explains why time at God's Throne passes slower than on Earth. General relativity explains why 6 days passed at God's Throne but we measured it as 13.7 billion years (that is each day at God's Throne measures around 2.28 billion years on Earth).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://speed-light.info/miracles_of_quran/age_of_universe.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sources&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't forget that God call us to ponder and reflect in His verses [using our brain/mind capabilities]. Nothing is symbolic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are interested in more scientifical approachs of the Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://speed-light.info&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;visit this website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19208" LastEditorDisplayName="user19208" LastEditDate="2016-09-01T06:47:44.757" LastActivityDate="2016-09-01T06:47:44.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35154" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-08-31T23:43:14.810" Score="1" ViewCount="1477" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if making apps is haram. For example, ones that can help with productivity or communication between groups. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19242" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-11T10:51:43.217" LastActivityDate="2018-11-17T09:48:13.293" Title="Is making apps haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|software|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35155" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35028" CreationDate="2016-09-01T02:04:15.153" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anybody can perform adhan, iqamah and lead a prayer so there'&#xA;s no exclusion. The only point is that an imam would gain more rewards than anybody else if he lead the congregation in the best manner therefore it would be recommended for him to follow the sunnah of our prophet and leave other's perform adhan and iqamah to gain extra rewards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/8975&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This fatwa&lt;/a&gt; clearly say's that an imam can perform iqamah.&#xA;Note that &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/222241&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic says that the person who perfroms adhan and iqamah should be the same as this was the sunnah in the time of our prophet, but an exception could be if the person got a persmission from the imam to perform the iqamah instead of the &amp;quot;regular&amp;quot; muaddhin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/76524&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (I think the same as the one quoted by IBRA) is saying that an Imam can perfrom iqamah and adhan also and includes the quote from mawahib al jalil and one from Imam an-Nawawi's al-Majmu' saying that there is consensus among Muslim scholars that this is allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أجمع المسلمون على جواز كون المؤذن إماماً واستحبابه، قال صاحب الحاوي: في كل واحد من الأذان والإمامة فضل&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Muslims are in consesnsus that it is allowed for the muaddhin to be an imam and recommeding it. The author of al-Hawi said: in each of adhan and leading a prayer there's a reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that when quoting adhan often also iqamah is meant as usually both are perfromed by the same person!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This fatwa links to an &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/69878&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;other fatwa&lt;/a&gt; explaining why neither our Prophet nor the rahidun caliphes perfromed adhan and iqamah ... the major reason was that they had more important tasks. Quoting that at-Thirmidhi compliled a hadith saying that our Messenger performed adhan during a journey, but ibn Hajjar al-'Asqalni qualified this ahdith as da'if. And the same fatwa quotes a saying of Omar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قَالَ عُمَرُ: لَوْلَا الْخِلَافَةُ لأذنت&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Omar said: if there was not the (task of) caliphate i would have perfromed adhan (myself).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-25T07:08:17.227" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:08:17.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35157" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35168" CreationDate="2016-09-01T05:49:22.307" Score="1" ViewCount="299" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are very many questions on here about the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/639/is-it-possible-that-the-quran-contains-any-errors&quot;&gt;authenticity of the Qur'an&lt;/a&gt;, how &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/760/how-do-we-know-that-the-quran-has-never-been-changed&quot;&gt;it hasn't been changed&lt;/a&gt;, and many good answers. But, like any religion, there are diverse opinions on almost any point. I haven't, however, heard of or been able to find any sect that states the Qur'an has been changed or updated. It seems to be a universal belief that it has not been changed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any (or were there any in the past), and if so, what reasons do they give for their difference of opinion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any help is much appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15498" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T16:37:29.403" Title="Are there any sects of Islam that believe the Qur'an has been changed?" Tags="|quran|sects|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35158" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35160" CreationDate="2016-09-01T07:52:10.843" Score="5" ViewCount="271" Body="&lt;p&gt;One version of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump&quot;&gt;Donald Trump&lt;/a&gt;'s proposed immigration policies involves banning Muslim immigration from the USA:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One of Trump's most controversial proposals was his original plan for a &quot;total and complete&quot; temporary ban on foreign Muslims entering the United States.&lt;/strong&gt; Trump later changed his position by stating that the temporary ban would apply only to people originating from countries with a &quot;proven history of terrorism against the United States or its allies&quot;, or countries &quot;compromised by terrorism&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Australian politics, we have a similar call from Senator &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Hanson&quot;&gt;Pauline Hanson&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting, Hanson posted a video on her Facebook page &lt;strong&gt;calling for a ban on Muslim immigration to Australia&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How could this be implemented?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Trump... has suggested that customs agents ask, &quot;Are you a Muslim?&quot; and turn away those who say yes. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/Immigration-Experts-Trump-Muslim-Ban/2016/08/03/id/741951/&quot;&gt;NewsMax&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which leads me to my question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: In the context of Muslim immigration bans, it would be desirable for a Muslim to momentarily deny being a Muslim.  If a Muslim is asked &quot;are you a Muslim&quot; should they nevertheless say &quot;yes&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd guess terrorists would have no qualms about lying to get through immigration.  But what about the good Muslims?  I personally would be unwilling to lie.  Playing a role are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taqiya&quot;&gt;Taqiya&lt;/a&gt;, which Wikipedia describes as &quot;denial of religious belief and practice in the face of persecution&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever disbelieves in Allah after his belief... except for one who is forced [to renounce his religion] while his heart is secure in faith. But those who [willingly] open their breasts to disbelief, upon them is wrath from Allah, and for them is a great punishment -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/16:106&quot;&gt;Qur'an 16:106&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While negatives, being denied entry into the USA or Australia arguably does not seem sufficient to consider it as being &quot;forced&quot;.  So, by this logic, a Muslim should say &quot;yes&quot; and accept they're literally &quot;going back to where they came from&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, it may be that responding &quot;no&quot; could be interpreted as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy_in_Islam&quot;&gt;apostasy&lt;/a&gt;, although they could repent after getting through immigration.  (And, technically, immigration wouldn't be letting in Muslims.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an forbids (or, at least, strongly discourages) lying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then whoever argues with you about it after [this] knowledge has come to you - say, &quot;Come, let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves, then supplicate earnestly [together] &lt;strong&gt;and invoke the curse of Allah upon the liars [among us].&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3:61&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:61&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Unquestionably, for Allah is the pure religion. And those who take protectors besides Him [say], &quot;We only worship them that they may bring us nearer to Allah in position.&quot; Indeed, Allah will judge between them concerning that over which they differ. &lt;strong&gt;Indeed, Allah does not guide he who is a liar and [confirmed] disbeliever&lt;/strong&gt;. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/39:3&quot;&gt;Qur'an 39:3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T11:13:55.797" Title="Muslim immigration bans: if a Muslim is asked &quot;are you a Muslim&quot; should they nevertheless say &quot;yes&quot;?" Tags="|taqiya|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35159" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35125" CreationDate="2016-09-01T08:01:07.713" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who said the blood is to reach Allah? Who? Our deeds do reach him, but not the blood of an animal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The animals are not slaughtered for the sake of being slaughtered. They are slaughtered so that it would be given to the hungry, the poor, those in need. NO religion but Islam has such a practice. It shows love! In Islam it is encouraged for Muslims to break bread with the poor so the poor won't be distanced from the rest, the poor would get what need and also the rich won't become arrogant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for a Muslim, not its generally not permissible to be vegetarian. Yet for one who wants to convert, I won't push them into following all Islam's commandments at once. Our prophet when he came he incrementally brought the commandments. ~Example: First the verses of Wine having adverse effects was revealed, then verses of not praying when you are drunk and then later verses about it being forbidden. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for an argument. Ask the vegetarian, how do you eat plants? Don't they have a soul? Aren't they living? Why are you killing them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2016-09-01T09:29:19.920" LastActivityDate="2016-09-01T09:29:19.920" CommentCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35160" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35158" CreationDate="2016-09-01T08:56:22.910" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This verse explains itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verily! As for those whom the angels take (in death) while they are wronging themselves (as they stayed among the disbelievers even though emigration was obligatory for them), they (angels) say (to them): &quot;In what (condition) were you?&quot; They reply: &quot;We were weak and oppressed on earth.&quot; They (angels) say: &quot;Was not the earth of Allah spacious enough for you to emigrate therein?&quot; Such men will find their abode in Hell - What an evil destination! 4:97&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I said in the comments, a Muslim who freely and willingly enters a foreign country is obviously agreeing to their terms. We shouldn't seek a reason to lie to get an entry and put our beliefs on the line.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a more explicit way, &quot;taqya&quot; doesn't even apply in this case as &lt;strong&gt;this is not a Life threatening situation in the first place.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lying to get through an airport is as equal to lying to get a personal interest from someone.&lt;/strong&gt; The judgement is to God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19208" LastEditorDisplayName="user19208" LastEditDate="2016-09-01T09:38:10.853" LastActivityDate="2016-09-01T09:38:10.853" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35162" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-01T12:13:40.077" Score="2" ViewCount="79" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can we make a software that markets a artist to their audience?&#xA;Currently we got a request to create a software that will be used by artists in music and video sector to market their albums and promote themselves using different technologies, SMS being one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed in Islam to create or assist is such project?&#xA;The project payment we get, will it be halal or haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19246" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T11:51:36.727" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T11:51:36.727" Title="Can we make a software that markets a artist to their audience?" Tags="|halal-haram|music|software|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35163" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35125" CreationDate="2016-09-01T12:46:39.117" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a vegetarian Muslim, I found a workaround by donating to a mosque that will slaughter the same animal whether or not I donate.  This provides sufficient &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_of_responsibility&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;diffusion of responsibility&lt;/a&gt; for me to feel comfortable about killing an animal, while still participating in an important Muslim event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally do not feel that kindness to animals is a character flaw.  I think it's reasonable to be hesitant to participate in this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C9N3zm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/C9N3zm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;graphic image of sheep being slaughtered&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Image source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3248041/Muslims-world-gather-sacrifice-cattle-celebration-Eid-al-Adha-festival-families-look-on.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Daily Mail&lt;/a&gt;; link contains further graphic images)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Qur'an&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a whole, the impression I got from reading the whole Qur'an was that (some) animals were intended to be eaten by man.  One could reasonably argue that eating meat is encouraged by the Qur'an.  For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So eat of that [meat] upon which the name of Allah has been mentioned&lt;/strong&gt;, if you are believers in His verses.  &lt;strong&gt;And why should you not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has been mentioned&lt;/strong&gt; while He has explained in detail to you what He has forbidden you, excepting that to which you are compelled. And indeed do many lead [others] astray through their [own] inclinations without knowledge. Indeed, your Lord - He is most knowing of the transgressors. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/6:118&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 6:118-119&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that we also say &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basmala&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;bismillah&lt;/a&gt; (&amp;quot;in the name of God&amp;quot;) over vegetarian food.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicstudies.info/tafheem.php?sura=6&amp;amp;verse=112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic Studies&lt;/a&gt; suggests the intention is to &amp;quot;recognize... as lawful all that God has declared to be lawful&amp;quot;.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.detailedquran.com/quran_data/Halal%20and%20haram%20food%20in%20Qur%27an.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Marwan Boustany&lt;/a&gt; similarly contests this is referring to meat literally, writing &amp;quot;This is not the case though, as Allah has not indicated this in these verses&amp;quot;.  &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/your_mileage_may_vary&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Your mileage may vary&lt;/a&gt; as to whether or not this implies a command to eat meat or an assertion that it's okay to eat meat, or something else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an also has:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the camels and cattle We have appointed for you as among the symbols of Allah; for you therein is good. So mention the name of Allah upon them when lined up [for sacrifice]; and &lt;strong&gt;when they are [lifeless] on their sides, then eat from them and feed the needy and the beggar&lt;/strong&gt;. Thus have We subjected them to you that you may be grateful. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/22:36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 22:36&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's hard to tell if this sacrifice should be interpreted as an obligation or not, but it's certainly not discouraged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some translations of &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/quran/21/107/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 21:107&lt;/a&gt; include kindness to animals:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We sent thee not, but as a Mercy for all creatures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while others do not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have sent you forth as a mercy to all mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen claims that these ayah support vegetarianism:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The seven heavens and the earth and whatever is in them exalt Him. And there is not a thing except that it exalts [ Allah ] by His praise, but you do not understand their [way of] exalting. Indeed, He is ever Forbearing and Forgiving. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17:44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 17:44&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there is no creature on [or within] the earth or bird that flies with its wings except [that they are] communities like you. We have not neglected in the Register a thing. Then unto their Lord they will be gathered. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/6:38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 6:38&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I can tell, it's just &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wishful_thinking&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wishful thinking&lt;/a&gt; to think they support vegetarianism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I'm not happy about it, I believe an honest reading of the Qur'an does not encourage being vegetarian, although it doesn't directly oppose being vegetarian.  [As such, I'm conflicted about being vegetarian.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a way, I feel it's analogous to being invited over to someone's house, and when they offer you something to eat, you refuse.  Well, we're in Allah's house, and he's offering meat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Ahadith&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Muhammad was reported to have encouraged the slaughter during Eid:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;I attended (the day of) sacrifice with the Messenger of Allah He led the people 9in prayer, then when he finished praying he saw some sheep that had been sacrificed. He said 'Whoever slaughtered (his sacrifice) before the prayer. Let him slaughtered (his sacrifice) before the prayer, let him slaughter a sheep in its place, and &lt;strong&gt;whoever has not slaughtered, let him offer a sacrifice in the name of Allah&lt;/strong&gt;, the Mighty and Sublime.&amp;quot;' (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/43/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/69917&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; assert this was during Eid ul-Adha)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Muhammad was reported to have personally sacrificed animals:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet sacrificed two horned rams which were white with black markings and had been castrated. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/16/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Muhammad was reported to have encouraged the sacrifice of animals:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Companions of the Messenger of Allah said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what are these sacrifices?’ He said: ‘The Sunnah of your father Ibrahim.’ They said: ‘What is there for us in them, O Messenger of Allah?’ He said: ‘For every hair, one merit.’ They said: ‘What about wool, O Messenger of Allah?’ He said: ‘For every hair of wool, one merit.’ (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1272300&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the same time, the Prophet Muhammad was reported to have prescribed relatively painless methods for slaughtering animals:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verily Allah has prescribed ihsan (proficiency, perfection) in all things. So if you kill then kill well; and if you slaughter, then slaughter well. Let each one of you sharpen his blade and let him spare suffering to the animal he slaughters.” (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nawawi40/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Prophet Muhammad is also noted for promoting kindness to animals, including sparing their lives:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He who takes pity even on a sparrow and spares its life, God will be merciful to him on the Day of Judgement. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chai.org.il/en/compassion/islam/heritage_islam2_i.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam and Animals&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a reward for kindness to every living thing (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/126&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunnah.com reference.&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Fatawa&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, scholars agree that vegetarianism and veganism is fine (provided you're aware that eating meat is halal [with the exclusions in the Qur'an]).  Some examples sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.animalsinislam.com/halal-living/fatwas/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwas on Vegetarianism&lt;/a&gt; (more are found by following the link):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So traditionally Muslims were semi-vegetarians. The Prophet was, I mean, technically, the Prophet (SAWS) was in that category. He was not a meat-eater. Most of his meals did not have meat in them. And the proof of that is clearly in the Muwatta—when Sayyidina Umar says, ‘Beware of meat, because it has an addiction like the addiction of wine.’  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamza_Yusuf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hamza Yusuf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Muslim may be a vegetarian. However, he should not regard eating meat as prohibited.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebrahim_Desai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mufti Ebrahim Desai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vegetarianism is halal. Meat is not compulsory. Any food is permissible provided it is not harmful. Muslims are free to eat whatever they want provided it is halal.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eslam.de/begriffe/f/fadhlullah.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sayyid Fadhlullah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Salafi &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/2521&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; say even veganism is okay:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm [vegan], I mean I do not eat... any [thing] that have to do with animal... can I be a Muslim and still [not] eat meat and animal [products]?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, you can be a Muslim without eating these animal products.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should not think that it is better to abstain from these foods, or that doing so will be rewarded, or that a vegetarian is closer to Allaah than others, and so on.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Al-Munajjid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sheikh M. S. Al-Munajjid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-09-01T12:46:39.117" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35164" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-01T14:28:34.083" Score="4" ViewCount="1357" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A question was posted here today regarding Allah and his signs.&#xA;A fellow poster responded saying that Allah guides us through the Quran, which is true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However something struck within me, prompting me to wonder and ask.....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know Allah is always here and undeniably exists.&#xA;But is he always with us? Does he still guide us, show us signs etc... ? We know whatever happens is already written by Allah and Allah knows all but when we remember him, do salah and dua....does he listen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask because we know the revelation came and our prophet Muhammed .s.a.w (pbuh) delivered the message (la illaha illilah Muhammad doorah solillah). After which no more revelation....so it questions on why there is no more revelation or signs? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T17:08:13.527" Title="Is Allah with us? Does he still tell us signs etc...?" Tags="|allah|revelation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35164" CreationDate="2016-09-01T17:22:48.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa Alaikumu Salam wa Ramatulahi wa Barakatuh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Quran[50:16]:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to&#xA;  him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About guidance, knowing what is right from wrong, is a great indicator of your closeness to Allah (swt) and Allah(swt) guide those who are closest to him. Indeed he is the owner of Wisdom and Knowledge, he bestows upon whom so ever he will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other ways that Allah (swt) may guide you is that you remember often Allah(swt), his prophets and messengers. Their stories indeed in it there is guidance and many reminders for those who have faith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other cases Allah(swt) may bestow upon you &quot;Good&quot; dreams and &quot;True&quot; dreams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from ‘Awf ibn Maalik that the Messenger of Allaah&#xA;  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Dreams are of three&#xA;  types: some are terrifying things from the Shaytaan, aimed at causing&#xA;  grief to the son of Adam; some are things that a person is concerned&#xA;  with when he is awake, so he sees them in his dreams; and some are a&#xA;  part of the forty-six parts of Prophecy.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Saheeh Sunan Ibn Maajah, 3155)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the signs of Allah(swt) are everywhere, in your surrounding, high above and even within yourself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why is there no more revelation, because Allah(swt) has decreed and promised that his Quran will remain until an appointed time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood, who said: “Something will come and take&#xA;  the Qur’aan one night and not one aayah will be left, either in the&#xA;  Mus-haf or in the heart of any person, but it will be taken away.”&#xA;  (Narrated by al-Daarimi with a saheeh isnaad, no. 3209)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah(swt) forgive me if i made any mistake for blame there is only myself and shaytan. May Allah (swt) guide us always on the straight path and always make us truthful sincere muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ameen!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1000" LastActivityDate="2016-09-01T17:22:48.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35166" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35158" CreationDate="2016-09-01T17:40:08.963" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A muslim doesn't need to lie if he wishes to emigrate to the USA, as his freedom to do so is protected under the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;first amendment&lt;/a&gt; to the constitution:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is of a piece with the principle of laicite in France, which is a judicial principle to adjudicate between religions and not to establish one as a state religion; and hence enforcing a separation between religion &amp;amp; state - generally it is seen as a key principle of secularism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although Trump is calling for ban on muslims entering the states, I see this mostly as political demagoguery without both constitutional &amp;amp; judicial backing; its unlikely, even as president, that he'll manage to overturn the first amendment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastActivityDate="2016-09-01T17:40:08.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35162" CreationDate="2016-09-01T18:35:23.717" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Being a software engineer, i am also now days having an offer of a related project, and i am trying my best to avoid it, and i believe supporting any sin is as bad as the sin itself...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And ALlah says in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Indeed, those who like that immorality(فواحش) should be spread [or&#xA;  publicized] among believers will have a painful&#xA;  punishment in this world and the Hereafter. And Allah knows and you do&#xA;  not know.&quot; Quran 24:19&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(quoted above verse in context that by publicity of that music and those artists, most probably, will spread fahash(immoral) music/songs etc, and most muslims sects consider music haraam, so...)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And i would not say its haram or not, but i would say it will add sins in your ACCOUNT too, and it's far better to avoid such things. I know in our industry, there are about half of the projects which are somehow supporting things like these, but as muslims, we have to avoid them whatsoever. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="15642" LastEditDate="2016-09-04T06:29:39.960" LastActivityDate="2016-09-04T06:29:39.960" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35157" CreationDate="2016-09-01T18:53:52.463" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, not among any sect in ahlul-sunnah, all ahlul-sunnah believe quran is in its origonal shape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also in shia sects, many sects believe in its authenticity you can read details &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiapen.com/comprehensive/tahreef/shia-scholars-completeness-quran.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, their are few in shia who believe that this version of Quran is not complete(although this view is not accepted by shias in general), and complete version of quran(which some say have 10 more chapters) is with imam gaib, who will bring it when he will like it and they narrate some ridiculous stories about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in short, almost all muslims believe in Quran's authenticity. There's never been any proof(which could be held strong in court of shariah or any other judiciary) of it being corrupted in any sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-09-01T18:53:52.463" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35171" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-02T02:58:19.427" Score="2" ViewCount="324" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Backbiting, backstabbing, or tale-bearing is to slander someone in their absence - to bite them behind their back.  ...  In the Baha'i Faith, Christian, Islamic and Jewish doctrine, backbiting is considered a sin.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backbiting&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In today's world, we can talk negatively about someone anonymously online, where the victim could view said post.  In this sense the &quot;...in their absence&quot; criteria no longer holds (at least partially).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Question&lt;/em&gt;: Is backbiting from an anonymous online account still backbiting?  Is it classed as something else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I presume it's just as sinful (if not moreso) than traditional backbiting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(There appears to be &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU6sNZMs7Bw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a YouTube video&lt;/a&gt; which might answer this, but YouTube is blocked in China so I don't have access.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-09-02T04:24:10.330" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T03:52:38.267" Title="Is backbiting from an anonymous online account still backbiting?" Tags="|sin|backbiting|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14913" CreationDate="2016-09-02T03:33:18.570" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is meat that has been artificially grown in a lab (made by duplicating&#xA;  cells) halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, if the materials used to produce it is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What if the father cell came from a living animal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the father cell is taken from a living animal, then that animal must be slaughtered in line with the Islamic guidelines of slaughtering. If the father cell is taken from a pig, then it's haram. But if the father cell is taken from a cow or a goat which was slaughtered in accordance with the Islamic guidelines of slaughtering, then it is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can humans eat this kind of artificial meat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If such meat is produced in a halal manner, then there is noting wrong with eating them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T03:33:18.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35173" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35174" CreationDate="2016-09-02T04:14:50.613" Score="3" ViewCount="2568" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm brushing up on exegetical works pertaining to the Qur'an, and I keep coming across this term: &quot;tafsirbi’l-ma’thur.&quot; Can someone provide me with a clear definition of the term and help me understand it? It seems very central to what I'm reading. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19250" LastEditorUserId="17793" LastEditDate="2016-09-02T04:16:52.107" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T06:56:43.867" Title="What does this mean in English: &quot;tafsirbi’l-ma’thur&quot;?" Tags="|tafseer|arabic-translation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35174" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35173" CreationDate="2016-09-02T04:49:43.500" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The term &lt;strong&gt;tafsir&lt;/strong&gt; (التفسير) itself refers any exegetical work on the Qur'an. There are essentially two types of tafsir:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tafsir bi'l ma'thur&lt;/strong&gt; (التفسير بالمأثور): refers to those tafasir in which the exegesis is predominantly derived from authentic sources, such as other Qur'anic verses, sahih ahadith, or established sunnah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tafsir bi'l ra'y&lt;/strong&gt; (التفسير بالراي): refers to those tafasir which are derived in part or in whole from personal interpretation and opinion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-09-02T06:56:43.867" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T06:56:43.867" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35158" CreationDate="2016-09-02T09:54:20.077" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The short answer to this is yes and no.&lt;/strong&gt; It depends. All situations should be analysed individually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I agree with what @cerberus23 stated, but I just want to add some details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4:97&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Surely (as for) those whom the angels cause to die while they are unjust to their souls, they shall say: In what state were you? They shall say: &lt;strong&gt;We were weak in the earth&lt;/strong&gt;. They shall say: &lt;strong&gt;Was not Allah's earth spacious, so that you should have migrated therein?&lt;/strong&gt; So these it is whose abode is hell, and it is an evil resort&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now this verse is speaking about people in a place where they are being oppressed, and likely forbidden to follow their religion (Islam), which indirectly makes them sin or do &quot;unjust&quot;, it is also &lt;strong&gt;directed to people who has the possibility or ability&lt;/strong&gt; to move to another place where they won't be oppressed any more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the verse after continues:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Except the weak from among the men and the children who have not in their power the means nor can they find a way (to escape);&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a person doesn't have the possibility to move they are not to be blamed. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/1/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The intention is very important.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the one that has the possibility to move &lt;strong&gt;isn't&lt;/strong&gt; bound or limited to travel to the nearest safest place and might have several reasons why he wants to travel a bit farer away &lt;em&gt;(he might have his family there for instance, he might understand the language, he might have good indications that he will be able to provide for his family there and so on)&lt;/em&gt;.  Also consider &quot;ardo Allahi wasi'aton&quot;, &quot;inna ardi wasi'aton faiyyaya fa'abodoni&quot; (God's earth is wide)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we assume that it becomes a rule in America that whoever enters the borders as an immigrate, must answer whether or not they are a Muslim, if they are, they get kicked out! &lt;strong&gt;In this situation it is very hard to say if the person is excused to lie or not.&lt;/strong&gt; I will list cases where it is &lt;em&gt;arguable&lt;/em&gt; that he can lie:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His life or someone else life is in danger&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He can't know for sure if he will be sent to a safer place&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All his family lives there&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If he is sent to another place, he knows for sure he will do much more sin &lt;em&gt;(in comparison to a white lie it's a drop in the ocean)&lt;/em&gt;. How can he know? No family to stop him, no muslim friends, no language, no job opportunity and so on ...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He didn't know in the first place that after going a so long trip, he would be sent away just because of a believe&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But then again, these points are all exceptions. One might ask, how good will a life be in a country which wants to send me away just because I am Muslim? There again, is it better than the war zone you came from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the verses about lies you have quoted is in another context. Yet I do not deny that lying is a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2016-09-02T11:13:55.797" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T11:13:55.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35178" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16628" CreationDate="2016-09-02T10:59:28.317" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nikkah Cannot be done between muslim and non-muslim. so if your ex husband was non muslim so you were not in his nikkah and now you can do nikkah with your love according to islam. Civil Marriage Formalities are for government records.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19258" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T10:59:28.317" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35179" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35171" CreationDate="2016-09-02T11:07:11.970" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes Backbiting is always backbiting.Here is something to understand that if you are harmed by someone and you are telling someone about what that person did with you. doing this is not a backbiting because you are telling about the Atrocity he did with you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19258" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T11:07:11.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35180" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35154" CreationDate="2016-09-02T11:14:32.457" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lets see this in this way that you can keep a knife or a gun in your home for safety but you cannot use it for killing someone. Just like that you can develop mobile apps but for positive use. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;for example &lt;code&gt;app for selling mobile-phones is OK&lt;/code&gt; but &lt;code&gt;app for selling pig is&#xA;  haram.&lt;/code&gt;Because pig is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19258" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T11:14:32.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35030" CreationDate="2016-09-02T11:20:07.367" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Using Photoshop is not haram but it matters that what are you doing on Photoshop if its allowed then its okay if its not allowed then its haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets see this in this way that you can keep a knife or a gun in your home for safety but you cannot use it for committing murder. Just like that you can use Photoshop but for positive use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there is no permission to edit the other girls photo to use there ratings and all its totally haram like i said using Photoshop is okay but what are you doing on Photoshop that can be halal or haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sleeping is not haram but if you sleep with a blond girl that is haram. did you ask anybody that is Sleeping haram or not. you will surely ask that sleeping with a blond girl is haram or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Technology is halal it depends on your usage. ask questions for your usage that i am doing this is it halal or haram ask for you acts don't ask for technology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19258" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T16:54:27.343" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T16:54:27.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10105" CreationDate="2016-09-02T14:19:06.473" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, Changing the clothes with or without towel does not break the wudu. As stated in a similar topic on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dawateislami.net/bookslibrary/96/page/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; link&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Many amongest the public believe that unveiling one's own knees or Sitr (private part of body below navel up to knees) or looking at one's own or someone else's knees or Sitr nullifies Wudu; this is a wrong concept. However, to keep the Sitr covered is one of the manners of Wudu; in fact the Sitr should be covered immediately after Istinja (excretion washing). To unveil the Sitr unnecessarily is prohibited and to unveil it before others is Haram. &lt;em&gt;(Bahar-e-Shariat, pp. 309, vol. 1)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, from above statement it is clear that changing clothes doesn't break/nullifies Wudu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="945" LastActivityDate="2016-09-02T14:19:06.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35184" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35271" CreationDate="2016-09-02T18:15:18.160" Score="2" ViewCount="61866" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can Jinn have sex with my wife? Is this hadith authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“When a man has intercourse with his wife and does not name [Allah], the jinn coils around his urethra and has intercourse along with him..&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a source from a islamic website: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://eshaykh.com/family/can-a-jinn-perform-sex-with-your-wife/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://eshaykh.com/family/can-a-jinn-perform-sex-with-your-wife/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi [in Nawadir al-Usul, Asl 76 and Asl 207] and Ibn Jarir [al-Tabari in his Tafsir (22:248)] narrated that Mujahid said: “When a man has intercourse with his wife and does not name [Allah], the jinn coils around his urethra and has intercourse along with him. That is the meaning of the saying of the Most High: {whom neither man nor jinn has touched before them} (55:56)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19219" LastEditorUserId="19219" LastEditDate="2016-09-03T15:15:19.503" LastActivityDate="2022-07-11T06:27:08.290" Title="Can Jinn have sex with my wife?" Tags="|hadith|nikah|hadith-interpretation|jinn|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35185" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35188" CreationDate="2016-09-02T19:29:36.937" Score="4" ViewCount="957" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone has money and he is not married, and in the same time he wants to go to the Hajj, which one is preferred: performing Hajj or getting married?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16921" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T10:15:32.213" LastActivityDate="2021-02-06T03:21:56.580" Title="Which is the priority: Performing Hajj or getting married?" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|hajj|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35185" CreationDate="2016-09-03T00:52:45.880" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Which is the priority: Performing Hajj or getting married?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone has enough money to do both, then he should do both. In such a case, he may perform hajj, return to his homeland and get married or get married first and then perform hajj. But if he doesn't have enough money to do both or he fears that if he does one, he won't have enough money to do the other, then he should marry first. That is because the money he will spend to marry is approved by Sharia and isn't regarded as surplus wealth which he can use to perform hajj.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Quran (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) to the House (Ka‘bah) is a duty that&#xA;  mankind owes to Allaah, &lt;strong&gt;those who can afford the expenses&lt;/strong&gt; (for one’s&#xA;  conveyance, provision and residence)”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Aal ‘Imraan 3:97]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/41957&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-14T11:16:10.390" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T11:16:10.390" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35128" CreationDate="2016-09-03T04:57:58.560" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, she was engaged to Jubayr ibn Mut'im before she married the prophet (s.a.w).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The idea to match Aisha with Muhammad was suggested by Khawlah bint&#xA;  Hakim. After this, &lt;strong&gt;the previous agreement regarding the marriage of&#xA;  Aisha with Jubayr ibn Mut'im was put aside by common consent.&lt;/strong&gt; --&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-09-03T04:57:58.560" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35190" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35128" CreationDate="2016-09-03T06:40:54.497" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes al Mut'im ibn 'Aday الْمُطْعِم بْنَ عَدِيّ (he died as a kafir but protected our Prophet from Quraish when he turned back from at-Taa'if and therefore was quoted in a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/57/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; after the battle of Badr) asked abu Bakr for her hand for his son before our Prophet asked Khawla bint Hakim to ask for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is based on this marfo' narration from hadith ibn a-Sammak and al-Khuldi (&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?hflag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=1094&amp;amp;pid=862091&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; the Arabic text), this narration doesn't clearly say which of al-Mut'ims sons was the choosen fiancé! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Bakr asked al-Mut'im soon after the inquirey from our Prophet came and apparently his wife said to abu Bakr something like: &quot;...if we married him to her you might get him convert to your religion...&quot;, which abu Bakr understood as an end of the engagement and therefore inivited our Prophet to come to ask for his daughters hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-09-03T14:33:17.430" LastActivityDate="2016-09-03T14:33:17.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35191" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-03T07:50:01.743" Score="2" ViewCount="2041" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm an unmarried Muslim girl and I love another girl. We don't have any physical relation but we love each other like a boyfriend and girlfriend. We have decided we will never marry any boy and we will be together forever. But no physical relation. Is it halal in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19259" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T02:28:40.690" LastActivityDate="2019-09-03T05:09:37.403" Title="Can two girls who love each other be together without marriage nor physical relations?" Tags="|halal-haram|homosexuality|love|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32729" CreationDate="2016-09-03T08:42:14.993" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This depends who you ask.  Obviously, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;riba&lt;/a&gt; is haram, but what is the definition of 'riba'?  Does it apply to bank interest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While Muslims agree that riba is prohibited, there is disagreement over what it is... there is also disagreement over whether it is a major sin and against sharia (Islamic law), or simply discouraged (makruh).  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also some technical details: (a) is the interest from a Muslim or non-Muslim, and (b) whether its haram to deal with such banks provided the riba is disposed of.  It's also worth noting that there are &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_banking_and_finance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islamic banks&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.loanspk.com/islamic-banking-pakistan/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;bank interest is mostly prohibited in Pakistan&lt;/a&gt; (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://elgarblog.com/2013/08/29/prohibition-of-riba-modernist-vs-orthodox-and-the-need-for-islamic-financial-institutions-by-muhammad-akram-khan-2/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Prohibition of riba&lt;/a&gt;, M. A. Khan for a discussion).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's one instance of riba being strongly condemned in the Qur'an (other ayah and ahadith are listed on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, fear Allah and give up what remains [due to you] of interest, if you should be believers.  And if you do not, then be informed of a war [against you] from Allah and His Messenger. But if you repent, you may have your principal - [thus] you do no wrong, nor are you wronged.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2:278&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:278-279&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's learned scholars declaring bank interest as haram, and others declaring it halal.  I'll give a sampling of both.  My impression is that there's more fatawa declaring bank interest haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Who says bank interest is halal?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Question: If I know that the bank will give me interest even without stipulating the conditions, is it permissible for me to deposit in a savings account that takes the form of a term-deposit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Answer: Yes, it is permissible, as long as you do not stipulate the conditions of interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;-- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_al-Sistani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Grand Ayatullah al-Sayyid Ali al-Hussani al-Sistani&lt;/a&gt; (undated; Iraq; Shia Islam), &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/qa/01220/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Question &amp;amp; Answer, Interest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I will give you a final and decisive ruling (Fatwa)... So long as banks&#xA;  invest the money in permissible venues (Halal), then the transaction&#xA;  is permissible (Halal)... The issue is an investment from money. Otherwise, it is forbidden (Haram)... &lt;strong&gt;there is no such thing as an Islamic&#xA;  or non-Islamic bank. So let us stop this controversy about bank interest.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;-- then Grand Mufti, Shaykh Nasr Farid Wasil (Egypt; Sunni Islam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(sourced from: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~elgamal/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;M. A. El-Gamal&lt;/a&gt;, Involving Islamic Banks in Central Bank Open Market Operations, Thunderbird International Business Review (2007))  However, the legitimacy of this fatwa was contested by M. A. El-Gamal, A Basic Guide to Contemporary Islamic Banking and Finance (2000) [&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nubank.com/islamic/primer.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;pdf&lt;/a&gt;], referring to a list of fatwas by Dr. Muhammad Ali Al-Salus (1998) which &quot;debunks the foundations of those recent permitting fatwas&quot;, writing &quot;...the vast majority of jurists, today and in the past, disagree with those expressed opinions.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://leader.ir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhollah_Khomeini&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ayatollah Khomeini&lt;/a&gt; (undated; Iran; Shia Islam):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q1901: Is it permissible to receive the interest paid on money deposited with the banks of non-Islamic countries, irrespective of whether the owners were among the People of the Book or polytheist? Is it permissible to have the&#xA;  right of disposal over such money, regardless of whether or not the depositor made it conditional that he be paid the interest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A: In the given case, it is permissible to take interest, even if it was with the condition of taking such interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q1902: If some of the shareholders of the bank are Muslim, is it permissible to receive the interest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A: There is no objection to receiving interest from the shares of non-Muslims. It is not permissible to receive interest from the share of a Muslim. That is, where depositing the money with the bank is with the condition of getting interest and ribā or for the purpose of receiving it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Q1903: What is the ruling in the matter of taking interest on the money deposited with the banks in Islamic states?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A: It is not permissible if the money was deposited under the title of loan and that the payment of interest was made conditional or with that anticipation/intention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Who says bank interest is haram?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is forbidden to put one's money in [banks] regardless of interest or lack of interest accrued. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Aziz_ibn_Baz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Shaykh Ibn Baz&lt;/a&gt; (1992; Saudi Arabia; Hanbali, Sunni Islam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above goes even further and forbids even putting one's money in banks.  In response to this, we have:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...if an amount of money is put in a bank, in the understanding that it&#xA;  gains a specified quantity of interest, this is also a form of riba [and thus&#xA;  illegal]. The [overwhelming] evidence against this practice includes the&#xA;  previous texts and the consensus of scholars. However, the practice of keeping&#xA;  one’s money in banks for the purposes of safety, and not for taking interest, is permitted. -- Dr. Anas Abu Shadi, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fixyourdeen.com/htm/final/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Response&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The Response is a book aimed at identifying and responding to hardline fatawa.  As such, it's authors tend to have more moderate perspectives.  Despite this, they unequivocally state that bank interest is riba.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Interest on all types of loans is forbidden Riba. There is no difference in this regard between so-called consumption and production loans.  Moreover, Riba is forbidden (haram) in small as well as large quantities,  whether it is effected through time deposits, demand (or checking) deposits, or any interest-bearing loan contract.  All such dealings are among the forbidden Riba -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Azhar_University&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Research Council of al-Azhar&lt;/a&gt; (1965; Egypt; Sunni Islam) sourced form El-Gamal (2007).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not permitted for the Muslim to leave the interest monies with the bank, since that would benefit the banks, especially if they are non-Muslim and foreign banks that may use such funds against Islam and Muslims directly or indirectly. This is being said with the full understanding that continuing dealings with Riba-based banks, with or without interest, is not permitted.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.themwl.org/content/islamic-fiqh-council-0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Islamic Fiqh Council in Makkah&lt;/a&gt; (1985; Saudi Arabia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-09-03T08:42:14.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35195" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35202" CreationDate="2016-09-03T10:43:35.300" Score="-1" ViewCount="41" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have gotten $150 from my clint side as  i have Completed half of my assigned work but not still complete it because Clint does not onlined after last discussion. Should I use now the whole money or return back to Clint?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19264" LastActivityDate="2016-09-04T07:15:13.847" Title="FreeLance: Getting full money but not yet completed whole work as we agreed" Tags="|money|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-09-12T08:20:20.323" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35197" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-03T17:57:59.727" Score="1" ViewCount="173" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since my early childhood my parents physically and emotionally abused me to the extent that I had mental issues. I was always faithful but under all the depression and confusion I couldnt practice my religion properly. After failed attempts of convincing them to stop I decided to move out a year ago and ever since my life became better. I am now praying 5 times a day and totally am devoted to Islam. My concern is: Am I allowed to avoid them out of fear that it would cause me to be disobedient to Allah again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19267" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T15:04:44.663" Title="Obeying abusive parents?" Tags="|parents|children|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-02-23T17:38:22.157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35201" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-04T05:06:07.060" Score="12" ViewCount="10229" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I understand, Muslim wives are required to be obedient:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what Allah would have them guard. ...  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4:34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:34&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the notion of &quot;obedience&quot; is foreign to me; it raises a host of &quot;what ifs&quot; and concerns about exploitation.  Interacting with real Muslim couples, however, paints a different picture.  I'm not seeing a wife be ordered around like a servant girl, but instead Muslim men seem to treasure their wives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What does being an obedient wife really mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, how frequently do Muslim husbands make requests?  For the husbands here, what are some requests you make of your wife (if it's okay to say)?  For the wives here, what are some requests your husband makes of you (if it's okay to say)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A related question was asked here &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/31474/17163&quot;&gt;So righteous women are devoutly obedient ,Meaning of obedient wife?&lt;/a&gt; but I'm left with a feeling analogous to learning to drive a car through an instruction manual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which of the following is a better description of a typical Islamic husband-wife relationship?  It's hard to tell from the definitions alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The husband has a large degree of control over his wife.  It is typical for him to order her to do things multiple times a day.  Example requests: (a) wearing a niqab/abaya, (b) sexual acts to be performed in a specific way, (c) housework, adequately and timely performed, (d) disassociation with certain friends, (e) refraining from obtaining an education and employment.  It's best not to nag, joke, or express an opinion.  Her access to money is through him, and he controls her purchases.  Disobedience results in her being considered a bad Muslim by the Islamic community.  If she asks for help, she will simply be told to obey, and that her obedience is her husband's right.  Even if the husband makes a bad request, she needs to comply (provided it's not haram).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A wife has a large degree of autonomy.  In everyday life, she's largely free to do what she likes.  Nobody is really going to make a fuss if she doesn't feel like cooking.  Occasionally the husband may make an important family decision, such as moving to another city for work, but will take into consideration his wife's needs and concerns.  The wife is able to pursue a career alongside her husband (or even instead of her husband), and may earn more money than him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I'm guessing a realistic impression is somewhere in between these two extremes, and vary with the couple's preferences.  I'm after a &quot;feel&quot; for how obedience works in everyday life in spousal relationships in Islam.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Online, I've seen: (a) Muslim men brag about how obedient their wives are, (b) Muslim men complain about how their wives complain when obeying.  It seems obedience is an attractive quality to Muslim men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2020-01-18T00:00:46.420" Title="What does being an obedient wife really mean?" Tags="|practical-islam|nikah|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="11" ClosedDate="2017-06-16T09:06:37.683" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35202" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35195" CreationDate="2016-09-04T07:15:13.847" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Client has &lt;strong&gt;paid advance for the work&lt;/strong&gt;, you are &lt;strong&gt;supposed to complete the work&lt;/strong&gt;. If this is kind of work which you can complete without client interaction and can be delivered when he needs/appears, like a web page design or a software code etc, than you should complete the work and deliver whenever possible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, if that &lt;strong&gt;work is of a kind which needs client interaction&lt;/strong&gt; and without that you cannot proceed, than you should &lt;strong&gt;either wait for client until he becomes available or you can return the advance(deducting the amount to compensate your efforts if you want to) if client is very late&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-09-04T07:15:13.847" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35201" CreationDate="2016-09-04T07:48:43.043" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is I believe a rather subtle issue. But hopefully with close observation that you have had of Muslim couples you can make sense of this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;obedience&quot; concept should be understood in the light of Islam's preferred family structure wherein the husband assumes a central role because of being the primary income-producer and in charge of finances of the family and therefore with a greater final say on family choices and priorities (not that he shouldn't consult the wife or family members before making the final say). Husband is also the protector of family. So these roles inevitably give the husband a sort of practical authority over the family. The wife in contrast assumes a more inner and inward role in the family, mainly engaged with housework and raising children within the means and possibilities afforded by the husband. This distinct form of division of labor naturally requires the wife to be more compliant and &quot;obedient&quot; with the husband than the visa versa. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This division of labor that has been prevalent with most traditional and specially Abrahamic societies is not without reason but is based on the Divine wisdom of family structure and what role each gender is most fit fulfilling with respect to their distinct biological and psychological makeup that can be summarized with referenced to the greater natural vigor and rationality of the male gender in contrast to greater gentleness and emotionalism of female gender, opposite qualities that form a wonderful, vital synthesis when combined and united with proper order in married life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keeping up this traditional pattern of family life however is admittedly difficult given the different norms and structure of the modern society. A deeper understanding of religious wisdom and its contrast with the modern way of life, reveals the latter to be a deviation from the normal order of things that is the Divine order of things. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, all traditional societies have gone through chaos, deformation and crisis by the expansion of the modern way of life that has largely imposed itself on them through colonialist/imperialist inroads of the now-globalized Capitalist Western civilization into traditional societies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now given this state of civlizational defeat and confusion, what shall the intelligent religious people and specifically Muslims do nowadays? For this period of history, it seems that we need to work for discovering and recognizing the spirit and wisdom behind the traditional way of life and then try to gradually reform our life for better conformity with that spirit without having to either isolate ourselves from the modern society or fully let ourselves immerse into its inferior way of life. This would be more art than science but the greater our knowledge of Islamic wisdom of life the greater our success in working a smooth transition towards a more Islamic way of life on the individual and social level away from the dictates of a civilization that is crumbling sooner or later under its own weight of ignorance of the sacred religious wisdom!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-09-08T11:39:40.373" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T11:39:40.373" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35204" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35206" CreationDate="2016-09-04T08:12:34.897" Score="2" ViewCount="115067" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am having issues. I am not arguing if it's allowed or not, it is just something that I need to clear up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I keep reading that butt sex is haram because the word tilth is used&#xA;in the Quran when saying go on to your wives the way you want to.&#xA;But the same ayath is to justify oral sex, even though it doesn't&#xA;get you pregnant. And does that mean contraception is not allowed?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They say it is not clean, but that's just a matter of opinion, and everyone showers daily, washes them selves, and keeps it clean.&#xA;It is safe to assume that people are more hygienic now than ever&#xA;before.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is haram because it may harm her. With lube it doesn't hurt at all, and no medical reason for it to be harmful. It only hurts&#xA;without proper warm up, and we are commanded to have foreplay so it&#xA;shouldn't be an issue at all.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Also the hadeeth that forbid it, I read all over that they are weak, and shouldn't be taken into account because they contradict&#xA;what the Quran says, go onto your wives how ever you want. (Allah&#xA;swa is not shy to say the truth, don't have butt sex with your&#xA;wives. And Allah swa will not look at him on the day of judgement&#xA;who has butt sex with his wife.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't want to withhold something from my marriage because of opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19274" LastEditorUserId="11914" LastEditDate="2017-10-16T16:37:15.603" LastActivityDate="2020-03-01T21:07:17.897" Title="Anal sex in a marriage" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|sex|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35206" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35204" CreationDate="2016-09-04T12:27:51.360" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It doesn't take all those speculations to figure it out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they ask you about menstruation. Say, &quot;It is harm, so keep away from wives during menstruation. And do not approach them until they are pure. And when they have purified themselves, then come to them from where Allah has ordained for you. Indeed, Allah loves those who are constantly repentant and loves those who purify themselves.&quot; 2:222&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse above shows how God uses menstruation subject to give a hint on from where a Believer should penetrate his wife. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Right after it is the verse you mentioned (and everyone is mentioning and basing their arguments)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Your wives are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth , when or how you will, and send (good deeds, or ask Allah to bestow upon you pious offspring) before you for your ownselves. And fear Allah, and know that you are to meet Him (in the Hereafter), and give good tidings to the believers (O Muhammad SAW). 2:223&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse leaves the freedom on how you would want your night with your wife to go (and there are so many things), and the previous verse only specifies from where to penetrate her and the condition to that. Making penetration[going inside] related to that specific area i.e the vagina and ruling out the other &quot;potential&quot; penetration area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19208" LastEditorDisplayName="user19208" LastEditDate="2016-09-04T14:23:06.457" LastActivityDate="2016-09-04T14:23:06.457" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35207" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-04T12:33:16.947" Score="3" ViewCount="280" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have married a Hindu girl who was divorced with 1 son after she converted to Islam. My parents didn't know this and now they are trying to marry me to my cousin sister. Is it acceptable in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19278" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T05:20:38.317" LastActivityDate="2017-07-08T05:21:02.853" Title="Is it halal to leave my wife who converted from Hinduism to Islam to marry me?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|conversion|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35208" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-04T15:18:14.697" Score="0" ViewCount="536" Body="&lt;p&gt;Qu'ran mentions this mysterious wise man sage Al Khidr and his story with Moses, and there is mention of &quot;fountain of life&quot; that he drank from, so is he alive forever to this day? If he is, is he hidden? Can you provide some hadith or tafsir narrations on this subject what do the scholars say?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19219" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T13:57:08.050" Title="Is Al Khidr alive?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|prophets|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-09-16T19:46:17.607" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35209" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-04T15:44:00.523" Score="2" ViewCount="183" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Sahih Hadeeth &quot;Al Kauther&quot; has different distances. Which one is the correct distance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Volume 8, Book 76, Number 579&lt;/strong&gt;:  Narrated Ibn 'Umar:  The Prophet said,&#xA;  &quot;There will be a tank (Lake-Fount) in front of you as large as the&#xA;  distance  between &lt;strong&gt;Jarba&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Adhruh&lt;/strong&gt; (two towns in Sham).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Volume 8, Book 76, Number 582:  Narrated Anas bin Malik:  Allah's&#xA;  Apostle said, &quot;The width of my Lake-Fount is equal to the distance&#xA;  between &lt;strong&gt;Aila&lt;/strong&gt; (a town in  Sham) and &lt;strong&gt;Sana&lt;/strong&gt;' (the capital of Yemen) and it&#xA;  has as many (numerous) jugs as the number of stars of the sky.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Volume 8, Book 76, Number 591:  Narrated Haritha bin Wahb:  I heard&#xA;  the Prophet mentioning the Lake-Fount (Al-Kauthar), saying, &quot;(The&#xA;  width of the Lake-  Fount) is equal to the distance between &lt;strong&gt;Medina&lt;/strong&gt; and&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Sana'&lt;/strong&gt; (capital of Yemen).&quot; Haritha said that he  heard the Prophet&#xA;  saying that his Lake-Fount would be as large as the distance between&#xA;  Sana' and  Medina. Al-Mustaurid said to Haritha, &quot;Didn't you hear him&#xA;  talking about the vessels?&quot; He said, &quot;No.&quot;  Al-Mustaurid said, &quot;The&#xA;  vessels are seen in it as (numberless as) the stars.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which is the most authentic understanding of this distance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-09-05T06:29:59.793" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T06:29:59.793" Title="What is the correct distance of &quot;Al Kauther &quot;?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|hadith-interpretation|jannah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35147" CreationDate="2016-09-04T18:56:56.303" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;We need to look closer to what happened , first Satan disobeyed God but Adam also did the difference lies in what after , Adam returned to ask for God mercy, But Satan because if its discriminatory thinking and its jalousie did not do what Adam did even though Ibliss(Satan) was one of the most worshipping creatures before Adam's creation , The main lesson that we can extract is that if you want to gain the Paradise worship God and ask for his mercy and forgiveness , also discrimination and arrogance are so dangerous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19281" LastActivityDate="2016-09-04T18:56:56.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35123" CreationDate="2016-09-04T19:56:29.507" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As-salamu alaikum! The mentioned ahadith show that the prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, allowed girls to sing in his presence on the day of Eid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Buraydah said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allah be upon him, went out on one of his military&#xA;  campaigns, and when he came back, a black slave woman came and said,&#xA;  “O Messenger of Allah, I vowed that if Allah brought you back safe&#xA;  and sound, I would beat the daff before you and sing. The Messenger of&#xA;  Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, “If you vowed&#xA;  that, then do it, otherwise do not do it.’...” (Jami at-Tirmidhi 3690)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mentioned hadith above indicates that the prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, also allowed women to sing in his presence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, girls as well as women are allowed to sing and men are allowed to listen to it, at least on special occasions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some additional ahadith to these matter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Anas bin Malik: that the Prophet, peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allah be upon him, passed by some part of Al-Madinah and&#xA;  saw some girls beating their daff and singing, saying: “We are girls&#xA;  from Banu Najjar what an excellent neighbor is Muhammad.” The&#xA;  Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “Allah knows&#xA;  that you are dear to me.” &lt;br&gt; (Sunan Ibn Majah; English reference:&#xA;  Vol. 3, Book 9, Hadith 1899; Arabic reference: Book 9, Hadith 1974)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that 'Amir bin Sa'd said: &quot;I entered upon Qurazah bin&#xA;  Ka'b and Abu Mas'ud Al-Ansari during a wedding and there were some&#xA;  young girls singing. I said: 'You are two of the Companions of the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who were&#xA;  present at Badr, and this is being done in your presence!' They said:&#xA;  'Sit down if you want and listen with us, or if you want you can go&#xA;  away. We were granted a concession allowing entertainment at&#xA;  weddings.' (Sunan an-Nasa'i 3383)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19282" LastEditorUserId="19282" LastEditDate="2016-09-05T14:44:12.623" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T14:44:12.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35212" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-04T21:50:56.437" Score="-1" ViewCount="807" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a non-Muslim (&lt;em&gt;Hindu&lt;/em&gt;) friend ... he mean me no harm. I ask him once if u have a chance will u accept islam. he said no. so now it has been more complicated for me after reciting Ayat no:28 of the quran from surat Al-e-Imran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The believers should not make the disbelievers their allies rather than other believers anyone who does such a thing will isolate himself completely from god except when you need to protect yourselves from them god warns you to beware of him:the final return is to god&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have some muslim friends too....so can I continue the relation with the non believer friend or not??? I need the answer so badly.....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19283" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T10:15:04.837" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T10:15:04.837" Title="Close friend with non muslim" Tags="|halal-haram|non-muslim|friendship|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-09-12T08:17:36.330" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="935" CreationDate="2016-09-05T02:40:29.953" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do people need to embrace Islam if God says all the descendants of Abraham and the followers of the Jews, Christians, and Sabeans, are included in heaven? Because Muhammad is supposed to be the seal of the prophets and the final messenger. So, ideally, one should read everything God has to say. And in the end...God is going to calm everyone down and settle all disputes. He will then explain why he has so many different religions worshiping him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17348" LastEditorUserId="17348" LastEditDate="2016-09-05T02:52:39.130" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T02:52:39.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35212" CreationDate="2016-09-05T02:47:24.797" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As-salamu alaikum!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&quot;Allah does not forbid you to be kind and good and to deal justly with those who have not fought you because of your faith and have not turned you out of your homes. Allah loves those who are just.(8)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Allah only forbids you to make friends with those who have fought you because of your faith and who have turned you out of your homes and who supported your expulsion. Indeed, those who make friends with them are really the unjust.(9)&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;al-Qur'an al-Kareem surat al-Mumtahanah ayat 8-9 (60:8-9)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there is nothing wrong with being friends with non-Muslims as it is described in the ayah above. Of course, friends can have a influence on oneself and thus friends should be chosen wisely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: &quot;A man follows the religion of his friend; so each one should consider whom he makes his friend.&quot; (Sunan Abi Dawud 4833)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19282" LastEditorUserId="19282" LastEditDate="2016-09-05T21:57:07.290" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T21:57:07.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="935" CreationDate="2016-09-05T02:48:36.213" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I disagree that &quot; in order to be salvaged from hell, one has to be a Muslim and do good deeds.&quot; You can be Jewish, Christian, Muslim or a Sabean too. As long as you believe in God and belong to one of these groups and do good you have nothing to fear. If there is equal opportunity for Jews, Christians, and Muslims...then why do we need Islam? You need Islam as much as you need Christianity and Jewish traditions. All religions are important. Maybe you mean...why convert all the way to Islam if these other religions are accepted? It would depend on what you believed in. I don't think Jesus is the Messiah because he doesn't fit the profile of Isaiah 53. So, I agree with the Jews. But I also believe with Islam that Jesus did not die on the cross. In fact, it was a look alike who was crucified. I do not want to believe in a God who would kill his only son to supposedly save everyone else. And according to Islam- God does not kill his prophets. But whatever religion you are born into is probably what you are conditioned to believe. The important thing is to believe in God and do good deeds. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17348" LastEditorUserId="17348" LastEditDate="2016-09-05T03:08:55.943" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T03:08:55.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35217" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35171" CreationDate="2016-09-05T03:52:38.267" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It can be thought as &quot;mud sticks&quot;. Put yourself into that person's shoes, can you feel good at that time? If you don't want a behaviour to be done against you, you sholdn't do it for another person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16208" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T03:52:38.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10182" CreationDate="2016-09-05T04:23:28.363" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam doesn't tell anyone to go around killing people as far as it is keeping the Muslim faith strong. It is totally wrong. In that way if a person said something harsh to me for which I got hurt, I can't go and kill that person for that and say I can kill her because I still am a Muslim and I believe in Islam even after killing her. Islam is a religion which tells that revenge is also a &lt;em&gt;gunnah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you have posted is really wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19288" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2021-05-25T00:30:28.813" LastActivityDate="2021-05-25T00:30:28.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35219" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-05T05:34:12.513" Score="3" ViewCount="9224" Body="&lt;p&gt;At what age did Mohammed(PBUH) passed away ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to hadith literature it vary between 60 , 63 and 65. Which is the correct age at which Prophet passed away?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Age of 60&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bukhari Volume 7, Book 72, Number 787&lt;/strong&gt; : Narrated Anas bin Malik: The&#xA;  Prophet was neither conspicuously tall, nor short; neither, very&#xA;  white, nor tawny.His hair was neither much curled, nor very straight.&#xA;  Allah sent him (as an Messenger)at the age of forty (and after that)&#xA;  he stayed for &lt;strong&gt;ten years in Makkah, and for ten more years in Medina&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;  Allah took him unto Him at the &lt;strong&gt;age of sixty&lt;/strong&gt;, and he scarcely had ten&#xA;  white hairs on his head and in his beard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bukhari Volume 4, Book 56, Number 747&lt;/strong&gt;: Narrated Rabia bin Abi&#xA;  Abdur-Rahman: I heard Anas bin Malik describing the Prophet saying,&#xA;  &quot;He was of medium height amongst the people, neither tall nor short;&#xA;  he had a rosy color, neither absolutely white nor deep brown; his hair&#xA;  was neither completely curly nor quite lank. Divine Inspiration was&#xA;  revealed to him when he was forty years old. &lt;strong&gt;He stayed ten years in&#xA;  Makkah receiving the Divine Inspiration, and stayed in Medina for ten&#xA;  more years.&lt;/strong&gt; When he expired, he had scarcely twenty white hairs in his&#xA;  head and beard.&quot; Rabi'a said, &quot;I saw some of his hairs and it was red.&#xA;  When I asked about that, I was told that it turned red because of&#xA;  scent.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bukhari Volume 4, Book 56, Number 748:&lt;/strong&gt; Narrated Anas: Allah's&#xA;  Messenger was neither very tall nor short, neither absolutely white&#xA;  nor deep brown. His hair was neither curly nor lank. Allah sent him&#xA;  (as an Messenger) when he was forty years old. &lt;strong&gt;Afterwards he resided&#xA;  in Makkah for ten years and in Medina for ten more year&lt;/strong&gt;s. When Allah&#xA;  took him unto Him, there was scarcely twenty white hairs in his head&#xA;  and beard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muslim Book 030, Number 5794&lt;/strong&gt;: Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's&#xA;  Messenger (may peace be upon him) was neither very conspicuously tall&#xA;  nor short-statured, and his color was neither glaringly white nor&#xA;  brown; his hair was neither very curly nor very straight; Allah&#xA;  commissioned him (as a Prophet) when he had reached the age of forty&#xA;  years, and &lt;strong&gt;he stayed in Makkah for ten years and for ten years in&#xA;  Medina;&lt;/strong&gt; Allah took him away when he had just reached the &lt;strong&gt;age of sixty&lt;/strong&gt;,&#xA;  and there had not been twenty white hair in his head and beard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muatta Book 49, Number 49.1.1:&lt;/strong&gt; Yahya related to me from Malik that&#xA;  Rabia ibn Abi Abd ar-Rahman heard Anas ibn Malik say, &quot;The Messenger&#xA;  of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was not excessively&#xA;  tall or short. He was not very pallid nor dark. He did not have curly&#xA;  hair or lank hair. Allah commissioned him at the age of forty. &lt;strong&gt;He&#xA;  stayed in Makka ten years and at Madina for ten years&lt;/strong&gt; and Allah the&#xA;  Mighty, the Majestic made him die when &lt;strong&gt;he was sixty&lt;/strong&gt;. There were not&#xA;  twenty white hairs in his hair or beard, may Allah bless him and grant&#xA;  him peace.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Age of 63&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bukhari Volume 5, Book 58, Number 190:&lt;/strong&gt; Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Allah's&#xA;  Messenger was inspired Divinely at the age of forty. T&lt;strong&gt;hen he stayed in&#xA;  Makkah for thirteen years, and then was ordered to migrate, and he&#xA;  migrated to Medina and stayed there for ten years&lt;/strong&gt; and then died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bukhari Volume 5, Book 58, Number 242&lt;/strong&gt;: Narrated Ibn Abbas: Allah's&#xA;  Messenger started receiving the Divine Inspiration at the age of&#xA;  forty. Then &lt;strong&gt;he stayed in Makkah for thirteen years, receiving the&#xA;  Divine Revelation. Then he was ordered to migrate and he lived as an&#xA;  Emigrant for ten years&lt;/strong&gt; and then died at the &lt;strong&gt;age of sixty-three&#xA;  (years).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Age of 65 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muslim, Book 030, Number 5809&lt;/strong&gt;: Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's&#xA;  Messenger (may peace be upon him) stayed in &lt;strong&gt;Makkah for fifteen years&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  (after his advent as a Prophet) and he heard the voice of Gabriel and&#xA;  saw his radiance for seven years but did not see any visible form, and&#xA;  then received revelation for ten years, and he &lt;strong&gt;stayed in Medina for&#xA;  ten years.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muslim, Book 030, Number 5805:&lt;/strong&gt; 'Ammar, the freed slave of Banu Hashim,&#xA;  reported: I asked Ibn 'Abbas how old was he when death overtook the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). He said: I little know&#xA;  that such a thing is not known to a man like you who belong to his&#xA;  people. He said: I asked people about it but they differed with me, and&#xA;  I liked to know your opinion about it. He said: Do you know counting?&#xA;  He said: Yes. He then said: Bear this in mind very well that he was&#xA;  commissioned (as a Prophet) at the age of forty, and he &lt;strong&gt;stayed in&#xA;  Makkah for fifteen years&lt;/strong&gt;; sometime in peace and sometime in dread, and&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;(lived) for ten years after his migration to Medina.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is the age 63 accepted rather than 60 or 65? Is it the consensus of the ulema?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-09-05T06:21:10.727" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T08:55:20.847" Title="At what age did Mohammed(PBUH) passed away?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|history|hadith-interpretation|death|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35219" CreationDate="2016-09-05T05:52:52.450" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anas_ibn_Malik&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anas&lt;/a&gt; was a young man when the Messenger of Allah passed away and a child of ten years when Muhammad came to Medina, so he couldn't have exactly witnessed how long the Prophet lived in Mekka, but he heard it from others, so here I wouldn't give much for the amount quoted in his hadith this means you can clearly delete or forget about all the quotes about 60 years. As his statement is less exact. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the ahadith from sahih Muslim don't give an exact amount so we have 63 years as a result. Even if one of them quotes ibn 'Abbas as a clear source of the statement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam an-Nawawi in his commentary on sahih Muslim said there's consensus about the fact that the Messenger of Allah has been living in Mekka 40 years before his commission and in Medina 10 years the only thing where there is a dispute is the amount of years he stayed in Mekka after his commission and the most correct is 13 years (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://hadithportal.com/hadith-sharh-2353-1711&amp;amp;book=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). This means his age when he died was 63 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-09-05T06:06:51.850" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T06:06:51.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35221" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-05T06:26:45.347" Score="5" ViewCount="1729" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the hadith literature, there are often ahadith that apparently contradict each other in substantial ways. These are often used by polemics to poke holes in either &lt;em&gt;ulum al-Hadith&lt;/em&gt; or Islamic theology as a whole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, there are a number of hadith recorded in Bukhari and Muslim (widely considered sahih among hadith scholars) describing the Prophet's age at death &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/35219/22&quot;&gt;as either 60, 63, or 65 years&lt;/a&gt;. In another apparent contradiction, Bukhari describes the size of Al-Kauthar using &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/35209/22&quot;&gt;three completely different distances&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the hadith sciences, how can two (or more) mutually contradictory ahadith still be classified as &lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2018-09-14T17:09:03.997" Title="How can seemingly contradictory ahadith still be classified as sahih?" Tags="|uloom-al-hadith|contradiction|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35223" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35227" CreationDate="2016-09-05T12:09:09.207" Score="1" ViewCount="11647" Body="&lt;p&gt;I finally stopped masturbation and watching porn, but I sometimes get really really aroused. I don't want to do anything haram. Is anal masturbation haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17902" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-16T12:39:51.577" LastActivityDate="2021-06-01T19:43:43.917" Title="Is anal masturbation haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|masturbation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35226" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-05T13:06:10.570" Score="2" ViewCount="195" Body="&lt;p&gt;People born deaf do not think like we think. They don't hear voices and words as we do when we think to ourselves. They more see &quot;words&quot;, or like lips moving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;How does satan WHISPER to someone that is deaf and born deaf?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2016-09-05T13:36:28.797" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T14:23:19.197" Title="How does satan whisper to someone born deaf?" Tags="|shaitan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35223" CreationDate="2016-09-05T13:20:55.047" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In simple, masturbation of all kinds will have same ruling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And anal sex is forbidden with priority anyway. So, there is nothing complicated to clear about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anal sex is haram, and same ruling of masturbation on all of its kinds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T13:20:55.047" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35208" CreationDate="2016-09-05T13:31:37.973" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, there is no evidence of him drinking from fountain of life or anything, neither have you provided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And against this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;And We granted not to any human being immortality before you (O&#xA;  Muhammad&lt;/strong&gt;); then if you die, would they live forever?”&#xA;  [al-Anbiya’ 21:34]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Their is no evidence to declare him immortal, so no one can say if he is alive. So, lack of any evidence clearly decides whats probable. He is not alive, nor had he been to fountain of life and no one knows if this kind fo thing even exists...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T13:31:37.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35226" CreationDate="2016-09-05T14:23:19.197" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I said in the comments,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Satan &quot;whispers&quot; to us (deaf or not) by the means of thoughts. It's in a level that is within us, as referd to &quot;hearts&quot; in the following verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So have they not traveled through the earth and have hearts by which to reason and ears by which to hear? For indeed, it is not eyes that are blinded, but blinded are the hearts which are within the breasts. 22:46&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also thoughts can take many forms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19208" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T14:23:19.197" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35221" CreationDate="2016-09-05T17:24:33.490" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Firstly, i should admit, i am not even a student of hadees, but still i will share what i know. Feel free to correct me where i am wrong.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As in your question you have &lt;strong&gt;specifically asked according to hadith science&lt;/strong&gt;, so i will stick with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are &lt;strong&gt;four major procedures to resolve contradiction (تعارض) ta'aaruz&lt;/strong&gt;(we will use this word from now on), which are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tatbeeq-تطبیق&lt;/strong&gt;: (Getting the meaning which makes both of these ahadees compatible, harmony in meaning is researched between such ahadith.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nasikh/Mansookh-ناسخ/منسوخ&lt;/strong&gt;: (Determining which hadith is from the time before the second one, and consider the new one as replacement of old one) &lt;em&gt;This has its own complexities, types and explanations. of-course, all of this is so complex that's why we call it hadees science.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tarjeeh-ترجیح&lt;/strong&gt;: (outweighing on basis of the standards of hadith and narrations) &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamicsystem.blogspot.com/2008/04/tarjeeh-outweighing-between-evidences.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;read about tarjeeh in detail here.&lt;/a&gt; If in a case it could not be determined which hadees is more strong or preferable and both seems equivalent in their weights, than &lt;strong&gt;Tawaqquf&lt;/strong&gt; is used. Read details in the link i provided above, it has very long explanation. &lt;em&gt;Read that link before asking anything about this, because this rule has many complexities and exceptions etc.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me quote &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.islamiconlineuniversity.com/question/tarjeeh/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a beautiful example&lt;/a&gt; for this concept of tarjeeh:&#xA;&lt;em&gt;A good example of this is the timing of ‘Asr Salah. According to the majority of scholars including Imam Malik, Shafi’ee, Ibn Hazm, Imam Ahmad and many others including the students of Abu Hanifa, ‘Asr time starts when your shadow is equal to your length which means it starts at an earlier time but the opinion of Imam Abu Hanifa is that it starts later when your shadow is double your length.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Now when you look in the evidences, the opinion of the majority seems stronger so one should follow that. This is called tarjeeh where we give preference to one opinion over others.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Now from the Hanafi perspective they will look for the opinion of Abu Hanifa and compare with Abu Yusuf and Imam Muhammad. This is referred to as tarjeeh within the math’hab.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although above example is for tarjeeh in general, but same concept apply in tarjeeh in hadees science. We follow the one which has some sort of superiority over the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Twaqquf-توقف&lt;/strong&gt;: If all of the above seniors fail to resolve the issue, than we use tawaqquf, which &lt;strong&gt;means we will not take either of these conflicting meanings&lt;/strong&gt;, and we will wait, until there comes something which resolves this ta'aaruz in these ahadees. Than we will follow one according to above mentioned methods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;PS:&lt;/strong&gt; There is a &lt;strong&gt;difference in which order these techniques will be used among different schools of thought&lt;/strong&gt;, for example ahnaaf have this order(as of my knowledge): naskh, tarjeeh, tatbeeq/taufeeq, tasaqut-تساقط(don't follow any of them). While ahlul-hadees or salafi school has this order(generally): tatbeeq, naskh, tarjeeh, twaqquf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is a different debate about their order, but the point is that these are main procedures which are followed in this case when there seems to be a contradiction or ta'aaruz.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ٰ(I will try to add examples and more links with time(when i have more time), and edits or suggestions are always welcomed. For now, this is enough i think.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="15642" LastEditDate="2017-06-29T08:10:22.900" LastActivityDate="2017-06-29T08:10:22.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35233" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-05T18:13:57.210" Score="2" ViewCount="578" Body="&lt;p&gt;Currently, in the UK (and perhaps other places where non-muslims are a majority) there is a debate as to whether Adhan should be recited on a loudspeaker if it could cause aggravation to the local non-muslim population.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In such a situation could a call to prayer (on a loudspeaker) be justified if it causes disturbance i.e. is it an obligation no matter what the scenario, or merely something that is preferable under the correct circumstances?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8959" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T22:47:26.170" Title="Adhan when it causes a disturbance to local non-muslim majority" Tags="|prayer-timings|non-muslim-countries|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2017-05-19T22:22:56.407" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35234" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-05T18:29:37.530" Score="2" ViewCount="168" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that the majority of scholars say if anyone leaves the religion of Islam the punishment is death but according to this hadith he pardoned them can you explain this hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Jabir:&#xA;that a Bedouin gave the pledge to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for Islam, then he was afflicted by the sickness in Al-Madinah. So the Bedouin went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: &quot;Take back my pledge.&quot; But the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) refused. Then the Bedouin left and came back and said: &quot;Take back my pledge,&quot; and he refused. Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: &quot;Al-Madinah is but like bellows, it expels its filth and purifies its good.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Grade   : Sahih (Darussalam)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;English reference    : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3920&#xA;Arabic reference     : Book 49, Hadith 4299&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19219" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T18:50:15.937" Title="The Prophet Muhamamd (s.a.w) pardoned a apostate from Islam?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="14" ClosedDate="2022-10-13T18:04:28.600" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35235" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24801" CreationDate="2016-09-05T18:47:22.957" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If your picnic Includes Male, then it would be Haram for you to go especially without your Husband, and it is also haram for a woman to travel without a mahram. &amp;amp; about the Bangle ? I am in total agreement to that its al superstition, yes it can get you carried away with shirk. please give dawat to your in-law(or whoever does these things) to leave such practices as they will sink into darkness to polythiesm(no curse can be as big as polytheism)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19293" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T18:47:22.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35236" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35233" CreationDate="2016-09-05T18:51:25.857" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;a loud speaker is not necessary for Adhan. We know that Ibrahim(a.s) was ordered to recite the Adhan and Allah made his voice travel the world. hence we may build a faith that even without the loud speaker, Allah is all able to get the people(who wish tio come for prayer) to hear that. for Allah is the most powerfull, and most able.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19293" LastActivityDate="2016-09-05T18:51:25.857" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35239" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-05T22:05:43.463" Score="2" ViewCount="1991" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will be travelling very soon. I know the ruling whilst you are in flight where you can do a 2 rakat whilst sitting on the plane.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There will be 1 full day where I will be travelling in between airports (3 different airports) through short haul flights. The flights seem to fall where they depart just after the times for salah (Zhur, Asr, Maghrib).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the airport, there will not be a place for prayer due to it being a small airport. The question I have is how can I pray the full Salah given this situation? Or should I just pray in the departure lounge whilst sitting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the best thing to do? It's a bit of a conundrum - I cannot pray the full Salah due to the timing of the flight but at the same time since the flights are short haul flights, I want to try and pray the full Salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is permitted to pray short Salah whilst in flight (except for Isha since I will be in a hotel for the night), then how should I pray the Salah? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zhur: 2 Rakat Fard&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Asr: 2 Rakat Fard&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maghrib: 2 Rakat Fard&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this how it is done when shortening the prayer whilst travelling?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T01:32:42.593" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T23:38:16.970" Title="How can I pray the full salah when stuck at a small airport for an extended period of time?" Tags="|salat|travelling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35242" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-06T08:31:15.407" Score="2" ViewCount="8098" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a Sahih Hadith which claims after 60 years &amp;quot;Allah will not accept the excuse of any person&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/81/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 6419&lt;/a&gt;; Volume 8, Book 76, Number 428:  Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Allah will not accept the excuse of any person&lt;/strong&gt; whose instant of death is delayed  till he is &lt;strong&gt;sixty years of age&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean any dua forgiveness will not be accepted after 60 years?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5061" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-04-01T18:52:55.990" Title="Is it true that Allah will not accept any one's excuses after 60 years?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|forgiveness|age|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35243" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35245" CreationDate="2016-09-06T10:13:19.357" Score="2" ViewCount="1763" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today I have a discussion with a Christian office colleague.  He said that Prophet Isa is not from the blood line of Adam. Because when husband and wife interact with each other then in the result the baby is born. But nobody touches Mariam (A.I), and Prophet Isa born by the power of Allah. So he said, Prophet Isa is not from the blood line of Adam. That's why Christians say that the Prophet Isa is the son of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is:  Is it true that Prophet Isa is not from the blood line of Adam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15985" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-23T05:29:23.670" LastActivityDate="2021-10-18T12:23:52.003" Title="Is it true that Prophet Isa is not from the blood line of Adam?" Tags="|prophet-isa|adam-and-eve|prophet-adam|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35245" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35243" CreationDate="2016-09-06T10:28:07.790" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If this is true, why don't they say adam and eve as son of Allah. Also that camel Allah showed as a sign from the rocks should also be daughter of Allah? Angles have no fathers they are also children of Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In-fact by saying this they are disrespecting Allah and saying he cannot create something with his will. We cannot understand his power, he willed to show people hsi sign by making a women pregnant without a man, and he did. Its his power, this does not make that person his child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And yes, he was from bloodline of Adam, the father of mankind. His mother maryan was his daughter, and issa is her son.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T10:28:07.790" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35246" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-06T10:48:50.280" Score="0" ViewCount="4620" Body="&lt;p&gt;What if person dies in debt. His intention is to pay off all debts and he did not tell anyone about this and dies.What is ruling for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15673" LastActivityDate="2019-02-02T10:35:18.827" Title="What if person dies in debt?" Tags="|debt|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35248" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35221" CreationDate="2016-09-06T11:17:58.517" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When someone tells a situation (a talk) about The Age of the prophet then he might seen him or asked about his current age (at his life ) . or someone knew someone know that . that's why there is no big difference between the range of 63 and 65 that shows you how devoted they were about his life . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19301" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T11:17:58.517" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35243" CreationDate="2016-09-06T12:10:24.733" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand what do you mean . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes He has the genetics of Adam because His mother is descendant from The father of human Adam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19301" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T12:10:24.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29718" CreationDate="2016-09-06T13:26:23.057" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jesus is a prophet of God like all other prophets (Noah , Zachariah , Ibraham , Moses and finally Mohamed )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jesus is a &quot;man&quot; son of Merriam without a father . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story is at sourah number 3 starting from verse 35 ... Enjoy .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imran's wife wanted a son &quot;Mohrara&quot; (Freed : means freed from the religion of Jews) and God Accepted her request Granted her a daughter &quot;Marriam&quot; . Marriam's mother said that she is female and male is not like female (Because Male are tougher and to survive Male has better chance) But God Accepted her for higher purpose (and it happened) a child speaks defending his mother that she didn't commit an adultery and to speaks the word of God (means a prophet chosen by god to deliver his message) and he does miracles Make a shape of bird from mud and breath on it and it flies , Cure ills (So they have hope in God) , give dead people life again (So people can know who really killed them ) tells what people have at home (Lairs are stingy keeps money at their homes while poor starving) .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Till they made a try to kill him but they didn't kill him that was another man looks like him and Isa (Jesus) survived (God took him to sky) . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the infidels from Jacob progeny (Who are Cursed by the tongue of David) say that :&#xA;He is God and they did kill him .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So they simply says :&#xA;That Jews killed God &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;LOL Why I even worship God , Should I worship Jews ??? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19301" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T13:26:23.057" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35208" CreationDate="2016-09-06T13:57:08.050" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no correct hadith that proves mortality for a single man on earth .&#xA;Actually God says &quot;From it we created you (earth) and to it you will go back (when dies) and from it we give you off again . &quot;&#xA;The truth is we didn't hear that except from ignorant and naive persons .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19301" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T13:57:08.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35207" CreationDate="2016-09-06T14:41:30.950" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Man if she converted to Islam (If she prays Salah) please don't divorce her Please even you are getting married another women you have 4 wives to reach please don't. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once you are sure she is a Muslim you can tell your parents . &#xA;Don't worry . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19301" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T14:41:30.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35261" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35201" CreationDate="2016-09-06T14:49:18.637" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Man the Obedience is not required at the verse you mentioned (They miss translate it , they miss interpret it ) &quot;Kanetat&quot; -&gt; alone : means they don't make close relations with other men . eg : They don't go to the market and speak with other men for long time . &quot;Save the hidden&quot; -&gt; they don't go and tell secrets of home outside . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19301" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T14:49:18.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35185" CreationDate="2016-09-06T15:43:45.757" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hajj of course is preferred at the highest rank in heaven .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&amp;quot;The best Jihad [for women] is Hajj-Mabrur&amp;quot;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/56/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih-al-Bukhari 2784&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And ranks of Jihadis are the highest 100 degrees at Heaven (Called Eden). Consider Marriage after Hajj&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19301" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2019-03-12T12:14:40.437" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35266" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35184" CreationDate="2016-09-06T15:59:11.023" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only authenticated hadith about this issue &#xA;&quot;If some of you came to his family (Means wife) and saied - by the name of Allah , Allahoma , avoid us Shytan and avoid Shytan what we given - and gave a child , Shytan will not harm it.&quot; Bukhari : 3271  . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other things like having sex with a women is not even possible due the physical existence of Jinn .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19301" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T15:59:11.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35164" CreationDate="2016-09-06T16:31:40.930" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My experience is when I pray and recite Quran at night  : I see visions and doors opens every where with almost everybody . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and when I stop that a lot of good things stop happen , it is like why do you stop after I gave you that ?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand it from hadith that Mohamed said &quot;Don't be like Folan(Someone) was praying at night then left it&quot; Bukhari : 1152 . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19301" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T16:31:40.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35270" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-06T16:39:53.567" Score="5" ViewCount="28434" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember reading in many books about the human and jinn marriage and their children. But that was long time ago and i just remembered them after reading this question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35184/can-jinn-have-sex-with-my-wife&quot;&gt;Can Jinn have sex with my wife?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, i want to know the reality of human and jinns marriage, any authentic reports about this issue. What is state of this marriage, i mean is this the marriage we know or is it something else. And is this permissible or not. Anything anyone can find will be helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T10:14:34.167" LastActivityDate="2022-02-01T18:32:34.200" Title="Can human and jinn marry, and is it permissible?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|jinn|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35184" CreationDate="2016-09-06T16:41:15.143" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, after a few days of this question and without a proper answer, i decided to gather some references which i could from internet and compile them here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As i have said earlier in comments that i have read on many places that sex between human and jinn is possible. Even i had read some reports of jinn and human marriage. But in this question i will try to stick with sex between human and jinn. Below are things i found.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes this hadith is authentic&lt;/strong&gt; but has different explanation by scholars. The point is all those explanations are not contradictory, so we will accept all non-contradictory explanations of all forms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above source you mentioned, they quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shaykh al-Islam and true Imam, al-Jalal al-Suyuti (Allah have mercy on him) said in his book on jinns, “Ahkaam al-Jaann”&lt;/strong&gt; (ed. Khalid `Abd al-Fattah Shibl, Cairo: Maktabat al-Turath al-Islami, 1989, p. 24-25):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The truth is that &lt;strong&gt;it is possible for human beings and jinns to have&#xA;  intercourse&lt;/strong&gt; and al-Tha'alibi mentioned [in his Tafsir] that that is&#xA;  the meaning of {and be [O Iblis] a partner in their [human beings’]&#xA;  wealth and children} (17:64). Al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi [in Nawadir&#xA;  al-Usul, Asl 76 and Asl 207] and Ibn Jarir [al-Tabari in his Tafsir&#xA;  (22:248)] narrated that Mujahid said: &lt;strong&gt;“When a man has intercourse with&#xA;  his wife and does not name [Allah], the jinn coils around his urethra&#xA;  and has intercourse along with him. That is the meaning of the saying&#xA;  of the Most High: {whom neither man nor jinn has touched before them}&#xA;  (55:56)&lt;/strong&gt; [cf. also al-Baghawi in his tafsir under that verse].” … Ibn&#xA;  `Abbas said: &lt;strong&gt;“The epicenes (mukhannathoon) are the sons of jinns.&#xA;  Allah and His Messenger forbade that a man have intercourse with his&#xA;  wife during her menses; when he does, Shaytan is there before him and&#xA;  then she may get pregnant and will give birth to a mukhannath.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;You can read other explanations/tafseer of these ayahs and hadees &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/21946&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/em&gt; And they seem to tend to the other meanings than this one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.brotherrahman.net/sex-and-intimacy-having-sexual-relation-with-djinn-jinn-spirit-demon-incubus-succubus/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Read this odd information&lt;/a&gt; too, there were no apparent evidences so i didn't quoted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamopediaonline.org/fatwa/ibn-jebreen-sexual-intercourse-between-human-being-and-jinn-fire-spirit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn Jebreen on sexual intercourse between a human being and a jinn [fire spirit]&lt;/a&gt;, this also lacks any proper evidences, but it is a proper fatwa from renowned scholar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=91112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;From this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;, as expected on this kind of issue, we find difference of opinion on this issue in scholars. Some even deny this possibility. But many(especially those with experience in spiritual healing etc) do believe in this as mentioned above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also this is a separate topic of human and jinn marrying each other, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, we can say that there is nothing definitive about this matter from quran or hadees, this is all by people's experiences and relating it with their understanding of quran and hadees. But, it's a fact that most of the people attached with this world of jinns etc do believe in this.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T16:41:15.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35273" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-06T18:33:09.883" Score="1" ViewCount="10751" Body="&lt;p&gt;What would be the period of Iddah for a women who took Khula after 4 years of separation from her husband in her 7 years of married life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Within these 7 years she lived 3 years with her husband and 4 years with her parents, as her husband and in-laws were causing mental harassment to her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She has a child and the husband after Khula, has clearly rejected to give maintenance for her and for the child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19302" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-09T20:15:25.620" LastActivityDate="2019-07-15T09:52:23.030" Title="What is the period of iddah after Khula?" Tags="|talaq|iddah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35274" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35031" CreationDate="2016-09-06T20:24:17.870" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;this aya is clear talking about transgenders person confirmed,  by examens, be hermaphrodith khalki or hermaphrodith, and this include the real transgender confirmed and need do surgery. Not means about shemales&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19304" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T20:24:17.870" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35275" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35246" CreationDate="2016-09-06T23:27:55.343" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him his family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Muhammad bin Jahsh said:&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah when he raised his head toward the sky, and put his palm on his forehead, then he said: 'Subhan Allah, what a stern warning has been revealed! We fell silent and were scared. The following day I asked him: 'O Messenger of Allah, what is this stern warning that has been revealed? He said: 'By the One in Whose hand is my soul, if a man were to be killed in the cause of Allah then brought back to life, then killed, but he owed a debt, he would not enter paradise until his debt was paid off,&quot;(Nasai)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa`:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A dead person was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) so that he might lead the&#xA;  funeral prayer for him. He asked, &quot;Is he in debt?&quot; When the people&#xA;  replied in the negative, he led the funeral prayer. Another dead&#xA;  person was brought and he asked, &quot;Is he in debt?&quot; They said, &quot;Yes.&quot; He&#xA;  (refused to lead the prayer and) said, &quot;Lead the prayer of your&#xA;  friend.&quot; Abu Qatada said, &quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I undertake to pay&#xA;  his debt.&quot; Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) then led his funeral prayer.(Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After death along the funeral expenses, the financial priority of the deceased is to pay off all the debts even all of his wealth could be used to pay the debt and if it is insufficient the one or more from the heirs of the deceased could voluntary pay from him which would be a much rewardable act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah swt and His Messenger knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-09-06T23:27:55.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35277" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-07T10:33:55.807" Score="1" ViewCount="718" Body="&lt;p&gt;I sold my plot 4 months back as some property dealer suggest me to keep rolling your plot (money) instead of keeping it for a longer period. My clear intent to build a house as i don't have my own one. I agreed and handover the plot to him. He is now buying/selling plot on my behalf and tell me if I get profit on any sale/purchase. My question is that do i have to pay zakat on that as I don't have any other intent with that money. I am even good at keeping a plot and build a home later own. But currently dealer is doing sale/purchase with that money. Kindly guide, I am confused now. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19307" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T22:54:13.883" Title="Is Zakkat Applicable on the plot sale purchase?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30309" CreationDate="2016-09-07T15:20:17.893" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all you did a good thing by stopping from chat,as it is indeed haram and leads to fitna always. About your father, you have to tell him that in islam, there is no such thing as he is saying (be careful in convincing him about it, as parents normally hate to correct themselves and learn from youngsters).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But first do istkhara before taking this step, that even if this decision is good for you or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2016-09-07T15:20:17.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35279" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-07T15:26:53.940" Score="6" ViewCount="11521" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found this hadith which contradicts other hadiths about the prophet Muhammad (saw) liking poetry and encouraging it. What is the correct ruling?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ); said, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;It is better for&#xA;  anyone of you that the inside of his body be filled with pus which may&#xA;  consume his body, than it be filled with poetry.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrations where Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) &lt;strong&gt;allowed poetry:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Al Bara: The Prophet (ﷺ) said to Hassan, &quot;Lampoon them (i.e.&#xA;  the pagans) and Gabriel is with you.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Aisha: Once Hassan bin Thabit asked the permission of the&#xA;  Prophet (ﷺ) to lampoon (i.e. compose satirical poetry defaming) the&#xA;  infidels. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;What about the fact that I have&#xA;  common descent with them?&quot; Hassan replied, &quot;I shall take you out of&#xA;  them as a hair is taken out of dough.&quot; Narrated `Urwa: I started&#xA;  abusing Hassan in front of Aisha, whereupon she said. &quot;Don't abuse&#xA;  him, for &lt;strong&gt;he used to defend the Prophet (with his poetry&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Abdullah: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Indeed&#xA;  there is wisdom in (some) poetry&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ubayy b. Ka’b reported the Prophet (May peace be upon him) as saying :&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;In poetry there is wisdom&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: A desert Arab came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and&#xA;  began to speak. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: In&#xA;  eloquence there is magic and &lt;strong&gt;in poetry there is wisdom&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in the first hadith it seems like poetry isn't something one should fill his body with, while in the other it says poetry has its wisdoms. How  shall we understand these hadiths without feeling they contradict each other?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19309" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-09T09:09:28.877" LastActivityDate="2018-06-01T20:43:16.167" Title="Is poetry haram or halal?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30259" CreationDate="2016-09-07T15:33:50.413" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sister, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All conditions of the marriage seem to be fulfilled except of your wali (i am not 100% sure about it from your question). but in case as you did not had your wali, any wali could have been appointed from the imam (which i think did not happened)&#xA;so only in that case marriage was not valid (i would recommend to talk to a scholar, and dont go after my opinion)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But even if you think it was not valied, then you have no sin over you, you did not commit Zina, as you were not aware of it. When someone is not aware of an aciton being haram, and do it, they have no sin over them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actions matter on your intentions, when you did not intended to do zina , then you have no sin over you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="58" LastActivityDate="2016-09-07T15:33:50.413" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35281" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35277" CreationDate="2016-09-07T15:48:40.733" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him his family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2012/04/30/zakat-on-investment-land/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ustadh Salman Younas from Seekershub&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zakat is payable on trade commodities. For something to be considered a trade commodity, a clear and firm intention of it being so needs to be present at the time that good is purchased. If one purchased the good without the intention of it being a trade commodity, Zakat would not be due upon it, even if the intention was changed later on. [Sarakhsi, Mabsut; Kasani, Bada`I al-Sana`I; Haskafi, Durr al-Mukhtar]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, land bought with the primary intention of being a trade good at the time of purchase would be considered a zakatable-asset.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You didn't primarily buy it for that purpose so zakat was not due but now you have the amount so you need to give zakat on it and further if you buy a land it depends on your intention too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sayyiduna Samura ibn Jundub (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that&#xA;“the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace) used to&#xA;command us to pay Zakat of those items that were for sale.” (Sunan Abu&#xA;Dawud)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see this &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/daruliftaa/8561&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/daruliftaa/8561&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-09-08T16:32:38.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25847" CreationDate="2016-09-07T21:01:35.743" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Halal and Haraam is for us humans, and not animals.  Animals can feed on whatever they feel will quench their hunger. i think this will not make the halal animal (who ate/eat haram (for human) food) haram for us provided they are slaughtered in accordance with shari'ah and sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19293" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-07T05:11:35.667" LastActivityDate="2016-11-07T05:11:35.667" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35286" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35287" CreationDate="2016-09-07T21:27:13.970" Score="1" ViewCount="3770" Body="&lt;p&gt;Im sorry about asking this controversial perverted question but i read in tafsir ibn kathir a hadith about man having eternal  erection in paradise is there any basis for this hadith is it authentic please for the sake of academia i want to increase my knowledge and defend islam against people who try to defame it with questionable narrations inshallah...jazakallah khir&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ibn kathir tafsir surah 56 verse 36&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlXFw0PZlvU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlXFw0PZlvU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19309" LastActivityDate="2021-08-13T01:54:51.047" Title="Ibn kathir tafsir hadith about eternal erection in paradise?" Tags="|hadith|tafseer|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35286" CreationDate="2016-09-08T06:15:50.390" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's nothing perverted about this. The problem with this analyst (and the likes) is that he compares paradise to our worldly perceptions and conditions within which heavenly possibilities indeed seem ridiculous and absurd. There are however profound philosophical explanations for heaven and hell thanks to the efforts by Muslim Philosophers such as Mulla Sadra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally can attempt to provide a detailed philosophical explanation of the above tradition based on metaphysical principles that govern hell and heaven according to Mulla Sadra's metaphysics, but I reserve an extensive answer for a separate, more focused question in case you are interested. But generally one doesn't need to know beyond one commonly-accepted assumption about heaven and hell to go past these negative judgements which is that Paradise is a realm where everything comes in perfect form, hence the ability to enjoy things without bore or degeneration or decay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This perfection depending on its particular objects is inevitably communicated in religious scriptures with concepts of perfection that we humans normally use to refer to this-worldly instances of perfection and wholesomeness, such as virginity for women, despite the fact that there's a substantial difference between, for example, this-worldly virginity and next-worldly feminine perfection. This is in brief because next worldly manifestations of perfection are not natural things, but through association we tend to think of next worldly things accounted in scriptures as natural things that have been somehow stretched beyond their normal limits, and this way of thinking in combination with some common anti-religious or anti-Islamic prejudices (such as the assumption that those accounts result from salacious aspirations of a backward tribal society) result in the kind of knee-jerk interpretations that renders those accounts sound ridiculous, but these assumptions are far removed from the highly intellectual interpretations of Muslim traditional meta-physicians and mystics .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think what came above is sufficient for the purposes of this question except with respect to one particular claim in the video which is the problem with the heavenly person's perception that the virgin woman he is presented &amp;quot;is the best thing in heaven&amp;quot; which is resolved by the doctrine that heaven has many levels, and people's perception in heaven is bounded by their respective rank therein. Hence to the person for whom the highest deserving heavenly reward is not the utmost reward (as granted to more virtuous), his own particular enjoyment can seem like the best possible enjoyment since even though he might know through conceptual knowledge that there are higher enjoyments and better people in heaven, since he can't actually enjoy and imagine those higher levels, upon his personal euphoric experience of his own rank-specific enjoyment, his concrete and immediate feeling would be like he's enjoying &amp;quot;the best thing in heaven.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2021-08-13T01:54:51.047" LastActivityDate="2021-08-13T01:54:51.047" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35288" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-08T12:27:29.603" Score="3" ViewCount="118" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have migrated from my home city, to join an engineering college as an undergrade which is a days travel from my hometown. The question I want to ask is that the college is located in an area where there are no nearby masjids (mosque) and I have not offered Friday prayers for the last two weeks. What should I do about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19317" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-09T15:17:46.370" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T15:17:46.370" Title="How should I offer Friday prayers if the mosque is far way from where I live?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35290" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17767" CreationDate="2016-09-08T18:57:31.397" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Master them (what you hear) because the Qur'an was not in writing, so the leader would just speak while others listening.  What they mastered would be taught to next generation after the leader is no longer teaching.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19321" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-18T10:31:07.167" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T10:31:07.167" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35292" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-09T01:01:20.110" Score="2" ViewCount="106" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if hijab is not allowed in work and being rumored by non muslims.Should I have to quit my job however it was difficult to get this kind of job?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19324" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T11:09:40.237" Title="regarding wearing hijab at work" Tags="|hijab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-09-16T20:52:23.377" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35293" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35340" CreationDate="2016-09-09T02:23:36.427" Score="6" ViewCount="19404" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the &lt;strong&gt;basic (osol al fiqh)&lt;/strong&gt; differences and similarities between the four existing legal sunni schools of thoughts: &lt;strong&gt;Hanafi, Hanbali, Maliki, and Shafi'i&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Is there a chart/venn diagram that is readily available?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that they are more dominant/present in specific geographic locations. For example: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hanafi&lt;/strong&gt; (Turkey, the Balkans, Central Asia, Indian subcontinent,&#xA;China and Egypt)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maliki&lt;/strong&gt; (North Africa, West Africa and several of the Arab states of&#xA;the Persian Gulf)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shafi'i&lt;/strong&gt; (Kurdistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Egypt, East Africa, Yemen,&#xA;Somalia and southern parts of India)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hanbali&lt;/strong&gt; (Saudi Arabia)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But in regards to tenets, precepts, where do these schools of thoughts diverge or converge?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17793" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-02-08T08:50:22.283" LastActivityDate="2017-08-01T06:53:56.427" Title="What are basic (osol al fiqh) differences &amp; similarities between the 4 (existing) Legal Sunni Schools: Hanafi, Hanbali, Maliki, &amp; Shafi'i? Charts?" Tags="|sunni|madhhab|usool-ul-fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" ClosedDate="2016-09-16T19:45:11.553" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35294" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35297" CreationDate="2016-09-09T06:16:41.450" Score="1" ViewCount="99" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حدثنا عبد الله بن مروان عن الهيثم بن عبد الرحمن عمن حدثه عن علي بن أبي&#xA;  طالب رضى الله عنه قال يخرج رجل قبل المهدي من أهل بيته بالمشرق يحمل&#xA;  السيف على عاتقه ثمانية أشهر يقتل ويمثل ويتوجه إلى بيت المقدس فلا يبلغه&#xA;  حتى يموت&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Haytham bin Abd-Al-Rahman narrated based someone that Ali bin Abi&#xA;  Taleb (r.a.), who is the cousin, son-in-law, and the 4th successor&#xA;  (Caliph) of Prophet Mohammad صلى الله عليه وسلم said: &quot;A man will&#xA;  come out from the East before the Mahdi, from his Household (family),&#xA;  carrying a sword for 8 months, killing and maiming people. He heads&#xA;  toward Jerusalem and dies once he reaches (conquers) it.&quot;  (Nuaim Ibn&#xA;  Hammad's Kitab Al-Fitan)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it a sahih hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T07:55:58.280" Title="What is the grade of the following hadith that talks about a future event?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35295" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-09T06:54:38.973" Score="4" ViewCount="7936" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know Judgement day is coming. No one knows when except Allah SWT. Allah knows things of which we do not know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The thoughts and worries I have in my mind is about when a Muslim passes away and is laid to rest: the waiting time. Imagine one day that you do not wake up. You as a human just don't know. This is playing a big psychological game in my mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could be 10, 100, or 1000 years before judgement day when we will be resurrected. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;1) &lt;strong&gt;What happens to a Muslim until then?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;2) &lt;strong&gt;Will the Muslim who is laid to rest know when judgement day will be or is that still kept hidden from them?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess recently this is a big worry as a human who cares for other humans/Muslims where we just don't know what will happen or when it will happen. What will a Muslim do until that day?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems for some Muslims who repent sincerely to Allah and make Taubah for their sins that they still feel that their slate or sins is not wiped and causes even bigger anguish on their mind and who keep consistently thinking about their death and judgement day, worrying that Allah may not forgive them for their sins even if they repented and that they would be punished severely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2018-04-29T05:59:31.593" LastActivityDate="2018-12-15T11:34:23.620" Title="What happens between death and the day of judgement?" Tags="|death|day-of-judgement|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35294" CreationDate="2016-09-09T07:44:34.237" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Abdullah ibn Marwan' narrated us from 'Al-Haitham ibn Abd Al-Rehman' from&#xA;  '&lt;strong&gt;Someone&lt;/strong&gt;' who narrated it from 'Ali ibn Abi Talib'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This particular chain of narration is broken; one narrator is unknown (&lt;em&gt;majhool&lt;/em&gt; ). We do not know who heard it from Ali (r.a). Therefore, it does not fulfill a basic criterion of being a sahih hadith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2016-09-09T07:55:58.280" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T07:55:58.280" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35279" CreationDate="2016-09-09T11:10:17.870" Score="4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Poetry is allowed (halal)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally speaking, poetry is allowed. And as in everything else, we learn in usul al fiqh studies if it goes to the opposite of positiveness one may argue that it is haram. So one must first analyse the poetry and its intention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ); said, &quot;It is better for anyone of you that the inside of his body be filled with pus which may consume his body, than it be filled with poetry.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Analyzing the first &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/78/181&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; we notice that its chapter in Sahih Bukhari is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بَابُ مَا يُكْرَهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْغَالِبُ عَلَى الإِنْسَانِ الشِّعْرُ حَتَّى يَصُدَّهُ عَنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَالْعِلْمِ وَالْقُرْآنِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The intention here is that it would be a hateful act for someone to memorize so much poetry that it becomes the reasons that the person is driven away from the remembrance of God and knowledge of the Quran. &lt;strong&gt;This is true for everything, it's not limited to poetry.&lt;/strong&gt; The philosophy is really something like this: &quot;whatever drives you away from the remembrance of God and knowledge of your Religion and practicing your religion, would be condemned.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see there are other hadiths speaking about that there are wisdom's in the poetry, and truly it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;One should not forget that the poetry also is a area for the scholars. The poetry has helped our scholars to understand the Arabic language more deeper while dealing with certain words. You will find many poems mentioned in tafsirs (quranic explaination) when they define words and meanings. Many fiqh books are built with poems to easier remember rulings.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Understanding the general rule and the exception, then we easily can conclude that there is no contradiction between these ahadith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found an article in english, you can read more about it &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2010/01/23/did-the-prophet-or-the-companions-partake-in-poetry/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2016-09-09T11:30:31.247" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T11:30:31.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35300" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-09T13:01:41.497" Score="3" ViewCount="122" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the status of Jesus within the Qur'an?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19329" LastActivityDate="2016-09-18T08:25:38.333" Title="How is Jesus viewed within Islam?" Tags="|quran|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35301" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33512" CreationDate="2016-09-09T13:06:33.693" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Finally the answer I promised is ready. Excuse the long delay. I had little free time to compose this and needed to brush up on some sources for greater accuracy and inclusiveness. Although not too unexpected, the outcome turned out quite like an introductory essay. So I also suspect this might not make for an appropriate post or Q&amp;amp;A for the main site in which case I may propose this instead posted in the site blog perhaps after some modifications in structure and details. But I found it worthwhile to write this extensive answer since this can serve to familiarize people with the intellectual background of some of my own occasional philosophical answers in this site (that are sometimes perceived to be &amp;quot;eccentric&amp;quot; by some users), and also because this kind of questions would be common with anyone seeking something like a more objective approach to evaluating religions’ truth claims, an attitude that can be fortunately richly addressed by Islamic intellectual legacy that sadly however remains largely marginalized and inaccessible to this day because of the narrow methodological attitude that has been reigning over the mainstream scholasticism in the Muslim world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Historically, this narrowness is rooted in a background of scholastic skepticism and pessimism towards intellectual approaches to Islamic study that had emerged among more “open-minded” (yet often equally as pious and faithful) Muslim thinkers due partly to their introduction to Greek philosophies as well as inspiration found in more esoteric aspects of Islamic scriptures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The opposition by mainstream scholastics was directed against both the discursive method of Greek philosophers adopted by Muslim philosophers as well as the interpretative doctrines of the Sufis or Muslim mystics who attributed those doctrines to inner realization of transcendent truths to which the literal texts make only verbal references and remain veiled in literal readings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_ibn_Hanbal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ahmad ibn Hanbal&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ghazali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Ghazali&lt;/a&gt; have been the two most prominent figures in this skeptical camp that I guess you're fairly familiar with. Although part of the objections by such scholars to the practice of reason, philosophy and theoretical mysticism by Muslim philosophers and mystical interpreters were legitimate (but not that their own alternative views were more coherent), but their works were nonetheless influential in establishing &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditionalist_Theology_%28Islam%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a later persisting disinterest in intellectual approaches to religion in the Sunni Arab world&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This background of negative attitude towards philosophical approaches to Islam over the last century in particular has been further reinforced by the widespread of the Salafi movement in Islamic world, a so-called “reform” movement which in its quest for restoring “pure” Islam advocates &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salafi_movement#Opposition_to_the_use_of_kalam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an uncritical literalism and strongly opposes attempts at rational understanding of religion&lt;/a&gt; (What I wrote so far must be familiar with most fairly educated Sunni/Arab Muslims but what follows is definitely news!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However this was not how things unfolded in the eastern part of the Islamic world especially in Persia. Here, interest in various forms of philosophy and esoteric understanding of religion continued and flourished with evolutionary outcomes that not only overcame the defects and criticisms concerning the earlier generation of philosophers and mystics but also capable of arriving at explanations of religious scriptures that were both profound and consistent with more esoteric parts of scriptures and at the same time faithful to the apparent meanings of the literal text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a more detailed picture of this cultural divergence and an intro to the latter, have a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muslimphilosophy.com/ip/rep/H006.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muslimphilosophy.com/ip/rep/H008.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; short essays from the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. For an extensive introduction you will have to read works by scholars such as &lt;strong&gt;Henry Corbin&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Seyyed Hossein Nasr&lt;/strong&gt; on history of Islamic Philosophy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My following perspective to your questions is informed by this latter legacy of Islamic intellectual heritage which today find recognition mainly in Iranian academic and seminary circles and has only recently attracted substantial interest from Western Academia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For laying out my full answer, I have to rather reformulate your questions of a priori proofs for Islam into two broad sets. This gives us questions concerning&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;proofs for validity of Islam’s &lt;em&gt;basic&lt;/em&gt; doctrines; and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;proofs for validity of Islam’s &lt;em&gt;particular&lt;/em&gt; doctrines.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is an important distinction because basic doctrines of Islam such as God, soul, angels, supernatural worlds and afterlife are broadly shared by most major world religions (even though theologians from each religion and within themselves inside each religion often disagree significantly on the details and extended definition of these doctrines). So proofs for these basic doctrines works to give a general credence not just to Islam but more or less to several Abrahamic and to some extent even non-Abrahamic religions. As a side note on this observation, I find it worthwhile mentioning a relevant view by the adherents of the school of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perennial_philosophy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Perennial philosophy&lt;/a&gt; who, based on the concepts of Neo-Platonic philosophy, argue that these substantial commonalities between world major religions are indicative of a universal transcendent truth and origin that underpin them all, and that differences among them result only from the temporal conditions in which the universal religion has been revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is an interesting view that happens to be on the general level in conformity with Islamic belief in common Divine origin of all Abrahamic religions, and a view that is important in comparative study of religions since it indicates that despite conflict on the more outward and temporal manifestations of world major religions, they are not necessarily mutually exclusive on deeper levels, and that there are religions or scholars within these religions that endorse this view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as concerns Islam, you will find that in this shared domain, different brands of Muslim intellectuals in particular have historically contributed to the development of a very rich and colorful legacy of explanatory thought and intellectual interpretation of Islamic basic doctrines that embodies a wide range of a priori proofs and arguments that substantiate and elucidate the extensive nature of several of the aforementioned primary truth claims by religions. In the next part, after a broad introduction to primary methodological approaches advocated by different brands of muslim thinkers, I will introduce some of the most prominent of these thinkers and their intellectual achievements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Methodology-based classification of Muslim thinkers&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the works of Muslim thinkers in general different methods and approaches can be found to justification or demonstration of primary doctrines of religion. These thinkers can be mainly classified into three groups.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Theologians&lt;/strong&gt; or practitioners of &lt;em&gt;Kalam&lt;/em&gt;, who are divided into several schools, rely on &lt;strong&gt;dialectic reasoning&lt;/strong&gt; to substantiate established religious doctrines or resolve controversial or ambiguous parts of the scripture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The earliest prominent theological schools are three:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mu’tazilites, or rationalists,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ash’arites, who recognize reason but only to a very restricted degree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Imamis, the Shia school of theology, distinctive in many ways from the former both Sunni theological attitudes, among other things for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Aql&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;holding intellect in a very high regard to the point of even attributing a sacred nature and origin to it&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among historical subjects of contention among these three schools (excluding the apparently more political Shia-Sunni controversy on Prophet’s succession but nonetheless one with deep theological foundations and implications) have been the questions of human free will vs Divine predestination, the role of human reason in explaining religion, and (un)createdness of Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throughout history, theologians who recognized human free or religion-aided reason as a legitimate source for explaining religious doctrines, have attempted to come up with rational arguments for supporting religious beliefs. The most prominent proof that has been adopted and presented by these thinkers is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleological_argument&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Teleological Argument&lt;/a&gt; for God’s existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim &lt;strong&gt;Philosophers&lt;/strong&gt; have historically succeeded in formulating independent philosophical proofs for several religious doctrines as part of their general interest in Metaphysics. This group of thinkers distinguish themselves from Theologians as they claim that throughout their philosophical activity they are not biased by any presupposition or preconceived belief be it religious or otherwise, but they solely follow the direction to which reason and logical thinking alone take them even though many prominent figures among them have been of the opinion that true belief and reason do not conflict and that reason in its full fruition confirms what has been revealed by religion. Muslim philosophers, to ensure objective ground for their philosophies, much like the modern analytic philosophers, proceed primarily from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_principle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;self-evident principles&lt;/a&gt; and, secondly, intuitive and empirical premises to derive new truth statements through deductive reasoning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally &lt;strong&gt;Sufis or Muslim mystics&lt;/strong&gt; have their own way of “realizing” truths as claimed by religion through spiritual exercise and self-purification. For them the most intimate knowledge of the sacred truths is obtained not through the conceptual mind but the heart which is the place where extra-mental realities are realized through existential unity. Philosophers in their eyes can at best obtain a vague mental image of spiritual truths while a Sufi bears the objects of truth in his heart. Moreover, since emergence of Ibn Arabi, who is attributed with the establishment of a discipline named &amp;quot;Theoretical Mysticism&amp;quot; among Iranian scholars, masters of this approach have engaged in practicing logical reasoning in order to make intuitively-realized truths accessible to other thinkers on the conceptual level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to note that the interest of Muslim thinkers in both rational and intuitive modes of approaching religion has been generally inspired by the Islamic scriptures themselves. Statements from Quran and Hadith as to the importance of intellection in affirmation of religious truths, as well as verses that imply man’s ability to observe transcendent realities have been invoked by these two groups of Muslim scholars in support of their respective epistemological/methodological approaches to religion and their favored interpretations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These three intellectual traditions within the Islamic world have gone through a steady process of expansion, criticism and evolution with thinkers commenting on or criticizing the methods and theories presented by other thinkers both within and outside their own traditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the next part of my answer I try to provide a very broad summary of some of the prominent faces of philosophical and mystical thinking in the Islamic world and specific demonstrations of religious doctrine that they have presented in their philosophies. My summary excludes theologians for I guess they are better known with the mainstream as well as the fact that the theories that come from dialectical reasoning of theologians are often debatable and therefore indefinite in their conclusions (with the exception of more philosophized Imami theology as formulated by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasir_al-Din_al-Tusi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Khaji Nasir ud-Din al-Tusi&lt;/a&gt;) compared to those that come from non-biased &lt;em&gt;a priori&lt;/em&gt; approach of the philosophers and the synthetic (i.e. demonstrated intuitions) approach of the Sufi theorists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Prominent figures with remarkable demonstrations of doctrines&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that this list is a selection of the most original and influential figures in shaping of Islamic intellectual legacy from among &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Muslim_philosophers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a few dozen influential Muslim philosophers and mystics&lt;/a&gt; that have emerged throughout history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Farabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Farabi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; who is credited with the foundation of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_philosophy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Islamic tradition of philosophy&lt;/a&gt; other than attempts at reconciling the philosophies of Plato and Aristotle, he introduced his own innovations in logic and philosophy. Among his notable contributions is his treatment of Divine revelation and Prophethood as part of the discipline of Metaphysics. Farabi believed that religion and philosophy talk about identical truths but only through different language for different audience.&#xA;In his philosophical approach to religion, Farabi equated the idea of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_intellect&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Active Intellect&lt;/a&gt; posited by the Greek philosophers as the source of philosophical enlightenment with the idea of Angel of Revelation in religion. He argued that Prophets are able to find enlightenment from God and the transcendent world due to their strong faculty of imagination which enables them to visit Gabriel in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astral_plane&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;astral plane&lt;/a&gt; where they receive Divine knowledge therefrom in the form of imagery and metaphor. Farabi also discussed the existence of human immaterial soul (&lt;em&gt;nafs&lt;/em&gt;) and its different faculties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avicenna&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Avicenna&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, who was an incredible polymath genius, among diverse contributions to science, expanded on the works of Farabi. Among his major contributions in this field, he expanded the science of soul as formulated by his predecessor, and formulated the first &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontological_argument&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ontological argument&lt;/a&gt; for demonstrating the existence of God as &amp;quot;the Necessary Being.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Arabi#Al-Ins.C4.81n_al-k.C4.81mil_and_Ibn_al-Arabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muh’y id-Din al-Arabi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, was by far the most prominent master of practical and theoretical mysticism or Sufism in the Islamic world who is renowned for his account of relation between God and creation on the basis of the theory of Unity of Existence, as well as his theory of Perfect Human as the fullest manifestation of the Divine that corresponds to the primordial light of Prophet Muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The emergence of 12th century &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahab_al-Din_Yahya_ibn_Habash_Suhrawardi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Suhrawardi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the founder of the so-called Philosophy of Illumination in the Islamic world, was the first major move towards convergence between the analytic and discursive method of Muslim Peripatetic Philosophers to religion on one hand and the intuitive and spiritual approach of the Mystics or Sufis, on the other, even though he considered spiritual realization of the Mystics superior to the conceptual comprehension of philosophers based on the classification  of knowledge into “knowledge by presence” and “knowledge by acquisition” which has been the epistemological bedrock for all major Islamic philosophical schools. Suhrawardi also explained God and creation in terms of a very profound symbolism of light and darkness which along with his philosophical account of the astral plane and angelology was another major development towards convergence of philosophy and religious doctrine in the Islamic world. Surawardi is also known as the first philosopher to extensively quote Quran and Hadiths as scriptural testimonies to philosophical theories that he argued through independent reasoning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last thinker who is probably the most noteworthy is &lt;a href=&quot;http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mulla-sadra/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mulla Sadra&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the Persian Shia Metaphysician and Mystic of the 17th century, renowned for fulfilling the aspiration of Suhrawardi by achieving a grand synthesis and reconciliation of the major thinking traditions in Islamic and world history (i.e. literalist, theological, Peripatetic, Illuminationist and Mystic/Sufi) to form a brand new philosophical school that he termed Transcendent Theosophy.&#xA;Among his precious contributions to theist philosophical thought has been his innovative proof and ontological explanation of the Illuminationist account of Divine essence, attributes and acts based on the theory of Principality of Existence over Quiddity which forms the bedrock of his philosophy, his proof for the immaterial nature of human imagination, his theory of Substantial Transformation (or Motion) which explained how corporeal and incorporeal forms go through constant evolutionary change, and his theory of unity between the knower and the known, which together enabled him to form a substantial account of the doctrine of human posthumous Resurrection by consequence. Mulla Sadra’s philosophy therefore represents the pinnacle of the attempts by philosophers and mystics for unmasking the intellectual foundation of religious doctrines via the objective method of demonstration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was a succinct summary of important icons in Islamic intellectual thought whose legacy embodies a priori demonstrations for several key religious doctrines (as well as ones that discredit the particular doctrines of other religions that conflict with Islam such as the Christian Trinity and the Indian Reincarnation which I will get to in a moment). The formation of this rich legacy is a reaffirmation of the view by Muslim philosophers that religion and reason are mutually confirmative, and this is not just by accident but, as proven independently by themselves and as corroborated by esoteric wisdom found in Islamic sources (examples in a moment), because religion and human reason have an identical source of inspiration which is Archangel Gabriel or the Universal Intellect. In giving credit to this historical achievement, Islam itself as a religion has the original claim, for formation of this legacy has been impossible without the inspiration that these thinkers found in the more esoteric aspects of the Islamic scriptures especially the hadiths by Shia Imams who are regarded as bearers of the esoteric knowledge of religion. I find worth concluding this segment of the answer by quoting a few hadiths from Imam Jafar as-Sadiq, the sixth Shia Imam and a renowned scholar for Sunnis, which corroborate this lofty view of intellect and its role in man's enlightenment and perfection in esoteric religion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah created Intellect — and it was the first creature from amongst the spiritual beings — from the right side of the Throne from His light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hisham (one of his close disciples)! Allah has placed two authorities over man: the apparent authority and the inner authority. The prophets and messengers are the apparent authorities and Intellect is the inner authority… O Hisham, the Commander of the Believers [i.e. Ali ibn abi Talib] has said, “Allah has not been worshiped by any means better than Intellect.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The support of mankind is Intellect. From Intellect come sagacity, understanding, preservation, and knowledge and by using Intellect he gains perfection; and It is his guide, his instructor and key to his affairs. When his intellect is supported with Light, he becomes a scholar, a preserver, a reminder and a man of understanding. Through Intellect he learns the answer to how, why and where or when. He learns who helps and who harms him. When he learns this, he learns the routes, the connections and the differentiating factors. He then establishes pure faith in the oneness of Allah and acknowledges the need to obey Him. When he does so he finds the proper remedy for what he has lost and the right approach to whatever may come in. He knows well his present involvement, for what reason is he here, wherefrom has he come and to what end is he going. All these are due to aid of Intellect. (From &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitab_al-Kafi#Us.C5.ABl_al-K.C4.81f.C4.AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Usul Al-Kafi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni, the Book of Intellect and Ignorance)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Islam’s comparative merit&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the above introduction of the legacy in which proofs for Islamic basic doctrines are found, reasons for Islam’s superiority as a particular religion can also be drawn. The fact that Islam’s message had the potential to inspire so many scholars and saints with profound explanatory thoughts about religion could be seen as a testimony to its intellectual excellence.&#xA;Additionally, this legacy also embodies philosophical proofs for those Islamic doctrines that conflict with those of other religions, such the Christian Trinity and the Indian Reincarnation. There have been Muslim philosophers who have put forward actual refutations for these said doctrines using the same method of logical reasoning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;History-based comparison&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from the ontological doctrines that can be subject to philosophical and scientific examination, a substantial part of the task of comparing religions inevitably involves the examination of the outward manifestations such as scriptures and history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On this level, the complications associated with interpretation, textual criticism and historical method arise and given the unique history of each religion, working out a predetermined universal criterion or formula to verify truthfulness of religions with regards to their worldly manifestations must be a daunting task and I don't know of any such attempt by Muslim scholars ever. But given my familiarity with the Muslim philosopher-scholars' high regard for methodological objectivity and their belief in supremacy of independent reason in establishing articles of faith before belief as well as the universalist wisdom of the Perennial Philosophy, a comparison framework that can be universally applied to the historical study of religions for evaluating their relative strength and/or truthfulness with respect to their historical performance, will be consistent with the methodology of this distinguished group of thinkers, although not strictly passing the kind of &amp;quot;orthodox&amp;quot; qualification that you had intended in your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such a framework could be made of the following criteria:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the degree of &lt;strong&gt;verifiability of scripture and history&lt;/strong&gt; of each religion i.e. how much we can tell actual history from mythology.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the level of &lt;strong&gt;integrity and virtue claimed for the central figures of each religion&lt;/strong&gt; i.e. prophets, messengers and disciples;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;the consistency between doctrine and history&lt;/strong&gt;, i.e. how consistent the claims of virtue by religions (especially for their founders) are with their actual historical performance;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;indicators of intellectual quality such as &lt;strong&gt;doctrinal consistency, rationality, richness and benefits of the revealed doctrine, ethics and law;&lt;/strong&gt;  which in turn can influence:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;positive/negative contributions to human culture and civilization&lt;/strong&gt; by each religion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is needless to say some if not all of these criteria are closely interrelated. For example, when founders of each religion are to be compared for their relative merit, the verifiability and/or viability of the hagiographical accounts written by their followers is an important factor in the result of assessment, as well as the consistency between virtues stated for them in particular by the Divine scriptures and the actual recorded performance of those figures.&#xA;Here’s a random example to make this framework tangible: consider how Quran describes Prophet Muhammad “a mercy upon the worlds.”  In the light of parameters of the above framework, we can credit Islam for claiming to have a Prophet who was not just merciful to his people but a mercy to all beings with respect to parameter #2. But a more fundamental question could be: “But was Muhammad really merciful at all? Didn’t he spread Islam by sword, after all?” to use a common Orientalist objection that falls within parameter #3; and finally regardless of the controversy over the wars “are all those accounts of mercy and kindness lavished on the Prophet true at all?” under parameter #1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For an example to see what an argument within this framework especially with regards to the second and third criterion may look like you can have a look at this past Q&amp;amp;A which has been inspired by a similar kind of quest for a priori validation: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/13324/why-take-mohammads-word/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why take Muhammad’s words?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. There you will see that by a close attention to the circumstances and character of Prophet Muhammad (as reflected in the scriptures and works of history) and contrasting them against man’s conventional wisdom I tried to argue for truthfulness of Prophet Muhammad in his claims. But to avert a natural objection to the unreasonable assumption of veracity of Muslim accounts of Prophet’s life, it is noteworthy that the above line of argument is based on mainstream historical narrative that is accepted by both Muslim and non-Muslim scholars as an accurate portrayal of Prophet’s character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above example however may be contested especially given a handful of prevalent misconceptions about Prophet’s conduct namely his wars and his multiple marriages but since it is off-topic to concentrate on that, I only suffice to say that there’s a good consensus that these negative judgments mainly result from a superficial understanding and not based on close and in-depth knowledge of Islam and Prophet Muhammad that can reveal the innocent nature of his wars and the noble reasons for his multiple marriages For this see: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/articles/how-did-islam-spread-sword-or-conversion-sayyid-muhammad-rizvi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;How did Islam Spread? By Sword or by Conversion?&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spread_of_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia: Spread of Islam&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/life-muhammad-prophet-sayyid-saeed-akhtar-rizvi/marriages-holy-prophet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Marriages of the Holy Prophet&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad%27s_wives&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia: Muhammad’s wives&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards with the first criterion it can be argued that Islam is the best documented religion in the world, considering that 1) its primary Holy Scripture has be written down under the supervision of the Prophet of Islam Himself by both his close and general companions with only compilation of the book taking place after his death and even that with the purpose of establishing only a dialect uniformity among the copies, and 2) early works of tradition and biography written about Prophet Muhammad reveal vast details about his conduct and life that allows for a much closer scrutiny of Islam as a religion compared to any other religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This feature, of course, is not in and of itself an evidence of Islam’s superiority or truthfulness, but one that gives Islam a degree of detailed and extended verifiability that other religions cannot even remotely match. This extensive verifiability is specifically significant with regards to those Islamic doctrines whose demonstrations depend on rigorous historical verification, such the belief in authentic preservation of the Holy Quran as well as its Divine origin when for example argued from the Holy Prophet's historically verifiable unletteredness, the gradual, contextual nature of revelation and the special psychological conditions that he reportedly experienced during revelation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards with the fourth parameter, the fact that the conflict between science and faith has been largely non-existent in the history of Islamic civilization but science and rational thinking were richly cultivated by a large number of Muslim scholars and scientists under the inspiration of Islam’s own emphasis on observation, intellection and pursuit of knowledge are features that can point to the superior intellectual substance of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alright! Although I may be able to write more arguments, I feel what I wrote is sufficient for my purposes. So this must sum it up. Note that some of the above arguments could be debatable especially those that are based on more controversial aspects of Islamic history but they were mainly intended to show how the framework I proposed can be used. I hope you and other users find the effort put into this answer useful and inspiring! And hey this probably made the longest answer on several SE sites on the record! Peace!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T15:32:17.363" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35300" CreationDate="2016-09-09T13:20:47.013" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many verses speaking about Jesus the messenger of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His birth was the will of Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[And mention] when the angels said, &quot;O Mary, indeed Allah gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to Allah ] He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous. She said, &quot;My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?&quot; [The angel] said, &quot;Such is Allah ; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is. And He will teach him writing and wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel. 3:45-47&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jesus was a messenger of Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of Allah . And I cure the blind and the leper, and I give life to the dead - by permission of Allah . And I inform you of what you eat and what you store in your houses. Indeed in that is a sign for you, if you are believers. And [I have come] confirming what was before me of the Torah and to make lawful for you some of what was forbidden to you. And I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, so fear Allah and obey me. Indeed, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is the straight path. 3:49&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jesus's death:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Mention] when Allah said, &quot;O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to Allah alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ. 3:55&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jesus was not killed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [for] their saying, &quot;Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah .&quot; And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain. Rather, Allah raised him to Himself. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise. 4:157-158&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19208" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T13:20:47.013" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35303" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-09T14:17:06.107" Score="2" ViewCount="103" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is noted for his ability to forgive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bHWsNm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/bHWsNm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Qur&amp;#39;an 3:135  And who forgives sins except Allah&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Image source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://themuslimahnetwork.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://themuslimahnetwork.com/&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The longer version of &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/quran/3/135/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:135&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who, having done an act of indecency to be ashamed of, or wronged their own souls, remember Allah, and ask for forgiveness for their sins,- and who can forgive sins except Allah? - and are never obstinate in persisting knowingly in (the wrong) they have done. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is it possible to witness forgiveness by Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if forgiveness were immediate, I wouldn't even know what to look for.  How would I even recognize forgiveness?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-06T13:38:58.437" LastActivityDate="2016-10-06T13:38:58.437" Title="Is it possible to witness forgiveness by Allah?" Tags="|allah|forgiveness|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-09-23T14:33:29.340" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35072" CreationDate="2016-09-09T15:06:38.543" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The angels of succession and the angels who write down our deeds always stay with us. There are other types of angels who visit us at the dawn and the afternoon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger&#xA;  of Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;There are angels who take turns in visiting you by&#xA;  night and by day, and they all &lt;strong&gt;assemble at the dawn (Fajr) and the&#xA;  afternoon ('Asr) prayers.&lt;/strong&gt; Those who have spent the night with you,&#xA;  ascend to the heaven and their Rubb, Who knows better about them,&#xA;  asks: 'In what condition did you leave My slaves?' They reply: 'We&#xA;  left them while they were performing Salat and we went to them while&#xA;  they were performing Salat.&quot;'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim, Sunnah.com reference   : Book 9, Hadith 60]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have never come across any sahih hadiths that say anything about angels visiting us at the time of the Maghrib prayer. Perhaps you mixed up afternoon with Maghrib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-15T10:36:14.270" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T10:36:14.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35273" CreationDate="2016-09-09T20:18:17.840" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is one menstrual cycle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas that the wife of Thaabit ibn Qays&#xA;ended her marriage to her husband by means of khula’ at the time of&#xA;the Prophet (peace be upon him). The Prophet&#xA;(peace be upon him) &lt;strong&gt;commanded her to observe&#xA;an ‘iddah of one menstrual cycle.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 1185; Abu&#xA;Dawood, 2229. This hadeeth was classed as saheeh by&#xA;Ibn al-Qayyim.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-09-09T20:18:17.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35310" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-10T10:10:28.357" Score="4" ViewCount="231" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why has it been traditionally forbidden to study Islam on your own, and do the reasons apply today?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My thinking is that the only reasons are that you could be misled into false interpretations, however this doesn't seem to apply today where we have youtube, English translations of various traditional books, and so on, all of which serve to ensure that you do not end up misinterpreting what you learn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that this is not about whether learning with a Shaykh is &lt;em&gt;better&lt;/em&gt; than doing so on one's own, which is clear (i.e. learning with a Shaykh of course has many benefits you cannot learn on your own), but rather if it is possible to learn on your own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it is definitely possible in this day and age, and Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19338" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-27T15:35:17.983" LastActivityDate="2019-06-26T15:53:40.637" Title="Why is learning Islam on your own from books/youtube traditionally forbidden?" Tags="|practical-islam|internet|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35311" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-10T11:05:32.337" Score="0" ViewCount="2281" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first talaq was given on dec 4, 2015 via sms. And both the husband and wife were not living together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And second talaq sms was sent to wife on jan 2, 2016. Later in feburary 2016 they got rujoo and started to live normal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on 7 sept 2016 husband sent talaq sms to wife again in anger while he&#xA;was in another city. And after few min send another talaq message at&#xA;facebook too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In next morning he regretted it that he didn't know what he was doing. he&#xA;was not feeling well and had fever and he was sort of unconscious due to&#xA;some medicine he took for insect sting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is talaq via sms valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19339" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T23:14:16.723" LastActivityDate="2019-10-01T22:40:06.127" Title="Is talaq via sms valid?" Tags="|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35292" CreationDate="2016-09-10T11:09:40.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you don't have any other option, keep your job until you find new one. Just take any job even if it's less pay or you don't like it, as long as you can wear hijab. I apply to any job and during interview I will attend with hijab so the employer knows right away my religion. Allah SWT said we are created into toil and struggle. This dunya is temporary, any struggle we have here is also temporary. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17791" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T11:09:40.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35313" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9233" CreationDate="2016-09-10T12:26:31.903" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe the meaning is very simple ,it means God gave adam and the whole mankind free access to knowledge of everything ,this is why scientist are able to research and find the unknown in many areas. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the closest logical explanation I can think of ,The problem is most Muslims take everything mentioned in the Quran too literally .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also believe when God made adam display his God given free will of knowledge which the angels do not possess &amp;amp; after he did so , what it means he asked the The angels to prostrate ,I believe is not physically going down on hands and knees to prostrate Adam ,keeping in mind Angels are forms of energy( Light) and do not have physical bodies like us human, same with the jins who are another form of energy (smokeless fire) while the quran tells us The angels obeyed god and prostrated and iblis who is a jin refused realy means  , that The angels agreed to serve adam willingly,while Iblis the Jinn refused through envy and is always out to sabotage man .This is why Muslims must never deal with jinns (irrespective if the Jin is a Muslim or not) , best example is the story of Solomon,  God permitted the wind to the control of Solman to blow on each direction for a fixed period of a month and else where we read in the Quran that God mentions there are angels who drive the winds which we must understand that the angels served Suliman with the winds,the other example is when Sulaiman wanted to bring Bilqis thrown , and he dismissed the help of the Jinn who offered to bring it before he gets up from his seat ,while one blessed with the knowledge of the book (obviously a highly intelligent and intellectual human being is referred here)brings the thrown before the twinkling of his eyes and later God warns about how The jins defamed and blasphemed sulaiman by spreading lies after his death that he was a sorcerer and God sternly defends his prophet a loyal servant of God. Quran further talks of human beings of the past who have been far more intelligent and skilled than us , and were destroyed due to the transgression, we may never know what intelligence some of our ancestors may have possessed and were destroyed, and as one can see with the advancement of technology and science ,man is becoming more and more arrogant and there is no doubt man will in the end destroy himself and everything he gained through his arrogance and loss of faith.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story of Adam , the angels ,Iblis , Sulaiman and other references, should be understood as , God not story telling Adam about some names ,instead he is permitting him complete access to knowledge ,and the Angels willing to prostrate is a symbolic gesture of honoring adam of the high position god has given and it really means they will assist him in seeking knowledge and serving God on earth , while iblis will always be whispering to mankind to distract and sabotage  and defame him , the The one who was blessed with the Knowledge of the book in sulaiman story shows how much of freedom adam and his progeny is given where knowledge is concerned. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19341" LastEditorUserId="19341" LastEditDate="2016-09-10T12:45:01.180" LastActivityDate="2016-09-10T12:45:01.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35314" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35344" CreationDate="2016-09-10T12:51:06.557" Score="2" ViewCount="13881" Body="&lt;p&gt;After some research, I've found that all the angels will die before the day of judgement, and will rise on ressurection ( &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/10551/are-jinns-and-angels-creatures-too&quot;&gt;answer of owari&lt;/a&gt; ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've also heard that the angel of death will get itself, and that only god will remain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any verses from the Quran or ahadith from the sunna that validate this point?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16923" LastEditorUserId="16923" LastEditDate="2019-03-20T18:16:07.160" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:02:12.193" Title="Is it true that the angel of death will get itself?" Tags="|death|malaikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35317" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-11T04:30:13.097" Score="1" ViewCount="300" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran 24:19&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who love (to see) scandal published broadcast among the Believers, will have a grievous Penalty in this life and in the Hereafter: Allah knows, and ye know not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kind words and the covering of faults are better than charity followed by injury. Allah is free of all wants, and He is Most-Forbearing.&#xA;   sūrat l-baqarah (263)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is Allah warning of the most grievous penalty in this life and the hereafter for publishing indecency when it is true of someone and what if the there is a victim involved ? how do we address justice to the victim in this case ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but a lot of Muslims not only spread and broadcast scandal ,they also add lies to it when they spread, is it because they are ignorant ? or feel it is okay as it is the truth they are spreading about a person ? or plainly wicked or are they hypocritical Muslims ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;because most of them who do so are strictly practicing Muslims and who are frequent in performing pilgrimage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to to some they believe as long as the person is either not a practicing Muslim ,or does not belong to their school of thought which makes them an infidel then they are encourage to do spread the scandal until they change their ways and accept their true way of Islam and according to many sunni Muslims it is okay to scandalise and slander Shias and Ahmadiyya Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is by doing so are such people keeping within the commandments of allah in the Quran ? or is it acceptable and binding if their Scholars have issued a fatwa permitting to do so and branding such people as infidels?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19341" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-09-15T07:31:34.417" LastActivityDate="2016-09-15T07:31:34.417" Title="Scandalizing Muslims by Muslims" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35319" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35317" CreationDate="2016-09-11T09:16:21.583" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;To begin with, contrast several translations of &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/quran/24/19/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 24:19&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Truly, &lt;strong&gt;those who love that indecency be spread about those who believed&lt;/strong&gt;, they will have a painful punishment in the present and in the world to come. And God knows and you know not. -- Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verily, &lt;strong&gt;those who love to see slander (or scandal) broadcast amongst the believers&lt;/strong&gt;, for them is grievous woe in this world and the Hereafter; Allah knows, but you know not. -- Hamid S. Aziz&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Those who love to broadcast such slanders among the believers&lt;/strong&gt; will have a painful punishment in this life and in the Hereafter. Allah knows and you do not know. -- Farook Malik&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, &lt;strong&gt;those who like that (should) spread the immorality among those who believe&lt;/strong&gt;, for them (is) a punishment painful in the world and the Hereafter. And Allah knows, while you (do) not know.  -- Literal&#xA;(Word by Word)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How to make sense of these?  Here are some tafseer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam has taken as serious a view of the spreading and circulation of &lt;strong&gt;false accusations&lt;/strong&gt; as that of crimes against chastity.  &lt;strong&gt;It has condemned and prescribed punishment for both the crimes---for scandalmongering, even a severer punishment since it is calculated to produce more grievous consequences as far as the prevalence of sexual immorality in a community is concerned than they stray acts of sexual misconduct.&lt;/strong&gt;  If scandalmongering is allowed to be indulged in unchecked in a community, it will come to lose all sense of horror and abhorrence at the commission of immoral acts with the result that immorality will become rampant and a sense of pessimism with regard to its future will begin to prevail in the community, thus shaking its whole moral foundation.  -- The Holy Qur'an, Arabic Text with English Translation and Short Commentary, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malik_Ghulam_Farid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Malik Ghulam Farid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The direct interpretation of the verse, in the context in which it occurs, is this: Those who cast aspersions, propagate evil, publicize it and bring Islamic morality into disrepute deserve punishment. &lt;strong&gt;The words in the text, however, comprehend all the various forms that can be employed for the propagation of evil.&lt;/strong&gt; These include actual setting up of brothels, production of erotic stories, songs, paintings, plays and dramas as well as all kinds of mixed gatherings at clubs and hotels, which induce the people to immoralities. The Quran holds all those who resort to such things as criminals, who deserve punishment not only in the Hereafter but in this world as well. Accordingly, it is the duty of an Islamic government to put an end to all such means of propagating immorality. Its penal law must hold all those acts as cognizable offenses which the Quran mentions as crimes against public morality and declares the offenders punishable.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicstudies.info/tafheem.php?sura=24&amp;amp;verse=11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamicStudies.info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vamping and &lt;strong&gt;circulating false rumours is one of the main branches of conspirators' psychological warfare&lt;/strong&gt;. When enemy cannot bring damage to the other party face to face, it resorts to spreading rumour. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the concerning verses, according to the famous occasions of revelation, for weakening and marring the reputation of the Messenger of Allah (S), some hypocrites fabricated and circulated the most unfair rumour. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People must be aware that when they hear a rumour, they must bury it immediately; otherwise we have made the enemy happy and successful. Moreover, we will be imposed with painful punishment of the world and the Hereafter, which has been mentioned in the above verses.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/enlightening-commentary-light-holy-quran-vol-11/section-2-scandal-against-ayshah#sura-nur-verses-19-20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Those who spread news and evil rumors and propagate wickedness in the Muslim Community, deserve punishment and not encouragement.&lt;/strong&gt;  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.englishtafsir.com/quran/24/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;EnglishTafsir.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, the ayah was interpreted as meaning &amp;quot;spreading evil is to be punished&amp;quot;, whether it be through rumours or spreading immorality in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, it is acceptable to warn someone about a person who truly commits evil (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/10222&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; even goes so far as to say its waajib [obligatory]).  However, keep in mind the exceptionally high standard of evidence required:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to prevent such a great injustice from occurring, Islam has commanded the Muslims not to pay attention to just any piece of news or information that comes to them and not to accept just anything that anyone says to them. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/islamic-moral-system-commentary-surah-hujurat-jafar-subhani/sin-making-rumours&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And keep in mind the necessity of warning others:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims should be careful and verify whether a piece of news is true before circulating it.  ... &lt;strong&gt;to hide people's faults is more beneficial than defamation even though the information at hand is true and valid&lt;/strong&gt;.  The Prophet Muhammad pbuh used not to mention the name of someone he would criticise. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.awqaf.ae/Fatwa.aspx?Lang=EN&amp;amp;SectionID=18&amp;amp;RefID=26033&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;On rumour mongering, fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Justice is not guaranteed in this world.  Indeed, we see all sorts of injustices taking place in the news.  It's probably best to leave justice to law enforcement and Allah's perfect judgement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Islam is a religion of forgiveness:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever suffers an injury and forgives (the person responsible), God will raise his status to a higher degree and remove one of his sins  (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.alquranclasses.com/faith-is-patience-and-tolerance/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also think it's dangerous to brand people as non-Muslims.  For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sins committed by a Muslim, be they deadly or trivial, do not render a Muslim a non-believer.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://fixyourdeen.com/htm/final/qacategorysub1.asp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Response&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People go around declaring Muslims as non-Muslims all the time (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takfir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;takfir&lt;/a&gt;), but it's a major sin if incorrect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Takfir or the condemnation of a Muslim by another Muslim as a kafir is strictly prohibited in the Quran, the Hadith, and the writings of many eminent Muslim authorities. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamopediaonline.org/fatwa/prohibition-takfir-muslim-calling-another-muslim-unbeliever&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;On the prohibition of takfir, fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-09-11T09:16:21.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12498" CreationDate="2016-09-11T10:41:05.637" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I recall correctly, there is hadith(from &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1262400&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;, if I remember) about criticizing &amp;quot;do not conduct intercourse like a naked donkeys&amp;quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More knowledgeable brothers may further comment on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="anon" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2021-10-14T19:48:20.213" LastActivityDate="2021-10-14T19:48:20.213" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35322" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-11T11:00:59.453" Score="2" ViewCount="103" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a man comes to the masjid and sees that the congregation has already started and they are at the third or the fourth rakat, should he join them or wait for another congregation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19347" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-12T05:25:42.227" LastActivityDate="2016-09-12T05:25:42.227" Title="How should one finish his prayer if he joins the jamaat in the third or the fourth rakat?" Tags="|salat|jamaat|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35080" CreationDate="2016-09-11T13:33:41.713" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's some of what is written on this matter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Shirk is forgiveable if one repents&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, &amp;quot;O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.&amp;quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/39:53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 39:53&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This includes all sins, even shirk. Whoever repents, Allaah will accept his repentance. Islam Q&amp;amp;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/34171&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa 34171&lt;/a&gt;, 2004&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...if one repents from Shirk whether small Shirk or major, Allaah will forgive him and accept his repentance. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=89591&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb fatwa 89591&lt;/a&gt;, 2005&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence we must repent from all kinds of shirk, whether it is major shirk or minor shirk. If a person repents sincerely then Allaah will accept his repentance and forgive him his sins. -- Islam Q&amp;amp;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20482&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa 20482&lt;/a&gt;, 2009&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a person repents from sin, Allah will forgive him, whether it was shirk or otherwise -- Islam Q&amp;amp;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/177990&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa 177990&lt;/a&gt;, 2012&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the person falls into this sin of shirk, then he is a kafir and he has to come back into Islaam for a second time, and he has to make tawbah (seek repentance). But he should realise that Islaam wipes what came before it.  --  Shaykh `Abdus Salaam al-Burjis, FatwaIslam.com &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fatwaislam.com/fis/index.cfm?scn=fd&amp;amp;ID=169&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article AQD01004&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Major shirk is punished&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They have certainly disbelieved who say, &amp;quot; Allah is the Messiah, the son of Mary&amp;quot; while the Messiah has said, &amp;quot;O Children of Israel, worship Allah , my Lord and your Lord.&amp;quot; &lt;strong&gt;Indeed, he who associates others with Allah - Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers.&lt;/strong&gt;  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5:72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 5:72&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(among others, e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/25:68&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;25:68&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He who dies invoking an equal to Allah (the Exalted) regardless of Allah (the Exalted), will definitely be admitted into Hell-Fire. -- hadith narration attributed to Al-Bukhary, in Fath al-Majeed, (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-invitation.com/downloads/Fathul-Majeed-explain-tawheed_eng.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pdf&lt;/a&gt;, p. 91)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Major shirk is unforgiveable without repentance&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4:48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:48&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if the person dies while on his Shirk, Allah does not forgive him if it is a major Shirk. But if it is a minor Shirk, then Allah might forgive him or He might punish him for it.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=85083&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb fatwa 85083&lt;/a&gt;, 2002&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, Allah (Exalted be He) will not forgive those who commit this type of Shirk and die without repentance.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Aziz_ibn_Baz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Baz&lt;/a&gt;, fatwa (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.net/Fatawa/fatawaDetails.aspx?languagename=en&amp;amp;BookID=14&amp;amp;View=Page&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;PageID=207&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Does not Forgive Shirk, Except After Repenting From it -- attributed to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Kathir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=653&amp;amp;Itemid=59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;qtafsir.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-09-11T13:45:35.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35326" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35341" CreationDate="2016-09-11T13:56:34.583" Score="3" ViewCount="762" Body="&lt;p&gt;I often come across mentions of Al-Kindi, Al-Farabi, Ibn Sina (Avicenna), and Ibn Rushd (Averroes). At least with regard to Ibn Sina, I'm certain I have seen numerous fatawa by authoritative sunni scholars that they consider him a kafir (for example, al-Ghazali reports that Ibn Sina claimed to be allowed to drink alcohol regularly for its medical benefits without medical indication that he needs to drink it; I'm not sure al-Ghazali declared Ibn Sina a kafir, though).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the status of the other three in this regard?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T11:24:28.877" Title="Status of falsafa in sunni islam?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|kufr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33408" CreationDate="2016-09-11T19:08:03.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think I understand what the OP is trying to ask. To clarify, here is my interpretation of the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If someone is destined to go to Heaven but they preferred pain, can they go to Hell instead from their own choice?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;OK - so let's clear a few things first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's focus on one word - &lt;em&gt;preferred&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, everything which exists, from molecules, atoms, photons to celestial bodies in the Galaxy are all creations of Allah (God). Other &lt;em&gt;things&lt;/em&gt; such as feelings, sensation and &lt;em&gt;preferences&lt;/em&gt; are also creations. When someone wants something, it is because God has instilled in that person the ability to want that particular thing or experience, i.e. God put it there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Falling in love is an enjoyful (for the majority - especially me) experience. God has put that in to place for me to experience it and I have the choice to experience it or not. Just like pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So just like in this world, the hereafter is all created by God. And as the comments suggest, the Pain in the hereafter is above and beyond the pain in this world. No one, not a single being will want it. There is a plethora of verses in the Quraan and Hadith which outline the immensity of the hereafter, both good and the bad. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly - Anyone who enjoys pain in this world can be seen as an invalid - someone who is mentally ill. Therefore, the question here is redundant as no one &lt;em&gt;sane&lt;/em&gt; would want to experience pain. Such a person will become sane in the hereafter and would most certainly aspire Paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6711" LastActivityDate="2016-09-11T19:08:03.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35331" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30746" CreationDate="2016-09-12T06:37:38.813" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know what our Prophet saw, so I can't comment about that but if you read Quran, you will see that in many verses, Allah describes the judgment day, heaven and hell as if they already happened. Please check &lt;strong&gt;Quran&lt;/strong&gt; verses &lt;strong&gt;6:27, 6:30, 6:128, 7:44, 18:99, 21:100, 22:22, 23:102-108&lt;/strong&gt; and many others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My understanding&lt;/strong&gt; is that it already happened from Allah's perspective, but not from our (humans and other creation in this universe) perspective. &lt;strong&gt;My understanding&lt;/strong&gt; is that it all already happened and recorded (e.g. video recordings, server logs, book registries, in a way we can't fully understand) by Allah and that information is available to Allah any time. Please check Quran verses &lt;strong&gt;6:59, 10:61, 36:12, 57,22&lt;/strong&gt;. Surely Allah can show it to anyone, if Allah wishes. However, we (both living and the dead) are still proceeding in time towards the judgment day and heaven and hell. &lt;strong&gt;My understanding&lt;/strong&gt; is that, from our perspective nobody is in the heaven or hell yet, as the judgment did not took place yet. Please check Quran verses &lt;strong&gt;36:52, 23:112-23:113&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A director of the movie knows what will happen at the end of the movie but a viewer has to go through the movie and reach its end to know it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17173" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T08:30:19.063" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T08:30:19.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35332" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35273" CreationDate="2016-09-12T09:59:09.067" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no consensus among scholars about the 'Idah of a woman who asked for Khul'a. Note that count for this waiting period only starts once the verdict is final and can't be made void!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This difference comes from two different views: Is khul'a (as a separation) equal to talaq (divorce) or is it equal to faskh (declaring a marriage as invalid).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Imam Ahmad and others have adapted the later view. Among those who hold this (2nd) view you may find Imam a-Shafi'i in his ancient madhab, ibn 'Abbas, 'Othman, 'Ali, 'Ikrimah, Tawoos, ibn Taymiyyah and ibn al-Qayyim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So on one side we have the main View of Imam Ahmad and the view ibn al-Qayyim defended based on his qualification of the hadith which has been narrated in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/13/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/13/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt; and sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/27/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasai&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the majority of scholars consider that the waiting period of a woman who has asked for separation (by khul'a) is the one of a woman who has got divorce based on the Quran Verses: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Divorced women remain in waiting for three periods ...&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/228&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:228&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And those who no longer expect menstruation among your women - if you doubt, then their period is three months, and those who have not menstruated. And for those who are pregnant, their term is until they give birth ... &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/65/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;65:4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Imam Malik also added some statements of sahaba and tabi'yn like &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/512200&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/511890&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/511880&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/5163&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; supporting the first view and an article supporting the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alukah.net/sharia/0/88003/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;later&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the Article has explained why this is a stronger view: The given hadith has several issues in the content and sanad (according to al-Qurtobi) and the sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/68/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; about the khul'a of the wife Thabet ibn Qays doesn't mention a 'idah at all, but supports the view of talaq. As it clearly says that our Prophet asked Thabet to divorce his wife! You can read the proof of the other view in the fatwa above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-02-09T15:26:12.133" LastActivityDate="2017-02-09T15:26:12.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35333" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1932" CreationDate="2016-09-12T10:42:19.927" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it is the same God who loves us all, we have God dwelling inside us and that was Jesus' message.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Sometimes we listen to God sometimes we dont.  We learn over time to listen to God and receive his Grace, to recognise God in others. &#xA;Jesus is the son of god, we are &lt;strong&gt;all&lt;/strong&gt; children of God! dont let details of religion divide us.  God loves you and me! Gods love transcends rules.  Jesus said his new commandment is to love god and love your neighbour as yourself!   its good news!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19353" LastActivityDate="2016-09-12T10:42:19.927" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35335" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-12T13:20:11.777" Score="3" ViewCount="10491" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it true according to sunnis that &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hazrat Umar&lt;/a&gt; (R.A.) married daughter of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hazrat Ali&lt;/a&gt; (R.A.) after Muhammad's (S.A.W.) death?&lt;br&gt; I think this is contradictory because at time of prophet's death Hazrat Umar had more than four wives, and prophet had restricted for all to a limit of four, although if they had more than four at that time, then it was allowed to carry on.&lt;br&gt; So how is it possible that Hazrat Umar married after the restriction?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19355" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-15T02:18:39.163" LastActivityDate="2017-09-23T10:41:20.083" Title="Did Umar have more than four wives after Muhammad revealed the restriction on men to having at most four?" Tags="|nikah|sunni|sahaba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35102" CreationDate="2016-09-12T13:46:19.127" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know if you came across &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=114571&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The waswasa or whispering of the nafs is all (bad things, acts) you may think about or have in mind ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال السمعاني: الوسوسة حديث النفس.&lt;br&gt; وقال البيضاوي: ما تحدثه به نفسه وهو ما يخطر بالبال، والوسوسة الصوت الخفي.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also you can read &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/83/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; which was narrated on the authority of abu Hurairah in several hadith collections (in more or less the same wording).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;Allah forgives my followers those (evil deeds) their souls may whisper or suggest to them as long as they do not act (on it) or speak.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says about this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Whether you show what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will bring you to account for it. ... &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/284&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:284&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means Allah know what is inside our souls and minds (or nafs) as &#xA; said in tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=111&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn kathir&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There are many other Ayat on this subject. In this Ayah (2:284), Allah states that He has knowledge of what the hearts conceal, and consequently, He will hold the creation accountable for whatever is in their hearts. This is why when this Ayah was revealed, it was hard on the Companions, since out of their strong faith and conviction, they were afraid that such reckoning would diminish their good deeds. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that &lt;em&gt;bringing to account&lt;/em&gt; does not necessary need to mean that one would be punished based on this account as you may read in the following verses especially &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:286&lt;/a&gt;, which clearly eases the meaning one could conclude from 2:284.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above fatwa also quotes from majmo' al-fatwa of ibn Tyamiyyah a quote of abu Hazem explaining the difference of both kind of whispering:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقد ذكر أبو حازم في الفرق بين وسوسة النفس والشيطان فقال: ما كَرِهَتْه نفسُك لنفسك فهو من الشيطان فاستعذ بالله منه، وما أحبته نفسك لنفسك فهو من نفسك فانهها عنه&#xA;  &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Abu Hazem said comparing between the whispering caused by the nafs and that caused by the Satan, and said: Whatever your nafs hates for your nafs is from Satan, so seek refuge with Allah from it. And whatever your nafs likes for your nafs is from your nafs so forbid it to it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what you would hate for yourself (but not for others) is whispering from satan. And what you'd like for yourself (not for others) is whispering from your nafs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/39684&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; the whispering of human &quot;Satan's&quot; is also quoted beside the above two kinds of whispering. In &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=329446&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this thread&lt;/a&gt; the author pretends that the nafs is just following the whispering of his jinn attache (based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/52/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-09-12T13:46:19.127" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1129" CreationDate="2016-09-12T15:38:57.367" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The traditional people did not understand the new concept of insurance and gave their decisions regarding what they understood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A lot of people think insurance is a form of investment. Where you put little money and get more later. That's the beginning of &quot;jahala&quot; if anything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Insurance is a form of security, a financial security that will make you more secure in life even if some accident happens.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a system in which you give some money regularly to an organisation or a company in an agreement that your financial needs will be taken care of in times of urgency and mishaps that may happen to you and you may not be able to cope with it on your own. So its kind of a great financial help provided for a fee. That's all it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem which may still arise is where do these insurance company spend my money? Is it banks, is it casinos, is it alcohol, is it tobacco? And the answer to this is its non of your business even if it is! Why? Because in Islam its not Haram to sell or buy Halal things from people that maybe involved in Haram activities. Just like you can't say no to an alcoholic who wants to buy bread from you or  buy house from someone who is involved in interest business as long as you don't involve in anything not Halal&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19356" LastActivityDate="2016-09-12T15:38:57.367" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35338" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-13T03:05:31.500" Score="3" ViewCount="901" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam, I have a personal question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was severely wronged by someone.  He's also Muslim, all is okay now and I believe he's asked for forgiveness. How does this go about in terms of being recompensed?  I don't wish for rewards or wish for punishment or anything for anyone, but to feel as though he acknowledges that he's being heedless with others, then just simply asks for forgiveness, or basically to think he's 'gotten away' with what he did because Allah is so merciful and forgiving, sort of hurts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What he did was beyond forbidden.  Alhamdulillah, whatever Allah decrees is best and we don't know how He handles things, and I've forgiven him and all, but it still hurts, basically my question is a general one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How should one react to being wronged by someone that is heedless and takes advantage of Allah's mercy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19361" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-11-05T12:54:48.007" LastActivityDate="2018-05-05T03:31:16.207" Title="How should one react to being wronged by someone that is heedless and takes advantage of Allah's mercy?" Tags="|forgiveness|muslim-practices|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35339" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-13T09:23:00.570" Score="4" ViewCount="3678" Body="&lt;p&gt;The top answer to this question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/226/17163&quot;&gt;What does the Quran say about homosexuality?&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Homosexual acts are strictly forbidden in Islam. Although it has mainly been focused around men, women homosexuals are not that strongly discussed.  -- muslim1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/17793/17163&quot;&gt;To what extent is anal sex Haram?&lt;/a&gt; quotes the Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah is not shy to tell you the truth: do not have intercourse with your wives in the anus.&quot;—Narrated by Ahmad, 5/213&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(see also: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1355/17163&quot;&gt;In Islam, are there limits on sex between a married couple?&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This motivates my question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is gay sodomy considered a worse sin than straight sodomy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think I can safely believe that Islam has a strongly anti-gay-sodomy attitude.  On the other hand, Islam does not seem to have such a reputation for straight sodomy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-10T09:46:58.650" LastActivityDate="2018-03-17T11:58:30.760" Title="Is gay sodomy considered a worse sin than straight sodomy?" Tags="|halal-haram|sex|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35293" CreationDate="2016-09-13T09:23:17.003" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note that among the &quot;founders&quot; of the four sunni madhabs (you quoted, as one should add the dhahiri school, which still exists to them too) only Imam a-Shafi'i really quoted and recorded his osol (sources or principles) of fiqh himself in his book ar-Risala (and also in his records like kitab jamma'a al-'ilm, ikhtilaf al-Hadith, ahkam al-Quran and ibtal al-Istihssan) which is the first book about osol al-fiqh.&lt;br&gt; The students of Imam abu Hanifa, Malik and Ahmad and their students etc. concluded the osol of the madhab based on statements of the scholars and based on their transmitted relief (for example musnad abu Hanifa and kitab al-Kharaj ... in case of the hanafi madhab and al-Muwatta' and al-Mudawana  ... in case of the maliki madhab ... musnad Ahmad and Masaa'il Ahmad ... in case of the hanbali madhab.).&lt;br&gt; So even if there are reports saying (or pretending) that some muslim scholars have recorded books or papers on the matter before or meanwhile the earliest (written) books on the matter we have in hand now are (as far as i can tell): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;from the hanafi school of fiqh from al-Karkhi (died 340 a.H.),&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;from the maliki school ibn al-Qassar (died 398 a.H.) and &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;for the hanbali school ibn Ya'ala (died 458 a.H.). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that maliki scholars are known for their wide and big efforts in defining and extracting the goals of shari'a مقاصد الشريعة from the sources, while hanbali scholars were well known for their efforts in collecting narrations and fighting bidah. Ibn Kathir said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يصعب على المبتدع أن يعيش في مكان يكثر فيه الحنابلة&#xA;  &lt;br&gt; It is hard for people who do inovations to live in a place where there are hanabilah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this might explain to some extent the late compilation of the osol.&lt;br&gt; &#xA;Also note the science of osol al-fiqh has changed a lot afterwards one could say it has been improved by works of scholars like imam al-Ghazali (shafi'i) and abu Zayd a-Dabusi (hanafi). Now let's see the osol for each madhab with details where i could find some:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hanafi:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Quran&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The sunnah: Here they accept khabar al-ahad (simply said: a hadith which has at most three different narrators, what is more than that is called mashhur and if there are many narrators we call it sahih) under conditions:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;first the rawy (narrator) himself shouldn't do anything opposed to what was narrated on his authority. For example lets say Anas said one could start eating before traveling in Ramadan but he only just started once he was on the road, than such a narration would be rejected.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Secondly if it isn't something which may cause any kind of harm.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Thirdly if it doesn't oppose qiyas.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ijma' (consensus) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The saying of sahaba or fatwa of sahaba: abu Hanifa accepted only opinions of sahaba, as he used to say if it comes to an opinion of tabi'yn than the opinion of anybody is not better or worse than mine and it is not binding.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Qiyas.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istihsan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Istihssan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Trickery: For example if you knew Ramadan entered and didn't want to fast and traveled to be excused from fasting (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/23764/what-does-it-mean-by-the-marriage-is-valid-but-its-condition-is-illegal-hadit&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;'s an other example of this). Note this is an opposite source to what hanabilan and malikiya call sadd a-dhraai'i سد الذرائع (closing any path that may guide to something which may cause harm). There are three given categories of tricks: &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Trick of a munafiq who pretends to be a Muslim this is an illegal or totally canceled trickery. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;If a Muslim says something which declares him as a kafir (because of fear) while his heart is full of faith. This is considered as not canceled and therefore allowed trickery.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And all of what might neither be the first kind nor the second and those are the reason of disagreement between the hanafis and other schools. Therefore scholars of the hanafi school have divided them into: allowed, haram, recommended, &#xA;frowned upon and essential. And a trick in shari'a is defined as anything which is free from haram or something which is not allowed and doesn't let you commit a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Customs and shari'a of former nations (this is quoted in the Arabic wikipedia instead of trickery).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D9%86%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A9#.D8.A3.D8.B5.D9.88.D9.84_.D8.A7.D9.84.D9.85.D8.B0.D9.87.D8.A8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AR&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanafi#Sources_and_methodology&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;EN&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://majles.alukah.net/t80194/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Arabic post&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maliki&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They usually divide their osol into two or three kinds: transmitted sources (based on texts) and intellectual sources (where one needs to use his mind to apply a ruling which is not clearly in a text) and some add the view of objectives -&gt; goals of shari'a.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The transmitted sources are: Quran, Sunnah, Ijma', Ijam' ahl-al-Madina, Saying and fatwas of sahaba, Costums (to some extent)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Quran &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The sunnah: As far as i can tell the maliki consider khabar al-ahad (especially if it is a only hadith with an order or prohibition etc., not a hadith describing an act) as a weak or less reliable hadith, as long as it is no support in the customs of people of Medina. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ijma' (here Imam Malik made clear that what is defined as consensus is the consensus of scholars&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;وما كان فيه الأمر المجتمع عليه فهو ما اجتمع عليه أهل الفقه والعلم ولم يختلفوا فيه&quot;&#xA;  &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And that what is called consensus is the matter on which people of Knowledge and wisdom have been unified and didn't vary from.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ijma' ahl al-Madina (or more correct the customs of people of Medina) (transmitted source): Note that Imam Malik sometimes differed from it if this customs or  consensus was based on ahad, this means only if this custom has been accepted or approved by many or the majority of scholars it had a higher status than an ahad hadith.&lt;br&gt; Note that this source was objected by many scholars like al-Laith ibn Sa'ad and a-Shafi'i, who showed many cases where Malik even objected the consensus of people of Medina. But if we look in the details of the dispute we may find that one could say it is &lt;em&gt;much ado about nothing&lt;/em&gt;. It was also discussed among the scholars of the maliki school itself, as there are different views about it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Qiyas &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saying or fatwa of a sahabi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;al-Maslaha al-mursala is often translated &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslaha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;public interest&lt;/a&gt; (See the link at the end of the post for details) the only condition for this to be applied is that it shouldn't contradict a clear text (Quran/sunnah). Note that many scholars  like Imam a-Shafi'i have objected this, but in his doctorate sheikh al-Buty may Allah have mercy on him has shown that in almost all madhabs this is considered but with a different kind of definition in terms.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Costums are directly related to Maslaha (benefit)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sadd a-dharaai'i&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Istishab can be translated as an accompanying matter, this means that a status is kept until we have an evidence for a change. For example: One can assume that something stays a property of the owner until we have an evidence that the ownership has changed. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Istihssan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Malik also said that the shari'a of the former nations is a shari'a for us (as far that there's no clear text abrogating it).&lt;br&gt; And the malikis are some kind of open towards other schools as it allows a maliki to adopt acts or fatwas of other schools to prevent disapproval or useless discussion. For example a maliki can pray behind any other Muslim as long as he isn't known as fasiq, even if this Imam didn't apply one of the (maliki) conditions of prayer, for example he could pray behind a person who has slept and didn't do wudu' or a person who doesn't consider the takbir to start prayer (takbirat al-Ihram) a condition of validity of a prayer. And if there's no fatwa on a matter from maliki scholar a mufti could take a fatwa from an other madhab ...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The objective view is mostly related to the consideration of the benefit or public interest which is often quoted in the madhab. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AR&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maliki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;EN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shafi'i&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that Imam a-Shafi'i has changed his madhab when he went to Egypt, so we call anything which came before he settled down there the ancient madhab and anything afterwards the new madhab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Quran&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The sunnah in contradiction to the schools quoted above the later schools of fiqh consider all kinds of hadith as reliable, as long as they are sahih, in cases (hanbali) they also consider weak hadith as reliable. One could say that al-Muwatta' of Imam Malik was more likely binding for shafi'is than for malikis. A-Shafi'i wrote in ar-Risala the sunnah has the same status as Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;على أن السنة منزَّلة كالقرآن،&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;based on (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:34&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And remember what is recited in your houses of the verses of Allah and wisdom.  ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also divided sunnah into three categories:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;First matters which have been revealed in the Quran and our Prophet explained them as it was in the Quran.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Secondly matters which have been addressed in the Quran, and our Prophet () made clear what Allah meant.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Thirdly matters which have been made law by our Prophet and there's no text in the Quran about them. Here scholars of the school had two opinions some said it was by divine decree as we are asked by Quran to follow our Messenger. Some said there's nothing that has no source in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Al-Ijma' is defined as the consensus of the mujtahids of the ummah in a period of time. This is differs to the definition given by Imam Malik!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Saying or fatwa of a sahabi (in the ancient madhab) he later rejected it and only allowed a consensus of sahaba in the meaning that none of them is known to have had objected a given fatwa on a matter given by an other or a majority of sahaba.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Qiyas&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note 1&lt;/strong&gt;: When Imam a-Shafi'i wrote refuting istihsaan he meant something different than that what the hanafis applied and the malikis adopted from them. A-Shafi'i was speaking about a qualification between different opinions which is not based on a source, which is not the case for the definition adapted by the hanafis and malikis.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And also as said before when he refuted al-maslaha al murssala and used what he called al-munasabsa المناسبة instead which is concluded via qiyas.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note 2&lt;/strong&gt;: Honestly speaking if we take a deep look into several sources then most of the sources expect: Quran, Sunnah, Ijma', Ijma' a-sahaba, fatwa of sahabi, Ijma' ahl-al-Medina, customs (which includes all transmitted sources) can be considered as utilities to improve qiyas or other sources as a-Shafi'i did as stated above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AR&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shafi%27i&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;EN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hanbali&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Quran&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The sunnah note that Imam Ahmad used to allow taking any sahih hadith as an evidence or source. He also allowed murssal (a hadith where the tabi'i didn't mention the sahabi on whoms authorithy he is narrating which is generally considered da'if) and da'if hadith (according Imam Ahmad's own definition) but they are placed in the ranking behind the fatwa of a sahabi, but before Qiyas!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Ijma'&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fatwa of a sahabi: maybe it's worth mentioning that this is different than the consensus of sahaba, as there are cases where sahaba had different opinions, in that case one is asked to chose the fatwa which seems closest to Quran and sunnah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Qiyas: in the hanbali madhab is only used in case of necessity.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Istishab&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Massalih&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A-dhraai'i &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If istishab etc. where not in need of Qiyas one could say that Qiyas is the last refuge or source of this madhab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AR&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanbali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;EN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The dhahiri school rejects qiyas and basically has only Quran, Sunnah and Ijma'a of sahaba and saying or fatwa of sahaba as a source. Imam ibn Hazm even compiled a book refuting qiyas showing that one could base all fatwas on given texts. They take the texts as is they don't try to read behind the lines that's why they call themselves dhahirya as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%87+%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87/home.php?word=%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ظاهر&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic means obvious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AR&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%BA%92%C4%81hir%C4%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;EN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information also take a look at the following posts:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/32558/what-is-the-difference-between-qiyas-and-istislah-and-could-you-provide-examples&quot;&gt;What is the difference between qiyas and istislah?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/101/what-are-ijma-izma-and-qiyaas-kias-and-when-are-they-applied?noredirect=1&amp;amp;lq=1&quot;&gt;What are Ijma (izma) and qiyaas (kias) and when are they applied?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/29013/difference-between-ijma-on-transmission-and-ijma-on-opinion&quot;&gt;Difference between Ijma&amp;#39; on transmission and Ijma&amp;#39; on opinion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/427/what-is-ijmaa-how-is-it-established&quot;&gt;What is Ijmaa? How is it established?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.traidnt.net/vb/traidnt1147499/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this post&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-08-01T06:53:56.427" LastActivityDate="2017-08-01T06:53:56.427" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35326" CreationDate="2016-09-13T10:53:00.707" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to point at a very important matter even if many sunni Muslims have this idea of philosophy being haram there are many quotes of ibn Taymiyyah and al-Ghazali (the most quoted scholars when it comes to declare falsafa as haram) which show that this ruling isn't a general rule, but only applies to some disciplines of philosophy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About &lt;strong&gt;ibn Rushd&lt;/strong&gt; the grandson i found &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/130484&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; which shows that some of his taughts have been rejected, and that he was banned and his books have been burnt and some say arrested maybe he was banned and later arrested in his house in Marrakech (what I've been thought was that he was banned to a village in al-Anadalus where only Jews lived). Here some quotes from the fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh ash-Shuyookh Ibn Hamawiyyah said: &lt;br&gt;&#xA;When I entered the city, I asked about Ibn Rushd and I was told that he was under house arrest on the orders of the caliph Ya‘qoob, and no one was allowed to visit him, because of the many strange views that were narrated from him, and the many shunned branches of knowledge that were attributed to him. He died under house arrest in Marrakesh. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see his biography in Siyar A‘laam an-Nubala’ (21/307-310) &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said:&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;When Ibn Sina (Avicenna) and his ilk realised that the words of the Messenger cannot be interpreted in this philosophical manner – rather they became certain that the meaning that he intended was what the people understood – they tried to explain that by saying: He was addressing the masses in a manner that they could understand, even though he knew that the truth with regard to that particular issue was not as the people understood it. Hence what these people were effectively saying was that the Messengers lied in order to serve a purpose. This is the way of Ibn Rushd (Averroes) and others who follow esoteric interpretations (baatiniyyah). End quote.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Majmoo‘ al-Fataawa (19/157)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muslm.org/vb/showthread.php?341132-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%B9%D8%B8%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D9%88%D8%A3%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%87%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This post&lt;/a&gt; quotes both &lt;strong&gt;al-Farabi&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;ibn Sina&lt;/strong&gt; in one sentence from al-Munqid min ad-dalal of al-Ghazali saying they are kufar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال الإمام الغزالي في كتابه &amp;quot;المنقذ من الضلال&amp;quot; : لا شك في كفرهما أي الفارابي وابن سينا&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Al Ghazali said in his al-Munqid min ad-dalal: there's no doubt about them being apostates, he meant al-Frabi and ibn Sina&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and a quote of ibn Taymiyyah saying that &lt;em&gt;ibn Rushd&lt;/em&gt; is among those philosophers the closest to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وقد ذكر شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية أن ابن رشد الحفيد خالف قدماء الفلاسفة في بعض مذاهبهم وأنه أقلهم كفراً وأقربهم إلى الإسلام انظر مجموع الفتاوى [17/289،295،357].&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And Shaykh al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah said that ibn Rushd the grandson has opposed the ancient philosophers in some of their thoughts and that he is the lowest among them in apostasy and closest to Islam, See Majmo'o al-Fatwa 17/289,295,357&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here's a quote from an other &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/62822&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; quoting siyar a'laam an-Nubala' of ad-Dahabi about al-Kindi (see also on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Kindi#Critics_and_patrons&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كان يقال له فيلسوف العرب، وكان متهماً في دينه بخيلاً ساقط المروءة&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;He was called the philosopher of the Arabs, and he was accused in his faith, grasping and had no sense of honor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-21T11:24:28.877" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T11:24:28.877" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35314" CreationDate="2016-09-13T12:48:45.457" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Angels and souls do not die , while Souls do get to taste death ,&#xA;I do not know from where you found this , if you accept angels can die then you will have no choice but to accept the christian belief that God died on the cross.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once a Christian pastor used to visit a arab muslim sheik in the deserts and use to try frequently to convince him to accept Christianity by accepting that Christ the son of God and God himself manifested died on the cross for the sins of men.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the evangelist became a daily nuisance to Sheik came up with a plan and told his servant the next time the evangelist comes he (The Servant) should come and whisper into the sheik's ears  .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next morning the The evangelist visited as usual , and the servant came hurriedly and whispered into his master's ears ,and soon after that The Sheik broke down and cried howling, the evangelist all confused and some what concerned inquired from the Sheik what was the grief , The Sheik replied Oh Gabriel (Jibril) has died , for this the Evangelist responded angrily , you fool how can angels die? and the Sheik replied , oh you fool then how can you expect me to believe that God died . &#xA;You need to be careful what you read and accept online, there is a huge attempt to divert the iman of Muslims ,please stick to the quran as much as possible. &#xA;(Matching wits )    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19341" LastActivityDate="2016-09-13T12:48:45.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35343" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35338" CreationDate="2016-09-13T13:01:07.597" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To be honest you have not forgiven him, your nafs (ego) is holding you back; forgiveness must be followed by forgetting too.  As a Muslim, you can either forgive or demand for compensation as the law laid by Allah swt, but Allah says forgiveness is best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you can not go around scandalizing, because unintentionally you will be harming and hurting and destroying the lives of those who had nothing to do with the one who has wronged you, for instance like his spouse or children a completely innocent party, which will make you a greater sinner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will need to call upon trustworthy true mumin to be the witness for your compensation, even if it is death penalty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19341" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2018-04-04T21:04:02.670" LastActivityDate="2018-04-04T21:04:02.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35344" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35314" CreationDate="2016-09-13T13:08:29.560" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who takes our lives?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Quran we find three different and apparently contradictory statements:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One saying it is &lt;strong&gt;the&lt;/strong&gt; angel of death in surat as-sajdah &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/32/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;32:11&lt;/a&gt; ... note that this verse can be understood that for each one of us there's such an entrusted angel. However most tafsirs i consulted say it is one angel.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;An other saying that those are many angels like in surat an-Nisa' &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:97&lt;/a&gt;, surat al-An'aam &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:61&lt;/a&gt; and surat Muhammad &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/47/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;47:27&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And a third statement saying it is Allah in surat az-Zumar &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/39/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;39:42&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;these differences can be explained as follows assuming there's one angel of death we can conclude from the other verses that this angel only acts by Allah's order so it is by his order that he takes a life (ruh or rooh) and on the other hand this angel might have helpers among angels, as he as the angel of death is the angel that is ordered to receive a rooh once the person has died. This would also be an explication if we take into account my note that every person might have an angel which is entrusted to take the rooh/soul, but Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do angels die?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Quran everything dies or has an end expect Allah as you may read in surat al-Qasas &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/28/88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;28:88&lt;/a&gt; or ar-Rahman &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/55/26-27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;57:26-27&lt;/a&gt;. Note that the later verse can't be used as a proof for the malaika as it quotes those creatures that are &amp;quot;on Earth&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a munkar hadith (this means a rejected hadith) which you may read in the Arabic original &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/98757&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; which is partly also quoted in tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=50&amp;amp;surano=39&amp;amp;ayano=68&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tabari&lt;/a&gt; of verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/39/68&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;39:68&lt;/a&gt; which describes the end of the world and the day of resurrection or as al-Maududi says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a figurative way of describing the complete control and authority of Allah over the earth and heavens. Just as a man encloses a small ball in the hollow of his hand with perfect ease, or a person rolls up an handkerchief in his hand without any difficulty, so will All men (who fail to conceive the greatness and glory of Allah) sec with their own eyes, on the Day of Resurrection, that the earth and the heavens arc like an ordinary ball and a small scroll in the hand of Allah. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that according to this munkar hadith the angel of death will take the lives of the few angels who still have not yet died until there's only him and Allah and than Allah will say to him: die and he would die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that ibn Hazm and some other scholars say that angels won't die based on this verse of surat az-Zumar 39:68 as it clearly says.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Horn will be blown, and whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth will fall dead &lt;strong&gt;except whom Allah wills&lt;/strong&gt;. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mufassireen like at-Tabari concluded that angels are among those who will stay alive, so there might be creatures which may stay alive! This finds also some support in surat al-A'raaf &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7:20&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said, &amp;quot;Your Lord did not forbid you this tree except that you &lt;strong&gt;become angels&lt;/strong&gt; or become of the immortal.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which may support the view that angels wouldn't die! An objection to this could be the fact that angels have been quoted separately from the immortal which may mean that they are not among the immortal creatures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally: There's no reliable hadith saying that the angel of death will get itself (or himself). And there's no clear Quranic verse which may even support the idea that angels would die at all, but there are interpretation of verses from which one could conclude this and others which oppose this idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/96306&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-20T04:02:12.193" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:02:12.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35345" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35791" CreationDate="2016-09-13T13:37:52.363" Score="3" ViewCount="1595" Body="&lt;p&gt;Often when reading a fatwa we read that there's consensus (ijma' الاجماع).&#xA;Or the majority of scholars say so sometimes the majority in Arabic is referred to by jomhoor (al-'Ulama') جمهور العلماء or الجمهور and sometimes by jamaheer (al-'Ulama') جماهير العلماء.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is what is the difference between these terms expressing &quot;majorties&quot; and when can we use one of these definitions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-09-14T09:58:16.750" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:12:55.497" Title="What is the difference between these terms referring to a majority of scholars: Ijma', Jumhoor and Jamaheer?" Tags="|definitions|usool-ul-fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35346" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35335" CreationDate="2016-09-13T14:36:11.877" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the revelation of verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...  then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of the sahaba had more than four wives as even those who converted later have been asked to divorce or separate from the rest of their allowed wives as you may read &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/512370&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/13/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that this verse is to be understood in having at most four wives at once not having four wives in the whole life (See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=718&amp;amp;Itemid=59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in tafsir ibn Kathir)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now let's take a look at the wives of 'Omar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Quraybah bint abi Omayya was his wife in Jahilya until the revelation of &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/60/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;60:10&lt;/a&gt; as she didn't convert to Islam he divorced her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Um Kalthom bint Jarwal was also his wife in Jahiliya and divorced after the revelation of 60:10&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... And hold not to marriage bonds with disbelieving women ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zaynab bint Madh'oon was also his wife in Jahilya but converted with him to Islam. She's the mother of his son Abdullah and Hafsa whom became the wife of the Prophet.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Jamila bint Thabit he married her in the year 7 a.H. and she got divorced and later married Zayd ibn Thabit.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;'Atikah bint Zayd she was the former wife of  Abdullah ibn abi Bakr and after 'Omar's death she married a-Zubayr ibn al-'Awwam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Um Hakim bint al-Harith she was the former wife of 'Ikrimah ibn abi Jahl and Khalid ibn Sa'id ibn al-'Aas.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Um Kalthoum bint 'Ali ibn Abi Talib was a young girl and got married to him in the year 17 a.H. and stayed in his household until he was killed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we can conclude that even if 'Omar has married -during his lifetime- in the whole seven wives he never had more than four wives at once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-09-14T11:59:54.667" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T11:59:54.667" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35352" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35408" CreationDate="2016-09-13T22:15:40.777" Score="2" ViewCount="6676" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am currently 18 years old and I have been thinking of converting to Islam. However I am haunted by the fact that I recently had an abortion at 6 weeks. My boyfriend and I are getting married soon. I would like to know how we could go about asking God for forgiveness. I truly regret my decision and cry almost daily and I know he feels terrible as well. I would like to know if we can still be forgiven even after such a terrible sin. I have been reading about what is haram and I am aware that I have a commited a sin. Please help me. I do not want God to be angry with me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19369" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T12:28:52.400" Title="I want to ask God for forgiveness for an abortion" Tags="|sin|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35352" CreationDate="2016-09-13T22:41:28.387" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;God is within you and everywhere around you. God knows what happened and God knows how willing you are to be forgiven. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He is the One who accepts the repentance from His servants, and He forgives the sins. He is fully aware of what you do. 42:25&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep the contact-prayer with God, He is always listening, so speak your mind :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When My servants ask thee concerning Me, I am indeed close (to them): I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calleth on Me: Let them also, with a will, Listen to My call, and believe in Me: That they may walk in the right way. 2:186&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19208" LastActivityDate="2016-09-13T22:41:28.387" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35356" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-14T09:28:19.033" Score="3" ViewCount="68" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was there in mosque when Iqamat was being given. But intentionally I stared after sometime when salat was started as I have make my dress wel prepared for salat. Then I joined. It was still salat going on in 1st rakaat and Ruku was not made still started reciting sana then told Aa'udhubillah then Bismillahi rrahmaaani rrahiiim as soon as I tell it the imam goes for ruku. So I can't start Sura Fatiha. Will my salat be valid as I go for ruku without reciting at least one verse from the holy Al Qur'an though reciting at least one verse from Al Qur'an is farz?&lt;br&gt; Please answer my question by mentioning ayats of Al Qur'an and sayings of Prophet (sm) as I don't know whether to repeat the Salat or not&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19374" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-09-14T09:32:37.300" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T10:56:31.050" Title="Salat started later" Tags="|salat|reference-request|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35357" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35356" CreationDate="2016-09-14T09:51:09.027" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First you shouldn't waste time once the call for prayer has been made. And if you had the time to recite al-Fatiha before the Imam stands up from ruku' you should do so!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second if your prayer is invalid so how about a person who reaches the lines once the Imam moved to ruku'? &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Of course al-fatiha is considered as fard but not for all madhabs. On the other hand to recite al-fatiha fully you must join the prayer while the Imam is standing not right before he moves to ruku'.&#xA;Yes we have the hadith saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Whoever does not recite Al-Fatiha in his prayer, his prayer is invalid.&quot; (See for example in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this hadith doesn't explicitly say in each rak'a!&#xA;And of course hadiths such as this from sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/433&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; support the view of reciting it, even if hanafi scholars say it is not necessary for a follower to recite behind the Imam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we on the other hand have a hadith which clearly say if we join a congregation and could perform at least one ruku' in a complete manner the rak'a counts fully so we are not asked to add this rak'a to what we may have missed before (including the recitation of al-fatiha).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;See for example in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/5/205&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/5/206&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, while this version from sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/503&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; is more explicitly explaining the matter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;when you come to pray while we are prostrating ourselves, you must prostrate yourselves, and do not reckon it anything (rak’ah) and who finds a rak'ah, he in fact finds the prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that the translation of this hadith is not correct so may quote is a corrected version of the linked hadith! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this -technical- perspective of course your prayer is valid but you missed to gain thawab (rewards) for reciting al-fatiha due to a possibly waste of time. As you should have been in the line of the congregation once the Imam starts the prayer as you apparently where at the mosque!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... as I don't know whether to repeat the Salat or not&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;of course you are free to repeat it, note that even a minority of scholars consider not reading al-fatiha a reason for repeating a prayer or adding a raka'a even if the above evidences are stronger and show that it is not necessary, if one missed the qiyam!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read also this fatwa in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/74999&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;English&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-09-14T10:56:31.050" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T10:56:31.050" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35358" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-14T10:05:54.797" Score="5" ViewCount="678" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even if the meaning is to some extent clear from &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1306/how-aql-is-different-from-qiyas&quot;&gt;How Aql is different from Qiyas?&lt;/a&gt;&quot; but a clear example or two to make clear how this source of fiqh is applied would be very helpful to understand it and this is the goal of this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm honestly assuming according the only given example that it is more or less part of what sunni scholars may call maslaha or istihsaan or covered in the fiqh rules...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The basic fiqh rule الضرورات تبيح المحضورات &quot;the (forced) necessities allow the (application of) unlawful (things/acts)&quot; based on (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/173&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:173&lt;/a&gt;) would already cover a solution for that example issue!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Assuming this fiqh rule doesn't exist, the hanfis might solve the issue by their osol like trickery and istihssan, the malikis by istihissan and maslaha al mursala and their maqasid considerations, the hanbali also via the maslaha mursala only the shafi'i and dhahiri seem not to have a direct solution in their osol, but that doesn't mean that they wouldn't have one!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="21633" LastEditDate="2017-06-21T10:24:54.163" LastActivityDate="2021-09-20T18:06:05.547" Title="What exactly do shia scholars mean with 'aql (intellect)? Explain with examples!" Tags="|shiism|definitions|usool-ul-fiqh|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35359" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-14T11:00:21.690" Score="2" ViewCount="756" Body="&lt;p&gt;Psychopaths ( a medical term)are known to have no empathy and prey on those that are extra nice Like empaths they have the colloquial name &quot;energy vampires&quot; because they seek to harvest the good in people. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;When contrasted to awlia al shaytan I find many similarities:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&quot;Muslim believes that Shaytan has evil companions that are overpowered by him and consequently forget about their Lord. He seduced them to evil, encouraging them to falsehood, deafening them from hearing the truth, blinding them from seeing the proofs, so that they are subordinate to him, obeying his commands. He misled them to mischief by making it attractive to them, until they consider evil to be good and good to be bad. Thus, they became enemies and opponents to the Awliya' of Allah&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19205" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-09-14T12:17:10.133" LastActivityDate="2017-05-12T22:14:10.163" Title="Are awlia al shaytan what is termed psychopaths in the west?" Tags="|shaitan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35360" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-14T11:50:43.817" Score="2" ViewCount="253" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the tafsir of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Tahir_ibn_Ashur&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn 'Ashur&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=2795&amp;amp;idto=2795&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;ID=2829&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;التحرير والتنوير&lt;/a&gt;) of verse 33:6 I found a quote saying that our Prophet divorced a woman from Kindah before consuming the marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is did he divorce any other woman? Has he taken back any during the 'idaah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for textual (qur'an and sunnah) evidences for such divorces and reconciliation!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-04-11T10:09:56.090" LastActivityDate="2018-04-11T10:09:56.090" Title="Whom did the Prophet divorce?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|source-identification|talaq|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28856" CreationDate="2016-09-14T14:11:04.337" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are indeed a few modern attempts to compile tafssir books where the mufassirin have tried to comment the verses according the order of their revelation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most detailed and maybe the only one made by a theologian is that one made by the former sghari'a qadi abdulqadar Molahwich aal Ghazi al-Furati &#xA; العلامة عبد القادر ملاحويش آل غازى الفراتي in six volumes which is called بيان المعاني bayan al-Ma'ani (explanation or clarification of the meanings) which has been printed in 1382 a.H..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also a-Tafssir al-Wadih  التفسير الواضح (the clear tafsir) by the Moroccan philosopher Muhammad 'Abid al-Jabri محمد عابد الجابري and a-tafssir al-Hadith التفسير الحديث (the modern Tafsir) by the Lebanese author and historian Muhammad 'Izzat Druzah محمد عزة دروزة. But both of them have deviated a bit from the acknowledged order of revelation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The existence of these books may indicate that it is indeed possible to compile the Quran chronologically to some extent even if there is no consensus about the order of some verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://amshehri.com/scientific/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D8%A8-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B2%D9%88%D9%84/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; fatwa in Arabic is quoting more similar tafsir books!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2016-09-14T15:00:57.517" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T15:00:57.517" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35364" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35359" CreationDate="2016-09-14T17:32:35.007" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First let me recommend you a short booklet, this will cover each and everything about the aulia of 2 kinds, and their differences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Name:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  الفرقان بین اولیا الرحمن و اولیا الشیطن&lt;br&gt; Al-furqan, bain al aulia&#xA;  al-rahman, wa aulia al-shaitaan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Writer: Shiekh ul islam imam ibn-etaimia R.A&lt;br&gt; Language(Origonal): Arabic&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamhouse.com/ur/books/462241/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Download urdu translation from here&lt;/a&gt; (And you can lookup for origonal arabic version or english translations)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will try to be short, the above quote you quoted(without a source) is not like the DEFINITION of aulia al-shaitaan. It do presents some of the cases of them though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, let me quote some ayats from quran about them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So when you recite the Qur'an, [first] seek refuge in Allah from&#xA;  Satan, the expelled [from His mercy]. Indeed, there is for him no&#xA;  authority over those who have believed and rely upon their Lord. &lt;strong&gt;His&#xA;  authority is only over those who take him as an ally and those who&#xA;  through him associate others with Allah&lt;/strong&gt; . quran 16/98-100&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We have made the devils allies to those who do not believe. And when&#xA;  they commit an immorality, they say, &quot;We found our fathers doing it,&#xA;  and Allah has ordered us to do it.&quot; Say, &quot;Indeed, Allah does not order&#xA;  immorality. Do you say about Allah that which you do not know?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; Say,&#xA;  [O Muhammad], &quot;My Lord has ordered justice and that you maintain&#xA;  yourselves [in worship of Him] at every place [or time] of&#xA;  prostration, and invoke Him, sincere to Him in religion.&quot; Just as He&#xA;  originated you, you will return [to life] - A group [of you] He&#xA;  guided, and a group deserved [to be in] error. &lt;strong&gt;Indeed, they had taken&#xA;  the devils as allies instead of Allah while they thought that they&#xA;  were guided.&lt;/strong&gt; Quran 7/27-30&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And indeed do the devils inspire their allies [among men] to dispute&#xA;  with you.&lt;/strong&gt; And if you were to obey them, indeed, you would be&#xA;  associators [of others with Him]. Quran 6/121&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can conclude some things from these ayah that these people are mostly disbelievers and they not necessarily know that what they are doing is wrong, they mostly do it because they think it is the right way, not only that, they don't want to understand the truth, and they don't accept the truth. Maybe because shaitaan is putting wasawas in their heads because it is controlling them or maybe they just not want to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, this seems different from &lt;strong&gt;usual psychopath definition.&lt;/strong&gt; which is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or&#xA;  violent social behaviour.&lt;/strong&gt;(Google)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is clearly different from the concept of aulia al-shaitaan&lt;/strong&gt;(friends of shaitaan). Because, wali(friend) of shaitaan does not necessarily have to be socially violent. He does not need to feel good when he see others in pain, nor he necessarily need to harm others as fun. While &lt;strong&gt;as we can see in above verses of quran that aulia of shaitaan they &lt;br&gt;&#xA;1) disbelieve(Do shirk etc) &lt;br&gt;&#xA;2) do adultery(zina) or fight against believers or do/encourage other bad things/sins thinking this is the right way.(Mostly, sometime they might know its wrong but they just don't want to accept for any reason.)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, we can conclude that these terms are not synonyms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T17:32:35.007" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35365" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35379" CreationDate="2016-09-14T17:39:19.177" Score="2" ViewCount="186" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is this hadith authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Tha’labah Al-Khushani  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  him narrated that the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) said, “Allaah has ordained obligations, so do not abandon them, and He has set limits, so do not exceed them, and He has prohibited (certain) things, so do not violate them, and He has left (certain) things (unmentioned) out of mercy to you, and not out of forgetfulness, so do not pursue them.” [At-Tabaraani, Ad-Daaraqutni and al-Bayhaqi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19309" LastEditorDisplayName="user16528" LastEditDate="2016-09-15T16:39:42.803" LastActivityDate="2021-10-01T13:31:36.377" Title="Hadith about Allah's rulings on his servants?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35366" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30812" CreationDate="2016-09-14T17:56:15.253" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading your question, logical reasoning gave me some cases, upon searching for different fatawa, i found exact same reasoning being made there. Alhamdulillah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Logically, if a dead body is found, of-course you will contact authorities because they will be able to more precisely locate any know how of that body, and possibly find its relatives or anything which can help.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can &lt;strong&gt;wait for some reasonable time&lt;/strong&gt; before which body starts smelling etc. Or, until it's now nearly impossible to track him/her back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we cannot find anyone who can identify his/her religion than we should &lt;strong&gt;go for the signs of muslims. Which include being circumcised(males), wearing clothes of Muslims particularly, having pubic hair shaved, having sign of sajda on forehead. or any other sign which can distinguish him/her as muslim will be acceptable.&lt;/strong&gt; If we find any signs, we will treat this body as muslim, and will do all the required steps for the burial, and it will be buried in muslims graveyard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If there is no apparent sign&lt;/strong&gt;, also logically, what we can do next is to &lt;strong&gt;check if the society/area body is found in is muslim majority or not.&lt;/strong&gt; If so, we will make assumption that its a muslim body(being positive and logical), and will do all the required steps for the burial, and it will be buried in muslims graveyard. And if the area is mostly non-muslim, or it is more obvious that it might be non-muslim body, than it will be treated as non-muslim body, and will just be buried separately(not in muslims graveyard).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fatawa i found which confirm my logical reasoning are:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ya-mujeeb.com/index.php/sharai-masaeel/jurisprudence-and-rulings/how-can-we-find-out-the-religion-of-dead-woman-body&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;first&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=117541&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;second&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T17:56:15.253" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35367" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-14T18:14:29.097" Score="4" ViewCount="6985" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard reading surahs in reverse order but what does this actually mean? Reading the actual surah backwards, or reading a surah and the ones before it in that order? I've already tried finding the answer but unfortunately no help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19380" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-08T15:39:11.937" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:36:04.887" Title="What does reading surahs during salah in a reverse way mean?" Tags="|quran-recitation|surah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35368" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35365" CreationDate="2016-09-14T18:34:36.417" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;عن أبي ثعلبة الخشني جرثوم بن ناشر رضي الله عنه ، عن رسول الله صلي الله&#xA;  عليه وسلم ، قال : (إن الله تعالى فرض فرائض فلا تضيعوها ، وحد حدودًا&#xA;  فلا تعتدوها ، وحرم أشياء فلا تنتهكوها ، وسكت عن أشياء رحمة لكم غير&#xA;  نسيان فلا تبحثوا عنها )&lt;/strong&gt;. حديث حسن ، رواه الدارقطني [(في سننه) 4/ 184 ]&#xA;  ، وغيره&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Some more references i found &lt;a href=&quot;http://afaqattaiseer.net/vb/showthread.php?t=239#.V9mV2Zh97IU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;somewhere&lt;/a&gt; written while searching:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  البيهقيُّ (10|12 - 13)&#xA;  وأبو بكرٍ الذكوانيُّ في (اثنا عشرَ مجلسًا) (ق12|1) وابنُ السماكِ في&#xA;  (حديثـِهِ) (2|12|2) والخطيبُ البَغداديُّ في (الفقيهُ والمتفقِّهُ)&#xA;  (ق160|2) ومحمـَّدُ بنُ محمَّدٍ أبو الفتوحِ الطَّائيُّ في (الأربعينَ)&#xA;  (ق31|2 حديث 16) وابنُ بطَّةَ في (الإبانة) (2|126|1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadees is said to be zaeef(muntaqa and mouqouf to be specific) by many scholars for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;الذهبي&lt;/strong&gt; قال : &quot; موقوف و منقطع، لم يلق مكحول أبا ثعلبة&quot; ... المهذب [&#xA;  8/3976 ] . &lt;strong&gt;ابن حجر العسقلاني&lt;/strong&gt; : &quot; رجاله ثقات إلا أنه منقطع &quot;...المطالب&#xA;  العالية [ 3/271 ] . &lt;strong&gt;الألباني&lt;/strong&gt; :&quot; منقطع...حسن لغيره &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There are no weak narrators in its chain, but there are some issues in the chain&lt;/strong&gt;. Its chain is broken, And is not complete. And there is another technical issue. This hadees has some other chains too. Some scholars like ibn-al-Qayyam and al-nouvi are said to consider this hadees acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Although its chain is not complete, but its meanings are totally acceptable and their is nothing disputable in them. They indeed are great words, And because of its multiple chains, and many scholars narrating it in their books(Especially some in their sahih collections, which mean they considered it sahih), and the grammar in this hadees is also seems from holy prophet, we can consider this hadith hasan lighairihi.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For details you can try to read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alhawali.com/popups/print_window.aspx?article_no=2031&amp;amp;type=3&amp;amp;expand=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;. And a good discussion about its authenticity and its meanings and acceptibility etc &lt;a href=&quot;http://afaqattaiseer.net/vb/showthread.php?t=239#.V9mV2Zh97IU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-09-14T18:34:36.417" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35369" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-15T00:18:33.577" Score="5" ViewCount="1803" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone caught prayer just before the finishing of second salam (Assalamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullah)before the saying of Rahmatullah if someone caught prayer will ones salat be valid&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19374" LastActivityDate="2021-12-06T14:23:13.830" Title="Catching Salat just before the last word of last Salam" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35367" CreationDate="2016-09-15T02:21:43.597" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You would have heard about the recitation of Surahs in prayers in a reversed way I guess, like to recite Surah An Naas in the 1st rakah and then recite Surah Al Falaq in the 2nd Rakah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Hanafi Fiqh it is Makrooh Tahreemi to do so intentionally in Fard and wajib prayers however if one did this unintentionally and he figured it out during his prayer so it would not affect his prayer and His prayer would be valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see this &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2009/06/21/reciting-surahs-of-the-quran-in-order-during-prayer/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2009/06/21/reciting-surahs-of-the-quran-in-order-during-prayer/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-09-15T02:21:43.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35372" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-15T04:51:20.533" Score="2" ViewCount="147" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why we do have different day of Eid around the world. I have seen mostly in our country we have Eid day one day after Saudi Arabia. what is the reason for that?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19378" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-04-26T14:47:06.850" LastActivityDate="2019-06-04T12:12:56.993" Title="Different day of Eid around the world?" Tags="|practical-islam|eid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35374" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35389" CreationDate="2016-09-15T06:08:53.783" Score="5" ViewCount="11811" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen this hadith (in meme form) on the Internet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Version 1&lt;/em&gt;: Only an honorable man treats women with honor &amp;amp; integrity. And only a mean, deceitful and dishonest man humiliates and insults women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Version 2&lt;/em&gt;: Only an honorable man treats women with honor and integrity, and only a vile and dishonorable man humiliates and degrades women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is this hadith, or something very similar, authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering if it's reliable.  While a Google search for &lt;code&gt;site:sunnah.com honorable man treat women&lt;/code&gt; comes up with related ahadith, they don't closely match this one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YrrO9m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YrrO9m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;version 1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Image source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pinterest.com/pin/181058847496183709/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.pinterest.com/pin/181058847496183709/&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gx0SVm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gx0SVm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;version 2&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Image source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pinterest.com/pin/94505292156209956/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.pinterest.com/pin/94505292156209956/&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T08:02:41.803" Title="Is this hadith authentic? &quot;Only an honorable man treats women with honor and integrity....&quot;" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|women|authenticity|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35372" CreationDate="2016-09-15T06:35:24.680" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_calendar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic calendar&lt;/a&gt; is a lunar calendar where each month starts with the sighting of the new moon. As some Muslim scholars adopted calculation methods (and they are not in consensus) to calculate the &quot;new moon&quot; and others still relay on the physical  moon-sighting they might have differences. For example if the sky is full of clouds you won't see the moon in the (supposed) last day of a month. Also some scholars allow sightings which are strictly speaking not correct. A day according Islam starts with the sunset (not at midnight) so a correct moon sighting must be around this time if the new moon has been seen later that would strictly speaking count for the following day. But some allow it as long as the moon has been seen before sunrise!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as stated in the comment of goldPseudo there's an other point of dispute which is the view of some scholars to unify the Ummah by a global sighting, even there there are different views some say that the possibility of a view anywhere on the globe should be significant others say that as Mekka is our Qiblah the view possibility in Mekka counts. As these possibilities are based on calculation there are differences in the used calculation methods!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that this unification would mean that those people who live in a country where the moon could be sighted at the calculated day would see a crescent moon on the first day of each month, while those whom might live elsewhere would need a day or two to be able to see it as a one or two days old moon... so they might have a feeling that the months didn't start at their location until they might be able to see the moon! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore some countries still relay on the local sighting however last May there has been a conference with the goal of a global sighting in Istanbul as you may read in the start page of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.moonsighting.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;moonsighting.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note actually the view of almost all classical scholars is that relying on calculation for the purpose of determining an Islamic date is not permissible. This actually is the official view of the scholars of Saudi Arabia however you would hardly find them fasting in a difference to the doubtful calculations algorithm of the so called Umm al-Qura calendar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also recommend you to take a look at the following posts:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/33261/voluntary-fasts-just-after-ramadan&quot;&gt;Voluntary fasts just after Ramadan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/32643/figuring-out-right-calculation-method-of-prayer-time&quot;&gt;Figuring out right calculation method of prayer time&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/24535/hijri-vs-english-calendar-how-old-is-islam&quot;&gt;Hijri vs English Calendar. How old is Islam?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/23061/why-does-the-hijri-calendar-continue-indefinitely&quot;&gt;Why does the Hijri calendar continue indefinitely?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/63/is-there-any-evidence-for-setting-the-islamic-calendar-through-calculations-only&quot;&gt;Is there any evidence for setting the Islamic calendar through calculations only?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-06-04T12:12:56.993" LastActivityDate="2019-06-04T12:12:56.993" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35367" CreationDate="2016-09-15T08:43:42.053" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you are referring to is what is called tankees &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%AA%D9%8E%D9%86%D9%92%D9%83%D9%90%D9%8A%D8%B3/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;تَنْكِيس&lt;/a&gt;. The majority of scholars define it by reading the verses of quran in the reverse order for example reciting a surah beginning with the last verse and ending with the first verse. And this is forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars even defined tankees as reading for example surat al-Kahf (18) before surat al-Baqaqara (2), but this view is rather weak as you may conclude when reading this statement of ibn Battaal in his comment of sahih al-Bukahri quoted by ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani in fath-al-Bari:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Battaal said: We do not know of anyone who regarded it as obligatory to recite the soorahs in order, whether during prayer or otherwise, rather it is permissible to recite al-Kahf before al-Baqarah, or al-Hajj before al-Kahf, for example. As for what is narrated from the salaf about it being forbidden to recite the Qur’aan out of order, what is meant by that is reciting a soorah from its end to its beginning. There was a group which did that in poetry, to demonstrate their precise memorization thereof. So the salaf ruled that this is not allowed with regard to the Qur’aan and it is haraam. Al-Qaadi ‘Iyaad said: The order of soorahs is not obligatory when reading or praying, or studying or teaching, hence Mus-hafs varied, but when the Mus-haf of ‘Uthmaan was written they wrote it in the order in which it appears now. Hence the order of the Mus-hafs of the Sahaabah varied… then he mentioned something similar to Ibn Battaal. End quote from Fath al-Baari. (taken from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/50781&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Details regarding tankees and the validity of prayers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One could also go in details, especially when it comes to applying this in prayers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;tankees of surats تنكيس السور:&lt;/strong&gt; Is as described in my example above above reading a surah before an other which in the order of the mushaf is placed before it. In the prayer one could for example recite after al-Fatiha surat al-Ikhlass (112) in the first rak'a and surat al-Masad (111) in the second rak'a.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars have different opinions and ruling about it in prayer while they are in consensus that the prayer is valid! So some say it is allowed (Imam a-Shafi'i and Ahmad in one of his statements) while other consider it as frowned upon (hanbalis, malikis).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;tankees of verses تنكيس الآيات:&lt;/strong&gt; Is as described reciting for example Verse 11 of a surah before Verse 10 or 9 and reciting 9 or 10 after reciting Verse 11. In this the majority of scholars are in consensus that it is haram and say if somebody does it by intention his prayer would be considered as invalid. A few scholars say again it is frowned upon. But if this tankees happend unintentionally the prayer is considered as valid. As a couple of scholars consider it as makrooh (frowned upon) and not forbidden (haram).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;tankees of words تنكيس الكلمات:&lt;/strong&gt; Is when we recite words of a verse in an inappropriate order so that the verse would change or would be meaningless. In this there's consensus of scholars that it is haram and a prayer peformed with such a recitation is invalid no matter if it was by intenion or unintentionally.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;tankees of letters تنكيس الحروف:&lt;/strong&gt; Has the same ruling as tankees of words, here we would even change letters in one word so the words of a verse would become meaningless!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also these fatawa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/175297&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ruling on tankees&lt;/a&gt; when memorising Quran (EN)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/7198&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reciting Surahs and verses&lt;/a&gt; in a different order (EN)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/38353&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ruling on tankees&lt;/a&gt; in the prayer (AR)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-20T04:36:04.887" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:36:04.887" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32" CreationDate="2016-09-15T09:19:51.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my own case I try to avoid the whole question of 'revert' versus 'convert'.&#xA;Pretty much every day in my time in Saudi Arabia I was asked if I was a Muslim.&#xA;In answer I stated the Shahada in English in a very serious wholehearted way: &quot;There is one Allah, and Mohammed is His prophet&quot;.&#xA;I have never recited this in Arabic, because I know neither the language nor Arab culture from many centuries ago.&#xA;In contrast I can be very clear when I say this in English.&#xA;So for most questioners this satisfied them, but not all.&#xA;Interestingly, my Muslim academic colleagues from Europe, who also taught at my university, were the least satisfied!&#xA;So for me this statement of the Shahada is completely true for me, and also in no way excludes the pearl of truth at the heart of many if not all religions.&#xA;To me this statement of faith on the biggest issues is far more important, than any business of categorising or identifying myself as a 'convert' or 'revert'.&#xA;It's all a question of priorities.&#xA;Let the others judge!&#xA;Let others risk the sin of TAKFIR &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamopediaonline.org/fatwa/prohibition-takfir-muslim-calling-another-muslim-unbeliever&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;accusing another Muslim of not being a Muslim&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19387" LastActivityDate="2016-09-15T09:19:51.237" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35378" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-15T09:48:40.170" Score="1" ViewCount="1488" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam alaykum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Definition of an empath: someone highly sensitive to their environments and intuition I.e. they have knowledge of things and places kind of like psychics but without use of jinns as in the case of some soothsayers etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know of a similar concept in Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;رواه الترمذي في (جامعه)، الترمذي (3127) وغيره، وهو حديث لا يصح مرفوعا، وإنما هو قول عمرو بن أبي قيس: كان يقال: &quot;اتقوا...&quot; فذكره. انظر العقيلي (4/129) (1)، وقال: حديث غريب. ولفظه: عن أبي سعيد الخدري قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: &quot;اتقوا فِرَاسَة المؤمن؛ فإنه ينظر بنور الله&quot;، ثم قرأ: {إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّلْمُتَوَسِّمِينَ} (2)قد ذكر ابن القيم رحمه الله في (الطرق الحكمية) من أنواع الفراسة وأفرادها أشياء عجيبة، وقال في (تاج العروس شرح القاموس) (4): والفراسة -بالكسر- اسم من التفرس، وهو التوسم، يقال: تفرس فيه الشيءَ إذا توسمه. وقال ابن القَطَّاع: الفراسةُ بالعينِ إدراكُ الباطن، وبه فسر الحديث: &quot;اتقوا فراسة المؤمن؛ فإنه ينظر بنور الله&quot;، وقال الصاغاني: لم يثبت، قال ابن الأثير يقال بمعنيين: أحدهما: ما دل ظاهر الحديث عليه، وهو ما يوقعه الله تعالى في قلوب أوليائه؛ فيعلمون أحوال بعض الناس بنوع من الكرامات، وإصابة الظن، والحدس. والثاني: نوع يعلم بالدلائل، والتجارب، والخَلْق، والأخلاق، فتعرف به أحوال الناس، وللناس فيه تآليف قديمة وحديثة.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقال ابن القيم رحمه الله تعالى في (مدارج السالكين) في الكلام على الفراسة (5): قال تعالى: {إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّلْمُتَوَسِّمِينَ} ... فإن الناظر متى نظر في آثار ديار المكذبين، ومنازلهم، وما آل إليه أمرهم، أورثه ذلك فراسة، وعِبرة، وفكرة. وقال تعالى في حق المنافقين: {وَلَوْ نَشَاءُ لأَرَيْنَاكَهُمْ فَلَعَرَفْتَهُم بِسِيمَاهُمْ وَلَتَعْرِفَنَّهُمْ فِي لَحْنِ الْقَوْلِ} (6)، فالأول: فراسة النظر والعين، والثاني: فراسة الأذن والسمع. وسمعت شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية رحمه الله يقول: عَلَّقَ معرفتَه إياهم بالنظر على المشيئة، ولم يعلق تعريفهم بلحن خطابهم على شرطٍ، بل أخبر به خبرا مؤكَّدًا بالقسم، فقال: {وَلَتَعْرِفَنَّهُمْ فِي لَحْنِ الْقَوْلِ}، وهو تعريض الخطاب، وفحوى الكلام، ومغزاه. واللحن ضربان: صواب، وخطأ، فلحن الصواب: نوعان، أحدهما: الفطنة، ومنه الحديث: &quot;ولعل بعضَكم أن يكون أَلْْحَنَ بحجته من بعض&quot; (7)، والثاني: التعريض والإشارة، وهو قريب من الكناية&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/22891/%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB-%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A4%D9%85%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/22891/حول-حديث-اتقوا-فراسة-المؤمن&lt;/a&gt; (Source )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. Couldn't find an English version so you would have to run a translation on Google if your Arabic is poor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19205" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-09-15T14:46:32.860" LastActivityDate="2021-12-24T10:05:20.920" Title="Is firasat al mo'min -the believers- (فِرَاسَة المؤمين) the same as what in the west is called empaths?" Tags="|metaphysical|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35379" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35365" CreationDate="2016-09-15T10:28:14.850" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to add to the nice post of brother Zia that this hadith is also quoted in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=148&amp;amp;bk_no=81&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' al-Ulum wal-Hikam&lt;/a&gt; جامع العلوم والحكم of ibn Rajab al-Hanbali. This book is including the ahadith of imam an-Nawawi's 40 hadith and completing it to 50 hadiths beside comments on each hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Rajab said that this hadith has two issue's:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;First that the hadith is based on a  narration of (the tabi'iy) Makhool  مكحول from (the sahabi) abi Tha'labah al-Khoshni, but there's no evidence that Makhool ever heard or met abu Tha'labah according scholars like abu Na'im and others!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Secondly that scholars are not in consensus whether this is a hadith marfo' or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Rajab qualified it as hassen because of other narrations which support it like a hadith of abu a-Darda'a compiled by al-Bazzar (in his musnad) and al-Hakim (in his mustadrak)... (my own translation take it carefully!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، قال : ما أحل الله في كتابه فهو حلال ، وما حرم فهو حرام ، وما سكت عنه فهو عفو ، فاقبلوا من الله عافيته ، فإن الله لم يكن لينسى شيئا ثم تلا هذه الآية : وما كان ربك نسيا [ مريم : 64 ]&#xA;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;...the Messenger of Allah said: &lt;br&gt;&#xA;What Allah made halal in his book is halal, and what HE made haram is haram, And what ever He left unmentioned is a mercy (to you), so accept from Allah HIS mercy, as Allah is not forgetting any thing and he recited the verse &amp;quot;And never is your Lord forgetful -&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/19/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;19:64&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which has also been compiled by at-Tabarni and a-Daraqotni on the authorithy of abu a-Darda' with a similar statement as the one of abu Tha'labah ending with: &amp;quot; رحمة من الله فاقبلوها mercy from Allah so accept it&amp;quot; with a weak sanad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/24/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Thrimdihi&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1334930&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; have compilled a hadith with a similar meaning on the authority of Salman al-Farisi and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/28/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu Dawod&lt;/a&gt; on the authority of ibn 'Abbas. At-Thirmidhi qualified his narration as gharib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it is a hadith which is only hassan by support of other narrations, but the content covers the four rulings Allah gave us: orders of Allah, what Allah made haram, the hodod (limits) Allah defined, and what is unmentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-10-01T13:31:36.377" LastActivityDate="2021-10-01T13:31:36.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35380" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35378" CreationDate="2016-09-15T10:44:46.533" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First I strongly recommend you to look for the meanings of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;فِرَاسَة&lt;/a&gt; which might mean insight, perspicacity, foresight and wisdom in planing ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A fast search gave that the science of firasah &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;علم الفراسة&lt;/a&gt; is translated into &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physiognomy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Physiognomy&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Physiognomy (from the Gk. physis meaning &amp;quot;nature&amp;quot; and gnomon meaning &amp;quot;judge&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;interpreter&amp;quot;) is the assessment of a person's character or personality from his or her outer appearance, especially the face. The term can also refer to the general appearance of a person, object, or terrain, without reference to its implied characteristics, as in the physiognomy of an individual plant (see plant life-form) or of a plant community (see vegetation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Empathy&lt;/a&gt; is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing or the ability to place oneself in another's position.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you read the biography of Imam Malik or a-Shafi'i you would have known that Imam Malik anticipated that a-Shafi'i would get some kind of fame. This doesn't mean that he could place himself in his students position but based on his students character and personality conclude or foresee ton some extent what they would make of him in the future! This is one of the meanings given to firasah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here some hopefully helpful links about this science (all in Arabic):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alwafd.org/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1/985138-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B5-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%88%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D9%83%D8%AB%D8%B1%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An article&lt;/a&gt; from al-Wafd.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://personalityanalysistest.com/ar/%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%AE%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An article&lt;/a&gt; on this science.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mawdoo3.com/%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An article&lt;/a&gt; with the title: learn the science of al-firasah.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/132035&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; on whether it is allowed to learn this science.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://readne.com/book/1482&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A link&lt;/a&gt; to a book which is asigned to Imam a-Shafi'i on the matter.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.arageek.com/2015/06/29/best-books-in-the-science-of-ferasa.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a link&lt;/a&gt; describing other works on the matter. I assume that your quotes are from the book of ibn al-Qayyim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/741450&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a link&lt;/a&gt; to the hadith you posted in your Question from Jami' at-Tirmidhi!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-24T10:05:20.920" LastActivityDate="2021-12-24T10:05:20.920" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35381" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35385" CreationDate="2016-09-15T12:39:26.970" Score="2" ViewCount="1351" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm aware of the following terms with regard to what is obligatory, allowed, and forbidden in islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;fard/wajib (&quot;obligatory/necessary&quot;, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/852/what-is-the-difference-between-fard-and-wajib&quot;&gt;the question here&lt;/a&gt; for remarks on the difference, if any; doing it gives reward in akhirah, leaving it carries punishment in akhirah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;mustahab (&quot;recommended&quot;; not doing it is no sin, but doing it is rewarded in akhirah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;mubah (&quot;neutral&quot;?, neither reward nor punishment in akhirah for doing or not doing)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;makrooh (&quot;discouraged&quot;; doing it is no sin, but leaving it is rewarded in akhirah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;makrooh tahrimi (&quot;stronlgy discouraged&quot;, very close to being forbidden?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;haram (&quot;forbidden&quot;; doing it carries punishment in akhirah, while leaving it reward)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have multiple questions with regard to this list.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it complete?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is there a mustahab analogue to makrooh tahrimi?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the precise difference between makrooh and makrooh tahrimi?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are there any non-haram acts that carry legal punishment in dunya?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-09-16T07:07:21.770" Title="Levels of approval/disapproval" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35382" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35369" CreationDate="2016-09-15T13:59:23.940" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first salam already ends the prayer this is the view of the majority of scholars! In the maliki school of fiqh the Imam even only does (or is asked to do) one salam (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2621/tasleem-at-the-end-of-salat-maliki-school&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some details on the main opinions in each madhab:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hanafi: say that saying taslim is sunnah not wajib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; this is based on the statement of the fatwa, the technical term of hanafi scholar is that it is wajib but not fardh (ordered) which in the view of other madhabs makes it more or less sunnah like. Abu Hanifa even said that if a person performs tashahud with the Imam and stands up without salam and left the prayer would be valid or at least can be corrected or adjusted by sujud sahw. All other madhabs would consider such a prayer as invalid&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;محمد ، قال : أخبرنا أبو حنيفة ، عن حماد ، عن إبراهيم  في الرجل يجلس خلف الإمام قدر التشهد ثم ينصرف قبل أن يسلم، قال يجزيه، وقال عطاء بن أبي رباح: إذا جلس قدر التشهد أجزأه، قال أبو حنيفة: قولي هو قول عطاء ثم قال محمد: وبقول عطاء نأخذ نحن أيضا&#xA;&lt;br&gt; --- (my own translation take it carefully)---&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Muhammad said: Abu Hanifa narrated (or informed us) from Hammad from Ibrahim saying: On a Man who sat behind the Imam for the time needed to perform tashahud then left before performing salam. Hammad said: his prayer would be valid. 'Ata' ibn abi Rabah also said: If he sat for the duration of tashhud it would be valid. Abu Hanif : said my opinion on the matter is the one of 'Ata!  then Muhammad said: And we also approve the opinion of 'Ata'.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(This was compiled by Muhammad ibn al-Hassan in his &amp;quot;al-Aathaar الآثار&amp;quot; see #182 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamport.com/b/3/alhadeeth/ajzaa/%C7%E1%C2%CB%C7%D1%20%E1%E3%CD%E3%CF%20%C7%C8%E4%20%C7%E1%CD%D3%E4/%C7%E1%C2%CB%C7%D1%20%E1%E3%CD%E3%CF%20%C7%C8%E4%20%C7%E1%CD%D3%E4%20%20001.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here a quote from bad'i as-sna'i of al-Kassani about the differences between hanafi, maliki and shafi'i view on the matter (taken from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/52508&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال الكاساني في بدائع الصنائع:  لفظة السلام ليست بفرض عندنا ولكنها واجبة, ومن المشايخ من أطلق اسم السنة عليها وأنها لا تنافي الوجوب لما عرف, وعند مالك والشافعي فرض حتى لو تركها عامدا كان مسيئا  ولو تركها ساهيا يلزمه سجود لسهو عندنا, وعندهما لو تركها تفسد صلاته.&#xA;&lt;br&gt; --- (My own translation take it carefully)---&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Al-Kassani said in his bada'i as-snaa'i: The words of as-Salam are not fard (obligatory) in our opinion (school of fiqh), but we consider it wajib, and among our Scholars (or Shouyoukh ) there are whom who called it sunnah and said it is not disproving the wajib of what is known. Malik and a-Shafi'i consider it fard so if somebody left it intentionally he would sin and if he left it unintentionally he is asked to perform sujud shaw in our  opinion, but in their opinion his prayer would be considered invalid!&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(see also in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=306&amp;amp;bk_no=12&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that abu Hanafi allowed performing taslim (saying it) at the same time the Imam does it while his students rejected it and followed the majority in saying it after the Imam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maliki: say that the first taslim is ordered!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Shafi'i: Say the first taslim is wajib (ordered) and the second is mustahab.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Hanbali: Have two major views the first is the same as the shafi'i school (as ibn Qudamah stated) and the second view of later hanbalis is that both taslmis are rukn (ordered) (See &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/22965&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;, note that the mufti and the supervisor of that fatwa site are hanbali or salafi).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the proof for the necessity of only one taslim are the ahadith quoted in the linked post especially the one of 'Aisha! And the fact that it was a well known sunnah of the muhajireen is even approved by salafi or hanbali scholars as you may read there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore if you joined a congregation later it is recommended to wait until the Imam performs the second taslim.&lt;br&gt; See also this fatwa in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/133552&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt; (with details on the madhab views) and this in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/105297&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your last comment: As said in the hadith i posted answering your other question one should join Jama'a (congregation) as soon as one can especially if they are sitting or performing sujud, but without hast or hurry as this is prohibited because of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih hadith&lt;/a&gt; narrated by sahaba like Qatadah and abu Huraaira. Whether you missed thawab al-Jama'a practically yes, but you had the intention to so you may be rewarded for that. And Of course as you missed a whole prayer you may pray it from the beginning, as if you joined after it the ruku'!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But In your case as you came at the 2nd salam, which means you didn't join the congregation and therefore you can't build on the parts of the prayer you did with them. You need to start (a new prayer) by iqama or at least takbirat al-Ehram (takbira to start) as you didn't join the jama'a as they were praying. Maybe you should even wait for others who come late to pray in congregation with them and earn some rewards from that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some more details:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you entered a mosque and the Imam was sitting for the last tashahud if you joined the congregation before the (first) taslim shafi'i and most hanbali would say that you have got the reward for jama'a while maliki and ibn Taymiyyah say if one didn't perform at least one rak'a (starting at least with ruku'u) you won't have been considered to have joined the congregation. Ibn 'Othaymeen even went so far to say that a person whom missed the prayer or joined it after the last ruku'u even should wait for a new jama'a to pray in congregation if he expected that according this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/190885&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to say that the statements of ibn Taymiyyah, ibn 'Othaymeen and the malikis must be taken carefully: As yes in this case once the Imam did both taslims you'll have to make up the whole prayer, but that isn't a qualification on whether you missed or got the rewards of the prayer in congregation as Allah only knows your intention and what made you come late. Also read &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/10/79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; qualified as hassan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/25885/missing-of-takbeer-e-oola-of-salah-takbir-at-the-beginning-of-the-prayer&quot;&gt;What is the Hadith about missing the Takbeer E Oola of salah (takbir at the beginning of the prayer)?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-06T14:23:13.830" LastActivityDate="2021-12-06T14:23:13.830" CommentCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35384" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35387" CreationDate="2016-09-15T21:59:40.273" Score="2" ViewCount="683" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question obviously divulges my lack of knowledge in Islamic texts, but I hope that you wouldn't mind instructing me with general basic info so I can began to learn more about Islam and grow in the faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the complete writings of Islam? For instance, there's the Qur'an. But I've also come across titles like &quot;Hadith&quot;, &quot;Ahadith,&quot; &quot;Sunnah,&quot; &quot;Tafsir,&quot; etc. Are these separate works? Are they components of each other? Are they different types of them? It may be fairly simple, but I think I stumble upon all the new Arabic words or the different ways in which they can be used. Is there a chart that may show how they relate and work together? Or what different roles/functions they serve? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Jews have the Torah, but they also have the Tanach, Talmuds, Targummims, Mishnah, Midrash, etc. Is there a systematized set of texts for Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Someone looking for truth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19250" LastActivityDate="2020-12-16T15:24:58.460" Title="What are the complete writings of Islam? Qur'an, Hadith, Ahadith, Sunnah, Tafsir, etc? How do they relate to each other? Chart? Map?" Tags="|hadith|tafseer|sunnah|islamic-basis|terminology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35385" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35381" CreationDate="2016-09-16T06:35:44.213" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is difficult to answer this question, as technical terms may differ between the madhabs and there is no consensus among many terms. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But basically there are five basic terms defining any ruling in fiqh (my own translation take it with care)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've added links to the translation of the terms, please not that for al-masnoon the best given translation is &quot;Supererogatory&quot;, which is not among the first translations mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال الشيخ عبد الرحمن السعدي في منهج السالكين:&#xA;  [الأحكام الخمسة: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%85%D9%8F%D8%B9%D9%8E%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8E%D9%84%D9%8E%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%90/home.php?word=%20%D8%A7%D9%8E%D9%84%D9%92%D9%88%D9%8E%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%90%D8%A8%D9%8F&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;اَلْوَاجِبُ&lt;/a&gt;: وَهُوَ مَا أُثِيبَ فَاعِلُهُ، وَعُوقِبَ تَارِكُهُ وَ&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%85%D9%8F%D8%B9%D9%8E%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8E%D9%84%D9%8E%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%90/home.php?word=%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%92%D8%AD%D9%8E%D8%B1%D9%8E%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8F&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;الْحَرَامُ&lt;/a&gt;: ضِدَّهُ. وَ&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%85%D9%8F%D8%B9%D9%8E%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8E%D9%84%D9%8E%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%90/home.php?word=%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8E%D9%83%D9%92%D8%B1%D9%8F%D9%88%D9%87%D9%8F&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;المَكْرُوهُ&lt;/a&gt;: مَا أُثِيبَ تَارِكُهُ، وَلَمْ يُعَاقَبْ فَاعِلُهُ. وَ&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%85%D9%8F%D8%B9%D9%8E%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8E%D9%84%D9%8E%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%90/home.php?word=%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%92%D9%85%D9%8E%D8%B3%D9%92%D9%86%D9%8F%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8F&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;الْمَسْنُونُ&lt;/a&gt;: ضِدَّهُ. وَ&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%85%D9%8F%D8%B9%D9%8E%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8E%D9%84%D9%8E%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%90/home.php?word=%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%92%D9%85%D9%8F%D8%A8%D9%8E%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%8F&amp;amp;lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;type_word=0&amp;amp;dspl=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;الْمُبَاحُ&lt;/a&gt;: وَهُوَ اَلَّذِي فِعْلُهُ وتَرْكُهُ عَلَى حَدٍّ سَوَاءٍ. وَيَجِبُ عَلَى اَلْمُكَلَّفِ أَنْ يَتَعَلَّمَ مِنْه ُكُلَّ مَا يَحْتَاجُ &#xA;  إِلَيْهِ فِي عِبَادَاتِهِ وَمُعَامَلَاتِهِ وَغَيْرِهَ&#xA;  &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Sheikh abdurrahman as-Sa'di said in his manhaj as-Salikeen: The five rulings: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;wajib (what is necessary) this includes anything on which the person who performed it would get rewarded and a person who left it would be punished. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;And al-Haram is its opposite (of wajib).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;al-makrooh: includes anything a person who kept away from it or left it would be rewarded and won't be punished if performed it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;al-masnoon: is the opposite of al-makrooh.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;al-mobaah: is anything where it is indifferent whether one does or left it. And it is necessary for any mukallaf (anybody who is asked -because of age, mind etc.- to follow the orders of shari'a) to learn all from it which he may need in his worships and transactions etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;based on this fuqaha' of the madhab made some differences:&#xA;For example you may find some of them differing between what is called fard/farz and what is called wajib!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Fard has mostly a higher value as it means that it is a clear order! But to be honest I still miss the clear meaning of wajib according this view if fard is set higher!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also some differ between what is masnoon or sunnah: saying it is sunnah muakkadah or mandub or marghoob (raghibah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or they may add adjectives or combination of two (close) rules: like makrooh tahrimi to show that something even if it is only makrooh it has a tendency of being close to haram!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A counterpart for makrooh tahrimi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this logic: mandub, sunnah muakadah or raghibah may be an analogue to makrooh tahrimi for some madhabs while the analogue would (I'm not sure as stated above) be wajib for others!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that maliki use both terms raghibah (AFAIK only for the fajr sunnah) and sunnah muakadah and i have no idea which one according them is set higher.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally what came into my mind right now might be a good counterpart of makrooh tahrimi is the example of fard kifaya: For example the funeral prayer for a Muslim is AFAIK considered as fard kifaya by all madhabs: this means if any (even one) Muslim performed this prayer he would be rewarded but if nobody performed it all Muslims would be punished or considered as having committed a (major) sin! On the other hand we have fard 'ayn ('ayni) for which the Friday prayer stands as an example it is a fard prayer for any Muslim male who is considered as mukalaf and has no valid excuse, so if he doesn't perform it and has no valid excuse he should expect punishment or should consider himself as a sinner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your last question: &lt;strong&gt;Are there any non-haram acts that carry legal punishment in dunya?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can be answered based on the view of two madhabs namely the maliki and hanbali with their source of fiqh called sad a-dharaai'i which may allow punishment (or at least a prohibition) for a (usually) halal act, if in a special case this would lead to haram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm quite sure not to have covered all the terms and questions well enough, but if possible I'll improve my answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-09-16T07:07:21.770" LastActivityDate="2016-09-16T07:07:21.770" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35384" CreationDate="2016-09-16T08:14:25.367" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Quran:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the book or the words of Allah, it is a divine text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tafseer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Refers to any kind of human interpretation of the Quranic text. It might be based on other Quranic verses, Ahadith, historical events. linguistic views or other sources. It might also be a book extracting rulings from the Quran etc.. So it is similar to exegesis as far as I know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hadith, ahadith and sunnah:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hadith is the singular of ahadith or sometimes written Hadiths it includes all transmitted sayings or doings of the Prophet. Note that many hadith collections also include sayings and doings of the sahaba (the companions of the Prophet Muhammad) and tabi'yn (those who met the sahaba): In summary one could say those people of the 1st maybe 2nd Hijri century. But strictly speaking a hadith refers only to what Muhammad () did or said beyond Quran. Anything else is better known among scholars as athar (trace) or khabar (news).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hadith also includes what is called hadith Qudsi: This is a divine word which Muhammad said in his own words or something he reported about Allah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sunnah (in Arabic sunnah means path, so anything which is done the way Muhammad did is part of the sunnah) to some extent (as Hadith also include some historical evidences) includes all of this so if you hear people saying &amp;quot;this is sunnah&amp;quot; this means this is something the Prophet did or recommended or asked people to do. Hadith rely a lot on sane narrator chains as they mostly were compiled in the 2nd Hijri century. Those chains are examined in what is called ilm-ar-Rijal a part of the hadith sciences. Hadiths can only be considered as sane (sahih) when they don't disagree with the Quran and have enough evidences for sane narrator chains...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also commentaries on Hadith collections explaining the meaning or showing the rulings in ahadith or showing grades of sanity or weaknesses in the hadith. Mostly we call a commentary or interpretation of a Hadith &amp;quot;sharh&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that shi'a also consider sayings or fatwas of their Imam's as sunnah AFAIK. So my answer covers the primarily the sunni view and might lack details on the shi'a view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also other books like biographies of the Prophet which mostly start by quoting the situation in the Arabic peninsula before the birth of Muhammad, also quoting Abraham, his son Ismael and how Muhammad is a descendant of him, the tribes of Mekka (and Medina as the family of Amina the mother of Muhammad lived in Medina or Yatrib) and their relation ... These books are called seerah or sira or in plural syar books. Mostly they are reports based also on narrator chains, but most of them have certain issues if one starts examining them from a hadith science view! These books may not have a major impact on the theology or rulings, but may explain how and why some rulings have come up and give a background for the jurisprudence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far this is related to Muhammad or what he has transmitted to us from our Creator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later scholars started to use Quran and sunnah to define rulings this was the birth of madhabs or schools of jurisprudence. And many Muslims only know Islam based on the rules of one of these schools. And if we start quoting those books that would be a very long list. Note that most schools of jurisprudence (fiqh) or at least those who survived until this day have defined the sources they rely on in a science called osol-al-Fiqh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2020-12-16T15:24:58.460" LastActivityDate="2020-12-16T15:24:58.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35388" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-16T09:08:49.720" Score="3" ViewCount="569" Body="&lt;p&gt;Will my salah be invalidated if I send salam to prophet (s.a.w) if his name comes in the zammi surah? Or should I send salaam after salaah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16742" LastActivityDate="2016-09-16T12:01:09.210" Title="Sending salaam to prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) during prayer" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35389" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35374" CreationDate="2016-09-16T10:03:15.220" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lets start with what is authentic, Quran says about the marital relationship addressing husbands:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... And live with them &lt;strong&gt;in kindness&lt;/strong&gt;. ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/19&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:19&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And addressing the wives or women:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...And due to the wives is similar to what is expected of them, according to what is reasonable. ... [sahih international]&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ...And they (women) have rights similar to those (of men) over them &lt;strong&gt;in kindness&lt;/strong&gt; ... [Pickthall] (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/228&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:228&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many scholars in connection to this verse quote this hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The best of you is the one who is best to his wife, and I am the best of you to my wives.&quot; (Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/737830&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt; and sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1320540&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the part of the hadith quoted in both books. Here's the Arabic text to distinguish it from other narrations i'll quote later:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;خَيْرُكُمْ خَيْرُكُمْ لأَهْلِهِ وَأَنَا خَيْرُكُمْ لأَهْلِي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some also quote this statement which is quoted in some ahadith as a reference to the status of women in Islam (even if the quote is taken out of context as it seems):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Woman are counterpart of men. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also this statement is often quoted:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...Act kindly towards woman ... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which you may find in the most authentic hadith compilations. I'd like to add that some of these ahadith which include this wording are discussed by modern scholars because the wording in our modern understanding might not be appropriate. There's also an other variation of the first hadith in jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/12/17&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A variation of the first quoted hadith can be found in tareekh dimashq (history of Damascus) of ibn 'Asakir narrated on the authorithy of 'ali ibn abi Talib (this is the hadith discussed in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/100758&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the fatwa&lt;/a&gt; from Kilise's first comment):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;خيركم خيركم لأهله ، وأنا خيركم لأهلي ، &lt;strong&gt;ما أكرم النساء إلا كريم ، ولا أهانهن إلا لئيم&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which adds (put in bolt letters): Only a honorable man would treat woman with honer and none but a mean man would humilate them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith has several issues in the narrator chain and is therefore qualified as mawdo' fabricated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second hadith from the comments of Kilise&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أكرموا النساء، فو الله ما أكرمهن إلا كريم، وما أهانهن إلا لئيم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sayings something like: Be honorable towards women, as by Allah only a honorable man would treat woman with honer and none but a mean man would humilate them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is something i couldn't find and it is in the same text once quoted as a saying of our Prophet and once as an-athar, which means it has been transmitted as words or a statement of a sahabi or tabi'i!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I can say so far is that the wording of the two ahadith you quoted is as is not to be considered as authentic. But the meaning or content is going ahead with the teachings of the Quran in first place and also with the sunnah as our Prophet practiced it. So maybe these are words of wisdom of a scholar or a wise man or maybe even the Prophet (as the fact that I couldn't find them in any book isn't a proof of it not being a saying of our Prophet). Also note that it is allowed to quote da'if ahadith in some cases. And in this case it wouldn't harm anybody to say it and it is as stated in line with Quran which clearly allows us to use or cite it, but one should give a hint about the qualification or authenticity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IMHO the fact that the translation is using &quot;honor and integrity&quot; is either an attempt to give an exact meaning of the Arabic word &quot;إكرام&quot; or if the translation is correct a factor which might be counted against the authenticity as our Prophet is known to have been given &quot;jawami' al-Kalim جوامع الكلم&quot;: this means he could make his point clear with only few words! So he used the most exact description and the most understood meaning!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally I'd like to add that I found quotes of these &quot;sayings&quot; in combination with the quotes of above like &quot;women are counterparts of men, only a honorable ...&quot; or &quot;Act kindly with women, only a honorable ...&quot; but none of those who quoted it gave any reference for the source of their quotes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-10-05T08:57:29.060" LastActivityDate="2016-10-05T08:57:29.060" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35388" CreationDate="2016-09-16T12:01:09.210" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This may not fully answer your question, but it is recommended to recite the quran and interact with it. This means if you read a verse including a du'a in Quran you are allowed to say Ameen. If you read a verse about Allah's mercy you may ask Allah for his mercy and if you read a verse of punishment you may ask Allah for forgiveness etc.. it is recommended to say subhan Allah if you passed by a verse praising Allah like &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/87/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;87:1&lt;/a&gt; etc.. But as I understood this this would be allowed if you did so in secret or alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a follower behind an Imam that would imply that you are free to send Greetings or Salam to our beloved Prophet at least in secret. As an Imam I wouldn't recommend doing this as for example it is not allowed to say &quot;balaa بلى&quot; affirming and answering the Question after reciting &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/95/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;95:8&lt;/a&gt; etc. because this statement is not part of the Quran, and some listeners might think it would be!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%89/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;بلى&lt;/a&gt; means: certainly, truly, indeed in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-09-16T12:01:09.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35392" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1010" CreationDate="2016-09-16T16:08:28.343" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Legacy of Islamic thought in Maimonides lives through Spinoza , while Spinoza created a novel, secular, &amp;amp; geometrically organized system, many of the individual elements, as well as the over sense of coherency, come from Maimonides&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19399" LastActivityDate="2016-09-16T16:08:28.343" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1822" CreationDate="2016-09-16T16:59:14.227" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Women are not created like men, otherwise if you are mentioning that &lt;strong&gt;Pray as you have seen me praying&lt;/strong&gt; can lead to a conclusion that women can also become Imam of men, as we have seen(ahadith) Prophet leading prayer. O Allah save Islam from this Fitna of innovation and practicing islam whatever they understand from your Ayah's and your prophets words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Muslim Womens seeking correct way of doing sajdah please read carefully. You have different body then men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also the following question/answer from askimam.org: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/22077&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Women’s Sajdah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19400" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-09-19T00:14:49.140" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T00:14:49.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33479" CreationDate="2016-09-16T20:52:50.707" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard one opinion from a scholar that bacteria can grow in such places, so it may be armful. This is one of them sunnahs, where there definitive wisdom has not been stated. Another point is that Islamically, items should be in a wholesome state, for example, you should not wear torn shoes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17731" LastActivityDate="2016-09-16T20:52:50.707" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35396" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-17T07:08:07.153" Score="3" ViewCount="3183" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can ablution and bath be done from a river full of dirt?Is swimming in it enough for a valid bath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19374" LastEditorDisplayName="user16528" LastEditDate="2016-09-18T03:19:18.670" LastActivityDate="2021-09-13T13:58:43.200" Title="Permissibility of Ghusl or wudu from dirty river water?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29967" CreationDate="2016-09-17T08:18:53.817" Score="1" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                  In the name of Allah&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Literally,&lt;/strong&gt; it has two meanings, among: following an individual or a group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Idiomatically,&lt;/strong&gt; it is said/applied for the Muslims who believe (accept) the immediate Imamate/Caliphate of Ali (Imam Ali (a.s.)) and likewise believe that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imams and the successor of Prophet Muhammad are determined (appointed) through Nass-al-Shar'i. And the Imamate of Imam Ali (a.s.) and other Shi'a Imams has proved by Nass-al-Shar’i too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; Nass is deemed as a Fiqhi expression which is said to the Hokm (ruling) which is inferred from the Holy Quran apparent or Prophet and Imam’s hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to Wikipedia:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shia&lt;/strong&gt; (/ˈʃiːə/; Arabic: شيعة‎‎ Shīʿah, from Shīʻatu ʻAlī, followers of Ali, Persian: شیعه‎‎ Shīye or Shīʿee) is a branch of Islam which&#xA;  holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib&#xA;  as his successor (Caliph). Shia Islam primarily contrasts with Sunni&#xA;  Islam, whose adherents believe that Muhammad did not appoint a&#xA;  successor. Instead they consider Abu Bakr (who was appointed Caliph&#xA;  through a Shura, i.e. consensus) to be the correct Caliph.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikifeqh.ir/%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%B9%D9%87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.wikifeqh.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2020-06-08T14:37:42.880" LastActivityDate="2020-06-08T14:37:42.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35399" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30644" CreationDate="2016-09-17T10:01:05.197" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shia perspective:&lt;/strong&gt; (as you added Shiism tag, it demonstrates you are looking for Shi’I answer(s))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As much as I researched, wearing common sport short in normal way (for men) doesn’t seem to be haram (forbidden) in a common situation (e.g. wearing usual sport short in soccer). But AFAIK there seems to be sin as an impermissible practice in wearing very short/tight Short which lead to sin …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;E.g. as a relatively a related issue, it has asked regarding the ruling of wearing specific clothes of the sports such as wrestling/weight-lifting and so on, the answer of Ayatullah Khamenei as a famous Shi’a scholar/Marja’al-Taqlid is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حضرت آیة الله خامنه ای(مدظله): اگر ترویج آن باعث گناه و بی بند و باری&#xA;  باشد جایز نیست.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Namely:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not permissible if its promotion would be led in sin and&#xA;  promiscuity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Consequently,&lt;/strong&gt; the following Fatwa of Ayatollah Khamenei can be deemed as a general formula to recognize similar issues. (So, I assume, although the clothes of wrestling/weight-lifting seem to be worse than soccer, you'd better try not to wear short/tight short in order to prevent sin (although what I perceived of your text, doesn't look haram)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=207451&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=207451&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://farsi.khamenei.ir/news-content?id=27847&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://farsi.khamenei.ir/news-content?id=27847&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-22T17:19:21.180" LastActivityDate="2017-07-22T17:19:21.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30614" CreationDate="2016-09-17T10:27:08.800" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Concise answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abdullah ibn umar (the son of second Caliph), did not swear allegiance to Imam Ali (a.s.). Although he was not from Imam Ali’s enemies. He did not support of Imam’s opponents, and so on. According to some narrations, at the end times of his life, Abdullah regretted that he didn’t support Imam Ali &#xA;(a.s.) and did not war beside him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He can be deemed as a non-politic individual who often was following of individual worship. And it was due to his incomplete ability in politics that he was far of it. (He didn’t see sufficient ability and cleverness in himself to participate in politics.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source and detailed answer in Persian (Farsi):&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://%20-%20http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa46126&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-20T15:58:36.690" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T15:58:36.690" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25016" CreationDate="2016-09-17T10:56:49.507" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is Wajib to reply “Salam-on-Alaikum”?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, it is Wajib (mandatory) to reply that. Actually, based on the narration:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;it is Mustahab (recommended) to start by Saying Salam, but it is Wajib to reply that.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This narration is related to the following book:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Kolaini, muhammad ibn Yaqub, al-Kafi, volume 2, page 644 ...)  .&#xA;  کلینی، محمد بن یعقوب، الکافی، محقق و مصحح: غفارى، على اکبر،  آخوندى،&#xA;  محمد، ج ‏2، ص 644، دار الکتب الإسلامیة، تهران، چاپ چهارم 1407ق.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://%20-%20http://www.islamquest.net/fa/archive/question/fa27283&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T13:24:20.623" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T13:24:20.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35402" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-17T11:32:22.353" Score="2" ViewCount="253" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do my religious duties but have sinned recently. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recently I was in a relationship (for 6 months) and we have crossed the line a few times (in the first 3 months) were we kissed and touched like married couples. We both felt very guilty and put rules so this does not happen again and reach something we will both really regret. After this he asked me not to mention this to anyone but I did mention this to 3 of my close friends and asked them to keep it a secret. (They have either forgotten; one of them I will not see within 2-3 years.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today we have broken up and not on speaking terms and my questions are the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have read a hadith somewhere that anyone who has boasted a sin might not be forgiven by Allah. (Which scares me very much. I didn't know that at the time and I regret this very much.) Is this true?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have also read that I must ask the forgiveness of the person I have backbitten. I, however, am not on speaking terms with the boy at the moment and feel if I tell him it will do more damage then good. He will only get upset and I will feel very bad. Am I required to ask for his forgiveness in this or do I just ask for Allah to forgive me?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19408" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-15T07:55:32.423" LastActivityDate="2017-08-15T07:55:32.423" Title="I have ceased contact with a boy I sinned with, but described this sin to my friends. How do I repent this, and repent backbiting?" Tags="|tawba|backbiting|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-06-09T13:11:48.830" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35403" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35402" CreationDate="2016-09-17T13:18:59.173" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah&#xA;Your first answer -&#xA;Actually you know Allah  says that the person who commits shirk is not forgiven by Allah.But it doesn't mean that someone committed major shirk and repent and become Muslim but still he is not forgiven.Yes he may be forgiven but if he dies with shirk then on the day of Qiyamat he will not be forgiven.So as you have boasted upon committing sin.But now if you are repented Insha'Allah you will be forgiven.You should know that mercy of Allah is boundless.Islam tells us that if you ask for forgiveness to Allah then be sure about a response.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I am sorry to give answer of your second question as I don't have sufficient knowledge regarding this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19374" LastActivityDate="2016-09-17T13:18:59.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35404" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35396" CreationDate="2016-09-17T17:41:53.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;People often confuse this matter, lets have a look at the hadees:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah related that a man asked the Messenger of Allah:”O&#xA;  Messenger of Allah, we sail on the ocean and we carry only a little&#xA;  water. If we use it for ablution, we will have to go thirsty. May we&#xA;  use sea water for ablution?” Said the Messenger of Allah &lt;strong&gt;“Its (the&#xA;  sea) water is pure&lt;/strong&gt; and its dead (animals) are lawful. (Al-Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if it was the case that all the running waters are pure, than even the severage water would fall in this category.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We need to understand the real concept, which is, that the running water is pure until or unless something changes its:&lt;br&gt; &#xA;smell&lt;br&gt;&#xA;color&lt;br&gt;&#xA;taste&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If any one of these properties are changed considerably by any impure thing in the water of any kind, it is not pure and cannot be used for purifying. If any of these properties are changed by something pure like some soap or some oil, then this water is pure, but then there is difference of opinion some say we can use this water for purifying, and some say this water cannot be used for purifying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abû Umâmah al-Bâhilî relates that Allah's Messenger said: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Nothing can&#xA;  make water impure unless it alters the water's smell, taste, or&#xA;  color.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This hadîth is related in Sunan Ibn Mâjah, Sunan al-Bayhaqî, and&#xA;  Mu`jam al-Tabarânî al-Kabîr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Al-Shâfî`î said: &quot;What I said that water becomes impure if its taste, color, or scent is altered by impurities is attributed to the Prophet&#xA;  (peace be upon him), but its chain of transmission is not acceptable&#xA;  to hadîth critics. However, its meaning is agreed upon by everyone and&#xA;  I know of no one who disagrees on this matter.&quot; [Sunan al-Bayhaqî]&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-377-3269.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;(details)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no evidence which may suggest that all kind of running waters are pure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, i should mention that there is an old scholarly difference of opinion in this matter( read in above link or &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/224923&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). But still, to be on safe side, we should avoid the disputed matters, i.e the impure(contaminated with impurities) flowing water for purity. I am convinced with the above arguments and common sense also suggest same that this kind of water is impure. Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-09-17T17:41:53.780" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30621" CreationDate="2016-09-17T18:56:53.620" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, that is not true, according to islamic scholars, Allah will bring qayamath on the worst of people, and qayamath will not come, till there is a person in the world who is chanting Allah's name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19414" LastActivityDate="2016-09-17T18:56:53.620" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35406" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35352" CreationDate="2016-09-17T19:47:12.527" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is full of mercy and kindness and is always ready to forgive. Never despair of His mercy. Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Say (on My behalf), ‘O servants of Mine who have acted recklessly&#xA;against their own selves, do not despair of Allah’s mercy. Surely,&#xA;Allah will forgive all sins. Surely, He is the One who is the&#xA;Most-Forgiving, the Very-Merciful.” (Al-Zumar 53)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alhmadulillāh, Allah has put in your heart the desire to change and become His obedient slave. This is the first step towards tawbah. Capitalise on this feeling and do not give up or become despondent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taken from &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/28558&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/28558&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16904" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T13:30:05.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35407" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-17T20:25:46.950" Score="3" ViewCount="44" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam alaykum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that the qalb is purified to reflect and that talqiyya al siir is a stage after that but how exactly is the process? &#xA;I read somewhere it's the remembrance of ALLAH attributes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JZK&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19205" LastActivityDate="2016-09-17T20:25:46.950" Title="How is tazqiya al qalb related to talqiyya al siir?" Tags="|dhikr|self-purification|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35352" CreationDate="2016-09-17T23:30:26.287" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First&lt;/strong&gt;:  Abortion is both a very personal decision and a medical matter.  Feeling conflicted about it simply means you're a decent human being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_and_abortion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam and Abortion, Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; for more about Islam's perspective.  Abortion is considered forbidden after the 120 day mark:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... every one of you is collected in the womb of his mother for the first forty days, and then he becomes a clot for another forty days, and then a piece of flesh for another forty days. Then Allah sends an angel to write four items: He writes his deeds, time of his death, means of his livelihood, and whether he will be wretched or blessed (in religion). Then the soul is breathed into his body. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/60/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for before the 120 day mark, it's more complicated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some sages or scholars, however, were of the opinion that abortion is permissible up to a certain point—some arguing that abortion is permissible up to 40 or 42 days (this is the position of some Shafi’i jurists) or up to 120 days (the position of some Shafi’i and Hanafi jurists). But most of the jurists who argued for the permissibility of abortion (whether under the 40, 42, or 120 day rule) also contended that unless justified by a health necessity, abortions are reprehensible or disfavored (makruh). -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.scholarofthehouse.org/fabydrabelfa1.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Second&lt;/strong&gt;: Generally in Islam, one is excused if they commit a sin out of ignorance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever commits a sin while not knowing that it is a sin, he will not be accountable for it, as there are many evidences which prove that a person who does a sin unknowingly is forgiven.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=90745&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb, on zina&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever does not do an obligatory action because he does not know that it is obligatory, or he does a forbidden action because he does not know that it is forbidden, is an ignorant person who may be excused for his obedience. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20237&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Third&lt;/strong&gt;: Allah forgives all sins from the truly repentant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, &amp;quot;O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.&amp;quot;  And return [in repentance] to your Lord and submit to Him before the punishment comes upon you; then you will not be helped. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/39/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 39:53-54&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fourth&lt;/strong&gt;: It's widely accepted in Islam that those who convert to Islam have their prior sins erased.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say to those who have disbelieved [that] if they cease, what has previously occurred will be forgiven for them. But if they return [to hostility] - then the precedent of the former [rebellious] peoples has already taken place. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/8:38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 8:38&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He (the Holy Prophet) observed: Are you not aware of the fact that Islam wipes out all the previous (misdeeds)?  -- narrated on the authority of Ibn Shamasa Mahri (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/228&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's discouraged to openly discuss pre-conversion sins, however.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-09-17T23:30:26.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35409" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-17T23:55:45.333" Score="9" ViewCount="183" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that this community is meant for those more well versed in Islam, but I have sincere desires to know more about the history of Islam and about the basic precepts. And truth be told, I actually purchased the &quot;Islam for Dummies&quot; and &quot;Qur'an for Dummies&quot; books because I find that I am having a lot of difficulty understanding a lot of reading material because I don't know a lot of terms because I don't have a background in Arabic. I'm embarrassed about that. Eeeek. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if there are good tutorial websites or Podcasts out there for those just starting to learn about Islam? I can't seem to get all the &lt;strong&gt;Caliphs', Companions', exegetes', etc. names&lt;/strong&gt; down right. I also can't keep track of the &lt;strong&gt;important battles, or know why they are important&lt;/strong&gt;. Or what &lt;strong&gt;types of groups of Islam are out there, and what the differences are?&lt;/strong&gt; And what the &lt;strong&gt;key beliefs of Islam are (in their Arabic term)&lt;/strong&gt; are exactly? Or what the &lt;strong&gt;most cited chapters in the Qur'an are&lt;/strong&gt;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there a tutorial website you could recommend or a podcast? OR even a timeline of events? Or a &quot;who's who&quot; in Islam&quot; Or a list of Quranic/Arabic terms?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just want to make sure that I have a handy-guide as I embark on my pathway to discovering Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17793" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-27T15:36:22.943" LastActivityDate="2017-03-27T15:36:22.943" Title="Interested in learning more about Islam -- is there a podcast that goes over the history, basic principles, etc?" Tags="|practical-islam|internet|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35410" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35411" CreationDate="2016-09-18T02:05:02.023" Score="1" ViewCount="384" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm reading Sura 19, Maryam, and while I've always been familiar of the birth narrative of Isa, I never pondered how the Qur'an reconciles the immaculate conception of Maryam &amp;amp; miraculous birth of Isa. Of course, Islam does not believe that Isa is the son of God, but who then is Isa's father? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Isa's identifying title as &quot;son of Mary,&quot; places unconventional emphasis on Mary's motherhood because for both texts and cultures at this time, individuals were identified by their male relatives. So does the Quran and its commentators not have any statement on who Isa's father is? Indeed it was miraculous, but how/why would Isa be born without a father? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19250" LastActivityDate="2016-09-18T02:17:04.943" Title="How does the Qur'an (and its commentators) explain the miraculous birth of Isa? Who is Isa's father?" Tags="|tafseer|history|prophet-isa|surat-maryam|maryam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35410" CreationDate="2016-09-18T02:17:04.943" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;What's to reconcile?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'anic account of Isa's birth is pretty much exactly the same as that held by Christians: He had no earthly father, rather he was miraculously conceived and birthed by Mary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only difference between the Islamic and the Christian understanding of this event is that we don't claim that this makes Isa the &quot;Son of God&quot;. Rather, the Qur'an explicitly likens his creation to that of Adam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, the example of Jesus to Allah is like that of Adam. He created Him from dust; then He said to him, &quot;Be,&quot; and he was. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/59&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Ali 'Imran 59&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God is capable of all things: If He wills to create a human being from scratch, without relying on such mundane things as &quot;parents&quot;, this is easy for Him. Isa is no more a &quot;Son of God&quot; than Adam is. He is the son of Mary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2016-09-18T02:17:04.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35412" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-18T04:20:40.480" Score="3" ViewCount="538" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm working abroad and my bank account is in USD currency. Nonetheless, the bank does not offer interest-free banking for some reason (said that its a system generated for each deposit I receive). Even when questioned to take it out, they refused to do so explaining that they cannot change the system functionality just for few people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, my home country bank does Islamic banking where I have lifted out the interest part where I don't even get a single penny as interests anymore. Now my question is;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How can I handle this situation knowing that the interests are still in my bank account as I do not want them to be left in my account.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I do know that even burning money is not accepted (or correct me if I'm wrong).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even if I withdraw money, AFAIK, I cannot offer to anyone or to do charity service. Moreover, if I leave this earth with that money in hand by any event, I cannot think of such a consequence.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The carelessness of these little things by us is, what brings out great danger to after life (at least that is what I think so). So, please advise what sort actions can I take to prevent or to overcome this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please also do note, that our company handles accounts in few banks which they are all having interests and it is nearly difficult to changes banks provided that we are expats.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3223" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T01:03:03.467" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T01:03:03.467" Title="What to do to prevent or overcome bank interest (riba)?" Tags="|practical-islam|riba|banking|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29158" CreationDate="2016-09-18T09:57:12.427" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where in the Quran and Hadith is it mentioned that Muslims have to pray 5 times a day?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;In Hadith.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A hadith narrated by Abu Dhar specifically mentions that Muslims have to pray five prayers a day. Narrated Abu Dhar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...Ibn Hazm and Anas bin Malik said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;Then Allah&#xA;enjoined fifty prayers on my followers when I returned with this order&#xA;of Allah, I passed by Moses who asked me, 'What has Allah enjoined on&#xA;your followers?' I replied, 'He has enjoined fifty prayers on them.'&#xA;Moses said, 'Go back to your Lord (and appeal for reduction) for your&#xA;followers will not be able to bear it.' (So I went back to Allah and&#xA;requested for reduction) and He reduced it to half.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I passed by Moses again and informed him about it, he said, 'Go back to your Lord as your followers will not be able to bear it.' So I returned to Allah&#xA;and requested for further reduction and half of it was reduced. I&#xA;again passed by Moses and he said to me: 'Return to your Lord, for&#xA;your followers will not be able to bear it. So I returned to Allah and&#xA;He said, &lt;strong&gt;'These are five prayers and they are all (equal to) fifty&#xA;(in reward) for My Word does not change.'&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I returned to Moses and he&#xA;told me to go back once again. I replied, 'Now I feel shy of asking my&#xA;Lord again.' Then Gabriel took me till we '' reached Sidrat-il-Muntaha&#xA;(Lote tree of; the utmost boundary) which was shrouded in colors,&#xA;indescribable. Then I was admitted into Paradise where I found small&#xA;(tents or) walls (made) of pearls and its earth was of musk.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;In the Qur'an.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This part of the question has already been answered in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/26389/15772&quot;&gt;answer wiki to &amp;quot;Does the idea of praying 5 times a day come from the Qur'an?&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari » Book of Prayers (كتاب الصلاة)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-09-18T09:57:12.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35422" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-18T11:52:07.657" Score="4" ViewCount="679" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam claims itself as the ideology of peace. (&lt;strong&gt;“ …whosoever killeth a human…, it shall be as if he had killed all mankind, and whoso saveth the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind…”&lt;/strong&gt; — Qur’an, Chapter 5: Verse 32). Meanwhile, Islam is linked to terrorism, violence and extremism by global media. Why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19419" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T10:14:03.313" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T10:14:03.313" Title="Why is Islam linked to terrorism and violence by global media?" Tags="|quran|jihad|violence|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2017-06-04T20:07:24.773" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35424" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-18T13:05:22.723" Score="5" ViewCount="5995" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read that during every Ramadan, Muhammad (s.a.w.) would recite the entire Quran to Jibreel. But did Muhammad (s.a.w.) do this privately with Jibreel? Or were the sahaba present at the scene? Did they hear Muhammad (s.a.w.) recite the entire Quran every Ramadan in front of Jibreel?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-08T15:38:27.770" LastActivityDate="2019-07-23T00:58:34.663" Title="Did Muhammad (saw) ever recite the entire Quran in front of the sahaba?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|quran-recitation|sahaba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16174" CreationDate="2016-09-18T15:04:27.210" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is interesting to note that claims of 100% are made by those who can not justify it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is my understanding that for a method to be gambling a stake has to be made which has risk to be lost.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In binary trading it is gain or no change ie zero gain; nothing is being lost therefore not gambling in Islam therefore halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Non Muslims such as HMRC, for tax purposes, classify it as gambling based on behaviour not the exact detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19421" LastActivityDate="2016-09-18T15:04:27.210" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35426" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-18T16:18:57.170" Score="5" ViewCount="6607" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, I'm sorry for the nature of this topic but recently, my Imaan has become weaker. Shaytan is flooding my mind with doubts. This morning, I started to doubt the preservation of the Quran (May Allah forgive me). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I really need your help and guidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was reading about the history of the Quran when I noticed something interesting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the Battle of Yamama, many of the huffaz were killed. So Abu Bakr told Zaid ibn Thabit to collect the Quran. And then Zaid said this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;...By Allah, if he (Abu Bakr) had ordered me to shift one of the mountains it would not have been harder for me than what he had ordered me concerning the collection of the Quran... So I started locating the Quranic material and collecting it from parchments, scapula, leafstalks of date palms and from the memories of men&lt;/em&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's where one of the confusion lies. &lt;strong&gt;If Zaid ibn Thabit was the personal scribe of Muhammad (s.a.w.) and if he had the entire Quran memorized, why did he have to collect Quranic material in written form? What's wrong with the material he already had? Did Abu Bakr not trust Zaid ibn Thabit's work?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, Zaid ibn Thabit said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;So I started looking for the Holy quran and collected it from (what was written on) palm-leaf stalks, thin white stones, and also from men who knew it by heart, until I found the last verse of Surat at-Tauba (repentance) with Abi Khuzaima al-Ansari, and I did not find it with anybody other than him.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This leads me to another question: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why did Zaid ibn Thabit stop searching after he found the lasts verses of Surah Tauba? Did Zaid ibn Thabit find all parts of the Quran that was revealed to Muhammad (s.a.w.)? Were there any parts of the Quran that he couldn't find?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We all know that Zaid ibn Thabit's task was to collect written portions of the Quran and all the verses that he collected were unanimously agreed upon by the companions. &lt;strong&gt;But what about the verses that he didn't collect? If Zaid ibn Thabit had some parts of the Quran memorized for which he couldn't find any written copies, were these parts recorded in Abu Bakr's compilation of the Quran or were they omitted?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please reply soon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2020-04-28T22:11:13.137" Title="Is the Quran really preserved or are there missing parts of the Quran?" Tags="|quran|sahaba|preservation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35427" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-18T22:03:04.463" Score="5" ViewCount="5268" Body="&lt;p&gt;Will God punish people for not being Muslim? If they ask for forgiveness, repent, and never repeat the same sins will they still be sent to hell for not being Islamic? Or if they refrain from drinking alcohol and give to charity, will they be sent to hell for not becoming a muslim? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19369" LastActivityDate="2021-09-11T05:25:07.927" Title="Do people who never convert to islam still go to hell even if they believe in God?" Tags="|allah|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35429" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35430" CreationDate="2016-09-19T00:44:21.823" Score="3" ViewCount="1357" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Repel, by [means of] what is best, [their] evil. We are most knowing of what they describe. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/23/96&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 23:96&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those will be given their reward twice for what they patiently endured and [because] they avert evil through good, and from what We have provided them they spend. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/28:54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 28:54&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And not equal are the good deed and the bad. Repel [evil] by that [deed] which is better; and thereupon the one whom between you and him is enmity [will become] as though he was a devoted friend. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/41:34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 41:34&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is sometimes succinctly referred to online as &amp;quot;repel evil by good&amp;quot; (e.g.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://abuaminaelias.com/repelling-evil-with-good-and-winning-the-hearts-of-enemies/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Repel evil with good and win the hearts of enemies&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm interested in how one can apply this in modern-day, everyday life.  I don't think I know anyone who actively engages in anything that could be reasonably regarded as &amp;quot;evil&amp;quot;, while I assume everyone is imperfect and makes mistakes, gets impatient at times, sins, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How does one &amp;quot;repel evil by good&amp;quot; in everyday life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm seeking some educational examples of where modern-day Muslims have put this into practice.  (And, ideally, I can learn from their example.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The linked site gives this Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I was going along with Allah's Messenger who was wearing a Najrani Burd (sheet) with a thick border, a bedouin overtook the Prophet and pulled his Rida' (sheet) forcibly. I looked at the side of the shoulder of the Prophet and noticed that the edge of the Rida' had left a mark on it because of the violence of his pull. The bedouin said, &amp;quot;O Muhammad! Order for me some of Allah's property which you have.&amp;quot; The Prophet turned towards him, (smiled) and ordered that he be given something.  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/78/116&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in this example, it seems a stretch to consider the bedouin's behaviour as &amp;quot;evil&amp;quot;, nor could this be interpreted as &amp;quot;repelling&amp;quot; begging.  Furthermore, in modern times, we can be discouraged from giving charity in such circumstances, with people arguing that beggars e.g. are being exploited by gangs (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.globalmarch.org/content/children-forced-beggary-and-coerced-produce-earnings&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Children forced into beggary&lt;/a&gt;), will use the money to buy drugs or gamble (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thamesreach.org.uk/news-and-views/campaigns/giving-to-beggars/faq/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Giving to those who beg does more harm than good&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2013/10/25/240590433/what-happens-when-you-just-give-money-to-poor-people&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;What Happens When You Just Give Money To Poor People?&lt;/a&gt;), or that beggars are not as poor as they seem (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1303310/Beggars-pretending-homeless-raking-20-000-year.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;How the fake homeless are raking in more than £20,000 a year&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T01:20:48.943" Title="How does one &quot;repel evil by good&quot; in everyday life?" Tags="|quran|hadith|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35429" CreationDate="2016-09-19T01:15:13.163" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First thing that comes in mind is that the opposite of &quot;the good deed&quot; is &quot;the bad deed&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are plenty of examples in the Quran itself, needless to explain them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why do not the believing men and women, whenever such [a rumour] is heard, think the best of one another and say, This is an obvious falsehood&quot;?  24:12&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For, [true] servants of the Most Gracious are [only] they who walk gently on earth, and who, whenever the foolish address them, reply with [words of] peace;  25:63&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The concept of good deeds/bad deeds isn't necessarily regarding other people only, but also regarding your own self.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And be constant in praying at the beginning and the end of the day, as well as during the early watches of the night. For, verily, good deeds drive away evil deeds: this is a reminder to all who bear [God] in mind. 11:114&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The remembrance of God (in the contact prayer) is a way to repel evil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Recite what is inspired to you of the book, and hold the contact prayer; for the contact prayer prohibits evil and vice, and the remembrance of God is the greatest. God knows everything you do. 29:45&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran translations: Edip-Layth (Quran: A Reformist Translation) &amp;amp; Muhammad Asad (The Message Of Quran) in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranix.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;quranix.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19208" LastEditorDisplayName="user19208" LastEditDate="2016-09-19T01:20:48.943" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T01:20:48.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35431" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11815" CreationDate="2016-09-19T03:36:40.270" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What happens to people who have never heard of Islam?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who have never heard of Islam will not be punished for their sins if they died in the state of disbelief. Allah says (what means):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul. And&#xA;  whoever errs only errs against it. And no bearer of burdens will bear&#xA;  the burden of another. &lt;strong&gt;And never would We punish until We sent a&#xA;  messenger.&lt;/strong&gt; - Qur'an 17:15&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;And never would We punish until We sent a messenger&quot; means that Allah won't punish those who never received the massage of Islam. Ibn Kathir explained this in the tafsir of the verse quoted above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah tells us that out of His justice, He does not punish anyone&#xA;  until He has established proof against him by sending a Messenger to&#xA;  him, as He says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Every time a group is cast therein, its keeper will ask: &quot;Did no&#xA;  warner come to you'' They will say: &quot;Yes, indeed a warner did come to&#xA;  us, but we belied him and said: `Allah never sent down anything (of&#xA;  revelation); you are only in great error.''') (67:8-9) And,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(And those who disbelieved will be driven to Hell in groups, till,&#xA;  when they reach it, the gates thereof will be opened. And its keepers&#xA;  will say, &quot;Did not the Messengers come to you from yourselves -&#xA;  reciting to you the verses of your Lord, and warning you of the&#xA;  meeting of this Day of yours'' They will say: &quot;Yes,'' but the Word of&#xA;  torment has been justified against the disbelievers!) (39:71) And,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Therein they will cry: &quot;Our Lord! Bring us out, we shall do righteous&#xA;  good deeds, not (the evil deeds) that we used to do.'' (Allah will&#xA;  reply:) &quot;Did We not give you lives long enough, so that whosoever&#xA;  would receive admonition could receive it And the warner came to you.&#xA;  So taste you (the evil of your deeds). For the wrongdoers there is no&#xA;  helper.'') (35:37) &lt;strong&gt;There are other Ayat which indicate that Allah will&#xA;  not make anyone enter Hell except after sending a Messenger to them.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If they won't be punished, then what will happen to them?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/1244&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this (IslamQA)&lt;/a&gt; fatawa, they will be tested again in the day of resurrection. It cited the following hadith as its basis:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Aswad ibn Saree reported that the Prophet of Allah (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allah be upon him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“There are four (who will protest) to Allaah on the Day of&#xA;  Resurrection: the deaf man who never heard anything, the insane man,&#xA;  the very old man, and the man who died during the fatrah (the interval&#xA;  between the time of ‘Eesaa (Jesus, upon whom be peace) and the time of&#xA;  Muhammad SAWS (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The deaf man will say, ‘O Lord, Islam came but I never heard&#xA;  anything.’ The insane man will say, ‘O Lord, Islam came but the&#xA;  children ran after me and threw stones at me.’ The very old man will&#xA;  say, ‘O Lord, Islam came but I did not understand anything.’ The man&#xA;  who died during the fatrah will say, ‘O Lord, no Messenger from You&#xA;  came to me.’ He will accept their promises of obedience, then word&#xA;  will be sent to them to enter the Fire. By the One in Whose hand is&#xA;  the soul of Muhammad, if they enter it, it will be cool and safe for&#xA;  them.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-26T10:27:34.983" LastActivityDate="2016-09-26T10:27:34.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35432" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35434" CreationDate="2016-09-19T03:41:20.067" Score="16" ViewCount="3902" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have this doubt since a long time. Some of my friends said that it (drink) will affect your mind  and your body. This may be correct when we drink a large amount of drink. Even if we drink a very small amount of drink it will not affect our mind and scientists say that which is good for our health.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So small amount of drink is allowed? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or else what is the correct reason behind this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19316" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-15T07:54:46.773" LastActivityDate="2018-06-08T00:25:42.670" Title="Why drinking is prohibited in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|alcohol|health|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35432" CreationDate="2016-09-19T05:05:36.963" Score="41" Body="&lt;p&gt;A long answer is available at Islam Q&amp;amp;A, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/40882&quot;&gt;article 40882&lt;/a&gt;.  In this case, the Qur'an itself provides an explanation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; And they ask you what they should spend. Say, &quot;The excess [beyond needs].&quot; Thus Allah makes clear to you the verses [of revelation] that you might give thought.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2:219&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:219&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess it's analogous to &quot;Should you run a red light if no cars are coming?&quot;.  Perhaps it would be safe for careful individuals to run red lights, and one might even argue that running red lights has benefits (e.g. it aids traffic flow).  But I feel it's accepted that this is an overall bad idea, as it could result in harm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about just a little?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:  If a large amount of anything causes intoxication, a small amount of it is prohibited.   (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/27/13&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If alcohol weren't prohibited in small amounts, it leads to a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorites_paradox&quot;&gt;paradox of the heap&lt;/a&gt;: How many drops of alcohol can you consume before it becomes haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, different people have different tolerances: what's a small amount for one person, is over the top for another.  And &quot;one glass of wine&quot; so easily turns into &quot;two glasses of wine&quot;, leading to bad decisions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note that alcohol in small amounts indeed affects our mind; see e.g.  &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/mar/07/safe-level-alcohol-consumption&quot;&gt;There is no such thing as a safe level of alcohol consumption&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T05:05:36.963" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35426" CreationDate="2016-09-19T09:15:17.543" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all Allah the Almighty Himself has made a promise (HE even has sworn) to preserve it (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/15/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;15:9&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We only know about the human part of the preservation I'll quote what come in to my mind: &lt;br&gt;Tawatur this means Quran has always (from the time of sahaba on) been transmitted by many people to many people orally!&lt;br&gt; And you might not find a place on earth were at a time of the day Quran is not recited, as we are recommended by Quran itself to recite it in any situation any time of the day. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the sum of this already should keep Quran always in memory. And by this should make it hard if not impossible to change the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some conclusions form the story of the 1st Quran collection&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most reliable narration on the first collection of Quran is narrated on the authority of Zaid ibn Thabit himself in sahih al-Bukhari who even quoted some different wordings in other narrations (showing that this narration has some kind of tawatur) in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/180130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter on tafsir&lt;/a&gt;, in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/66/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chapter on virtues of the Quran&lt;/a&gt; and in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/93/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the chapter on Judgments&lt;/a&gt;. At-Tirmidhi also quoted it in his Jami'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This narration shows a few points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why was Zaid ibn Thabit chosen, as there have been other memorizers available and maybe even other scribes? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that Zaid was literate therefore he was one of the most known scribes of the Prophet, but there were many other sahaba who have been literate. As he was ordered to collect backups his own writings didn't count! We know from Quran that we always need at least two witnesses &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/282&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:282&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... And bring to witness &lt;strong&gt;two witnesses&lt;/strong&gt; from among your men. And if there are not two men [available], then a man and two women from those whom you accept as witnesses - so that if one of the women errs, then the other can remind her.  ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The major reasons are as stated in the narration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...'You are a wise young man and we do not have any suspicion about you, and you used to write the Divine Inspiration for Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). So you should search for (the fragmentary scripts of) the Qur'an and collect it in one book). ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He was a young man, so he was able to do such a meaningful difficult duty, and also as a young man  he wouldn't insist much on his own view (or recitation and records in this case), so in case of differences he might more easily accept a guidance or an advice. He therefore also was somewhat free to concentrate on this duty and if necessary travel to get copies of texts.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He witnessed and was part of the recording of the divine text (at the life time of the Prophet), so he has seen what others might not have seen.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He was considered as a wise (young) man, which made him predestined to accomplish this duty.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He was an upright man (Abu Bakr said to him: &quot;... and we do not have any suspicion about you...&quot;) he also was known for his devoutness, his trust and his good manners (as else our Prophet wouldn't chose him as a scribe). Also as such he wouldn't even think of changing the revelation as he clearly knows about verses like &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:42&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/174&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:174&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:187&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And he was known to be a memorizer who have memorized the Quran in the life time of the Prophet and he has been tested at the last time our Prophet &quot;tested&quot; the memorizers  العرضة الأخيرة. this is quoted by many scholars among them Abdurrhaman as-Sulami, who quoted that Zaid recited the Quran twice in front of the Prophet. So Zaid exactly knew (or memorized) the final (version) of the Quranic text, as he was tested twice before the death of the Prophet , so he wouldn't confound it with revelations that have been abrogated! Some scholars even say he was aware of the 7 ahrouf, which is an extra qualification.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Zaid with the guidance of abu Bakr and others has made his task somewhat difficult, but as it was a big task with a major impact on upcoming Muslim generation these precautions actually seem necessary:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So I started looking for the Qur'an and collecting it from (what was written on) palmed stalks, thin white stones and also from the men who knew it by heart, till I found the last Verse of Surat at-Tauba (Repentance) with Abi Khuzaima Al-Ansari, and I did not find it with anybody other than him. The Verse is: 'Verily there has come unto you an Apostle (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves. It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty..(till the end of Surat-Baraa' (at-Tauba) (9.128-129) Then the complete manuscripts (copy) of the Qur'an remained with Abu Bakr till he died, then with 'Umar till the end of his life, and then with Hafsa, the daughter of 'Umar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He didn't relay on his recitation nor his records.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He tried his best to get written records, to which he found enough witnesses who could testify these records to have been made at the time of the Prophet (preferably according to the dictation of the Prophet). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that this involved many sahaba in the act of collection which means an extra precaution for the task.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Again even if he was a memorizer -and at the time reading or reciting with the seven ahruf was allowed- he was still searching for backup for his own memorization. And either found it in written form or memorized by sahaba who had witnesses of these being a Quranic text reveled and dictated or taught by our Prophet to them and approved as the final version of Quran (with no abrogated verses): This means at least three people came to Zaid and recited the same verses in the same &quot;harf&quot; in front of him. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in each case we would have at least three if not four (counting Zaid as a witness) witnesses for that piece being part of the Quran, apart of it being later approved by other sahaba. There are even narration claiming that Zaid was not alone but he was accompanied by 'Omar (according a narration on the authorithy of 'Orwah ibn az-Zubair) and according to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%AD%D9%81_%D8%B9%D8%AB%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86#.D8.AC.D9.85.D8.B9_.D8.A7.D9.84.D9.82.D8.B1.D8.A7.D9.86_.D9.81.D9.8A_.D8.B9.D9.87.D8.AF_.D8.A3.D8.A8.D9.88_.D8.A8.D9.83.D8.B1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic wikipedia site&lt;/a&gt; al-Bukhari and at-Tirmidhi stated that Sa'id ibn al-'Aas, Abdurrahman ibn al-Harith and Abdullah ibn az-Zubair have been given the same task.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The narration shows that the last written verse Zaid has collected was the one from surat at-Tawbah. Here the translation plays a role, as the original text is really not allowing much interpretation whether there were other verses he didn't collect, or should have collected. The text says the last verse he was missing (as he knew it should exist) was the one from surat at-Tawbah, and as you may read it's neither the last verse in the order of the Quran, nor si surat at-Tawbah the last surah in that order, so it was more a like the last piece of puzzle which is needed to fill the &quot;blank&quot; somewhere in the middle. Narrations show that 'Omar was among the witnesses of this Verse being part of the final version of the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there had been any objection to that, like it was for the 2nd Collection sahaba would have shown it, so one can assume that by the guidance of Allah and with his own efforts and persistence to accomplish the task he has been ordered to do the best way Zaid could collect all the pieces of the Quran and all the memorized parts too in a book which he gave once his task was finished abu Bakr. The reason for the 2nd Collection clearly show that &quot;Quran students&quot; had objections to wrong (pronunciation in the) recitations of their &quot;teachers&quot;, so people of that time were strong enough in their faith to not stay calm and let things go if something may be wrong, you may find evidences of that in many ahadith and narrations. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the 2nd collection the thing that created the most disapproval was restricting the Quran to one harf, this was strongly disapproved by Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (who said he recited the Quran 70 times in front of the Prophet, what ever this may mean, as it is hard to imagine all these 70 times to have taken place in the last year before the death of Muhammad) for a long time. Some scholars say his disapproval came because he was not asked to be a part of the comity for the compilation (he was among the first believers). So people of 'Iraq and especially al-Kufa rejected for a long time the recitation and the moshaf al-Imam with which 'Othman has sent Abdurrahman as-Sulami to them until 'Assim could find a middle way of a recitation between the one prescribed by the moshaf of 'Othman and the recitation of Abdullah ibn Masu'd (For details see my answer on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/13195/why-is-the-hafs-reading-of-the-quran-so-prevalent&quot;&gt;Why is the Hafs reading of the Qur&amp;#39;an so prevalent?&lt;/a&gt;) and of course ibn Masu'd didn't die rejecting this restriction, but acknowledged it later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The precautions taken by Zaid&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He didn't record any thing until the owner or transmitter could proof (by at least two witnesses) it was (part of the) Quran and it was recorded in presence of our Prophet.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Note that some sahaba have recorded the Quran beside some hadith.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He didn't record any thing until he had a proof that it was part of the final recitation or &quot;final version&quot; of the Quran.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Note that only by this the following precaution can be confirmed:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He didn't record anything until he had a proof that it was not abrogated by a newer verse or just deleted in the &quot;final version&quot;. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Note that many of the records of sahaba included such revelations.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some more explanation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Be aware that when our Prophet died there have been many people who memorized the (whole) Quran and and among them were sahaba like Zaid ibn Tahbit, Ubay ibn Ka'ab, Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, Abdullah ibn 'amr ibn al-'Aas, Salim mawla abi Hudaihfah, abu a-Drada' and Mu'ad ibn Jabal and many others whom apparently have died during the fights of those who left Islam after the death of our Prophet and we therefore don't know. &lt;br&gt;All of these sahaba were known to be memorizers of the Quran and you will find most of them (if not all of them) in the narrator chains of of the 7 or 10 (among Muslims) approved qir'aat! Some of these sahaba have later taught other sahaba who are also considered as hafidh or memorizers of Quran, but they at least were not memorizers at the time the Prophet died. And also as we are now many sahaba memorized parts of the Quran, some in presence of the Prophet or later from what he dictated those play a big role in the collection. As even if we assume there were only 10 or 20 hafidhs among the (much) more than 5000 sahaba who were still living at the time you might not find anybody who didn't memorize at least a part or a couple of verses of the Quran. And it's hard to believe that none of the later has not memorized it by (direct) oral transmission from our Prophet.&lt;br&gt; Can you imagine that among this amount of sahaba none would have objection if Zaid didn't accomplish his duty and left lets say two or three fragment pieces unwritten?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The duty of Zaid was not to write down the Quran as he memorized it, but to find a backup in written form of that what he memorized. And that's what he did, so when he was missing a verse he knew he did his best to find a text somewhere in the hands of one of the scribes or their family. And beside this he needed witnesses who could testify that he found this text with a person. In cases the memorizer or scribe who had recorded the words of Allah was already death and his family members might have split these pieces of text as a heritage between family members.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Zaid kept searching until his &quot;Quran-Puzzle&quot; was completed and this puzzle was the first pattern for the copy which have been kept at the house of the mother of believers Hafsa after the death of abu Bakr and 'Omar. Note that some of the mothers of believers where also hafidh among them Hafsa and 'Aisha if i remember well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course there are some claims about missing verses, but Quran has been transmitted by tawatur so single claims don't count especially as all sahaba have approved the copy of Zaid at the first collection  and later the moshaf al-Imam of 'Othman. This means either those parts were in an early stage part of the Quran, but not of the final version which has been tested by Jibreel in the last Ramadan twice. Or they really were not a part of the Quran, as for example in Mushaf Ubay what we now know as &quot;du'a al-Qunut&quot; was compiled as a surah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that some sahaba have been known to have their own copies of the Quran among them as said Ubay ibn Ka'ab and Abdullah ibn Masu'd. As these moshafs have been destroyed or burnt beside any copy which has been made earlier like the (private) copies of some of the mothers of believers who have been based on the moshaf which has been kept at the house of Hafsa nobody can clearly say wether those &quot;moshafs&quot; have included the whole Quran, but we know for example from statements of the owners what they have recorded in it. For example ibn Masu'd said he didn't put neither al-fatiha inside nor the two mo'awidat (al-Falaq 113, an-Nass 114), because -as he said- if he would have recorded al-Fatiha he would ahve put it in fronte ach surah, and he understood the two mo'awidat as formulation to seek refuge by Allah from evil!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally you are wasting your time on a useless investigation as the Quran has not meant to be written in a book, but kept and memorized and transmitted orally from memorizer to memorizer in the way it was dictated or recited by our Prophet, as learning or memorizing the Quran from the book isn't enough and worthless, as only a person who has learnt and memorized (the whole Quran) from a hafidh (having a continuous chain of narration ending with our Prophet) can be considered a hafidh. So compiling it in a book was only a an extra precaution to preserve it in case that more memorizers die before transmitting their wisdom to other generations of memorizers. And having it recorded at the time of the Prophet was in first place to help them once a new revelation came to add it to the correct surah and for those who were memorizing it was a helping tool.&lt;br&gt; A person who memorizes the Quran from the book only is not called hafidh rather than calling him &quot;moshafy&quot;, as he was never tested or he never recited the Quran in front of a hafidh who corrected his pronunciation or spelling or recitation in general and let him repeat it until he approved it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some Arabic sources that were helpful:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the first &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/ramadan/index.php?page=article&amp;amp;id=14201&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;collection of Quran&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;How to explain that &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/158824&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslims (apparently) have missed a verse of the Quran&lt;/a&gt; before the collection at the time of abu Bakr, based on the narration of ibn Shihab in the chapter of virtuous of the Quran in sahih al-Bukhari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally here's a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/10012&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa in English&lt;/a&gt; on the matter&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T09:33:53.110" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35396" CreationDate="2016-09-19T12:01:27.090" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dirty doesn't mean (ritually) unclean as I quoted in many questions on the site about tahara (see for example here &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/30452/tahaara-and-waswas&quot;&gt;Tahaara and waswas&lt;/a&gt;)! And a river is a running water so my assumption is that it can't be (ritually) unclean at all. But to find proofs from each madhab is a time killing task and IMO more or less useless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me formulate my answer as a counter question: &lt;strong&gt;how would you be able to make a river (ritually) unclean?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My answer is I don't think this is possible at all unless you have built a barrage and used just the location of this barrage to make your ablution after filling it with  large amounts of unclean things (alcohol for example: how much alcohol would you need to make the water of a river have a taste of alcohol or get the color of wine)! But if the river was full of mud or anything which is &amp;quot;naturally&amp;quot; part of it which would make it look &amp;quot;dirty&amp;quot; then this doesn't change anything on the fact that it's water is clean for a ritual washing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming that this solves the part of water of a river being clean then ablution from such a water would be valid.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But for ghusl the water needs to reach all your body and as in many customs bathing or performing ghusl means cleaning a part of a body the water reach it while you are touching or massaging the body parts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of course madhabs would say that the niyah or intention for the act is necessary, you'll have to have it in mind at the very start of the act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:43&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not approach prayer while you are intoxicated until you know what you are saying or in a state of janabah, except those passing through [a place of prayer], until you have washed [your whole body]. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... And if you are in a state of janabah, then purify yourselves.  ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally to emphasize my logic there is a well known hadith comparing the five prayers to the situation of a man who lives beside a river and washes himself five times a day with the result that no filthiness will stay on him, which is quoted in some hadith collection here a version on the authorithy of &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:668&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jabir ibn Abdullah&lt;/a&gt; and an other on the authorithy of &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:667&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu Hurraira&lt;/a&gt; both from sahih Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A discussion of a-Shafi'is position from Ihya' 'ulum ad-Dyn&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ghazali.org/site/ihya.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ihya' 'ulum ad-Dyn&lt;/a&gt; I found the following quote of Imam al-Ghazali on the impurity in river water (see in the linked translation book 3 &amp;quot;Mysteries of Purity&amp;quot; translated by N. A. Faris):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وأما الماء الجاري إذا تغير بالنجاسة فالجرية المتغيرة نجسة دون ما فوقها وما تحتها لأن جريات الماء متفاصلات&#xA;وكذا النجاسة الجارية إذا جرت بمجرى الماء فالنجس موقعها من الماء وما عن يمينها وشمالها إذا تقاصر عن قلتين&#xA;وإن كان جري الماء أقوى من جري النجاسة فما فوق النجاسة طاهر وما سفل عنها فنجس وإن تباعد وكثر إلا إذا اجتمع في حوض قدر قلتين&#xA;وإذا اجتمع قلتان من ماء نجس طهر ولا يعود نجساً بالتفريق&#xA;هذا هو مذهب الشافعي رضي الله عنه&#xA;وكنت أود أن يكون مذهبه كمذهب مالك رضي الله عنه في أن الماء وإن قل لا ينجس إلا بالتغير إذ الحاجة ماسة إليه ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Running water, on the other hand, when polluted with impurities, the ripples which have been contaminated with these impurities become impure, except those beneath and below, because the ripples of water are separated one from the other. Similarly, the impurities, if they should flow in the watercourse, render impure the part in which they fall as well as the part to the right and left of the part wherein they fall, if the amount of water does not exceed two pitchers. If the flow of the water, were faster than the flow of the impurities, what lies over the impurities is pure and what lies below them is impure, no matter how far it may move or how much it may be, unless it gathers in a pond or cavity the size of which is larger than two pitchers. If an amount of impure water, equal to two pitchers, should gather in one place, that water would become pure if mixed [with a larger quantity of pure water]. This is the position of al Shafi`i. I had hoped, however, that his position would be like that of Malik who held that water, no matter how meagre its amount might become, would not be rendered impure except through change  [ in taste, colour, or odour], because the need for it is great ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;والخامس أنهم كانوا يستنجون على أطراف المياه الجارية القليلة ولا خلاف في مذهب الشافعي رضي الله عنه أنه إذا وقع بول في ماء جار ولم يتغير أنه يجوز التوضؤ به وإن كان قليلاً&#xA;وأي فرق بين الجاري والراكد وليت شعري هل الحوالة على عدم التغير أولى أو على قوة الماء بسبب الجريان ثم ما حد تلك القوة أتجري في المياه الجارية في أنابيب الحمامات أم لا فإن لم تجر فما الفرق وإن جرت فما الفرق بين ما يقع فيها وبين ما يقع في مجرى الماء من الأواني على الأبدان وهي أيضاً جارية ثم البول أشد اختلاطاً بالماء الجاري من نجاسة جامدة ثابتة إذا قضى بأن ما يجري عليها وإن لم يتغير نجس أن يجتمع في مستنقع قلتان فأي فرق بين الجامد والمائع والماء واحد والاختلاط أشد من المجاورة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A fifth proof is found in the fact that it was the practice to perform abstersion along the edges of small bodies of running water. There is no disagreement concerning the position of al-Shafi'i that if urine should fall into running water and the water does not undergo any change [in taste, or colour or odour], it will still remain permissible to use the water for ablution no matter how small the quantity. And what difference is there between running and still water. Upon my life, which is the stronger argument: to base the decision on the lack of change in the water or on the force of its flow? Furthermore, what are the limitations of this force? Does it extend to the water which flows within the pipes of baths or not? If it does not extend to the water which flows within the pipes of baths, what accounts for the difference? And if it does extend to such water that is the difference between what falls into it and what falls into its course as it is poured out from vessels over the body, when both are running waters? Furthermore, if it is to be ruled that water which flows over a solid and stationary impurity is impure, although it does not undergo any change, and that it remains impure until a quantity equal to two pitchers collects in a small pond, [it should be remembered] that urine is intermixed with running water more readily than any solid and stationary object possibly could. And what difference is there between the solid and liquid [impurities] when the water is the same and admixture is more through-going than mere contact?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that al-Ghazali here is discussing a-Shafi'is position on the purity of water!&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Also note that the last quote seems to underline that it is practically rather impossible to make the river water (ritually) impure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-13T13:58:43.200" LastActivityDate="2021-09-13T13:58:43.200" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35440" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35444" CreationDate="2016-09-19T12:33:58.567" Score="4" ViewCount="64" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed in Islam, as husband and wife, to stay in our mutual uncle's house during vacation when visiting home from overseas? He has 3 sons, all under 13 years of age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19435" LastEditorUserId="19435" LastEditDate="2016-09-19T14:18:23.847" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T17:52:27.583" Title="Is it appropriate to live in relative's home temporarily after marriage?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35441" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-19T12:35:03.273" Score="3" ViewCount="1306" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know who can be a chaperone when you want to get to know a potential woman? For the purposes of marriage of course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can a friend of the woman be a sufficient chaperone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please offer citations/sources in the answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19436" LastEditorUserId="28089" LastEditDate="2020-03-31T08:49:26.493" LastActivityDate="2020-03-31T08:49:26.493" Title="Who can be a chaperone when talking to a potential woman?" Tags="|nikah|relationships|men-women|mahram|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35422" CreationDate="2016-09-19T13:24:08.767" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Islam claims itself as the ideology of peace and humanity. Meanwhile, Islam is linked to terrorism, violence and extremism by global media. Why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For whatever reasons, there are people who commit terrorism in the name of Islam.  Terrorists facilitate the linking of terrorism and Islam by journalists by acting in highly visible ways, e.g.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Islamic State's flag is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;shahada&lt;/a&gt; (image available from Wikimedia commons: &lt;a href=&quot;https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Islamic_State_of_Iraq.svg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Flag of Islamic State of Iraq&lt;/a&gt;).  Indeed, the variants of this name &quot;&lt;em&gt;Islam&lt;/em&gt;ic State of Iraq and the Levant&quot;, &quot;&lt;em&gt;Islam&lt;/em&gt;ic State of Iraq and Syria&quot;, and &quot;&lt;em&gt;Islam&lt;/em&gt;ic State&quot; all refer to &quot;Islam&quot; (and Daesh is an acronym also identifying them as Islamic).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The phrase Allahu Akbar being used repeatedly in terrorist attacks (Wikipedia, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takbir#Jihadist_usage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;jihadist usage&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Terrorist groups identifying as Islamic: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Qaeda&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hamas&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Taliban&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Terrorists are noted for being active on social media (YouTube, Facebook, etc.)  See, e.g. Wikipedia, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_and_social_media&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Terrorism and social media&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this sense, there is a connecting element, or &quot;link&quot; between Islam and terrorism.  Reporters are doing their job as best they can, which involves reporting what they see.  They don't exactly go to Afghanistan to report on e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_cuisine&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Afghan cuisine&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.afghanland.com/culture/hospitality.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hospitality&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This link is contested.  Terrorism is incompatible with the teachings of Islam (as described below), so the &quot;link&quot; between Islam and terrorism is considered false.  Someone who commits e.g. murder (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/greater-sins-volume-1-ayatullah-sayyid-abdul-husayn-dastghaib-shirazi/fifth-greater-sin-murder&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;one of the worst possible sins&lt;/a&gt;) is acting directly against the Qur'an, e.g.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But whoever kills a believer intentionally - his recompense is Hell&lt;/strong&gt;, wherein he will abide eternally, and Allah has become angry with him and has cursed him and has prepared for him a great punishment. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4:93&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:93&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that &lt;strong&gt;whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely&lt;/strong&gt;. And whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely. And our messengers had certainly come to them with clear proofs. Then indeed many of them, [even] after that, throughout the land, were transgressors. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 5:32&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited to you. [He commands] that you not associate anything with Him, and to parents, good treatment, and do not kill your children out of poverty; We will provide for you and them. And do not approach immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed. &lt;strong&gt;And do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed] except by [legal] right.&lt;/strong&gt; This has He instructed you that you may use reason.&quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/6:151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 6:151&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, the Qur'an repeatedly stipulates (I think over 100 times) that one should be striving to do good deeds.  This is what Muslims do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how is Islam a religion of peace?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Terrorism is not compatible with Islam.  Islam teaches the complete opposite:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;It is written in the Quran that killing one innocent person is equivalent to killing all humanity,&quot; said Mohammed Ehsan Raza Khan, Sajjadanasheen (hereditary head) of this shrine.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/70000-clerics-issue-fatwa-against-terrorism-15-lakh-Muslims-support-it/articleshow/50100656.cms&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;70,000 clerics issue fatwa against terrorism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Islam, which is a religion of peace and tolerance, condemns this act and sees this is as a wounding scar on the face of humanity.  -- Shaikh Muhammad Yusuf Islahi in response to the September 11 attacks (and many other scholars, &lt;a href=&quot;http://kurzman.unc.edu/islamic-statements-against-terrorism/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islamic Statements Against Terrorism&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and many, many more condemnations can be found by a Google search.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sadly, violence happens even in generally peace-loving countries like the USA (e.g. the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gunviolencearchive.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;US Gun Violence Archive&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are surely many complex and evolving factors in play here.  (See e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/pdf-files/Soc_Psych_of_Terrorism.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Sociology and Psychology of Terrorism&lt;/a&gt;, Library of Congress, which includes terrorism motivated by religions, including Islam.)  But it should be pretty clear that Muslims want terrorism stopped:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In cases where the religious affiliation of terrorism casualties could be determined, Muslims suffered between 82 and 97% of terrorism-related fatalities over the past five years. -- U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, &lt;a href=&quot;https://fas.org/irp/threat/nctc2011.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Report on Terrorism&lt;/a&gt;, 2011&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-09-21T10:37:57.493" LastActivityDate="2016-09-21T10:37:57.493" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25875" CreationDate="2016-09-19T14:04:35.527" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Musnad al-Imam Ahmad is not a sahih book, as Imam Ahmad never claimed in his book to quote only sahih narrations, rather than collecting the biggest amount of sunnah which is used as evidence by scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ahmad himself said: &quot;I have only included a hadith in this book if it had been used as evidence by some of the scholars.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And ibn al-Jawzi claimed that the Musnad contains ahadith that are fabricated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that some scholars say that the son of Imam Ahmad added a couple of ahadith to his fathers Musnad and this was the source of many da'if ahadith in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Haafiz al-‘Iraqi (may Allah have mercy on him) said:&#xA;  &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  With regard to the presence of da‘eef (weak) hadiths in it, that is certain; in fact it even contains some mawdoo‘ (fabricated) hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam adh-Dhahabi (may Allah have mercy on him) said:&#xA;  &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It contains a few hadiths that may be fabricated, but they are like a drop in the ocean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note because of the compilation based on the name of sahaba the Musnad includes many repetitions of ahadith which are as in other books based on different chains up to the same sahabi or of different sahaba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only books that really are considered as sahih (by sunni Muslims) are sahih al-Bukahri and sahih Muslim, as both did big efforts to to separate the wheat from the chaff and they therefore have the biggest amount of reliable sahih narrations. Also the Muwatta' -when it comes to the ahadith it includes- is a sahih book, as you will find almost all ahadith in any other compilation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any other book like the sunan of ibn Majah, abi Dawod or an-Nassai or Jami' at-Tirmdihi or even the sahihs of ibn Hebban or ibn Khozaymah don't exclusively contain sahih narrations or at least their standard for accepting a hadith is much lower than the one of the two sahihs. Note that al-Bukhari also claimed that only the &quot;musnad&quot; (the ones he compiled with full chain) ahadith are considered as sahih, as he like other scholars of his time didn't compile ahadith exclusively but added sayings of sahaba and tabi'in and others to his book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ibnamin.com/num_hadith.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the table&lt;/a&gt; in this site which tries to count the amount of sahih hadith and ends up with about 4400 hadith, about 4300 out of them are in both sahihs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muwatta' Malik موطأ مالك  has 71% hadiths in common with the two sahihs (513 out of 732)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Sunan an-Nasa'i سنن النسائي  has 68% hadiths in common with them (3622 out of 5352)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Sunan abi Dawod أبو داود سنن has 47% hadiths in common with them (2033 out of 4326)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Jami' at-Tirmdihi جامع الترمذي has 46% hadiths in common with them (1702 out of 3735)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musnad_Ahmad_ibn_Hanbal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;EN&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF_%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AR&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/159828&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-27T14:33:35.383" LastActivityDate="2017-12-27T14:33:35.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35444" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35440" CreationDate="2016-09-19T17:52:27.583" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In islam, everything is allowed, unless explicitly made haram or makrooh. So as there is no clear prohibition in living them, then you can stay with them. (thats my personal opinion)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T17:52:27.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35445" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-19T20:34:26.630" Score="3" ViewCount="10300" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had a baby with a muslim man and we did not get married. He is now involved in her life on occasion; however, none of his family knows about this daughter. What is his responsibility to this child?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19440" LastActivityDate="2021-11-26T12:40:29.840" Title="What is the responsibility of muslim father to his child born outside of marriage" Tags="|halal-haram|zina|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35446" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35445" CreationDate="2016-09-19T23:39:10.177" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Absolutely no responsability. since the baby was born outside marriage. The child born outside legal wedlock is not traced back to his father, nor does any of them inherit from the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19441" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T23:39:10.177" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35447" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35432" CreationDate="2016-09-19T23:49:57.667" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prohibited as proven in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, “My Lord has only forbidden immoralities – what is apparent of&#xA;  them and what is concealed – and sin, and oppression without right,&#xA;  and that you associate with Allah that for which He has not sent down&#xA;  authority, and that you say about Allah that which you do not know.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Allah has forbidden immoralities. This is clearly the case here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, “In them is great sin and&#xA;  [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their&#xA;  benefit.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you read in these verses, Allah has forbidden it because their sin is greater than their benefit. Also in another text:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not approach prayer while you are&#xA;  intoxicated until you know what you are saying&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as a muslim you can't pray while being &quot;drunk&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19441" LastActivityDate="2016-09-19T23:49:57.667" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35448" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35452" CreationDate="2016-09-20T00:04:40.040" Score="3" ViewCount="275" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen this &lt;strike&gt;hadith&lt;/strike&gt; e.g. at &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/qibla-hanafi/43572&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A woman should not raise her hands till her shoulders.  ... [snip] ... Jumu’ah is not obligatory for her, but if she attends it, she will be absolved of responsibility. &lt;strong&gt;Neither is Eid compulsory on her&lt;/strong&gt; nor the takbir of tashriq. It is not mustahab for her to perform Fajr when it brightens up. In the loud salahs she will not raise her voice.  (Allaamah Muhammad Amin Ibn Abidin as-Shami rahimahullah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What does &quot;neither is Eid compulsory on her&quot; imply in the above &lt;strike&gt;hadith&lt;/strike&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, there are two Eids: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Fitr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eid al-Fitr&lt;/a&gt;, at the end of Ramadan, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eid al-Adha&lt;/a&gt;, the sacrifice feast.  But, in addition to this, I haven't before seen anyone claim that feasting or attending mosque on either Eid and and sacrificing for Eid al-Adha was not obligatory.  Perhaps there's more nuance to this that I'm unaware of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-18T12:12:04.477" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T12:12:04.477" Title="What does &quot;neither is Eid compulsory on her&quot; imply?" Tags="|eid|fard|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35427" CreationDate="2016-09-20T00:05:20.637" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No one can answer you this question, Quran has clarified this clearly in many verses. Please read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam. And those who&#xA;  were given the Scripture did not differ except after knowledge had&#xA;  come to them – out of jealous animosity between themselves. And&#xA;  whoever disbelieves in the verses of Allah , then indeed, Allah is&#xA;  swift in [taking] account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another text&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be&#xA;  accepted from him and he in the Hereafter will be among the losers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The texts explain themselves. Now the question is &lt;strong&gt;how to be a muslim?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main things you need to do as a muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To do the testimonies: there is no god but allah, and mohammad is his messenger. This is the main belief of islam&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To pray &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To pay the Zakat (Zakah)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fasting&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pilgrimage (only those who can)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19441" LastEditorUserId="19441" LastEditDate="2016-09-20T00:11:23.787" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T00:11:23.787" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32881" CreationDate="2016-09-20T00:10:51.030" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walaykum Assalam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This page should let you learn more about Zakat in islam in detail&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/a-summary-of-rulings-makarim-shirazi/rules-zakah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.al-islam.org/a-summary-of-rulings-makarim-shirazi/rules-zakah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19441" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T00:10:51.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35412" CreationDate="2016-09-20T00:18:46.323" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know you can withdraw the &quot;illegitimate interest/money&quot; immediately, and spend that money to help in muslims' public utilities. You should then stop using any interest-giving bank as that's &quot;Riba&quot; forbidden in islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19441" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T00:18:46.323" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35452" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35448" CreationDate="2016-09-20T02:18:39.280" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The paragraph you mentioned is not hadith. It is actually from the book &lt;em&gt;Radd al Mukhtar&lt;/em&gt; in Arabic, which is used as a reference for Fatwa in Hanafi jurisprudence. You can see here written (in which would be a translated form) that Jumuah is not compulsory, so what does that mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jumu’ah is not obligatory for her, but if she attends it, she will be&#xA;  absolved of responsibility. Neither is Eid compulsory on her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This indicates that Jumuah prayer and Eid Prayer is not wajib on women; they are mustahab for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="156" LastEditDate="2016-09-20T09:34:37.527" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T09:34:37.527" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35454" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-20T04:29:14.977" Score="3" ViewCount="768" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that during the lifetime of the Prophet (s.a.w.), scribes and other companions used to write down verses of the Quran. But by the time the Prophet (s.a.w.) died, did all the verses of the Quran exist in written form? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was told that during the lifetime of the Prophet (s.a.w.), not all verses were written down. Only some verses were written down while other verses were only memorized. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide sources/evidences for your answer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2019-07-23T01:48:25.500" Title="Were all the verses of the Quran written down during the lifetime of the Prophet (s.a.w.)?" Tags="|quran|prophet-muhammad|quranic-events|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35455" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-20T06:04:58.323" Score="1" ViewCount="1153" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know if it's halal or haram to wear tights under jeans during Winter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19445" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-08T07:57:24.630" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T07:57:24.630" Title="Is it halal to wear tights under jeans during Winter?" Tags="|halal-haram|clothing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35412" CreationDate="2016-09-20T07:27:56.470" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are Muslim charities to which you can donate to &amp;quot;cleanse your income&amp;quot; in Islamic ways.  For example, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamicaid.com/bank-interest-money/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic Aid&lt;/a&gt; write:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I donate interest money to Islamic Aid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, you can. We will use your money to support our work helping save lives of the poor and needy &lt;strong&gt;but will not use it on projects where interest should not be spent, such as the construction of mosques.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wRiwVm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/wRiwVm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Donation type: Interest money&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muslimaid.org.au/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MuslimAid.org.au&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FR0jTm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FR0jTm.png&quot; alt=&quot;What is interest?  Giving and taking interest are both decisively impermissible in Islam.  Similarly, it is impermissible to consume unlawfully earned money.  Cleanse your income received from interest.&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muslimaid.org.au/about-us/about-muslim-aid-(8)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;their FAQ page&lt;/a&gt;, they write:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q: How are projects selected and who confirms that the projects are as per Islamic requirements?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of these standards is the design and creation of the world’s first &lt;strong&gt;Shariah Compliant Donation system&lt;/strong&gt; which we have implemented into our website and mobile app. This system was designed to adhere various Islamic Fiqh guidelines as to how money can be distributed depending on where the money was derived. &lt;strong&gt;For instance, if someone has money which may have been accumulated from an interest bearing account, these funds cannot be given to say, orphans, they must follow our shariah model and be placed/distributed to the Islamically approved and accepted fund pool.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I declare that I have no affiliation with these charities.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T07:27:56.470" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35457" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35427" CreationDate="2016-09-20T10:04:49.277" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;(My answer is with regard to the question &quot;who goes to suffer in hell forever&quot;, since going to hell for a finite time is eventually irrelevant, and very simple: anyone who sins might go there for a finite time, muslim or no.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The matter is pretty clear cut in sunni islam on this absolutely fundamental question. While it is true that islam teaches no one can see into hearts which one would have to to be able to to judge a person, it is also true that islam is very clear on how the judgement will be made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The judgement for anyone who is delivered the message sufficiently and is not completely convinced by the central tenets of islam - Qu'ran being the unaltered and literal revelation of the one god Allah, Muhammad being god's last and truthful messenger, and the Last Day - and dies without completely accepting these claims as true is considered a kafir who is condemned to suffering in hell forever. His deeds do not matter, what he did and believed before the moment of his death does not matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the completely dominant position, and only very few ever tried to argue for potential salvation of such a person - among them ibn Arabi, who said the people in hell will come to enjoy being there, and ibn Taymiyyah, who said hell must eventually extinguish. Both of their opinions on this matter have been rejected by almost all scholars, and a few even declared those opinions kufr, if I remember correctly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some exceptions, and I will list them here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The first are Jews and Christians before Muhammad - anyone in this category has been dead for more than a thousand years.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The second are people who never learn islam sufficiently out of lack of opportunity, but I have seen very little discussion of what qualifies as &quot;sufficiently&quot;; usually when I see talk about this, the conclusion is that learning the central tenets of islam as they actually are in islam and a more or less summary biography of Muhammad will suffice. Some scholars - perhaps most, I'm not sure here - say there will be a test for those people on judgement day. They will be ordered to step into fire to be granted entry to paradise; those who step into it will find it to be cool and pass the test, and those who refuse will be dragged to hell for their disobedience.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The third exception are people of poor mental health, children, basically people who do not reach a state of mind where they are adult and sane enough to evaluate the claims of islam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A fourth group, listed by very few I have seen, is Allah just forgiving someone on judgement day - the reason this is usually not mentioned is because it goes against the quranic statement that god will not forgive shirk.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Ghazali in faysal at-tafriqa (available in a translation by Prof. Sherman Abdulhakim Jackson) is explicit on these matters. Muhammad Hassan Khalil in his &lt;a href=&quot;https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/55688/khalilm_1-3.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ph.D. thesis&lt;/a&gt; catalogues the views of ibn Arabi, al-Ghazali, and ibn Taymiyyah (alongside the probably heterodox Muhammad Rashid Rida) regarding the fate of &quot;the other&quot;, i.e. non-muslims, and contains numerous references. It is explicit that almost without fail, sunni scholars say precisely what I summarised above - and the express purpose of the thesis is to look for scholars who have authority in the sunni tradition and disagree with what I wrote above, and concludes that the views of ibn Arabi and ibn Taymiyyah have been rejected by almost all scholars and some even declared their views kufr. For details check the references there. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/13350&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamQA&lt;/a&gt; is explicit that the fate of a kafir who hears of islam is eternal suffering in hell, and that the sole reason for eternal punishment is non-acceptance of islam. Hamza Yusuf in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mujahideenryder.net/pdf/WhoAretheDisbelievers.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Who are the Disbelievers&lt;/a&gt; reiterates and ruminates on this position.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2016-09-22T17:14:04.380" LastActivityDate="2016-09-22T17:14:04.380" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35445" CreationDate="2016-09-20T12:32:57.833" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As family and the marital relationship are considered as very important and have a high level of what one could call &amp;quot;inviolability&amp;quot; in Islam on the other hand anything which might be considered as contradictory like adultery or any act which may separate spouses are considered as a big crime. Read for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:19&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore most (if not all) Muslim scholars in case of zina even don't allow a marriage if it is clear that the women is pregnant. A kid from such a relationship would never be attributed to its father based on ahadith like &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6818&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; (from sahih al-Bukhari, which can be found in other hadith compilations)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The boy is for (the owner of) the bed and the stone is for the person who commits illegal sexual intercourse.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which is interpreted that a (legal) child would get the name of the husband while a illegal child won't as in first place those who commit zina should be punished!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is why the father according the shari'a wouldn't have any responsibilities or duties towards this child. But he must be aware that he will face his Creator and would be taken into responsibility. And if he had something like a conscience he should care for his child if he knows it is his!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that a woman also has no duties (unless she has no husband) expect taking care of a child according to shari'a, as feeding and clothing is (or should be) the duty of a husband. Even if this is not a duty a woman or mother would never leave her child, so caring for her child would let her gain rewards from Allah if she did it the best way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that from a legal point of view doors seem to be closed (at least as far as I understand or found). I even found a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/85043&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; neglecting the fact of the DNA proof. This for sure is something irritating for us nowadays!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fatwa with the corrupt English-link i added as an Arabic source quotes from a hanafi book the following fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;جاء في &amp;quot; الفتاوى الهندية &amp;quot; في فقه الحنفية : &amp;quot; ولو زنى بامرأة فحملت ثم تزوجها فولدت ، إن جاءت به لستة أشهر فصاعداً ثبت نسبه منه ، وإن جاءت به لأقل من ستة أشهر لم يثبت نسبه إلا أن يدعيه - أي يدعي أن هذا الولد ابنه - ولم يقل أنه من الزنى ، أما إن قال إنه مني من الزنى فلا يثبت نسبه ولا يرث منه &amp;quot;&#xA;&lt;br&gt;--- (my own translation take it with care) ---&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In the book &amp;quot;al-Fatawa al-Hindya&amp;quot; (the Indian fatwas) from the hanafi school of fiqh it is said: If a man committed zina with a woman and she became pregnant and they got married and she gave birth, if the child was born during 6 months or more the attribution to the husband is considered as given, but if she gave birth in less than six months than the attribution to him is not assured unless he claims this - means he claims that this child is of his own- and he didn't say that it is a child of zina, but if he said it's a child of zina the attribution to him is not considered as given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there's an option that good people should take care of such a child as it is sinless in the sinful act which happened between the biological parents and it is haram to insult such a child for the parents sin!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or the biological parents get married and take care of their child, especially if they both know they are the parents, that they sinned and repented unfortunately this is more an opinion based part of the answer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course if this doesn't work and you live in a non-Muslim country you are free to relay on the state law, if the biological father is not caring for his child as he should.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Here a fatwa in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/117&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic&lt;/a&gt; where the English link links to a totally different question, but the French link is fine. I also based my answer on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/12263&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-26T12:40:29.840" LastActivityDate="2021-11-26T12:40:29.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35459" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-20T13:20:30.327" Score="2" ViewCount="456" Body="&lt;p&gt;How many Raka'ats of Salat is to be recited before 4 Raka'ats of farz of Zuhr Salat.  What is said regarding this in Hadith and what is the view of four Imam regarding this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19374" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-26T15:09:35.830" LastActivityDate="2018-03-27T07:18:34.720" Title="How many raka'ats of salat is to be recited before 4 raka'ats of farz of zuhr salat?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35427" CreationDate="2016-09-20T14:28:18.777" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt;: This is up to Allah.  We can surmise some things based on what's in the Qur'an and ahadith, but there's a lot of exceptions (detailed below).  Not even a devout Muslim can feel secure not to enter hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A relevant ayah here is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or Sabeans [before Prophet Muhammad] - those [among them] who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness - will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:62&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but this is not as straightforward as it first sounds:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The verse, as mistakenly understood, does not signify that belief in God and in the Last Day alone is sufficient for salvation.&lt;/strong&gt;  The Qur'an emphatically declares that belief in the Holy Prophet is most essential [&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:150-151&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/6:92&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 6:92&lt;/a&gt;] and forms an integral part of belief in God, and also that belief in the Hereafter includes belief in Divine revelation as well. -- Malik Ghulam Farid (ed.), The Holy Qur'an (Arabic Text with English Translation &amp;amp; Short Commentary), 2003 (first published 1969), p. 36.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which is also not as straightforward as it sounds:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The verse [&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2:62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:62&lt;/a&gt;] may also be taken as signifying that&lt;/strong&gt; all those who claim to be believers whether they are Jews, Christians, or Sabians, or, for that matter, belong to any religion---&lt;strong&gt;if their faith in God and the Last Day is sincere and honest and they do good deeds which is the quintessence of a true religion, i.e., Islam, no fear shall come upon them nor shall they grieve.&lt;/strong&gt; -- Farid op. cit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an often talks about who is going to hell: &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:62&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2:165&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:165-167&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4:168&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:168-169&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/6/44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 6:44&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/6:128&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 6:128&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7:40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 7:40&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/11:106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 11:106-107&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/18:2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 18:2&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33:64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:64-65&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/35:36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 35:36&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/43:74&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 43:74-75&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/64:10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 64:10&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/72:23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 72:23&lt;/a&gt;.  (I'm not sure if this is a complete list; it probably isn't.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this list of ayat, it is clear that disbelief and shirk is the main reason that people end up in hell, and (unsurprisingly) scholars believe what it says in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...all the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;kaafirs&lt;/a&gt; who hear the message of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and do not enter Islam will go to Hell.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/13350&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is a significant amount of nuance to this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who goes to hell is up to Allah's judgement.  As such, it's generally improper for Muslims to declare who is or isn't going to hell.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], the Day when He will gather them together [and say], &amp;quot;O company of jinn, you have [misled] many of mankind.&amp;quot; And their allies among mankind will say, &amp;quot;Our Lord, some of us made use of others, and we have [now] reached our term, which you appointed for us.&amp;quot; He will say, &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;The Fire is your residence, wherein you will abide eternally, except for what Allah wills.&lt;/strong&gt; Indeed, your Lord is Wise and Knowing.&amp;quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/6:128&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 6:128&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for those who were [destined to be] wretched, they will be in the Fire. For them therein is [violent] exhaling and inhaling.  &lt;strong&gt;[They will be] abiding therein as long as the heavens and the earth endure, except what your Lord should will.&lt;/strong&gt; Indeed, your Lord is an effecter of what He intends. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/11:106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 11:106-107&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Respected brother in Islam, &lt;strong&gt;the Realms of Paradise is the prerogative of Allah Subhanah Alone&lt;/strong&gt;; and the two absolutely inseparable pre-conditions the Lord Most High Most Wise has conveyed in His Message for ones entry into the Eternal Gardens of Paradise are: 1. Belief, and 2. Righteous good deeds in accordance with the Guidance of the Lord. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamhelpline.net/node/8032&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Helpline&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They, like other sinners among the monotheists, will be subject to the will of Allah, may He be glorified and exalted: &lt;strong&gt;if He wills, He will punish them, and if He wills, He will forgive them&lt;/strong&gt;, then the final destination of any one of them will be Paradise, if he died believing in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawhid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tawheed&lt;/a&gt;. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/159301&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The enormity of that judgment on a person is so great that &lt;strong&gt;it is legally prohibited to say that anyone is destined for the Hellfire unless a clear verse or a hadith with multiple transmissions indicates such&lt;/strong&gt;. -- Hamza Yusuf, Who Are the Disbelievers? (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mujahideenryder.net/pdf/WhoAretheDisbelievers.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pdf&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Being a Muslim does not mean you're exempt from hell, but it helps.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Not only unbelievers, but many Muslims will enter the Hellfire.&lt;/strong&gt; However, the believers who enter Hell due to their sins will ultimately be taken out after their term of punishment is completed and they will be admitted to Paradise.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.islamtoday.net/node/1315&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamToday fatwa 1315&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;None shall enter the Fire (of Hell) who has in his heart the weight of a mustard seed of Iman&lt;/strong&gt; and none shall enter Paradise who has in his heart the weight of a mustard seed of pride. -- narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah b. Mas'ud (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/1/172&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some people who enter hell are taken out.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will say, 'O Lord, my followers! My followers!' And then it will be said, &lt;strong&gt;'Go and take out of Hell (Fire) all those who have faith in their hearts, equal to the weight of a barley grain.'&lt;/strong&gt; I will go and do so and return to praise Him with the same praises, and fall down (prostrate) before Him.  -- Narrated Ma`bad bin Hilal Al-'Anzi (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/97/135&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...There are &lt;strong&gt;many sound Ahadeeth that prove that anyone who has a part of an atom of belief in Allaah, he will not stay eternally in Hell&lt;/strong&gt; -- Ibn Katheer (sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.com/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=88352&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb fatwa&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ultimately, God will remove from Hell those believers whose sins were not forgiven nor atoned for by good deeds in their lifetimes&lt;/strong&gt;, and they will then enter Paradise. The remaining inhabitants of Hell will stay there eternally. (attributed to IslamOnline.net by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.religionfacts.com/afterlife/islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ReligionFacts&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Khalil summarises the Ibn Taymiyyah's arguments in favor of this distinction, one such argument being:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;...it has been established that God will allow into Heaven... people who were initially consigned to Hell...&amp;quot;  -- Mohammad Hassan Khalil, Muslim scholarly discussions on salvation and the fate of others, PhD thesis, 2007 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/55688/khalilm_1-3.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pdf&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's even argued that hell will become empty over time:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This view, which &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Taymiyyah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Taymiyyah&lt;/a&gt; goes to great lengths to support, &lt;strong&gt;entails that the punishment in Hell will eventually cease to exist, and that everyone will leave it at some point.&lt;/strong&gt; This, it is argued, is a viewpoint that has been conveyed on the authority of&#xA;Companions such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/restatement-history-islam-and-muslims-sayyid-ali-ashgar-razwy/umar-bin-al-khattab-second-khalifa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Umar ibn al-Khattab&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_ibn_Masud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Masud&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Hurairah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Hurayrah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Sa%E2%80%98id_al-Khudri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Said al-Khudri&lt;/a&gt;, and others.  -- Khalil (op. cit.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hell has multiple &amp;quot;levels&amp;quot;, some worse than others:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The levels of Hell differ according to the extent of their inhabitants' kufr in this world.&lt;/strong&gt; -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.info/en/27075&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; (who quote &amp;quot;the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire&amp;quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4:145&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:145&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;6&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah is forgiving, except of shirk:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, &lt;strong&gt;Allah does not forgive association with Him&lt;/strong&gt;, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin.  &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4:48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:48&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;7&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And there is also a matter of intercession:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surely Allah wrongs not the weight of an atom; and if it is a good deed. He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4:40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Qur'an, iv. 40&lt;/a&gt;). Then Allah, Exalted and Great, would say: &lt;strong&gt;The angels have interceded, the apostles have interceded and the believers have interceded&lt;/strong&gt;, and no one remains (to grant pardon) but the Most Merciful of the mercifuls. He will then take a handful from Fire and bring out from it people who never did any good and who had been turned into charcoal, and will cast them into a river called the river of life, on the outskirts of Paradise. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:183a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;8&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even going to hell for disbelief is nuanced:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This does not negate the legal status of those who believe in the trinity as kafirun but rather suspends judgment on their intention since many of  them may be unaware that they are in a state of blasphemy. -- Hamza Yusuf, Who Are the Disbelievers? (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mujahideenryder.net/pdf/WhoAretheDisbelievers.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pdf&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;9&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's a kind of indirect disbelief, where disbelief in God can be inferred by disbelief in that which He has decreed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...in al-Ghazali's theological treatis al-Iqtisad fi al-i'tiqad (The Middle Path in Belief), he states point-blank that &lt;strong&gt;whoever denies (the prophethood and messengership of Muhammad is an Unbeliever (kafir) and will remain (mukhallad) in Hell `forever'&lt;/strong&gt; ('ala al-ta'bid).  -- Khalil (op. cit.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Khalil also writes: &amp;quot;...al-Ghazali's writings appear to be at least partly geared towards assisting fellow Believers in their quest for salvation, and possibly guiding 'sincere' non-Muslims who are not true Unbelievers.&amp;quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the first condition to avoid being thrown in Hell-Fire is to have a true belief in Allah and in His Angels and in His Books and in His Prophets and in The Last Day and in Predestination, good or bad. &lt;strong&gt;So anybody who does not firmly believe in the above has no chance of avoiding Hell-Fire.&lt;/strong&gt; Indeed, this true belief (Iman) is a precondition to the acceptance of the good deeds. So, the unbelievers who do some good deeds in this life are rewarded in this life by more comfort, … etc. But they do not deserve any reward on the Day of Judgement. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al.islamweb.com/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=83348&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could be argued that someone who never converts to Islam is a disbeliever (i.e., they don't truly believe in God).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my answer to &lt;em&gt;Do people who never convert to islam still go to hell even if they believe in God?&lt;/em&gt; is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I don't know; the decision is up to Allah (point 1).  In fact, I can't even be certain that I'm not going to hell, and I'm a Muslim striving not to sin (point 2).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an affirms that clear-cut instances of disbelief and shirk land people in hell.  Aside from that, it's complicated and debated.  (How long does one spend in hell? [point 3-4]  Which level of hell does one go to? [point 5])&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There's probably not a simple yes/no answer to this question (points 6-8).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It depends on what is meant by &amp;quot;converting to Islam&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;believing in God&amp;quot; [point 9].  How can one truly believe in God, but reject what God says?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;One possibility is that they are &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_of_the_Book&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;People of the Book&lt;/a&gt;, (&amp;quot;...our God and your God is one...&amp;quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/29:46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 29:46&lt;/a&gt;), which is this question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1361/17163&quot;&gt;Do non-Muslims have a chance to go to Paradise?&lt;/a&gt;  Even this is nuanced, as per Farid op. cit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-11T05:25:07.927" LastActivityDate="2021-09-11T05:25:07.927" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35461" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35455" CreationDate="2016-09-20T15:17:53.677" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Considering your young age I'll try to make my answer as clear as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First thing, what is Haram ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haram, from its root word : H-R-M &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4hbRQ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4hbRQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;Haram definition&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hans Wehr 4th ed, page 201&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ok so Haram things are everything that is forbidden for a submitter [to God] i.e Muslim. These Forbidden/Unlawful things or actions are defined by Allah and Allah only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;My Lord has made unlawful&lt;/strong&gt;....&quot; 7:33&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note that everything that shouldn't be done, for some reason, isn't necessarily Unlawful. But all that is Unlawful shouldn't be done, by any means. If you get the difference, we are good to move on to the next part.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What are the ACTIONS that God made Unlawful/Forbidden to a submitter ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: &quot;Come let me recite what your Lord has made unlawful for you: that you should not &lt;strong&gt;set up anything with Him&lt;/strong&gt; - and &lt;strong&gt;do good to your parents&lt;/strong&gt;; and &lt;strong&gt;do not kill your children&lt;/strong&gt; for fear of poverty, We provide for you and for them; and &lt;strong&gt;do not come near immorality&lt;/strong&gt;, what is public of it and private; and &lt;strong&gt;do not take the life which God has made forbidden&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;except in justice&lt;/strong&gt;. That is what He enjoined you that you may comprehend. And &lt;strong&gt;do not come near the money of the orphan, except for what is best&lt;/strong&gt;, until he reaches his independence; and &lt;strong&gt;give honestly full measure and weight equitably&lt;/strong&gt;. We do not burden a soul except with what it can bear, and &lt;strong&gt;if you speak then be just even if against a relative&lt;/strong&gt;; and &lt;strong&gt;regarding the pledges made to God, you shall observe them&lt;/strong&gt;. This He has enjoined you that you may remember.&quot; 6:151-152&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Translation: The Monotheist Group (The Quran: A Monotheist Translation)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;My Lord forbids only: &lt;strong&gt;Indecent shameful deeds&lt;/strong&gt;, open or secret, &lt;strong&gt;actions that hurt the ‘self’ and drag down the individual and collective human potential (Ithm)&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;unjust aggression&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;associating others with God (Shirk)&lt;/strong&gt;, for which He has sent down no authority, &lt;strong&gt;and that you say things about God that you do not know.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; 7:33&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Translation: Shabbir Ahmed (Quran As It Explains Itself)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that there are also Unlawful things concerning Food, Marriage, and trade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this answer helps you and anyone else in the long-term. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to answer your question: No, God didn't make unlawful to wear tights under your pant in winter or in any other season. Just bare in mind it has nothing to do with the Divine instructions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19208" LastEditorDisplayName="user19208" LastEditDate="2016-09-20T19:38:32.860" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T19:38:32.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35462" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-20T18:11:12.993" Score="6" ViewCount="418" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that a Muslim man can marry a woman from the people of the book (i.e Christian, Jew) but they should also be chaste (or repent sincerely) and of course, believe in God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One question that came into my mind is, if she is a Christian and she reads/prays according to Bible - is it permissible to marry her? Of course we know it is better to marry a Muslim woman but what about for those where it may not be possible? What does Allah say about this situation/scenario?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-21T04:42:35.123" LastActivityDate="2016-09-21T05:36:52.837" Title="If a girl is a Christian and she reads/prays according to Bible - is it permissible for a Muslim man to marry her?" Tags="|quran|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35463" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-20T20:00:10.610" Score="2" ViewCount="216" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard that Muhammad (PBUH) gave speech before 120,000 Muslims at Ghadir at the final Hajj of him. So, for how many people was it possible to hear what he was saying? Even if one spoke loudly in front of 1000 people, they would have difficulty to fully understand the speech, let alone 120,000 people. So how was anybody hearing anything at all?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="144" LastActivityDate="2016-09-21T17:57:54.440" Title="How many people could hear the prophet's speech at Ghadir?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35462" CreationDate="2016-09-20T20:19:18.500" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on her belief. If she associates others to God then she isn't lawful to you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do not marry the females who set up partners (shirk) until they acknowledge. An acknowledging servant is better than one who sets up partners even if she attracts you. Do not also marry the males who set up partners until they acknowledge. An acknowledging servant is better than one who sets up partners even if s/he attracts you. These invite to the fire, while God is inviting to paradise and forgiveness by His leave. He clarifies His signs for the people that they may remember. 2:221&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19208" LastActivityDate="2016-09-20T20:19:18.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35462" CreationDate="2016-09-21T05:36:52.837" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a girl is a Christian and she reads/prays according to Bible - is it permissible for a Muslim man to marry her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, it is permissible if she is chaste.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has permitted Muslims to marry Jewish and Christian woman, on condition that they are chaste and avoid unlawful sexual relations. He says in the Qur'an (what means):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Made lawful to you this day are At‑Tayyibaat [all kinds of Halaal&#xA;(lawful) foods, which Allaah has made lawful (meat of slaughtered&#xA;eatable animals, milk products, fats, vegetables and fruits)]. The&#xA;food (slaughtered cattle, eatable animals) of the people of the&#xA;Scripture (Jews and Christians) is lawful to you and yours is lawful&#xA;to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Lawful to you in marriage) are chaste women from the&#xA;believers and chaste women from those who were given the Scripture&#xA;(Jews and Christians) before your time when you have given their due&#xA;Mahr (bridal-money given by the husband to his wife at the time of&#xA;marriage), desiring chastity (i.e. taking them in legal wedlock) not&#xA;committing illegal sexual intercourse, nor taking them as girlfriends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And whosoever disbelieves in Faith, [i.e. in the Oneness of Allaah and&#xA;in all the other Articles of Faith i.e. His (Allaah’s) Angels, His&#xA;Holy Books, His Messengers, the Day of Resurrection and Al‑Qadar&#xA;(Divine Preordainments)], then fruitless is his work; and in the&#xA;Hereafter he will be among the losers”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Qur'an 5:5]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-09-21T05:36:52.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5433" CreationDate="2016-09-21T07:17:58.490" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually Muslims do have missionaries like Christianity but they are not called missionaries, rather they are called Tablighi Jamaat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See details about their work and practices on wiki here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablighi_Jamaat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;About Tablighi Jamaat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First paragraph from this link, for lazy people like me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tablighi Jamaat (Urdu: تبلیغی جماعت‎, Tablīghī Jamā‘at; Arabic: جماعة التبليغ‎‎, Jamā‘at at-Tablīgh; Bengali: তাবলীগ জামাত; Hindi: तबलीग़ी जमात; English: Society for spreading faith) is a global Sunni Islamic proselytizing and revivalist movement that focuses on urging Muslims to return to orthodox Sunni Islam,[5][6] and particularly in matters of ritual, dress, and personal behavior.[7] The organisation is estimated to have between 12 million[8] and 150 million adherents[3] (the majority living in South Asia[9]), and a presence in somewhere between 150[8] and 213 countries.[3] It has been called &quot;one of the most influential religious movements in 20th century Islam&quot;.[10]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;references are available on wikipedia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[UPDATE]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before voting down you should actually change the question or read the definition of a missionary. It's almost same what Tablighi Jamaat. Also if you hate this Jamaat then I cannot help you sorry, secondly I have mentioned its name because it holds largest religious gathering each year more then Hajj Pilgrims in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the defination of Missionaries&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;mis·sion·ar·y&#xA;ˈmiSHəˌnerē/&#xA;noun&#xA;plural noun: missionaries&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19428" LastEditorUserId="19428" LastEditDate="2016-09-21T12:45:44.053" LastActivityDate="2016-09-21T12:45:44.053" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35474" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-21T09:53:19.337" Score="2" ViewCount="129" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a hadith of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) which states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “whoever, on the night preceding Friday, prays two rak’at, and in each rak’a recites (after the Fatiha) Ayat al Kursi once and surat al Ikhlas 15 times, and then after that salat, sits and says 1000 times, “Allahumma Salli ala Sayyidina Muhammadin an Nabiyy al Ummiyy” then he will see me in his sleep, and the next Friday will not come without him seeing me. And whoever sees me, then the Garden is his, and all his sins – past and future – are forgiven.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am clueless about the source of this hadith so can someone provide it to me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16580" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-09-21T17:14:12.157" LastActivityDate="2016-09-22T17:37:40.063" Title="Does somebody know the source of this hadith?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35475" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-21T11:09:38.973" Score="4" ViewCount="497" Body="&lt;p&gt;Drinking alcohol is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_dietary_laws&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;haram&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, &amp;quot;In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; And they ask you what they should spend. Say, &amp;quot;The excess [beyond needs].&amp;quot; Thus Allah makes clear to you the verses [of revelation] that you might give thought. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2:219&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:219&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, &lt;strong&gt;do not approach prayer while you are intoxicated&lt;/strong&gt; until you know what you are saying or in a state of janabah, except those passing through [a place of prayer], until you have washed [your whole body]. And if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted women and find no water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and your hands [with it]. Indeed, Allah is ever Pardoning and Forgiving. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4:43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:43&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing on] stone alters [to other than Allah], and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful.&lt;/strong&gt; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5:90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 5:90&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not entirely sure about the timeline in which these ayah were revealed, but as I understand, they were revealed to Muhammad, so would not have been accessible to the other &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophets_and_messengers_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;prophets and messengers&lt;/a&gt; who predate Muhammad.  As such, it seems plausible that they drank alcohol.  It may be they didn't; they're prophets and messengers after all.  (Or maybe they were declared haram in a prior &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_holy_books&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;holy book&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Question&lt;/em&gt;: Which of the prophets and messengers are known to have drunk alcohol (if any)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-12-16T17:04:10.400" Title="Which of the prophets and messengers are known to have drunk alcohol (if any)?" Tags="|history|prophets|alcohol|messengers|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35476" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-21T11:34:36.323" Score="3" ViewCount="3334" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Sa'id Khudri reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Do not take down anything from me, and he who took down anything from me except the Qur'an, he should efface that and narrate from me, for there is no harm in it and he who attributed any falsehood to me-and Hammam said: I think he also said: &quot;deliberately&quot;-he should in fact find his abode in the Hell-Fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 042, Hadith Number 7147&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Zayd ibn Thabit: &#xA;  Al-Muttalib ibn Abdullah ibn Hantab said: Zayd ibn Thabit entered upon&#xA;  Mu'awiyah and asked him about a tradition. He ordered a man to write&#xA;  it. Zayd said: The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) ordered us not&#xA;  to write any of his traditions. So he erased it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sunan Abu-Dawud Book 25, Hadith Number 3640&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Said al-Khudri said, Ishaq ibn Isa told me that Abdul Rahman ibn Zaid told us that his father said about Ata ibn Yasar who said that Abu Hurayrah said:&#xA;  We were sitting down writing what we heard from the prophet. He entered the room and asked us: What are you writing? We said: We are writing what we hear from you. He said: Another book next to the book of Allah? We said: It is what we hear from you. He said: Then write the book of Allah, uphold the book of Allah, no other books but the book of Allah, uphold the book of Allah. Abu Hurayrah said: So we collected all that we wrote and burnt it. Then we asked the prophet: Can we talk about you? He said: Yes you can and feel no shame of it, and whoever lies about me deliberately his seat in hell will be secured. Abu Hurayrah said: Can we talk about Bani Israel? He said: Yes you can and feel no shame of it... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Musnad Ahmad, Hadith Number 10611&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ismail told us that Hammam ibn Yahya narrated from Zaid ibn Aslam who narrated from Yasar who stated that Abi Saeed said: The messenger of Allah said, &quot;Do not write anything I say but the Quran and whoever writes anything but the Quran should delete it.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Musnad Ahmad, Hadith Number 10713&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shu’aib told us that Hammam said that Zaid ibn Aslam narrated from Ibn Yassar who stated that Abi Saeed said: The messenger of Allah said, &quot;Do not write anything I say except the Quran and whoever writes anything but the Quran should delete it.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Musnad Ahmad, Hadith Number 10715&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yazid told us that Hammam ibn Yahya narrated from Zaid ibn Aslam who narrated from Yassar who said that Abi Saeed stated: The messenger of Allah said, &quot;Do not write anything I say except the Quran and whoever writes anything but the Quran should delete it.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Musnad Ahmad, Hadith Number 10781&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Ubayda told us that Hammam ibn Yahya narrated from Zaid ibn Aslam who narrated from Yassar who stated that Abi Saeed said: The messenger of Allah said, &quot;Do not write anything I say except the Quran and whoever writes anything &#xA;  [besides it] should delete it.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Musnad Ahmad, Hadith Number 10966&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Affan told us that Hammam told us that Zaid ibn Aslam narrated from Ibn Yassar who stated that Abi Saeed said: The messenger of Allah said do not write anything I say but the Quran and whoever writes anything but the Quran should delete it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Musnad Ahmad, Hadith Number 11160&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Above are handful of Hadiths, authentic I believe, stipulating that the Prophet told his companions to never write down his saying except the Quran, but narrating of his saying and deed would be ok.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My question&lt;/strong&gt; : how did it go from the saying of these hadith (i.e not to write down hadiths) to entire collections of hadith containing these same Hadiths that discredit them ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19208" LastEditorDisplayName="user19208" LastEditDate="2016-09-23T20:18:16.997" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T10:34:41.000" Title="Do these hadith discredit all other hadiths?" 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  <row Id="35477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35476" CreationDate="2016-09-21T12:46:11.390" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the following answer I'll try to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;explain the ahadith quoted.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;post some commentaries and give my own comment (maybe a bit scattered here and there).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;show that there are narrations that seem to contradict them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;post based on other narration an explanation of the narrator of one of the two quoted hadith himself and how he understood the matter.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;An explanation and a first overview on the ahadith&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both ahadith say that writing down hadith was or is not allowed!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The first hadith is also emphasizing on only telling the truth about Muhammad and warning those who attributed any falsehood! In fact allowing to tell or to narrate hadith. So an oral transmission is allowed and this goes along with Qur'an. As it clearly orders the mothers of believers to tell or transmit what they  hear in their houses, no matter if it is Qur'an or hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And remember what is recited in your houses of the verses of Allah and wisdom. Indeed, Allah is ever Subtle and Acquainted [with all things]. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:34&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is what they did and what other sahaba did as they understood this verse as an order to anybody who witnessed the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that without this order we wouldn't know much about the personality of Muhammad nor of him as a father, husband etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So saying that the two hadith you quoted are discrediting all other hadith on this basis already is wrong! We could discuss about hadith compilations or collections in written form but not on hadith itself!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we also need to take a look at the both narrators:&lt;br&gt; Zaid ibn Thabet is known as a scribe of revelation and was young man when the Prophet died. &lt;br&gt;Abu Sa'id al-Khudri is known to have been a too young to assist at the battle of Uhud but 2 years later was allowed to participate at the battle of al-Khandaq one therefore could assume he then was around 14 or 15 based on the answer of this question:  &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/28041/does-islam-allow-child-soldiers&quot;&gt;Does Islam allow child soldiers?&lt;/a&gt;. But one must be aware that at the battle of al-Khandaq or al-Ahzaab as it is also known Medina was besieged, so maybe this was a special circumstance! So it is hard to tell his age then and maybe it doesn't play a role here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's take a look at the hadith compilations: Imam an-Nawawi (as it is him who entitled or divided the sahih Muslim into chapters) compiled the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/55/92&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith of abu Sa'id al-Khudri&lt;/a&gt; in the Chapter &quot;The Book of Zuhd and Softening of Hearts&quot; in the section called &quot; Chapter: Verification Of Hadith And The Ruling On Writing Down Knowledge&quot; and it is not the first hadith in the section while the first hadith more or less goes along with the last statement of this hadith, which you apparently are not interested in &quot;&lt;em&gt;he who attributed any falsehood to me-and Hammam said: I think he also said: &quot;deliberately&quot;-he should in fact find his abode in the Hell-Fire.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Abu Dawod compiled &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/26/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the hadith of Zaid ibn Thabet&lt;/a&gt; in the chapter called &quot;Book of Knowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm)&quot; in a section entitled &quot;Writing knowledge&quot; and here again it is not the first hadith there. The first hadith in this section is even a contradiction to this hadith! This special section includes 5 ahadith from which some seem to allow writing hadith while other don't allow it. I'd like to point here at a hadith of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/26/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu Sa'id al-Khudri&lt;/a&gt; which emphasizes his statement from the hadith in sahih Muslim to some extent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to point at the fact that even if Qur'an was already written on pieces of what ever came in hand it was not collected as a book at the time of our Prophet and compiling it in a book was not an easy matter, as people were aware that what they might be doing is something the Prophet himself never did, so it needed a discussions and argumentations to realize it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Commentaries on the ahadith&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith includes in the narrator chains lots of more or less untrustworthy or  weak narrators it's therefore qualified as da'if and in the hadith commentary I could read so far they make a link to the hadith you quoted from sahih Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The narrators which make it weak are:&#xA;Abu Ahmad az-Zubairi &lt;a href=&quot;http://hadithportal.com/show.php?show=show_tragem&amp;amp;id=7100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;أبو أحمد الزبيري&lt;/a&gt; is considered as reliable but not if he narrates from at-Thawri. (See &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?ID=2175&amp;amp;bk_no=60&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;also&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Kathir ibn Zaid &lt;a href=&quot;http://hadithportal.com/show.php?show=show_tragem&amp;amp;id=6562&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;كثير بن زيد الأسلمي&lt;/a&gt; is reliable but made mistakes&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Al-Muttalib ibn Abdullah ibn Hantab &lt;a href=&quot;http://hadithportal.com/show.php?show=show_tragem&amp;amp;id=1643&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;المطلب بن عبد الله بن حنطب&lt;/a&gt; used to do maraseel, some say he used to narrate on the authority of 'Aisha and doesn't seem to have met her. (See &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?ID=860&amp;amp;bk_no=60&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;also&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;IMO -and I'm neither a specialist or a scholar- but I can't see why this particular chain is considered as da'if by al-Albani (I'm not aware of other qualifications) and I'd like to add that he qualified the hadith mentioned above as shadh! Please also be aware that this is a marfo' hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that in the narration chain of the hadith from sahih Muslim all of the narrators are widely accepted Imam ad-Dhahabi said I don't know the reason for an-Nasa'i to qualify Hudab ibn Khalid  هداب بن خالد الأزدي (who is the teacher of Muslim or the narrator Muslim got this hadith from) as da'if!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So scholars gave explanations like following: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Nawawi said in his commentary on Saheeh Muslim: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Al-Qaadi said: there were many disputes among the Sahaabah and Taabi’een concerning the writing down of knowledge. Many of them regarded this as being makrooh, but most of them regarded it as permissible. This dispute is no longer an issue. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;  They differed as to the meaning of this hadeeth which says that it is forbidden. It was said that this pertained to one who was sure of his memory, and there was the fear that he may rely upon what he had written if he wrote it down; the ahaadeeth which say that it is permissible to write things down is to be interpreted as referring to the one whose memory is not reliable, such as the hadeeth, “Write it down for Abu Shaah”; or the hadeeth of the saheefah of ‘Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him); the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ibnamin.com/amr_bin_hazm.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadeeth of the book of ‘Amr ibn Hazm&lt;/a&gt;, which contains laws on inheritance, sunnahs and diyaat (blood money); the hadeeth about writing down charity, and the minimum amounts at which zakaah becomes obligatory (nisaab), with which Abu Bakr sent Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) to Bahrain; the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah which says that Ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘Aas used to ; write things down but he (Abu Hurayrah) did not write things down, and other ahaadeeth. And it was said that the hadeeth forbidding writing down ahaadeeth was abrogated by these ahaadeeth. The prohibition was in effect when there was the fear that (the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) might be mixed with the Qur’aan. When that danger was no longer present, permission was given to write down (ahaadeeth). And it was said that the prohibition mentioned in the hadeeth referred to writing ahaadeeth on the same page as Qur’aan, lest they become mixed and thus the reader would be confused when looking at this page. And Allaah knows best. (Quote form the fatwa from islamqa in my source list)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume an-Nawawi is referring al-Qadi 'Iyad. And this quote already indicates a lot of ahadith which seem to allow writing down hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other possible reasons for a prohibition could be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some explain those hadiths as follows: they should make a clear cut between revelation and hadith. So one could understand it as when there's a revelation don't write down anything else! As there are ahadith indicating that some of the scribes were listening and writing not only on times of a new revelation. So it is narrated that in Ubay ibn Ka'abs private mushaf he added what some may know as du'a al-Qunoot &quot;Allahuma inna nast'eenu bika wa nastaghfiruka ...&quot; as a  surah. And mixing Quran the words of Allah with other things or hiding parts of it or adding to it is a serious  matter as we know from Quran like one can read in verses like &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:42&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/174&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:74&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:79&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:187&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the hadith addresses people who were close to idol worship. They beside of this were (to some extent: 'Omar was not allowed to copy and keep copies of the thorah, while Zaid ibn Thabet even was asked to learn Hebrew to be able to read it) frowned upon to read in the books of people of the book or copy them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also it might have been a necessary command as the Qur'an at the time was not yet complete and maybe some verses were abrogated and if we think of the later collection of the moshaf, this was a big help for Zaid ibn Thabet and others!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Beside the confusion issue the words of Allah should be treated with as respectful as possible, so they shouldn't get mixed with the words of a human and the Prophet has chosen to have them written down to make them fix. While the words or doings of the Prophet are witnessed and have a lower value, so writing them down would make the word of Allah equal to the word of the Prophet and again as they were close to Idolatry this would make the matter risky! Malik narrated a statement of 'Omar -who at first wanted to compile a hadith book- saying: &quot;There shouldn't be a book beside the book of Allah!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Hajar also added that this prohibition was temporary: that means it was prohibited to the scribes to write while they were listening to a new revelation. (I'd like to know whether he counts abu Sa'id al-Khudri among the revelation scribes?)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also note the fact that possibilities to write were not given (they didn't have paper or enough material) so they used bones, pieces of wood or palmed stalks or thin white stones ... in short what ever could be used to be written on. If they did the same for hadith they might have a problem!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I'd like also to point at a matter I've experienced: It is hard to memorize two things at once. And it helps a lot to write things down to memorize them and to read them from your own transcription. I've even been told by a hadfidh of Quran if one wants to memorize it based on a moshaf it is necessary to always use the same printed edition (or at best always the same copy).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some sahaba were even allowed to write down hadith&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand we have ahadith indicating or clearly contradicting this like this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I used to write everything which I heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). I intended (by it) to memorise it. The Quraysh prohibited me saying: Do you write everything that you hear from him while the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) is a human being: he speaks in anger and pleasure? So I stopped writing, and mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He signalled with his finger to his mouth and said: Write, by Him in Whose hand my soul lies, only right comes out from it.  (Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/26/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'Aas used to write is also confirmed by abu Hurairah who converted two or at most three years before the death of the Prophet (very close to the time of the end of revelation) in a this narration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is none among the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) who has narrated more Hadiths than I except 'Abdullah bin 'Amr (bin Al-'As) who used to write them and I never did the same. (Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/3/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;, Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/737260&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The version of Imam Ahmad in his Musnad emphasizes the fact that Abdullah used to record hadith, and  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ما كان أحفظ لحديث رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - مني إلا عبدالله بن عمرو؛ فإنه كان يعي بقلبه وكنتُ أعي بقلبي، وكان يكتب وأنا لا أكتب؛ استأذن رسول الله في ذلك فأذِن له&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to a problem with my internet connection I've lost an even stronger statement I found during my research I hope I can find it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that the collection of Abdullah ibn 'Amr was entitled &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ibnamin.com/amr_bin_shuaib.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;as-Sadiqah&lt;/a&gt;&quot; and it was later narrated by his grandson 'Amr ibn Shu'aib, also other sahaba have been known for writing down hadith among them Anas ibn Malik and Jabir ibn Abdullah. I'd like to add that 'abdullah ibn 'amr ibn al-'Aas was not among the scribes of revelation as far as I could tell after a certain research however his father and some of his brothers etc. were (See for example on &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AD%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, some say they are even less than wikipedia counts)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An other narration from sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/45/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; shows that our Prophet even allowed to write a speech of the Prophet to somebody (you could read a short commentary on it &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=56&amp;amp;ID=1684&amp;amp;idfrom=5115&amp;amp;idto=5120&amp;amp;bookid=56&amp;amp;startno=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic or go back to the quote from the commentary of an-Nawai on sahih Muslim)! An explanation for the this might be that this man (abu Shah) had a bad memory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of this show that the prohibition was not general or at least only a temporary matter!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abu Sa'id al-Khudry explains how he interpreted the prohibition&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To explain your 2nd quoted hadith I use a narration quoting the explanation of the narrator of the 1st (Abu Sa'id al-Khudry) you can read in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=137&amp;amp;pid=64053&amp;amp;hid=472&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ad-Darimi&lt;/a&gt; (one of the teachers of al-Bukhari):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ لِأَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : أَلَا تُكْتِبُنَا ، فَإِنَّا لَا نَحْفَظُ ؟ ، فَقَالَ : &quot; لَا ، إِنَّا لَنْ نُكْتِبَكُمْ ، وَلَنْ نَجْعَلَهُ قُرْآنًا ، وَلَكِنْ احْفَظُوا عَنَّا كَمَا حَفِظْنَا نَحْنُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ &#xA;  &lt;br&gt;---(My own translation and interpretation take it with care)---&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ... From abu Nadarah, who said: I said to abu Sa'id al-Khudry (May Allah be pleased with him): &quot;Why don't you let us write as we are not (or able to memorize) memorizing?&quot;, He answered: &quot;No, we don't let you write, and we won't let it be (similar to) Quran (Maybe he mean fixed as a revelation), but you should memorize from us like we memorized it from the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So abu Sa'id al-Khudri prefred memorizing hadith to writting it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From all of this we can say spreading hadith is allowed, but one should be careful! Therefore 'Aisha in the hadith which is compiled in the same chapter as the one you quoted warned abu Hurairah from telling too much hadith at once, as this could create confusion to the listening audience!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars and sahaba always prefered memorizing hadith. Therefore until now people are narrating hadith based on a narrator chain back to the source. Imam an-Nawawi is known to have memorized and collected the hadith of almost all major books of hadith with a high sanad (a short narrator chain). I myself know people who have a sanad to Imam an-Nawawi on some ahadith. The hadith books are for those people the same as the mushafs for people who memorize the Quran only a helping tool (for revision etc.). While for us layman a book is more useful to get to know about hadith and about Islam and even start memorizing etc.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that for Muwatta' Malik we know a couple of narrators of the book -who were students of Imam Malik- like al-Qa'nabi, Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laithi, Yahya ibn Yahya ibn Kathir, Abdullah ibn Wahb and many others but somehow apparently no body among us layman knows that sahih al-Bukhari has been transmitted to us via narrators too like abu Ishaaq al-Balkhi, Muhammad ibn Yoosuf al-Farbari (died 320 A.H.) and an-Nafasi (died  295 A.H.) (for more narrators and even narrator chains of sahih al-Bukhari until the 6th century take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dd-sunnah.net/forum/archive/index.php/t-85459.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this post&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/193912&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore it was long after the sahaba still discussed whether hadith should be collected or written down or not, even if there are records for it already being written in the time of Prophet, by Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'Aas, 'Ali ibn abi Talib and others etc. beside letters which might include something else then Quran (maybe hadith). Many sahaba still emphasized on memorizing the hadith via oral transmission among them were sahba like Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, abu Hurairah maybe because of their respect for Quran, or their fear of telling falsehood, or what they found the best way to preserve hadith (as Quran was also orally transmitted) or they just followed what the understood as an order of the Prophet etc..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At least at a certain time the Muslim nation could find a consensus to allow preserving hadith also in books like it was done with the Quran. But to be safe from telling falsehood they might still attribute ahadith to the people who collected or compiled it. One of the first who gave order to collect hadith for this purpose was 'Omar ibn 'Abdal'aziz (and I'm quite not sure whether at the time he was yet called Caliph or only waly al-Medina).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For details you could look at articles like (mostly Arabic sources):&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Here on &lt;a href=&quot;http://articles.islamweb.net/media/index.php?page=article&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;id=17323&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamweb&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;A &lt;a href=&quot;http://iraq.iraq.ir/islam/hdeath_sh/19/2part1.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;detailed&lt;/a&gt; article with many references. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;And &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/22394&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; answering a question about the correctness of the hadith you quoted 1st with explanations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T10:34:41.000" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T10:34:41.000" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11815" CreationDate="2016-09-21T16:14:52.507" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question have been used by this brilliant Islamic researcher by the name of Hassan Farhan Al-Maliki who adressed this issue using a similar example. In one of his &quot;controversial&quot; interviews in a sectarian based TV show. [Link by the end of the post]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He gave the example of an old woman living in her farm in Srilanka, and who only heard of Islam explosions and terrorisms. How would she believe or even be interested?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The idea of the judgement of such people can be extracted from the statutory verses in the Quran.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd first like to address some points.&#xA;Every human being has a duty to fulfill in a way that God would NEVER be unjust to ANYONE. &lt;strong&gt;This is very important to consider.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2:286 God does not burden any human being with more than he is well able to bear....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among the many misconceptions are that Quran is for Muslims and that God and the Prophet are for the Muslims. Or even that the Arabic language is the language of God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;21:107 And thus, (O Prophet) &lt;strong&gt;We have sent you as a mercy for the worlds.&lt;/strong&gt;( i.e all mankind)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;7:54 VERILY, your Sustainer is God, who has created the heavens and&#xA;  the earth in six aeons, and is established on the throne of His&#xA;  almightiness.43 He covers the day with the night in swift pursuit,&#xA;  with the sun and the moon and the stars subservient to His command:&#xA;  oh, verily, &lt;strong&gt;His is all creation and all command. Hallowed is God, the&#xA;  Sustainer of all the worlds!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Who is going to Hell ?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1-The act of Shirk(association):  In the context of someone who received the scripture and is a submitter to God, everything can be forgiven except association&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4:47-48 &lt;strong&gt;O You to whom the scripture was given! Believe in what We have now revealed&lt;/strong&gt;, that confirms the truth in what you already have, before We efface the whole beings such that they turn back in utter confusion. Thus had We rejected the Sabbath breakers. The commandment of God is always executed. &lt;strong&gt;God does not forgive that divinity be ascribed to other than Him.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;But He may forgive anything else, to whom He wills.&lt;/strong&gt; Whoever associates partners with God, has thus, devised a tremendous drag on his own person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;9:17 Those who associate others with God, (whether idols, dead saints, religious or temporal leaders), shall not administer God’s Masjids, the Centers of the Divine System – while they witness against their own ‘self’ - denial of truth. &lt;strong&gt;All their works are in vain and they will abide in the fire&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2- Rejecters (Kufar): It's a sensitive definition that got twisted into &quot;if you are not Muslims you are a &quot;kafir&quot; and you are going to hell&quot;, usually mistranslated to &quot;disbeliever&quot;. However, according to the Quran Kufar are those who Acknowledge the truth and deny it or cover it. And they are going to hell forever. they are also refered to as Hypocrites.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2:89 And when a Book came to them from God, authenticating what is with them; while before that they were mocking those who rejected; &lt;strong&gt;so when what they knew came to them&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;they rejected it(Kufr)&lt;/strong&gt;! The curse of God be upon the rejecters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Hypocrites: Usually goes hand in hand with the Kufar, could be a trait of the Kufar too.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;9:68 God promises the hypocrite men and women, and the rejecters, the fire of Hell for their abode. It suffices them. They deprive themselves of the grace of God, and theirs is the lasting torment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Who is going to Heaven?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone can go to Heaven by the judgement of God only, in a way or another, besides the clear cases stated above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some sects among muslims don't hesitate to make people Kufar and make themselves people of Heaven. Leaving no judgement to God. That is WRONG according to the Quran itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4:49 Did you not see those who ascribe purity to themselves? No, &lt;strong&gt;it is God who purifies whom He wills, and they will not be wronged in the least.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;See how they invent lies about God&lt;/strong&gt;! And that is enough as a clear sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this answer clarifies the issue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the interview:&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj3JrYLYCQ8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Can atheists go to heaven in Islam ?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19208" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditorDisplayName="user19208" LastEditDate="2017-05-18T07:30:05.050" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T07:30:05.050" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35479" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-21T16:30:52.823" Score="2" ViewCount="138" Body="&lt;p&gt;My company, being very disciplined, has asked me to consider divorce or quitting the job because my wife was linked to one of my colleagues (betrayal or cheating was limited to phone calls / sms only with only one casual meet in public with a friend of hers). I have forgiven my wife and I can observe her changed behavior towards our life. She does not want to leave me. We have two small kids.  My parents do not want me to leave the job as I have earned a respectable position with formidable repute and bright scope for future. I want to live with my kids, my wife and with the will of Almighty Allah and my parents. What to do?  Please reply urgently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19462" LastActivityDate="2016-09-21T16:35:42.673" Title="Wife Betrayal revealed by my employing organisation. Company wants me to either divorce my wife or leave the job! What to do now?" Tags="|talaq|wife|cheating|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-09-23T08:04:23.397" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35479" CreationDate="2016-09-21T16:35:42.673" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unless you consider your job more important than your family, you shouldn't ruin your family because of it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You said she doesn't want to leave you and you have two small kids, it's up to you if you want to leave her or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;29:60 And many a creature does not carry its provision; God provides for it, and for you. He is the Hearer, the Knowledgeable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God stands with what's Right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;29:59 They are the ones who were patient, and put their trust in their Lord.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19208" LastActivityDate="2016-09-21T16:35:42.673" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35481" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35463" CreationDate="2016-09-21T17:33:18.513" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know whether people where able to hear him or not, however that isn't impossible taking into consideration the possibilities below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They may have used a communication method similar to that used by a&#xA;historic military leader to address an army of 100,0000 or more, they&#xA;must have used some method to assure that everyone received the&#xA;instructions issued by a leader(will find what that method may be)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The position of the speaker and landscape can have an influence on of&#xA;where the sound waves may travel and reach, (i.e. those standing at&lt;br&gt;&#xA;the bottom of the valley can easily hear those standing at a higher&lt;br&gt;&#xA;altitude rather than on the same altitude and distance) might be&lt;br&gt;&#xA;because there will no objects for sound waves to collide with, thus&lt;br&gt;&#xA;can travel further&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There could be another person quoting the speaker, for example if you&#xA;observed how the prayer is carried out in some mosques, you'd realise&#xA;that in some of them some one repeats the Imam with a higher voice to&#xA;make sure that the rest heard it (For example he may say Allahu Akbar&#xA;after the Imam has said it)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Not quite sure how many people can fit in historical theatres (when no sound&lt;br&gt;&#xA;systems where available), but it would be at least in the&lt;br&gt;&#xA;1000s, I'm sure the audience must of heard the show somehow.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References coming soon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One thing to note, is how was this number known in the first place, I doubt any one was in charge of head account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2016-09-21T17:57:54.440" LastActivityDate="2016-09-21T17:57:54.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8256" CreationDate="2016-09-21T21:54:04.950" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From a Kosher point of view, scalding causes the blood to clot and it stops exsanguination. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, if you want make sure your chickens contain blood, scald them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The machinery is not precise. Sometimes chickens are literally cooked alive while being electrocutioned. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19464" LastActivityDate="2016-09-21T21:54:04.950" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35484" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-22T02:11:14.733" Score="3" ViewCount="1042" Body="&lt;p&gt;If there is a Christian woman who has a tattoo (not of a religious nature), can a Muslim man still marry her?  Assume she does not want to convert but is a Christian (and repents).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know a tattoo is haram because you are altering Allah's magnificent creations, but in this situation, is it ok for them to get married?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni school of thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-22T04:38:46.597" LastActivityDate="2016-10-22T04:38:46.597" Title="Is it permissible for a Muslim man to marry a Christian woman who has a non-religious tattoo? (Sunni viewpoint)" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|sunni|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="8" ClosedDate="2018-03-31T16:15:40.943" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35454" CreationDate="2016-09-22T10:58:01.090" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, they were.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet chose the scibes and under his supervision they would copy word for word. Known scribes were: Ali ibn Abi Talib, Abdullah b. Masud, Abu Dardah, Zayd b. Thabit, Ma'adh b. Jabal and Salim Mawla Abi Hudayfah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Nedeem (&lt;em&gt;Al-Fihrist, p. 41&lt;/em&gt;) recorded 41 companions who had written the entire Qur'an with their own hands during the lifetime of the prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Holy Qur'an there are many Verses which talk about the Qur'an as a book. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is (recorded) in those scripts (of the Preserved Tablet) that are&#xA;  honoured, exalted, purified,  in the hands of those scribes  who are&#xA;  honorable, righteous. (80:13-16)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they said, .(These are) the tales of the ancients he (the&#xA;  messenger) has caused to be written, and they are read out to him at&#xA;  morning and evening.(25:5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally , the famous hadith of the Prophet, about the two weighty things he would leave behind, says:&quot;I leave among you two valuable things, the book of Allah and my progeny&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The word `book' denotes existence of a collection and not of scattered&#xA;  scribbles, nor of things which are in the memory but not written.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/the-collection-and-preservation-of-the-quran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.al-islam.org/the-collection-and-preservation-of-the-quran&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2016-09-22T10:58:01.090" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35488" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35589" CreationDate="2016-09-22T12:40:53.803" Score="5" ViewCount="901" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking for a job change, I had an interview and got the offer letter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The project for which they're hiring me is a temple management system, I'm feeling that it is haram to work on it, but I don't have a clarity suppose what if I only work on writing the programs and processing the data and rendering the information or any images of temples on this website without creating the content will it be considered as haram too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not a designer so I won't create any images but I may need to use the images provided by others in the website &amp;amp; they may ask me to add/modify some content such as textual data about a temple or anything related to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should I take the risk of trying for this 1 year contract job or just try to be more happy about my current full-time employee job. My parents said not to go for contract job.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The risk factor seems to me like committing haram, earning haram money and my company may not release me in a week and future employer or I need to buy out my notice period I assume they can ask anywhere from 50,000 to 1,50,000 INR.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Update:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it is haram because I would be working towards the development of temples because they are symbolize beliefs in multiple Gods or that there is other God than Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would be creating the web page so I may need to write a program to render the images or information of temples and pictures of the deities they believe in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19469" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-19T23:42:14.793" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T23:42:14.793" Title="Is it haram to build a temple management software application?" Tags="|halal-haram|money|work|software|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35489" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-22T13:01:05.113" Score="5" ViewCount="14851" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have an exchange program at Madrid, Spain for 5 months.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a lot of restaurant here that show Halal at their restaurant name, for an example Palmira &amp;amp; La Libanesa (at Gran Via,Madrid).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I get into the restaurant, I saw there is alcohol served in the menu. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For confirmation I ask them , &quot;Is it Halal?&quot; , they said &quot;Yes, it is Halal!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and I ask them why you served cerveza/beer here, they said it is common in here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is it okay for me to eat there, or should i look for other restaurant or just make my own meal (cook)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.es/maps/uv?hl=en&amp;amp;pb=!1s0xd42287c7cb8db63:0x3a5eafe4799e06a7!2m10!2m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i20!16m4!1b1!2m2!1m1!1e1!3m1!7e115!4shttps://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname%3D118040386876385169878%26id%3D6331286688530317858%26target%3DPHOTO!5s%20-%20Google%20Search&amp;amp;imagekey=!1e3!2s-xVdCqqba57k/V90_stkCQiI/AAAAAAAAAFU/4b6PsVLVmV45CCouBTjOCWSfy0DnjMHLACLIB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Palmira Restaurant&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.es/maps/uv?hl=en&amp;amp;pb=!1s0xd42287c7eebca5b%3A0xc2a22e646af7c2f6!2m10!2m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i20!16m4!1b1!2m2!1m1!1e1!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Flh%2Fsredir%3Funame%3D103944206875108813232%26id%3D6076008881930710914%26target%3DPHOTO!5s%20-%20Google%20Search&amp;amp;imagekey=!1e3!2s-ic8ZOYWnFzQ%2FVNUMm0sIm_I%2FAAAAAAAAAEM%2F8rTBJXAPdfMsmnnZGPvegoAyemRWvt-vg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;La Libanesa Restaurant&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19473" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-09-19T13:39:55.027" LastActivityDate="2021-06-06T10:14:10.190" Title="Is it okay if I eat at a halal restaurant that serves beer/alcohol?" Tags="|fiqh|food|alcohol|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35490" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-22T15:00:27.207" Score="5" ViewCount="1656" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is this hadith authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Two things of your world were made lovely to me, perfume and women; and the coolness of my eyes is in prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19474" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T00:46:47.000" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T09:59:05.147" Title="Is the hadith &quot;two things of your world were made lovely to me, perfume and women&quot; authentic?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35491" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35488" CreationDate="2016-09-22T16:35:56.477" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you are clearly, and Openly Helping, Participating and promoting the False Gods (deities) then without any doubt it should be avoided (i cannot say it is haram as i am not a scholar to give fatwa on it, but in my opinion stay faaar away from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone also said that your intentions are good, so its ok. i would say that it is like drinking alcohol saying &quot;i have no bad intentions drinking it&quot; or doing Zina and saying &quot;i am doing it with good intentions, so its not haram&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastActivityDate="2016-09-22T16:35:56.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35494" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35474" CreationDate="2016-09-22T17:37:40.063" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;it's in a book called &quot;Al-Ghoonya&quot; attributed to Abdul Qadir al-Jilani.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4640" LastActivityDate="2016-09-22T17:37:40.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35495" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-22T19:46:03.250" Score="2" ViewCount="143" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently I have learned about the rulings of pictures, but I am still a bit confused as to what pictures are allowed in the house. I fear that angels will not enter the house I currently live in, and I do not want that to be the case. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19478" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-09-23T02:06:34.483" LastActivityDate="2016-09-23T02:06:34.483" Title="Will angels still enter my house if pictures of family and inanimate objects such as trees, pots, surahs, etc are hung up?" Tags="|halal-haram|malaikah|image|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2019-02-26T16:03:24.243" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35497" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35499" CreationDate="2016-09-22T22:23:29.307" Score="4" ViewCount="375" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am planning to work as a front desk manager but want to know if is it halal or not. The motel doesn't serve alcohol or pork, neither does it have a bar or a swimming pool. The owner of the motel does not promote adultery but sometimes privately people do get involved in activities that are not legal or halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So is it halal for me to work here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19481" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T10:13:24.787" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T10:13:24.787" Title="Is it halal to work in a motel?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35499" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35497" CreationDate="2016-09-22T23:16:50.660" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Halal, along with Haram go hand in hand. Halal being the opposite of Haram are both the subject of every twisting and fabrication by deluded men as stated by God Himself. God is All-Aware.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;16:116 You shall not invent lies about God by attributing lies with your tongues, saying: &quot;This is lawful(halal) and that is forbidden(haram).&quot; Those who invent lies about God will not succeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see how Halal/Haram are direct instruction of God to the point that falsely making Halal/Haram is a lie ABOUT GOD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Quick Recap&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: By defining Haram, we automatically define Halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haram, from its root word : H-R-M &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/X7clj.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/X7clj.png&quot; alt=&quot;Harma definition&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hans Wehr 4th ed, page 201&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ok so Haram things are everything that is forbidden for a submitter [to God] i.e Muslim. These Forbidden/Unlawful things or actions are defined by Allah and Allah only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;My Lord has made unlawful&lt;/strong&gt;....&quot; 7:33&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note that everything that shouldn't be done, for some reason, isn't necessarily Unlawful. But all that is Unlawful shouldn't be done, by any means. If you get the difference, we are good to move on to the next part.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What are the ACTIONS that God made Unlawful/Forbidden to a submitter ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say: &quot;Come let me recite what your Lord has made unlawful for you: that you should not &lt;strong&gt;set up anything with Him&lt;/strong&gt; - and &lt;strong&gt;do good to your parents&lt;/strong&gt;; and &lt;strong&gt;do not kill your children&lt;/strong&gt; for fear of poverty, We provide for you and for them; and &lt;strong&gt;do not come near immorality&lt;/strong&gt;, what is public of it and private; and &lt;strong&gt;do not take the life which God has made forbidden&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;except in justice&lt;/strong&gt;. That is what He enjoined you that you may comprehend. And &lt;strong&gt;do not come near the money of the orphan, except for what is best&lt;/strong&gt;, until he reaches his independence; and &lt;strong&gt;give honestly full measure and weight equitably&lt;/strong&gt;. We do not burden a soul except with what it can bear, and &lt;strong&gt;if you speak then be just even if against a relative&lt;/strong&gt;; and &lt;strong&gt;regarding the pledges made to God, you shall observe them&lt;/strong&gt;. This He has enjoined you that you may remember.&quot; 6:151-152&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Translation: The Monotheist Group (The Quran: A Monotheist Translation)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;My Lord forbids only: &lt;strong&gt;Indecent shameful deeds&lt;/strong&gt;, open or secret, &lt;strong&gt;actions that hurt the ‘self’ and drag down the individual and collective human potential (Ithm)&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;unjust aggression&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;associating others with God (Shirk)&lt;/strong&gt;, for which He has sent down no authority, &lt;strong&gt;and that you say things about God that you do not know.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; 7:33&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Translation: Shabbir Ahmed (Quran As It Explains Itself)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that there are also Unlawful things concerning Food, Marriage, and trade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to answer your question: God didn't make working in a a motel unlawful. However, should you or should you not work in a motel is totally up to you, &lt;strong&gt;using basic reasoning of what's bad/good for you.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19208" LastEditorDisplayName="user19208" LastEditDate="2016-09-22T23:38:11.290" LastActivityDate="2016-09-22T23:38:11.290" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35500" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35501" CreationDate="2016-09-23T00:22:47.173" Score="5" ViewCount="8675" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm reading Sura 12, the narrative on Joseph's life, and I don't think I quite understand the &lt;strong&gt;historical context for why the women at the banquet cut their hands with a knife when they saw how handsome Joseph was?&lt;/strong&gt; Was that a cultural custom/expression? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I also don't understand why Potiphar's wife held the banquet in the first place, and what the function/purpose of it was?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone help clarify this scene for me? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17793" LastActivityDate="2021-06-17T18:11:45.483" Title="Why did the women in Sura 12.30-31 cut their hands when they saw how &quot;beautiful&quot; Joseph was?" Tags="|history|women|culture|surat-yusuf|prophet-yusuf|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35501" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35500" CreationDate="2016-09-23T00:27:17.377" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The story is well described in the Quran: However some translations make it less obvious than others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;12:31 Thereupon, when she heard of their malicious talk, she sent for them, and prepared for them a sumptuous repast, and handed each of them a knife and said [to Joseph]: &quot;Come out and show thyself to them!&quot; And when the women saw him, they were greatly amazed at his beauty, and [so flustered were they that] they cut their hands [with their knives], exclaiming, &quot;God save us! This is no mortal man! This is nought but a noble angel!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They spoke of her in a malicious and pityful way for attempting to seduce her own servant. When she knew about it she invited them and organised the banquet for them to see the reason why she tried to seduce him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19208" LastEditorDisplayName="user19208" LastEditDate="2016-09-23T00:30:16.900" LastActivityDate="2016-09-23T00:30:16.900" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23774" CreationDate="2016-09-23T10:24:08.130" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bakkah.net/en/dont-play-games-with-wilaayah-the-right-of-being-the-walee-for-a-marriage.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.bakkah.net/en/dont-play-games-with-wilaayah-the-right-of-being-the-walee-for-a-marriage.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asalam alaikoum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatouh,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been researching on this, and found that the wali is necessary during the nikah, otherwise the marriage is null and void as stated in the Hadith of our beloved prophet peace and blessings upon him. In sha Allah you will find all the quotes and references in the link.. may it be of much benefit. Now the wali is for divorced and virgins as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19486" LastActivityDate="2016-09-23T10:24:08.130" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35507" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35516" CreationDate="2016-09-23T18:24:11.520" Score="3" ViewCount="479" Body="&lt;p&gt;In surah 74, we read that the Prophet Mohammad (s.a.w.) asked his wife Khadija to cover him in a cloak repeatedly after he heard the words of the Angel Jibreel telling him to &quot;Recite!&quot; &lt;strong&gt;Did he ask to be covered in a cloak namely because he was initially afraid of the Angel?&lt;/strong&gt; Or was the angelic presence too bright for his mortal being? Or was this just the process by which he received revelation? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a neophyte when it comes to learning about Islam, but I earnestly desire to know more, but I apologize if this is a &quot;duh&quot; question. However, you guys have been extremely helpful so far regardless of my basic questions so I appreciate your help and your very kind community. Thank you very much!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17793" LastEditorUserId="19250" LastEditDate="2016-09-23T18:32:17.700" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T13:24:48.047" Title="Why did Muhammad (s.a.w.) wear a cloak in surah 74 (al-Muddaththir)? Out of fear of his first encounter with the Angel Jibreel?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|malaikah|surah|revelation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35507" CreationDate="2016-09-23T22:05:23.663" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Did he ask to be covered in a cloak namely because he was initially afraid of the Angel?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A little detailed answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;At the beginning, &lt;strong&gt;people was believing that Allah is the creator of every creature&lt;/strong&gt;, however they used to worship other Idols believing they intercedes for them to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;prophet Muhammad was used to sit alone in a cave called &quot;Hiraa&quot; spending his time thinking and worshiping Allah without doing what people at that time used to do by praying to Idols because he was not convinced that those Idols can cause any benefit or harm to people.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;That meaning is briefly mentioned in the Quran: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And thus We have revealed to you an inspiration of Our command. You did not know what is the Book or [what is] faith, but We have made it a light by which We guide whom We will of Our servants. And indeed, [O Muhammad], you guide to a straight path - The path of Allah , to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Unquestionably, to Allah do [all] matters evolve.`(42:52-53)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When Jibreel showed up unexpectedly and starting talking to prophet Muhammad he got afraid like any human being.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's clearly mentioned in the Quran that prophet Muhammad just like ALL other prophets is only a human who can't do anything special without the will of Allah: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;I am only a man like you, to whom has been revealed that your god is one God. So whoever would hope for the meeting with his Lord - let him do righteous work and not associate in the worship of his Lord anyone.&quot;` (18:110)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19490" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-10-10T13:24:48.047" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T13:24:48.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35510" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-24T06:24:53.397" Score="1" ViewCount="919" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that when we are going to have relations with our spouse that we should always say a dua for Allah to protect us from evil. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question is, how does this work if a Muslim is married to a non-Muslim (but of the people i.e a Christian or Jew)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does he still recite the dua?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does he still put his hand over her forehead and recite the dua?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does he just say it to himself?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-09T09:10:16.677" LastActivityDate="2016-10-09T10:56:08.597" Title="Before having relations with our non-Muslim spouse, should we say a dua to protect us from evil?" Tags="|dua|sex|interfaith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35512" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35513" CreationDate="2016-09-24T08:48:00.873" Score="2" ViewCount="717" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any traditions regarding how many people Musa led out of Egypt after Firaun commanded him to leave?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T10:16:29.217" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T10:16:29.217" Title="How many people were with Musa when he left Egypt?" Tags="|prophet-musa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35512" CreationDate="2016-09-24T09:37:37.747" Score="2" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The count of magicians who were brought to face Musa is not exactly known as &quot;Ibn Kathir&quot;  in his book &quot;al bedaya wa nehaya&quot; as well as &quot;Al-Suyuti&quot; in his book &quot;Dur al-Manthur&quot; mentioned that there exists several numbers for them as following:&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibn Abi-Hatem said: 70&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;kaab Al-Ahbar said: 12,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muhammad ibn Ishak said: 15,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abi-Amama said: 19,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Saddi said: somewhere between 30,000 and 40,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Qassem said: 70,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muhammad ibn kaab said: 80,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For the people who went out of Egypt following Musa, it's mentioned in the book of &quot;Dur al-Manthur&quot; for &quot;Al-Suyuti&quot; that there was  as following:&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibn Abi-Hatem said that Ibn Abbas said: 600,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibn Abi-Hatem said: 620,000 not counting neither young people below 20 years old nor old people above 60 years old&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abd ibn Hmed said: more than 620,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Several people said that ibn Massoud said: 670,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibn Abi-shaiba and Ibn Gharer said: 670,000&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it's worth to be mentioned that there's no religious benefit to know either of those counts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also worth mentioning that most of the sources those tellers are telling from are Israeli stories and we as Muslims are told not to confirm or deny such stories if they are not contradicting Islam scriptures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19490" LastEditorUserId="19490" LastEditDate="2016-09-24T10:15:22.123" LastActivityDate="2016-09-24T10:15:22.123" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35514" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39292" CreationDate="2016-09-24T10:28:31.940" Score="3" ViewCount="4236" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wanted to know about the Sahabas who married christians and jews and whose wives did not accept Islam even after the marriage, for e.g. Muawiya I had one wife who was a jacobit christian, though i don't know if she accepted Islam or not, is there any other Sahaba ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2740" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-03-24T09:29:07.817" LastActivityDate="2023-03-24T09:29:07.817" Title="Sahaba who married Christians and Jews" Tags="|history|sahaba|interfaith-marriage|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35515" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35017" CreationDate="2016-09-24T10:43:20.437" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most important thing that I need to know before I can answer is the reason why you are not performing salat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Intentionally leaving fard salat is a major sin. A single intentional major sin is enough for entering hell. Quran 4:137, 4:138, 4:145, 2:81, 2:85&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[2:85]...Then do you believe in a part of the Scripture and reject the rest? Then what is the recompense of those who do so among you, except disgrace in the life of this world, and on the Day of Resurrection they shall be consigned to the most grievous torment. And Allah is not unaware of what you do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you intentionally don't perform salat but give zakat to please Allah, then even you will go to hell but Allah may reduce your punishment. Quran 99:7, 99:8&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are in office in the time of salat and there is no mosque nearby then you should perform salat in office. If your are a employee and your boss don't permits you to perform salat then you may say to him that you will work extra after working hours. Even after that your boss don't allow you to perform salat then you should search for another boss who will allow you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[4:103]...Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If every attempt to perform salat fails but you are able to go to another country where you can perform salat, it is compulsory for you to go to that country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[4:97] Indeed, those whom the angels take [in death] while wronging themselves - [the angels] will say, &quot;In what [condition] were you?&quot; They will say, &quot;We were oppressed in the land.&quot; The angels will say, &quot;Was not the earth of Allah spacious [enough] for you to emigrate therein?&quot; For those, their refuge is Hell - and evil it is as a destination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you are not able to migrate and you are fully dependent on your job so can't leave the job or if you forget or can't wake up from sleep then you should perform missed salats as soon as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If every attempt fails then don't worry Allah will forgive you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[4:98] Except for the oppressed among men, women and children who cannot devise a plan nor are they directed to a way -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you leave some salat because of you can perform but it is hard for you and you normally don't do any major sin then Allah may forgive you or punish you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[4:117] Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly gone far astray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you do any good deed to please Allah like giving zakat you will see that on the day of Judgment and if you do any bad deed like not performing salat, you will also see that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[99:7] So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it, [99:8] And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows the best.&#xA;May Allah forgive us. Ameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19470" LastActivityDate="2016-09-24T10:43:20.437" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35507" CreationDate="2016-09-24T12:15:06.313" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;The context&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/9839154567&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Arab nation consisted of various tribes, sundered by &#xA;  conflicts and enslaved by passions. Each tribe gloried in wars &#xA;  with its neighbour, capturing the women folk, killing the chieftains and pillaging the land. Greed inspired these perpetual battles. With the decay of belief went every sort of evil. So low did the Arabs' intelligence sink that they even made sugar idols and worshipped them, and ate them when they were hungry. In their helpless degradation they slew their girl children to be rid &#xA;  of the disgrace of them or to be free of the burden of keeping them alive. Chastity had no worth in their eyes, so far were they gone in moral turpitude. In a word, all the bonds of the social order in every people and community were slackened and dis­solved&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But that wasn't the case of Muhammad peace be upon him, even before the revelation came to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad was reared among his cousins and the boys of the tribe, different only in his being orphaned of both parents and by the fact of a poverty that &#xA;  afflicted alike both ward and guardian. He had no tutor for his education, no teacher to care for his instruction. His contem­poraries had grown up in the days of ignorance and his companions were sworn idolaters...Nevertheless he grew into a fine character, both morally and mentally, so that he became known among the people of Mecca in his youth as Al-Amin, the trustworthy. Thus he had a Divine &#xA;  good-breeding, quite unusual among poor orphan...He came to a ripe maturity, &#xA;  nobly acknowledging the Divine unity among a people who were deprived and depraved and idolatrous.  He was quiet among dissidents, of sound belief among the deluded, with an innate goodness among a people in ignorance, ill-discipline and delusion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Who is the &quot;Muddaththir&quot; ?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the context above, you can see how Muhammad, before the revelation was alone in the land of mischief and injustice and paganism. Being one of the few who rejected these and believed in the Oneness of a Higher Power. Beyond the stones that his fellows used to worship. He found his refuge in thinking and reflecting in the world and in the Oneness of the Higher Power that created Him, specially in the cave of Hiraa. It was no fairy tale.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did God call Muhammad the muddathir as a state of being or a wearing ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muddaththir: root word: dvr &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=dvr&amp;amp;fromdoc=Perseus:text:2002.02.0022&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lane's Lexicon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1 دَثَرَ دثار دثر , (T, S, M, K, &amp;amp;c.,) aor. دَثُرَ , (M, Msb,) inf. n. دُثُورٌ, (T, S, M, K, &amp;amp;c.,) said of a trace, or mark, of a house; or of what remains, cleaving to the ground, marking the place of a house; (S, Msb, K, TA;) or of a place of abode, (T, A,) &amp;amp;c.; (T;) or of a thing; (M;) &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;It became covered with sand and dust blown over it by the wind: this is the primary signification: (TA:) or it became effaced, or obliterated, (T, S, M, A, K, TA,) by the blowing of the winds over it; (TA;) as also ↓ تداثر , (S,) or ↓ اندثر : (M, K:) and it became old;&lt;/em&gt; (M, K;) as also ↓ اندثر , (M,) or ↓ تداثر . (K.) By one of the poets it is metaphorically said of a man's reputation, meaning (tropical:) &lt;em&gt;It became worn out of regard or notice; became effaced, or obliterated.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (M, TA.) ― -b2- And, said of a man, (assumed tropical:) He became overcome by old age and emaciation. (T, TA.) ― -b3- Also, said of a garment, (T, K,) inf. n. as above, (T,) It became dirty. (T, K.) ― -b4- &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;And, said of a sword, (T, A, K,) inf. n. as above, (A,) (tropical:) It became sullied from remaining long unfurbished; (A;) it became rusty.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ejtaal.net/aa/#hw4=326,ll=894,ls=5,la=1327,sg=372,ha=208,br=324,pr=55,vi=142,mgf=295,mr=220,mn=387,aan=184,kz=679,uqq=101,ulq=693,uqa=130,uqw=504,umr=356,ums=287,umj=234,bdw=296,amr=219,asb=278,auh=557,dhq=174,mht=274,msb=79,tla=48,amj=227,ens=1,mis=631&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hans Wehr 4th ed. Page 313&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/06rhj.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/06rhj.png&quot; alt=&quot;Dathara definition, Hans&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The Divine words &amp;amp; Final meaning.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;93:3 &lt;strong&gt;Thy Sustainer has not forsaken thee, nor does He scorn thee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;93:6 &lt;strong&gt;Has He not found thee an orphan, and given thee shelter?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;93:7 &lt;strong&gt;And found thee lost on thy way, and guided thee?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;74:1 &lt;strong&gt;O THOU [in thy solitude] enfolded!&lt;/strong&gt; (The muddaththir)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;74:2 &lt;strong&gt;Arise and warn!&lt;/strong&gt; (Notice the &quot;Arise&quot;, in opposite of &quot;enfold&quot;, in the previous verse)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Translation: Muhammad Asad (The Message Of Quran) at &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranix.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;quranix.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope I clarified the issue and made the answer clear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19208" LastEditorDisplayName="user19208" LastEditDate="2016-09-24T12:25:10.637" LastActivityDate="2016-09-24T12:25:10.637" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35046" CreationDate="2016-09-24T13:07:15.673" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is Islam a pantheistic Religion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, Islam is not a pantheistic religion. In Islam, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;everything is Allah's&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; not &lt;strong&gt;&quot;everything is Allah&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (which is the fundamental pantheistic doctrine).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If I cut down a tree, do I physically cut Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, you don't. You cut down a creation of Allah not him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-09-24T13:07:15.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35520" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-24T17:09:53.537" Score="5" ViewCount="615" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is, does racism or hatred of another community, take you out of the fold of Islam, or is it a major sin? Can you provide some scholarly sources and opinions on this matter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19474" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-09-19T09:33:32.967" LastActivityDate="2018-09-19T09:33:32.967" Title="Does being racist take you out of the fold of Islam?" Tags="|fiqh|sin|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35521" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-24T18:43:04.123" Score="0" ViewCount="2990" Body="&lt;p&gt;After eating non-vegetarian food(like, chicken), if I only wash my hands and do not take bath; then is it permissible for me to enter the mosque and pray?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19501" LastEditorDisplayName="user16528" LastEditDate="2016-09-26T06:36:11.930" LastActivityDate="2018-10-07T09:08:59.283" Title="Is offering Salaah directly after eating non-vegetarian food permissible?" Tags="|salat|meat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35522" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-24T20:38:46.387" Score="4" ViewCount="961" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will fly on January to hometown. The flight is from Spain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the meal in the flight, they didn't show Halal Food, but my friend suggested me to take Kosher meal. Should I take it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19473" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-25T10:34:15.207" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T19:31:28.860" Title="Can I eat Kosher meal according to Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|travelling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-02-23T17:41:31.043" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35526" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-25T11:31:18.307" Score="3" ViewCount="2932" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was raining. and I was walking on a road when a car and splashed dirty water on my pants.  The part over which water split is from my toe up to knee.  My pants were fully wet as a result.  The water on the road may contain urine and other najasat.  Besides, someone may have urinated beside the road.  But I didn't change my pants. I performed my salat with that pant.  Will my salat be valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19374" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-27T02:22:51.730" LastActivityDate="2018-07-19T19:28:26.123" Title="Is my prayer valid given that I wore pants which were dirtied by water splashed onto them by a passing car?" Tags="|salat|taharah|najis|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2018-07-20T05:49:12.757" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35527" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35522" CreationDate="2016-09-25T12:07:04.707" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is permissible for Muslims to eat Kosher meat. Allah says in the Quran (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Made lawful to you this day are At-Tayyibat [all kinds of Halal (lawful) foods, which Allah has made lawful (meat of slaughtered&#xA;eatable animals, etc., milk products, fats, vegetables and fruits,&#xA;etc.). &lt;strong&gt;The food (slaughtered cattle, eatable animals, etc.) of the&#xA;people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) is lawful to you and&#xA;yours is lawful to them.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Lawful to you in marriage) are chaste women from the believers and&#xA;chaste women from those who were given the Scripture (Jews and&#xA;Christians) before your time, when you have given their due Mahr&#xA;(bridal money given by the husband to his wife at the time of&#xA;marriage), desiring chastity (i.e. taking them in legal wedlock) not&#xA;committing illegal sexual intercourse, nor taking them as&#xA;girl-friends. And whosoever disbelieves in the Oneness of Allah and in&#xA;all the other Articles of Faith [i.e. His (Allah's), Angels, His Holy&#xA;Books, His Messengers, the Day of Resurrection and Al-Qadar (Divine&#xA;Preordainments)], then fruitless is his work, and in the Hereafter he&#xA;will be among the losers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-- Quran  5:5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T19:31:28.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35528" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-25T12:59:54.270" Score="2" ViewCount="657" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Christianity they have what is called the &quot;gift of prophecy&quot;, and in this gift, a man can say a saying and God will turn into what the man said. Does Islam teach it in its doctrine?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10368" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T01:18:36.283" LastActivityDate="2021-12-25T11:09:54.870" Title="Does Islam teach that what a man says will manifest into reality?" Tags="|allah|christianity|comparative-religions|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35526" CreationDate="2016-09-25T15:38:30.040" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, in my opinion it depends upon your first assumption regarding the water. If for example the water is rain water on a regular street with no obvious source of najasah, then your fist assumption is that the water is not-najis and you act upon it unless you discover otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not enough to have a suspicion of some rare event (e.g. urination) to have occurred to consider that the water is najis. You need to witness it or have two trustworthy persons inform you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Off-course if the najis-causing event is frequent in that place, then you would assume the water to be najis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, if the rain-water is plentiful, then I would consider it to be not-najis even in events where a small amount of najasah be present. For example, if one sees another urinate in an otherwise not-najis plentiful stream of water, then the water is considered not-najis. (i.e. urination in a river does not cause the river to become najis)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is my personal understanding from the shia sect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3602" LastActivityDate="2016-09-25T15:38:30.040" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35532" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12942" CreationDate="2016-09-25T16:03:20.330" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Proms are haram in Islam because allah wrote whoever spends the night with boys is going to hell no asking for forgiveness s allowed&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19507" LastActivityDate="2016-09-25T16:03:20.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35533" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-25T23:28:21.123" Score="1" ViewCount="2899" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was researching to find some mosques in an area/state and came across one that provides Nikah services.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When reading their document in terms of a Marriage contract, it had the word Shi'a in it and it made me wonder if the marriage contract/process is not a sunni process.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;how does one know if the marriage contract AND the mosque is of a sunni or shia sect? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I quote from their marriage contract document:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;...Shi’a Ithna-Asheri (Ja’fari) laws of Islam...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems difficult to find a mosque who can perform a straight forward sunni Nikah. Does anyone know in the state of Washington or Portland if there sunni mosques who can perform interfaith marriages?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T13:00:20.420" Title="How to know if Mosque is Shia or Sunni?" Tags="|nikah|sunni|shiism|masjid|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17745" CreationDate="2016-09-26T02:06:13.553" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see nothing with Men or Women desiring people in marriage who have not been intimate ( Zina) with others IF they themselves have not committed such sins, the issue here is that it is not permissible it is completely Haram, to have anyone reveal their sins to you, even if you are a spouse or a potential spouse, It appears you want to know the answer to this question if order to go forward with this particular female, if the answer is negative, it appears your response would be to remove yourself from the situation, so to summarize brother and i completely sympathize with you mind, your asking if you can ask the sister to reveal her sins to you, and if they are as you suspect you will reject her, that isn't right brother, its none of your business what she has done in her past, or what you have done in yours, what i would do, is send a message to this female, stating that your looking for a wife, that hasn't previously had an intimate relationship before, Your not looking to investigate her past, but you respectfully ask her at some point to discontinue with the situation with you, if she is not what you are looking for, this way if the sister has committed zina, she has a chance to leave the situation without revealing her sins to you, and at a point where you cannot be certain of wether she has left the situation for this reason ( Zina) or that she has changed her mind for whatever other reason..... this way also if you see this sister out and about or hear of her later, you don't have knowledge of her sins and she can maintain her dignity...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19510" LastActivityDate="2016-09-26T02:06:13.553" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35535" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13387" CreationDate="2016-09-26T03:15:54.977" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All the Devine revelations came to the messengers in their respective languages. Therefore the quran was revealed in Arabic. However,  since the quran is the last revelation it must be for all mankind till the end. The quran speaks to all regardless of their language difference. It speaks to everyone in Arabic. The stories and sayings of previous generations whose language was not Arabic are quoted and related to us in Arabic in the quran for all to read. The quran does not divide people according to their differences of language, culture ,nationality, colour, etc. It divides us into three main categories as follows:&#xA;A.  Those who believe in God&#xA;B.  Those who reject  the believe in God. &#xA;C.  Those who are hypocrates &#xA;The quran makes this judgement AFTER IT HAS BEEN READ AND ITS MESSAGE CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD . The crucial factor here is whether or not one believes in the existence of an ALMIGHTY GOD WHO IS THE CREATOR OF EVERYTHING.  After that it does not matter what language one speaks because he/she is a Believer.  You do not NEED the quran to know GOD. People knew God since The beginning of their creation. But they kept on erring and straying from the Path that would lead to good life after death.  All revealed religions are simply a merciful guidance to that Path.  If therefor anyone wants to know more about the right then let them read the quran since they are already Muslims by definition. &#xA;As for those who reject believe in God reading the quran will  only make them more distant. They should instead first examine their basic human intelligence as it obviously lacking. Hypocrites are worst than faith rejectors to the degree that even the rejectors do not trust them as their own&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19511" LastActivityDate="2016-09-26T03:15:54.977" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35536" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-26T03:49:15.623" Score="5" ViewCount="624" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some women feel that giving them money as part of the dowry is offensive in the sense of that the husband appears to be &quot;buying&quot; the wife, which is not true, but given today's society and how the world thinks (wrongly)... this is what we have to work with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is permitted as dowry, besides money, for the bride?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni school of thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-05T08:42:12.817" LastActivityDate="2022-06-05T08:42:12.817" Title="What is permitted as dowry, besides money, for the bride? (Sunni viewpoint)" Tags="|nikah|sunni|mehr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35538" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-26T10:22:59.217" Score="4" ViewCount="238" Body="&lt;p&gt;After posting the question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1767/are-questions-on-the-historical-inauguration-of-some-utilities-or-methods-on&quot;&gt;Are questions on the historical inauguration of some &amp;quot;utilities&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;methods&amp;quot; on topic?&lt;/a&gt; on meta I finally decided to ask ask it here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure that calendars or methods to calculate the moon phases have been developed in the golden ages of islamic caliphates, as there have been lots of scientists such al-Biruni (even Imam Malik has been said to have written a book about that) and many others. But what I'd like to know is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When and where scholars or clerics introduced or accepted them as a utility for declaring or calculating important dates like 1st day of Ramadan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any details on this historical inauguration would be fine! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think of information like: how was the general acceptance at the time, who was the cleric, who was the person or scientists whom's caclulation methods or calendar was accepted ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorDisplayName="user24306" LastEditDate="2018-07-16T05:44:50.640" LastActivityDate="2023-07-20T17:05:15.623" Title="When calculating moon phases and prayer times found acceptance among the scholars?" Tags="|history|fiqh|science|lunar-calendar|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35540" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-26T12:49:11.647" Score="3" ViewCount="1595" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know, can Muslims eat and sit with non-Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because where I am working right now there are non-Muslims working with me and we have accommodation where we are staying together. I never ever felt that eating with non-Muslims is wrong. but now I want to know if this is right or wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19515" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-09-26T15:58:46.797" LastActivityDate="2016-09-26T18:09:28.970" Title="Is it permissible for Muslims to eat with non-Muslims?" Tags="|sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14518" CreationDate="2016-09-26T13:48:52.260" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found an upper bound for the amount of ahad hadiths of both sahihs in a statement of ibn Hajjar al-'Asqalani (in his book  called al-Madkhal fi osol al-Hadith  المدخل في أصول الحديث) saying it is around 200 hadiths, commenting a &quot;False&quot; statement of al-Hakim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقد رد عليه الحافظ حجر بقوله :&#xA;  ... &quot;وأما قوله : إن الغرائب الأفراد ليس في الصحيحين منها شيء ، فليس كذلك ، بل فيها قدر مائتي حديث قد جمعها الحافظ ضياء الدين المقدسي في جزء مفرد&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamport.com/w/mst/Web/3605/198.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;from islamport&lt;/a&gt;)&#xA;  &lt;br&gt;--- (My own translation take it carefully)---&#xA;  ibn Hajjar has replied this view saying: &quot;and about his statement that &quot;&lt;em&gt;there are not any gharib (the pl. gharaaib غرائب is used in the original text) of the single hadiths in both sahih&lt;/em&gt;, this is not correct, but there are about 200 hundered which are compiled by al-Hafidh Diya' ad-Dyn al-Maqdisi (a hanbali scholar) in one volume&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that this count is including what you meant by ahad as defined at the time of ibn Hajar: single narrator as well as more than one narrator. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ahad with single narrator in any level of the chain is called gharib غريب and sahih al-Bukhari &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/1/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;opens&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/80/101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;closes&lt;/a&gt; with one hadith of this kind. A third hadith of this kind I could find is &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/70/57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;. So we have a lower bound of at least three ahadith of this kind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to me that the definition of ahad didn't find a consensus in the early centuries so the only thing they were in consensus about is that ahad means that a hadith didn't reach tawatur, as they had different opinions about tawatur (10 chains seems to be accepted later) this consensus was still a bit waggly. So now we have three kinds of ahad:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;al-mashhur المشهور: what is narrated by at least three different narrators and didn't reach the amount of tawatur.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;al-'aziz العزيز: what is narrated by only (or exactly) two narrators.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;al-gharib الغريب: what is narrated by a single narrator.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They also classify gharib so there are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;al-gharib al-mutlaq (the absolute gharib) الغريب المطلق: is a gharib which was only narrated by one sahabi, so the uniqueness starts at the &quot;source&quot; of the narrator chain. (The ahadith at the beginning  and the end of sahih al-Bukhari are of this kind!)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;al.gharib an-nisbi (the relatively gharib) الغريب النسبي: here the uniqueness is somewhere in the middle of a chain.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the beginning of the development of the hadith sciences different terms were in use so if you find Imam at-Tirmidhi qualifying a hadith as gharib (one of the Arabic synonyms of gharib is strange) than he might point at a &quot;strangeness&quot; either in the content (that a hadith is widely known with an other wording, but in a particular chain it has the &quot;actual&quot; wording) or  in the narrator chain (a weakness or that the chain is unique). So at-Tirmidhi may point at an ahad by adding the the statement &quot;لا نعرفه الا من هذا الوجه&quot; in his qualification which indicate that he know the particular hadith only with this chain (sanad) or/and content (matn).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that even if you find in sahih al-Bukahri a count of 7300-7400 hadiths that doesn't mean that they are totally different. Al-Bukhari and (especially) Muslim and many other scholars used to repeat a hadith quoting different chains (Muslim often make a link to another chain if there is a common part) also in cases a repetition was necessary because a hadith also fitted into an other chapter. So according to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ibnamin.com/num_hadith.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this scholar site&lt;/a&gt; the sum of sahih ahadith in &lt;strong&gt;both&lt;/strong&gt; sahih books is around 2980 hadiths only. This scholar assumes that there are around 4400 sahih hadith based on similar statments of many hadith scholars like Imam Ahmad, Sho'aba, at-Thawri, Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Qatan, ibn al-Mahdi and others. It would be interesting to know whether ibn Hajar's quote includes hadith repetitions also!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/197554&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic explaining ahad. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Arabic &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF_(%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; site about ahad hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm still trying to find out if the book of ad-Diya' al-Maqdisi still exists or to find a book which helps me finding the ahad or more exactly gharib ahadith from sahih al-Bukhari only to reduce the bounds. Any help on that subject is welcome!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-09-27T08:12:35.193" LastActivityDate="2016-09-27T08:12:35.193" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35540" CreationDate="2016-09-26T14:43:44.107" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no restriction in eating with a non-Muslim, not from Ahl Alketab (Jews and Christians) nor any other religion. Allah does not forbid us from dealing justly with non-Muslims who do not fight us for religious reasons or depart us from our homes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing about food and non-Muslims is the food itself, you have to make sure you eat halal food, and this is another question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13592" LastEditorDisplayName="user13592" LastEditDate="2016-09-26T18:09:28.970" LastActivityDate="2016-09-26T18:09:28.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18476" CreationDate="2016-09-27T04:14:06.683" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's completely justified and accepted to defend yourself, against non-Muslims and fellow Muslims who ever attack you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A person came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: Messenger of&#xA;  Allah, what do you think if a man comes to me in order to appropriate&#xA;  my possession? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Don't surrender your&#xA;  possession to him. He (the inquirer) said: If he fights me? He (the&#xA;  Holy Prophet) remarked: Then fight (with him). He (the inquirer) again&#xA;  said: What do you think if I am killed? He (the Holy Prophet)&#xA;  observed: You would be a martyr. He (the inquirer) said: What do you&#xA;  think of him (Messenger of Allah) If I kill him. He (the Holy Prophet)&#xA;  said: he would be in the Fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا&#xA;  رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ يُرِيدُ أَخْذَ مَالِي&#xA;  قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ فَلاَ تُعْطِهِ مَالَكَ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ&#xA;  قَاتَلَنِي قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ قَاتِلْهُ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ قَتَلَنِي&#xA;  قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ فَأَنْتَ شَهِيدٌ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ قَتَلْتُهُ&#xA;  قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ هُوَ فِي النَّارِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/267&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim: Hadith 267&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars debate different conditions related to this hadith and situation; what if you can give some money to send him away? what if you can dismiss him by giving him your money and save your life? what if you can't physically fight him back? these are some conditions that give you &quot;the choice&quot; not to fight back according to some schools. but the hadith is crystal clear that you are allowed to fight for you money in the first place, and for your life if it turns into a fight, and that if you get killed you are a martyr, it's obvious that you do not have to be sure that fighting back is a guaranteed win, just defend your money and your self.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now come to the Habu/Kabu incident, first of all you should know that whatever shari'a and acts of prophets or good people prior to prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is not a part of Islamic shari'a unless stated clearly in Quran or Hadith that it's a shari'a, this means that whatever Habu said and did is not to be followed by Muslims just because we know about. the next hadith is mistakenly taken as an order to act like the good son of Adam who did not defend himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Before the Last Hour there will be&#xA;  commotions like pieces of a dark night in which a man will be a&#xA;  believer in the morning and an infidel in the evening, or a believer&#xA;  in the evening and infidel in the morning. He who sits during them&#xA;  will be better than he who gets up and he who walks during them is&#xA;  better than he who runs. So break your bows, cut your bowstrings and&#xA;  strike your swords on stones. If people then come in to one of you,&#xA;  let him be like the better of Adam's two sons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَىِ السَّاعَةِ فِتَنًا كَقِطَعِ اللَّيْلِ الْمُظْلِمِ&#xA;  يُصْبِحُ الرَّجُلُ فِيهَا مُؤْمِنًا وَيُمْسِي كَافِرًا وَيُمْسِي&#xA;  مُؤْمِنًا وَيُصْبِحُ كَافِرًا الْقَاعِدُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْقَائِمِ&#xA;  وَالْمَاشِي فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ السَّاعِي فَكَسِّرُوا قِسِيَّكُمْ&#xA;  وَقَطِّعُوا أَوْتَارَكُمْ وَاضْرِبُوا سُيُوفَكُمْ بِالْحِجَارَةِ&#xA;  فَإِنْ دُخِلَ - يَعْنِي عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ - فَلْيَكُنْ كَخَيْرِ&#xA;  ابْنَىْ آدَمَ ‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/37/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud 4259&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith tells about the time of Fitna just before the last hour, and since we do not know for sure if we are at this specific time, we do not have to follow the instructions of that situation, and we are meant to follow the previous hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user13592" LastActivityDate="2016-09-27T04:14:06.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35545" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35533" CreationDate="2016-09-27T05:51:30.490" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ask the Imam of the mosque if it is a Sunni or a Shia mosque. There are many mosques in both Washington and Portland. Search Google for &quot;mosque in Washington Portland&quot;. You will get many results.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/81jja.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/81jja.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-09-27T05:51:30.490" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35546" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35549" CreationDate="2016-09-27T06:20:15.660" Score="5" ViewCount="13022" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam O Alaikum my Brothers and Sisters!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm a little bit confused about who bring the Throne of Sheba a human or a jinn?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have read the Quran verse &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/27:39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;27:39&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and came to know that a Jinn offered &lt;strong&gt;Prophet Suleman&lt;/strong&gt; to bring the throne of Sheba but in the next verse &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/27:40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;27:40&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;code&gt;Said one who had knowledge from the Scripture&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is he who had the knowledge of the Scripture... Jinn or Human?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfsTyPyYB1s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Youtube Video&lt;/a&gt; the guy saying that the Jinn bring that throne but some of my friends are saying that the one who brought the throne was a human being, not a jinn. (Although in the video he doesn't explicitly refer to verse 40 of Surah Naml, and doesn't say it was a jinn that teleported it but only could’ve)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So can anyone help me get out of this confusion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14164" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-07-07T02:36:28.190" LastActivityDate="2022-07-07T02:36:28.190" Title="Was the throne of Sheba brought by a Jinn or Human?" Tags="|tafseer|jinn|prophet-sulayman|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35546" CreationDate="2016-09-27T06:38:25.770" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa Alekum Asalam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The person who had knowledge from the book was a human named Asif bin Barkhiya'. Sulaiman asked everyone to show that Asif is his successor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References can be found in this wikipedia page: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asif_ibn_Barkhiya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asif_ibn_Barkhiya&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3602" LastEditorUserId="3602" LastEditDate="2016-09-27T06:41:29.573" LastActivityDate="2016-09-27T06:41:29.573" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35546" CreationDate="2016-09-27T07:01:42.270" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's start our investigation one verse earlier in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/27/38&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;27:38&lt;/a&gt; Solomon addresses an assembly or some chiefs or commandants as the word &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A3/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-mal' الملأ&lt;/a&gt; was also translated. And we have an idea of the constitution of this assembly: In Verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/27/17&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;27:17&lt;/a&gt; we learn that this assembly was of human, jinn and/or birds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verse 27:39 shows that the first to answer was a jinn. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course we know that a bird can hardly bring the throne and therefore we can only assume it is a jinn or a human who would be able to do so by a God given power!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we further assume that the jinn who answered was the strongest among the jinn, as else he wouldn't answer. So after the birds failed and the jinn failed, we can conclude that only a human who had a knowledge that nobody else had could fulfil this task. I don't want to exclude jinn as we know they knew about &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/46/30&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the thorah&lt;/a&gt;, especially as this knowledge is described as a widsom of scripture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority of mufassireen say it was a man from the entourage of Sulayman, his scribe or a wise man some even quoted his name like here in tafsir ibn Kathir:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(One with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: ) Ibn `Abbas said, &quot;This was Asif, the scribe of Sulayman.'' It was also narrated by Muhammad bin Ishaq from Yazid bin Ruman that he was &lt;strong&gt;Asif bin Barkhiya'&lt;/strong&gt; and he was a truthful believer who knew the Greatest Name of Allah. Qatadah said: &quot;He was a believer among the humans, and his name was Asif.'' (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2238&amp;amp;Itemid=83&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;qtafsir&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However abu ala al-Maududi says in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/tafsir/Quran/27/index.html#sdfootnote47anc&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;his tafsir&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nothing is known with certainty as to who this person was, what special knowledge he had and what Book is referred to here, whose knowledge he had&lt;/strong&gt;. No explanation of these things has been given either in the Qur'an or in any authentic Hadith. Some of the commentators say that &lt;strong&gt;it was an angel&lt;/strong&gt;; others say that &lt;strong&gt;it was a man&lt;/strong&gt;. Then they differ as to the identity of the man. Someone mentions the name of &lt;strong&gt;Asaf bin Barchiah&lt;/strong&gt;, who, according to the rabbinical traditions, was the Prince of Men. Someone says that he was &lt;strong&gt;Khidr&lt;/strong&gt;; someone mentions some other name; and Imam Razi insists that it was the &lt;strong&gt;Prophet Solomon himself&lt;/strong&gt;. But none of these has any reliable source for his information, and Imam Razi's opinion does not even fit in with the Qur'anic context. Likewise, about the Book also the commentators differ. Someone says that it refers to Lauh-i-Mahfuz (the Preserved Tablet) and some other takes it for the Book of Law. But all this is mere guess-work. Similar guesses have been made about the knowledge the man had from the Book. We only know and believe what has been said in the Qur'an, or what becomes evident from its words In any case the person was not from among the jinns, and possibly he was a man. He possessed some extraordinary knowledge, which had been derived from some Divine Book (al-Kitab) . The jinn had claimed to fetch the throne within a few hours by means of his physical strength; this man fetched it in a moment by the power of his knowledge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-09-27T07:08:26.983" LastActivityDate="2016-09-27T07:08:26.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35550" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-27T08:53:36.530" Score="5" ViewCount="24196" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Lauren_Corporation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Polo Ralph Lauren&lt;/a&gt; logo on the left side of my shirt. Is it permissible for me to pray salat while wearing it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/scbX6m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/scbX6m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Ralph Lauren logo&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="384" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-08T05:51:59.697" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T05:51:59.697" Title="Is it haram to pray salat while wearing a shirt with the Polo Ralph Lauren logo (featuring someone playing polo on a horse)?" Tags="|salat|image|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30889" CreationDate="2016-09-27T09:53:37.040" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should know giving names in Islam in first place is related to a human that means like naming a newborn or renaming a convert and for such a good name is recommended, while bad names are frowned upon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what you would find covered in the Quran and Sunnah, as at the time and even a few centuries ago it was not usual to name a company, so these kinds of issues are new and in first place they would go inline with the rule saying that anything which is not explicitly said to be haram is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are recommendations for names like &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/178&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;those of Prophet&lt;/a&gt;s etc.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/38/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a quote for some names which are frowned upon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you won't find a meaningless name quoted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars seem to agree that among the names that are not allowed there are names of Allah describing an attribute that is special to HIM based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/183&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; or naming somebody king of kings see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/38/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;Here's a quote from the commentary of an-Nawawi on the last hadith from sahih Muslim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَاَعْلَمُ أَنَّ التَّسَمِّيَ بِهَذَا الاسم - يعني ملك الأملاك - حرام، وَكَذَلِكَ التَّسَمِّي بِأَسْمَاءِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى الْمُخْتَصَّةِ بِهِ كَالرَّحْمَنِ وَالْقُدُّوسِ وَالْمُهَيْمِنِ وَخَالِقِ الْخَلْقِ وَنَحْوِهَا. انتهى.&#xA;&lt;br&gt;--- (My own translation take it with care) ---&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Be aware that naming somebody king of kings is haram, and also naming somebody with one of Allahs beautiful names which are special attributes to HIM like Ar-Rahman (the most Merciful or most Gracious), al-Qodus (the Holy one), al-Mohaymin (the most Hegemonic), Khaliq al-Khalq (Creator of creations) and so on. End of the quote!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would also apply to companies as I could find in fatwas like &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/54099&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic allowing to name a company &amp;quot;Bismillah بسم الله&amp;quot; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/215213&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;her&lt;/a&gt;e to work for a company named &amp;quot;Zombie&amp;quot; etc. the most prevalent view of scholars is that the name shouldn't be use to disdain Islam, Allah etc. and the kind of work is always important (halal, haram) etc. even if &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/149279&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; quotes a fatwa of the Saudi fatwa council declaring Company names such as Bismillah, Alhamdulliah or at-Tawakul 'ala Allah as haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/7180&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is a fatwa about the etiquette on naming children (English) and a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/1692&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (English) on names that are not allowed or frowned upon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-eman.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B0%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D9%83%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1%20**/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8F%20%D8%AA%D9%8E%D8%B3%D9%92%D9%85%D9%90%D9%8A%D8%A9%D9%90%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8E%D9%88%D9%92%D9%84%D9%8F%D9%88%D8%AF/i12&amp;amp;d28424&amp;amp;c&amp;amp;p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here's&lt;/a&gt; also an helpful chapter from imam an-Nawawi's book al-Adhkar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-19T04:45:42.233" LastActivityDate="2021-11-19T04:45:42.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35528" CreationDate="2016-09-28T06:17:19.217" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The verses like the one you mentioned from surat &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/36/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yasin:82&lt;/a&gt; &amp;quot;kun fa yakun&amp;quot; meaning something like &amp;quot;be and it is&amp;quot; are quoting Allahs will, so in first place it has nothing to do with humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Muslims believe that Muhammad is the last Prophet (based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:40&lt;/a&gt; ) nobody is able to come with a prophecy after him and if he pretended so he is considered a liar (Read also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/113393&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; related fatwa).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If somebody now came and say hey he's the last Prophet but not the last Messenger:&#xA;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:3&lt;/a&gt;) also make an end saying that Islam is the final religion by saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...  This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:23&lt;/a&gt;) is further challenging those who disbelieve if they don't believe that Muhammad is the final Messenger and Prophet to come with something similar. While verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:79&lt;/a&gt;) is warning those who write a scripture and attribute it falsely to Allah. While finally verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/15/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;15:9&lt;/a&gt;) is an emphasized promise of Allah to preserve the Quran (the final scripture).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This doesn't exclude that some people have been given some kind of gifts by Allah. For example abu Bakr told the gender of the children in his wife's womb or 'Omar warned an army (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/30412/the-hadith-regarding-ya-sariyya-al-jabal-is-it-authentic-or-daif-or-false&quot;&gt;The Hadith regarding &amp;quot;Ya Sariyya al-jabal&amp;quot;, is it authentic or daif or False&lt;/a&gt;). Some scholars use the word karamah (For details and a definition read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/124838&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;, examples can be found in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/175604&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What might at least approach what you might mean are two things one is having dreams that come true which is reported in some ahadith to be a 1/46 of prophecy or prophet-hood see for example this hadith quoting how Muhammad got in touch with revelation from sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/182960&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and a longer version from sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:160a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and different versions and examples of the hadith narration about that dreams of good people are part of the prophet-hood from Sahih Muslim on the authority of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/42/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu Hurairah&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/42/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn 'Omar&lt;/a&gt; and from sahih al-Bukahri on the authorithy of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/91/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anas ibn Malik&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other ahadith less known quoting other parts of prophecy is &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/418060&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; from Muwatta' Malik which is also quoted in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what Arabs call firasah فِرَاسَة, which is to a very basic extent explained here &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35378/is-firasat-al-momin-the-believers-%d9%81%d9%90%d8%b1%d9%8e%d8%a7%d8%b3%d9%8e%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%a4%d9%85%d9%8a%d9%86-the-same-as-what-in-the&quot;&gt;Is firasat al mo&amp;#39;min -the believers- (فِرَاسَة المؤمين) the same as what in the west is called empaths?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything else wouldn't go ahead with the teachings of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-25T11:09:54.870" LastActivityDate="2021-12-25T11:09:54.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35556" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-28T07:15:18.743" Score="7" ViewCount="1368" Body="&lt;p&gt;Currently, the issue of moonsighting is creating much confusion in many countries, Can we have an overview of opinions on moonsighting from classical scholars mainly Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Malik, Imam Shafi'i and Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal with references from authoritative books from these scholars?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2740" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-08T10:08:12.973" LastActivityDate="2018-05-14T06:50:26.340" Title="What are the opinions on moonsigthing as per the classical scholars?" Tags="|fiqh|madhhab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35073" CreationDate="2016-09-28T17:13:01.590" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Has not you seen the 1st or 2nd ayat of quran: &quot;alhamdu li llahi rabbi lgalamin&quot; - &quot;Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds,&quot; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawakened.com/quran/1/2/default.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamawakened.com/quran/1/2/default.htm&lt;/a&gt; ? &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordbyword.jsp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/wordbyword.jsp&lt;/a&gt; : l-ʿālamīna of the universe N – genitive masculine &lt;strong&gt;plural&lt;/strong&gt; noun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2016-09-28T17:13:01.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35561" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-28T21:56:33.383" Score="3" ViewCount="1259" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am 15 years old and I have a family friend who is also 15 years old (20 days younger to me). We are friends since we were born. We know each other very well like our personal interests, habits and much more. We even like each others company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, is it halal for me to touch her, hug her, or kiss her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I marry her in the near future (inshallah)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19537" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-01T06:29:45.040" LastActivityDate="2016-10-01T06:59:30.123" Title="Is it permissible to touch, hug or kiss a family friend?" Tags="|halal-haram|women|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-10-04T14:29:00.447" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35568" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16610" CreationDate="2016-09-29T12:06:53.010" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;{لاَّ يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِيَ أَيْمَانِكُمْ وَلَكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا كَسَبَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ وَاللّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ}&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.ksu.edu.sa/tafseer/katheer/sura2-aya225.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://quran.ksu.edu.sa/tafseer/katheer/sura2-aya225.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a reference, even Allah don't take us for real when we are not serious. Then how about jokes?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9115" LastActivityDate="2016-09-29T12:06:53.010" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35571" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16610" CreationDate="2016-09-29T16:57:50.583" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;i have written 2 comments to your question, and i can answer to heading version of it, i.e. to &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a husband says 'talaq' to his wife jokingly, does 'talaq' happen?&#xA;  :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if he divorces (i.e. says divorce process initiation phrase) in joke, it is accounted. proofs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/13/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/13/10&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah narrated that: The Messenger of Allah said: &quot;Three are&#xA;  serious when they are serious, and serious when they are in jest:&#xA;  Marriage, divorce, and return.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/411830&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/urn/411830&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Said ibn&#xA;  al-Musayyab said, &quot;There are three things in which there is no jest:&#xA;  marriage, divorce, and setting free.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1263580&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/urn/1263580&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that: the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)&#xA;  said: &quot;There are three matters in which seriousness is serious and&#xA;  joking is serious: marriage, divorce and taking back (one's wife). &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but as i see in your case he has &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; said that he divorces you, but he said that the film character said to his wife that he divorces her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;see my answer about triple divorce: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/32792&quot;&gt;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/32792&lt;/a&gt; , and you can see there, that even if he divorces you three or even more times at once, he can take you back before iddah is passed, and even one divorce is not counted, if he takes you back before iddah is passed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T10:26:32.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35311" CreationDate="2016-09-29T17:16:02.030" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;see my answer about triple divorce: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/32792&quot;&gt;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/32792&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;second talaq is just not counted, because first talaq was not yet complete at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he took his wife back before iddah has passed, so the first divorce has not happened, ie divorce attempt has not succeeded, and even one divorce was not counted, regarding the three divorces said in quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then again, divorce process was started, the second phrase after few minutes did not be counted as &quot;second divorce&quot;, because first was not finshed, but it could be just additional proof, and he could prove it by real face to face talk during iddah that should follow. then he again took his wife back before divorce was complete and counted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and, so, they have 0 divorces yet, regarding 3 divorces said in quran, if &quot;successful divorces&quot; was not before this time, that is not said here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and about sms, i think, talaq via sms is valid, &lt;strong&gt;as divorce process initiation phrase&lt;/strong&gt;, as soon as you believe that it is not fraudulent sms, but anyway, it additionally should be proved by iddah, and then saying the history of divorce to witnesses after iddah is passed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but what if you did not see one another and did not talk with each other during iddah period? can witnesses witness that, if it was just one sms?! - probably not, and they naturally will not witness it in that case. seems only very high quality video call, maybe it should be in 3d (stereoscopic), can be proof for distant divorce and be witnessed distantly, and witnesses from both sides also should use that video call.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-09-29T17:29:01.557" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35538" CreationDate="2016-09-29T22:39:06.237" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;it is quite hard and as i know a good algorithm was invented only in 20th century: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~gent0113/islam/islam_lunvis.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~gent0113/islam/islam_lunvis.htm&lt;/a&gt; . and it seems to me it is not very good, because it is written there that new moon visible only after sunset, but i saw in stellarium that it is visible before sunrise in southern hemisphere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and it is not muslim scientist invented that, as i see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2016-10-10T20:07:16.303" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T20:07:16.303" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35574" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-09-30T05:37:13.470" Score="5" ViewCount="330" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hi I'm a 18 year old living in Canada. I went to Pakistan at the age of 16 and got married to a 26 year old because my parents wanted me to. I came back to Canada in less than a week. My husband abused me over Internet, threatened me and cheated on me within 6 months of our Nikah. He never really cared about me except for my visa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want divorce I am going for khula. If my parents end the marriage is it over? My ex husband ( as I consider him now) doesn't Care about me at all. I was told if parents tell their child that the marriage is over then it is? Is that true? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19544" LastEditorUserId="18988" LastEditDate="2016-09-30T21:14:35.773" LastActivityDate="2016-11-30T00:07:03.280" Title="Does parents saying &quot;the marriage is over&quot; end the marriage?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5310" CreationDate="2016-09-30T05:49:18.113" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Farz zakat is on wealth at one hand and on agriculture at another. Now it has been added by our marjah sistani saheb that is business earnings. However I fail to understand why money which is todays medium of exchange and easy to hoard, is not included as wealth whereas the money in the form of dirham and dinar at the time of our prophet was accepted and was in circulation. Now time has changed all the trasactions take place in paper currency and is absolute replacement of dirham and dinar. In cities now the wealth in form of camel, cow, goats or agriculture etc. is nonexistent. Does it mean that rich of cities not to pay zakat. It does seem to be unacceptable. Many Shia scholar did ijtehat and proved that present day paper currency if anybody has above the nisab will be zakatable. For example seyed baqirussadr, great Shia scholar had the same view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19545" LastEditorUserId="43401" LastEditDate="2022-01-23T00:41:25.127" LastActivityDate="2022-01-23T00:41:25.127" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35577" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35574" CreationDate="2016-09-30T14:32:32.263" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. The marriage is still in effect. The marriage will be terminated after khula. It happened in Pakistan. So, the process of termination will be according to Pakistan's law. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have been misinformed regarding divorce in Islam. Parents saying “the marriage is over” does not end the marriage. If you need further advice regarding what you should do, you could ask questions regarding your problems on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.quora.com/topic/Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Quora.com/Islam&lt;/a&gt; (there are many wonderful brothers and sisters there who would love to help you).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-09-30T14:32:32.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35578" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35633" CreationDate="2016-09-30T19:51:39.503" Score="1" ViewCount="6124" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah? Is it a book on Islamic fiqh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't  find any information about it on the internet. Can someone please provide me with some information (review) about the book including its author and time period (when it was written)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19474" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-01T13:35:29.990" LastActivityDate="2023-12-06T10:28:30.103" Title="What is al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah?" Tags="|source-identification|books|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35579" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35595" CreationDate="2016-09-30T21:20:25.203" Score="4" ViewCount="11314" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did we have washrooms/toilets 1400 years ago in Arabia? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If not, how is this sunnah applicable for &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;open air defecation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2019-08-02T12:17:41.863" LastActivityDate="2019-08-02T12:17:41.863" Title="Why do we use left feet to enter washroom?" Tags="|hadith|practical-islam|hadith-interpretation|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35561" CreationDate="2016-10-01T06:59:30.123" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to touch, hug or kiss a family friend?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, this is strictly prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I marry her in the near future (inshallah)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, if she is a not a mahram (e.g. if she is your cousin then it's halal for you to marry her). But if she is one of the following, then it is haram for you to marry her:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons,&#xA;their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their&#xA;sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or&#xA;those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are&#xA;not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp&#xA;their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And&#xA;turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might&#xA;succeed. -- Qur'an 24:31&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahram&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahram (Wikipedia) &lt;/a&gt; for a full list of mahrams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-01T06:59:30.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31325" CreationDate="2016-10-01T10:07:50.417" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Concise answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There seems to be real description about them, not a figurative/allegorical speech (to the best of my knowledge).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Detailed answer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the first Khutbah (sermon) of Nahjul-Balaqah, Imam Ali (a.s.), after ... mentioned about the creation of the creatures of sky and angels (of up universe), and states regarding the sorts of the angels and makes them into 4 groups:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, it mentioned the fourth group and says (an approximate translation)):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A group of them (are so big that) their foots are fixed in the down&#xA;  floors of the earth, and their necks have passed the up sky, and the&#xA;  bases of their existence and their bodies have gone out of the world’s&#xA;  banks, and their shoulders are ready and proportionate for keeping the&#xA;  pillars of Allah throne.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(وَمِنْهُمُ الثّابِتَةُ فِى الاَرَضینَ السُّفلى اَقْدامُهُمْ وَ&#xA;  المارِقَةُ مِنَ السَّماءِ الْعُلْیا اَعْناقُهُمْ وَ الْخارِجَةُ مِنَ&#xA;  الاَقْطارِ اَرْکانُهُمْ وَالْمُناسِبَةُ لِقَوائِمِ الْعَرش&#xA;  اَکْتافُهُمْ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did not find any related issue regarding their names, but at the rest of the matter it is stated in regards to their non-bodily traits, such as their humility in front of their God and other matters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It might be inferred from the sermon that: such huge angels are humble and submitted in front of God, and those huge angels have found the highest position of Tawhid (monotheism about Allah) and other points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source and accurate info. (in Farsi [Persian]):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=218460&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.tebyan.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-04T06:30:35.987" LastActivityDate="2017-12-04T06:30:35.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35584" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-01T11:26:51.737" Score="5" ViewCount="1420" Body="&lt;p&gt;During Salah We send durood shareef on Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my question is, did Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) ignore durood shareef in his salah or recite some other dua in place of it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16580" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-10-05T05:24:32.230" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T15:01:40.337" Title="Did the Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) ignore durood shareef in his salah?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33545" CreationDate="2016-10-01T13:13:54.400" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Remember Allah is most gracious most merciful, people like to see Allah as a God of punishment. He has no gain in punishing anyone other than to enforce justice or to straighten a person out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your case Allah most high is delighted you found Islam and guided you regardless of what ever you were doing before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows that you and your situations won't change over night but your  now your actively conscious about your behaviour. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have any control in the situation without too much loss then go for it.  Avoid the Riba. If you don't have any control and there may involve a lot of loss. Then I would say be conscious about it and ask Allah to find you a way out. But don't fall into shaytarns trap of thinking that the sin is so bad Allah won't forgive it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19556" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-30T19:43:57.410" LastActivityDate="2016-11-30T19:43:57.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35587" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32809" CreationDate="2016-10-01T15:18:05.580" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most commonly accepted opinion among Sunni scholars is that a Caliph should be elected by ahl al-hall wa’l-‘aqd (The body that elects the caliph, made up of highly influential Muslims with good character). According to Al-Maawardi  (may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him) the members of this body (ahl al-hall wa’l-‘aqd) should have the following qualities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“There are three requirements regarding those eligible to make the&#xA;  choice (of electing the caliph):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Being of good moral character, including all its requirements;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Possessing adequate knowledge by which one comprehends who has a right to the leadership of the Muslim state and the requirements that&#xA;  must be met in the leader;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Being endowed with the insight and wisdom which will lead them to choose the person who is most fit for the Imamate and who is the most&#xA;  upright and knowledgeable with respect to the management of the offices of administration.” [Al-Ahkaam As-Sultaaniyyah]&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there is no specific instructions regarding selecting the members of the Ahlul-Hall wal-‘Aqd in Sunni Islamic jurisprudence. This &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=284731&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatawa&lt;/a&gt; provides some insights regarding how to select those who would elect the Caliph: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some scholars held that they should be chosen according to the&#xA;  customs and traditions of the society provided that the requirements&#xA;  of the Sharee‘ah are fulfilled.&lt;/strong&gt; Shaykh ‘Abd Ar-Rahmaan Al-Maydaani &#xA;  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him wrote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The qualities of those eligible to choose the Muslim caliph and hand&#xA;  the leadership of the Muslim state to him differ according to the&#xA;  social context and time. The criteria in choosing the members of this&#xA;  body differ from time to time, from one environment to another, and&#xA;  from one society to another. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is a matter susceptible to change according to developments and&#xA;  changes in people's lives, how educated and civilized they are, and&#xA;  the scope of their social contribution. Urban societies and villages&#xA;  are susceptible to significant social change; accordingly the criteria&#xA;  in choosing the members of the Ahlul-Hall wal-‘Aqd varies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Since it is left for Muslims to decide such a matter, &lt;strong&gt;they are&#xA;  entitled to set the mechanism and criteria for choosing the Ahlul-Hall&#xA;  wal-‘Aqd through which the supreme Muslim leadership is established&#xA;  and do whatever serves the best interest of Muslims …&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This may be done by electing the elite of a given community to serve&#xA;  as members of a regional and local body within their regions and then&#xA;  by each country choosing the elite from among them (those regional and&#xA;  local panels) and those elites from different parts of the Muslim land&#xA;  forming the main Ahlul-Hall wal-‘Aqd body to choose the Muslim&#xA;  caliph.” [Kawaashif Zuyoof fi Al-Mathaahib Al-Fikriyyah Al-Mu‘aasirah]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the present circumstances, Ahlul-Hall wal-‘Aqd members may be elected through a elective process in which ordinary citizens will vote to choose the candidates.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-03T05:41:41.083" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T05:41:41.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35588" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-01T19:52:37.430" Score="2" ViewCount="8528" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can you please explain this hadith from the classical muhadditheen scholars and sources. Why is Allah being compared to the Dajjal does this mean Allah will look like Esa? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:&#xA;There is never a prophet who has not warned the Ummah of that one-eyed liar; behold he is one-eyed and your Lord is not one-eyed. On his forehead are the letters k f. r. (Kafir).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ مَا مِنْ نَبِيٍّ إِلاَّ وَقَدْ أَنْذَرَ أُمَّتَهُ الأَعْوَرَ الْكَذَّابَ أَلاَ إِنَّهُ أَعْوَرُ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَيْسَ بِأَعْوَرَ وَمَكْتُوبٌ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ ك ف ر ‏&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference    : Sahih Muslim 2933 a&#xA;In-book reference    : Book 54, Hadith 127&#xA;USC-MSA web (English) reference  : Book 41, Hadith 7007&#xA;  (deprecated numbering scheme)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19474" LastEditorUserId="19474" LastEditDate="2016-10-10T19:56:04.920" LastActivityDate="2023-03-24T16:29:48.660" Title="Hadith about Dajjal One Eye Lord is not one Eyed?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35589" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35488" CreationDate="2016-10-02T05:38:34.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've spoken with an Imam and Mufti about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They said that this will have an affect in the afterlife for me, they told that this should be avoided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They said if I'll be creating a website for managing temples or I'll be sharing/transferring data it is wrong even if I won't be creating any of it but only writing a software to manipulate that it is still wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They said that we should be the one to bring them close to Allah and not work towards the improvement of temples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Imam added &quot;By looking at muslims they should feel the greatness of islam and their hearts moving towards islam and accepting islam&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So based on all the things I went through, I decided not to take up this job offer and I turned it down, I've decided to continue in my current job until I find a better job.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19469" LastEditorUserId="19469" LastEditDate="2016-10-02T06:41:37.807" LastActivityDate="2016-10-02T06:41:37.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35590" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35601" CreationDate="2016-10-02T07:17:24.740" Score="3" ViewCount="6904" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read about the soul. What does spirit mean? Is there any difference between the soul and the spirit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19559" LastEditorUserId="19566" LastEditDate="2016-10-03T06:59:05.283" LastActivityDate="2021-01-24T23:27:54.807" Title="What is the difference between the soul and the spirit in Islam?" Tags="|soul|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35550" CreationDate="2016-10-02T07:32:19.413" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is permissible. The face of both the horse and the rider is unclear in this logo. Ibn Abbaas (RA) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;The image is the head.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;So if the head is cut off, it is no longer an image.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/220161&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;If the image is not clear – that is, it does not have eyes, a nose, a&#xA;mouth or fingers – then this is not a complete image and is not&#xA;competing with the creation of Allah, may He be glorified and&#xA;exalted.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quote from, Majmoo Fatawa ash-Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen (2/278-279)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the image is not haram, it is halal for you to wear this shirt and pray while wearing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-09T05:19:06.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35592" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-02T09:24:48.547" Score="1" ViewCount="94" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/88206&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article 88206&lt;/a&gt;) writes about Muslims eating kosher meat, quoting &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_al_Uthaymeen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not essential to ask about that which was slaughtered by a Muslim or a kitaabi, and how it was slaughtered, and whether the name of Allaah was mentioned over it or not. Rather &lt;strong&gt;that should not be done, because that is being obstinate in religious matters&lt;/strong&gt;. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What does not being &quot;obstinate in religious matters&quot; mean in everyday life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, there's certain things we should and should not do regardless of whether or not we're being obstinate.  The above (eating kosher meat) is one example, and I'm seeking an answer which expands on this with further examples and how to apply it to everyday life.  (Perhaps avoiding &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/3011/17163&quot;&gt;drinking coke&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/237/17163&quot;&gt;listening to music&lt;/a&gt; would be examples of being obstinate in religious matters.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At which point do we say enough is enough, and declare that we're in danger of being obstinate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-26T15:06:27.020" LastActivityDate="2018-03-26T15:06:27.020" Title="What does not being &quot;obstinate in religious matters&quot; mean in everyday life?" Tags="|practical-islam|behavior|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35593" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35594" CreationDate="2016-10-02T11:04:22.970" Score="1" ViewCount="96" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam. Was reading articles on the internet, found that word &quot;magic&quot; is often used to say when something works, but is not clear how,&#xA;for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How that program/engine/paste here works?  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I do not know, it's &quot;magic&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could you please suggest good replacement word/expression so as not to use &quot;it's magic&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="anon" LastEditorUserId="12691" LastEditDate="2016-10-02T12:30:59.060" LastActivityDate="2016-10-02T12:30:59.060" Title="How to replace word &quot;magic&quot;?" Tags="|sihr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35594" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35593" CreationDate="2016-10-02T11:46:53.470" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's fine to use the word &quot;magic&quot; for something you don't understand how it works. Nothing wrong with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In computer programs, &quot;magic&quot; or &quot;magic number&quot; is used to describe something which works but is difficult to understand or a number which is present in the logic but nothing describes why is it there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some good replacements would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Trick&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hack&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Workaround&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12691" LastActivityDate="2016-10-02T11:46:53.470" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35579" CreationDate="2016-10-02T16:21:51.463" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no particular evidence for this sunnah excatly!&#xA;but scholars agree that we should enter the bathroom by left foot, and the &#xA;there're two evidences for this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;there's a main rule that say: we should use the right as general for all good things, and use left for other.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ حَدَّثَتْنِي حَفْصَةُ، زَوْجُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَجْعَلُ يَمِينَهُ&#xA;  لِطَعَامِهِ وَشَرَابِهِ وَثِيَابِهِ وَيَجْعَلُ شِمَالَهُ لِمَا سِوَى&#xA;  ذَلِكَ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) used his right hand for taking his food and drink and&#xA;  used his left hand for other purposes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qiyas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qiyas&lt;/a&gt;, so from the sunnah using right foot to entering the mosque and left one to get out of it, so it's a reverse qiyas.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="181" LastActivityDate="2016-10-02T16:21:51.463" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35597" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35599" CreationDate="2016-10-03T03:50:20.827" Score="5" ViewCount="2002" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I was discussing  the topic of Eid and sacrifice meat with my non-Muslim friend, he asked me this question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why do Muslims not share the meat of sacrifice with non-Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot give him a clear explanation.  Can someone give me a good solution?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19316" LastEditorUserId="19566" LastEditDate="2016-10-03T06:58:33.927" LastActivityDate="2017-08-31T06:17:44.560" Title="Why do Muslims not share the meat of sacrifice with non-Muslims?" Tags="|non-muslim|meat|sacrifice|eid-ul-adha|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12511" CreationDate="2016-10-03T05:25:06.363" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, let me present to you some other translations of the same verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. And those with him are &lt;strong&gt;hard&#xA;against the disbelievers and merciful among themselves.&lt;/strong&gt; Thou (O&#xA;Muhammad) seest them bowing and falling prostrate (in worship),&#xA;seeking bounty from Allah and (His) acceptance.... -- M. M. Pickthall&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and those with him are &lt;strong&gt;firm of&#xA;heart against the unbelievers, compassionate among themselves;&lt;/strong&gt; you&#xA;will see them bowing down, prostrating themselves, seeking grace from&#xA;Allah and pleasure... -- Shakir&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, this surah was revealed when &lt;strong&gt;Muslims were at war with the Kafirs of Mecca.&lt;/strong&gt; Ibn Khatir said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This honorable Surah was revealed after the Messenger of Allah&#xA;returned from the area of Al-Hudaybiyyah, during the month of&#xA;Dhul-Qa`dah, in the sixth year of Hijrah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thirdly, a disbeliever is not a non-Muslim. A disbeliever is a person who rejected Islam even after receiving the massage of Islam in its true form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;How can the Muslims be &amp;quot;forceful&amp;quot; among disbelievers and &amp;quot;merciful&amp;quot; among themselves in the modern world which is referred to as the &amp;quot;Global Village&amp;quot;?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Arabic word “ashidda” means strong or firm. &lt;strong&gt;Forceful&lt;/strong&gt; doesn't sound like a correct translation. As far as I know, there are different views regarding the interpretation of this verse. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamnewsroom.com/news-we-need/329-yusuf-estes-correcting-quran-misquotes#15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamnewsroom&lt;/a&gt; wrote regarding its interpretation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Arabic word &amp;quot;ashidda&amp;quot; does not mean ruthless, but strong and firm.&#xA;Ruthless is an unacceptable translation. Translations of ashidda:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pickthall: hard; Yusuf Ali: strong; Daryabadi: stern; Khan-Hilali:&#xA;severe; F. Malik: strong; Shakir: firm of heart; Arberry: hard;&#xA;Irving: strict Also, the disbelievers being referred to in these&#xA;verses are the those who persecuted and attacked the Muslims. Shaykh&#xA;Fawzee Al-Atharee said the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;And similarly the disbeliever, if he has good character with us and&#xA;good manners with us and good way and treatment with us, then we have&#xA;good manners with him, good behaviour with him, good way with him and&#xA;good treatment of him. And if his manners are bad and his behaviour is&#xA;bad [i.e. abusive and cruel], then we treat him with accordance to how&#xA;he is treating us. This is something permissible in the legislation.&#xA;But the Prophet s.a.w.s. has indicated very clearly in all the&#xA;narrations that have been brought and throughout his life, that there&#xA;must be a matter of balance and to be just. And that is in dealing&#xA;with the people of disbelief and also in dealing with those who have&#xA;faith.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Muslims were commanded to stand up for their religion and&#xA;defend themselves against the persecution of the disbelievers. Again,&#xA;if we examine the historical context, we also find that this is&#xA;referring to those who attacked the Muslims continuously. So verses&#xA;apply in a situation similar to the historical context.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since this&#xA;verse mentions the companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon&#xA;him) and praises their path, let us examine some narrations about the&#xA;companions. Musab bin Umair was a notable companion of the Prophet&#xA;Muhammad (peace be upon him). He was sent to Madinah to share the&#xA;message of Islam with the people living there. One incident of his&#xA;related as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Once Musab and Sad were sitting near a well in an orchard of the Zafar&#xA;clan. With them were a number of new Muslims and others who were&#xA;interested in Islam. A powerful notable of the city, Usayd ibn&#xA;Khudayr, came up brandishing a spear. He was livid with rage. Sad ibn&#xA;Zararah saw him and told Musab: &amp;quot;This is a chieftain of his people.&#xA;May God place truth in his heart.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;If he sits down, I will speak to&#xA;him,&amp;quot; replied Musab, displaying all the calm and tact of a great daiy.&#xA;The angry Usayd shouted abuse and threatened Musab and his host. &amp;quot;Why&#xA;have you both come to us to corrupt the weak among us? Keep away from&#xA;us if you want to stay alive.&amp;quot; Musab smiled a warm and friendly smile&#xA;and said to Usayd: &amp;quot;Won't you sit down and listen? If you are pleased&#xA;and satisfied with our mission. accept it and if you dislike it we&#xA;would stop telling you what you dislike and leave.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;That's&#xA;reasonable,&amp;quot; said Usayd and, sticking his spear in the ground, sat&#xA;down. Musab was not compelling him to do anything. He was not&#xA;denouncing him. He was merely inviting him to listen. If he was&#xA;satisfied, well and good. If not, then Musab would leave his district&#xA;and his clan without any fuss and go to another district. Musab began&#xA;telling him about Islam and recited the Quran to him. Even before&#xA;Usayd spoke, it was clear from his face, now radiant and expectant,&#xA;that faith had entered his heart. He said: &amp;quot;How beautiful are these&#xA;words and how true! What does a person do if he wants to enter this&#xA;religion?&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Have a bath, purify yourself and your clothes. Then utter&#xA;the testimony of Truth (Shahadah), and perform Salat. Usayd left the&#xA;gathering and was absent for only a short while. He returned and&#xA;testified that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the&#xA;Messenger of Allah.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicstudies.info/tafheem.php?sura=48&amp;amp;verse=27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamicstudies.info&lt;/a&gt; interprets it as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The companions (of the Prophet) are hard against the disbelievers:&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;They are not such that the disbelievers may mold them as they like.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;They can neither be cowed nor purchased by any inducement.&lt;/strong&gt; The&#xA;disbelievers have no power to turn them away from the great objective&#xA;for the sake of which they have joined and followed the Prophet (peace&#xA;be upon him) even at the cost of their lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T05:25:06.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35599" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35597" CreationDate="2016-10-03T05:51:45.580" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why don't you share some meat with him? Who told you that Muslims can't share the meat of sacrifice to their non-Muslim friends? I have never heard of such ruling. The meat that is given to the poor (1/3) must be given to Muslims who are poor but you can share the meat which is part of your share (2/3) with your friend and other non-Muslims. Read the following for more:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 7.476: Narrated by Salama bin Al Aqua The&#xA;Prophet (saws) said: (Of the Sacrifice) &lt;strong&gt;eat of it, and feed of it to&#xA;others&lt;/strong&gt;, and store of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fiqh-us-Sunnah Fiqh 5.115: A person offering&#xA;a sacrifice may consume, &lt;strong&gt;without any restrictions&lt;/strong&gt;, any amount of meat&#xA;he may desire. He may likewise give away, or offer in charity any&#xA;amount he may wish. Some scholars say that one may eat half, and give&#xA;away the other half in charity, while others say that the meat be&#xA;divided into three parts. Of these one may keep a part, distribute a&#xA;part, and give in charity the third part.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T07:06:55.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35600" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-03T05:54:55.130" Score="1" ViewCount="5950" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can We recite any other durood in place of durood Ibrahimi in our salah? There are many duroods which have higher rewards than durood Ibrahimi and I want to replace durood Ibrahimi with any one of them. Or it is obligatory to recite durood Ibrahimi?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16580" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T16:52:54.363" Title="Can We recite any other durood in place of durood Ibrahimi in our salah?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35590" CreationDate="2016-10-03T06:03:34.250" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The definition of soul is: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded&#xA;  as immortal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spirit is defined as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The nonphysical part of a person that is the seat of emotions and&#xA;  character; the soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both of them are two synonymous English words that have the same meaning. So, there is no difference between soul and sprit in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T06:03:34.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35602" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35606" CreationDate="2016-10-03T06:11:53.967" Score="8" ViewCount="2109" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is accepted that not all ahadith are authentic.  One example is: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/22909/17163&quot;&gt;What did Prophet Muhammad mean by “Seek knowledge even as far as China&amp;quot;?&lt;/a&gt;  It is sensible, therefore, to reject some ahadith.  Some Muslims go so far as to reject all ahadith, e.g.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quranism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quranism&lt;/a&gt; describes any form of Islam that accepts the Quran as revelation, but rejects the religious authority, and or authenticity of the Hadith collections.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a controversial stance in Islam, and thus far, I've only encountered scholars advising strongly against hadith rejection (although the Wikipedia page lists a few notable Quranists).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What kinds of sin does hadith rejection lead to (if any)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among other criticisms, scholars claim that rejecting hadith can lead to sin:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever... persists in denying and rejecting the hadiths is exposing himself to grave danger, because it is not permissible for a Muslim to reach a conclusion that is not based on proper methodology and without following any guidelines, and criticise other scholars (who disagree with him), &lt;strong&gt;otherwise he may fall into sin and error&lt;/strong&gt;.   -- Islam Q&amp;amp;A, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/115125&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article 115125&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A asserts (a) those who reject ahadith they believe are sound are committing disbelief, (b) those who reject ahadith they believe are unsound are mistaken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who reject the Sunnah as incontestable proof and accept only the Quran go against the collective consensus of the Muslim community at large, and this &lt;strong&gt;consists in extreme misguidance and deviation on their part&lt;/strong&gt;. -- Islam Web, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=284470&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa 284470&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam Web questions &quot;how those who reject the Sunnah would worship Allaah; the Quran does not provide a detailed description of or the conditions for the prayer, Zakaah or other religious rituals, for instance.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/30537/17163&quot;&gt;What is the ruling regarding Hadith Rejecters?&lt;/a&gt; provides other examples.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may be that the authors of the above fatawa are primarily thinking of disbelief.  However, presumably Quranists don't think of themselves as disbelievers (and no matter who you are, you'll be accused of being a disbeliever by somebody).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to pinpoint some specific sins that hadith rejection would lead to---sins that are accepted by scholars as sins, but nevertheless are engaged in by those who reject ahadith because they reject ahadith.  Are there any?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could conceive of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/greater-sins-volume-3-ayatullah-sayyid-abdul-husayn-dastghaib-shirazi/thirty-third-greater-sin-pride&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;arrogance&lt;/a&gt; being one such sin, rejecting a major component of Islam despite being accepted by virtually all scholars throughout Islamic history.  Although, the logic here goes the other way: arrogance would lead to hadith rejection, not the other way around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2021-09-14T06:54:19.683" Title="What kinds of sin does hadith rejection lead to (if any)?" Tags="|sin|quran-only|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10367" CreationDate="2016-10-03T06:52:49.223" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Miracle is defined as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A miracle is an event not explicable by natural or scientific laws. Such an event may be attributed to a supernatural being (a deity), magic, a miracle worker, a saint or a religious leader.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Science hasn't discovered what was of the universe before the big bang so it can be called a miracle from that point of view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T06:52:49.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35605" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32737" CreationDate="2016-10-03T08:23:45.593" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;there are 2 types of the lesser, Fard Kifaya (offensive, not obligatory. such as expanding into new land) should not take place. while Fard Ayn (defensive and obligatory(not sure if to all or just to those who are males and &quot;able&quot;)) should take place. an example of this would be the Syrian army fighting off daesh during Ramadan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ramadan as well as the other 3 peaceful months should not host non-necessary conflict. a state should not be expanding but fighting for control of borders or attacking in order to free slaves or captives is ok.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;this is only my view/outlook, please don't rely on me (much of my information is from our far-right and from a book I read from a very harsh person, Abdullah azzam)&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17651" LastEditorDisplayName="user17651" LastEditDate="2016-10-03T08:33:58.940" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T08:33:58.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35606" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35602" CreationDate="2016-10-03T09:04:02.973" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer is with regard to someone who knows the relevant information about a set of ahadith, i.e. their isnads and the opinions of the muhadditheen (the scholars of hadith) about their status, and still rejects those ahadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Ghazali in &quot;faysal at-tafriqa&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0195797914&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;available&lt;/a&gt; in a somewhat pricey translation by Prof. Sherman Abdulhakim Jackson) explicitly discusses this, and says the worst you can say about someone who rejects a hadith that is not mutawatir is that he is a fasiq (someone guilty of fisq, i.e. a major sin). I think I have read the same from Prof. Jonathan Brown somewhere, but I'm unable to find the source - I think it was in &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1780747829&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Misquoting Muhammad&lt;/a&gt;, but I may misremember. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bifzhH46m3Y&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hamza Yusuf&lt;/a&gt; relates the same distinction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the judgement regarding someone who rejects individual ahadith; if any of them reach the level of tawatur, he is a kafir, and if none of the ahadith he rejects reach that level, he is &quot;merely&quot; a fasiq. However, someone who rejects ahadith per se is clearly a kafir; for one, he rejects the subset of mutawatir ahadith, and for another, he rejects the whole sunnah. At least one reason often given for rejecting ahadith - not trusting the transmitters - is inconsistent: they trust the transmitters when they say &quot;this is the literal word of god&quot; with respect to the Quran, but they don't ever trust them when they say &quot;the prophet used to do this and that, which i know from A, who knows it from B, who knows it from C,... from Z, who saw the prophet do it&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(and no matter who you are, you'll be accused of being a disbeliever&#xA;  by somebody).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By the mere fact that Islam is not revealed to any one personally, but only via the transmissions of messengers, it is clear that authority in Islam rests with tradition. The Quran establishes this, the ahadith establish this, the history of Islamic discourse establishes this. It doesn't matter if a Jew accuses you of disbelief, or a Christian, or a Buddhist, or a Jain - because their opinions have no authority in Islam. The same with other kuffar. If someone who does not stand in the discursive tradition of Islamic doctrine accuses someone of disbelief, that accusation is irrelevant in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'm trying to pinpoint some specific sins that hadith rejection would&#xA;  lead to---sins that are accepted by scholars as sins, but nevertheless&#xA;  are engaged in by those who reject ahadith because they reject&#xA;  ahadith. Are there any?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only sin that Islam says is worth eternal suffering unseen in this world: rejecting the revelation of god. It really does not matter to Islam what your moral character is if you reject the revelation, and this is the only information rejection of which will land you in hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2017-02-01T12:22:54.103" LastActivityDate="2017-02-01T12:22:54.103" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35607" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-03T09:13:30.570" Score="3" ViewCount="465" Body="&lt;p&gt;My husband and I lied to the imam so that we could get married. Also, I did not receive a mahr.  And I want to know if our marriage is valid or if we need to redo the nikah.  The details are as follows:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1) When my husband approached my father to marry me, my father said he would consent if my husband agreed to show his passport and bank statements to confirm who he is and that he has money to support me.  My husband refused. So, my father said he would not act as my wali.  We asked an Imam to act as my wali instead and the imam said he would as long as I had a letter from my father agreeing to transfer his right of wali to the imam.  So, I wrote a letter myself and signed my father's name and gave it to the imam.  The imam married us because he thought the letter came from my father but it was a lie. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(2) My husband and I agreed on a mahr and we told the imam that I received it, but I did not. To this day, I still have not received a mahr.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on these two situations, is my marriage valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19567" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T06:29:27.647" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T06:29:27.647" Title="I forged a &quot;right of wali&quot; letter from my father and we lied to the imam about receiving mahr. Is our marriage valid?" Tags="|nikah|wali|mehr|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-03-04T19:25:30.157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29576" CreationDate="2016-10-03T10:59:25.857" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The way I look at it is simple. Have you wronged the creators of the software by using it without paying? Imagine you are standing outside a bakers shop. You are hungry but you do not have the means to pay the baker, perhaps you forgot your wallet at home. Will you steal from the baker just because you have a need but do not have the means to pay for it? Wouldn't it be theft?&#xA;The issue with digital content(Operating systems, software, music, videos, ebooks) is that it is very easy to copy, store and transmit. This results in many of us, who would never steal something tangible, using pirated content even though it is the same as stealing. Personally, I have stopped downloading movie torrents, pirated e-books, and I use open source software. On the day of judgement, I do not want the Adobe folks complaining to Allah SWT that I stole from them. And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14647" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T10:59:25.857" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35609" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-03T11:15:54.963" Score="3" ViewCount="173" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aslaam-o-aleikum! I am planning to InshaAllah marry a woman, we both are sunni muslims. But she has a 8 year old boy from her earlier marriage. We live in a joint family, my brother has a baby girl and my mother also lives in the same house. The question is when I get married, her son will live with us. When he becomes an adult (18yrs) will he be a na-mehram for my brother daughter or my mother? Is it legal in islam to live in a joint family with a &quot;son&quot; I do not have any blood relation with? Jazakallah kheir. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19568" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T15:31:16.510" Title="Marriage with woman with child for earlier marriage" Tags="|nikah|religion|legal|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27492" CreationDate="2016-10-03T12:32:06.820" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is NOT wajib, however it is Sunnah of our Holy Prophet Muhammad صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prayer is accepted although your hairs are not covered, however keeping it like this every time while offering Salah is not good and it will be counted as sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12426" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T12:32:06.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35409" CreationDate="2016-10-03T15:23:19.250" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The best way to learn about Islam is by reading the Qur'an. It's a big book, so if you don't have that much time then you may open up random pages from it and read them. If you like these random texts and want to know more then read more. It claims to be the word of the Almighty God. Put it to the test. It says it's a guidence for mankind. Let it prove itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it also says it won't guide any wrong doers. I suggest you take a bath and restrain from lying and things that are consided morally bad (just a suggestion, I am not telling you to change your way of life).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, The following links will give you an idea of the fundamental beliefs of Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Book of revelation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Book of Belief&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T15:23:19.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4205" CreationDate="2016-10-03T15:29:35.880" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hadd punishments can't be prescribed for piracy because this kind of theft is not like normal theft. There is no witness for this. The only evidence is the computer records.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Islamic goverments will enforce tazir punishments for such issues. But the person may avert the punishment by paying blood money to the affected person or company.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T15:29:35.880" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35409" CreationDate="2016-10-03T16:42:34.310" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Certainly I strongly advise you in the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bayyinah.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://bayyinah.com/&lt;/a&gt; - it is an institute by Nouman Ali Khan, one of the great and young scholars. I learned so much by watching lots of his lectures on youtube.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;also search for Mufti Menk too on youtube&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Bayyinah institute is something I highly recommend to you which has courses for you to learn at your own pace along with full support and help from the people too! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastActivityDate="2016-10-03T16:42:34.310" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35617" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-04T01:52:26.580" Score="3" ViewCount="919" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;em&gt;On the Boundaries of Theological Tolerance in Islam&lt;/em&gt; (Faysal Al-Tafriqa Bayn Al-Islam wal Zandaqa) by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ghazali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Ghazali&lt;/a&gt; (translation: &lt;a href=&quot;http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic888446.files/On%20Boundaries%20of%20theological%20tolerance.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;pdf&lt;/a&gt;) writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Included among such matters would be the claims of some &lt;strong&gt;who style themselves Sufis to the effect that they have reached a state between themselves and God wherein they are no longer obligated to pray, and that drinking wine, devouring state funds, and other forms of disobedience are rendered licit to them&lt;/strong&gt;.  Such people, without doubt, must be executed...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This passage took me quite by surprise.  The text is nearly 1000 years old and might be obsolete.  Moreover, even back then, it might only be referring to a very small proportion of the Sufi population.  Hence my question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is it common among Sufis to not feel obligated to pray, drink wine, etc.?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm guessing it's not common, but I don't have anything to back up that guess.  And there's plenty of Muslims around who don't pray, drink wine, and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-10-04T01:52:26.580" Title="Is it common among Sufis to not feel obligated to pray, drink wine, etc.?" Tags="|salat|alcohol|sufism|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35620" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-04T12:06:23.313" Score="2" ViewCount="68" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some months ago there was an article in an edition of &quot;SAM&quot;, the Sydney [University] Alumni Magazine, which detailed two students who were developing an app, named Ummah or something very similar, which was designed to work with mobiles, and the aim of which being to help the Muslim community keep in touch with each other, to improve the community's sense of social cohesion and support, as well as communication. Does anyone know how this is going, i.e. whether it is ready to be put to practical use yet, or how far away from the stage of being able to be purchased the app is? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19574" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-05T05:45:23.577" LastActivityDate="2017-04-05T05:45:23.577" Title="Does anyone know about an app being created to help the Muslim Community keep in touch via mobiles?" Tags="|practical-islam|software|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35622" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-04T14:10:21.247" Score="3" ViewCount="154" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't mean to bother you. I am not Muslim, but I have deep respect for your faith and work and study with Muslims on an almost daily basis. I have noticed that some of my Muslim friends do not eat certain foods. Can truly necessary medications--insulin, for example--be exempt from Muslim dietary rules? I know God would never want a person to actively harm or kill him- or herself without very, very good reasons. I have learned that people who are ill or very elderly are not expected to fast during Ramadan, and people are asked to go on the hajj only if they can afford it. My true interest is the core of Islam. As a Quaker, I believe any religion that leads a person to find the love and truth within and live it with all people has something precious from which I can learn and enrich my own faith. I was just curious about the dietary laws. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19576" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T13:33:40.893" LastActivityDate="2022-03-30T17:45:27.633" Title="Can necessary medication be permissible even if it contains haram ingredients?" Tags="|medical|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35623" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35630" CreationDate="2016-10-04T14:36:00.247" Score="2" ViewCount="4019" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can you explain the status of a mursal hadith if it has sahih chain and the narrators are thiqah can it be used as evidence to prove something in Islam or is it regarded as a weak source? I believe the mursal hadith is narrated from tabi'een &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19474" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T11:00:07.247" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T11:00:07.247" Title="Can you explain the status of mursal hadith?" Tags="|hadith|uloom-al-hadith|ilm-mustalah-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25944" CreationDate="2016-10-04T17:41:45.600" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two trusted sources Allah the Creator send us: Qur'an al-Kareem and sunnah of the Prophet, peace be upon him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We do not accept fabricated false stories. If Imam Malik, great imam regarded this story as fabrication, so we do, verily, the Messenger, peace be upon him, is free from sins and wrongdoing. Would have casted downvote if had enough reputation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="anon" LastActivityDate="2016-10-04T17:41:45.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35626" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25944" CreationDate="2016-10-04T18:08:38.077" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According this wikipedia Article Kenana ibn al-Rabi was tortured by Muhammad to reveal where his treasure is?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Medi1Saif has said, the story is from a narrator who was regarded as a very weak source. No Muslim government takes his accounts seriously. They are kept in books as knowledge. Other then that, his narrations have almost no application.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why can't Muhammad just ask God or Gabriel where the treasure is?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad is the slave servant of God. He is the prophet of God. His job is to serve God and spread God's message. If he asked God to tell him where XYZ treasure (I don't believe in this incident, this is for hypothetical scenario) is then it would be injustice. He as a prophet is protected from sins. He was a good man but when he became a prophet, the influence of Satan severely decreased on him. He didn't sin much when he was influenced by Satan which is why he was chosen as a prophet because he was among the best of the people of that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He as a prophet can't argue with his master the lord of the worlds. If he asked to know something for his own interests and God gave it to him then it would be injustice towards the one from whom the treasure is taken. God is all just and he treats people with justice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If it's not true, what's actually happen?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have no idea from where this story came from. The simple answer is we don't know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-10-05T06:35:17.223" LastActivityDate="2016-10-05T06:35:17.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35627" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-04T23:57:33.223" Score="2" ViewCount="477" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any verse in the Coran that shows that Hijab is obligatory?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19579" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-05T08:10:24.980" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T11:09:01.277" Title="Is there any specific ayah in the Coran to oblige the wearing of hijab?" Tags="|quran|hijab|fard|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35628" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-05T01:31:07.867" Score="5" ViewCount="1569" Body="&lt;p&gt;From this question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/4205/17163&quot;&gt;What is the punishment for someone who pirates digital files?&lt;/a&gt;, the OP writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is agreed upon that piracy is theft&lt;/strong&gt; according to the question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/207/17163&quot;&gt;Where does Islam stand on Internet Piracy?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm respectfully contesting this claim in this question in the context of fiqh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is piracy a form of theft for the purposes of fiqh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In anticipation of answers which don't carefully read the question, &lt;em&gt;I'm not contesting whether or not piracy is halal/haram&lt;/em&gt;; I'm contesting whether or not it's classed as theft (which may result in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudud#Theft&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadd punishment&lt;/a&gt;) or something else (not necessarily requiring hadd punishment).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answers to the question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/207/17163&quot;&gt;Where does Islam stand on Internet Piracy?&lt;/a&gt; are all of the form &quot;someone on the Internet said so&quot; (specifically, &quot;...this becomes copyright infringement, or stealing&quot;, &quot;...it is still considered stealing&quot; and &quot;...you are not stealing anything&quot;).  Consequently, &lt;strong&gt;I'm looking for authoritative sources&lt;/strong&gt;, e.g., fatawa.  (Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/a/610/17163&quot;&gt;back up&lt;/a&gt; responses and refrain from adding yet another &quot;someone on the Internet said so&quot; answer.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Online fatawa generally seem to refrain from calling it theft.  Here's what I've found via Google:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/81614&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;81614&lt;/a&gt; quotes from fiqh councils; they declare it impermissible, but do not declare it theft.  Indeed, they even go so far as to write:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some of our scholars think that it is haraam to do this (copy things) for the purpose of selling them, but if a person makes a copy just for himself, that is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, &quot;some of our scholars&quot; argue that it's halal for personal use, and therefore is not considered theft (which is haram).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;IslamWeb &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;lang=E&amp;amp;Id=132937&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;132937&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=305998&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;305998&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=326746&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;326746&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=327097&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;327097&lt;/a&gt; also refrain from describing it as theft, instead using the far more tempered description &quot;...the opinion adopted at Islamweb is that copyright ... are recognized and protected by the sharee'ah&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;AskImam &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/949.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;949&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/25083&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;25083&lt;/a&gt; likewise refrains from calling it theft, with 949 even quoting &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Taqi_Usmani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mufti Taqi Uthmani&lt;/a&gt;'s description of the attitudes of a &quot;group of contemporary scholars&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...there is no precedent in the Holy Qur'an, in the Sunnah or in the juristic views of the earlier Muslim jurists where an intangible object has been subjected to private ownership or to sale and purchase. They further argue that 'knowledge' in Islam is not the a property of an individual, nor can he prevent others form acquiring knowledge, whereas the concept of 'intellectual property' leads to the monopoly of some individuals' knowledge, which can never be accepted by Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;IslamQA.org: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/darululoomtt/52357&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DarulUloomTT.org&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/askimam/15940&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam 15940&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/askimam/19162&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam 19162&lt;/a&gt; also refrain from calling it theft.  Moreover, another fatwa listed on IslamQA.org writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In our understanding, copyrighting (attaching the clause of copyright) in itself is an act of oppression and injustice. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/muftionline/98353&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muftionline.co.za&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found a single terse fatwa on IslamQA &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/darulifta-deoband/22925&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Darulifta-Deoband.org&lt;/a&gt; which described it as theft:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...a lot of piracy takes place and piracy is a kind of theft and it is considered illegal but still it takes [place]... Is it allowed or not in Islamic view?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Theft is not allowed in these matters also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following searches returned no hits: &lt;code&gt;site:askamufti.com piracy&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;site:fatwa-online.com piracy&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;site:sunnipath.com piracy&lt;/code&gt;.  &lt;strong&gt;Keep in mind that my search was limited to English-language fatawa.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question is related to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/29576/17163&quot;&gt;Is it haram to pirate software I cannot purchase due to not having a credit card, with the intention of paying for it when I do get a credit card?&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/16670/17163&quot;&gt;If someone is poor, can he/she use pirated software?&lt;/a&gt;, which asks about justifications for software piracy,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/20219/17163&quot;&gt;Can I use pirated software for work with the intention of buying it once I make enough money?&lt;/a&gt;, which asks how bad software piracy is (which didn't get answered quantitatively); this question here is more specific,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/18762/17163&quot;&gt;How is it to read an unlicensed copy of a book?&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/23611/17163&quot;&gt;Is it halal or haram to distribute a scanned copy of a copyrighted book?&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/34761/17163&quot;&gt;Use of pirated books&lt;/a&gt;, which ask in the context of books&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/13168/17163&quot;&gt;After switching from pirated software to free software will my work still be haram?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found several other answers on Islam.SE which again take the form of &quot;someone on the Internet said so&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/11772/17163&quot;&gt;What should a Muslim do if the company he works for uses pirated software?&lt;/a&gt;, where one of the answers described software piracy as &quot;basically stealing&quot; and another said &quot;piracy is theft&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Regarding &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/600/17163&quot;&gt;Is using pirated software allowed?&lt;/a&gt;, the top answers write &quot;Piracy is stealing, plain and simple&quot; and &quot;Obviously, piracy is stealing by definition&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/4205/17163&quot;&gt;What is the punishment for someone who pirates digital files?&lt;/a&gt; writes &quot;this kind of theft is not like normal theft&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(And a recent Islam.SE user &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/29576/is-this-a-right-situation-piracy/35603?noredirect=1#comment59593_35603&quot;&gt;comment&lt;/a&gt; indicated surprise at my attitude that &quot;piracy&quot; is a crime distinct from &quot;theft&quot;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2018-01-13T05:39:31.390" Title="Is piracy a form of theft for the purposes of fiqh?" 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  <row Id="35629" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35627" CreationDate="2016-10-05T03:53:08.990" Score="4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Qur'an&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are these two ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment&lt;/strong&gt; except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24:31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 24:31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments.&lt;/strong&gt; That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33:59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 33:59&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See Islam Awakened for further translations of &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/quran/24/31/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 24:31&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/quran/33/59/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 33:59&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also relevant is &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24:60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 24:60&lt;/a&gt;: &amp;quot;...women of post-menstrual age who have no desire for marriage - there is no blame upon them for putting aside their outer garments [but] not displaying adornment...&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Ahadith&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most relevant ahadith I'm aware of are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(the wife of the Prophet) 'Umar bin Al-Khattab used to say to Allah's Messenger &amp;quot;Let your wives be veiled&amp;quot; But he did not do so. The wives of the Prophet used to go out to answer the call of nature at night only at Al-Manasi.' Once Sauda, the daughter of Zam'a went out and she was a tall woman. 'Umar bin Al-Khattab saw her while he was in a gathering, and said, &amp;quot;I have recognized you, O Sauda!&amp;quot; He ('Umar) said so as he was anxious for some Divine orders regarding the veil (the veiling of women.) So Allah revealed the Verse of veiling. -- Narrated 'Aisha (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/79/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This gives some background as to the motivation behind observing veil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah bestow His Mercy on the early emigrant women. When Allah revealed: &amp;quot;... and to draw their veils all over their Juyubihinna (i.e., their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms)...&amp;quot; (V.24:31) they tore their Murat (woolen dresses or waist-binding clothes or aprons etc.) and covered their heads and faces with those torn Muruts. -- Narrated 'Aishah (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4758&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith indicates how important it is considered to observe.  (Other ahadith are listed on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/13998&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Is hijab considered fard?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you might expect (given the diversity of hijab seen in the Muslim world), there is diversity of opinion of what constitutes hijab.  As to whether or not hijab is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fard&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fard&lt;/a&gt; (obligatory), I'm yet to see a scholar disagree that it's fard:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first commandment applies to women when they go out.  Then they are to use an outer garment which should cover their whole body.  -- Malik Ghulam Farid (ed), The Holy Qur'an, Arabic Text with English Translation &amp;amp; Short Commentary, 2003 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alislam.org/quran/Holy-Quran-English.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pdf&lt;/a&gt;, within the discussion on pages 717-719; the author even includes covering the face as part of the commandment)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hijab is obligatory for all Muslim women who have reached the age of puberty. -- Islam Q&amp;amp;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/47569&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;47569&lt;/a&gt; (and also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/6991&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6991&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/13998&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;13998&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20475&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;20475&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Almighty Allah ordered the women to let the two ends of their headgear extend onto their bosoms so that they conceal their ears, the neck, and the upper part of the bosom also. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/hijab-muslim-womens-dress-islamic-or-cultural-sayyid-muhammad-rizvi/quran-and-hijab#2-then-what-does-clause-%E2%80%9Cplacing-khumur-over-bosoms%E2%80%9D-mean&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Islam&lt;/a&gt;, which cites Ar-Razi, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafsir_al-Kabir_(al-Razi)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tafsiru 'l-Kabir&lt;/a&gt;, vol. 23, p. 179&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a command from Allah to the believing women, and jealousy on His part over the wives of His believing servants. It is also to distinguish the believing women from the women of the Jahiliyyah and the deeds of the pagan women. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2430&amp;amp;Itemid=79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;QTafsir.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sheikh &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuf_al-Qaradawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yusuf Al Qaradawi&lt;/a&gt;... also states that all of the scholars throughout history from various groups such as the Sufis, the Dhahiris (the Literalists), the fuqahaa’ (jurists), and the scholars of hadith unanimously agree that it is fard for the believing woman to cover her hair. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualmosque.com/ummah/women/hijab-niqab/hijab-fard-obligation-or-fiction/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Virtual Mosque&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I personally observe hijab because of (a) what it says in the Qur'an, and (b) I'm unaware of any reasonable dissenting opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/25945/17163&quot;&gt;How can we be so sure that women must wear hijab when the Qur`an does not prescribe it in clear words?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-09T05:17:55.853" LastActivityDate="2021-09-09T05:17:55.853" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35623" CreationDate="2016-10-05T04:47:06.783" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short answer is it depends, but generally speaking not authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Definition&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The definition of a hadith &lt;em&gt;mursal&lt;/em&gt; is that the &lt;em&gt;tābi'i&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: التابعى), which is the generation after the companions of the Prophet ﷺ starts a narration with: &quot;The Prophet ﷺ said ... .&quot; It is a type of hadith &lt;em&gt;maqtū'&lt;/em&gt; (severed chain of narration), at the companion's level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;المرسل علم على ما سقط ذكر الصحابي من إسناده فيقول التابعي قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hadith &lt;em&gt;mursal&lt;/em&gt; is an indication that the companion's layer has been dropped from the narration chain so that a tābi'i says &quot;The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said ...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Ruling&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The general rule is that if a hadith does not have a continuous narration chain from the narrator to the Prophet prayers be upon him, then this is a weak hadith (or lower) because of the issue with the narration chain. In the case of hadith &lt;em&gt;mursal&lt;/em&gt;, there are some exceptions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tābi'i kabir&lt;/em&gt; (highest level): Sa'īd ibn al-Mussayib, Masrooq, Al-Sunabiji, Qays ibn Hāzim, etc. These are generally accepted as authentic (especially by Maliki and Hanafi schools) if there are no other reasons to reject the hadith in terms of its narration chain.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tābi'i mutawassit&lt;/em&gt; (middle level): Mujahid, Al-Shua'bi, etc. These some scholars accept and some reject.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tābi'i sagheer&lt;/em&gt; (lowest level): Al-Zohry, Al-Hassan, Qatada, etc. These are mostly considered weak or worse.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to note that the classification of highest, middle and lowest levels of tābi'is has nothing to do with their character or their dependability in hadith narration. It is related to the number of their teachers that were from the companion's level. For example, Sa'īd ibn al-Mussayib studied from over a hundred companions, whereas Al-Zohry studied from less than ten companions. But both in terms of the science of men are of the highest authenticity levels as narrators.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that there are two additional types of &lt;em&gt;mursal&lt;/em&gt; related to the companions, and they are also generally accepted as authentic. There are lots of hadiths where there are two or more companions in the narration chain, especially noted with Abdullah ibn 'Umar and 'Umar ibn Al Khattab, e.g., the hadith of Islam, Īmān, and Ihsān, or the hadith about deeds being by intentions. This case is also when the companion starts the narration by: &quot;The Prophet prayers be upon him said ...&quot;, instead of, for instance, &quot;I heard the Prophet prayers be upon him say ...&quot;. This applies to the companions that narrated the hadiths of the Prophet through another companion or those who saw the Prophet but did not hear from him directly (e.g., Abu Umama ibn Sahl) and narrated their hadith's through another companion. I am assuming, though, that you are not asking about these types. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Other Types&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several types of hadith mursal that you may want to study from a reference book on hadith (e.g., Muqaddimat ibn Al Salah, Al-Muqitha, Alfeyyat Al Suyuuti, Alfeyyat Al Iraqi, etc.). All these references consider these other types as weak or worse. The &lt;em&gt;irsal&lt;/em&gt; in these cases may be explicit, or hidden (irsal khafi) related to continuity, places, or times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;References&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Mūqidha in explaining the science of hadith (Shams ad-Din al-Dhahabi), Arabic version.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2018-03-07T17:41:58.350" LastActivityDate="2018-03-07T17:41:58.350" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35631" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-05T04:57:54.063" Score="2" ViewCount="2237" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hanafi school of jurisprudence considers circumcision optional, on the grounds that it is not mentioned in Quran. Whereas other schools of sunni jurisprudence, regard circumcision obligatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Which school of jurisprudence do wahhabis and salafis follow?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Can there be a hanafi-wahhabi ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Whether there is any sub-sect/rule of wahhabi which makes circumcision optional?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19582" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-10-05T05:27:39.983" LastActivityDate="2018-09-20T06:12:44.150" Title="Hanafi school considers male circumcision optional. Wahabbism has a different stand on circumcision. Can wahabbi be a hanafi?" Tags="|sunni|hanafi|circumcision|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35632" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35631" CreationDate="2016-10-05T05:33:18.093" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1) Which school of jurisprudence do wahhabis and salafis follow?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wahhabi or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salafi_movement&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;salafi&lt;/a&gt; are what one could consider &quot;independent schools&quot; of sunni fiqh, but they mainly based their osol al-fiqh (sources of jurisprudence) on those of the hanbali school. So they are Hanbali with (somewhat) independent views!&lt;br&gt; Wahhabi is a reference to people who follow &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_Abd_al-Wahhab&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad ibn Abdulwahhab'&lt;/a&gt;s movement or view of Islam, which is the doctrine of Saudi-Arabia, however the scholars there tried around the 90's of the last century to get rid of this &quot;bad&quot; or &quot;unwanted&quot; attribution and declared themselves as salafi or followers of the salaf (as-salih).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that some people who are more or deeper into hadith sciences called themselves salafi (refering to as-salaf as-salih) or athari (which refers to people who follow the traces of the earlier -highly respected- generations of Muslims).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salafi and wahabi beside this claim in matters of faith ('Aqidah) to follow the way of the salaf (as-salaf as-salih) so they rely on wordly meaning of the Quran and the hadith in faith matters, like the attributes of Allah instead of interpretations of meanings or some logical or philosophical explanation etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that also some &quot;Modernist&quot; scholars like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Abduh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad Abduh&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam%C4%81l_al-D%C4%ABn_al-Afgh%C4%81n%C4%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jamal ad-Din al-Afghani&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allal_al-Fassi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Allal al-Fassi&lt;/a&gt; and many others called themselves salafis even if their view of Islam is totally different as they wanted a reformation of Islam based on the roots (or a new understanding of the roots). Not following the roots -&gt; the doctrine of the three first centuries as is the case of what we mostly define as salafi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see the word salafi has different meanings and I'm afraid that even some of those who call themseves salafi don't know about them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2) Can there be a hanafi-wahhabi ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd say no however theoretically it could be that you'll find a hanafi who calls himself salafi, as he relies more on (sahih) hadith than on fiqh views of the hanafi school! Or he relies in matters of faith on the salafi view instead of the maturidi view (which seems to be common among the hanafi scholars).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3) Whether there is any sub-sect/rule of wahhabi which makes circumcision optional?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think so as they rely on hadith and in many sahih hadiths circumcision is quoted. Note that the main view of hanafi isn't that different yes it is optional, but it's rather strongly recommended to do it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-09-20T06:12:44.150" LastActivityDate="2018-09-20T06:12:44.150" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35633" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35578" CreationDate="2016-10-05T07:32:17.437" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah الموسوعة الفقهية means the fiqh (jurisprudence) Encyclopedia and refers to an effort of the ministry of awqaf (referring to the ministry of religious matters) from Kuwait to build up an encyclopedia of jurisprudence according to the four sunni madhabs. This is a work of around 40 years (1965-2005) with the participation of many scholars and consists in its final version of 45 (Big) Volumes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For details take a look at the &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%82%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%A9&amp;amp;oldid=65032563&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic Wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Encyclopedia_of_Islamic_Jurisprudence&amp;amp;oldid=1186979375&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2023-12-06T10:28:30.103" LastActivityDate="2023-12-06T10:28:30.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35634" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35602" CreationDate="2016-10-05T13:11:43.393" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll try to answer your question from an other perspectiv or at least point at some facts and beside this share some hopefully logical issue's and thoughts that came into my mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most sunni scholars say if you perform a deed in the (deep) belief that this is a sunnah of the Prophet or the way our Prophet used to do it you may gain thawab (rewards) if it was so and might no be punished if it wasn't. This is assuming that you made some effort to find out whether it is or not or at least you have been thaught this by a person you trust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this persepctive a rejction of a hadith based on knowledge or based on the belief it is wrong can and should be accepted. Now people say that we have the two sahih books and should relay on them, but nevertheless you may find in most madhabs (especially the earlier ones: namely Hanafi and Maliki) views which are contradictory to some ahadith from this books. As they don't have trust in ahad narrations for example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples of ahadith in the sahih books rejected by the four sunni Imams (taken from Jamal al-Bana's crtical book on the two sahihs (tajrid al-Bukhari wa Muslim mina-l-ahadhith al-laty la tulzim):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu Hanifa: rejected &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/87/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; hadith on the authorithy of Anas ibn Malik  (whom he personally met as stated by some scholars) and called it irrational talk.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Malik: rejected &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/19/51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; hadith because of the Quranic ruling &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/35/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;35:18&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; he also commented &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/2/117&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; hadith saying &amp;quot;the hadith came and I don't know his reality&amp;quot;. (al-Bana quoted six ahadith here which were rejected also by abu Hanifa)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A-Shafi'i: said &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:229&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; hadith is not attributet to 'Aishah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ahamd: before he died asked his son to delete the following &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/61/111&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; from his musnad manuscript because it was contradictory to &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the hadith&lt;/a&gt; of Anas.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course if we reject the hadith as whole, we will have major problems for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;in defining the timing of some (not all) prayers,(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:103&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we won't know how exactly one should pray. So we might sin in not praying on time and might pray in a kind of mess. Scholars of madhabs would say that the last one could be a reason for the prayer being invalid. But how would we expect a revert to pray? It takes time to learn how to pray and we often say Allah may accept your prayers as what counts is not the exact wording but the &amp;quot;communication&amp;quot; with your creator. Would a revert be asked to re-do &amp;quot;wrong prayers&amp;quot; or perform missing prayers...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We will pay zakat, but don't know the amount however Allah say (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/70/24-25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;74:24-25&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And those within whose wealth is a known right (24) For the petitioner and the deprived -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One could object my statement that this doesn't mean the 2,5% of zakat, but says that good people are always willing to share their wealth or give money to the poor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You could marry a mahram as &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/16/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; added the aunties of the wife to the women a man can't marry beside his wife. So this would be a sinful relationship from this persepctive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We would cut both hands of a thief, as the quran (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:38&lt;/a&gt;) uses the dual plural. Which would lead to harder punishment as actually ordered and cause harm to those people whom might no more be able to be in charge neither for themselves nor their familly and would become dependent on the help of others after their first &amp;quot;mistake&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are just some examples of daily life issues where one can be confronted with sins due to ignorance of hadith, but those situation can be discussed and I'm aware that there's one guidline in hadith itself saying something like &amp;quot;the intention counts&amp;quot;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that some Quranists even say that there are no specific times for prayer or only those quoted in Quran, no specific amount of zakat, and no specific month for fasting ... etc. and in this case the Issue is bigger than what I've quoted earlier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-14T06:54:19.683" LastActivityDate="2021-09-14T06:54:19.683" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35637" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-05T14:32:26.223" Score="-1" ViewCount="369" Body="&lt;p&gt;Atheists claim that there is no God. According to them, God is created by human beings. Meanwhile, is there any rational and logical proof(s) for the existence of God? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19419" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T08:55:00.943" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T08:55:00.943" Title="Does God Exist?" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2016-10-06T13:36:21.763" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10780" CreationDate="2016-10-05T15:17:08.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is obvious that when you study the history of sahaba and Islam that you will find that the first tyran to be cursed id abu bakr ibn kuhafa, the second tyran to be cursed is Omar ibn khatab, the third tyran to be cursed is Ottman ibn affan and the fourth tyran to be cursed is Moawya ibn abi sofian&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19588" LastActivityDate="2016-10-05T15:17:08.670" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35640" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35648" CreationDate="2016-10-05T19:12:49.347" Score="1" ViewCount="13301" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Mu'awiyah bin Jahimah As-Sulami, that Jahimah came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said:&#xA;&quot;O Messenger of Allah! I want to go out and fight (in Jihad) and I have come to ask your advice.&quot; He said: &quot;Do you have a mother?&quot; He said: &quot;Yes.&quot; He said: &quot;Then stay with her, for Paradise is beneath her feet.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Grade   : Sahih (Darussalam)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Reference    : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3104&#xA;In-book reference    : Book 25, Hadith 20&#xA;English translation  : Vol. 1, Book 25, Hadith 3106&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this hadith not considered shirk meaning paradise lies beneath someones feet and not with Allah swt grace and mercy the only way for our salvation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this hadith have some weakness?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19474" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:03:14.663" Title="Paradise lies beneath your mothers feet Hadith shirk?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35640" CreationDate="2016-10-05T19:41:24.640" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith doesn't talk about a mother having the power to grant someone jannah; its meaning is that pleasing your mother is highly desired behavior, and god will reward it greatly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know nothing about the status of the hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shirk means associating something/someone with god; I do not know how this hadith would be interpreted in a way to make it look like that's what it says.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastActivityDate="2016-10-05T19:41:24.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35644" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35647" CreationDate="2016-10-06T00:55:01.330" Score="3" ViewCount="514" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muhammad engaged in a number of battles in his lifetime; see &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_expeditions_of_Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; for a list.  If it were anyone else, it stands to reason that he could have been killed in any of these.  Of course, Muhammad had an essential task to accomplish, conveying the Qur'an, and being killed would have left it incomplete.  So perhaps Allah would not have allowed this to happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Could Muhammad have been killed in battle?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm seeking scholarly opinion on this matter, i.e., what's generally agreed upon, and not simply some Internet theory.  So please &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/598/how-do-i-write-a-good-answer-to-a-question/610#610&quot;&gt;back up&lt;/a&gt; any answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I know so far:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:61&lt;/a&gt; says &amp;quot;...that was because they [repeatedly] disbelieved in the signs of Allah and &lt;strong&gt;killed the prophets without right&lt;/strong&gt;...&amp;quot;.  So it seems it is possible to kill prophets without Allah's intervention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad did eventually die.  As I understand, he was eventually killed by being poisoned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Jewess brought a poisoned (cooked) sheep for the Prophet who ate from it. She was brought to the Prophet and he was asked, &amp;quot;Shall we kill her?&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;No.&amp;quot; I continued to see the effect of the poison on the palate of the mouth of Allah's Messenger.  -- Narrated Anas bin Malik (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/51/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Googling the title of this question yields a bunch of unflattering and unhelpful webpages.  Actually, I'm not sure where to look in answering this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(And apologies for asking about this unpleasant topic.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T20:09:37.367" Title="Could Muhammad have been killed in battle?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|prophets|battles|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35645" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35644" CreationDate="2016-10-06T01:29:32.253" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muhammad (PBUH) was an ordinary man, a human just like the rest of us. Biologically, anatomically not any different. He himself said &amp;quot;I can't do anything without the support of Allah (SWT)&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes, he could have been easily killed in a battle. During the Battle of Uhud, there was even a rumour that the Prophet is killed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When he died from poison, he could have died in a battle too, but since Allah (SWT) did not wanted that, it didn't happen. HE has given humans(Prophet's enemies during the battle in this case) free will, but HIS will comes first.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry for a long answer ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19598" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2021-11-21T17:35:22.477" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T17:35:22.477" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35637" CreationDate="2016-10-06T03:39:27.500" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No human being on the earth ever lived without encountering the following  questions at least once in his/ her life time:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do we exist? Why does the universe exist? Is there any value or purpose for our existence?  None of us had planned to born in this world; so, why are we here on the earth now? What is our purpose and mission here on the earth? Why do we have difficulties, tragedies, pain and sorrow here? Why do we have thoughts?  Why do we have a sense of existence, sense of purpose, intelligence, memory, ability for imagination and capacity for rational thinking?  Why does evil and injustice to innocents exist here? Why do people have opportunity to hate, cheat and kill each other here?  Why there is war and violence?  Why there are nuclear bombs? Why innocent poor people struggle for even food for a single time in a day while rich waste it throughout the day?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these all the products of blind laws of physics? Did these all come into existence accidentally by blind natural processes of evolution?  Are the poor and weak the victims of these blind physical laws of the universe? Did their sufferings come into existence by blind laws of nature?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For convenience, I  would like to reduce all these questions to a simple one: i.e., the problem of existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Logically, there can be &lt;strong&gt;two-solutions&lt;/strong&gt; for the problem of existence or the reasons behind why do we and the universe exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Solution 1&lt;/strong&gt;:  Everything i.e., Sun, earth, plants, animals, sense organs, intelligence, memory, imagination, human beings, war, violence, pain, sorrow, sufferings, nuclear bombs, smart phones, driverless cars, supersonic  aircrafts, super computers, etc. came into existence accidentally by natural processes and by blind laws of physics without any kind of involvement of an intelligent designer or Creator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Solution 2&lt;/strong&gt;:  A Being who is eternal, independent of space and time, perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness created it from nothing for a purpose in which the purpose can be comprehended by the infinite wisdom of the Creator alone where the creations can’t grasp the reasons why they are created because of their finite intelligence and knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The claim of atheists (i.e., &lt;strong&gt;solution 1&lt;/strong&gt;) that everything i.e., Sun, earth, plants, animals, sense organs, intelligence, memory, imagination, human beings, war, violence, pain, sorrow, sufferings,  nuclear bombs, smart phones, driverless cars, supersonic aircrafts, super computers, etc. came into existence accidentally by natural processes without any purpose or intelligent effort of a Creator and by blind laws of physics is baseless and totally illogical and a rational, unbiased, open-minded inquirer of truth can’t accept this claim as real and rational.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to atheists , the idea of a &lt;strong&gt;Being&lt;/strong&gt; who is &lt;strong&gt;eternal&lt;/strong&gt;, independent of space and time, perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness is illogical and the idea of a &lt;strong&gt;universe or multiverse&lt;/strong&gt; which is &lt;strong&gt;eternal&lt;/strong&gt; makes sense! ( They propagate their  illogical and irrational claims at the expense of science that everything came into existence without a purpose accidentally by blind laws of physics without intelligent effort of a Creator which mainly happened because of the misconception that the existence of God is a superstition and hence anything  regarding the existence of God is  incompatible with science and reason, which is not true.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both the cases, either universe or Creator is &lt;strong&gt;eternal&lt;/strong&gt;. So, what is rational in inquiring who created the Creator while universe can be eternal? It does not make sense because Creator is eternal and perfection of the Creator in power, wisdom,  goodness is a fact that is confirmed from credible source (The Holy Qur’an) and also  it  does not make any sense to doubt any source that is credible.(It is explained in the latter session of this article why the Holy Qur’an is the credible source to know about attributes of the Creator)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Atheists are not willing to accept the rational and logical proofs for the existence of a Creator, only because their  perception of reality is narrowed and blinded by &lt;strong&gt;scientism&lt;/strong&gt;; i.e., an exaggerated trust in the efficacy of the methods of natural science applied  to all areas of investigation (as in philosophy, the social sciences, and the humanities). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are plenty of evidences for the existence of a Creator. A very few of them are listed below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Evidence from the existence of self-awareness.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Evidence from the existence of the capacity for rational thinking.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Evidence from the existence of sense of purposeful existence of complex living beings and fine-tuned universe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Evidence from the existence of sense of a definite purpose, intelligence, beauty and complexity which can be experienced anywhere in the universe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Evidence from the existence of pain and suffering.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Evidence from the existence of thousands of men at different time periods in history who were martyred or tortured  for preaching the existence of the Creator. They were either tortured to death or offered worldly pleasures such as power, wealth, beautiful women, wines, honors, fame etc. by their enemies, or both, to stop preaching about the Creator. But, still they sacrificed their precious life and remained steadfast  for preaching the existence of the Creator in spite of all these sufferings or temptations. For example, Prophet Muhammad, Jesus Christ, Moses etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7.&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;Finally, but not least,  the evidence from the existence of the Holy Qur’an. The Holy Qur’an is the ultimate proof for the existence of the Creator, i.e., the Being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Holy Qur’an was revealed to Prophet Muhammad by the Creator as the final message of divine guidance to the entire mankind through the angel called Gabriel in the duration of 23 years, part by part, in different contexts. He memorized and delivered this original verses of the Holy  Qur’an revealed to him time to time, to his companions orally and they memorized it and later preserved it as Scripture for the future generations of the mankind. The Holy Qur’an is divinely protected by the Creator by the Will of the Creator, from making any modifications or changes to the original verses of the Holy Qur’an by any human being, even the Prophet Muhammad, as it is the final revelation and the final message of divine guidance from the Creator to the entire mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad was illiterate and was an orphan. He lived in Mecca of Arabia peacefully as an ordinary man in his entire youth till 40 years old, honored and loved by all Arabian tribes of Mecca as honest and trustworthy (His nickname was Al-Ameen which means trustworthy) before his prophethood by the Creator,  and once he informed his prophethood to powerful and mighty Arabian tribes of Mecca, suddenly they started perceiving  him as their enemy and identified Prophet Muhammad  as a threat to their authority, power, leadership  and even their existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being unable to stop people from listening to the Holy Qur’an because of the inimitable literary merit of the Holy Qur’an and without realizing the mission and the divine origin of the Holy Qur’an,   the powerful and mighty Arabian tribes united against Prophet Muhammad and offered power, wealth, most beautiful women in Arabia of his choice, fame and other worldly pleasures to persuade him to stop preaching the message of Islam. After realizing that these temptations had zero impact on Prophet Muhammad, they tried to torture him by all means  and Prophet Muhammad even survived a well-planned  assassination plot sponsored by the Arabian tribes of Mecca by the Will of the Creator and finally migrated from his motherland as per the order of the Creator, with great sorrow and pain. There were several assassination attempts by enemies throughout Prophet Muhammad’s life since his prophethood , but the Prophet survived them all only because of the Divine protection from the Creator, nothing else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, if the illiterate  Prophet Muhammad had attempted to fabricate Qur’an either by himself  or stealing it from Bible or Torah it could be easily caught and mercilessly  destroyed and defeated at once by his educated, literate enemies, i.e., the powerful and mighty Arabian tribes (who were united against their common enemy, the Prophet Muhammad), Christians and Jews of his time . There were educated, literate people in Arabia who could produce a better work than Qur’an because Prophet Muhammad was an illiterate whereas his enemies were united, wealthy, powerful and enjoyed support of  several men who all were educated, literate  and were able to do all humanly possible solutions to destroy Prophet Muhammad forever. But no one in Arabia was able to produce a work similar to Qur’an or better than Qur’an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The eternal challenge raised in the Holy Qur’an by the God to the mankind,  to produce a chapter like the Qur’an, remains unchallenged even after 1400 years, even in this 21st century:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“Or do they say: “He (Prophet Muhammad)  has forged it (this Quran)?” Nay! they do not believe. Then let them bring an announcement like it if they are truthful.”&lt;/strong&gt; [ Translations of the Qur’an, Surah 52: AT-TUR (THE MOUNT,Verses 052.033, 052.034) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/052-qmt.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/052-qmt.php&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“And if you are in doubt as to that which We have revealed to Our servant (Prophet Muhammad), then produce a chapter like it and call on your witnesses besides Allah if you are truthful.”&lt;/strong&gt;  [ Translations of the Qur’an, Surah 2: AL-BAQARA (THE COW, Verse 002.023) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/002-qmt.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/002-qmt.php&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“Say: “If the whole of mankind and Jinns were to gather together to produce the like of this Qur’an, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they backed up each other with help and support.””&lt;/strong&gt; [ Translations of the Qur’an, Surah 17: AL-ISRA (ISRA’, THE NIGHT JOURNEY, CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, Verse 017.088 ) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/017-qmt.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/017-qmt.php&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: There are still some more verses of challenge in the  Holy Qur’an which are not mentioned here for convenience. Quoting all will make this article too broad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also,  how rational and logical it is to assume that a man who was an illiterate, honored, loved and nicknamed as Al-Ameen (trustworthy) because of his honesty by all Arabian tribes, who had never told  a  lie or cheated anyone for financial, material, or personal gains in his entire youth until 40 years old, before his prophethood at the age of 40,  suddenly lied and made false claims about the existence of God and fabricated the Holy Qur’an , even surviving well-planned assassination plots and continuous tortures against him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, if no one in Arabia was able to produce a work similar to the Holy Qur’an or better than the Holy Qur’an, why didn’t the Prophet Muhammad take credit for the authorship of the Holy Qur’an and wasted the golden opportunity to become great like William Shakespeare or someone else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, if Prophet Muhammad had fabricated the Holy  Qur’an, how can be there a criticism of Prophet Muhammad  in the Holy Qur’an? See the following verses of the Holy Qur’an in this regard:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“He (Prophet Muhammad)  frowned and turned (his) back. Because there came to him (Prophet Muhammad) the blind man. And what would make you (Prophet Muhammad) know that he (the blind man) would purify himself, or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him (the blind man)?”&lt;/strong&gt; [ Translations of the Qur’an, Surah 80: ABASA (HE FROWNED, Verses from 080.001 to 080.004) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/080-qmt.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/080-qmt.php&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“O Prophet! Why do you forbid (yourself) that which Allah has made lawful for you? You seek to please your wives? and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.”&lt;/strong&gt; [ Translations of the Qur’an, Surah 66: AT-TAHRIM (BANNING, PROHIBITION, Verse 066.001) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/066-qmt.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/066-qmt.php&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This criticism of Prophet Muhammad by the God in the Holy Qur’an remains unaltered from 1400 years ago and it will remain unaltered until the Day of Judgment as the Holy Qur’an is divinely protected by the God and any human being even Prophet Muhammad couldn’t alter it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This reveals the fact neither Prophet Muhammad fabricated the Holy Qur’an nor Prophet Muhammad had any influence on the original verses of the Holy Qur’an which  revealed to him by the Creator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TAILPIECE&lt;/strong&gt;: 1. Let me ask you. “You” were not existed 100 years ago. Then why do “you” exist now? What caused it? Don’t categorize atoms or electrons of your physical body as “you”. Atoms or electrons are not “you”. They can’t produce the unique “you” and your individual consciousness or the unique feeling that “you exist right now; you aware of your surroundings; your unique feeling of pain and sorrow” etc.  Atoms or electrons of your physical body have nothing to do with “You” and your consciousness. Atoms or electrons which exist now in your body are doing so, according to the same laws of physics in which those atoms or electrons used to exist earlier somewhere in the universe, before you are on the earth or after.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;What is the logical and rational plausibility of our assumption that physical objects which are made up of atoms (it is self-evident that atoms don’t have any self-awareness!) , for example, a stone ( or any inorganic material) of certain mass (Kg), when subjected to evolutionary forces of magnitude of certain Newtons (N) for trillion, trillion, trillions of years or even infinite time , the stone will become ‘self-aware’ in such a way that now the stone is able to ‘think’, ‘aware’, and ‘reason’ about even ‘its’ own existence and ‘its’ surroundings, able to grasp the laws of physics, mathematics, able to involve in logical reasoning, able to draw logical conclusions, able to feel sense of purpose, able to feel sense of existence, able to feel pain and sorrow etc.?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19419" LastEditorUserId="19419" LastEditDate="2016-10-17T13:55:33.287" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T13:55:33.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35647" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35644" CreationDate="2016-10-06T04:51:41.900" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, the Prophet could have gotten killed in battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Holy Qur'an 3:144, it says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﻣُﺤَﻤَّﺪٌ ﺇِﻻَّ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝٌ ﻗَﺪْ ﺧَﻠَﺖْ ﻣِﻦ ﻗَﺒْﻠِﻪِ ٱﻟﺮُّﺳُﻞُ ۚ ﺃَﻓَﺈﻦ ﻣَّﺎﺕَ ﺃَﻭْ ﻗُﺘِﻞَ ٱﻧﻘَﻠَﺒْﺘُﻢْ ﻋَﻠَﻰٰٓ ﺃَﻋْﻘَٰﺒِﻜُﻢْ ۚ ﻭَﻣَﻦ ﻳَﻨﻘَﻠِﺐْ ﻋَﻠَﻰٰ ﻋَﻘِﺒَﻴْﻪِ ﻓَﻠَﻦ ﻳَﻀُﺮَّ ٱﻟﻠَّﻪَ ﺷَﻴْـًٔﺎ ۗ ﻭَﺳَﻴَﺠْﺰِﻯ ٱﻟﻠَّﻪُ ٱﻟﺸَّٰﻜِﺮِﻳﻦ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Sahih International translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad is not but a messenger. [Other] messengers have passed on before him. So if he was to die or be killed, would you turn back on your heels [to unbelief]? And he who turns back on his heels will never harm Allah at all; but Allah will reward the grateful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al Baihaqi mentioned in &quot;The Proofs of Prophethood&quot; that in the battle of Uhud, when ibn Qamee'a claimed to have killed the Prophet, a muhajir (unnamed) saw a bleeding ansari (unnamed) and asked him if the Prophet was killed. The ansari replied, &quot;If Muhammad was killed, he will have already informed us of his [full] message, so fight to defend your religion.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال ابن أبي نجيح عن أبيه، أن رجلا من المهاجرين مر على رجل من الأنصار وهو يتشحط في دمه، فقال له: يا فلان أشعرت أن محمدا صلى الله عليه وسلم قد قتل؟ فقال الأنصاري: إن كان محمد [ صلى الله عليه وسلم ] قد قتل فقد بلغ، فقاتلوا عن دينكم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith was narrated on the authority of ibn Abi Najeeh through his father. Al Baihaqi commented that the Prophet is like other prophets before his time that also died or were killed, so both are possible for the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As to why he was not killed, the verse right after explains&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﻟِﻨَﻔْﺲٍ ﺃَﻥ ﺗَﻤُﻮﺕَ ﺇِﻻَّ ﺑِﺈِﺫْﻥِ ٱﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﻛِﺘَٰﺒًﺎ ﻣُّﺆَﺟَّﻼً ۗ ﻭَﻣَﻦ ﻳُﺮِﺩْ ﺛَﻮَاﺏَ ٱﻟﺪُّﻧْﻴَﺎ ﻧُﺆْﺗِﻪِۦ ﻣِﻨْﻬَﺎ ﻭَﻣَﻦ ﻳُﺮِﺩْ ﺛَﻮَاﺏَ ٱﻻْءَﺧِﺮَﺓِ ﻧُﺆْﺗِﻪِۦ ﻣِﻨْﻬَﺎ ۚ ﻭَﺳَﻨَﺠْﺰِﻯ ٱﻟﺸَّٰﻜِﺮِﻳﻦ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The translation from Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And it is not [possible] for one to die except by permission of Allah at a decree determined. And whoever desires the reward of this world - We will give him thereof; and whoever desires the reward of the Hereafter - We will give him thereof. And we will reward the grateful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse tells us that death is destined and decreed by Allah: time, place, and method. This applies to all humans, whether prophets, messengers, or otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2016-10-08T17:46:14.760" LastActivityDate="2016-10-08T17:46:14.760" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35640" CreationDate="2016-10-06T05:54:32.880" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First I'd like to point at one fact and appeal for a logical approach to understand this hadith. The sahabi to whom the Muhammad told &amp;quot;Paradise is beneath her (or your mothers) feet.&amp;quot; wanted to go out and fight in jihad, seeking paradise in case that he might be killed (as many quotes of the Quran would evidence).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So our Prophet understood this and told him that looking after your mother, caring for her, respecting her and staying at her side and in charge for her has the same value -by Allah- as if you went out for jihad and died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without checking a hadith commentary I would even assume that this young man was his mothers only son, or the one who was in charge for his mother or family. As this was often a reason for our Prophet to reject young men to go out to fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the whole the hadith doesn't say that it is his mother who will let him enter paradise, but his good deeds (if Allah accepted them as such): in this case treating his mother well or behaving like a good son should do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the commentary book &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=79&amp;amp;ID=9828&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;merqaat al-mafateh sharh meshkat al-masaabeh&lt;/a&gt; مرقاة المفاتيح شرح مشكاة المصابيح of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_al-Qari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mulla 'Ali al-Qari&lt;/a&gt; (as neither as-Sindi nor as-Suyuti in there commentaries on sunan an-Nasa'i added any explanation to this specific hadith) you may find the following explanation:&lt;br&gt; &amp;quot;beside her feet&amp;quot; means staying beside her to look after her because the Paradise is beside her feet, as she would be a reason for letting you enter it. At-Tibi added &amp;quot;beside her feet&amp;quot; is an allegory to express the highest abidance غاية الخضوع&#xA;and the &amp;quot;maximum&amp;quot; of humiliation نهاية التذلل  towards your mother (as one of your parents) as asked by Allah in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/17/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;17:24&lt;/a&gt;). He also added maybe our Prophet knew the situation with this young man or with his mother and deduced that it is the best that he stay beside his mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other narrations of this hadith like &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:2781&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; in sunan ibn Majah and an other narrated by at-Tabarni.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that statement &amp;quot;Paradise lies beneath the mothers feet&amp;quot; is considered as weak or fabricated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take also a look at these fatwas in Arabic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/147374&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/118550&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamweb 118550&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/19310&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamweb 19310&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-20T04:03:14.663" LastActivityDate="2021-11-20T04:03:14.663" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35649" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35352" CreationDate="2016-10-06T07:19:42.480" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all you should know that one of Allah's or God's names -in Islam- is the all forgiving or most merciful!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah, our Creator, exactly know that we are human and that we are not infallible (read for example verses like &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:28&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/17/83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;17:83&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/39/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;39:49&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/41/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;41:49&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/42/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;42:27&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/89/15-16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;89:15-16&lt;/a&gt;), and he is caring for us more than a mother as quoted in a hadith. Therefore he knows the malady and provides a remedy: &lt;strong&gt;repentance&lt;/strong&gt;. So if you do sincere repentance from what you did Allah may forgive you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How Allah expect us to be&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the last part of surat al-Furqan (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/25/63-77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;25:63-77&lt;/a&gt;) Allah even discribes those people whom he calls the servants of the most merciful, showing off how they should be or act and how they shouldn't be or act (so these verses are of the kind: do and do not)... I strongly suggest you to read and re-read this part as it is a gudiline for us in our interaction with our Creator. In this description you can read in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/25/68&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;25:68&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those &lt;strong&gt;who do not&lt;/strong&gt; invoke with Allah another deity or &lt;strong&gt;kill the soul which Allah has forbidden&lt;/strong&gt; [to be killed], except by right, and do not commit unlawful sexual intercourse. And whoever should do that will meet a penalty. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so these people should not kill a soul Allah has forbidden to kill, and if you go to the next verse you may read about their punishment (in case that they went ahead doing these bad deeds) before comming back to those people he called the servants of the most merciful, the people i might call the people who have been guided by Allah to a good or correct behaviour in their life, and quoting them as an exception:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Except for those who repent, believe and do righteous work. For them Allah will replace their evil deeds with good. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/25/70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;25:70&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so if one repents Allah sincerly Allah my turn his bad deeds into good deeds (for example, by guiding him do good deeds and turning him away from bad deeds). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the verses quote what happens if you repent:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And he who repents and does righteousness does indeed turn to Allah with [accepted] repentance (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/25/71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;25:71&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and later adding rewards to these kinds of people:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those will be awarded the Chamber for what they patiently endured, and they will be received therein with greetings and [words of] peace. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/25/75&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;25:75&lt;/a&gt;) Abiding eternally therein. Good is the settlement and residence. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/25/76&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;25:76&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah accepts sincer repentance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the mercy of Allah and his acceptance of repantance you can read many other verses (most of them have already been quoted therefore I just added the links) such us:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat at-Tawba (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/104&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;9:104&lt;/a&gt;) I would even suggest you to read more context like (9:102-105)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat az-Zummar (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/39/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;39:53&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surat ash-Shura (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/42/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;42:25&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verses 1 and 3 just tell as that Allah accept repentance (if it is sincere as explained above) while Verse 2 tells us don't worry, be faithfull and believe in Allah's mercy and forgivness!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further in surat al-Baqara (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/222&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:222&lt;/a&gt;) you may read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Indeed, Allah loves those who are constantly repentant and loves those who purify themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and also in surat Taha (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/20/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;20:82&lt;/a&gt;) you find:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does righteousness and then continues in guidance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this means if you repent, if you left all the sins you committed Allah even would love you this means you shouldn't have any haram relationship, but look for halal and do good deed, this means you should live or start a new life forgetting all the past (bad deeds) and leaving it behind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A &quot;Bonus&quot; for those who convert&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you said you consider converting I wouldn't quote what Islam says about former committed sins nor the scholars view on the sin that you feel terrible about, but I'd say Allah offers you a solution that might clear your past and let you live with a new white register of deeds (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/8/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;8:38&lt;/a&gt;) which is more explictly quoted in a long &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/228&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; from which I'll emphasize the statement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Are you not aware of the fact that Islam wipes out all the previous (misdeeds)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So repent, leave the past and any bad deed you committed and find your way to God and he might forgive you and even love and reward you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/3625&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; is also helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-10-13T12:28:52.400" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T12:28:52.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35651" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35655" CreationDate="2016-10-06T10:56:57.087" Score="3" ViewCount="572" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw this hadith quoted by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebrahim_Desai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mufti Ebrahim Desai&lt;/a&gt; in an AskImam.com fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/6408.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6408&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Furthermore, Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said, 'Alcohol itself&#xA;  is prohibited and intoxication in every other beverage.' (Hidaaya vol. 4 p.&#xA;  497).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is this hadith authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It probably is, since it was quoted in this fatwa.  It was also in two other AskImam.com fatawa by the same author (&lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/10687.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;10687&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/6.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6&lt;/a&gt;) but the quotes are identical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My Google-fu didn't help here.  I don't know what &quot;Hidaaya&quot; is, but if it's this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alhidaaya.com/sw/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.alhidaaya.com/sw/&lt;/a&gt;, then it's not in English.  Google says it's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_language&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Swahili&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also available from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/askimam/16668&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt; (and the other two mentioned are &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/askimam/16668&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/askimam/18934&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;).  This is the text of the fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Category: Food&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fatwa#: 6408&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Asked Country: Canada&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Answered Date: Aug 13, 2002&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Title&lt;/strong&gt;: Are coke and soft drinks haraam or mushkook(doubtful)? Please reply! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I recently received a copy of Mujlisul Ulama 25 page document in&#xA;  english regarding their fatwa against comsumption of all coke and&#xA;  carbonated drinks due to the syrups being extracted with alcholic&#xA;  slovents. I read on your website other fatwas, but an still confused?&#xA;  Is it mushkook, halaal, haraam? are you a part of this Mujlesul Ulama?&#xA;  Do They have any email contact? I can also forward you the documents&#xA;  via email if necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Principally, if the alcohol is extracted from grapes or dates it is&#xA;  not permissible. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said, ‘Khamr&#xA;  (wine) is from these two trees, dates and grapes.’ (Mishkãt p. 317).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Furthermore, Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said, ‘Alcohol&#xA;  itself is prohibited and intoxication in every other beverage.’&#xA;  (Hidaaya vol. 4 p. 497).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In view of the abovementioned Hadith, since the alcohol in coke is&#xA;  from ethanol which is fermented from sugar cane mollasses and does not&#xA;  intoxicate, it is permissible. However, if one is doubtful, he may&#xA;  exercise precaution and abstain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mufti Ebrahim Desai&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith itself is copy/pasted all over the web: e.g. these forums &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicteachings.org/forum/topic/21741-wearing-makeuphairgel-etc-with-haram-or-impure-substances/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamicTeachings.org&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchquran.com/showCat.php?mod=showDetails&amp;amp;qid=2253&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SearchQuran.com&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muftisays.com/forums/82-the-food-section/7644-qasdus-sabeel-by-hazrat-maulana-thanvi-rh.html?p=48714&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MuftiSays.com&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.paklinks.com/gs/archive/index.php/t-215667.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;PakLinks.com&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicboard.com/archive/index.php/t-134288833.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamicBoard.com&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/35651/17163&quot;&gt;Islam.SE&lt;/a&gt;, but they are all almost identical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I ask because it arose for my answer to this question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/3011/17163&quot;&gt;Haraam or Halal? - Coke and Pepsi contain 0.001% Alcohol&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-15T07:54:28.547" LastActivityDate="2017-08-15T07:54:28.547" Title="Is this hadith authentic? &quot;Alcohol itself is prohibited and intoxication in every other beverage.&quot;" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|authenticity|alcohol|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35652" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3011" CreationDate="2016-10-06T11:39:45.103" Score="5" Body="&lt;h2&gt;The impracticality of totally eliminating alcohol consumption&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alcohol occurs naturally in the food we eat and the drinks we drink:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ethanol production has also been observed under natural conditions in such tissues as germinating seeds, fruits, and root tips. -- Cossins and Beevers, Ethanol Metabolism in Plant Tissues, Plant Physiol. 1963 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC549938/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...ethyl alcohol contents of different kinds of beverages, vinegars, vegetables and fruits collected  from  Turkish  markets  were  investigated ... the  ethanol  contents  of fruits,   vinegars   and   beverages   were   found   to   vary   between   0.32x10&lt;sup&gt;-4&lt;/sup&gt;-0.35%   (w/w),   apple   vinegar   and concentrated  orange  syrup  were  determined  to  contain  as  high  as  0.44  and  0.68  %  (w/w)  ethanol,  respectively.  -- Gunduz, Yilmaz and Goren, Halal Food and Metrology: Ethyl Alcohol Contents of Beverages, J. Chem. Metrol, 2013 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.acgpubs.org/JCM/2013/Volume%207/Issue%201/2-JCM-13-11_02.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pdf&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consequently, this discussion is not limited to Coke, etc., but foods and beverages as a whole.  We are forced to accept some level of alcohol consumption (barring some ultra-restrictive diet).  Thus, we are forced to either accept (a) some level of permissibility of alcohol consumption, or (b) sinning in the form of alcohol consumption being unavoidable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, even if we were to somehow avoid consuming alcohol, our bodies ferment it regardless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The human body constantly produces small amounts of alcohol itself. Normal levels of 0.01 to 0.03 mg of alcohol/100 ml are contained in the blood. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allergy.org.au/patients/product-allergy/alcohol-allergy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alcohol allergy&lt;/a&gt;, Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Small but definitely measurable quantities of alcohol are normally present in many parts of the human body: in the liver, brain and blood; from bacteria in the large intestine; and in the muscles. --  Ibrahim B. Syed, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.irfi.org/articles/articles_101_150/alcohol_and_islam.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alcohol and Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Fatawa&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surveying the online fatawa, revealed the following overall theme:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If a substance is incapable of intoxicating even in large quantities, then it is not haram (insofar as to being an intoxicant).  Some add the caveat that the alcohol in drinks should also not be derived from dates and grapes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I think it's safe to say that Coke, etc., is not intoxicating even in large quantities, at least, as far as alcohol is concerned [the sugar, caffeine, and artificial ingredients in it may be another story].  And, as far as I'm aware, is not derived from dates and grapes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What follows are some pertinent fatawa (there are many others online, so my search was not exhaustive).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;These specifically address soft drinks:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The contents and procedure of making the Bundaberg brewed drink as explained by yourself is the same as other soft drinks.  &lt;strong&gt;The alcohol amount is minute and is from sugar cane and not from grapes or dates. Such soft drinks are permissible&lt;/strong&gt; -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/32304&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam.org&lt;/a&gt; about Bundaberg ginger beer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...&lt;strong&gt;since the alcohol in coke is from ethanol which is fermented from sugar cane mollasses and does not intoxicate, it is permissible&lt;/strong&gt;. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/6408.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Generally speaking &lt;strong&gt;the alcohol which is found in soft drinks is chemically made and not extracted from grapes or dates, thus it will be permissible to consume the soft drink.&lt;/strong&gt; (Ahsanul Fatawa p.488 v.8) -- DarulIftaBirmingham sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/daruliftaa-birmingham/87720&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...&lt;strong&gt;if the alcohol in the soft drink is made from anything other than grapes and dates, it will be permissible to consume the soft drink.&lt;/strong&gt; -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mufti-online.net/alcohol-in-soft-drinks.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mufti-Online.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above fatwa quotes Muhammad saying &quot;Alcohol itself&#xA;is prohibited and intoxication in every other beverage.&quot; (which I cannot confirm as authentic; so I asked &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/35651/17163&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Related fatwa in various other contexts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Whatever intoxicates in large quantities, a little of it is haraam&quot; means that if a lot of something will cause intoxication, and a little of it will not cause intoxication, then a lot or a little are both haraam, because you may drink a little that does not cause intoxication, then you may be tempted to drink more and become intoxicated. But &lt;strong&gt;if something is mixed with alcohol but the alcohol is a small amount and does not have any effect, then it is halaal&lt;/strong&gt; and does not come under the ruling of this hadeeth.  -- Islam Q&amp;amp;A, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/33763&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33763&lt;/a&gt;, in the context of beer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...non-alcoholic beer... though there is a trace amount of alcohol in certain brands... this minute amount does not in any way warrant classifying the drink as an intoxicating beverage. &lt;strong&gt;It would be extremely difficult for a person to drink enough of the beer for the alcohol within it to have any affect.&lt;/strong&gt;  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-409-3342.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamToday.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The incidental presence of alcohol (from non-wine sources) does not make an item haram&lt;/strong&gt;, as long as it is:  [1] Not being used to intoxicate;  [2] Not being used in an amount that intoxicates;  [3] Not being used as intoxicants are used;  [4] Not being used for vain (i.e. useless) purposes. -- Qibla.com, sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/qibla-hanafi/35063&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt;, in the context of naturally occurring alcohol in fruit&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ice creams generally contain such a small percentage of alcohol that could not intoxicate, thus &lt;strong&gt;if the alcohol is from corn and is in a minute quantity, then it would be permissible&lt;/strong&gt;. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/11601.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam.org&lt;/a&gt; about ice cream&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, the above opinion was not unanimous, but far more common.  I encountered a single fatwa taking a contrary stance, which specifically addresses soft drinks:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All beverages that contain ethanol based alcohols are unlawful to consume. &lt;strong&gt;If a particular soda contains alcohol, then it would be unlawful to consume no matter what the amount.&lt;/strong&gt; -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.ru/en/content/story/drinking-beverages-small-traces-alcohol&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam.ru&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(NB. I did encounter contrary stances to non-alcoholic beers and vinegar made from wine, which weren't relevant to the Coke discussion.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-409-3342.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamToday.net&lt;/a&gt; fatwa, in the context of non-alcoholic beers, gives this way of understanding its ruling:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sheikh &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_al-Ouda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Salman al-Oadah&lt;/a&gt; astutely observed: &quot;The percentage of alcohol mentioned has no effect on the ruling. &lt;strong&gt;The ruling applies to the drink itself taken as a whole and not to its composition.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While even a drop of alcohol may be forbidden, and while Coke, etc., may contain a drop of alcohol, we don't separate the alcohol out and drink it---we drink Coke as a whole.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-10-06T11:58:54.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35653" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35736" CreationDate="2016-10-06T11:48:32.397" Score="2" ViewCount="128" Body="&lt;p&gt;Someone said to me that according to Islam a person lives a small part (1/infinity) of his life on Earth and the remainder after he dies in a new place (infinity).  He said, the best parents get rewarded there by God and  the best sons are rewarded etc., before entering to the new place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he is selected to enter paradise after this life, they get new partners and they live with their partners without being worried about their death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it really like someone playing in some drama?  In dramas they play some roles for a short interval of time and after that they go back in to their original life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean, are relations on Earth not valuable as this life is temporary?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19429" LastEditorUserId="2729" LastEditDate="2016-10-11T13:44:11.977" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T13:44:11.977" Title="Are relations on Earth not valuable for Muslims?" Tags="|jannah|death|relationships|life|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35654" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35556" CreationDate="2016-10-06T11:50:20.603" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the nice book of sheikh &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Said_Ramadan_Al-Bouti&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bouti&lt;/a&gt; called lectures in comparative jurisprudence محاضرات في الفقه المقارن were the first chapter or example is about the issue whether moonsighting at a location is binding for other or not he quoted two opinions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A sighting at a location is not binding for an other location which is far away from it.&lt;/strong&gt; This is (according his book) the view of the Shafi'i school (in the practiced or applied madhab), az-Zayla'i amoung the Hanafi school, and Malik according his Medinean students like ibn al-Majashoon and al-Mughira and it is also the view of the scholars 'Ikrimah, al-Qasim and Ishaaq ibn Rahawayh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=6636&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic says it is the madhab of a-Shafi'i himself, while the other view is the one of Abu Hanifa and Ahmad.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A sighting in any location is binding for this location and any other&lt;/strong&gt;, so if some people began fasting Saturday and later realized or heard that others started on Friday they will have to make up one day!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This is the view of the Hanafi and Hanbali school and the view of Malik according his Egyptian studtens like ibn al-Qassim and also narrated to be the view of al-Muzni the student of a-Shafi'i.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he added some &lt;strong&gt;remarks:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some scholars pretended that there's a consensus that if the distance between both locations is very big like between al-Hijaz (Mekka-Medina) and al-Andalus (Spain) then each location should fast for itself, al-Qurtobi, ibn 'Abd al-Barr, ibn Hajar and ibn Rushd (the grandson) pretended that there's consensus about this. But an-Nawawi in his Majmoo' quoted that some scholars insisted that once a sighting anywhere has been made all people on earth must fast!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The dispute ends once the great Imam (a Caliph or so) the Emir of believers declared the beginning of Ramadan himself, in this case every Muslim is asked to follow this order no matter how close or far he is living from that location.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now to the evidences for each View:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First view:&lt;/strong&gt;  For example in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; based on the statement of ibn 'Abbas: &quot;He said: No; this is how the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) has commanded us.&quot;&lt;br&gt; And again in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; (and three ways in al-Muwatta'), according this seeing the crescent is necessary to start or end fasting!&lt;br&gt; Also it was not reported that any of the caliphs sent out any messenger to inform people or order them to start fasting, so people totally relayed on the local sighting!&lt;br&gt; Then based on Qiyas different location lead to different times and prayer times therefore to different moon-sightings.&lt;br&gt; And finally a logical basis is that Allah ordered fasting for a specific time, which is related to the movement of planets, times differ with the &quot;distance&quot; of (different) locations therefore the fasting time  should differ.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Second view:&lt;/strong&gt; For example &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; hadith from sahih Muslim, based on the fact that it addresses all the Muslims -as our Prophet used the plural- and the order to fast according a sighting seems to be general (not specific to a location), no matter if it is based on a single witness or more as long as the person is trustworthy.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Qiyas of far or distant locations to the surroundings as there's no clear evidence for a difference in the ruling.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Bouti also discussed the evidences and tried to show up what is the more correct he also quoted the reason for the differences based on osol al-Fiqh&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example Hanafi school rejected the ahad that's why they rejected the hadith of ibn 'Abas, as the man who informed him was a single person so his witness is neglected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the dispute about the meaning of a general &quot;statement&quot; whether it applies or not so Shafi'i and the majority of the scholars of osol for example rejected the meaning taken in the second view as they considered this statement to be only a kind of a conjectural evidence not a positive proof. Which means it is general but doesn't mean all Muslims, rather than all present Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How many witnesses are needed for the sighting to apply for the beginning and end of Ramadan?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority of scholars say for the beginning of Ramadan only one witness is need (based on the hadith of the bedouin compiled by &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/22/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/14/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, and the hadith of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/14/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn 'Omar&lt;/a&gt;) while for the end two are needed (this is quoted by at-Tirmdihi in his comment of the hadith &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/8/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;of the bedouin&lt;/a&gt;). This is the view of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, 'Omar, and ibn 'Omar, ibn al-Mubarak and a-Shafi'i and the most prominent view of Ahmad,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However Malik, al-Laith ibn Sa'ad and al-Awza'ay said two witnesses are necessary to declare the beginning of Ramadan. Based on the hadith from sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/22/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt;. This aparently was also the view of 'Othman ibn 'Affan and Isahaaq ibn Rhawayh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hanifa allowed one witness in case that the sky was obscured, else he would insist on two witnesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the end of Ramadan with the exception of abu Thawr all scholars say it needs two witnesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=28756&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamweb&lt;/a&gt; and a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.binbaz.org.sa/fatawa/395&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; of ibn Bazz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://splendidpearls.org/2016/06/02/establishing-the-beginning-end-of-the-month-of-ramadan/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This article&lt;/a&gt; might also be relevant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-05-14T06:50:26.340" LastActivityDate="2018-05-14T06:50:26.340" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35651" CreationDate="2016-10-06T14:16:41.703" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most authentic hadith including parts of your quote is &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/36/95&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; from sahih Muslim which is quoted in &quot;al-Hidayah fi takhriji ahadith al-Bidyah الهداية في تخريج أحاديث البداية&quot; by the hafidh &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_al-Ghumari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muhammad ibn as-Siddiq al-Ghomari&lt;/a&gt;, as a mohaddith he commented or tried to authentify the ahadith from &quot;bidayat al-Mujtahid wa nihayat al-Muqtasid بداية المجتهد ونهاية المقتصد&quot; (also known as The Distinguished Jurist's Primer) of ibn Rushd (the grandson, also known as Averroes) which is a nice book on comparative fiqh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there are narrations of ibn 'Abbas in sunan an-Nasa'i which seem to cover your quote to some extent: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Khamr was forbidden in and of itself, in small or large amounts, as was every kind of intoxicating drink.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;see for example in the book of drinks (51) &quot;Chapter 48: Reports Used by Those Who Permit the Drinking of Intoxicants&quot; the hadith &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/51/145&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;145&lt;/a&gt; (with the comment of an-Nasa'i that ibn Shubrumah didn't hear it from Abdullah ibn Shaddad), &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/51/146&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;146&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/51/147&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;147&lt;/a&gt; (comment of an-Nasa'i ibn al-Hakkam didn't mention the statement &quot;in small or large amounts&quot;, so he seems to have different roots of this hadith) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/51/148&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;148&lt;/a&gt; (this apparently was the most preferred or authentic chain according an-Nasa'i's comments). Al-Bayhaqi (in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=673&amp;amp;pid=333261&amp;amp;hid=19293&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;as-sunan al-Kubra&lt;/a&gt;-Arabic link only) also quoted this hadith with a partly similar chain as 148.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the grading or qualification on sunnah.com says the hadith is sahih I found a quote saying that al-Albani considered other versions as da'if. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all this isn't strictly speaking a hadith as ibn 'Abbas in non of the narrations attributed it to our Messenger. So in best case it is a hadith marfo' or mawquf (with a stopped narrator chain), al-Albani defined the version of an-Nasa'i as mawquf, as the wording is in passive form and not quoting the source of the prohibition and qualified the chain as sahih. Al-Bayhaqi and al-Albani said that these narrations are among the basis of the view of abu Hanifa (quoted only by al-Albani by name) to allow alcohol made of other kind of fruits except grapes and dates. While the majority is following the hadith quoted at the beginning of my post or similar narrations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reference Volume 4 p 497 however can also be from the hanafi book like &quot;al-Hidayah sharh bidyat al-Mubtadi الهداية شرح بداية المبتدي&quot; of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burhan_al-Din_al-Marghinani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Marghinani علي بن أبي بكر المرغياني&lt;/a&gt; or other hanafi books or commentaries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the hanafi book &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=9&amp;amp;ID=510&amp;amp;idfrom=3506&amp;amp;idto=3535&amp;amp;bookid=9&amp;amp;startno=13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;nusb ar-raya fi takhrij ahadith al-hidaya&lt;/a&gt;&quot; of a Abdullah az-Zayla'i عبد الله الزيلعي , he quoted that the version of this hadith above (as quoted by you: as a saying of Muhammad himself, not as a mawquf of ibn 'Abbas) has according to al-'Oqayli (in his boook ad-Du'afa' = &quot;the weak narrators&quot;) has several issues in the narrator chains. Even if there's a hadith of Ali ibn Abi Talib which seems more likely to be close to your quote&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Khamr was forbidden in and of itself and every kind of intoxicating drink.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;qualified as da'if by al-Albani (&lt;a href=&quot;http://hdith.com/hdith.php?s=fd22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arabic link&lt;/a&gt;) &#xA;beside others narration&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Khamr was forbidden in and of itself and the intoxicating of any other drink.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;on the authorithy of abu Sa'id al-Khudri, ibn 'Abbas and Ali qualified as da'if because of unknown and munkar (rejected) narrators (&lt;a href=&quot;http://hdith.com/hdith.php?s=fd21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arabic link&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&#xA;I stopped searching for a book including the words al-Hidaya in at least 4 Volumes as none of my findings had this hadith in Volume 4 p 407 the closes to that is &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.de/books?id=5bhFCwAAQBAJ&amp;amp;pg=PT426&amp;amp;dq=%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%85%D8%B1%20%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0ahUKEwiU_IPvncbPAhVDkCwKHTslCKAQ6AEIJzAB#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%85%D8%B1%20%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; and the book of &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.de/books?id=OPTXAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%85%D8%B1%20%D8%A8%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%8C%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B1%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D9%83%D9%84%20%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9&amp;amp;dq=%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%85%D8%B1%20%D8%A8%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%8C%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B1%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D9%83%D9%84%20%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0ahUKEwjgm9ugocbPAhUJhSwKHU8iD6EQ6AEIMjAD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Marghinani&lt;/a&gt; (without commentaries, I only found it with commentaries and their in the 7th Volume!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The version of the hadith used as a reference is considered as da'if and in the most authentic versions it is not presented as a saying of Muhammad, rather than as a hint for a prohibition. It is widely used in hanafi and comparative fiqh books or books quoting or refuting the hanafi view!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-10-06T14:16:41.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35620" CreationDate="2016-10-06T16:53:20.197" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I assume you are referring to the iUmmah app which is still under development. Daily Mail has &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3353650/iUmmah-app-dubbed-Tinder-Muslims.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a full report regarding this app&lt;/a&gt;. The way I see it, it's a app created by the some nationalist fasuq (bad) Muslims to spread nationalism among Muslims. They are taking money from the australian government to which shows they are acting in the interest of australian government not the Muslim ummah. Daily Mail says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The trio, all in their 20s, sought a way for Muslim youths to connect&#xA;  with not only their ancestry, but &lt;strong&gt;also to the Australian identity.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above quotation means that one of the fundamental target of that app is to spread the toxic idea of nationalism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: If you are looking for Islamic social media sites than I recommend Muslimface.com and Ummah.com. If you are a Shia Muslim then shiachat.com&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2016-10-06T16:53:20.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35661" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-06T17:20:53.003" Score="4" ViewCount="182" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am discovering Islam and reading the Quran. I am also looking through this website to add some perspectives. Something that I don't understand is why Islam mixes faith in God - let's say &quot;personal&quot; relationship between you and God - and moral values applied to behaviour among men and women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I get giving rules to help people know right from wrong, but most people just follow rules without actually thinking about them, because that's just the way it should be. Not questioning rules is never a good thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These rules, especially the most restrictive ones, create frustration and hypocrisy among men and women. How can someone be considered to have good moral values if inside he or she is filled with envy, anger, or shame?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, how can someone with strong moral and ethical values while living freely from those rules be considered a bad person? For me this second choice seems much healthier and faithful in regards to God's expectations than the first one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I am quite confused... If I am a good person and God knows it, why should I follow rules that will make me feel bad and ultimately become someone not worthy of God's expectations?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19600" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-09T14:17:18.123" LastActivityDate="2016-10-24T08:28:42.850" Title="Why do we mix faith in God with moral values?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|relationships|religion|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35661" CreationDate="2016-10-06T23:21:16.073" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following is from a Quranist perspective, i.e those who follow Quran only as a Last testament (while believing in both Old testament and the Bible)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that most of the issues you highlighted are related to sects in Islam that preach to wear this/don't eat this/pray like this/don't do this/do this/etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Quran is a Godly message, it describes a believers's path to rise beyond this wordly matters. Prayer for example, is only intended to &quot;remember God&quot; i.e in one's consciousness which would ultimately lead, day by day, to a constant reminding of one-self of the existence of God (&lt;strong&gt;because saying &quot;God exist&quot; isn't the same as actually being conscious of God, which is sadly absent in many&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;20:14-15 &quot;I am GOD; there is no other god beside Me. You shall worship Me alone, and observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) &lt;strong&gt;to remember Me&lt;/strong&gt;.The Hour (end of the world) is surely coming; I will keep it almost hidden, &lt;strong&gt;for each soul must be paid for its works.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The righteous/pious, a high level that a believer may or may not reach, and what is to be righteous by God Himself ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2:177 Piety is not to turn your faces towards the east and the west, but pious is one who believes in God and the Last Day, and the angels, and the Book, and the prophets, and who gives money out of love to the relatives, and the orphans, and the needy, and the wayfarer, and those who ask, and to free the slaves; and who upholds the contact prayer, and who contributes towards purification; and those who keep their pledges when they make a pledge, and those who are patient in the face of adversity and hardship and when in despair. These are the ones who have been truthful, and these are the righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The whole worshipping/serving God's purpose has no point but to Remember God in order to become Righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2:21 O people, serve your Lord who has created you and those before you that you may be righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;13:28 They are the ones whose hearts rejoice in remembering GOD.&#xA;  Absolutely, by remembering GOD, the hearts rejoice.,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;13:29 &lt;strong&gt;Those who believe and lead a righteous life have deserved&#xA;  happiness and a joyous destiny&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People are now arguing about very small matters, sometimes, arguing about such matters' absence in Quran itself -expecting God to tell them every aspect of life- ignoring the whole purpose of the so called &quot;religion&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope my answer give you a little insight of the contrast between the Godly Islam &quot;Submission to God&quot; and what's out there. I also think reading Islam SE questions/asnwer may not reflect the &quot;Godly Islam&quot; as much as it reflect what's out there...Good luck!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19208" LastEditorDisplayName="user19208" LastEditDate="2016-10-06T23:52:00.407" LastActivityDate="2016-10-06T23:52:00.407" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35665" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-07T03:28:03.080" Score="5" ViewCount="303" Body="&lt;p&gt;On the BBC &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/slavery_1.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Slavery in Islam&lt;/a&gt; page&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the Prophet... stated that freeing slaves was the act that God found most acceptable &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to pinpoint the hadith they're referring to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is there a hadith to the effect of &quot;freeing slaves was the act that God found most acceptable&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(And if there is, what is its level of authenticity?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems likely that the BBC were paraphrasing, so I'm not expecting to find a word-for-word exact match.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Googling &lt;code&gt;site:sunnah.com freeing slaves&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;site:sunnah.com freeing slaves was the act that God found most acceptable&lt;/code&gt; comes up with some related ahadith, e.g.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;...any Muslim man who frees a Muslim man, then it is his salvation from the Fire...&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/20/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1547&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;We were ordered to free slaves at the time of lunar eclipses.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/49/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 2520&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Abu Huraira said (to the Prophet), 'I make you witness that the slave is free for Allah's Cause.'&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/49/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 2532&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But these are not good fits to the BBC's hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's mention of freeing slaves in the Qur'an (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/9:60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;9:60&lt;/a&gt;), but I don't think these are what the BBC is referring to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-08T06:50:00.717" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T20:34:34.290" Title="Is there a hadith to the effect of &quot;freeing slaves was the act that God found most acceptable&quot;?" Tags="|hadith|slavery|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35666" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35661" CreationDate="2016-10-07T06:38:48.963" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The point is maybe simple if we don't follow the traffic regulation, the traffic would be a mess and in worst case more people would die ... so rules are always needed or necessary. I think this is logical and therefore you may find rules in each religion, mostly ethical rules. In many cases also the local customs play a role and are mixed with those rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now you may find in the Quran itself rules even for dressing (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:31&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:33&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:59&lt;/a&gt;) eating (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/173&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:187&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:3&lt;/a&gt;) and many dos- and do not (even if all this might not even reach 10% of the whole Quran). As a Muslim I (must) believe that those are God given rules or orders I should follow to live in a good relationship between me and my Creator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims beside this tried to follow the path of the Prophet Muhammad and the result was a waste collection of so called ahadith (hadiths). Some of the Muslims consider these hadith as God given (based on Quranic statements like this in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/53/3-4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;53:3-4&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination. (3) It is not but a revelation revealed,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but hadith has mostly been collected much later than the Quran, who was scattered as a lot of parts or memorized by many memorizers. God or Allah himself promised to preserve Quran (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/15/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;15:9&lt;/a&gt;), but nobody can say the same about hadith, even if there are efforts to separate the wheat from the chaff. So hadith should always be well examined before accepting it, and this means in first place does a single hadith go ahead with the teachings of the Quran! The earlier generations of Muslims did so, they even never memorized a word or a new verse of the Quran until they understood it and applied it in their real life, and so did the next generations with hadith. But the problem with hadith is that with the time hadith fabrication became a big issue, as an orally transmitted word can to some extent be easily manipulated, and many scholars just collected hadith and compiled it in books or transmitted it without (or with only minor) further verification. That's why among sunni's there's a big dispute between the people of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and the people of hadith! For the hadith scholars it took about 3 centuries to start examining hadith again and Muslims do this to some extent and should do it all along.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So before applying a hadith one should use his mind and reflect and examine it. Often common sense is enough for that!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some real life examples&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In hadith we for example learn that it is strongly recommended to pray in congregation (namely so called fard prayers which are ordered prayers), In the Quran these recommendation doesn't exist, however Quran indicates some situations where this is done (for example in case of war or fear and the call for the Friday prayer come in my mind). Beside this hadith recommend to pray some prayers at home (namely so called nawafil, optinal prayers). Honestly in my experience I seldom find my freedom in a congregation prayer, while once I pray alone I get a deeper feeling of &quot;Communicating with&quot; or &quot;remembering&quot; my Creator.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There's a hadith statement saying which clearly goes ahead with your &quot;feeling&quot; or &quot;understanding&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The religion (of Islam) is easy, and whoever makes the religion a rigour, it will overpower him. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/47/50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt; to a longer version of this hadith)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've experienced this in real life anybody who tries more and more to follow strictly some sunnan (plural of sunna or sunnah: the way Muhammad did something or what he ordered or recommended) comes to a point he might &quot;technically&quot; be a straight person, but his behavior and his interaction with people is far away from the teachings of Islam or Quran in first place (some of these people get schizophrenic).&lt;br&gt; There's even a statement of the Prophet where some sahaba (his companions) ask him something like (I'm here posting the meaning I've concluded before posting a link to the hadith): &quot;we feel next to God and as good people why we are beside you, but once we leave we are afraid of turning away from all of this&quot; ... the Prophet answered appeasing &quot;if you were like this all the time you would be like the Angels (Muslim believe they are infallible), but -as some people say- there's a time for Allah and a time for yourself&quot;. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/50/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here's&lt;/a&gt; a version of the hadith)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunate as already quoted in the other answer people in the last years, decades maybe centuries became more and more superficially religious, that means a beard (for a man) or a scarf (for women) is more important than what is in the heart, praying (in the mosque) more important than just being a good person (even if Allah says &quot;Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing, and the remembrance of Allah is greater. And Allah knows that which you do.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/29/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;29:45&lt;/a&gt;)), listening to some dramatic or mournful recitation of Quran is more important than reading it (yourself) and trying to understanding and applying it in real-life (even if Allah asks them: &quot;Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an?&quot; in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:82&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/47/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;47:24&lt;/a&gt;). ... &lt;br&gt;However Quran teaches us in many verses that those people who believe and do good and righteous deeds are promised a reward from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What makes a good Muslim?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion this is clearly explained in the Quran. A longer explanation can be found in surat al-Furqan (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/25/63-77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;25:63-77&lt;/a&gt;) which is one of my guidelines in life an other longer version can be found in surat al-Mu'minun (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/23/1-11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;23:1-11&lt;/a&gt;). For further explanations of the first &quot;guideline&quot; I invite you to read the special part of my answer of this Question:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35352/i-want-to-ask-god-for-forgiveness-for-an-abortion&quot;&gt;I want to ask God for forgiveness for an abortion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2016-10-24T08:28:42.850" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35667" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-07T07:05:39.023" Score="3" ViewCount="1262" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum,&#xA;My question is as in the subject, is hair transplant allowed in islam? Can we go through the process of adding new hair from other area of the head where there is more growth of hair. &lt;strong&gt;No artificial hair&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19608" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T10:12:38.823" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T10:12:38.823" Title="Is hair transplantation allowed in islam" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35207" CreationDate="2016-10-07T08:21:57.600" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, this is never a valid excuse to divorce your wife. And your family can intimidate you only. They can't force you to marry someone else without your consent. Allah has clearly prohibited divorcing women who come to Muslims after accepting Islam. Allah says regarding this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih International: O you who have believed, &lt;strong&gt;when the believing women&#xA;  come to you as emigrants, examine them. Allah is most knowing as to&#xA;  their faith. And if you know them to be believers, then do not return&#xA;  them to the disbelievers;&lt;/strong&gt; they are not lawful [wives] for them, nor&#xA;  are they lawful [husbands] for them. But give the disbelievers what&#xA;  they have spent. And there is no blame upon you if you marry them when&#xA;  you have given them their due compensation. And hold not to marriage&#xA;  bonds with disbelieving women, but ask for what you have spent and let&#xA;  them ask for what they have spent. That is the judgement of Allah ; He&#xA;  judges between you. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2016-10-07T08:21:57.600" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35669" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2119" CreationDate="2016-10-07T11:08:02.073" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &quot;reliance of the traveler&quot; (the translation by Nuh Ha Mim Keller), to my knowledge the most important shafi'i manual of fiqh, prayer is fardh from the time a person enters puberty, as is fasting. Puberty is one of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the first wet dream&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the first menstrual bleeding&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;or it is assumed to have begun by age 15 (by lunar calendar, i.e. the months of islam)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus the only way age matters here is that even if puberty doesn't set in by the age of 15, a person becomes obligated from then on. The determining factor is puberty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find the rulings under the following headings in reliance of the traveler:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;obligation to pray: f1.1 (f1.2 relates the ages of 7 when a child should start being admonished to pray if it is able to eat, drink, and clean himself on his own, and the age of 10, when he should be beaten for neglecting it)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;obligation to fast: i1.3&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;definition of puberty: k13.8&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While this is from a shafi'i source, I have not seen any other opinions from any of the other sunni madhhabs, with the caveat that I do not know whether they also impose an upper bound on age, and if so, which one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2016-10-07T11:13:03.677" LastActivityDate="2016-10-07T11:13:03.677" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35207" CreationDate="2016-10-07T11:44:03.240" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Technically it is halal to divorce a woman. But you must be aware that your reasons for this are very weak and the situation you describe is a situation where this &quot;worst of halal&quot; act could be a reason for this woman to leave Islam or lose her faith! I strongly recommend you to read surat al-Mumtahanah more exactly the verses (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/60/10-12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;60:10-12&lt;/a&gt;). The verse says don't let a woman who just converted go back to her (former non-Muslim) husband, so Allah warns us that a new Muslim who was rejected by Muslims could easily fall back to kufr, shirk ... have this in mind!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you however choose to divorce your wife which as it seems is the easiest way to stay safe from any discussion. I'm sorry to say you don't diserve this woman as a wife as a man should care for his family as our Messenger did and should be in charge for it (as stated in the Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:34&lt;/a&gt;) instaed of leaving them at the first oppurtunity where he might get in trouble.&lt;br&gt; &#xA;You should ask yourselfe whether you fear your family and instead of fearing Allah if you played in such a way with a woman? Don't you fear for your after life in just even thinking of divorce from a woman with a child just because your family didn't know? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are a man you are allowed to get married to whom you want without the consent of your parents or family!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best solution however is to speak things out with your family as proposed in my comment!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T05:21:02.853" LastActivityDate="2017-07-08T05:21:02.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35671" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30106" CreationDate="2016-10-07T12:01:18.667" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &amp;quot;reliance of the traveler&amp;quot; (translation by Nuh Ha Mim Keller), the matter seems a bit involved. The ahl al-dhimma, i.e. the dhimmis under the protection of the islamic state (this contract is the dhimma), that have entered into the dhimma face certain restrictions, whether they are expressly stipulated in the dhimma or not. In o11.5, the &amp;quot;reliance&amp;quot; says the dhimmis (changes and ommissions in [] are mine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(6) are forbidden to [...] (A: ring church bells or display crosses,) recite the Torah or Evangel aloud, or make public displays of their funerals and feastdays;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(7) and are forbidden to build new churches.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those acts would violate the dhimma, whether it says so in the dhimma expressly or not. Now while the dhimma does not automatically disallow prosyletization per se according to this, the &amp;quot;reliance&amp;quot; says in o11.10&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The agreement is also violated [...] if the state has stipulated that any of the following things break it, [...] though if the state has not stipulated that these break the agreement, then they do not; namely, if one of the subject people: [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(3) leads a Muslim away from Islam; [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(5) or mentions something impermissible about Allah, the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), or Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The consequence of the violation of the agreement is discussed in o11.11:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a subject's agreement with the state has been violated, the caliph chooses between the four alternatives mentioned above in connection with prisoners of war (o9.14).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those alternatives are (see o9.14):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...] death, slavery, release without paying anything, or ransoming himself in exchange for a Muslim captive held by the enemy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the prisoner [my comment: o9.14 talks about prisoners of war, so in analogy this part may or may not apply to a dhimmi who violated the dhimma] becomes a Muslim (O: before the caliph chooses any of the four alternatives) then he may not be killed, and one of the other three alternatives is chosen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, the issue does not seem to be amenable to a blanket answer by default, certainly not one covered by ijma; the book &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.ch/books?id=A7MDyXu6bacC&amp;amp;lpg=PP1&amp;amp;hl=de&amp;amp;pg=PA124#v=onepage&amp;amp;q&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Religious Pluralism and Islamic Law (in particular pp. 124 ff.)&lt;/a&gt; gives an overview over the relevant positions and relates of the shafi'i position what I outlined above. As a matter of historical fact however, whether it was by law due to the legal opinions dominant in a madhhab or by the stipulations of the dhimma, dhimmis have never been allowed to prosyletize among muslims in the history of islam. As for debates, I suppose that would be considered spreading their views about - how would they argue if not for their position? - and would thus also have been outlawed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-07T12:01:18.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35673" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-07T13:12:19.283" Score="5" ViewCount="182" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wonder, why does the Islamic new year start in the month of Muharram.&#xA;As Muslims start their calendar with the immigration of the Holy Prophet from Mecca to Medina, known as Hijra,  the first day of the year should be in the month (Rabbi ul Awwal) the Prophet left for Medina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T03:11:56.360" Title="Islamic new year beginning in Muharram" Tags="|lunar-calendar|muharram|hijra|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13020" CreationDate="2016-10-07T13:20:21.930" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Only to add that the prophet was the first who cried for Imam Hussain in many occasions. Since He knew what will happen to Imam Hussain, he cried when he was born and in the second occasion when the prophet wanted to stay alone in the room but Imam Hussain came to him and in this moment the angel jibril brought the soil of Karbala to the prophet and explain him what will happen to Imam Hussain. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19588" LastActivityDate="2016-10-07T13:20:21.930" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35684" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-07T16:55:09.190" Score="2" ViewCount="614" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the judgement day when the world is being shattered what will happen to the kaba? Would the people inside the kaba be saved by Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19544" LastEditorUserId="19566" LastEditDate="2016-10-10T07:55:06.017" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T07:55:06.017" Title="What would happen to the people of kaba in the judgement day?" Tags="|day-of-judgement|people|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35685" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33148" CreationDate="2016-10-07T18:14:21.793" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Did Angels visit all Prophets/Messengers?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, of course. There are two angels that aways stay with us. A angel visits us right before we die and some other types of angels visit us during our lifetime. Angels visit everyone and therefore they visited all prophets and messengers (peace be upon them all).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Did Allah use angels as a medium of communication to all Prophets &amp;amp; Messengers?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a specific angel whose job is to bring holy scripture to the messengers. He is jibraeel. He delivered the message of Allah to our beloved messengers. I don't &lt;strong&gt;know&lt;/strong&gt; if it applies to prophets who didn't receive any scripture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2018-12-28T11:31:08.570" LastActivityDate="2018-12-28T11:31:08.570" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35687" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-07T19:07:12.350" Score="3" ViewCount="380" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is this hadith authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated AbuHurayrah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, &quot;A thousand years before&#xA;  creating the heavens and the Earth, Allah RECITED Ta-Ha and Ya-Sin,&#xA;  and when the angels HEARD the recitation they said, 'Happy are the&#xA;  people to whom this comes down, happy are the minds which carry this,&#xA;  and happy are the tongues which utter this.&quot; Darimi transmitted it&#xA;  (Tirmidhi Hadith, 660-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19474" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-09T05:23:44.130" LastActivityDate="2016-12-17T13:02:09.203" Title="Hadith of Allah reciting Qur'an before creation?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35688" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-07T20:55:39.270" Score="1" ViewCount="74" Body="&lt;p&gt;Abû Dharr al-Ghifârî, is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace be upon him) said one day: “Do you know where the Sun goes when it sets?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They said: “Allah and His Messenger know best.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said: “It goes until it arrives at its place of settlement beneath the Throne. Then it falls down in prostration and remains like that until it is said to it: ‘Arise! Go back from whence you came.’ Then it goes back and rises from its place of rising. Then it goes until it arrives at its place of settlement beneath the Throne. Then it falls down in prostration and remains like that until it is said to it: ‘Arise! Go back from whence you came.’ Then it goes back and rises from its place of rising. Then it goes without people finding anything wrong with it until it arrives at that place of settlement it has beneath the throne. Then it will be told: ‘Arise! Enter upon the morning rising from your setting place’.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said: “Do you know when that will be? It will be when ‘its faith will not avail a soul which had not believed before or earned some good from its faith. [Sûrah al-An`âm: 157]’.” [Sahîh Muslim (159,205) ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(This hadith is at &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-296-4020.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamToday&lt;/a&gt;; see also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/59/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I get an explanation of this hadith, please?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19618" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-06-18T09:07:55.923" Title="How do we explain the hadith regarding the sun's relation to the throne of Allah?" Tags="|allah|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-10-09T21:46:02.153" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35692" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35694" CreationDate="2016-10-08T08:49:18.247" Score="4" ViewCount="2836" Body="&lt;p&gt;A quote, which I believe is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.questionsonislam.com/question/why-committing-suicide-sin-islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;QuestionsOnIslam.com&lt;/a&gt;, popped up on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/Ummah.is.Sleeping&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islam Means Peace&lt;/a&gt; Facebook page.  It included the following snippet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Committing suicide is a grave sin which is forbidden by Islam. &lt;strong&gt;A&#xA;  Muslim’s killing himself/herself is a bigger murder and sin than&#xA;  killing another person.&lt;/strong&gt; Thus, Islamic scholars have disputed whether&#xA;  the funeral prayer of a person who has committed suicide is performed&#xA;  or not. This discussion is not made for a murderer who killed someone.&#xA;  A murderer’s funeral prayer is performed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This took me by surprise.  Hence my question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is suicide a worse sin than murder?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Essentially I'm asking for this claim to be confirmed (or refuted), and either way, identify who is making this claim.  It is possible that the answer to this question varies from sect to sect (so please acknowledge it if your answer is limited to some school of thought).  It's also possible this claim is limited to a small number of scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Google yielded this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For Islam, suicide is always forbidden; some regard it as worse than murder. -- Abdal-Hakim Murad, &lt;a href=&quot;http://masud.co.uk/ISLAM/ahm/moonlight.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bombing Without Moonlight&lt;/a&gt;, 2004&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This webpage references: &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Qutaybah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;'Abdallah ibn Qutayba&lt;/a&gt;, 'Uyun al-akhbar (Cairo, 1348/1930), iii, 217&lt;/em&gt;.  I don't believe I have access to this book, but it would be a good place to start.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just to indicate this is not a &quot;once off&quot; claim; similar claims are made in e.g.: (a) Benedict Auer, Jessy A. Ang, Torment of the Soul: Suicidal Depression and Spirituality, 2007, p. 38, (b) John L. Esposito, The Future of Islam, 2010, p. 99, and (c) Nils Retterstøl, Suicide: A European Perspective, 1993, p. 13.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2018-05-08T03:32:44.450" Title="Is suicide a worse sin than murder? According to who?" Tags="|sin|suicide|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35693" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23109" CreationDate="2016-10-08T10:20:04.670" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;[Note: The answer is from the mainstream Salafi perspective (cause the OP asked for it)]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;OP asked: From the Salafi perspective, is the prohibition of depictions of humans and animals retrospective?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes. According to this IslamQA &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20894&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fatawa&lt;/a&gt; (IslamQA is one of the most respected source of mainstream salafi doctrine), it is obligatory to destroy idols. It states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The evidence of sharee’ah indicates that it is obligatory to destroy&#xA;  idols, for example: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1 – Muslim (969) narrated that Abu’l-Hayaaj al-Asadi said: ‘Ali ibn&#xA;  Abi Taalib said to me: “Shall I not send you with the same&#xA;  instructions as the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah&#xA;  be upon him) sent me? ‘Do not leave any image without defacing it or&#xA;  any built-up grave without leveling it.’”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2 – Muslim (832) narrated from ‘Urwah ibn ‘Abasah that he said to the&#xA;  Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “With what were&#xA;  you sent?” He said, “I was sent to uphold the ties of kinship, to&#xA;  break the idols, and so that Allaah would be worshipped alone with no&#xA;  partner or associate.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-10-08T10:20:04.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35692" CreationDate="2016-10-08T14:06:51.697" Score="2" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are ahadith which indicate that one who commits suicide will be punished eternally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) narrated that the&#xA;  Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever&#xA;  throws himself down from a mountain and kills himself will be in the&#xA;  Fire of Hell, throwing himself down therein for ever and ever. Whoever&#xA;  takes poison and kills himself, his poison will be in his hand and he&#xA;  will be sipping it in the Fire of Hell for ever and ever. Whoever&#xA;  kills himself with a piece of iron, that piece of iron will be in his&#xA;  hand and he will be stabbing himself in the stomach with it in the&#xA;  Fire of Hell, for ever and ever.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5442;&#xA;  Muslim, 109.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contrast, for the one who murders, his murder &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; be forgiven.  So the punishment for suicide is more severe due to its eternal nature.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It could be due to the reason that a suicidal person has lost complete faith in Allah, and has lost &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; hope, which is considered one of worst sin in Islam.  One of the core bases of Islam is to have Hope in Allah, no matter what.  The one who does commits sucide does it losing all hope, expecting nothing from Allah, as opposed to the one who murders any soul (in which case, such hopelessness is not there).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-09T08:58:54.477" LastActivityDate="2016-10-09T08:58:54.477" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33348" CreationDate="2016-10-08T16:48:09.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is only one such scripture in Islam which is the Quran. If someone who claims to be Muslim says he doesn't belief in it then he wouldn't be regarded as one cause all Muslims agree that the anyone who rejects the Quran rejects Islam as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the copies of the Quran are same. They are all written in the same way with the same arabic letters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2016-10-08T16:48:09.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35673" CreationDate="2016-10-08T17:59:17.767" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Start year in Arab, before holly prophet was moharram, that it was because of commercial of Arab in maka.&#xA;And before immigration of holly prophet didn't change it (start year month)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13910" LastActivityDate="2016-10-08T17:59:17.767" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35667" CreationDate="2016-10-08T18:05:15.540" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aleykomosalam&#xA; yes, Islam allow it and it isn't illicit&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13910" LastActivityDate="2016-10-08T18:05:15.540" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35699" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34798" CreationDate="2016-10-08T18:40:48.700" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes you can. Be sure.&#xA;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4:23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ayeh 23 sure nesaa'&lt;/a&gt; (آیه 23 سوره نساء)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13910" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-09T02:40:02.640" LastActivityDate="2016-10-09T02:40:02.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35700" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-08T21:41:44.843" Score="0" ViewCount="1883" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can you provide me some hadith regarding &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Nationalism&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribalism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tribalism&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19474" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-09T02:45:30.760" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T22:12:17.450" Title="Which Hadith relate to Nationalism and Tribalism?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-10-09T21:46:12.043" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35701" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-08T22:17:07.567" Score="4" ViewCount="19633" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=280627&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb.com&lt;/a&gt; write:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asalamu 'aleykum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a Hadith about the day of resurrection which states, that humans will be resurrected from the end part of their &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccyx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;coccyx&lt;/a&gt; bone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Hadeeth is presented in Saheeh Al-Bukhaari and Saheeh Muslim on the authority of Abu Hurayrah may Allaah be pleased with him: The Prophet, said: &amp;quot;The whole (body) of the son of Aadam (Adam) will be consumed by the earth except for the tailbone, from which he was created and from which he will be created anew.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another version of the Hadeeth was reported on the authority of Abu Sa'eed may Allaah be pleased with him: he asked: &amp;quot;What is it like, O Messenger of Allaah?” He said: &amp;quot;Like a grain of mustard.&amp;quot; [Ahmad and Ibn Hibbaan] ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, another Hadeeth reads: 'It is the first to be created and the last to decompose.' ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That this tiny part of the coccyx bone which is usually mixed with dust and soil in the grave is rather intangible.  According to the apparent indication of the Hadeeth and its versions, this tiny part of the human body, the tailbone, which is as small as a grain of mustard, does not decay at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/21/261&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt; reference for the first hadith)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: &lt;em&gt;How is it possible?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if the body was cremated? That extreme heat will kill any living organism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really need an answer this has been bothering me for some time. The first part of the hadith is correct where it says that the coccyx bone is where creation starts, but the decaying is what is bothering me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19623" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2019-12-13T05:37:08.630" Title="How is it possible that the coccyx does not decay at all? What if the body was cremated?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|science|human-body|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35702" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-08T23:00:00.520" Score="5" ViewCount="1300" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the comments to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/35694/17702&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;, someone claims that nothing can be deduced from the statements that Allah is described as Ar-Rahman, Ar-Rahim, and Al-'Adl without textual proof about the way those characteristics are manifested. The contention was that Allah being Al-'Adl does not imply that the more severe of two sins has to carry the heavier punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now this gives me serious trouble understanding what mercy and justice are supposed to mean in islam. I know what I mean by those words, but it appears to me - and I only took the comment made under that answer as the occasion to ask this question, I've often had it on my mind - that in islam, the juxtaposition and inherent contradiction between the principles of mercy and justice (i seem to recall to have read that the sufi shuyukh sometimes even encourage the muridun to reflect on the contradictions between divine names) is unresolved, or supposedly resolved by &quot;Allah does what He wills&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Far from actually resolving the issue in my mind, this suggests to me that Ar-Rahman and Al-'Adl do not tell us anything about how Allah will incline to act. For example, the matter of intercession seems quite arbitrary and unjust to me - even though one of the names of that day, the Day of Judgement, suggests that justice is the order of the day. From my point of view, this seems to suggest that the contradiction between those principles induces a chaotic state of &quot;we don't know what will happen other than that we should be afraid and hope for the best&quot;. I would find it strange if the central teachings of islam were really shrouded in that much uncertainty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, I'd like to ask what principles the scholars say constitute the names Ar-Rahman and Al-'Adl; not by example, but by describing the principles involved. As an illustration, Western legal theory describes justice by identifying defining principles that together constitute justice: punishment being proportional to the crime (proportionality), equality before the law, predictability of legal decisions - to name some of the most important ones. Notably, some of these principles can be in conflict, and so the concept of &quot;justice&quot; is one where sometimes not all its components can be realized together. Of course I don't assume that islam considers those things constitutive of Allah's name Al-'Adl (although it may), those are just examples to illustrate what kind of answer I'm looking for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, my question in short:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What principles are grouped together in the names Ar-Rahman and Al-'Adl? Please specify the principles instead of giving examples, I know enough examples but they don't give me any clearer a picture than I described above.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How do they relate to each other, and how are contradictions between the names of Allah resolved, if at all?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In what way are the characteristics mercy and justice subject to &quot;Allah does what he wills&quot;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Since I expect that any answer might be quite long, are there books on this that give a good overview of the views present in the mainstream traditions? I would include sufism in that, but I know the sufis are not always the most concrete about what they say.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2017-07-13T14:15:27.283" Title="What are Allah's mercy and justice, and how do they relate to each other?" Tags="|asma-ul-husna|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24788" CreationDate="2016-10-09T05:18:29.003" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have described an instance of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embezzlement&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;embezzlement&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Embezzlement is the act of withholding assets for the purpose of conversion (theft) of such assets, by one or more persons to whom the assets were entrusted, either to be held or to be used for specific purposes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, the act you describe would make your workmates participants in this embezzlement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main difference between embezzlement and theft is that that the goods were entrusted to you (rather than taken without permission).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Embezzlement is haram in itself&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't think a reasonable person could seriously consider embezzlement anything other than haram (it's very close to outright theft).  Here's a fatwa on embezzlement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To this end, Islam forbids theft, usurpation, embezzlement, cheating, Riba (interest and usury), bribery, etc ..., and it considers anything that is acquired without a legitimate right as wrongful acquisition of property. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=237082&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Academic papers, such as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Moamen Gouda, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10657-015-9499-7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Stealing more is better? An economic analysis of Islamic law of theft&lt;/a&gt;, European Journal of Law and Economics, 2016.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hisham M. Ramadan, &lt;a href=&quot;http://law.bepress.com/expresso/eps/1026/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Larceny Offenses in Islamic Law&lt;/a&gt;, Bepress Legal Series, 2006.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;compare the Sharia punishment of embezzlement vs. that of theft.  They thus assume embezzlement is not only haram, but punishable under Sharia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Embezzlement is a crime, and committing crimes is haram&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if embezzlement weren't directly haram, it's very likely illegal.  And breaking the law (provided it doesn't violate God's will) is haram:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When one lives in a particular country, one agrees verbally, in writing or effectively to adhere to the rules and regulations of that country. This, according to Shariah, is considered to be a covenant, agreement and trust.  -- Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/5852&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DarulIftaa.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;who cite the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 'Prophet said, &amp;quot;It is obligatory for one to listen to and obey (the ruler's orders) unless these orders involve one disobedience (to Allah); but if an act of disobedience (to Allah) is imposed, he should not listen to or obey it.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/56/167&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Embezzlement is breaking trust&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Muslims, there are high expectations on our behavior.  It is inappropriate for us to break trust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah said, &amp;quot;Four are the qualities which, when found in a person, make him a sheer hypocrite, and one who possesses one of them, possesses one characteristic of hypocrisy until he abandons it. These are: &lt;strong&gt;When he is entrusted with something, he betrays trust&lt;/strong&gt;; when he speaks, he lies; when he promises, he acts treacherously; and when he argues, he behaves in a very imprudent, insulting manner.&amp;quot; -- 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'as (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:689&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An AskImam.com fatwa (source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/askimam/29719&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt;) quoted this as &amp;quot;A sign of a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munafiqun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Munaafiq&lt;/a&gt; is when he is entrusted, he embezzles&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;One should measure in full weight&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One could also interpret embezzlement as going against this ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with an even balance. That is the best [way] and best in result. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/17:35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 17:35&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-09T05:17:04.820" LastActivityDate="2021-09-09T05:17:04.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35712" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-09T10:48:12.510" Score="3" ViewCount="984" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: &quot;The Messenger of Allah forbade selling something from the spoils of war prior to its distribution, having intercourse with a pregnant woman until she gives birth, and (eating) the flesh of any predator that has fangs. --  Sunan an-Nasa'i 4645 [grade: sahih] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1085865&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this hadith imply it's haram to have sex when one's wife during pregnancy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T06:55:48.113" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T07:19:22.393" Title="Does &quot;The Messenger of Allah forbade having intercourse with a pregnant woman until she gives birth&quot; imply sex with one's pregnant wife is haram?" Tags="|nikah|hadith-interpretation|sex|pregnancy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35510" CreationDate="2016-10-09T10:56:08.597" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no obligatory dua to be recited before having sex regardless of the spouses faith. However, there are many duas that a spouse may recite to get extra reward seeking Allah's forgiveness. I hope the following duas will be useful to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dua to be recited in the first wedding night by the husband:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When you marry a woman, say: “O Allah, I ask You for the goodness&#xA;  within her and the goodness that you have made her inclined towards,&#xA;  and I seek refuge with You from the evil within her and the evil that&#xA;  you have made her inclined towards.” -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://duas.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Duas.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dua before sexual intercourse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Name of Allah. O Allah, keep the shaytaan away from us and keep&#xA;  the shaytaan away from what You have blessed us with. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://duas.com/dua/332/dua-before-sexual-intercourse&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Duas.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2016-10-09T10:56:08.597" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35684" CreationDate="2016-10-09T11:13:15.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The kaba will be destroyed as well. If there were people inside it, they will die. After that, they will be resurrected again. The following verses talk about this event:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;28:83 (As for) that future abode, We assign it to those who have no&#xA;  desire to exalt themselves in the earth nor to make mischief and the&#xA;  good end is for those who guard (against evil)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;28:84 Whoever brings good, he shall have better than it, and whoever brings&#xA;  evil, those who do evil shall not be rewarded (for) aught except what&#xA;  they did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;28:85 Most surely He Who has made the Quran binding on you will bring you&#xA;  back to the destination. Say: My Lord knows best him who has brought&#xA;  the guidance and him who is in manifest error. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;28:86 And you did not expect that the Book would be inspired to you, but it&#xA;  is a mercy from your Lord, therefore be not a backer-up of the&#xA;  unbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;28:87 And let them not turn you aside from the communications of Allah after&#xA;  they have been revealed to you, and call (men) to your Lord and be not&#xA;  of the polytheists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;28:88 And call not with Allah any other god; &lt;strong&gt;there is no god but He, every&#xA;  thing is perishable but He;&lt;/strong&gt; His is the judgment, and to Him you&#xA;  shall be brought back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2016-10-09T11:13:15.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35700" CreationDate="2016-10-09T13:24:16.463" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Supporting tribalism is haram in Islam&lt;/strong&gt;. The prophet (saw) compared it to the acts of Jahiliyyah. The following hadiths shed some light on this matter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated by Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Whoever fights under a banner of folly, supporting tribalism, or&#xA;getting angry for the sake of tribalism, he dies in a state of&#xA;ignorance.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Grade: Sahih,  Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 3948&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Jundab bin 'Abdullah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'Whoever fights for a cause that&#xA;is not clear, advocating tribalism, getting angry for the sake of&#xA;tribalism, then he has died a death of Jahiliyyah.'&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Grade: Sahih,  Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 4115&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T22:12:17.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35716" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-09T17:10:21.320" Score="3" ViewCount="436" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam brothers and sisters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope someone can answer this question: If a woman of the book is getting married to a Muslim man and the Nikah is going to be performed in the mosque with an Imam and 2 witnesses provided by the Imam, does the woman have to wear a headscarf given that she is not a Muslim? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if she is struggling to wear a headscarf? (i.e unable to get it right without it falling off etc..)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it a requirement/obligation for her to wear the headscarf?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorUserId="2729" LastEditDate="2016-10-10T10:18:10.527" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T10:18:10.527" Title="Does a woman of the people of the book have to wear the Islamic headscarf during her marriage with a Muslim man?" Tags="|nikah|hijab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35701" CreationDate="2016-10-09T18:00:55.457" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The claim that every part of the body decomposes except for the coccyx is demonstrably false. You could try to interpret it in a number of ways, all of which are clear deviations from the unambiguous wording. You could make up things like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the coccyx decomposes the slowest (contradicts the clear wording that it doesn't decay at all; although I could not find any sources about the comparative speeds at which bones decay, I would expect that smaller bones decay faster than bigger bones, and if that's true then the coccyx does not decay slowest since it is tiny)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;some invisible parts of it remain, such as DNA strands (pretty imaginative rationalization; if true it would also apply to all other bones, so why single out the coccyx)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you take the clear and unambiguous claim that the coccyx does not decompose, then that is simply false.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the claim that the son of Adam, i.e. every living person, is created from his or her coccyx is false as well. We know that the beginning of a human life starts with the fusion of sperm and ovum, and bones do not appear until quite a few weeks into the process - and even then, the other bones aren't offspring of the coccyx in any sense. I tried to look up what embryology has to say about the coccyx, and it appears to be the only thing worth mentioning about it as compared to other bones is that in the womb, human embryos develop tails of 10-12 vertebrae, and while the ones that form the coccyx fuse, the other ones die off and are reabsorbed. I could not find any indication about the coccyx being special in any textbooks, and the muslim apologist websites making that claim give no traceable references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, the coccyx is around 2 inches on average, and even the smallest of the vertebrae that are fused into the coccyx is about a quarter of an inch, which makes it about 3-4 times larger than a grain of mustard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe somewhat related, Jewish tradition talks about the bone &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luz_%28bone%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;luz&lt;/a&gt; and claims the same things about it: it does not decay, and from it people will be resurrected. A slight difference to the hadith: the Jewish tradition is not clear whether &quot;luz&quot; is the bone at the very top or the very bottom of the spinal column.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2016-10-10T13:11:12.787" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T13:11:12.787" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35720" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35721" CreationDate="2016-10-10T02:37:28.190" Score="4" ViewCount="3062" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a large number of versions of the below-listed hadith relating to the coccyx/tailbone which are all attributed to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Hurairah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Hurairah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Are there narration chains for the coccyx/tailbone hadith that don't go through Abu Hurairah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/35717/17163&quot;&gt;a recent answer&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/35701/17163&quot;&gt;How is it possible that the coccyx does not decay at all? What if the body was cremated?&lt;/a&gt;, the authenticity of this hadith was questioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;List of ahadith at &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah said: 'The whole of the son of Adam will be consumed by the earth, except for the tailbone, from which he was created and from which he will be created anew.' -- Abu Hurairah, Sunan an-Nasa'i 2077 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/nasai/21/261&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every son of Adam will be devoured by the earth with the exception of the tail-bone from which he was created and from which he will be reconstituted. -- Abu Hurairah, Sunan Abi Dawud 4743 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/42/148&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The earth would consume all of the son of Adam except his tailbone. From it he was created, and from it he will be recreated (on the Day of Resurrection). -- Abu Huraira, Sahih Muslim 2955 b (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/54/178&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...Then Allah would cause the water to, descend from the sky and they (people) will sprout like vegetable. The only thing in a man which would not decay would be one bone (the tailbone) from which the whole frame would be reconstituted on the Day of Resurrection. -- Abu Huraira, Sahih Muslim 2955 a (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/270550&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...The Prophet added: 'Everything of the human body will perish except the last coccyx bone (end part of the spinal cord), and from that bone Allah will reconstruct the whole body. Then Allah will send down water from the sky and people will grow like green vegetables'.&amp;quot; -- Abu Hurairah [Al- Bukhari and Muslim] (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/19/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“There is no part of man that will not disintegrate, apart from a single bone at the base of the coccyx, from which he will be recreated on the Day of Resurrection.” -- Abu Hurairah, [Grade   : Sahih (Darussalam)] (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1293690&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... &amp;quot;Then (after this period) Allah will send water from the sky and then the dead bodies will grow like vegetation grows, There is nothing of the human body that does not decay except one bone; that is the little bone at the end of the coccyx of which the human body will be recreated on the Day of Resurrection.&amp;quot; (See Hadith No. 338) -- Abu Huraira, Narrated Al-A'mash (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/46120&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &amp;quot;Between the two blowing of the trumpet there will be forty.&amp;quot; The people said, &amp;quot;O Abu Huraira! Forty days?&amp;quot; I refused to reply. They said, &amp;quot;Forty years?&amp;quot; I refused to reply and added: Everything of the human body will decay except the coccyx bone (of the tail) and from that bone Allah will reconstruct the whole body. -- Abu Huraira (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/44930&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, &amp;quot;The earth eats all of the son of Adam except the coccyx. He was created from it, and on it he is built.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/405680&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a bone in the human being which the earth would never consume and it is from this that new bodies would be reconstituted (on the Day of Resurrection). They said: Allah's Messenger, which bone is that? Thereupon he said: It is the spinal bone. -- Abu Huraira, Sahih Muslim 2955 c (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/270570&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2023-08-18T08:08:20.810" Title="Are there narration chains for the coccyx/tailbone hadith that don't go through Abu Hurairah?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35720" CreationDate="2016-10-10T06:26:06.483" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes there are other narrators:&#xA;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=74&amp;amp;bookhad=8668&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Mustadrak&lt;/a&gt; of al-Hakim it is narrated on the authority of abu Sa'id al-Khudri  أبي سعيد الخدري with the wording:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يأكل التراب كل شيء من الإنسان إلا عجب ذنبه &quot; قيل : وما هو يا رسول الله ؟ قال : &quot; مثل حبة خردل منه ينشئون &quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The earth will consume the whole of the son of Adam except the coccyx/tailbone. They asked : And what is it oh Messenger of Allah?: He said:&quot; It is like a grain of mustard, from it they will be built&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which is &quot;quoted&quot; in this fatwa from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=280627&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;islamweb&lt;/a&gt; where they are referring to even other sources like musnad Ahmad and sahih ibn Hebban. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Off-topic to some extent:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ibnamin.com/num_hadith.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; scholars site only 8 ahadith of abu Hurairah (from more than 5000 as quoted by ibn Hazm) have no backup by a (similar or identic) narration from any other sahabi in the following 9 hadith collections (the two sahihs, the sunan of abi Dawod, at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasa'i and ibn Majah, muwatta' Malik, and the musnads of Ahmad and ad-Daarimi) and these are (Only one link to one source of this hadith on abu Hurairas authority are quoted):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For example in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/735540&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; in his chapter of Virtues. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For example in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/726110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; in his chapter on the description of the day of Jugement...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For example in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/45/77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; in his chapter of virtues, good manners and joining the ties of relationship.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;From musnad &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/NewLibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=6&amp;amp;ID=39&amp;amp;idfrom=6822&amp;amp;idto=10561&amp;amp;bookid=6&amp;amp;startno=1736&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ahmad&lt;/a&gt; the hadith (see also in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/81/118&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;):&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن أبي هريرة أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال أول من يدعى يوم القيامة آدم فيقال هذا أبوكم آدم فيقول يا رب لبيك وسعديك فيقول له ربنا أخرج نصيب جهنم من ذريتك فيقول يا رب وكم فيقول من كل مائة تسعة وتسعين فقلنا يا رسول الله أرأيت إذا أخذ منا من كل مائة تسعة وتسعون فماذا يبقى منا قال إن أمتي في الأمم كالشعرة البيضاء في الثور الأسود &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The first one to be called on the Day of Resurrection will be Adam. He will say, ‘Oh Lord here I am at Your service.’ Our Lord will say: ‘Bring forth those who are to be sent to Hell from among your progeny.’ He will say, ‘O Lord, how many should I bring forth?’ He will say, ‘Bring forth from every hundred ninety nine.’” They said: “O Messenger of Allaah, if ninety nine are taken from every hundred of us, what will be left of us?” He said, “My ummah, among the other nations, is like a white hair on a black bull.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The hadith &quot;Has come to you a month ...&quot; from musnad &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=121&amp;amp;pid=60291&amp;amp;hid=8671&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ahmad (Arabic text only)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/81/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; (Chapter: If somebody reaches sixty years of age, he has no right to ask Allah for a new lease of life.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This well known hadith from sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/4/245&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; in the book of prayers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;From sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/5/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; in the book of bathing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alukah.net/library/0/72967/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; -which is an introduction for a book- says that the amount is around 110 (in al-Jami' as-Saghir of Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Suyuti&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;as-Suyuti&lt;/a&gt; , and less then 10 in the six sihah) and they showed them in the download-able full-text version. I'd like to add that most of these narrations are either quoted in both or one of the sahihs (al-Bukhar/Muslim) or qualified as sahih or hassan by scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2016-10-21T10:15:17.173" LastActivityDate="2016-10-21T10:15:17.173" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35722" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28106" CreationDate="2016-10-10T06:34:21.057" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although I haven't seen any coccyx decomposition studies, there seems to be no scientific reason to believe that the coccyx decomposes at a dissimilar rate to the rest of the human skeleton.  Nor would there be any scientific reason to believe that one could not simply take a human coccyx and cut it into parts finer than grains of mustard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The human tail bone, or coccyx, is actually composed of 4 or 5 small vertebrae. &lt;strong&gt;These vertebrae are made of the same material as the other bones of the skeleton, and as far as I know they decay at the same rate&lt;/strong&gt; (which will depend on factors like temperature, moisture, and whether the body is buried or exposed to air or water). Under the right conditions bone can remain intact for centuries, or even fossilise. --  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askabiologist.org.uk/answers/viewtopic.php?id=8278&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Corwin Sullivan&lt;/a&gt; on Ask a Biologist&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nor is there any scientific reason to think that all bodies will be consumed by the Earth (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mars-one.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mars One&lt;/a&gt; intends a one-way mission to Mars).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other related points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Criminals (and universities decomposing of cadavers) have been known to decompose bodies in lye, which turns the whole body into a liquid (see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2009/12/soluble_dilemma.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Soluble Dilemma&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;During cremation, bones &amp;quot;become calcified as they are exposed to the heat and begin to flake or crumble&amp;quot;; see &lt;a href=&quot;http://science.howstuffworks.com/cremation1.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;How Cremation Works&lt;/a&gt;, who also write:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A newborn, which has mostly cartilage and very little set bone, might not even leave any remains after cremation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_ash&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bone ash&lt;/a&gt; has a melting point of 1670°C.  The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Boy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;atomic bomb&lt;/a&gt; dropped on Hiroshima achieved &amp;quot;a surface temperature of 6,000°C&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case, whatever is left over, can no longer reasonably be described as &amp;quot;bone&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to the above, it's worth observing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some infants are born without a coccyx; some of these people develop into adults.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Forty-four cases of congenital absence of part or whole of the sacrum and coccyx have been hitherto placed on record since the condition was first described by Hohl in 1852, and this paper contributes one other.  -- Freedman, B, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bjs.18003714710&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Congenital absence of the sacrum and coccyx&lt;/a&gt;, The British Journal of Surgery, 1950.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjoined_twins&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;conjoined twins&lt;/a&gt; which share the same coccyx:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Roughly 80% of pygopagus twins have fusion of the coccyx and the theca sac. -- Janik et al., &lt;a href=&quot;http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/jpsu.2003.50132&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spectrum of anorectal anomalies in pygopagus twins&lt;/a&gt;, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2003.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this context, it doesn't matter whether or not the coccyx decomposes: some humans didn't get one, or didn't get a unique one, to begin with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also possible to excise (surgically remove) the coccyx.  For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The pain from he which he had previously suffered disappeared at once, and has not returned, and the wound healed well and rapidly. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coccyx.org/medabs/whitehea.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Excision of the Coccyx&lt;/a&gt;, Lancet, 1886&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems there's nothing inherently essential to being human within the coccyx.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T06:59:25.320" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28106" CreationDate="2016-10-10T07:21:46.593" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to point at the commentary of an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/181500&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;other hadith&lt;/a&gt; from sahih al-Bukhari i found in fath al-Barry of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hajar_al-Asqalani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani&lt;/a&gt; about a linguistic Issue in the hadith narrations:&#xA;It's the fact that &quot; إِلاَّ &quot; which usually quotes an exception could also be placed in a sentence or used in the meaning of &quot; وَ &quot; (in this case meaning &quot;and&quot;) the so called &quot;واو&quot; al-'atf which refers to an addition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here the quote from fath al-Barry (I'll try to translate it, with my own comments in brackets)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال : عياض فتأويل الخبر وهو كل ابن آدم يأكله التراب أي : كل ابن آدم مما يأكله التراب وإن كان التراب لا يأكل أجسادا كثيرة كالأنبياء .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قوله : إلا عجب ذنبه أخذ بظاهره الجمهور فقالوا : لا يبلى عجب الذنب ولا يأكله التراب ، وخالف المزني فقال : &quot; إلا &quot; هنا بمعنى الواو ، أي وعجب الذنب أيضا يبلى . وقد أثبت هذا المعنى الفراء والأخفش فقالوا : ترد &quot; إلا &quot; بمعنى الواو . ويرد ما انفرد به المزني التصريح بأن الأرض لا تأكله أبدا(&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=52&amp;amp;bookhad=8728&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islamweb&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu%27l-Faraj_ibn_al-Jawzi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn al-Jawzy&lt;/a&gt; said: ... &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qadi_Ayyad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;'Iyad&lt;/a&gt; said: the interpretation of this narration is that any part of the son of Adam is consumed by earth meaning: all parts of the sons of Adam are among what earth consumes, but earth doesn't consume the bodies of many people like the those of the prophets (&lt;em&gt;this seems widely believed by Muslim scholars based on an other hadith&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the statement &quot;&lt;em&gt;except&lt;/em&gt; the coccyx bone&quot; has been taken as is by the majority of the scholars. so they said the coccyx bone doesn't decay and the earth doesn't consume it, but &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B2%D9%86%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Muzni&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;I this is the student of Imam a-Shafi'i&lt;/em&gt;) opposed and said: &quot;إلا&quot; (&lt;em&gt;translated except&lt;/em&gt;) here is used instead of &quot;و&quot; meaning: &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; the coccyx bone too decays. This meaning has been affirmed by &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%B2%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Fara'&lt;/a&gt; and al-Akhfash (&lt;em&gt;I assume it is &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D9%81%D8%B4_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B5%D8%BA%D8%B1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Akhfash_al-Akbar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;, see also the Arabic Wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D9%81%D8%B4_(%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%AD)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;search result&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;) and they said: &quot;إلا&quot; is used in the meaning of &quot;واو&quot;. And with this solitary opinion al-Muzni reject the statement that earth doesn't consume this bone at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Off-Topic to some extent!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the different ahadith (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/54/178&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/182730&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/54/179&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;) on the coccyx bone one could deduce:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;that the coccyx bone is an essential part from which an embryo is formed in his early stages.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;it doesn't decay.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And it is the bone from which he will be created anew.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eajaz.org/index.php/component/content/article/86-Twenty-eighth-issue/800-Tailbone&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;site&lt;/a&gt; (mostly Arabic text, with English references) states (or &lt;em&gt;pretends&lt;/em&gt;) as the first deduction has been affirmed scientifically (I honestly don't know whether this statement is true and haven't checked it!) we can deduce that the third deduction (which is among the things we can't know -al-Ghayb-).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2016-10-10T11:54:16.527" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T11:54:16.527" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35724" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-10T07:30:28.410" Score="2" ViewCount="3273" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a 26 year old guy. I was engaged with a girl by our parents last year. I am still waiting for my marriage date but our situation is as described below. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am working abroad and I am allowed to take only 12 days leave per year (at any time) which will expire if not taken within that year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My father is also working abroad and he wants to conduct the marriage after his return. He can't come home without terminating his job. He can terminate it any time but he is not willing to leave his job due to our family's financial situation. [Note: I have 3 younger sisters. One will be marrying this month and the other two are studying in college. I can support them financially, Alhamdhulillah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few months after my engagement, I started talking with my fiance over the phone regularly,about once a week. We both love each other. We both want to be married as soon as possible. Her family is also waiting for my family's decision on the date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I informed my father regarding my leave plan and requested him to come home. He refused to terminate his job and instructed me to wait nearly an additional year until we both secure our family's financial position.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm always thinking about her and living the life of my dreams with her. It is very difficult for me to wait any longer. So, I performed Istikharah prayer and got a result in my dream but I'm not satisfied as it showed me to wait 9 more months.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't sleep well and I am finding it very difficult in controlling my desires. I want to continue my life according to the Quran and the Sunnah. I feel marriage is a better solution to avoid sins and unwanted thoughts. So that, I can concentrate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is there a way to approach my parents requesting a earlier marriage without&#xA;insulting them? (Note: I already spoke with them and they said I should wait&#xA;about one more year)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is the result after Istikhara is final?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is there any amal, dua and Quran recitation for marrying sooner?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What can I do to prevent inappropriate lustful thoughts?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19637" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-10-10T12:45:15.613" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T12:45:15.613" Title="Marriage is delayed due to family situation but I want to do it earlier. How?" Tags="|nikah|sunnah|family|istikharah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35725" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35716" CreationDate="2016-10-10T09:01:51.433" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The obligations of Islam doesn't apply to non-Muslims. Allah says in the Qur'an (what means):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those&#xA;  conscious of Allah -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, and spend out of what We&#xA;  have provided for them,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And who believe in what has been revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and&#xA;  what was revealed before you, and of the Hereafter they are certain&#xA;  [in faith].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those are upon [right] guidance from their Lord, and it is those who&#xA;  are the successful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Qur'an 2:2 - 2:5]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clear from the above verses that the rules of the Qur'an only apply to Muslims. So, she has no obligation to wear it. If she voluntarily wears it, (as a show of respect) then there is nothing wrong with that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T09:01:51.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35724" CreationDate="2016-10-10T10:05:33.933" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question: Marriage is delaying due to family situation but I want to do it&#xA;earlier. Any advise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Messenger of Allah (saw) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“O young men, whoever among &lt;strong&gt;you can afford it, let him get married&lt;/strong&gt;,&#xA;for it is more effective in lowering the gaze and guarding one's&#xA;chastity. Whoever cannot afford it, let him fast, for it will diminish&#xA;his desire.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Grade  : Sahih, Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your situation indicates that you have the means to marry. So, it is best for you to marry as soon as possible as prescribed by the prophet (saw).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You asked: Is there any ways to approach my parents for early marriage without&#xA;insulting them? (Note: I already talked with them and they said me to&#xA;wait for about one more year)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your parents don't let you marry, you can marry yourself. Islam permits a man to marry himself if his parents don't let him marry without justifiable reasons. This &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/23324&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatawa&lt;/a&gt; explains it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A man does not have to have a wali at the time of the marriage&#xA;contract, rather the man is the one who enters into the marriage&#xA;contract by himself. It is the woman who needs to have a wali, because&#xA;the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said,&#xA;according to the hadeeth narrated by ‘Aa’ishah: “Any woman who gets&#xA;married without a wali, her marriage is invalid, invalid, invalid.”&#xA;Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 1102; classed as hasan by Abu Dawood, 2083;&#xA;Ibn Maajah, 1879.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your name and situation seems to indicate that you are from South Asia. Due to cultural reasons, South Asians regard marriage without parents consent as something immoral. So, if you fear that marrying without their consent will worsen your relation with them, then it is better to refrain from doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on my knowledge of the culture of South Asia, I would suggest:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should perform the marriage with the consent of both parties without announcing it and formally accepting the bride to your home. Ask your parents to give you the permission to perform the Nikah with her but do not announce it to the society. When your father comes back, announce it to the society and formally accept the bride. This way, your family will stay happy and you can be intimate with her. (Note: You will be responsible for her sustenance after the marriage.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T10:05:33.933" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35727" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-10T10:23:09.750" Score="1" ViewCount="1476" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aslam mualykom ,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does Allah have limitations? As Allah is the greatest, we understand that there is none greater but does this mean that there is nothing outside of his ability?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can Allah take any created thing out of the creation with out destroying it or uncreating it?? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or can Allah create another Allah (Allah is uncreated)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or can Allah go against the Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a thought that was presented to me, if I were to believe that there limitations to Allah's ablity as mentioned above would this be considered shirk or kuffr?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shukran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2729" LastActivityDate="2020-05-11T11:31:47.663" Title="Does Allah have limitations? Is it shirk/kuffr?" Tags="|allah|shirk|kufr|limitation|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32693" CreationDate="2016-10-10T10:38:08.843" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a couple have marital relations then fall asleep and wake up at&#xA;sehar time, if they start fasting at sehar time without gusl is their&#xA;fast considered invalid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, the fast is perfectly valid. The evidence for that can be found in the following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...A'isha said, 'I bear witness that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah&#xA;bless him and grant him peace, &lt;strong&gt;used to get up in the morning junub&#xA;from intercourse, not a dream, and would then fast for that day.&lt;/strong&gt;'&amp;quot;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 18, Hadith 11&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If their fast is considered valid and the couple still haven't made&#xA;gusl till Zohr (Dhohr) is their fast still considered valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is still valid. The state of junub has no effect on the fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T22:14:14.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35727" CreationDate="2016-10-10T11:50:27.007" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nuh Ha Mim Keller has summarized a number of ideas relevant in islamic discoures &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.masud.co.uk/ISLAM/nuh/amat.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here under &quot;6. the absolute and the relative&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. I don't know any systematic treatment of those questions, but apparently the short answer is &quot;anything illogical is intrinsically impossible, so it does not relate to Allah's qudra (omnipotence)&quot;. He claims that that idea is part of traditional aqidah, and although he does not mention which school of aqidah in particular, I think he follows the Asharite creed. The statement is an islamic reformulation of a categorization that has a long history in philosophy between things being possible, contingent, impossible, and necessary, and is not an originally islamic idea.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I don't see how that's more satisfying than what you start out with, since it basically shifts the question from &quot;can Allah do this illogical thing&quot; to &quot;why would Allah be bound by logic&quot; or &quot;if this characteristic of Allah leads to a contradiction, then how can it be true that Allah has that characteristic&quot; - the later being a rephrasing of &quot;omnipotence is contradictory by itself&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnipotence_paradox&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; has an overview), a thought that is a problem that has been discussed by religious philosophers for a thousand years, and by now the discourse has reached a state where philosophers seem to converge on the question whether &quot;omnipotence&quot; has any meaning at all. To be precise, the word omnipotence seems to have the meaning that qudra has in islam (at least that is my understanding of qudra): if an omnipotent will wishes to bring about something, it can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2016-10-10T13:06:02.810" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T13:06:02.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35730" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-10T12:31:59.650" Score="1" ViewCount="516" Body="&lt;p&gt;Below are narrations which shows it was abandoned&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim .No &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/154&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2510&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abd al-Rahman b. Yazid said: When al-Ash'ath b. Qais entered the house&#xA;  of 'Abdullah he was having his breakfast. He ('Abdullah b. Umar) said:&#xA;  Abd Muhammad (al-Asha'th), come near to the breakfast. Thereupon he&#xA;  said: Is not today the day of 'Ashura? He ('Abd al-Rahman) said: Do&#xA;  you know what the day of 'Ashura is? He said: What is it? He said: It&#xA;  is a day on which the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa&#xA;  sallam) used to observe fast before the (fasting) in the month of&#xA;  Ramadan (became) obligatory. But when it became obligatory the&#xA;  (fasting of 'Ashura) was abandoned (as compulsory). Abu Kuraib said:&#xA;  He (the Prophet) abandoned it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim .No &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/155&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2511&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This hadith has been narrated from Jarir on the authority of A'mash&#xA;  with the same chain of transmitters and he said (these words with a&#xA;  little bit of variation from the previous hadith): When (fasting) in&#xA;  Ramadan was (made) obligatory, he aban- doned it (the practice of&#xA;  observing fast on Ashura).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim No &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/156&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2512&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Qais b Sakan reported that al-Ash'ath b. Qais went to 'Abdullah on the&#xA;  day of 'Ashura while he was eating. He said: Abu Muhammad, come near&#xA;  and dine. Upon this he said: I am fasting. Thereupon he said: We used&#xA;  to observe fast and then (this practice) was abandoned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/158&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2514&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jabir b Samura reported that the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu&#xA;  alayhi wa sallam) commanded us to observe fast on the day of Ashura&#xA;  and exhorted us to do it and was particular about it But when&#xA;  (fasting) in Ramadan was made obligatory, he hence. forth neither&#xA;  commanded us nor forbade us, nor was he so particular about it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Bukhari: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;vol 3 . book 31 hadith 116&lt;/a&gt;:&#xA;Narrated Ibn 'Umar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet observed the fast on the 10th of Muharram ('Ashura), and&#xA;  ordered (Muslims) to fast on that day, but when the fasting of the&#xA;  month of Ramadan was prescribed, the fasting of the 'Ashura' was&#xA;  abandoned. 'Abdullah did not use to fast on that day unless it&#xA;  coincided with his routine fasting by chance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is abandoned why Muslims still fast those days?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-09-14T13:55:06.450" LastActivityDate="2017-10-02T09:30:16.867" Title="Why do some Muslims fast on the 9th and 10th moharram even when it was abandoned by the Prohpet (saw)?" Tags="|sawm|muharram|ashura|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35731" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13367" CreationDate="2016-10-10T13:44:19.770" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Followers of the &lt;strong&gt;Shia&lt;/strong&gt; school of thought believe, that Abdul Mutalib, the grandfather of the Holy Prophet(peace be upon him and his holy progeny), was a&#xA;Muslim in the sense that he believed in monotheism, as all direct ancestors of the Prophet did, back to the Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him), who was the champion of Monotheism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abdul Mutalib was the chief of Quraysh in Mecca at the time when Abraha and his army came to destroy the Kabaa, the incident which is recorded in Sura 105, Al-Feel. Abdul Mutalib came to the camp of Abraha and demanded his camels back which had been seized by Abraha's soldiers. He was astonished that the chief of Quraish did not ask for the safety of the Holy House. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In reply to Abraha's remarks Abdul Muttalib spoke a sentence, whose value and worth is still preserved. He said: &quot;I am the owner of the camels. The House too has a Master who forestalls every intrusion upon it&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;strong&gt;Tafsir of Ibn Katheer&lt;/strong&gt; regarding the Sura you can find the following&#xA;prayer being offered by Abdul Mutalib:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abdul-Muttalib said, while hanging on to the ring of the Ka`bah's door, &quot;There is no matter more important to any man right now than the defense of his livestock and property. So, O my Lord! Defend Your property. Their cross and their cunning will not be victorious over your cunning by the time morning comes.'' &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the book &quot;Perfection of Faith and Completion of Divine Favor&quot; written by the highly respected Shia scholar of the 4th century a.H., &lt;strong&gt;Shaikh as-Sadooq&lt;/strong&gt;, the following hadith can be found: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5 - Narrated to us Ahmad bin Muhammad as-Saigh that he said: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Ayyub from Salih bin Asbat from Ismail bin Muhammad; and Ali bin Abdullah from Rabi bin Muhammad Musalli from Saad bin Tareef from Asbagh bin Nubatah that he said: I heard Amirul Momineen (a.s.) say:&#xA;  “&lt;em&gt;By Allah, my father, my grandfather Abdul Muttalib, Hashim and Abde Manaf never worshipped idols. He was asked: Then what did they worship? He replied: They used to face the Kaaba and pray according to the religion of Ibrahim (a.s.) and they followed only that faith.”&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;  [….]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The given examples are only a few out of many, to provide evidence that Abdul Mutalib was a Muslim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T13:44:19.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35732" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35727" CreationDate="2016-10-10T16:30:21.860" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walaikum'assalam Warahamatullah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brother,&#xA;Its good to know things you do not know.&#xA;And please know that &lt;strong&gt;Allah Does not have any limitations&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;When there was nothing other than him, when there was no one to tell &lt;strong&gt;HE is Allah, the Lord of World's&lt;/strong&gt; he existed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as mentioned in Qu'ran &lt;code&gt;Sura Al-An’aam, Sura # 6, Aya # 73&lt;/code&gt; the word &lt;code&gt;&quot;Kun FayaKun&quot;&lt;/code&gt; which means &lt;code&gt;&quot;Be ,and it is&quot;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally think there can be nothing else to prove He is the only one who could do it and no one beside him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By this we could conclude &lt;strong&gt;He, Allah does not have any Limitations, The Almighty of the World's&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Qu'ran is the word of Allah and He never lies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would also recommend you to go thru Qu'ran and read it with meaning so that you will understand the sweetness in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19644" LastActivityDate="2016-10-10T16:30:21.860" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35733" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-10T17:13:07.217" Score="0" ViewCount="764" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wanted to ask if the use of Light Therapy (Red) is allowed. I have not found anything that says if it's allowed to use in Islam. There has been extensive scientific research on it and light therapy it has proven to have positive benefits on health problems/ailments like eczema, rosacea, thyroid problem, back pain, arthritis, ageing skin, hair loss, wound healing  etc. It is said to have no side effects and the treatment is performed by having the light shone exteriorly on the area to be treated for 5 to 20 minutes, multiple sessions might be needed. It allows the cells to repair more quickly. Can I use it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19645" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T20:36:31.733" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T21:50:43.293" Title="Light therapy: allowed or not?" Tags="|halal-haram|medical|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35734" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-10T20:02:08.977" Score="3" ViewCount="1824" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is this hadith authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Aisha&#xA;  Zayd ibn Harithah came to Medina when Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) was in my house. When he came to him and knocked at the door Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) got up and went to him naked, trailing his garment. I swear by Allah that neither before nor after that did I ever see him naked. He then embraced him and kissed him. &#xA;  Tirmidhi transmitted it. (Tirmidhi Hadith, Number 1220-&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/42/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2732&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19474" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-21T01:28:59.877" LastActivityDate="2018-03-21T12:26:48.303" Title="Is this hadith about Muhammad embracing and kissing Zayd authentic?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35735" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35764" CreationDate="2016-10-11T03:28:25.623" Score="2" ViewCount="271" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5:41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 5:41&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ لَا يَحْزُنكَ الَّذِينَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْكُفْرِ مِنَ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا آمَنَّا بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَلَمْ تُؤْمِن قُلُوبُهُمْ وَمِنَ الَّذِينَ هَادُوا سَمَّاعُونَ لِلْكَذِبِ سَمَّاعُونَ لِقَوْمٍ آخَرِينَ لَمْ يَأْتُوكَ يُحَرِّفُونَ الْكَلِمَ مِن بَعْدِ مَوَاضِعِهِ يَقُولُونَ إِنْ أُوتِيتُمْ هَٰذَا فَخُذُوهُ وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْتَوْهُ فَاحْذَرُوا وَمَن يُرِدِ اللَّهُ فِتْنَتَهُ فَلَن تَمْلِكَ لَهُ مِنَ اللَّهِ شَيْئًا أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ أَن يُطَهِّرَ قُلُوبَهُمْ لَهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا خِزْيٌ وَلَهُمْ فِي الْآخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ -- Arabic&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;has a host of seemingly inconsistent translations (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/quran/5/41/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Awakened&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Messenger, do not be grieved by those who vie with one another in denying the truth; those who say with their tongues, We believe, but have no faith in their hearts; from among the Jews also, there are those who listen eagerly to any lies. ... -- Wahiduddin Khan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Messenger! Let not those make you sad, who are quick in suppressing the Truth from among those who say, with their mouths, &amp;quot;We believe&amp;quot; and their hearts do not believe, and from among those who are Jews. They listen to falsehood. ... -- Mohammad Shafi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Messenger, let them not grieve you who hasten into disbelief of those who say, &amp;quot;We believe&amp;quot; with their mouths, but their hearts believe not, and from among the Jews. [They are] avid listeners to falsehood, ... -- Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;:  Does Qur'an 5:41 mean that all Jews &amp;quot;listen eagerly to lies&amp;quot;, or that among the Jews there are some who &amp;quot;listen eagerly to lies&amp;quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, the latter interpretation is far less antagonistic towards Jews.  Answering this probably requires someone who can read Arabic, unlike me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-01-02T00:29:03.617" Title="Does Qur'an 5:41 mean that all Jews &quot;listen eagerly to lies&quot;, or that among the Jews there are some who &quot;listen eagerly to lies&quot;?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|quran-translation|arabic-translation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35653" CreationDate="2016-10-11T07:50:51.840" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This world is indeed a drama, a deception, an optical illusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And put forward to them the example of the life of this world, it is like the water (rain) which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingles with it, and becomes fresh and green. But (later) it becomes dry and broken pieces, which the winds scatter. And Allah is Able to do everything.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;18:45&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You live here and it flourishes until it makes you forget that this will all soon be gone and the ever lasting afterlife will soon begin. Thats what life on Earth is. A place where we prepare for the next life. Our actions here determine our place there; either heaven or hell and the status within.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That much is true. However relations are among the most emphasized part of Allahs religion. No religion places greater emphasis on family and brotherhood in the community. Also our relations here, (father, mother, spouse) are our relations in the afterlife. That is one of the comforts promised by Allah in jannah. One will be joined with his family and friends. They will visit each other, play with each other and be together forever and forever in the eternal pleasure of their Lord, without any hunger or fear touching them. In greater comfort and beauty than they had on Earth.&#xA;The Prophet Muhammad felt and expressed great love for his children and wives. And he felt very connected with his mother, even though she had died at an early age. His companions also held great love for each other and their families. There are several narrations where they expressed their desire to be joined in the eternal abode of peace with their families.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, Allah has offered in the quran that if the parents and children achieve different statuses in jannah based on their actions, then Allah will raise the one in the lower status to the higher without any decrease of the upper one's status.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thats why relations in Islam are enduring and forever. For they are for this life and the next one and shall endure for all eternity. Its what gives us great relief at the death of a loved one. The promise that this is merely a temporary parting. We shall meet all our loved ones again. and sooner rather than later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember it is Allah that has placed the love and mercy in our hearts for our families. The Prophet has told us that Allah devided his mercy into 100 portions and placed one on Earth. It is because of this mercy that the animal doesnt eat their young. The mercy and love that a mother feels for her child is all from this portion. and Allah kept the remaining 99 portions for the day of judgement for the believers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19647" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-10-11T08:04:08.697" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T08:04:08.697" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35737" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32688" CreationDate="2016-10-11T12:33:51.057" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although I agree with the prior posts (you should be free to wear what you want, and Islam promotes modesty for all women), there are some possible problems that could arise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some non-Muslims wear hijab to show solidarity with Muslims (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Hijab_Day&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;World Hijab Day&lt;/a&gt;), which is a bit controversial:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the same way wearing an Indigenous American headdress to demonstrate support for their rights might cause people to scratch their heads... -- &#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailylife.com.au/news-and-views/dl-opinion/nonmuslim-women-wearing-solidarity-head-coverings-is-not-helping-anyone-20141002-3h6ax.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zeynab Gamieldien&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is where the cultural appropriation kicks in.  A non-Muslim wearing hijab for non-Islamic reasons should theoretically be fine.  But we don't live in a vacuum; society associates hijab with Islam, so wearing hijab cannot be wholly independent of Islam.  So...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If it's interpreted as showing solidarity with Muslims, &lt;strong&gt;it might be perceived as an insult to the many Muslim women do not wear hijab&lt;/strong&gt;, do not fully cover their hair, or only cover their hair because they are forced to by law or social pressures.  It promotes the idea that they're somehow behaving inappropriately, which they probably get enough of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/710XTm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/710XTm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Hello hijabis; Did you know; Hijab is like this; Not like this.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Image source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hijabuniverse.com/hijab-is-not-like-this/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.hijabuniverse.com/hijab-is-not-like-this/&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You'll end up in &quot;headscarf politics&quot; territory:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some places require covering by law, e.g., Iran.  To counter this, &lt;a href=&quot;http://mystealthyfreedom.net/en/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My Stealthy Freedom&lt;/a&gt; publishes photos of Iranian women temporarily removing their headscarves.  &lt;strong&gt;Hijab is sometimes viewed as a means of oppression, and a non-Muslim wearing hijab may be viewed as promoting this oppression.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It could be perceived as implicitly agreeing with notions that women are responsible for preventing male predatory behavior.&lt;/strong&gt;  This is summed up nicely below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“[The headscarf] is a very tormented issue for American feminists,” [Cynthia Eller] says. “You want to support women who want to wear this as well as women who don’t. But the politics of the headscarf, especially in an American context … pushes the problem of male predatory sexuality back on women, [as though] women are supposed to dress in such way so as not to make themselves enticing to men.” --  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2015/1217/Why-are-non-Muslim-women-wearing-the-hijab&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Why are non-Muslim women wearing the hijab?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Muslims, an essential part of hijab is submission to Allah; it's an expression of a deeply held religious belief.  &lt;strong&gt;It could be perceived as insulting to treat the hijab lightly, like a dress-up costume.&lt;/strong&gt;  Hijab is more than just clothes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pWCk1m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/pWCk1m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;All praises be to Allah who guided me to wear Hijab&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Image source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ultraupdates.com/2015/02/beautiful-muslim-hijab-quotes-sayings/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.ultraupdates.com/2015/02/beautiful-muslim-hijab-quotes-sayings/&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It might be viewed as a social experiment or a fashion statement&lt;/strong&gt;, perhaps along the lines of &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jezebel.com/5150744/is-hijab-tourism-educational-or-offensive&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hijab tourism&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, which may drown out Muslim voices.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While well-meaning, these examples show that more weight is given to privileged outsiders while ignoring the voices of members of these communities who can speak first-hand to their own struggles. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailydot.com/via/hijab-jessey-eagan-muslim-lent-experiment/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Afa Ahmad&lt;/a&gt;, 2015&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T12:33:51.057" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35738" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34836" CreationDate="2016-10-11T13:15:31.807" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To make it clear the hadith (like this version from sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/2/66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;) about the 40 days or night period. Means in first place that one shouldn't wait more than forty days until he/she starts shaving/plucking or shortening any of the named body parts. So maybe one can wait 5 weeks while others can't even wait a couple of days before having the need to do this. This is considered as a kind of purification or good manner as you may find those hadiths in either of these chapters in hadith collections that should be the first priority in your reflections. Note that some of  this acts of cleaning are also considered as part of the inborn characteristics as quoted in jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/629760&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt; and sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/35/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What exactly you do or how you do it is up to you the most important is that your bodies doesn't get dirty or to keep it as clean as you can! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T13:15:31.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35739" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-11T13:38:22.833" Score="8" ViewCount="1908" Body="&lt;p&gt;Will Allah punish those who died while they were on their way to converting to Islam? Would he punish those who were studying Islam and trying to find the truth among all the religions that exist but died before they could officially convert? (shahada) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19369" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-12T01:47:02.393" LastActivityDate="2017-03-31T09:33:18.050" Title="Will Allah punish those who die while on their way to converting to Islam?" Tags="|non-muslim|conversion|shahada|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16967" CreationDate="2016-10-11T14:00:45.853" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalaam alaikum.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would point to Sahih Bukhari 2445 Book 46, Hadith 6 (talking about 7 things Prophet Muhammad, pbuh, orders us to do, including helping the oppressed). And I would also point to other related hadiths like the one at Sunnan Abu Dawud, Volume No. 3, Page No. 170, Hadith No. 3052 (about how Prophet Muhammad himself will testify on Judgment Day against anyone who oppresses a non-Muslim living in Muslim lands). &#xA;Here's a link to several narrations by Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) about oppression: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/46&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here is a page with more narrations of Prophet Muhammad's mercy to non-Muslims: &lt;a href=&quot;http://the-finalrevelation.blogspot.com/2012/09/Mercy-ofthe-prophet-for-Nonmuslims.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://the-finalrevelation.blogspot.com/2012/09/Mercy-ofthe-prophet-for-Nonmuslims.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this is all helpful!  Any good is from Allah swt and any mistakes or shortcomings are my own, and may Allah swt forgive me.  Wa'salaam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19649" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T14:00:45.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35730" CreationDate="2016-10-11T14:15:13.097" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because they think they will get rewards for that. Fasting in the day of Ashura is not a sin. It's not haram to fast in that day. Whoever fasts in the day of Ashura will get the rewards of a nafl fast. There are other reasons such as the belief that fasting in that day is something special.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T08:10:06.073" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T08:10:06.073" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35742" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35730" CreationDate="2016-10-11T14:15:44.350" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all the day of 'Ashura' was the first ordered fast in Islam and it was ordered on the first 'Ashura' after our Prophet (pbuh) moved to Medina, as the hijra was in Rabi' al-Awwal according most scholars, this 'Ashura' should have been in the year 2 after hijra, the same year most scholars assume that fasting Ramadan was ordered. And by the order of fasting Ramadan, fasting 'Ashura' was void in means of an ordered fasting, while it was kept as an optional or compulsory or recommended fasting! What really changed about this fast was the recommendations: Sunni sources show that even the people of Mekka used to fast that day, as it was apparently the day they changed the kiswa of the Kaa'ba therefore fasting 'Ashura' was practiced by some of the muhajireen and by our Prophet (pbuh) himself even before he went to Medina and was informed by the Jew that this day coincide with the day Musa (pbuh) and banu Israel were saved from Pharao. Once he (pbuh) got this information he ordered any Muslim to fast or complete this day fasting as you may read in my further sources. This was at the beginning, while our Prophet (pbuh) used to follow some worships of the people of the book as he knew they might have some origin in the orders of Allah, once he got a revelation on any matter he changed this attitude. Therefore later he recommended fasting at least one day before or the day before and after 'Ashura' to make a difference to the fasts of the Jew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia' View (quote from yahosain - my own translation): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال الإمام الخوئي :&#xA;  &quot; .. وكيفما كان ، فالروايات الناهية غير نقيّة السـند برمّتها ، بل هي ضعيفة بأجمعها ،...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_al-Qasim_al-Khoei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam al-Khoei&lt;/a&gt; said: In any case the narrations which prohibit or frown upon are -on the whole- not clean in their narrator chains (sanad), but they are even weak -all of them-, ... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;. وأمّا الروايات المتضمّنة للأمر واستحباب الصوم في هذا اليوم فكثيرة ، مثل: صحيحة القدّاح : «صيام يوم عاشوراء كفّارة سنة» . وموثّقة مسعدة بن صدقة : «صوموا العاشوراء التاسع والعاشر فإنّه يكفّر ذنوب سنة»، ونحوها غيرها. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While on the other hand those narrations which include an order or recommendation for fasting this day are many, like the sahih narration of al-Qaddah: &quot;Fasting 'Ashura' is an expiation of a year&quot;, and the attested ;as'addah ibn Sadaqah: &quot;Fast Ashura' the ninthe and tenth, for it expiates the sins of a year.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Volume 2 from the book of fasts from his Sharh-el-Urwatul-Wuthqa (Commentary on The Steadfast Handle) page 316 الجزء الثاني من كتاب الصوم من «مستند العروة الوثقى» ص316 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-khoei.us/books/?id=3258&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some issues about 'Ashura' and a discussion of your posted hadiths&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your post you quoted a lot of ahadith instead of commenting all of them I'll try to explain a couple of misunderstandings about 'Ashura and the fasting on that day based on some (sunni) hadith commentaries like the one of an-Nawawi on sahih Muslim and the book zaad al-Ma'ad of ibn al-Qayyim al Jawziya. If we consider all the ahadith on the matter of 'Ashura we will have to deal with six possible problems or questions (quoted in the later reference):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If our Prophet (pbuh) came to Medina in Rabi'i al-Awal (first) how could he find people (jews) fasting 'Ashura as &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the hadith of ibn 'Abbas&lt;/a&gt; seems to indicate?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If Quraish used to fast the day of 'Ashura in Jahilya how could the Prophet (pbuh) only start fasting it when he saw the Jews in medina doing so as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith of 'Aisha&lt;/a&gt; indicates?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How can &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/154&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Masu'd in his hadith&lt;/a&gt; say that fasting 'Ashura has been left which clearly conflicts with the hadith of ibn 'Abbas from above?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/172&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith of ibn 'Abbas&lt;/a&gt; indicates that the statement of the Prophet (pbuh) was one year before his death so how can this contradiction -to the other hadith of the same sahabi- be explained?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How can the 2nd hadith of ibn 'Abbas be explained if we put it aside a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;third narration of him&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Assuming that fasting 'Ashura was ordered at the beginning of Islam how can &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this order to fast without having the intention to&lt;/a&gt; be explained? As there's a narration of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bulugh/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hafsa&lt;/a&gt; or 'Aisha saying fasting without the intention is void!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll try to answer briefly all these Issues and put more emphasis on the third as this is the topic of this Question!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This hadith doesn't say that our Prophet (pbuh) came and found them fasting as he came to Medina in Rabi'i al-Awal so he found them fasting in Muharram as usual in the following year (so it was the first coinicidence of 'Ashura while after his arrival in Medina)!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's no contradiction here Quraish used to fast it and Muhammad (pbuh) used to fast it too, and as he found the people of Medina show so much respect for that day. He sent our somebody to order fasting it!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Before fasting Ramadan was ordered by Allah in the Quran, our Prophet (pbuh) ordered fasting 'Ashura, what really happens afterwards is that the fast was no more prescribed, but a compulsory act of worship, as stated in the hadiths of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/146&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Aisha&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/148&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn 'Omar&lt;/a&gt;. So what ibn Masu'd meant by &quot;abandoned&quot; was the &quot;order&quot; not the worship itself! As as long as he didn't have any revelation our Messenger (pbuh) used to do as the people of the book used to do, either because he considered this ordered by Allah or to win their affection or allure them to Islam...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So ibn Masu'd by not fasting that day only showed that however it is compulsory to fast this day it is still not prescribed, so on is following the sunnah of our Prophet (pbuh) if one fasts (and will be rewarded) and one is also following it if one doesn't fast it. As if we fasted it each year that would let other people consider it fard and may be the beginning of a bid'ah (and that's what many scholars were afraid from). Therefore you read in other ahadith that some sahaba fasted it if it fell on a day they used to fast (Monday/Thursday) etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the hadith of ibn 'Omar even suggestes that fasting this day isn't even compulsory!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's no real contradiction here so maybe he (pbuh) fasted the 9th of Muharram or intended to do it a year later.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;if we consider the whole of narartions ibn 'Abbas narrated on the matter we will find that they don't really contradict, but show that it is recommended to fast the 9th of Muharram and the 10th or the 9th, 10th and 11th etc. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Scholars have given three different explanations to this Issue: &#xA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First&lt;/strong&gt; explanation: Scholars are different about whom narrated this hadith 'Aisha or Hafsa and even if it was one of them it is a marfo' hadith (the sahabi doesn't say that our Prophet did or ordered such and such). And it is clearly indicating that this was said after the order for fast for Ramadan, so it could be legal to fast without the intention in the first days of Islam when fasting 'Ashura' was ordered.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Second&lt;/strong&gt; explanation: Abu Hanifa and his companions said the order of fasting 'Ashura' included to things: the prescription of fasting that day and the validity of fasting it with an intention made after the day has started. Then it was abrogated and the prescription has been replaced by a new prescription (fasting Ramadan) while the validity of fasting without an intention made (the night before) was not abrogated.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Third&lt;/strong&gt; explanation: people got the news of that day being 'Ashura' only when the day started so those who didn't intend to fast and therefore couldn't know that our Messenger would declare this day as day prescribed to fast were asked to fast from this moment on!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/161716&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So what exactly are the recommendations for fasting 'Ashura'&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note these recommendations are for those people who intended to fast 'Ashur'a, so if you decide not to fast it is ok, as I quoted as a conclusion from the hadith of ibn 'Omar!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The best -and most complete- way&lt;/strong&gt; is: fasting 'Ashura' and a day before and a day after it. This is based on a narration from as-sunan al-Kubra of al-Bayhaqi and Musnad Ahmad etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The middle way is&lt;/strong&gt;: fasting the 9th and 10th Moharram which is supported by many hadiths like in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1318090&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;. It is also confirmed by shi'a sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu ‘Abdullah (peace be upon him) from his father that ‘Ali (peace be upon him) said: Fast ‘Ashoora’ , on the ninth and the tenth, for it expiates the sins of a year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن ابى عبد الله عن ابيه ( عليهما السلام )) &quot; ان عليا ( صلوات الله وسلامه عليه وآله ) قال : صوموا العاشورا التاسع والعاشر فانه يكفر ذنوب سنة &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by at-Toosi in Tahdheeb al-Ahkaam, 4/299; al-Istibsaar, 2/134; by al-Fayd al-Kaashaani in al-Waafi, 7/13; by al-Hurr al-‘Aamili in Wasaa’il ash-Shi‘ah, 7/337; by al-Buroojardi in Jaami‘ Ahaadeeth ash-Shi‘ah, 9/474, 475. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Fast the day of ‘Ashoora’, the ninth and the tenth to be on the safe side, because that is expiation for the past year. If one of you did not know about it before he ate, then let him fast for the rest of the day. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن علي عليه السلام قال: صوموا يوم عاشوراء التاسع والعاشر احتياطاً, فإنه  كفارة السنة التي قبله, وإن لم يعلم به أحدكم حتى يأكل فليتم صومه&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This report was narrated by the Shi‘i hadeeth scholar Husayn an-Noori at-Tabrusi in Mustadrak al-Wasaa’il, 1/594; and by al-Buroojardi in Ahaadeeth ash-Shi‘ah, 9/475. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And the lowest is&lt;/strong&gt;: fasting the 10th of Muharram alone as it was ordered in the 1st year after Hijrah before the order for fasting Ramadan the 2nd year of Hijrah (as most scholars confirm).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Which is also confirmed by shi'a sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu’l-Hasan (peace be upon him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) fasted the day of ‘Ashoora’. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن أبى الحسن ( عليه السلام ) قال : &quot; صام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله يوم عاشوراء&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tahdheeb al-Ahkaam, 4/39; al-Istibsaar, 2/134; al-Waafi, 7/13; Wasaa’il ash-Shi‘ah, 7/337; also in Jaami‘ Ahaadeeth ash-Shi‘ah, 9/475 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Ja‘far, from his father (peace be upon him) that he said: Fasting the day of ‘Ashoora’ is an expiation for a year. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن ابي جعفر عن أبيه عليهما السلام قال: صيام يوم عاشورا كفارة سنة&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tahdheeb al-Ahkaam,4/300; al-Istibsaar, 2/134; Jaami‘ Ahaadeeth ash-Shi‘ah, 9/475; al-Hadaa’iq an-Naadirah, 13/371; al-Waafi by al-Kaashaani,7/13; al-Hurr al-‘Aamili in Wasaa’il ash-Shi‘ah, 7/337 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When you see the new moon of Muharram, then count (the days), and when the ninth day comes, then fast. I – that is, the narrator – said: Is that how Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) used to fast? He said: Yes. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال: إذا رأيت هلال المحرم فاعدد, فإذا أصبحت من  تاسعه فأصبح صائماً قلت ( أي الراوي ):كذلك كان يصوم محمد صلى الله عليه وآله؟&#xA;  قال: نعم&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This report was narrated by the Shi‘i Radiy ad-Deen Abu’l-Qaasim ‘Ali ibn Moosa ibn Ja‘far ibn Tawoos in his book Iqbaal al-A‘maal, p. 554; and by al-Hurr al-‘Aamili in Wasaa’il ash-Shi‘ah, 7/347; and by an-Noori at-Tabrusi in Mustadrak al-Wasaa’il, 1/594; and in Jaami‘ Ahaadeeth ash-Shi‘ah, 9/475. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fasting the 9th alone is a misunderstanding of the hadiths and has no basis in the sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here my shi'a sources &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aqaed.com/faq/5131/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;aqaed&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yahosein.com/vb/showthread.php?t=154745&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;yahossain&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-asfoor.org/fatawa/index.php?id=292&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-safoor.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2017-10-02T09:30:16.867" LastActivityDate="2017-10-02T09:30:16.867" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35201" CreationDate="2016-10-11T14:29:54.497" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Interestingly, in the last three nights I was listening to lectures covering the topic of marriage. I give a short review of what the lecturer said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A marriage should be like a home for the husband and the wife. The wife is a home for her husband and he is a home for her. A home is a place where you like to come to, a refuge, where you feel loved, safe and comfortable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Allah (swt) has created man and woman out of one soul, they are equal. The &quot;superiority&quot; of the man is meant in terms of his responsibility for the whole family in financial matters and safety. The relationship between husband and wife is in no way  one of master (husband) and obedient slave (wife). The wife is not obliged to do the cooking, washing and cleaning for him but she does it out of love for her husband and to make him happy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Vice versa, the husband should behave in a way that makes his wife happy and deepens their relationship. Therefore he should participate in the housework and be patient when he sees his wife under stress.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The speaker related to an incident when the Prophet and Ali came to the house of Fatimah. She was sitting with Hassan on her lab, grinding wheat and a broom was leaning on the wall. The Prophet asked Ali which of the chores he wanted to do and he chose to clean the floor. The Prophet chose for himself to grind the wheat so that his daughter Fatimah could attend to the child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet is the best role model for a husband. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His daughter Fatimah, in her marriage with Ali, is the best role model for a wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One day Ali came home and saw his wife Fatimah very pale and weak. He asked her whether she was ill but she replied that she was not but had not eaten well for some days. Ali asked why she had not eaten well. She answered that she did not have enough food in the house. He asked her why she did not tell him, as he is responsible to provide enough food for the family. She answered that she did not want to put a burden on him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How often do we as wifes put pressure on our husbands even for minor things?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Ali was asked to describe his relationship to Fatimah, he answered that they were like pigeons in a nest feeding each other. How beautiful is this kind of relationship!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Often we face difficulties  when the ego is too big, when we are not willing to sacrifice for the family. This is particularly difficult when you have grown up in Western societies, which propagate egoism and narcissism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A wife being obedient to her husband means that she takes care of her modesty and good akhlaq even when he is not there. Furthermore she has to take care of the finances and spend money sensibly. When she wants to go out or meet friends, she has to discuss this with her husband and if he for a good reason (maybe he finds that the location is not appropriate for a Muslim woman) has objections against it, she should stay at home to end his worries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, the husband is adviced to give time to his wife and children and to be cheerful and pleasant with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Respect each other, love each other, have patience in difficult situations and sacrifice for the family - these are the aspects of a successful marriage, as being lived by the Holy Prophet of Islam and his family.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T14:29:54.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35588" CreationDate="2016-10-11T14:49:16.543" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The context here is that many people/nations/tribes in the time of Dajjal will believe that he is God (Allah). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith follow has a guidance to the believers before they may think that &quot;Dajjal is Allah&quot;. Saying &quot;..your Lord is not one-eyed&quot;. Meaning that Dajjal cannot be God because being one-eyed indicates someone has limited faculty of sight. Allah (swt) is perfect and is not limited. He Allah (swt) is free from imperfection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that context it doesn't matter if you go for a literal or a philosophical interpretation. Most scholars who either adopt one or the other will always indicate to you that the Dajjal is not perfect, this is one of the main lesson to take from this hadith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in the time of Dajjal, people will see him performing miracles and to the people who follow him, they might see him as perfect.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the hadith doesn't really compare Allah (swt) with the Dajjal, but simply expose one of the many imperfection of Dajjal. In the sense how can you compare the Dajjal with Allah, when the Dajjal has imperfection and Allah(swt) has no imperfection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The above contain opinion based explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also if you study the subject of Dajjal it also required of you that you also understand the principals of faith. One of them is that Allah(swt) has no human comparison and is not in need of one. He is above all that which we may think of in terms of appearance, power, majesty, etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/992&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/992&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also some explanation to certain hadith here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/8806&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/8806&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;May Allah(swt) guide us, preserve us and protect us from the Dajjal.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1000" LastEditorUserId="1000" LastEditDate="2016-10-11T15:06:34.303" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T15:06:34.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35745" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-11T14:50:23.387" Score="1" ViewCount="497" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam&#xA;my apologies for the question which seems to be similar to other questions but I am trying to be specific.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a Muslim man, can I marry a practicing Catholic woman? She practices her faith, as I practice mine - does Allah allow this? I know that we are permitted to marry woman of &quot;the book&quot; provided they are chaste (or repented sincerely) and practicing which makes it lawful to Muslim men - but can she continue to practice her faith after a Nikah? We have spoken about children etc... and have pretty much &quot;ironed&quot; out the detail if we continue but as a Muslim man, I just need to know if Allah makes it permissible for me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni school of thought&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T15:31:34.980" Title="Muslim man and Catholic woman" Tags="|nikah|interfaith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2016-10-12T18:50:09.877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35746" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35745" CreationDate="2016-10-11T15:31:34.980" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I personally have not came across any prohibition, in fact we are also reminded to be respectful to the people of &quot;the book&quot; in general when it comes to their belief. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in general for such matter you may want to speak with people of knowledge on the subject and they might advise you personally if you have particular conditions which needs to be clarified. But the general consensus is that it is allowed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But like any other marriage your judgement must be based on the righteousness of that person before the apparent beauty. &lt;strong&gt;:-)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some reference to the subject&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20227&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/20227&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPrMkJHOhME&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPrMkJHOhME&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1000" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T15:31:34.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35733" CreationDate="2016-10-11T16:11:06.737" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a topic about it on the link below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/2438&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/2438&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally speaking, medical treatment or seeking a cure is allowed,&#xA;because of the report of Abu’l-Darda’ (may Allaah be pleased with him)&#xA;who said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be&#xA;upon him) said: ‘Allaah has sent down the disease and the cure, and&#xA;has made for every disease the cure. So treat sickness, but do not use&#xA;anything haraam’” (Reported by Abu Dawood, 3376), and the hadeeth of&#xA;Usaamah ibn Shurayk (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: ‘The&#xA;Bedouin said, “O Messenger of Allaah, should we not treat sickness?”&#xA;He said: “Treat sickness, for Allaah has not created any disease&#xA;except He has also created the cure, except for one disease.” They&#xA;said, “O Messenger of Allaah, what is it?” He said: “Old age.”’”&#xA;(Reported by al-Tirmidhi, 4/383, no. 1961. He said: This is a saheeh&#xA;hasan hadeeth. See also Saheeh al-Jaami’, 2930).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But also a reminder that whatever benefit you gain from any treatment is by the permission of Allah(swt) and prevention of disease also is made by the permission of Allah(swt).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in general even thought doing certain thing can benefit us we acknowledge that it is by the will of Allah(swt) that he made it possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you seek something which will benefit and not cause harm to you based on knowledge than you should seek that which is good and lawful. If thought knowledge comes your way that this practice is in fact more armful then beneficial than you should stop the practice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allahu Alim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="1000" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-11T16:11:06.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24386" CreationDate="2016-10-11T18:46:31.203" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Chapter (6) sūrat l-anʿām (The Cattle) Sahih International:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not insult those they invoke other than Allah, lest they insult Allah in enmity without knowledge. Thus We have made pleasing to every community their deeds. Then to their Lord is their return, and He will inform them about what they used to do. (6:108)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(See &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/quran/6/108/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islam Awakened&lt;/a&gt; for further translations.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19651" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-12T04:19:54.303" LastActivityDate="2016-10-12T04:19:54.303" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35749" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35761" CreationDate="2016-10-11T19:59:08.560" Score="4" ViewCount="11408" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is al Hakims hadith collection Al Mustadrak reliable? I have read on Wikipedia that al dhahabi said it was better if he never complied it and ibn hajar was also dubious about it. al Hakim said about his book, that the sahih hadiths narrations are on par with bukhari and muslim? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If al hakim grades a hadith sahih can it be trusted without verification from al dahabi abridgement of the al Mustadrak?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19653" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-10-12T14:02:03.450" LastActivityDate="2022-09-15T11:06:14.940" Title="Is al Hakims Hadith collection Al Mustadrak reliable?" Tags="|hadith|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35751" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-11T22:13:36.700" Score="3" ViewCount="8607" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why are we not allowed to eat &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diet_in_Hinduism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hindu food&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer given is coz they are najis! How are they najis? And during the Prophet's time, there were many non-Muslims, yet they had a good relation with the Prophet.  According to the reasons given to me, it does not really make sense that the Prophet would actually say no to food brought in by the non-Muslims. Aren't we just hurting a person's feelings and getting sins and insulting food?  I always fail to understand this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19655" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-12T00:23:18.973" LastActivityDate="2021-01-28T20:01:33.817" Title="Why is Hindu food not allowed? How are they najis?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|prophets|food|hindu|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35752" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-11T22:33:48.300" Score="2" ViewCount="19171" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it haram to have sex outdoor without anyone looking?  For example a car with closed windows or in a hotel.  (Only between you and your spouse.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19656" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-12T10:07:57.210" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T11:28:27.373" Title="Is it haram to have sex outdoor with one's spouse if no one can see them?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|sex|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35753" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35756" CreationDate="2016-10-12T00:14:50.563" Score="7" ViewCount="17150" Body="&lt;p&gt;I stumbled upon these teachings of the Prophet Muhammad:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a hadith narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (R.A) in which our beloved Prophet said &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Teach your children swimming, archery and horse riding&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;. In Sahih Muslim, the Prophet (s) said, &amp;quot;Practice archery and horseback riding.&amp;quot; The Prophet (s) said &amp;quot;Any action without the remembrance of Allah is either a diversion or heedlessness except four acts: walking from target to target (during archery practice), training a horse and learning to swim.&amp;quot; (Reported by al Tabarani on good authority) -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnahsports.org.uk/horse-riding.html&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunnah Sports&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Horse riding is an almost forgotten sunnah of our Prophet.&lt;/strong&gt; -- A Productive Hobby: Horses and Horse Riding, The Brunei Times (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bt.com.bn/files/digital/Islamia/Issue298/BT09May.8.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;pdf&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I presume this is a sahih hadith; it's mentioned frequently online.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What is the modern-day applicability of &amp;quot;teach your children... horse riding&amp;quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Essentially, should parents be putting in more effort to teach their children horse riding?  It's quite an expensive hobby and I'm unsure of the benefits of it in the modern world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...when I command you about a thing out of my personal opinion, keep it in mind that I am a human being... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/43/185&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so horse riding could simply be a hobby of Prophet Muhammad, and we needn't worry about teaching it to our children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NdjcPm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/NdjcPm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Child riding horse&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Image source: Nevit Dilmen, &lt;a href=&quot;https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Children_riding_horses#/media/File:Horse-Riding-07837-nevit.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikimedia Commons&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-09-11T09:44:00.900" Title="What is the modern-day applicability of &quot;teach your children... horse riding&quot;?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|sunnah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35755" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-12T03:18:45.100" Score="1" ViewCount="4777" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it possible for a guy who has had premarital sex, be married to a virgin girl? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To what extent does the Quran and the Sunnah say that a non-virgin only deserves a non-virgin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19658" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T10:12:23.840" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T10:12:23.840" Title="Can a Muslim man who has engaged in pre-marital sex marry a virgin woman?" Tags="|fiqh|sex|zina|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-10-12T18:50:58.770" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35753" CreationDate="2016-10-12T03:48:17.667" Score="6" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Authenticity of the hadith&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith you mentioned is not actually a hadith attributed to the Prophet; rather, an athar attributed to ‘Umar ibn Al Khattab without authentication:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Teach your children swimming, archery and horse riding&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;علموا الاودكم السباحة والرماية وركوب الخيل&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated in Kanz al-Ummal by Al Hindi on the authority of Mak’hool through ibn ‘Umar. It was also mentioned in Fayd Al Qadeer by Al Manawi. Neither authors commented on its authenticity, but also neither attributed this to the Prophet. It was narrated as mawqoof to ‘Umar ibn Al Khattab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Relevance of horse riding and archery&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said that, there are other authentic hadiths about horse riding and archery in several contexts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;, both archery and horse riding are mentioned in the context of warfare:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حدثنا إبراهيم بن أبي عبلة عن الوليد بن عبد الرحمن الجرشي عن جبير بن نفير عن سلمة بن نفيل الكندي قال كنت جالسا عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال رجل يا رسول الله أذال الناس الخيل ووضعوا السلاح وقالوا لا جهاد قد وضعت الحرب أوزارها فأقبل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بوجهه وقال كذبوا الآن الآن جاء القتال ولا يزال من أمتي أمة يقاتلون على الحق ويزيغ الله لهم قلوب أقوام ويرزقهم منهم حتى تقوم الساعة وحتى يأتي وعد الله والخيل معقود في نواصيها الخير إلى يوم القيامة وهو يوحى إلي أني مقبوض غير ملبث وأنتم تتبعوني أفنادا يضرب بعضكم رقاب بعض وعقر دار المؤمنين الشام&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah when a man said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! The people have lost interest in horses and put down their weapons, and they say there is no jihad, and that war has ended.’ The Messenger of Allah turned to face him and said: ‘They are lying, now the fighting is to come. There will always be a group among my people who will fight for the truth, for whom Allah will cause some people to deviate, and grant them provision from them, until the Hour comes and until the promise of Allah comes. Goodness is tied to the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection. It has been revealed to me that I am going to die and will not stay long, and you will follow me group after group, striking one another’s necks. And the place of safety for the believers is Ash-Sham.’“&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/12/51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;, both archery and horse riding are mentioned in the context pastime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول‏:‏ ‏‏إن الله يدخل بالسهم الواحد ثلاثة نفر الجنة‏:‏ صانعه يحتسب في صنعته الخير، والرامي به ومنبله‏.‏ وارموا واركبوا، وأن ترموا أحب إلي من أن تركبوا‏.‏ ومن ترك الرمي بعد ما علمه رغبة عنه فإنها نعمة تركها‏‏ أو قال‏:‏ ‏‏كفرها‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard the Messenger of Allah saying, “Allah will admit three persons to Jannah for one arrow; the maker who has a good motive in making it, the one who shoots it, and the one who hands it up for shooting. So shoot and ride, but I like shooting more than riding.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again in the context of pastime in this &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3373&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;, when the Prophet saw some people from Bani Aslam practicing archery as a pastime, he encouraged them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حدثنا قتيبة بن سعيد حدثنا حاتم عن يزيد بن أبي عبيد عن سلمة بن الأكوع رضي الله عنه قال مر النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم على نفر من أسلم ينتضلون فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ارموا بني إسماعيل فإن أباكم كان راميا ارموا وأنا مع بني فلان قال فأمسك أحد الفريقين بأيديهم فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ما لكم لا ترمون فقالوا يا رسول الله نرمي وأنت معهم قال ارموا وأنا معكم كلكم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet passed by some persons of the tribe of Aslam practicing archery (i.e. the throwing of arrows) Allah’s Messenger said, “O offspring of Ishmael! Practice archery (i.e. arrow throwing) as your father was a great archer (i.e. arrow-thrower). I am with (on the side of) the son of so-and-so.” Hearing that, one of the two teams stopped throwing. Allah’s Messenger asked them, “Why are you not throwing?” They replied, “O Allah’s Messenger! How shall we throw when you are with the opposite team?” He said, “Throw, for I am with you all.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The conclusion, and &lt;strong&gt;this is purely my opinion&lt;/strong&gt;, is that pastime beneficial to making Muslims physically or mentally stronger is encouraged by the Prophet (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ ‏ المؤمن القوي خير وأحب إلى الله من المؤمن الضعيف وفي كل خير‏.‏ احرص على ما ينفعك واستعن بالله ولا تعجز‏.‏ وإن أصابك شيء فلا تقل‏:‏ لو أني فعلت كان كذا وكذا ولكن قل‏ قدر الله وما شاء فعل فإن لو تفتح عمل الشيطان‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Messenger of Allah said, “A strong believer is better and dearer to Allah than a weak one, and both are good. Adhere to that which is beneficial for you. Keep asking Allah for help and do not refrain from it. If you are afflicted in any way, do not say: ‘If I had taken this or that step, it would have resulted into such and such,’ but say only: ‘Allah so determined and did as He willed.’ The word ‘if’ opens the gates of satanic thoughts”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for warfare, while it is difficult to imagine in modern times how horse riding and archery may relate, one never knows. All you need is shortage of energy that may, at least partially, render all current warfare equipment of little value. Perhaps then, horse riding and archery will be of value in our times. This is up to you to decide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could not find any specific relevance through authentic hadiths to the age (&amp;quot;teach your children&amp;quot;), or to swimming. I hope others may be able to shed some light on these two points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Other similar hadiths that are not authentic&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were several other hadiths attributed to the Prophet with a similar meaning to your original quote, but not the exact words. None of these hadiths are authentic. Here are some for your reference, in case you come across them elsewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al Suyuuti mentioned in Al Jamee’ Al Sagheer two similar hadiths. The first being&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Teach your sons swimming and archery, and the best pastime for a woman believer in her home is spindling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;علموا أبناءكم السباحة والرماية ونعم لهو المؤمنة في بيتها المغزل&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was narrated on the authority of ibn ‘Ayyash through Saleem ibn ‘Amr Al Ansari through his father through Bakr ibn Abdullah Al Ansari, attributed to the Prophet.. Ibn ‘Ayyash was named as Isma’eel ibn ‘Ayyash in Al Isaaba, and as ‘Ali ibn ‘Ayyash in Al Meezan wa Al Lessan, and as Abu Na’eem ibn ‘Ayyash in Al Ma’refa. Al Dhahabi concluded that the hadith is weak due to ibn ‘Ayyash, being unknown and not trustworthy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second hadith is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Teach your children swimming and archery, and the woman spindling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;علموا أبناءكم السباحة والرمي والمرأة المغزل&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith was narrated by ‘Abeed Al ‘Attar through ibn ‘Umar, attributed to the Prophet. ‘Abeed Al ‘Attar is considered very weak, and this version is accordingly ruled as very weak, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were other versions through Jabbir ibn ‘Abdullah, Abu Rafee’, and ibn Abi Al Dunya, all of which are weak or worse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-11T06:23:25.420" LastActivityDate="2021-09-11T06:23:25.420" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35757" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35751" CreationDate="2016-10-12T04:02:51.270" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Probably the peoples avoid that kind of food because of the following reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.The animals like dog ,pig are najis for Muslims .but the non Muslims will interact with them.if we don't sure about this we need to avoid foods from them.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;2.Animals must be killed in the name of Allah,otherwise which not allowed for Muslims even if it's given by a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there are so many reasons like this you need to be care about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19429" LastEditorUserId="19429" LastEditDate="2016-10-12T11:13:08.600" LastActivityDate="2016-10-12T11:13:08.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35758" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35887" CreationDate="2016-10-12T06:24:06.847" Score="5" ViewCount="1968" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know the Jewish calendar is (or was) a lunar calendar as our Islamic calendar. And among Muslims the hadith of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/109&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn 'Abbas&lt;/a&gt; saying that Jews in Medina used to fast the 10th of Muharram is well known.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why the days of 'Ashura' and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pesach&lt;/a&gt; don't fall together?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastActivityDate="2019-04-15T19:06:13.700" Title="Why the Jewish Pesach or Passover and the Islamic 'Ashura' don't fall on the same day?" Tags="|history|ahlul-kitab|lunar-calendar|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1350" CreationDate="2016-10-12T08:52:18.747" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam doesn't permit euthanasia, as [it is believed] that life is sacred and a gift from God (Allah) and it ultimately belongs to Him. Therefore, when we die and how we die is up to Him [to decide]. And we as humans shouldn't interfere with this. Euthanasia and suicide is Haram, that [means it] is forbidden in Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19661" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2018-02-02T16:29:06.637" LastActivityDate="2018-02-02T16:29:06.637" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35602" CreationDate="2016-10-12T09:20:31.290" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This seems to be a concrete example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Prayer during menstruation is haram according to scholars:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...if a woman is menstruating, it is unlawful (haram) for her to pray, fast, or allow her husband to have intercourse with her... --- Shaykh Hamza Karamali, Qibla.com, sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/shafii/qibla-shafii/33084&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt; (Shafi'i Islam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is haraam for a menstruating woman to pay both obligatory and naafil prayers, and they are not valid if she does them. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/70438&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; (Salafi Islam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following list the prohibited acts... 1 and 2 – Praying and fasting: Because it is not possible for a menstruating woman to be able to be in a state of wudu (which is a condition for both of these acts). -- Maraqi al-Falaah and Dhukr al-Muta’ahileen &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2012/09/09/acts-prohibited-during-menstruation-and-their-proofs/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SeekersHub&lt;/a&gt; (Hanafi Islam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam al-Haskafi (Allah have mercy on him) clearly mentions the impermissibility of offering Sajdah al-Shukr in the state of menstruation. He states: “It (m: menstruation) prevents one from performing prayer (salat) unrestrictedly (mutlaqan), even the prostration of thankfulness (sajdah al-shukr).”  -- Muhammad ibn Adam al-kawthari, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/5101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DarulIftaa.com&lt;/a&gt; (Hanafi Islam; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daruliftaa.com/biography&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;bio&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not permissible for women to offer prayers or fast when they are in their menses. -- IslamQuest.net &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa6929&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fa6929&lt;/a&gt; (Shia Islam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could easily go on; it is widely accepted throughout Islam, and I have no reason to believe it is seriously doubted.  In fact, many fatawa are based on the premise that women are forbidden to pray while menstruating.  Here's what they typically look like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question: Is it necessary for a woman to compensate the prayers and fasts which she missed during menses?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answer: A woman must perform the Qaza of the FASTS which she has missed during her menstrual period. However, Qaza of prayers is not obligatory on her.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_al-Sistani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AL-Sayyid Ali Al-Sistani&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/qa/01254/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;rulings regarding menses&lt;/a&gt; (Shia Islam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Searching IslamQA.org for &lt;code&gt;menstruation prayer&lt;/code&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/?s=menstruation%20prayer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;), we see many pages of questions and answers based on this premise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Prayer during menstruation is halal according to Internet Muslims:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, since prayer during menstruation is halal, it's regarded as obligatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it is clear enough that women are nowhere prohibited in the Quran from performing Salat while menstruating. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.free-minds.org/menstruation-and-religious-duties&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Haroon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...menstruation does not nullify ablution. Please ask yourself why can't you accept that women could observe her religious duties of praying or fasting, etc during menstruation. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://submission.org/Menstruation_Religious_Duties.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Submission.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To conclude, women must maintain their Salat and their fasting during menstruation except in the cases mentioned. Those who violate God's law and impose man made restrictions will indeed be held accountable on the Day of Judgement. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran-islam.org/articles/part_5/salat_and_fasting_during_menstruation_(P1517).html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran-Islam.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah permits believing women to carry out all the acts of worship He has recommended in the Qur'an even during menstruation, except for what he has forbidden in verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2:222&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:222&lt;/a&gt;. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quranicpath.com/misconceptions/menstruation_islam.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;QuranicPath.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Presumably, in this case, those who support hadith rejection consider hadith acceptance as leading to sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-12T09:20:31.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35749" CreationDate="2016-10-12T09:43:58.377" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Abu Abd-Allah Muhammad ibn Abd-Allah &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al-Hakim_al-Nishapuri&amp;amp;oldid=1103921590&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Hakim&lt;/a&gt; from Nishapur was a hadith scholar and hafidh from the 4th century he was a student of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al-Daraqutni&amp;amp;oldid=1103921343&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ad-Daraqutni&lt;/a&gt; (whom nevertheless narrated some ahadith from him) and a teacher of imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al-Bayhaqi&amp;amp;oldid=1104940979&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bayhaqi&lt;/a&gt;. His father who met imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muslim_ibn_al-Hajjaj&amp;amp;oldid=1102849691&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; was also among his first teachers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What he did (or at least intended) in his book &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al-Mustadrak_ala_al-Sahihayn&amp;amp;oldid=1109191932&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Mustadrak&lt;/a&gt; was compiling ahadith according the conditions of both sahih authors (al-Bukhari and Muslim), which neither of both have quoted. This means he in first place considered ahadith which were not quoted in the two sahih books, but have the same or similar or accepted narrator chains as they already exist in sahih al-Bukhari and/or Muslim!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And he finally added to his compilation some ahadith which based on his &amp;quot;ijtihad&amp;quot; should be considered as sahih. This is to some extent described by the full title of the book &amp;quot;Supplement for What is Missing From al-Bukhârî and Muslim&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Maybe an important side note:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt; One should know that some of the scholars in the chains of both sahih books are considered as weak (or worse), but most of those where teachers of al-Bukhari or Muslim, so they must know them better, and have their reasons for rejcting or affirming some of their narrations. And even the sahih books don't exclude weak ahadith!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the majority of scholars says that Abu 'Abdillah al-Hakim from Nishapur was very lenient in his qualification, for example ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani wrote (in lessan al-Mezan) that in the last days of his life he changed (apparently at the time he compiled this book).  Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al-Dhahabi&amp;amp;oldid=1100087250&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ad-Dhahabi&lt;/a&gt; later compiled an abridged book and called it &lt;em&gt;Talkhis al-Mustadrak'&lt;/em&gt; with commentaries on the ahadith.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;In the following I'm translating from Arabic, as these translations are of my own take them with the necessary care!&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال الذهبي عن الحاكم في &amp;quot;ميزان الاعتدال&amp;quot; (6\216): «إمامٌ صدوق، لكنه يصحّح في مُستدرَكِهِ أحاديثَ ‏ساقطة، ويُكثِرُ من ذلك. فما أدري، هل خفِيَت عليه؟ فما هو ممّن يَجهل ذلك. وإن عَلِمَ، فهذه خيانةٌ عظيمة. ».‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam ad-Dahabi said in &amp;quot;mezan al-'itidal&amp;quot;: a sincere Imam, but he qualified as sahih in his Mustadrak ahadith which are droped, and he does this a lot. And I don't know why, has this been hidden for him? He isn't among those who should ignore those, so if he knew it, this would be a great betray. ...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال النووي : «الحاكم متساهل كما سبق بيانه مرارا  ».‏ (Source -Arabic- &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A&amp;amp;oldid=59111566&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia on al-Hakim from Nishapur&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam an-Nawawi said in his majmo': &amp;quot;Al-Hakim is lenient as frequently quoted/explained before&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ad-Dhaahbi says in his Mizan al-i'tidal: &amp;quot;He is among those narrators whom Muslim accepts but not al-Bukhârî. You can see al-Hâkim relating this narrator's hadîth in his Mustadrak and say: 'This is according to the conditions of al-Bukhârî.' He repeatedly makes this mistake.&amp;quot; (Source &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al-Mustadrak_ala_al-Sahihayn&amp;amp;oldid=1109191932&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia on al-Mustadrak&lt;/a&gt;)&#xA;Ibn Hajar even quoted a statement of a scholar who pretended that there are only three ahadith in the whole book which are based on the conditions of al-Bukahri and/or Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that the book includes many weak (da'if) and fabricated (mawdu') hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some even accused him of being a shi'i, as he grow up in a a Shi'a environment in Persia, and he had a clear position against Mu'awiyah ibn abi Sufyan. Ad-Dahahbi quoted a statement of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ibn_Tahir_of_Caesarea&amp;amp;oldid=1095866907&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Tahir&lt;/a&gt; on this in his Siyar 'Alaam an-Nubala' &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=3918&amp;amp;bk_no=60&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;سير أعلام النبلاء&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال ابن طاهر  : كان شديد التعصب للشيعة في الباطن ، وكان يظهر التسنن في التقديم والخلافة ، وكان منحرفا غاليا عن معاوية  - رضي الله عنه - وعن أهل بيته ، يتظاهر بذلك ، ولا يعتذر منه ،&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Ibn Tahir said: in his inside he was a fanatical defender of Shi'a, while he was showing his affiliation to the Sunni's in the matter of order and khilafah. When it comes to Mu'awayah -may Allah be pleased with him- and his family he exaggerated and showed it without any regret.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However a more realistic quote comes from ad-Dahabi's &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=3918&amp;amp;bk_no=60&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;siyar a'laam an nubala'&lt;/a&gt; I'll only summarize in the following describing al-Mustadrak and commenting a negative statement about the book:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وسمعت المظفر بن حمزة بجرجان سمعت أبا سعد الماليني يقول طالعت كتاب المستدرك على الشيخين الذي صنفه الحاكم من اوله إلى آخره فلم أر فيه حديثا على شرطهما&#xA;قلت هذه مكابرة وغلو وليست رتبة أبي سعد أن يحكم بهذا&#xA;بل في المستدرك &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;شيء كثير على شرطهما&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;وشيء كثير على شرط أحدهما ولعل مجموع ذلك ثلث الكتاب بل أقل فإن في كثير من ذلك أحاديث في الظاهر على شرط أحدهما أو كليهما وفي الباطن لها علل خفية مؤثرة &lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;وقطعة من الكتاب إسنادها صالح وحسن وجيد وذلك نحو ربعه &lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;وباقي الكتاب مناكير وعجائب &lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;وفي غضون ذلك أحاديث نحو المئة يشهد القلب ببطلانها كنت قد أفردت منها جزءا وحديث الطير بالنسبة إليها سماء وبكل حال فهو كتاب مفيد قد اختصرته ويعوز عملا وتحريرا&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in al-Mustadrak there are many chains which go ahead with the condition of the two sheikhs (al-Bukahri and Muslim).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and many chains going ahead with the conditions of one of both and it is about a third of its content, or less as many of those are only apparently based on their conditions (one of them or both), but they include a hidden or secrete weakness (insanity).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a quarter of his book includes chains which are hassan, useful (salih), or good (jayyid).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The rest of his book are bizarre ('ajaaib) and rejected ahadith (manakeer).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And among them are a hundred of ahadith which the heart would reject... in any case it is a useful book which i have abridged and which need more work (consideration) and compilation (commentaries).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ibnamin.com/Manhaj/hakem.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;scholars&lt;/a&gt; said that among those ahadith quoted in al-Mustadrak there are ahadith which are quoted in both sahihs. For example he stated in one place in his book that Muslim quoted &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/55/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;abridged&lt;/em&gt; based on the chain of Sho'aba from Qatadah -&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/55/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;see here&lt;/a&gt;- (which is not the case, as Muslim also quoted it with the chain Hammam from Qatadah -the first link which is actually indicating the hadith-), while saying in an other place this is a sahih hadith but they (al-Bukhari and Muslim) didn't quote it. Furthermore in his earlier work &amp;quot;Ad-Du'afa' الضعفاء&amp;quot; he add some narrators like 'Abdurrahman ibn Zayd ibn Aslam عبد الرحمن بن زيد بن أسلم in his list of weak narrators, but he quoted a lot of narrations of this &amp;quot;very weak narrator&amp;quot; in his al-Mustadrak or he qualified ahadith as weak which he later compiled in al-Mustadrak.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;This shows that al-Hakim must have been at least forgetfull at the time he wrote his book or heedlessness has occured to him when he reached the age of 80 years…&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;One should also be aware that ad-Dhahabi -as usual for scholars of the time- wrote his summary (Talkhis al-Mustdrak) at the beginning of his career and in later books has changed his mind on many narrations and narrators which he had qualified more positively in this book in later works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From all this the best we can say is that al-Hakim did a big effort to find sahih ahadith which are not quoted by al-Bukhari and Muslim and succeded to some extent and failed to some extent maybe due to his forgetfullness, his heedlessness which came with the age he began compiling his book at or maybe he even intended to create some kind of disturbance, but we have not enough evidences for the later and should assume the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore it is not recommended to take his hadith as an evidence unless scholars like ad-Dahabi or others qualify them as authentic enough! Note that ad-Dahabi summarized al-Mustadrak in an early age and didn't comment on many ahadith in this work, but commented it later or even revised his earlier qualification. So the fact that ad-Dahahbi didn't comment a hadith is not a verdict on its quality or authenticity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.org/history/Scholars/al_hakim_al_naysaburi.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article on sunnah.org&lt;/a&gt; about al-Hakim from Nishapur&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2022-09-15T11:06:14.940" LastActivityDate="2022-09-15T11:06:14.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35755" CreationDate="2016-10-12T10:00:19.910" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, he can marry a virgin woman after he repents. The prohibition applies to those who fornicated and didn't repent. Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him) was of the view&#xA;  that the marriage of a chaste man to an unchaste woman is not valid so&#xA;  long as she remains like that, unless she is asked to repent. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If she repents, the marriage contract will be valid, otherwise it will&#xA;  not. Similarly, it is not valid for a free, chaste woman to be given&#xA;  in marriage to a man who is immoral and unchaste, &lt;strong&gt;unless he repents&#xA;  sincerely&lt;/strong&gt;, because Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of&#xA;  the meaning): “Such a thing is forbidden to the believers” [an-Noor&#xA;  24:3].&quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/199600&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-12T17:06:47.790" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T17:06:47.790" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10216" CreationDate="2016-10-12T12:35:29.303" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My understanding of the Qu'ran is that Isa was a loyal Practitioner of the Torah; as any good Jew should be.  The notification to Mary Mother of Isa similar/same in Bible. Quotes from Jesus (Isa) in the Gospels (Injeel) don't seem to contradict the teachings in Islam. &#xA;Though some controversy, The 'prior' was confirmed... Wasn't it said, 'Tell them (Jews) you believe as they do'?&#xA;Helping Christians and Jews better understand both their Scriptures and what Islam believes is good; no?? For, in the end, aren't all to be united (when the Messiah returns)? To that end, didn't Our Lord Allah create differences among us for (all) our benefit? Will He not judge all in accordance to the best of belief? Did He not say Christians,Jews,Muslims doing righteous deeds and believing will get their rewards?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19665" LastActivityDate="2016-10-12T12:35:29.303" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35735" CreationDate="2016-10-12T12:38:38.170" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The historical context&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=867&amp;amp;idto=871&amp;amp;bk_no=65&amp;amp;ID=302#docu&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tasfir al-Manar&lt;/a&gt; by Sheikh &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashid_Rida&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muhammad Rashid Reda&lt;/a&gt; محمد رشيد رضا there are two sahih narrations related to this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A narration quoted in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/97/168&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/178850&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; an othe version) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/29/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; on the authority of ibn 'Omar.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And an othe which you may find in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/29/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/40/98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1326550&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; on the authority of al-Braa' ibn 'Azib.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Tahir_ibn_Ashur&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn Achour&lt;/a&gt; in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;surano=5&amp;amp;ayano=41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tahrir wa-tanwir&lt;/a&gt; added a long hadith based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=50&amp;amp;surano=5&amp;amp;ayano=41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tafsir at-Tabari&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/40/100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; a similar version on the authority of abu Hurairah from sunan abi Dawod where he compiled the longest of two versions) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qurtubi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Qurtoby&lt;/a&gt; in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;surano=5&amp;amp;ayano=41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt; added a narration on the authority of Jabir ibn Abdullah (sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/40/102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;) and said there are three different reasons quoted for the revelation of this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;it was revealed because of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu_Qurayza&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;banu Quraidhah&lt;/a&gt; (Qurayzah) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu_Nadir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;banu an-Nadir&lt;/a&gt; apparently a Qurayzi has killed one of banu Nadir and it was usual that they (banu Qurayza in such cases) didn't chain them (in order to punish them) this and only pay the blood money. So the Prophet ordered to treat them equally. But the Jews disliked his arbitral verdict and rejected it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Kathir quoted this saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(they say, &quot;If you are given this, take it, but if you are not given this, then beware!&quot;) It was reported that this part of the Ayah was revealed about some Jews who committed murder and who said to each other, &quot;Let us ask Muhammad to judge between us, and if he decides that we pay the Diyah (blood money), accept his judgement. If he decides on capital punishment, do not accept his judgement.'' &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;it was revealed on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Lubaba_ibn_Abd_al-Mundhir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;abu Lubabas&lt;/a&gt; betrayal when he told Banu Qurayzah what will happen to them when Muhammad sent him as an intermediate (or messenger between both parties) during the siege.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;it was revealed on a Jewish woman and Man who committed zina as quoted in the ahadith above! And this seems the strongest or most authentic reason.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At-Tabari in his tafsir of (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;5:41&lt;/a&gt;) quoted that those &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... who hasten into disbelief of those who say, &quot;We believe&quot; with their mouths, but their hearts believe not,...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;are the Hypocrites (al-Munafiqun) this was also the interpretation given by the other mufassireen. At-Tabari here added that it is possible that among those are ibn Lubabah and Abdullah ibn Soriya (?) عبد الله بن صوريا (who has apostatized from Islam) -who in some narration he quoted without details- was quoted instead of abu Lubabah as a reason for the revelation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does Qur'an 5:41 mean that all Jews &quot;listen eagerly to lies&quot;, or that among the Jews there are some who &quot;listen eagerly to lies&quot;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As stated above the Jews in this verse refers in first place and in the matter described above to those Jews who witnessed the incident and primarily to those who tried to hide the truth, the capital punishment clearly stated in the Torah (either for zina or murder), when Muhammad asked them to show with is in the Thorah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So ibn Jarir &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Tabari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;at-Tabari&lt;/a&gt; and the other interpretors quoted that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... and from among the Jews. [They are] avid listeners to falsehood,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;means the Jews of Medina. At-Tabari interpreted it as follows Allah the Almighty says: &quot;Those Jews (O Muhamamd) I described to you listen to falsehood and untruth&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... listening to another people who have not come to you. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;refers to the Jews of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fadak&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fadak&lt;/a&gt; فدك or Khaybar (which is quoted in the hadith in tafsir al-Qurtoby for instance, as both Jews who committed zina have been from their and the woman has been called Busrah بسرة according some narration). Some interpreters lika &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Baghawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Baghawi&lt;/a&gt; said that an interpretation is that banu Qurayza were spies for the Jews of Khaybar and later were meant by (how have not come to you).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Achour pointed at the linguistic difference between &quot; those who distort words from their [proper] usages&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:46&lt;/a&gt;) and &quot;They distort words beyond their [proper] usages&quot; in this verse saying that the first verse (from surat an-Nisa') refers to all Jews and how they distort the Thorah, either by ignorance, error or intentionally, so that they changed the Thorah, while the later (from surat al-Ma'idah) refers to those Jews who hide given Verse affirmed by the Thorah &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read also in &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=778&amp;amp;Itemid=60#1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;qtafsir&lt;/a&gt;&quot; and further pages&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-10-12T12:38:38.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25975" CreationDate="2016-10-12T19:16:05.180" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to offer quite a different point of view; of course if the quran is from an all-knowing god who only reveals truths, then it follows the quran cannot have any errors. This is equivalent to the statement that if there is a single error in the quran, then it cannot be from an all-knowing god that only reveals truths, and this is why there is so much defensiveness around this issue. A single clear error would mean all of islam is false. Obviously, islam claims that not a single error exists in the quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now there are some errors in the quran if you read it in a straightforward manner without trying to bend meanings to make them conform with scientific knowledge. I will first address some of those you mention, then end with what I think can easily be considered the most clear-cut error in the quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The claim that all living things exist in pairs is clearly false if this is taken in a manner relating to forming pair bonds or sexual reproduction; I don't know Arabic so I can't comment on the reliability of the translations, but let me take the translation that has been stated to be close to the Arabic in a different answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Glory to Allah, Who created in pairs all things that the earth produces, as well as their own (human) kind and (other) things of which they have no knowledge. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/036-qmt.php#036.036&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;36:36&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What the earth grows, humans, and things yet unknown are created in pairs according to all the translations I have seen. I have not seen any translation that would allow it grammatically to apply &quot;things of which they have no knowledge&quot; to the mode of creation, instead all I have seen are translations that can only be understood such that the &quot;things of which they have no knowledge&quot; are also created in pairs. Clearly, there are many species that do not reproduce in pairs, that don't even require pairs for reproduction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in the comments, being created in pairs does not imply reproducing in pairs; the latter is however the most widespread interpretation I can find for it, so if that is a fair assessment of the tafsir literature regarding this issue, then what can be said here is that the understanding of most scholars with regard to this verse has been wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mountains that stop the earth from shaking is another example that I would consider to be an error; it's not that the mountains prevent the shaking, it's that the mountains are the result of plate tectonics, as are earthquakes. Saying the mountains stop the earth from shaking under such an interpretation is like saying ants eating sandwiches cause picnics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another example would be the claims about the order in which a foetus develops:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then We made the sperm into a clot of congealed blood; then of that clot We made a (foetus) lump; then we made out of that lump bones and clothed the bones with flesh; then we developed out of it another creature. So blessed be Allah, the best to create! &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/023-qmt.php#023.014&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;23:14&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sperm does not become a clot of congealed blood; the embryo is quite different from congealed blood, but it would look similar to someone who lived before medical science appeared. Even if you consider that a poetic description, then there is the matter of the bones being created before or simultaneously with the flesh that clothes them. Again, I can't speak to the Arabic, but all translations seem to place the flesh clothing bones no sooner than the bones themselves - this is not the order in which it happens. Muscles that will later be attached to bones start developing in the embryo some time before bones appear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the most relevant point, because it is so completely unambiguous, is human evolution. I have not heard of a single orthodox scholar who is willing to say that Adam and Eve can possibly have had any precursor from which they descended, all of them firmly hold to the story that Adam was created from a sort of earth-like substance, his wife Eve from him, and the two of them are the progenitors of all of humanity. Yet biology is completely unambiguous: mankind evolved from predecessors that were not of their species, monkey-like beings and before that even less developed animals, back to organisms so small you could not see them with the naked eye. Now the abrahamic religions have made it their task to argue against this despite the overwhelming evidence for it that satisfies every scientist with the exception of obstinate religionists who at times outright say &quot;I see it, but it contradicts my faith, so I will not accept it.&quot; This is intellectual dishonesty, it is inconsistent with the level of evidence they require for their religious beliefs - those beliefs are far more outlandish than the extremely well supported notion that mankind evolved just like every other species - and yet it is the clearest, completely unambiguous, and by far best supported case in which science arrives at one conclusion, and islam demands you believe something that completely contradicts that conclusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a number of strategies that have been developed by muslim apologists to deal with this, all of which, if taken to their logical conclusions, mean you have to believe what the quran says is true no matter whether it contradicts the clearest evidence of anything you know about reality. I can identify at least these:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;if scientific findings contradict your interpretation of the quran, then it is just your interpretation that is wrong.&quot; There are several problems with that, the worst of them: it makes it completely impossible to investigate the claims of the quran whether they are actually true according to claims we can test and scrutinize. And yet the quran so often demands that we reflect on it, check its signs, etc. This approach seems to me to contradict quranic challenges to test its veracity. On the other hand, this method will leave absolutely any text you pick - not just the quran! - with only two options: either its apparent meaning is correct, or you only have the wrong interpretation, and its apparent meaning is just not the intended one, and the intended one is actually true.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;You can do this with any religious text, or just any work of fiction (what follows now is not supposed to denigrate religious texts, it is simply a matter of clarifying what I mean by way of example). If you pick up Harry Potter with that frame of mind, you will also not find anything that contradicts reality - all you will find are things that clearly are true, and a lot of things that you just don't have the right interpretation for. But I doubt anyone sane is willing to firmly commit to the claim that Harry Potter is a factual report of something that actually happened.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;we just haven't found the relevant data yet.&quot; The scientific method can never absolutely establish facts without any possibility for error, that much is true. What it can do is clearly refute false ideas. There is no evidence whatsoever that mankind suddenly appeared on earth, then spread over the earth starting from a single couple some 30000-40000 years ago (as calculations from the ahadith would indicate; there were supposedly 10 generations - each of which lasted allegedly for 1000 years - between Adam and Nuh, then 10 between Nuh an Abraham, and no more than 20000 years since Abraham). The point however is that all relevant evidence available to biology points in exactly one direction, and that is that mankind evolved like any other animal species - and appeared in its modern form no less than 100000 years ago (some biologists even think that mankind in its modern form has been here for 250000 years, but I have heard of no one who thinks that it was less than 100000 years). All the data that exists refutes the idea that mankind is no older than 30000-40000 years, having a single pair as its progenitors, with all races and living people coming from these two.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;allah made it look like it happened as science finds, but it actually happened exactly like it says in the quran&quot;. This one has the same problem as the first one: it makes the quran completely impervious to scrutiny, and would apply to any other religious text and its claims too. If you are willing to accept the idea that god can and will do one thing and make it look like something else happened, then all miraculous claims of all religions everywhere have the same claim to truth - after all, the monkey god hanuman revered by hindus, if he exists, could have created the holy texts of mormonism to lead mormons astray; buddha, if he reached a state of all-powerful enlightenment, could have created the king james bible to completely lead christians off track. Similarly, the shinto god izanagi, if he exists, really could have created the goddess amaterasu from his eye, and could have created Japan together with his wife izanami by having intercourse, then make it look like it was plate tectonics.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In addition to the fact that the same argument would validate all other religions, it would also support the notion that god is a liar - he says one thing in the quran and gives signs that the opposite is true in nature.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;the basis of science is not as solid as the basis of faith&quot; - some genuinely argue that the proofs of the religion are so solid, so completely incontrovertible, that all scientists finding the same thing, not by collusion, but by independent and rigorous scrutiny, is meaningless next to the proofs of islam. I have looked long and hard, and have not found any arguments for islam that are not at the very least no more conclusive than the scientific method - and all of the things adduced as evidence for islam are covered in one form of doubt or another. To the contrary, as your question illustrates, there are good reasons to think there may be something wrong with the claims of islam, and beyond that, all the arguments often advanced for the truth of islam will also be advanced for other religions with small alterations - miracles, fulfilled prophecies, people believing so strongly they break with their families and let themselves get tortured and killed, knowledge not accessible to ordinary human perception, science, you name it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;On the other hand, the scientific method, no matter who applies it or what the religious beliefs of the one applying it are - with the exclusion of people who outright ignore data that doesn't conform to their religious beliefs - will always yield the same results in the end. Physics experiments done in Kolkata will find the same gravitational constant as such experiments being done in Cairo, or in New York, or in Rio de Janeiro. Sound methods will only yield non-contradictory results, and so any argument that supports contradictory results cannot be sound.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2018-10-22T01:46:42.563" LastActivityDate="2018-10-22T01:46:42.563" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35768" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-12T21:57:12.210" Score="5" ViewCount="2091" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can Maryam be considered a prophet even though she's a female?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She seems to have had angelic meetings/messages and held in such high esteem by both Allah and followers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm new to understanding Islam, so by what basis is one considered a prophet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17793" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-13T09:27:19.073" LastActivityDate="2021-11-16T12:53:03.323" Title="Can Maryam be considered a prophet even though she's a female? Why or why not?" Tags="|women|prophets|surat-maryam|maryam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35769" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35775" CreationDate="2016-10-13T00:03:51.897" Score="3" ViewCount="3338" Body="&lt;p&gt;This hadith describes some matters of etiquette when eating:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Messenger of Allah, said to me, &amp;quot;Mention Allah's Name (i.e., say Bismillah before starting eating), eat with your right hand, and &lt;strong&gt;eat from what is near you.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; -- 'Umar bin Abu Salamah (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/3/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This has been interpreted to mean &lt;em&gt;what's on your plate&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recite “Bismillah” and eat from the side of the plate which is closer to you, leave the middle. Abundance  stands in the middle. (Ibn Majah) -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.ru/en/content/story/do-you-eat-sunnah-way&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam.ru&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eat from the corner of the plate from your side (for one dish communal eating), don't eat from the middle or the other side of the dish. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicbulletin.org/newsletters/issue_16/diet.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic Bulletin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;...eat from that part of the plate which is closest to you&amp;quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://dailysunnah.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/ahadith-on-beginning-with-bismillah/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Daily Sunnah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eat from the portion of food that is nearest to you, i.e. do not eat from all sides of the plate. (Bukhari, Muslim) -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.everymuslim.co.za/index.php/articles-menu/etiquette-menu/648-etiquette-of-eating-and-drinking&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;EverydayMuslim.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;em&gt;what's shared on your table&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This advice does not mean that when we are eating from our own personal plates, we have to start from the nearest corner and work our way across. That would be a serious misunderstanding of the Prophet's advice.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/quesshow-72-882.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamToday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is Sunnah for a person to eat from the food that is directly in front of him, and not reach out to take food that is directly in front of others, or from the middle of the platter -- Islam Q&amp;amp;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/13348&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;13348&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Use your right hand while eating, and eat from what has been assigned to you or from which is directly in front of you. Don’t eat from what has been assigned to others or from which is direct to them. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aljazeerah.info/Islamic%20Editorials/2002-2004%20Islamic%20Editorials/Food%20Islamic%20Rules%20and%20Teachings%20By%20Hassan%20El-Najjar.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aljazeerah.info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(7) To eat from what is in front of one if there are a number of people around the table spread and not to take food from what is immediately in front of others.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamic-laws.com/fooddrinks.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic-Laws.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not clear to me which is the correct interpretation, so I'm seeking clarification.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;:  Does &amp;quot;...eat from what is near you&amp;quot; refer to what's on your plate, or what's shared on your table?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Presumably it doesn't mean this:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/q/27305/25398&quot;&gt;Did the Saudi Mufti issue a fatwa saying that men can eat their wives?&lt;/a&gt; (To avoid &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Poe's Law&lt;/a&gt;: this was meant as a lighthearted joke.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T12:19:02.180" Title="Does &quot;...eat from what is near you&quot; refer to what's on your plate, or what's shared on your table?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17837" CreationDate="2016-10-13T07:15:32.790" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Direction at which to look while praying: views and evidences&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The direction to look at while praying is an Issue of madhab views.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AFAIK only the Maliki madhab recommends looking straight forward while praying (no matter where you are), so if one would be in the Masjid al-Haram one would be able to look at the Kaaba, as at least all madhabs and Muslims agree on facing the direction of Kaaba while praying. Their major evidence for this is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... So turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram. ... in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/144&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:144&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/149&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:149&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:150&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority of Sunni madhabs recommend looking at the place of sujud (prostration), some of them say while sitting for tashahud one should look at his finger. Sharyk al-Qadi even said: while standing one should look straight forward, while bowing to the place of prostration, while prostrating towards his nose and while sitting towards his lap. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The major evidence for them is a hadith from sahih ibn Hebban, see also for example in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/13/97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt; and sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/601&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;. See also other references in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/25848&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; which considers the Maliki view as weak. See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1317040&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; which has according Imam a-Shawkani a hassan isnad (he added that the Narrator Musa ibn Abdulaj ibn abi Omayyah only appears in ibn Majah's hadith collection among the six major sunni hadit collection) and shows how people -apparently- changed their attitude while praying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most important on the direction to look at and how (open the eyes or shut them) while praying -and most scholars agree about that- is that one find a state of proper focus and humility (khoshu'), but there are a few things which have been clearly deemed like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;looking &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/144&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;towards or at the sky&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to look at something which may &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/146&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;disturb our focus&lt;/a&gt; on the prayer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Looking at the Kaaba&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a few ahadith which have been qualified as da'if like &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=5742&amp;amp;idto=5742&amp;amp;bk_no=87&amp;amp;ID=1101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; which has been compiled by at-Tabarni which seem to recommend looking towards a Kaaba and even pretending it is a worship. See also the hadith compiled by al-Bayhaqi in his sho'ab al-Iman:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;النظرة إلى الكعبة عبادة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/96079&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic (a translation Urdu is also available)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your question about the Angles seem to be related to this as the ahadith quoted by at-Tabarni (which have all untrustworthy narrators in their chains) count an amount of mercy which descends for the people who are praying, performing tawaf or looking (at the Kaaba). But doesn't really answer your question! But note we can't see angels so how would this have any influence on our or their prayers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further references:&#xA;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/149172&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; on where to look while sitting.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamonline.net/1908&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic on the direction to look ta and fiqh views.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T07:15:32.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33470" CreationDate="2016-10-13T08:01:08.213" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The definition from Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sharia... is the religious law governing the members of the Islamic faith. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam, particularly the Quran and the Hadith. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In simple terms, there's some rules and punishments described in the Qur'an and the Sunnah, or derived from them, some of which are legally enforceable by the state---this is Sharia Law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Sharia Law for Malaysia is available online in English: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.esyariah.gov.my/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.esyariah.gov.my/&lt;/a&gt; (click on &amp;quot;English&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Reference Materials/Syariah Law&amp;quot;).  Here's one random law from that website:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Section 23. Sexual intercourse out of wedlock.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1) Any man who performs sexual intercourse with a woman who is not his lawful wife shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to whipping not exceeding six strokes or to any combination thereof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(It's the same for women.)  In contrast, here's a relevant Qur'an verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The [unmarried] woman or [unmarried] man found guilty of sexual intercourse - lash each one of them with a hundred lashes, and do not be taken by pity for them in the religion of Allah, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a group of the believers witness their punishment. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24:2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 24:2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can see that Sharia Law, if implemented at all, is not implemented exactly as we find in the Qur'an.  Nor is it enforced exactly as it is implemented.  It varies from country to country, and even from region to region within individual countries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those specific topics you mention:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;throw gays off roofs&lt;/em&gt;...  This appears to be an ISIS innovation, along with other atrocities.  (Not even the Islam-critical website &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/quran/homosexuality.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;thereligionofpeace.com&lt;/a&gt; claims otherwise.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;rape women&lt;/em&gt;...  I think this is just made up; if anything, Sharia Law punishes &lt;em&gt;zina&lt;/em&gt; (unlawful sexual intercourse).  (Again, not even &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/quran/rape-adultery.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;thereligionofpeace.com&lt;/a&gt; claim otherwise.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;kill others&lt;/em&gt;... Sharia Law may include the death penalty for certain crimes; it's implementation varies from place to place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are reasonable criticisms of about Sharia Law; this is not one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T08:01:08.213" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35768" CreationDate="2016-10-13T09:25:48.867" Score="6" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can Maryam be considered a prophet even though she's a female? Why or&#xA;  why not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Quran we find that Allah sent revelations only to men:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And We sent not before you, [O Muhammad], except men to whom We&#xA;  revealed [the message],&lt;/strong&gt; so ask the people of the message if you do not&#xA;  know. [Quran 21:7]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This clearly indicates that one of the prerequisites of prophets is that they must be men. Since Maryam was a woman, she cannot be considered a prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I'm new to understanding Islam, so by what basis is one considered a&#xA;  prophet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The men, among the believers who were inspired by Allah to spread the message of Islam to their people, are considered prophets (peace be upon them all).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="26567" LastEditDate="2018-11-08T15:13:07.580" LastActivityDate="2018-11-08T15:13:07.580" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35769" CreationDate="2016-10-13T09:47:16.287" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How can we interpret: &quot;Eat from what is near you!&quot;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lets start from a common sense perspective:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this hadith the Prophet seems to teach his stepson and nephew -by lactation- (as 'Omar ibn abi Salamah is the son of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Salama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Umm Salamah&lt;/a&gt;) some table manners, after observing him. 'Omar even explained a few of his mistakes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;... as my hand used to roam about in the dish...&quot; (sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/36/143&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/70/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;So the order or recommendation might be understood as, don't mess around with your hand while eating, it is better to eat from what is in front or near you!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That means if they eat from one single plate, don't go and reach out to eat from the part of the plate which is next to somebody else. Or just ask for permission before doing so, as we usually do if we like somebody to hand over a plate with lets say olives or salad etc. if it is not close to us.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If they eat from different plates and have different dishes on the table it is not recommended to eat from somebody else's plate unless one has permission or as stated above asking people who are closer to give it to you!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Finally picking up a piece of food here and there is not really hygienic, especially if you are not the only person who eats from those plates etc.!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it could include both meanings however the meaning what is on your or the plate is the most obviouse if we have in mind that many Muslim meals are presented in a single &quot;big&quot; plate. And it is recommended to eat using three fingers (see for example in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/36/171&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;). So using hands instead of cutlery was usual and some people still insist on that as it is &quot;sunnah&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Interpretation based on hadith commentaries&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith of ibn Abi Salamah is compiled in both sahihs, sunan ibn Majah and Jami' at-Tirmidhi. I'll quote some interpretations from the commentaries of both sahihs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nawawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;An-Nawawi&lt;/a&gt; in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=53&amp;amp;ID=952&amp;amp;idfrom=6115&amp;amp;idto=6131&amp;amp;bookid=53&amp;amp;startno=6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;commentary on Muslim&lt;/a&gt; explained &quot;my hand used to roam about&quot; as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;( تطيش ) ... ؛ أي تتحرك وتمتد إلى نواحي الصحفة ، ولا تقتصر على موضع واحد&#xA;  --- (My own translation take it carefully) ---&#xA;  means that his hand used to move a lot and he stretched it to many directions of the plate and didn't keep it in a single &quot;area&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also distinguished between as-Safha الصحفة and al-Qas'a القصعة (both are synonyms for plates), the difference lies in the size, so as-Safha (as stated in the hadith) is smaller, but is big enough to feed about five individuals while al-Qas'a is big enough to feed ten of them according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Kisa%27i&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Kissaa'i&lt;/a&gt; (Quran reciter and linguist).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He added that this hadith shows three good manners (sunnan, plural of sunnah) of eating (table manners): &lt;em&gt;tasmiya&lt;/em&gt; or naming (saying bismillah), eating with the right hand (which were already explained due to earlier ahadith in the chapter) and eating from what is close to somebody: Because eating from in front of somebody else is considered as a bad company and no sense of honor especially when it comes to soups and sauces and likewise food, as other people may detest such an act (as it seems for hygienic reasons), while it was reported that stretching out hands for &quot;non-liquid&quot; food like dates is allowed. But it should be considered that the general &quot;prohibition&quot; holds as long as there's no clear evidence!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hajar_al-Asqalani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani&lt;/a&gt; in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=9817&amp;amp;idto=9818&amp;amp;bk_no=52&amp;amp;ID=3004&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;fath al-Barry&lt;/a&gt; comment on sahih al-Bukahri added explaining the expression of 'Omar ibn abi Salamah &quot;my hand used to roam about&quot; by an other narration of him in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/70/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;. he also quoted that most scholar of the shafi'i school consider &quot;eating from what is in front of you&quot; as a recommendation -mandoob- (he quoted among them &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ghazali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Ghazaly&lt;/a&gt;, an-Nawawi, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Baydawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Baydawi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_al-Din_al-Subki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Taj ud-Diyn as-Subki&lt;/a&gt; ) while a-Shafi'i him self said it is wajib -a must! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he explained &quot;eat from what is in front of you&quot; saying: If the meal is from one kind, as if in that case you toke from an others &quot;portion&quot; that would be a kind of violation of that person beside the fact that the meal portion might be touched with some &quot;filth&quot; (Note that this indicates the hygienic aspect of that act, this was also somewhat mentioned by an-Nawawi) and it is beside this a bad manner without any use. But if the kinds of food or meal (maybe also the plates) where different than it is allowed to eat from elsewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If everybody has an own plate one is asked to eat from it (the whole plate not only what is near to you!) and shouldn't eat from somebody else's plates (for hygienic reasons). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If there are different dishes/meals/kinds of food it is allowed to take from here and there however it would be better not to disturb other people.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If theres a single plate you again are asked to it from what is in front of you (for hygienic reasons).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/13348&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; a fatwa on eating etiquette quoting this hadith and others  roughly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-10-13T12:19:02.180" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T12:19:02.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35777" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33423" CreationDate="2016-10-13T10:47:42.987" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that Jannah is designed in such a way that our desires are satisfied, so we can reasonably expect we will not experience boredom (at least, not in a negative way).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Look how We have favored [in provision] some of them over others. &lt;strong&gt;But the Hereafter is greater in degrees [of difference] and greater in distinction.&lt;/strong&gt; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/17:21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 17:21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He who has settled us in the home of duration out of His bounty. &lt;strong&gt;There touches us not in it any fatigue, and there touches us not in it weariness [of mind].&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/35:35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 35:35&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We were your allies in the worldly life and in the Hereafter. &lt;strong&gt;And you will have therein whatever your souls desire, and you will have therein whatever you request&lt;/strong&gt; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/41:31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 41:31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Circulated among them will be plates and vessels of gold. &lt;strong&gt;And therein is whatever the souls desire and [what] delights the eyes&lt;/strong&gt;, and you will abide therein eternally. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/43:71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 43:71&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And ahadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah said, &amp;quot;...&lt;strong&gt;You will have whatever your soul desires and whatever your eyes could delight in.&lt;/strong&gt; ...&amp;quot;' (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1883&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah said, &amp;quot;The lowest place of any of you in Jannah will be that Allah will tell him to express his wish. He will wish and wish again. Allah will then ask him: 'Have you expressed your wish?' He will answer: 'Yes, I have.' Allah will say: '&lt;strong&gt;You will have what you have wished for and the like thereof along with it.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;' -- Abu Hurairah (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1893&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How precisely Allah has designed it is not fully clear, as in the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... No person knows what is kept hidden for them of joy as a reward for what they used to do. ... -- Mu'adh bin Jabal (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1522&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we know it involves &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3:15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;gardens beneath which rivers flow&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/56:36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;women becoming virgins again&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/47:15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;rivers of purified honey&lt;/a&gt;, etc., from the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some online fatawa that generally agree that in Jannah there is no boredom:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here no difficulty will ever afflict us, nor shall any tiredness touch us. From [Qur'an 35:35], &lt;strong&gt;we gather that the boredom is a sign of difficulty and tiredness and obviously in paradise there is no such thing.&lt;/strong&gt;  -- Mufti Ebrahim Desai (sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/askimam/15801&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once you understand this, you will know that the man in Paradise will have the enjoyment of his wives from this world and al-hoor al-‘iyn, in a manner that will suffice him and give him everlasting and unceasing pleasure, and will also give his wives joy and pleasure, without anything to spoil it, and &lt;strong&gt;with no end to the pleasure and no tiredness or boredom.&lt;/strong&gt; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/173281&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Paradise, or Jannah in Arabic, is the abode that Allah has prepared for believers. It holds means of everlasting bliss no eye has seen, no ear has heard and no human has imagined. In it are pure female mates, rivers of milk, rivers of wine, rivers of pure honey and every kind of delicious fruit and meat. &lt;strong&gt;Its residents will not experience exhaustion, boredom or death.&lt;/strong&gt; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/womane/nindex.php?page=readart&amp;amp;id=134429&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-10T13:54:28.733" LastActivityDate="2021-09-10T13:54:28.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35779" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-13T14:08:15.550" Score="0" ViewCount="1392" Body="&lt;p&gt;I accidentally made an oath to my husband. I told him 'I swear to you, I didn't do it' (even though I had done it) without even thinking twice. I want to undo this. I have heard that swearing on someone is forbidden. I need help to undo this act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19674" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-02-18T11:47:08.000" LastActivityDate="2018-02-18T11:47:08.000" Title="Is it haram to accidentally make an oath to my husband that I did not do something I actually did?" Tags="|halal-haram|oaths|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35780" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35779" CreationDate="2016-10-13T14:31:03.857" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hoping this will help as additional insight into what you swore about as I have no details and would not like to know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=82288&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb fatwa&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever takes a false oath commits a grave sin. To make a false oath means to swear to a lie to prove or deny something. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the expiation of a false oath the Muslim Scholars have two different opinions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Majority of the Muslim Scholars say that there is no expiation for such an oath since it is greater than any expiation. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;One should pay the expiation stated in the Saying of Allah in Qur'an {Allah will not punish you for what is unintentional in your oaths, but He will punish you for your deliberate oaths; for its expiation (a deliberate oath) feed ten Masakin (poor persons), on a scale of the average of that with which you feed your own families; or clothe them; or manumit a slave. But whosoever cannot afford (that), then he should fast for three days. That is the expiation for the oaths when you have sworn. And protect your oaths (i.e. do not swear much). Thus Allah makes clear to you His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) that you may be grateful.}&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5:89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; [5:89]&lt;/a&gt;. These scholars believe that the person who swears deliberately while he is lying has to expiate for his oath, then the one who does a false oath has also to expiate for it in the same way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, I think giving out charity is a good way of expatiation, besides seeking Allah's forgiveness constantly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4424" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T04:10:40.070" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35782" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35779" CreationDate="2016-10-13T15:00:26.917" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;False oath is a grave sin. You should tell the truth to your husband and repent to Allah for your sins. You can't undo what you did but you can ask for repentance and prevent yourself from doing it again. This is the view of the majority of the Muslim scholars. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=82288&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatawa&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T15:00:26.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35783" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-13T15:12:43.607" Score="1" ViewCount="4460" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ibn Taimiyah believe that Allah (swt) is like a beardless man? Is this hadith authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We read in al-Tasis fi al-rad ala Asas al-Taqdis, Volume 3 page 214:&#xA;فيتضح أنها رؤية عين كما في الحديث الصحيح المرفوع عن قتادة عن عكرمة عن ابن عباس قال قال رسول الله رأيت ربي في صورة أمرد له وفرة جعد قطط في روضة خضراء&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We conclude that it was eyesight as it is in the Sahih narration from Qutada from Ikrama from Ibn Abbas said that the Prophet said : ‘I saw my God in image of beardless (man), with long curly hair in a green garden’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19653" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T15:12:43.607" Title="Did Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah Believe That Allah Looks Like a Beardless Man?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-06-18T17:32:46.537" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35785" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14918" CreationDate="2016-10-13T20:14:34.637" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;When we look into the personality of both people and what they stand for, we will understand why Hussain ibn Ali was not willing to pay allegiance to Yazid ibn Muawiyah. InshAllah, we will also understand the bigger picture of the tragedy which unfolded in Kerbala after Hussain refused to pay allegiance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is Hussain ibn Ali?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He is the grandson of the Holy Prophet of Islam. Together with his older brother Hassan ibn Ali, the Prophet  used to play with them in public and express his strong feelings for them. He said about both of them, that they would be the leaders of the Youth in Paradise. Furthermore, he said about Hussain: &quot;I am from Hussain and Hussain is from me.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His mother is the daughter of the Prophet, Fatimah, the Pure, about whom the Prophet said, that she is the leader of the women of Paradise.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His father is Ali ibn Abi Talib, about whom the Prophet said:&quot;You are in the same position with relation to me as Aaron was with Moses, except that there will be no prophet after me.&quot; (&lt;em&gt;al-Bukhari, Hadith 3430, 4064; Muslim, Hadith 4418; al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 3664; Ibn Hanbal, Vol.1&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He was one of the five people under the cloak as reported in Hadith al Kisa (The event of the Cloak)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He was known for his noble character,  the highest moral standards,  his vast knowledge, his humbleness, his help for the poor and struggle to save the true teachings of Islam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who is Yazid ibn Muawiyah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He was the grandson of Abu Sufyan and Hind, the woman who ate the liver of Hamza after she had instigated his killing in the battle of Uhud. His grandfather Abu Sufyan is known for his stand against the Prophet and Islam. He tortured and attacked the Muslims severely and even after his conversion to Islam, he continued with his animosity against them. Abu Sufyan was cursed by the Messenger of Allah himself. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His father is Muawiyah who killed prominent companions of the Prophet because they disagreed with his totalitarian policies. He is responsible for the killing of the grandson of the Prophet, Hassan, Hijr b. Uday, Malik al-Ashtar, Muhammad b. Abu Bakr, Ammar b. Yasir, Abd al-Rahman b. Abu Bakr and Sa'd b. Abu al-Waqqas. He also killed many of the Ansar and Qur'an memorizers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He lived a life in luxury and indulgence far away from the teachings of Islam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He was a drunkard and playboy, evil with no morals and no respect for Islam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He became Caliph because his father Muawiyah appointed him as his successor, so the first dynasty was set up in Islam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He forced Imam Hussain to stay in Kerbala and prevented him from reaching the water of the Euphrates. The army under his rule broke every rule the Holy Prophet of Islam had introduced regarding battles. They acted completely mercyless, butchering the Imam and his family members and companions and humiliating the corpses. They did not even have mercy with the baby child. A three-headed arrow slaughtered him whilst the Imam was holding him in his hand and pleading them to give the child water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One must bear in mind that the army of Yazid claimed to be Muslims and only 50 years after the sad demise of the Prophet, Islam had reached a point where the Muslim Ummah was led by a cruel tyrant disregarding the teachings of Islam completely. Both individuals and their followers represented two opposing principles. Hussain ibn Ali represented the teachings of the Prophet, the high virtues of Islam - he was living these virtues. Being just, loving, courageous for the pleasure of Allah (swt).&#xA;Yazid ibn Muawiyah represented the deviation from the path of Allah, the rule of desires over reason; oppressing, threatening and killing the fellow human being,  greedily holding on to power,  wealth and indulgence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How could a person like Hussain pay allegiance to a person like Yazid?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    Truth would have  subdued to falsehood and the true teachings of Islam would have vanished.&#xA;As Imam Hussain said: &quot;Death with dignity is better than Life in humiliation.&quot;&#xA;He spoke the truth into the face of a tyrant.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;: Sayed Moustafa al-Qazwini, When Power and Piety Collide;&#xA;            al-islam.org;&#xA;            truthaboutshias.blogspot.co.uk&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T20:14:34.637" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26276" CreationDate="2016-10-13T22:00:26.460" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam o Alykum Brother,&#xA;Don't worry, you can pray at my place (Tudor Rose Original) guest house... its just next to Pleasure Beach.&#xA;5 Withnell Road&#xA;FY4 1HF&#xA;South Shore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19679" LastActivityDate="2016-10-13T22:00:26.460" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30878" CreationDate="2016-10-14T02:31:17.553" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I guess the obvious thing to do is read those Qur'an verses one by one.  Experience shows that verses, translations, and snippets are carefully cherry-picked, and they're usually straightforward to debunk by actually reading the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throughout this list, we see the repeated theme of taking Qur'an verses that relate to battle and war, and presenting them as if they're everyday guidelines.  The Qur'an translation by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan addresses this problem directly under &quot;Jihad is a Peaceful Ideological Struggle&quot; (starting on page xvii):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Such verses, relate, in a restricted sense, to those who have unilaterally attacked the Muslims.  ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Similarly, Jesus Christ said, `Do not think that I came to bring peace on Earth.  I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.' (&lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/matthew/10-34.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Matthew, 10:34&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;tortured for eternity merely for not believing&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;Obey Allah and the Messenger.&quot; But if they turn away - then indeed, Allah does not like the disbelievers.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3:30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who disbelieve in Our verses - We will drive them into a Fire. Every time their skins are roasted through We will replace them with other skins so they may taste the punishment. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted in Might and Wise. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4:56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:56&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, indeed, we accept there is punishment for those who reject the message of Muhammad (along with sinning).  Whether or not the punishment is eternal, it's complicated (see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1361/17163&quot;&gt;Do non-Muslims have a chance to go to Paradise?&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/35427/17163&quot;&gt;Do people who never convert to islam still go to hell even if they believe in God?&lt;/a&gt;), and up to Allah's all-knowing, perfect judgement.  However, judging from &lt;a href=&quot;http://orbitislam.com/ways-to-enter-jannah/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;many ahadith&lt;/a&gt;, it only takes a modicum of goodness to get into Paradise.  It also seems that time behaves differently after death (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/22:47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 22:47&lt;/a&gt;: &quot;...a day with your Lord is like a thousand years of those which you count.&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Muslims are told not to take unbelievers as friends&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Let not believers take disbelievers as allies rather than believers. And whoever [of you] does that has nothing with Allah , except when taking precaution against them in prudence. And Allah warns you of Himself, and to Allah is the [final] destination. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3:28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:28&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many Muslims have non-Muslim friends (including your Hindu friend, it seems), and that ayah does not say otherwise.  In fact, the Qur'an itself says the complete opposite:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly. -- Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/60:8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;60:8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Muslims are told... to shun [unbelievers]&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not take as intimates those other than yourselves, for they will not spare you [any] ruin. They wish you would have hardship. Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, and what their breasts conceal is greater. We have certainly made clear to you the signs, if you will use reason. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3:118&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:118&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, the cited ayah does not support the claim, and the Qur'an says the complete opposite:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it [in a like manner]. Indeed, Allah is ever, over all things, an Accountant.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4:86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:86&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Those outside the circle are called 'helpers of evil'&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But they worship rather than Allah that which does not benefit them or harm them, and the disbeliever is ever, against his Lord, an assistant [to Satan]. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/25:55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 25:55&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's inconsistent translations of this (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/quran/25/55/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Awakened&lt;/a&gt;).  E.g. the version &quot;...the unbelievers are defiant against their Lord&quot; is almost a tautology.  I don't think it's intended to mean that disbelievers are going around invoking Satan.  The next ayah suggests it's more of an expression of concern:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a bringer of good tidings and a warner. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/25:56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 25:56&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Those outside the circle are called 'wicked'...&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For wrongdoing on the part of the Jews, We made unlawful for them [certain] good foods which had been lawful to them, and for their averting from the way of Allah many [people], -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4:160&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:160&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seems unrelated to the claim.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Those outside the circle are called 'fond of lies'...&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[They are] avid listeners to falsehood, devourers of [what is] unlawful. So if they come to you, [O Muhammad], judge between them or turn away from them. And if you turn away from them - never will they harm you at all. And if you judge, judge between them with justice. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5:42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 5:42&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The preceding ayah gives the context:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Messenger, let them not grieve you who hasten into disbelief of those who say, &quot;We believe&quot; with their mouths, but their hearts believe not, and from among the Jews. [They are] avid listeners to falsehood, listening to another people who have not come to you. They distort words beyond their [proper] usages, saying &quot;If you are given this, take it; but if you are not given it, then beware.&quot; But he for whom Allah intends fitnah - never will you possess [power to do] for him a thing against Allah . Those are the ones for whom Allah does not intend to purify their hearts. For them in this world is disgrace, and for them in the Hereafter is a great punishment.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5:41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 5:41&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's referring to people who say &quot;we believe&quot; but don't; not those &quot;outside the circle&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I asked about the Jewish reference here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/35735/17163&quot;&gt;Does Qur&amp;#39;an 5:41 mean that all Jews &amp;quot;listen eagerly to lies&amp;quot;, or that among the Jews there are some who &amp;quot;listen eagerly to lies&amp;quot;?&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Those outside the circle are... compared to the worst of animals&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are those who have disbelieved, and they will not [ever] believe -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/8:55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 8:55&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wait, the sentence hasn't finished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are those who have disbelieved, and they will not [ever] believe - The ones with whom you made a treaty but then they break their pledge every time, and they do not fear Allah. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/8:55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 8:55-58&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, those who break treaties are referred to as &quot;the worst of living creatures&quot;, which is consistent with the history of the ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This refers especially to the Jews. After arriving in Madina, the Prophet (peace be on him) concluded a treaty of mutual co-operation and good neighbourliness with them. ... But somehow the Jewish rabbis and scholars were irked... They were constantly engaged, therefore, in efforts to sabotage the new religious movement. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicstudies.info/tafheem.php?sura=8&amp;amp;verse=56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamicStudies.info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Those outside the circle are... compared to the worst of animals&quot; (again):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if We had willed, we could have elevated him thereby, but he adhered [instead] to the earth and followed his own desire. So his example is like that of the dog: if you chase him, he pants, or if you leave him, he [still] pants. That is the example of the people who denied Our signs. So relate the stories that perhaps they will give thought. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7:176&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 7:176&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is described as &quot;...the tale of the man...&quot; in several translations (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/quran/7/175/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamAwakened&lt;/a&gt;).  The preceding ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And recite to them, [O Muhammad], the news of him to whom we gave [knowledge of] Our signs, but he detached himself from them; so Satan pursued him, and he became of the deviators. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7:175&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 7:175&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a bit of a stretch to say it's comparing disbelievers to dogs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Those outside the circle are... compared to the worst of animals&quot; (again):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have certainly created for Hell many of the jinn and mankind. They have hearts with which they do not understand, they have eyes with which they do not see, and they have ears with which they do not hear. Those are like livestock; rather, they are more astray. It is they who are the heedless. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7:179&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 7:179&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not about those &quot;outside the circle&quot; it's about &quot;many of the jinn and mankind&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Muslims are told to be merciful to each other, but ruthless to those outside of the faith&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; and those with him are forceful against the disbelievers, merciful among themselves. You see them bowing and prostrating [in prayer], seeking bounty from Allah and [His] pleasure. Their mark is on their faces from the trace of prostration. That is their description in the Torah. And their description in the Gospel is as a plant which produces its offshoots and strengthens them so they grow firm and stand upon their stalks, delighting the sowers - so that Allah may enrage by them the disbelievers. Allah has promised those who believe and do righteous deeds among them forgiveness and a great reward. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/48:29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 48:29&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Fath&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah 48&lt;/a&gt; &quot;The Victory&quot;.  This is in the context of battle, where Muslims were being &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Muslims_by_Meccans&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;persecuted&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Violence is also sanctioned against those who are obstinate against Islamic rule&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Remember] when your Lord inspired to the angels, &quot;I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, so strike [them] upon the necks and strike from them every fingertip.&quot;  That is because they opposed Allah and His Messenger. And whoever opposes Allah and His Messenger - indeed, Allah is severe in penalty. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/8:12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 8:12-13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Anfal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah 8&lt;/a&gt; &quot;The Spoils of War&quot;, in the context of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Badr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Battle of Badr&lt;/a&gt;.  Soldiers kill people---it's not limited to Muslim soldiers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when the sacred months have passed, then kill the polytheists wherever you find them and capture them and besiege them and sit in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they should repent, establish prayer, and give zakah, let them [go] on their way. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/9:5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 9:5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the so-called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_Verse&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sword Verse&lt;/a&gt;; Wikipedia writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;According to mainstream Islamic scholarship, the verse relates to a specific event in Islamic history. [Namely] that Arabian Pagans made and broke a covenant with Arabic Muslims. The verses immediately preceding and following 9:5, &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/9:4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:4&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/9:6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:6&lt;/a&gt;, make the context very clear: Only those Pagans who broke the covenant were subject to violent repercussions. Furthermore, any Pagans who honored the covenant as well as those who repented were to be spared.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T02:31:17.553" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35788" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-14T02:53:47.493" Score="2" ViewCount="2890" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ahadith claim that people of Jannah are thirty-three years old:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The people of Paradise shall enter Paradise without body hair, Murd, with Kuhl on their eyes, thirty years of age or thirty-three years.  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/678510&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;; see also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=243124&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamWeb.net&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20469&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I wasn't a Muslim when I was thirty-three years old (or, I hadn't reverted before age thirty-three).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;:  Does not being a Muslim at age thirty-three have any relevance to how one exists in Jannah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if I'm interpreting this the right way.  I'm envisioning a snapshot of a thirty-three year old me being in Jannah.  But perhaps this is not the right mental picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T04:05:03.463" Title="People of Jannah are &quot;thirty or thirty-three years&quot;, but I wasn't a Muslim at that age. Does this have any relevance?" Tags="|jannah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35789" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35788" CreationDate="2016-10-14T04:05:03.463" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him his family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, It has not such relevance.It actually indicates glad tidings that Allah swt would make people young in jannah so that they could enjoy the blessings in jannah.Once Our Rasulullah peace be upon him showed his sense of humour where he  mentioned to an old woman that old woman cannot enter jannah see here&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hasan Basri radiyallahu anhu says that an old woman came to&#xA;  Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam and made a request, “O’&#xA;  Messenger of Allah make Dua that Allah grants me entrance into&#xA;  Jannah.”   Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam replied, “O’ Mother,&#xA;  an old woman cannot enter Jannah.” That woman started crying and began&#xA;  to leave. Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam said, “Say to the&#xA;  woman that one will not enter in a state of old age, but Allah will&#xA;  make all the women of Jannah young virgins. Allah Ta’aala says, “Lo!&#xA;  We have created them a (new) creation and made them virgins, lovers,&#xA;  equal in age.” (Surah Waaqi’ah, 35-37).(Shamail Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T04:05:03.463" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35790" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-14T04:23:17.840" Score="2" ViewCount="783" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before I got married I thought me and my husband were going to get married to be together until death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just found out that my husband always had the intention of being married to me temporarily. I'm very hurt and feel betrayed. He only wanted us to be married temporary but I never knew that.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am his second wife but I thought it was to be together forever. Now I feel like I'm just an option to him. We have only been married for 4 months. Many of the things he said have not come true. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He didn't say promise but for me they were promises. I honestly feel like an object to him. He constantly tells me to find a new husband and tells me hurtful words.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I tell him of the things that hurt me he says to find someone new. Sometimes I feel like he is trying to get rid of me. I'm very hurt. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My heart is broken because when we married I thought we were both in love with each other and wanted to be with each other but now I don't think that's the case. He says things that will hurt me on purpose. I asked him if he means them and he said yes he means it. He doesn't care if he hurts my feelings and he thinks I'm always wrong. I don't know what to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes I feel like I hate him. Sometimes I feel like telling him I'm done. I've tried to defend myself but he tells me to stop acting tough that I'm not going to do anything because I love him.  He doesn't have respect for me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm starting to feel like I'm done. But I know divorce isn't liked in Islam. I need advise. We do not have a marriage contract. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19681" LastEditorUserId="19681" LastEditDate="2016-10-14T14:37:21.390" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T00:47:53.330" Title="My husband married me temporarily but I did not know it was only temporarily,what should I do?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|husband-wife|nikah-al-mutah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35791" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35345" CreationDate="2016-10-14T10:43:50.743" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;My sources are basically some posts from other forums, who posted some fatwas of contemporary scholars (like &lt;a href=&quot;http://majles.alukah.net/t40259/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ar-Rahyly&lt;/a&gt; -who quoted a fatwa of- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.startimes.com/?t=30153030&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a-Shanqyty&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=266346&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;as-Sahym&lt;/a&gt;) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/44964&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this (Arabic) fatwa&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الجُمْهُور&lt;/a&gt; (jumhoor) with its plural جَمَاهِير (jamaaheer) basically meaning the assemblage basically in Arabic language is used to describe a majority or major part of something (see also in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/%D8%AC%D9%8F%D9%85%D9%92%D9%87%D9%8F%D9%88%D8%B1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AR-AR-Dictionary&lt;/a&gt;). Ibn Mandhor said it refers to majority of a thing or most of the people. While jamaaheer is often used to refer to the noblest among the people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meaning of jumhoor جُمْهُور in fatwas&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if it is said that the majority (jumhoor) of the scholars have a certain opinion about a rule it means that 3 of 4 madahabs have the same opinion. For example if abu Hanifa, Malik and Ahmad had an opinion while a-Shafii had a different opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other examples of the meaning of an opinion or ruling stated by al-jumhoor:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As above if the hanafi, maliki and shafi'i school had a view saying something is allowed while only the hanbali school say's it is not or it is makrooh, than scholars would say the jumhoor say this is allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However jumhoor doesn't exclude some exceptions for example: the hanafi, the maliki have an opinion on a matter, saying it is allowed, while the shafi'i and hanbali say no or say it is makrooh, but if the companions of a-Shafi'i were aside the hanafis and malikis scholars would also say al-jumhoor allowed it, as the companions have differed to the saying of their Imam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A more realistic example: Scholars say that the tawaf al-wada' طواف الوداع (Farewell Tawaf) is considered as wajib by al-jumhoor: meaning by the hanafi, shafi'i and hanbali school, while those who say it is only sunnah are the maliki school, Imam a-Shafi'i himself, and one of two statements of Imam Ahmad, here the majority says it is wajib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meaning of jamaaheer جَمَاهِير in fatwas&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case that scholars used this term they mean that those who differed from the opinion could be counted, one could say it is close to Ijma' , this means most of the scholars except al-Ghazaly had a certain opinion or are in consensus about a certain ruling or verdict.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that some scholars also in this case use the term the most al-akthar الأكثر as a synonym for jamaaheer, while they use many, al-katheer الكثير as a synonym of jumhoor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's an other technical term which is: the most correct الأصح (al-assah) and the correct الصحيح (as-sahih). So if they said a certain opinion is  أصح (assah) the most correct than the &amp;quot;opposed view&amp;quot; is correct, while this certain view is better or more correct. While if they say a certain view is صحيح (sahih) than the &amp;quot;opposed view&amp;quot; is weak!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ijma'&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Ijma' take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/201682&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; explaining it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In linguistic terms, ijmaa‘ means resolve and agreement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In shar‘i terms, it means the agreement of the mujtahids of this ummah after the death of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) on a shar‘i ruling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By saying “agreement” we exclude differences of opinion; if there is a difference of opinion, even from one person, then we cannot say that there is ijmaa‘.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By saying “the mujtahids” we exclude the common folk and those who follow or imitate scholars; it does not matter whether they agree or disagree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By saying “this ummah” we exclude the consensus of others, which carries no weight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;however there are problems with Ijma' as the rules as defined above are somewhat different between the madhabs or at least by the Imams of the madhabs as you showed off in your answer here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An other problem is that some scholars have pretended Ijma' on issues which have no consensus such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ibnamin.com/ijma.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn 'Abd al-Barr&lt;/a&gt;. Some explained this by saying he didn't know about differences or oppositions to the main opinion. On the other hand it is hard to tell about a consensus after the time of sahaba (r) or a consensus beyond the one of the 4 Imams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-25T07:12:55.497" LastActivityDate="2021-11-25T07:12:55.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35793" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30388" CreationDate="2016-10-14T12:07:54.880" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes she is even not recommended to leave (one could even say it is her duty to stay) her husbands house (assuming he is the owner of course) until the end of the 'idah! And IMO any view which differs to that needs strong arguments as the Quran clearly says so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you read the Quran you will find how talaq should be handled:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Divorce is twice. Then, either keep [her] in an acceptable manner or release [her] with good treatment. ...(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/229&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:229&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The woman or divorced wife has only to leave the house of her husband once talaq takes place and this is only when the 'idah has ended as explained before (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/228&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:228&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Divorced women remain in waiting for three periods ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as only the verses after 2:229 explains what happens once talaq takes palce:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if he has divorced her [for the third time], then she is not lawful to him afterward until [after] she marries a husband other than him.  ....(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:230&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the case of a third talaq (even the rules of 'idah apply), but the husband would have his wife back if it was not the 3rd occurance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when you divorce women and they have [nearly] fulfilled their term, either retain them according to acceptable terms or release them according to acceptable terms, and do not keep them, intending harm, to transgress [against them]. And whoever does that has certainly wronged himself... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/231&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:231&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse clearly shows that until talaq the divorced lady is to stay beside her husband, but once the 'idah has ended without turning back, the lady and her former husband are foreigners, and at this moment she is to leave his house. So, as long as she is in his house what applies to her is (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:34&lt;/a&gt;): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means the husband still has to stay in charge for the lady in his house!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can also be read in surat at-Talaq (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/65/1-7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;65:1-7&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Prophet, &lt;strong&gt;when you&lt;/strong&gt; [Muslims] &lt;strong&gt;divorce women, divorce them for&lt;/strong&gt; [the commencement of] &lt;strong&gt;their waiting period and keep count of the waiting period&lt;/strong&gt;, and fear Allah, your Lord. &lt;strong&gt;Do not turn them out of their&lt;/strong&gt; [husbands'] &lt;strong&gt;houses, nor should they&lt;/strong&gt; [themselves] &lt;strong&gt;leave&lt;/strong&gt; [during that period] unless they are committing a clear immorality. And those are the limits [set by] Allah. And whoever transgresses the limits of Allah has certainly wronged himself. You know not; perhaps Allah will bring about after that a [different] matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And when they have&lt;/strong&gt; [nearly] &lt;strong&gt;fulfilled their term, either retain them according to acceptable terms or part with them according to acceptable terms&lt;/strong&gt;.(5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lodge them&lt;/strong&gt; [in a section] &lt;strong&gt;of where you dwell out of your means&lt;/strong&gt; and do not harm them in order to oppress them...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Let a man of wealth spend from his wealth, and he whose provision is restricted - let him spend from what Allah has given him&lt;/strong&gt;. Allah does not charge a soul except [according to] what He has given it. Allah will bring about, after hardship, ease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which seems to me even clearer on the matter!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-11-15T07:17:29.300" LastActivityDate="2018-11-15T07:17:29.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30943" CreationDate="2016-10-14T13:36:37.400" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sunnah prayers are not obligatory. But they are highly recommended because the prophet (saw) used to perform them. They are Nafl or voluntary prayers which were prayed by the prophet (saw), and thus they become his Sunnah for us.  If one prays them, he will earn a huge reward from Allah; and if one does not pray them, there is no sin on him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T13:36:37.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30927" CreationDate="2016-10-14T15:40:16.963" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Devoted Muslim can't use freedom of speech to insult others... &#xA;( Verse 11 )&#xA;يٌا أَيُّهٌا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاٌ يَسْخَرْ قَومٌ مِّنْ قَوْمٍ عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونُوا خَيْراً مِّنْهُمْ وَلاٌ نِسٌاءٌ مِّنْ نِّسٌاءٍ عَسَى أَنْ يَكُنَّ خَيْراً مِّنْهُنَّ وَلاٌ تَلْمِزُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ وَلاٌ تَنٌابَزُوا بِالأَلْقٌابِ بِئْسَ الإِسْمُ الْفُسُـوقُ بَعْدَ الإِيـمٌانِ وَمَنْ لَّمْ يَتُبْ فَأُوْلٌئِكَ هُمُ الظٌّالِمُونَ&#xA;“O’ you who have true faith! Do not let men make fun of other men – perhaps they may be better than the other (group of men). Also, do not let women make fun of other women, as it may be that they are better than the other (group of) women. Do not find faults in yourselves and do not defame one another by using bad names. How bad it is after having true faith that a person (does these acts) but does not turn in repentance (to Allah) so then surely it is these people who are the oppressors.”&#xA;But there is not legal punishment on freespeech.... &#xA;And if a non Muslim tried to practice hatespeech on islam... &#xA;Muslim should leave him alone and ignore him &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19684" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T15:40:16.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35797" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-14T21:06:12.177" Score="7" ViewCount="382" Body="&lt;p&gt;In an environment (house) where the woman is of a Christian faith (Catholic) and has crosses around the premises, how can a Muslim man perform his salat's? Is this allowed? Or is the Muslim prohibited from praying in such an area?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah SWT guide us all. Ameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T11:43:46.787" Title="How does a Muslim pray in a non-Muslim environment?" Tags="|salat|interfaith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35799" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-14T22:50:24.033" Score="6" ViewCount="15920" Body="&lt;p&gt;OK, so I know very little about Islam, but this question doesn't seem to be Google-able. I've seen some people in the Qur'an described with a.s. after their name - such as Nuh a.s.&#xA;What does that mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19686" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-10-31T15:21:36.070" LastActivityDate="2020-03-02T19:19:16.920" Title="What does a.s. mean?" Tags="|terminology|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35800" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35799" CreationDate="2016-10-14T23:02:54.633" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;a.s.&quot; is short for &quot;'&lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt;layhi al-&lt;strong&gt;S&lt;/strong&gt;alaam&quot; (عليه السلام), which is an Arabic phrase meaning &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_be_upon_him&quot;&gt;Peace be upon him&lt;/a&gt;&quot;. It is often used by Muslims after the names of the prophets as a term of respect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2016-10-14T23:02:54.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35801" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35827" CreationDate="2016-10-15T02:11:42.230" Score="3" ViewCount="253" Body="&lt;p&gt;One can sin and subsequently forget; or sin without realizing it; or have a host of sins, some major and some minor.  As such, when one is punished in the afterlife, it may not be immediately clear why.  Of course, Allah could just explain why.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: If we are punished in the afterlife, will we know why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps our sins and their respective punishments will be itemized on the Day of Judgement.  Along these lines is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then on the Day of Resurrection he will be brought to account for every major and minor action, even though he has already been brought to account for that in the grave. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/22203&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This indicates that we will be aware to some degree (or maybe we're just accounting for major and minor actions, but without knowledge of how each is contributing to the quality of our afterlife).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure where I could begin searching for an answer to this question, Googling the title of this question (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=If%20we%20are%20punished%20in%20the%20afterlife%2C%20will%20we%20know%20why&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;) doesn't give relevant hits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T11:38:49.507" Title="If we are punished in the afterlife, will we know why?" Tags="|punishment|jahannam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30111" CreationDate="2016-10-15T02:37:35.487" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_views_on_sin#Major_sins:_Al-Kabirah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Scholars differ as to how many major sins there are. In contrasting major sins with minor sins (al-sagha'ir), the eighth-century Shafi'i scholar &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Dhahabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Dhahabi&lt;/a&gt; found the hadith collections of Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj listed seven major sins, while the tradition from Abd Allah ibn Abbas stated that there were closer to seventy major sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The list of seventy major sins given by the Shafi'i (Sunni) scholar Al-Dhahabi (available as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamforelasningar.se/Major_Sins.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;pdf&lt;/a&gt;), are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Ascribing Associates To Allah, The Most High (Shirk)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Killing A Human Being &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Sorcery                                         &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Not Performing the Prayer &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Not Paying Zakat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Breaking One's Fast During Ramadan Without an Excuse &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Not Performing the Hajj When Able to &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Showing Disrespect to One's Parents &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Severing the Ties of One's Relatives &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Adultery                                           &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Sodomy                                             &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Accepting Usurious Gain &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Wrong Consuming an Orphan's Property &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Lying About the Prophet &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Fleeing From the Battlefield &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The Leader Who Misleads His Followers, the Tyrant and the Oppressor                                          &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Arrogance, Pride, Conceit, Vanity and Haughtiness        &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Bearing False Witness &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Drinking Alcohol &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Gambling (Qimar)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Accusing a Woman of Adultery &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Misappropriating Spoils of War, Muslim Funds or Zakat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Theft                                          &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Highwaymen Who Menace the Road &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The Engulfing Oath &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Taking People's Property Through Falsehood &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Collecting Taxes &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The Consumption of Haram&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Suicide                                        &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Telling Lies &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The Dishonest Judge &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Bribery                                        &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Women Imitating Men and Vice Versa&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The Pimp and the One Who Permits His Wife To Fornicate &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Marrying Solely to Return to the Previous Husband &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Not Freeing Oneself of All Traces of Urine &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Showing off in Good Work &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Learning Sacred Knowledge for the Sake of this World or Concealing It                              &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Breach of Faith &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Reminding Recipients of One's Charity to Them &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Disbelieving in Destiny &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Listening to the People's Private Conversations&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The Talebearer Who Stirs Up Enmity Between People    &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Cursing Others &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Breaking One's Promise or Pledge &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Believing Fortunetellers and Astrologers &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A Wife's Rebellion Against Her Husband &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Picture-making                                 &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Loudly Lamenting For the Dead or When Afflicted With an Adversity                                &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Excess Against Others &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Overburdening and Arrogance Against Others &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Hurting One's Neighbor &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Hurting or Reviling Muslims &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Harming the Servants of Allah &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Dragging the Hem of One's Garment Out of Conceit &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Men Wearing Silk or Gold &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Fleeing of the Slave &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Slaughtering in Other Than Allah's Name &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Falsely Claiming Someone is One's Father &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Arguing, Picking Apart Another's Words, and Quarreling &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Withholding Excess Water From Others &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Stinting When Weighing or Measuring Out Goods and Similar Merchandise                             &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Feeling Secure From Allah's Devising &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Despairing of the Mercy of Allah and Losing of Hope     &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Forgoing the Congregational Prayer to Pray Alon e Without A Legal Excuse &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Constantly Missing the Friday and Congregational Prayer Without A Valid Excuse &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Bringing Loss to the Bequest &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Deception and Evil Schemes &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Spying on the Muslims and Revealing Their Weaknesses  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Disparaging the Companions of the Prophet&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The text goes into the details as to why each individual sin is viewed as a major sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T02:37:35.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35803" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35804" CreationDate="2016-10-15T06:09:32.257" Score="3" ViewCount="1503" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the following passage, what's a &quot;dweller of hell&quot;? A dead human, or some non-human being?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Umama narrated: “The Messenger of God said, ‘Everyone that God&#xA;  admits into paradise will be married to 72 wives; two of them are&#xA;  houris and seventy of his inheritance of the [female] &lt;strong&gt;dwellers of&#xA;  hell&lt;/strong&gt;. All of them will have libidinous sex organs and he will have an&#xA;  ever-erect penis.’ ”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah, Zuhd (Book of Abstinence) 39&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastActivityDate="2018-11-29T19:03:01.860" Title="What's a &quot;Dweller of hell&quot;?" Tags="|terminology|jahannam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35804" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35803" CreationDate="2016-10-15T06:45:49.027" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe this refers to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/inquiries-about-shia-islam-sayyid-moustafa-al-qazwini/intercession-shafaah&quot;&gt;intercession&lt;/a&gt; (i.e., asking Allah to remove someone from hell); another version of the hadith highlights this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That the Messenger of Allah said: &quot;There are six things with Allah for the martyr. He is forgiven with the first flow of blood (he suffers), he is shown his place in Paradise, he is protected from punishment in the grave, secured from the greatest terror, the crown of dignity is placed upon his head - and its gems are better than the world and what is in it - &lt;strong&gt;he is married to seventy two wives along Al-Huril-'Ayn of Paradise, and he may intercede for seventy of his close relatives.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; -- (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/22/46&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;, listed as hasan (good))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the above hadith, the martyr can intercede for 70 &quot;dwellers of hell&quot; who are relatives and are being punished in hell (for whatever reason).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind, though, that the version of the hadith in the question is described as da’if (weak) of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1294400&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;, so it's best to take all this with a grain of salt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T06:45:49.027" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35805" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35799" CreationDate="2016-10-15T08:52:48.057" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As @goldPseudo correctly mentioned, &quot;a.s.&quot; is the short form of &quot;'Alayhi al-Salaam&quot; (عليه السلام), which is an Arabic phrase and it means &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Peace be upon him&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; and actually &lt;strong&gt;it is often used by Muslims after the names of the prophets as a term of respect.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, as well as the front of prophets' names, it is often used by Shia Muslims for Shia Imams, too.&#xA;For instance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Imam Ali (a.s.) said ... So, it also means &quot;peace be upon him&quot; for Shia Imams.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T13:00:28.557" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T13:00:28.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35806" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29326" CreationDate="2016-10-15T09:22:03.460" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, your salah won't be considered Jamah salah. In fact, if you follow the imam and don't recite the surahs then it would be invalid. If your mosque is near then you should go to pray there except if you are disabled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-16T16:40:30.067" LastActivityDate="2018-01-16T16:40:30.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35807" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35962" CreationDate="2016-10-15T11:07:20.293" Score="5" ViewCount="1115" Body="&lt;p&gt;This thing has always confused me. If a muslim dude randomly walks up to me and says &quot;Hey, man. Wanna be my slave?&quot; and then I reply &quot;Yeah. No problem bro.&quot;, does that legally make me his slave (by Islamic law)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not saying that I wanna be a slave (I don't), but if I did (for any weird reason), what would I have to do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T08:13:35.323" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T08:13:35.323" Title="How can someone legally be a slave according to Sharia law?" Tags="|sharia|islamic-basis|slavery|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35790" CreationDate="2016-10-15T11:14:20.840" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a case of domestic violence. If what you are saying is true, you most certainly should consider divorcing that evil man. Divorce is discouraged but divorce is necessary if the spouse doesn't act justly kindly towards the other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T11:14:20.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35809" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35752" CreationDate="2016-10-15T12:18:09.420" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This seems to hinge primarily on (a) the chance of getting caught, and (b) whether or not it's legal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A husband should not have intercourse with his wife when it is possible for someone else to see them or to hear their noise when copulating.&lt;/strong&gt; Also, he should not kiss her or touch her in front of the people. Imaam Ahmad may Allaah have mercy upon him said: &quot;For me, it is desirable that he should conceal all of this (i.e. do this in privacy only). -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Qudamah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ibn Qudaamah&lt;/a&gt;, sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=91996&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamWeb.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There's the possibility of being &quot;caught&quot; as the act proceeds (perhaps in person, or perhaps on security footage; maybe recorded on a mobile phone).  While perhaps exciting, it's worth keeping in mind, if you are caught:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;whoever inadvertently witnesses it does not consent to participate in your sex act in any way (including viewing);&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;it may be a minor (i.e., a child) who inadvertently witnesses your sex act;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;you and your partner may be exposing your &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intimate_parts_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;awrah&lt;/a&gt;;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Muslims should have some kind of shyness (&lt;a href=&quot;http://idealmuslimah.com/character/modesty/328-hayaa-shyness.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hayaa&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Sa'id Khudri reported that Allah's Messenger was more modest than the virgin behind the curtain (or in the apartment), and when he disliked anything, we recognised that from his face. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/43/90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Having sex in public is a crime in certain circumstances, and Muslims are expected to obey the law:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslims must adhere to the laws of any country they live in, whether in the west or the east, as long as the law is not in contradiction with one’s religion.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/5852&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it seems reasonable to believe that Muslims are expected to obey the law even if they are 100% guaranteed to get away with disobeying the law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In a UK context, for example, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29205198&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/a&gt; write:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Offences that could be committed in a 'public sex environment'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Outraging public decency contrary to common law&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Behaviour that is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to other users contrary to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Public Order Act 1986&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Offences of exposure - if the person exposes themselves to someone intending that someone will see them and be caused alarm or distress&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sex in a public toilet (Section 71, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/contents&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sexual Offences Act, 2003&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The above applies to England and Wales although there are some similar provisions in Scotland and Northern Ireland&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It's a complicated issue. Outdoor sex in the middle of a forest is clearly at the other end of the spectrum from sex on a crowded beach. But both can be interpreted as sex in public places.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Australia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A person in a public place must not wilfully expose his or her genitals, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.  -- Queensland, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/qld/consol_act/soa2005189/s9.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 2005 - SECT 9&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A person must not wilfully and obscenely expose the genital area of his or her body in, or within the view of, a public place.  -- Victoria, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/soa1966189/s19.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1966 - SECT 19&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's possible it could be interpreted as a crime under &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sharia Law&lt;/a&gt; too.  E.g., Malaysia has this crime (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.esyariah.gov.my/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.esyariah.gov.my/&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Section 29. Indecent acts in public place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Any person who, contrary to Islamic Law, acts or behaves in an indecent manner in any public place shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-15T13:20:01.510" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T13:20:01.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35810" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10443" CreationDate="2016-10-15T13:13:48.850" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Below is a survey of online fatawa regarding the matter.  They tend to lean towards it being halal, but it's not universal.  Since there are reputable scholars on both sides of the fence, we can conclude there is no Islam-wide consensus on the matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The key deciding factor is whether or not it's considered impersonating non-Muslims (and, in particular, whether or not it resembles the Christian cross).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's usually considered forbidden if it's made from silk.  It was noted as forbidden for women in one fatwa (as it's a way of impersonating men).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Halal&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is normally believed that the origins of ties is the Christian cross and thus it is totally unlawful (haram) to wear them. ...  It is also not considered imitation of the non-believers because it is not something that is a unique characteristic of them, unless one wears a tie because one WANTS to be like the disbelivers. ... Therefore, it would be permissible to wear ties ... -- Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam,  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/5857&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DarulIftaa.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same applies to wearing a suit and tie. These are not garments that are unique to the kuffaar, so they are permissible, unless the wearer intends to imitate them.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/105412&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now wearing the tie is merely a custom for many Muslims; no longer is it considered the characteristic of non-Muslims. So, wearing the tie is not regarded as imitating them unless one wears it only for the reason that Westerners wear it. ... On the other hand, it is forbidden for a woman to wear a tie since it is considered imitating men -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=84147&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not see anything wrong with Muslim men wearing neckties, because the necktie is no longer a distinguishing mode of dress for the unbelievers. It is now a part of the Muslims’ dress in many Muslim countries like Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and Morocco...etc. Therefore, the purpose of forbidding it does not exist. ... It is not permissible for men to wear a necktie made of silk. -- Sheikh Salman al-Oadah, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/node/1121&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamToday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same applies to suits and ties, for they are not of the clothes designated to the Kuffar, therefore, it is permissible to wear them, unless the person who wears them does this with the intention of resembling the Kuffar. --  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.net/Fatawa/fatawaDetails.aspx?languagename=en&amp;amp;BookID=7&amp;amp;View=Page&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;PageID=9336&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwas of the Permanent Committee&lt;/a&gt;, Saudi Arabia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not forbidden to wear a tie, even if it is from pure silk because it is not [big enough material] to cover the private parts that must be covered [in prayer]. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/qa/search/590/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ayatollah Sistani&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is permissible in the Shari'ah to wear silk neckties since they are accessories and not essential garments.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dar-alifta.org/ViewFatwa.aspx?ID=7035&amp;amp;LangID=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dar Alifta&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Halal, yet makrooh (disliked)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...many scholars have stated that wearing the tie is not free from reprehensibleness (karahiya), that is, it will be Makrooh to wear it since it is adopting the ‘way’ of others – (non Muslims). -- Mufti Waseem Khan, sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/darululoomtt/52348&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... The tie has absolutely no religious representation. It will, therefore, be permissible for Muslims to wear the tie under certain conditions. Since the tie has become a formal and traditional dress of the West, and because Shariah discourages Muslims from wearing clothing that serve no purpose and are merely donned for fashion, it will be Makrooh to wear the tie. In other words, it would be preferable and rewarding NOT to wear it where possible.  -- Mufti Siraj Desai, &lt;a href=&quot;http://askmufti.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=735:wearing-a-necktie&amp;amp;catid=66:dressing&amp;amp;Itemid=77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskMufti&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Shari’ah, it is Makrooh to wear a tie as it is the clothing of non-Muslims. -- Mufti Ebrahim Desai, &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/13171.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Haram&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hozoor Muftee-e-Azam Hind Aleh Rehma-tu-Rizwan writes that to wear a tie is definitely Haram and is a resemblance of Kafir. It is a bad deed and an open disobedience of ALLAH Tala Wal Ikram. -- Darul Uloom Amjadia, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicacademy.org/html/Fatwa/English/Tie.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic Academy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Cross, as well as anything like the Cross, is the religious symbol of the Christians. Now, either you admit that the tie is a Cross or you accept that it is similar to the Cross. On both the conditions: that it is a religious sign of the Christians, and whichever thing that is considered to be a sign of non-Muslims would not be legitimate on any account even if, Allah forbid, that it becomes common in any manner. --  Mufti Mohammad Akhtar Raza Khan Qadiri Azhari, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.taajushshariah.com/Wearing%20of%20the%20Tie.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;taajushshariah.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally speaking, it is not permissible to wear a tie, or other kinds of clothes that are considered as the attire of non-Muslims, in such that their wearing will promote vile Western culture. -- Ayatollah Khamenei, from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leader.ir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.leader.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T13:13:48.850" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35811" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35839" CreationDate="2016-10-15T14:02:02.527" Score="4" ViewCount="16385" Body="&lt;p&gt;What was the earliest Hadith Book / Collection to be recorded?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard it was Muwatta Malik?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19653" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-03-02T09:50:12.457" LastActivityDate="2023-07-13T06:33:20.273" Title="What was the earliest Hadith Book / Collection to be recorded?" Tags="|hadith|history|uloom-al-hadith|books|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33042" CreationDate="2016-10-15T16:02:23.147" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Verily, As-Salaah (the prayer) is enjoined on the believers at fixed hours”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-Nisa’ 4:103] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prayer brother should be offered on time depending on where you live this you can check online based on your city or based on your local mosque prayer timetable. Prayer offered before its time is not valid. However, prayer offered after its appointed time for a valid reason for example you could not pray because you were in a lesson at school is valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19690" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T16:02:23.147" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35815" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32520" CreationDate="2016-10-15T16:55:24.613" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, there are many hadiths that say this. Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, &amp;quot;There is healing in black cumin&#xA;for all diseases except death.&amp;quot; Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5688&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: &amp;quot;Use&#xA;this black seed. For indeed it contains a cure for every disease&#xA;except As-Sam&amp;quot; And As-Sam is death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Grade: Sahih, Reference: Tirmidhi, Vol. 4, Book 2, Hadith 2041&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that ‘Uthman bin ‘Abdul-Malik said: “I heard Salim bin&#xA;‘Abdullah narrating from his father that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)&#xA;said: ‘You should eat this black seed, for in it there is healing from&#xA;every disease, except the Sam (death).’” -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1274930&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Khalid bin Sad: We went out and Ghalib bin Abjar was&#xA;accompanying us. He fell ill on the way and when we arrived at Medina&#xA;he was still sick. Ibn Abi 'Atiq came to visit him and said to us,&#xA;&amp;quot;Treat him with black cumin. Take five or seven seeds and crush them&#xA;(mix the powder with oil) and drop the resulting mixture into both&#xA;nostrils, for `Aisha has narrated to me that she heard the Prophet (ﷺ)&#xA;saying, 'This black cumin is healing for all diseases except As-Sam.'&#xA;Aisha said, 'What is As-Sam?' He said, 'Death.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5687&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S There is, in fact, some scientific evidence to suggest that black seed might help boost the immune system and thereby acts as a remedy for all diseases. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-901-black%20seed.aspx?activeingredientid=901&amp;amp;activeingredientname=black%20seed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;WebMD&lt;/a&gt; writes regarding the use of black seed for medical purposes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today, black seed is used for treating digestive tract conditions&#xA;including gas, colic, diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, and&#xA;hemorrhoids. It is also used for respiratory conditions including&#xA;asthma, allergies, cough, bronchitis, emphysema, flu, swine flu, and&#xA;congestion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other uses include lowering blood pressure, lowering cholesterol&#xA;levels, treating cancer, and boosting the immune system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...There is some scientific evidence to suggest that black seed might&#xA;help boost the immune system, fight cancer, prevent pregnancy, and&#xA;lessen allergic reactions by acting as an antihistamine...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-15T16:55:24.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35803" CreationDate="2016-10-15T21:05:06.807" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1294400&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; you are referring to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no one whom Allah will admit to Paradise but Allah will marry him to seventy-two wives, two from houris and seventy from his inheritance from the people of Hell, all of whom will have desirable front passages and he will have a male member that never becomes flaccid (i.e., soft and limp).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ما من أحد يدخله الله الجنة إلا زوجه الله عز وجل ثنتين وسبعين زوجة ثنتين من الحور العين وسبعين من ميراثه من أهل النار ما منهن واحدة إلا ولها قبل شهي وله ذكر لا ينثنى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The dwellers of hell in the translation you are referring to means people who ended up in hell, while their wives ended up in paradise. The wives of those 70 men are married to a believer in paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is for the sake of clarification only. As you can see from the link, this is a da'if (weak) hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith in Sunnan ibn Majah was narrated by Muhammad ibn Yazid, through Hisham ibn Khalid, through Khalid ibn Yazid, through Yazid ibn 'Abdul-Rahman (his father), through Khalid ibn Ma'daan, through Abu Umama to the Prophet. Khalid ibn Yazid ibn Abi Malik is very weak, and none of his hadiths are considered authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T09:55:04.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35820" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-15T22:42:49.487" Score="2" ViewCount="164" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm seeking advice because I dont want to divorce my husband. However, I feel I'm left with no other choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We recently married back in January 2016, but things have been up and down. I have 2 jobs, school, and care for my 5yr old from previous marriage and my husband (well, at least I try). The thing is that we have gotten to the point that when we argue it has gotten physical. I just can't sit and ask tell him we need to talk without him ignoring me or getting mad and leaving. He blames it all on me and says it all is my fault about his miserable life.  This breaks my heart, but I just want him to be more affectionate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a recent convert to Islam--alhumdolilah! And when he is mad he calls me horrible names and yells that I don't deserve to be Muslim. I ask him for help in prayers and he says to look in YouTube. He talks about him being religious when in reality he prays 1 prayer once or twice a week. I try to cook for him what I can from Mexican to Arabic food, I clean, I want to massage him after he gets home from work or do nice things for him but he doesn’t want to and I merely sleep 5-6hrs while he sleeps 8-12. He doesn't help me around the house. I have no vehicle and hate to bother him for rides, so I ask my father most of the time. His life is just his work, hookah, and YouTube videos. He wakes up moody and showers, and leaves for work without me noticing. I admit I get upset too, but because I don't have his support and love the way I need, plus I feel so unmotivated and tired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I pay house bills and his money is for his savings on his separate bank account. And when he does give me money, he asks me to pay him back when he gets mad. I tried going to counselling but they say he has to come but he refuses. It's like I'm better alone at times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In all, I really don't want to divorce. I want him to change a tiny bit only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19693" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-16T02:08:19.440" LastActivityDate="2016-10-20T13:49:46.480" Title="Seeking advice regarding the abusive and argumentative relationship I have with my husband" Tags="|nikah|talaq|relationships|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-10-23T22:43:12.317" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35821" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-16T01:11:09.727" Score="1" ViewCount="84" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose we have a newlywed couple who have known each other a short time, but with limited conversations about beliefs/future etc.  What if the couple do not get along such as that there is a &quot;distance&quot; between the two? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not anybody's fault, but what if they just don't have any other common ground or for them to engage in many conversations? Furthermore, their work schedule is terrible in that one spouse works during the day, while the other works during the night, so they rarely have time to spent together. During the hour or two that they do see each other, there is hardly anything to talk about; no closeness, no conversation of any kind besides customaries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it possible to have a talaq in this case?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am sure you cannot imagine someone living or being married in this situation where there is no compatibility or anything; what kind of life would one lead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know Allah SWT hates divorces but in this situation, there are compatibility issues.  Is it deemed &quot;reasonable&quot; grounds for divorce and separate with the mutual love and respect for each other without any ill-will?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-16T04:16:58.683" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T04:16:58.683" Title="For a newlywed couple, is a distanced relationship grounds for divorce?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|relationships|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-11T07:38:23.043" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35823" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35830" CreationDate="2016-10-16T03:03:14.293" Score="3" ViewCount="211" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a new Muslim, I'm seeking new Muslim-appropriate female role models; the obvious one to consider is Mary, mother of Jesus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mary, the mother of Jesus, is considered one of the most righteous and greatest women in the Islamic religion. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah affirms her significance in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention] when the angels said, &quot;O Mary, indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer].&quot;  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3:42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:42-43&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What can a modern Muslimah learn from Mary, mother of Jesus?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The obvious lesson is that of chastity, but I get the feeling I have only a superficial understanding of this.  Furthermore, I expect there will be other lessons to learn from the story of Mary, which I am currently unaware of.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://aboutislam.net/reading-islam/understanding-islam/lessons-from-mary-mother-of-jesus/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;AboutIslam&lt;/a&gt; write:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Maryam’s life teaches us to trust in Allah and do His will. What more could a Muslim want than that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this seems overly simplistic; there's plenty more a Muslim, including the modern Muslimah, would want: family, career, travel, etc.  Can the life of &quot;the most righteous and greatest women in the Islamic religion&quot; really be summarized as simply &quot;trust in Allah&quot;?  And is there really nothing for Muslim women in particular?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-16T12:08:32.490" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T15:43:10.927" Title="What can a modern Muslimah learn from Mary, mother of Jesus?" Tags="|women|maryam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35824" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-16T04:54:14.303" Score="1" ViewCount="17673" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can I post a photo of my dead friend in social media?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, should people tell each other about the death of a friend? Will it be bad for the dead person if I'm sad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19696" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-16T05:23:34.423" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T08:30:52.553" Title="Is posting a photo of a dead person permissible?" Tags="|halal-haram|death|photos|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35825" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35824" CreationDate="2016-10-16T06:30:45.083" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, sorry for your loss. My following answer will consist of my opinions but I hope it will guide you finding answers to your questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As someone who is strictly careful about posting photos on the Internet (because I have seen a lot of bad things done with others' photos), I would never post a photo of someone else on the Internet without their permission. Since you can't ask your friend's permission in this case, better not to post your friend's photo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the people you will talk to also know the dead person, why not inform them and talk to them about the death of that person? Talking about death and dead people is one of the ways to remember death and adjust our lives accordingly. (the more we remember death, the better the world will be). But it is also better not to overdo it, as it may run the risk of speaking badly after the dead person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your feelings will have no effect on a dead person, your prayers may.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17173" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T08:30:52.553" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T08:30:52.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35801" CreationDate="2016-10-16T10:17:08.183" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This verse is a sufficient answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And then the Record of their deeds shall be placed before them and you&#xA;  will see the guilty full of fear for what it contains, and will say:&#xA;  &quot;Woe to us! What a Record this is! It leaves nothing, big or small,&#xA;  but encompasses it.&quot; They will find their deeds confronting them. Your&#xA;  Lord wrongs no one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.maududi/18:49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.maududi/18:49&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19699" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T10:17:08.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1253" CreationDate="2016-10-16T12:42:33.853" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ansari mentioned it correctly, it's the difference between active and passive forms. User37 is incorrect in saying it's &quot;just&quot; an Arabic question and not an Islamic one. As the words in the Quran are perfect, each Arabic point also has significant meaning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now why would Allah mention both Joseph/Yusuf AS (Quran 12:24) and Moses/Musa AS (19:51) as MUKHL-AS(passive form) and not MUKHL-IS(the active form)? Does that mean they weren't sincere themselves? No. This is Allah showing us how he directs people's lives and how he sees them in the overall picture. Allah directed Yusuf's (AS) life such that he went through a series of hardships, the most long-term being that of being unjustly thrown in prison. And for Moses AS, he had to run out of Egypt and stayed and lived in the town of Madyan. Both were forms of &quot;social exile&quot; that in the apparent sense would make everyone around them think that they were out of the game in life, that they had no future. But Allah (God of us all) only gave them these trials as GIFTS so they could not worry about other life obligations and instead focus on fully making their hearts and lives for Allah, purifying themselves from everything else. In the bigger picture, Allah purified them from their distractions of the world by the painful hardships they faced, and then he returned them to great social standing too but now as purified mukhlAseen that will also taste the greatest of honors in the next world and afterlife for the gift of Allah purifying them. Hope that helps answer your question and makes you appreciate the precision of Allah's words and the subtle way he mentions such depth within them :)    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19701" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T12:42:33.853" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35829" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="47254" CreationDate="2016-10-16T17:10:00.820" Score="3" ViewCount="2263" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lets say you where shopping in some store one day, once you've arrived at the tills to pay, the operator says congratulations there is nothing for you to pay, as a form of promotion or marketing campaign the company is holding. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is this considered gambling or is unlawful?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find similar questions anywhere, all I found was these QAs (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/147775&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/9815/what-is-the-definition-of-gambling-in-islam&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maisir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/14220&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawareness.net/Gambling/gambling_fatwa004.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawareness.net/Gambling/gambling_fatwa005.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/22862&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;) which are in relation to lottery/gambling/paying more than what the product is worth to raise the price of the reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this scenario the consumer is not being charged more than what the item is worth but may visit  this store instead of the one across the street because of a chance of winning that reward, is this considered gambling considering he needed to purchase the item any ways?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE: There is no doubt in my heart that gambling is Haram, but my issue is with understanding whether this is considered gambling or what is the definition of Gambling.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-12T03:39:31.670" LastActivityDate="2018-04-06T05:44:29.570" Title="Are random rewards haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|gambling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35823" CreationDate="2016-10-16T17:18:24.990" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I should say &lt;strong&gt;this is a very good question, and it's a very broad topic.&lt;/strong&gt; There are large number of lessons we can learn from maryam(a.s)'s life. But i will try to be as simple as possible, and sticking to main lessons(visible to me).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now, firstly, i will recommend you reading surah maryam and its tafseer, i know it's a bit lengthy reading, but it is worth reading. ANd its full of useful lessons.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Getting to the topic:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story of maryam doesn't start with maryam, &lt;strong&gt;it starts with her close relative, a prophet named Zakariya&lt;/strong&gt;(who will be raising maryam after that):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in start of the surah maryam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[This is] a mention of the mercy of your Lord to His servant&#xA;  Zechariah.&lt;/strong&gt; When he called to his Lord a &lt;strong&gt;private supplication&lt;/strong&gt;. He said,&#xA;  &quot;My Lord, indeed my bones have weakened, and my head has filled with&#xA;  white, and never have I been in my supplication to You, my Lord,&#xA;  unhappy. And indeed, I fear the successors after me, and my wife has&#xA;  been barren, so &lt;strong&gt;give me from Yourself an heir&lt;/strong&gt; Who will inherit me and&#xA;  inherit from the family of Jacob. &lt;strong&gt;And make him, my Lord, pleasing [to&#xA;  You].&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; [He was told], &quot;O Zechariah, indeed We give you good tidings of&#xA;  a boy whose name will be Yahya. We have not assigned to any before&#xA;  [this] name.&quot; He said, &quot;My Lord, how will I have a boy when my wife&#xA;  has been barren and I have reached extreme old age?&quot; [An angel] said,&#xA;  &quot;Thus [it will be]; your Lord says, '&lt;strong&gt;It is easy for Me, for I created&#xA;  you before, while you were nothing.&lt;/strong&gt;' &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;strong&gt;first lesson&lt;/strong&gt; we get is of-course that &lt;strong&gt;Allah's powers are beyond our imaginations and not limited&lt;/strong&gt; to our known restrictions(physical or mental/theoretical) and we should have cent percent believe in this, without any dot of doubt in our hearts. Only &lt;strong&gt;than we can expect some miracle&lt;/strong&gt;(like the news of child in all this situation) to happen. Things we think are now impossible, even for them &lt;strong&gt;we should have full HOPE and BELIEVE in Allah's will and his power.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Than, the story continues:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Zechariah] said, &quot;My Lord, make for me a sign.&quot; He said, &quot;Your sign&#xA;  is that you will not speak to the people for three nights, [being]&#xA;  sound.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This part gives us the lesson that &lt;strong&gt;we should not question Allah's power in any case&lt;/strong&gt;, even the prophet zakria was not able to absorb that this was happening just like that(it was a miracle), so he asked for a sign to be sure. And Allah gave him a sign, which might seem like a fatherly punishment(which is more of blessing and teaching than punishment, but also works as punishment).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Let's talk about the birth of maryam:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the wife of Imran said, ‘O my Lord, &lt;strong&gt;I have vowed to You what is&#xA;  in my womb, to be dedicated (to Your service), so accept this from me.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  Indeed, You are All-Hearing, All-Knowing.’  Then when she delivered&#xA;  her (Mary), she said, ‘O my Lord, I have delivered a female,’ and God&#xA;  knew best what she delivered, ‘&lt;strong&gt;And the male is not like the female&lt;/strong&gt;,&#xA;  and I have named her Mary, and &lt;strong&gt;I seek refuge with You for her and for&#xA;  her children from Satan&lt;/strong&gt;, the expelled (from the mercy of God).’”&#xA;  (Quran 3:33-36)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These verses have very great lessons in them, which we all muslims need to understand. Lets talk about them one by one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Firstly&lt;/strong&gt;, maryam's mother vowing her child for Allah, which means that she would devote her child in the way of Allah, spreading his word, being a scholar, do jihad for the sake of Allah and doing all this kind of stuff which will benefit Allah's deen. But, when maryam was born, her mother says &lt;strong&gt;&quot;And the male is not like the female&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;, which is a wide topic, i will suggest &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWIWsqw8PK4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this video explanation&lt;/a&gt; for this topic(&lt;em&gt;Otherwise this answer will be double&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Seeking refugee for our child:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and &lt;strong&gt;I seek refuge with You for her and for&#xA;  her children from Satan&lt;/strong&gt;, the expelled (from the mercy of God).’”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Than &lt;strong&gt;her mother asks Allah for protection of her child&lt;/strong&gt;, which is also a great lesson, that despite of doing everything we can for our children, best thing we can do for them is still praying Allah for them. Because, again, we have full believe in his powers, and his will. And him being the best for anything we want.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Raising child in best manner&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So her Lord accepted her with good acceptance and caused her to grow&#xA;  in a good manner and put her in the care of Zechariah&lt;/strong&gt;. Every time&#xA;  Zechariah entered upon her in the prayer chamber, he found with her&#xA;  provision. He said, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;O Mary, from where is this [coming] to you?&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; She&#xA;  said, &quot;It is from Allah . Indeed, Allah provides for whom He wills&#xA;  without account.&quot; Quran 3/37&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lesson here is that the &lt;strong&gt;child is best grown in an islamic envirenment, under the supervision of someone close to Allah. Like what Allah prepared for maryam, the supervision of prophet zakarya&lt;/strong&gt;. So, we should look for something like this for our children too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Keeping an eye on children and asking for any unusual thing:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;O Mary, from where is this [coming] to you?&quot; She&#xA;  said, &quot;It is from Allah . Indeed, Allah provides for whom He wills&#xA;  without account.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Than about fruits, when zakarya saw them, &lt;strong&gt;he asked about them and the reply of maryam is to very important,&lt;/strong&gt; we should see if we are raising our children like this? Have they got belief like this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Young girl protecting and hiding herself&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Than maryam moved to a separate place and placed a HIJAB(screen) between her and them(zakariya and other people of the family, tafseer of this might be lengthy you can look it up). And Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Relate in the Book (the story of) Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place in the East. She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them. Then We sent to her&#xA;  Our Angel, and he represented himself to her as a well-proportioned&#xA;  man. She said, &quot;Indeed, I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you,&#xA;  [so leave me], if you should be fearing of Allah .&quot; 19/16-18&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These verses are self explanatory, &lt;strong&gt;maryam was on a separate place, no one was seeing, she was virgin, and Allah sent an angel in form of &quot;well-proportioned&quot; man. And the first reaction of maryam was to worry about herself falling in sin.&lt;/strong&gt; And she asked for Allah's refuge from this man. This is also a lesson.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Than story continues with this man/angel telling about Allah promise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;HAYA(Modesty) of woman and accepting will/way of Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So she conceived him, and &lt;strong&gt;she withdrew with him to a remote place. And&#xA;  the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She&#xA;  said, &quot;Oh, I wish I had died before this and was in oblivion,&#xA;  forgotten.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;... So eat and drink and be contented. And if you see from&#xA;  among humanity anyone, &lt;strong&gt;say, 'Indeed, I have vowed to the Most Merciful&#xA;  abstention, so I will not speak today to [any] man.'&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though she knew &lt;strong&gt;this child was a sign from Allah&lt;/strong&gt;, as she was told about it by an angel, still when she was driven out in open area due to pains of childbirth, that area was remote people were not around there, but &lt;strong&gt;still because of her being so ashamed of her being in this situation in open, she didn't said a word against the will or way of Allah&lt;/strong&gt;, she said what she said about herself only. &lt;strong&gt;No word against will of Allah, knowing he is making his sign out of her. Still, no complain to him. This is a HUGE LESSON.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And from the last part above, i(personally, so can be wrong) concluded that when things are very confusing and hard to explain to people, we should let the things cool down by somehow avoiding the situation. And with help of Allah(for today, we should pray to Allah to make it clear to people or make it easy for us), after some time when things are a bit cooled down. You can explain it better, it also gives you time to think about how to amke people understand. But the main thing is HOW will you take that time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will stop here, because i think this covers a lot of lessons other than Accepting will of Allah(which is indeed, the biggest lesson of the story). And i welcome any updates/inclusions in this answer, i know this is a tafseer related question and their can be a lot of different views and tafseers of this big topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(What is right in this post is from Allah, and what is wrong is from my mistake and i ask forgiveness from Allah about it.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T17:18:24.990" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33224" CreationDate="2016-10-16T17:33:43.123" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;1- &lt;strong&gt;No one is allowed to miss a farz prayer purposefully&lt;/strong&gt;, because of any excuse, there is literally no valid excuse for this. Even in war, farz prayer is not delayed. Specially because of this excuse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;The earth has been made for me a place of prayer and purification, so&#xA;  whenever the time of prayer comes for any man of my ummah, let him&#xA;  pray.&lt;/strong&gt;” Narrated by al-Bukhari, 335; Muslim, 521&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And its upto you what you prefer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;Men whom neither trade nor sale (business) diverts from&lt;/strong&gt; the&#xA;  remembrance of Allaah (with heart and tongue) nor &lt;strong&gt;from performing&#xA;  As‑Salaah (Iqaamat‑as‑Salaah)&lt;/strong&gt; nor from giving the Zakaah. They fear a&#xA;  Day when hearts and eyes will be overturned (out of the horror of the&#xA;  torment of the Day of Resurrection).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;That Allaah may reward them according to the best of their deeds, and&#xA;  add even more for them out of His Grace. And Allaah provides without&#xA;  measure to whom He wills”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[al-Noor 24:37-38]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2- If you have your prayers missed unpurposefully), like you forgot, or was travelling on something you couldn't pray on(this one is a disputed matter among scholars though) etc. Than you will remake your missed prayers as usual. Which is better to make them in order, but not necessary, and remake them as soon as possible. And if you had missed them purposefully you also need to repent to Allah and ask for forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also have a look &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8912/what-if-i-can-not-pray-due-to-my-work?rq=1&quot;&gt;on this question and answer.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T17:33:43.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35832" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-16T18:29:21.633" Score="2" ViewCount="5261" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found some ahadith that talk about the torture of the grave and dragons/snakes biting the unbelievers are these hadiths authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated AbuSa'id&#xA;  Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: There dominate NINETY-NINE DRAGONS over the unbeliever in the grave. They (constantly) bite him and sting him till there comes the hour (of resurrection). (These dragons are so poisonous) that if one of them exhales on the Earth, no verdure will ever grow upon it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Reported by Darimi, Tirmidhi transmitted something similar but he said seventy instead of ninety-nine.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Al-Tirmidhi, Number 46;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated AbuSa'id&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  When the Prophet (peace be upon him) went out to the prayer and saw the people looking as if they were grinning he said, &quot;If you were to keep much in remembrance death which is the cutter-off of pleasures, it would distract you from what I see. Keep much in remembrance death which is the cutter-off of pleasure, for a day does not come to the grave without its saying, ‘I am the house of exile, I am the house of solitude, I am the house of dust, I am the house of worms.’ When a believer dies the grave says to him, ‘Welcome and greeting; you are indeed the dearest to me of those who walk upon me. I have been given charge of you today and you have come to me and you will see how I shall treat you.’ It will then expand for him as far as the eye can see and a door to Paradise will be opened for him. But when the profligate or infidel is buried the grave says to him, ‘No welcome and no greeting to you; you are the most hateful to me of those who walk upon me. I have been given charge of you today and you have come to me and you will see how I shall treat you.’ AbuSa'id told that Allah's Messenger indicated it by interlacing his fingers. Then he said, &quot;SEVENTY DRAGONS will be put in charge of him of such a nature that if one of them were to breathe on the earth it would produce no crops as long as the world lasted, and they will bite and scratch him till he is brought to the reckoning.&quot; He also reported Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) as saying. &quot;The grave is one of the gardens of Paradise, or one of the pits of Hell.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Tirmidhi transmitted it.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Tirmidhi Hadith, Number 1429- &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19653" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2018-03-31T01:48:55.053" LastActivityDate="2018-03-31T01:48:55.053" Title="Ahadith about torture in the grave in form of dragons/snakes?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|jahannam|grave|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-03-31T19:30:08.200" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="635" CreationDate="2016-10-16T21:37:11.030" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No human being on the earth ever lived without encountering the following questions at least once in his/ her life time:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do we exist? Why does the universe exist? Is there any value or purpose for our existence? None of us had planned to born in this world; so, why are we here on the earth now? What is our purpose and mission here on the earth? Why do we have difficulties, tragedies, pain and sorrow here? Why do we have thoughts? Why do we have a sense of existence, sense of purpose, intelligence, memory, ability for imagination and capacity for rational thinking? Why does evil and injustice to innocents exist here? Why do people have opportunity to hate, cheat and kill each other here? Why there is war and violence? Why there are nuclear bombs? Why innocent poor people struggle for even food for a single time in a day while rich waste it throughout the day?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these all the products of blind laws of physics? Did these all come into existence accidentally by blind natural processes of evolution? Are the poor and weak the victims of these blind physical laws of the universe? Did their sufferings come into existence by blind laws of nature?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For convenience, I would like to reduce all these questions to a simple one: i.e., the problem of existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Logically, there can be &lt;strong&gt;two-solutions&lt;/strong&gt; for the problem of existence or the reasons behind why do we and the universe exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Solution 1&lt;/strong&gt;: Everything i.e., Sun, earth, plants, animals, sense organs, intelligence, memory, imagination, human beings, war, violence, pain, sorrow, sufferings, nuclear bombs, smart phones, driverless cars, supersonic aircrafts, super computers, etc. came into existence accidentally by natural processes and by blind laws of physics without any kind of involvement of an intelligent designer or Creator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Solution 2&lt;/strong&gt;: A Being who is eternal, independent of space and time, perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness created it from nothing for a purpose in which the purpose can be comprehended by the infinite wisdom of the Creator alone where the creations can’t grasp the reasons why they are created because of their finite intelligence and knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The claim of atheists (i.e., &lt;strong&gt;solution 1&lt;/strong&gt;) that everything i.e., Sun, earth, plants, animals, sense organs, intelligence, memory, imagination, human beings, war, violence, pain, sorrow, sufferings, nuclear bombs, smart phones, driverless cars, supersonic aircrafts, super computers, etc. came into existence accidentally by natural processes without any purpose or intelligent effort of a Creator and by blind laws of physics is baseless and totally illogical and a rational, unbiased, open-minded inquirer of truth can’t accept this claim as real and rational.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to atheists , the idea of a &lt;strong&gt;Being&lt;/strong&gt; who is &lt;strong&gt;eternal&lt;/strong&gt;, independent of space and time, perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness is illogical and the idea of a &lt;strong&gt;universe&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;multiverse&lt;/strong&gt; which is eternal makes sense! ( They propagate their illogical and irrational claims at the expense of science that everything came into existence without a purpose accidentally by blind laws of physics without intelligent effort of a Creator which mainly happened because of the misconception that the existence of God is a superstition and hence anything regarding the existence of God is incompatible with science and reason, which is not true.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In both the cases, either universe or Creator is eternal.&lt;/strong&gt; So, what is rational in inquiring who created the Creator while universe can be eternal? It does not make sense because Creator is eternal and perfection of the Creator in power, wisdom, goodness is a fact that is confirmed from credible source (The Holy Qur’an) and also it does not make any sense to doubt any source that is credible.(It is explained in the latter session of this article why the Holy Qur’an is the credible source to know about attributes of the Creator)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Atheists are not willing to accept the rational and logical proofs for the existence of a Creator, only because their perception of reality is narrowed and blinded by scientism; i.e., an exaggerated trust in the efficacy of the methods of natural science applied to all areas of investigation (as in philosophy, the social sciences, and the humanities).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are plenty of evidences for the existence of a Creator. A very few of them are listed below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Evidence from the existence of self-awareness.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Evidence from the existence of the capacity for rational thinking.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Evidence from the existence of sense of purposeful existence of complex living beings and fine-tuned universe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Evidence from the existence of sense of a definite purpose, intelligence, beauty and complexity which can be experienced anywhere in the universe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Evidence from the existence of pain and suffering.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Evidence from the existence of thousands of men at different time periods in history who were martyred or tortured for preaching the existence of the Creator. They were either tortured to death or offered worldly pleasures such as power, wealth, beautiful women, wines, honors, fame etc. by their enemies, or both, to stop preaching about the Creator. But, still they sacrificed their precious life and remained steadfast for preaching the existence of the Creator in spite of all these sufferings or temptations. For example, Prophet Muhammad, Jesus Christ, Moses etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7. Finally, but not least, the evidence from the existence of the Holy Qur’an. The Holy Qur’an is the ultimate proof for the existence of the Creator, i.e., the Being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Holy Qur’an was revealed to Prophet Muhammad by the Creator as the final message of divine guidance to the entire mankind through the angel called Gabriel in the duration of 23 years, part by part, in different contexts. He memorized and delivered this original verses of the Holy Qur’an revealed to him time to time, to his companions orally and they memorized it and later preserved it as Scripture for the future generations of the mankind. The Holy Qur’an is divinely protected by the Creator by the Will of the Creator, from making any modifications or changes to the original verses of the Holy Qur’an by any human being, even the Prophet Muhammad, as it is the final revelation and the final message of divine guidance from the Creator to the entire mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad was illiterate and was an orphan. He lived in Mecca of Arabia peacefully as an ordinary man in his entire youth till 40 years old, honored and loved by all Arabian tribes of Mecca as honest and trustworthy (His nickname was Al-Ameen which means trustworthy) before his prophethood by the Creator, and once he informed his prophethood to powerful and mighty Arabian tribes of Mecca, suddenly they started perceiving him as their enemy and identified Prophet Muhammad as a threat to their authority, power, leadership and even their existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being unable to stop people from listening to the Holy Qur’an because of the inimitable literary merit of the Holy Qur’an and without realizing the mission and the divine origin of the Holy Qur’an, the powerful and mighty Arabian tribes united against Prophet Muhammad and offered power, wealth, most beautiful women in Arabia of his choice, fame and other worldly pleasures to persuade him to stop preaching the message of Islam. After realizing that these temptations had zero impact on Prophet Muhammad, they tried to torture him by all means and Prophet Muhammad even survived a well-planned assassination plot sponsored by the Arabian tribes of Mecca by the Will of the Creator and finally migrated from his motherland as per the order of the Creator, with great sorrow and pain. There were several assassination attempts by enemies throughout Prophet Muhammad’s life since his prophethood , but the Prophet survived them all only because of the Divine protection from the Creator, nothing else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, if the illiterate Prophet Muhammad had attempted to fabricate Qur’an either by himself or stealing it from Bible or Torah it could be easily caught and mercilessly destroyed and defeated at once by his educated, literate enemies, i.e., the powerful and mighty Arabian tribes (who were united against their common enemy, the Prophet Muhammad), Christians and Jews of his time . There were educated, literate people in Arabia who could produce a better work than Qur’an because Prophet Muhammad was an illiterate whereas his enemies were united, wealthy, powerful and enjoyed support of several men who all were educated, literate and were able to do all humanly possible solutions to destroy Prophet Muhammad forever. But no one in Arabia was able to produce a work similar to Qur’an or better than Qur’an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The eternal challenge raised in the Holy Qur’an by the God to the mankind, to produce a chapter like the Qur’an, remains unchallenged even after 1400 years, even in this 21st century:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“Or do they say: “He (Prophet Muhammad) has forged it (this Quran)?” Nay! they do not believe. Then let them bring an announcement like it if they are truthful.”&lt;/strong&gt; [ Translations of the Qur’an, Surah 52: AT-TUR (THE MOUNT,Verses 052.033, 052.034) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/052-qmt.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/052-qmt.php&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“And if you are in doubt as to that which We have revealed to Our servant (Prophet Muhammad), then produce a chapter like it and call on your witnesses besides Allah if you are truthful.”&lt;/strong&gt; [ Translations of the Qur’an, Surah 2: AL-BAQARA (THE COW, Verse 002.023) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/002-qmt.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/002-qmt.php&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“Say: “If the whole of mankind and Jinns were to gather together to produce the like of this Qur’an, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they backed up each other with help and support.””&lt;/strong&gt; [ Translations of the Qur’an, Surah 17: AL-ISRA (ISRA’, THE NIGHT JOURNEY, CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, Verse 017.088 ) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/017-qmt.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/017-qmt.php&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: There are still some more verses of challenge in the Holy Qur’an which are not mentioned here for convenience. Quoting all will make this article too broad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, how rational and logical it is to assume that a man who was an illiterate, honored, loved and nicknamed as Al-Ameen (trustworthy) because of his honesty by all Arabian tribes, who had never told a lie or cheated anyone for financial, material, or personal gains in his entire youth until 40 years old, before his prophethood at the age of 40, suddenly lied and made false claims about the existence of God and fabricated the Holy Qur’an , even surviving well-planned assassination plots and continuous tortures against him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, if no one in Arabia was able to produce a work similar to the Holy Qur’an or better than the Holy Qur’an, why didn’t the Prophet Muhammad take credit for the authorship of the Holy Qur’an and wasted the golden opportunity to become great like William Shakespeare or someone else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, if Prophet Muhammad had fabricated the Holy Qur’an, how can be there a criticism of Prophet Muhammad in the Holy Qur’an? See the following verses of the Holy Qur’an in this regard:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“He (Prophet Muhammad) frowned and turned (his) back. Because there came to him (Prophet Muhammad) the blind man. And what would make you (Prophet Muhammad) know that he (the blind man) would purify himself, or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him (the blind man)?”&lt;/strong&gt; [ Translations of the Qur’an, Surah 80: ABASA (HE FROWNED, Verses from 080.001 to 080.004) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/080-qmt.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/080-qmt.php&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“O Prophet! Why do you forbid (yourself) that which Allah has made lawful for you? You seek to please your wives? and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.”&lt;/strong&gt; [ Translations of the Qur’an, Surah 66: AT-TAHRIM (BANNING, PROHIBITION, Verse 066.001) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/066-qmt.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/066-qmt.php&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This criticism of Prophet Muhammad by the God in the Holy Qur’an remains unaltered from 1400 years ago and it will remain unaltered until the Day of Judgment as the Holy Qur’an is divinely protected by the God and any human being even Prophet Muhammad couldn’t alter it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This reveals the fact neither Prophet Muhammad fabricated the Holy Qur’an nor Prophet Muhammad had any influence on the original verses of the Holy Qur’an which revealed to him by the Creator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TAILPIECE&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Let me ask you. “You” were not existed 100 years ago. Then why do “you” exist now? What caused it? Don’t categorize atoms or electrons of your physical body as “you”. Atoms or electrons are not “you”. They can’t produce the unique “you” and your individual consciousness or the unique feeling that “you exist right now; you aware of your surroundings; your unique feeling of pain and sorrow” etc. Atoms or electrons of your physical body have nothing to do with “You” and your consciousness. Atoms or electrons which exist now in your body are doing so, according to the same laws of physics in which those atoms or electrons used to exist earlier somewhere in the universe, before you are on the earth or after.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. What is the logical and rational plausibility of our assumption that physical objects which are made up of atoms (it is self-evident that atoms don’t have any self-awareness!) , for example, a stone ( or any inorganic material) of certain mass (Kg), when subjected to evolutionary forces of magnitude of certain Newtons (N) for trillion, trillion, trillions of years or even infinite time , the stone will become ‘self-aware’ in such a way that now the stone is able to ‘think’, ‘aware’, and ‘reason’ about even ‘its’ own existence and ‘its’ surroundings, able to grasp the laws of physics, mathematics, able to involve in logical reasoning, able to draw logical conclusions, able to feel sense of purpose, able to feel sense of existence, able to feel pain and sorrow etc.?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19419" LastActivityDate="2016-10-16T21:37:11.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35835" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-16T23:28:57.277" Score="4" ViewCount="244" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a Muslim man, I have never really thought much about &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygyny&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;polygyny&lt;/a&gt; and I am more of a one woman person.  However, under what circumstances can a husband be involved with a potential second wife?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the first wife have to know about the second wife?  What if there was a specific &quot;purpose&quot; for the second wife? (This sounds awful; perhaps the words are not correctly used here.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In today's society (21st century) women are (rightfully) independent and earn their own money etc.  But some do need companionship or the like---can a Muslim man be engaged in such a scenario where perhaps the first wife does not fulfill all his needs, but the potential second wife can?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, the first wife may not be able to fulfill all his needs but is a good person and divorce/talaq is heavily disliked in Islam legally (by Allah SWT) therefore in order to try not to displease Allah SWT; can a second wife be brought into the picture?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorDisplayName="user16528" LastEditDate="2016-10-17T09:56:55.593" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T09:56:55.593" Title="Polygyny -what is the purpose?" Tags="|nikah|husband-wife|polygamy|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-06-19T17:24:11.337" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29771" CreationDate="2016-10-17T00:07:41.010" Score="6" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Lack of consensus&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surveying fatawa on the topic (see below), we see there is no consensus on the matter of oral sex.  This lack of consensus is affirmed by the following fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for what you mentioned, i.e. sucking, licking or oral sex, there is no clear evidence from the Qur’an or Hadith concerning them. &lt;strong&gt;The scholars of Islam differed on this matter. Some believe that it is forbidden, others believe that it is lawful.&lt;/strong&gt; -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=81994%3Cbr%3E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IslamWeb didn't offer a definite ruling on the matter, but go on to write:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This kind of pleasure is far from the natural dispositions that Allah has created us with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likewise, a lack of consensus is also raised in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatawa-e-Alamgiri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya&lt;/a&gt; (sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/5680&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Darul Iftaa&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“If a man inserts his penis in his wife’s mouth, it is said that it is disliked (makruh), and others said that it is not disliked.” (al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya, 5/372)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The arguments presented&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main arguments I encountered are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There will be najis (impurities) entering the mouth (which is used to recite the Qur'an), which should be avoided; ingesting these is haram.  (Possibilities here are using e.g. a condom, simply being careful.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars' opinions are that it is inherently immoral or disgusting (describing it like behaving like animals or non-Muslims); it is befitting of Muslims to have a natural sense of morality, and shame and modesty (hayaa), e.g.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...people of high morality normally keep away from that... -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/17570&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is important to maintain sexual relations between spouses.  If it's viewed as halal, a Muslim wife could be requested to perform this, whereas if it's viewed as haram, she should refuse.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;What to do?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abstaining from oral sex is a sin-free possibility, albeit it's not so easy for the obedient wife whose husband requests it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;One bears the responsibility of one's own decisions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. ... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/35:18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 35:18&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fixyourdeen.com/htm/final/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Response&lt;/a&gt; (described as &quot;the result of a lengthy collaboration between scholars of Egypt’s prestigious Al-Azhar University and Islamic Hotline or El-Hatef El-Islami organization&quot;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...there is nothing wrong in approaching more than one scholar regarding a single matter, and then to &lt;strong&gt;make one's own decision as to which opinion to follow&lt;/strong&gt;. -- Dr. Yassir ‘Abd al-‘Azim, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fixyourdeen.com/htm/final/qacategorysub20.asp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Response&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, there's respectable scholarly arguments either way.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Who says it's halal&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Basically married couples are allowed to enjoy each other’s body as they wish except what is forbidden, i.e. anal sex, or having sex during menses or confinement period. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=87423%3Cbr%3E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yes, it is permissible for both the man and the woman to do what has been mentioned in the question, since every form of sexual enjoyment is permissible between husband and wife except for (1) anal intercourse and (2) deriving pleasure from what is between the navel and knee of women in menstruation or post-natal bleeding. -- Amjad Rasheed, Qibla.com, sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/shafii/qibla-shafii/33513&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In conclusion, in our School oral sex is permissible. -- Shafiifiqh.com Fatwa Dept., sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/shafii/shafiifiqh/30094&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is permissible provided no liquid out swallowed. -- Ayatullah Sistani, sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alulbayt.com/rulings/11.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;alulbayt.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Who say it's halal, yet makrooh (disliked)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Oral sex is Makrooh. If a person does it to arouse the sensations during foreplay and the impurities do not enter the mouth then it is not a sin. It is permissible to kiss or lick the genital area before intercourse in order to arouse and stimulate the sensations.  -- Mufti Muhammad Ashraf, sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/mahmoodiyah/54043&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Our view on the matter is that oral sex is makruh tahrimi -- Checked and approved by Mufti Ebrahim Desai, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/30895&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam.org&lt;/a&gt; (also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/23726&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/17678&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/askimam/28333&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/15982&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;; also note the three contradictory fatawa by this Mufti below)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is amongst the reasons why  the  Fuqaha have ruled that oral sex is Makruh Tahrimi (reprehensible). -- Checked and concurred by Moulana Ismail Desai, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/21483&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam.org&lt;/a&gt; (also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/21483&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no doubt that [the request of] this practise from the husband of the questioner is a disgusting practise and obviously disliked. -- Shaykh 'Abdullaah ibn Munay', &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fatwa-online.com/regarding-oral-sex/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa-Online.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Who says it's haram&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;if oral sex entails swallowing or likely swallowing of filthy substances–such as pre-sexual discharge–then it is prohibitively disliked and sinful -- Faraz Rabbani, Qibla.com, sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/qibla-hanafi/42916&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Every form of oral sex is prohibited. There is no difference in the ruling between the front and hind parts. Sex is a human need and natural. However Shariah has emphasized on shame and modesty. -- Mufti Ebrahim Desai, &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/15792&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam.org&lt;/a&gt; (also &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/28092&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/11873.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the “oral sex” includes the penis being inserted in the wife’s mouth to the extent that she swallows the filth, whether this filth is semen (Mani) or pre-ejaculatory fluid (Madhi), or the man takes the filth of the woman in his mouth, then this will not be permissible. (Fatawa Rahimiyah p.270 v.6 &amp;amp; Fatawa Hindiyya p.372 v.5) -- Mohammed Tosir Miah, &lt;a href=&quot;http://daruliftabirmingham.co.uk/oral-sex/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Darul Iftaa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If “oral sex” means to insert the penis in the wife’s mouth to the extent that she takes in the filth, whether this filth is semen (Mani) or pre-ejaculatory fluid (Madhi), or the man takes the filth of the woman in his mouth, then this is not permissible. Taking the filth with all its forms in the mouth is unlawful. The fluids which come out are impure, thus make it impermissible to take it orally. -- Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/5680&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Darul Iftaa&lt;/a&gt; (also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/5654&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/5594&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Oral sex is a dispicable act and is impermissible. -- Mufti Shafiq Jakhura and Mufti Zubair Bayat, sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/darulihsan/76604&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt; (also &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/darulihsan/76717&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This habit was never thought of during that Golden era of the Sahabah radiyallahu anhum (In fact , not even here a few decades ago) so you won’t find hadeeth regarding it. You will have to use your brains for such a clear cut mas’ala. The muftees say it’s not allowed. Mufti Abdur Raheem Lajpoori Rahmatullahi alayhi has mentioned this in his fataawa. -- Mufti Abdur Raheem Lajpoori, Tafseer Raheemi, sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/tafseer-raheemi/51568&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No it is not permissible because precum will most probably enter the mouth and precum is najis (impure). Also the mouth is used for recitation of quraan, etc not for such degrading acts. Licking will assume the same answer. As for kissing this will also be undesirable. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.councilofulama.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=522:oral-sex&amp;amp;catid=55:adult-content&amp;amp;Itemid=56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Council of Ulama Eastern Cape&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We have a general principle, and that is the Messenger (sal-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) forbade [us from] resembling the animals in other than what we are talking about (oral sex) -- Shaykh Muhammad Naasiruddeen al-Albaanee, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fatwa-online.com/regarding-oral-sex/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa-Online.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The mouth is an organ that is used to take the name of Allah Ta'ala and recite the Quraan. Hence one should refrain from using the mouth for despicable acts. Furthermore this action has a resemblance with the ways of the kuffaar and the way of the animals.  -- Mufti Zakaria Makada, &lt;a href=&quot;http://muftionline.co.za/node/1552&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MuftiOnline.co.za&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Technically, this last Mufti didn't actually say &quot;haram&quot;, etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="20796" LastEditDate="2017-07-09T12:43:38.850" LastActivityDate="2017-07-09T12:43:38.850" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35837" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35838" CreationDate="2016-10-17T00:32:16.930" Score="2" ViewCount="107" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see the phrase &amp;quot;interpretation of the meaning&amp;quot; repeatedly in Islam Q&amp;amp;A fatawa.  One random example (from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/118138&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Whatever of good reaches you, is from Allaah, but whatever of evil befalls you, is from yourself”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-Nisa’ 4:79]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What does &amp;quot;interpretation of the meaning&amp;quot; signify?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to be used before quoting the Qur'an.  Perhaps it means something like &amp;quot;this is paraphrased&amp;quot;, but I'm not sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T08:23:48.450" Title="What does &quot;interpretation of the meaning&quot; signify?" Tags="|quran|fatwa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35838" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35837" CreationDate="2016-10-17T03:25:08.417" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The general idea is that the Qur'an was revealed in Arabic: Any English translation, no matter how accurate, is the work of man rather than the Unfailing Word of the Almighty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is common to lampshade this by pointing out that, as a translation, this is in fact only an &lt;em&gt;interpretation&lt;/em&gt; of the meaning. Given that the Qur'an emphasises the importance of speaking only the truth when speaking of Allah (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/169&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-A'raf 169&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/171&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Nisaa 171&lt;/a&gt;), this is &lt;em&gt;especially&lt;/em&gt; prevalent where the wording could imply the direct words of Allah otherwise (such as when quoting the Qur'an).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, and using the example provided in OP, Allah &lt;em&gt;did not&lt;/em&gt; say &quot;Whatever of good reaches you, is from Allaah, but whatever of evil befalls you, is from yourself&quot; (or if He did, we don't know about it so can't really claim so). He &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt;, however, say &quot;ما أصابك من حسنة فمن الله وما أصابك من سيئة فمن نفسك وأرسلناك للناس رسولا وكفى بالله شهيدا&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-10-17T08:23:48.450" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T08:23:48.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35811" CreationDate="2016-10-17T08:55:49.717" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The point is what do you define as a hadith book or hadith collection?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Records of hadith in the early days of Islam&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As hadith was in first place (the same as Quran) memorized and spread through oral transmission. However recording Quran was allowed and even ordered in a kind that our Prophet () had some scribes. These scribes and maybe other literate sahaba were on the other side frowned upon, discouraged or maybe even prohibited from writing any thing else but Quran, one could discuss if this was a general prohibition, a prohibition for the time a revelation needs to be recorded or prohibition for some people, while it was allowed for others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While our Prophet () was still alive some sahaba have recorded hadith the most prominent example is Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'Aas, who according his own statement and a statement of abu Hurairah have been allowed (by our Prophet()) or at least has written ahadith during the life time of the Prophet (). &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Abd_Allah_ibn_%27Amr_ibn_al-%27As&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abduallah ibn 'Amr&lt;/a&gt; called his hadith collection as-Sadiqah (or as-sahifa as-Sadiqah, also read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ibnamin.com/amr_bin_shuaib.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic about it), it is widely known because his grand son 'Amr ibn Sho'aib used to narrated and read from it. His writing of hadith is also backed up by &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this sahih hadith&lt;/a&gt;. Note that it was also narrated that Anas ibn Malik and other sahaba had similar collections (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dd-sunnah.net/forum/showthread.php?t=166620&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this -in Arabic- thread&lt;/a&gt; seems to show a long list and answer your Question too). Also our Prophet () has sent a dictated paper with some rulings with Amr ibn Hazm to Yemen (See for example in sunan an-Nasa'i, a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/45/150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;short&lt;/a&gt; and a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/45/148&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;long version&lt;/a&gt;) beside other dictate &amp;quot;ahadith&amp;quot; to people who had a bad memory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is al-Muwatta' the earliest hadith collection?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that Muwatta' Malik has been compiled (one could say the first release) somewhere between 148 a.H. and 163 a.H. and in worst case even later (See &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muwatta_Imam_Malik#History&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). We also know that Imam abu Hanifa (died 150 a.H.) had an own hadith collection called &amp;quot;musnad abu hanifa مسند ابي حنيفة&amp;quot; which some hanafi scholars like Mulla 'Ali al-Qari have even commented, so this book must have existed at a time or what we have is falsely attributed to him. Again one could discuss whether this book has really been compiled by abu Hanifa or not. But for sure abu Hanifa had  his hadith &amp;quot;data base&amp;quot; from which we find examples in the version of al-Muwtta' of his student Muhammad ibn al-Hassan a-Shaybani who after commenting of ahadith of Imam Malik, added some narrations of abu Hanifa and other scholars!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe this needs a clarification: Imam Malik's Muwatta' was some kind of work in progress: He started his book with some 10.000 hadith narration out of 100.000 he memorized (according to some of his statements) and with the time verified them (based on the Quran and sahih sunna etc.) until there were less than 2000 narrations (on the whole) kept among them less than 600 hadith musnad (with an intact narrator chain, at least 500 of them are in every later -sunni- hadith collection), beside ahadith where some narrators are missing, sayings of sahaba and fatwas based on fatwas of sahaba or tabi'iyn etc.. So al-Muwatta' when referred to in general refers to the version of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahya_al-Laithi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laithi&lt;/a&gt; al-Andalussi, who was the last student who presented his records to Imam Malik (Note that Yahya strictly speaking didn't narrate or record the whole Muwatta' from Malik as once back in al-Andalus he asked his former teacher &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=1700&amp;amp;pid=614153&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ziyad Shabtun&lt;/a&gt; to dictate some ahadith from the chapter of al-I'tikaf to him or kept the dictation of Shabtun, as he was in doubt about what he has heard). While earlier Muwatta' copies include much more ahadith like the one of Muhamamd ibn al-Hassan, &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Qaanabi&lt;/a&gt; (teacher of al-Bukahri, Muslim and abi Dawood) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Wahb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Wahb&lt;/a&gt; which are among the 7-10 still available copies out of 100 or more which are quoted by scholars such as al-Qadi 'Iyad etc..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note the same way even sahih al-Bukhari has been brought to us, by many narrators, not only by a printed or recorded book!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Rough overview on hadith collection and compilation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And 'Umar bin 'Abdul 'Aziz wrote to Abu Bakr bin Hazm, &amp;quot;Look for the knowledge of Hadith and get it written, as I am afraid that religious knowledge will vanish and the religious learned men will pass away (die). Do not accept anything save the Hadiths of the Prophet. Circulate knowledge and teach the ignorant, for knowledge does not vanish except when it is kept secretly (to oneself).&amp;quot; (See in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/3/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; as an intro to &amp;quot;Chapter: How the (religious) knowledge will be taken away&amp;quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've often heard and read that &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Shihab_al-Zuhri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Shihab az-Zuhri&lt;/a&gt; the teacher of 'Omar ibn Abdelaziz and later Imam Malik was among those scholars who were asked, we can find some 2200 hadiths of his narration today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to scholars like ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani in his introduction to fath al-Baary (I'll just translate a summary):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الْمُقدمَة الْفَصْل الاول فِي بَيَان السَّبَب الْبَاعِث لأبي عبد الله البُخَارِيّ على تصنيف جَامعه الصَّحِيح وَبَيَان حسن نِيَّته فِي ذَلِك&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Introduction first Chapter in explaining the reason behind abu 'Abdullah Al-Bukhari's compilation of his al-Sahih al-Jami' (the collecting of sane narration)  and a statement of his good intention in that.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;فأول من جمع ذلك الربيع بن صبيح وسعيد بن أبي عروبة وغيرهما فكانوا يصنفون كل باب على حدة&#xA;إلى أن قام كبار أهل الطبقة الثالثة في منتصف القرن الثاني فدونوا الأحكام فصنف الإمام مالك الموطأ وتوخى فيه القوي من حديث أهل الحجاز ومزجه بأقوال الصحابة والتابعين ومن بعدهم وصنف أبو محمد عبد الملك بن عبد العزيز بن جريج بمكة وأبو عمرو عبد الرحمن الأوزاعي بالشام وأبو عبد الله سفيان الثوري بالكوفة وحماد بن سلمة بن دينار بالبصرة وهشيم بواسط ومعمر باليمن وابن المبارك بخراسان وجرير بن عبد الحميد بالري وكان هؤلاء في عصر واحد فلا يدرى أيهم سبق&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;ثم تلاهم كثير من أهل عصرهم في النسج على منوالهم الى أن رأى بعض الأئمة منهم أن يفرد حديث النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم خاصة وذلك على رأس المئتين فصنفوا المسانيد فصنف عبد الله بن موسى العبسي مسندا ثم صنف نعيم بن حامد الخزاعي نزيل مصر مسندا&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;ثم اقتفى الأئمة أثرهم في ذلك فقل إمام من الحفاظ إلا وصنف حديثه في المسانيد&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;كالإمام أحمد بن حنبل واسحاق ابن راهويه وعثمان ابن أبو شيبة وغيرهم ومنهم من صنف على الأبواب والمسانيد معا &amp;quot; كأبي شيبة فلما رأى البخاري هذة التصانيف ووجدها بحسب الوضع جامعة بين ما يدخل تحت التصحيح والتحسين والكثير منها يشتمل على الضعيف فحرك همته لجمع الحديث الصحيح&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://al-maktaba.org/book/1673/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among the first who compiled books of hadith where &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?ID=1201&amp;amp;bk_no=60&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ar-Rabi'i ibn Sabyh&lt;/a&gt; (died 160 a.H.) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=60&amp;amp;ID=&amp;amp;idfrom=1101&amp;amp;idto=1204&amp;amp;bookid=60&amp;amp;startno=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sa'id ibn Abi 'Aruba&lt;/a&gt; (died 156 a.H.) beside others, but they compiled it in form of single chapters.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;In the middle of the second century (a.H.) the big scholars began to compile books with rulings and jurisprudence among them Malik in Medina, &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?ID=1069&amp;amp;bk_no=60&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abdulmalik ibn Abdulaziz ibn Jorayj&lt;/a&gt; (died 150 a.H.) in Mekka, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Rahman_al-Awza%27i&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abdurrahman al-Awzaa'i&lt;/a&gt; (died 157 a.H.) in a-Shaam, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufyan_al-Thawri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sufyan at-Thawri&lt;/a&gt; (died 161 a.H.) in al-Kufa, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammad_ibn_Salamah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hammad ibn Salamah&lt;/a&gt; (died 167 a.H.) in al-Basra, Hasheem (or Husahym) ibn Bashir (died 184 a.H.) in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasit_Governorate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Waasit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ma'amar ibn Rashid&lt;/a&gt; (died 153 a.H.) in Yemen, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_ibn_Mubarak&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak&lt;/a&gt; (died 181 a.H.) in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Khorasan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Khorasan&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=1445&amp;amp;idto=1445&amp;amp;bk_no=60&amp;amp;ID=1336&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jarir ibn Abdelhamid&lt;/a&gt; (died 188 a.H.) in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey,_Iran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rey&lt;/a&gt;. And all of them lived at the same time, so that it is hard to tell whom compiled first.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Many of their coevals afterwards did the same until people start seeking and compiling (musnad) ahadith exclusively at the end of the 2nd century: &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?ID=1658&amp;amp;bk_no=60&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Obayd  Allah ibn Musa al-'Absi&lt;/a&gt; (died 213 a.H.) was the first who compiled a Musnad, after that came &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?ID=1884&amp;amp;bk_no=60&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Khoza'y&lt;/a&gt; (died 229) who lived in Egypt for a while.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Many hufadh of hadith followed them like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_ibn_Hanbal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ahamad ibn Hanbal&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishaq_Ibn_Rahwayh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ishaq ibn Rahwayh&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%8A_%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Abi Shaybah&lt;/a&gt; and others some of them compiled it even based on both chapters and sanad (narrator chains) like ibn Abi Shaybah.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;And when al-Bukhari saw this and found that the most of is could be qualified as sahih, hassan or da'if according the compilation his decision to dedicate the rest of his life in compiling a book that would be composed strictly of authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2023-07-13T06:33:20.273" LastActivityDate="2023-07-13T06:33:20.273" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35841" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-17T09:59:55.140" Score="3" ViewCount="290" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I make software that deals with credit, debit, assets, liabilities, equity, and stuff like that, and also for recording monthly payments, will that be haram?  I ask this because people can choose to put in interest as monthly payments so is that going to indirectly help them record interest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19053" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T14:11:14.603" LastActivityDate="2017-04-15T14:15:10.187" Title="Is making accounting software for handling e.g. interest haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|software|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35801" CreationDate="2016-10-17T10:43:01.320" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many verses of the Quran speaking of the Judgement day cover this read for instance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Day every soul will find what it has done of good present [before it] and what it has done of evil, it will wish that between itself and that [evil] was a great distance. ...&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;3:30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There, [on that Day], every soul will be put to trial for what it did previously, ... &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/10/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;10:30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... and We will produce for him on the Day of Resurrection a record which he will encounter spread open. (13) [It will be said], &quot;Read your record. Sufficient is yourself against you this Day as accountant.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/17/13-14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;17:13-14&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they will be presented before your Lord in rows, ...(48) And the record [of deeds] will be placed [open], and you will see the criminals fearful of that within it, and they will say, &quot;Oh, woe to us! What is this book that leaves nothing small or great except that it has enumerated it?&quot; And they will find what they did present [before them]. ... &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/48-49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;18-48-49&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Man will be informed that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back. &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/75/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;75:13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Day when secrets will be put on trial, ... &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/86/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;86:9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So on this day anything might it be big or small, good or bad, ... we committed would be revealed to us, and we will be waiting for Allah's judgement!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-10-17T11:38:49.507" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T11:38:49.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35841" CreationDate="2016-10-17T10:47:25.327" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the below mentioned haith it is clear that Muslims should not be involved in any aspect of riba. As it is one of the sure ways to Jahnam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Jabir : The Prophet, may cursed the receiver and the payer of interest, the one who records it and the two witnesses to the transaction and said: &quot;They are all alike [in guilt].&quot; (Muslim, Kitab al-Musaqat, Bab la'ni akili al-riba wa mu'kilihi; also in Tirmidhi and Musnad Ahmad)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;one of many hadith thats indicates that interest is haraam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Abu Hurayrah : The Prophet,  said: &quot;God would be justified in not allowing four persons to enter paradise or to taste its blessings: he who drinks habitually, he who takes riba, he who usurps an orphan's property without right, and he who is undutiful to his parents.&quot; (Mustadrak al-Hakim, Kitab al-Buyu')&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2729" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T10:47:25.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35845" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8671" CreationDate="2016-10-17T12:59:47.777" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;seems, following one school is about &quot;taqlid&quot;, it is when you do not check any proofs, only believe and follow. but in your example you are checking proofs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;some people said that following several schools is not good because person can get easiest rulings from different schools. i can understand that in case if it is about following without checking/searching proofs, but in case if person follows a school and checks proofs of rulings of different schools, it is not so, it depends on his niyat (intention), if person wants to take easiest, he does so, but if he wants to get most correct, he does so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T12:59:47.777" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35846" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5882" CreationDate="2016-10-17T15:01:40.127" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This world is heaven for non believers .&#xA;Allah swt only tests his believing servants , he afflicts muslims with such things as evil eye , magic , etc so that he could erase all sins of his believing servants and would raise their status . If we don't see white people getting affected by evil eye m magic . It's because this world is heaven for them, they're in ease . &#xA;While for muslims , this world is only a small journey , afflictions and trials are parts of their  life . All prophets were gone through afflictions , all muslims in this world are in difficulty . It's because this world is not a heaven for us . Our heaven is where Allah swt has destined . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19719" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T15:01:40.127" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35847" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35823" CreationDate="2016-10-17T15:43:10.927" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Of course, you can learn many things from Mary that helps you navigate the world as a muslim woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most important thing you need to learn is self-confidence and being proud of yourself and your thesis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16485" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T15:43:10.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35848" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1508" CreationDate="2016-10-17T15:54:42.430" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on the situation for example you may need a dog for security of your house or maybe it is a guard dog for someone who is blind. However, keeping a dog inside your house as a pet is not permissible as the saliva of the dog is full of germs and bacteria.&#xA;On the other hand, if you have a big enough back garden you could maybe build a small dog hut/house which is okay as the dog is not in the actual house but is outside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19690" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T15:54:42.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35520" CreationDate="2016-10-17T16:08:03.703" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), during his Last Sermon in Minâ, said: “O people! Your Lord is one Lord, and you all share the same father. There is no preference for Arabs over non-Arabs, nor for non-Arabs over Arabs. Neither is their preference for white people over black people, nor for black people over white people. Preference is only through righteousness.” Then he said: “Have I conveyed the message?” and the people declared that he had. [Musnad Ahmad (22391)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (may Allah be pleased with him) said that there is no difference between a white person or a black person or between an Arab or a non Arab. &#xA;we are all equal so yes it is haram and a sin to be racist as in Islam there are no superior or inferior races everyone is the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19690" LastActivityDate="2016-10-17T16:08:03.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35851" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-17T18:04:23.907" Score="2" ViewCount="23202" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know when you have divorced you wife, is there a time limit that you can take her back?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19720" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-18T01:22:05.147" LastActivityDate="2017-10-11T06:22:37.067" Title="When is it possible to take back your wife after divorce?" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|talaq|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35852" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-17T18:33:17.503" Score="4" ViewCount="1877" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that many questions have been asked about marrying spouses that are &quot;believers,&quot; but who are not Muslims, and that the Qur'an does make it permissible as long as they are devout believers, etc. &lt;strong&gt;However, I was wondering if a Mormon/LDS woman is considered a &quot;believer.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mormons do consider themselves Christians, and they are some of the most devout religious people I know. They don't drink alcohol (or even coffee or tea because of the addictive qualities of caffeine), don't have pre-marital sex (they actually follow it), they fast every month, they pay tithes/alms, pray frequently, make covenants with God, dress modestly, place a HUGE emphasis on the family, don't curse, don't watch R-rated movies, read from the scriptures morning and night, constantly serve their communities, etc. She is full of light, hope, faith, purity, integrity, happiness, etc. I found that Mormons had many similarities with Islam, actually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I wasn't sure if they are considered &quot;believers&quot; by our standards because they don't accept the traditional Christian &quot;Trinity&quot; since they believe God and Christ are separate individuals... so I wasn't sure if that makes them idolaters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I love this woman a lot and she loves me a lot as well. We are both very respectful of each other's religions, and know that we support each other in staying true to our respective faiths. Also, I know that she will help me raise up a righteous family with wholesome and Godly values. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19250" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-01T06:58:08.020" LastActivityDate="2020-04-18T21:45:21.847" Title="Can I marry a LDS/Mormon woman? I know the Qur'an allows marriage to believers, but are Mormons believers?" Tags="|nikah|women|non-muslim|other-religions|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35853" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-17T20:43:42.783" Score="2" ViewCount="2215" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question is not about whether renting is lawful or not.&#xA;The question is about the terms and conditions that come in every rental contract, and these are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the rent remains unpaid for over 14 days than its due date then an&#xA;interest rate of 4% will be added to the due amount every additional day&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A deposit must be paid, the deposit is stored in a bank protected by &#xA;a government scheme, while the deposit is in the bank it will start&#xA;to accumulate interest, once the deposit is to be given back to you &#xA;then the interest is also returned either to you or the landlord.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both of these two terms are enforced by the government and might be part of every law binding contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the question is this considered Riba, and what alternatives does one have available?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslim (1598) narrated that Jaabir said: The Messenger of Allah&#xA;  (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) cursed the one who consumes&#xA;  riba and the one who pays it, the one who writes it down and the two&#xA;  who witness it, and he said: they are all the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.gov.uk/tenancy-agreements-a-guide-for-landlords/tenancy-types&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs)&lt;/a&gt; is the type of a tenancy agreement and in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.tenancyagreementservice.co.uk/standard-clauses#&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Standard Clauses in Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreements&lt;/a&gt; you'll find mention of the terms quoted above. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2017-03-26T21:09:59.870" LastActivityDate="2017-03-26T21:09:59.870" Title="Is Renting a property Haram if the rent agreement contains Riba?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35854" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-18T00:47:47.130" Score="2" ViewCount="120" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose a person is falsely accused for a matter in which they have a danger for their life. Even after tireless effort of seeking help through lawful means, the person either bears the false charges against them or gets rid of them by paying a bribe that is being demanded.  Is this permissible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19723" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-18T01:10:51.877" LastActivityDate="2017-12-07T15:57:16.407" Title="Is it permissible for a falsely accused person to pay a bribe out of fear for their life?" Tags="|halal-haram|sunni|money|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35851" CreationDate="2016-10-18T05:44:14.583" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on the few of info you've provided in your Question we have three cases two of them for the talaq with an accepted turn back:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In case of a rij'i talaq (talaq were a turning back is possible)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can take back your wife within the 'idah (waiting period). But you should have witnesses for that, this may mean you (I'd say preferably both) should speak it out in front of others, also read the verses from surat at-Talaq.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you couldn't reconcile within the 'idah your talaq becomes valid and at this moment you are divorced and foreign people, so a new marriage contract is necessary if you want to get back together!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the case after the first and second talaq.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is based on verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/229&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:229&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Divorce is twice. Then, either keep [her] in an acceptable manner or release [her] with good treatment. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/232&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:232&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when you divorce women and they have fulfilled their term, do not prevent them from remarrying their [former] husbands if they agree among themselves on an acceptable basis. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which would apply in both cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also read in surat at-Talaq &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/65/1-2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;65:1-2&lt;/a&gt; which explain the importance of counting the days of the waiting period, because if you get back together before it ends you can stay together us husband and wife if not you are asked to let her go which means she isn't your wife anymore, but a foreigner unless you asked once again for her hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In case of the third talaq&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can only get together again if your wife married somebody else, and this marriage is consumed and got divorced, note that engaging somebody to be a &lt;em&gt;mohalil&lt;/em&gt; (a man who marries your wife and divorces her, so that you may have her &#xA;back) is haram. A marriage like this has a touch of mut'a -which is haram among sunni Muslims-. But the major reason for considering it haram are ahadith like in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1320120&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is based on verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:230&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if he has divorced her [for the third time], then she is not lawful to him afterward until [after] she marries a husband other than him. And if the latter husband divorces her [or dies], there is no blame upon the woman and her former husband for returning to each other if they think that they can keep [within] the limits of Allah . ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Verse 2:232) would apply also once the wife is &quot;free for marriage&quot; again!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also my answer on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/30388/are-women-who-are-divorced-after-the-consummation-entitled-to-maintenance/&quot;&gt;Are women who are divorced after the consummation entitled to maintenance?&lt;/a&gt; for more details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2016-10-18T06:01:56.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35857" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-18T07:56:15.007" Score="2" ViewCount="244" Body="&lt;p&gt;I once read in an Islamqa fatawa that cursing others will revoke your right to intercession if you are among the believers who were appointed to heaven. Is it true? If it is, then what are the hadiths that say so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-15T11:00:17.920" LastActivityDate="2021-09-09T05:13:07.333" Title="Does a person who curses others lose his right to intercession?" Tags="|jannah|akhirah|shafaah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35687" CreationDate="2016-10-18T11:39:12.563" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This hadith indeed is part of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunan_al-Darimi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sunan&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Darimi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ad-Darimi&lt;/a&gt; where you will find it in the:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&quot;Chapter about the virtues of the Quran/ Chapter of about the virtues of surat Ya-Sin.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?hflag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=137&amp;amp;pid=66717&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;رقم الحديث: 3319&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  (حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُهَاجِرِ بْنِ الْمِسْمَارِ ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ حَفْصِ بْنِ ذَكْوَانَ ، عَنْ مَوْلَى الْحُرَقَةِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : &quot; إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى قَرَأَ طه ، وَيس قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْلُقَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ بِأَلْفِ عَامٍ ، فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتْ الْمَلَائِكَةُ الْقُرْآنَ ، قَالَتْ : طُوبَى لِأُمَّةٍ يَنْزِلُ هَذَا عَلَيْهَا ، وَطُوبَى لِأَجْوَافٍ تَحْمِلُ هَذَا ، وَطُوبَى لِأَلْسِنَةٍ تَتَكَلَّمُ بِهَذَا &quot; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The narrator chain is as follows:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Ibrahim ibn al-Mundhir (trustworthy, among the teachers of al-Bukhari etc.) from&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Ibrahim ibn al-Muhajir ibn al-Mismar (monkar al-hadith/rejected or denounced for fabrication?) from&lt;br&gt;&#xA;'Omar ibn Hafs ibn Dhakwan (matrook al-Hadith/rejected) from&lt;br&gt;&#xA;al-Hurqah (trustworthy) from&lt;br&gt;&#xA;abu Hurairah (See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/90186&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;the fatwa&lt;/a&gt; posted by Hamza Islam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as you see we have two narrators of this chain are very weak, and note they have narrated one from the other:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Kathir in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=1129&amp;amp;idto=1129&amp;amp;bk_no=49&amp;amp;ID=1151&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tafsir of surat Ta-Ha&lt;/a&gt; has also quoted the same hadith and added:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;هذا حديث غريب ، وفيه نكارة ، وإبراهيم بن مهاجر وشيخه تكلم فيهما . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This could be translated as follows: &quot;This is a strange hadith and it has a terrible content (or is &quot;terrible&quot; or has terrible issues) and Ibrahim ibn Muhajir and his teacher are among those whom people have spoke about (meaning qualified them as weak or about their trustworthiness, maybe one could also say they were black marked by scholars)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith therefore has terrible weaknesses and can't be considered as authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith was also commented by Mulla &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_al-Qari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;'Ali al-Qari&lt;/a&gt; in his commentary on &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=79&amp;amp;ID=108&amp;amp;idfrom=4205&amp;amp;idto=4432&amp;amp;bookid=79&amp;amp;startno=39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Meshkat al-Massabyh&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-10-18T11:50:45.117" LastActivityDate="2016-10-18T11:50:45.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35859" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-18T12:05:15.200" Score="3" ViewCount="5781" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And that We have made every living thing out of water [&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.wahiduddin/21:30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;21:30&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aren't jinn &lt;em&gt;living things&lt;/em&gt;? What are they made of? Isn't it a contradiction with the the following verse?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and the jinn We had created before from flaming fire. [&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.wahiduddin/15:27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;15:27&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19727" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2016-10-18T14:40:28.147" LastActivityDate="2022-08-26T01:20:50.910" Title="We made every living thing from water. Are Jinns &quot;living&quot; things?" Tags="|quran|creation|jinn|contradiction|" AnswerCount="9" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35860" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-18T12:05:45.990" Score="4" ViewCount="3532" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hadith about Musa or Moses (pbuh) and the Angel of death can widely be found in Hadith collections (at least sunnah.com gives 4 search results) here just the two major sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported that the Angel of Death was sent to Moses (peace be upon him) to inform of his Lord's summons. When he came, he (Moses) boxed him and his eye was knocked out. He (the Angel of Death) came back to the Lord and said:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  You sent me to a servant. who did not want to die. Allah restored his eye to its proper place (and revived his eyesight), and then said: Go back to him and tell him that if he wants life he must place his hand on the back of an ox, and he would be granted as many years of life as the number of hair covered by his hand. He (Moses) said: My Lord what would happen then He said: Then you must court death. He said: Let it be now. And he supplicated Allah to bring him close to the sacred land. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: If I were there, I would have shown you his grave beside the road at the red mound. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/43/206&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/muslim/43/206&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The angel of death was sent to Moses and when he went to him, Moses slapped him severely, spoiling one of his eyes. The angel went back to his Lord, and said, &quot;You sent me to a slave who does not want to die.&quot; Allah restored his eye and said, &quot;Go back and tell him (i.e. Moses) to place his hand over the back of an ox, for he will be allowed to live for a number of years equal to the number of hairs coming under his hand.&quot; (So the angel came to him and told him the same). Then Moses asked, &quot;O my Lord! What will be then?&quot; He said, &quot;Death will be then.&quot; He said, &quot;(Let it be) now.&quot; He asked Allah that He bring him near the Sacred Land at a distance of a stone's throw. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) said, &quot;Were I there I would show you the grave of Moses by the way near the red sand hill.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/23/95&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/23/95&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How can this Hadith be explained?   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it really authentic? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I mean how can such a person like a Prophet and Messenger be willing to live and even attack the Angel of death?   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shouldn't he accept that his lifetime has ended instead of -as it seems- opposing to Allah's wish?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How can the expansion of lifetime be explained?   &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it a deal with Allah and why should Allah make such a deal ...?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19726" LastEditorUserId="19726" LastEditDate="2016-10-18T12:11:27.673" LastActivityDate="2022-09-06T16:10:43.720" Title="Why should Musa want life and &quot;attack&quot; the Angel of death?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|aqidah|prophet-musa|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35864" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9288" CreationDate="2016-10-18T16:04:43.860" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;“… as for yawning, then it is from the Shaytaan only …“[al-Bukharee&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When one says haa or makes noises whilst yawning the shaitaan (satan) laughs at him/her. So when you feel the urge to yawn try to keep the yawn in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for sneezing Allah likes sneezing and dislikes yawning. This is because when you sneeze you praise God but when you yawn it is from Satan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19690" LastActivityDate="2016-10-18T16:04:43.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35865" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35898" CreationDate="2016-10-18T16:30:43.610" Score="3" ViewCount="4014" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know about a hadith that says feeding the hungry is sadaqah.  So I feed the stray dogs. Please let me know if it is an act of sadaqah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I heard a few more hadith like, feeding the dogs will not give any returns on the day of ressurection, because dogs are prohibited in Islam.  One more hadith I heard was once Prophet S.A.W was sitting under a tree and was bitten by a red ant, and the prophet ordered the sahabas to burn that tree along with the ants.  The above 2 hadiths really made me worried: How can Islam be so inhuman towards the animals, and how could our rasool be so hard-hearted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these ahadith authentic, or fake ahadith being circulated? And is feeding those poor creature a sadaqah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17726" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-19T00:51:12.767" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T13:52:12.480" Title="Is feeding a stray dog an act of sadaqah? Are the ahadith that relate to this authentic?" Tags="|animals|sadaqah|dogs|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35866" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29148" CreationDate="2016-10-18T18:30:02.643" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shahada by definition means &quot;to observe, witness, testify&quot;. Testify means to make &quot;a statement based on personal knowledge or belief&quot;. Merely saying or writing &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I bear witness that there is no God except Allah; And I bear witness&#xA;  that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is His servant and messenger&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;without believing in it doesn't count as Shahada. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Shahada (Arabic: الشهادة‎‎ aš-šahādah &quot;the testimony&quot;), is an Islamic creed declaring belief in the oneness of God&#xA;  (tawhid) and the acceptance of Muhammad as God's prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-14T11:12:44.300" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T11:12:44.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17432" CreationDate="2016-10-18T18:41:46.407" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, you can marry.&#xA;You have divorced only once yet. (In part which is written here).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See my explanation at &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/103/just-reciting-talak-thrice-commits-divorce/32792#32792&quot;&gt;Just reciting &amp;quot;Talak&amp;quot; thrice commits divorce?&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think, just saying &quot;talaq&quot; is not counted as one divorce, only saying and waiting iddah is counted as one divorce. You made that 1 time, so, you are divorced one time. Only when you remarry, then again divorce, with iddah, 2nd divorce is counted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-12T06:21:00.310" LastActivityDate="2017-12-12T06:21:00.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12403" CreationDate="2016-10-18T19:13:34.930" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;whether witnessing was valid probably depends on them, if the witnesses can approve their witnessing, that should work. probably they had seen what was written on the paper, and had seen that your husband had seen that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but as i see your divorce process has another error: witnessing should happen after iddah, not at starting of iddah. but it is not late to fix it: you can invite witnesses now and if you and your husband say to them that iddah has passed, talaq will be valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the divorce phrases 5 years ago are not counted, because iddah had not passed that time. see my explanation at &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/103/just-reciting-talak-thrice-commits-divorce/32792#32792&quot;&gt;Just reciting &amp;quot;Talak&amp;quot; thrice commits divorce?&lt;/a&gt; . so, if you want, you can remarry, even if the divorce is valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as i know, khula should be done in court, and so, your divorce is not valid as khula.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-10-18T19:23:39.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35869" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22858" CreationDate="2016-10-18T19:44:10.843" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;there is thing named &quot;khula&quot; - divorce initiated by wife, and as i know it should be done in court, and if court allows the divorce, as i know, wife should return mahr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2016-10-18T19:44:10.843" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23081" CreationDate="2016-10-18T20:20:12.050" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;so, as i understand, you have contradicting signals: at one hand, you are living separately (i assume you mean also that you are not having sex), in other hand, he said that he did not want to divorce. is saying &quot;i did not want to divorce&quot; counted as taking you back? - i am not sure. maybe he was afraid that 1 divorce can be counted, and for that, wanted to make it not counted at all. but, as he said that after 2 weeks, divorce would not be counted, if he clearly said &quot;i take you back&quot;. proof: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/103/just-reciting-talak-thrice-commits-divorce/32792#32792&quot;&gt;Just reciting &amp;quot;Talak&amp;quot; thrice commits divorce?&lt;/a&gt; . but if you believe that his intention was really taking you back, i think, you can count that as taking you back, and this divorce is not counted at all. but since you are still not living together and seems he had not said clearly that he wants to take you back, it might be some fraud. i see from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/45174&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/45174&lt;/a&gt; that whether divorce in anger is counted depends on type of anger. i do not know how much he was in anger, but maybe he has approved his intention to divorce by &quot;waiting iddah&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2017-06-06:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i think whether he was in anger or not is not important, because anger is of short time, and he can take you back when he calms down. and the hadith to which they refer ( i think it is this: &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1263650&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/urn/1263650&lt;/a&gt; ) to proof anger is important is with word &quot;ighlaq&quot;, i have looked that word in lane dictionary and i think that maybe it really even does not mean &quot;anger&quot;. and they on islamqa.info also not sure, they say: &quot;The majority of scholars said that ighlaaq means compulsion or anger, i.e., intense anger.&quot; , and also translated as &quot;coersion&quot; on sunnah.com, and main meaning of the root on lane dictionary seems to be &quot;to be locked&quot; ( &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tyndalearchive.com/tabs/lane/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.tyndalearchive.com/tabs/lane/&lt;/a&gt; ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there is ambiguity in your case, whether you have that divorce counted for aim of counting 3 divorces, after which you cannot reconcile without you marrying other man. i think i can remove/solve that ambiguity, see below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in any case, you can continue to live together, if this is your 1st divorce, because either he has taken you back before iddah and divorce is not counted, either divorce is counted, but since you are divorcee woman, you can remarry without your parents' consent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;solution of the ambiguity: witnesses are needed to divorce to be counted after iddah is passed, according to quran. so, in your case, you have not formal witnesses, but only your parents. i think, whether you are divorced depends on quality of witnessing of your parents, and whether they can be counted as witnesses - they should be at least 2 just musim men, according to quran. why do they think that your divorce is valid? so, iddah time - 3 periods passed and after then you, together with your husband, said to them, to your father and to his father and others, while they are together, that iddah is passed and your husband has not taken you back in that time? if your fathers cannot witness that, then the divorce is not counted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in case all was ok with witnesses and they think you are divorced, then: if you say here truth, but lied to your witnesses, i think divorce is counted because they are witnesses; if you said them truth (that he has not taken you back) and you are lying here to us, then of course divorce is counted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T16:59:12.240" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T16:59:12.240" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35871" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-18T21:14:58.890" Score="1" ViewCount="173" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Boltzmann brain is a hypothesized self-aware entity that arises due to random fluctuations in the quantum vacuum. Does Islamic theology allow for this interpretation of Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boltzmann_brain&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boltzmann_brain&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19730" LastEditorUserId="19730" LastEditDate="2016-10-18T21:39:03.157" LastActivityDate="2016-10-19T00:47:38.673" Title="Could Allah be a Boltzmann Brain that evolved spontaneously from the uncertainty of the quantum vacuum?" Tags="|allah|universe|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35872" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8912" CreationDate="2016-10-18T21:24:41.500" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;We live in a non-Muslim country and, correct me if I am wrong, but we must go by the rules of our companies.  There is no time or proper clean place to do wudu. The breaks are short and a person can squeeze nemaz in now and again when you still have wudu but there are other jobs where a person feels very guilty because the work is so hard and he or she has to eat something for energy and there is not enough time to do both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is easy for someone to say get another job, but it is Allah we pray to to get us these jobs as there is a lot of outgoings e.g. bills, bringing kids up, etc.  We must always ask for forgiveness from the almighty and try and make up for it when we are not at work by reading nemaz on time and doing other good deeds which will make Allah happy with us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think reading kadzah nemaz after work brings you very close to Allah because it shows you are still thankful of what Allah has given you. It is not always good advice to tell somebody to get a part-time job because not all of us can survive on the pay; e.g. when we work longer hours we earn extra money we send to the poor people in Pakistan and we can also visit our relatives there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could go on with this subject for a long time but I would like to end it by saying that we should have prayer in our minds at all times.  Just going to jummah prayers once a week is not enough, nor just remembering Allah at hard times, nor when we want something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19731" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T13:10:58.613" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T13:10:58.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35873" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35871" CreationDate="2016-10-19T00:47:38.673" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Boltzmann brain is a&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...self-aware entity that arises due to random fluctuations out of a state of chaos (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boltzmann_brain&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which implies that, if a Boltzmann brain exists, it's most probably among the most rudimentary of brains, as creating more sophisticated brains is far less probable.  This is not compatible with our understanding of Allah, e.g. being all-knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it's also inconsistent with the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate, and He is, of all things, Knowing. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/57:3&quot;&gt;Qur'an 57:3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't believe in a model of the universe without Allah, and a Boltzmann brain requires things to exist before it's spontaneously created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-10-19T00:47:38.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35874" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35878" CreationDate="2016-10-19T02:27:44.757" Score="6" ViewCount="5053" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/95577&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; quote the Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas, who write:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A woman is required to cover all of her body when praying, except the face and hands, but &lt;strong&gt;if she is praying where there are non-mahram men who can see her, then she has to cover all of her body including the face and hands.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm a bit surprised by this: it implies the moment she stops praying she can reveal her hands and face to the exact same non-mahram men she is required to conceal them from during prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Does a Muslim woman need to cover her entire body (including hands and face) during prayer if a non-mahram can see her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, I want to check if the specific claim in this fatwa is held true throughout Islam, or if it among the more conservative viewpoints.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Motivation&lt;/em&gt;: At work, I found an infrequently used room and put a rug&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; in it for prayer and occasionally people see me pray (both men and women; non-mahram; usually non-Muslim).  When covering my face, I feel &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claustrophobia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;claustrophobic&lt;/a&gt; and struggle to breathe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;I chose one that doesn't look like a prayer rug so as to not overwhelm people (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/34782/17163&quot;&gt;Should a prayer rug look Islamic?&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2021-12-06T07:28:23.587" Title="Does a Muslim woman need to cover her entire body (including hands and face) during prayer if a non-mahram man can see her?" Tags="|salat|women|non-mahram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35702" CreationDate="2016-10-19T09:28:58.170" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this answer isn't more than an attempt to answer and my answer unfortunately don't include English literature sources (but I tried to add links to an Arabic dictionary to some of the key-words):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Definition: Of the two names of Mercy (ar-Rahman and ar-Raheem)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(MY OWN TRANSLATION TAKE IT CAREFULLY)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الرحمن/ الرحيم:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The names ar-rahman (the Entirely Merciful) and ar-raheem (the Especially Merciful). Both are related to ar-rahmah الرحمة the Mercy  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A9/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;الرقة&lt;/a&gt; و&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B7%D9%81/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;التعطف&lt;/a&gt;، والمرحمة مثله، ...، والرحمة &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%BA%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A9/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;المغفرة&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Which in Arabic has the meanings: Gentleness and condescendence. Al-Marhamah &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A9/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;المرحمة&lt;/a&gt; (clemency) is similar, an other synonym of ar-Rahmah is forgivness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;، وقوله تعالى في وصف القرآن {هدى ورحمة لقوم يؤمنون}؛ أي فصلناه هاديا، وذا رحمة،&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Allah has described the Quran in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;7:52&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;&lt;em&gt;... as guidance and&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;mercy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;to a people who believe.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;this means we have detailed this book to make it a guidance (for the believers) and of (or containing) mercy (for them)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقوله تعالى:{ورحمة للذين آمنوا منكم }؛ أي هو رحمة لأنه كان سبب إيمانهم ....&#xA;  Allah has described his Messenger () in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;9:61&lt;/a&gt;) saying&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;...&lt;em&gt;believes the believers and [is] a &lt;strong&gt;mercy&lt;/strong&gt; to those who believe among you.&lt;/em&gt;...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This means he is a mercy because he was a reason for you to vecome believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;والله الرحمن الرحيم، بنيت الصفة الأولى على فعلان، لأن معناه الكثرة، وذلك لأن رحمته وسعت كل شيء، وهو أرحم الراحمين، فأما الرحيم: فإنما ذكر بعد الرحمن لأن الرحمن مقصور على الله عز وجل، والرحيم قد يكون لغيره،... ورحيم فعيل بمعنى فاعل&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Allah is ar-Rahman ar-Raheem. Ar-Rhaman in Arabic has a special linguistic structure which makes it refer to a lot/many/much of Mercy, as Allah's Mercy includes everything. And HE is the most Merciful of the Merciful. While Ar-Raheem was quoted after ar-Rahman because the later is exclusive for Allah, the Exalted , the Majestic, while ar-Raheem can apply to others (too). Raheem in the Arabic language has a structure, which make it refer to the doer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that ar-Rahman is also a expresses exaggeration. And if we say Allah is ar-Raheem we mean He is the one who gives Mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now let’s take a look in a more theological definition&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الرحمن هو العطوف على عباده &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AF/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;بالإيجاد&lt;/a&gt; أولا .. وبالهداية إلى الإيمان وأسباب &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;السعادة&lt;/a&gt; ثانيا .. و&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A3%D9%8E%D8%B3%D9%92%D8%B9%D9%8E%D8%AF%D9%8E/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;الإسعاد&lt;/a&gt; في الآخرة ثالثا ، و&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;الإنعام&lt;/a&gt; بالنظر إلى وجهه الكريم رابعا .&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  الرحمن هو &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B9%D9%85/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;المنعم&lt;/a&gt; بما لا يتصور صدور جنسه من العباد ، &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ar-Rahaman is the one who is gentle towards his servants due to his creation firstly ... due to his guidance to belief and the reasons of felicity secondly... by bringing happiness in the hereafter thirdly, ... by the benefit to see His honorable face fourthly.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Ar-Rahman is the donor of all that which is unimaginable to be given or rise from his servants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;والرحيم هو المنعم بما &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;يتصور&lt;/a&gt; صدور جنسه من العباد&#xA;  While ar-Raheem is the donor of all that which is imaginable to come from his servants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Defintion of Justice&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Justice or al-'Adl العدل: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;العدل ما قام في النفوس أنه &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%85/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;مستقيم&lt;/a&gt; وهو ضد &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;الجور&lt;/a&gt; ...،&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  'Adl means is what we (or our minds and conscience) understand as correct and it is the opposite of inequity&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وفي أسماء الله سبحانه العدل: هو الذي لا &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;يميل&lt;/a&gt; به الهوى فيجور في الحكم، &#xA;  And among HIS beautiful names is al-'Adl: That is the One who doesn't decline due to fantasy or caprice and aggrieve in his verdict.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we learn that Allah can't give a verdict as a result of whim!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another definition says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;العدل من أسماء الله الحسنى ، هو &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%AF%D9%84/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;المعتدل&lt;/a&gt; ، يضع كل شيء موضعه ، لينظر الإنسان إلى بدنه فإنه مركب من أجسام مختلفة، هي: العظم.. اللحم .. الجلد ..، ...، فلو عكس الترتيب وأظهر ما أبطن لبطل النظام ،&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Al-'Adl is one of Allah's beautiful names, it also refers to the &quot;correct&quot; who puts everything in the right place, if the human looks at his body than he would findout that it is built from different materials and parts ...muscles, bones, skin ... if  it was built up in a different order the whole system wouldn't work. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;هو العدل الذي يعطى كل ذي حق حقه ، لا &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%8A%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%B1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;يصدر&lt;/a&gt; عنه إلا العدل ، فهو &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B2%D9%87/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;المنزه&lt;/a&gt; عن الظلم والجور في أحكامه وأفعاله ،&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  His justice is of the kind that appoints for everyone who has a right what is due to him (see for example in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/18/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;), only justice can be rendered by/from Him, as He is infallible and it is impossible to Him to be unjust or aggrieve in His verdict and actions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore Quran asks us to choose the midway and to apply justice in many verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...And thus we have made you a just community that you will be witnesses over the people and the Messenger will be a witness over you.  ...(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/143&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:143&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...and when you judge between people to judge with justice. ...(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/58&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;4:58&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...And [they are] those who, when they spend, do so not excessively or sparingly but are ever, between that, [justly] moderate ...(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/25/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;25:67&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relation between both&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From above we know that Allah's mercy includes gentleness of Allah towards his servants and his guidance and many other donations he might give all of his servants or those who follow his guidance in the hereafter in special. While his justice can be summarized in two things putting everything in the right place and not abusing or aggrieve any of his creations. This already seems to show that there's no intersection rather than a clear cut between both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here an attempt to explain how they don't contradict each other which is to some extent a copy-paste from my source below with some comments of mine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it,(7)  And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/99/7-8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;99:7-8&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So on Judgementday anything will be put on the  weighing scale.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And there is no creature on earth but that upon Allah is its provision, and He knows its place of dwelling and place of storage. All is in a clear register. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/11/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;11:6&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's mercy covers all kinds of His creation and all &quot;information&quot; about them is in a record. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say to those who have disbelieved [that] if they cease, what has previously occurred will be forgiven for them. But if they return [to hostility] - then the precedent of the former [rebellious] peoples has already taken place. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/8/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;8:38&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's mercy includes the disbelievers (in this life) and they would be rewarded by his forgiveness in case of conversion. Else they would be punished according their committed sins. So they may learn about Islam or Allah and accept Him as their creator or reject Him (because of stubbornness for example) in this life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We have enjoined on man kindness to his parents: In pain did his mother bear him, and in pain did she give him birth. The carrying of the (child) to his weaning is (a period of) thirty months. At length, when he reaches the age of full strength and attains forty years, he says, 'O my Lord! Grant me that I may be grateful for Thy favour which Thou has bestowed upon me, and upon both my parents, and that I may work righteousness such as Thou mayest approve; and be gracious to me in my issue. Truly have I turned to Thee and truly do I bow (to Thee) in Islam.'  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/46/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;46:15&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver.&quot;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/38/66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;38:66&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, only [committing] slight ones. Indeed, your Lord is vast in forgiveness. He was most knowing of you when He produced you from the earth and when you were fetuses in the wombs of your mothers. So do not claim yourselves to be pure; He is most knowing of who fears Him. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/53/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;53:32&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows all about us he even knows our weakness therefore it is part of His mercy to forgive once we repent or learn -what is right and or wrong- from our mistakes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In these Noble Verses we see the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1-  Allah Almighty records everything that His creations do, and will bring it to their attention on the Day of Judgement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2-  Allah Almighty recognizes that as the person grows up, he/she learns.  His example of the age of 40 in Noble Verse 46:15 clearly proves this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3-  Allah Almighty's Mercy and Forgiveness are vast and He always Forgives His creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With these points established from the Noble Quran, we can now clearly see how Allah Almighty's Mercy and Justice do not contradict each other’s in anyway.  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answering-christianity.com/forgiveness_mercy_and_justice.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to add some verses showing his justice a bit more on judgement day such as: (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/17/13-14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;17:13-14&lt;/a&gt;) and (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/48-49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;18:48-49&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which show that on judgement day we will be presented our records and would therefore accept the verdict, as it is based on clear evidences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources for the definitions: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.achaari.ma/Article.aspx?C=5912&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;achaari&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://alhekme.com/viewtopic.php?t=17786&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;alhekma&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-10-19T09:28:58.170" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32884" CreationDate="2016-10-19T11:47:44.827" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is wine banned or is alcohol banned?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An ayat from the Holy Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, &quot;In them is great sin and&#xA;  [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their&#xA;  benefit.&quot; And they ask you what they should spend. Say, &quot;The excess&#xA;  [beyond needs].&quot; Thus Allah makes clear to you the verses [of&#xA;  revelation] that you might give thought.&#xA;  Al Bakarah - Ayat 219&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The Prophet (p.b.u.h.) said: If a large amount of anything causes&#xA;  intoxication, a small amount of it is prohibited.” (Sunan Abi Dawud,&#xA;  Drinks, 3681)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamandquran.org/fatwas/is-non-alcoholic-beer-permissible.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamandquran.org/fatwas/is-non-alcoholic-beer-permissible.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So can we use (in any form/any way) any non-addictive thing which contain minimal traces of alcohol?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ethyl alcohol is actually the intoxicating substance in alcoholic&#xA;  drinks. However, it is already included in many foods such as bread,&#xA;  orange peel, ready-sold dough; and our body needs it to a certain&#xA;  extent. In Qur’an Al-Karim, the word  ‘alcohol’ is not mentioned.  &lt;strong&gt;The&#xA;  Glorified Allah forbids consuming intoxicants.&lt;/strong&gt; However, drinks and&#xA;  other foods do not intoxicate as long as the ratio of alcohol within&#xA;  them reach a certain amount. If a substance includes sugar or starch,&#xA;  ethyl alcohol emerges in it, although you do not interfere. If you do&#xA;  interfere and add more than a certain amount of alcohol to drinks,&#xA;  they become intoxicant and forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As a result, those drugs do not intoxicate and therefore are not&#xA;  forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamandquran.org/fatwas/what-is-the-ruling-on-taking-drugs-that-include-alcohol.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.islamandquran.org/fatwas/what-is-the-ruling-on-taking-drugs-that-include-alcohol.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19737" LastActivityDate="2016-10-19T11:47:44.827" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35874" CreationDate="2016-10-19T12:37:48.327" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In these three (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/95577&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;95577&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/11774&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;11774&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/21536&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;21536&lt;/a&gt;) fatwas from islamqa the author or mufti tries to proove that covering the face is the correct view of Islam. However one could find ahadith and Quran rulings that clearly oppose this view or at least don't support it. I'd like to add that instead of starting with a sahih narration or a Quran verse the argumentation there often starts from a statement of scholars and later quotes of more or less sane narrations and interpretations of given Quran verses, which add to the verses and narrations things they don't clearly say!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me it is strange how or why scholars often start the Issue of &lt;em&gt;hijab/niqab etc.&lt;/em&gt; or any kind of covering the body using the verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:31&lt;/a&gt;)... the verse itself shows that it is only the 2nd part of a message while the earlier part is revealed one verse before (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:30&lt;/a&gt;) and addresses &lt;strong&gt;men not women&lt;/strong&gt;! Why? Maybe because men are the stronger part in this &amp;quot;equation&amp;quot; so if they don't stare at what they shouldn't and wouldn't see if they lower their gaze, the chance for anything sinful to happen (at least by force) is much lower!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if Allah commands men to lower their gaze, what is the use of the order of covering faces of women than?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is one of the Questions addressed by sheikh &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mohammed_al-Ghazali&amp;amp;oldid=1039727340&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad al-Ghazaly&lt;/a&gt; (to get an idea of his view of Islam I strongly recommend you to read at least the chapter about his writings on the Wikipedia link!).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Arguments against covering the face&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll try to post his argumentation here translated in my own words based on his book &amp;quot;As-Sunna an-Nabawiya bayna ahli-l-Fiqh wa ahli-l-Hadith السنة النبوية بين أهل الفقه وأهل الحديث&amp;quot; (Prophetic tradition between the people of Fiqh (Jurisprudence) and the people of Hadith) (page 55ff, 6th Edition):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قرأت كتيبا في إحدى دول الخليج يقول فيه مؤلفه: إن الإسلام حرم الزنا! وإن كشف الوجه ذريعة إليه، فهو حرام لما ينشأ عنه من عصيان!.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;I've read in a booklet in one of the Gulf states where the author says: Islam forbid Zina! And showing the face is a medium towards this and therefore it is haraam because of disobedience which can arise from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قلت: إن الإسلام أوجب كشف الوجه في الحج، وألفه في الصلوات كلها، أفكان بهذا الكشف في ركنين من أركانه يثير الغرائز ويمهد للجريمة؟ ما أضل هذا الاستدلال!.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;I said: Islam ordered uncovering or showing the face for Hajj and made it familiar for all the prayers. Does it by those two elements awakens instincts and paved the way for the crime? What a misguided argumentation is this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وقد رأى النبي ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ الوجوه سافرة في المواسم والمساجد والأسواق فما روي عنه قط أنه أمر بتغطيتها، فهل أنتم أغير على الدين والشرف من الله ورسوله؟.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;And the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) has seen the face unveiled in many occasions, in the mosque, in the market. And no order of covering has been narrated on his authority. Do you fear for the religion and honor more than Allah and His Prophet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he quoted a couple of verses and hadiths with commentaries to give a proof:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;After quoting verse (24:31) he asked should the believers lower their gazes to not take a look at the poll and the neck?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الغض يكون عند مطالعة الوجوه بداهة، وربما رأى الرجل ما يستحسنه من المرأة فعليه ألا يعاود النظر عندئذ كما جاء في الحديث.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Lowering the gaze is by intuition when looking at the face, and maybe a man may see what he likes in a woman's face, so he shouldn't do it again as stated in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud:2149&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And what to do if a men's instincts by an accidentally look awaken is quoted in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;, in this case the married men should be happy with what he has (his wife). While non-Married men should follow (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:33&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But let them who find not [the means for] marriage abstain [from sexual relations] until Allah enriches them from His bounty.  ...&#xA;حكى القاضي عياض عن علماء عصره ـ كما روى الشوكاني ـ أن المرأة لا يلزمها ستر وجهها وهي تسير في الطريق، وعلى الرجال غض البصر كما أمرهم الله...&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Qadi_Ayyad&amp;amp;oldid=1037423889&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Qadi 'Iyad&lt;/a&gt; has narrated from the scholars of his epoch -as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al-Shawkani&amp;amp;oldid=1043137553&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a-Shwakani&lt;/a&gt; has narrated- that a woman doesn't need to hide or cover her face while walking in the streets while men are asked to lower their gaze as Allah has ordered them!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;On a 'Id our Prophet () hold a sermon addressing women (note that the Mosalla -the place where the 'id prayer is held- is frequented by both genders as ordered by our Prophet) and preached to them and admonished them, and asked them to give alms, for most of them are the fuel for Hell (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:885b&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;). In this hadith the narrator said: &amp;quot;A woman having a dark spot on the cheek stood up&amp;quot;, sheikh al-Ghazaly here asked how would he know the color of her cheek if she was face-covered? An other narration of the same &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai:1575&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; also refutes the idea of covering the hand indirectly! While al-Ghazaly say that there's a version saying that Jabir even saw them taking of rings etc. which would be even clearer on the matter!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال بعض الناس: إن الأمر يكشف الوجه في الحج، أو في الصلاة، يعطى أن الوجه يجب ستره فيما رواء ذلك، وأن على المرأة ارتداء النقاب. والقفازين!.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Some said: That the order to show the face during Hajj or during the prayer implies that they should be covered in any other situation. And women should wear niqab and gloves&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ونقول: هل إذا أمر الله الحجاج بتعرية رؤوسهم في الإحرام كان ذلك يفيد أن الرءوس تغطي وجوبا في غير الإحرام؟ من قال ذلك؟ من شاء غطى رأسه ومن شاء كشفه..&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;We say: If Allah ordered to uncover heads during Ehraam in Hajj would that mean that we are to cover our heads outside of Ehraam? Who said so? One is free to cover or uncover his head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He also quoted &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5030&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; (see also these versions &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai:3339&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5126&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:1425a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5087&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;). Then he asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;والسؤال فيم صعد النظر وصوبه إن كانت منقبة؟.&#xA;The Question here is at what he () looked at if she was wearing a niqab before lowering his head?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Result or conclusion and advice&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could also quote other examples (in total 11 examples and refuted counter-examples were quoted, I only posted 5 of them) from the book, but I'd like to come to a conclusion. Sheikh al-Ghazaly later showed that the view on which most scholars are -more or less- in &amp;quot;consensus&amp;quot; about is that the face should be uncovered and the hands too based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud:4104&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;. And this by clear statements of authorities of the four sunni madhabs and most scholars like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al-Tabari&amp;amp;oldid=1044623089&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tabari&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sa%27id_ibn_Jubayr&amp;amp;oldid=1038897086&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sa'id ibn Jubayr&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al-Dahhak_ibn_Qays_al-Shaybani&amp;amp;oldid=1019851432&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ad-Dahhak&lt;/a&gt; (not sure about the linked Biography), &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abd_al-Rahman_al-Awza%27i&amp;amp;oldid=1044291349&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Awza'i&lt;/a&gt; and the salafi -attributed- scholar &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ibn_Kathir&amp;amp;oldid=1044106426&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;  (who said it is the opinion of the majority of the scholars) however the hanbali school say that they have two opinions/views about the hands, while the hanafi even allows uncovering the feet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see covering your face doesn't have strong backup in Allah's shari'a.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And therefore if you feel uneasy or disturbed by people who plop in the room you are praying and see you pray, which may mean that they see you performing some &amp;quot;strange&amp;quot; bows or exercises. You should either let them know about it, seek another room or pray in a &amp;quot;hidden&amp;quot; corner. I'm afraid that covering your face won't be a good idea as I assume you are in a non-Muslim society!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-20T14:01:55.837" LastActivityDate="2021-09-20T14:01:55.837" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35879" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35890" CreationDate="2016-10-19T13:13:13.770" Score="3" ViewCount="528" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard that when the prophet met the people of the book, he asked them why they were fasting in the day of Ashura. They replied that it was a good day. The prophet then said he would fast that day and he added that &lt;strong&gt;he would observe two fasts in the next Ashura (in the next year) if he is alive.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did he say that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did he say that he would observe two fasts in the next Ashura?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it a weak hadith that says this or something similar?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2022-06-14T08:52:27.860" LastActivityDate="2022-06-14T08:52:27.860" Title="Did the prophet say this regarding fasting in the day of Ashura?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|sawm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13228" CreationDate="2016-10-19T13:54:21.743" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sunni view:&#xA;At the age of forty years on the authority of ibn 'Abbas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn `Abbas:&#xA;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) started receiving the Divine Inspiration at the age of forty. Then he stayed in Mecca for thirteen years, receiving the Divine Revelation. Then he was ordered to migrate and he lived as an Emigrant for ten years and then died at the age of sixty-three (years). (Sahih al-Bukhari a slightly different version on his authority is also available in Sahih al-Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and Anas ibn Malik:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas bin Malik:&#xA;The Prophet (ﷺ) was neither conspicuously tall, nor short; neither, very white, nor tawny. His hair was neither much curled, nor very straight. Allah sent him (as an Apostle) at the age of forty (and after that) he stayed for ten years in Mecca, and for ten more years in Medina. Allah took him unto Him at the age of sixty, and he scarcely had ten white hairs on his head and in his beard. (Sahih al-Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was neither very conspicuously tall nor short-statured, and his color was neither glaringly white nor brown; his hair was neither very curly nor very straight; Allah commissioned him (as a Prophet) when he had reached the age of forty years, and he stayed in Mecca for ten years and for ten years in Medina; Allah took him away when he had just reached the age of sixty, and there had not been twenty white hair in his head and beard. (Sahih Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that Quran also emphasizes on the age of forty years in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/46/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;46:15&lt;/a&gt; so it might have some meaning! (see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.missionislam.com/family/ageforty.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.missionislam.com/family/ageforty.html&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam an-Nawawi in his commentary on sahih Muslim said there's consensus about the fact that the Messenger of Allah has been living in Mekka 40 years before his commission and in Medina 10 years the only thing where there is a dispute is the amount of years he stayed in Mekka after his commission and the most correct is 13 years (see for example here). This means his age when he died was 63 years. (See this answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/35220/13438&quot;&gt;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/35220/13438&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safiur_Rahman_Mubarakpuri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Mubarkapury&lt;/a&gt; المباركفوري even calculated an exact date in ar-Raheeq al-Makhtoom:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فيقول المباركفوري في الرحيق المختوم في تحديد تاريخ البعثة: وبعد النظر والتأمل في القرائن والدلائل يمكن لنا أن نحدد ذلك اليوم بأنه كان يوم الاثنين لإحدى وعشرين مضت من شهر رمضان ليلا، ويوافق 10 أغسطس سنة 610م، وكان عمره صلى الله عليه وسلم إذ ذاك بالضبط أربعين سنة قمرية وستة أشهر و12 يوماً، وذلك نحو 39 سنة شمسية وثلاثة أشهر، و22 يوماً. انتهى.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/42006&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamweb, Fatwa #42006&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;saying it was on Monday the 21st Ramadan (at night) the equivalent to the August the 10th 610 C.E. and he was at the time 40 -moon- years 6 months and 12 days old and about 39 -sun- years three months and 22 days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19726" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-03T13:12:13.487" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T13:12:13.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35851" CreationDate="2016-10-19T19:18:28.900" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;there are 2 levels of divorce and taking back. first level is divorce initiation. after initiation you can easily take her back before iddah time has passed. when iddah is passed, and you invite witnesses to that event, second level of divorce happen and you become divorced, and you can remarry her at same level with other men, so, you can lose her after this. if she does not marry other man, you can remarry her later, if she agree, without time limit for remarriage. but there can be only 3 consecutive marriages with one man. at 3rd divorce you also has 1st level of divorce and iddah time. if you take your wife back within iddah time, second level of divorce does not happen, and that is not counted as one of 3 allowed consecutive divorces. (so, it is not full divorce, but divorce attempt). this is according to quran, see explanation in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/103/just-reciting-talak-thrice-commits-divorce/32792#32792&quot;&gt;Just reciting &amp;quot;Talak&amp;quot; thrice commits divorce?&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-10-19T19:18:28.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35886" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35892" CreationDate="2016-10-20T01:57:20.953" Score="4" ViewCount="4045" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_life_(Quran)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Satan, disguised as a serpent, repeatedly told Adam to eat from the tree, and eventually both Adam and Eve did so, thus disobeying Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This surprises me; I don't recall a serpent when I read the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Did Satan disguise himself as a serpent to convince Adam and Eve to eat from the Tree of Immortality?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel like this is not accurate.  Indeed, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/1190/viewall/story-of-adam/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamReligion.com&lt;/a&gt; says the complete opposite of this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At no point do the words of God – the Quran, or the traditions and sayings of Prophet Muhammad - indicate that Satan came to Adam and Eve in the form of a snake or serpent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm seeking a solid, authoritative source that supports its refutation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-09T07:43:25.907" LastActivityDate="2018-03-09T07:43:25.907" Title="Did Satan disguise himself as a serpent to convince Adam and Eve to eat from the Tree of Immortality?" Tags="|shaitan|adam-and-eve|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35758" CreationDate="2016-10-20T02:19:26.533" Score="5" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Hebrew calendar&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Traditionally, the Hebrew calendar was based on a lunar calendar, with each month starting with the sighting of the moon (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jewfaq.org/m/calendar.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;). Months were either 29 or 30 days. This is exactly the same as the Hijri calendar, and the calendar observed in the Arabian Peninsula prior to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hebrew calendar continued to be lunar until the fourth century when Hillel II (head of Sanhedrin at the time) changed it from lunar to fixed based on mathematical and astronomical calculations. This was done to coordinate between a lunar year and a solar year. Since then, the Hebrew calendar has 12 or 13 months of 29 or 30 days using a 19-year cycle with leap years occurring in years 3, 6, 8, 11, 14, 17 and 19 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jewfaq.org/m/calendr2.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this change, the Islamic and Jewish calendars would only partially match. For example, the beginning of the 1438 Hijri year and the Hebrew 5777 year were one day apart (2nd and 3rd October, respectively). Next year, the new year will start on 21 September foth both calendars (mathematically), and so on, until the 5780 leap year when the Hebrew calendar will be reset.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;‘Ashura&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/164&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; in Sahih Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah arrived in Medina and found the Jews observing fast on the day of 'Ashura. The Messenger of Allah said to them: What is the (significance) of this day that you observe fast on it? They said: It is the day of great (significance) when Allah delivered Moses and his people, &lt;strong&gt;and drowned the Pharaoh and his people&lt;/strong&gt;, and Moses observed fast out of gratitude and we also observe it. Upon this the Messenger of Allah said: We have more right, and we have a closer connection with Moses than you have; so Allah's Messenger observed fast (on the day of 'Ashura), and gave orders that it should be observed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Pesach&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pesach (Passover) refers to God passing over the houses of the Jews when slaying the firstborn of Egypt (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mechon-mamre.org/jewfaq/holidaya.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;).  This is mentioned in Exodus 12:12-13:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the LORD. And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no plague be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not related to the day the Pharaoh and his people drowned, as per the hadith above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‘Ashura is most likely Yom Kippur, which is the 10th of Tishri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rosh Hashanah means &quot;head of the year&quot; and it occurs on the first and second days of Tishri, and it is known as the Jewish New Year (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mechon-mamre.org/jewfaq/holiday2.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;), being the Sabbatical and Jubilee new year out of multiple new years observed in the Hebrew calendar (Nissan 1 for calendar counting reign of kings, Elul 1 for the tithing of animals, etc.). So Rosh Hashanah is the one that matches onset of Muharram in the Hijri calendar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mechon-mamre.org/jewfaq/holiday5.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sukkot&lt;/a&gt;, on 15th of Tishri, the fifth day after Yom Kippur, commemorates the onset of the 40-year wandering period for Bani Israel (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jewfaq.org/m/defs/sukkot.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;), which happened right after the drowning of the Pharaoh. As mentioned in Numbers 33:3-5&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they journeyed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with a high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians, while the Egyptians were burying them that the LORD had smitten among them, even all their first-born; upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments. And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Exodus 33:3-5 shows that (1) the first month of the year is Tishri, and (2) Sukkot is on the 15th of Tishri, five days after Yom Kippur. I am not sure how to reconcile that Passover is 15th of Nissan (Exodus 12 and 13, and Leviticus 22) and Exodus 33 with Passover being on 14th of Tishri.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mechon-mamre.org/jewfaq/holiday4.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Yom Kippur&lt;/a&gt;, 10th of Tishri,  is a day that Jews refrain from work, fast and attend synagogue services. It is the Day of Atonement that traditionally is the first day after the Bani Israel’s exodus from Egypt and arrival at Mount Sinai (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/yom-kippur-history&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;). This also ties Yom Kippur to the drowning of the Pharaoh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2016-10-20T09:57:19.870" LastActivityDate="2016-10-20T09:57:19.870" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35888" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32884" CreationDate="2016-10-20T05:43:37.470" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is wine banned or is alcohol banned?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All intoxicants are haram for consumption. The wines and alcohols that cause intoxication are totally forbidden. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'A'isha reported that Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa&#xA;  sallam) was asked about it, whereupon he said that everything that&#xA;  causes intoxication is forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Umar reported Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam)&#xA;  as saying: Every intoxicant is Khamr and every intoxicant is&#xA;  forbidden. He who drinks wine in this world and dies while he is&#xA;  addicted to it, not having repented, will not be given a drink in the&#xA;  Hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Musa reported: Allaah's Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam)&#xA;  sent me and Mu'adh b. Jabal to Yemen. I said: Allaah's Messenger,&#xA;  there is prepared in our land a wine out of barley which is known as&#xA;  Mizr (beer of our times) and a wine from honey which is known as Bit,&#xA;  (are these also forbidden? ), whereupon he said: &lt;strong&gt;Every intoxicant is&#xA;  forbidden.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sahihmuslim.com/sps/smm/sahihmuslim.cfm?scn=dspchaptersfull&amp;amp;BookID=23&amp;amp;ChapterID=844&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can we use products, such as deodorant, which contain alcohol?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prohibition on consumption of intoxicants doesn't mean that using (without drinking/consuming) products that contain alchol (which is an intoxicant) is haram. The prohibition applies to drinking/consuming alchol not using deodorant or other products that contain some alchol. Scholars at IslamQA.info says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We need to talk at length about the issue of perfumes that are said to&#xA;  contain cologne or alcohol. If the percentage of alcohol is very&#xA;  little, we say that it does not matter, and a person may use them&#xA;  without any concern, such as &lt;strong&gt;if the alcohol content is 5% or less.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  This does not matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the percentage of alcohol is very high, so that you can detect it,&#xA;  then it is better not to use it except where it is necessary, such as&#xA;  for sterilizing wounds and the like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In cases where it is not necessary, it is better not to use it, but &lt;strong&gt;we&#xA;  do not say that it is haram.&lt;/strong&gt; The most we can say is that this high&#xA;  alcohol content is an intoxicant, and no doubt consuming intoxicants&#xA;  is haram according to the texts of Islam and the consensus of the&#xA;  scholars, but is using it in ways other than drinking it permissible?&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;This is open to speculation, but to be on the safe side we should not&#xA;  use it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/1365&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-20T09:37:39.893" LastActivityDate="2016-10-20T09:37:39.893" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35889" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-20T07:50:50.023" Score="4" ViewCount="1735" Body="&lt;p&gt;What exactly does it achieve? If a woman does not cover herself, how does that make her any less religious or less human? Some Muslims may say that it is degrading for a woman to show her body. Why should Allah care about a person's personal dignity as long as he/she is worshiping Him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T12:46:17.110" LastActivityDate="2021-09-27T18:33:17.137" Title="Why does Allah command women to cover themselves?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|hijab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35879" CreationDate="2016-10-20T07:59:45.837" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A few corrections first:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have heard that when the prophet met the people of the book, he asked them why they were fasting in the day of Asura. They replied that it was a good day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This meeting was not with people of the book in general but with the Jews of Medina once he settled there! Most scholars say this was not on the day he came to Medina but on the first encounter of 'Ashura' there so this conversation has taken place in the year 2 A.H..&#xA;See for example in sahih al-Bukahri with three different chains ending with Sa'id ibn Jubayr from Ibn 'Abbas and two with Shoa'bah from Abu Bishr from  the former quoted:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu Ma'mar -&amp;gt; Abdul-Warith -&amp;gt; Ayyub -&amp;gt; Abdullah ibn Sa'id ibn Jubair -&amp;gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;His father (Sa'id ibn Jubayr) -&amp;gt; Ibn 'Abbas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mohammad ibn Bashar -&amp;gt; Ghundar -&amp;gt; Shoa'bah -&amp;gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/180140&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Bishr -&amp;gt; ...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ya'qub ibn Ibrahim -&amp;gt; Rooh -&amp;gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/180720&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shoa'bah -&amp;gt; Abu Bishr -&amp;gt; ...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However there's a version of this hadith quoting the Christians beside the Jews too you can find it in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/172&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and with a similar narrator chain (... from Yahya ibn Ayyub from Ismael ibn Ummayyah (al-Qurashi) from abu Ghatafan from ibn 'Abbas... is a common part!), in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/14/133&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawood&lt;/a&gt;. As I'm not aware of a Christian practice on this topic I assume this addition is false or comes from lack of knowledge and wrong assumptions, or maybe at the time Christians still used to celebrate this happening. But Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet then said he would fast that day and he added that he would observe two fasts in the next Asura (in the next year) if he is alive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (pbuh) used to fast Ashur'a as the Mekkan pagans used to fast this day (it was apparently the day the covers of the Kaaba were changed... according the Arabic wikipedia see &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A9#.D8.B9.D9.87.D8.AF_.D8.A7.D9.84.D8.B1.D8.B3.D9.88.D9.84_.D9.88.D8.A7.D9.84.D8.AE.D9.84.D9.81.D8.A7.D8.A1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)  even before. As a statement of ibn Jarir says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كانت الكعبة فيما مضى إنما تكسى يوم عاشوراء، إذا ذهب آخر الحجاج حتى كان بنو هاشم، فكانوا يعلقون عليها القمص يوم التروية من الديباج، لأن يرى الناس ذلك عليها بهاء وجمالاً، فإذا كان يوم عاشوراء علقوا عليها الإزار&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Kaaba in the past was newly covered (with the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiswah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kiswah&lt;/a&gt;) on the day of 'Ashura', when the last pilgrims left until Banu Hashem were responsible then they used to hang on it veils (made of&#xA;silk brocade) on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;day of at-Tawriyah&lt;/a&gt; (8th of Dhil-Hijjah, at this day people used to drink and gather water from Zamzam before leaving Mekka towards Mina), so that people (visitors) see the beauty and majesty of the Kaaba, then when the day of 'Ashura' came they hanged the usual veil on it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So he asked the Jews (of Medina) about their reason to fast, ahadith are showing that he and (as it seems) the muhajireen (Quraish) were fasting that day.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;See for example: in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; (sane chain), &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/178320&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari again&lt;/a&gt; (with an other chain: the teacher of al-Bukahri and his teacher), in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1903090&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a-Shamaa'il al-Mohammadya&lt;/a&gt; (three new narrators), Jami' at-Tirmidhi (same as in a-Sahmaa'il, but he said it was also narrated on the authorithy of ibn Mas'ud, ibn 'omar, Qais ibn Sa'd, Jabir ibn Samura and Mo'awiya), sahih Muslim (Muslims teacher and his teacher are new in the chain) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/406690&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt; the source of al-Bukhari's first version).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After knowing that it was the day Allah saved Musa (pbuh) and bani Israel from Pharao he ordered this fast but as fasting Ramadan was ordered in the year 2 A.H. this was the single occasion were fasting 'Ashura' was an ordered fast, that's why believers who were not fasting were asked not to eat in hadiths such &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/174&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;as this&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/175&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;  in sahih Muslim!&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The statement that he would observe fasting the 9th and 10th came much later as it is a statement the Prophet (pbuh) made, but couldn't keep as he died before reaching the next 'Ashura' so you must distinguish between these statements. I'd like to add that even shi'a sources recommend this fast!&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Here the sunni sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/172&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; on the authorithy of ibn 'Abbas&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see your Question is basically a mix of different narrations most of them have been shortly explained in my answer here &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35730/why-do-some-muslims-fast-on-the-9th-and-10th-moharram-even-when-it-was-abandoned&quot;&gt;Why do some Muslims fast on the 9th and 10th moharram even when it was abandoned by the Prohpet (saw)?&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;I'd like to add that all these ahadith are quoted at least in one of both sahihs, so the chance of it having weak narrators are very few.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to your Questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did he say that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think I made clear what he (pbuh) said or not in my &amp;quot;correction&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did he say that he would observe two fasts in the next Asura?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As stated above he said this but died before &lt;em&gt;this&lt;/em&gt; next 'Ashura'. A reason for declaring to fast those two days was to differ from the fast of the people of the book, as (at least) Jews were fasting the 10th only as all narration agree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it a weak hadith that says this or something similar?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As stated above all these narrations and many more can be found in the sahih books verifying the authenticity of this amount would take weeks or months for a layman as I'm. I found in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saaid.net/mktarat/mohram/35.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt; a takhrij (a detailed source identification quoting all the sources and chains) of all the ahadith quoting the fast of 'Ashura' (unfortunately it is in Arabic) and all of the details I've quoted here are quoted there too (If I would have known this site earlier I would have spared a lot of time ;)), so there you may even find a lot of ahadith I missed in my posts. There's also a nice &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.saaid.net/mktarat/mohram/15.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic too) quoting the historical development of the fast of 'Ashura' with good explanations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why the Prophet followed the Jews in fasting that day?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here some responses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Maaziri (may Allah have mercy on him) said concerning this issue and the response to it:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;What the Jews say is not to be accepted (and taken as true), so it may be that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) received revelation that confirmed what they said, or that he heard about that from many different sources, so that he concluded that it was true. End quote.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;This was quoted by an-Nawawi in Sharh Muslim, 8/11&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Even though this fast was not originally intended to do the same as the people of the Book, his saying, “We are closer to Moosa than you” is a confirmation of the prescription to observe this the fast, and explaining to the Jews that what you do of expressing love for Moosa, we do too, and we are closer to Moosa than you.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Iqtida’ as-Siraat al-Mustaqeem, p. 174&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) said:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Whatever the case, he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) did not fast it in emulation of them – i.e., the Jews – because he used to fast it before that, and that was at the time when the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) liked to do the same as the people of the Book in matters that he had not been forbidden to do so.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Fath al-Baari, 4/248&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that the Prophet (pbuh) liked to follow the people of the scripture unless he had a clear revelation on a matter as stated in ahadith such as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Abdullah bin `Abbas:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The Prophet (ﷺ) used to keep his hair falling loose while the pagans used to part their hair, and the People of the Scriptures used to keep their hair falling loose, and the Prophet (ﷺ) liked to follow the People of the Scriptures in matters about which he had not been instructed differently, but later on the Prophet (ﷺ) started parting his hair. (Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3944&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;, you'll find it in other hadith collections too.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note if you go one hadith back -168 instead of 169- in sahih al-Bukhari you'll find on of the narrations quoting our Prophet's (pbuh) saying &amp;quot;We are closer to Moses than you.&amp;quot;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if he heard of a victory of the Romans (ahl-al-Kitab) he was happy for that as stated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/742240&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/742230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; on the authority of a different narrator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further details I also recommend to read the following two fatwas from islamqa on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/128633&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Ashura' and previous religions&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/21775&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;on the virtue of fasting it&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-14T08:31:47.247" LastActivityDate="2022-06-14T08:31:47.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35891" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-20T08:37:28.950" Score="5" ViewCount="1823" Body="&lt;p&gt;In many verses of the Qur'an, Allah speaks positively about the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_of_the_Book&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ahl-al-kitab&lt;/a&gt; (i.e., People of the Book).  For example, Muslims can eat their food and marry their women under certain conditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/72-75&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 5:72-75&lt;/a&gt;, people who believe in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Trinity&lt;/a&gt; are disbelievers; this includes mainstream Christians (Catholics, Orthodox, Protestants, etc.).  This makes me think that Trinitarian Christians (i.e., those who believe in the Trinity) are not considered Ahl-al-kitab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This motivates my question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Question&lt;/em&gt;: Are Christians who believe in the Trinity considered People of the Book?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2018-05-22T12:31:37.137" LastActivityDate="2021-10-11T08:15:10.013" Title="Are Christians who believe in the Trinity considered People of the Book?" Tags="|christianity|ahlul-kitab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35886" CreationDate="2016-10-20T09:54:52.097" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question can be answered from tafsir ibn Kathir who refuted this and said it is among the so called israeeliyat unfortunately &lt;em&gt;qtafsir&lt;/em&gt; didn't mention this IMO important part of the text and jumped forward quoting &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=399&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;a long hadith&lt;/a&gt; :( while explaining the meaning of (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:36&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... And We said, &quot;Go down, [all of you], as enemies to one another, and you will have upon the earth a place of settlement and provision for a time.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the sentence from &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=79&amp;amp;idto=79&amp;amp;bk_no=49&amp;amp;ID=83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tafsir ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقد ذكر المفسرون من السلف &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AF%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;كالسدي&lt;/a&gt; بأسانيده ، و&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;أبي العالية&lt;/a&gt; ، ووهب بن منبه وغيرهم هاهنا أخبارا إسرائيلية عن قصة الحية ، وإبليس ، وكيف جرى من دخول إبليس إلى الجنة ووسوسته ، وسنبسط ذلك إن شاء الله ، في سورة الأعراف ، فهناك القصة أبسط منها هاهنا ، والله الموفق .&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  --- ( My own Translation take it carefully) ---&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And some of the muffasiroon like as-Suddi (with his sanads/narrator chains), Abu al-'Aaliyah, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahb_ibn_Munabbih&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wahb ibn Munabbih&lt;/a&gt; and others have quoted here some &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isra%27iliyyat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;israeliyyat&lt;/a&gt; of the story of the serpent, and Iblis, and how Iblis entered the Janah and whispered and we will quote this later insha' Allah in surat al-A'raaf as there the story is longer than here. My Allah give success.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam al-Qurtobi in his tafsir said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ولا خلاف بين أهل التأويل وغيرهم أن إبليس كان متولي إغواء آدم ، واختلف في الكيفية ، فقال ابن مسعود وابن عباس وجمهور العلماء أغواهما مشافهة ، ودليل ذلك قوله تعالى : وقاسمهما إني لكما لمن الناصحين والمقاسمة ظاهرها المشافهة&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  --- (My own translation take it with care) ---&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  There's no dispute about the fact that Iblees has taken the &quot;duty&quot; or &quot;burden&quot; to tamper Adam, but they differed on how this was achieved, ibn Mas'ud and ibn 'Abbas and the majority of scholars said it was orally based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;7:21&lt;/a&gt; as swearing means speaking one to one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... وقال بعضهم ، وذكره عبد الرزاق عن وهب بن منبه : دخل الجنة في فم الحية&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  While some said, this was quoted by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E2%80%98Abd_ar-Razzaq_as-San%E2%80%98ani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abdurrzaq&lt;/a&gt; from Wahb ibn Munabbih: He entered the Jannah in the mouth of a serpent ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Wahb ibn Minabbih was well versed in Jewish tradition, the origin of the stories telling that Iblees disguised himself in or as a serpent seem to have their origin in non-Muslim sources. As there's no &lt;em&gt;authentic&lt;/em&gt; hadith &lt;em&gt;of the Messenger of Allah ()&lt;/em&gt; quoting this!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One narration of as-Sudi -i found- is quoted in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=218&amp;amp;surano=7&amp;amp;ayano=20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tafsir (narration #8289)&lt;/a&gt; of ibn abi Hatem &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%8A_%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ابن أبي حاتم&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ ، &lt;strong&gt;عَمَّنْ حَدَّثَهُ&lt;/strong&gt; ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : &quot; فَآتَاهُمَا إِبْلِيسُ فَقَالَ : ( مَا نَهَاكُمَا رَبُّكُمَا عَنْ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ ) ، فَلَمْ يُصَدِّقَاهُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ فِي جَوْفِ الْحَيَّةِ فَكَلَّمَهُمَا &quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  --- (My own translation take it carefully) ---&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ... from as-Sudi, &lt;strong&gt;from the person who told him&lt;/strong&gt;, from ibn 'Abbas, who said: &quot;Then Iblees came to them and said: &quot;Your Lord did not forbid you this tree ...&quot; but they didn't believe him until he entered (hid himself) inside the serpent and spoke to them &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/111596&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; English and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/226664&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic (only), which concludes with the statement that such stories shouldn't be taken seriously as they have their origin in traditions of people of the book and the hadith quoted by as-Sudi from ibn 'Abbas is not authentic as the narrator whom got this statement from ibn Abbas is unknown&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-10-21T08:57:19.253" LastActivityDate="2016-10-21T08:57:19.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35893" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-20T10:49:18.607" Score="2" ViewCount="54" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wish to know which types of art mentioned below are objectionable from Islamic point of view. I will provide the links later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two types of art one that higlight(religious, authoratative figures or portrait) that clearly leads to idolism and iconism(and obviously harmful) and other Visual art using elements of a scene(figurative and non-figurative one) to &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I. Painting of the image formed in our eye, photography or computer &#xA;    generated one&#xA;(i) Preserve an actual observation by artist for others to watch.&#xA;(a) It is used for dispaly in art gallery(b) Higlight social and cultural &#xA;    issues (b) Entertainment/education programs (c) Understand the way our &#xA;    brain makes a picture by psychologist, neurologist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;II. Painting of the mental imagery formed in mind of artist&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(ii) Draws an abstract visual scene showing how the artist perceives the &#xA;     world around him. &#xA; (a) Used to show expressions or mood as observed by artist (b) &#xA;     Experimenting with different geometrical principles of picture and &#xA;     its elements drawing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the hierarchal relation-ship leading to drawing a scene&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Objective World(Created by Allah)-&gt;Visual World(Perceived by Five Senses, Photograph)-&gt;Mental Image(of Artist)-&gt;Portrayed on Canvas, Paper or computer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So any type of painting is twice removed from reality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19702" LastActivityDate="2016-10-20T10:49:18.607" Title="Modern art in Islam" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-10T20:08:59.517" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35820" CreationDate="2016-10-20T13:49:46.480" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My advice is that you should seriously consider divorcing him or ask the elders to mediate for both of you. You wrote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I pay house bills and his money is for his savings on his separate bank account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this is true, he is depriving you of your fundamental rights of the marriage. The prophet said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...  you have no right to treat them otherwise, unless they commit&#xA;  clear indecency. If they do that, then forsake them in their beds and&#xA;  hit them, but without causing injury or leaving a mark. If they obey&#xA;  you, then do not seek means of annoyance against them. You have rights&#xA;  over your women and your women have rights over you. Your rights over&#xA;  your women are that they are not to allow anyone whom you dislike to&#xA;  tread on your bedding (furniture), nor allow anyone whom you dislike&#xA;  to enter your houses. &lt;strong&gt;And their right over you are that you should&#xA;  treat them kindly with regard to their clothing and food.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ask him to pay the bills, and he should. If he doesn't, you should ask the elders to mediate for both of you or leave him for good before you have a child with this fasiq (he obviously is one, because he doesn't pray properly). The prophet said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ar-Rubayy' bint Mu'awwidh bin 'Afra' narrated that Thabit bin Qais bin&#xA;  Shammas hit his wife and broke her arm --her name was Jamilah bint&#xA;  'Abdullah bin Ubayy. Her brother came to the Messenger of Allah to&#xA;  complain about him, and the Messenger of Allah sent for Thabit and&#xA;  said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;Take what she owes you and let her go.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; He said: &quot;Yes.&quot; And the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah ordered her to wait for one menstrual cycle and&#xA;  then go to her family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For learning prayer, this website would be very beneficial for you inshaallah: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newmuslimguide.com/en/your-prayer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.newmuslimguide.com/en/your-prayer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2016-10-20T13:49:46.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35859" CreationDate="2016-10-20T15:29:21.543" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't help but point out that water is literally produced from fire:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Flames consist primarily of carbon dioxide, &lt;strong&gt;water vapor&lt;/strong&gt;, oxygen and nitrogen. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;E.g. for methane combustion, we have the following chemical reaction:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TaMZh.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/TaMZh.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Combustion of methane&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Image source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Combustion_reaction_of_methane.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikimedia commons&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I don't think this is the way it's intended to be interpreted.  The Qur'an also says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We did certainly create man out of clay from an altered black mud. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/15:26&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 15:26&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clearly this does not mean that man is some kind of clay monster.  It seems reasonable to interpret &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/15:27&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 15:27&lt;/a&gt; in the same spirit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't view man being made out of clay as conflicting with the notion of man being made out of water.  They mean different things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-10-20T15:29:21.543" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35897" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-20T21:54:03.877" Score="3" ViewCount="68" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am writing a paper for a nursing assistant course. The subject is death and the beliefs and practices of different cultures and religions regarding death and dying. Would you please explain to me what your beliefs are regarding death and what you do when someone dies? Just keep in mind that I am not a Muslim myself and would prefer not to have to look up a lot of words. Thank you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19745" LastActivityDate="2016-10-20T23:19:06.877" Title="What are the practices and beliefs of Islam regarding death?" Tags="|death|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-22T16:40:38.887" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35865" CreationDate="2016-10-20T22:35:55.070" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was a Jewish prostitute who gave a dog some water and God forgave her for that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah had once forgiven a prostitute. She passed by a dog panting near a well. Seeing that thirst had nearly killed him, she took off her shoe, tied it to her scarf, and drew up some water. Allah forgave her for that.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3143, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2245&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19690" LastActivityDate="2016-10-20T22:35:55.070" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35901" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35902" CreationDate="2016-10-21T01:50:14.633" Score="3" ViewCount="950" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen this claim repeatedly, so it's probably correct:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then &lt;strong&gt;two angels in the disguise of handsome young boys came to Lot&lt;/strong&gt;, who became distressed knowing the character of the people, and feeling himself powerless to protect the visitors; he said, &quot;This is a distressful day.&quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lot in Islam&lt;/a&gt;, Wikipedia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same claim is repeated at these sites: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/en/article/135457/the-story-of-prophet-loot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;, Noor-i-Islam (&lt;a href=&quot;http://aaiil.org/canada/nooriislam/2012/nooriislam_201201.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;pdf&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamiclandmarks.com/jordan/wife-of-lut-as&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;IslamicLandmarks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam101.com/history/people/prophets/lut.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Islam101&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.questionsonislam.com/article/prophet-lut-lot-peace-be-upon-him&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;QuestionsOnIslam&lt;/a&gt;, although some say &quot;young men&quot; instead of &quot;young boys&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Where does it say that the angels sent to Prophet Lut appeared like handsome young boys?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia's (broken) link is for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawakened.com/quran/11/77/default.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 11:77&lt;/a&gt;; this ayah does not describe the angels as &quot;handsome young boys&quot; (although one of the translations there [Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri] repeats the &quot;handsome&quot; part of the claim).  Googling &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/#q=site:quran.com+handsome&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;site:quran.com handsome&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/#q=site:quran.com+lut+boys&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;site:quran.com lut boys&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/#q=site:sunnah.com+lut+handsome&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;site:sunnah.com lut handsome&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt; doesn't seem to work.  Using the search function on Quran.com (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/search?q=handsome%20young%20men&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;handsome young men&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt; didn't yield anything relevant either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T11:22:09.400" Title="Where does it say that the angels sent to Prophet Lut appeared like handsome young boys?" Tags="|malaikah|prophet-lut|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35902" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35901" CreationDate="2016-10-21T08:39:13.577" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In tafsir ibn Kathir this is quoted without any reference in the interpretation of verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/11/77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;11:77&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah, the Exalted, informs about the coming of His messenger angels. After they informed Ibrahim of their mission to destroy the people of Lut, they left him and set out to destroy Lut's people that very night. After leaving Ibrahim, they came to Lut. Some say that they came to him while he was on a piece of land that belonged to him. Others say that they came to him while he was in his home. They approached him while they were in the most handsome of forms. &lt;strong&gt;They appeared in the forms of young men with handsome faces&lt;/strong&gt;. This was a test from Allah that contained much wisdom and a firm evidence. Their appearance saddened him (Lut) and he felt grief in his soul because of them. He was afraid that if he did not host them as his guests, someone else of his people would host them and harm them. (source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2889&amp;amp;Itemid=66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;qtafsir&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As these Prophets have been earlier visiting Ibrahim as stated in the Quran (at least this part of the story can be found a few verses earlier) and as many tafsirs say. I searched in the verses telling the encounter betwen Ibrahim and the Angels which is quoted in suart hud (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/11/69-76&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;11:69-76&lt;/a&gt;) and their I found this quote in tafsir ibn Kathir, who is quoting a statement of as-Suddi (a Mufassir from the time of the tabi'yn who died 127 a.H. there's a short &lt;a href=&quot;https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/As-Sudd%C4%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; article about him in German), while interpreting:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when he saw their hands not reaching for it, &lt;strong&gt;he distrusted them and felt from them apprehension&lt;/strong&gt;. They said, &amp;quot;Fear not. We have been sent to the people of Lot.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/11/70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;11:70&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;em&gt;and conceived a fear of them.&lt;/em&gt; ) As-Suddi said, &amp;quot;When Allah sent the angels to the people of Lut, they set out walking in the form of &lt;strong&gt;young men&lt;/strong&gt;, until they came to Ibrahim and they were hosted by him. When Ibrahim saw them, he rushed to host them. (source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2891&amp;amp;Itemid=66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;qtafsir&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So &lt;strong&gt;young men&lt;/strong&gt; is quoted by as-Suddi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=2577&amp;amp;idto=2577&amp;amp;bk_no=50&amp;amp;ID=2591&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir at-Tabari&lt;/a&gt; (while interpreting verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/11/71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;11:71&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...And his Wife was standing, and she smiled. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;who quoted an own narrator chain:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;18314 - حدثني موسى بن هارون قال ، حدثنا عمرو بن حماد قال ، حدثنا أسباط ، عن السدي قال ، بعث الله الملائكة لتهلك قوم لوط ، أقبلت تمشي في صورة رجال شباب ، حتى نزلوا على إبراهيم فتضيفوه ...&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;I heard from Musa ibn Haroon (who heard) from 'Amr ibn Hammad from Asbaat from as-Suddi who said: (as quoted by ibn Kathir)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and on the authority of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahb_ibn_Munabbih&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wahb ibn Munabbih&lt;/a&gt; (I'll quote only the necessary part):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;18319 - حدثني المثنى قال إسحاق قال ، حدثنا &lt;strong&gt;إسماعيل بن عبد الكريم&lt;/strong&gt; قال ، حدثني &lt;strong&gt;عبد الصمد&lt;/strong&gt; أنه سمع &lt;strong&gt;وهب بن منبه&lt;/strong&gt; يقول :&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;I heard from al-Mothanna (who heard) from Ishaaq from Ismael ibn Abdulkareem from Abdussamad (ibn Ma'qil if it is the same as in the following narration) who heard Wahb ibn Munabbih saying:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;لما أتى الملائكة إبراهيم عليه السلام فرآهم ، &lt;strong&gt;راعه هيئتهم وجمالهم&lt;/strong&gt; ،.&#xA;.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;When the Angels came to Ibrahim peace be upon him and he saw them he was &lt;strong&gt;delighted by their beauty and appearance&lt;/strong&gt;. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Abi Hatem (Here also a German &lt;a href=&quot;https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Ab%C4%AB_H%C4%81tim_ar-R%C4%81z%C4%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; article is available, beside the Arabic one) also quoted in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=1477&amp;amp;idto=1477&amp;amp;bk_no=218&amp;amp;ID=1485&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his tafsir&lt;/a&gt; a similar narration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[11018] أخبرنا أبو عبد الله الطهراني -فيما كتب إلي-، ثنا &lt;strong&gt;إسماعيل بن عبد الكريم&lt;/strong&gt; ، حدثني &lt;strong&gt;عبد الصمد&lt;/strong&gt; بن معقل قال: سمعت &lt;strong&gt;وهب بن منبه&lt;/strong&gt; فلما رأى الله ذلك يعني: فاحشة قوم لوط بعث الله عز وجل الملائكة ليعذبوهم، فأتوا إبراهيم فلما رآهم &lt;strong&gt;راعه هيئتهم وجمالهم&lt;/strong&gt;، فسلموا عليه وجلسوا إليه، فقام ليقرب لهم العجل، فقالوا: مكانك قال: بلى دعوني آتيكم بما ينبغي لكم، فإن لكم حقا لم يأتنا أحد أحق بالكرامة منكم، فأمر بعجل سمين، فحنذ له يعني شوي، فقرب إليهم الطعام، فلما رأى أيديهم لا تصل إليه نكرهم، وأوجس منهم خيفة وسارة وراء الباب تسمع.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that ibn abi Hatem says that the he was informed by abu Abdillah at-Tahrani whom wrote to him this narration with the given chain (in bold letters the similar narrators of at-Tabari, and the important part of the statement)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we learn from this that the source for their &lt;strong&gt;handsome appearance&lt;/strong&gt; is this statement of Wahb ibn Munabbih, I didn't check whether there are other sources!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T11:22:09.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35904" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35521" CreationDate="2016-10-21T10:34:21.903" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as i know only when ine eats camel meat should renew their Waddu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19749" LastActivityDate="2016-10-21T10:34:21.903" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35905" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-21T10:35:56.673" Score="2" ViewCount="498" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, says, ‘O son of Adam, as long as you call on Me, I shall forgive you of what you have done, and think nothing of it. O son of Adam, even if your sins were to reach up to the clouds in the sky, and then you were to ask for My forgiveness, I would forgive you and think nothing of it. &lt;strong&gt;O son of Adam, even if you were to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth, and then you were to meet Me after death, not worshipping anything besides Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great as the earth.&lt;/strong&gt;’&lt;/em&gt;” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;[Tirmidhi]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Observe the bold part of the text. It sounds like no matter how much sins you commit, if you die as a muslim, Allah will forgive all your sins. So technically, that would mean that no muslim can enter jahannam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I interpreting this wrong? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2016-11-20T13:29:09.513" Title="Based on this hadith, muslims will never go to jahannam" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|forgiveness|jahannam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35906" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35907" CreationDate="2016-10-21T11:23:00.357" Score="4" ViewCount="2510" Body="&lt;p&gt;What amount of zakat we need to pay on clothes that have been gifted to us?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone gifts us clothes worth X, then how much zakat we need to pay on it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16665" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-22T04:14:52.157" LastActivityDate="2022-01-12T05:34:25.093" Title="What amount of zakat we need to pay on clothes that have been gifted to us?" Tags="|zakat|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35907" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35906" CreationDate="2016-10-21T11:26:15.840" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nothing as clothes are not among the goods we need to pay Zakat for! This is as you say gifted clothes, if you were dealing with clothes than you would need to pay Zakat on your wins, but only once you reached the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisab&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;nisab&lt;/a&gt; and a lunar year (hawl) past since that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For details about those assets we need to pay &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zakat&lt;/a&gt; for just read in wikipedia and for the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calculation_of_Zak%C4%81t&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;calculation of the amount&lt;/a&gt; read also in Wikipedia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One could say anything you use in your daily use like clothes is not among the assets for which we need to pay Zakat! Some say it is based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1463&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However i found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-fatwa.com/fatwa/44688&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;(in Arabic) saying one can do it by estimating the value of this cloths. But I'd like to add that beside the obligatory Zakat you are free to perform sadaqah and I'd add this fatwa to that, as it seems strange.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;However on the other hand I've read that is permissible to give Clothes instead of money for Zakat, which is also a statement of the given fatwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/169961&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; on how to pay Zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16877" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-01-12T05:34:25.093" LastActivityDate="2022-01-12T05:34:25.093" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35905" CreationDate="2016-10-21T12:11:57.377" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The scholars of islam - with the exception of small dead sects like the Mu'tazila, some of whom thought that someone heavily involved in fisq may remain in hell forever, even a muslim - agree that someone who dies a muslim, no matter how vile a person he was, will eventually go to paradise and remain there forever. This particular hadith is not understood by them in absolutist terms however, as it is interpreted in the context of other texts that clearly state that a muslim who sinned may enter hell for a finite time as punishment. This hadith is meant to be understood as &quot;don't give up hope, no matter what you did, god is forgiving&quot;, it is not understood as &quot;no muslim will ever enter hell&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastActivityDate="2016-10-21T12:11:57.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35891" CreationDate="2016-10-21T13:45:22.050" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;These Christians do:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or Sabeans [before Prophet Muhammad] - those [among them] &lt;strong&gt;who believed in Allah&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;the Last Day&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;did righteousness&lt;/strong&gt; - will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَىٰ وَالصَّابِئِينَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Baqara, 62&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If&lt;/em&gt; a Christian is never educated on the subject of trinity or other issues then:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;‌Baqara, 286&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if the truth has been revealed (completely and clearly, which is a HUGE if) to them and they deny, then they can't really be categorized as Christians. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2016-10-21T16:27:37.467" LastActivityDate="2016-10-21T16:27:37.467" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35911" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-21T14:43:29.010" Score="3" ViewCount="4867" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following hadith in Sahih Bukhari (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/178100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;) seems to suggest Allah agreed with Umar on three things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) The direction of prayer changed to qiblah;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) The divine verse of hijab; and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Umar advising Prophet Muhammad's (saw) wives when they were troubling him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas: 'Umar said, &quot;I agreed with Allah in three things,&quot; or said, &quot;My Lord agreed with me in three things. I said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Would that you took the station of Abraham as a place of prayer.' I also said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Good and bad persons visit you! Would that you ordered the Mothers of the believers to cover themselves with veils.' So the Divine Verses of Al-Hijab (i.e. veiling of the women) were revealed. I came to know that the Prophet (ﷺ) had blamed some of his wives so I entered upon them and said, 'You should either stop (troubling the Prophet (ﷺ) ) or else Allah will give His Apostle better wives than you.' When I came to one of his wives, she said to me, 'O 'Umar! Does Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) haven't what he could advise his wives with, that you try to advise them?' &quot; Thereupon Allah revealed:-- &quot;It may be, if he divorced you (all) his Lord will give him instead of you, wives better than you Muslims (who submit to Allah)..&quot; (66.5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean Umar was receiving inspiration guidance from Allah?! When only the Prophet Muhammad (saw) is the true source of divine guidance from Allah swt? Can you offer explanation from ibn hajar or classical scholars?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19653" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-02T12:19:08.787" LastActivityDate="2021-09-24T04:06:39.333" Title="How to interpret the hadith concerning Umar on direction of prayer, hijab, and advising the Prophet's wives?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35912" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-21T15:15:18.317" Score="0" ViewCount="387" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Allah allows abnormal gay boys to be&#xA; born so why homosexuality is a sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19754" LastActivityDate="2016-10-21T16:12:34.453" Title="I'v heard that homosexuality is a genetic disease, but i don't know why Allah forbids homosexuality and why it is sin?" Tags="|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-10-22T22:16:48.657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35912" CreationDate="2016-10-21T16:12:34.453" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A lot of muslims claim that homosexuality is a sin because it is unnatural. I disagree with them. Homosexuality has been observed in many animals. So it's completely natural. HOWEVER, it's still a sin. Just because something is natural does not mean that it will not be haram. For example, cannibalism is also natural. Does that mean it is halal to eat other human beings? No. So why is homosexuality haram? Allah knows best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if I really had to come up with an answer to why homosexuality is haram, it is this: Allah chose us (human beings) over all other animals. So he expects us to live our lives in a way different from other animals. That's why he made special laws for us to abide by. This is my best guess to why homosexuality is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another thing you should know is just because a person is a homosexual doesn't mean that he/she is guaranteed to go to hell. As long as the homosexual person doesn't act upon his desires and lives the life of a normal muslim, he/she has nothing to worry about. If a person is born a homosexual, that means Allah is testing him/her. He can either give in to his homosexual urges and be like the animals OR he could follow the laws Allah made unique for human beings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2016-10-21T16:12:34.453" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35914" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-21T19:16:57.147" Score="1" ViewCount="1905" Body="&lt;p&gt;I remember when starting prayers you say something before the Fatiha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was something like &quot;Oh allah, I'm about to start praying Isha, please accept it&quot; it was right after the Adhan and when you put your hands up behind your ears.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone tell me what it was?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19755" LastEditorUserId="19755" LastEditDate="2016-10-21T19:47:16.103" LastActivityDate="2016-10-21T19:52:36.280" Title="What to say before starting your prayers?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35916" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-21T19:50:20.570" Score="3" ViewCount="312" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi  wa  sallam (may Allaah exalt his mention), said: &quot;O, people, indeed your Lord is One and your father is one. Know that there is no superiority of an Arab over a non-Arab, or a non-Arab over an Arab, or a red person over a black person, or a black person over a red person - except by piety.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this hadith authentic? I hear it mentioned a lot.  I believe it is in musnad ahemd or one of the sirah narrations? But I didn't find mention of Black over Red Persons etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19653" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-07T08:58:43.673" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T08:58:43.673" Title="Is the hadith &quot;...no superiority of an Arab over a non-Arab ... or a black person over a red person...&quot; authentic?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-06-04T17:34:55.317" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35914" CreationDate="2016-10-21T19:52:36.280" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Allaho akbar&quot; , we call it &lt;em&gt;takbiratolehram&lt;/em&gt;, and it means Allah is the greatest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19757" LastActivityDate="2016-10-21T19:52:36.280" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35918" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-22T03:07:37.313" Score="3" ViewCount="2859" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can one do sadaqa out of haram income?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it acceptable to almighty? Or almighty will punish him who will pay sadaqa out of haram income?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16665" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-22T04:06:20.640" LastActivityDate="2023-01-10T11:01:40.257" Title="Can one do sadaqa (voluntary charity) out of haram income?" Tags="|halal-haram|zakat|riba|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35919" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-22T03:33:08.603" Score="4" ViewCount="502" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe this is a strange question, but...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Quran says that the jinn were created from a smokeless and &quot;scorching fire&quot;, but are also physical in nature, being &lt;strong&gt;able to interact in a tactile manner with people and objects and likewise be acted upon&lt;/strong&gt;. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may be that this is not correct (indeed, it's possible my &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qareen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;qareen&lt;/a&gt; [companion jinn] may have read the Wikipedia page along with me, and done the jinn equivalent of a facepalm, thinking &quot;this is all wrong&quot;).  If it is accurate, it seems reasonable to think that e.g. when driving, I might have unwittingly run over a jinn (or maybe many).  But maybe that's not how it works.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;:  Could I have unwittingly run over a jinn while driving?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't want to be hurting jinn, unintentionally or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know next to nothing about the jinn; I had never heard of them until I converted to Islam a few months back.  Googling about the jinn leads to a lot of webpages which seem significantly embellished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, it seems that as a species, we don't know much about the jinn.  So it may be the best answer to this question is simply &quot;we don't know&quot; and identify how scholars are uncertain or in disagreement about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T02:39:53.303" Title="Could I have unwittingly run over a jinn while driving?" Tags="|jinn|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35920" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-22T03:42:47.350" Score="4" ViewCount="3199" Body="&lt;p&gt;I sometimes flip a coin to make decisions and think that Allah (swt) would influence the coins landing so that I can make the right decision. Is this right, wrong, haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19759" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T23:46:14.027" LastActivityDate="2020-07-07T16:06:40.743" Title="Is it appropriate to flip a coin hoping that Allah will influence it in order to make decisions?" Tags="|halal-haram|allah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35922" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-22T14:18:34.880" Score="3" ViewCount="2852" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: &quot;On the Day of Resurrection, I will intercede and say, 'O my Lord! Admit into Paradise (even) those who have faith equal to a mustard seed in their hearts.'&quot; - Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 9, Hadith 600&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;On the Day of Judgment, We shall set up scales of justice so that no one will be dealt with unjustly in any way; even if someone has an act as small as a grain of a mustard seed, We will bring it to account, and sufficient are We to settle the accounts.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; - The Holy Quran, 21:47&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm asking this question because according to Quran, Allah knows what's in your heart. So if a man's heart is 90% disbelief and 10% belief and he recites Shahadah based on his 10% of belief, will Allah accept his Shahadah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example: Suppose a non-muslim has doubts about Islam and Muhammad's (pbuh) prophethood. He thinks Islam might not be the true religion and Muhammad (pbuh) might not be a prophet. But a small part of him believes that Islam might be the truth. So, he says &quot;I will recite Shahadah just in case Islam is the truth&quot;. Will Allah accept his Shahadah? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the imaan of this non-muslim is equal to a mustard seed, will Allah accept his Shahadah? Will he become a muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorDisplayName="user16329" LastEditDate="2016-10-22T14:29:12.600" LastActivityDate="2016-12-21T16:10:26.437" Title="If a non-muslim recites the Shahadah with little or no imaan, will his/her Shahadah be accepted?" Tags="|imaan|shahada|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35922" CreationDate="2016-10-22T15:07:52.827" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The example you stated refers to the Hypocrisy &quot;Nifaq&quot; or people as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munafiqun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Munafiqun&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Of the people there are some who say: &quot;We believe in Allah and the&#xA;  Last Day;&quot; but they do not (really) believe. (Surah Al-Baqara, 8)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When they meet those who believe, they say: &quot;We believe;&quot; but when they are alone with their evil ones, they say: &quot;We are really with you: We (were) only jesting.&quot; (Surah Al-Baqara, 14)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That is because they believed, then disbelieved, therefore their&#xA;  hearts are sealed, so they understand not. (Al-Munafiqun 63:3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rasulullah peace be upon him has mentioned some signs of such hypocites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Abdullah ibn 'Amr narrated that the Prophet (SAW) said, &quot;If anyone&#xA;  has four characteristics, he is a pure hypocrite, and if anyone has&#xA;  one of them, he has an aspect of hypocrisy until he gives it up:&#xA;  whenever he is trusted, he betrays his trust; whenever he speaks, he&#xA;  lies; when he makes an agreement, he breaks it; and when he quarrels,&#xA;  he deviates from the truth by speaking falsely.&quot; [al-Bukhari (34) and&#xA;  Muslim (58)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the Hadith you have referred does not comply with your given example and would not be considered under that context because in this hadith here having faith equal to a mustard seed does not necessary mean that along that faith he also has hypocrisy as Faith increases or decreases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Darda' said:&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Faith increases and decreases.&quot;(Ibn Majah)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Jundub bin 'Abdullah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;We were with the Prophet (ﷺ), and we were strong youths, so we&#xA;  learned faith before we learned Qur'an. Then we learned Qur'an and our&#xA;  faith increased thereby.&quot;(Ibn Majah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now regarding your last sentence would Allah swt accept the shahadah with small faith so yes Allah swt would accept the Shahadah as faith could increase or decrease and shahadah includes witnessing and also believing on it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-10-22T15:07:52.827" CommentCount="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35924" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-22T18:08:41.930" Score="0" ViewCount="1437" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...And We sent down iron, wherein is great military might and benefits for the people, and so that Allah may make evident those who support Him and His messengers unseen. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/57:25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 57:25&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Iron sent down? Does the word &quot;anzalna&quot;/anzala&quot; really translate to &quot;iron&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word anzalna/anzala is used 88 times in the Qur'an. It is also used for:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Cattle: &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/39:06&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 39:06&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Garments: &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7:26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 7:26&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Food/sustenance: &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/10:59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 10:59&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/45:05&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 45:05&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2:57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:57&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7:160&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 7:160&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;People of the book: &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33:26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 33:26&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Water/rain: Qur'an 20:164 &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/16:10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 16:10&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/35:27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 35:27&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/14:32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 14:32&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/22:5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 22:5&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/25:48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 25:48&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/6:99&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 6:99&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/16:65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 16:65&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/39:21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 39:21&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/20:53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an &#xA;20:53&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/41:39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 41:39&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/31:10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 31:10&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/13:17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 13:17&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/22:63&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 22:63&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2:22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:22&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/27:60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 27:60&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/23:18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 23:18&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/78:14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Qur'an 78:14&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of these things come from outer space or heaven. Does it mean that cattle, garments, food, and the people of the book also come from &#xA;supernovae? No. So, why assume that surah &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/57:25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;57:25&lt;/a&gt; literally states that iron came from outer space?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19727" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-09T02:06:28.303" LastActivityDate="2017-06-09T02:06:28.303" Title="Does the word &quot;anzalna&quot;/&quot;anzala&quot; really translate to &quot;iron&quot; in Qur'an 57:25?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|arabic-translation|surat-al-hadid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7611" CreationDate="2016-10-22T18:34:13.383" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many of the classical and contemporary scholars are of the view that Shi‘ism or partisan support for ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) began with the murder of ‘Uthmaan (may Allah be pleased with him), and that the one who planted the seed of Shi‘ism was the Jew ‘Abdullah ibn Saba’, at the end of ‘Uthmaan’s caliphate. This is something that is even admitted in the books of the Shi‘ah themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See, for example: al-Maqaalaat wa’l-Firaq by al-Qummi (p. 20); Firaq ash-Shi‘ah by an-Nawbakhti (p. 22); Rijaal al-Kashshi (p. 108) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‘Abdullah ibn Saba’ was an extreme heretic and was the leader of the Saba’iyyah sect which said that ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was divine. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was the first one to state that ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) should have been the ruler on the basis of religious texts, and that he would return before the Day of Resurrection. He was also the first to openly cast aspersions upon the first three caliphs and the Sahaabah. All of these beliefs are fundamental to the view of the Raafidis. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abdullah ibn Saba’ was a Jew who pretended to be Muslim. He was originally from Yemen, and travelled to spread his fitnah (turmoil) in the Hijaz, then Basra and Kufah. He went to Damascus during the caliphate of ‘Uthmaan ibn ‘Affaan (may Allah be pleased with him) and was expelled by its people, then he went to Egypt and started to openly promote his bid‘ah (innovation). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars, in the past and more recently, transmitted reports of his fitnah and the efforts undertaken by him and his group to conspire and cause division among the Muslims. This is discussed in detail in the books that speak of sects, history and biography, by both Sunni and Shi‘i authors. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See, for example Maqaalaat al-Islamiyyeen by Abu al-Hasan al-Ash‘ari (1/32); al-Milal wa’n-Nihal by ash-Shahrastaani (1/174); Tareekh at-Tabari (4/340); al-Maqaalaat wa’l-Firaq by the Shi‘i al-Qummi (p. 20); Firaq ash-Shi‘ah by at-Nawbakhti (p. 22) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The first one to introduce the innovated view that ‘Ali was infallible and that he should have been the caliph on the basis of religious texts was the leader of these hypocrites, ‘Abdullah ibn Saba’, who was originally Jewish, then pretended to be Muslim and aimed to corrupt the Islamic religion as Paul had corrupted the Christian religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The view that the Jew ‘Abdullah ibn Saba’ was the founder of the Raafidi sect, and that he established it in an effort to conspire against the Muslims and widen divisions among them, is a valid opinion that carries weight, with which the books of history and the study of sects and groups are filled, and it is not even denied by the Raafidis themselves. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regard to the attempt of some of them to deny the existence of ‘Abdullah ibn Saba’, that is pure propaganda by means of which they are trying to refute what has become widely known among their opponents of the fact that this Jew was the founder of their madhhab. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The earlier scholars among both Sunnis and Shi‘ah alike were unanimously agreed that Ibn Saba’ was a real historical figure, so how can that which is agreed upon by both sides be denied? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, please see the essay ‘Abdullah ibn Saba’ wa Atharuhu fi Ihdaath al-Fitnah fi Sadr al-Islam by Dr Sulayman ibn Hamad al-‘Awdah, which is one of the most important studies on this topic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, please see the book: Usool Madhhab ash-Shi‘ah al-Imaamiyyah al-Ithna ‘Ashariyyah: ‘Ard wa Naqd by Dr Naasir ibn ‘Abdullah al-Qifaari (1/71, 82) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaah knows best &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19764" LastActivityDate="2016-10-22T18:34:13.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35926" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-22T19:54:59.480" Score="2" ViewCount="1444" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Ibn Taymiyyah Al-Sarim al-Maslool book, pages 582-583 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/FP16239/16239#page/n581/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;archive.org&lt;/a&gt;) there is a hadith narrated by Ali from Muhammad (saw) saying a person is promised paradise for anyone who kills Rafida (Shia). Is this hadith authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19653" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-12T14:41:21.683" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T15:07:31.923" Title="Is a hadith in Ibn Taymiyyah about whoever kills Rafidhas being promised paradise authentic?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35927" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-22T21:40:39.873" Score="4" ViewCount="251" Body="&lt;p&gt;I stumbled upon this description of Allah by 'Ali bin Abi Talib and wanted to know if it is regarded as valid by Sunni Muslims:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam 'Ali bin Abi Talib, the great jurist, said the following in response to their questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Assembly of Jews, listen to me. Do not be concerned about asking&#xA;anyone but me in this affair.&lt;br&gt; My Lord – Mighty and Majestic – He&#xA;is the First, without beginning&lt;br&gt; He is neither intermingled with&#xA;His Creation&lt;br&gt; Nor is He in a state in between that&lt;br&gt; He is not a&#xA;ghost or spirit that is remote&lt;br&gt; He is not remote where He does not&#xA;know His Creation&lt;br&gt; He did not appear at some point where it could&#xA;be said He is created&lt;br&gt; No, Majestic is He that He be decribed in&#xA;this way when He has given all things their shape&lt;br&gt; He has always&#xA;been and does not change through time&lt;br&gt; He was – when there was no&#xA;thing – without time or place&lt;br&gt; And He is now as He ever was!&lt;br&gt; He&#xA;is not distracted by different affairs&lt;br&gt; How can He be decribed as&#xA;are ghosts and how can He be truly praised by people?&lt;br&gt; How can this&#xA;be when He is not within things so as to be called separate?&lt;br&gt; He is&#xA;without likeness and how yet He is closer to you than your jugular&#xA;vein!&lt;br&gt; He is as far as can be from any likeness with the&#xA;creation&lt;br&gt; The slightest thing from His Creation is not hidden from&#xA;Him&lt;br&gt; Whether it is the slightest statement off the tongue, the&#xA;hidden action or the single footstep&lt;br&gt; In the great shadows of the&#xA;night, the shining of the moon, the brightness of the sun, nothing is&#xA;hidden from Him when He is the source of light for all things.&lt;br&gt; He&#xA;surrounds all in His Creation, whether it is the sudden onset of night&#xA;or the sudden brightness of the day without His being encompassed by&#xA;the creation.&lt;br&gt; He knows about every place and all of what is and&#xA;will be&lt;br&gt; And also the end of all things that are to come&lt;br&gt; Time&#xA;and ending is something that has been given to the creation.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Limits are only attributed to created things and not Him.&lt;br&gt; He did&#xA;not create the things from the foundations of eternity where they&#xA;always existed&lt;br&gt; Nor did He create from existing things already&#xA;present.&lt;br&gt; No! Rather He created what He made and established its’&#xA;creation from nothing.&lt;br&gt; He gave shape and good form to&#xA;everything.&lt;br&gt; He is One and Unique in His Oneness&lt;br&gt; There is&#xA;nothing the creation can do that can harm Him and there is no way the&#xA;creation can benefit Him&lt;br&gt; He is quick to answer the supplications&#xA;of those that call upon Him&lt;br&gt; Yes, indeed the angels in the skies&#xA;and earths obey Him.&lt;br&gt; His knowledge of all that has died or ceased&#xA;is just as full as His knowledge of all things living and what is in&#xA;the highest skies.&lt;br&gt; The same holds true for His knowledge in every&#xA;thing and all the voices and languages do not confuse or baffle&#xA;Him.&lt;br&gt; He hears all the different  voices and languages without&#xA;limbs or organs&lt;br&gt; Indeed He is the Designer and the All Seeing, The&#xA;Knower of all affairs, All Living, Self Sufficient&lt;br&gt; Glorified be&#xA;He, He spoke to Musa directly without the need of limbs and&#xA;instruments, lips or throat.&lt;br&gt; Glorified and Exalted is He from&#xA;having a similarity like the creations.&lt;br&gt; Whoever claims that Our&#xA;God has boundaries, then He does not know the Creator that is&#xA;worshipped&lt;br&gt; The same is said of the one who says that the places&#xA;encompass Him&lt;br&gt; This claim means that He is mingled with and&#xA;contained by the creation!&lt;br&gt; No, He surrounds and encompasses every&#xA;place.&lt;br&gt; The one that claims He is surrounded by His Creation when&#xA;he describes the Most Merciful while He has no revelation or text to&#xA;prove this, I have this question for him:&lt;br&gt; Describe for me (angel)&#xA;Jibril, Mika’il, Israfil! Go ahead! I defy you to do so!&lt;br&gt; Are you&#xA;then unable to describe what is a creation like you?&lt;br&gt; Are you&#xA;unable to describe just a creation when you describe the Creator with&#xA;form and organs, this same One who is neither overtaken by sleep nor&#xA;slumber!&lt;br&gt; This is the same One who owns all that is in the skies&#xA;and the earths, what is between them! He is the Lord of the Glorious&#xA;Throne!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sourced from: &lt;a href=&quot;https://splendidpearls.org/2013/02/03/who-is-god-what-is-god-the-response-of-imam-ali-bin-abi-talib/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SplendidPearls.org&lt;/a&gt;, 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is contained in a 'book of saints', Hilyat ul- Awliya wa Tabaqat-ul-Asfiya (&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=628&amp;amp;pid=138254&amp;amp;hid=222&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;حلية الأولياء وطبقات الأصفياء&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=65&amp;amp;idto=65&amp;amp;bk_no=131&amp;amp;ID=72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;volume 1, pages 72-73&lt;/a&gt;, written by Imam Abu Nu`aym Ahmad Asfahani أبو نعيم الأصبهاني who lived in 336AH - 430AH.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any other recorded instances of this description? How do we know that Ali really said this, and that this was not something later Muslims attributed to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19765" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-04-08T18:30:15.113" Title="Is this description of God by Ali regarded as valid by Sunni Muslims?" Tags="|hadith|sunni|authenticity|ali|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35928" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-22T23:25:22.437" Score="1" ViewCount="246" Body="&lt;p&gt;I started developing a &lt;strong&gt;Chat application&lt;/strong&gt; (something like whatsapp or Line) 2 months ago. However, due to articles that qualify Facebook, Whatsapp and the recent Pokemon Go as Haram, I really doubt if I should continue the development of my app or kill it. That is why I am seeking for your help to know if it is haram or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17762" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T12:41:29.650" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T12:41:29.650" Title="Is creating a chat app or application haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|software|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2018-03-31T19:27:37.153" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35929" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35944" CreationDate="2016-10-23T01:03:56.100" Score="5" ViewCount="441" Body="&lt;p&gt;Doing righteous deeds is mentioned a zillion times in the Qur'an, e.g.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds that they will have gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow. ... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2:25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:25&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...those [among them] who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness - will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2:62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:62&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But they who believe and do righteous deeds - those are the companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2:82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:82&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, on reading the Qur'an, I considered it to among the most important take-home lessons.  Instruction to do good deeds occurs with frequency comparable to that of instructions to pray (and they often come together).  It seems strange to me that doing good deeds is not, as a result, listed as a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Pillars_of_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pillar of Islam&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Why is &amp;quot;doing righteous deeds&amp;quot; not a pillar of Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure how the pillars are determined, and there's a difference between Sunni and Shia pillars (according to Wikipedia).  It could possibly be part of &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enjoining_good_and_forbidding_wrong&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;enjoining what is right&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;, although I'm not clear on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T05:22:48.487" Title="Why is &quot;doing righteous deeds&quot; not a pillar of Islam?" Tags="|five-pillars|deeds|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35930" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3063" CreationDate="2016-10-23T01:10:45.470" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;reference for this verse; chapter verse:&#xA;مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَن يَسْتَغْفِرُ‌وا لِلْمُشْرِ‌كِينَ وَلَوْ كَانُوا أُولِي قُرْ‌بَى مِن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْجَحِيمِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19767" LastActivityDate="2016-10-23T01:10:45.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35931" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35929" CreationDate="2016-10-23T03:48:10.467" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoting here some ahadith which would make it more clear about how are they determined&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is narrated on the authority of ('Abdullah) son of Umar (may Allah&#xA;  be pleased with them) that the Prophet (may peace of Allah be upon&#xA;  him) said: (The superstructure of) al-Islam is raised on five&#xA;  (pillars), i. e. the oneness of Allah, the establishment of prayer,&#xA;  payment of Zakat, the, fast of Ramadan, Pilgrimage (to Mecca). A&#xA;  person said (to 'Abdullah b. Umar the narrator): Which of the two&#xA;  precedes the other-Pilgrimage or the fasts of Ramadan? Upon this he&#xA;  (the narrator) replied: No (it is not the Pilgrimage first) but the&#xA;  fasts of Ramadan precede the Pilgrimage.(Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is reported on the authority of Ta'us that a man said to 'Abdullah&#xA;  son of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Why don't you carry out&#xA;  a military expedition? Upon which he replied: I heard the messenger of&#xA;  Allah (ﷺ) say: Verily, al-Islam is founded on five (pillars):&#xA;  testifying the fact that there is no god but Allah, establishment of&#xA;  prayer, payment of Zakat, fast of Ramadan and Pilgrimage to the House.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that 'Umar said: &quot;We were sitting with the Prophet (ﷺ)&#xA;  when a man came to him whose clothes were intensely white and whose&#xA;  hair was intensely black; no signs of travel could be seen upon him,&#xA;  and none of us recognized him. He sat down facing the Prophet (ﷺ),&#xA;  with his knees touching his, and he put his hands on his thighs, and&#xA;  said: 'O Muhammad, &lt;strong&gt;what is Islam?' He said: 'To testify that none has&#xA;  the right to be worshipped but Allah, and that I am the Messenger of&#xA;  Allah, to establish regular prayer, to pay Zakat, to fast in Ramadan,&#xA;  and to perform Hajj to the House (the Ka'bah).'&lt;/strong&gt; He said: 'You have&#xA;  spoken the truth.' We were amazed by him: He asked a question, then&#xA;  told him that he had spoken the truth. Then he said: 'O Muhammad, what&#xA;  is Iman faith? He said: 'To believe in Allah, His angels, His&#xA;  Messengers, His books, the Last day, and the Divine Decree (Qadar),&#xA;  both the good of it and the bad of it.' He said' You have spoken the&#xA;  truth.' We were amazed by him. He asked a question, then told him that&#xA;  he had spoken the truth. Then he said: 'O Muhammad, what is Ihsan&#xA;  (right action, goodness, sincerity)? He said: 'To worship Allah as if&#xA;  you see Him, for even though you do not see Him, He sees you.' He&#xA;  asked: &quot;When will the Hour be?' He said: 'The one who is being asked&#xA;  about it does not know more than the one who is asking.' He asked:&#xA;  'Then what are its signs?' he said: 'When the slave woman gives birth&#xA;  to her mistress' (Waki' said: This means when non-Arabs will give&#xA;  birth to Arabs&quot;) 'and when you see barefoot, naked, destitute&#xA;  shepherds competing in constructing tall buildings.' The Prophet (ﷺ)&#xA;  met me three days later and asked me: 'Do you know who that man was? I&#xA;  said&quot; 'Allah and his Messenger know best.' He said: 'That was Jibril,&#xA;  who came to you to teach you your religion.'&quot;Ibn Majah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Pillars are the foundation and without pillars the structure would fail to stand so these are obligatory which no one is suppose to leave but good deeds and morals are highly demanded as mentioned in Quran and ahadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:&#xA;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: By his good character a believer will attain the degree of one who prays during the night and fasts during the day.&lt;/em&gt;(Abi Dawud)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abu Hurairah narrated that The Messenger of Allah said:&#xA;“The most complete of the believers in faith, is the one with the best character among them. And the best of you are those who are best to your women.”*Tirmidhi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-10-23T03:48:10.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35932" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-23T07:44:14.060" Score="3" ViewCount="1987" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is going to be a bit long so please, bear with me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a 21 year old university student. I was born and raised a muslim. I have visited Saudi Arabia and performed Umrah many times and Hajj twice. I have always been proud to be a muslim. My Imaan has always been strong. Whenever I had doubts about Islam, it was easy for me to believe that they are just whispers of shaytaan. It was easy for me to ignore them. But that was until a few months ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few months ago, I read something online about Muhammad (s.a.w.) which had disastrous effects on my Imaan. I'm not gonna say what I read because it might affect the Imaan of other muslims reading this. But after I read it, I started asking myself &quot;What if I'm following the wrong religion? What if Islam is not the truth?&quot; I prayed to Allah everyday to make these thoughts go away. But Allah wasn't answering. I couldn't ignore these thoughts as waswas from shaytaan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the first time in my life, I started suffering from depression. I wanted to end my life but I was too scared to do that because of what Islam teaches about suicide. I decided to talk to my parents about this issue. They told me:&quot;Do not look for proof or reasoning for any religion. If there existed a reason/proof for any religion, everyone in the world would be following that religion. Instead, you should follow Islam blindly and assume that all doubts are whispers of shaytaan. You just have to take a leap of faith and &quot;believe without reasoning&quot;&quot;. I also talked to my younger brother about this issue and he gave me the exact same answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first I thought that advice was absurd. How can anyone simply &quot;believe without reasoning&quot;? I didn't follow their advice. I decided to keep looking for reasons to believe Islam is the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first, I found a good reason to follow Islam. So I went with it. And I started to feel a lot better. But after a few weeks, I could no longer believe in that reason. In other words, I found a reason NOT to believe in that reason. So the doubts started to come back. The depression came back. I started crying to my parents again and they gave me the same reply as before: &quot;Believe without reason. All doubts are whispers of shaytaan&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A few days later, I found another reason to believe in Islam. And it was going quite well for a couple of days. But once again, I started to have doubts about those reasons as well. Once again, I started crying to my parents and once again, they gave me the same advice: &quot;Believe without reason&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what did I do after that? I gave up. I finally took my parents' advice. Why? Because they were right. If I ever find a reason to follow a particular religion, then eventually, I will come across something that will give me doubts about that reason. Since I was born and raised muslim, I still had a little bit of Imaan left inside of me. So with that little bit of Imaan, I proclaimed the Shahadah again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a couple of weeks, I was feeling a lot better. Everytime I had doubts, I just told myself &quot;These are whispers of shaytaan&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But suddenly, I remembered something. I remembered that if someone says Shahadah, he/she must do it with certainty. And only Allah knows what's in your heart. So I thought to myself: &quot;Since some of the doubts were still there, I didn't recite Shahadah with a pure heart. But with the little bit of Imaan I had left inside of me, I did the best I could. So did Allah accept my Shahadah?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So brothers and sisters, I'm not asking you to help me believe in Islam because any reason you find can and will be refuted by someone. I want to follow Islam blindly. &lt;strong&gt;But my question to you is: Did Allah accept my Shahadah?&lt;/strong&gt; Despite all my doubts, if I tell myself &quot;I will follow Islam no matter what. All doubts are &quot;whispers of Shaytaan&quot; it just means that my heart is impure. My heart doesn't entirely believe in Islam but there is still a little bit of Imaan left inside of me. I don't care about other religions. This is the religion I want to believe. But would my Shahadah be accepted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I still pray 5 times a day but I'm afraid Allah is not accepting my Salah because I said Shahadah with an impure heart. I keep thinking &quot;What if the doubts in my mind are not waswaas of shaytaan? What if it's all me?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2019-01-30T06:36:01.707" LastActivityDate="2019-01-30T06:36:01.707" Title="Did Allah accept my Shahadah given my doubts?" Tags="|shahada|doubts|waswasa|depression|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-07-02T16:26:58.733" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35932" CreationDate="2016-10-23T09:32:54.907" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your parents are wrong I'm afraid, because your parents response is no different than saying that you are a Muslim because you where born into a Muslim family or country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah and his Prophets/Messengers repetitively warn against blindly following the footsteps of our parents and ancestors:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surah Anbiyaa verse 52-54: Recall to mind the occasion when Ibrahim&#xA;  said to his father and his people, What are these images to which you&#xA;  are so devoted? They replied, We found our forefathers worshipping&#xA;  them. Ibrahim said, You have gone astray and so had your forefathers&#xA;  manifestly deviated from the Right Way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surah Al Baqarah 2:170 But when they are told, &quot;Follow what God has&#xA;  bestowed from on high,&quot; some answer, &quot;Nay, we shall follow [only] that&#xA;  which we found our forefathers believing in and doing.&quot; Why, even if&#xA;  their forefathers did not use their reason at all, and were devoid of&#xA;  all guidance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is an unjust and ridiculous concept, this means that all relegions are right because most other religions and missionaries also use the same reasoning &quot;You are just meant to believe&quot;. GOD/Allah has provided us with evidence to proof to us his existence otherwise how do we know that our messengers where not preachers of man made religions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if We had destroyed them with a punishment before him, they would&#xA;  have said, &quot;Our Lord, why did You not send to us a messenger so we&#xA;  could have followed Your verses before we were humiliated and&#xA;  disgraced?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we are not supposed to reason then why does Allah encourage us to contemplate and ask questions?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then (do) not they ponder (on) the Quran? And if it had (been) from&#xA;  other than Allah, surely they (would have) found in it much&#xA;  contradiction. [4:82]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is okay to have doubts, just you've mentioned that we often have doubts then at some point in time later these doubts &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allaah -sallalahu alayhe wa sallam – used to say: “O&#xA;  Turner of the hearts, keep my heart firm upon your religion” So I&#xA;  (Anas) said: O Messenger of Allaah, we have believed in you and&#xA;  believed in everything you have been sent with, so are you afraid for&#xA;  us? He said: “Yes.  Indeed the hearts are between two fingers from the&#xA;  fingers of Allaah – He turns them however He wills”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did Allah accept your supplication? Only Allah knows the answer to this just because you didn't receive the answer you wanted it does not mean that Allah did not respond:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I&#xA;  am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls&#xA;  upon Me. So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me&#xA;  that they may be [rightly] guided. [2:186]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, No don't follow Islam blindly and don't base your belief on the wrong reasons rather study Islam, study Islam and bear in mind that there are things that we might never know the answer to rather we have already established that Allah/GOD exists and we are suppoused to submit to God and follow his orders&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We will show them Our signs in the horizons and within themselves&#xA;  until it becomes clear to them that it is the truth. But is it not&#xA;  sufficient concerning your Lord that He is, over all things, a&#xA;  Witness? [41:53]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Believing in the unseen is part of belief any ways:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With Him are the keys of the unseen (ghayb). No one knows them other&#xA;  than Him. He knows what is in land and sea. No leaf falls but He knows&#xA;  it; nor there is a grain in the darkness of the earth or a green or&#xA;  dry thing but in a manifest Book. (6.59)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example: why did GOD make us walk on two feet instead of four?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although Islam teaches us to respect our parents and honour them it does not mean that they are ultimately right and know neither does sheikh Google:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And We did not send before you except men whom We inspired to. So ask&#xA;  the People of the Reminder (Ahl-Azzikr / أهل الذكر ) if you do not&#xA;  know.&quot; (Qur'an 21:6-7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Stay away from Islamaphobe sites, to some visiting those sites may strengthen their believe while to others it may strengthen their dis-believe, always go to the source to seek knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May GOD guide us all Inshallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastActivityDate="2016-10-23T09:32:54.907" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35739" CreationDate="2016-10-23T12:24:04.867" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No brother. Obviously ALLAH will not punish those who will be on their way of converting to Islam because it is already explained in hadis of Prophet Muhammad that the person who will be on his way of figuring about god and thinking about converting to Islam, Allah will show mercy and forgive his mistake and reward him with paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19770" LastEditorUserId="19772" LastEditDate="2016-10-23T22:11:46.997" LastActivityDate="2016-10-23T22:11:46.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35936" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38927" CreationDate="2016-10-23T13:57:14.150" Score="1" ViewCount="103" Body="&lt;p&gt;My actual question is &lt;strong&gt;'How do you react when an Islamic Department or any Islamic organizations decides to change names of few foods that had been existed or known for you for decades?'&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, the situation is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recently an Islamic organizations (a government body) of a country decides to change the name of food because it is related to animal that &lt;em&gt;Haram&lt;/em&gt; for the Muslim. The food that I'm talking about is &quot;&lt;em&gt;Hotdog&lt;/em&gt;&quot; = a sausage which definitely not made from dog meat, of course. Due to its common name, there is a restaurant that name their brand as &lt;em&gt;'Bagel Dog'&lt;/em&gt; (if not mistaken but there is dog name for the product). The body claimed that 'dog' sounds obscure, vague and it sounds &lt;em&gt;Haram&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Food outlets selling hot dogs in Malaysia have been asked to rename their products or risk being refused halal certification. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37700495&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/a&gt;, 2016&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, few people argue about it because they had called the food such name for decades. They criticize and condemned the action of the body. (What make it sad is, it cause war of words between the Muslim in that country, while of course the non-Muslim in that country belittle the action).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I agree so much if they can change term &lt;em&gt;bacon&lt;/em&gt; (that makes from Halal meat) which for me its confusing no matter what, because normally when people said bacon, its from swine. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doesn't mean if I agree or disagree with the act, if its cause uncertainty, then you have to avoid it, as a Muslim. As an example, if you feel hesitate about the source of the food or the way it is prepared, you have to avoid to eat the food, unless in emergency situation (correct me if wrong).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19772" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-07T15:14:20.197" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T17:36:41.200" Title="Do we have to change the name of the food which allegedly raises doubts?" Tags="|food|islamic-government|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35939" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-23T18:14:43.230" Score="2" ViewCount="6530" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard a hadith mentioning the story of harut and marut and a women zahra/zohra who tempted them but then was turned into the planet venus. I want to know the source of this hadith/narration and whether it's authentic or not? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe its reported by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal through a authentic musral chain from the tabi'een..... Can you please provide the sources and evidence of authenticity? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19653" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T20:30:10.427" Title="Story of Harut and Marut and Planet Venus (Zahra/Zohra)?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33614" CreationDate="2016-10-23T19:12:38.870" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note this one thing before anyone would question about God in Islam, we only have one God, that is Allah.&#xA;As stated in the Quran (Al-Ikhlas, QS 112) &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/112&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;You can read it and actually the verses of Al-Ikhlas explained everything about our belief in one God.&#xA;Maybe in other book of other religion called our God with a different name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that, as a Muslim scholar, I personally have never heard of that name before. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19776" LastEditorUserId="19776" LastEditDate="2016-10-23T22:15:38.387" LastActivityDate="2016-10-23T22:15:38.387" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35942" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-24T06:05:53.307" Score="3" ViewCount="57" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose someone gives sadaqah jariya (ongoing charity) like for a free education program building.  This building is going to be built in the next 2 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But anyone can give sadaqah for construction of that building right away.  Is that considered as sadaqah for those 2 years?  I ask because the actual use of the building will take place after construction is completed (in 2 years).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will that sadaqah be effective for those 2 years i.e. during the period of construction? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16665" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-24T07:11:50.773" LastActivityDate="2016-10-24T07:11:50.773" Title="Will sadaqah continue to be considered a good deed if it's used to fund an ongoing project?" Tags="|zakat|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35943" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-24T08:13:44.447" Score="7" ViewCount="23849" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I was wondering what the language of Adam was?&lt;/strong&gt; (What was the language that he used to speak with?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I searched to some extent (in the internet), I found two related Farsi (Persian) sites which I deem them as valid sites, but there seems to be several  probable issues about the accurate answer, including:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1: It is remarked that Allah taught Adam all languages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2: It is said that old Syriac language, namely the mother of Sami and Arabic was his language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3: It can be feasible that he was talking in Arabic, since the language of Paradise seems to be Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4: Adam was talked in Arabic, but his language changed into Syriac after committing the sin and coming to the earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pasokhgoo.ir/node/82475&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.pasokhgoo.ir/node/82475&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/5080963&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/5080963&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I wonder which answer/theory can be more accurate?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-25T13:25:50.800" LastActivityDate="2019-04-19T13:54:46.567" Title="What was the language of Adam?" Tags="|language|prophet-adam|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35929" CreationDate="2016-10-24T09:38:00.777" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Comment on: Why is &amp;quot;doing righteous deeds&amp;quot; not a pillar of Islam?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IMO it should definitely be considered as such. As the emphasize of Quran is in first place on good deeds while you find in the Hadith the statements of the five pillars either clearly mentioned in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/2/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith of ibn 'Omar&lt;/a&gt; (which you'll find in about all hadith collections) or in another &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/178412&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;statement of ibn 'Omar&lt;/a&gt; or in the hadith of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1250630&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Omar ibn al-Khattab&lt;/a&gt; (about Islam, Iman and Ihsan) or explained as the basis of this religion in a &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/504290&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; of Talha ibn Obaydallah. Of course the Quran also mentions all of those pillars. On the other hand we may find other definitions of Islam like the one of &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/69&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jabir&lt;/a&gt;... which differ from those five apparently &amp;quot;given&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;fixed&amp;quot; pillars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some modern Muslim thinkers such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaliky.org/news.php?action=view&amp;amp;id=943&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Farhan al-Maliky&lt;/a&gt; -who accepts ahadith that are similar to Quranic statements but is often quoted as a reference by Quranists- say the pillars should be 3 (&lt;em&gt;Iqbaal&lt;/em&gt; or acceptance: as the opposite of rejection, &lt;em&gt;tasleem&lt;/em&gt; or admission: as the opposite of kufr and hardened of hearts, and &lt;em&gt;righteous deeds&lt;/em&gt;: as the opposite of wrongdoing and crime) or 8 (acceptance, admission, adherence (and unity), monotheism, justice, obedience, charity and the abidance of hearts). Righteous deeds in the 3 pillar view includes justice and obedience etc..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm afraid your question will end up with opinion based answers as I don't know about any clear statement answering it. What I'll try to do is to try to explain the relationship between the pillars and the righteous deeds from a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maqasid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Goals of Shari'a&lt;/a&gt; perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Good and righteous deeds and the prayer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About prayer Allah says (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/29/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;29:45&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer &lt;strong&gt;prohibits immorality and wrongdoing&lt;/strong&gt;, and the remembrance of Allah is greater. And Allah knows that which you do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means a prayer performed in the way Allah expects from us should prohibit us from doing immorality and doing bad deeds and it should remain us of Allah as it's also said in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/20/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;20:14&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... so worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we know from (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/13/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;13:28&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by the remembrance of Allah . Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allah hearts are assured.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that remembrance of Allah is a comfort and rest for our hearts!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are even a couple of ahadith which go ahead with this teaching like a statement which was narrated -in different variations- from sahaba such as ibn Mas'ud and ibn 'Abbas and  &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabi%E2%80%98un&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tabi'yn&lt;/a&gt; such as  &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_of_Basra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Hassan al-Basry&lt;/a&gt; and al-a'Amash:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;من لم تنهه صلاته عن الفحشاء والمنكر لم تزده من الله إلا بعدا&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;- - - (My own translation take it with care) - - -&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The prayer of a person which doesn't prohibit him from immorality and wrongdoing would only take him further from Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This isn't considered by many scholar as a hadith however al-Hassan has stated it as a marfo' some even say it is weak or even rejected (monkar). The version of ibn Mas'ud for example is considered as not being a hadith of our Prophet by al-Albani according &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/35049&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam al-Qurtobi in his &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=2656&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir of (29:45)&lt;/a&gt; also quotes a hadith of Anas, about a young man who used to pray and steal, which apparently has also been narrated in a similar version by Abu Hurairah ... here a quote from tafsir ibn Kathir which also includes interpretations of the given verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Hurayrah said: &amp;quot;A man came to the Prophet and said, `So-and-so prays at night, but when morning comes, he steals.' The Prophet said: (What you are saying (i.e., the Salah) will stop him from doing that.)&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prayer also includes the remembering of Allah, which is the higher&#xA;objective, Allah says:&#xA;(&lt;em&gt;and the remembrance of Allah is greater indeed.&lt;/em&gt;) more important than the former.&#xA;(&lt;em&gt;And Allah knows what you do.&lt;/em&gt;) means, He knows all that you do and say.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Al-'Aliyah commented on the Ayah:&#xA;(&lt;em&gt;Verily, the Salah prevents from immoral sins and evil wicked deeds&lt;/em&gt;) &amp;quot;Prayer has three attributes, and any prayer that contains none of these attributes is not truly prayer: Being done purely and sincerely for Allah alone (Ikhlas), fear of Allah, and remembrance of Allah. Ikhlas makes a person do good deeds, fear prevents him from doing evil deeds, and the remembrance of Allah is the Qur'an which contains commands and prohibitions.'' Ibn 'Awn Al-Ansari said: &amp;quot;When you are praying, you are doing good, it is keeping you away from immoral sins and evil wicked deeds and what you are doing is part of the remembrance of Allah which is greater.''&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2165&amp;amp;Itemid=85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;qtafsir&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also a hadith quodsi compiled by al-Bazzar in his al-Bahr az-Zakhir I've tried to translate the relevant part of it-in Bold letters-):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى : إِنِّي لا أَتَقَبَّلُ الصَّلاةَ إِلا مِمَّنْ تَوَاضَعَ بِهَا لِعَظَمَتِي ، وَلَمْ يَسْتَطِلْ عَلَى خَلْقِي وَلَمْ يَبِتْ مُصِرًّا عَلَى مَعْصِيَتِي ، وَقَطَعَ نَهَارَهُ فِي ذِكْرِي ، وَرَحِمَ الْمِسْكِينَ وَابْنَ السَّبِيلِ وَالأَرْمَلَةَ ، وَرَحِمَ الْمُصَابَ ذَلِكَ نُورُهُ كَنُورِ الشَّمْسِ أَكْلَؤُهُ بِعِزَّتِي&lt;/strong&gt; ، وَأَسْتَحْفِظُهُ مَلائِكَتِي ، وَأَجْعَلُ لَهُ فِي الظُّلْمَةِ نُورًا وَفِي الْجَهَالَةِ حِلْمًا ، وَمَثَلُهُ فِي خَلْقِي كَمَثَلِ الْفِرْدَوْسِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the authority of ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them): The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Allah's Blessings be upon him) said: Allah the Almighty said: I don't accept prayer except from those who humbled with it in front of My Majesty, and don't humiliate my creation, and who don't go to sleep insisting on a wrongdoing (or not rejecting my orders), and who takes times of his day for My remembrance, and is kind to the poor, the traveler and the widow, and who is kind to a person who is affected by a disaster. This persons light is as the sunlight I protect him with MY Glory ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or a similar statement from Ihya' 'ulm ad-Dyn (The Revival of the Religious Sciences) by Imam al-Ghazaly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is related that Allah revealed to Moses, “O Moses, whenever you make mention of Me, mention Me while you are shaking in your members, and while mentioning Me, be humble and composed, and whenever you mention Me, keep your tongue behind your heart, and whenever you stand before Me, stand as humble slave, and commune with Me with a timorous heart and a truthful tongue.” (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ghazali.org/books/ghazali_worship.htm#c2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that most of these narrations are considered as weak, fabricated and rejected however they -at least partly- clearly go ahead with the teachings of the Quran!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; A well done prayer should be a guidance for good and righteous deeds and it should guide us to leave bad deeds. Beside the fact it should comfort our hearts and souls with the remembrance of Allah! So those are the concluded goals of the prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Isnt't Zakat itself a righteous deed?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zakat as defined itself is a righteous deed as one could clearly see its benefit if it was applied as it should base on verses such as (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:60&lt;/a&gt;), (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:103&lt;/a&gt; or (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/70/24-25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;70:24-25&lt;/a&gt;)). Here a rough quote of some of those benefits:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It takes us away of being grasping (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/64/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;64:16&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is a training on spending for the sake of Allah (it is the lowest level of it).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is a way to thank Allah for HIS gifts.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It helps the receiver out of necessity, dependence and poverty.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It cleans the receiver from envy and hatred towards &amp;quot;rich&amp;quot; people.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It has huge impact on the society and economy...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well one could also quote a list about the benefits of fasts however most of them wouldn't directly be related to righteous deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hajj includes some righteous deeds such get together with other Muslims -&amp;gt; unity of the Ummah and get know one another.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Leaving all comfort, realizing how poor we are in front of the greatness of our Creator and preparing oneself for meeting our Lord.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-24T05:22:48.487" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T05:22:48.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35945" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35926" CreationDate="2016-10-24T10:10:37.177" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No&lt;/strong&gt;. At least it won't be authentic if its purpose is Shia Muslims. It is not logical in Islam to kill several Muslims to go to paradise! And when it is a common issue that there can be some/many authentic hadiths (traditions) in diverse books of hadith, hence we ought to be fair/clever not to accept the hadiths which seem to be in a paradox with authentic/famous ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such hadiths easily can be rejected by investigating in authentic/famous hadiths which demonstrates the high position/respect about Shia Muslims. Consequently, by watching such contradiction, you can perceive that there seems to be a problem in its (their) authenticity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's investigate regarding high position + respect of Shia Muslims, and ponder if it is logical to kill them to go to the heaven? (By fair judging):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اما انك يابن ابي طالب و شيعتك في الجنه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“O Ibn Abi Talib, indeed you&#xA;and your shi'ah shall be in paradise.” Following this hadith is a&#xA;statement against the rafidis attributed to the Prophet (S).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Dhahabi Mizan al-i'tiddl, vol 2, p. 18.  and:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/al-tawhid/general-al-tawhid/shiism-and-its-types-during-early-centuries-part-1-rasul-jafariyan-0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.al-islam.org/al-tawhid/general-al-tawhid/shiism-and-its-types-during-early-centuries-part-1-rasul-jafariyan-0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or for instance, pay heed to Hadith al-Thaqalayn as a famous authentic hadith from both Sunni-Shia view. (Note: Hadith of thaqalayn is narrated a little differently in different sources, but the content is the same):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Kafi which is one of the Four Books of Shi'a:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنِّی تَارِک فِیکمْ أَمْرَینِ إِنْ أَخَذْتُمْ بِهِمَا لَنْ تَضِلُّوا-&#xA;کتَابَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ أَهْلَ بَیتِی عِتْرَتِی أَیهَا&#xA;النَّاسُ اسْمَعُوا وَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتُ إِنَّکمْ سَتَرِدُونَ عَلَی&#xA;الْحَوْضَ فَأَسْأَلُکمْ عَمَّا فَعَلْتُمْ فِی الثَّقَلَینِ وَ&#xA;الثَّقَلَانِ کتَابُ اللَّهِ جَلَّ ذِکرُهُ وَ أَهْلُ بَیتِی[1]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Indeed I am leaving two things among you, to which if you hold&#xA;yourself, you will never astray: the book of Allah –who is all mighty&#xA;and great- and my ahl al-bayt (household), my 'itra (family). O people&#xA;hear! And I have announced to you that: indeed you will enter my&#xA;presence and I will ask you about what you did to the thaqalayn (two&#xA;weighty things) and the thaqalayn are the book of Allah and my ahl&#xA;al-bayt.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And likewise:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunan al-Nasa'i, one of the six sahih (authentic) books of Sunnis:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;کأنی قد دعیت فاجبت، انی قد ترکت فیکم الثقلین احدهما اکبر من الآخر،&#xA;کتاب الله و عترتی اهل بیتی، فانظروا کیف تخلفونی فیهما، فانهما لن&#xA;یفترقا حتی یردا علی الحوض[2]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Looks like I have been called, and I answered (my time of death has&#xA;come), indeed I have left the thaqalayn (two weighty things) among&#xA;you, one of them is greater form the other, the book of Allah and my&#xA;'itra (family), my ahl al-bayt (household). So look after how you will&#xA;behave with them after me, indeed they will never separate each other&#xA;until they enter my presence by the pool [in the paradise].&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can we accept such hadith (a person is promised paradise for anyone who kills &amp;quot;Rafida (Shia)) by noting/comparing to authentic/famous hadiths which show/prove the high position of Shia and its followers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, recognizing who is the real Rafidi is another significant point. Hence, it also can be wrong/distorted about the definition of Rafidi (which needs a long discussion).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reference&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikishia.net/view/Hadith_al-Thaqalayn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://en.wikishia.net/view/Hadith_al-Thaqalayn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Good luck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T15:07:31.923" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35926" CreationDate="2016-10-24T10:49:52.413" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only hadith (saying of the Prophet () himself) which ibn Taymiyyah has quoted -it is on page 582- on the site you provided which says so is from Musnad Ahmad, and ibn Taymiyyah confirms that it was added to the Musnad by Ahmad's son Abdurrahman. But as we know that the son of Imam Ahmad (see my answer here &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/25875/is-musnad-ahmed-a-book-of-sahih-ahaadith&quot;&gt;Is Musnad Ahmed a book of Sahih Ahaadith?&lt;/a&gt;) added many weak or fabricated narrations to his father’s Musnad we can say that this hadith has good chances to be one of them!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: ibn Taymiyyah didn't even quote the full chains of his 2 pages of narrations so it is hard to source them. Interestingly all the narrations are from Ali ibn abi Talib except a general statement about the hatered of ahl-al-Bayt by Talaha!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T10:06:27.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35948" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-24T11:58:18.440" Score="3" ViewCount="151" Body="&lt;p&gt;I used pay two rakat after Magrib (we call it NAFILA but I don't know if this it actual name in Arabic). However, yesterday I had the intention not to pray these two rakat if after magrib the restaurant is opened (mostly because after a few minutes the restaurant can be full). I had the intention to let these two rakat for eating. After the prayer is done, the restaurant was not open, so I stayed in the mosque and prayed the two rakats.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My Question is: Will my prayer be accepted??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17762" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T02:16:16.270" LastActivityDate="2022-02-18T17:05:05.423" Title="Will my non-obligatory prayer be accepted if I had the intention not to pray if something occurs?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35949" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35994" CreationDate="2016-10-24T13:14:44.380" Score="2" ViewCount="6545" Body="&lt;p&gt;We can see sometimes that cloud take  shape of Allah's name . But I am curious to know whether they are really Allah's miracle? Or in sense of mathematics it was a random design ( since clouds are free to take any shape,and out to millions of shapes there is a probability of formation of Allah's name). Same things happens when there is Allah's name on fish/goat or any other thing which has high probability of generating random designs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M6vAX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M6vAX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are they really message from allah then what allah wants us to show from these?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19627" LastActivityDate="2018-02-21T15:34:23.077" Title="Allah name in clouds is Allah's miracle or are a part of random design?" Tags="|allah|names|miracles|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35950" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35939" CreationDate="2016-10-24T13:47:28.910" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This hadith is in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=6&amp;amp;bookhad=6143&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;musnad Ahmad&lt;/a&gt; and in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=71&amp;amp;bookhad=19058&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;as-Sunan al-Kobra of Imam al-Bayhaqi&lt;/a&gt; and you will find it in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=49&amp;amp;surano=2&amp;amp;ayano=102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tafsir ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt; on verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;2:102&lt;/a&gt;) who quoted it saying and here I'll quote the hadith on the matter and discussion if his sanad (chain) is sahih (sane) and whether it is marfo' (correctly) and discussion of what was mentioned about it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ذكر الحديث الوارد في ذلك إن صح سنده ورفعه وبيان الكلام عليه : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this discussion he (ibn Kathir) says the narrators of this chain except for Musa ibn Jubayr موسى بن جبير are narrators of the sahih hadiths. But Musa ibn Jubayr is an unkonwn and he's apparently the only one who narrated this hadith from Nafi' from ibn 'Omar. Also note that his student (or the person who narrted from him) Zuhayr ibn Muhammad &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?ID=1316&amp;amp;bk_no=60&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;زهير بن محمد&lt;/a&gt; is not an all over accepted narrator as he is also known for manakeer! So the chain on the whole is weak, and it is a marfo' narration (not mursal!) as according the &quot;narration&quot; ibn 'Omar said that our Prophet () said so!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Bayhaqi and ibn Kathir also mentioned other narrations (two different chains) saying ibn 'Omar has narrated this from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka%27ab_al-Ahbar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ka'ab&lt;/a&gt; (al-Ahbar) which they both considered as more sahih (authentic), so in this case it isn't a hadith rather than an narration based on knowledge of people of the book as  Ka'ab was a former Jew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-10-24T13:55:45.290" LastActivityDate="2016-10-24T13:55:45.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35924" CreationDate="2016-10-24T14:24:27.427" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Iron sent down? Does the word &quot;anzalna&quot;/anzala&quot; really translate to &quot;iron&quot;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NO!!!  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In surat (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/57/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;57:25&lt;/a&gt;) the verse says: &quot;and we sent down &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;iron&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; ... وأنزلنا &lt;strong&gt;الحديد&lt;/strong&gt; فيه بئس شديد ومنافع للناس&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;anzala&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;unzila&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B2%D9%84/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;أنزل&lt;/a&gt; is a verb and means (in the pasive form unzila or if the context allows it anzala): to send down.&#xA;Other meanings are quoted &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%B2%D9%84/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; so it could also mean put up, settle etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does it mean that cattle, garments, food, and the people of the book also come from supernovae?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meaning from above may apply for water and Rain without any doubt as both come from the sky.&#xA;Now as it refers to gifts of Allah it can also apply for Garments, Food etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has no direct link to supernovae, however this meaning can't totally be rejected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But iron is considerd as a gift of Allah which we find on earth and we have been given the guidance to use it the right way (good deed) or bad way (bad deed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-10-24T15:30:42.490" LastActivityDate="2016-10-24T15:30:42.490" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35952" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20248" CreationDate="2016-10-24T15:58:22.167" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's in plural because the greeting is directwd to the person and the two angels guarding each one of us, according to the Islamic culture. Me, as an Arabic student and translator, I feel deply embarassed to see that someone decided to judge all Arabic speakers and Muslims as poorly educated without trying to search a bit deeper in the cultural or religious explanation.&#xA;There are indeed hadith in the sunna regarding the use of the plural and even discouraging the singular, as it is considered the greeting given to the dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19786" LastActivityDate="2016-10-24T15:58:22.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35953" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-24T16:30:25.017" Score="1" ViewCount="2038" Body="&lt;p&gt;Khadijah is known for being Mecca's most powerful women. How did she use her political power and influence to support Muhammad so he could preach? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19787" LastActivityDate="2016-10-26T19:08:52.153" Title="How did Khadijah support Muhammad with her political power and influence?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35954" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-24T16:55:13.077" Score="1" ViewCount="3259" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alhumdulliah, I'm going to marry within a few days. Unfortunately, I had an event 10 days ago and I drunk wine unintentionally. As far as I know if anyone get drunk, for the next 40 days his/her prayer will not approved to Allah. Can anyone please tell me, will my marriage be approved by Allah or do I need to change my marriage date to after the 40 days?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19788" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-24T23:27:30.620" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T18:13:51.977" Title="Should I wait forty days after unintentional drinking before getting married?" Tags="|nikah|alcohol|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35955" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35954" CreationDate="2016-10-24T21:45:54.263" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;look we are civilized people.&#xA;this problem is off the table now. no need to wait for 40 days. you saad you didnt know you're drinking the wine.so its not on purpose. but if its really bother you, you can take a ghusl. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;note: if you did it on purpose so you have to take a ghusl.dont do any holy actions like pray or else until you take a ghusl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instructions regarding how to perform ghusl,&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/27924/ghusl-janabat-or-ghusl-to-remove-impurities&quot;&gt;check this question&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19790" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T18:13:51.977" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35956" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35949" CreationDate="2016-10-24T22:34:20.293" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;look i dont know how to explain it.&#xA;our prophet is muhammad and he is the last prophet until now but its doest mean who worships islam ignore other religios.&#xA;new prophet continues the unfinished job of the prophet before him.&#xA;Allah is great and deserves all the great name's.&#xA;God,Dios... and too many diferent name's in diferent languages.&#xA;seeing allah name in sky is just miracle for us because we are the ones who understand it and seeing God name in sky is miracle for those who christian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the point is god,allah,dios... loves anybody with any religios so when u saw allah or god or other name's in sky that's a miracle in your heart if you want to look at it by sciense its just a well shaped cloud not anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sorry my english is not verygood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19790" LastEditorUserId="19790" LastEditDate="2016-10-24T22:57:43.563" LastActivityDate="2016-10-24T22:57:43.563" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35957" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-24T22:43:58.950" Score="4" ViewCount="275" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the wisdom behind hiding adultery between spouses?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know we aren't supposed to advertise our sins, but regarding hiding something as big as adultery, which is one of the biggest ways to desecrate the rights of the spouse, shouldn't the spouse have rights to know such things so they can make a decision to keep the marriage or divorce? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am terrified that this can happen to me and I wouldn't have any knowledge of it. The adulterer would share a secret with my wife that I wouldn't know about, while I'm supposed to be the closest with my wife. Scary topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19771" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-16T01:29:36.347" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T01:33:33.277" Title="What is the wisdom behind hiding adultery between spouses?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|adultery|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35943" CreationDate="2016-10-24T22:49:32.237" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There was a language but not language of words its something higher for example you know telepati some sort of talking by watching in the eye or something like that. so god doesn't need to talk with words when he can directly tell you what to do and what not to do why should he say a word i think this is the language of Adam too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19790" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-18T04:44:43.383" LastActivityDate="2017-07-18T04:44:43.383" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35959" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="35960" CreationDate="2016-10-25T03:34:54.877" Score="5" ViewCount="251" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/130815&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; write:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among the basic principles of Islamic sharee’ah, on which the scholars are agreed, is that cases of necessity make forbidden things permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Necessity means cases in which a person will be harmed if he does not take the haraam option, in which &lt;strong&gt;the harm will effect the five essentials which are: religion, life, honour, reason and wealth&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They give a collection of examples illustrating under what mitigating circumstances it is permissible to do an ordinarily haram act (e.g., eating haram food to prevent starvation).  Religion and life make sense, as does wealth (to a certain extent [e.g., riba is haram]).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How does harm to honour and reason fall under the adage &amp;quot;necessity make forbidden things permissible&amp;quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm struggling to imagine a scenario where it would be appropriate to do something ordinarily haram to save one's honour or reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-09-12T07:55:53.503" Title="How does harm to honour and reason fall under the adage &quot;necessity make forbidden things permissible&quot;?" Tags="|sin|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35959" CreationDate="2016-10-25T06:07:20.017" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;After reading and re-reading the given fatwa I must say however the translation of the word &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%B6/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;العرض&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic 'Ird) seems correct it is still ambiguous. What was translated honor in there often refers to &lt;strong&gt;offspring&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;lineage&lt;/strong&gt;, as scholars who relay on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maqasid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Goals of the shari'a&lt;/a&gt; prefer to use the word &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%84/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;نسل&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic nasl). Honor may refer to the same but is still IMO less expressive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Honor as one of those essentials&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that only a few scholars quoted honor among the five essentials and most of those who quoted it added it as a 6th essential.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shatibi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a-Shatibi&lt;/a&gt; for instance commented it saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وإن أُلحِقَ بالضروريات (حفظ العرض) فله في الكتاب أصل شرحته السنّة في اللعان والقذف&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&amp;quot; ...and if the preservation of honor was added to the essentials, then at least it has a basis in Quran which has been interpreted by the sunnah in cursing (&lt;em&gt;al-li'aan&lt;/em&gt;) and false accusation (&lt;em&gt;al-qadf&lt;/em&gt;)&amp;quot; (Al-Muwafaqaat fi Usool al-Sharia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;li'aan&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;qadf&lt;/em&gt; are quoted in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/6-9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:6-9&lt;/a&gt;): It is the case if a husband pretends his wife has committed zina and he has no witnesses for that. For details you may refer to these two fatwas on IslamQA &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/108955&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;108955&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/101771&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;101771&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;As you may conclude honor could easily be taken as a part of lineage because of the direct link between both! As if a child was born afterwards the husband  could pretend it was out of zina, so it would harm the women and child, as it won't have the father's name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The other five essentials&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe explaining the five major goals would help. Please note that each of them is related to a capital punishment which is in most cases quoted in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The major goals are meant to preserve:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;our &lt;strong&gt;Religion&lt;/strong&gt; / &lt;strong&gt;Faith&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;din&lt;/em&gt;): Therefore there is a capital punishment for people who revert from Islam (apostates) and oppose and fight it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;our &lt;strong&gt;Life&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;nafs&lt;/em&gt;): Therefore there's a capital punishment for murder&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;our &lt;strong&gt;Lineage&lt;/strong&gt; / &lt;strong&gt;Progeny&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;nasl&lt;/em&gt;): Therefore there's a (capital?) punishment for adultery even for false accusation of zina and for zina in general.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;As from the perspective of shari'a it is important to know our children etc. (Think of rulings about breast feeding, marriage, inheritance ...).&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;It is also the most &amp;quot;natural thing&amp;quot; or the reason why Allah made us of different genders, so HE want us to have children:&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is He who created you from one soul and created from it its mate that he might dwell in security with her. And when he covers her, she carries a light burden and continues therein. And when it becomes heavy, they both invoke Allah , their Lord, &amp;quot;If You should give us a good [child], we will surely be among the grateful.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/189&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7:189&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And We have already sent messengers before you and assigned to them wives and descendants. ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/13/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;13:38&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore in shari’a marriage is recommended and abortion is prohibited. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;our &lt;strong&gt;Intellect&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;‘aql&lt;/em&gt;): Therefore there's a punishment for intoxication via alcohol.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;In the given fatwa &lt;em&gt;al'aql&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%82%D9%84/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;العقل&lt;/a&gt; was not quit correct translated as reason, but this is only partly correct. As what is meant with this essential is our reasoning and should expresse the use of our minds. It is one of the discussed essentials as it could also be included into the essential &amp;quot;Life&amp;quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;our &lt;strong&gt;Property / Wealth&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;mal&lt;/em&gt;): Therefore there's a  punishment for robbery.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among the most expressive verses in the Quran which includes all these goals is (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/60/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;60:12&lt;/a&gt;) as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...that they will not associate anything with Allah ,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is an indication for the preservation of the religion or faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... nor will they steal,...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is an indication for the preservation of property.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... nor will they commit unlawful sexual intercourse, ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is an indication for the &lt;strong&gt;preservation of lineage&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... nor will they kill their children, ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is an indication for the preservation of life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that there's no direct link for preservation of the intellect here, but of course preservation of life is related to that. The importance of the intellect in shari'a was the reason to consider intellect as an essential which should be preserved!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/151-153&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:151-153&lt;/a&gt;) where at least:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...  that you may use reason. (151)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;could be used as an indication for preservation of the intellect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you may find examples from sunnah such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/16/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; which you may find in most sunan books. And in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3892&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; the interpretation of (60:12).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-12T07:55:53.503" LastActivityDate="2021-09-12T07:55:53.503" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="35961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20248" CreationDate="2016-10-25T06:40:02.510" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It can be relevant for being angel(s) who are always with the human in order to noting good and bad deeds of us. (Therefore we use that with the intention of greeting or saying hello to our parties and the angels as well)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19795" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T06:40:02.510" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35807" CreationDate="2016-10-25T07:05:40.140" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The definition of slave is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Taking a free person as a slave is not permissible in Islam. The prophet said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'There are three categories of people against whom I shall myself be a&#xA;  plaintiff on the Day of Judgement. &lt;strong&gt;Of these three, one is he who&#xA;  enslaves a free man,&lt;/strong&gt; then sells him and eats this money'.  Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/slavery_1.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari and Ibn Majjah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In an Islamic State, a person can't legally be a slave of another person even if he wants to. Cause the other person doesn't have the right to force him to do things that are unacceptable in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-26T07:00:22.923" LastActivityDate="2016-10-26T07:00:22.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35963" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-25T07:06:30.583" Score="4" ViewCount="626" Body="&lt;p&gt;Murder is considered as a Major Sin in Islam, because taking and giving life is only in the hands of Allah.  (Please correct me if I am wrong.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything that happens has to be according to the will of Allah.  Likewise, whatever happens to a person is written by Allah in his fate (Again, please correct me if I am wrong.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that is so, that means the murder of the person was already written by Allah in his fate and had Allah's acceptance.  Then why it is considered major sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19794" LastEditorUserId="19794" LastEditDate="2016-10-25T17:15:13.110" LastActivityDate="2017-11-02T04:51:42.130" Title="Why is murder considered a major sin when taking and giving life is only in the hands of Allah?" Tags="|sharia|sin|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35964" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35963" CreationDate="2016-10-25T08:09:27.423" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This actually boils down to &quot;What is fate and free will?&quot; question. Something being &quot;written&quot; in advance and destined is relative to us, this world: the time. However, Allah is beyond the time: His will and knowledge is absolute and is not encompassed by the time; His knowledge has no beginning or an end. From that point of view, there is no &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Allah's will ---sometime later---&amp;gt; murder&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;kind of flow of events. Allah knows a person is going to kill someone with his absolute knowledge without the limitation of the time. That's His knowing of the event is not before, during or after the fact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2880" LastEditorUserId="2880" LastEditDate="2017-04-06T00:30:54.273" LastActivityDate="2017-04-06T00:30:54.273" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35963" CreationDate="2016-10-25T08:28:30.457" Score="-2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;whatever happens to a person is written by Allah in his fate (Again, please correct me if I am wrong.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If that is so, that means the murder of the person was already written by Allah in his fate and had Allah's acceptance.  Then why it is considered major sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;DONT BELIVE FATE, why? because by believing fate you will ignore heaven and hell.&#xA;FOR EXAMPLE,when you playing chess you will anticipate your opponent next move and you will do something about it.&#xA;ALLAH knows what we will gonna do Allah shows the true path to us but those who dont listen to Allah, will go from wrong path and they will commit sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and thats all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fate is something we build it. we can think and decide for ourself.&#xA;and thats prove it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19790" LastEditorUserId="19790" LastEditDate="2016-11-05T20:51:01.110" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T20:51:01.110" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35966" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-25T09:07:37.117" Score="2" ViewCount="597" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;I am only a human being, and you bring your disputes to me, some&#xA;perhaps being more eloquent in their plea than others, so that I give&#xA;judgement on their behalf according to what I hear from them.&#xA;Therefore, whatever I decide for anyone which by right belongs to his&#xA;brother, he must not take anything, for I am granting him only a&#xA;portion of Hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/25/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/25/13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T14:04:57.353" Title="What is the explanation of this hadith? &quot;...I give judgement on their behalf according to what I hear from them...&quot;" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35970" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35966" CreationDate="2016-10-25T11:09:53.557" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main lesson of the hadith is that a judge passes a judgement, in the lack of clear evidence, based on:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Argument presented (&quot;what I hear&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;By all parties (&quot;from them&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ruling must not use judge's preconceptions or knowledge of a person's reputation in unrelated events, and must not be based on only one-sided account of the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The person who is ruled in favor of, based on the above, must not knowingly take what is not rightfully his or hers as this would lead said person to a portion of hell on Judgement Day, when the ruling is by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Background information&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith was narrated in relation to two brothers from Al Ansar who came to the Prophet with a dispute over their inheritance, with no clear evidence for one brother over the other. This was mentioned in Musnad Ahmad (the quote you have provided is as mentioned in Sunan Abi Dawud, and has also been similarly mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/93/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Al Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/30/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, and others).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Explanation&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This explanation is as given by ibn Abdel-Barr in his book &quot;Al Tamheed&quot; Volume 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I am only a human being, and you bring your disputes to me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet is indicating that as a human being, he did not know what people hide within their hearts (except when revealed to him by Allah) or what their intentions or motives were. Then the Prophet is asked to judge among them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;some perhaps being more eloquent in their plea than others&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people are better able to articulate their case than others, by providing more information, being more plausible, etc. Being more eloquent does not necessarily translate into being on the right side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;so that I give judgement on their behalf according to what I hear from them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet would then give his judgement based on what he heard from them. The argument presented by the more eloquent person may not be true, or may not be the full truth, but it would still serve as the basis of the judgement. Numerous scholars use this hadith to indicate that a judge must pass rulings based solely on the case presented (&quot;according to what I hear&quot;) by all parties (&quot;from them&quot;), and not based on the judge's knowledge of someone's reputation in other unrelated events, or based on preconceptions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Therefore, whatever I decide for anyone which by right belongs to his brother, he must not take anything, for I am granting him only a portion of Hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet is making a clear distinction that his judgment would be based on their argument and what was evidently presented. The judgement would not be based on unknown intentions or motives (this only Allah knows), and that his ruling would not make what is haram to become halal if not rightfully so. This means that the Prophet's ruling in this life could not be used as an excuse on Judgement Day for one brother taking what rightfully belonged to the other brother. If so, that person one would end up in hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith in Musnad Ahmad mentioned that the two brothers then cried, and each decided to give to his brother the full share to avoid being in the slightest doubt of taking what was not rightfully theirs. The Prophet told them to discuss the matter together, agree on what they both thought was right, to split it accordingly, and to release each other of anything that might have been doubtfully taken (i.e., declare that they agree their shares are halal).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2016-10-25T14:04:57.353" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T14:04:57.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35971" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32886" CreationDate="2016-10-25T11:16:17.713" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;stretch both of your arms in front of you and look between your hands. the area that you see between your hands is what is called &quot;between the hands&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as you said. yes it's an old Arabic idiom that means &quot;In front of&quot;. it is an old idiom that is not used today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;old Arabs was using it to mean a &quot;&lt;strong&gt;place&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; in front of as in this example&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;sura36-aya9&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  وَجَعَلْنَا مِن بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّا وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّا فَأَغْشَيْنَاهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ&#xA;  And We have put a bar in front of them and a bar behind them, and further, We have covered them up; so that they cannot see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or to mean a &quot;&lt;strong&gt;time&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; that is now or coming very shortly(in between your hands) as in the example&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;sura2-aya66&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;   فَجَعَلْنَاهَا نَكَالًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا وَمَا خَلْفَهَا&#xA;  وَمَوْعِظَةً لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ&#xA;  And We made it a deterrent punishment for those who were present and&#xA;  those who succeeded &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this picture might be more illustrative , it's taken from this video&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hsj_pi5Mes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hsj_pi5Mes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CFeXz.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CFeXz.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16908" LastEditorUserId="16908" LastEditDate="2016-10-25T11:40:26.227" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T11:40:26.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18065" CreationDate="2016-10-25T11:40:58.367" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What do you mean by trial marriage? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are asking if you may marry him without any official ceremony, you could marry him (nikah only without registering the marriage), reveal it to the close relatives and when both of you are comfortable, register the marriage to your respective government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to note that the boy must pay the mehr before marriage. It is recommended that the mehr is affordable to the man (it could be a gold ring or money he can afford or something that has a value).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T11:40:58.367" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35973" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35797" CreationDate="2016-10-25T11:43:46.787" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In an environment (house) where the woman is of a Christian faith&#xA;  (Catholic) and has crosses around the premises, how can a Muslim man&#xA;  perform his salat's? Is this allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is. That is why it is permissible to marry people of the book. You should pray just like you pray in normal circumstances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T11:43:46.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35953" CreationDate="2016-10-25T14:58:44.167" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would not call it political power as the brother has already rightly pointed out in his comment, but it was not only wealth and noble lineage either. Her whole character supported the Message of Islam. She did not only give her wealth to the Prophet for him to be free from earning a living and to preach the message but she herself took care of the believers by providing them with food, shelter, money and moral support. Giving support to the poor, the widows, the orphans, the sick and the disabled was part of her personality and not influenced by the Prophet, as she did this even before her marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we know,  Khadijah was a very successful business woman and even though the Arab society at that time looked down upon women and treated them more like cattle than human beings, she was highly respected so  that the Meccans called her &lt;strong&gt;Ameerat-Quraysh&lt;/strong&gt; (&quot;Princess of Quraysh&quot;), &lt;strong&gt;al-Tahira&lt;/strong&gt; (&quot;The Pure One&quot;) and &lt;strong&gt;Khadija Al-Kubra&lt;/strong&gt; (Khadija &quot;the Great&quot;). Why was she called &quot;The Pure One&quot; if not for her impeccable character and flawless behaviour. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Khadija was the image of the perfect soul. Muhammad Mustafa found only&#xA;  four perfect women in the entire human race. Out of these four, the&#xA;  last two belong to the same house; they are Khadija, the mother, and&#xA;  Fatima, her daughter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;https://www.al-islam.org/khadijatul-kubra-sayyid-ali-asghar-razwy&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She was the first person to testify &quot;La illaha illallah, Muhammadun Rasoolullah&quot; to the truth of the Holy Prophet.  And in the years which followed, she was a source of comfort and consolation to the Holy Prophet in his struggle to spread the message and to change the society they were living in completely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She was, for him, a psychological &quot;shield&quot; against the trauma of the constantly escalating violence of the Quraysh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Ibid.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For 25 years she was the only wife of the Prophet, which is quite astonishing when we take into account that the Prophet took several wifes after her. This fact shows the deep and loving relationship both found in their marriage. Khadija was the perfect wife always supporting her husband and his mission. She exchanged her life of ease and comfort willingly to a life of austerity, when she suffered the same hardships as the other believers under the economical siege of the Quraish for three years. More than that, she showed her quality as a true &quot;Mother of the believers&quot;, when she put their interests over her own by making sure that they had shelter, water  and food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The support that Khadija gave to the Muslim community in Makka, was&#xA;  indispensable for the survival of Islam. Her support to the Muslim&#xA;  community guaranteed its survival when it was in a state of blockade.&#xA;  In this sense, she was a maker of history -the history of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Ibid.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet always maintained his special relationship to Khadijah even after she had died.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In al-Bukhari, vol.3 we find the following ahadith :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ayishah said:   &quot;I never envied any woman as much as I envied&#xA;  Khadijah. The Holy Prophet always remembered her. Whenever any sheep&#xA;  or goat was slaughtered, the choicest parts were sent to Khadijah's&#xA;  relatives and friends. I used to say, 'It appears that Khadijah was&#xA;  the only woman in the world.' Hearing this, the Holy Prophet was very&#xA;  much annoyed and said: 'Khadijah had many virtues, which others do not&#xA;  have. &quot;'   She also said:   &quot;Once the Holy Prophet remembered her and&#xA;  I said, 'How long will you go on remembering a woman so old that she&#xA;  had no teeth in her mouth? Allah has given you a woman better than her&#xA;  (meaning herself).' The Holy Prophet was so angry that the hair of his&#xA;  head was raised. He said: 'By Allah, I do not have better than&#xA;  Khadijah. She believed in me when others were steeped into infidelity.&#xA;  She testified to my truth when others rejected my claim. She helped me&#xA;  with her wealth when others deprived me. And Allah gave me children by&#xA;  her.&quot; 'Ayishah says that from then on she decided not to say any&#xA;  unkind word about Khadijah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastEditorUserId="14871" LastEditDate="2016-10-26T19:08:52.153" LastActivityDate="2016-10-26T19:08:52.153" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35979" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-25T16:23:12.233" Score="1" ViewCount="232" Body="&lt;p&gt;So is there an explicit statement for anything like this? What is the general view on murder?&#xA;Thank you in advance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19808" LastActivityDate="2016-10-26T07:13:36.267" Title="Does the Quoran at any point say whether a Muslim should be able to kill for their religion or that they mustn`t?" Tags="|quran|surah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35979" CreationDate="2016-10-25T17:25:04.483" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Murder&quot; is &quot;unlawful killing&quot; (plus sometimes some additional requirement, often something like it was premeditated, or that you had very bad reasons for the killing, for example as a hitman) in every system of law i know of, so no, you can't murder under islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a few instances where you can kill someone, and those include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;if you are the executioner for someone who has been sentenced to death; in islam there are a few crimes that carry capital punishment, murder being one of them. Most scholars would also include practicing witchcraft, homosexual sex, apostasy (although modern debate includes a very vocal view that what is actually being punished is treason, not public apostasy per se - I'm not sure whether that is more than a minority view at the moment), and adultery (i.e. having sex with someone other than your spouse while you are married). There are varying degrees of burden of proof in procedural law for those, but the material law is quite clear.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;fighting an enemy combatant on the battlefield&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;in defense of someone who is being attacked&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not aware of any other instances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2016-10-26T07:13:36.267" LastActivityDate="2016-10-26T07:13:36.267" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35982" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-25T18:41:50.403" Score="1" ViewCount="405" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Thawbaan, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “There are two groups of my ummah whom Allah will protect from the Fire: a group who will conquer India, and a group who will be with ‘Eesaa ibn Maryam (peace be upon him).”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by an-Nasaa’i (no. 3175) and Imam Ahmad in al-Musnad (37/81), Mu’sasat ar-Risaalah edn. Classed as hasan by the commentators on al-Musnad. Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in as-Silsilah as-Saheehah (no. 1934)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(See: &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/25/91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also reports of this hadith with several chains from Abu Hurayrah which are classed as da'if (weak).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is does this hadith mean the conquest of India will not happen now but towards the end time when 'Eesaa ibn Maryam returns??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have read some interpretations that argue that the two issues are not related (the return of Eesa) and (conquest of india) because India was ruled by Muslims many times, for a long time and they was successful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can you please provide explanation of the scholars commentary on this issue and clarify the matter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19653" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T12:24:32.590" Title="Will the conquest of India not happen until towards the end time when Prophet Isa returns?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2018-10-20T06:56:56.447" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35985" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-25T08:53:36.573" Score="2" ViewCount="36" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was reading a Islamic tradition which says &quot;Therefore, whatever I decide for anyone which &lt;strong&gt;by right belongs&lt;/strong&gt; to his brother, he must not take anything, for I am granting him only a portion of Hell.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From my understanding, it seems to indicate it means, if he decides for someone and the judgement is wrong, the person who won the judgement shouldn't take the judgement and tell the truth. Am I correct?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The full context:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad said: &quot;I am only a human being, and you bring your disputes to me,&#xA;  some perhaps being more eloquent in their plea than others, so that I give&#xA;  judgement on their behalf according to what I hear from them.&#xA;  Therefore, whatever I decide for anyone which by right belongs to his&#xA;  brother, he must not take anything, &lt;strong&gt;for&lt;/strong&gt; I am granting him only a&#xA;  portion of Hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" OwnerDisplayName="Sadiq" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T02:37:55.587" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T02:37:55.587" Title="What does 'by right belongs' mean in this context?" Tags="|hadith|terminology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35985" CreationDate="2016-10-25T21:42:05.807" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you are dividing the sentence up wrongly. With additional punctuation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whatever I decide for anyone which, by right, belongs to his brother ....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &quot;By right&quot; means &quot;properly&quot; or &quot;justly&quot;. &quot;Deciding for someone&quot; means for a judge to agree with one side of an argument. The meaning of the full example seems clear: Judges may be fallible. If you know you are in the wrong then don't try to benefit from a judge's decision. To do so is a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="50331" OwnerDisplayName="James K" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T21:42:05.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35987" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18138" CreationDate="2016-10-25T22:22:40.017" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Es selamu aleikum I would say that Allah speak to whom he whants through dreams do not forget that Allah spoke to Ibrahim peace be upon him ordered him to sacrifice his own child if Allah wishes to guide someone he will speak through dreams he will send an angel apering as his father ore as his dead grandfather &#xA;Do not judge me if you think that I am wrong&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19813" LastActivityDate="2016-10-25T22:22:40.017" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35988" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-26T02:34:33.880" Score="6" ViewCount="465" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mentalhealth.gov/basics/what-is-mental-health/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;HHS.gov&lt;/a&gt; write about mental health:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... Many factors contribute to mental health problems, including: (a) Biological factors, such as genes or brain chemistry, (b) Life experiences, such as trauma or abuse, and (c) Family history of mental health problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Poor mental health and mental illness can lead to negative consequences, such as suicide and self harm, along with other unsocial behaviors, e.g. drug use, excessive drinking, excessive dieting, gambling, and so on.  Included in this list are behaviors strongly forbidden in Islam (i.e., they're major sins).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is mental health treatment sufficient to make permissible otherwise haram acts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's widely accepted in Islam that &lt;em&gt;necessity overrides prohibition&lt;/em&gt; (الضـرورات تبیح المحظورات) provided there is no alternative, e.g.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...If a forbidden insulin is the only choice, a religious leader or doctor should be encouraged to mediate and reduce the patient's guilt feeling and spiritual pain. &lt;strong&gt;These advisers would use the doctrine of ‘the sanctity of life’, permissible in Islam.&lt;/strong&gt; It means that life must be saved at all costs. -- Bashir Qureshi, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1279173/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Diabetes in Ramadan&lt;/a&gt;, J. R. Soc. Med. 2002.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While mental health treatment can be life saving, it doesn't usually take the immediate form &amp;quot;undergo treatment X and you'll be cured&amp;quot;.  Personal friends who have taken antidepressants report a &amp;quot;trial and error&amp;quot; nature, i.e., we can't know in advance whether a treatment works for a particular patient (if it doesn't work, try another medication).  So it's not obvious that &amp;quot;necessity overrides prohibition&amp;quot; applies to mental health treatment.  Likewise, I'm uncertain whether mental health treatment falls under the umbrella of the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said, &amp;quot;There is no disease that Allah has created, except that He also has created its treatment.&amp;quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Hurairah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Huraira&lt;/a&gt;, [Sahih al-Bukhari 5678] (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/76/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two prominent examples of conflict I've found in the medical literature are: (a) Muslims not taking medication during Ramadan, and (b) Muslims refusing to take medicine involving pork products.  For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As ingestion of pork or any of its products is totally forbidden in Islam and it may be considered as committing a sinful act. So if this issue is not identified and addressed, then patients may not only stop taking their medications, and hence leading to relapse of symptoms, increasing hospitalization rates, and increasing healthcare costs but also lead to a poor doctor-patient relationship.  -- Sabry and Vohra, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3705684/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Role of Islam in the management of Psychiatric disorders&lt;/a&gt;, Indian J Psychiatry. 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, surveys report unwillingness of Muslims to acknowledge and seek treatement for mental health issues (interpreting them as e.g. tests from God, or possession by jinn):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even when Muslims have positive attitudes toward mental healing, social stigma remains strong. -- Ciftci, Jones, and Corrigan, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jmmh/10381607.0007.102/--mental-health-stigma-in-the-muslim-community?rgn=main;view=fulltext&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mental Health Stigma in the Muslim Community&lt;/a&gt;, Stigma, 2012.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question arose as a result of Medi1Saif's answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/35959/17163&quot;&gt;How does harm to honour and reason fall under the adage &amp;quot;necessity make forbidden things permissible&amp;quot;?&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2024-02-08T14:03:55.530" Title="Is mental health treatment sufficient to make permissible otherwise haram acts?" Tags="|halal-haram|medical|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35989" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-26T02:37:48.083" Score="2" ViewCount="2852" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you've read one my earlier questions, you'd know that I've been suffering from heavy waswas from Shaitan which lead to depression. Many people have requested me to learn more about Islam to clear my doubts. However, whenever I start doing research on Islam, I start suffering from anxiety. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recently, I've decided to ignore all the doubts and just continue my life as a Muslim. I want to say the Shahadah again because I've said some pretty terrible things when I was talking about my doubts with my parents... things that just might have taken me outside the territory of Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the problem is that according to most Islamic websites, my shahadah will not be valid unless I say it with a pure heart.... in other words, I have to say it with absolute certainty that Islam is the truth. So basically, that means I can't just ignore my doubts and say the shahadah. And as I said, every time I try to research about Islam to clear my doubts, I start suffering from anxiety. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what do I do now? I'm pretty sure some of the things I said to my parents turned me into a non-muslim. And at the same time, I can't return to islam because I can't fulfill one of the requirements of shahadah (which is certainty). I don't even know if Allah is accepting my salah anymore. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's like Allah doesn't want me to be muslim. It's like He has already condemned me to hell. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I a hypocrite? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-01T06:00:05.530" LastActivityDate="2018-10-18T17:18:36.580" Title="Does having doubts when re-reciting the shahada render it invalid?" Tags="|conversion|shahada|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35990" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35989" CreationDate="2016-10-26T04:36:47.193" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just don't be so anxious with your doubts. Your doubts seem to be honest and Allah doesn't expect you to base your beliefs on uncertainty. You just need to take Islamic studies seriously until you find certainty in beliefs. I don't know about Sunni school, but in Shia Islam it is said that a Muslim should accept the principles of faith such as Monotheism and Prophethood based on some reason and evidence learned or developed by the believer himself. In other words, you can't accept Islam based on any authority other than your own research and reasoning. Consequently, the authority of Quran and Sunnah are accepted and followed only &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; their general truthfulness is established by independent reasoning and research. That's why some scholars developed the science of Kalam for rational substantiation of Islamic basic beliefs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastActivityDate="2016-10-26T04:36:47.193" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35989" CreationDate="2016-10-26T04:55:29.210" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tabraze Azam at &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2012/01/17/i-have-doubts-that-make-me-question-whether-im-muslim/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SeekersHub&lt;/a&gt; addressed this exact problem:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...I struggle with words as my my heart wavers.  I think this happened when i was reading about the essentials of&#xA;  becoming a Muslim.  A person is a Muslim ONLY if he says this and&#xA;  believes in the heart with conviction without a single doubt otherwise&#xA;  he is a non Muslim.  Reading that scared me.  Now the problem is worse. So how do i know i am a believer? ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(A): &lt;strong&gt;You are unquestionably a believer.&lt;/strong&gt; This is all simply misgivings&#xA;  and misplaced knowledge. ... As mentioned previously, you are not responsible for your thoughts.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Your hating them is sufficient proof that there is no ‘doubt’.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's going to be hardline fatawa (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/12295&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;), but these things need to be put in perspective...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No one who prays in the direction of Mecca [lit: “people of the Qibla”] may be called an unbeliever, unless he willfully and repeatedly denies the legitimacy of established Shari‘ah law because he would then be denying Divine legislation. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fixyourdeen.com/htm/final/qacategorysub1.asp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Response&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(In fact, these hardline fatawa were the reason The Response was authored.)  Blips in one's iman should not be considered the determining factor as to whether one is a Muslim or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To put your concerns about the shahada in perspective, look at these &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pewforum.org/2012/08/09/the-worlds-muslims-unity-and-diversity-executive-summary/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pew Survey results&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rVlYG.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/rVlYG.png&quot; alt=&quot;Belief in God and Muhammad&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a sizeable Muslim population who do not accept the first &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Pillars_of_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pillar of Islam&lt;/a&gt; and are willing to admit to it in a survey.  Going through those Pew Survey results helped me relax and accept being imperfect in matters of religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I like to recall the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/96&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dyujfm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dyujfm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Allah (swt) says: Take one step towards Me, I will take ten steps towards you.  Walk towards me, I will run towards you.&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Image source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pinterest.com/pin/422212533785966240/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pintrest&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We're not required to, nor would we be able to solve every problem immediately.  I just try to make incremental progress day by day and over time it adds up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-10-26T04:55:29.210" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35994" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35949" CreationDate="2016-10-26T07:33:25.057" Score="13" Body="&lt;p&gt;That there is a sky with clouds moving around in it.  Allah's miracle:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He created the heavens without pillars that you see and has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with you, and dispersed therein from every creature. And We sent down rain from the sky and made grow therein [plants] of every noble kind. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/31:10&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 31:10&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you not see that Allah drives clouds? Then He brings them together, then He makes them into a mass, and you see the rain emerge from within it. And He sends down from the sky, mountains [of clouds] within which is hail, and He strikes with it whom He wills and averts it from whom He wills. The flash of its lightening almost takes away the eyesight. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24:43&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 24:43&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That you're alive and have the ability to see the sky.  Allah's miracle:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And He is the one who gave you life; then He causes you to die and then will [again] give you life. Indeed, mankind is ungrateful. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/22:66&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 22:66&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah has extracted you from the wombs of your mothers not knowing a thing, and He made for you hearing and vision and intellect that perhaps you would be grateful. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/16:78&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 16:78&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That some clusters of water vapour in the sky approximately resemble the short word Allah (الله)...?  I do not think it's befitting to attribute something so meagre as one of God's miracles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also risky to value these things highly, because clouds also randomly form non-Islamic shapes, e.g. a crucifix.  Patterns will also randomly appear in mediums that would not be considered appropriate (e.g. birthmarks on pigs, a splattering of urine on the bathroom floor).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at enough data you will find patterns, regardless of whether or not the patterns are meaningful.  How many clouds does one have to inspect before discovering one that resembled Allah in Arabic?  In science, we use &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical_hypothesis_testing&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;statistical significance testing&lt;/a&gt; to filter out what could happen just by chance.  Perceiving familiar patterns in randomness is called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;pareidolia&lt;/a&gt; in psychology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, it's best not to take these things too serious, saying &amp;quot;oh, that's cute&amp;quot; and move on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-26T07:33:25.057" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35995" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-26T07:57:48.940" Score="2" ViewCount="539" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that Friday Salat is an important subject in Islam. I am analyzing this event from sociology perspective and will be thankful if you share your opinions about importance of Friday Salat. Why it is so important? Why people should join it and any other opinions that help me to analyze it as an Sociologist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;--- In some sources &quot;unity between people&quot; marked as an purpose:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding to this item, my question is that what is difference between regular Salats and Friday Salat. With a regular Salat peoples can show the unity. for example in the Haj all branches of Islam pray a unique regular Salat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;--- In some sources &quot;increasing Islamic-politic information between the peoples&quot; marked as an purpose too:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also regarding to this item, now by help of TV channels and newspaper why should we still need the Friday Salat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;--- In some sources &quot;Increasing the friendly relation between people&quot; marked as an purpose too:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding to this item, Do holding some celebrating festivals or celebration at end of each day can not increase the friendly relation between peoples more than collecting together and talk about political events?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is necessary that I remark that I am analyzing this event from sociological perspective and asking this question is only for finding the real of the this big event in Islam and showing its real face and hope no one do not misunderstand my purpose of asking this questions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19816" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-08-26T15:20:51.290" LastActivityDate="2019-12-04T08:41:23.727" Title="Why Friday Salat is important for society? (Analyzing Friday salat from sociology perspective)" Tags="|salat|jumuah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35998" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-26T12:35:02.603" Score="4" ViewCount="3336" Body="&lt;p&gt;In an interfaith marriage, we know what Muslims can and cannot eat (i.e halal only).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the practicing Christian woman, whilst she has stopped drinking alcohol (in fact, never really drank alcohol but only on special occasions), she has also or is trying to give up eating pork items.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is: in such a marriage/situation, can the Christian woman eat some pork items even though she is not Muslim and provided the Muslim man keeps things separate, is this allowed/permissible (of course, ensuring Allah SWT is not angry/mad at the Muslim)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are talking about things like salami or pepperoni. She can eat and keep it separate but in such a marriage, is it possible/allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2016-10-26T14:45:54.770" LastActivityDate="2019-03-07T04:55:33.843" Title="Is it permissible for a non-Muslim spouse to consume/eat haram thing while married to a Muslim?" Tags="|halal-haram|interfaith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="35999" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36124" CreationDate="2016-10-26T13:11:16.260" Score="3" ViewCount="8982" Body="&lt;p&gt;The topic has divided many but none to my knowledge to read and verify it. The topic of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), that he is eternal, that he wasn't a human or bashar (بشر) as he didn't have a shadow because Allah didn't wanted him shadow to be stepped on. So these people believe in artefacts such a hair of Prophet growing every year (as human after they die don't), and lightining on mawlid, hanging artefacts like Prophet feet print and so many things, where as they believe in reading Salawat/Durood loud after Friday prayers, after fard, read sunnat (even it means ignoring someone), has really different believes etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This being said, there is one sect who say Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), was a human like everyone, he died like a human, however they don't discuss shadow of Prophet. They believe in salat, Quran and hadith and praying fard but if get time pray sunnat as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does Islam or hadith says about it. I find myself in a relation where my other half is the latter and I am latter and I need to understand before our kid grow up with confusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: i found some source which are following.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): ’Say (O Muhammad): I am&#xA;  only a man like you. It has been revealed to me that your Ilaah (God)&#xA;  is One Ilaah (God i.e. Allaah)“ [al-Kahf 18:110]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;’And We did not create them (the Messengers, with) bodies that ate not&#xA;  food, nor were they immortals“ [al-Anbiya‘ 21:8] ’Their Messengers&#xA;  said to them: We are no more than human beings like you“ [Ibraaheem&#xA;  14:11]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;’Say (O Muhammad): I am only a man like you. It has been revealed to&#xA;  me that your Ilaah (God) is One Ilaah (God  i.e. Allaah)“ [al-Kahf&#xA;  18:110]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="3627" LastEditDate="2016-10-26T21:23:13.647" LastActivityDate="2018-10-26T09:55:06.043" Title="Was there a Shadow of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him?" Tags="|quran|prophet-muhammad|source-identification|belief|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30681" CreationDate="2016-10-26T18:08:00.123" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have to be within the boundaries of Islam. I'll give you two boundaries:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Boundary 1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;لا طاعه مخلوق فی معصیه خالق&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;No obedience to a creature in the disobedience of the creator!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Boundary 2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا ۚ إِمَّا يَبْلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ الْكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَوْ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَا أُفٍّ وَلَا تَنْهَرْهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوْلًا كَرِيمًا&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;‍And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], &quot;uff,&quot; and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.‍‍‍‍&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should not allow her to steal a baby and falsify documents (boundary 1) while you treat, speak with her with total respect (boundary 2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2016-10-26T18:08:00.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36003" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-26T18:36:50.840" Score="2" ViewCount="11945" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum. Recently I have seen the following excerpt which I'm copying here...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hasbiyallaahu laa 'ilaaha 'illaa Huwa 'alayhi tawakkaltu wa Huwa Rabbul-'Arshil-'Adheem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is sufficient for me. There is none worthy of worship but Him. I have placed my trust in Him, He is Lord of the Majestic Throne. (Recite seven times in Arabic.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah will grant whoever recites this seven times in the morning or evening whatever he desires from this world or the next, Ibn As-Sunni (no. 71), Abu Dawud 4/321. Both reports are attributed directly to the Prophet (Marfu1). The chain of transmission is sound (Sahih). Ibn As-Sunni.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is I have previously read about this Hadith where it states that it is fabricated. But now as I see the above mentioned excerpt in two different sites I am confused. Can anyone tell me which one is right?&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;I mean is it really fabricated or is there any level of authenticity in it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also please mention some authentic Dua for getting out of distresses and fulfillment of wishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19819" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-11-19T04:44:55.773" Title="Are these ahadith regarding reciting &quot;Allah is sufficient for me...&quot; seven times authentic?" Tags="|hadith|dua|authenticity|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36004" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35999" CreationDate="2016-10-26T19:23:36.007" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some very clear ahadith showing that Rasulullah salAllahu alayhi wasallam had no shadow but some scholars keep different opinion on it ,Majority of very prominent scholars ,Muhaddith and Mufassir including &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Suyuti&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jalaluddin Suyuti (Ra)&lt;/a&gt; are of this opinion that Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him had no shadow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The shadow of the Prophet could not be seen in the brightness of the&#xA;sun , nor in moon light&amp;quot;.(Hakim Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrates from Sayyidina Uthman ibn Affan Imam Nasafi , that he (Uthman&#xA;bin affan)  said to the Prophet &amp;quot;Allah Almighty does not let your&#xA;shadow fall on the ground, so that no foot of man can fall on it&amp;quot;.(Tafseeer Madarik)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned in very Famous book &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash-Shifa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;كتاب الشفاء بتعريف حقوق المصطفى&lt;/a&gt; That Rasulullah salAllahu alayhi wasallam had no shadow in the brightness of sun or in moonlight because he was light(Noor)&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now as you stated &lt;em&gt;that he is eternal, that he wasn't a human or bashar&lt;/em&gt; as some claimed so its misunderstood because no muslim claims this because the belief of Ahlus Sunnati wal Jamah is that Rasulullah salAllahu alayhi wasallam is offcourse human as these prophets were not selected among Jinn or angels but in humanform so that they could convey the message of the Lord Subhanahu wa taala.But he peace be upon him was not like an ordinary human we do not receive revelation like him, Our sayings are not the hadith and part of shariah like him ,Allah swt did not order in Quran to follow ordinary man like us but to follow him so that we would be guided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He who obeys the Messenger, has indeed obeyed Allah..(Quran 4:80)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قَدْ جَاءَكُم مِّنَ اللَّـهِ نُورٌ وَكِتَابٌ مُّبِينٌ ﴿١٥﴾ There has&#xA;come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book.(Quran 5:15)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many Mufassir have explained that the &amp;quot;Noor light&amp;quot; here refers to Rasulullah peace be upon him.Also see &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/seekersguidance-hanafi/32736&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; for more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith is mentioned in some tafaseer that Narrated from Qataddah &lt;em&gt;“I was created before every one and I came at the end of all the Prophets.&lt;/em&gt;”(Tabari,Ibn Kathir  Qurtabi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So He was created which rejects the idea of eternity and I havent heard it before that claiming him to be eternal which means &amp;quot;no beginning no end&amp;quot; as only Allah Swt is eternal and the rest are &amp;quot;Haadith&amp;quot;(which was not existed and then came into an existence).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now regarding the other things you quoted are Mustahabat and sunnah of the companions (may Allah swt be pleased with them)like arranging a gathering to Thank our Rabb for we are blessed to be born as His Ummati.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said: &amp;quot;Mu'awiyah, (may Allah&#xA;be pleased with him,) said: 'The Messenger of Allah [SAW] went out to&#xA;a circle - meaning, of his Companions - and said: 'What are you&#xA;doing?' They said: 'We have come together to pray to Allah and praise&#xA;Him for guiding us to His religion, and blessing us with you.' He&#xA;said: 'I ask you, by Allah, is that the only reason?' They said: 'By&#xA;Allah, we have not come together for any other reason.' He said: 'I am&#xA;not asking you to swear to an oath because of any suspicion; rather&#xA;Jibril came to me and told me that Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, is&#xA;boasting of you to the angels.'&amp;quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/nasai/49/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nasai&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For some other belief you quoted see this hadith when the companion asked that how we would be able to send salawat/Durud after the death,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Darda’ that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&#xA;“Send a great deal of blessing upon me on Fridays, for it is witnessed&#xA;by the angels. No one sends blessing upon me but his blessing will be&#xA;presented to me, until he finishes them.” A man said: “Even after&#xA;death?” He said: “Even after death, for Allah has forbidden the earth&#xA;to consume the bodies of the Prophets, so the Prophet of Allah is&#xA;alive and receives provision.’”(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1289870&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vWiJ3tNTTg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;video&lt;/a&gt; that his blessed hairs were shown in a museum of Dubai and it grows ,Rasulullah peace be upon him distributed his blessed hairs to his companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another narration is: After the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had thrown pebbles at Jamrah and sacrificed an animal, he turned the right side of his head towards the barber who shaved it for him. Then he called Abu Talhah Ansari (May Allah be pleased with him) and gave his hair to him. Then he turned his head to the left side and asked the barber to shave it. He gave the hair to Abu Talhah and told him, &amp;quot;Distribute it among the people.&amp;quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/2/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Riyad as salihin&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most importantly this hadith shows that what was the way of companions regarding the behaviour towards him and how they show reverence and seek blessings from his blessed spittle ,and struggle to attain his remaining  water he used in ablution,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Urwa then started looking at the Companions of the Prophet. By Allah, whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) spat, the spittle would fall in the hand of one of them (i.e. the Prophet's companions) who would rub it on his face and skin; if he ordered them they would carry his orders immediately; if he performed ablution, they would struggle to take the remaining water; and when they spoke to him, they would lower their voices and would not look at his face constantly out of respect. `Urwa returned to his people and said, &amp;quot;O people! By Allah, I have been to the kings and to Caesar, Khosrau and An- Najashi, yet I have never seen any of them respected by his courtiers as much as Muhammad is respected by his companions. By Allah, if he spat, the spittle would fall in the hand of one of them (i.e. the Prophet's companions) who would rub it on his face and skin; if he ordered them, they would carry out his order immediately; if he performed ablution, they would struggle to take the remaining water; and when they spoke, they would lower their voices and would not look at his face constantly out of respect.&amp;quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/54/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus this is the aqeedah kept by Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamah and their Fiqhi Imams (Abu Hanifa ,Imam Shafai ,Imam Malik,Ahmed bin Hanbal) as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In your last paragraph you have quoted some ayahs which says that prophets are &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;bashar&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; like us so let see the meaning of it.Bashar is from &lt;em&gt;basharah&lt;/em&gt; which means the outer side of the skin so Insan is also called as bashar because their skin is exposed unlike animals as outer skin of animals are covered with hairs etc so In Quran when Allah swt has used the term bashar it specifically related to the appearance of Insan usually which means that yes prophets are created in that form in Human form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now here in that ayah we see Allah Swt asked Rasulullah salAllahu alayhi wasallam to let kuffar know and address them that Allah swt has chosen him among the people so that they do not consider him like nasara or jews considered Prophet as the Son of God or Part of uloohiat but when Rasulullah peace be on him was addressing to His companions he said that &amp;quot;I am not like you&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Aishah (May Allah bepleased with her) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ)&#xA;prohibited his Companions out of mercy for them, from observing&#xA;continuous fasting without a break. They said: &amp;quot;But you observe fast&#xA;continuously&amp;quot;. He replied, &amp;quot;I am not like you. I spend the night while&#xA;my Rubb provides me with food and drink&amp;quot;. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;So there is a difference when addressing to the mushrikeen he said that I am a prophet and a human like you but when addressing to the Muslims and blessed companions he mentioned I am not like you (which does not mean that he was not a human).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just think that a very long time worshipper of God and the true believer of oneness of God i.e &amp;quot;Shaytan&amp;quot;who was regarded as the preacher of angels was not able to bear the honour given by Allah swt to Prophet Adam peace be upon him so he did not bow in front of him out of jealousy and pride which led him to become the cursed one then.So we need to show respect and love to Our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him see so we are not following the way of shaytan See &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/blog/2016/10/mention-the-prophet-with-respect/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how the kid would be able to love and respect his parents when he is not taught the Iman which is to love and respect the Rasulullah salAllahu alayhi wasallam most of all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas:&#xA;The Prophet (ﷺ) said &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;None of you will have faith till he loves me more than his father, his children and all mankind.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/2/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T14:17:48.120" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36005" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36008" CreationDate="2016-10-27T00:37:16.407" Score="2" ViewCount="15768" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was a bit surprised by these descriptions of the Prophet Muhammad:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'A'isha said, &amp;quot;Do not forget to stand up at night to pray. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did not neglect to do it. If he was either ill or lazy, he prayed sitting down.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/adab/33/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This version of Ziyad has: He said: What is this? The people told him: This is for Zainab who prays. When she becomes lazy, or is tired, she holds it. He said: Undo it. One of you should pray in good spirits. When he is lazy or tired, he should sit down. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/5/63&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've always envisioned the Prophet as having the utmost highest standards of prayer. So this maybe is not regular behavior.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is it acceptable to pray sitting down because of laziness?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-27T04:58:36.533" Title="Is it acceptable to pray sitting down because of laziness?" Tags="|salat|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36008" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36005" CreationDate="2016-10-27T04:58:36.533" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not allowed to pray while sitting unless necessary like ill or not able to stand as &lt;strong&gt;Qiyam&lt;/strong&gt; (Standing) is one of the essential of salah ,Laziness is not the condition considered to pray in a sitting way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated &lt;code&gt;Abdullah bin Buraida:&lt;/code&gt;Imran bin Husain had piles. Once Abu&#xA;  Ma mar narrated from `Imran bin Husain had said, &quot;I asked the Prophet&#xA;  (p.b.u.h) about the prayer of a person while sitting. He said, 'It is&#xA;  better for one to pray standing; and whoever prays sitting gets half&#xA;  the reward of that who prays while standing; and whoever prays while&#xA;  Lying gets half the reward of that who prays while sitting.'&#xA;  &quot;(Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first hadith you quoted is showing importance of night prayers ,When Rasulullah salAllahu alayhi wasallam became so ill even then he was not skipping  his night prayers and laziness here means exertion beacause of the sickness not the usual lazinees like ours.As Allah swt has asked him to take rest in Surah Muzzammil because he used to be in Qiyam all the night and did not get the time to take rest,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who wraps himself [in clothing],Arise [to pray] the night,&#xA;  except for a little -Half of it - or subtract from it a little(73:1-3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if someone has the valid reason he is not able to stand he could pray while sitting if he could not sit then he could pray while lying,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated `Imran bin Husain: had piles, so I asked the Prophet (ﷺ)&#xA;  about the prayer. He said, &quot;Pray while standing and if you can't, pray&#xA;  while sitting and if you cannot do even that, then pray Lying on your&#xA;  side.&quot;(bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second hadith you mentioned is actually emphasizing and providing the proof to do qiyam while prayers and &quot;to sit down if tired&quot; in that hadith does not indicate to sit during the prayers but to start prayers after some rest wallahu a'lam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2013/02/08/the-fiqh-of-praying-sitting-down/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; for more,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-10-27T04:58:36.533" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36009" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29342" CreationDate="2016-10-27T05:27:15.183" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm from Sri Lanka and I've seen Muslims say the place is related to them due to its English name. That name was given by foreigners in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Ceylon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;colonial times&lt;/a&gt;. But in the local language (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhalese_language&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sinhala&lt;/a&gt;) Sri Lankans call it &quot;Siri padaya,&quot; or &quot;samanala kanda,&quot; which don't show any relation with Adam. But in written literature there is much evidence that this place has Buddha's footprint. So the idea that this place has Adam's footprint is a myth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19823" LastEditorUserId="11593" LastEditDate="2017-04-07T01:19:07.170" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T01:19:07.170" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36010" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36012" CreationDate="2016-10-27T06:39:55.960" Score="4" ViewCount="584" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) said: &amp;quot;There was a man from among a nation before&#xA;you who killed ninety-nine people and then made an inquiry about the&#xA;most learned person on the earth. He was directed to a monk. He came&#xA;to him and told him that he had killed ninety-nine people and asked&#xA;him if there was any chance for his repentance to be accepted. He&#xA;replied in the negative and the man killed him also completing one&#xA;hundred.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He then asked about the most learned man in the earth. He was directed&#xA;to a scholar. He told him that he had killed one hundred people and&#xA;asked him if there was any chance for his repentance to be accepted.&#xA;He replied in the affirmative and asked, 'Who stands between you and&#xA;repentance? Go to such and such land; there (you will find) people&#xA;devoted to prayer and worship of Allah, join them in worship, and do&#xA;not come back to your land because it is an evil place.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So he went away and hardly had he covered half the distance when death&#xA;overtook him; and there was a dispute between the angels of mercy and&#xA;the angels of torment. The angels of mercy pleaded, 'This man has come&#xA;with a repenting heart to Allah,' and the angels of punishment argued,&#xA;'He never did a virtuous deed in his life.' Then there appeared&#xA;another angel in the form of a human being and the contending angels&#xA;agreed to make him arbiter between them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said, 'Measure the distance between the two lands. He will be&#xA;considered belonging to the land to which he is nearer.' They measured&#xA;and found him closer to the land (land of piety) where he intended to&#xA;go, and so the angels of mercy collected his soul&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another version: &amp;quot;He was found to be nearer to the locality of the&#xA;pious by a cubit and was thus included among them&amp;quot;. Another version&#xA;says: &amp;quot;Allah commanded (the land which he wanted to leave) to move&#xA;away and commanded the other land (his destination) to draw nearer and&#xA;then He said: &amp;quot;Now measure the distance between them.' It was found&#xA;that he was nearer to his goal by a hand's span and was thus&#xA;forgiven&amp;quot;. It is also narrated that he drew closer by a slight&#xA;movement on his chest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arabic/English book reference  : &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Book 1, Hadith 20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I quoted it from &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt; » Riyad as-Salihin » The Book of Miscellany. It says [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] but doesn't provide any information regarding its grade. I searched Google but couldn't find it on Bukhari or Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions are,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What is it's grade?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is it a sahih hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is it reported in Bukhari and Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-07-21T09:55:11.723" LastActivityDate="2021-07-21T09:55:11.723" Title="What is the grade of the hadith about repentance of the man who killed 100 people?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29342" CreationDate="2016-10-27T06:46:53.967" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is Adam's Peak a sacred place for Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, it has no religious significance in Islam. There are no hadiths (Islamic tradition) or verse of the Qur'an that says anything about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;OP's claim that &quot;Muslims in all over the world go to Adam's Peak.&quot; is questionable. What evidence do you have for this? And even if that's true, it won't make the so called Adam's Peak a sacred place for Muslims (cause Islamic scriptures doesn't say anything about it being sacred).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-10-31T11:22:25.763" LastActivityDate="2016-10-31T11:22:25.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36012" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36010" CreationDate="2016-10-27T07:15:15.060" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The story &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; narrated through both Bukhari and Muslim as claimed, with variations in exact wording:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/50/54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 2766a&lt;/a&gt; (the main narration quoted by OP)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/muslim/50/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 2766b&lt;/a&gt; (the first &quot;another version&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/60/137&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 3470&lt;/a&gt; (the second &quot;another version&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All three of these narrations would be considered &lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt; (authentic) by Sunni Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-10-28T23:02:04.153" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T23:02:04.153" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34850" CreationDate="2016-10-27T09:12:46.373" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, your query is consisted of diverse queries, so, I assume that’s why nobody has answered it yet, although it seems to be an interesting profitable inquiry. Hence, it would be better if you make it in a short form (in my opinion).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, I endeavor to reply to it in short.&#xA;According to Imam Khomeini (r.a.):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The marriage between a Shia man with a non-Naasebi Sunni woman is&#xA;  permissible. Note: Nasibis or Naasibi is remarked to a person who has&#xA;  hostility against Ahlul-Bayt or curses (to uses bad language) against&#xA;  them …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Ayatollah Khamenei:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no obstacle about that (it is permissible) So, I found almost&#xA;  all the views of Shi’I Marajas the same regarding that. On the other&#xA;  hand, it seems to be a logical issue too, not to get married to&#xA;  Nasibis (as a rational issue)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I prefer not to speak directly about Wahhabis, so, I presented the formula. You can judge, and conclude it (accurately who are Nasibis)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References and to read more precise/complete issues:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=227444&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=227444&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/Magazine/View/4227/8018/105190/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%A8%DB%8C-%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/Magazine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastActivityDate="2016-10-27T09:12:46.373" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28815" CreationDate="2016-10-27T09:27:48.623" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;An interesting question!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on what I perceived of the question, the answer can be as follow: it seems that the owner of the building, and probably, the exact home/floor's owner might to be the unwanted responsible for that! Since, probably its cause would be that he/she ought to buy/make a safe/firm house!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course I assume the municipality might be as another guilty for giving the licence/authority for such unsafe building! But, logically, it is not the fault of the owner in natural phenomena.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How much does it cost? To the best of my knowledge, apparently, it is around 1.900.000.000 Rials  or 190.000.000 of Iran's currency (as a Shia Islamic country), you can change it!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God willing, never such event happens! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;I asked it from an engineer, he replied to me that it is the fault of supervisor-engineer as the main answerable person in charge of that event.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-03T15:32:41.560" LastActivityDate="2017-02-03T15:32:41.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36016" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-27T11:31:02.700" Score="1" ViewCount="121" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35046/is-islam-a-pantheistic-religion&quot;&gt;&quot;Is Islam a pantheistic religion?&quot;&lt;/a&gt; the answer was no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore what exactly is this stuff? Did Allah make it from an pre-existing something or from a nothing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are only two possibilities. Did Allah make all things? Or did Allah use something that was already there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10368" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T11:10:35.027" Title="What is creation made of according to Islam?" Tags="|creation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36017" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36016" CreationDate="2016-10-27T17:37:33.733" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following verse says how our world (there are other worlds that were created by Allah but they are irreverent to us) was created:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the&#xA;earth were a joined entity, and We separated them and made from water&#xA;every living thing? Then will they not believe? -- Qur'an 21:30&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Khatir (a highly respected Muslim scholar of 13th century, he was born in 1301 and died in 1373 AD) explained the verse as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Have not those who disbelieve known) means, those who deny His Divine&#xA;nature and worship others instead of Him, do they not realize that&#xA;Allah is the One Who is Independent in His powers of creation and is&#xA;running the affairs of all things with absolute power So how can it be&#xA;appropriate to worship anything else beside Him or to associate others&#xA;in worship with Him Do they not see that the heavens and the earth&#xA;were &lt;strong&gt;joined together, i.e. in the beginning they were all one piece,&lt;/strong&gt; ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(And We have made from water every living thing. Will they not then&#xA;believe) meaning, they see with their own eyes how &lt;strong&gt;creation develops&#xA;step by step.&lt;/strong&gt; All of that is proof of the existence of the Creator Who&#xA;is in control of all things and is able to do whatever He wills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.recitequran.com/21:30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Ibn Khatir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many Muslims scholars have interpreted &amp;quot;a joined entity&amp;quot; as a reference to the big bang. Most Muslim scholars agree that creation develops step by step but a lot of them reject human evolution and say that humans were directly descended to earth from heaven. Some other scholars disagree with this view and say humans also evolved from other species. Ibn Khaldun (Islamic scholar, historian and scientist, Born: May 27, 1332 AD) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The animal world then widens, its species become numerous, and, in a&#xA;gradual process of creation, &lt;strong&gt;it finally leads to man&lt;/strong&gt;, who is able to&#xA;think and to reflect. The higher stage of man is reached from the&#xA;world of the monkeys, in which both sagacity and perception are found,&#xA;but which has not reached the stage of actual reflection and thinking.&#xA;At this point we come to the first stage of man after (the world of&#xA;monkeys). Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0691166285&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Muqaddimah, Chapter I&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-29T07:47:26.267" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36018" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11409" CreationDate="2016-10-27T18:29:59.983" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note: Many people may not understand this answer as it describes here Islamic theology, Theosophy, Higher Science.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;knowledge from the Book&quot; is the knowledge of the &quot;Mother Book&quot; that is with God. This Book has been written by the noble angels those are closest to God. And the language of the Book? Nothing but a signal in the form of &quot;FREQUENCY&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God is so Holy. It is because God need not to say anything as He is so Holy. Then how God instructs angels? The angels and the scribers of the book and those nearer to Him understand what God wishes with the signals they receive. And they received it in the form of frequency. And the Scribers placed the instructions in its proper place exactly in the form they receive it. Every creation thus connected with the Book of God. Thus it becomes true God says &quot;Be&quot; and it is. Do you Understand how the word &quot;Be&quot; creates a matter or a living thing? Actually, word &quot;Be&quot; contains some frequency, and the amount of energy that each frequency contains bonds a no of atoms to form a thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Mother book is actually contained whole creation in the form of frequency. Matter created by atoms is a half truth actually proved false now. As Quantum Physics states Matter never created without energy in the form of frequency that needed to bond atoms to create a molecule of the matter. Thus we can say everything created by frequency.Those have knowledge of the Quantum Physics understand better what I am saying. [see my article for a better understanding-&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://faruquez.blogspot.com/2016/08/reality-turns-to-myth-in-higher-science.html]&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://faruquez.blogspot.com/2016/08/reality-turns-to-myth-in-higher-science.html]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran sent down from the unseen world ie from the mother book to the real world in a night of decree. Language? As God need not to say anything, So the language of God, is nothing but signal, in the form of energy and &quot;FREQUENCY&quot; and that frequency sent down from the mother book to the sky of the 4th universe of the real world. And From there angel Gabriel brought that to the heart of Muhammad as necessary basis. And Muhammad understood that in his own language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the whole Quran sent down in the form of frequency, so it needed to protect from Jinns, the spirited creature, who have knowledge of the creation ie. knowledge of the frequency. [for a better understanding of Jinns- see my article- &lt;a href=&quot;https://faruquez.blogspot.com/2016/10/dark-art-history-of-origin-of-black.html]&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://faruquez.blogspot.com/2016/10/dark-art-history-of-origin-of-black.html]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What we are going to say, &quot;knowledge from the Book&quot; ie. who have knowledge of the creation or in other words knowledge of the frequency. Thus the Jinn brought the Throne within a sec. from a distance more than 2000 miles. How? simple. He just need to know the exact shape and to create the bonding frequency of the materials within the shape.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now for the case of &quot;knowledge of the Scripture&quot;. ie. knowledge of Torah, Jabur, or Gospel. Now Who have pure knowledge of Torah?. Obviously it is Moses. Similarly, knowledge of Jabur?, it is David, knowledge of Gospel?it is Jesus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And who have knowledge of the Scriptures? Those are Muslims, because they have uncrroupted Quran, the last of Gods Scriptures, which includes an uncorrupted form what was in those scriptures. Why Quran Include those? Because Muhammad is the seal of the prophets, ie no chance to have a guide from God ever after except the last scripture. if the previous scriptures shall Corrupt ever. But we know a scripture shall never come if the previous not corrupted. As quran the last, surely the previous one is corrupted. Then how they will be guided to the right path. Through Quran, which is the way of Mercy for them, and thus quran needed to include what is in those scriptures in a corrected form. Thus Muhammad is the Messiah of Mankind as he brought mercy to the mankind. [see my article-Muhammad: The Messiah to the Mankind.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, as Muhammad is the the Mercy to creation ie. Messiah to the Mankind, then all the prophets shall know him properly and the scriptures they bears shall manifest him. and when a scriptures corrupted then a new appeared. Thus if Quran is the latest then obviously all before it were corrupted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Quran says, due to corruption or their haughtiness if Jews and Christians reject Muhammad, then it doesn't mean anything because, Moses, David or Jesus those have knowledge of scriptures fully, they shall not reject him, but will be the witness of Muhammad in the day of Judgement. and they were promised to God to do it in their earthly life, Qur'an says-  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And recall when Allah took a covenant from the Prophets: 'This is the Book and the Wisdom which I have given you. But should a Prophet come to you confirming that which is already with you, you shall believe in him and shall help him. So saying, Allah asked: 'Do you agree and accept to take up the burden of the covenant?' They answered: 'We agree,' He said: 'Then bear witness; and I will be with you among the witness. -[al-Imran, 3:81] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And actually that too not necessary because God himself bears witness of Muhammad and that states the verse that we are analyzing here. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19828" LastEditorUserId="19828" LastEditDate="2016-10-28T06:59:25.737" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T06:59:25.737" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36019" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28046" CreationDate="2016-10-27T21:55:09.847" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;People especially those are scholar but non Muslim failed to understand Quran because-&#xA;a). of its delivery technique. ie the form of the Verse:&#xA;Its verse are for example the leafs of a tree. You shake the tree and collect them under the tree randomly and makes a book with those and it is the structure of the Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again a verse may contain the sayings of God, sayings of the scriber of the mother book, sayings of the angel who brought it to the prophet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;b). form and content of the mother book:&#xA;The mother book written not in any language but in a form. In a form of frequency and it contains the whole creation, death of birth of every creations but not their deeds and sayings excepts the Prophets.But not the date of destruction of the whole creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;c). Geneses. the creation of 1st man and woman and how they came into this world:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;d). lack of knowledge. and the question we are answering is in this category. ie. lack of knowledge of understanding scriptures.&#xA;&quot;have you not seen&quot; it is a form of conversation. Say two English man exchange their personal experiences. ... and in a phase one says, &quot;you know....&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;all Scriptures are in a form that each of them shall be understood to them it send. But may not understandable to others. its perfect example is Christians. They have no scripture but they take one which was sent to the children of Israel. Thus they failed to understand what the scripture says. example-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;It is not what goes into the mouth that makes a person unclean. It is what comes out of the mouth that makes a person unclean&quot;.-[Matthew 15:11;  Mark 7:15] if we asked a christian, a jews and a Muslim that what this verse says, what will be the answer? lets see-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Christian:  It says, that entering into the mouth not defile a man: but those come out of him defile.&quot;&#xA;Jew: It says, that entering into the mouth [except those forbade God] not defile a man: but those come out of him defile.&quot; &#xA;Muslim: The Jew is right as Jesus was a Jew and he came to them. So they shall understand better his word. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, We have to inquire- Why the answer Differs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Christian Just translate the words and meanings accordingly. The Meanings is 100% correct, Yet they are Wrong, because they forget one thing- the following Verse-“I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”-[Mathew, 15:21-24] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why this [Mathew, 15:21-24] remind so important? &#xA;Because Jesus applied the verse -&quot;It is not what goes into the mouth that makes a person unclean. It is what comes out of the mouth that makes a person unclean&quot;.-[Matthew 15:11;  Mark 7:15] to the Jews who knows what is forbidden by the laws so Jesus need not to cite the exceptions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now you may understand why Jesus called the Christians [non Jew] &quot;DOGs&quot; saying- It is not right to take the children's [Son of Israel] bread&quot;[Gospel] and through it to the Dogs [non Jew]. and WARNED them [non Jew] saying: “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”-[Mathew, 15:21-24]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because the TRUTH is- A &quot;Neckless of PERL&quot; [Gospel, the sayings of Jesus] never be valued by the &quot;DOGs&quot; [non Jew] and the &quot;ABSOLUTE TRUTH&quot; is that- &quot;Every prophet when he came, borne to one nation only, which was the mark of the mercy of God. And so their words were not extended save to that people to which they were sent.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again Scripture says in that ways because they understand properly in it in that way. For example- if a urban school boy who never seen a dove asked his teacher &quot;what is a dove looks like?&quot; what shall be the answer of the teacher?&#xA;The teacher answers &quot;the dove looks like pigeon&quot;. because the teacher knows that a urban boy familiar with pigeon.&#xA;The answer may not correct according to the zoological criteria, but the wise teacher answers this way because his urban student understood dove better in that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we still use some language that is nonsensical in the sense of science. for example we say sun rise and sun sets thou it never rise or sets.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now for the Question?&#xA;Why does this verse below allegedly say that &quot;have you not seen&quot; How can we humans see the galaxy orbit of the sun?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hast thou not seen how Allah causeth the night to pass into the day and causeth the day to pass into the night, and hath subdued the sun and the moon (to do their work), each running unto an appointed term; and that Allah is Informed of what ye do? Qur'an 31:29&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if the question for the verse 31:29, then we have to say that the asker is noting but a STUPID, because the verse not means to see the galaxy orbit of the sun, but means- The phases of Day and night that every one observes regularly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet with this stupidity of the Question Asker, we are not surprised, because it is much lesser than the stupidity of sir William Muir [see, THE BEACON OF TRUTH] or, Saint Jon Damascene [see, &quot;Heresy of the Ishmaelites&quot;].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19828" LastActivityDate="2016-10-27T21:55:09.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36020" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1504" CreationDate="2016-10-27T22:34:16.583" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is always some people wiser than others. and God is the Wisest. After God, the Muslim who shall be the best interpreter is Muhammad. and a simple Muslim is much more better interpreter than non Muslim Scholar. And this is applicable for the interpretation of all scriptures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ie. what we are saying that a simple Muslim shall be the better interpreter of the Bible [both old and new testament] than of a Bible scholar. It is because of the prayer of Abraham that granted by the God- “shall instruct them in the Scripture and in wisdom.” -(2:129)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19828" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-10-27T23:11:53.700" LastActivityDate="2016-10-27T23:11:53.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36025" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36040" CreationDate="2016-10-28T07:15:43.047" Score="4" ViewCount="1152" Body="&lt;p&gt;When there has been an Islamic (but interfaith) marriage conducted, and it is found out later that the couple are unable to create a good marriage (i.e no common ground, no shared interests...nothing except for believing in our respective faiths), how does one get an Islamic divorce in the USA where the marriage was conducted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being in 2 different countries, it would make it difficult to fly over and do all the arrangements to meet with the officiator/imam. And what if the wife refuses to meet with the imam to conduct the divorce?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the Islamic way of doing this? What is the procedure? (Sunni)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-28T23:40:02.133" LastActivityDate="2021-05-03T17:20:15.733" Title="How does one go about getting an Islamic divorce in the USA?" Tags="|talaq|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36027" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28046" CreationDate="2016-10-28T07:58:43.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Since we muslims believe that the sun and moon each have an orbit (which it does), and that the orbit of the sun the quran is referring to the galaxy orbit around the milky way (the suns orbit).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's some scientific misconceptions here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The rotation (spin) of the Earth &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/marvelMoon/activities/whatIf/spin/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;is what causes days and nights&lt;/a&gt;.  We experience these things directly---there's no conflict, we can literally see day turn into night and night into day (i.e., sunset and sunrise).  [If we could get rid of orbits, holding the Earth and Sun in place, and spin the Earth, we would still have day and night.]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Sun and the Earth both orbit around their &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barycentre&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;barycentre&lt;/a&gt; (centre of mass).  Since the Sun is far more massive than the Earth, the Earth has a lot wider orbit, and thus most people say the Earth orbits around the Sun.  Due to the Earth's tilted axis of rotation, we experience this orbit through seasons (Summer, Winter, etc.) with longer/shorter periods of daylight.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The solar system (including the Sun and Earth) jointly orbit around the Milky Way's centre of mass.  Indeed, we cannot see this directly (it takes about &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic_year&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;225 to 250 million years&lt;/a&gt; to go around), but can detect it by comparing Doppler shift in stars' spectra (i.e., &quot;these stars are going this way, these stars are going that way, and they form a circle&quot;).  This basically has nothing to do with anything (but isn't science fun).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In simple terms, the word &quot;galaxy&quot; has nothing to do with day and night.  The word &quot;orbit&quot; has comparatively little to do with day and night.  What's relevant is &quot;spin&quot; and what we see is consistent with the &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/31:29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;referenced ayah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the Moon:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;We see the Moon moving across the sky primarily due to the Earth's spin too (just like the Sun)---we can literally watch this happening.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Moon also orbits the Earth, which is observable in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://stardate.org/nightsky/moon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;phases of the Moon&lt;/a&gt; (the side facing the Sun is brighter).  In Islam, this is what gives rise to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_calendar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;lunar calendar&lt;/a&gt; (including when Ramadan starts and stops).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to &quot;to do their work&quot;, aside from the Sun providing a source of energy (which we couldn't live without), both the Sun and the Moon are responsible for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;tides&lt;/a&gt;.  (Some animals use the Moon for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_navigation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;navigation&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to &quot;each running unto an appointed term&quot;, it's generally accepted by scientists that the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.space.com/22471-red-giant-stars.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sun will turn into a red giant&lt;/a&gt; in a few billion years, swallowing and destroying the Earth and Moon, then becoming a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.space.com/23756-white-dwarf-stars.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;white dwarf&lt;/a&gt;.  Assuming this is what eventuates, the Sun, Earth, and the Moon all literally have appointed terms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-28T08:22:46.037" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T08:22:46.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35374" CreationDate="2016-10-28T08:02:41.803" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Decide a hadith Authentic or not is a tough matter according to quran. You need to have 4 different source [each of them shall be Mumin Muslims not only this each of them those forms the chain shall be Mumin too] of that hadith to claim its Authenticity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus is any hadith falls in the above criteria? pl tell us if anyone find a single. Actually, I don't find any.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general sense, a hadith that transformed through a period 300-400 years with a chain 8-10 people can not be considered as truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as Islam places women in a highest degree of honor and dignity then the above to be assumed true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19828" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T08:02:41.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36029" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-28T08:31:36.470" Score="0" ViewCount="1211" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was said in the Torah, that one may divorce his wife handing her a letter of Divorce, But what was the practice among the Arabs before and after Prophet Muhammad?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19828" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-11-02T08:40:44.993" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T10:45:39.100" Title="Why did Abu bakr divourced his wife Kabila, the mother of Asma and Abdullah ibn Omar his wife?" Tags="|history|talaq|jahiliyya|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23523" CreationDate="2016-10-28T09:10:03.680" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;They can't physically attack us viz can't slap. they even not communicate with us without medium. But they able to attack our thought. descend on us or may influence others, Human or other creature to attack us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And remember Our servant Job, when he called to his Lord, &quot;Indeed, Satan has touched me with hardship and torment.&quot; - 38:41&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19828" LastEditorUserId="19828" LastEditDate="2016-10-28T09:15:16.287" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T09:15:16.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35949" CreationDate="2016-10-28T10:14:07.927" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Definition of miracle:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A miracle is an event &lt;strong&gt;not explicable by natural or scientific laws.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  Such an event may be attributed to a supernatural being (a deity),&#xA;  magic, a miracle worker, a saint or a religious leader.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Formation of Allah's name in clouds, trees, fishes, goats etc can be explained by scientific laws. &lt;strong&gt;Therefore, they are not miracles.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-10-28T10:14:07.927" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36034" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-28T16:05:19.290" Score="4" ViewCount="2078" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm a 15 year old girl who goes to an islamic private school. Because of my mum constantly urging me to wear the niqaab I decided to wear it a year back. My older sister also started to wear the niqaab on from a young age and she has had no problems with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recently I've took it back off.This was because of many reasons, some being,  I no longer felt like I was  doing it for allah.   Rather I felt like I was wearing the niqaab to keep up the reputation of my  family. To not bring shame to my family which I think is absolutely ridiculous. Also I had no confidence when I was wearing the niqaab. I felt embarrassed and it was just something that I felt  attracted more attention than necessary. Not only this I don't think my imaan was at that stage where I could take this huge step in covering my face permanently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lately my mum keeps pressuring me to wear the niqaab again.Its come to the point where I despise wanting to wear it. It's not like I dress inappropriately. I wear the abaya or something that substitutes to it for example a long dress. I don't go out alone and I definitely don't have any male friends. Knowing this my mum  is practically forcing me to the point where I have refused to go outside. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My mum makes the situation out to be bigger than it is. She asked my dad to tell me and I still stood my ground. My father doesn't do or say much about it which I'm grateful for however my mum expects me to just obey her in this matter. I feel like it's oppression. My mum has stripped me off of my feelings, my own opinions and judgment. Can she really do this to me islamically?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm old enough to know what is right and wrong. Wearing the niqaab is a life long decision that is personal. Right now I  don't have much of a choice.  I know for a fact that I'm probably going to wear it in  the end. Not because I want to but because I'm being forced to. Despite this I still want to put effort in to try and get my mum to understand me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can I do that?&#xA;Is my mum sinning by doing what she is?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I love my parents and I'm not one to disrespect them like this but standing for what I  believe in is something I've learned from a young age. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19839" LastEditorDisplayName="user27014" LastEditDate="2019-01-30T05:34:44.330" LastActivityDate="2021-11-17T11:07:23.787" Title="Can my parents force me to wear the niqaab islamically? If I don't wear it am I sinning?" Tags="|practical-islam|women|sin|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36035" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36037" CreationDate="2016-10-28T21:09:41.087" Score="3" ViewCount="239" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where Can I find this hadith is it authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: &quot;Charity is prescribed for each descendant of Adam every day the sun rises.&quot; He was then asked: &quot;From what do we give charity every day?&quot; The Prophet (p.b.u.h.) answered: &quot;The doors of goodness are many...enjoining good, forbidding evil, removing harm from the road, listening to the deaf, leading the blind, guiding one to the object of his need, hurrying with the strength of one's legs to one in sorrow who is asking for help, and supporting the feeble with the strength of one's arms--all of these are charity prescribed for you.&quot; He also said: &quot;Your smile for your brother is charity.&quot; -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19653" LastActivityDate="2016-10-29T07:28:41.313" Title="Charity is prescribed for each descendant of Adam Where Can I Find This Hadith?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36037" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36035" CreationDate="2016-10-28T22:35:50.930" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This hadith can be found in &lt;strong&gt;Fiqh-us-Sunnah, Volume 3, page 98.&lt;/strong&gt; The full version of the hadith is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is related following Abu Zhar that the Messenger of Allah, upon&#xA;whom be peace, said: &amp;quot;Sadaqah is prescribed for each descendant of&#xA;Adam every day the sun rises.&amp;quot; It was asked: &amp;quot;O Messenger of Allah,&#xA;upon whom be peace, from what do we give sadaqah every day?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said: &amp;quot;The doors of goodness are many--the tasbih [to say&#xA;'Subhaan-Allah'], the tamhid [to say 'Alhamdu lillah'], the tahlil [to&#xA;say 'La-ilaha-illallah], enjoining good, forbidding evil, removing&#xA;harm from the road, listening to the deaf, leading the blind, guiding&#xA;one to the object of his need, hurrying with the strength of one's&#xA;legs to one in sorrow who is asking for help, and supporting the&#xA;feeble with the strength of one's arms--all of these are sadaqah&#xA;prescribed for you.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is related by Ibn Hibban in his &lt;strong&gt;Sahih&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Al-Bukhari&lt;/strong&gt; related it in a&#xA;shortened form and added in his report: &amp;quot;Your smile for your brother&#xA;is sadaqah. Your removal of stones, thorns, or bones from the paths of&#xA;people is sadaqah. Your guidance of a person who is lost is sadaqah.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicstudies.info/subjects/fiqh/fiqh_us_sunnah/fus3_48.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamicstudies.info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-29T07:28:41.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34839" CreationDate="2016-10-29T06:42:13.787" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;E.g. verse 5:93: &quot;... Tell [them]: go bring Torah and read it ...&quot;. This is clearly referring to what was present at the time of the Prophet......&quot; Kaveh Aug 12 at 5:13&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was commanded because the Prophet peace be upon him knew that the text in their Torah at the time for this particular ruling was still intact and not changed. I will link some YouTube videos from Dr Jamal Badawi, Dr Shabir Ally and Ahmed Deedat shortly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19843" LastActivityDate="2016-10-29T06:42:13.787" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36039" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-29T06:59:28.053" Score="2" ViewCount="506" Body="&lt;p&gt;If somehow urine splits onto my pants and then it becomes dry and then I touched that part with wet hand, is my hand impure? Again if the dry part again comes in contact with water and becomes wet and I touched it then what is the ruling?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also want to share that I live in a residential school.  Here public toilets are used.  Beside the toilet there is basin.  Sometimes I walk and water falls on my leg while walk in from the mixture of water on the floor.  What can I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again in the commodor it seems hard to me in case of purification.  I want to use tissue paper for this.  But there is scholarly difference regarding whether using water farz or not? What is the correct ruling? What should I do for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am very much fearful regarding the matter about my salat becoming correct or not as I fear whether I am pure or not?  Please suggest me to solve my problem with Quranic verses and Hadith quotes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19374" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-29T09:07:32.467" LastActivityDate="2024-01-13T06:07:00.850" Title="How can I ensure my prayer is accepted when I encounter impurities from a shared school bathroom?" Tags="|salat|najis|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36040" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36025" CreationDate="2016-10-29T07:38:48.490" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam prescribes that you obey the laws of the land as long as they aren't forcing you to divert from Islam. If you want to marry a girl of the people of the book, you should marry her according to Islam and then register the marriage according to the laws of the United States. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you then want to divorce her, pronounce &quot;talaq&quot; once (loudly in front of her) and that would be counted as a divorce according to Islam, then officially divorce her according to the laws of the United States.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-15T09:26:18.590" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T09:26:18.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36041" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-29T08:15:53.453" Score="2" ViewCount="1373" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am Fatema from Bangladesh. I love a boy and he also loves me. We got close many times, but never engaged in sex and keep praying to the Almighty to keep us together through to marriage, in a halal way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recently, he has gone to UK for study purposes.  His family is planning for his marriage over there.  He is the eldest son of his family.  His family needs urgent financial support from him and he cannot deny the responsibility to his family.  I also don't want him to deny that. But I also don't want to lose him, although I am unable to move to UK. The situation is too difficult. I don't know what to do: only one door is open, and that door is to pray to the Almighty. It will be possible only if Allah lets a miracle happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How should I pray to get him as my husband?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19844" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-29T08:56:14.900" LastActivityDate="2016-10-30T20:03:02.603" Title="Is it permitted to pray for the guy whom I love to get him as life partner? What is the best way to pray?" Tags="|salat|love|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36043" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-29T14:47:15.120" Score="3" ViewCount="2622" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a person commits Zina, is this forgivable? If so, then how is forgiveness attained? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19849" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2016-10-30T09:21:06.830" LastActivityDate="2016-10-30T09:21:06.830" Title="How does one repent from Zina and avoid it?" Tags="|sex|zina|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36044" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36049" CreationDate="2016-10-29T15:12:42.803" Score="2" ViewCount="1051" Body="&lt;p&gt;I hope to gain some insight into istikhara signs after dua.&#xA;I made an istikhara last night on something this morning something happened to make my goals for the thing I prayed iatikhara for easier. &#xA;Can one interpret that as a positive sign?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19205" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-10-31T07:26:58.313" LastActivityDate="2017-10-30T12:05:48.387" Title="After istikhara dua, if something happens to make my goals easier, is it a positive sign?" Tags="|istikharah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36045" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-29T15:49:14.450" Score="4" ViewCount="9709" Body="&lt;p&gt;In 1999, a Christian evangelist named Anis Shorosh wrote a book called &quot;The True Furqan&quot; and claimed that it beats the Quran's challenge that it is inimitable. Now some Arabs have actually agreed that it meets the challenge, while others disagreed. Given the fact that I don't understand Arabic, I can't really judge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you can read Arabic, what do you think? I want an unbiased answer. Should Muslims be worrying about &quot;The True Furqan&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T14:34:25.470" LastActivityDate="2018-04-24T10:15:40.130" Title="Does &quot;The True Furqan&quot; meet the Quran's challenge?" Tags="|quran|miracles|challenge-of-the-quran|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36044" CreationDate="2016-10-29T19:13:11.503" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As per my knowledge, yes it is a positive sign. Usually after istekhara you find it easy to attain the goal or there come such situations that you let go of it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19852" LastActivityDate="2016-10-29T19:13:11.503" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36050" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36043" CreationDate="2016-10-29T19:15:33.017" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seek forgiveness from Allah and refrain from such immoral acts, no need to post your sins online. Let the matter remain between you and Allah, the less witness you have the better&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19852" LastActivityDate="2016-10-29T19:15:33.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36052" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36068" CreationDate="2016-10-29T20:39:19.203" Score="3" ViewCount="13677" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Kanz al-Ummal byAli ibn Abd-al-Malik al-Hindi a authentic hadith collection? How many weak ahadiths does it have?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19653" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-11T13:55:14.130" LastActivityDate="2018-12-11T13:55:14.130" Title="Authenticity of Kanz al-Ummal?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36054" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-30T00:29:20.023" Score="2" ViewCount="1927" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Dhar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I said, &quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Which mosque was first built on the&#xA;  surface of the earth?&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said, &quot;Al- Masjid-ul-,Haram (in Mecca).&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I said, &quot;Which was built next?&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He replied &quot;The mosque of Al-Aqsa ( in Jerusalem) .&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I said, &quot;What was the period of construction between the two?&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said, &quot;Forty years.&quot; He added, &quot;Wherever (you may be, and) the&#xA;  prayer time becomes due, perform the prayer there, for the best thing&#xA;  is to do so (i.e. to offer the prayers in time).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source   : &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/60/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 3366&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;In-book reference    : Book 60, Hadith 45&#xA;USC-MSA web (English) reference  : Vol. 4, Book 55, Hadith 585&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith states that there was a 40 year period between the construction of masjid-al-haram (makkah) and Al-Aqsa (Jerusalem), how is this possible? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Solomon constructed the temple more then 1000 years after Abraham? If this is not Temple of Solomon then what is it and who built it and where is the reference to this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide classical scholar interpretation from muhadditheen like ibn Hajar I don't want personal opinions thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19653" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-05-10T11:35:04.143" LastActivityDate="2020-07-15T05:39:50.063" Title="How can the Masjid Al-Aqsa (Temple of Jerusalem) be built 40 years after the Kaabah?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26240" CreationDate="2016-10-30T04:22:13.047" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is the description of Paradise, which the righteous are promised, wherein are ... rivers of wine delicious to those who drink...&quot; (Surah Muhammad, 47:15) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are rivers of alcohol in Paradise. Wine is haraam on Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, it could be that things forbidden on Earth may be granted in Heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastActivityDate="2016-10-30T04:22:13.047" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36057" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36222" CreationDate="2016-10-30T04:26:43.677" Score="4" ViewCount="307" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's say that X knows a person B, who is an alcoholic and beats his wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;X does not report B to anyone who could take action on B. He chooses to do nothing. Eventually, B's wife is killed by B in a domestic argument.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;B is later tried in court, but because there are not enough witnesses, B is found innocent. X chooses not to testify. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;B later on marries someone else, who X knows, but X still doesn't tell her about B's character.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is X being sinful through inaction?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="371" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-20T21:14:08.787" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T21:14:08.787" Title="Is harm through inaction a sin?" Tags="|halal-haram|behavior|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36058" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36043" CreationDate="2016-10-30T06:49:33.807" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can't fix what has happened already. So, stop trying to fix it and start repenting for your sins. Allah says (what means):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.&quot; [Quran 39:53]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Good deeds efface bad deeds, so try to do more good deeds (e.g. charity, prayer, fast) to efface your sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A man kissed a woman. So he came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and&#xA;  informed him about it. Then Allah revealed this Ayah: &quot;And perform the&#xA;  Salat, between the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night.&#xA;  Verily, the good deeds efface the evil deeds (i.e., minor sins).&quot;&#xA;  (11:114) The man asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) whether this applies&#xA;  to him only. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;It applies to all of my&#xA;  Ummah.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-10-30T06:49:33.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36045" CreationDate="2016-10-30T09:27:40.950" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was written to challenge this verse of the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if you are in doubt about what We have revealed (the Quran) to Our&#xA;  worshiper (Muhammad), then produce a chapter like it, and call your&#xA;  witnesses (supporters and helpers) besides God if you are truthful.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/2/23&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse asks for challenging this Surah but the author misunderstood it and thought it was asking about the whole Qur'an. The book is written based on the authors own interpretation of this verse which obviously &lt;strong&gt;isn't correct&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20060102072843/http://usinfo.state.gov/media/Archive/2005/Apr/21-987519.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;US state department&lt;/a&gt;, its author, Dr. Shorrosh claimed the book is similar to the Koran &quot;&lt;strong&gt;in style and substance&lt;/strong&gt; ... but contains the &lt;strong&gt;gospel message.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But folks at Christianity.SE seems to disagree with his claims. &lt;a href=&quot;https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/25174/what-theolological-distinctives-are-exhibited-in-the-true-furqan&quot;&gt;This post&lt;/a&gt; about it in Christianity.SE says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... as a whole, it does not fit in any form of Christianity, not even&#xA;  the writer's. The idea of the book &quot;The True Furqan&quot;, itself, is&#xA;  ridiculous and do not comply with any doctrinal positions of&#xA;  Christianity. As you should have understood until here, it is a tool&#xA;  to be used against Muslims, but destined to &lt;strong&gt;fail&lt;/strong&gt; for obvious reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It challenges the Qur'an but most of it seems to be plagiarized from the Qur'an. The author reworded some verses of the Qur'an and combined it with his beliefs to write this. The following examples show how he did this (Plagiarized and rephrased verses are bolded):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.Ha, Meem. 2.By the clear Book, 3.Indeed, We have made &lt;strong&gt;it an Arabic&lt;/strong&gt; Qur'an that you might understand. 4.And indeed it is, in the Mother of the Book with Us, exalted and full of wisdom. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/43&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The True Furqan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.O, you who have gone astray from among Our faithful followers: We have inspired it -a True Furqan- &lt;strong&gt;in the Arabic tongue&lt;/strong&gt; clearly miraculous, to distinguish triviality from truth. (4:1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And when it is said to them,&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;Believe as the people have believed,&quot; they say, &quot;Should we believe as the foolish have believed?&quot; Unquestionably, it is they who are the foolish, but they know [it] not. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/2/13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The True Furqan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whenever it is urged upon the infidels&lt;/strong&gt; to believe in The True Furqan, which We revealed, just as Our devoted followers have done, they proclaim, &quot;Are we to accept what the inferior infidels have believed?&quot; (4:7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the name of&lt;/strong&gt; Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quran.com/112&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The True Furqan:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.&lt;strong&gt;In the Name of&lt;/strong&gt; the Father, the Word, the Holy Spirit, the One and only True God. (Chapter A)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S. I would like you to watch &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDt5nrJNbtg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this video&lt;/a&gt; which shows the arabic skills of the author.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-09-18T10:25:04.767" LastActivityDate="2017-09-18T10:25:04.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36044" CreationDate="2016-10-30T09:30:13.400" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;when we perform istikhara we depend on Allah (Swt) to make the decision on behalf of us. So when we proceed to do a task then if Allah find that out good for us then He will ease that task for us otherwise obstacles will be their. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tanslation of istikhara Dua is given:&#xA;TRANSLATION: &quot;O Allah! I seek goodness from Your Knowledge and with Your Power (and Might) I seek strength, and I ask from You Your Great Blessings, because You have the Power and I do not have the power. You Know everything and I do not know, and You have knowledge of the unseen. Oh Allah! If in Your Knowledge this action (which I intend to do) is better for my religion and faith, for my life and end [death], for here [in this world] and the hereafter then make it destined for me and make it easy for me and then add blessings [baraka'] in it, for me. O Allah! In Your Knowledge if this action is bad for me, bad for my religion and faith, for my life and end [death], for here [in this world] and the hereafter then turn it away from me and turn me away from it and whatever is better for me, ordain [destine] that for me and then make me satisfied with it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19073" LastActivityDate="2016-10-30T09:30:13.400" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36061" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12114" CreationDate="2016-10-30T10:28:46.473" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sorry but I totally disagree with &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/12115/17163&quot;&gt;Maythux's answer&lt;/a&gt;.  It's forbidden in Islam to wish non-Muslim on Diwali and Christmas and other religious festivals as it's the biggest sin (shirk) in Islam and wishing on Christmas and Diwali (like saying &quot;happy Diwali&quot;) implies we are greeting that &quot;I'm really praying that you enjoy your day associating partners with Allah&quot;.  Astagfirullah.  Never do this.  May Allah guide us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19857" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2017-02-24T00:40:01.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36062" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-30T12:17:03.273" Score="3" ViewCount="713" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaykum, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a kid of a couple runs into them during their private time who leave their door open, how should the kid respond in an Islamic way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any hadiths and or qur'an verses mentioning this? I wish to say something about this to my parents but fear offending them, or better yet, how should I respond to this in an islamic way? because these types of things have not only happened once unfortunately. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know these sort of subject is taboo, however I believe that islam is the religion with answers to even the most lightest of things. please forgive me if I had said anything that may offend anyone,  wassalmuallaikum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19858" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2019-01-30T05:44:14.507" LastActivityDate="2019-01-30T05:44:14.507" Title="Are there any laws in islam that tells us it is a must to have marital intercourse upon closed doors?" Tags="|hadith|nikah|parents|children|respect|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36063" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10618" CreationDate="2016-10-30T13:13:20.377" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is allowed. Narrated Aisha:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and &lt;strong&gt;Abu Bakr hired a&#xA;  man from the tribe of Bani-Ad-Dil as an expert guide&lt;/strong&gt; who was a pagan&#xA;  (follower of the religion of the pagans of Quraish). The Prophet (ﷺ)&#xA;  and Abu Bakr gave him their two riding camels and took a promise from&#xA;  him to bring their riding camels in the morning of the third day to&#xA;  the Cave of Thaur.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reference  : Sahih al-Bukhari 2264&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-10-30T13:13:20.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36064" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36062" CreationDate="2016-10-30T13:36:16.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, it is haram to have marital intercourse in front of others, unless the onlooker is a child who doesn't understand what it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The correct view concerning this matter is that &lt;strong&gt;it is haraam to have&#xA;intercourse with a woman in view of anyone,&lt;/strong&gt; unless the onlooker is a&#xA;child who does not understand what is happening; in this case it does&#xA;not matter. But if the child understands what is happening then&#xA;intercourse should not take place where he can see, even if he is a&#xA;child, because a child may speak about what he has seen&#xA;unintentionally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Excerpt from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/26265&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatawa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim parents are expected to teach their kids not to enter upon them at three times: before the dawn prayer, at noon and after the night prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International: O you who have believed, let those whom your&#xA;right hands possess and those who have not [yet] reached puberty among&#xA;you ask permission of you [before entering] at three times: before the&#xA;dawn prayer and when you put aside your clothing [for rest] at noon&#xA;and after the night prayer. [These are] three times of privacy for&#xA;you. There is no blame upon you nor upon them beyond these [periods],&#xA;for they continually circulate among you - some of you, among others.&#xA;Thus does Allah make clear to you the verses; and Allah is Knowing and&#xA;Wise. (Quran 24:58)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-30T18:04:36.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36062" CreationDate="2016-10-30T17:12:48.933" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the same way to the original post it can be uncomfortable if you are married and live with your parents because your house can be small and in some parts of the world bedrooms next to each other aren't that soundproof and the bed creaking sound and other sounds may be heard a little meaning you can't be that free in doing what you want to do.... Also if you don't have an en suite bathroom it could be a complete giveaway that both husband and wife happen to have a shower for Fajr to other family members!?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19861" LastActivityDate="2016-10-30T17:12:48.933" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36057" CreationDate="2016-10-30T17:50:33.990" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The situation described in is absolutely a wrong thing by X, but their can be circumstances where X is doing the right thing in some parts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Let's analyze this story in parts.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;X knows B who is alcoholic and beats his wife, now he does not report it to any one &quot;who could have taken some action&quot;...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming by someone here it means some relative or elder of the neighbourhood &lt;strong&gt;who have some influence on B&lt;/strong&gt;, In this part X is wrong, why? Because, helping the muslim is part of the faith. Though first reason would be &lt;strong&gt;amar bil maroof wa nahi anil munkir&lt;/strong&gt; which is a duty:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The Believers, men and women, &lt;strong&gt;are protectors one of another: they&#xA;  enjoin what is just, and forbid what is evil:&lt;/strong&gt; they observe regular&#xA;  prayers, practice regular charity, and obey Allah and His&#xA;  Messenger...&quot; (at-Tawba, 9/71)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here &lt;strong&gt;X didn't performed his duty&lt;/strong&gt;. And &lt;strong&gt;second reason&lt;/strong&gt; not helping oppressed and oppressed muslim brother, as hadees states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas: Allah's Apostle said, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Help your brother, whether he is&#xA;  an oppressor or he is an oppressed one.&lt;/strong&gt; People asked, &quot;O Allah's&#xA;  Apostle! It is alright to help him if he is oppressed, but how&#xA;  should we help him if he is an oppressor?&quot; The Prophet said, &quot;By&#xA;  preventing him from oppressing others.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here X had to help that couple, which he didn't. So, obviously in this part, X is not following at-least 2 commandments of islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Than, &lt;strong&gt;next part:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Eventually, B's wife is killed by B in a domestic argument. B is later tried in court, but because there are not enough witnesses, B is found innocent. X chooses not to testify.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now here is a &lt;strong&gt;BIG problem.&lt;/strong&gt;..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Islam orders believers to testify what they know even without being asked for it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَلْبِسُوا الْحَقَّ بِالْبَاطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُوا الْحَقَّ وَأَنتُمْ&#xA;  تَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And cover not Truth with falsehood, nor conceal the Truth when ye know&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  (what it is). Quran 2/42&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَكْتُمُوا الشَّهَادَةَ ۚ وَمَن يَكْتُمْهَا فَإِنَّهُ آثِمٌ&#xA;  قَلْبُهُ ۗ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And do not conceal testimony, for whoever conceals it - his heart is&#xA;  indeed sinful, and Allah is Knowing of what you do.&lt;/strong&gt; quran 2/283&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many other verses and references for this issue, for now these 2 ayahs are clear and conclusive, &lt;strong&gt;not giving testimony when you know it can give justice to someone, is a big sin.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now last part&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;B later on marries someone else, who X knows, but X still doesn't tell her about B's character.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, &lt;strong&gt;it was X's duty to let the other person know about the character of B before marriage&lt;/strong&gt;, because it is like saving someone from being oppressed, because B is likely to do same again. If he knew all the happenings about marriage/proposal etc and he could have easily told them, it was his duty of the category of well wishing/helping muslims which is an integral part of islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, &lt;strong&gt;now after the marriage&lt;/strong&gt; if their life is ok now, and there's nothing like the first one, like domestic violence or anything, in short they are having normal married life, than its better not to tell his wife anything. But, if situation is like before, and violence has been started, he can tell her seeing all the scenario and results. With the same reason of well wishing for muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PS:&lt;/strong&gt; I am not a mufti, still if i was X, i was on this stage i would have testified now on this stage, and had reopened the case. Because i think its better to clear your mistakes rather than having sinful heart for the rest of the life and for the akhirah. But it depends on the situation anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-10-30T17:50:33.990" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36068" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36052" CreationDate="2016-10-30T18:05:19.780" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anyone who have basic knowledge of hadees science knows that their are many types of collections of ahadees from which sahih is the type in which the collector/author tries his best to make sure that only authentic ahadees come through his book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The purpose of the book was to arrange al-Suyuti's al-Jaami` al-sageer into fiqhi sections&lt;/strong&gt;. Writer of kanz ul ummaal also added some other ahadees too in his book though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And JAMIA is also a type of hadees collection, like sahih is a type of collection, jamia is a type of collection in which author's main intent is only to collect all the ahadees he can find in one place. Not caring much about authenticity or anything.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the &lt;strong&gt;writer of this book book does not claim to have only authentic/sahih ahadees in this book&lt;/strong&gt; though, their are many weak narrations in this book too. So as a whole book, we can't call it authentic like we call sahih bukhari or sahih muslim authentic books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And i know quite a few zaeef ahadees in this book, but i don't know the exact count though. I hope someone will add the count in this answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2016-10-30T18:05:19.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28796" CreationDate="2016-10-30T18:19:14.223" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can use &lt;a href=&quot;https://hinative.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hinative&lt;/a&gt; app to practice arabic. There are many native speakers who would love to help you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I find &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.memrise.com/course/82825/learn-basic-arabic/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Memrise Basic Arabic&lt;/a&gt; course very useful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2016-10-30T18:19:14.223" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36052" CreationDate="2016-10-30T18:33:24.470" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not a 100% authentic hadith book. It's a collection of 47,000 hadith by al-Mutaqqi al-Hindi. Many of it's hadiths are weak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2016-10-30T18:33:24.470" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36071" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36041" CreationDate="2016-10-30T20:03:02.603" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The pray it is the same ,muslims don't have different prays expect in Eid pray and dead prays if you want anything to happen just call Allah ,you can pray then call Allah to marry from this person but its not condition to call Allah (in Arabic doaa' (دعاء)) that you must pray to answer you. Any time you need Allah you can ask him, Allah said in Quran :(اذا سألك عبادي عني فإني قريب أجيب دعوة الداع إذا دعان ) which mean (if  you asked Allah he is so so near of us he answer who asked him just ask)  if  if you get lateness in the answer just know that was the best for you and for your life...... I'm sorry am not so perfect in english if you don't understand anything please say &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19864" LastActivityDate="2016-10-30T20:03:02.603" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36072" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-30T21:26:21.537" Score="1" ViewCount="191" Body="&lt;p&gt;As muslims, we believe that the Quran is the eternal miracle of Allah and hence, it is the ultimate proof of the truth. However, a christian may make a similar claim about their holy spirit miracles, like healing the blind, speaking in many tongues, etc. Likewise, a christian might even say &quot;Maybe our gospels are also miracles. We just don't know it yet.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how can I prove it to myself that these so-called &quot;christian miracles&quot; are false or invalid? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2016-10-31T06:02:54.757" Title="How can you prove that &quot;Christian miracles&quot; are false?" Tags="|quran|christianity|miracles|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2016-11-10T22:48:07.233" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36073" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-30T23:05:51.543" Score="2" ViewCount="909" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this week's Friday prayer that I attended at a new mosque, the speaker told a story of a Prophet was praying and the angel of death came to him and told him he is there to take his spirit. The Prophet cried and the angel asked him the reason to witch he said he won't be able to pray when everyone else would be praying (His death prayer). God told the angel to not take his spirit and he would remain alive till the day of judgement (or maybe his spirit I couldn't understand clearly). My question is this really be possible because I heard from many sources that every human being has to die?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Edit:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doing search on Google I found out he might be talking about &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khidr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Hazrat Khizr&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user46" LastEditorDisplayName="user46" LastEditDate="2016-10-31T03:49:50.807" LastActivityDate="2020-11-14T03:30:23.307" Title="Is there any prophet who is alive?" Tags="|prophets|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36075" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-31T06:01:41.057" Score="3" ViewCount="1625" Body="&lt;p&gt;So far I know that working in riba-based bank is not allowed. But for central bank, which does not provide loans nor keep deposits based on interest, will it be permissible to work on the central bank (Central Bank of BD -Bangladesh Bank)?.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19867" LastEditorUserId="19896" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T12:56:03.113" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T11:46:48.883" Title="Is working in central bank haram which does not provide loans nor keep deposits based on interest?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|banking|work|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36077" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36079" CreationDate="2016-10-31T06:25:43.467" Score="6" ViewCount="5248" Body="&lt;p&gt;I try to say Bismillah before eating meals. Sometimes I eat things which are not particularly significant, eg. a lolly, a piece of fruit, or a cup of coffee, which aren't considered meals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Should one say Bismillah before eating snacks or drinking coffee?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm unsure if saying Bismillah is reserved for meals, or should be used for anything being consumed, including food and drinks, no matter how small.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-11-13T09:15:18.867" Title="Should one say Bismillah before eating snacks or drinking coffee?" Tags="|food|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36078" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36045" CreationDate="2016-10-31T06:43:02.367" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the deception which would easily be comprehensible it mentions a chapter with a title of &quot;At- Tawheed&quot; (Oneness of Allah) and under the title of Oneness of Allah it starts with &quot;In the name of the father,The word,The holy spirit,The one and only True God&quot;.Tawheed itself means indivisible oneness concept of monotheism in Islam so its cotradicting itself and self proclaiming as meeting up the challenge which is visibly false.The author who is trying to compare his work with the divine words was arrested for attempting to burn down his own complex and the next claim he made after that was that &quot;Muslims are after me&quot; so what would be the criterion then for his work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Say: ‘If all mankind and the jinn would come together to produce the&#xA;  like of this Quran, they could not produce its like even though they&#xA;  exerted all and their strength in aiding one another.’” (Quran 17:88)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-10-31T06:43:02.367" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36077" CreationDate="2016-10-31T07:33:09.237" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rasulullah peace be upon him has asked to mention the name of Allah Swt before eating so its not specifically for the whole meal anything one eats or drink, entering into washroom, intercourse, before sleeping, leaving home, travel, and after waking up, closing doors, covering pots, etc.  So any good time you could mention &lt;em&gt;Bismillah (In the name of Allah)&lt;/em&gt; as by saying bismillah blessings are acheived.  When we start our salah so in dua isteftah we recite &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/94&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tabarakasmuka&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; means your name is &amp;quot;blessed&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below are some ahadith regarding saying Bismillah before different acts which shows its significance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: Messenger of Allah&#xA;(ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;When any of you wants to eat, he should mention the Name of&#xA;Allah in the begining, (i.e., say Bismillah). If he forgets to do it&#xA;in the beginning, he should say Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (I&#xA;begin with the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end).&amp;quot;&#xA;[At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jabir reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: Shut your door and make&#xA;mention of Allah's name, for the devil does not open a door which has&#xA;been shut; extinguish your lamp and make mention of Allah's name,&#xA;cover up your vessel even by a piece of wood that you just put on it&#xA;and make mention of Allah's name, and tie up your water-skin&#xA;mentioning Allah's name.(Abi dawud)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;If anyone of you, when&#xA;having sexual intercourse with his wife, says: Bismillah, Allahumma&#xA;jannibni-Sh-Shaitan wa jannib-ish-Shaitan ma razaqtana, and if it is&#xA;destined that they should have a child, then Satan will never be able&#xA;to harm him.&amp;quot;(Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Ayyub Ansaari Radiyallahu'Anhu reports: &amp;quot;We were once present in&#xA;the assembly of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam. Food was&#xA;brought to him. 1 did not observe any food that had so much barakah at&#xA;the beginning and at the end of which there was no barakah left in the&#xA;food. We therefore asked Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam&#xA;reason?. He replied: 'In the beginning we all recited 'Bismillah'&#xA;before we began eating. Then someone in the end joined us, and did not&#xA;recite ''Bismillah'. The shaitaan ate with him'&amp;quot;.(Shamail&#xA;Muhammadiyah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of&#xA;Allah (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;Do not drink in one gulp like a camel, but in two or&#xA;three (gulps). Mention the Name of Allah (i.e., say Bismillah) when&#xA;you start drinking and praise Him (i.e., say Al-hamdu lillah) after&#xA;you have finished (drinking).&amp;quot; [At- Tirmidhi].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger know best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-11-13T09:15:18.867" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36080" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-31T09:24:28.467" Score="3" ViewCount="696" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is reciting daruood in front of Prophet Mohammed's peace be upon him grave or every Friday in the mosque permissible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19868" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-11-02T02:06:49.343" LastActivityDate="2016-12-02T02:40:38.567" Title="Is reciting darood/salawat in front of Prophet Muhammad's peace be upon him grave permissible?" Tags="|halal-haram|prophet-muhammad|salawat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36081" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36077" CreationDate="2016-10-31T09:41:39.663" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hadiths tell us that we'd better start every task or work with the name of Allah including even the most insignificant ones (provided that they are moral and halal acts). As an added value to Faqirah's answer, I supply two hadiths from Ali ibn Abi Talib (the closest companion of the Holy Prophet and the epitome of wisdom, justice and compassion) followed by a commentary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عَنِ اللّهِ جَلّ وَ عزَّ أنَّهُ قالَ: کُلُّ أمرٍ ذى بالٍ لَم یُذکَر فیهِ بِسمِ اللّهِ فَهُوَ أَبْتَرُ؛&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The Holy Prophet told me Allah has said: Every valuable task in which the name of Allah is not spelled is defective. (Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 73, p. 305).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قولوا عِندَ افتِتاحِ کُلِّ أَمرٍ صَغیرٍ أو عَظیمٍ: بِسمِ اللّهِ الرَّحمنِ الرَّحیمِ؛ أَىْ أَستَعینُ عَلى هذَا الأَمرِ بِاللّه‏ِ الَّذى لا یَحِقُّ العِبادَهُ لِغَیرِهِ، المُغیثِ إذَ ا استُغیثَ، المُجیبِ إذا دُعىَ، الرَّحمنِ الَّذى یَرحَمُ بِبَسطِ الرِّزقِ عَلَینا، الرَّحیمِ بِنا فى أدیانِنا و دُنیانا و آخِرَتِنا، خَفَّفَ عَلَینَا الدِّینَ و جَعَلَهُ سَهلاً خَفیفا، و هُوَ یَرحَمُنا بِتَمییزِنا مِن أعدائِهِ؛&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Say, upon the start of every task, &lt;strong&gt;be it small or big&lt;/strong&gt;: &amp;quot;In the Name of Allah the Compassionate, the Merciful,&amp;quot; as meaning that &amp;quot;I seek aid for this task in Allah, nobody other than whom deserves worship, the savior of everyone who wants to be saved, and the responder to everyone who calls Him....&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikishia.net/view/Al-Tawhid_%28book%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;At-Tawhid, Shaykh Saduq&lt;/a&gt;, 232).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Commentary&lt;/strong&gt;: Starting our affairs with the name and remembrance of Allah helps us constantly orient and steer our life towards our highest life purpose which is Allah. Such psychological orientation if done with attention and a genuine feeling sanctifies our soul and deeds. Ultimately we may realize a state of mood in which we feel as if it is Allah that is guiding all of our choices and deeds. A moral act according to the Sufis and Muslim Theosophists is one that is directly guided by Allah and one in which the person feels Allah's influence and presence all the time. Allah has alluded to this state of realization in the Holy Quran when it says to the Prophet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;You did not slay them, but God slew them; and you didn't threw when you threw but Allah threw. (8:17)&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-10-31T15:31:24.720" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36083" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-31T13:56:35.163" Score="5" ViewCount="1088" Body="&lt;p&gt;In South India, Muslims light up &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incense_of_India&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;agarbathi&lt;/a&gt; after someone dies. Is it a Islamic practice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cgJGEm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cgJGEm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Incense being sold in an Indian market in Bangalore (Image source: Wikipedia)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-05T00:08:48.310" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T00:08:48.310" Title="Is it Sunnah to light up agarbatti (perfumed incense sticks) after someone dies?" Tags="|sunnah|muslim-practices|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36085" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-10-31T16:35:01.507" Score="-1" ViewCount="44300" Body="&lt;p&gt;The scholars state it is recommended to do this as filth can attach to the hair and it is included in the definition of pubic hair. Now I don't wish to use a razor but just a trim - looking in a mirror underneath and small scissors is very hard. If you are unmarried or the wife doesn't want to assist what can you do? Only a doctor if he is examining that area may see it without it being haraam. What other options are available? I can't think of any more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19872" LastActivityDate="2022-12-04T02:02:25.213" Title="How do you remove hair from around your anus" Tags="|hair|fitrah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35995" CreationDate="2016-10-31T16:55:16.643" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking, there can be several positive/constructive consequences by the attendance of the Muslims in Friday prayer (Salah-al-Jom'ah), such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Making unity between people who would be led in stronger Islamic&#xA;society&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Increasing the friendly relation between people&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Increasing the Islamic-politic information of people by the lecture   of ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But the most significant consequence is the first one as I remarked as the unity in the Islamic society.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source and free study regarding Unity:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamportal.net/search/node/unity&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamportal.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2019-12-04T08:41:23.727" LastActivityDate="2019-12-04T08:41:23.727" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36088" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36083" CreationDate="2016-10-31T23:05:16.680" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not Sunnah. Just pray for him and follow the funerals-according-to-the-quran-and-sunnah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnahonline.com/library/fiqh-and-sunnah/276-funerals-according-to-the-quran-and-sunnah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sunnahonline.com/library/fiqh-and-sunnah/276-funerals-according-to-the-quran-and-sunnah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19875" LastActivityDate="2016-10-31T23:05:16.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36089" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36091" CreationDate="2016-11-01T00:22:37.497" Score="0" ViewCount="3564" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't figure out why a woman would enter into &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikah_mut%E2%80%98ah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;nikah mut‘ah&lt;/a&gt; (temporary marriage).  &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/shiite-encyclopedia-ahlul-bayt-dilp-team/temporary-marriage-islam-part-7-necessities-and-advantages&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Al-Islam&lt;/a&gt;'s main justification for it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mut’a is just a sanctification of the boyfriend/girlfriend relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, unlike boyfriend/girlfriend relationships, (a) a wife cannot just break up with her husband when she wants to, as she's still under contract, (b) there is a fixed endpoint to the marriage.  There's also the matter of a woman guarding her modesty and chastity.  Thus, in my opinion, there are substantial downsides to temporary marriage, so there should be some substantial advantages to offset these.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What are the advantages of a temporary marriage for the female partner?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Al-Islam also says that it can be upgraded into a permanent marriage, and the temporary marriage could be thought of as a kind if trial run.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This gives an opportunity to the boy and the girl in order to know each other more closely and to see if they can live together for the rest of their life and if their personal feelings are sort of compatible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this vein, temporary marriage allows the partners to test for physical compatibility.  (I'm guessing most women would be devastated if they were to marry a man and then find out their new husband is not attracted to them physically.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another possibility I've thought of: It may be beneficial for a career-orientated woman to have a marriage which expires, allowing her to travel to another country for work.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps I'm missing something important here, or perhaps the constraints are not what I think they are.  (I'd also like to note that, as far as I know, there's no obligation to enter into a temporary marriage.  If one does not like it, then don't do it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I'm aware, temporary marriage is only possible in Shia Islam, and I've seen some unfavourable attitudes expressed about Shia Islam surrounding this topic.  Regardless of your opinion, please don't use this question as a platform to denigrate our Shia brothers and sisters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-11-11T12:56:22.337" Title="What are the advantages of a temporary marriage for the female partner?" Tags="|nikah-al-mutah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36091" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36089" CreationDate="2016-11-01T12:14:04.137" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The advantage is the same as for the male partner: sinful actions can be prevented. If there is NO way to enter into a permanent marriage it is better to enter into a temporary marriage than to commit sinful acts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BUT this does not mean, that the youth is encouraged to engage in the practise of temporary marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact scholars disencourage especially young women to enter into mut'a as a first relationship. &lt;code&gt;Ayatollah Fadhel Milani, Frequently asked Questions on Islam, Vol.1, p.123&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Permanent marriage is the norm and temporary marriage is the exception&#xA;  and should be only used as a last resort.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Inquiries about Shi'a Islam, Sayed Mustafa al-Qazwini, p.118]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some misconceptions in the question need to be adressed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is NOT a sanctification of the boyfriend/girlfriend relationship.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Temporary marriage is not meant to encourage a &quot;trial period&quot; or &quot;trying out different potential wifes/husbands&quot; before one enters into a permanent marriage. And its intention is far from giving the opportunity to try for physical attraction or compatability. This is the misuse of the lawful act of temporary marriage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before a virgin girl can enter into a temporary marriage, she needs the consent of her father/guardian. Which father would give his permission if not  being pressured to prevent indecent and immoral behaviour of his daughter. Of course the loss of reputation needs to be considered in case of a virgin girl entering into a temporary marriage. For a woman who is widowed or divorced, it might be the only option to live in a physical relationship with a man.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some families who found a permanent wife/husband for their daughter/son might agree to a temporary marriage, as a form of engagement period, which excludes a sexual relationship:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Temporary marriage a girl and a boy have opportunity to live&#xA;  together for sometime to find if they will see a good future for their&#xA;  permanent marriage. As I said, the couple entered in temporary&#xA;  marriage contract may put the condition at the time of contract that&#xA;  the marriage is not to be sexually consummated. The guardian of the&#xA;  girl can also enforce such condition and the couple can just visit&#xA;  each other during the day to talk, study, and take part in any other&#xA;  non-sexual activities.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/shiite-encyclopedia-ahlul-bayt-dilp-team/temporary-marriage-islam-part-7-necessities-and-advantages&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, all Shia scholars underline the &lt;strong&gt;importance of an early permanent marriage&lt;/strong&gt; and educate the young believers  in the criteria of a good spouse&#xA;and how to lead a successful lifelong marriage. Additionally they educate the parents on how to facilitate the early marriage to avoid  their children falling into sins. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastEditorUserId="14871" LastEditDate="2016-11-11T12:56:22.337" LastActivityDate="2016-11-11T12:56:22.337" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29771" CreationDate="2016-11-01T17:20:49.347" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You will find that fatwas and threads by laymen go round in circles discussing if it is haraam or not. I believe that oral sex was known at that time as there is a Hadith in Bukhari where Abu Bakr (RA) says to an unbeliever to &quot;suck the clitoris of al-Lat&quot;.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.letmeturnthetables.com/2013/05/suck-clitoris-lat-befitting-response-abu-bakr.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.letmeturnthetables.com/2013/05/suck-clitoris-lat-befitting-response-abu-bakr.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A husband receiving oral wearing a condom should clear najis issues but not sure if the husband can cover the female part (cling film?) to avoid direct contact. However, mouth to private part direct would be much more enjoyable for both! Fruit flavoured condoms are available to help the wife have a nice taste when sucking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is ironic though that non Muslims are so free with oral and we are not yet we WASH every time we visit the toilet including passing water so in that sense our parts are clean (maybe soap could be used before the act).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally I think if a Muslim realises that there is no clear cut evidence against the act (there is scholarly difference) then he will become frustrated not to receive oral and same for wife as surely it is pleasurable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19885" LastActivityDate="2016-11-01T17:20:49.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24803" CreationDate="2016-11-01T19:30:21.750" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum friends.. If drawing of anything having soul is haram,,Then flowers are also having soul... Or if drawing of non living thing is allowed then what about making sketch of different religious god statue... As we are making sketch of a rock statue which is non living thing, But its haram, cause non believers use to worship them... I think the thing which is needed to keep in mind is the prohibition of work having the feeling of sexual desires, feeling of worship or importance which may relates to shirk....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19887" LastActivityDate="2016-11-01T19:30:21.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36095" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36109" CreationDate="2016-11-02T01:56:15.907" Score="1" ViewCount="4027" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just for fun, I like to have pretty and interesting pictures on my phone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How can I determine whether or not a mobile phone background image is appropriate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I learned from my earlier question (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/33642/17163&quot;&gt;If statues are haram, why are there statues in Muslim-majority cities?&lt;/a&gt;), tasweer, or picture making, is considered haram, but to what extent is still unclear to me.  It's listed as a major sin by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Dhahabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Shamsu ed-Deen Dhahabi&lt;/a&gt; (48-th on the list of 70 major sins).  However, my Muslim friends don't seem to care about this (and, like with statues, it's not hard to find images in Muslim-majority cities; e.g. put &lt;code&gt;[city name] billboard&lt;/code&gt; into &lt;a href=&quot;https://images.google.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google Images&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There seems to be a lot of nuance to this: (a) whether or not one should care at all; (b) making pictures vs. merely viewing the pictures; (c) whether the images might be viewed as promoting haram acts; (d) the images being electronic (cf. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1235/17163&quot;&gt;Can I read Qur&amp;#39;an from a monitor when I don&amp;#39;t have wudu?&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some examples (which I randomly downloaded from the Internet at some point):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A drawing of a silhouette of a woman decorated in flowers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9hiTIm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9hiTIm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Woman silhouette&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A drawing of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Frost&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jack Frost&lt;/a&gt; (from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_of_the_Guardians&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rise of the Guardians&lt;/a&gt;) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_(Disney)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Elsa&lt;/a&gt; (from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_(2013_film)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Frozen&lt;/a&gt;) sharing a tender moment:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tHvnxm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tHvnxm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Jack Frost and Elsa&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A drawing of a punky-looking, tattooed Asian woman:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GKsN3m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/GKsN3m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;tattooed woman&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I also have unproblematic images, e.g., photos of flowers.)  I'm not after an answer limited to these images alone, but a general method for determining if an image is appropriate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-12T03:40:05.777" LastActivityDate="2019-11-16T16:57:44.483" Title="How can I determine whether or not a mobile phone background image is appropriate?" Tags="|halal-haram|image|art|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36096" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36080" CreationDate="2016-11-02T02:29:26.400" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him his family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Send blessings upon me for your greeting will reach me no matter&#xA;  where you are.” (Abu Dawood)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So no matter where ever you are as stated in above hadith,if in front of grave or masjid you could recite salawat and send blessings on Rasulullah salAllahu alayhi wasallam as it is very mustahab to do so.There is no prohibition mentioned anywhere that salawat could not be recited in front of his grave but a respectful manner should be followed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Undoubtedly, Allah and His Angels send blessings on the Prophet, O you who believe ! Send upon him blessings and salute him fully well in abundance&quot; (Surah al-Ahzab,56).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“Whoever visits me after I die, it is as if he visited me when I was still alive…”&lt;/em&gt;(Al-Daaraqutni)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;..And if, when they wronged themselves, they had come to you, [O&#xA;  Muhammad], and asked forgiveness of Allah and the Messenger had asked&#xA;  forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah Accepting of&#xA;  repentance and Merciful.(Quran 4:64)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Under this verse some mufassir have mentioned this incident that Imam Ali Radi Allahu anhu said: &quot;Three days after burying the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) The Araabi did come and did throw himself on the grave of the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him), he took the earth and threw it on his head. He said: &quot;Ya Rasulallah! Peace Be Upon Him You did speak and we did hear, you learned from Allah and we did learn from you. Between those things which Allah did send you, is following: (4:64) I am the one, which is a sinner and now I did came to you, so that you may ask for me.&quot; After that a call from the grave did came: &quot;Theres no doubt, you are forgiven!&quot; [Tafsir al-Qurtubi]&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sending salawat on fridays are highly recommended and virtuous&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Darda’ that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Send a great deal of blessing upon me on Fridays, for it is witnessed&#xA;  by the angels. No one sends blessing upon me but his blessing will be&#xA;  presented to me, until he finishes them.” A man said: “Even after&#xA;  death?” He said: “Even after death, for Allah has forbidden the earth&#xA;  to consume the bodies of the Prophets, so the Prophet of Allah is&#xA;  alive and receives provision.’”(Ibn majah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said:&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever forgets to send peace and blessings upon me, then he has missed the road to Paradise.’”(ibn majah)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T02:29:26.400" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25696" CreationDate="2016-11-02T06:12:18.470" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No fixed time limit! How long men or women can control their desires depends on a myriad of factors! From genetics and humoral makeup, to food intake, to surrounding culture, the amount of interaction with opposite sex, mental occupations, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But ideally a Muslim man that has developed some degree of will-power, self-control and psychic strength due to Islamic self-discipline and principled conduct may be able to abstain even indefinitely from sexual activities. I personally know many single religious men and even boys who stay clean for years because of their maximum commitment to Islamic instructions on chastity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T06:12:18.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36100" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31030" CreationDate="2016-11-02T06:52:05.297" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obviously some cultural dress is designed for the climate of that country e.g. Shalwar kameez of Pakistan/India is thin (but not see through to avoid breaking one of the conditions of hijaab) and loose so is suitable for hot climate as well as covering the flesh. Of course a non Muslim would wear less clothing and expose more body in hot weather whereas we have to cover the 'awrah regardless of temperature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now for older climates you can get shalwar kameez made of thicker material or wear legging under it and a coat and scarf etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem some husbands may have if the wife wears say shalwar kameez in the house she isn't looking sexy enough and he may want her to wear more tight fitting clothes and expose more skin like western dress and she may be so accustomed to PK dress she finds that hard. If they are alone in the house this is fine but with kids who aren't babies anymore or mahram / close family members whom she can never ever marry such a father, son, brother, nephew, uncle, grandson, she shouldn't wear such western dress which is revealing. Of course in private in bedroom wear whatever or nothing if they are comfortable!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is frustrating for husbands to go to the office and see their  western women colleagues in tight skirts and blouses and &quot;keep eyes down&quot; but go home and find their wives in loose modest dress when she CAN wear more skimpy revealing dress with no other mahram present or kids say older than 5. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19892" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T06:52:05.297" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36003" CreationDate="2016-11-02T10:03:22.417" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before checking this hadith I first want to point at the fact that this dua' comes from the Quran (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/129&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:129&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if they turn away, [O Muhammad], say, &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Sufficient for me is Allah; there is no deity except Him. On Him I have relied, and He is the Lord of the Great Throne.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;therefore it is absolutely allowed to use it in your supplication.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What needs to be checked are the following points: Is there any authentic hadith giving a hint about the amount of repeats or a special time to say this dua'?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You'll find this hadith in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/309&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; where it is a mawqouf hadith this means it is a kind of saying of a sahabi (in this case abu Darda'), but as the content (time and amount of repetitions) isn't of the kind which can be based on ijtihad or any kind of opinion it should be regarded as a marfo' hadith (abu Darda' said what our Prophet has said). Ibn Kathir in his commentary of verse &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=705&amp;amp;bk_no=49&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:129&lt;/a&gt; considered the statement or addition&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... &amp;quot;whether he is true or false in (repeating) them.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as gharib (strange) and qualified it as monkar (rejected).&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Al-Albani qualified the whole hadith as fabricated (I'd like to know why?).&#xA;Shoa'ib and Abdulqadir al-Arnaout qualified the sanad (narrator chain) of abi Dawod as sahih as you may read in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/126233&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;Ibn Bazz qualified it as da'if (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.binbaz.org.sa/noor/2681&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn as-Sunni has compiled a similar narration with a complete sanad, but the strongest version -according scholars- is the mawquf version. Both versions are also compiled in ibn 'Asakirs &amp;quot;tareekh Dimashq&amp;quot; (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/64370/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A5%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D8%A3%D8%B5%D8%A8%D8%AD-%D9%88%D8%A5%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%89-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;also&lt;/a&gt;).&#xA;A similar statement is also in &amp;quot;Ad-du'a&amp;quot; by at-Tabarni:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;من قال: حسبي الله، لا إله إلا هو، عليه توكلت، وهو رب العرش العظيم؛ قال الله: لأكفين عبدي صادقًا كان أو كاذبًا&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;If anyone says seven times morning and evening; “Allah sufficeth me: there is no god but He; on him is my trust- he, the Lord of the Throne (of glory) Supreme”, Allah said: &amp;quot;I will be sufficient for my slave against anything which grieves him, whether he is true or false in (saying) them.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://al-maktaba.org/book/31615/23992&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source: ahlalhadeeth (archive)&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.alukah.net/sharia/0/84245/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;alukah&lt;/a&gt; where most of the above content also was discussed)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So on the whole the supplication itself is part of the Quran and therefore absolutely valid, the addition &amp;quot;whether he is true or false in (repeating) them.&amp;quot; is the strongest reason for considering it a weak, fabricated or rejected hadith. While the rest of the hadith could be acceptable! (See also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some authentic du'a for fulfillment of wishes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is basically taken from this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/49867&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa in Arabic&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The dua' of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/136&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Prophet Yunus&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/21/87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;21:87&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you asked Allah by his greatest name (see in Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/13/122&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The prayer of need as stated in Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/3/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;.&#xA;...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that you should also choose a good time to do your supplication etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://fiqh.islamonline.net/%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%82%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A5%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%87%D9%88-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87-%D8%AA%D9%88/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; on IslamOnline and &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/64370/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A5%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D8%A3%D8%B5%D8%A8%D8%AD-%D9%88%D8%A5%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%89-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; on islamWay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-19T04:44:55.773" LastActivityDate="2021-11-19T04:44:55.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36102" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36029" CreationDate="2016-11-02T10:45:39.100" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only things i could find about pre-islamic talaq is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That talaq was not limitted so you could speak out talaq as often as you like and could get back your wife as often as you liked. As it seems during the 'Idah. Many spouses used this to hinder the wife to marry somebody else. So they spoke out the words of divorce then right before the end of the waiting periode declared reconciliation before giving divorce again and so on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam made an end to that saying that you may -only- divorce twice with the option of reconciliation (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/229&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:229&lt;/a&gt;), but if you divorced again this women is free to marry somebody else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were also types of talaq which are technically not talaq but a prohibition for the sexual desires and needs of the woman or wife: &#xA;dhihar الظهار which means declaring the wife as similar as one of his mahrams, so he would never ever touch her again.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Eyla' الإيلاء which means the husband makes an oath to never ever touch his wife again this would mean that the wife would have to wait at least 1 or 2 years until her husband might again share her bed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al-eman.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%82%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9:/i582&amp;amp;d920381&amp;amp;c&amp;amp;p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-mawso'a al-Fiqhiya&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaaref.org/books/contentsimages/books/almaaref_altaalemeya/makanat_almaraa_wa_hqouqha/page/lesson3.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt; about the situation of women in Jahilya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T10:45:39.100" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30887" CreationDate="2016-11-02T13:57:51.113" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me give you an answer from some thing with real authority, the Quran!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or Sabeans [before Prophet Muhammad] - those [among them] who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness - will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2:62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/2:62&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So definitely there are a huge group of non-Muslims that won't go to hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also wrote a similar answer before &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/35910/13637&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T14:03:11.650" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36105" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-02T17:09:02.810" Score="2" ViewCount="4668" Body="&lt;p&gt;How do I know the difference between doubts and waswaas of shaytaan? In many Islamic websites, doubts and waswaas of shaytaan are two entirely different things. These websites say that Allah will forgive you if you have waswaas of shaytaan, but He will not forgive you for doubts. These websites also say that if you are suffering from waswaas, you are still a muslim. But if you are suffering from doubts, you are a kafir. Read what it says in this website: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/qalbe-saleem-immaculate-conscience-ayatullah-sayyid-abdul-husayn-dastghaib-shirazi/fourth-disease&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.al-islam.org/qalbe-saleem-immaculate-conscience-ayatullah-sayyid-abdul-husayn-dastghaib-shirazi/fourth-disease&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according to this website, if you have doubt in your heart, you are a kafir and you good deeds are useless. This is what bothers me the most.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you've read my previous posts, I said that I'm suffering from doubts. But most people are telling me that these are all waswaas of shaytaan and I should seek refuge of Allah. Now I'm scared. What if they really are doubts? That means I am a kafir. I don't want to be a kafir. If they really are doubts instead of waswaas, then what should I do? I read a lot about Islam but nothing is helping me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2019-01-30T06:35:25.327" LastActivityDate="2021-09-11T06:21:34.933" Title="Am I a kafir because of my doubts?" Tags="|shaitan|doubts|waswasa|depression|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36105" CreationDate="2016-11-02T19:39:59.153" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you do not have conviction that all the essentials of islam are true, then that makes you a kafir. The essentials include at the very least that Allah is the only god there has ever been, that Muhammad is his messenger and everything he said is true (note: this does not mean that one has to have conviction into all ahadith being true to be Muslim because they could have been transmitted falsely; what is required is the abstract conviction that what Muhammad spoke was only truth and thus that whatever he is considered to be known to have said must be true), and that there will be a day of judgement and an eternal afterlife. Al-Ghazali says so explicitly in &lt;a href=&quot;http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic888446.files/On%20Boundaries%20of%20theological%20tolerance.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Faysal at-Tafriqa&lt;/a&gt; on pp. 112 ff., in particular p. 114 the paragraph &quot;As for the three fundamental principles...&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2017-11-05T10:50:57.243" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T10:50:57.243" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36107" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36105" CreationDate="2016-11-02T20:27:31.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asak!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll try to answer your question but it will be in an indirect way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is a famous Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&#xA;Hanzala Usayyidi, who was amongst the scribes of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). reported:&#xA;I met Abu Bakr. He said: Who are you? He (Hanzala) said: Hanzala has turned to be a hypocrite. He (Abu Bakr) said: Hallowed be Allah, what are you saying? Thereupon he said: I say that when we are in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) we ponder over Hell-Fire and Paradise as if we are seeing them with our very eyes and when we are away from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) we attend to our wives, our children, our business; most of these things (pertaining to After-life) slip out of our minds. Abu Bakr said: By Allah, I also experience the same. So I and Abu Bakr went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said to him: Allah's Messenger, Hanzala has turned to be a hypocrite. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: What has happened to you? I said: Allah's Messenger, when we are in your company, we are reminded of Hell-Fire and Paradise as if we are seeing them with our own eyes, but whenever we go away from you and attend to our wives, children and business, much of these things go out of our minds. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: By Him in Whose Hand is my life, if your state of mind remains the same as it is in my presence and you are always busy in remembrance (of Allah), the Angels will shake hands with you in your beds and in your paths but, Hanzala, time should be devoted (to the worldly affairs) and time (should be devoted to prayer and meditation). He (the Holy Prophet) said this thrice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference    : Sahih Muslim 2750 a&#xA;In-book reference    : Book 50, Hadith 14&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, this Hadith also tells us about the piety of the Companions of the Prophet (SAWS) with reference to the natural instinct of man to think differently in different situations. This condition has nothing to do with Nifaq (hypocrisy). Islam is the Deen of Fitrah (pure nature) and takes the middle course in everything, and combines the benefits of this world and those of the Hereafter. It also satisfies the needs of the body as well as that of the soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When among people of deen, you are also surrounded by angels. Your level of iman is at a high. When you leave such gatherings it is but natural for a dip in your imaan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Stay strong.Don't think too much and stay with good friends who lead you to the straight path. Remember it is better to be with good company than alone for the lone sheep is an easy target of the wolf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T20:27:31.120" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36108" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31389" CreationDate="2016-11-02T20:33:56.037" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;my comment &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/20280/difference-between-7-skies-and-position-of-the-heavens#comment45581_23666&quot;&gt;Difference between 7 skies and position of the heavens?&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i think 7 skies are the structures of universe which stay one type inside another type: our moon and satellites are structure no 1, our sun with its planets and asteroids and other stars with their planets are structure no 2, galaxies are structure no 3 or 4 or 5 ... and upper levels are invisible, because light from them cannot flight to us as fast as universe widens. and 7 earths are in contrawise direction: 1: stones and soil and water etc, 2: molecules, 3: atoms, 4: protons, electrons etc; 5: quarks, leptons, etc ( &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark&lt;/a&gt; ); 6: i do not know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2016-11-02T20:33:56.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36095" CreationDate="2016-11-02T21:27:32.573" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually if you are a brother you really shouldn't have such images at all (of people -either male or female) - this can create fitnah for yourself - so if i was you i would try to avoid it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are a sister however, this can also create fitnah - so i would also recommend not to have such images on your phone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These pictures are however quite sexual (im a female btw and i dont have lesbian tendencies).Even if some arent sexual, you should know that the non-muslims have different agendas to us - they dont focus on hayya (shyness) and so by looking at these pictures casually you may lose your hayya and look at real women without hayya and therefore you might not act modestly towards them but rather casually! This then creates a huge fitnah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should be noted that matters pertaining to the photography of animate objects is a matter of ikthilaaf - the safer opinion would be to opt out but there is valid support on both sides. Anyways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a) Even if your friends dont care, you should, if these friends of yours arent helping you get closer to Allah then these may bring you closer to jahanam &#xA;this is not the friendship you want to have!&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnBIeWCvqzY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnBIeWCvqzY&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;b)we aren't allowed to make pictures but we are allowed to view them (so long as these arent inappropriate - especially if they are of people - same sex or not this can create fitnah&#xA;Allah tells us to &lt;strong&gt;lower our gaze!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;24:30&#xA;Tell the &lt;strong&gt;believing men to reduce [some] of their vision&lt;/strong&gt; and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what they do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;24:31&#xA;And tell the &lt;strong&gt;believing women to reduce [some] of their vision&lt;/strong&gt; and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;c)if images are promoting haram acts try not to look at them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;d)if the images are electronic and promote haram things still try not to look at them but you can look at images. For example, if you see a cat picture and your immediate reaction is &quot;aw&quot; or &quot;subhanallah&quot; etc. thats fine you can look at these pictures electronic or not&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;e) Yes i believe you can read the Quran without wudu on electronic devices such as a phone laptop etc.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/106961&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/106961&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19903" LastEditorDisplayName="user19903" LastEditDate="2019-11-16T16:57:44.483" LastActivityDate="2019-11-16T16:57:44.483" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36110" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-02T23:12:34.347" Score="2" ViewCount="240" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am divorced and I am thinking of getting married again. Do I need my parents permission? Also the girl who I want to marry has no family; her mother died 2 years ago and was the only child, her mum's parents are not alive. Also her father left her mother and moved to another country and she has had no contact with him for the past 16 years. She has no other brothers or sisters. She will be moving to my country to marry me. Would my nikkah be valid if I take her to the mosque and get the imam to read nikkah with two of my friends as witnesses?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19904" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-03T00:55:57.880" LastActivityDate="2016-11-03T09:21:41.997" Title="I'm divorced and my potential wife has no family; would our marriage be valid with my friends as witnesses?" Tags="|nikah|hanafi|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36111" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36105" CreationDate="2016-11-03T00:10:40.263" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No one can really answer your question except Allah, then you. This is a test, but here is how you can try to figure out the cause. It is a test to all, believers and non-believers alike. Tests and tribulations are what distinguishes between one who is sincere and one who is lying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said in this long &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/276&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; (only partially quoted):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;تعرض الفتن على القلوب كالحصير عودا عودا فأي قلب أشربها نكت فيه نكتة سوداء وأي قلب أنكرها نكت فيه نكتة بيضاء حتى تصير على قلبين على أبيض مثل الصفا فلا تضره فتنة ما دامت السماوات والأرض والآخر أسود مربادا كالكوز مجخيا لا يعرف معروفا ولا ينكر منكرا إلا ما أشرب من مراه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Temptations will be presented to men's hearts as reed mat is woven stick by stick and any heart which is impregnated by them will have a black mark put into it, but any heart which rejects them will have a white mark put in it. The result is that there will become two types of hearts: one white like a white stone which will not be harmed by any turmoil or temptation, so long as the heavens and the earth endure; and the other black and dust-colored like a vessel which is upset, not recognizing what is good or rejecting what is abominable, but being impregnated with passion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If, when you get your doubts, you reject them and ward them off and you do not follow with committing sins, your faith is sincere. If your heart is affected by the doubts to the extent that it leads you to sin or to stop fulfilling your worship duties, then your faith is not fully sincere. This is not a binary situation, where not fully sincere automatically means kaffir, but there are so many degrees and levels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Al Nawawi in his explanation of the hadith above is that when a man goes through tests and tribulations that are followed by sins, his heart goes one darkness after another, until the light of Islam is removed from his hear in its entirety. This concept is also confirmed by another hadith in Musand Ahmad (with my own translation, as I could not find one online):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أحسنوا إلى أصحابي ثم الذين يلونهم ثم الذين يلونهم ثم يجيء قوم يحلف أحدهم على اليمين قبل أن يستحلف عليها ويشهد على الشهادة قبل أن يستشهد فمن أحب منكم أن ينال بحبوحة الجنة فليلزم جماعة المسلمين الجماعة فإن الشيطان مع الواحد وهو من الاثنين أبعد ألا لا يخلون رجل بامرأة فإن ثالثهما الشيطان &lt;strong&gt;ومن كان منكم تسره حسنته وتسوءه سيئته فهو مؤمن&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[My own translation, so treat with care]&lt;/strong&gt; Be good to my companions and those who follow them and then those who follow them, and then there will come people who solemnly swear before being asked to swear, and testify before being asked to testify. Whoever from among you wants to attain the vastness of Jannah, observe the congregation of Muslims, for the shaytan is with the sole one and he is farther from two people together. A man should never be alone with a woman, for the shaytan will be their third. &lt;strong&gt;And whoever among you who is pleased with his good deeds, and is troubled by his bad deeds, he is a believer.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, when you get such doubts, follow your doubts with good deeds, and seek refuge in Allah as the Prophet said in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/59/85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يأْتِي الشَّيْطَانُ أَحَدَكُمْ فَيَقُولُ مَنْ خَلَقَ كَذَا مَنْ خَلَقَ كَذَا حَتَّى يَقُولَ مَنْ خَلَقَ رَبَّكَ فَإِذَا بَلَغَهُ فَلْيَسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ وَلْيَنْتَهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Satan comes to one of you and says, 'Who created so-and-so? 'till he says, 'Who has created your Lord?' So, when he inspires such a question, one should seek refuge with Allah and give up such thoughts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: One more point is that you need to always say the duaa' of the Prophet in this &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1489&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يا مقلب القلوب ثبت قلبي على دينك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Controller of the hearts make my heart steadfast in Your religion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has a few other narrations (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/722850&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/218&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/153&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-11T06:21:34.933" LastActivityDate="2021-09-11T06:21:34.933" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36114" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-03T08:51:42.117" Score="4" ViewCount="16428" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have 2 cases two discuss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I offered my salah well within time at my home, alone. I walked out of my house and saw a few of my friends who were going to the masjid to pray the same salah as a group (jamaat). I joined them and prayed the same salah again as a member of the group. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I offered my salah. But my mind was not in it. I am not sure if I prayed 3 or 4 rakahs. Not sure if I did the two sujoods or not. Feeling discontent, I offered it again.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these actions fine within Islam? Is it makrooh/mushtabbh to do so? Please answer with evidences/references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-29T07:24:59.473" LastActivityDate="2017-06-29T07:24:59.473" Title="Is there any problem with praying the same salah twice?" Tags="|salat|jamaat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36115" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36110" CreationDate="2016-11-03T09:21:41.997" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short Answer : Yes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Detailed Answer:&#xA;If a person is a Muslim, baaligh (mature), aaqil (sane) and free (not slave), he can be a witness to a Nikah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There must be at least one man and 2 women, or 2 men as witnesses for the Nikah to be valid. If a dispute takes place regarding the Nikah, then the Shari'ah laws will apply (atleast in Muslim countries).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastActivityDate="2016-11-03T09:21:41.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36116" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-03T09:28:10.927" Score="3" ViewCount="131" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_exchange_market&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Foreign exchange&lt;/a&gt; involves trading of different currencies in order to make a profit. Does the additional amount count as interest or is it halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-21T13:53:24.513" LastActivityDate="2017-06-21T13:53:24.513" Title="Is earning through the foreign exchange market (forex) halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|money|business|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-06-25T15:13:30.183" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36118" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-03T19:32:28.917" Score="1" ViewCount="460" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَلْقِيَا فِي جَهَنَّمَ كُلَّ كَفَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ &lt;strong&gt;مُّرِيبٍ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;[ Allah will say], &amp;quot;Throw into Hell every obstinate disbeliever, preventer of good, aggressor, and doubter [Quran 50:24-25]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the Sahih International translation of Surah qaf, Ayahs 24-25. But another translations says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Cast, you both, in (to) Hell every stubborn, most disbelieving (one), (All) persistent preventers of charity, transgressors, (and the ones) causing suspicion&amp;quot; [Quran 50:24-25]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm confused about the word &lt;strong&gt;مريب&lt;/strong&gt; so if you speak Arabic, please help me out. Does it mean &amp;quot;one who has doubts&amp;quot; or does it mean &amp;quot;one who causes doubts in others&amp;quot;? Or is it both? I'm confused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to one website, it means one who is &amp;quot;not only himself involved in doubt but also created doubts in the hearts of others&amp;quot;. Do you guys agree?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicstudies.info/tafheem.php?sura=50&amp;amp;verse=16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamicstudies.info/tafheem.php?sura=50&amp;amp;verse=16&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T12:48:32.277" Title="What is the meaning of the word مريب in Surah qaf, Ayah 25?" Tags="|quran|arabic-translation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36119" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-03T19:38:55.927" Score="0" ViewCount="204" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see Muslimahs in various countries out in public wearing the headscarf but making BASIC mistakes in their dress and appearance. I as a male know how should they dress yet they don't appear to - ironic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples: hijab not covering all the hair - at the front usually or wearing a turban style headscarf with the neck and ears showing. Further wearing dangling earrings and these being visible - I'm lost as to why she would wear them except to attract the opposite sex!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tight or not so tight jeans showing the figure failing to fulfil the condition of looseness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Showing the forearms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not covering the bosom area properly and not hiding the shape etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wearing (extremely) bright colourful designs of dress and headscarf instead of being more bland.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wearing makeup and lipstick - why? At home in privacy with mahrems or husband fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wearing perfume.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nail polish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I said I'm a male yet seem to be more aware of how a Muslimah ought to dress.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I rarely see a Muslimah properly dressed in hijab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19913" LastActivityDate="2016-11-04T00:39:21.380" Title="Why do Muslimahs not understand hijab in this day and age?" Tags="|women|hijab|modesty|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2016-11-09T22:32:19.040" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36122" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31516" CreationDate="2016-11-03T21:00:29.243" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not proven that Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed Taraweeh and Tahajjud separately. I couldn't find anything which separates these prayers as different Taraweeh, Tahajjud, Qayam-ul-Lail, Atama&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'A'isha, the wife of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), said that between the&#xA;  time when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) finished the 'Isha' prayer which&#xA;  is called 'Atama by the people, he used to pray eleven rak'ahs,&#xA;  uttering the salutation at the end of every two rak'ahs, and observing&#xA;  the Witr with a single one. And when the Mu'adhdhin had finished the&#xA;  call (for the) dawn prayer and he saw the dawn clearly and the&#xA;  Mu'adhdhin had come to him, he stood up and prayed two short rak'ahs.&#xA;  Then he lay down on his right side till the Mu'adhdhin came to him for&#xA;  lqama. (This hadith has been narrated with the same chain of&#xA;  transmitters by Ibn Shihab, but in it no mention has been made of&#xA;  Iqama )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Reference: Sahih Muslim, Hadith # 736 b-c Book 6&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Salama bin `Abdur Rahman:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;that he asked Aisha &quot;How was the prayer of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in&#xA;  Ramadan?&quot; She replied, &quot;He did not pray more than eleven rakat in&#xA;  Ramadan or in any other month. He used to pray four rakat ---- let&#xA;  alone their beauty and length----and then he would pray four ----let&#xA;  alone their beauty and length ---- and then he would pray three rakat&#xA;  (witr).&quot; She added, &quot;I asked, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Do you sleep&#xA;  before praying the witr?' He replied, 'O `Aisha! My eyes sleep but my&#xA;  heart does not sleep.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Reference:Sahih al-Bukhari 2013&#xA;Book 31, Hadith 6&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First hadith tells that Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) only prayed 11 rakaat for the whole night after Isha which means he only prayed Tahajjud and in second Hadith Aisha (R.A) is again telling about Tahajjud but Ismael Bukhari REHMATULLAH put this hadith in &lt;code&gt;Kitab SALAH-TU-TARAWEEH&lt;/code&gt; which indicates that according to his understanding of Hadith the current hadith is talking about &lt;code&gt;SALAH-TU-TARAWEEH&lt;/code&gt; while it's clear that Aisha (R.A) is talking about Tahajjud&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Abdur Rahman bin 'Abdul Qari said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I went out in the company of 'Umar bin Al-Khattab one night in&#xA;  Ramadan to the mosque and found the people praying in different&#xA;  groups. A man praying alone or a man praying with a little group&#xA;  behind him. So, 'Umar said, 'In my opinion I would better collect&#xA;  these (people) under the leadership of one Qari (Reciter) (i.e. let&#xA;  them pray in congregation!)'. So, he made up his mind to congregate&#xA;  them behind Ubai bin Ka'b. Then on another night I went again in his&#xA;  company and the people were praying behind their reciter. On that,&#xA;  'Umar remarked, 'What an excellent Bid'a (i.e. innovation in religion)&#xA;  this is; but the prayer which they do not perform, but sleep at its&#xA;  time is better than the one they are offering.' He meant the prayer in&#xA;  the last part of the night. (In those days) people used to pray in the&#xA;  early part of the night.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 2010 &#xA;Book 31, Hadith 3&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Umar R.A the Salah of Taraweeh should be prayed at the last part of night which is the exact time when Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed Tahajjud&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These things all indicate that Taraweeh and Tahajjud are same - and according to Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) this salah is better to be prayed at last part of night and the Salah should be as long as you can according to &lt;code&gt;let alone their beauty and length&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ALLAH knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19915" LastActivityDate="2016-11-03T21:00:29.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36045" CreationDate="2016-11-03T21:52:38.197" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The problem with this quranic exhortation is that it is not really a challenge but a taunt. In order for it to be a challenge where we could reasonably say for any attempt whether the challenge has been met or not, a set of criteria that are specific enough according to which a potential challenge could be evaluated would have to be provided. The criteria would have to satisfy a number of conditions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they would have to be specific&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they would have to be unambiguous&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they would have to be complete, so no other criteria could be added after the challenge is posed&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the quran would have to spell out that if anyone can meet the challenge by any human means possible, then islam is false in its entirety and no muslim has the right to remain muslim afterwards&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a man were to pose a challenge like &quot;draw better than me&quot; or &quot;be a better playwright than me&quot; or &quot;sing better than me&quot;, then specialists in drawing, writing plays, and singing could never agree on whether one play or another is &quot;better&quot; if a challenger comes anywhere near close in quality, so not giving any criteria that satisfy the conditions I mentioned means no one will ever be publicly acknowledged as having met the challenge - in politics they call approaches like that &quot;plausible deniability&quot;. If there is wiggle-room left in the interpretation of what the challenge means, then that wiggle-room is where every argument will recede to, and given how completely vague the &quot;challenge&quot; in the quran is, there will always be wiggle room left. If however an omniscient omnipotent being were to utter such a challenge, it would be trivial for it to specify such conditions in any detail necessary; it would simply know all of human history and human potential and reveal a text that is so manifestly of non-human origin that a number of criteria it could pick might be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;explicit, unambiguous, detailed description of scientific facts that were completely unknown anywhere in the world and where no even close to correct theory even existed anywhere. For example, the text in the 7th century could have described DNA, modern mathematics, relativity, electricity, the plans for a viable fusion reactor, or any number of insights that took more than a millenium after the quran to appear or still havent appeared&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the text, no matter where it is written down or in what materials or with what skill in calligraphy, could be made to change shape, color, font, while still remaining legible to everyone in the world, whether they know how to read or not&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No human in the 7th century could have possibly achieved either of those, so it's not a matter of a lack of potential criteria. However, I am unable to locate a single scholar who is willing to say &quot;these are the relevant criteria&quot;, giving criteria that match the conditions I listed above (and I'm not sure they would suffice, but I think they would) and willing to say &quot;if anyone can produce anything like that, I will denounce islam on the spot&quot;. For those reasons, I consider this not a genuine challenge, but a taunt, and the context of the verse seems to corroborate that assessment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2016-11-04T10:08:26.027" LastActivityDate="2016-11-04T10:08:26.027" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36124" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35999" CreationDate="2016-11-03T22:11:25.860" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Do not&#xA;  exaggerate about me as was exaggerated about ‘Eesa (Jesus) ibn Maryam.&#xA;  Say: the slave of Allaah and His Messenger.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari,&#xA;  6830.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find a single &lt;strong&gt;SAHIH&lt;/strong&gt; hadith which tells Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) even the Hadiths mentioned by Faqirah (@Faqirah I would like to have complete references to all these narrations you mentioned regarding shadow and if possible with authenticity of these Ahadith so we don't follow anything doubtful) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Darda’ that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&#xA;  “Send a great deal of blessing upon me on Fridays, for it is witnessed&#xA;  by the angels. No one sends blessing upon me but his blessing will be&#xA;  presented to me, until he finishes them.” A man said: “Even after&#xA;  death?” He said: “Even after death, for Allah has forbidden the earth&#xA;  to consume the bodies of the Prophets, so the Prophet of Allah is&#xA;  alive and receives provision.’”([Ibn Majah][1])&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith mentioned by Faqirah is Dai'if which can't be used as proof &#xA;See here &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1289870&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.sunnah.com/urn/1289870&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Aishah (May Allah bepleased with her) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ)&#xA;  prohibited his Companions out of mercy for them, from observing&#xA;  continuous fasting without a break. They said: &quot;But you observe fast&#xA;  continuously&quot;. He replied, &quot;I am not like you. I spend the night while&#xA;  my Rubb provides me with food and drink&quot;. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here The Prophet (Peace be upon him) didn't say I am not Human - he said &lt;code&gt;I am not like you&lt;/code&gt; which means he is special when it comes to Fasting but this narration absolutely doesn't denies him being Human&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated from Qataddah “I was created before every one and I came at&#xA;  the end of all the Prophets.”(Tabari,Ibn Kathir Qurtabi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith is also marked as Dai'if by Mohaddis Imam Albani&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having skin, heart, blood, eating food, sweat, anger, forgetting something, (which all are proven in Hadiths) and with clear Ayah we can't say that The Prophet (Peace be upon him) was not human. He was special not like us in Knowledge, Wisdom, Leadership, Teaching, Guiding, Kindness, Courage and being close to ALLAH but still a human&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would there be any problem if he was a human? Would you not be able to respect him anymore? Rather I would be more impressed that even though he was a human he did this revolution and performed his duties without flawlessly. Can you pray each night and do the Qayyam as long as he did? Can you show the courage which is he showed when he seemed to be cornered by Kuffar? Would you be able to kind enough with all 9 wives like he did? Would you be able to Say &quot;ALLAH&quot; when someone may cut your throat the very next moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19915" LastActivityDate="2016-11-03T22:11:25.860" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36119" CreationDate="2016-11-03T22:15:04.763" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the problem is we don't take it as obligation by Islam but just as an identity to be seen as Muslim - We don't read Quran, we don't study Hadith we just want to be doing what we are doing - we don't try to be a better Muslim each day - we just want to be where we are as long as we are happy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19915" LastActivityDate="2016-11-03T22:15:04.763" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36126" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36119" CreationDate="2016-11-04T00:39:21.380" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No matter what a woman wears, it's never good enough for men.  Man X says &quot;women should wear [something]&quot; and Man Y says &quot;women should wear [something else]&quot;---both state their opinion with complete certainty.  We can't make everyone happy.  What it says in the Qur'an and Hadith, what scholars say, what the local imam says, and what everyday men say are all different things.  Eventually you just choose what you're most comfortable with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't individually own every piece of clothing imaginable.  Getting dressed in the morning:  I start with the clothes I own, and I filter out unclean clothes, weather-inappropriate clothes, clothes that would not be appropriate for what I intend to do that day, clothes I have worn recently, and clothes I just don't feel like wearing (e.g. maybe someone made a negative comment about it, maybe they're uncomfortable).  Further, some clothing combinations are ill-matched.  It doesn't leave too many options to choose from, and hopefully one of them portrays &quot;good Muslimah&quot; to most people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are these particular jeans too tight?  Opinions will differ.  But I don't want to go around dressed like a homie.  Tighter jeans allow better freedom of movement.  Makeup?  I look like a troll if I don't wear makeup.  This is not good for looking professional, nor is it a good image for Islam.  Perfume?  I wear something so I don't stink.  Maybe to others it smells stronger than I realize.  In Islam, women are meant to act like women, and when the other girls are doing XYZ, we tend to want to do so too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of this has much to do with attracting men, it's just simply looking well presented.  Dressing modestly does not stop men staring at, hitting on, insulting, or abusing women.  In fact, dressing more modestly than other women, and thereby standing out, attracts more attention from men then blending in.  And in particular &quot;good Muslim men&quot; target the &quot;good Muslim women&quot;, and are hard to deflect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-11-04T00:39:21.380" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36128" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-04T05:07:50.343" Score="5" ViewCount="1269" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;The believers are those who believe in God and His Messenger, then have not doubted, and have struggled with their possessions and their selves in the way of God; those -- they are the truthful ones.&quot; [Quran 49:15]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;[ Allah will say], &quot;Throw into Hell every obstinate disbeliever, preventer of good, aggressor, and doubter&quot; [Quran 50:24-25]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These verses seem to indicate that having doubts will take you outside the fold of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Question&lt;/em&gt;: Does having doubts turn a Muslim into a non-Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah should know that human beings can have doubts. But Allah made it such that having doubts turn you into a non-Muslim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many Muslims use hadith to prove that having doubts is ok as long as you don't speak about them or act on them. But the Quran verses above prove otherwise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-30T01:31:56.290" LastActivityDate="2017-06-30T01:31:56.290" Title="Does having doubts turn a Muslim into a non-Muslim?" Tags="|quran|kufr|doubts|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36129" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36118" CreationDate="2016-11-04T05:13:27.457" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My brother, as in the Arabic Tafser, مريب means &lt;em&gt;someone who has a doubt in his heart about Islam&lt;/em&gt;.  And maybe it can mean as in the link that you have shared.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19920" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-04T05:26:20.260" LastActivityDate="2016-11-04T05:26:20.260" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36073" CreationDate="2016-11-04T05:30:02.970" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alslam Alykom ,&#xA;My brother , All prophets are died in this life , except Essa -peace be upon him-&#xA;because he will back again to kill Antichrist , then will be died also .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can read this Fatwa :&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20505&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/20505&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19920" LastActivityDate="2016-11-04T05:30:02.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36034" CreationDate="2016-11-04T05:55:57.463" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I advise you to listen to this video about Higab .&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaZBxe2MlDI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaZBxe2MlDI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You should know that it is the test for you , &#xA;you are in this life to make the test , Allah want test you if you worship him and follow prophet mohammad - peace be upon him - or not ..&#xA;And you should know that Allah said you must obey your parents except if they till you do Haram .&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;your question should be in another place , to replay by people have knowledge &#xA;You can ask here :&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=fatwa&amp;amp;tab=3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=fatwa&amp;amp;tab=3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19920" LastActivityDate="2016-11-04T05:55:57.463" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36133" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36135" CreationDate="2016-11-04T09:22:12.353" Score="2" ViewCount="2418" Body="&lt;p&gt;Re-reading the answer to my question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/32644/17163&quot;&gt;Going from &amp;quot;never prayed in my life&amp;quot; to my first prayer?&lt;/a&gt;, I encounter the importance of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tashahhud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tashahhud&lt;/a&gt;.  I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I haven't been doing tashahhud.  After five months, I think it's no longer reasonable for me to use the excuse &quot;...but I'm a new Muslim&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While other aspects of my prayer seem fine (comparable to the other women at mosque), there's two obstacles:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I'm brand new to Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I don't belong to a sect (&quot;...just a Muslim&quot;), and I don't intend to (as per &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/6:159&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 6:159&lt;/a&gt;; and I perceive them mostly as an obstruction to submitting to Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia page lists five different ones according to various sects [(a) Hanafi and Hanbali, (b) Maliki, (c) Shafii, (d) Ja'fari, and (e) Zaidi]. Basically, I want to avoid choosing one over the others.  The attitude expressed in the question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/10677/17163&quot;&gt;Is there any problem praying in the same way as Muslims from other sects?&lt;/a&gt; also gives me the impression I should avoid &quot;choosing a side&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I were to put my mind to it, I could memorize the Arabic (I can recite &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al Fatihah&lt;/a&gt; after all; and it seems I need to recite it in each rakaa, so at least 2+4+4+3+4=17 times per day, so I'd get used to it quickly).  However, it seems different sects recite different tashahhud (though fairly similar in content) and I'm reluctant to single out one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is there a sect-neutral tashahhud?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, could I just say the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;shahada&lt;/a&gt; instead?  Or is there a version that the Prophet Muhammad is known to say?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T09:12:51.700" LastActivityDate="2020-08-15T09:02:22.290" Title="Is there a sect-neutral tashahhud?" Tags="|salat|tashahhud|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36134" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36114" CreationDate="2016-11-04T09:24:52.987" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Case number 1 seems fine according to this Hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jabir bin Yazid bin Al-Aswad Al Amir told us that his father said: &quot;I&#xA;  attended Fajr prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)in Masjid Al&#xA;  Khaif. When he finished praying, he saw two men at the back of the&#xA;  people who had not prayed with him. He said: 'Bring them here.' So&#xA;  they were brought to him, trembling. He said: 'What kept you from&#xA;  praying with us? They said: '0 Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) we has already&#xA;  prayed in our lodgings.' He said: 'Do not do that. If you have already&#xA;  prayed in your lodgings, then you come to a Masjid in which there is a&#xA;  congregation, then pray with them, and it will be a voluntary prayer&#xA;  for you.&quot;'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Grade   : Sahih (Darussalam)    &#xA;Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 858&#xA;In-book reference: Book 10, Hadith 82&#xA;English translation: Vol. 1, Book 10, Hadith 859&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Case # 2:&#xA;If you forget Salah you should do Sajada Sahaw&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference when you forget something&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/619&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/619&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't feel discontent when you are performing things according to Sahih Hadiths&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19915" LastActivityDate="2016-11-04T09:24:52.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36133" CreationDate="2016-11-04T09:38:58.533" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me know if I couldn't understand your question correctly - You are asking that if there is anything which doesn't belong to any sect but only to Islam without any sect right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to find answers to your problems you just need to follow Quran and Sahih Hadith even if the person who is telling you belong to any other sect but should be a person. You need to check which answer has back of Sahih Hadiths and Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the proper Dua of Tashahud I have highlighted the arabic words which should be recited in Tashahud according to the this Hadith - Hadith is Sahih as it belongs to Bukhari&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lssFR.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/lssFR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(reference: &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/21/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: You can hear the pronunciation &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a14_LhsFH0A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;Or &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFPWiQLqneg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Screenshot from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0KqEHbIlqo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eSW43.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/eSW43.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19915" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-11T08:18:44.153" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T08:18:44.153" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36128" CreationDate="2016-11-04T13:34:51.813" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From my experience I divide doubts into two types&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First:&lt;/strong&gt; You just have a thought that maybe all religion or Islam is just a product of Humans, maybe all prayers seem useless and similar experiences. And you have these thoughts without any particular reason&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Second:&lt;/strong&gt; You read a Hadith/Quran or hear about Islam from someone and think this does not seem right&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First problem could have two reasons &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maybe you are getting farther and farther from the study of Islam and don't have someone to talk to you about Islam (A Muslim with some knowledge to share) Maybe you are not reading Quran as much as you should?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Quran say&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, their hearts become fearful, and when His verses are recited to them, it increases them in faith; and upon their Lord they rely&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/8/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;8:2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are having waswasays (Unintential thoughts which comes to mind without any reason) so what should you do in this case?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;AbuZumayl said: I asked Ibn Abbas, saying: What is that I find in my&#xA;  breast? He asked: What is it? I replied: I swear by Allah, I cannot&#xA;  speak about it. He asked me: Is it something doubtful? and he laughed.&#xA;  He then said: No one could escape that, until Allah, the exalted,&#xA;  revealed: &quot;If thou went in doubt as to what we have revealed unto&#xA;  thee, and ask those who have been reading the Book from before thee.&quot;&#xA;  He said: If you find something in your heart, say: He is the first and&#xA;  the Last, the Evident and the Immanent, and He has full knowledge of&#xA;  all things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arabic Dua is highlighted&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LFQ7U.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/LFQ7U.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you said that how could ALLAH be so unfair yes ofcourse ALLAH knows how we human are and have the direct answer from Prophet (Peace be upon him)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iqmSd.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/iqmSd.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see that it's part of Imaan to have waswasay it means that Shaytan is attacking you because you have something which is think you shouldn't have&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second problem could be bacause you don't have enough knowledge maybe what you have heard is not what Islam is but you are unable to confirm because of resources or whatever reason you have - You should ask someone when you have this problem and if you read the Quran/Hadith yourself it could also mean that you didn't understand it right so in this case you should do it (Ask those who have knowledge this is what Quran says)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ALLAH knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19915" LastActivityDate="2016-11-04T13:34:51.813" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36137" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-04T14:49:03.543" Score="2" ViewCount="416" Body="&lt;p&gt;We Muslims believe that the Quran is the word of Allah, not the hadith and not the sirah. So if a Muslim rejects an authentic hadith that has nothing to do with the message of the Quran, will he/she be punished by Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me give some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) The Quran does not say WHERE the first ayah was revealed to Muhammad. So the location of the first ayah is irrelevant to the Quran. Yet, Muslims believe it was revealed in the Hira cave in Makkah. Now suppose a Muslim says &quot;The first ayah was not revealed in Hira cave. Muhammad was sailing in the Indian Ocean and then the first ayah was revealed there&quot;. Will Allah punish this person? I don't think so. Because as I said, the location of the first ayah is irrelevant to the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) The Quran does not name the wives of Muhammad. But if a Muslim said &quot;Khadija was not the wife of Muhammad&quot; will this Muslim be punished by Allah? I don't think so. Because the identity of Muhammad's wives are irrelevant to the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) According to the hadith, Muhammad said &quot;&lt;em&gt;For him who says: `Subhan-Allahi wa bi hamdihi, a palm-tree will be planted in Jannah.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; So what happens if a muslim says &quot;I don't believe this hadith. If you say this supplication, Allah will reward you but he will not plant a palm-tree in Jannah&quot;? Will Allah punish this muslim? I don't think so. Because whether a palm tree will be planted in Jannah or not is irrelevant to the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) The Quran does not say how to pray Salah. We learned the techniques of Salah from the hadith. But if a muslim says &quot;All the ahadith about Salah are wrong. You should only pray salah in your mind&quot;, will Allah punish this Muslim? DEFINITELY. Because praying Salah is definitely relevant to the Quran. And Muhammad knows best how to pray Salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are we obligated to believe in the ahadith, no matter how authentic, which are irrelevant to the message of the Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-29T07:23:23.873" LastActivityDate="2017-06-29T07:23:23.873" Title="Are Muslims required to believe in things which are irrelevant to the message of the Quran?" Tags="|quran|aqidah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-07-02T16:23:09.057" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36138" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-04T13:53:45.613" Score="5" ViewCount="610" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.investigativeproject.org/documents/case_docs/248.pdf&quot;&gt;widely-publicized letter&lt;/a&gt;, a University of North Carolina graduate with degrees in philosophy and psychology, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_UNC_SUV_attack&quot;&gt;Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar&lt;/a&gt; explained:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Due to the killing of believing men and women under the direction of the United States government, I have decided to take advantage of my presence on United States soil on Friday, March 3, 2006 to take the lives of as many Americans and American sympathizers as I can in order to punish the United States for their immoral actions around the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In the Qur'an, Allah states that the believing men and women have permission to murder anyone responsible for the killing of other believing men and women.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;After extensive contemplation and reflection, I have made the decision to exercise the right of violent retaliation that Allah has given me to the fullest extent to which I am capable at present.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I have chosen the particular location on the University campus as my target since I know there is a high likelihood that I will kill several people before being killed myself or jailed and sent to prison if Allah wills. Allah's commandments are never to be questioned and all of Allah's commandments must be obeyed. Those who violate Allah's commandments and purposefully follow human fabrication and falsehood as their religion will burn in fire for eternity in accordance with Allah's will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it true that the Quran sets forth a &quot;permission to murder&quot; and &quot;right of violent retaliation&quot; in the circumstances Mr. Taheri-Azar describes, particularly &quot;to take the lives of as many Americans and American sympathizers as I can in order to punish the United States for their immoral actions around the world&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19953" OwnerDisplayName="DavePhD" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T22:53:02.010" Title="Is Mohammed Taheri-Azar's statement about the Quran accurate?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="20" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36140" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-04T17:14:53.610" Score="1" ViewCount="218" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do a lot of video editing, but I do not like to use music. I've been trying to find drum or duff instrumentals, but they are pretty hard to find. What do you guys recommend? (Humming?, Drums?) And would computer noises be considered instruments?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19925" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T05:19:26.653" LastActivityDate="2017-07-08T05:19:26.653" Title="What music is sutiable for an Islamic video?" Tags="|music|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-07-11T07:28:45.693" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36137" CreationDate="2016-11-04T17:31:45.280" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's same as if someone lie, would he be punished by ALLAH ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ofcourse and specially when someone lies on Prophet (Peace be upon him)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: Telling lies about me is not like telling lies about anyone else.&#xA;  Whoever tells lies about me deliberately, let him take his place in&#xA;  Hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 1229&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The groundless things said by people were rejected by Companions of Prophet (Peace be upon him) which tells us that they are not welcome in Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;`Aisha said, &quot;If anyone tells you that Muhammad has seen his Lord, he&#xA;  is a liar, for Allah says: 'No vision can grasp Him.' (6.103) And if&#xA;  anyone tells you that Muhammad has seen the Unseen, he is a liar, for&#xA;  Allah says: &quot;None has the knowledge of the Unseen but Allah.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 7380&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19915" LastActivityDate="2016-11-04T17:31:45.280" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36142" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-04T17:49:00.467" Score="1" ViewCount="5043" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mostly people express their happiness in some form of actions (eg. by dancing, like at weddings or some sort of occasion).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is very simple: Is there any verse in the Quran which states that dancing is haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also if a person wants to dance (even just for a competition) will it be considered as a huge sin?  Is dancing (even during some celebration/occasion) a sin in Islam? And if yes, why? Is it not okay to express happiness or joy through dancing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19926" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-21T15:05:12.553" LastActivityDate="2017-06-24T07:42:26.510" Title="Is there any verse in the Quran which states that dancing is haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|quran|behavior|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36143" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-04T19:16:55.840" Score="18" ViewCount="5009" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“If you are in doubt of what We have revealed to Our Messenger, then&#xA;  produce one chapter like it, call upon all your helpers, besides&#xA;  Allah, if you are truthful. [Quran 2:23]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Or do they say: “He (Prophet Muhammad) has forged it (this Qur’an)?”&#xA;  Nay! They believe not! Let them then produce a recitation like it (the&#xA;  Qur’an) if they are truthful.” [Quran 52:33-34]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now there's a problem here. Allah does not specify what he meant by &quot;recitation like it&quot; or &quot;chapter like it&quot;. Is He speaking in terms of eloquence? Is He speaking in terms of the way it sounds? What is He talking about? If I were to accept this challenge and write a book like the Quran, which criteria does the book have to meet? Allah did not specify.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I wrote a book as eloquent as the Quran, other muslims will say &quot;No it does not meet the challenge because it doesn't sound like the Quran&quot;. Or if my book was like the Quran in terms of both eloquence AND sound, muslims will say &quot;No, it does not meet the challenge because of &lt;em&gt;some other reason&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what exactly does Allah mean when he challenges us to &quot;write something like the Quran&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2017-03-19T14:13:10.343" LastActivityDate="2021-03-10T05:19:36.663" Title="What exactly is the challenge of the Quran?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|miracles|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36144" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-04T19:38:12.373" Score="4" ViewCount="1136" Body="&lt;p&gt;Scholars insist that if you wish to wipe on your socks after doing wudhu by washing your feet you must wipe on leather or Sealskinz socks. Other scholars say any socks are OK such as everyday cotton socks (even with holes in them). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In an office or University or school etc in the West where ritual ablution / wudhu facilities do not exist life is made easier by wiping on normal socks for Zuhr to Maghrib especially in winter when prayers are near in time to each other. If you do wudhu at home or shower and do ghusl then put on your socks you can do the masah on the socks at your workplace or school etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question : is wiping on cotton socks - not leather socks a valid opinion in Sunni Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19927" LastActivityDate="2020-07-25T09:01:05.153" Title="Can you do masah / wiping on normal cotton socks?" Tags="|wudu|taharah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36140" CreationDate="2016-11-04T20:25:07.990" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;do you need something like this :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyDZH7xPi4k&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyDZH7xPi4k&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or this :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bWXqdISgU0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bWXqdISgU0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or see this channel :&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2ahNBi1p0k&amp;amp;list=PL_ts4LlPkQbjsmIVzvwMB78ScxVp1jEtD&amp;amp;index=27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2ahNBi1p0k&amp;amp;list=PL_ts4LlPkQbjsmIVzvwMB78ScxVp1jEtD&amp;amp;index=27&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or just search in youtube the term :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;آهات اسلامية &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19746" LastEditorUserId="19746" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T09:33:43.003" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T09:33:43.003" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36142" CreationDate="2016-11-05T04:09:32.720" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dancing is influenced mostly by culture. I used to dance in my school days lifting arms up and down counting out loud &quot;&lt;em&gt;one two three four&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. There's no issue in that I reckon. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what's &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=53&amp;amp;verse=61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;discouraged&lt;/a&gt; is dance as a form of entertainment &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.co.in/?gfe_rd=cr&amp;amp;ei=lFMdWNHqF_Lx8AfLxoXICA#safe=active&amp;amp;q=robot%20dance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;e.g.&lt;/a&gt;. They may create fantasies and desires in people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further worse and that which is strictly not allowed is anything ranging from  romantic songs of Bollywood to western music and dances in it and everything above that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T04:09:32.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36143" CreationDate="2016-11-05T04:29:29.007" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And will you laugh and not weep? (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=53&amp;amp;verse=60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;53:60&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People usually cry out after reading and understanding it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah has sent down the best statement: a consistent Book wherein is reiteration. The &lt;strong&gt;skins shiver&lt;/strong&gt; therefrom of those who fear their Lord; then their skins and their hearts relax at the remembrance of Allah. That is the guidance of Allah by which He guides whom He wills. And one whom Allah leaves astray - for him there is no guide. (Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=39&amp;amp;verse=23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;39:23&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can your duplicate Qur'an do the above?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from that, you can find an extensive answer for a similar question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/23055/11938&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T04:29:29.007" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36150" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-05T07:52:40.937" Score="1" ViewCount="416" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Mohammad Sakib Arifin's answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/31010/17163&quot;&gt;Why are women not allowed to go out alone even in today&amp;#39;s society?&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shia view&lt;/strong&gt;: According to mainstream Shia scholars, it is permissible for a woman to travel alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the author's track record on this site, I suspect it's a correct claim, but...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Which mainstream Shia scholars say it's permissible for a woman to travel alone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Googling revealed inconsistent posts on ShiaChat, and I'm not sure how much I can trust them.  Googling &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/#q=site:sistani.org+woman+travel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;site:sistani.org woman travel&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/#q=site:leader.ir+woman+travel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;site:leader.ir woman travel&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt; didn't reveal any easy, general answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T05:18:51.090" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T12:58:11.343" Title="Which mainstream Shia scholars say it's permissible for a woman to travel alone?" Tags="|women|shiism|travelling|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36152" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36142" CreationDate="2016-11-05T09:37:37.553" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can freely dance with your wife. There may be no exact rule obviously to not dance, but we can defer the meaning from behaviours of Prophet Muhammad(s.a.v.). He even always avoids to handshake with a girl except close relations (his wifes, daughters, etc.) So, you cannot dance with a strange girl. By the way, to verify my point of view, google is your best friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Ma’qil ibn Yassaar said: the Messenger of Allaah&#xA;  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “For one of you to&#xA;  be stabbed in the head with an iron needle is better for him than that&#xA;  he should touch a woman who is not permissible for him.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by al-Tabaraani in al-Kabeer, 486. Shaykh al-Albaani said&#xA;  in Saheeh al-Jaami’, 5045, that this hadeeth is saheeh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16208" LastEditorUserId="16208" LastEditDate="2016-11-05T09:45:09.693" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T09:45:09.693" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36153" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-05T11:49:49.747" Score="2" ViewCount="1951" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm supposed to have a legitimate Windows 10 copy since I had Windows 7 and could have upgraded to it. But my Windows 7 copy got a virus for some reason and was unable to be used. So I just pirated a Windows 10 copy so that I can continue using my laptop. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've stumbled upon a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVi-GSL0pgc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zakir Naik video on piracy&lt;/a&gt; and he said that if &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2015/03/19/why-microsoft-is-giving-away-windows-10-to-pirates/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a company encourages the piracy of its software, there is no problem with pirating it&lt;/a&gt;. Does this apply to Windows 10?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19935" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T05:18:21.523" LastActivityDate="2022-11-08T04:26:51.520" Title="Is my pirated copy of Windows 10 halal, given that I ordinarily could have upgraded from Windows 7, but it got a virus?" Tags="|halal-haram|software|piracy|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36155" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-05T11:59:52.277" Score="5" ViewCount="2345" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the my friend is a wedding photographer.  I am interested in working on video editing, which I told him. He agreed to teach me video editing.&#xA;Now I have a doubt:  Is video editing permissible in Islam? I searched in google but I couldn't get clear answer. Is it permissible to edit the wedding videos?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16551" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-05T13:46:44.333" LastActivityDate="2020-07-18T10:58:49.700" Title="Is video editing permissible in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36156" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17755" CreationDate="2016-11-05T14:14:22.667" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm pretty sure I read about Ibadis that they don't raise their hands at all in the salah even at the start - Takbeer Tahrimah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19938" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T14:14:22.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36157" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-05T15:33:13.760" Score="5" ViewCount="22589" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalaam alaikum, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I went to Subway today and got a Steak and spicy chorizo sandwich. I was recommended it by a muslim friend, and when i asked him if spicy chorizo was halal, he said it was just meat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, once I got back to my desk and had a bite, I quickly googled it - just to double check and to my surprise, I learnt spicy chorizo is actually pork..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I then removed the spicy chorizo and carried on eating half of the sandwhich, but then I thought this is wrong and now feel extremely guilty. You surely still can't eat something which had pork in it before? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My two questions for the forum:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.) Are you able to eat food which had pork in it (pork was removed).&#xA;2.) what do I have to do to in order to attempt to gain forgiveness for eating pork?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for your time, I look forward to hearing from you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19939" LastEditorUserId="19939" LastEditDate="2016-11-05T15:40:10.183" LastActivityDate="2018-09-09T15:50:41.467" Title="Is it ok to remove pork and eat food?" Tags="|halal-haram|pork|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36158" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-05T17:11:08.893" Score="3" ViewCount="271" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a Muslim, Alhamdulillah. My wife is a Christian. We got married in the court-house. Bad things started happening to us, and we thought it's probably because we didn't get married the Islamic way, making this haram technically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are trying to correct that, and are thus looking for perform a nikah in the masjid. The problem is in finding a wali as both of us don't have our relatives here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following are my questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is there anything else required besides both of us and two witnesses being present there?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do the witnesses have to be Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;How much does the Imam charge for the Nikah?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19940" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T02:29:58.457" LastActivityDate="2024-03-19T07:16:43.990" Title="What are the requirements (e.g. wali) for a Muslim-Christian marriage?" Tags="|nikah|wali|interfaith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36159" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-05T17:12:04.550" Score="2" ViewCount="3160" Body="&lt;p&gt;How to end my Nikha Mut'ah term? At the end of my Nikha Mut'ah term, can I directly marry the same girl again or does she have to marry someone else before marrying me? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19941" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-11-12T15:26:18.967" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T12:57:00.897" Title="How does nikha mut'ah end, and can I immediately marry the same girl again or does she have to marry someone else first?" Tags="|shiism|nikah-al-mutah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36160" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-05T17:29:05.010" Score="4" ViewCount="8008" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding this ayat of the Noble Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;13:13:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And the thunder declares His glory with His praise, and the angels too for awe of Him; and He sends the thunderbolts and smites with them whom He pleases, yet they dispute concerning Allah, and He is mighty in prowess.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an commentators have hadith saying that thunder is an angel.  Are these narrations authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Baydawi comments on verse 13 of chapter (13) the Thunder-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Ibn 'Abbas asked the apostle of Allah about the thunder.&#xA;  He told him, 'It is an angel who is in charge of the cloud, who (carries) with him swindles of fire by which he drives the clouds.&quot;'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;al-Itqan&quot; by Suyuti (part 4, p. 230) we read the following dialogue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;On the authority of Ibn 'Abbas, he said the Jews came to the prophet (peace be upon him) and said, 'Tell us about the thunder. What is it?' He told them:&#xA;  'It is one of Allah's angels in charge of the clouds. He carries in his hand a swindle of fire by which he pricks the clouds to drive them to where Allah has ordered them.'&#xA;  They said to him, 'What is this sound that we hear?' He said: '(It is) his voice (The angel's voice).&quot;'&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19898" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-08-18T22:44:22.127" LastActivityDate="2018-11-17T16:37:02.633" Title="Is thunder an angel?" Tags="|hadith|tafseer|hadith-interpretation|malaikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36161" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36168" CreationDate="2016-11-05T19:22:19.227" Score="5" ViewCount="54041" Body="&lt;p&gt;On a recent visit to a Muslim graveyard, I see people put rose petals on the graves of their loved ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On inquiry, I was informed that the Prophet (SAW) once put a leaf on the grave to reduce the punishment of that grave's occupant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my queries are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does putting leaves/flowers reduce one's punishment?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can leaves as used by the Prophet be substituted by flowers?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2021-03-06T22:40:42.670" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T12:33:08.700" Title="Does Islam support putting flowers on a grave to reduce punishment?" Tags="|sunnah|islamic-basis|death|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35963" CreationDate="2016-11-05T21:18:01.183" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To begin with, it is a major sin because &quot;killing an innocent is the same as killing every human beings&quot;. This is the philosophy of 'murdering' in Islam. This is entirely relative to fate - I will come back to this later on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fate is not a movie scenario.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think of fate as a network or a web. There are tens, hundreds, thousands and millions of different posibilities available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only known fact of fate is that we will all return to him / we will die. But, which road we take to the end of the line is entirely up to us. &lt;strong&gt;But of course Allah knows which path we will take.&lt;/strong&gt; - that is a different matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scenario: I can choose to jump out my window right now and die. Now Allah knows what I will do but it is not forced upon us. Does that make sense? If it was forced - if everything was written and we had no freedom of choice - there would be no judgement; as a result no purpose for humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even simpler: I'm currently thirsty, Allah knows when I will drink water but I still yet to decide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now back to your question.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If that is so, that means the murder of the person was already written by Allah in his fate and had Allah's acceptance. Then why it is considered major sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you kill someone, &lt;strong&gt;you&lt;/strong&gt; actually &lt;strong&gt;interfere with their fate&lt;/strong&gt;. Not only their fate but the entire fate running of from that person - Example: the persons kids, grandkids, and the line goes on until the end of time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back to what I wrote at the top - &quot;killing an innocent is the same as killing every human beings&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we were to travel back in time and killed the first born human - Adam, there would be no humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Allah knows best]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19943" LastActivityDate="2016-11-05T21:18:01.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36163" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-05T21:55:44.937" Score="2" ViewCount="66" Body="&lt;p&gt;My parents recently started cursing me about small things like not teaching my younger sister every day. They say things like you will be blind or nothing is going to go right for you. They started saying things which I haven't done. Please, can someone tell me what to do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19944" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T00:43:08.873" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T00:43:08.873" Title="How should I respond to my parents saying bad things to me?" Tags="|parents|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-11-21T16:22:26.357" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36164" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-05T22:59:33.213" Score="2" ViewCount="242" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can we exchange our good deeds in order to get something in this world? I saw many people that pray to Allah that &quot;he can take my good deeds and in return he give my parents or friend longer life&quot; will that dua effect his good deeds account?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19945" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-06T00:40:38.467" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T00:40:38.467" Title="Can we exchange our good deeds in order to get something in this world?" Tags="|dua|deeds|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36165" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-06T01:22:57.837" Score="2" ViewCount="1270" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of my friends here in China wants to become a Christian and wants me to buy him an English-language Bible.  My immediate reaction is &quot;I should help; that's a good deed&quot;.  However, as a Muslim, I'm having doubts as to whether or not this would be appropriate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: As a Muslim, is it appropriate to buy a friend a Bible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can pick one up next time I'm in an English-speaking country.  I'm not sure how much he will read (or is capable of reading).  He's fully aware that I'm a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm tempted to use this verse to justify it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion.... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2:256&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:256&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, while I should make no attempt to obstruct his religion, I'm not sure if I should facilitate it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2021-01-22T10:59:30.327" Title="As a Muslim, is it appropriate to buy a friend a Bible?" Tags="|christianity|bible|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36161" CreationDate="2016-11-06T10:21:03.733" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith is in Sahih Muslim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once the Prophet, while passing through one of the graveyards of&#xA;Medina or Mecca heard the voices of two persons who were being&#xA;tortured in their graves. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;These two persons are&#xA;being tortured not for a major sin (to avoid).&amp;quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) then&#xA;added, &amp;quot;Yes! (they are being tortured for a major sin). Indeed, one of&#xA;them never saved himself from being soiled with his urine while the&#xA;other used to go about with calumnies (to make enmity between&#xA;friends). The Prophet (ﷺ) then asked for a green leaf of a date-palm&#xA;tree, broke it into two pieces and put one on each grave. On being&#xA;asked why he had done so, he replied, &amp;quot;I hope that their torture might&#xA;be lessened, till these get dried.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/4/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this hadith, some scholars say that putting flowers on graves is allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't translate this fatwa, but if know Arabic, see this: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/24505&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb.net&lt;/a&gt;.  And some of those who said it's allowed, say that giving the price of those flowers as sadaqa on behalf of the dead is better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some others say it's not allowed because in another long hadith in sahih muslim the prophet (peace be upon him) mentioned that the reduction of punishment happened because of his shafaa (intercession):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he said (the prophet peace be upon him): I passed by two graves the occupants of which had been&#xA;undergoing torment. I liked to make intercession for them so that the&#xA;might be relieved of this torment y as long as these twigs remain&#xA;fresh&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Arabic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ إِنِّي مَرَرْتُ بِقَبْرَيْنِ يُعَذَّبَانِ فَأَحْبَبْتُ&#xA;بِشَفَاعَتِي أَنْ يُرَفَّهَ عَنْهُمَا مَا دَامَ الْغُصْنَانِ&#xA;رَطْبَيْنِ ‏&amp;quot;‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this hadith, some scholars says that this act is private to the prophet (peace be upon him).  So there is difference of opinions on this issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19746" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-24T12:33:08.700" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T12:33:08.700" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36157" CreationDate="2016-11-06T11:18:59.387" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No you can't eat it - you have to be wary of contamination. Plus your Muslim friend isn't very knowledgable at all because the steak wouldn't be halal either! It is VERY important to eat food that is halal and tayyib so I suggest you educate yourself and your friend immediately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This link is a guide for &quot;Muslims in Britain&quot; for Muslims and non Muslims but applicable to any country in general. Section linked is halal food:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://guide.muslimsinbritain.org/guide8.html#8.2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://guide.muslimsinbritain.org/guide8.html#8.2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19952" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T11:18:59.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36160" CreationDate="2016-11-06T11:58:17.763" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The aya doesn't mean that thunder is an angel:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَيُسَبِّحُ الرَّعْدُ بِحَمْدِهِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ مِنْ خِيفَتِهِ&#xA;  وَيُرْسِلُ الصَّوَاعِقَ فَيُصِيبُ بِهَا مَنْ يَشَاءُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the thunder declares His glory with His praise, and the angels too&#xA;  for awe of Him; and He sends the thunderbolts and smites with them&#xA;  whom He pleases, yet they dispute concerning Allah, and He is mighty&#xA;  in prowess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The aya means that the thunder declares the glory of Allah and his praise.  That doesn't imply that the thunder is an angel.  It's like in the aya:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do you not see that to Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and&#xA;  whoever is on the earth and the sun, the moon, the stars, the&#xA;  mountains, the trees, the moving creatures and many of the people? But&#xA;  upon many the punishment has been justified. And he whom Allah&#xA;  humiliates - for him there is no bestower of honor. Indeed, Allah does&#xA;  what He wills.  22/18&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The seven heavens and the earth and whatever is in them exalt Him. And&#xA;  there is not a thing except that it exalts [ Allah ] by His praise,&#xA;  but you do not understand their [way of] exalting. Indeed, He is ever&#xA;  Forbearing and Forgiving. 17/44&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here, the Sun and the Moon and trees are not angels, yet they prostrate to Allah.   But we don't know this can be not like our sujud (prostrates).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the hadith, I read that this hadith is authentic on some websites, and I read that is not in some others.  We need a student of Hadith terminology to tell us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found some explication of this is hadith.  I can't translate it, but one of them of ibn-taymya.  It's awesome (may someone translate for us): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يقول شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية في معنى الحديث :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;hr&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقد روي عن بعض السلف أقوال&#xA;  لا تخالف ذلك، كقول من يقول إنه (أي الرعد) اصطكاك أجرام السحاب بسبب&#xA;  انضغاط الهواء فيه، فإن هذا لا يناقض ذلك لأن الرعد مصدر رعد يرعد رعداً،&#xA;  وكذلك الراعد يسمى رعداً، كما يسمى العادل عدلاً، والحركة توجب الصوت،&#xA;  والملائكة هي التي تحرك السحاب وتنقله من مكان إلى مكان، وكل حركة في&#xA;  العالم العلوي والسفلي فهي عن الملائكة.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said that some scholars of Salaf (older scholars than him) gave a scientific explication to thunder (as air compression, and things like that).  He said that this scientific explication doesn't conflict the explication in hadith because of a language-related reason.  (He explains it, but I can't translate it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I say: this hadith might be authentic or might be not, and even if it's authentic that doesn't mean we don't believe in science.  Like, in death, science gives us what he sees. And we know that there is angel of spirits that take our spirits out of our bodies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19746" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-07T03:51:50.137" LastActivityDate="2016-11-07T03:51:50.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36172" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36157" CreationDate="2016-11-06T13:09:15.473" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pork is unclean (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;najis&lt;/a&gt;) and najis is transferred through wetness:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A thing (such as your hand, clothes, etc.) becomes najis only when it comes in contact with a najis thing with wetness that can be transferred and that can be felt when touched. -- Maulana Sadiq Hasan (&lt;a href=&quot;http://panjtan.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Fiqh-Lecture-24-of-2003.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pdf&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's probable that the pork-removed sandwich remains najis, and shouldn't be eaten.  &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/114129&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; recommend:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The pig is haraam and najis (impure)... If some parts of its meat or fat is found in bread, food or medicine, it is haraam to consume it at all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's online fatawa which talk about the number of times a utensil (&lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/16030&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam.org&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.halaltimes.com/can-muslim-eat-halal-food-dish-cooked-pan-already-used-pork-cooking/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Halal Times&lt;/a&gt;), a dish or cloth (&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamweb.org/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=242908&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb.org&lt;/a&gt;), or a body part (&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/shafii/shafiifiqh/29981&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shafiifiqh.com&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20843&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;) should be washed after being contaminated by pork.  These indicate that one should have a high level of caution in relation to pork.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T13:09:15.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35889" CreationDate="2016-11-06T16:00:32.887" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The verse that prescribes hijab for women is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and&#xA;guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and&#xA;ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they&#xA;should draw their khimār over their bosoms and not display their&#xA;beauty except to their husband, their fathers, their husband's&#xA;fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or their&#xA;brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the slaves&#xA;whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical&#xA;needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex; and&#xA;that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to&#xA;their hidden ornaments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat An-Nūr - ayah 31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Why does Allah command women to cover themselves?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because that's good. Allah said in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Those who follow the messenger, the unlettered Prophet, whom they&#xA;find mentioned in their own (scriptures),- in the law and the Gospel;-&#xA;for he commands them what is just and forbids them what is evil; he&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;allows them as lawful what is good (and pure) and prohibits them from&#xA;what is bad (and impure);&lt;/strong&gt; He releases them from their heavy burdens&#xA;and from the yokes that are upon them. So it is those who believe in&#xA;him, honour him, help him, and follow the light which is sent down&#xA;with him,- it is they who will prosper.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=7&amp;amp;verse=157&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You might ask, why is it good?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cause 1. Women who wear provocative clothes are more likely to get harassed. &lt;a href=&quot;http://search.proquest.com/openview/3c13a16deed5b1c41bbbd29a05bd3280/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This scientific journal&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The factual  connection between revealing clothing and actual&#xA;occurrences of sexual invasions is  examined as well. The results&#xA;demonstrate a gender-based attribution gap wherein men  report&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;perceiving the sexualized look as indicating an interest in sex and&#xA;intent to seduce,&lt;/strong&gt;  whereas women cite their wish to feel and look&#xA;attractive as its primary cause, while  entirely rejecting the&#xA;seduction claim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evidence attests to a fairly wide acceptance of these prejudiced&#xA;collective beliefs among  the general population, &lt;strong&gt;with over 50% of the&#xA;public endorsing them to some degree&lt;/strong&gt; or  another (Buddie &amp;amp; Miller,&#xA;2002; Burt 1980). Significantly, men appear to endorse them  to a&#xA;considerably greater degree than women (De Judicibus &amp;amp; McCabe, 2001;&#xA;Jimenez &amp;amp;  Abreu, 2003; Kopper, 1996; Russell, 2004).  Among the most&#xA;prevalent of these allegations is a charge linking sexual  aggression&#xA;to the victim's so called &amp;quot;provocative&amp;quot;, revealing wear ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cause 2. A women who doesn't cover will distract other Muslim man. If women don't wear decent clothes, and interact freely with man, it may lead to premarital sexual relations. &lt;a href=&quot;http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/psp/42/5/830/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This study&lt;/a&gt; concludes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conducted a laboratory experiment in which a male and female&#xA;participated in a 5-min conversation while a hidden male and female&#xA;observed this interaction. 36 sessions, involving 144 undergraduates,&#xA;were completed. Male actors and observers rated the female actor as&#xA;being more promiscuous and seductive than did female actors and&#xA;observers. Males were also more sexually attracted to the opposite-sex&#xA;actor than were females, and rated the male actor in a more sexualized&#xA;fashion. Results suggest that males are more likely than females to&#xA;perceive interactions in sexual terms and to make sexual judgments.&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Males seem to perceive friendliness from females as seduction, but&#xA;this appears to be merely one manifestation of a broader male sexual&#xA;orientation.&lt;/strong&gt; (25 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all&#xA;rights reserved)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;If a woman does not cover herself, how does that make her any less religious or less human?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't make her a less human but it does make her less religious because not covering is a minor sin. If she prays properly and follows all the principles of Islam, than her good deeds will erase her sins she committed by not covering.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Some Muslims may say that it is degrading for a woman to show her body. Why should Allah care about a person's personal dignity as long as he/she is worshiping Him?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah doesn't care if she covers or not. Allah prescribes covering because that's better for her. If she doesn't understand that and doesn't cover than she will commit a minor sin. People may blame her for it but they can't punish her cause there is no punishment prescribed for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-11-06T16:08:20.237" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36174" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-06T16:39:14.143" Score="4" ViewCount="5390" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are used to using water and tissue to clean it is very hard to use only tissue and feel clean. However it would depend on how solid is your output as more solidity would be less need for water generally speaking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now salah cannot be missed because you just used tissue say in a non Muslim place of work and you didn't arrange to have a bottle or wet tissue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question: So in this situation would you try your best to clean only with tissue but it didn't do a great job as your output was softer but that is best you can do and then you do wudhu and pray??&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said that if you can use water to do wudhu and after washing your hands you ought to be able to use it for cleaning after toilet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19955" LastActivityDate="2020-01-18T05:58:48.773" Title="Is tissue paper sufficient for the toilet?" Tags="|salat|taharah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36176" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36183" CreationDate="2016-11-07T00:28:22.890" Score="3" ViewCount="542" Body="&lt;p&gt;Arising in the comments to the question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/36165/17163&quot;&gt;As a Muslim, is it appropriate to buy a friend a Bible?&lt;/a&gt; was the fact that I don't own a Qur'an.  (Maybe I should be embarrassed about this.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The contents of the Qur'an are accessible through the Internet (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran.com&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamAwakened.com&lt;/a&gt; for English versions), along with numerous translations and tafseer.  I have copies of it on my computer and my phone in English, and I often read it from my phone when I have to wait for something (e.g. on a flight).  I don't speak or read Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: As a non-Arabic-speaking Muslim, is it important for me to own a physical copy of the Qur'an?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I presume there's no advantage of having an English-language hard copy, but there seems to be something special about owning an Arabic Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T08:47:35.617" Title="As a non-Arabic-speaking Muslim, is it important to own a physical copy of the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36177" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25847" CreationDate="2016-11-07T05:07:36.053" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I would expect the chickens to be allowed, since their bodies completely processed the food they receive and probably no trace of pigs is left, but that is my opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;najis&lt;/a&gt; (impurities) undergo a chemical change in the animal's digestive system, which is an important factor:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For even though these feeds are considered haram for us to consume, once they are fed to the animals and fish they have undergone chemical transformation. Thus according to jurists because of istihalah or chemical transformation &lt;strong&gt;they cannot be ruled as strictly haram&lt;/strong&gt;. -- Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://aboutislam.net/counseling/ask-the-scholar/food-slaughter/can-muslim-eat-fish-fed-pork-fats/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AboutIslam.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholarly attitudes seem to be generally borderline.  It's not great to eat their meat, but there won't be much impurity, and it's impractical to wholly eliminate these impurities.  Some other fatawa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/29640&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam.org&lt;/a&gt; (&quot;If, however, the main diet of the livestock consists of impure substances... it will be impermissible (makrūh tahrīmī) to consume them according to the Hanafī Mazhab... According to the Shāfi‘ī Mazhab, if the flesh of the animal changes as a result of its diet on impure materials, it is slightly disliked (makrūh tanzīhī) to consume.&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/shafii/qibla-shafii/33278&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qibla.com&lt;/a&gt; (&quot;any livestock... fed with impurities other than animal excrements, does not make it Haram or prohibited for Muslims to eat.&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These touch on the matter of jullalah (filth-eating animals).  Whether it's acceptable to eat these animals is debatable, and generally low levels of haram feed is regarded as not making them jullalah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In conclusion, &lt;strong&gt;the use of animal by-products to supplement animal feeds does not appear to make the feed “jullah” hence the animal eating this feed should not be considered as Jallalah&lt;/strong&gt;. While there is some difference of opinion on whether Jallalah animals are Haram, many consumers prefer not to consume the animals that have been fed animal by-products. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sichma.org.au/animal-feed/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Supreme Council of Halal Meat in Australia Incorporated&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to the consumption of jullalah fish:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The position of the majority is not the emphatic prohibition but karahah (disliking). If we add to this the difficulty and hardship that may befall millions of Muslims if we decree the consumption of all main-stream market fish haram, then I would certainly refrain from saying that. &lt;strong&gt;I believe that Muslims may consume this fish.&lt;/strong&gt; -- Dr. Hatem Al-Hajj, sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://aboutislam.net/counseling/ask-the-scholar/food-slaughter/can-muslim-eat-fish-fed-pork-fats/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AboutIslam.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-11-07T05:07:36.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36178" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35799" CreationDate="2016-11-07T05:42:53.133" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A.S. means &quot;Peace be Upon Him&quot; used after the mention of Prophets and Angels (like Jibreel –Gabriel- A.S). As mentioned, Shia uses the term on their Imams. The term can be used on the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Salla llahu alay-hi wa sallam but (salla llahu alayh-hi wa sallam is recommended). See &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_be_upon_him&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia for more on it&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19960" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-02T12:35:33.210" LastActivityDate="2017-10-02T12:35:33.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36179" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36185" CreationDate="2016-11-07T05:57:51.697" Score="1" ViewCount="2391" Body="&lt;p&gt;My parents found a match for me and we met each other and got engaged. My life immediately got better after we started talking to each other - I started offering salah 5 times (she does too). We call each other on Fajr to make sure we offer prayers on time. Everything was going great until I came to know about her past. She had relationship(s) in past and this hit me hard and I felt hurt due to that. I must admit that I am no saint and had a past too but I did repent couple of years before and never got into a relationship again, and always asked for forgiveness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is - I did not go looking for a spouse but my parents did and I just agreed to their wish without asking many questions. I trusted Allah and still do, alhumdulillah. The thing is sometimes I get weird thoughts about her and her past and am scared about my future. I respect and trust her, and never ask her questions on her past. I know it's the present that matters but sometimes I get hurt whenever that topic comes up. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do I build confidence within myself to accept how things are and forget the past? I am worried if she is the right person for me. I trust Allah for everything that HE does but just need some advice right now. I don't want to bug her by asking her question about her past because it might hurt her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19962" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T10:52:47.867" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T10:52:47.867" Title="How to overcome the relationship history of my intended wife?" Tags="|nikah|relationships|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ClosedDate="2016-11-10T22:49:21.173" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36180" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35154" CreationDate="2016-11-07T06:07:00.440" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not the app, it's what it's used for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is analogous to asking &lt;em&gt;is English haram?&lt;/em&gt;  There are things one can say in English which are haram to say, but the English language is not the problem.  Likewise, an app is not a problem in itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many Muslims routinely use non-Islamic apps like clocks, email apps, and document readers, along with Islamic apps for e.g. prayer times and mosque locations.  Many can be found by Googling &lt;code&gt;Islam apps&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Quran apps&lt;/code&gt; etc.  Indeed, many scholars of Islam use Facebook and various social media, and presumably many of them use apps.  But, of course, there will be apps, such as gambling apps, which would be haram to make.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the context of an FM radio app proposal, we have the following fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In principle, &lt;strong&gt;it is permissible to develop radio applications for smartphones, etc. as long as it serves an educational or religious purpose and does not entail of any sin or evil&lt;/strong&gt;. However, it is prevalent that its usage is predominately for the wrong purposes... it would be reprehensible for one to develop a FM radio app. -- Fahad Abdul Wahab, checked and approved by Mufti Ebrahim Desai, sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/askimam/82989&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt; (another example is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/28417&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam.org&lt;/a&gt; in the context of games)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the context of developing an Islam &quot;brownie point&quot; system:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In principle, &lt;strong&gt;there is nothing wrong with setting up an electronic application&lt;/strong&gt;... However, the program must be regulated by the Sharee'ah and free from innovations.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/prophet/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=254356&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the context of making a phone app to sell Islamic information:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Making these Islamic apps&lt;/strong&gt;... &lt;strong&gt;aimed at spreading the religion of Allah, and teaching Qur’an and hadeeth, is a great and blessed good deed&lt;/strong&gt;... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/187114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-11-07T06:07:00.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36176" CreationDate="2016-11-07T06:11:36.197" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, not anymore. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was important for one to have paper books, including the Qur'an, when that was the only mean of publishing and reading them. However, that is not the case anymore. As you have put it in the question, it is more convenient to have everything in digital form. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That fact does not change whether one speaks/reads Arabic or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2880" LastActivityDate="2016-11-07T06:11:36.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36174" CreationDate="2016-11-07T06:32:41.680" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Istinja is not part of the wudhu now if someone has just used tissue paper to clean after using toilet and wants to perform Salah so his Salah would be valid but with some conditions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Making sure he has cleaned properly and if the najasat or impurity is equal to one dirham then his prayer would be valid but he has to redo his prayer , If the najasat is less than one dirham then ,His prayer would be valid he doesnt need to redo his prayer and if the najasat is more than one dirham then it is compulsory for him to get rid of that impurity,His prayer would not be valid in such state.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(To identify size of the one dirham our fuqaha have explained to pour water in our palms of hand the remaining water in the palm is considered to be the size of the one dirham)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-11-07T06:32:41.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36176" CreationDate="2016-11-07T10:03:25.037" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a question that is hard to answer as the decision at the end is yours, but all we can do is offer some help to make a decision:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;About nobody at the early days of Islam owned a copy of the moshaf مصحف  (Quranic text as a book) (&lt;em&gt;sh&lt;/em&gt; here needs is pronounced as two distinct letters &lt;em&gt;s+h&lt;/em&gt;), because the main idea was to recite it so it was always memorized and spread by oral transmission. And this applies for our days as before, anybody who has memorized the Quran from a &quot;hardcopy&quot; only is called a moshafi not a hafidh (memorizer) as he didn't learn the recitation rules by a teacher who might have corrected him!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do we need a hard copy?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This question is IMO opinion based, I myself prefer reading in a book rather than on a screen, even if lately due to many relocations I've given away about all my hard copy books except those I feel I really need. &lt;strong&gt;So the decision whether one needs a hard copy or not is basically a private decision&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Now let’s assume you decided to have a hardcopy: So what is best, pure English translation, or Translation + Arabic original?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Again it would basically depend on your goals: Do you plan to read it at a time in Arabic then of course a hardcopy with Arabic would be the best, it is also a good backup once you decide to memorize no matter if you have a teacher or not. Therefore I would prefer that one.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What could be an advantage of the Arabic copy?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Maybe you already have memorized some verses and some surahs of the Quran to be able to pray, or maybe you have downloaded some mp3 recitations from the net once you've done this you might get a superficial hint about the beauty of the language of the Quran and the rhyme in some verses, while others seem to be hard to read or recite. I'd like to add that even as an Arabic speaker it needs time and a lot of engagement to get more and more involved and understand the Quran an the language here tafsir books might be a help especially those who have also a kind of linguistic focus such as al-Kashaaf of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Zamakhshari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;az-Zamakhshari&lt;/a&gt;, fi dhilal al-Quran of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayyid_Qutb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Sayyid Qutb&lt;/a&gt; and at-tahrir wa tanwir of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Tahir_ibn_Ashur&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ibn Ashour&lt;/a&gt; (I'm sure these are not the best examples). There are also books who are treating the Quran from linguistic perspectives like grammar, rhetoric origins of words (for example which word in the Quran was better and used by such or such of the Arabic tribes). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The whole of this may have an impact on the reader or listener either by just listening (reading) or listening and understanding (superficially) or with a deeper understanding which can lead to deeper faith in Allah, abidance, more respect for Allahs creation...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reciting or reading the Quran is considered as worship and good deed, so it is recommended to have any form of the moshaf available to be able to remember Allah by reciting HIS words in about any time and any situation ... Here again there's no need for a hard copy of the Quran unless it is your personal preference. Many people just recite out of their memory others read from any kind of device so it seems to me a matter of choice.&#xA;One thing that is often quoted when speaking of the Quran is  the &lt;em&gt;barakah&lt;/em&gt; or blessing of it بَرَكَةُ القرآن (barakah comes from the verb &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A8%D9%8E%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8E%D9%83%D9%8E/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;بَارَكَ&lt;/a&gt;) in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/175828&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; you may read:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;القرآن الكريم &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8E%D9%83/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;مبارَك&lt;/a&gt; ، أي : كثير البركات والخيرات ؛ لأن فيه خير الدنيا والآخرة ، وطلب البركة من القرآن يكون : بتلاوته حق تلاوته والعمل بما فيه على الوجه الذي يرضي الله عز وجل .&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  - - - (My own translation take it carefully) - - -&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The Quran is blessed: he has, gives or leads to many blessings and good things; because you find in it the the good (or beneft9 of this life and the after life. And asking or hoping for blessings from the Quran is by reciting it in the best manner and following its teachings the way which would satisfy Allah Glorified and Sublime be He.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes if we have a copy of the Quran we are recommended to respect it for it contains the words of Allah, but we shouldn't worship the hard cover but use the content in our worship of Allah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note it is strongly recommended to memorize the Quran from the same copy as pages can differ, and this may have an impact on the memorisation process ... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Form all which I have mentioned I'd say there is no necessity to have a physical copy of the Quran, as anything which is related to the physical copy (blessings etc.) can be reached by any other way of reciting and following the teachings of the Quran. But it is still recommended to have a copy of the Quran -in whatever form- to be able to recite it and worship Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a point that just came into my mind: humans have diffrent levels and ways of learning, some need a kind of physical or visible &quot;help&quot;. Therefire for some poeple it could be helpful to have a hard cover copy at home as a visual remainder which may prevent them fron committing sins, due to the respect of Allah's words. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the decision whether &lt;strong&gt;you&lt;/strong&gt; need a physical copy is your private decision. I just hope to have given you some help to find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-11-12T08:47:35.617" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T08:47:35.617" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36184" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36137" CreationDate="2016-11-07T10:47:00.347" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's start by examining and discussing some of your examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1) The Quran does not say WHERE the first ayah was revealed to Muhammad. So the location of the first ayah is irrelevant to the Quran. Yet, Muslims believe it was revealed in the Hira cave in Makkah. Now suppose a muslim says &quot;The first ayah was not revealed in Hira cave. Muhammad was sailing in the Indian Ocean and then the first ayah was revealed there&quot;. Will Allah punish this person? I don't think so. Because as I said, the location of the first ayah is irrelevant to the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is true that the Quran doesn't clearly say that the first revelation was in the cave of Hira'. But Muslims wouldn't believe it if it was not a well-known historical fact. Which you might find in all biographies of the Prophet Muhammad (). Note that some of these reports came from non-Muslims also, so it is definitely a historical fact. If you rejected it then you could also reject any technical inauguration or whatever history tells you.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The rule here is if anybody says something which is not true and they know it is not (true) they will be punished by Allah, if they didn't (know and said so) Allah’s justice would result in forgiving them or punishing them for claims they've made without knowledge (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/17/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;17:36&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2) The Quran does not name the wives of Muhammad. But if a muslim said &quot;Khadija was not the wife of Muhammad&quot; will this muslim be punished by Allah? I don't think so. Because the identity of Muhammad's wives are irrelevant to the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again we know the names of the wives by many sources: historical sources (I think I've made my point clear above) and hadith also tells us about them and their marriage. If you pretend that Khadija was not his wife and you know it from these sources you'll be either punished for telling lies (or maybe even for qadf) ...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Note that the Quran at least tell us about the wife of Zaid whom our Prophet married later and make clear who he is and by this who she is, Quran also teaches us that our Prophet has been telling a secret to some of his wives...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The Quran itself also uses the plural (not the dual plural) form for wives so we are sure that Muhammad () has been married to at least 3 wives and concubines (note that they are quotes separately, so one cannot say 3 = wives + concubines)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3) According to the hadith, Muhammad said &quot;For him who says: `Subhan-Allahi wa bi hamdihi, a palm-tree will be planted in Jannah.&quot; So what happens if a muslim says &quot;I don't believe this hadith. If you say this supplication, Allah will reward you but he will not plant a palm-tree in Jannah&quot;? Will Allah punish this muslim? I don't think so. Because whether a palm tree will be planted in Jannah or not is irrelevant to the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know of such a hadith and if it is said it would be a good deed to follow it not because of the tree in Jannah or the statement of the hadith but because of the remembrance of Allah by saying these words (Quran indeed invites us to praise and thank Allah). So this hadith goes along with the teachings of the Quran, you can reject it if you have your good reasons and you might not be punished, but as said this is one part of the teachings of the Quran if you rejected it you could be indirectly rejecting the Quran too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4) The Quran does not say how to pray Salah. We learned the techniques of Salah from the hadith. But if a muslim says &quot;All the ahadith about Salah are wrong. You should only pray salah in your mind&quot;, will Allah punish this Muslim? DEFINITELY. Because praying Salah is definitely relevant to the Quran. And Muhammad knows best how to pray Salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he said so then he doesn't know or understand or haven't read the Quran well. Because if he had read it he would pass by the verses of surat an-Nisa' (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/101-103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;101-103&lt;/a&gt;) which clearly say that salat is not in our minds only. So at least prostration doesn't come from hadith only, but I'm pretty sure that not only my interpretation of these verses clearly says that one must pray standing, bowing and sitting also (note that even if this might not be explicitly defined as part of the prayer in this verses the amount of repetitions once &quot;prayer&quot; is quoted in a verse should be strong hint!).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do we need to follow all the (authentic) hadith and what if we reject all the hadith&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to know why we have hadith beside the Quran or why the Quran is not enough you might read this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/24773/is-the-quran-complete-if-so-why-do-we-need-hadith&quot;&gt;Is the Quran complete? If so, why do we need Hadith?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to know more about rejecting the hadith you might read this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/30537/what-is-the-ruling-regarding-hadith-rejecters&quot;&gt;What is the ruling regarding Hadith Rejecters?&lt;/a&gt; and this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35602/what-kinds-of-sin-does-hadith-rejection-lead-to-if-any&quot;&gt;What kinds of sin does hadith rejection lead to (if any)?&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One can discuss the use of many ahadith one can even reject some ahadith if they clearly contradict the Quran as a hadith should never contradict the Quran. But if you rejected all the hadith you would (indirectly) reject the existence of our Prophet and his teaching and this is a historical fact that nobody in the world rejects no matter if he believes in his teachings or not! So by this one would be even worse than a kafir!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you said many scholars tried to interpret ahadith in the sahih books or other books in such a way that they may go ahead (or make them fit) with the Quran even if they clearly contradict it I would agree there are some examples that really give a bad impression of Islam in the Sunnah and also in some interpretations of the Quran these need to be re-discussed and corrected!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Scholars should have the courage to point at them and discuss them I'd be glad to live to see the day where a scholar would publish sahih sahih al-Bukhari and sahih sahih Muslim etc.!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many scholars of hadith sciences have spent too much time on discussing the authenticity of ahadith based on the narrator chains and have forgotten the content or just tried to find a &quot;fit&quot; to let the content go ahead with the Quran and other basical statements of the sunnah. Imam Malik said something like: &quot;This science is a religion so examine from whom you take it from&quot; I would correct this statement and say: &quot;Examine from whom you take it and what you take and check whether it goes ahead with the teachings of the Quran&quot; as this is the way he has threaten the sunnah: in al-Muwatta' Imam Malik even quoted a lot of ahadith he didn't rely on in his madhab, as he found them contradictory to stronger sources like the Quran or the practice in Medina!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T08:59:21.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36185" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36179" CreationDate="2016-11-07T11:11:57.460" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me address your question point by point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My parents found a match for me and we met each other and got engaged.&#xA;  My life immediately got better after we started talking to each other&#xA;  - I started offering salah 5 times (she does too). We call each other on Fajr to make sure we offer prayers on time. Everything was going&#xA;  great until I came to know about her past. She had relationship(s) in&#xA;  past and this hit me hard and I felt hurt due to that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You said you had a relationship too. Why are you setting a double standard for her? Do you not think that it is injustice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I must admit that I am no saint and had a past too but I did repent&#xA;  couple of years before and never got into a relationship again, and&#xA;  always asked for forgiveness. My question is - I did not go looking&#xA;  for a spouse but my parents did and I just agreed to their wish&#xA;  without asking many questions. I trusted Allah and still do,&#xA;  alhumdulillah. The thing is sometimes I get weird thoughts about her&#xA;  and her past and am scared about my future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Almost everyone makes mistakes. She made one too. And you shouldn't have brought that up and she should have avoided you and conceal it. What happened in her past does not reflect her present. All this happened due to both of yous deficiency in religious knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I respect and trust her, and never ask her questions on her past. I&#xA;  know it's the present that matters but sometimes I get hurt whenever&#xA;  that topic comes up. How do I build confidence within myself to accept&#xA;  how things are and forget the past?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think these thoughts and feelings are related to the culture of the Indian subcontinent. People in that part of the world generally prefer virgin women for marriage. The culture of where people live highly influence their minds. Interactions with people of different cultures might help you decrease these type of stereotypes. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quora.com/topic/islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quora&lt;/a&gt; is a nice site where you can interact with Muslims of different cultures and regions. And you can ask about your everyday problems to learn more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I am worried if she is the right&#xA;  person for me. I trust Allah for everything that HE does but just need&#xA;  some advice right now. I don't want to bug her by asking her question&#xA;  about her past because it might hurt her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for my two cent advice, I suggest that you should seek Allah's help whenever these type of thoughts come to your mind (e.g. saying Astaghfirullah, Nauzubillah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-11-07T11:11:57.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36186" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-07T17:12:39.993" Score="3" ViewCount="2472" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read online someone arguing the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jesus was not a Christian, Buddha was not a Buddhist, Muhammad was not a muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many things wrong with this quote, but I specifically was wondering about Muhammad. I understand that he is regarded as &lt;strong&gt;the founder&lt;/strong&gt; of Islam, but was he, himself, a Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19967" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-28T18:56:51.963" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T20:56:09.850" Title="Was Muhammad muslim?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36186" CreationDate="2016-11-07T17:14:37.437" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Within the respective traditions, the first is true (at least for the mainstream and largely dominant churches that say Jesus was god - why would he worship himself?), the other two are false. From without the traditions, I suspect what someone saying this might mean is that the modern forms the traditions take are significantly different from what they started out as.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastActivityDate="2016-11-07T17:14:37.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36186" CreationDate="2016-11-07T18:04:00.773" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The person who has said this might be meaning that religions have an identical, universal essence and differences among them are accidental, i.e. stemming from different cultural settings (that generate unique ritual forms and symbols for each religion), or interpretations of their followers, etc. And since it is these unique temporal aspects that people generally associate with the titles of each religion, and since it is also these aspects that obscure and mask the shared ontological origin of several religions, the negation of the said titles from their founders could be a way to draw attention to their identical esoteric aspect that can no longer be distinguished by these particular monikers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note, there's one prominent philosophical school that expounds on this idea, the School of Perennial Philosophy founded by Rene Guenon, a  French intellectual who argued for transcendental unity of religions despite their differences in the domain of temporal manifestation. Guenon himself was a convert to Sufism and followed Islamic sharia since he believed that commitment to the external form of one particular religion is key in realizing the identical esoteric truths that has inspired different religious forms. Guenon studies these esoteric truths within the Neoplatonic philosophy which is based on the three ontological principles: The One, Intellect and Soul, (corresponding accordingly to the idea of God, angel and soul in religious terms.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the above insight, we can qualify the statement you quoted with respect to Prophet Muhammad. Prophet Muhammad was a Muslim in the sense that he submitted to the transcendent truths (e.g. God and angel of revelation) that inspired his own ministry but precisely because of the universal nature of these said truths, his message must no be regarded as particular concern of one particular group of people who specifically distinguish themselves as &quot;Muslims&quot; but of any human being who recognizes the universality of the said truths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastActivityDate="2016-11-07T18:04:00.773" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33348" CreationDate="2016-11-07T18:37:14.083" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;What are the scriptures which every Islam follower should abide by?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is only one which is the Quran. There are other scriptures in Islam but they were revealed before the Quran and no longer apply to Muslims. The Tawrat was revealed to mosses as a guidance for him people. All the followers of mosses followed it. After it, Allah (The God) revealed the Injil to Jesus which became obligatory for his followers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Few hundreds years after that, Allah revealed the final revelation to Muhammad, the Quran. All the scriptures that were revealed before it (e.g. the Tawrat, the Injil) were abrogated after its revelation. Allah say in the Quran (what means):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We do not abrogate a verse or cause it to be forgotten except that &lt;strong&gt;We&#xA;  bring forth [one] better than it or similar to it.&lt;/strong&gt; Do you not know&#xA;  that Allah is over all things competent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me give an example to clarify how it works:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A student first studies in kindergarten, then grade school, then High school, then collage and then he studies in University. A student can't directly admit into university with no prior education. And a student of University doesn't study the books of schools or collages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, the Quran is the highest level of revelation which is revealed for all of humanity. Those who follow the Quran don't need to follow previous scriptures. You might ask, why didn't Allah reveal the Quran to the people of mosses or Jesus?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cause human civilization didn't reach the level to understand the Quran at that point of time. Just like a school student can't understand or have difficulty understanding University curriculum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-11-07T18:37:14.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36176" CreationDate="2016-11-07T22:58:23.057" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would say it is a good thing to have a hard copy of the Holy Qur'an as this book alone has blessings in itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why are we  not allowed to touch the written letters of the Qur'an when we are not in a state of purity when the actual writing has not a blessing in itself without even reading the verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims kiss the Qur'an and place their forehead on the holy book whilst holding it in their hands or they place it  on their head or walk under it before setting off to a journey. Why would they do so if they did not believe that the blessings of the Holy book are transfered to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course the Qur'an was and is widely memorized, but it is the Holy &lt;em&gt;book&lt;/em&gt; being preserved in written form. The followers of the school of Ahl-ul-bayt believe that the revelations to the Holy Prophet were written down on the Prophet's command by Ali ibn Abi Talib during the lifetime of the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many other companions were chosen by the Prophet  to write down word for word under his direct supervision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;During the lifetime of the Prophet, many of the companions - fourty-one of whom are recorded by Ibn Nadeem (Al-Firist,p.41)- had written the entire Qur'an with their own hands; therefore each copy was known as &quot;the copy of Abdullah b. Masud&quot;, &quot;the copy of Ibn Abbas&quot; and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Sayed Moustafa al-Qazwini, When Power and Piety Collide, p.103&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the Prophet made sure that the revelations were  written down accurately to avoid any changes- how could it be otherwise when it was vital to preserve the words of Allah to mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Holy Qur'an itself attests the preserved status before the life of the Prophet ended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So, whoever so wills may pay heed to it. It is (recorded) in those scripts (of the Preserved Tablet) that are honoured, exalted, purified, in the hands of those scribes who are honorable, righteous. (80:13-15)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they said, .(These are) the tales of the ancients he (the messenger) has caused to be written, and they are read out to him at morning and evening. (25:5)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A messenger from Allah who recites the purified scrolls... (98:2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is recommended to look at the written words of the Qur'an and to read from a hardcopy for the benefit of our eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though we are now living in a digital age and hundreds of books can be stored on a tiny chip for easy and convenient access, we cannot compare the Holy book to any other book. We do not need the latest novel or a heavy dictionary as a hardcopy in our bookshelf but as a Muslim, we need the Holy Qur'an in Arabic writing in our bookshelf as it blesses our home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are perfectly right when you say &quot;&lt;em&gt;but there seems to be something special about owning an Arabic Qur'an.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saying this does not mean that I think having a hardcopy at home is sufficient, of course the utmost blessings come from reading, understanding and applying the holy verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are beautiful copies available in  Arabic/English, which make it easier to understand the verses whilst trying to read them in Arabic or follow an audio recitation.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2016-11-07T22:58:23.057" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36193" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35145" CreationDate="2016-11-08T00:47:30.057" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first one is worse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Labelling haram as halal would be Shirk - which is unforgivable (if they are aware of what they are doing).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you know something is haram but still doing it, you would just commit a sin. You can be forgived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19943" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T00:47:30.057" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36194" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29874" CreationDate="2016-11-08T01:47:13.463" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It doesn't appear that you are living with non-muslims, after all you have a local mosque and I assume muslim friends; your worry appears to be that you follow a minority religion in a Western state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, one of the sources of Western civilisation is usually taken as being Christianity; this is not so readily apparent these days given the secular turn that the West has taken recently; still, it's values are deeply embedded in its institutions and laws; as the Prophet called the the followers of Judaism and Christianity the people of the book (ahl al-kitab), its appears to me that one should feel reassured in living in the West - this is how I've always understood it, though I can't offer any scholarly support for this position, its a position I've taken being a muslim living in England with a similar relationship as you to the land of not my birth, but that of my parents; except in my case, a village in Bangladesh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The national poet of Bangladesh, a majority muslim state, is Rabindranath Tagore, ostensibly a Hindu; he wrote that he came of age within the matrix of the cultures of three great civilisations - Persia, India &amp;amp; Europe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T01:47:13.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36196" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12410" CreationDate="2016-11-08T03:54:24.957" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there is no such kahfu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In islam, it's clearly mentioned are all equal, created by Adam and Eve (AS).  It's we who created such thoughts and have been living with the thought to get married only for caste.  It means we are denying the Qur'an, Hadith, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19972" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-08T04:50:43.263" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T04:50:43.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36153" CreationDate="2016-11-08T05:56:29.053" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, your usage of pirated version of Windows 10 is not halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the Dr. Zakir Naik has put it in the linked video, piracy is haram and your case does not fall under the exceptional cases he has mentioned. Because,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is not an established fact that Microsoft encourages pirating it's operating system.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As of this writing, anyone can use Windows 10 for free. It just will be in &quot;not activated&quot; state if one has not purchased a license or did not upgrade from a genuine version of Windows 7/8.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you truly had a genuine version of Windows 7 and you have lost your key, you need to contact Microsoft to reclaim your original key. I am sure you can contact to their sales team through their website. Alternatively, you may contact a local representative office. Microsoft has offices around the globe, almost in all countries.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you are not really required to use Microsoft Windows, there are free alternative operating systems (Linux being the most popular one). You may for example, use FreeBSD, Fedora, centOS, Debian, Ubuntu, LinuxMint or openSUSE instead. There is even one that resembles macOS - elementary OS.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2880" LastEditorUserId="2880" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T01:34:30.923" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T01:34:30.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36198" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36203" CreationDate="2016-11-08T08:14:23.667" Score="2" ViewCount="4576" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Farz prayers, normally the Imam does a dua in which we all participate. I have observed a few masjids I visited, the Imams in middle of dua say 'Al-Fatiha' and then goes quite for 20-30 seconds  (I assume he is reciting Surah Fatiha).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the significance of this? Is there a Hadith I can refer to understand the context?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-21T02:53:00.857" LastActivityDate="2021-11-19T05:03:16.300" Title="Why do some masajid ask us to read Surah Fatiha in dua?" Tags="|dua|surat-al-fatihah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36186" CreationDate="2016-11-08T08:48:37.953" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some perspectives which may be taken into account when analyzing this statement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is the Islam of Muhammad () the same Islam which we -now- live or practice? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer would clearly be a &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt; (or at least we are far away from it) in the last 14 centuries we have done all what we have been warned from: like we have become many sects fighting each other instead of being a big community (read for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:103&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/105&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:105&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/30/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;30:32&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/42/13-14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;42:13-14&lt;/a&gt;) instead of justice (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/16/90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;16:90&lt;/a&gt;) and Allah's law citizens in Muslim countries suffer from inequity, corruption, inequality (women/men, black/white ~ racism, tribalism,  etc.) ... and much more which doesn't go ahead neither with the teachings of the Quran nor the sunnah of Muhammad ().&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Was Muhammad a Muslim?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was the first who obeyed and practiced the words of the Quran so he definitely was a Muslim from this perspective (read for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/16/44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;16:44&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By his submission to Allah he was a Muslim as were according to the Understanding of Muslims all the Prophets before (read for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:19&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:67&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/162-163&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:162-163&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-11-08T10:28:23.593" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T10:28:23.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36200" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36211" CreationDate="2016-11-08T08:59:53.800" Score="1" ViewCount="2098" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a lot of questions at this site which ask if some specific thing is haram.  Many of them fall into the category of: &quot;almost certainly it's halal, but one could construe it as being classified as XYZ, which is haram&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/35983/17163&quot;&gt;Is using subliminal messages for healing haram?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/35733/17163&quot;&gt;Light therapy: allowed or not?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/16163/17163&quot;&gt;Freelancing Haram or Halal?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/35455/17163&quot;&gt;Is it halal to wear tights under jeans during Winter?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/30963/17163&quot;&gt;Is it haraam to get your braces a different color?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/30650/17163&quot;&gt;Is it permissible to write blogs about cricket or football and earn money via AdSense?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/30516/17163&quot;&gt;Is Earning From YouTube Halal?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Some of these are deleted now.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In each of these cases, my initial reaction is &lt;em&gt;of course it's halal&lt;/em&gt;, but I can conceieve of an argument as to why it would be haram, so I can't be 100% sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;:  Do we need to check whether things are haram when they probably aren't?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-30T03:29:53.427" LastActivityDate="2018-03-30T03:29:53.427" Title="Do we need to check whether things are haram when they probably aren't?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36201" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36118" CreationDate="2016-11-08T10:04:13.150" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From a dictionary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مريب: doubtful ; dubious ; dubitable ; equivocal ; fishy ; open to doubt or question ; questionable ; suspicious (source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;almaany&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And from Tafsir like ibn Kathir:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مُرِيبٍ &#xA;  (doubter,) meaning, he doubts and raises doubts in those who scrutinize his behavior, (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1728&amp;amp;Itemid=106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;qtafsir&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam al-Qurtoby in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;surano=50&amp;amp;ayano=25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his tafsir&lt;/a&gt; said that it refers to people who have doubt in the unity of Allah (this was quoted by al-Hassan and Qatadah) therefore Allah says in the next verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/50/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;50:26&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who made [as equal] with Allah another deity;&lt;/strong&gt; ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=50&amp;amp;surano=50&amp;amp;ayano=25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam at-Tabary&lt;/a&gt; said about the same:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقوله ( مريب ) يعني : شاك في وحدانية الله وقدرته على ما يشاء . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;who doubts in Allah'S unity and HIS power or aptitude to do whatever HE wants&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also according at-Tabari: Qatadah said مُرِيبٍ  means who doubts! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Achour in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;surano=50&amp;amp;ayano=25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tahrir wa tanwir&lt;/a&gt; said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;والمريب الذي أراب غيره ، أي جعله مرتابا ، أي شاكا ، أي بما يلقونه إلى الناس من صنوف المغالطة ليشككوهم في صدق الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم وصحة الإيمان والتوحيد . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...المريب is the person who make other people doubt or raise doubts in them by telling them fallacies to create doubts in the truth or sincerity of the Prophet () and the justness of faith and unity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So yes its also a person who creates doubts in the hearts of others!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-11-08T10:26:00.387" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T10:26:00.387" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36198" CreationDate="2016-11-08T13:23:20.220" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First what I said in my comments is my own opinion and interpretation. The answer based on fatwas is clearly that it is a bida'h as it was not reported by anybody that the Messenger of Allah () nor any of his sahaba did so. This is the view of the fiqh council of Saudi-Arabia, of Sheikh al-Barak and ibn 'Othaymeen:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas was asked: Did the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) recite al-Faatihah after offering supplication?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They replied: There is no proof that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) used to recite al-Faatihah after offering supplication, as far as we know. Hence reciting it after offering supplication is an innovation. And Allah is the source of strength.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;End quote from Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa’imah (vol. 1, 2/528)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the practice to end a du'a which is reported to us is different for example some ahadith recommend to end a supplication by praising and thanking Allah and sending prayers to his Prophet. This is the same way we are asked to start a du’a as you may read in ahadith like &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/108&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/108&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;. Also have in mind verses of the Quran like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them. ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/180&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7:180&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... And the last of their call will be, &amp;quot;Praise to Allah , Lord of the worlds!&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/10/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;10:10&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or the hadith which is considered as weak by some scholars which Imam al-Bayhaqi has quoted in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=682&amp;amp;pid=335293&amp;amp;hid=1473&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sho'ab al-Iman&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنهما، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: لا تجعلوني كقدح الراكب، فإن الراكب إذا أراد أن ينطلق علق معالقه، وملأ قدحا ماء، فإذا كانت له حاجة في أن يتوضأ توضأ، وأن يشرب شرب، وإلا اهراق، فاجعلوني في وسط الدعاء وفي أوله وفي آخره.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where our Messenger asks and recommends us to send prayers and blessings upon him in the middle and end of the supplication.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/196421&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in English and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/42768&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic on the matter of fatiha and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/36902&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in English about the etiquette of making dua'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if we teach others how to supplicate the right way we can do this &amp;quot;in congregation&amp;quot; as this is a dark or grey zone of jurisprudence where we might be safe from committing an innovation in the religion. But we shouldn't declare something which has never been made -in the early centuries- as fine or as a good deed. The fatiha itself is a kind of dua' and it consists of many points which are part of the etiquette of doing supplication, but ending a supplication with it has a touch of bida'h even according a not that strict view as the salafi PoV.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-19T05:03:16.300" LastActivityDate="2021-11-19T05:03:16.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36204" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-08T14:30:50.320" Score="3" ViewCount="11493" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've done some research earlier and found out that &quot;waswaas&quot; and &quot;doubts&quot; are two entirely different things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the hadith, if you have waswaas, then you should just seek refuge with Allah and Allah will not mind the waswaas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But when it comes to doubts, Allah is more critical about it in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;The believers are those who believe in God and His Messenger, &lt;strong&gt;then have not doubted&lt;/strong&gt;, and have struggled with their possessions and their selves in the way of God; those -- they are the truthful ones.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; [Quran 49:15] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;[ Allah will say], &quot;Throw into Hell every obstinate disbeliever, preventer of good, aggressor, &lt;strong&gt;and doubter&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; [Quran 50:24-25]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These ayahs scared me a bit. I'm not even a 100% sure if I have doubts or waswaas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've heard some muslims say that &quot;seeking refuge with Allah&quot; is only meant for waswaas. It is not meant for doubts. The only way to cure doubts is to search for the answers to the doubts. If I have doubts and I try to seek refuge with Allah instead of searching for answers, He will not forgive me for my doubts. This cure only applies to waswaas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what do you think? Can a muslim treat doubts and waswaas the same way? If I have doubts (not waswaas), can I just ignore them and seek refuge with Allah instead of searching for answers? Is this permissible in Islam? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide a clear, unambiguous answer and authentic sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2019-01-30T06:33:51.560" LastActivityDate="2019-01-30T06:33:51.560" Title="If a muslim has doubts, can he treat it as waswas?" Tags="|shaitan|doubts|waswasa|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36205" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36209" CreationDate="2016-11-08T16:56:54.593" Score="2" ViewCount="1362" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is this hadith authentic giving a pair of shoes as mahr?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;A woman from Banu Fazhar was married with a pair of shoes being accepted as Mahr. Rasulullah (s) asked the woman: ‘Are you happy to give your possessions and soul in exchange for a pair of shoes?’ She replied: ‘Yes’. Rasulullah (s) then deemed this Nikah valid”.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunan Tirmidhi Volume 1 page 152&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19898" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-05T09:16:58.587" LastActivityDate="2022-06-05T09:16:58.587" Title="Is this hadith about giving a pair of shoes as mahr authentic?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|mehr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36207" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16807" CreationDate="2016-11-08T20:57:33.627" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Clarification: Alcohol is not added to kombucha. It's a fermentation by-product. The levels are quite low; it's not practical to drink enough to intoxicate yourself. (There are natural alcohols in fruit, bread, etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17929" LastActivityDate="2016-11-08T20:57:33.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36205" CreationDate="2016-11-09T09:09:22.303" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This hadith has been quoted in Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; and sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1319630&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; other scholars like al-Bayhaqi have also quoted it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At-Tirmidhi himself qualified it as hassan sahih and added that the scholars have different opinions about (amount of) the dowry while a-Shafi'i, Sufyan at-Thawri, Ishaaq (ibn Rahawayh) and Ahmad accept whatever the future spouses have agreed about, others have defined a minimum amount. At-Tirmidhi quoted other sources for similar statements (agreement about dowry).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars on the whole consider this hadith as da'if because of 'Assim ibn 'Obayd Allah عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ. Ibn al-Jawzy quoted: Yahya ibn Ma'ayn who qualified him as weak and he considered him as somebody one couldn't rely on or use as a plead. Ibn Hebban even said his mistakes are grave even if this two sandals or shoes may have the worth of ten! Mulla Ali al-Qarri however made a commentary on this hadith in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=79&amp;amp;ID=6389&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mirqat al-Mafatih sharh meshkaat al-Masabeeh&lt;/a&gt; quoting this qualification. He also said that this woman had the opportunity to ask for more mahr but rejected and with her agreement this nikah became valid and pointed at the fact that mahr could also be what one memorizes of the Quran according ahadith like &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/66/51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; in sahih al-Bukhari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-11-09T09:22:01.307" LastActivityDate="2016-11-09T09:22:01.307" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36210" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-09T10:30:24.093" Score="5" ViewCount="1293" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want you guys to prove it to me that the Quran is perfectly preserved. When I say this, I mean I want you to prove it to me that there is an absolute 0% chance that any verse/surah was removed, lost, added or altered since Muhammad (s.a.w.) passed away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want you to convince me that every single ayah that was revealed to Muhammad is in our Quran today in its perfect form. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Use as many sources as you like. They must all be &lt;strong&gt;authentic&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;unambiguous&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And please don't misinterpret my motif for this question. I'm not bashing Islam. I'm just trying to increase my imaan. So please don't take this the wrong way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-12T01:30:03.760" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T08:30:43.283" Title="Can we demonstrate that the Quran is perfectly preserved?" Tags="|quran|history|preservation|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="19" ClosedDate="2018-03-25T17:33:46.280" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36200" CreationDate="2016-11-09T10:37:34.473" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll try answering your Question from the perspective:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Is it Ok to ask whether something is haram if we have the hint of a doubt about it being halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Different levels of knowledge -&gt; different levels of Questions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First let me tell you that even if Allah in the Quran is addressing people who use their mind and who therefore should do their best to gain knowledge and use the gifts of Allah (tongue, hands, feet, mind ... etc.) to do this and to get to know what Allah has forbidden or what He has allowed and the Quran invites us to this in many statements. Many Muslims today are -unfortunately- Muslims by tradition, I've encountered Muslims in Muslim countries who pray in a way I would qualify as invalid so my hope for them was always that Allah accepts their prayer (hoping it is from the heart) not their &quot;movements&quot; and stages of the prayer as it is defined in big volumes of fiqh. Note that scholars in the golden ages have defined a minimum of knowledge a Muslim should have, but unfortunately even if later some scholars even have made summaries of this knowledge which can be recited as rhymes etc. a majority of Muslims doesn't even reach this level of knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So people like this may ask about almost anything: A funny thing I've been told is that in some Muslim countries about everything has a &quot;halal&quot; stamp on it (I think some people have quoted Indonesia as an example, but I'm pretty sure to have seen it also in Turkish markets in Germany, even if the food or whatever is clearly something we know is halal, Andrew Grimm has already posted a Question about a halal stamp on a water bottle in an Airplane here on ISE). Of course as a person who is able to read and has some knowledge about his\her religion we would find such questions either boring, strange or one could even use inappropriate qualifications, but be sure that -some if not most- people don't ask them for fun or to mock, but they have doubts, waswas, no or little knowledge and they are invited to ask by the Quran (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/16/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;16:43&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand we are asked not to ask too much this is an indirect conclusion of many scholars about the statement of (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/101-102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:101-102&lt;/a&gt;) (for details read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8008/what-is-the-context-of-verse-5101-102&quot;&gt;What is the context of verse 5:101-102?&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For those people who are able to read and understand Quran in first place and in some cases the sunnah tells us what Allah has forbidden. Therefore scholars have pronounced a legal rule saying (this is the first rule among the rules of fiqh):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الأصل في الاشياء &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A9/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الاباحة&lt;/a&gt;, ولا &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;تحريم&lt;/a&gt; إلا بنص&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Meaning: By default anything is allowed or permitted (halal, mobah) nothing is forbidden unless we have a -clear- text (Quran, sunnah) saying so!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means if we don't find a hint about something being forbidden we should go ahead and consider it allowed, as Allah says (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:87&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not prohibit the good things which Allah has made lawful to you and do not transgress. Indeed, Allah does not like transgressors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can we -as laymen- really always be sure that something is haram or halal?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Quran we have been told about of a lot of things which are unlawful or prohibited there the statement is clear, so anything the Quran declares as forbidden, unlawful is clearly haram. In hadith this qualification may differ in some cases, so at this point you may need help of a scholar. As for example you may find a contradiction in hadith, maybe because the statement has been abrogated, as we have also abrogation in Hadith not only in the Quran. And mostly the statements in hadiths are not that clear, so often you won't conclude directly a prohibition but it could be something frowned upon. So here you interpretation or misinterpretation of words may be a cause of a false conclusion. Also in some cases the Quran makes a general statement maybe it needs some more analysis to check what -in our time today- can be included or excluded in that statement!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So asking Questions about halal and haram will always stay up to date even if in some cases the answer could easily be found in the Quran, because this depends on the knowledge base of the Questioner himself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran gives us a general statement about what is halal and what is haram in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/32-33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7:32-33&lt;/a&gt;) especially the later verse says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;My Lord has only forbidden immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed - and sin, and oppression without right, and that you associate with Allah that for which He has not sent down authority, and that you say about Allah that which you do not know.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we could conclude that anything which Allah considers as haram as something which might either cause harm, or be considered as bad by us humans or whatever is related to association or disbelieve! And we could conclude that anything else is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore in similar cases I'm trying to ask the poster what makes him think such and such is haram, because one needs to analyze the reasoning to be able to correct these false thoughts hoping this would help him/her in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/5674/why-is-halal-haram-important-to-muslims&quot;&gt;Why is halal/haram important to Muslims?&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-11-09T11:00:32.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36213" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38976" CreationDate="2016-11-09T12:15:31.827" Score="0" ViewCount="555" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that we need to pay zakah on &quot;physical&quot; gold and silver after a certain threshold has been reached and is available for a whole lunar year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the fiqh with respect to gold &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchange-traded_fund&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;exchange-traded fund&lt;/a&gt; (ETFs)? Do we pay zakah on that too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-20T21:09:57.137" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T21:09:57.137" Title="Is there zakah on gold exchange-traded funds?" Tags="|zakat|investment|gold|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25587" CreationDate="2016-11-09T12:56:10.217" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I personally think that the verse  كَمَثَلِ الْعَنْكَبُوتِ اتَّخَذَتْ بَيْتاً وَ إِنَّ أَوْهَنَ الْبُيُوتِ لَبَيْتُ الْعَنْكَبُوتِ لَوْ كانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ apply to both land and water spiders. This verse find a  literal translation in the case of water spiders which &quot;take &quot; water bubbles as houses as it is scientifically indicated that water spiders live their whole lives in water bubbles (see this link:&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjFew5Lk2r4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjFew5Lk2r4&lt;/a&gt;). This verse also applies to land spiders though in a different way. The land spiders here build their houses which though built from strong threads, the house itself is still weak. The verse describes the house as weak and not the thread and the weakness of the house lies in the fact that the house doesn't protect it from the environment around.For example, the house doesn't protect it from rain and it is 100% transparent and this makes it a prey for its enemies such as birds. To conclude, the status of the spider using its weak house as a shelter is the same as the status of a person asking a weak human(no matter how strong  human is) for support and help. As indicated above the weakness of the spider's house can be understood (100%) literally  in the case of a water spider ( a house made of a water bubble), and this weakness can also be understood (100%) literally  as well in relation to land spiders in the case when a spider faces environment  difficulties and enemies where its house doesn't help it and it leaves its house and run to holes for shelter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19980" LastActivityDate="2016-11-09T12:56:10.217" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36210" CreationDate="2016-11-09T18:47:54.060" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to currently available evidence, it can't be proven that the Quran is perfectly preserved. And it can't be disproved either. There is not enough evidence available for what you are asking. In Islam, we believe in Allah which is not proven, we believe in angels which isn't proven and we believe in a lot that isn't proven. They aren't proven with scientific evidence, but we believe in them because they logically make sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah said in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those&#xA;  conscious of Allah -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who believe in the unseen,&lt;/strong&gt; establish prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there was prove of all the things said in the Quran, then Islam wouldn't be a religion. It would have been recognized as facts by scientists and all people of earth would have believed it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-10T12:32:06.800" LastActivityDate="2016-12-10T12:32:06.800" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24452" CreationDate="2016-11-10T07:32:12.493" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since she can not afford, then she is not required to perform Haj.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the loan, if you mean a loan that can generate any interest then it is Haram and she must not do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If someone like a relative or a friend will lend her the money and she is sure that she can pay the lender back his or her money, then she can do that but there are some conflicts as some say that we should stick to the rule that only the capable should do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19989" LastActivityDate="2016-11-10T07:32:12.493" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25531" CreationDate="2016-11-10T07:52:48.787" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, you have to know the reason for the constant gas, maybe it is related to the type of food you eat, simply visit a doctor and inshallah you will be fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, you need to have wudu just before the prayer, once you finished your prayer, you can do whatever you want as long as it is Halal&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19989" LastActivityDate="2016-11-10T07:52:48.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13367" CreationDate="2016-11-10T08:00:23.273" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No he was not, he died at the religion of his ancestors and the Prophet asked him many times to testify that no one but Allah and that he is the messenger of Allah, but he didn't make it, one of the major reasons was his companionship that didn't believe the prophet&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Taleb went to Hell and he is the least one to be tortured as the prophet said, his punishment is to stand over a cinder (Jamrah) from hell till his body boils from inside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19989" LastActivityDate="2016-11-10T08:00:23.273" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36222" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36057" CreationDate="2016-11-10T08:09:40.487" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note that I'll only answer your post according the title as for the example case maybe an elaboration would be needed and as far as I can tell the other answer is referring to it and solving it to some extent!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Inaction is indeed a sin as Allah prohibits hiding the the truth (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:42&lt;/a&gt;). And therefore in an other place in the Quran HE says (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/91/14-15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;91:14-15&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But they denied him and hamstrung her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact they denied their Prophet (or his teachings) but it was not all of them whom hamstrung the she-camel but one or some of them only. But Allah's punishment overtook all of them as those who didn't stop this sinful act have committed the sin of not forbidding wrong nor enjoined good as they should! Read also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/518160&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this statement&lt;/a&gt; about similar cases from al-Muwatta':&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Some say that Allah the Blessed, the Exalted, will not punish the many for the wrong action of the few. However, when the objectionable action is committed openly, then they all deserve to be punished.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's why Allah says later:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them]. (14) And He does not fear the consequence thereof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/77-81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:77-81&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Quran and sunnah there's a strong emphasize of the importance of enjoining good and forbidding wrong الأمر بالمَعْرُوف والنَهي عن المُنْكَر. Read for example verses such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/104&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:104&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:114&lt;/a&gt; and these two verses of surat at-Tawbah which make a comparison between the &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hypocrites and disbelievers&lt;/a&gt; on one side and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;believers&lt;/a&gt; on the other. And in the sunnah you may find some ahadith like in (here one version from) sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/59/77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt;, Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/33/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt; (which goes ahead with the statement from above), sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/36/79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; and an other hadith from Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/36/110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;. And the famous hadith which is among the 40 of Imam an-Nawawi (see for example in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;) saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He who amongst you sees something abominable should modify it with the help of his hand; and if he has not strength enough to do it, then he should do it with his tongue, and if he has not strength enough to do it, (even) then he should (abhor it) from his heart, and that is the least of faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which has been explained as follows: people in changing or modifying or stopping a wrong or abominable act are levels. Everybody should do the modification according his own possibilities. For example changing by acting (with the help of his hand) can mostly be done by authorities only, changing by pointing at it (with his tongue) can be done by scholars and laymen and anybody who has strong enough faith and courage to do so and for those who have not this courage  remains the change in their hearts (by rejecting a sinful act). Now the question could be is this last option halal if nobody acts? No it wouldn't be as enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil are two of the duties of shari’a (For see  details &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/96662&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-11-10T08:45:09.767" LastActivityDate="2016-11-10T08:45:09.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36223" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-10T08:11:03.410" Score="2" ViewCount="424" Body="&lt;p&gt;someone told Me that prophet Mohammed Nabi(A) is lay down in qaber for 1500 years and then the wold ends.Is there any proof for this?up to this how much year after prophets  is dead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19316" LastActivityDate="2021-10-03T14:59:58.740" Title="Is there any proof for prophet &quot;mohammed nabi(A) is lay down in qaber for 1500 years&quot;?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|last-day|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36225" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36223" CreationDate="2016-11-10T09:45:47.000" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is basically taken from &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A_%D9%84%D9%84%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Hawi lil fatawi&lt;/a&gt; -a fatwa collection- of Imam Jalal ad-Dyn &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Suyuti&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;as-Suyuti&lt;/a&gt; (in the section about fatwa on hadith) where he answered a fatwa saying at the end:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ولا يمكن أن تكون المدة ألفا وخمسمائة سنة أصلا&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;“The period cannot be fifteen hundred years at all.”&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=465&amp;amp;bk_no=130&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; the Question and first replay in Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Afterwards he quoted statements of other muhaditheen such as Imam at-Tabarni, at-Tirmdihi, ibn abi Hatem, al-Bayhaqi and abu Ja'afar at-Tabari etc. who quoted different ahadith or sayings of sahaba saying that the life time of this life is equal to 7 days of Allah (or 7000 years in some of the quotes) (read also &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/22/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;22:47&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... And indeed, a day with your Lord is like a thousand years of those which you count.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... and that our Prophet () came on the last day (1000 years before the end) (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=466&amp;amp;bk_no=130&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and the following pages). Many of these &amp;quot;stories&amp;quot; are among the israeliyat and da'if narrations! (Also take a look in a &amp;quot;selection&amp;quot; from tafsir ibn Kathir of the verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2496&amp;amp;Itemid=77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;22:47 in qtafsir&lt;/a&gt; which quote that 1 day of Allah is equal of 1000 years of our count)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if we read the Quran we can find verses such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival? Say, &amp;quot;Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him. It lays heavily upon the heavens and the earth. It will not come upon you except unexpectedly.&amp;quot; They ask you as if you are familiar with it. Say, &amp;quot;Its knowledge is only with Allah , but most of the people do not know.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7:187&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People ask you concerning the Hour. Say,&amp;quot; Knowledge of it is only with Allah . And what may make you perceive? Perhaps the Hour is near.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/63&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:63&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival?(42)&#xA;In what [position] are you that you should mention it? (43)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;To your Lord is its finality. (44)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;You are only a warner for those who fear it. (45)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;It will be, on the Day they see it, as though they had not remained [in the world] except for an afternoon or a morning thereof. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/79/42-46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;79:42-46&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which clearly say that nobody (even not the Prophet) knows when the last day would be except for Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/33689&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-10-03T14:59:58.740" LastActivityDate="2021-10-03T14:59:58.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36226" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-10T10:11:17.500" Score="3" ViewCount="27000" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am trying to understand meaning of &lt;code&gt;mahram&lt;/code&gt;. Can someone explain to me what it means in Islam? I have read about it on the internet but still can't understand its meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19992" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T08:49:38.813" LastActivityDate="2019-09-08T04:56:47.463" Title="What does &quot;mahram&quot; mean?" Tags="|definitions|mahram|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36226" CreationDate="2016-11-10T10:31:33.017" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahram&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mahram&lt;/a&gt; is a person who can't marry a woman for ever (it is haram). This means what ever happens he is by default not allowed to marry her according the shari'a. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a womans perspective her father (and father's father etc.) her sons (and her son's sons etc.) her brothers (no matter if paternal or maternal) her brothers  and sisters sons (and their son's sons etc.) her uncles (maternal and paternal) are mahrams and are quoted in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:31&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their &lt;strong&gt;fathers&lt;/strong&gt;, their husbands' fathers, their &lt;strong&gt;sons&lt;/strong&gt;, their husbands' sons, their &lt;strong&gt;brothers&lt;/strong&gt;, their &lt;strong&gt;brothers' sons&lt;/strong&gt;, their &lt;strong&gt;sisters' sons&lt;/strong&gt;, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/5538&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; explaining this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-09-08T04:56:47.463" LastActivityDate="2019-09-08T04:56:47.463" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36213" CreationDate="2016-11-10T12:23:12.123" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You need to pay Zakah for money, gold or any other belongings that you own for commerce, only if the total value has exceeded specific threshold of gold, not necessary to be gold&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ex: if you have a car or more that you use for yourself, a home or more than you use and your family use, then no zakaah here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you have a car that you rent, or a home that you rent, or a farm, in this case you should pay zakah for the revenue generated from these items if this revenue compared to what you own for a lunar year exceeded the threshold &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19989" LastActivityDate="2016-11-10T12:23:12.123" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36229" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36237" CreationDate="2016-11-10T12:42:56.053" Score="4" ViewCount="1274" Body="&lt;p&gt;In sahih Muslim we find this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer and he shortened them (to the extent) that I (out of surprise) said:&#xA;  Did he recite in them Surah Fatiha (only)? (Source &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/6/114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/5/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu Dawood&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can we conclude from it that our Prophet (pbuh) prayed this optional (nafl) prayer reciting only the fatihah in each rak'a?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could we conclude from this that this would apply for any other optional prayer too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or does it just mean it is sunnah to pray it &quot;fast&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19726" LastActivityDate="2020-01-19T22:57:58.977" Title="Does this hadith means it is allowed to pray in not mandatory prayers reciting al-fatihah only?" Tags="|salat|hadith-interpretation|fiqh|nafl|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36231" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36235" CreationDate="2016-11-10T13:34:53.007" Score="6" ViewCount="4837" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a revert, for much of my life I haven't had the chance to do good deeds for Allah. As such, I'm probably significantly behind people born into Muslim families.  I've done good deeds, but not with Allah in mind at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Question&lt;/em&gt;: Do my good deeds committed before converting to Islam count?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have no intuition here. We get our sins erased, so perhaps our good deeds are likewise erased. But that doesn't feel right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2021-12-24T12:21:21.437" Title="Do my good deeds committed before converting to Islam count?" Tags="|conversion|deeds|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36231" CreationDate="2016-11-10T14:00:33.473" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says in Surat-ul-Furqan:&#xA;إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا فَأُولَٰئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ اللَّهُ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ حَسَنَاتٍ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا&#xA;Except for those who repent, believe and do righteous work. For them Allah will replace their evil deeds with good. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/25:70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/25:70&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is so merciful. Not only does He erase your sins, but  He also replaces the evil deeds with good. So don't worry, your good deeds are counted in shaa' Allah. :-)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="778" LastActivityDate="2016-11-10T14:00:33.473" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36234" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-10T15:51:27.020" Score="3" ViewCount="80" Body="&lt;p&gt;I live in a Smallish city, we still voted for Trump, but we have a mosque, and a few black people, and people in smaller towns are afraid to move here because they think they'll get shot in a week. We're biggish, but we still have our fair share of bigots. I've already seen a few people make nasty comments about Muslims (and various other minorities). Before the election I saw a couple that refused to eat at a restaurant until a generic middle eastern family (I didn't see any outward indication of their faith) was removed. (In that story the couple was removed, not the middle eastern family)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the election of the Republican candidate, I believe Bigots will be emboldened, and more inclined to voice their opinions in an aggressive manor. I've read about strategies for an outside observer to intervene in a nonviolent way (Place yourself between victim and harasser, don't directly acknowledge harasser, make small talk, walk away from situation with victim, etc). I feel I may have to be called upon to protect a Muslim individual from harassment. While I have no formal training in this sort of conflict resolution, I don't want to have to say to myself someday &quot;I just sat on the sidelines while this happened&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I realize that there are multiple branches of Islam, but I'm just looking for high level summarization. I know there are &lt;em&gt;some&lt;/em&gt; rules about contact between men and women that basically boils down to &quot;No Touching&quot;, but I don't know if that's all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't want to offend or be ignorant of someone's religion. I don't want to put my arm around their shoulder if it's going to be taken as a religious slight. I don't want to make eye contact if it's weird. Would it be possible to provide a summary of the rules? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9165" LastActivityDate="2016-11-10T15:51:27.020" Title="What are the rules for interacting with an individual that does not practice Islam?" Tags="|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36235" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36231" CreationDate="2016-11-10T16:21:46.223" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah the most Beneficent the most Merciful,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In such issues, there are always some differences in the opinions of scholars.  Why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are lot of reasons for scholarly difference; I will enumerate some of them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;there are few ahadith on such issues;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;there are different ahadith with different meaning;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the existing ahadith don't give us a clear judgement;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the scholars didn't have access the all of the sunnah (hadiths), sp they may miss some ahadith;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;some scholars are good in some subjects but they are not good in hadith, so they can't know if some ahadith are authentic or not,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and so on.  What do scholars do in this cases?  Scholars who have good knowledge in Islamic sciences and Arabic language have the right to perform independent reasoning (إجتهاد) and give us a legal opinion (fatwa فتوى).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now here are the different views for the given case:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, I will survey the relevant ahadith and Quran verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But those who disbelieved - their deeds are like a mirage in a lowland&#xA;which a thirsty one thinks is water until, when he comes to it, he&#xA;finds it is nothing but finds Allah before Him, and He will pay him in&#xA;full his due; and Allah is swift in account. Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:39&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Except for those who repent, believe and do righteous work. For them&#xA;Allah will replace their evil deeds with good. And ever is Allah&#xA;Forgiving and Merciful. Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/25/70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;25:70&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it,And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it. Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/99/7-8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;99:7,8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly gone far astray. Quran &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/116&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:116&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hakim b. Hizam reported to 'Urwa b. Zubair that he said to the&#xA;Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): Messenger of Allah, do you think if there is&#xA;any reward (of the Lord with me on the Day of Resurrection) for the&#xA;deeds of religious purification that I performed in the state of&#xA;ignorance, such as charity, freeing a slave, cementing of&#xA;blood-relations? Upon this he (the Messenger of Allah) said to him:&#xA;You have accepted Islam with all the previous virtues that you had&#xA;practised.    &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/1/231&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(إِذَا أَسْلَمَ الْعَبْدُ فَحَسُنَ إِسْلَامُهُ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ&#xA;لَهُ كُلَّ حَسَنَةٍ كَانَ أَزْلَفَهَا وَمُحِيَتْ عَنْهُ كُلُّ&#xA;سَيِّئَةٍ كَانَ أَزْلَفَهَا ثُمَّ كَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ الْقِصَاصُ&#xA;الْحَسَنَةُ بِعَشْرَةِ أَمْثَالِهَا إِلَى سَبْعِ مِائَةِ ضِعْفٍ&#xA;وَالسَّيِّئَةُ بِمِثْلِهَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَتَجَاوَزَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ&#xA;وَجَلَّ عَنْهَا)&#xA;Série de Hadiths authentiques - Sheikh  Al-Albani&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said: &amp;quot;The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'If a person accepts Islam, such that his Islam is&#xA;good, Allah will decree reward for every good deed that he did before,&#xA;and every bad deed that he did before will be erased. Then after that&#xA;will come the reckoning; each good deed will be rewarded ten times up&#xA;to seven hundred times. And each bad deed will be recorded as it is,&#xA;unless Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, forgives it.'&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/2/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'A'isha reported: I said: Messenger of Allah, the son of Jud'an&#xA;established ties of relationship, fed the poor. Would that be of any&#xA;avail to him? He said: It would be of no avail to him as he did not&#xA;ever say: O my Lord, pardon my sins on the Day of Resurrection. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:214&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many different opinions on this issue, but I will describe some of them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Good deeds and bad deeds are both not counted because:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah doesn't accept deeds from disbelievers: &amp;quot;But those who disbelieved&#xA;their deeds are like a mirage&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24:39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 24:39&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A disbeliever's good morals will still with him in Islam, and he will find it easy to do good deeds.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A disbeliever's good deeds help him to follow the truth, and Allah may guide him to Islam because of it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Good deeds are counted because:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the hadith of Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri, it's clear that for a new Muslim, if his iman was good, his good deeds will be counted.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's known that for an apostate (one who left Islam), his good deeds if he revert still count.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Quran verses that mention that Allah doesn't accept from disbelievers who died without Islam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are others who say e.g.: good deeds are counted but not worships because it was not for Allah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is Most Merciful and the most beneficent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah say &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/39/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;39:61&lt;/a&gt;: And Allah will save those who feared Him by their&#xA;attainment; no evil will touch them, nor will they grieve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: There are one&#xA;hundred (parts of) mercy for Allah and He has sent down out of these&#xA;one part of mercy upon the jinn and human beings and animals and the&#xA;insects, and it is because of this (one part) that they love one&#xA;another, show kindness to one another and even the beast treats its&#xA;young one with affection, and Allah has reserved ninety nine parts of&#xA;mercy with which He would treat His servants on the Day of&#xA;Resurrection.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/50/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah accept from us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19746" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-24T12:21:21.437" LastActivityDate="2021-12-24T12:21:21.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36236" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36387" CreationDate="2016-11-10T16:28:39.917" Score="5" ViewCount="3467" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I'm aware, only humans and jinn are accountable for their actions and beliefs - is this a correct assessment? If it isn't, are there other creatures on earth that we can interact with that are accountable?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, both humans and jinn have a ruh. That begs the question, is there any species that will be accountable on the day of judgement, but does not have a ruh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there are any classical works available on this in English (I don't know Arabic), I'd be interested.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In particular, I'm interested in what creatures are accountable to the extent that they go on to live forever in paradise and hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-29T23:57:15.237" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T23:57:15.237" Title="What creatures are accountable on the day of judgement?" Tags="|day-of-judgement|soul|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36237" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36229" CreationDate="2016-11-10T17:04:44.793" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah the most beneficent the most merciful &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;first it's important to offer our prayers in the way  the prophet of Allah peace be upon him offered his prayers (it's important to follow him in every thing especially in salat ), even those things for whom our salat would be considered as correct without them are important, because we don't know if Allah accept it or not !&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Sulaiman and Malik bin Huwairith: We came to the Prophet&#xA;  (ﷺ) and we were (a few) young men of approximately equal age and&#xA;  stayed with him for twenty nights. Then he thought that we were&#xA;  anxious for our families, and he asked us whom we had left behind to&#xA;  look after our families, and we told him. He was kindhearted and&#xA;  merciful, so he said, &quot;Return to your families and teach them&#xA;  (religious knowledge) and order them (to do good deeds) and offer your&#xA;  prayers in the way you saw me offering my prayers, and when the stated&#xA;  time for the prayer becomes due, then one of you should pronounce its&#xA;  call (i.e. the Adhan), and the eldest of you should lead you in&#xA;  prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For your question i will mention some ahadith :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Ata' reported it on the authority of Abu Huraira who said: Recitation&#xA;  (of Surat al-Fatiha) in every (rak'ah) of prayer in essential. (The&#xA;  recitation) that we listened to from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) we&#xA;  made you listen to it. And that which he recited inwardly to us, we&#xA;  recited it inwardly for you. And he who recites Umm al-Qur'an, it is&#xA;  enough for him (to complete the prayer), and he who adds to it&#xA;  (recites some other verses of the Holy Qur'an along with Surat&#xA;  al-Fatiha), it is preferable for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;from this hadith the majority of scholars said that reading fatiha only is enough for our prayers to be valid (valid doesn't mean accepted it's mean we don't have to repeat the prayer)&#xA;and reading surrah is recommendable in the two first bows ( rakaat ) ;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qadi_Ayyad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Qadi 'Iyad&lt;/a&gt; quoted from some of Maliks students that reading surah after fatiha is obligatory but Imam an-Nawawi said that this statement is exaggerated (in the meaning of strange statement which is a single view which has not even a hint of majority at all) and rejected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال النووي :   وحكى القاضي عياض رحمه الله تعالى عن بعض أصحاب مالك وجوب&#xA;  السورة وهو شاذ مردود .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for the hadith of A'isha in sahih muslim about the dawn prayer it doesn't necessarily mean that he did read only fatiha .. but it mean his praying was fast .. so the hadith accept the two meanings . &#xA;and some scholars said that is from sunnah to make the two rak'aat of dawn prayer short.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19746" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-11-11T07:50:52.910" LastActivityDate="2016-11-11T07:50:52.910" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36240" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-11-11T05:34:33.330" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-11-11T05:34:33.330" LastActivityDate="2016-11-11T05:34:33.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36241" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-11-11T05:34:33.330" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-11-11T05:34:33.330" LastActivityDate="2016-11-11T05:34:33.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36244" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36204" CreationDate="2016-11-11T11:08:34.757" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer this question, we really first of all need to go through the terms you are using and define them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, we must go through the verses you are quoting. Then we &lt;strong&gt;might&lt;/strong&gt; come to a conclusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as you say, doubt and waswas might not be the same thing, they might be related, but that again depends of your definition of the word waswas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does waswas mean?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Whispering. Which mostly is understood to come from Satan in a religous point of view. &lt;em&gt;Please note that there are discussions about what type of &quot;whisperings&quot; really are coming from Satan and which aren't.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Obsessional thoughts, OCD, see: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ocduk.org/types-ocd&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.ocduk.org/types-ocd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if one has OCD, one should visit a doctor which specialize in this area. Because thats more counted as a &lt;strong&gt;psychological disorder&lt;/strong&gt;. God is Just and doesn't punish someone for something she/he cannot control. See:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity.&lt;/strong&gt; It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. &quot;Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbeliev&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Let a man of wealth spend from his wealth, and he whose provision is restricted - let him spend from what Allah has given him. &lt;strong&gt;Allah does not charge a soul except [according to] what He has given it.&lt;/strong&gt; Allah will bring about, after hardship, ease.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The doubts could of course be treated as either one of the types of waswas. It could also be related to other things, one could not know for sure. If it's OCD, it might be easier for a &lt;strong&gt;specialist&lt;/strong&gt; to draw the conclusion that it is the source. But doubts could also come from other sources, it musn't be waswas. But one might call all doubts from satan, following the philosophy: &quot;everything that brings you away from Islam, is from Satan&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The verses about doubt&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Analyzing the first verse, Surat AL-Hujurat, verse 15&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The message of this verse is to say that &quot;the TRUE believers are...&quot;. Reading the verse before it (i.e verse 14):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The desert Arabs say, &quot;We believe.&quot; Say, &quot;Ye have no faith; but ye (only) &lt;strong&gt;say, 'We have submitted our wills to Allah,'&lt;/strong&gt; For &lt;strong&gt;not yet has Faith entered your hearts.&lt;/strong&gt; But if ye obey Allah and His Messenger, He will not belittle aught of your deeds: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meaning that they were Muslims. The verse later one explains the conditions for them, about TRUE belief:   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The believers are only those who believe in Allah and His Messenger&#xA;  then they doubt not and struggle hard with their wealth and their&#xA;  lives in the way of Allah; &lt;strong&gt;they are the truthful ones.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=1&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=1&amp;amp;tSoraNo=49&amp;amp;tAyahNo=15&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; might also be interesting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many hadiths related to TRUE belief. For instance the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“You will never believe until you love each other. Shall I tell you what will make you love each other?” They said, “Of course, O Messenger of Allah.” He said, “Spread peace between yourselves. By the one in whose hand is my soul, you will not enter Paradise until you are merciful.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, all of us are merciful.” &lt;strong&gt;He said, “Verily, it is not mercy between yourselves, but rather it is mercy in general; it is mercy in general.&lt;/strong&gt;”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The message of the hadith isn't not talking about belief itself, it is talking about the highest LEVEL of belief. You can believe and be a bad person, you can believe and hate everyone and be unjust - but you will never be a TRUE believer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Analyzing the second verse, Surat Qaf 24-25:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[ Allah will say], &quot;Throw into Hell every obstinate disbeliever,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Who forbade what was good, transgressed all bounds, &lt;strong&gt;cast doubts and&#xA;  suspicions&lt;/strong&gt;;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reading the next verse (26):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Who set up another god beside Allah: Throw him into a severe&#xA;  penalty.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse doesn't entirely mean the person who doubts, it might also mean the person who makes people doubt. Even if it means a person who doubts, it is still baked in to many conditions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A person who set up another god besides Allah. (Moshrik)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A person who forbids good. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Exceeds all the limits (in a negative way)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Makes other people doubt (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/35/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;calling the message a lie&lt;/a&gt;), OR it could also be interpreted as he doubts about the message (after beeing clear to him)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You might also know that there are different of opinions about WHO is a kafir. You can read about that in this forum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my perspective, the verses you quoted has nothing to do with your situation. The context is not the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You might have heard this from me before, but I truly believe your problems are based on you drawing conclusions too fast. You do this by being certain about your interpretation of certain hadiths/verses are absolutely true, which then make you draw conclusion that will be false (if the interpretation is false).&#xA;You should take a step back, if you really are concerned you should study for real, not reading some verses and hadith in the net. This can really be an &quot;iman&quot; killer, if you aren't experienced, just like one who cannot swim will drown (and die) if one jumps into the deep ocean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recommend you to study Arabic, Logic, Rhetoric, Argumentation analysis, Usul Al Fiqh. Keep away from the deep ocean until you do know how to swim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2016-11-11T11:28:25.927" LastActivityDate="2016-11-11T11:28:25.927" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36245" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36204" CreationDate="2016-11-11T13:29:19.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here are the wise sayings of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib regarding doubt. Inshallah they make things clear for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ali (a.s)said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Do not give in to misgivings lest you start to doubt, and do not doubt lest you disbelieve and do not allow yourselves to become emboldened [against Allah] lest you fall into self-deception.&quot;&#xA;  [Bihar al-Anwar, V.2, p. 54, no24]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said also: &quot;Doubt extinguishes the light of the heart.&quot; [Ghurar al-Hikam, no.1242]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You see the seriousness being pointed out by Imam Ali regarding doubt.  How can you tackle this problem. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the advice of Imam Ali (as): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Doubts are dispelled through repetition of one's thought processes.&quot;&#xA;  [Ghurar al-Hikam, no.4271]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what can be better to nourish the thought process than reading, learning and researching.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Don't give into the desire to doubt everything and to unreasonable debating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2016-11-11T13:29:19.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36246" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36285" CreationDate="2016-11-11T14:49:11.737" Score="2" ViewCount="814" Body="&lt;p&gt;I sometimes come across the term that a ruling is &quot;mu'tamad&quot; within a school of law - what does this mean? I am aware that some rulings are foundational and universally shared among the adherents of a madhhab, so perhaps that is what it means, but I'm not sure. Is that what it means?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've also come across the remark that al-Ghazali once made with regard to some ruling of ash-Shafii, basically saying &quot;I wish ash-Shafii was more lenient in this point&quot; (i think it was related to ritual purity, or prayer, but I don't remember the precise issue now), yet he felt compelled to follow ash-Shafii's view. In that respect I'd be interested to know what levels of bindingness rulings within a madhhab have, and to what degree this applies to fuqaha. I'm aware that there is ijtihad with regard to rulings within the madhhab and (full-fledged, so to speak) ijtihad where a scholar may and must rely on his own findings in all matters. The nuances and legal categories here escape me, and if anyone knows, I'd be interested to see them clarified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastActivityDate="2021-11-19T04:38:59.503" Title="Levels of obligatoriness of rulings within schools of law" Tags="|usool-ul-fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36247" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-11T16:24:13.223" Score="2" ViewCount="157" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to say that a specific non-Muslim individual is in&#xA;hell fire?  Or say a specific individual Muslim is in jannah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And is it possible for there to exist different views between Allah's judgement and shari'a judgement about someone?  E.g. someone could be non-Muslim in shari'a but a Muslim by Allah's judgement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19746" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-07T12:41:19.380" LastActivityDate="2017-06-07T12:41:19.380" Title="Is it permissible to say that specific individuals are among the dwellers of hell?" Tags="|halal-haram|jahannam|kuffar|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36249" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-11T20:28:13.743" Score="3" ViewCount="325" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a recent revert to Islam and I wanted to begin reading Jumah Salah at my school.&#xA;I know how to read salah but I am not to sure about the stages of &lt;a href=&quot;http://Jumah%20Salah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jumah&lt;/a&gt; Salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone please tell me how the process works and what I should do so I don't make a fool of myself at school when I go to pray with the others?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20002" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-18T03:55:52.883" LastActivityDate="2017-10-15T08:06:24.607" Title="How to perform congregational (Jumah) prayer?" Tags="|salat|jumuah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2017-10-15T15:18:07.570" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36250" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-11T20:58:23.467" Score="4" ViewCount="1847" Body="&lt;p&gt;As an Arab, for me the use of the Word &quot;Allah&quot; is only the arabic translation of God. So why create the distinction of the 2 words? I have read somewhere that this idea of using the word came from orientalists that made sure to differentiate &quot;Allah&quot; and &quot;God&quot; to distinguish the 2 as if they're different.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20004" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-15T21:31:06.543" LastActivityDate="2019-11-18T14:34:39.910" Title="Why use the word Allah instead of God?" Tags="|allah|terminology|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36252" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-11T22:10:27.037" Score="6" ViewCount="29779" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hadith which refers to the one plucking eyebrows being cursed is to females so can males pluck them? (Mine have a few long hairs and it would be nicer to remove these longer ones to look tidy. Some are thicker hairs which stand out on close inspection).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20005" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-07T11:29:05.240" LastActivityDate="2021-09-21T06:10:36.047" Title="Can males pluck their eyebrows?" Tags="|halal-haram|men|human-body|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36253" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-12T02:17:23.760" Score="3" ViewCount="1019" Body="&lt;p&gt;Throughout Islam, there is a lot of attention on women travelling alone, with attitudes varying significantly.  Indeed, there's several questions on this site relating to women travelling alone:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/8698/17163&quot;&gt;Can a Muslim woman study abroad without a mahram?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/31010/17163&quot;&gt;Why are women not allowed to go out alone even in today&amp;#39;s society?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/33135/17163&quot;&gt;How do unmarried women with no mahram go on a pilgrimage to Mecca?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/36150/17163&quot;&gt;Which mainstream Shia scholars say it&amp;#39;s permissible for a woman to travel alone?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there seems to be minimal attention given to men travelling alone, so I'm curious about this imbalance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How do the rules for men travelling alone and women travelling alone differ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/105280&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; says that the Prophet &quot;forbade [travelling alone] in several ahaadeeth&quot; without making reference to one's gender (although there is nuance to their post).  I also found this post:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In times of insecurity and war, in long journeys, the Prophet, pbuh, ordained that a woman should travel with her husband or a male relative. This was meant to help the woman and to provide security, not to put the woman under the control of her husband... -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newtrendmag.org/ntma1614.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kaukab Siddique&lt;/a&gt;, New Trend Mag, 2009.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure what to make of this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2023-07-30T12:03:40.410" Title="How do the rules for men travelling alone and women travelling alone differ?" Tags="|women|men|travelling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36255" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14927" CreationDate="2016-11-12T06:52:19.433" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ذَٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ ۛ فِيهِ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;THAT is the Book, no doubt in it, a guidance for those who have taqwa. (Quran 2:2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;That&quot;, as opposed to &quot;this&quot;, implies something distant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20008" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T06:52:19.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36256" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36204" CreationDate="2016-11-12T07:02:00.297" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Doubt is essential to faith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You see, when trying to understand something, or even Allah, one needs to question and question rises from doubt and curiosity. Because Allah is the truth, He will reveal His signs when questioned enough. How He will reveal, it's relative to the one questioning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is no God, but Allah&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6740" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T07:02:00.297" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36257" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36284" CreationDate="2016-11-12T12:18:52.020" Score="8" ViewCount="11213" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a new muslim, people tend to ask me which madhab do you follow... are you Hanafi, Maliki , Shafi or Hanbali?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do I answer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do some get annoyed if I say I am just a Muslim and since all the Imams followed the Prophet (PBUH), I follow all of them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-09T08:44:03.110" LastActivityDate="2020-12-13T23:44:55.300" Title="Is it necessary to follow a particular madhab?" Tags="|madhhab|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36257" CreationDate="2016-11-12T18:38:21.257" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why the work of the mujtahid Imams of Sacred Law, those who deduce shari‘a rulings from Qur’an and hadith are important and the question arises &quot;Who needs the Imams of Sacred Law when we have the Qur’an and hadith? Why can’t we take our Islam from the word of Allah and His Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace), which are divinely protected from error, instead of taking it from the madhhabs or &quot;schools of jurisprudence&quot; of the mujtahid Imams such as Abu Hanifa, Malik, Shafi‘i, and Ahmad, which are not?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To simplify it Nuh ha meem keller mentioned this incident&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I had a visitor one day in Jordan, for example, who, when we talked about why he hadn’t yet gone on hajj, mentioned the hadith of Anas ibn Malik that &#xA;the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, &quot;Whoever prays the dawn prayer (fajr) in a group and then sits and does dhikr until the sun rises, then prays two rak‘as, shall have the like of the reward of a hajj and an ‘umra.&quot; Anas said, &quot;The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said: ‘Completely, completely, completely’&quot; (Tirmidhi, 2.481). &#xA;My visitor had done just that this very morning, and he now believed that he had fulfilled his obligation to perform the hajj, and had no need to go to Mecca. The hadith was well authenticated (hasan). I distinguished for my visitor between having the reward of something, and lifting the obligation of Islam by actually doing it, and he saw my point.&#xA;But there is a larger lesson here, that while the Qur’an and the sunna are ma‘sum or &quot;divinely protected from error,&quot; the understanding of them is not. And someone who derives rulings from the Qur’an and hadith without training in ijtihad or &quot;deduction from primary texts&quot; as my visitor did, will be responsible for it on the Day of Judgment, just as an amateur doctor who had never been to medical school would be responsible if he performed an operation and somebody died under his knife.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mujtahid Imams were thus explainers, who operationalized the Qur'an and sunna in the specific shari'a rulings in our lives that are collectively known as fiqh or &quot;jurisprudence&quot;. In relation to our din or &quot;religion&quot;, this fiqh is only part of it, for the religious knowledge each of us possesses is of three types. The first type is the general knowledge of tenets of Islamic belief in the oneness of Allah, in His angels, Books, messengers, the prophethood of Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace), and so on. All of us may derive this knowledge directly from the Qur'an and hadith, as is also the case with a second type of knowledge, that of general Islamic ethical principles to do good, avoid evil, cooperate with others in good works, and so forth. Every Muslim can take these general principles, which form the largest and most important part of his religion, from the Qur'an and hadith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The third type of knowledge is that of the specific understanding of particular divine commands and prohibitions that make up the shari'a. Here, because of both the nature and the sheer number of the Qur'an and hadith texts involved, people differ in the scholarly capacity to understand and deduce rulings from them. But all of us have been commanded to live them in our lives, in obedience to Allah, and so Muslims are of two types, those who can do this by themselves, and they are the mujtahid Imams; and those who must do so by means of another, that is, by following a mujtahid Imam, in accordance with Allah's word in Surat al-Nahl, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot; Ask those who recall, if you know not &quot; (Qur'an 16:43),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot; If they had referred it to the Messenger and to those of authority among them, then those of them whose task it is to find it out would have known the matter &quot; (Qur'an 4:83)&lt;/strong&gt;, &#xA;in which the phrase those of them whose task it is to find it out, expresses the words &quot;alladhina yastanbitunahu minhum&quot;, referring to those possessing the capacity to draw inferences directly from the evidence, which is called in Arabic istinbat. &#xA;These and other verses and hadiths oblige the believer who is not at the level of istinbat or directly deriving rulings from the Qur'an and hadith to ask and follow someone in such rulings who is at this level. It is not difficult to see why Allah has obliged us to ask experts, for if each of us were personally responsible for evaluating all the primary texts relating to each question, a lifetime of study would hardly be enough for it, and one would either have to give up earning a living or give up ones din, which is why Allah says in surat al-Tawba, in the context of jihad: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot; Not all of the believers should go to fight. Of every section of&#xA;  them, why does not one part alone go forth, that the rest may gain&#xA;  knowledge of the religion and admonish their people when they return,&#xA;  that perhaps they may take warning &quot; (Qur'an 9:122).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The slogans we hear today about &quot;following the Qur'an and sunna instead of following the madhhabs&quot; are wide of the mark, for everyone agrees that we must follow the Qur'an and the sunna of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace). The point is that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) is no longer alive to personally teach us, and everything we have from him, whether the hadith or the Qur'an, has been conveyed to us through Islamic scholars. So it is not a question of whether or not to take our din from scholars, but rather, from which scholars. And this is the reason we have madhhabs in Islam: because the excellence and superiority of the scholarship of the mujtahid Imams--together with the traditional scholars who followed in each of their schools and evaluated and upgraded their work after them--have met the test of scholarly investigation and won the confidence of thinking and practicing Muslims for all the centuries of Islamic greatness. The reason why madhhabs exist, the benefit of them, past, present, and future, is that they furnish thousands of sound, knowledge-based answers to Muslims questions on how to obey Allah. Muslims have realized that to follow a madhhab means to follow a super scholar who not only had a comprehensive knowledge of the Qur'an and hadith texts relating to each issue he gave judgements on, but also lived in an age a millennium closer to the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) and his Companions, when taqwa or &quot;godfearingness&quot; was the norm--both of which conditions are in striking contrast to the scholarship available today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if someone is not following a particular madhab then scholars say that he is specifically following his nafs where he finds his nafs happy he sticks to that so eventually following his nafs.All imams are same in aqeedah but differ slightly in fiqh so following one particular madhab makes confusions out of the minds make easy to follow commands of Allah Swt simplifying to follow the shariah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported: Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as&#xA;  saying: If the din were at the Pleiades, &quot;Even then a person from Persia&quot;&#xA;   would have taken hold of it, or one amongst the Persian&#xA;  descent would have surely found it.(Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Jalal ud-din as-Suyuti (rah) who is renowned to be Mujaddad of 9th century said of this hadith&#xA; I say this hadith has glad tiding for Imam Abu Hanifa May Allah be pleased with him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2010/12/06/a-reader-on-following-schools-of-thought-madhabs/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2010/12/06/a-reader-on-following-schools-of-thought-madhabs/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;see also this &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2009/08/13/how-can-a-convert-follow-a-school-of-thought-correctly/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2009/08/13/how-can-a-convert-follow-a-school-of-thought-correctly/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2016-11-12T18:38:21.257" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36259" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36257" CreationDate="2016-11-12T19:11:38.173" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a new muslim, people tend to ask me which madhab do you follow...&#xA;are you Hanafi, Maliki , Shafi or Hambali?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do I answer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following a madhab is not obligatory. During the time of the prophet, Muslims didn't follow any particular madhab. When the prophet was alive, people asked him whenever a problem was raised. After his death, Muslims based their decisions according to the Quran and the teaching of the prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, those who don't have much knowledge (illiterate), may misinterpret the Quran or Sunnah. So, those who have sufficient knowledge should practice Islam according to what is said in the Quran and Sunnah. And those who don't know much should follow a particular madhab or ask those who are knowledgeable about religious matters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2020-12-13T23:44:55.300" LastActivityDate="2020-12-13T23:44:55.300" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36260" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-12T21:20:43.657" Score="0" ViewCount="6834" Body="&lt;p&gt;first time posting anything like this so here goes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sick and tired of everything in my life, I don't see anything as worth pursuing, nothing seems worth it.  the only thing I want to do now is die.  growing up wasn't easy for me and maybe that's why i am what i am now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;growing up, from grade 1 to my first year in college, I was always bullied, by almost everyone, most of my classmates, my parents, even some of my teachers.  they always made fun of me because i was fat, Muslim, middle eastern, or had epilepsy. I rarely had friends, and most of my friends even the one I have now, most of them have either disconnected from me for stabbed me in the back one way or another, I just don't trust anyone anymore.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;growing up with my family, both my parents have narcissistic personalty disorder as i discovered later on in life.  My dad, use to hit me, and put me down all the time, and my mom who not only hates Islam is also a feminist extreme told me all the time that all men are evil, all men should be killed off, men are this and that.  I can't remember one day when she wasn't yelling or complaining or playing the born victim card, or trying to always make me feel guilty for everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also had epilepsy a lot in my life, from when I was 10 to 18, I was always on medication, that heavily sedated me, I never got to know what it was like to be a child or a teenager, and when I got my brain surgery it left me with even more problem, I now have borderline personality disorder. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believed in Allah from a very early age, from around 9 or 10 (I'm 25 now), living this life I asked for God's help, over and over again, and nothing.  I pray and pray, and nothing, I ask for just some happiness in my life and I revive nothing.  I look at others like my mom who insult Islam and ruin everyone lives, what does she get in return, she got marred to a rich husband, abandoned all her children (meaning my 2 siblings) and travels to a different part of the world for a short vacation like every other month.  Other who have made my life a hell, and people who don't even believe in Allah, who openly mock, and insult Allah, get everything they want handed to them on a silver plate.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i gave up praying for the things that I want because I know now that even that won't make me happy, what I ask for from Allah now is death, to just let me die, so I don't have to deal with this world anymore.  It just seems that Allah gives the wrong doers, the sinful, and wicked everything they want, and I don't get any happiness.  I'm starting to lose faith, I'm starting to not care anymore, I just want to get drunk every night now and hope a die a painless death somehow. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;what do I do, what can I do, I've read about peoples dua's not being accepted, and theirs the 3 ways that Allah answers, but honestly, I'm starting to lose faith that the help and mercy of Allah will ever come. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20011" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T14:17:33.223" Title="losing faith, hating life, want to die, and angery at Allah, don't know what to do" Tags="|imaan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ClosedDate="2016-12-13T19:33:37.417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36260" CreationDate="2016-11-13T09:24:46.400" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All of this bullying and stuff is a test from Allah. He wants to know if a believer is put under hardship, will he remember Allah? And you are passing the test. Those you pass will go to Jannah and if you keep your faith, you will probably go to Jannah as well. But that is not my decision.    Right now you are not getting everything handed on a silver plate, but if you keep your deen then you will be rewarded at Yawm al  Akhirah. May Allah forgive me if any of this is not correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20021" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T09:24:46.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36266" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36247" CreationDate="2016-11-13T11:33:58.627" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You must believe this with certainty about Abu Lahab, Abu Jahl, and Iblis since there are explicit texts about them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise, you can have legal rulings that someone is a kafir or mushrik and therefore in the hellfire forever, but since their fate is not adjudged based on what the texts say about them but by rulings made by people who are not considered infallible, there's no guarantee that someone adjudged to be a kafir was at heart a kafir. That doesn't give you license to think someone isn't in the hellfire if he was adjudged a kafir, at most you can hope the judge was wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastActivityDate="2016-11-13T11:33:58.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29927" CreationDate="2016-11-13T14:38:46.783" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;We can defend Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and &lt;strong&gt;argue with them in a way that is best&lt;/strong&gt;. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has strayed from His way, and He is most knowing of who is [rightly] guided.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/16:125&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 16:125&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we don't have to.  In fact, the advice I received on converting to Islam was to refrain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Amina Elias, &lt;a href=&quot;http://abuaminaelias.com/arguing-about-the-religion-in-islam/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arguing about the religion in Islam&lt;/a&gt;, 2015, writes &lt;em&gt;we should leave arguments and debates aside even if we are certain our position is correct and the others are upon falsehood&lt;/em&gt; quoting, among other things, the ahadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...I guarantee a house in Jannah for one who gives up arguing, even if he is in the right... (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:629&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No people go astray after having been guided, but they resort to arguing. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/642880&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main reasons for refraining from debating that I recall were:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;You don't need to defend Islam.&lt;/em&gt;  Islam has withstood ~1400 years of criticism and has passed the test of time.  You can rest assured that your interlocutor hasn't come up with some ingenious way to debunk Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;You may have some misbeliefs about or incomplete knowledge of Islam.&lt;/em&gt;  If you are proven mistaken (or even if you're just tricked into thinking your mistaken), then what?  Do you start having doubts?  Your interlocutor probably doesn't care about the repercussions to you, your family, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Your interlocutor can change the topic.&lt;/em&gt;  E.g., you might enter into a conversation about hijab, but now you're talking about female genital mutilation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Having someone disrespect Islam can be distressing.&lt;/em&gt;  E.g. look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Main_Page&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;WikiIslam&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;TheReligionOfPeace.com&lt;/a&gt; to gauge the possibilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-11T05:23:03.690" LastActivityDate="2021-09-11T05:23:03.690" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36273" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-14T00:49:56.407" Score="3" ViewCount="34096" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a hadith as follows: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhaari reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: &quot;Whatever of the izaar (lower garment) is below the ankles is in the Fire.&quot; (al-Bukhaari, no. 5787)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have seen lots of people wear socks,  which are of course below ankles,  and pray namaz. Does that mean they will be in hell fire?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20030" LastEditorUserId="2880" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T18:19:41.660" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T18:19:41.660" Title="Is it permissible for muslim men to wear socks and pray salat?" Tags="|salat|clothing|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36274" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-14T01:00:43.217" Score="2" ViewCount="40" Body="&lt;p&gt;When talking about Allah, the Qur'an, or anything in Islam really, we should be knowledgeable:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...My Lord has only forbidden...  ...that you say about Allah that which you do not know. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7:33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 7:33&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I live in a country (China) where the local language is not my native language, I'm consequently hesitant to speak about Islam in Chinese in case I inadvertently misspeak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What level of fluency should one have when discussing Islam in a second language?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I understand that I can reasonably expect to be forgiven for isolated mistakes, I nevertheless shouldn't say things about Allah, the Qur'an, etc., recklessly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T01:00:43.217" Title="What level of fluency should one have when discussing Islam in a second language?" Tags="|language|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36275" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36280" CreationDate="2016-11-14T06:11:57.850" Score="6" ViewCount="2526" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was going through a video of inside the Kaaba and came across this symbol. I can partially understand what it says. Any help appreciated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jp9R6.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jp9R6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;From inside Kaaba&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/drYQb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/drYQb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;From inside the Kaaba&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6740" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T07:49:13.637" LastActivityDate="2020-03-04T04:19:56.993" Title="What does this symbol from inside the Kaaba mean?" Tags="|kaabah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36276" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36273" CreationDate="2016-11-14T06:19:49.050" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You need to understand the historical context of this. During the time of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), dresses that dragged on the ground were generally worn by the pagan and so-called Christian royalty, a fact that is in much evident in every historical movie e.g. Cleopatra, etc. etc. Even today, Western brides may wear such tails generally carried by bridesmaids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Hadees in the same context is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Eat whatever you wish and wear whatever you desire, so long as two conditions are not violated: There should neither be extravagance in it nor arrogance.&quot; (Bukhari, narrated by Ibn Abbas) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What one needs to understand is Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was propagating equality even in what one wears and its not necessarily related to prayers only. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6740" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T06:19:49.050" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36277" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-14T06:28:10.993" Score="1" ViewCount="116" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am from a sect of madheheb called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibadi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibadhi&lt;/a&gt; from Oman.  I am curious to know if there are any teachings of the Prophet on how to pray, or instructions from the Prophet when you pray to raise your hands or when you pray fold your hands?  (As opposed to hadith which claim I saw the Prophet doing this and that.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind a lot of hadiths are fabricated, so I want a sahih hadith only please.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20031" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T06:33:23.973" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T22:28:18.053" Title="Are there sahih hadith giving instructions on how to pray or whether to raise or fold your hands when praying?" Tags="|salat|hadith|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36273" CreationDate="2016-11-14T08:10:19.703" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/77/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The part of an &lt;em&gt;Izar&lt;/em&gt; which hangs below the ankles is in the Fire.&quot; مَا أَسْفَلَ مِنَ الْكَعْبَيْنِ مِنَ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الإِزَارِ&lt;/a&gt; فَفِي النَّارِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is speaking about clothes such as trousers, dejllabas, the covers worn by pilgrims (for hajj) etc. which are long and loose types of clothing (&lt;em&gt;Izar&lt;/em&gt;). Socks are not even meant in this hadith, see also this ahadith from sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/34/74&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/48/290&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt;, sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1337050&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/516450&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt; and sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/8/91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; which should make clear that what is meant with a lower garment is either some kind of clothes which may refer to clothes which go down at least from the pelvic bone and &quot;hang down&quot; (it could also refer to what we may call underwear or nightgowns nowadays)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So primarily you seem to have misunderstood the topic of the hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/socks/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Socks&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic are referred to with &lt;em&gt;jawarib&lt;/em&gt; جَوَارِب and as we are allowed to pray and wipe over khuffayn (&quot;leather socks&quot;) so on the whole there can't be a prohibition to wear socks (many sahaba also wiped on socks as you may read in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/228222&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;) as one prays with the kuffayn after wiping over them. Wipping on socks is accepted by some madhabs in case of thick socks (as far as I understand the shafi'i and maliki madhab wouldn't or at least shouldn't accept it because of their definition of khuffayn and explanation of the reason on allowing wiping over them).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The only situation where you shouldn't wear socks is during Ehram (Hajj/'Umrah) but if you need them (because it is cold) you may perform fidya later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/143525&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (only available in Arabic, French, Romanian and Chinese)  about the the meaning of the hadith quoted in your Question post.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-11-14T09:15:48.267" LastActivityDate="2016-11-14T09:15:48.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36275" CreationDate="2016-11-14T08:23:43.663" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahada&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;shahadah&lt;/a&gt; written in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kufic&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;square Kufic&lt;/a&gt; calligraphy. Since the image provided is so blurry, here's a clearer version:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M5CKx.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/M5CKx.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SzJQH.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SzJQH.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The colored arrows on the second image indicate the direction it's supposed to be read: Red&amp;rarr;Green&amp;rarr;Blue&amp;rarr;Purple&amp;rarr;Orange.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For ease of reading, here's a similar rendering &amp;mdash; also square Kufic, although using a different glyph for the ه (ha) &amp;mdash; which maps this out in a more legible manner, along with the more common modern Naskh rendering:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p3EcL.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p3EcL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-11-15T00:55:41.147" LastActivityDate="2016-11-15T00:55:41.147" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36281" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-14T09:48:13.203" Score="4" ViewCount="3634" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam aleikum hazrat.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;i woukd like to know about my ammi jaan she is the widow of my father after his  unfortunate death. As we have arranged my younger brother's nikah  before the death of my father. Now the situation is here ammi is in iddat for 4 month 10 days and  after 40 days of my father's death my younger brother's nikah date is fixed and whether our mom could get in place where nikah will going to place..(under hijaab)..please guide us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20034" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-04-23T08:38:48.400" LastActivityDate="2024-01-13T10:52:14.290" Title="Can an old widow in her iddat be in her sons nikah?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|iddah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36282" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36281" CreationDate="2016-11-14T10:28:08.903" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I assume your Question is:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Is it allowed for a widow in her 'iddah to be present at the nikah of her son.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've came across some fatwas allowing or forbidding it.&#xA;The point is a widow during her 'iddah is allowed to go out for necessary reasons (mostly related with providing food) as scholars say. This is based on &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/18/69&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; which Imam a-Shafi'i commented that plucking can only be done at day time, so one could conclude that going out on day time is allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And she is not allowed to spend a night outside her house (home). Because of some reports like this mursal hadith from sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=15032&amp;amp;bk_no=71&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bayhaqi al-Kubra&lt;/a&gt; (reported by a-Shafi'i himself in al-Umm) which says that some widows of shuhada' of Uhud -whom were neighbors- used to spend the evenings together talking -as they felt lonely- and might sleep at the home of one of them and they asked our Prophet about this and he answered:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;تَحَدَّثْنَ عِنْدَ إحْدَاكُنَّ مَا بَدَا لَكُنَّ ، فَإِذَا أَرَدْتُنَّ النَّوْمَ فَلْتَؤُبْ كُلُّ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْكُنَّ إلَى بَيْتِهَا .&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;- - - (My own translation take it carefully) - - -&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Talk (and gather) at the home of one of you as long as you like, but if you want to go to bed then each woman (of you) should go back to her home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(See also in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/412742&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if assisting to this marriage means that she would spend the night at a &amp;quot;foreign&amp;quot; house then it is not allowed for her to be present.&#xA;Note that the time for grief in Islam ends after three days as stated in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1281&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; (except for the widow), afterwards life should go on as normal as possible under the given circumstances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/109893&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (I've only come across an Arabic fatwa) says: it is perfectly allowed for the son to get married before the end of the 'iddah of his mother and there's no harm for his mother to be present for the &amp;quot;wedding ceremony&amp;quot; if this doesn't mean that she would stay the night out of her home and she should avoid anything which is haram for a woman during her 'iddah like putting on perfume and beauty products etc. (also see in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/18/85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/13966&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in English)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_al-Walid_al-Baji&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Baji&lt;/a&gt; in his &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.de/books?id=nnVHCwAAQBAJ&amp;amp;pg=PT460&amp;amp;lpg=PT460&amp;amp;dq=%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%81%D9%89%20%D8%B9%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%20%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%20%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B6%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%B3&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=ffVtA0JlsA&amp;amp;sig=tp7gY2R9VRThWtNU9ghkIADm3_I&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0ahUKEwiYqvvshajQAhUEwxQKHbHdA4gQ6AEIOTAD#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%81%D9%89%20%D8%B9%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%20%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%20%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B6%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%B3&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muntaqah&lt;/a&gt; (a comment on al-Muwatta') quoted the case saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وقال الباجي في المنتقى: مسألة: والمتوفى عنها زوجها تحضر العرس. رواه ابن القاسم عن مالك. .&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;- - - (My own translation take it with care) - - -&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;And the widow is allowed to be present at a wedding ceremony. This is narrated by ibn al-Qassim (in al-Atabyya) from Malik&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-24T05:21:13.100" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T05:21:13.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36283" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-14T11:17:52.123" Score="3" ViewCount="98" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally, if there are any guidelines to make a web application (available through web browser - like this page) Sharia-compliant?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that many of my customers are not muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my particular case I'm building web service for publishing and editing websites, with assumptions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When registering, one can publish controversial and haram content but only on it's own domain name - &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7643/is-it-halal-to-promote-web-service-providers-when-i-have-no-control-over-what-co&quot;&gt;somewhat like here&lt;/a&gt; - should I setup a separate server for Sharia-compliant accounts?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Account processing and online payments for the service - should those be not accepted overnight or during Ramadan time?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20036" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-09-19T09:32:11.690" LastActivityDate="2018-09-19T09:32:11.690" Title="Do I need any special approach to make a web service Sharia compliant?" Tags="|sharia|fiqh|business|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36284" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36257" CreationDate="2016-11-14T13:03:28.653" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well this very question has been covered several times on the site either directly or indirectly from many perspectives let me give you just an overview on some of the related questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8671/can-a-person-take-individual-opinions-from-any-of-the-four-schools-or-is-it-mand&quot;&gt;Can a person take individual opinions from any of the four schools or is it mandatory to follow only one throughout your life?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/32871/is-it-important-to-follow-one-of-the-four-mazhab-in-islam&quot;&gt;Is it important to follow one of the four mazhab in Islam?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/33720/what-are-the-similarities-differences-between-the-four-madhabs-charts&quot;&gt;What are the similarities/differences between the four Madhabs? Charts?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7427/what-is-the-origin-of-the-concept-of-four-ways-to-follow-islam&quot;&gt;What is the origin of the concept of four ways to follow Islam?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1800/do-the-four-sunni-madhhabs-divide-muslims&quot;&gt;Do the four Sunni madh&amp;#39;habs divide Muslims?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1531/can-a-muslim-not-belong-to-any-sect&quot;&gt;Can a Muslim not belong to any sect?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/5815/how-do-sunni-people-choose-their-madh-hab&quot;&gt;How do (Sunni) people choose their madh-hab?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/18959/sunni-is-it-obligatory-for-a-muslim-to-adhere-to-one-specific-school-of-though&quot;&gt;Sunni - Is it obligatory for a Muslim to adhere to one specific School of Thought (Madhhab)?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8559/ahlul-hadith-or-ahlul-ray-%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB-%D9%88-%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A3%D9%8A&quot;&gt;Ahlul Hadith or Ahlul Ray [ أهل الحديث و أهل الرأي]?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1746/is-it-permissible-to-mix-rulings-from-different-madhabs&quot;&gt;Is it permissible to mix rulings from different madhabs?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/652/where-and-when-did-the-notion-of-you-must-follow-one-madhhab-exclusively-origi&quot;&gt;Where and when did the notion of &amp;quot;You must follow one madhhab exclusively&amp;quot; originate?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35293/what-are-basic-osol-al-fiqh-differences-similarities-between-the-4-existing&quot;&gt;What are basic (osol al fiqh) differences &amp;amp; similarities between the 4 (existing) Legal Sunni Schools: Hanafi, Hanbali, Maliki, &amp;amp; Shafi&amp;#39;i? Charts?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1796/are-the-sunni-madhhabs-limited-to-4&quot;&gt;Are the Sunni madh&amp;#39;habs limited to 4?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/17371/is-ijtihad-open-in-islam-sunni-view&quot;&gt;Is ijtihad open in Islam (Sunni view)?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now in fact we have a couple of madhabs and all of them have common sources and madhab-specific sources for jurisprudence they rely on. All of them are in consensus about the fact that to pronounce a fatwa one should have enough knowledge, read for example (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7:33&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;My Lord has only forbidden&lt;/strong&gt; immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed - and sin, and oppression without right, and that you associate with Allah that for which He has not sent down authority, &lt;strong&gt;and that you say about Allah that which you do not know.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and therefore we -as laymen- are asked to ask people of knowledge and seek knowledge (by asking them and learning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...  So ask the people of the message if you do not know. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/16/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;16:43&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... the Most Merciful, so ask about Him one well informed. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/25/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;25:59&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and we are invited to verify anything and get sure it comes from Allah or his Prophet () so once we have something in the Quran or in the sahih sunnah we should obey (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:59&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is the best [way] and best in result.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we are warned by Allah from sectarianism&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who have divided their religion and become sects - you, [O Muhammad], are not [associated] with them in anything. Their affair is only [left] to Allah ; then He will inform them about what they used to do. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/159&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:159&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;see the interpretation of this verse here in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=941&amp;amp;Itemid=61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;qtafsir&lt;/a&gt; (an extract of tafsir ibn Kathir).&#xA;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Adhere to it], turning in repentance to Him, and fear Him and establish prayer and do not be of those who associate others with Allah (31)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [Or] of those who have divided their religion and become sects, every faction rejoicing in what it has. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/30/31-32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;30:31-32&lt;/a&gt;) (See the comment on qtafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1769&amp;amp;Itemid=86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here at the bottom of the site&lt;/a&gt; and the following page)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So none of us should reject the truth if he encountered it only because he follows a scholars view! A sectarianism were one sect rejects the teaching of an other (without a proof) is haram, a sectarianism were we follow our nafs is haram, a sectarianism were the opinion of a scholar or Imam or any authority is higher valuated than the words of Allah or the teaching of his Prophet () is haram etc ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As already quoted by others the four Imams abu Hanifa, Malik, a-Shafi-i and Ahmad ibn Hanbal had been great scholars and found a lot of followers and students who cultivated their knowledge and built a madhab out of the in cases few statements and inherited works of their Imams, so at a time these four madhabs were the only existing sunni madhabs. Not necessary because they are nearer to truth or better than others, but in many cases for political reasons and doubtlessly because of the acceptance of the madhab in a certain location and the high esteem these scholars had.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a wise man and scholar said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The truth is one but there are many right paths towards it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So one can follow any of these four madhabs (or any madhab which has a good foundation like the zahiri madhab), but one must be aware that none of these scholars neither the Imams abu Hanifa, Malik a-Shafi'i Ahmad nor their students and later scholars of their madhabs like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Yusuf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu Yusuf&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Shaybani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mohammad ibn al-Hassan&lt;/a&gt;, Zofar, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarakhsi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;As-Sarakhsi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Abidin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Abideen&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_al-Qari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mulla Ali al-Qari&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Wahb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Wahb&lt;/a&gt;, Abdulrahman &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_al-Qasim&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn al-Qassim&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ishaq_al-Shatibi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a-Shatibi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_%27Abd_al-Barr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn 'Abd-al-Barr&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qadi_Ayyad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qady 'Iyad&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Tahir_ibn_Ashur&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Taher ben Achour&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Suyuti&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;as-Suyuti&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hajar_al-Asqalani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Hajar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahya_ibn_Sharaf_al-Nawawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nawawi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Bayhaqi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bayhaqi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ghazali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Ghazali&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu-al-Faraj_Ibn_Al-Jawzi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn al-Jawzi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Qudamah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Qudamah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Rajab&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Rajab&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_al-Qayyim&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn al-Qayyim&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taqi_al-Din_Ibn_Taymiyah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Taymyyah&lt;/a&gt; etc. nor other scholars and Imams such as Sufyan &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufyan_al-Thawri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Thawri&lt;/a&gt;, Sufayn &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufyan_ibn_%60Uyaynah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn 'Oyaynah&lt;/a&gt;, Abdullah &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_ibn_Mubarak&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn al-Mubarak&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Layth_ibn_Sa%27d&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Layith ibn Sa'ad&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Rahman_al-Awza%27i&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Awza'i&lt;/a&gt;, ibn Jarir &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Tabari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tabari&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hazm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Hazm&lt;/a&gt; etc. are considered as infallible so they could make mistakes. But they might be rewarded according the known &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/30/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So on the whole one could conclude you can follow any of the madhabs as long as you are a laymen (a student or anybody who is not yet able to conclude or derive rulings from the given sources of shari'a) or follow the scholar or mufti (a person who is allowed to give fatwa) you trust. But once you find out that there's a more correct view or opinion you shouldn't adhere to your madhab as you would fall into a kind of shirk (worshiping the view of your Imam or school of thoughts) which is quoted in 6:159 and 30:32 and this is the meaning of following the nafs!  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; that following your nafs also means just taking the opinion that you like and leaving an opinion you dislike, so any opinion you may take should have a basis in our sources!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And anybody who rejects your statement that you are a Muslim should be confronted with this and you can tell those that scholars of all sects are in consensus that this refers in first place to people who are following nafs and bad teachings (false sects) but also to those who reject a truth (based on Quran and sunnah) for nothing more than the adherence to their madhab. As the truth is by Allah and given from Him only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-08-01T07:18:02.820" LastActivityDate="2017-08-01T07:18:02.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36246" CreationDate="2016-11-14T14:51:08.590" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%AF/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-mu'tamad&lt;/a&gt; المعتمد  in Arabic basically means established and approved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when speaking about a ruling in a madhab and say this is the mu'tamad in this madhab then we mean despite all other opinions in the madhab the chosen view, which almost all scholars of the madhab would pronounce in a fatwa is this selected opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the following I'll be quoting and translating from this fatwa from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/194735&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #194735&lt;/a&gt; (Note that I've linked some key words to an Arabic-English dictionary and tried to show off when I used the keyword mu'tamad in my translation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كل مذهب من المذاهب الأربعة المعتمدة عند أهل السنة والجماعة , قد مر بعدة أطوار , يمكن حصرها في الأطوار التالية : النشوء والتكوين , ثم التوسع والنمو , ثم الانتشار , ثم الاستقرار , وهذا الطور الأخير هو ما يطلق عليه &amp;quot; تحرير المذهب &amp;quot; , ومعنى تحرير المذهب &amp;quot; نَخْل مصنفات أئمته وشيوخه ، وبيان ما هو موافق لقول صاحب المذهب وأصوله ، حتى يصح أن ينسب إليه ، ويتميز عن غيره من الوجوه والاجتهادات التي لا يصح أن تنسب إلى صاحب المذهب ، وتُعتبر مذهباً له &amp;quot; انتهى من مقدمة الدكتور عبد العظيم الديب &amp;quot; لنهاية المطلب في دراية المذهب &amp;quot; (المقدمة / 153) بتصرف.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;- - - (My own translation take it with the necessary care) - - -&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Each of the four madhabs of ahl-asunna wal-Jama'a has passed a couple of phases, which we can limit in four phases:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;the birth and building up النشوء والتكوين&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;the expansion and growth التوسع والنمو&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;the diffusion الانتشار&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;the stabilization and fixedness الاستقرار.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;This last phase is also referred to as tahrir al-madhab  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;تحرير&lt;/a&gt; المذهب, this means taking all the works of the Imams and great scholars of the madhab and separate the wheat from the chaff by showing off which among this views belongs to the Imam and his osol (sources), to make clear whether one could refer to it as his view, and refer to the ijtihad of others as their single opinion which are not of his own, but can be reffered to as his madhab . (outtakes from the introduction of Dr.  Abdual'adhim a-Dyb on &amp;quot;Nihayat al-Matlab fi dirayat al-Madhab&amp;quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the shafi'i madhab those great scholars who had the most influence on the stabilization of the madhab are Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nawawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nawawi&lt;/a&gt; النووي (died 631 a.H.) and ar-Rifa'i &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B9%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B2%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الرافعي&lt;/a&gt; (died 623 a.H.) , who in the shafi'i madhab are called a-sheikhan (the two sheikhs), so anything which is now considered a ruling in the madhab is based on their statements, compilation and research with the following meaning:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فأصبحا &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A9/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;عمدة&lt;/a&gt; من جاء بعدهما من فقهاء الشافعية , فينتهي الاجتهاد إلى رأيهما , وتكون الفتوى على اختياراتهما ما اتفقا , فإن اختلفا فالمعتمد ما اختاره النووي , وإن وجد للرافعي ترجيح ولم يوجد للنووي فهو المذهب المعتمد ,&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;So their opinions became that which is counted or relied on as &amp;quot;The madhab&amp;quot; for those who came after this two among the shafi'i's, so Ijtihad is -practically- finalized at their opinions, so fatwa can only be based on their choice, at what they agreed upon, if they had a disagreement than the chosen madhab (al-mu'tamad) is what an-Nawawi has chosen, but if ar-Rifa'i had a weighting which an-Nawawi didn't have then it (the view of the first) would be the chosen madhab (al-mu'tamad).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some later Shafi'is even went so far to say if a statement of an-Nawawi was contradicting Imam a-Shafi'i then the madhab view would be the one of an-Nawawi! Also note that of course later scholars validated and checked this opinions and maybe corrected a view here and their.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(This thread -in Arabic- discusses &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=315203&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;technical terms&lt;/a&gt; of the shafi'i madhab,  a lot of that is on the topic of when trying to refer an opinion to scholars or references of the madhab)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Imam al-Ghazali's quote&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found the quote in a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/251212&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; referring it Ihya' 'ulum ad-Dyn (which I can confirm) this is the statement&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وإذا اجتمع قلتان من ماء نجس طهر ولا يعود نجساً بالتفريق&#xA;هذا هو مذهب الشافعي رضي الله عنه ؛ وكنت أود أن يكون مذهبه كمذهب مالك رضي الله عنه ، في أن الماء وإن قل : لا ينجس إلا بالتغير ؛ إذ الحاجة ماسة إليه ، ومثار الوسواس : اشتراط القلتين ؛ ولأجله شق على الناس ذلك ، وهو لعمري سبب المشقة ، ويعرفه من يجربه ويتأمله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If an amount of impure water, equal to two pitchers (qullatayn or two Qullah), should gather in one place, that water would become pure if mixed [with a larger quantity of pure water] This is the position of a-Shafi'i. I hoped however, that his position would be like that of Malik who held that water, no matter how meagre its amount might become, would not be rendered impure (najis) except through change [in taste, colour or odor], because the need for it is great and to lay down the condition of two pitchers would simply provoke suspicion (waswas) and fear. It has therefore become very difficult to observe this rule and, upon life, it is difficult; those who would try and examine it would find that out for themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Translation is basically taken from the translation of Nabih Amin Faris book of &amp;quot;Mysteries of Purity&amp;quot; Page 15-with some explanatory Additions of mine-  which is available &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ghazali.org/site/ihya.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam al-Ghazali is referring here to the hadith of al-qullatayn (two Qullah or pitchers) which you may find in sunan books like ibn &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1305581&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Majah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/2/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/63&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu Dawod&lt;/a&gt; and Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/1/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; and the hadiths narrated by abu Said al-Khudri (sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/2/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt;, Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/1/66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;, sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; with details), ibn 'Abbas (sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/2/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt;) Jabir (sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1305610&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;) and abu Ummamah al-Bahili (sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1305620&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;) which are the basis of the opposite view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ijtihad&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll try to find something more than what I could present you at the moment -which is basically my understanding- :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;the decision whether one would declare a new madhab or not (doing Ijtihad al-Mutlaq) is up to the scholar and his understanding and interpretation of verses such as 16:43, 7:33 and especially 6:159 ...&amp;quot; (ASSUMPTION)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-19T04:38:59.503" LastActivityDate="2021-11-19T04:38:59.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36287" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36291" CreationDate="2016-11-14T17:38:52.207" Score="4" ViewCount="1152" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to marry any of my grandfather's cousin's daughters? I am instructed to call them &amp;quot;aunt&amp;quot;. I understand it is not permissible to marry your mother's sister or father's sister, but do these rulings apply in this circumstance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user20042" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-01-06T12:16:02.333" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T12:16:02.333" Title="Can I marry my grandfather's cousin's daughters?" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36291" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36287" CreationDate="2016-11-15T03:19:30.560" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And do not marry those [women] whom your fathers married, except what has already occurred. Indeed, it was an immorality and hateful [to Allah] and was evil as a way. Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father’s sisters, your mother’s sisters, your brother’s daughters, your sister’s daughters, your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives’ mothers, and your step daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful. And [also prohibited to you are all] married women except those your right hands possess [i.e., slaves or war-captives who had polytheistic husbands]. [This is] the decree of Allah upon you. And lawful to you are [all others] beyond these, [provided] that you seek them [in marriage] with [gifts from] your property, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse...&quot; [Quran 4:22-24]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now coming to your question can you marry your grandfather's cousin's daughters? The answer is yes you can because your grandfather's cousin's daughters are not in the list of who is unpermissible to marry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19690" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2016-11-15T07:23:59.723" LastActivityDate="2016-11-15T07:23:59.723" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36292" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36250" CreationDate="2016-11-15T03:28:12.413" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word allah is unique you cannot have more than one  Allah only one Allah for example the word Allah's cannot be used. So when the word Allah is used you know it refers to the one and only creator. On the other hand the word God is not unique it can be said as god's for example the Greeks God's and so when the word god is used it is unclear as to which God is being mentioned. Is it the Hindu God or the Greek God or the Muslim God? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19690" LastEditorUserId="19690" LastEditDate="2016-11-15T14:29:22.380" LastActivityDate="2016-11-15T14:29:22.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36293" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36073" CreationDate="2016-11-15T03:40:31.217" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every prophet is a human being just like me and you but were given the power to perform miracles by the will of God ( by gods permission) . God says in the Quran &quot;Every soul shall taste death&quot; therefore every human being including the prophets will die eventually. Now coming to your question &quot;Is there any prophet who is alive ? &quot; the answer is no there are no prophets who are alive currently in the world today as prophet Muhammed (pbuh) was the last and final messenger. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19690" LastActivityDate="2016-11-15T03:40:31.217" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36294" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-15T06:19:02.947" Score="6" ViewCount="3861" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many Muslim clerics wants to get rid Ahok, a christian governor of Jakarta.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They quoted Al Maidah 51. They said that Muslims must pick non Muslim leaders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That means, they said, Muslims in Jakarta should not vote Ahok.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Ahok is a fine governor. Most of our governor were corrupt. Things went better since he became governor. People expect Ahok to win easily on election.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, his anti corruption stance means many officials with links to the clerics lost a lot of money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims cannot vote for a non Muslim governor?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thousands were marching when a governor said they are being lied to by some people by using that quranic verse &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/05/world/asia/jakarta-protest-blasphemy-ahok-indonesia.html?_r=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/05/world/asia/jakarta-protest-blasphemy-ahok-indonesia.html?_r=0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20046" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-11-16T13:19:39.833" LastActivityDate="2021-10-05T13:46:35.660" Title="Can a Muslim vote for non-Muslim governors or presidents?" Tags="|quran|politics|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36295" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36296" CreationDate="2016-11-15T11:02:33.610" Score="2" ViewCount="911" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Jabir (Allah be pleased with him) reported: There came a slave and pledg- ed allegiance to Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) on migration; he (the Holy Prophet) did not know that he was a slave. Then there came his master and demanded him back, whereupon Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said: Sell him to me. And he bought him for two black slaves, and he did not afterwards take allegiance from anyone until he had asked him whether he was a slave (or a free man)&quot; - Book 010, Number 3901&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found the above verse/hadith somewhere and whenever I search to find its source, the top pages (except perhaps the first) are from Islamophobic websites that I don't trust, but I can't find it in Quran.com hence I want to know the validity of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which chapter in the Quran is it from? If it's not from the Quran, where is it from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20047" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-11-15T11:10:49.980" LastActivityDate="2016-11-15T11:23:28.250" Title="Book 010, Number 3901" Tags="|quran|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36295" CreationDate="2016-11-15T11:11:36.593" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your quote isn't a verse of the Quran so searching it on Quran.com is a waste of time. It is a hadith which you may find in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/22/152&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; in The Book of Musaqah, Chapter: &quot;The permissibility of selling animals for animals of the same kind and of different quality&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith is also quoted in other hadith collections like sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/44/173&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt;, sunan &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1329800&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; and Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/14/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Feel free to ask about the hadith explanation and it would be nice if you could also quote the related &quot;explanations&quot; of your actual source!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-11-15T11:23:28.250" LastActivityDate="2016-11-15T11:23:28.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36295" CreationDate="2016-11-15T11:14:32.020" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;in the name of allah the most beneficent the most merciful &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the hadith you mentioned in arabic is :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ، وَابْنُ، رُمْحٍ قَالاَ&#xA;  أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ قُتَيْبَةُ، بْنُ سَعِيدٍ&#xA;  حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ جَاءَ&#xA;  عَبْدٌ فَبَايَعَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى الْهِجْرَةِ&#xA;  وَلَمْ يَشْعُرْ أَنَّهُ عَبْدٌ فَجَاءَ سَيِّدُهُ يُرِيدُهُ فَقَالَ&#xA;  لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&quot;‏ بِعْنِيهِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ فَاشْتَرَاهُ&#xA;  بِعَبْدَيْنِ أَسْوَدَيْنِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يُبَايِعْ أَحَدًا بَعْدُ حَتَّى&#xA;  يَسْأَلَهُ ‏&quot;‏ أَعَبْدٌ هُوَ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/22/152&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;  sahih muslim 22/152 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this hadith is Athentic , you mentioned something about that Islamophobic websites use it . actually i don't find anything in this hadith could be used against islam . if there is anything feel free to ask about &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19746" LastActivityDate="2016-11-15T11:14:32.020" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36298" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36303" CreationDate="2016-11-15T12:03:09.503" Score="2" ViewCount="294" Body="&lt;p&gt;When did Judaism start &amp;amp; what makes a person jewish as per Islam? Was Prophet Abrahim (AS) a jew? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-20T12:40:33.807" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T12:40:33.807" Title="When did Judaism start as per Islam?" Tags="|judaism|prophet-ibrahim|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36250" CreationDate="2016-11-15T13:06:15.233" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In english interpritation of the Holy Quaran Allah is frequently called God (for example, al-Baqara, 162, &quot;Your God is One God&quot;). So there must be no problem is you, as a speaker, refer to Allah by the word &quot;God&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But one should keep in mind that a listener can misinterpret them, especially if a listener does not know that speaker is a muslim or if someone, for example, has a conversation with a christian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20049" LastActivityDate="2016-11-15T13:06:15.233" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3004" CreationDate="2016-11-15T13:19:41.387" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Masturbation is neither halal, nor haram, it is mashbooh (doubtful). The Quran says (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they who guard their private parts&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for&#xA;  indeed, they will not be blamed -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Qur’an 23:5–7]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the verses above, some scholars have concluded that masturbation is Haram. However, some other scholars consider it to be halal in some specific circumstances. According to Ibn Hazm and the Hanbali school of thought, it is halal (permissible) only under two conditions: first, &lt;strong&gt;the fear of committing fornication or adultery,&lt;/strong&gt; and the second, &lt;strong&gt;not having the means to marry.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The view of Ibn Abbas (a companion of the Prophet) regarding masturbation is recorded in the following narration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One day after one of Ibn Abbas's classes, everybody left except a&#xA;  young man who stayed behind. Ibn Abbas asked him what he needed and he&#xA;  replied that he wanted to ask a question but was too shy to ask in&#xA;  front of other people. Ibn Abbas said: &quot;The scholar [alim] is like a&#xA;  father, so speak to me frankly, as you would to your own father.&quot; The&#xA;  young man said: &quot;I am an unmarried young man, and sometimes I fear&#xA;  hardship upon myself, so I masturbate [astamni] with my hand.&quot; Ibn&#xA;  Abbas turned his face from him and said: &quot;Fie, alas! It would be&#xA;  better to marry even a slave-girl, and yet it is better than adultery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Abbas did not say, it is haram. But his expression indicates that though it is not haram, it is highly disliked. He said, &lt;strong&gt;“it is better than adultery.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if you follow the view of Ibn Hazm (may Allah have mercy on him), it is halal in the said situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-11-15T15:35:16.973" LastActivityDate="2016-11-15T15:35:16.973" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36302" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-15T18:05:51.110" Score="3" ViewCount="2410" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please forgive me for asking this question, but for the purposes of edification we are commanded to seek the truth. Is this narration authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وأمر برأسه فجعل مع حجرين وطبخ على الثلاثة قدرا فأكل منها خالد تلك الليلة ليرهب بذلك الأعراب من المرتدة وغيرهم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He (Khalid) ordered that the head (of Malik) be placed with two stones and inserted into a cooking pot, he (Khalid) then ate from it that night in order scare the Arabs and others from being apostates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;al-Bidayah wa al-Nihaya, Volume 6 page 354&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19898" LastActivityDate="2019-05-03T10:01:20.200" Title="Story of Khalid ibn Walid cooking Malik bin Nuwayrah head?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36298" CreationDate="2016-11-15T18:30:53.113" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah the most beneficent the most merciful &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;When did Judaism start ?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abraham&lt;/strong&gt; peace be upon him had two children according to Quran, &lt;strong&gt;Ishmael&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Isaac&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي وَهَبَ لِي عَلَى الْكِبَرِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ&#xA;  وَإِسْحَاقَ إِنَّ رَبِّي لَسَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Praise to Allah , who has granted to me in old age Ishmael and Isaac.&#xA;   Indeed, my Lord is the Hearer of supplication.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/14/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 14:39&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ishmael إسماعيل&lt;/strong&gt; (peace be upon him) was the grandfather of Arabs and the story of his coming and his mother to &lt;strong&gt;Mecca&lt;/strong&gt; is known &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;رَبَّنَا إِنِّي أَسْكَنْتُ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِي بِوَادٍ غَيْرِ ذِي زَرْعٍ&#xA;  عِنْدَ بَيْتِكَ الْمُحَرَّمِ رَبَّنَا لِيُقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ فَاجْعَلْ&#xA;  أَفْئِدَةً مِنَ النَّاسِ تَهْوِي إِلَيْهِمْ وَارْزُقْهُمْ مِنَ&#xA;  الثَّمَرَاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْكُرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Our Lord, I have settled some of my descendants in an uncultivated&#xA;  valley near Your sacred House, our Lord, that they may establish&#xA;  prayer. So make hearts among the people incline toward them and&#xA;  provide for them from the fruits that they might be grateful.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/14/37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;quran 14:37&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Isaac إسحاق&lt;/strong&gt; (peace be upon him) fathered &lt;strong&gt;Jacob يعقوب (Israel إسرائيل)&lt;/strong&gt; and he was also a prophet.  His offspring are &lt;strong&gt;bani-israel (Children of Israel بني إسرائيل)&lt;/strong&gt;.  He was mentioned with the name of Jacob and Israel in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كُلُّ الطَّعَامِ كَانَ حِلًّا لِّبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَّا مَا&#xA;  حَرَّمَ إِسْرَائِيلُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All food was lawful to the&#xA;  Children of Israel except what Israel had made unlawful to himself&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/93&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 3:93&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The children of Israel had a lot of prophets in their different ages, starting with Joseph, Moses, and so on, to Jesus and Yahya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moses&lt;/strong&gt; (peace be upon him) was the prophet of children of &lt;strong&gt;Israel&lt;/strong&gt; after &lt;strong&gt;Joseph&lt;/strong&gt; (peace be upon him). I don't know if there are prophets between them, but the believer of al-feraoun in Moses's time said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ يُوسُفُ مِنْ قَبْلُ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَمَا زِلْتُمْ&#xA;  فِي شَكٍّ مِمَّا جَاءَكُمْ بِهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And Joseph had already come to you before with clear proofs, but you&#xA;  remained in doubt of that which he brought to you&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/40/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 40:34&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read that there was prophets between Moses and Joseph such as &lt;strong&gt;Ayoub&lt;/strong&gt; (peace be upon him), but Moses was the famous prophet of bani-Israel after Joseph.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Judaism&lt;/strong&gt; starts with &lt;strong&gt;Moses&lt;/strong&gt; according to some views, and it started with &lt;strong&gt;Joseph&lt;/strong&gt; and his brothers according to others.  But it's in the majority of cases attributed to Moses because the holy book of Jews, &lt;strong&gt;the Torah (توراة)&lt;/strong&gt;, came with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَا التَّوْرَاةَ فِيهَا هُدًى وَنُورٌ يَحْكُمُ بِهَا&#xA;  النَّبِيُّونَ الَّذِينَ أَسْلَمُواْ لِلَّذِينَ هَادُواْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, We sent down the Torah, in which was guidance and light. The&#xA;  prophets who submitted [to Allah ] judged by it for the Jews&#xA;   &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 5:44&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse the origin of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;who submitted&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in Arabic is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;الذين أسلموا&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, meaning those prophets where Muslims (!).  All of them were Muslims and I will talk about this the third point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some say &lt;strong&gt;Jews&lt;/strong&gt; were the believers of &lt;strong&gt;bani-Israel&lt;/strong&gt;. Time even people who are not from &lt;strong&gt;bani-Israel&lt;/strong&gt;, some others says &lt;strong&gt;Jews&lt;/strong&gt; are &lt;strong&gt;bani-Israel&lt;/strong&gt; even those who don't believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The origin of the name &quot;Jews&quot; يهود:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the origin of the name &quot;Jews&quot; we have a lot of opinion according to Islamic and Arabic sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Related to Judah (يهوذا), son of Jacob.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Related to the الهَوَد (Arabic word); it is repentance and return, in proportion to the words of Moses to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّا هُدْنَا إِلَيْكَ &#xA;  we have turned back to You&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Related to the rapprochement and good deeds zuhair bin abi-salma says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;سوى رَبَعٍ لم يأتِ فيه مخافةً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ولا رهقاً من عابد متهود&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And other reasons without any references from Quran or Sunna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Was Abraham (peace be upon him) a Jew?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer, briefly, is no!  As we mentioned, &lt;strong&gt;Abraham&lt;/strong&gt; was the father of &lt;strong&gt;Ismael&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Jacob&lt;/strong&gt;. After &lt;strong&gt;Jacob&lt;/strong&gt; came &lt;strong&gt;Joseph&lt;/strong&gt; and after him &lt;strong&gt;Moses&lt;/strong&gt; , so if we consider Judaism start with &lt;strong&gt;Joseph&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Moses&lt;/strong&gt;  it is always later than &lt;strong&gt;Abraham's&lt;/strong&gt; time . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ لِمَ تُحَآجُّونَ فِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمَا&#xA;  أُنزِلَتِ التَّورَاةُ وَالإنجِيلُ إِلاَّ مِن بَعْدِهِ أَفَلاَ&#xA;  تَعْقِلُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O People of the Scripture, why do you argue about Abraham while the&#xA;  Torah and the Gospel were not revealed until after him? Then will you&#xA;  not reason? &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/65-67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 3:65&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَا كَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ يَهُودِيًّا وَلَا نَصْرَانِيًّا وَلَٰكِن كَانَ&#xA;  حَنِيفًا مُّسْلِمًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was one inclining&#xA;  toward truth, a Muslim [submitting to Allah ]. And he was not of the&#xA;  polytheists. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 3:67&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَالُوا كُونُوا هُودًا أَوْ نَصَارَىٰ تَهْتَدُوا ۗ قُلْ بَلْ مِلَّةَ&#xA;  إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا ۖ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They say, &quot;Be Jews or Christians [so] you will be guided.&quot; Say,&#xA;  &quot;Rather, [we follow] the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth,&#xA;  and he was not of the polytheists.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/135&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:135&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِندَ اللَّهِ الْإِسْلَامُ ۗ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ الَّذِينَ&#xA;  أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ إِلَّا مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْيًا&#xA;  بَيْنَهُمْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam. And those who&#xA;  were given the Scripture did not differ except after knowledge had&#xA;  come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran&#xA;  3:19&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only true religion on the Earth throughout the different ages is Islam.  The prophets were sent with Islam, even if different names (Judaism , Christianity, etc.) were used in the prophets' time (Jesus, Moses, etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  فَذَكَرَ أَحَادِيثَ مِنْهَا وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  ‏&quot;‏ أَنَا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ فِي الأُولَى&#xA;  وَالآخِرَةِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا كَيْفَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏&#xA;  الأَنْبِيَاءُ إِخْوَةٌ مِنْ عَلاَّتٍ وَأُمَّهَاتُهُمْ شَتَّى&#xA;  وَدِينُهُمْ وَاحِدٌ فَلَيْسَ بَيْنَنَا نَبِيٌّ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported many ahadith from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and one&#xA;  is that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: I am most close to Jesus, son of&#xA;  Mary, among the whole of mankind in this worldly life and the next&#xA;  life. They said: Allah's Messenger how is it? Thereupon he said:&#xA;  Prophets are brothers in faith, having different mothers. Their&#xA;  religion is, however, one and there is no Apostle between us (between&#xA;  I and Jesus Christ).  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/43/190&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim 43:190&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority of scholars explain this Hadith that all the prophets have the same religion (in beliefs, such as monotheism, etc.) but with different laws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are some verses from Quran which explain that all the prophets were Muslims and their followers were Muslims too: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِذْ قَالَ لَهُ رَبُّهُ أَسْلِمْ قَالَ أَسْلَمْتُ لِرَبِّ&#xA;  الْعَالَمِينَ* وَوَصَّى بِهَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بَنِيهِ وَيَعْقُوبُ يَا&#xA;  بَنِيَّ إِنَّ اللّهَ اصْطَفَى لَكُمُ الدِّينَ فَلاَ تَمُوتُنَّ إَلاَّ&#xA;  وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When his Lord said to him, &quot;Submit&quot;, he said &quot;I have submitted [in&#xA;  Islam] to the Lord of the worlds.&quot; And Abraham instructed his sons [to&#xA;  do the same] and [so did] Jacob, [saying], &quot;O my sons, indeed Allah&#xA;  has chosen for you this religion, so do not die except while you are&#xA;  Muslims.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/131&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:131&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;: أَمْ كُنتُمْ شُهَدَاء إِذْ حَضَرَ يَعْقُوبَ الْمَوْتُ إِذْ قَالَ&#xA;  لِبَنِيهِ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن بَعْدِي قَالُواْ نَعْبُدُ إِلَهَكَ&#xA;  وَإِلَهَ آبَائِكَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَقَ إِلَهًا&#xA;  وَاحِدًا وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Or were you witnesses when death approached Jacob, when he said to his&#xA;  sons, &quot;What will you worship after me?&quot; They said, &quot;We will worship&#xA;  your God and the God of your fathers, Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac -&#xA;  one God. And we are Muslims [in submission] to Him.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/133&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:133&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَالَ مُوسَى يَا قَوْمِ إِن كُنتُمْ آمَنتُم بِاللّهِ فَعَلَيْهِ&#xA;  تَوَكَّلُواْ إِن كُنتُم مُّسْلِمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And Moses said, &quot;O my people, if you have believed in Allah , then&#xA;  rely upon Him, if you should be Muslims.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/10/84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 10:84&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَلَمَّا أَحَسَّ عِيسَى مِنْهُمُ الْكُفْرَ قَالَ مَنْ أَنصَارِي إِلَى&#xA;  اللّهِ قَالَ الْحَوَارِيُّونَ نَحْنُ أَنصَارُ اللّهِ آمَنَّا بِاللّهِ&#xA;  وَاشْهَدْ بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But when Jesus felt [persistence in] disbelief from them, he said,&#xA;  &quot;Who are my supporters for [the cause of] Allah ?&quot; The disciples&#xA;  said,&quot; We are supporters for Allah . We have believed in Allah and&#xA;  testify that we are Muslims [submitting to Him].&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 3:52&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We must know that the important point is to follow the prophet, not to say that he was sent to our country or our nation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ لَلَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُ وَهَٰذَا&#xA;  النَّبِيُّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ۗ وَاللَّهُ وَلِيُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, the most worthy of Abraham among the people are those who&#xA;  followed him [in submission to Allah] and this prophet, and those who&#xA;  believe [in his message]. And Allah is the ally of the believers.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/68&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 3:68&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَن يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الإِسْلاَمِ دِينًا فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ&#xA;  فِي الآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be&#xA;  accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 3:58&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19746" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-11-18T11:12:57.427" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T11:12:57.427" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36304" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-16T06:13:24.377" Score="4" ViewCount="6749" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to ask regarding law according to islam about breast enhancement surgery (plastic or fat transfer) for my case. A couple of years ago, I have a breast surgery that I have to remove a lump on my right breast (like breast cancer but its not) and it is due to medical condition and if it is not remove, it can be dangerous for me. After the surgery, my right breast is not the same size or symmetrical-like my left breast. Means that my right breast is smaller than my left breast. I just want to know, is it haram or permissible if I want to do breast enhancement surgery on my right breast up until so that my right breast can be the same size or symmetrical with my left breast or to its original size?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been reading that some say its haram but some say due to certain condition it is permissible. I feel like my breast is kinda disfigured because it is not the same size. What I want to do, it is permissible, if I want to do breast enhancement surgery only on my right breast so it can be the same size as before my breast surgery?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20058" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-11-16T06:45:09.903" LastActivityDate="2017-04-15T10:14:51.050" Title="Is it haram to have breast enhancement surgery to correct the asymmetry after a lump has been removed?" Tags="|halal-haram|women|medical|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36305" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36304" CreationDate="2016-11-16T07:14:24.097" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, it is permissible.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/108860&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;, it is permissible to have breast enhancement surgery to remove faults in the breasts. You have stated that one of your breasts are small which is a fault, so it is permissible for you to have breast enhancement surgery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They were also asked (25/59): one of my colleagues had gotten married,&#xA;  praise be to Allaah, but he came to me and said that his wife wants to&#xA;  have cosmetic surgery on her face and breasts, &lt;strong&gt;because her nose is&#xA;  large and wide, and she wants to reduce it&lt;/strong&gt; by means of the easy&#xA;  methods that modern science has developed. Is there any doubt about&#xA;  this surgery or is there any sin involved? Please note that not doing&#xA;  it may lead to psychological distress because this fault appears so&#xA;  prominently on her face. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They replied: If the situation is as described, and there is the hope&#xA;  that the surgery will be successful and will not lead to a greater or&#xA;  equal harm, then it is permissible to do it in order to achieve the&#xA;  desired purpose, otherwise it is not permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about&#xA;  some cosmetic procedures such as straightening the nose, liposuction,&#xA;  breast reduction or enhancement, and so on – what is the ruling on&#xA;  these procedures? What are the guidelines, may Allaah bless and reward&#xA;  you and benefit others through you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He replied: With regard to the beautification that you mentioned,&#xA;  beautification is of two types. The first type is done to remove&#xA;  faults and the second type is done to increase beauty. The first type&#xA;  – removing faults – is permissible; if a person’s nose is bent, it is&#xA;  permissible for him to have surgery to straighten it, because this is&#xA;  removing a fault. The nose is not normal, rather it is bent, so he&#xA;  wants to straighten it. The same applies to a man who has a squint;&#xA;  this is undoubtedly a fault, so if he wants to have surgery to correct&#xA;  the fault, it is permissible and there is no reason why he should not,&#xA;  because this is removing a fault. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a man’s nose is cut off due to an&#xA;  accident, can he have a prosthetic nose installed? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An incident of&#xA;  this type occurred at the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of&#xA;  Allaah be upon him). The nose of one of the Sahaabah was cut off in&#xA;  battle and the man had a nose of silver made, but the silver tarnished&#xA;  and developed an unpleasant smell, so the Prophet (peace and blessings&#xA;  of Allaah be upon him) gave him permissible to have a nose made of&#xA;  gold, so he did that. Hence we say: is it for beautification or to&#xA;  remove a fault? Removing a fault is permissible. The same applies if&#xA;  the lip is cleft (harelip); it is permissible to join the two sides&#xA;  because this is removing a fault.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/108860&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-11-16T07:14:24.097" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36306" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-16T07:32:42.143" Score="4" ViewCount="262" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read that the 'awrah' for males in Islam is from the belly button to the knees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If true, do men who go topless these days with just their jeans/pants/shorts exposing their awrah as the lower grament tends to start usually just above the buttocks?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-20T05:47:01.297" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T05:47:01.297" Title="Are men who go topless sinners?" Tags="|halal-haram|men|awrah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-03-20T10:29:44.907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36307" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-16T09:28:50.393" Score="4" ViewCount="371" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe I have missed somthing in our history so I hope to be remained: I'd like to know what was the home at which the daughters of the Prophet (peace be upon him) like Fatima (May Allah be pleased with her) who was unmarried until she got married to Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) in Medina or Zainab (Zaynab May Allah be pleased with her) who later -after the battle of Badr- left her husband Abu al'Ass (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/25811/nikah-of-the-daughters-of-rasool-ullah&quot;&gt;Nikah of the daughters of Rasool ullah&lt;/a&gt;) before remarrying him once he converted to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suppose that after the death of Khadija, Fatima for example (as the only unmarried daughter at the time) might have lived in the house of her mother. But in Medina did the Prophet (peace be upon him) have a special house/room for his daughters or did they stay with one of his wives? I'd be glad to have an answer with evidences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T05:55:35.747" Title="Where did the -unmarried- daughters of the Prophet (peace be upon him) stay after the death of their mother Khadija (May Allah be pleased with her)?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|reference-request|ahl-ul-bayt|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36308" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36294" CreationDate="2016-11-16T11:26:30.893" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In short, &lt;strong&gt;yes a muslim can vote for a non muslim governor/president.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a detailed answer continue to read:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer here would depend on many factors I'd say.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, in your case it seems you live in a muslim majority country (Indonesia). So that would be a very hugh factor in the answer. But I am not going to answer in according to that, because I do not live there and I don't know many important factors that is needed for an answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My answer will be more general speaking: &lt;strong&gt;can you vote for a non muslim, in a country which is not a muslim majority country?&lt;/strong&gt; Because that makes it easier to answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My answer will be based on this: In a country where there are few muslims, 1 - 10%, how should one vote? Can one vote for a non muslim president?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First we must look at the variables:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are there even muslim candidates?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If there are, do they even got a chance? (Consider the muslim population of 1 - 10%, and not all muslims voting one them, their chances must be very small.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are there other parties that somehow can make life &quot;harder&quot; for muslims or other minorities?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are there parties that are &quot;normal parties&quot;, with democratic values, equally treat all &quot;groups&quot; in the country the same and do not disparage any minorities?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Scenario 1&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, &lt;strong&gt;there are no muslim candidates&lt;/strong&gt;, should I vote?&#xA;It depends, if it really doesn't matter on who you vote on, &lt;strong&gt;it's your choice to vote or not.&lt;/strong&gt; If you think you might vote on a party that is good and you really feel that they would not make any indirect harm, then do that! &lt;em&gt;There might be difference of opinions about this scenario.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Scenario 2&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let say &lt;strong&gt;there are no muslim candidates, and there is a racist partiy&lt;/strong&gt; or party that really might make life harder for muslim and other miniorites, &lt;strong&gt;then you should&lt;/strong&gt; (or must) vote on the &quot;normal party&quot;, which stands for democratic values and treat all as equal. Because if you don't do that, the racist party will earn a higher vote rate, even though you don't vote at all. And if they win, you will be indirectly a reason why life becomes harder for muslims/other miniorites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Scenario 3&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, &lt;strong&gt;in the same situation as in scenario 2, EVEN THOUGH there are muslim candidates&lt;/strong&gt;, you should still vote on the other party. Because, wasting your vote on the muslim candidate when they have no chance of winning (because the small number of muslims), will still make the racist party earn a higher vote rate (because the other parties loses your vote). So giving your vote to the other &lt;em&gt;(non muslim, with deomcratic, and equal values)&lt;/em&gt; party, their vote rate will get higher, and at the same time the racist party's vote rate will become lower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, as I said, everything depends. All situations are different. One should try to look for best of the future. Only God knows the future, but that doesn't mean you should ignore all signs that might be telling where the future is heading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could even say, that even in a muslim majority country, one might vote for a non muslim. But as I have stated, all actions are based on many variables, where you try to make the world a better place and avoiding Fitna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2016-11-16T11:38:19.473" LastActivityDate="2016-11-16T11:38:19.473" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36309" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33485" CreationDate="2016-11-16T11:57:26.357" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is very unlikely that the statement, the Bani Hashim were in decline before the birth of the Holy Prophet, corresponds with reality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we look at the historical account of the events in the year of the elephant, which is also the year the Prophet was born, we see that Abdul Muttalib, the chief of Quraysh, was the owner of at least 200 camels, which were stolen by Abraha’s soldiers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before this event, Abdul Muttalib had purchased the life of his son Abdullah by sacrificing 100 camels in the name of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The owner of several hundred camels is a wealthy man or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bani Hashim did not only take care of the pilgrims to the Kabaa but were also traders and participated in the caravans being sent to Syria and Yemen. &#xA;The father of the Prophet, Abdullah, died on one of these trading trips.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The leader of Quraysch after the death of Abdul Muttalib, Abu Talib, was also a trader. We know that he took the young Muhammad to Syria for the purpose of trade.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The assumption that he spent all his money for serving and accommodating pilgrims cannot be valid. Rather he spent all his money defending his nephew Muhammad and Islam. This becomes clear when we take the boycott and the siege being forced by the Quraysh on Bani Hashim into account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why would they decide to put sanctions on Bani Hashim if they were already financially weak and in decline? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After years of intimidation and applying various different means to silence Muhammad,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Quraysh realised their enemy was not the group of rootless and&#xA;  poverty-stricken Muslims in Makkah. The real enemy – the enemy of the&#xA;  idolaters and the polytheists – they realized, was Abu Talib!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;they drafted and signed a document which stipulated that unless the&#xA;  clan of Banu Hashim surrendered Muhammad to them, it would be&#xA;  subjected to an economic and social boycott. They pledged themselves&#xA;  not to buy anything from, nor to sell anything to, the members of the&#xA;  Banu Hashim, and they placed intermarriage with them under&#xA;  proscription.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After three years of boycott and isolation, they finally returned to their homes in Makka.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“During these three years, the vast fortunes of Khadija and Abu Talib had run out.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;https://www.al-islam.org/restatement-history-islam-and-muslims-sayyid-ali-ashgar-razwy&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2016-11-16T11:57:26.357" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36310" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36294" CreationDate="2016-11-16T13:11:41.653" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before answering one must be aware that voting or not at the end is a private decision!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the meaning of 5:51&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a relation between verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:51&lt;/a&gt; and verses such as  &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:28&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/118&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:118&lt;/a&gt; for the last verse imam al-Qurtobi in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=1199&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his tafsir&lt;/a&gt; said that scholars are in consensus that it isn't right to take the disbelievers, Jews, Christians, people following wrong faiths or sects etc. as consultants, so this verse could be considered as the strongest evidence to reject voting for a non-Muslim especially as al-Qurtobi added &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/36/75&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; and others as a support for his claims. On the whole the meaning of 5:51 or 3:28 is that Muslims shouldn't take a non-Muslims as an allies (when fighting) nor seek their support (we all know that Muslims these days do it!). Of course one could further interpret the verses as supporting an election campaign etc.. But one could also just say Muslims shouldn't have non-Muslim as friends (they rely on).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also in an extract of tafsir ibn Kathir (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=767&amp;amp;Itemid=60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;qtafsir&lt;/a&gt;)the interpretation and read the story of a Christian scribe of abu Musa al-Ash'ary () and Omar ibn al-Khattab () which was also quoted by al-Qurtobi. From this story the main idea one could conclude is one shouldn't totally be dependent on non-Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusions from some fatwas on the matter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/33774/%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Arabic Fatwa&lt;/a&gt; taken from the official site of sheikh Abdurrahman Salah al-Mahmood عبد الرحمن بن صالح المحمود the sheikh, where the some Muslims living in France ask whether it is allowed for a Muslim -living in a non-Muslim society- to vote or give alliance to a non-Muslim discusses two cases:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If the country is found on shari'a or Islamic rules then voting is part of the obligation to render trusts. The mufti has based his opinion on verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/58&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:58&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/3/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this sahih&lt;/a&gt; hadith.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In case of a country which isn't ruled by shari'a law and where the voting system is of the kind Islam rejects (democracy and communism are quoted) the primarily view is that one shouldn't vote because of verses like &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/140&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:140&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/11/113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;11:113&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/48/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;48:25&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;But if the good scholars and people of knowledge had the opinion that there's an interest (based on shari'a) for Muslims (like if this choice would result in a decrease of a kind of falsehood or show the truth ...) if they push or chose a non-Muslim candidate then that could be an exception and it should be allowed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You could also read this fatwa on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/3062&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt; saying that the verdict for such issues can't be general but differs according to different circumstances and places.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IMO one should either wait and see or if he had governed before see and judge based on what he has done not based on his faith, as faith at the end is a matter of (private) choice:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... &amp;quot;The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve.&amp;quot; –&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there should be benefit for Muslims they should chose him. If not they can chose a better candidate or still not vote at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-10-05T13:46:35.660" LastActivityDate="2021-10-05T13:46:35.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36311" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-16T14:47:07.270" Score="1" ViewCount="106207" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the ruling if the husband wants oral sex and believes it is not haraam, but the wife thinks it is disgusting and/or haraam. Does the husband have to just be patient and go without it, or marry another wife? Being patient may lead him to sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20060" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-16T16:30:32.267" LastActivityDate="2018-06-15T20:08:50.700" Title="What to do if the husband wants oral sex but the wife thinks it's haraam?" Tags="|nikah|sex|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36312" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-16T15:34:34.977" Score="1" ViewCount="116" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have tried all possible means to get my dad to accept the man I want to marry, but he keeps on saying no simply because of some cultural belief. The man I want to marry is a Muslim and religious, but from the look of things none of my family member is ready to stand as my wali. So what should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20061" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T02:24:13.877" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T02:24:13.877" Title="What should I do when I want to marry a man but none of my relatives will be wali?" Tags="|nikah|wali|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36313" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36312" CreationDate="2016-11-16T21:34:27.460" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would say, try hard to convince your dad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Show him the quality of this man, his characteristics, The voluntary work that he does, is he Hafiz for example, how he always takes care of his parents, and etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Try also to convince your mom, and ask her to convince dad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If nothing helped, I would say, obey them. If you obey your parents, Allah will get you something even better InshaAllah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20063" LastActivityDate="2016-11-16T21:34:27.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36311" CreationDate="2016-11-16T22:41:05.980" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends not only on the madhhab, but even within madhhabs there can be several opinions.  The scholars I follow say it is not haraam at all, but if najis is swallowed it is makruh--still not haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am actually unaware of the act of oral sex being haraam in any madhhab; so if anybody can show me a scholar of ahl as-Sunnah wal-jama'ah who has opined thus, I'm interested.&#xA;Jazakullah khair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20064" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-17T01:34:58.430" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T01:34:58.430" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36315" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36312" CreationDate="2016-11-16T22:44:20.317" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;786  I know you have heard this before, and I apologize for that, but I have to add since it works wonders: All success is with God (swt).  Make du'a, and most especially make abundant salawat/durood on the Prophet (sawa).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20064" LastActivityDate="2016-11-16T22:44:20.317" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36316" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-17T02:03:07.300" Score="5" ViewCount="942" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pseudoscience is a term used to describe a claim, belief, or practice presented as scientific, but which does not adhere to the scientific method. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoscience&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a host of pseudosciences (Wikipedia has &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_topics_characterized_as_pseudoscience&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a list of topics characterized as pseudoscience&lt;/a&gt;).  Some topics are considered defunct, e.g., &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrenology&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;phrenology&lt;/a&gt;, whereas others are borderline science, e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://Chiropractic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;chiropractic&lt;/a&gt;.  Most are seemingly harmless, but some are dangerous, e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_candling&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ear candling&lt;/a&gt; resulting in ear injuries.  There's also a risk that a patient may abstain from evidence-based medical treatments opting for alternative treatments instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is pseudoscience generally forbidden or discouraged?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I presume the answer would vary from topic to topic:  Some pseudosciences involve fortune telling and astrology which are haram (jointly listed as major sin #46 in Major Sins by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Dhahabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Shamsu ed-Deen Dhahabi&lt;/a&gt;), e.g., &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmistry&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;palm reading&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wish to ask about the topic in general: maybe it's best just to stay away from pseudoscience as a whole (perhaps engaging in pseudoscience would lead to fortune telling, etc.).  It may be that pseudoscience as a whole is forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Googling &lt;code&gt;pseudoscience haram&lt;/code&gt; was not helpful, mostly returning Islam-critical webpages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T03:00:55.827" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:31:48.553" Title="Is pseudoscience generally forbidden or discouraged?" Tags="|halal-haram|science|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36317" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36311" CreationDate="2016-11-17T04:45:38.520" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The wife thinks its haram, and some reasonable scholars agree it's haram (although not all)---examples are given in the answers to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/29771/17163&quot;&gt;Is it halal to have oral sex with the spouse according to Sharia?&lt;/a&gt;.  Here's one example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Every form of oral sex is prohibited. There is no difference in the ruling between the front and hind parts. Sex is a human need and natural. However Shariah has emphasized on shame and modesty. -- Mufti Ebrahim Desai, &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/15792&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems unfair for the husband to attempt to bully the wife into this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Whether or not it is a sin, the wife believes it to be a sin.  It is not a good thing to intentionally perform an act one believes is a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A reasonable person could argue that it's disgusting and dishonourable, and the husband should respect his wife's honor.  E.g.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no doubt that (the request of) this practise from the husband of the questioner is a disgusting practise and obviously disliked. It also undermines the (good) manners between the husband and wife, and could possibly be a cause for (each partner) disliking (the other) and (leading to) separation (divorce). -- Shaykh 'Abdullaah ibn Munee' sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marabic.com/fataawa/marriage/sexualrelations/sre003/0030726.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa-Online.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's some directly relevant fatawa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Therefore, &lt;strong&gt;we advise your husband not to force you into something that may lead to some prohibitions, and hence you are not obliged to obey him in this matter and you may reject his demand&lt;/strong&gt;.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=87423&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Based on the above, &lt;strong&gt;if the husband demands his wife to perform oral sex where the various types of fluids are avoided (as explained above), then she may not obey him whenever reasonably possible&lt;/strong&gt;. However, if this is affecting her marriage in that the husband becomes greatly dissatisfied, then she may comply with her husband’s desire.  -- Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Daruliftaa.com, sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/daruliftaa/7653&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What to do about it?  I'd suggest the husband and wife discuss this, and find ways to perform sex which are safely halal and mutually compatible and enjoyable.  Maybe it's possible to find some sex ideas through Google that they otherwise wouldn't have thought of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marrying another woman solely for the sake of getting oral sex strikes me as contrary to the purpose of marriage in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T04:45:38.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36320" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5433" CreationDate="2016-11-17T09:58:43.640" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;We are not missionaries. The role of a Muslim is not to convert the rest of the world to Islam. We should instead focus on becoming the best possible Muslims, and leading the best possible lives, that we can. If the rest of the world then chooses to follow our lead, so much the better&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20066" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T09:58:43.640" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36321" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-17T10:06:59.837" Score="2" ViewCount="131" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Judaism there is a notion (with qualifications) that interpersonal commandments take preference over those commandments which are between man and God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a similar notion in Islam? I would appreciate sources which address this topic from anywhere, such as Hadith, Quran, modern thinkers, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20067" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-09T05:30:05.663" LastActivityDate="2017-03-09T05:30:05.663" Title="Preference of interpersonal commandments?" Tags="|quran|allah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36322" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36311" CreationDate="2016-11-17T10:19:05.893" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, sexual please includes many acts, and oral sex is one of those acts, which are not among the Primary ways (like intercourse is, which no wife can deny). Hence, if wife does not likes it at all or is not comfortable to do it, then husband must understand it. There are so many alternatives to enjoy sex, all those halal ways can be used by mutual understanding to have enough pleasure. &#xA;Also, its natural to have disgust for putting something of that area in mouth, it is common sense, not a rocket science. We are Muslim, so even during sex, we remain clean and pure, unlike animals, to do every disgusting act like animals. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marriage is not about forcing your likes/dislikes on each other, but to go with mutual respect and mutual understanding. This relationship relies on Mutual understanding, not just by the view that &quot;you must give me this otherwise i am taking another wife&quot;. If husbands start to have such attitude in marriage, then no marriage would be successful. so this attitude of husband is against islam, in which prophet Muhammad said to treat your wives good (forcing her to do oral is violating her rights, as she is not denying the primary sex act of intercourse, of kissing or taking of clothes,but just one optional act). She is her Wife, not his slave that only he has to force his obligations upon her, but what about her like and dislikeness? dont they matter? isnt she a human being with feelings and sentiments?  Such acts are done on West and porn industry, where women are forced to do everything, without their will (like slaves), in islam, wife is not slave, she is husband's better-half&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case (in my opinion) Husband is wrong and cannot force wife to do oral. In the end, He will be the one who will suffer and will never be able to have a healthy relationship with any woman (wife), in case he marries other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rest, Allah knows the best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user12159" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-11-18T00:01:47.023" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T00:01:47.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36323" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36311" CreationDate="2016-11-17T10:26:34.563" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The bottom line is that it is not explicitly mentioned as haraam like sex during menses / after child birth or anal. The haraam verdict is by inference of scholars. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if the husband doesn't mind doing it to the wife and wife to the husband what is the problem? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They may dislike because they feel the parts are physically dirty then wash but in Islam we wash every time to the toilet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They may dislike because of cultural background - perhaps born in a non Muslim / Western country they may be more open...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one of them is a revert then he/she may be open to doing it as they did it as non Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Get my point?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fruit flavoured condoms exist for a reason. That way the husband gets some fun and impurity is not released in her mouth. She also isn't putting him directly in her mouth....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20068" LastEditorUserId="20068" LastEditDate="2016-11-17T10:29:14.157" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T10:29:14.157" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36324" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-17T11:48:55.157" Score="1" ViewCount="370" Body="&lt;p&gt;I pirate and I watch pornographic materials. Before you say, yes, I regret my actions and am trying to change myself. I have been told that my laptop (thus my OS and everything in it) is haram only when I watch pornographic material (unsure if it's the same case if I were pirating) but I have doubts on that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If I pirate a program, my system is forever affected. It doesn't matter if I uninstall or delete it, there will always be trace amounts, somewhere. Because of that, wouldn't it make my entire laptop not halal too? It applies if I were to watch pornographic materials too, right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If I were to use an account (such as the one I'm using right now) on the non-halal laptop, it would make the account not halal too? If I were to use the now not halal account on another laptop (that's halal), it would make it not halal too for the reasons stated in 1), correct?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If doing haram things like those two would make the entire laptop haram, what I gained after doing such things would also be haram. So if I were to gain knowledge (I plan to) through it, my education would be in vain? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally hope that point 1 and 2 are wrong. Especially because it's close to impossible for me to avoid it now. I can't even use my laptop to stop using it if it were true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I mentioned about education. What if even the tiniest bit of knowledge I gained through this (now) non-halal laptop were to be used to get a job or even to use it in a job? Would all my provisions be not halal if I were to buy them with the pay I gained through the job?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What if, that if I weren't to do something haram like aforementioned, I wouldn't be doing something good/gaining something(such as getting closer to Allah SWT, pay, knowledge, etc). If I am able and did those things only because of something haram, would what I gain be halal?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19973" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-12T13:10:58.283" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T13:10:58.283" Title="After having pirated software on my computer, is it forever haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|piracy|software|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36325" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-17T12:07:54.780" Score="3" ViewCount="196" Body="&lt;p&gt;Paypal charges a tax when you transfer money from one account to another. I am confused on whether is this Riba or not. If it is, what if I change the currency while transferring?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20069" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T21:04:23.800" Title="Paypal charges a tax while transferring money from account to account - is this Riba?" Tags="|riba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36327" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33146" CreationDate="2016-11-17T12:43:17.690" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/90/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This hadith&lt;/a&gt; doesn't say so as &quot;Some people&quot; here is the usual expression of al-Bukhari when referring to the hanafi school of fiqh. This means this part of the text or narration isn't a hadith but a verdict or opinion of the hanafi school! It's an addition. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/16/75&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and other hadith scholars (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/nasai/26/72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1319450&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;) quoted the same hadith without this addition.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So the part of the narration which is a hadith (the words of our Prophet () which reached us by oral transmission on the authority of abu Hurraira) is the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;A lady slave should not be given in marriage until she is consulted, and a virgin should not be given in marriage until her permission is granted.&quot; The people said, &quot;How will she express her permission?&quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;By keeping silent (when asked her consent).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Note that imam al-Bukhari in many occasions used to point at their opinion as he rejected this school as it seems.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also note trickery is considered in the osol of the hanafi school!(&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35293/what-are-basic-osol-al-fiqh-differences-similarities-between-the-4-existing&quot;&gt;What are basic (osol al fiqh) differences &amp;amp; similarities between the 4 (existing) Legal Sunni Schools: Hanafi, Hanbali, Maliki, &amp;amp; Shafi&amp;#39;i? Charts?&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;3rd Note: at-Tirmidhi instead of quoting trickery quoted the opinion of a majority of scholars (like Malik, a-Shafi'i, Ahmad and Ishaaq) which allows the father to marry his young -virgin- daughter is valid even if she disagreed! Which doesn't seem to be any better!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;He alsoquoted the there's consensus about the matron that her agreement is necessary for the marriage to take place.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you still look for a quote from a comment of al-Bukhari feel free to ask by comment!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T12:58:49.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36329" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-17T17:23:22.540" Score="1" ViewCount="1765" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the difference between the Christian God and the Muslim God?  Is the God of the Qur'an the same god as the God of the Bible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16901" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-11-19T21:06:36.877" LastActivityDate="2016-11-19T21:06:36.877" Title="Is the God of the Qur'an the same god as the God of the Bible?" Tags="|quran|allah|christianity|bible|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-05-14T00:54:09.863" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36330" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-17T18:24:12.420" Score="6" ViewCount="10680" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Question&lt;/em&gt;: Are the &quot;half your deen&quot; hadiths authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hear it quoted often.  For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Anas ibn Malik, Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “When a man marries he has fulfilled half of the ‘deen’; so let him fear Allah regarding the remaining half.” At-Tirmidhi Hadith 3096 (web source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.alquranclasses.com/cleanliness-and-marriage-half-emaan-complete/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;alquranclasses.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever Allah provides with a righteous wife, then Allah has assisted him in half of his religion. Let him fear Allah regarding the second half.”  Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ 992 (web source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dailyhadith.abuaminaelias.com/2013/04/16/hadith-on-marriage-whoever-gets-married-has-completed-half-of-the-religion/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;dailyhadith.abuaminaelias.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At-Tirmidhi Hadith 3096 Narrated by Anas ibn Malik: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, &quot;When a man marries he has fulfilled half of the deen; so let him fear Allah regarding the remaining half.&quot; (web source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamhelpline.net/node/8512&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamhelpline.net&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Haakim narrated in al-Mustadrak from Anas, in a marfoo’ report: “Whomever Allaah blesses with a righteous wife, He has helped him with half of his religion, so let him fear Allaah with regard to the other half.” (web source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/11586&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa.info&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's even a Muslim dating website named after this, namely &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.halfourdeen.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;halfourdeen.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19898" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T23:39:27.483" LastActivityDate="2021-11-26T12:48:25.550" Title="Are the &quot;half your deen&quot; hadiths authentic?" Tags="|hadith|nikah|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36331" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-17T20:56:22.837" Score="0" ViewCount="2471" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have named my baby boy &quot;Muhammad Fatir&quot; (Fatir from Surah-e-Fatir).  Some people asked to rename him to &quot;Abdul Fatir&quot;, as it refers to a quality of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it necessary to rename him &quot;Abdul Fatir&quot; or is the current name also good/right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20072" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-11-18T08:40:54.563" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T09:15:20.560" Title="Is it necessary to use &quot;Abdul&quot; with the boy's name &quot;Fatir&quot;?" Tags="|naming|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-11-18T18:35:27.450" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36333" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24200" CreationDate="2016-11-17T22:42:28.427" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following answer does not intend to hurt the feelings of our dear brothers and sisters of Ahle Sunna as we are all followers of the same religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ayatollah Sayed Ali Sistani, the great Shia Marja in Iraq, said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Shiites should defend Sunnis’ social and political rights before&#xA;  defending their own rights, and we call [everyone] for unity. As I&#xA;  have said before, Shiites should not call Sunnis their brethren, but&#xA;  their ‘souls.’”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, the following is early Islamic history:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The situation was hostile from the beginning.  After the death of the Holy Prophet his Ahl-ul–Bayt (Ali ibn Abi Talib, his wife Fatima bint Muhammad and their two children Hassan and Hussain) were treated very badly by the authorities who took power, even though the Prophet had demanded his ummah to show love for his family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Many historians (e.g. &lt;strong&gt;al-Tabari, al-Andalusi, Ibn Abil Hadid, al-Baladri, Sharestani, Ibn Qutaybah&lt;/strong&gt;) reported about Umar b. al-Khattab’s attempt to burn the house of Fatimah al-Zahrah to force Ali ibn Abi Talib to give allegiance to Abu Bakr.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those  who  refrained  from  giving  the bayah  (allegiance)  to  Abu &#xA;  Bakr were Ali, Abbas (the uncle of the Prophet), Zubayr b. al-Awam&#xA;  (cousin of the Prophet) and Sa’d b. Ibadah. As for Ali and Abbas, they&#xA;  sat in the house  of  Fatima  until  Abu  Bakr  sent  Umar  to  take &#xA;  them  out  of  the house of Fatima, and he (Abu Bakr) said to him&#xA;  (Umar), “If they refuse, then fight them.” Thus, he (Umar) came with a&#xA;  torch of fire to engulf the house on them and upon arriving, he&#xA;  encountered Fatima. She said,“O  Ibn  al-Khattab,  did  you  come  to &#xA;  burn  our  house?”  He said, “Yes, unless you enter into what the&#xA;  ummah entered into.”[Meaning paying allegiance to Abu Bakr] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;al-Andalusi, Al-Aqd al-Farid, 4; 259&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ibn Abil Hadid&lt;/strong&gt; reports that Fatimah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“O Abu Bakr, how fast you launched your strike on the family of the&#xA;  Prophet after the death of the Prophet. By Allah, I will never speak&#xA;  to you until I meet Allah!”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Sharh Nahjul-Balaghah, 2; 119&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, Fatimah did not talk to Abu Bakr until she died, as al-Tabari, al-Bukhari and al-Muslim have reported.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But threatening to burn the house was not all. In this assault on the household of the Holy Prophet, Fatimah al-Zahrah was injured and lost her unborn son Muhsin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prominent Sunni scholars mention the names of the individuals who took part in the attack on the home of the Ahl-ul-Bayt: &lt;em&gt;Ubayd b. Hubayr, Thabit b. Qays, Muhammad b. Muslim, Khalid b. al-waleed, al-Mugheera b. Shu’bah, Abu Ubaydah b. al-Jarrah, Sa’d Mawla Abi Ubaydah, Ma’adh b. Jabal, Qunfud, Uthman, Abd al-Rahman b. Auf, Ziyad b. Ubayd, Mu’awiyah b. Abu Sufyan&lt;/em&gt; , and &lt;em&gt;Amr b. al-Aas.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later ahadith appeared, which try to justify the assault by saying that an opposition group gathered in the house of Fatimah, planning to act against Abu Bakr. But none of the prominent Sunni historians have mentioned this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore Ahl-ul-Bayt were restricted in their economical means by usurping the land of Fadak from Fatimah which was given to her by her father.&#xA;The first as well as the second caliph refused to give Fadak back to her even though she employed various means to prove her entitlement.&#xA;Shia scholars do not accept the hadith on which Abu Bakr based the confiscation of Fadak from her as it goes against the teachings of the Qur’an.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Power was in the hands of people who opposed the right of leadership of Ali ibn Abi Talib.  In order to legitimise their leadership they started an intense opposition and character assassination towards Ali.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For forty years, the leadership who bore deep animosity towards Ali,&#xA;  forced mercenary speakers to ascend the pulpit and curse him in&#xA;  addition to the daughter of the Holy Prophet and their children, Hasan&#xA;  and Hussain. If anyone ventured outside of this jurisdiction and tried&#xA;  to mention the virtues of Ali, they were warned that that was a crime&#xA;  punishable by death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://iecoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/When-Power-and-Piety-Collide.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://iecoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/When-Power-and-Piety-Collide.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on in time the hatred against Ali resulted in the Battle of Jamal, where for the first time, Muslims fought against one another and more than 20 000 Muslims lost their lives.  After this bloodshed, Muawi’yah took arms against Ali in the battle of Siffeen with more than three times the casualties than in the battle of Jamal. When Muawiyah took the caliphate, he arranged the killing of the first grandson of the Prophet, Hassan ibn Ali. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;50 years after the death of the holy Prophet, his grandson Hussain ibn Ali was mercilessly butchered together with his male family members and companions on the command of the son of Muawiyah, Yazid ,who was the tyrant ruler over the Muslim umma of that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this was the relationship between Ahl- ul-Bayt and the top authorities of Ahl Sunna in the early years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2016-11-17T22:42:28.427" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36335" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-18T02:30:18.067" Score="3" ViewCount="13036" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/36311/17163&quot;&gt;What to do if the husband wants oral sex but the wife thinks it&amp;#39;s haraam?&lt;/a&gt; made me think about how Muslim spouses can have an adventurous sex life without resorting to  I'm-uncertain-if-this-is-halal acts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How can adventurous Muslim spouses spice up their sex life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I often see claims like the following online:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sexual exploration is an open field- I mean a huge open field... -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://habeeballi.blogspot.jp/2008/08/spice-up-your-sex-life-its-all-halal.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spice up your sex life- it's all halal!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;followed by a mix of obvious and/or yawn-worthy suggestions.  There's claims around that Muslim spouses are able to be wild in the bedroom, yet many things seem forbidden: masturbation, anal sex, pornography, open relationships, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some off-the-top-of-my-head ideas would be: rubbing ice on each others bodies, feeding each other, wearing sexualized clothes and costumes, role playing (&quot;I am a mighty warlord, and we have just taken your village...&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm seeking something more comprehensive and general than &quot;a bunch of random ideas I thought of&quot;.  And, ideally, some method for determining the haram/halal status on the fly (&quot;...hold on honey, I'm just Googling fatawa...&quot; is not sexy).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2018-10-18T00:00:46.907" Title="How can adventurous Muslim spouses spice up their sex life?" Tags="|nikah|sex|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36329" CreationDate="2016-11-18T02:54:12.577" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims believe there is one God.  This is the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/193/first-pillar-of-islam/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;first pillar of Islam&lt;/a&gt;, and is probably the single most important aspect of Islam.  This is the same God as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_of_the_Book&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;People of the Book&lt;/a&gt; (including Christians):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not argue with the People of the Scripture except in a way that is best, except for those who commit injustice among them, and say, &quot;We believe in that which has been revealed to us and revealed to you. &lt;strong&gt;And our God and your God is one&lt;/strong&gt;; and we are Muslims [in submission] to Him.&quot;  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/29:46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 29:46&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Although, it's weird to say &quot;same&quot; God, because there is only one.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Gospel&lt;/a&gt; (= Injil) of Jesus (= Isa) is considered holy and revealed by God:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He has sent down upon you, [O Muhammad], the Book in truth, confirming what was before it. &lt;strong&gt;And He revealed the Torah and the Gospel.&lt;/strong&gt; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3:3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Islamic view of the Christian Bible is based on the belief that the Quran says that parts of Bible are a revelation from God, but &lt;strong&gt;believe that some of it has become distorted or corrupted (tahrif), and that a lot of text has been added which was not part of the revelation&lt;/strong&gt;. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_view_of_the_Christian_Bible&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T02:54:12.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36338" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-18T05:35:10.790" Score="2" ViewCount="1098" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a 21 year-old Muslim, reverted 3 years ago to Islam, and now I would like to get married.  I met a 16 year-old girl and she is interested in getting married, but her family are non-practicing Muslims and they only allow her to date. I want to know if we can get our imam has wali to make the nikkah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20076" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T02:30:36.163" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T02:30:36.163" Title="Can our imam act as wali for our nikkah, when my intended wife's family only allow her to date?" Tags="|nikah|wali|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36307" CreationDate="2016-11-18T05:48:37.237" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well it is known that all the wives of Rasulullah salAllahu alayhi wasallam were living in a separate house which were like simple individual room or chambers but separate from each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muslim-library.com/dl/books/English_The_Daughters_of_the_Prophet.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; book that Ayesha may Allah be pleased with her narrated when prophet migrated to madina he left behind his entire family both wives ,myself saudah and his daughters.After settling down in madina he sent Zaid bin Haritha and Abu Rafy with two camels to bring his families to madina.Abu Bakr May Allah be pleased with him also sent two or three camels for this purpose and wrote his son Abdullah to bring his whole family to madina.Eventually both these families migrated together ,This caravan consisted of others besides Fatimah ,Umme kulthum ,Saudah ,Asma bint abu bakr RadiAllahu anhum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When this caravan reached madina Rasulullah salAllahu alayhi wasallam was busy in constructing the houses for his family near the masjid e nabawi and all his family stayed in those houses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That shows they were not living altogether but exact could not be confirmed from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-11-18T05:55:35.747" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T05:55:35.747" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36331" CreationDate="2016-11-18T08:40:22.997" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even if there are scholars who considered the name al-fatir الفاطر or fatir-u as-Samawaati wa l-Ard فاطِرُ السماوات و الأرض as part of the names of Allah neither of both is quoted in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/138&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the hadith&lt;/a&gt; of Imam at-Tirmidhi, so those scholars whom have quoted them have done Ijtihad to conclude these names as names or attributes of Allah. (see for example in wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AR&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_God_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;EN&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the only attribute which comes from Quran among this both names is &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/35/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;فاطِر السماوات و الأرض&lt;/a&gt; (fatir-a as-Samawaati wa l-Ard) and here it means Creator of the heavens and the earth&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that as ashes999 in his answer on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2207/is-naming-a-person-using-one-of-allahs-names-allowed&quot;&gt;Is naming a person using one of Allah&amp;#39;s names allowed?&lt;/a&gt; quoted the alif-lam (al-, ar- , etc.) prefix is important as without it the uniqueness or emphasize of this attribute to Allah would be absent. However a few exception of this rule exists like dhu l-Jalali wa l-Ikraam ذو الجلال والإكرام ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%90%D8%B1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;فاطِر&lt;/a&gt; Fatir isn't therefore a name which is attributed to Allah however the meaning can differ from the creator once it is related to الفاطر or creator or a person who breaks its fast or don't fast, however مُفْطِر (muftir) is a  -linguistically- better attribute to describe such a person.&#xA;Also in Arabic one says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَدٌ &lt;strong&gt;فَاطِرٌ&lt;/strong&gt; : طَلَعَتْ نَابُهُ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  A boy whom's eyetooth came out&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the verb fatara فطَرَ can also mean that to split etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the whole one could conclude that Fatir can be accepted as a name as well as Abdu- l-Fatir عبد الفاطر.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T09:15:20.560" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36343" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-18T11:41:52.450" Score="3" ViewCount="55" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read a hadith that says, every night there is an hour when no Muslim asks Allah of anything and he will be given that. Can anyone tell me is there any record or authentic opinion about when this time might be? I have read about the hour of response on Friday, but don't know about the hour of response at every night. Is it the last third of night as Allah(SWT) descends to the last heaven described in another hadith? Or is it referring some different time period of the night?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19819" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T11:41:52.450" Title="When is the time of response mentioned in this following hadith?" Tags="|dua|authenticity|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36346" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30155" CreationDate="2016-11-18T14:10:59.633" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Inshallah this is haraam. We as muslims know that once allah calls us back , this is it. To freeze your body to prolonge your life is like a form a shirk. You are basically saying even though allah specifically says he alone controls your time of birth and how long you live and exact time of death. Yet you try to use human technology and science to live longer that what was written, this is haraam astaghfirallah may allah forgive our way of thinking&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20083" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T14:10:59.633" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36347" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-18T14:11:40.403" Score="1" ViewCount="540" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible in Islam to marry a person whose parents are bank employees?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The groom is a very humble and down-to-earth person, as well as &lt;em&gt;namazi&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please help me out to find what Islam says about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20084" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-11-18T18:43:24.663" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T20:59:11.117" Title="Is it permissible to marry a banker's son?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36348" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-18T14:33:00.053" Score="1" ViewCount="1599" Body="&lt;p&gt;I need to know if it's halal/haram to convert someone's money from bank. If someone has black money, by which I mean he has not paid tax to the government, can we convert it to white money (i.e. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_laundering&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;money laundering&lt;/a&gt;) and take 10 or 20 percentage of the total amount as a commission?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20085" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-04T10:11:10.967" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T10:11:10.967" Title="Is it permissible to take commission for converting other people's black money to white?" Tags="|fiqh|riba|business|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36350" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-18T17:30:35.827" Score="2" ViewCount="112" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been married to my husband for 1 year.  We are far from each other because my husband's visa was cancelled.  When separated, we starting fighting and misunderstand each other all the time; we argue and sometimes my husband says &quot;talaaq&quot; to me or he says &quot;I divorce you three times.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is: Does he need to visit a court to file for divorce?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By saying &quot;talaaq&quot;, does it mean that I'm legally divorced?  As in, right now I can marry again, even he doesn't file a divorce for me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20087" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-19T00:48:11.300" LastActivityDate="2019-03-12T15:57:16.113" Title="Does my husband need to visit a court to file for divorce?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36353" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36347" CreationDate="2016-11-18T18:58:53.550" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it is permissible. Whether working in a bank is permissible or not is debatable. Even if it's haram, you may still marry a bankers son because Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And if a&#xA;  heavily laden soul calls [another] to [carry some of] its load,&#xA;  nothing of it will be carried, even if he should be a close relative.&#xA;  You can only warn those who fear their Lord unseen and have&#xA;  established prayer. And whoever purifies himself only purifies himself&#xA;  for [the benefit of] his soul. And to Allah is the [final]&#xA;  destination. (Quran 35:18)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T18:58:53.550" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36355" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36329" CreationDate="2016-11-18T20:41:17.507" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;786  One need only look at God's (swt) name.  &quot;Allah&quot; is cognate to the Hebrew &quot;Elohim,&quot; and Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews refer to God (swt) as &quot;Allah.&quot;  There are some tenets of Christian theology (taken in the narrow sense) on which we differ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Christians believe in a triune deity, i.e., three Persons, ontologically distinct, yet still one Being.  These Persons are The Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost (or Holy Spirit), respectively.  This is known as &quot;Trinitarianism&quot; and the vast majority of Christian confessions adhere to it (Neither Jews nor Muslims are trinitarian). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Christian doctrine the Second Person of the Trinity, The Son, was instrumental in the creation of the universe and was incarnated in the person of Jesus of Nazareth (as). &#xA;Christians also hold that Jesus (as)--whom they believe is God, remember--was sacrificed on the cross to atone for mankind's sins, and salvation is open only to those who accept this sacrifice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims believe that Jesus (as) was a great prophet, born of a virgin, but not that he (as) was God (swt).  We do not believe that Jesus (as) died on the cross, but that it was someone else.  We do not believe that salvation is dependent on accepting the sacrifice of Jesus (as).  For us God (swt) forgives whom He will and always accepts repentance before death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Incarnation, the Trinity, and the Crucifixion are the main points of disagreement.  Since these points also happen to be hugely relevant to Christian soteriology, Christians have a hard time wrapping their minds around a God Who is not triune, Who was never incarnated, and Who was never crucified.  Jews, while they do not honor Jesus (as), do not believe in the Incarnation or the Trinity and think the Crucifixion was a richly-deserved punishment (astaghfirullah).  So the Muslim concept of God lies closer to the Jewish concept of Him than to the Christian view.  Basically take away the Trinity and everything else falls into place on its own: Islam says God (swt) is One and Only One, therefore no Incarnation and no atonement on the cross.  On most other details we are agreed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But that goes for any entity who can be a topic of discussion.  Just because you might disagree with me on particular details about my neighbor Mike Tanner--like his ultimate origin and nature, his exploits, or his abilities--we can easily agree that we are discussing Mike.  Yet sadly it has become quite the fashion, especially among Christians, to use these disagreements to assert that Muslims worship a &quot;different God&quot; in an effort to diminish the similarities between Islam and our fellow Abrahamic faiths.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's see, Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omni-Benevolent Creator of the Universe?  The One Who fashioned Adam (as) from clay?  The One (swt) Whose grace alone is the means of salvation?  The One Who set forth laws which we must act upon if we wish to be saved lest we suffer torment by roasting in Hell?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The One (swt) Who guided our forefather Abraham (as) and led the Children of Israel out of the slavery of Egypt?  The One Who said, &quot;Be,&quot; and caused a Virgin (as) to become pregnant with Jesus (as)?  Whose word was propagated by Jesus (as) before he (as) ascended into Heaven?  On all these points and many more, Muslims and Christians agree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What, do I need to double-check?  Like Rebecca J Stones said, &quot;it's weird to say 'same' God, because there is only one.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20064" LastActivityDate="2016-11-18T20:41:17.507" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36356" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-18T22:16:12.503" Score="0" ViewCount="4532" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense shall be&#xA;  hell, he shall abide therein and God’s wrath shall be on him and his&#xA;  curse, and is prepared for him a great torment”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;code&gt;(Surah Nisa:93)&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan killed respectively ordered the killing of Sahabah, e.g. Amr bin al-Hamiq, Malik bin Ashthar, Hujr bin Adbar, only for the reason that they were followers of Ali ibn Abi Talib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Ayesha said: ‘Mu’awiya you killed Hujr and his associates, By Allah! The Prophet told me ‘In the ditch of Adra seven men will be killed, due to this all the skies and Allah will be upset”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A contemporary Hanafi scholar, Mufti Ghulam Rasul, wrote in his book &lt;em&gt;Subeh al-Sadiq&lt;/em&gt;, p.93/94 , that Hujr and his companions were killed because they refused to curse Ali ibn Abi Talib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Tarikh ibn Asakir, V.12, p.227&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, he instigated the poisoning of the first grandson of the Holy Prophet, Hassan ibn Ali. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;“Sho’ubi states that Mu’awiya sent a message to Jada bint al-Ash’ath bin al Qays that if you poison Hasan then I shall marry you to Yazeed&#xA;    and in addition to this I shall give 100,000 dirhams. When Hasan was&#xA;    martyred Judh sent a message to Mu’awiya asking that he fulfil his&#xA;    side of the deal. Mu’awiya sent the money but said “I reject that&#xA;    matter of Yazeed since I want him to remain alive, had this matter not&#xA;    occurred then I would have married you to Yazeed”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Tadkhirat au Khawwas, p. 192&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mu’awiya reached an agreement with Jada bint al-Ash’ath bin al Qays, namely 100,000 dirhams if she poisons Imam Hasan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Allamah Zamakshari, Rabi’ ul Abrar, V.4, p. 208 &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Qatada and Abu Bakr bin Hafs stated that Hasan was administered poison, via his wife Ja’da bint Ashath. One group have said that Mu’awiya have sent Ja’da the poison and upon administering this poison, Ja’da was rewarded”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Allamah Ibn Abdul Barr, al-Istiab&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“This is commonly known among the people that his wife Ja’da administered poison to him upon the orders of Ameer Mu’awiya.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Maulana Abdur Rahman Jaami, Shawahid un Nubuwwa, p.303&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, he appointed his son Yazid as the ruler over the Muslims after him, who was the pure evil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the light of the above mentioned vers of the Holy Qur'an, the Shia seem right to curse him, by asking Allah swt to deprive him of His mercy.  Why can't our Sunni brothers agree to this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastEditorUserId="14871" LastEditDate="2016-11-21T18:16:27.253" LastActivityDate="2021-06-18T20:57:08.690" Title="Why can't our Sunni brothers agree to the curse of Muawiya ibn Abu Sufyan" Tags="|history|shia-sunni|sahaba|curse|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36359" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7308" CreationDate="2016-11-19T00:43:43.307" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not prohibited for us to make dua for non muslims as the holy quran states: if a person desires any religion besides islam, it will never be accepted of him'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20094" LastActivityDate="2016-11-19T00:43:43.307" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36362" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40759" CreationDate="2016-11-19T05:36:32.000" Score="7" ViewCount="2708" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen many friends (non-muslims included) who take citizenship oaths only to say later it was just a formality and that they do not believe in it. Among the reasons they give is that the oath may require them to consider enemies of their new nation their enemies (which mostly means Muslim countries) and abiding by the nation's law which may support Homosexuality, Riba &amp;amp; other deeds deemed 'Haraam' in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What should my response be to such people?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, the oath of allegiance to USA in 2016 is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.&quot;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2020-02-08T17:00:19.573" LastActivityDate="2020-02-08T17:00:19.573" Title="Is taking an 'citizenship' oath that you don't believe in Halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|oaths|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36356" CreationDate="2016-11-19T06:09:58.530" Score="7" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aisha reported: The Prophet (SAW) said, “Do not abuse the dead, for they have reached what they put forward.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another narration, the Prophet said, “When your companion dies, then leave him alone without speaking badly about him.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1329&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qais ibn Sa’d reported: A funeral passed by the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he stood up. It was said to him, “It is a Jew.” The Prophet said, “Was he not a soul?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1250, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 961&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These Hadiths show us that we should be respectful of those who have passed away. They have earned what was destined for them. By maligning or  cursing them, we may be earning sins for we may be unknown of the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another Hadith, the Messenger of Allah (SAW) says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Blessed is the man who speaks good and is triumphant; or keeps silent in the face of evil and is secure”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The truth about the incident between Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan  and the family of Prophet (SAW) is known to Allah. He will deal with him in a way that suit His Majestic Justice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We as an Ummah should be more concerned about our deeds and how we can work together to unite our Ummah and promote Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salaam!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-11-19T06:20:59.380" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36367" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-19T10:43:54.930" Score="2" ViewCount="2664" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've only recently took ghusl but now even the slightest of things, even text, that could be considered lewd or inappropriate is making me think I need to take ghusl again. Is this a legitimate concern or is this not a problem?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard that ghusl is only necessary if it contained mani and that pre-ejaculatory fluid doesn't have any. But I've heard otherwise that pre-ejaculatory fluid &lt;em&gt;does&lt;/em&gt; contain trace amounts of mani.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19973" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-19T10:49:50.923" LastActivityDate="2016-11-20T08:16:16.600" Title="Is ghusl required after e.g. reading lewd or inappropriate texts?" Tags="|ghusl|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36368" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-19T15:16:52.840" Score="4" ViewCount="3424" Body="&lt;p&gt;Has God decided one's age? If so, has He decided how he will die and by whom he will be killed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose one commits suicide, did God decide that earlier? If so, who is to blame really?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20101" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2016-11-22T14:37:20.697" LastActivityDate="2018-09-26T20:03:20.293" Title="Does God decide when and how one dies? If one commits suicide, did God decide that earlier?" Tags="|allah|death|theology|free-will|divine-justice|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36369" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36378" CreationDate="2016-11-19T15:20:31.867" Score="3" ViewCount="490" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is this hadith authentic and what is the explanation behind it?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حدثنا ‏ ‏محمد بن أبي بكر ‏ ‏حدثنا ‏ ‏عمر بن علي ‏ ‏ح ‏ ‏و حدثني ‏ ‏خليفة ‏ ‏حدثنا ‏ ‏عمر بن علي ‏ ‏حدثنا ‏ ‏أبو حازم ‏ ‏عن ‏ ‏سهل بن سعد الساعدي ‏&#xA;‏قال النبي ‏ ‏صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏من توكل لي ما بين رجليه وما بين لحييه توكلت له بالجنة ‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, Umar ibn Ali narrated and told me Khalifa Umar ibn al-Ali told us told us Abu Hazim from Sahl bin Saad Al-Saadi:&#xA;The Prophet peace be upon him said: Whoever entrusts to me what is between his legs and what is between his lips will be granted paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih Bukhari 6309&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19898" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-14T08:29:41.323" LastActivityDate="2022-06-14T08:29:41.323" Title="Is this hadith, about paradise being promised to a person for guarding his tongue and private parts, not found in English version of Bukhari?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36329" CreationDate="2016-11-19T17:50:23.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;h1&gt;The God of Christianity and the God of the Bible are distinct&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to properly answer this question, it is necessary to understand that the body of the question actually asks two distinct questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the difference between the Christian God and the Muslim God?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is the God of the Qur'an the same God as the God of the Bible?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If &amp;quot;Christianity&amp;quot; here means mainstream Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox Christianity, it is necessary to understand that the fundamental Christian beliefs about God are not stated in the Bible itself, but were developed several centuries after the Bible was written.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Historically, the doctrine of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Trinity&lt;/a&gt; of Persons was first developed by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tertullian&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tertullian&lt;/a&gt; in the third century (see &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/39816/20394&quot;&gt;When in the development of trinitarian doctrine was the word &amp;quot;persons&amp;quot; first applied to God?&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;). It was first promulgated as official Christian doctrine in the fourth century in the form of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicene_Creed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nicene Creed&lt;/a&gt;, which was composed at the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;First Council of Nicaea&lt;/a&gt; in 325 AD. It achieved its full definition, accepted by the vast bulk of mainstream Christianity, a century or two later in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athanasian_Creed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Athanasian Creed&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is necessary to understand, then, that the mainstream Christian understanding of God is not defined in the Bible itself, but rather in the Athanasian Creed. The Christian Bible itself never defines God as a Trinity of Persons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to answer the first question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;What is the difference between the Christian God and the Muslim God?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If &amp;quot;the Christian God&amp;quot; means &amp;quot;God as believed in by mainstream Christianity,&amp;quot; that God is &lt;em&gt;quite&lt;/em&gt; different from the Muslim God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam, based on the Qur'an, focuses on and insists upon the complete oneness of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mainstream Christianity, while also stating that God is one, divides that oneness into three &amp;quot;Persons&amp;quot; of God, each of which has a distinct personality, attributes, and actions within the Godhead. Such a concept of God is contrary to the Qur'an's insistence on the absolute oneness of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now for the second question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Is the God of the Qur'an the same God as the God of the Bible?&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here it is useful to consider distinctly the Old Testament God and the New Testament God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Old Testament God&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Old Testament God is virtually indistinguishable from the God of the Qur'an. The Old Testament, like the Qur'an, insists upon the absolute oneness of God. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord.&amp;quot; (Deuteronomy 6:4)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Was it not I, the Lord? There is no other god besides me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is no one besides me.&amp;quot; (Isaiah 45:21)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god. (Isaiah 44:6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Lord will become king over all the earth; on that day the Lord will be one and his name one. (Zechariah 14:9)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While it is true that the Old Testament often speaks, in the context of the surrounding polytheism of the pagan world, as if the God of Israel were the &lt;em&gt;greatest&lt;/em&gt; of the gods, and while it is true that polytheism did at times infect God's people of Israel in the course of the Old Testament narrative, ultimately the Old Testament insists that &lt;em&gt;God is one&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;there is no other God&lt;/em&gt; besides the one God, and that this one God encompasses &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; of the divine qualities: love, compassion, power, eternity, knowledge of all things, ability to save, and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, the God of the Old Testament is virtually indistinguishable from the God of the Qur'an. Yes, there are some cultural differences in wording and approach. But essentially, the God of the Old Testament and the God of the Qur'an are the very same God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The New Testament God&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The New Testament, like the Old Testament, insists upon the oneness of God. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, &amp;quot;Which commandment is the first of all?&amp;quot; Jesus answered, &amp;quot;The first is, 'Hear, O Israel: &lt;em&gt;the Lord our God is one Lord;&lt;/em&gt; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.'&amp;quot; (Mark 12:28-29, italics added)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Jesus said,] &amp;quot;I and the Father are one.&amp;quot; (John 10:30)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Philip said to him, &amp;quot;Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.&amp;quot; Jesus said to him, &amp;quot;Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?&amp;quot; (John 14:8-9)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as suggested in the two quotes from the Gospel of John just above, the New Testament God, unlike the God of the Old Testament or the God of the Qur'an, is said to have become flesh and lived among us:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and &lt;em&gt;the Word was God.&lt;/em&gt; He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. . . . &lt;em&gt;And the Word became flesh and lived among us,&lt;/em&gt; and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father's only son, full of grace and truth. (John 1:1-5, 14, italics added)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice that it says &amp;quot;the glory &lt;em&gt;as of&lt;/em&gt; a father's only son.&amp;quot; This suggests that in line with Jesus' own heavy use of parable and metaphor, the Gospels themselves use the terms &amp;quot;Father&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Son&amp;quot; metaphorically to refer to different &lt;em&gt;aspects&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;components&lt;/em&gt; of God rather than to speak of two distinct &lt;em&gt;persons&lt;/em&gt; of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While this may be debated by mainstream Christians, the fact is that the Bible itself never defines the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit as distinct &amp;quot;Persons&amp;quot; of God. Rather, it speaks of Jesus Christ as &amp;quot;God with us&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%201%3A22-23&amp;amp;version=NIV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Matthew 1:22-23&lt;/a&gt;), and says that the Word (Greek &lt;em&gt;logos&lt;/em&gt;), was with God, and &lt;em&gt;was&lt;/em&gt; God, and that it became flesh and lived among us (John 1:1-5, 14, as quoted above).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further, the New Testament frequently uses the same terms to describe Jesus Christ that the Old Testament uses to describe the God of Israel. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jesus answered, &amp;quot;If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, he of whom you say, 'He is our God,' though you do not know him. But I know him; if I would say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him and I keep his word. Your ancestor Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day; he saw it and was glad.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the Jews said to him, &amp;quot;You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jesus said to them, &amp;quot;Very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.&amp;quot; So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple. (John 8:54–59)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why were they about to stone him? Because his seemingly strange statement, &amp;quot;Before Abraham was, I am&amp;quot; is a reference to Jehovah or Yahweh, the sacred name of the Lord in the Old Testament:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Moses said to God, &amp;quot;If I come to the Israelites and say to them, 'The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' what shall I say to them?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God said to Moses, &amp;quot;I am who I am.&amp;quot; He said further, &amp;quot;Thus you shall say to the Israelites, 'I Am has sent me to you.'&amp;quot; God also said to Moses, &amp;quot;Thus you shall say to the Israelites, 'Jehovah, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you': This is my name forever, and this my title for all generations.&amp;quot; (Exodus 3:13–15)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the original Hebrew, the word for &amp;quot;I am&amp;quot; used here is very similar to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetragrammaton&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tetragrammaton&lt;/a&gt;, or sacred name of the Lord, traditionally translated as &amp;quot;Jehovah.&amp;quot; The Hebrew text is here associating the name &amp;quot;Jehovah&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Yahweh&amp;quot; with the verb &amp;quot;to be,&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;I am.&amp;quot; Therefore when Jesus said of himself, &amp;quot;before Abraham was, I am,&amp;quot; he was stating that he &lt;em&gt;was&lt;/em&gt; the Lord and God of Israel—as his Jewish hearers clearly understood, given their response of attempting to stone him for blasphemy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Next, compare this passage from Isaiah, quoted above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: &lt;em&gt;I am the first and I am the last;&lt;/em&gt; besides me there is no god. (Isaiah 44:6, italics added)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;with this passage from the book of Revelation in the New Testament, which are spoken of the risen and glorified Jesus Christ:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are the words of &lt;em&gt;the first and the last,&lt;/em&gt; who was dead and came to life. (Revelation 2:8, italics added)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And one more example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the book of Isaiah we find this prophecy, which Christians commonly read as a prophecy of Jesus Christ:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; &lt;em&gt;authority rests upon his shoulders;&lt;/em&gt; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6, italics added)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the New Testament, in Jesus' final words to his disciples in the Gospel of Matthew, we read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jesus came and said to them, &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;All authority&lt;/em&gt; in heaven and on earth has been given to me.&amp;quot; (Matthew 28:18, italics added)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clearly the New Testament sees Jesus Christ as the human embodiment of the same God that is presented in the Old Testament.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regardless of historical debates among Christians about the precise nature of God, and regardless of the development of the doctrine of the Trinity of Persons by Christians in the third through the sixth centuries, the New Testament itself presents a picture of the one God, who is the Old Testament God, becoming flesh and living as a human being among human beings here on earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;The difference between the God of the Qur'an and the God of the Christian Bible&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This, then, is the primary distinction between the God of the Qur'an and the God of the Christian Bible, which includes the New Testament:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Qur'an sees God as one, and does &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; present God as becoming flesh and living among us here on earth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Christian Bible sees God as one, and &lt;em&gt;does&lt;/em&gt; present God as becoming flesh and living among us here on earth.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Note: Some parts of this answer are revised versions of material that originally appeared in my article, &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://leewoof.org/christian-beliefs-that-the-bible-does-teach/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Christian Beliefs that the Bible Does Teach&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;quot;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12505" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-11-19T18:34:35.853" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36371" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-19T20:48:46.453" Score="6" ViewCount="1168" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Christian girl with two children, going to convert to Islam. I am getting divorced due to my husband's affair. My husband has had a lot of affairs before and after marriage with me. Now I am going to marry my old friend; he is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathan_(disambiguation)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pathan&lt;/a&gt;. He told me that after talaq with my husband, I have to sleep with someone as a tradition. This is a punishment for my existing husband. I asked him how it will be a punishment for him; it's a punishment for me. I don't want to sleep with anyone. My friend says that, in Islam, it is the tradition in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Karachi&lt;/a&gt;, Pathan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20105" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-14T06:58:57.920" LastActivityDate="2022-06-14T08:33:36.030" Title="Do I need to sleep with someone to punish my husband for his affairs?" Tags="|nikah|tradition|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36372" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-19T21:19:50.553" Score="0" ViewCount="1268" Body="&lt;p&gt;Following the Sunnah it is virtuous to optionally fast on Mondays and Thursdays. I was wondering if this relates to this &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5:2_diet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:2 fast diet&lt;/a&gt;?  This is where you have restricted calories on 2 days and your normal calories the other 5 days:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The 5:2 diet, or fast diet, is a diet which stipulates calorie restriction for two non-consecutive days a week and unconstrained eating the other five days. A form of intermittent fasting, it originated and became popular in the UK, and spread in Europe and to the USA. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5:2_diet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interestingly both say to &quot;fast&quot; on 2 days of the week.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20106" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-20T00:50:37.363" LastActivityDate="2017-05-20T11:34:57.530" Title="Is there a relationship between fasting on Mondays and Thursdays and the 5:2 diet?" Tags="|sawm|food|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-05-20T15:33:05.243" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36371" CreationDate="2016-11-19T22:14:14.300" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sex in Islam is not something to play with.  It's haram to have any out-of-marriage (official) intercourse, no matter what the situation.  That's the rule.  Anyone saying something else is wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20107" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-20T00:47:21.320" LastActivityDate="2016-11-20T00:47:21.320" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36371" CreationDate="2016-11-19T23:27:54.987" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no such Tradition in Karachi city or Pakistan neither in Pathan Community you need to do clarification in this regard and need to learn Islam by some Scholar or visit your nearby Mosque.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May be you would have misunderstood probably he would be trying to inform you about Nikah &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikah_Halala&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Halala&lt;/a&gt; as one of the option if in future you want to remarry your husband or He might got confused or has wrong information as it is not intented for the punishment in such scenario.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: &amp;quot;The Prophet was asked about a&#xA;man who divorced his wife three times, then another man married her&#xA;and he closed the door and drew the curtain, then divorced her before&#xA;consummating the marriage with her. He said: &amp;quot;She is not permissible&#xA;for the first one (to remarry her) until the second one has had&#xA;intercourse with her.&amp;quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/nasai/27/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nasai&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'A'Asha (Allah be pleased with her) reported: A person divorced his&#xA;wife by three pronouncements; then another person married her and he&#xA;also divorced her without having sexual intercourse with her. Then the&#xA;first husband of her intended to remarry her. It was about such a case&#xA;that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was asked, whereupon he said: No, until the&#xA;second one has tasted her sweetness as the first one had&#xA;tasted.(&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:1433f&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-14T08:33:36.030" LastActivityDate="2022-06-14T08:33:36.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36377" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36371" CreationDate="2016-11-20T01:43:21.640" Score="8" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...I have to sleep with someone as a tradition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would be zina (fornication), a major sin in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Zina is an Islamic law concerning unlawful sexual relations between Muslims who are not married to one another through a nikah (Islamic marriage).  ... [It] is not allowed by Sharia (Islamic law) and classed as a hudud crime (class of Islamic punishments that are fixed for certain crimes that are considered to be &quot;claims of God&quot;). (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zina&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is forbidden in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who do not invoke with Allah another deity or kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed], except by right, and do not commit unlawful sexual intercourse. And whoever should do that will meet a penalty. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/25:68&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 25:68-70&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(And also &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/17:32&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 17:32&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24:2&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 24:2&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are you sure you didn't mishear?  It is not appropriate for a Muslim to promote sin:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hudhaifah (May Allah bepleased with him) reported:  The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;By Him in Whose Hand my life is, &lt;strong&gt;you either enjoin good and forbid evil, or Allah will certainly soon send His punishment to you&lt;/strong&gt;. Then you will make supplication and it will not be accepted&quot;. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/193&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, I'm a recent convert, and I found this advice useful:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For a new Muslim, this author would advise to wait at least a year, preferably more, before thinking about getting married. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newmuslims.com/lessons/156/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;NewMuslims.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't plan to find a husband until I'm well established in my faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a lot to learn about Islam, and, in particular, I encourage you to learn about your rights and responsibilities as a wife before getting married.  This affects you and your children, e.g., what if he decides you're moving to another country?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-11-20T01:43:21.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36378" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36369" CreationDate="2016-11-20T01:44:20.540" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in the comment above you could find it &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6807&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; The similar narration is stated in Tirmidhi sharif and regarded as Sahih Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahl bin Sa'd narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:&#xA;&amp;quot;Whoever guarantees for me what is between his jaws and what is&#xA;between his legs, I shall guarantee Paradise for him.&amp;quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/36/106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So It means to guard something which is in between jaws i.e Tongue and to guard which is in between legs i.e Private parts.By improper use of these a person could be a sinner,If a person has not control on his tongue that could lead to sins by backbiting,hurting,lying or causing some mischief ,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sufyan bin 'Abdullah Ath-Thaqafi said: I said: &amp;quot;O Messenger of Allah!&#xA;Inform me about a matter that I may hold fast to.&amp;quot; He said: 'Say: My&#xA;Lord is Allah, then be steadfast.' I said: &amp;quot;O Messenger of Allah! What&#xA;do you fear most for me?&amp;quot; So he took hold of his tongue and said:&#xA;'This.'&amp;quot;(Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly Protecting one's private parts means to protect one self from involving adultery is very important,Allah swt has mentioned punishment for such  in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And those who do not worship any other deity along with Allah, and do&#xA;not unjustly kill any living thing which Allah has forbidden, nor&#xA;commit adultery; and whoever does this will receive punishment.(Quran&#xA;25:68)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-14T08:26:55.323" LastActivityDate="2022-06-14T08:26:55.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36379" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36381" CreationDate="2016-11-20T01:58:36.377" Score="8" ViewCount="2542" Body="&lt;p&gt;I sporadically encounter &amp;quot;Islamic dream interpretation&amp;quot;, e.g., there are tools online such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myislamicdream.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;MyIslamicDream.com&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.edreaminterpretation.org/islamic-dream-interpretation/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;eDreamInterpretation.com&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamic-dreams-interpretation.com/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic-Dreams-Interpretation.com&lt;/a&gt; and more can be found using Google.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This surprises me, as (a) there seems to minimal difference between engaging in dream interpretation and engaging in fortune telling, (b) &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8817/is-dream-interpretation-haram-in-islam&quot;&gt;dream interpretation is not haram&lt;/a&gt;, and (c) fortune telling is a sin (listed as a major sin by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Dhahabi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Dhahabi&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, &amp;quot;None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except Allah, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected.&amp;quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/27:65&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 27:65&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/72:26&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 72:26&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever... goes to a fortuneteller and believes what he says, he has disbelieved in that which was revealed to Muhammad.'&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1256380&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/2538&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; even likened fortune telling to shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How does dream interpretation distinguish itself from fortune telling?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2024-02-26T14:12:50.413" Title="How does dream interpretation distinguish itself from fortune telling?" Tags="|dream|ilm-al-ghaib|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36380" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-20T02:02:17.150" Score="4" ViewCount="1714" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm biologically a girl and I'm attracted to both genders, but mostly girls. I know that as long as I don't act on my feelings, it's not a sin because it's something out of my control.  But how is it fair?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that dating someone of the opposite sex is prohibited and I am completely convinced of that, so it doesn't bother me that of course it is the same with dating someone of the same sex. But what about marriage? Why is that haram? Why is it haram that two people who truly love each other to get married?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please don't reply with that it's against the nature of the world or whatever and that even animals are heterosexuals because no they're not, not all of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Homosexuality is in every living thing, human beings, animals and even plants (it's a scientific fact). And also about the diseases that come from same sex intercourse, that happens with straight sex as well, so why isn't it haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20111" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T23:05:09.030" LastActivityDate="2021-02-09T06:07:16.077" Title="Why is it haram for two people who truly love each other to get married, even if they have the same gender?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36381" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36379" CreationDate="2016-11-20T03:17:03.327" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dreams are considered one part of prophecy, see this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the end of time draws near, hardly any believer will see a false&#xA;  dream, and the ones who see the truest dreams will be the ones who are&#xA;  truest in speech. And the dream of the believer is one of the&#xA;  forty-six parts of prophecy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/35/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;; see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/42/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/418090&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muwatta&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A particular instance of a prophet who is remembered particularly for his prophetic dreams is Yusuf (in the Biblical tradition, he is called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_(Genesis)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Joseph&lt;/a&gt;, and the story is quite similar); most of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;12th surah&lt;/a&gt; (entitled &quot;Yusuf&quot;) is largely concerned with his life, and it starts by mentioning his dream.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now this at least makes comprehensible the fact that dreams are not considered fortune telling per se - there is license in the texts that dreams can have divine origin, while fortune telling is never sanctified in the sources. It's slightly like the difference between sihr (witchcraft) and dua: dua is licensed (and even at least recommended) in the texts with the claim that you can get something out of them via unseen means, while sihr is condemned as putting your faith in something of the unseen for which no license was given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is the central reason why fortune telling is forbidden: it's a form of shirk, you would be believing that there is power or knowledge in a place where Allah has expressly said that there is none, so you would be associating those sources with Allah as having power or means of giving knowledge of their own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now what about dream interpretation: this is very speculative business, and you get as many opinions as you get interpreters. The practice of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicacademy.org/html/Dua/How_to_do_Istakhara.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;istikhara&lt;/a&gt; (which by itself has basis in authoritative texts) is strongly connected to dreams in muslim folklore (i.e. istikhara is islamic, its connection to dreams may be folklore only). The practice consists of a particular prayer to ask for guidance in a specific situation, and many muslims think that you will receive feedback about what you had in mind in form of a dream, usually something like &quot;if you see a lot of green in the dream, that's good, if it's mostly red, that's bad&quot;. Mostly, scholars asked about specific dreams will only say things like &quot;this sounds like the dream was more positive/negative, so go ahead with/abstain from what you prayed about&quot;. I have on the other hand never seen any texts (quran or ahadith) that even connote istikhara with dreams. In fact, there are &lt;a href=&quot;http://hadithoftheday.com/how-to-perform-salat-l-istikhara/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;articles&lt;/a&gt; that suggest that this connection is folklore only and has no basis in the religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bottom line: dream interpretation has a basis in the texts, fortune telling does not. Dream interpretation is quite unreliable, but nevertheless highly regarded, and prophetic dreams are often seen as one of the signs of a wali (friend of god). In particular, there seems to be a lot of trust in awliya (plural of wali) who claim prophetic dreams among the more &quot;intoxicated&quot; sufis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2017-09-01T14:04:15.513" LastActivityDate="2017-09-01T14:04:15.513" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36382" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36367" CreationDate="2016-11-20T08:16:16.600" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Islamic sources , Ghusl is only required, if post orgasm liquid comes out of the body (sperm), Or the male organ touches the female organ (even if intercourse does not happen). Other than that, there is no obligation to do ghusl if u read any such text. &#xA;And there are never traces of sperm in the pre-ejaculation fluid, as it only comes after the orgasm, never before&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20103" LastActivityDate="2016-11-20T08:16:16.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36368" CreationDate="2016-11-20T09:05:00.630" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Everone's Time of death is Fixed, But whether who will kill him or how he will be killed is destined,its still not know or no clear evidence is present in islam about it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is clear hadith about time of death, which is :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's messenger (saw) the true and truly inspired said, (as regards&#xA;  your creation, 22.5) “everyone of you is collected in the womb of his&#xA;  mother for the first 40 days in the form of a seed, and then he&#xA;  becomes a clot for another 40 days, and then a lump of flesh for&#xA;  another 40 days. Then Allah sends an angel to write four things. He&#xA;  writes his deeds, time of death, means of his livelihood, and whether&#xA;  he will be happy or unhappy in the (Hereafter). Then the soul is&#xA;  breathed into his body. So a man may do deeds characteristic of the&#xA;  people of hell until there is but an arms length between him and hell,&#xA;  and that which has been written by the angel overtakes him and so he&#xA;  begins to behave like the people of paradise and thus he enters it.&#xA;  Similarly, a person may do deeds characteristic of people of paradise&#xA;  until there is but an arm's length between him and paradise, and that&#xA;  which has been written overtakes him and so he behaves like the people&#xA;  of hell  and thus he enters it.” ( Sahih  Al-bukhari  and Sahih Muslim&#xA;  ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But based on concept of Free will Allah has given everyone Free will till his death, based on which he will be judged in here after, so clearly Allah does not make him commit suicide , as it goes against the concept of Free Will that Allah has given us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20103" LastEditorUserId="20103" LastEditDate="2016-11-20T10:03:10.473" LastActivityDate="2016-11-20T10:03:10.473" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36385" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36386" CreationDate="2016-11-20T12:18:38.390" Score="7" ViewCount="54603" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do some Muslims fold the top right of their prayer mats?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I asked a few who said that we should either remove the prayer mats or fold a portion of it else Shayatin will pray on it!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IMO (atleast) Iblees is aware of Allah and perhaps Iblees is more knowledgeable about Allah than many of the Muslims alive today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other beings who do decide to pray on those mats may actually be believing jinns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, what is the fiqh between the folding of mats? Or is it a bid'ah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T06:52:00.927" LastActivityDate="2020-12-12T09:56:02.570" Title="Why do some Muslims fold the top right of their prayer mats?" Tags="|salat|behavior|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36385" CreationDate="2016-11-20T13:26:43.360" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing in the Qur'an or authentic hadiths that mentions anything about Iblees praying on an unfolded prayer mat. There is also nothing in the Qur'an or authentic hadiths that refers to Iblees, or any other shaytan, praying in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a fiqh point of view, folding the prayer mat, partially folding it, or leaving it unfolded is permitted. The only concern is keeping a prayer mat free of najas. Other than that, you may elect either option.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just for the sake of mentioning it, there is an athar (not a hadith attributed to the Prophet) about a female jinn who used to visit the Prophet, but was late one day as she had to go to a girl's (another jinn) funeral in India. On her way, she saw a shaytan praying. This athar was mentioned in &quot;The Fabricated Pearls in Fabricated Hadiths&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.wikiwand.com/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A2%D9%84%D8%A6_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A9_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;اللآلىء المصنوعة في الأحاديث الموضوعة&lt;/a&gt;) by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Abdul-Rahman_ibn_Abi_Bakr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Al-Suyuti&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Jalal Al-Din Al-Suyuti&lt;/a&gt;, which needless to say is fabricated, and definitely not authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2016-11-21T02:33:11.890" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T02:33:11.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36387" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36236" CreationDate="2016-11-20T14:48:14.537" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Accountability for actions is for all creatures that have a soul (humans, jinns, and animals) . Accountability for belief is only for humans and jinns. Eternity in heaven or hell is only for humans and jinns.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Accountability for actions&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will only address animals in this section, as it goes without saying that both humans and jinns are accountable for their actions and beliefs (discussed below).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/81:5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 81:5&lt;/a&gt;, we know that animals get resurrected on Judgment Day:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا ٱلۡوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتۡ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when the wild beasts are herded together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and from &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/6:38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 6:38&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَمَا مِن دَآبَّةٍ۬ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا طَـٰٓٮِٕرٍ۬ يَطِيرُ بِجَنَاحَيۡهِ إِلَّآ أُمَمٌ أَمۡثَالُكُم‌ۚ مَّا فَرَّطۡنَا فِى ٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ مِن شَىۡءٍ۬‌ۚ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّہِمۡ يُحۡشَرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there is no creature on [or within] the earth or bird that flies with its wings except [that they are] communities like you. We have not neglected in the Register a thing. Then unto their Lord they will be gathered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When gathered on Judgment Day, such creatures will go through a portion of the hisab (accountability) that humans and jinns will go through, which is qassaas, as per the following hadith in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/45/78&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَتُؤَدُّنَّ الْحُقُوقَ إِلَى أَهْلِهَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حَتَّى يُقَادَ لِلشَّاةِ الْجَلْحَاءِ مِنْ الشَّاةِ الْقَرْنَاءِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The claimants would get their claims on the Day of Resurrection so much so that the hornless sheep would get its claim from the horned sheep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and also in another hadith that is in Al-Silsila Al-Sahiha (by Al-Albany):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يقضي الله بين خلقه الجن والإنس والبهائم وإنه ليقيد يومئذ الجماء من القرناء حتى إذا لم يبق تبعة عند واحدة لأخرى قال الله كونوا ترابا فعند ذلك يقول الكافر &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/78:40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;يا ليتني كنت تراباً&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My own translation (treat with care)&lt;/strong&gt;: Allah judges between His creation, jinn, men and animals. Allah will let the hornless animal settle its score with the horned animal, until when there is no account to be settled, Allah will say to them: &amp;quot;Be dust.&amp;quot; This is when the kaafir will say: &amp;quot;Would that I were dust!&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above (and there are several other hadiths on the topic), it becomes evident that animals and birds will be (1) resurrected, (2) be held accountable, (3) go through settlement of actions, and (4) be turned to dust (no eternity).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that marine creatures were not specifically mentioned, but in Arabic language, the words animal and beasts may refer to marine creatures, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Accountability for beliefs and actions&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The accountability of both humans and jinns is clear from many verses in the Qur'an, so I will mention only a few (as examples).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 72&lt;/a&gt;:11-15, it is evident that jinn have both believers and non-believers, and that both will be held accountable and go to heaven or hell (it is advisable to read the entire chapter):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلصَّـٰلِحُونَ وَمِنَّا دُونَ ذَٲلِكَ‌ۖ كُنَّا طَرَآٮِٕقَ قِدَدً۬ا وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن نُّعۡجِزَ ٱللَّهَ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَن نُّعۡجِزَهُ ۥ هَرَبً۬ا  وَأَنَّا لَمَّا سَمِعۡنَا ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ‌ۖ فَمَن يُؤۡمِنۢ بِرَبِّهِۦ فَلَا يَخَافُ بَخۡسً۬ا وَلَا رَهَقً۬ا وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلۡمُسۡلِمُونَ وَمِنَّا ٱلۡقَـٰسِطُونَ‌ۖ فَمَنۡ أَسۡلَمَ فَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ تَحَرَّوۡاْ رَشَدً۬ا وَأَمَّا ٱلۡقَـٰسِطُونَ فَكَانُواْ لِجَهَنَّمَ حَطَبً۬ا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And among us are the righteous, and among us are [others] not so; we were [of] divided ways. And we have become certain that we will never cause failure to Allah upon earth, nor can we escape Him by flight. And when we heard the guidance, we believed in it. And whoever believes in his Lord will not fear deprivation or burden. And among us are Muslims [in submission to Allah ], and among us are the unjust. And whoever has become Muslim - those have sought out the right course. But as for the unjust, they will be, for Hell, firewood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/6:130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 6:130&lt;/a&gt;, Allah is addressing both humans and jinns, asking them about His messengers to them and how they were warned of Judgment Day:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَـٰمَعۡشَرَ ٱلۡجِنِّ وَٱلۡإِنسِ أَلَمۡ يَأۡتِكُمۡ رُسُلٌ۬ مِّنكُمۡ يَقُصُّونَ عَلَيۡڪُمۡ ءَايَـٰتِى وَيُنذِرُونَكُمۡ لِقَآءَ يَوۡمِكُمۡ هَـٰذَا‌ۚ قَالُواْ شَہِدۡنَا عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِنَا‌ۖ وَغَرَّتۡهُمُ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَشَہِدُواْ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِہِمۡ أَنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ ڪَـٰفِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;O company of jinn and mankind, did there not come to you messengers from among you, relating to you My verses and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours?&amp;quot; They will say, &amp;quot;We bear witness against ourselves&amp;quot;; and the worldly life had deluded them, and they will bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two verses later, Allah makes it evident that both are accountable for their actions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلِڪُلٍّ۬ دَرَجَـٰتٌ۬ مِّمَّا عَمِلُواْ‌ۚ وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِغَـٰفِلٍ عَمَّا يَعۡمَلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for all are degrees from what they have done. And your Lord is not unaware of what they do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both jinns and humans can end up in heaven (or hell) as Allah tells us in &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 55&lt;/a&gt;, which again is best read as a whole chapter. In it, Allah is addressing both jinns and humans (the forms of addressing a single entity, two entities, or three or more entities in Arabic are different, and in this chapter all addresses use a two-entity form). In &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/55:39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;verse 39&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/55:46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;verse 46&lt;/a&gt;, Allah is addressing both jinns and humans about what will happen to the disbelievers (This is Hell, which the criminals deny.), and to the believers (But for he who has feared the position of his Lord are two gardens).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not aware of any classical works in English on this topic, though, but if I do find something, I will add it here at a later stage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-11-20T14:48:14.537" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36388" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36385" CreationDate="2016-11-20T16:39:59.447" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have asked a scholar about this as well as I have seen people do this. Another one of those cultural practices which has no basis in Islam. There was a thread on a forum once with posts on such cultural traditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20116" LastActivityDate="2016-11-20T16:39:59.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36389" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-20T16:51:06.460" Score="3" ViewCount="676" Body="&lt;p&gt;I suffer from depression and have been on medication for many years which works and this may be a factor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However I go through phases of being bored. Same routine, same daily predictable job, etc. Very predictable. Even in spare time I'm bored. I like to sleep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may say you should listen to the Qur'an. I do but as I don't know Arabic I don't get the full benefit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other things like TV, films and music are haraam by the majority of scholars so I can't entertain myself via them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any advice in Islam on this or any practical advice you may have please?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20117" LastActivityDate="2016-11-20T19:03:33.570" Title="Advice / Cure for boredom in Islam" Tags="|work|health|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36390" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36391" CreationDate="2016-11-20T17:38:47.977" Score="5" ViewCount="1083" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am an American Jew who has been reaching out to Muslim friends and neighbors. To stress the connection I feel, I sometimes describe myself as a fellow (or sister) Semite or say that I consider anti-Semitism to be just as unacceptable whether directed against Jews or Muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this terminology appropriate, or does it show me to be ignorant or insensitive? I know that not all Muslims (or Jews) are of Middle Eastern descent, although both Islam and Judaism are considered Semitic religions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20118" LastActivityDate="2017-10-17T11:27:42.383" Title="Is it appropriate to use the term &quot;Semite&quot; for Muslims?" Tags="|terminology|interfaith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36391" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36390" CreationDate="2016-11-20T18:08:19.913" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Semite&quot; is an ethnic description (originally referring to the peoples that spoke semitic languages), &quot;Muslim&quot; a religious one. The confusion only arises because &quot;Jewish&quot; is both an ethnic and a religious description. There are non-semitic Jews however, in particular: converts from other ethnicities. While many Muslims are Arabs, many are not, so calling non-semitic Muslims Semites makes no sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: &quot;anti-semitism&quot; is a poor term for exactly the reason that &quot;Jewish&quot; is both an ethnic and a religious description. This conflates the objectionable opposition to people based on race with reasonable criticism of religion and contributes to a taboo against the latter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2017-10-17T11:27:42.383" LastActivityDate="2017-10-17T11:27:42.383" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36372" CreationDate="2016-11-20T18:38:57.617" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The main wisdom behind fasting is to get closer to God&lt;/strong&gt;.  When your purpose is to get closer to God, you will have a healthy life directly.  And by following the Qur'an and sunnah, we can achieve that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20119" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-21T04:27:26.627" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T04:27:26.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36395" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39564" CreationDate="2016-11-20T19:41:25.110" Score="6" ViewCount="5116" Body="&lt;p&gt;'What their right hand possess' is a phrase used a number of times in the Holy Quran. Does it refer only to the female slaves that the men had?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did the women not possess any male slaves? If they did own them, how is the ownership different from owning a male owning a female slave?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T01:05:02.150" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T14:40:00.093" Title="Did Muslim women possess male slaves as their right hand?" Tags="|history|slavery|men-women|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36398" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36368" CreationDate="2016-11-20T21:13:26.030" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The one who should be blamed is the one who commits suicide or the killer, as Allah knows what they will do and they controls what they are doing, and Allah can prevent the killer form killing and the one who commits suicide from killing himself, but people are deciding what to do and Allah allow or prevent. So every body will be asked  after death about  his decisions and actions he took in life. &#xA;So since Allah is knowing unseen and is knowing our behaviors even in the future and present and can prevent someone from death, therefore Allah is the one who decides when and how everybody will die. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20122" LastActivityDate="2016-11-20T21:13:26.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36400" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-21T09:23:56.607" Score="3" ViewCount="450" Body="&lt;p&gt;Aslamu alikom Warahmatullah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have some doubts about the meaning of Mullah and Ullama. Is there any difference between them? Because in some countries like Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan the word Mullah is used for Islamic scholars. Is it correct to use Mullah for Islamic scholars who studied Islamic theology?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15406" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-11-21T10:32:43.683" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T10:32:43.683" Title="Difference between Mullah and Ullama" Tags="|terminology|definitions|islamic-scholar|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="9" ClosedDate="2018-03-19T14:58:57.913" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36379" CreationDate="2016-11-21T10:29:46.057" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The perception of dream interpretation and fortune telling in Islam&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dream interpretation in Islam is considered as a &amp;quot;science&amp;quot; (maybe here a better translation is a specific kind of knowledge, which one can learn or can be gifted by Allah) the basis for this interpretation from the Quran: for example it says about Yusuf ():&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And thus will your Lord choose you and teach you the interpretation of narratives ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/12/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;12:6&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Allah has chosen Yusuf for prophet-hood and especially gifted him for dream interpretation. And again&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... that We might teach him the interpretation of events. ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/12/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;12:21&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this was repeated and finally you find it a 3rd time:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My Lord, You have given me [something] of sovereignty and taught me of the interpretation of dreams. ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/12/101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;12:101&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that in all 3 verses dream interpretation is related to teaching which means that this is something one can learn!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course dream interpretation has some basis in sunnah too as for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/91/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; shows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fortune telling doesn't have this relation at all. And is rather related to kufr (to emphasize the sin) as you may find in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/30/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1306810&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;, Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/1/135&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; and considered a sinful act as stated in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/39/173&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;. See also fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/114820&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #114820&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the importance of asking people of knowledge&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes indeed if people ask anybody about dream interpretation they would get a random answer, but this isn't the right way! however it became very common among Muslims these days to ask anybody about an interpretation of their dreams. But this can't be done by anybody and also shouldn't be done as we are frowned upon (if not prohibited) to say or give fatwa about things we don't know (about) by Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/17/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;17:36&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the commentary of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Abi_Zayd&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Abi Zayds&lt;/a&gt; ابن أبي زيد القيرواني ar-Rissala كتاب الرسالة (the commentary is called: al-fawakih ad-Dawani) by Shihab ad-Dyn an-Nafrawi &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;شهاب الدين النفراوي&lt;/a&gt; you may read the following comment (My own translation take it with care):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ولا يجوز له تعبيرها بمجرد النظر في كتاب، كما يفعله بعض الجهلة، يكشف نحو ابن سيرين عندما يقال له : أنا رأيت كذا، والحال أنه لا علم له بأصول التعبير، فهذا &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;حرام&lt;/a&gt;؛ لأنها تختلف باختلاف الأشخاص، والأحوال، والأزمان، وأوصاف الرائين، فعلمها عويص يحتاج إلى مزيد معرفة بالمناسبات،&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not allowed to interpret dreams by only taking a look at a book (research etc. in a book on the topic), as it is made by some ignorant, exposing &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Sirin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Sirin&lt;/a&gt; when saying: I've seen (in my dreams) this and this, and in reality he has no knowledge of the ways and rules of dream interpretation, because this is prohibited (haram); because the interpretation differs by the difference of characters, circumstances, times (and time periods), the descriptions of those who reveal their dreams, so knowing it is difficult and need more and deeper knowledge with the cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ولذلك سأل رجل ابن سيرين بأن قال له: أنا رأيت نفسي &lt;strong&gt;أؤذن&lt;/strong&gt; في النوم. فقال: له تسرق، وتقطع يدك. وسأله آخر، وقال له مثل ما قاله الأول، فقال له: تحج. فوجد كل منهما ما فسر له به. فقيل له في ذلك، فقال: رأيت هذا بِسِمَة حسنة, والآخر بسِمَة قبيحة.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's why a man asked ibn Sirin by saying: I've seen myself announcing (or calling) for the prayer (performing adhan). Ibn Sirin said to him: you'll steal and your hand will be cut. And another questioner asked him the same of what the first asked and he told him: You'll go on pilgrimage. And both of them have encountered what they have been told. So he people asked him about it and he answered: I've seen this one with a good characteristic and that one with a bad characteristic.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;- - - - - (source islamweb &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/68655&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#68655&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/304972&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#1142&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe you ask yourself what is the source of each of these interpretations?&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The key word here is the verb &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A3%D8%B0%D9%86/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;أَذَّنَ&lt;/a&gt; (in the text أؤذن)!&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Here's the one for the future thief (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/12/70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;12:70&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... Then an &lt;strong&gt;announcer called out&lt;/strong&gt;, &amp;quot;O caravan, indeed you are thieves.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for the future Hajj (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/22/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;22:27&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And proclaim to the people the Hajj&lt;/strong&gt; [pilgrimage]; they will come to you on foot and on every lean camel; they will come from every distant pass -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So from this I conclude (and Allah knows best!) that it is necessary for the dream interpreter to see the questioner and have an impression about him to give a helpful and accurate interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Malik was asked: Can anybody interpret dreams? And he answered: Does anybody play with prophet-hood? (as quoted by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_%27Abd_al-Barr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Abd al-Barr&lt;/a&gt; أبو عمر بن عبد البر) as a side note to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/418090&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;known hadith&lt;/a&gt; which makes a connection between true dreams and prophet-hood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also a hadith in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/248&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; and sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/35/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; which seems to emphasize on asking people of knowledge or at least people of trust. other ahadith are emphasizing on not asking more than once and not telling a dream more than once because the first interpretation is crucial -if it was correct if not none will be able to interpret correctly-. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/48777/what-is-the-relationship-between-ilham-and-leg-of-a-bird/48779#48779&quot;&gt;What is the relationship between Ilham and leg of a bird?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that the book about dream interpretation which is attributed to Mohammad ibn Sirin and widely spread in Muslim world is hardly authentic. Most scholars say that it is not from ibn Sirin and its hardly trustworthy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further details on dream interpretation I refer to some fatwas from islamqa &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/6537&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#6537&lt;/a&gt; (EN) and (available only) in Arabic &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/117665&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#117665&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/115945&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#115945&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My main source was this article from &lt;a href=&quot;http://consult.islamweb.net/consult/index.php?page=Details&amp;amp;id=274978&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamweb #274978&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-21T11:21:47.047" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T11:21:47.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36402" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-21T11:39:13.040" Score="0" ViewCount="145" Body="&lt;p&gt;Majed Mahmoud has a talk in which he mentions &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXROtfM14Qw&amp;amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;amp;t=255&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;something that the Prophet (PBUH) used to say&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like it if somebody can provide a translation and transliteration of this please.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20127" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T01:22:09.443" Title="Translation and transliteration of Prophets saying" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|arabic|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36403" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36430" CreationDate="2016-11-21T13:54:45.600" Score="0" ViewCount="958" Body="&lt;p&gt;I took a bank loan for education and have been paying interest for the last two years. What is the kaffara for this sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please enlighten in the light of Quran and Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19519" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-29T23:30:55.297" LastActivityDate="2017-06-29T23:30:55.297" Title="What is the kaffara on a bank loan with interest over the last two years?" Tags="|riba|kaffarah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30056" CreationDate="2016-11-21T15:14:49.970" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;you cannot do it with the example you listed above because saying you don't want to go will have the same effect , in islam you can only lie to prevent to prevent hatred between people who have had a fight eg. he didn't mean to hit you etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20129" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T15:14:49.970" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36407" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-21T16:36:13.510" Score="1" ViewCount="33" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can we raise our hand for Dua inside salat after reciting tashahud n durood and before taslim? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19819" LastActivityDate="2016-11-21T16:36:13.510" Title="Can a person raise his hand to make Dua inside salat after reciting tashahud and durood and before taslim?" Tags="|salat|dua|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2016-11-25T02:31:33.780" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36408" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-21T17:40:35.833" Score="1" ViewCount="413" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read a hadith about salat ul hajah or prayer of need which says pray two rakat after ablution and then making a particular Dua. But the grade of the hadith is daif. My question is, is there any more hadith more reliable to indicate about salat ul hajah? Also should daif hadith be acted upon? Also there is a sahih hadith about a blind man asking the prophet(saw) to make Dua for him and the prophet(saw) taught him a certain dua, can it be considered as prayer of need as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19819" LastActivityDate="2016-11-24T18:48:47.383" Title="How authentic is salat ul hajah?" Tags="|salat|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36410" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-22T05:11:28.543" Score="2" ViewCount="19171" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a style of hijaab worn by wearing the headscarf as a &quot;turban&quot;.  Typically but not always the lower part of the ears are displayed with earrings (earrings aren't tucked under the scarf). The neck is not covered by the headscarf so a Turtle Neck top is worn to cover it. Is this style permitted by any scholars in the Sunni world? Doesn't seem to make sense to wear visible earrings in front of non mahrams as they are a form of attraction for them no?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20132" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-12T20:46:33.047" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T11:01:28.623" Title="Is it permissible to wear a turban-style hijab with visible earrings?" Tags="|hijab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36411" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36412" CreationDate="2016-11-22T08:09:49.520" Score="4" ViewCount="856" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes I worry that when I give in voluntary charity, I give too little.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a sense, no matter how much I give, I could have given more. But I can feel bad if I could have easily given more, but didn't. Simultaneously, it's surely better to give something rather than nothing at all. I'm conflicted about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is it possible to give too little sadaqah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-11-23T09:14:57.987" Title="Is it possible to give too little sadaqah?" Tags="|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36412" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36411" CreationDate="2016-11-22T09:13:17.243" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a Hadith that is often recited during fund raisers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Take on only as much as you can do of good deeds, for the best of&#xA;  deeds is that which is done consistently, even if it is little.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا&#xA;  الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا&#xA;  عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَعْرَجُ، سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ&#xA;  قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏:‏ ‏ &quot;‏ اكْلَفُوا مِنَ&#xA;  الْعَمَلِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الْعَمَلِ أَدْوَمُهُ وَإِنْ&#xA;  قَلَّ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ Grade   : Sahih (Darussalam)    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;English reference  : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4240 Arabic reference     :&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1343800&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Book 37, Hadith 4381&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If spending a little allows you to consistently do Sadaqah  for helping others it is more better than to spent irregularly on Sadaqah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the local Imams explained to me this is so that we remember Allah more often which leads to us doing more good deeds and avoiding sins. Also a lot of more people tend to benefit from your Sadaqah this way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also as pointed out by Saif in a comment to your question, it is not the amount but the intention that matters most. Dont be stingy but also dont spend overtly that your family gets affected .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-11-22T09:15:28.290" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T09:15:28.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34872" CreationDate="2016-11-22T12:42:11.707" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I highly recommend to choose the best vocabularies &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/17/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;17:53&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tell my worshiper to speak nice , Devil removes (relation) between them&#xA;  , Devil is obvious enemy for Human.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wan to say something &quot;God ensure that strengthening relationships is the victory against devil &quot; So victory Allah and he will victory you . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20137" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T12:42:11.707" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36417" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-22T13:05:47.190" Score="1" ViewCount="715" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently, I have been having a very hard time. Everything is going wrong and nothing is right. I pray at least 4 times a day, but my wishes for a better life are not fulfilled.  I am continuously being bullied, and I pray that it does not happen to me anymore. Is there any special way that will make Allah fulfill my wishes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17075" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-23T09:39:32.613" LastActivityDate="2016-11-23T23:45:53.813" Title="Is there a way to make Allah fulfill my wishes to stop being bullied?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-06-26T14:48:15.547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29828" CreationDate="2016-11-22T13:35:49.053" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sharia Zakat Low on Papers (Money)&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You have more than 3354$ (22 November 2016) .&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Your money is increasing by one year (Current Year &gt; Last year).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Then you pay Zakat .&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Immediately after successful selling (2.5%) From the selling value &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;(eg. 5000K =&gt; Zakat = 5000K / 100 * 2.5 = 125K)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On Selling value (2.5%)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20137" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T13:35:49.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36368" CreationDate="2016-11-22T13:58:21.770" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;God has superior knowledge power He knows what will happen and he chooses to let it happen because he loves these people will die for him and for the goodness they wanted and hated those will abandon him . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And it is obvious he decided to give them both life and do what they will eventually do. This clarifies he loves and hates One will be on his throne and the other will be in fire .&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20137" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T13:58:21.770" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36411" CreationDate="2016-11-22T14:51:30.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes of course . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو غَسَّانَ الْمِسْمَعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ&#xA;  عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ، - يَعْنِي الْخَزَّازَ - عَنْ أَبِي&#xA;  عِمْرَانَ الْجَوْنِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ، عَنْ&#xA;  أَبِي ذَرٍّ، قَالَ قَالَ لِيَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ لاَ&#xA;  تَحْقِرَنَّ مِنَ الْمَعْرُوفِ شَيْئًا وَلَوْ أَنْ تَلْقَى أَخَاكَ&#xA;  بِوَجْهٍ طَلْقٍ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;*Abu Dharr reported: Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said to me: Don't consider anything insignificant out of good things even if it is that you meet&#xA;  your brother with a cheerful countenance** (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/45/187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2626 Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20137" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-11-23T09:14:57.987" LastActivityDate="2016-11-23T09:14:57.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36423" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36236" CreationDate="2016-11-22T15:00:34.497" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Human and Jinn are accountable (We have not been told another Type)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he creates what they don't know &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/16:8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;16:8&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;(If NASA discovered anything please tell us)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Angels are not they are servants of God (Will be friends in Eden)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20137" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T15:00:34.497" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36426" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36356" CreationDate="2016-11-22T15:27:36.653" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because he worshiped God one day and by the way cursing is not our way . &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Whatever happened had happened and we are 1300 year now after him . &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;If he is a bad person God Accounts everything . &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20137" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T15:27:36.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36408" CreationDate="2016-11-22T15:36:24.817" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Not Authenticated (Muhammed didn't say it)&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حديثُ صلاةِ الحاجةِ فإنَّ فيه يا محمدُ أتشفَّعُ بك إلى اللهِ &lt;br/&gt;&#xA;  [الإنصاف في حقيقة الأولياء] &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;فيه مقال&lt;/strong&gt; =&gt; means an argument about it &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is not correct due asking Mohamed You should ask God not a person&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muslim faith is to worship God not the prophet&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you want something pray God , raise your hand and call him with his best names .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20137" LastEditorUserId="20137" LastEditDate="2016-11-24T18:48:47.383" LastActivityDate="2016-11-24T18:48:47.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36403" CreationDate="2016-11-22T16:27:56.823" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is no Kaffara (Delete) for Usury&lt;/strong&gt; , means you just need to &lt;strong&gt;ask forgiveness and repent&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  And try not to do it as you can .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20137" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T16:27:56.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36431" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36402" CreationDate="2016-11-22T16:38:05.950" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When something bad happen to you &quot;praise Allah &lt;strong&gt;on any case&lt;/strong&gt; .&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You praise Allah always for good things that why to add &quot;.. on any case&quot; on bad thing happen .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20137" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T16:38:05.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36432" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27594" CreationDate="2016-11-22T16:55:40.583" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No and never.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The chair of Allah widen (can have) the heaven and earth (2:255)&#xA;So you can understand how big Allah is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually in a matter of fact when &lt;strong&gt;Moses said &quot;Show me, let me look at you&quot; the mountain demolished and Moses fell stunned&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20137" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-15T13:19:48.697" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T13:19:48.697" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36435" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25517" CreationDate="2016-11-22T17:21:09.587" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Male's hair can be upto shoulder. If a man has hairs which goes below shoulder than it resembles women. And a female's hair should be below shoulders otherwise it will resemble men.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20141" LastActivityDate="2016-11-22T17:21:09.587" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36436" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-22T18:07:37.533" Score="3" ViewCount="8101" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any books in English which describe in detail sexual techniques and positions without compromising the religion in terms of nudity etc.?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim doctors are allowed to look at all parts of the body when students and in the job, so why can't we look at such in a book perhaps in a diagram anatomically as photos would be a bit too far.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sexual Positions. How are you supposed to know these (the &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2:223&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:223&lt;/a&gt; says you can go to your wife in any position). Perhaps the book could have matchstick or cartoon type drawings of man and woman without being explicit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would be surprised if no such book exists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20142" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-11-26T16:03:03.947" LastActivityDate="2023-03-25T16:18:01.893" Title="Is there a halal sex guide for Muslims?" Tags="|nikah|practical-islam|sex|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36437" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40587" CreationDate="2016-11-22T19:09:06.263" Score="2" ViewCount="9548" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two ways to legally end a marriage - annulment and divorce. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An annulment is a legal procedure which cancels a marriage between a man and a woman. Annulling a marriage is as though it is completely erased - legally, it declares that the marriage never technically existed and was never valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A divorce, or legal dissolution of a marriage, is the ending of a valid marriage between a man and a woman returning both parties to single status with the ability to remarry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm aware that Islam allows divorce but what is it's stand on annulment of marriage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-11T00:19:40.777" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T00:19:40.777" Title="Can a marriage be annulled in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|nikah|fiqh|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36438" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-22T20:55:54.137" Score="0" ViewCount="8002" Body="&lt;p&gt;What should be the way to clean finger after meal,Is it good manner to clean finger in plate after meal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20144" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-11-23T01:17:56.203" LastActivityDate="2021-12-24T12:20:31.447" Title="What is the Sunnah method to clean the finger after finishing the meal?" Tags="|sharia|sunnah|food|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36440" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36438" CreationDate="2016-11-23T03:16:58.897" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you have asked about cleaning the fingers in plate after finishing the meal so the preferred and Sunnah method is to lick the fingers after finishing the food.It is one of the beneficial sunnah (Medically healthy too) which which has been forgotten  nowadays and need to get revived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ka'b bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I saw&#xA;Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) eating with three fingers (i.e., the thumb, the&#xA;index finger and the middle finger) and licking them after having&#xA;finished the food.&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:748&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; [Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Ka'b b. Malik reported on the authority of his father that he saw&#xA;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) licking his three fingers (after having finished&#xA;the food). Ibn Hatim made no mention of&amp;quot; three&amp;quot;.(Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly in some Ahadith it is stated not to wipe the hands unless it is licked to acheive the full blessings&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “None&#xA;of you should wipe his hand until he has licked it, for he does not&#xA;know where the blessing if in his food.’”(&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/urn/1273780&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: When any one of&#xA;you eats food he should lick his fingers, for he does not know in what&#xA;part of the food sticking to his fingers the blessing lies.(Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “When one&#xA;of you eats food, let him not wipe his hand until he has licked it or&#xA;has someone else to lick it.”(ibn Majah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rasulullah Salallahu alayhi wasallam has emphasized to finish the food properly with licking the fingers without wasting and not to leave some part for Shaytan but our scholars have mentioned to avoid licking the fingers during the meal so it should be done after finishing and before wiping the hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jabir reported: I heard Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: The Satan is&#xA;present with any one of you in everything he does; he is present even&#xA;when he eats food; so if any one of you drops a mouthful he should&#xA;remove away anything filthy on it and eat it and not leave for the&#xA;devil; and when he finishes (food) he should lick his fingers, for he&#xA;does not know in what portion of his food the blessing lies.(Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-24T12:20:31.447" LastActivityDate="2021-12-24T12:20:31.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1943" CreationDate="2016-11-23T07:47:09.383" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Al-hamdu lillah (praise be to Allah). There is no objection for a Muslim to eat from food that a kaafir (unbeliever), whether polytheist or otherwise, has cooked, as the issue of cooking does not involve slaughtering according to Islamic guidelines so that we would require the person to be from ahl il-kitaab (People of the Book) among the kuffar. In fact, it is only a matter of cooking, so the only issues that concern us are cleanliness and the avoidance of najasa (impurity), and likewise that nothing haram (forbidden) is mixed with the food such as khamr (wine or alcoholic beverages) or lard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah protect us from harm, evil and the things he has forbidden (al-    muharramaat).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20147" LastActivityDate="2016-11-23T07:47:09.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36443" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36730" CreationDate="2016-11-23T09:28:09.520" Score="2" ViewCount="211" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems likely that some Muslim husband and wives would happen to be co-workers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: If a husband and wife were co-workers, would the wife need to be obedient in the workplace?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's unclear to me how this dynamic would play out in the workplace.  It seems possible that conflicts of interest could arise, e.g. if the wife happened to be the husband's boss.  Or maybe &quot;obedience&quot; wouldn't apply in the workplace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-12-10T13:16:00.693" Title="If a husband and wife were co-workers, would the wife need to be obedient in the workplace?" Tags="|husband-wife|work|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36444" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18889" CreationDate="2016-11-23T09:52:36.420" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abdullah (Radi Allahu T'ala Anhu): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), the truthful and truly-inspired said, &quot;Each one of you collected in the womb of his mother for forty days, and then turns into a clot for an equal period (of forty days) and turns into a piece of flesh for a similar period (of forty days) and then Allah sends an angel and orders him to write four things, i.e. his provision, his age, and whether he will be of the wretched or the blessed (in the Hereafter). Then the soul is breathed into him. And by Allah, a person among you (or a man) may do deeds of the people of the Fire till there is only a cubit or an arm - breadth distance between him and the Fire, but then that writing (which Allah has ordered the angel to write) precedes, and he does the deeds of the people of Paradise and enters it; and a man may do the deeds of the people of Paradise till there is only a cubit or two between him and Paradise, and then that writing precedes and he does the deeds of the people of the Fire and enters it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ref - Sahih Bukhari (English), Volume 08, Chapter 77-Divine Will (Qadar), Hadith 593.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When i first read this hadith, i also thought to myself that if its all pre-written then what role can my good deeds play... and then i was guided to the below mentioned hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All reported : We were in a funeral in the graveyard of Gharqad that Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) came to us and we sat around him. He had a stick with him. He lowered his head and began to scratch the earth with his stick, and then said, &quot;There is not one amongst you whom a scat in Paradise or Hell has not been allotted and about whom it has not been written down whether he would be an evil person or a blessed person.&quot; A person said, &quot;Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), should we not then depend upon our destiny and abandon our deeds?&quot; Thereupon Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said, &quot;Acts of everyone will be facilitated in, that which has been created for him so that whoever belongs to the company of the blessed will have good works made easier for him. And whoever belongs to the unfortunate ones will have evil acts made easier for him.&quot; He then recited this verse (from the Qur'an): &quot;Then, who gives to the needy and guards against evil and accepts the excellent (the truth of Islam and the path of righteousness it prescribes), We shall make easy for him the easy end and who is miserly and considers himself above need, We shall make easy for him the difficult end&quot; (XCii 5-10)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ref - Sahih Muslim, Book of Destiny, Hadith 6398.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So dear brother, Islam is all about putting your trust in Allah. Praying to Him consistently and believing that He will definitely guide and make us amongst the right ones, In Shaa Allah...Though everything is pre-decided, except for the freedom of choice that has been given to us..This is what 'putting your Belief in Allah' is all about. As long as you pray 5 times, do charity, fast and think about Hajj, In Shaa Allah you are on the right track.. Because Remember, Allah facilitates good deeds for the people of Jannah... Keep faith in and practice the 5 pillars of Islam and make dua continuously..Believe in him if he is facilitating the good things and making you regret or repent for the bad deeds...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if this doesn't solve your query yet, please refer to the below hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira (Radi Allahu T'ala Anhu) reported Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) as saying, &quot;A strong believer is better and is more lovable to Allah than a weak believer, and there is good in everyone, (but) cherish that which gives you benefit (in the Hereafter) and seek help from Allah and do not lose heart, and if anything (in the form of trouble) comes to you, don't say :'If I had not done that it would not have happened so and so,' but say: 'Allah did that what He has ordained to do' and your 'If' opens the (gate) for the Satan.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith 6441.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that clears some doubt for you, because it definitely cleared mine... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide us all to the right path, Aameen... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20147" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-30T13:38:57.170" LastActivityDate="2017-10-30T13:38:57.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36445" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-23T11:24:19.713" Score="2" ViewCount="14080" Body="&lt;p&gt;Earlier I read in many articles that IVF is haraam since it is an unnatural way. But now its considered OK but only with the fusion of sperm-egg of a married couple.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I have a doubt that why is pregnancy considered haraam using egg donation or sperm donation, and considered to be &lt;code&gt;zinaa&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;As far as I know (not very sure) &lt;code&gt;zinaa&lt;/code&gt; of the body is to GET PHYSICAL with someone you are not married to (adultery). So in egg/sperm donation, people are not getting physical, so how could we term it as &lt;code&gt;zinaa&lt;/code&gt; ?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Also, if a lady isn't getting pregnant naturally, and to avoid her divorce would it be wrong to go for egg/sperm donation ? Because no matter how loving you are, an adopted child would always be an adopted child, as he deserves to know his lineage. Once he knows his actual parents, its very likely that the love won't be the same.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Also, isn't getting a child with egg/sperm donation better than getting a divorce (divorce is a thing that Allah s.w.t hates most). ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17726" LastEditorUserId="17726" LastEditDate="2016-11-23T11:30:38.683" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T11:26:25.860" Title="Is IVF with Sperm donation or Egg donation prohibited in islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|zina|pregnancy|adultery|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36446" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36436" CreationDate="2016-11-23T12:35:23.097" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;you can check the book &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00FUQQF26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Couples Sex Guide with Demonstrated Sex Positions&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;it is not specifically halal but it has detailed explanations and more than 100 demonstrated sex positions by couples in shorts, therefore no nudity. personally for us we were a mature couple and were recommended by a friend, and it is true, you get the appropriate knowledge without the nudity. good luck&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20149" LastActivityDate="2016-11-23T12:35:23.097" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36447" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-23T13:34:32.557" Score="1" ViewCount="9593" Body="&lt;p&gt;Previously, I used to rub my penis on the bathroom tiles walls, so some amount of semen may get onto it. When I learned that this is haraam, I stopped doing it.  Now I want to make my bathroom tiled walls pure once again.  So what do I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I washed it but then the washed water got into my tub which was kept just below it. What should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20151" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-23T22:02:23.650" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T09:29:59.323" Title="How can I clean bathroom tiles which may have semen on them?" Tags="|masturbation|najis|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36448" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11027" CreationDate="2016-11-23T15:19:07.900" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Masturbation meaning you do it yourself is haram but the wife doing it to you and you doing it to her is halal and at the same time is called mutual masturbation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The poster who said that mutual masturbation is haram is wrong. His posted quotes never indicated such only that (self) masturbation is haram. You will find too many articles and fatwas saying that the man can play with her magic bits and she can play with his - both by using any part of the body.... But of course using the mouth or tongue or lips is debated and there's a difference of opinion. That becomes oral sex rather than &quot;mouth masturbation.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-penetrative_sex#Mutual_masturbation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-penetrative_sex#Mutual_masturbation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20153" LastEditorUserId="20153" LastEditDate="2016-11-23T15:26:39.643" LastActivityDate="2016-11-23T15:26:39.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9865" CreationDate="2016-11-23T20:45:03.883" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Masjd has responded correctly, however most muslims are human beings after all and thus subjected to the pressure of peripheral influence regardless of the strength in their faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People need their cars, they eat their meat, they use detergents and even much of the cloth and shoes we wear pollute our surroundings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20157" LastActivityDate="2016-11-23T20:45:03.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36451" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36417" CreationDate="2016-11-23T23:45:53.813" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I suggest you the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First be sure you are not associating somebody with God, to say, make sure you don't pray/invoke somebody else beside God, otherwise your prayer (salat) will be in vain since you will be not living as muslim but as Mushrik. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have a look at this verse:&#xA;&quot;Allah hath promised such of you as believe and do good work that He will surely make them to succeed (the present rulers) in the earth even as He caused those who were before them to succeed (others); and that He will surely establish for them their religion which He hath approved for them, and will give them in exchange safety after their fear. They serve Me. They ascribe no thing as partner unto Me. Those who disbelieve henceforth, they are the miscreants.&quot; &#xA;(Qoran 24:55, Pickthall Translation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Read the Qoran and apply it to your life using your logic and invoke God to help you. Do not be afraid of using your logic to understand the Qoran.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do good deeds that God orders, among them are helping family members, the poor, the orphan... &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See the following verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;And serve Allah. Ascribe no thing as partner unto Him. (Show) kindness unto parents, and unto near kindred, and orphans, and the needy, and unto the neighbour who is of kin (unto you) and the neighbour who is not of kin, and the fellow-traveller and the wayfarer and (the slaves) whom your right hands possess. Lo! Allah loveth not such as are proud and boastful,&quot;&#xA;(Qoran 4:36, Pickthall Translation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;They ask thee, (O Muhammad), what they shall spend. Say: that which ye spend for good (must go) to parents and near kindred and orphans and the needy and the wayfarer. And whatsoever good ye do, lo! Allah is Aware of it.&quot;&#xA;(Qoran 2:215, Pickthall Translation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the most important thing is that you should always use your logic and question everything including my post. If you lose your logic you lose everything! Reasoning and logic are 2 keys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See the following verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;It is not for any soul to believe save by the permission of Allah. He hath set uncleanness upon those who have no sense.&quot;&#xA;(Qoran 10:100, Pickthall Translation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20159" LastActivityDate="2016-11-23T23:45:53.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36454" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-24T00:47:03.727" Score="3" ViewCount="3421" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally it's good to say &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insha%27Allah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;inshallah&lt;/a&gt; (&quot;Allah willing&quot;) when saying one will do things in the future, for example: &quot;inshallah, I'll go to Egypt one day&quot;;  &quot;inshallah, I'll graduate from college&quot;;  &quot;I'll go to the dentist after work, inshallah&quot;; &quot;inshallah, I'll find a nice husband&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And never say of anything, &quot;Indeed, I will do that tomorrow,&quot; Except [when adding], &quot;If Allah wills.&quot; And remember your Lord when you forget [it] and say, &quot;Perhaps my Lord will guide me to what is nearer than this to right conduct.&quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/18:23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 18:23-24&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes we talk about acts we are intending &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; to do, for example:  &quot;I'm not going to that conference in New Zealand&quot;; &quot;I'm not paying for that&quot;; &quot;I'm already learning Spanish, I'm not going to learn Korean too&quot;; &quot;I'm never getting married&quot;.  It's seemingly out of place to say 'inshallah' in these instances, despite it being possible for Allah to intervene if He willed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Should one say inshallah for acts they're intending &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; to perform?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There seems to be a curious distinction between the two, which I'm finding tricky to separate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T11:49:18.670" Title="Should one say inshallah for acts they're intending not to perform?" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26340" CreationDate="2016-11-24T01:52:25.447" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are already praying 2 times (dawn's and night's). You can pray at noon while you are walking or sitting in somewhere. That's what I have done in such conditions. &#xA;Do not search for another job for this reason, that makes no sense!&#xA;I think you are exaggerating things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See these 2 verses (Surah 2 Baqarah verses 288-299):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Guard the prayers, and the middle prayer, and stand up to Allah truly devout.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;And if ye fear, then pray on foot or riding; then when ye are secure, remember Allah in the way He hath taught you which ye ever knew not&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Using your logic and reading Qoran will guide you well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20159" LastActivityDate="2016-11-24T01:52:25.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32787" CreationDate="2016-11-24T04:15:00.607" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Indeed, I am Allah . There is no deity except Me, so worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance.(Quran 20:14)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the answer is given above I want to add in that interesting discussion between Imam Shafai Rahmatullah alayh and Imam Hanbal Rahmatullah alayh when Imam Shafai (Ra) asked Imam Hanbal (Ra) &lt;em&gt;&quot;That in your opinion if a person becomes kafir by not reading the Salah then how that person would be able to become a Muslim, On that Imam Hanbal(Ra) replied back that in order to become a Muslim he should Pray then Imam Shafai (Ra) replied &quot;But the Prayer of the kafir is not considered as valid&quot;&lt;/em&gt; &#xA;,On hearing that Imam Hanbal (Ra) was completely surprised.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among hanafis if someone completely denies the Salah as part of the Islam(Obligation) then he would be out of fold of Islam (Kufr) other than that if it is due to laziness then he would be considered as religiously corrupt (Fisq).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2011/11/01/does-neglecting-the-prayer-entail-disbelief/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2016-11-24T07:18:08.177" LastActivityDate="2016-11-24T07:18:08.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36459" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35046" CreationDate="2016-11-24T07:43:28.497" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pantheism has several formulations not all of which or their components are necessarily consistent with Quran. In the Islamic world, Sufis have put forward descriptions of Allah that somewhat resemble Pantheist ideas but since both Pantheistic views and Sufi doctrines are very subtle and sensitive in their implications, it is impossible to summarize the relation between the two. But here is a contemplation that can help acknowledge the valid basis for the Sufi account of the relation between God and creation that also rules out the faulty suggestions that are read into Sufi accounts of God by non-Sufis who randomly encounter their statements, such as the idea that Divine omnipresence necessitates affection of the Divine Essence by creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are indeed some verses of Quran that equate Allah with creation while some other verses suggest distinction. Consider these examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;He is the apparent and the hidden&amp;quot; (57:3), verse that if literally understood, implies that God is virtually everything because all things are either apparent like the natural universe or hidden such as angels, so we can summarize the verse by saying &amp;quot;He is everything&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;He is the creation&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;He is with you wherever you be&amp;quot;(57:4) and &amp;quot;We are closer to him than his vein&amp;quot;?! (50:16) The question that these verses raise is that how God can always accompany us and be closer to us than our vein without becoming subject to time and space or becoming part of the creation? (Also see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/33723/&quot;&gt;What is the concept of holool [sic] in Sufism?&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But mainstream theologians in Islam tend to ignore or explain away those verses that indicate unity of Allah and universe for being unable to properly account for its several troubling connotations such as the conclusion you made above. This is while these verses seem to be special gifts for those who strive for deeper understanding of transcendent truths. Interestingly, there's a meaningful hadith from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_ibn_Husayn_Zayn_al-Abidin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ali bin Hussain, al-Sajjad&lt;/a&gt; (the fourth in the line of Shia Imams who are believed to posses esoteric knowledge of Islam by their followers and to whom many Sufi orders trace their lineage to) who has said this about these verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;«فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلِمَ أَنَّهُ يَكُونُ فِى آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ أَقْوَامٌ مُتَعَمِّقُونَ‏ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وَ الْآيَاتِ مِنْ سُورَه الْحَدِيدِ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ وَ هُوَ عَلِيمٌ بِذاتِ الصُّدُورِ فَمَنْ رَامَ وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ هَلَكَ»؛ (كافى، ج 1، ص 91)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah, the High and Majestic knew that in the End-times, there will be groups who are deep thinkers, hence Allah sent down the verses &amp;quot;Say, He is Allah the One,&amp;quot; and the [first] verses of &lt;strong&gt;Surat al-Hadid&lt;/strong&gt; [verses from chapter 57, two of them quoted above] until His saying &amp;quot;He is aware of what is in the hearts.&amp;quot; [verse 6] And he who seeks beyond this will surely perish. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitab_al-Kafi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Usul al-Kafi&lt;/a&gt;, vol. 1, Kitab at-Tawhid, Bab an-Nisba, &lt;a href=&quot;http://lib.eshia.ir/11005/1/91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;p. 91&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike the mainstream, Sufi scholars moved by this quest for deeper knowledge of Quran tended to highlight these verses that indicate unity of God and universe under a theory know as wahdat al-wujud or unity of existence according to which all creation are only manifestations of the singular, whole and inclusive reality of the Divine essence that reveal some of Its attributes while being at the same time fully present in the Divine essence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this notion of unity is far removed from those versions of Pantheism in which God is nothing beyond the totality of the natural universe. According to Unity of Existence, Allah preserves His transcendence and distinction from the created worlds while being present at all levels. Therefore while God can be equated to the creation so as to suggest that existence of creation is not independent or separate from that of God, God's existence can't be reduced to any particular creation and even the entirety of creation as commonly understood. God is always beyond any perceivable or conceivable entity while being present in every entity. By the same token, every description, characterization and comparison of God is relatively true only to the extent that it reveals some of the signs of His omnipresent being but is at the same time relatively misleading for excluding some of His other attributes or for partly clouding His irreducible Holy essence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So do you physically cut Allah when you cut a tree given that Allah is present right in the tree? No you don't, because while Allah is present in the thing, He can't be reduced to any of its properties such as divisibility which enables it to be cut!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence God is as mysterious as it gets but realizing this very elusive mystery is the indication of an actual faith! The reason only Sufis (in addition to Shia Imams to whom many Sufis orders trace their lineage) in the history of Islam highlighted these apparently conflicting attributes of Allah is that they were the only ones who actually had succeeded in capturing the truth of these elusive features of Allah to some (varying) degrees through spiritual exercise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T08:09:11.047" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18478" CreationDate="2016-11-24T08:14:05.170" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to the good answer by &quot;اللهم صل علی محمد و آل محمد&quot; I'd like to consider it from another angle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a few scholars from whose teachings today's main groups emerged. All of them lived in a relatively short era of time and more than 200 years after Prophet Muhammad (s.). In this era many Islamic schools of law emerged but the ones remaining today are based on the teachings of this five individuals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ja'far al-Sadiq (702 – 765)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu Hanifa (699 – 767)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Malik ibn Anas (711 – 795)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Shafi‘i (767 – 820)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780 – 855)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of their teachings are based on Quran and Hadith. They differ in the question: What was the Prophets view on X? None of them wanted to found a new direction of Islam. They were teaching Islam as they understood it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first one is considered the sixth Imam of the Shia Muslims. Shia jurisprudence became known as Ja'fari jurisprudence (He is also a major figure for Hanafi and Maliki schools of law).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other four schools of law (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali) are considered as Sunni schools. This is what the first answer mentioned as &lt;code&gt;smaller groups&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The interesting part is that Abu Hanifa and Malik ibn Anas learned from Ja'far al-Sadiq. Malik was also a student of Abu Hanifa. Shafi'i was taught by Malik ibn Anas for many years and Ahmad Ibn Hanbal learned from Shafi'i.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are Muslims who don't consider themselves as following ONLY one of these schools of law, but take all or many of the different opinions of these five into consideration. Other groups who may still consider themselves Muslims are not based on any of these five schools of law. The question is whether they are still considered Muslims by the majority or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5225" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-26T11:23:54.670" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T11:23:54.670" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36461" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36445" CreationDate="2016-11-24T08:29:24.523" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You start your assumptions from the wrong perspective and we know logic says: ex falso quodlibet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zina is indeed a sexual relationship out of marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now what you seem to have overseen is that in the case of an in-vitro fertilization where the eggs don't come from the wife (while the semen comes from the husband), they would come from an other woman. This woman is a foreigner of the husband, so any child that would come out of this fertilization by shari'a is not the wife's child, but the husband's child only.&#xA;And here we have a major fiqh Issue: Because a child which comes from a legal relationship should have the name of the father (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:5&lt;/a&gt;, and in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/61/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah&lt;/a&gt;), a child which comes from an illegal relationship should have the name of the woman (from sunnah a &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/13/91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;clear statement&lt;/a&gt; and a &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6818&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;bit ambiguous&lt;/a&gt; one), now the woman who was pregnant with the child is the wife of the father (note the later hadith even says that a child of a married woman is given the name of the husband), and of course the father of a typical zina child can accept his fatherhood and give it his name, but because of the facts from above it would be considered as a children from a zina relationship, as the semen of the husband have been introduced in the egg of a foreign woman. It is not zina between the husband and an other woman, but a production of a zina child, which is the main issue here!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also an other problem is the fact that this child in fact has two mothers is an issue and one of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maqasid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;goals of shari'a&lt;/a&gt;مقاصد الشريعة  is to keep (the cleanness of) or preserve the lineage and the whole of what I've mentioned shows that the lineage matter here is ambiguous which is against shari'a!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that even in case that this woman who has donated an egg or ovum was an other wife of the husband scholars rather consider this procedure as rather haram. While it is perfectly halal if the fertilzation has been performed in a laboratory as long as the donated ovum(s) and sperms come from the married couple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here some sources for the child naming and attribution issue &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/85043&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #85043&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/33591&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#33591&lt;/a&gt; and in Arabic see for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/6045&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamweb #6045&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course divorce is the worst solution, but I know of many husbands who didn't even consider to marry another wife (for the sake of having offspring) and even treated their infertile wife in the best manners. So one must just accept the fact that we may be given children, may be given only girls or only boys or Allah may for reasons (HE only knows) deny us the luck and joy of having own kids (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/42/49-50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;42:49-50&lt;/a&gt;). Aren't we asked to obey Allah and have faith? Maybe this is for our best (2:216):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand an adopted child when treated the same as an own child in general would act more or less the same as an own child so either it would hold those people whom brought it up or cared for it a long time in honor or just would act as any other disobedient child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-21T11:26:25.860" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T11:26:25.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36462" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36447" CreationDate="2016-11-24T10:47:14.477" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all you should know that some scholars consider semen (many) as (ritually) clean (tahir) so washing it and wasting water for this propose doesn't make sense at all (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/170012&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #170012&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly assuming semen is considered as najis (not ritually clean) G. Bach already quoted this hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A Bedouin urinated in the mosque. Some of the persons stood up (to reprimand him or to check him from doing so), but the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Leave him alone; don't interrupt him. He (the narrator) said: And when he had finished, he called for a bucket of water and poured it over. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/2/125&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so the matter of purification is easy! note that certainly people prayed later on this place were that Bedouin urinated so don't take purification to extrems!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars say that a najasa is considered as removed once neither the odor, the taste or color of it is still visible. And a person is only asked to remove najasa as good as he/she can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thirdly also note that the last act in wudu (ablution) or (optional) ghusl (washing) is washing the feet, so you won't step into any najasa once you've finished!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And finally on the issue of misusing water you may read my answer on: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/26139/is-it-permissible-to-re-use-the-water-that-has-been-already-used-by-myself-for&quot;&gt;Is it permissible to re-use the water that has been already used [by myself] for ablution?&lt;/a&gt; and read this fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/171285&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #1285&lt;/a&gt;. Note that Allah dislikes people who commit excess:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes not those who commit excess. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7:31&lt;/a&gt;)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and described his servants as people who neither spend excessively nor sparingly (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/25/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;25:67&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And have in mind that wudu and ghusl etc. are purification rituals they are meant to make you feel clean or prepare you to pray, they just make a clear cut between what you have done before and they -in first place- don't intend to make you clean from a hygienic point of view rather than purifying your soul, mind etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-11-24T10:58:31.663" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36463" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36470" CreationDate="2016-11-24T13:36:06.537" Score="5" ViewCount="46097" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikm Brothers/Sisters,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is that since all the Surahs of Quran start with bismillah, why doesn't Surah Taubah start with it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An answer with reference to an authentic Hadith or so would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JazakallahuKhairan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20030" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-11-25T05:52:55.880" LastActivityDate="2016-11-25T09:47:55.603" Title="Why does Surah Taubah start without Bismillah?" Tags="|surah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36464" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36436" CreationDate="2016-11-24T14:51:51.570" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is there a halal sex guide for Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes. Muslim American Community Association lists a book named &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.macanj.org/books-2/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic Guide To &#xA;Sexual Relations&lt;/a&gt; written by Mufti Mubammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The book claims to discuss sexual relations exhaustively in light of the teachings of the Qur'an, Sunna, reference works from &#xA;the four Sunni Schools of Islamic law, and other works of classical and &#xA;contemporary scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A page of that book: &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3WTCZ.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3WTCZ.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-02T16:21:43.807" LastActivityDate="2016-12-02T16:21:43.807" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33646" CreationDate="2016-11-24T15:10:07.023" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you are describing is, men bringing back dinosaurs &lt;strong&gt;from their DNA.&lt;/strong&gt; But man still need the DNA. This isn't creating life. This would be using a process to use earth's resources to make something. That is not haram. So, no, you didn't commit kufr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-11-24T15:10:07.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36468" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-24T20:56:29.877" Score="9" ViewCount="1248" Body="&lt;p&gt;If God created us only to worship Him then what makes it permissible to get a job if our intention in getting it is not solely the worship of God? For example, what makes it permissible for someone to go on holiday if the purpose is only for their relaxation and to have fun? What makes studying science permissible if the purpose is only to become a famous scientist or some other similar (wordly) goal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After thinking about this, I realized that since humans cannot have intentions that are solely for God's sake &lt;em&gt;before&lt;/em&gt; they successfully purify their hearts and break their egos, it follows that the only thing humans should be allowed to do is to work on the purification of their soul, and only when they are successful in that can they go onto communal obligations such as becoming a doctor, a scientist, an engineer, a businessman, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please let me know what you think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20169" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T20:17:30.250" Title="If our purpose is to worship God why do we get jobs?" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36470" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36463" CreationDate="2016-11-25T08:08:20.300" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qurtubi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Qurtobi&lt;/a&gt; in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=1574&amp;amp;idto=1683&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;ID=998&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt; five reasons for the lack of al-Basmalah (Bismillahi ar-Rahmani ar-Rahim) in surath bara'ah براءة or at-Taubah (at-Tawbah) have been quoted by scholars:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was said that the Arabs in al-Jahiliya if they had a treaty with others and wanted to refute it they addressed them a Letter which didn't start with al-Basmalah. When the surah bara'ah was revealed and refuted the treaty between Mohammad () and the pagans the Prophet () has sent his cousin Ali () who recited or read it out aloud in an occasion (or feast) and he didn't read al-Basmalah following this custom.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He quoted this hadith which is compiled in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/396&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi-Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/740920&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; and also in al-Mustadrak of al-Hakim, sahih ibn Hebban and Musnad Ahmad. Which emphasizes two facts and an assumption: that the order of the surahs in the Quran is at least to some extent a matter of ijtihad (of the sahaba) and the fact that Qiyas is indeed a valid legal source (as they made Qiyas (deductive analogy) to order surat at-Tawbah after surat al-Anfal because of the similarity of the stories or narrations). And as the sahaba seemed to have a doubt whether these two surahs were different they didn't put the basmalah between them (this is the assumption). &#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Basmalah was not mentioned in the beginning of this Surah because the Companions did not write it in the complete copy of the Qur'an (Mushaf) they collected, following the Commander of the faithful, Uthman bin Affan, may Allah be pleased with him. (From tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran4u.com/Tafsir%20Ibn%20Kathir/009%20Taubah.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 3rd opinion is based on the fact that some sahaba said that this surah before the abrogation of some verses had the length of surat al-Baqarah and has also an origin in a statement of 'Othman ():&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقال مالك فيما رواه ابن وهب وابن القاسم وابن عبد الحكم : إنه لما سقط أولها سقط &quot; بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم &quot; معه&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (My own translation take it carefully) - - -&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Imam Malik has said according to what has been narrated on the authority of (his students) ibn Wahb, ibn al-Qassim and ibn 'Abdalhakam: When its beginning has been taken away (abrogated) also &quot;Bismillahi ar-Rahmani ar-Rahim: In the name of Allah , the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.&quot; has been left aside.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some of the scholars of the tabi'yn like Kharijah خارجة (one of the 7 scholars of Medina) and abu 'Ismah أبو عصمة said: When they compilled the moshafs (written copies of the Quran) at the time of 'Othman the sahaba had a difference on whether at-Tawbah and al-Anfal are different surahs or the same so they kept a space between both as a compromise between both parties.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The fifth view is based on a statement of ibn 'Abbas ()(which is quoted in al-Mustdrak of al-Hakim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال عبد الله بن عباس : سألت علي بن أبي طالب : لم لم يكتب في ( براءة ) &quot; بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم &quot; ؟ قال : لأن &quot; بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم &quot; أمان و ( براءة ) نزلت بالسيف ليس فيها أمان .&#xA;  (My own translation take it carefully) - - -&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Abdullah ibn 'Abass said: I've asked Alib ibn abi talib: Why they didn't write in Bara'ah &quot;Bismillahi ar-Rahmani ar-Rahim&quot;? He answered: Because &quot;Bismillahi ar-Rahmani ar_Rahim&quot; is a gurantee (or safety ) while Bara'ah has been revealed with the sword (meaning in order to make an end to the treaty of al-Hudaybiyah) without any (promise of) safety.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mubarrad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Mubarrad&lt;/a&gt; المبرد has narrated the meaning of this narration and added: that's why they have not put them together as &quot;Bismillahi ar-Rahmani ar-Rahim&quot; is mercy while Bara'ah was reveald as a annoyance. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufyan_ibn_%60Uyaynah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sufyyan ibn 'Oyaynah&lt;/a&gt; سفيان بن عيينة said something similar: &quot;At-tasmiyah (Basmalah) is mercy and mercy is safety and this surah has been revealed about the hypocrites and with the sword and there's no safety for the hypocrites.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al Qurtoby then said the most correct view is that the basmalah has not been put in because Jibrel () didn't reveal it in this surah this was said by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qushayri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Qushayri&lt;/a&gt; and in a statement of 'Othman saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (All Prayers and Blessings of Allah be upon him) died, but he did not mention to us that surah al-bara'ah is a part of al-anfal.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/397&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, note this hadith is an additional statement of the former quoted hadith, so ibn 'Abbas is repeating the answer of 'Othman when asked)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is a proof that all the surahs of the Quran have been ordered according our Prophets () orders and explanations with the exception of Bara'ah which has been added to al-Anfal without an agreement of the Prophet () because he died before clearing this Issue. But as the two surahs were called the two mates القرينتان (al-Qarinatan) it was a clear conclusion to put them together one before the other. As both were known as mates during the lifetime of the Prophet ().&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that one can merge all of these reasons together as for example reason 1 and 5 are saying more or less the same. While 2-4 are also saying the same. So we have on one hand the fact that the content of the Quran is divine and the order of verses is mostly ordered by our Prophet () (one could say it is divine) so the fact that al-basmalah in this surah is not in the Quran is simply because it was not revealed in this position, if we add the circumstances of the verse and the meaning of this surah we can conclude that adding al-Basmalah from the perspective of Arabs of that time would be meanles if not contradictory to the message they wanted the hypocrites, disbelievers and pagans to conclude from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the dispute whether the Basmalah at the beginning of the surahs is part of the Quran&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that there's a dispute among scholars whether the Basmalah is part of each surah of the Quran except Bara'ah (where there's no dispute about it not being at the begin of this surah) and in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/27/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;surat an-Naml&lt;/a&gt; (where there's no doubt of it being part of the content of the surah). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So they agree that it is indeed compiled in the moshaf copies (in the middle of surat an-Naml and at the beginning of 113 surahs, Bara'ah is the only exception!), but they disagree on the matter whether it is part of the Quran (the words of Allah which have been transmitted orally from generation to generation) when it comes to those 113 occasions where it is written at the beginning of a surah! One could say the dispute isn't about it being Quran, but on whether the repetitions are also Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is not a verse neither at the beginning of al-Fatiha nor of any other surah this was the opinion of scholars such as Malik, al-Awza'i and all the scholars of a-Shaam, Basra and al-Medina with the exception of Abdullah ibn 'Amr and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Shihab_al-Zuhri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Shihaab&lt;/a&gt;. One source for that is the sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/4/41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;, which doesn't quote al-Basmalah as part of al-Fatiha. Imam az-Zamakhsahri added abu Hanifa to those who hold this opinion. &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/11/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; an other source for this opinion. the maliki schol clearly say that it was put in the Quran in order to get the blessing of Allah as there's &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1319700&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a hadith&lt;/a&gt; (see also in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/68&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;) which has been also quoted or interpreted in this version:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Every important matter that does not start with &quot;In the name of Allah , the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful&quot;, is devoid (of blessings).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is a verse at the begining of surat al-Fatiha only this is the opinion of Imam a-Shafi'i (in one of his two statements), Imam Ahmad, Ishaaq, abu Twar and the scholars of Mekka and al-Kufa (not including abu Hanifa). (Note that Imam a-Shafi'i has grown up in Mekka and the riwaya of ibn Kathir al-Makki is the only one that emphasizes on the fact that al-Basmalah is part of al-Fatiha but both the kufi and makky count of verses count al-Basmalah as verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/1/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1:1&lt;/a&gt;, for further information you may refer to my answer on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/5566/how-many-ayaths-are-there-in-al-quran&quot;&gt;How many ayaths are there in Al-Quran?&lt;/a&gt;) one of their sources is what was narrated by &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/32/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Um Salamah&lt;/a&gt; and abu Hurairah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is a verse in each surah and was revealed to make a distinction between two surahs (in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=98572&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Arabic thread&lt;/a&gt; they say it is the opinion of the majority) this is the second statement of Imam a-Shafi'i and Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak. The source for this is &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/398&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=61&amp;amp;ID=21&amp;amp;idfrom=18&amp;amp;idto=27&amp;amp;bookid=61&amp;amp;startno=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-tahrir wa tanwir&lt;/a&gt; of sheikh Taher ibn Achour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-11-25T09:47:55.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36468" CreationDate="2016-11-25T08:30:32.893" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is simple because Allah ordered us to be aware of this life by verses such as (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/28/77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;28:77&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But seek, through that which Allah has given you, the home of the Hereafter; and [yet], do not forget your share of the world. And do good as Allah has done good to you. And desire not corruption in the land. Indeed, Allah does not like corrupters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse can be interpreted as follows your goal should be to worship Allah (meaning following his orders) in order to reach a recompense or be awarded in the akhirah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are also asked by this verse to do anything you are doing in the best manner so if you had  a job you should be aware of the orders of Allah (halal, haram) and do it in the best manner, by this you are worshiping Allah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And beside all of these we must remember Allah by following his other orders, like praying, fasting, spending zakat etc..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it is strongly recommended to have Allah in mind in each thing you do so &lt;em&gt;ikhlas&lt;/em&gt; (faithfulness) and &lt;em&gt;niyyah&lt;/em&gt; (intention) are very important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's why scholars for example say if you are traveling for a haram purpose you are not allowed to shorten the prayers!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-11-25T08:30:32.893" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36473" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-25T13:59:22.317" Score="2" ViewCount="211" Body="&lt;p&gt;These iOS/ Android apps that are available these days, like there isn't any authority backing them up or something. Sometimes there are even mistakes found in translation in some Hadith apps. I mean we have to just plain trust the devs of the apps right? I'm not saying this is a bad thing, since some of the applications are very usefull. It's just that I've found bugs in the apps a handful of times, and reviewers report mistranslations sometimes too. The devs write the whole thing down themselves, so how can we verify the legitimacy of the content in their apps? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17688" LastActivityDate="2016-11-25T13:59:22.317" Title="Are Hadith and Quran apps trustable?" Tags="|quran|hadith|translation|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-04-16T16:39:26.050" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36474" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23789" CreationDate="2016-11-25T17:11:10.800" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You all need to do better research. There is a hermetic history to Islam pre Mohammad. Pre Mohammad there was polytheist religion where Allah was considered to be the creator of all, similar to Brahma in Hindu. There was one sect that worshipped Allah exclusively, Hanifs, and this is what spawned monotheistic Islam. There are some excellent texts on this subject that delve into the science of magic in relation to Islam, relative to Kabbalah thought.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20179" LastActivityDate="2016-11-25T17:11:10.800" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7991" CreationDate="2016-11-26T08:12:47.217" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;ikra&quot; in the original of the verse is the imperative of the verb &quot;karae&quot;. This word is also available in Hebrew and Syriac. For example, even now, in Syriac, &quot;kıryono&quot; is used for the word &quot;to read&quot;. The word &quot;ikri&quot; also means &quot;read in steps.&quot; Researchers do not have a firm belief from which language the word &quot;ikra&quot; might have rooted or which language it might have transferred to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the notebook-book is not yet invented, the word 'karae' has the meaning of &quot;gathering the blessed blood in the womb and being thrown out,&quot; and over time, it has been used as the name of the periods that include women's idle days and immediately after them. Indeed, the use of the word is also in this sense in Bakara / 228.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later, the word began to be used by means of istiare [borrowing] in the sense of &quot;accumulating something, distributing it, transferring it to other places&quot;. &quot;For example, karaet'in-nâqatu was the name to the general incident of camels getting pregnant, carrying the baby in the womb,and giving birth to it. in addition, the same word is used for &quot;bringing together letters, words, sentences or information and transmitting it to someone else&quot;. This is also why it is used in the sense of &quot;reading&quot;. However, it would be doing injustice to the word &quot;karae&quot; if we would have translated it only as &quot;reading.&quot; The verbatim translation for &quot;reading&quot; is &quot;&quot;tilâvet&quot; in Arabic. This could be roughly translated as 'reading a text that has already been written.'However, it is clear that the Qur'an does not contemplate a reading in this sense.&#xA;&quot;Iqra&quot; means the prophet will accumulate something (knowledge) and then will distribute this knowledge. In other words, our Prophet will learn something from Allah (the God), and also has the responsibility to teach people what he learned, either verbally or in writing. That is the duty given to him by the giver. This can be seen in the following verses: Isrā / 14, 45, 93, 106; Nahl / 98; Current A'ruf / 204; İnşikak / 21; A'la / 6 and Müzzemmil / 20.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20186" LastActivityDate="2016-11-26T08:12:47.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36478" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36509" CreationDate="2016-11-26T12:00:35.610" Score="2" ViewCount="1829" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can you please provide explanation for this hadith from scholars, does it mean water, fire and pasture are free and should not we should not be charged for it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1267910&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;:&#xA;It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&#xA;“Three things cannot be denied to anyone: water, pasture and fire.”&#xA;Grade   : Sahih (Darussalam)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1267900&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;: &#xA;It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&#xA;“The Muslims are partners in three things: water, pasture and fire, and their price is unlawful.”&#xA;Grade   : Da'if (Darussalam)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20188" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-11-28T07:38:34.510" LastActivityDate="2016-11-28T11:09:47.577" Title="Water, pasture and fire can not be denied to anyone hadith?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36436" CreationDate="2016-11-26T13:14:17.037" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes:  Enjoy Amazing Halal Sex!: Great Sex Keeps The Heart Of Marriage Alive, Layla Rashid, 2014:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Enjoy Amazing Halal Sex shows you how AMAZING sex can be. Explore and discover the pleasures of the flesh, Halal-style. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.uk/Enjoy-Amazing-Halal-Sex-Marriage/dp/1502594021&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;amazon.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first sex guide that shows you how to enjoy sex in a halal manner. It contains over tons of different ways for you the husband and wife to have and enjoy amazing sex that'll keep your marriage healthy, happy and sexually satisfying. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.createspace.com/5030830&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;createspace&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This goes into details about the mechanics and biology and keeping halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20190" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-11-27T20:59:58.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36481" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-26T13:19:24.320" Score="3" ViewCount="87" Body="&lt;p&gt;I keep reading that non Muslims attack Islam saying one of the reasons that Islam is false is the punishment is death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this true - I read a scholar saying the Prophet said those words for the people at the time for the circumstances and not meant for all places and all times to come.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if it is true why should it mean Islam is false?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20190" LastActivityDate="2016-11-26T13:19:24.320" Title="Apostasy in Islam the punishment?" Tags="|fiqh|apostasy|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2016-12-08T10:23:48.207" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7991" CreationDate="2016-11-26T15:44:15.583" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/quran/96/1/default.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Most translations of the Quran&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;translate it as read.&lt;/strong&gt; Different translations of the word Iqra in major translations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International: &lt;strong&gt;Recite&lt;/strong&gt; in the name of your Lord who created -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pickthall: &lt;strong&gt;Read&lt;/strong&gt;: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yusuf Ali: &lt;strong&gt;Proclaim! (or read!)&lt;/strong&gt; in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher,&#xA;Who created-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shakir: &lt;strong&gt;Read&lt;/strong&gt; in the name of your Lord Who created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mohsin Khan: &lt;strong&gt;Read!&lt;/strong&gt; In the Name of your Lord, Who has created (all that&#xA;exists),&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-- Quran 96.1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notice that only one major translation of the Quran translated it as recite. Yusuf Ali translated it as &amp;quot;proclaim!&amp;quot;. These different translations seems to create a lot of confusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, what exactly does it mean?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meaning of the word Iqra can be understood by learning the context of the first revelation. Ibn Khatir wrote in his tafsir of the said revelation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ahmad recorded that A'ishah said: The first thing that began&#xA;happening with the Messenger of Allah from the revelation was dreams&#xA;that he would see in his sleep that would come true. He would not see&#xA;any dream except that it would come true just like the (clearness of)&#xA;the daybreak in the morning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then seclusion became beloved to him. So, he used to go to the cave of&#xA;Hira' and devote himself to worship there for a number of nights, and&#xA;he would bring provisions for that. Then he would return to Khadijah&#xA;and replenish his provisions for a similar number of nights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This continued until the revelation suddenly came to him while he was&#xA;in the cave of Hira'. The angel came to him while he was in the cave&#xA;and said, &amp;quot;Read!'' The Messenger of Allah said, (I replied: &amp;quot;I am not&#xA;one who reads.) Then he said, &amp;quot;So he (the angel) seized me and pressed&#xA;me until I could no longer bear it. Then he released me and said:&#xA;`Read!' So I replied: I am not one who reads.' So, he pressed me a&#xA;second time until I could no longer bear it. Then he released me and&#xA;said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Read in the Name of your Lord who has created.) until he reached the&#xA;Ayah, (That which he knew not.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So he returned with them (those Ayat) and with his heart trembling&#xA;until he came (home) to Khadijah, and he said, (Wrap me up, wrap me&#xA;up!) So they wrapped him up until his fear went away. After that he&#xA;told Khadijah everything that had happened and said, I fear that&#xA;something may happen to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Khadijah replied, &amp;quot;Never! By Allah, Allah will never disgrace you. You&#xA;keep good relations with your relatives, you speak the truth, you help&#xA;the poor and the destitute, you serve your guests generously, and you&#xA;help the deserving, calamity afflicted people.' ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The context indicates that the word Iqra in verse 96.1 is a command to the prophet (saw) to recite or read or proclaim. Its meaning may be to read and understand the meaning and then proclaiming/reciting it aloud to others. The following verse has a different form of the same word used to command the Muslims (of that time) to listen to the Quran attentively (which indicates that it is asking the Muslims to pay attention and understand the meaning since Muslims of that time were Arabic speakers):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Qur-aan is &lt;strong&gt;recited&lt;/strong&gt; (quri-a) aloud, listen to it attentively&#xA;and keep quiet so that you are shown mercy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-- Quran 7:204&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Conclusion.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word Iqra in the said revelation seems to have a broad meaning which is (a command to the prophet) to read and then proclaim it to the people of Mecca (who were pagans) by reciting it aloud.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-11-26T16:01:21.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36483" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21848" CreationDate="2016-11-26T16:19:59.220" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a difference of opinion regarding this. The hanafi Madhab permits clothing in which there is less than 50% silk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Hanafi school, it is permitted without dislike to wear items of clothing in which there is less than 50% silk content. [Nahlawi, al-Hadhr wa’l Ibaha]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/qibla-hanafi/36689&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamqa.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But scholars at IslamQA regard all kinds of clothing that have pure silk mixture to be haram except in the following cases and if the mixture is larger than &amp;quot;four fingers’ width&amp;quot; of silk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars allowed men to wear silk in certain exceptional&#xA;circumstances where there is shar’i evidence to support this, such as&#xA;Muslim combatants in war who are allowed to wear silk in order to show&#xA;off and annoy the enemy, which is a kind of psychological warfare.&#xA;People who are sick may also be permitted to wear silk to relieve&#xA;their suffering, as Anas reported that the Prophet (peace and&#xA;blessings of Allaah be upon him) allowed ‘Abd al-Rahmaan ibn ‘Awf and&#xA;Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allaah be pleased with them both) to wear silk&#xA;because of a skin irritation that they suffered from. (Reported by&#xA;al-Bukhaari, 10/295, and Muslim, 3/1646).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars also allowed men to wear garments containing four&#xA;fingers’ width of silk, because of the hadeeth of ‘Umar ibn&#xA;al-Khattaab (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said that the Prophet&#xA;(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade the wearing of&#xA;silk except for an area the width of two fingers, or three or four.”&#xA;(Reported by Muslim, 3/1644).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/2037&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamqa.info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, it's up to you to choose between these two different views. You should also keep in mind that the prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Whoever wears silk in this world will not wear it in the Hereafter.”&#xA;(al-Bukhaari, 5832).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just a remainder, all kinds of silk are halal for women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-11-28T15:26:08.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36485" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-26T21:53:35.773" Score="9" ViewCount="4146" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we take the usual view that she married at 6 and then later consummated at 9 after her menses and the Prophet (saw) was in his early 50s we can challenge the non Muslim critic by saying why do we not have a single report from the enemies questioning her &quot;young&quot; age and his &quot;older&quot; age? And do you think her parents would let her marry so young if in their culture it was not normal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars who say she was older and in her late teens use the fact that the reason we have no reports from his enemies is simply because she was never married so young and the Hadith reports missed a 1 so it was 16 and 19....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now when you tell the critics all this they still do not agree and say if Muhammad (saws) is the perfect man for all times then why do some Muslims give their daughters away for marriage at similar ages as 9 (child brides) even today?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do we answer this? Who said these Muslims are right? Even if some scholars today allow it not all scholars are fallible. Even if it is done today it could be in regions of the world which aren't modern by our standards and live in the desert and the children don't go through school college university job routine... So marry young.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please comment and add thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20190" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-11-28T15:24:07.473" LastActivityDate="2021-09-23T05:59:36.617" Title="How to defend Aisha's marriage age?" Tags="|nikah|aisha|age|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2018-03-30T13:19:02.843" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36486" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36485" CreationDate="2016-11-26T22:51:13.840" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The very dominant position throughout islamic history has been that which (for example) the hadith by Bukhari relates: Aisha was 6 at the age of marriage and 9 at the age of consummation (first sexual intercourse). There have been some minor opinions that she was older, but those never posed any serious contest to the explicit account of Aisha herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now what do modern-day non-muslims make of this? You will not find any support in at least Western society for calling this morally acceptable apart from pedophile circles. The most benign opinion you may find is &quot;this was the custom of the time and acceptable to the people who lived then&quot; - which is the reason why no one objected to it, everyone was doing this too. For the same reason you did not find objection to slavery per se, everyone was holding slaves, or objection to cutting off the hand of a thief, since that was no harsher than other punishments found in the criminal law dealings of the time. Nowadays, expecting non-islamic societies to consider any of those to be morally acceptable is naive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2017-01-02T13:13:38.247" LastActivityDate="2017-01-02T13:13:38.247" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36487" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36494" CreationDate="2016-11-27T04:00:46.263" Score="1" ViewCount="2000" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum Brothers/Sisters,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need an ayath from the Quran which says that Allah is fair with every human being. Even the Non-Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallahi Khair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20030" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2017-03-31T02:59:05.427" LastActivityDate="2017-03-31T02:59:05.427" Title="Is Allah fair with every humanbeing?" Tags="|allah|divine-justice|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36488" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-27T08:19:33.863" Score="1" ViewCount="10636" Body="&lt;p&gt;I once perfomed ghusl while taking a shower. After I came out of the shower, when I was putting my clothes back on, I accidentally looked at my private part. I thought my wudu/ghusl was broken, so I went back into the shower and repeated my ghusl. Was that necessary? I know that touching you private part breaks wudu. But what about looking at it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-29T07:18:51.037" LastActivityDate="2017-07-14T02:11:16.570" Title="If I look at my own private parts, will my wudu/ghusl be broken?" Tags="|wudu|ghusl|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ClosedDate="2017-11-15T16:49:53.603" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36489" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="273" CreationDate="2016-11-27T08:40:48.593" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Holy Quran verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot; O children of Adam, if there come to you messengers from among you relating to my verses, then whoever fears allah and reforms - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.&quot; (7:35)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;And whoso obeys Allah and this messenger of his shall be among those who Allah has bestowed his blessings, namely, the Prophets, the Truthful, the Martyrs, and the righteous. And excellent companions are these.&quot; (4:70)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Alas for my servants, there comes not a messenger but they mock him&quot; (36:31)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hazrat Ayesha (ra) states &quot;Say he is 'seal of prophets' but do not say 'there is no prophet after him&quot;&#xA;(Takmilah Majma'ul Bihaar, pg 85) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hazrat Shah Waliullah (mujaddid of the 12 century) states &quot;The ending of prophets at the advent of the Holy Prophet means that after him, there can be no such person as would be given a law by the Almighty Allah and sent to the people&quot;&#xA; (Tafheemati Ilaahiyaah, pg 53)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Holy Prophet (saw) reported to say  in hadith &quot;Abu Bakr is the most exalted person in this Ummah except if there happens to be a prophet&quot; &#xA;(Kanoozul Haqaaiq Fee Hadeeth Khairul Khalaiq)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two different descriptions of Jesus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;I saw Jesus. He was a man of a reddish complexion.&quot;&#xA;(Bukhari, Kitab al-anbiya, ch. 24)&#xA;&quot;I saw Jesus, Moses and Abraham. Jesus had a reddish complexion, curly hair and wide chest&quot; &#xA;(Ibid.,, ch.48)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Holy Prophet (saw) reports a dream of the future:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;In a state of sleep I saw myself circumambulating the Ka'ba, and i saw a man of wheatish complexion with straight hair. I asked who it was. They said: This is the messiah, son of marry. &#xA;(Bukhari, kitab al-Fitn, ch. 22, &quot;Mention of Dajjal&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20197" LastActivityDate="2016-11-27T08:40:48.593" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36490" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-27T08:42:20.610" Score="1" ViewCount="135" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any verse in the Quran that says the prophet is the best man of all time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2017-05-21T01:50:31.240" Title="Is it said in the Quran that the prophet (saw) is the best man of all time?" Tags="|quran|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36491" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-27T09:04:22.147" Score="1" ViewCount="519" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did prophet Muhammad in his narrations ever claim to be the best man of all time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-17T06:52:33.143" LastActivityDate="2017-06-17T06:52:33.143" Title="Did prophet Muhammad ever claim to be the best man of all time?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36492" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36491" CreationDate="2016-11-27T10:57:05.130" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger peace be upon him as saying: I&#xA;  shall be pre-eminent amongst the descendants of Adam on the Day of&#xA;  Resurrection and I will be the first intercessor and the first whose&#xA;  intercession will be accepted (by Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏&#xA;  أَنَا سَيِّدُ وَلَدِ آدَمَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَأَوَّلُ مَنْ&#xA;  يَنْشَقُّ عَنْهُ الْقَبْرُ وَأَوَّلُ شَافِعٍ وَأَوَّلُ مُشَفَّعٍ ‏&quot;‏&#xA;  ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/43/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;muslim 43:3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed that the Messenger of allah peace be upon him said:&#xA;  “I am the leader of the sons of Adam, and it is no boast. I will be&#xA;  the first one for whom the earth will be split open on the Day of&#xA;  Resurrection, and it is no boast. I will be the first to intercede and&#xA;  the first whose intercession will be accepted, and it is no boast. The&#xA;  banner of praise will be in my hand on the Day of Resurrection, and it&#xA;  is no boast.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ&#xA;  ‏ &quot;‏ أَنَا سَيِّدُ وَلَدِ آدَمَ وَلاَ فَخْرَ وَأَنَا أَوَّلُ مَنْ&#xA;  تَنْشَقُّ الأَرْضُ عَنْهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلاَ فَخْرَ وَأَنَا&#xA;  أَوَّلُ شَافِعٍ وَأَوَّلُ مُشَفَّعٍ وَلاَ فَخْرَ وَلِوَاءُ الْحَمْدِ&#xA;  بِيَدِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلاَ فَخْرَ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1344490&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunan ibn majah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported: While a Jew was selling goods, he was given&#xA;  something which he did not accept or he did not agree (to accept) that&#xA;  'Abdul 'Azlz (one of the narrators) is doubtful about it. He (the Jew)&#xA;  said: By Allah, Who chose Moses (peace be upon him) among mankind. A&#xA;  person from the Ansar heard it and gave a blow at his face saying:&#xA;  (You have the audacity) to say: By Him Who chose Moses amongst&#xA;  mankind, whereas Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) is living amongst us. The Jew&#xA;  went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said: Abu'l-Qasim, I am a Dhimmi and&#xA;  (thus need your protection) by a covenant, and added: Such and such&#xA;  person has given a blow upon my face. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)&#xA;  said: Why did you give a blow on his face? He said: Allah's Messenger,&#xA;  this man said: By Him Who chose Moses (peace be upon him) amongst&#xA;  mankind, whereas you are living amongst us. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)&#xA;  became angry and signs of anger could be seen on his face, and then&#xA;  said: Don't make distinction amongst the Prophets of Allah. When the&#xA;  horn will be blown and whatever is in the heavens and the earth would&#xA;  swoon but he whom Allah grants exception, then another horn will be&#xA;  blown and I would be the first amongst those who would recover and&#xA;  Moses (peace be upon him) would be catching hold of the Throne and I&#xA;  do not know whether it is a compensation for that when he swooned on&#xA;  the Day of Tur or he would be resurrected before me and I do not say&#xA;  that anyone is more excellent than Yunus son of Matta (peace he upon&#xA;  him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ بَيْنَمَا يَهُودِيٌّ يَعْرِضُ سِلْعَةً&#xA;  لَهُ أُعْطِيَ بِهَا شَيْئًا كَرِهَهُ أَوْ لَمْ يَرْضَهُ - شَكَّ عَبْدُ&#xA;  الْعَزِيزِ - قَالَ لاَ وَالَّذِي اصْطَفَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ&#xA;  عَلَى الْبَشَرِ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَسَمِعَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ فَلَطَمَ&#xA;  وَجْهَهُ - قَالَ - تَقُولُ وَالَّذِي اصْطَفَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ&#xA;  السَّلاَمُ عَلَى الْبَشَرِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَيْنَ&#xA;  أَظْهُرِنَا قَالَ فَذَهَبَ الْيَهُودِيُّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى&#xA;  الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ إِنَّ لِي ذِمَّةً&#xA;  وَعَهْدًا ‏.‏ وَقَالَ فُلاَنٌ لَطَمَ وَجْهِي ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ&#xA;  اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&quot;‏ لِمَ لَطَمْتَ وَجْهَهُ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ&#xA;  ‏.‏ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَالَّذِي اصْطَفَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ&#xA;  السَّلاَمُ عَلَى الْبَشَرِ وَأَنْتَ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِنَا ‏.‏ قَالَ&#xA;  فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَتَّى عُرِفَ الْغَضَبُ&#xA;  فِي وَجْهِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ لاَ تُفَضِّلُوا بَيْنَ أَنْبِيَاءِ&#xA;  اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهُ يُنْفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَيَصْعَقُ مَنْ فِي&#xA;  السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الأَرْضِ إِلاَّ مَنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ - قَالَ -&#xA;  ثُمَّ يُنْفَخُ فِيهِ أُخْرَى فَأَكُونُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ بُعِثَ أَوْ فِي&#xA;  أَوَّلِ مَنْ بُعِثَ فَإِذَا مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ آخِذٌ&#xA;  بِالْعَرْشِ فَلاَ أَدْرِي أَحُوسِبَ بِصَعْقَتِهِ يَوْمَ الطُّورِ أَوْ&#xA;  بُعِثَ قَبْلِي وَلاَ أَقُولُ إِنَّ أَحَدًا أَفْضَلُ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ&#xA;  مَتَّى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/43/209&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih muslim 43:209&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19746" LastActivityDate="2016-11-27T10:57:05.130" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36493" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-27T11:01:27.970" Score="5" ViewCount="238" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any verses in the Koran/Quran/Qur'an's that speak about religious freedom? If so, which themes are given? And what are these verses?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20198" LastActivityDate="2016-11-27T12:08:11.090" Title="What is the Koran/Quran/Qur'an's stance on religious freedom?" Tags="|quran|freedom-of-belief|freedom|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-11-28T11:04:53.647" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36494" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36487" CreationDate="2016-11-27T11:16:09.383" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلِنَفْسِهِ وَمَنْ أَسَاءَ فَعَلَيْهَا وَمَا&#xA;  رَبُّكَ بِظَلَّامٍ لِلْعَبِيدِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever does righteousness - it is for his [own] soul; and whoever&#xA;  does evil [does so] against it. And your Lord is not ever unjust to&#xA;  [His] servants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/41/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;quran 41:46&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ وَإِنْ تَكُ حَسَنَةً&#xA;  يُضَاعِفْهَا وَيُؤْتِ مِنْ لَدُنْهُ أَجْراً عَظِيماً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah does not do injustice, [even] as much as an atom's&#xA;  weight; while if there is a good deed, He multiplies it and gives from&#xA;  Himself a great reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;quran 4:40&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا أَن تَأْتِيَهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَوْ يَأْتِيَ&#xA;  أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ فَعَلَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ وَمَا&#xA;  ظَلَمَهُمُ اللَّهُ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do the disbelievers await [anything] except that the angels should&#xA;  come to them or there comes the command of your Lord? Thus did those&#xA;  do before them. And Allah wronged them not, but they had been wronging&#xA;  themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/16/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 16:33&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الْيَوْمَ تُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ ۚ لَا ظُلْمَ الْيَوْمَ&#xA;  ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This Day every soul will be recompensed for what it earned. No&#xA;  injustice today! Indeed, Allah is swift in account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/40/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;quran 40:17&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَازِينَ الْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَلَا تُظْلَمُ&#xA;  نَفْسٌ شَيْئًا ۖ وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ&#xA;  أَتَيْنَا بِهَا ۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِنَا حَاسِبِينَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We place the scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so no&#xA;  soul will be treated unjustly at all. And if there is [even] the&#xA;  weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth. And sufficient are&#xA;  We as accountant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/21/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;quran 21:47&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ ۖ وَإِن تَكُ حَسَنَةً&#xA;  يُضَاعِفْهَا وَيُؤْتِ مِن لَّدُنْهُ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah does not do injustice, [even] as much as an atom's&#xA;  weight; while if there is a good deed, He multiplies it and gives from&#xA;  Himself a great reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;quran 4:40&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19746" LastActivityDate="2016-11-27T11:16:09.383" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36498" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36485" CreationDate="2016-11-27T11:56:15.043" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How to defend Aisha's marriage age?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, you don't need to defend Aisha's marriage age to defend Islam. In Islam, it is legal for someone to marry if he reaches puberty and has the physical capability to have sexual relations. It's totally subjective and varies from people to people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back to the main question. To defend Aisha's marriage, you should point out that people of that time didn't keep track of when they were born. The estimate that Aisha's age was nine is entirely based on the hadiths narrated by her. She didn't know when she was born, she said she was 9 years old based on what she heard about her age from others of that time. That obviously means it's not verifiable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Why do some Muslims give their daughters away for marriage at&#xA;  similar ages as 9 (child brides) even today?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of cultural sensitivities related to it. &lt;strong&gt;Conservative people of some parts of the world still practice Child marriage regardless of their religious beliefs (e.g. India).&lt;/strong&gt; That has more to do with the culture of those regions than their beliefs. Technically, If a girl reaches puberty and full physical growth at the age of 9, it is halal to marry her. But that is extremely rare. Also, early childbirth's may harm the girl which should be taken into consideration (since Islam prohibits all actions that may harm oneself). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But some traditional scholars seems to reject the recent findings regarding effects of early childbirth on women (e.g. Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia). They allow it primarily because most of them didn't get any proper scientific education.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-07-05T10:10:45.793" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T10:10:45.793" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32967" CreationDate="2016-11-27T12:16:42.237" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. Allah says in the Quran (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Certainly you have in the Messenger of Allah an &lt;strong&gt;excellent exemplar&lt;/strong&gt; for him who hopes in Allah and the latter day and remembers Allah much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran (33:21)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T04:58:42.533" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36504" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-27T18:14:25.870" Score="2" ViewCount="1662" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the arabic word or words that translate to peace? Are they present in the Quran? How many times do they appear in the Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T13:43:33.260" Title="Does the Quran contain the word peace?" Tags="|quran|arabic|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36506" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25699" CreationDate="2016-11-28T08:48:19.167" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The explanation is very simple if you think about it this way: What is the justification of war according to Q.9:29? There are three possible answers: Either it is the intent of waging war (&lt;em&gt;ḥirāba&lt;/em&gt;), not paying &lt;em&gt;jizya&lt;/em&gt;, or it's unbelief. So which one is it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assume that it's unbelief, that the justification of war according to Q.9:29 was unbelief. Then if that was the case, then &lt;em&gt;jizya&lt;/em&gt; wouldn't have been accepted from them. Since when they give &lt;em&gt;jizya&lt;/em&gt; it is prohibited, according to Q.9:29, to target them. Yet when they give &lt;em&gt;jizya&lt;/em&gt; they are still unbelievers. So the reason for war can't be unbelief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now assume that the justification for war was not paying &lt;em&gt;jizya&lt;/em&gt;, that is that anyone who doesn't pay the &lt;em&gt;jizya&lt;/em&gt; should be fought, including children, women... Yet all Muslim jurists agreed that it is prohibited even in times of war to target children, women, old people, monks... (civilians in general), and they also agreed that children, women, old people, monks... are exempted from the payment of &lt;em&gt;jizya&lt;/em&gt;. Hence the justification for war is not &quot;not paying &lt;em&gt;jizya&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This leaves only one option: that the justification of war, according to Q.9:29, is the intent of waging war (&lt;em&gt;ḥirāba&lt;/em&gt;). And that is the opinion of the vast majority of Muslim jurists. And as the verse in the same chapter states, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How could you not fight a people who have broken their oaths, who tried to drive the Messenger out, who attacked you first? Do you fear them? It is God you should fear if you are true believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Qurʾān – 9:13&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to that, there is a very important distinction that non-Arabic speakers may not make which is that the verse &lt;em&gt;qitāl&lt;/em&gt; (قتال) and not &lt;em&gt;qatl&lt;/em&gt; (قتل). The latter implies initiation of fighting, while the former means if you said ‘&lt;em&gt;qātaltu&lt;/em&gt; (قاتلت) him’ if you resisted his effort to fight you by a reciprocal fight, or if you forestalled him in that so that he would not get at you unawares.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20193" LastEditorUserId="20193" LastEditDate="2016-11-29T11:08:31.513" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T11:08:31.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36507" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-28T10:08:10.557" Score="4" ViewCount="2582" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did the Prophet (SAW) say &quot;he should treat the people the way he would love to be treated&quot;? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the hadith authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20205" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-11-28T11:30:10.190" LastActivityDate="2021-09-13T07:15:22.140" Title="Did the Prophet (SAW) say &quot;he should treat the people the way he would love to be treated&quot;?" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36507" CreationDate="2016-11-28T10:17:52.493" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, this is part of a larger hadith in the Ṣaḥīḥ collection of Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُزَحْزَحَ عَنْ النَّارِ وَيَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَلْتُدْرِكْهُ مَنِيَّتُهُ وَهُوَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَيَأْتِي إِلَى النَّاسِ مَا يُحِبُّ أَنْ يُؤْتَى إِلَيْهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever would love to be delivered from the Hellfire and entered into Paradise, then let him die with faith in God and the Last Day, and let him treat the people the way he would love to be treated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/33/74&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1844&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20193" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-11-28T10:17:52.493" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36478" CreationDate="2016-11-28T11:09:47.577" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First I want to point at the fact that your 2nd hadith is only qualified as da'if   because of the weakness of the narrator Abdullah ibn Kharaash عبد الله بن خراش (who has even been called a liar) and with the addition &quot;...&lt;em&gt;and their price is unlawful.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (by al-Albani for example) as you may find it in other hadith collections like Musnad Ahmad and sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/24/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; where it is qualified as sahih without this extension and without Abdullah ibn Kharaash in the narrator chain.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Note that in the Arabic text there's a comment of this &lt;em&gt;Abu Said&lt;/em&gt; (the one from whom ibn Majah has narrated the hadith directly, so he is one of his teachers) right after the statement of the hadith saying that this is to be understood in the context of running water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the teacher of ibn Majah &lt;em&gt;Muhammad ibn Abudllah ibn Yazid abu Yahya al-Makky&lt;/em&gt; محمد بن عبد الله بن يزيد أبا يحيى المكي (on whom's authority ibn majah has narrated the first hadith) the narrator of the chain of the first hadith, as he has been qualified as trustworthy by an-Nasa'i and ibn abi Hatim, and others while the rest are narrators of the two sahihs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On water and pasture&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general you can group them into three classes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shared water like the water of the sea, rivers etc. these should be accessible to everybody and all people can share it as it is a public property.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What a private person owns like a tank or reservoir or jar etc. so this is private ownership and should only be taken from with the owners permission.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A well on a land which somebody has bought or something he worked for for example he has carried water from a river or lake etc. for these there is theological dispute on whether the person needs to share it or he is allowed to deny it. A related hadith is in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/97/72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Explanation of the ahadith&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the order in sunan ibn Majah is reverse to your Post I'll start with the order in sunan ibn Majah as of course teh commentary on the first hadith -in the correct order- would be longer than for the second!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1267910&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith 2&lt;/a&gt;: in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=54&amp;amp;ID=875&amp;amp;idfrom=4599&amp;amp;idto=4604&amp;amp;bookid=54&amp;amp;startno=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;commentary&lt;/a&gt; on sunan ibn Majah  as-Sindi said that some peolple have taken the hadith as is interpreting it that these three things are not allowed to be in private ownership nor being declared for sale  at all. But the most prominent between the scholars is that the posture meant here is that one on a land that has no specific owner, while the water meant is the water that comes from the sky (rain, snow etc.), rivers and natural springs which can't be in private ownership, while fire refers to wood and dead wood of trees that people heel to use it for their fireplaces. So for the water if somebody got some and put it in a vessel he would be allowed to sell it and the same applies for the other two. Al-Khatab &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الخطابي&lt;/a&gt; in his comment on sunan abi Dawod has said: posture here is what ever grows in a land that doesn't belong to anybody, where people just collect or yield it (freely), nobody could or is allowed to hinder others from using it. The fire was explained by life coal so nobody has the right to hinder others from taking the pebbles, some said it is allowed to hinder people to take pebble but not from coming close to the fireplace to get warm or to light up a lantern as this doesn't change the fire itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1267900&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith 1&lt;/a&gt;: In his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=54&amp;amp;ID=875&amp;amp;idfrom=4599&amp;amp;idto=4604&amp;amp;bookid=54&amp;amp;startno=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;commentary&lt;/a&gt; on sunan ibn Majah as-Sindi just said that these things (he emphasized on fire and water) shouldn't be forbidden to people who are in need of them and the neighbors.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This means if you are in need of this water (for example) you are not ordered to share it, but if you have something left and your neighbor is in need or somebody knocks on your door asking for water (maybe to drink) you should share it! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So most scholars are in consensus about posture or water which is in a desert or a wide land: nobody is allowed to hinder others from (using) it. While private ownership has other rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-11-28T11:09:47.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36507" CreationDate="2016-11-28T11:29:05.077" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes indeed he has said so. One of the strongest statements is the hadith which is in almost all sunni hadith collections:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None amongst you believes (truly) &lt;strong&gt;until he loves for his brother&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; - or he said &amp;quot;for his neighbour&amp;quot; - &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;that which he loves for himself&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(This is the wording of sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/1/77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, other versions are in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/2/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;, Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/727000&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;, sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/47/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt;, sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1300680&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;, sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/1/78&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith says that it is a sign of Iman. Note that &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/47/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt; has also quoted the hadith with the addition (&amp;quot;of goodness&amp;quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's an other similar narration which is in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1315010&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; and Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/729490&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;, both on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Talib which says that it is a duty for a Muslim towards his Muslim brothers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;There are six courtesies due from a Muslim to another Muslim: To give Salam to him when he meets him, to accept his invitation when he invites him, to reply to him when he sneezes, to visit him when he is ill, to follow his funeral when he dies, &lt;strong&gt;and to love for him what he loves for himself&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For some reasons on sunnah.com the version of at_Tirmdihi has been qualified as da'if even if both the content and the narrator chains are the same!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1566&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Riyad as-Salihin&lt;/a&gt; you may find this quote from sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/33/74&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;He who desires to be rescued from the fire of Hell and to enter Jannah, should die in a state of complete belief in Allah and the Last Day, and &lt;strong&gt;should do unto others what he wishes to be done unto him&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which is part of a longer hadith which is also in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/36/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/39/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-13T07:15:22.140" LastActivityDate="2021-09-13T07:15:22.140" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36512" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-28T13:41:33.233" Score="3" ViewCount="673" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a building materials supplier and I got a tender from our government to supply materials on demand to build a temple. But I am not sure if this is haram or halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20209" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-28T19:34:04.453" LastActivityDate="2018-10-10T06:42:52.657" Title="Is it halal to supply building matterials to build a temple?" Tags="|halal-haram|other-religions|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36515" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35073" CreationDate="2016-11-28T16:47:19.917" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah refers himself as the &lt;strong&gt;lord of the worlds&lt;/strong&gt; in the Quran which indicates that there might be other universes out there. He said in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He is the Living (One): There is no god but He: Call upon Him, giving&#xA;  Him sincere devotion. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds! --&#xA;  (40:65)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't know much about that because such details is not provided in the Quran or sahih hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2016-11-28T16:47:19.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28094" CreationDate="2016-11-28T17:04:35.077" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam acts are based on intention. You didn't intend to do that so your prayer is valid. You wanted to pronounce in rightly but mispronounced it. But your intent was right. The prophet [saw] said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him), reported:&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;The deeds are considered by the intentions,&lt;/strong&gt; and a person will get the reward according to his intention. So whoever emigrated for Allah and His Messenger, his emigration will be for Allah and His Messenger; and whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration would be for what he emigrated for&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-22T07:35:34.923" LastActivityDate="2017-10-22T07:35:34.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36517" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-28T17:24:17.697" Score="7" ViewCount="39866" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to donate blood as a Muslim? I wish to donate blood but I don't know if this is acceptable in islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20213" LastEditorUserId="13129" LastEditDate="2017-05-13T19:15:22.627" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T05:33:49.453" Title="Is it permissible to donate blood?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|medical|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36518" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36521" CreationDate="2016-11-28T17:58:04.590" Score="-4" ViewCount="257" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw a video about one or two years ago which i cannot seem to find at the moment, in which there was a muslim speaker preaching about Islam to a bunch of children, whom were also obviously muslims. In the video the speaker asked questions, and this was one of them (Probably not accurate word for word): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;The Qu'ran tells us death by stoning is the right punishment for adultery, so whom of you in this room think that this is the right punishment for adulterers?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every child in the room as far as I could tell were pointing their arm to the ceiling. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does every child in the room want to kill adulterers with stones, or am I missing something here? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a specific group/groups of islam followers who would be more primitive and violent like this than other groups?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20214" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2017-05-31T10:22:58.290" LastActivityDate="2017-05-31T10:22:58.290" Title="Which Islam groups are for death by stoning after adultery, and does this apply to every follower within the group in question?" Tags="|punishment|adultery|rajm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36520" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-28T19:40:47.573" Score="4" ViewCount="349" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;روى أن عثمان بن عفان رضي الله عنه دَعَك أُذُن عَبْدٍ له على ذنب فعله ، ثم قال له بعد ذلك : تقدم واقرص أذني ، فامتنع العبد فألح عليه ، فبدأ يقرص بخفة ، فقال له : اقرص جيداً ، فإني لا أتحمل عذاب يوم القيامة ، فقال العبد : وكذلك يا سيدي : اليوم الذي تخشاه أنا أخشاه أيضاً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uthman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;‘Uthmaan ibn ‘Affaan&lt;/a&gt; tweaked the ear of a slave of his when he did something wrong, then he said to him after that: Come and tweak my ear in retaliation. The slave refused but he insisted, so he started to tweak it slightly, and he said to him: Do it strongly, for I cannot bear the punishment on the Day of Resurrection. The slave said: Like that, O my master? The Day that you fear I fear also. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/94840&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can you tell me this source of this story and if it is authentic narration?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20188" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-06-20T17:18:03.430" LastActivityDate="2021-09-17T13:02:54.127" Title="What is the source of the narration of Uthman ibn Affan letting his slave tweak his ear in retaliation, and is it authentic?" Tags="|hadith|history|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36518" CreationDate="2016-11-28T19:54:35.883" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Stoning an adulterer is the universally accepted legal punishment among the scholars of sunni islam (see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20824&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt;), and I think among shia scholars as well. The material law (i.e. what is the punishment and what constitutes adultery) is quite clear; penetrative sex while married with someone you are not married to constitutes adultery, and the punishment is being stoned to death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The procedural law, i.e. questions of burden of proof etc., is a different matter. To prove adultery via eye-witnesses would require four adult male muslim witnesses of good standing who actually saw the penis enter the vagina. I have also seen the opinion that the husband who finds his wife having sex with another man could &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/101771&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;swear four times&lt;/a&gt; (this is called &quot;li'aan&quot;; search &quot;should make him swear four times by Allaah&quot; on that page) to replace the four witnesses in order to match the burden of proof; the so-accused wife can herself swear four times to avert stoning. Proving her husband has been adulterous by means of li'aan is not accepted from the wife according to that link. I do not know how widespread li'aan is, but the source for it, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/024-qmt.php#024.006&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:6-24:9&lt;/a&gt;, suggests that it is probably widely accepted. Another way of meeting the burden of proof is a confession by the offender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To gauge the popular support for this punishment in the general population, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pewglobal.org/2010/12/02/muslims-around-the-world-divided-on-hamas-and-hezbollah/#support-for-severe-laws&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pew research center&lt;/a&gt; polled the populations of majority-muslim countries; with Turkey at 16% of the muslim population in support of stoning adulterers to death forming the least committed group, it seems like a very significant proportion of muslims worldwide is willing to support this punishment, at least by voicing that opinion in a poll. The question whether they would work towards implementing it, or tolerate it once it is enacted into law, is not really answerable from that data, of course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2016-11-29T12:33:27.767" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T12:33:27.767" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36522" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38250" CreationDate="2016-11-28T20:17:56.850" Score="3" ViewCount="330" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I understand, the primary reason for wearing hijab is because it's required in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And tell the believing women... to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24:31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 24:31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other reasons include protection, modesty, and not being judged on beauty (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicinsights.com/religion/why-wear-the-hijab.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ref.&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is being recognized as Muslim one of the reasons for hijab?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ayah partly supports this idea:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. &lt;strong&gt;That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused.&lt;/strong&gt; And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33:59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 33:59&lt;/a&gt;  (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/quran/33/59/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamAwakened&lt;/a&gt; for other translations)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I could be misreading it (e.g., it could mean &quot;recognized as women&quot; rather than &quot;recognized as Muslim&quot;, as [if I understand correctly] it was common for non-Muslims to observe veil at the time the ayah was revealed).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-24T14:25:52.043" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T10:58:37.773" Title="Is being recognized as Muslim one of the reasons for hijab?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|hijab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36523" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-28T20:34:58.473" Score="2" ViewCount="916" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm talking about the story where Muhammad (s.a.w.) was reciting surah Najm and shaytaan whispered some ayahs and Muhammad (s.a.w.) ended up reciting these ayahs because he thought it was Jibreel reciting these ayahs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this is true, this means Muhammad (s.a.w.) could not tell the difference between Jibreel and shaytaan. How can I possibly argue against this? Please give me proof that this story is false.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-18T07:03:55.053" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T07:03:55.053" Title="Is the &quot;satanic verses&quot; story true?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|shaitan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36524" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36523" CreationDate="2016-11-28T23:31:27.630" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assuming you have prior knowledge about how authenticity of Hadith is established in Islamic scholarship: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Kathir, one of the earliest and most respected commentator of the Quran mentions this tradition while commenting on verse 22:52, he says that this tradition does not come to us with any Sahih (authentic) &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;isnad&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (chain of transmitters who passed it down from the Prophet) and that all known isnad for this story are &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;mursal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (chronologically broken\interrupted) and hence its authenticity is in doubt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For reference you can see Ibn Kathir's commentary, there is an abridged english translation available but you can find the full arabic version &lt;a href=&quot;https://muflihun.com/22/52?tafid=1592&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;online here&lt;/a&gt; and maybe get it translated by someone(upwork maybe).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-11-29T08:10:26.417" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T08:10:26.417" CommentCount="15" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36525" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36531" CreationDate="2016-11-29T00:08:19.777" Score="4" ViewCount="2565" Body="&lt;p&gt;From an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=330739&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt; fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Tabarani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;At-Tabarani&lt;/a&gt; reported in Al-Kabeer, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qadi_Abu_Ya&amp;#39;la&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Ya’la&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Suyuti&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;As-Suyooti&lt;/a&gt; classified it as hasan (good), from Waathilah may Allaah be pleased with him that &lt;strong&gt;the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam (may Allaah exalt his mention) said, &quot;Lesbianism among women is Zina (fornication or adultery) between them.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a similar quote at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=246319&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;another IslamWeb fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.  There's another version of the hadith with the same reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Lesbianism by women is adultery between them&quot; -- Habeeb Akande, &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com.au/books?id=XKyPCgAAQBAJ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A Taste of Honey: Sexuality and Erotology in Islam&lt;/a&gt;, 2015 (p. 148)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Did the Prophet actually say &quot;lesbianism among women is zina between them&quot; or words to this effect?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wanting to pinpoint this hadith, verify it's legitimate, and check that the translation is accurate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In principle, I could track down Al-Kabeer and identify what it says.  However, I don't believe I have access to Al-Kabeer, nor do I speak Arabic.  Googling &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com.au/?gws_rd=ssl#q=site:sunnah.com%20lesbianism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;site:sunnah.com lesbianism&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt; doesn't give any hits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2021-10-05T14:00:01.057" Title="Did the Prophet say &quot;lesbianism among women is zina between them&quot;?" Tags="|hadith|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36528" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36558" CreationDate="2016-11-29T08:16:44.040" Score="0" ViewCount="2937" Body="&lt;p&gt;After the full Quran was revealed, how many years did the prophet live after that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2021-10-06T09:49:22.113" Title="How many years did the prophet live after the full revelation of the Quran?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36529" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-29T08:19:13.107" Score="1" ViewCount="790" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a Muslim marry two girls at once? I mean, a Man sits and two other girls sit and they are married of at once. Is that allowed in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question just came into my mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T11:29:06.553" Title="Is it permissible for a Muslim man to marry two women at once?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-03-31T19:29:42.357" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36530" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36529" CreationDate="2016-11-29T10:30:34.760" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing against it which is written in Quran and Hadeeth. So I believe its allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20220" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T10:30:34.760" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36525" CreationDate="2016-11-29T10:50:38.600" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Kabeer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wanting to pinpoint this hadith, verify it's legitimate, and check that the translation is accurate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In principle, I could track down Al-Kabeer and identify what it says. However, I don't believe I have access to Al-Kabeer, nor do I speak Arabic. Googling site:sunnah.com lesbianism doesn't give any hits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are correct you don't have access to al-Kabeer -in the meaning you stated- and once you may find a book with this name you'll find it is rather unclear reference as you'll need to know the author of the book too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam at-Tabarani has three major works of hadith (encyclopedia's one could say) which are quoted in the Wikipedia article (however the explanation as given there and quoted here seems to me wrong):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;al-Muʿjam &lt;strong&gt;al-Kabīr&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%AC%D9%85/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;المعجم&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;الكبير&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; – from which he excluded the traditions of Abu Hurayra&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Al-Mu'jam Al-Awsat المعجم &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الأوسط&lt;/a&gt; – which contains traditions from Abu Hurayra&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Al-Mu'jam As-Saghir المعجم &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%BA%D9%8A%D8%B1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الصغير&lt;/a&gt; – which gave a hadith from each of his masters..&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(Wikipedia on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Tabarani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam at-Tabarani&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that al-Kabir means the big (the great) in Arabic, while al-Awsat means the middle and as-Saghir means the little or the small.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrations with a similar wording&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now according to the Islamweb library my first attempt to find a hadith with this wording or meaning was that the hadith you are look for is not even quoted in at-Tabarani's al-Kabir but in al-Awsat. Note that &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_ibn_Abu_Bakr_al-Haythami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Haythami&lt;/a&gt; in his &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=13317&amp;amp;bk_no=87&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Majma' az-Zawaid&lt;/a&gt; quoted the hadith and said it is compiled in al-Kabir and in al-Awsat both on the authority of at-Tabarani's teacher Ali ibn Said ar-Razi &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;علي بن سعيد الرازي&lt;/a&gt; who has a bad reputation and is considered as lenient, while the rest of the narrator chain is strong and thrustworthy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's the quote from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=4148&amp;amp;bk_no=85&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Awsat&lt;/a&gt; on the authority of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Musa_Ashaari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu Musa al-Ash'ari&lt;/a&gt; أبو موسى الأشعري:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot; لا &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;تباشر&lt;/a&gt; المرأة المرأة إلا وهما زانيتان ، ولا يباشر الرجل الرجل إلا وهما زانيان &amp;quot; .&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;- - - (My own translation take it with care)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;No women sleeps (copulate) with an (other) women unless if they are (considered as) -two- adulterers (&lt;em&gt;zaniyatan&lt;/em&gt;) and no man sleeps with a men unless they are (considered as) -two- adulterers (&lt;em&gt;zaniyan&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Bayhaqi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Bayhaqi&lt;/a&gt; also quoted a similar narration in his &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=16514&amp;amp;bk_no=71&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;as-Sunan al-Kubra&lt;/a&gt; (also on the authority of abu Musa al-Ash'ari):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إذا أتى الرجل الرجل فهما زانيان ، وإذا أتت المرأة المرأة فهما زانيتان&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“If a man has sexual relations with another man, they are both guilty of zina, and if a woman has sexual relations with another woman they are both guilty of zina.”  (Source of the translation: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/21058&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #21058&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here again al-Bayhaqi considered a narrator called Muhammad ibn Abdurrahman محمد بن عبد الرحمن as unknown and therefore the hadith with the given chain as rejected (note that this person starts the part of the narrator chain which differs from at-Tabarni's narration).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The hadith from al-Kabeer and an other narration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The statement of al-Haythami and the fact that the sahabi on whom's authority the hadith of the fatwa has been narrated made me look further and finally I found in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=17681&amp;amp;bk_no=84&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Kabir&lt;/a&gt; (or al-Kabeer) on the authorithy of Waatilah ibn al-Asqa' &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AB%D9%84%D8%A9_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%82%D8%B9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AB%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;واثلة بن الأسقع الليثي&lt;/a&gt; (who died around 83 a.H. with an age of 100 or more years according some narrations):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%82/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;السحاق&lt;/a&gt; بين النساء زنا بينهن&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And al-Haythami has also quoted it in his &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=10585&amp;amp;bk_no=87&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Majma' az-Zawaid&lt;/a&gt; and commented that the narrators of the chain are trustworthy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally there's an other hadith compiled in at-Tabarni's al-Awsat and al-Bayhaqi's sho'ab al-Iman on the authority of Anas ibn Malik ():&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِذَا اسْتَحَلَّتْ أُمَّتِي سِتًّا فَعَلَيْهِمُ الدَّمَارُ : إِذَا ظَهَرَ فِيهِمُ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%AA%D9%8E%D9%91%D9%84%D9%8E%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8F%D9%86%D9%8F/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;التَّلَاعُنُ&lt;/a&gt; ، وَشَرِبُوا الْخُمُورَ ، وَلَبِسُوا الْحَرِيرَ ، وَاتَّخَذُوا &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%82%D9%8E%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الْقِيَانَ&lt;/a&gt; ، وَاكْتَفَى الرِّجَالُ بِالرِّجَالِ ، وَالنِّسَاءُ بِالنِّسَاءِ&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;- - - (My own translation take it with care)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;If my Ummah made halal six things they will be doomed: If appears among them the cursing (curse each other), and they drink wine (alcohol), and they wear silk, and they had female singers (coiffeuse ?), and men were satisfied with men and women with women&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Interpretation of this Hadith&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In his al-Mughni &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Qudamah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Qudamah&lt;/a&gt; said (9/59):&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;If two women engage in lesbian sexual relations, then they are guilty of zina and are cursed, because it was narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If a woman has sexual relations with another woman, then they are both guilty of zina.” There is no hadd punishment for them because they did not have intercourse, rather it is likened to intimate relations that are less than intercourse, and they are to be subjected to a ta’zeer punishment. (Source: the fatwa quoted above)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Lesbianism is set equal to adultery, but without the same shari'a punishment (in this life)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-10-05T14:00:01.057" LastActivityDate="2021-10-05T14:00:01.057" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36533" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36538" CreationDate="2016-11-29T11:19:15.253" Score="0" ViewCount="777" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been having some big doubts about Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have for less than 6 months been trying to establish prayers.  At the same time I thought it would be easier for me to maintain Salah while increasing my knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before I got in searching for knowledge I was happy, with no doubts and actively praying in the fixed times; now I pray only Asr and Isha.  Even though I didn't had many much knowledge, I was sinful and happy about praying no matter my condition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I find so many prohibited things which should be outright avoided, and some of them seems to taken so lightly it's ridiculous.  E.g. listening to music is a major sin, and some of the scholars have said that the one who enjoys it becomes kaffir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The punishments of fornication and adultery are so harsh and painful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I found myself in the position of Ebu Hurejra who asked Muhammed a.s :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'I'm a young boy and can not afford to get married, also I'm afraid of falling in immorality (Zina)' Muhammed a.s didn't replied till he was asked for the firth or the fourth time and he a.s replied to Ebu H. 'Pen is raised and ink is dried. Whether you leave it or not you have to face your fate (Qadr)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If our deeds (actions) were decreed (written) on our mother's wombs why should we be questioned, judged and punished for them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When Musa a.s argued with Adam blaming him for outcasted us from Jannah, Adam said to him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Are you blaiming me for a deed Allah decreed for me 40 years ago before I took action'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does free will really exist?  Or is our 'freewill' already programmed in details like, every breath, heartbeat, thoughts, seeing, eating, taking actions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;How can the human race be here today when Adam a.s and Huwa had two children (boys)?  Even if they had other kids (females) which Qur'an doesn't attest to, isn't it crazy that we all are product of incest?  Why is Zina so strictly prohibited and harsh punished if we are all the product of incest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;What about Muhammed a.s married Aisha at age 6 and consumed marriage at the age of 9?  Does a female hits puberty by that age so we can justify the consuming of marriage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It makes me wonder if does religion has all the answers?  I don't want to believe it, but I know I'm having crisis of faith.  I'm not able to smile more even though I pray which before I had so much happiness in me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20221" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T13:00:41.997" Title="How should I react to having doubts as a result of gaining knowledge about Islam?" Tags="|doubts|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ClosedDate="2016-11-29T19:00:57.053" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36529" CreationDate="2016-11-29T11:29:06.553" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah Says in Quran, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;If ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans,&#xA;  Marry women of your choice, Two or three or four; but if ye fear that&#xA;  ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one, or (a&#xA;  captive) that your right hands possess, that will be more suitable, to&#xA;  prevent you from doing injustice.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Nisa' (3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which mean marriages are limited up to 4.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20223" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T11:29:06.553" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36538" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36533" CreationDate="2016-11-29T13:00:41.997" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;My impression from your question is that you've gained a superficial and imperfect knowledge of a range of aspects of Islam.  In this case, it's unsurprising you're having doubts; you'd have doubts learning about anything in such a manner.  I encourage you to patiently and systematically go through these issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I had some doubts while learning about Islam.  Over time, when I studied individual topics in depth, I usually reached an &quot;oh, that makes sense&quot; moment.  After reaching enough of these moments, when I get confused my attitude is now usually &quot;this doesn't make sense to me at the moment, but I'm sure if I spent the time studying it in detail, I could make sense of it&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I don't see myself as having doubts.  Instead there's simply things I don't yet understand because I haven't got around to studying them properly.  (Or I'll just ask Allah when I die.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Note: there will be exceptions, as mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/30745/17163&quot;&gt;Purpose of verses in the Quran which humans do not understand?&lt;/a&gt;  Also, I don't anticipate Allah would necessarily behave in ways that are comprehensible to humans.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Things which helped me:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Writing down my problem, or asking on this site (I have six notes my phone at this very moment).  This way I don't need to keep it in my mind all the time, but I don't feel like I'm just ignoring them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fixyourdeen.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Response&lt;/a&gt; offers a moderate stance in response to some hardline fatawa: &lt;em&gt;&quot;difference&quot; (ikhtilaf) was perceived as a sign of God's mercy&lt;/em&gt;.  They recommend understanding and choosing from among the differing scholarly opinions that which you believe is the most accurate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...so long as an issue produces ikhtilaf among the scholars of Islam, it may not be legally prohibited by Muslims...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ultimately, then, the authors’ response to extremism is to leave Muslims, as intelligent readers, to make their own choices, and to live with the consequences of these.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found this helpful for dealing with the &quot;everything is haram problem&quot; (as I've come to call it).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T13:00:41.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36540" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36636" CreationDate="2016-11-29T15:39:27.467" Score="3" ViewCount="365" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not sure if this is question is off topic, but surely it is related to Islam or the understanding of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question is, &lt;strong&gt;What would be an academic understanding of Islam, from a non-Muslims point of view?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this question, one should consider all these sub questions:         &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What fundamental rules would one use to understand (the message of) Islam?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How is ones attitude towards scholars and their opinions? Could one agree with scholars opinions which surely are based by their fundamental rules, which might not be the same as yours?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How would one choose what is &quot;Islamic&quot; and what isn't? And what does one define &quot;Islamic&quot;?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How would one avoid choosing opinions that increases ones reason of not believing in Islam as a religion from God?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Could one base his understanding of Islam by the more salafi way of understanding it? i.e &quot;well the salaf says this, and believes this... therefore this is Islam&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How would one interpret matters that could be contradictory? Like if a hadith and a verse in the Quran contradict each other. Would one look at that in a more objective way? I.e Analysing it by depth or just saying &quot;I just found a contradiction!&quot; and ignore other acceptable explanations? How would one know what true contradictions are (if there are any), and which aren't?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a scenario, if a muslim asks the non muslim which has an academic understanding of islam; asking him the following: &quot;Is it halal to eat meat in Mcdonalds?&quot;&#xA;Should the non muslim scholar answer in what he knows most muslim scholars would say: &quot;no it is haram&quot;, or may he say something like: &quot;In my understanding of the Quran and Sunnah, eating all meat is Halal (except Pig, blood, and self dead animals, and animals sacrificed to different &quot;gods&quot;), so yes you could eat meat there! Even though you should know that most scholars says it is haram&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am looking for the view of a non-Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-01-23T13:26:37.587" LastActivityDate="2017-04-15T12:15:06.380" Title="What is an academic understanding of Islam from a non-Muslims point of view?" Tags="|fiqh|non-muslim|usool-ul-fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11805" CreationDate="2016-11-29T19:12:13.223" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can there be several universes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-- not only can, but must. see my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/35560&quot;&gt;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/35560&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Has not you seen the 1st or 2nd ayat of quran: &quot;alhamdu li llahi rabbi&#xA;  lgalamin&quot; - &quot;Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds,&quot; -&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawakened.com/quran/1/2/default.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamawakened.com/quran/1/2/default.htm&lt;/a&gt; ?&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordbyword.jsp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/wordbyword.jsp&lt;/a&gt; : l-ʿālamīna of the universe N&#xA;  – genitive masculine &lt;strong&gt;plural&lt;/strong&gt; noun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;That makes me wonder: According to the Quran, is there anything that&#xA;  suggests that our universe is the only one? ... In the Quran, is there&#xA;  anything that suggests that there cannot be several universes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-- no&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-11-29T19:12:13.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36546" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36553" CreationDate="2016-11-30T00:07:43.310" Score="2" ViewCount="117" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 17-th item in Major Sins by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Dhahabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Dhahabi&lt;/a&gt; is &lt;em&gt;Arrogance, Pride, Conceit, Vanity And Haughtiness&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran.mu/arrogance-pride-conceit-vanity-and-haughtiness.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ref.&lt;/a&gt;).  He references the Qur'an and Sunnah, e.g.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...Indeed, Allah does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/31:18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 31:18&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger (pbuh) said, &amp;quot;Arrogance is belittling to admit the truth and considering people inferior.  [Reported by Muslim.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Does telling people you have an academic credential amount to arrogance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More or less implicit in telling people you have an academic credential is a claim that one is &amp;quot;superior&amp;quot; at the relevant topic than the general population.  For instance, someone with a PhD in medicine might be better than 99% of the population at medicine.  But this is counter-balanced by the fact that people are better at some things than others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2020-11-24T08:47:28.233" Title="Does telling people you have an academic credential amount to arrogance?" Tags="|halal-haram|behavior|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36547" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28477" CreationDate="2016-11-30T02:12:33.987" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm going to attempt to answer this (although keep in mind that I'm new).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt;: Muslim women, like Muslim men, are required to play their part in proactively preventing sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Different societies have differing standards of dress for women.  For example, in some African societies, women bare their breasts ordinarily.  However, doing so in, say, Australia would get you arrested.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Among Himba women of northern Namibia and Hamar women of southern Ethiopia, besides other traditional groups in Africa, the social norm is for women to be bare-breasted. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toplessness&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All societies draw the line somewhere as to &quot;this is appropriate&quot; and &quot;this is inappropriate&quot; with regards to women's dress.  The Qur'an (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24:31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:31&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33:59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:59&lt;/a&gt;) draws this line for Muslim women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Muslim women, we're required to dress and behave modestly; i.e., we draw the line cautiously.  We are required to play our part in not drawing inappropriate attention; in not encouraging fornication, adultery, masturbation, etc.; and in guarding our chastity and honor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Male virility is considered natural and is valued in Islam.  When used appropriately (i.e., sex between husband and wife), it makes a significant contribution to the quality of the marriage and to the family unit.  However, it can also be misused.  As such, men are also required to exercise control and play their part in preventing sex-related sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and to be mindful of their chastity: this will be most conducive to their purity – [and,] verily, God is aware of all that they do.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/quran/24/30/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 24:30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It sounds like the woman you met was behaving appropriately (and she was even doing a good deed), so I'm led to believe that any sins are not hers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/53:38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 53:38&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(It's a separate and lengthy question as to what aspects of hijab are obligatory; see e.g.: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2474&quot;&gt;Why scholars disagree on whether it&amp;#39;s obligatory for women to veil their faces or not in Islam?&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-11-30T02:12:33.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36549" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-30T06:50:58.117" Score="2" ViewCount="2001" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;... that they should draw their khimār over their breasts and not display their beauty except to their husband, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their (Muslim) women, or the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex...&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/quran/24/31/default.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 24:31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what I found in the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Safiya bint Shaiba: &quot;Aisha used to say: 'When (the Verse): &quot;They should draw their veils (Khumur) over their necks and bosoms (juyyub),&quot; was revealed, (the ladies) cut their waist sheets at the edges and covered their faces with the cut pieces.'&quot; [Sahih al-Bukhari, 6:60:282, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/abudawud/032-sat.php#032.4091&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;32:4091&lt;/a&gt;] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijab&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, the hadith quotes the ayah diffently from the Quran. First, it uses the word &quot;khumur&quot; instead of &quot;khimar&quot;.  Then, the hadith mentions that the khumur must also be worn over the neck. But the Ayah in the Quran makes no mention of neck. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So was this ayah changed or not? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T22:33:14.733" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T22:33:14.733" Title="Was Quran 24:31 changed? &quot;...believing women ... should draw their khimar over their breasts...&quot;" Tags="|quran|hadith-interpretation|hijab|surat-an-noor|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36550" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36410" CreationDate="2016-11-30T07:16:53.110" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's impermissible in two ways:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A woman's ears are ordinarily considered part of her awrah and thus it is impermissible to expose them to non-mahram men.  Example fatawa making this claim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While wearing the ‘hijab’ (to cover the head) it is farz (essential) for a woman to cover the ears. It is haram (unlawful and sinful) for women to show their earrings while wearing their hijab. -- Mufti Waseem Khan, sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/darululoomtt/52518&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt; (Hanafi, Sunni)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The fuqaha’ are agreed that a woman’s ears are ‘awrah and it is not permissible to show them to non-mahrams. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/9611&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; (Salafi, Sunni)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The ears are not considered part of the face as far as the obligation of covering the ʻawrah (body parts that must be covered as per the sharee'ah) is concerned. The woman is obliged to cover the ears as part of the head. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=324592&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The ears are not part of the face, therefore it is obligatory to cover them. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/46/2066/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ayatollah Sistani&lt;/a&gt; (Shia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Exposing one's adornments to non-mahram men is further impermissible:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And tell the believing women to... not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof... -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24:31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 24:31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I would not interpret wearing earrings (whether or not she's exposing her ears) as an attempt to attract men.  There's plenty of other reasons that a woman might want to wear earrings, e.g. expressing her femininity.  We should assume the best in other Muslims and avoid suspicion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's debate as to what constitutes hijab.  As an example, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.qantara.de/content/the-german-islam-scholar-lamya-kaddor-why-i-as-a-muslim-woman-dont-wear-a-headscarf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lamya Kaddor&lt;/a&gt; (whose scholarly credentials have been contested in the comments) regarded the &quot;headscarf is obsolete&quot;.  At worst, she is merely mistaken.  Likewise, it's possible that the women who wear this turban-style hijab believe it is permissible and are, at worst, mistaken.  (The point of this is: let's go easy on our Muslim sisters who wear the turban-style hijab.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[NB. In the previous version of this answer, I mentioned &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2012/06/45564/hijab-is-not-an-islamic-duty-scholar/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sheikh Mustapha Mohamed Rashed&lt;/a&gt;, although this is &lt;a href=&quot;https://muslimvillage.com/2012/08/12/26678/our-soul-deserves-better-than-a-facebook-islam/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;reported as fabricated&lt;/a&gt;.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-10T05:09:15.780" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T05:09:15.780" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36549" CreationDate="2016-11-30T07:54:54.947" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The transliteration of your own Quran quote shows that your assumption is wrong &quot;bi&lt;strong&gt;khumur&lt;/strong&gt;ihinna&quot; (2nd line)! The Quran uses the plural of khimar خِمَار (khumur خُمُر) as it addresses a plural (women). Here the translator for some reasons used the singular instead, which doesn't make sense, but as he uses the Arabic word in an English text to emphasize a khimar he maybe intends to link that khimar is prescribed by Allah. Note that what people now call khimar isn't really the same as what the Quran is talking about khimar in the context of this verse is something which is similar to a scarf or anything we put around the neck or any body part with the intention to hide it. There's also a khimar for men according &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/%D8%AE%D9%90%D9%85%D9%8E%D8%A7%D8%B1/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;almaany&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic/Arabic) which is his head cover-&gt;turban etc.. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest is a matter of interpretation the verse says they shouldn't show of their beauty or adornment (which refers to anything which could be counted as 'awrah or attracting sexual arousal or at least -lustful- intentions by men). Whether one should wear it over the neck or not isn't even described in the verse, so &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/44370&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;the hadith&lt;/a&gt; might be an explanation or extension or ... You should try to make a side by side comparison of the hadith quote of the verse and the verse itself in Arabic (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; were the quoted words of the hadith begin at the left of the 2nd line and end at the right on the 3rd line). Alhamdulliah here the standard Arabic and the original text as written by the sahaba are still the same so a comparison without further explanations is easily possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-11-30T08:36:06.040" LastActivityDate="2016-11-30T08:36:06.040" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36553" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36546" CreationDate="2016-11-30T08:06:15.553" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's a subtle issue in ethics and comprises a major theme in ethical works written by Muslim scholars of ethics. (I personally recommend Jihad-e Nafs by Ayatollah Khomeini, a series of ethical lectures directed to seminary students wherein they are warned about taking pride in their religious/scholarly achievements).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But generally it all goes down to one's intentions. If one's intention is to belittle someone or claim a credit that is not warranted by one's credentials (since it's a fairly common conduct for people for example to put on a &lt;em&gt;moral&lt;/em&gt; virtue based on a &lt;em&gt;technical&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;professional&lt;/em&gt; merit, e.g. thinking or pretending that &quot;you're a better person if you're a better engineer&quot;), then it is sinful. Otherwise, if it's just about a professional necessity (e.g. some people need to know about your professional career), then it's OK to disclose your credentials preferably in a humble disposition and in accordance with the reason necessitating the declaration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the subjective level, Muslim ethical scholars tend to remind us about some basic Islamic doctrines to help us keep out pride from our souls in all stages of worldly accomplishment. One is the supreme superiority of Allah and our state of inherent servitude and humility before Whom all of our worldly accomplishments even combined lose stature. The other one, a consequent of the former probably, is our state of inherent indebtedness to Allah in all of our accomplishments. As Allah has it in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Oh, mankind! You are all poor before Allah, and [it is] Allah [who] is all&#xA;  rich and worthy of all praise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Once these two points are sincerely remembered, we won't also feel arrogant over other people, when we have to disclose our particular merits over them due to some reasonable official and organizational demands because after all we know that all of our positive achievements are Allah's grace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastActivityDate="2016-11-30T08:06:15.553" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36557" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-30T14:03:01.623" Score="1" ViewCount="5291" Body="&lt;p&gt;If there is a game that is free to play but at the end if you win, you win money, is this considered haraam (gambling)? There is zero initial cost, the only thing is the chance you may win money, if you don't win, you lose nothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20244" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-11-30T19:14:01.240" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T23:30:57.597" Title="Is it haraam to play a game with free entry but with the possibility to win money?" Tags="|money|gambling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36528" CreationDate="2016-11-30T14:58:12.843" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you mean when the Quran was completely revealed and settled by the scribes of the Prophet () and memorizers among the sahaba with the content we know today. Then the answer is simple it was fully revealed before the death of Muhammad (). Source see for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4998&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith of abu Hurrairah&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3623&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this of 'Aishah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A logical approach based on the narrations from above&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Muhammad has died in rabi' al-Awal of the year 11 a.H. one could say the last revelation must have been before Ramadan of the year 10 a.H. so at most there have been one year between the last revelation and the death of the Prophet ().&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Narrations quoting that some abrogated verses have still been known by some sahaba or not yet destroyed at the time of death of Muhammad () would support the possibility of at least 7 months before his death!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What the scholars say based on some narrations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that scholars have different opinions about the last verse(s) revealed and  ibn Abi Hatim  &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B4_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%AF%D9%85:%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ابن أبي حاتم&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;https://al-maktaba.org/book/8658/545&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his tafsir #2944&lt;/a&gt; quoted that the last verse is &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/281&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:281&lt;/a&gt; (Imam at-Tabarni has quoted it in his al-Kabeer &lt;a href=&quot;https://al-maktaba.org/book/1733/14100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://al-maktaba.org/book/1733/14427&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; on the authority of ibn 'Abbas and is also quoted in &lt;a href=&quot;https://al-maktaba.org/book/33867/14993#p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan an-Nasa'i al-Kubra #10992&lt;/a&gt;) and that it was revealed according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sa%27id_ibn_Jubayr&amp;amp;oldid=1046097102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Jubayr&lt;/a&gt; nine days before the Prophets death, al-Qurtobi in &lt;a href=&quot;https://al-maktaba.org/book/31702/1290&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his tafsir&lt;/a&gt; attributed this statement to ibn Jurayj ابن جريج while saying that ibn Jubayr and Moqatil said it was 7 days before the Prophets death and 3 days were also quoted by some. Imam at-Tabari in &lt;a href=&quot;https://al-maktaba.org/book/43/2940#p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his tafsir&lt;/a&gt; just said this is one of the verses which have been said to be the last one revealed and added several narrations reporting it and confirming also some of the statements made by al-Qurtobi. He even quoted the statement of ibn Jurayj which sounds to me as if he had some doubts as he said: &amp;quot;They say that ...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've read on the site of shi'a scholar a quote saying that the last revelation was in dhil hijjah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other quotes about the last revelation on the authority of &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4605&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bara'&lt;/a&gt; and on the authority of &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:3024a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Ubayd Allah ibn 'Otbah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Criticism and conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However these statements would strengthen the position of those ahadith and narrations which say that some abrogated verses were still spread between the sahaba. They leave an open issue or contradiction: How should we understand that the Prophet () has recited the (full) Quran the last time in Ramadan if the last revelation was a few days before his death which was in Rabi' al-Awal?&#xA;At the end the only thing we can say is that Quran was revealed as long as the Prophet() was alive and the revelation ended in his last year of life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe helpful a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/answers/180883/revelation-all-at-once-or-gradually&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; discussing whether Quran was revealed at once or gradually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-10-06T09:49:22.113" LastActivityDate="2021-10-06T09:49:22.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36557" CreationDate="2016-11-30T17:21:38.343" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question was asked almost precisely like this on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/14220&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt;; the ruling is that this is halal to engage in for all parties involved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prohibition on gambling applies when there is a person that is uncertain whether he will win something or lose something based on the outcome of one uncertain event. The following are halal for that reason:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;you promise your friend a million dollars if it rains tomorrow (only losing possible for him, only winning possible for you)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;you promise your brother two thousand dollars if it rains tomorrow, and he promises you a thousand dollars if the item he bought on Amazon recently arrives tomorrow (both could lose or win, but based on independent events)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now here is a matter that would be slightly related, and is the issue of some controversy: a supermarket holds a raffle that everyone who buys a bottle of Coca Cola enters into. You can find a summary of some of the views in that regard &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/22862&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; - note that all the shuyukh quoted there seem to be salafis, you might get different rulings from more traditional scholars. There seem to be two opinions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;this is always considered gambling and thus if you win in such a raffle, you have to reject the prize&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the question whether this is halal or not depends on two things:&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;was the price of the Coca Cola increased for the purposes of the raffle?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;is your intention to enter the raffle, or solely to get a Coca Cola&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second opinion would allow you to enter the raffle by buying a Coca Cola if the price of it was not increased, and if you would have bought the Coca Cola anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2017-03-30T21:32:37.330" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T21:32:37.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36562" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-11-30T22:31:51.767" Score="2" ViewCount="535" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/36231/do-my-good-deeds-committed-before-converting-to-islam-count/36235#36235&quot;&gt;Do my good deeds committed before converting to Islam count?&lt;/a&gt; I mentioned that good deeds reduce punishment of disbelievers and I say &quot;it's known that ...&quot; as it is a rule.  I thought this is true as per the story of abu-taleb and he is the less people suffering in jahanam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Afterwards, I asked my sheikh about some points in my answer, but I didn't think that the point of reducing punishment is totally wrong.  During this conversation, I told him about it, and he told me that this point is wrong and I edited the answer and removed it!  He mentioned that the reduced of punishment of abu-talib was because of the intercession (shafaa) of the prophet (pbuh). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I know is that disbelievers will never get out of jahanam.  Am I wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is:  If the good deeds of disbelievers won't be evaluated if they die before repentance, will they be in the same level in jahanam?  If not, that means good deeds are counted!?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or good deeds are counted only for Muslims who will stay for a while in jahanam?  And they are the only people for whom &quot;levels&quot; are relevant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19746" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T01:53:52.483" Title="Will disbelievers' deeds be evaluated on the day of judgement?" Tags="|jahannam|akhirah|deeds|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36468" CreationDate="2016-12-01T02:50:27.593" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering Worship  or &lt;em&gt;Ibadah&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;عبادة&lt;/strong&gt;) it would be better to understand its meaning first.Ibadah which we mean worship to God has a root word in Arabic (&lt;strong&gt;عبد&lt;/strong&gt;) which means a Slave or a Servant.Now a servant is bound to do what ever his Master says ,So ibadah does not only mean to pray 5 times or fasting but there are many ways to do it. What ever Allah Subhanahu wa Taala has ordered us to do or not to do and then if we live in accordance to it then that is also a form of Ibadah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as per your query &quot;&lt;em&gt;what if intention of the person is not solely worship of God&lt;/em&gt; &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now then in this case too the person would be fulfilling the commands of the Lord as Allah swt has ordered to earn Halal and feed your family so this would be following the Sunnah whether his intention is solely based on it or not he would be rewarded but would miss the rewards of the intention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sa’d ibn Abu Waqqas narrated that Messenger of Allah peace be upon him&#xA;  said, “...whatever you spend you will be rewarded for it, even for a&#xA;  morsel of food which you may put in the mouth of your wife.” &#xA;  (Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now your query &quot;&lt;em&gt;What makes studying science permissible&lt;/em&gt;&quot;,So studying Science is permissible and would be benefitting to others ,Our scholars have mentioned that such amount of the worldly knowledge would be importantly considered as in maths if a person knows addition subtraction suffiecient for his daily life,In science hygiene or to treat some diseases etc.. but as you have already answered in your question that purification of the soul is important first so your intention would be to please Allah swt and the heart would be in constant remembrance of the Merciful Lord if one is able to purify his soul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Are] men whom neither commerce nor sale distracts from the&#xA;  remembrance of Allah and performance of prayer and giving of zakah.&#xA;  They fear a Day in which the hearts and eyes will [fearfully] turn&#xA;  about.(Quran 24:37)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So sunnah is not only to worship or to just fast or pray for the whole day and night but to fulfill the rights of others as well for that one would need a job to take care of his family, it also constitues of any lawful acts a person does with God consciousness and in the hopes to earn reward from Allah Swt so devoting to Rabb is not meant to be always in the place of worship and a muslim could engage in worship all day and night by fulfilling his commands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas: It was narrated from Anas that there was a group of the&#xA;  Companions of the Prophet, one of whom said: &quot;I will not marry women.&quot;&#xA;  Another said: &quot;I will not eat meat.&quot; Another said: &quot;I will not sleep&#xA;  on a bed.&quot; Another said: &quot;I will fast and not break my fast.&quot; News of&#xA;  that reached the Messenger of Allah and he praised Allah then said:&#xA;  &quot;What is the matter with people who say such and such? But I pray and&#xA;  I sleep, I fast and I break my fast, and I marry women. Whoever turns&#xA;  away from my Sunnah is not of me.&quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/nasai/26/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nasai&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Muhajid said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Abdullah bin 'Amr said to me: My father got me married to a woman&#xA;  from a noble family, and he used to come to her and ask her about her&#xA;  husband. She said: What a wonderful man he is! He never comes to my&#xA;  bed. And he has never approached me since he married me. He mentioned&#xA;  that to the Prophet and he said: Bring him to me. So he brought him&#xA;  with him and (the Prophet) said: How do you fast? I said: &quot;Every day.&quot;&#xA;  He said: &quot;Fast three days of every month.&quot; I said: &quot;I am able to do&#xA;  better than that.&quot; He said: &quot;Fast for two days, and break your fast&#xA;  for one day.&quot; He said; &quot;I am able to do better than that&quot;. He said:&#xA;  &quot;Observe the best of fasts, the fast of Dawud, peace be upon him:&#xA;  Fasting for one day and breaking the fast for one day.&quot; 'Ata said:&#xA;  &quot;someone who heard him told me that Ibn 'Umar (said) that the Prophet&#xA;  said: 'Whoever fasts every day of his life, then he has not&#xA;  fasted.&quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/nasai/22/300&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nasai&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples of the noble companions of Rasulullah peace be upon him are remarkable as some of the notable companions were doing businesses but their heart remained in zikr of Allah Swt spending on their families too but when it comes to charity or for the sake of the deen they offer all their wealth health their lives everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, [O Muhammad], &quot;If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your&#xA;  wives, your relatives, wealth which you have obtained, commerce&#xA;  wherein you fear decline, and dwellings with which you are pleased are&#xA;  more beloved to you than Allah and His Messenger and jihad in His&#xA;  cause, then wait until Allah executes His command. And Allah does not&#xA;  guide the defiantly disobedient people.&quot;(Quran 9:24)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the real purpose is indeed worshipping our Lord but we should not reject the complete idea of worship our Lord ,we have to follow the way of Rasulullah peace be upon him as asked by our Rabb and he has fulfilled everyone's rights ,keeping beautiful relationship with family ,wives ,neighbours helping others teaching His companions and if someone would follow such way with avoiding all the haram acts and refraining from sins then he be able to attain the purified state of the Soul i.e Nafs ul Mutmainnah and he would be worshipping the Lord as mentioned in famous Hadith e Jibreel when Jibreel(As) asked him about Ihsan after asking Islam and Iman,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;....O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) What is Ihsan (i.e. perfection or&#xA;  Benevolence)?&quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;Ihsan is to worship Allah as if&#xA;  you see Him, and if you do not achieve this state of devotion, then&#xA;  (take it for granted that) Allah sees you.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/urn/44550&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-12-01T15:31:35.250" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T15:31:35.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36562" CreationDate="2016-12-01T05:27:33.570" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Good deeds&quot; without conscious of God is not regarded as &quot;good deeds&quot; in Islam, that's where the confusion lies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam you are not judged based on actions, rather based on intention. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Baqara: Verse 225:&lt;/strong&gt; لَا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللَّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي&#xA;  أَيْمَانِكُمْ وَلَٰكِنْ يُؤَاخِذُكُمْ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ ۗ&#xA;  وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ | Allah will not call you to account for&#xA;  thoughtlessness in your oaths, but for the &lt;strong&gt;intention in your hearts&lt;/strong&gt;;&#xA;  and He is Oft-forgiving, Most Forbearing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Good deeds are only good with correct intentions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Ahzab: Verse 5:&lt;/strong&gt; ادْعُوهُمْ لِآبَائِهِمْ هُوَ أَقْسَطُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ ۚ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَعْلَمُوا آبَاءَهُمْ فَإِخْوَانُكُمْ فِي&#xA;  الدِّينِ وَمَوَالِيكُمْ ۚ وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ فِيمَا&#xA;  أَخْطَأْتُمْ بِهِ وَلَٰكِنْ مَا تَعَمَّدَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ ۚ وَكَانَ&#xA;  اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا | Call them by (the names of) their fathers:&#xA;  that is juster in the sight of Allah. But if ye know not their&#xA;  father's (names, call them) your Brothers in faith, or your maulas.&#xA;  But there is no blame on you if ye make a mistake therein: (what&#xA;  counts is) &lt;strong&gt;the intention of your hearts&lt;/strong&gt;: and Allah is Oft-Returning,&#xA;  Most Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the intention of every disbeliever when they do &quot;supposed&quot; good deeds? Is it to please the creator? Is it for the sake of the creator?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To sum it all up, if you do anything without giving credit to the creator, then that deed can never be regarded as good. In every prayer we say &quot;Alhamdulellahe rabil alamine&quot;, this means &quot;&lt;strong&gt;all&lt;/strong&gt; praise belongs to God&quot;. Does a disbeliever ever say this? If not, then how can their actions be regarded as good? They believe &quot;praise belongs to them&quot;, that's why they boast about their actions, and show off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2016-12-03T01:53:52.483" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T01:53:52.483" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29426" CreationDate="2016-12-01T06:25:31.247" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nikahs in secret are frowned upon; and a Nikah must have the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The woman's guardian (this isn't anyone you choose, it has to be a relative of yours - like your father, brother, uncle, grandparent).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Witnesses&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mahr (payment from the husband)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Offering and acceptance (ie, it must be accepted in public)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this respect, with you having a guardian there - I believe the Nikah is invalid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4714" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T06:25:31.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36567" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36569" CreationDate="2016-12-01T07:31:45.623" Score="1" ViewCount="1500" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard a specific Dua Prophet PBUH recite when someone offer him food. I need that with translation in URDU or ENGLISH. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9238" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T09:07:23.483" Title="Dua Prophet Mohammad PBUH recite when offered food" Tags="|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36568" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36571" CreationDate="2016-12-01T08:20:17.627" Score="2" ViewCount="3552" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know this must be a basic question so please forgive my ignorance, but I'm unfamiliar with the textual difference/similarities among the texts. I was able to discern that Khabar means &quot;historical reports&quot; -- but I couldn't tell if this is a subset of Hadith and how the other texts (Sira, Akbar, &amp;amp; Sunnah) relate to/branch off it -- if at all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone please clarify this for me, please? I think a diagram would help me to visualize their various roles, but I was unable to locate one. I couldn't even find a for &quot;khabar&quot; on google really. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17793" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-16T21:23:49.057" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T11:20:22.177" Title="What is the Khabar? How is it different than Sira, Akbar, Sunnah, &amp; Hadith in general?" Tags="|hadith|sunnah|terminology|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36567" CreationDate="2016-12-01T09:07:23.483" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe this is an overload of information but I think it is helpful.&#xA;I will only quote dua's and supplications which have some strong reference in the sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dua' if one ends his meal:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘All praise is due to Allah who fed me this and granted it as provision to me, without any effort from me nor power (Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dua' if somebody is feeding you or giving you to drink or you wanted to drink:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah, feed him who fed me and give drink to him who provided me drink. (sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/36/236&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dua' for the hosts who offered a meal:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Allah. bless them in what You have provided them as a sustenance; and forgive them and have mercy upon them. (sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/36/202&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“All praise is due to Allah, abundant, good, blessed praise, without being left off, nor being without need of it, O our Lord (sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/70/87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case you have been invited to break your fast you can make this dua' for your hosts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;May the fasting (men) break their fast with you, and the pious eat your food, and the angels pray for blessing on you. (Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/28/119&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T09:07:23.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36570" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-01T10:18:15.163" Score="1" ViewCount="902" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following sermon from Ali ibn Abi Talib can be found in Nahj-ul-Balagha as well as in Tarikh al-Tabari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;فإِنَّ الغَايَةَ أَمَامَكُمْ، وَإِنَّ وَرَاءَكُمُ السَّاعَةَ تَحْدُوكُمْ تَخَفَّفُوا تَلْحَقوا، فَإنَّمَا يُنْتَظَرُ بِأوَّلِكُمْ آخِرُكُمْ .&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Your aim (reward or punishment) is before you. Behind your back is the&#xA;  hour (of resurrection) which is driving you on. Keep (yourself) light&#xA;  and overtake (the forward ones). Your last ones are being awaited by&#xA;  the first ones (who have preceded). [Sermon 21]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is said that Ali's saying &quot;Keep light and overtake&quot;  in this sermon is the shortest expression with the deepest meaning. As I understand the first part of it - &quot;keep light&quot; - obviously refering to reduce attachment to material world and restrain from accumulating items/wealth, I am not sure about the second part -&quot;overtake&quot;- and the last sentence of the sermon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answer with references would be much appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-12-01T10:29:00.870" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T11:27:24.450" Title="What is the meaning of &quot;Keep light and overtake&quot; in Ali ibn Abi Talib's sermon?" Tags="|ali|ahl-ul-bayt|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36571" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36568" CreationDate="2016-12-01T10:27:22.913" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've consulted two fatwas on the difference between hadith &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الحديث&lt;/a&gt; (sunnah &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%91%D9%8F%D9%86%D8%A9/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;السُّنة&lt;/a&gt;), athar الأثر and khabar الخبر.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First a translation of the literal meaning of each term:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Hadith is a narration, statement or idle tale ...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As-Sunnah is the route, way, norm practice, line of conduct ... (no matter whether it is a good path or wrong)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Athar is a tradition, a trace, a mark or imprint ...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Khabar is literally meaning news, information or announcement ...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now in the context of hadith scholars there's a smooth transition between the terms and it seems a difference or no real consensus about the meaning of some terms:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Hadith: is anything which is attributed to the Prophet Muhammad () be it a statement, an act or attribution.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As-Sunnah: is practically as the hadith the same however it is also defined as anything which is attributed to the Prophet Muhammad () be it a saying (statement), an act or action, an affirmation, or an attribution.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Athar: is usually anything which is attributed to a sahabi (companion of the Prophet) or tabi'i (a person who has met a sahabi one could say the 2nd generation of Muslims), but can also refer to a prophetic tradition if one says in al-Athar it was narrated from the Prophet () ..., some scholars say it is what is attributed to Muhammad () and his companions, while others say it's what is attributed to the companions only!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Khabar: some say if it refers to a hadith then it is a hadith, it can also refer to what is attributed to the Prophet Muhammad () and his companions and therefore it would be more general than hadith. So it is used as a synonym of hadith and some also say it is a statement attributed to Muhammad and others. The last statement is the link between hadith and sira as people who deal with hadith are called Muhaditheen while people who dealt or deal with biographies and history are or were called Ikhabry.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/162959&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamweb #162959&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://majles.alukah.net/t90737/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;alukhah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-21T11:20:22.177" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T11:20:22.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36572" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-01T11:13:42.833" Score="3" ViewCount="795" Body="&lt;p&gt;Based on the hadith, in Jannah, you will have everlasting happiness and you will get anything you want. But the real question is, what happens if two people have contradictory desires? For example, two people see a tree with green leaves. The first guy wishes the green leaves turn yellow. But the second guy wishes that the leaves stay green. What happens then? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also, will we have our haram worldly desires in Jannah? For example, let's say I was sadistic and I have this intense desire to hurt people for my own pleasure. But just for the sake of Allah, I refrain from hurting people. Will I be able to fulfill my sadistic desires in Jannah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I always had my own theory of what Jannah might be like. According to my theory, everyone in Jannah will be living in their own &quot;bubble&quot; or in other words, their own &quot;dimension&quot;. So if you see someone you know, then that's not really the actual person. That's just a &quot;copy&quot; of that person living in your dimension. So if you kill that person, he/she is not really dead. It just means that the person got wiped out of your dimension. The real person however, is just living in their own dimension. But this is just a theory I came up with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2016-12-02T15:28:35.203" Title="What will Jannah be like?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|jannah|akhirah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36573" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36570" CreationDate="2016-12-01T11:30:40.057" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He means make yourself light by keeping away from the &quot;Burduns&quot; of the human desires (&lt;a href=&quot;http://arabic.balaghah.net/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%A8%D8%A9-21-%D9%88%D9%87%D9%8A-%D9%83%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B8%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85%D8%A9/%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%AE-%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86#_ftn2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;). These attire sins and sinful acts however these are regarded to be &quot;light&quot; on the scale when compared to good deeds they can let you lose your aim or at least lose to track them (for a while)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alzakera.eu/music/religon/religon-0297.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; which seems to contradict the major understanding of nahj al-Balagha (and opposed to religion adn belief) being a book that shows up the fasaha of Ali ibn Abi Talib the author quoted contradictory meanings of each part of this sermon and after quoting the statement of as-Sharif Radi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As-Sayyid ar-Radi says: If this utterance of 'Ali (p.b.u.h.) is weighed with any other utterance except the word of Allah or of the Holy Prophet, it would prove heavier and superior in every respect. For example, `Ali's saying &quot;Keep light and overtake&quot; is the shortest expression ever heard with the greatest sense conveyed by it. How wide is its meaning and how clear its spring of wisdom! We have pointed out the greatness and meaningfulness of this phrase in our book al-Khasa'is. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://balaghah.net/old/nahj-htm/eng/id/sermons/index.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(My own translation take it with the necessary care!) - - -  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... the last two sentenses or expressions of this quote make the meaning of the whole sattement too ambiguous. &#xA;  At the beginning he tells his audiance that they are about to take a path (travel) with a specific goal or destination but then &#xA;  The commentators had differences in explaining: الغَايَةَ (the goal or aim) and he further told them that there's something pushing them (or which should be a reason for hasting) towards this destination or aim. But then he asks the audiance to keep light because the first who reaches the aim will be waiting for the last to come and join the &quot;caravan&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Now the commentators quoted that the goal or aim or destination is paradise and hell while the hour refers to death or the day of resuraction, but the 3rd and 4th statement are too vague and the comments are contrdictory so some said that &quot;keep light and overtake تخففوا تلحقوا&quot; means that the human being should keep light from sins so that his burdon would be a lot easier and this isn't a good interpretation because anybody has his sins and good deeds and needs to carry them with him and it's important to do many good deeds to reach the goal this means he would need to keep more and more burdons of these deeds which would mean they would become heavy and make his movement slow. So the advice of keeping light sounds like it is going against the guidlines of shari'a which ask as to do more good deeds. Others explained it meaning the allowed desires  of this life not the sins but this again seems wrong as he asks the people who love this life (dunya) to leave their desires to access hell earlier! They dont even want to reach it so how does he advise them to hurry? And the last statement destroys the whole meaning because what is the purpose of hurryng if the &quot;caravan&quot; would wait for those who come late!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we can conclude that &quot;keep light&quot; has been explained as the burdon of human desires (even if they are allowed) or as leaving sinful acts!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T11:30:40.057" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36574" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-01T11:42:44.130" Score="2" ViewCount="9152" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently I had an incident were I was lucid dreaming and there was a naked women in front of me. I did not immediately wake up until about 30 seconds into it. Could this be interpreted as porn therefore making it haram?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20249" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T23:04:34.040" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T23:04:34.040" Title="Is having inappropriate dreams haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|dream|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36574" CreationDate="2016-12-01T12:43:36.233" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, having lucid dreams isn't haram. Lucid dreams happen when people sleep. Actions during sleep are not recorded according to the following narration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: There are three (persons) whose&#xA;  actions are not recorded: a sleeper till he awakes, an idiot till he&#xA;  is restored to reason, and a boy till he reaches puberty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Grade: Sahih (Al-Albani), Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/40/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud 4398&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T12:43:36.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36577" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-01T16:10:12.640" Score="2" ViewCount="14121" Body="&lt;p&gt;These are the ahadith that forbid perfume on women:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:&#xA;&quot;The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'The perfume for men is that whose scent is apparent while its color is hidden, and the perfume for women is that whose color is apparent, while its scent is hidden.'&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/48/79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An-Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:&#xA;&quot;The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'If a woman has perfumed herself with incense, let her not attend 'Isha' prayer.'&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/48/89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An-Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) It was narrated that Abu Hurairah met a woman who was wearing perfume and heading for the mosque. He said:&#xA;“O slavewoman of the Compeller, where are you headed?” She said: “To the mosque.” He said: “And have you put on perfume for that?” She said: “Yes.” He said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘Any woman who puts on perfume then goes out to the mosque, no prayer will be accepted from her until she takes a bath.’” (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/36/77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) Narrated AbuHurayrah:&#xA;A woman met him and he found the odour of perfume in her. Her clothes were fluttering in the air. He said: O maid-servant of the Almighty, are you coming from the mosque? She replied: Yes. He said: For it did you use perfume? She replied: Yes. He said: I heard my beloved AbulQasim (ﷺ) say: The prayer of a woman who uses perfume for this mosque is not accepted until she returns and takes a bath like that of sexual defilement (perfectly).&#xA;Abu Dawud said: Al-i'sar means dust. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/35/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Dawod&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5) Narrated Abu Musa:&#xA;that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: &quot;Every eye commits adultery, and when the woman uses perfume and she passes by a gathering, then she is like this and that.'&quot; Meaning an adulteress. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/630090&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;At-Trimidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And a lot more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I find that they all contradict this verse of the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Say, 'Who has forbidden the wonderful things and good provisions that Allah has brought forth for His servants?&quot; Say, 'They are meant for those who believe during this worldly life, and they will be exclusive for them on the Day of Resurrection.' It is such that We explain the Revelations for those who know.&quot; (7:32)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also this one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Children of Adam, take your adornment / pleasantness to every Mosque.&quot; (7:31)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't understand why scholars accept such ahadith if they clearly contradict the Quran (and logic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16922" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-12-02T06:56:43.297" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T10:34:16.877" Title="Why ahadith say that perfume is forbidden for women to wear in public if it contradicts the Quran?" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36577" CreationDate="2016-12-01T17:02:08.470" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are numerous rulings that are exclusively established on the basis of ahadith. Examples include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the prohibition of anal sex (although some would argue that the quranic references to intercourse always include a connotation of at least a chance of reproduction)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the details of ritual obligations like prayer (the specifics of it, i.e. how many rakat, what to say, how to move your body, etc.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;stoning as a punishment for adultery (although the reports that survive indicate that this is actually a quranic punishment, the relevant verse was just removed on the authority of Muhammad)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the prohibition for men to wear silk&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the rulings regarding tahara (ritual purity; a lot of the specifics here are not found in the quran)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a rough rule, ahadith will not override explicit, unambiguous, and specific quranic commands. They will however concretize or elaborate on issues where the quran is not specific or unambiguous enough, or may be used to establish rulings on issues where the quran is silent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2016-12-03T10:34:16.877" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T10:34:16.877" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29115" CreationDate="2016-12-01T22:10:01.323" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/fatwaa-dot-com/79965&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Does discharge required wudu?&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Q. Many women experience a clear or white discharge during their normal pure period. Is this discharge impure and does it invalidate wudhu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A. Vaginal discharge can be categorized into three types:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Discharge from the outer private part. This discharge is pure and can be likened to perspiration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Discharge from the inner private part. This is normally experienced during a woman’s pure period. This is also pure and does NOT invalidate wudhu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Discharge from the womb. This is normally experienced during menses. This is impure and invalidates wudhu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the above we can conclude that the clear or white discharge experienced during a pure period is pure and does not invalidate wudhu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: This ruling is applicable as long as the discharge is clear or white. If it is mixed with blood or discharge due to arousal (mazi), the wudhu will be invalidated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20253" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-12-02T04:08:54.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36311" CreationDate="2016-12-01T22:22:55.960" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, the only thing prohibited in martial sex is anal sex. &#xA;Some scholars say that anal sex makes a Muslim fold away from Islam.&#xA;And no, oral sex is not a sin as long it is done in halal way by marriage. But for some of scholars it is disliked. Therefore it is not doubtful, and no prohibition of oral sex as a action it self.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the wife sees it disgusting, she should bear in her mind that she should please her husband and obey him, whether she likes it or not, she absolutely should become accustomed to it, protecting her husband from illicit action outside marriage and to maintaining a healthy sex life inside marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your husband insists on this, you should become accustomed to it (maybe by practising at a banana, for example) and forget about the disgusting part, since oral sex to a man is pleasant, like oral sex to woman is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he does not insist (which I doubt), then it is even better for you.  Remember that the best thing in this world is fair communication based on facts and arguments.&#xA;Talk to each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, oral sex in marriage is not harram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah only knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20221" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-01T22:37:14.720" LastActivityDate="2016-12-01T22:37:14.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36586" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-02T01:52:13.267" Score="3" ViewCount="82" Body="&lt;p&gt;This Q came up as I learnt about Sheikh Mustapha Rashid’s fatwa about hijab not being compulsory going against current Sunni consensus. Since Ijma is a core Sunni principle, I wonder if there is any precedence in Sunni Islam about fringe ideas gaining eventual acceptance despite initial controversy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I already understood that Quran &amp;amp; Sunnah is the highest authority. What I am specifically wondering about is in matters where they are vague, thus having to resort to Ijma. I am also not looking for trivial khilaf fiqh issues such as prohibition against owning dogs or Qunut prayers, but rather on major tenets of Sunni Islam, especially those that differentiates it from other sects it deems to be outside of AhlulSunnah wa Jamaah, e.g. ahmadiyyah, baha’i, shiah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, i understood there are disagreements between Ibn Sina vs Imam Ghazali vs Ibn Rushd. Was any of them backed by the majority consensus at that time? Did the views of Imam Ash-Shaari and Imam Al-Maturidi begin as a fringe idea contested by most of their contemporaries? How dominant was mu’tazila among scholars during their political supremacy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20254" LastActivityDate="2016-12-02T01:52:13.267" Title="Are there any tenets of Sunni Islam that started out as a revolutionary idea that were resisted by the majority Sunni consensus at the time?" Tags="|sunni|history|ijma|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1408" CreationDate="2016-12-02T04:11:56.887" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your (or others) understanding of the distribution of inheritance is incorrect of what the Quran says. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to my own understanding of the translation of the verses &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Response #1: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wife will get 1/8 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Daughters will get 1/2 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The parents will take the rest because of parental right – Why? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse says if the deceased left children - children means more than one child so 1/6 is not applicable here in this case &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Response #2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Daughters will get 2/3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Father will get 1/6 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mother will get 1/6&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wife will get nothing &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So sum is equal to 1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why the share of a wife is zero?  -  According to the verse&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;But if you leave a child, then for them is an eighth of what you leave&quot; –  a child means one child so 1/8 is not applicable &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the deceased left 2 children not a child, therefore, the share of wife is zero however her children will get the said 2/3 of estate when she (or mothers) dies&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this will help&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says clearly in aforementioned verses&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- Indeed, Allah is ever knowing and wise&#xA;2- And Allah is knowing and forbearing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20256" LastEditorUserId="20256" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T20:20:41.747" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T20:20:41.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36590" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36577" CreationDate="2016-12-02T08:53:16.477" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please be aware that maybe you misunderstand both the ahadith and the Quran to some extent. As there must be a reason why scholars or anybody would deny or prohibit something which apparently seems to be lawful!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ahadith in first place say a woman shouldn't wear perfume for one single reason which is that it might attract the attention of foreign men! So wearing a perfume which can't be smelt easily by somebody passing is totally permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran allows and emphasizes on taking adornments to a mosque in one verse but in general asks women not to attract the attention of foreign men as you may read in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:31&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;And in mosques at the time of the Prophet there was no gender separation as we know it now. Yes the women used to pray in the last rows, but if the mosque was full there would be some men praying right in front of them and maybe the odor of a (strong) perfume would distract their attention from the prayer. So it is considered as a disturbance which is not what a mosque is meant for (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/36-38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:36-38&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Such niches are] in mosques which Allah has ordered to be raised and that His name be mentioned therein; exalting Him within them in the morning and the evenings (36)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;[Are] men whom neither commerce nor sale distracts from the remembrance of Allah and performance of prayer and giving of zakah. They fear a Day in which the hearts and eyes will [fearfully] turn about - (37)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;That Allah may reward them [according to] the best of what they did and increase them from His bounty. And Allah gives provision to whom He wills without account. (38)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mosques and places of worship are meant for the remembrance of Allah :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The mosques of Allah are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and establish prayer and give zakah and do not fear except Allah , for it is expected that those will be of the [rightly] guided. (9:18)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...  And were it not that Allah checks the people, some by means of others, there would have been demolished monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques in which the name of Allah is much mentioned.  ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while hindering people from this remembrance is considered as a big sin:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And who are more unjust than those who prevent the name of Allah from being mentioned in His mosques and strive toward their destruction. ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:114&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;here hindering (or maybe even distracting) the people from this is set equal to destructing them!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...  And do not have relations with them as long as you are staying for worship in the mosques. ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:187&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;relations with woman (even wives) have no place inside a mosque!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, [O Muhammad], &amp;quot;My Lord has ordered justice and that you maintain yourselves [in worship of Him] at every place [or time] of prostration, and invoke Him, sincere to Him in religion.&amp;quot; Just as He originated you, you will return [to life] - (7:29)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we should be sincere in our worship in every place! So once we start the prayer we should consider ourselves away from anything which is related to this life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O children of Adam, take your adornment at every masjid, and eat and drink, but &lt;strong&gt;be not excessive&lt;/strong&gt;. Indeed, He likes not those who commit &lt;strong&gt;excess&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah dislikes excess this means also for adornments one isn't asked to show off!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the whole what scholars would refuse is a woman wearing a perfume which has such an strong odor that one could smell it easily even if there's a certain distance between her and the person who can smell it. You may say this applies for mosques, but the verse (24:31) is a general statement, so the view of scholars in Islam is that perfume is an adornment and therefore it is something a women shouldn't wear or show a foreigner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note that none of these ahadith is quoted in the most reliable ahadith collections sahih al-Bukhari and sahih Muslim (and maybe al-Muwatta'). However you'll find the narration of an-Nasa'i on the 'isha prayer in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/504700&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt; and in the same context in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/4/158&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and an other one in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/4/159&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;. 'Aisha said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had seen what new things the women have introduced (in their way of life) he would have definitely prevented them from going to the mosque, as the women of BaniIsra'il were prevented. (sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/4/161&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars have interpreted these new things as an excess of adornments, like (strong) perfume, extravagant clothing styles etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some relevant fatwas islamqa &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/9105&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#9105&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/102329&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#102329&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-12-02T09:00:28.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36572" CreationDate="2016-12-02T15:28:35.203" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No one knows but Allah how Jannah is gonna be like.&#xA;There are Ayats of Qur'An and Sahih Hadiths for us in this wordly life to just create a 'understanding' and a 'vision' of Jannah .&#xA;I believe its gonna be WONDERFUL but may Allah bestow on us His Mercy so we can get in Jannah in shaa Allah and never doubt that you are going to be disatisfied and bored in Jannah since Allah says :&#xA;' They will abide therein forever and no change will they wish for'&#xA;Just Imagine for a moment how life could be without getting old , no worries , no illnes , no disorders , no boreness , no dirt(no call of nature), always smelling good , having sweat of musk esence , no sleep , no envy , no hatred , no jealosy , eating fruits and whatever you desire , having chaste and gaze lowers of Hooris female / or male(in case of sisters since Allah says : They going to have whatever they wish for) , no occupations(jobs) , living for ever not worrying about death ,  getting beautified every Friday (Jummah) , living in Palaces and Mansion made by bricks of gold and sivler , wearing gold (neckles , rings etc) visiting the noble prophets from Adam a.s to Muhammed a.s , asking them and having cobversations , meeting the Sahabahs and Tabeeins , meeting scholars and fighters in the path of Allah ,enjoying the bliss gardens of Allah that no one can ever imagine , worshipping Allah in Jannah , seeing His Majesty's Face full of Nur in there on top of all , what more can anyone wish for ? Just seeing Allah and worshipping Him in that state it is more Honouralbe than all above what was mention .&#xA;I ask Allah to bestow His mercy upon us , and to wait us on the Day of Account with His Smile being Pleased with us .&#xA;Just get to Jannah in shaa Allah , you will never wish anything else .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20221" LastActivityDate="2016-12-02T15:28:35.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36600" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37583" CreationDate="2016-12-02T21:12:48.177" Score="5" ViewCount="472" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's plausible, at some point, that I might be asked to do a TV interview. My recent research is on a topic that might be picked up by the press. I'm unsure if this is appropriate as a Muslim woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It clashes with the modesty expected of a Muslim woman. Yet, at the same time, it's not hard to find Muslim women on TV, so it's presumably sometimes acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Under what circumstances is it okay for a Muslim woman to be on TV?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T17:58:22.323" Title="Under what circumstances is it okay for a Muslim woman to be on TV?" Tags="|women|modesty|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36602" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36613" CreationDate="2016-12-02T23:44:45.613" Score="3" ViewCount="483" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am completely invested in Islam and in no way seek to defy the commands of Allah and the teachings of his Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), but when reading about Jannah and how we will all be granted eternal happiness I was not very interested in the hori or rivers of honey, I would be more happy if I could become a God over my own creations; is it acceptable to think like this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And will it ever be possible to become independent from Allah, or are we ever in his favour since he created us and without him we are nothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20269" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-15T10:57:53.447" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T10:57:53.447" Title="Is it wrong as a Muslim to want to be God over my own creations in the afterlife?" Tags="|halal-haram|allah|akhirah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36603" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10039" CreationDate="2016-12-03T02:10:55.850" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah commanded in Quran,&#xA;&quot;O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah then proceed for to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade. that is better for you if you only knew. (surah Jumu'ah, verse 9)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;RasulAllah (SAWS) said,&#xA;(performing) the Jumu'ah prayer in congregation is obligatory upon every muslim with four exception: a women, a boy, a slave and a sick person. (abu Dawood)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and there are many Ahadith that shows the virtues and significance of this day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20271" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T02:10:55.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36604" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1058" CreationDate="2016-12-03T06:10:03.907" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Don't pull the plug!&#xA;It's haram. People. Have waken up after 3 months!&#xA;This means pray and make Dua for you loved one. &#xA;Don't shed tears make prayers Only Allan can bring a person back to life as he pleases. Doctors want to pull the plug because insurance can only cover a certain amount.&#xA;In a doctor's eyes&#xA;It's another patient. &#xA;Be smart and think twice make dua make Umrah&#xA;Give Sadaqua.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20272" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-06T09:11:58.577" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T09:11:58.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36605" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-03T07:46:48.123" Score="3" ViewCount="1293" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The recompense of those who wage war against Allâh and His Messenger and do mischief in the land is only that they shall be killed or crucified or their hands and their feet be cut off on the opposite sides, or be exiled from the land. That is their disgrace in this world, and a great torment is theirs in the Hereafter. [5:33]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20245" LastActivityDate="2020-07-13T07:01:28.687" Title="What is meant by &quot;cut off on the opposite sides&quot; in the following verse of the Quran?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36606" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-03T08:06:14.240" Score="2" ViewCount="216" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia entry about &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aisha&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aisha's importance to revitalizing the Arab tradition and leadership among the Arab women highlights her magnitude within Islam.[63] Aisha became involved in the politics of early Islam and the first three caliphate reigns: Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, and ‘Uthman. During a time in Islam when women were not expected, or wanted, to contribute outside the household, &lt;strong&gt;Aisha delivered public speeches&lt;/strong&gt;, became directly involved in war and even battles, and helped both men and women to understand the practices of Muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Islamic sources, did Aisha deliver public speeches?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-03T08:46:24.003" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T08:46:24.003" Title="According to Islamic sources, did Aisha gave public speeches?" Tags="|hadith|aisha|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36607" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-03T09:30:09.073" Score="-1" ViewCount="238" Body="&lt;p&gt;Family members like Wives and childrens of prophet Muhammad are of ahlul byt. Then who is the first woman of ahlul byt (who accepted Islam)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20273" LastEditorUserId="4124" LastEditDate="2016-12-09T19:48:42.293" LastActivityDate="2021-10-03T15:01:12.707" Title="Who is the first woman of ahlul byt?" Tags="|ahl-ul-bayt|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36608" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36605" CreationDate="2016-12-03T10:39:41.113" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It means that both a hand and a foot are to be cut off, and that the hand and the foot that are cut off have to be on different sides of the body, i.e. you can't cut off left hand and left foot, or right hand and right foot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T10:39:41.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36609" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36602" CreationDate="2016-12-03T13:01:01.293" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Human have very limited powers and they do not have any form of perfections! Hence, if you think about it logically that we do not know most of the things that had been created and crafted within the universe. This world is definitely has a creator and human's duty is to worship and work hard (love each other and reserve God's creation) to earn the privilege of the gifts they had from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20275" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T13:01:01.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36612" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-03T14:11:32.430" Score="0" ViewCount="322" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.answering-christianity.com/beating_no.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Answering Christianity&lt;/a&gt; writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1-  Wife beating is not allowed in Islam!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wife beating anytime and for any reason is never allowed in Islam.  There is however a questionable condition where Allah Almighty seems to allow the husband to beat his wife, and that is after he gives her two warnings to stop showing ill-conduct and disloyalty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2-   Noble Verses and Sayings that support the prohibition of any type of wife beating:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3-   The Prophet forbade striking on the face:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4-   What about the saying about striking the wife lightly on her hand with a siwak?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is not a single Saying or Noble Verse from Prophet Muhammad or the Noble Quran respectively that mentions any such beating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;5-   More proofs about the translation of Noble Verse 4:34:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6-   Conclusion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Noble Quran and the Sayings of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him above, wife beating in Islam is definetly prohibited, possibly even in the case where the wife fails after she was warned twice for her ill-conduct and disloyalty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have always heard that disciplinary beating is allowed in Islam. But it says the contrary. Is it valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T04:50:50.533" Title="Is this interpretation &quot;wife beating is not allowed in Islam&quot; valid?" Tags="|nikah|husband-wife|violence|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36602" CreationDate="2016-12-03T14:14:03.970" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. You can never be as strong as God. The want is baseless. It is also arrogant. In Islam, all the creation is inferior to Allah. So, it is wrong to want to be Allah. And there is a verse in the Quran that says people will be purified before they enter the heaven. So, I think people of paradise won't have such wish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastEditorUserId="19566" LastEditDate="2016-12-03T14:25:14.457" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T14:25:14.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36614" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-03T15:02:29.597" Score="2" ViewCount="1713" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know the authenticity of this hadith which has not been answered on here, about an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over black nor a black has any superiority over white except by piety and good action. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe this hadith is in musnand ahmad and some sira literature is this authentic?! I have heard its weak and fabricated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20277" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2016-12-03T16:56:25.713" LastActivityDate="2019-08-13T13:49:05.000" Title="Authenticity of the hadith about farewell sermon by Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|authenticity|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36616" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-03T18:39:24.617" Score="-2" ViewCount="302" Body="&lt;p&gt;Peace be upon you, readers,&#xA;How does Islam refute the large amount of fossil evidence etc, I understand the answer would be hard for such a vast topic but I will appreciate all inputs, and please dont provide answers such as it is only a theory!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20269" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T20:06:30.610" Title="What is the Islamic approach to theory of evolution?" Tags="|evolution|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-12-05T06:16:43.360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36616" CreationDate="2016-12-03T20:06:30.610" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam Brother :) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll brief you a bit on this.&#xA;In Islam, we beleive that Adam AS was made in Jannah as a new creation.&#xA;(of course later on, he was brought to Dunya,where we live today)&#xA;But anyway, when you say the theory of evolution, you are referring to Darwinism,  which believes that all creatures, including humans evolved from previous animals (that humans came from monkeys). In Islam, we don't believe in this theory.&#xA;Of course, we believe in certain things about evolution (e.g. that dog breeds have come from (one or a few) common dog ancestor(s)), and they cross-bred, and were mutated by humans(it's history).We believe in (&quot;speciation&quot; , adaptation etc.) We  believe that humans have evolved in their understanding and knowledge in science, but we should remember that our ancestors were also humans, just like how Adam As was a well-mannered human, that glorified Allah. We did not come from monkeys :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has created us as a special new creation. Humans and Jinn can only go to jannah or hellfire. Because we are the only ones that have free will. All animals (monkeys, whales,etc.) they all are muslims, because the (submit to the will of Allah, in their specific way). For this reason, humans and monkeys are distinctly different :) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُواْ رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالاً كَثِيراً وَنِسَاء (النساء ، 4: 1).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O humans! Be pious (careful of your duty) to your Lord, Who created you from a single self (soul), and from it He created its mate, and from them He has spread a multitude of men and women (Al-Nissa, 4: 1).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الَّذِي أَحْسَنَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ وَبَدَأَ خَلْقَ الإنْسَانِ مِنْ طِينٍ (ألسجدة ، 32: 7).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;32.7. (Allah is He) who has made everything He created better, and He began the creation of the human (being) out of clay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evolutionist vs, Muslim debates:&#xA;(I can't post too many links ) so google this :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Video 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim and Atheist discuss the theory of evolution&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Video2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC9Zgd1yW1U&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC9Zgd1yW1U&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Video 3:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can we as Muslims in Islam believe in theory of evolution?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Darwinism theory:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.rtgmin.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/evolution-tree.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://i0.wp.com/www.rtgmin.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/evolution-tree.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20255" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T20:06:30.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36618" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-03T20:09:39.843" Score="5" ViewCount="414" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose someone stole something prior to converting to Islam. Further, suppose they are still in possession of the thing they stole. What should they do with the thing they stole?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The consensus seems to be that their pre-Islam sins are forgiven. However, this does not seem to grant ownership of the stolen object.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure what would be the appropriate action here. If they try to return the object, they might get in trouble. Alternatives are throwing it away or giving it away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T06:35:15.977" Title="If someone stole something before converting to Islam, what should they do with what they stole?" Tags="|conversion|theft|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36619" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-03T20:33:37.310" Score="6" ViewCount="815" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read a website some time ago and there was all sorts of patterns in the book as well as different types of logic in it. Can someone elaborate please?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20281" LastActivityDate="2019-01-03T19:42:42.153" Title="Is there any mathematical patterns or logic in the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36620" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-03T21:19:48.250" Score="2" ViewCount="426" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the attitude of the scholars concerning a hadeeth that is classified hasan (good) hadith, be used as evidence in islam and can we act upon it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20277" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T21:19:48.250" Title="Acting upon a Hasan (good) Hadith?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36619" CreationDate="2016-12-03T21:28:29.123" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically no. What people discover are spurious patterns, which are present in any work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One way to do this is by running your computer looking for a 1-in-a-million possibility, then present what it finds without mentioning all the failed attempts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pattens have be found in e.g.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_code&quot;&gt;The Bible/Torah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2012/12/shakespeares-secrets-a-hidden-cipher-in-literatures-greatest-works.html&quot;&gt;The works of Shakespeare&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;War and Peace, and the lyrics to Ice Ice Baby (see John Safran vs. God, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Safran_vs_God&quot;&gt;episode 7&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People are more likely to believe these patterns are meaningful in books with more mysticism surrounding them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also worth noting an example of how these findings are fudged to fit the pattern the author is seeking:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By examining the statistics presented by those who have published these numbers, we find that they did not get the numbers of some phrases right, and some of them have been selective in the way they counted the words, and that is so that they might reach the conclusion they want and that they think is in the Book of Allaah. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/69741&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-03T21:36:37.357" LastActivityDate="2016-12-03T21:36:37.357" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36623" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36614" CreationDate="2016-12-03T21:48:44.070" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/49:13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 49:13&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It says essentially the same thing. Only piety and taqwa distinguishes you, not colour or nationality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20281" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T11:42:16.500" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T11:42:16.500" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36625" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36654" CreationDate="2016-12-04T00:53:23.863" Score="5" ViewCount="8448" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my culture (Australian; English background), we usually eat with a fork in our left hand and the knife in the right. We place food in our mouths using the fork in our left hand. This is how I was brought up, and it would be considered bad manners to do otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3AgFi.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3AgFi.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;knife and fork usage&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a knife is unnecessary, we can use the fork alone in the right hand. This is suitable for eating e.g. pasta, but not for eating e.g. a chicken fillet, which is cut up using the right hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found this fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is unlawful to eat with the left hand using a fork or your bare hand as the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) said: &quot;Say Bismillah, eat with your right hand and eat from what is nearer to you&quot;. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=84990&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It strikes me as a very strong prohibition. The other two points in the Prophet's statement don't strike me as obligatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is there a consensus that eating with a knife and fork, as in Western culture, is unlawful?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering if this is a mainstream viewpoint. It would take a lot of practice to get accustomed to eating in another way, and people will probably think it's inappropriate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:32:19.903" Title="Is there a consensus that eating with a knife and fork (as in Western culture) is unlawful?" Tags="|food|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36626" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-04T02:32:04.507" Score="4" ViewCount="4452" Body="&lt;p&gt;I live in Canada, where in the winter, you can't remove your several layers of clothing to expose your hands and feet to make wudu, even if water is available. Can I perform &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tayammum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tayammum&lt;/a&gt; (dry ablution) in such case?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In winter the grounds are covered by thick layer of ice, and soil is not available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20286" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T11:50:55.403" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T08:35:47.453" Title="Can I perform tayammum (dry ablution) instead of wudu in the Canadian winter?" Tags="|wudu|tayammum|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36627" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-04T02:35:53.010" Score="2" ViewCount="5244" Body="&lt;p&gt;What if a male rubs his penis against a female's vagina when both are naked, but without insertion. Did Zina happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20287" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T07:45:17.270" LastActivityDate="2018-03-18T15:21:30.210" Title="If a man rubs his penis against a woman's vagina when both are naked, is it zina?" Tags="|zina|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36618" CreationDate="2016-12-04T06:35:15.977" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;here's two things to consider.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;firstly, the sin of stealing something, not the stolen object itself. When mentioned &quot;all sins are forgiven&quot;, that includes this sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, the stolen object itself. The owner is and will be the owner as long as he don't handed over the ownership wilfully. So, the stolen object has to be returned as it was taken, or the demurrage that the owner agreed on. Otherwise, it will be avenged by Allah s.w.t. himself by taking good deeds from the thief, and giving it to the owner. If the thief don't have that much good deed, then bad deeds of the owner will be transferred to the thief.&#xA;That day every soul will have justice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="874" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T06:35:15.977" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36633" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-04T11:48:24.053" Score="2" ViewCount="4174" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose I love someone so much, but cannot marry him. Now I've decided to marry another person, as per my parents wish, and I'm loyal to my husband fulfilling all his demands and obedient.  But I'm still in love with the previous person in my heart.  So can I ask him in my dua that I get his name in life after death?  I want to be with him in jannah.  Is this dua valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20291" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T11:58:12.537" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T13:41:44.017" Title="If I make dua to be married in jannah to a man I love but who is not my husband, would it be valid?" Tags="|dua|jannah|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-12-05T06:16:04.497" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36635" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36627" CreationDate="2016-12-04T12:48:43.673" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition the unrelated man and woman shouldn't have got to know each other to be alone in the first place as Satan is the third person. And they shouldn't be exposing the 'awrah to each other (uncovering). This is before physically touching wherever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if we list:&#xA;1.shouldn't be in contact with each other to get to know each other;&#xA;2.shouldn't be alone as &quot;Satan is the third&quot;.&#xA;3.shouldn't be uncovering their body;&#xA;4.shouldn't be physically touching.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see how one thing leads to another to the ultimate sin of inter course outside wedlock.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20292" LastEditorUserId="20292" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T16:22:20.063" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T16:22:20.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36540" CreationDate="2016-12-04T13:34:17.610" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me start with what I consider to be the only relevant difference between a Muslim and a Non-Muslim in this regard: when confronted with a part of Islam that contradict state of the art science, his ethical impulses and convictions, or his aesthetic intuitions, the Muslim will feel the need to reconcile such a conflict, however imperfectly, because he believes Islam to be of divine origin; the Non-Muslim will not feel such a need, because he is not convinced of Islam's claimed divine origin. This is the only difference: the Muslim is convinced that Islam has divine authority, the non-Muslim is not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from this, I am not aware of any reason why a Non-Muslim could not in principle reach a level of knowledge about Islam that would mean he would be recognized as being capable of performing ijtihad if he were Muslim. Learning the relevant disciplines is not a matter of being convinced that the results those disciplines produce are divine commandments and teachings, it is only a matter of acquiring a body of knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What fundamental rules would one use to understand (the message of) Islam?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To understand Islam as it is understood by (different sects of) Muslims, you would adopt two approaches that any Muslim could adopt if he tried to learn about Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;to understand what Muslims, lay and scholars alike, think with regard to specific questions, you would go about it with the methods of sociology; poll them, have interviews with them, have discourse with them, and make sure the atmosphere whenever you interact with them is such that they feel comfortable expressing their opinion without feeling the need to justify it to whoever they are talking to more than they feel the need to justify it to themselves&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;to understand Islamic theology, law, spirituality, etc., you would also do what a Muslim wanting to learn about those things does: you go see what the scholars say, what arguments they use, what level of disagreement they have, basically try to understand how closely they follow the relevant usul and how faithfully they evaluate the sources.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for understanding the &quot;true meaning&quot; of Islam, this is an area where the question whether or not it really is of divine origin is relevant. If Islam is what it claims to be, then following the opinions of orthodox Islamic scholars is the way to go  - by this i mean that following scholarly consensus seems the best available way to follow the intended meaning of the texts on those issues where there is consensus, and that following respected scholarly opinions on disputed issues will at least absolve one of potential mistakes in those opinions since they were arrived at by a faithful and well-intentioned deduction from the texts. If Islam is not what it claims to be, i.e. the Quran is not the literal word of an omniscient, omnipotent, unique God, then assessing it historically - as you would any other religion that is no longer believed to be true by anyone, such as ancient Greek religion around Zeus, ancient Norse paganism (although it is experiencing a revival), etc. - will lead to different conclusions. Of course this historical assessment would include &quot;what did and do Muslims believe is the true meaning of Islam?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In particular, such an evaluation would see no need to talk about Muhammad or his Companions reverently, or assuming that Muhammad's actions were not just justified, but the best example for mankind. It would see no need to look for expressions of God's will in the history of the caliphate or of theological discourse. In short, it would assess the development, spread, and expression of Islam throughout history with the same methodology and attitude as it would assess Hinduism, Socialism, or any other world view - where, when, and how did it start, who were its proponents, what were its teachings, what are its errors, how did it impact history, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How is ones attitude towards scholars and their opinions? Could one agree with scholars opinions which surely are based by their fundamental rules, which might not be the same as yours?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I see no problem in approaching this as a Non-Muslim with the same attitude as an Islamic scholar would when it comes to questions about &quot;what does Islam say on this or that matter&quot;. As I said in my second paragraph, one does not have to be convinced that a teaching or ruling is true or has authority in order to understand whether the teaching or ruling follows from the accepted sources via accepted methods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How would one choose what is &quot;Islamic&quot; and what isn't? And what does one define &quot;Islamic&quot;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If by &quot;Islamic&quot; you mean &quot;acceptable part of the religion of Islam&quot;, then starting from the very fundamental doctrines - al-Ghazali says they are these: belief in Allah, belief that Muhammad was his Messenger and truthful in everything, and belief in yawm al-qiyamah - it seems it follows straightforwardly that if you accept these three points, and accept that the Quran really is the literal word of Allah (as the second of those three points implies), Muslim and Non-Muslim go about it the same way: find what the authorities (i.e. the scholars) say, and see which opinions survive in their discourse. To explain by example: if you want to know whether a claim is scientific, you check whether the experts of the relevant fields of science say about it, and what they think of the evidence presented in favor of the claim -- that's if you are not trained in the relevant field and methods, if you are trained then assessing it yourself and cross-checking with what other experts say is more immediate and provides a better picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If by &quot;Islamic&quot; you mean something other than &quot;acceptable part of the religion of Islam&quot;, then please explain in a comment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How would one avoid choosing opinions that increases ones reason of not believing in Islam as a religion from God?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An honest person, Muslim or Non-Muslim, would not approach the question of whether Islam's claims about itself are true with the bias of &quot;I want to find this is true&quot; or &quot;I want to find this is false&quot;. An honest person evaluates evidence as he finds it. I'm not sure how to answer this point any other way than by rejecting the premise that a Non-Muslim is Non-Muslim because he is biased against Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Could one base his understanding of Islam by the more salafi way of understanding it? i.e &quot;well the salaf says this, and believes this... therefore this is Islam&quot;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure how to understand this point. All sects of Islam claim to base themselves on authoritative texts from the same era. Their difference is one of methods, not one of sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps you can explain in a comment whether this is a fair rephrasing of the point: &quot;should legal and theological developments after the first few generations of Muslims be ignored as genuinely being Islam?&quot; If that is your question, then the answer is that the Non-Muslim does not believe Islam to be of divine origin, and the question of &quot;true Islam&quot; is a matter of historical expression, not a matter of present imperatives. You will find that historically, Islam has changed and been expressed very differently in different times and places. One very specific question is that of the Quran being created or not created, where (I think) ibn Hanbal initially said &quot;I don't know&quot;, and later fervently stood for &quot;not created&quot;. Later developments in aqidah would discuss many issues where initially many opinions existed that would now be considered kufr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that in mind, the question of whether or not the surviving opinions of the salaf on one matter or another should dictate how we evaluate the legitimacy of modern Islamic discourse from the point of view of Islam itself is not one that poses itself to the Non-Muslim because he is not convinced that there is a divine intent behind Islam. What the Non-Muslim will do is look at the way in which Islam was expressed and understood over time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this did not address the specific question you had in mind with that bullet point, please address it in a comment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How would one interpret matters that could be contradictory? Like if a hadith and a verse in the Quran contradict each other. Would one look at that in a more objective way? I.e. analysing it in-depth or just saying &quot;I just found a contradiction!&quot; and ignore other acceptable explanations? How would one know what true contradictions are (if there are any), and which aren't?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a quite broad question as I understand it and relates to what one would consider a convincing argument for or against a claim, basically: what epistemology would/should you adapt. My answer will be quite broad, but reflects my experience with how religious people (not just Muslims) argue for their religions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question seems to aim at whether or not the Non-Muslim is biased towards wanting to disprove Islam. As before, I'd like to point out that that is not what an honest person does - an honest person is also not biased towards ignoring the flaws of arguments that support their favored view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clearly, one has to see whether there really is something that is contradictory or not before concluding that that's the case based on superficialities. I'm not sure what you mean by &quot;more objective way&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Issues like contradictions with reality or internal inconsistencies in the sources pose themselves for any religious texts, and numerous strategies for trying to mediate them have developed over time and are used to support the claims of any major religion. As with any argument, these issues boil down to a matter of how convincing something is. Due to its own doctrines, Islam faces some challenges that other religions do not face in the same manner:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Islam claims that the Quran is the unaltered revealed truth from an omniscient God; this makes arguments like &quot;the people who wrote it down just misinterpreted what they learned about God and wrote it down wrong&quot; untenable in Islam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For the same reason, it is impossible to remain Muslim while saying about a single statement in the Quran that it is false; thus, even if all claims Islam makes were utterly convincing, except for a single statement in the Quran that is clearly false, then that single false statement would suffice as grounds for rejecting Islam - more than that, if one takes Islam's claims seriously, then a reasonable person has to consider any single clear error in the Quran as proof that the claims about Islam's divine origin are false.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As with any religion that claims to have revelation from an omniscient God, one problem that Islam faces is that changes in its doctrine over time, changes in the proofs given for it after the death of Muhammad, etc., have a real problem of generating any power to convince. If God revealed truths to Muhammad, and finished the revelation in the Quran, then any arguments developed later in history seem more like ex post facto rationalizations than grounds for believing Islam. Phrased differently: for hundreds of years Muslims were content believing Islam without such arguments, then people started seeing problems with Islamic doctrine, then the arguments were developed. This is exactly the process you expect from a set of beliefs that humans made up and wanted to continue to adhere to. Based on that alone, even if those arguments seem convincing to some - as is the case with the arguments all religions present for themselves - the process by which the arguments formed contrasts starkly with the claims Islam makes about the Quran.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Finally, there is always the option of rejecting something in Islam that you can reject without becoming a disbeliever, and remaining Muslim. For example, it is only fisq instead of kufr to reject a hadith that is not mutawatir. One such example would be the hadith about dipping a fly if it falls into your drink: one wing contains a disease, the other a cure, so push it into your drink, take it out, and drink. This is found in Bukhari and classified as sahih, yet it is not mutawatir. Rejecting that the hadith is true - any medical professional will tell you that what the hadith says is nonsense - would be fisq, not kufr. A similar case are the ahadith about the coccyx not decaying. You could remain Muslim while rejecting those ahadith. The much more relevant question is this though: would Islam still seem convincing to you if you clearly have to reject some of its sources based on what you know about reality?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After these initial thoughts, back to the question of your last bullet point: how do we evaluate arguments that are intended to resolve problems within Islamic doctrine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One would make sure to stick with the topic: always only examine the evidence with regard to whether a claim is true or false, not with regard to whether it would be nice if it was true, whether it is useful if people believe it. Ignore everything that may move hearts to support a claim, but says nothing about the truth of the claim.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One would reject all arguments that make the claim unfalsifiable/uncriticizable - a claim that cannot even in principle be rejected based on any evidence is completely unconvincing. An example: take the claim that everything popped into existence 5 seconds ago with every person having consistent memories of a time before it, just the way we find in reality. By no means could you possibly show this to be false, and yet I assume everyone who reads this will immediately reject this claim - yet you reject it not because you can demonstrate it to be false, but because it somehow &quot;breaks the rules&quot; of convincing someone. The rule that it breaks is &quot;being logically possible is not enough, you have to have some evidence to convince me&quot;. Thus, every argument that results in &quot;no evidence is even thinkable that could disprove this argument&quot; is completely unconvincing. Another such claim with regard astrology: the predictions of astrology work, but only for people who do not doubt it. It's impossible to scrutinize this claim because by doing so, you would already be doubting it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One would also reject every argument that simultaneously supports contradicting claims; such arguments usually have ambiguity at their source. For example, if someone were to argue that God really exists and is as Islam claims, but made it appear to people of all other religions that they have sound evidence for their religion, then that argument could just as well be applied to the ancient Greek gods: Zeus does rule the Pantheon, but made it look to people of all other religions that their religion is true. Whenever you see an argument in support of one claim A, ask yourself whether the same argument would work in support of any claim B that contradicts A. If that is the case, then the argument is completely unconvincing and not an argument at all.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One would also reject arguments that say that the claim is valid, we just haven't found the relevant evidence yet. This may be considered a special instance of the previous category of bad arguments: it supports anything you want it to support. Examples: humans are actually from Mars? Yes, just haven't found the evidence yet. Dark matter consists of strawberry jelly? Yes, just haven't found the evidence yet. These arguments are not just unsupportive of a claim, they actually become arguments against the claim if the evidence you fail to find should be easily available. An example for this are claims of a world-wide flood that wiped out all humans except for a single family - the effects of such a flood would produce very reliable traces everywhere on Earth. Answering that objection by saying it was done miraculously is an instance of making the claim unfalsifiable.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not a comprehensive list of bad kinds of arguments presented in favor of many religions (not just Islam, but also Islam), but I will leave it here for now. If you have any questions regarding these, or any other ones, please point it out in a comment, or ping me in chat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since some people take the position that you either believe Islam or you don't, and it's simply a matter of faith whether you want to, let me address that as well. Such a position is not even an argument, it doesn't offer any opportunity to convince someone towards or against Islam. It is an acknowledgement that in the most important question about reality, instead of evaluating reasons for and against a claim, you follow your own inclinations, or what you have been raised with, or what you want to be true instead of that for which you have sound evidence of being true (and have solid arguments that whatever is being adduced as evidence against your position is false). Anyone who says similar things - that it's just a matter of faith, just choose whether or not you want to believe - about Zeus, or astrology, or alien abduction (all of these are less extravagant claims than those of Islam) would be considered irrational and as basing his beliefs on completely unconvincing grounds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now back to the question: if all the arguments to explain why the texts contain apparent contradictions suffer from flaws like the ones I mentioned, then it seems reasonable to me to say there really is a problem with the texts. As I said, the Non-Muslim sees no need to resolve any problems within the texts or between the texts and reality at all cost, and however imperfectly; the option of saying &quot;I looked into this thoroughly, and the most convincing position really seems to be that the texts contain errors&quot; is open to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T11:58:16.860" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T11:58:16.860" CommentCount="18" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36633" CreationDate="2016-12-04T13:41:44.017" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not sure but I assume such dua won't be accepted. If you love him, then why don't you ask your parents that you like him? During the time of the prophet, Ali used to like Fatima but he never expressed it. But the prophet understood that and got him married to Fatima. Islam doesn't prohibit you to propose to someone or like someone without sinning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are going to marry someone else but have that man in your mind then you will never be happy with him. How can you allow someone whom you don't desire to have physical relations with you? This would create many problems in your life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[I think my response needs more elaboration. I would be grateful if someone suggests something good to add in my answer (in comments). Thanks.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T13:41:44.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36625" CreationDate="2016-12-04T16:35:44.020" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Satan eats with the left so a left handed person should be trained from childhood to eat with his right (like my sister). If one has no right hand or is disabled etc then it is allowed. You need to tell the people on your table that you eat with your right cite this Hadith and the one in your post just like you'd tell them you don't eat pig or haram meat it has to be made halal Islamically slaughtered and you don't drink alcohol. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/node/1841&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://en.islamtoday.net/node/1841&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;I think there is an irony that non Muslims in general eat the food with the left like Satan when using a knife and fork!!! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From experience I have never been questioned if you eat with the knife and fork the other way round, they would just think you had made a mistake and query and you can tell them in Islam we eat with the right and handshake with right but for the toilet use the left. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Compare with the non Muslim who eats with the right hand directly items such as a sandwich and &lt;em&gt;handshaking but with the same right hand uses it for the toilet&lt;/em&gt; !&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims use a different hand for the toilet than for eating and the handshake which is &lt;em&gt;always&lt;/em&gt; with the right. Allahu Akbar.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20292" LastEditorUserId="20292" LastEditDate="2016-12-04T16:41:18.507" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T16:41:18.507" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36639" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-04T18:49:37.500" Score="2" ViewCount="743" Body="&lt;p&gt;From 12-16 I was masturbating. I have stopped now. But before, when I was performing ghusl, I never rinsed my mouth or nose because I didn't know it was farz. I thought only pouring water was farz. Was my prayer and quran recitation and fasts valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20295" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T02:09:58.700" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T02:09:58.700" Title="Was my prayer valid given that it was performed after masturbating and performing ghusl without rinsing my mouth and nose?" Tags="|salat|ghusl|masturbation|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36641" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36650" CreationDate="2016-12-04T19:12:44.697" Score="3" ViewCount="269" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) saw a man eating with his left hand he said to him: &quot;Eat with your right hand&quot;. The man said: 'I can't'. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) there upon said: &quot;May you not be able&quot;. He refused (to eat with his right hand) out of arrogance only. He was not able to raise that hand again&quot; . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T11:35:51.303" Title="What is the grade and source of this narration about eating with the right hand?" Tags="|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36642" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-04T21:01:34.110" Score="3" ViewCount="335" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muhsin Khan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And indeed We sent Musa (Moses) with Our Ayat (signs, proofs, and evidences) (saying): &quot;Bring out your people from darkness into light, and make them remember the annals of Allah. Truly, therein are evidences, proofs and signs for every patient, thankful (person).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shakir&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And certainly We sent Musa with Our communications, saying: Bring forth your people from utter darkness into light and remind them of the days of Allah; most surely there are signs in this for every patient, grateful one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20297" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T08:39:26.190" Title="Quran 14:5 Allah told Moses to remind them the days of Allah, what were those days of Allah, what was happening?" Tags="|prophet-ibrahim|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36643" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36641" CreationDate="2016-12-04T22:08:28.167" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's an authentic hadith from Sahih Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It can be found here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/36/142&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/muslim/36/142&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastActivityDate="2016-12-04T22:08:28.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36642" CreationDate="2016-12-04T22:20:01.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What was happening was that Allah (ﷻ), out of His Mercy, was aiding the Children of Israel through their troubles/hardships.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Specifically, Ibn Kathir  رحمه الله said it refers to the &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;favors and bounties which He bestowed on them when He delivered them from the grip of Fir`awn and his injustice, tyranny and brutality. This is when Allah delivered them from their enemy, made a passage for them through the sea, shaded them with clouds, sent down manna and quails for them, and other favors and bounties. Mujahid, Qatadah and several others said this&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2345&amp;amp;Itemid=69&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; [Tafsir Ibn Kathir]&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T08:39:26.190" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T08:39:26.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36650" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36641" CreationDate="2016-12-05T09:22:17.740" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith is considered as authentic as it is in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/36/142&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and the person cursed here is known as Busr ibn Ra'iy al-'ir al-Ashja'iy  بُسْر ابن راعي العير الأشجعي (also Bushr  بشر was quoted) some scholars like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Manda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Manda&lt;/a&gt; ابن مندة, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Nu%60aym&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abu Nu'aym&lt;/a&gt; أبو نعيم and  ibn Makula &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ابن ماكولا&lt;/a&gt;, call him a sahabi (so you may find him as Busr al-Ashja'ii بسر الأشجعي in Usd al-Ghabah &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;أُسْد الغابة في معرفة الصحابة&lt;/a&gt; of the historian &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_ibn_al-Athir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn al-Athyr&lt;/a&gt;) without quoting any hadith narrated on his authority, while others like al-Qadi 'Iyad said he is a munafiq (hypocrite).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith was also compiled by ad-Darimi in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=8&amp;amp;bookhad=2032&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan&lt;/a&gt;, Imam Ahmad in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=6&amp;amp;bookhad=16064&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Musnad&lt;/a&gt;, at-Tabarni in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=84&amp;amp;bookhad=6188&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kabir&lt;/a&gt; and al-Bayhaqi in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=71&amp;amp;bookhad=14154&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;as-Sunan al-Kubra&lt;/a&gt;. All of them with the same first 3 narrators of sahih Muslim until: ... From 'Ikrmiah ibn 'Ammar عِكْرِمَة بْنِ عَمَّار from Iyyas ibn Salamah al-Akwa' إِيَاس بْنُ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الأَكْوَع from his father Salamah ibn 'Amr al-Akwa' سَلَمَة بن عمرو بن الأَكْوَع (who witnessed what happened).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T11:35:51.303" LastActivityDate="2016-12-05T11:35:51.303" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36653" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-05T12:33:30.467" Score="5" ViewCount="15885" Body="&lt;p&gt;Non Muslims say that 18:86 is in error. How do we refute this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Until, when he reached the setting of the sun, he found it [as if] setting in a spring of dark mud, and he found near it a people. Allah said, &quot;O Dhul-Qarnayn, either you punish [them] or else adopt among them [a way of] goodness.&quot;  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/18:86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 18:86&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20303" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-05T23:17:28.043" LastActivityDate="2020-11-01T22:44:29.340" Title="Does the sun set in a murky pool in Qur'an 18:86?" Tags="|quran|surat-al-kahf|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36654" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36625" CreationDate="2016-12-05T13:10:56.793" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;As said by other comments and answers the main issues of eating with fork and knife as in western culture are: The (quasi) prohibition of eating with the left hand and the other issue is the imitation of non-Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AFAIK or at least I've been told american people have the fork in the right hand so this way to eat would at least eliminate the first possible issue. Note that if somebody is injured or can't eat with the right hand for reasonable reasons (what ever that might mean) it is permissible for him/her to eat with the left hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the second issue especially I found many modern or contemporary scholars having no consensus for example on Islamweb the muftis seem to follow the view that using tools to eat is rather frowned upon, but one could use them for necessary acts, for example cutting with a knife using a spoon to eat supper and so on, while salafi scholars as presented by many different posts on a similar question in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.de/url?sa=t&amp;amp;rct=j&amp;amp;q=&amp;amp;esrc=s&amp;amp;source=web&amp;amp;cd=2&amp;amp;cad=rja&amp;amp;uact=8&amp;amp;ved=0ahUKEwiD49uOid3QAhUJEJoKHVHBC6IQFggmMAE&amp;amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ahlalhdeeth.com%2Fvb%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D187268&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFOwtARu_ZTp6Yf3leq3dbQ0qWefQ&amp;amp;bvm=bv.139782543,d.bGs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this thread&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic) show that some allow it some prohibit it for one of the above reasons quoted above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example sheikh al-Fadil as-Su'aidan الشيخ الفاضل السعيدان consider it as prohibited because of the imitation of the kuffar (disbelievers), ibn Jabreen however say it is not an imitation of kuffar as they are not the only one to do it, al-Labani at least considered using a spoon as allowed (even if it has no backup in sunnah). While the saudi fatwa council declared it as allowed and not at all an imitation of non-Muslims as you may read [here (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/112005&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #112005)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While in my search i found the shi'a marji' Sistani quoting:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;25 - Do not to cut bread with a knife ٢٥ ـ ان لا يقطع الخبز بالسكين.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;among the etiquette of eating and drinking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On islamweb (based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/51496&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this Arabic fatwa #51496&lt;/a&gt;) they also added some reasons for the dislike of eating with a spoon (and one could follow by analogy that this is the case for a fork two):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;opposition to the way of the salaf!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;because these tools enter the mouth and leave it (when eating by hand only, only the bite enters the mouth).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;there's some kind of luxury and comfort in eating this way.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But they consider eating with a spoon as allowed, however the best way would be eating with the (right) hand. As this is the way of the Prophet () and the salaf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-30T06:32:19.903" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:32:19.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36614" CreationDate="2016-12-05T15:20:22.970" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First I need to point at the fact that the hadith as quoted in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=6&amp;amp;bookhad=22978&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Musnad al-Imam Ahmad&lt;/a&gt; say that this sermon was in the middle of the days of tashreeq (11-13th dhil hijjah), without saying it was in the so called farewell sermon or any other one. The same information (about the vague date) can be concluded from a narration in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=76&amp;amp;bookhad=2394&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunan ad-Daraqutni&lt;/a&gt;. The fact that scholars are using this as an evidence for a sermon on the 2nd day of tashreeq beeing sunnah however seems to strengthen the fact that it was part of the so called farewell sermon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith as is in musnad Ahamd is mursal, it means the tabi'i abu Nadra أبو نضرة has not quoted the the sahabi on whom's authority he was narrating (abu Nadra says's i've been told by a (the) person whom has witnessed the sermon ...). The rest of the chain is of scholars with a high range of trustworthiness. So the only possible weakness is the fact of this hadith being mursal!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Imam at-Tabarani has quoted a similar hadith in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=85&amp;amp;bookhad=4724&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Awsat&lt;/a&gt; where abu Nadra quoted abu Sa'id (al-Khudri) as the person whom has transmitted to him this narration, but unfortunately the rest of the narrator chain has some big issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the whole the hadith has a sane narrator chain but only the sahabi is not quoted, as sunni scholars consider sahaba as trustworthy this generally shouldn't be considered as a major weakness especially as some other narrations can back it up. But I have not yet found any clear qualification by a scholar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meaning of the hadith clearly goes ahead with the meaning of verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/49/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;49:13&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may also find it in other ahadith like this one from Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/743070&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;, which even quotes the above verse. And this hadith which is compiled in Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/182340&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/44/327&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and other sunnah collections, which practically shows that there's no superiority over non-Arabs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-08-13T13:49:05.000" LastActivityDate="2019-08-13T13:49:05.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36656" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36759" CreationDate="2016-12-05T20:40:16.057" Score="5" ViewCount="636" Body="&lt;p&gt;For certain actions, e.g. murder, Sharia may prescribe the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/islamethics/capitalpunishment.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;death penalty&lt;/a&gt;, which is implemented in some Muslim-majority countries. This opens the possibility that an innocent person could be mistakenly executed. This situation could be regarded as murder, and hence might attract the death penalty too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What is the punishment when innocent people are incorrectly executed under Sharia, and who is punished?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems possible that there is no punishment, since the hypothetical incorrect execution was a mistake. However, that feels unjust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2022-07-04T11:47:14.000" Title="What is the punishment when innocent people are incorrectly executed under Sharia, and who is punished?" Tags="|sharia|death|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36657" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-05T22:33:52.613" Score="5" ViewCount="304" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that the common notion is that humans have free will and that this is easily accepted in Islam. What I'm wondering is, is it necessary to believe humans (and jinns) have free will, or could one remain Muslim while rejecting a belief in free will?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it came up in a comment: an explanation of what Islam means by &quot;free will&quot; - particularly a discussion of in what way it is &quot;free&quot; - would be helpful too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm hoping for answers from the mainstream schools of aqida of Sunnism or Shi'ism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T23:17:01.187" LastActivityDate="2017-11-02T07:55:09.700" Title="Is disbelief in &quot;free will&quot; kufr?" Tags="|kufr|theology|free-will|aqidah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36658" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-06T00:51:58.003" Score="3" ViewCount="130" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Muslims we do not celebrate holidays like Easter or Christmas.  However if you were involved in an interfaith marriage (with someone from the &quot;people of the book&quot;), would the other person be prohibited from celebrating such holidays? Or are they allowed to celebrate as long as you (as a Muslim) do not, but just wish them &quot;well&quot; out of respect and politeness?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where does Islam stand on this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T07:27:19.680" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T07:27:19.680" Title="In an interfaith marriage, would the non-Muslim partner be prohibited from celebrating e.g. Easter, Christmas?" Tags="|interfaith|holidays|celebration|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36626" CreationDate="2016-12-06T08:24:57.750" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:6&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... And if you are in a state of janabah, then purify yourselves. But if you are ill &lt;strong&gt;or&lt;/strong&gt; on a journey &lt;strong&gt;or&lt;/strong&gt; one of you comes from the place of relieving himself &lt;strong&gt;or&lt;/strong&gt; you have contacted women &lt;strong&gt;and&lt;/strong&gt; do not find water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and hands with it. Allah does not intend to make difficulty for you, but He intends to purify you and complete His favor upon you that you may be grateful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the verse clearly say that a major condition for the permission of tayammum is the need or the absence of water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other Allah also says that we should neither harm nor kill ourselves:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And spend in the way of Allah and do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]. And do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/195&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:195&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... And do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allah is to you ever Merciful. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:29)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And HE says that we are allowed to do something prohibited in case of necessity (under some conditions which explain the necessity):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And why should you not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has been mentioned while &lt;strong&gt;He has explained in detail to you what He has forbidden you, excepting that to which you are compelled&lt;/strong&gt;.  ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/119&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:119&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means if you have water you should use it unless using it would make you sick or may harm you. But you must be aware that you'll have the option to use warm or hot water for wudu' and ghusl! If you reject it for no good reason at least you would commit a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far the legal basis for you to make your decision!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a fatwa on the topic &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/70507&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #70507&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T08:35:47.453" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T08:35:47.453" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36661" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14755" CreationDate="2016-12-06T09:09:23.007" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If there was no God we would have created it ! We need that ultimate perfect punishment to breakthrough from an illusion or a limiting belief that we do have as human beings by associating massive pain to it, and that's the fastest way ! and also we need perfect love to keep fighting through as we raise our standards and improve our rituals and so on...As attributes of perfection that everybody is trying to approach those were created for a purpose for unlimited fulfilment !&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20310" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T09:09:23.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26132" CreationDate="2016-12-06T09:38:10.657" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're an animal! Why would God want you to kill us?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's your emotional drive that counts; your purpose, your reason, your &amp;quot;why?&amp;quot;.  We have 3 essential motivations in the human &amp;quot;state&amp;quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Survival instinct&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one that lets you tap your fullest potential when danger or a potential threat is around, like running when crossing the street, fast shifted focus when hearing an unexpected loud sound, or when you're so tired and about to go unconscious and suddenly you obey that instinct when the fire alarm fires up and you're suddenly your favourite super hero or villain!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also why do people eat each other while at sea?  In this case, the survival instinct gets mentally distorted by one's nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Interior motivation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most powerful ones because of their high level of consciousness and mindfulness and sustainability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Exterior motivation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That nice kind, fun-loving, playful, joyful smiling, happy, respectful stranger you meet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which are the ones that you might have forgotten while facing your bump.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Peace, love and much respect!  Keep digging through questions!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20310" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T10:24:52.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36664" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-06T14:53:06.557" Score="3" ViewCount="6152" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can we do &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqiqah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;aqeeqa&lt;/a&gt; on 6th day after a baby's birth? The butcher is not available on 7th day after the baby's birth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20314" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T23:04:01.590" LastActivityDate="2020-08-19T05:27:35.077" Title="Can we perform aqeeqa (animal sacrifice) on the 6th day after a baby's birth since the butcher is not available on the 7th day?" Tags="|fiqh|baby|aqeeqah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36665" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-06T15:34:06.733" Score="2" ViewCount="18434" Body="&lt;p&gt;We consider dogs to be haram in our culture. Some Muslim regions don't consider dogs as absolute haram too i heard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wanted to ask if there is any authentic Hadith or Quranic verse which calls dog as &quot;haram&quot; (like it says for pig).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please quote for both keeping them and eating them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please don't answer if you're going to give logics and scholars statements. I would like to know Quran &amp;amp; Hadith only please. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9101" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T23:04:00.880" LastActivityDate="2017-12-05T06:29:41.880" Title="&quot;Dog is haram&quot; - is it mentioned in Quran or Hadith?" Tags="|halal-haram|quran|hadith|dogs|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36667" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36665" CreationDate="2016-12-06T16:04:37.367" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Only hadith and Quran, that's what I like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About eating dogs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  عَنْ كُلِّ ذِي نَابٍ مِنَ السِّبَاعِ وَعَنْ كُلِّ ذِي مِخْلَبٍ مِنَ&#xA;  الطَّيْرِ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger peace be upon him&#xA;  prohibited the eating of all fanged beasts of prey, and all the birds&#xA;  having talons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/34/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a general rule!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About keep them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ&#xA;  صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&quot;‏ مَنْ أَمْسَكَ كَلْبًا فَإِنَّهُ يَنْقُصُ كُلَّ&#xA;  يَوْمٍ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ قِيرَاطٌ، إِلاَّ كَلْبَ حَرْثٍ أَوْ مَاشِيَةٍ&#xA;  ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ قَالَ ابْنُ سِيرِينَ وَأَبُو صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ&#xA;  النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&quot;‏ إِلاَّ كَلْبَ غَنَمٍ أَوْ حَرْثٍ&#xA;  أَوْ صَيْدٍ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ وَقَالَ أَبُو حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ&#xA;  النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&quot;‏ كَلْبَ صَيْدٍ أَوْ مَاشِيَةٍ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;Whoever keeps a dog, one Qirat of the&#xA;  reward of his good deeds is deducted daily, unless the dog is used for&#xA;  guarding a farm or cattle.&quot; Abu Huraira (in another narration) said&#xA;  from the Prophet, &quot;unless it is used for guarding sheep or farms, or&#xA;  for hunting.&quot; Narrated Abu Hazim from Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ)&#xA;  said, &quot;A dog for guarding cattle or for hunting.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/41/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih al-bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think there no other type of dog use mentioned in ahadith but those three. That's why you need some scholars' statement to know if some other uses of dogs could be measured on this three.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19746" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-06T20:03:36.967" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T20:03:36.967" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36668" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36657" CreationDate="2016-12-06T16:43:35.603" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can answer you from the Shia perspective. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Imami school which is the Shia school of theology, human accountability for his deeds and Divine compensation for them are necessary features of Divine justice. And for human responsibly and Divine compensation to be fairly possible, there must be free will. So denial of free will logically negates the said responsibility and compensation which in turn undermine Divine Justice which is a key article of Shia faith. Of note, denial of Divine justice also entails denial of other attributes such as Compassion and Wisdom that in fact constitute Divine justice, all of which are in violation of &quot;Monotheism in Attributes&quot; (&lt;em&gt;tawhid us-sifat,&lt;/em&gt; Arabic: توحید الصفات) according to Shia conception of Monotheism, which divides this key doctrine of Islam into four spheres: Monotheism as in 1) essence, 2) attributes, 3) acts and 4) worship. Monotheism in attributes is the belief that Allah embodies all attributes of perfections (such as, compassion, wisdom, justice, power, etc.) and that He is the origin of all good attributes in creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But deciding the status of a person who denies a doctrine of religion is a bit sophisticated. Apart from denial of Monotheism and Prophethood which is a definite indicator of kufr, verification of kufr with respect to denial of the lesser doctrines of religion depends much more on evaluation of the subjective conditions of the denier rather than the necessary logical implications of denial.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Shia fiqh, if some who denies a lesser Islamic doctrine such as free will realizes that his denial leads by logical consequence to denial of Monotheism and/or Prophethood but insists on the denial, he will be a kafir, but if he denies it without/before affirming or knowing about its ill consequence for basic faith, he will be still counted as a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I used &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wikifeqh.ir/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D9%88_%D8%A2%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this entry&lt;/a&gt; from wikifiqh.ir (a Farsi encyclopedia on Twelver Shia Jurisprudence) as a source for the part on verification of kufr. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;A note on Imami understanding of free-will&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding Shia understanding of free will. This notion is understood differently than in other theological schools such as Ash'arite and Mu'tazilite. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A well-known maxim of Imami theology which was mean to transcend the dichotomy of delegation (تفویض) vs compulsion (جبر) that divided the Mu'tazilites and some early Ash'arites was that truth is neither of the position but &quot;something between the two&quot;. (Arabic: امر بین امرین). This was what Imam Jafar us-Sadiq reportedly said to an inquiry about the position of the Prophet's Ahl al-Bayt with respect to the mentioned controversy. The statement of Imam Sadiq was meant to suggest that humans are neither absolutely free and sovereign in their actions nor compelled by Allah into doing things they do; that there are things that humans can freely affect owing to their relative free will and things that they don't have control over; and that human responsibility is judged based on things that have been within his power not outside it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Sources for more study&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many brilliant works by Shia scholars that extensively discuss the topic of free-will within Islamic theology and philosophy, in which the basic meaning and full nature of free-will is consequently elucidated, but as of yet there are only a handful of them available in sound English. From a few works that I checked, I found two of them to be properly translated and readable that I think address your particular question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lessons &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/god-and-his-attributes-sayyid-mujtaba-musawi-lari/lesson-18-general-view-problem&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;18&lt;/a&gt; to 20 from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/god-and-his-attributes-sayyid-mujtaba-musawi-lari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lessons on Islamic Doctrine, Book 1&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Sayyid Mujtaba Musavi Lari brilliantly translated by Dr. Hamid Algar.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/al-tawhid/vol12-vol13/causes-responsible-materialist-tendencies-west-3-4-ayatullah-murtadha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This part&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Causes Responsible for Materialist tendencies in the West&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, one out of a few dozen masterpieces authored by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morteza_Motahhari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ayatollah Murtadha Mutahhari&lt;/a&gt;, one of the most intellectually and socially influential Shia scholars in recent history.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-02T07:55:09.700" LastActivityDate="2017-11-02T07:55:09.700" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36671" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-06T19:20:57.177" Score="5" ViewCount="406" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the context of &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/36656/what-is-the-punishment-when-innocent-people-are-incorrectly-executed-under-shari&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, it occurred to me that I don't know whether sharia commands to implement a system of courts of appeals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For context: in common and civil law, states implement a system of courts of appeal, which hierarchically structures courts such that the parties of a court case decided on the lowest level of the hierarchy (the &quot;trial court&quot;) can appeal to the competent court at the next-higher level of authority (the &quot;appellate court&quot;) in order to request that the appellate court rules whether the trial court decided the case correctly; if the appellate court finds that the trial court misjudged the case, the appellate court can overrule the trial court's decision. There often are multiple levels of appellate courts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I seem to recall that Ali was once requested to rule in a case in which Umar had already decided, and he rejected to do so, saying something like &quot;I won't overrule Umar&quot;. I can't seem to find a source for this, yet it raises these questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does sharia command to install a hierarchy of appellate courts, where the higher levels can override the rulings of the lower levels, if the parties of the trial bring their case to an appellate court? If appellate courts are not obligatory to install, is it halal to install them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this is a contentious issue in scholarly discourse, an overview over how well-subscribed the contending opinions are and an outline according to school of thought would be fantastic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2016-12-19T13:16:27.220" Title="Legal system - does sharia command courts of appeal?" Tags="|sharia|legal|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27866" CreationDate="2016-12-06T19:56:10.760" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your understanding of the distribution of inheritance is incorrect of what the Quran says. According to my own understanding of the translation of the verses&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Response #1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wife will get 1/8&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Daughters will get 1/2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The parents will take the rest because of parental right – Why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse says if the deceased left children - children (plural) means more than one child so 1/6 is not applicable here in this case&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Response #2:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Daughters will get 2/3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Father will get 1/6&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mother will get 1/6&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wife will get nothing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So sum is equal to 1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why the share of a wife is zero? - According to the verse&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;But if you leave a child, then for them is an eighth of what you leave&quot; – a child means one child so 1/8 is not applicable&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the deceased left 2 children not a child, therefore, the share of wife is zero however her children will get the said 2/3 of estate when she (or mothers) dies &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says clearly in aforementioned verses&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- Indeed, Allah is ever knowing and wise 2- And Allah is knowing and forbearing&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am confident this can be applied to other cases too such as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A man dies and left behind a mother, wife and 2 daughters. Here in this case&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Daughters will get 2/3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;mother will get 1/6&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since no Father, therefore, rest 1/6 will be taken by the wife because of first priority in the relationship and the right of mother / wife&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this may help&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since I am not a scholar of the subject, therefore, I may be wrong. Please correct me if I am wrong &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20256" LastActivityDate="2016-12-06T19:56:10.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36673" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36760" CreationDate="2016-12-06T22:02:53.763" Score="5" ViewCount="980" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alhamdolellah I've converted to Islam, and Shia Islam because of Imam Hussain (pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be honest, one of the big reasons that I converted to Shia Islam was Iran's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhollah_Khomeini&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Khomeini&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Khamenei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ayatollah Khamenei&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muharram&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muharram&lt;/a&gt;, and I'm eager to learn more about them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are Ayatollahs Khomeini and Khamenei accepted as a source of Shia Islam?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qom&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qom&lt;/a&gt;, Iran, I can find all of my answers about the Shia Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19439" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-05T14:13:32.067" LastActivityDate="2021-04-22T12:29:06.173" Title="Are Ayatollahs Khomeini and Khamenei authorities in Shia Islam?" Tags="|shiism|islamic-scholar|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36674" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36677" CreationDate="2016-12-06T22:12:32.767" Score="5" ViewCount="15989" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not good at learning and speaking Arabic and few matters has arisen in life,  where I need guidance from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it possible to do istakhara in English or just listen to the dua for istakhara?  If so what is the right way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="3627" LastEditDate="2017-11-16T10:59:46.743" LastActivityDate="2019-12-16T02:14:35.060" Title="Is it acceptable to perform istakhara in English? If so, how?" Tags="|practical-islam|istikharah|english|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36675" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36682" CreationDate="2016-12-06T22:39:06.473" Score="2" ViewCount="344" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes, it might be beneficial for a Muslim woman to discuss the possibility of marriage with others, e.g., her friends.  There may be good reasons to marry him, or good reasons to avoid marrying him, and discussing this may help her come to a decision as to how to proceed.  Moreover, if there is a man she wants to marry, it would be best for her to discuss this with her family members, at least.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this clashes with the hayaa (shyness) expected of a Muslim woman.  It also verges on being gossip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Under what conditions is it acceptable for a Muslim woman to express a desire to marry a specific man?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T14:43:10.000" Title="Under what conditions is it acceptable for a Muslim woman to express a desire to marry a specific man?" Tags="|nikah|women|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36676" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="46938" CreationDate="2016-12-06T23:23:02.403" Score="4" ViewCount="915" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was reported in fatawa collection of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Taymiyyah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Taymiyyah&lt;/a&gt;, that Abu-al-Hussain Ahmed ibn Jaafar ibn al-Munady said that there is a consensus about the sphericity of earth; fatawa collection (25/195).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also said in another fatwa that &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hazm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn-Hazm&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_al-Jawzi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn al-Jawzi&lt;/a&gt; said that there is a consensus too; fatawa collection (6/586).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About what Ibn Hazm said, that there is a consensus is reliable, because he mentioned that in one of his book (Al-Fasl fi al-Milal wa al-Ahwa' wa al-Nihal 2/78 &quot;الفصل في الملل والأهواء والنحل&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could this be considered an Islamic consensus, or some level of consensus?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The full article with sources is on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/118698&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19746" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2018-03-27T23:22:42.167" LastActivityDate="2018-03-28T03:03:26.227" Title="Are the statements of Ibn al-Jawzi, Ibn Hazm and Ibn Taymiyyah enough to declare Ijma' (consensus) on the sphericity of earth" Tags="|fiqh|usool-ul-fiqh|ijma|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36674" CreationDate="2016-12-07T08:56:41.077" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is a du'a made in an other language valid?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is acceptable and allowed to perform any du'a (except for the prayers) in any other language so far there's a consensus among scholars. Generally we can say there's no clear evidence for a prohibition to use a different language or an order to use Arabic -only- so it is a matter of ijtihad, it seems that the strongest opinion is: if you are able to speak Arabic and understand what you say you should (at least it is preferable or recommended) make the supplication in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main idea of dua' (suplication) is to get close to your Creator and communicate with HIM so usually it would help to hold the focus on this conversation if you address HIM in the language you speak best! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is permissible to make du’aa’ in Arabic and in languages other than Arabic. Allaah knows the intention of the supplicant and what he wants, no matter what language he speaks, because He hears all the voices in all different languages, asking for all kinds of needs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 22/488-489. (source &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20953&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #20953&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also islamqa &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/11588&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#11588&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source of the supplication of Istikhara and its interpretation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The du'a or supplication is quoted in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/19/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/8/123&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1314470&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunan ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/26/58&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunan an-Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/3/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;, and it is sahih however at-Tirmidhi remarked that it has only been narrated/transmitted through one chain!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in no commentary on these books the scholars considered it as mandatory to perform the du'a in Arabic they also interpreted the statement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...he would teach us a surah (chapter) from the Qur'an....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as an emphasis on the importance of this act or on the wording of this du'a (this is quoted as one of the interpretations in fath al-Barry by ibn hajar al-'Asqalani after quoting the first).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the way how you may perform it&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should pray two rak'a for the sake of Allah (so it's an optional prayer) and afterwards stay sitting and praise Allah (say for example subhan Allah) and thank him (say for example al-Hamdulillah) and send prayers to our beloved Prophet (for example salat ibrahimiya) this can be done at any stage so you may keep it for the end (these are things that are recommended for any supplication). You should have the du'a -text- (supplication) written on a paper and read it for yourself while you raise your hands for du'a &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if just listening to the du'a and saying &lt;em&gt;amin/ameen&lt;/em&gt; would be considered as valid, that's why I would recommend reading or listening and repeating in case you don't want to read from a paper&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some advises&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while reciting the du'a you should have your focus on the matter you need guidance for/about (for example think of it for by having in mind all benefits, all losses and possible results) so try to prepare yourself as good as you can to let this istikhara be a success, by being focused and aware of the fact that you are consulting or communicating with your Creator! Be aware that you can re-do istikhara.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-10-30T12:03:34.820" LastActivityDate="2017-10-30T12:03:34.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36678" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-07T09:10:01.687" Score="3" ViewCount="589" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that even during the Prophet's (pbuh) days, many Arabs did not believe that he was a prophet. And even today, there are many christian arabs who don't believe that the Quran is a miracle. There are even some christian arabs who believe that the Quran is a miracle, yet they don't believe in Islam. Why is that? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the Quran was such a linguistic miracle, wouldn't all Arabs be muslims right now? I mean, who would be able to comprehend the miracle of the Quran better than the Arabs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surah Bayyinah, Allah describes Muhammad (pbuh) and the Quran as &quot;Bayyinah&quot;, which means &quot;the clear evidence&quot;. If Muhammad (pbuh) and the Quran are such a clear evidence, why do so many Arabs still reject it? (I might start another topic about the meaning of Bayyinah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T15:25:57.967" Title="If the Quran is such a miracle, then why do so many Arabs still reject Islam today?" Tags="|quran|arabic|miracles|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2017-05-03T21:33:38.633" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36664" CreationDate="2016-12-07T11:07:18.073" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The majority of scholars say that 'aqeeqah must be on the 7th day of birth for example if the child was born on Saturday the 'aqeeqah should be done on Friday!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Aqeeqah is considered a sunnah (by the majority of scholars, and this is the strongest opinion) based on ahadith like this in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/510700&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt; or in Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/19/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;, so if you didn't do it you might not be considered a sinner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However you could let or appoint somebody else to do it for you (anywhere) in my case it's always my father-in-law who does it, as slaughtering animals here is difficult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the whole it is permissible to offer (and slaughter) the sheep (or any animal he would slaughter) on any other day but the most of the fatwas I've read so far say 'aqeeqah counts only in the 7th day. Here some statements form this fatwa (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/175537&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #175537&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Layth ibn Sa‘d said: The ‘aqeeqah should be offered for the newborn on the seventh day; if they are not able to offer the ‘aqeeqah on the seventh day, there is nothing wrong with them doing so afterwards. It is not obligatory to offer the ‘aqeeqah for him after seven days. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;End quote from Tuhfat al-Mawdood, p. 63 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If it is slaughtered on his behalf on the fourth or eighth or tenth day, or after that, it is acceptable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;End quote from Tuhfat al-Mawdood, p. 63 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Scholars of the Standing Committee said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The ‘aqeeqah is a Sunnah mu’akkadah (confirmed Sunnah), two sheep on behalf of a boy, each of which should be acceptable as an udhiyah, and one sheep on behalf of a girl. It should be slaughtered on the seventh day, and if it is delayed until after the seventh day it is permissible to slaughter it at any time. There is no sin in delaying it, although it is preferable to do it sooner if possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;End quote from Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa’imah, 11/439 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The statement about the amount of sheeps is based on ahadith of different sahaba and tabi'in like &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/16/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Umm Kurz&lt;/a&gt; in sunan abi Dawod and sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1332830&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/19/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yusuf ibn Mahek&lt;/a&gt; in Jami' at-Tirmidhi, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/2116620&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Aisha&lt;/a&gt; in Bulugh al-Maram where it says it was qualified as sahih by at-Tirmidhi and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/16/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Amr ibn Suhaib&lt;/a&gt; in sunan abi Dawod.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you have the possibility try to do 'aqeeqah on time!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2016-12-07T11:23:37.177" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T11:23:37.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36673" CreationDate="2016-12-07T11:24:32.670" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all I congratulate you for reverting to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ayatollah is a high-ranking title given to  Shī‘ah clerics. Those who carry the title are experts in Islamic studies such as jurisprudence, reading of the Quran and philosophy and usually teach in Islamic seminaries. The next lower clerical rank is Hujjat al-Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you can go to them to learn  Islam. In that way, they are the authority and source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But they are not the root source of Shia Islam. Root source of Shia Islam is Quran and ahlul-bait.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-03T15:33:51.647" LastActivityDate="2017-02-03T15:33:51.647" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36682" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36675" CreationDate="2016-12-07T14:43:10.000" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this hadith from sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/78/150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; describes a similar situattion as you mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;A woman came to the Prophet (ﷺ) offering herself to him in marriage, saying, &quot;Have you got any interest in me (i.e. would you like to marry me?)&quot; Anas's daughter said, &quot;How shameless that woman was!&quot; On that Anas said, &quot;She is better than you, for she presented herself to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (for marriage).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so shyness or hiya' in such matters is out of question. Also note in marriage matters it is allowed to ask about the future spouse, and answering these questions is not considered as haram or backbiting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran is also quoting the permission for a woman to give herself to the Prophet () (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:50&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Prophet, indeed We have made lawful to you ... and &lt;strong&gt;a believing woman if she gives herself&lt;/strong&gt; to the Prophet [and] if the Prophet wishes to marry her ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;al-Qurtobi when treating this verse quoted some ahadith like this of &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/181230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Aisha&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; quoting her which show that some women did as described in the verse! Further more &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/77/88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; shows that if the women is willing to get married she can marry somebody else than the Prophet () if all agree, which can be used as general permission for woman to ask a man to marry her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran also quotes that the guardian of a lady can give or offer his daughter to such a man as you may read in the story telling us how Musa () got married in Madyan (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/28/26-27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;28:26-27&lt;/a&gt;)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;al-Qurtubi said:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  With regard to the words of Allaah (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“He said: ‘I intend to wed one of these two daughters of mine to you, on condition that you serve me for eight years…’”&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [al-Qasas 28:27] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Here the father offered his daughter in marriage to the man. This is an established custom whereby the righteous man of Madyan offered his daughter in marriage to a righteous man of the Children of Israel, ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab offered his daughter Hafsah in marriage to Abu Bakr and ‘Uthmaan, and the woman who offered herself in marriage offered herself to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). So it is good for a man to offer his female relative who is under his care in marriage, and for a woman to offer herself in marriage to a righteous man, following the example of the righteous salaf. Ibn ‘Umar said: When Hafsah became single (due to her husband dying), ‘Umar said to ‘Uthmaan: “If you wish, I will marry Hafsah bint ‘Umar to you.” This was narrated only by al-Bukhaari, 4005.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Tafseer al-Qurtubi, 13/271  (source &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20916&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #20916&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So on the whole only local customs can hinder a woman from asking the man she consider as suitable to marry her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read the fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/99737&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #99737&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T14:43:10.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36685" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36468" CreationDate="2016-12-07T20:17:30.250" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Verse (ayah) as per the major books of Tafseer (Ibn Katheer, Qurtobi, Baghawi, Saadi, ..) does not mention leaving other acts of normal day to day activities to sit down in mosques or houses and worship Allah day and night. The main idea is to worship Allah alone and take no partners with him.&#xA;This verse goes in had with another verse where Allah says&quot; they were not ordered except to worship only one lord&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the creation is for the purpose of worship and this way we humans don't have to think about &quot;making water&quot; (it was created and made ready for us), or making food (it was made for us through the Allah's creation of plants and other animals), or making breathable air (as Allah made our environment ready for us), etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Allah prepared this for us so we don't have to spend our time looking for sustenance&#xA;Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) said &quot;( إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ : يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ ! تَفَرَّغْ لِعِبَادَتِي أَمْلَأْ صَدْرَكَ غِنًى ، وَأَسُدَّ فَقْرَكَ ، وَإِلاَّ تَفْعَلْ مَلَأْتُ يَدَيْكَ شُغْلاً ، وَلَمْ أَسُدَّ فَقْرَكَ ) رواه الترمذي (2466) &quot;Allah the Almighty says: o son of Adam, occupy yourself for my worship I fill your chest with sufficiency (satisfaction or adequacy), and I put end to your poorness (necessity), if you don't do so I'll fill your hands with work (get you occupied) and I won't put an end to your poorness(necessity)&quot; Tirmithi 2466.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So by worshipping Allah the rest(sustenance) is done for us. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for studying it is a for of ibadah and an obligation for every muslim man and muslim woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Purification of the hearts is actually done through ibadah - prayers, fasting , zakah, hajj, etc,.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per the verses doing Ibadah and at the same time working and studying go hand in hand normally unless the work is in something that contradicts ibadah like to work in a bar or in prostitution or studying something not permitted like dances, explicit art or other studies that deny Allah or question his existence , etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask Allah to guide me and you and all the people to the straight path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20333" LastActivityDate="2016-12-07T20:17:30.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36690" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-08T06:37:29.113" Score="3" ViewCount="1828" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/821/can-jinns-be-controlled-by-humans&quot;&gt;Can Jinns be controlled by humans?&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/23523/can-satan-or-jinn-do-physical-harm-to-a-person?rq=1&quot;&gt;Can Satan or jinn do physical harm to a person?&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/23523/can-satan-or-jinn-do-physical-harm-to-a-person?rq=1&quot;&gt;Are Jinns real and can they harm you?&lt;/a&gt;    but I have some confusions...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jinns has some properties:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Jinn are from the matters of the unseen; we cannot see them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“He sees you, he and his tribe, from where you see them not” (al-A’rāf: 27)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The foundation or origin of our relationship with them is that they are able to whisper to us and entice us [waswasa]. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah سبحانه وتعالى says,&#xA;“So Shaytān whispered to them both” (al-A’rāf: 20)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;“So Shaytān whispered to him”(Tāhā: 120)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Shayātīn do not have a compelling authority over man, except if man chooses to follow the Shaytān of his own free will.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“You have no authority over my slaves, except he who follows you of the deviant.” (al-Hijr: 42)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And Shaytān shall say after the affair is decided: Surely Allah promised you the promise of truth, and I gave you promises, then failed to keep them to you, and I had no authority over you, except that I called you and you answered me.”&#xA;(Ibrāhīm: 22)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“When you recite the Qur’ān seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytān. Indeed he has no authority of those who believe and place their trust in their Lord. His authority extends only to those who befriend him and those who associate partners with Allah.” (al-Nahl: 99-100)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;***The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم would treat any material occurrence as a human matter, so long as no revelation came establishing that the Jinn had a relation to the matter. All matters were in origin taken as human affairs. If a dead man were found for instance it would not be thought that the Jinn killed him unless a text about such were found. Such was the case in the incident of the dead man found in Khaybar where the search was directed at who from amongst the people killed him, and did not extend to even the possibility of the Jinn having done so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim relates in His Sahīh that Abdullah ibn Sahl and Muhayyisah set out for Khaybar out of severe fatigue. When Muhayyisah found out that Abdullah ibn Sahl have been killed and thrown into a well he went to the Jews and said, “By Allah, you have killed him!” They replied, “By Allah, we did not kill him.” When the matter reached the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم he said, “Either they pay the blood-money of your companion or they declare war (by refusing to comply with the Shari’ah rules).” So he صلى الله عليه وسلم wrote to them and they wrote back,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“By Allah, we did not kill him.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The incident is well-known. Important to our current discussion, at no point did the question of the Jinn having played any role enter the discussion in any way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;***The occurrence of no material event, be it murder, theft, deception, or fraud, did the mind turn to the Jinn. It always turned to men, because the relation of Jinn is one of whispering and incitement, except if a text exists to say otherwise. Since no specific texts can come after the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, all material occurrences are from men, not from the Jinn, for their world is different to ours, and their relationship with us is a relationship of whispering alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore if someone falls ill there is no connection of this with the Jinn. The illness is to be treated according to the Islamic injunctions, that is, through therapy. This treatment can be material (medicine) or through du’a and ruqya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the former it is like what came in the hadith from Usāmah ibn Sharīk that he said, “I came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and his Companions who were as if they had birds on their heads. I greeted them and sat down. Then came bedouins from various areas and asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah, should we take medicine’? He replied,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‘Take medicine for indeed Allah has not made an illness except that he has created its cure, except only one illness, death.’ (Abu Dāwūd)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according to this properties...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;:  How can Jinns be controlled by Humans?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although Sulaymān (as) was authority over the Jinn and his ability to command and prohibit them is a matter about which a text from Allah (saw) has come, thus we affirm it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20327" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2023-03-02T10:53:04.250" Title="How can Jinns be controlled by humans?" Tags="|shaitan|jinn|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36692" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-08T07:52:45.463" Score="3" ViewCount="3548" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Quran translations, it means &quot;The clear evidence&quot; or &quot;The clear proof&quot;. But I'm still confused. Does Bayyinah mean a proof that is so clear that it cannot be refuted? Or does it refer to a sign that is clear but it can still be refuted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Surah Bayyinah, Allah refers to &quot;A messenger reciting purified pages&quot; as Bayyinah (the clear proof). How is this a clear proof if so many non-muslims still doubt Muhammad's (pbuh) prophethood?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2017-02-06T11:26:15.127" Title="What exactly does &quot;Bayyinah&quot; mean in the Quran?" Tags="|tafseer|arabic|surah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36695" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36692" CreationDate="2016-12-08T08:48:49.867" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The people of the book were in consensus that Allah took the covenant of the Prophets, [saying], &quot;Whatever I give you of the Scripture and wisdom and then there comes to you a messenger confirming what is with you, you [must] believe in him and support him.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:81&lt;/a&gt;) and that they asked to believe and follow this covenant! You may read traces of that if you check for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2018:15-19&amp;amp;version=KJ21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Deuteronomy 18:15-19&lt;/a&gt; (21st Century king James translation), &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2014:26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;John 14 26&lt;/a&gt; (NIV). So they knew that a Prophet may come as they had this written in their books and Muhammad () therefore was a clear evidence. But they refuted him, because they were expecting a Messenger out of Bani Israel as many other translations of the above quotes indicate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah also say that afterwards they've got divided, some of them believed and followed him, some believed Muhammad () but didn't follow him etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is one part the disbelievers or pagans have tried to challenge Muhammad by asking him Questions etc. (in order to check whether he's a Prophet or not) and these were answered by him and he also came with a book or revelation: the Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T08:48:49.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36697" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-08T15:46:07.160" Score="4" ViewCount="289" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Islam, female children (even adult/unmarried) enjoy personal freedom, individual identity, inheritance, freedom of choice and right to health and education. But what do terms like &quot;personal freedom and freedom of choice&quot; mean if she always have to take permission from father to move?  Like to go to meet friend, bank or need any beauty or medical treatment. I'm over 30 years old, but cannot enjoy rights like freedom of movement to meet anybody I wish. How can I choose a spouse just by sitting at home and not executing my right of choice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20185" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-03-12T11:06:16.457" LastActivityDate="2018-03-12T11:06:16.457" Title="How do Muslim women have personal freedom when their movement is restricted by their guardian?" Tags="|women|wali|freedom|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36699" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-08T17:53:22.353" Score="4" ViewCount="7755" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yesterday inside my pillow I found triangular shaped object wrapped inside was some kind of note.  Below is a picture of it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fOgLo.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fOgLo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bw1l-Rr6IeVhS2ZXamxoVm1Cc3c&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My family and I are Orthodox Christians, this seems to me is something coming from the Islamic beliefs.  We are very confused how this got inside the pillow and most importantly can somebody tell me what to do with it, what the text says on it, and what the flower frames means? Recently I was in a accident that left me paralyzed; is there any relation to this message.  It sounds crazy, but I'm just saying.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20341" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T19:32:43.153" LastActivityDate="2018-11-01T21:47:48.823" Title="What is the meaning of this taweez (tawiz) writtings?" Tags="|quran-translation|arabic-translation|tawiz|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36700" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35665" CreationDate="2016-12-08T17:55:23.397" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the BBC article means verses such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/frames/ch90.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 90:11-13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He should choose the difficult path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which one is the difficult path?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The freeing of slaves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is further discussion in &lt;a href=&quot;http://home.insightbb.com/%7Eadamwatson/showcase/quranslavery.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Adam Watson's article&lt;/a&gt; which says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;freeing slaves seems to be the choice that Allah &lt;em&gt;prefers&lt;/em&gt; Muslims to take&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but is a better article than the BBC article because it cites actual verses&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19953" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T20:34:34.290" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35665" CreationDate="2016-12-08T19:30:32.683" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the article refers to the concept of expiation in Islam. The Quran says regarding expiation for unintentional murder:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not for a believer to slay another believer unless by mistake. And he who has slain a believer by mistake, his atonement is to set free from bondage a believing person and to pay blood-money to his heirs, unless they forgo it by way of charity. And if the slain belonged to a hostile people, but was a believer, then the atonement is to set free from bondage a believing person. And if the slain belonged to a (non-Muslim) people with whom you have a covenant, then the atonement is to pay the blood-money to his heirs, and to set free from bondage a believing person. But he who cannot (free a slave) should fast for two consecutive months. This is the penance ordained by Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. -- 4:92&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran says in another verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Righteousness is not that you turn your faces toward the east or the&#xA;  west, but [true] righteousness is [in] one who believes in Allah , the&#xA;  Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the prophets and gives wealth, in&#xA;  spite of love for it, to relatives, orphans, the needy, the traveler,&#xA;  those who ask [for help], and for freeing slaves; [and who]&#xA;  establishes prayer and gives zakah; [those who] fulfill their promise&#xA;  when they promise; and [those who] are patient in poverty and hardship&#xA;  and during battle. Those are the ones who have been true, and it is&#xA;  those who are the righteous. -- 2:77&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T19:30:32.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36703" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-08T20:02:37.483" Score="5" ViewCount="58956" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a 16 year old Muslim boy. I discovered masturbation at the end of my 7th grade and have been addicted to it since then. I didn’t know it was Haraam. One day, I read an article about it and really got shocked and I stopped doing it for about a week and a half, but then I did it again unable to control myself. I couldn’t talk about it to anyone as it is so embarrassing. I always try to control it, but I fail. It just gets me depressed all the time when I think about the punishment I am going to get. I apologise to Allah when I pray but I end up doing it. I just couldn’t stop it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After I masturbate, I observe that it affects my studies; I can't focus on my lessons.  I was a bright student up until when I was in my 7th grade, and now I'm in my 10th grade I am the weakest in my class. I am going to face my board examinations in March and I couldn’t concentrate on my studies. &#xA;I wish I could get the best remedy in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20343" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2020-07-18T16:41:27.417" LastActivityDate="2022-10-18T18:12:36.293" Title="Will Allah forgive me for repenting this sin (masturbation) so many times?" Tags="|tawba|masturbation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2018-12-29T02:16:07.123" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36704" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36699" CreationDate="2016-12-08T20:48:27.163" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah, most gracious most merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Welcome to Islam SE. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is this?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a copy of alma'oon  سورة الماعون.  It's a sura (a chapter of Quran), the text of the surah in english and arabic &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Have you seen the one who denies the Recompense?  For that is the one who drives away the orphan And does not encourage the feeding of the poor. So woe to those who pray [But] who are heedless of their prayer - Those who make show [of their deeds] And withhold [simple] assistance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A tafseer (interpretation) of the sura is &lt;a href=&quot;http://m.qtafsir.com/Surah-Al-Maun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.  There is other interpretations and translations; see this:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://%20https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1993/why-are-there-different-translations-of-the-quran?noredirect=1&amp;amp;lq=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Why are there different translations of the Quran?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does the flower frame mean?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's just some flowers used for decoration!  Not every mushaf (Quran book) has the same decoration, a lot of them without any frames; these are all just used for decoration. Some others used for make reading more clear, like circles with number of verses, and some other symbols.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What to do with it?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can keep it.  The letter of the Prophet (peace be upon him) to Hercules contained a Quranic verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cyberistan.org/islamic/letters.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this scholars said that non-Muslims could keep Quranic verses, but please endeavour to respect it and keep it in a clean place, and try to don't put anything on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you don't want to keep it, how to dispose of it?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well the khalifah (king of muslims) othman r.a when he wanted to dispose of some qurans copies because of some reasons, he ordered to burn them, from this scholar said that you have to burn it. I read in a fatwa that you can also also shred it with a paper shredder.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there any relation between this message and my accident?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you find this crazy and could not come to your pillow in a normal way, none can know the relation or the reason but you.  Try to read the translation of the verses and some interpretations.  If there is a message related to you life, you will incha'allah find it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is no message or relation, take this chance to read more about Islam, feel free to ask here about anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah guides to His light whom He wills. And Allah presents examples&#xA;  for the people, and Allah is Knowing of all things&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;quran 24/35&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19746" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T21:20:32.267" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36705" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-08T20:53:52.453" Score="2" ViewCount="42" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm working on a news App (Tech News) that shows some pictures with the feeds, mostly pictures of products but sometimes pictures of people show up and I'm planning to use ads to gain money from the app.  Is it halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20342" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T21:13:20.230" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T21:13:20.230" Title="Is using pictures in an App that generates profit halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|image|photos|technology|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36707" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-08T22:40:09.117" Score="5" ViewCount="181" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes, when I meet a friend (friend X, say) they will ask me about how another friend (friend Y) is going, with genuine concern about their well being.  Friend Y might not be doing well, but I'm uncomfortable explaining this to friend X as it might be interpreted as backbiting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the same time, saying to friend X that friend Y is fine seems inappropriate, as it could be considered lying (or is, at least, misleading), which might obstruct friend X helping friend Y.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nor can I easily explain &quot;it's inappropriate for me to talk about friend Y negatively&quot;, as it implies that friend Y is struggling, which may again be interpreted as backbiting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: When a genuinely concerned friend asks about another friend who is struggling, how can I reply in a meaningful way without it being backbiting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This dilemma doesn't seem to be addressed here yet.  The two most relevant backbiting questions I found were:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2511/17163&quot;&gt;What is backbiting and what kinds of speech are considered backbiting&lt;/a&gt; identifies what backbiting is: &lt;em&gt;Backbiting is talking about your (Muslim) brother in a manner which he dislikes.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/484/17163&quot;&gt;When is talking behind someone&amp;#39;s back allowed?&lt;/a&gt; establishes some exceptions to backbiting&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2018-09-18T07:18:03.423" Title="When a genuinely concerned friend asks about another friend who is struggling, how can I reply in a meaningful way without it being backbiting?" Tags="|backbiting|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36708" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36678" CreationDate="2016-12-08T23:21:22.020" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of reasons of kufr (disbelief) and does not always depend on miracles. Likewise, there are a lot of reasons for belief, not always involving miracles.  One of the main reasons is al-fitra (natural disposition).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/30/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;فِطْرَةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today we have 1.5 billion Muslims that didn't see miracles that had been seen by sahaba and quraich people, and they are believers.  We have thousands of new Muslims every year, which didn't know a lot about the Quran. And they don't know Arabic like quraich the people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you said that there are even some Christian Arabs who believe that the Quran is a miracle, yet they don't believe in Islam.  That means there are reasons that make them reject Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why do Arabs who have received a very clear message reject it?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As said above, there are a lot of reasons people reject these messages, some of this are in Islamic stories and ahadith and narrations, and some others in the Quran, and some in both.  To avoid translation narrations and find them, I will count some reasons that had been mentioned in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ingratitude and obstinacy: Denial the truth even after know it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَجَحَدُوا بِهَا وَاسْتَيْقَنَتْهَا أَنْفُسُهُمْ ظُلْمًا وَعُلُوًّا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they rejected them, while their [inner] selves were convinced&#xA;  thereof, out of injustice and haughtiness&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/27/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 27/14&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pride and arrogance: and the example of Satan is very clear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلائِكَةِ اسْجُدُوا لِآدَمَ فَسَجَدُوا إِلاَّ&#xA;  إِبْلِيسَ أَبَى وَاسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ الكَافِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention] when We said to the angels, &quot;Prostrate before Adam&quot;; so&#xA;  they prostrated, except for Iblees. He refused and was arrogant and&#xA;  became of the disbelievers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:34&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Intolerance towards parents and grandparents:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ اتَّبعُوا مَا أَنزَلَ اللّهُ قَالُواْ بَلْ&#xA;  نَتَّبِعُ مَا أَلْفَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ آبَاءنَا أَوَلَوْ كَانَ آبَاؤُهُمْ&#xA;  لاَ يَعْقِلُونَ شَيْئاً وَلاَ يَهْتَدُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And&#xA;  when it is said to them, &quot;Follow what Allah has revealed,&quot; they say,&#xA;  &quot;Rather, we will follow that which we found our fathers doing.&quot; Even&#xA;  though their fathers understood nothing, nor were they guided?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/170&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:170&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Envy and jealousy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَدَّ كَثِيرٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ لَوْ يَرُدُّونَكُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ&#xA;  إِيمَانِكُمْ كُفَّاراً حَسَداً مِنْ عِنْدِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ&#xA;  مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الْحَقُّ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Many of the People of the Scripture wish they could turn you back to&#xA;  disbelief after you have believed, out of envy from themselves [even]&#xA;  after the truth has become clear to them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:109&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prophet accused of being a magician:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِن يَرَوْا آيَةً يُعْرِضُوا وَيَقُولُوا سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if they see a miracle, they turn away and say, &quot;Passing magic.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/54/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 54:2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19746" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-08T23:42:25.577" LastActivityDate="2016-12-08T23:42:25.577" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36710" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-09T07:11:12.797" Score="7" ViewCount="311" Body="&lt;p&gt;Think about it this way. If there really was a proof that Islam is the truth, then everyone in the world would have been muslims by now. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why are you a muslim? Do you have proof? If you think you have proof, it's likely that someone can refute your proof. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't have proof of Islam. Rather, I read the Quran. It didn't have anything that convinced me that Islam is the truth. Rather, when I read the Quran, it just &quot;felt&quot; like the truth. So for me, it's just an inner feeling...but not proof. Am I eligible to be a muslim even though I have no proof? Or will Allah say &quot;I will not accept you as a muslim until you find proof&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though I have no proof, if I keep following that &quot;inner feeling&quot;, eventually Islam will start to feel like the truth to me. It will be a sort of &quot;self-brainwash&quot;. It's how the mind works. If I keep telling myself that it's the truth, my heart will open up to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But nevertheless, why are you a muslim? I'm pretty sure you don't have any actual proof. If you're smart, then you should know that no religion can be proven. And since Allah is the all-knowing, I'm sure He knows this as well. So I believe that Allah does not expect you to find proof. If you just read the basics of Islam and feel like it could be the truth, this should be enough to be a muslim. Proof is not always easy to find. Why would Allah make you go through such a burden?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorDisplayName="user16329" LastEditDate="2016-12-09T07:19:29.993" LastActivityDate="2023-03-24T09:58:10.107" Title="If a person does not have proof that Islam is the truth, can he ever become a muslim?" Tags="|quran|islamic-philosophy|imaan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36711" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-09T08:57:05.800" Score="7" ViewCount="244" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that many prophets performed miracles and many people didn't believe these prophets because they thought it was all magic. But will Allah punish these people? Why would Allah punish them in the afterlife? In the Quran, Allah says that he will not charge a soul beyond it's capability. So if a person is not capable of distinguishing between miracle and magic, why should Allah punish him? It just means that Allah needs to show a stronger sign.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-15T11:21:25.913" LastActivityDate="2021-10-24T04:56:23.070" Title="What will happen to the people who disregarded all the prophets' miracles as magic?" Tags="|prophets|punishment|miracles|akhirah|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28333" CreationDate="2016-12-09T12:20:17.383" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are you going to involve in haram such as using drugs, consuming alcohol, having sex, etc.? Or you are just hanging out with your friends? As long as its in a safe environment and nothing contrary to sharia is being done, there is no problem for you to go!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20318" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-24T08:06:03.970" LastActivityDate="2017-10-24T08:06:03.970" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36716" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36673" CreationDate="2016-12-09T14:54:04.710" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can find answers about Shia Islam not only in Qom, Iran but in Najaf, Iraq as well and on many genuine &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shia websites&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You need to choose the most learned Mujtahid (Islamic Jurist, capable of independent derivation of legal rulings from the Islamic sources of law.) who is still alive as your Marja to follow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many Mujtahids, but when it comes to the most learned, Shias chose mainly between Ayatollah Sistani or Ayatollah Khamenei.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2019-12-04T08:42:16.833" LastActivityDate="2019-12-04T08:42:16.833" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36717" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-09T16:02:50.170" Score="5" ViewCount="21087" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, suicide is haram in Islam. So, is there any possible situation mentioned somewhere when it's allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am asking this question because people who kill themselves to save a nation or piece of land they are called martyr. I do not understand why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to have an answer with some hadees and Quraan reference, so that I can share that answer with confidence. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17445" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-06T05:37:36.413" LastActivityDate="2017-09-04T10:11:59.817" Title="Is suicide allowed in any circumstances?" Tags="|halal-haram|suicide|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36718" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-09T16:30:13.213" Score="3" ViewCount="1110" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read verse &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7:81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7.81&lt;/a&gt; in Islam it says those who commit sodomy need to be stoned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [We had sent] Lot when he said to his people, &quot;Do you commit such immorality as no one has preceded you with from among the worlds? Indeed, you approach men with desire, instead of women. Rather, you are a transgressing people.&quot; -- Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7:80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7:80-81&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel like that’s too harsh. If they sinned, it's between them and Allah. Killing them is too harsh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20347" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-09T18:17:34.977" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T18:18:51.130" Title="Why are gays stoned?" Tags="|quran|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36719" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-09T19:43:28.517" Score="2" ViewCount="155" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found a few interesting videos on youtube.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCguMu79vg4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCguMu79vg4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyGvjA1nGXI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyGvjA1nGXI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the first video, the girl converted to Islam simply because she loved Muhammad's lifestyle. She didn't say anything about &quot;being convinced that Islam is the truth&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the second video, another girl converted to Islam because she found the muslim community to be very helpful and fasting in ramadan helped her with her smoking addiction. But nothing that convinced her that Islam is the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do you think? Are these girls muslims? Islamic scholars are always saying that &quot;You need to become a muslim through logic and reasoning&quot;. But in these videos, there is no mention of logic or reasoning behind believing in Islam. Rather, these girls converted to Islam simply because they liked certain things about it. Do they count as muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T15:48:33.547" Title="Can a person be muslim if he/she simply likes something about Islam?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|islamic-basis|conversion|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36720" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36718" CreationDate="2016-12-09T21:29:49.267" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It sounds brutal to me too, and I personally am against it.  Stoning, in general, is extremely rare in official practice:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Out of the world’s forty-nine Muslim-majority states, six retain the punishment in deference to Islamic legal tradition, despite the fact that the Koran, unlike the Bible (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2022%3A24&amp;amp;version=ESV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Deuteronomy 22:24&lt;/a&gt;), does not mention it. Of these countries only Iran, which officially placed a moratorium on stoning in 2002 but still gives leeway to individual judges, has actually carried it out. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2015/12/03/ayaan-hirsi-ali-wants-modify-muslims/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;How She Wants to Modify Muslims&lt;/a&gt;, Max Rodenbeck&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Outside of terrorist organizations, it's hard to find support for stoning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Stoning is not mentioned in the Qur'an; not even the Islam-critical website &lt;a href=&quot;https://wikiislam.net/wiki/Stoning_to_Death&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;WikiIslam&lt;/a&gt; contradicts that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The section on &quot;Sodomy&quot; in Major Sins by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Dhahabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Dhahabi&lt;/a&gt;, which is generally a comprehensive source, does not mention stoning (even in the subsection &quot;The Punishment of Sodomites&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It emphasises that sodomy was the sin, not homosexuality per se:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sodomy is also approaching a woman from the anus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and quotes the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah does not look to a man who commits sodomy with a man or a woman. (Reported by At-Tirmidhi. It is good but &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7952/what-does-hadith-gharib-%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB-%D8%BA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8-mean&quot;&gt;Gharib&lt;/a&gt; hadith)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A large portion of this section is focused on preventing harm to minors:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_ibn_Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AI-Hasan Ibn Zakwan&lt;/a&gt; said, &quot;Do not be accustomed to sit with the wealthy men's kids since they are good looking like the virgin ladies. They might be more fascinating than women.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The closest mention is this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Ibn`Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever you find doing the action of the people of Lut, kill the one who does it, and the one to whom it is done. [Grade: Hasan (Darussalam)] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1268780&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/2115030&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;another version&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This could be interpreted as implying the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hudd punishment&lt;/a&gt; for sodomy, which one might argue implies stoning.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a weak hadith not mentioned in Major Sins:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_Allah_ibn_Abbas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abdullah ibn Abbas&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a man who is not married is seized committing sodomy, he will be stoned to death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Dawud said: The tradition of 'Asim proved the tradition of 'Amir b. Abi 'Amr as weak. -- Sunan Abi Dawud 4463 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/40/113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; summarizes the punishment for sodomy in an LGBT context:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Outside of the Quran, there were varying opinions on how the death penalty was to be carried out for such sexual transgressions. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Bakr&lt;/a&gt; apparently recommended toppling a wall on the evil-doer, or else burning alive, while &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ali bin Abi Talib&lt;/a&gt; ordered death by stoning for one &quot;luti&quot; and had another thrown head-first from the top of a minaret—according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_Allah_ibn_Abbas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Abbas&lt;/a&gt;, this last punishment must be followed by stoning. However, according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Hanifa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Hanifa&lt;/a&gt;, homosexual acts are not hadd, but &lt;strong&gt;ta'zeer&lt;/strong&gt; (maximum 39 lashes).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even proponents of punishment for sodomy disagree on the type of punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T18:18:51.130" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36721" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37088" CreationDate="2016-12-09T21:50:07.927" Score="5" ViewCount="230" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Major Sins by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Dhahabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Dhahabi&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamtomorrow.com/books/major_sins/majorSins.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pdf&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was related that Jesus, the son of Mary (pbuh), passed by a flaming fire burning a man when he was in a journey. Then, Jesus carried some water to extinguish the fire. But, the fire turned into a boy and the man turned into fire. Surprisingly, Jesus said, &quot;O Lord! May You return them back to life to ask them how they are? Allah then brought them to life. They were a man and a boy. Jesus asked them, &quot;Who are you?&quot; The man said, &quot;O spirit of Allah, in the world I was afflicted by loving this boy and out of sexual excitement, I sodomized him. Later on when we died, we alternatively burned one another. This is our torture until the Day of Judgement.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was surprised to read this as I don't recall reading anything else like it previously.  I'm wondering if it's correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Did Allah bring back to life a man and a boy who were burning each other after death?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The .pdf translation does not have a reference.  Essentially, I'm asking for a reference for this (Qur'an, hadith, etc.).  Where did this story come from?  (Google keeps leading me back to Major Sins.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T16:44:34.670" Title="Did Allah bring back to life a man and a boy who were burning each other after death?" Tags="|prophet-isa|homosexuality|akhirah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36723" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-09T23:22:41.707" Score="3" ViewCount="101" Body="&lt;p&gt;What can we say about when Jesus was born?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found the following&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For example the Qur'an states in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/19:25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;19:25&lt;/a&gt;: &quot;And shake towards thyself The trunk of the palm-tree: It will let fall Fresh ripe dates upon thee&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This suggests that Jesus was born in spring/summer but it is quite feasible these ripe dates &quot;appeared&quot; out of season by a miracle of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shaikh Ahmed Deedat (&lt;a href=&quot;https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=La2mpUj98eo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;) argues that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But According to the Bible as well as Qur'an Jesus Christ was not Born in December&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;quoting the Bible and the above ayah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is a discussion about this on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.religiousforums.com/threads/birth-of-jesus-in-summer-according-to-quran.124361/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;religiousforums.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user20353" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-17T11:14:21.747" LastActivityDate="2017-02-17T11:14:21.747" Title="What can we say about when Jesus was born?" Tags="|quran|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2016-12-14T23:21:01.560" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36724" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-10T00:45:32.263" Score="3" ViewCount="775" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recall reading somewhere that some Muslim scholars in the past said it could be Issac - perhaps influenced from Bible? But even the Bible says that &quot;Take thine only son, your only son who you love, Issac&quot; (Gen 22:2) and at no time was Issac Abraham's only son as Ishmael outlived Isaac and was the first born.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the Qur'an in the time sequence of 37:100-113 indicates it was Ishmael. Plus in Qur'an 11:71 glad tidings are given of Jacob, Issac's son. Had Issac been son of sacrifice it would have been no test as Abraham would have known that somehow Issac would be spared to be the father of Jacob in the future. Peace be upon all the Prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;11:71. And his wife was standing&#xA;  (There), and she laughed:&#xA;  But We gave her&#xA;  Glad tidings of Isaac,&#xA;  And after him, of Jacob.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user20353" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-07-14T11:39:37.317" LastActivityDate="2017-07-14T11:39:37.317" Title="Is the son of sacrifice for sure Ishmael (as)?" Tags="|quran|sacrifice|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36725" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36743" CreationDate="2016-12-10T10:01:18.590" Score="2" ViewCount="433" Body="&lt;p&gt;Soy sauce include &lt;strong&gt;alcohol&lt;/strong&gt;, but i heard:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Even if we eat including alcohol meals, we can eat if we will not get drunk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If i believe Islam, should i avoid soy sauce?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20358" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T06:22:32.557" Title="If i believe Islam, should i avoid soy sauce?" Tags="|alcohol|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36726" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36728" CreationDate="2016-12-10T10:57:08.860" Score="3" ViewCount="658" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the context of the verse 4:34 of Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what Allah would have them guard. But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them. But if they obey you [once more], seek no means against them. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted and Grand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20245" LastActivityDate="2016-12-10T11:02:03.407" Title="What is the context of the verse 4:34 of Quran?" Tags="|quranic-events|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36727" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-10T10:58:36.937" Score="5" ViewCount="3180" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone prays ONE prayer in Masjid al-Haram, then the reward is 100,000 prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that's the case, then does it mean that it will cover up 100,000 prayers in the future or just past prayers? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason I ask is: Someone went to Mecca recently and prayed in Masjid al-Haram and then came back and told me that they don't have to pray because the prayers they prayed in Masjid al-Haram counts for a lifetime. Is that true? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20276" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-01-27T09:05:42.943" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T10:38:15.717" Title="Does the rewards for praying in Masjid al-Haram count for future prayers?" Tags="|salat|reward|masjid-al-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36726" CreationDate="2016-12-10T11:02:03.407" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A commentary of the said verse  by Al Wahidi explains the occasion of its revelation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Said Muqatil: “This verse (Men are in charge of women…) was revealed&#xA;  about Sa‘d ibn al-Rabi‘, who was one of the leaders of the Helpers&#xA;  (nuqaba’), and his wife Habibah bint Zayd ibn Abi Zuhayr, both of whom&#xA;  from the Helpers. It happened Sa‘d hit his wife on the face because&#xA;  she rebelled against him. Then her father went with her to see the&#xA;  Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace. He said to him: ‘I gave&#xA;  him my daughter in marriage and he slapped her’. The Prophet, Allah&#xA;  bless him and give him peace, said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘Let her have retaliation against her husband’.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As she was leaving with her father to execute retaliation, the&#xA;  Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, called them and said:&#xA;  ‘Come back; Gabriel has come to me’, and Allah, exalted is He,&#xA;  revealed this verse. The Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give&#xA;  him peace, said: ‘We wanted something while Allah wanted something&#xA;  else, and that which Allah wants is good’. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In another narration, Yunus ibn al-Hasan who reported that a man&#xA;  slapped his wife and she complained about him to the Prophet, Allah&#xA;  bless him and give him peace. Her family who went with her said, “O&#xA;  Messenger of Allah! So-and-so has slapped our girl”. The Prophet,&#xA;  Allah bless him and give him peace, kept saying, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Retaliation! Retaliation! And there is no other judgement to be&#xA;  held”. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But then this verse (Men are in charge of women…) was revealed and the&#xA;  Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, said: “We wanted&#xA;  something and Allah wanted something else”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quranx.com/Tafsirs/4.34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quranx.com/Tafsirs/4.34&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems that the Prophet made a mistake in his judgement and Allah corrected him by sending his angel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2016-12-10T11:02:03.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36719" CreationDate="2016-12-10T12:31:28.210" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have two points to make inshaAllah: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1 - People come to Islam in various ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Umar ibn Al Khattab accepted Islam after hearing the beautiful message of the Qur'an. Khalid bin Waleed accepted Islam upon the realization that Islam always triumphs and was going to triumph everywhere.  رضي الله عنهم And many others accepted Islam because they knew Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم  to be upright and truthful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My point: Every person today is drawn to Islam because of some aspect of it which they liked. Some are drawn to its superior logic, clarity and reason; others are drawn to it because of its beautiful teachings on charity, kindness, etc. Some are drawn to it because of the beautiful life/character of its Messenger, Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). The list goes on!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The two girls in the video are just telling you what drew them to Islam. And those are valid reasons which they gave too, ie sister #1 loving the Sunnah of the Messenger and sister #2 loving the compassion/brotherhood of the Muslim Ummah (which is the fruit of Islam). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, just because a person does not verbally tell you &quot;I'm convinced Islam is the truth&quot; it does not mean that they are not convinced. The fact that they accepted Islam implies that they DO accept it as the truth.. after that initial attraction to it. Unless they say otherwise, then you don't know what's in their heart.. and we always assume the best about fellow Muslims [til they give reason otherwise].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2 - Yes.. people are Muslims if they accept Islam even if they are ignorant about aspects of Islam. You're not required to know everything from the beginning (not even required to know Arabic). You're just required to know what you're saying [Shahadah] and believe in it. However, it's not &lt;em&gt;recommended&lt;/em&gt; to dive into it ignorantly. People should study and get a basic understanding of Islam. And thereafter, continue to seek 'ilm (knowledge) which is an Islamic obligation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastActivityDate="2016-12-10T12:31:28.210" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36443" CreationDate="2016-12-10T13:16:00.693" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a husband and wife were co-workers, would the wife need to be obedient in the workplace?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the wife is the boss then the husband must follow her official orders. That is because cheating is haram as stated in the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cheating is haraam, whether it is in buying and selling, or in exams, or any other matter, because of the general meaning of the words of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him): “Whoever cheats is not one of us.”Narrated by Muslim, 102 from the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/175744&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/175744&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;. It seems possible that conflicts of interest could arise,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's haram big time as stated in the following verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International: And do not approach the orphan's property except in a way that is best until he reaches maturity. And give full measure and weight in justice. We do not charge any soul except [with that within] its capacity. And when you testify, be just, &lt;strong&gt;even if [it concerns] a near relative.&lt;/strong&gt; And the covenant of Allah fulfill. This has He instructed you that you may remember.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verse (6:152) - English Translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-12-10T13:16:00.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36731" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23433" CreationDate="2016-12-10T13:34:35.117" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ibn Luhiah is in the chain but there are other hadiths which support it thus causing his weakness to be overlooked (as others reported similar ahadeeth)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20360" LastActivityDate="2016-12-10T13:34:35.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36732" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35201" CreationDate="2016-12-10T13:46:04.843" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 13th century scholar, Ibn Khatir said in the commentary of the said verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(but if they return to obedience, seek not against them means (of&#xA;  annoyance),) meaning, when the wife obeys her husband in all that&#xA;  Allah has allowed, then no means of annoyance from the husband are&#xA;  allowed against his wife. Therefore, in this case, the husband does&#xA;  not have the right to beat her or shun her bed. Allah's statement,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;when the wife obeys her husband in all that Allah has allowed&quot; -- means that the &lt;strong&gt;wife obeys the husband only if what the husband asks her to do is halal in Islam.&lt;/strong&gt; If he tells her to do something that is haram, she must disobey him. Prophet once said something that means something like there is no obedience to the creation over the creator. And obedience doesn't apply if what the husband asked the wife to do is masbooh (doubtful matters).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further reading: &lt;a href=&quot;https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/a/36194/32459&quot;&gt;https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/a/36194/32459&lt;/a&gt; (references are provided in it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:46:44.407" LastActivityDate="2016-12-10T13:46:04.843" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36734" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-10T15:05:07.940" Score="1" ViewCount="1214" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why doesn't this argument work for the cosmological argument for atheism?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.)Anything that exists needs a cause &lt;strong&gt;(Check) ✔&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.)The Universe needs a cause &lt;strong&gt;(Check)✔&lt;/strong&gt; we know that, because the universe is running down, and something that is running down must have started at some point. The second law of thermodynamics states that the universe is running out of usable energy and if you doubt this, look in the mirror you’re aging and running down just like everything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3.)So there is a First Cause &lt;strong&gt;(Check)✔&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4.)The First Cause requires a decision to initiate a effect &lt;strong&gt;(Check)✔&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5.)&lt;/strong&gt; The First Cause is an unintelligent impersonal unconsciousness, which has only the ability to decide whether to create the universe or not create the universe spontaneously out of itself, so a Yes and No decision. When &lt;strong&gt;(5.)&lt;/strong&gt; means Yes and No, It means that it is impersonal as to a frog which can only decide a limited amount of things, e.g to eat the bug or not eat the bug.&lt;strong&gt;(❓❓❓)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;6.)Therefore Allah does not exist.&lt;strong&gt;(❓❓❓)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now why does this argument not work? How should a Muslim respond to this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20362" LastEditorUserId="20362" LastEditDate="2016-12-10T15:34:42.763" LastActivityDate="2018-11-17T00:15:00.920" Title="Is there a flaw in the Kalam Cosmological argument?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36735" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36734" CreationDate="2016-12-10T15:56:22.767" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The cosmological argument is based on a number of flawed premises. You illustrated the problem with 5): it's an assertion for which there is zero evidence, and you can exchange it for any other assertion you want there - as in the case of the Islamic version of it, a personal god; but you could insert the assertion that it needs to be the Shinto god Izanagi, or an ape god like the Hindu god Hanuman, or a god with a stomach problem who vomits up existence like the god Bumba from African folk religion, and any of those assertions would be as well supported as the one in your question. I'll address the others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) The claim that everything in existence needs a cause is an induction from the empirical observation that whenever event A happens, then event B happens afterwards. Right off the bat, causality can only possibly apply when there is Time. The Cosmos (I will use this to mean &quot;all of existence&quot;) is different from everything inside our universe by that the cosmos does not exist within Time, rather Time exists within the Cosmos, which means talking about the Cosmos &quot;beginning to exist&quot; is just a trick of language. There is no &quot;moment&quot; at which the Cosmos does not exist, and then a later &quot;moment&quot; where it does, because there is no Time outside the Cosmos.&#xA;Apart from that, causality might not be universal at all, and in the area of quantum mechanics we have examples of things that just pop into existence without anyone being able to identify a cause. Generally, the notion of &quot;causality&quot; seems intuitive to us - because we evolved in an environment and at a size where it seems to always hold - but that doesn't mean it is a general principle that applies to everything within the Cosmos, or the Cosmos itself, and we have some evidence that it doesn't apply to everything within the Cosmos, and logical reasons to reject the claim that it applies to the Cosmos itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) It's an outright falsehood that physicists are anywhere near convinced that the Cosmos is finitely old. There are a number of very respected leading physicists who think the Cosmos might well have both an infinite past and an infinite future, and the current discussion among physicists involves a number of models of the Cosmos where this is the case. For details, I suggest asking on &lt;a href=&quot;http://physics.stackexchange.com&quot;&gt;physics.SE&lt;/a&gt; since I do not have the expertise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Nowhere near established, and based on the objections to 1), rather illogical. It's a trick of language, nothing more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) Like 5), this is an arbitrary assertion. It's even contrary to empirical data; there is no &quot;decision&quot; to be detected in the fusion that happens in our sun, for example, or in the chemistry of burning coal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2017-02-01T12:20:03.887" LastActivityDate="2017-02-01T12:20:03.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36737" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-10T19:41:50.917" Score="2" ViewCount="28904" Body="&lt;p&gt;I fear committing zina. I had a love and I was heartbroken because I did not even talk to him to avoid zina, but I ended up committing it. I was mentally ill at that time and I am a female so it is presumably forgiven. Soon after committing, I did Tawana but now men harass me as I am of a maturer age now and I fear I will commit it again too. It is said that tawbah is accepted only once and I am religious so I don't want to be deprived of Paradise. Second I have also read that Allah does not forgive until repentance is done in front of everyone. How should I do tawbah? I want Paradise badly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20364" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T12:12:39.093" LastActivityDate="2021-01-30T19:04:17.673" Title="How should I do tawbah after committing zina?" Tags="|fiqh|tawba|zina|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36710" CreationDate="2016-12-11T03:32:06.463" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Religion is based on faith.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Faith is an emotion.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;There is no &quot;proof&quot; for emotional attachments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One chooses to believe in a god, such as Allah, not because they have proof but they are emotionally attached to the idea and have the feeling such as you described. Some are even a step below this and follow the religion taught by their society - their father believed in it, so did his father and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17545" LastEditorUserId="17545" LastEditDate="2016-12-11T22:28:39.657" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T22:28:39.657" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36697" CreationDate="2016-12-11T03:40:02.400" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Personal and freedom of choice are indeed meaningless if you have to take permission from someone else for every trivial thing, especially if you are above 18 -20 years of age.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In such a case you are being duped by an illusion of freedom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a more personal front - if you are over 30 you can do whatever you want with your life. A parent is only responsible for a child not a mature adult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17545" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T03:40:02.400" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36742" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2125" CreationDate="2016-12-11T06:20:26.950" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran was revealed during the time of the Prophet Muhammads (saws) lifetime. Many verses came down and pertained to that period in time for the Muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One example is when Allah mentioned the Prophet saws and his siddiq (Abu bakr) in the cave going towards Madinah. Surat Al Tawbah 9:40&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran was relayed through oral tradition and was memorized by those who heard it and also written on palm leaves. There are many reasons why it wasn't compiled during the time of the Prophet saws, books can be lost like we've seen with previous books of Allah when families were stripped of their rights to carry the Torah or Bible in their homes. The Quran was memorized immediately and was undisputed. Every single Muslim could vouch for every single letter in the Quran. So much so that if one letter was omitted they would burn that whole batch of books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The compilation was done during the time of Abu Bakr when so many companions who memorized the Quran were dying, Omar al Khattab plead the case that it needed to be written down and standardized. Abu Bakr initially refused saying &quot;Do you wish me to do something that wasn't done during the Prophets time?&quot; But he later took the advice and a sahaabi named Zaid bin Thabit was designated to write the Quran down and the chapters were arranged by size from long to short.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20368" LastEditorUserId="20368" LastEditDate="2016-12-11T06:28:08.327" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T06:28:08.327" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36725" CreationDate="2016-12-11T06:22:32.557" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jhalal.com/info/1206.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this site&lt;/a&gt; (Japanese), Japan Halal Association proposed to JAKIM because soy sauce does &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; include &lt;strong&gt;khamar&lt;/strong&gt; (dirty alcohol). After that, it was accepted. So i do &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; need to avoid soy sauce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20358" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T06:22:32.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36744" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-11T08:44:17.910" Score="2" ViewCount="67" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are rules in the Quraan which aren't said before Quraan so why people left without knowing something is wrong for thousands of years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20370" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T04:17:32.447" Title="Why Allah didn't tell Adam the rules which has been mentioned in Quraan instead of leaving people do sins for thousands of years?" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36745" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-11T09:28:08.197" Score="2" ViewCount="2561" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always believed that Allah is one. I never thought that I would start doubting the oneness of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recently, I started having these sort of thoughts (auzubillah): What if Isa was part of god before he was born, then he lost all divinity and became a human prophet (which explains why he would pray to god sometimes), and then, after his resurrection he rose into the heavens and became part of god again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know it sounds absurd. But no matter how hard I try, I can't get it out of my head. I haven't been praying salah in a while since I'm too scared to pray salah now. If I pray salah with these sort of things in my mind, it will be like I'm praying to Isa.....and we all know that's shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before I pray salah, I always have to clear my mind and tell myself &quot;There is no god but Allah. There is not god but Allah. Isa was just a prophet.&quot; But this doesn't always work. My mind starts thinking about that haram thing again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can I possibly prove it to myself that Allah does not have any parts? How can I possibly prove it to myself that Isa is not part of god? It's impossible. My only option is blind faith, but everyone says blind faith is not accepted by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If belief in Allah is fitra, then I should be allowed to have blind faith in Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T15:37:06.193" Title="I'm too scared to pray salah because of my doubts" Tags="|salat|shirk|doubts|fear|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36746" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36745" CreationDate="2016-12-11T09:59:25.840" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A perfect being (God) cannot become imperfect, otherwise He was never perfect to begin with if he was susceptible to losing power. God's attributes are Eternal.. they are never &quot;lost&quot;. So this scenario that you're mentioning is not possible. It just proves that Jesus was nothing but a human.. never divine. And he himself never said he is God or formerly God or a part of God. Period! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This waswasa from Satan is silly. Why don't you get 'doubts' about if you used to be an animal then turned into a human and will turn into an animal again? -- Because Satan has no purpose/reason to suggest these silly ideas to you. But he wants you to disbelieve in God/God's Oneness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What to do: Seek refuge in Allah (ﷻ) from Satan, ignore these evil ideas and don't entertain them and most importantly..- strengthen your understanding of Tawheed (Oneness of God). There are may good books by scholars on fundamentals of Tawheed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also - don't give up Islamic practices which is just jumping from the frying pan and into the fire. Continue with those but seek knowledge and repent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T09:59:25.840" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36747" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-11T13:22:26.057" Score="2" ViewCount="189" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Prophet ()! When you divorce women, divorce them at their 'Iddah&#xA;  (prescribed periods), and count (accurately) their 'Iddah (periods ).&#xA;  And fear Allah your Lord (O Muslims), and turn them not out of their&#xA;  (husband's) homes, nor shall they (themselves) leave, except in case&#xA;  they are guilty of some open illegal sexual intercourse. And those are&#xA;  the set limits of Allah. And whosoever transgresses the set limits of&#xA;  Allah, then indeed he has wronged himself. You (the one who divorces&#xA;  his wife) know not, it may be that Allah will afterward bring some new&#xA;  thing to pass (i.e. to return her back to you if that was the first or&#xA;  second divorce).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then when they are about to fulfil their term appointed, either take&#xA;  them back in a good manner or part with them in a good manner. And&#xA;  take for witness two just persons from among you (Muslims). And&#xA;  establish the witness for Allah. That will be an admonition given to&#xA;  him who believes in Allah and the Last Day. And whosoever fears Allah&#xA;  and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from&#xA;  every difficulty). [65.2-3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verses above seems to indicate that you don't need any witness to give talaq but you need witness to seal the divorce when the wife's idiah period is over. Is my assumptions correct? Is this view accepted among Sunni and Shia scholars?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19566" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T13:22:26.057" Title="Does the following Quran verses mean that it is necessary to have witnesses to dissolve divorce?" Tags="|talaq|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36749" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24402" CreationDate="2016-12-11T14:28:35.860" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Even if it's 95% safe ecigs are still haram for two reasons: The intention and the cost of it. You are paying for e-liquid to supply your ecig fir no beneficial reasons and this money will add up overtime to result a huge total of money wasted. The intention would be that you are found shisha because it makes you look good or it tastes nice and this bad as just like masturbating and how it feels nice but is haram. You can only do ecigs as an alternative to cigarettes to stop the addiction (if you have no nicotine in your ecig) but many people like teenagers straight away, from not doing any bad things, go to ecigs. So therefore ecigs are haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20374" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T14:28:35.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36210" CreationDate="2016-12-11T14:33:54.767" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fact that you stated &quot;I'm just trying to increase my imaan.&quot; in your question is a very precious thing and it is also something I had done a lot and continue to do when I think of Allah, Islam and Quran related topics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have no personal information or observation to prove that Quran we have today is what Quran was at our Prophet's time (I honestly don't think any information or &quot;proof&quot; you can find will satisfy you). We can't even prove 100% that a novel of Tolstoy is exactly the same as it was published just one and a half century ago. Not because it can't be proven, but we simply don't have the information and technology required for it. However I have a very important thing to stick to: I believe in everything that's said in Quran with my full heart, though I still think deeply about some verses to understand them better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I understand from &lt;strong&gt;Verse 9 of Surah 15&lt;/strong&gt; is that Quran is and will be protected by Allah. Once I accept and believe in that, then there remains no doubt for me whether Quran was ever changed or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Human psychology usually requires visual, touchable evidence, especially in belief related topics (even some prophets asked Allah to show them something to satisfy their hearts - &lt;strong&gt;Verse 2:260&lt;/strong&gt;), but what is so precious about belief is that we believe without having all the evidences, proof we require. Believing in Allah won't matter at one moment, you know what that moment is? The Judgment Day, where everyone will be provided with the evidence they needed, but it will be too late to believe as it has no meaning anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My answer may not be the answer you seek but I recommend that you read Quran again and again, especially the first verse I mentioned, so that some of your questions may be answered in time by Allah's own words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17173" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-06-03T08:30:43.283" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T08:30:43.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36751" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36745" CreationDate="2016-12-11T15:11:03.900" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The other answer is mostly fear of satan, which can be applied to anything, and doesn't answer anything. Unlike other religions, islam encourages you to be smart, so let us examine your question in terms of importance and &quot;answerability&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;answerability&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was isa part of god before or/and after he was born ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only thing we can reasonably assume is that he was as much part of god than other prophets. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a way to know the answer to this question ? Do the prophets merge with god in some way ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems very very unlikely we can find an answer to this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Importance&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What would an answer to this question change ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not much actually. It would not change the texts, the prophete status, and so on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are plenty of such questions you can formulate. They are all very interesting, but cannot be answered, and whatever the answer would be, do not change much. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T15:11:03.900" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36753" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36745" CreationDate="2016-12-11T15:37:06.193" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I always believed that Allah is one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You yourself have stated that you &quot;believed&quot; Allah is one. The same way that you can believe that Allah is one it is possible to believe that Allah may not be one. Your belief is not founded on any rational theory or facts but on emotions. You can choose to believe in anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What if Isa was part of god before he was born, then he lost all&#xA;  divinity and became a human prophet (which explains why he would pray&#xA;  to god sometimes), and then, after his resurrection he rose into the&#xA;  heavens and became part of god again?I know it sounds absurd. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not really absurd. It makes as much sense as the oneness of Allah - your belief is based on an emotion which is faith and you can choose to believe in anything. Emotions by their very nature are not facts, they change. One emotion makes about as much sense as another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If I pray salah with these sort of things in my mind, it will be like&#xA;  I'm praying to Isa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again if you are bothered by this, you can consciously choose to pray to whoever you like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Before I pray salah, I always have to clear my mind and tell myself&#xA;  &quot;There is no god but Allah. There is not god but Allah. Isa was just a&#xA;  prophet.&quot; But this doesn't always work. My mind starts thinking about&#xA;  that haram thing again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may try thinking of every creation as part of the whole. That way whoever you pray to you pray to Allah. Problem solved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How can I possibly prove it to myself that Allah does not have any&#xA;  parts? How can I possibly prove it to myself that Isa is not part of&#xA;  god? It's impossible. My only option is blind faith, but everyone says&#xA;  blind faith is not accepted by Allah. &#xA;  If belief in Allah is fitra, then I should be allowed to have blind&#xA;  faith in Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have news for you - All faiths ARE blind - like totally. There are no proofs for emotional values. You don't reason out an emotion - there is no scientific logic that you can apply here whatsoever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Good luck!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17545" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T15:37:06.193" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36756" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-11T17:47:07.207" Score="11" ViewCount="5001" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Allah is so merciful why did he create hell? Would you put somebody that you hate the most in hell to burn for eternity?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just don't see the reason of hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20380" LastEditorUserId="20245" LastEditDate="2016-12-12T20:14:20.080" LastActivityDate="2017-12-08T15:57:59.387" Title="Why did Allah create hell?" Tags="|jahannam|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36757" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-11T17:54:18.967" Score="0" ViewCount="218" Body="&lt;p&gt;Lets say I go out and see someone wearing a cross, do I have to repent for seeing it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20381" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T01:19:40.793" Title="Do I have to repent for shirk after seeing someone commit shirk?" Tags="|shirk|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36656" CreationDate="2016-12-11T19:45:11.500" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For certain actions, e.g. murder, Sharia may prescribe the death&#xA;  penalty, which is implemented in some Muslim-majority countries. This&#xA;  opens the possibility that an innocent person could be mistakenly&#xA;  executed. This situation could be regarded as murder, and hence might&#xA;  attract the death penalty too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The judge who mistakenly gives the verdict to execute the innocent person won't get punished if he tried his best to judge justly. The prophet said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Amr b. al-'As reported that he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:&#xA;  When a judge gives a decision, having tried his best to decide&#xA;  correctly and is right, there are two rewards for him; and if he gave&#xA;  a judgment after having tried his best (to arrive at a correct&#xA;  decision) but erred, there is one reward for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if the person is executed because of false witness then those liars will have to pay him back by taking the innocents bad deeds or giving their good deeds to the innocent in the hereafter. In other words, his chances of going to paradise will hugely increase.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Umm Salama reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You bring to me, for (judgment) your disputes, some of you perhaps&#xA;  being more eloquent in their plea than others, so I give judgment on&#xA;  their behalf according to what I hear from them. (Bear in mind, in my&#xA;  judgment) if I slice off anything for him from the right of his&#xA;  brother, he should not accept that, for I sliced off for him a portion&#xA;  from the Hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Umm Salama, the wife of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ), reported that Allah's&#xA;  Messenger (ﷺ) heard the clamour of contenders at the door of his&#xA;  apartment. He went to them, and said: I am a human being and the&#xA;  claimants bring to me (the dispute) and perhaps some of them are more&#xA;  eloquent than the others. I judge him to be on the right, and thus&#xA;  decide in his favcur. So he whom I, by my judgment, (give the undue&#xA;  share) out of the right of a Muslim,. I give him a portion of Fire; he&#xA;  may burden himself with it or abandon it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/muslim/30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to note that the judgement entirely depends on &lt;strong&gt;the judges knowledge and skills.&lt;/strong&gt; If incompetent judges are given the power (which is happening in many Muslim majority countries) to judge, the chances of judging wrongly increases. With the use of current technology, I think it would be extremely rare for a knowledgeable judge to judge wrongly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Currently, mistakes in judging seems to be related to lack of commitment by law enforcement forces. They can do it correctly but they don't because that takes more money. If intelligence services are utilised to solve complex cases, there wouldn't be much mistakes in judging. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T19:45:11.500" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36673" CreationDate="2016-12-11T20:08:20.923" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm going to supply a deeper insight into the workings of the highest ranks in Shia clerical establishment as well as some information about the scholarly credentials of Ayatollah Khomeini and Ayatollah Khamenei since there are some interesting and controversial aspects with regards to their religious career that are necessary to highlight for more skeptical or interested viewers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ijtihad&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;marja'iyat&lt;/em&gt; in Shia clerical system&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are both widely recognized religious (and for many, political) authorities in the Shia world especially in Iran. This is implied by their honorific title, &quot;Ayatollah ul-Udhma&quot; (or &quot;Grand Ayatollah&quot; as in prevalent English usage) which indicates their position as both an accomplished scholar in fiqh (a quality that alone can earn the person the honorific title &quot;Ayatollah&quot;) as well as their status as &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marja%27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;marja' taqlid&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, that is, a source of emulation in religious practice for laymen. (But note that the modifier &quot;Udhma&quot; is often omitted for convenience where it has little contextual significance).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first position is realized when a clerical student finishes all levels of religious studies to become a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijtihad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;mujtahid&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or a sovereign scholar who no longer needs to follow the decrees of other scholars. This accomplishment is usually officially established by a certification granted by an established marja' after checking and endorsing notes taken by the student during the marja's lectures on advanced Shia fiqh books. However there are many other ways for recognition of ijtihad such as by testimonies of other accomplished scholars or marja's to the fiqh qualification of a high-level cleric, or more recently, as for Iranian clerics, by tests held by the Assembly of Religious Experts of Islamic Republic of Iran, a legal body that appoints and monitors the Iran Supreme Leader.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The latter higher position, i.e. marja'iyat refers to position of a scholar who in addition to his advanced scholarly qualifications has also developed some following among laymen who follow his fatwas as usually published in a treatise on juridical issues concerning laymen called &lt;em&gt;risalat al-amaliyya&lt;/em&gt;. A scholar with this accomplishment is often honored by the title of &quot;Ayatollah ul-Udhma&quot; although whether this title is recognized beyond his circle of followers depends on the opinion of other scholars. This is also true about the previous title because other than scholarly qualifications (or &quot;ijtihad&quot;), the spiritual stature of a scholar is also influential in wider recognition of these titles due to their spiritual denotations (Ayatollah and Ayatollah Udhma, respectively mean &quot;sign of Allah&quot; and &quot;grand sign of Allah&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;The ijtihad and marija'yat of Khomeini and Khamenei&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I said there are some fascinating facts regarding the scholarly career of these two famous Shia religious leaders. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Ayatollah Khomeini's scholarly career&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;marja'iyat&lt;/em&gt; (the status of being a marja') of the late Ayatollah Khomeini was acknowledged and publicized interestingly after his arrest in 1963 following his audacious protests against the secular policies of the Shah and his alliance with Israeli and US governments. It is said that during the years leading up to his political uprising, Khomeini had persistently refused to assert himself as a marja' by refusing to publish his juridical treatises and assuming any functions of marja'iyat after the death of the Grand Ayatollah Borojourdi in 1961 (who until then had been the exclusive marja of the entire Shia world). All this was despite the fact that he had been a close disciple of the passed Ayatollah, had held years of lectures on juridical, ethical, and even philosophical and mystical themes (disciplines reserved for the most intelligent and pious scholars) and had written several treatises in all these fields. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam's disciples have said that the reason for his refusal to assume marja'iat was that the Imam under the influence of His profound &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/nutshell/merits_soul/4.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;spiritual sincerity&lt;/a&gt; and strong Sufi/Mystic inclinations disliked the worldly aspects associated with marja'iya such as personal fame and gain, and particularly abhorred rivalries aimed at religious supremacy seen in the office of some contemporary scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interestingly, even later when his &lt;em&gt;marja'iyat&lt;/em&gt; was ultimately acknowledged and publicized by the religious authorities in Qom it was not in response to his own request or initiative. Rather it was some of his close disciples who demanded the other religious authorities to acknowledge and publicize his marja'iya in order to save him from execution in the hands of Pahlavi regime. In the next years, during his exile in Turkey and then in Najaf, Iraq, Khomeini finished and integrated several of his fiqh treatises into a major juridical work called &lt;em&gt;Tahrir al-Wasilah&lt;/em&gt; which was soon published. After the victory of 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, the treatise formed the basis of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Constitution of the newly-established Islamic Republic&lt;/a&gt; and its law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Ayatollah Khamenei's scholarly career&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Ayatollah Khamenei (who succeeded the late Imam as the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardianship_of_the_Islamic_Jurist&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Guardian Jurist&lt;/a&gt; and Supreme Leader of Iran), there have been some protests and doubts by a handful of scholars with respect to his qualifications in fiqh during his early years in office as the Supreme Leader, despite the fact that his official position already indicated that his advanced scholarly competence along with his piety and leadership capabilities had been acknowledged by a few dozen mujtahids and maraji' of the Assembly of Religious Experts who elected him as successor to the late Imam in 1989.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These doubts stemmed from the fact Ayatollah Khamenei had not authored any fiqh treatise and was not known to these scholars for having held lectures on fiqh in the past, two primary indicators of ijtihad. The main reason for this apparent shortcoming was Khamenei's long-time dedication to political revolutionary efforts before and after the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979 which for these skeptical scholars raised the question of when he could get the time to complete his religious studies. But to those scholars who knew him personally since his much younger years before the culmination of his political activities (when he used to hold fiqh lectures for advanced clerical students), his scholarly competence despite his lack of official certification was evident especially considering that he was one of the trusted disciples of Imam Khomeini who had also recommended him to his other disciples as the best candidate for his succession. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Notable among the scholars that publicly endorsed the ijtihad of Khamenei at the time were Ayatollah Muhammad Yazdi, Ayatollah Muhammad Fazel Lankarani, Ayatollah Ali Meshkini and Ayatollah Abdollah Javadi Amoli. Finally, 5 years after taking office, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jameehmodarresin.org/en/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Society of Lecturers of Qom Seminary&lt;/a&gt; consisting of a few dozen mujtahids and maraja's, published a statement announcing the names of scholars whom they could verify as worthy of marja'iat. The list (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jameehmodarresin.org/etelaiyeh/40----1373/330-252.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;archived here&lt;/a&gt; on the Society's website) included the name of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, a series of discussion sessions on advanced fiqh issues held by the initiative of Khamenei himself shortly after assumption of office, provided a chance for directly testing his skills in treatment of juridical problems by the participating scholars. Today, the ijtihad and marja'iyat of Ayatollah Khamenei is recognized by virtually all prominent Shia clerical scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this much is sufficient to establish the authority of these two influential Shia religious figures for any fairly skeptical researcher. Though, I could still provide many more interesting details with respects to their career that show elements of wisdom, piety and genius in this very rare class of religious scholars whose today's prominence is due to their success in uniting advanced scholarly and spiritual accomplishments with brilliant political leadership. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I used primarily Iranian official sources (in Farsi) to compose this. Some of them include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pasokhgoo.ir/node/20797&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Stages of Ijtihad&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, Center for Answering Religious Inquires, a subsidiary of the Center for Islamic &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e2295&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tabligh&lt;/a&gt; of Qom Seminary&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawzah.net/fa/Magazine/View/130/4383/29009/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%B9%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AE%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Marja'iyat of Imam Khomeini&quot;&lt;/a&gt;; an article from a periodical dedicated to the life and thoughts of Imam Khomeini, published on the PR website of Qom Seminary.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;َ&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leader.ir/fa/content/14121#28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;A glance at the biography of Ayatollah ul-Udhma Seyyed Ali Khamenei&quot;&lt;/a&gt;; a short biography published on the website of Ayatollah Khamenei's office.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;English sources for more study:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books?id=HMd5C4KaOgkC&amp;amp;printsec=frontcover&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Khomeini: Life, Thought and Legacy, by &lt;/a&gt; published by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_Contemporary_Islamic_Thought&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Crescent International&lt;/a&gt;;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://english.khamenei.ir/news/2116/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Khomeini’s Biography&lt;/a&gt;; a short biography of Ayatollah Khomeini published on the website of Ayatollah Khamenei's office&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://english.khamenei.ir/news/2130/bio&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Biography of Ayatollah Khamenei the Leader of the Islamic Revolution&quot;&lt;/a&gt;; from the same site.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2016-12-11T20:13:38.943" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T20:13:38.943" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36756" CreationDate="2016-12-11T20:30:31.470" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Typically in every religion there is a concept of hell/heaven.&#xA;The makers/founders of the religion and in this case Muhammad recognized that if there was no such concept then there will be no reason to dogmatically follow the religion, thus weakening it over time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, they incorporate a fearsome punishment in the religion for the disbelievers which most people find quite hard to overcome. For example, religion typically seeks to answer questions such as what happens after death. In the absence of any alternative answers the practitioner turns to the religion's answer to the question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a nutshell religion, and in this case Islam tries to keep it's followers by a system of fear and greed. It incites fear for disbelieving and not following it's tenets in the form of a horrendous afterlife, and rewards the faithful with gifts and promises of eternal pleasure. This system of fear/greed is a recurrent theme with most religions. Often, this is the most important thing keeping the religion together - since there is no empirical evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You however have hit the nail upon it's head - if Allah existed and was merciful he would indeed not create a hell. If he did create a hell then he would be a hateful and vindictive god. There is no need for a hell/heaven system apart from it's necessity in order to keep the religion together out of greed/fear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17545" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T20:30:31.470" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36757" CreationDate="2016-12-11T22:32:21.017" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No you do not, no one ever had to, no one will ever have to. Book people have always been around, and allowed to wear crosses, since the beginning. It is one of the things they do. You do not have to repent for merely seeing one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;please forgive the reference and the tone&lt;/em&gt; You are not a vampire. Your eyes do not burn since you saw it. Your life must be so hard if you believe this kind of thing. Who on earth told you such nonsense ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;following downvote&lt;/em&gt; If you wanted someone to point to a hadith that could in a very off sense forbid to see (not look or contemplate, just see) a cross, you should just have asked &quot;What hadith can be interpreted as an interdiction to see a cross?&quot;. There are none. But if you look well enough, you will find one that you will interpret as an interdiction to see a cross. For instance, you could repent for not trying right away to convert the person wearing that cross. Or see the cross as a kind of idolatry, and repent for not destroying it. I am sure you will come up with something. But no, there are no hadiths about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastEditorUserId="20376" LastEditDate="2016-12-12T01:19:40.793" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T01:19:40.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36764" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36756" CreationDate="2016-12-11T22:51:37.987" Score="14" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;Would you put somebody that you hate the most in hell to burn for ETERNITY&lt;/em&gt;?&quot; -- Humans have emotions that may sway them away from justice.. and even cause them to do injustices (as history has shown many times) but God is above that. Alhamdulillah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[I doubt you'd want your child to be put into jail for life if he/she commits a crime (out of sympathy) but that's the consequence of doing evils in your society; just 'cause &quot;you&quot; wouldn't want them there doesn't mean they should be let off the hook]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Entry into Paradise is God's Mercy. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Entry into Hellfire is God's Justice.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;the reason of hell&lt;/em&gt;&quot; - It's fairly simple. Punishment. Purification. Final resting abode for those who would continue on disbelieving and committing crimes forever if they could. Their intention is to do evil forever, so they get punished in Hell forever.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If you could but see when they are made to stand before the Fire and will say, &quot;Oh, would that we could be returned [to life on earth] and not deny the signs of our Lord and be among the believers.&quot; But what they concealed before has [now] appeared to them. And even if they were returned, they would return to that which they were forbidden; and indeed, they are liars. [Qur'an (6:27-28)].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When criminals complain about jail [where they suffer and are deprived of freedom], do you criticize society for having jails? No, you tell the criminals to stop doing evil. They put themselves there. Likewise, you put yourself in Hell via bad choices.-- &lt;strong&gt;Have mercy on your own soul and save yourself from Hell.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastActivityDate="2016-12-11T22:51:37.987" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36717" CreationDate="2016-12-11T22:53:48.023" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;People who kill themselves, supposedly to save some land or some other people, are not martyrs. A martyr is someone who is killed while struggling for a cause, not kills himself for this cause. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Killing yourself means voluntarily destroying the creation of Allah swt. It is the only act of war one can make which is not directed at the oumma, some people or the quran but against Allah himself. It is saying to him &quot;I don't want the life you gave me&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Killing yourself for a cause means you are more interested in the status of  martyr itself than your cause. It is the purest hypocrisy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastEditorUserId="20376" LastEditDate="2016-12-12T10:55:28.350" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T10:55:28.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36767" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-11T23:44:42.363" Score="2" ViewCount="2559" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith which says &quot;Paradise lies beneath your mothers feet&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this mean that the value of a mother is greater than the value of heaven? So a mother will always be more valuable then paradise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm asking this because usually when something is beneath someone's feet, it's a sign of disrespect, or of lesser value, like its smaller and less valuable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19756" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-12T08:45:39.893" LastActivityDate="2017-07-11T00:42:25.103" Title="Does &quot;Paradise lies beneath your mother feet&quot; imply the value of a mother is greater than the value of heaven?" Tags="|hadith|jannah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36768" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36362" CreationDate="2016-12-11T23:54:59.923" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no contradiction between this oath and islam if you do not interpret it litterally. This is true for the oaths of most western country. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It makes no reference to homosexuality, atheism, apostasy, or any particular aspect of the law. Besides, you can criticise the law as much as you want once you take it. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It states that you should bear arms when required by the law. In that case, unless some country openly declares war to the us, you are safe, no mandatory service will be imposed to you. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;non combattant service should not be a problem. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The mention &quot;so help me god &quot; does not mention which god. In a more strictly secular country, &quot;god&quot; would not be mentioned at all. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The constitution you are asked to protect says that you have the freedom to practice your religion. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unless you interpret islam as an obligation to beat up homosexuals on sight, you can take it. If you cannot live on the same continent than homosexuals, why are you thinking about taking this oath in the first place ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of the us, I would add is it such a good idea right now ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;follwing downvote&lt;/em&gt; : if you see a clear contradiction, please point it out in comments. I mean contradition with respect to the oath and constitution it refers to, not their current president.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastEditorUserId="20376" LastEditDate="2016-12-12T01:26:16.613" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T01:26:16.613" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36517" CreationDate="2016-12-12T00:18:19.820" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Very interesting question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will not find anything in the holy texts that speaks about blood donation, for the same obvious reason you will not find anything about vaccines : on one hand it did not exist in the prophet's time, and on the other hand it is a purely material topic, not a spiritual one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, you will find many calls to assist your brothers and sisters. This should compell you to donate blood, as long as it does not harm yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope someone, some day, is saved thanks to your donations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T00:18:19.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36770" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36724" CreationDate="2016-12-12T03:03:23.877" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Indeed, there is no clear evidence from a verse in the Qur’an or an authentic hadith who the sacrifice was, neither is there a consensus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Qur’anic Evidence&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surah As-Saffat, Allah gives tidings of Isma’el, then there is a narration of the story of sacrifice, then Allah gives tidings of Is’haq, followed by Ya’qoob:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهْدِينِ رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ فَبَشَّرْنَاهُ بِغُلَامٍ حَلِيمٍ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ السَّعْيَ قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ إِنِّي أَرَىٰ فِي الْمَنَامِ أَنِّي أَذْبَحُكَ فَانْظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَىٰ ۚ قَالَ يَا أَبَتِ افْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ ۖ سَتَجِدُنِي إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الصَّابِرِينَ فَلَمَّا أَسْلَمَا وَتَلَّهُ لِلْجَبِينِ وَنَادَيْنَاهُ أَنْ يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ الرُّؤْيَا ۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ الْبَلَاءُ الْمُبِينُ وَفَدَيْنَاهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمٍ وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْآخِرِينَ سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَبَشَّرْنَاهُ بِإِسْحَاقَ نَبِيًّا مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ وَبَارَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَىٰ إِسْحَاقَ ۚ وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحْسِنٌ وَظَالِمٌ لِنَفْسِهِ مُبِينٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [then] he said, &quot;Indeed, I will go to [where I am ordered by] my Lord; He will guide me. My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous.&quot; So We gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy. And when he reached with him [the age of] exertion, he said, &quot;O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I [must] sacrifice you, so see what you think.&quot; He said, &quot;O my father, do as you are commanded. You will find me, if Allah wills, of the steadfast.&quot; And when they had both submitted and he put him down upon his forehead, We called to him, &quot;O Abraham, You have fulfilled the vision.&quot; Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good. Indeed, this was the clear trial. And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice, And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations: &quot;Peace upon Abraham.&quot; Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good. Indeed, he was of Our believing servants. And We gave him good tidings of Isaac, a prophet from among the righteous. And We blessed him and Isaac. But among their descendants is the doer of good and the clearly unjust to himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur’an 37:99-113&lt;/a&gt; (Sahih International translation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may be concluded that the above-mentioned verses are relating the story in sequence. If so, then the sacrifice was Isma'el. However, it is well known that the word &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; in Arabic does not necessarily indicate sequence. For example, in &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/54:18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur’an 54:18&lt;/a&gt;, Allah says: “'Aad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.” Allah’s punishment occurred after His warning, but the verse mentions the word &quot;punishment&quot; first (not in sequence).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Qur'an mentions the good tidings of Is'haq:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدْ جَاءَتْ رُسُلُنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ بِالْبُشْرَىٰ قَالُوا سَلَامًا ۖ قَالَ سَلَامٌ ۖ فَمَا لَبِثَ أَنْ جَاءَ بِعِجْلٍ حَنِيذٍ فَلَمَّا رَأَىٰ أَيْدِيَهُمْ لَا تَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ نَكِرَهُمْ وَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً ۚ قَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ إِنَّا أُرْسِلْنَا إِلَىٰ&#xA;  قَوْمِ لُوطٍ وَامْرَأَتُهُ قَائِمَةٌ فَضَحِكَتْ فَبَشَّرْنَاهَا بِإِسْحَاقَ وَمِنْ وَرَاءِ إِسْحَاقَ يَعْقُوبَ قَالَتْ يَا وَيْلَتَىٰ أَأَلِدُ وَأَنَا عَجُوزٌ وَهَٰذَا بَعْلِي شَيْخًا ۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَيْءٌ عَجِيبٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And certainly did Our messengers come to Abraham with good tidings; they said, &quot;Peace.&quot; He said, &quot;Peace,&quot; and did not delay in bringing [them] a roasted calf. But when he saw their hands not reaching for it, he distrusted them and felt from them apprehension. They said, &quot;Fear not. We have been sent to the people of Lot.&quot; And his Wife was standing, and she smiled. Then We gave her good tidings of Isaac and after Isaac, Jacob. She said, &quot;Woe to me! Shall I give birth while I am an old woman and this, my husband, is an old man? Indeed, this is an amazing thing!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur’an Hud 11:69-72&lt;/a&gt; (Sahih International translation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned that Ibrahim was informed about Is'haq, and after Is'haq comes Ya'qoub. We know now that Ya'qoub was Is'haq's son, but from the verse it could be that he would be Is'haq's son, or another son of Ibrahim after Is'haq, and so on. There is no explicit mention in the verse that Ya'qoub would be Is'haq's son.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Hadiths’ Evidence&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most famous hadith that mentions Isma’el by name was documented in Musnad Ahmad:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إن جبريل ذهب بإبراهيم إلى جمرة العقبة فعرض له الشيطان فرماه بسبع حصيات فساخ ثم أتى الجمرة الوسطى فعرض له الشيطان فرماه بسبع حصيات فساخ ثم أتى الجمرة القصوى فعرض له الشيطان فرماه بسبع حصيات فساخ فلما أراد إبراهيم أن يذبح ابنه اسماعيل قال لأبيه: يا أبت أوثقني لا أضطرب فينتضح عليك من دمي إذا ذبحتني فشده فلما أخذ الشفرة فأراد أن يذبحه نودي من خلفه أن يا إبراهيم قد صدقت الرؤيا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jibril went with Ibrahim to the Jamrah of Aqaba, the Shaitan appeared to him, so Ibrahim threw seven pebbles at the Shaitan. The Shaitan disappeared. When Ibrahim reached the middle jamrah, the Shaitan re-appeared to him, so Ibrahim threw seven pebbles at the Shaitan. The Shaitan disappeared again. When Ibrahim reached the farthest jamrah, , the Shaitan re-appeared to him, so Ibrahim threw seven pebbles at the Shaitan. The Shaitan disappeared again. When Ibrahim wanted to slay his son Isma’el, Isma’el told his father: O father, tie me up so that if I jitter, my blood does not get on you when you slay me. So Ibrahim tightened the knot, then when he took the knife to slay him, he heard from behind: &quot;O Abraham, You have fulfilled the vision.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;— Musnad Ahmad, Hadith #144283 (&lt;em&gt;my own translation, so treat with care&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith is narrated through the authority of ‘Ataa’ ibn Al-Sa’eb through ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas. Although ‘Ataa’ ibn Al-Sa’eb is considered a trusted source, during his last years, his memory became weaker, and as such with this particular hadith which is not definite when he narrated it, it is not considered an authentic hadith by some scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a number of other hadiths that say the sacrifice was Is’haq, but all of them do not go above the level weak (weak, very weak, or fabricated). Thus, in terms of hadiths, there is no conclusive evidence that the sacrifice was either Isma’el or Is’haq.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Scholars' Opinions&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several books that discussed the topics from &lt;em&gt;Zahrat At-Tafasir&lt;/em&gt; to &lt;em&gt;Al-Dorr Al-Manthour&lt;/em&gt; to &lt;em&gt;At-Tafsir Al-Kabir&lt;/em&gt; to &lt;em&gt;Zaad Al-Mi'aad&lt;/em&gt; to &lt;em&gt;Al-Bedaya Wa Al-Nehaya&lt;/em&gt;, among others. There is a difference in opinions. In summary, Abdullah ibn 'Abbas, 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ood, 'Umar ibn Al-Khattab, and 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, Al-Zohry, among others, said that the sacrifice was Is'haq. Abdullah ibn 'Umar, Sa'id ibn Al-Musayyib, Hassan Al-Basry, Mujahid, 'Ataa' ibn Abi Rabah, among others, said that the sacrifice was Isma'el.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know from the Seerah that Isma'el was in Mecca, and that Is'haq was in Jerusalem, and that the sacrifice act took place in Mecca. However, from a scholarly point of view, this is not enough evidence to draw a conclusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The bottom line is we do not know which son was the son of sacrifice, neither should we be too bothered about it. As Muslims, we believe both Isma'el and Is'haq were prophets of Allah, and that Ibrahim was a mighty prophet of Allah. We also believe that Allah tests his prophets at the highest level of tests (as their faith is also at the highest level). It was a test from Allah to Ibrahim and his son, and they passed. May Allah's blessings be on all of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T03:03:23.877" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36744" CreationDate="2016-12-12T04:17:32.447" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The shari'ah has evolved with the humans and it can be noticed through out human history.&#xA;I am not sure of the verses which report the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When the story of the sons of Aadam(a.s.) is mentioned, that both of them did a Qurbani but, the fire from the sky consumed only one, which indicated that only the one consumed by fire had been accepted.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In Surah Yusuf, in the end, the brothers of Yusuf(a.s.) performed sajda in front of him, which in our shari'ah is totally haram.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if you see the instances it clearly suggests that as the horizons of human mind broadened and the maturity developed, many things were removed from the Shari'ah and some new were introduced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the coming of last messenger i.e. Prophet Muhammed (s.a.w.) the human mind has evolved and can perform rational thinking and it doesn't need any miracles to understand things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, Allah(s.w.t.) clearly says in Quran, that I have perfected the religion for you today, which means that w.r.t. to the human in today's time the religion was not perfect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it answered your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20384" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T04:17:32.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36737" CreationDate="2016-12-12T04:24:06.060" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Quran, Allah clearly says that he has promised to forgive man if he repents sincerely and promises not to repeat it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Try your best. If you fail, repent again and take a resolution of never repeating it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if you fail 100 times, but your intention was sincere repentance with a resolve of never repeating it, Allah promises to forgive you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All deeds are judged on the basis of intention. Niya'at is very important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20384" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T04:24:06.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36775" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36887" CreationDate="2016-12-12T05:57:00.450" Score="3" ViewCount="1982" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the prescribed duration of breast feeding a child in light of Quran and Hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20384" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T08:07:43.540" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T08:27:37.743" Title="What is the prescribed duration of breast feeding?" Tags="|sunnah|food|children|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36737" CreationDate="2016-12-12T06:06:43.197" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And those who invoke not any other ilaah (god) along with Allaah, nor kill such person as Allaah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse ___ and whoever does this shall receive the punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds; for those, Allaah will change their sins into good deeds, and Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And whosoever repents and does righteous good deeds; then verily, he repents towards Allaah with &lt;b&gt;true repentance&lt;/b&gt;”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-Furqaan 25:68-71]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it is said that when a person feels unhappy about the sin, it is the sign  of a believer.&#xA;You can see, there is &lt;b&gt;true repentance&lt;/b&gt; at the end of verse.True repentance means that you should use that unhappiness in your heart  and ask for forgiveness and make a commitment in your heart that you will never ever do it again. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;i&gt;Tears mean a lot, When they are from a true heart.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16740" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T06:06:43.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36777" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36778" CreationDate="2016-12-12T06:10:16.020" Score="3" ViewCount="664" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen lot of people when they are as guests and are served food at the house of host, and if that food tastes bad, some of the men talk rude/bad things behind, about the food. What is the Sunnah regarding this?&#xA;Thank You&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16740" LastEditorUserId="16740" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T17:00:02.850" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T17:00:02.850" Title="If the food at the host's house is bad, what is the sunnah regarding this case?" Tags="|practical-islam|sunnah|behavior|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36778" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36777" CreationDate="2016-12-12T08:07:14.850" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (SAW) would never&#xA;  complain about food. If he desired something, he would eat it. If he&#xA;  disliked it, he would leave it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3370, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2064&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the host really presses you for an opinion, try not to hurt their feelings while answering. There is also another Hadith about allowing a husband to lie about her cooking &amp;amp; praise her inorder not to cause her to feel bad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT:&#xA;W.r.t below comment by @Kilise:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Asma bint Yazid narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: &quot;it is not&#xA;  lawful to lie except in three cases: Something the man tells his wife&#xA;  to please her, to lie during war, and to lie in order to bring peace&#xA;  between the people.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reference  : Jami` at-Tirmidhi (Vol. 4, Book 1, Hadith 193)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2016-12-14T10:41:21.870" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T10:41:21.870" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36780" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36324" CreationDate="2016-12-12T11:44:18.560" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;About your laptop. Assume a building is used for shirk. This building is then turned into a mosque. Is the building forever haram ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you think so, your laptop is probably haram too. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you do not think so, then your laptop is fine. Note that plenty of old mosques are in that case. It is just a building, it doesn't oblige you to do anything in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know a bit about chaos theory. What is your question exactly ? I don't see the link with your laptop. And I suggest you ask in another post. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T11:44:18.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36781" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-12T12:13:14.627" Score="1" ViewCount="1472" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's say there is a man who is having doubts about the oneness of Allah. In his head, he keeps thinking that god is divisible or prophets can be parts of god. No matter how hard he tries, he just can't seem to get rid of these doubts, because they make some sense to him. But he also knows that in Islam, having these sort of thoughts is shirk. That's why he is scared of having these sort of thoughts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the man continues to pray salah, hoping that Allah will eventually make these thoughts go away. He has a hard time concentrating in salah because he can't focus on the oneness of Allah. But he keeps going. He keeps telling himself &quot;Allah is the most merciful. He will accept my salah, even though I have these doubts.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But will Allah even accept his salah? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user16329" LastActivityDate="2017-03-14T23:59:16.487" Title="If a person has doubts about the oneness of Allah but he doesn't want to have these doubts, will his salah be accepted?" Tags="|salat|doubts|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36783" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-12T12:37:43.003" Score="3" ViewCount="1023" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a bit confusion about something regarding my family!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My father's elder brothers have children, and those children are living in my home with my mom and aunties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question: Are those cousins of mine mahram to my mom and aunties allowed to talk to randomly? And even sit with them as they're married women?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20388" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-12T20:13:34.467" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T06:07:02.847" Title="Is it permissible for my cousins (my father's elder brothers' sons) to talk and sit with my mother and aunties?" Tags="|halal-haram|family|mahram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36756" CreationDate="2016-12-12T12:48:05.933" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll address the question of eternal hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most dominant position does seem to be that eternal torture in hell is a just punishment. I don't remember reading of someone who calls hell a mercy to its inhabitants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, eternal torture clashes with the notion of mercy. More than that though, it also clashes with the notion of justice - if you are not getting out of hell, then its purpose can't be a matter of reforming you to a better character, or you would have to be released once you have a better character - and if you're not moving towards having a better character, then the punishment isn't apt for its purpose, and flawed for that reason; since you are being punished for an offense committed in finite time (and therefore can only have done finite damage) with a punishment lasting infinitely long, it's grossly unbalanced; the only offense landing you in hell forever is disbelief, and the one you are offending against in that case - God - cannot be harmed, so you are even being punished without having enacted any harm on anyone; saying &quot;no that doesn't sound right/convincing to me&quot; about what Islam claims already constitutes disbelief, and will earn you hell forever, yet massacring thousands of people in arbitrarily cruel ways only earns you a long, but finite time in hell. A long list of similar sentiments will come to most people's ethical intuition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These conflicts are usually answered with (but not solved by) retorts to the effect of &quot;disbelievers would go inflict nothing but evil for eternity anyway, so punishing them forever is just&quot;, or &quot;God is infinite, so any offense against him has infinite weight&quot;, or &quot;justice is what God calls justice&quot;, or a number of other unsatisfying responses. Taken seriously, most of them lead to the conclusion that God could send anyone to hell forever for any reason at all, and the believers would still have to call it justice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another conflict in a related context is that between qadr and free will - it is one of the main reasons why analogies between criminals being sanctioned by human judges and God sending disbelievers to hell forever are quite poor; human judges are not omniscient, they do not create the criminal's environment, intuitions, inclinations, and thoughts, and human judges have no means of moving a criminal away from committing a crime before they do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To my knowledge, there is no resolution of this clash between ethical intuitions of mercy and justice and a punishment of eternal torture for disbelief. I think I have seen the opinion that eternal hell is a manifestation more of God's wrath than of his justice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There have been a handful of scholars who outright said that they cannot see any justice or mercy in eternal hell either. My answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/34747/17702&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; gives a reference for a book on prominent scholars who dealt with the problem of eternal hell; notably, ibn Arabi thought the inhabitants of hell will come to enjoy being there, and Ibn Taymiyyah thought that hell would eventually have to be extinguished. Both those notions are quite heterodox, but considering they are highly influential scholars from different niches of Islam and yet both felt compelled to disagree with the dominant position (which is so dominant that calling it consensus would not be a stretch), they illustrate that the problem of eternal hell is not something that is easily dismissed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T12:48:05.933" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36786" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36260" CreationDate="2016-12-12T14:12:18.433" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is really heart-breaking. And somehow, you are not the first person I see that has been suffering all childhood, without saying anything, and wakes up completely broken at 25.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah does not answer prayers in the way you want him to, otherwise the world would be very different. There is no need to hate him for this world. It will only add up to all the hate you have. The only way he can help you is through you, and through others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have been very unlucky so far. Most of the people on this planet are good people. You grew up within morons. Some were hurting you on purpose, because it made them feel better in a sick way. Some probably didn't even realize they were hurting you. Anyway, the deed is done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You need friends. Desperately. And yet, I suspect you have relationship issues. On of the issues you will encounter is you will probably see all the bad things in the people you meet, before the good things. Try to be concious of how much it affects you, and not think about it too much. The only criteria you should have for picking your friends is whether they are nice to you or not. Do not refuse a friendship with someone under the pretext that they don't believe in Allah. Maybe Allah send them to you so that you help each other. You have no way of knowing this for certain, Allah works in mysterious ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Drinking too much and alone every night is clearly not a healthy or long term solution. It is pretty much escaping your life, only to find it worse the morning after. It is like a long suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Try to drop your jealousy. Keep your desire for justice, it is a good thing to have. But do not compare yourself to others too much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Try to see the good things in life. Start small, with a brunch, or a walk in the forest. Usually wandering in Allah's creation (wild nature) helps to clean your head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You won't change or solve all your problems in one day. It will be long, don't be too hard on yourself. Be brave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Good luck. Please say if this was helpful in any way, and if not, why (I also hope to have a comment to be sure that you didn't do anything stupid, I am quite concerned about you).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastEditorUserId="20376" LastEditDate="2016-12-12T14:17:33.223" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T14:17:33.223" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36781" CreationDate="2016-12-12T15:05:32.843" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Per Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Salah of the sincere Muslim is accepted.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Salah of the sincere Muslim afflicted with waswasa is accepted.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Salah of the Mushrik/Kafir [disbeliever, firm in disbelief] is not accepted.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Salah of the Munafiq [hypocrite, pretends to be Muslim while being a disbeliever; have true doubts] is not accepted.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me.. the key words of your description is &quot;&lt;em&gt;they make some sense to him&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. If any concepts of Shirk truly &quot;make sense&quot; to you, then you have issues with Aqeedah, my friend. It will nullify your deeds entirely.. because that is what shirk does. The person will have to purify his Aqeedah until he no longer thinks the falsehood/shirk 'makes sense'/is legit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Truly fearing Allah's (ﷻ) punishment [Hell] would entail giving up that which earns His Wrath. It's for this reason that this person should take steps to do so by self-purification/repentance and seeking knowledge to dispel ignorance/falsehood from the mind plus in the meanwhile, continue praying. This is definitely the correct way to go @ &quot;the man continues to pray salah, hoping that Allah will eventually make these thoughts go away&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastEditorUserId="16419" LastEditDate="2016-12-14T19:01:50.433" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T19:01:50.433" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36788" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36717" CreationDate="2016-12-12T16:11:52.860" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In one condition it is allowed, if someone is going to launch atom bomb that would take millions of lifes. Then one can plan an attack to stop it, but only to safe a disaster. Its my opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where as in other wars, I believe victory and defeat is part of life. And as a muslim one must not kill himself, because when someone does that, it means he has no hope in Allah. He rather believes in his own self. Which is shirk, so always be hopeful that even if you loose a war, one day you will be victorious. If not in this world than in the next life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20390" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T16:11:52.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36790" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-12T20:46:41.653" Score="-2" ViewCount="203" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it proper for a wife to accompany her husband in public when shopping or sightseeing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20392" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T03:19:18.463" Title="Can a wife accompany her husband in public?" Tags="|family|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2018-03-31T19:32:51.067" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36791" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36734" CreationDate="2016-12-12T22:11:28.093" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thank you for bringing that up here. I’ve interspersed some comments in between your premises.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1.)Anything that exists needs a cause(Check)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SD: Wrong. Anything that begins to exist has a cause, or every effect has a cause. See If God created the universe, then who created God? for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2.)The Universe needs a cause(Check we know that, because of the the universe is running down, and something that is running down must have&#xA;  started at some point. The second law of thermodynamics states that&#xA;  the universe is running out of usable energy and if you doubt this,&#xA;  look in the mirror you’re aging and running down just like everything&#xA;  else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SD: We agree. See the above link for more details. Moreover, there are other reasons to believe the universe needed a cause, such as the absurdity of an actually infinite series of seconds, and the contingency argument for God.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3.)So there is a first cause(Check)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SD: This does not follow from the previous two premises. If everything that exists needs a cause, then there can be no first cause, since the first cause is by definition ‘uncaused’. This is why the first premise needs to say “Anything that begins to exist has a cause”, or “Any contingent thing needs a cause”.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4.)The First Cause requires a decision to initiate a effect(Check)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SD: I agree. Only a being that can freely choose can produce an effect independent of any prior conditions.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5.)The First Cause is an unintelligent impersonal unconsciousness, which&#xA;  has only the ability to decide whether to create the universe or not&#xA;  create the universe spontaneously out of itself, so a Yes and No&#xA;  decision. When (5.) means Yes and No, It means that it is impersonal&#xA;  as to a frog which can only decide a limited amount of things, e.g to&#xA;  eat the bug or not eat the bug.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SD: The previous problems are just misunderstandings of the argument, but this is the main problem. The Kalam and Contingency arguments don’t tell us the scope of freedom that the cause for the universe has. They tell us, minimally, that the cause for the universe could freely cause this universe, or refrain from doing so. They don’t tell us what else the cause for the universe could ‘choose’ to do, if anything. Your interlocutor is trying to use this minimal conclusion to set the maximum that one can infer from the Kalam and Contingency arguments. In other words, they’re saying that a being that can only ‘choose’ to create this universe or refrain from doing so is the only correct conclusion to this argument.   That, however, is false. Since the Kalam and Contingency arguments are consistent with several different types of beings, including the biblical God, we should weigh up which is the most plausible. A First Cause capable of making a decision from premise 4 contradicts the notion of an “impersonal unconsciousness” in premise 5. They would have to reformulate premise 4 to avoid language of ‘decision’. But how to do that? What exactly is an “impersonal unconsciousness” that can only either freely create this universe or freely create nothing? And why are the only options ‘this universe or nothing’? Why couldn’t it create some other type of universe? And why can it only create universes, and not bananas, or unicorns, or warlocks, or fire-breathing bunnies, or pens? The universe is a very big and complex thing, requiring a lot of power to create. So how is such an “impersonal unconsciousness” so restricted in what it can choose and yet capable of producing an effect requiring unimaginable power to create? The being described in premise 5 is utterly contrived, and calling it an “impersonal unconsciousness” is just a bad attempt to avoid the fact that an ability to choose clearly indicates a conscious chooser.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;6.)So therefore Allah does not exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But the God of the Bible does exist.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Conclusion&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There are no flaws in the Kalam Cosmological argument.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here is how it went:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/apiCX.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/apiCX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20394" LastActivityDate="2016-12-12T22:11:28.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36790" CreationDate="2016-12-13T03:19:18.463" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sure, that's perfectly fine. There are no Islamic texts that prohibit or discourage her accompanying him. The only conditions are that they behave decently in public (no public displays of affection/intimacy) and that they avoid places where evil/sins are present. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T03:19:18.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36793" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-13T05:03:01.163" Score="2" ViewCount="1762" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can't stop thinking about that question since i first has been asked it from an atheist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslim and I believe none has a 100% belief in Allah s.w.t even me, and that is because the logical questions that come to our minds from time to time. Then I decided to try atheists' questions, and see their answers or try to answer it in order to clear all these questions to me to reach 100% certainty in Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20370" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2016-12-13T19:12:43.287" LastActivityDate="2024-03-05T01:06:00.763" Title="If Allah S.W.T created us so he created our brains which will determine our acts and our decisions, then why we will be punished for our mistakes?" Tags="|allah|science|theology|free-will|" AnswerCount="7" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36794" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-13T05:25:12.810" Score="-1" ViewCount="2308" Body="&lt;p&gt;Two daughters of Muhammad (SAW) died in the month of Ramadan. I want to know which two daughters were they?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20395" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-13T20:11:59.330" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T13:20:45.957" Title="Who were the two daughters of Muhammad who died in the month of Ramadan?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36783" CreationDate="2016-12-13T05:57:49.107" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on their age. If they are in their early teens they are most likely non-mahram to your mother and your maternal aunties since most boys by around this age grow sexual awareness, and therefore they should observe most if not all rules concerning mahram-non-mahram relations. But they are mahram to their maternal and paternal aunties, that is the sisters of their parents, but not to their aunts-in-law. This aya of the Holy Quran enumerates the mahrams of a women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And say to the believing women, that they lower their gaze cast down&#xA;  their eyes and guard their chastity, and do not reveal their adornment&#xA;  except that which is outward (face and hands); and let them draw their&#xA;  veils over their neck, and not reveal their adornment except to their&#xA;  husbands, or their fathers, or their husbands' fathers, or their sons,&#xA;  or their husbands' sons, or their brothers, or their brothers' sons,&#xA;  or their sisters' sons, or their women, or what their right hands own,&#xA;  or such male attendants having no sexual desire, or children who have&#xA;  not yet attained knowledge of women's private parts; nor let them&#xA;  stamp their feet, so that their hidden ornament is known. And, O&#xA;  believers turn to Allah all together, in order that you prosper.&#xA;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.qaribullah/24:31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:31&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2016-12-13T06:07:02.847" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T06:07:02.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16174" CreationDate="2016-12-13T09:45:42.610" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, i think binary options IS gambling, there's a thin line between binary options and forex trading (gambling and trading) binary options are about betting and forex trading is about selling and buying currencies.&#xA;Binary options : is betting wethere bulling or bearing&#xA;Forex trading: is buying and selling currencies with the hope that you earn money&#xA;As i mentioned above, if we talk about fundamentals about trading, there's a very thin  thin difference between betting and trading.&#xA;In simple and common trading (such as trading or buying food) the wholesale sellers try to take profit of the market volatility so they try to &quot;predict&quot; proces. But betting you know is to bet is giving money without buying something &#xA;I consider binary options like betting for football .. &#xA;The fundamental difference between betting and trading is almost same between business and ribah (in quran' they said ribahis business, allah said NO)&#xA;Therefore i consoder binary options haram (not fatua) and to prevent doing things haram i prefer avoid dealing with subjects still in discussion until a real FINAL result or fatua is released&#xA;Ua allahu aalam&#xA;Assalami alaikom&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20396" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T09:45:42.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36797" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-13T11:17:14.620" Score="6" ViewCount="184" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems to me that there is no country with a muslim majority where Islam is not used for political reasons. All of them have at least a few laws forbidding sex before / out of marriage, alcohol, leaving Islam, or a muslim woman marrying a non muslim. Why is the state watching over this behaviour, and why is it not left to the people themselves to behave? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to me that forbidding something by fines or jail time leads to a lot of hypocrisy. Not only from the people, but from the rulers too, and even more so since they can use islam for their own material gain. Is there any part of the quran (or hadiths, but I would rather have a quran verse) that says the state has to do this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T04:34:27.857" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T04:34:27.857" Title="Does Islam have to be political?" Tags="|politics|islamic-government|islamic-countries|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36793" CreationDate="2016-12-13T11:53:34.870" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This argument, like many others of this kind, comes from the Christian world. It is also quite old.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may have appeared among the cathars. In the 12th century in south western France, the cathars said that everyone would go to heaven. It is not clear whether they had this argument or not, though, since the pope launched a crusade against them and they all died (I am happy to live in this century). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the reform appeared, some protestants (calvinists I think ) used this argument to say that god knew before our birth whether we would go to heaven or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, atheists came along...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Christians usually answer this by saying that god lets us have free will. This is where the true underlying question appear. Are our thoughs determined only by our experience, or are they also appearing out of nowhere (in which case we have free will) ? In the first case, the atheist is right. Which leaves us with the second case. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If some thoughs appear out of nowhere, god knows when they will appear, what they will be, and what effect they will have on you. They are just like an experience, they come up and influence your other thoughts. So god judging you means he is judging thoughts he knew about before you were born and other stuff he knew about before you were born. So the atheist is right. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unless you are willing to admit that god is not omnipotent and omniscient. In that case, the atheist is right again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, there is no way to win a rational argument against an atheist. It is their realm. I am sure he has many other rational arguments just as undeniable for you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T11:53:34.870" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36799" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-13T12:59:23.393" Score="4" ViewCount="927" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am in a grave confusion for a long time. I am well aware of the fact that taking interest or being associated with anything related to it is a dangerous sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But my aunt (from my mother’s side) lives next door, and she lives off from the money of interest from the bank. And as we are relatives and as well as neighbors, we exchange cooked food everyday. My question is, will I be under sin of having any association with riba for having food from her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, I can’t also deny her offerings as it will break the relationship, which is also a sin from Islamic view. What should I do in this situation?&#xA;Hope, someone can help me out on this matter with proper reference hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20398" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T22:31:50.800" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T22:31:50.800" Title="Is it a sin to accept e.g. food from a relative who supports herself using riba?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36801" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36802" CreationDate="2016-12-13T15:10:59.373" Score="5" ViewCount="3559" Body="&lt;p&gt;I walked past a group preaching Islam on the street the other day and something they said piqued my interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They were repeatedly describing Islam is the 'oldest' religion. I wanted to know more, but I didn't have the courage to ask (the group seemed quite threatening if I'm honest) so I made a mental note to ask online, and... well.. here I am :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20401" LastActivityDate="2020-03-30T20:49:03.997" Title="Is Islam the oldest religion?" Tags="|history|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36801" CreationDate="2016-12-13T15:32:59.103" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some quick background to the answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most fundamental belief in Islam is that we believe there is only one God (Allah, in Arabic), and so one who submits to the word of Allah is a Muslim. We also believe that there were thousands of prophets who came over the course of history to preach the word of God, like Noah, Abraham, Jesus, Moses, David, etc. (peace be upon them all). The final messenger was Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims also believe that all these prophets preached the same message since the beginning of time: there is only one God worthy of worship, so worship Him. Sometimes, this message became corrupted or lost, so another messenger would come, until the very last one came. We believe all of these prophets to be Muslim, in the sense that they believed in one God, worshipped Him, and taught the exact same message. However, obviously we don't call them &quot;Muslim,&quot; but we would call them Jewish or Christian, etc. So Islam is just a continuation of that same message, if you will. Therefore, we consider this message to be as old as the human race, since Adam (peace be upon him) was also a Muslim (one who submits to the word of God).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16020" LastActivityDate="2016-12-13T15:32:59.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36804" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36793" CreationDate="2016-12-13T18:04:44.373" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This argument presumes that our mind is the brain, but this is an assumption that has been contested since much earlier in history by the arguments of Neoplatonic and, later, Muslim philosophers. According to this perspective, our free-will is based on our ability to tell right from wrong by the virtue of our thinking mind which is of a different nature than the material brain (and any other material entity) despite closely interacting with the brain for its functioning in the natural world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2016-12-15T20:24:05.097" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T20:24:05.097" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36805" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-13T19:41:11.963" Score="3" ViewCount="363" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran claims that Muhammad (saw) performed no supernatural, verifiable miracles apart from the inspiration that he received. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The unbelievers say, 'Why has a sign (ayatun) not been sent down upon him from his Lord?' Thou art ONLY a warner, and a guide to every people. S. 13:7&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They also say, 'Why has no sign (ayatun) been sent down upon him from his Lord?' Say: 'Surely God is able to send down a sign (ayatan), but most of them know not.' S. 6:37&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this contradict with the hadith literature that narrates authentic reports of Prophet Muhammad (saw) performing miracles? For example, the splitting of the moon, spitting in the food so it feeds many people, water flowing from his fingers, spitting in the eye to heal it? etc etc&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20403" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T03:19:50.373" Title="Qur'an claims Muhammad (saw) performed no supernatural miracles?" Tags="|quran|hadith|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36805" CreationDate="2016-12-14T03:19:50.373" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. It in no way contradicts the Sunnah. The Qur'an verses you referenced only suggest he had not brought any other miracles &lt;strong&gt;at that point&lt;/strong&gt;, but does it say anywhere that he would never do so? No. In fact, Allah (ﷻ) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If We willed, We could send down to them from the sky a sign for which their necks would remain humbled. [Qur'an (26:4)]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (ﷻ) delayed bringing other miracles to them, out of His Wisdom. Ibn Kathir  رحمه الله  mentions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Certainly, Allah is able to send an Ayah (sign). But, He decided out of His wisdom to delay that, because if He sends an Ayah of their liking and they still do not believe, this will hasten their punishment as with the previous nations&quot; [Tafsir Ibn Kathir]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Splitting of the moon (also referenced in the Qur'an), food multiplication, water multiplication, physical healing, etc.. are all authentic miracles which he had performed thereafter during his Prophethood. Reported by numerous different people from numerous different chains.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T03:19:50.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36809" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-14T04:15:01.300" Score="3" ViewCount="164" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read in a introduction to the Coran I took at Ste-Foy public library, in the province of Quebec, in Canada, that it was not written for 200 years; after it was written on &quot;banana leafs&quot; and after on mud tablets. Nothing of that remain today, wrote the translator of the Coran I read in parts. I would like to know the date of the most ancient manuscript. My question has only a friendship intent. I asked the same for the Bible, including the Gospels and the letters of St-Paul. I received clear answers, especially for the letters of St Paul; but sometime &quot;approximative&quot; dates, especially for the books of the old Covenant of the Bible, for example &quot;Isaie&quot; (that is written I French language).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16138" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2016-12-14T10:58:36.923" LastActivityDate="2017-10-07T23:48:19.593" Title="When was the Quran (that is written in French language) written for the first time?" Tags="|quran|history|bible|revelation|religion|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-12-12T17:25:05.850" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36799" CreationDate="2016-12-14T09:24:30.330" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is just a thought.&#xA;You do not need an Imam for you to tell you what to do in this case.&#xA;You already know what to do since you say like this --&gt; 'I can’t also deny her offerings as it will break the relationship, which is also a sin from Islamic view.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just accept it (you can decide whether to eat it or not or give it to someone who needs food [but no merit for that though] ;)), keep a good relationship with her and slowly try to point out what she is doing is wrong. If you think she will not listen, and it could again cause problem for your family, just leave it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can deal with this with your own logic and what you feel is right. Islam is more logical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you see a sin,&#xA; 1. Try to Stop it with action,&#xA; 2. Try to stop it by word&#xA; 3. hate  that sin with your heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the basic level of E-Maan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20408" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T09:24:30.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36812" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-14T10:55:35.943" Score="1" ViewCount="4306" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualykum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please advise as a matter of urgency ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am a 29 year old Female , I was married when I was 18 and I have a child which is already 9 years old. I got divorced in 2011 as my X husband was taking drugs, I suffered much in my past life .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found a guy this year but he is originally from india , he lives in My country that is South Africa. He is 24 years of age and we fell deeply in love and he comes home to my house , he resides with sister in laws who he works for and stays with them too, I have never met them as they don't really consider me coming to they house as I am not of they culture etc etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This guys has decided that we going to marry in January 28th 2017, he came home spoke to my family about marriage etc. he even paid half for our honeymoon and I have also arranged a few things my side and everybody knows we getting married , including his sister in laws and the people at my work and neighbours family etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first during about a month ago his mum cried saying he must not get married to me as I was married before and I have a child. He tried to convince them and this is also after he met my family, then he advised he rather marry me and then convince them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then we were in preparation for the wedding and 3 weeks ago his father called and cried telling his sister in laws that if he decided to get married to me then they must kick him out of the business and they will disown him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But everybody knows we were going to get married besides his parents as he advised he will convince them later on and we will get people speaking to them about our marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His sisters in laws are not straight people , they never meet me but advising the parents wrong things about me etc like I am a south African and I will not allow they son to see them and I am 4 years elder then him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He still loves me but dissapointed me saying we cannot marry as his parents are crying and don't want me because im elder then him and was married before.&#xA;I came out from a very difficult past as mentioned earlier and he never came once to my house and decided that , we met few times and a wedding was about to take place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He still loves me and wants to marry me but is telling me now we have to wait for his parents to agree or else he cant ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this after he advised we will convince them after marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am suffering with trauma , have to face people daily at work and community  because we were about to get married. I lost my dad when I was young so my mum and everybody is stressed out on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What was the right thing for him to ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazkallah&#xA;Yumnah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20409" LastActivityDate="2017-05-13T16:27:39.360" Title="Can we get married without the consent of the husbands parents?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-05-23T16:24:40.880" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36813" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36734" CreationDate="2016-12-14T12:28:17.270" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This argument does not work for several reasons. The simplest way to explain is that several of the points are irrational. That is, they are not sustainable and / or they do not flow naturally into or from the argument at hand. They certainly do not lead to the 5th point, which seems to be the conclusion. In general terms, this is called a non sequitur, meaning &lt;code&gt;it does not follow.&lt;/code&gt; Even if the first 4 points were perfectly true and could be proven, they do not combine to support the final point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Point #1 is not only incorrect, it&lt;code&gt;s self-disproving. If everything which exists needs a cause, then every cause needs a cause. But that creates an infinite backward chain, which is logically impossible. You cannot actually attain infinity. Logically, therefore, there cannot be an infinite, backwards-running chain of causes. There must be a&lt;/code&gt;first cause.&lt;code&gt;This is stated in point #3, but it&lt;/code&gt;s applied only to the universe. In reality, it logically applies everywhere. Not merely the universe, but causality itself has to have a single, solitary &lt;code&gt;First Cause&lt;/code&gt; to begin the chain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is why it is logically more correct to say that whatever begins to exist has a cause. That which has no beginning (the First Cause) never &lt;code&gt;began&lt;/code&gt; to exist. It always existed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Point #2 is valid, so far as it goes. Observations of energy states, redshift of stars, and other tangible evidence say the universe is of a finite age. It is not, and cannot be, infinitely old. So, both logic (see point #1) and scientific evidence (point #2) nominally support the phrasing of point #3. However…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Point #3 is true, but in this case it&lt;code&gt;s incorrectly being applied only to the universe. That&lt;/code&gt;s fine. But it`s irrelevant to the next points.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Point #4 may or may not be true. This point is blending the idea of volition with that of physical cause-and-effect. There is a large difference between a logical sequence of events and a physical sequence of events. Some would argue that a series of volitional events is a third category, others that these are logical. Those arguments are beside the point, for now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The real issue is that a person can only use this point, in a way supporting the conclusion, by assuming the conclusion in the first place. That is, only by assuming that causality is ultimately material and non-intellectual can a person attempt to prove that it&lt;code&gt;s material and non-intellectual. That&lt;/code&gt;s circular reasoning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Point #5 is by far the weakest of the steps. First of all, the terminology is self-contradictory. How can something be &lt;code&gt;unconscious&lt;/code&gt; and yet be a &lt;code&gt;decider?&lt;/code&gt; This ignores all of the logic leading up to this point. If there is no &lt;code&gt;conscious&lt;/code&gt; and no &lt;code&gt;person,&lt;/code&gt; then logically this means that something impersonal and unconscious and separate from that cause &lt;code&gt;caused&lt;/code&gt; this first decision. But that contradicts the entire premise of a &lt;code&gt;first cause.&lt;/code&gt; Flipped coins and rolled dice are not &lt;code&gt;deciders,&lt;/code&gt; they are the effects of some prior cause.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest of point #5 comes out of thin air. Nothing in the prior statements suggested that the First Cause &lt;code&gt;only has the ability&lt;/code&gt; to make certain decisions. Or that it&lt;code&gt;s creating the universe&lt;/code&gt;out of itself.&lt;code&gt;Or that this First Cause is only capable of&lt;/code&gt;yes / no` decisions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, this is simply an argument attempting to prove what it&lt;code&gt;s already assuming: that there is no intelligent being behind the creation of the universe. As shown above, this is not a good response to the Cosmological Argument. Rather, it&lt;/code&gt;s a self-defeating attempt to get away from what logic strongly suggests: reality as we know it is the result of a purposeful decision by an intelligent, powerful, creative First Cause.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20394" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T12:28:17.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36794" CreationDate="2016-12-14T13:20:45.957" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hazrat Ruqayya (R.A) Died during the battle of Badr. She was burried just before the Prophet (SAW) and his companions returned from Badr. Badr was fought on 17th of Ramazan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hazrat Fatima (R.A) died about six months after the death of Mohammad (SAW) on 3rd of Ramazan 11 A.H.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15379" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T13:20:45.957" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36815" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36812" CreationDate="2016-12-14T14:09:26.257" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa Alaikum As Salam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dear sister.. a few points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Per Islam, the only consent needed is of the woman getting married, the man getting married and the woman's mahram (Islamic legal guardian). Consent of the man's parents is not needed. A marriage would be valid without it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Despite being valid otherwise, it's more respectful and considerate to take your parents' input into consideration. There is a hadith [Bukhari (3364)] which describes Prophet Isma'il عليه السلام divorcing women upon his father disapproving of them.. even though he didn't have to do that. So it's perfectly fine for him to call off the proposal/marriage due to his parents disapproving. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On the other hand, parents themselves ought to base their acceptance/rejection on the Deen (whether a person is religiously committed, good character, etc) and not on things like race/ethnicity. His idea to get them to reconsider/convince them otherwise is a good one [unless they have legitimate reasons for rejection].&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a Muslimah, will you not want your husband's family to get along well with you? Married life is so much easier when they are not at your throat and hating you. Another point for you to think about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T14:09:26.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7222" CreationDate="2016-12-14T14:22:56.533" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I can understand why a majority of 'ulama (Islamic scholars) considered black hair dye to be haram, it still seems overly simplistic to take that position. Having read the ahadith (Prophetic Statements) on the matter, one would definitely conclude that it would be safer and more scrupulous to avoid black. But to call something haram requires absolute proof, and I feel that the ahadith on the subject fall short of providing absolute proof.&#xA;   The most oft-quoted hadith on the subject involves a man named Abu Quhaafa, whose hair was fully white. The Prophet, peace be upon him, directed his Companions to change the color of his hair by dyeing it, but to avoid black. This may have been intended to clarify a general ruling that the Prophet wanted to establish, namely, that dyeing hair black color is forbidden. But it is also possible that this injunction was a special case applying to this man for some particular reason. We can't really tell with absolute certainty, based on the limited information available.&#xA;   A second hadith states that there would be people near the end of time who dye their hair black like the color of crows or doves, and that these people will not smell the scent of Paradise. Again, this is a description of a certain specific group of people, which doesn't prove that the Prophet intended to establish a general ruling.&#xA;   These types of hadith ought to be enough to establish a ruling of Makruh, or disliked. Yes, a very scrupulous person would not want to go near something that was spoken of by the Prophet in such terms, showing that he may disapprove of it. Nonetheless, I haven't seen any source texts that would indicate the absolute proof needed to declare something haram as a general ruling for all society.&#xA;   It also bothers me a little to say that coloring one's hair to look younger is 'deceiving people'. Why else would someone color their hair? The typical reason is to look younger, but that is a pretty normal human desire. It seems rather harsh and perhaps unfair to characterize that as deceit. It's possible that the Prophet would characterize it is as that, but I think we would need to have more clear proof if we want to make that leap.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20410" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T14:22:56.533" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36250" CreationDate="2016-12-14T17:46:05.577" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah.&#xA;Asalam mu alaikoom.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah&quot; is different to the word &quot;God&quot; in many ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Allah means &quot;Al Ilah&quot; Al for &quot;The&quot; Ilah for &quot;God.&quot; So Allah means &quot;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; God&quot; and the Pre-Islamic Arabs who were polytheistic had other &quot;gods&quot; beside Allah but Allah was known as the Immaterial God - they (the pagan Arabs) recognised Allah swt as Al -Khaliq (The creator) but refused him as their &quot;Rabb&quot; (Lord).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in reality Allah is the immaterial unseen God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Unlike in English the word God can be changed into &quot;gods&quot; &quot;goddesses&quot; &quot;demigods&quot; etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(i) Whereas Allah despite being in a language which like spanish etc. has feminine and masculine (is a gender based language), the word cannot be made into either of these genders and is genderless. Subhanallah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(ii) Also the word Allah cannot be made into a plural, and therefore, in the arabic languages there are two words for God: Allah - the immaterial God and Ilah - &quot;god(s)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in reality, when we compare the word &quot;Allah&quot; to &quot;God&quot; we find &quot;Allah&quot; to be more unique and of a befitting nature to Allah itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;FUN FACT: (for the reasons above - i.e. the uniqueness of &quot;Allah&quot;) the bible uses the word &quot;Allah&quot; for God instead of &quot;Ilah&quot; when it is translated in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salaam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19903" LastEditorDisplayName="user19903" LastEditDate="2019-11-18T14:34:39.910" LastActivityDate="2019-11-18T14:34:39.910" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36724" CreationDate="2016-12-14T19:07:08.443" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question regarding which  of Abraham's sons was the sacrifice, Ismaeel or Isaac, has been solved by Muslim scholars a long time ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nobody should state that this is a matter of uncertainty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ibn Kathir&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, vers 37:101    &quot;&lt;strong&gt;So We gave him the good news of a forbearing son&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; can be interpreted as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And this son is Ishmael(P) for he is the first son whose good news was brought to Abraham(P). He is older than Isaac according to Muslims and ahl al-kitâb (i.e., the People of the Book) too. It is even said in their Scripture that Ishmael(P) was born when Abraham(P) was 86 years old and Isaac(P) was born when Abraham(P) was 99. In their Scripture as well, God is said to have ordered Abraham(P) to sacrifice his only son and in another version his firstborn. And, at this spot, they inserted falsely the name of Isaac(P) against the text of their very Scripture. The reason they inserted Isaac(P) is that he is their father whereas Ishmael(P) is the father of the Arabs. They added Isaac(P) out of envy and brushed away &quot;only son&quot; by saying that Ishmael(P) and his mother had already been to Makkah. This is a mere [farfetched] explanation since we never say &quot;only son&quot; except to a person who hasn't got but one son. Moreover, the firstborn has got a special place [in the heart of his father] that is not given to the following children and the order to sacrifice him is therefore a greater test. Some knowledgeable people were inclined to say that the sacrificed was Isaac(P). This was reported from some people of the salaf (i.e. people of the previous generations) and it was even reported from some Companions(R) but [this opinion] does not have any bearings from the Book [i.e., the Qur'ân] nor from the Sunnah. I think such opinion was received from the Rabbis of ahl al-Kitâb as is without evidence. Moreover, God's Book is a witness and points to the fact that it is Ishmael(P) because the glad tiding said that the son was patient and that he is the sacrificed. Only afterwards, He said: &quot;And We gave him the good news of Isaac - a prophet,- one of the Righteous.&quot; and when the Angels brought the good news of Isaac(P) to Abraham(P) they said: &quot; &quot;Fear not,&quot; and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge.&quot; And the Most High said: &quot; We gave her [Sarah] glad tidings of Isaac, and after him, of Jacob.&quot; [11:71] meaning that in the lifetime of Abraham(P) and Sarah(P), Isaac(P) will beget a child that he will call Jacob(P) implying that Isaac(P) will have a progeny. We have already explained why it is not possible that Isaac(P) be sacrificed while still a child i.e., because God promised them [Abraham and Sarah] that he will have a progeny. On the other hand, Ishmael(P) was described as forbearing and he fits that description.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;strong&gt;hadith&lt;/strong&gt;, the sacrificed son is Ismaeel&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by al-Hâkim in Al-Mustadrak, and Ibn Jarîr [at-Tabarî] in his commentary with its isnâd, and others that cAbdullâh Ibn Sacîd al-Sâbihy said: &quot;We were at Mu'âwiyah's reception and the people started discussing [the story of] Ishmael and Isaac(P) and which one was the sacrificed. Some said Ishmael and some said Isaac(P). Mu'âwiyah said: I am the expert you need; We were at the Prophet's(P) when a bedouin came to him saying &quot;O Prophet of God, I have left the pasture dry and the life hard, the children died and the wealth is gone, so give me [something] of what God has bestowed on you, O Son of the two sacrificed.&quot; The Prophet(P) smiled and did not blame/criticize what he said. The people asked: Who are the two sacrificed O Commander of the believers? He replied: When cAbdul Muttalib was ordered to dig Zamzam he vowed to sacrifice one of his sons if God helps him with his mission [i.e., Zamzam]. When he achieved the mission, he cast lots on his children, there were ten of them. The choice fell on cAbdullâh so he decided to sacrifice him but the child's uncles, Banu Makhzûm, opposed the sacrifice and said satisfy your Lord and ransom your son. So, he ransomed him with a hundred camels. Mu'âwiyah said: this is one [of the two Sacrificed] the other is Ishmael(P).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This report is regarded as Marfu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, we can have a look at our Hajj rituals. As pilgrims we must run between Saffa and Marwah, as Hajar did,  the mother of Ismaeel, in search for water. It was her baby son Ismaeel, under whose feet she &quot;discovered&quot; the well of Zam-Zam.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2016-12-14T19:07:08.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36820" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36922" CreationDate="2016-12-14T21:20:10.510" Score="4" ViewCount="6484" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering what after happens if, after getting married and the wife revealing her body for the first time, her husband is not satisfied.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What if a husband is displeased with his new wife's body after getting married?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm talking about a situation where the husband really does not like her body, and no longer wishes to remain married as a result. He does not foresee a compatible future together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This could result in divorce and turn into a failed marriage and effect the wife's perceived purity. After all, a man would have seen her unveiled. And having a divorce to one's name is not great either. These might have a negative impact on a possible future husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to get a better mental picture here. It seems to be a significant risk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T07:33:19.800" LastActivityDate="2019-04-09T07:58:25.800" Title="What if a husband is displeased with his new wife's body after getting married?" Tags="|nikah|husband-wife|human-body|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36823" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-15T03:42:28.693" Score="1" ViewCount="729" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Nike shoes or clothing haram? Like shoes, slippers, backpacks or shirts, jackets, shorts. I have a lot of shoes from Nike. Can you wear Nike as a brand for fashion or would that still be sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20335" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-11T04:55:51.627" LastActivityDate="2017-06-11T04:55:51.627" Title="Is Nike clothing (shoes, shirts, sweatshirts or shorts) haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|clothing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36820" CreationDate="2016-12-15T09:00:21.340" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A man has the right to divorce a wife and is under no obligation to declare why. If he does not like her body or if he does not like her soul makes no difference. You never know another person's soul before you have lived together for some time, nor do you know their body. Your question seems to focus on just a tiny aspect of married life. Marriage is so much more than the bodily contact and there is no way to guarantee a successful marriage in beforehand. Both husband and wife should look on their marriage as a very serious undertaking. If they do, what you bring up in your question should not be a problem. If it still happens, there is unfortunately not much you can do. This problem is therefore one that should be prevented rather than solved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20417" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T09:00:21.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36827" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-15T10:33:53.440" Score="2" ViewCount="11519" Body="&lt;p&gt;If interest is haram, how can a Muslim get a house or a car in modern times?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prices these days are so inflated it is impossible for regular people like myself to afford the so-called basic necessities. Getting a house without a mortgage is impossible, unless you are really rich. Getting a new car without a loan is the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Renting is not an option as that sidesteps the issue at hand, which is whether the modern Muslim is not a good fit for the credit economy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe it is not haram but maybe it is makruh, it does not matter. What matters is that it is not ideal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8746" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-26T05:02:42.547" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T05:02:42.547" Title="If interest is haram, how can a Muslim get a house or a car in modern times?" Tags="|riba|money|finance|debt|mortgage|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36828" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36756" CreationDate="2016-12-15T10:36:55.683" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The teachings of religion can and has changed over time. I am not aware of any muslim community that rejects hell, but that may come, as there are many different interpretations of Islam. One christian church that nowadays teaches that there is no hell is the Church of Sweden, with about 6 million members. They now see the texts about hell in the Bible as warnings not to be taken literally. All societies and all times make their own interpretations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20417" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T10:36:55.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36829" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36823" CreationDate="2016-12-15T11:01:44.160" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, nike is not haram, as long as it closes your awrat/awrah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20418" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T11:01:44.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36831" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-15T12:52:34.623" Score="-3" ViewCount="547" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have come across a defunct website. It claims that summation of abjad values of the first verses of all Suras is 223607 (including Basmala in Al Fatihah) which coincide with numerals of 2 times Golden Ratio minus 1. (Or to put it in other way, golden ratio plus part of golden ratio after the the decimal point)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The odds seem to be one in a million. I know how to calculate abjad values but I am slow and the work to verify seems a bit tedious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any volunteers to verify or refute this claim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20110616225746/http://www.yaratan.com/sibernetik/posters_ayet.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://web.archive.org/web/20110616225746/http://www.yaratan.com/sibernetik/posters_ayet.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20421" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-15T21:31:31.333" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T21:31:31.333" Title="Is there significance to the golden ratio occurring in Quranic verses?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36832" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36831" CreationDate="2016-12-15T13:26:24.840" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;summation of abjad values of the first verses of all Suras&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the significance of it being a summation rather than, say, a product? Or a division? Or any other mathematical operation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the significance of it being the abjad values rather than some other function of the character position?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's the significance of the first verses of all Suras? Why not the second verses? Or the last versus? Or just the first character? Or the last character?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is: there is nothing special about any of these operations &lt;em&gt;a priori&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;which coincide with numerals of 2 times Golden Ratio minus 1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What's significant about this particular number? I mean, there's an infinite number of mathematically significant numbers. For instance, you can write &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; sequence of numbers and one could find some multiple of pi that matches it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The broader point is: if you're looking for &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; arbitrary rule that maps words to numbers, and &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; arbitrary rule that maps that number to something that appears mathematically significant, then &lt;em&gt;every&lt;/em&gt; book will be full of an &lt;em&gt;infinite&lt;/em&gt; number of such coincidences, so your hunch that &quot;the odds seem to be one in a million&quot; is baseless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6600" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T13:26:24.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36827" CreationDate="2016-12-15T14:16:48.380" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an is not clear as to what exactly riba is - whether it's any interest of any kind, or exploitative interest (like that of a loan shark). The Qur'an is also not clear whether riba is haram or merely makruh. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6600" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T14:16:48.380" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36827" CreationDate="2016-12-15T15:27:31.703" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a solution devised for situations similar to yours. The bank buys the house and sells to you at a profit. This way you dont pay interest but pay monthly to the bank for your debt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20421" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T15:27:31.703" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36836" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-15T20:05:16.623" Score="0" ViewCount="3450" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible in Islam for a husband and wife to bathe together?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13855" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-15T21:28:18.643" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T22:35:44.873" Title="Is it permissible for a husband and wife to bathe together?" Tags="|halal-haram|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2018-03-31T13:08:12.490" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36837" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-15T20:15:15.213" Score="5" ViewCount="245" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am really concerned about what is going on in my country which is family planning to avoid children. Is it allowed in Islam because I believe what Allah has ordained for us will surely happen and I believe that we shouldn't hesitate to follow what Allah has enjoined us to do. I am from Nigeria.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13855" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-05-24T04:23:11.013" LastActivityDate="2017-05-24T04:23:11.013" Title="Is family planning permissible in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|family|birth-control|family-planning|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2017-05-24T06:10:45.363" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36838" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-15T21:12:53.733" Score="20" ViewCount="4959" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam.SE often gets questions of the kind &quot;is X halal?&quot;, where &quot;X&quot; may be quite specific and the permissiveness of which is very clear. Examples include &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/36836/a-question-ask-by-lads-about-couple&quot;&gt;can I bathe with my wife&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/36529/is-it-permissible-for-a-muslim-man-to-marry-two-women-at-once&quot;&gt;can I marry two women at the same time&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/36790/can-a-wife-accompany-her-husband-in-public&quot;&gt;can a wife accompany her husband in public&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/9449/is-eating-mushrooms-allowed-in-islam&quot;&gt;is eating mushrooms halal&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically the principle of &quot;everything is halal until proven otherwise&quot;, together with the pragmatic rule of thumb &quot;do your best, and relax&quot; should solve almost all of these issues. However, a slightly more involved answer might be more satisfying to have. Therefore, these questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the default ruling for any action?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When is a Muslim required to check whether an action might be impermissible? (*)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What effort is a Muslim expected to put into determining whether an action that falls under (*) is haram?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T13:17:13.453" Title="Is X halal? (reference question)" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36839" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-15T21:35:50.530" Score="5" ViewCount="154" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the source of faith in Allah for a human being? Does it come from mental faculties (mind) or some other place? I have absolute faith (imaan) in Allah but cannot figure out the originating point of this faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20421" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-18T06:57:24.767" LastActivityDate="2018-01-31T03:23:41.500" Title="What is the source of faith in Allah for a human being?" Tags="|imaan|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36836" CreationDate="2016-12-15T22:35:44.873" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are allowed to see every part of each other as they are married. Bathing or showering together is fine as is having relations there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20425" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T22:35:44.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36697" CreationDate="2016-12-15T22:39:44.487" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You seem to partly understand that the answer is embedded in your question. The answer simply is: &quot;They don't.&quot; You have to choose between not having your personal freedom and breaking up from your guardian. Legally you are an adult and have every right to decide about your own life. And you can still be a good muslim, as you also seem to already understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20417" LastActivityDate="2016-12-15T22:39:44.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36797" CreationDate="2016-12-16T01:03:21.450" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's important to recognize here that there were two major periods in Muhammad's ministry:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Makkan period, where Muslims lived under non-Muslim rule&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Madinan period, where Muhammad had the power to impose Muslim rule&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Much of the Mekkan period was as you describe, where the state did nothing to watch over Muslim behavior (not insofar as ensuring it was actually in accordance to Islam was concerned, at least). Most of the Mekkan verses in the Qur'an emphasise building faith and patience, rather than strict enforcement of laws. Muhammad's own role during this period was mostly as a spiritual leader rather than a political one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the Madinan period, on the other hand, Muhammad himself &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; have a clear political role as the leader of Madinah, and there are many examples in the hadith literature where he used this power to either enforce Islamic behaviour or to control non-Islamic influences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Muslims, following the example set by Muhammad is generally considered a blessed action: Given that Muhammad himself &lt;em&gt;was&lt;/em&gt; a political leader, and there are countless examples of how he behaved &lt;em&gt;as&lt;/em&gt; a political leader, contemporary Muslims who choose to follow his political example are definitely justified in that regard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This doesn't mean that the way you see it implemented in the Muslim-majority countries today is the only (or even the best) way to do so: There are whole schools of &lt;em&gt;fiqh&lt;/em&gt; that have, for centuries, tried to figure out what is and is not part of &quot;Islamic Law&quot;, and there are many aspects that they do not agree on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, ignoring the political aspects of Islam while attempting to follow the spiritual aspects thereof is dismissing a good half of the prophet's example. Even if you're not living in a Muslim state or have any ability to influence one, the political aspects of Islam are just as much part of Islam as the spiritual ones are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T01:03:21.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36844" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-16T02:22:43.147" Score="1" ViewCount="1952" Body="&lt;p&gt;Expanding on this answer here:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/9523/do-muslim-martyrs-really-get-72-virgins-in-heaven&quot;&gt;Do Muslim martyrs really get 72 virgins in heaven?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do women too get 72 husbands/partners in heaven, virgin or not.&#xA;If no, does that make heaven sexist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17545" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T07:28:52.477" Title="Do Muslim women get 72 partners in heaven?" Tags="|jannah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36847" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36853" CreationDate="2016-12-16T08:08:32.253" Score="1" ViewCount="532" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By Him in whose hand is my soul, if your state of mind remains the&#xA;  same as it is in my presence and you are always occupied with the&#xA;  remembrance of Allah, the angels will shake your hands in your beds&#xA;  and roads. O Hanzalah, rather time should be devoted to this and time&#xA;  should be devoted to that. (Source: Sahih Muslim 2750)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19053" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T09:38:16.060" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T17:38:47.837" Title="Can someone explain to me what this hadith means?" Tags="|hadith|sunnah|hadith-interpretation|ibadah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36852" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-16T16:46:22.700" Score="3" ViewCount="4019" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read on a offical islamic fatwa site that parents who kill their child cannot be killed in retaliation for this, but the hadiths are all daif.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;lang=E&amp;amp;Id=138307&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;lang=E&amp;amp;Id=138307&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=200403&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=200403&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in the classic manual of Islamic law, Umdat as-Salik wa ‘Uddat an-Nasik, we read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Qisas is obligatory on whoever kills a person purely intentionally and aggressively (that is, not in self-defense). But qisas is not applicable on children or the insane under any circumstances, nor is it applicable on a Muslim for killing a kafir, nor on a free man for killing a slave, nor on a dhimmi for killing an apostate, nor on a father or a mother (or their fathers or mothers) for killing their child, or their child’s children.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Suraqah bin Malik bin [Ju'shum]:&#xA;&quot;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) judged that the son is to suffer retaliation for [killing] his father, but the father is not to suffer retaliation for [killing] his son.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grade : Da'if (Darussalam)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Reference    : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1399&#xA;In-book reference    : Book 16, Hadith 15&#xA;English translation  : Vol. 1, Book 14, Hadith 1399&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&#xA;“A father should not be killed for his son.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grade : Da'if (Darussalam)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;English reference    : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 2661&#xA;Arabic reference     : Book 21, Hadith 2763&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:&#xA;that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'The Hudud are not carried in the Masjid, and the father is not killed for the son.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grade : Da'if (Darussalam)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Reference    : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1401&#xA;In-book reference    : Book 16, Hadith 17&#xA;English translation  : Vol. 3, Book 14, Hadith 1401&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But these hadiths (although numerous) are all weak so why do they abide by this ruling? Is a mistake, please clarify the matter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20430" LastEditorUserId="20430" LastEditDate="2016-12-16T16:59:22.693" LastActivityDate="2021-02-14T12:45:11.867" Title="Ruling on parents killing their child?" Tags="|sharia|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36847" CreationDate="2016-12-16T17:38:47.837" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You've only quoted a portion of the full hadith. Reading the full context will help, inshaAllah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hanzala Usayyidi, who was amongst the scribes of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). reported:&#xA;  I met Abu Bakr. He said: Who are you? He (Hanzala) said: Hanzala has turned to be a hypocrite. He (Abu Bakr) said: Hallowed be Allah, what are you saying? Thereupon he said: I say that when we are in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) we ponder over Hell-Fire and Paradise as if we are seeing them with our very eyes and when we are away from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) we attend to our wives, our children, our business; most of these things (pertaining to After-life) slip out of our minds. Abu Bakr said: By Allah, I also experience the same. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So I and Abu Bakr went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said to him: Allah's Messenger, Hanzala has turned to be a hypocrite. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: What has happened to you? I said: Allah's Messenger, when we are in your company, we are reminded of Hell-Fire and Paradise as if we are seeing them with our own eyes, but whenever we go away from you and attend to our wives, children and business, much of these things go out of our minds. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: By Him in Whose Hand is my life, if your state of mind remains the same as it is in my presence and you are always busy in remembrance (of Allah), the Angels will shake hands with you in your beds and in your paths but, Hanzala, time should be devoted (to the worldly affairs) and time (should be devoted to prayer and meditation). He (the Holy Prophet) said this thrice. [Sahih Muslim (2750)]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, Hanzalah Al Usaydi was mentioning to the Prophet (ﷺ) how in his presence/Islamic gatherings he does worship and when he returns home.. he is focused on worldly affairs (family, job, etc). &lt;em&gt;Why&lt;/em&gt; he pointed this out? - Because he feared the shifting between focus on Akhirah and Dunya was hypocrisy (nifaq). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) then clarified that it is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; hypocrisy. He told him there is a time/place for everything; a person should do worship/focus on Akhirah (afterlife) and yet also may engage in 'worldly' duties and enjoyments. This is in accordance with Allah's (ﷻ) statement: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;..seek, through that which Allah has given you, the home of the Hereafter; and [yet], do not forget your share of the world. And do good as Allah has done good to you..&quot; [Qur'an (28:77)]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alhamdulillah. Islam is a religion of moderation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Additional note: This actually attests to the great faith of early Muslims, how they feared hypocrisy; yet today we are too caught up with the Dunya (worldly life) without a care :'( Sad.]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T17:38:47.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36854" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-16T18:43:36.027" Score="2" ViewCount="327" Body="&lt;p&gt;After urination and performing wadu, sometimes a thin line of urine arises but it's not enough to form a drop of urine. After cleaning it with a tissue paper, will I make Wadu?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20431" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-25T13:14:54.027" LastActivityDate="2016-12-25T13:14:54.027" Title="After urinating and making wadu a thin line of urine appears; do I need to redo wadu?" Tags="|wudu|taharah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2019-01-24T11:12:17.163" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36797" CreationDate="2016-12-16T18:49:09.067" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Does Islam have to be political?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam has both political and spiritual aspects. Whether Islam gets political or not is decided by Muslims themselves. Islam in some parts of the world is less political (e.g. Europe, Russia) and in some other, highly political (e.g. Middle East, Pakistan).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It seems to me that there is no country with a muslim majority where&#xA;  Islam is not used for political reasons. All of them have at least a&#xA;  few laws forbidding sex before / out of marriage, alcohol, leaving&#xA;  Islam, or a muslim woman marrying a non muslim. Why is the state&#xA;  watching over this behaviour, and why is it not left to the people&#xA;  themselves to behave?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of these countries are democracies where people vote to decide who they will vote for. So, your assumption that people have no say in those decisions in not true. Various surveys (e.g. Pew) have shown that a significant portion of Muslims support those laws and restrictions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It seems to me that forbidding something by fines or jail time leads&#xA;  to a lot of hypocrisy. Not only from the people, but from the rulers&#xA;  too, and even more so since they can use islam for their own material&#xA;  gain. Is there any part of the quran (or hadiths, but I would rather&#xA;  have a quran verse) that says the state has to do this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran has verses that talks about how people should govern themselves. The Quran says that the prophet is not in charge of the affairs of Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih International: But your people have denied it while it is the&#xA;  truth. Say, &quot;I am not over you a manager.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yusuf Ali: But thy people reject this, though it is the truth. Say:&#xA;  &quot;Not mine is the responsibility for arranging your affairs;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shakir: And your people call it a lie and it is the very truth. Say: &lt;strong&gt;I&#xA;  am not placed in charge of you.&lt;/strong&gt; (6:66)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it's upto Muslims to decide what type of laws they will follow which is prescribes in the following verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih International: And those who have responded to their lord and&#xA;  established prayer and &lt;strong&gt;whose affair is [determined by] consultation&#xA;  among themselves,&lt;/strong&gt; and from what We have provided them, they spend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yusuf Ali: Those who hearken to their Lord, and establish regular&#xA;  Prayer; who (conduct) their affairs by mutual Consultation; who spend&#xA;  out of what We bestow on them for Sustenance;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shakir: And those who respond to their Lord and keep up prayer, and&#xA;  their rule is to take counsel among themselves, and who spend out of&#xA;  what We have given them.  (42:38)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-12-16T18:49:09.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36860" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-17T02:43:37.897" Score="1" ViewCount="5263" Body="&lt;p&gt;And what about belt to hold money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've come across conflicting answers, on this site, through phone calls and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2948" LastActivityDate="2017-11-16T16:59:08.050" Title="Is it permissible to use safety pins to hold ihram together while doing umrah?" Tags="|hajj|umrah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36861" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36871" CreationDate="2016-12-17T03:46:54.610" Score="-3" ViewCount="9137" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who are the Ahle Hadiths and how are their practices different from the Sunni Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember that Dr. Zakir Nair mentions in his talks that we should label ourselves as Muslims and not to be divided into sects. Then why is there a new (I suppose) sect by the name of Ahle Hadith that are keen followers of Zakir Naik's bayaans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, why do Dr. Zakir Naik and most of his followers sport a suit with a cap on top? Is this an attire that the Ahle Hadith follows?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; I've found an answer to my question of &quot;why do Dr. Zakir Naik and most of his followers sport a suit with a cap on top? Is this an attire that the Ahle Hadith follows?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please watch this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PerGuyP9O94&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;video&lt;/a&gt; for more info.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20030" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-17T06:54:02.700" LastActivityDate="2017-06-17T06:54:02.700" Title="Who are the Ahle Hadith? Doess Dr. Zakir Naik belong to that sect?" Tags="|islamic-scholar|sects|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36671" CreationDate="2016-12-17T10:14:41.240" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sharia laws of different countries are defined by the scholars of those countries. Both Qatar and Saudi Arabia's interpretation permits court of appeals and they do have such courts. There are hadiths that indicate that overturning a rule is permissible under Sharia. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will add more reference when I find them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ddc.aub.edu.lb/projects/pspa/qatar.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://ddc.aub.edu.lb/projects/pspa/qatar.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_system_of_Saudi_Arabia#Court_structure&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_system_of_Saudi_Arabia#Court_structure&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2016-12-17T10:14:41.240" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36864" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-17T17:17:01.150" Score="2" ViewCount="4619" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wash all my clothes and bedsheets together, whether pure or impure, in a washing machine.  Will all pure clothes become impure?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20438" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-18T00:34:37.083" LastActivityDate="2018-04-06T09:59:51.530" Title="Will my pure clothes become impure by washing them in a washing machine with impure clothes?" Tags="|taharah|clothing|najis|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36865" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-17T19:07:34.610" Score="2" ViewCount="78" Body="&lt;p&gt;I converted to Islam seven months ago, and have been struggling to perfect salah. Do I have to make up all the prayers I missed from last May, even though I didn't know how to do it? There definitely was some laziness/carelessness involved, or I would have mastered it sooner. What should I do!?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20439" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T05:04:51.927" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T05:30:08.960" Title="Do I have to make up salat when I didn't know how to do it?" Tags="|salat-qada|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36868" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36913" CreationDate="2016-12-18T01:16:16.367" Score="4" ViewCount="15263" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَّثَلُ الْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي وُعِدَ الْمُتَّقُونَ فِيهَا أَنْهَارٌ مِّن مَّاءٍ غَيْرِ آسِنٍ وَأَنْهَارٌ مِّن لَّبَنٍ لَّمْ يَتَغَيَّرْ طَعْمُهُ وَأَنْهَارٌ مِّنْ خَمْرٍ لَّذَّةٍ لِّلشَّارِبِينَ وَأَنْهَارٌ مِّنْ عَسَلٍ مُّصَفًّى وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرَاتِ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ كَمَنْ هُوَ خَالِدٌ فِي النَّارِ وَسُقُوا مَاءً حَمِيمًا فَقَطَّعَ أَمْعَاءَهُمْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/47/15/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 47:15&lt;/a&gt; (above) has varying translations.  Two examples are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A parable of the garden&lt;/strong&gt; which those guarding (against evil) are promised: Therein are rivers of water that does not alter, and rivers of milk the taste whereof does not change, and rivers of drink delicious to those who drink, and rivers of honey clarified and for them therein are all fruits and protection from their Lord. (Are these) like those who abide in the fire and who are made to drink boiling water so it rends their bowels asunder. -- Shakir&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is the description of Paradise&lt;/strong&gt;, which the righteous are promised, wherein are rivers of water unaltered, rivers of milk the taste of which never changes, rivers of wine delicious to those who drink, and rivers of purified honey, in which they will have from all [kinds of] fruits and forgiveness from their Lord, like [that of] those who abide eternally in the Fire and are given to drink scalding water that will sever their intestines? -- Sahih International&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These translations seem to be inconsistent: one suggesting a literal interpretation, one suggesting a non-literal interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Are the rivers of milk, wine, and honey in paradise to be taken literally?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Googling the question title (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=Are%20the%20rivers%20of%20milk%2C%20wine%2C%20and%20honey%20in%20paradise%20to%20be%20taken%20literally%3F&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;) yields e.g.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Oliver Leaman, &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com.au/books?id=UarUm4QXGWAC&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;, p.487, writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...there is an old exegeical tradition that regards the houris and other parts of the Qur'anic description of paradise as metaphors or allegories.  According to this tradition, the descriptions of paradise were -- like those of hell -- not to be taken literally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mohamed Mahmoud, Quest for Divinity, p.100, quotes &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Mohammed_Taha&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahmoud Mohammed Taha&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...the words are meant to be taken literally.  Paradise concretely contains what God promises in the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which again gives inconsistency, although it's hard for me to judge which of these are more reliable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2019-03-23T22:59:58.323" Title="Are the rivers of milk, wine, and honey in paradise to be taken literally?" Tags="|quran|jannah|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36869" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-18T03:13:43.843" Score="3" ViewCount="1332" Body="&lt;p&gt;I love drawing comics, they are my lively hood and I hope I can be one amidst all the logical careers I have to choose from. I know that drawing a person isn't good, but is okay if they are not realistic. The people would still include their eyes and noes and mouths, but I wouldn't give them tear ducts, or nostrils (depending on the panel) and I wouldn't show divisions in their teeth when I drew them (and its impossible to have one big tooth spanning your whole mouth so that's unrealistic right?). Also I draw &quot;manga&quot; which is the Japanese style of drawing comics where girls usually have unrealistically large eyes, and Guys have unrealistically long faces (and eyelashes are very undetailed). What I'm trying to say is, is it okay for me to draw comics if the people are unrealistic but not absurdly unrealistic? Thank you so much for taking your time to answer this!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20442" LastActivityDate="2023-03-14T01:07:58.373" Title="Can I become a Muslim Comic artist" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36869" CreationDate="2016-12-18T04:36:00.017" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As your question seems more about realistic/unrealist than about the drawing of living beings rights.&#xA;I think realistic and unrealistic is the same. I can't see anywhere in hadeeths where there's a difference between both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simple logical rule:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you consider halal drawing persons, unrealistic is allowed. &lt;br&gt;&#xA;If you consider haram drawing persons, urealistic is forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13129" LastActivityDate="2016-12-18T04:36:00.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36861" CreationDate="2016-12-18T08:13:03.577" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wa Alaikum As Salam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ahl Al Sunnah&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Ahl Al Hadith&lt;/em&gt; are both synonymous descriptions that describe Muslims. They are just descriptions.. indicating that these people follow the Sunnah or follow the Hadith. If you are a Muslim with correct Aqeedah &amp;amp; following Islam properly as taught by the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), then either of these terms can apply to you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IF there is any difference, then it is in that 'Ahl Al Hadith' studied hadith more extensively. But again, you don't have to be an hadith expert to fall into this category. Any Muslim who accepts hadith and follows them sincerely is of this group. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: Many classical scholars have commented on 'Ahl Al Hadith'. It's not a new term!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These terms have been used to distinguish ourselves from those who claim to be Muslim yet don't follow Sunnah/Hadith and engage in innovations. Does this contradict the idea of 'just be Muslim'/'don't form sects'? No. Again, they are just description of what it means to be Muslim. - There is no problem in a description. It is of Islam to disassociate yourself from evildoers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for Dr. Zakir Naik, he is not a scholar but he's good in comparative religion. Some people from the Ahl Al Hadith movement especially in India may/do respect him a lot, but that doesn't make him the 'face' of Ahl Al Hadith in general. (In other words, whether you follow him or don't follow him doesn't  affect your standing). He personally wears a suit and cap, but the hasn't told anyone else to imitate him nor should anyone else go to great lengths to do so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastActivityDate="2016-12-18T08:13:03.577" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36872" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-18T13:29:49.140" Score="2" ViewCount="547" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a woman gives birth to a child but she has not had contact with her husband for 4 months during pregnancy, and 1 month after giving  birth she gets divorced without a contract with him, should she complete her &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iddah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;iddat&lt;/a&gt; (period of waiting)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20446" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-18T21:53:11.380" LastActivityDate="2018-04-06T06:51:07.803" Title="Should a woman who gives birth and gets divorced shortly afterwards complete her period of waiting (iddat)?" Tags="|sharia|talaq|husband-wife|iddah|baby|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36873" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36883" CreationDate="2016-12-18T14:39:34.523" Score="2" ViewCount="849" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As-salamu alaykum,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I was 14-years old I wanted to do freelancing work related to programming and web development as I was very interested in that field. I opened up an account on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.upwork.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Upwork.com&lt;/a&gt; (then oDesk). However, I didn't know that in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.upwork.com/legal/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Upwork Terms of Service&lt;/a&gt; they state that in order to open an account on Upwork one must be at least 18-years old. I open up an account without knowing this information. I honestly didn't even know you're supposed to read their Terms of Service before opening an account.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then I worked on a number of different projects and earned quite a lot of money. Now I must mention that I was only paid by my clients to work on their web development projects and the projects themselves were not haram. I created applications and those applications didn't have any haram use or didn't contain anything contrary to the Sharia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recently realized this and I understood that I made a big mistake. I regretted this decision and repented to Allah. But currently, I really need this money. Now my question is, is the income I earned from freelancing be considered halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;In short&lt;/strong&gt;, I unknowingly opened up an account but the work I did was halal, so will the income be halal too?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you very much for your answers,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abraar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20444" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-28T21:23:15.790" LastActivityDate="2017-12-28T21:23:15.790" Title="Is My Income from Freelancing Work Halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|work|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36875" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-18T20:57:48.800" Score="4" ViewCount="398" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I was nine years old, I stole some money from my martial arts teacher (I hadn't reached puberty at the time).  I didn't know it was a major sin. Now that I'm older, I found out that I could not be forgiven unless that person forgives me and I return to her that money. The problem is I have no way to find her again and I really don't know what to do and I'm very scared that Allah will not forgive me and will send me to hellfire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20450" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-18T21:35:38.667" LastActivityDate="2018-03-14T05:57:16.377" Title="What should I do to make amends for stealing money before I hit puberty when I cannot find the person I stole from?" Tags="|tawba|theft|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36876" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-18T21:08:23.333" Score="2" ViewCount="432" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a couple (interfaith) have been married both religiously (in Islam and civil courthouse in the west), what is the correct procedure for a Talaq?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saying &quot;I divorce you&quot; x 3 essentially means in Islam that the couple are divorced. Is there anything else that needs to be done? Can the husband immediately move out or do they have to stay together for a period of time (but in separate rooms)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do they have to notify the mosque where they got the Nikah? Any Islamic paperwork needs to be done? Is there a time period where the husband has to wait to marry someone else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-28T06:34:26.397" LastActivityDate="2018-03-28T06:34:26.397" Title="What is the correct procedure for talaq regarding notifying the mosque, paperwork, and living arrangements?" Tags="|talaq|non-muslim-countries|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36875" CreationDate="2016-12-18T22:43:26.840" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your former martial arts teacher is not the only person in the world. It is good that you realized you did something wrong. If you cannot find him, though, do some good deeds to other people, even related to your sin. Explain to some Kids that don't know it that stealing is bad. Give some money to people in need. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even though I don't know your teacher, I am sure that he has already forgiven you. People working with children know that children can act in a completely irrationnal and immoral way without realizing it. It is true for every teacher I met. He would not teach martial arts to Kids if he was not like this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And one last thing, life is easier and healthier when you don't think about hell all the time. If you do, you won't enjoy it much. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastActivityDate="2016-12-18T22:43:26.840" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36653" CreationDate="2016-12-18T23:10:52.783" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Non muslims includes a lot of people. If they are jews or christians, then their book includes plenty of nonsense just like this one. It is also probably true for hindus and buddhists, although I never checked. So they do not really have anything to say.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they are non religious, or religious but do not believe &quot;scientific &quot; aspects of their religion like this one, then I am afraid they are right. The explanations of how the physical world works just do not come from religion. Just say to them no one believes this any more. Why do you have to refute them anyway ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastActivityDate="2016-12-18T23:10:52.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36879" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-18T23:52:59.800" Score="-2" ViewCount="556" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I call &quot;unscientific Quran&quot; is the elements of the Quran which claims truths about the physical world we live in which are not scientifically likely. It includes the creation myth, the great flood, anything about flying horses or a moon split in half.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am wondering how many Muslims believe in this literally? Is there any reliable estimation of this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I did not separate the questions, since it seems unlikely that someone believes in flying horses but not in a 6000 year old earth, and vice versa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am also interested in estimation per country, since the local education system may have a lot to do with this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-20T00:40:02.733" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T04:23:29.987" Title="How many Muslims believe in a literal truth of the Qur'an, including the unscientific aspects?" Tags="|quran|science|muslim-practices|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36865" CreationDate="2016-12-19T01:13:44.823" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum wrwb there,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Welcome to Islam. No In Shaa Allah, you don't have to repeat what you have missed in the past, All you have to do is ask for forgiveness from Allah, repent and don't repeat it again. Islamic Online University has a special diploma courses designed for new muslims to learn all the basics including salah. So please check that out. Here is the link: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamiconlineuniversity.com/diploma/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.islamiconlineuniversity.com/diploma/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20451" LastActivityDate="2016-12-19T01:13:44.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36879" CreationDate="2016-12-19T01:49:02.150" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims believe in every single word of Quran to be true. There is nothing &quot;unscientific&quot; in Quran. Your understanding is very weak or the information you have received is distorted. You need to read the Quran yourself and ask scholars where you don't understand. Science is nothing but human experience with the world around us. It may be correct or wrong until its proven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20451" LastActivityDate="2016-12-19T01:49:02.150" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36873" CreationDate="2016-12-19T01:57:27.970" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walaikum salammm warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes In Shaa Allah your income is halal. And you can use that money. And you should contact them and explain to them what happened and ask them if they would allow you to work on there website even though you don't  fulfill the requirement of there policy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20451" LastActivityDate="2016-12-19T01:57:27.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36885" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36864" CreationDate="2016-12-19T02:12:57.083" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No once its washed, it all becomes pure. It does not matter if some were impure or pure. Washing it with water makes it pure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20451" LastActivityDate="2016-12-19T02:12:57.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36886" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36039" CreationDate="2016-12-19T02:20:04.797" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its easy, don't worry too much, If you see that urine drops fall on your pant etc, then wash that area. But if you have not seen anything then don't worry about it. You are pure and clean, thats waswasa from shaitan,  just make udu and pray salah on time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20451" LastActivityDate="2016-12-19T02:20:04.797" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36775" CreationDate="2016-12-19T02:27:07.987" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walaikum salammm warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaah has enjoined breastfeeding in His Book, when He said (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The mothers shall give suck to their children for two whole years, (that is) for those (parents) who desire to complete the term of suckling”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[al-Baqarah 2:233] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20759&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/20759&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20451" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T08:27:37.743" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T08:27:37.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36888" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36249" CreationDate="2016-12-19T02:35:52.713" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Walaikum salammm warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jumah salah can not be done by alone. You have to attend the salah with other muslims in the masjid or wherever they pray jummah salah. It starts with a talk, khutba, and then finishes with 2 rakah fard salah with the imam. it takes about half an hour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20451" LastActivityDate="2016-12-19T02:35:52.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36889" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36767" CreationDate="2016-12-19T02:44:47.530" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;that is a metaphorical statement, It means the best way through which Paradise can be achieved is by obeying and honoring your mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20451" LastActivityDate="2016-12-19T02:44:47.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36890" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-19T07:30:28.837" Score="2" ViewCount="193" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Prophet Adam (pbuh) to Prophet Muhammadh sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, can anyone provide the lineage of all the prophets, whichever is available with you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard recently in a speech, that Prophet Lut (pbuh) is a nephew of Prophet Ibrahim (pbuh), and they lived during the same period, and Angels came down with a good news of a son for Prophet Ibrahim (pbuh), and at the same time announced the punishment for the people of Prophet Lut (pbuh). I am not sure of this relation. Please also correct me if it is actually Prophet Ibrahim (pbuh) to whom the angels were sent during the period of Prophet Lut(pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it possible to get the details of who is nephew of whom and who is son of whom of the prophets, and all the relations among them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20453" LastActivityDate="2016-12-19T07:30:28.837" Title="I want to know a definitive lineage of all the prophets for whom the details are available" Tags="|prophets|prophet-ibrahim|prophet-lut|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-06-21T00:47:26.510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36891" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-19T08:48:21.420" Score="1" ViewCount="56" Body="&lt;p&gt;The main part of my work (non-Muslim company in non-Muslim country) is preparing export documents to buyers and corresponding with them. At the same time, I have to correspond with the local banks regarding their loans and interest. Not solely, but under the request of the boss. I am not a decision maker.  They are the one who instruct me to write letters to banks requesting loans.  As they need a lot of money for these kind of exports, they involve in lot of bank deals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the same time, they allow me to pray five times, and to pray Jummah  on Fridays. My work is 7 hours a day. Only 5 days per week.  After suffering two years without a proper job I got this one.  What is the opinion regarding this situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do I have to quit from this job?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20454" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-07T07:48:53.893" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T07:48:53.893" Title="Is working in a company which deals with bank loans permissible?" Tags="|riba|work|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2018-03-21T14:43:16.293" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36767" CreationDate="2016-12-19T11:07:29.330" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;of course this only means that you should take care of your mother, it has nothing to do with paradise value comparing or such, the hadith you mentioned reminds me of this one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A man came to the Prophet and said, ‘O Messenger of God! Who among&#xA;  the people is the most worthy of my good companionship? The Prophet&#xA;  said: Your mother. The man said, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then&#xA;  your mother. The man further asked, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then&#xA;  your mother. The man asked again, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then&#xA;  your father. (Bukhari, Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you can say it means that a mother takes the golden medal, the silver medal, and the bronze medal, and a father is left with consoling prizes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20457" LastActivityDate="2016-12-19T11:07:29.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36671" CreationDate="2016-12-19T12:46:10.370" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Shia school of thought. Those incidents you mentioned happened numerous times. Though they happened to show Ali's virtue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually it was like Umar/Abubakr made a judgement but then Ali was either there to correct them or they didn't know what to do so they asked him or the someone informed Ali to come and help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some incidents:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;few people claimed that a women has committed adultery with a non-Muslim and and the women had a husband and she should have been stoned.&#xA;The woman said : Oh Allah you know that I'm innocent&#xA;Omar became angry and said do you deny?&#xA;Imam Ali who was present there said, maybe this lady &lt;em&gt;had&lt;/em&gt; to commit adultery. &#xA;So they brought her back and asked her.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The lady said: One day me and my neighbor who was a man took our camels to eat and because of that my camels didn't have milk I took some water to drink. But during our travel my water finished and I was thirsty. I asked the man to give me water but he denied me unless I commit adultery with him. I didn't want to do such but I was about to die from thirst so unwillingly I submitted myself to him.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Imam Ali said: Allah Akbar :&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;فمن اضطر غير باغ ولا عاد فلا اثم عليه&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], there is no sin upon him&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/173&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/2/173&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Upon hearing such Omar let her go&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another incident:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A man who had drank wine was taken to Abubkar, so they would punish him. Abubakr asked: Have drank wine? Yes! he said. &#xA;Abubakr asked: Why did you drink it while it's haram? &quot;I am a Muslim but my house is far away from here where people deem wine as halal and I was never made aware of it being haram and had I knew I would have never drank.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&quot;What should we do about this?&quot; Abubakr said to Umar.&#xA;Umar said the answer is with Ali. Abubakr told his servant to go get Ali. Umar said we shall go to him. They all went to Imam Ali, Salman Farsi was also there. Salman explained the story to Imam Ali. Imam Ali told Abubakr, send a man with him to go to all the houses of the Muhajir and Ansar and if anyone has read the verse of &lt;em&gt;Tahrim Sharab&lt;/em&gt; then they shall be a witness but if not then there is no punishment for him. Abubakr commanded as such but no one said he had been informed so he was freed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salman said: You guided these people. Imam Ali said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;افمن يهدى الى الحق ان يتبع امن لايهدى الا يهدى فمالكم كيف تحكمون&lt;/em&gt;&#xA; Say, &quot; Allah guides to the truth. So is He who guides to the truth more worthy to be followed or he who guides not unless he is guided? Then what is [wrong] with you - how do you judge?&quot;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/10/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/10/35&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So having that said, the incidents you refer to where a result of something else. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now about the system of correction. During the caliphe of Imam Ali:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whenever he assigned a governor, he sent a letter to the governor informing him of his tasks and morals of being a governor &lt;strong&gt;AND&lt;/strong&gt; he also sent a letter to the people informing them of their governor and his duties. He had no tolerance for hypocrisy. Yet he is bound to govern people by the seen not the unseen ie if one person is a hypocrite he can't punish him. He can only punish him for the actions that have witnesses. &#xA;Whenever a person made an unintentional or intentional error Imam Ali was swift to take action. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Either the person would approve of his mistake or if not then the person usually fleed. The structure was as such as if there was a person making wrong decisions all the time then the people would inform their caliphe and he would take action. Or if the governor didn't know how to judge something then he would not take action. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2016-12-19T13:16:27.220" LastActivityDate="2016-12-19T13:16:27.220" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36896" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-19T12:59:47.830" Score="2" ViewCount="86" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw a lot of questions about the use of medications derived from pork. Here is one where the product itself is derived from pork : &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/21527/is-it-permissible-to-take-a-supplement-that-contains-an-ingredient-derived-from&quot;&gt;Is it permissible to take a supplement that contains an ingredient derived from pork?&lt;/a&gt; And here is a different one where a substitute may be found, since the pork is only in the envelope : &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/36789/is-vegetarian-contents-inside-a-gelatin-capsule-haram-to-use&quot;&gt;Is vegetarian contents inside a gelatin capsule haram to use?&lt;/a&gt;. The answers clearly advise not to take it unless it is in an emergency case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I noticed that in the case of alcohol as a medication, the use seems permitted (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/410/is-there-any-exception-that-consuming-alcohol-or-alcoholic-foods-is-ok&quot;&gt;Is there any exception that consuming alcohol or alcoholic foods is OK?&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any reason for this difference in treatment, or are the answers on the pork-based medications false? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, (this is more a meta question) shouldn't the answer automatically be &quot;use your medication in the way your doctor wants you to&quot;? It would be better for the health of the users...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T08:25:10.347" Title="Definitive recommendation about pork-derived and alcohol-containing medications?" Tags="|alcohol|medical|pork|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36316" CreationDate="2016-12-20T01:56:01.387" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer this question, you must first be aware of the scientific method in question  (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method&lt;/a&gt; ). In short, it involves:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Making some hypothesis about the world &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Deducing a logical consequence of this hypothesis &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Designing an experiment/gather some data to verify the consequence &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Compare the results to expectations and if necessary correct your hypothesis. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a science complies to that, it is fine, it is a pure search for the truth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some sciences however do not comply to this. Psychology, for instance, cannot be experimentally verified, and has been criticised a lot for it. Its description of the subcouncious cannot be verified, and is purely empirical. However, it can work. In the same case are many traditional medecins (not only from asia where it is the most developped, all continents have some ), which are empirical, and homeopathy. All of these have some statistical evidence that they work, even if they do not make specific hypothesis  (or verifiable hypothesis ). This makes them useful to heal people, therefore halal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every kind of fortune telling is, as you said, haram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To these, I will add every kind of pseudoscience which does not have empirical evidence on its side. It can be either directly harmful (like ear candling ), and even if it is not, it is to be considered as a lie, hence haram. This is where you can put phrenology, as well as plenty of 19 th century sciences that died since. They failed the empirical test. Some reappeared but in a very different form  (like animal behaviour study, which started with concepts such as the &quot;lion king&quot;, and now studies behaviour within a tribe in an objective manner  )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How can you know if it has empirical evidence on its side? Ask someone who knows how stats work. Like a doctor. Or ask yourself exactly how the statistics were established in the first place.  Statistics are easily made to tell whatever you want them to tell to the unaware reader by giving incomplete informations. Check the sources. Be critical. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T01:56:01.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31297" CreationDate="2016-12-20T13:07:19.490" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, &quot;Zulqarnain&quot; means &quot;2 horns&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Traditionnaly, this person, is considered to be Iskander, AKA Alexander the Great, known to be the greatest conquerer of all the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at the representation of king Alexander the Great by his people, he was represented with 2 horns (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stephenricker.com/study/daniel/alexander_coin_horn.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's no mention of horns about Jesus/Isa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It could take several pages to explore, but what the Quran says about Zulqarnain is the same thing that is said in history and greek tales about Iskander/Alexander.&#xA;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Alexander said, &quot;This mountain is higher and more terrible than all&#xA;  the mountains which I have seen.&quot; The old men, the natives of the&#xA;  country, said to the king: &quot;Yea, by your majesty, my lord the king,&#xA;  neither we nor our fathers have been able to march one step in it, and&#xA;  men do not ascend it either on that side or on this, for it is the&#xA;  boundary which God has set between us and the nations within it&quot;&#xA;  Alexander said, &quot;Who are the nations within this mountain upon which&#xA;  we are looking? &quot;The natives of the land said, &quot; They are the Huns.&quot;&#xA;  He said to them, &quot; Who are their kings?&quot; The old men. said: &quot;Gog and&#xA;  Magog...&quot; Alexander said to the natives of that country,&quot; Have they&#xA;  come forth to spoil in your days?&quot; The old men answered and said to&#xA;  the king: &quot;May God establish thy kingdom and thy crown, my lord the&#xA;  king! These fortresses which have been overturned in our lands and in&#xA;  the lands of the Romans, have been overthrown by them; by them have&#xA;  these towers been uprooted; when they go forth to spoil, they ravage&#xA;  the land of the Romans and of the Persians, and then they enter their&#xA;  own territory.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13129" LastEditorUserId="13129" LastEditDate="2016-12-20T14:07:19.680" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T14:07:19.680" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36902" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-20T16:12:22.473" Score="3" ViewCount="1282" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following hadith says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of&#xA;Allah (ﷺ) said: &amp;quot;A man (from amongst the people before you) said:&#xA;'Indeed! I will give in charity.' So he took his Sadaqah out and&#xA;placed it in a thief's hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the morning the people were talking&#xA;(about this incident) and saying: 'Sadaqah was given to a thief last&#xA;night.' The man said: 'O Allah! Praise be to You. I have given Sadaqah&#xA;to a thief. Indeed, I will give in charity!' So he took his Sadaqah&#xA;out and he placed it in a prostitute's hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the morning the people&#xA;were talking (about this incident) and saying: 'Sadaqah was given to a&#xA;prostitute last night.' On hearing this, the man said: 'Praise be to&#xA;You, O Allah! I gave Sadaqah to a prostitute.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, I will give in&#xA;charity!' So he took his Sadaqah out and placed it in a rich man's&#xA;hand. In the morning the people were talking (about this incident) and&#xA;saying: 'Sadaqah was given to a rich man last night.' The man said: 'O&#xA;Allah! Praise be to You (for helping me) give charity to a thief, a&#xA;prostitute and a rich man.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then he had a dream in which he was told&#xA;that his Sadaqah to the thief might result in his refraining from his&#xA;theft, his Sadaqah to the prostitute might help her abstain from her&#xA;immorality, and his Sadaqah to the rich man might help him pay heed&#xA;and spend from what Allah had bestowed upon him.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/19/58&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; [Al- Bukhari]&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith seems to imply that giving money to a rich person is sadaqah. However, it is unclear if this rule apply to the Ummah because it may be a story about people of other prophets (the rules revealed to other prophets don't apply to us). Is giving gifts or money to a rich person regarded as Sadaqah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-01-12T07:51:44.957" LastActivityDate="2023-01-12T07:51:44.957" Title="Is giving gifts or money to a rich person regarded as Sadaqah?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36907" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-20T20:13:02.183" Score="1" ViewCount="2172" Body="&lt;p&gt;I went to a store  called Spencers and bought a choker. I didn't  realize it was a star and crescent, used to symbolize Muslims and Iraq I believe. I'm sorry if I didn't get that right though. Anyway, it's a crescent moon with a star inside of it, just like the symbol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it rude to wear this if I'm not Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it sort of like how people wear crosses when they aren't Christian? Someone please inform me of this, I don't want to offend anyone when in public.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20475" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-22T03:08:05.770" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T03:08:05.770" Title="Is it rude to wear a star and crescent if you're not muslim?" Tags="|non-muslim|clothing|symbolism|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36908" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36907" CreationDate="2016-12-20T21:22:57.867" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Islam has no symbol.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The crescent with a star is an ancient symbol, which is used by a vast number of nations like Sumerians, Byzantium, Persians, Turks etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, there is nothing bad to wear it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T21:22:57.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33708" CreationDate="2016-12-20T21:52:58.543" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The English translation of the word &lt;strong&gt;sema&lt;/strong&gt; is wrong here as heaven, cause it means &lt;strong&gt;sky&lt;/strong&gt; actually. The word used for heaven as the eternal sweet place in the afterlife in Quran is &lt;strong&gt;cennet&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, the verse is telling us that, the &lt;strong&gt;skies&lt;/strong&gt; and the &lt;strong&gt;earth&lt;/strong&gt; was united once, and then they are separated. Nothing about afterlife super places.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T21:52:58.543" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36879" CreationDate="2016-12-20T22:33:05.817" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes what Quran tells us contradicts with some of the Muslim beliefs, mostly because of the hadiths. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The great flood is not mentioned in Quran as a planetwise disaster, rather it could easily be interpreted as a local disaster, which only wiped out only one tribe/nation. There are many other examples of nationwide natural disasters in the Quran, espacially the description of one is highly looks like a volcano explosion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The splitting of the Moon is an event that not yet happened according to Quran. It will happen in the last days of earth, while the humankind is being destroyed completely. But if you look at some hadiths, it is already happened as a miracle of Prophet Muhammed (poh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran doesn't say or even imply anything about the earth's age. The 7000 thing is a belief coming from Judaism as far as I know. And again it has a place among some hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know any Quranic reference about flying horses, but I heard something about 1 specific horse (Prophet Muhammed's horse) in an action like that at 1 specific time, during a miracle. And even in that saying, there is no flying, but something more like rising through dimensions (it may happen even without any kind of movement if it was real).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The creation is a different topic thou. It is mentioned directly in Quran that, humankind is multiplied from a single couple, Adam and Eve. And there is a clear mention about 6 eras of creation of the universe. Although there is absolutely no information about how long they lasted, or were they lasted equally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, many Muslims believe that kind of things, except flying horses, and many don't. But in the creation concept, every Muslim except a very tiny little group believe as such. This group of people interpret the creation parts in Quran as metaphores and try to unite Islamic View with the Evolutionary View, but their numbers are like a drop in the ocean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2016-12-20T22:33:05.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36860" CreationDate="2016-12-21T01:15:21.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When doing my haj the Malaysian authorities gave us big saftey pins to keep our top ihram from falling off. So yes you can use them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20476" LastActivityDate="2016-12-21T01:15:21.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36868" CreationDate="2016-12-21T03:59:52.847" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm no scholar, but since no one else answered, I'll share my thoughts. Paradise/Hell are not part of our world, and as such, we have no knowledge about them except what Allah swt chose to reveal to us. Further, it would be quite futile to try to figure out if the descriptions given by Him are in fact literal - because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;we don't have any other source of knowledge to compare/contrast against, and come to a logical conclusion about what paradise/hell are in fact like&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;even if we were able to conclude either way, it doesn't really benefit us...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether or not paradise is the way it is described, we know that paradise is real, and Allah swt describes it in detail in order to motivate us to do our best to get there by doing good. Similarly, He describes hell in detail to motivate us to stay far away from it by avoiding sin. To this end, it doesn't matter if paradise/hell are &quot;in reality&quot; different from their description - all we have is their descriptions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My personal opinion is that we have no reason to suspect that they aren't the way they are described... The rules of our world don't apply in heaven/hell, and so it is certainly possible that paradise/hell are the way Allah swt described them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope the following verses of the Holy Quran will put your mind at rest:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/80/11-17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Allah swt refers to the Quran as &quot;Exalted and Purified&quot; (translation)&lt;/a&gt;. The Quran is Purified, so why would it contain untrue descriptions of heaven/hell?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/39/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Allah swt refers to the Prophet (peace be upon him) as &quot;The one who brought the truth&quot; (translation), and therefore indirectly to the Quran as &quot;the truth&quot;&lt;/a&gt; This seems to indicate that the descriptions of heaven/hell in the Quran would be &quot;true&quot; or literal.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Allah swt calls the Quran &quot;the true narration&quot; (translation)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope you find this answer helpful. Once again, I'm no scholar, nor have I studied Islam more than random articles/YouTube videos... so I pray Allah swt forgives any mistakes I made in my answer here, and that He guides us all to the straight path. Ameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2844" LastActivityDate="2016-12-21T03:59:52.847" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36915" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-21T06:41:56.900" Score="2" ViewCount="442" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a person who sometimes get tested by Allah in the form of lack of rizk. I am repenting and I would like to know that can I dua in sujood for rizk after glorifying Allah in Arabic? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20483" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-22T00:05:40.793" LastActivityDate="2017-05-21T02:52:43.613" Title="Can I make dua for rizk (provisions) in sujood after glorifying Allah?" Tags="|salat|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36868" CreationDate="2016-12-21T07:10:59.927" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think It is an interesting question. I am not a scholar either, and I have never seen the english translation of this Verse as I have only read it in Arabic.&#xA;The use of the word ''مثل '' in the beginning of the verse is the most controversial part for the translation. &#xA;I am not an arabic expert , so in order to understand the real meaning of this word I would try to find other usages of the word ''مثل ''in other verses in the quran and try to infer from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20482" LastActivityDate="2016-12-21T07:10:59.927" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14755" CreationDate="2016-12-21T10:30:48.420" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah.  As salam mu alikoom&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  Ibn Al Qayyim said: “The heart on its journey towards Allah the Exalted is like that of a bird. Love is its head, and fear and hope are its two wings. When the head is healthy, then the two wings will fly well. When the head is cut off, the bird will die. When either of two wings is damaged, the bird becomes vulnerable to every hunter and predator.”&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Source: Madarij As-Salikeen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in reality, A Muslim must have in their heart a &lt;strong&gt;combination&lt;/strong&gt; of three things regarding Allah: &lt;strong&gt;love,&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;fear&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;hope&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Without these a person's relationship with Allah would be unstable. &#xA;However, see how Ibn Al Qayyim said that the &quot;head&quot; of the bird (the believer) was love - this makes it clear cut essential to know that love for Allah is the driving point of a believer. With which, if absent, the believer would not do good deeds for the sake of Allah or because Allah loves that deed. So really, love for Allah is the most essential thing for a believer - and it is the most essential thing in any relationship for it to thrive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allah exalt his mention ) said: “He who loves to meet Allah, Allah loves to meet him; and he who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah abhors to meet him.” [Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, although love is the most important, fear and hope are also very important. For example, let's take a child and his mother. This child loves his mother very much (and is very hopeful of his mother). However, the child often wrongs his mother but then consoles himself that &quot;my mother will forgive me I can do what I want.&quot; So in reality, the fact that more people talk about fearing Allah is because people abuse Allah's mercy and think that they can continue their evil acts and it will be all fine and dandy.&#xA;So a Muslim must be balanced in their relationship. &#xA;If a Muslim loves and fears Allah then they would do things out of the Love they have for Allah and then would try to refrain from wronging Allah  by doing wrong (and opposing the commandments of Allah.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BUT why hope then?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; Imam Ahmad ibn ‘Aasim  may  Allah  have  mercy  upon  him was asked, “What is the sign of a person having real hope?” He  may  Allah  have  mercy  upon  him replied, “(It is) that a person is grateful whenever Allah bestows a favor upon him or enables him to do good, thereby hoping to attain more favors in this life, the perfect bounty of the Hereafter, and expecting forgiveness in the Hereafter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Which one of the two types of hope is better: the hope of the obedient person who hopes for reward, or that of the repenting, disobedient one, who hopes for forgiveness? Scholars have differed on this matter, but the point to note is that both are praised types; one should have both and must not feel that one would suffice him, because the believer always fluctuates between the two conditions: virtues, for which he hopes for reward, and sin, for which he hopes for forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The more one acquaints himself with the Names and Attributes of Allah The Almighty, the stronger his hope becomes, and had it not been for hope, then the heart would have not been able to practice servitude towards Allah The Almighty, and thus the limbs would not have acted in accordance with his conviction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hope is dependent on one's love for Allah The Almighty. Thus, the more one loves Allah The Almighty, the more he would hope for His reward and fear His wrath. The greater one's love for Allah The Almighty, the more he has hope and fear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The saying of the Prophet sallalahu alaihi wa sallam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“A believer will be brought close to his Lord on the Day of Resurrection and (He will) envelop him in His Mercy, He will make him confess to his sins saying: `Do you remember (doing) this sin and that sin?' He will reply: ‘My Lord, I remember.’ Then He will say: ‘I covered it up for you in the worldly life, and I forgive you for it today.’ Then the record of his good deeds will be handed to him.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. &quot;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let us note, however, that fear alone of Allah deprived of our love and/or hope for Allah  is also not healthy. This is because if you fear Allah only you would keep believing that Allah would not forgive you. When Allah  tells us that he is Ar-Rahman (The most Beneficient, Compassionate and Gracious)and Ar-Rahim (the Extremely Merciful)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And who despairs of the Mercy of his Lord except for those astray?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Qur'an: al-Hijr: 56]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Scholars have said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Whosoever worships Allah by according Him reverent love only is a Sufi, and whosoever worships Him by according Him extreme awe only is, thus retaining the belief of the Kharijites'. Similarly, he is a Murji` whosoever worships Allah by only retaining hope in His mercy. As for he who combines love, fear and hope, he is certainly a true believer as depicted in the Ever-Glorious Qur’an,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Those whom they invoke seek means of access to their Lord, [striving as to] which of them would be nearest, and they hope for His Mercy and fear His Punishment.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Qur'an: al-Israa`: 57]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;other websites for more info:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?479017-A-believer-is-always-between-love-hope-and-fear&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?479017-A-believer-is-always-between-love-hope-and-fear&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/en/article/195973/a-believer-lives-between-hope-and-fear&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamweb.net/en/article/195973/a-believer-lives-between-hope-and-fear&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://abuaminaelias.com/worship-allah-in-fear-of-hellfire-and-hope-of-paradise/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://abuaminaelias.com/worship-allah-in-fear-of-hellfire-and-hope-of-paradise/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let us remember however, that the way we can only truly love Allah  by knowing Allah. And how can we know Allah? We can Know Allah by the learning attributes of Allah and by remembering them,etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah grant us knowledge of him so that we can know him and love, fear and hope that we will be among those who are in the highest ranks in Jannah as abstain from evil and do good with our knowledge.&#xA;Ameen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And to wrap things up&lt;/strong&gt; - we should not love Allah just because of Love or just because of fear. Rather it should be a combination of both and hope.&#xA;So we should &lt;strong&gt;love Allah&lt;/strong&gt; (because of his innumerable favours to us, etc), &lt;strong&gt;fear Allah&lt;/strong&gt; (because his punishment is severe) and &lt;strong&gt;have hope of Allah&lt;/strong&gt; (because Allah is the most merciful and doesn't wrong his creation in any way)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that helped Insha'allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user19903" LastEditorDisplayName="user19903" LastEditDate="2018-01-30T10:08:47.257" LastActivityDate="2018-01-30T10:08:47.257" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36915" CreationDate="2016-12-21T10:57:11.337" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient&#xA;[2:155]&#xA;So have patience which is so tough but you will get reward by The Almighty in sha ALLAH. In one hadith it mentioned that&#xA;“The closest that a servant is to his Lord is when he is in prostration.” (Muslim)&#xA;In another hadith &#xA; Rabi'a b. Ka'b said:I was with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ one night and I brought him water and what he required.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said to me: ‘Ask [anything you like].’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I said: ‘I ask your company in Paradise.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said: ‘Anything else besides it?’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I said: ‘That is all (that I require).’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said: ‘Then help me to achieve this for you by devoting yourself often to prostration.’” (Muslim)&#xA;So ask Allah whatever you want in sujood. In sha Allah you will get what you want. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19073" LastActivityDate="2016-12-21T10:57:11.337" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36919" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36860" CreationDate="2016-12-21T11:27:49.787" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it just safety pins or belt you can use to keep your ihram izaar up? Some use nothing - pretty confident just in case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20487" LastActivityDate="2016-12-21T11:27:49.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10941" CreationDate="2016-12-21T12:55:21.147" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a man wants a good marriage, then it is only logical to consult his wife/wives on such matters. If a man does not want a good marriage, then let the man drown in his own arrogance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the above being said, in Islam, a husband does not need permission of his wife/wives for marriage, this is a man's right as dictated in the Quran. This right comes with hefty responsibilities though, hence treat them all equally. That means if you buy one a car, then you buy all of them a car. This is not negotiable. This also includes love, there aren't many men out there who would be able to maintain that perfect balance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Today I have seen many cases where a man has one wife in Europe, one in America, and one in Asia. The man stays with one in America, and completely neglects the rest. This is wrong as it breaks the condition which allows men to have more than one wife to begin with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The source: &lt;strong&gt;Surah Nisa, chapter 4 verse 3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastEditorUserId="13285" LastEditDate="2016-12-21T13:00:36.910" LastActivityDate="2016-12-21T13:00:36.910" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36922" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36820" CreationDate="2016-12-21T13:25:59.710" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... And live with them in kindness. &lt;strong&gt;For if you dislike them - perhaps you dislike a thing and Allah makes therein much good&lt;/strong&gt;. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:19&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquillity in them; and He placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/30/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;30:21&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Living together in kindness is the key to a happy marriage and a happy marriage is built on affection and mercy between the spouses!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people say that a marriage has already been planed in the heavens (by Allah) so none of us know what good or bad we may expect to come, but Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On verse 4:19 ibn al-'Arabi said in his tafsir:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال ابن العربي عند تفسير هذه الآية الكريمة: &quot;المعنى إن وجَد الرجلُ في زوجته كراهية، وعنها رغبة، ومنها نفرة من غير فاحشة ولا نشوز، فلْيصبرْ على أذاها وقلة إنصافها؛ فربما كان ذلك خيرًا له&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sub&gt; (My own translation take it with the necessary care) &lt;/sub&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The meaning is if a man (husband) found his wife something he disliked, or make him avoid her or not having need (lust?), without a reason such as fahisha فاحشة (some say it refers to zina) nor nushuz نشوز (for example arrogance). Then he should be patient and support her (any thing he considers as bad from/in her) and he injustice, as maybe it is better for him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Before marriage one should try to see whether one would like the future spouse or not&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually during the engagement the future husband is allowed to see his future wife unveiled and they are permitted to ask or tell about their bodies as long as this wouldn't cause a sexual arousal -all this only in presence of a mahram of the lady-. So one should be able to ask or tell about things ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some evidences:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;A lady came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, &quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I have come to you to offer myself to you.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;He raised his eyes and looked at her&lt;/strong&gt; and then lowered his head. ... (Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/66/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I was in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) when there came a man and informed him that he had contracted to marry a woman of the Ansar. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: &lt;strong&gt;Did you cast a glance at her&lt;/strong&gt;? He said: No. He said: Go and cast a glance at her, for there is something in the eyes of the Ansar. (Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/16/87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When one of you asked a woman in marriage, if he is able to look at what will induce him to marry her, he should do so&lt;/strong&gt;. He (Jabir) said: I asked a girl in marriage, I used to look at her secretly, until I looked at what induced me to marry her. I, therefore, married her. (Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;...'When Allah causes a man to propose to a woman, &lt;strong&gt;there is nothing wrong with him looking at her.&lt;/strong&gt;'  (Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1319380&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So usually such problems could and should be solved before marriage as the husband at least would see the shape of his future wife's body. Note that ibn Hazm even allowed the fiancé to do as much effort as he can to see as much of the body of his future wife as he can (even naked). This indeed goes beyond the permission given by the majority of scholars who allow them to see the face,  hands, feet, neck, legs, hair, etc.. (the further this list goes the lesser the majority of scholars allows it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What to do after marriage?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if this situation you are describing occurred what should be checked is if this could be a reasonable or valid reason for divorce. If you read the fatwa  &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/96704&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #96704&lt;/a&gt; you'll discover that a divorce can be the last solution, if both can't live together in kindness. The mufti here quoted a lot of arguments recommending to keep a marriage with a woman which isn't beautiful, but religious such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Imam al-Tabari (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;“and live with them honourably. If you dislike them”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  perhaps you dislike them but if you keep them, Allaah will grant you a great deal of good because of your keeping them even though you dislike them, such as a child you are blessed with through them, or your kindness towards them although you dislike them.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Tafseer al-Tabari (8/122) on verse (4:19)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A believing man should not hate a believing woman; if he dislikes one of her characteristics, he will be pleased with another. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/17/81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&quot;A woman is married for four things, i.e., her wealth, her family status, her beauty and her religion. So you should marry the religious woman (otherwise) you will be a losers. (Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and other hadith collections)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also covered solutions were the wife may forgo for some of her rights in order to stay married, like allowing her husband to marry a second wife and forgoing of rights in order to keep him pleased! As a main reference he quoted the hadith which can be found in both sahih books:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;regarding the Verse: 'If a wife fears cruelty or desertion on her husband's part ...') (4.128) It concerns the woman whose husband does not want to keep her with him any longer, but wants to divorce her and marry some other lady, so she says to him: 'Keep me and do not divorce me, and then marry another woman, and you may neither spend on me, nor sleep with me.' This is indicated by the Statement of Allah: 'There is no blame on them if they arrange an amicable settlement between them both, and (such) settlement is better.&quot; (4.128) (Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/140&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which seems to be the reason for revelation for verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/128&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:128&lt;/a&gt;)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if a woman fears from her husband contempt or evasion, there is no sin upon them &lt;strong&gt;if they make terms of settlement between them - and settlement is best&lt;/strong&gt;. And present in [human] souls is stinginess. But if you do good and fear Allah - then indeed Allah is ever, with what you do, Acquainted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Divorce and it's acceptance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But if they separate [by divorce], Allah will enrich each [of them] from His abundance. And ever is Allah Encompassing and Wise. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:130&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A former divorce in Islam shouldn't be a reason for a woman to become &quot;unwanted&quot; for marriage, also note that in this situation it could be a divorce before nikah have been consumed which shows that it was a disagreement between spouses. So any issue a woman who has been divorced in a similar situation would confront doesn't come from Islam and is a cultural issue in first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-09T07:58:25.800" LastActivityDate="2019-04-09T07:58:25.800" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36923" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-21T14:46:20.103" Score="1" ViewCount="103" Body="&lt;p&gt;I legally divorced my husband, we're not living together for over a year. I don't love him or find him attractive anymore. I want to move on.  How can I get talaq from him? Is there any way possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20480" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-22T00:02:40.027" LastActivityDate="2016-12-22T00:02:40.027" Title="I'm legally divorced from my husband; how can I get talaq from him?" Tags="|talaq|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2018-03-11T15:02:20.547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36924" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36925" CreationDate="2016-12-21T15:04:45.053" Score="3" ViewCount="20711" Body="&lt;p&gt;I purchased a prawn linguine from Iceland.  It contains White Wine (Sulphites) 6%, what is this and is it halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Md1ngm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Md1ngm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Attached Ingredients.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I searched online but couldn't find anything about it.  I have avoided eating the food to be safe, but would like to know what it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19436" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T06:53:46.097" LastActivityDate="2018-09-22T03:39:38.620" Title="Is &quot;White Wine (Sulphites)&quot; halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36925" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36924" CreationDate="2016-12-21T15:35:10.673" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. It is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sulphites&lt;/em&gt;, in parenthesis, is most likely there to indicate that the wine contains sulphites (sulfites).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thekitchn.com/the-truth-about-sulfites-in-wine-myths-of-red-wine-headaches-100878&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Kitchn&lt;/a&gt; it is used as a preservative in winemaking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The term ‘sulfites’ is an inclusive term for sulfur dioxide (SO2). SO2 is a preservative and widely used in winemaking ....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2016-12-21T15:35:10.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27555" CreationDate="2016-12-21T19:50:16.550" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;IT is haram just because it is virtual doesn't mean it can happen things like this do happen and you know gambling online real or fake it is still doing the same thing as the pool points include Cash And Coins &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just cause it's fake doesn't mean it can make one gamble in real life&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20494" LastActivityDate="2016-12-21T19:50:16.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36928" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-21T23:33:16.357" Score="2" ViewCount="155" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard from sources that its death penalty. What is the actual ruling according to Sharia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A related &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/2950/46&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; on a question suggests that there is no blasphemy law scholars have derived it from torah. Is it true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user46" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2018-03-30T10:29:48.250" LastActivityDate="2018-03-30T10:29:48.250" Title="What is ruling for Blasphemy in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|blasphemy|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-03-30T13:19:17.197" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36929" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36933" CreationDate="2016-12-21T23:52:05.770" Score="5" ViewCount="154" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a revert and, due to my upbringing, I often behave in ways that I see described as imitating the kafir.  I'm struggling to balance by Muslim identity with being respectful to how my parents raised me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a lot of minor everyday things which non-Muslims seem to do more frequently than Muslims (in my experience, at least). &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/36625/17163&quot;&gt;Using a knife and fork&lt;/a&gt; was one example.  Another example is stopping for a latte (coffee); I'll see a room full of non-Muslims.  I also like to run, but I don't encounter many Muslim women running.  I don't often see Muslim women going to the movies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wearing the headscarf, most non-Muslims assume I'm Muslim (and often ask me random questions about Islam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: To what extent are reverts required to avoid behaving like non-Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it enough to just be recognized as a Muslim, or is there more to it?  I'm unclear if I should be unlearning how I've grown up, and replacing it with more Muslim-typical behaviours.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T01:16:46.500" Title="To what extent are reverts required to avoid behaving like non-Muslims?" Tags="|taqlid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36930" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30624" CreationDate="2016-12-21T23:54:51.337" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand your question completely and applaude your courage in asking it. Islam is a religion that encourages inquiry and the pursuit of knowledge at every turn, and I encourage you to never fear asking controversial questions with such respect and hikma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I chose to answer because, despite the brother's helpful methods of answering this question, I thought a few of the semantics of prophethood and how they relate to women had been skimmed over and not given proper weight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before we begin, we must address the fact that a lack of female prophethood was a deliberate decision and not an accident. We must acknowledge that, had Allah wanted to bestow the great burden and boon of prophethood on a woman, He would have for all things are possible for Him. And if He wanted her to thrive among her peoples and become a great and renowned prophet, He could have done this too, for the hearts of man are between his fingers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So why did he not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of these reasons is, of course, pregnancy. Women get pregnant. I think sometimes, what with our ability to control childbirth in the modern day, we forget how heavy a weight this fact had on the live if women only a couple generations ago. The pill has only been around since 1950 and legalised in most places after the 70s. Before this, the lives of women could be counted from one pregnancy to the other. The large majority of married women would be pregnant almost every year. Most of these pregnancies would be dangerous to the point of fatality. Indeed, a large majority of pregnancies would end in still births. This has an emotional toll on the father, of course, but anyone who has witnessed one of these situations will know that the toll on the mother is so much more extreme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Female leadership was absolutely possible - if difficult - despite pregnancy in previous ages. The female leader would often choose to not get married, commit at the time dangerous procedures to make themselves infertile, or otherwise marry someone who lived a kingdom away so they would see very little of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I hear you ask why these possibilities were not employed for female prophethood? The answer to this is that the function of a prophet is intrinsically different to that of a monarch. A prophet is an example of the people, the best of them all, a model that must be emulated. To emulate a king is treason in most places for a king is a figure far greater than you will ever be (presumably), someone who has the right to rule over your life without question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A female prophet would have to take measures against childbirth. This would be necessary to carry out semantics of prophetic duty like constant travel, war, sermons and most of all, constant emotional and physical availability to the community. But for a woman to commit an act to render herself infertile, she is damaging her own body, throwing away a god-given gift. And if she is born infertile, then she is incapable of one of the defining acts of living creatures (reproduction), and thus less perfect. And while for ordinary women this is a challenge that must be combated and overcome, for a prophet this would be a disqualifying factor as, except when they are being punished, or when illness is the specific ordeal they are to spend their lives combating, prophets are perfect physical specimens of mankind; healthy, capable and virile. To have a female prophet unable to give birth is to throw away one of the greatest gifts God has given to all of mankind, and women more so than men; the ability to display rahm, or mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is one reason, but it is, to me, a major reason that holds much weight. Motherhood is the boon given only to women, the gift of being able to give unconditional love and mercy, to take part in a relationship that God tells us is the closest human equivalent to the love He has for his worshipper. More than this, children are indebted far more to their mother than their father, and the prophet (PBUH) tells us that even if a son were to carry out pilgrimage with his mother on his back, he will not have repaid the price of one contraction. Motherhood is the greatest responsibility given to mankind, and to raise the next generation is both a burden and a gift that will reward you both in this life and the hereafter. Fathers and men have not been raised to this high pedestal by God and will never be able to reach it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But with such a great gift, there comes a price; while we are able to become leaders, rulers, governers, etc., we are incapable of being religious leaders to the level of prophethood - and this is okay. Why? Because our prophet (PBUH), the last prophet alloted to mankind, was surrounded first and foremost by women. He had two mothers, while his father passed before he was born. His early influences were therefore women. He married at a young age to a much older woman who was his advisor, his closest confidante, and the first person to convert to Islam. This pattern continued; he was a husband of women who advised him on every aspect of his life including political treaties and settlements. Our prophet (PBUH) was also known chiefly as a father of daughters, for he raised only daughters to adulthood and his sons passed young. After the prophet's passing, the majority of his life was narrated through the eyes of women, with Aisha (RA) said to have narrated roughly half of the hadith deemed sahih. Anyone who has studied history will know how rare this is; up until the last 30 or so years, our history, philosophy, science, mathematics, healthcare, and every other academic field you can name has been narrated by men. Thus, it is ground breaking that most of what we know about the prophet of Islam has been told to us by women. I would challenge anyone to name something that could have increased how much our prophet was influenced and defined throughout his life and even after it by women. It would be difficult for him to be any closer to women, short of being a woman himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This much I have told you according to my own thoughts pertaining to the question and my own musings. You may find other reasons more appealing or convincing. But also remember this; after a certain amount of research and fikr, there comes a certain time when you are convinced of the ligitimacy of this religion and become comfortable with your place in it. I do not mean this as a criticism sister, trust me. I say this as something to look forward to. You will reach a place in your life where, when you pursue the answers to questions, you will do so simply out of pure and genuine curiosity, because somewhere you can't reach inside you will be an unshakeable beleif that whether or not you ever find the answer to your question, there is one, and it is compelling. For Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wassalam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20497" LastEditorUserId="20497" LastEditDate="2016-12-22T00:20:13.017" LastActivityDate="2016-12-22T00:20:13.017" CommentCount="1" CommunityOwnedDate="2016-12-22T00:09:43.630" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36932" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-22T01:46:57.647" Score="2" ViewCount="1492" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sometimes I buy a meal thinking it doesn't contain ham, but it turns out it does (e.g. fried rice).  In these cases, I've switched meals with a non-Muslim friend who doesn't mind eating pork.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: If I unwittingly buy a meal with ham in it, it is acceptable to give it to a non-Muslim friend?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems wasteful to just throw it away and buy another dish and it would be rude to just throw a meal away that I just asked for and someone just cooked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/islam/comments/35yza4/can_you_give_haram_food_to_non_muslims/?st=iwzpc5ok&amp;amp;sh=26749414&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reddit&lt;/a&gt;, people seemed to think it was haram to do so, but it was uncertain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T05:35:13.440" LastActivityDate="2018-01-12T09:28:29.830" Title="If I unwittingly buy a meal with ham in it, it is acceptable to give it to a non-Muslim friend?" Tags="|halal-haram|non-muslim|pork|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36929" CreationDate="2016-12-22T01:57:21.073" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Avoiding behaving like non-Muslims has to be put in the right context, especially since the word &quot;like&quot; automatically means the prohibition is contextual (conditional), and not conceptual (under all circumstances).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Sahih ibn Hebban and Sunnan Abi Dawood, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/2117800&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَنْ تَشَبَّهَ بِقَوْمٍ, فَهُوَ مِنْهُمْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (prayers and peace be upon him) said:  &quot;He who imitates any people (in their actions) is considered to be one of them.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This imitation is not simply actions, but actions and beliefs. Allah says in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2:118&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:118&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ لَوْلَا يُكَلِّمُنَا اللَّهُ أَوْ تَأْتِينَا آيَةٌ كَذَلِكَ قَالَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِثْلَ قَوْلِهِمْ تَشَابَهَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Those who do not know say, &quot;Why does Allah not speak to us or there come to us a sign?&quot; Thus spoke those before them like their words. Their hearts resemble each other. We have shown clearly the signs to a people who are certain [in faith].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Those who do not know say&quot;: This is their action. It is apparent to others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Their hearts resemble each other&quot;: This is their belief, and the resemblance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suhail Hasan said in his book &quot;Al Sunan wa Al-Athaar fi Al-Nahy  an Al-Tashabbuh bi Al-Kuffaar&quot; (roughly translated as The sunnah and the traditions in forbidding imitating the non-believers)  that imitation falls under two categories:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Permitted (halal)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not permitted (haram).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He further elaborated that imitation, which is permitted has to follow certain conditions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It should not be an imitation of their traditions that only non-believers do, and these traditions distinguish them from others.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It should not be part of their religious beliefs, unless the Prophet has also done it (e.g., fasting on 'Ashoora or praying two raq'aas upon entering the masjid).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It should not be a matter that goes against Islamic teachings or commandments, and it should not be a matter that Islam explicitly forbids.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It should not be related to celebrating any of the non-believers festivals.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from that, one can do as non-believers do, long as it is accroding to what is needed or required.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in specific, you can stop for a latte in a room full of non-believers, you can follow your family traditions or your upbringing which fulfills the above conditions, you can practice sports, etc., long as none of these actions cause you to violate any of the above conditions, or go against Islamic rulings in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastActivityDate="2016-12-22T01:57:21.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36934" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9233" CreationDate="2016-12-22T04:11:33.407" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Arabic, none of the explanations above are valid. The pronouns used refer to Adam being taught the 'Names' of things which possess intelligence. He wasn't introduced to objects, he was introduced to PEOPLE - his offspring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (Swt) frames the discussion with the Angels querying his decision of introducing Adam to the Earth. The correct response to their fears is not to show Adam is capable of learning the name of things, it's to introduce Adam to his offspring who will be the positive force on the Earth, Nuh, Dawud, Muhammad etc. Allah(Swt) is saying, so you think my creations will all cause bloodshed - LOOK, here are the offspring of Adam, the brightest and the best Look at what they will achieve - Now what say you?.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's clear that Adam, and then subsequently the Angels are all introduced to each one of us, every single human being of creation. The father is introduced to all his children - Even the Bad. However when this process is complete, the Good outweigh the Bad to such an extent the Angels Immediately understand and see it's going to be worth it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we understand, the Angels are saying. Now we see your wisdom, now we see the Adam will produce the kind of people who will even super-cede us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of this is my own work, I am conveying information which you can find on youtube from Nouman Ali Khan and Sheikh Akram Nadwi whose Tafsirs of Surat Al-Baqarah you can find on Youtube.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20500" LastActivityDate="2016-12-22T04:11:33.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2922" CreationDate="2016-12-22T17:06:36.067" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a french and I want to make some clarifications about what is allowed and what is not, so I can answer the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, as Marc Gravell said :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;there are very few places in the west that are actively (legally) anti-hijab&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here you can see a map that shows the countries where there are specific rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Hijab_world2.png/800px-Hijab_world2.png&quot; alt=&quot;hijab world map&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what are these specific rules?&#xA;In most countries, the reason the burqua was banned was for security reasons. This is the case in France : after a terrorist attack from a man wearing a burqua, a new law has been introduced that forbid you to wear clothes that hides your face. This does not forbid you to wear a hijab since your face is visible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now there is another law in France that is controversial. You have to understand that France is very attached to the principle of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%C3%AFcit%C3%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;laïcité&lt;/a&gt;, for historical and cultural reasons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Laïcité is the absence of religious involvement in government affairs, especially the prohibition of religious influence in the determination of state policies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This principle is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_law_on_secularity_and_conspicuous_religious_symbols_in_schools&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;particularly applied in schools&lt;/a&gt;. That is the reason why only discrete religious signs are allowed. This limitation is however only applied in schools, colleges and high schools.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This limitation might indeed be criticized because it breaks the declaration of human right since it is an infringement on individual right to religious expression. Maybe we could make it more flexible so that people can wear hijab. Just like I would not like being forced to wear hijab, I understand someone would dislike being forbidden to wear it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However and to answer the question, it would be indeed hypocritical that the people who complain about it also support forcing other women to wear hijab. You cannot complain about your neighbor not perfectly following his own rules if you are doing the same as him, whatever your reasons are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20489" LastActivityDate="2016-12-22T17:06:36.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36937" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36924" CreationDate="2016-12-22T17:42:16.063" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is highly unlikely that this food contains white wine when you but it. White wine is used when making it, but all the alcohol has evaporated when it was cooked. It therefore no longer contains white wine as such but only some residues of it, as the alcohol and most of the water is not there anymore. What is left of the white wine after cooking the food is not white wine at all and in that respect the list of ingredients is not correct. Compare with bread made with yeast. All the yeast is consumed and transformed into other things when the bread is baked, but still it says in the list of ingredients that one of them is yeast. Ingredients sometimes change into other things when something is cooked or baked. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20417" LastActivityDate="2016-12-22T17:42:16.063" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36939" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-22T19:15:43.027" Score="2" ViewCount="291" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm 18 years old and I seek advice on a sin I committed few years back and want to do tauba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was in around 9th standard and just entered my adulthood (baligh), after iftaar in ramadhan.  In my room, I was sitting with a neighbour's daughter 4 years old and kissed her on her neck three or four times with bad intentions. &#xA;I can still remember it today and I am depressed and embarrassed.  How can I make amends for this?  Is it &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidyah_and_Kaffara&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;kaffara&lt;/a&gt;&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20505" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-22T20:32:15.310" LastActivityDate="2016-12-22T22:04:20.457" Title="How can I make amends for kissing a girl with bad intentions four years ago?" Tags="|tawba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36940" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-22T20:15:29.147" Score="4" ViewCount="11791" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please can you explain this Hadith and similar ones?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't understand that if the Muslims had just won a battle and killed the captive's husband, brother, son or other relatives or the men of her village why would she be ready and willing to have sex with the victors? I read this Hadith and it's like the Muslims won but were feeling horny as they hadn't had intercourse for a while so did so with the captive women and pulled out at the critical moment to avoid a baby.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;by Imam Muslim, translation by Abdul Hamid Siddiqui, Volume: The Book of Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah) 3371:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Sirma said to Abu Sa'id al Khadri (Allah he pleased with him):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Sa'id, did you hear Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) mentioning al-'azl? He said: Yes, and added: We went out with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) on the expedition to the Bi'l-Mustaliq and took captive some excellent Arab women; and we desired them, for we were suffering from the absence of our wives, (but at the same time) we also desired ransom for them. So we decided to have sexual intercourse with them but by observing 'azl (Withdrawing the male sexual organ before emission of semen to avoid-conception). But we said: We are doing an act whereas Allah's Messenger is amongst us; why not ask him? So we asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and he said: It does not matter if you do not do it, for every soul that is to be born up to the Day of Resurrection will be born. -- Sahih Muslim 1438 a (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/16/147&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20506" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2020-08-14T01:39:15.363" Title="Can you explain the hadiths regarding having sex with captive women?" Tags="|women|sex|slavery|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36939" CreationDate="2016-12-22T22:04:20.457" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;During the time of the prophet (saw), a man came to him to ask about the exact same problem. That event is described in the following narration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A man kissed a woman. So he came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and&#xA;informed him about it. Then Allah revealed this Ayah: &amp;quot;And perform the&#xA;Salat, between the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night.&#xA;Verily, the good deeds efface the evil deeds (i.e., minor sins).&amp;quot;&#xA;(11:114) The man asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) whether this applies&#xA;to him only. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;It applies to all of my&#xA;Ummah.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/54&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this answers your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-12-22T22:04:20.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32972" CreationDate="2016-12-23T00:03:53.290" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a child i was taught to believe that it is to the Holy One Allah...that ALL who hurt or offend another human being...it is to Allah we must ask for forgiveness and let our prayers be unto him for the fixing of the wrong that was done. People rarely say sorry to others-they have hurt or offended...but feel comforted in knowing that Allah corrects ALL. Free yourself from wanting an apology from those who hurt you...just KNOW that Allah sees ALL and repent they shall in this life or the next...we ALL need forgivenesses and mercy..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20508" LastActivityDate="2016-12-23T00:03:53.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36943" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="36945" CreationDate="2016-12-23T00:11:35.287" Score="1" ViewCount="3771" Body="&lt;p&gt;I like to stay healthy and one way I do that is by walking or running. Sometimes it would be convenient to do prayer just wherever I happen to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is it permissible to pray on the sand at a beach or on the grass at a park?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I understand, I don't need to worry if people see me pray. But I'm not sure if praying on sand or on a patch of grass meets the condition of a clean place to pray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some Google hits suggest it's okay (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicity.com/forum/printer_friendly_posts.asp?TID=21523&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;), but they're random people on forums.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-12-23T05:49:58.683" Title="Is it permissible to pray on the sand at a beach or on the grass at a park?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36945" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36943" CreationDate="2016-12-23T05:44:31.947" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is according to Shia fiqh but I guess it must be shared by other juridical schools since I have seen Sunnis praying on grass. So, yes! It's OK so far as there is no clear indication that the surface is najis. And be wary of manure in grass; it might not be najis, but it's recommended to pray on the cleanest of grounds and environments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as for sand, you must wipe your forehead clean after each prostration. The surface must also not be too uneven (four-fingers-width altitude at most between the kneeling spot and the prostration spot). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could think of one reservation though as for beach. I don't think it is dignified to pray in a place where men and women mix while naked which is grossly un-Islamic (unless you go to segregated beaches). In fact it is even sinful &lt;em&gt;to be present&lt;/em&gt; in such a place, a ruling that may a priori invalidate any deeds performed therein.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Peaceful prayers! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2016-12-23T05:49:58.683" LastActivityDate="2016-12-23T05:49:58.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36940" CreationDate="2016-12-23T12:16:49.270" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Can you explain the hadiths regarding having sex with captive women?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith is about the expedition of Banu Mustaliq. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/en/article/157923/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamweb&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The following are the most important reasons behind this Battle&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A- The tribe of Banu Al-Mustaliq supported Quraysh and joined it during the Battle of Uhud against the Muslims. It was among the block of Ahaabeesh tribes who participated in the battle supporting Quraysh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;B-   The tribe of Banu Al-Mustaliq governed the main road leading to Makkah. It was a strong barrier that prevented the Muslims from reaching Makkah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;C-   News came to the Messenger of Allah  sallallaahu  alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allah exalt his mention ) that Banu Al-Mustaliq were mobilizing an army to fight him under the leadership of Al-Haarith bin Abi Dhiraar. Having heard about that, the Messenger of Allah  sallallaahu alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allah exalt his mention ) set out and met them in one of their watering areas called Al-Muraysee‘ in the direction from Qadeed to the sea coast. The Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allah exalt his mention ) made them taste a bitter defeat there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Around 200 families were taken captives. The women were the family members of the adversaries of Muslims and were distributed to Muslim fighters. The daughter of the chief of Khuzaa was captured in that battle and she later married the prophet (and no one forced her. She willfully consented to the marriage). Her family wanted to take &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e1224?_hi=0&amp;amp;_pos=3964&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;her by giving ransom&lt;/a&gt; but she refused and stayed with the prophet and accepted Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I don't understand that if the Muslims had just won a battle and killed the captive's husband, brother, son or other relatives or the men of her village why would she be ready and willing to have sex with the victors?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't have much information regarding the consent of the captive women but there are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e1224?_hi=0&amp;amp;_pos=3964&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;reports&lt;/a&gt; that indicate that the woman who married the prophet consented to the marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And only the fighting men were killed. Those who didn't fight were taken captives. This hadith is often used by the critics of Islam to accuse Islam of supporting rape which is not true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Raping in the battlefield is haram and punishable. It was &lt;strong&gt;forbidden&lt;/strong&gt; to have sex with them until they were distributed and their iddah period was over (that's a long time). The prophet said regarding the treatment of captives:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah has put them in your care, so feed them with what you eat, clothe them with what you wear. and do not burden them beyond their capacities; but if you burden them (with an unbearable burden), then help them (by sharing their extra burden).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/27/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/muslim/27/61&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran prohibits forcing captives to have sex: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But let them who find not [the means for] marriage abstain [from sexual relations] until Allah enriches them from His bounty. And those who seek a contract [for eventual emancipation] from among whom your right hands possess - then make a contract with them if you know there is within them goodness and give them from the wealth of Allah which He has given you. And do not compel your slave girls to prostitution, if they desire chastity, to seek [thereby] the temporary interests of worldly life. And if someone should compel them, then indeed, Allah is [to them], after their compulsion, Forgiving and Merciful. [24.33]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And classical Muslim scholars also enforced harsh punishments for those who committed rape:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Islamic military jurisprudence, classical jurists laid down severe penalties for rebels who use &quot;stealth attacks&quot; and &quot;spread terror&quot;. In this category, Muslim jurists included abductions, poisoning of water wells, arson, attacks against wayfarers and travellers (highway robbery), assaults under the cover of night, and rape. The punishment for such crimes were severe, including death, regardless of the political convictions and religion of the perpetrator. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;-- [Wikipedia][3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, captives had freedom of movement and the freedom to complain if their masters treated them badly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated:&#xA;  'Umair, the freed slave of commanded me to cut up some meat, then a poor man came so I gave him some. When my master fund out about that, he beat me, so I went to the Messenger of Allah and he came to him and said: 'Do not beat him.' He said: 'He gave away my food without me telling him to.' He said: 'The reward will be shared between you both.&quot;' &#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1077150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/urn/1077150&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to note that many of the fighters weren't Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Many hypocrites went out with the Muslims to the Battle of Banu Al-Mustaliq even though they had often refrained from participating in previous Battles. Nevertheless, when they saw the Muslims win one battle after another, they joined them craving the booties. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/prophet/index.php?page=showarticle&amp;amp;id=157924&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamweb.net/prophet/index.php?page=showarticle&amp;amp;id=157924&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-03-28T08:50:30.683" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T08:50:30.683" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36952" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-23T12:40:09.583" Score="1" ViewCount="7340" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it fard to recite dua ma’thur before finishing the prayer? The dua that is recited just before finishing the prayer. I once read it is optional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20245" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-08-02T09:11:03.533" LastActivityDate="2022-08-02T09:11:03.533" Title="Is it fard to recite dua ma’thur ( دعاء مأثور ) before finishing the prayer?" Tags="|salat|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="36954" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-23T14:31:53.587" Score="2" ViewCount="1198" Body="&lt;p&gt;I washed my prayer mat (janemaz) with an article of clothing having sperm on it. Will the prayer mat become impure?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20438" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-24T04:48:30.600" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T05:28:26.007" Title="Will my prayer mat become impure by washing it together with clothes that have sperm on them?" Tags="|taharah|clothing|najis|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27555" CreationDate="2016-12-23T21:30:02.187" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalamualaikum my dear brothers &#xA;In the quran it is clear that gambling is haram &#xA;Meaning that anyway or source. Harmful or not .if it is something that ALLAH subhanahuwataala has restricted you from doing it than it is for your own good. AND i have a very good example &#xA;One of my muslim friends played it alot until one day shaytaan took over him and he started to do sport betting on pool,soccer,basketball games &#xA;we as his friends tried to explain him and even gave him proofs from the quran. but he didnt listen.&#xA;My suggestion is that stop playing it otherwiswe u are going against your ALLAH and his simple and straight forward rules.&#xA;Jazakalah&#xA;Wasalamualaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20519" LastActivityDate="2016-12-23T21:30:02.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36960" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-24T02:36:59.473" Score="0" ViewCount="1698" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just found I've found another version of Quran readings called Qaroon Quran which have quite different Arabic readings like &quot;marfiqaa&quot; vs &quot;mirfaqaa&quot; (in Al-Kahf:16). Are they legit as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20520" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T04:28:23.630" Title="Madani Quran vs Qaloon Quran" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36960" CreationDate="2016-12-24T02:57:30.373" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qira&amp;#39;at#The_Ten_Readers_and_their_Transmitters_2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;number of readings&lt;/a&gt; of the Qur'an that are considered acceptable (see also: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2676/22&quot;&gt;What are the readings (qira&amp;#39;at) of Quran?&lt;/a&gt;); the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qalun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qalun&lt;/a&gt; reading is one of them although it is not particularly common compared to the Hafs reading (which is &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/13195/22&quot;&gt;pretty much universal&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-12-24T02:57:30.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12712" CreationDate="2016-12-24T04:47:29.580" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Jew came to question Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and he told the Prophet that he would accept Islam if the Prophet of Islam gave the correct answers. He asked the following questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does the &quot;Jannat&quot; meaning Paradise exist? If it exists, what is the distance from the earth?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does the &quot;Jahanam&quot; meaning Hell exist? If it exists, what is the distance from the earth?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) replied that Both &quot;Jannat&quot; and &quot;Jahanam&quot; meaning Paradise and Hell exist.&#xA;The Paradise is up from the earth and 30,000 light years (Noori years) from the earth.&#xA;The Hell is down and 7 earths distance from the Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Jew replied that you are right. It is exactly mentioned in our Holy Scriptures and no one knows except few learned scholars among us. So he accepted Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20522" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-27T06:30:31.753" LastActivityDate="2017-07-27T06:30:31.753" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36964" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-24T12:51:34.577" Score="1" ViewCount="103" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm an ex-porn watcher, I've lost a lot of my dignity recently I have been told by people that do not know I watch this filth that porn permanently ruins your marriage and you can't fix it even if you repent. I'm willing to accept the truth and my parents give me so much freedom so they won't force me to marry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm planning to adopt so I will be able to have kids. I've stopped watching porn for three months. I'm making this decision for the sake of my benefit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20525" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-24T21:30:01.597" LastActivityDate="2016-12-24T21:30:01.597" Title="Is it okay not to get married due to being an ex-porn watcher?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2018-03-26T17:25:32.123" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36966" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-24T13:26:14.740" Score="2" ViewCount="137" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is that ok to celebrate with &lt;a href=&quot;http://winterbash2016.stackexchange.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Winter Bash&lt;/a&gt; on Stack Exchange?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Stack Exchange invites you to celebrate the end of a great year …with HATS! As you use your site, you'll discover hats and other items hidden behind certain actions. Collect all of them, some of them, or none of them, but be quick – the hats get put back in their boxes on January 9th! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QF7wn.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/QF7wn.png&quot; alt=&quot;Winter Bash: showing the winning of &amp;quot;hats&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And is it ok to wear a hat, like I do now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16921" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T06:55:29.960" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T06:55:29.960" Title="Is that permissible to participate in the Stackexchange Winter Bash?" Tags="|halal-haram|celebration|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5413" CreationDate="2016-12-24T19:13:14.867" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;A teacher (in this case Allah) won't give you the answers in a test.....they're going to be watching and might send you signs if they really love you as a student when your stuck (which Allah does, one of his 99 name is &quot;Al Wudud&quot; meaning benevolent ), hence he sent the prophets to give us the signs. He is also &quot;Al Hādīy&quot; and &quot;Al Rashid&quot; meaning he will guide you and hes the right way. You just have to open your eyes and look around you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If God gave us all the answers to things...it would be too complex for us to understand. Imagine if I actually got every answer to my question and I tell a non-believer, they would think of me as abnormal and crazy because of the complexity of the answers. &#xA;You don't need the answers to everything to believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your parents love you and it's present but most of the time they don't tell you. But you know it's true from the gestures they do e.g. Give you food, clothes. &#xA;You dont need to see something for you to believe in it. &#xA;You need to be able to pick up on signs and actions which explain things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep on smiling :) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20529" LastEditorUserId="20529" LastEditDate="2016-12-25T14:59:38.783" LastActivityDate="2016-12-25T14:59:38.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36970" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-24T20:51:37.937" Score="2" ViewCount="717" Body="&lt;p&gt;People have told me that I'm not allowed to draw humans or animals, so I have stopped, but I desperately want to draw; it's what I love to do.  I tried to stay away from it, but it's just too hard.  So I read more answers to this problem and someone said that ''You're allowed to draw anything without a soul.''&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does that mean I can draw robots, as an example, that look like humans? I just need a way to draw humans. Can I draw a made up thing that looks like a human?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20530" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-25T08:08:12.753" LastActivityDate="2018-05-11T13:36:33.350" Title="I'm not suppose to draw, but I really want to; what do I do?" Tags="|drawing|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2018-05-14T05:36:46.037" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8681" CreationDate="2016-12-25T01:02:09.037" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believed in Holy Qur'an by it's scientific miracles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Update: This is in need of one's own research, which quite depends on the person's science background, and surely God the Compassionate the Merciful will help in this path. This is a broad concept with broad detail and discussion, and not something that one could get the essential parts from it without the details. Maybe even better not to be provided incompletely. So I'm not pointing to this site as a reference, I'm providing it as an example, and even not an example to base the whole issue upon. Just to show you how an example could be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can find a description of some of them here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-guide.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Scientific Miracles in the Holy Quran&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20523" LastEditorUserId="20523" LastEditDate="2016-12-25T12:22:38.793" LastActivityDate="2016-12-25T12:22:38.793" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36970" CreationDate="2016-12-25T01:21:18.370" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/39806&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/39806&lt;/a&gt; (TBH i don't really like this website as lets just say it goes too extreme for my liking and the problem with this is that it mixes suni,wahabi and other denominations of islam -_- yeah i know, annoying)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but it is said: &#xA;“…He has explained to you in detail what is forbidden to you, except under compulsion of necessity …”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-An’aam 6:119] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;soo if you have to draw them for an exam...then i think you should. i think its only not allowed when you try to play God (take his position)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i also wanted to say that for hadiths you need to know which ones are made up and which ones are real, which one has twisted meanings which people create etc. god sent prophets to earth so we can follow them, the thing is that each prophet was sent so you could follow them to the time era that you live in and relate o them. sadly many people create fake hadiths, i hate taking research from online because most of it is sadly Crap and not true...&#xA;just if it is not said in the quran that you cannot do it then don't but if its not mentioned in the quran then you have no problems. even with hadiths i just don't trust most of them..... time eras change and so most hadiths don't apply now.&#xA;As long as you don't have bad intentions or are playing God, i think your fine to go... but i'm not speaking as a known scolar so yeah... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20534" LastActivityDate="2016-12-25T01:21:18.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36980" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36932" CreationDate="2016-12-25T01:54:47.267" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;don't eat the rest and leave the pork behind, pork is nagis and it would spread onto the sandwitch&#xA;yes it is harm to give someone haram food not matter is there muslim or not. so yeah just throw it away...read the label before u buy something.&#xA;if something says its &quot;suitable for vergiatrian&quot; your good to go. :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20534" LastActivityDate="2016-12-25T01:54:47.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36983" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37010" CreationDate="2016-12-25T06:33:05.503" Score="4" ViewCount="206" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imitating disbelievers (tashabbuh) is forbidden:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...the Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) definitively prohibited it and said: “Whoever imitates a people is one of them.” -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/121554&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, if we imitate a disbeliever, we are essentially a disbeliever.  It's quite important, therefore, to determine when one is imitating a disbeliever and when one just happens to have something in common with a disbeliever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How to distinguish &quot;imitation&quot; from &quot;doing the same thing&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Presumably, something like reading a newspaper would not amount to imitating a disbeliever, despite the fact that disbelievers read newspapers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Something like eating &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_cross_bun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hot cross buns&lt;/a&gt; might be more borderline, as while the cross represents a crucifix, in my experience, they're ordinarily going to be eaten without much thought of Christianity.  (They're eaten here in China all year round, and I doubt they're cooked with any realization of the &quot;cross = crucifix&quot; symbolism.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also coming into play are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Simply being friendly.  It could be interpreted as being rude and elitist to have a deliberate aversion to what one might perceive as imitation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Whether or not one intends imitation.  E.g. saying &quot;merry Christmas&quot; out of politeness is something many non-Christians do.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-26T01:16:26.830" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T06:53:43.677" Title="How to distinguish &quot;imitation&quot; from &quot;doing the same thing&quot;?" Tags="|taqlid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36984" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-25T10:56:19.873" Score="2" ViewCount="145" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe Malikis do this however I saw a brother who crossed his hands doing the index finger movement not vertically like most people but left to right to left to right... Malikis pray with hands by their side in Qiyam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20538" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T09:12:29.500" LastActivityDate="2017-06-27T09:12:29.500" Title="What's the evidence for moving finger horizontally in tashahhud?" Tags="|salat|tashahhud|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36985" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-25T11:02:34.817" Score="2" ViewCount="87" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wish to know, who as an entity can be at war with another party according to Islam?&#xA;A state, an instititution, a family or a person?&#xA;Also, what reasons and opponents are permitted to declare war or to be at war?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11985" LastEditorUserId="11985" LastEditDate="2016-12-25T17:09:18.507" LastActivityDate="2016-12-25T22:08:26.400" Title="What entities can be at war?" Tags="|war|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36986" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-25T13:41:32.797" Score="3" ViewCount="17873" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know whether the father has to be present or is his consent enough? Along with two witnesses of course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A girl and boy would like to get married, the boys side has sent a proposal. The father of the girl and auntie asked the girl if she accepted to marry the boy she said yes. Both families have been aware that the girl and boy would like to get married. So the girls auntie (girls fathers sister) accepted the proposal on the girls behalf and told the girls father he said ok.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Issue 1 is the girl and boy live in separate countries and the father has responsibilities of younger children upon him and he is not allowed to remove the children from the country due to restrictions of the court therefore he would not be able to attend the nikha. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The girls fathers family are causing problems and are delaying the marriage by adding stupid customs and want a grand wedding something the girl and boy don't want they just want a simple nikha. They keep on avoiding the marriage by not fixing the date and making excuses. The girls uncle (fathers brother) has said it will be like we are sending the girls dead body away when she gets married from our house. Implying that he is not happy with the wedding over inislamic issues. The grandfather of the girl said if the girl doesn't come to our house and do such customs then we will not sit in the nikha. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If all of these keep on persisting like this would it just be better to make the qadi a wali? They are just making it so difficult the father has given permission he said it to the aunties and also told his daughter I give you permission. However he will side with his parents in all these customs. The fathers side are very cunning and all the girl and boy want it to get there nikha done validly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19214" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T14:18:17.930" LastActivityDate="2020-09-28T17:02:08.360" Title="Does the father have to be present during the nikah or is his consent enough?" Tags="|nikah|wali|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36989" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-25T18:46:27.363" Score="1" ViewCount="13555" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it sin to listen to quran recitation on phone in bathroom and toilet? I know it is makrooh (disliked) but is it forbidden in Quran or Hadith? Can you show with evidence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20544" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-30T12:22:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-30T12:22:08.553" Title="Is it sin to listen to Quran recitation in the bathroom?" Tags="|halal-haram|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36990" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36985" CreationDate="2016-12-25T20:17:34.503" Score="-2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What entity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever that is responsible or supports the wrongdoer. Meaning if one person &lt;strong&gt;wrongfully&lt;/strong&gt; kills another Muslim, then he is to be brought to court. If others stop this then they should should be punished, though I'm not sure of the extent of the punishment of others vs the individual murderer. Likely if one supports another's doing then they are deemed as equal. But don't quote me on that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress. Indeed. &lt;strong&gt;Allah does not like transgressors&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/190&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/2/190&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say a person from country X comes and kills 1 person from country Y, and the country Y kills him and then kills 10 others and names it as collateral damage. That is NOT acceptable. It is a transgression.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;[Fighting in] the sacred month is for [aggression committed in] the sacred month, and for [all] violations is legal retribution. So whoever has assaulted you, then &lt;strong&gt;assault him in the same way that he has assaulted you&lt;/strong&gt;. And fear Allah and know that Allah is with those who fear Him.&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/194&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/2/194&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically the act and its punishment should be proportionate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What reasons to declare war?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and &lt;strong&gt;do not expel you from your homes&lt;/strong&gt; - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if one entity attempts to remove us from our homeland that we are to fight back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or as always self-defense is accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/60:8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/60:8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having that said the first approach is to forgive or sign a peace treaty. If the enemies don't stop then the Muslims most protect themselves. Under no circumstance Muslims can enter the lands of their enemies. &amp;lt;-- such doing can only be instructed by God or his messengers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2016-12-25T22:08:26.400" LastActivityDate="2016-12-25T22:08:26.400" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36992" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-25T21:32:43.790" Score="5" ViewCount="2587" Body="&lt;p&gt;First there was Judaism, then Christianity and finally came Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All 3 of these religions are part of Islam, but not completely. Only Islam is the final complete Islam. But before Islam, Christianity was the Islam and before Christianity Judaism was the Islam and today Islam is the only Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did Allah (SAW) send the message of Islam in 3 parts? Why not just in 1?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19756" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2016-12-26T17:11:05.267" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T13:45:29.650" Title="Why did Allah(SAW) decide to create 3 religions and not only just 1?" Tags="|christianity|theology|judaism|religion|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36993" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36992" CreationDate="2016-12-25T22:36:06.750" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah has only created one religion and only one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;ان الدین عند الله الاسلام&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have the same &lt;strong&gt;God&lt;/strong&gt;, we are the same &lt;strong&gt;humans&lt;/strong&gt;, we have the same &lt;strong&gt;wisdom&lt;/strong&gt; which tells us love is good, jealousy is bad, arrogance is bad, sacrifice is good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you see as changes are only small tiny changes in commandments + deviations of previous religions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verses presented in this narration points out that there other &lt;strong&gt;nations&lt;/strong&gt; but only one &lt;strong&gt;religion&lt;/strong&gt; known as Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ghbook.ir/index.php?name=%D8%AA%D8%B8%D9%84%D9%85+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1+%D9%85%D9%86+%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82+%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A1+%D8%A2%D9%84+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1&amp;amp;option=com_mtree&amp;amp;task=readonline&amp;amp;link_id=8002&amp;amp;page=413&amp;amp;chkhashk=E466B71F80&amp;amp;Itemid=&amp;amp;lang=en&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pg. 413&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ghbook.ir/index.php?name=%D8%AA%D8%B8%D9%84%D9%85+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1+%D9%85%D9%86+%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82+%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A1+%D8%A2%D9%84+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1&amp;amp;option=com_mtree&amp;amp;task=readonline&amp;amp;link_id=8002&amp;amp;page=414&amp;amp;chkhashk=656F55240C&amp;amp;Itemid=&amp;amp;lang=en&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pg. 414&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ghbook.ir/index.php?name=%D8%AA%D8%B8%D9%84%D9%85+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1+%D9%85%D9%86+%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82+%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A1+%D8%A2%D9%84+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1&amp;amp;option=com_mtree&amp;amp;task=readonline&amp;amp;link_id=8002&amp;amp;page=415&amp;amp;chkhashk=DC6C24E712&amp;amp;Itemid=&amp;amp;lang=en&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pg. 415&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;EDIT:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why do we need prophets again and again and again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To correct the deviations. Prophets have been killed, their sons have been killed, their successors have been killed, their followers have been killed and tyrants ruled again. If you study history every prophet has a nation in which he is &lt;em&gt;struggling&lt;/em&gt; to guide them, usually those people are misguided by a tyrant king like Nimrod, Pharaoh, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To constantly admonish humans. See this narration from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/nahjul-balagha-part-1-sermons/sermon-1-praise-due-allah-whose-worth-cannot-be-described#allah-chooses-his-prophets&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nahj al-Balaqa&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then Allah sent His Messengers and &lt;strong&gt;series&lt;/strong&gt; of His prophets towards them to get them to fulfill the pledges of His creation, to recall to them His bounties, to exhort them by preaching, to unveil before them the hidden virtues of wisdom and show them the signs of His Omnipotence namely the sky which is raised over them, the earth that is placed beneath them, means of living that sustain them, deaths that make them die, ailments that turn them old and incidents that successively betake them.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;بَعَثَ فِيهمْ رُسُلَهُ، وَوَاتَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ أَنْبِياءَهُ، لِيَسْتَأْدُوهُمْ مِيثَاقَ فِطْرَتِهِ، وَيُذَكِّرُوهُمْ مَنْسِيَّ نِعْمَتِهِ، وَيَحْتَجُّوا عَلَيْهِمْ بَالتَّبْلِيغِ، وَيُثِيرُوا لَهُمْ دَفَائِنَ الْعُقُولِ، وَيُرُوهُمْ آيَاتِ الْمَقْدِرَةِ: مِنْ سَقْف فَوْقَهُمْ مَرْفُوع، وَمِهَاد تَحْتَهُمْ مَوْضُوع، وَمَعَايِشَ تُحْيِيهِمْ، وَآجَال تُفْنِيهمْ، وَأَوْصَاب تُهْرِمُهُمْ، وَأَحْدَاث تَتَابَعُ عَلَيْهِمْ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How many times do we need to be reminded to do good? To remember death? Remember judgement day? For the same reasons we need to admonishers...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2016-12-31T12:43:54.777" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T12:43:54.777" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36994" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36984" CreationDate="2016-12-26T01:04:33.510" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;this  move  like a hummer  on the satans head (Devils head)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while you are  praying &#xA;a devil  call  (Khanzab)  stand  next to you and start to  remember you things you forgot it   to  take your  attentions and  destroy  your focus &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so  when  you  end your  Sallat  (Pray)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and  sit to tashahud    this move  like  a hummer  on his head&lt;br&gt;&#xA;and  when you reach  اشهد ان لا اله الا الله و ان محمدا رسول الله    you put ur finger up   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;و الله اعلم   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20548" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T01:04:33.510" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36995" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36989" CreationDate="2016-12-26T01:08:59.913" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No  you  Should not do that  Because&lt;br&gt;&#xA;the  Quran  should not  enter  or to be listened  in the Satans Place&#xA;and  satans  places always  be impure&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20548" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T01:08:59.913" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36996" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37007" CreationDate="2016-12-26T01:11:16.887" Score="4" ViewCount="123" Body="&lt;p&gt;Often we say a person &lt;em&gt;reverts&lt;/em&gt; to Islam, since&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...we all have a fitrah (innate nature) to the values of Islam, because we are all born as Muslims. -- ashes999, in answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/32/17163&quot;&gt;Why are converts to Islam called reverts?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the same time, we are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/en/article/155972/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;forbidden&lt;/a&gt; from imitating non-Muslims (or disbeliever, or &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1143/what-is-the-definition-of-a-kaffir&quot;&gt;kafir&lt;/a&gt;).  There seems to be some level of incompatibility between these two notions: how can we imitate a non-Muslim when they're innately Muslim anyway?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How is the notion of a &quot;revert&quot; compatible with not imitating non-Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm tempted to think that &quot;revert&quot; is meant as an unessential nod towards the idea of fitrah, and is not intended to be taken too literally.  I don't recall seeing it directly mentioned in the Qur'an or Hadith (but maybe I missed it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T05:49:50.540" Title="How is the notion of a &quot;revert&quot; compatible with not imitating non-Muslims?" Tags="|taqlid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36997" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-12-26T01:23:17.067" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-12-26T01:23:17.067" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T01:23:17.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36998" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-12-26T01:23:17.067" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2016-12-26T01:23:17.067" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T01:23:17.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="36999" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2016-12-26T01:37:11.647" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;During salah prayer, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tashahhud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tashahud&lt;/a&gt; refers to when the Muslim kneels and makes a recitation; the recitation is also referred to as the tashahud.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-27T07:11:31.283" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T07:11:31.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37000" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2016-12-26T01:37:11.647" Score="0" Body="The portion of prayer where a Muslim kneels making a recitation." OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-27T07:11:21.323" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T07:11:21.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30354" CreationDate="2016-12-26T01:57:48.710" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Marmite is haram. Eat vegemite instead!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kiwi-bashing aside, from their &lt;a href=&quot;https://marmite.co.nz/faqs/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;FAQ&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is Marmite certified Halal?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Yes – The Halal Certification Authority&#xA;  of Australia has certified Marmite as a Halal product.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is Marmite kosher certified?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Yes – Marmite is Kosher certified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is Marmite suitable for vegans and vegetarians?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Yes – Marmite is&#xA;  vegan and vegetarian friendly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T01:57:48.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37002" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-26T01:59:24.063" Score="3" ViewCount="2429" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;kumis&lt;/a&gt; (fermented mare's milk, called airag in Mongolia) considered haram? The Wikipedia article on kumis doesn't mention any religion-related issues, even though the majority of Kazakhstanis are Muslim. I've heard that Kazakhstani Muslims are not particularly religious, though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia article &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_dietary_laws&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic dietary laws&lt;/a&gt; implies kumis is halal:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Halal restaurant in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Yurta (potatoes with meat) and&#xA;  kumis are made of ingredients considered halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T17:17:24.987" Title="Is kumis haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|alcohol|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37003" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-26T02:07:23.313" Score="1" ViewCount="140" Body="&lt;p&gt;The tag &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/food&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;food&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;food&lt;/a&gt; has a description of &quot;Anything that is worthy of being eaten.&quot;. Is there a concept in Islam of something being unworthy of being eaten?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For some people, there'd be things that are unsafe to eat, or where it'd be disrespectful to eat (eating a species that'd be considered &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finding_Nemo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;friends, not food&lt;/a&gt;), but I haven't considered anything unworthy of being eaten.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/20046/are-there-gods-unworthy-of-worship&quot;&gt;Are there gods unworthy of worship?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2018-04-20T19:29:51.807" Title="Are there things unworthy of being eaten?" Tags="|food|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36827" CreationDate="2016-12-26T04:52:48.753" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are special programs for this. Basically, you purchase the house or car and pay no interest, but in addition to your principle payments you also pay &quot;rent&quot; to the bank (or trust) which is proportional to the amount of equity the bank still owns. (Your rent decreases each month.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mathematically there isn't much difference from an interest bearing loan, but this type of structure is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.brickunderground.com/buy/muslim-friendly-mortgages&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;imam-approved&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20549" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T04:52:48.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37006" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30354" CreationDate="2016-12-26T05:30:27.300" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This same problem arose in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/3011/17163&quot;&gt;Haraam or Halal? - Coke and Pepsi contain 0.001% Alcohol&lt;/a&gt;, where it was noted that e.g. Coke contains minute amounts of alcohol.  So I reiterate the main ideas of my answer in this context:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If a substance is incapable of intoxicating even in large quantities, then it is not haram (insofar as to being an intoxicant; it could still be haram for other reasons).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people think that the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), “Whatever intoxicates in large quantities, a little of it is haraam”, mean that if a small percentage of an intoxicant is mixed with a large amount of a substance that is not intoxicating, then it is haraam. This is a misunderstanding of the hadeeth. ... &lt;strong&gt;if something is mixed with alcohol but the alcohol is a small amount and does not have any effect, then it is halaal and does not come under the ruling of this hadeeth.&lt;/strong&gt; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/33763&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;, in the context of non-alcoholic beers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The prohibition applies to the substance as a whole, not to it's individualized parts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sheikh &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_al-Ouda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Salman al-Oadah&lt;/a&gt; astutely observed: &amp;quot;The percentage of alcohol mentioned has no effect on the ruling. &lt;strong&gt;The ruling applies to the drink itself taken as a whole and not to its composition.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-409-3342.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamToday.net&lt;/a&gt;, also in the context of non-alcoholic beers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's reasonable to believe that even a large amount of Marmite is incapable of intoxicating, and thus prohibition due to being an intoxicant does not apply.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T05:30:27.300" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37007" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36996" CreationDate="2016-12-26T05:49:50.540" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Fitra has no bearing on the question since it is about a &lt;em&gt;potential&lt;/em&gt; in humanity that allows for recognition of faith not actual faith, as well as the idea that non-Muslims will be bound by the same Divine universal laws as revealed by religion (such as experiencing Divine judgement in the next world) as will be Muslims themselves. Islam is revealed to enlighten humans about this very potential and how it is actualized. And faith is all about actually &lt;em&gt;recognizing&lt;/em&gt; the doctrines of Islam as the way to actualizing the potentials that fitra represents — whereas absence of this recognition inevitably leads to violating or leaving idle the said God-given potential and thus suffering from its eternal consequences. So it is by this significant and consequential recognition that Muslims become distinguished from non-Muslims despite their common first nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T05:49:50.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37009" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36989" CreationDate="2016-12-26T05:58:10.877" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is (probably) forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can &lt;em&gt;listen&lt;/em&gt; to recitation while in the bathroom but you should not &lt;em&gt;recite&lt;/em&gt; while in the bathroom. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://mtws.posthaven.com/is-it-permissible-to-listen-to-the-quran-while-in-the-bathroom&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source 1&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/78370&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source 2&lt;/a&gt;, the speaker or &quot;radio&quot; must be outside of the bathroom, but it is permissible for listeners to hear it from inside the bathroom. Based on that I think we can extrapolate and say that the &lt;em&gt;sound source&lt;/em&gt; should not originate from inside of the bathroom, which would rule out radios, phones, mp3 players, etc, unless they are placed outside of the bathroom in speaker mode such that you can hear it inside with your ears (not headphones).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, I think this may require further clarification. What if someone is reciting outside of the bathroom, but someone inside the bathroom is wearing a hearing aid? I'd like to think the hearing aid would be allowed, but if so that isn't much different than a loudspeaker or radio inside of the bathroom, and the latter seems to not be allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20549" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T05:58:10.877" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37010" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36983" CreationDate="2016-12-26T06:53:43.677" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this question can be approached from a philosophical point of view. Consider the following situation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Person A meets Person B on the street.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Person B is Christian and invites Person A to go to church with them on Sunday.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Person A accepts the invitation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At church, Person A reads the prayers aloud along with the rest of the congregation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Person A believes the words of the prayers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IMHO, Person A is not &quot;imitating&quot; Person B until step 5. Since &quot;belief&quot; is a personal matter, by my definition it's not possible for anyone (except God) to know if Person A is truly imitating Person B, and therefore it would be unfair to claim that Person A did anything wrong unless you could read their mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, I believe the rule is intended to be interpreted more strictly, because humans are social by nature and consequently very easily indoctrinated with new ideas and influenced by those we associate closely with. To prevent true &quot;imitation&quot;, one needs to potentially make rules forbidding acts prior to step 5, for fear that without rules people will gradually change their beliefs, whether intentional or not. This is a double-edged sword though, because while it helps the religion to survive, it also opens the door for individuals with extreme views to distort the value systems they teach, and protect it against outside corrective influence under the guise of forbidding &quot;imitation&quot; of those who think differently than they do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20549" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T06:53:43.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37003" CreationDate="2016-12-26T09:07:45.257" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think saying &lt;code&gt;Unworthy to eat&lt;/code&gt; directs me to foods those are &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makruh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;makruh&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[God's right] Foods those are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eat-halal.com/makruh/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;makruh in Islam&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[Self's right] Foods those I eat when I don't need them and those are harmful to me, like eating foods those have sausage when I know eating sausage is harmful to me.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;[People's right] In my society eating foods those are not good among them -A cause of making others upset-.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12100" LastEditorUserId="12100" LastEditDate="2016-12-26T09:16:16.720" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T09:16:16.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36992" CreationDate="2016-12-26T11:34:14.447" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, there isn't just 3 religions ( based on God's worship ). There are many others, too. But, the important thing is that the message sent from God was just 1 thing. ( Which is named 'Islam' in the Quran. )    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This 'Islam' is not necessarily the religion which we call 'Islam' today.  But we're trying to make it better, to make it closer to the real message. It's true that we may have misunderstandings about God's messages and their meanings. That's why there is not just one religion ( at least in words. )   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, If you take a deep look at these 3 religions in our world which you named, They are not parts of something bigger. Each of them tries to give a view of that real 'Islam'. Notice that the word 'Islam' means 'To surrender'. Surrender to who ? the God which we all know. Here, 'Islam' is not the name of the religion which Muslims have. It's the concept of 'Surrender to God'.  Each religion tries to give the best views about this concept.   Consider that we are all humans and we may be wrong sometimes.  That's why we are not sure about how much we are close to that meaning of the word 'Islam'. But at least, we try our best.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17207" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-03T13:45:29.650" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T13:45:29.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37015" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1864" CreationDate="2016-12-26T12:08:27.147" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Islamic Republic of Iran is hosting the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women&amp;#39;s_World_Chess_Championship&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Women's World Chess Championship&lt;/a&gt; in February 2017. If it were haram, they wouldn't be hosting it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="301" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T12:08:27.147" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37017" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16580" CreationDate="2016-12-26T12:28:29.623" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm willing to add to the other good answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the case of the unintentional death of one person among a husband and a wife, who receives the financial compensation? The other one. That is: A wife receives twice as much financial compensation a husband would receive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this rule of Islam is absolutely concerning women, and absolutely logical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This rule is about any unintentional causing of a death, and not necessarily containing criminal recklessness or negligence(unlike the legal definition of &quot;Unintentional Manslaughter&quot; in the western law). So it acts like a life insurance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20523" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T12:28:29.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37020" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1864" CreationDate="2016-12-26T14:13:01.603" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it's not forbidden because people do not play that for betting.&#xA;if they play that for betting it was haram.&#xA;for example playing poker is haram now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20551" LastActivityDate="2016-12-26T14:13:01.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36838" CreationDate="2016-12-26T14:23:15.087" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The default is everything is Halal. Yet does one need a prophet to tell him killing your mother is Haraam? No! Why? Your own God-given wisdom speaks to you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our wisdom is always aware of the trajectory of right and wrong as referring to the questions you linked. Our wisdom knows eating garbage isn't good. It knows eating ants is generally despised. It knows it should eat meat, but doesn't know what kind of meat it should eat.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Our wisdom knows sex is good, necessary. At the same time it knows modesty is good, yet it doesn't know how to keep it balanced. It may come up with some rules, but not sure if those rules are perfect it would be more of a try and error. Their knowledge is limited to only what the &lt;em&gt;correct&lt;/em&gt; parts of what they know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So 2 notes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You have never been in such a situation ie it's the first time you have question X, Islam encourages you to do nothing. &lt;em&gt;قف عند الشبه&lt;/em&gt; . meaning stop when in doubt. Yet if you are in great need to make a decision (and have no access to a book, scholar) then follow your wisdom. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At the same time Islam encourages you to learn about your religion so you can process things on your own. It shouldn't be that you have never studied anything of religion but then you process everything with your own wisdom. &amp;lt;-- by processing I mean applying Islam with your own intelligence to your daily life. I don't mean just processing as in parallel or independent of the books. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So an example would be if you suddenly got to China and you saw a sea food that you weren't sure to eat, Islam recommend you to just eat something vegetarian until you get to know the answer.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or you you are young you want to find yourself a wife(s) and suddenly you do, but you don't know how to legalize things...and knowing such matter is usually or possibly almost never urgent you just wait till you can ask someone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having that said on a daily basis we make a gazillion decisions using our wisdom and only a few using our religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One doesn't eat breakfast, sleep with his wife, have kids, go to work, socialize with his neighbors because his religion tells him to. He simply does it because his wisdom sets him onto this path. He uses religion to just polish his own wisdom. Islam tells it's best to eat this and that at breakfast, it's best to treat your wife like this and that, it's best to treat your kids this way, socialize with your neighbors that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-07-22T23:48:22.503" LastActivityDate="2017-07-22T23:48:22.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37024" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-26T19:11:37.927" Score="4" ViewCount="414" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have had a bitter career which lots of job being lost but now I am in new job which has let me to ask myself what do I need to give in name of Allah, how much donation/charity or what I am eligible too? What is the threshold/minimum requirements for a Muslim to keep charity as I have heard that if your in loss, do business with Allah. Even after earning so much I tend to be unhappy and I believe due to my lack of knowledge for my contribution is the cause. &#xA;So what is required of a Muslim to give in Allah way and what should be the minimum earning/saving?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-14T02:01:04.887" LastActivityDate="2018-09-06T12:01:52.843" Title="What is a Muslim obliged to donate while earning an income?" Tags="|practical-islam|zakat|work|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37025" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-26T19:27:43.907" Score="1" ViewCount="354" Body="&lt;p&gt;On him meeting a potential wife with a chaperone the wife will be in hijaab (loose fitting clothes) with her face and hands on view as this is all that is allowed. Now if he would prefer a wife with a large chest (he is entitled to this) how would he know for sure? To ask her or her relatives would be out of place. The only thing I can think of is that in front of his female relatives she can take off her abaya or jilbab and they could get a better &quot;assessment&quot;. Otherwise what else could he get this &quot;information&quot;? This is a serious question!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20555" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T14:37:09.803" Title="What if husband wants potential wife with big bosom?" Tags="|nikah|women|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-01-21T21:40:43.980" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37026" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-26T22:44:55.290" Score="2" ViewCount="57" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today watching &quot;Jesus of Nazareth&quot; we were discussing about how Jesus was saved by Allah. There is a contradiction about how Allah saved Jesus. Some believe his spirit was lifted into heaven while the person who was crucified was a look a like, which died taken to burial after which 2-3 days later the coffin was found empty which marks the resurrection.&#xA;Some People believes that he was lifted up as a whole person during night and next day the cross was empty.&#xA;Can someone tell me what really happened that people are divided on chain of events.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-05-01T04:54:46.493" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T04:54:46.493" Title="Was Jesus lifted up in sprit or whole as a person" Tags="|source-identification|prophet-isa|belief|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37027" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-26T23:02:28.497" Score="2" ViewCount="99" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imagine the following scenario:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Husband and wife get married. Things do not work out no matter what methods are used for resolution. &#xA;Before seeking Talaq and divorce in the country, is the husband allowed to perform a search to finding another potential spouse for him (and then doing a Talaq on the existing wife)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Morally/ethically to me it would be better to have a clean break and then start the search however there could be some &quot;time&quot; involved where the husband searches for another spouse but cannot find anyone therefore still &quot;goes back&quot; to the existing wife to try and work things out again even though they may have tried before but did not succeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where does Islam stand on this matter?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-27T01:19:24.867" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T01:19:24.867" Title="Is it permissible for a husband to seek another spouse during a breakdown in his marriage?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2018-03-31T19:31:11.973" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37029" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1408" CreationDate="2016-12-27T00:58:51.707" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Man dies leaving behind&#xA;Wife is 1/8 = 3/24&#xA;Daughters 1/2 = 12/24&#xA;Father 1/6 = 4/24&#xA;Mother1/6 = 4/24&#xA;Total = 23/24 = .9583333333333333333&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ignore the denominator. Look at the numerator only, which is 23 for this case. So, divide shares by 23. Suppose I am leaving behind $1000. I have to divide this by 23 ($1000/23=$43.48), which is equal to $43.48. Now distribution of $1000 is shown in the table below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Distribution of $1000 to the following members&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wife         3*$43.48 = $130.43&#xA;Daughter    12*$43.48 = $521.74&#xA;Father       4*$43.48 = $173.91&#xA;Mother       4*$43.48 =$173.91&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Total    1000&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20557" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T00:58:51.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37030" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-27T05:21:23.810" Score="3" ViewCount="14166" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a widely known fact that there is no prayer during sun rise and sun set as &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1286010&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shaitan accompanies those times&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle said, &quot;If anyone of you can get one Rak'a of the 'Asr prayer before sunset, he should complete his prayer. If any of you can get one Rak'a of the Fajr prayer before sunrise, he should complete his prayer.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://ahadith.co.uk/permalink-hadith-1608&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are aware that Asr (&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=2&amp;amp;verse=238&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;middle prayer&lt;/a&gt;) is a very important Salah and &lt;a href=&quot;http://ahadith.co.uk/permalink-hadith-7759&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;missing it costs a lot&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, how has to be the quoted Hadith understood? If we start our prayer before sunset, shall we continue praying even during the sun set?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jakallahu Khairan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2021-12-28T10:47:28.173" Title="Shall we continue to pray during sun rise / set?" Tags="|salat|hadith-interpretation|time|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37024" CreationDate="2016-12-27T07:20:09.893" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The usually followed minimum threshold for a person is the value equivalent to 21 ounces of silver (612.36 grams). Your wealth comes from work earnings, which makes you obliged to pay 2.5% of of your net savings - ie, deducting the debt you owe. People usually pay during the month of Ramadan, but strictly speaking you need only pay it within one year of your wealth crossing the threshold. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20540" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T07:20:09.893" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37033" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37002" CreationDate="2016-12-27T09:37:58.317" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can say in Quran we have:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the grazing livestock He has created for you; in them is warmth and [numerous] benefits, and from them you eat. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/16:5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an/16:5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, eating livestocks are halal, Then:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [He created] the horses, mules and donkeys for you to ride and [as] adornment. And He creates that which you do not know. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/16:8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an/16:8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Horses, mules and donkeys are different to livestocks in main usage, I can say when those are good for riding so those are not good for eating, but those are still not haraam, Now, I can say those are makruh to eat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When we tell about eating livestocks it is also about a livestocks's milk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can add this when eating a livestock become haraam, drinking its milk will be also haraam.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Some sources add that when a person has sexual intercourse with them those animals become haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: AFAIK, In fermented milk products both alcohol and lactic acid may be produced:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some Islamic scholars do not consider a halal food even if it is made with all halal ingredients but food flavor in which ethyl alcohol was used as a solvent. But other Ulama recommend Halal product made with all Halal ingredients even if food flavors containing ethyl alcohol as a solvent. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ehalal.org/halal-mechanism-and-technical/alcohol-and-fermented-product&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;*source&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12100" LastEditorUserId="12100" LastEditDate="2016-12-28T15:31:21.137" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T15:31:21.137" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37036" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-27T14:11:10.900" Score="-4" ViewCount="296" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam everyone&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A djinn is a being which cannot be seen or heard but can sometimes interact with humans. It is by definition supernatural. Believing in djinns resembles a lot believing in ghosts, witchcraft, pagan deities (spirits of nature, nymphs, ...), or many other superstitions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shirk means associating others to Allah. Djinns are associated to Allah by the mere fact that they are supernatural entities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence my question : Is a belief in djinns shirk?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Following comments : I know djinns are mentionned in the quran. I would like the opinion of someone who does not take the quran to be litterally true&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastEditorUserId="20376" LastEditDate="2016-12-27T17:10:00.827" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T02:02:10.200" Title="Is a belief in djinns shirk?" Tags="|shirk|jinn|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37037" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-27T14:52:52.613" Score="3" ViewCount="265" Body="&lt;p&gt;I travel a lot and sometimes I run out of clothes and I forget if my clothes are clean or due to some intimacy between my spouse and many times &lt;strong&gt;I have to use toilet roll as working in office or outside&lt;/strong&gt;. What is a way around or Quran say about someone who cannot control nature call and in travelling and using a tissue roll, as I miss a lot of salat because of it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are my clothes still ok to pray as I had to use toilet and absence of water forced me to use tissue roll and what When I arrive at home and use water to clean myself but same clothing&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-04T13:17:48.893" LastActivityDate="2017-06-04T13:17:48.893" Title="Praying when in doubt about clothes" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|taharah|najis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37038" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2474" CreationDate="2016-12-27T15:32:06.397" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The accepted answer is good but I like to add that, the most apparent mention of this issue in Holy Qur'an is in the very verse you first mentioned(I use a translation that I believe to be more exact)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And tell the believing women to lower their eyes and guard (from sins) their private parts &lt;strong&gt;and do not reveal their charms except that which is outward&lt;/strong&gt;(face and hands), and they must draw their veils over their neck, and they must not reveal their charms except to their husbands or their fathers or their husbands' fathers or their sons or their husbands' sons or their brothers or their brothers' sons or their sisters' sons or their women or their captives or the male attendants who have no sexual desire or children who have not yet attained knowledge of women's private parts, and they must not stamp their feet so that their hidden charms is known. And turn to Allah all together, O believers, in order that you find redemption. (24:31)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The phrase &quot;إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا&quot; translates exactly as &lt;code&gt;except that which is outward&lt;/code&gt;. So God's command is obviously to not cover everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that this is for the normal state of face and hands, and there are situations where covering a part of face or hands becomes a necessity:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Makeup on face or hands, if done for the husband in the path of love and affection is a worship of God, but this charm must not be revealed to outsider men. It can be covered, but most pious women remove it because there is always a possibility that in some situations the coverage goes away. Negligence regarding makeup is one of the most prominent failures in performing Hijab.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Plucking of eyebrows, depending on it's pattern and level, can be between a simple tidiness and a charm. So Muslim women who try to fully perform God's commands, try to not reveal it. Some people make their scarves tight, covering eyebrows completely. Some other bring their scarves forward to a degree that falls in front of the eyebrows, covering them from a viewer. And some other, cover a most part of it, thus disturbing it's beauty to a viewer. Some girls who are not yet married(and thus have no need to do makeup for a husband), do a less charming or just tidying plucking of eyebrows.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Having a nail polish or wearing a jewel that draws attraction, is revealing a charm.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some women have a natural makeup. Even when they're performing complete Hijab by covering under the chin and sides of the face, they're afraid that their face might be too much attractive to a viewer. So they try to do even more by covering a part of their face, thus disturbing their natural charm to a viewer. They wouldn't commit a sin if they wouldn't, but by doing it in good will, they get closer to God. This is called &quot;أَقْرَبُ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ&quot; &lt;code&gt;closer to piousness&lt;/code&gt;. A similar situation exists for women whose voices are extraordinary, who choose to not reveal it to outsider men as much as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20523" LastEditorUserId="20523" LastEditDate="2019-07-07T15:42:02.407" LastActivityDate="2019-07-07T15:42:02.407" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37041" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2088" CreationDate="2016-12-27T16:12:49.697" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;YES! Amal must be before Thinking! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20562" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T16:12:49.697" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37037" CreationDate="2016-12-27T16:15:30.473" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your Salat is correct unless you remember that it was certainly not clean after a while...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20562" LastActivityDate="2016-12-27T16:15:30.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37044" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12360" CreationDate="2016-12-27T20:50:38.603" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I am not a scholar of the subject, therefore, I may be wrong but here is the answer according to my own understanding of the related verses of Quran. &#xA;As your question is vague, therefore, the following are the possible cases.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Case #1: If the children are Boy(s) and Girl(s) (2/3 + 1/3 = 1) - Two gender &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Case #2: If the children are Boy(s) only = They will get everything if there is no will left by the deceased.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their share is &quot;for the male, what is equal to the share of two females = 1/2 + 1/2 = 1 (again)&quot; of the estate if the will left by the deceased is not reasonable (Quran 2:180) or fair to their children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Case #3: If the children are Girl(s) only = They will get everything if there is no will left by the deceased. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their share is 1/2 or 2/3 of the estate (depends on # of girls) if the will left by the deceased is not reasonable (Quran 2:180) or fair to their children &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fairness of the will of deceased will be decided by the sharia court if there is a complaint. This means children of the deceased may get from zero to maximum available benefits as discussed earlier.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since grandchildren will get their shares from their parents, therefore, they are not eligible in first priorities of rights, however, only sharia court should have the right to transfer the unfair will of the deceased person to the grandchildren if their parents (aforesaid boys or girls) are not eligible for some reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says clearly in Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1- Indeed, Allah is ever knowing and wise 2- And Allah is knowing and forbearing 3. You know not which of them are nearest to you in benefit&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20256" LastEditorUserId="20256" LastEditDate="2016-12-30T07:17:18.427" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T07:17:18.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37045" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-27T21:50:39.083" Score="1" ViewCount="323" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam everyone. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read a question about a proof of the authenticity of the quran : &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/36210/prove-it-to-me-that-the-quran-is-perfectly-preserved&quot;&gt;Can we demonstrate that the Quran is perfectly preserved?&lt;/a&gt; . In short, the answers and comments globally say it cannot be proven. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that is so, then why are some hadiths and the quran usually considered perfectly preserved ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know the quran itself says it is. But the fact that it is written in it doesn't prevent it from being modified, the part saying it is preserved being left untouched.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also think it could explain a lot. I see lots of efforts done to change its translation/interpretation in order to make it more compliant to either science or humanist morals. Common aspects in this case are the creation myth, aicha's age when she married the prophet  (pbuh), the treatment of apostates/slaves/non muslims, the status of women, ... It seems to me it would make more sense to say that the people of that time modified god's message to fit their own earthly purposes. Why is this option never considered publicly  (I heard it from a friend in private) ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2021-09-09T05:19:35.120" Title="Why is the quran as well as some hadiths considered perfectly preserved while other hadiths are not?" Tags="|quran|hadith|hadith-interpretation|authenticity|quran-translation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37046" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36966" CreationDate="2016-12-27T22:45:59.993" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wearing a fictive hat for celebrating the end of a productive year has nothing to do with isa or with any pagan feast. It is not very different from the score and badges that appear, the only difference being that they won't appear anymore in a few week. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unless your relation to the hats, or the site SE becomes such that it can be considered shirk, as the other answer would suggest, you are safe. If you do in some way worship the hat / site, you have some serious introspection to make...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastEditorUserId="20376" LastEditDate="2017-01-07T20:52:32.510" LastActivityDate="2017-01-07T20:52:32.510" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37048" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37036" CreationDate="2016-12-28T02:02:10.200" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Starting with the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirk_%28Islam%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; definition:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Islam, shirk is the sin of practicing idolatry or polytheism, i.e. &lt;strong&gt;the deification or worship of anyone or anything other than the singular God i.e. Allah&lt;/strong&gt;. Literally, it means ascribing or the establishment of &quot;partners&quot; placed beside God. It is the vice that is opposed to the virtue of Tawhid (monotheism). Those who practice shirk are termed mushrikun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Belief in djinn is not shirk, just like belief in angels (or man) is not shirk.  [Belief in angels is one of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iman_(concept)#The_six_articles_of_faith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;six articles of faith&lt;/a&gt;.]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Belief that djinn are worthy of worship (in the same way Allah is) amounts to shirk.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From our perspective, djinn are regarded as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernatural&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;supernatural&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The supernatural includes all that cannot be explained by science or the laws of nature, including things characteristic of or relating to ghosts, gods, or other supernatural beings, or to things beyond nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, Allah Himself can be regarded as supernatural.  As Muslims, we thus have some supernatural beliefs, while other supernatural beliefs (such as believing in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/4064/viewall/fortunetelling&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fortune telling&lt;/a&gt;) are prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T02:02:10.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37049" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8887" CreationDate="2016-12-28T08:03:54.043" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe in Islam. The live my life in a positive way.&#xA;I never questioned, because I was from the beginning. I was born with it to believe in it and it has done me very well. (Not that I'm forced but I have seen peace in Islam) there was a duscissie about a man and a woman&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;man said what if the Islam is not true &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;woman answered, even if it is not true (which I do not believe) I've lived a positive life and have no regrets&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which gave the man answer as:&#xA;is it not bad to find out after death thats not true (that the god doesn't exist)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To which the woman replied laughing: it's much worse than that you die and find out that it does exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;conclusion I was born a Muslim and I am proud to lead a positive life&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20569" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T08:03:54.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37050" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-28T09:07:43.460" Score="3" ViewCount="558" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen a few related explanations behind the motivation behind using the word &amp;quot;revert&amp;quot; to mean &amp;quot;convert&amp;quot;, e.g.,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/32/17163&quot;&gt;we are all born as Muslims&lt;/a&gt;;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.about.com/od/converts/g/revert_gt.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;children are born with an innate sense of submission to God&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They seem originate with the ahadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No child is born but upon Fitra. He then said. Recite: The nature made by Allah in which He created man, there is no altering of Allah's nature; that is the right religion.&amp;quot; -- reported by Abu Huraira, Sahih Muslim 2658 d (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/46/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No babe is born but upon Fitra. It is his parents who make him a Jew or a Christian or a Polytheist. A person said: Allah's Messenger, what is your opinion if they were to die before that (before reaching the age of adolescence when they can distinguish between right and wrong)? He said: It is Allah alone Who knows what they would be doing. -- reported by Abu Huraira, Sahih Muslim 2658 e (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/264260&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it doesn't explain &lt;em&gt;when&lt;/em&gt; the word &amp;quot;revert&amp;quot; started being used, or even if the Prophet used an Arabic equivalent himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: When did converts to Islam start being called &amp;quot;reverts&amp;quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the comments to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/36996/17163&quot;&gt;How is the notion of a &amp;quot;revert&amp;quot; compatible with not imitating non-Muslims?&lt;/a&gt;, G. Bach described it as a &amp;quot;modernist misnomer&amp;quot;, which indicates it's new.  If it's new, it could might come close to innovation, which is typically frowned upon in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-01-15T11:38:51.240" Title="When did converts to Islam start being called &quot;reverts&quot;?" Tags="|history|terminology|conversion|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37055" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25485" CreationDate="2016-12-28T17:18:03.727" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not that we can define God, but we know some of its attributes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think what you should do first is define what God is. &#xA;when we say الله الصمد it means God doesn't need ANYTHING. ( don't read the verse &lt;em&gt;to him&lt;/em&gt; but convey the message :D )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whatever that is in need is &lt;em&gt;created&lt;/em&gt; and therefore weak. There is only 1 entity in this world that is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; in need and that is Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having that said. Depending on your situation. I recommend never ever engage in a discussion when one is not asking but rather making statements. Did this person come to asking about God or did you go to him assert your ideology? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he comes to you then give him all you got. The moment you see him saying nonsense then that's the moment where you stop the discussion and not proceed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition don't make statements. Ask him questions. Don't say There is a God. Ask him how do you think this universe was created. Keep asking questions until you see either his &lt;em&gt;fitra&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;فطره&lt;/em&gt;) comes out, or you see him conceal &lt;em&gt;کفر&lt;/em&gt; his fitra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T17:18:03.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21400" CreationDate="2016-12-28T19:42:38.427" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer from &quot;Allah Knows Best&quot; is sheer Apologia. The Qur'an itself condemns ALL Jews to &quot;Hell&quot;&quot; unless they admit that the Torah is false for Jews having supposedly edited out all Prophecy related to the coming of Muhammad. In short, 100% of Jews are going to &quot;Hell.&quot; Ergo, IF all Jews are going to &quot;Hell&quot; then all that &quot;bedrock of humanity&quot; is contrived.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for &quot;accuracy of Hadith,&quot; all Sahih Hadith are considered sacrosanct. Without Hadith there could be no ritual behavior within Islam. It dictates everything from birth, how to treat newborns, to death with funerary customs and mourning. More to the point, there are more than 30 Sahih Hadith all saying the very same thing, from 3 Sahih Compilers so total fail on the Apologetics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The context was described a Shi'a poster (with the very long post) but Sunna understanding of it is very close to that and identical so far as the blatant Anti Semitism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20576" LastActivityDate="2016-12-28T19:42:38.427" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37057" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-29T00:58:42.720" Score="1" ViewCount="702" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see many Muslims who do not apply all of it, and see no problem with it. For instance, plenty of Muslims have non-Muslim friends, while the Quran advises not to. More obvious examples of this are homosexuals who claim to be Muslims. Hence my question: do these people have a school? I looked for one and I could not find any. I am not asking about the particular cases I mentioned, but rather for a school which does not think the entire Quran is the literal word of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T00:26:30.497" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T06:34:25.663" Title="Is there any school of Islamic scholars which does not think the entire Quran should be literally believed?" Tags="|quran|islamic-scholar|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37058" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-29T04:06:04.720" Score="1" ViewCount="90" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran challenges the non-believers in &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter Number 2 Verse 23&lt;/a&gt; to bring a surah like the Quran. What I cannot understand is that Quran is the truth but an article related to ethics or science or about any knowledge can also be true. How is a surah unique and stands out from any other true literature. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wonder if the second part of the ayah has the answer to my question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وادعوا شهداءكم من دون الله ان كنتم صدقين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope i have made my point clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regards&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8168" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-29T13:18:54.683" LastActivityDate="2017-05-28T14:23:48.607" Title="What is it that will differentiate a surah than something else?" Tags="|quran|challenge-of-the-quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37058" CreationDate="2016-12-29T07:23:03.817" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The facts in Quran is one type of its miraculous nature, other types are telling the real stories from history and future that Mohammad (PBUH) could never know them by himself, also telling about scientific details that were not known at that time, but the one which is related to your question is the &lt;strong&gt;linguistic challenge&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran was revealed at the golden age of the Arabic language, Arabs mastered the language to a great level, they did not need to study it, it was main part of their culture, they were able to say the poetry on the spot due to the level of fluency they reached, at that time when all people mastered the language, the challenge came to make it clear that the style and the build of Quran chapters or verses cannot be by a human, they had all the time and people but no one was able to provide a similar text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As it is clear to language experts how linguistically miraculous Quran is, it is not that clear to people who do not speak Arabic or not so fluent as the original Arabs,  but by reading on the subject you can better capture it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T07:23:03.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37061" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36838" CreationDate="2016-12-29T08:15:40.890" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;• What is the default ruling for any action?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two types of actions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Worship actions: the default rule here is the forbid, and the allowed&#xA;ones are the ones Mohammad (PBUH) taught us.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Non-worship actions and things: the default rule is all are allowed&#xA;unless proven otherwise.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;• When is a Muslim required to check whether an action might be impermissible? (*)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is relative to the amount of knowledge the person has, so for example a newly converted or person who never learned about Islam need to check for everything he/she does until he reaches a level of understanding to the main rules, by time he will build a knowledge base and a conscious alerts him to ask when he is about to do something new.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At this point I want to comment that this is a bit too abstract, because a Muslim life forces him to learn, Jumaa prayer every week, reading Quraan, reading Sunnah and attending scholars sessions are covering more than 90% if not all of the life parts one needs to know about Halal and haram. The remaining part is special cases that requires asking scholars (Fatwa) which is common in a Muslim’s life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;• What effort is a Muslim expected to put into determining whether an action that falls under (*) is haram?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again the effort is relative to the amount one ignores about Islam, Muslims who did not make effort learn about Quran and Sunnah will need to make more effort in checking if action/thing is impermissible.&#xA;A useful guideline here might be this, if one never learned anything related to specific subject then he better start learn about the subject and find what is allowed and what is not, because Islam covered all life parts, and if one subject you never heard about in Islam that is a sign that you missed that part, for example, you decided to start a jewelry business, it is the right time to ask what is allowed and what is not when you have that business if you never heard anything about jewelry (there are some transactions not allowed in gold).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-12-29T08:15:40.890" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37063" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-29T09:54:40.773" Score="6" ViewCount="16733" Body="&lt;p&gt;About a month ago me and my husband got married&#xA;The point is that he didn't pay me mahr yet.  He proposed the amount of money by himself (of course I agreed).  Until now, I haven't heard about paying me any money.&#xA;Is our marriage still valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20579" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-05T08:43:50.617" LastActivityDate="2023-04-17T08:23:45.417" Title="Is our marriage valid given that my husband has not paid me mahr yet?" Tags="|nikah|sunni|mehr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37065" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-29T13:33:10.730" Score="6" ViewCount="6187" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have noticed that many Muslim brothers including Sunni as well as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawoodi_Bohra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dawoodi Bohra&lt;/a&gt; turn their faces towards right and then left after 2nd rakat of namaz, saying &lt;em&gt;Assalamualaykum wa rehmatullahi wa barakatahu&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not the case with Shia ithna ashari brothers, they do not turn their faces away from Qiblah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May I know the reason behind it, along with references as I need to understand whether I should turn my face or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8870" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-31T01:39:45.563" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T06:09:38.760" Title="What is the reason behind many Muslim brothers turning their face right and left in Salah after the 2nd rakat?" Tags="|salat|shia-sunni|qiblah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37066" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5594" CreationDate="2016-12-29T18:22:07.530" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;IMHO:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;انما العمال بالنیات&lt;/em&gt; deeds are weight(have virtue) by their intention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you celebrate eid fitr as in if you go there and just dance, play, drink wine for the sake of it's just a gathering among Muslims and we should have fun then you have committed Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you celebrate festivals of non-Muslims as if it's true, then it's haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you celebrate festivals of non-Muslims as if it's not-true and you know that in heart, and your intention is only to show up there. I repeat show up there but not actually vigorously engage in their party, then it's not a haram. It will be recorded as you are doing socialization. Having that said one can't and shouldn't go to a festival where there is dancing, innuendo, flirting, drinking and say I was there only to socialize. Islam doesn't work that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-09T16:50:14.943" LastActivityDate="2017-02-09T16:50:14.943" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37067" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14826" CreationDate="2016-12-29T18:29:07.543" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have to tell us what school of thought you have then based on that someone can answer. There are various answers to this question. However in a nutshell: Sunnis are more inclined to it being Haram. Shias are more inclined to it being non-haram. Yet they vary.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though in each and every insurance contract, the way it's written and the conditions of the country you live are important. In Some countries not having insurance is extremely difficult. If you live in US and don't have insurance an Emergency room visit may cost you $2000-$10000. Or a long stay in the Hospital can cost you $50000 basically making you bankrupt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I strongly suggest you ask your own Imam,leader of sect,etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-01-12T12:46:56.690" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T12:46:56.690" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37070" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-29T19:48:06.127" Score="2" ViewCount="1438" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is this hadith authentic about Shaytan vomiting food when Allah swt name mentioned? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/3/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Riyad as-Salihin&lt;/a&gt; » The Book About the Etiquette of Eating&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Umaiyyah bin Makhshi (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&#xA;  Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was sitting while a man was eating food. That man did not mention the Name of Allah (before commencing to eat) till only a morsel of food was left. When he raised it to his mouth, he said: &quot;Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (With the Name of Allah, in the beginning and in the end).&quot; Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) smiled at this and said, &quot;Satan had been eating with him but when he mentioned the Name of Allah, Satan vomited all that was in his stomach.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Abu Dawud and An-Nasa'i].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20430" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-26T15:57:12.813" LastActivityDate="2021-06-04T11:12:20.040" Title="Is this hadith about satan vomiting food when Allah's name is mentioned authentic?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37072" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37030" CreationDate="2016-12-29T21:01:03.447" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is simple...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Initiating a Nafl prayer in the times you mentioned is impermissible(I will not go into details since it is out of your question's scope).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Obligatory (FARD) prayer is not included in that because of other Hadith:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He who forgets the prayer should perform it when he remembers it, there is&#xA;no penance for it, except this. Qatada said: (Allah says)&amp;quot; And&#xA;observe prayer for remembrance of Me&amp;quot;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:684a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 684 a&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Also if you read the scholars' explanations you will notice all mentions the Nafl prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I manipulated the translation to be clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note2: the reason for not praying at that time (initiating the prayer at that time) is to not do like the disbelievers of those who worship the sun:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...Observe the dawn prayer, then stop praying when the sun is rising till&#xA;it is fully up, for when it rises it comes up between the horns of&#xA;Satan, and the unbelievers prostrate themselves to it at that time...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Part of long Hadith  &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/6/358&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 832&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-28T10:47:28.173" LastActivityDate="2021-12-28T10:47:28.173" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37074" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-30T03:06:34.893" Score="2" ViewCount="331" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are couple of differences prevailing in Shia ithna ashari and Shia dawoodi bohra sects. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most important one is regarding imamat after imam Jafar Sadiq &lt;em&gt;a.s.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ithna ashari sect believes that the true successor to imam Jafar Sadiq &lt;em&gt;a.s.&lt;/em&gt; is imam Musa Kazim &lt;em&gt;a.s.&lt;/em&gt; while Dawoodi Bohras believe it to be imam Ismail bin Jafar &lt;em&gt;a.s.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need to understand who is the true successor, so that I can follow the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even in Quran, it is indicated that the successors of Prophet Musa &lt;em&gt;a.s.&lt;/em&gt; would be &lt;strong&gt;12&lt;/strong&gt; and in several Ahle Sunnah books like Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Musnad of ibn Hanbal, etc., it is focussed that the true successors of Prophet Muhammad &lt;em&gt;s.a.w.w&lt;/em&gt; would be &lt;strong&gt;12&lt;/strong&gt;, then it is clear that &lt;strong&gt;12&lt;/strong&gt; imams are on &lt;em&gt;haq&lt;/em&gt;,  then why do Dawoodi Bohras follow &lt;em&gt;21&lt;/em&gt; imams along with &lt;em&gt;Daee&lt;/em&gt; after them? &#xA;This can be considered as the second part of my question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I would be grateful if someone may please enlighten me with references.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8870" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-01-30T10:48:35.257" LastActivityDate="2019-02-24T17:52:07.230" Title="True successor of Imam Jafar Sadiq a.s" Tags="|shia-sunni|imamah|bohra|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2019-02-23T19:57:47.680" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37075" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37074" CreationDate="2016-12-30T03:22:11.100" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically you are asking 2 things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why has there been many denominations created?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How is that with all the resources people believe them?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer to your first question:&lt;/strong&gt; for every election in US, every party spends millions of dollars. Why? Because the position will bring power, authority, money.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The leader of the ummah has power and authority... khums is involved, people follow, listen to the successor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though for Shia Imamah, more than anything the person needs to have &lt;strong&gt;divine&lt;/strong&gt; authority which is only given by Allah, therefore will ruling over people is important, it doesn't become activated until people themselves want the Imams. So in that sense they are different from &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; political system ever. All political parties thrive to become the leader, they don't. I mean they only push with the truth, if people want they accept, if they don't then so be it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer to your second question:&lt;/strong&gt; people lack knowledge and so they just do things without understanding. If today you ask Muslims why do you do wudu this way i.e. you pour water onto your face, hands, head, feet a great majority wouldn't know why they do something like that 5 times a day. A great majority don't know why we do our daily prayers in the sense that we bow, prostrate do roku', stand up, etc (they do know the soul of it which is connection to Allah and worship, but not much more). For the same reason such people don't know about the successor of Ja'far. If they study thoroughly likely they would find different results.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-03T13:42:44.080" LastActivityDate="2017-10-03T13:42:44.080" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37077" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37094" CreationDate="2016-12-30T06:14:24.590" Score="1" ViewCount="280" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ar-Rabb&lt;/a&gt; is one of the name of Allah. In &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;surah An-Nas&lt;/a&gt;, Allah used to call him 'Rabbi n-nas'. In &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;surah Fatiha&lt;/a&gt; Allah used 'Rabbil Aalamin'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: Should we consider each of these as a different name of Allah? Or just extensions of the name Ar-Rabb?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20587" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-30T06:18:31.230" LastActivityDate="2019-09-22T22:00:43.393" Title="Are 'Ar-Rabb', 'Rabbi n-nas', and 'Rabbil Aalamin' considered different names for Allah?" Tags="|allah|asma-ul-husna|aqidah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37078" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-30T07:11:45.000" Score="2" ViewCount="4117" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am asking a question related to &lt;s&gt;faraaidul-ssolaat&lt;/s&gt; fard (ordered) and sunnah/nafl (recommended) prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last night when I went to the mosque, I discovered that they are finished with ssolatu-iesha-i ('Isha' prayer) in the mosque, and preparing for shafih and witri (the two sunnah prayers after 'Isha' quoted in verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/89/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;89:3&lt;/a&gt; the shaf'a is the sunnah or nafl which is prayed mostly in even sequences of two rak'a's while witr is the odd prayer).  Then I move back with a young boy to pray our own iesha-i in jamah (together), then after all the imam now said after their own shafih and witri that we shouldn't had prayed behind them that we've created two jamah in one mosque. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: we are performing &lt;s&gt;faraaidu&lt;/s&gt; (ordered or fard prayer) not nafila (recommended prayer), so what did the imam mean by that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13855" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-01-30T13:26:36.950" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T14:03:00.350" Title="When coming too late to the mosque is it allowed to pray in a second congregation?" Tags="|salat|hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37079" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-30T08:10:22.513" Score="3" ViewCount="52" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am building a website that has various topics in it. One category is religion, and it has topics about various religions around the world. I want to create a topic about Christianity and I have to use an image of a cross near that topic. So is it okay if have it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20589" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-28T08:39:42.573" LastActivityDate="2018-03-28T08:39:42.573" Title="Can I have cross on my website which includes religions such as Christianity?" Tags="|halal-haram|image|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37078" CreationDate="2016-12-30T08:46:49.097" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;When you arrive late and the muslims are already praying, Here's a way to follow them: (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2705/what-is-the-exact-manner-to-join-the-salat-jamat-after-arriving-late/2794#2794&quot;&gt;What is the exact manner to join the Salat Jamat after arriving late?&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However making two Jama'a at the same time and in the same place is not recommended (Makrouh) since both will interfere on each other. So the best way is to follow them then continue the Raka'at that you had lost.&#xA;The question above has details how to contniue alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T08:46:49.097" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37081" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-30T09:02:12.067" Score="2" ViewCount="333" Body="&lt;p&gt;I live in Bangladesh, where we don't speak Arabic. When we recite Quranic verses in Salat, we follow some rules like lengthening a part of the verse for 4 Alif or 3 Alif or 2 or 1 Alif.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: Can we recite Al Quran without following this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 7 styles of reading Al Quran. So what are the styles?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19374" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-31T01:30:22.383" LastActivityDate="2020-04-03T14:18:13.340" Title="Can we recite Al Quran during salat without following the rules lengthening a part of the verse?" Tags="|quran|quran-recitation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37082" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-30T09:43:34.643" Score="5" ViewCount="7064" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I live in KSA, and I arrived late at the mosque and I joined the jamat at the second sujood of the second rakat, so after I finished two rakat the one next to me started his 3rd rakat I became confused and out of fear (that my salah becomes void) started my 3rd rakat and then 4th (as stated if you miss the two rakats of jum'ah you must pray 4 rakats).&#xA;So can you please help me, I'm a little confused?????&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20590" LastActivityDate="2021-10-01T13:25:15.443" Title="What do we do after missing the 2nd rukuh in Friday Congregational prayers (Jum'ah)" Tags="|salat|jumuah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27519" CreationDate="2016-12-30T11:56:21.397" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This my PERSONAL opinion:&#xA;I don't think that it's a must for you to get married. Oh and for all the people who are using this hadith;'Marriage is my sunnah and who ever turns away from my sunnah is not of me' It's about those people who can afford marriage and still don't proceed doing so just because they believe it will reduce their wealth, or putting it simply, it's for those people who don't get married because they don't want to spend any money and all that. Besides, if you can handle yourself independently and don't wish to get married, then there is no need to get married. And anyways, Islam states that nobody (even parents) can not force anyone into marriage, the relationship will only be then officially connubial if both the girl and boy agree to it. But you must keep in mind that if you want to fulfill your sexual desires then you'll have to get married as Islam doesn't allow sexual relationships with anyone except your wife/husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20592" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T11:56:21.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37086" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-30T13:29:17.567" Score="8" ViewCount="2017" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are different levels of sinfulness associated with different acts; there are minor sins (sagha'ir), &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kalamullah.com/Books/major_sins.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;major sins&lt;/a&gt; (kaba'ir), and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/55/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;destructive sins&lt;/a&gt;. I'm wondering whether there is some comparison to be made between them with regards to which is more sinful. Clearly, a minor sin is less than a major sin, and the major sins that aren't also destructive sins are probably less than destructive sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then some sins are described as carrying the curse of Allah (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/27/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;producing/handling/ordering/serving/drinking alcohol or being involved in any of that as a messenger or carrier&lt;/a&gt;) or the angels (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/59/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a wife not making herself sexually available to her husband when he wants it&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1265650&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;someone selling defective goods without making the buyer aware&lt;/a&gt;), or that Allah declares war on the one who commits it (e.g. riba, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/278&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:278-2:279&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there may be situations in which it is relevant to know which of two minor sins is worse, or which of two major sins is worse, for example: if someone is stranded on a barren island with a box of food, and the only things the box contains that can be eaten are pork, lamb meat labeled as having been slaughtered according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_sacrifice_in_Hinduism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hindu ritual slaughter practice&lt;/a&gt;, and canned vegetables that were mixed with wine. Clearly the Muslim is allowed to eat enough to ensure he survives, but he would be expected to do the least evil in order to do so, so he would have to know which is worse: eating pork, eating that over which a name other than Allah's has been uttered, or consuming alcohol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus the following questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;is there a method to determine which of two sins is worse than another?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;what does it mean for a sin to be worse than another? In particular: is it possible that the punishment (akhira or dunya) for the lesser of two sins is heavier than that for the worse sin?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: I'm looking for a way to compare sins as categories, i.e. what is generally worse, for example gambling or zina, as opposed to which of two sinful acts is worse, for example Ahmad having drunk wine or Abdullah having defrauded someone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for scholarly references to explicit scholarly opinions on these; recommendations of specialized treatises on these issues are also welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2017-07-12T11:41:46.470" LastActivityDate="2018-09-15T21:46:29.510" Title="Degrees of sinfulness" Tags="|sin|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37088" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36721" CreationDate="2016-12-30T16:44:34.670" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This story is mentioned in an older version printed (not revised) and has a note from the revisor of the book (Mohyi Addin Misto) that it is not the real version from Imam Althahabi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The revised version does not have this story and many other stories that do not have authentic sources, which does not match the style of Imam AlThahabi as he is known for his capability of differentiating the authentic from others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot at the moment search for English sources to prove what I mentioned but I will provide the Arabic ones anyway.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=241130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic article&lt;/a&gt; explains the point I mentioned that this version is not by Imam Althahabi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/alkbaerzhms#page/n207/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;scan of the revised version&lt;/a&gt; of the book it does not have this story.(page 201-208)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/details/waq93403&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;second print&lt;/a&gt; does not have the story&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the answer is this story is not in Quran or Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T16:44:34.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37089" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36395" CreationDate="2016-12-30T18:08:34.223" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is No&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Right hand own is the expression for the female captives from war&#xA;with disbelievers (war with Muslims does not allow right hand own).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A male slave cannot be taken as a partner by female Muslim owner, as woman, in general, is not allowed to be with more than one man.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Even in case of the female (right hand own) it is not allowed to be in phisical contact with men other than her owner, not even his son, and her owner cannot have relation with her until she finishes her Menstruation to make sure she is not pregnant by another man.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in (Musannaf Abd Alrazak - 12458)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn Goraig, said:Abu Al-Zubair told me, said: I heard Jabir bin Abdullah, says: &quot;A woman came to Omar bin al-Khattab while we were in Algabeiah, she (Nakahat) her slave, Omar chided her and was about to stone her, then he said, You are not allowed to have a Muslim man anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot find the English source for this one, but here is &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=60&amp;amp;pid=29467&amp;amp;hid=12458&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the Arabic one&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also good to mention that the main rule in having a woman in relation is the forbid, util it is proven to be allowed, as of the Quran verses that allow marriage, and there is no evidence that allows the woman to have relation with her slave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Last thing to mention, this is a subject which is not related to the current time, since there is no slave females or males, so there is no real value added  in this discussion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T18:08:34.223" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37082" CreationDate="2016-12-30T20:30:04.883" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since you did not catch the second rakaa, that means you missed Jumaa prayer, then you should complete the four rakat of Dhuhr, that means you pray four rakat after the imam not just two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T20:30:04.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37077" CreationDate="2016-12-30T20:45:52.897" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is one name, (Rab), but it is mostly mentioned added to his creatures:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ar-Rabb &gt;&gt; The Rab&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rabbi n-nas &gt;&gt; The Rab of people  (Lord of people)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rabbil Aalamin &gt;&gt; The Rab of the world (lord of world)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rab Al-Malaekah &gt;&gt; The Rab of Angels (Lord of angels)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and others....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They all has the same indication that he is the Lord and owner of all his creatures and the one who can manipulate and control them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-12-30T20:45:52.897" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37095" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-30T20:52:39.897" Score="4" ViewCount="284" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is this hadith authentic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shama'il Muhammadiyah » Seal Of Nubuwwah (Prophethood) Of Rasoolullah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Ilbaa bin Ahmar Al-yashkari says that the Sahaabi, Abu Zayd 'Amr bin Akhtab Al-Ansaari Radhiallahu Anhu said to me:&#xA;  &quot;Rasullullah (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) once asked me to massage his waist. When I began massaging the back, accidentally (by chance) my fingers touched the Seal of Prophethood. 'Ilbaa (Radhiallahu anhu) says: 'I asked Amr (Radhiallahu anhu), what is the Seal of Prophethood?' He replied: 'It was a collection of few hair'&quot;.  (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1800190&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20430" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2016-12-31T01:19:51.543" LastActivityDate="2018-07-10T15:14:15.720" Title="Is this Seal of Prophethood hadith authentic?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37096" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37411" CreationDate="2016-12-31T01:15:58.297" Score="2" ViewCount="2623" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not hard to find examples of people saying Islam teaches people to be nice to others:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam places great emphasis on manners and on the proper way to deal with others, whether they are Muslims or not. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.questionsaboutislam.com/faith-beliefs-practices/islam-teaches-manners.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Questions About Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, it is not permissible under any circumstances for Muslims to mistreat a non-Muslim who has not committed any aggression against them; they are not allowed to harm, threaten or terrorize him, steal his wealth, cheat him or deprive him of his rights. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://english.islammessage.com/articledetails.aspx?articleId=1082&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;How are Muslims supposed to treat people of other faiths?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My overall impression on reading the Qur'an was that it's quite important for Muslims to be nice to others (and I try to be nice to others [I don't always succeed, but you know...]).  It's something I've experienced personally from other Muslims all over the world, and it's now something I assume (You're Muslim? That means you'll be nice to me.) and I mostly haven't been disappointed.  However, I don't recall a precise ayah that means &amp;quot;be nice to others&amp;quot; in simple, general terms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Are there ayat to the effect of &amp;quot;be nice to others&amp;quot; in the Qur'an?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2022-06-09T10:18:28.813" Title="Are there ayat to the effect of &quot;be nice to others&quot; in the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37097" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-31T01:35:30.873" Score="2" ViewCount="120" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose, somebody touches his aunt/uncles's private parts with impure thoughts in mind. Later, after several years, that person becomes horribly ashamed, does repentance, and does &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repentance_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tawba&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would it be permissible for that person to marry his/her cousin ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please, give me some quotes from Koran or Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user195" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T14:38:59.660" Title="Is it forbidden to marry one's cousin in a special circumstance?" Tags="|quran|hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25699" CreationDate="2016-12-31T09:13:13.420" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The verse was revealed after Muslims established the first Islamic State in Medina. It asks Muslims to fight the people who refuse to give taxes until they willfully agree to do it. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranx.com/tafsir/Jalal/9.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Al-Jalalayn&lt;/a&gt; of verse 9.29 says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fight those who do not believe in God, nor in the Last Day, for, otherwise, they would have believed in the Prophet (s), and who do not forbid what God and His Messenger have forbidden, such as wine, nor do they practise the religion of truth, the firm one, the one that abrogated other religions, namely, the religion of Islam — from among of those who (min, ‘from’, explains [the previous] alladhīna, ‘those who’) have been given the Scripture, namely, the Jews and the Christians, until they pay the jizya tribute, the annual tax imposed them, readily (‘an yadin is a circumstantial qualifier, meaning, ‘compliantly’, or ‘by their own hands’, not delegating it [to others to pay]), being subdued, [being made] submissive and compliant to the authority of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-02-28T16:52:08.930" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T16:52:08.930" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37100" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-31T12:09:35.580" Score="2" ViewCount="86" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose someone makes a promise to Allah (swt) not to sleep for 3 days as a punishment for a sin and ask Allah (swt) not to forgive him if he break it.  While he tried not to sleep, he could not control it, what is the penalty, or can Allah (swt) still forgive the person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20596" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-01T00:58:13.323" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T00:59:51.270" Title="What happens if someone fails to not sleep for three days as punshment for a sin after making an oath?" Tags="|sharia|fiqh|oaths|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37102" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37097" CreationDate="2016-12-31T13:21:14.400" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know all hadiths, but I am pretty sure you won't find anything about this specific case. The person was not supposed to touch his aunt ' s/uncle  private parts in the first place. It is like asking if you can eat a lamb rib after eating a pork rib and repenting, this case is only covered by the first interdiction. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the responsibility of the person depends a lot of his / her age. It is possible that the uncle / aunt in question, due to his / her age, is more responsible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is why the person should not marry his / her cousin : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Consanguinity is bad for the health of the children. The oumma is big enough, the person can pick someone else. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It will be very hard for the cousin to forgive this once found out &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It will be even harder for the cousin to forgive to his / her father / mother. Put yourself in the cousin 's shoes, the situation is just as bad. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you know someone in this situation, tell him / her not to do it, I cannot picture this wedding going well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T13:21:14.400" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37103" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24309" CreationDate="2016-12-31T14:31:19.970" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a legal doctor advice you to shave it will be OK&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20562" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T14:31:19.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37105" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37025" CreationDate="2016-12-31T14:37:09.803" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could be measured easily...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You don't have to see it to recognize it's size. You can ask it's measure and model it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20562" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T14:37:09.803" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37106" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-31T14:41:13.403" Score="2" ViewCount="64" Body="&lt;p&gt;I peeked in on a family's home through their blinds and had the intention that I was doing this because it was haram, and was kinda mocking it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hate what I did and don't really know what I was thinking.&#xA;I did this for almost a second upon realizing it was kufr (mocking Islam and doing it because it was haram) I stopped and regretted what I did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the conditions of repentance of a sin being accepted is returning rights would I have to ask their forgiveness to become Muslim again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or can I repent for the kufr intention I did only without repenting for peeking in to become Muslim again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20598" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-28T21:22:38.753" LastActivityDate="2017-12-28T21:22:38.753" Title="How should I repent for peeking into a family home knowing it was haram?" Tags="|tawba|kufr|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37107" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37100" CreationDate="2016-12-31T14:42:44.937" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's very weird!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I think this promise is not allowed and does not include any punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because human beings are not allowed to hurt themselves. It's analogous to promising Allah to cut your legs! Is it possible that Allah accepts that and wants you to cut your legs or consider any punishment for you?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20562" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-01T00:59:51.270" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T00:59:51.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37108" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2016-12-31T17:04:32.077" Score="3" ViewCount="335" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was once watching a movie where the main character was a wizard. The movie depicted this wizard in a way which showed him to be good. In the plot the wizard took a vow never to use his powers. But I started hoping that he would use his powers to defeat the antagonist as most people do when they are watching movies of this sort. Is this an act of kufr by approval of magic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20599" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-01T00:50:29.790" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T00:50:29.790" Title="Is it an act of kufr to watch a movie wanting a wizard to use his magical powers?" Tags="|shirk|sihr|kufr|movies|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37109" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33629" CreationDate="2016-12-31T17:43:43.780" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alikom Assalam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adultery is a great Sin, and the punishment is unbearable, this is one part of their torture in the grave (Al-barzakh):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... the Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;In that oven there was much noise and voices.&quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) added, &quot;We looked into it and found naked men and women, and behold, a flame of fire was reaching to them from underneath, and when it reached them, they cried loudly....&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/91/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 7047&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And So is lying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Falsehood leads to Al-Fojur (i.e. wickedness, evil-doing), and Al-Fajur (wickedness) leads to the (Hell) Fire, and a man may keep on telling lies till he is written before Allah, a liar.&quot;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/78/121&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 6094&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You need to advise them and mention all that may help them realize the end of such sins, this is required as Islam is based on Muslims advising each other:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is narrated on the authority of Tamim ad-Dari that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) observed:&#xA;  Al-Din is a name of sincerity and well wishing. Upon this we said: For whom? He replied: For Allah, His Book, His Messenger and for the leaders and the general Muslims.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/1/103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 55 a&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You need to evaluate the situation, do they trust you, might they listen to you, are you the only person around them who might direct them to the righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You also need to balance between being able to help them and to avoid any harm to yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other aspects related to your question are well answered in Medi1Saif's answer in the comment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T17:43:43.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18477" CreationDate="2016-12-31T19:10:02.883" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the Milk is from a pig, then it is haraam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20604" LastActivityDate="2016-12-31T19:10:02.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37111" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37112" CreationDate="2017-01-01T01:57:39.697" Score="4" ViewCount="2393" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I understand, after marriage, the husband is ordinarily expected to provide a reasonable place for the wife to live.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A wife has the right to financial maintenance, including food, clothing, and housing according to what the husband can afford.  It is the husband’s responsibility to work and support his wife.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newmuslims.com/lessons/159/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NewMuslims.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although I'm not sure if these are more what you'd call &quot;guidelines&quot; than actual rules.  Al-Islam indicates it is possible for the couple to organize more suitable arrangements, if mutually agreeable:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No matter how rich the wife might be, she is not obliged to act as a co-provider for the family unless she herself voluntarily chooses to do so. Spouses do inherit from one another. Moreover, a married woman in Islam retains her independent legal personality and her family name. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/women-islam-versus-women-judaeo-christian-tradition-myth-reality-sherif-muhammad-abdel-azeem/wifes&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For this question, I have in mind the specific circumstance of when a woman owns a house and gets married afterwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: If a woman owns a house then gets married, is it inappropriate for her husband to move into her house?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe it's acceptable.  Perhaps a Muslim husband might find such a role reversal dishonourable.  Or perhaps this is totally out of the question for some reason I'm unaware of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-01-02T15:23:57.247" Title="If a woman owns a house then gets married, is it inappropriate for her husband to move into her house?" Tags="|women|husband-wife|property|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37112" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37111" CreationDate="2017-01-01T04:10:53.503" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;What al-islam.org writes from the shi'a perspective seems to be broadly the same from a sunni perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/en/article/168457/financial-rights-of-women&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamweb.net&lt;/a&gt; (which I've read is an affiliate of islamQA, but I couldn't find any evidence of that) says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Irrespective how rich the wife is, the duty to give lodging, boarding,&#xA;clothing and look after the financial aspects of the wife remains that&#xA;of the husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/10680&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamQA&lt;/a&gt; just lists the right to lodging as one of the financial rights of the woman and offers no caveats with regard to when those rights might not exist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Reliance of the traveler&amp;quot;, the shafi'i legal manual of fiqh, talks about the wife's financial support in section m11. Specifically, section m11.8 says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wife is entitled to housing of the same quality as that of similar women. (O: The standard of housing depends on the wife herself, while the standard for her clothing and support takes the state of the husband into consideration. The difference is because the expenditures for her support and clothing become her own property and are not merely for her use, while housing is solely for use (N: meaning that while she can take compensation in place of food or clothing and buy some other kind, she cannot rent a different house). In any case, she is obliged to stay in the lodgings her husband arranges for her.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&amp;quot;O&amp;quot; is a commentator on the Arabic original, &amp;quot;N&amp;quot; is the translator into English, Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that this answers this related question : what if the husband insists that they live in a house that he rents/owns instead of her house that she offers? This seems to be clear-cut: the husband has a legal right to decide where his wife lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Section m11.9 talks about the conditions for support to be obligatory on the husband:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The husband is only obliged to support his wife when she gives herself to him or offers to, meaning she allows him full enjoyment of her person and does not refuse him sex at any time of the night or day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is not entitled to support from her husband when:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1) she is rebellious (nashiz, def: m10.12(N:)) (0: meaning when she does not obey him) even if for a moment;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(2) she travels without his permission, or with his permission but for one of her own needs;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(3) she assumes ihram for hajj or 'umra (def: j3);&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(4) or when she performs a voluntary fast without her husband's permission (0: though if he allows her to fast and does not ask her to break it, he must provide her support).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I omitted the referenced definitions because the gist of the conditions is clear in as much as they pertain to the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far, this establishes that having a house of her own or being too wealthy is not one of the conditions under which the husband is not obligated to provide lodgings for her. About the matter of voluntarily providing lodgings herself, there is only this related consideration to be found in section m11.13:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wife is entitled to annul their marriage whenever the husband is unable to provide her with the support obligatory for a nonaffluent person to pay (def: m11.2) and provide clothing or housing for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If she wishes, she may choose to bear with him (0: supporting herself with her own money), and it (0: the amount the husband is unable to pay) remains a financial obligation that he owes her. (0: If she does not wish to tolerate his financial incapacity, she cannot annul the marriage by herself, but must establish her husband's inability to support her before the Islamic judge, who annuls the marriage or allows her to do so, since he is the one who judges the matter (A: and if there is no judge, she has two persons (def: 021.4) decide)).)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the wife is allowed to provide for lodgings herself if the husband neglects or is unable to provide for her lodgings, it should be allowed if they agree on it as well. Her agreeing to live together in her house after he offered to provide lodgings for her may be considered waiving her right to lodgings, and - in the context of the last blockquote - waiving her right to what he would owe her as compensation for not providing for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The chapter on maintenance of the wife (40: nafaqat) in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B00GNI3PAK&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mukhtasar&lt;/a&gt; of al-Quduri, one of the foremost legal manuals in hanafi fiqh, also makes no mention of the wife's affluence somehow removing the husband's obligation to provide for her, lodgings or otherwise. It does mention other reasons for that obligation becoming defunct, such as the wife deserting the husband, so - as with reliance of the traveler - it seems reasonable to assume that if her affluence was a condition under which that obligation becomes defunct, it would have been mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that all sources talk about rights, and this is meant as rights in the legal sense that can be sued for; marriage in Islam is a contract that gives the spouses enforceable rights over each other, not a sacred covenant as for example in Christianity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That much about fiqh, it seems perfectly legal to move into her house together if they agree on it, and she might be waiving her right to lodgings for as long as they live there together; the same conclusion can probably be drawn for her other financial rights. In as far as cultural practices among Muslims were the intended topic of the question, that would be off-topic here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-01-02T15:23:57.247" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37114" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-01T09:24:47.200" Score="3" ViewCount="7461" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm currently a teen Sunni Muslim who wants to become a Shia. I have researched myself and found that my heart is on the Shia side of Islam and I agree with more of the Shia side. Although is there a process of becoming a Shia Muslim? My family is Sunni although I do not want to tell them yet. But I want to start living my life as a Shia Muslim e.g. Praying, Reading The Quran, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20608" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2019-03-20T15:24:30.330" LastActivityDate="2020-02-26T17:20:55.677" Title="Is there a process to become a Shia Muslim from Sunni Muslim?" Tags="|sunni|shiism|conversion|bohra|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37115" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35584" CreationDate="2017-01-01T12:53:11.710" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/176950&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;arabic fatwa&lt;/a&gt; answers your question, he (PBUH) used the same (tashahhud) Muslims use, mentioned that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Imam Malek in (Al-Mowattaa)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Imam Al-Zarkashi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibn Al-Refah (1/ 164)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ali al-Qari - Mirqat al-Mafatih  (3/ 452)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sheikh Al-Albani - (The original) Prophet's Prayer (Asl Sefat Salat Annabi) (3/ 904).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T12:53:11.710" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37114" CreationDate="2017-01-01T13:29:43.590" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You keep your family and Sunni friends, you don't go to them with your new ideology of Islam. If they had questions then you answer. If not be silent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition: &#xA;You have already said the &lt;em&gt;shahadatyn&lt;/em&gt; so you were a Muslim and still will be.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You need to acknowledge the existence of Imam Mahdi as your current Imam &lt;em&gt;(من لم یعرف امامه مات میته جاهلیه)&lt;/em&gt; and try to follow his way of living. In addition, you need to study and understand religion if you can't do that then you need to find yourself a marja' like what many others do and then learn their different ahkam (religious orders). Turning into a Shia may significantly change the way you think + lot's of &lt;em&gt;small&lt;/em&gt; changes in Ahkam, like in way of prayers, wudu, time of adhan, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-14T17:10:41.410" LastActivityDate="2018-01-14T17:10:41.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37117" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-01T13:40:13.587" Score="1" ViewCount="165" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have problem of gas and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leukorrhea&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;leukorrhea&lt;/a&gt;. I know that I have to make ablution for each prayer when the time of prayer begins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: Can I perform my missed (or qaza) prayers with the same wuzu which I have done for that obligatory prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words can I perform obligatory and missed prayers with one ablution while I have the problem of leukorrhea and gas?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20610" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-02T00:09:21.877" LastActivityDate="2017-01-02T00:09:21.877" Title="Can I perform my missed prayers with the same wuzu for obligatory prayers given that I have a medical condition requiring wuzu before each prayer?" Tags="|women|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37119" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-01T16:57:08.453" Score="2" ViewCount="225" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is some differences between Ahkam احکام of shia and sunni.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there something Najes نجس in sunni which is clean in shia or ViseVersa?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20562" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T16:57:08.453" Title="Is there any differences in concept of &quot;Najes&quot; between Shia &amp; Sunni" Tags="|najis|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37121" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37117" CreationDate="2017-01-01T21:13:01.177" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, you can perform any type of prayer (salah), be it obligatory (wajib), past/due (qidha), recommended (mustahib) etc, if you have a valid widu/wizu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2017-01-01T21:13:01.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37122" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-02T01:32:15.580" Score="2" ViewCount="586" Body="&lt;p&gt;This morning I messaged a friend &quot;I'll be there&quot; but I didn't write &quot;inshallah&quot; (as per &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/18:23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 18:23-24&lt;/a&gt;) in the text, instead verbalizing it (i.e., saying &quot;inshallah&quot;, instead of including it in the text).  I'm worried this is incorrect, and I'd like to correct this behaviour in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is it acceptable to verbalize inshallah when messaging about intended acts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found this as part of an online fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Finally, I would advise that while sending messages through SMS or email, one should always write in sha' Allah (ان شاء الله). -- Abu al-Fadl Muhammad Nau'man Shiraz al-Qadiri al-'Iraqi (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alahazrat.net/islam/correct-way-of-writing-in-sha-allah-(english).php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the context from that fatwa is not this particular question.  As such, it's unclear whether the author is intending to only say &quot;using SMS, etc., does not exempt you from saying inshallah&quot;.  (And it's an isolated opinion on some website, without referencing the Qur'an or Sunnah.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2022-10-31T06:04:55.607" Title="Is it acceptable to verbalize inshallah when messaging about intended acts?" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37128" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-02T10:08:33.023" Score="2" ViewCount="81" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any research in Quran about the intersection of all Abrahamic religions? Something like &quot;joint protocol monotheists&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any commands in Qur'an or hadith from Prophet Muhammad (A.S) which would make this impossible? can we permit to Codification for 7 billion people that convert to that then convert to Islam. Can we hope that everyone in the world can understand all the rules of Islam in A stage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;All of us in any religion decide to be good followers of Ibrahim&#xA;  (PBUH), which is a point of commonality.If all monotheists can agree&#xA;  on common points and be union together, such as the unification of&#xA;  Europe would have many positive effects, Profits and bonuses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the religion of Islam itself could be a mediator. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is Islam itself can be gradually accepted?Do we expect a new converted&#xA;  Muslims can be like the first Muslims who embraced Islam? (At the time&#xA;  of the Prophet and the first time the advent of Islam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was lower when the commands of Islam. The basic principles of faith in God and basic commands there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;once upon a time there was lower commands in Islam. only exist The basic principles of faith. Can we define a middle stage for new converted to islam.  God and basic commands there?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="747" LastEditorUserId="747" LastEditDate="2017-01-03T05:19:11.497" LastActivityDate="2017-01-03T05:19:11.497" Title="Would a religion at the intersection of all Abrahamic religions conflict with the Qur'an or Sunnah?" Tags="|other-religions|prophet-ibrahim|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="8" ClosedDate="2017-01-02T10:23:02.957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37135" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-02T21:53:57.287" Score="2" ViewCount="678" Body="&lt;p&gt;English translation of Sunan Abi Dawud 4015 &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/33/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;from sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Do not uncover you thigh, and do not look at the&#xA;  thigh of the living and the dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Dawud said: This tradition disagrees with the generally reported&#xA;  traditions (nakarah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1288100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Same hadith with other chain&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunan_ibn_Majah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What did &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dawood&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Dawud&lt;/a&gt; mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T06:49:45.177" LastActivityDate="2018-08-08T07:03:15.233" Title="What did Abu Dawud mean by &quot;nakarah&quot; in regards to the strong awrahness of the thigh?" Tags="|hadith|awrah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37136" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36485" CreationDate="2017-01-02T22:24:44.857" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;About the marriage age of 6 or 7 you can ask them, what problems do they have with that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the consummation age of 9 you can say that girls can grow so fastly, there are examples in modern days: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_youngest_birth_mothers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_youngest_birth_mothers&lt;/a&gt; . And you can say the idea that maybe it is not our problem, when to give birth, but Allah gives birth only when organism of the girl is ready. Also organisms must have some self-regulating system about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2017-01-02T22:24:44.857" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37137" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36653" CreationDate="2017-01-02T23:06:41.867" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;i have found a new interpretation to it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/qdinar/status/459603464755380225&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://twitter.com/qdinar/status/459603464755380225&lt;/a&gt; ( 11:02 - 25 apr. 2014 (msk) )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;i have found a new interpretation of 18:86 of #quran : &quot;gaynin&#xA;  hamiatin&quot; is black hole. #islam #arabic #astronomy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and, according to it, ayat 18:90, which translation is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Until, when he came to the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a&#xA;  people for whom We had not made against it any shield.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;, is about time when the sun, and also any star, starts to glow, it glows weakly compared to how it glows later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i have written these ideas firstly in comment №161 (875142) / 18.04.2014 11:33:10 (msk) in &lt;a href=&quot;http://matbugat.ru/news/?id=9413&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://matbugat.ru/news/?id=9413&lt;/a&gt; , in tatar language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i found this interpretation because i have known out that word &quot;ayn&quot; is used here for &quot;spring&quot;, and i knew that its main meaning is &quot;eye&quot;. you can look here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%B9%D9%8E%D9%8A%D9%92%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%B9%D9%8E%D9%8A%D9%92%D9%86&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as first interpretation i thought that it seemed to him, as it was explained by some people. now (may 30, 2017) i have looked at that word: &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/wordbyword.jsp?chapter=18&amp;amp;verse=86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/wordbyword.jsp?chapter=18&amp;amp;verse=86&lt;/a&gt; -&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=wjd&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=wjd&lt;/a&gt; -&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%88%D9%8E%D8%AC%D9%8E%D8%AF%D9%8E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%88%D9%8E%D8%AC%D9%8E%D8%AF%D9%8E&lt;/a&gt; . - first translation given is &quot;detect&quot; which is very close to &quot;seem&quot;. so, he only detected it as setting in a spring of dark mud, it does not mean that it really was setting in a spring of dark mud.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2017-05-30T11:10:45.320" LastActivityDate="2017-05-30T11:10:45.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37138" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37505" CreationDate="2017-01-03T01:35:12.543" Score="5" ViewCount="2173" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nikah al-mut'ah is a type of marriage permitted in Twelver Shia Islam, where the duration of the marriage and the mahr must be specified and agreed upon in advance. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunni Muslims, and within Shia Islam, Zaidi Shias, Ismaili Shias, and Dawoodi Bohras do not practice Nikah mut'ah. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikah_mut%E2%80%98ah&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above sentence indicates that Sunni Muslims (and others) don't perform nikah mut'ah weddings.  I'm not sure if it implies nikah mut'ah marriages (performed where they are considered valid) are recognized in Sunni Islam.  If nikah mut'ah is not recognized, then sex between such couples would logically amount to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zina&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;zina&lt;/a&gt; (fornication), which is punishable under Sharia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is sex by couples married under nikah mut'ah interpreted as zina in Sunni Islam, and punishable under Sharia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An answer by Zohal and a  comment by Aboudi for &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/17732/17163&quot;&gt;Are Sunni Muslims allowed to practice Nikah mut&amp;#39;ah?&lt;/a&gt; expresses this viewpoint, although these weren't backed up by an authoritative reference (so I don't know if they're just expressing a personal opinion).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2019-06-23T05:10:03.840" Title="Is sex by couples married under nikah mut'ah interpreted as zina in Sunni Islam, and punishable under Sharia?" Tags="|sharia|sunni|nikah-al-mutah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37139" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-03T02:08:43.387" Score="3" ViewCount="64" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the well-known positions of the Salafi movement is political quietism - avoiding participation in politics, with some even holding that elections and democracy are prohibited in Islam. Yet in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_parliamentary_election,_2011%E2%80%9312&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2011-2012 Egyptian elections&lt;/a&gt;, the al-Nour party contested the election on the Salafi platform, and finished in the second place with 27.8% popular vote, indicating high level of voter approval.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did this party and their supporters legitimize (&lt;strong&gt;using the Salafi understanding of Islamic law&lt;/strong&gt;) their participation, in light of the general Salafi position of avoiding politics? How mainstream is it in the Salafi movement globally to allow (1) participation in elections and (2) forming  a political party? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;Note that I'm not asking the for the general ruling for participating in politics and elections, such rulings can be easily found in other sources. But I'm particularly interested in the Salafi understanding of the Islamic law given their unique position in this regard.&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6497" LastEditorUserId="6497" LastEditDate="2017-01-03T02:33:34.323" LastActivityDate="2017-01-03T02:33:34.323" Title="From the Salafi understanding of Islamic law, how was participation in the 2011-2012 Egyptian elections justified?" Tags="|politics|salafi|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2018-03-08T12:53:21.670" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30194" CreationDate="2017-01-03T08:00:08.670" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam alaikum,&lt;br/&gt;&#xA;Allah created the world and presented the man with a thought process which defines right from wrong. It is this thought process which tell you whether a certain activity is a legitimate thing to do or not.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now when we talk about earning money, we know that stealing, robbing, looting, black-marketing are all wrong ways. How? It comes from within.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has created lawful ways for all the needs that we have in this world. Similarly, Allah has created lawful ways for our sexual desires. And Allah clearly mentions n the Quran LGB are unlawful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming back to your statement &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the most important of one person Muslim are there: good mind, pure heart(inculed the love) and the believe in Allah/God by doing 5 pillar of Islam**.And if the LGBT Muslim and all LGBT in the world in have good mind, pure heart and believe in Allah, i think them will be forgive by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We cannot say for sure that even the most righteous person will be forgiven by Allah, if Allah doesn't wish it. &#xA;Even our Prophet Muhammed( s.a.w.) mentioned once( sorry i dont remember the reference of the hadith) that &quot;No one will enter paradise if Allah doesn't wills.&quot; One of the companions(r.a.) asked,&quot;Ya Rasoolallah, Is it even applicable to you?&quot;. Prophet(s.a.w.) replied, &quot;Yes, even me&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a test for the person who has such desires. Like you said&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But some LGBT people have been get trouble, i think that is the challenge from Allah to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All we can do is strive to be our best. Repent if we fail and resolve never to repeat it again. InshaAllah, Allah will help us pass with distinction.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it helped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20384" LastActivityDate="2017-01-03T08:00:08.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37143" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37146" CreationDate="2017-01-03T11:47:38.103" Score="3" ViewCount="6303" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen majority of Shia people at Imam Bargah smoking standing just outside. Isn't smoking prohibited in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8870" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-31T04:18:14.777" LastActivityDate="2017-12-14T07:28:18.427" Title="Is smoking cigarettes prohibited in Shia Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|shiism|smoking|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37145" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-03T12:44:45.477" Score="2" ViewCount="13457" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recall reading a hadith somewhere probably in Sunan nasai, that umm salama reported that, the prophet (sa) said that, reciting subhanallah, alhamdulillah and Allah Akbar ten times each in salat after tashahud will result in Dua being accepted made after them. How authentic is it? Can anyone provide the main source I mean reference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19819" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-04T06:29:20.903" LastActivityDate="2017-10-14T22:53:33.507" Title="Authenticity of a hadith saying reciting subhanallah, alhamdulillah, Allah Akbar ten times per salat will result in Dua being accepted?" Tags="|salat|hadith|source-identification|dua|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37143" CreationDate="2017-01-03T13:01:24.167" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a bit complex. And the way I have understood this is that it depends on the individual's understanding and belief regarding the damages smoking could cause to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To elaborate, if a beginner knows and believes that smoking &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; cause &lt;em&gt;serious&lt;/em&gt; harm to him in the future then it is haram for him to smoke.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the habitual smokers if it could be equally, or more, harmful to quit smoking than to continue then they should try to find a balance between quiting and continuing at the same pace. Else they &lt;em&gt;should&lt;/em&gt; quit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/46/2060/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Medical issues » Question and Answers&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Question: Medical literature states that smoking is the main cause for heart and cancer diseases, and it also shortens the life span of the smoker. So, what is the rule on smoking concerning (a) the beginner, (b) the compulsive smoker, and (c) the passive smoker? In the third case, the medical experts say that the smoke also harms a person sitting besides a smoker. What would be, the ruling if he considers passive smoking to be of considerable harm?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Answer: Smoking becomes harãm for the beginner if it entails serious harm, even at the future, regardless of whether that serious harm is certain, most probable, or just probable so much so that sensible people would demand caution. However, with the protection from serious harm (for example, by smoking less frequently), there is no problem in it. If continuing to smoke will cause serious harm to the compulsive smoker —as explained above— it is necessary for him to refrain from it unless the harm in quitting is similar, greater than to the harm in continuing, or the great difficulty that he will face in quitting is such that it cannot be normally tolerated. The same rule as explained in (a) for the beginner, applies in this case also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/49/2421/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dialogue on miscellaneous issues-1&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;* There is overwhelming evidence on the dangers to health posed by smoking. Is it permissible for a non-smoker to take up the habit and a smoker to continue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;- If smoking results in an untold damage to the health of the smoker, and that of the unborn child of a smoking woman, it is haraam. And it is so, for the beginner, as well as the compulsive smoker who might not suffer serious damage as a result of stopping smoking. As for him who may be harmed, in any way, as a result of stopping the habit, the right balance between kicking the habit and continuing it should be achieved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Husaini Sistani&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2017-01-03T15:56:06.467" LastActivityDate="2017-01-03T15:56:06.467" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11677" CreationDate="2017-01-03T13:42:53.660" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;He focussed pretty much to prove several ahadees Daeef included in the text of Riyadhussaliheen that suggest practice against the practices of Salafiyah, from which I concluded that he is trying to say that Imaam UL Nawawi had less understanding of which Hadeeth to include and which to not include in his book. I think he is a Salafiyah based Alim.&#xA;Wallahu alam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20624" LastActivityDate="2017-01-03T13:42:53.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37148" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35538" CreationDate="2017-01-03T13:52:38.427" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;i have found some information in wikipedia: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabular_Islamic_calendar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabular_Islamic_calendar&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Tabular Islamic calendar (an example is the Fatimid or Misri&#xA;  calendar) is a rule-based variation of the Islamic calendar. It has&#xA;  the same numbering of years and months, but the months are determined&#xA;  by arithmetical rules rather than by observation or astronomical&#xA;  calculations. It was developed by early Muslim astronomers of the&#xA;  second hijra century (the 8th century of the Common Era) to provide a&#xA;  predictable time base for calculating the positions of the moon, sun,&#xA;  and planets. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but i do not know anything other than that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2017-01-18T20:36:06.367" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T20:36:06.367" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37150" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36034" CreationDate="2017-01-03T16:36:09.700" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just to be sure, you have hijab but don't have niqaab? Is that it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you are not sinning in any way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have also had points in my life where my parents urged me to do something. I have also had points in my life where I urged my wife to do something.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Years later I understood that in addition to having love ( as my parents did for me, or I did for my wife) and in addition to being pious, one needs to have management skills &lt;strong&gt;and&lt;/strong&gt; deeper understanding of religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So understand that your parents &lt;em&gt;are&lt;/em&gt; doing this out of love. Yet they lack management skills and perhaps lack deep understanding of religion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Parents must give their children &lt;strong&gt;freedom&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;guidance&lt;/strong&gt; ( and knowledge of religion) but at the same time, &lt;strong&gt;not allow them to do everything as they wish&lt;/strong&gt;. Sometimes a child will take horrible friends, or do drugs, etc. So while I understand their love and their push, I don't support them enforcing it 100%, since there is no &lt;em&gt;نیت&lt;/em&gt; from you. &lt;em&gt;لا اکراه فی الدین&lt;/em&gt; there is no compulsion in religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I say to you is that as long as you are not sinning ie you have hijab, your parents should not force you. Even if you wanted to sin, forcing is not the right way to undo it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having that said, I would say just understand your parents lack management as most parents, most spouses do. It's not like they had 50 other daughters. Every child is different. Show them love and no matter what never raise your voice over them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;say not to them [so much as], &quot;uff,&quot; and do not repel them but speak&#xA;  to them a noble word   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/17/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/17/23&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2019-07-08T15:03:44.317" LastActivityDate="2019-07-08T15:03:44.317" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37156" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-04T06:16:41.717" Score="1" ViewCount="263" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am 28 years old and doing a job in a multinational company. By the grace of Allah I'm now in a suitable position to think of marriage, and I have committed myself to a girl to marry.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to my father's illness, our guardian is our elder brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My father has been paralysed for 20 years, and is living outside the country with his family. Last time he visited us, I told him about the girl whom I committed to. He met the girl and said he liked her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My mother is unable to give any decision without my brother's permission.  But my vabi (brother's wife) did not agree on this matter. She thinks after 1 year when I'll be better prepared.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other side the girl's family is unable to wait longer, because they have waited long enough for my family's decision. In that case her father looking for another man to marry her, but she refused. She also tried to negotiate with my family, but my elder brother disagrees with this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case what can I do?  I have few days left to take decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20632" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-04T06:26:09.643" LastActivityDate="2017-04-04T11:47:37.550" Title="What to do when I have agreed to marry a girl, but I'm unable to get consent from relatives?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37145" CreationDate="2017-01-04T06:41:36.183" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/13/121&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan an-Nasa'i 1299&lt;/a&gt; appears to be the specific hadith you're looking for:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Umm Sulaim came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), teach me some words that I may supplicate with during my prayer.' &lt;strong&gt;He said: 'Glorify Allah (by saying SubhanAllah) ten times, and praise Him (by saying Alhamdulilah) ten times, and magnify Him (by saying Allahu Akbar) ten times, then ask Him for what you need; He will say: 'Yes, yes.'&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Grade : Sahih (Darussalam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's listed as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_terminology#.E1.B9.A2a.E1.B8.A5.C4.AB.E1.B8.A5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih&lt;/a&gt; (authentic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There seems to be a range of ahadith which overlap with this one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...When he stood up, be uttered the takbir (Allah is most great) ten times, and uttered &amp;quot;Praise be to Allah&amp;quot; ten times, and uttered &amp;quot;Glory be to Allah &amp;quot; ten times, and uttered &amp;quot;There is no god but Allah&amp;quot; ten times, and sought forgiveness ten times...  -- Sunan Abi Dawud 766 [Hasan Sahih] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/376&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...He said, &amp;quot;Shall I not tell you a thing, by doing which, you will catch up with those who are ahead of you and supersede those who will come after you; and nobody will be able to do such a good deed as you do except the one who does the same (deed as you do). That deed is to recite 'Subhan Allah ten times, and 'Al-Hamduli l-lah ten times, and 'AllahuAkbar' ten times after every prayer.&amp;quot; -- Sahih al-Bukhari 6329 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/80/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Umm Sulaim came upon the Prophet and said: &amp;quot;Teach me some words that I can say in my Salat.&amp;quot; So he said: &amp;quot;Mention Allah's Greatness (saying: Allahu Akbar) ten times, mention Allah's Glory (saying: Subhan Allah) ten times, and mention Allah's praise (saying: Al-Hamdulilah) ten times. Then ask as you like, (for which) He says: 'Yes. Yes.'&amp;quot; -- Jami` at-Tirmidhi 481 [Sahih] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/3/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All in all, this looks like a reliable hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T06:41:36.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37158" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37414" CreationDate="2017-01-04T07:11:04.127" Score="4" ViewCount="3826" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Bulugh al-Maram (Book 16, Hadith 1514) (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/2054330&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn ’Umar (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“He who imitates any people (in their actions) is considered to be one of them.”&lt;/strong&gt; Related by Abu Dawud and Ibn Hibban graded it as Sahih.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I'm aware, this is an authentic hadith, with Muslims applying it in their everyday lives as reason to avoid behaving like disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Does the above hadith apply to race in any meaningful way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or as I (semi-jokingly) phrase it in the title of the question: &lt;em&gt;Does this mean I'm Chinese?&lt;/em&gt;  [Obviously I'm being sarcastic, but not that sarcastic to be honest with you.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite having no ancestral connections to China (that I'm aware of), I live in China and have become accustomed to a Chinese lifestyle.  On occasion I say &amp;quot;I'm half Chinese&amp;quot;, and once I was mistaken for a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyghur_people&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uyghur&lt;/a&gt; Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T09:59:46.140" Title="Does &quot;he who imitates any people is one of them&quot; mean I'm Chinese?" Tags="|hadith|taqlid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37159" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1322" CreationDate="2017-01-04T07:38:58.370" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I do not think so. Allah is very powerful. He knows there are many religions in the world. Allah does not want any muslim to enforce Islam. I can firmly say this because Mighty Allah must have written in the Quran that such-such religion will be there and it is the duty of Islamic people to enforce Islam over them but Graceful Allah did not do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20633" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T07:38:58.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37161" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37156" CreationDate="2017-01-04T09:43:43.650" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;ask for arguments your brother and his wife use, and try to disprove that arguments, and try to tell to your mother, in front of them, so that it is not ghaybah (backbiting), (tell to your mother) what arguments they use.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and you can marry without consent of your mother and brother. you can tell to them that their consent is not required for you in islam law. you should wheigh/evaluate/think over of consequences of disagreement of mother and brother and his wife, and consequences of disagreement of your bride and take decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T09:43:43.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37163" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-04T13:00:00.590" Score="4" ViewCount="839" Body="&lt;p&gt;I work in an office, where there is few sandwich or burger vans serving food. They have stored everything, so it is just matter of frying over stove, but the utensils touch that spam, port sausages etc. I had once egg burger from that lady and it was after that i released about the utensils being used to pick up sausages etc to put on burger, will affect my food. &#xA;With that case, is that egg burger halal or haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-04T00:36:05.100" LastActivityDate="2018-08-20T07:37:44.577" Title="Is eating from a sandwich van which serves non-halal food okay?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37163" CreationDate="2017-01-04T13:49:23.300" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are sure&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt; that haram substance did make it to your food as a result of the same utensil touching your food then it definitely is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are you absolutely confident, so much so that you could swear by the sanctity of the Holy Quran about it, that the same utensil was used without it being washed prior to touching your food? If yes then it's haram.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is there room for doubt that different or clean utensil was used to prepare your food? If yes, then it is halal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T13:49:23.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37167" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-04T14:18:59.153" Score="2" ViewCount="1090" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a woman can't have children as she had her womb removed or her tubes severed which means that she will not &quot;conceal what Allah has created in their wombs if they believe in Allah and the Last Day. ...&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2:228&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:228&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the whole aim was to make sure, if there is a child, that there is no confusion as to who's child it is....&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So woman have procedures done that ensures that the can never fall pregnant again.... And we have DNA testing...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why should the woman do iddah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Men, what is the requirements on them after a talaq and how soon after a talaq are they allowed to remarry?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20637" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-06T01:22:43.090" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T01:24:04.303" Title="Does a barren woman need to complete iddah (period of waiting) after divorce?" Tags="|nikah|women|talaq|men|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37167" CreationDate="2017-01-04T14:49:21.080" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did you not see in that ayah, &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2:228&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:228&lt;/a&gt;: &quot;And their husbands have the better right to take them back in that period&quot;?  So this gives time for her husband to change his mind and take her back.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-06T01:24:04.303" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T01:24:04.303" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37169" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-04T17:42:11.427" Score="3" ViewCount="1940" Body="&lt;p&gt;Al-Kabeer is a name of Allah what about Akbar? Can we say it's not a name of Allah if it's not found in the Quran or Sunnah or should we need to say I cannot affirm it because it's not found in Quran or Sunnah. In this situation can a Muslim deny this as name of Allah because it's not found in the Quran or Sunnah is it kufur? Because we know Allah has many names and We know few of them through Quran and Sunnah we don't know remaining.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20587" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-01-04T18:44:52.170" LastActivityDate="2023-11-11T09:26:34.710" Title="Is Akbar a name of Allah?" Tags="|allah|arabic|asma-ul-husna|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37171" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-04T18:25:32.677" Score="1" ViewCount="95" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am reading the Shi'a version of the Adhan on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adhan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; (I don't speak arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Arabic&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الله أكبر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Transliteration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Translation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is greatest, God is greatest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the transliteration, the term &quot;Allāhu&quot; is repeated twice and it is one translated by &quot;Allah&quot; and once by &quot;God&quot; which is surprising. Reading from the Adhan again, it rather appears that the term &quot;God&quot; in the general sense is rather translated into &quot;ilāha&quot; I am also surprised not to see the same signs repeated twice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there any good reason to use once &quot;Allah&quot; and once &quot;God&quot; in the translation?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20641" LastActivityDate="2017-01-04T18:25:32.677" Title="*Allah* is greatest, *God* is greatest" Tags="|arabic|adhan|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2017-01-08T18:45:35.650" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37172" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-04T18:45:03.923" Score="2" ViewCount="1195" Body="&lt;p&gt;While doing wudu in my office, it is not convenient to wash my feet with water. With washbasins only,  it is quite difficult to lift your feet upto the basin in office wear, not to mention the wet floor left behind in the end as well, also, takes longer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know if you're wearing leather socks, you can wipe over them, as masah... can the same be applied to leather shoes, with cotton socks underneath?. Please note I would do a full ghusl/shower in the morning before putting the socks/shoes on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JazakAllah.&#xA;Rizwan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20642" LastActivityDate="2022-11-17T09:04:10.507" Title="Permissible to wipe over leather shoes during Wudu?" Tags="|wudu|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37174" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-04T19:38:09.883" Score="3" ViewCount="3715" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came across the following prayer titled the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_Prayer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Serenity Prayer&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;        God grant me the serenity&#xA;        to accept the things I cannot change; &#xA;        courage to change the things I can; &#xA;        and wisdom to know the difference.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I originally found it in a Campus Bible Talks book to change negative thinking processes; it was written by Reinhold Niebuhr and I believe the original is longer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a Muslim is it permissible to use this as a prayer when making a prayer to Allah Kareem, providing 'God' is replaced with 'Allah', I wasn't sure if it was permissible as the original prayer was written by a non-muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20643" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T04:58:29.350" LastActivityDate="2020-04-13T12:23:45.590" Title="Is it permissible to say a portion of the Serenity prayer" Tags="|halal-haram|salat|dua|phrase|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37175" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-04T23:42:54.730" Score="1" ViewCount="611" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forex_signal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;signals&lt;/a&gt; are predictions made by professionals or not normal people in the trading field (people rating them will determinate that).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when someone is well rated he can sell his signals for money (he will get buyers for because of his reputation), like saying &quot;USD/BTC will go up 1.235545 at 4 AM&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's more like a binary system where they predict &quot;up or down&quot; &quot;0 or 1&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure about this since I don't see something bad: someone &quot;connected&quot; to the domain selling his skills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Still need to know if it's allowed in Islam or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user20645" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T01:33:19.963" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T01:33:19.963" Title="Is buying/selling signals (trade suggestions) halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|money|trading|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37176" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-05T01:05:15.643" Score="5" ViewCount="23759" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read that zina that requires Hadd Punishment, only occurs when the head of the penis disappears into the vagina. If it only penetrates part of it, then it is not subject to Hadd punishment. &#xA;However what is meant by the head disappearing into the vagina? What is meant by partial penetration? Does the full penis have to be inside the vagina for it to be full penetration? Because I do not understand how deep the head should be in the vagina for it to be a full penetration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am asking this because my boyfriend had his penis on my vagina then I felt pressure on my vagina as if part of his penis might have gone in but I am not sure if the head of the penis went inside or not. I know for sure his full penis didn't go in and He said it didn't and because it is my first time I can not tell. Has part of his penis gone inside my vagina? And if yes, is this full penetration that is subject to Hadd punishment?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20646" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T00:16:21.270" LastActivityDate="2023-03-03T08:03:37.830" Title="How deep does the penis need to be inside before it's classed as zina and is subject to the hadd punishment?" Tags="|zina|hudud|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37177" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37191" CreationDate="2017-01-05T02:25:13.183" Score="4" ViewCount="5367" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a number of questions on this site that essentially amount to: &lt;em&gt;My prayer was imperfect, do I need to redo it?&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;I did [something] wrong in prayer, will it be accepted?&lt;/em&gt;  E.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/29022/do-you-redo-prayer-if-you-think-about-maybe-stopping-it-and-restarting-it&quot;&gt;thinking about stopping&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/27475/when-does-mispronunciation-make-a-prayer-invalid&quot;&gt;mispronunciation&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/25531/constant-flatulence-sometimes-not-sometimes-when-it-comes-to-doing-my-prayers&quot;&gt;flatulence&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35948/will-my-prayer-not-obliged-prayer-be-accepted-if-i-had-the-intention-not-to-pl&quot;&gt;conditional non-obligatory prayer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/30642/will-my-salah-be-accepted-if-i-pray-at-home&quot;&gt;praying at home&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/24798/praying-at-the-mosque-obligatory-for-men&quot;&gt;x2&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/26396/doing-the-prostration-of-forgetfulness-twice&quot;&gt;twice performing prostration of forgetfulness&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/36039/how-can-i-ensure-my-prayer-is-accepted-when-i-encounter-impurities-from-a-shared&quot;&gt;bathroom impurities&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/36781/if-a-person-has-doubts-about-the-oneness-of-allah-but-he-doesnt-want-to-have-th&quot;&gt;doubts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/25005/whether-cats-hair-on-our-clothes-make-our-prayers-unacceptable&quot;&gt;cat hair&lt;/a&gt;, and so on.  I've been thinking the same thing about my own prayer...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Does a 90% correct prayer count for nothing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an gives me the impression that a 90% correct prayer should count for something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it, -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/99:7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 99:7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this hadith indicates the opposite (at least, in regards to purification):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The Messenger of Allah said: 'Allah does not accept any prayer without purification, and He does not accept any charity from ghulul.'&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/urn/1302840&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;, listed as sahih)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, the notion of a prayer being accepted/rejected leaves me with the impression that if one does not get it 100% correct, then it's equal in value to not praying at all (which is discouraging).  If I tried, I'm sure I could identify flaws in my prayer and maybe, despite doing my five prayers, I am yet to have a prayer accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a sense, this is an extension of my earlier question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/33734/what-does-it-mean-for-a-prayer-to-be-invalid-or-not-accepted&quot;&gt;What does it mean for a prayer to be invalid or not accepted?&lt;/a&gt;, where it seems prayers can be rejected for failing to meet obligations (direction of prayer and purification primarily; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/27492/is-prayer-accepted-if-your-hair-isnt-covered&quot;&gt;hair covering&lt;/a&gt; in another answer).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T22:45:40.583" Title="Does a 90% correct prayer count for nothing?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37178" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-05T05:31:33.163" Score="0" ViewCount="465" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Bangladesh generally hanafi madhab is followed.So call for Asr prayer is given which it is twice length shadow plus shadow at its zawal time.I read in a residential institution.Suppose time for Asr starting time is 3.10pm according to Shafii and 3.55pm according to Hanafi madhhab.The time for sunset is 5.35pm.But I have no scope to perform salat from 3.25pm to 4.40 pm.So which thing is best for me?Is it to perform salat before the  call for Asr prayer at 4.00 pm as in Islam it is told not to delay in Islam or it is better to perform salat after 4.40pm as Adhan(call for prayer) is needed for prayer.Please give proof to your answer basing on hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19374" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T11:51:54.637" Title="When to perform Asr prayer" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2017-01-05T23:34:02.787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37179" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-05T05:40:23.560" Score="2" ViewCount="998" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can I offer qaza salahs leaving Nafls and Ghair-Mokada Sunnah of 5 time prayers as a routine or I must first offer complete salah including Nafls and Ghair-Mokada Sunnahs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is preferred way, answer must be in accordance with Sunni fiqh (Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Malik, Imam Shafi or Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal) who believe we must offer qaza salahs (i.e. Farz and Witr).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We do believe Allah with His blessing will compensate our qaza Farz by our Sunnahs and Nafl but isn't it better to cover qaza Farz by offering them when there is chance to offer them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have to offer many Qaza prayers and I want to create a routine to offer some qaza prayers with each of 5 five prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4738" LastEditorUserId="4738" LastEditDate="2017-01-07T04:26:14.663" LastActivityDate="2017-01-07T04:26:14.663" Title="Can I pray qaza salahs leaving Nafls and Ghair Mokada Sunnah as routine?" Tags="|salat|sunni|hanafi|salat-qada|maliki|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37180" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-05T05:58:13.247" Score="-1" ViewCount="1531" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a person who concealed my academic performance from my relatives, except my parents. I recently disclosed the truth to my parents. Now I am afraid of humiliation when relatives hear my results. You may feel that these are silly issues when compared to other peoples complex problems in their life, but this is something which causes me mental anguish and lack of concentration. I would like to know whether there is any dua to be protected from this situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20483" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-05T08:03:49.887" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T23:44:30.597" Title="Is there a dua to protect me from the humiliation of revealing my academic performance from my relatives?" Tags="|dua|family|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37065" CreationDate="2017-01-05T06:09:38.760" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Sunni tradition is based on the following ahadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/5/153&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/muslim/5/153&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(22)Chapter: The salam to exit the prayer when one has finished and how it is done&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'Amir b. Sa'd reported:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  I saw the Messenger of Allah (may peace be open him) pronouncing taslim on his right and on his left till I saw the whiteness of his cheek.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/12/114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/nasai/12/114&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(83)Chapter: The Takbir when sitting up from prostration&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It was narrated from 'Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Aswad from his father-and Alqamah-that:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Abdullah said: &quot;I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say the Takbir every time he went down and got up, or stood or sat; he said the Salam on his right and his left: 'As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatulah (peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah ),' until the whiteness of his cheek could be seen.&quot; He said: &quot;And I saw Abu Bakr and 'Umar, may Allah (SWT) be pleased with them both, doing the same.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/607&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/607&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(340)Chapter: Regarding The Salam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The Prophet (ﷺ) used to give the salutation to his left and right sides until the whiteness of his cheek was seen, (saying: &quot;Peace be upon you, and mercy of Allah&quot; twice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;AbuDawud said: This is a version of the tradition reported by AbuSufyan. The version of Isra'il did not explain it. AbuDawud said: This tradition has been narrated by Zubayr from AbuIshaq and Yahya ibn Adam from Isra'il from AbuIshaq from AbdurRahman ibn al-Aswad from his father from Alqamah on the authority of Abdullah ibn Mas'ud. AbuDawud said: Shu'bah used to reject this tradition, the tradition narrated by AbuIshaq as coming from the Prophet (ﷺ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=%22whiteness%20of%20his%20cheek%22%20site:sunnah.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;many more&lt;/a&gt; similar ones.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2880" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T06:09:38.760" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37182" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11066" CreationDate="2017-01-05T07:59:00.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can make your repeated Umrah using the same cloth [2] but to catch the sunnah you should take shower [1] and differently you have to take off your cloth. But you don't want to do that so only make Niyyah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=159221&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=159221&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.binbaz.org.sa/noor/9971&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.binbaz.org.sa/noor/9971&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope my answer is helpful for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mohammad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19197" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T07:59:00.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28389" CreationDate="2017-01-05T10:38:57.757" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;as i know, allah's direct guidance can be only in form of dream. if so, in your case it can be muslim jinns altering electrons in computer (maybe in its registers, memory's bytes, cpu cache, buses, etc) to help you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as for the question in the heading: not, according to quran, allah saves quran's text from changing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T10:38:57.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37184" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37178" CreationDate="2017-01-05T11:20:18.777" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;i think you have these options to select from:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;pray after 4.40 because there is a hadith:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/9/55&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/9/55&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;Whoever could get&#xA;  one rak'a (of the Fajr prayer) before sunrise, he has got the&#xA;  (morning) prayer and whoever could get one rak'a of the 'Asr prayer&#xA;  before sunset, he has got the ('Asr) prayer.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;pray before 3.25 but after 3.10, because, as i know, 1 length shadow is also accepted in hanafi mazhab: proof:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/qibla-hanafi/34498&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/qibla-hanafi/34498&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However, the one shadow-length opinion, which is the position of Abu&#xA;  Hanifa’s main students, Abu Yusuf and Muhammad ibn al-Hasan, was also&#xA;  chosen by major Hanafi imams, as mentioned by al-Haskafi in Durr&#xA;  al-Mukhtar and by al-Shurunbulali in Maraqi al-Falah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;moreover, i think, one length version, which is accepted by majority of hanafi scholars, seems is error, because i have not seen any hadith that says that. &gt;after half an hour: &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/malik/1/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;i have found now&lt;/a&gt; though it does not clearly say that 2 shadows is asr time's start. &amp;lt; for example, see this site: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=92052&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=92052&lt;/a&gt; : and the hadith which they show as evidence for that position in fact says its time is from 1 length to 2 lengths!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;pray before 3.10, from zuhr time, which is nearly in 12:10, because it is not said in the hadithes &quot;plus shadow at its zawal time&quot;. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/17723/prove-zenith-shadow-addition-to-shadow-of-1-height-of-object-to-get-asr-prayer&quot;&gt;i have asked about this here&lt;/a&gt;. one length means 45 degrees of sun above 0 degree horizon line, and as i see in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellarium_(software)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;stellarium&lt;/a&gt;, even at zenith sun is under or nearly at 45 degrees.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T11:51:54.637" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37030" CreationDate="2017-01-05T12:41:07.160" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;i interpret&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The sun rises between the two horns of Satan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The two horns of Satan rise with it, and when it has risen, Satan&#xA;  parts from it. When it is in the middle of the sky he accompanies it,&#xA;  then ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this way:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sun rises between hills and mountains at horizon, for that, position of sun at sunrise an sunset points is not enough ideally defined. also, when it is at zenith, we cannot be sure about it, when exactly it is. for that reason, this ideal positions should not be used to plan prayer at them. because if anybody wants to do that he cannot surely do it. but nowadays people can use clock and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellarium_(software)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;stellarium&lt;/a&gt; and {map or gps} to know exact, nearly second-precise time of zenith. but even if it is second-precise we cannot start prayer exactly at zenith, but can only start it before it, or after it surely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and i interpret&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So do no pray at these three times&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this way:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/13/190&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/muslim/13/190&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ)&#xA;  as saying: Do not single out the night (preceding) Friday among the&#xA;  nights for prayer and do not single out Friday among days for fasting&#xA;  but only when anyone among you is accustomed to fast (on dates) which&#xA;  coincide with this day (Friday).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this hadith allows fasting at friday if it was planned not as fasting at friday while fasting in friday denied in other hadiths:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/8/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/8/62&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah narrated that : the Messenger of Allah said: &quot;None of you&#xA;  should fast on Friday unless he fasts before it, or he fasts after&#xA;  it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so , the last hadith does not mean that fasting on friday alone is prohibited, but it means that it is prohibited to plan to do it on friday alone, binding directly with friday, for example as &quot;this friday&quot;, or &quot;every friday&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i think, if you already was late for fajr or asr prayer for several consecutive days, making it in its latest possible time as said in the hadith, maybe you should not continue to do so in next day if you again are so much late, because it becomes like if you pray it by intention in that time... in other hand, it is not your intention... also there is rule that little sin becomes big sin if done continuously... in other hand, refusing to pray fard prayer in the latest possible time, while it is possible and allowed by hadith, and leaving it to be prayed as kaza, is even more sin... in other hand, maybe making prayer many consecutive days at the prohibited times is itself a bigger sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2017-07-05T13:09:46.833" LastActivityDate="2017-07-05T13:09:46.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37180" CreationDate="2017-01-05T22:38:27.793" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Allah! I ask Thee for forgiveness and security in my religion and my worldly affairs, in my family and my property; O Allah! conceal my faults , and keep me safe from the things which I fear; O Allah! guard me in front of me and behind me, on my right hand and on my left, and from above me: and I seek in Thy greatness from receiving unexpected harm from below me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/302&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud 5074&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2017-01-05T22:38:27.793" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37177" CreationDate="2017-01-06T02:57:57.750" Score="4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Does a 90% correct prayer count for nothing?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‘Ammar b. Yasir said: I heard the apostle of Allah (ﷺ) say: A man&#xA;  returns after performing his prayer while a tenth part of his prayer, or a&#xA;  ninth part, or an eight part, or a seventh part, or a sixth part, or a&#xA;  fifth part, or a third part, or half of it, is recorded for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/406&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud 796&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Correction&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith you mentioned “&lt;em&gt;Allah does not accept any prayer without tohoor&lt;/em&gt;” (tohoor translated as purification) and means ‘Wudu’ or ‘Tayammum’, so that is not related to the subject you are discussing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;The whispers of Satan&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Satan may whisper evil to you that your prayer is not accepted, so&#xA;you get disappointed and stop praying.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Whispers are two types (*), light thoughts do not affect your concentration and understanding of what is being read, a prayer without those thoughts is better, but if they happen your prayer is still correct. The other type is thoughts which affect realization and understanding of the contents of the prayer and that will cause cutting parts of the reward as much as you miss of the prayer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(*) &lt;em&gt;Ibn Taymiyyah - Majmoo’ Fataawaa – 22 – (Do whispers cancel the prayer)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the max would be losing all the reward, but yet that is not a reason to stop praying because then that person will not get rewarded but will not be punished for not performing the prayer so you can say he gets 0 but not minus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Sunnah prayer supplements the deficiency of the obligatory&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet (ﷺ) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first thing about which the people will be called to&#xA;  account out of their actions on the Day of Judgment is prayer. Our&#xA;  Lord, the Exalted, will say to the angels - though He knows better:&#xA;  Look into the prayer of My servant and see whether he has offered it&#xA;  perfectly or imperfectly. If it is perfect, that will be recorded&#xA;  perfect. If it is defective, He will say: See there are some optional&#xA;  prayers offered by My servant. If there are optional prayer to his&#xA;  credit, He will say: Compensate the obligatory prayer by the optional&#xA;  prayer for My servant. Then all the actions will be considered&#xA;  similarly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/474&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud 864&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Remember&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Well perform wudu, well perform Rukou, and well perform Sujood (do not rush).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... The Prophet said, &quot;When you get up for the prayer, perform the ablution properly and then face the Qibla and say Takbir (Allahu Akbar), and then recite of what you know of the Qur'an, and then bow, and remain in this state &lt;strong&gt;till you feel at rest&lt;/strong&gt; in bowing, and then raise your head and stand straight; and then prostrate &lt;strong&gt;till you feel at rest&lt;/strong&gt; in prostration, and then sit up till you feel at rest while sitting; and then prostrate again &lt;strong&gt;till you feel at rest&lt;/strong&gt; in prostration; and then get up and stand straight, and do all this in all your prayers.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/83/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 6667&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Some (not all) of the things that prevent accepting prayer:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Whoever drinks Al-khamr and gets drunk, his prayer will not be accepted&#xA;  for forty days…&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1335030&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah Vol. 4, Book 30, Hadith 3377&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet (ﷺ) who said, &quot;He who goes to one who claims to tell about&#xA;  matters of the Unseen and believes in him, his Salat (prayers) will&#xA;  not be accepted for forty days.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18/159&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Muslim]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Acceptance&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars explained acceptance as levels:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Satisfaction, love and praise&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reward but not as good as the first one&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Prevent punishment but no reward and this is when one prays but spend the prayer thinking about other things. (Ibn Al-Qayyim)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17162" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T02:57:57.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37177" CreationDate="2017-01-06T03:26:48.510" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith you quoted is one evidence which demonstrates how Wudu (ablution) is required before prayer. Prayer without Purification (Wudu/Tayammum) is 100% invalid. You have to do Wudu and then offer the prayer again. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as for a prayer which you offered (after Wudu) having imperfections, does that count for something? - The answer is yes. This is why &lt;em&gt;Sunnah prayers&lt;/em&gt; are so important/beneficial. They make up for deficiencies you may have in the Fard (obligatory) prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first thing about which the people will be called to account out of their actions on the Day of Judgment is prayer. Our Lord, the Exalted, will say to the angels - though He knows better: Look into the prayer of My servant and see whether he has offered it perfectly or imperfectly. If it is perfect, that will be recorded perfect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If it is defective, He will say: See there are some optional prayers offered by My servant. If there are optional prayer to his credit, He will say: Compensate the obligatory prayer by the optional prayer for My servant. Then all the actions will be considered similarly. [Sunan Abu Dawud 864]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, Sunnah prayers don't make up for prayers in which you do actions that render the prayer invalid (eg, not reciting Al Fatiha, etc). In that case, Fard prayers must be redone. The above applies to prayers which you meet conditions for it to be valid yet it has imperfections.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One final advice: Try to perfect your prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastEditorUserId="16419" LastEditDate="2017-01-06T22:45:40.583" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T22:45:40.583" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37193" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-06T07:52:49.970" Score="1" ViewCount="5885" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found out that collagen is haram to consume especially because it is most likely to be from a pig. But what about collagen in shampoo?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19214" LastEditorUserId="19214" LastEditDate="2017-06-30T18:47:39.647" LastActivityDate="2017-06-30T18:47:39.647" Title="Is it halal to use shampoo containing hydrolyzed collagen?" Tags="|halal-haram|najis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37194" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25595" CreationDate="2017-01-06T09:58:28.083" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that nothing is bad ..it's our thinking that makes anything bad...change yourself and develop...I don't think homosexuality or bisexulIty is a sin ...I totally support it ....there is nothing wrong in it ..look at the developed and high-fiii countries ....if they thought like this ..they would not have been developed ...time has changed ....Our first motive should be the development of our country ...no matters whatever  happens ...ok ...think of 40%homogeneous population ...(lesbian,gay ,bisexual ,)and 60% of heterosexual .....what the outcome is that 40% of population is not producing offsprings ..(unless there is bisexuality of boy and a girl.)..and the other 50 or 60% of the population is producing babies...now what u get is ...population is being decreased ..and that way our country will get rid of overpopulation ....relating to higher food supplies ...and less consumption by us ...and that relating to reducing poverty and developing economy .......So come out of narrow thinking and build a modern and developed nation ..And is that not a sin when a girl is openly raped ,molested ,and disfamed.....it will also reduce the problem of eve-teasing and girls will feel secure with boys ....Most importantly ,bisexuality is not the major aspect which may disfame any religion ...ohh no one is here who completely follows the religion...even not me....this is not a sin ...and Nothing happens under the dis allowence of god ...so ...THInk different &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20659" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T09:58:28.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37196" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17381" CreationDate="2017-01-06T11:05:55.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Humans don't have total free will (eg, you didn't choose when to be born, you didn't choose your length, eye/skin color, build, natural instincts (eg control your hunger etc...). But you have partial free will (if you choose to rob a bank, that is your choice). &#xA;with your free will, god may set things in your destiny (eg, when you choose to rob the bank, your home may burn down).&#xA;It was your choice to be a burglar, but you didn't choose to have your home burn down (but had you not robbed the bank, your house wouldn't have burned) so you made yourself homeless (though you may not realize that then).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20660" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T11:05:55.740" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37197" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37193" CreationDate="2017-01-06T11:25:50.590" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pig-derived collagen would be impure (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;najis&lt;/a&gt;).  Consider consulting the manufacturer, as your shampoo may not be derived from pigs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the following fatwa, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrolyzed_collagen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hydrolyzation&lt;/a&gt; process was considered an insufficient transformation to change this status in the context of creams and lotions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hydrolyzed collagen is produced from collagen found in the bones, skin, and connective tissue of animals such as cattle, fish, horses, pigs, and rabbits. The process of hydrolysis involves breaking down the molecular bonds between individual collagen strands using heat and either acid or alkali solutions. (www.naturalpigments.com)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hydrolyzed collagen will have the same ruling as gelatine, therefore, if the gelatine is derived from haraam sources namely pigs or any other animal upon which Allah’s name has not been mentioned, it is not permissible to use it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mohammed Tosir Miah, Darul Ifta Birmingham, &lt;a href=&quot;http://daruliftabirmingham.co.uk/are-hydrolyzed-collagen-and-hydrolyzed-elastin-found-in-many-creams-and-lotions-permissible-for-muslims-to-use/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2012 fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming the shampoo is impure, the question now becomes: &lt;em&gt;is it halal to use impure shampoo?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/97541&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; says no:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The materials which are used to manufacture... shampoos... ...[if] it comes from animals whose meat and fat are forbidden to eat, such as pigs... it is haraam, with no doubt. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but with the caveat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...the basic principle with regard to such things is that they are taahir (pure) and it is permissible to use them, until it is proven from a trustworthy source that they are mixed with pork fat or some similar impure substance which it is haraam to use. In that case it is haraam to use them. But if the news is no more than a rumour and is not proven, then it is not obligatory to avoid using it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likewise, a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=90937&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb fatwa&lt;/a&gt; discussing shampoo containing alcohol:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...it is not permissible to benefit from an impurity&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T11:25:50.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37198" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-06T11:39:01.420" Score="2" ViewCount="90" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the context of Muslims touching pork, an &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=88027&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb fatwa&lt;/a&gt; writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Scholars of Islam (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ulamah&lt;/a&gt;) state that touching impurities directly is unlawful except for a necessity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was unsuccessful at finding another, more reliable reference for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is there a scholarly consensus that &quot;touching impurities directly is unlawful except for a necessity&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The obvious searches &lt;a href=&quot;http://cn.bing.com/search?q=site%3Aislamqa.org%20touching%20impurities&amp;amp;qs=HS&amp;amp;pq=site%3Aislam&amp;amp;sc=1-10&amp;amp;cvid=879E9FF181604D0298DA28BF813675DA&amp;amp;FORM=QBRE&amp;amp;sp=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;site:islamqa.org touching impurities&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://cn.bing.com/search?q=site%3Aislamweb.net%20touching%20impurities&amp;amp;qs=n&amp;amp;form=QBRE&amp;amp;sp=-1&amp;amp;pq=site%3Aislamweb.net%20touching%20impurities&amp;amp;sc=0-35&amp;amp;sk=&amp;amp;cvid=B2D3CDE8CE1048DD86C49042F6969995&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;site:islamweb.net touching impurities&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://cn.bing.com/search?q=site%3Aislamqa.info%20touching%20impurities&amp;amp;qs=n&amp;amp;form=QBRE&amp;amp;sp=-1&amp;amp;pq=site%3Aislamqa.info%20touching%20impurities&amp;amp;sc=0-36&amp;amp;sk=&amp;amp;cvid=3AD62661471543A4B6C363FBEF0B4788&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;site:islamqa.info touching impurities&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt; didn't allow me to verify the consensus.  Although the fatawa it comes back with talk about what to do when one touches a wet dog, thereby becoming impure, but without forbidding touching a wet dog, which makes me doubt the IslamWeb claim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T11:39:01.420" Title="Is there a scholarly consensus that &quot;touching impurities directly is unlawful except for a necessity&quot;?" Tags="|najis|ijma|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37201" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-06T14:41:55.517" Score="1" ViewCount="2094" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been facing problem in my wudu for a long time. It needs a lot of water and also takes a lot of time. I have tried many times to make it easier, but I often fear whether part of a limb becomes unwashed.  My clothes become wet and I need to change them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My brother makes his ablution just in 1 minute and 30 seconds while I take 5 to 8 minutes. Not only in this, but also in using the toilet, and also while having &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/37124/do-i-need-to-repeat-my-obligatory-bath-due-to-doubts-about-which-limbs-are-washe&quot;&gt;fard bath&lt;/a&gt; the same things happen. All these things have become a matter of fear for me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What can I do regarding this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19374" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T12:21:44.303" Title="What can I do about the long time it takes me to perform ablution?" Tags="|salat|wudu|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37176" CreationDate="2017-01-06T16:35:14.213" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here the basical references al-Muwatta' &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/urn/501070&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/urn/501030&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/urn/501040&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/urn/501050&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt; sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/1/216&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, jami' at-Tirmidhi &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/1/109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/1/108&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; and sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/muslim/3/107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ruling among scholars is what ever makes ghusl necessary (because of marital intercourse or a wet dream) makes the punishment (for adultery) necessary. Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani said in his &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/details/risala_ibn_abi_zayd_201603&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Risala&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Legal Consequences of vaginal penetration&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ghusl is obligatory&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Legal consequences in case of fornication&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;It necessitates the hadd punishment [for zina] and the payment of the dowry and gives the married couples the status of being muhsan and makes a woman who has gone through a triple divorce halal for her original husband and invalidates hajj and fasting.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to make the meaning of the above narrations clear:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;When the circumcised part passes the circumcised part, ghusl is obligatory.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that the penis (in my understanding the glans الحشفة as this is the word used in fatwas) must penetrate (disappear fully in the vagina).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Nawawi said in Sharh Muslim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regard to the phrase “and the one circumcised part touches the other, then ghusl is obligatory”: the scholars said: what this means is when your penis disappears into her vagina; it does not mean touching in a real sense. That is because the circumcised part of a woman is above the vagina, and the penis does not touch it during intercourse. The scholars are unanimously agreed that if he places his penis on the circumcised part and does not enter (the vagina), then no ghusl is required, neither for him nor for her. (source &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/43479&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So on the whole and as far as I understood your question, your case is not subject of hadd or punishment, but you should sincerely repent and leave this sin and your co-sinner ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally note that if a person commits zina he must not confess this misdeed due to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Malik related to me from Zayd ibn Aslam that a man confessed to fornication in the time of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, called for a whip, and he was brought a broken whip. He said, &amp;quot;Above this,&amp;quot; and he was brought a new whip whose knots had not been cut yet. He said, &amp;quot;Below this,&amp;quot; and he was brought a whip which had been used and made flexible. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, gave the order and he was flogged. Then he said, &amp;quot;People! The time has come for you to observe the limits of Allah. Whoever has had any of these ugly things befall him should cover them up with the veil of Allah. Whoever reveals to us his wrong action, we perform what is in the Book of Allah against him.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/515130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muwatta' Malik&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but if he/she confessed to an authority the punishment must be applied.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;If he/she chose not to reveal his/her sin sincere repentance is always the best solution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2022-03-08T11:47:27.720" LastActivityDate="2022-03-08T11:47:27.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37206" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-06T16:55:33.453" Score="2" ViewCount="3770" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the definition and authenticity of a hadith graded &amp;quot;Sahih in Chain&amp;quot; and can it be used as evidence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example of &amp;quot;Sahih in Chain&amp;quot; being used from &lt;a href=&quot;https://asharisassemble.com/2014/05/27/have-you-been-blackmailed-by-bukhari-yet/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Asharis: Assemble&lt;/a&gt; is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The different usool of hadith then go on to elucidate these matters as well as the types of chains that can be accepted, and many of the differences in practices and creed between the schools of Islam depend on which hadiths they do and do not accept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is already a huge problem for Ahl al Hadith – since they would like to decide the authenticity of a narration by it’s chain of transmission alone, regardless of the content of the actual narration. &lt;strong&gt;If, when they tell you a hadith is ‘Sahih’, you ask them ‘Sahih in chain (isnad) or content (matn) or both?’, they will react with anger and confusion, as for them, the content is not even secondary: the chain is king.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20665" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T11:55:30.610" Title="What is the meaning of hadith grading &quot;Sahih in Chain&quot;?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37209" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-06T18:05:34.323" Score="2" ViewCount="273" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't remember whether i made an oath in Allah's name to a friend promising him that i will not tell anyone about a matter of his. It's been two years since that happened and now he tells people about the same matter; however I mentioned the matter to a person now and then i remembered that i might have had an oath. Do i have to fast 3 days?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20668" LastActivityDate="2017-01-06T18:05:34.323" Title="Not remembering if you made and Oath in Allah's name and then breaking it" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37210" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-06T18:54:09.797" Score="2" ViewCount="998" Body="&lt;p&gt;I had an oath in Allah's name and I broke it last year. Later, I fasted for two days; since I thought that the ruling is that I must fast for two days when an oath is broken; however, I recently discovered that I should fast for three days instead. Do I have to fast one more day now in order to make up for it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20668" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-07T00:13:41.280" LastActivityDate="2017-01-07T12:56:13.410" Title="After breaking an oath in Allah's name, I mistakenly fasted for two (instead of three) days; do I need to redo these?" Tags="|sawm|tawba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37210" CreationDate="2017-01-06T22:42:48.160" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just a reminder, a Muslim who broke an oath must either feed or clothe 10 poor people [or free a slave, but nowadays this isn't really an option]. Only when one cannot possibly do those things is when the other option of fasting acceptable. Allah (ﷻ) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لا يؤاخذكم الله باللغو في أيمانكم ولكن يؤاخذكم بما عقدتم الأيمان فكفارته إطعام عشرة مساكين من أوسط ما تطعمون أهليكم أو كسوتهم أو تحرير رقبة فمن لم يجد فصيام ثلاثة أيام ذلك كفارة أيمانكم إذا حلفتم واحفظوا أيمانكم كذلك يبين الله لكم آياته لعلكم تشكرون (Allah will not punish you for what is uninentional in your oaths, but He will punish you for your deliberate oaths; for its expiation (a deliberate oath) feed ten Masakin (poor persons), on a scale of the average of that with which you feed your own families; or clothe them; or manumit a slave. But whosoever cannot afford (that), then he should fast for three days.. [Qur'an (5:89)]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your question.. &lt;em&gt;&quot;Do i have to fast one more day now in order to make up for it&quot;&lt;/em&gt; - Yes, obviously you did not fulfill the obligation and it still sits upon you. And since the scholars say that the 3 fasts must be consecutive (ie, day after day with no breaks in between), then you ought to redo them all. (The first two you already did a while back will just get counted as Nawafil fasts).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: Some scholars have a different opinion that the fasts don't have to be consecutive. In their view, you can just offer the 1 day left to fast and that would be sufficient. However, if I were you then I'd pray them all consecutively.. which would involve greater reward for you anyway and also would be on the safe side of both opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://global.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=189081&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Scholarly reference)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastEditorUserId="16419" LastEditDate="2017-01-07T12:56:13.410" LastActivityDate="2017-01-07T12:56:13.410" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37212" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35673" CreationDate="2017-01-07T01:04:01.540" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Both decisions, ie when to start the Islamic calendar and what its first month should be, were consulted upon and decided by the Sahabah [may Allah (ﷻ) be pleased with them], who agreed that it was the best to start the calendar based on the Hijrah and to start the calendar with Muharram as the first month. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did they choose Muharram over Rabbi Al Awwal? - Mainly because of its perfect/suitable timing in terms of following Dhul-Hijjah, the month in which Hajj is undertaken and more relevantly to the topic of migration -  the month in which the stages for the Hijrah were being set to begin with. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;..they chose to regard Muharram as the first month of the year rather than Rabee‘ al-Awwal because the plan to migrate started to take shape in Muharram. The oath of allegiance (bay‘ah) – that was the precursor to the Hijrah – had taken place during Dhu’l-Hijjah, and the first new moon after the oath of allegiance and the decision to migrate was that of Muharram. So it was appropriate to make it the first month of the year..&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/176819&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Statement by Ibn Hajar - IslamQA)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;After a discussion, they  may Allah be pleased with them all agreed unanimously to adopt that the Islamic Calendar should start from when the Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam (may Allah exalt his mention) emigrated from Makkah to Madeenah and that the first month of this new Calendar be that of Muharram. This is because Muharram is a sacred month and because it follows Thul-Hijjah which is the month in which the Muslims perform Hajj, or the pilgrimage, which is the last of the five pillars of Islam that was enjoined upon the Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muharram also follows the month in which the Ansaar (the Madeenan supporters of the Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam (may Allah exalt his mention)) pledged allegiance to the Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam (may Allah exalt his mention) which was prior to his migration to Madeenah. This pledge of allegiance was one of the introductory acts of the emigration itself and therefore Muharram was deemed the most suitable month to start the Islamic Calendar by the companions of the Prophet&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/en/article/155750/the-beginning-of-a-new-islamic-year&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Islamweb)&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastActivityDate="2017-01-07T01:04:01.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37213" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-07T02:35:56.280" Score="3" ViewCount="1428" Body="&lt;p&gt;A‘oothu bi kalimaatil-laahit-taammaati min sharri maa khalaq.&#xA;“I seek protection in the perfect words of Allah from every evil that He has created.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Isn't seeking refuge in the perfect words of Allah shirk? What is the ruling when it comes to seeking refuge?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20587" LastActivityDate="2020-07-22T23:55:50.897" Title="Isn't it shirk to seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah?" Tags="|quran|tawheed|divine-attributes|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37214" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-07T05:57:34.787" Score="3" ViewCount="329" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;em&gt;Reward of taking care of widows and orphans&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.ru/en/content/story/reward-taking-care-widows-and-orphans&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam.ru&lt;/a&gt;, 2014):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A man once came to the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu`alaihiwasallam, and complained that he feels hardness in his heart. The Messenger of Allah said, what translated means, &quot;Would you like that your heart becomes soft and that you acquire what you need? Be merciful with the orphan, pat his head and feed him from what you eat. This will soften your heart, and enable you to get what you need.&quot; [At-Tabaraanee &amp;amp; As-Silsilah as-Saheehah]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the grade of this hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19819" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-07T06:30:54.360" LastActivityDate="2018-10-18T09:20:47.333" Title="What is the grade of the hadith &quot;be merciful with the orphan... this will soften your heart&quot;?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37201" CreationDate="2017-01-07T08:51:08.617" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Actually, this kind of bad whispers and you should stop follow it because of it endless and Satan guides you away from the right ablution (i.e. sunnah) way to fold your ability to pray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do your ablution &lt;strong&gt;literally&lt;/strong&gt; don't care of &quot;&lt;em&gt;often fear whether part of a limb becomes unwashed&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19197" LastActivityDate="2017-01-07T08:51:08.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37216" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-07T10:18:16.120" Score="3" ViewCount="235" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a husband has stopped praying, what should his wife do concerning this issue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Especially that he is not planning to pray anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="383" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-07T10:45:39.160" LastActivityDate="2017-01-07T10:45:39.160" Title="What should a wife do if her husband stops praying?" Tags="|salat|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2018-04-26T09:18:50.477" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37218" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37228" CreationDate="2017-01-07T12:36:53.407" Score="2" ViewCount="412" Body="&lt;p&gt;New Muslim question...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hang around with Muslims more nowadays; sometimes we go out for meals or get coffee or something, and I offer to pay.  There's a range of reasons for doing so, partly just to be nice, partly to do a good deed, partly because &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/37158/does-he-who-imitates-any-people-is-one-of-them-mean-im-chinese&quot;&gt;I'm kind of Chinese now&lt;/a&gt; and it's a Chinese custom, and partly because of feminist beliefs.  Sometimes it's because I've invited people out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, every time I've offered to buy a Muslim man a coffee or pay for a meal, he's awkwardly refused.  Each time I've been given a strange look as if I've broken some kind of boundary.  Basically, my question is &lt;em&gt;is this a Muslim thing?&lt;/em&gt;  Or, more formally:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is there an Islamic reason non-mahram Muslim men refuse to let me buy them e.g. coffee or a meal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This has happened three times now.  It's possible I'm reading too much into this, and this may be unproblematic in Islam, and just happened in those particular cases.  It's possible it's impermissible and I'm unaware.  Or maybe it's something along the lines of &lt;a href=&quot;http://idealmuslimah.com/black-magic-evil-eye-a-jinn/41-character/modesty/328-hayaa-shyness.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hayaa&lt;/a&gt; (shyness).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T17:03:45.950" Title="Is there an Islamic reason non-mahram Muslim men refuse to let me buy them e.g. coffee or a meal?" Tags="|women|men|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37213" CreationDate="2017-01-07T13:35:18.653" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. Why would it be Shirk? - The perfect words of Allah (ﷻ) are &lt;strong&gt;not a creation&lt;/strong&gt;; they are His uncreated word and they are of Him. Therefore, seeking refuge in His Word is fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Khaula bint Hakim Sulamiyya reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: When anyone lands at a place, and then says:&quot; I seek refuge in the Perfect Word of Allah from the evil of what He has created,&quot; nothing would harm him until he marches from that stopping place. &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/48/72&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Sahih Muslim 2708)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) is the one who taught this to us; would he teach other than Tawheed? SubhanAllah. No; nor is there any person who understood Tawheed better than he did. So there should be no doubt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*Future reference: You may refer to scholarly Books on Tawheed. They do cover this hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastEditorUserId="16419" LastEditDate="2017-01-07T13:40:47.577" LastActivityDate="2017-01-07T13:40:47.577" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37221" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-07T15:15:47.227" Score="-1" ViewCount="17472" Body="&lt;p&gt;Question 1: Can we have non-penetrative gay sex, e.g.oral sex?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question 2: Can we use condom to have anal sex this way there is no risk of disease transmission?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asking on behalf of a friend&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20675" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-08T01:42:39.183" LastActivityDate="2021-12-08T13:56:21.567" Title="Is it permissible to have non-penetrative gay sex (e.g. oral sex) or anal sex using a condom?" Tags="|quran|sex|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37221" CreationDate="2017-01-07T16:14:22.247" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer to both of your questions is - no. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No homosexual acts have ever been permitted in Islam.. whether that is penetrative or non-penetrative. This is just against the Fitrah (natural inclination) and it's wrong. Furthermore, anal sex is forbidden to everyone [including heterosexual married couples]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no way to get around it! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever you are asking for, if they are Muslim, tell them to fear Allah (ﷻ) and avoid these evils.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastActivityDate="2017-01-07T16:14:22.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37224" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-07T21:11:18.883" Score="3" ViewCount="67" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't currently intend to become one  (I don't really have the time right now). I was wondering this in order to know the kind of background people called scholars have. One can always look their individual background in biographies  (if one is available). Is there a condition common to all schools and countries ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-06T13:02:42.370" LastActivityDate="2017-07-26T18:14:11.503" Title="What does one need besides the approval of fellow scholars, to be called a scholar?" Tags="|islamic-scholar|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2018-03-30T19:12:39.053" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37225" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-07T21:18:13.930" Score="2" ViewCount="59" Body="&lt;p&gt;A friend told me once, while joking, that we should start one. I though about it since, and there seems to be no regulation whatsoever about it. Schools have been founded all throughout history. Is there something else I should know if I wanted to start one?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastEditorUserId="21569" LastEditDate="2017-04-08T06:27:02.580" LastActivityDate="2017-04-08T06:27:02.580" Title="Hypothetically, what would a new school of Islam require besides scholars, followers, and recognition?" Tags="|madhhab|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37218" CreationDate="2017-01-08T00:46:33.567" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam dictates both genders to be careful and not get a certain&#xA;degree of friendly comfort with a non-Maharam. And buying or receiving&#xA;food could to some be perceived as that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is subjective and a Muslim is obligated to refrain/be safe from things (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/code-ethics-muslim-men-and-women-sayyid-masud-masumi/rules-related-socializing#men-speaking-non-mahram-women&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;talking&lt;/a&gt;) which they think could lead them to transgress the&#xA;boundaries set by Islam. Hence the Islamic reason. Which could vary from&#xA;one to another.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A bit of an extension, Allah definitely rewards good intentions&#xA;irrespective of whether it could be rendered or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2017-01-08T00:59:40.627" LastActivityDate="2017-01-08T00:59:40.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9362" CreationDate="2017-01-08T01:19:57.233" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;AOA, options  (call or put) have component of interst rate added. How options are priced?..there are 5 components i.e. delta, vega (volatility), theta (tome before expiration), rho (based on interest rate).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interest is forbidden by ALLAH. ALLAH says HE will go to war with people who deal with interest. ALLAH forgive me if I am misquoting).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Google seach for:  rho in stock options.  In order to find out more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically if one buys stock option they pay price for interest as well as rho listed above ? One drop of urine drop into glass of water will make glass of water undrinkable. Rho interest rate even small...will contiminate entire stock earning? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is stock options halal? Or I am missing something.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.s: I am not expert, just like to know myself if stock options are halal or haram. &#xA; But above point if taken in that context just nulls everything about stock options since one pays for interst rate added into purchase of stock options by default. Making stock options as not valid for Muslims because of interst.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20681" LastActivityDate="2017-01-08T01:19:57.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37221" CreationDate="2017-01-08T02:58:31.343" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oral sex&lt;/strong&gt;: In &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/35836/17163&quot;&gt;my answer&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/29771/17163&quot;&gt;Is it halal to have oral sex with the spouse?&lt;/a&gt;, I point out how there's a lack of consensus regarding whether oral sex between married opposite-sex partners is permissible.  That is, permissibility is questionable even for opposite-sex partners.  For same-sex partners, it's forbidden:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Question&lt;/em&gt;: ... He received oral sex from men and thinks it does not make him a homosexual because there is no penetration. he is young and not married. He says he is not attracted to men and as long as there no penetration he is not a homosexual. Is he a homosexual or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Answer&lt;/em&gt;: The person whom you referred to in the question is considered a homosexual, he is disobedient to his Lord and sinful, and he is obliged to repent to Allaah. ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=116444&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb fatwa&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anal sex&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_views_on_anal_sex&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anal sex&lt;/a&gt; (regardless of gender) is listed as major sin 11 in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Dhahabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Dhahabi&lt;/a&gt;'s book Al-Kaba'ir (Major Sins: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamguiden.com/arkiv/majorsins.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pdf translation&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another reference is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/greater-sins-volume-1-ayatullah-sayyid-abdul-husayn-dastghaib-shirazi/eleventh-greater-sin-sodomy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Islam&lt;/a&gt;, which addresses &amp;quot;sodomy or homosexuality&amp;quot;, i.e., same-sex sodomy (I asked about the distinction in: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35339/is-gay-sodomy-considered-a-worse-sin-than-straight-sodomy&quot;&gt;Is gay sodomy considered a worse sin than straight sodomy?&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While a condom may prevent the transmission of impurities, the prohibition is not based on impurities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you approach males among the worlds And leave what your Lord has created for you as mates? But you are a people transgressing. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/26:165&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 26:165-166&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the context of a man having sex with his wife during her menses, an &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/en/fatwa/81913/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb fatwa&lt;/a&gt; writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Intercourse is prohibited during the menstrual period even if one wears a condom. &lt;strong&gt;Using the condom has no influence on the initial Islamic rule concerning having sexual intercourse.&lt;/strong&gt; For example, whoever has sex using it should make the ceremonial purity (Ghusl) even if he does not ejaculate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likewise, we can expect the presence of absence of a condom to not change the situation with anal sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2021-12-08T13:56:21.567" LastActivityDate="2021-12-08T13:56:21.567" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37231" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37218" CreationDate="2017-01-08T08:26:53.333" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No It isn't related to Islam. I know at least this is an old culture in Iran and It had been before Islamic revolution in Iran.these kind of behaviors are based on patriarchal society which says men are responsible for providing economic supports for their family. so there is a view in society that usually boys and men pay restaurant bill. but it doesn't mean that you shouldn't give him back your share.(it isn't good if you forget to pay your share)&#xA;In our friend group still there are these behaviors when there are boys in our group, usually they pay the cafe bill and after that we pay back them our shares.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20682" LastEditorUserId="20682" LastEditDate="2017-01-08T08:32:35.307" LastActivityDate="2017-01-08T08:32:35.307" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37233" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36138" CreationDate="2017-01-08T11:18:07.850" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Azar according to your source said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After extensive contemplation and reflection, I have made the decision to exercise the right of violent retaliation that Allah has given me to the fullest extent to which I am capable at present.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume he is referring to the concept of Qisas in Islam. This concept is also cited by Daesh &amp;quot;terrorist&amp;quot; group as justification for retaliatory attacks against western nations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Islamic jurisprudence it is prohibited to kill any women, children or elderly during battle. Islamic code of warfare according to the first Caliph, Abu Bakr RA (573 CE – 22 August 634 CE):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O people! I charge you with ten rules; learn them well!&#xA;Stop, O people, that I may give you ten rules for your guidance in the battlefield. Do not commit treachery or deviate from the right path. You must not mutilate dead bodies. Neither kill a child, nor a woman, nor an aged man. Bring no harm to the trees, nor burn them with fire, especially those which are fruitful. Slay not any of the enemy's flock, save for your food. You are likely to pass by people who have devoted their lives to monastic services; leave them alone.[7] &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_military_jurisprudence#Prisoners_of_War&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_military_jurisprudence#Prisoners_of_War&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Muslims are permitted to violate these rules if the enemy violates them. This permission is given in the following verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yusuf Ali: The prohibited month for the prohibited month,- and so for all things prohibited,- there is the law of equality. &lt;strong&gt;If then any one transgresses the prohibition against you, Transgress ye likewise against him.&lt;/strong&gt; But fear Allah, and know that Allah is with those who restrain themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International: [Fighting in] the sacred month is for [aggression committed in] the sacred month, and for [all] violations is legal retribution. So whoever has assaulted you, then assault him in the same way that he has assaulted you. And fear Allah and know that Allah is with those who fear Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=2&amp;amp;verse=194&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=2&amp;amp;verse=194&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no definitive interpretation of this verse. Scholars of different times have interpreted it differently. It is upto those who are in authority to decide what constitutes a proportional response to enemies violation of ethics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The retaliatory action is to be carried out by those who are in the authority not individuals. The use of extra judicial force is prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Azar as far as I know was a citizen of the USA which means that he has agreed to obey the laws of that specific nation. The prophet (saw) said regarding this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;It is necessary upon a Muslim to listen to and obey the ruler&lt;/strong&gt;, as long as one is not ordered to carry out a sin. If he is commanded to commit a sin, then there is no adherence and obedience.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 2796 &amp;amp; Sunan Tirmidhi) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/5852&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/5852&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It means that Muslims are to follow the rules of the land they live in if they are allowed to practice their religion properly. If they are forced to commit sins, then he/she shouldn't obey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;America sure has a lot of anti-Muslim sentiment which is reflected by the recent US elections but they don't (as far as I know) have any laws prohibiting the freedom to practice Islam. So, he does not have the right to practice violent retaliation since he is bound to follow the laws of the USA and since it's extra-judicial killing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T22:53:02.010" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37235" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-08T16:32:38.490" Score="6" ViewCount="3028" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslim female and I live my life (well, I try to) according to the Quran and sunnah of the prophet (may pbuh).  I want to teach abroad in other countries as my career. Is this haraam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know we're not allowed to travel without a mahram, etc., and it's easy for someone to just say &quot;well, teach where you live, it's the same thing&quot;. But it isn't - I want to travel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a selfish thing to say? because I feel greedy for saying it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know my parents would be against it and I feel absolutely terrible for making them sad by arguing my point. My parents are ill so I don't want to make them sad at all. But I feel sad too because I can't pursue my passion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone could say: get married then travel with your husband so you have a mahram.  So would I just advertise this as &quot;who wants to marry me so I can take you with me to pursue my career&quot; - that's a bit mean if I just got married so I can have a mahram. In all honesty, I don't really want to get married any time soon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could just forget about this career and do something else but that isn't me being authentic to myself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20685" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-09T01:06:00.120" LastActivityDate="2017-05-12T22:23:32.577" Title="Is travelling to persue a career haram for a female Muslim?" Tags="|halal-haram|women|travelling|mahram|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="8" ClosedDate="2017-05-13T17:39:43.310" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37239" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37289" CreationDate="2017-01-09T02:07:48.120" Score="2" ViewCount="678" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Under Islamic marital jurisprudence, Muslim men are allowed to practice polygyny, that is, they can have more than one wife at the same time, up to a total of four. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygyny_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Polygyny in Islam&lt;/a&gt;, Wikipedia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among my group of Muslim friends, I'm not aware of any men who have more than one wife, and any women who have a co-wife.  Most people seem uninterested in the idea, and the married men I know seem to treasure their wives.  I'm not sure how this generalizes to Islam, and the Muslim population.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is marrying a second wife makruh (disliked) even if the husband can treat his wives equally?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia page has a section &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygyny_in_Islam#Opinions_of_classical_Islamic_scholars_on_polygamy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Opinions of classical Islamic scholars on polygamy&lt;/a&gt; which has a repeated theme that having a second (or multiple) wives is not encouraged.  The two sources it provides are an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=257272&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb fatwa&lt;/a&gt; and a link to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.polygamyinislam.com/2014/11/04/opinions-of-classical-islamic-scholars-on-polygyny/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;PolygamyInIslam.com&lt;/a&gt; (which looks like a dead link).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The IslamWeb fatwa argues (a) a man should avoid it to avoid the possibility of being unjust to his wives and thereby sinning, and (b) if the husband &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; wants a second wife (particularly for reasons of chastity) and can be just to them, then it's fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps the content of the IslamWeb fatwa (or some other fatwa) implies the answer to this question is &quot;yes&quot;, but that's not clear to me.  Or maybe the answer is more along the lines of &quot;it's nuanced, and doesn't have a simple makruh/not makruh classification in general&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Searching for &lt;a href=&quot;http://global.bing.com/search?q=site%3Aislamqa.org%20second%20wife%20makruh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;site:islamqa.org second wife makruh&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://global.bing.com/search?q=site%3Aislamweb.net%20second%20wife%20makruh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;site:islamweb.net second wife makruh&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://global.bing.com/search?q=site%3Aislamqa.info%20second%20wife%20makruh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;site:islamqa.info second wife makruh&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt; doesn't give any immediate answers, which makes me think it's not considered makruh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T20:44:10.507" Title="Is marrying a second wife makruh (disliked) even if the husband can treat his wives equally?" Tags="|men|polygamy|makruh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37240" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-09T02:42:22.443" Score="-1" ViewCount="1451" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assuming Islam followers believe that they are truly reading/following the word of Muhammad and not a collection of fictional works/stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming it is accurate to assume that every Muslim in the world is trusting what other people has told them is the truth [&lt;em&gt;Islam&lt;/em&gt;] and that they don't criticize neither the source of the information or the information in itself, if it comes from the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, why is this a logical approach to life, and why should we not tolerate each other exactly as we are without enforcing religion and strict rules upon everyone? Why is violence in the name of unverifiable information a more logical approach to life as opposed to peace and tolerance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I come to you as an anti-prohibitionist, as I think most societies overall have too many ridiculous rules and too little freedom. I don't seek to attack you or your religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;: To clarify, among Swedish immigrant Muslims this [&lt;em&gt;violent, forcing others to adhere&lt;/em&gt;] model of Islam seemed to be the most prevalent with the ones I have spoken to. Which is too small of a group to make accurate statements about Islam as a whole. However I'd like Muslims with these opinions in general to answer this question so that I can grasp their point of view. It's not about defending yourself, but about providing me with the logic behind your reasoning or simply denouncing logic in favor of religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit once again&lt;/strong&gt;: I'm &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; looking to scandalize Islam or say that Muslims are second class human beings. I respect you and admire your dedication. I'm looking for where Islam and logic do not refute each other, which does not imply that a Muslim needs to defend themselves, but only explain how Islam fits into the definition of the word &quot;Logic&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20214" LastEditorUserId="20214" LastEditDate="2017-01-17T18:34:06.497" LastActivityDate="2020-08-12T12:54:46.700" Title="How do Islam followers justify religion over logic?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37206" CreationDate="2017-01-09T02:43:15.513" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A sahih hadith refers only to the chain of narration. So when you see the phrase &quot;hadith sahih&quot;, it means that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The chain is complete from its start at the Prophet to its end (ما اتصل سنده من مبدأه إلى منتهتاه).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Each narrator in the chain is trustworthy (عدل).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Each narrator in the chain has the ability to memorize exactly what is being said (تام الضبط).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Each narrator in the chain does not contradict others of higher stance (عدم الشذوذ).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Each narrator in the chain does not have irregularities or flaws (انتفاء العلة).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The science of men (علم الرجال) that studies and documents the characters and biography of narrators for authentication purposes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This definition of an authentic hadith has always been the definition above. Now, for argument's sake, let's consider separating &quot;sahih in chain&quot; and &quot;sahih in content&quot;. If we have a hadith that is sahih in chain, this means that it has been authenticated that it originated from the Prophet as a revelation from Allah. For a hadith to be sahih in chain but not sahih in content means that Allah and the Prophet passed on the wrong message (حاشا لله), and that we are better informed to judge that it is not sahih in content, albeit sahih in chain. If the chain is authentic, the hadith matn (content) is authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for using an authentic hadith in evidence, this is a big topic as a hadith could be conclusive (قطعى الدلاله), contextual (ظنى الدلاله), general (عام), specialized (خاص), non-specific (مجمل), specific (مبين), absolute (مطلق), constrained (مقيد), etc. If you narrow your question on using it as an evidence, it would be helpful. Otherwise, 'ilm al-usool (علم الأصول) talks about what can and cannot be used as evidence and when.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-04-02T11:55:30.610" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T11:55:30.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37250" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37374" CreationDate="2017-01-09T15:29:18.527" Score="1" ViewCount="447" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read somewhere that Allah(Azawajal) takes away parts of prayer based on how much much one is concentrating.. I would like to know if there is a hadith which states this and if it is sahih.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19053" LastEditorUserId="19053" LastEditDate="2017-09-27T04:43:00.793" LastActivityDate="2017-09-27T04:43:00.793" Title="Is there a hadith to the effect that Allah takes away those parts of prayer performed without full concentration?" Tags="|salat|hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16570" CreationDate="2017-01-09T18:59:01.357" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Fatimah Daughter of Qays &amp;amp; sister of ad-Dahhak Ibn Qays&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Amir ibn Sharahil ash-Sha’bi said: Fatimah bint Qays was among the first emigrant women. I asked her to narrate to me a hadith which she had heard directly from Allah’s Apostle (peace be upon him) and there was no extra link between them. She said: Very well, if you like, I am prepared to do that. He said to her: Well, do so and narrate it to me. She said: I married the son of Mughirah and he was a chosen young man of Quraysh at that time, but he fell as a martyr in the first Jihad (fighting on the side of Allah’s Apostle (peace be upon him)). When I became a widow, AbdurRahman ibn Awf, one of the group of the companions of Allah’s Apostle. sent me a proposal of marriage. Allah’s Apostle (peace be upon him) also sent me such a message for his freed slave, Usamah ibn Zayd. It had been conveyed to me that Allah’s Apostle (peace be upon him) had said (about Usamah): He who loves me should also love Usamah. When Allah’s Apostle (peace be upon him) talked to me (about this matter), I said: My affairs are in your hands. You may marry me to anyone you wish. He said: You had better move now to the house of Umm Sharik. Umm Sharik was a rich lady from among the Ansar. She spent generously for the cause of Allah and entertained guests very hospitably. I said: Well, I shall do as you wish. He said: Do not do that because Umm Sharik is a woman who is very frequently visited by guests and I do not like your head to be uncovered or removed from your shank and the strangers may catch sight of that which you abhor. You had better move to the house of your cousin, Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Umm Maktum. He was one of the Banu Fihr branch of the Quraysh, and he belonged to that tribe (to which Fatimah) belonged. So I moved to that house, and when my period of waiting was over, I heard the voice of an announcer making an announcement that the prayer would be observed in the mosque (where) congregational prayer (is observed). So I set out towards the mosque and observed prayer with the Allah’s Apostle (peace be upon him) and I was in the row of the women which was near the row of men. When Allah’s Apostle (peace be upon him) had finished his prayer, he sat on the pulpit, smiling, and said: Every worshipper should remain sitting in his place. He then said: Do you know why I have asked you to assemble? They said: Allah and His apostle know best. He said: By Allah, I have not made you assemble for exhortation or for a warning. I have detained you here because Tamim Dari, a Christian who came and accepted Islam, told me something which agrees with what I was telling you about the Dajjal. He narrated to me that he had sailed in a ship with thirty men of Banu Lakhm and Banu Judham and had been tossed by waves in the ocean for a month. Then these (waves) took them (near) the land within the ocean (island) at the time of sunset. They sat in a small rowing-boat and landed on that island. There was a beast with long thick hair (and because of this) they could not distinguish his face from his back. They said: Woe to you, who can you be? Thereupon it said: I am al-Jassasah. They said: What is al-Jassasah? It said: O people, go to this person in the monastery as he is very much eager to know about you. He (the narrator) said: When it named a person for us we were afraid of it lest it should be a Devil. Then we hurried on till we came to that monastery and found a well-built person there with his hands tied to his neck and iron shackles gripping his legs by the ankles. We said: Woe to you, who are you? He said: You soon come to know about me, but tell me who you are. We said: We are people from Arabia and we embarked upon a boat but the waves had been driving us for one month and they brought us near this island. We took to the rowing-boats and landed on this island. Here a beast with profusely thick hair met us and because of the thickness of his hair his face could not be distinguished from his back. We said: Woe be to thee, who are you? It said: I am al- Jassasah. We said: What is al-Jassasah? It said: You go to this very person in the monastery for he is eagerly waiting for you to know about you. So we came to you in hot haste fearing that that might be the Devil. He (that chained person) said: Tell me about the date-palm trees of Baysan. We said: In which respect do you seek information about it? He said: I ask you whether these trees bear fruit or not. We said: Yes. Thereupon he said: I think these will not bear fruit. He said: Inform me about the lake of Tabariyyah? We said: What do you want to know about it? He said: Is there water in it? They said: There is an abundance of water in it. Thereupon he said: I think it will soon dry up. He again said: Inform me about the spring of Zughar. They said: What do you want to know about it? He (the chained person) said: Is there water in it and does it irrigate (the land)? We said to him: Yes, there is an abundance of water in it and the inhabitants (of Medina) irrigate (land) with its help. He said: Inform me about the unlettered Prophet; what has he done? We said: He has left Mecca and has settled in Yathrib (Medina). He said: Do the Arabs fight against him? We said: Yes. He said: How does he deal with him? We informed him that he had overcome those in his neighbourhood and they had submitted themselves before him. Thereupon he said to us: Had it actually happened? We said: Yes. Thereupon he said: If it is so that is better for them that they show obedience to him. I am going to tell you about myself. I am the Dajjal and will be soon permitted to leave. So I shall leave and travel in the land, and shall not spare any town where I shall not stay for forty nights except Mecca and Medina: these two (places) are prohibited (areas) for me and I shall not attempt to enter either of them. An angel with a sword in his hand will confront me and bar my way and there will be angels to guard every road leading to it. Then Allah’s apostle (peace be upon him) striking the pulpit with the help of the end of his staff said: This implies Tayba meaning Medina. Have I not told you an account (of the Dajjal) like this? The people said: Yes, and this account narrated by Tamim Dari was liked by me for it corroborates the account which I gave to you in regard to him (Dajjal) at Medina and Mecca. Behold he (Dajjal) is in the Syrian sea (Mediterranean) or the Yemen sea (Arabian sea). Nay, on the contrary, he is in the east, he is in the east, he is in the east, and he pointed with his hand towards the east. I (Fatimah bint Qays) said: I preserved it in my mind (this narration from Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith7028 (Sahih Muslim Hadith)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20703" LastActivityDate="2017-01-09T18:59:01.357" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37254" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-10T01:49:27.757" Score="2" ViewCount="38163" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently learned that drawing or some drawing in a sin in islam. I would like to know what is okay and what isn't in drawing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20704" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T00:08:36.180" Title="Can I draw faces, portraits or humans" Tags="|drawing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-01-13T17:40:56.123" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37257" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-10T05:41:14.793" Score="2" ViewCount="1504" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it lawful in Islam to draw cartoon portraits of humans in Photoshop?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/msV3H.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;example drawing&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is made using a computer.  I am learning to make cartoon portraits of people, as many people love their portraits and ask me to make one of their picture. I have uploaded one picture here for example, so please help me and make it clear with hadith references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20705" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-10T05:57:49.047" LastActivityDate="2017-09-30T13:37:55.933" Title="Is drawing cartoon portraits of humans in Photoshop prohibited In Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|image|cartoon|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37258" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37266" CreationDate="2017-01-10T05:50:00.967" Score="1" ViewCount="237" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/36410/17163&quot;&gt;Is it permissible to wear a turban-style hijab with visible earrings?&lt;/a&gt;, I referenced an article by &lt;em&gt;German Islam Scholar Lamya Kaddor&lt;/em&gt; who makes the claim...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the Koran really demand that women wear headscarves? Or is it mainly older men who claim they can decide how women should dress – with no theological foundation whatsoever? For the &lt;strong&gt;Islam scholar Lamya Kaddor&lt;/strong&gt;, there is no question about it: the headscarf is obsolete -- Lamya Kaddor, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.qantara.de/content/the-german-islam-scholar-lamya-kaddor-why-i-as-a-muslim-woman-dont-wear-a-headscarf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Why I as a Muslim Woman Don't Wear a Headscarf&lt;/a&gt;, qantara.de, 2011&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She doesn't question that hijab is obligatory, just that the headscarf is part of hijab.  Nevertheless, it's clearly an unorthodox position in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In response to citing this article, her scholarly credentials were strongly questioned by two users.  However, neither comment supported their claim with evidence.  Hence the question...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is Lamya Kaddor an Islamic scholar?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her Wikipedia page indicates she has experience in teaching Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lamya Kaddor is... a writer and founder and chairwoman of the Liberal-Islamic Association (LIB e.V.). She is known for introducing Islamic education in German in public schools in Germany. Together with Rabeya Müller she has published the first German Qur'an translation for children and adults: &amp;quot;Der Koran für Kinder und Erwachsene&amp;quot;. Furthermore she is initiator and editor of the first German school book for Islamic education called &amp;quot;Saphir&amp;quot;. Especially since 2014 she works on the subject of Salafism and Islamism. Five of her former students volunteered for jihad in Syria, which Lamya Kaddor perceived as a personal defeat. ... She taught Islamic education in a secondary school in Dinslaken in North Rhine-Westphalia.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamya_Kaddor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lamya Kaddor&lt;/a&gt;, Wikipedia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some news articles about her refrain from using the word &amp;quot;scholar&amp;quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lamya Kaddor, a German-Syrian religious studies teacher and expert on Islam... -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.npr.org/2015/03/21/394500965/after-students-went-to-wage-jihad-teacher-highlights-youth-radicalization&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;After Students Went To Wage Jihad, Teacher Highlights Youth Radicalization&lt;/a&gt;, 2015&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...she speaks German, Arabic and Turkish.  She also trains teachers in the teaching of Islamic religious studies at the University of Münster, the first program of its kind in Germany. -- Beate Lakotta, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/german-schools-introduce-muslim-classes-anyone-who-wants-integration-has-to-provide-islam-instruction-a-541440.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Anyone Who Wants Integration Has to Provide Islam Instruction'&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T21:40:31.217" Title="Is Lamya Kaddor an Islamic scholar?" Tags="|islamic-scholar|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37259" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-10T09:03:32.340" Score="2" ViewCount="109" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does &quot;All praise is due to Allah&quot; in the Opening of the Quran mean that all praise is due to Him as opposed to only some praise, or that all praise is due to Him and not to be directed at anything/anyone else?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20067" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-06-26T13:27:59.597" LastActivityDate="2018-06-26T13:27:59.597" Title="Is &quot;all praise is due to Allah&quot; as opposed to only some praise, or praise directed at anything/anyone else?" Tags="|tawheed|surat-al-fatihah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37260" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-10T09:41:43.737" Score="2" ViewCount="589" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have constant feelings of doubt in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7651/does-magic-exist-in-reality&quot;&gt;magic&lt;/a&gt;. I constantly tell myself that I do believe in it, however I feel that I don't and only think that I do  due to fear of Allah. A few days ago I had this thought &quot;If I really do believe can I swear by Allah that it is true?&quot; And I couldn't bring myself to do so. Am I a disbeliever and if I am, how do I start believing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13873" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2019-01-30T06:33:14.430" LastActivityDate="2021-04-06T13:11:59.833" Title="Does indirect belief in magic make me a disbeliever?" Tags="|kufr|sihr|doubts|waswasa|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37263" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="14590" CreationDate="2017-01-10T16:03:06.693" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;there is no contradiction because hadithes are not revealed (original : &quot;yunzal&quot;, &quot;unzila&quot; ) by god, but muhammad's own words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there are some exceptions: hadithes named qudsi, and some about actions of jabrail. but generally they are considered words of muhammad. those you said about are surely not revelation from god. but even those speaches of allah that are in qudsi hadithes may be not pure words of god, but retelled by muhammad and maybe slightly changed. i am not sure, and that is for another question. and actions of jabrail are narrated by muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2017-01-11T09:26:19.603" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T09:26:19.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37265" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-10T16:52:50.697" Score="1" ViewCount="192" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a meeting for work this friday but I am a male and my boss is a female. I am going to lose my job if i dont go. i am 23 and my boss is 59. Is it haram to go?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20711" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-01-10T17:47:30.760" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T23:56:34.273" Title="Are mixed gender business Meetings Haram" Tags="|halal-haram|business|non-mahram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37266" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37258" CreationDate="2017-01-10T21:40:31.217" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would not call Lamya Kaddor an Islamic scholar. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On her &lt;a href=&quot;https://lamyakaddor.jimdo.com/%C3%BCber-mich/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; she describes her higher education in regards to Islam as being a study of Arabic and Islamic Sciences at the German University of Muenster. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A look at the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.uni-muenster.de/ArabistikIslam/Studieren/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;university's&lt;/a&gt; website for a description of this 4 year degree course shows, that it is mainly based on studying Arabic language in a way to be able to read  original texts. Islamic Sciences are being taught in a very basic way and do not cover all areas normally being included in a classical study of Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her liberal viewpoint and her approach to modernise the religion of Islam go well with the German authorities. Therefore, she plays a leading role in teaching Islam in German schools as well as in teacher training.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T21:40:31.217" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37260" CreationDate="2017-01-10T22:56:58.547" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There should be no doubt or hesitance in affirming the teachings of Islam. This is definitely an issue which you urgently need to overcome, as true doubt is Kufr. -- But maybe you are ignorant on this topic and knowledge will quell these evil thoughts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Strengthening your Islamic knowledge and logic/reason is the way to overcome this issue. -- Magic is real. It can affect people physically. Some of the most truthful people (including the Prophet (ﷺ)  himself) were afflicted by magic.. experiencing what they were not going through, among other things; they didn't just make these things up. And Ruqyah helped counter symptoms of magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, the Creator who made everything would know what is real or not. Magic is subject to His Will too. He said it is real and that those who engage in it (to hurt others, etc) are disbelievers. Magicians often utilize Jinn, whom we are forbidden to turn to. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Refer to people of knowledge/scholars to help you further. Or feel free to ask more questions here if you have them. May Allah (ﷻ) guide us all and keep us firm on Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T22:56:58.547" CommentCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37268" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37221" CreationDate="2017-01-10T23:50:32.760" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Anal sex [mentioned as sodomy in the hadith] is haram (forbidden) for all genders in islam, so regardless of condoms, I don't feel as if it would be allowed. HOWEVER, there's ongoing debates on whether homosexuality and being gay is actually haram. From where i see it, oral sex is fine between two men just like it is for a man and a woman in islam as there is no direct evidence of any hadith banning any Muslim from homosexuality, just as long as the people taking part in the oral sex act clean themselves after because it is stated in a hadith that this must be done after oral sex or any sexual act. Hope this helps x&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20713" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T23:50:32.760" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37265" CreationDate="2017-01-10T23:56:34.273" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;no, it would not be haram to go as free mixing of the genders is allowed. If you come from the beliefs that free mixing of the genders is not permissible, in this instance, where you will be in a professional/ formal environment, you should feel you are allow to attend this meeting with the intentions of fulfilling tasks of work or with the intention of working to provide. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20713" LastActivityDate="2017-01-10T23:56:34.273" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37270" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37257" CreationDate="2017-01-11T00:01:23.623" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;no this should not be haram. Only the direct mimications of the depictions of the prophet (saw) and allah (swa) would be forbidden. As long as you're not creating images of any holy figures, this is allowed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20713" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T00:01:23.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37254" CreationDate="2017-01-11T00:08:36.180" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;ONE VIEW POINT FROM ISLAMQA: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Drawing is of two types: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One is drawing pictures of animate beings. It says in the Sunnah that this is forbidden. It is not permitted to draw anything that depicts animate beings, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, according to the saheeh hadeeth: “Every image maker will be in the Fire.” And he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The most severely punished of people on the Day of Resurrection will be the image-makers, those who tried to imitate the creation of Allaah.” And he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The makers of these images will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and they will be told, ‘Give life to that which you have created.’” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed those who consume riba (interest, usury) and those who pay it, and he cursed the image-makers. This indicates that making images is forbidden. The scholars interpreted that as referring to images of animate beings such as animals, people and birds. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regard to drawing inanimate objects – which is the second type of drawing – there is no sin in that, such as drawing mountains, trees, planes, cars and the like. There is nothing wrong with that, according to the scholars. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regard to forbidden kinds of pictures, an exception is made in cases of necessity, such as drawing pictures of criminals so that they will be known and caught, or pictures for identity cards which are essential and which cannot be obtained otherwise, and other cases of necessity.  If the ruler  decides that producing images of criminals is necessary, because of the seriousness of their crimes and  to protect the Muslims from their evil when they are known, or for other reasons, there is nothing wrong with that. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“…He has explained to you in detail what is forbidden to you, except under compulsion of necessity …”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-An’aam 6:119] &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AN OPPOSING VIEW POINT IS that drawing animate object (so humans) is NOT forbidden (haram) and only the act of create mimications of the depictions of holy figures, so drawing pictures of any prophet (as/saw) or allah (swa) is haram. I would be encouraging somebody to believe this viewpoint, even when given no Hadith as evidence, just because even during the times of the prophets (as/saw) Muslim  people were creating images of each other and the animal kingdom, this has carried on for hundreds of years and is even embedded in some Asian Islamic cultures. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is up to you what you choose to believe with the evidence you research and read. Remember allah (swa) is all forgiving and accepting and will greet you with warmth and love no matter what you choose to believe as long as you believe in Him and the prophet (saw).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20713" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T00:08:36.180" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37273" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-11T00:27:44.927" Score="0" ViewCount="882" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a modern Pakistani Muslim girl living in The UK, almost my family live here, and all my immediate family is Muslim. However, there are a few people in my family who have married non-Muslims who have no intention of converting to Islam. One uncle of mine married a British Indian Sikh and now has two children with her (ages 12 and 9), they're raised with mixed religious viewings, and my grandfather's brother, who lives in Germany, is married to a white German Christian and has one daughter with her (age 34), his daughter is Christian. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although this is the case, Inter-religious marriage is not talked about in my family, it's as if everyone's just accepted things as it is even though they all have hard views on Muslim-Muslim marriages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know, what does it say in Islam about marriages like this? Is it haram or permissible and is wanting to marry a non-Muslim haram too (does the intention make you impure)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20714" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-15T12:32:40.093" LastActivityDate="2017-08-15T12:32:40.093" Title="What are the Islamic views on Muslims marrying non-Muslims?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-04-20T06:04:36.237" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37274" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37302" CreationDate="2017-01-11T08:08:10.937" Score="2" ViewCount="203" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newmuslims.com/lessons/77/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NewMuslims.com&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...those for whom the message of Islam did not reach, or &lt;strong&gt;it may have reached them but was distorted&lt;/strong&gt;, or they did not hear about Prophet Muhammad, may Allah praise him.  They will be tested on the Day of Judgment. Those who obey will be saved, those who disobey will be doomed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A comparable quote is at &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/1244&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Everyone who hears the message of Islam in a sound and correct form (and rejects it), will have evidence aginst him. Whoever dies without having heard the message, &lt;strong&gt;or having heard it in a distorted form&lt;/strong&gt;, then his case is in the hands of Allaah.  Allaah knows best about His creation, and He will never treat anyone unfairly. And Allaah is All-Seer of His slaves. --  Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid, 1998&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: In what ways can the message of Islam be distorted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, I'm seeking some examples of how the message of Islam might be conveyed in a distorted form.  I suspect the these sources are primarily referring to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_of_the_Book&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;People of the Book&lt;/a&gt;, but I'm not fully clear on this.  Something along these lines:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Islamic view of the Christian Bible&lt;/strong&gt; is based on the belief that the Quran says that parts of Bible are a revelation from God, but &lt;strong&gt;believe that some of it has become distorted or corrupted (tahrif)&lt;/strong&gt;, and that a lot of text has been added which was not part of the revelation.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_view_of_the_Christian_Bible&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic view of the Christian Bible&lt;/a&gt;, Wikipedia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it may also include other ways of being distorted.  Indeed, Westerners often see extremal versions of Islam in the news, which could be reasonably considered as &quot;distorted&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In some of our countries, including the United States, Muslim communities are still small and relative to the entire population, and as a result, many people in our countries don’t always know personally somebody who is Muslim. So &lt;strong&gt;the image they get of Muslims or Islam is in the news, and given the existing news cycle, that can give a very distorted impression&lt;/strong&gt;. -- US President Barack Obama, sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-hunter/obama-media-give-very-distorted-impression-muslims&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;CNS News&lt;/a&gt;, 2015.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-08-23T01:41:49.163" Title="In what ways can the message of Islam be distorted?" Tags="|scripture|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37275" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37297" CreationDate="2017-01-11T08:35:18.993" Score="1" ViewCount="26168" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;shahada&lt;/a&gt; is a testimony of faith.  Wikipedia lists it as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله&#xA;lā ʾilāha ʾillā-llāh, muḥammadur-rasūlu-llāh&#xA;There is no god but God. Muhammad is the messenger of God.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seen here in the form of a variant of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saudi Arabia's flag&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/45aFzm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/45aFzm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Saudi Arabia&amp;#39;s flag; Image source: Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia_(1934-1938).svg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is there a specific sequence of Arabic words which is considered &quot;the shahada&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, I want to know if لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله is &quot;the shahada&quot;, and nothing else is &quot;the shahada&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would the following also be considered &quot;the shahada&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ&#xA;ashadu an la ilaha illa'llah wa ashadu anna muhammadan abduhu wa rasululu&#xA;I testify that there is no god but God. I also testify that Muhammad is the messenger of God.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The aforementioned Wikipedia page writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Shia Islam, the shahada also has a third part, a phrase concerning&#xA;  Ali, the first Shia Imam and the fourth Rashid caliph of Sunni Islam:&#xA;  وعليٌ وليُّ الله (wa ʿalīyyun walīyyu-llāh), which translates to &quot;and Ali&#xA;  is the wali of God&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the context of Shia Islam the same question applies, albeit to a different sequence of Arabic words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-01-11T12:26:09.520" LastActivityDate="2020-02-10T10:29:07.850" Title="Is there a specific sequence of Arabic words which is considered &quot;the shahada&quot;?" Tags="|arabic|shahada|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37276" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37329" CreationDate="2017-01-11T10:15:55.300" Score="2" ViewCount="2141" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've mostly seen the position expressed in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1285/17702&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; when it comes to magic: it is straightforward kufr. However, I have also read (but can't find a source now) that ash-Shafi'i differed from many other scholars in this regard, saying that sihr is only kufr when it involves words of kufr, and I think some similarly authoritative scholar (perhaps ash-Shafi'i as well; I cannot find a source for this either) was of the opinion that sihr only merits the death penalty if someone was killed by means of sihr, something other practitioners of sihr would be asked about regarding whether the spells used by the one who was on trial could kill someone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This leads me to the following questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;what are the notable opinions regarding sihr and kufr?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;what are the notable opinions regarding a hadd for sihr?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T00:03:30.580" Title="Status of a sahir (one who practices magic)" Tags="|fiqh|sihr|kufr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36703" CreationDate="2017-01-11T14:36:30.520" Score="1" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ask Allah to help you. &lt;em&gt;ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Increase your bond with Islam. Try to go more to the mosque. Read more of Quran and reflect. Don't just skim through it, get yourself a good teacher and try to understand it. Have you read the story of Yusuf? His story is somewhat related. But more generally Quran is a book that shows how each prophet was tested. They were humans as we are. We can related to their tests and apply it to our daily lives. This would make your heart come to peace. &lt;em&gt;أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;fast. It would quench your thirst&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;turn yourself towards your problem and analyze yourself and say when I do this...then I feel more like I want to masturbate. For instance when I go and play this (sexy) computer game or watch this TV show which has character X I usually tend to think more of masturbating.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sleep less. I don't mean sleep 3hrs a night. You can sleep 1-2 hrs less. Or sleep at different times. It actually boosts your effectiveness and diminishes your lust. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Avoid bad friends. Bad friends are people who speak about Movie X, TV show Y, bad books, bad jokes, bad drinks, bad parties. Basically it's hard to be with them and remember Allah. Find yourself Good friends. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you aren't fasting still, eat less. Skip lunch. In general the Islamic way doesn't include lunch. It's usually only breakfast and dinner.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do sports or any other hobby. They would keep your mind busy and attached while make you less lustful.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Try to have a goal, like be the top student. Try learning a skill like learning drawing, or graphic design or programming or selling, etc. Get yourself in touch of a mentor and have them guide you.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Don't think of masturbation as a lesser sin of Zina. The moment you do such you have belittled Allah by belittling a sin.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In addition, always always do &lt;em&gt;توبه&lt;/em&gt; and seek Allah's forgiveness. I don't mean sin and then say Allah will forgive. I mean don't sin, but if you did, then Always go straight to Allah and ask his forgiveness. He's forgiving: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Say, &quot;O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-01-11T15:19:10.627" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T15:19:10.627" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37279" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37275" CreationDate="2017-01-11T14:38:31.553" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;like @Medi1Saif says in comment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;la ilaha illa Allah...&amp;quot; IMO is the statement or content of the&#xA;shahada, but without the verb &amp;quot;ashadu&amp;quot; (i testify) it isn't the&#xA;shahada.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so it is :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا&#xA;عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ashadu an la ilaha illa'llah wa ashadu anna&#xA;muhammadan abduhu wa rasululu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I testify that there is no god but God.&#xA;I also testify that Muhammad is His servant and messenger&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20721" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T14:38:31.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37281" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-11T14:58:08.627" Score="3" ViewCount="5284" Body="&lt;p&gt;Am I allowed to wear a red hijab? I am concerned because red is known to be the colour of shaytan. I have talked to a few sheikhs and they each gave me different answers. Please help me I'm a new hijabi and I love the colour red and I really want to know. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20711" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T10:50:24.840" Title="Can I wear a red hijab?" Tags="|hijab|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37282" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37292" CreationDate="2017-01-11T15:02:22.710" Score="0" ViewCount="1603" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it haraam to use the youtube 'subliminals' to lighter my eyes? Im not changing it from brown to green or blue...i want to get lighter color eye...is it haraam?am i changing Allah creation cause i just want the color to get lighter&#xA;Tq Assalamualaikum &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20722" LastEditorUserId="20722" LastEditDate="2017-01-12T09:20:02.850" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T09:06:58.027" Title="Using subliminals for lighter eye color" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-01-12T20:49:02.827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37284" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37235" CreationDate="2017-01-11T16:06:49.933" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why would it be haram? As long as you aren't doing anything wrong, there shouldn't be a problem, there isn't any ruling in Islam on women working.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20723" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T16:06:49.933" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34947" CreationDate="2017-01-11T17:16:00.770" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well I'm not a devout muslim myself and I don't wanna mislead anyone by my opinion, however, Islam is all about inquiry and inspecting for yourself in conjunction with Qura'n and sunna, with that being said, why would Allah create biokinesis abilities embedded naturally in human minds and allow us to learn about it if it's really forbidden?? I'm not in a place to say this is haram and this is halal, just food for thought.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20724" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T17:16:00.770" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37286" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23380" CreationDate="2017-01-11T18:27:47.023" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;While I am not Islam I have been studying the Quran and have only this advice. Women's underwear is indeed made for women. Along with men's underwear for men. That being said...  There are some websites out there that make underwear out of those same fabrics and fun colors for men also known as manties. Perhaps since they are made for men this would be acceptable to Allah? Please forgive me if I have offended anyone in anyway. I do hope this information is helpful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20725" LastEditorUserId="20725" LastEditDate="2017-01-11T19:04:04.743" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T19:04:04.743" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37287" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37235" CreationDate="2017-01-11T18:34:14.697" Score="-1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sister, it's actually excellent that you are concerned about this issue and seeking solution in light of shariah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming to the question, &lt;strong&gt;it seems you already know and it does not need any more clarification that traveling without a mahram is not allowed for women&lt;/strong&gt;, even they cannot go to hajj without a mahram, if mahram is not available for a woman and she has all the resources and will to do hajj, she still cannot perform hajj without mahram &lt;em&gt;(some fuqaha make exception specially for the hajj traveling with some trusty people with consent of mahram though this exception is not said to be for any other kind of traveling until or unless necessary enough to make an exception).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, its like you want to follow shariah, but you are not liking some of its rule, this is where the real test is. Keeping aside the argument of teach where you live etc, still! &lt;strong&gt;we have to follow shariah in all aspects of our lives.&lt;/strong&gt; Something which you know shariah is clear about, and you don't like it, this is no excuse or exception for that law of shariah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;If you leave something you like for the will of Allah, he will surely give you something better, in this world and in hereafter.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Let's have some quotes :) :&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Indeed, Allah has &lt;em&gt;purchased&lt;/em&gt; from the believers &lt;em&gt;their lives&lt;/em&gt; and their&#xA;  properties [in exchange] for that they will have Paradise&lt;/strong&gt;. They fight&#xA;  in the cause of Allah , so they kill and are killed. [It is] a true&#xA;  promise [binding] upon Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur'an.&#xA;  And who is truer to his covenant than Allah ? So rejoice in your&#xA;  transaction which you have contracted. And it is that which is the&#xA;  great attainment. &lt;strong&gt;Quran 9/111&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in a hadeees it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be&#xA;  upon him, said, &lt;strong&gt;“The world is a prison for the believer and a paradise&#xA;  for the unbeliever.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2956&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://dailyhadith.adaptivesolutionsinc.com/hadith/A-Muslim%E2%80%99s-Prison.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Explanation here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These quotes are clear that &lt;strong&gt;a believer is not supposed to follow his own wills in this world&lt;/strong&gt;, if he want to succeed in hereafter. It's a trade, a very profitable trade. Giving up something in this temporary world for hereafter which is never ending life, and where you can do whatever you want!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And whosoever puts his trust in Allâh, then He will suffice him&lt;/strong&gt;. Surat&#xA;  At-Talâq: 3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in hadees quoted in musnad imam ahmed bin humbal&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said &lt;strong&gt;“You will never leave&#xA;  something for the sake of Allah, but Allah will give you something&#xA;  better in return.&lt;/strong&gt;”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another ayah, Allah describes reward for the people who believe and follow his commandments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He prepared for you in which there is that which no eye has seen no&#xA;  ear has heard and it has never crossed the mind of man. [bukhari] &lt;strong&gt;you&#xA;  will have there whatever your heart desire&lt;/strong&gt;. Surah al-Nahl 16:31&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By these, i want you to put your trust in Allah, that if you leave something for the sake of Allah, he will surely replace that with something better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;, there is no exceptional case for which the law of shariah can be avoided. So, you HAVE to follow shariah and either not travel(and live there) without a mahram, or look up for a mahram who has matching passion or lives there or anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;May Allah give you best reward for your efforts.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T18:34:14.697" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37239" CreationDate="2017-01-11T20:44:10.507" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam has allowed polygamy as a solution for social problems and exceptional circumstances under strict conditions. If the conditions are not met, then the man should not marry a second wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there are exceptional circumstances and the conditions are met, than there is no reason to consider, that marrying a second/third or even fourth wife is makruh. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the following &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/some-questions-related-womens-rights-islam-sayyid-rida-husayni-nasab/does-islam-agree-polygamy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt;, the autor states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;.... in normal condition and where there are no exceptional&#xA;  circumstances, &lt;strong&gt;Islam prefers monogamy&lt;/strong&gt;. Islam also limits the resort to&#xA;  polygamy even as a solution for social problems and insists on&#xA;  following with justice, which is difficult to accomplish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most Muslim men are aware of the heavy responsibility on their shoulders in a plural marriage and that personal comfort and happiness is more achievable in a single marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2017-01-11T20:44:10.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37290" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36517" CreationDate="2017-01-12T03:21:21.707" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;We survey online fatawa below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of the surveyed fatawa say blood donation is permissible in order to save a life, using the maxim &lt;em&gt;necessity overrides prohibition&lt;/em&gt;.  However, blood donations are not so black and white.  Blood transfusions are ordinarily performed well before a patient gets to a life-or-death stage; blood needs to be donated in advance of its need; and the blood donor is not informed of who receives the blood.  (See e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/blood-transfusion/basics/why-its-done/prc-20021256&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mayo Clinic&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/blood-transfusion/Pages/Why-is-it-necessary.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NHS.uk&lt;/a&gt; for a description of how blood transfusions are used.)  Thus, a blood donation may contribute to saving lives, but the blood donor won't know (e.g., maybe they would have lived without the blood transfusion).  As a whole, however, without blood donations, there would be people who will undoubtedly die.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some fatawa listed below say it's not only permissible in general, but that blood donation is a rewardable act, while others are more cautious and consider it permissible under certain conditions (varying from fatwa to fatwa).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I can't see how a blood donation would be seen as anything but a good deed (whether in actuality, or just by intention).  And it seems I'm not the only one with this positive opinion: there's also a UK Muslim organization for blood donations: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muslimsgiveblood.co.uk/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.muslimsgiveblood.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;  They cite a hadith: &lt;em&gt;Whoever helps another human will be helped by Allah The Almighty&lt;/em&gt; which might be a paraphrased version of &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/27/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1930&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;em&gt;...whoever helps ease a difficulty in the world, Allah will grant him ease from a difficulty in the world and in the Hereafter...&lt;/em&gt;.  They also write:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is a religion of mercy and caters for all the problems faced by humanity. It acknowledges the needs of people, thus gives concessions and dispensations wherever needed. Hence, it can be said that blood transfusion is lawful as a necessity. &amp;quot;And if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Quran: Surah Al-Ma'dah: 32&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;citing the first fatwa listed below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A fatawa consistently say it's permissible, and they're usually on the conservative side.  Indeed one fatwa even considers it a rewardable act of charity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is permissible to receive blood from the Blood Bank even if the donor was a kaafir. Likewise, &lt;strong&gt;it is also permissible to donate blood to non-Muslims as long as they are not fighters of Islam.&lt;/strong&gt; -- Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/239&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;, 1997&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...if a non-Muslim who is living under Muslim rule or a non-Muslim who is on peaceful terms with us, with no war between him and us, is in need of that, &lt;strong&gt;there is nothing wrong with giving blood to him as an act of charity, and you will be rewarded for that&lt;/strong&gt;, because there is nothing wrong with giving aid to one who is in need of charity. -- Noor ‘ala al-Darb, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/129113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;, 2009&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...the Hay’at Kibaar al-‘Ulamaa’ (Council of Senior Scholars) stated the following: ... &lt;strong&gt;It is permissible to donate blood, so long as this does not cause him any harm, when there is a need for it to help other Muslims.&lt;/strong&gt; ... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/2320&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;, 1999&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is permissible for a Muslim to donate blood to a non-Muslim, except when that non-Muslim is known to be in a position of fighting the Muslims&lt;/strong&gt; ... In such a case it is not permissible to donate blood, because this will help them to fight Muslims. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/958&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;, 1998&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...medical treatment should be done by permissible things in Islam. It is known that using shed blood is forbidden as mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2:173&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Qur'an 2:173]&lt;/a&gt; ... But if a person is compelled to use the blood of a person, and there is no other way to his treatment, then using it is permissible provided that medical authorities confirm that this is the only way for this treatment. Because &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2:173&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Qur'an 2:173]&lt;/a&gt; ... &lt;strong&gt;Therefore, one can donate his blood if there this does not cause him any harm.&lt;/strong&gt;  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=82197&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;, 2000&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which is extended in a later fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;strong&gt;whoever donates his blood to save the lives of people, indeed, he gets a good reward for that if he does so for the sake of Allah&lt;/strong&gt;.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6:160&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Qur'an 6:160]&lt;/a&gt; -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=87533&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;, 2004&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that a non-Muslim will remain on his Kufr... does not change the rule concerning donating blood. Since all the Muslim scholars are agreed that feeding a Kafir, who is not in a state of war against Muslims is permissible, in some occasions it even becomes an obligation, such as when a Kafir's life is in danger because of starvation and a Muslim has some food that exceeds his extreme necessity, in this case he is obliged to feed the Kafir. Moreover, &lt;strong&gt;this is a kind of favor, and kindness, a Muslim is demanded to do it even for a Kafir&lt;/strong&gt;, as Allah Says: &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/60:8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Qur'an 60:8]&lt;/a&gt; -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=83172&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;, 2001&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, in the context of scientific research:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The blood shed from a human being is impure and cannot be used in medication or research except for a necessity or a dire need. In cases where usage of blood is permissible, there will be no harm whether the benefited person is a Muslim or a non-Muslim so long as the purpose is lawful. ... &lt;strong&gt;Therefore, it is permissible for you to donate blood as long as you know for sure or predominantly think that the blood will not be used in impermissible matters.&lt;/strong&gt;  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=129802&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;, 2009&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Other&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where there is a genuine need for blood in the area... then giving is allowed.&lt;/strong&gt; In fact, in severe circumstances we should offer help by donating our blood. ... However, where supplies are already at a high level, giving blood would not be allowed. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.tafseer-raheemi.com/q624-donating-blood/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafseer Raheemi&lt;/a&gt;, 2012&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is permissible to donate and transfuse blood if&lt;/strong&gt;: a) There is a desperate need to donate blood, b) There is no other alternative. And, c) This has been prescribed by an expert medical practitioner. -- Mufti Ebrahim Desai, &lt;a href=&quot;http://albalagh.net/qa/blood_donations.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Albalgah&lt;/a&gt; (also at: &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/9003.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam.org&lt;/a&gt;, 2003 &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/askimam/29589&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[IslamQA.org]&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/32245&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam.org&lt;/a&gt;, 2015)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the same Mufti:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering the perpetual need of blood transfusion at any given moment, &lt;strong&gt;it is permissible to donate to a blood bank for both Muslims and non-Muslims&lt;/strong&gt;. -- Mufti Ebrahim Desai, &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/28940&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Because blood transfusion is permissible, it will also be permissible to donate blood.&lt;/strong&gt; -- Mufti Siraj Desai, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askmufti.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=609:blood-transfusion&amp;amp;catid=72:miscellaneous&amp;amp;Itemid=82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskMufti.co.za&lt;/a&gt;, 2010&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is ajar to help a non-Muslim that is needy.&lt;/strong&gt; The reward of helping a Muslim needy person will definitely be greater.  -- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee, &lt;a href=&quot;http://muftionline.co.za/node/6840&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MuftiOnline.co.za&lt;/a&gt;, 2014&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(ajar = reward, as far as I tell)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Donating blood to another person is only allowed in the case of a necessity that requires it.&lt;/strong&gt; Simply storing blood in the blood bank is not sufficient as a need for a Muslim to give blood to the blood bank. Hence, &lt;strong&gt;it is not permissible for a Muslim to donate his blood to the bank to be stored up.&lt;/strong&gt; -- Mufti Waseem Khan, DarulUloomTT.org; sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/darululoomtt/52334&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In light of the foregoing, &lt;strong&gt;it would be permitted to donate and transfuse blood under the following conditions&lt;/strong&gt;: a) The donor is mature and sane, b) The donor willingly donates his blood... c) There is no apparent risk... d) There is absolute necessity in donating blood... e) There is a need for it, that is, there is no risk to the life, but in the opinion of the experts, restoration of health may not be possible without it... f) There is no reasonable alternative... g) It is not for the sake of beatification or any other additional benefit... h) Transfusion of blood must not be carried out by way of buying and selling -- Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/5552&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DarulIftaa.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;strong&gt;if there is a need then it will be permissible to transplant an organ if the organ is such that can regenerate itself, such as skin and blood&lt;/strong&gt;. (Fatawa Hindiyyah p.355 v.5) -- Mohammed Tosir Miah, &lt;a href=&quot;http://daruliftabirmingham.co.uk/donating-blood/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Darul Ifta Birmingham&lt;/a&gt;, 2011&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Dr. Zakir, &lt;strong&gt;as far as blood donation is concerned, if blood donation to the recipient is a must, blood donation is then permitted&lt;/strong&gt; provided [conditions snipped] ... As for the question whether a Muslim can donate blood to a non-Muslim, Dr. Zakir believes that it is permissible... He cites a verse in the Qur’an (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/5:32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Ma’idah 5:32&lt;/a&gt;) in support of his opinion. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamforchristians.com/blood-donation-allowed-islam/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamForChristians.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;strong&gt;the scholars of Fiqh have allowed to donate the blood in severe compulsion when blood is not available and life of patient is in danger&lt;/strong&gt;... -- Darul Ifta, sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/darulifta-deoband/23176&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are not owner of our body parts to handle freely. So &lt;strong&gt;it is unlawful to donate blood or body parts. But, if someone donated blood to save the life of a near relative, it is allowable&lt;/strong&gt;. -- Darul Ifta, sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/darulifta-deoband/25202&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One is allowed to donate blood in exigent and extreme states.&lt;/strong&gt; This ruling has been compared with that of milk i.e. as it is lawful for a mother to breastfeed her child in the time of need, in the same way it is allowable to donate the blood at the time of extreme compulsion. -- Darul Ifta, sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/darulifta-deoband/24448&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T03:21:21.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37291" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3004" CreationDate="2017-01-12T05:48:09.627" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, I would like to say that this question is very relevant as it pertains to a lot of muslim youth in this modern world. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm planing on pursuing studies that will probably last until I'm in my 30's and I can't get married until I have a stable life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I'm in the same situation brother. I'm 22, and thinking that I cannot have any sexual stimulation for 8 years seemed like a challenge that was almost bound to fail and so I researched about masturbation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After some research I came to the understanding that masturbation is in fact haram and that is highly disliked by God as it puts you in a state of impurity and has negative psychological and physical repercussions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But honestly, what I came to understand was that one should just put their trust in Allah and believe that if their will is to really please Him, then he will guide them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take it step by step and if you feel the urge to succumb, remember Allah, say &quot;Astighfiru'lah&quot; and He will help you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Remember that no hardships that a soul couldn't overcome were created for it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After all, this life is a test and it may seem like a 100 years is a long time, but what is it compared to eternity? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My brothers and sisters, I ask Allah to guide us and forgive us. Allah, the the most merciful and the Supreme guide. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20727" LastEditorUserId="20727" LastEditDate="2017-01-12T06:35:21.270" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T06:35:21.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37292" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37282" CreationDate="2017-01-12T06:03:41.870" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam sister, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, I don't think it's unlawful. What is haram is getting plastic surgery that is not medically necessary. You're not altering the biology of your body, you're just stimulating cells that are already existant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's like wearing a nice scarf I would presume. Beauty is not prohibited in Islam, it's encouraged. Just make sure that you're doing it for the right reasons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salam &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20727" LastEditorUserId="20727" LastEditDate="2017-01-14T09:06:58.027" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T09:06:58.027" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37293" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27872" CreationDate="2017-01-12T06:30:43.613" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Respecting your elders literally means to respect your elders, meaning people that are older than you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have to be polite towards people that are older and that have more wisdom than you, even if you don't totally agree their opinion.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our religion was a guide to humanity. God created us and knows how we function. We should respect everyone, as it will lead to a happier life, filled with joy and exempt of stress. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Respect is a personal sentiment that comes from within, meaning that no one can force you to respect them if you don't actually respect them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the teachings deriving from that Order tell us that we should be patient and not get angry and insulting. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So don't worry if you don't actually &quot;respect&quot; that person, just don't be disrespectful is what Allah's command is asking of you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20727" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T06:30:43.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37294" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-12T10:52:24.570" Score="3" ViewCount="1082" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu alaikum,&#xA;with reference to &lt;code&gt;Ayah 259 of Surah Al Baqarah&lt;/code&gt;, i tried but failed to understand the Ayah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://miraculousquran.blogspot.in/2009/08/surah-al-baqarah-2259-skeletal-system.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Al Baqarah - Ayah 259&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone give me the explanation for the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Who is referred in this Ayah &lt;strong&gt;(Name of the person)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Why was he made dead? (what sign Allah wanted to show?)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;what is the main context / story line behind this beautiful Ayah&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19713" LastActivityDate="2017-03-31T11:42:58.557" Title="Who was risen from death after 100 years by Allah (swt)" Tags="|allah|islamic-philosophy|surat-al-baqarah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37296" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41232" CreationDate="2017-01-12T12:57:21.830" Score="2" ViewCount="1805" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did the Prophet (saw) say this about knowledge?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3BylL.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3BylL.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Acquire knowledge.  It enables its possessor to distinguish right from wrong; it lights the way to Heaven; it is our friend in the desert, our society in solitude, our companion when friendless; it guides us to happiness; it sustains us in misery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/search/-dq-Acquire-knowledge-dq-&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;searched&lt;/a&gt; Sunnah.com with the string &quot;Acquire knowledge&quot; but didn't found any helpful results. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-12T13:06:50.233" LastActivityDate="2021-09-22T16:54:32.750" Title="Did the Prophet (saw) say &quot;acquire knowledge, it enables its possessor to distinguish right from wrong...&quot;?" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37275" CreationDate="2017-01-12T13:54:15.587" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, shahadah is a way to get a person's consent on whether or not he believes in these 2 things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Both of these kalamas can be found in books of ahadees as complete one sentence quoted&lt;/strong&gt;. For reference, people usually call لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله &lt;strong&gt;first kalma&lt;/strong&gt; and أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ &lt;strong&gt;second kalma&lt;/strong&gt;(at-least in our region).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Let me first quote the references for their presence as a whole in ahadees&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For first kalma:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : أَنْزَلَ&#xA;  اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فِي كِتَابِهِ ، فَذَكَرَ قَوْمًا اسْتَكْبَرُوا&#xA;  فَقَالَ : إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ&#xA;  اللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ ، وَقَالَ تَعَالَى : إِذْ جَعَلَ الَّذِينَ&#xA;  كَفَرُوا فِي قُلُوبِهِمُ الْحَمِيَّةَ حَمِيَّةَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ&#xA;  فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ سَكِينَتَهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ وَعَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ&#xA;  وَأَلْزَمَهُمْ كَلِمَةَ التَّقْوَى وَكَانُوا أَحَقَّ بِهَا وَأَهْلَهَا&#xA;  ، وَهِيَ &lt;strong&gt;لا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللهِ&lt;/strong&gt; اسْتَكْبَرَ&#xA;  عَنْهَا الْمُشْرِكُونَ يَوْمَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ يَوْمَ كَاتَبَهُمْ&#xA;  رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي قَضِيَّةِ&#xA;  الْمُدَّةِ &lt;br&gt; کتاب الاسماء والصفات للبیہقی:ـجلدنمبر 1صفحہ نمبر263حدیث&#xA;   نمبر195۔ ناشر:مکتبة السوادی، جدة ،الطبعة الأولی   --  درجہ: صحیح ۔&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is along hadees and purpose of quoting full text is just to make it easy if anyone want to search more about it. You can read whole complete first kalma in it(in bold).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, coming to second kalma, this is the kalma, about which prophet ﷺ specifically said, if one believes in this and dies, that person will go to jannah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;من مات و ھو &lt;strong&gt;یشھد ان لا الہ الا اللہ و ان محمد رسول اللہ&lt;/strong&gt; صادقا من قلبہ&#xA;  دخل الجنۃ ۔ &lt;br&gt;  صحیح   ابن حبان :ص:366 ج : 1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Explanation of hadees:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; This does not mean that everyone who believes in this kalma will go straight to jannah (except whoever Allah will to send), this means that every believer will end up in jannah after completing his/her punishment, this is proved form other sources(ahadees etc) but discussion about it is out of the scope of the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The requirement for becoming muslim is &lt;strong&gt;giving consent and believing in what these two kalmas means&lt;/strong&gt;. Basic meaning is same in both of these kalmas, only difference is that in the second one, there is a &lt;strong&gt;stated consent&lt;/strong&gt; that i believe in this. And this same kalma was used by the prophet ﷺ and all his companions(and all Muslims after them) to get consent from a new Muslim. So, it should be used for this purpose, preferring over any other kalma. Although, most scholars agree that first kalma is also sufficient for the consent. &lt;em&gt;(As stated in hadees in which Hazrat Huzaifa killed a person in war who said la ilaha il-Allah just before he was killed, and prophet became very angry on him that he killed a believer. &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/87/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ref&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, about the last part of your question concerning about the shahadah/kalma of shia, i am no one to speak on their behalf, they should explain it themselves. I can just say that the above 2 kamlas(1st and 2nd kalma) are proved from ahadees as is. And was used at the time of prophet too, the part shia append in the end of kalma is surely appended by them after his(Ali R.A) death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-01-17T12:36:50.020" LastActivityDate="2017-01-17T12:36:50.020" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37299" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35201" CreationDate="2017-01-12T14:18:30.997" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll answer your question but let me first tell you how the relationship between husband and wife is to be &lt;strong&gt;according to prophet's life&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Women are not &lt;strong&gt;required&lt;/strong&gt; to cook, clean, look after children. Either the husband has to do it or he has to get her a maid. They can even ask for compensation when they breastfeed. They are also entitled to get &lt;em&gt;mahr&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;nafaqah&lt;/em&gt;. So she can spend freely as a queen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In return the husband has authority over her leaving the house and the right that she shares a bed with him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above mentioned are the default of Islam. During &lt;em&gt;aqd&lt;/em&gt; ie when the marriage contract is being agreed a wife can say I will only marry you if I'm always allowed to study. The husband can say no I don't like that, then the wife would I can't live without out and so marriage happens. The husband can say I want you to work ( again just as a odd example to point out that marriage in Islam is very very much negotiable) and the wife could say OK, and that is written in the contract. If any party breaks their oath then the marriage &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; be nullified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now pause and think for a second what kind of a dull life that would be if we are to stick with what's mandatory. The wife never cooking for his husband who comes home tired from work and if he asks for food she would say: &quot;not my problem, I'm not suppose to give you food&quot; and the husband when ever going to be he would say, &quot; since you agreed to share a bed, let’s get down with it now&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam can't force any husband or wife to love the other. It will never work. What good does food do a husband when his wife is forced to make? What good does going out on a date night do to a wife when the husband is forced to take her out (there is no such commandment, it's just an example). Islam says the best of the wives are the wives who cook, clean, in some narrations it has been explicitly said:   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The best of wives are ones who when they see their husband coming home they give him a glass of water ...The best of husbands are ones who come home with a smile...The best of wives are wives are ones who are most humble to their husbands...The best of husbands are ones who listen to the what his family wants. Spends time with his children...addresses her sexual needs&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition you mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(a) wearing a niqab/abaya:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as it's hijab then it's good, the husband can't dictate that not having niqab is haraam. Saying something halal is haram is a sin. What he can do is limit her from leaving the house which again isn't a nice thing to do. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(b) sexual acts to be performed in a specific way&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as it's halal then yes. But the wife can also request, and it's recommended that he obliges. Certain thing at certain times are actually mandatory for him to do&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(c) housework, adequately and timely performed,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I mentioned it's not a requirement, it's something she has to do out of love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(d) disassociation with certain friends,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He can make a request. But again he can't make something halal as haram. However if a friend is one who invites you to turn away from Allah then it's different. Still forcing your wife into something isn't good. I mean people have free-will and Allah doesn't reward you for doing the right thing with no good intention. That being said if my wife is going to see a horrible friend I will give her warning and maybe after a while I would try to admonish her logically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(e) refraining from obtaining an education and employment.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again a husband can refrain from not leaving the house (so she can't study_, but again what kind of a life would that be?! Usually this is something that should be discussed upon marriage and signing the contract/agreement. Having that said couples should also be considerate of their children's upbringings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(f)It's best not to nag, joke, or express an opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To joke with non-mahram, that's the law. It's non-negotiable. It's haram.&#xA;To not-nag is simply to say: Don't be human. Doesn't make much sense to me.&#xA;To express opinion is again saying you're not a human. You don't exist. Doesn't make sense at all&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(g)Her access to money is through him, and he controls her purchases.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a wife gets her &lt;em&gt;nafaqah&lt;/em&gt; she allowed to spend it on &lt;strong&gt;whatever&lt;/strong&gt; she pleases. She could spend it on a bra, or 10 boxes of chocolate or to make a donation or whatsoever. If a husband controls this then likely he has broke the contract of marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Number 2 is much more like what Islam suggests. Yet if a husband has to make a final decision on something, say for moving to a new city because of financial needs then he has to do it, Though it's best to do it with discussing explaining and consulting with his wife as if he doesn't have a job, then there's no house, no car, no food, no clothes, not school, etc. When I want to make such decisions I inform my wife and she always talks about some small details that I wasn't carrying about and it turns out to be extremely helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are based on Shia view point&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2020-01-18T00:00:46.420" LastActivityDate="2020-01-18T00:00:46.420" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37300" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-12T15:47:53.473" Score="0" ViewCount="213" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which books are authentic to refer and study Islamic eschatology?&#xA;for the reference of those Books related to the Author and authenticity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13988" LastActivityDate="2021-12-24T10:06:19.577" Title="Authentic Books for reference in Islamic eschatology" Tags="|sunni|eschatology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37301" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-12T16:06:40.263" Score="-5" ViewCount="382" Body="&lt;p&gt;I grew a beard and I am wondering if it's haram. All my friends are telling me it's haram and I think they are right because they gave me good proof. Is it true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20711" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-14T16:42:05.237" LastActivityDate="2017-01-19T13:19:43.837" Title="Are beards haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|beard|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37302" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37274" CreationDate="2017-01-12T16:36:37.280" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me try to be simple and short(i intended to write this as comment, but this became large for that).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By distorted form, i believe these scholars are referring to wrong interpretations of islam. Like khawarijs, or ahmadis who call themselves muslims(but have a belief that mirza ahmed qadiani was prophet and/or he received wahi from Allah through jibrael, and/or that he was actually maseeh(jesus), basically this believe is against basic teachings of islam and Quran.) and believe they are muslims, they could have reached those people and presented their interpretation of islam and quran(which is clearly against basics of islam) and these people didn't knew anything else but what reached them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;These 2 names are just as examples, you can include any of the sects including those who were wiped out by muslim rulers because of their such beliefs.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;strong&gt;in short&lt;/strong&gt; you can say that &lt;strong&gt;by distorted they mean what they think is wrong interpretation of Quran and/or hadees&lt;/strong&gt;, wrong to such extent that it makes it unacceptable because of going against basics of islam. And also like you said in your question, true islam and its teaching never reached them, they heard only false propoganda about islam and to stay away from it through media or whatever, this is also a major form of distortion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T16:36:37.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37301" CreationDate="2017-01-12T18:22:00.113" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Sunnah we should grow our beards and trim the moustaches. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20727" LastActivityDate="2017-01-12T18:22:00.113" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37304" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40494" CreationDate="2017-01-12T18:58:41.010" Score="4" ViewCount="34642" Body="&lt;p&gt;I heard that the word &quot;nikah&quot; has a disgusting meaning to it? All this time I thought &quot;nikah&quot; meant marriage, but apparently it means to have sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the main purpose of marriage in Islam? And what is the purpose of sex? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the man have ownership of the women's body? Which is why he pays the mahr? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: I asked the actual meaning of nikha and the main purpose as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(And souls do become one after marriage in Islam and both husband and wife continue being husband and wife in the world after. Their relationship is referred to an eternal bond.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19214" LastEditorUserId="29443" LastEditDate="2018-11-23T08:54:30.910" LastActivityDate="2021-04-07T04:45:51.820" Title="What is the meaning of &quot;nikah&quot; and the purpose of marriage?" Tags="|nikah|definitions|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37305" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37304" CreationDate="2017-01-12T21:15:53.643" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;Making sex between the spouses legal is one important function of nikah. There are others as well (prospect of having offspring, mutual comfort, financial support for the wife), but marriage in Islam is not a sacrament with the same sacred status as in some other religions, it is a contract. &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/adab/11/7&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sex between spouses is seen as sadaqa&lt;/a&gt;, as is &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/12/59&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;spending on your family&lt;/a&gt;, but it doesn't have the same two-souls-becoming-one-for-eternity sacredness about it as for example in Christianity. It is true that there are ahadith that say that husband and wife will be married in jannah if both should go there, but divorce is halal (even if societally - although not doctrinally - disliked), and a man is allowed to marry multiple women at once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the husband owning the wife's body, that's not correct. He does however have wide-reaching rights over her, such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/37112/17702&quot;&gt;determining where she lives&lt;/a&gt;, whether she can &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=116281&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;leave the house&lt;/a&gt;, or whether she can take up a job &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/22397&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;(see last three paragraphs here)&lt;/a&gt;, and having the right to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/312/is-a-woman-required-to-have-sex-with-her-husband-whenever-he-requests-it&quot;&gt;demand sex whenever he wants to&lt;/a&gt; - barring a small number of valid reasons that she can cite to refuse sleeping with him; not being in the mood or not being attracted to him are not among those reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T11:49:11.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37308" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35129" CreationDate="2017-01-13T01:25:03.873" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;امام علی: فنوم العاقل أفضل من سهر الجاهل ، و إقامة العاقل أفضل من شخوص الجاهلا&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;the sleep of a wise person is more virtuous than the worship at night of a ignorant person (one who doesn't know why he's doing what), and staying at home of a wise person is better than the rise (and struggle for Hajj and battle) of an ignorant person&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before I answer your question, let me ask you a few questions, so I lay down a better foundation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who brought Quran to us?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who gave us our wisdom?   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT) through his prophets&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So there shouldn't be &lt;strong&gt;any&lt;/strong&gt; conflict between them right? I mean God can't give us two conflicting sense can he?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No there shouldn't be any conflict. Our two guides point to the same thing. Our wisdom tells us kindness is good so does the prophet/Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But I do see conflict. Some people have ideas that contradict&#xA;  Allah/Islam.Why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because people &lt;strong&gt;lack of complete knowledge&lt;/strong&gt; and yet speak? How many times scientists make statements and say they are 100% right and then years/centuries later they others correct them.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to lack of knowledge God can also set a &lt;strong&gt;seal on your heart&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allah has set a seal upon their hearts and upon their hearing, and over their vision is a veil. And for them is a great punishment.&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/2/7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it's not really God doing it's that the person sins and sins and sins and sins &lt;strong&gt;knowingly&lt;/strong&gt; and doesn't repent after many chances he had and then finally God pulls the plug. His heart goes dark. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet it's not a 0,1 as in your either your heart works or not. It's very grayish. Basically the more you sin the more your heart is to be clouded. Though if you repent then your heart is again purified. Prophet Muhammad had the purist heart and therefore the best &lt;em&gt;wisdom&lt;/em&gt; and the best understanding of Islam. To better relate, imagine yourself helping people, being nice to your colleague, reading Quran...this would make you more of a humble person and your heart is kept more intact. Yet if you lie, cheat, slander, make fun of people after a while you become more of than and lose your innocency...your heart will become clouded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So so far I mentioned 2 reasons that your thinking could work in wrong ways. In addition there could be a &lt;strong&gt;lack of wisdom&lt;/strong&gt;. Like me and you both know stealing is bad, but I know it's 100X bad you know it's 250X bad. I saw you write an answer on why drinking is prohibited. For some people their wisdom suffices them to know drinking is to be prohibited. Some others know it's bad, but then aren't sure if it should be prohibited. They only say you shouldn't be drinking all the time or while driving. etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All&lt;/strong&gt; human's wisdom point to the same trajectory of good and bad, but some point more some point less. &#xA;&lt;em&gt;Allah does not charge a soul except [according to] what He has given it&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/65:7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/65:7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So because of the lack of knowledge, lack of wisdom, sinning we need to constantly be guided. For more see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/36992/why-did-allahsaw-decide-to-create-3-religions-and-not-only-just-1&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So thinking without knowledge or thinking beyond your wisdom or thinking while you have sinned is problematic&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet Quran has said :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ أَمْ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَا&lt;/em&gt;   &lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/47/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ref&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an, or are there locks upon [their] hearts?&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ&lt;/em&gt; &#xA;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/37:155&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ref&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Then will you not be reminded?&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ&lt;/em&gt; or  &lt;em&gt;لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ&lt;/em&gt; are mentioned many times in Quran + some other instances where God says &quot;Hey reflect!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;In addition a very very important verse:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;اتَّخَذُوا أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَانَهُمْ أَرْبَابًا مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah &#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ا&lt;em&gt;ز جمله فى الكافى باسناده عن ابى بصير عن ابى عبد اللّه عليه السّلام قال قلت له‌ «اتَّخَذُوا أَحْبارَهُمْ وَ رُهْبانَهُمْ أَرْباباً مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ» فقال اما و اللّه ما دعوهم الى عبادة انفسهم و لو دعوهم الى عبادة انفسهم ما اجابوهم و لكن احلّوا لهم حراما و حرّموا عليهم حلالا فعبدوهم من حيث لا يشعرون&lt;/em&gt;. From Al-Kafi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I got to Imam Sadiq and said: They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah? Imam Sadiq said: Be aware I swear they didn't invite people to their own worship, had they done such the people would have not responded; instead their scholars and monks made halal that which was haram and made haram that which was halal. And so they obeyed because they didn't have perception. They were careless about their perception and reflection. Otherwise they weren't worshiping other than Allah for their commandments&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically they (Jews &amp;amp; Christians) took their scholars as Gods...they never questioned them. Whatever their scholars said they obeyed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the verses are saying: intellect, reflect, ponder, admonish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saying to not think, read, ask is likely to lead you against the above mentioned verses &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So now you know you have limits, you know are also highly recommended to reflect. So now let's apply that to an example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you go to Mecca you are suppose to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoning_of_the_Devil&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Stone Satan&lt;/a&gt;. You are to apply your logic as always. Hear people split into 2 categories:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I'm an intellectual and Because I didn't understand the reason of stoning, I'm not going do it, it's a waste of time/money/life.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I'm an intellectual and I did go through the logic, couldn't make sense of it. Yet I &lt;strong&gt;found nothing against it&lt;/strong&gt; + I found a tremendous amount of narrations about it so I will do it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first person is an intellectual person. The second person is a &lt;strong&gt;humble&lt;/strong&gt; intellectual person. I've seen many many things that didn't make sense to me...make sense over time. I read a narration about Praying and in the narration it is explained why we bow, we stand (after we bow), we prostrate, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T02:16:53.873" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37309" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37274" CreationDate="2017-01-13T02:43:15.143" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Violent verses of the Quran being literally translated. See Its answers &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/28682/how-do-non-violent-muslims-explain-the-violent-verses-of-the-koran&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Only discussion about the verses which include warning and no discussion about verses which give glad tidings. In Islam the idea is that you should fear and have hope in Allah equally. Also see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/violence-more-common-in-bible-than-quran-text-analysis-reveals-a6863381.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Talking about what rights men have over women and never ever saying a single word about what rights the lady has.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Making blanket statements about all Muslims. Highlighting terrorist actions as all.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T02:43:15.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37310" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36143" CreationDate="2017-01-13T02:49:27.473" Score="-2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;ذَٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ ۛ فِيهِ ۛ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a &lt;strong&gt;guidance&lt;/strong&gt; for those conscious of Allah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al-Baqarah, verse 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If another being can bring a book that is always guidance, even 1400 years later, when you read, it gives you peace; &lt;code&gt;أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ&lt;/code&gt; &lt;em&gt;&quot;Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allah hearts are assured.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The book is alive. It wakes us from this miserable mundane life, tells us to do good. If you are alone and read, it will make your loneliness go away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of it's beautiful verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.&quot; &amp;lt;-- It's shows what a merciful God we have  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/39/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zumar 53&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They will say, &quot;O woe to us! Who has raised us up from our sleeping place?&quot; [The reply will be], &quot;This is what the Most Merciful had promised, and the messengers told the truth.&quot; &amp;lt;-- It's a very effective and everlasting warning&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/36/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yasin 52&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there is a caveat: The more you are conscious of Allah the more it will be effective on you. The more you want to be disobedient the less it will be effective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاء وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلاَ يَزِيدُ الظَّالِمِينَ إَلاَّ خَسَارًا&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We send down of the Qur'an that which is healing and mercy for the believers, but it does not increase the wrongdoers except in&#xA;  loss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/17/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Isra 82&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;وَإِذَا ذُكِرَ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ اشْمَأَزَّتْ قُلُوبُ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ ۖ وَإِذَا ذُكِرَ الَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِ إِذَا&#xA;  هُمْ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when Allah is mentioned alone, the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter shrink with aversion, but when those&#xA;  [worshipped] other than Him are mentioned, immediately they&#xA;  rejoice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/39/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zumar 45&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-08-16T10:05:02.657" LastActivityDate="2017-08-16T10:05:02.657" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30691" CreationDate="2017-01-13T04:47:29.473" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So many people keep talking about that this requires 4 witnesses, and one asks to bring some scholars who does not see this, ok I will give you some shortly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First I want to discuss the case in Dubai,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in Dubai, and this is from many people living there, because they have many foreigners, and those foreigners are accustomed to pre-marital sex, they have a lot of people committing adultery and when they get caught, they say we were raped, this is why in Dubai specially, they require very thorough investigation of the case to prove what happened.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now to what Islam has to say in the matter:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the guy was proven to have raped her, and he used a weapon, whether there are 4 witnesses or not, he takes the punishment of &amp;quot;Moharab&amp;quot; which is a someone who fights Islam, and gets on of punishments stated in Surah Maeda, Verse no 33:&#xA;1- Death Penalty 2- Crucifixion , 3- Cut their hands and legs, 3- Banished from the Muslims land.&#xA;All this after paying here &amp;quot;Mahr&amp;quot; which is marriage money,&#xA;If he was not using a weapon, he gets the adultery punishment. (which is lashes)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now to the Scholars:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Imam Malik &amp;quot;AL- Mawte'&amp;quot; (2/734)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sheikh Soliman Al- Bagy &amp;quot;Al Montawa Sharh Al Mawte'&amp;quot; ( 5 / 268 ، 269)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Imam Ebn Abd El - Bar &amp;quot;Al Istithkar&amp;quot; ( 7 / 146 )&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why would she be punished if it cannot be proven?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a very serious accusation, and proving here does not mean merely DNA, DNA only proves sexual intercourse, but not rape, they could have just had sex and she wants to get at him for some reason, and because his punishment is so hard as already stated, it needs to be proven thoroughly, and if the accusation was not proven to be correct, and she was proven to have had sex, then she and him get the adultery punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently and this is so sad, actually proving that rape happened turned out to be quite difficult, and in many countries the guy gets to walk away or the victim never reports it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT 2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They will both be punished if rape couldn't be proven but they were proven to have had extramarital sex.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope that answers your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20736" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T06:29:03.600" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37312" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-13T06:03:41.340" Score="2" ViewCount="518" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many bug bounty programs like Microsoft, Google, ZDI etc. is it Halal to do personal research and look for bugs in bounty programs and is prize money halal ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20737" LastEditorUserId="20737" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T06:20:02.170" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T02:30:54.330" Title="Is it haram or halal to do research for bug bounty programs and is the prize money halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|technology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37313" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37312" CreationDate="2017-01-13T07:00:09.460" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not a Muslim but logically it is allowed. You are not doing anything malicious, only acting upon an invitation by said company to find an eventual mistake made by their developers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you were to hunt for bugs without permission though, that would probably not be halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20214" LastEditorUserId="20214" LastEditDate="2017-01-15T02:30:54.330" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T02:30:54.330" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1020" CreationDate="2017-01-13T09:33:29.310" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Freemasonry is NOT a religion but is a Luciferian replacement seeking to supplant all faiths.  We know this from the mouth of a Freemason.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;No Christian is permitted to join such an organisation, though many Freemason heretics exist in high office within the organised church.  Their state of heresy frees all Christians from flowing them as they have their office falsely. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20739" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T09:33:29.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37316" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36568" CreationDate="2017-01-13T11:37:42.003" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on the author, and his purpose. Those who look for direction from the conduct of the prophet to draw ByLaws (Faqeeh)consider only established practice of the prophet as Sunnah. Imam Malik had 300-500 Ahadith, news, confirmed actions in his Muwatta. On the other hand, some people consider every news about the prophet as Hadith. At various times, there have been up to 1.4 million Ahadith. Majority are non-verifiable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20744" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T11:37:42.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37317" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-13T15:04:32.393" Score="-3" ViewCount="421" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read somewhere that rubber shoes are haram, and I was wonder if it's true. The evidence is that sweatshops usually handle rubber and Muslims should not be anything like sweatshops so we should not wear clothes they make or material they often use (and according to that website, rubber is their most used material).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20711" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-14T00:39:54.937" LastActivityDate="2021-04-30T21:20:47.983" Title="Are rubber shoes haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|clothing|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37318" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-13T15:45:42.680" Score="2" ViewCount="18137" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am wondering if grapes and grape juice are haram because they are a component in wine. I have talked to a sheikh and he says yes it is haram, but I also talked to some friends who studied Islam in depth and they say it depends how close to the expiry date or how rotten the grape product is. I am confused.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20711" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-14T00:41:43.087" LastActivityDate="2020-12-01T07:00:42.067" Title="Are grapes and grape juice haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|alcohol|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37319" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37240" CreationDate="2017-01-13T16:11:48.047" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll answer as I understood your question, though it was a little confusing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some errors to touch upon briefly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's incorrect for you to accuse Muslims of giving preference to 'violence over peace' when we have our Creator (ﷻ) telling Muslims in the Qur'an to 'incline to peace' and a Prophet (ﷺ) who said &quot;do not desire an encounter with the enemy&quot; (Muslim [1741]) meaning we prefer peace over violence and try to avoid violence as much as possible. And also, when majority of Muslims are peace-loving and peace-going. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's also incorrect to assume that every Muslim in the world is blindly following. Blatantly setting up a false premise/assumption like this will of course lead to false conclusions; if you direct the question to those who do just blindly follow then it would make sense and moreover.. even we (fellow Muslims) are one step ahead of you and already advising each other to seek knowledge (ilm) and understanding (fahm). There is no religion which stresses individuals using their reason and intelligence more than Islam. [This blog article I wrote gives examples/evidences of Allah (ﷻ) encouraging rational thought, if you want to read more: &lt;a href=&quot;https://veiledink.wordpress.com/2016/10/15/contemplation-a-step-forward/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Contemplation: A Step Forward&lt;/a&gt; ]. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's incorrect to claim Muslims enforce rules on &lt;em&gt;everyone&lt;/em&gt;. They enforce Islamic laws over their own Muslim populations who &lt;em&gt;want&lt;/em&gt; Islamic laws to rule over them. They do not enforce them over non-Muslim populations, esp. those that are tolerant to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;► Now to the question: &quot;&lt;em&gt;Why enforce (relatively) strict Islamic laws over 'liberal laws' that afford more freedoms?&lt;/em&gt;&quot; - To the premise that Islam is not/cannot be confirmed, reality is that Islam is confirmed in many ways [the rejection/acceptance of people not withstanding]. Alhamdulillah. Thereby, it's the only logical system to implement. But that's a  topic for another post. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It suffices your question [alongside its false premise] for me to point out that Islam covers both aspects of the &lt;em&gt;Seen&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Unseen&lt;/em&gt; Matters. Divine Islamic Laws cover the &lt;em&gt;Seen&lt;/em&gt; matters, whereby you can see real world application and real world results that can be 'measured'. This way you can see the superiority of Islamic laws and why it is logical to implement them over other 'laws.' &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All that Islam bans (eg, alcohol, porn, etc) is proven, time and time again by science/evidence/statistics, to be detrimental to the individual and society as a whole (causing degradation or illness or death). Islam is therefore protecting/preserving human life, upholding human dignity and establishing order. On the other hand, your liberal laws/pro-freedom stance pave the way for humanity to strangle itself. A system which saves lives is superior to one that risks/takes lives.. so that logic (among others) is what makes Muslims opt for God's Islamic laws, superior and the best for humanity. Their implementation makes more sense than the implementation of anything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T16:11:48.047" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37320" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37218" CreationDate="2017-01-13T16:28:36.207" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to the general Hayaa thing which is vital and I think you know of it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's dishonorable for a man to have a lady pay. It's just that all women are to be treated in a ladily—queenly way. If you ever wanted to show kindness (&lt;strong&gt;while you are within the boundaries of Islam&lt;/strong&gt;) you can do it in different ways, but paying for a man is a no no . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A father may tell his son to go and put the trashes out, wash the car, move these heavy boxes but he would be dishonoring himself if he tells his daughter to do such. Even if he is sick he would rather do it himself. Different things are expected from different genders. Who's better? &lt;em&gt;ان اکرمکم عند الله اتقاکم&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having that said, while there is nothing wrong with socialization, it's almost always difficult to have easy casual &lt;strong&gt;halal&lt;/strong&gt; communication with a non-mahram. It's best to have it limited. But then you're a convert and studying the process of how Prophet Muhammad brought Islam ( to people who weren't Muslims before he came) you can see that he did things in steps. He wanted change but knew it couldn't be accomplished in days. It took decades. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T17:03:45.950" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T17:03:45.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36838" CreationDate="2017-01-13T17:21:21.600" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is the default ruling for any action?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everything is halal until&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;someone points you that it is haram (or)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You feel there could be something wrong &lt;em&gt;based on your wisdom&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When is a Muslim required to check whether an action might be impermissible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you are unsure if what your friend told was haram is actually haram (or)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You feel there could be something wrong &lt;em&gt;based on your wisdom&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What effort is a Muslim expected to put into determining whether an action that falls under is haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ask the ones who have knowledge.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now let me talk about what possibly made you ask this question. You might have thought that the questions asked were silly and they had straight forward answers and what's the big deal in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You need to bear with the questioner as he could be a new Muslim and everything might seem new to him as a consequence of him having been encountered so many restrictive rulings. Tell me if you can find a question like &quot;&lt;em&gt;Is drinking water Haram?&lt;/em&gt;&quot; No. But, you can find a question like &quot;&lt;em&gt;Can I drink water after I wake up in the morning?&lt;/em&gt;&quot; and if you ask &quot;&lt;em&gt;What made you ask this question?&lt;/em&gt;&quot; then he might reply &quot;&lt;em&gt;Because &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=52&amp;amp;verse=48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 52:48&lt;/a&gt; says pray after you wake up. So can I drink some water and then pray? Is that OK?&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The example I gave might be bad, but this is the reason after all behind every question. Isn't it? Because, the questioner could just be afraid to do something that which &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;he thinks&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; could be wrong and ends up asking a question (which others sometimes think is silly).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11938" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T17:21:21.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37323" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36799" CreationDate="2017-01-13T18:43:58.490" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First and foremost: Assuming she is a Muslim you have to be %100 sure if she is supporting herself with riba. (If your relative wasn't a Muslim then things would be differently). If you are not sure then you have no problem in eating. If you are sure:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You see, your friend, your father, your neighbor...everyone they are all working for someone, or with someone. Do you think all their money is pure?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean your father's employer does he make his money in a pure way? OK. What about the people who work with your father's employee? What about your friend's partner's client? You see where I'm going with this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general this is unavoidable but it doesn't mean that we should be careless. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also do you know ALL her income is made through this way? I mean from when she was 10 years old until now, did she always make her income through riba? I doubt it. Do you know if she bought the food from all her non-halal income? Again I doubt you can be certain. I don't think she even separates her money this way. Like let me go buy food with halal-income but fix my car with non-halal-income. So because you can never successfully separate then you can eat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you are to accept it and assume that the money is coming from her non-haram way of income. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you should never do yourself is to support yourself from riba. Others is not your problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having that said my knowledge on this subject is 7/10 so do double check with an Imam you trust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-01-13T20:29:29.377" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T20:29:29.377" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37324" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-13T19:10:37.657" Score="1" ViewCount="48" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can you please clarify if it is forbidden and why is it singled out as opposed to other board games? I have seen some Hadith on the game but not sure if they are authentic and that the scholars understood exactly what is chess today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20747" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T05:34:58.000" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T05:34:58.000" Title="Is chess forbidden?" Tags="|halal-haram|game|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-01-13T19:18:20.507" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37325" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16196" CreationDate="2017-01-13T20:42:40.933" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The thing about him going to India to learn magic is based on the suspicions and accusations of the orthodox scholars and authorities of that time since he was shunned by most of them due to his odd statements like the views of unity and ana al haq (I am The Truth (Haq)). From what I've read about him, it seems he loved to travel to find the Almighty in every one of His creations and ultimately finding Him in himself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The biggest of these suspicions arose because of the rebellion of the Carmathian people since Hallaj visited those areas. The caliphate suspected him responsible for this rebellion for the security of cali thinking he might instigate another rebellion in other areas of the caliphate as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I think and understand, those who have not attained the spiritual level of a sufi, a wali more specifically,  cannot fully comprehend such matters since The Almighty rewards every one according to how close they are to Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His is the Hand in most of actions of His beloved and selected people (wali's).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20750" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T20:42:40.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37327" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-13T21:43:47.790" Score="8" ViewCount="2015" Body="&lt;p&gt;in the quran it says about Jesus' crucifixion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [for] their saying, &quot;Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah .&quot; And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4:157&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:157&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it was made to appear Jesus was crucified.. but he was really not crucified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This confuses me because it seems as though God is purposely misleading people here. After Muhammad arrives people should now believe that Jesus was not crucified even though that is what was historically reported.&#xA;Why did God do that and not just raise Jesus to himself without creating the illusion of crucifixion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20751" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2022-02-20T21:18:51.530" LastActivityDate="2022-02-20T21:18:51.530" Title="Why did God create the illusion of Jesus's crucifixion?" Tags="|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="8" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37328" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36781" CreationDate="2017-01-13T22:46:21.550" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Essalamou alikoum,&#xA;I think my brother that your source of doubt is coming from a lack of information or non truthful side of Islam and yourself as a human, excuse me for saying that you should read a bit about universe and science more deeply, not just what atheist try to show to people, I am a physicist and I am muslim not because my father was a muslim, but because I believe and I am certain that islam is true. From the point of science, you should not just follow without proof, even yourself. Ourselves have some fantasmic imaginations that we should polish them with our minds. From the point of Islam, the Islam is asking his followers to be reasonable and use scientific approach in their lives, in many chapters in quran God says &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;''And We have made the night and the day two Signs, and the Sign of night We have made dark, and the Sign of day We have made sightgiving, that you may seek bounty from your Lord, and that you may know the computation of years and the science of reckoning. And everything We have explained with a detailed explanation. ''&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'' We created man from an extract of clay.  Then We made him as a drop in a place of settlement, firmly fixed.  Then We made the drop into an alaqah (leech, suspended thing, and blood clot), then We made the alaqah into a mudghah (chewed substance)...''&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;take these verses of quran and compare them to what the actual science discovered and judge by yourself. Quran is encouraging people to find a wrong information in it, but no way, it is the unique book on earth that starts with ''this book contains no doubt'' . It can be a long discussion, but just focus on being scientific and check facts yourself and do not listen to others to guide your future and In shaa Allah all your doubt will disappear. Salam  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20752" LastActivityDate="2017-01-13T22:46:21.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37276" CreationDate="2017-01-14T00:03:30.580" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sharia ruling of Magic:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shaafi' View:&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;Imam Nawawi Ra has written:To do Magic is Haram and is one of the major Sin as Rasulullah SalAllahu alayh wasallam has included it with &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/55/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;seven destructive acts&lt;/a&gt;.To learn and teach Magic is Haram too.If the spell or cast of the magician comprises something with kufr then it would be regarded as Kufr otherwise not and would be considered as a major sin.Similar ruling goes with learning or teaching the Magic.In our view the magician would not be get killed but would be asked for the repentance if he repents then his repentance would be accepted.Ibn Hajar Asqalani Shafii Ra has written the same.(Fath ul Bari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Nawawi Ra has written that some of our fellows consider as permissible to learn the magic so he could know about it and can avoid the damage caused due to magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maliki View&lt;/strong&gt;:Dardir Maliki Ra has written:In View of Imam Radi Allahu anhu to learn and teach Magic is Kufr whether it casts the spell or not because to venerate shayateen is something an act that that no sane muslim could dare to say that this act is not kufr.To treat the magic with magic is also kufr.Someone coud be appointed to treat the magic in a condition that it would not be treated with magic itself.If Quranic verses or Names of Allah Swt are used for something then it is not kufr but to creat mischief among people by means of magic or to hurt someone's property by magic would be haram.If someone affirmly does magic he should get killed unless he repents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hanbali View&lt;/strong&gt;:Ibn Qadam Ra has written:To learn and teach magic is haram and we consensually consider the takfir for the magician whether the magician believes it to be haram or mubah,There is one narration from Imam Ahmad Ra to avoid the takfir beacause he mentioned that the magician should be asked for the repentance ,lawfully they are apostate but if they repent then they should be left free.Narrator asked what if he doesnt repent should he then get killed Imam Ra replied No,He should get prisoned until he repents as till he prays there are chances for his repentance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hanafi View&lt;/strong&gt;:Ibn Hamam hanafi Ra has written:To teach magic is haram consensually and to believe it as correct is Haram.Some of our fellows believe that the magician should get death penalty whether he believes it to be haram or not.Narrated Jundab:That he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: &quot;The punishment of the Sahir is a strike of the sword.&quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/17/44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)[Fath ul Qadir]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allama Shami Hanafi Ra has written:if the magician work does not involve kufr then there would be no takfir on him ,Imam abu hanifa ra said if the sihr of magician is proved by his affirmation and witness then he would be get killed and would not be asked for the repentance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Haskafi hanafi Ra has written:If the magician has repented before he got caught then his repentance would be accepted and would not get death penalty otherwise repentance would not be accepted and would get the penalty.(Durr e Mukhtar)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In view of Imam Malik ,Ahmad,abu Hanifa Ra the magician is under the ruling as a robber and would be given the death penalty,In view of Imam Shaafii Ra he would not be given the death order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T00:03:30.580" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37281" CreationDate="2017-01-14T00:17:09.060" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no prohibition to females for wearing red garments ,prohibition applies to men for wearing red garments which would be dyed with red colour completely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2013/08/28/can-women-wear-colorful-clothing/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T00:17:09.060" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37331" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37086" CreationDate="2017-01-14T01:07:36.463" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's obvious that some sins are greater than others. But for us, humans it's hard to categorize. We usually don't have sufficient information. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However some things come to mind: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sins that are in direct relation to Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sins that have massive effects&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it a social sin or an individual sin?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to that from a different perspective:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the intention of sinning?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Who is sinning? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll talk about each below&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If something is revealed to a person and then he turns away from it, ie he completely conceals is knowingly the has has done &lt;em&gt;کُفر&lt;/em&gt; for that one thing. Like you could be pious, read quran, do prayers, but then you say I won't fast, because I don't like to do. If such then you have done کفر for fasting. You're not a complete &lt;em&gt;کافر&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But you have concealed something against Allah.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Or if you are arrogant and not humble before Allah and say I'll pray/worship him however I like, whenever I like, if I like. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition imagine if one person comes and is an Islamic leader of a country or like the leader of All Sunnis or Shias and then says you don't need to pray, you don't need fast, just be a good person. This person will create a bid'a that its effects will be lasting and extremely hard to undo. Or a person that begins war between 2 countries, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imagine if I go and backbite against my brother in din, and inform everyone that he slapped me in the face 2 years ago. After that everyone will start treating him differently. He loses his social status.  His life is completely changed after that moment. [backbite is bad for many reasons, I'll just name 2: maybe he has repented and done &lt;em&gt;توبه&lt;/em&gt; and also when I talk behind someone I never ever allow that person to defend himself and let others hear the other side of the story].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Compare backbiting to simply one prayer at morning. Both are grave. But the effect of backbiting is much much more. The person can do &lt;em&gt;قضا&lt;/em&gt; for his prayer and God is likely to forgive. But God can't forgive the right of another. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think of if someone that sins, like he steals money but he's doing it because his children are hungry at home, and then think of someone stealing only because he wants to buy a lexus. Someone commits zina because he wants to have sex with 100 people or someone commits zina because his always said no for sleeping with him for the past 6 months. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the person who is sinning knowledgeable? Is he an Imam but he also steals money from the Mosque's charity box? Is he a scholar of religion but then when it comes to buying a house he tricks the seller? Or he's never been taught about the right and wrong... FYI in Islam if a free man commits zina he is to lashed X times but if a slave commits zina he is to be lashed X/2 times. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to answer your questions specifically: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is there a method to determine which of two sins is worse than&#xA;  another?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The more it is directly against Allah, the more its effect is massive and social...The more the intention is for something unworthy and the more the person sinning is knowledgeable the greater the sin is considered. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What does it mean for a sin to be worse than another?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think I already gave you an answer to taht&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In particular: is it possible that the punishment (akhira or dunya)&#xA;  for the lesser of two sins is heavier than that for the worse sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps, imagine a very very very knowledgable person who comes from great parents, has been associated with the best of ulema, starts &lt;em&gt;delaying&lt;/em&gt; his prayers his prayers for no good reason. This is &lt;strong&gt;likely&lt;/strong&gt; frowned upon much more than a normal rural person who's actually &lt;em&gt;skipping&lt;/em&gt; prayers but also never been educated Islamically, doesn't know the significance of prayer, didn't have religious parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-01-14T01:15:24.893" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T01:15:24.893" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37332" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37318" CreationDate="2017-01-14T01:10:48.650" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've never heard of those things being haram.  It's haram to consume alcohol.  If you're drinking fermented or aged grape juice then it might be of concern.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20751" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T01:10:48.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37333" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37317" CreationDate="2017-01-14T01:18:37.940" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's hard to give a definite label to something like this as haram or halal.  It's best to support institutions that are not harming or abusing other people, the environment, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We may be unwillingly supporting immorality just by paying our taxes.. but we have to exist in this world and we can only do our best and let Allah judge us based on our intentions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20751" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T01:18:37.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37318" CreationDate="2017-01-14T02:26:29.337" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's going to be what you expect: these things are halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only context I can think of where grapes (or grape juice) might be haram is if they're being (mis) used for making alcohol, as per the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah said:  Wine is cursed from ten angles: The wine itself, the one who squeezes (the grapes etc), the one for whom it is squeezed, the one who sells it, the one who buys it, the one who carries it, the one to whom it is carried, the one who consumes its price, the one who drinks it and the one who pours it. -- [grade: hasan (good)] Sunan Ibn Majah (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1277410&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is supported by an IslamWeb fatwa: &quot;There is no harm in eating any kind of grapes as they are pure and eating them does not cause any harm or drunkenness...&quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=90911&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;, 2005&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grapes&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An IslamQuest.net &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa20451&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; identifies grapes as one of the Prophet's favorite foods (referencing Sunan al-Nabiyy):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Out of the different fruits, pomegranates, melons and grapes were his favorite. He would usually have his grapes one by one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;with likewise claims at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/sunan-an-nabi-sayyid-muhammad-husayn-tabatabai/chapter-9-foods-drinks-and-table-manners&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Islam&lt;/a&gt; (referencing Makarim al-Akhlaq) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.radioislam.org.za/a/index.php/library/143-health/14191-health-benefits-of-watermelon.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Radio Islam&lt;/a&gt; (referencing &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dawood&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Dawood&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grape juice&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a hadith where the Prophet suggests drinking a drink made from grapes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ad-Daylami: We came to the Prophet and said to him: Messenger of Allah, you know who we are, from where we are and to whom we have come. He said: To Allah and His Apostle. &lt;strong&gt;We said: Messenger of Allah, we have grapes; what should we do with them? He said: Make them raisins. We then asked: What should we do with raisins? He replied: Steep them in the morning and drink in the evening, and steep them in the evening and drink in the morning.&lt;/strong&gt; Steep them in skin vessels and do not steep them in earthen jar, for it it is delayed in pressing, it becomes vinegar. -- Book of Drinks (Kitab Al-Ashribah), Sunan Abi Dawud 3710 [grade: hasan sahih] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/27/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ordinarily grape juice is halal, but fatawa warn that grape juice becomes haram if fermentation occurs, e.g.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaykh Muhammad Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Is grape juice, orange juice and so on haraam or not? ... The answer is: &lt;strong&gt;It is undoubtedly halaal, unless it has begun to ferment and developed foam on top, in which case it is haraam&lt;/strong&gt;, or if three days have passed according to the well-known view, even if it has not fermented; it still becomes haraam.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/183149&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=81335&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt; (&quot;...it is allowed to take them except if they make one drunk...&quot;) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askmufti.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=515:grape-juice-&amp;amp;catid=67:food&amp;amp;Itemid=88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskMufi.co.za&lt;/a&gt; (&quot;This is juice and Halaal to drink.&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2020-03-18T14:32:36.363" LastActivityDate="2020-03-18T14:32:36.363" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37335" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-14T03:10:59.127" Score="5" ViewCount="1138" Body="&lt;p&gt;In many places in the world, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;same-sex marriage&lt;/a&gt; is becoming legal and recognized.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is marriage between people of the same sex, either as a secular civil ceremony or in a religious setting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this growing trend, it's becoming increasingly possible that someone in a same-sex marriage could convert to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: If someone in a same-sex marriage converts to Islam, what do they need to do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Or, in other words, what is the roadmap in going from &quot;non-Muslim in same-sex marriage&quot; to &quot;good Muslim&quot;?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps getting a (legal) divorce would be required, but this strikes me as unwelcoming and may deter people from accepting Allah in their life (which is of far greater importance).  Islam is also against &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamway.net/article/11913/no-person-severs-ties-of-kinship-would-enter-paradise&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;severing ties of kinship&lt;/a&gt;.  Converts are generally considered to have their past sins erased, and I'm unsure how this enters the picture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For those who end up getting a divorce, divorces are not instantaneous, so, for a period of time, the person would be Muslim and in a same-sex marriage.  Then there are matters of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawba&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;tawba&lt;/a&gt; (repentance) to consider.  Moreover, this legal marriage would interfere if that person wished to seek an opposite-sex marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I understand some people have strong opinions on this matter; let's keep this civil please.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-14T04:35:53.107" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T11:03:11.537" Title="If someone in a same-sex marriage converts to Islam, what do they need to do?" Tags="|nikah|conversion|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37336" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37327" CreationDate="2017-01-14T05:39:22.130" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah apparently didn't want to mislead people but by making another person (the treacherous disciple of Jesus, Judas Iscariot) resemble Jesus' look, He wanted to both save Jesus and punish Judas for his treachery and malice. I recommend you reading the Gospel of Barnabas if only for getting an understanding of what a scenario like this could've really unfolded and made sense. This Gospel may not be historically verifiable as an (or the) authentic Gospel, but there are &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1465/4058&quot;&gt;Muslim scholars&lt;/a&gt; who think that the content itself testifies to its authentic origins even regardless of the explicit references to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T04:59:05.857" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37335" CreationDate="2017-01-14T09:16:12.450" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Friendships are encouraged between humans no matter what their religion is, expect if that person is wicked. (Even if it weren't about religion, distancing yourself from a destructive person is a smart life decision.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to come back to your question, I think that the first step for this person to take would be to stop engaging sexually with his partner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next step would be to learn more about Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The steps after that are going to be revealed to that person, between himself and Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20727" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-02T11:03:11.537" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T11:03:11.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35739" CreationDate="2017-01-14T09:31:05.157" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam existed since the time Adam (AS) was created. The message was always the same: Allah is one, God is one, Yahweh is one, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When we die, the first step in our judgement is going to be in the grave. And once you're in the grave, neither your mom, nor your dad is going to be by your side. It's you, what's inside your heart, and Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you believe in your heart that God is One, with no equal, then you will go to heaven. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20727" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T09:31:05.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28912" CreationDate="2017-01-14T09:40:43.030" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the authority Abi Ab’dillahi al-Nu’man ibn Basheer (ra) who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: “That which is lawful is clear and that which is unlawful is clear and between the two of them are doubtful [or ambiguous] matters about which not many people are knowledgeable. Thus, he who avoids these doubtful matters certainly clears himself in regard to his religion and his honor. But he who falls into the doubtful matters falls into that which is unlawful like the shepherd who pastures around a sanctuary, all but grazing therein. Verily every king has a sanctuary and Allah’s sanctuary is His prohibition. In the body there is a morsel of flesh which, if it be sound, all the body is sound and which, if it be diseased, all the body is diseased. This part of the body is the heart”. -- [Related by al-Bukhari and Muslim] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nawawi40/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Referring to the above EMI question, the above hadith suffices to explain what needs to be followed.  Although you may not be directly dealing with interest, in the event you miss 1 payment, bank will levy interest just like the shepherd alluded to in the hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20758" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-14T10:55:51.233" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T10:55:51.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="126" CreationDate="2017-01-14T09:48:49.787" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm sorry guys, but where is this information coming from? I don't think that this was revealed in the Quran, neither was is it said by the Prophet (SAW).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the problem with a lot of different &quot;branches&quot; of Islam. Some people start following and adoring a fellow human being, and forget that Muhammad (SAW) was the last prophet. This is Bid'a.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The term &quot;sayyid&quot; is mostly used in Sufism. In Morocco, for example, people go to this place called Zawiyah where they meet a man called Sidi Hamza and kiss his hand, asking him to bless them. In my humble opinion, this is Bid'a because instead of turning directly to Allah, they ask this man instead. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask Allah to guide is to the right way and protect us from the misguiding whispers of shaytan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, stories of slaves that were pious Muslims, Bilal for example, were revealed in the Quran and thus refute this whole concept that a person can have an &quot;innate status&quot;. What raises your status in this world and the Hereafter is how pious you are. And still, that doesn't entitle anyone to &quot;perks&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Besides, a pious person wouldn't even look for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20727" LastEditorUserId="20727" LastEditDate="2017-01-14T10:06:54.293" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T10:06:54.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37327" CreationDate="2017-01-14T10:03:41.233" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are things that only Allah knows. And like Infatuated said, we can't even imagine how the story unfolded. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe it was to test the true believers. Those who don't believe in man-made religions but in the world of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bibles have countless of versions that were created by men in power to serve their own agenda of greed. Only the Quran hasn't been changed and thus only a Muslim would believe that Jesus was a prophet of Allah and not his son. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20727" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T10:03:41.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37343" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37301" CreationDate="2017-01-14T16:38:04.067" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No.  In fact, the Prophet had a beard himself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from 'Uthman that: &lt;strong&gt;The Messenger of Allah performed ablution and ran his fingers through his beard.&lt;/strong&gt; -- The Book of Purification and its Sunnah (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1254290&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt; [grade: hasan] and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1254320&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt; [grade: sahih])&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other sahih ahadith are Abu Rimthah: &quot;...he had dyed his beard with yellow dye&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/48/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;) and Aishah: &quot;I used to put perfume on the Messenger of Allah using the best perfume I could find, until I saw the perfume glistening on his head and in his beard, before he entered Ihram&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1078740&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet in fact requested that others likewise grow theirs, although in a certain manner:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn 'Umar: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ordered trimming the mustache and leaving the beard to grow.  -- Jami` at-Tirmidhi [grade: sahih] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/629850&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As such, concerns about men's beards usually go in the other direction, e.g. &quot;Shaving the beard is haraam because of the saheeh ahaadeeth that clearly state this, and because of the general application of texts that forbid resembling the kuffaar.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/1189&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T16:38:04.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16196" CreationDate="2017-01-14T19:02:06.717" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;His claim of ana al haq (I am The Truth (Haq)) was heresy. No doubt about it. Now how should this person be treated?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general: if one person is misguiding people then think about it...what is the best way to put this man down? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think the best way is to bring him to the biggest mosque of the city and invite another scholar of Islam to sit down with him and have an academic discussion using Quran and then trash him—academically and publicly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After such no one would go to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But imagine if he is just killed for misguiding. They will make a god out of him...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if it he was only saying words then then words are to be answered with words. However if he was a person that was creating social anarchy by telling his followers lets go and attack there and there, steal money, take over than castle then he is to be executed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Depending on the case the answer is very obvious. &lt;strong&gt;My&lt;/strong&gt; historical knowledge on what he did is limited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-01-14T19:02:06.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37347" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-15T03:38:58.493" Score="5" ViewCount="54493" Body="&lt;p&gt;My husband and I have two 6-month old kittens: one male and one female which we keep as indoor pets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have concerns about the male cat, particularly as my husband and I are about to Insha’Allah have a baby soon:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;he can be rather aggressive and scratches;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;he will soon be spraying to mark his territory around the house;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;it is likely that soon, he will be mature enough to mate and we will have kittens on our hands, which we will be unable to give proper care to.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have considered having him rehomed, but he and his sister are the best of friends, so it would be such a shame to split them up and we know he will be cared for properly with us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our vet advises that we have him neutered in order to calm him down and prevent points 2 and 3 and advises that we should do so soon whilst he is still young. Is this haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20768" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-17T14:55:52.060" LastActivityDate="2022-06-17T14:55:52.060" Title="Is it haram to neuter a pet cat?" Tags="|halal-haram|pets|cats|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37348" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25090" CreationDate="2017-01-15T08:09:09.153" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You all agree that during  Roman &#xA;Empire it was called Palestine. Now even after that it was called Palestine.Up until 1940s it was called Palestine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Britain brought a lot of immigrants to Palestine in a few decades. These immigrants were less than 30 % of population but they were given over 50 % of land in 1947 to call Israel. It was Britain's way of getting the jews out of UK.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20770" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T08:09:09.153" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37349" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2355" CreationDate="2017-01-15T09:09:43.470" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Muslims, Jesus and Muhammad are prophets like Ebrahim. But Christians believe prophet itself is the God or something like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For your second question, if you are thinking in such way then why did God give pain to humans? Or why do God created predators?  And why do we can eat only vegetables and living organisms? Why can't we eat stones? Moreover, studies says that even plants also can feel pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20771" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-15T09:34:21.727" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T09:34:21.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37350" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37369" CreationDate="2017-01-15T10:10:11.617" Score="1" ViewCount="126" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since I'm unable to read Arabic, I only inspect English-language fatawa.  I'm wondering if this biases the fatawa I access.  It seems reasonable to speculate that scholars who write fatawa in Arabic might be more traditional, and have less &quot;progressive&quot; views, than English-language authors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Are English-language fatawa biased differently to Arabic-language fatawa?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T12:42:36.770" Title="Are English-language fatawa biased differently to Arabic-language fatawa?" Tags="|fatwa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37351" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35929" CreationDate="2017-01-15T10:29:18.427" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;maybe, good deads are not just pillars, but the main part of islam, which stays on that pillars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T10:29:18.427" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37353" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-15T12:40:12.760" Score="3" ViewCount="2383" Body="&lt;p&gt;I didn't find any question regarding &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_shower&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;baby showers&lt;/a&gt;, so I'll first explain what a baby shower is: it is a celebration for a lady during her 5th or 7th month of pregnancy; In this function, bangles were wore to the lady for her full hands (thus we also call it a &quot;bangle function&quot;).  I want to know whether Islam allows this function?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need authentic answer because, now that I'm pregnant, my family people are planning to do so. My intuition is that Islam does not allow this kind of function. But I want proof that this is not allowed from hadith and Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4091" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-16T09:15:41.010" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T09:15:41.010" Title="Is a baby shower permissible?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|islamic-basis|pregnancy|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37355" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-15T16:11:44.680" Score="2" ViewCount="109" Body="&lt;p&gt;I ask out of curiosity; every human must account for every neamat Allah (sut) has given e.g. For each hand, what good have you done by this hand? For the tongue, what good has it uttered?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What will beautiful girls be accountable for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13244" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T03:41:07.730" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T03:41:07.730" Title="What will beautiful girls be accountable for during hasab on account of their beauty?" Tags="|women|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37356" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-15T16:27:53.427" Score="3" ViewCount="17902" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/seekersguidance-hanafi/86286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamqa.org&lt;/a&gt; says it's tazir:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bestiality is absolutely unlawful and a major crime in Islam. This needs no explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The tradition related by Ibn `Abbas merely affirms that there is no penal punishment for the act. There are very few specifically prescribed penal punishments. However, in the event that such an act occurs, the perpetrator would be punished as per the discretion of the government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=278869&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamweb&lt;/a&gt; says the punishment is death:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bestiality is a grave sin and a reprehensible misdeed. Allaah, The Exalted, says (what means): {And do not approach immoralities – what is apparent of them and what is concealed.} [Quran 6:151] The Prophet , said: &amp;quot;Cursed is he who curses his father; cursed is he who curses his mother; cursed is he who dedicates an animal sacrifice to other than Allaah; cursed is he who meddles with the borders of someone's land (unjustly alters the landmark to encroach upon that land); cursed is he who misleads a blind person away from his path; cursed is he who has intercourse with an animal; cursed is he who does the act of the people of Loot (sodomy).&amp;quot; [Ahmad - Al-Arnaa’oot said its Isnaad (chain of narrators) is Hasan (good)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet , also said: &amp;quot;If someone engages in sexual intercourse with an animal, kill him and kill the animal.&amp;quot; [Ahmad and others - Al-Arnaa’oot said its Isnaad is Hasan]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the punishment of bestiality in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2023-03-07T16:13:09.257" Title="What is the punishment of bestiality in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37358" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37355" CreationDate="2017-01-15T19:39:37.473" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Women will be asked in what ways they used their beauty. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did they use it in Halal ways, for example to please their husbands (which is a good deed in itself) OR did they use their beauty in Haram ways such as to show off, seduce, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's well known that the concept of &lt;em&gt;Tabarruj&lt;/em&gt; (display of beauty) is one that is of disobedience to Allah (ﷻ). Allah (ﷻ) said to conceal our beauty except from deserving eyes, namely the husband. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;..do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former times of ignorance.. (33:33). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beauty is a trial for some women, who fall into society's traps and proceed to use their beauty in incorrect ways. So again, the way in which they used their beauty on earth will be addressed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastActivityDate="2017-01-15T19:39:37.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37359" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-15T20:31:19.763" Score="2" ViewCount="587" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger Of Allah (p) said: “Whoever gives a man a promise of security and kills him, I am innocent of the killer, EVEN IF THE ONE WHO WAS KILLED WAS A DISBELIEVER.” (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Tabarani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Mu’jam Al-Awsat Lil Tabarani&lt;/a&gt;, #4264)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(As at &lt;a href=&quot;https://discover-the-truth.com/2016/04/18/sanctity-of-life-if-anyone-kills-a-person-it-would-be-as-if-he-killed-all-mankind-surah-532/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;discover-the-truth.com&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this hadith authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20777" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-16T01:13:47.783" LastActivityDate="2017-01-24T15:12:48.957" Title="Is this hadith about not killing a kafir under protection authentic?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37360" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-15T21:12:18.553" Score="1" ViewCount="6681" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today I have found an Amulet / Taveez / Talisman that have my name on it and it contains 4 little paper pieces with devil names written on it with some numbers as well in my house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have dumped it in a canal but I have a picture of it but don't know sharing it would cause me any harm or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please can anyone help me understanding what it was about?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14164" LastEditorUserId="14164" LastEditDate="2017-03-26T15:30:53.083" LastActivityDate="2019-09-26T09:42:27.357" Title="How to understand an Amulet / Taveez / Talisman containing devil names?" Tags="|islamic-scholar|tawiz|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="15" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37361" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-15T21:44:37.833" Score="5" ViewCount="2685" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslim men are told to leave the beard and trim the moustache. There is some discussion whether you can trim more than a fistful of the beard. Besides that can you trim the hairs if they are sticking out or growing unequally for example? Or are you just supposed to leave and keep as &quot;tidy&quot; as possible by combing and using beard oil to press the hair together?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly can you remove the hair on the neck? Does this constitute the beard area?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20778" LastActivityDate="2022-02-21T06:07:30.743" Title="Tidying beard by trimming allowed?" Tags="|taharah|men|fitrah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37364" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-16T04:18:55.547" Score="2" ViewCount="5003" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is tissue paper enough to clean after urinating according to four madhabs?  What is the consensus of the present scholars?  I'm seeking a broad answer to this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19374" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-16T05:14:56.830" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T07:42:06.693" Title="Is tissue paper enough to clean after urinating according to four madhabs?" Tags="|sunni|najis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37365" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37403" CreationDate="2017-01-16T05:14:03.173" Score="2" ViewCount="235" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can anyone provide me several authentic tafseer for the Quranic verse 5:12?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And Allah had already taken a covenant from the Children of Israel, and We delegated from among them twelve leaders. And Allah said, &quot;I am with you. If you establish prayer and give zakah and believe in My messengers and support them and loan Allah a goodly loan, I will surely remove from you your misdeeds and admit you to gardens beneath which rivers flow. But whoever of you disbelieves after that has certainly strayed from the soundness of the way.&quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5:12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 5:12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ayah is taken as the base for understanding &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imamat_Day&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imamat&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelver&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shia ithna ashari&lt;/a&gt;. I want to better understand this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8870" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-17T08:47:28.917" LastActivityDate="2017-01-17T23:07:32.257" Title="Seeking authentic tafseer for Qur'an 5:12 to better understand the Shia Imamat?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|shiism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37367" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-16T06:16:47.070" Score="2" ViewCount="78" Body="&lt;p&gt;Someone I know proposed to me a kind of a &quot;job&quot;. It is something based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;cryptocurrencies&lt;/a&gt;, and there is an earning plan, binary system, and commission, where we produce coins by renting a server which digs/mines coins for us.  There are different levels of investing, explained in this YouTube presentation: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xl-Oq_aGE4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xl-Oq_aGE4&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A lot of people I know are investing in this, and they earn money. So if it's legal, I would like to not miss a chance to earn money and if it is a large amount, help family, friends, people in need with this money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://coinspace.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;CoinSpace&lt;/a&gt; is the first network marketing company that provides cloud service mining investors, networkers and giving beginners the opportunity to be part of the rapidly growing industry of the crypto-mint.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you see, it's lot of promises, and there are already evidence that it works.  But I don't want to partake in this, if it's not legal in the eyes of God. I prefer being poor on Earth if the Creator does not bless in my work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is some haram points, can you tell me if it is halal to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Invest with two friends; initially investing a big amount, and don't need to &quot;take&quot; the money of others to make bigger turnover. E.g., we jointly invest 36,000 Euros, and we will be able to profit of the 1,000 Euro/day earning plan, so it is 30,000 Euro/month so we can divide this into 3 equal parts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is ok to only rent a digging server, and just sell the produced coins to the company?  Or save them until the introduction of the crypto money to the stock market? And not to invest on the others things like binary, and commissions stuff?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20781" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-16T07:31:06.660" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T07:31:06.660" Title="Is it possible to invest or participate in cryptocurrencies (e.g. Bitcoin) in a halal way?" Tags="|halal-haram|money|technology|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-01-20T04:38:11.687" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37368" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-16T08:36:42.327" Score="4" ViewCount="175" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please explain to me what is the meaning of the Indonesian word &lt;em&gt;ghibtoh&lt;/em&gt;, with references to the Quran and hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The article &lt;a href=&quot;https://rumaysho.com/1586-hanya-boleh-hasad-pada-dua-orang.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hanya Boleh Hasad pada Dua Orang&lt;/a&gt; refers to the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لاَ حَسَدَ إِلاَّ فِى اثْنَتَيْنِ رَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ مَالاً فَسُلِّطَ عَلَى هَلَكَتِهِ فِى الْحَقِّ ، وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ الْحِكْمَةَ ، فَهْوَ يَقْضِى بِهَا وَيُعَلِّمُهَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;referenced as &quot;HR. &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/3/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari no. 73&lt;/a&gt; dan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/6/324&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim no. 816&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, and is translated to the following in Indonesian:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tidak boleh hasad (&lt;strong&gt;ghibtoh&lt;/strong&gt;) kecuali pada dua orang, yaitu orang yang Allah anugerahkan padanya harta lalu ia infakkan pada jalan kebaikan dan orang yang Allah beri karunia ilmu (Al Qur’an dan As Sunnah), ia menunaikan dan mengajarkannya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Simple or detailed answers are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20745" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T06:37:26.927" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T06:37:26.927" Title="What does the Indonesian word &quot;ghibtoh&quot; mean?" Tags="|hadith|definitions|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37350" CreationDate="2017-01-16T10:06:17.430" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Now that I'm back a bit longer &quot;answer&quot; ;). I guess by biased you mean adapted to circumstances of Muslims living in a non-Muslim country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My answer is based on my experience as a Muslim living in Germany, so whether you count it as a satisfactory answer or not is up to you :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think that on some fatwa sites such as islamqa and islamweb the English versions of fatwas are no more than a translation made by a Translator not a mufti based on the original fatwa which was given or dictated by a scholar (mufti).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About 10 years ago a couple of known scholars such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Said_Ramadan_Al-Bouti&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bouty&lt;/a&gt; (may Allah have mercy with him) &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habib_Ali_al-Jifri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Jafri&lt;/a&gt;, ibn Hamza &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%89_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%B2%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;مصطفى بن حمزة&lt;/a&gt; and others during a &quot;congress&quot; in Frankfurt have invited and called Muslims in Germany to let some of them take classes and training (by scholars they would suggest) to become muftis and scholars as there is a necessity of such scholars for Muslims who live as a minority in non-Muslim countries to have their own scholars who are able to do ijtihad in matters related to Muslims in such a situation. So the fiqh in non-Muslim countries should be adapted to the local situation. The idea was to train students who are aware of the situation in their local communities to become able for ifta' (giving fatwa).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Why? Most so called scholars who live in these countries are self-made scholars, or scholars indoctrinated by Saudi-Arabia or functionaries of the Turkish ministry of Religious matters (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish-Islamic_Union_for_Religious_Affairs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DITIB&lt;/a&gt;) so most of them are giving fatwa based on their doctrine not even thinking of the local circumstances. Of course there are counter-examples as some of the al-Azhar Students/Scholars, but most of the Imams in Germany who are neither legates of the Turkish Ministry (in DITIB mosques) or followers of the (inner Turkish opposition) like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mill%C3%AE_G%C3%B6r%C3%BC%C5%9F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Milli Görüs&lt;/a&gt; or ATIB and a few other rather national Groups (Macedonian, Bosnian, Albanian etc.) are self-made scholars and Imams who are mostly following the salafi doctrine. I can't say much about non sunni-mosques, as the only shi'a mosque i ever visited is in Hamburg at a time I was too young to recall.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know to what extent the situation is better elsewhere, but as far as I've experienced the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Council_for_Fatwa_and_Research&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;European Fatwa council&lt;/a&gt; is giving somewhat biased and adapted fatwas. I'll assume that this would be the case for other fatwa councils for other Muslim communities in non-Muslim countries around the world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically you must be aware that most of the scholars in non-Muslim countries will either follow in their fatwas their given doctrine (school of fiqh etc.) or their hawa and nafs unless they are part of one of the fatwa councils (in fact there's a council of German Imams, but I don't see the declared fatwas of this council applied in most of the mosques I've visited so far, this needs a lot of elaboration with the help of an active community as we need here on the site too).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've posted some of these fatwas before in some of my answers:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/14813/ramadan-is-there-a-solution-to-long-summer-days&quot;&gt;Ramadan: is there a solution to long summer days?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/57/how-are-praying-times-handled-in-countries-with-a-long-day-light&quot;&gt;How are praying times handled in countries with a long day light?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/26384/what-to-do-after-converting-to-islam-while-happily-married-to-a-non-muslim-husba&quot;&gt;What to do after converting to Islam while happily married to a non-Muslim husband?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I can't say whether English fatwas are biased differently, as i have only found a few of these fatwas translated so far. But on the whole in most cases the English text would be a (more or less good/accurate) translation of a former Arabic fatwa!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T12:42:36.770" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36986" CreationDate="2017-01-16T13:21:24.003" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First I'll try to make things clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wali:&lt;/strong&gt; Is the guardian of a lady. &lt;strong&gt;If alive the 1st and only choice is her father&lt;/strong&gt; and after that the closest male relatives (but only if the father doesn't exist) such as brother or grandfather (the correct order of which is to be asked first needs to be checked as there are different opinions according madhhabs, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/39553/who-can-be-wali-and-in-what-order&quot;&gt;Who can be wali, and in what order?&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The woman’s guardian is her father, then his father (her grandfather), then her son, then his son (her grandson – if she has a son), then her full brother, then her brother through her father only, then her brothers’ sons, then paternal uncles, then their sons, then the father’s paternal uncles, then the ruler. See: al-Mughni (9/355). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wakil/Wakeel:&lt;/strong&gt; Is any person who is &lt;strong&gt;legally appointed by the Wali to represent him&lt;/strong&gt; in a situation like marriage: In this case he is basically ordered to say whether the wali is accepting the marriage or refusing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means either the father is needed to be present during the 'aqd an-Nikah or he needs to be represented by his wakeel!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So if the option of a wakeel is available the father just need to appoint him by a letter in which he (if necessary) even make his &quot;acceptance or refutation&quot; clear and the most important content of this letter is that this wakeel is clearly appointed by the father (for example by an IDCard# or anything that would help to clearly identify him). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Else if the father refuses for no good reasons&lt;/strong&gt; ((For example the boy is not a practicing Muslim or drinks alcohol etc.) the girl can go to a &lt;strong&gt;shari'a court&lt;/strong&gt; and ask them to take the guardianship away or repeal it from her father.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Note that however this might be a legal and permissible option it would be a time-killing act especially if the judge is not willing or accepting to do so, except if father is really out of his mind, for any reason and don't want to let  his daughter get married at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be honest an Imam or judge can be a guardian if the father is not present, but no Imam or judge who knows the rulings of Allah well would accept this duty if the guardian (father) of the (born Muslim) girl is alive! A clear exception is the case of a convert girl, as non-Muslims can't be guardian for a Muslim woman (but in case of marriage among women from people of the book the rule of guardianship applies), here it's usual for an Imam or Judge to play the role of the guardian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if possible the girl should convince her father to appoint a wakeel and convince him to accept the marriage. If necessary with the help of her future husband or any relative (like her auntie) who could help her to convince her guardian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note that anything anybody except the father is saying is irrelevant. As only the father can accept or refuse the marriage as a guardian, so in case he is delaying the marriage due to respect for his family he might be committing a sin and therefore the intervention of a court is highly requested and recommended.&lt;/strong&gt; As the father doesn't fulfill his duty as guardian in the correct manner. But maybe things can be spoken out before taking this step!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This fatwa on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/247217&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #247217&lt;/a&gt; indirectly gives a solution:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a woman gets married without a guardian, or the imam of the mosque does her marriage contract even though she has a guardian, then there is a difference of opinion among the fuqaha’ concerning such a marriage. If it happens, it is not to be annulled, in light of the difference of scholarly opinion concerning that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so maybe getting married by the Imam of a mosque could be a solution, but you must check or get certain that this marriage would not be annulled by the authorities at where you live... This could fall under trickery, but might be a solution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In any case I would recommend the girl to think and reflect about it long and deep enough as marriage is a decision for life or at least should be! Both parties must be aware that this solution might cause big issues in the relationship between the spouses and the family of the wife!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fatwa also describes the legal way of &quot;transferring&quot; the guardianship to an other guardian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-06-05T13:48:17.037" LastActivityDate="2018-06-05T13:48:17.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37372" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37368" CreationDate="2017-01-16T13:23:37.823" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a good form of jealousy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both jealousy and ghibtoh you see someone having something better than you. However:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In jealousy, every time you see the person you hate them publically or in your heart, you mock them, you wish they would not have what they have.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In ghibtoh, you say lucky him. May Allah give him more. May Allah also give me some. I'm  happy for him. I look up to him. etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both are actions of the heart, both can also have physical manifestations ie you &lt;strong&gt;speak&lt;/strong&gt; out about it or &lt;strong&gt;do&lt;/strong&gt; something about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T13:23:37.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37250" CreationDate="2017-01-16T14:11:33.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here some findings which might be relevant:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one doesn't do his prayer well (correct wudu, on time, take his time for each movement), might or might not be pardoned by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abdullah ibn Sunabihi:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  AbuMuhammad fancies that witr prayer is essential. (Hearing this) Ubadah ibn as-Samit said: AbuMuhammad was wrong. I bear witness that I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Allah, the Exalted, has made five prayers obligatory. If anyone performs ablution for them well, offers them at their (right) time, and observes perfectly their bowing and submissiveness in them, it is the guarantee of Allah that He will pardon him; if anyone does not do so, there is no guarantee for him on the part of Allah; He may pardon him if He wills, and punish him if He wills. (sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prayer is (rather) invalid if one doesn't do a correct prostration and ruku':&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunan ibn Majah &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1309190&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1309180&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, Sunan an-Nasa'i &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/11/152&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/12/83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/117&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; and also by Imam Ahmad in his Musnad with a good narrator chain as quoted &lt;a href=&quot;http://m.moheet.com/2014/09/07/2135581/%D8%A3%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB-%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A9.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamonline.net/2880&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamonline&lt;/a&gt; there was a Fatwa asking about a statement &#xA;&quot;ليس للمرء من صلاته إلا ما عَقَل منها&quot; whether it is a hadith or not. The statement can be translated as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A person only earns or get rewarded for what he remembered of his prayer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer there says that this is a statement from al-Ehya' of Imam al-Ghazali which was commented by al-'Iraqi (The hadith hafidh who examined and qualified etc. the ahadith of this book) who said: I've bever found it marfo' (as saying of sahabi who attributed it to the Prophet (). But the meaning seems to go ahead with other statements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T14:11:33.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37300" CreationDate="2017-01-16T14:47:46.307" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of these books might be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;al-Tadhkirah fī Aḥwāl al-Mawtá wa-Umūr al-Ākhirah التذكرة في أحوال الموتى وأمور الآخرة (Reminder of the Conditions of the Dead and the Matters of the Hereafter): a book dealing with the topics of death, the punishments of the grave, the endtimes and the day of resurrection of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qurtubi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam al-Qurtobi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beside&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;al-Budur as-Safirah fi ahwal al-Akhirah البدور السافرة في أحوال الآخرة of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Suyuti&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam as-Suyuti&lt;/a&gt; (not one of his better works as it seems).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&#xA;al-Bohor az-Zakhirah fi 'ulumi al-Akhirah &amp;quot;البحور الزاخرة في علوم الآخرة&#xA;of as-Safaryani &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;محمد بن أحمد السفاريني&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you could make clear what topics these books should address I could try to give you a more detailed list see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/194067&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic) on a book reference on the topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-24T10:06:19.577" LastActivityDate="2021-12-24T10:06:19.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37361" CreationDate="2017-01-16T15:03:24.427" Score="-6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Having a beard is sunnah and isn't mandatory. Just because the rasul did it doesn't mean u have to. As long as you don't look bad then trim it otherwise you will look like a gorilla. Muslims need to be clean, therefore trimming your beard so it looks clean. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20711" LastActivityDate="2017-01-16T15:03:24.427" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37378" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33488" CreationDate="2017-01-16T18:24:59.417" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What it means by the true beneficiaries of their belief were them. &lt;strong&gt;It means that they had belief and they used it in such a way that Allah over-ruled his own divine principle.&lt;/strong&gt; It's a principle that when Allah decides to destroy a nation for something. He never reverts his decision. But &lt;strong&gt;only these people asked for forgiveness in such a way that Allah reversed his decision.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;strong&gt;not to compare with others&lt;/strong&gt;, it's just a good thing about that which Allah has told us through Quran. That this is how to get true benefit from your faith. &lt;strong&gt;Allah tells stories of the past nations in Quran only because we can learn from them.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qatadah said: &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;No town has denied the truth and then believed when&#xA;they saw the scourge, and then their belief benefited them, with the&#xA;exception of the people of Yunus&lt;/strong&gt;. When they lost their Prophet and&#xA;they thought that the scourge was close upon them, Allah sent through&#xA;their hearts the desire to repent. So they wore woolen fabrics and&#xA;they separated each animal from its offspring. They then cried out to&#xA;Allah for forty nights. When Allah saw the truth in their hearts and&#xA;that they were sincere in their repentance and regrets, He removed the&#xA;scourge from them.'' Qatadah said: &amp;quot;It was mentioned that the people&#xA;of Yunus were in Naynawa, the land of Mosul.'' This was also reported&#xA;from Ibn Mas&lt;code&gt;ud, Mujahid, Sa&lt;/code&gt;id bin Jubayr and others from the Salaf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read further &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alim.org/library/quran/AlQuran-tafsir/TIK/10/98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafseer(explanation) of this ayah&lt;/a&gt; for more details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2021-11-30T08:32:58.130" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T08:32:58.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37379" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-16T18:53:03.800" Score="3" ViewCount="10680" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is this hadith reported by Ahmad reported in Mishkat Al Masabih and by Al-Tirmidhi  authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Darda' reported God's messenger as saying, &quot;God created Adam when He created him and struck his right shoulder and brought forth his offspring white like small ants. And he struck his left shoulder and brought forth his offspring BLACK as though they were charcoal. Then He said to the party on his right said, 'To paradise, and I do not care', and He said to the party in his left shoulder 'To hell, and I do not care'.&quot; Ahmad transmitted it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20777" LastEditorDisplayName="user22565" LastEditDate="2017-06-29T21:53:58.167" LastActivityDate="2022-08-11T23:03:20.383" Title="Is this hadith authentic about Adam striking offspring from his shoulders?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37382" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-17T01:44:26.210" Score="3" ViewCount="227" Body="&lt;p&gt;I play game called &lt;a href=&quot;http://na.leagueoflegends.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;League of Legends&lt;/a&gt; and because of me, two of my friends started playing it also.  I know playing games is a sin, my question is: Do I get their sins when they play it? As in, when they play alone, do I get their sins?  And when we are together, do I get them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20788" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T05:51:57.480" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T05:51:57.480" Title="My friends play computer games because of me; does their use of these games count as a sin for me?" Tags="|halal-haram|game|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37383" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-17T01:46:36.660" Score="2" ViewCount="59" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam everyone &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There has always been a lot of discussion about which hadiths are authentic and which are not. The presence of non authentic hadiths suggests that some people modified or made up hadiths. There is always the possibility that all the non authentic ones were slowly modified over time by people unaware of it, but it seems unlikely, especially since the &quot;uncertainty period&quot; is quite short (the period before all of them were written in many different sources).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has anyone ever been punished for this ? What would be/was the corresponding punishment ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastActivityDate="2017-01-17T01:46:36.660" Title="Has anyone ever been punished for making up hadiths?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|punishment|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37384" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37431" CreationDate="2017-01-17T03:42:15.527" Score="2" ViewCount="5504" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always have eaten halal meat and nothing else. &#xA;I am now in the USA and some places have no halal places at all so it can be difficult at times to eat meat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was informed that Allah SWT has given us permission for eating meat which has been permissible to &quot;the people of the book&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is this correct? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If so, does this mean I can go to a restaurant, say &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.olivegarden.com/home&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Olive Garden&lt;/a&gt; (Italian) or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pizzahut.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pizza Hut&lt;/a&gt; or something like that and can have chicken?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you for clarifications. It makes it difficult when you are in an area that does not have halal places or at least very difficult to access therefore I stick to vegetarian meals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T07:46:58.877" LastActivityDate="2023-03-29T18:06:31.853" Title="Is it permissible to eat meat in Western restaurants given that it is permissible to eat meat from People of the Book?" Tags="|food|non-muslim-countries|meat|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37386" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37559" CreationDate="2017-01-17T04:03:18.857" Score="3" ViewCount="61723" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was praying isha, after which and going for tahajjud (night prayer) while I checked my mobile for my mother messaged but instagram was open after unlocking my mobile and there was something nasty (nude) photo came to the feed. Is my wudu broken?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-17T07:25:09.773" LastActivityDate="2022-09-06T18:37:36.617" Title="Is my wudu valid if I saw something nasty?" Tags="|salat|wudu|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37135" CreationDate="2017-01-17T09:13:25.507" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer the Question we need to take a deep look at the Isnad (Narrator Chain) of this hadith, as some scholars (a-Shafi'i and abu Hanifa) consider the content as valid based on ahadith such as the one of &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/730200&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn 'Abbas&lt;/a&gt; and the quotes of some sahaba and tabi'yn from Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/8/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; while the hadith al-Bukhari quotes suggests that the thigh actually is not 'awrah as people saw the whitness of the thigh of our prophet (), see also in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/44/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;! This view is one statement of imam Ahmad and the view of 'Ata' ibn abi Rabah, Dawoid a-Dhahiri, ibn Jarir at-Tabari and abu Sa'id al-Istikhari (a shafi'i scholar). Nevertheless the opposite view has more evidences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the narrator chain were abu Dawod is quoting those people whom transmitted the hadith until Ali ibn Abi Talib ()&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ سَهْلٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ &lt;strong&gt;أُخْبِرْتُ&lt;/strong&gt; عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A first look says that there's an Issue between two narrators, as the verb أُخْبِرْتُ (bold in text) is in passive form and means &lt;em&gt;I've been told by&lt;/em&gt; and this person is not quoted, but it has quoted the rest of the chain from Habib ibn abi Thabit &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A8_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%8A_%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِت&lt;/a&gt;. Note that some scholars consider Habib ibn abi Thabit (? - 119a.H.) as a mudalis مدلس even if he was a great faqih of his time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So here we already have a narrator missing, we don't know him, and don't know his grade of credibility or trustworthiness (Once a Muhadith is hiding a narrator in his chain others begin to investiagte, as the chances are high that this person is not a good reference!)!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This is an indication for tadlees تدليس which is hiding a weakness either in the content or narrator chain of a hadith, a person who do so is considered as a Mudalis, some scholars were doing this only to have a higher sanad (shorter chain) because for example he didn't hear the hadith from his teacher, but from a mate student, so he didn't want to quote his mate and quoted the source of his mates source! This kind of tadlees might not be considered as negative if those people were trustworthy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the major Issue in this hadith. Ibn Majah used the same chain but didn't use the passive form of the verb as if ibn Juraij &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B2_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AC&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ابْنِ جُرَيْج&lt;/a&gt; (80a.H. -150 a.h: according wikipedia) has directly narrated from Habib ibn abi Thabit, this sounds a bit doubtful, as we know that abu Dawod (in his compilation) seems to indicate that these two people didn't meet or hear from each other the wikipedia entery about both seems to support this! This could be a next step to investigate in the chain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From the commentary of sunan abi Dawod&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AAbadi &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%82_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B8%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%A2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;آبادي&lt;/a&gt; in his 'awn al-m'abood &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=55&amp;amp;ID=1521&amp;amp;idfrom=6957&amp;amp;idto=6976&amp;amp;bookid=55&amp;amp;startno=5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;عون المعبود&lt;/a&gt; (~The aid of the worshiped) discussed other narrators saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The intermediary between ibn Juraij and Habib ibn abi Thabit was al-Hassan ibn Dhakwan الحسن بن ذكوان which is considered as a rather weak narrator (al-Bukhari only compiled one of his ahadith, which is backed-up by a similar narration, as quoted in this thread discussing &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=319474&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Habib ibn abi Thabit&lt;/a&gt;) he is also listed as the #449 narrator in the book الكامل في معرفة ضعفاء المحدثين وعلل الحديث al-Kamil fi ma'rifati do'afa' al-mohhaditheen wa 'illal al Hadith (~The complete in the distinction of the weak narrators and weaknesses in Hadith) of ibn 'ady al-Jurjani &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;أبو أحمد بن عدي الجرجاني&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far the first weakness quoted by Aabadi!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second is that even if in this case Habib ibn abi Thabit has given a full narrator chain as it seems he has never met 'Asim ibn Damrah عاصم بن ضمرة himself so there has been an other intermediate (2nd tadlees). al-Bazzar &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%A8%D9%83%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;البزار&lt;/a&gt; said it was 'Amr ibn Khalid al-Wasiti عمرو بن خالد الواسطي, who is matrook (left aside meaning his Hadith is not trustworthy) and even declared as a liar by Waki' &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B9_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;وكيع&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Arabic wikipedia biography of Habib is quoting a statement of abu Dawod&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن أبى داود : ليس لحبيب عن عاصم بن ضمرة شىء يصح&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (My own translation take it with care)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;There's nothing sane (sahih) Habib has narrated from 'Asim ibn Damrah!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what finally could abu Dawod mean by his comment:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This tradition disagrees with the generally reported traditions (nakarah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From above I'd say that he means however this tradition might be true the chain which delivers it has more than one issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the fiqh ruling&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if it was not asked I think it would be beneficial to cover the interpretation of this hadith too.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;We may find in hashiat as-Sindi on Sunan ibn Majah حاشية السندى على ابن ماجة this statement made by as-Sindi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَنْظُرْ إِلَى فَخِذِ حَيٍّ وَلَا مَيِّتٍ أَيْ مِمَّنْ لَا يَجُوزُ لَكَ النَّظَرُ إِلَى &lt;strong&gt;عَوْرَتِهِ&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sub&gt;My own translation take it carefully&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  and do not look at the thigh of the living and the dead means from those you are not allowed to look at their &lt;strong&gt;'awrah&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means for example a husband could look at the thigh of his wife and vice versa. As you may find in the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;from his father, from his grandfather, who said: &quot;I said: 'O Prophet of Allah! Regarding our 'Awrah, what of it must we cover and what of it may we leave?' He said: &lt;strong&gt;'Protect your 'Awrah except from your wife or what your right hand possesses.'&lt;/strong&gt; He said: &quot;I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! What about when some people are with others?' He said: 'If you are able to not let anyone see it then do not let them see it.'&quot; He said: &quot;I said: 'O Prophet of Allah! What about when one of us is alone?' He said: 'Allah is more deserving of being shy from Him than the people.'&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/730180&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/33/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1319960&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that any hadith saying that the prophet () said it is not allowed to be naked in front of his/her spouse has weaknesses which lead the scholars to allow it. Nevertheless it seems that the prophet () has never been totally naked in front of (some of) his wives due to the a hadith attributed to 'Aisha -which seems da'if or even munkar- which was mentioned in ibn al-Humams &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ابن الهمام&lt;/a&gt;  fath al-Qadir فتح القدير (a commentary on al-Hidaya -in Hanafi fiqh-) without quoting any source saying that neither the prophet () saw anything from her nor she did, while we know that he bathed with some of his other wives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-08-08T07:03:15.233" LastActivityDate="2018-08-08T07:03:15.233" CommentCount="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37391" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37359" CreationDate="2017-01-17T10:53:37.937" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith content is authentic it has been compiled in many hadith compilations and at least three different sahabah with different narrator chains. So the meaning of the hadith fit well!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By Abdullah ibn Amr() in sahih al-Bukhari &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/87/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/58/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; and in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1327880&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;By Abu Bakrah () in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/45/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasai&lt;/a&gt; and sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/15/284&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And by abu Hurrairah () in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1327890&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All these ahadith say that any non-Muslim under the protection of Muslims is haram for killing this applies also for those who enter a Muslim country for business etc. as they have basically been allowed to enter, Muslims should protect them!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to at-Tabarni's narrations:&#xA;I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=86&amp;amp;ID=557&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; in his as-Sagheer and &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=85&amp;amp;bookhad=6611&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; in al-Awsat which both go ahead with the content of &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1327910&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; from sunan ibn Majah which is qualified as sahih and the hadith is also in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=6&amp;amp;bookhad=21439&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Musnad Ahmad&lt;/a&gt; and others such as al-Hakim in his mustadrak and an &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=86&amp;amp;bookhad=37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;other version&lt;/a&gt; in at-Tabarni's as-Sagheer, which has a better narrator chain, but the issue is that this is a unique chain. Note that as-Suddi السدي (a common narrator of both versions of at-Tabarni is considerd as da'if by some scholars like ibn Ma'yn ) while the common narrator of al-Musnad and sunan ibn Majah Abdulmalik ibn 'Omayr عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ is &quot;only known&quot; for mixing narrations.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;So the versions which include as-Suddi of at-Tabarani are less reliable than the others. And the one with good and trustworthy narrators has no backup by any other narrator chain in any other hadith compilation. Also note that the narrations compiled by other authors than at-Tabarani exclude the part &quot;Even if the one who was killed was a disbeliever&quot;! Al-Bazzar said that this addition only appears in as-Suddi's narrations!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-01-24T15:12:48.957" LastActivityDate="2017-01-24T15:12:48.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37392" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-17T11:31:19.253" Score="2" ViewCount="3052" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I read about marriages in Islam, sometimes I see this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... A husband, therefore, has the responsibility of taking care of his wife, protecting her, &lt;strong&gt;defending her honor&lt;/strong&gt;, and fulfilling her needs regarding her religion and her worldly life. ...&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-264-3151.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamToday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He should defend her whenever she is slandered&lt;/strong&gt; or spoken ill of behind her back.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamswomen.com/marriage/fiqh_of_marriage_8.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam's Women&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I'm not sure how reliable these sources are.  We also encounter the problem: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/37675/17163&quot;&gt;How can I practically determine what &amp;quot;should&amp;quot; means?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is a Muslim husband required to defend the honor of his wife if someone speaks negatively of her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm seeking some solid evidence (e.g. quotes from the Qur'an or Sunnah, or fatawa whose opinions are derived from reliable sources).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The current answer seems to have misunderstood the question.  I'm not asking if a husband is forbidden from speaking negatively about his wife; I'm asking if it's sin for him to not defend his wife when someone else speaks negatively of her.  Or, at least, if it's largely expected of a husband to defend his wife's honor in such circumstances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-04-13T04:10:13.033" Title="Is a Muslim husband required to defend the honor of his wife if someone speaks negatively of her?" Tags="|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37393" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37275" CreationDate="2017-01-17T11:33:10.390" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all calling it &quot;the shahada&quot; is strictly speaking wrong, as these are two shahadat and they are called a-shahadatayn الشهادتين or a-Shahadatan الشهادتان (depending on grammatical circumstances, for example the later would apply in the Beginning of a sentence) in Arabic. Arabic has a dual plural ( a plural for two people).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you need to testify two things to be called a Muslim:  First testify that Allah is the one and only God &lt;strong&gt;and&lt;/strong&gt; secondly that Muhammad is the/a Messenger of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The most important isn't to testify it by saying it only, but you need to believe it as well&lt;/strong&gt;, as you may conclude from the some of reports like the well known &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/1/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith of Jibreel&lt;/a&gt; (where we are taught the meanings of Islam, &lt;em&gt;iman&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;ihssan/ehssan&lt;/em&gt;) which includes your first version (the same version as in the &lt;em&gt;adhan&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;iqamah&lt;/em&gt;) or this &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/2/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith of 'Omar ()&lt;/a&gt; explaining the meaning of Islam) and this statement of his son Abdullah ibn 'Omar ():&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... &quot;O son of my brother! Islam is founded on five principles, i.e. &lt;strong&gt;believe in Allah and His Apostle&lt;/strong&gt;, the five compulsory prayers, the fasting of the month of Ramadan, the payment of Zakat, and the Hajj to the House (of Allah).&quot; ... (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/178412&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Each of your two options does this perfectly even if the meaning is a bit different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A detailed explanation of the words of the two shahadah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَشْهَدُ : &lt;em&gt;ashhadu&lt;/em&gt; - means for us who have not witnessed Muhammad () &quot;I testify&quot; a more correct translation might be &quot;I witness&quot;, but that doesn't make sense in this context, (the verb -past form- is &lt;em&gt;shahida&lt;/em&gt; شَهِدَ) you could also say &quot;أنا أَشْهَدُ&quot; (&lt;em&gt;anaa ashhadu&lt;/em&gt;) with the emphasis on the pronoun &lt;strong&gt;I&lt;/strong&gt;  which in this example is explicitly quoted!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;IMO this verb or this expression is essential to call any following statement a &lt;em&gt;shahadah&lt;/em&gt; (in jurisprudence any testimony you make is called a &lt;em&gt;shahadah&lt;/em&gt; how ever you might use an other wording)!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;أَنْ : &lt;em&gt;an&lt;/em&gt; - means &quot;that&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;لاَ : &lt;em&gt;la&lt;/em&gt; - stays for &quot;no&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;إِلَهَ: &lt;em&gt;ilaha&lt;/em&gt; - stays for &quot;deity&quot;, according to the pronunciation it could also be written إِلَاهَ because the &lt;em&gt;alif&lt;/em&gt; is emphasized and prolonged!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;إِلاَّ: &lt;em&gt;illa&lt;/em&gt; - describes an exception so it means &quot;expect&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;اللَّهُ : &lt;em&gt;Allah(u)&lt;/em&gt; - is the Arabic word describing the one and only God. The diacritic must not be pronounced.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;وَ : &lt;em&gt;wa&lt;/em&gt; - is almost everywhere an &quot;and&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;أَشْهَدُ : has been explained as this is a repetition, note that this repetition is not necessary to say the (two) shahadah (see for example the shi'a addition وعليٌ وليُّ الله which has no ashhadu in front of it), but it gives more emphasize to the meaning!&lt;br&gt;&#xA; أَنَّ : &lt;em&gt;anna&lt;/em&gt; - is an other form to express &quot;that&quot; the reason why here there's more emphasize on the second letter &quot;n&quot; is that the following word allows this, so this should be the standard expression in Arabic to express an Arabic synonym of the English &quot;that&quot;!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;مُحَمَّدًا : &lt;em&gt;Muhammadan&lt;/em&gt; - Muhammad is the name of the Prophet of Islam as you know, note that in Arabic almost all nouns must follow the rules of grammar! An interesting investigation for the &lt;a href=&quot;https://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/123866/arabic-language/123886#123886&quot;&gt;Arabic proposal&lt;/a&gt; would be: Why is it مُحَمَّدًا and not مُحَمَّدٌ (&lt;em&gt;Muhammadun&lt;/em&gt;) because the &lt;em&gt;wa&lt;/em&gt; (and) might grammatically imply the later!  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we have options such as:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;عَبْدُهُ : &lt;em&gt;'abduhu&lt;/em&gt; - meaning HIS servant.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;وَرَسُولُهُ : &lt;em&gt;wa rassuluhu&lt;/em&gt; - note here is an other hidden &lt;em&gt;wa&lt;/em&gt; and so it means and HIS messenger the last letter (&lt;em&gt;hu&lt;/em&gt;) refers to (HIM) Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This version of &quot;the shahadah&quot; is the one from at-tashahud as quoted in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/12/136&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ahadith like this one&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or&lt;br&gt;&#xA;رَسُولُ : &lt;em&gt;rassulu&lt;/em&gt; - meaning the Messenger.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;اللَّهِ : &lt;em&gt;Allahi&lt;/em&gt; - this is tricky as the last diacritic at the &quot;h&quot; of  the word Allah (&lt;em&gt;hi&lt;/em&gt;) gives the meaning: of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that during &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adhan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;adhan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iqama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;iqamah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; you are quoting &quot;the shahadah&quot;, so basically a Muslim quotes them at least ten times a day!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More expressions and references from the sunnah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are links for other expressions of the two shahadah (some include more than that) which have been quoted in ahadith I haven't quoted so far:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the authority of &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/1/47&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Obadah ibn as-Samit ()&lt;/a&gt; (including 'Isa in the shahadah).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/2/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;famous hadith&lt;/a&gt; which is used as an indication for Islam being a violent religion.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;On the authority of &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/80/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abdullah ibn Masu'd ()&lt;/a&gt; (about tashahud).&#xA;And finally on the authority of &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/40/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'Aas ()&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to add that the sect of Quranist says that the second part of the shahdah is shirk! This isn't true as it is a true statement in which we declare and affirm that Muhammad is Allah's Messenger note that the Quran is full of statements affirming this, so this objection is meaningless, as we nowhere attribute to Muhammad () something more than him being a human, a Prophet and a Messenger of Allah which is far away of setting him equal to Allah or calling him deity, which is the meaning of shirk!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2020-02-10T10:29:07.850" LastActivityDate="2020-02-10T10:29:07.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37392" CreationDate="2017-01-17T12:19:41.153" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No matter if someone is your spouse or any other relative or even if you don't have any relation. In Islam it is forbidden to slander or speak ill of behind someone's back. You can read hadees about الغيبة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The person who slanders your spouse or anyone else and damages his/her reputations should be confronted and advised. It would be best if this advice is given discretely and in secret, since this is more desirable and usually proves more likely to be accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And those who speak evil things of the believing men and the believing women without their having earned (it), they are guilty indeed of a false accusation and a manifest sin.&#xA;   [Sûrah al-Ahzâb: 58] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;An advice once given to me was to start talking about good qualities of a person if he/she is being slandered in a company.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And Allah knows best&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4738" LastActivityDate="2017-01-17T12:19:41.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37386" CreationDate="2017-01-17T12:32:51.053" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;no, your wudu did not broken. wudu will broken if yo touch your genital part, or you touch non mahram woman(not your inner family) or non mahram man(not your inner family). this is applied if you follow the sect sunni Shafi'i.. Wallahua'lam bissawab..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20791" LastActivityDate="2017-01-17T12:32:51.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36727" CreationDate="2017-01-17T15:18:41.863" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's no such thing like we can build on rewards of good deeds of an ordered worship to leave this worship. Being inspired to do good deeds should in contrary be a reason to go ahead doing them. Also we don't know whether Allah has accepted our worship at all!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read for example this sahih hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Do you know who is poor?&lt;/strong&gt; They (the Companions of the Holy Prophet) said: A poor man amongst us is one who has neither dirham with him nor wealth. He (the Holy Prophet) said: &lt;strong&gt;The poor of my Umma would be he who would come on the Day of Resurrection with prayers and fasts and Zakat but&lt;/strong&gt; (he would find himself bankrupt on that day as he would have exhausted his funds of virtues) &lt;strong&gt;since he hurled abuses upon others, brought calumny against others and unlawfully consumed the wealth of others and shed the blood of others and beat others, and his virtues would be credited to the account of one&lt;/strong&gt; (who suffered at his hand). &lt;strong&gt;And if his good deeds fall short to clear the account, then his sins would be entered in&lt;/strong&gt; (his account) &lt;strong&gt;and he would be thrown in the Hell-Fire.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/45/77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/725980&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith shows how easily one can loose gained rewards in a situation one will be in need of them!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should also know that these rewards are only meant to encourage people to worship their and not elsewhere especially when in Mekka! Whether this amount would be counted for your prayer or not depends on many things, starting with your intention, your purity and how much effort you've done to pray as Allah wanted you to pray (praying correctly), so if any of us these days left the masjid al-Haram with &gt;0 rewards he might be good! As again we have no idea whether Allah accepts our worship at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if this person could provide any evidence for a prayer not being necessary for a person who prayed at the masjid al-Haram I guess all inhabitants of Mekka would have been happily sitting at home waiting for the day or resurrection! Else they should go ahead praying and performing good deeds!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should also know that a person who rejects praying, while knowing that it is an order of Allah is considered an apostate and an apostate would never be able to enter Jannah! So what is the use of these rewards if he throw them away by rejecting to pray?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Last but not least, who are we beside or compared to a Prophet like 'Isa ibn Maryam () who said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And He has made me blessed wherever I am and has enjoined upon me prayer and zakah as long as I remain alive. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/19/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;19:31&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we have to establish prayer as long as we are alive!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read my answers on related question like:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/33267/how-do-i-know-my-ramadan-is-accepted&quot;&gt;How do i know my Ramadan is accepted?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35017/will-my-zakat-be-accepted-given-that-i-am-not-performing-prayer&quot;&gt;Will my zakat be accepted given that I am not performing prayer?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/32787/if-someone-do-not-pray-5-time-is-he-she-kafer&quot;&gt;If someone do not pray 5 time, is he/she Kafer?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-06T10:38:15.717" LastActivityDate="2017-06-06T10:38:15.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37401" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-17T21:00:04.623" Score="3" ViewCount="14675" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I have thoughts about Allah and sexual relations. I won't act on them; I feel like a battle is going on in my head. I don't know what to do&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhikr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;dikr&lt;/a&gt;, I make dua, I beg Allah to forgive and help me, but I can't control it. Will Allah punish me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20797" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2017-01-20T19:18:27.980" LastActivityDate="2017-11-11T23:34:52.433" Title="Will Allah punish me for thinking about sexual relations?" Tags="|sex|punishment|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37402" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-17T21:37:18.763" Score="6" ViewCount="293" Body="&lt;p&gt;On Islamqa.info they discuss different opinions of a particular topic from the 4 schools and perhaps others then say &quot;... But the strongest opinion is...&quot;  The same applies on Q &amp;amp; A shows on channels such as Huda TV or Islam Channel. How do the scholars determine the strongest or most correct opinion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20798" LastActivityDate="2019-11-01T04:03:40.403" Title="How do no Madhhab sects determine strongest opinion?" Tags="|fiqh|madhhab|usool-ul-fiqh|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37403" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37365" CreationDate="2017-01-17T23:07:32.257" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You cannot say that this verse is the base for understanding Imamat in Shia Ithna ashari, as the verse is referring to the children of Israel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in hadeeth, the Holy Prophet spoke about his twelve vicegerents, comparing them in terms of number to the chiefs of the Israelites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The vicegerents after me are twelve. They are as many as the chiefs of the Israelites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Musnad Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, vol. 1, 398&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other verses of the Holy Qur'an which were revealed in honor of the&#xA;Ahl-ul-bayt of the Prophet (from which the 12 Shia imams originate)  (e.g. 33:33; 42:23) and many hadeeth  describing their special status (e.g. Hadeeth al-Kisa).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2017-01-17T23:07:32.257" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37406" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37416" CreationDate="2017-01-18T04:38:20.753" Score="3" ViewCount="185" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Catholicism we have the concept of the Magisterium. The Magisterium is the official teaching office of the Church and consists of all the bishops who are united to the Pope. The Magisterium is believed to have the divine authority to declare dogmas and teach doctrine. Once a dogma has been defined it becomes an essential teaching of the faith such that if you don't believe in it and agree with it you cease to be Catholic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This system works wonders for maintaining doctrinal unity across the entire Catholic church, as it ensures that all Catholics are teaching the same thing, and believing the same thing no matter where they are in the world. (It should be noted that anything which is not dogma is still open for debate, and so there are many areas where a difference of opinion is permitted, however when it comes to essentials everyone is on the same page)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contrast to Catholicism you have the Protestant system, which is where every individual Christian takes the bible and decides what it means for themselves. The results of this system are complete doctrinal chaos, with Protestant Christians arguing and setting up factions and splitting again and again and again. No two protestant Christians agree with each other completely, even when it comes to essentials of the faith - they can't even agree what the essentials of the faith are in the first place. There is absolutely no unity in this system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems obvious to me that the Catholic system is superior to the Protestant system when it comes to ensuring doctrinal unity. The truth cannot contradict the truth, so doctrinal unity is essential.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering how Islam deals with this situation? When it comes to deciding doctrine/what to believe, how does Islam do it? Does each congregation listen to their local Imam and submit to whatever he proposes for belief? Is there a council of senior Islamic clergy who come together to decide doctrine which all Muslims worldwide must believe? Is it considered the responsibility of each individual Muslim to study the Qu'ran and Hadith for themselves and come to their own conclusions, like in the protestant system I described above?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason I ask is because I get the impression that aside from a few major splits (Sunni and Shia for example), Muslims all more or less believe the same thing and agree when it comes to doctrine, but I'm curious how that is possible because you don't seem to have a Magisterium like Catholics do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20802" LastActivityDate="2017-01-27T17:09:02.463" Title="Is doctrinal unity enforced in Islam and if so, How?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37364" CreationDate="2017-01-18T05:21:24.613" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you have asked that if tissue paper would be sufficient to clean after urinating so our scholars have mentioned that sunnah would be fulfilled by wiping the area using the tissue paper because sunnah is to remove najasat from private parts but still doubts could be left on a mind regarding taharah so sunnah would be fulfilled but need to make sure that taharah or cleanliness is acheived,But when both are present then it is better to choose water to clean the area.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/36174/is-tissue-paper-sufficient-for-the-toilet&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2011/10/18/what-is-the-best-way-to-clean-oneself-after-using-the-toilet/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah swt and his Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T05:21:24.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37401" CreationDate="2017-01-18T06:23:47.193" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll give you an answer based on the more esoteric understanding of Islam by Shia esoteric scholars whose explanations are aided with additional insights of the Imams of Ahl-Albayt and the intellectual insights of the Islamic theosophical legacy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sinful thoughts in contrast to sinful acts are subject to their own special rules and consequences. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are three kinds of vices. Vices of the flesh that is deeds, vices of the heart that is thoughts and intentions, and vices of belief, that is kufr and shirk. Virtues are likewise divided into these three categories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above categories I enumerated are ordered according to their ontological status and subsequently their strength, intensity and impact. This means that vices of belief are the most consequential and grievous compared to the other two since our beliefs have this function of consistently determining our thoughts, intentions and deeds except when our thoughts and intentions are not yet consolidated in our heart or have not yet become integrated into our belief system and hence do not follow from our beliefs (the most common case with sinful regretful Muslims).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And vices of the flesh, i.e. deeds are the least grievous not because it's a light thing to have the right beliefs and intentions but engage in sinful deeds, but because deeds when considered individually don't necessarily indicate a deep foundation in our permanent beliefs and psychology. But if deeds are recurring and consistent then they indicate a deep-seated basis in our heart and belief whose sins are the most grievous as mentioned above. So the conclusion is that Allah forgives your individual sporadic sinful deeds and intentions before they are consolidated in your character which will be the case only when you are regretful and try to repent. But Allah doesn't forgive them if they are done to the extent that amounts to kufr and shirk (vices of belief) or wilful arrogance (a vice of the heart). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this explanation it becomes evident it's a wrong assumption that evil thoughts bring about no punishment. Yes, they don't bring about punishments associated with kufr and sinful acts, but one primary function of the world of Barzakh in Islamic eschatology is precisely to cleanse the sinful regretful believers from the impurities of their occasional sinful thoughts and sporadic sinful deeds, a process which &lt;em&gt;does&lt;/em&gt; involve some pain and suffering after death however temporal or mild they would be compared to the punishments of hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how to remove sinful thoughts from your mind: First you should avoid the circumstances and habits that give rise to those thoughts. Try to spend more time in places where these thoughts are less likely to arise, such as with your parents or your local mosque. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second you should use your mental and will power to keep those thoughts out of your mind. Fasting, regular prayer and lowering libido-increasing food are also very helpful. Regular exercise also helps exhaust your excess libido. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2017-01-20T15:17:48.820" LastActivityDate="2017-01-20T15:17:48.820" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37411" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37096" CreationDate="2017-01-18T07:14:30.883" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam encourages us to get together with other people and to get to know each other so interactions with other cultures is recommended if we understand (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/49/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;49:13&lt;/a&gt;) us such an invitation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. ...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note if we take this verse out of context it still invites us to get to know other cultures, while in the context of the surah we may even interpret how this may work, for example we shouldn't judge people on what we hear, we shouldn't think nor speak bad nor speak of them ... this would lead us further to treat them in best and recommended (islamic) manners.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IMO this is one of the most essential verses of the Quran!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many people say we are not allowed to have non-Muslim friends (I've seen lot of answers here on the site emphasizing this), but how these people interpret verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/60/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;60:8&lt;/a&gt;)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - &lt;strong&gt;from being righteous toward&lt;/strong&gt; them and &lt;strong&gt;acting justly toward&lt;/strong&gt; them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which clearly allow us to get close with people who are not our enemies, while the following verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/60/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;60:9&lt;/a&gt;) clearly says that Allah &lt;strong&gt;only&lt;/strong&gt; forbids us to get close with people who are fighting us (fighting Islam and are enemies of Muslims):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah &lt;strong&gt;only forbids&lt;/strong&gt; you from those &lt;strong&gt;who fight you&lt;/strong&gt; because of religion and &lt;strong&gt;expel you from your homes&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;aid in your expulsion&lt;/strong&gt; - [forbids] &lt;strong&gt;that you make allies of them&lt;/strong&gt;. And whoever makes allies of them, then it is those who are the wrongdoers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Bit off-topic: a comment on the rather wrong view saying we are prohibited from having non-Muslims as friends&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note in the above context that allies doesn't necessary mean friends. Here is a fatwa (&lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20151223161353/http://islamqa.info:80/en/59879&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt;) on the meaning of allies in the context of (5:51). Note that this verse was revealed in a situation Muslims had to break with their former relatives to keep this religion alive, now the situation has changed, we should have that in mind!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/256706&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt; there's an actual fatwa (so far only available in Arabic) on the topic: If a non-Muslim told you that he likes you are you allowed to like him too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer is yes we are allowed to like or love a non-Muslim for his personality etc. but we shouldn't love him for his disbelieve!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here some quoted evidences and a short comment:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah told his Prophet () that he won't be able to guide all the people he likes or loves:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills. ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/28/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;28:56&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means we may love or like many people, but we wouldn't be able to turn (all of) them into Muslims or make them convert to Islam or get them to be good Muslims, as this is Allahs will and we have no influence on that!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has allowed us (Muslims/Muslim males more exactly) to marry women among people of the book, and we know that marriage involves love, does this mean we should act with a non-Muslim wife like with an enemy while Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquillity in them; and He placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/30/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;30:21&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that on the opposite site Allah says that we are ordered to fight, but we hate it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fighting has been enjoined upon you while it is hateful to you. ...(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/216&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:216&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes hate is often the reason to fight each other, if this &amp;quot;hate&amp;quot; has an acceptable foundation in shari'a the reason to fight is given!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An other fatwa on &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20170731010525/https://islamqa.info/en/175600&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt; is answering the opposite situation a Muslim who likes a non-Muslim teacher.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the topic of fighting we are asked to be nice to our war prisoners (and not only to them):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive, (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/76/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;76:8&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we are asked to be nice to our parents (and relatives) even if they are disbelievers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents. His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the [final] destination.(14)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness and follow the way of those who turn back to Me [in repentance]. Then to Me will be your return, and I will inform you about what you used to do. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/31/14-15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;31:14-15&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so we are asked not to obey them if they want us to disbelief, but nevertheless we should treat them kindly!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-09T10:18:28.813" LastActivityDate="2022-06-09T10:18:28.813" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37412" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-18T07:33:44.603" Score="1" ViewCount="101" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a blogger and earning from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/adsense&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google adsense&lt;/a&gt;. I am going to start a news blog, but before starting I want to know whether sharing news like political news, sports news, weather news, hacking news, tech news and other local news is halal or haram? I will also share images in these news and video if needed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples: &lt;a href=&quot;https://propakistani.pk/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Propakistani.pk&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://apakistani.pk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;apakistani.pk&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: I checked all the other questions related to websites but there is no satisfying answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14478" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-18T08:59:29.517" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T08:59:29.517" Title="Earning from news website is halal or haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|muslim-practices|internet|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-03-21T14:43:07.400" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37158" CreationDate="2017-01-18T09:59:46.140" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith was qualified as hassan or sahih by a majority of great hadith scholars like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hajar_al-Asqalani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Hajar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zain_al-Din_al-%27Iraqi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-'Iraqi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Taymiyyah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Taymiyyah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Dhahabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a-Dhahabi&lt;/a&gt; while others considered it as da'if like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Sakhawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;as-Sakhawi&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badr_Ad-Din_az-Zarkashi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;az-Zarkashi&lt;/a&gt;, the issue is the narrator Abdurrhaman ibn Thabet عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ابن ثَابت بن ثَوْبَانِ which authority is discussed, but as there's an other narration on the authority of al-Awzaa'i one should take it as a rather good hadith especially as it was also narrated on the authority of other sahaba () and tabi'yn in less common hadith compilations (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rayatalislah.com/index.php/al-hadith/item/39-2013-06-30-10-15-59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here in Arabic&lt;/a&gt;)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meaning of imitation here in first place applies to acts and behavior not to a race. The Quran gives us many evidences on this issue warning us from blindly following non-Muslims: read for example (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:109&lt;/a&gt;), (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/105&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:105&lt;/a&gt;) and (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/45/18-20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;45:18-20&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So scholars say if you imitate good people you are &quot;counted&quot; among them and also if you imitate bad people you're &quot;counted&quot; among them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imitation can be in the way of life, clothes, style of walking, speaking etc. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this fatwa on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/21694&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt; (A Chinese translation is available ^_*).&#xA;There are two kinds of imitation of non-Muslims:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A prohibited kind:&lt;/strong&gt; which in first place includes to imitate their religious and rituals as far as they don't go along with the teachings of Islam (see also this &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/96/50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih hadith&lt;/a&gt;). This imitation is considered a major sin if not a sign of kufr (disbelief), but this applies for those who are fully aware that they are doing haram things in first place!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;An allowed kind:&lt;/strong&gt; this applies for anything which not exclusively non-Muslims do or follow. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;An other interpretation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the context of imitation ibn 'Othaymeen said (according this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alminbar.net/malafilmy/zam%20atashapoh/5.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article in Arabic&lt;/a&gt;) that what our enemies the disbelievers do falls under one of these three things: worship, customs, production and work ...&lt;br&gt;&#xA;He agreed that a Muslim is prohibited from imitating them in worship. He used the hadith we are discussing as an evidence to prohibit imitation in customs, while he allowed to imitate in work and production.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More details from the article:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;There are four categories of imitation when it comes to the rulings of Islam about it (Note that the ruling must be based on evidences from Quran and sunnah):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Imitation in worship is either shirk or kufr.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Imitation which is a sin or grave disobedience like eating or drinking with the left hand, wearing gold or golden rings (for male), women imitating men and vice versa.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Imitation which is frowned upon. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allowed imitation: This seems to go along with the fatwa from islamqa.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T09:59:46.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37415" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37423" CreationDate="2017-01-18T10:05:31.333" Score="4" ViewCount="4102" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would be grateful if anybody in this forum could please provide evidence based on quran and sunnah as to whether it is permissible to attend a nonmuslim funeral service for &lt;strong&gt;a deceased person who was a muslim&lt;/strong&gt;? (If the sources could be cited/quoted that would also be good so that we can disseminate the basis of your judgement to other family members.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The context is that my granduncle reverted to islam when he married my grandaunt, a practising muslim, about 50 years ago. Recently he also reaffirmed his shahadah. He resides in a nonmuslim country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We, the family, therefore believe he is muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However his will does not state anything about funeral arrangements. Some members of his nonmuslim (christian) family have been named as executors, and have allowed us to come to their &lt;strong&gt;Christian funeral service&lt;/strong&gt; for him at the church.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the basis of the question above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we were to &lt;strong&gt;attend&lt;/strong&gt; and sit but &lt;strong&gt;not participate (sing read etc) in any religious rites&lt;/strong&gt; (therefore coming only as representatives of my grandaunt to her husband's funeral, and with a view that this would encourage a favourable view of Islam inshaallah among the nonmuslim attendees), would this be permissible in islam? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am very grateful and thank you for your consideration of this question. The family would greatly appreciate a response as soon as possible as the funeral ceremony might be happening in the next few days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakumullah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wassalam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15996" LastEditorUserId="15996" LastEditDate="2018-08-05T20:32:34.890" LastActivityDate="2022-06-14T07:20:02.857" Title="Permissibility of attending a nonmuslim funeral service for a deceased muslim" Tags="|non-muslim|funeral|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37416" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37406" CreationDate="2017-01-18T10:20:16.207" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me start off by saying that there is no doctrinal unity across all Catholics in any other than a tautological sense (as in: &quot;there is authoritative doctrine, and whoever doesn't adhere to all of it is not a Catholic&quot;). I know people who are Catholics who find the part of the Nicene creed that talks about the &quot;apostolic Church&quot; ridiculous, and there are numerous Catholics who find the idea of a virgin birth ludicrous. I've even seen bishops skirt the question of virgin birth, which doesn't mean they don't believe it but it does indicate an unwillingness to publicly commit to what everyone can easily determine to be Church doctrine. You will be hard pressed to find two Catholics that agree on absolutely everything as well, but certainly to a far lesser degree than with Protestants, and the disagreement is likely to be on less central issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In (Sunni - I'm not that familiar with Shia) Islam, there is no formal hierarchy of authority on doctrinal matters, i.e. there is no clergy, and certainly no person who can declare a dogma after the death of Muhammad. However there is also not the doctrinal chaos that Protestants generate. What there is are scholars of the religion (ulama) who interpret the foundational texts according to different methodologies; with regard to fiqh (jurisprudence), four schools of thought (each with its own methodology) have been dominant historically almost to the exclusion of other schools, and with respect to aqida (belief), there have been three schools (Asharites, Maturidites, Atharites); the schools of belief differ in minor issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What ensures a certain degree of unity in doctrine is the scholarly discourse that weeds out lines of argument that are considered methodologically unsound - scholars do not take the texts that they find, read them however they want, and declare what they come out with to be valid opinions; they have to argue their opinion, and the discourse is committed to weeding out opinions that are not justified by a recognized methodology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On central matters, the discourse arrives at a consensus (ijma), and those central matters are somewhat few. The eminent medieval scholar al-Ghazali (who I refer to here because on this issue, he gives a minimal outline that every Muslim scholar will agree on without hesitation) names three central tenets:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;belief in Allah (the one and only God of Abraham and the other prophets)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;belief that everything Muhammad said was true (which includes that the whole Quran, letter for letter, is the literal word of Allah) and that he did not make any mistakes in matters of teaching the religion&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;belief in Judgment Day&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These three already imply the parameters of what is and what is not necessary belief to some precision. Whatever is reliably demonstrated to have been stated by Muhammad, with the wording unambiguous enough to be interpreted in more than one way, relays necessary beliefs. When the transmission of a tradition of what Muhammad said (hadith) is not completely without doubt, then such a tradition does not by itself imply a necessary belief; however, the scholars being unanimous about a doctrinal point, this engenders necessity according to many scholarly opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As with the Catholic Church, the methodologies Islamic scholars rely on are not entirely axiomatized, but in a sense they are more stringent than Church dogma: declaring a dogma in Catholicism is an act of justification by authority instead of justification by reasoned argument, while in Sunni Islam ijma is not arrived at by anything other than justification via accepted methodology. In this sense, Islamic beliefs on at least central and major issues flow from a somewhat rigorous discourse in the sense that they have to be justified from (textual) evidence (Quran and hadith) via a collective process where peers evaluate and critique each other according to a set of methodological tools that are thought to be mostly reliable. The major split Sunni-Shia comes from different textual evidence being admissible in the discourse (because Sunnis trust other sources than Shias).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This already indicates how one becomes an Islamic scholar: you study the texts, you learn the methodology and the necessary tools (which includes the language, its grammar, and its idioms and styles), and you study the arguments used in the discourse on the issues you study. Whether you have learned enough is a matter of judgment of established scholars. Your teachers on specific subjects traditionally give you a formal declaration that you are accomplished enough in a given field/discipline so you can teach it yourself - this declaration is called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijazah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ijazah&lt;/a&gt;. As for your opinion finding authority overall, that is a matter of discourse comparable to that in secular jurisprudence - if other scholars recognize you as putting forward valid opinions, that makes you a scholar (alim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The lay Muslim is expected to learn about beliefs as they are considered necessary by scholars, and disagreeing with all scholarly opinions on a given question of belief while knowing that the scholars reject the opinion you embrace is at the very least sinful, and - depending on the importance of the issue, the discrepancy between the belief the person embraces and what the texts say, and the reliability attributed to the texts - liable to constitute disbelief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2017-01-27T17:09:02.463" LastActivityDate="2017-01-27T17:09:02.463" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1822" CreationDate="2017-01-18T11:51:52.987" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sajdah is same for men and women &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20811" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T11:51:52.987" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37419" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37511" CreationDate="2017-01-18T13:16:52.743" Score="4" ViewCount="1613" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wherever inheritance is on topic people quote those verses of the Qur'an, were we read the similar sentence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... for the male, what is equal to the share of two females ... (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:11&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/176&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:176&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is lately often used by modern Muslims or feminist Muslims to call for an (share) equality between both genders!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This amount might even differ (increase) in some cases as quoted in the Qur'an, but is this a kind of injustice towards women?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the secrete or logic behind this division?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that I've heard a scholar saying that in fact in most situation it is the male who inherits less than the female, I'd be interested in a commentary/explanation on that!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Also note that the missing part of the verses above is quoting children or more exactly the inheritance shares of siblings from their parents only, not all possible cases of inheritance!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-10-24T10:22:08.400" LastActivityDate="2019-04-18T11:58:43.840" Title="Is the fact that a woman inherits only half the share of a man a kind of injustice?" Tags="|sharia|inheritance|men-women|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37420" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37419" CreationDate="2017-01-18T14:15:33.497" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes this is true, &lt;strong&gt;because male have responsibility to provide for the family&lt;/strong&gt;, to live/eat and everything of the need the responsibility of the male...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Instead, female get the share from the husband when they get married for example !&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20813" LastEditorUserId="13473" LastEditDate="2017-01-18T17:20:29.310" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T17:20:29.310" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37419" CreationDate="2017-01-18T14:19:54.813" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Logic behind this is simple&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A daughter is the responsibility (religious duty) of her father (read male) to provide for her needs (food, clothes, shelter, education, etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If she has brothers, and her father is not earning (e.g. retired) then it is the responsibility (religious duty) of her brother/s (read male) to provide for her needs (food, clothes, shelter, education, etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When a girl is married it is the responsibility (religious duty) of her husband (read male) to provide for her needs (food, clothes, shelter, education, etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When her son is grown up it is the responsibility (religious duty) of her son (read male) to provide for her needs (food, clothes, shelter, education, etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So throughout her life she will have a male for her assistance. Hence this male deserves double the share. and also vice versa is not a religious duty of a female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-19T05:05:35.063" LastActivityDate="2017-01-19T05:05:35.063" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37422" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37415" CreationDate="2017-01-18T14:30:58.967" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Scholars say it is not allowed to attend a &lt;strong&gt;non-Muslims funeral&lt;/strong&gt; no matter how close he is (See for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20160105012215/http://islamqa.info:80/en/145532&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #145532&lt;/a&gt;), this opinion is in first place the one of the Maliki and Hanbali madhhab, while the Shafi'i madhhab considers it as allowed for really close non-Muslims (one of their evidences is &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/21/126&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;). They also consider attending the funeral ceremony at a church as a bigger sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Discussion of some of the given evidences are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From the Quran:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And do not pray [the funeral prayer, O Muhammad], over any of them who has died - ever - or stand at his grave. Indeed, they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger and died while they were defiantly disobedient. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:84&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the context of this verse is talking about apostates or hypocrites whom left the Muslims alone when the Muslims were in need of them!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It seems at least to directly address our Prophet () so maybe this doesn't apply for Muslims in general, but could apply for a Muslim authority like a caliph etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not for the Prophet and those who have believed to ask forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they were relatives, after it has become clear to them that they are companions of Hellfire. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/113&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:113&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;might be considered as a more general ruling, but this seems to apply for living people in first place!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From sunnah:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3884&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This hadith&lt;/a&gt; quotes the revelation circumstances of the 2nd Quran quote.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However he allowed or even ordered 'Ali ibn abi Talib to bury his father in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai:2006&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to say if you fear for your belief by attending the funeral or if you are afraid to be counted a sinner you shouldn't go. If there's any chance that your presence could have a positive impact for Islam and the acceptance of Muslims I'd even recommend you and ask you to reject any act of shirk or disbelief you may witness. You must have in mind the &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/1/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;intention is the key&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Also as @Honey said in her answer Islam is more than orders and prohibitions it's a social religion, where we are asked to interact with people, like neighbors, friends and relatives.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;My answer so far is assuming the man was a non-Muslim&lt;/strong&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now there's an other Issue which is &lt;strong&gt;if your uncle is/was a Muslim he shouldn't be buried in a non-Muslim cemetery! And his funeral shouldn't be according a non-Muslim ceremony!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Burying a Muslim in a non-Muslim cemetery is considered as haram by consensus of the scholars according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/180576&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatawa (islamqa #180576&lt;/a&gt; only available in Arabic) one evidence for that is the hadith from sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/21/142&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Bashir, the Client of the Messenger of Allah:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Bashir's name in pre-Islamic days was Zahm ibn Ma'bad. When he migrated to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He asked: What is your name? He replied: Zahm. He said: No, you are Bashir.&#xA;He (Bashir) said: When I was walking with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) he passed by the graves of the polytheists. He said: &lt;strong&gt;They lived before (a period of) abundant good&lt;/strong&gt;. He said this three times. He then passed by the graves of Muslims. He said: &lt;strong&gt;They received abundant good&lt;/strong&gt;. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So be aware &lt;strong&gt;if this man really was a Muslim and he was buried in a non-Muslim cemetery and no body has prayed for him the salat al-Janazah the whole Muslims&lt;/strong&gt; (at least those who knew about it) &lt;strong&gt;would be blamed and commit a big sin&lt;/strong&gt; (read for example these fatwas &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/153492&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #153492&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/14040&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#14040&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20472&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#20472&lt;/a&gt;)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In case of doubt you must check what you think is the closest to truth and handle according what you concluded&lt;/strong&gt;. Again unfortunately there's only an Arabic version a fatwa available on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/130202&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #130202&lt;/a&gt;, which deals about whether it is allowed to pray the janazah prayer for somebody who didn't pray (which is considered as equal to disbelief). If you have been certain about his disbelief you must follow the orders given by (9:84) which means not to pray janazah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you think he was a Muslim and didn't attend the funeral you have at least the option of the prayer in absence (salat al-ghaib) (for details read this fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/35853&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #35853&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-14T07:20:02.857" LastActivityDate="2022-06-14T07:20:02.857" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37423" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37415" CreationDate="2017-01-18T15:36:19.670" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned by our beloved prophet, the rights of the neighbor are: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You must help him if he asks for your help &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Give him relief if he seeks your relief &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lend him if he needs a loan Do not block his air by raising your building high without his permission &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do not harass him&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Give him a share when you buy fruits; if you do not, bring what you buy quietly and let not your children take them out to excite the jealousy of his children.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You must visit (and take care of) him when he is ill &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You must attend his funeral when he dies (and take part in burial arrangements)&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If he commits a sin, prevent it from being known&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Congratulate him if he is met with good fortune Grieve in sympathy if&#xA;a calamity befalls him&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.zakat.org/en/top-11-rights-neighbors-understanding-muslims-duty-neighbors/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.zakat.org/en/top-11-rights-neighbors-understanding-muslims-duty-neighbors/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Islam is a social religion&lt;/strong&gt;. You are instructed to do the following for your neighbor, regardless of faith ( I think there are some rare exceptions like if the person was a persistent drunk person or a singer for &lt;em&gt;لهو و لعب&lt;/em&gt; but don't quote me on that). Is a kin higher in relation than a neighbor? Then surely you must attend. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your intention of participating shouldn't be that I'm there as to approve this way of funeral, rather I'm here to show that I'm a very social emotional being and a practicing Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-04-07T13:51:37.450" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T13:51:37.450" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37425" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37419" CreationDate="2017-01-18T16:58:37.477" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to the other answers which point that the man is responsible for his wife, children, elderly father, mother, etc and that women have no such responsibility and are also entitled to &lt;em&gt;nafaqa&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;mahr&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can give you a more complex explanation from my personal observation, nothing official. I fear for the pro-feminists would not like it. I see myself as one who respects women a lot a lot—just in a very different way. You can see my other answer on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35201/what-does-being-an-obedient-wife-really-mean/37299#37299&quot;&gt;obedience of a wife&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To find your answer: Look into the west and compare it with (true) Islam, not ignorant Islam. To see what I mean, again see my the answer I linked above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the west ( In US the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.apa.org/topics/divorce/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;rate of divorce&lt;/a&gt; is %40-50 significantly higher than average Muslim countries, although the western culture is affecting them) women have equal share of money and are far less inclined to marry themselves to another. They're like I'm financially stable why do I have to marry him, or why do I have to still be married to him while I can sustain myself?! Islam's idea isn't to weaken women, rather it's to make both sides more desirable and performant in what their role is. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then when women become more economically powerful then the husband on the other side will also need to be more economically powerful. Her quality of life is raised and the number of her possible matching husbands decrease. Women will just have more &lt;em&gt;casual&lt;/em&gt; dates rather than &lt;em&gt;serious&lt;/em&gt; commitments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What becomes virtuous among women becomes their money, their car, their house, their education, their degree (some require a lot of time and eventually increase the average age of marriage and reduce the average number of children). All mundane stuff. Islam wants us to shatter than way of thinking. Islam totally agrees with a mother/wife's education but wealth for a wife is not virtuous, for a husband it is somewhat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The logic seems very stupid and harsh. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But basically it's that most of the money is to come to the husband so he is deemed more appealing to a future bride and then let him give to his wife so love is kindled among them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition go to a shopping center and then see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.moneycrashers.com/men-vs-women-shopping-habits-buying-decisions/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;what percentage are women and what percentage are men&lt;/a&gt;. Men are more likely to hold onto their money. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Despite near equality in numbers, according to Bloomberg, women make&#xA;  more than 85% of the consumer purchases in the United States, and&#xA;  reputedly influence over 95% of total goods and services purchased.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a semi-serious note I sometimes ask myself how did my wife agree to marry herself to me? I mean wasn't wealthy in any way, didn't have a house, car good investment. All I had was a job and fresh out of college. Perhaps with such support I and other husbands will be more appealing to women. Men never assess a lady based on her wealth. Even though she can she bring it (her money) to her new life, it isn't part of her duties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having that said there are points that I obviously don't understand on this and many other subjects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see the comments below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2017-01-19T04:45:27.767" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37426" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37402" CreationDate="2017-01-18T17:49:32.063" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, there are many technicalities involved. I will try to give you a little bird's eye view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam is a beautiful religion and &lt;strong&gt;one of its great things is how it has preserved the literature(should i say), and all related details.&lt;/strong&gt; We all know about quran, that there is no change in it since it was revealed to today, and muslims do believe this book will remain unchanged until the last day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Difference of opinion comes from the interpretation of Quran, and that interpretation is(mostly) in the light of hadees&lt;/strong&gt;. Now hadees is also recorded very well, and there is whole hadees science for the understanding of how the authenticity of ahadees is checked and how do we resolve any(apparent) conflicts in ahadees. SOmetimes, &lt;strong&gt;if a ruling is based on a certain hadees, and that hadees turns out to be zaeef or weak(technically), than that ruling becomes weak too.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This(hadees sciences) being a very complex and huge field, we see that imams from salaf have different opinions in same matter, while they all provide ahadees and verses for support of that ruling of theirs. Those rulings were given in different areas in different times, and its most probable that one imam might have missed or misunderstood something and gave ruling on that behalf. Now, &lt;strong&gt;when a scholar gathers all the rulings about a matter and the basis of that ruling. A scholar can understand and differentiate which opinion is strong, and which opinion is based on misunderstanding(or misinformation maybe).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One thing we need to keep in mind is, that by misunderstanding we don't mean to disrespect any imam from our salaf, in-fact we look up to those imamas in our matters because they have done so much research for us and gathered everything related to that topic. But, one of those opinions by different imams have to be stronger. And we will follow the one which seems stronger. An imam can have more strong opinion for one thing and a weak opinion on other, it really does not matter, we will just follow the seemingly strongest opinion on base of the supporting references from quran/hadees/aasaar etc.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As an example, in the world of science&lt;/strong&gt;, there are many theories at a time about same thing/phenomena. And it's highly likely one theory makes more sense and for one person and other makes sense for someone else. This 'MAKING SENSE' is of-course based on some rules of science and logical reasoning that fi this is so and so than this should be so. Similarly when we have different opinions on same matter from different sources(imamas), a scholar will evaluate them all combining all the related references(verses/ahadees/aasar) from all sources and then decide what makes more sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also &lt;strong&gt;one major consideration when evaluating all the opinions on something is to see to which conclusion most of the scholars tend to be on. And that conclusion has more chances to be right, because most of the scholars ended up with that same conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;. But, still, that opinion might not be the strongest(most of the scholars might have missed something important, it's possible).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Last thing i should mention, is asool(اصول/rules)&lt;/strong&gt;, there are different asool followed by different sects. Some asools very minorly, and some vary to a great extent. One sect might consider accepting 'hardly weak ahadees' for specific kind of matters, while other sect might not accept any weak hadees at all in any kind of matter. So, when a scholar of one school of thought compares all rulings on a matter, he will surely use the usool he follows and believe are more preferable. &lt;strong&gt;And preferable ruling based on those asools might be different for different sects.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All in all, all muslims are trying to follow the true message of islam, mostly they are following a sect or set of asools because they think this is more logical and seems right to them. As far as a muslim is following something not because his father/friend or someone is following that, but because that seems logically right to him, and seems more in accordance to quran and hadees. There is absolutely no issue, and inshallah, everyone will get reward of his efforts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PS:&lt;/strong&gt; i intended to write a short note, but ended up writing a blog post instead :D I reviewed the answer and it seems to me, this all information is necessary to understand the topic. Hope it answers your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T17:49:32.063" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37427" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37384" CreationDate="2017-01-18T21:31:54.823" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it is not permissible because Muslims can only eat halal meat. This means that the animal must have been killed using Islamic laws. Any other meat is not permissible even if Jews or Christians own these restaurants or supplied the meat. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T21:31:54.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37382" CreationDate="2017-01-18T21:36:49.693" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Playing games is not a sin. If you play too much and you miss salah or delay it then it is a sin. If your friends are missing salah or delaying it because they are playing games then it is a sin for them and I think you will get a sin for tempting them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastActivityDate="2017-01-18T21:36:49.693" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1778" CreationDate="2017-01-19T01:59:16.497" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am no scholar, nor am I a sheik or imam.  I'm just a Muslim whom is blessed with understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time of our beloved prophet (pbuh), alcohol along with other intoxicants were banned in Islam unto today. Why would anything which Allah (stw) commanded the prophet (pbuh) to be banned be legal in islam now? There are forms of fruits and other foods which the prophet consumed which scientists are now discovering the benefit. Not everyone is educated and understanding to know about health, but it's simple by following the sunnah.  Meaning you can pray dua, and  eat and live like the prophet (pbuh) and that's it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On YouTube, there are videos on foods of the prophet you can even research the benefits of the food. Alcohol in medication are simply to speed up the blood circulation the body will speed up causing the medication to work. But still the alcohol acts like alcohol. Drink medication without alcohol and exercise or sleep with a blanket the heat will cause the blood to be thinned and the medication will work just fine. I'm not a doctor either.  I'm just blessed by Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20817" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-19T04:45:49.867" LastActivityDate="2017-01-19T04:45:49.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37431" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37384" CreationDate="2017-01-19T06:13:43.357" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt;: According to the Qur'an, ahadith, and fatawa, it's generally permissible to eat meat slaughtered by People of the Book provided we say the name of Allah over it, and provided the animal was slaughtered in an Islamically valid way.  However, fatawa further state that the default assumption is that meat in the West is slaughtered in an invalid way, and not necessarily by People of the Book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Food of People of the Book is permissible to eat&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Qur'an, eating food of People of the Book permissible:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and &lt;strong&gt;the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them&lt;/strong&gt;. ... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5:5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 5:5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And similarly there's a hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people said, &amp;quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! &lt;strong&gt;Meat is brought to us by some people and we are not sure whether the name of Allah has been mentioned on it or not (at the time of slaughtering the animals).&amp;quot; Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said (to them), &amp;quot;Mention the name of Allah and eat it.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; -- Sahih al-Bukhari 2057 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/34/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;) and variants Sahih al-Bukhari 5507 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/72/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;) and Bulugh al-Maram [grade: hasan] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/2016380&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(See also the ahadith Sunan Ibn Majah [grade: sahih] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1273130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;) [and Sahih Muslim 1930 a (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/34/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)] and Sunan Abi Dawud 2817 [grade: hasan] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/16/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;) which also express permissibility of eating meat of People of the Book.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, we need to keep in mind the importance that Allah's name be mentioned over this meat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And do not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has not been mentioned, for indeed, it is grave disobedience. ... -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/6:121&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 6:121&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How meat is slaughtered matters&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above were cited in an Islam Q&amp;amp;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/88206&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;, where they raise two conditions on the permissibility: (a) &amp;quot;the meat be slaughtered as a Muslim does it&amp;quot;, and (b) &amp;quot;no name other than that of Allaah should be mentioned over it.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...if the companies or individuals who produce meat are people of the Book, Jews or Christians, and it is not known from them that they kill the animal by electric shock, strangling or striking it on the head, &lt;strong&gt;as is well known in the west&lt;/strong&gt;, then this meat is halaal. ... &lt;strong&gt;But if they kill the animal by one of the methods mentioned, then the meat is haraam&lt;/strong&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the fatwa says that food in the West is widely known to be slaughtered in a way that violates the condition &amp;quot;the meat be slaughtered as a Muslim does it&amp;quot;.  Moreover, they write:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If those who produce the meat are not Jews or Christians, then the meat that they offer is haraam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suspect that Olive Garden, Pizza Hut, and the like, are irreligious organizations, so it's unclear whether or not their meat would be slaughtered by People of the Book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other fatawa also address both these points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not lawful at all to place one self in a position of consuming haram or that which certainly doubtful. -- Mufti Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zamzamacademy.com/2010/09/meat-in-the-west/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ZamZamAcademy.com&lt;/a&gt;, 2010&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if the animal is not slaughtered according to the above method, or that the person who slaughtered it was neither a Muslim nor from the People of the Book, then the animal's meat takes the ruling of the meat of a dead animal and it is not lawful to eat it.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;lang=E&amp;amp;Id=83836&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb.net&lt;/a&gt;, 2002&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meat that is sold in supermarkets and restaurants in countries with small Muslim populations, such as the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and other countries, does not generally meet the conditions of a valid Islamic slaughter and is not permissible to eat. -- Qibla.com, sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/shafii/qibla-shafii/34063&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-01-19T06:13:43.357" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37432" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-19T07:01:41.637" Score="2" ViewCount="456" Body="&lt;p&gt;In discussing the distinction between Fiqh and Sharia, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamiclearningmaterials.com/shariah-fiqh/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamicLearningMaterials.com&lt;/a&gt; highlights the example of smoking:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...initially, Muslim scholars ruled that smoking was disliked because of the smell and it was imitating non-Muslims.  But it wasn’t forbidden.  ...  However, when it was discovered that smoking cigarettes can be deadly, Muslim scholars ruled that cigarettes are forbidden in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...Shariah cannot be changed. But Fiqh can change based on new information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this example, we see that the fiqh ruling changed based on scientific discoveries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The related question about smoking here is: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/16815/17163&quot;&gt;Is smoking allowed in Islam?&lt;/a&gt;, which doesn't go as far as to declare smoking forbidden, so it's possible that IslamicLearningMaterials.com is not fully accurate, but this should be irrelevant to the question.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Are there things which were considered halal at the time of the Prophet, but are now considered haram due to scientific discoveries?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-01-28T12:58:58.610" Title="Are there things which were considered halal at the time of the Prophet, but are now considered haram due to scientific discoveries?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|science|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36454" CreationDate="2017-01-19T11:09:06.023" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First let me tell you a story of a Syrian Friend (I hope he and his Family are fine and doing well!) who came to Germany for his dissertation. In his first meeting with his supervisor he answered about each question or point of his discussed to do list by saying &quot;I'll insha'Allah...&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;His supervisor -who had some experience with Muslim postgraduates and students- said:&quot; Muhammad! Don't say insha'Allah, but do it!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conclusion: Many non-Muslims with the time have got a bad experience with this statement. And Muslims are using it in different ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My practical suggestion or answer for your question would be: If it is something you don't intend to do and your conversation partner may ask you later or would be somehow offended, say insha'Allah &quot;to yourself&quot; and be honest, else you can and should say it loudly. Note that the story behind the verses teaches us to say insha'Allah in any case!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to add -explaining my former comment- that as Muslims we believe that anything which happens, happens with the will of Allah, so we don't know if we would do or accomplish something we intended or planed to do at the end of our given schedule or in our life. As you might not plan to do it, but Allah might lead you to it (read for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/76/28-31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;76:28-31&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/81/28-29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;81:28-29&lt;/a&gt;). Imam al-Ghazaly in his Ihya' (Fourth Quarter: The Ways to Salvation, Book 36: On Love, Longing, Intimacy and Contentment. in the chapter explaining the virtues of Contentment) quoted a statement which might have an origin in the Torah as it seems to have been narrated from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka%27ab_al-Ahbar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ka'ab al-Ahbar&lt;/a&gt; () كعب الأحبار which goes as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ويروى أن الله تعالى أوحى إلى دواد عليه السلام : يا داود إنك تريد وأريد، وإنما يكون ما أريد، فإن سلمت لما أريد كفيتك ما تريد، وإن لم تسلم لما أريد أتعبتك فيما تريد، ثم لا يكون إلا ما أريد  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(My own translation take it with the necessary care)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Allah the Almighty has revealed to Dawod (peace be upon him): O Dawod you want and I want, but only what I want will be, so if you accept what I want I'll suffice you what you want, and If you don't accept what I want I'll burden you to excess in what you want, and afterwards only what I want will be!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2017-01-19T11:09:06.023" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37301" CreationDate="2017-01-19T13:19:43.837" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What makes you think beards are haram? Muslims are obliged to grow beards and not shave  them . It is the sunnah and tradition of our Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastActivityDate="2017-01-19T13:19:43.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37437" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37273" CreationDate="2017-01-19T13:29:13.637" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is haram. Muslims can only marry other Muslims so any other marriage is invalid and is a sin. The Nikah  will not be valid. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/21380&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/21380&lt;/a&gt;. Go on to this website for more information. According to some, a Muslim man can marry a Jew/Christian/Muslim woman but a Muslim woman cannot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastActivityDate="2017-01-19T13:29:13.637" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9217" CreationDate="2017-01-19T18:19:07.960" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should remember that your affiliation to one of the four mazhaabs makes you a sunni. But their name is normally known as ahlul sunna wal jama at. If the sufis have any affiliation to one of those mazahibs that means they are sunnis. &#xA;It should be noted that Islam gives emphasis to only ibada noting else. &#xA;To be a sunni or a shite does not qualify you to get into paradise direct except with iman and ibada.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;please brothers and sisters shism and sunnism are all ideologies .the most important thing is ibada.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I myself speaking i am affiliated to maliki ideology but i know shites are also Muslims. Only that they have some wrong ideology.so the difference between us should not cause any trouble .&lt;br&gt;&#xA;every one should face himself and do his ibada accordingly.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;inna akramakum indallah atqakum &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/49/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(49:13)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;    Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;innallazina amanu wa amilussalihati falahum ajrun gaira mamnun &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/95/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(95:6)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds, for they will have a reward uninterrupted. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20824" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-01-20T06:24:23.827" LastActivityDate="2017-01-20T06:24:23.827" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37432" CreationDate="2017-01-19T19:54:18.590" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. If something was happening around the time of the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said it is Halal and returned to his Lord without specifying otherwise, then we will always consider that to be Halal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Divinely revealed prohibitions and permissions do not change unless abrogated (which no longer occurs). And they did not get abrogated by 'science' but rather by Allah (ﷻ) Himself. No one else has the authority to change them. If Qur'an/Sunnah says X is Halal then it remains Halal.. and if Qur'an/Sunnah says X is Haram then it remains Haram.. regardless of science. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To add on to that, is it possible for Islam to permit something and then science to determine it is harmful? No. Because Allah (ﷻ) only forbids what is harmful and only permits what is good, per the Qur'an itself. [eg, Quran 7:157, etc]. Therefore, science never truly contradicts Islam; Islam is always right from the get-go and science always reaches the same conclusion as Islam ultimately.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, I do not think that the website is correct since I've seen it been stated otherwise. Concerning tobacco/cigarettes: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;We, our  scholars  and  teachers,  their  teachers,  and  all  the  truth-seeking  scholars from the leaders of the  Da’wah, of the Najd  and  the  rest of the Muslim world, from the time of its onset around 1010  AH until this day, have stated its prohibition, all  basing their evidence from the principles of the religion and observation&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single/en_Fataawa_regarding_Tobacco_and_Cigarettes.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;- Compilation of Fatawa.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The kinds of rulings that often change over time are those concerning culture/customs. You may refer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/39286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:11iTZz7YoOwJ:www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php%3Fpage%3Dshowfatwa%26Option%3DFatwaId%26Id%3D146731%20&amp;amp;cd=1&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;ct=clnk&amp;amp;gl=us&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamweb&lt;/a&gt; for more on this topic. But principles of the religion and clearly defined rulings from Islamic texts do not change.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastEditorUserId="16419" LastEditDate="2017-01-19T22:33:58.820" LastActivityDate="2017-01-19T22:33:58.820" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37444" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37447" CreationDate="2017-01-19T21:24:56.703" Score="4" ViewCount="32843" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have read some hadiths that the Prophet Muhammad will marry Mary, the mother of Jesus, in heaven (and the wife of Pharaoh) are these authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't find the exact reference only to the books they are supposedly recorded in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad said, “In heaven, Mary mother of Jesus, will be one of my wives.” al-Suyuti (6/395)  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Qur&amp;#39;an,_Hadith_and_Scholars:Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;WikiIslam.net&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The Messenger of God ... said, ‘God married me in paradise to Mary the daughter of 'Imran and to the wife of Pharaoh and the sister of Moses.’&quot;  Tabarani&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://wikiislam.net/wiki/Islam_and_the_People_of_the_Book#cite_note-6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;WikiIslam.net&lt;/a&gt; reference for this says: Ibn Kathir, Qisas al-Anbiya [Cairo: Dar al-Kutub, 1968/1388], p. 381- as cited in Aliah Schleifer's Mary The Blessed Virgin of Islam [Fons Vitae; ISBN: 1887752021; July 1, 1998], p. 64;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20777" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-01-20T06:39:18.233" LastActivityDate="2022-03-23T07:13:38.457" Title="Is the hadith &quot;Mary mother of Jesus, will be one of my wives&quot; authentic?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37445" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-19T22:04:46.847" Score="4" ViewCount="761" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are a convert / revert to Islam after your parent(s) have died can you do anything for them in terms of supplication or other forms of 'Ibadah to perhaps save them from the Fire or is it too late?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20827" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-20T00:57:15.463" LastActivityDate="2018-03-28T21:04:03.480" Title="What can a convert do for a non-Muslim parent who has died?" Tags="|jannah|parents|family|jahannam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37447" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37444" CreationDate="2017-01-20T06:58:59.580" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The short answer for this is that all the ahadith quoting Maryam or other women (he was not married with) among Muhammad's () wives in Paradise are either weak or rejected, there's no single sahih narration in that issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this (only in Arbic available) fatwa on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/111279&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #111279&lt;/a&gt; their are narrations quoting that Muhammad () will marry in paradise Maryam daughter of 'Imran (the mother of 'Isa), Assiyah daughter of Muzaahemthe wife of Pharao and Koulthoum the sister of Musa ().&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the tafsir of Verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/66/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;66:5&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Perhaps his Lord, if he divorced you [all], would substitute for him wives better than you - submitting [to Allah ], believing, devoutly obedient, repentant, worshiping, and traveling - [ones] previously married and virgins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Kathir seems to have quoted a hadith of at-Tabarni in his al-Mu'jam al-Kabir on the authority of Buraidah saying the interpretation that Allah has promised our Prophet to marry him, the previously married woman refers to Assiya the wife of Pharao and the virgins to Maryam daughter of 'imran. But the narrator chain of this hadith is weak as the person Salih ibn Hayyan صالح بن حيان who heard Buraidah is weak and rather unreliable if there's no backup for his narration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was also narrated on the authority of abu Hurraiah in at-Tabarni's al-Awsat in a long hadith quoting the Prophet's () relation with -his slave- Mariya al-Quibtiyah in the house of his wife Hafsa in which he quoted that among his previously married wives (in Paradise) there will be Assiya daughter of Muzahim the wife of Pharao and the sister of Nuh () and among the virgin Maryam daughter of 'imran and the sister of Musa(). At-Tabarni already added that this hadith was narrated on abu Hurriarahs authority only by Hisham ibn Ibrahim هشام بن إبراهيم and his narrations are regarded as munkar (rejected), as he is considered as an unknown by many great scholars such as a-Dhahabi and ibn Hajjar al-'Asqalani!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fatwa also quotes 5 more ahadith on that topic which were not quoted in any tafsir, but all of them are quoted in less reliable hadith compilations such as the books of at-Tabarani (whom in first place tried to create a hadith encyclopedia by collecting all available hadith narrations he was able to hear at his time), ibn 'Assakirs Tarikh Dimashq, al-'Oqayli's &quot;a-Do'afa' al-Kaber&quot; (a book on known weak narrators), and other compilations which are not of the first choice if one seeks at least hassan hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-01-21T07:46:50.860" LastActivityDate="2017-01-21T07:46:50.860" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37450" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-20T11:49:41.680" Score="3" ViewCount="76" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Turkish culture here in the UK, Turks generally get the body sent to Turkey for burial there. As far as I know we need to be buried the next day, but this delays that usually for at least one more day, sometimes more. Is the next day rule a strict requirement?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20838" LastActivityDate="2021-05-04T01:01:45.647" Title="Is next day funeral a requirement?" Tags="|sunni|death|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37451" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-20T14:21:07.697" Score="1" ViewCount="402" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a 12 year old Muslim, and I want to know if dying my hair is allowed?  And can I pray if I dye my hair?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20839" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-21T01:35:15.280" LastActivityDate="2017-01-21T14:44:43.450" Title="Is dying your hair allowed for a 12 year old?" Tags="|salat|hair|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37452" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37335" CreationDate="2017-01-20T15:11:25.020" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;That marriage is not valid according to Islam. So if one or both of them converts to Islam, the first thing they need to do is to break their haram union, and separate from each other immediately and repent to Allah SWT for the past sins. Allah is all forgiving. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20840" LastActivityDate="2017-01-20T15:11:25.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37453" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-20T17:33:02.857" Score="1" ViewCount="147" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was once listening to a ruler of a non muslim nation saying that &quot; I will give the power to the people of this country&quot; And i said to myself that &quot;no you will eat it up all by yourself'. Is this regarded as something that shows support for democracy?and is it regarded as going against the Shariah even though the leader was of a nation that was originally disbelieving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13873" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-28T21:21:24.513" LastActivityDate="2017-12-28T21:21:24.513" Title="Is my statement an expression of disbelief?" Tags="|kufr|tawheed|democracy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37454" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8102" CreationDate="2017-01-21T00:24:32.827" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is ok to disobey your parents, just for Islam but nothing else.  In the Quran it says if they say you are not allowed to be a Muslim, you can disobey or lie to them.  A rich sabah was non-Muslim and he became Muslim by hearing hazrat Muhommed (salal o waila waslam), and he lied to his parents he wasn't a Muslim but it was alright.  But then his mother found out and kicked him out of the house and took all his clothes but he said: Mom, even if a lot of mothers were there and told me not to be submitter, I will still disagree but then he died of war just for Islam, but now on judgement day he will go into janatal furdoz which is a place where you can do anything and will meet Allah every single day.  So now it's up to you if you want to enter janatul furdoz or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20843" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-21T01:38:13.237" LastActivityDate="2017-01-21T01:38:13.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37455" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-21T08:34:13.407" Score="7" ViewCount="981" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs398/en/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;World Health Organization&lt;/a&gt; writes the following about suicide:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Over 800,000 people die due to suicide every year. ... By far &lt;strong&gt;the strongest risk factor for suicide is a previous suicide attempt&lt;/strong&gt;. ...  The prevention of suicide has not been adequately addressed due to a lack of awareness of suicide as a major public health problem and the &lt;strong&gt;taboo in many societies to openly discuss it&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For &lt;em&gt;suicide attempt survivors&lt;/em&gt;, the general advice is to open up and talk about suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When you are ready, &lt;strong&gt;it is important to talk about what has happened with people you trust. This allows others to be there for you and provides a chance to work out where to go from here.&lt;/strong&gt;  (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.helpguide.org/articles/suicide-prevention/suicide-help-dealing-with-your-suicidal-thoughts-and-feelings.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;BeyondBlue.com.au&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from the general relief of simply having someone to talk to, other people should be aware of one's past suicide attempts so that they can help appropriately in the case of a future suicide attempt.  It's best not to wait until you're at the brink before starting the discussion, as it's hard to speak coherently during these crises.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, suicide is a major sin in Islam (number 29 in Major Sins by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Dhahabi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Dhahabi&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamguiden.com/arkiv/majorsins.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;pdf&lt;/a&gt;)) and talking about sins is forbidden in Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is prohibited (haram) and sinful to talk about sins, whether current or past, except when there is a Shariah-countenanced reason.&lt;/strong&gt;  Even when such a reason exists, if it is possible to mention something general (such as not mentioning oneself or any particular type of sins) then mentioning specific sins would remain sinful. This is because it is:  (1) obligatory to avoid  vain talk, and (2) obligatory to conceal one’s sins.  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2009/08/23/1369/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;SeekersHub&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is it okay to openly discuss one's past suicide attempts?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may be that discussing one's past suicide attempts in an effort to safeguard against future attempts might be considered a &quot;Shariah-countenanced reason&quot;, especially if suggested by medical professionals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most relevant search hit was a question &lt;a href=&quot;http://aboutislam.net/counseling/ask-the-counselor/self-issues-ask-about-counselor/past-suicide-attempts-still-affect-life/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Past Suicide Attempts Still Affect My Life&lt;/a&gt; to an Islamic counsellor who doesn't quite address talking about past attempts directly: &quot;...my advice at this point would be to talk to your mom about these feelings and ask her to help you get therapy.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-09-10T09:45:06.620" LastActivityDate="2019-09-02T01:00:50.107" Title="Is it okay to openly discuss one's past suicide attempts?" Tags="|halal-haram|suicide|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37456" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37451" CreationDate="2017-01-21T09:33:25.430" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you parents allow you to dye your hair, then you can. The Prophet and some of his closest companions dyed  their hair but you can only do it if it doesn't imitate kafir women. For more information, you can go on these websites:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamhelpline.net/node/4461&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamhelpline.net/node/4461&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/82103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/82103&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastActivityDate="2017-01-21T09:33:25.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37457" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12366" CreationDate="2017-01-21T09:51:36.720" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah said,&#xA;وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّواْ بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَآ أَوْ رُدُّوهَآ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(When you are greeted with a greeting, greet in return with what is better than it, or (at least) return it equally.) meaning, if the Muslim greets you with the Salam, then return the greeting with a better Salam, or at least equal to the Salam that was given. Therefore, the better Salam is recommended, while returning it equally is an obligation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one says assalamualekum &#xA;Then reply walekum assalam or walekum assalam vo rahmatullah&#xA;If one says assalamualekum vo rahmatullah&#xA;Then say walekum assalam vo rahmatullah or walekum assalam vo rahmatullahi vo barkatahu&#xA;If one says assalamualekum vo rahmatullahi vo barkatahu.&#xA;If one says saamualekum or other words simillar to salam then reply him with WA-ALYEKUM &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20846" LastActivityDate="2017-01-21T09:51:36.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37458" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-21T12:51:37.840" Score="2" ViewCount="2085" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I pray salah the mosque, some people ( 2-3) pray a bit differently. They raise their hands in most of the takbeers even though the rest of us only raise our hands during takbeer tahrima. They also raise the fingers continuously up and down in tashahud whereas we just do it once when the name of Allah is said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastActivityDate="2018-04-17T12:49:58.387" Title="Why do people pray salah differently?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37459" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30056" CreationDate="2017-01-21T13:45:51.597" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;lying is OK if it rightfully saves your life ( I mean it saves it from a tyrant. You can't lie to save your life from justice) or if reconciles the relationship between two Muslim brothers or sisters. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For such a situation you mentioned you have 2 options I'd say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Tell another reason, like I need to be at my house to clean my house. I need to study. I have some work to do. And even if you have work to do for 1 minute then still that's not lying&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;EXPLAIN and elaborate why—to the extent they can understand. However if you think they will not understand at all, just say I'm not interested in such events. Period.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The general rule of lying is OK if prevents something greater, is only acceptable if there is No other alternative and that which you intend to protect is actually great. I don't think it applies to your situation because you have alternatives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-01-21T13:54:33.807" LastActivityDate="2017-01-21T13:54:33.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37406" CreationDate="2017-01-21T14:17:06.360" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it considered the responsibility of each individual Muslim to study&#xA;  the Qu'ran and Hadith for themselves and come to their own&#xA;  conclusions, like in the protestant system I described above?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes it is&lt;/strong&gt;.It is upon every Muslim to deal with their life, their afterlife themselves. Our Imams have said if I could I would have lashed my followers so they would go and learn Islam by reflecting in the Quran and the narrations. &amp;lt;-- It's like a wish that will never happen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is it upon every Muslim to learn themselves? Because God is going to put every person in their own grave. It's like the person is going to be in a grave and have his Imam next to him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So because Muslims can't and won't. &lt;strong&gt;They delegate it&lt;/strong&gt;. There are other scholars that do such. In Shia sect there is only one doctrine that is to be forced. Though many groups of Shia don't enforce it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The doctrine of the 12 Imams is to be forced or currently its 12th living Imam. People are free to interpret them as long as their interpretation stays within the boundaries of Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet many philosophers have came and claimed the books, narrations given by the Imam are weak in their chain of narrations and they are not logical statements and we need philosophers to help us. They don't directly oppose the logic of the narrations. The oppose its chain of narrations.&#xA;It's a debatable claim to say the narrations are weak and let's just figure the relationship between ourselves and our creator on our own, without any official medium between God and his creation. I personally believe that if one understands the narrations there is no doubt left. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslims all more or less believe the same thing and agree when it&#xA;  comes to doctrine, but I'm curious how that is possible because you&#xA;  don't seem to have a Magisterium like Catholics do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's because All Muslims stick to the same book, same qiblah, same daily prayers, same Mecca. This will bring us closer, but still because of the different sects, different leaders, different narrations there will differences We both believe in 1 God, but the attributes we believe in are different. We both believe daily prayers, but we pray differently. We read different books. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I say that to point to our differences. Yet differences shouldn't create hatred. I'm only pointing them to expand your premise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-01-21T14:17:06.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37461" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37451" CreationDate="2017-01-21T14:22:09.710" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I assume you are a girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No there is no mention of it being as Haraam. If a girl likes to look great it's totally OK and natural. The only thing is that the this beautifying should only been seen by those who are Mahram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that Many Muslim parents tell their young daughters that you can't put on makeup and stuff. It's correct if she's going out to where there are non-mahrams. If she's doing it where all people are her mahrams then it's really forcing your daughter into something Islam itself doesn't force. Usually these daughters will change radically when they move away from their parents. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-01-21T14:44:43.450" LastActivityDate="2017-01-21T14:44:43.450" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37462" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-21T18:19:31.310" Score="4" ViewCount="5388" Body="&lt;p&gt;My brother owns a takeaway and my other brother works there sometimes. Sometimes I have to do deliveries and I get tips but my brother doesn't pay me nor do I get a salary. The only money I earn is tips from this. I do not ask for tips or anything, the customers just give me it . Is this money halal? Also I am not an employee. This is a family business so I help out but I don't want money as I just want to help but sometimes customers just give tips and I insist not to but they gave it out of kindness as some houses are tricky to find. Not taking the money would be rude if I did that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="20796" LastEditDate="2017-02-01T17:53:37.230" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T01:33:17.213" Title="Are tips allowed in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|money|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37464" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-21T21:31:08.507" Score="1" ViewCount="54" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the title says, could you name some sunni scholars (not mutazilites) that also includes intellect (aql) in their usul al fiqh to derive rules or understandings of Sharia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastActivityDate="2017-01-21T21:31:08.507" Title="Name some sunni scholars who includes aql (intellect) as their basic principles (usul al fiqh)" Tags="|fiqh|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25933" CreationDate="2017-01-22T01:02:40.487" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as punishment for soul those who body is burnt seems to have some validity but what about questioning in grave and all the fear that mullah puts in your heart about grave. that does not seem to apply to those whose body is never buried in grave.&#xA;Please only reply with sahi hadith with reference or from quran with reference do not just say what your little head think and understand&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20851" LastActivityDate="2017-01-22T01:02:40.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37467" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-22T04:29:26.080" Score="2" ViewCount="2396" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is removing of hair where the eyebrows meet, i.e., the area above the nose and between the eyebrows, considered haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unibrow&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;unibrow&lt;/a&gt; and was wondering if I could shave off the middle area. I read in other forums that the area was not considered to be part of the eyebrows and hence was not haram, wanted to confirm this. I'm a guy, by the way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16583" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-06T05:37:26.660" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T05:37:26.660" Title="Is removing of hair where the eyebrows meet considered haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|hair|human-body|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37467" CreationDate="2017-01-22T06:43:58.930" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There are two opinions in this matter. Common thing in them is that they do not consider it part of eyebrows.&lt;/strong&gt; Where they differ is that &lt;strong&gt;if a woman is allowed to pluck any hair from her face&lt;/strong&gt;, some consider only eyebrows etc which are prohibited to pluck. While other consider all facial hair in the ruling of not allowed to pluck.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if you satisfy your-self with either of these views on plucking facial hair from face, you should follow that ruling. To me, i think it is permitted to pluck other hair than eyebrows etc form face for women, if needed(should avoid unnecessarily and should not make it habit).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PS:&lt;/strong&gt; I know this partially answers your question, but i am deliberately not jumping in the discussion of if plucking hair from whole face is prohibited or not. Because it will be better in another question, with matching title, and will also be easy for people to find in future. I encourage you to post a new question about that if you need clarification, and provide that question's link in comment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Jazakallah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2017-01-22T06:43:58.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37470" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-22T08:54:23.573" Score="1" ViewCount="110" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Software Developer by profession and I have been avoiding Banking and Insurance sector jobs because of Riba. Also ignoring those companies who are developing softwares specifically for Banking or for insurance companies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recently I accepted the job offer after doing a lot of research and after a week training on company’s Business model I found out that there is a small element of interest calculation in the software I will be working on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nature of Company's Business:&lt;/strong&gt; manufacturer of industrial tools and household hardware and security products and locks. (I.e. drill machines, screw drivers and etc.). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How does Company make money:&lt;/strong&gt; Company sells tools to franchisees who then sells them to car mechanics in garages. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How Franchisees do transactions:&lt;/strong&gt; Franchisee (seller) will be given a territory and he will have let’s say 125 garages to visit every week for sale. It’s up to franchisee how he controls and run his business but he will have to operate within his territory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He has option to sell the tool on cash (one transaction) or on weekly instalments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there any Interest involved when franchisee is dealing with mechanics or customers?&lt;/strong&gt; In UK there is no interest at all but in USA , franchisee can charge interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Eaxmple of Business Model:&lt;/strong&gt; For an example, I work in the garage and I have to buy my own tools to work on cars. Tool selling guy (franchisee) come to my garage and show me different products, I like the tool which costs £1000 but I don’t have a full amount to pay straight away. So franchisee will offer me a weekly payment option in which I will pay around £20 a week and I can use the tool straight away. It’s basically my own tool now. If I like the tool which is not in his van then I will ask him to order it for me which he can sell to me on around 35% margin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to become a Franchisee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Self-Finance: Franchisee will get the maximum discount when he place an order&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bank Loan: Company will help franchisee to get 70% loan from the Bank but franchisee will get minimum discount when he place an order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What will i be doing&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Company has already designed the software for franchisees to order new items, to control their stock, to manage their customer account and to manage the weekly payments. &#xA;I am working for UK branch where franchisees don’t charge interest, and my role is to support and further develop this application for franchisees.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I work for this company? who sells tool to franchisees and has a software which has ability to calculating interest rate? It is up to franchisees whether he charge interest or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have following concerns:&#xA;1- The Nature of company’s business is selling tools which is fine but they do help franchisees to get loan from the bank.&#xA;2- I will be based in UK where interest is not part of any transaction but franchisees in USA can charge interest.&#xA;3- My role is to fix bugs in the application and add more functionality to the current system which will not be related to interest (as I have mentioned this to my line manager that I will not work on interest related projects and he is happy with it.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I work for this company?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8897" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-28T21:20:59.423" LastActivityDate="2017-12-28T21:20:59.423" Title="Question regarding working for a company where there is a element of interest" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|fiqh|riba|work|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-30T22:20:25.220" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1379" CreationDate="2017-01-22T09:08:30.493" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The heavens (universe) are supported by invisible (dark) pillars (matter and energy). The dark energy pulls the universe outward, the dark matter pulls it inward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20854" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-20T13:12:40.107" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T13:12:40.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37472" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-22T10:11:18.900" Score="-2" ViewCount="426" Body="&lt;p&gt;can a wife do 2nd marriage without her husband permisssion???&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;like a married boy and a married girl wants to get married again , so can they do marriage without permission???&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20855" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T19:23:01.637" Title="can wife do 2nd Marriage without asking her husband" Tags="|tafseer|sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-01-22T21:24:21.187" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37472" CreationDate="2017-01-22T11:43:31.930" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. It is forbidden for women to have more than one husband. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (ﷻ) prohibited men from marrying already-married women. He said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And [also prohibited to you are all] married women&lt;/strong&gt; except those your right hands possess. [This is] the decree of Allah upon you. And lawful to you are [all others] beyond these, [provided] that you seek them [in marriage] with [gifts from] your property, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse.. [Qur'an (4:24)]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for &quot;without asking permission&quot; - SubhanAllah. Even if her husband &lt;em&gt;agrees&lt;/em&gt;, it is not accepted in Islam.. let alone doing it behind his back. And for a man to let another man lay with his wife is reprehensible (cuckoldry). Plus, women are naturally monogamous/shy so what kind of evil/shameful woman would desire such a thing?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both parties need to fear Allah (ﷻ). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The married woman needs to go back to her husband and reject the influence of Satan tempting her with others; she needs to draw nearer to her husband and cut off interaction with all  other non-mahrams. If there are issues within the marriage which are causing this swaying away then she needs to work with her husband to overcome them. Otherwise, ask for a divorce/separation. -- But she cannot have two husbands or be involved with two men. It would be Zina (adultery).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The man can marry a 2nd woman but she has to be single (unmarried). He should fear Allah (ﷻ) and stay away from women who are already married. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastEditorUserId="16419" LastEditDate="2017-01-23T19:23:01.637" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T19:23:01.637" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37474" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8402" CreationDate="2017-01-22T12:36:00.090" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a new Muslim, I learned how to pray from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7ZySx-TMeY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a YouTube video&lt;/a&gt; entitled &lt;em&gt;Women's prayer according to Qur'an and Sunnah&lt;/em&gt;.  Turns out, I learned how to pray from a cute Hanafi girl.  The video answers your question, and even addresses the exact hadith you mention:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some claim the hadith &amp;quot;pray as you have seen me praying&amp;quot; applies to women, however this is incorrect.  The Prophet (pbuh) was &amp;quot;seen&amp;quot; praying with a turban, with his ankles exposed, leading men in prayer, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does that mean that women should do this as well?  No.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It continues:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Bayhaqi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Baihaqi&lt;/a&gt; says, 'all of the laws of salah in which a woman differs from a man are based on the principle of satr (concealment).  This means that the woman is instructed to do all that which is more concealing for her.'  Baihaqi 2/314.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throughout the video, it gives step-by-step instructions and relevant references.  For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yazid bin Abi Habib reports that the Prophet (pbuh) passd by two women who were praying salah, he said, &amp;quot;When you prostrate, let part of your body cling to the earth, for women are unlike men in this regard&amp;quot;.  Abu Dawood in his Al Maraseel PL8 (Muassasah al Risalah edition), and Baiha 3201.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/15154&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam.org&lt;/a&gt; write: &amp;quot;The first hadith is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_terminology#Mursal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mursal&lt;/a&gt; narration.  All the narrators in it are reliable.  Mursal narrations are accepted by the Hanafi Jurists.&amp;quot;)  and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibrahim (rah) said: When a woman goes in sajdah she should join the thighs to her stomach and also not raise her posterior and also &amp;quot;not stretch her limbs out like a male&amp;quot; [Mussanaf ibn Abi Shaybah (1/303)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A detailed fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;http://efiqh.com/2012/why-is-a-womans-sajdah-different-to-men/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Why is a Woman’s sajdah different to men?&lt;/a&gt; by  Mufti Luqman Hansrot includes these hadith along with other sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T20:10:36.873" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37475" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37517" CreationDate="2017-01-22T14:49:50.657" Score="4" ViewCount="2774" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu'alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we know Holy Qur'an is for both Mankind, and Jinn, there are lots of warnings, and guidance for both. But is there any Warner like our Prophets among Jinn for them? If no, then don't they need any? If no, then whats the explanation of this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazakallah Khair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastEditorUserId="11633" LastEditDate="2017-01-23T12:48:00.677" LastActivityDate="2021-11-18T17:27:48.357" Title="Is there any Prophet among Jinn?" Tags="|prophets|jinn|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37477" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-22T21:22:46.673" Score="7" ViewCount="193" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalaam Alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a fascinating peculiarity in Khidr’s interpretation of his actions to Musa (AS). Regarding the تَأْوِيل of the ship, he speaks of “his” intention:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَمَّا ٱلسَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَـٰكِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ &lt;strong&gt;فَأَرَدتُّ&lt;/strong&gt; أَنْ أَعِيبَهَا وَكَانَ وَرَآءَهُم مَّلِكٌ يَأْخُذُ كُلَّ سَفِينَةٍ غَصْبًا ﴿٧٩&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the ship, it belonged to certain poor men, who toiled upon the sea; and &lt;strong&gt;I desired&lt;/strong&gt; to damage it, for behind them there was a king who was seizing every ship by brutal force.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is a shift to “our” intention when he speaks of the boy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;تَأْوِيلوَأَمَّا ٱلْغُلَـٰمُ فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ &lt;strong&gt;فَخَشِينَآ&lt;/strong&gt; أَن يُرْهِقَهُمَا طُغْيَـٰنًا وَكُفْرًا ﴿٨٠﴾ &lt;strong&gt;فَأَرَدْنَآ&lt;/strong&gt; أَن يُبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهُ زَكَو‌ٰةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا ﴿٨١&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the lad, his parents were believers; and &lt;strong&gt;we&lt;/strong&gt; were afraid he would impose on them insolence and unbelief; so &lt;strong&gt;we&lt;/strong&gt; desired that their Lord should give to them in exchange one better than he in purity, and nearer in tenderness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I assume this refers to himself (Khidr) and his Lord (Allah, swt)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, when speaking of the wall, he mentions only “your Lord’s” intention (i.e. the Lord of Musa (AS), i.e. Allah, swt):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَأَمَّا ٱلْجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلَـٰمَيْنِ يَتِيمَيْنِ فِى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ تَحْتَهُۥ كَنزٌ لَّهُمَا وَكَانَ أَبُوهُمَا صَـٰلِحًا &lt;strong&gt;فَأَرَادَ رَبُّكَ&lt;/strong&gt; أَن يَبْلُغَآ أَشُدَّهُمَا وَيَسْتَخْرِجَا كَنزَهُمَا رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ وَمَا فَعَلْتُهُۥ عَنْ أَمْرِى ۚ ذَ‌ٰلِكَ تَأْوِيلُ مَا لَمْ تَسْطِع عَّلَيْهِ صَبْرًا ﴿٨٢&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the wall, it belonged to two orphan lads in the city, and under it was a treasure belonging to them. Their father was a righteous man; and thy Lord desired that they should come of age and then bring forth their treasure as a mercy from thy Lord. I did it not of my own bidding. This is the interpretation of that thou couldst not bear patiently.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does anyone have insight into the significance of this alternation? Has any mufassir addressed this issue, that you can point me to? Are there any references from the Hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in the last part of the ayah, Khidr says “وَمَا فَعَلْتُهُۥ عَنْ أَمْرِى”. Does the “هُ” encompass all three events, or is it only limited to the third, which is specifically mentioned as being the will of “thy [Musa's] Lord” (فَأَرَادَ رَبُّكَ)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazak Allah Khair!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;« اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا وَعَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاً»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20857" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T14:28:17.480" Title="Interpretation of the shifting pronouns in Khidr's interpretation (تَأْوِيل) to Musa (AS)" Tags="|quran|tafseer|prophet-musa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8402" CreationDate="2017-01-22T21:28:59.177" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pray as you have seen me to pray&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My understanding is that Ar-Rasool (SAWS) made this statement in the company of his male companions. It was an order to them (all men), there were no women present. It cannot be applied to women. There are differences as Sister Rebecca points out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question shows why it is important to study the Quran and Hadith with a teacher, and to study them in context, otherwise you can easily come to incorrect conclusions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20857" LastActivityDate="2017-01-22T21:28:59.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37479" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-23T01:48:03.860" Score="3" ViewCount="623" Body="&lt;p&gt;Whenever I think of a &quot;you have to do what I say&quot; scenario, I think of movies such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094898/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Coming to America&lt;/a&gt;, where the prince meets his arranged wife, and the following dialogue takes place:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;00:19:13 Yes, your Highness.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  00:19:15 - Anything I say, you'll do? - Yes, your Highness.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  00:19:19 Bark like a dog.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  00:19:24 A big dog.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  00:19:29 Hop on one leg.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103064/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Terminator 2&lt;/a&gt;, where John Connor requests the terminator to stand on one leg.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These frivolous, demeaning requests test the boundary of how far one is willing to go in regards to obedience.  In Islam, a wife is required to obey her husband:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She is required to obey him in everything unless he commands her to do an act of disobedience. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/en/article/149397/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is a wife required to e.g. stand on one leg, if her husband requests it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would guess the immediate answer is &quot;yes...&quot;, the husband is making a halal request, after all.  Continuing &quot;...but the husband shouldn't be making such a strange request&quot;, although the silliness of the request wouldn't exempt the wife from her obligations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could imagine a man requesting something absurd like this, perhaps as a kind of joke (as in the movie examples), or possibly even as a test of obedience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps there's more to it.  It may be that such frivolous, demeaning requests are another exception to the general rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My previous question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35201/what-does-being-an-obedient-wife-really-mean&quot;&gt;What does being an obedient wife really mean?&lt;/a&gt; asks about what ordinarily and generally would be requested of a wife by her husband.  This question is about a specific, hypothetical example, which is intended to explore the boundaries of Muslim marital relationships.  It's a thought exercise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2022-06-05T20:49:02.117" Title="Is a wife required to e.g. stand on one leg, if her husband requests it?" Tags="|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37480" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-23T02:29:33.577" Score="3" ViewCount="3028" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It would really help if someone could answer this question who is very familiar with Maliki.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I’m very confused regarding the permissibility of drawing animated objects, and &lt;strong&gt;Maliki’s&lt;/strong&gt; perceptions regarding the hadith that speak against it, especially with some of the hadith that I've looked at: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah&#xA;  (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) visited me after returning from a&#xA;  journey, and I had a shelf with a thin cloth curtain hanging over it&#xA;  and on which there were portraits. When he saw it, the colour of his&#xA;  face changed (because of anger) and he said, &quot;O Aishah! the most&#xA;  grievous torment from Allah on the Day of Resurrection will be for&#xA;  those who imitate (Allah) in the act of His creation.'' `Aishah said:&#xA;  We tore it into pieces and made a cushion or two cushions out of that.&#xA;  [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some muslims who condone drawing sentient beings try and use the rationalisation that it was forbidden during the time of the Prophet PBUH, because people back then were more suspectable to idolizing the 2D images. They also claim that the word “image” is used in context of 3D sculptures (yet, they dismiss how the hadith strictly specifies 2D portraits on a cloth).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They also claim that this hadith is related to the one bellow, in the sense that it’s exclusive to the people who INTEND to challenge Allah with their work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some say that if the prophet REALLY cursed the image maker (the one who imitates Allah’s work) in the context that I am using, then he’s also cursing those who draw rocks, or plants. And so this adds to the rhetoric they use regarding its exclusivity to challenging Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Allah says: ‘Who does a greater wrong than one who aspires to creates&#xA;  as I create – a grain of corn, a seed, or a barleycorn?” [Sahîh&#xA;  al-Bukhârî (7559) and Sahîh Muslim (2111) – The wording accords with&#xA;  al-Bukhârî]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in the hadith provided prior to this, the Prophet PBUH didn’t know the intention behind the maker of the portraits. There is no specification going on here. He simply saw the pictures, and instantly disapproved. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even a muslim who made images of sentient beings for the sake of a living was told not to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While I was with Ibn 'Abbas a man came and said, &quot;O father of 'Abbas!&#xA;  My sustenance is from my manual profession and I make these pictures.&quot;&#xA;  Ibn 'Abbas said, &quot;I will tell you only what I heard from Allah's&#xA;  Apostle  . I heard him saying, 'Whoever makes a picture will be&#xA;  punished by Allah till he puts life in it, and he will never be able&#xA;  to put life in it.' &quot; Hearing this, that man heaved a sigh and his&#xA;  face turned pale. Ibn 'Abbas said to him, &quot;What a pity! If you insist&#xA;  on making pictures I advise you to make pictures of trees and any&#xA;  other unanimated objects.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the arabic word in these hadiths that are translated into “image maker” have a specific roots to animated beings? Or does it literally stand for a maker of ANY image, regardless of whether it’s animate/inanimate?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the main thing I wish to understand here is why or how Maliki came to have the opinion that it’s ok to draw people/animals if these hadiths are so clear. I’m curios as to why these serious and very clear cut hadiths have been so dissected. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20858" LastEditorUserId="21569" LastEditDate="2017-04-07T11:28:40.503" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T11:28:40.503" Title="Why does the Maliki school of thought condone drawings of animated beings?" Tags="|fiqh|drawing|maliki|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2018-03-24T20:11:56.510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37481" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37482" CreationDate="2017-01-23T05:04:41.400" Score="2" ViewCount="3936" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many a times, I miss to pronounce various Arabic letters correctly, which leads to reading the Holy Quran incorrectly. &#xA;Some of the tricky alphabets include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;'ط' and 'ت' &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;'ظ'  and 'ز' and 'ذ'  and 'ض' &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;'د'  and ض'&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and some more. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to mention that I already know Arabic, but I am facing difficulty in understanding the true pronunciation of certain alphabets. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone please help me out on this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8870" LastEditorUserId="8870" LastEditDate="2017-01-23T07:35:38.597" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T09:21:12.763" Title="Need proper pronunciation of various Arabic alphabets to read Quran correctly" Tags="|arabic|quran-recitation|reading-quran|pronunciation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37481" CreationDate="2017-01-23T08:00:25.293" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To know where the letters Arabic are &quot;pronounced&quot; from is important to learn reading the Quran and speaking Arabic correctly. The first thing a student of tajweed learns is the so called مخارج الحروف Articulation of sound, there he learns how each Arabic letter is pronounced and where the phonation is localized. Unfortunately I'm neither a great linguist in Arabic nor do I have good enough translation skills to explain it well. I hope this picture gives you an idea where in the phonation of each Arabic letter is &quot;done&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A482xY7CMAAnVU0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A482xY7CMAAnVU0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This picture already shows a big difference of the origin of the phonation of each of the letters you quoted!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example 'ز', 'ص','س' are all placed at the end of the tongue (near the teeth) while 'ط', 'ت', 'د' are still a bit further (inside).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here a kind of explanation for some of your examples (as this is in first place my interpretation, be aware that it could be wrong to some extent):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The major difference between the 'ط' and 'ت' is that the first sounds more like a strong emphasized &quot;t&quot; like in &quot;&lt;strong&gt;t&lt;/strong&gt;o&lt;strong&gt;t&lt;/strong&gt;al&quot; while a similar letter to 'ت' doesn't really exist it is like a not emphasized &quot;t&quot; even less emphasized as in &quot;spli&lt;strong&gt;t&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;ض&quot; is like a strong emphasized &quot;d&quot; like in &quot;&lt;strong&gt;D&lt;/strong&gt;onation&quot; (but much stronger), while 'د' could be pronounced equal to a &quot;d&quot; at the end of an English word &quot;exten&lt;strong&gt;d&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'ظ' is near to a &quot;th&quot;, but generally I would prefer to transliterate it as a &quot;dh&quot; as the sound of &quot;d&quot; must appear while pronouncing it at last to some extent (therefore I think transliterating ظهر  zuhr or zohr is wrong and it should be dhohr or dhuhr).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;'ز' is generally similar to the English/French &quot;z&quot; like in &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Z&lt;/strong&gt;oo&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;'ذ' is a bit tricky it has elements of &quot;d&quot; and &quot;dh&quot; so it is a &quot;dh&quot; based on the correct pronunciation of 'د'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TSC5XUmIgE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;video (youtube)&lt;/a&gt; teaching the مخارج الحروف in Arabic by a scholar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="8870" LastEditDate="2017-01-23T09:21:12.763" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T09:21:12.763" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37484" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31224" CreationDate="2017-01-23T11:52:10.540" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt;: The Qur'an and Sunnah didn't come with percentages, so rulings are based around the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from 'Amir bin Sa'd, from his father, that:&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;The Prophet [SAW] forbade a small amount of whatever intoxicates in large amounts.&lt;/strong&gt; [grade: hasan] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/51/71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this way, 0.5% was declared insufficient to render a drink an intoxicant in some fatawa (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-409-3342.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamToday.net&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=299059&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/darulifta-deoband/22919&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DarulIfta&lt;/a&gt;), but not all fatawa agree (&lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/19680&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam.org&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.ru/en/content/story/drinking-beverages-small-traces-alcohol&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam.ru&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/35652/17163&quot;&gt;my answer&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/3011/haraam-or-halal-coke-and-pepsi-contain-0-001-alcohol&quot;&gt;Haraam or Halal? - Coke and Pepsi contain 0.001% Alcohol&lt;/a&gt;, I surveyed online fatawa which were nearly unanimous in declaring: &lt;strong&gt;if a substance is incapable of intoxicating even in large quantities, then it is not haram (insofar as to being an intoxicant).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One example is &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/33763&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;, who tend to be stricter than other fatawa, who write: &quot;...if something is mixed with alcohol but the alcohol is a small amount and does not have any effect, then it is halaal...&quot; [in the context of non-alcoholic beer].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know intoxicants are haram from the Qur'an (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/219&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:219&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/90&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:90-91&lt;/a&gt;).  But importantly, this applies to the whole item, not its constituent parts.  In the context of non-alcoholic beer, the research committee of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-409-3342.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamToday.net&lt;/a&gt; write:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sheikh Salman al-Oadah astutely observed: &quot;The percentage of alcohol mentioned has no effect on the ruling. &lt;strong&gt;The ruling applies to the drink itself taken as a whole and not to its composition&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They continue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For example, a person weighing a mere 54 kg (120 lbs) would have to consume at least twenty-three 330 ml bottles of &lt;strong&gt;non-alcoholic beer at 0.5% alcohol per volume&lt;/strong&gt;... to even begin to feel intoxicated by the alcohol that it contains. ... Hence, &lt;strong&gt;there are no grounds to prohibit this drink&lt;/strong&gt;. And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This gives some percentage figure for those erring on the side of caution, which we should be: &lt;em&gt;Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/nasai/51/173&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, if the condiment is an intoxicant, it's best to avoid it altogether, as per the hadith &quot;Wine is cursed from ten angles...&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1277410&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Fataawa of the Permanent Committee reads, “&lt;strong&gt;If the beverage that contains a percentage of alcohol intoxicates in large quantities&lt;/strong&gt;, then it is unlawful to consume any quantity of it, large or small. &lt;strong&gt;It is also deemed prohibited to sell or buy such a beverage and it is obligatory to dispose of it because it is considered khamr (intoxicant).&lt;/strong&gt; However, if the consumption of a large amount of such a beverage does not intoxicate, then it is permissible to sell, buy, and consume it ...” (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=299059&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T11:52:10.540" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37479" CreationDate="2017-01-23T14:58:40.847" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your husband is not in charge of you. If you want to obey him you can, but you aren't forced to, just don't be rude. if he is so arrogant and self centered that he thinks he can tell you what to do, for example stand on one leg (are you a flamingo?), then you should honestly get a divorce&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20711" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T14:58:40.847" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37490" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-23T17:05:00.650" Score="2" ViewCount="656" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was passing by a mosque and a sign asserted that the Quran is miraculous in that it is the only book that can be memorized. I have also heard this asserted by Moslems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now there are several short children's books that I have memorized and the 1.6 billion Moslems aren't going to abandon their faith just because I have memorized all 7 sentences of &quot;Caveman Dave.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what are the details of the challenge? It should go something like this:&#xA;The Quran is the only book that is ______ long and _____ complicated that can be memorized.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4328" LastEditorUserId="4328" LastEditDate="2017-04-25T03:30:32.093" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T03:30:32.093" Title="What is meant by the &quot;Quran is the only book that can be memorized&quot;" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2017-04-28T22:29:09.713" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37492" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-23T17:22:17.573" Score="2" ViewCount="153" Body="&lt;p&gt;If in a Western country a member of the opposite sex stretches his/her hand with the intention of shaking hands (as a greeting), how should a Muslim behave? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4861" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T07:31:00.870" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T07:31:00.870" Title="What to do when in a Western country a member of the opposite sex tries to shake hands?" Tags="|non-muslim-countries|men-women|physical-contact|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37498" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12345" CreationDate="2017-01-23T22:31:41.920" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it's your body and your life, so you can decide whatever you want to do with them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are already pregnant maybe you should consider more carefully what to do. Some people say abortion is haram at all stages. Others think that it's okay the first trimester. It's really up to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are not pregnant, then, nobody is forcing you to have kids. You will be judged on the basis of what good deeds you have done in your life. Having children is not a good deed in itself if you don't take care of them once you make them. (I'm not saying you wouldn't take care of them, but if you don't want to have kids there is a possibility that you are going to dislike being a mother).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there is always the option of adoption. Not only you would have a kid (since you said you like kids but you are only scared of child birth), but you would also do a good deed, saving a little orphan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16922" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-01-23T22:41:40.183" LastActivityDate="2017-01-23T22:41:40.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37499" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37507" CreationDate="2017-01-24T04:58:28.610" Score="2" ViewCount="59" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a new Muslim, I'm encouraged to seek good company:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One of the best ways that the Muslim can preserve and safeguard their religion is that &lt;strong&gt;they be selective of who they take as friends and company&lt;/strong&gt;. ... &lt;strong&gt;This is especially important to those Muslims who have recently embraced Islam...  They may have many habits... which are regarded as sins in Islam, and they need good company to help them in their struggle to put them aside.&lt;/strong&gt;  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newmuslims.com/lessons/28/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NewMuslims.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alhamdulillah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alhamdulillah&lt;/a&gt;, I am fortunate enough to have met such a person.  However, I have a concern: while she is devout and educated, and thus is good company for me to keep, I'm worried that I might not be the best company for her to keep.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: When seeking good company, need I be concerned that I'm bad company for others?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The article continues...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not enough, however, that you befriend just any Muslim either.  Rather, you should seek pious knowledgeable Muslims who themselves are trying their utmost to adhere to the tenets of the religion.  You may see many Muslims falling short in fulfilling the obligations and refraining from the prohibitions of the religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it wouldn't be too inaccurate to say I'm the &quot;falling short&quot; kind of Muslim.  Maybe I'm the one who should be avoided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T11:03:49.537" LastActivityDate="2024-02-22T10:39:38.600" Title="When seeking good company, need I be concerned that I'm bad company for others?" Tags="|conversion|friendship|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37501" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-24T07:24:27.210" Score="0" ViewCount="42" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is more for my knowledge and for others.&#xA;I know that if a person who is of the book has had tattoo's but they later regret and repent, then that is ok and as long as they do not continue down that path again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What if there is a person who has a tattoo on their back but it is of a cross (to their faith)? We know that worshipping idols and such is haram and a sin but if it is a symbol of their faith then what is the ruling? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course we know that it is better to be with a Muslim of the same faith for many reasons but this is more of a general question more than anything and to see if it is permissible for a Muslim to be married to such a person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastActivityDate="2017-01-24T07:24:27.210" Title="Non Muslim - tattoo's and permissibility" Tags="|non-muslim|non-mahram|symbolism|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-05-06T02:26:02.350" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37502" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-24T08:55:26.977" Score="2" ViewCount="76" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a baby, and he is 2 months old.   I want some time (about 3 years) before my next child. My question is: what is the safest and an acceptable time period between having children in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20872" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-25T00:25:44.020" LastActivityDate="2017-01-25T15:08:50.317" Title="What time period is recommended between having children?" Tags="|baby|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37504" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-24T13:33:31.390" Score="1" ViewCount="2381" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the Quran states that believers are equal, whether men or women, why does only a woman need a wali to get married?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20876" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-15T00:25:17.080" LastActivityDate="2021-10-05T13:48:52.450" Title="Why do only women need a wali for nikah?" Tags="|nikah|women|equality|wali|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37505" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37138" CreationDate="2017-01-24T14:21:21.567" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No nikah al-mut'a isn't punishable (meaning via hadd) in any sunni madhab according almost all sunni scholars and schools (hanafi, maliki and hanbali and the most soundest view of shafi'i jurisprudence school). This can be read in the al-Mawsu'a al-fiqhiya (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35578/what-is-al-mawsoo-ah-al-fiqhiyyah&quot;&gt;What is al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah?&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;جاء في الموسوعة الفقهية الكويتية (41 / 342) &quot; ذهب جمهور الفقهاء - الحنفية والحنابلة والمالكية على المذهب والشافعية على الصحيح - : إلى أنه لا &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D8%AF_(%D8%B9%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A9)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;حد&lt;/a&gt; على من تعاطى &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;نكاح المتعة&lt;/a&gt; ، سواء كان ذلك بالنسبة للرجل أو المرأة ، لأن الحدود &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A3/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;تدرأ&lt;/a&gt; بالشبهات ، و&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%B4%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A9/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الشبهة&lt;/a&gt; هنا هي شبهة &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%AE%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81/?page=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الخلاف&lt;/a&gt; ، بل &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%B9%D8%B2%D8%B1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;يعزر&lt;/a&gt; إن كان عالما بالتحريم ، لارتكابه معصية لا حد فيها ولا كفارة . ومقابل الصحيح عند الشافعية ، وقول ضعيف عند المالكية : أنه يجب الحد على الواطئ والموطوءة في نكاح المتعة ، لأنه ثبت نسخه &quot; انتهى .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My own translation of the text (take it with the necessary care and feel free to re-phrase it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Volume 41/342 the Encyclopedia of Fiqh of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs it is said: The majority (jumhoor) of scholars - hanafi, hanbali, maliki school in the (declared) opinion of the madhab and shafi'i according the strongest (most sane) opinion- say: there's no punishment (hadd حد) for those who perform &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikah_mut%E2%80%98ah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mut'a marriage نكاح المتعة&lt;/a&gt;, no matter if it is for a male or female, because punishment(&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hudud&lt;/a&gt; حدود) are driven off in case of suspicion (no penalty on suspicion criterion). Here the suspicion is the one of differences (khilaf خلاف) in opinions among Muslims.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  If somebody performs it knowing it is (considered as) haram than &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tazir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;t'azeer تعزير&lt;/a&gt; would be applied on him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The other view of the shafi'i school and a weak opinion of the maliki school however says that hadd punishment must be applied on both parties (the male who penetrates the woman's vagina and the woman whom has been penetrated this way) in case of muta' marriage, because the abrogation is affirmed&quot; End of the quote taken from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/216785&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #216785&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From wikipedia on Ta'zeer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Tazir cases, the punishment is at the discretion of the state, the ruler, or a qadi (kadi), or court acting on behalf of the ruler.Tazir punishment is for actions which are considered sinful in Islam, undermine the Muslim community, or a threaten public order during Islamic rule, but those that are not punishable as hadd or qisas crimes. The legal restrictions on the exercise of that power are not specified in the Quran or the Hadiths, and vary. Crimes punished by tazir do not require proof that hadd or qisas crimes require, such as four male Muslim witnesses. The judge enjoys considerable leeway in deciding an appropriate form of punishment, and the punishment does not have to be consistent across the accused persons or over time. The ruler or qadi also has the discretion to forgive tazir offenses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As already mentioned in my earlier comment, in his &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/90/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih&lt;/a&gt; al-Bukhari referred a statement considering nikah al-mut'a as valid (in case of trickery) to some student of abu Hanifa, also see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/23764/what-does-it-mean-by-the-marriage-is-valid-but-its-condition-is-illegal-hadit&quot;&gt;What does it mean by the marriage is valid but its condition is illegal ? [hadith explanation]&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2017-01-24T15:13:47.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37499" CreationDate="2017-01-25T01:06:50.740" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's very nice of you to think that. Masha'Allah. I find it unlikely that the person would be affected by you who is trying so hard. But yes one must be concerned. Even me as a Muslim if I commit a sin, I shouldn't reveal it to others.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I know many Muslims who go and watch the worst (full of sex) movies/ TV Series and then come and talk about to others and then are teachers of little kids as well and then tell their students to not watch such movies while the teacher themselves are talking about the last episode of the movie on their facebook page.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having that said as generic suggestions which could be applied to anyone I'd say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Before meeting that person say &lt;em&gt;اعوذ بالله من الشیطان الرجیم ...بسم الله الرحمن الرحمین&lt;/em&gt;. ‌(Whatever you want to do always begin it with &lt;em&gt;بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Imam Ali has actually said even if you want to read/say a poem begin&#xA;with  &lt;em&gt;بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&lt;/em&gt;, when you want to eat food, enter your&#xA;house, study for your exam say &lt;em&gt;بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&lt;/em&gt;. See yourself&#xA;before Allah at ALL moments and see him as your sole protector.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-01-25T01:06:50.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37508" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37419" CreationDate="2017-01-25T04:11:22.570" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt;: Inheritance is a component in a dynamical system, and this component is imbalanced so that men receive a greater quantity.  The system, as a whole, can favor either men or women, depending on how stingy/generous men are with maintenance and mahr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I whipped up a diagram of a 3-node discrete dynamical system model, where the nodes represent &quot;male money&quot; (money owned by males) and &quot;female money&quot; (money owned by females) and &quot;other money&quot; (money owned by e.g. government and businesses):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/e7vj1.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/e7vj1.png&quot; alt=&quot;3-node discrete dynamical system&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like all models, it's simplified (so some aspects are not included, e.g. men can give women money, and women can give men money).  There are imbalances between males and females as per the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A greater share of inheritance goes to males.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah instructs you concerning your children: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females. ... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maintenance and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mahr&lt;/a&gt; goes from males to females.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. ... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And give the women [upon marriage] their [bridal] gifts graciously. ... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Females are less likely to (require) work:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And abide in your houses ... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 33:33&lt;/a&gt;  (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/106815&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; write: &quot;Although this is addressed to the wives of the Prophet ... it also applies to the believing women.&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Women also find it more difficult to obtain work, and there's a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_pay_gap&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;gender pay gap&lt;/a&gt; once work is obtained.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the model is imbalanced, &lt;strong&gt;we can't determine from observing one component of this system whether or not it is unjust&lt;/strong&gt;.  Indeed, the parameters of the model will determine the long term ratio of &quot;male money&quot; to &quot;female money&quot;.  &lt;strong&gt;If men are generous, and give more maintenance and mahr to women, then the model could favor women.  On the other hand, if men are stingy, the model could favor men.&lt;/strong&gt;  This freedom may function as a self-correcting mechanism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some additional points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The above model suggests that men and women are somehow in an adversarial relationship, which is obviously not the case.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's plausible that e.g. a better house could be purchased as a result of a monetary imbalance, which would benefit the whole family.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-01-25T06:58:44.807" LastActivityDate="2017-01-25T06:58:44.807" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37509" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-25T06:28:04.260" Score="2" ViewCount="838" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Quranism describes any form of Islam that accepts the Quran as revelation but rejects the religious authority, and/or authenticity of, the Hadith collections. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quranism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Frequently, non-Quranists use ahadith to better understand the Qur'an.  Likewise, they use tafsir to better understand the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A Quranic tafsir will often explain content and provide places and times, not contained in Quranic verses, as well as give the different views and opinions of scholars on the verse. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafsir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This motivates my question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Do Quranists also reject tafsir?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia page for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quranism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quranism&lt;/a&gt; also writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ahle Quran scholars may use Tafsir when pursuing the interpretations of the Quran.&lt;sup&gt;[citation needed]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While an unreferenced snippet, this suggests it's possible that different Quranists have different attitudes towards tafsir.  The Wikipedia page for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafsir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strike&gt;currently also writes&lt;/strike&gt; used to write:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Wahid Al-Qur'an, or &quot;The Qur'an Alone&quot; (a.k.a. Quranism [قرآنيون Qurʾāniyūn]) is the school of tafsir first used by Muslims during the first two centuries of Islamic history&lt;sup&gt;[Source needed]&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This indicates that Quranists have a different kind of relationship with tafsir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-03T06:25:02.700" LastActivityDate="2017-07-28T04:19:13.950" Title="Do Quranists reject tafsir (explanations of the Qur'an)?" Tags="|tafseer|quran-only|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37504" CreationDate="2017-01-25T07:23:02.567" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an in several verses clearly quote the necessity of a third party which gives permission for marriage, which is the wali:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...  &lt;strong&gt;And do not marry&lt;/strong&gt; polytheistic men [to your women] until they believe. ...(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/221&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:221&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which is an order to the guardian of a lady not to give permission to marriage between her and a disbeliever! In my comment I've posted the wrong part of the verse, but after consulting the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=821&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt; of imam al-Qurtobi. Note that al-Qurtobi added that in all the verses the Quran (or Allah) has addressed only males (by using the masculine form) to order or prohibit them to give permission for a marriage of the women (girls) they are in charge of!&#xA;Here the tafsir part explaining the senetence translated &amp;quot;And do not marry&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ولا تُنْكِحُوا&lt;/strong&gt; أي لا تزوجوا المسلمة من المشرك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(My own translation take it with the necessary care)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And do not marry&lt;/strong&gt; means don't give in marriage a Muslim women to a pagan (man)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the verb nakaha نكح here is in passive form (تُنْكِحُوا instead of the active form تَنْكِحُوا) which implies the agreement of a third person to give the permission of marriage!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when you divorce women and they have fulfilled their term, &lt;strong&gt;do not prevent them&lt;/strong&gt; from remarrying their [former] husbands if they agree among themselves on an acceptable basis. ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/232&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:232&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After divorce the guardian is asked here not to hinder the former spouses to remarry if they both want to get back together!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...So marry them &lt;strong&gt;with the permission of their people&lt;/strong&gt; and give them their due compensation according to what is acceptable. ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:25&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse is clearly saying that a permission is needed from the guardian of the woman!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And marry the unmarried among you and the righteous among your male slaves and female slaves. ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/24/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:32&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here also the owner of the slaves or their guardian is ordered to give them permission to get married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Quran you may also find a clear example of a wali (a father) marrying his daughter in the story about the encounter of Musa () and the people of Median (the prophet Sho'aib):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said, &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Indeed, I wish to wed you one of these, my two daughters&lt;/strong&gt;, on [the condition] that you serve me for eight years; but if you complete ten, it will be [as a favor] from you. And I do not wish to put you in difficulty. You will find me, if Allah wills, from among the righteous.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/28/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;28:27&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so if one is a Muslim and believes that the Qur'an is the word of Allah, one has to obey and accept this that's why this fact is (and was) never questioned!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beside those evidences you may find enough other evidences in the Prophetic traditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hanafi school of fiqh however differs a bit as it allows a former married woman to decide herself without the necessity of a wali based on this &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/16/80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih hadith&lt;/a&gt; giving the previously married woman more rights to her person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-10-05T13:48:52.450" LastActivityDate="2021-10-05T13:48:52.450" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37511" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37419" CreationDate="2017-01-25T08:32:51.807" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all note that the &lt;strong&gt;verse part&lt;/strong&gt; saying a male inherits twice of what a female inherits apply to brothers and sisters only, so it isn't a general ruling in shari'a.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Also note that in shari'a the shares of the women are specified and given a leading position they are called أصحاب &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B6_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B1%D8%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الفروض&lt;/a&gt; ashaab al-Forod those with a specific share (the counterpart is called &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B5%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;العصبات&lt;/a&gt; al-'Asabat and they are of three categories and all are male or at least offspring of male), so in presence of a female her share is taken in account in first place. Of course some males are also among ashaab al-Forod. The shares of men however may increase after considering all primary shares by distribution of the rest of the heritage! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seemingly injustice (I especially mean the fact that a male can have more than his prescribed share, but also the cases where men inherit more than women) is of course -as many if not all of the given answers say- due to the fact that a woman is not asked to pay mahr nor to be in charge for her family while this is the man's duty according to shari'a!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://bayanelislam.net/Suspicion.aspx?id=01-08-0012&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt; I found a hint of an answer with another indication of what I've heard their it is said that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Women only inherit half of the share of men in 4 cases, while they inherit in 11 cases the same as men, in 14 cases they inherit more than a men and in 5 cases they inherit while a men doesn't!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically a woman can inherit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;less than&lt;/strong&gt; (more exactly the &lt;strong&gt;half&lt;/strong&gt; of) &lt;strong&gt;a male&lt;/strong&gt;: for example if there are sisters and brothers, a sister gets only a half of what her brother would inherit, a mother would also inherit only one half of what the father may inherit in absence of spouses and  children (of their dead child).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This applies in general in 4 cases:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;a) daughter and son,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;b) daughter of the son and son of the son,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;c) brother and sister (same parents),&lt;br&gt;&#xA;d) brother and sister (paternal). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;the same of a male&lt;/strong&gt;: like father and mother if there are children (each of them will inherit one sixth) while the son would inherit the rest, also the brother or sister of the mother would get equal parts based on:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... &quot; And if a man or woman leaves neither ascendants nor descendants but has a brother or a sister, then for each one of them is a sixth.&quot; ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:12&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and this applies in cases such:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;a) daughter and father, (note that the father only gets the half as there are no other heir as his real share is only one sixth)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;b) daughter and son of the son (same situation the son of the son is only allowed to have the rest of the share, as there are no other heir his share would be half of the heritage)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;c) daughter and a single brother (same as above the brother takes the rest)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;more than a male&lt;/strong&gt;: the husband with his two daughters (he would only inherit a quarter, while they would inherit two thirds, one third each of course if there will be a son this would change)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...&quot; But if they have a child, for you is one fourth of what they leave, ...&quot; (4:12)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the husband with his lonely daughter also would inherit much less as his share is only a quarter, while she would inherit the half and maybe the last quarter would be added to her share too.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Some other cases:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;a) daughter (1/2), father (1/6 + rest) and mother (1/6)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;b) daughter (1/2) and =&gt;2 brothers (share of the rest)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;c) 2 daughters (2/3, 1/3 each) and uncles (share of the rest) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;she might inherit, while her male counterpart wouldn't inherit at all&lt;/strong&gt;: like the case of a woman who has died leaving a husband (1/4), a father (1/6), a mother (1/6), a daughter (1/2) and a daughter of a son, in this case the daughter of the son my inherit a sixth while a supposed son of the son wouldn't inherit from his grandmother as his share is the last which would be considered as the rest in this constellation, but as each of the husband, father and mother have defined shares and the daughter (as the child of the husband) has a stronger primacy than the son of a son (as he is male, but not for the daughter o the son)!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;An other case is that of a daughter (1/2), a sister (from both parents) and a paternal uncle (0). Here the daughter and the sister will share the whole heritage!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources (Arabic only) &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/135065&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa#135065&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran-m.com/quran/article/2927/%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A3%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AB-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; on the shares of women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-18T11:58:43.840" LastActivityDate="2019-04-18T11:58:43.840" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37513" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37521" CreationDate="2017-01-25T10:48:12.863" Score="2" ViewCount="378" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if this is just a coincidence, but there are two similar usages of the word &amp;quot;hijra&amp;quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hijrah... is the migration or journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to... Medina&lt;/strong&gt;, in the year 622. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegira&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hijra... is a term used in South Asia... to refer to transgender individuals who were assigned male at birth.&lt;/strong&gt; ... The word &amp;quot;hijra&amp;quot; is an Urdu word derived from the Semitic Arabic root hjr in its sense of &amp;quot;leaving one's tribe,&amp;quot; and has been borrowed into Hindi. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijra_(South_Asia)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Given the fact that the second version of &amp;quot;hijra&amp;quot; is Urdu, which has many similarities with Arabic, and it seems to have a related original meaning, it seems plausible there's a link between the two usages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is there a relationship between the word &amp;quot;hijra&amp;quot; (migration of Muhammad) and &amp;quot;hijra&amp;quot; (South Asian term for transgender people)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2023-12-06T09:53:56.087" Title="Is there a relationship between the word &quot;hijra&quot; (migration of Muhammad) and &quot;hijra&quot; (South Asian term for transgender people)?" Tags="|terminology|language|transgender|hijra|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37515" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-25T10:59:08.780" Score="1" ViewCount="98" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to read certain books &amp;amp; I know they will not be available within my library mainly because of corruption. If I download the ebook(piracy), am I stealing? Will I be held responsible by Allah or will the government get the blame?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4661" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T09:54:21.330" LastActivityDate="2021-12-11T09:54:09.937" Title="Is the government responsible for money stolen from libraries?" Tags="|theft|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37515" CreationDate="2017-01-25T11:07:44.147" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/74/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;74:38&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are two issues so each party would be blamed for what they are responsible for, you for stealing and those who are corrupt for their corruption (read for example in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/57/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; about stealing from public funds or doing wrong with it in any way). The government is responsible for what ever they have done or ordered, if they ordered it correctly and somebody didn't follow the orders maybe they might be blamed for not asking digging deeper or following the issues, but only as far as each person is responsible.&#xA;Anybody in a high position should be aware of this verse before handling unjustly with public funds or taking unlawfully from it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not [attributable] to any prophet that he would act unfaithfully [in regard to war booty]. And &lt;strong&gt;whoever betrays&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;[taking unlawfully&lt;/strong&gt;], &lt;strong&gt;will come with what he took on the Day of Resurrection&lt;/strong&gt;. Then will every soul be [fully] compensated for what it earned, and they will not be wronged. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/161&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:161&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/83/84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; in sahih al-Bukhari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/14/68&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This hadith&lt;/a&gt; shows the first step of repentance from unlawful taking from public funds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shar'ia punishment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars say that stealing from a public fund is haram, if somebody does so he would be punishable by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tazir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ta'zeer&lt;/a&gt; التعزير (see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/138334&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #138334&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic), this is a punishment which the Qadi (the judge) needs to evaluate, but -in general- it wouldn't be set equal to stealing, as there's a suspicion of co-ownership. This verdict won't take away the sin he/she committed.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;But if this fund was specified for example for poor people, orphans etc. and the person who stole is not among this specified group of people what he/she has done is considered a robbery and the punishment according shari'a should be cutting his hand (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:38&lt;/a&gt;)if all necessary conditions for applying this hadd (punishment) were met.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... And whoever, [when acting as guardian], is self-sufficient should refrain [from taking a fee]; and whoever is poor - let him take according to what is acceptable. ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:6&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also be aware that taking or stealing from public fund is a bigger crime or sin than stealing from a private person! (Source in Arabic fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/14984&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamweb #14984&lt;/a&gt; )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-11T09:54:09.937" LastActivityDate="2021-12-11T09:54:09.937" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37517" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37475" CreationDate="2017-01-25T11:45:18.627" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a verse in the Quran that allows the interpretation of Messengers among Jinn:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;O company of &lt;strong&gt;jinn&lt;/strong&gt; and mankind, &lt;strong&gt;did there not come to you messengers from among you&lt;/strong&gt;, relating to you My verses and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours?&quot; ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:130&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One interpretation of this verse quoted by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Tabari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tabari&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=50&amp;amp;surano=6&amp;amp;ayano=130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his tafsir&lt;/a&gt; as the opinion of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muqatil_ibn_Sulayman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muqatil&lt;/a&gt; and ad-Dahhak الضحاك which is also held by ibn Hazm in his al-Muhalla is that both kinds (Mankind and Jinn) had Messengers of their own kind!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Ibn Kathir explained the verse as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(&quot;O you assembly of Jinn and humans! Did not there come to you Messengers from among you'') We should note here that the Messengers are from among mankind only, not vice versa, as Mujahid, Ibn Jurayj and others from the Imams of Salaf and later generations have stated. The proof for this is that Allah said, ... [For more details see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=968&amp;amp;Itemid=61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;qtafsir]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those scholars are seemingly the exception as the majority of scholars say that Messengers have only been among humans based on verses such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;And We sent not before you [as messengers] except men to whom We revealed from among the people of cities.  ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/12/109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;12:109&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;And We did not send before you, [O Muhammad], any of the messengers except that they ate food and walked in the markets. ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/25/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;25:20&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;And We gave to Him Isaac and Jacob and placed in his descendants prophethood and scripture. ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/29/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;29:27&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and other quotes!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2017-01-25T11:45:18.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37518" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37458" CreationDate="2017-01-25T11:53:05.863" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims follow in their prayer the way the Prophet () used to pray, Muslim scholars have different opinions on what really is a reliable hadith and what is not, based on that they defined what is a sunnah of the Prophet and what isn't, that's the reason why some Muslims pray differently then others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For evidences for your two addressed issues, see for example these narrations from sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/4/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/131&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/malik/3/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt; which are evidences for raising hands for almost all takbeers.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;While the &quot;opposite&quot; opinion which is raising the hands only once is based on ahadith -in first place- narrated on the authority of ibn Masu'd like in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/360&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;jami' at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt; (who said this is the opinion of some sahaba, and the tabi'yn, Sufyan a-Thawri and the scholars of al-Kufa) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/12/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunan an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/11/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; for raising the fingers tashahud (from sunan an-Nasa-i)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Then he sat up and placed his left leg under him; he put his left hand on his left thigh and knee, and he put the edge of his right elbow on his right thigh, then he held two of his fingers together and made a circle, and raised his forefinger, and I saw him moving it and supplicating with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further information also take a look at posts showing some differences and their evidences like in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/42715/is-there-hadith-for-the-maliki-way-of-praying&quot;&gt;Is there Hadith for the Maliki way of praying?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2621/tasleem-at-the-end-of-salat-maliki-school&quot;&gt;Tasleem at the end of salat - Maliki school&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8402/why-do-ladies-pray-differently-as-per-hanafi-fiqh&quot;&gt;Why do ladies pray differently as per Hanafi fiqh?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/46730/can-you-end-the-prayer-before-the-imam-hanafi&quot;&gt;Can you end the prayer before the Imam? ( Hanafi )&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/23449/what-are-the-rules-for-reading-4-raka-fard-with-jamat-or-alone&quot;&gt;What are the rules for reading 4 rak&amp;#39;a fard with jamat or alone?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-04-17T12:49:58.387" LastActivityDate="2018-04-17T12:49:58.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37519" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41504" CreationDate="2017-01-25T12:47:55.947" Score="6" ViewCount="8015" Body="&lt;p&gt;Until today I thought that one major issue for talaq being valid is that the husband shouldn't have lost his mind or be angry enough to not really be aware of what he is doing, beside other conditions that don't seem to be related to my actual issue ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While reading this fatwa on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/256423&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #256423&lt;/a&gt; which says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a man divorces his wife during a period of purity in which he has had intercourse with her, this is an innovated divorce (talaaq bid‘i) and is haraam. The Sunnah way of divorce means issuing one divorce (talaaq) during a period of purity in which he has not had intercourse with her, because Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if i missed something or needed to rectify a former misunderstanding/misinterpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions about the fatwa are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What does &quot;period of purity&quot; exactly mean in this context?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And does the fatwa mean that if husband and wife had intercourse for example last week or 2 weeks ago and the wife is not (yet) in her menses and they would have an argument which ends by the husband saying the words of &quot;talaq&quot;, the talaq is invalid?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course it would be nice to have an answer for the title Question as a kind of overview with quick notes. Views of different sects are welcome!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-09T12:12:08.687" LastActivityDate="2020-03-25T19:25:37.807" Title="What are the conditions for talaq to be valid?" Tags="|talaq|taharah|fatwa-explanation|intercourse|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37513" CreationDate="2017-01-25T13:27:10.143" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer might be a strong assumption, based on the given data!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all the Arabic words used to define transgender are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/transgender/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;مغايرو الهوية الجنسية&lt;/a&gt; (~ A person who has changed his/her gender identity).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%84_%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A&amp;amp;oldid=60429648&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;التحول الجنسي أو التخنث أو مغايرة الجنس&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;التحول الجنسي (~the change of the gender)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;التخنث (at-takhannut) being a khunta&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;مغايرة الجنس (~opposition to the gender)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now if we assume that the using word hijra (in Urdu) in South Asia has started at the time of the Mughal Empire as at least the Arabic wikipedia page says and with the addition from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hijra_(South_Asia)&amp;amp;oldid=759568632&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; page you provided:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &amp;quot;hijra&amp;quot; is an Urdu word derived from the Semitic Arabic root hjr in its sense of &amp;quot;leaving one's tribe,&amp;quot; and has been borrowed into Hindi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[reference in the wikipedia Article]&amp;quot;hjr (main meanings): a) to break with, leave, forsake, renounce, emigrate, flee&amp;quot; Lahzar Zanned, &amp;quot;Root formation and polysemic organization&amp;quot;, in Mohammad T. Alhawary and Elabbas Benmamoun (eds), Perspectives on Arabic linguistics XVII-XVIII: papers from the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Annual Symposia on Arabic Linguistics, (John Benjamins, 2005), p. 97.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One could explain this easily by ahadith where it is said that some of the Mukhants at the time of the Prophet () were asked to leave their home (do hijrah) or expelled and taken away from society (see for example in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/156&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;) so there's a relation between both words based on the interpretation of hijrah as an expulsion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2023-12-06T09:53:56.087" LastActivityDate="2023-12-06T09:53:56.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37523" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-25T13:45:45.593" Score="2" ViewCount="656" Body="&lt;p&gt;The more I read about the Hadith's on Khawarij, I felt they are similar to Munafiqs. Is there any difference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T23:42:41.803" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T23:42:41.803" Title="What is the difference between a Khawariji and a Munafiq?" Tags="|terminology|munafiq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37524" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37595" CreationDate="2017-01-25T13:52:25.897" Score="2" ViewCount="707" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a non-Muslim curses a Muslim, will the Muslim's life be in turmoil?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am the Muslim in the question. I don't have much knowledge about cursing in Islam. Only that our Prophet (PBUH) stayed away from cursing anybody or any sect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whenever something bad happens to me, my thoughts go back to the non-Muslim who cursed me. (It was because of a misunderstanding.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17544" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T10:10:04.157" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T10:10:04.157" Title="If a non-Muslim curses a Muslim, will the Muslim's life be in turmoil?" Tags="|non-muslim|curse|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37523" CreationDate="2017-01-25T14:03:40.063" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A quick answer is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Munafiq&lt;/strong&gt;المنافق (plural Munafiqeen المنافقين or Munafiqoon المنافقون)  applies for any person who is seemingly a Muslim, but in his heart he isn't, there were some at the time of the Prophet () as the Quran describes, a major part of surat at-Tawbah (9) is addressing this topic, read for example (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/67-108&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:67-108&lt;/a&gt;). And they might be existing at any time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Khawarij&lt;/strong&gt; or Kharijite الخوارج historically is the first sect who created a big split of the Ummah after the first fitna (37 a.H. after the battle of Siffin موقعة صفين) they were described in ahadith such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;There will appear in it (i.e, Iraq) some people who will recite the Qur'an but it will not go beyond their throats, and they will go out from (leave) Islam as an arrow darts through the game's body.' &amp;quot; (sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/88/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read also in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khawarij&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Khawarij initially were members of the &amp;quot;Party of Ali&amp;quot;. They later rejected his leadership after he agreed to arbitration with Muawiyah rather than combat to decide the succession to the Caliphate following the Battle of Siffin. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This original group of Khawarij and their offspring and followers has been fought by Muslim authorities until around 130 a.H. note that many of them established in what is now known as Morocco and were for a long time predominant there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the Arabic verb خرج means leave/go out etc., so one could call anybody who left the jama'a (or majority) of Muslims a Kharijite or Khariji or among the Khawarij.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore from time to time contemporary scholars call some of the &amp;quot;extremists&amp;quot; Khawarij for example ISIS and al-Qaeda have been declared as khawarij by some scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also related:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2819/can-a-hadith-naratied-from-khawarij-be-considered-authentic&quot;&gt;Can a Hadith naratied from Khawarij be considered authentic?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/17755/what-theological-and-historical-factors-distinguish-ibadi-islam-from-either-shia&quot;&gt;What theological and historical factors distinguish Ibadi Islam from either Shia or Sunni schools?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-01-27T08:12:59.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37513" CreationDate="2017-01-25T17:41:04.130" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hijrah is derived from the Arabic h-j-r (ha, jeem, raa) (هجر).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has a number of meanings, what is important for this discussion is the meaning of &quot;to give up, to part company with, to abandon, to emigrate, to migrate&quot; &lt;em&gt;(Badawi, Abdul Haleem: Dictionary of Qur'anic Usage, Brill, Boston: 2008)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, a Hijrah is a rejection or moving away from thing to another.  When the Prophet (SAW) left Mecca he was giving up his life in that city and parting company with the people there to emigrate to Medina.  Like wise when a person leaves something for something else whether physically, mentally, or spiritually it is considered a Hijrah.  That is why in Islam people talk about the Hijrah of the Heart, namely moving from disobedience to obedience of God.  Therefore, one can easily see how a person changing sex would be a Hijrah from one sex to the other.  Hence usage of this Arabic term for one who changes his sex would be an appropriate usage given is implicit meanings.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20892" LastActivityDate="2017-01-25T17:41:04.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37529" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-25T18:14:30.517" Score="3" ViewCount="736" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came across this hadith and I want to know the interpretation of this hadith from the scholars, why was the prophet Muhammad (saw) upset with the man emancipated six slaves upon his death and keeping some of them in slavery?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imran b. Husain reported that a person who had no other property emancipated six slaves of his at the time of his death. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) called for them and divided them into three sections, cast lots amongst them, and set two free and kept four in slavery; and he (the Holy Prophet) spoke severely of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/27/83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/muslim/27/83&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20893" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-26T00:31:51.893" LastActivityDate="2021-12-24T10:02:51.530" Title="Interpretation of a hadith about man who emancipated six of his slaves at the time of his death?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37531" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37547" CreationDate="2017-01-26T01:14:42.037" Score="0" ViewCount="948" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my line of work, I sometimes read people's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curriculum_vitae&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;CV&lt;/a&gt;s, e.g. for applications to be a student in our research group, or if someone wants to work for our lab.  Sometimes Muslim applicants list their religion along with other details, e.g., father's name.  I'm not sure if this is an Islamic matter, or just a cultural preference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What religious items should a Muslim include on their CV?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could imagine that, when applying for jobs, etc., a Muslim woman could include her guardian's name (provided she has a guardian), or even his contact details, so that the company can verify that she has her guardian's permission to work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/58832/is-it-appropriate-to-mention-ones-religion-in-an-academic-cv&quot;&gt;Is it appropriate to mention one's religion in an academic CV?&lt;/a&gt;, the author mentioned two other cases of Muslims mentioning their religion, and the answers suggested it could be problematic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:57.007" LastActivityDate="2017-01-27T10:16:06.267" Title="What religious items should a Muslim include on their CV?" Tags="|work|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37532" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-26T03:31:54.220" Score="2" ViewCount="2822" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found out that an ingredient in my cleansing balm is donkey milk.  Is it halal to use for Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20898" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-19T06:52:31.330" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T06:52:31.330" Title="Is a skin care product containing donkey milk halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|animals|medical|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37533" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-26T04:41:47.627" Score="2" ViewCount="84" Body="&lt;p&gt;He believes that his reasoning on why the action is permissible is completely logical and is continuous or even supported by the quran and hadith, so he has not become an Ulema just to do something he believes he wasn't supposed to before. He also has all the qualifications of an Ulema,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would it bring a difference if there was fatwa against on the action's permissibility, even if he were to disagree with it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20301" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-09-11T11:11:06.360" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T11:11:06.360" Title="If an Ulema disagree with other Ulemas on something whether or not it is permissible, can he just go and do it?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37534" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-26T05:03:05.023" Score="2" ViewCount="4598" Body="&lt;p&gt;I learned this phrase from the autobiography of Malcolm X. If I said this as warm greeting in place of hello, would it be received as a gesture of goodwill?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, I'd like to use this as a simultaneous gesture of welcoming to Muslims and protest against those who are unwelcoming.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20900" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-01-26T08:52:11.347" LastActivityDate="2018-01-17T10:19:00.573" Title="Is 'as salaam aleikum' a suitable greeting?" Tags="|practical-islam|greetings|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37535" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-26T06:52:58.893" Score="3" ViewCount="1519" Body="&lt;p&gt;What does Islam say if a girl is not happy with the guy which her family found her, because of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;caste&lt;/a&gt; issues?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The guy she likes keeps sending his proposal in the right way through the parents.  And the boy is well established and able to give her the perfect life.  Now what does Islam say about the girl parents' decision?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can a girl reject her parents opinion, or should she just keep quiet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If she gets married and can't live happily with the parents selected guy, who is responsible for it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20901" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-01-26T07:36:15.407" LastActivityDate="2021-12-23T08:20:02.197" Title="What if a girl is not happy with her parents' decision for her husband due to caste?" Tags="|nikah|practical-islam|sunni|parents|caste|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37536" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37532" CreationDate="2017-01-26T07:06:46.883" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As there's no reason why one should think donkey milk is haram at all. It is perfectly halal, AFAIK there's no madhab/sect which even quotes donkey as an impure animal. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those animals which are often discussed in this context are dogs and pork. Also note that what exactly is discussed in this context is: their flesh (we clearly know by Quran that it is haram to eat pork, while eating dog is haram by hadith, but here the authenticity might be discussed), their skin/pelt and spittle. On these issues there are different opinions except for what is clearly haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you neither eat nor drink this milk and there's no evidence of donkey being considered as haram, impure or anything which might lead to the conclusion that using their milk in a skin care product might be considered as unlawful, there's no reason to think of it being haram.&#xA;This is based on the fiqh rule saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الأصل في الاشياء الاباحة, ولا تحريم إلا بنص&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Meaning: By default anything is allowed or permitted (halal, mobah) nothing is forbidden unless we have a -clear- text (Quran, sunnah) saying so!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/36200/do-we-need-to-check-whether-things-are-haram-when-they-probably-arent&quot;&gt;Do we need to check whether things are haram when they probably aren&amp;#39;t?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2017-01-27T08:11:46.993" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37537" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37533" CreationDate="2017-01-26T07:38:16.960" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ulema العلماء (in Arabic is a plural), so if a 'Alim عالِم (singular of Ulema) or scholar with deep knowledge find out something which goes against the consensus and he is certain about his conclusion and can clearly proof it he is asked to follow his opinion!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example if a person sees the crescent moon of Ramadan, but nobody trust him he's asked to fast!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And most of them follow not except assumption. Indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of what they do. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/10/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;10:36&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The truth is always first to follow, so if you think something is true you are asked to follow it and the opposite of truth is assumption or falsehood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they have thereof no knowledge. They follow not except assumption, and indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/53/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;53:28&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Knowledge (certainty) is important and again assumption is its opposite!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In osol al-fiqh there's an important intro about technical terms were terms, their meanings and their opposite are explained!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-01-26T13:58:42.483" LastActivityDate="2017-01-26T13:58:42.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37538" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37529" CreationDate="2017-01-26T08:45:32.860" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all the narrator chain of this hadith has a high grade of trustworthiness, as you can check &lt;a href=&quot;http://qaalarasulallah.com/hadithView.php?ID=14368&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Therefore we must assume this hadith being sahih (and not only because it is in a book called sahih).&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Note that Imam Muslim quoted other narrator chains of this hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe the points which are difficult to understand are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Why our Prophet () instead of following the will of this person and freeing the 6 slaves only freed two of them?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And why did the Prophet () speak severely about that man?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One issue is that a testament الوصية can only include one third of his property at most (Evidences from sunnah on the authority of &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/10/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sa'ad ibn Malik&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/55/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn 'Abbas&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/30/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Aisha&lt;/a&gt; whom heard the conversation with Sa'ad)! And a testament can only be made for somebody who doesn't inherit by default (read for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/18/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;). Also read (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/180-182&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:180-182&lt;/a&gt;) were correcting the testament is clearly allowed, in case of it was unjust or sinful, and also read (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/106-108&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:106-108&lt;/a&gt;) on this topic!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Imam an-Nawawi in his &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=5116&amp;amp;bk_no=53&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;commentary&lt;/a&gt; on sahih Muslim gave an explanation:&#xA;The man made or declared this (last) will in his last days alive, he was in what is called the final illness مرض الموت. So maybe he forgot the ruling of the third or he wasn't certifiably sane. Note that scholars have some different opinions on testaments and legal actions of people in their final illness according to their mental capacity etc. (for details read &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/129185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according an-Nawawi in this case the Prophet () has cast lots to choose the slaves which were set free! This is considered as legal by the majority of scholars such as Malik, a-Shafi'i, Ahmad. Ishaq, Sawod ibn Jarir and they are also in consensus that if somebody freed slaves in his final illness or declared this will and they were not more than one-third of his &amp;quot;property&amp;quot; of slaves a casting lots between them is allowed. Abu Hanifa considers casting lots as invalid, but this opinion is in clear opposite to this hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically the Prophet () here corrected an invalid or wrong testament.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Now to why the Prophet () said severe things: He did so because what this man has done was wrong and illegal according shari'a and in one narration (version of the hadith) these severe words were:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لو علمنا ما صلينا عليه&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;If we knew (what he has done) we wouldn't pray over him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means the Prophet () wouldn't pray the janazah himself over this man as it was quoted in ahadith about people who died in debt (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/39/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;) or for people who have stolen spoils (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/509840&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the prayers of dua's of the Prophet were a big reassurance for his shabah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But among the bedouins are some who believe in Allah and the Last Day and consider what they spend as means of nearness to Allah and of [obtaining] &lt;strong&gt;invocations of the Messenger&lt;/strong&gt;. Unquestionably, it is a means of nearness for them. Allah will admit them to His mercy. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/99&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:99&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take, [O, Muhammad], from their wealth a charity by which you purify them and cause them increase, and &lt;strong&gt;invoke&lt;/strong&gt; [ Allah 's blessings] &lt;strong&gt;upon them. Indeed, your invocations are reassurance for them&lt;/strong&gt;. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:103&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore the fact that the Prophet said he wouldn't have prayed over this men is considered a severe speech!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case this sahabi had freed his slaves before his death he wouldn't have been reproached by the Prophet (). So here the reproach and rectification are just to show us and explain that this action -however it was made with a good intention and was seemingly a good deed- was wrong and shouldn't be performed this way as this was against the shari'a!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-24T10:02:51.530" LastActivityDate="2021-12-24T10:02:51.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37541" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-26T12:03:11.333" Score="2" ViewCount="2503" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before asking my question I need to explain what made me ask it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Often when in a Muslim community a new revert/convert (in the cases I witnessed always female) came. The Muslims always gave (her) the advice to get married with a practicing Muslim of the other gender.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what if for some reasons one of this future spouses only agrees for this marriage to make a good deed, so the intention isn't to get married in the obvious way, but to help the other to learn as quick as possible more about Islam and how to practice things according this religion. So the purpose of this marriage is creating a legal mahram contact where both could be together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that I've often encountered marriages where the husband needed somebody to care for him, these were arranged marriages were a younger lady married an old for example blind man to take care from him. Apparently such marriages were &quot;Building a family&quot; isn't the main goal seem accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess if somewhere deep inside the idea of a future divorce exists this could be considered as nikah al-muta' by some scholars. And therefore this condition might not be accepted for nikah. But I assume that it is possible to get married without the intention of being physical whether or or not this can be placed in a marriage contract can be discussed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also verses of the Qur'an and the prophetic traditions rather invite us to get married and have children, which is excluded by this condition!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;So can such a condition be valid?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In any case: &lt;strong&gt;What kinds of conditions are not valid for 'aqd an-nikah&lt;/strong&gt;? (ruling?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Assuming this condition is valid, what if the spouses later want to be together as real spouses and have children must they divorce or re-write the 'aqd, what is the correct solution?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At least this fatwa (only available in Arabic so far &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/220804&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #220804&lt;/a&gt;) seems to say that delaying to have children (or pregnancy) can be a valid condition. Even if the fatwa says that the husband should convince his future wife to have children, as this is recommended by shari'a.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-09-11T10:59:45.133" LastActivityDate="2017-09-11T10:59:45.133" Title="What kind of condition are invalid in a nikah contract? Can not having intercourse be a condition?" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37542" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-26T12:07:50.127" Score="1" ViewCount="34" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any Shia sources that report the event mentioned in the following hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While the Prophet (ﷺ) was delivering a sermon on a Friday, a man stood&#xA;  up and said, &quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Invoke Allah to bless us with&#xA;  rain.&quot; (The Prophet (ﷺ) invoked Allah for rain.) So, the sky became&#xA;  overcast and it started raining till one could hardly reach one's&#xA;  home. It kept on raining till the next Friday when the same man or&#xA;  another man got up and said (to the Prophet), &quot;Invoke Allah to&#xA;  withhold the rain from us, for we have been drowned (with heavy rain&#xA;  ).&quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;O Allah! Let it rain around us and not on&#xA;  us.&quot; Then the clouds started dispersing around Medina and rain ceased&#xA;  to fall on the people of Medina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-01-26T12:14:54.780" LastActivityDate="2017-01-26T12:14:54.780" Title="Are there any Shia sources that report this event?" Tags="|source-identification|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37545" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="49339" CreationDate="2017-01-26T14:59:59.217" Score="4" ViewCount="1287" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think my question is somewhat related to:&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/14475/what-should-be-done-regarding-salat-on-a-long-flight&quot;&gt;What should be done regarding Salat on a long flight?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However I'd like to know what is the most correct choice for the purification during a flight (if one for example would miss a prayer if he/she wouldn't pray in the aircraft):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could we say tayamum is valid or would it need wudu'?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean in the aircraft of course there are toilets with water, but isn't it an abuse to use this water for wudu' and therefore one could do tayamum or is wudu' necessary because water is available?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19726" LastEditorUserId="19726" LastEditDate="2017-07-21T07:47:33.130" LastActivityDate="2018-09-26T10:01:14.193" Title="Praying during a flight: Which way of purification is correct?" Tags="|practical-islam|wudu|tayammum|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37547" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37531" CreationDate="2017-01-26T15:55:56.920" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nothing. Unless you want to do some research for religious studies where having a hands on experience with that sect, religion is a bonus. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suspect some have mentioned their father's name as they don't have a last name, their full name is 'John son of Jack'. Or the person was a super-religious but not aware of social norms&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-01-27T10:16:06.267" LastActivityDate="2017-01-27T10:16:06.267" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37548" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-26T17:28:50.050" Score="2" ViewCount="86" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I was unable to pray because of physical condition. should I make up for all the prayers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Specifically, I was having only water as food for 2-3 day and was feeling so exhausted what all I could do is lay down on, and it was hard to even stand up. I am in my teen years, I am not sure if younger/older people would have it better or worse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide a detailed answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20906" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-01-27T09:03:09.900" LastActivityDate="2017-05-27T21:18:35.547" Title="Should you make up for left-out prayers?" Tags="|salat-qada|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-06-10T20:06:29.410" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37550" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-26T20:43:40.057" Score="0" ViewCount="3551" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it compulsory in Islam to get married?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm 32 years of age, and for some reason, I did not get married somehow.  Parents negligence were the main reason of delaying, but now they are looking for an alliance for me, and now I'm under pressure because I do not want to marry person who my family has chosen. I'm mature enough to choose a life partner for myself, as if I feel, if I marry I will defiantly do get that. But now I'm facing a lot of stress from my family. They are not listening to me. They just want me to get married at any cost, and the alliance they want for me ask dowry in lacs, or they bring alliance who is double of my age.  I'm very religious and I'm fed up of all this torture.  I want to escape or to die.  Please help me getting answer for my problem.  I don't want to get married.  I don't even want to think about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20908" LastEditorUserId="12354" LastEditDate="2017-01-27T19:12:27.810" LastActivityDate="2017-01-27T19:12:27.810" Title="Is it compulsory in Islam to get married?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-02-03T17:40:41.590" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37551" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37550" CreationDate="2017-01-26T23:40:21.243" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Waalaykumsalam, getting married is sunnah (is what the Prophet Muhammad PBUH do) and marrying the one you like is also sunnah as in Quran said, translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquillity in them; and He placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.&lt;/em&gt; &#xA;[Ar-Rum:21]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Married someone that may bring &lt;em&gt;tranquillity&lt;/em&gt; to you and your family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haven't found someone yet? Keep looking and focus on improving yourself because of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take care of your ibadah, good deeds and akhlak. InsyaAllah you will find one and Allah will show you the way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep the faith flying high. My prayer goes to you, always.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;:)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20910" LastActivityDate="2017-01-26T23:40:21.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37552" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37534" CreationDate="2017-01-27T00:42:09.040" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The greeting you refer to means simply &quot;Peace be unto you&quot;. We are judged by Allah according to what is in our hearts, that is to say what our true intentions are. If you find it within yourself to use this greeting as a gesture of kindness and good will, there is no harm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20911" LastActivityDate="2017-01-27T00:42:09.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37553" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37556" CreationDate="2017-01-27T01:33:06.697" Score="3" ViewCount="1675" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems Prophet Muhammad definitely had eleven wives, and possibly more.  These eleven women are:  1. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khadija_bint_Khuwaylid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Khadijah&lt;/a&gt;, 2. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawda_bint_Zam%CA%BFa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sawda&lt;/a&gt;, 3. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aisha&lt;/a&gt;, 4. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafsa_bint_Umar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hafsa&lt;/a&gt;, 5. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaynab_bint_Khuzayma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zaynab bint Khuzayma&lt;/a&gt;, 6. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Salama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Umm Salama&lt;/a&gt;, 7. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaynab_bint_Jahsh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zaynab bint Jahsh&lt;/a&gt;, 8. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juwayriyya_bint_al-Harith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Juwayriyah&lt;/a&gt;, 9. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramla_bint_Abi_Sufyan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ramlah&lt;/a&gt;, 10. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safiyya_bint_Huyayy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Safiyah&lt;/a&gt;, 11. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maymunah_bint_al-Harith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maymunah&lt;/a&gt;.  These seem established, and this matches &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/47072&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an Islam Q&amp;amp;A fatwa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the Wikipedia page previously (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muhammad%27s_wives&amp;amp;oldid=760641949&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;18 January 2017&lt;/a&gt;) said: &quot;...the thirteen women...&quot;  And the Islam-critical site &lt;a href=&quot;http://wikiislam.net/wiki/List_of_Muhammads_Wives_and_Concubines&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;WikiIslam&lt;/a&gt; writes: &quot;...a total of fifteen women, though only ever eleven at one time..&quot; (citing The History of al-Tabari (vol. IX) The Last Years of the Prophet: The Formation of the State.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Besides these eleven, who are the other possible wives of Muhammad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doing some searching, others possible wives include 12. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_al-Qibtiyya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maria&lt;/a&gt; (listed &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawareness.net/Muhammed/ibn_kathir_wives.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;) and 13. Rayhaanah bint ‘Amr al-Nadariyyah (mentioned in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/47072&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A fatwa&lt;/a&gt;), which I think is the same person as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayhana_bint_Zayd&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rayhana bint Zayd&lt;/a&gt; on Wikipedia.  There may be more I haven't found yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:42:01.170" Title="Besides the eleven, who are the other possible wives of Muhammad?" Tags="|wives-of-the-prophet|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37555" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17001" CreationDate="2017-01-27T07:00:08.030" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, it is not forbidden. but of course we should not play as it leads to distraction from more important work. I have seen this distraction. Actually, our children also started playing cards and then you can't stop them from playing.  Now this is disturbing. This is a habit-forming game which can convert into big trouble. So in my view, card playing is not forbidden in Islam, but as it leads to other problems so we should not play this game for the betterment of our life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20914" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-27T07:29:10.513" LastActivityDate="2017-01-27T07:29:10.513" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37556" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37553" CreationDate="2017-01-27T07:54:11.447" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 11 women you have quoted are those who are called mothers of believers,as Muhammad () has married them and consummated marriage (also read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/13344&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #13344&lt;/a&gt;). And yes Rayhana bint Zayd ibn 'Amr (or bint sham'on -Simon- ibn Zayd) al-Nadariyyah (in her case &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Sa%27d&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Sa'ad ابن سعد&lt;/a&gt; reported two contradicting narrations, one saying she became a concubine and one a wife, she died before the death of our Prophet) and Maria al-Qibtiya (the Coptic) is among those who are discussed among scholars (concubine or wife?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/24581&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This Arabic fatwa #24581&lt;/a&gt; on islamweb says those women are the well known women he () was married with, but about the women he might have proposed to but didn't marry or married and divorced before consummation or whom might have offered themselves for marriage and were &amp;quot;rejected&amp;quot; is discussed most scholars say they were 4 or 5 but some said 30 (I've encountered something like this in a shi'a source).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But people of knowledge about his biography don't know it and reject this high number, what they know about is that he asked for the hand of al-Jawniyah and when she saw, him she said: &amp;quot;I seek refuge with Allah from you&amp;quot;. He () said: “You are protected from me.” and didn't marry her. And al-Kalbiya الكلبية, and the woman on whom's waist he saw something white and the one whom offered herself for marriage but he married her a sahabi with some suwar of the Quran as a mahr. Imam al-Qurtobi quoted a hadith of 'Aishah expressing her jealousy of those women who came and offered them selves for marriage as I quoted here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/36675/under-what-conditions-is-it-acceptable-for-a-muslim-woman-to-express-a-desire-to&quot;&gt;Under what conditions is it acceptable for a Muslim woman to express a desire to marry a specific man?&lt;/a&gt;. So it is possible that there were more, but a marriage didn't happen as it seems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is related to my question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35360/whom-did-the-prophet-divorce&quot;&gt;Whom did the Prophet divorce?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-04T17:42:01.170" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:42:01.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37557" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37462" CreationDate="2017-01-27T10:04:02.150" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some scholars consider tips as haram, saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The difference between a haraam gift and a permissible gift is that if it is given because of a person’s work, then it is haraam. The guideline concerning this is to look at the person’s situation: if he was not in this job, would he have been given this gift? This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) meant when he said: “Why doesn’t he sit in the house of his father and mother and see if he will be given anything or not?” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if these tips somehow reach the level of a bribe then they are haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, tips have negative effects which should be taken into account (for details read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/82497&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #82497&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now on the other hand receiving tips is allowed if your employer is aware of it and accepts it. In your case your brother doesn't even pay you as he seems to be aware that his customers would give you tips here I'd say would apply the statement of this hadith compiled in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/9/117&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, sunan&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1125760&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt; and al-adab al-mufrad of &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/adab/10/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...and requite him who does a favour to you, but if you are unable to requite him ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(For details for the exception of tips if the employer is aware of read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/143737&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #143737&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20245" LastEditDate="2017-03-04T00:50:53.967" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T00:50:53.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5481" CreationDate="2017-01-27T10:49:01.003" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaams &#xA;Its a shame that today we have lost touch with the spiritual side of islam. In chapter 2 of the holy Quran Allah states verse 2 , the ones that believe in the unseen.&#xA;Then Allah says&lt;br&gt;&#xA;وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Think not of those who are killed in the Way of Allah as dead. Nay, they are alive, with their Lord, and they have provision.  (Aali Imran 3:169)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you only look at this material world than yes you will not be able to comprehend the next world (unseen)&#xA;We need to read the Quran with greater attention because all the answers lie within it.&#xA;This whole shirk business regarding the Graves is a new innovation just look at the history of islam and you will see the companions used to visit the Graves regularly as per instructions of the Prophet Muhammed PBUH. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20917" LastActivityDate="2017-01-27T10:49:01.003" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37386" CreationDate="2017-01-27T11:36:05.657" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The things that invalidate wudu' (abltuion) are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Any discharge from the front or back passage.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Emission of urine or stools from anywhere other than the urethra or anus. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Losing one’s mind as an insanity or by losing it temporarily for a certain length of time for some reason such as sleep, unconsciousness, intoxication, etc. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Touching one’s private parts (see for example in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/500900&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Eating camel meat (see for example in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/3/123&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Apostasy. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So none of them include looking at nudity, that's why it doesn't break your wudu'. However looking at nudity considered a sin if one does it with intention. Also read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/en/article/162737/does-seeing-others-awrah-invalidate-ones-ablution&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; on your topic and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/14321&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; on the topic of changing clothes which shows a list of things that invalidate wudu'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19726" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-01-27T11:39:26.690" LastActivityDate="2017-01-27T11:39:26.690" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37541" CreationDate="2017-01-27T16:52:45.310" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nope. You can't get married if you can't please your spouse sexually. You also can't get married if you are counting on getting a divorce in the future. If a divorce happens naturally, then it's fine. But if you were intending on doing it from the beginning, the marriage is invalid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20919" LastActivityDate="2017-01-27T16:52:45.310" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37360" CreationDate="2017-01-27T18:20:53.803" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Firstly, as we all know this topic of magic etc is huge, and definitely not for everyone to dig deep in. Because it is complex and can lead some people to get involved in magic willingly or unwillingly. So, i will try to be as short as possible, and will not advice anyone to dig deep in this, until or unless they have strong relation with Allah, have strong routines of masnoon prayers etc, because this acts like a protecter for you from being astray.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, coming to the question. You basically asked about if this is black magic, and how it works. And what are its effects.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Is it black magic and how this works?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who knows! can be black magic can be any other form of magic or someone just wrote names because he saw someone writing same, and thought this will be magical...&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not the mere words which matter, it is the whole process of how these words got written, who and why and how wrote these words.&lt;br&gt; Magic is not just writing a few words, it is a whole satanic process of making contact with shayateen, than making them happy by doing whatever they want you to do, sacrificing on their names instead of Allah's and doing all kind of crazy disgusting and haram stuff(I really can't explain how disgusting these can be, just as an example, women's period blood might be used to write/drink or whatever shaitaan wants him to do with it...). Basically to make shaitaan happy, and then shaitaan ensures magician that he will assist him in his matter if he writes this and that for someone and say these words or do something for it before giving it to the person who need it.&lt;br&gt; How shaitaan assist in it? that a whole long topic.(jinns are usually used in the process)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Is there any harm destroying it?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There can be!&lt;/strong&gt; And if it's real black magic than tis more likely to harm you if you are weak in your iman or aamaal or both, and if you are weak in your regular routine prayer+zikr. That's exactly why you should avoid doing it and give it you any person you think is better in aamaal and iman than you and he knows how to deal with this stuff. &lt;strong&gt;There are general instructions too, which if followed will inshallah ensure you are not harmed, these instruction just include some masnoon zikr like ayat-al-kursi darood some other quranic verses etc.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In short, you should avoid messing with magic if you don't know what you are doing. For your own safety.&lt;/strong&gt; Some magical taweez also have some kind of powder in it, which is another kind of magic and this kind is more likely to harm anyone who opens or tries to destroy this without any precautions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would suggest this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/taweezproject/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;FB page&lt;/a&gt; which aims to help and urge people destroy their taweez, i remember they had an informative how to on destroying taweez too, which is very good. Jazakallah for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this answers your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2017-01-27T18:20:53.803" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37548" CreationDate="2017-01-27T18:34:42.580" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you know praying 5 times a day is obligatory for all muslims(women get a few days off per month). Now, this is not that case in which you were unconscious, which is a special case for men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You had your nerves and you had to pray, ideally you were supposed to just make prayer in your mind! if you could not move any part of your body.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; If you could move your hands, than you just mimic as much as can in that position(that too if doctors allow you to move your hands).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;As a general rule of thumb, in any medical condition, we are supposed to be as close to the proper praying method as we can. Like if we can sit, we will still stand up, and will sit only when going for sajdah etc. If we can't stand, we will sit and will try to do proper sajdah if we can. Getting as close as possible without hurting yourself is the key.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without being unconscious, we are not allowed to leave our obligatory prayers. If a man goes unconscious, prayers in that period of unconsciousness are waived and he does not need to make them up later when he wakes up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, you should make up your Missed prayers now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/72216&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;good reading&lt;/a&gt; on the topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;واللہ اعلم&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2017-01-27T18:34:42.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37568" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37590" CreationDate="2017-01-28T01:19:49.240" Score="2" ViewCount="3382" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad%27s_wives&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;11 wives&lt;/a&gt; are: 1. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khadija_bint_Khuwaylid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Khadijah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;◊,‡&lt;/sup&gt; 2. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawda_bint_Zam%CA%BFa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sawda&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;◊,‡&lt;/sup&gt; 3. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aisha&lt;/a&gt; 4. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafsa_bint_Umar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hafsa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;‡&lt;/sup&gt; 5. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaynab_bint_Khuzayma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zaynab bint Khuzayma&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;‡&lt;/sup&gt; 6. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Salama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Umm Salama&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;◊,‡&lt;/sup&gt; 7. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaynab_bint_Jahsh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zaynab bint Jahsh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;‡&lt;/sup&gt; 8. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juwayriyya_bint_al-Harith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Juwayriyah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;‡&lt;/sup&gt; 9. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramla_bint_Abi_Sufyan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ramlah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;‡&lt;/sup&gt; 10. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safiyya_bint_Huyayy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Safiyah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;sup&gt;‡&lt;/sup&gt; 11. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maymunah_bint_al-Harith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maymunah&lt;/a&gt;.  (And some contested wives: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/37553/17163&quot;&gt;Besides the eleven, who are the other possible wives of Muhammad?&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The footnotes are based on what's at the Wikipedia pages: &lt;sup&gt;◊&lt;/sup&gt; Had a child (or children) prior to marriage with Muhammad.  &lt;sup&gt;‡&lt;/sup&gt; Had a husband prior to marriage with Muhammad.  (If I've done my homework correctly.)  Surely Aisha was too young for a prior marriage when she married Muhammad.  But I'm unsure about Maymunah.  So...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Did Maymunah bint al-Harith only ever marry Prophet Muhammad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A former husband is not listed on her &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maymunah_bint_al-Harith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia page&lt;/a&gt;.  Islam.Wikia.com write: &quot;After the Prophet's death, (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) Maymuna continued to live in Medina for another forty years, dying at the age of eighty...&quot; which means she married Muhammad at around 40 years of age.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2021-10-01T13:28:16.383" Title="Did Maymunah bint al-Harith only ever marry Prophet Muhammad?" Tags="|wives-of-the-prophet|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37570" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-28T10:23:33.960" Score="3" ViewCount="375" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have in minds an idea: I would like to launch a project which is a website where restaurants can show up their menu and people can buy and order them directly online.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However I can't control what these restaurants are adding. And what their offering are, so they might sell meals with pork meat or alcohol as well as they can sell fish meals and other allowed food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I profit by taking a small margin after the restaurant owner agreed on each transaction between the user and the restaurant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I allowed to do that? If no can I just charge for halal ordered meals?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20924" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-08T05:18:19.823" LastActivityDate="2017-07-08T05:18:19.823" Title="Is building a website for non-Muslim restaurants halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|non-muslim|food|work|internet|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37571" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31389" CreationDate="2017-01-28T10:53:39.743" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word 'ard' literally means 'land'. Any place that humans can migrate to, colonize or live on, or any stellar system where life can exist is also 'ard'. All rocky planets in the universe also have 'land', just as on earth. This planet itself is too insignificant to be mentioned as a separate creation: there are billions on earth-like planets in the universe, and Quran 42:29 says that God has spread out living creatures throughout the universe (the 'skies and the land'). So 'land' is any place which sustains life: basically stellar systems made of matter, since we are all made out of star dust.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word 'samaa' literally means 'sky': the space around us that we can seen from our land, and the plural 'samawaat' means 'skies'. Quran says that God created the 7 skies are created in 'layers' (67:3, 71:5). What we can observe is 'samaa ad-duniya': the 'sky of this world' or 'lowest sky', adorned with 'lamps' (stars) [67:3-5, 41:9-12]. Other skies (universes) are beyond the observable sky (universe) that we inhabit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then 65:12 would mean that other skies / universes also have land / matter, similar to ours. But each sky has its own physical law ['amr'] (41:12). God knows what it is like, and how they are different; we cannot know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20925" LastEditorUserId="20925" LastEditDate="2017-01-28T11:06:21.700" LastActivityDate="2017-01-28T11:06:21.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37535" CreationDate="2017-01-28T13:45:55.713" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Forcing your daughter to marry someone against her will is haram (forbidden).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaikh Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz, a Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar and a leading proponent of the Salafi form of Islam, and Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia from 1993 until his death in 1999, said that forcing your daughter to marry someone she doesn't want to marry him is forbidden in Islam and any sexual contact between them will be sin (source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.binbaz.org.sa/noor/10848&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Baz fatwa website&lt;/a&gt;, but it's in Arabic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Can a girl reject her parents opinion, or should she just keep quiet?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes she can reject him and her parents can't force her to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If she gets married and can't live happily with the parents selected guy, who is responsible for it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her parents are the responsible one and they will be judged for that, and her husband too if he knew that she didn't want him as her husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20927" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T07:28:42.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37576" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38777" CreationDate="2017-01-29T03:41:37.860" Score="3" ViewCount="8378" Body="&lt;p&gt;A person with work commitments may be attracted to someone with comparable work ethics, and therefore comparable work commitments.  However, this gives rise to practical difficulties in finding a spouse, where both are unable to relocate.  In these circumstances, compatible partners may not be able to be together physically due to external commitments.  Hence...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is a long-distance Islamic marriage permissible and practicable?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have in mind a relationship that would otherwise be halal, but the partners agree to spend a substantial amount of time separated for work commitments, or other reasons.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't think of any specific reason that it wouldn't be halal, but it might be regarded as haram e.g. because the husband would not be performing his role as his wife's guardian.  (An &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.allexperts.com/q/Islam-947/2011/5/Relationships-1.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb fatwa&lt;/a&gt; describes the technical details of performing such a marriage; presumably their response would have been different if it were haram.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-31T08:15:23.503" LastActivityDate="2017-03-31T10:53:18.097" Title="Is a long-distance Islamic marriage permissible and practicable?" Tags="|nikah|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37577" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37592" CreationDate="2017-01-29T05:55:59.190" Score="2" ViewCount="2208" Body="&lt;p&gt;Referring to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Prophet Isa&lt;/a&gt; (Jesus):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of Allah . And I cure the blind and the leper, and I give life to the dead - by permission of Allah. &lt;strong&gt;And I inform you of what you eat and what you store in your houses.&lt;/strong&gt; Indeed in that is a sign for you, if you are believers.  &lt;strong&gt;And [I have come] confirming what was before me of the Torah and to make lawful for you some of what was forbidden to you.&lt;/strong&gt; And I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, so fear Allah and obey me. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:49-50&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's not clear to me what the Qur'an is referring to as being made lawful here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What specifically does Jesus make lawful in Qur'an 3:50?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Online searching uncovers some tafsir:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... Thus he made lawful for them fish and birds which had no spikes; it is also said that he made it all lawful for them so that ba‘d ‘some’ means kull ‘all’. ... -- Tafsir al-Jalalayn (sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=74&amp;amp;tSoraNo=3&amp;amp;tAyahNo=50&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;alTafsir.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is, &amp;quot;I have come to efface and abolish the superstitions of your ignorant people, the hairsplitting of your jurists, the religious austerities of your ascetics and the restrictive additions made in the Law of Allah under the non-Muslim domination; I will make lawful or unlawful for you only those things which Allah has made lawful or unlawful.&amp;quot; -- Maududi (sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alim.org/library/quran/AlQuran-tafsir/MDD/3/50#sdfootnote46sym&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;alim.org&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I didn't find a tafsir at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=539&amp;amp;Itemid=46#2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;QTafsir.com&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These give a partial answer to the question, but they (seem to) say different things and don't talk about the completeness of their statements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2020-03-02T08:47:57.407" Title="What specifically does Jesus make lawful in Qur'an 3:50?" Tags="|quran|prophet-isa|surat-al-imran|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37576" CreationDate="2017-01-29T06:05:55.140" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is halal. And I know a lot of marriages that work this way. The husband works abroad and wife takes care of the budding children. They meet once or twice a year for a period of 1 month.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the kids age out and are ready to go to school, things may change depending on their financial capacity. One thing I know for sure about any relationship is that the more you stay apart the more you value your relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8570" LastActivityDate="2017-01-29T06:05:55.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37570" CreationDate="2017-01-29T09:05:02.323" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The ruling on such matters usually is that if the majority of the transactions carried out are halal then a small share of haram is tolerable (provided that you personally are not involved in the haram activity, and do your best to segregate the revenue from such activities and distribute the tainted portion of revenue as charity without hope of recompense). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/101775&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/101775&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Renting a shop to someone who sells permissible goods in it, such as&#xA;  men’s perfumes for example, and other goods that may be used for&#xA;  halaal or haraam purposes, such as cosmetics, depends on what is&#xA;  usually the case. If most of the products are of the second type, and&#xA;  most of the people in that country use them for haraam purposes, then&#xA;  it is not allowed to rent the shop to a person to whom this applies,&#xA;  so that you will not be helping in something haraam, because Allaah&#xA;  says (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;But if what usually happens is sale of permissible goods in the&#xA;  permissible manner, then it is permissible to rent the shop, based on&#xA;  the usual situation, and so as to ward off hardship and difficulty,&#xA;  because most sellers cannot avoid selling things that may be used for&#xA;  halaal or haraam purposes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-01-29T09:05:02.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37582" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17001" CreationDate="2017-01-29T13:16:22.833" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those who say that other things can also lead toward haram for e.g knife can kill and also can be useful!&#xA;But the point is that it is at least useful.&#xA;I'll never consider cards to be useful in any sense!&#xA;so its more closer to be Haram!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20935" LastActivityDate="2017-01-29T13:16:22.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37583" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36600" CreationDate="2017-01-29T16:19:00.163" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In practice, in almost all Muslim majority countries of the world, Muslim women do appear on television in various roles ranging from characters in dramas and commercials, as news anchors and even as &lt;em&gt;religious scholars&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess the question ultimately boils down to &lt;strong&gt;whether or not women can be seen in public and participate in public life.&lt;/strong&gt; There is a hardliner opinion shared by some as shown in the answer above; its derived by interpreting some sources in a certain way. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My point of view however is that Hadith and Sirah of the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h) and narratives of the early Muslim community imply that there is nothing wrong with it as long as proper dress code is observed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Women acted as medics and water-bearers during the wars fought in the Prophet's time and were encouraged to participate in religious gatherings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;We used to treat the wounded, look after the patients and once I&#xA;  asked the Prophet, 'Is there any harm for any of us to stay at home if&#xA;  she doesn't have a veil?' He(Prophet Muhammad(p.b.u.h) said, 'She&#xA;  should cover herself with the veil of her companion and should&#xA;  participate in the good deeds and in the religious gathering of the&#xA;  Muslims.'&quot; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=6&amp;amp;translator=1&amp;amp;start=0&amp;amp;number=321#321&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Women &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=3&amp;amp;translator=1&amp;amp;start=0&amp;amp;number=97g#97g&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;attended sermons&lt;/a&gt; given by the Prophet, even had their &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=3&amp;amp;translator=1&amp;amp;start=0&amp;amp;number=101#101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;special day&lt;/a&gt;. Hazrat Aisha was often consulted by the Sahabah on matters of religion and led a military campaign (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Camel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Battle of Jamal&lt;/a&gt;). Caliph Umair ibn Khattab appointed a learnt woman named &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shifa&amp;#39;_bint_Abdullah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Shifa bint Abdullah&lt;/a&gt; as a market supervisor to ensure that merchants didn't cheat the people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If women did all this during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad(SAW) and his closest companions then what is wrong with appearing on television ... especially if its for a good cause.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-01-29T16:19:00.163" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37584" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37577" CreationDate="2017-01-29T16:24:31.210" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;And to those who are Jews We prohibited (because of their sins) every animal of uncloven hoof; and of the cattle and the sheep We prohibited to them their fat, except what adheres to their backs or the entrails or what is joined with bone. [By] that We repaid them for their injustice. And indeed, We are truthful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/6/146&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/6/146&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(FYI in Quran, the Jews are referred &lt;em&gt;الذین هادوا&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-01-29T16:24:31.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37576" CreationDate="2017-01-29T20:58:38.800" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The term practical is, somewhat &lt;em&gt;relative&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are certain duties (nafaqa or sexual duties &lt;strong&gt;both&lt;/strong&gt; parties have) which need to be addressed. &amp;lt;-- These are &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; relative. Either they are addressed or not. If not addressed then someone is committing a sin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the quality of marriage can be agreed on. As in a spouses could agree to see each other infrequently, ie they could say I don't want to be committed more than such. For such a couple seeing each other isn't practical. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For another couple their agreement is to be in the same house indefinitely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having that said Islam's default way of marriage is that husband and wife are to be together. And that's how a family is becomes more effective. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-01-29T20:58:38.800" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37587" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40808" CreationDate="2017-01-29T21:17:26.240" Score="10" ViewCount="1933" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are there any records of the prophet (saw) speaking to an atheist?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;With atheist I mean; non muslim, non polytheist, not from ahlu al kitab, someone not believing in a god at all.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If not, are there even records of people living in that time and place, who were atheists?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Please add your references and provide some examples.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-06-17T23:18:41.660" LastActivityDate="2017-06-18T01:37:04.380" Title="Did the Prophet meet any atheists?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|atheists|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37082" CreationDate="2017-01-30T04:11:41.007" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You should do Dzuhr prayer if you late for Jumuah prayer, but it's because not on your will want to late.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20940" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T04:11:41.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37589" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27519" CreationDate="2017-01-30T04:17:41.953" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Married is a must and obligation, to prevent you make a zinnah. So many hadist, hadisth is exist because to tell you what you should do and don't, if you ignore because your own will and lust, you will get sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20940" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T04:17:41.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37590" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37568" CreationDate="2017-01-30T07:49:23.743" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Surprisingly even the Arabic Wikipedia page doesn't offer anymore information than the English page, while there even doesn't exist a German one, which usually provides many information which are not in the English and usually shows different or critical views of the Arabic sources.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Dhahabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a-Dhahabi&lt;/a&gt;'s الذهبي siyar a'laam an-Nubala' &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=159&amp;amp;bk_no=60&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;سير أعلام النبلاء&lt;/a&gt; the mother of believers Maymunah was married twice before marrying Muhammad ().&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her first husband was Mas'ud ibn 'Amr a-Thaqafi مسعود بن عمرو الثقفي whom married her before Islam and then got separated from her, afterwards she married abu Rohm ibn Abd al-'Uzzah أبو رهم بن عبد العزى who left her as a young widow. Later she converted to islam and was the last wife of the Prophet (). She is the sister of um al-fadl the wife of al-'Abbas and therfore the maternal aunt of Khalid ibn al-Walid and ibn 'Abbas. It seems that she was around 26 years old when marrying the Prophet ().&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhari and Muslim compiled 7 ahadith on her authority in their sahih books, one of them is only quoted by al-Bukhari and 5 only by Muslim and on the whole 13 ahadith of her have been compiled according a-Dhahabi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A bit off-topic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars say that the statement of verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:50&lt;/a&gt;) is addressing her:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... and a believing woman if she gives herself to the Prophet [and] if the Prophet wishes to marry her, [this is] only for you, excluding the [other] believers. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam al-Qurtobi is quoting a statement of imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Zamakhshari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;az-Zamakhshari&lt;/a&gt; (the author of the tafisr al-Khashaaf) saying that it was said that 4 women have offered themselves for marriage to the Prophet (I've added those who quoted them):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الزمخشري : . وقيل الموهبات أربع : ميمونة بنت الحارث ، وزينب بنت خزيمة أم المساكين الأنصارية ، وأم شريك بنت جابر ، وخولة بنت حكيم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maymunah bint &lt;em&gt;(daughter of)&lt;/em&gt; al-Harith (quoted by Qatadah quoting a statement of ibn 'Abbas),&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaynab_bint_Khuzayma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zaynab bint Khuzaymah&lt;/a&gt; Um al-Masaaleen &lt;em&gt;(the mother of the poors)&lt;/em&gt; al-Ansariya (quoted by a-Sha'abi),&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Shareek&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Um Shareek&lt;/a&gt; bint Jabir (quoted by 'Ali ibn al-Hussayn, a-Dahhaak and Muqaatil)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khawlah_bint_Hakim&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Khawlah bint Hakim&lt;/a&gt; (the later was quoted in a hadith by 'Aishah in sahih al-Bukhari) (quoted by 'Orwah ibn a-Zubayr).&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Note that Maymunah and Zaynab were among the wives of the Prophet ().&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam at-Tabari when quoting this verse and quoting the suggested names also quoted a narration of ibn 'Abbas with a full chain, saying that our Prophet didn't marry any of those women whom offered themselves to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/23691/did-the-prophetpbuh-marry-his-wife-maymunah-after-the-revelation-of-quran-33&quot;&gt;Did the Prophet(pbuh) marry his wife &amp;quot;Maymunah&amp;quot; after the revelation of Quran 33:52?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-10-01T13:28:16.383" LastActivityDate="2021-10-01T13:28:16.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36673" CreationDate="2017-01-30T07:52:54.563" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hRHp1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hRHp1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In fact both of them (Imam/Ayatollah Khomeini and Ayatollah Khamenei) are deemed as two very famous scholars/&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marja%27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Marja'al-Taqlids&lt;/a&gt; (a source of emulation in religious practice... that can be regarded as a kind of authority, especially in religious issues)) in Shia Islam (albeit there are other famous/great ones as well).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, Imam Khomeini passed away (in June 3, 1989), but at the moment we can name Ayatollah Khamenei (and Ayatollah Sistani) as the most famous one(s) in the current world of Shia Islam (who is/are) alive).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More information about Ayatollah Khamenei:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://english.khamenei.ir/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://english.khamenei.ir/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://leader.ir/en&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://leader.ir/en&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;And so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2021-04-22T12:29:06.173" LastActivityDate="2021-04-22T12:29:06.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37592" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37577" CreationDate="2017-01-30T09:11:05.043" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many different opinions on what exactly 'Isa () made lawful!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam al-Qurtobi said  in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=922&amp;amp;idto=922&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;ID=342&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;his tafsir&lt;/a&gt; of &quot;to make lawful for you some of what was forbidden to you&quot; refers to food. Some said what 'Isa made lawful are those things which have been prohibited to them due to their sinful acts as quoted by @Honey in verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/146&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:146&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And to those who are Jews We prohibited &lt;strong&gt;every animal of uncloven hoof&lt;/strong&gt;; and of the &lt;strong&gt;cattle&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;the sheep&lt;/strong&gt; We prohibited to them &lt;strong&gt;their fat&lt;/strong&gt;, except what adheres to their backs or the entrails or what is joined with bone. [By] that We repaid them for their injustice. And indeed, We are truthful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;like the fat and animals with uncloven hoofs. Others said he () made lawful things which have been made or declared as unlawful by their priests (and was not unlawful in the Torah). He also quoted Qatadah who said that 'Isa's shari'a was softer than the one of Musa() because Musa prohibited them the camel and some fo the fats and 'Isa made them lawful again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Az-Zamakhsahri in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=204&amp;amp;surano=3&amp;amp;ayano=50&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Kashaf&lt;/a&gt; said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وما حرم الله عليهم في شريعة موسى: الشحوم والثروب ولحوم الإبل، والسمك، وكل ذي ظفر، فأحل لهم عيسى بعض ذلك، قيل: أحل لهم من السمك والطير ما لا صيصية له، واختلفوا في إحلاله لهم السبت،&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ( - My own translation take it carefully - )&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And what Allah has made unlawful in the shari'a of Musa was: the fats, the omenta, the flesh of camel, fish and all animals with claws. 'Isa then made lawful some of them, it was said that he made lawful fish, birds which have no spur, there was a dispute whether he has made lawful the Saturday (sabat) or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Kathir only said that this statement shows that the shari'a of 'Isa () abrogated some of the shari'a of Musa () and the dispute among scholars who affirm this with those who said he only made points clear where the Jews were in dispute of based on (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/43/63&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;43:63&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-01-30T09:44:10.197" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T09:44:10.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37593" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37114" CreationDate="2017-01-30T10:07:16.450" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To the best of my knowledge, there seem to be several items that you ought to pay heed to them (and factually perform them) to be a Shia Muslims, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Believing in Allah (the oneness of God) (which is common between&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Shia/Sunni)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Believing that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is the apostle of Allah (which&#xA;is common between Shia/Sunni)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And actually Saying Shahadatayn (which is common between Shia/Sunni)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Likewise, believing that Ali (a.s.) is the successor of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his household) (and also, other Shia Imams who...)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And following other Shia beliefs and practices, such as manner of Salah (saying-prayer), and so forth.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As another helpful issue(s):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You must believe in the Shia fundamentals of faith with your own&#xA;  insight and understanding. The Shia believe in five principles such as&#xA;  the Oneness of God, Prophet-hood of the Last Prophet (S),&#xA;  Resurrection, Divine Justice and Imamate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source and more accurate matters:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiachat.com/forum/topic/234981232-how-to-convert-to-a-shia-muslim/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.shiachat.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/search/site/converting&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maaref.porsemani.ir/node/1262&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.maaref.porsemani.ir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-08-14T12:33:33.537" LastActivityDate="2017-08-14T12:33:33.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37594" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4130" CreationDate="2017-01-30T10:17:25.283" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The given answers especially the one of @مجاهد only cover the complex punctuation, symbols or signs of waqf (pausing) which are applied in the most prevalent Moshaf's following the Egyptian standard moshaf المصحف المصري, which is the one followed in moshaf al-Madina which is printed in the King Fahad Complex صحف المدينة النبوية المطبوع بمجمع الملك فهد لطباعة المصحف الشريف. I'll use the accepted answer of مجاهد as a reference for the Egyptian standard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Waqf signs in North Africa&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In northern Africa and most countries were the reading of Warsh or Qalun from Nafi'i is wide spread an other very simple punctuation is used:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example in the tajweed Quran printed by dar al-Ma'arifah دار المعرفة (Damascus), here surah al-Ma'un 107:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MiRJV.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MiRJV.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;or a moshaf written in the Moroccan-Andalusian calligraphy style (3rd. page surah al-Baqarah verse 5-15):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V7Hhp.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V7Hhp.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that in this calligraphy style the letter فاء has no point on it while the letter قاف looks like a فاء: For example &lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fi2Xx.gif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/fi2Xx.gif&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ. There's also a simplified North African calligraphy which is easier to read as it looks like the Egyptian handwriting style.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only symbol for waqf used in this moshaf is the Arabic letter صاد ssad (&amp;quot;ص&amp;quot; in the text) or a simplified صه, (you may see it written in a diagonal position in the 2nd picture) which is an Arabic expression and means keep quiet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Waqf signs in Turkish and Indian moshafs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In India and Turkey they follow the signs of waqf of the Imam  as-Sijaawandi السجاوندي (died 540 a.H.) in his book 'Ilal al-Wuqoof علل الوقوف and they are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;م Meem: for a mandatory waqf (pause).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ط Ta': for waqf al-motlaq الوقف المطلق which is similar to قلي in the Egyptian standard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ج Jeem: it is allowed waqf (the similar as in the Egyptian standard).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ز Zay: it is allowed to do waqf but better not (similar as in the Egyptian standard).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ص Sad: al-Waqf al morakhas darouratn, it means it is allowed to do waqf here in case of necessity (similar as in the Egyptian standard)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لا Laa: Where one shouldn't make waqf!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Pakistan you may find an additional sign:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ع 'Ayn: which is sign recommending to bow if you are reciting in a prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alukah.net/sharia/0/72376/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aroqia.com/vb/showthread.php?t=10370&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;also&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19726" LastEditorUserId="19726" LastEditDate="2022-07-27T00:00:03.180" LastActivityDate="2022-07-27T00:00:03.180" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37524" CreationDate="2017-01-30T12:10:50.950" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Briefly speaking, let’s illustrate it by presenting a related hadith (tradition). It is said Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) said (its approximate translation):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whenever curse gets out of the mouth of the person who curses, it&#xA;  sees, if it find a way towards the mentioned thing, it goes towards&#xA;  that, otherwise it will return to the individual who has cursed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As much as I research, I didn’t find if a non-Muslim …, but it can be inferred from the hadith (and other hadiths) that the curse won’t reach/annoy the person who doesn’t deserve of that curse. It means: No curse would be effective against you if you have not done any bad thing to be deserved that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let’s present another related hadith from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s.) as the fifth Imam of Shia Islam, who said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Refrain from cursing Mo’men (believer), that it will come back to you&#xA;  (yourselves)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://akhlagh.porsemani.ir/node/1148&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;akhlagh.porsemani.ir&lt;/a&gt; (Farsi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/ar/archive/question/fa16492&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-11T12:32:27.997" LastActivityDate="2017-02-11T12:32:27.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37596" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-30T13:07:34.797" Score="3" ViewCount="2132" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam has &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting_in_Islam#Days_for_voluntary_fasting&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;days for voluntary fasting&lt;/a&gt;, e.g., Mondays and Thursdays, and Muhammad was known to fast on these days (e.g. Aishah narrated: &quot;The Prophet used to try to fast on Mondays and Thursdays.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/8/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;) and others (&quot;He observed Sawm on many days of the year...&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/islamic-teachings-in-brief-allamah-tabatabai/prophet-muhammad-ibn-abdillah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Islam&lt;/a&gt;).  I'm wondering if, during times of battle, Muhammad continued these voluntary fasts, given that it might impair his ability to fight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Did the Prophet Muhammad fast voluntarily during times of battle?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found one pertinent sahih hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu al-Darda: &lt;strong&gt;We went out along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for some battle&lt;/strong&gt; in intense heat, so much so that one of us placed his hand on his head, or placed his palm on his head, due to intense heat, &lt;strong&gt;No one of us fasted except the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and 'Abd Allah b. Rawahah.&lt;/strong&gt; --  Sunan Abi Dawud 2409 [grade: sahih] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/14/97&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This implies he fasted despite battle, but it doesn't clarify if this was a voluntary or obligatory fast.  I also found one weak hadith, which I'm not sure if I should take seriously:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ma'mar bin Abi Huyaiyah narrated that: he asked Ibn Al-Musaiyab about fasting on a journey, so he narrated to him that Umar bin Al-Khattab said: &lt;strong&gt;&quot;We fought in two battles along with the Messenger of Allah during Ramadan; the Day of Badr, and the Conquest (of Makkah), so we broke our fast during them.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; -- Jami` at-Tirmidhi 714 [grade: da'if] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/8/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T13:07:34.797" Title="Did the Prophet Muhammad fast voluntarily during times of battle?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|sawm|battles|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37597" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37078" CreationDate="2017-01-30T13:25:25.740" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Making two congregations in a mosque is disliked by most scholars. Some of them might allow it if the congregations were not at the same time others would categorically consider it as disliked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically if you are in a mosque and a congregation prayer is done you are asked to join it else &lt;strong&gt;if you missed the congregation with the regular imam at the mosque you should pray for yourself&lt;/strong&gt;. Except for the case you are praying at home or at a room were people can pray or a mosque without a regular imam!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now some madhabs or scholars these days allow to join a congregation even if you don't have the intention to pray the same kind of prayer. For example often in Ramadan people who missed the actual 'Isha' prayer with the Imam join him in the Taraweeh prayer with the intention to pray 'Isha' and offer two more raka'a.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Others consider this as invalid as the Imam is intending to pray a nafl or sunnah (recommended) prayer while you are praying a fard (ordered) prayer. Their solution is to pray 'Isha' alone and than follow the Imam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that some madhabs and scholars even say you can't perform two congregations for the same prayer (time) in the same mosque. That means even if you entered the mosque and the prayer was finished and the congregation left and you met a couple of people wanting to pray together they would say no each of you must pray alone, as the &quot;congregation&quot; has finished.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The issue of the second congregation in a mosque&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The difference is based on one important thing that this mosque has a paid or regular Imam and a regular Muadhin!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their point is: The prophet () always lead prayers in his life and whenever sahaba came late and missed the congregation with him they prayed the prayers alone. It was even narrated that many of them came and each one prayed the missed prayer for himself!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Imam a-Shafi'i whom's madahab is one of those allowing the opposite view (to some extent as you may read) even pointed at it in his book al-Umm الأم saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وإذا دخل جماعة المسجد، فوجدوا الإمام قد صلى صلوا فرادى، فإن صلوا جماعة أجزأتهم صلاتهم، ولكني أكره لهم ذلك، لأنه لم يكن من أحوال السلف&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   (  - My own translation take it carefully - )&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  if a congregation of people entered a mosque and found that the Imam has already ended the prayer, they pray each of the alone, but if they prayed as a congregation their prayer is valid, but I consider it as makruh as the salaf never did the same!  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وأما مسجد في قارعة الطريق-ليس له إمام راتب ولا مؤذن راتب-فلا بأس من تعدد الجماعة فيه&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  But if it was a mosque at the side of a road without a paid or regular Imam and mua'dhin then it would be fine to perform multiple congregations in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إنا قد حفظنا أن جماعة من اصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فاتتهم صلاة مع الجماعة، فصلوا فرادى مع أنهم كانوا قادرين على ان يجمعوا فيه مرة أخرى، لكنهم لم يفعلوا ؛ لأنهم كرهوا أن يجمعوا في مسجد مرتين&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And we guard (memorized) that a congregation of the companions of the prophet () have missed a prayer in congregation, and then prayed each one alone even if they would have been able to pray together in a congregation, but they didn't because they disliked performing a second congregation prayer in a mosque!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we consider the importance of the congregation prayer (read for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/malik/8/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;) we could also conclude that doing or allowing a second congregation would have a negative impact on the first congregation, as people would come late because an other congregation would be available!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore this view (the 2nd congregation being makrooh) represents the view of the majority of scholars among them abu Hanifa, Malik, a-Shafi'i and imam Ahmad as reported by his student abu Dawod a-Sijistani from him.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;While the opposite view is based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/184&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;, which is seemingly allowing an other congregation and this is the known opinion of Imam Ahmad which was reported by most of his students. Note that the person whom joined the man in that hadith had already prayed with the congregation as the hadith seem to indicate, so for him the prayer could be a sunnah/nafl! So the case imam praying fard with ma'mum or congregation praying fard isn't covered by this hadith at all! As you see this even would reject what people do in taraweeh by following an Imam who is praying sunnah/nafl while they are praying fard!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-01-30T14:03:00.350" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T14:03:00.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37598" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-30T14:00:20.663" Score="2" ViewCount="105" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a born Muslim, Alhumdulillah. However, since young age I've committed sins on a regular basis and never established Salah regularly. I started praying regularly recently and this question crossed my mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do I make Dua for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should I make Dua for to make my and my wife/family's future secure (in jannah)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19962" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T10:50:38.787" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T21:09:38.137" Title="After starting to pray regularly, what do I ask Allah for?" Tags="|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37599" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37601" CreationDate="2017-01-30T15:54:25.347" Score="2" ViewCount="3355" Body="&lt;p&gt;My uncle secretly married someone then divorced her after we caught him.  All matters aside, importantly their contract says he/she can come back to her at any time if they both agree again and this is up to 3 months only, if 3 months have expired they cannot come back together without a new contract. My question is: is this complete talaq? Why did he not divorce her completely?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is my uncle trying to fool us again and marry her again? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am just curious. I don't want to ask my uncle (I have social anxiety).  Please enlighten me. I am not an expert at this stuff, so please be very simple.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20947" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-01-31T01:07:01.897" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T01:07:01.897" Title="Is talaq complete when they can both agree to get back together before three months?" Tags="|sharia|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37600" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-30T16:47:27.570" Score="6" ViewCount="119" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam, my masjid has a new Imam who seems to be a very friendly and knowledgeable brother Masha Allah. But one thing he does is in Salah, he seems to force the congregation to follow his opinion on matters where the scholars have disagreed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example he says when the Salah has ended, everyone must wait till the Imam has finished both of his salams, before offering their salam. I know this is the majority opinion among the scholars, but many brothers who were taught the Hanafi method see this as contrary to what they learned since childhood. He also says that if one comes late to Jummah where they miss the second bowing (ruku) then they need to pray Zuhr Salah. Again this goes against the teachings of the Hanafi school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I myself do not follow that school, but I think it might be unfair to the many brothers who do. Since these are matters where there is disagreement, I would prefer the Imam not mention it or make it a point to always remind the congregation of. We should be inclusive, and respectful of others' opinions even if we believe the opinion we follow is stronger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do you think I should do? Mention this to the Imam or not? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4973" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T14:24:15.453" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T14:24:15.453" Title="Should I correct an imam who forces his opinions on his community?" Tags="|salat|madhhab|imam-al-jamaah|behavior|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2018-03-20T18:32:33.983" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37599" CreationDate="2017-01-30T17:45:08.687" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact &lt;strong&gt;this is proper way of talaq&lt;/strong&gt;, the way of talaq which we use now a days, giving all 3 talaqs at once or with little breaks is not SUNNAH. And sunnah is against this practice. &lt;strong&gt;It is the need of hour to revive sunnah way of talaaq, which we were taught originally.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;Divorce according to Sunnah&lt;/strong&gt; is that the woman is divorced in a state&#xA;  of cleanliness (Tohr) without an intercourse, the &lt;strong&gt;husband gives one&#xA;  divorces and leaves her as such till the iddat is over&lt;/strong&gt;.”&#xA;  (Mugni-ibneQuddamah Vol 7P. 98)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;The best procedure for divorce&lt;/strong&gt; is that the husband should give one&#xA;  divorce to his wife, and that too when she is in a state of&#xA;  cleanliness and he had not had an intercourse with her. Then he should&#xA;  lea ye her in the same state till the term of iddat is over. This&#xA;  procedure is better, &lt;strong&gt;because the Companions of the Prophet (R) desired&#xA;  that more than one divorce should not be given till the period of&#xA;  iddat is over.&lt;/strong&gt;” (Hidayah- Vol. 1 Page 179)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rasulullah (SAW) was informed about &lt;strong&gt;a man who had divorced his wife&#xA;  with all the three pronunciations, so&#xA;  he(prophet S.A.W.W) stood up angrily and said: &quot;Is the book of Allah played around with&#xA;  while I am still in your midst?&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;...until a man got up (with his&#xA;  unsheathed sword) and said: O Rasulullah, shall I not kill him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[an-Nasai]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Although this hadees is about giving 3 talaaqs in one sitting, still it is relevant. And other two references are from two of the most acknowledged books of fiqh.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One talaq is enough to break the legal binding of the husband and wife(after iddah period). And this is a preferable way, their are many hidden benefits if one follows this.&lt;/strong&gt; One is that if someone divorces his wife in anger on some fake accusation, there's no way back after 3 talaqs, purpose of islam is not to separate people but to keep them unite. So, if one talaq is given, which is proper and valid way of talaq, than a person can make RUJU or re-marry if differences are resolved and accusations are proved wrong. This is one of the reasons why this is a prefered way. 3 talaqs are intended to be used for 3 separate nikahs, one talaq is enough to cancel one nika, second talq should be used on second nikah. Read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawareness.net/Talaq/talaq_book.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;more here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;About pressurizing for talaq&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Having said that, i should also mention that IF your uncle gave this talaq on someone's pressure, than God forbid, the person who pressurized for this is in deep trouble.&lt;/strong&gt; Talaaq is a huge thing, and is only ALLOWED to avoid more harm. If someone pressurized someone to give talaaq to his wife, he should repent to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“To Allah the most undesirable thing among the lawful things is&#xA;  divorce.”&lt;/strong&gt; (Abu Dawood)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And think about if someone is forcing this most undesirable thing when it could had been avoided without his/her pressure. May Allah forgive us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: &lt;strong&gt;Anyone who&#xA;  incites a woman against her husband or a slave against his master is&#xA;  not one of us&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also we all know about this hadees:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon&#xA;  him, said, &lt;strong&gt;“Verily, Satan places his throne over the water and he&#xA;  sends out his troops. The closest to him in rank are the greatest at&#xA;  causing tribulations. One of them says: I have done this and this.&#xA;  Satan says: You have done nothing. Another one says: I did not leave&#xA;  this man alone until I separated him from his wife. Satan embraces him&#xA;  and he says: You have done well.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2813&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The purpose of mentioning all above against divorce is to make it clear how bad it is considered to give divorce. A man has right to marry on his own, Allah has given this right to him, no one should take this right from him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T17:45:08.687" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37602" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30633" CreationDate="2017-01-30T18:18:54.910" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If it strengthens your faith and is compatible with the Quran, I think you have answered your own question. I am only practicing Islam for two years, as a new Muslim I am both uplifted and also overwhelmed at times by the various opinions. This life is between you and Allah, if you know in your heart that you have the best intentions to live a life of Submission to Allah's will, my opinion, is that our learning and searching only brings us closer to Allah. My husband can disagree with me, but the best guidance I ever received was from a Sister who reminded me, this is between YOU and Allah. Only you will get to speak for yourself on judgement day. I was reading Eckart Tolle BEFORE i came into Islam. I think you pointed out something when you said, &quot;The danger I think with adopting this belief is if you believe the Creator is in you then what is the purpose of worship?&quot; If you believe the Creator is in you, it is a different teaching from Islam. So if you choose to be Muslim, then this is not a compatible belief. In my own experience, believing the Creator was within me actually increased my Ego. As Muslim, I recognize myself as part of the Creation....and being in submission to Allah's will, is where I find my peace. When I pray, I feel my smallness, and I feel so much gratitude for the gifts of my life -shelter, food and water, my family, peace,my health, my education. When I was believing I was co-creating, it was difficult to feel humble, my pride and my desire was greater...As Muslim, it allows me to better practice &quot;being in the moment of NOW&quot; knowing that Allah is the ONE who grants us our every heart beat. Hope this message was helpful, Insha Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20951" LastActivityDate="2017-01-30T18:18:54.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37603" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30633" CreationDate="2017-01-30T22:36:18.813" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It would require a full reading of the book to know to which extent it is in agreement with Islam. But considering the nature of some of the ideas you mentioned from the book, it is noteworthy that only a scholar with knowledge of Islamic esoteric aspects may be illegible to tell you that since the ideas you mentioned as you rightly suspected echo those of the esoteric scholars such as those versed in Sufism. But I know to invoke Sufism is to invoke all sorts of misunderstandings about their doctrines such as the common misconception that for God to be somehow present within you nullifies worship which warrants a separate discussion. So I'm gonna focus my answer on this part alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As regards the doctrine of Wahdat al-Wujud or Unity of Existence, the Sufis explain that the very purpose of worship is to lift the veils that prevent us to sense Allah's presence within and without us. So while Allah is present in everything and everyone (a statement &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/33725/4058&quot;&gt;supported by Quran&lt;/a&gt;), His presence is not felt by average Muslim until He has attained to a very high level of God-consciousness that only comes through acts of worship and self-purification. But even when such a state is reached, worship is not nullified otherwise one won't be able to sustain himself in that lofty state which is a stage in spiritual journey described as &amp;quot;subsisting with Allah&amp;quot; after one's &amp;quot;annihilation in Allah&amp;quot; so that Allah becomes &amp;quot;his ear by which he will hear, his eyes by which he sees, his tongue by which he talks, and his hands by which he works&amp;quot;. This last phrase was taken from a famous hadith which I recently learned is quoted by Sunni sources just as it's been by Shia Imams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But other than the Quranic verses mentioned in the link that came above, among the Shia esoteric narrations, there's a famous one that can be read as a very explicit confirmation of the idea of Wahdat al-Wujud or Unity of Existence. This narration shows up in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikishia.net/view/Al-Tawhid_(book)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Book of Tawheed&lt;/a&gt; by Sheikh Saduq which is a famous Shia hadith collection on Aqida. The hadith is quoted by Jafar us-Sadiq the 6th Shia Imam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was told by my father who was told by his father who was told by The Commander of the Faithful (that is, Ali ibn Abi Talib) who said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I saw Khidr peace be upon him in a dream on the eve of the Battle of Badr and I told him to teach me something by which I could triumph over my enemies and he said: &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;Say O He! O He apart from whom there is no he but Him!&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;  And when morning arrived, I described my dream to the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him and his family, and he told me: &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;O Ali! You were taught the greatest name [of Allah]!&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; And this saying was on my tongue on the day of Badr...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنِی أَبِی‌ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ أَمِیرِ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ علیهالسلام قَالَ: رَأَیْتُ الْخَضِرَ علیهالسلام فِی الْمَنَامِ قَبْلَ بَدْرٍ بِلَیْلَةٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ عَلِّمْنِی شَیْئاً أُنْصَرْ بِهِ عَلَى الْأَعْدَاءِ فَقَالَ &lt;strong&gt;قُلْ یَا هُوَ یَا مَنْ لَا هُوَ إِلَّا هُوَ&lt;/strong&gt; فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ قَصَصْتُهَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلی‌الله‌علیه‌و‌آله‌و‌سلّم فَقَالَ لِی &lt;strong&gt;یَا عَلىُ عُلِّمْتَ الِاسْمَ الْأَعْظَمَ&lt;/strong&gt; فَکَانَ عَلَى لِسَانِی یَوْمَ بَدْرٍ وَ إِنَّ أَمِیرَ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ علیهالسلام قَرَأَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَ یَا هُوَ یَا مَنْ لا هُوَ إِلَّا هُوَ اغْفِرْ لِی وَ انْصُرْنِی عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْکَافِرِینَ وَ کَانَ عَلِیٌّ علیهالسلام یَقُولُ ذَلِکَ یَوْمَ صِفِّینَ وَ هُوَ یُطَارِدُ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَمَّارُ بْنُ یَاسِرٍ یَا أَمِیرَ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ مَا هَذِهِ الْکِنَایَاتُ قَالَ اسْمُ اللَّهِ الْأَعْظَمُ وَ عِمَادُ التَّوْحِیدِ لِلَّهِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ شَهِدَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُ لا إِلهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَ آخِرَ الْحَشْرِ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ فَصَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَکَعَاتٍ قَبْلَ الزَّوَالِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prayer that Khidr taught Ali ibn Abi Talib is a statement that negates the general pronoun هو from anything except Allah, which is to say that there's nothing out there in existence to be named or referred to except Allah. The theological significance of this statement is that all creation are fully contained in Allah's essence despite appearing as separate sovereign entities. This might sound admittedly as a perplexing doctrine, but that's among the Islamic doctrines that according to Sufis and Shia esotericts the Holy Prophet reserved for a select few of the wisest and most pious among his companions such as Salman Farsi and Ali who in turned passed it to those who are known as the Imams of the Ahl-Bayt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to sum up my answer, the idea of &amp;quot;True Self&amp;quot; you mentioned above may parallel the idea of Wahdat al-Wujud but you should think better than assuming that Ibn Arabi just made up that doctrine out of nowhere from the Islamic sources! So maybe the right response to your question is that you need to first make sure what Islam actually teaches on more esoteric levels, before knowing which doctrines from outside Islam are consistent with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T11:38:02.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37604" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41549" CreationDate="2017-01-31T01:17:03.867" Score="6" ViewCount="1861" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have gone through the verses in the Quran where dead animals (mayta) is mentioned to be prohibited for a Muslim to eat &lt;em&gt;(except situations where it really is necessary)&lt;/em&gt;. What I can recall for now is that I've read the verses:  2:173, 5:3, 6:145 , 16:115&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it possible to draw a conclusion of when (mayta) first was prohibited in the Quran?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If possible, which verse would that be? In my (small) analyze I've done, I would guess it was in 16:115 or 2:173 (maybe in surat Ana'am too), but God knows best.&#xA;Also I don't neglect the logical possibility that it was prohibited before it even was revealed in the Quran. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are there records of hadiths where it says that dead animals (mayta) is prohibited to eat, before the prohibition was revealed in the Quran?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;If records like that doesn't exist, it wouldn't mean it never was prohibited before, because truly we don't have all &quot;hadiths&quot; ever existed, so we can't know for sure.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-01T06:00:00.780" LastActivityDate="2017-07-22T00:19:51.153" Title="When did dead animals (mayta) become prohibited (haram) for muslims?" Tags="|quran|revelation|order-of-revelation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37605" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37619" CreationDate="2017-01-31T01:32:25.557" Score="4" ViewCount="421" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many converts will have Christmas photos, in which they will not be observing hijab, be drinking alcohol, celebrating Christmas, eating &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_ham&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Christmas ham&lt;/a&gt;, etc., none of which is particularly Islamic.  However, these photos will also including their loved ones as they grew up, and will be irreplaceable memories, and thus not easy to discard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These photos can both be hard copies, in electronic format (on their personal computer), or on social media (e.g. Facebook, for all their friends to see).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What should a convert do with their old Christmas photos?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T18:09:15.247" Title="What should a convert do with their old Christmas photos?" Tags="|conversion|photos|celebration|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37606" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33616" CreationDate="2017-01-31T03:26:30.840" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a bunch of ahadith that restrict the usage of perfumes.  Relevant to women are notably:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Al-Ash'ari said:  &amp;quot;The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: '&lt;strong&gt;Any woman who puts on perfume then passes by people so that they can smell her fragrance then she is an adulteress.&lt;/strong&gt;'&amp;quot; -- Sunan an-Nasa'i 5126 [grade: hasan] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/48/87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:&#xA;&amp;quot;The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: '&lt;strong&gt;If a woman has perfumed herself with incense, let her not attend 'Isha' prayer.&lt;/strong&gt;'&amp;quot; -- Sunan an-Nasa'i 5128 [grade: sahih] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/nasai/48/89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also a difference of scholarly opinion concerning alcohol in perfumes, based on whether alcohol is impure [and not just forbidden as an intoxicant] (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamiccentre.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=274:perfumes-with-alcohol-permissible-in-islam&amp;amp;Itemid=88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic Centre&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, I suspect the OP thinks that perfumes are generally either forbidden or discouraged based on the above, and thus is asking if it's still forbidden/discouraged during menstruation.  However, &lt;strong&gt;the default stance with perfumes is permissibility&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are ways to misuse perfumes which are forbidden, e.g., with the intention of letting non-mahram men smell it (Islam Q&amp;amp;A fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/102329&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;102329&lt;/a&gt;), and when attending mosque (Islam Q&amp;amp;A fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/7850&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7850&lt;/a&gt;).  These apply whether or not a woman is menstruating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's even the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from 'Aishah that:  Asma asked the Messenger of Allah about bathing after ones's period. He said: &amp;quot;... &lt;strong&gt;Then she should take a piece of cotton perfumed with musk and purify herself with it.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; ... -- Sunan Ibn Majah [grade: sahih] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/urn/1256410&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which has been interpreted as encouraging perfuming during menstruation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason for using this is to perfume the site and ward off unpleasant odours. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/101779&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T03:26:30.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37587" CreationDate="2017-01-31T04:45:23.067" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/divine-wisdom-prophet-muhammad/chapter-1-debates-prophet-muhammad-s-scholars-and-representatives#part-3-debate-atheists&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Islam&lt;/a&gt; describes a debate between the Prophet Muhammad and atheists.  It begins:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Part 3: Debate with Atheists&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (S) then turned towards the atheists and said: “Now, tell me what is the reason behind your claim that the objects [or whatever is] in this Universe have no beginning and they have been there forever and will exist forever.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The atheists replied: ‘We are simply stating what we observe. We have not seen hudooth [contingency, coming into existence] in objects [or whatever exists] of the Universe so we say that this Universe has been there forever and when we did not observe destruction and annihilation, we postulated that whatever exists in this Universe is not transient [will never annihilate].’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20956" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T05:18:36.357" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37609" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-31T06:40:51.010" Score="2" ViewCount="30431" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm dying to wear my bikini!  It's perfectly fine in Western culture, but ordinarily it's not suitable to wear for a Muslim woman.  From what I understand, it's forbidden not just in front of men (both non-mahram and mahram), but also in front of women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The 'awrah of a woman amongst other women is the same as the 'awrah of men (from her navel to her knees). -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intimate_parts_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Under what conditions can a Muslim woman wear a bikini?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Presumably, a wife can wear a bikini in front of her husband (this may even be encouraged in Islam).  So perhaps there's a possibility of wearing a bikini in a private pool or spa, or at a secluded beach.  I wonder if there's other ways of making it work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2021-06-05T11:26:34.363" Title="Under what conditions can a Muslim woman wear a bikini?" Tags="|women|clothing|awrah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37611" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-31T08:29:09.403" Score="5" ViewCount="970" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu'alaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In our area here are lots of street beggar. Whenever I go outside, I face at-least 15 beggars a day. I noticed that whenever they ask money to have food, then if I or anyone want to buy them food, they don't want to take food, rather want money. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should we do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="11633" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T07:18:22.163" Title="Should we give money to street beggar?" Tags="|practical-islam|sadaqah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2017-06-19T17:22:09.110" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37612" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-01-31T10:40:17.593" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Smoking is when a substance is burned and the smoke is creates is inhaled, usually dried tobacco leaves rolled into a cigarette.  Tobacco is a recreational drug and smoking it is legal in most countries, but it has long-term negative health effects and is addictive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-02T13:00:52.123" LastActivityDate="2017-02-02T13:00:52.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37613" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-01-31T10:40:17.593" Score="0" Body="Questions about smoking various substances tobacco, marijuana, etc., in various ways, cigarettes, shisha, etc." OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T06:40:43.983" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T06:40:43.983" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37605" CreationDate="2017-01-31T11:39:10.883" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a personal thought which may help you with the problem. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In keeping with an ideal Islamic spirit, other than the sweet memories, those photos must probably also remind you of a sinful past life! So this thought may help you feel less attached to them and makes it easier to discard. Moreover depending on how deeply you feel about Islam, those photos may also invoke in you pity about those friends and relatives who continue to spend their lives in those sinful ways due to absence of faith and hence you may still feel less about those common memories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Practically then, you may want to keep the Islamically appropriate ones and discard the unIslamic ones. Or alternately if you still feel attached to them, you may only choose to blur or shade out the unIslamic objects, gestures or settings in those photos and then keep them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T11:39:10.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37615" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37646" CreationDate="2017-01-31T12:24:21.970" Score="5" ViewCount="1347" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recollecting from very long ago.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember hearing in a Jumua some Hadith about having too many possessions. It went something like &quot;In a house there should be at most three blankets (or was it bedsheets?). One for the man of the house and one for the lady and one for the guest. The fourth is for the devil&quot;. My recollection could be only partially correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can you help me identify the source of the Hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12354" LastActivityDate="2021-10-14T16:30:30.830" Title="Hadith about possessing too many blankets (or bedsheets?)" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37605" CreationDate="2017-01-31T14:46:45.370" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;‌There's an English saying : It's the thought that counts  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also an Arabic narration: &lt;em&gt;انمال الاعمال بالنیات&lt;/em&gt; deeds are ranked by the intention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You said:&#xA;&lt;em&gt;However, these photos will also including their loved ones as they grew up, and will be irreplaceable memories&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have all sinned. We have to repent, We can't put in a nail in our brain to destroy that piece of memory. You're not committing any sin by looking at your old pictures, possibly with your grandma, uncle, aunt, etc. Some who have departed. Keep those memories alive, in Islam the meaning of &lt;em&gt;صله رحم&lt;/em&gt; (tying with your kin) applies even after the person is dead, as you visit their grave and see forgiveness on their behalf, do good in their name. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just remember whenever you see those pictures say &lt;em&gt;الهی العفو، استغفر الله&lt;/em&gt;  +‌ Alhamdulillah that I was guided just as it's said on your profile | Please don't take away this guidance from me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a side note. Something that may be worth knowing is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;AFAIK Islam is a religion that has &lt;em&gt;core&lt;/em&gt; guidelines. It's not a religion that would tells you, when x happens while Y has happened and then if Z was less than then you can do such.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's more a religion of X is better (because of such and such). Y should never be done (because of such and such). Z is doable, but not really good. (so go figure out yourself).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You ask many questions on ISE, which aren't about core Islamic guidelines, rather you are specifically asking about &lt;strong&gt;how to apply it&lt;/strong&gt;, your are &lt;strong&gt;narrowing it down&lt;/strong&gt;. ( And since you are a convert your case is very different, I mentioned this so you get a better understanding of Islam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such questions are OK to ask, but it's best that you realize you are asking for suggestions rather than actual Ahkam. You are suppose to understand/fathom the core guidelines + apply them using your own wisdom. Not other people's wisdoms. At max what another can do is, explain the details of that guideline. You should apply it yourself. You know the whole situation yourself better. If a scholar starts giving such narrow guidelines publicly it becomes somewhat hard for others to understand where to apply what. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T14:46:45.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37618" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-01-31T17:14:03.990" Score="13" ViewCount="1701" Body="&lt;p&gt;Converting to Islam has certain effects regarding the legal status of the convert in sharia. He is no longer a kafir, burial rites are to be read according to Islamic tradition, inheritance changes, some behaviors become criminalized for him (e.g. regarding apostasy, drinking alcohol, having extramarital sex), some contracts are broken (perhaps most importantly: marriage to a kafir).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One question that is relevant in this regard is &quot;how recent was the conversion&quot;, and another may be &quot;are converts permanently different from born Muslims, legally&quot;. The second question can probably easily be answered with &quot;no&quot;: all Sahaba were converts after all, and once a ruling was established, they were expected to follow it as soon as they learned about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My knowledge of these matters is spotty however, so I'm interested in the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Which contracts does conversion to Islam break?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How can you identify the point in time at which a convert is expected to follow every ruling he learns about? I.e., how is the transition period from life as a kafir to life as a Muslim demarcated after conversion?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How does the legal position of a kafir who converts to Islam change under sharia, which rights does he/she acquire, and which does he/she lose? This will depend on gender, for example a female convert will need a wali.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2017-01-31T18:45:40.600" LastActivityDate="2020-09-16T12:10:26.280" Title="Legal effects of conversion" Tags="|conversion|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37605" CreationDate="2017-01-31T17:51:36.390" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If it is in the public domain and one has control over it then it should be taken down because it is haram to display oneselves, or any other hijab observing woman, in public. In case, it is not in one's control they should at least try (Allah does look at your intentions).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot say for sure if one should get rid of them, but it is neccessary that one should put it in a safe place so that only your mahram and you can see it. This is also a personal decision, there could be things that one would think I would rather not have or see it again, and erase the memory of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also haram for a man to look at (the pictures of) a woman who he knows observes hijab but isn't in that setting e.g. a private family setting with just the mahrams. It is even haram to look at their &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2351/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hair&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2017-01-31T18:09:15.247" LastActivityDate="2017-01-31T18:09:15.247" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37620" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-01T11:38:12.210" Score="7" ViewCount="938" Body="&lt;p&gt;I tried to get the difference from different sources but couldn't get the correct answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know: What is the difference between Shia and Sunni Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13995" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-27T12:43:50.270" LastActivityDate="2021-12-26T12:48:19.643" Title="What is the difference between Shia and Sunni Islam?" Tags="|shia-sunni|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37621" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37620" CreationDate="2017-02-01T12:38:34.903" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All the Muslims agree that Allah is One, Muhammad (SAW) is His last Prophet, the Qur’an is His last Book for mankind, and that one day&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah will resurrect all human beings, and they will be questioned about their beliefs and actions. There are, however, disagreements between the two schools in the following two areas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Caliphate (successorship/leadership) which the Shi’a believe is the right of the Imams of Ahlul-Bayt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Islamic rule when there is no clear Qur’anic statement, nor is there a Hadith upon which Muslim schools have agreed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second issue has root into the first one. The Shi’a bound themselves to refer to Ahlul-Bayt for deriving the Sunnah of Prophet (S). They do this in conformity with the order of the Prophet reported in the authentic Sunni and Shi’i collections of traditions beside what the Qur’an attests to their perfect purity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The disagreement about the caliphate should not be a source of division between the two schools. Muslims agree that the caliphate of Abu Bakr came through election by a limited number of people and was a surprise for all other companions. By limited number, I mean, the majority of the prominent companions of prophet had no knowledge of this election. ‘Ali, Ibn Abbas,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Uthman, Talha, Zubair, Sa’d Ibn Abi Waqqas, Salman al-Farsi, Abu Dharr,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ammar Ibn Yasir, Miqdad, Abdurrahman Ibn Owf were among those who were not consulted nor even informed of. Even Umar confessed to the fact that the election of Abu Bakr was without consultation of Muslims. (See sahih al-Bukhari, Arabic-English, Tradition 8.817)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/shiite-encyclopedia-ahlul-bayt-dilp-team/major-difference-between-shia-and-sunni&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source for further reading&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2381" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2019-05-21T14:36:27.537" LastActivityDate="2019-05-21T14:36:27.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37620" CreationDate="2017-02-01T18:04:19.990" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are different ways of approaching this question and in every case much can be said about the differences between the Sunnis and Shias. Standard answers usually start by highlight the difference over who must've succeeded the Prophet, Abu Bakr or Ali ibn Abi Talib and finish by naming some key differences in rituals. But below are some qualitative elaborations that you could see as coming from a Shia perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shias believe that for Islam to have been preserved authentically and implemented properly until realization of the promise of a universal Utopian Islamic society, the Ummah (the Islamic community) must have had continued to be ruled by Divine saints after the passing of Prophet of Islam. So it was imperative for a wise God to appoint a successor to the Prophet on the same basis that He inspired the Prophet in the first place. Sunnis don't recognize this necessity for the Divine appointment of the successor and believe that the fallible Ummah knew better how to rule itself thereafter because the Book of Allah and the Sunnah (that is the collection of sayings and guidelines) of the Prophet as established during his lifetime were sufficient guides. Umar, the companion who brokered and supported Abu Bakr's caliphate after the passing of the Holy Prophet, apparently invoked the same idea when he &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_of_the_pen_and_paper&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;declined Prophet's request on his deathbed for writing a spiritual will&lt;/a&gt; by saying that &quot;Allah's book is sufficient for us.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shias to the contrary argue that, first, the ideas and incidents pertaining to the doctrine of Divine succession are mentioned in the Quran itself. Secondly, when Quran is the central guide for Muslims, it can be interpreted in many ways and it contains profound truths that are not evident to average and fallible Muslims. Hence the need for God-supported saints, who Shias identify with &lt;strong&gt;Imams of the &quot;Ahl al-Bayt&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (People of the House of the Prophet) starting from Ali ibn abi Talib, who carry on the theoretical and practical elaboration of Divine truths for Muslims after passing of the Holy Prophet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in absence of this infallible interpretative and leadership function after the Prophet, Muslims left to their own devices could fall into all sorts of wrong beliefs and mistakes while thinking that they are following the Quran and the Sunnah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Shia, the political and later theological disputes that befell the Islamic Ummah after the passing of the Prophet is a testimony to importance of rightful succession as decreed by Allah and the Prophet. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An example of this wisdom finds a rhetorical expression in the &lt;strong&gt;Battle of Seffin&lt;/strong&gt; when Ali and his army of average Muslims had to fight against a rebellious cunning governor, named Muawiya -- who claimed to be fighting Ali on a just Islamic cause. Muawiya when saw himself almost defeated resorted to a deceptive scheme. He ordered his army to raise the copies of Quran on their spears in order to undermine the faith of Ali's soldiers who then saw themselves fighting against an army that symbolically associated itself with paper copies of the Quran. The Ali's army ultimately wavered despite Ali's urge to continue the war when he cried &quot;I'm the &lt;em&gt;talking&lt;/em&gt; Quran!&quot; implying that the army of Muawiya were only associating themselves with some inked papers when violating its content and spirit, whereas Ali was the one who was acting and speaking according to the true spirit of the Holy Scripture. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunnis however tend to view this and other wars that erupted between the former companions of the Prophet as having been just honest mistakes; that the warring &lt;em&gt;Sahaba&lt;/em&gt; didn't harbor any mischief but only acted according to their own interpretation of Islam! But Shias argue that the very idea that companions of the Prophet may have meant good but acted so evil is itself a testimony to the necessity of infallible authority after the Holy Prophet for genuine commitment to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on Ali also had to fight another righteous-looking army in the &lt;strong&gt;Battle of Nahrawan&lt;/strong&gt;: the so-called Khawarij, a group of &quot;puritanical&quot; Muslims who could recite the entire Quran from the heart and had their foreheads' skin darkened as a result of long prostrations during worship, declared aggressive war on anyone who they viewed as having deviated from Islam. Most Khawarij used to be in Ali's army during the Siffin and the same people who forced Ali into ceasefire and peace treaty with Muawiya but had now &quot;repented&quot; after seeing Muawiyah for his true colors. But to make up for this grave mistake they now declared war on both Muawiyah and Ali by arguing that &quot;there is no rule except for Allah&quot; citing a Quranic verse in support of an anarchic state, rejecting the idea of caliphate altogether. To this another recurring resort to Quranic legitimacy, Ali's response was: &quot;That's a true word, but meant wrongly. Rule (that is institution of law) is only for Allah but they are taking &quot;rule&quot; as &quot;government&quot; meaning that there's no government except by Allah. But governance is inevitable for the Ummah be it righteous or unrighteous&quot; explaining how anarchy is impossible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ultimately, Shias believe that Imams of the Ahl al-Bayt in contrast to other fallible Muslims, embodied the qualities of a &lt;strong&gt;perfect man.&lt;/strong&gt; They were perfect in wisdom, faith, courage, compassion as they all had been raised by a perfect man in a pure household, starting from Ali ibn Abi Talib, who was raised from childhood under Prophet's oversight and fully inherited Prophet's Divine knowledge, to the next Imams who were all born to and raised by an infallible saint inheriting the accumulated knowledge and virtues of the Prophet and the intervening Imams. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Shias believe that the Imams of the Ahl al-Bayt were not received positively by the community from the beginning. As a result of jealousy or ignorance or both, their unique virtues were denied and their status was ignored. This was partly due the original introduction of Islam into an uncivilized pagan society many of its influential members resisted Islam until they had the means to fight it. In the Quran, verses that rebuke Muslims for their hypocrisy, fear and wavering support for the Prophet are ample, whereas the traditions that Shia consider to be authentic paint Ali as a specially revered, unwavering and consistent comrade of the Prophet from the beginning of his ministry to the last. This unique personality they think invoked the jealousy and dissatisfaction of many of the &quot;companions&quot; of the Prophet including even some of his wives. They tended to view Prophet's special respect for the young Ali and appointing him as his successor as influenced by some sort of a tribal preference on the part of the Prophet. Indeed even in his last days Prophet had stressful times when he wanted to publicly declare Ali as his successor on his return from the &lt;strong&gt;Last Pilgrimage.&lt;/strong&gt; But Allah, according to Shia narrative of the incident at &lt;strong&gt;Ghadir Khumm,&lt;/strong&gt; ensured the Prophet protection from his malicious companions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But despite the declaration at Ghadir, the fears of the Prophet ultimately came true when the succession of Ali was not realized as a result of the schemes of some of his companions. Ultimately Ali like many other notable companions was forced into a belated admission of the outcome of the &lt;strong&gt;Saqifa assembly&lt;/strong&gt; which declared Abu Bakr as the caliph. During the coming years, Ali had to endure a lot of pain and sadness not just for injustices committed against himself and his family due to his resistance against the de facto caliph but more importantly at the grave deviation that affected the Ummah of the Last Prophet. In &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/nahjul-balagha-part-1-sermons/sermon-3-allah-son-abu-quhafah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a moving sermon&lt;/a&gt; during his belated halfhearted caliphcy 25 years after the passing of the Prophet, he described his conditions during the years as &quot;that of a man who had a stick in the eye and a bone fragment in the throat&quot; witnessing the injustices of the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shias believe that the marginalization of the Imams of the Ahl al-Bayt as true perfect representatives of Islam culminated in the &lt;strong&gt;Battle of Karbala,&lt;/strong&gt; where Ali's grandson Hussein and his small band of family and companions were slaughtered by the Yazdi's army after rejecting his illegitimate tyrannical rule. Hussein's heroic sacrifice is credited for having spelled the doom of the Ummayad dynasty by exposing their savage character to the Muslim Ummah and for only partially rehabilitating true Islam from their grave deviations. But except for the short transitional period between the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties, the political atmosphere continued to be tough and repressive towards Imams of the Ahl Al-Bayt and their Shias (i.e. supporters) until Allah had to order the last Imam, Hujjat ibn al-Hassan, al-Mahdi, into a long occultation to be protected until his return in the End Time for the restoration of a promised global Utopian society of virtue on Earth. This is in contrast to Sunnis who don't identify any particular person with the Promised Mahdi that is foretold in their own sources. Shias also hold that during the period of occultation of the Promised Mahdi, the task of leading the community of believers is assumed via proxy by their religious scholars. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally Shias consider their Imams to posses knowledge of esoteric aspects of faith (as reflected in unique themes of their particular hadiths books), to have supernatural abilities, to receive a particular form of Divine inspiration distinct from Prophet revelation, to have the power of intercession, and to both directly and indirectly guide their faithful followers to face the tough challenges of the period of occultation. But many Sunnis especially the Wahhabis tend to view these beliefs to be heretical. However many Sunnis also tend to show reverence for the Imams of Ahl al-Bayt due to their recognition of historical evidences that point to their remarkable knowledge and piety in their times as well as shared Prophetic hadiths that urge respect for his family members. However they don't regard them as having any central religious authority and status as do the Shias. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-09T17:53:24.483" LastActivityDate="2017-09-09T17:53:24.483" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37623" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37631" CreationDate="2017-02-01T20:27:46.643" Score="4" ViewCount="1049" Body="&lt;p&gt;Narrated By Abu Huraira: I have memorized two kinds of knowledge from Allah's Apostle . I have propagated one of them to you and if I propagated the second, then my pharynx (throat) would be cut (i.e. killed). [Sahih Bukhari, Vol 1, Book 3, Hadith #121]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/3/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/3/62&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the interpretation of this hadith from the scholars, why would Abu Huraira get his throat cut for with holding knowledge that was taught to him by Prophet Muhammad (s)?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20893" LastActivityDate="2017-02-02T06:51:09.043" Title="Hadith of Abu Huraira throat being cut?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37624" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-01T20:29:16.600" Score="4" ViewCount="3183" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a Muslim, and I practice the basics of Islam moderately and every day. I want to know what exactly was hijab created for, why I have to wear it and why it is compulsory. I grew up wearing it, but I'm not seeing why I have to wear for what I was told &quot;to differentiate myself, repel harassment and be modest&quot;. I can dress modestly without wearing hijab and it doesn't prevent harassment for me (whether I'm wearing full Islamic clothing or everyday jackets and skirts). I want to understand why I have to wear hijab and why I shouldn't take it off before I feel like I don't want to wear it at all. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20966" LastActivityDate="2017-02-03T18:06:13.670" Title="Do I have to wear Hijab?" Tags="|quran|sunnah|women|hijab|clothing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2017-02-07T02:10:32.713" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37625" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40972" CreationDate="2017-02-02T00:06:24.617" Score="4" ViewCount="443" Body="&lt;p&gt;As the title says; &lt;strong&gt;Which scholars argue that mentioning Gods name while slaughtering is not obligatory?&lt;/strong&gt; Of course it doesn't have to be a list with all scholars ever holding that opinion, but as many as possible without making it to hard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some background (Maybe not relevant to the question itself):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, there are a few I know of like Ibn Rushd and Chams Ad-din Ar-ramli. &lt;em&gt;(I guess most of the Shafi'i scholars do too, but I am not sure about that, so correct me if I am wrong.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/6/121&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:121&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;And do not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has not been mentioned&lt;/strong&gt;, for indeed, it is grave disobedience. And indeed do the devils inspire their allies [among men] to dispute with you. And if you were to obey them, indeed, you would be associators [of others with Him].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically Ibn Rushds argument is that this verse ain't talking about mentioning Allahs name, but rather that we should not eat dead animals (mayta), which if we read the reason for this revelation (asbab nuzul), we might find that conclusion more logical:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال المشركون : يا محمد أخبرنا عن الشاة إذا ماتت من قتلها ؟ قال الله قتلها &quot; ، قالوا : فتزعم أن ما قتلت أنت وأصحابك حلال ، وما قتل الكلاب والصقر حلال ، وما قتله الله حرام ، فأنزل الله تعالى هذه الآية . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The polytheists said: O Muhammed! Tell us about the sheep, who is the one killing it when it dies? He said: Allah killed it. They said: So you claim that what you and your companions kills, is halal and what dogs and birds kills is halal and (then you claim) that what God kills is haram? Then the verse was reveled by God: &quot;And do not eat of that which the name of Allah has not been mentioned&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=1&amp;amp;tSoraNo=6&amp;amp;tAyahNo=121&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;References in Arabic from Tabari Tafsir&lt;/a&gt; Also found in Asbab Nozol (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Books/Asbab%20Al-Nuzul%20by%20Al-Wahidi.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;english translation here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore his conclusion is that the verse is about prohibition of dead animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also this famous &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/97/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; is used to prove that mentioning Allahs name is not a condition for the meat to be lawful when slaughtering:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Aisha:&#xA;  The people said to the Prophet (ﷺ) , &quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Here are people who have recently embraced Islam and they bring meat, and we do not know whether they had mentioned Allah's Name while slaughtering the animals or not.&quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;You should mention Allah's Name and eat.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chams Ad-din Ar-ramlis understanding of that verse is that it rather means &quot;Do not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has not been metioned  (i.e other names, like Hubal, Allat, other &quot;god&quot; names, meaning Allahs name wasn't mentioned)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You find this mentioned in page 211 and 212 in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://archive.org/download/WAQ15800/15800.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (أثر الإختلاف في القواعد الأصولية في إختلاف الفقهاء)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, basically, I wonder how many other (and which) scholars follow these opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-02-02T00:25:35.513" LastActivityDate="2017-06-23T19:22:15.040" Title="Which scholars argue that mentioning Gods name while slaughtering is not obligatory?" Tags="|food|islamic-scholar|dhabihah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36653" CreationDate="2017-02-02T05:25:39.387" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran isn't a Textbook. The purpose of the Quran is to guide the spiritual and moral life of the people, &lt;strong&gt;not to provide &lt;em&gt;technical documentation&lt;/em&gt; on the working of the world&lt;/strong&gt;. Non-muslims who expect every single sentence of the Quran to be literal and scientifically accurate, even when taken out of context are being unreasonable ... muslims who expect that are misguided and delusional. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Large parts of the Quran are narratives. Like any good narrative and poem (Quran is a Rhyme in original Arabic), language is used to create atmosphere, words are used creatively to have desired effects, vocabulary is used to evoke and maintain a certain tone and rhythm. Common expressions, phrases and idioms are used and convoluted sentences are avoided. It would sound totally absurd if every sentence was literally scientifically accurate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At 18:86 the Quran is telling us a story of a man named &quot;Dhul-Qarnayn&quot; ( a conqueror, similar to and sometimes disputably linked with Alexander the Great), who once traveled west until sunset, until &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;he saw&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; the sun setting in a body of water:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1z84B.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/1z84B.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quote from &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/TafseerIbnKathirenglish114SurahsComplete/018Kahf#page/n131/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Until, when he reached the setting place of the sun, means, he&#xA;  followed a route until he reached the furthest point that could be&#xA;  reached in the direction of the sun's setting, which is the west of&#xA;  the earth. As for the idea of his reaching the place in the sky where&#xA;  the sun sets, this is something impossible, and the tales told by&#xA;  storytellers that he traveled so far to the west that the sun set&#xA;  behind him are not true at all. Most of these stories come from the&#xA;  myths of the People of the Book and the fabrications and lies of their&#xA;  heretics. &quot;he found it setting in a spring of Hami'ah,&quot;meaning, he saw&#xA;  the sun as if it were setting in the ocean. This is something which&#xA;  everyone who goes to the coast can see: it looks as if the sun is&#xA;  setting into the sea but in fact it never leaves its path in which it&#xA;  is fixed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-03-04T15:45:35.793" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T15:45:35.793" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37630" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31435" CreationDate="2017-02-02T06:27:35.243" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shia scholars argue that Allah has two forms of destination. The destination emerging from Allah's will to guide mankind through, above all, sending messengers. This is called the &quot;legislative will&quot; or مشیت تشریعی.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second form of destination is called Allah's ontological will or مشیت تکوینی which refers to a number of inviolable laws and features that Allah has predetermined for creation. This form of destination includes Allah's will to grant humans the innate freedom to either recognize or ignore His guidance. It also involves good and evil that is inherent to the natural order such as blessings and ills of life as in birth, disease, pleasure, growth and death; or natural forms such as water as in rain and flood, or fire as in warmth and blaze, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Divine destination as formulated above can resolve many apparent paradoxes concerning Divine destination and human freedom for it affords a consistent account of the two. Under the above formulation, even though humans have free-will, this will operates within the possibilities already ordained by God,that is His guidance on the one hand and on the other His ontological permission to humans to choose to ignore His guidance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that people defying Allah and His religion such as Dajjal are not in reality violating Allah's ontological will for Allah Himself has granted them the possibility of transgressing His guiding will but this foreseen transgression entails suffering the consequences in both this and the next world for the transgressor. But the winners or &quot;the lucky&quot; are those who realize both Divine wills, that is the God-given freedom to recognize the God-given guidance. َ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah points to these dual aspects of His will in some Quranic verses such as in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/4:78&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:78&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Wherever you may be, death will overtake you, even if you should be within towers of lofty construction. &lt;strong&gt;But if good comes to them, they say, &quot;This is from Allah &quot;; and if evil befalls them, they say, &quot;This is from you.&quot; Say, &quot;All [things] are from Allah.&quot; So what is [the matter] with those people that they can hardly understand any statement?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But doesn't the above verse blatantly contradict the immediately following verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What comes to you of good is from Allah, but what comes to you of evil, is from yourself.&lt;/strong&gt; And We have sent you, [O Muhammad], to the people as a messenger, and sufficient is Allah as Witness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No! if you interpret them according to the two forms of Divine will explained above. Allah decided both evil and goodness for us, but He decided natural evils and more remotely our moral evils by His ontological will to create natural evil and to grant us freedom to violate His religion. That's why evil can at the same time be attributed both to us on the relative level and to God on ultimate level. But Allah also decided goodness for us by His will to guide us and by natural goods He placed in the natural order. So in this way ultimately &quot;All things are from Allah!&quot; So what's then the matter with you if you don't understand this statement? :)) There seems then no point in arguing with atheists over this for Allah has already admitted that evil is part of His plan! ;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sixth Shia Imam as-Sadiq already pointed to this dual wisdom in his famous statement in response to the Mu'tazilite and Ash'arite argument over free-will: &quot;There's neither compulsion nor delegation [in Allah's will. That is Allah has neither forced us in all matters nor given us absolute freedom] but the truth is somewhere between the two [extremes].&quot; Arabic: &quot;لا جبر و لاتفویض بل امر بین امرین&quot;. The explanations that came above were based on philosophical substantiation of this general Imami position by Shia philosopher-scholars. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if one asks how evil can be part of Allah's plan without this idea affecting the doctrine of His benevolence? That demands a separate discussion!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4058" LastEditDate="2017-02-02T06:37:54.083" LastActivityDate="2017-02-02T06:37:54.083" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37631" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37623" CreationDate="2017-02-02T06:51:09.043" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;He propagated the Hadith about religious matters but was cautious in sharing the &lt;em&gt;prophecies&lt;/em&gt; about the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Fitna&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fitnah&lt;/a&gt; (tribulations) that occured during the times of Caliph Uthman, Caliph Ali and more importantly in the Umayyad caliphate of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muawiyah_I&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muawiyah&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazid_I&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yazid&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously he would have been executed for treason if he had spoken against the Umayyad Caliphs. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Umayyads led a revolt during the Caliphate of Ali, slaughtered several Sahabah(Companions of the Prophet(p.b.u.h)), laid siege to Makkah(caused damage to the Kaabah) and Medinah, and established a hereditary monarchy to replace the caliphate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/147659&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/147659&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-02-02T06:51:09.043" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37637" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-02T13:59:12.867" Score="1" ViewCount="13135" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came across a post where Allah tells Musa alaihisalam that He sends daughters to earth when He is the most happy. Does this narration come from a verified source?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Once Hazrat Moosa (A.S) asked Allah (SWT). .O Allah what do you do&#xA;  when you are happy. .?&lt;br&gt; Allah (SWT) said: 'When i'm happy i make it&#xA;  rain. .&quot;&lt;br&gt; Hazrat Moosa (A.S) asked again...'What you do when you&#xA;  are mch happy . .??&lt;br&gt; Allah (SWT) said: 'I send guests. .&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Hazrat Moosa (A.S) then asked &quot;What do you do when you are happy the&#xA;  most??&quot;&lt;br&gt; Allah (SWT) replied &quot;I CREATE DAUGHTERS&quot;. .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/WomenInMuslimWorld/posts/410885719020164&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;My Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20979" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-02-28T19:38:52.870" LastActivityDate="2022-10-08T04:56:50.307" Title="Does Allah create daughters when happy?" Tags="|hadith|allah|authenticity|prophet-musa|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37642" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37781" CreationDate="2017-02-02T20:06:22.637" Score="5" ViewCount="375" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where ever I read, be it here at stackexchange, or other websites or books, I cannot find any references that really support the claim  that the one slaughters animals has to be a muslim (or from ahlu kitab, even here there is different of opinions). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I am sure there are some references somewhere in the Quran or in the Hadiths, because I cannot believe that so many people just claim this without any support.&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;But I am starting to get the feeling that this claim has developed by analogy (qiyas) because I cannot find any text proving otherwise yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/11182/15201&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;, there are no references at all:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The person who beheads the animal (either male or female ) must be Muslim .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1199/15201&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; too:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The slaughterer must be either Muslim, Christian, or Jewish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could go on and on quoting these claims without any references.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I am looking for references for these claims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I am looking for the basic proof of the argument. I.e the most basic argument with references to the Quran and Sunnah which supports the claim that the one slaughtering has to be muslim. For instance, if the verse &lt;strong&gt;5:3&lt;/strong&gt; is the basic verse to prove that only meat slaughtered by muslims is halal, then it's enough with that verse, no need to add the verse 6:121 for instance. But if the scholars think it isn't enough proof with only 5:3, and the also add 6:121, then 5:3 + 6:121 would be the basic proof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:24:29.317" Title="Looking for references for meat to be valid only if a muslim or ahlu kitab slaughters it" Tags="|reference-request|meat|dhabihah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37645" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39338" CreationDate="2017-02-03T02:45:34.617" Score="3" ViewCount="1961" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is in regards to this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported:  ... He then walked on till &lt;strong&gt;he came to the women and preached to them and admonished them, and asked them to give alms&lt;/strong&gt;, for most of them are the fuel for Hell. A woman having a dark spot on the cheek stood up and said: Why is it so, Messenger of Allah? He said: &lt;strong&gt;For you grumble often and show ingratitude to your spouse.&lt;/strong&gt; ... -- Sahih Muslim 885 b (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/8/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: In what ways do Muslim women show ingratitude to their spouses?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to identify common examples of how women show ingratitude to their spouses, so as to better mental picture of the circumstances in which the hadith applies, and so that I can avoid showing ingratitude myself (if inshallah I find a suitable husband).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps it's just long-term nagging and nit-picking, or maybe there's more to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-03T07:29:32.587" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T21:41:00.620" Title="In what ways do Muslim women show ingratitude to their spouses?" Tags="|hadith|women|hadith-interpretation|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37646" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37615" CreationDate="2017-02-03T07:25:01.280" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I finally managed to find the hadith, it was about beddings and not bedsheets. Seems that it is present in multiple Hadith collections.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Muslim 2084&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:2084&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Book 37&lt;/a&gt;, Hadith 67)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported that Allah's Messengor (ﷺ) said: There&#xA;should be a bedding for a man. a bedding for his wife and the third&#xA;one for the guest, and the fourth one is for the Satan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud 4142&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud:4142&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Book 34&lt;/a&gt;, Hadith 123)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah :&#xA;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) mentioned bedding and said: There should be&#xA;bedding for a man, bedding for his wife, and third for a guest, but a&#xA;fourth for the devil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunan an-Nasa'i 3385&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai:3385&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Book 26&lt;/a&gt;, Hadith 190)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Jabir bin 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah&#xA;said: &amp;quot;A bed for a man, a bed for his wife, a third for his guest and&#xA;the fourth is for the Shaitan.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12354" LastEditorUserId="3259" LastEditDate="2021-10-14T16:30:30.830" LastActivityDate="2021-10-14T16:30:30.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37647" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32633" CreationDate="2017-02-03T08:36:37.943" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its a ritual. I'd rather not get into the discussion of why rituals are carried out ... The Hajj enacts actions of Prophet Abraham and his wife Hagar. Specifically the stoning ritual is about the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binding_of_Isaac&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sacrifice of Prophet Ishmael&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Abraham had a dream in which Allah commanded him to sacrifice his young son (Ishmael) in His name as a test of his devotion. When Abraham was going to perform the sacrifice Satan tried to dissuade him at three spots. Abraham threw stones at the devil to repel him and Muslims enact this &lt;em&gt;rejection of the devil&lt;/em&gt; by throwing stones at three pillars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alim.org/library/quran/AlQuran-tafsir/TIK/37/99&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tafsir Ibn Kathir&lt;/strong&gt;  on  37:103 &lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Imam Ahmad recorded that Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him,&#xA;said, &quot;When the rituals were enjoined upon Ibrahim, peace be upon him,&#xA;the Shaytan appeared to him at the Mas`a and raced with him, but&#xA;Ibrahim got there first. Then Jibril, upon him be peace, took him to&#xA;Jamrat Al-`Aqabah and the Shaytan appeared to him, so he stoned him&#xA;with seven pebbles until he disappeared. Then he appeared him at&#xA;Al-Jamrah Al-Wusta and he stoned him with seven pebbles. Then he laid&#xA;him prostrate on his face. Isma`il, peace be upon him, was wearing a&#xA;white shirt, and he said, `O my father, I do not have any garment in&#xA;which I can be shrouded apart from this; take it off me so that you&#xA;can shroud me in it.' He started to take it off, then he was called&#xA;from behind.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-02-03T08:36:37.943" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37649" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-03T09:01:11.023" Score="3" ViewCount="4057" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah has cursed those women who practise tattooing and those who get themselves tattooed, and those who remove their face hairs, and &lt;strong&gt;those who create a space between their teeth artificially to look beautiful&lt;/strong&gt;, and such women as change the features created by Allah.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/77/146&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 5931&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith leads naturally to the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Did women create a space between their teeth to look beautiful in the Prophet's time?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In today's culture, a space between teeth (or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diastema&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;diastema&lt;/a&gt;) is sometimes &quot;corrected&quot; using braces.  I.e., we do the opposite of what the hadith indicates was a thing at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-22T04:01:23.513" LastActivityDate="2018-03-22T04:01:23.513" Title="Did women create a space between their teeth to look beautiful in the Prophet's time?" Tags="|hadith|history|women|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37650" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-03T12:37:04.050" Score="2" ViewCount="560" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've seen this claim repeatedly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The lives of the people who responded to the Quran have changed drastically. It had a tremendous impact on so many people, especially women, since &lt;strong&gt;this was the first time that the souls of man and women were declared equal&lt;/strong&gt; -- with the same obligations as well as the same rewards.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/en/article/109366/are-muslim-women-oppressed&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a world where women were no more than objects of sexual gratification for men, and &lt;strong&gt;at a time when the religious circles argued over whether women were human or not, possessing souls&lt;/strong&gt;, Islam proclaimed: “O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female.” [&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/49:13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Qur’an 49:13&lt;/a&gt;] -- WhyIslam.org (&lt;a href=&quot;http://portals.whyislam.org/Portals/0/Order%20Literature/Literature/2.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pdf&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(And it's probably related to how a claim by Alan Turing arose: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2823/17163&quot;&gt;Do women have soul according to Islam or its various sects?&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Was whether or not women have souls in debate prior to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm after concrete evidence that this claim is true (if it is true).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T10:07:45.280" Title="Was whether or not women have souls in debate prior to Islam?" Tags="|history|women|soul|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36673" CreationDate="2017-02-03T15:59:47.313" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. There are only 2 authorities among Shias. Because authority is something that is always right. Never wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Qur'an&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Imam Mahdi (who is occulted)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All scholars point to the knowledge they have derived from Qur'an or the narrations from the Ahl al-Bayt. If anyone asserts themselves to be an official figure then they are positioning themselves as official positions. Some super fanatics think of Iran's supreme leader as &lt;em&gt;اولی الامر&lt;/em&gt; (he who has authority like the prophet or God) however mainstream Shais don't take them higher than &lt;em&gt;رواه حدیث&lt;/em&gt;  (narrators of the teachings (of the Ahl al-Bayt)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So by hard liners those ayatollah khomeini &amp;amp; khamenei are known as &lt;em&gt;اولی الامر&lt;/em&gt;. By a majority of other scholars they are known as just another Marja'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-02-04T16:40:30.950" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T16:40:30.950" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37656" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35701" CreationDate="2017-02-03T16:15:23.550" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The folly here is to take the Hadith as a lesson in modern natural sciences rather than one in religion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet was sent in 600 C.E., he had to work with the vocabulary and knowledge of the people of his time. If he had started talking about atoms and the laws of conservation of matter and energy then no one would have had a clue what he was talking about ----&gt; It wasn't his job to provide a manual for how nature works. The point the hadith makes is that God, the All-Powerful will resurrect the dead, even though their bodies lose all semblance of life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran 36:78-83&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And he presents for Us an example and forgets his [own] creation. He says, &quot;Who will give life to bones while they are disintegrated?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;He will give them life who produced them the first time; and He is, of all creation, Knowing.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[It is] He who made for you from the green tree, fire, and then from it you ignite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is not He who created the heavens and the earth Able to create the likes of them? Yes, [it is so]; and He is the Knowing Creator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, &quot;Be,&quot; and it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So exalted is He in whose hand is the realm of all things, and to Him you will be returned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore its a fruitless exercise to try to attach literal scientific meaning to Hadith, not the least because teaching science wasn't the Prophet's purpose. Unlike the Quran, Hadith were not written down and widely circulated until much later. Unlike the Quran much fewer people had memorized Hadith. Unlike the Quran, lessons were given importance and not exact wordings. Although a lot of effort was made to authenticate Hadith by respected scholars like Bukhari and Muslim, it was in the end a Human endeavor (unlike the Quran) ... it wasn't always perfect and if you actually read the Sahih collections there are quite a few cases of contradictory reports mentioned right next to each other because they both passed the authentication criterion.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-04-05T14:49:13.893" LastActivityDate="2017-04-05T14:49:13.893" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37657" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37624" CreationDate="2017-02-03T18:06:13.670" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is very difficult question to answer. There are two ways to approach it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One is the more conservative reply and echoes what sister Rebeca has said. And that is that the opinion of all the classical scholars seems to be that hijab is mandatory. It is a command of Allah which must be followed without questioning why. &quot;Why&quot; can be a dangerous path to follow. Do we ask why we pray 5 times a day or why maghrib is 3 rakats or why we have to wipe over the socks and not under? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We just have to believe that this is what our Creator and Lord wants from us so it is a command that must be followed without question. That is what Islam means, submission. You have to think &quot;O Allah, this thing you are asking me to do is not easy and it doesn't make much sense to me, but I trust that you know more than I do what is best for me, so I submit to what you have commanded. I do this out of love for you hoping for your mercy and reward in this world and the next&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is the answer from the more conservative in me who was raised as a student of knowledge of mainstream Islamic scholarly thinking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the reformist in me who realizes the world we live in asks &quot;Just because the classical scholars who lived in a world very different from ours, and lets face it, a more male chauvinistic world, had this opinion, does that mean it is the correct opinion for today? Could it be the ruling of Allah for sisters today is different? Could they still dress modestly without observing full hijab (mainly covering the hair)?&quot; I don't know, these are questions that today's scholars need to be asking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if it were my daughter, I would advise her to be on the side of caution with her Lord. This world is short and it is a test. Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4973" LastActivityDate="2017-02-03T18:06:13.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37660" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-03T19:35:29.807" Score="2" ViewCount="46" Body="&lt;p&gt;Once I've read that Islam says Isa is going to return to Earth and fight a war. This is a different version of character personality that's given for Jesus in christianity were he says &quot;Put your sword back in its place. for all who draw the sword will die by the sword&quot;. (I suppose Islam doesnt see the source where is quoted him saying that as a true source since it seems to be contradictory with someone later returning to fight a war) . I'm interested to read more about him in Islam to see how different they are portraited &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19131" LastEditorUserId="19131" LastEditDate="2017-02-03T21:49:57.753" LastActivityDate="2017-02-03T21:49:57.753" Title="Which are the canonical sources for reading about Isa in Islam?" Tags="|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37662" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21465" CreationDate="2017-02-04T05:29:43.423" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims are completely mistaken regarding the identity of Bakka. Bakka can never be another name for Mecca.First of all, during King David's time, the present city of Mecca did not exist at all; it came into existence only in the 4th century AD. Secondly, King David resided in Jerusalem which was far away from Mecca in Arabia. In my estimate, the Biblical Becca is a place near Jerusalem and has nothing to do with Mecca. Therefore, when Sura 3:96 talks about the first house of worship, it must refer to the Temple in Jerusalem and not any other place in far away Mecca.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21000" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T05:29:43.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37663" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32967" CreationDate="2017-02-04T06:39:53.503" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Building on Mohammad Sakib Arifin's &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/36500/17163&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt;, I'd like to emphasize how many times following the Prophet Muhammad is mentioned in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say (O Muhammad SAW to mankind): &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;If you (really) love Allah then follow me&lt;/strong&gt; (i.e. accept Islamic Monotheism, follow the Quran and the Sunnah), Allah will love you and forgive you of your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.&amp;quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are the limits [set by] Allah, &lt;strong&gt;and whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger will be admitted by Him to gardens [in Paradise]&lt;/strong&gt; under which rivers flow, abiding eternally therein; and that is the great attainment. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger - those will be with the ones upon whom Allah has bestowed favor of the prophets&lt;/strong&gt;, the steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs and the righteous. And excellent are those as companions. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/69&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:69&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He who obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah&lt;/strong&gt;; but those who turn away - We have not sent you over them as a guardian. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:80&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Prophet, &lt;strong&gt;sufficient for you is Allah and for whoever follows you of the believers&lt;/strong&gt;. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/8/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 8:46&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;strong&gt;whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger and fears Allah and is conscious of Him - it is those who are the attainers&lt;/strong&gt;. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 24:52&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern&lt;/strong&gt; for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allah often. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 33:21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should [thereafter] have any choice about their affair.&lt;/strong&gt; And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly strayed into clear error. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 33:36&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He will [then] amend for you your deeds and forgive you your sins. And &lt;strong&gt;whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly attained a great attainment&lt;/strong&gt;. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33/71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 33:71&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is not upon the blind any guilt or upon the lame any guilt or upon the ill any guilt [for remaining behind]. &lt;strong&gt;And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger - He will admit him to gardens beneath which rivers flow&lt;/strong&gt;; but whoever turns away - He will punish him with a painful punishment. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/48/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 48:17&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what Allah restored to His Messenger from the people of the towns - it is for Allah and for the Messenger and for [his] near relatives and orphans and the [stranded] traveler - so that it will not be a perpetual distribution among the rich from among you. &lt;strong&gt;And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you - refrain from&lt;/strong&gt;. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is severe in penalty. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/59/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 59:7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T06:39:53.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1993" CreationDate="2017-02-04T07:33:57.617" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There have been many mistranslations or NO translations at all.&#xA;We have completely missed the concept presented by the Quran by not translating the words al-lah, muslim and islam.  Most translation do not translate these words at all therefore we believe that 'allah' is the name of an Arabic deity. We say &quot;Ya Allah&quot; all the time but it is gramatically incorrect.  Arabic speakers can verify that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are told 'muslim' means submitter and 'islam' means submission but this is also incorrect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the root word and following the paradigm of 'fa'aal' and 'muf'il' it should be:&#xA;Root word                   fa'aal                          mufil&#xA;Salaam (peace)          muslim ( peacemaker)             islam (making peace)&#xA;other examples:&#xA;Salaah (goodness)       muslih (maker of goodness)        islah (making good)&#xA;najaah (success)        munjih (maker of success)         injah (making success)&#xA;fasad  (corruption)     mufsid (maker of corruption)     ifsad (making corruption)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and so on. But much has lost in translation.                   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21001" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T07:33:57.617" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37665" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-04T08:31:59.930" Score="4" ViewCount="616" Body="&lt;p&gt;It believed by all Muslims that the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahdi&lt;/a&gt; will come.  What safeguards will be ensured that it is not bombed down by the US army in a drone attack?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in this age of media, a real Mahdi can easily be maligned through toxic propaganda, so how do the Muslims prevent this from happening?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21003" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-04T11:35:37.427" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T22:01:43.010" Title="Safeguards in place to prevent Imam Mahdi from drone attack?" Tags="|imam-mahdi|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37669" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37665" CreationDate="2017-02-04T11:09:14.900" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why are you assuming that end of times will be in the present era ... so that the USA, drones and media will be relevant factors? A few centuries back it was the British armed with Gunpowder, more centuries back it was the Mongols and their horses, many more centuries back it was the Roman and Persian Empires armed with swords and arrows. When Muslims themselves were a reckonable force the suspect anti-christ candidates were smaller sects and dissenting groups armed with assassins, troublemakers and heretic beliefs. Maybe Imam Mahdi will come in the distant future when there will be Death-stars and a Galactic empire with a clone army? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, why are you are assuming that the USA will be on opposing sides to Imam Mahdi? Maybe they will be an ally, Indeed there are some very nice people in the USA, many are more respectful, honest and kind compared to the average populace of some Muslim majority counties.  I am sure that Allah will guide them to choose the right side when the time comes.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question, the exact time and setting of the 'end of times' has not been revealed to anyone. Whatever enemies and hurdles Islam will face, Allah will make a way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Have they not seen how many a generation before them We have destroyed whom We had established on the earth such as We have not&#xA;  established you? And We poured out on them rain from the sky in&#xA;  abundance, and made the rivers flow under them. Yet We destroyed them&#xA;  for their sins, and We created after them other generations.&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;Quran&#xA;  6:6&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-02-04T11:15:11.760" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T11:15:11.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37671" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37665" CreationDate="2017-02-04T14:47:48.690" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your question is a very good one, as in how will Mahdi prevail (and basically what attributes should he have to know if he is the true Mahdi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Drone:&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So God has sent 124000 prophets and all died, killed, poisoned. And he wants to show to everyone that eventually: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And We wanted to confer favor upon those who were oppressed in the land and make them leaders &lt;strong&gt;and make them inheritors&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/28/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qasas: 5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Seek help through Allah and be patient. Indeed, the earth belongs to Allah . He causes to inherit it whom He wills of His servants. &lt;strong&gt;And the [best] outcome is for the righteous&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7/128&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; Al-A'raf 128&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God has allowed every nation to rule, so each nation shows its true face. There has never been a single nation on planet which can claim their nation was a just nation (except for the nations governed by the prophets). &#xA;Now it is the time for God to show he's above ALL. His nation is just.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And to precisely answer your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): Then see what was the end of those who indulged in sin and crime! &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7/84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-A'raf 84&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And to Allah belong the soldiers of the heavens and the earth. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/48/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fath 7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God has control over animals, wind, rain, earth, etc, I did I forget to mention the angels who will aid him (as already done in the battle of Badr)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;[Remember] when you asked help of your Lord, and He answered you, &quot;Indeed, I will reinforce you with a thousand from the angels, following one another.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/8/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Anfal 9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So a drone could be knocked down by wind, or a terrible rain ( God can create rain of non-water type), tornado, thunderbolt, a good number of birds, angles or other means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Media&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the Mahdi comes, his first moment is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While he has the Ka'ba to his back he will say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;بَقِيَّتُ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;What remains [lawful] from Allah is best for you&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/11/86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hud 86&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;بقیه الله&lt;/em&gt; is one of the many titles of Mahdi. But when he says such, the &lt;strong&gt;entire world will hear him&lt;/strong&gt;—leaving no doubt from anyone. God's media is universal. His message is more visible than the sun. Since it's a non-human act, whatever the media says won't make a difference.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;People either believe or not. Either they become humble or not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-02-04T15:41:30.353" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T15:41:30.353" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37665" CreationDate="2017-02-04T22:01:43.010" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In 1965 war, India created a huge bomb apparently to destroy the whole city. And dropped it in Gulberg, which is about 25 kilometers from our home. And because of it's Thud, the glass windows of our house broke. But the bomb never exploded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without permission of ALLAH, the bombs cannot go off, the drones can't fly, the fire can't burn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16798" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T22:01:43.010" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33448" CreationDate="2017-02-04T23:00:08.437" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In general, orphans face many obstacles such as uncertainty about their future in terms of shelter &amp;amp; who will take care of them, their property being misused, they themselves being mistreated, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's true Prophet Muhammad's (ﷺ) situation was different. He started off life in poverty and Allah (ﷻ) gave him shelter through Abu Talib.. who was also a great support for him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But he did face being treated differently. If you go back to the biographies particularly on the parts mentioning Haleemah As-Sa'diyah, you will see them mention how [in the context of the custom of beduouins taking Meccan children to raise/teach for a few years], all the other bedouin women turned down Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) due to his father being dead. Specifically because they assumed that him not having a father meant that they would not get &lt;strong&gt;paid&lt;/strong&gt; as generously for the services they provide. [This was one social stigma]. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Not even a single woman amongst us accepted the Messenger of Allâh sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam (may Allah exalt his mention) offered to her. As soon as they were told that he was an orphan, they refused him. We had fixed our eyes on the reward that we would get from the child’s father. An orphan! What are his grandfather and mother likely to do? So we spurned him because of that. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/en/article/76848/the-birth-of-the-prophet-muhammad-sallallaahu-alayhi-wa-sallam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Islamweb)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Haleemah herself could not find any other child but didn't want to leave empty-handed. So she ended up taking up him into her care (and what a great decision that turned out to be for her). But anyway, that was one of the thought processes that lead those women to treat children who are orphans/fatherless differently. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;@&quot;&lt;em&gt;in the mercantile environment of Mecca, couldn't an enterprising young man like Muhammad have built up his own fortune with the caravans?&lt;/em&gt;&quot; - In general, not everyone (not even most people, even in today's times) build great fortunes even in cities that are rich in terms of economy/trade. That happens for few. Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) himself worked as a shepherd for humble earnings (small sum). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastActivityDate="2017-02-04T23:00:08.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37674" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30561" CreationDate="2017-02-05T00:54:51.770" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Adding to Faqirah's &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/30571/17163&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt;, here's a hadith from Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Menstrual Periods:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated `Aisha: Fatima bint Abi Hubaish said to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), &amp;quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I do not become clean (from bleeding). Shall I give up my prayers?&amp;quot; Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied: &amp;quot;No, because it is from a blood vessel and not the menses. So &lt;strong&gt;when the real menses begins give up your prayers and when it (the period) has finished wash the blood off your body (take a bath) and offer your prayers&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;quot; -- Sahih al-Bukhari 306 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/6/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a distinction between menses and other forms of discharge.  As you say, she should clean the private parts from impurity, and redo wudu before prayer.  E.g.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These brown discharges or spots which you have before the menses are not menses. ...  Nonetheless, she is obliged to clean her private parts from the yellowish and muddy-colored discharges as these invalidate ablution.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=94252&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;; see also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=91095&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;another IslamWeb fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This brownish discharge that came after doing ghusl does not matter and is not regarded as menstruation ... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/50059&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The default is that anything that exits from either private parts nullifies ritual ablutions (wudu), for both men and women. Such things are also considered in themselves ritually impure (najis). [Haskafi, Durr al-Mukhtar, Bab al-Ghusl] -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2011/01/26/does-vaginal-discharge-break-wudu/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SeekersHub&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T00:54:51.770" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37675" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-05T01:41:28.777" Score="2" ViewCount="79" Body="&lt;p&gt;I hear the word &lt;em&gt;should&lt;/em&gt; used a lot and its meaning can be vague.  To illustrate how many times this occurs, from the single article &lt;a href=&quot;http://rasoulallah.net/index.php/en/articles/article/1389&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Forty Hadiths for Women&lt;/a&gt;, the word &lt;em&gt;should&lt;/em&gt; appears in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;woman &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; take the permission of her husband before going out; women &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; not travel without mahram; women &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; have their own entrance to the mosque; women &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; not walk in the middle of the street; women &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; perform tawaf without mingling with men; men &lt;strong&gt;shouldn’t&lt;/strong&gt; enter freely into private places where foreign women are; women &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; have their own learning venues; women &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; not carry funeral; women &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; not take off their clothes outside their homes; woman &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; not describe another woman to her husband; women &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; not speak unnecessarily in the presence of foreign men; a woman &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; not be married against her will; a woman &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; not ask for divorce without a reason; woman &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; be grateful to her husband; woman &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; not obey her husband if ordered to do a sin; woman &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; not donate from her money unless upon husband’s consent; woman &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; help her husband and his dependants; husband &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; provide for wife and children; woman &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; not wear tight clothes; woman &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; not wear false hair like Jews; woman &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; not lie and adopt falsehood; women &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; not wear high shoes; women &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; cover her face in the presence of foreign men; women &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; not show their ornaments to foreign men; women &lt;strong&gt;should&lt;/strong&gt; not imitate men in dress, movements, and way of speech.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we compare, e.g.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a. &quot;woman &lt;em&gt;should&lt;/em&gt; not obey her husband if ordered to do a sin&quot;, with&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  b. &quot;women &lt;em&gt;should&lt;/em&gt; not walk in the middle of the street&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we see the level of obligation is significantly different, but there is no corresponding change in phrasing.  So I can't tell which of these things are actually important without studying the Qur'an, hadith, tafsir, and fatwa in detail, which takes time.  And I'd need to do this for every one of these claims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How can I practically determine what &lt;em&gt;should&lt;/em&gt; means?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Specifically, I'm seeking practical steps for those times when someone tells me or I read &lt;em&gt;you should XYZ&lt;/em&gt;, and I want to know (a) if it's true and accurate, and (b) gauge the level of obligation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T01:43:38.443" LastActivityDate="2022-06-03T01:16:14.357" Title="How can I practically determine what &quot;should&quot; means?" Tags="|practical-islam|terminology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37676" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37692" CreationDate="2017-02-05T02:14:25.580" Score="2" ViewCount="3214" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is a bath compulsory in order to convert to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is motivated by this question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/37658/how-does-one-perform-the-bath-after-converting-to-islam&quot;&gt;How does one perform the bath after converting to Islam?&lt;/a&gt;.  I had not heard about this bath until I read this question, and I didn't take a bath when converting.  (I just read the shahada off my computer screen.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is literally Lesson 1 at NewMuslims.com:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;These two phrases are known as the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shahadah&lt;/a&gt;, or Testimony of Faith. Through the belief and attestation of these two phrases one enters the fold of Islam. It is the central belief that a believer maintains throughout his life, and is the basis for all his beliefs, worship and existence in this world.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newmuslims.com/lessons/93/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NewMuslims.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I found this fatwa, which suggests a bath is required:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...All that is required of a person in order to embrace Islam is that he or she pronounce the two testaments of belief in the Islamic creed, believing in their meaning, then to take a complete bath with the intention of (ritual) purification in order to start performing prayers... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T14:48:17.500" Title="Is a bath compulsory in order to convert to Islam?" Tags="|conversion|ghusl|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35701" CreationDate="2017-02-05T02:23:58.503" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an says man was created form a clinging substance (attachment of sperm to egg), interestingly men may have to up 4 wives provided they are treated equally and the man can handle the responsibilities and spermatogonium after undergoing mitosis and meiosis produces exactly 4 sperm. So the meaning of the son of Adam (pbuh) growing from the coccyx does not literally mean that's how men started off. If this was the case, why does the Qur'an mention sperm? Continuing, the miracle is clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.way-to-allah.com/en/miracles/TheTailboneMiracle.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;German scientist confirms a miracle of Islam&quot;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When a sperm enters an egg cell the development of the embryo starts. The ovule starts to divide: One cell becomes two, two become four, etc. Cell division and growth continue and the &quot;embryonic disc&quot; is formed, which consists of two layers: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1) The outer epiblast:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It contains the cytotrophoblast, which fixes the embryo at the uterus wall, so that the embryo can receive nutrition out of the mother`s blood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2) The inner hypoblast&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From this the embryo is formed by the power of Allah, the Almighty God. On the 15th day a first string is becoming visible, the so-called primitive streak. This string has a sharp end. And the first knot, called primitive node.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The side on which the primitive streak appears is known as the back of the embryonic disc. From primitive streak and primitive node all organs and tissue are formed as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The ectoderm forming skin and central nervous system&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The mesoderm forming soft muscles in the intestinal tract, the heart, the blood circulation, the bones, the sexual organs and uretic system, deeper tissue, lymph system and the milt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The endoderm forming stomach mucous membrane, respiratory system, organs of the intestinal tract, bladder, thyroid and the auditory canal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Finally the primitive streak and node are torn away and form the tailbone. Conclusion: the tailbone contains the primitive streak and node and those are able to grow and can form three layers, from which the fetus is formed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;An indication of the importance of the primitive streak in the embryonic development is that the British committee WARNEK (responsible for human fertilization and genetics) prohibits scientists to conduct experiments on fertilized embryos in which the primitive streak has already been formed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dr. Othman Al Djilani and Sheik Abd Majid Azzandani did some experiments on the tailbone in 2003/Ramadan1424 in the Sheik Abd Majid Azzanidanis house in Sana'a (Yemen). One of the two vertebras of the five tailbones was burned on a gas flame for 10 minutes until they were burned completely. (They had glowed red and then turned black).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They put the burned pieces into sterile boxes and brought them to a analysis laboratory in Sana'a (Al Olaki Laborytory) Dr. Saleh al Olaki, Professor for histology and pathology of the university of Sana'a analyzed the pieces and found out that the cells of the bone tissue of the tailbone ware not affected and had survived the flames (only muscles, fat and bone marrow were burned, while the cells of the tailbone were not affected). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20986" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-05T02:41:53.657" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T02:41:53.657" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37678" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12026" CreationDate="2017-02-05T02:52:09.107" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Satan is a Jinn. people that say he was an angel base it on when Allah says,&#xA;&quot;Prostrate yourselves before Adam.&quot; And they prostrated except Iblis (Satan), he refused and was proud and was one of the disbelievers (disobedient to Allah)&#xA;basically they are saying he was included when Allah called the angels.&#xA;to simplify it think about it like this. you have a fifth grader that is really smart so he is bumped up to sixth grade. the teacher wont call him a fifth grader.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21012" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T02:52:09.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37679" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37718" CreationDate="2017-02-05T03:50:34.610" Score="6" ViewCount="12484" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found that mushaf in my country is different in style of writing to that which come from Makkah. Probably most of the (old) mushafs in my country use Indopak style. However the religious council said that it is Uthmani.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the example of mushaf from Makkah (I add tatweel into &amp;quot;lillah&amp;quot; word so it will not be rendered by using unicode arabic ligature لله):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّـهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alef-lams use alef wasla&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;Lillah&amp;quot; word uses fatha above shadda&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both fatha and superscript alef is added to ain&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the example of mushaf in my country (I also add tatweel into &amp;quot;lillah&amp;quot; word):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰـهِ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Alef-lams use normal alef (and also fatha if it is at first word)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;Lillah&amp;quot; word uses superscript alef above shadda&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Only superscript alef is added to ain&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My questions are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are both of them considered as rasm Uthmani?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If both are Uthmani, is there any term to call this difference?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How many style that exist in the world? E.g. standard madani, indopak, etc (I don't know).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is not about the difference in qiraat like &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/33304/how-many-spellings-do-exist-for-qurans-text-how-many-rasm-al-mushaf-do-we-have&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, but about the style of writing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More example of difference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُوْنَ الْقُرْاٰنَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17160" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-06-23T07:00:14.863" Title="How many writing styles of Mushaf Quran that exist?" Tags="|quran|arabic|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37680" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37681" CreationDate="2017-02-05T07:17:22.330" Score="2" ViewCount="4358" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can someone please pinpoint me where exactly in the Quran/Hadith does it mention that the Moon was split into two and put back together again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17545" LastActivityDate="2021-09-10T13:59:19.400" Title="Does the Quran or any Hadith mentions the splitting of the Moon?" Tags="|quran|hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37680" CreationDate="2017-02-05T07:31:47.997" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;yes: &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/search?q=moon%20split&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/search?q=moon%20split&lt;/a&gt; :&#xA;quran 54:1, &quot;Sahih International&quot; traslation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and there are 21 hadithes in a site of 13 hadith collections: &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/search/?q=moon%20split&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/search/?q=moon%20split&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T07:31:47.997" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37682" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-05T07:32:08.740" Score="1" ViewCount="1366" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed in Islam for a man to marry his wife's first cousin, which he knows will cause conflict among them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21013" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-05T07:48:47.797" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T16:23:44.890" Title="Can a man marry his wife's cousin if it will cause conflict?" Tags="|nikah|polygamy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37683" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-05T08:13:18.353" Score="5" ViewCount="4483" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to this:- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/37680/does-the-quran-or-any-hadith-mentions-the-splitting-of-the-moon&quot;&gt;Does the Quran or any Hadith mentions the splitting of the Moon?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's mentioned in the Quran that the moon was split into two. As the Quran is perfect and infallible, then Muslims must believe that the moon was indeed split into two and put back together again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How is it possible that no other culture/civilization has a record of the moon being split into two? It was a time when people carefully observed and recorded even phenomena such as solar/lunar eclipse, since they were largely unexplained back then.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17545" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2021-09-14T14:23:01.693" Title="Do Muslims believe that the moon was split in two and put back again?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37684" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-05T08:29:25.350" Score="3" ViewCount="424" Body="&lt;p&gt;New convert concerns:  Am I still Muslim if a said bad words out of anger that I couldn't control when I had my menses?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really get it bad and the pain and mood swings. I blamed Eve for all woman being punished by it. I didn't mean it. And felt very bad after I said it I cried myself to sleeping asking forgiveness. But my husband says our nikah is broken now and I'm not Muslim anymore.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21014" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-02T23:58:22.880" LastActivityDate="2018-03-30T03:34:38.560" Title="Am I still Muslim, and married to my husband, after saying bad words out of anger?" Tags="|nikah|forgiveness|kufr|anger|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37685" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-05T09:23:06.940" Score="5" ViewCount="4086" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Does a soul have a gender in Islam?  As in, is there such a thing as a &quot;female soul&quot; and a &quot;male soul&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm tempted to think souls should have genders, because how otherwise would we have husbands and wives in paradise?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Searching the web, I found only one possibly reliable resource:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3- &lt;strong&gt;Souls do not have gender.&lt;/strong&gt; Human beings gain their personalities both from their spirits and bodies. A soul entering a body tries to adapt to the physical characteristics of the body which determine the gender. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.questionsonislam.com/question/were-all-souls-created-same-time-or-different-times-do-souls-have-genders&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Questions On Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there's no references given above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also a post by someone named Joseph A. Islam (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quransmessage.com/forum/index.php?topic=322.0&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an's Message&lt;/a&gt;) but, while formally written, this post seems to be virtually a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quranism&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quranist&lt;/a&gt; piece (there's other questionable things on that site, so I deem it untrustworthy).  However, it does point to the following ayah, which might mean the answer is &quot;we don't know&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about the soul. Say, &quot;The soul is of the affair of my Lord. And mankind have not been given of knowledge except a little.&quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/17/85&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 17:85&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Searching for &lt;a href=&quot;http://global.bing.com/search?q=site%3Aislamweb.net%20soul%20gender&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;site:islamweb.net soul gender&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://global.bing.com/search?q=site%3Aislamqa.org%20soul%20gender&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;site:islamqa.org soul gender&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://global.bing.com/search?q=site%3Aislamqa.info%20soul%20gender&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;site:islamqa.info soul gender&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://global.bing.com/search?q=site%3Aseekershub.org%20soul%20gender&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;site:seekershub.org soul gender&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt; doesn't help much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T03:40:49.237" Title="Does a soul have a gender?" Tags="|soul|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37686" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-05T10:01:44.520" Score="2" ViewCount="111" Body="&lt;p&gt;How would a (famous) model or porn star etc cope if they reverted to Islam and wore the hijaab / modest Islamic dress but had a presence on the Internet or in magazines of their previous life in scantily clad or naked photos / videos. Media and people could mock / blackmail them saying &quot;look at them now but look how they use to be.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user21017" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-05T12:00:10.207" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T12:00:10.207" Title="How do reverts who were models cope with online photos?" Tags="|practical-islam|women|hijab|conversion|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37687" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37684" CreationDate="2017-02-05T10:04:43.780" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes you are :) Not all sins are blasphemy.  By cussing, you've committed a sin (and seems like you regret your actions so make tawbah/repent) but you have not rejected the deen so you're fine, sister :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My suggestion would be to find a better way to release your anger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21018" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T10:04:43.780" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37688" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37650" CreationDate="2017-02-05T10:07:45.280" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Women have always been considered humans/persons in Islam and there has never been such a debate in Islamic history.  This is close to European history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21018" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T10:07:45.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37691" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37683" CreationDate="2017-02-05T14:13:31.733" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt;:  &lt;em&gt;Do Muslims believe that the moon was split in two and put back again?&lt;/em&gt;  It depends on the Muslim.  Some do.  Some don't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously Muslims do not think that under normal circumstances the moon can split it two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SqeOYt.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SqeOYt.png&quot; alt=&quot;Boromir meme: One does not simply split the moon in two&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If we're going to believe the moon was literally was split in two, we're going to consider it a miracle of Allah.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, &lt;strong&gt;Muslims believe that Allah created the moon to begin with&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all [heavenly bodies] in an orbit are swimming. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/21/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 21:33&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Allah wanted to split the moon in two, He need only say &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be,_and_it_is&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Be!&quot; and it is&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, &quot;Be,&quot; and it is. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/117&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:117&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Muslims certainly believe that Allah could split the moon in two if He chose to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What do scholars say?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some Commentators of the Qur'an--Radi among them--have sought to solve this difficult problem by declaring the incident to be a lunar eclipse.  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ghazali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Ghazali&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah_Waliullah_Dehlawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shah Wali Allah&lt;/a&gt; also hold the view that the moon had not, in fact, been rent asunder, but that God has so designed that it appeared to the beholders as such.  According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Abbas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Abbas&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah_Abdul_Aziz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shah 'Abd al-'Aziz&lt;/a&gt; it was a kind of lunar eclipse.&lt;/strong&gt;  However, taking into consideration the forceful language in which it has been mentioned in the Qur'an, the incident appears to be something more than a mere lunar eclipse.  &lt;strong&gt;It indeed constituted a great miracle shown by the Holy Prophet at the insistent demand of disbelievers.&lt;/strong&gt; -- Malik Ghulam Farid (ed.), The Holy Qur'an (Arabic Text with English Translation &amp;amp; Short Commentary), 2003 (first published 1969), p. 1076.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this passage alone, &lt;strong&gt;there's three different interpretations&lt;/strong&gt; from Muslims: (a) &quot;designed that it appeared to the beholders as such&quot;, (b) lunar eclipse, or (c) miracle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also note the Christian Bible says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua%2010:12-14&amp;amp;version=NIV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Joshua 10:12-14&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which is also scientifically impossible.  &lt;a href=&quot;https://christianity.stackexchange.com/a/15499/9617&quot;&gt;Alypius&lt;/a&gt; at Christianity.SE writes: &quot;Yes it was a miracle. It is clearly stated that God did this for Israel.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it looks like Judaism also has some beliefs along the lines of &quot;God can edit things in space at will&quot;; see &lt;a href=&quot;https://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/14641&quot;&gt;How did the moon shrink?&lt;/a&gt; at Judiasm.SE.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:56:52.367" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T14:37:01.273" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37692" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37676" CreationDate="2017-02-05T14:48:17.500" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer: Because you eventually need the bath to purify yourself for prayer, so I guess it's required.&#xA;But converting to Islam shouldn't be a system or a list of things to do, just Believe in Shahada and then gradually learn more and more of what you can and cannot do and how to practice, this is how islam was introduced by Allah Through the prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20866" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T14:48:17.500" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37693" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37680" CreationDate="2017-02-05T15:06:00.717" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/54/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 54:1&lt;/a&gt;, there are extensive reliable &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ahadith&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_ibn_Masud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Abdullah&lt;/a&gt;: The moon was split (into two pieces) while we were with the Prophet (ﷺ) in Mina. He said, &amp;quot;Be witnesses.&amp;quot; Then a Piece of the moon went towards the mountain. -- Sahih al-Bukhari 3869 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3869&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;), and likewise Sahih al-Bukhari 3636 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/61/140&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;) and Sahih al-Bukhari (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/45420&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;) and Sahih Muslim 2800 a (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/52/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://Ibn%20%27Umar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn 'Umar&lt;/a&gt; said: &amp;quot;The moon split during the time of the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w), so the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said: 'Bear witness.&amp;quot;' -- Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2182 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/33/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_ibn_Abbas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn 'Abbas&lt;/a&gt;:  The moon was split into two parts during the lifetime of the Prophet. -- Sahih al-Bukhari 3638 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/61/142&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;), and likewise Sahih Muslim 2802 c (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/52/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anas_ibn_Malik&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anas&lt;/a&gt;:  That the Meccan people requested Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to show them a miracle, and so he showed them the splitting of the moon. -- Sahih al-Bukhari 3637 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/61/141&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;; also &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3868&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Muhammad bin Jubair bin Mut'im:  from his father who said: &amp;quot;The moon was split during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) until it became as two sections, one above this mountain and one above that mountain. So they said: 'Muhammad has cast a spell upon us.' Some of them said: 'If he could cast a spell upon us, he can not cast a spell upon all of the people.'&amp;quot; -- Jami' at-Tirmidhi, Chapters on Tafsir [grade: sahih] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/643260&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there's testimony from multiple companions of the Prophet that the moon indeed split in two.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-10T13:59:19.400" LastActivityDate="2021-09-10T13:59:19.400" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37683" CreationDate="2017-02-05T15:13:34.640" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;em&gt;this event is scientifically impossible and logically implausible&lt;/em&gt;&quot; - That is what a &lt;strong&gt;miracle&lt;/strong&gt; is by definition, something which defies the laws of nature/science as we know them. There would be nothing &quot;miraculous&quot; about an event if it fit within scientific possibilities. Think outside the box!! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further, there is plausible explanation for why this isn't widely reported by other civilizations. People all around the world do not see the moon at the same time. So it would be a very limited number of areas which &lt;em&gt;could've&lt;/em&gt; seen it to begin with. And of those areas, majority of people would've been asleep anyway. Plus, 7th century Arabia was not like 21st Century West where telescopes and cameras are pointed at the moon 24/7. You would really have to be expecting it in order to notice it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm sure all of Arabia heard of the claim that Muhammad (ﷺ) split the moon yet none of them [including the academics of the time] came out saying otherwise, that they had witnessed the moon and it was not split. So you cannot claim it was a false incident because you haven't presented evidence which falsifies it. -- The skeptics/disbelievers of the time to whom it was &lt;em&gt;shown&lt;/em&gt; did not even deny they saw the moon split; they just made an excuse for it (ie, magic). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And let us assume that people in other areas HAD noticed the moon that night. What they saw that night is not documented (as far as we currently are aware). It may even be possible that they had seen it and wrote about it but the records were lost over time, as many writings generally were. No one else had has a preservation and authentification system as superior as Islam had.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam has authentic, historical witness testimonies concerning the split moon. As Muslims, we 100% believe in the Qur'an and every thing it states.. but this is also further supporting evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abdullah: &quot;The moon was cleft asunder while we were in the company of the Prophet, and it became two parts. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, Witness, witness (this miracle)&quot; - Bukhari (388).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastActivityDate="2017-02-05T15:13:34.640" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31389" CreationDate="2017-02-06T00:38:22.053" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Arab tradition seven means many. So God created 7 (many) heavens (galaxy) and of the earth the like like thereof (many Earth-like planets).. &#xA;This is accordance to the first ayat in the Fatihah &quot;Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21031" LastActivityDate="2017-02-06T00:38:22.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37699" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37729" CreationDate="2017-02-06T00:57:26.717" Score="2" ViewCount="823" Body="&lt;p&gt;From a question a Christianity.SE, &lt;a href=&quot;https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/39959/9617&quot;&gt;How did St John of Damascus view Islam?&lt;/a&gt;, we have the following snippet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The writing of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Damascus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;St. John of Damascus&lt;/a&gt; basically runs like this: ... 6. He proceeds to make fun of &lt;strong&gt;some strange additional books written by Mohammed especially the first about a Camel that went to heaven&lt;/strong&gt; -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://He%20proceeds%20to%20make%20fun%20of%20some%20strange%20additional%20books%20written%20by%20Mohammed%20especially%20the%20first%20about%20a%20Camel%20that%20went%20to%20heaven&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mike&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, I've never heard of such a story (neither, it seems, has Bing &lt;a href=&quot;http://global.bing.com/search?q=muhammad%20camel%20heaven&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;muhammad camel heaven&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also strikes me as odd because, as far as I know, the Prophet Muhammed was illiterate.  (See: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2195&quot;&gt;Was the prophet illiterate?&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/28370&quot;&gt;Prophet Muhammad SAW was illiterate, who wrote the Quran then?&lt;/a&gt;.)  However, it's possible that &quot;written&quot; here may not literally mean writing (e.g., it could be an &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_tradition&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;oral tradition&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Did Muhammad write a book about a camel going to heaven?  Is anything like this plausible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;E.g. perhaps before his prophethood, e.g. childhood, he might have written some stories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:56:52.367" LastActivityDate="2020-05-20T04:14:48.870" Title="Did Muhammad write a book about a camel going to heaven?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|books|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37700" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37716" CreationDate="2017-02-06T01:22:02.607" Score="2" ViewCount="3444" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2676/17163&quot;&gt;What are the readings (qira&amp;#39;at) of Quran?&lt;/a&gt;, there are different &quot;readings&quot; of the Qur'an.  I'm seeking concrete examples of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ayat&lt;/a&gt; (verses of the Qur'an) for which there are two or more non-identical sequences of Arabic words which would both be regarded as correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What are some examples of ayat with two or more different readings?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They don't have to be substantially different (presumably, they wouldn't be), just not word-for-word identical.  The motivation is to get a better feel for how different the different readings can be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(There seems to be some relevant material between Answering Islam and Answering Christianity, but these are debating sites and I don't trust them.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2020-02-21T17:15:40.947" Title="Examples of verses of the Qur'an with two different readings?" Tags="|quran|qiraat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37701" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-06T04:14:36.050" Score="3" ViewCount="3017" Body="&lt;p&gt;Back in 2014 I visited a mosque 3 times and the final time was very informative and a valuable experience. I'm thinking of attending again this Wednesday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However it's been long time and I've forgotten the rules and etiquette (aside from the fact that you're not supposed to wear shoes inside the Mosque).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the dress code when attending a Mosque?&lt;/strong&gt; And more specifically, are shorts appropriate? It is insanely hot in the middle of summer right now and I'd rather avoid wearing dress pants or jeans. Although I'll do it if I need to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there anything else I should be aware of before I visit the Mosque?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20802" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-06T04:42:07.327" LastActivityDate="2017-05-27T13:53:48.780" Title="Things to know when visiting/attending a Mosque but you're not Muslim" Tags="|non-muslim|masjid|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37702" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-06T04:35:16.223" Score="3" ViewCount="1526" Body="&lt;p&gt;It has been many months now, and my husband keeps on denying me in bed. I don't know why, he always says he is tired, and I end up crying alone because I feel rejected.  I swallowed my pride and ask for it, but he always refuses.  What should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21033" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-06T04:37:08.550" LastActivityDate="2017-06-03T08:33:19.747" Title="What should I do when my husband keeps on denying me in bed?" Tags="|sex|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-04T20:05:22.530" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37703" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37701" CreationDate="2017-02-06T05:46:07.560" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims don't really expect non-Muslims to know what to do, and etiquette will vary from mosque to mosque.  It's really not a big deal if you slip up unintentionally; at worst, someone will politely explain it to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regards to dress, here's the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newmuslims.com/lessons/151/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NewMuslims.com&lt;/a&gt; guidelines for new Muslims:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The general rule is that a Muslim should be clean, wear clean clothes, and not smell bad when he or she comes to the mosque. He should avoid everything that has an offensive smell like that caused by eating raw garlic, raw onions, or smoking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems like good advice for the non-Muslim too.  Just dressing respectably and modestly should be fine, and if there's anything specific the people at the mosque will let you know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would advise against wearing shorts, but probably no-one will care unless you enter a prayer area:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For tourist the rules are less strict, but when you plan a trip to a mosque try to dress modestly. The hair of the women as well as the shoulders and knees of both genders should be covered. If this is not the case, some mosques provide scarves and attires free of charge.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theistanbulinsider.com/what-not-to-do-in-a-mosque/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Istanbul Insider&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What else you would need to know:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In indoor spaces in the mosque, you'll need to take off your shoes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Don't make a lot of noise.  And ensure your mobile phone does not ring in the prayer areas.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Avoid walking in front of anyone praying.  See: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/17552/17163&quot;&gt;Is my congregational prayer invalid if a person walks in front of me?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ordinarily, it's okay to take photos of the mosque, and photos with friends while you're there, but avoid taking photos of random people.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Touching the Qur'an should be done in a state of purity, but it's probably not a big deal for non-Muslims, provided they treat it with respect: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/16281/can-non-muslim-read-quran-without-wudu&quot;&gt;Can Non-Muslim read Qur&amp;#39;an without wudu?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There's often a place to donate to the mosque and the charities it supports.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some people might be uncomfortable with seeing images of beings with souls during prayer.  [E.g. I took a keyring with chicks (i.e., baby chickens) into mosque, and the lady next to me moved it out of view.  This also gives an idea of what might happen if one slips up.]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For women:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Women should be careful not to enter the men's prayer area, which might not be so obvious to non-Muslims.  (Actually, this is true for men, but usually the women's spaces are far too difficult to walk into unintentionally.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In some mosques, women will be required to cover their hair. So remember a headscarf (or borrow one).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2017-02-06T05:46:07.560" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37701" CreationDate="2017-02-06T07:40:09.160" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Consider picking the right time of the day/week depending on what you hope to see/do:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;just want to have a look at people praying - look at the Mosque's prayer times (should be on their website).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Have a chat with someone about Islam - maybe ring the Imam (leader, like a priest I guess?) and see when he's available. I am sure he would be happy to answer any questions you have.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen to a speech - if so you should look at the mosque's website and&#xA;find what days they have it on, OR possibly go to the weekly Friday&#xA;sermon+prayer at noonish (but sit somewhere near the door/back so you&#xA;can leave if you wish when they all get up [usually close to the spot&#xA;they sat down in] and start to pray). Also note men and women sit in different rooms - as per Rebecca's answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One thing to be aware of is they chuck in a few Arabic words for things here and there so the first one you hear, a portion of it might sound like gibberish. It's still in English, but for words like the topic of the speech they might use Arabic words and you could be left wondering what they are talking about haha.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21004" LastEditorUserId="21004" LastEditDate="2017-02-06T08:18:33.833" LastActivityDate="2017-02-06T08:18:33.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37700" CreationDate="2017-02-06T08:04:15.577" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I get the feeling you are more after in terms of the wording then the sound (in which case I have no idea), but in case you are interested:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some audio examples for Surah Humazah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7D_0dVUVgY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Video 1&lt;/a&gt; (Hafs I think but please don't quote me. FYI this is the one I hear most commonly in Australia at least, can't speak for anywhere else. But maybe if you are going to memorise a style go for this one?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfdwIruZ85s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Video 2&lt;/a&gt; (Warsh) &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6aFIo.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6aFIo.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (Image from the Youtube video above)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;notice at 00:25 ish - &quot;Yahsibuh&quot; instead of Yahsabuh&quot; - red marking on the page&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;at 00:44 - it sounds like addrehka instead of adraka i.e. eh as in &quot;meh&quot; instead of the normal sound (which I can't seem to think of an example of right now).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There's something different at 00:56 too but I can't quite put it in words. Just compare it to the first link.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to find more just type the surah name followed by the name of the riwayat (listed on the link you linked in the question).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21004" LastEditorUserId="21004" LastEditDate="2017-02-06T08:09:50.407" LastActivityDate="2017-02-06T08:09:50.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37707" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-06T08:20:17.077" Score="3" ViewCount="97" Body="&lt;p&gt;From my student days, I have been repeatedly copying materials to learn about some subjects. Since I discovered that this is haram, and I am really afraid of the question, &quot;Where did your wealth came from?&quot;, this makes me worried.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because the knowledge is in my head and there is no way to remove it, I am afraid of getting earning from this. Not to mention, there is an obligation to apply the knowledge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What shall I do about it? I can't just seek forgiveness and pay back to every author. I don't even know them all, if I did, I wouldn't remember them all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21035" LastEditorUserId="25981" LastEditDate="2019-12-12T20:17:07.410" LastActivityDate="2019-12-12T20:17:07.410" Title="On earning gotten from forbidden knowledge" Tags="|obligation|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37708" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-06T08:49:17.673" Score="4" ViewCount="337" Body="&lt;p&gt;As mentioned in another question, I'm thinking of visiting a mosque on Wednesday around 7:50pm. I would like to participate in the Salat, because I believe that it is a beautiful and valid form of prayer directed to the true God (although many Christians would disagree with me on this point). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However I don't believe that there is any special significance in praying towards Mecca and I would feel more comfortable praying towards a tabernacle, a Eucharistic host, liturgical east, or nowhere in particular.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Seeing as I don't believe that God has any special presence in the Kaaba at Mecca, would it be inappropriate for me to participate in the Salat (towards Mecca)?&lt;/strong&gt; Note, I'm not denying it, I just don't explicitly believe it, I'm unconvinced and leaning towards disbelief, but I don't actually reject the idea outright: it might be true!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope it's not an issue, because I've done Salat before and it was great. Such a wonderful way to worship God and I wish that Catholics would do it too. But if it's inappropriate because I don't share belief that God is present in Mecca, I will refrain in future&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: I'll note that I do believe God is present in the Kabaa, but only in the sense that God is present everywhere and in everything (omnipresence). So there's nothing particularly special about mecca: God IS there, but he's also everywhere else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20802" LastEditorUserId="20802" LastEditDate="2017-02-06T08:56:15.850" LastActivityDate="2017-02-25T09:23:14.757" Title="I don't believe that God is present in the Kabaa at Mecca, is it appropriate for me to pray the Salat?" Tags="|salat|non-muslim|kaabah|qiblah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37710" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37683" CreationDate="2017-02-06T09:55:50.890" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the point here is how to interpret or translate the Arabic word &amp;quot;اِنْشَقَّ&amp;quot; in verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/54/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;54:1&lt;/a&gt;) which often is translated split or split in two pieces, the people who witnessed this event have reported to have seen it. We don't know what they have exactly seen, but maybe they've seen two different parts of the moon in a way which was strange and not familiar to them. He only conclusion from the reports is that the two parts could be distinguished somehow, so that a non-Scientist such as Abdullah ibn Masu'd described it as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... one part remained over the mountain, and the other part went beyond the mountain ... (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/182010&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said, &amp;quot;Be witnesses.&amp;quot; Then a Piece of the moon went towards the mountain. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3869&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Anas ibn Malik reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The people of Mecca asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to show them a miracle. So he showed them the moon split in two halves between which they saw the Hira' mountain. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3868&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sahih al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the mountains referred to in this ahadith are the mountains of Mekka not that on the surface of the moon, so for sure nobody could see more of the moon as we are able to see now with naked eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as al-Qadi 'Iyad said (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splitting_of_the_moon#The_Qur.27an_and_Islamic_tradition&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has not been said of any people on the earth that the moon was observed that night such that it could be stated that it was not split. Even if this had been reported from many different places, so that one would have to exclude the possibility that all agreed upon a lie, yet, we would not accept this as proof to the contrary, for the moon is not seen in the same way by different people... An eclipse is visible in one country but not in the other one; in one place it is total, in the other one only partial.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that something can be seen in a location, but not seen elsewhere is reasonably explained in this quote. Note that al-Qadi 'Iyad isn't a scientist but a scholar of fiqh and hadith sciences, but as you see a rational person!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among the narrators of those reports two can't have been witnesses, but must have heard of it: ibn 'Abbas and Anas ibn Malik as both at least were little children at the time. And Anas was in Medina and the reports seem to indicate that the event happened before the hijrah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to the linguistic perspective: اِنْشَقَّ can mean split or split in two pieces, but can also mean a superficial fissure which could be related to this picture &lt;a href=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c0/Splitting_of_the_moon.jpg/330px-Splitting_of_the_moon.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c0/Splitting_of_the_moon.jpg/330px-Splitting_of_the_moon.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that some reports seem to indicate a partial eclipse, so that one part of the moon was dark and the other enlightened. This was reported by at-Tabarni in his al-Mu'jam al-Awsat (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=85&amp;amp;bookhad=8284&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; the Arabic original) on the authority of ibn 'Abbas who spoke about a partial solar eclipse. The disbelievers said according to this report: &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;Muhammad has hexed the sun&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;In an other version quoted by sheikh at-Taher Benachour in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;surano=54&amp;amp;ayano=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir at-tahrir wa tanwir&lt;/a&gt; they said: &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;Muhammad has hexed the moon&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; this wording goes ahead with the verses following verse (54:1). The same report can be found in almost all tafsir books I've read so far beside those only quoting a split or witnessing the split (unfortunately qtafsir didn't quote this hadith from tafsir ibn Kathir, maybe because he quoted many more ahadith and this one was among the last and from a rather &amp;quot;secondary&amp;quot; source).&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Some scholars even said that this verse shows a future event (saying it would happen on the day of Resurrection). This view was refuted by others as the verb in the verse is in past form, which indicates that this happened. Some say that the fact that the moon can be &amp;quot;split&amp;quot; this way was sign for the disbelievers that something similar could happen to earth etc. too so the sign was a warning for them. So far the classical view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me the eclipse explanation seems the most convincing and if we check the &lt;a href=&quot;https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/JSEX/JSEX-AS.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nasa calculation&lt;/a&gt; we will find that between 610 and 622 only 5 partial eclipses could have been occurred or evidenced in Mekka and only the first of them was at the evening (before sunset). And this would explain why other cultures didn't pay too much attention at this event, as partial eclipses may occur very often and are nothing special, the special thing here is that it happens at the right time at right place! So the word &amp;quot;اِنْشَقَّ&amp;quot; in this verse is very ambiguous and could mean a lot more than we might conclude from first sight! I'd say it describes what the people saw &amp;quot;a split&amp;quot;: something well known which at a certain time looked strange as if it was cut into two pieces!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some sources suggest an other possibility: A meteorite in this seems to be witnessed elsewhere too (&lt;a href=&quot;https://mayastarwatcher.blogspot.de/2017/01/the-tall-pointed-jaina-hats-of-mexico.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This article&lt;/a&gt; has been edited too many times, I've read older articles referencing it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other sources suggest something the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/news/releases/1999/99_18AR.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nasa&lt;/a&gt; holds as a theory too (at least to some extent): That Earth and Moon have been &amp;quot;split&amp;quot; but that would mean that this event has occurred &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;long&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; ago!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From modern Tafsir&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In his tafsir Tafhim al-Quran abul 'ala' al-Maududi discusses the criticism of this event saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The critics raise two kinds of objections against it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In the first place, they say it is impossible that a great sphere like the Moon should split asunder into two distinct parts, which should get hundreds of miles apart and then rejoin.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Secondly, they say if it had so happened, it would be a well-known event in the world and would have found mention in the books of History and Astronomy.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;But, in fact, both these objections are flimsy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As for the discussion of its possibility, it could perhaps find credibility in the ancient days but on the basis of what man has cane to know in the present day about the structure of the planets, it can be said that it is just possible that a sphere may burst because of its internal volcanic action and its two parts may be thrown far apart by the mighty eruption, and then may rejoin under the magnetic force of their center.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As for the second objection, it is flimsy because the event had taken place suddenly and lasted a short time only. It was not necessary that at that particular moment the world might be looking at the Moon. There was no explosion either that might have attracted the people's attention; there was no advance information of it that the people might be awaiting its occurrence and looking up at the sky. It could not also be seen everywhere on the earth but only in Arabia and the eastern (ands where the Moon had risen and was visible at that time. The taste and art of writing history also had not yet developed so that the people who might have witnessed it, should have made a record of it and then sane historian might have gathered the evidence and preserved it in some book of History. However, in the Histories of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malabar_region&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Malabar&lt;/a&gt; mention has been made of a native ruler who had witnessed this phenomenon that night. As for the books of Astronomy and Calendars, this event might have been mentioned in them only if the event had affected the movement of the Moon, its orbit and the times of its rising and setting. As no such thing happened, it did not attract the ancient astronomers' attention. The observatories also were not so developed that they might have taken notice of everything happening in the heavens and preserved a record of it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At least this seems to show that it was witnessed by other cultures! If you can read German also take a look into this &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.andreas-goerke.de/goerke_mondspaltung.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;paper&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; which shows other interpretations and explanations.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Ibn Kathir when quoting this story in his historical book al-Bidya wa-nihaya also gave reasons why it wasn't quoted elsewhere saying that disbelievers either forgot about it, didn't witness it as it was short, at night (this would be hard to explain in case of the eclipse theory, but ibn Kathir and all other classical Quran-Interpreters considered at-Tabarani's book as a secondary source, mabe a mistake?), maybe (somewhat) localized etc. or for the simple and obvious reason that it would mean that they would admit it was true while they deny or reject Islam and the miracles of Muhammad()!&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Also note that nobody would be exploring or staring at the moon at that time except for the people of Mekka whom had challenged Muhammad () to do such a thing! So the chances are few that people elsewhere have witnessed such an event.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mayastarwatcher.blogspot.de/2017/01/the-tall-pointed-jaina-hats-of-mexico.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This article&lt;/a&gt; seem to follow a theory of a falling meteorite ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the whole the miracle of this event -whatever it was and whatever both Muslims and the Mekkan pagans saw- is that it happened just after the disbelievers asked Muhammad () to give them a sign. Note that nobody pretends that the moon was split and put back again as you said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some mysteries from the Nasa reports&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here some attempts to explain the findings and observations from the moon:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The origin of lunar sinuous rilles remains controversial. Among the alternatives proposed are lava channels and lava tubes, but fracture control is decidedly apparent in some places (&lt;a href=&quot;https://history.nasa.gov/SP-362/ch6.2.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A spider web of cracks on the crater floor suggested to R. B. Baldwin (1968) that the floor was bowed up in the middle. Later, dark mare lavas flooded low areas in the outer part of the floor and covered the cracks (&lt;a href=&quot;https://history.nasa.gov/SP-362/ch5.6.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-14T08:26:59.377" LastActivityDate="2021-09-14T08:26:59.377" CommentCount="15" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37713" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37719" CreationDate="2017-02-06T10:12:56.027" Score="1" ViewCount="4102" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Christianity there are 3 main divisions: Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism. (There is also Oriental Orthodoxy and the Church of the East, but they are much smaller than the others).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Protestantism there are a variety of views, but the majority of them seem to believe that if you are a Christian you are &quot;saved&quot; and will go to heaven, it doesn't matter if you are a good person or an evil person; as long as you believe in Jesus your sins are forgiven, nothing bad that you do will be punished in the afterlife and you will be given infinite rewards in heaven just because you believed in Jesus. (On the flip side if you don't believe in Jesus you go to Hell and get brutally tortured and violently raped by demons forever and ever)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy it is a bit more complicated. You don't automatically go to heaven just because you are a Christian. Instead you have to be a good person and repent until you become &quot;perfect&quot;. This is a long and hard process and if you don't complete it before you die then it continues in the afterlife (Catholics say it happens in a place called Purgatory, Orthodox are more vague).&#xA;It is possible to be a Catholic or Orthodox and still go to Hell. If you commit serious sins and don't confess them or repent of them, you end up in Hell, it doesn't matter if you believe in Jesus or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, which system of salvation is Islam more similar to? Do you automatically go to heaven if you are a Muslim, like in Protestantism? Or do you have to work and grind away (with the assistance of God) until you become perfect like in Catholicism and Orthodoxy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;edit: I just realised there's another possibility: the stereotypical &quot;Scales of justice&quot; view. This is where your good works are placed on one side of a scale and your bad works are placed on the other side, and if it turns out that you've done more good than bad you go to heaven but if it turns out you've done more bad than good you go to Hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20802" LastEditorUserId="20802" LastEditDate="2017-02-06T12:19:12.193" LastActivityDate="2020-03-25T23:28:29.203" Title="Do you automatically go to heaven/paradise if you are a muslim?" Tags="|jannah|christianity|jahannam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37714" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-06T11:05:40.193" Score="8" ViewCount="8348" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that Muslims are supposed to pray 5 times a day, and every time you are supposed to do the Salat and face towards the Kaaba in Mecca.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering, is it essential to pray towards Mecca? In Catholicism, when we go to church we pray towards the Eucharist and the Tabernacle, because we believe that the tabernacle contains God and the Eucharist IS God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However if we are out on the street or at home or anywhere other than church, we don't feel the need to pray in any particular direction, because we believe that God is everywhere (omnipresent), and knows everything (omniscient) including our prayers and thoughts, therefore he will hear anything we pray regardless of what direction we are facing at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering if this is possible in Islam? Can you just fire off a few quick prayers without turning to face the Kaaba every time? For example a Christian might be sitting an exam; as they enter the exam room and take their seat they might close their eyes and pray a quick prayer asking for God to give them strength and Wisdom and Grace and bless their performance in this exam. Could a Muslim do this same thing? Or would they have to leave their seat and face Mecca for their prayer to be heard by God?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20802" LastActivityDate="2017-07-13T04:57:07.030" Title="Must you always pray towards Mecca (Is your prayer invalid if you don't?)" Tags="|salat|christianity|kaabah|qiblah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37715" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37714" CreationDate="2017-02-06T11:42:52.157" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salah&quot;&gt;Salah&lt;/a&gt; (ritual act of worship) is always performed while facing towards the Kaaba (few exceptions in extraordinary circumstances: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/65853&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dua&quot;&gt;Dua&lt;/a&gt;(personal invocations to God) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhikr&quot;&gt;Zikr&lt;/a&gt;(uttering phrases to remember and praise God) may be done while facing in any direction. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-02-06T11:42:52.157" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37716" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37700" CreationDate="2017-02-06T12:10:56.397" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;As you are not familiar with Arabic language it is difficult to explain, basically the rasm al-Othmany still allows some &quot;linguistic interpretation&quot; as at the time the Arabic language didn't consist of 29/30 letters and most of that amount was of letters which looked the same (as I stated in my answer of the Question about qira'aat)...  but let's start with the example given from surat al-Humazah 104 سورة الهمزة:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically the difference between &#xA;&lt;em&gt;yahsibu&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;yahsabu&lt;/em&gt; is in the diacritics it is a common difference between two linguistic schools which applies for any incident of this verb in the whole Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's say the rasm al-'Othmany is this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يحسب &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the reading of 'Asim عاصم (from al-Kufa) the teacher of Hafs حفص and Sho'aba شعبة , ibn 'Amir ابن عامر (from a-Shaam) and Hamzah  حمزة (from al-Kufa) is &lt;em&gt;yahsabu&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَحْسَبُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the rest of the seven quraa' like Nafi' نافع (Medina) teacher of Warsh ورش  and Qalun قالون, Abu Amr (from Basra), al-Kissa'iy الكسائي (from al-Kufa) and ibn Kathir ابن كثير (from Mekka) were reading it &lt;em&gt;yahsibu&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَحْسِبُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also applies to other present conjugations of the verb &lt;em&gt;hasiba&lt;/em&gt; حسب:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يحسبهم, يحسبون, يحسبه ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other differences in surat al-Humazah:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: If I say instead of &quot;x&quot; I mean that &quot;x&quot; is the reading followed by the majority among the 7 qiraa't!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Amir, Hamzah and al-Kissa-iy read in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/104/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;102:2&lt;/a&gt;) with an emphasized &quot;m&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;جَمَّعَ&lt;/strong&gt; (jamma'a) instead of جَمَعَ (jama'a)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hafs the student of 'Asim (only), Abu 'Amr and Hamzah read here and in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/90/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;90:20&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;مُؤْصَدَة&lt;/strong&gt; (mo'sada) with an extra hamzah (ء) instead of مُوصَدَة (moosada). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that these kinds of hamzah were &quot;too heavy&quot; for most Arabic tribes so Quraish never used to pronounce it while Hudhail used to taht's why they primiraly appear in most Kufi-qiraa't as they were following the reading of the hudhali sahabi  Abudullah ibn Masu'd for a long time before accepting the rasm al-'Othmany.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Kufa readers ('Asim, al-Kissa'iy and Hamzah and their students) except for Hafs read (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/104/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;104:9&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;عُمُدٍ&lt;/strong&gt; ('omodin) instead of عَمَدٍ ('amadin)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of these differences has an impact of the meaning! It is like a word that can be spelled or pronounced in different ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://audio.islamweb.net/audio/index.php?page=allsoura&amp;amp;qid=776&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link to audio files&lt;/a&gt; of the Egyptian Sheikh of qiraa't Ahmad al-Ma'srawy أحمد المعصراوي were you may find the 10 different qiraat of the Quran to compare surat al-Humazah is apparently always present, normally all 20 riwayas (narrations) should be available, but on this link some are not (Hafs is the most striking absent one!). Maybe you can find the missing ones on an other rather salafi site called islamway.com.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Examples of general rulings in the seven qiraa't&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Be aware that some difference come from &quot;technical&quot; tajweed details such as how and when to prolong a letter etc.:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For example the reading of Hamzah is well known for their special diacritic for example were ever you may read &quot;عليهم&quot; ('alayhim), &quot;إِليهم&quot; (ilayhim) and &quot;لَديهم&quot; (ladayhim) he reads it &quot;عليهُم&quot; (alayhom), &quot;إِليهُم&quot; (ilayhom) and &quot;لَديهُم&quot; (ladayhom) which in standard and spoken Arabic sounds rather strange!  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibn Kathir and Warsh are adding the diacritic &quot;dama&quot; to the &quot;m&quot; of plural if a neutral diacritic is following in the next word like &quot;عليهم&quot; ('alayhim) which they read &quot;عليهمُ&quot; (alayhimoo) ...  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hamzah and Hisham (the student of ibn 'Amir) use to do a slight pause on each hamzah (ء) following some special rulings.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I could go more in details, but I'm afraid that wouldn't be helpful. A last example: If you went to Morocco or Algeria or any country where the reading of Warsh is prevalent you may notice in the adhan that the &quot;L&quot; of as-salat الصلاة in &quot;Hayya a'la as-sa&lt;strong&gt;l&lt;/strong&gt;at&quot; is emphasized and sounds like &quot;as-soloh&quot; or &quot;as-soloht&quot;. This is a kind of impact of the reading in the local Arabic &quot;dialect&quot;. So Warsh is known to emphasize some &quot;lam's&quot;...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some differences in surat al-Kahf&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a long surah and as said there are some basic differences which are of general use I've quoted a few already and left out many more. So I'll just pick some examples here and there for this surah!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The reading of Hafs is known for the slight saktah سكتة (pause) after &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;عوجا&lt;/a&gt; (that's why you find the letter س on it) this is also the case in surat yassin (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/36/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;36:52&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;18:2&lt;/a&gt;) the word &quot;المؤمنين&quot; (al-mu'minyn) has a lightly recited hamzah in the readings of Hamzah and al-Kissa'iy however Warsh wouldn't even pronounce a hamzah here so it would be read &quot;المومنين&quot; (al-moominyn).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;18:16&lt;/a&gt;) the &quot;مرفقا&quot; was read &quot;مَرْفِقًا‬&quot; (marfiqan) by Nafi' and ibn 'Amir while the rest read it &quot;مِرْفَقًا&quot;. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The word &quot;ثمر&quot; in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;18:34&lt;/a&gt;) and (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;18:42&lt;/a&gt;) is read &quot;ثَمَر&quot; (thamar) by 'Asim, &quot;ثُمْر&quot; (thomr) by abu 'Amr and &quot;ثُمُر&quot; (thomor) by the rest of the seven quraa'. Note we have three different readings, but the same meaning!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;18:36&lt;/a&gt;) ibn Kathir, Nafi' and ibn 'Amir keep the dual plural saying &quot;مِنْهُما&quot; (minhuma) instead of &quot;مِنْها&quot; (minha) which refers to a singular. Also read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/31388/what-happend-to-the-second-garden-of-the-disbeliever&quot;&gt;What happend to the second garden of the disbeliever?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;18:45&lt;/a&gt;) al-Kissa'iy and Hamzah read the singular &quot;الريح&quot; (ar-ryh) instead of the plural &quot;الرياح&quot; (ar-ryaah).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;'Asim only read &quot;يأجوج ومأجوج&quot; (ya'juj w a ma'juj) in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/94&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;18:94&lt;/a&gt;) and (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/21/96&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;21:96&lt;/a&gt;), the rest reads it without hamzah &quot;ياجوج وماجوج&quot; (yajuj wa majuj) which sounds more like Yagog and Magog.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibn Kathir in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/18/95&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;18:95&lt;/a&gt;) added a &quot;n&quot; in &quot;مكني&quot; (makkany) reading it &quot;مكنني&quot; (makkanany).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As said this is just a sample there are a lot more differences, some can be explained by general rulings of a reading others are single cases in this actual surah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T13:25:18.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37717" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37714" CreationDate="2017-02-06T12:21:34.543" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;Facing towards Mecca (specifically, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaaba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kaaba&lt;/a&gt;) reasonably accurately is one of the conditions for ritual prayers (&quot;salah&quot; - this includes the obligatory five daily prayers, voluntary ritual prayers, funeral prayers, and holiday prayers) to be considered valid - &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/42574&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamQA&lt;/a&gt; is a simple and quick reference for this. The same ruling can be found in the shafi'i work of fiqh &quot;reliance of the traveler&quot; under heading f6.1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Facing the direction of prayer (qibla) is a necessary condition for&#xA;  the prayer's validity, with the sole exceptions of praying in extreme&#xA;  peril (dis: f16.S) and nonobligatory prayers performed while&#xA;  travelling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As cited in another answer, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/65853&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamQA&lt;/a&gt; lists exceptions to when the qibla need not be upheld as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At least part of the hanafi school considers it an obligation to keep the qibla even while praying on a train &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2015/02/14/can-i-pray-in-a-car-how-to-pray-in-a-train/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;that changes direction&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally, there is consensus among all schools of law that facing towards the Kaaba with &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/10286/qibla-tolerance&quot;&gt;reasonable accuracy&lt;/a&gt; is an essential part of the mentioned prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a picture of a congregation holding a ritual prayer at the Kaaba; you'll notice everyone is facing the building:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8L0i4.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8L0i4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Congregational prayer at the Kaaba&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some related facts about the qibla:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The direction of prayer (&quot;qibla&quot;) &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2034/where-was-the-first-qibla-of-islam&quot;&gt;was initially Jerusalem&lt;/a&gt; (towards the temple mount) and was later in the life of Muhammad changed to &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/144&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mecca (towards the Kaaba - named the &quot;sacred mosque&quot; in the quran)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idea behind the qibla is not that Allah resides in a certain place - this would in fact be disbelief, since Allah is considered to occupy neither space nor time - but as a reminder of Ibrahim (Abraham - here from a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/philosophy-islamic-laws-nasir-makarim-shirazi-jafar-subhani/question-7-why-face-qibla-prayers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;shia reference&lt;/a&gt;), who is considered one of the great prophets, and as a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/377/17702&quot;&gt;symbol of unity&lt;/a&gt;. In Islamic lore, Ibrahim is considered to have &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/127&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;built the Kaaba with his son Ishmael&lt;/a&gt; following a command of Allah to do so. It is also considered the &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/96/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;first house of worship&lt;/a&gt; by the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than ritual prayers, any supplications (du'a) and remembrances (dhikr) can be made regardless of where one is facing, or positioning of the body, or ritual purity; some of the ad'iyah (plural of du'a) and adkar (plural of dhikr) found in the sunnah do come with certain recommended gestures etc. however.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T11:12:09.727" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37679" CreationDate="2017-02-06T14:41:48.567" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you are showing or asking about isn't the rasm al-'Othmany it is the style or artistic license of the person whom wrote or made the calligraphy in a special moshaf (Hardcover book including the Quranic text) copy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the rasm al-'Othmany refers to the way the sahaba have written the quranic text in the time of 'Othman (as he insisted in case of dispute to use the words or language of Quraish). The following picture is a copy of a very old Quran so it must be very close to this scriptur on the left hand side you may find the beginning of surah Taha (20) (under the &quot;zigzag line&quot;), so this picture shows the beginning of Taha (20) and the end of surat  Mariam (19) as it was written in the 1st maybe even 2nd Century of Islam scholars such as Imam Malik refused any change to this rasm, but not much people would be able to read this now even if they are fairly or even well-versed in Arabic language.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k453i.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k453i.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following picture shows the left site of the former image or a similar copy:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tfri7.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/tfri7.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is covers under the zigzag line the verses &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/20/1-13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1-13&lt;/a&gt; until the words:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وأنا اخترتك - And I have chosen you,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally the Quran copy of the Topkapi Place in Istanbul which is said to be one of the copies made at the time of 'Othman:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/903PM.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/903PM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muslimworldjournal.com/2015/07/oldest-quran-found-in-birmingham/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt; of the images)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that لِلّٰـهِ and  لِلَّـهِ only differ in the style of setting the diacritic on لـله (lillah) maybe the author of the first version only wanted to set the diacritic &quot;fatha&quot; in a vertical position instead of the usual horizontal position, indicating that the letter &quot;l&quot; (ل) or &quot;laam&quot; (اللام) here is pronounced in a prolonged style as if there was a letter &quot;alif&quot; (ألف) afterwards (so it is pronounced like laa with an extra &quot;a&quot; &quot;ا&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rasm al-'Othmany of this verse should rather look like this:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CjcwP.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CjcwP.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the new example&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The words you posted appear at the beginning of two verses of the Quran (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:82&lt;/a&gt;)and (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/47/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;47:24&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here a picture of an old copy of verse (4:82) and the copy on legacy.quran.com which shows your first example (I've separately exacted the words you asked about and put them side by side with the old scripture letters:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mBDbe.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mBDbe.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may recognize that there are no &quot;points&quot; on some letters, some letters look very similar in the old copy, but they are different, and there's no appearance of the letter hamzah (ء) in it that's why a valid recitation (I think of ibn Kathir) doesn't pronounce it reading it al-quraan instead of al-qur'aan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other two examples can be explained similarly as above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are both of them considered as rasm Uthmani?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;strictly speaking no, but they follow that rasm!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If both are Uthmani, is there any term to call this difference?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as said artistic license or artwork of the calligrapher!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;How many style that exist in the world? E.g. standard madani, indopak, etc (I don't know).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rasm al-'Othmany is rather unique, when it comes to handwriting styles and calligraphy then I'd say as much as there are Arabic calligraphy styles!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-02-17T10:05:28.747" LastActivityDate="2017-02-17T10:05:28.747" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37719" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37713" CreationDate="2017-02-06T15:09:23.600" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, in Islam one does not automatically go to Paradise for being a believer, Allah judges people based on their balance of good and bad deeds measured on the proverbial scale (ref &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/8-9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this verse&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;), though belief is a pre-condition to admittance to Paradise(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/64-73&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ref&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Quran, Allah promises paradise to those who believe (آمَنُو) and do righteous deeds (عَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَات). The two are mentioned together repeatedly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;But they who believe and do righteous deeds - those are the companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally.&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;Quran&#xA;  2:82&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And whoever does righteous deeds, whether male or female, while being a believer - those will enter Paradise and will not be wronged, [even&#xA;  as much as] the speck on a date seed.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Quran 4:124&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Righteousness itself is stressed upon in several verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Righteousness is not that you turn your faces toward the east or the west, but [true] righteousness is [in] one who believes in Allah, the&#xA;  Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the prophets and gives wealth, in&#xA;  spite of love for it, to relatives, orphans, the needy, the traveler,&#xA;  those who ask [for help], and for freeing slaves; [and who]&#xA;  establishes prayer and gives zakah; [those who] fulfill their promise&#xA;  when they promise; and [those who] are patient in poverty and hardship&#xA;  and during battle. Those are the ones who have been true, and it is&#xA;  those who are the righteous.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Quran 2:177&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;No! But you do not honor the orphan. And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor. And you consume inheritance, devouring [it]&#xA;  altogether, And you love wealth with immense love. No! When the earth&#xA;  has been leveled - pounded and crushed - And your Lord has come and&#xA;  the angels, rank upon rank,And brought [within view], that Day, is&#xA;  Hell - that Day, man will remember, but what good to him will be the&#xA;  remembrance? He will say, &quot;Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for&#xA;  my life.&quot; So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His&#xA;  punishment,   And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the&#xA;  evildoers].&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;Quran 89:17-26&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Several verses of the Quran threaten &lt;strong&gt;Believers&lt;/strong&gt; of punishment for committing evil deeds:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran 4:29&lt;/strong&gt;    &lt;em&gt;O you who have believed, do not consume one another's wealth unjustly but only [in lawful] business by mutual consent. And&#xA;  do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allah is to you ever&#xA;  Merciful.&lt;/em&gt;    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran 4:30&lt;/strong&gt;    &lt;em&gt;And whoever does that in aggression and injustice - then We will drive him into a Fire. And that, for Allah, is [always]&#xA;  easy.&lt;/em&gt;      &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran 4:31&lt;/strong&gt;    &lt;em&gt;If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden, We will remove from you your lesser sins and admit you to a noble&#xA;  entrance [into Paradise].&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims also believe that punishment in Hell is not eternal for everyone. Provided that a person believed in the Allah and His Oneness, they may be forgiven completely(for sins done against God, God does not forgive injustices done to others) or serve time in Hell for the wrong deeds and be eventually moved to Paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others&#xA;  with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Quran 4:48&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, &quot;Whoever said &quot;None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and has in his heart good (faith) equal to the&#xA;  weight of a barley grain will be taken out of hell. And whoever said:&#xA;  &quot;None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and has in his heart&#xA;  good (faith) equal to the weight of a wheat grain will be taken out of&#xA;  hell. And whoever said, &quot;None has the right to be worshipped but Allah&#xA;  and has in his heart good (faith) equal to the weight of an atom will&#xA;  be taken out of hell.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;Sahih Bukhari, Book 2, Hadith 42&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional reading:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/147996&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/147996&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/132608&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/132608&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/22467&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/22467&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-02-06T15:09:23.600" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37683" CreationDate="2017-02-06T21:42:23.330" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the other answers you may find the (largest) opinion about that the moon split.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;I will quote another (valid) opinion here about the mentioned verse:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Most of the commentators see in this verse a reference to a phenomenon said to have been witnessed by several of the Prophet’s contemporaries. As described in a number of reports going back to some Companions, the moon appeared one night as if split into two distinct parts. While there is no reason to doubt the subjective veracity of these reports, it is possible that what actually happened was an unusual kind of partial lunar eclipse, which produced an equally unusual optical illusion. But whatever the nature of that phenomenon, &lt;strong&gt;it is practically certain that the above Qur’an -verse does not refer to it but, rather, to a future event: namely, to what will happen when the Last Hour approaches.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;(The Qur’an frequently employs the past tense to denote the future, and particularly so in passages which speak of the coming of the Last Hour and of Resurrection Day; this use of the past tense is meant to stress the certainty of the happening to which the verb relates.)&lt;/strong&gt; Thus, Raghib regards it as fully justifiable to interpret the phrase inshaqqa l-qamar (&quot;the moon is split asunder&quot;) as bearing on the cosmic cataclysm - the end of the world as we know it - that will occur before the coming of Resurrection Day (see art. shaqq in the Mufradat). As mentioned by Zamakhshari , this interpretation has the support of some of the earlier com­mentators; and it is, to my mind, particularly convincing in view of the juxtaposition, in the above Qur’an -verse, of the moon’s &quot;splitting asunder&quot; and the approach of the Last Hour. (In this connection we must bear in mind the fact that none of the Quranic allusions to the &quot;nearness&quot; of the Last Hour and the Day of Resurrection is based on the human concept of &quot;time&quot;.)(Quran Ref: 54:1 )  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicity.com/quransearch/shownote.asp?chap=54&amp;amp;note=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(link)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From:&#xA;“The Message of The Quran” translated and explained by&#xA;Muhammad Asad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastActivityDate="2017-02-06T21:42:23.330" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37722" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-06T22:20:33.593" Score="1" ViewCount="143" Body="&lt;p&gt;I asked a related question yesterday. (I'm not sure if it's a duplicate as the emphasis is quite different) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to pray Salat at the mosque tomorrow, as I think it is a great way to worship and pray to God, but I'm worried that doing so might signify a total acceptance of Islam's teachings and (more concerning) an implicit denial of Catholicism. What is the muslim perspective on this situation? Would it be a denial of my existing faith to participate in Salat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Catholicism we have the Eucharist, and if you participate in the Eucharist you are making a non-verbal statement that you agree with all the Church's teachings. Hence it would be inappropriate for a non-Catholic to join in. Is it similar with the Salat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A related way of phrasing the question: I believe in all the Christian doctrines such as the incarnation and the trinity at the same time as believing in the oneness of God. Would it therefore be inappropriate for me to participate in Salat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20802" LastEditorUserId="20802" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T01:08:11.140" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T03:18:45.977" Title="Does praying the Salat express agreement with all aspects of Islam?" Tags="|salat|christianity|belief|apostasy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37722" CreationDate="2017-02-07T03:18:45.977" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Practically, it's potentially problematic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether or not it's permissible is answered here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/708/17163&quot;&gt;Is the joining of a non-Muslim in a jama&amp;#39;a salat allowed?&lt;/a&gt;  Yes, it is.  However, this does not mean that people at the mosque will know this.  As a Western convert, I don't appear Muslim (whatever that means), so I've been questioned twice about going to mosque, which was upsetting.  You might end up experiencing this too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you perform prayer in a mosque, people will likely assume you're a Muslim, and therefore assume that you reject the trinity.  They probably won't question you about your specific beliefs, but might ask if you're a Muslim, and ask about your conversion story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In response to &lt;em&gt;Does praying the Salat express agreement with all aspects of Islam?&lt;/em&gt;  I don't think so: even Muslims don't agree with all aspects of Islam.  Furthermore, people who go to mosque can have limited knowledge of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In response to &lt;em&gt;Would it be a denial of my existing faith to participate in Salat?&lt;/em&gt;  These are your personal-held beliefs, so only you can truly answer this.  If you're comfortable praying in a mosque, and feel comfortable with people assuming your Muslim, then I would think not.  But there may be aspects of Catholicism which prohibit praying in a mosque that I'm unaware of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T03:18:45.977" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37724" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-07T05:06:52.453" Score="5" ViewCount="66262" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I was living on campus at uni there were a lot of Muslim international students who were living there too. They were really proud of their Muslim identity but they didn't seem to follow the rules of Islam all that strictly, e.g. they didn't always eat halal food, they didn't pray 5 times a day, they joked around about having sex with the girls on campus (presumably that's haram unless you marry them first). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now I'm working at a software development company and there are a couple of Muslims working here too. I've never ever seen them pull out a prayer mat and start praying Salat in all my time at the company, but I would expect to have seen it at least once if they are supposedly praying five times a day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, I'm confused. If Muslims have an obligation to pray five times a day why do none of the Muslims that I know do that? Is there some sort of automatic dispensation from the requirement to pray if you live in a non-Muslim country? Or are these guys just breaking the rules? And if they are breaking the rules, what are the consequences? Will Allah punish them in Hell? Will they only get 71 virgins in heaven instead of 72? (I mean no disrespect in saying that)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, what happens if you fail to pray five times a day?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20802" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T06:52:07.670" LastActivityDate="2018-02-25T13:58:56.053" Title="What happens if you don't pray 5 times a day?" Tags="|salat|sin|punishment|prayer-timings|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37725" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28432" CreationDate="2017-02-07T05:24:10.883" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically, that's not how belief/disbelief works.  While it may be possible for a human to force someone to e.g. pray, it is not possible to force someone to believe, i.e., become a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion.&lt;/strong&gt; ... &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2:256&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:256&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's many fatawa confirming this, e.g.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one whom it is not permissible to compel is compelled to enter Islam, such as a dhimmi (non-Muslim living under Muslim rule) or a non-Muslim who has been granted security, &lt;strong&gt;he is not deemed to be a Muslim unless he shows signs of having become Muslim voluntarily&lt;/strong&gt;. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/178756&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;...sincerity is one of the conditions of accepting Islam.&lt;/strong&gt;  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/128862&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idea of someone being forced into Islam also goes against:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;strong&gt;it is not for a soul to believe except by permission of Allah&lt;/strong&gt;, and He will place defilement upon those who will not use reason. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/10/100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 10:100&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likewise, one does not stop being a Muslim if coerced to &amp;quot;convert&amp;quot; to another religion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever disbelieves in Allah after his belief... &lt;strong&gt;except for one who is forced [to renounce his religion] while his heart is secure in faith&lt;/strong&gt;. But those who [willingly] open their breasts to disbelief, upon them is wrath from Allah , and for them is a great punishment; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/16/106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 16:106&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which is also confirmed in the fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;al-Mawsoo‘ah al-Fiqhiyyah: &lt;strong&gt;The fuqaha’ are unanimously agreed that if a person is forced to disbelieve and utters the word of disbelief, he does not become a disbeliever thereby.&lt;/strong&gt; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/150748&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T05:30:52.253" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28432" CreationDate="2017-02-07T05:33:43.357" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it is absolutely invalid. The person who is under threat may be forgiven from Allah SWT; but the person who is threating to others to accept it, is doing wrong as per the instructions of Islam. He would be punished for this action. You have to convince through arguments and if someone really accept this, he/she is welcome, if not still we have to love and respect him/her and pray for him/her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21051" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T05:33:43.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37724" CreationDate="2017-02-07T06:45:53.753" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prayer is the second pillar of Islam, and is mentioned probably over 100 times in the Qur'an.  Failing to perform prayer during the prescribed times is a sin:  It's listed as Major Sin 4 in Major Sins by Imam Shamsu ed-Deen Dhahabi (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamguiden.com/arkiv/majorsins.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pdf&lt;/a&gt;).  See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/32787/if-someone-do-not-pray-5-time-is-he-she-kafer&quot;&gt;If someone do not pray 5 time, is he/she Kafer?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;...why do none of the Muslims that I know do that?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They will have their own individual reasons; it's not appropriate to speculate.  However, maybe they actually perform their five prayers, but you just don't notice.  When I've asked people in the past, they've replied: &amp;quot;I pray in my heart&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;I'm not all that devout&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;we only need to pray three times per day&amp;quot;.  I pray five times per day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Is there some sort of automatic dispensation from the requirement to pray if you live in a non-Muslim country?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=86405&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt; write:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With respect to the matter of immigration from a non-Muslim country to a Muslim country ... Those who cannot fulfill their religious obligations and commands, or fear temptation, (i.e., face hardship due to the bad environment and the prevalence of disbelief in the place where they dwell).  These Muslims are obliged to migrate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And if they are breaking the rules, what are the consequences? Will Allah punish them in Hell? Will they only get 71 virgins in heaven instead of 72? (I mean no disrespect in saying that)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only Allah decides who goes to Hell or not.  This is what He says (translated into English):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there came after them &lt;strong&gt;successors who neglected prayer and pursued desires; so they are going to meet evil - Except those who repent, believe and do righteousness&lt;/strong&gt;; for those will enter Paradise and will not be wronged at all. -- Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/19/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;19:59-60&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, &lt;strong&gt;let not your wealth and your children divert you from remembrance of Allah. And whoever does that - then those are the losers.&lt;/strong&gt; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/63/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 63:9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So &lt;strong&gt;woe to those who pray [But] who are heedless of their prayer&lt;/strong&gt; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 107:4-5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(It's possible the 72 virgins thing is just made up: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/9523/17163&quot;&gt;Do Muslim martyrs really get 72 virgins in heaven?&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It will be questioned on the Day of Resurrection:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:&#xA;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;The first thing for which a person will be brought to account on the Day of Resurrection will be his Salah.&lt;/strong&gt; If it is found to be complete then it will be recorded as complete, and if anything is lacking He will say: 'Look and see if you can find any voluntary prayers with which to complete what he neglected of his obligatory prayers.' Then the rest of his deeds will be reckoned in like manner.&amp;quot;  -- Sunan an-Nasa'i 466 [grade: sahih] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/5/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;In short, what happens if you fail to pray five times a day?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aside from it being obligatory, there's a range of benefits to prayer; see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bakkah.net/articles/benefits-prayer.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;bakkah.net&lt;/a&gt;.  There's a section &amp;quot;The Benefits of Performing Prayers&amp;quot; listed in Major Sins above.  One important one is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:  I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, &amp;quot;If there was a river at the door of anyone of you and he took a bath in it five times a day would you notice any dirt on him?&amp;quot; They said, &amp;quot;Not a trace of dirt would be left.&amp;quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) added, &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;That is the example of the five prayers with which Allah blots out (annuls) evil deeds.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; -- Sahih al-Bukhari 528 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/9/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T06:54:30.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37724" CreationDate="2017-02-07T08:02:12.773" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prayer is mandatory in All Conditions except a few conditions like he/she is in coma (and a few other medical conditions).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they are not praying they are committing a very very major sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZn2MzDmVbY&amp;amp;t=48s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;More Punishment For Leaving Salah (video)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21053" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T08:29:08.943" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T08:29:08.943" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37729" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37699" CreationDate="2017-02-07T08:50:27.617" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As St. John of Damascus was calling Islam and Muslims heretics or a heresy and he considered Muhammad () a false Prophet and his book (meaning the Quran) etc. a lie and made fun of him. I must assume that the story of the camel which was referred too is verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7:40&lt;/a&gt;) which as far as I learnt from a Coptic Scholar is more or less word by word present in the Aramaic or Syriac original of the Bible:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Quran&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who deny Our verses and are arrogant toward them - &lt;strong&gt;the gates of Heaven will not be opened for them, nor will they enter Paradise until a camel enters into the eye of a needle&lt;/strong&gt;. And thus do We recompense the criminals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Coptic scholar here pretends that the word Camel الجَمَل is a mistake and it should be الجُمَل which according him is something like a yarn of wool or rope.&#xA;Imam az-Zamakhsari in his tafsir al-Kashaf holds this opinion as we can conclude from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicity.com/quransearch/shownote.asp?chap=7&amp;amp;note=32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the link&lt;/a&gt; provided by @Kilise:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for the word jamal جَمَل occurring in this sentence, there is hardly any doubt that its translation, in this context, as &quot;camel&quot; is erroneous. As pointed out by Zamakhshari', Ibn 'Abbas used to read the word in the spelling jummal جُمَل, which signifies &quot;a thick rope&quot; or &quot;a twisted cable&quot;; and the same reading is attributed to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (Taj al-'Arus ).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It is to be noted that there are also several other dialectical spellings of this word, namely, jumal جُمَل, juml جُمْل, jumul جُمُل and, finally, jamal جَمَل (as in the generally-accepted version of the Qur’an) - all of them signifying &quot;a thick, twisted rope&quot; (Jawhari), and all of them used in this sense by some of the Prophet's Companions or their immediate successors (tabi'un).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Ibn 'Abbas is also quoted by Zamakhshari &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=204&amp;amp;surano=7&amp;amp;ayano=40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(read here in Arabic)&lt;/a&gt; as having said that God could not have coined so inappropriate a metaphor as &quot;a camel passing through a needle's eye&quot;-meaning that there is no relationship whatsoever between a camel and a needle's eye whereas, on the other hand, there is a definite relationship between the latter and a rope (which, after all, is but an extremely thick thread). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reading (&lt;em&gt;jumal&lt;/em&gt;) of ibn 'Abbas can be found in almost all classical tafsir books such as at-Tabari, ibn Kathir, al-Qurtobi, ar-Razi ... If i remember well this mistake has already started according that Scholar when translating the Bible (read for example in &lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/matthew/19-24.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Matthew 19-24&lt;/a&gt;). As both words have been looking the same in Aramaic/Syriac and the early Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gospel of Matthew&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is difficult for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. &lt;strong&gt;Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God&lt;/strong&gt;.” When the disciples heard this they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Benachour in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=927&amp;amp;idto=927&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;ID=937&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt; this example was common and well known among Arabs: If somebody wanted to express that something is rather impossible he compared it with a Camel entering into the eye of a needle, as the Camel is the &quot;biggest&quot; animal among the livestock. Some Bible commentators say the same about Jews and say that the Persian equivalent was to put an elephant through the eye of a needle (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.gotquestions.org/camel-eye-needle.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To conclude: Muhammad () didn't write any book. The book St. John of Damascus is referring too is the Quran, as it was collected from pieces he might considered it as many different books or maybe he was referring to each surah being a book ... Beside the example of the Camel is present both in the Quran and the (Bible) new Testament (i didn't check it but my google search seem to indicate that it's not only present in the gospel of Matthew, but also in Luke's or Marks' or John's) even if the context is somewhat different. So maybe the intention of St. John was to show that Muhammad () was a plagiarist? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T09:23:40.547" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T09:23:40.547" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37730" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="20265" CreationDate="2017-02-07T10:07:37.227" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Homosexuality is a sin, and encouraging a sin is also a sin, both are accountable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21053" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T10:07:37.227" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37731" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-07T11:43:33.957" Score="2" ViewCount="7149" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it compulsory to wash your feet when they are clean? As In, we take ablution for Zuhr/Dhohr prayers and will be with the socks + shoes then go for 'Asr prayers making ablution but not washing the feet. Is it not permissible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3223" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-02-07T13:08:13.833" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T13:08:13.833" Title="Is it compulsory to wash your feet for ablution when they are clean?" Tags="|salat|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37732" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37731" CreationDate="2017-02-07T13:02:47.283" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As &lt;em&gt;wudu'&lt;/em&gt; (ablution) is a ritual washing cleanness isn't the major purpose. So once you intend to pray you need to purify yourself ritually by performing an ablution (or if necessary a full bath/&lt;em&gt;ghusl&lt;/em&gt; or in case you are allowed or are in a valid condition by &lt;em&gt;tayamum&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Note that this can be explained as a helping ritual to leave the daily life and seek refuge by Allah in the prayer so it can be considered as a tool to help us for the transfer from our &lt;em&gt;dunya&lt;/em&gt; to our &lt;em&gt;akhirah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the Quran quotes washing your feet (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:6&lt;/a&gt;) for &lt;em&gt;wudu'&lt;/em&gt; (ablution):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your faces and your forearms to the elbows and wipe over your heads &lt;strong&gt;and wash your feet&lt;/strong&gt; to the ankles. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it is an ordered (fard/farz) act!  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One exception is for the case that you wear leather socks or what is called a &lt;em&gt;khuf&lt;/em&gt; الخف (or &lt;em&gt;khufayn&lt;/em&gt; الخفين or &lt;em&gt;khufan&lt;/em&gt; الخفان as they are two=a pair) and have put it on after a full ablution in that case you are allowed to wipe over the &lt;em&gt;khuf&lt;/em&gt; as long as you didn't take them off. Based on analogy (&lt;em&gt;Qiyaas&lt;/em&gt;) some &lt;em&gt;madhabs&lt;/em&gt; allow the same for socks (in case they are not transparent), but not over shoes as they are usually over the socks and you will take them off, as once you take off a &lt;em&gt;khuf&lt;/em&gt; you must do ablution again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Side notes: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One can pray in shoes according some &lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt; narrations. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some &lt;em&gt;madhabs&lt;/em&gt; consider the compulsory act to be wiping over the feet instead of washing them, because of the building of the verse.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As long as you keep your &lt;em&gt;wudu'&lt;/em&gt; you can pray as many prayers as you like. But performing &lt;em&gt;wudu'&lt;/em&gt; before each prayer or after eating meat etc. is at least highly recommended.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T13:02:47.283" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37733" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37740" CreationDate="2017-02-07T13:34:09.147" Score="2" ViewCount="343" Body="&lt;p&gt;My friend from Turkey said the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...even attributing evil to satan is heresy... both good and evil comes from god in islamic faith...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While she's not a Muslim, she is quite knowledgeable about Islam, so I expect what she writes will likely have some basis in Islam.  However, in this case I'm unsure what she means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is attributing evil to Satan heresy?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T06:41:06.947" Title="Is attributing evil to Satan heresy?" Tags="|shaitan|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37735" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-07T15:08:33.977" Score="1" ViewCount="74" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophets all had some miracles to show people, and that was a good evidence to show they are right. But me must believe only some things we here. Is it fair? What about the people that can not believe?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21055" LastActivityDate="2019-11-23T20:06:24.260" Title="Why ancient people saw miracle to beleive the religion but not me?" Tags="|miracles|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35927" CreationDate="2017-02-07T16:11:45.903" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is not a complete answer, but I thought I could just share what I found about it so far (may update it later if I find out something new). &lt;strong&gt;Please take it with a big grain of salt.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, let's bring the sanad (narrators chain) of this hadith to make things more easier:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حدثنا أبو بكر أحمد بن محمد بن الحارث ، ثنا الفضل بن الحباب الجمحي ، ثنا مسدد ، ثنا عبد الوارث بن سعيد ، عن محمد بن إسحاق ، عن النعمان بن سعد&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrating Abu-Bakr Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Al-Harith, narrating Al-Fadhl bin Al-Habbab Al-Jumhi, narrating Masdad, narrating Abdul-warith bin Saeed, narrating Muhammad bin Isaac, narrating &lt;strong&gt;Al-Nu'man&lt;/strong&gt; bin Saad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the same book referenced in the question (Hilyat ul- Awliya wa Tabaqat-ul-Asfiya), the author, Abu Nu`aym Asfahani mentions the following right after the narration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;هذا حديث غريب من حديث النعمان ، كذا رواه ابن إسحاق عنه مرسلا.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/7952/167&quot;&gt;gharib hadith&lt;/a&gt; in the level or Al-Nu'man (one of the men in the sanad/narrator chain of this hadith). And that's how bin Isaac narrated it from him (Al-Nu'man) as a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/130686&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mursal&lt;/a&gt; hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to note that Mursal hadiths are usually considered as weak (Da'if) hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in his book العلو للعلي الغفار, Al-Dhahabi mentioned this hadith and this is what he said about it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;هَذَا حَدِيثٌ مُنْكَرٌ ، وَإِسْنَادُهُ غَيْرُ ثَابِتٍ ، لَكِنَّهُ صَالِحٌ صَحَّ إِلَى عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith is &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/43/167&quot;&gt;Munkar&lt;/a&gt;, and it's narrators chain is not stable, though it's correct and valid until Abdul-warith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=942&amp;amp;pid=328901&amp;amp;hid=126&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So regardless of the matn/content of the hadith itself and whether different schools (Salafi, Ash'ari, Maturidi) agree to it or not, the authenticity of the hadith itself is concerning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T16:11:45.903" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37740" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37733" CreationDate="2017-02-07T16:15:48.817" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a VERY tricky subject. I may not be able to convey it correctly so do comment so I update to the best of my ability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your friend is partially wrong if not entirely. :D&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 2 realms. &#xA;The realm of &lt;em&gt;تکوین&lt;/em&gt; (creation). In this world everything is Allah's doing. Allah has created the Sun, day, night, humans, animals.&#xA;The realm of actions of the free-creatures. In this realm Allah only commands us to do good and refrain from evil. Our actions are from this world. We choose to lie—while Allah has told us not to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does the evil happen in a zone where Allah doesn't have power? No! God &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; overturn it. Yet (usually) he doesn't. Why? Free will. Will he do something about it? Yes. What? He will punish them to only what is just. When? Well...here or in the hereafter or both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is God happy with the evil? No not even for a single bit. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A:&lt;/strong&gt; So what is God doing about the evil? He has instructed us to do good and &lt;em&gt;stay away from evil&lt;/em&gt;. He has given us &lt;strong&gt;wisdom&lt;/strong&gt; and guided us with &lt;strong&gt;prophets&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرّضَا ع قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ اللّهُ فَوّضَ الْأَمْرَ إِلَى الْعِبَادِ قَالَ اللّهُ أَعَزّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قُلْتُ فَجَبَرَهُمْ عَلَى الْمَعَاصِي قَالَ اللّهُ أَعْدَلُ وَ أَحْكَمُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ ثُمّ قَالَ قَالَ اللّهُ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ أَنَا أَوْلَى بِحَسَنَاتِكَ مِنْكَ وَ أَنْتَ أَوْلَى بِسَيّئَاتِكَ مِنّي عَمِلْتَ الْمَعَاصِيَ بِقُوّتِيَ الّتِي جَعَلْتُهَا فِيكَ‏ &lt;a href=&quot;http://lib.eshia.ir/11005/1/157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-kafi, Vol.1 Pg. 157&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I asked Imam Reza (AS) : Did Allah delegate things to his servants?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;- Allah is greater ( beyond, more able) than that.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I said: &quot; so did he force them into sinning?&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;he said: &quot;Allah is wiser and juster than that. Allah says: oh son of Adam, I am more deserving than you to your good deeds and you are more deserving of your bad deeds than I am, you have done sins with the power I have gave to you&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;B:&lt;/strong&gt; While we are in complete free-will, God is giving us the power. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A very incorrect conclusion from the above narration would be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has 1% share in the evil and the murderer shares 99%. No that's incorrect! God &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; sets the possibility of 0 to 100% by empowering us. I mean a rock can't kill it doesn't even have 0.00001% of killing. Yet humans have 0-100% ability. If a husband murders his wife, they don't ever go and criticize the company who made knives. God is just like the company who made knives who also happens to send in all the safety instructions with it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A + B&lt;/strong&gt; God gives us power, so we have free will. Instructs us to do good. Since we have free will we can disobey him. Yet it doesn't happen in a realm that he's powerless. Our power comes to us &lt;strong&gt;second after second&lt;/strong&gt;, at every moment we have power for that moment. We don't have power for the very next second—until it's given.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So where does Satan come into play? can it be attributed to him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He can/does entice us. Can it be attributed to him? Sure! What is the devil doing then?!* At the same time it happens, &lt;em&gt;we&lt;/em&gt; are using our our free-will. So more than anything it's attributed to us (Also see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35102/what-is-the-difference-between-the-waswas-whispering-of-the-nafs-soul-and-sa/35141#35141&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Does it happen in a realm that Allah didn't give power? Such a realm doesn't exist. Does Allah like it to happen? Again no. He has &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/36992/why-did-allahsaw-decide-to-create-3-religions-and-not-only-just-1/36993#36993&quot;&gt;sent prophets one after another&lt;/a&gt; to keep us intact.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if your friend meant that God wants the evil to happen, or orders to it, or does nothing about it, she is all wrong. Think of the narration and example I gave. ( my examples aren't perfect but I hope you get the idea)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If she meant the evil happens in the realm of Allah, she is right.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Attributing to Satan (though Satan can never be attributed singlehanded, he always needs someone to follow) isn't heresy, because that's the very definition of who he is. Attributing it to Allah as he &lt;em&gt;wants&lt;/em&gt; it to happen or does nothing about it &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; heresy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*[Iblees] said, &quot;By your might, I will surely mislead them all.&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/38/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sad 82&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T03:44:37.187" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37742" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37642" CreationDate="2017-02-07T16:59:04.963" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This had to do with the relevant sharia texts from Quran and Hadith, and how to apply rules to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we have the following two ayat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَيْتَةُ وَالدَّمُ وَلَحْمُ الْخِنزِيرِ وَمَا أُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ بِهِ وَالْمُنْخَنِقَةُ وَالْمَوْقُوذَةُ وَالْمُتَرَدِّيَةُ وَالنَّطِيحَةُ وَمَا أَكَلَ السَّبُعُ إِلَّا مَا ذَكَّيْتُمْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International Translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah , and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns, and those from which a wild animal has eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Al-Ma'idah:3]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا مِمَّا لَمْ يُذْكَرِ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنَّهُ لَفِسْقٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International Translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And do not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has not been mentioned, for indeed, it is grave disobedience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/6/121&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Al-An'am:121]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two ayat limit the type of food that Muslims can eat, and among the rules mentioned, the fact that food dedicated to other than Allah (e.g slaying a sheep in the name of some other god in other religion) is not halal, and the fact it's not halal to eat of that upon which the name of Allah has not been mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far, this pretty much means that a non-muslim slaughter is not halal. Now comes the exception:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ لَّكُمْ وَطَعَامُكُمْ حِلٌّ لَّهُمْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih International Translation&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Al-Ma'idah:5]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;those who were given the Scripture&amp;quot; is actually Ahlu Kitab (the translation is just kind of literal).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ayah states that food of Ahlu Kitab is lawful (halal) for us, given that other conditions are valid (i.e cannot eat pig or monkey meat... etc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recommend that you read at least the first 5 ayat of &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;surat Al-Ma'idah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="167" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T16:59:04.963" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27938" CreationDate="2017-02-07T18:44:24.603" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From my experience, Imam Jaafar al-Sadiq (slightly confusingly called 'Abu Abdullah' like Imam Hussein) has the most.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21067" LastActivityDate="2017-02-07T18:44:24.603" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37746" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35727" CreationDate="2017-02-07T21:39:54.947" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is able to do anything that &lt;strong&gt;isn't contradictory&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God can create heaven and hell. Can create Sun &amp;amp; moon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yet he can't create heaven and hell at the exact same place, same time. God can't make the background of this page to be both white and black. It's either black or white. God can't make 2 apples equal to 3 apples. It's just impossible. So the answer to all your questions are God can't make 2 contradictory things exist at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What he can do is he make heaven better, he can make hell worse, he make the background of this page a beautiful white to our eyes, he can make the 2 apples grow bigger, he can shrink the 3 apples, but without any manipulation, 2 = 3 is incorrect inherently &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2018-10-07T18:11:03.447" LastActivityDate="2018-10-07T18:11:03.447" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37748" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-08T04:31:51.903" Score="2" ViewCount="265" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard that some Christian churches were converted into mosques after Islam spread to those areas and took hold as the dominant religion of the area. For example, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hagia Sophia&lt;/a&gt; was the main Cathedral of the Greek Orthodox Church for 1000 years before the Ottomans conquered Constantinople and converted it into a Mosque.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering if it's possible for any old building to be converted into a mosque? Could my garage or bedroom or a school hall be converted into a mosque?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20802" LastActivityDate="2023-12-09T00:05:40.653" Title="Can any building be converted into a mosque?" Tags="|christianity|masjid|dawah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37749" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-08T04:46:50.833" Score="5" ViewCount="1889" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is related to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/37748/can-any-building-be-converted-into-a-mosque&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;, but I didn't want to ask too many things in one go so I'm making a separate question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering what is involved in building a mosque, aside from the physical construction aspects. To illustrate, lets say that an Islamic community decides to build a new mosque, so they go ahead and hire an architect to design the building and hire a construction company to build the physical structure. Once the structure is completed, is it possible to immediately begin worshipping in the new building? Or is there a further &quot;spiritual&quot; process that has to be completed? Perhaps an Imam has to pray a certain prayer and blessing over the building in order to sanctify it and make it holy first?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask because I know that you have to remove your shoes when you enter a mosque in order to acknowledge that you have entered the house of God and are standing on Holy ground. But I'm wondering what actually makes it a house of God and not just a random building? Has an Imam performed some ritual which transforms the mosque from being an average building to being a holy site?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a point of contrast, in Western Christianity there are two main views: Protestant and Catholic. Protestants believe that &quot;a church is just an ordinary building&quot; and that there is nothing special or holy about the building where they come together to pray, read the bible and worship - instead, the people themselves are seen as the important thing and the place where God resides. Whereas Catholics believe that churches need to be &lt;em&gt;consecrated&lt;/em&gt;: I'm not sure exactly what's involved, but presumably a Bishop or Priest has to go through a ritual and bless the church - this is believed to sanctify it, transforming it into a &quot;house of God&quot; and a holy site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regards to mosques, do they need to be blessed and sanctified/consecrated like in Catholicism? Or are they just an ordinary building like in Protestantism?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(If mosques do indeed need to be blessed before they can be used, I'd love to know some detail about the blessing. What is said? What is done?)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20802" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T22:18:42.467" Title="What is the procedure for creating a mosque?" Tags="|christianity|masjid|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37750" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37774" CreationDate="2017-02-08T06:42:32.090" Score="1" ViewCount="108" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is motivated by the snippet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The more miscellaneous &lt;strong&gt;expressions of unbelief&lt;/strong&gt; may be illustrated by the following examples: ... &lt;strong&gt;to pay respect to a non-moslem&lt;/strong&gt; ... -- page 4 of Peters and De Vries, &lt;a href=&quot;http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1570336&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Apostasy in Islam&lt;/a&gt;, Die Welt des Islams, New Series (17) 1976/77.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were no references for this claim given in their paper.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What does &quot;to pay respect to a non-moslem&quot; mean, and does it express unbelief?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-08T08:37:58.947" LastActivityDate="2017-02-09T16:50:04.947" Title="What does &quot;to pay respect to a non-moslem&quot; mean, and does it express unbelief?" Tags="|non-muslim|apostasy|respect|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37751" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-08T07:38:58.077" Score="2" ViewCount="64" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a person makes fun of another person for refusing to do things his parents forbade him to do and I laugh listening to this mockery, am I a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;kaafir&lt;/a&gt; by making fun of Islam? You should know that the name of God or Islam wasn’t mentioned in this conversation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21076" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T00:50:35.620" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T00:50:35.620" Title="Does listening to someone being mocked for obeying his parents make me an unbeliever?" Tags="|parents|kufr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32886" CreationDate="2017-02-08T09:38:00.343" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Look at suratul Hujurat. It says do not put yourself forward in front of God and his messenger. &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/quran/49/1/default.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamawakened.com/quran/49/1/default.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tell your friend do not take verses in Isolation. If you would you can falsely claim all people including Muslims are damned to hell just by isolating two verses in al-asr 103:1-2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21078" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T09:38:00.343" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37753" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-08T10:29:56.323" Score="1" ViewCount="81" Body="&lt;p&gt;السلام عليکم،&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that one can give zakat to his brother if he is poor, but someone confused me saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You cannot give zakat to your brother if he is not married (and young) and have father as supporter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16580" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T10:29:56.323" Title="Can someone give zakat to his unmarried (and young) brother?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2018-03-28T12:23:13.440" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37755" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37751" CreationDate="2017-02-08T10:48:49.847" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't see any reason that you are a kafir, but yes it is FISQ(mistake), and you should repent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And next time as per the hadees, you should do as such:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the authority of Abu Saeed al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with&#xA;  him) who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah say, &lt;strong&gt;“Whoever of you&#xA;  sees an evil must then change it with his hand. If he is not able to&#xA;  do so, then [he must change it ] with his tongue. And if he is not&#xA;  able to do so, then [he must change it] with his heart. And that is&#xA;  the slightest [effect of] faith.”&lt;/strong&gt; (Recorded in Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By this hadees, we can conclude that if someone doesn't even consider something evil in his heart, it means his faith is very weak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But in your case, you have your regret now, and that's great, you should repent and focus on making your faith stronger. Believe in Allah and his mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T10:48:49.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37757" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38410" CreationDate="2017-02-08T12:04:04.850" Score="7" ViewCount="750" Body="&lt;p&gt;Note: Maybe my question is too broad, but I hope for constructive comments to focus it more, but as I'm not aware of any &quot;known&quot; books of female scholars I'll keep it somehow open for the first draft! If a focus is needed we could stick on hadith sciences!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a post I've read here somebody even claimed that except for 'Aisha or one or two other women no female has ever narrated hadith. This is simply wrong, ibn Hajar quoted a long list of 824 female hadith narrators in his books like taqreeb at-Tahdib تقريب التهذيب until the beginning of the 3rd hijri century!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The well known hadith scholar &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hajar_al-Asqalani&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani&lt;/a&gt; ابن حجر العسقلاني was married to the female hadith scholar Anas Khatun أنس خاتون, both of them were students of al-&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zain_al-Din_al-%27Iraqi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hafidh al-'Iraqi&lt;/a&gt; الحافظ العراقي and got their Ijazah from him as far as I can tell. And Anas Khatun was teaching hadith in her house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've also heard that a female scholar used to teach in Damascus at the time of the Omayyad Caliph (king) &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Malik_ibn_Marwan&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abdul Malik ibn Marwan&lt;/a&gt; and he was attending these courses behind a &quot;hijab&quot;. As this was rather a female course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beside this the people of Yemen had conserved for a long time (as it is said) the narration of al-Muwatta' transmitted by Imam Malik's daughter Fatima.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my question is do we have any books or &quot;literary remains&quot; of female scholars. I mean we have some literary remains of female poets, why does it seems as if Islam is a rather male dominant religion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On Islam Online there must have been an Article posted on Spetember 13th 2001 by Mustapha 'Ashour الحركة العلمية النسائية تراث غابت شمسه which was reposted &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=134258&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This article includes the statement of 824 female hadith narrators whom were quoted by ibn Hajar from above. Beside some women whom gave fatwa and what I found astonishing the grand daughter of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izz_al-Din_ibn_%27Abd_al-Salam&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-'Izz ibn Abdassalam&lt;/a&gt; العز بن عبدالسلام &#xA; Zaynab bint Yahya ibn al-'izz ibn 'Abdassalam زينب بنت يحيى بن العز بن عبدالسلام (died 735 a.H.) whom was the lonely person at her time to have a continuous chain of al-Mu'ajm as-Saghir المعجم الصغير of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Tabarani&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tabarani&lt;/a&gt;! Imam a-Dhahabi said that the day she died she still have been listening to the recitation of her students for many ajza' (parts).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Hazm was educated by women he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;ربيت في حجر النساء، ونشأت بين أيديهن، ولم أعرف غيرهن ولا جالست الرجال إلا وأنا في حد الشباب.. وهن علمنني القرآن، وروينني كثيرًا من الأشعار، ودربنني في الخط&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I've been educated by women, and grown up in front (beside) of them, and I didn't know any other and never met or consulted men until I was a young man (about 30)... it was them who taught me the Quran, and narrated me (or made me) many of the poetry and trained me in calligraphy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2021-02-04T12:27:43.883" LastActivityDate="2021-02-04T12:27:43.883" Title="Are there any transmitted books written by female scholars?" Tags="|history|women|books|islamic-scholar|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37759" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37798" CreationDate="2017-02-08T13:25:34.157" Score="2" ViewCount="425" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it true that you must pay 1/5 of your money to a mullah every years?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what is the reason to selected 1/5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user21056" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T21:19:48.217" Title="What is the Khoms (خمس)?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37760" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37762" CreationDate="2017-02-08T14:48:18.457" Score="1" ViewCount="5829" Body="&lt;p&gt;While it's not obligatory to change a non-inappropriate name (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/32544/17163&quot;&gt;Changing my name upon conversion&lt;/a&gt;), it can still be desirable for the purposes of fitting in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How should a convert go about choosing a Muslim-appropriate name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my case, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rebecca&lt;/a&gt; appears in the Hebrew Bible, and being a Muslim named Rebecca seems to puzzle both Muslims and Jews, so I'm considering adopting a new name (even if just informally).  I have some ideas, e.g., I like &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jannah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jannah&lt;/a&gt;&quot; (جنّة) or maybe &quot;Becca&quot; which is short for &quot;Rebecca&quot; anyway (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/21465/17163&quot;&gt;Are Mecca and Becca the same places?&lt;/a&gt;), but I have no idea if these names are any good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the Prophet chose some of his wives' names, a possible option is to wait until I get married and let my husband choose mine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2019-07-14T18:41:08.393" Title="How should a convert go about choosing a Muslim-appropriate name?" Tags="|conversion|naming|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37760" CreationDate="2017-02-08T16:03:49.400" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just to re-iterate, its not required to change your name unless your name is associated with a false god or diety.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are no sanctioned guidelines in Islam for how to choose a name, any name that has a good meaning is ok. So what I will do is to just list some of the most common names used in Muslim communities and why people choose them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims attach a lot of importance to the Quran, the only lady specifically named in the Quran is &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_mother_of_Jesus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maryam&lt;/a&gt;&quot; (p.b.u.h) mother of Isa/Jesus (p.b.u.h) ... and that is a  very popular name in society. Alternatively a lot of people just randomly open the Quran, start reciting it and choose a feminine word that comes up: (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quranicnames.com/direct-quranic-names-with-counts/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quranicnames.com/direct-quranic-names-with-counts/&lt;/a&gt;).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, muslims attach importance to the actions of the Prophet Muhammad(p.b.u.h) and try to copy him. The Prophet Muhammad(p.b.u.h) had four daughters whom he named: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatimah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatimah&lt;/a&gt;, &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Kulthum_bint_Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Umm-e-Kulthum&lt;/a&gt; (might not be the name given by the Prophet),&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruqayyah_bint_Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ruqayyah&lt;/a&gt; and&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zainab_bint_Muhammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zainab.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally muslims prefer the names of those closest to the Prophet. These include the Prophet's mother &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aminah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aminah&lt;/a&gt; and his first wife &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khadija_bint_Khuwaylid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Khadijah&lt;/a&gt;, after Khadijah the next most prominent mother of the believers is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aisha&lt;/a&gt; and then &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafsa_bint_Umar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hafsah&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here are the names of pious women referred to in the Quran and Hadith: Hawwa(Eve, wife of Prophet Adam), Hajarah (wife of Prophet Abraham), Asiyah(adoptive mother of Prophet Moses), Bilqis (Queen of Sheba, contemporary of Prophet Solomon [peace be upon them all]).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T16:03:49.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37763" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39705" CreationDate="2017-02-08T16:18:09.690" Score="1" ViewCount="239" Body="&lt;p&gt;If one intends to fast one day (optional fast) but breaks it, do they have to make up for it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-09T00:26:14.460" LastActivityDate="2017-05-12T15:43:58.607" Title="Do you have to make up a broken optional fast?" Tags="|sawm|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37764" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38651" CreationDate="2017-02-08T17:57:26.180" Score="3" ViewCount="868" Body="&lt;p&gt;I married about a year ago. Now I have a suspicion that my spouse may have had extramarital sexual relations before our wedding night.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would our Nikah be affected in any way if there had been no repentance before our marriage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21087" LastEditorUserId="21609" LastEditDate="2017-03-24T10:30:05.453" LastActivityDate="2017-03-27T09:43:56.840" Title="Is Nikah affected by extramarital intercourse if there has been no repentance?" Tags="|nikah|sex|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37767" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37771" CreationDate="2017-02-08T20:25:45.030" Score="4" ViewCount="12924" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found the following quote which is attributed to Umar RA:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;A man should be like a child with his wives, but if they need him, he &#xA;should act like a man.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did he say this? If he did, the what is its context?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=A%20man%20should%20be%20like%20a%20child%20with%20his%20wives%2C%20but%20if%20they%20need%20him%2C%20he%20should%20act%20like%20a%20man&amp;amp;oq=A%20man%20should%20be%20like%20a%20child%20with%20his%20wives%2C%20but%20if%20they%20need%20him%2C%20he%20%20should%20act%20like%20a%20man&amp;amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;amp;ie=UTF-8#q=Did%20umar%20say%20%22A%20man%20should%20be%20like%20a%20child%20with%20his%20wives%22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Googling&lt;/a&gt; for the source didn't yield relevant results. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2017-02-09T09:17:46.907" Title="Did Umar (RA) say, &quot;A man should be like a child with his wives ...&quot;?" Tags="|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37768" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-08T20:46:08.257" Score="2" ViewCount="838" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are many Seerah biography books written of the life and times of Prophet Muhammad (s), and history of early Islam. Such as al-Tabari, ibn Ishaq ibn Kathir, ibn Sa'd, al Waqidi etc. But my question is which is the most reliable and authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20893" LastEditorUserId="19627" LastEditDate="2017-02-10T18:06:37.923" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T19:04:23.013" Title="What is the most reliable book of Seerah (biography) of Muhammad?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|seerah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-04-11T03:09:46.843" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25822" CreationDate="2017-02-08T21:02:56.907" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;(2:248) And their Prophet said to them: “The Sign of his dominion is that in his reign the Ark, wherein is inner peace for you, will be brought back to you, and the sacred relics left behind by the house of Moses and the house of Aaron borne by angels.270 Truly in that is a Sign for you, if indeed you are people of faith.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21091" LastActivityDate="2017-02-08T21:02:56.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37767" CreationDate="2017-02-09T09:02:49.163" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only source for this statement I could find is a &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=682&amp;amp;pid=144696&amp;amp;hid=7719&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;narration&lt;/a&gt; from sho'ab al-Eman of imam al-Bayhaqi. In al-Bayhaqi's book it is qualified as hadith mawquf حديث موقوف (a saying of a sahabi). According &lt;a href=&quot;http://kacemkhailat.blogspot.de/2016/10/blog-post_19.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this blog post&lt;/a&gt; it is disconnected. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here the hadith with the full chain as is in al-Bayhaqi's sho'ab al-Eman:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي الْمَعْرُوفِ الْفَقِيهُ ، أنا أَبُو سَهْلٍ الإسْفَرَايِينِيُّ ، نا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ الْحَذَّاءُ ، نا عَلِيُّ ابْنُ الْمَدِينِيِّ ، نا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عُمَرَ ، نا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ، عَنِ &lt;strong&gt;ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ&lt;/strong&gt; ، عَنْ &lt;strong&gt;أَبِيهِ&lt;/strong&gt; ، قَالَ : قَالَ &lt;strong&gt;عُمَرُ&lt;/strong&gt; : &quot; لَيُعْجِبُنِي الرَّجُلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ فِي أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ كَالصَّبِيِّ ، فَإِذَا ابْتُغِيَ مِنْهُ وُجِدَ رَجُلا &quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad ibn abi M'aruf (the faqih) informed us, from abu Sahl al-Isfaryyny from Ahmad ibn al-Hussayn al-Hadda' (the shoe maker) from 'ali ibn al-Madini (a known hadith scholar, contemporary to Imam Ahmad) from Ibrhaim ibn 'Omar from Muhammad ibn Muslim from &lt;strong&gt;ibn abi Najih&lt;/strong&gt; from &lt;strong&gt;his father&lt;/strong&gt; who said &lt;strong&gt;'Omar&lt;/strong&gt; said ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn abi Najih (died 134 a.H.), his father Yassar al-Makki  يَسَارالْمَكِّي (died 109 a.H.) has narrated from ibn 'Omar (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/8/70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;directly&lt;/a&gt; and indirectly according at-Tirmidhi whon affirms that he has met ibn 'Omar), but this doesn't confirm whether or not he met 'Omar ibn al-Khatab. The Sheikh Abdusallam ibn Mohsin aal 'Isa الشيخ عبد السلام بن محسن آل عيسى qulified this narration as follows: &quot;The sanad of this narration is a mix between trustworthy ثقة (thiqah) and righteous صدوق (sadoq) narrators, with the exception of the teacher (sheikh) of al-Bayhaqi himself Muhammad ibn abi Ma'ruf for whom I didn't find any biography and the chain is disconnected from the narration of Yassar al-Makki (who indeed is thrustworthy)from 'Omar, so the hadith is weak (da'if )&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was apparently also quoted by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_%27Asakir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn 'Asakir&lt;/a&gt; in his tareekh Baghdad based on the narration compiled in the book al-Mujalasah of the maliki scholar Ad-Dynawri &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?ID=3278&amp;amp;bk_no=60&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الدِّينَوري&lt;/a&gt;. Here the hadith with the full chain of ad-Dynawri:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إبراهيم بن دازيل الهمداني نا أبو حذيفة عن الثوري عن أبيه عن &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?ID=718&amp;amp;bk_no=60&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;إبراهيم التيمي&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; قال كان &lt;strong&gt;عمر بن الخطاب&lt;/strong&gt; يقول ينبغي للرجل أن يكون في أهله مثل الصبي فإذا التمس ما عنده وجد رجلا &#xA;  Ibrahim ibn Dazeel al-Hamadani from Abu Hudaifah from at-Thawri (the Imam) from his father from &lt;strong&gt;Ibrahim at-Taymy&lt;/strong&gt; who said &lt;strong&gt;'Omar ibn al-Khatab&lt;/strong&gt; used to say ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The issue is that even if Ibrahim at-Taymy (died 120 a.H.) is known to narrate on the authority of 'Omar as written in syar 'alam an-Nubala' of imam a-Dhahabi it is rather doubtful that they have met so the chain can be considered as disconnected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far what the blog says maybe here and there with my additions.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I'd like to say that the fact that two different chains report the same thing should give the statement and content a certain value, we will never be able to qualify 100% any statement, so we don't really know whether it is correctly attributed to 'Omar or not, but you may find it quoted in so many books (on hadith, tafsir, marriage, relationship between husband and wife) that it seems to have been adapted. On the whole it goes ahead with the statements of the Prophet () in the sahih hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...&quot;Why didn't you marry a young girl so that you could play with her and she with you?&quot;... (sahih al-Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in other hadith compilations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Everything with which a man amuses himself is vain except three (things): a man's training of his horse, his playing with his wife, and his shooting with his bow and arrow.... (sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/15/37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/28/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The context of this narrations is the relationship a husband should be nice and with a good taste of humor so the child or boy in him should be shown off in front of his wife, but if it comes to serious matters he should act like a man! Our Prophet used to &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/15/102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;race with his wifes&lt;/a&gt;, and joke even in the &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/3/54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;bathroom&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-02-09T09:17:46.907" LastActivityDate="2017-02-09T09:17:46.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37682" CreationDate="2017-02-09T09:45:06.470" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically there's no shari'a based objection to this marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As what is haram is said in verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:23&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you [for marriage] are ... and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sunnah added the &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/16/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;simultaneous marriage of a woman and her aunt&lt;/a&gt; (maternal or paternal).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_%27Abd_al-Barr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn 'abd-Al-Barr&lt;/a&gt; in his Istidhkar added a helpful ruling: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَنَّ كُلَّ امْرَأَتَيْنِ لَوْ كَانَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا رَجُلًا، لَمْ يَحِلَّ لَهُ نِكَاحُ الْأُخْرَى، لَمْ يَحِلَّ لَهُ الْجَمْعُ بَيْنَهُمَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Each two women whom if one replaces one of them (in mind) by a male, a man couldn't marry the other, are not allowed for a simultaneous marriage&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if there's no other objection, for example he already has four wives or he can't afford a second marriage or being just to (all) his wives. By shari'a he can marry her or at least ask for her hand. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether he should or not is off topic and can't be discussed here!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note that conflicts can arise even in a monogamic wedlock. And if the two wives live in different places and have their &quot;own&quot; home those conflicts could somehow be minimized.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;However both the man and the possible future wife should think twice before doing taking this step.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-02-09T15:23:39.997" LastActivityDate="2017-02-09T15:23:39.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37773" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-09T13:51:29.803" Score="3" ViewCount="175" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically the question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/37600/should-i-correct-an-imam-who-forces-his-opinions-on-his-community&quot;&gt;Should I correct an imam who forces his opinions on his community?&lt;/a&gt; is the reason for me to ask the above question.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;As I know (or learnt) that even if abu Hanifa holds the opinion that in a congregation the people following the Imam can end the prayer at the same time with him or earlier, but Mohammad ibn al-Hassan a-Shaybani and abu Yusuf followed the opinion of the majority of scholars saying one must follow the Imam and only do the salam if he has finished it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I asked myself what is the established madhhab of the hanafi school and whom are the scholars whom made this final stablization.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BTW it would be nice to know the same for the maliki and hanbali (and if possible also the dhahiri/zahiri) school as i assume that i've covered the shafi'i school already in my answer on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/36246/levels-of-obligatoriness-of-rulings-within-schools-of-law&quot;&gt;Levels of obligatoriness of rulings within schools of law&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-12T11:50:18.037" LastActivityDate="2019-04-12T11:50:18.037" Title="What is the &quot;established madhhab&quot; for each of the 4 sunni schools of fiqh?" Tags="|hanafi|madhhab|shafii|maliki|hanbali|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37750" CreationDate="2017-02-09T16:50:04.947" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Without seeing more it's hard to say what the author meant. Also I'm not sure if he means:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;respect to a non-Muslim (as a person)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;respect to a non-Muslim's action&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he means action, well if it's a good action then it deserves praise regardless of who's doing it, Muslim or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it's about a non-Muslim person:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About people of the book:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or Sabeans [before Prophet Muhammad] - those [among them] who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness - will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baqara : 62&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About respect to others (atheists or non-Abrahamic follower, not that they are the same, but...)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/60/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mumtahana 8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we are encouraged to be righteous towards and acting kind towards anyone who doesn't fight against us in religion &amp;amp; expels us from our homes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For those who expel us from our lands, it's obvious. The tricky part is for those who fight us in religion, like people who mock us praying, mock us having hijab, mock us who believe in God...for those people we are encouraged to socialize differently. Not that we should show them injustice or oppress them, but the level of kindness should certainly be different from some other atheist who just minds his own business and greets us, socializes with us and doesn't mock us. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In addition we have also been discouraged to take any non-Muslim as a guider.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them &lt;s&gt;allies&lt;/s&gt; masters (one who you listen to as having more authority) until they emigrate for the cause of Allah . But if they turn away, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them and take not from among them any ally or helper.&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nisa' 89&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the violence of the verse. Please my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/28682/how-do-non-violent-muslims-explain-the-violent-verses-of-the-koran/28694#28694&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Basically it applied to very specific people who were peace breaking killers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so basically we are to dislike, those who expel us from our land, mock fight us in religion and not to take them as our guiders/masters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2017-02-09T16:50:04.947" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1771" CreationDate="2017-02-09T18:42:24.623" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Exactly as everybody's answers. In short, claiming zakat means we are not paying the government any tax for the amount of the zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you say the money return you received is part of the 500 dollars zakat, that is totally incorrect. The 800 dollars return is from the total tax you paid to the government (you know that the government took a portion amount of money out of your paycheck right?) And you are claiming back these money. It has nothing to do with the zakat money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Claiming zakat or donations means we are telling the government that we are not paying taxes for the amount we donated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, if you pay zakat or a charity for 500 dollars, you will pay 0 dollars to the government because you don't have to pay tax on donations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, if you decided not to pay any zakat or made any charity contribution for that year then you would have to pay the government tax on that 500 dollars (X% of that 500) you keep or earn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So remember to always claim your donations; otherwise, you are giving away free money to the government.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Claiming zakat in your tax return means you would either get a refund or pay less on your taxes depends on how your employer deduct the taxes from your paycheck. (if 0 dollar deduction from your paycheck, you most likely have to pay taxes, so better if you pay in advance like you are currently doing since you are receiving a refund) And you know right that the refund is the money they took out from your paycheck you earned from your hardwork and you get a refund because you have been paying too much extra taxes to the government. Thus, this is another story on taxes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21099" LastEditorUserId="21099" LastEditDate="2017-02-09T18:54:08.923" LastActivityDate="2017-02-09T18:54:08.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37733" CreationDate="2017-02-10T01:53:59.067" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your friend is merely referring to verse 4:78:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If good comes to them, they say, &quot;This is from Allah&quot;; and if evil befalls them, they say, &quot;This is from you.&quot; Say, &quot;All [things] are from Allah .&quot; So what is [the matter] with those people that they can hardly understand any statement?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (ﷻ) made this statement in refutation of those who tried to say that their good fortunes (eg, high crop yield, healthy offspring, etc) were from God and that their bad fortunes (eg, death, disease, etc) were from other than Allah, in that particular case blaming Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). -- This is similar to Christians who say good is controlled by God and evil is controlled by Satan. &lt;em&gt;Wrong!&lt;/em&gt; Both good and evil is controlled by God. These things were decreed and written in the Book of Decrees long before the universe was even formed!  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in that sense, to say evil is from/controlled by Satan is a &lt;strong&gt;heresy&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evil is part of the creation of Allah (ﷻ). Even giving mankind the 'ability' to do evil is from God. Satan (Iblis) himself was created, and had no say in what he could himself do.. let alone what mankind could or could not do. That was decided by God, who Willed to give mankind freedom of choice. And no one shares in His decision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That brings us to the &lt;strong&gt;other heresy&lt;/strong&gt; in which people some people conclude that since evil is part of God's creation, then He is to be blamed for people doing evil. Also incorrect. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it was Islamweb which gave the analogy of the elevator to represent God's creation of good/evil. The engineer designed the elevator to go up and down and you can use it to do either.. but you wouldn't blame the engineer/maker of the elevator for you taking it where you took it. That decision was your own!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likewise, you are to blame for the evil that you do; although Satan can be blamed in terms of influencing you towards evil.. he doesn't control you. You ultimately made the decision to accept his invitation to evil. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16419" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T01:53:59.067" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37777" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36210" CreationDate="2017-02-10T03:03:59.980" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;if you ask one by one hafidz/hafidzah (the memorizer of Qur'an)&#xA;there's no difference of Qur'an about their memorizes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21102" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T03:03:59.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37778" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37782" CreationDate="2017-02-10T04:31:06.917" Score="5" ViewCount="257" Body="&lt;p&gt;Stack exchange has feature to chat with other learners/teachers available at &lt;a href=&quot;http://chat.stackexchange.com&quot;&gt;chat&lt;/a&gt; . So is it haram to chat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because I think mahrams and non mahrams will be there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21103" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-13T06:22:30.697" LastActivityDate="2017-06-13T06:22:30.697" Title="Can I use chat?" Tags="|halal-haram|mahram|men-women|non-mahram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37780" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29446" CreationDate="2017-02-10T08:00:49.240" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some evidences first&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&quot;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'If the Iqama is pronounced then do not stand for the prayer till you see me (in front of you).' &quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may find other similar narrations (some with some addtions) in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/5/200&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/149&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1106920&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/6/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Bilal summoned to prayer as the sun declined but did not pronounce Iqama till the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out and the Iqama was pronounced on seeing him. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/5/204&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may find the hadith ino ther sources too!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Once Iqama was pronounced and the people had straightened the rows, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went forward (to lead the prayer) but he was Junub, so he said, &quot;Remain in your places.&quot; And he went out, took a bath and returned with water trickling from his head. Then he led the prayer. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith is also compiled in other sources. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now a &quot;fatwa&quot; or statement of Imam Malik:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;... As for people standing up when the iqama for the prayer is called, I have not heard of any definite point at which it is begun, and I consider it rather to be according to people's (individual) capacity, for some people are heavy and some are light, and they are not able to be as one man .... (Imama Malik, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/malik/3/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Commentaries on the evidences&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One could conclude form this narration that they were asked to stand up once they see the Imam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Here we see that Bilal (the muadhin) only started the Iqama when the Imam (the Messenger of Allah (pbuh)) came out.. in this case the people would stand up with the Iqama starting! &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This hadith shows that the congregation already stood before the Imam came out and this found no objection. One could also discuss whether this only happened because the Imam when coming to the prayer has forgotten or just remainded that he needed to take a &lt;em&gt;ghusl&lt;/em&gt; and was somehow busy with other thoughts and didn't notice that the people were standing.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;This shows that it is up to the people and their capacity to decide when they should start standing up.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam an-Nawawi in his commentary on sahih Muslim quoted a statement of Qadi 'Iyad which is somehow joining all the three (first) narrations:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Bilal used to &#xA;be on the lookout searching for the Prophet (pbuh) to come out once he saw him he would start the Iqama, people wouldn't start standing up until they would see him (pbuh) and the Prophet (pbuh) wouldn't stand in his position for leading the prayer until the people have completed their rows and everybody was in position. The case abu Huraira described in the 3rd hadith is something which happened a few times (once or twice) and can be taken as an evidence to allow it in case of a (legal) justification. It also is possible that the first narration came afterwards!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars also say that the reason for &quot;prohibiting&quot; (maybe not recommending is better here) them to stand up before they see the Imam is to not prolong the time for waiting, and maybe an Imam could come late for some reasons.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The rulings for some madhabs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars had different opinions on when to stand up for the prayer and when the Imam should perform the takbir for starting the prayer:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A-Shafi'i and others said it is recommended not to stand up until the muadhin has completed the iqama!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Qadi 'Iyad reported from Malik and most scholars that it is recommended to start standing up once the muadhin starts the iqama, Anas ibn Malik used to stand up when the muadhin says (recites) &quot;&lt;em&gt;qad qamati s-salat&lt;/em&gt; قد قامت الصلاة&quot; this is the opinion of Imam Ahamd.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu Hanifa and the Kufi scholars used to say they should stand up in the rows once the muadhin says (recites) &quot;&lt;em&gt;hayya 'ala s-salat&lt;/em&gt; حي على الصلاة &quot; and once he says (recites) &quot;&lt;em&gt;qad qamati s-salat&lt;/em&gt;&quot; the Imam make the takbir, while the majority of the scholars of the salaf say the Imam only does the takbir when the muadhin has ended the iqama. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibn 'abd al-Barr made more details in his al-Istidhkar.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Sources &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/82934&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt; and my major &lt;a href=&quot;http://majles.alukah.net/t38263/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source in Arabic&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19726" LastEditorUserId="19726" LastEditDate="2017-11-06T08:46:40.087" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T08:46:40.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37781" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37642" CreationDate="2017-02-10T08:37:25.427" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The conditions for halal slaughtering&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically food is made of some ingredients among them you may find meat or flesh so the general ruling allowing to eat the food of the people of the book in (5:5) allows eating the meat of slaughtered animals (as long as they are not among those quoted in (5:3), (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/173&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:173&lt;/a&gt;), (6:121)) according some conditions the most important is that slaughtering is similar to our slaughtering here the conditions from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/88206&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa on islamqa&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;That the meat be slaughtered as a Muslim does it, but cutting the throat and oesophagus and letting the blood flow. If the animal is killed by strangling or electric shock or drowning in water, its meat is not permissible. Similarly, if a Muslim does that, the meat is not permissible.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now to the possible confusion created by saying it is not allowed to eat from a slaughtered animal one which the name of Allah is not mentioned.... this isn't exact. The point is as you may read in (2:173) that this is meant in relation to pagan worship, so animal slaughtered by  Christian or Jew is allowed as long as they don't dedicate it to some other deity or a person:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;What is meant here is that over which a name other than that of Allaah is mentioned at the time of slaughter, such as saying “in the name of the Messiah” or “in the name of Muhammad” or “in the name of Jibreel” or “in the name of al-Laat” and so on. End quote&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is because of the sahih narration on the authority of the mother of believers 'Aisha:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people said, &amp;quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Meat is brought to us by some people and we are not sure whether the name of Allah has been mentioned on it or not (at the time of slaughtering the animals).&amp;quot; Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said (to them), &amp;quot;Mention the name of Allah and eat it.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/34/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if they don't dedicate it at all it is fine too!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/16/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; you may find that 'Aisha mentioned that those people were new to Islam!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So verse (5:5) allows the food of people of the book and the food made of slaughtered animals by people of the book as quoted in the above fatwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;... &lt;strong&gt;The Prophet&lt;/strong&gt; (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) &lt;strong&gt;ate meat slaughtered by the Jews and did not ask questions&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The evidence for accepting it from Muslims and ahl-al-Kitab&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However what exactly says that the slaughterer must be a Muslim, Jew or Christian can be concluded from (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:3&lt;/a&gt;) beside the the context of (5:5):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you are ... except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death], and those which are sacrificed on stone altars, ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here the Arabic words  ذكيتم &lt;em&gt;dhakaytum&lt;/em&gt;  and ذبح &lt;em&gt;dhobiha&lt;/em&gt; have been used to make a difference between a pagan sacrifice and a &amp;quot;correct from the perspective of shari'a&amp;quot; slaughtering it is used in the hadith in this meaning too:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The slaughter of what is in the womb is included in the slaughter of the mother if it is perfectly formed and its hair has begun to grow.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/510540&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt;, Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1333210&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;, Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/16/41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; and Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/18/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And can be understood this way in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=1166&amp;amp;idto=1166&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;ID=588&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir al-Qurtobi&lt;/a&gt; of this verse:&#xA;In the 7th, 8th, 9th and further items he considered as worthy to discuss on the this verse.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Here just the linguistic issues:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;8th item (الثامنة)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ذكيتم الذكاة في كلام العرب الذبح&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;dhakytum ad-dhakata in the speech of the Arabic people means slaughtering&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;9th item (التاسعة)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ذكيتم الذكاة في اللغة أصلها &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/home.php?lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;word=%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85&amp;amp;service=dict&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;التمام&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ad-dhakat in Arabic originates in &amp;quot;the completeness&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore in the same fatwa you may read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahmaan al-Barraak (may Allaah preserve him) said: “...&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;If those who produce the meat are not Jews or Christians, then the meat that they offer is haraam.&lt;/strong&gt; ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more details read the fatwa I was partly quoting and my other Arabic references &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/fatwa/9711/%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84-%D8%B0%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamway&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/2428&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamweb&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Tamer quoted most of the verses in his answer I've not quoted nor linked them if they were available there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also the Arabic wikipedia &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B0%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article on ذكاة&lt;/a&gt; linked from Medi1's comment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19726" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-04T17:24:29.317" LastActivityDate="2021-12-04T17:24:29.317" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37782" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37778" CreationDate="2017-02-10T08:51:03.763" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer somehow depends on your behavior and your intention in a chat room.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically one is allowed to greet a non-Mahram and make any thing which falls under necessary parts of conversation with him/her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you are chatting to seek knowledge or exchange some information etc. then everything is fine and following the rules of shari'a. But once you leave this line for example by doing chitchat or anything else you might be doing something sinful and it would be regarded as haram!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/39258&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #39258&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/59873&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #59873&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-02-10T08:56:55.567" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T08:56:55.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37783" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-10T08:55:08.380" Score="4" ViewCount="432" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is: I was going to decide on what subject to study at the university level. I once had this thought &quot; What if while studying this subject I discover that Islam is not scientifically logical and I leave the religion&quot; and based on this I began to become worried this might happen with me and I'll leave Islam. Is this an act of doubt which leads to kufr as i thought &quot;what if I discover islam is not logical&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: this wasn't merely waswas as I acted upon it by frowning and asking people if i should take the subject despite on my fears. &#xA;It does not matter what I wanted to study. For reasons I cannot explain you can assume that it is something like physics or biology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21106" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-12T14:26:21.773" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T15:05:28.340" Title="Is fearing that one would discover Islam to be untrue kufr of doubt?" Tags="|science|kufr|doubts|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37788" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-10T11:00:38.593" Score="7" ViewCount="4737" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/16656&quot;&gt;seen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; that Abu Huraira is considered as an unreliable narrator by Shia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One famous example would be the case of Abu Hurayrah, who narrated&#xA;  over five thousand hadiths: Sunnis consider him a reliable source,&#xA;  Shi'ites do not, and his case is not unique.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-08-05T09:40:19.850" LastActivityDate="2018-08-07T07:58:41.060" Title="Why is Abu Huraira considered unreliable by Shia fiqh?" Tags="|fiqh|shiism|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37789" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-10T11:17:04.267" Score="2" ViewCount="1161" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hypocrites and shirk committers will receive the worst punishments in hell. Will shaitan recieve a worse punishment than them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T20:26:04.387" Title="Will Shaitan receive the worst punishment in Jahannam?" Tags="|shaitan|punishment|jahannam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37790" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37763" CreationDate="2017-02-10T14:47:20.583" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer is no, because it's optional. Only Ramadan fast should be made up.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3745" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T14:47:20.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37793" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37401" CreationDate="2017-02-10T16:43:19.177" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Simple answer is NO. It is not sin to think about sex or anything. It is totally fine and natural. The only sin in thinking is 'Badd-gumani' i.e. believing without any proof that someone has done some sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21087" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T16:43:19.177" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37794" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-10T18:50:21.410" Score="1" ViewCount="161" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a hadith is graded Daif in chain does it mean that its content (matn) is Sahih authentic but the chain is weak but can it still be used as evidence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‘Amir Al Sha’bi said “The Prophet (ﷺ) had a special portion in the booty called safi. This would be a slave if he desired or a slave girl if he desired or a horse if he desired. He would choose it before taking out the fifth.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Grade   : Da'if in chain (Al-Albani)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/20/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/20/64&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20893" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T18:50:21.410" Title="What is a hadith &quot;Daif-in-Chain&quot; mean?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-02-11T21:25:42.477" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37795" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37789" CreationDate="2017-02-10T20:26:04.387" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Surah Al-Maeda Verse No:60:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;Should I tell you who will receive the worst punishment from&#xA;  God? Those whom God has condemned, afflicted with His anger, made apes&#xA;  out of them, swine and worshippers of Satan, will have the worst&#xA;  dwelling and will wander far away from the right path.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this and The matter of punishments is for Allaah to decide, and we know nothing about it except that which He has told us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3745" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T20:26:04.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37797" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36325" CreationDate="2017-02-10T20:38:00.080" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it is not. It's the price you pay in exchange of a service. Riba is borrowing an amount of money, and return it after in a bigger amount according to the delay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3745" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T20:38:00.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37759" CreationDate="2017-02-10T21:19:48.217" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;strong&gt;Shia&lt;/strong&gt; school of thought paying &lt;strong&gt;Khums&lt;/strong&gt; is &lt;strong&gt;obligatory&lt;/strong&gt;. It is an Islamic tax of one-fifth of a person's surplus annual income, which means the amount of money after deducting all living expenses for one year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is based on the following Vers of the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Know that whatever of a thing you acquire, a fifth of it is for Allah,&#xA;  for the Messenger, for the near relative, and the orphans, the needy,&#xA;  and the wayfarer...(8:41)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the vers, the amount of khums being paid, is split into two main parts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;50%&lt;/strong&gt; (sihmu 'l-Imam) for Allah swt and the Prophet, which is after the death of the Prophet his successor. As the Shia believe in the occultation of the 12. Imam, the share is paid to his representatives, to the knowledgeable and trustworthy &lt;strong&gt;mujtahids&lt;/strong&gt;.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;50%&lt;/strong&gt;(sihmu 's-sadat) for the needy, orphans and traveller of the  &lt;strong&gt;Sayyids&lt;/strong&gt; who descend from the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Khums (sihmu 'l-Imam) is a guarantee for the financial independence of the Shia `ulama', as they do not receive money from the government. Furthermore, it is used for the propagation of the religion of Islam, building mosques, Islamic centres, orphanages etc.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2017-02-10T21:19:48.217" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37799" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22909" CreationDate="2017-02-10T21:29:18.283" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure whether the hadith mentioned is sahih or daif and so on... but I've heard it.&#xA;I've manage to found 3 points from this hadith.&#xA;1) Because of the distance... the important of knowledge&#xA;2) China is 1 of the earliest civilization... so there is  knowledge in China&#xA;3) China has been stated as first who invented paper...  source to record knowledge &amp;amp; expand it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;والله أعلم &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21115" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-10T17:44:27.387" LastActivityDate="2017-09-10T17:44:27.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37800" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-11T07:46:00.647" Score="5" ViewCount="484" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it Haram to sell that which is Halal to organisations that mainly deal in Haram matters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example: A bar owner approaches you and wants to buy water from you in bulk quantities to sell in his bar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does selling the water to the bar owner gets considered as assisting in that which is Evil?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not violate the rites of Allah or [the&#xA;  sanctity of] the sacred month or [neglect the marking of] the&#xA;  sacrificial animals and garlanding [them] or [violate the safety of]&#xA;  those coming to the Sacred House seeking bounty from their Lord and&#xA;  [His] approval. But when you come out of ihram, then [you may] hunt.&#xA;  And do not let the hatred of a people for having obstructed you from&#xA;  al-Masjid al-Haram lead you to transgress. &lt;strong&gt;And cooperate in&#xA;  righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression.&#xA;  And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is severe in penalty. (5:2)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2017-02-23T17:57:28.270" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T17:57:28.270" Title="Is it impermissible to sell that which is permissable to businesses that are impermissible?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|business|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37803" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37986" CreationDate="2017-02-11T10:25:55.863" Score="1" ViewCount="834" Body="&lt;p&gt;I sometimes see the book &lt;em&gt;Reliance of the Traveller&lt;/em&gt;, or Umdat as-Salik, mentioned online (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_of_the_Traveller&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0915957728&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;).  Judging from Google, it has found a role as a go-to manual for those who wish to criticise Islam, with the top hits including &quot;Creeping Sharia&quot;, &quot;ConCit&quot;, &quot;Islam Exposed&quot;, &quot;counterjihadreport&quot;, &quot;Mapping Shari'a&quot;, etc.  This may be predominately because of the book's online availability in English, and I would guess that native English speakers tend to have a more Islam-negative attitude than the general population.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Does the book &quot;Reliance of the Traveller&quot; play a significant role in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found an online &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shafi&amp;#39;i&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shafi'i&lt;/a&gt; fatwa which gives the book a glowing review:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is really hard to praise this book enough. It stands, without equal or competitor, as the primary Sunni manual of Islam in English. -- Moustafa Mounir Elqabbany, Qibla.com, sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/shafii/qibla-shafii/33312&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And one fatwa with a luke warm stance (outside of the Shafi'i fiqh):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no harm in Shaf'iee laymen studying the book provided they refer to a qualified and reputable Sha'fiee Mufti in personal fiqhi matters.  As for Hanafi laymen, it is not advisable to study the book since it can cause confusion and lead one towards Talfeeq, i.e. picking and chosing between the different Maz'ahib. This is Haraam as it involves probing in matters of Shari'ah without possessing the authority to do so. -- (Mufti) Abdullah Patel, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muftisays.com/qa/question/465/book-reliance-of-the-traveller.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MuftiSays.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...This translation has led to this work becoming influential among Western Muslims.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuh_Ha_Mim_Keller&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nuh Ha Mim Keller&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So maybe it's important in the Shafi'i madhhab, and growing in influence among Western Muslims since it's in English and easily downloadable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now having read a small part of the book (it's very long), I'm finding it is quite a handy reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T14:58:27.600" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T04:43:31.133" Title="Does the book &quot;Reliance of the Traveller&quot; play a significant role in Islam?" Tags="|fiqh|books|shafii|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37804" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-11T12:18:16.263" Score="3" ViewCount="239" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.org/msaec/articles/women_tr.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.org&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Other than what is stated from the Hanafi madhhab in the Reliance, &lt;strong&gt;the only dispensations I have seen for a woman to travel alone are&lt;/strong&gt;:  ... - &lt;strong&gt;If she is a non-Muslim who became Muslim&lt;/strong&gt;, or a slave who was freed, and or a Muslim woman escaping from Dar al-kufr. See &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fath_al-Bari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fath al-Bari&lt;/a&gt;, 1989 ed. 4:93, al-Mughni 1994 ed. 3:168, and Nayl al- awtar 4:291. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This took me by surprise, and I'm sceptical about it's truth.  However, it does give references which look reliable, so there's probably something behind the claim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Are women converts an exception to the rule of travelling alone?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2022-12-30T09:55:58.443" Title="Are women converts an exception to the rule of travelling alone?" Tags="|women|conversion|travelling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37807" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-11T18:18:23.980" Score="2" ViewCount="1507" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have this personal issue. Whenever I have a bowel movement, semen is discharged. I'm pretty sure it's semen. I have read that ghusl is required if there is discharge due to desire. What is the definition of desire and when does one know whether something came out out of desire or not. I'm in doubt concerning this, so what used to happen is that I would worry so much about having any sexual thoughts during bowel movement because if semen was dischared at the same time or a little after, then I'd need ghusl. I became so worried about having sexual thoughts that I started having sexual thoughts during bowel movements and this made me stressed and angry, because I thought I would need ghusl. I started ignoring these doubts because it became too much on me and it didn't make sense logically. So I prayed without doing ghusl. Do I need ghusl eveytime? What if something sexual crosses my mind and at the same time something is discharged? Does this require ghusl? Even if the discharge was likely only because of straining during bowel movement? I would like evidence from hadith and Quran, something I myself could double check. I am going to see a urologist in a few months.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21122" LastActivityDate="2017-02-11T18:18:23.980" Title="Seminal discharge during bowel movement. Is ghusl required?" Tags="|ghusl|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37808" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-11T22:57:14.133" Score="2" ViewCount="802" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am in the process of establishing a business, which will offer products for health, body and beauty. The items that I plan to offer includes but are not limited to herbs, vitamins, organic food, tinctures etc. My concern is the sale of alcohol-based tinctures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A tincture is typically an alcoholic extract of plant or animal material or solution of such, or of a low volatility substance (such as iodine and mercurochrome). -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tincture&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You might know that the most potent form of tincture consists of up to 50% alcohol and there is a wide market for that. There are other alternatives available but majority of the producers and consumers favor alcohol as it increases the shelf life of products. Being a Muslim, I do realize that it may be permissible to consume alcohol in small quantities for its medicinal properties as long as there is absolutely no alternative available.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tinctures are consumed in small quantities as well (5-8 drops) but my concern is the profit I get on selling them. My market is huge and my customers include Muslims and non-Muslims. I am confused, is it permissible for me to sell such products or is it absolutely NO NO?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21125" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-12T01:54:08.113" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T01:54:08.113" Title="Is selling alcohol-based tinctures haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|alcohol|business|medical|health|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37809" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37837" CreationDate="2017-02-11T23:52:14.800" Score="7" ViewCount="369" Body="&lt;p&gt;While there are different readings of the Qur'an (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2676&quot;&gt;What are the readings (qira&amp;#39;at) of Quran?&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/37700&quot;&gt;Examples of verses of the Qur&amp;#39;an with two different readings?&lt;/a&gt;), they are consistent with one another to a high degree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I have not encountered the same level of accuracy with ahadith.  Indeed, different books report the same hadith differently, and indeed, there are differing version of ahadith within single books.  This gives the impression that ahadith should be regarded as only an approximation of what the Prophet actually said/did, and that there's going to be substantial (possibly unrecorded) inaccuracies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Are ahadith generally considered to be paraphrased?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a concrete example, consider the following ahadith about women travelling alone:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “&lt;strong&gt;No woman should travel the distance of three days or more, unless she is with her father, brother, son, husband or a Mahram.&lt;/strong&gt;” -- Sunan Ibn Majah [grade: sahih] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1279280&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn `Abbas:  The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;A woman should not travel except with a Dhu-Mahram&lt;/strong&gt; (her husband or a man with whom that woman cannot marry at all according to the Islamic Jurisprudence), and no man may visit her except in the presence of a Dhu-Mahram.&amp;quot; A man got up and said, &amp;quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I intend to go to such and such an army and my wife wants to perform Hajj.&amp;quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to him), &amp;quot;Go along with her (to Hajj). -- Sahih al-Bukhari 1862 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/28/42&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn `Umar:  The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;A woman should not travel for more than three days except with a Dhi-Mahram.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; -- Sahih al-Bukhari 1087 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/18/8&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:  The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;No man must not be alone with a woman except in the presence of her (Mahram). &lt;strong&gt;No woman should travel except in company of a (Mahram).&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; A man said: &amp;quot;O Messenger of Allah! I have been enrolled for such and such expedition, and my wife left for Hajj.&amp;quot; He (ﷺ) said to him, &amp;quot;Go and perform Hajj with your wife.&amp;quot; [Al- Bukhari and Muslim]. -- Riyad as-Salihin (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/8/35&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qaza'ah reported: I heard a hadith from Abu Sa'id (Allah be pleased with him) and it impressed me (very much), so I said to him: Did you hear it (yourself) from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)? Thereupon he said: (Can) I speak of anything about Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) which I did not bear? He said: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying: Do not set out on a journey (for religious devotion) but for the three mosques-for this mosque of mine (at Medina) the Sacred Mosque (at Mecca), and the Mosque al-Aqsa (Bait al-Maqdis), and I heard him saying also: &lt;strong&gt;A woman should not travel for two days duration, but only when there is a Mahram with her or her husband.&lt;/strong&gt; -- Sahih Muslim 827 d (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/15/465&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With other versions &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/56/215&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bulugh/6/11&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are all simultaneously regarded as &amp;quot;sahih&amp;quot;, yet are inconsistent with one another in a non-trivial way, i.e., the meaning changes hadith to hadith.  As such, it seems reasonable to believe that they're all paraphrased to some degree, i.e., they're not all word-for-word identical to what the Prophet said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T02:59:33.600" Title="Are ahadith generally considered to be paraphrased?" Tags="|hadith|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37810" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37826" CreationDate="2017-02-12T01:51:31.350" Score="0" ViewCount="647" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question relates to this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Al-Musaiyab:  That his father (Hazn bin Wahb) went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and &lt;strong&gt;the Prophet (ﷺ) asked (him), &quot;What is your name?&quot; He replied, &quot;My name is Hazn.&quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;You are Sahl.&quot; Hazn said, &quot;I will not change the name with which my father has named me.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; Ibn Al-Musaiyab added: We have had roughness (in character) ever since.  Narrated Al-Musaiyab: on the authority of his father similarly as above (i.e., 209). -- Sahih al-Bukhari 6190 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/78/214&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What can we learn from this hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What seems apparent to me is (a) one should have the utmost respect for their father, (b) one does not always have to agree with or even follow the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also found this online:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Hazn” means rough, hard ground, while “Sahl” is the opposite of “Hazn”, i.e. even, soft ground. This hadith tells us that if a person’s name describes an undesirable attribute then it is better to change that name for one that has a good meaning. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://dailyhadith.adaptivesolutionsinc.com/hadith/Name-Change-for-Better.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Daily Hadith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a more direct lesson, than how I read the hadith above (although I missed it because I didn't realize that &quot;Hazn&quot; might be considered bad).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2018-09-12T11:20:17.667" Title="What can we learn from the hadith where the Prophet tried to rename Hazn to Sahl, but he refused out of respect to his father?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|naming|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37816" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-12T16:30:14.273" Score="5" ViewCount="1105" Body="&lt;p&gt;I see that Iran's women's hair is visible from under their headscarves. Is it allowed by Shia fiqh? Is it denied by Sunni mazhabs?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T02:34:44.507" LastActivityDate="2021-08-08T07:49:20.643" Title="Can a woman's hair be partially visible from Shia and Sunni viewpoints?" Tags="|sunni|women|shiism|fiqh|hair|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37817" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-12T16:46:54.423" Score="1" ViewCount="569" Body="&lt;p&gt;My ex husband divorced me 5 years ago verbally, in front of my father and brother. Do I need a talaq nama to prove I am divorced?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21136" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-12T23:49:00.770" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T02:36:14.733" Title="Do I need a divorce certificate (talaq nama) to prove I am divorced?" Tags="|talaq|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-12-10T10:53:54.563" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37783" CreationDate="2017-02-12T17:00:34.107" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is such an important and profound question. I am not sure if it was answered here before, but I will try my best to answer, and may Allah guide us all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, no, having doubts does not make you kafir (non believer). &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2012/01/17/i-have-doubts-that-make-me-question-whether-im-muslim/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usually university life poses a lot of challenge for the thoughts and different arguments about religion and what not. I was doubting things about Islam before, but there is something that I always believed in; no matter how I doubt this and that, there is something I couldn't doubt; that there is a God: Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No matter what this and that says, this life can't be without Allah. It is just that simple. So what the other says is either wrong, or that we don't understand the subject matter well, thus the arguments are flawed (while we might not realize how they are flawed.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So take it simple. We have taken Shahadah (the testimony of faith), and thus we believe in Allah and His prophet Muhammad (PBUH). And from there, we believe in His angles, books, messengers, the day of judgement, and predestiny.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you have doubts in any of these, then you should renew your belief, by reading more about each and every of the above mentioned pillars of belief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, there is nothing that contradicts reason. Moreover, Allah calls people throughout Quran to his way by invoking them to contemplate, think, and reason. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/190&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/191&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt; However, there are things that are unknown to us, and we should believe them as revealed and submit to them. We don't know why we were born to our parents, and not other parents, and we don't know why we have to fast in Ramadan, and not in another month, and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In our lives, we might know something is true, but not sure how it is true, and that does not mean it is not true. For example, we might know that a medicine X is good for this and that by trial and observation, but not sure about the exact workings of it, and that does not mean it is not healing. In Islam, we might not know really certain things for sure, either because we don't have enough knowledge, or because it is made unknown to us (Al-Ghaib), but that does not mean we are going to deny Islam altogether.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, before we question Islam about something, we need to question, if the other side is actually correct and valid. We should realize that we are the products of our environments, and there are things we are taking for granted, while they may not really be correct and valid. Just because everyone is doing this or thinking that, it does not mean it is correct and valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there is one point here to mention. We should realize and differentiate Fiqh issues apart, as some of these issues are to do with a specific context of a society or a nation, especially in matters that are not specified by a clear text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, realize that science changes, and what might be true today, might not be tomorrow under some conditions that we weren't aware of. In addition, look in your society, and you will see some irrational things that are accepted and taken for granted, while with some thinking, you might arrive to realize how irrational they are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I am in doubt I just remember this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O people, an example is presented, so listen to it. Indeed, those you invoke besides Allah will never create [as much as] a fly, even if they gathered together for that purpose. And if the fly should steal away from them a [tiny] thing, they could not recover it from him. Weak are the pursuer and pursued. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/22/73&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Go on on your studies and pursuing, and inshallah, you will find barakah and success in it. Never fear your doubts, and remember, there is always Allah no matter what everyone says or does.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastEditorUserId="262" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T15:05:28.340" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T15:05:28.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21400" CreationDate="2017-02-12T23:45:16.280" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith has many versions from different narrators:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abdullah b. 'Umar reported that Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi&#xA;  wa sallam) said: The Jews will fight against you and you will gain&#xA;  victory over them until the stone would say: Muslim, here is a Jew&#xA;  behind me; kill him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Umar reported Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam)&#xA;  as saying: You will fight against the Jews and you will kill them&#xA;  until even a stone would say: Come here, Muslim, there is a Jew&#xA;  (hiding himself behind me) ; kill him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abdullah b. 'Umar reported Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa&#xA;  sallam) as saying: You and the Jews would fight against one another&#xA;  until a stone would say: Muslim, here is a Jew behind me; come and&#xA;  kill him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa&#xA;  sallam) as saying: The last hour would not come unless the Muslims&#xA;  will fight against the Jews and the Muslims would kill them until the&#xA;  Jews would hide themselves behind a stone or a tree and a stone or a&#xA;  tree would say: Muslim, or the servant of Allaah, there is a Jew&#xA;  behind me; come and kill him; but the tree Gharqad would not say, for&#xA;  it is the tree of the Jews.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ref: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sahihmuslim.com/sps/smm/sahihmuslim.cfm?scn=dspchaptersfull&amp;amp;BookID=41&amp;amp;ChapterID=1211&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It describes a war/combat between faithful Muslims and Jews after the time of prophet and before the last hour. Why the war will happen is not mentioned. Who will initiate the war is also unclear but the first hadith seems to indicate that Jews will initiate it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since there was no event [after the prophet till present] that resembles the hadith, it is generally considered that the event hasn't happened and it will happen in future. When it will happen is unknown but it is part of sunni belief that it will happen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia Muslims reject the narrations of both of the narrators from whom this hadith is transmitted, thereby they reject all of the hadiths cited above. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith has no effect in Sunni Islamic jurisprudence. It is about a future event not law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2017-02-12T23:45:16.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37822" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37816" CreationDate="2017-02-13T04:37:35.517" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslim women must wear the full veil curtain for all body when they are outside her home (in Public) or attend a foreign man,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As stated in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and&#xA;  guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that&#xA;  which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their&#xA;  headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to&#xA;  their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons,&#xA;  their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their&#xA;  sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or&#xA;  those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are&#xA;  not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp&#xA;  their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And&#xA;  turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might&#xA;  succeed. [24:31]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, girls who reported they committed a sin, they must cover all the hair and deprives them from showing any part of it when going out or in absence of any foreigner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this provision agreed in &lt;strong&gt;Sunnah&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Shia&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21139" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-01T18:16:45.810" LastActivityDate="2017-07-01T18:16:45.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37823" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-13T04:51:26.567" Score="7" ViewCount="370" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not trolling and I sincerely apologise if this question offends anyone. I also want to get it out of the way that I don't believe that all Muslims are violent and genocidal. I also don't believe that Islam is inherently violent and genocidal, and that is exactly why I'm asking this question, because I'm a bit confused about the situation between Islam and Israel and the Jews.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are certain groups of Muslims that seem to support total annihilation of Jews world-wide. (Eg. Hamas) It also seems to be a stock, politically incorrect joke in popular culture (eg. in the Sacha Baron Cohen movie &quot;The Dictator&quot; the main character is a parody of a middle-eastern dictator, and one part of his policies and agenda is to exterminate Jews).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that there is significant tension in the Holy Land between Jews and Muslims today and that blame can't be put all on one side. So I can kinda understand why certain groups would want to destroy Israel (not that I agree). What I don't understand is this push for global genocide. Doesn't the Qur'an promote peace and tolerance of &quot;People of the Book&quot;? I thought that a religious tax towards Jews was as bad as it is supposed to get? And I've heard that historically, Jews and Muslims have got on pretty well (Jews are even permitted to pray in Mosques!)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My actual question: Is there a theological/religious justification for this recent push to exterminate Jews worldwide? (ie, is there some verse in the Quran which can be (mis)/interpreted to support this?) Or are these groups motivated purely by tribal vengeance and bloodlust?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20802" LastEditorDisplayName="user27315" LastEditDate="2018-04-21T20:49:38.897" LastActivityDate="2018-05-14T02:03:05.383" Title="Are there any scriptural justifications in Islam that justify the extermination of the Jews?" Tags="|jews|jizya|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37824" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37827" CreationDate="2017-02-13T05:32:00.800" Score="5" ViewCount="10064" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Sufis&lt;/em&gt; by Idries Shah, page 445 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.spiritual-teaching.org/rishi-sufi-teachings/ewExternalFiles/Idries%20Shah%20-%20The%20Sufis.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pdf&lt;/a&gt;), describes &quot;seven stages of preparation&quot; based on nafs (ego):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Nafs-i-ammara (the depraved, commanding nafs)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Nafs-i-lawwama (the accusing nafs)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Nafs-i-mulhama (the inspirednafs)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Nafs-i-mutmainna (the serene nafs)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Nafs-i-radiyya (the fulfilled nafs)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Nafs-i-mardiyya (the fulfilling nafs)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Nafs-i-safiyya wa kamila (the purified and complete nafs)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This appears to be what &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufi_psychology#Nafs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; is alluding to when it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sufic psychology identifies seven levels of the nafs, which have been identified in the Quran. The process of growth depends on working through these levels. These are: tyrannical self, regretful self, inspired self, serene self, pleased self, pleasing self and the pure self.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Where are the seven levels of the nafs in Sufism mentioned in the Qur'an?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't find it in &lt;em&gt;The Sufis&lt;/em&gt;, and I couldn't easily access Wikipedia's other reference &lt;em&gt;Heart, Self and Soul&lt;/em&gt; by Robert Frager.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-13T08:27:18.357" LastActivityDate="2018-12-10T23:17:30.800" Title="Where are the seven levels of the nafs in Sufism mentioned in the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|sufism|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37825" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37834" CreationDate="2017-02-13T07:30:34.143" Score="2" ViewCount="1500" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a strong emphasis on a woman's wali (guardian) during marriage, and when selecting a husband.  However, it seems the role of the wali disappears after she is married.  In a sense, the husband becomes her guardian, but not in the sense that her husband becomes her &quot;wali&quot; (if I understand correctly).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What role does the wali (guardian) play after a woman is married?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T21:08:30.363" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T21:08:30.363" Title="What role does the wali (guardian) play after a woman is married?" Tags="|nikah|women|wali|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37826" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37810" CreationDate="2017-02-13T08:00:57.303" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You'll find an other version of this hadith in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/184&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, compiled in the book of general behavior in the chapter entitled changing bad names. And also in Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/78/217&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukahri&lt;/a&gt; in the book of good manners in a chapter entitled to change a name for a better.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first and most important thing we can learn is that it is allowed and recommended to change  bad names, but it isn't obligatory. You may find this in many hadith commentaries:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Battaal said (in his commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari):&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  This shows that improving names and changing names to something better is not something that is obligatory. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Hajar wrote in Fath al-Baari:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And if it had been obligatory, the Sahaabi would not have refused to change his name, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) would have compelled him to change his name. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is necessary to say that the fact that this roughness (الحزن) in their behavior was a characteristic in the family of Sa'id ibn al-Musayib shouldn't be overrated as an influence of the naming on the character, yes there might be a relationship, but how can this go ahead with words of the Quran such as (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/13/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;13:11&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...  Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which imply that we are able to change things and conditions. And with many ahadith teaching us how to become better people!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The fact that the Prophet () in this case didn't reject or oppose the answer can be explained two ways: Either it is generally not obligatory, but in some versions of the hadith (see the link from sunan abi Dawod) the grandfather replayed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No, smooth is trodden upon and disgraced&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which was also qualified as a kind of arrogance so his offspring having a kind of roughness in their manners can also be considered as a punishment for his arrogance. As al-Qarri added as a side note in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=79&amp;amp;ID=231&amp;amp;idfrom=9456&amp;amp;idto=9521&amp;amp;bookid=79&amp;amp;startno=31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mirqat al-Mafatih&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A bit off-topic&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith was also compiled in other hadith collections such as Musnad Ahmad, Sahih ibn Hebban, as-Sunan al-Kubra and al-Adab of al-Bayhaqi (with the same wording of al-Bukahri) beside other collections such as at-Tabaqat of ibn Sa'ad and at-Tabarani's al-Mu'jam al-Kabir (with 3 different chains with some differences in the wording) etc..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that one could say that this hadith doesn't have a high sanad (short narrator chain) as both the father of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Said_ibn_al-Musayyib&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sai'd ibn al-Musayyib&lt;/a&gt; and his grandfather (died in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Yamama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;battle of Yamama&lt;/a&gt;) were sahaba and have converted to Islam in the year of fath Mekka (arabic wikipedia says they were among those who made &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_the_Tree&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the pledge of the tree&lt;/a&gt;)! However in some of the collections it was either directly narrated by Sai'd ibn al-Musayib from his father or from his grandfather. This seems rather the case for collections written by historians such as ibn Sa'ad or al-Asbahani and at-Tabarani as one of the rare muhhadetheen whom have narrated it with a shorter chain. Ibn Hajar however says that the long chain is more correct while anything else would be a mursal!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally there's a du'a which is qualified as sahih by al-Albani, it is quoted in Sahih ibn Hebban using both (hazn) and (sahl):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللهم لا &lt;strong&gt;سهل&lt;/strong&gt; إلا ما جعلته سهلا وأنت تجعل &lt;strong&gt;الحزن&lt;/strong&gt; إذا شئت سهلاً&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sub&gt;Transliteration:&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Allahumma laa sahla illa ma-ja'altahu sahlan wa anta taj'alu al-Haz(a)na idha shi'ta sahla(n).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sub&gt;Translation:&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   “O Allaah, nothing is easy (sahl) but that which You make easy and You can make hardship (hazn) easy if You will.” (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/69759&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some English references islamqa &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/14622&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#14622&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/14626&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;#14626&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-09-12T11:20:17.667" LastActivityDate="2018-09-12T11:20:17.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37827" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37824" CreationDate="2017-02-13T08:21:32.677" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All these concepts except the last are literally mentioned in the Quran. But although the seventh concept is not literally mentioned, its meaning and significance is present in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nafs-i-ammara (the depraved, commanding nafs) is mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/12:53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;12:53&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nafs-i-lawwama (accusing or reproaching nafs) is mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/75:2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;75:2&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nafs-i-mulhama (the inspirednafs) is mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/91:8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;91:8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nafs-i-mutmainna (the serene or assured nafs) is mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/89:27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;89:27&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nafs-i-radiyya (the fulfilled or pleased nafs) is mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sahih/89:28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;89:28&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nafs-i-mardiyya (the fulfilling or pleasing nafs) is also mentioned in the same.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nafs-i-safiyya wa kamila (the purified and complete nafs) are not explicitly mentioned anywhere in the Quran. But the notion of purified is mentioned in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_verse_of_purification&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Verse of Purification&lt;/a&gt; however the Arabic word used here is derived from the root t-h-r and is an inflection of adjective &lt;em&gt;tahira&lt;/em&gt; whose exact meaning slightly differs from &lt;em&gt;safiyya.&lt;/em&gt; One can also argue that the notion of kamila or complete nafs refers to Prophets and saints who reached the high stages of spirituality. There is a Prophetic hadith which suggests this meaning: &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From among men many reached perfection, but from women nobody reached perfection except Asiya daughter of Muzahim, wife of the Pharaoh; Maryam (Mary) daughter of Imran; Khadija daughter of Khulaid; and Fatima (the daughter of Prophet himself).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith along many other similar ones is amply quoted in Shia sources. I personally found it &lt;a href=&quot;http://lib.eshia.ir/27307/10/213/%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86_%DA%A9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;in Mizan al-Hikma&lt;/a&gt; which is a modern Shia hadith collection. But this is also quoted in Sunni sources, however &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/239411&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;some Sunni scholars apparently reject the hadith in favor of the other versions in their sources which exclude Khadija and Fatima&lt;/a&gt;. But the notion of perfection remains central in all versions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T08:21:32.677" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37828" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37831" CreationDate="2017-02-13T09:13:51.620" Score="2" ViewCount="2055" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is the word &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/%D9%85%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%88%D9%82/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;مخلوق&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;makhloq&lt;/em&gt; (creature/created) present in Quran?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If yes, then in which verse it is present?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I need exact word not like خلق.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update 1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am Urdu speaking person. We use the words like Khaliq and Makhlooq. For example, we say say, &lt;strong&gt;Allah is Khaliq and we are Makhlooq&lt;/strong&gt;. But I never saw the word Makhlooq in Quran. I know, this word originated from Arabic into Urdu but I want to know, if Makhlooq word itself is present in Arabic and do Arabic people use it like Urdu people say, we are Makhlooq of Khaliq. Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21141" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T07:15:03.123" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T07:15:03.123" Title="Is the word مخلوق in the Quran? If yes, which verse?" Tags="|quran|arabic|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37824" CreationDate="2017-02-13T10:39:43.420" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm far away from being deep into Sufism, so maybe I'm wrong but I'm taking the words literally from your post (an-nafs or the soul in Arabic is النفس):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nafs-i-ammara النفس الأمّارة (the depraved, commanding nafs)  (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/12/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;12:53&lt;/a&gt;)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And I do not acquit myself (النفس my nafs). Indeed, the soul (النفس) is a persistent enjoiner (أمّارة) of evil, except those upon which my Lord has mercy. Indeed, my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sufi ruling here says: النفس الأمارة بالسوء منك إليك بك&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The commanding to sins soul is from you, towards you and with you.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This means (as far as I understood): the commands come from you, they'll  have impact on (towards) you and they can only exist (be) with you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nafs-i-lawwama النفس اللوامة (the accusing nafs) (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/75/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;75:2&lt;/a&gt;)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And I swear by the reproaching soul (النفس اللوامة) [to the certainty of resurrection].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sufi ruling here says: النفس اللوامة منك إليك بك&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The reproaching soul is from you, towards you and with you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nafs-i-mulhama النفس الملهمة (the inspired nafs) (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/91/7-8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;91:8&lt;/a&gt;)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [by] the soul (نفس) and He who proportioned it (7)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And inspired (verb ألهم) it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness, (8)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This stage seems to be a discussed stage among sufis as it doesn't appear in some sufi references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nafs-i-mutmainna النفس المطمئنة (the serene nafs) (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/89/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;89:27&lt;/a&gt;)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[To the righteous it will be said], &quot;O reassured (المطمئنة) soul (النفس), &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sufi ruling here says: النفس المطمئنة منه إليك بك&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The serene soul is from HIM, towards you, with you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nafs-i-radiyya النفس الراضية (the fulfilled nafs) (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/89/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;89:28&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sufi ruling here says: (النفس الراضية منه إليه به (الأسماء والصفات&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The fulfilled soul is from HIM, towards HIM and with HIM (names and attributes of Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;6&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nafs-i-mardiyya النفس المرضية (the fulfilling nafs) (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/89/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;89:28&lt;/a&gt;)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Return to your Lord, well-pleased (راضية) and pleasing (مرضية) [to Him],&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sufi ruling here says: النفس المرضية منه إليه به&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The fulfilling soul is from HIM, towards HIM and with HIM.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;7&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Nafs-i-safiyya wa kamila النفس الصافية والكاملة (the purified and complete nafs)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The sufi ruling says: النفس الكاملة منه إليه به&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The complete souls is from HIM, towards HIM and with HIM.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You won't find it in one verse (and so far I couldn't find any Sufi source linking it to any special verse), but you'll need to understand the fact that &lt;em&gt;kamal&lt;/em&gt; الكمال (completeness) is an attribute of Allah so the more you follow the rulings of Allah and the sunnah of his Prophet and leave aside anything which Allah has prohibited the closer you get to Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Ata_Allah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn 'Ata' Allah al-Iskandari&lt;/a&gt; said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لا تفرح بالنعمة وافرح بالمنعم بها عليك&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (My own translation take it with the necessary care)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Don't be happy about the gift but be happy with the ONE whom has offered it to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badr_Ad-Din_az-Zarkashi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;az-Zarkashi&lt;/a&gt; quoted in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=67&amp;amp;ID=283&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Burhan&lt;/a&gt; that the sufis interpreted the verse (9:123):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, fight those adjacent to you of the disbelievers ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as referring to an-nafs! As fighting an-nafs is the most important thing in sufism (that's why there are several stages one could reach with his nafs).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fakhr_al-Din_al-Razi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fakhraddin ar-Razi&lt;/a&gt; in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;paragraphid=&amp;amp;bk_no=132&amp;amp;ID=2538&amp;amp;Books=&amp;amp;start=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt; pointed at the verse (5:83):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when they hear what has been revealed to the Messenger, you see their eyes overflowing with tears because of what they have recognized of the truth. They say, &quot;Our Lord, we have believed, so register us among the witnesses. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as an example for those whom have a purified soul. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One could understand from &lt;em&gt;fi dhilal al-Quran&lt;/em&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayyid_Qutb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sayyid Qutb&lt;/a&gt; that whenever there's an example -in the Quran- quoting good and bad what ever is good is that what a purified soul would follow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's why sufis say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وصفات النفس الكاملة هي: صفات النفس المطمئنة والراضية والمرضية.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (My own translation ...)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The attributes of the complete soul are: the attributes of the serene, fulfilled and fulfilling soul!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which may be understood that a complete soul can only be one which is all of that at once at any time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Ata' Allah even presented tree kinds of people (and stages) (My own interpretation) (Arabic &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ghrib.net/vb/showthread.php?t=2378&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;إذا كانت عين القلب تنظر أن الله واحد في سنته، فالشريعة تقتضي أن لابد من شكر خليقته&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (My own translation ...Please note that reading Sufi texts is somewhat difficult and therefore interpreting them is even more)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;If the eye of the heart declares (sees) that Allah's sunnah is that HE is unique, then the shari'a orders (or emphasizes on the importance of) to thank his creation!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;people who only saw the good things coming from other people&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;people who only saw good things coming from Allah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;people who realized that thanking the people is thanking Allah for his gifts.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;(This can be considered as an interpretation of the sunnah, read for example in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; and Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/27/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some maybe useful links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.azquotes.com/author/39298-Ibn_Ata_Allah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quotes of ibn 'Ata' Allah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://almadinainstitute.org/blog/understand-the-divine-plan-a-commentary-from-the-hikam-of-ibn-ataillah/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A commentary from the hikam&lt;/a&gt; of ibn 'Ata' Allah.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.org/tasawwuf/scholr25.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The debate between&lt;/a&gt; ibn 'Ata' Allah and ibn Taymiyah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-02-13T14:36:32.190" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T14:36:32.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37828" CreationDate="2017-02-13T11:00:56.130" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;No the word مخلوق isn't present in the Quran as it is basically an adjective meaning &quot;created&quot; and could also appear as a noun meaning &quot;the created المخلوق&quot;. But if you are interested in synonyms -which doesn't seem to be the case according to my interpretation of your post- one could try to find some.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the context of the Quran the only one creating a living creation is Allah that's why it appears apparently always in the form of the verb خَلَقَ ,يَخْلُقُ (in conjugated form, in passive or active voice etc.) and in no verse there's an indication or reference to any other creation as a creation, except when using &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/23/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;خَلْقٌ&lt;/a&gt; (with the meaning of a new or different creation خَلْقا آخر) or &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/22/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;مخلقة&lt;/a&gt; (formed) else this creation would be named by name for example: humans, jin etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More Arabic words&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/home.php?lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;word=%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%82&amp;amp;service=dict&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الخَلْقُ&lt;/a&gt; can refer to the creations as used in the linked verse from above (23:14), special structures of the body and its shape, or the act of creating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/home.php?lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;word=%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%8E%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8D%D9%82%D9%8F&amp;amp;service=dict&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الخَالٍقُ&lt;/a&gt; refers to the creator and is among the 99 names of Allah, it can also be used for the inventor or maker etc. and it appears in the Quran as a name or attribute of Allah (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:102&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/13/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;13:16&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/35/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;35:3&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/39/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;39:62&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/40/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;40:62&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/59/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;59:24&lt;/a&gt;), not that in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/15/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;15:28&lt;/a&gt;), (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/38/71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;38:71&lt;/a&gt;) it appears as a verb meaning I'll create!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/home.php?lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;word=%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%8E%D9%84%D9%91%D9%8E%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8F&amp;amp;service=dict&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الخَلَّاقُ&lt;/a&gt; is another expression meaning that one who creates (a lot) in Arabic it is an expression of excess. This refers also to Allah as a creator in verses such as (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/15/86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;15:86&lt;/a&gt;) and (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/36/81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;36:81&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally there are two words which look like the last one خَلاَقٌ which means share of the good things (often related to religion) which you may find in verses such as (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:102&lt;/a&gt;)and (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/200&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:200&lt;/a&gt;). And the word اخْتِلاَقٌ which is related to fabrication in verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/38/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;38:7&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the use of مَخْلُوق &lt;em&gt;makhlooq&lt;/em&gt; for creation and خالِق &lt;em&gt;Khaliq&lt;/em&gt; for the Creator is correct in Arabic language, however the word &lt;em&gt;makhlooq&lt;/em&gt; is often used in a negative sense, maybe that's why in the Quran it isn't present and the name or kind of the creation is used instead like &lt;em&gt;al-Jinn&lt;/em&gt; الجن, &lt;em&gt;al-Ins&lt;/em&gt; الإنس or &lt;em&gt;al-Insaan&lt;/em&gt; الإنسان etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T07:13:02.787" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T07:13:02.787" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37832" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37816" CreationDate="2017-02-13T11:22:41.820" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Nadeedm wrote, Shias agree that women must cover all their body parts except hands and face (provided they don't have make-up) but for some reasons Iran has failed to enforce this law uniformly on its citizens and Shia scholars seldom approve of harsh enforcement of Islamic code of conduct as they think it is counterproductive if not impossible. However it is misleading to evaluate popularity of ideal hijab in Iran by looking at the women in the streets especially those of Tehran. For Hijabi women less frequently show up in shops and their social activities are more inward and self-effacing. A recent poll in Iran &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.isna.ir/news/94102313211/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;showed&lt;/a&gt; that about 45 percent of Iranian women prefer Chador (The black veil) as their favorite Hijab including those who wear it casually. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-23T12:01:23.943" LastActivityDate="2017-10-23T12:01:23.943" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37833" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-13T11:23:16.620" Score="3" ViewCount="1553" Body="&lt;p&gt;I came across &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/a/93/17702&quot;&gt;this post on meta&lt;/a&gt;, and as an example to illustrate when to go into detail about terminology, it used something like the question title I'm posting. To my surprise, I can't find anything on al-walaa' wal-baraa' on islam.se, the closest seems to be &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/14756/what-is-wala-of-a-slave&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; about the wala of slaves - I suppose wala/walaa' is related to the meaning of &quot;wali&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I sometimes come across the expression, mostly in salafi materials, but it does seem to have a somewhat central significance in Islamic political ideas as well as a slightly important station in theology. Thus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is al-walaa' wal-baraa' and what is its significance, and in which aspects of Islam is it important? Do different schools of law/thought see different concepts here?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2017-05-30T00:40:38.483" Title="What is al-walaa' wal-baraa' and what is its significance?" Tags="|al-walaa-wal-baraa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37825" CreationDate="2017-02-13T11:54:59.663" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;As said in my comment once married the walaya or wilaya (the guardianship) passes to the husband. The father or former wali is only significant in absence of the husband as a person of &quot;trust&quot;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is based on verses such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...They both found her lord (i.e. her husband) at the door. ...- Translation of Muhsin khan(&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/12/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;12:25&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means that the husband is ruling his household and therefore has the guardianship!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to verses such as (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:34&lt;/a&gt;) and (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/66/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;66:6&lt;/a&gt;) and the hadith: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;All of you are guardians and responsible for your charges: the Ruler (i.e. Imam) is a guardian and responsible for his subjects; &lt;strong&gt;and a man is a guardian of his family and is responsible for his charges&lt;/strong&gt;; and a lady is a guardian in the house of her husband and is responsible for her charge; and a servant is a guardian of the property of his master and is responsible for his charge.&quot; I think he also said, &quot;And a man is a guardian of the property of his father.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   (Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://%20%22All%20of%20you%20are%20guardians%20and%20responsible%20for%20your%20charges:%20the%20Ruler%20(i.e.%20Imam)%20is%20a%20guardian%20and%20responsible%20for%20his%20subjects;%20and%20a%20man%20is%20a%20guardian%20of%20his%20family%20and%20is%20responsible%20for%20his%20charges;%20and%20a%20lady%20is%20a%20guardian%20in%20the%20house%20of%20her%20husband%20and%20is%20responsible%20for%20her%20charge;%20and%20a%20servant%20is%20a%20guardian%20of%20the%20property%20of%20his%20master%20and%20is%20responsible%20for%20his%20charge.%22%20I%20think%20he%20also%20said,%20%22And%20a%20man%20is%20a%20guardian%20of%20the%20property%20of%20his%20father.&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;, Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/33/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/20/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;, Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/23/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T11:54:59.663" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37835" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-13T12:04:31.177" Score="3" ViewCount="267" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a number of questions regarding the free will vs. qadr juxtaposition on the site already (see e.g. this one on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8933/is-there-free-will-of-faith-according-to-islam&quot;&gt;whether humans have free will in faith&lt;/a&gt;, this one about &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/12167/are-humans-destined-to-do-things-or-human-do-things-cause-of-free-will&quot;&gt;free will vs qadr&lt;/a&gt;, again &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/18889/how-is-there-a-fixed-destiny-if-we-have-free-will&quot;&gt;free will vs qadr&lt;/a&gt;, the comments and answer to this one relate &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/37733/is-attributing-evil-to-satan-heresy&quot;&gt;free will vs qadr to &quot;is Satan to blame for evil&quot;&lt;/a&gt;), as well as some pulling Allah's attribute of Justice into the mix (this question about &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/24103/how-is-free-will-justified-with-those-who-are-raised-in-a-bad-environment&quot;&gt;whether nurture overpowers free will's effect of justifying punishment&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem with all of these posts is that I am unable to understand what each of them means by &quot;free will&quot; or &quot;qadr&quot;; there seem to be different schools of thought on free will according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/12174/17702&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/36657/is-disbelief-in-free-will-kufr&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; and some attempts at resolving ahadith that qadr can be changed by du'a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/571/17702&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, but those answers do not seem to develop the notions very clearly to me, and the one on qadr seems contradictory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any attempt at an explanation I have seen so far fails to address the question of &quot;does Allah give creatures with free will a power to choose in themselves?&quot;. An answer of &quot;creatures are given an independent power of chosing&quot; seems to contradict the idea of &quot;la hawla wa la quwatta illa billah&quot; (with regard to quwatta there is mention of it in &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/18/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;18:39&lt;/a&gt;, I couldn't find a source for hawla), and an answer of &quot;Allah creates their choices and their inclinations and decisions&quot; makes the will not &quot;free&quot; in any sense I can discern and does not seem to be any kind of basis for punishment (this is where free will vs qadr collides with justice).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To sum up, here are my questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;what understandings of &quot;free will&quot; exist in the schools of thought, and in what sense is will considered to be &quot;free&quot; here?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;what understandings of &quot;qadr&quot; exist in the schools of thought?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;how do the schools of thought resolve the juxtaposition of these with regard to Justice?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What the main orthodox schools of thought say is my main interest, but I'd also be interested in the opinions of extinct schools, e.g. the Muta'zilites, just in case someone happens to know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to the experiences I've had with people trying to explain this: I'm not interested in posts begging the question like &quot;of course we have free will, how else could Allah be just?&quot; and things like that; this is exactly the point of my question, I can't make sense of these concepts taken together. Analogies seem to be largely useless in this regard, e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/7287/17702&quot;&gt;this answer (which I find pretty much useless in the context of my question) here&lt;/a&gt; completely ignores that Allah is the creator of everything created, while the analogy assumes &quot;randomness&quot; originating from somewhere else; similar criticism to the consistency (!) of what the answer says applies to the answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/37740/17702&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, and I expressed that criticism in the comments to it. I don't think more vague analogies will prove any more useful; I'm interested in precise attempts at explaining the points of friction I outlined above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T11:00:56.373" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T11:00:56.373" Title="What notions of &quot;free will&quot; and &quot;qadr&quot; exist in the different theological sects?" Tags="|free-will|qadar|divine-justice|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-02-18T22:32:46.650" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37836" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-13T12:37:58.500" Score="4" ViewCount="5580" Body="&lt;p&gt;Who will be last person entering jannah (paradise) ? And what will be bad deeds of that person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19627" LastActivityDate="2017-06-14T07:34:37.120" Title="Who will be last person entering paradise?" Tags="|jannah|deeds|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37837" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37809" CreationDate="2017-02-13T15:26:32.473" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;They are not suppose to be. But they will be to some extent. Why? Have you ever played the telephone game? Also they didn't have a computer that would underline grammatical mistakes for them. Computers were invented later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People used to memorize narrations more than they wrote them. Most Islamic books were wrote a 1-2 centuries after the prophet. In addition in the early days Arabic was usually written without dots. (I'm sure there were other things that some decided not to do—which created confusion. They didn't have standards on how to quote/write. Those standards were later built by groups)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes there were 7-8 people in the the room and then all heard something slightly different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having that said if a narrator heard something, even if it was confusing to them, their job was to write it down as they heard. But add a footnote explaining why they think the narration was to be written differently. (Sometimes their job is to completely refute a false narration ( Sometimes there were narrators who didn't like what they heard so they changed the narration or made up a narration of their own, even in today's world where there are numerous fact checking ways, people still lie and get away with it. Back then it there was no CNN fact checks). How do they do that? They apply the narration against Quran and if Quran doesn't approve it they may refute its authenticity. Or if the chain of narrators is not a reliable one or if the great majority of narrations are conflicting with it or a mix of all these. But a scholar would/does take extreme caution when doing so.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their duty is to copy + paste or refute or copy/paste but add footnote. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their duty isn't to copy + paraphrase to what makes the most sense -&gt; paste.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T02:59:33.600" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T02:59:33.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37838" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-13T16:41:32.357" Score="3" ViewCount="1972" Body="&lt;p&gt;It says in a Hadith that when the Muslims conquer Constantinople, they will hang their swords by the olive trees and Satan will cry about the Dajjal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The Last Hour would not come until the Romans would land at al-A'maq or in Dabiq. An army consisting of the best (soldiers) of the people of the earth at that time will come from Medina (to counteract them). ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A third (part of the army) which would be constituted of excellent martyrs in Allah's eye, would be killed and the third who would never be put to trial would win and they would be conquerors of Constantinople. And as they would be busy in distributing the spoils of war (amongst themselves) after hanging their swords by the olive trees, the Satan would cry: The Dajjal has taken your place among your family. ... -- Sahih Muslim 2897 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/54/44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they are using swords, what will happen to guns and modern warfare?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-04-05T00:49:01.093" Title="Will there be swords in the last hour?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|day-of-judgement|dajjal|technology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37841" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36793" CreationDate="2017-02-13T22:35:43.820" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd say if we didn't have freewill then heaven and hell would be for no reason. If we didn't have heaven/hell then this world would be an unjust world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ultimately this question is a question of conscience. Look into yourself, do you truly think you are not free. I doubt that. I know if one thinks too much of it, it becomes complicated. But believe that won't get &lt;em&gt;you&lt;/em&gt; anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-03-27T16:27:35.607" LastActivityDate="2017-03-27T16:27:35.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9271" CreationDate="2017-02-13T22:58:18.337" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Music is not haram. Qur'an specifically names other books which are guidance, one of which is Zabur, or book of Psalms. Most of the Psalms were written specifically to be accompanied by music, often stating which musical instrument the psalm was intended to be accompanied with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20911" LastActivityDate="2017-02-13T22:58:18.337" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37844" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37836" CreationDate="2017-02-14T02:32:11.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Narrated by `Abdullah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;I know the person who will be the last to come&#xA;  out of the (Hell) Fire, and the last to enter Paradise. He will be a&#xA;  man who will come out of the (Hell) Fire crawling, and Allah will say&#xA;  to him, 'Go and enter Paradise.' He will go to it, but he will imagine&#xA;  that it had been filled, and then he will return and say, 'O Lord, I&#xA;  have found it full.' Allah will say, 'Go and enter Paradise, and you&#xA;  will have what equals the world and ten times as much (or, you will&#xA;  have as much as ten times the like of the world).' On that, the man&#xA;  will say, 'Do you mock at me (or laugh at me) though You are the&#xA;  King?&quot; I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (while saying that) smiling that&#xA;  his premolar teeth became visible. It is said that will be the lowest&#xA;  in degree amongst the people of Paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: 6571&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Grade: &lt;strong&gt;Sahih&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21139" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T02:32:11.347" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37847" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37849" CreationDate="2017-02-14T05:51:43.820" Score="1" ViewCount="1281" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims are meant to take the utmost care with the treatment of the Qur'an and in its recitation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The proper recitation of the Quran is the subject of a separate discipline named &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajwid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tajwid&lt;/a&gt; which determines in detail how the Quran should be recited, how each individual syllable is to be pronounced, the need to pay attention to the places where there should be a pause, to elisions, where the pronunciation should be long or short, where letters should be sounded together and where they should be kept separate, etc. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran#Rules_of_recitation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this is a major obstacle to someone with a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_disorder&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;speech impediment&lt;/a&gt; (stuttering, lisps, etc.), who may be incapable of correct recitation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Can someone with a speech impediment recite the Qur'an?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I say &quot;can&quot; above, I'm asking about permissibility (i.e., halal/haram) and desirability in the case where someone is incapable of accurately reciting the Qur'an due to some biological impediment.  This is going to vary depending on the person's condition, and depending on how important it is for them to recite correctly (cf. an imam leading prayer vs. an everyday Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously there's nobody physically stopping them picking up a Qur'an and reciting imperfectly, and moreover, reciting imperfectly will be part of the normal process of learning to recite the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T07:30:38.650" LastActivityDate="2021-09-14T04:58:36.357" Title="Can someone with a speech impediment recite the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran-recitation|islamic-scholar|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37848" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="47475" CreationDate="2017-02-14T07:01:13.010" Score="3" ViewCount="213" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've encountered the term &amp;quot;shahada 'amaliyya&amp;quot; twice now:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Every Muslim must enact a practical shahada [shahada 'amaliyya] on the ground of our lived reality&lt;/strong&gt; after they have pronounced a verbal shahada [shahada qawliyya] with their tongues. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liwa_al-Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-liwa al-Islami&lt;/a&gt; 1996, quoted by Charles Hirschkind in &lt;em&gt;The Ethical Soundscape: Cassette Sermons and Islamic Counterpublics&lt;/em&gt;, page 93.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayyid_Qutb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qutb&lt;/a&gt; and his followers, who define faith as a public matter with the result that &lt;strong&gt;a Muslim must prove his faith by his deeds (shahada 'amaliyya)&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayyed_Imam_Al-Sharif&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Sharif&lt;/a&gt; defines it as an internal matter. -- Meir Hatina, &lt;em&gt;Contesting Violence in Radical Islam:&#xA;Sayyid Imām al-Sharīf’s Ethical Perception&lt;/em&gt;, Islamic Law and Society, 23 (2016).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What does shahada 'amaliyya mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It looks like it means something along the lines of &amp;quot;faith by deed&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;demonstrating faith through actions&amp;quot;, but I'm seeking a clearer and more detailed picture of what &amp;quot;shahada 'amaliyya&amp;quot; means, ideally illustrated with examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Judging from the scarcity of hits when searching for it, it looks like it's an infrequently used term.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-04-14T03:54:04.003" Title="What does shahada 'amaliyya (faith by deed) mean?" Tags="|terminology|shahada|deeds|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37847" CreationDate="2017-02-14T07:58:24.533" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes they can and are encouraged to do so basically because of the hadith saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One who is proficient in the Qur'an is associated with the noble, upright, recording angels;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and he who falters in it, and finds it difficult for him, will have a double reward. (sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/6/290&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:3779&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;and he who falters when he recites the Qur'an and finds it difficult for him will have a double reward. (Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/8/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hisham said: &amp;quot;And it is hard for him&amp;quot; - Shu'bah said: &amp;quot;And it is difficult for him, - then he gets two rewards.&amp;quot; (Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/731450&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here you may see that at-Tirmdihi quoted that some narrators paraphrased what they heard. This doesn't mean that they heard something different, but could mean that they didn't recall the exact words they've heard.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So on the whole who ever does efforts to read/recite the Quran would get a reward for this especially if he has some issues like stuttering, lisps or can't speak Arabic.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Note that some speech impediments can be cured or treated and Arabs used to dislike hearing speeches of people who lisps so in some cases tribes used to break the teeth of the spokesmen of their enemies if they were too eloquent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-14T04:58:36.357" LastActivityDate="2021-09-14T04:58:36.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37838" CreationDate="2017-02-14T08:38:01.987" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a famous statement of Ali ibn Abi Talib which is quoted in sahih al-bukhari but not translated by the translator on &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/3/69&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt; as he quotes the hadith confirming it without quoting the content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ حَدِّثُوا النَّاسَ، بِمَا يَعْرِفُونَ، أَتُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يُكَذَّبَ، اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This statement was explained by a contemporary scholar as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said, explaining the words of &lt;strong&gt;'Ali ibn Abi Taalib, “Talk to the people about what they appreciate and accept; do you want them to reject Allaah and His Messenger?’&lt;/strong&gt; (narrated by al-Bukhaari) as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The words in the report of ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), “Talk to the people” means when preaching and otherwise. “What they appreciate and accept” means, what they may understand, so that they will not be confused. Hence it was narrated that Ibn Mas’ood (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “You will never tell a people anything that they do not understand but it will be a cause of confusion for some of them.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari.  (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/101675&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran also teaches us when we explain or teach something to take care of those people we are addressing read for example the verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... And speak to people good ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/83&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:83&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best. ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/16/125&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;16:125&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;And tell My servants to say that which is best.  ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/17/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;17:53&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I want to say with this is that our Prophet (pbuh) here might have applied this and told people about the day of resurrection in a way they understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that we still have swords nowadays and also note that we don't know what kind of weapons would be present at that time so anything is possible, a return of swords, swords can be put here as a synonym of guns etc. or they may refer to any weapons that would be existing at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the whole the statements of such ahadith are somewhat vague.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example if قُسْطُنْطِينِيَّةَ really refers to Constantinople/Istambul than the hadith would suggest that this city was conquered again by the Rum (the Christians/Bizantines). Therefore some commentators say that a first conquering happened at the time of sahaba and the 2nd was the one by the 'Othmans. Also note that the Muslim army will start from Medina as it seems, which doesn't apply for the 'Othmans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19726" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2021-04-05T00:49:01.093" LastActivityDate="2021-04-05T00:49:01.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37851" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37855" CreationDate="2017-02-14T09:42:28.597" Score="1" ViewCount="204" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today I heard the name of the girl as Aysha Zalvin. I had never heard of this name before. I searched about it on the net, but I did not find a reliable source.  Is it an Arabic word, and what is the meaning of it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit:Aysha zalvin was the name of an Arab princess(It was stated by the family of that girl).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21128" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T01:43:11.643" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T01:43:11.643" Title="Is Zalvin an Arabic word, and an appropriate Muslim girl name?" Tags="|arabic|naming|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37852" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-14T09:54:50.977" Score="4" ViewCount="51785" Body="&lt;p&gt;I mean to ask that after sex is wudhu enough or is gusul necessary for offering of prayers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My husband often says he can't offer prayer as he has not taken bath!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21151" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T01:09:21.213" LastActivityDate="2018-07-13T21:23:36.793" Title="What should be done after sex according to Islam?" Tags="|salat|ghusl|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37853" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37852" CreationDate="2017-02-14T10:08:08.473" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a man and woman (hopefully spouses) had intercourse they are asked to perform ghusl (once &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/37176/how-deep-does-the-penis-need-to-be-inside-before-its-classed-as-zina-and-is-sub&quot;&gt;the glans has fully penetrated the vagina&lt;/a&gt;) to be able to pray -as this is what is called the state of janabah-. In case that they can't do it because of a valid reason such as the lack of water they are allowed to perform tayamum. This is simply what the Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, do not approach prayer while you are intoxicated until you know what you are saying or &lt;strong&gt;in a state of janabah, except those passing through [a place of prayer], until you have washed [your whole body]. And if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted women and find no water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and your hands [with it]&lt;/strong&gt;. Indeed, Allah is ever Pardoning and Forgiving. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:43&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your faces and your forearms to the elbows and wipe over your heads and wash your feet to the ankles. &lt;strong&gt;And if you are in a state of janabah, then purify yourselves. But if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted women and do not find water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and hands with it.&lt;/strong&gt; Allah does not intend to make difficulty for you, but He intends to purify you and complete His favor upon you that you may be grateful. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:6&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Istinja' is only related to wudu' and is only necessary If you had urinated or defecated (and you are clean of janabah, menses etc.)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/14800/is-istinja-part-of-wudu&quot;&gt;Is istinja part of wudu?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/30920/is-istinja-necessary-for-ablution&quot;&gt;Is istinja&amp;#39; necessary for ablution?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/10097/what-kind-of-istinja-is-permissible-in-islam&quot;&gt;What kind of istinja is permissible in Islam?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/9208/is-wudu-valid-after-intercourse&quot;&gt;Is wudu valid after intercourse?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/9896/can-we-pray-after-sex-if-we-didnt-ejaculate&quot;&gt;Can we pray after sex if we didn&amp;#39;t ejaculate?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/14723/is-it-permissable-to-pray-after-intercourse&quot;&gt;Is it permissable to pray after intercourse?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/29422/how-to-attain-full-purity-please-see-details&quot;&gt;How to attain full purity? Please see details&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/12597/is-it-mandatory-to-wash-hair-after-having-sex&quot;&gt;Is it mandatory to wash hair after having sex?&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically your inquiry has answers on the site. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both of you need to perform ghusl and shouldn't waste time and be lazy to pray!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T07:55:37.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37855" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37851" CreationDate="2017-02-14T13:25:52.460" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to my knowledge, this is not an Arabic name, at least I've never heard it in any of Arabian countries. Aysha is a female name and that is correct. But Zalvin is a family name and most of the time families name in arab culture refers to male. So if your child is a male then it is acceptable to name him as Zalvin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21153" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T13:25:52.460" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37858" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37886" CreationDate="2017-02-14T14:58:53.067" Score="5" ViewCount="1102" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Arba'een marks a &quot;pivotal event in history&quot; in which the pilgrims make their journey to Karbala on foot, where Husayn ibn Ali, the third Imam of Shia, and his army were killed and beheaded by the army of Yazid I.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arba%27een_Pilgrimage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hajj pilgramage can be complicated by lack of mahram (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/33135/17163&quot;&gt;How do unmarried women with no mahram go on a pilgrimage to Mecca?&lt;/a&gt;) and the laws in Saudi Arabia (&lt;a href=&quot;https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/17438&quot;&gt;How to independently visit Saudi Arabia?&lt;/a&gt;).  It seems Arba'een Pilgrimage may be an alternative for a woman who is unable to perform hajj pilgramage for this reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Can a Muslim woman go on Arba'een Pilgrimage without a mahram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karbala&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Karbala&lt;/a&gt; is in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Iraq&lt;/a&gt;, which is having a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Civil_War_(2014%E2%80%93present)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;war&lt;/a&gt; at the moment, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://smartraveller.gov.au/Countries/middle-east/Pages/iraq.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;my country's travel advice&lt;/a&gt; says &quot;Do not travel.  We strongly advise you not to travel to Iraq because of the extremely volatile and dangerous security situation.&quot;  But let's put that aside for this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Update&lt;/em&gt;: I was unaware of a Shia/Sunni split on the matter before asking.  I personally am non-denominational, but answers should be of lasting value (not just for me personally).  I originally (mistakenly) accepted a proposed edit to add the &quot;shiism&quot; tag.  This has been corrected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would also like to point out that I'm aware that it is not a kind of &quot;hajj replacement&quot;.  My motivation is that I cannot perform hajj due to lack of mahram, and I'm considering it as an alternative to doing nothing.  I am simply thinking about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:52:15.000" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:21:43.577" Title="Can a Muslim woman go on Arba'een Pilgrimage without a mahram?" Tags="|women|mahram|karbala|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37800" CreationDate="2017-02-14T15:38:56.117" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is generally understood that engaging in businesses doing haram is prohibited. However, if for the most part, the business is not haram, but might be used for haram sometimes, it is okay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this is not a strict rule. This depends on the context on which it is happening. Is it in a Muslim majority place, non-Muslim majority? How is it easy to find a job or do another business? That is why, it is advised that you seek advice from a scholar that knows your particular situation for more insight.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, for example, making business with a bar that offers entertainment like a snooker, so that not all people there are drinking. In this case, it is different to selling to a bar that is just for drinking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end, for such matters, one should seek a scholar who knows better in the matter and context.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2011/05/25/can-i-work-for-a-company-that-sells-various-kinds-of-lab-equipment-including-some-that-is-used-for-genetic-engineering/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T15:38:56.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37860" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-14T15:53:55.773" Score="4" ViewCount="311" Body="&lt;p&gt;My current company has given me a project to showcase a wine project on their website. I have not created the site but I am putting it on their website's showcase (Since its done by the company). Will it be haram to do it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user46" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T15:58:14.423" LastActivityDate="2017-04-15T21:21:59.590" Title="Is it haram to showcase a wine project on a website for work?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|alcohol|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37861" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38034" CreationDate="2017-02-14T16:05:22.213" Score="3" ViewCount="1522" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia page for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arba&amp;#39;een_Pilgrimage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arba'een Pilgrimage&lt;/a&gt; claims that &quot;some Sunnis&quot; make the pilgramage.  It cites the following reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;20 million Shia Muslims - as well as some Sunnis, Christians, Yazidi and other faiths - are on their way to Karbala, Iraq to participate in the world's largest annual gathering of people, the religious pilgrimage of Arbaeen. -- Mark Piggott, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/20-million-shia-muslims-brave-isis-by-making-pilgrimage-karbala-arbaeen-1476618&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IBTimes.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't seem to be the most reliable reference; the comments indicate the author mistakenly wrote &quot;Sunni pilgrimage of Hajj&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Which Sunnis go on Arba'een Pilgrimage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T19:52:45.270" Title="Which Sunnis go on Arba'een Pilgrimage?" Tags="|sunni|karbala|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37858" CreationDate="2017-02-14T16:07:44.663" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;The answer depends on how much Hussain is revered. That varies by sect and I'm not sure you have chosen any specific sect. &lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both Sunnis and Shias honor Hussain (similar and different ways). Shias honor him more (they also have a 10 night mourn him in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mourning_of_Muharram&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;first 10 days of Muharram&lt;/a&gt;), because he was also their Imam. I've know/seen Sunni brothers/sisters who visit and I know of some Sunnis who say he usurped against the caliphe Yazid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having that said Sunnis mostly believe that a Mahram must always be present. Shias don't believe such. Permission (of the guardian) is enough. Though most men accompany their wife/daughter/mother with other men because it's an extremely difficult trip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About your country saying not travel:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've traveled their 4-5 times after Saddam. Never had an issue. Many of my relatives went there in the past 3-12 months. Nothing happened. Though a very few have gone there and have been killed.Statistically less people going to the cities for pilgrimage in Iraq are killed than—people driving and having car accidents. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The major terror is not in Karbala, Najaf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My advice: Have faith in Allah, go there with a group and be alert. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T01:29:42.120" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T01:29:42.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37863" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-14T16:27:55.887" Score="1" ViewCount="862" Body="&lt;p&gt;My father payed for life insurance for 15 years now, not knowing that it is haram. After 15 years can he take back the amount he payed to the insurance company, ignoring the interest money? Will it be halal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21156" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T01:58:47.017" LastActivityDate="2017-04-16T03:31:36.660" Title="Is taking back insurance money (ignoring the interest) permitted?" Tags="|halal-haram|money|insurance|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37865" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37863" CreationDate="2017-02-14T16:50:08.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, as insurance is considered haram because of the presence of riba/interest in it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And about interest Allah says in quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Those who eat riba will not stand (on the Day of Resurrection) except&#xA;  like the standing of a person beaten by Shaytan (Satan) leading him to&#xA;  insanity…&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who believe! Be afraid of Allah and &lt;strong&gt;give up what remains (due to&#xA;  you) from riba (from now onwards) if you are (really) believers&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if you do not do it, then take a notice of war from Allah and His&#xA;  Messenger.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[2:275, 278-279]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, you must leave every penny of interest but taking back YOUR money is absolutely ok. For further reading, read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/60185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T16:50:08.943" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37860" CreationDate="2017-02-14T19:17:48.983" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;it's difficult to say to be sure. But, of course, an expert a'lim should answer on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, I can suggest you a bypass to avoid the consequence; just in case you can't just leave the job due to your circumstances, or you can't avoid the task.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How much time or effort you have to give to do the task (make it on to website), calculate it. Let's say, 3 hours. Now, take your total hour-input in a month; usually it is 160 hours a month. Or, you can use weekly hours. &#xA;Now, you can decide what you are getting paid for &lt;strong&gt;that 3 hours&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Donate (sadaka) that money to someone very bad financial condition (Muslim or non-muslim); but without any hope of reward from Allah (swt).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note again this is not an &quot;answer&quot;, rather a bypass suggestion which is too big as an comment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (SWT) knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="874" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T19:17:48.983" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37869" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17529" CreationDate="2017-02-14T19:51:13.467" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Seeking &quot;adrenaline rush&quot; is far from killing one's self. Both are quite different in the intent (niyyat) as well as method of doing it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The people who do the first is usually known as &quot;adrenaline junkies&quot;, whereas the other ones are mentally broken. Those &quot;junkies&quot; calculate the risks and and carry least amount of safety gears, but suicidal people don't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, there's a hadith mentioning that Allah SWT likes bravery, even if it's shown by killing a snake. (this and more on bravery is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livingislam.org/n/hv_e.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, it's pretty clear that if someone dies from trying something risky won't be considered as suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="874" LastEditorUserId="874" LastEditDate="2017-02-14T20:05:52.317" LastActivityDate="2017-02-14T20:05:52.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37872" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-14T22:57:24.343" Score="2" ViewCount="806" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranx.com/Tafsirs/4.6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Al-Jalalayn&lt;/a&gt; of verse 4.6:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Try test well the orphans before reaching maturity with regard the&#xA;  duties of religion and before they can legally manage their own&#xA;  affairs until they reach the age of marrying that is until they have&#xA;  become eligible for it through puberty or legal age which according to&#xA;  al-Shāfi‘ī is the completion of fifteen years; then if you perceive in&#xA;  them maturity that is right judgement in matters of religion and their&#xA;  property deliver their property to them; consume it not O guardians&#xA;  wastefully without due merit and in haste that is hastening to expend&#xA;  it fearing lest they should grow up and become mature at which time&#xA;  you will be obliged to hand it over to them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If any man who is a guardian is rich let him be abstinent that is let&#xA;  him abstain from the orphan’s property and refrain from consuming it;&#xA;  if he is poor let him consume of it honourably that is in line with&#xA;  the wage for his work. And when you deliver to them the orphans their&#xA;  property take witnesses over them that they have received it and that&#xA;  you are absolved of the obligation so that if any dispute occurs you&#xA;  are able to refer to a clear proof this is a command intended for&#xA;  guidance. God suffices as a reckoner as a guardian of His creatures’&#xA;  deeds and as a reckoner of these deeds the bā’ in bi’Llāhi is extra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I Googled to find if it is the official position of Shafi fiqh but didn't find any authoritative reference. Is it the official opinion of Shafi madhab?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T01:19:39.887" LastActivityDate="2018-03-17T05:49:31.337" Title="Is the age of marriage for shafi fiqh 15 years?" Tags="|nikah|shafii|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37873" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-15T03:19:38.243" Score="4" ViewCount="9464" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that Islam has a high regard for the revelation that came before, particularly the Torah, the Psalms and the Gospel, although unfortunately these are all regarded as having become corrupted to some extent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An important part of the Torah concerns God revealing his name to Moses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RSVCE Exodus 3:13-14&lt;/strong&gt; Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” God said to Moses, “&lt;strong&gt;I AM WHO I AM.” (יהוה)&lt;/strong&gt; And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That name, &quot;I am who I am&quot; is considered to be very important in Judaism and Christianity. Much has been read into it. It is often taken as a statement of God's ineffability (God cannot be understood, named or categorised) and his self-sufficiency (He doesn't depend on anything else for his existence).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would this also be an accepted name of God in Islam? I know that there are the &quot;99 names of God&quot; and &quot;Allah&quot; seems to be the preferred or most important name. Is it contrary to the doctrine of Islam to accept &quot;Yahweh&quot; as a name of God as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20802" LastActivityDate="2017-05-27T17:36:06.943" Title="Can &quot;Yahweh&quot; (יהוה) be regarded as a valid name of God in Islam?" Tags="|allah|christianity|asma-ul-husna|names|judaism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-06-07T03:03:57.543" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37874" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-15T03:28:35.107" Score="3" ViewCount="1362" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand that Islam holds the previous revelation from God to mankind in high esteem, and that the &quot;Psalms, Torah, Prophets and Gospel&quot; are considered to be authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nevertheless there also seems to be this view that all these previous revelations have been corrupted. My essential question is: to what extent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it considered profitable to pick up a bible and read the Psalms, Prophets, Torah and Gospel, despite their being corrupted? Or are they considered to be so far gone that there's no point reading them because what you would be reading is so corrupted that it's nothing like the original revelation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any value in reading the Torah, Psalms, Prophets, and Gospel today? To what extent have they been corrupted?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20802" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T06:58:18.987" LastActivityDate="2019-05-27T13:49:31.577" Title="To what extent have the Psalms, Torah, Prophets and Gospel been corrupted?" Tags="|allah|bible|ahlul-kitab|scripture|torah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37875" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-15T03:34:10.247" Score="3" ViewCount="274" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering what is the basis for the claim that the Prophets, Psalms, Torah and Gospel have been corrupted? This is something that I hear a lot from Muslims and I'm just curious what is the foundation for their claim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a verse in the Qur'an which says this? Or a hadith? What does it say?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20802" LastActivityDate="2019-03-13T08:01:02.570" Title="What is the basis for the claim that the Prophets, Psalms, Torah and Gospel have been corrupted?" Tags="|quran|hadith|christianity|judaism|revelation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="221" CreationDate="2017-02-15T04:24:13.543" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;An apostate may be interrogated on the reasons for his actions and on feeling regrets he may be pardoned.  The apostate's citizenship is an important consideration.  Islam has no jurisdiction over non-Muslim secular nations except protesting by diplomatic channels and the UNO.  But whether it is true that Islam considers apostasy a serious crime that should be punished is a contentious issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apostasy is not always in the same degree or the same form.&#xA;There are several kinds of apostasy, each which has a different impact and harm on the Muslim community.  Some scholars and authorities of Islamic history had maintained that the punishment for apostasy should match its harm to society, and that punishment may differ in accordance with its degree of impact.  Many scholars view is that some apostates may be excused by repentance, depending on whether it is simple apostasy, which could be excused by repentance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Punishment for apostasy depends on the degree of the apostate's harm to Islam, the same way as a traitor's behaviour depends on the harm he does to his nation. Imprisonment might be an alternative punishment in the case of apostasy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If an apostate does not only deny Islam, but also incites a war against Islam and the Muslim Ummah, the apostate joins the rank of those who wage war against Islam. This is same way as a traitor joins the ranks of the enemies of a nation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imagine an American citizen joining Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan or Iraq or Syria to kill the Americans.  Would not such an American face the court martial and sentenced?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are certain regulations and restrictions, and declaring a Muslim an apostate is a very dangerous matter. The person who issues a ruling on apostasy should be an expert or specialized scholar, and the person who implements this rule must be a specialist of religious law.  An apostate should be given a chance to repent before the execution of the sentence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But hidden apostasy may be left to the mercy of God and judged by him in the hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21167" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T05:36:13.810" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T05:36:13.810" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37878" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16461" CreationDate="2017-02-15T05:05:11.683" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question ultimately needs to be asked from Allah. The verse exists in Quran. Yet the following answer to provide more context.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Literally this question has been asked by Abu Hanifa. The answer to it has been recorded in Al-Kafi Vol. 5, Pg. 450:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;سأل أبو حنیفة ، أبا جعفر محمد بن النعمان صاحب الطاق فقال له : یا أبا جعفر ما تقول فی المتعة أتزعم أنها حلال؟ قال : نعم ، قال : فما یمنعک أن&#xA;تأمر نساءک أن یستمتعن ویکتسبن علیک ، فقال له أبو جعفر : لیس کل&#xA;الصناعات یرغب فیها وإن کانت حلالا و للناس أقدار و مراتب یرفعون أقدارهم&#xA;و لکن ما تقول یا أبا حنیفة فی النبیذ أتزعم أنه حلال؟ فقال : نعم ، قال&#xA;: فما یمنعک أن تقعد نساءک فی الحوانیت نباذات فیکتسبن علیک؟ فقال أبو&#xA;حنیفة : واحدة بواحدة و سهمک أنفذ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hanifa asked Abu Ja’fa Mu’mun al-Taqh: “What do you think about&#xA;Mut’ah? Do you think it’s halal?”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Yes!” Mu’min replied.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Abu Hanifa&#xA;asked: “What has refrained you from ordering your women (sisters and&#xA;daughters) to Mut’ah and making money out of it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mu’min said: “Not&#xA;everything is desired by everyone. People have different ranks and all make effort to present their rank better (than what it actually is). Now tell me, what do you think of non-alcoholic beverages&#xA;(ماء الشعیر)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hanifa said: “It’s halal!”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mu’min said: “So if you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;think it’s halal then what has refrained you from putting your women&#xA;to it and start selling and serving non-alcholic beverages and make&#xA;money for you?!”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hanifa said: “Action and reaction and yours more severe!”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;For the sake of brevity, I haven't pasted the entire discussion. But more questions are answered.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Kafi (the most important Shia' book), the following chapters exist:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Temporary marriage ( 8 narrations)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Temporary marriage is only for emergency situations (4 narrations)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Temporary marriage is only allowed with a pious woman (6 narrations)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Required conditions of Temporary marriage. (5 narrations)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Repeating the conditions after permanent marriage. (5 narrations)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Minimum Mahr required for Temporary marriage. (5 narrations)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The period‌ of waiting (aka &lt;em&gt;عده&lt;/em&gt;)  for Temporary marriage. (3 narrations)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Increasing the time [of a Temporary marriage]. (3 narrations)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Defining time [for a Temporary marriage]. (5 narrations)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mahr is not paid if there is a violation. (5 narrations)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll share one of the narrations which shows a stark contrast from prostitution:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Muhammad ibn Ismael said: I was with Imam Reza (PBUH). A man asked if a women marries a woman temporarily with the condition that she&#xA;doesn't get pregnant but she does. [What happens then?]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-Imam Reza said: &amp;quot;He did like the notion of disowning a child and said: &amp;quot;Does he deny his own child?!&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-And if he accuses his wife [of cheating with another]?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-It is not becoming of you to marry a woman who is not a believer or a Muslim. Allah says: &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The fornicator does not marry except a [female]&#xA;fornicator or polytheist, and none marries her except a fornicator or&#xA;a polytheist, and that has been made unlawful to the&#xA;believers.&lt;/a&gt;. Such a marriage is forbidden for&#xA;believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you're still not convinced on how they are different? Well these two are truly incomparable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;In your comments I see you said:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hardly, its just like saying Mutaa is different from prostitution&#xA;because its considered to be legal &amp;quot;among Muslims&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sex with a non-Mahram becomes is ZINA. Yet it becomes halal/recommended when she becomes your wife. (She becomes your wife by 2 tiny lines of words). Same logic is applied to Mut'ah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Most important note:&lt;/strong&gt; How is marriage different from a permanent marriage between Muslims where they haven't done the aqd (&lt;em&gt;عقد&lt;/em&gt;) its ceremony as the way the Prophet did? Can't you just say they are a few silly words? Well without those silly words the marriage is considered Zina! With it it's considered Halal and rewarding. My point is we live in the realm of God/Allah. In his realm sayings those words (with the 100% intention of your heart that you approve and mean them) is what makes Allah accept it. Prostitution isn't accepted in the realm of our King, Allah. It has no rules. Permanent marriage or Mutah is accepted by Allah and blessed. How is having 4 wives different from men having for themselves and divorcing the women per agreement? Really not that much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A prostitute will sleep have intercourse with multiple men, perhaps in the same day or week. Yet for Mut'ah, she can't even &lt;em&gt;touch&lt;/em&gt; other non-Mahram men. As a result women of prostitution don't physical and mental issues. (too much sex isn't good for the body, it's never lovely, it get's kind of abusive when the person has paid for it and really demands you to do this and that and may get rough on the women)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mutah is also heavily used as a fiance-ship period ie the boy and girl get to know each other, for like 2-3 months. If things were going good, then they make the marriage permanent. This gives the bride and groom a good chance to see if they are a good match and if needed divorce early. (I know non-Shias who have a fiance but not married and still can't touch or see their fiance without hijab. Some of them can't bare it and just remove their hijab.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prostitution is a way of making money. Mutah is not about that at all. It's more about fulfilling needs. He can go to a prostitute and &lt;strong&gt;pay to get love&lt;/strong&gt; or go to women from people of the book or Muslim and &lt;strong&gt;simply get love&lt;/strong&gt;. That itself is a good limitation and motivation. Really do you want to have sex with someone who's paid to make love to you or sex with someone who truly loves and wants you?! Such women aren't women of the street, they are socially acceptable women. In other words prostitution is a business transaction but Mutah is a social arrangement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For prostitution there is no agreement. Mutah there is an&#xA;agreement and a timeframe specified. Parties have rights.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For prostitution the mother may not know who the father is. Mutah has&#xA;Iddah to avoid that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If your entire purpose is to discuss this with non-Muslims as you mentioned (and avoid defamation as mentioned your comments) well brother ask the non-Muslims how many out of wedlock marriages or abortions do non-Muslims have and compare it to Islam. Islam has a far less rate on that. Why because you either don't do or if you do it's religiously legalized. Also in the west, men usually just have fun with the woman as in they're collecting a trophy and then say &amp;quot;women goodbye, I don't think we're a good match. It's not you it's me and say goodbye.&amp;quot; Do you know how devastating that could be for a women?! The women won't ever be the same women. In addition the women is entitled to dowry and period of commitment. If a boy is known to sleep with women and walk away from his commitment then he is likely to lost his status quicker and more girls would know of his dirty tricks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mutah is meant as a solution for younger boys and girls. This problem is &lt;a href=&quot;http://recapp.etr.org/recapp/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.StatisticsDetail&amp;amp;PageID=555&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;more common in the west&lt;/a&gt; (47% of high schoolers have intercourse). No matter what you do boys and girls get away with it. They're curious. With Mut'ah they can have a protected relationship ie there is a certain commitment period, there are notes they agreed on, the women won't be sleeping with others for a specific period, neither the boy is expected to just drift away before his commitment. (They can even agree to have no intercourse)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marriage is about sexual desires but also a whole lot more. It's about a permanent bond and spiritual journey, having your own progeny, finding solace, etc. Mutah isn't meant to be permanent, though you can still finding some of the traits of a marriage example finding solace within a Mutah relationship. It really depends. Example a husband who's finding it really difficult to be in a relationship with a disgruntled wife. In that case he may have a longer relation with a pious women who's only bound to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A prostitute can be &lt;em&gt;any&lt;/em&gt; women. For Mutah if the man is married then he has to seek permission from his wife to sleep with non-Muslim ladies. If the lady is a Muslim then he doesn't need her permission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having that said, they both do have some similarities as in a man may just have severe sexual desire and needs them addressed (on a travel, his wife is sick, deceased, in a separation, not getting enough sex). In the long run, masturbation and porn would be reduced. Many studies point out to the issues with masturbation and people will be brought closer, usually a person who needs sex, also wants love and vice versa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition men have been given a great touchstone by Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was asked about what kind of women are good to do Mutah with?&#xA;Imam replied: A lady who &lt;strong&gt;listens with heed&lt;/strong&gt; when you explain&#xA;Mutah (it has certain boundaries: time frame, dowry and you shouldn't be with another) to them. ( ie she isn't&#xA;the kind of woman who is like &amp;quot;I don't care about this, I just want sex, let's get over with it&amp;quot;... She has modesty but also wants to have a joyful time with a man).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt; I know of it being a narration but I definitely have not quoted it verbatim &lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said this all I would tell you among Shias, 70% of them do Sighe/Muta'ah just prior to their permanent marriage (only as a fiance period). Roughly 0.01% do Mutah before marriage or some others do Mutah when their wife isn't available or they just want to enjoy themselves. &lt;strong&gt;Culturally&lt;/strong&gt; it's not a common thing to do these days. For married men, being with another woman requires extra devotion, time, money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2023-05-28T03:31:04.630" LastActivityDate="2023-05-28T03:31:04.630" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37879" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-15T05:40:29.093" Score="2" ViewCount="272" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.Agar.io&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Agar.io&lt;/a&gt; is online game. Can I play this game? Or I should play without any skins?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Agar.io is a massively multiplayer action game created by Matheus Valadares. Players control a cell in a map representing a petri dish; the goal is to gain as much mass as possible by swallowing smaller cells without being swallowed by bigger ones. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agar.io&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example usage:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jmu6Om.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jmu6Om.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Examples of skins:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MI1R0m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/MI1R0m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;skins in agario&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19627" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T05:57:02.973" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T05:57:02.973" Title="Is playing the massively multiplayer online game Agar.io permissible?" Tags="|halal-haram|image|game|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-03-31T19:32:22.897" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37880" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37874" CreationDate="2017-02-15T07:43:54.790" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm quite not sure if both of your basic questions have not yet been answered on the site. Therefore I'll refer in my answer to some other posts where I'm aware of at least partial answers!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To what extent corrupted&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically the Quran is the source which says that these books have been corrupted there are statements in it which are very clear and there are general statements on the corruption (for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/75-76&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:75-76&lt;/a&gt;). But no single statement clearly saying that psalm x or verse y etc. in the Bible has been corrupted. So the message of the Quran is/was that some priests kept changing the original scripture for years/decades/centuries and therefore changed the rules of God (shari'a). Maybe this already covers your other Question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/37875/what-is-the-basis-for-the-claim-that-the-prophets-psalms-torah-and-gospel-have&quot;&gt;What is the basis for the claim that the Prophets, Psalms, Torah and Gospel have been corrupted?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One could basically say that anything which sounds unjust in the former scripture can't be the words of Allah: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Let's say for example (I've never read the bible, but might have heard a few verses/psalms ... so don't expect me pointing at something in special) if you find any verse which encourages injustice, like asking people to give money to Priests to get close to God.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Quran says that Muhammad's prophecy is present in the scripture of the people of the book.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Quran says that Jesus has not been crucified.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Quran presents the fact that interests were haram (prohibited) to Jews but they have re-interpreted the orders of God to make them halal (allowed) if the money transaction isn't between Jews themselves:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;For wrongdoing on the part of the Jews, We made unlawful for them [certain] good foods which had been lawful to them, and for their averting from the way of Allah many [people], (160)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And [for] their taking of &lt;strong&gt;usury while they had been forbidden from it&lt;/strong&gt;, and their consuming of the people's wealth unjustly. And we have prepared for the disbelievers among them a painful punishment. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/160-161&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:160-161&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the whole the Quran covers as it feels to one third (or maybe more) the history, rulings etc. of the banu Israel. Beside this you'll find a few stories like the one of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Sleepers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the 7 sleepers&lt;/a&gt; (which is related to Christians) especially in surat al-Kahf (18) and the biography and some teachings of Jesus which are rather related to Christians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically the Muslim perspective is if any rulings or stories (historical facts?) in the scripture of the people of the book (Jews and Christians) is in opposition to what the Quran says it must be corrupted. Some Islamic schools of Jurisprudence therefore take rulings from the people of the scripture on the other hand as valid rulings for Muslims if there's no rule (Quran text or hadith report) saying that it was abrogated!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the Quran didn't cover all the stories which you may find in the Bible (An example might be &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/11118/did-the-events-at-the-tower-of-babel-occur&quot;&gt;Did the events at the Tower of Babel occur?&lt;/a&gt;) as the major intention -as it seems- for telling stories of former nations was to use them as examples. Therefore some ahadith (reports of the Prophet Muhammad()) allow spreading knowledge of the people of the book which isn't clearly opposing the Quran and sunnah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read these posts:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/12884/which-part-of-the-christian-bible-is-corrupted&quot;&gt;Which part of the Christian Bible is corrupted?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/25601/the-bible-vs-the-quran&quot;&gt;If we had access to the original Bible, would we still need the Qur&amp;#39;an?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/17063/what-is-the-injil-that-is-referred-to-in-quran&quot;&gt;What is the Injil that is referred to in Qur&amp;#39;an?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/24283/did-the-companions-of-prophet-isa-p-b-u-h-stay-truthful-to-the-original-messag&quot;&gt;Did the companions of Prophet Isa (P.B.U.H) stay truthful to the original message?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/15069/is-it-mentioned-why-god-protected-the-quran-from-corruption-but-not-the-bible&quot;&gt;Is it mentioned why God protected the Qur&amp;#39;an from corruption but not the Bible?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there any value in reading the Torah, Psalms, Prophets, and Gospel today?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically I'd say yes there's a value as they include information which isn't in the Quran. And in whatever is related to good deeds and behavior they would have a similar level/meaning as the Quran has. For a Muslim it is recommended that he has good knowledge of the Quran to be able to judge, what is corrupt and what isn't.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recommend you to read this Posts as they might be relevant (I've not checked them to 100%):&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/34839/are-muslims-encouraged-to-read-the-bible-and-or-the-torah-why-or-why-not&quot;&gt;Are Muslims encouraged to read the Bible and/or the Torah? Why or why not?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1323/how-does-islam-view-the-christian-new-testament&quot;&gt;How does Islam view the Christian New Testament?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/11953/why-didnt-allah-send-the-complete-book-first&quot;&gt;Why didn&amp;#39;t Allah send the complete book first?&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-05-27T13:49:31.577" LastActivityDate="2019-05-27T13:49:31.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37881" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-15T08:25:42.157" Score="2" ViewCount="8415" Body="&lt;p&gt;I saw this on Reddit's &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/islam/comments/5u1q8g/til_that_alcohol_in_heaven_is_halal/ddrh5h3/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;/r/Islam&lt;/a&gt;: &quot;I think everything is halal in Jannah.  Correct me if I'm wrong.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is everything halal in heaven?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Reddit author wasn't corrected.  It seems unlikely to me (how could e.g. shirk or murder be halal in jannah?), but it may be that people are inhibited/prevented from performing haram acts, along the lines of drinking wine being halal in jannah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There will be circulated among them a cup [of wine] from a flowing spring, White and delicious to the drinkers; No bad effect is there in it, nor from it will they be intoxicated. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/37/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 37:45-47&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2021-02-15T01:20:16.757" Title="Is everything halal in heaven?" Tags="|halal-haram|jannah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37882" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37884" CreationDate="2017-02-15T10:11:05.317" Score="4" ViewCount="12721" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've been told that Muslims are allowed to eat camels but we're not allowed to eat horses. Why? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I thought the reason why they couldn't eat horses was to do with the fact that people use them as a form of transport (well, they did in the prophets time). But camels were also used as a form of transport, so why can we eat them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20686" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-10T14:24:57.173" LastActivityDate="2021-09-09T05:13:56.680" Title="Why are Muslims allowed to eat camels but not horses?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|animals|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37884" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37882" CreationDate="2017-02-15T10:55:22.963" Score="6" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Horse meat&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually horse meat is halal: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/26047/17163&quot;&gt;Is horsemeat Halal?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ahadith such as the following&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Asma':  We slaughtered a horse during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and ate it. -- Sahih al-Bukhari 5519 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5519&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;; also Sahih Muslim 1942 a &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/34/54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;leads scholars to declare that one can eat horse meat.  For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority of scholars are of the view that it is permissible to eat horses, because of the sound ahaadeeth that have been narrated concerning that. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/70320&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With a consistent fatawa given by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=86085&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mufti Ebrahim Salejee instead described it as &lt;em&gt;There are two opinions of it being halaal and being makrooh. Hence, it is safer not to eat it&lt;/em&gt; at &lt;a href=&quot;http://muftionline.co.za/node/4666&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mufti Online&lt;/a&gt;, and likewise did Mohammed Tosir Miah at &lt;a href=&quot;http://daruliftabirmingham.co.uk/horse-meat-in-hanafi-fiqh/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Darul Ifta Birmingham&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Camel meat&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's ahadith indicating permissibility of eating camel, e.g.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Chapter: (Performing) wudu’ after eating camel meat:  Jabir b. Samura reported: A man asked the Messenger of Allah ... &lt;strong&gt;Should I perform ablution (after eating) camel's flesh? He said: Yes, perform ablution (after eating) camel's flesh.&lt;/strong&gt; ... -- Sahih Muslim 360 a (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/3/123&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And fatawa describe the technicalities of performing wudu after eating camel (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/7103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=198553&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/6464.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam&lt;/a&gt;).  See also: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/9039/does-eating-camels-meat-break-the-wudu&quot;&gt;Does eating camel&amp;#39;s meat break the wudu?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-09T05:13:56.680" LastActivityDate="2021-09-09T05:13:56.680" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37885" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37881" CreationDate="2017-02-15T11:18:54.520" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Jannah, the good pious believer will be rewarded. Haram food here such as wine is haram because it intoxicates people while in Jannah it will be made halal so it wont't intoxicate people. There won't be any murders or sins in heaven as everyone will be happy and if they wish for anything it will be given to them. If they are in Jannah, how can they commit shirk while they know Allah is there?Allah wouldn't have accepted them into Jannah if this happened. There will be no reason to sin in Jannah and no one will as Allah has given them everlasting happiness and joy. As for haram acts like eating pork etc, it is haram for a reason and so we won't be able to eat pork or do any other sins that are haram. The believer's heart will be free of sin, evil desires etc and they wouldn't want to do haram acts there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T11:18:54.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37886" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37858" CreationDate="2017-02-15T12:46:56.420" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the perspective of Sunni Islam, your question is to be divided into two questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is traveling for a woman without a guardian allowed in Islam?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is it allowed to go for pilgrimage to Arba`een (also known as Karbala)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the first question, traveling for a woman without a guardian is considered not permissible for the most part, in the view of most scholars, with exceptions to those fleeing wars, oppression in religion, and other cases. Other scholars allow traveling with women of trust. Basically, unless it is of a real importance, traveling without a guardian or women of trust is not permissible in the view of majority of scholars. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alhabibomar.com/Fatwa.aspx?SectionID=5&amp;amp;RefID=122&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the second question, in Sunni Islam, all prayers are to be sought and directed to Allah only, not any other creature. So, generally speaking, if someone is visiting a grave of someone to seek help, and pray for his problems to be relieved, thinking that it might somehow make the prayers more acceptable, then it is not permissible. This is also true when visiting Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) tomb. However, if you are visiting the tomb to pray for the dead, and as remembrance of good deeds and good fellowship, then it is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this perspective, visiting Arba`een (it is not considered pilgrimage in Sunni Islam) is permissible if one upholds the rules regarding visiting tombs in general. However, it is viewed that Arba'een is more about seeking help from Hussain (PBUH), and that it is associated with slandering of other companions of the prophet (PBUH). For such reasons, it is not permissible. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/124382&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a side note, please note that the majority of scholars agree that it is permissible for a woman to go for Hajj without a guardian if she is with women of trust. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alhabibomar.com/Fatwa.aspx?SectionID=5&amp;amp;RefID=122&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic source&lt;/a&gt;) I am not sure about the official standing of Saudi Arabia immigration department, but I would advice you to seek help and advice from your nearest Muslim community, and I pray that your wish is fulfilled by doing Hajj.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following &lt;code&gt;infatuated&lt;/code&gt; comments, I have looked into the &lt;code&gt;Tawassul&lt;/code&gt; concept in Sunni Islam, and it is indeed upheld by the majority of scholars of four fiqh schools. So it is permissible to pray to Allah by invoking the position of prophets and pious people. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2016/02/20/13096/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is also notable that there are rulings of what one can't do when visiting graves, and it is not appropriate for this question to expand on the subject, but it includes touching the graves, setting besides them, slapping of the self, and out crying. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.darifta.org/majles2014/showfile/show.php?id=122&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic source&lt;/a&gt;: Palestine House of Ifta'a).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-30T06:21:43.577" LastActivityDate="2021-11-30T06:21:43.577" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37889" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="46907" CreationDate="2017-02-15T17:57:08.097" Score="4" ViewCount="235" Body="&lt;p&gt;This website is reporting that before getting married, potential couples are getting tested for genetic disease: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/844656&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/844656&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a program that the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia wants every one to participate in. This program is for those who are getting married to a cousin. So basically under the program, before getting married to a cousin, the parties involved in the marriage contract undergo genetic screening to see if the union might potentially result in progeny with higher chance of genetically induced diseases. There are two outcomes of this screening:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The parties do not proceed with the marriage.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If the parties do proceed with the marriage, the idea of the screening is that this program will help the couple plan for combating the disease.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now my question: are the people involved in the program committing kufr or nullifying their iman because they're challenging Allah SWT?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My point being that a Muslim must expect the best from Allah. So the couple expects that even though there is a higher chance of genetic disease developing in their offspring, they hope that Allah will bless them with a healthy child. However, at the same time if he/she develops plans to be ready for any eventuality to combat the genetic disease, is he/she manifesting evil thoughts about Allah SWT and thereby committing kufr?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15344" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-16T01:37:29.353" LastActivityDate="2018-03-27T01:52:12.657" Title="Are people who get genetically screened for diseases before marriage committing kufr?" Tags="|nikah|kufr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37890" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37881" CreationDate="2017-02-15T18:01:37.133" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the verse addresses what you are asking perfectly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;No bad effect is there in it, nor from it will they be intoxicated&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Had it still had it's affect in the same way it has on earth, then it would be Haram.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our life in heaven/hell is very different. Our &lt;strong&gt;body&lt;/strong&gt; can endure things it couldn't endure before. Either being burnt in fire permanently or smelling the aroma of heaven which would have made humans (on earth) go unconscious from miles away. In addition our whole &lt;strong&gt;surroundings&lt;/strong&gt; are different. Rivers of milk and Honey.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Perhaps&lt;/em&gt; our body can endure the same wine differently or perhaps it's processed differently. But that would be just speculation. We either need to wait a couple years or have a narration from someone who was connected to Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically heaven is like living in a different realm. Like us going from the Hades's underworld to Zeus's Olympus!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T23:30:10.033" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T23:30:10.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37891" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37920" CreationDate="2017-02-15T18:22:59.370" Score="2" ViewCount="3921" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the wife says give me divorce in anger and the husband says, go you are divorced instead of saying that i give you divorce, is that then a valid divorce? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the accurate words to pronounce when divorcing the wife? Does divorce only occur when husband say, &quot;i give you divorce&quot; or when he says, &quot;go you are given divorce&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21182" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-02-15T20:57:27.247" LastActivityDate="2017-12-07T03:33:39.710" Title="Do I need to say &quot;I give you divorce&quot; to divorce my wife?" Tags="|hadith|sunni|women|sunnah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37892" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-15T19:25:15.023" Score="2" ViewCount="3189" Body="&lt;p&gt;This year Ramadan will be during the exam period for most students. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this an acceptable reason to not fast? Especially for nervous students who could potentially faint. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any way around this issue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20686" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-16T01:35:59.690" LastActivityDate="2018-02-14T18:07:18.767" Title="Are exams during Ramadan a reason to not fast?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|school|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37892" CreationDate="2017-02-15T20:26:02.930" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the person has a serious illness, and that he will get affected negatively by fasting, then he should not. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/11107&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;I invite you to read this link&lt;/a&gt;, it has all the details.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3745" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T20:26:02.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37895" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-15T22:07:10.523" Score="1" ViewCount="169484" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have a huge problem of masturbation.  My sexual desires are too strong, and  I have been masturbating since around 2009.  Since I often masturbate at night, I have to take Ghusul before prayer.  I sleep and cannot wakeup for fajir because I'm not clean and I am too lazy to take a bath.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any way I can masturbate in a clean way?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Like in the bathroom and I clean my penis and don't get contact with sperm, for example.  I clean my penis well, and make sure that sperms doesn't come in contact with my body or clothes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21184" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-16T01:35:09.610" LastActivityDate="2021-08-10T08:49:20.957" Title="Can I masturbate in a clean way?" Tags="|taharah|ghusl|masturbation|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37896" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37892" CreationDate="2017-02-15T22:12:14.700" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;only if the student is likely to faint, otherwise, i donnot think exams are good reason not to fast, back in my day, we went to school, did exams, studied during ramadhn, we fasted 13 hours, spent 10hours in school&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21185" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T22:12:14.700" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37900" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37702" CreationDate="2017-02-15T23:09:50.973" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;you have equal right over husband as he has over you&#xA;“Those who take an oath not to have sexual relation with their wives must wait for four months, then if they return (change their idea in this period), verily, Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful[al-Baqarah 2:226] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) used to say concerning eelaa’: “If the period of eelaa’ expires, then the husband has either to retain his wife in a handsome manner or to divorce her as Allaah has ordered” (al-Bukhaari, al-Talaaq, 4881)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21186" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T23:09:50.973" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37901" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37685" CreationDate="2017-02-15T23:12:44.563" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah said in Quran that the knowledge of soul is with himself he hasnt given it to even our dear Prophet so it is upto Allah swt &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;today i was thinking the same thing as an answer,do we have any third gender or can men has brain power to produce third gender,answer is no.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in other places in Quran,Allah swt has said i have made each pairs of animals of birds of humans etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21186" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T23:12:44.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37902" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36837" CreationDate="2017-02-15T23:14:58.427" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;no it is generally forbidden &#xA;but in rare cases where life of mother is in danger then it is permitted &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21186" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T23:14:58.427" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37903" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36711" CreationDate="2017-02-15T23:25:56.537" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;once childishly Musa A.S asked Allah to show himself to Musa A.S&#xA;Allah said no you cannot see,he insisted then on mount Judi Allah swt just showed his shadow the mountain turned to dust and Musa A.S was unconcious for 40 days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he could have died if Allah willed.but Allah saved him and left unconsious.s you said yourself Allah does not give work beyond there capability you have been given some signs you can understand others can more or less with there capabilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;other Prophets were given signs as they have not been given complete books as we have.&#xA;we have been given Quran which covers all types fields all of them.&#xA;be it science or engineering or pycological or emotional or etymological etc.it gives what will happen in future with you and all the universe in detail manner.&#xA;are you capable to understand.&#xA;the sign this ummah has been given is of understanding.&#xA;you plant a seed it grows in herb then tree then gives out fruits etc&#xA;it is periodical &#xA;to understand you have to sit daily looking after it &#xA;it is persistantly happening you see or not&#xA;but it is magic a seed destroys itself (can you see)&#xA;a stem comes out of it (can you see)&#xA;it grows leaves (can you see)&#xA;it grows flowers (can you see)&#xA;it grows with more leaves (can you see) &#xA;it is all magic it each phase destroys and give shape to new phase.it is uniformly happening &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;UNDER WHOSE EYES ? who controls excess or less food to it to grow.&#xA;so is your case Allah gives you what you can understand&#xA;you dont understand and straight away assume it is wrong. that is un-uniform.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21186" LastActivityDate="2017-02-15T23:25:56.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37904" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36143" CreationDate="2017-02-15T23:48:39.200" Score="-6" Body="&lt;p&gt;brother you have asked a good question but i can give you answer &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as you have given your thoughts i can say you are confused.&#xA;you may unable to grasp any answer you get to the point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the answer is simple&#xA;it is word of true God you cannot fight a true God can you &#xA;a bicycle is produced in factory of bicycles and it says if will beat the owner of the factory who designed and made all the machinery to produce the bicycle&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if you clear your thoughts you can proceed to read further&#xA;otherwise you will be more confused &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;example - Allah swt starts Quran with Alhamdulillahi rabbi aalamin&#xA;means litterally all praises to Allah who has created all the universes and is its Rabb&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for non muslims that is that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but for us it is still less as we accepted True God with whole heart we can see this verse practically as it is single and true path&#xA;remember it all seen with heart not with brain that is why there are million peoples reading it it remains a theory as you use your brain not your heart.(islam is a religion of heart)human is a creature of heart you do to your hearts content not for bodys content.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as it points out each life of each creature living in universes.THANKING HIM FOR EACH AND EVERY THING;WHOLEHEARTEDLY;for every thing that is helpful to human to finish his task,which has made his grow in happiness to his limit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for example me only&#xA;i saw a read rose i said wow what a lovely rose to see my eyes are happy &#xA;when i smell it my heart gives out , out of excitation i say Alhamdulillah what a beautiful rose i smelt it&#xA;what about you if you see a rose what will be your reaction&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it will be what you learnt not praising true Lord,how will you praise him when you dont know what to say&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;even if you say thank you God give me proof he accepts it&#xA;Allah has said clearly in Quran he will not accept anything beside what he has ordered or shown practically and practically he has shown to us from our Dearest Last Prophet of whole humanity.&#xA;(our Dear Prophet has shown us everything how to eat drink sleep getup wash bath toilet clothes talk earn and biggest is in way of Allah pray your relations with him all are mentioned in Quran)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in Quran Surah Rahman starts with ArRahmaan...which says the most merciful who has taught the humans ....means he has taught us what is correct what is its use what will happen everything etc etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i go to office on bike from home-who has made replacements displacements for me to get a bike, i should have options when willed by God like my parents can have it already my friends can have it already or i need to buy then if Allah wills i will satisfy any one condition to get it if Allah does not will i have to take a bus or car or help anyother that too with mercy of Allah upon me&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the will of God here is hidden from where you can know the it is will of God only with true knowledge of God and true knowlege comes from True book where he has written everything &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;what i eat daily i eat several things in a day.do you think does it comes just like that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a wheat grain story-i live in india-where wheat is produced in farm in village i live in urban city.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;first the farmer distributes the seeds in farms with hand or machinery which he has.then he other has water it daily then other has to look out for insects birds constantly then other has weave it out when it has dried whenit is ready.then other has to load it to mill.then other has to remove the wheat husk of each grain then other has to fill the sacks then other has to load it then other has to carry it to city in a vehicle then other has to unload in manufacturer then other has to load it again to retailer near my house then other has to sell it kilo or pounds then somebody from my family has to buy and carry it to house.if the name of eater is not on the grain it will eventually been removed then somebody has to grind it then my mother makes a dough daily and makes bread out it.&#xA;how many peoples have touched the wheat grain 17 peoples. i am the last one eating and throwing some of it the residue is also the food for ants flys other God knows what insects. i eat it in a second just a single taste bud clicks my buds for second then gone in my stomach doesnt what happens there it stays digests curls produces energy then excretes then still goes on.....,under whose eyes all of this takes place&#xA;it is just wheat grain what about the pebbles in different different planets what has to be done of if,will it be thrown in the vaccuum or turned to mud or turned to lava or tavel aimlessly in whole universe until destruction of universe etc etc etc many things JUST ON WISH OF YOUR TRUE LORD &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;that is why we say Alhamdulillahi rabbiaalamin&#xA;all praises to Allah who is lord of universes.&#xA;if you understand this then you are better path to truth&#xA;still there is curry there are desserts there are drinks there are chocolates and other stuff.there are clothes there are books living earning frinds relatives properties money marriage children then grandchildren &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;do you think all are just a hitchhikers.etc&#xA;it is serious exam .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this is just 1 verse of examples if i go on give each human example then anymatter of hardisk or papers will be insufficient then of life of animals then of isnsects then of unicellular organisms &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;all lifes are covered in 1 verse THANKING YOUR LORD WHO IS OMNIPOTENT CONTROLLING EACH AND EVERYTHING BY HIS ORDER OR HIS WISH,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;can you get a verse equal to that&#xA;you stupid man.there are more 6635 verses left.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in other place Allah swt says in Quran i have made each pairs in different kinds like birds animals and humans,and in other verse,for humans have pairs too to find peace in each other in chapter 30 verse 21(you people run away from true teachings and desire yourself a girlfriend from age of 13 why dont you wait like us why do you run at that early age why tell me why &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;why you dont have patience and attain good age of understand and marry under eyes of God have pure relation as wife and husband legally have sex under order of God&#xA;it is because you are made like that to attract to opposite sex as said in above verse)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for some verses we can find out true form y thinking opposite also&#xA;say for above verse of pairs &#xA;why dont cycles have pairs what happens when a cycle falls for other cycle will they have baby or stone falls for stone will have marriage or sea meets lake will they start living together or each fills others lakes become sea nothing of sort etc etc etc &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I challenge you make a similar statement. or saying you can make or produce or think of 3rd gender accept by other religions only &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you dont have to come to us,show it to yourself and your people only&#xA;or accept you are stupid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;travel it is the only way to find true Lord as he said in Quran travel for me and you will find me with SURITY.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21186" LastEditorUserId="21186" LastEditDate="2017-02-17T10:30:44.793" LastActivityDate="2017-02-17T10:30:44.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37905" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35957" CreationDate="2017-02-15T23:58:19.643" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suspicion is not allowed in Islam, if you are follower; be steadfast. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Sura &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;An Nur&lt;/a&gt; adulterers cannot marry Muslims and vice versa; it is an order from Allah (swt).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Search for others if you have doubts; you cannot live with doubts lifelong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21186" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-16T01:33:33.277" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T01:33:33.277" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37908" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-16T02:27:40.887" Score="4" ViewCount="6198" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can Muslims celebrate &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Valentine's Day&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not asking if it is shirk (as in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/29661/17163&quot;&gt;Is it shirk for a Muslim to celebrate Valentine&amp;#39;s Day?&lt;/a&gt;). Instead, I am asking if it is permissible to celebrate Valentine's Day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe, the married couple could go out together, and enjoy a night out having dinner at a restaurant or something like that. Are they allowed to spend time together, on this particular day?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21187" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-24T12:51:49.217" LastActivityDate="2022-06-07T12:56:52.183" Title="Can Muslims celebrate Valentine's Day?" Tags="|halal-haram|other-religions|celebration|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37909" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39688" CreationDate="2017-02-16T03:34:29.397" Score="2" ViewCount="433" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is related to the paper: &lt;em&gt;The Prophet’s Treaty with the Christians of Najran: An Analytical Study to Determine the Authenticity of the Covenants&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://qfis-qa.academia.edu/AhmedElWakil&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ahmed El-Wakil&lt;/a&gt;, Journal of Islamic Studies (2016) 27 (3): 273-354. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jis/etw027&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;DOI link&lt;/a&gt;)  The author writes: &quot;In this paper, source-critical methods are applied to argue that these documents are indeed authentic and can be traced back to the Prophet.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Treaty of Najran contains a broad range of conditions, one of which is summarized as (referencing &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/restatement-history-islam-and-muslims-sayyid-ali-ashgar-razwy/expedition-tabuk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Islam&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No Christian would ever be forced by the Muslims to become a convert to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Does the Treaty of Najran have any modern-day applicability?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may be that: (a) the Treaty of Najran is widely considered fabricated (or dubious), like other treaties at the time, and therefore does not have modern-day relevance, or (b) the Treaty of Najran was only applicable at the time of the Prophet.  (Or maybe something else entirely is true.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="13732" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T20:02:10.187" LastActivityDate="2024-03-06T11:55:29.583" Title="Does the Treaty of Najran have any modern-day applicability?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|christianity|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37910" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37944" CreationDate="2017-02-16T05:09:44.137" Score="3" ViewCount="99" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question relates to &lt;em&gt;Is Islam Easy to Understand or Not?: Salafis, the Democratization of Interpretation and the Need for the Ulema&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_A.C._Brown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jonathan A. C. Brown&lt;/a&gt;, Journal of Islamic Studies (2015) 26 (2): 117-144.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this paper, the author claims the following is &quot;stated with marked frequency in Hanafi and Shafi'i legal texts&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The regnant principle amongst the ulema was that &lt;strong&gt;'the layperson ('ammi) has no madhhab' or 'the madhhab of the 'ammi is the madhhab of his mufti'&lt;/strong&gt;. In other words, he follows whatever madhhab his local scholar or mufti follows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: In what way does a layperson have no legal school?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm struggling to make sense of this.  It assumes that 1. a layperson has a mufti they follow, 2. a layperson accesses information from only one mufti, and 3. the mufti themself has a madhhab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to me that 1 and 2 can easily be untrue, and 3 might also be untrue (even if rarely).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-16T05:29:22.397" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T06:00:22.047" Title="In what way does a layperson have no legal school?" Tags="|sunni|madhhab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37911" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37895" CreationDate="2017-02-16T08:04:03.840" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No you cannot, masturbation is haram and you must immediately stop. Allah says in the Qu'ran, &#xA;&quot;And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts, from illegal sexual acts). Except from their wives or (the captives and slaves) that their right hands possess, - for them, they are free from blame. But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors.&quot; 23.5-7 Here the verses are clear in forbidding all illegal sexual acts (including masturbation) except for the wives or that their right hand possess. And whoever seeks beyond that is the transgressor. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;And let those who find not the financial means for marriage keep themselves chaste, until Allah enriches them of His bounty.&quot; 24.33. This verse also clearly orders whoever does not have the financial means to marry to keep himself chaste and be patient in facing temptations (including masturbation) until Allah enriches them of His &#xA;bounty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on these verses, masturbation is haram for all Muslims but some scholars say that you can only do it for a fertility test. You are delaying your salah and missing them is a very major sin so you must repent as much as you can.&#xA;If your sexual desires are high, then you should marry, if you cannot then you should fast as it would keep you away from evil desires.&#xA;For more information go to :&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/329&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/329&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T08:04:03.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37912" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-16T10:19:29.667" Score="4" ViewCount="17228" Body="&lt;p&gt;I like to drink alcoholic drinks, but I've always limit myself not to drink until I got intoxicated and unable to control myself. Thus I'm still drinking in moderation. A glass of beer or a shot of vodka never made me intoxicated and I always limit my consumption to avoid getting intoxicated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of course, after that, I always do shalat 5 times a day as usual, not under any influence because being my prayer wouldn't be accepted when I'm intoxicated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this okay? Because from peer discussions and various listings of ulama's opinions, alcohol is not haram per-se but it's considered makrooh (strongly discouraged) and when you intoxicated that's the moment it became haram. (Same case when I went for the club to socialize but always limit myself not to commit any zinah like adultery, but that's for another question)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21191" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-16T10:21:56.180" LastActivityDate="2019-04-15T14:55:02.650" Title="Is it okay to drink without getting intoxicated?" Tags="|fiqh|alcohol|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37913" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37912" CreationDate="2017-02-16T10:54:35.450" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The relevant hadith is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jabir (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;If a large quantity of any beverage intoxicates, then a small amount of it is prohibited.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; Related by Ahmad and the four Imams. Ibn Hibban graded it as Sahih. -- Bulugh al-Maram (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/2015390&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and other sources Sunan Ibn Majah [grade: hasan; narrator: Jabir bin ‘Abdullah] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1277540&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;), and Sunan an-Nasa'i [grade: hasan; narrator: 'Amir bin Sa'd] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/51/70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is cited in fatawa which forbid drinking small amounts of alcohol: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amjaonline.org/fatwa-23043/info&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AMJA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/201520&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=299059&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/5551&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Darul Iftaa&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://daruliftabirmingham.co.uk/anise-alcohol-toothpaste/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Darul Ifta, Birmingham&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only dissenting opinion I've seen is by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quranism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quranists&lt;/a&gt; who &amp;quot;reject the religious authority, and/or authenticity of, the Hadith collections&amp;quot;, e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.free-minds.org/alcohol-forbidden-islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Free-Minds.org&lt;/a&gt; writes &amp;quot;Cleary alcohol is not forbidden in Islam and the only restriction found in the Quran is to avoid making Salat if intoxicated.&amp;quot;  This is a non-scholarly stance, and I personally don't take it seriously.  This appears to be another example of how hadith rejection can lead to sin (see my question here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/35602/17163&quot;&gt;What kinds of sin does hadith rejection lead to (if any)?&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may be this question was prompted by this recent news article: &lt;a href=&quot;https://egyptianstreets.com/2017/02/13/drinking-liquor-without-getting-drunk-not-sinful-islamic-scholar/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Drinking Liquor Without Getting Drunk Not Sinful: Islamic Scholar&lt;/a&gt; based on a discussion (at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FWVaHxdn84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a sharp contradiction to what is common among Muslims, Khaled Al Gendy, a famous Islamic cleric and a member of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, stated that drinking liquor without getting drunk is not sinful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was described as a misunderstanding on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islam21c.com/special/web-posts/the-fake-fatwa-that-went-viral&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam21c.com&lt;/a&gt;, who reference the same hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He explicitly affirmed the principle, taken from a hadith, that &amp;quot;whatever intoxicates in larger amounts is haram even in small amounts.&amp;quot; He also stated that the drinker is sinful for any effect of intoxication even if it is not complete intoxication.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nowhere did they say, as is claimed, that drinking something that has the ability to intoxicate you in large amounts is permissible in small amounts—as people would have understood from reading the article.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T15:29:32.827" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37914" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37917" CreationDate="2017-02-16T11:16:09.907" Score="3" ViewCount="87" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sharia&lt;/a&gt; Wikipedia page used to say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some Salafist suggest that enforcement of sharia under the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hisbah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hisbah&lt;/a&gt; doctrine is the sacred duty of all Muslims, not just rulers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By &quot;Some Salafist&quot;, the reference it listed was referring to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Jama%27a_al-Islamiyya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-jama'ah al-islamiyah&lt;/a&gt;, which its Wikipedia page describes as &quot;considered a terrorist organization by the United States, the United Kingdom and European Union.&quot;  I edited Wikipedia accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My impression is that scholars ordinarily claim the opposite, and I'm looking for concrete examples from notable scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Which major scholars say that Hisbah is not the duty of lay Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T13:07:15.483" Title="Which major scholars say that enforcement of sharia is not the duty of lay Muslims?" Tags="|sharia|punishment|islamic-scholar|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37915" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37895" CreationDate="2017-02-16T12:00:10.720" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, you have to make Ghusl. The reason is not whether or not the sperm touches the body, but with the fact that an ejaculation happened. If an ejaculation happens, then Ghusl is obligatory. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=283417&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T12:00:10.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30683" CreationDate="2017-02-16T12:29:58.970" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are different views on the matter, but in general, you are better off promoting what goes against the teachings of Islam, and you should seek forgiveness from Allah for what happened in the past. However, if it is normal, then it should be okay, and Allah knows best. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/Fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;lang=&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=3127&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For this, you need to be really sincere when you decide what you are going to promote and what not, and it might be delicate, and you should be responsible of what you are promoting. I remember once I was in a similar position, and decided not to promote an anime as its main theme was about gods and so on, and that it was directed to children. So basically it is boring for adults, and will be mostly watched by early teenagers, so I talked about it to my peers, but not to youngsters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you really want to do it, then make sure it is proper, and there is no need to say that eechi is improper. So you either take the responsibility, or let it off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastEditorUserId="262" LastEditDate="2017-02-16T14:23:44.803" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T14:23:44.803" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37914" CreationDate="2017-02-16T12:42:57.957" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is an open letter to al-Baghdadi by a body of notable Muslim scholars that touches on this. You can accessed it at: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lettertobaghdadi.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.lettertobaghdadi.com&lt;/a&gt;. Here is an excerpt:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;13&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Coercion and Compulsion: God  says: ‘you are not a taskmaster over them’ (Al-Ghashiyah,&#xA;  88: 22); and: ‘There is no compulsion in religion. Rectitude has become clear from error …’ (Al-&#xA;  Baqarah, 2: 256); and: ‘And if your Lord willed, all who are in the earth would have believed&#xA;  together. Would you then compel people until they are believers?’ (Yunus, 10: 99); and: ‘And say,&#xA;  “The truth [that comes] from your Lord; so whoever will, let him believe, and whoever will, let&#xA;  him disbelieve”.’ (Al-Kahf, 18: 29); and: ‘You have your religion and I have my religion’ (Al-&#xA;  Kafirun, 109: 6).&#xA;  It is known that the verse: ‘There is no compulsion in religion’ was revealed after the&#xA;  Conquest of Mecca, hence, no one can claim that it was abrogated. You have coerced people to&#xA;  convert to Islam just as you have coerced Muslims to accept your views. You also coerce everyone&#xA;  living under your control in every matter, great or small, even in matters which are between the&#xA;  individual and God  . &lt;strong&gt;In Al-Raqqa, Deir el-Zor and other areas under your control, armed groups&#xA;  who call themselves ‘al-hisbah’ make their rounds, taking people to task as though they were&#xA;  assigned by God  to execute His commandments. Yet, not a single one of the Companions did&#xA;  this.&lt;/strong&gt; This is not enjoining the right and honourable and forbidding the wrong; rather, it is coercion,&#xA;  assault, and constant, random intimidation. If God  wanted this, He would have obliged them over&#xA;  the minutest details of His religion. God  says: ‘… Have they not realised, those who believe,&#xA;  that had God willed, He could have guided all mankind? ...’ (Al-Ra’d, 13: 31); and: ‘If We will&#xA;  We will send down to them a sign from the heaven before which their necks will remain bowed in&#xA;  humility.’ (Al-Shu’ara’, 26: 4).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hudud (Punishment): Hudud punishments are fixed in the Qur’an and Hadith and are unquestionably obligatory in Islamic Law. &lt;strong&gt;However, they are not to be applied without clarification, warning, exhortation, and meeting the burden of proof; and they are not to be applied in a cruel manner.&lt;/strong&gt; For example, the Prophet  avoided hudud in some circumstances, and as is widely known, Omar ibn Al - Khattab suspended the hudud during a famine. &lt;strong&gt;In all schools of jurisprudence, hudud punishments have clear procedures that need to be implemented with mercy, and their conditions render it difficult to actually implement them.&lt;/strong&gt; Moreover, suspicions or doubts avert hudud ; i.e. if there is any doubt whatsoever, the hudud punishment cannot be implemented. The hudud punishments are also not applied to those who are in need or deprived or destitute; there are no hudud for the theft of fruits and vegetables or for stealing under a certain amount. You have rushed to enact the hudud while, in reality, conscientious religious fervour makes implementing hudud punishments something of the utmost difficulty with the highest burden of proof. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am Muslim born, and it is my first time hearing this &lt;code&gt;Hisbah&lt;/code&gt; term (in this meaning).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-16T13:07:15.483" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T13:07:15.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37920" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37891" CreationDate="2017-02-16T14:36:54.960" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A marriage is broken the same way, it was made. If you have to divorce your wife, you must undergo a proper procedure. Just saying it Divorce three times, on your wife face does not fulfill the criteria of divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is made official in the presence of witnesses and a Preacher(Mullah) will confirm the will of both to embrace the divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After a divorce is done, a woman must undergo, a period of 3 months and 10 days, to find out if she if she is pregnant to his divorced husband or not. After the completion of this duration, a woman can marry any person, but the person she just divorced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ma-law.org.pk/Divorce_in_islam_what_is_Divorce_how_to_divorce_about_divorce_when_to_divorce.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference 1:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiachat.com/forum/topic/235027551-divorce/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference 2:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21195" LastEditorUserId="21195" LastEditDate="2017-02-20T16:35:33.387" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T16:35:33.387" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37368" CreationDate="2017-02-16T15:16:04.920" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is as Honey have replied. To add more, &lt;code&gt;Ghibtoh&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;Ghibtah&lt;/code&gt; is from the the Arabic word &lt;code&gt;غبطة&lt;/code&gt;, which is defined by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/%D8%BA%D8%A8%D8%B7/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the dictionary&lt;/a&gt; as (my translation):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To wish the self the bestowed good, without envy, or the wish that the other person loses it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word literary coveys the idea of &lt;code&gt;enclosing&lt;/code&gt; from its other meanings. So as when you do Ghibtoh, you wish you are enclosed in the good the other has, but not them losing it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note&lt;/em&gt;: Don't use the dictionary automatic translation, as it links &lt;code&gt;غبط&lt;/code&gt; to &lt;code&gt;envy&lt;/code&gt;, which is the closest, but it is wrong. Not sure if English has a verb similar to this in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T15:16:04.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37922" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37891" CreationDate="2017-02-16T17:04:18.077" Score="0" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There are no specific sequence of words to repeat for a talaaq to be valid, it just had to be the intention(by any reason) and the words should mean that person is giving divorce.&lt;/strong&gt; So it can be anything like, i give you divorce, you are divorced, i divorce you or anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And these words can be in front of wife or even in her absence, can be verbal or can be written&lt;/strong&gt;, if the intention was to actually divorce(even if in anger) and it was said or written, divorce is valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But, if the intention was there and words were not spoken or written, i.e he did not expressed it. Than divorce is not valid because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger&#xA;  of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: &lt;strong&gt;“Allaah&#xA;  has forgiven my ummah for whatever crosses their minds, so long as&#xA;  they do not act upon it or speak of it.”&lt;/strong&gt; Qutaadah – one of the&#xA;  narrators of this hadeeth – said: If it said the words of divorce to&#xA;  himself, without uttering it, it does not mean anything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;PS: If this was said once, the divorce is valid but only 1, and the couple can be together again without a re-marriage(nikah) with-in iddah and with a re-marriage after iddah. And if it was said thrice, than it depends because some schools of thoughts consider it one valid divorce(not 3, if 3 divorce was given in same sitting) and some(specially hanafi) schools of thought consider it 3 valid divorces. So, it depends&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T17:04:18.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5390" CreationDate="2017-02-16T17:22:28.173" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This ayah is referring to taking two persons(one from each side) to solve the matter in good manner, as said in first part of the verse, if things get resolved in good manner that's great, but if they does not get settled, they should be separated. Their is no CONDITION mentioned here in this verse for a valid divorce to have witnesses. &lt;strong&gt;Though by this verse, it's better this way(because their will be a chance of settlement without divorce).&lt;/strong&gt; But no obligation or necessity is mentioned here(or anywhere)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Shawkaani&lt;/strong&gt; (may Allah have mercy on him) said &lt;strong&gt;concerning the issue&#xA;  of having witnesses to taking the wife back: Among the evidence that&#xA;  it is not essential is the fact that there was scholarly consensus&#xA;  that it is not essential to have witnesses to divorce&lt;/strong&gt;, as was narrated&#xA;  by al-Muwazi‘i in Tayseer al-Bayaan. And taking back the wife is of a&#xA;  similar nature, so it (having witnesses) is not essential in that case&#xA;  as it is not essential in the case of divorce. End quote from Nayl&#xA;  al-Awtaar, 6/300&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/170606&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;read more here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T17:22:28.173" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37924" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-16T18:29:04.063" Score="1" ViewCount="338" Body="&lt;p&gt;With the help and blessing of Allah, I have started using miswak in wudhu. I use miswak at the start of wudhu. I want to ask that is it fine to use miswak at start of wudhu or I should use it when I clean my mouth (gargle)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-17T00:26:47.603" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T12:30:59.867" Title="Is it fine to use miswak at start of wudhu?" Tags="|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37925" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38558" CreationDate="2017-02-16T19:11:17.263" Score="8" ViewCount="2809" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Qu'ran, it says&#xA;“Verily, as for those whom the angels take (in death) while they are wronging themselves (as they stayed among the disbelievers even though emigration was obligatory for them), they (angels) say (to them): “In what (condition) were you?” They reply: “We were weak and oppressed on the earth.” They (angels) say: “Was not the earth of Allaah spacious enough for you to emigrate therein?” Such men will find their abode in Hell — what an evil destination!” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Prophet said:&#xA; “I disown every Muslim who settles among the mushrikeen.” Narrated by Abu Dawood, 2645; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do I have to live in a Muslim country and am I committing a sin? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-19T16:59:15.057" LastActivityDate="2019-09-26T06:57:09.680" Title="Am I commiting a sin by living in the UK?" Tags="|sin|non-muslim-countries|islamic-countries|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37926" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23514" CreationDate="2017-02-16T21:35:19.430" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum!&#xA;Dog is one of the creature Allah has brought into this duniyah and dog is a dog, its job is to bark. How else it will express? And any kind of sound or music affects them. As there are sounds created in the form of apps that can calm them down while they are hawling or barking. Similarly, In my neighborhood there is a dog which is left alone in the apartment when the owner is on his work. Since the owner leaves home, this dog keeps on hawling till she comes back home. I start playing the recitation of Qur'an and its quite always. The day I dont play recitation, it's terrible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21197" LastActivityDate="2017-02-16T21:35:19.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37240" CreationDate="2017-02-16T22:12:17.653" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;See my answer here. It's an in depth answer about &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/37308/13637&quot;&gt;having a rational approach in Islam&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About your assumptions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;truly reading/following the word of Muhammad&#xA;No Muslim should assume such. There are a gazzilion disputes among Muslim scholars about many verses, many aspects of Prophet Muhammad's life or its application to today's world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;they don't criticize neither the source of the information or the&#xA;information in itself&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We do criticize, we should be critical of what comes to us. Read my linked answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;why should we not tolerate each other exactly as we are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We shouldn't force them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/256&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/2/256&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let them have their religion—if they don't want to listen (don't force them, let them enjoy their own ignorance)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;For you is your religion, and for me is my religion.https://quran.com/109/6&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That shouldn't be the case&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;providing me with the logic behind your reasoning or simply denouncing&#xA;logic in favor of religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A group of Muslims just follow leaders (good or bad, unintellectual or intellectual, pious or evil). I'm sure a group of atheist, Christians, Jews, Hindus just follow people. People are people. Muslims aren't from Mars or anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other group that are intellectual, don't just follow they are critical&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically to answer this part:&#xA;The group who just follow, may just have leaders who evil, have an agenda or are simply very unintellectual, which I highly doubt. I mean what kind of a person would prefer violence?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other group who are intellectual denounce violence completely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But why violence &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; be interpreted by &lt;em&gt;mistake&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Because the prophet himself was attacked on numerous occasions. There were many assassination attempts against him. Why? Well imagine there was tyrant who has been killing people for years. Have control over all the economics. Suddenly a humble, loving leader rises and people find hope in following him. Well what does the tyrant do at this moment? He's going to bribe him at first. Then he's going to threaten. Then's he's going to attempt to assassinate him. If none of that works then he will go at war against him. If the tyrant can't take this loving person of the surface of earth, then he's doomed. All the people will go away from him and he will lose his position and wealth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of this turbulent time, there were harsh verses against these people. Some of them even wrote peace treaties with Prophet Muhammad then broke those treaties by killing some Muslims. Then a verse came and said, kill them where you find them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imagine if America was having a war with N.Korea and then they wrote a peace treaty. Then a few days later N.Korea soldiers kill some Americans in S.Korea. They are basically peace breakers and never to be trusted again. But just as an example see what America did against the middle east after 9/11. They literally put the entire region in chaos.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another reason was that in the early centuries after the death of the prophet, many Muslims were merely &lt;em&gt;just&lt;/em&gt; followers of the prophet. They were only following Islam for their own benefit. Islam was in power and many people joined it. It's like a new revolution where there's a power shift. These followers brought fear to the Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So 1. applying the verses of the prophet's situation to this time and era is a mistake 2. applying the wrongdoings of other Muslims is another mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;But really that's not the problem. The problem stems from their &lt;strong&gt;lack of collective understanding of the life of prophet.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did the prophet participate in wars? Yes in a defending manner. But more than anything he's known as a prophet of mercy. He pardoned and freed many of those who fought against him before in the Conquest of Medina. He took control of a city without any bloodshed from battle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They forget that the prophet said: &lt;em&gt;“I was sent to perfect honourable &lt;strong&gt;morals&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;انی بعثت لاتمم مکارم الاخلاق&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and instead think that he has just came to bring everyone to Islam by force.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2020-08-12T09:45:48.030" LastActivityDate="2020-08-12T09:45:48.030" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37928" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-17T00:54:14.443" Score="4" ViewCount="82" Body="&lt;p&gt;I recently started working for a software company that provides software and support to some banks and hospitals. Since I am not directly working with interest and not employed by the banks, would this still be considered riba? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20237" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-19T17:05:53.867" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T17:05:53.867" Title="My company sells software to banks, is this riba?" Tags="|riba|work|software|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-06-28T01:30:52.690" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37932" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-17T10:08:44.507" Score="3" ViewCount="129" Body="&lt;p&gt;My doubt came to when I read about jibreal taken out the heart of Prophet and washed the heart in zam zam water. So I was wondering how did the people in that time know about heart and organs in human being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Did Muhammed know about organs inside human beings?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21203" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-17T10:25:06.997" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T10:42:26.030" Title="Did Muhammed know about organs inside human beings?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|human-body|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37935" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-17T11:37:35.307" Score="3" ViewCount="1318" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith where Nabi SAW says that Allah shall destroy a nation if evil exceeds good in that nation. Then Sahaba RA asked Nabi SAW whether Allah shall destroy the nation even if it contains good and pious person, the reply was yes again if evil exceeds goodness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the reference of this hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2740" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-17T11:39:33.543" LastActivityDate="2021-09-13T13:51:28.577" Title="Reference for the hadith &quot;Allah shall destroy a nation if evil exceeds good&quot;?" Tags="|hadith|reference-request|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37936" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37935" CreationDate="2017-02-17T11:48:13.133" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are you referring to one of these ahadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Messenger of Allah! Shall we be destroyed while there are people who are salih among us?&amp;quot; The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, &amp;quot;Yes, if there is much wickedness.&amp;quot; (Muwatta' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/518150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Malik&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is no being worthy of worship except Allah; there is a destruction in store for Arabia because of turmoil which is at hand, the barrier of Gog and Magog has opened so much. And Sufyan made a sign of ten with the help of his hand (in order to indicate the width of the gap) and I said: Allah's Messenger, would we be perished in spite of the fact that there would be good people amongst us? Thereupon he said: Of course, but only when the evil predominates.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(Several versions sahih Muslim &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/54/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; -the one posted above- and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/54/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, sahih al-Bukhari &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/61/106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/92/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3346&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;, Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/33/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt; and sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/36/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-13T13:51:28.577" LastActivityDate="2021-09-13T13:51:28.577" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="37937" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-17T12:51:01.560" Score="2" ViewCount="4245" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/66&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri:&#xA;The people asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): Can we perform ablution out of the well of Buda'ah, which is a well into which menstrual clothes, dead dogs and stinking things were thrown? He replied: Water is pure and is not defiled by anything. (Sahih by Al-Albani)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/67&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reading this it does not seem right that the water is pure?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user21206" LastActivityDate="2021-11-16T01:29:55.887" Title="Is the Buda'ah well Hadith in which dead animals, filth was thrown accurate?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|taharah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37938" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37940" CreationDate="2017-02-17T13:49:07.923" Score="0" ViewCount="11696" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there a Sahih Hadeeth relating to use of perfumed cloth of musk after menses. If there is one can we use synthetic musk because nowadays the original musk is hard to find. Will using of synthetic musk purchased from any perfume shop can cause harm to the genital part? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="230" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-17T15:22:18.017" LastActivityDate="2017-02-17T15:22:18.017" Title="Is using synthetic musk after menses okay?" Tags="|hadith|practical-islam|women|ghusl|menses|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37940" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37938" CreationDate="2017-02-17T15:14:56.227" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim contains the hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'A'isha reported: A woman asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) how to wash herself after menstruation. She mentioned that he taught her how to take bath and then told her to take a piece of cotton with musk and purify herself. She said: How should I purify myself with that? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Praise be to Allah, purify yourself with it, and covered his face, Sufyan b. 'Uyaina gave a demonstration by covering his face (as the Prophet had done). 'A'isha reported: I dragged her to my side for &lt;strong&gt;I had understood what the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) intended and, therefore, said: Apply this cotton with musk to the trace of blood. Ibn 'Umar in his hadith (has mentioned the words of 'A'isha thus): Apply it to the marks of blood.&lt;/strong&gt;  (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/3/70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which is listed as &amp;quot;It is recommended for the woman who is performing ghusl following menses to apply a piece of cloth scented with musk to the site of the bleeding&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari contains a similar hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated `Aisha:  A woman asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about the bath which is taken after finishing from the menses. &lt;strong&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) told her what to do and said, &amp;quot;Purify yourself with a piece of cloth scented with musk.&amp;quot; The woman asked, &amp;quot;How shall I purify myself with it&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;Subhan Allah! Purify yourself (with it).&amp;quot; I pulled her to myself and said, &amp;quot;Rub the place soiled with blood with it.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;  (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/6/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fatawa indicate it's recommended, but don't say it's compulsory:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The minimum that is required for ghusl is to ensure that water reaches every part of the body, even beneath the hair. But it is better if it is done in the manner mentioned in the hadeeth from the Prophet -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/70438&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; (and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/146&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shafi'i fiqh's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_of_the_Traveller&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reliance of the Traveller&lt;/a&gt; describe it as part of the after-menses ghusl as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(6) If bathing after menstruation, a woman uses some musk to eliminate the afterscent of blood (O: by applying it to a piece of cotton and inserting it, after bathing, into the vagina as far as is obligatory (def: (b) below) for her to wash). (&lt;strong&gt;N: What is meant thereby is a substance that removes the traces of filth, by any means, and it is fine to use soap.&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(b) ... the private parts of the nonvirgin woman which are normally&#xA;disclosed when she squats to relieve herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where &amp;quot;O&amp;quot; indicates an excerpt from Umar Barakat's commentary, and &amp;quot;N&amp;quot; indicates commentary by Sheikh Nuh Ali Salman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-MHPmAJvYk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube video&lt;/a&gt; by Shawana A. Aziz (The Striving Muslimah) says to use musk if it's available. If it's not available, use perfume, and if it's not available use soaps, etc., or just plain water.  She says &amp;quot;...but if perfume is available and you still don't use it, then it is makruh&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ey9mOm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ey9mOm.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't find a fatwa which addresses whether or not synthetic musk is acceptable, but given that it was regarded as non-compulsory and that soap is considered as a suitable alternative, it seems reasonable to think that synthetic musk would also be suitable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for whether or not synthetic musk would cause women's health problems, that's a bit beyond the scope of this site.  However, it seems reasonable to believe that a lot of women are using it for this purpose, and I would expect it would be widely reported if it were problematic (outside of, say, cases of skin conditions and allergies).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-17T15:21:14.550" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37941" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37937" CreationDate="2017-02-17T17:50:14.870" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a general rule about water, as explained in other answers on this site, it is well known that water is considered pure until or unless some impurity alters its color/taste or smell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And about this well, scholars have explained that this well was not actually USED for such things, but the rain water or accidently these things usually used to fell into it, and this well was large enough that its water didn't changed its smell taste or color with those things. So, it remained  useful for ablution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We cannot imagine an unbeliever, even a pagan, doing such a thing,&#xA;  never mind a Muslim. &lt;strong&gt;It has been the custom of people throughout time,&#xA;  regardless of their religion, to respect water and protect it from&#xA;  filth.&lt;/strong&gt; How could we think otherwise of the people of that generation,&#xA;  who were the best of Muslims to ever live? This is not in conforming&#xA;  to what we know of their character. &lt;strong&gt;The truth is that the well was&#xA;  situated in sloping ground. When the rains came, these impure&#xA;  substances would be carried from the roadways and the yards of&#xA;  people's houses and dropped into the well. However, due to the&#xA;  considerable amount of the water in the well, the quality of the water&#xA;  was never affected or altered.&lt;/strong&gt; [Ma`âlim al-Sunan (1/37)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For details &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-377-3268.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;read here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2017-02-17T17:50:14.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37943" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-18T03:45:49.053" Score="2" ViewCount="9778" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am 26 years old, and I married for 4 years. My husband has a problem in bed, and his reports also suggest that he can't produce enough amount of semen due to his habits. For 2 years, we tried our best, but all in vain. One day my husband tried something different on bed with me. He tied me, and blindfolded me then he played with me, and inserted it into me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the act, he ejaculated many times inside of me. Then later, my blindfold was removed, and I was surprised to see it was my husband's cousin. I was motionless, because I was in shock after some time when I regained myself. I pushed him with all my strength, but all in vain. After sometime, I gave up so he ejaculated once again. I was very angry that I was not aware of this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, when I was blindfolded, I never knew that it was someone else, but when blindfold was removed, I was motionless due to shock, but when I pushed him with all my strength and failed, I eventually let him in after all the struggle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Am I punishable for the zina? My husband was very desperate to get a child, and he never had any bad lusty intentions. All he did was for a child, how will he repent if I forgive him totally? Now that I have a child because of this incident, I am keeping the child anyway, but what to do I if I want a child again from his cousin? Is there any legal way in Islamic law? Or should I marry him to do so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21213" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-18T05:53:01.113" LastActivityDate="2017-06-01T08:14:29.733" Title="Did I commit zina by unknowingly having sex with my husband's cousin while blindfolded?" Tags="|zina|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37944" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37910" CreationDate="2017-02-18T06:00:22.047" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First of all, legal schools represent the difference between scholars in Fiqh issues, not theological issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Normally, in Muslim majority countries, there is almost always a Mufti of the state, or a person in such position, who heads a religious ministry or so. This ministry will then help common people in their questions and Fiqh issues, and will then issue regular Fatwa publishing on common matters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These Fatwas and guidelines are usually based on a certain Madhab that is followed by the majority of scholars in that particular country or state, and will define what Madhab is followed there. Even in Muslim minority places, there will be usually a community with distinguished scholars that define the general Madhab that is followed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, is it required from a scholar to follow a Madhab? It is not required per se, but usually is, and that does not mean they cannot follow other Madhabs, or in some situations, voice their own opinions, when they reach certain level of knowledge, and that it is discussed with other peers. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://muslimmatters.org/2007/07/03/ok-so-do-you-really-have-to-follow-a-madhhab/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A layperson is considered not literate and quipped enough to voice their own opinions on matters, and is required to follow a scholar they trust of knowledge and religion. This is just like when a scholar of science is not recognized if they don't have enough knowledge, and when they don't follow an established methodology approved by other peers on the same field. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChnF5WbCn40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So coming back to your points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yes, almost always a layperson has or follow a main Mufti or a scholar. Or other scholars who follow the Madhab of their main scholar.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not really only from one, but usually is. Grand Muftis or Mufti of the state usually will define what is acceptable in that specified place, but people can still hear and look up to other scholars.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As discussed earlier, yes they usuualy have a certain Madhab they follow, but it doesn't mean they can't follow other opinions or make Ijtihad to derive other answers for their own contexts.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T06:00:22.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37945" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-18T07:18:51.000" Score="5" ViewCount="256" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am looking into the rulings established of what is permissible to do and not to do when visiting a grave in general, and visiting graves of prophets and pious people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question was spurred from discussions in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/37858/can-a-muslim-woman-go-on-arbaeen-pilgrimage-without-a-mahram/&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;. I tried to search my best, but I really found it rather difficult. Many sources I found of different schools of Fiqh tells that it is okay to visit a grave, but there are certain innovations that should not be done, but they don't go on telling what are they. I am looking for the views of four schools of Fiqh, as to draw a general guideline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastActivityDate="2017-02-24T06:26:52.740" Title="What are the rulings of visitng graves and graves of pious people?" Tags="|grave|tawassul|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37943" CreationDate="2017-02-18T09:52:47.393" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are considered as a victim of wath'u shubh if the insertion is without your sense i,e you thought that he was your husband but if the insertion is with your sense i,e you knew that he was not your husband then you will be punished by allah. You are saying that the insertion happened without your sense so you are not a convict so you are innocent and you are safe. Now, you should sit iddah for a period of three menstrual cycle. During this period your husband should not make interaction with you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21214" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T09:52:47.393" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37948" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37932" CreationDate="2017-02-18T10:42:26.030" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, everyone knew about the heart and basic organs, because animals were eaten in those days. There was no great surgery but still there was some medical science.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, heart being the primary part of the body, even historically and logically we know people knew about heart and mind(at-least their importance, if not how to FIX them).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if we take this in general, that if prophet knew about each part of body in detail? than I think we can't say, but it is highly unlikely. His role and duty was being a messenger of Allah. Not being a surgeon or a scientist. If Allah would had told him the details of human body and organs, he would have surely told them to us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;I am only a human being. When I command you with something regarding&#xA;  your religion, accept it. When I command you with something from my&#xA;  own opinion, know that I am only a human being. You know worldly&#xA;  affairs better than me.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Muslim, Fadail, 140-141)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, we don't say what we don't know. Or what has not reached us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T10:42:26.030" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37950" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38013" CreationDate="2017-02-18T11:44:11.797" Score="1" ViewCount="382" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Islam, a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mahr&lt;/a&gt; is a mandatory payment, in the form of money or possessions paid or promised to pay by the groom, or by groom's father, to the bride at the time of marriage, that legally becomes her property.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is a Muslim man required to give the same mahr to each of his wives?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith indicates the Prophet gave the same mahr to each of his wives:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Salamah said: “I asked Aishah: 'How much was the dowry of the wives of the Prophet?' She said: '&lt;strong&gt;The dowry he gave to his wives was twelve Uqiyyah and a Nash&lt;/strong&gt; (of silver). Do you know what a Nash is? It is one half of an Uqiyyah. And that is equal to to five hundred Dirham.' ” -- Sunan Ibn Majah [grade: sahih] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1262040&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I'm not sure if this applies to men in general.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T23:11:52.080" Title="Is a Muslim man required to give the same mahr to each of his wives?" Tags="|polygamy|mehr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37951" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37908" CreationDate="2017-02-18T12:15:59.720" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;in Islam there is no a celebration called valentine's day .first of all it is a bid'a (innovation) which is not encouraged by sharee'a. valentine's day cannot be celebrated by Muslims. the valentine's day is mainly celebrated by Christians and jews as their religios festival and for Muslims it is not supposed to encourage non islamic activities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah Says (what means):&quot;O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you - then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people.&quot;[Quran 5:51] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “When the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allah exalt his mention ) went to Madeenah, he found that they had a couple of days of celebration; so, he said: ‘When I came, you had two days during which you amused yourselves and Allah The Almighty has granted you instead of these days, two better ones: the day of Al-Fitr (‘Eed after Ramadan) and the day of An-Nahr (‘Eed during Hajj (major pilgrimage) on 10th of Thul-Hijjah).’” [Abu Daawood, An-Nasaa’i, Saheeh] Al-Haafith Ibn Hajar  may  Allah  have  mercy  upon  him said: &quot;This Hadeeth indicates that it is disliked to celebrate non-Muslim holidays or to imitate them.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/en/article/156176/valentines-day-for-whom&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;for more details it would be helpful to refer this site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21214" LastEditorUserId="21214" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T09:59:55.233" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T09:59:55.233" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37953" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37924" CreationDate="2017-02-18T12:30:59.867" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;you should use miswak before you clean your mouth (gargle) it is fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21214" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T12:30:59.867" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34963" CreationDate="2017-02-18T12:41:10.287" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you did it without intention, it does not matter. If you intended it, the salah is not acceptable and you have to perform the salah again. If you realize it while rising to the fourth raka'at, return immediately to the previous state and do two &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sujud_Sahwi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sujud sahwi&lt;/a&gt; and say &quot;سبحان من لا ينام ولايسهو&quot; in each.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21215" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T00:57:31.197" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T00:57:31.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37956" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37957" CreationDate="2017-02-18T13:43:55.390" Score="9" ViewCount="760" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the paper &lt;em&gt;Is Islam Easy to Understand or Not?: Salafis, the Democratization of Interpretation and the Need for the Ulema&lt;/em&gt;, Jonathan A. C. Brown, Journal of Islamic Studies (2015) 26 (2): 117-144, we have:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Both in the modern period and historically, &lt;strong&gt;Salafism has been associated with &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodidacticism&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;autodidacticism&lt;/a&gt; and an assertion that Islam’s scriptures are clear and accessible to ordinary Muslims without the mediation of the ulema.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &quot;democratization of interpretation&quot; seems incompatible with the description of the Salafi movement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Salafi movement or Salafist movement or Salafism is an &lt;strong&gt;ultra-conservative reform branch or movement within Sunni Islam&lt;/strong&gt;... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salafi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How is the &quot;ultra-conservative&quot; Salafi movement compatible with autodidacticism?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My mental perception of Salafism is likely influenced heavily by Western media, which might be misleading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2018-05-18T19:34:17.337" Title="How is the &quot;ultra-conservative&quot; Salafi movement compatible with autodidacticism?" Tags="|salafi|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37957" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37956" CreationDate="2017-02-18T14:27:22.977" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;I like to call it the &lt;code&gt;Reset&lt;/code&gt; concept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was watching a video for Hamza Yusuf on the matter awhile ago (forgot which video, will add it later if I find it), and he explains some of the conceptual similarities between Protestants and Salafis. In simple terms, it is the concept of rejecting the tradition, and only accepting the source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam, being into revelation for about 1400 years, has went through extensive scholarly studies and thinking, and has developed a rich tradition in different aspects of the religion, so much so, that I was listening recently to a review of a book of something like &quot;140 Etiquettes of Eating &amp;amp; Drinking&quot; by Sufi scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, with such extensive studies and aspects of the religion, it is not surprising, one might find incorrect things being added to the tradition here and there. And so, every generation that comes later, inherits the old tradition and builds onto it, and it goes on. Now, such incorrect additions or interpretations (by good or evil intent), might make some people uneasy about it. While it is usually about Fiqh, and other minor issues, the uneasiness grows bigger, until it reaches a point where some people start calling to reform; that is, &quot;going back to Quran &amp;amp; Sunna&quot; as most of the Salafis put it, and throwing the tradition away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So they are reformers, but very strict on how they derive their rulings, thus conservative. You can easily find someone who would request you to fold up your trousers (for men) when praying, as what is below the ankle is in the hellfire as a hadith says. However, the difference of context is clear here, as it was back then a sign of arrogance, but now you can be the poorest of the poor, and you have a long trouser below the ankle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, they are autodidacts, but because of that, they interpret most of the things literally, leaving the context, which sometimes produces conservative opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, it is important to note that it is not a structured movement, so you might have conservative groups, and those that are not really conservatives, but differ is some other things. It is a continuum.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T14:27:22.977" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37959" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-18T15:26:15.467" Score="-2" ViewCount="26" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I read about the incident when jibreal came to prophet muhammed(sw) than took out his heart to wash the heart in zam zam water so I think that people during prophets time knew about the organs like heart otherwise how could Muhammed prophet recognise it as heart.so do people of prophets time have knowledge about organs in human being?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21221" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T17:16:26.610" Title="Did people of prophets time know about organs in human body" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-02-18T21:58:13.900" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37961" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37932" CreationDate="2017-02-18T17:16:26.610" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes this story is clearly stated in the hadhith when his heart was taken out in order to fill it with wisdom knowledge.regarding the question in think people at that time knew about this&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21224" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T17:16:26.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37962" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-18T17:39:01.780" Score="5" ViewCount="4504" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can a Muslim man die for his country?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is attacked by a nation that has &lt;strong&gt;both Muslims and non-Muslims in the army&lt;/strong&gt;, although the non-Muslims are the majority and are the leaders of the country. When it comes to war the enemy will be an enemy whether Muslim or non-Muslim and the majority of the enemy is non-Muslims so my question is: &lt;strong&gt;As a Muslim is it permissible to join that war to defend my people and my home?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly &lt;strong&gt;if I kill a Muslim enemy without knowledge&lt;/strong&gt;, will I go to hell for that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly &lt;strong&gt;if I capture a Muslim brother who was with the enemy&lt;/strong&gt;, do I have to consider him as a hypocrite and kill him or I keep him as a hostage until the war ends?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21225" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-05T05:44:49.540" LastActivityDate="2018-01-24T15:35:19.040" Title="Can I die fighting for my country, even against Muslim attackers?" Tags="|halal-haram|war|martyr|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37964" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37962" CreationDate="2017-02-18T18:22:53.953" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is nothing that tell you that a muslim life is more precious than any other life, don't make the case about a muslim country. your question should be, can I die defending my country, that's all. then yes you should defend yourself from attacks but not carry the attacks yourself. if someone is coming to get you no matter what he is, you should defend yourself, you're not going to stop and say ohh wait you are a muslim so it is ok you can kill me. &#xA;Also you should look for peace before the fight though, and peace again with everybody no matter what they are. Don't make difference between people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20866" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T18:22:53.953" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37965" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33629" CreationDate="2017-02-18T18:37:00.750" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam,  Only constructive friendship will help you win this world and hereafter. Friends are to give us good advises,to be with us in our happiness and sadness. if they are not such friends you had better to leave them because they will get you like them and finally you will have to suffer hellfire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21215" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T18:37:00.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37966" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33134" CreationDate="2017-02-18T18:41:08.780" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No because Islam allows men to marry four women, but only if you can keep equality amid them. So its not a zina to have sex with second wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21215" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-19T00:59:07.133" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T00:59:07.133" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37967" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32998" CreationDate="2017-02-18T19:08:42.433" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are four kinds of watery substance which come out of human body. 1) Urine 2) Madhiyy 3) Vadhiy 4) Maniyy. From these, you have to take bath only for the 4th one Maniyy. &#xA;As far as your question is concerned, the drops come out while kissing and hugging your wife are not Maniyy because watery substance that leaves your body while playing with your wife is Madiyy. Madiyy is a Impurity so you have to clean your dress.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21215" LastActivityDate="2017-02-18T19:08:42.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37972" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37057" CreationDate="2017-02-19T02:23:25.943" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Summary&lt;/strong&gt;: Muslims universally believe the Qur'an is literally the word of God, and this is part of the third article of faith, &amp;quot;Belief in His Books&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/en/article/134429/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;).  However, this is distinct from insisting that Allah is restricted to only speaking literally in the Qur'an, and indeed &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:7&lt;/a&gt; warns against a too-literal interpretation.  Finally, there are ayat of the Qur'an which are not taken literally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_of_the_Traveller&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reliance of the Traveller&lt;/a&gt; a4.3 gives examples of scholars not taking literally attributes of Allah described in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a4.3 Scholars disagree about the Koranic verses and hadiths that deal with the attributes of Allah (n: such as His 'hand' (Koran &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/48/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;48:10&lt;/a&gt;), His 'eyes' (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/52/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;52:48&lt;/a&gt;), or His 'nearness' (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/50/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;50:16&lt;/a&gt; as to whether they should be discussed in terms of a particular figurative interpretation (ta'wil, def: w6) or not. &lt;strong&gt;Some say that they should be figuratively interpreted as befits them (n: interpreting His 'hand,' for example, as an allusion to His omnipotence).&lt;/strong&gt; And this is the more well known of the two positions of the scholastic theologians. Others say that such verses should not be given a definitive interpretation, but rather their meaning should not be discussed, and the knowledge of them should be consigned to Allah Most High, while at the same time believing in the transcendence of Allah Most High, and that the characteristics of created things do not apply to Him. For example, it should be said we believe that &amp;quot;the All-merciful is 'established' [Ar. istawa, dis: v1.3] on the Throne&amp;quot; (Koran &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/20/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;20:5&lt;/a&gt;), but we do not know the reality of the meaning of that, nor what is intended thereby, though we believe of Allah Most High that &amp;quot;there is nothing whatsoever like unto Him&amp;quot; (Koran &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/42:11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;42:11&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These ayat are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who pledge allegiance to you, [O Muhammad] - they are actually pledging allegiance to Allah. &lt;strong&gt;The hand of Allah is over their hands.&lt;/strong&gt; So he who breaks his word only breaks it to the detriment of himself. And he who fulfills that which he has promised Allah - He will give him a great reward. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/48/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 48:10&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and &lt;strong&gt;We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein&lt;/strong&gt; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/50/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 50:16&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And be patient, [O Muhammad], for the decision of your Lord, for indeed, &lt;strong&gt;you are in Our eyes.&lt;/strong&gt; And exalt [ Allah ] with praise of your Lord when you arise. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/52/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 52:48&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.&lt;/strong&gt; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/20/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 20:5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are problematic to take literally as, as Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/6810&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Darul Iftaa&lt;/a&gt; writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;strong&gt;if one clearly believes that Allah is ‘physically’ in a location or that He has organs – such as hands, feet, face, etc&lt;/strong&gt; – that are similar to His creation, or one gives Allah attributes of created things, &lt;strong&gt;then that would entail disbelief&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there are things in the Qur'an we cannot take 100% literally.  The Darul Iftaa fatwa describes ways of reconciling this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Allah’s attribute of ‘yad’ has been mentioned in various texts of the Qur’an and Sunna. ‘Yad’ linguistically, as we understand it, refers to the hand of a created being. However, all the groups agree and emphatically deny that Allah has a hand like that of a human, thus they all preserve the central belief in Allah’s transcendence. Thereafter, whether we say “Allah knows best what ‘yad’ means” or “it refers to Allah’s assistance, etc” or “it means a hand but certainly unlike the human hand”, it does not undo the central aqida outlined in the verse, “There is nothing whatsoever like unto Him.” (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/42/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur’an 42:11&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we take an ultra-literal approach, we're going to run into problems.  This implies that it's reasonable to have non-literal interpretations the Qur'an in some cases.  However, the Darul Iftaa fatwa also points out:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the following positions... may well even take one out of the fold of Islam:  ... Rejecting and denying the non-decisive (mutashabihat) texts concerning the attributes of Allah altogether. This is known as ta’til.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there are things which are in the Qur'an are intended to be taken literally, while other things should not be taken too literally (and we were warned about this in &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:7&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T02:23:25.943" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37973" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-19T04:07:50.047" Score="1" ViewCount="26120" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my house there are many chickens, and we used to hear the chicken crow many times in a day. Does this means that our chickens have seen angels that many times a day?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A relevant hadith is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying. When you listen to the crowing of the cock, ask Allah for His favour as it sees Angels and when you listen to the braying of the donkey, seek refuge in Allah from the Satan for it sees Satan. -- Sahih Muslim 2729 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/48/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21233" LastEditorUserId="22270" LastEditDate="2017-05-20T15:38:27.080" LastActivityDate="2020-05-22T17:32:31.423" Title="Do hens crowing indicate seeing an angel?" Tags="|hadith|malaikah|animals|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37974" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36879" CreationDate="2017-02-19T04:23:29.987" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every Muslim believes Allah's ultimate power, and that if He will something, He order it to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, &quot;Be,&quot; and it is. (Quran 36:82)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now coming to your questions, I don't get what you mean by saying &quot;creation myth&quot;? If you believe that you came to life because of some gigantic numerical combination of digits, I don't get how that is less myth than what you mean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And no, who said it is a flying horse? Buraq is just an animal that is bigger than a donkey and smaller than a mule, and it is white. It does not have wings. The prophet (PBUH) used it to travel from Mecca to Jerusalem, and it was not used when he ascended the heaven. It is not as the popular culture portrays it. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/lNBtUF7-uhQ?t=2798&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;) What is mentioned &lt;a href=&quot;https://global.britannica.com/topic/Buraq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here in Britannica&lt;/a&gt; is very wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, where did you get this 6000-year old earth from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T04:23:29.987" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37975" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37973" CreationDate="2017-02-19T07:35:27.290" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it does as the Hadith says. Another Hadith is :&#xA;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;Do not revile the rooster for it wakes you up for prayer.&quot; &#xA;The early morning prayer is Fajr which one wakes up to pray. At Fajr time, the angels move around to listen to your prayer and thus the hen/rooster sees the angels and crows which will wake you up to pray. &#xA;Three voices that are loved by Allah, namely: the voice of the roosters, the voice of one who is reading Qur'an and the voice of the one who calls for forgiveness before the break of day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.ru/en/content/story/invocation-upon-hearing-cocks-crow&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islam.ru/en/content/story/invocation-upon-hearing-cocks-crow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T07:35:27.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37977" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37943" CreationDate="2017-02-19T08:51:04.790" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asak wr wb,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to me you have some deep-seated emotional issues that are really messing you up. In fact, it sounds like you are deliberately trying to mess up your life, and I cannot think why someone would do that unless there is a lot of self-hate involved, or unless you are trying to punish yourself for something. I think it would definitely not hurt you to see a therapist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now,  as to when that act happened, it was not of your own accord. In Islam, all actions are based on intention (ayah) and we will be judged accordingly. Inshallah you will not be punished for an act you never wanted in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Coming to the next point that you &amp;amp; your husband have accepted what has happened and are ready to move on. Both of you should do Tawbah and ask Allah's forgiveness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally speaking Tawbah means to acknowledge to Allah the sin that was done and to stop doing it; to feel remorse that you did it; to make reparations to anyone who has been  wronged; and to sincerely resolve to Allah not to commit the sin again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even with the magnitude of your sin, Allah will forgive you if you repent sincerely. Allah's Mercy is unlimited and far surpasses your sin. Allah is Al-Rahman and Al-Raheem. Allah Almighty says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Say: 'O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.&quot; (Az-Zumar: 53)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The door of repentance is open to your family, but do not delay. Y'all need to end the affair and ask forgiveness for it ASAP. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The topic of the child is more serious. In Islam, adopting of the child is not the same as in the west. If the child is of another parent, the lineage should not be changed and inheritance laws will be different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As others have mentioned, you and your husband should consult with a qualified aalim in your community. Talk to him/her about rights of an adopted child without mentioning this incident.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far the rape is concerned,  if you as the victim have decided to forgive your rapist without any pressure from others, inshallah Allah will accept from you. Ask your husband to never disclose the incident again and keep away from his cousin. Please remember more than you it is your husband &amp;amp; his cousin who are in need of Tawbah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah make it easy for your family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T08:51:04.790" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37978" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-19T09:11:44.570" Score="2" ViewCount="173" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why do some Muslims have green flags on top of their houses? A triangular flag with frills at the edges.  I have mostly seen these on those from sub continent. Is this a sunnah or a cultural practice?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3259" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-10T05:42:39.687" LastActivityDate="2017-06-10T05:42:39.687" Title="Why do some Muslims have triangular green flags with frills at the edges on top of their houses?" Tags="|practical-islam|sunnah|behavior|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37980" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38005" CreationDate="2017-02-19T11:20:14.347" Score="1" ViewCount="36" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Shafi'i fiqh book &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_of_the_Traveller&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reliance of the Traveller&lt;/a&gt;, we have&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;c3.3 ... &lt;strong&gt;Obligatory acts&lt;/strong&gt; of undefined amount are those which the Lawgiver has not stipulated the amount of, but rather demands them from the subject in an undetermined quantity, such as spending in the way of Allah, &lt;strong&gt;cooperating with one another in good works&lt;/strong&gt;. feeding the hungry, helping those in distress, and so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While cooperation is encouraged in the Qur'an, &quot;and cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 5:2&lt;/a&gt;), this is the first time I've seen it described as obligatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is &quot;cooperating with one another in good works&quot; obligatory?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm seeking confirmation (or otherwise) outside of Reliance.  It's possible this stance is limited to the Shafi'i fiqh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T16:59:00.430" Title="Is &quot;cooperating with one another in good works&quot; obligatory?" Tags="|obligation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37983" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-19T14:17:56.877" Score="5" ViewCount="2599" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it allowed for a divorced man with a 10-year old son who's living permanently with him to marry a divorced woman with a 3-year old daughter who also lives permanently with her? Can both kids be raised together in one house after the marriage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21239" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T07:42:18.447" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T15:12:29.823" Title="Is marriage between divorcees both with kids permissible? How to raise the kids if they are of opposite gender?" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|children|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37984" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-19T16:27:18.170" Score="1" ViewCount="696" Body="&lt;p&gt;I searched the Internet, and found a fatwa from an Egyptian cleric about that, and I need to know if this is true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17921" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-28T21:20:39.567" LastActivityDate="2017-12-28T21:20:39.567" Title="Does nudity invalidate marriage?" Tags="|hadith|fiqh|sex|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37985" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37984" CreationDate="2017-02-19T16:35:22.603" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is wrong. Married couples can be nude with their partners, and those saying the opposite usually quote weak Hadiths. You can have more insight here. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/45514&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T16:35:22.603" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37986" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37803" CreationDate="2017-02-19T18:07:58.383" Score="0" Body="&lt;h2&gt;All perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This answer might not fully answer your question, but i will try to address the problem in general.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As basics we all know &lt;strong&gt;Islam is based on authentic references in form of Quran/hadees/aasaar etc. If anyone collects them, analyzes them, understands them and works hard on them to provides us with something easy to understand in layman form. That's great, we must appreciate and benefit from it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The author should be from any school of thought from sunni schools(his basic beliefs should be right, so he does not mix anything wrong in your beliefs, which is base for our all doings to be accepted). This is for general public. However, if you are a researcher and understand all the things and it's unlikely something wrong will get mixed in your heart and make you astray, you HAVE to read all kind of books from all kind of authors from any school and any religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The only responsibility reader has got&lt;/strong&gt; is to not get stick with any view author has given. Keep the eyes and heart open, to accept the possibility that he can be right in one thing and wrong in other thing. This does not mean if one thing is wrong in a book, whole book is unuseable. We should take what is right and leave where the author made any mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: &lt;strong&gt;“When the&#xA;  judge issues a ruling, if he strives to work it out (ajtahada) and&#xA;  gets it right, he will have two rewards, and if he issues a ruling and&#xA;  strives to work it out but gets it wrong, he will have one reward.”&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  Agreed upon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Humans are supposed to make mistakes, we can't expect anyone to be perfect in all his rulings and matters. This is the only thing which needs to be taken care of, if we follow this rule than we will be fine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;کل بنی آدم خطاءٌ و خیر الخطائین التوابون۔ &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All the sons of Adam err,&#xA;  and the best of those who err are those who repent.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  [Jami At-Tirmidhi: 2499]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, coming to the ACTUAL question. &lt;strong&gt;Yes, this book is an important book in shafi school، it presents shafi view in all its matters.&lt;/strong&gt; So, expect it to be this way. It is perfect if you follow shafi mazhab, and it's still good reading if you don't and want to research more, not all matters are different, in-fact not even half the matters are different. You just need to understand basics to prefer one view over other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="15642" LastEditDate="2017-04-25T04:43:31.133" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T04:43:31.133" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37987" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35454" CreationDate="2017-02-19T19:36:15.797" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No they weren't written. Almost of all of the Quran was memorized by companions of Prophet(PBUH). When the number of companions started decreasing as they died in battles, during the caliphate of Usman(r.a), Usman (r.a) compiled the Holy Quran in written form as we see now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21215" LastActivityDate="2017-02-19T19:36:15.797" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37990" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="37993" CreationDate="2017-02-20T01:49:27.347" Score="5" ViewCount="488" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the YouTube Crash Course Philosophy video &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S93jMOqF-oE&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Indiana Jones &amp;amp; Pascal's Wager: Crash Course Philosophy #15&lt;/a&gt;, Hank Green discusses &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_Wager&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pascal's Wager&lt;/a&gt;, saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does believing in something because it's the safest bet really win you a ticket to heaven?  Doesn't God want you to be less self interested when it comes to believing in Him?  Well not according to Pascal.  He thought how and why you choose to believe doesn't really matter because the fact is God doesn't care how He gets you, as long as He gets you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Okay, so how do you will yourself into believing in something just because that's where the smart money is?  Easy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k8QqXm.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/k8QqXm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Screenshot from the YouTube video&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You essentially brainwash yourself into true belief, so that what starts out as self-interest can actually grow into an honest conviction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you do this, basically, by walking the walk and talking the talk.  Start going to church, start praying, hang out with other believers.  At first, it might seem weird and disingenuous, but over time it'll become an ingrained part of your belief system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This raises the question (replacing &amp;quot;church&amp;quot; with &amp;quot;mosque&amp;quot; above):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is brainwashing yourself into conviction a legitimate path to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As in, is Hank Green's description an acceptable way to become a Muslim?  The way he described it, it does not sound like a particularly satisfying way to convert.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-03-27T01:51:30.147" Title="Is brainwashing yourself into conviction a legitimate path to Islam?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|conversion|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37991" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2523" CreationDate="2017-02-20T03:59:41.543" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is part of mainstream Sunni and Shia versions of Islam, but it is not part of Islam as taught by the Quran. Never once has this stone been mentioned anywhere in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20925" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-06-20T11:00:27.600" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T11:00:27.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37993" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37990" CreationDate="2017-02-20T05:45:53.387" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is indeed a very beautiful question, and it's answer is also no short one. I will try to answer your question, by dividing your question to several parts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Does believing in something because it's the safest bet really win you a ticket to heaven?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A: It depends, where your believe came from. Most of the times with us Humans, our belief and the safest bet is deeply connected to the religion, we are born in. A Believe must come after a research through different religions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This research causes, respect towards other religions and provide a good comparison of Beliefs. So, If this belief comes after a good research, then the answer to your question is YES.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Doesn't God want you to be less self interested when it comes to believing in Him?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A: No, With the more belief in God, almost all the religion's pious people deviate from self interest to people interest, and it is the correct thing to follow, since following the self interest leads society no-where to, and helping the needy in the society is connected to less self interest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3.  Is brainwashing yourself into conviction a legitimate path to Islam or any Religion? (Most Important)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A: No, Brainwashing yourself into conviction is not a legitimate path to Islam. &#xA;The Definition of Brainwash &quot;&lt;em&gt;You essentially brainwash yourself into true belief, so that what starts out as self-interest can actually grow into an honest conviction.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; is legit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This self brainwash may come as a result of not finding answers to your questions about your religion. The sensitivity of your questions deprive you to ask them, and it eventually leads to a self brainwash. This phenomena could also be result of many contradicting answers to the questions about your religion, and the confusion it creates led a person to embrace this brainwash.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This brainwash is the most devastating to happen to anyone. The downsides are so many, that it will prolong the answer too much, but I will try to cover some. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You don't care about other religions and the people. The only thing you care about is your own religion and people.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You don't respect, anyone out of your religion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You are easy to deceive into a wrong perception, led by a person from your religion.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You ignore intelligent and good people from other religions.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You give or take life, without understanding any value of life. and go on.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I as Muslim, do not follow this religion, as a brainwashed person. So the first thing to notice in me is, all those downsides in brainwashed people do not include in me. I follow Islamic rules, because it provides every right to each person in the society. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam has described rights of everyone, so high that, It is said, That God (ALLAH) may forgive you for his rights(worship), but will not forgive for rights of the people.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/11/20/prophet-muhammad-s-rules-of-war0.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam has defined :&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rules for war&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rules for women/children/old people in war&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rules for animals in war&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rules for trees in war&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rules for the dead bodies of enemies in war&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rules for prisoners of war&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rules for the rights of Prisoners of war&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rules for water distribution(with enemies) in war&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And many more. These rules are set, must to be followed or the respected penalty will be awarded, The picture drawn about Islam nowadays is the exact opposite of the reality about Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I tried to put answer short. I missed some points on purpose to make this answer more concrete. I hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21195" LastEditorUserId="21195" LastEditDate="2017-02-20T09:25:01.873" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T09:25:01.873" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37978" CreationDate="2017-02-20T07:21:28.160" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, Shia Muslims Practice this. They usually use green or black flag on their houses. The reason is connected to the Tragedy of Kerbala.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We all know, in Kerbala 10th Moharram, 61 hijri, Imam Hussain, his whole family and companions were killed in desert. The person who was the flag bearer of Imam Hussain was his brother Moula Abbas Alamdar. Alamdar is arabic word means the flag bearer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While on the tenth of Moharram, the whole family of prophet was thirsty from three days, the daughter of Imam Hussain, Bibi Sakina(5 years old) requested Moula Abbas to bring water from Furat. Moula Abbas after the permission of Imam Hussain went to bring some water. He was himself thirsty for three days, but he did not drink water until everyone else has drunk it. On the way back to tents, he was killed, and the water did not reach the tents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Relating that Flag of Moula Abbas, Shia's place a flag on their houses to remember the great sacrifice on Ashora. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Green color is used because BANI HASHIM's clan color was Green, as arab clans had different colors for each clan. while black flag resembles the grief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21195" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T07:21:28.160" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37997" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37962" CreationDate="2017-02-20T07:32:08.500" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's indeed a very good question. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Defence is the must thing, Islam emphasizes on. If muslims attack&#xA;you, even if they are 100% muslims, you must defend your land.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason of defence becomes more stronger, as Muslims are ordered not to attack fellow Muslims, so if they do attack, defence is a must strategy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If a muslim has attacked your home, even with acknowledgement that he is a muslim, you are not going to hell for killing him. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you capture a Muslim in war, while defending then You should dealt with him as Islam orders the behaviour with prisoners. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21195" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T07:32:08.500" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37998" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37945" CreationDate="2017-02-20T08:01:33.763" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Permission to visit the Graves:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Four main sects, shia's, deobandi's, brailvi's, and Whabbis have different point of views for visiting graves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiachat.com/forum/topic/234934639-visiting-graves-shia-sunni-perspectives/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shia's&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlus-sunna.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=61&amp;amp;Itemid=163&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bralevi's&lt;/a&gt; encourage visiting graves. A good example would be Arbaeen, as mentioned in the question's link, where Million marches towards the Grave of Imam Hussain. They encourage this act through the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Voice against oppression (as Imam Hussain stood against tyranny)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Prayers alongside graves (as they ask for Allah's mercy for the sake of the person in the grave), also called In Reference to the person in the grave. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Strong relation to Allah (as when they visit the grave, they remember that, this life has to pass on, and everything will be left behind).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamsalvationfromhell.blogspot.com/2015/09/deobandi-belief-punishment-of-grave.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Deobandi's&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/wahhabism-ayatullah-jafar-subhani/wahhabis-and-renovation-graves-awliya-allah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wahabbi's&lt;/a&gt; discourage visiting graves. They support it by these points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One who is dead, cannot be asked from directly as it is kufr, Even from Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) as Zakir Naik(Deobandi) said on his address on television show.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some one cannot ask from anyone but Allah. As only Allah can help you.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Main point of Argument Remain same always, Asking for Allah Mercy with-reference to the pious people who has passed away and Asking for Allah mercy without-reference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this Point in mind, do remember each sect follow its rules.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21195" LastEditorUserId="21195" LastEditDate="2017-02-24T06:26:52.740" LastActivityDate="2017-02-24T06:26:52.740" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="37999" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26047" CreationDate="2017-02-20T09:53:09.180" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salamalleikum for all my dear brothers/As far as i know in some Muslim countries as Kazakhstan/Tatarstan large part of people there eat a horse meat/ It is tasty and healthy in case of dietology it is also concerned as a ;light; meat/ &#xA;People in those countries normally prefer to drink a horse milk/ which is really unusual for taste/ Just come and visit Kazakhstan! You are welcome my brothers! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21248" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T09:53:09.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38001" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38002" CreationDate="2017-02-20T13:41:14.377" Score="0" ViewCount="230" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am asking this question since many people used to ask me this question and even comment sometimes that &quot;being a Muslim you have full freedom and can have four marriages OR four wives&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can someone clarify how we can respond on such questions and comments? I've searched many answers on Stack community but I feel it's not clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answer should be clear and good so that no one can feel bad or disappointed? And it must be according to our &lt;code&gt;Shariah&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21254" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-20T14:21:29.407" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T14:37:14.690" Title="Can a man have up to four wives?" Tags="|sharia|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38002" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38001" CreationDate="2017-02-20T14:37:14.690" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;A man may marry up to four wives, as explicitly stated in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls, &lt;strong&gt;then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four&lt;/strong&gt;. But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one or those your right hand possesses. That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice]. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/3&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's thus permissible under Sharia, and some Muslim men actually have four wives legitimately married before Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It doesn't mean you're forced to do it.  Indeed, alongside it's stated permissibility in the Qur'an, comes the warning &quot;...if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one...&quot;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a man is afraid that he will not be able to treat his wives justly if he marries more than one, then it is forbidden for him to marry more than one. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/14022&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's also worth noting that having a monogamous marriage can be stipulated in the marriage contract, if desired.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the wife stipulates that her husband should not take a second wife, this is a valid condition that must be fulfilled, and if he does take a second wife, she has the right to annul the marriage... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/231211&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T14:37:14.690" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38005" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37980" CreationDate="2017-02-20T16:59:00.430" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, this is commandment of Allah in quran. And not in one place, we find this in enamores places in quran and hadees. Collecting them, we can conclude it is obligatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though, for a believer, commandment of Allah is enough. If Allah has commanded us, so we should do as it. Without questioning if it's obligatory or not. Because if your lord say so, just do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, let's discuss some references of this matter:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;The Believers, men and women, are protectors one of another: they&#xA;  enjoin what is just, and forbid what is evil&lt;/strong&gt;: they observe regular&#xA;  prayers, practice regular charity, and obey Allah and His&#xA;  Messenger...&quot; (at-Tawba, 9/71)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse, it is clearly mentioned that believers does so. What if someone does not do so? well, he is not complete(or perfect) believer... this is conclusion from this ayah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As an example&lt;/strong&gt;, just like properties of a specific element in chemistry, if we know a specific element reacts in a specific way with certain element, and if it does not do so, we will investigate if we have that element pure? Because it is not doing what it is expected to do. Similarly, here Allah describes the property of believers, so if a believer is not doing so, we cannot say he is a perfect believer. Because this property is defined by Allah not by any human being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About believers Allah say in quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord,&#xA;  and [so have] the believers. &lt;strong&gt;All of them have believed in Allah and&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], &quot;We make no&#xA;  distinction between any of His messengers.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;And they say, &quot;We hear and&#xA;  we obey.&lt;/strong&gt; [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the&#xA;  [final] destination.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/285&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:285&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, obeying what they know is from Allah is also a property Allah has described for true believers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A few ahadees for the matter:&lt;/strong&gt; (just to shed some light of importance of this)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You see the believers as regards their being merciful among themselves and showing love among themselves and being kind,&#xA;  resembling one body, so that, if any part of the body is not well then&#xA;  the whole body shares the sleeplessness and fever with it.&quot; (see&#xA;  Bukhari, Salat, 88)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or he is an oppressed&#xA;  one.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; When he was asked how to help whenhe is an oppressor, the&#xA;  Prophet said,&quot;By preventing him from oppressing others. This is how to&#xA;  help him then.&quot; (Bukhari, Mazalim, 4; Muslim, Birr, 62)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;A Muslim has six rights over another Muslim&lt;/strong&gt;. When he meets a Muslim,&#xA;  he greets him; when a Muslim invites him, he accepts his invitation;&#xA;  when a Muslim sneezes and says, 'alhamdulillah (praise be to Allah)',&#xA;  he says, 'yarhamukallah (may Allah have mercy on you)'; when a Muslim&#xA;  becomes ill, he visits him; when a Muslim dies, he takes part in his&#xA;  funeral; &lt;strong&gt;he loves for his Muslim brother what he loves for himself.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&#xA;  (Darimi, Istidhan: 5; Ibn Majah, Janaiz: 43)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah unite muslims again as his commmandment, by his will (انشا اللہ)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T16:59:00.430" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38008" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-20T17:15:10.120" Score="8" ViewCount="566" Body="&lt;p&gt;Will they learn things in jannah like for library or wanting to know histroy of things happen in earth and known prophets and unkown prophet's and things like secret of universe or why Allah created this and that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21260" LastActivityDate="2018-02-03T20:16:32.770" Title="Will inhabitants of Jannah still learn?" Tags="|jannah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38009" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37950" CreationDate="2017-02-20T17:27:08.937" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;ALl perfect praise be to Allah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nikah is a contract between husband and wife, and mahr is agreed upon amount by these 2 persons for this contract to be valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is no mention of mahr to be same for all wives of a person. Nor commanded by Allah in quran or mentioned by his messenger anywhere.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as of the above mentioned hadees, we can take it as sunnah. &lt;strong&gt;If someone does so, with the agreement of his wife, and with the intent of following sunnah purely(not to save some money of mahr), that he will surely get his reward.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we compare this with some other sunnah, like if we take beard(for men) for example, it was not only the strict practice but also the commandment of Allah's messenger to leave beard and cut mustache. And also we find his dislike for people who cut their beard. So it's way different sunnah(some regard this as wajib because of all the stress on this). But the matter of same mahr for all wives is just a practice of prophet we have came to know about. WIthout him mentioning its preference or anything, and it might also be a coincidence, still it is what he did, and doing so to follow sunnah is a good thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T17:27:08.937" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38010" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-20T18:37:24.193" Score="2" ViewCount="102" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am married woman. I have a child from zina, whose father is a another person. Who should inherent the child? Who should pay for expenses? Can my husband inherit the child?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21213" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T03:13:42.447" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T03:13:42.447" Title="What should I do when I have a child from zina when I am already married to someone else?" Tags="|children|inheritance|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-11-13T19:36:56.367" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38012" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-20T18:49:43.343" Score="3" ViewCount="156" Body="&lt;p&gt;For those interested, I'll also be asking this question on &lt;a href=&quot;https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/55372/would-a-non-christian-sin-if-here-to-proclaim-himself-a-christian-for-the-sake-o&quot;&gt;Christianity.SE&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/80107/would-a-non-jew-sin-if-here-to-proclaim-himself-a-jew-for-the-sake-of-solidarity&quot;&gt;Mi Yodeya&lt;/a&gt; (with respect to those religions).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In recent rallies, protesting what is perceived as bigoted policies by president Donald Trump, several individuals who are not in fact Muslim and do not subscribe to the Islamic faith have claimed they are Muslim in a show of solidarity with the Muslim world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZVQBGm.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZVQBGm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;We are all Muslim&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://michaelmoore.com/WeAreAllMuslim/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Michael Moore&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would a non-Muslim sin if he proclaimed himself a Muslim for the sake of solidarity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I generally understand that not subscribing to the faith in general is sinful, I'm curious about the act of proclaiming that you are an adherent when that is not true (I'm asking in particular about the sin of falsely claiming adherence to the faith, this should be understood as being a different or greater magnitude sin than simply violating any general rules about lying or telling falsehoods).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9165" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:56:52.367" LastActivityDate="2021-09-14T13:28:28.153" Title="Would a non-Muslim sin if he proclaimed himself a Muslim for the sake of solidarity?" Tags="|non-muslim|sin|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38013" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37950" CreationDate="2017-02-20T23:11:52.080" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know of any narration or anything that would directly address what you are asking. Likely there isn't. Simply said, men should act fairly among their wives. So my answer is basically my understanding by putting pieces together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are things to consider though. Say you are marrying the princess of England and at the same time you are marrying a poor lady from the slums of the worst country of the world named.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I &lt;em&gt;think&lt;/em&gt; that giving these 2 people the same mahr &lt;em&gt;may&lt;/em&gt; be deemed disrespectful. As in Islam &lt;em&gt;عُرف&lt;/em&gt; norms are important. I mean if you are marrying a super rich girl, then her family's quality of life is different than others and Islam respects that. (In Islam you can't marry a rich girl then tell force her to live in a slum)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though I think history can help us to better asses this. The mahr at the time of the prophet was very very limited. It wasn't that the mahr was something like $1000-100000 as it is nowadays. The range was much more limited. (We have narrations that indicate the best of wives are those who ask little for their mahr, the best of wives are those who free their husbands of their mahr...at the same time we have that the best of husbands are those who give their wives their mahr as soon as they can)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Imam Sadiq: The prophet wives and never had a mahr more than 12 uqiyah and nash ; uqiyah was 40 dirham and nash was 20 dirham. So they couldn't have been more than 500 dirham (~50 dinar). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also when Ali married Fatimah he only sold his shield for no more than 500 dirham. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;500 dirham is almost 170 gr of gold. In today's world it's worth roughly $6700.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My point is the range of Mahr at the time of prophet wasn't that much. Today mahr can be significantly different. Back then &lt;em&gt;perhaps&lt;/em&gt; providing one wife with 1-10 more dinars wasn't that much of a big deal. Today the range is so substantial that the differences would become bold.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But more than mahr is the treatment. I mean what good would a high mahr be if the husband treats this wife worse? He should treat them both with the same level of joy, it shouldn't be that the first lady would get 100% of his attention, love, commitment and the 2nd lady because of having a mahr of 1/10th of the other she would get less commitment. Likely these 2 wives are hard to marry/satisfy at the same time unless there is something to balance them as in the husband would bring the poor lady to higher social status. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-02-20T23:11:52.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21751" CreationDate="2017-02-21T02:50:26.703" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are ahadith which describe the importance of controlling anger:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: One is not strong because of one's wrestling skillfully. &lt;strong&gt;They said: Allah's Messenger, then who is strong? He said: He who controls his anger when he is in a fit of rage.&lt;/strong&gt; -- Sahih Muslim 2609 b (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/45/141&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;; also Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1317 &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/adab/57/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Sahl bin Mu’adh bin Anas, from his father, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&#xA;“&lt;strong&gt;Whoever restrains his anger when he is able to implement it, Allah will call him before all of creation on the Day of Resurrection&lt;/strong&gt;, and will give him his choice of any houri that he wants.” -- Sunan Ibn Majah [grade: hasan] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1292880&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also &amp;quot;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Do not become angry and furious.'&amp;quot; Sahih al-Bukhari 6116 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/78/143&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;), which &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=86681&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt; interpreted as meaning &amp;quot;the cure for anger is to avoid its causes and stimulants&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a psychology point of view, it can be helpful to identify the causes of your anger (e.g. anger out of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frustration&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;frustration&lt;/a&gt;, i.e., when there are obstacles to achieving a goal).  &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Cognitive behavioural therapy&lt;/a&gt; encourages one to be aware of their thought processes, and why certain feelings are being felt.  This enables you to react more appropriately to situations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Islam espouses controlling one's anger.  In fact, there are ahadith addressing how to behave when angry:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated AbuDharr: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to us: &lt;strong&gt;When one of you becomes angry while standing, he should sit down. If the anger leaves him, well and good; otherwise he should lie down.&lt;/strong&gt; -- Sunan Abi Dawud 4782 [grade: sahih] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;If any of you becomes angry, let him keep silent.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; (Reported by Imaam Ahmad, al-Musnad, 1/329; see also Saheeh al-Jaami’, 693, 4027). -- sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/658&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IslamWeb also suggests performing ablution when angry, citing the following hadith (which is listed as &amp;quot;da'if&amp;quot; [weak] at sunnah.com):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anger comes from the devil, the devil was created of fire, and fire is extinguished only with water; so when one of you becomes angry, he should perform ablution. -- Sunan Abi Dawud 4784 [grade: da'if] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/658&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; also includes other methods, e.g., listening to reminders: &amp;quot;sincere people will remember Allaah when they are reminded, and they will not overstep the mark&amp;quot; and being aware of the negative impacts of anger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T02:50:26.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38015" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-21T03:01:13.280" Score="2" ViewCount="527" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just answered &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/21751/17163&quot;&gt;How to control anger according to sunnah?&lt;/a&gt;, and it struck me as likely that Sufis might have a different interpretation of anger and a different approach to coping with anger, perhaps more spiritual than other Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Googling &lt;code&gt;sufi anger&lt;/code&gt; gives two references:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sufiuniversity.org/2011/02/spiritual-tip-to-heal-anger/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sufi University&lt;/a&gt;: He says that if you’re angry, then you do the Sufi practice of tawbah and return to divine love now. The tawbah practice can be used to bypass by the past and the 'root' of the problem.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sufispirit.com.au/feature/sufi-meditation-control-of-anger/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sufispirit.com.au&lt;/a&gt;: When a person gets angry, this is a form of pride. They are saying, 'I am better than you'.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it seems likely that there's a different attitude in Sufism to anger.  However, I don't know how reliable/accurate these references are among Sufis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What is the Sufi interpretation and method to control anger?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2023-12-16T04:08:41.070" Title="What is the Sufi interpretation and method to control anger?" Tags="|sufism|anger|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38016" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37604" CreationDate="2017-02-21T04:19:55.543" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The prohibition on eating dead animal meat is referenced to four surah's in Quran, which you also mentioned in the Question. They are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al Baqarah (2:173)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al Maidah (5:4)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al An'aam (6:145)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al Nahl (16 :115) &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://miraculousquran.blogspot.com/2009/08/surah-al-baqarah-2173-wisdom-behind.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;can be confirmed here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now the question should be, which surah was descended first. As you can see &lt;a href=&quot;http://learnqurankareem.blogspot.com/2013/04/list-of-all-surah.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The list shows only &lt;strong&gt;Surah Al-An'aam&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Al-Nahl&lt;/strong&gt; were descended in Makkah. Now we have to find out, which surah descended first between these two?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can see &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.missionislam.com/quran/revealationorder.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here,&lt;/a&gt; In the revelation order, that surah Al-An'aam was descended first in Makkah. Now about the time and the Prophet location, It can be seen &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qurantutoring.com/quran/Tafhim_al_Quran/Quran/6/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here,&lt;/a&gt; The whole situation of Prophet is defined.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The finding of exact date and time for the descendance of this Surah is little vague, but It could be found with the clue, that is provided &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qurantutoring.com/quran/Tafhim_al_Quran/Quran/6/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here,&lt;/a&gt;, that Prophet was going on a she-camel when this Surah was descended. If researched more finely, that on which day and time, Prophet was going where, The exact time and date of Prohibition of Dead Animal meat could be find out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That will require more digging, I will update my answer, as soon as I find it. Hope it Helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21195" LastEditorUserId="21195" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T11:26:10.797" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T11:26:10.797" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38017" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-21T06:07:43.343" Score="3" ViewCount="1928" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(38) Chapter: The humility or modesty or lowliness(38)باب التَّوَاضُعِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;Allah said, 'I will declare war against him who shows hostility to a pious worshipper of Mine. And the most beloved things with which My slave comes nearer to Me, is what I have enjoined upon him; and My slave keeps on coming closer to Me through performing Nawafil (praying or doing extra deeds besides what is obligatory) till I love him, so I become his sense of hearing with which he hears, and his sense of sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he grips, and his leg with which he walks; and if he asks Me, I will give him, and if he asks My protection (Refuge), I will protect him; (i.e. give him My Refuge) and I do not hesitate to do anything as I hesitate to take the soul of the believer, for he hates death, and I hate to disappoint him.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/81/91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want detailed explanation of this sentence from the Hadith above mentioned: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot; I do not hesitate to do anything as I hesitate to take the soul of the believer, for he hates death, and I hate to disappoint him.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21266" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-21T08:52:37.653" LastActivityDate="2021-12-11T09:52:48.457" Title="How to understand the Hadith &quot;..I do not hesitate to do anything as I hesitate to take the soul of the believer...&quot;?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38019" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38012" CreationDate="2017-02-21T07:38:30.757" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are always two sides of the medal: If the intention is good I'd say it can be considered as a good deed, so it isn't sinful. But from an other perspective (pure theologically) it could be considered as hypocrisy. Again on the other hand showing solidarity and having a clear position is anything but hypocrisy! This of course is my analysis from the perspective of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the Quran and sunnah seem to reflect that good deeds of a disbeliever (as long as he doesn't convert) won't help him on judgement day:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From The Quran:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;... And whoever of you reverts from his religion [to disbelief] and dies while he is a disbeliever - for those, their deeds have become worthless in this world and the Hereafter, and those are the companions of the Fire, they will abide therein eternally. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/217&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:217&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;...  And whoever denies the faith - his work has become worthless, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:5&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And We have already sent [messengers] to nations before you, [O Muhammad]; then We seized them with poverty and hardship that perhaps they might humble themselves [to Us]. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:42&lt;/a&gt;)&#xA;Then why, when Our punishment came to them, did they not humble themselves? But their hearts became hardened, and Satan made attractive to them that which they were doing. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:43&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And what prevents their expenditures from being accepted from them but that they have disbelieved in Allah and in His Messenger and that they come not to prayer except while they are lazy and that they do not spend except while they are unwilling. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:54&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And it was already revealed to you and to those before you that if you should associate [anything] with Allah , your work would surely become worthless, and you would surely be among the losers.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/39/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;39:65&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From the sunnah:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I said: Messenger of Allah, the son of Jud'an established ties of relationship, fed the poor. Would that be of any avail to him? He said: It would be of no avail to him as he did not ever say: O my Lord, pardon my sins on the Day of Resurrection. (sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:214&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When a non-believer does good he is made to taste Its reward in this world. And so far as the believer is concerned, Allah stores (the reward) of his virtues for the Hereafter and provides him sustenance in accordance with his obedience to Him. (sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/52/44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;Whoever says, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah', faces our Qibla during the prayers, prays like us and eats our slaughtered animal, then he is a Muslim, and has got the same rights and obligations as other Muslims have.&amp;quot; (sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/8/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end it is up to Allah not to us to judge!&#xA;Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it, (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/99/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;99:7&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/99/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;99:8&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the whole surah addresses the people -in general- not explicitly the Muslims! So one could conclude &amp;quot;whoever&amp;quot; here as referring to both Muslims and non-Muslims. And this surah is Madani or Makki according to some sources (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Az-Zalzala&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;see wikipedia)&lt;/a&gt;. If it is Makki one could conclude that it was abrogated by the verses quoted above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-14T08:21:42.787" LastActivityDate="2021-09-14T08:21:42.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8102" CreationDate="2017-02-21T09:43:35.970" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam its generally taken that one should respect one's parents, so I don't think its wrong of you to not want to further hurt your mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I had the problem in reverse when I became an outspoken athiest (mainly because the muslims I knew were behaving badly, ie unethically) which caused a lot of stress within my own family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking back on this I see it more as the kind of questions that presented themselves to me as someone who was trying to make sense of a muslim identity in a modern and European context when I had been brought up in a traditional and unquestioning form of orthodoxy; knowing where to go and look for answers would have been helpful then, and also where to go and ask questions without upsetting people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think sensitivity is the key consideration here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="270" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T09:43:35.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38024" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31143" CreationDate="2017-02-21T11:16:25.040" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a difference of opinion, so it's probably better to be avoid it just in case (as per the hadith &amp;quot;Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt&amp;quot;, Sunan an-Nasa'i 5711 [grade: sahih] &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/nasai/51/173&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;).  I list the fatawa I found online below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We cannot say that all Soya sauces are Haraam. It has been found that this particular brand [Kikkoman] contains alcohol, hence, we can say that this particular brand is Haraam. -- Moulana Imraan Vawda, &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/7127.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kikkomanusa.com/homecooks/faq/generalfaq.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;their website&lt;/a&gt; says &amp;quot;Kikkoman Soy Sauces contain greater than 2% alcohol by volume.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Kikkoman Soy sauce (made with soybean, wheat and salt) is a haram product due to the presence of 1.7% or more alcohol.  La Choy soy sauce is a halal soy sauce, which is made with water, hydrolyzed soy protein, corn syrup, caramel color and potassium sorbate with kosher symbol K.  -- Syed Rasheeduddin Ahmed, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.albalagh.net/halal/col3.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Albalagh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it contains alcohol, one should refrain. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://muftionline.co.za/node/3284&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MuftiOnline.co.za&lt;/a&gt; (referring to 2% alcohol soy sauce)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the alcohol used in preparing soy sauce is derived from other than grapes, dates and raisins and it is not at a concentration which intoxicates, such soy sauce will be permissible to use. -- Mufti Faraz al-Mahmudi, &lt;a href=&quot;http://darulfiqh.com/are-vanilla-extract-and-soy-sauce-halal/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Darul fiqh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for intoxication off soy sauce, it sounds unlikely, because based on the percentage of Alcohol in the naturally brewed kind, you need to consume three liters of it before you can get drunk.  ...  More than 25 years ago, I heard his eminence, Sh. Abu Bakr al-Jazaery simply put it in this sentence, “if you die because of overconsumption before you get drunk, it is not khamr.” -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.drhatemalhaj.com/qa/index.php/2011/03/25/alcohol-in-soy-sauce/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dr Hatem alHaj&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tamari that has alcohol added to it as a preservative would be permitted to consume. The alcohol is both small in quantity and is not being used in any manner resembling intoxication.  If there are non-alcoholic alternatives, it would be best to opt for them given the difference of opinion on the issue. -- Ustadh Salman Younas, &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2016/12/13/tamari-alcohol-added-preservative-allowed/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SeekersHub&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note how the above fatwa mentions the &amp;quot;difference of opinion&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the alcohol in soy sauce is from wheat and soya beans, then it is permissible. Obviously, the condition of non-intoxication has to be considered. -- Mufti Ebrahim Desai, &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/10687.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam.org&lt;/a&gt;, responding to a question which said: &amp;quot;Kikkoman Soy Sauce contains approximately 1.5 to 2% alcohol by volume.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T11:16:25.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38025" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-21T11:17:16.863" Score="1" ViewCount="688" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any surviving manuscript of books written by the scholars listed below?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abu Bakr As-Siddique&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Umar ibn al-Khattab&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Uthman ibn 'Affaan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ali ibn Abi Talib    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;ibn Mas'ud   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;ibn Abbas    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;ibn Umar    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anas bin Malik &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin al-'Aas   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mu'adh ibn Jabal   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abu Ayyub al-Ansari&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jabir ibn 'Abdullah &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abu al-Darda    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abu Sa'id al-Khudri    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ubayy ibn Ka'b  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abu Musa al-Asha'ari    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zayd ibn Thabit&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;'Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;'Aisha bint Abi Bakr&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-03-26T14:30:53.030" LastActivityDate="2018-03-26T14:30:53.030" Title="Are there any surviving manuscript of books written by the scholars listed below?" Tags="|sahaba|books|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38026" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38017" CreationDate="2017-02-21T12:28:48.217" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hesitating if it comes to Allah can't and shouldn't be compared to our hesitation as HIS creation. As our hesitation may come due to the fact that we may not know what will happen next or in the future, or because we don't know if anything we may do will have a benefit for us, or simply because of doubts that's why we are asked to do istikhara to ask Allah for guidance and recommended to ask more experienced people to get guidance or insight from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Allah is hesitating to take the life or the soul of a believer than it can't be because HE doesn't know what will happen to this soul nor because HE doesn't know whether there is a benefit in taking it. But it is a hesitation out of mercy and compassion towards this believer (or his soul), and out of love for him, because he hates death, as it is emphasized in the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;..., for he hates death, ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and his Lord, may He be exalted, hates hurting him, as it is explained in the hadith itself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and I hate to disappoint him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to Allah we must always have in mind that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/42/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;42:11&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fath al-Bary of Imam ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani the author quoted an explanation of al-Khattabi saying there are two possible interpretation of hesitation in this hadith, after saying that hesitation -in the meaning of creations like us- for Allah is not possible nor permissible, therefore an interpretation of the Arabic verb تَرْدِيد (and replacing التَّرْدِيد- repetition التَّرَدُّد - hesitation) by is used by him and others to explain:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Maybe hesitation or hesitating referrers to the multiple occasions during life time were Allah could have taken a soul, like illnesses, accidents etc., but the believer asked Allah to heal him or save his soul!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The second option is the sending of Messengers and asking the to repeatedly to take care of the souls of the believers and treating them well. As an example the story of Musa () and the angel of death was used. On the whole both explanations just show Allah's mercy and compassion towards the believers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll answer your additional question by this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Whoever loves to meet Allah, Allah loves to meet him, and whoever hates to meet Allah, Allah hates to meet him.”&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;It was said to him: “O Messenger of Allah, does hating to meet Allah mean hating to meet death? For all of us hate death.”&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;He said: “&lt;strong&gt;No. Rather that is only at the moment of death.&lt;/strong&gt; But if he is given the glad tidings of the mercy and forgiveness of Allah, he loves to meet Allah and Allah loves to meet him; and if he is given the tidings of the punishment of Allah, he hates to meet Allah and Allah hates to meet him.” (sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1344040&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is even not recommended for a Muslim to wish death as quoted in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/726660&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some helpful links:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/102377&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #102377&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;In Arabic &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alukah.net/sharia/0/56536/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;explanation of hesitation&lt;/a&gt; in this hadith incluidng quotes from fath-al-bary etc.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;In Arabic &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/53185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamweb #53185&lt;/a&gt;, fatwa on the meaning of &amp;quot;I do not hesitate to do anything as I hesitate to take the soul of the believer&amp;quot; in this hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-11T09:52:48.457" LastActivityDate="2021-12-11T09:52:48.457" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38027" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38012" CreationDate="2017-02-21T16:21:37.373" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;How can helping an oppressed people, even in such a way a showing solidarity, ever be considered a sin? Moroever I don't think it is their intention to actually become Muslim or even pretend to be Muslim, it is just a way of showing their support.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I don't think it is a sin, but Allah is the Judge and He Knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4973" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T16:21:37.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38028" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9705" CreationDate="2017-02-21T16:51:32.073" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As it seems you already know what's gambling and gambling is haram in Islam. So, let's only focus on discussing if this case is gambling or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This has everything to be declared as gambling, although company is not playing in it, it will give away the prize anyway, its the people participating who are gambling. But, company is CONDUCTING this gambling which as muslim is not supposed to involve in, i.e: supporting or conducting any haram thing. Same as if someone holds a drinks party where some haram drink is served to the attendances, but the host don;t drink because it's haram. Still, he is providing and helping for this haram to happen. Similarly if a company uses such tactics for promotion, it's gambling and should be avoided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who believe, intoxicants, Maisir, sacrificing for idols and &#xA;  making decisions based on games of chance are filth from the work of&#xA;  satan, so avoid these things and you may prosper. Satan desires to&#xA;  create enmity and hatred amongst you through intoxicants and gambling&#xA;  and to stop you from praying and remembering Allah. So will you&#xA;  abstain from these things? Quran 5 90-91&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They ask you, O Muhammad,  concerning alcoholic drink and maysir(gambling).&#xA;  Say: they contain great sin and benefit for people, but their sin is&#xA;  greater than their benefit. And they ask you what should they give to&#xA;  charity? Say: that which is more than their need, And so Allah shows&#xA;  you wisdom so that maybe you will think Quran 2 219&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Instead of this, you can use any other tactics like first 10 will get this next 10 will get this or something like this. Or anything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T16:51:32.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38029" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24935" CreationDate="2017-02-21T17:18:02.727" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the scholarly opinion that declares eating insects as haram rests on this ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“and prohibits them as unlawful Al-Khabaa’ith (i.e. all evil and unlawful as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons and foods),”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-A’raaf 7:157 – interpretation of the meaning] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Say (O Muhammad): ‘I find not in that which has been revealed to me anything forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be Maytah (a dead animal) or blood poured forth (by slaughtering or the like), or the flesh of swine (pork); for that surely, is impure or impious (unlawful) meat (of an animal) which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allah (or has been slaughtered for idols, or on which Allah’s Name has not been mentioned while slaughtering).” [al-An’aam 6:145] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As well as this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“(There are) five animals, all of which are evil and should be killed in the Haram (sanctuary of Makkah): crows, kites [a kind of bird], scorpions, rats and vicious dogs.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari and Muslim from the report of ‘Aa’ishah, Hafsah and Ibn ‘Umar). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/21901&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this website&lt;/a&gt; (which is run by scholars, although I cannot be sure which school of thought they follow):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, none of the above sources indicate that it is forbidden per se to eat insects. While the hadith on crows, kites, scorpions, rats and dogs could be used as evidence for declaring that eating those 5 specifically is haram, nothing is mentioned about other taxa that includes insects, arachnids (spiders), annelids (worms), etc. The ayah from Surah al-An'am also does not mention anything about insects, and the ayah I provided before that is too vague.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rationale behind using the ayah from surah al-A'raaf is that, as the ayah prohibits that which is unclean, and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;insects are unclean&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, insects are haram to eat. However, there is no evidence in the Quran or hadith at all where most insects (except scorpions, etc. according to aforementioned hadith) are called &quot;unclean&quot;, meaning that using this ayah and the other evidence to state that insects are haram is just a cultural thing, not a religious thing. Therefore, insects are halal and you can eat them if you want without committing a sin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also very good reasons for eating insects, especially in the light of a growing population and the greater energy conversion efficiency of insects as compared to cattle and other livestock; see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-39039395&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; titled &quot;Should we eat bugs like Angelina Jolie&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21272" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-08T17:11:28.637" LastActivityDate="2018-01-08T17:11:28.637" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8098" CreationDate="2017-02-21T17:46:15.530" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems that most of the commentators are hard at work to fall in a social milieu of the day by stretching the meanings, to accommodate the current situations, we all are living in.The sunnah of the prophet (PBUH) and the expulsion under war situation have been presented to supplement such point of views.  It is also suggested (God forbid) that these injunctions were for that particular time. (declaring the non-applicability of them in present times).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point, however, is that isolated verse and hadith would not present a true scenario intended by Almighty Allah. One has to juxtapose all such verses and the relevant ahadith to picture perfect the real sense. For example; Check out the Ma'araful Qura'an by Mufti Muhammad Shafi Pg 54-- 61 Vol 2----to have a perfect understanding of the injunctions, Please. Those who contaminate the minds of the unsuspecting people and absolve themselves by declaring, at the end,--although I am not a scholar---should rather not opine without authority, for God sake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T00:34:42.510" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T00:34:42.510" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38033" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-21T19:22:31.800" Score="5" ViewCount="886" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have formed my own perception that the Sunni interpretation of Islam is more general and cosmopolitan, where anybody from any race can enter with honour in Islam. To the contrary, Shia interpretation of Islam has made it confined to a family which is too much narrow to enter anyone from any race with honour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So far as I know, prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is not for his family rather he is for the whole mankind. He had no son left. I think the prophet (pbuh) has no successors except those who were and are in right way in terms of Qur'an and sunnah and also those will come as same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is the idea behind Shia Islam narrow, in that it confines Islam to a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/familism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;familism&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21276" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2017-02-27T16:49:53.700" LastActivityDate="2018-10-14T21:37:25.070" Title="Is familism part of Shia Islam?" Tags="|shiism|theology|family|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38034" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37861" CreationDate="2017-02-21T19:52:45.270" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your reference is correct stating that Sunni Muslims participate in the Arbaeen for Hussain ibn Ali. An &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/sayed-mahdi-almodarresi/arbaeen-pilgrimage_b_6203756.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; in the Huffington Post describes the same. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just for further reference, here is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45mHQl80f-E&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;video clip&lt;/a&gt; which shows Sunni Muslims from Pakistan performing rituals in the Arbaeen pilgrimage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Sunni Muslim woman from al-Anbar/Ramadi, Iraq is being &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kohMe2iew_4&amp;amp;spfreload=10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;interviewed&lt;/a&gt; during the Arbaeen and she said, that family members of hers had been killed by Daesh and she came to Kerbala to ask Hussain and his brother Abbass to take revenge. &#xA;Unfortunately, it's only available in Arabic  which I am not very good at. But near the end she said, &quot;Hussain abul Kulleh&quot;, which means Hussain is for everybody, Shia and Sunna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, the message of Hussain is universal, not confined to one sect or one religion, therefore people from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhWJx2zSoEQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;different religious backgrounds&lt;/a&gt; can be found during the Arbaeen pilgrimage or participating in other rituals around the world in remembrance of Husain and his sacrifice.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2017-02-21T19:52:45.270" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38036" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38033" CreationDate="2017-02-21T20:24:43.483" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Familism in the popular sense is not part of Shia Islam. The concept of Imamate (leadership) of Ahl al-Bayt (people of the house) of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) refers only to those family members and descendants of the Prophet who were qualified by Allah for their actual unique virtues to assume the leadership of the Ummah. So in essence, they are given their role not essentially for blood relations, but for their special virtues such as infallible wisdom and practice. Blood relations is only influential to the level that facilitates transmission of God-given wisdom and virtues of the Prophet to them but is not significant in and of itself. Just to mention a random testimony to the point, Prophet Muhammad is quoted as saying that &quot;Salman (a close companion) is part of us Ahl al-Bayt&quot; while Salman was a Persian convert to Islam with no blood relations with the Prophet at all, yet for his special wisdom and piety, He got so close in virtue to the elite members of Prophet's household that the Prophet described him as &quot;part of us Ahl al-Bayt&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously then the doctrine of Imamate of the elite family members has no bearing on who can enter Shia Islam and Shia Islam is completely non-racial in admission of new members. If anything, the Shia doctrine of Imamate from Ahl al-Bayt has only a positive effect on universal outreach of Islam. For the Imams of the Ahl al-Bayt assume the function of legitimate leadership of the Ummah after the Prophet and they are the ones who actually best express the universal wisdom of religion through their intellectual elaborations of Islamic theology and judicious application of Islamic law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an actual example, only Ali ibn abi Talib among the caliphs who ruled the Ummah is particularly known for his egalitarian approach and equal treatment of all Muslims regardless of race and career while the other caliphs especially the Umayyads used to discriminate against non-Arabs or the new converts. Imam Ali's letter to his governor Malik is particularly famous for its egalitarian, universally benevolent theme. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the women of the Shia Imams used to be non-Arabs such as Robab wife of Hussain, the second Imam of the Ahl al-Bayt and Narjis the mother of the last, occult Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi, who was a Byzantine Christian convert to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In line with these characteristics, you find that Shia scholars also hold non-sectarian, non-racial approaches to  human society. For example, Ruhollah Khomeini the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran throughout his political career frequently stressed the importance of Islamic unity among the sects as well as formation of a cross-cultural, cross-national &quot;global coalition of the oppressed&quot; for resistance against oppressive world powers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So no! Shia's regard for the elite members of the Ahl Al-Bayt far from narrowing its outreach, opens it more than any other sect to a universal audience and that's precisely rooted in the universal interpretation of Islam by the Ahl al-Bayt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4058" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-29T12:11:28.710" LastActivityDate="2017-09-29T12:11:28.710" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38039" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-21T23:00:25.687" Score="6" ViewCount="656" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question might be a bit broad and I know there are different of opinions. I hope to find different answers with different perspectives. Please add your references well and if it's from a certain school of thought please add that too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Ahlu Kitab (The people of the Book)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is commonly known that Muslims are allowed to eat food (meat) from the people of the book (ahlu kitab)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This day [all] good foods have been made lawful, &lt;strong&gt;and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you&lt;/strong&gt; and your food is lawful for them.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Surat Al-Maidah, verse 5&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse is commonly referred to food of Christians and Jews. &lt;em&gt;(I think it is important to define who is from ahlu kitab before answering this question.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems there are different of opinions of who exactly are from the people of the book, because in the Shafi'i Fiqh, someone who converted and became Christian or Jew after Islam is not counted to be among the category of &amp;quot;people of the book&amp;quot;. We see this in the tafsir of Al-Baghawy:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;{ وَطَعَامُ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ حِلٌّ لَّكُمْ }&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;يريد ذبائح اليهود والنصارى ومن دخل في دينهم من سائر الأمم قبل مبعث محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم حلالٌ لكم، فأمّا من دخل في دينهم بعد مبعث محمد فلا تحلّ ذبيحتُه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How many scholars hold this opinion, and what are they basing it on?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;This would also in my opinion make it very difficult, because I don't think it is possible to ever know for sure which christians/jews converted before islam.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Conditions of Slaughtering (by the people of the book)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When we know who is counted to be from the people of the book, are there any conditions that has to be done while this person is slaughtering the animal? For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Swine meat will never become halal even though a Christian slaughters it because it is already haram for us.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does the person who is from the people of the book have to slaughter the animals in a special way?&lt;/strong&gt; If yes, then please provide references of why  and the conditions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, it is known that there are different of opinions whether you may eat the meat of the people of the book if Jesus name was mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ولو ذبح يهودي أو نصراني على اسم غير الله كالنصراني يذبح باسم المسيح فاختلفوا فيه، قال ابن عمر: لا يحلّ وهو قول ربيعة، وذهب أكثر أهل العلم إلى أنه يحلّ وهو قول الشعبي وعطاء والزهري ومكحول، سُئل الشعبي ومكحول عن النصراني يذبح باسم المسيح، قالا: يَحِلُّ فإن الله تعالى قد أحلّ ذبائحهم وهو يعلم ما يقولون، وقال الحسن: إذا ذبح اليهودي أو النصراني فذكر اسم غير الله وأنت تسمع فلا تأكله إذا غاب عنك فكُلْ فقد أحلّ الله لك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this, it seems most say it is halal to eat meat slaughtered in the name of Christ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This brings me to some bonus subquestions. First answer my bold questions, then you could answer these:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What if the person slaughters the animal in the name of Christ? (see above about the different opinions)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What if the person doesn't mention a name at all? Because Christians&#xA;today &lt;strong&gt;doesn't have a slaughtering ritual&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;(and they argue that they&#xA;never had one, considering they ate pig at the time of the prophet would also imply that they didn't follow the mosaic law of food and slaughter)&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If the meat is slaughtered in a country which is considered Christian, does it really mean the one slaughtering the animal is Christian and therefore it is halal? &lt;em&gt;(Not everyone in a Christian country are Christians)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Add an example of meat (not slaughtered by muslims) that you think is halal, for instance; cheese burgers at mcdonalds, or all meat you buy in a certain store in a certain country or place?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If  you somehow think that &lt;strong&gt;no conditions at all are needed&lt;/strong&gt; (except swine) for meat slaughtered by ahlu kitab to be halal for us, then please explain how that meat differs from meat slaughtered by atheists or not slaughtered in the name of any religion whatsoever.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=13&amp;amp;tSoraNo=5&amp;amp;tAyahNo=5&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ma'alim at-Tanzil, al-Bagahawi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-08-12T07:06:40.783" Title="What are the conditions for meat to be halal if the animal was slaughtered by the people of the book?" Tags="|halal-haram|christianity|ahlul-kitab|judaism|meat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38040" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-21T23:28:18.083" Score="3" ViewCount="8053" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O people, your Lord is one and your father Adam is one. There is no&#xA;  virtue of an Arab over a foreigner nor a foreigner over an Arab, and&#xA;  neither white skin over black skin nor black skin over white skin,&#xA;  except by righteousness. Have I not delivered the message?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; What is the complete reference for Musnad Ahmed Hadith 22978, and any other occurrences?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21278" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-06-02T11:47:22.663" LastActivityDate="2021-09-25T05:37:45.443" Title="What is the complete reference for Musnad Ahmed Hadith 22978, and any other occurrences?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38041" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38056" CreationDate="2017-02-21T23:48:21.990" Score="3" ViewCount="1135" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am trying to get married to someone I really like, and I have talked to her for 3 months now, not about anything bad but I know this is not the appropriate thing to do. I was not the best Muslim before I have made many major sins for two years which I do not wish to name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I met this girl in my third year and she helped me change my ways and showed me Islam through a different direction. She helped me get back to praying, and now alhamdulillah I try to pray 5-6 times a day. It has now been three months, and I am afraid to continue speaking with her because of fitnah and zina.  I do not want to accumulate sins because of this relation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I told my parents about her, but they are not willing to get in contact with her and neither are they willing to see how the family is. Their answer is no because she as spoke to me before, and they think she is a bad person for speaking with me about marrying her. They say that it is their right to choose my spouse, and because I brought this topic up to them they are ashamed of me. They say their answer is no because she is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pashtun_people&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Pashtun&lt;/a&gt; and we are &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjabi_people&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Punjabi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know how I can convince my parents to talk to her and let us get married. They are not happy with this relation because of the reasons I have listed. But I do not know what to do. I hope to be with this girl, and I have searched up that these reasons are not valid. Can you help me understand my situation and show me what is right to do in this situation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21279" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-01-31T01:18:48.710" LastActivityDate="2021-12-23T08:18:50.520" Title="What to do when my parents forbid me from marrying a girl due to caste?" Tags="|nikah|practical-islam|sunni|parents|caste|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37535" CreationDate="2017-02-22T00:18:21.733" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;She shouldn't keep quiet. If she doesn't like the guy she is getting married to then she shouldn't marry him and the parents have no right to force her to marry him. Allah said in the Quran (what means):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O ye who believe! Ye are forbidden to inherit women against their will. Nor should ye treat them with harshness, that ye may take away part of the dower [money given by the husband to the wife for the marriage contract] ye have given them, except where they have been guilty of open lewdness; on the contrary live with them on a footing of kindness and equity. If ye take a dislike to them it may be that ye dislike a thing, and God brings about through it a great deal of good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Quran, 4:19)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T07:25:57.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38046" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-22T02:43:16.080" Score="0" ViewCount="4428" Body="&lt;p&gt;I learned from hadith you are not allowed to draw portraits. And hang them up. However what if you have drawings with eyes in a book?I don't draw realistic humans just anime or cartoons. Is it allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21281" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T10:52:00.640" Title="Can i draw animation?" Tags="|drawing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-03-22T09:56:52.283" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38048" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-22T04:51:06.980" Score="3" ViewCount="2964" Body="&lt;p&gt;This hadith popped up on my Facebook feed in meme form, and I was thinking about sharing it, but I should fact check first:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gTW02m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/gTW02m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&amp;quot;Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim&amp;quot; Sunan Ibn Majah 224 FB/IConvertToIslam&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found that this hadith from Sunan Ibn Majah is listed as da'if (weak) at &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1252230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Seeking knowledge is a duty upon every Muslim&lt;/strong&gt;, and he who imparts knowledge to those who do not deserve it, is like one who puts a necklace of jewels, pearls and gold around the neck of swines.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I found it described elsewhere as sahih (reliable), e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/en/article/167239/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.ru/en/content/story/importance-seeking-knowledge&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam.ru&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newmuslims.com/lessons/20/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NewMuslims.com&lt;/a&gt; both described it as &amp;quot;authentic&amp;quot;, but instead give a reference &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Tirmidhi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alim.org/library/hadith/TIR/74&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alim.org&lt;/a&gt;, also referencing Al-Tirmidhi, writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: The seeking of knowledge is obligatory for every Muslim; and the imparting of knowledge to the non-deserving is like putting necklaces of jewels, pearls and gold around the necks of swine.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Transmitted by Ibn Majah and Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman up to the word &amp;quot;Muslim&amp;quot; saying: &lt;strong&gt;This is a hadith the text of which is quite well known but the chain of transmission is weak.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What is the classification of this hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't really have a good grasp of what all this means, and perhaps the hadith sciences are not as one-dimensional (i.e., &amp;quot;this hadith is good&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;this hadith is bad&amp;quot;) as I sometimes expect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2019-06-25T04:20:40.703" Title="What is the classification of the hadith &quot;seeking knowledge is a duty upon every Muslim&quot;?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38049" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-22T06:22:07.160" Score="4" ViewCount="2987" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are keeping assistance dogs permissible in Islam? I have speech dysfluency and assistance dogs can be kept for emotional support. They can provide reassurance in public situations. I know that its not permissible to keep them just for the reason of it so do the rulings apply in this circumstance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user20042" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-01-06T12:16:11.700" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T12:16:11.700" Title="Are keeping assistance dogs permissible in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|dogs|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38050" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-22T06:30:53.483" Score="3" ViewCount="1586" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm a Muslim concerned about my profit makings. I purchase shoes online from Adidas or clothing items from Nike or Supreme and resell them to make profit. I usually list them for the price they resell for. Is this haram or halal because I want to be enjoy doing something that is halal. My age is 14 and thanks if you answer my question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21284" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T06:32:23.207" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T06:32:23.207" Title="Is it halal to earning profit from reselling shoes?" Tags="|halal-haram|business|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2018-03-27T05:55:44.533" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38051" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38054" CreationDate="2017-02-22T07:00:29.887" Score="2" ViewCount="4813" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems both &lt;em&gt;muhajaba&lt;/em&gt; (or &lt;em&gt;muhajiba&lt;/em&gt;) and &lt;em&gt;hijabi&lt;/em&gt; refer to women who observe hijab.  Personally, I like &lt;em&gt;hijabi&lt;/em&gt; because it sounds cute, and not for any serious reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What is the difference between &quot;muhajaba&quot; and &quot;hijabi&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm guessing this would be best answered by someone who can speak Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Googling revealed a blog post &lt;a href=&quot;https://storiesofahijab.wordpress.com/2013/01/16/muhajaba-not-hijabi/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Stories of a Hijab&lt;/a&gt;, although it's more rant than anything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2020-01-29T05:36:54.467" Title="What is the difference between &quot;muhajaba&quot; and &quot;hijabi&quot;?" Tags="|women|arabic|hijab|terminology|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38052" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38033" CreationDate="2017-02-22T07:01:54.897" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Interesting question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are you talking about leadership of the Ummah?&#xA;You can see it 2 ways: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Familism leads to leadership.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Exceptional character and service to Allah, Infallible-ness, &lt;em&gt;divine&lt;/em&gt; appointment leads to leadership. It doesn't apply to each and every person of the family though. (This is the reason).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;وَإِذِ ابْتَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ رَبُّهُ بِكَلِمَاتٍ فَأَتَمَّهُنَّ ۖ قَالَ إِنِّي جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًا ۖ قَالَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي ۖ&#xA;  قَالَ لَا يَنَالُ عَهْدِي الظَّالِمِينَ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham was tried by his Lord with commands and he fulfilled them. [ Allah ] said, &quot;Indeed, I will make you a leader for the people.&quot; [Abraham] said, &quot;And of my descendants?&quot; [ Allah ] said, &quot;My covenant does not include the wrongdoers.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/124&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baqara 124&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Ibrahim asked that others from his children be positioned as Imams. And Allah was like sure. Just not the wrongdoers. In the section below we will see that Allah fulfilled his promise. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;The family tree of prophets before prophet Muhammad&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OU8XK.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/OU8XK.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see lot of prophets are from the lineage of Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Ishaq: Jacob, Yunus, Joseph, Job, Moses, Aaron, David, Solomon were all born. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Ismael: Prophet Muhammad was born&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was actually easier to follow this way, I mean imagine that upon the death of every prophet a new family had to came in to play. God didn't wnat to create more struggle. I mean Moses appointed his &lt;strong&gt;brother&lt;/strong&gt;. Went back to the mountain of Sina, came back and the people had already turned against his brother. A person who's from the family of the predecessor is situated at a more powerful position and people are more accepting!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;More specifically about the family of the prophet&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt; &lt;em&gt;إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allah intends only to remove from you the impurity [of sin], O people of the [Prophet's] household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/33/33&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition because not everyone can become the divine Ummah's leader, there will be more touchstones for who is to be leader. A regular Arab person can't become a leader. In the past centuries many people ( such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A1b&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mahdi Sudani&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A1b&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mirza Ali Muhammad Bab&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirza_Ghulam_Ahmad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qulam Ahmad Qadiani&lt;/a&gt;, etc.) claimed to the (false) Mahdi but because none of them had the unique lineage of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mahdi Son of Hassan al-Askari, born at the year of 255 Hirji Qamari...none of them were true Mahdis. His &lt;em&gt;lineage&lt;/em&gt; makes him unique. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muhammad was the pride of Arabs and Quraish&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;قال لقي المنهال بن عمرو علي بن الحسين بن علي ع فقال له كيف أصبحت يا ابن رسول الله قال ويحك أ ما آن لك أن تعلم كيف أصبحت أصبحنا في قومنا مثل بني إسرائيل في آل فرعون يذبحون أبناءنا و يستحيون نساءنا و أصبح خير البرية بعد محمد يلعن على المنابر، و أصبح عدونا يعطى المال و الشرف، و أصبح من يحبنا محقورا منقوصا حقه، و كذلك لم يزل المؤمنون و أصبحت العجم تعرف للعرب حقها بأن محمدا كان منها و أصبحت قريش تفتخر على العرب بأن محمدا كان منها، و أصبحت العرب تعرف لقريش حقها بأن محمدا كان منها و أصبحت العرب تفتخر على العجم بأن محمدا كان منها و أصبحنا أهل البيت لا يعرف لنا حق فهكذا أصبحنا يا منهال&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...Minhal ibn Amr met with Ali ibn (AS). Minhal said: Oh (grand)son of the prophet, How did the morning come upon you?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Sajjad: Oh Minhal, shame* on you! If you want to know how the morning came upon me then know:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The morning comes upon us, while we (the family of the prophet among this nation) are like the nation of Israel. &quot;slaughtering our sons and keeping our females alive&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/14/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;14:6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The morning comes upon me, while the best of people after the prophet ( Ali son of Abu-Taleb) have been cursed at the tribunes...Our enemies have been given given wealth and rank...Our lovers have been humiliated and their rights are taken away. This has always been the story of believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My days go by while Ajam knows a right for Arabs because Mohammad was from them,  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and my days go by while Quraish take pride over Arabs because Muhammad was from them,     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and my days go by while Arab knows a right for Quraish because Muhammad was from them,  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and my days go by while Arab takes pride over Ajam because Muhammad was from them,  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and the days of us the Ahl al-Bayt go by while they know no rights for us, ...that how it is Minhal!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iium.edu.my/deed/hadith/muslim/031_smt.html#017_b31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith Thaqalyn from Sahih Muslim: Book 31, Number 5920:&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I am leaving among you &lt;em&gt;two weighty thing&lt;/em&gt;s: the &lt;strong&gt;one being the Book of Allah&lt;/strong&gt; in which there is right guidance and light, so hold fast to the Book of Allah and adhere to it. He exhorted (us) (to hold fast) to the Book of Allah and then said: The second are the members of my household I remind you (of your duties) &lt;strong&gt;to the members of my family&lt;/strong&gt;. He (Husain) said to Zaid: Who are the members of his household? Aren't his wives the members of his family? Thereupon he said: His wives are the members of his family (but here) the members of his family are those for whom acceptance of Zakat is forbidden. And he said: Who are they? Thereupon he said: 'Ali and the offspring of 'Ali, 'Aqil and the offspring of 'Aqil and the offspring of Ja'far and the offspring of 'Abbas. Husain said: These are those for whom the acceptance of Zakat is forbidden. Zaid said: Yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iium.edu.my/deed/hadith/muslim/031_smt.html#017_b31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith Thaqalyn from Sahih Muslim: Book 31, Number 5923:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yazid b. Hayyan reported: We went to him (Zaid b. Arqam) and said to him. You have found goodness (for you had the honour) to live in the company of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and offered prayer behind him, and the rest of the hadith is the same but with this variation of wording that lie said: Behold, for I am leaving amongst you two weighty things, one of which is the Book of Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, and that is the rope of Allah. &lt;strong&gt;He who holds it fast would be on right guidance and he who abandons it would be in error&lt;/strong&gt;, and in this (hadith) these words are also found: We said: Who are amongst the members of the household ? Aren't the wives (of the Holy Prophet) included amongst the members of his house hold? Thereupon he said: No, by Allah, a woman lives with a man (as his wife) for a certain period; he then divorces her and she goes back to her parents and to her people; the members of his household include his ownself and his kith and kin (who are related to him by blood) and for him the acceptance of Zakat is prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition Ismael was son of Ibrahim, Yusuf was son of Jacob, in our daily Tashahud we say &lt;em&gt;اللهم صل علی محمد و &lt;strong&gt;آل محمد&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; , there are many verses in Quran speaking nobly of the house of a prophet I mean &lt;em&gt;ال ابراهیم&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;ال عمران&lt;/em&gt; . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;أَمْ يَحْسُدُونَ النَّاسَ عَلَىٰ مَا آتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ ۖ فَقَدْ آتَيْنَا آلَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَآتَيْنَاهُم مُّلْكًا عَظِيمًا&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Or do they envy people for what Allah has given them of His bounty? But we had already given the &lt;strong&gt;family of Abraham the Scripture and wisdom and conferred upon them a great kingdom&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/4/54&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَىٰ آدَمَ وَنُوحًا وَآلَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Indeed, Allah chose Adam and Noah and the &lt;strong&gt;family of Abraham and the family of 'Imran over the worlds&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/3/33&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;the Family of Abraham and Imran have been better families than Adam and Noah &lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prophet Muhammad is a descendant from Prophet Abraham.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My point is: historically Arabs, Quriash take pride because Muhammad was from their tribe, nation, but ultimately the Ahl al-Bayt are &lt;strong&gt;more deserving&lt;/strong&gt; of pride. Additionally, the Quran and the narration above is pointing us to the Ahl al-Bayt. Other verses are showing us that the family of Abraham (and therefor the prophet's family) are of the chosen families.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu_Umayya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Banu Ummaya&lt;/a&gt; was a family dynasty, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu_Abbas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Banu Abbas&lt;/a&gt; was a family Dynasty, why can't Shia also have a family dynasty, with the significant difference that none of the Shia leaders fought to become the ruler—unless the people wanted them. [Ali was the leader so as his duty he defended the Ummah and fought Muawiah, Hassan was the leader but due to his men being bought by Muawiah he made peace with Muawiah. Hussain wasn't the leader, but people wanted him to be, once the people withdrew their support he decided to abort his mission... Yazid didn't want to allow Imam Hussain walk away. He &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; wanted his life. As a result of Imam Hussain's self defense the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Karbala&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;battle of Karbala&lt;/a&gt; happened. &lt;strong&gt;All other Imams&lt;/strong&gt; didn't do a thing against the rulers of their time because people didn't support them. Instead they were either teaching (Imams Sajjad, Baqir &amp;amp; Sadiq), having intellectual debates (Imam Reza), imprisoned (Imam Kazim) or on house arrest (Imam Hassan al-Askari)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*Imam used that language as in: Don't you &lt;em&gt;see&lt;/em&gt; what's happening/happened to us? How people have forgotten us? It's like someone losing family and then someone asks how was your day!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2018-10-14T21:37:25.070" LastActivityDate="2018-10-14T21:37:25.070" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21751" CreationDate="2017-02-22T07:08:00.450" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'll have to find the exact narration but I it was something like this from the prophet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;If you are angry and standing then sit down. If you are sitting then lie down. If the person is from your kin, then touch the person as your love will be rekindled and you would calm down (a bit).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T07:08:00.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38054" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38051" CreationDate="2017-02-22T07:43:26.997" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Arabic word which seems the common basis for all of these words is hijab (al-hijab &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A8/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الحجاب&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;hijabi&lt;/em&gt; in first place doesn't sound Arabic unless it is meant as &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;my hijab&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  حِجَابِي &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but in that case it should be pronounced like &lt;em&gt;hijaabee&lt;/em&gt; with a prolonged &quot;a&quot; ا (alif الف) in the middle and &quot;e&quot; (sound of the kasra بِي diacritic which is taken from the letter ba' باء to the letter ya' ياء) at the end.&#xA;If it is used as an adjective like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حِجَابٍ المَرْأَة&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  hijab-u l-mar'ah (the scarf of a/the woman)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the use is rather wrong in the fasih (standard) language, however in some Arabic slangs or dialects people may call a girl hijabiyah حِجَابِيَّة (instead of muhajjabah or muhtajibah) which may include both mockery or a respectful attitude depending on the context and dialect, however the first could be the major case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The most correct Arabic word describing a women wearing hijab is:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;muhtajiba(h)&lt;/em&gt; مُحْتَجٍبَة which means a woman who hides or wears a veil/scarf.  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;muhajjaba(h)&lt;/em&gt; مُحَجَّبَة is also used to describe a veiled woman (wearing hijab or hidden behind a hijab/veil). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;muhajjiba(h)&lt;/em&gt; مُحَجَّبَة would mean the one who puts a veil/barrier between her and others!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's also the word &lt;em&gt;muhtajaba(h)&lt;/em&gt; مُحْتَجَبَة which i would tend to understand as a rather timid woman who hides her self because of fear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T11:04:17.377" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T11:04:17.377" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38041" CreationDate="2017-02-22T10:34:09.843" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;For the Pathan and Punjabi background, I would like to mention prophet Muhammad SAWW famous &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-427-3243.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;There is no preference for Arabs over non-Arabs, nor for non-Arabs over Arabs. Neither is their preference for white people over black people, nor for black people over white people. Preference is only through righteousness.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the case of parents Involvement in son/daughter marriage :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“When someone with whose religion and character you are satisfied asks your daughter in marriage, accede to his request. If you do not do so, there will be temptation on Earth and extensive corruption.“&#xA;[Tirmidhi, Nasa'i &amp;amp; Ibn Majah]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can also check Here, with your related &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zawaj.com/askbilqis/marriage-against-parents-wish-disobedience/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;problem&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as for the for respect/limitation of Parents in son/daughter marriage, please check &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamhelpline.net/node/7781&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;. Parents have the highest values of respect in Islam, I would advise you go to through the links provided, as they will help alot in this issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21195" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T10:34:09.843" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38057" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38046" CreationDate="2017-02-22T10:52:00.640" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today there are a number of Islamic illustrated books and animated cartoons on the market for children. Due to the prohibition of image making in Islamic Law, people have differing opinions about how to approach these media. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A breakdown of the ruling on pictures and figurines in accordance with the 4 preponderant schools of jurisprudence (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Picture of something inanimate such as a solid object or plant.&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Permissible amongst all 4 schools.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Picture of something animate such as a human or animal:&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Incomplete form. &lt;strong&gt;Permissible amongst all 4 schools&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Complete form: Figurine/3D&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For the purpose of child entertainment/education. &lt;strong&gt;Permissible amongst&#xA;all 4 schools.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not for the purpose of child entertainment/education. &lt;strong&gt;Impermissible&#xA;amongst all 4 schools&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sketch/2D&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Venerated. &lt;strong&gt;Impermissible according to the vast majority and disliked&#xA;within the Maliki school.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not venerated. &lt;strong&gt;Permissible amongst all 4 schools.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also many more opinions found about animation which you can find &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-383-3367.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-383-3367.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.quora.com/Is-portrait-drawing-forbidden-in-Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you can further questions, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiachat.com/forum/topic/235004608-lawsdrawing-people-is-haram/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21195" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T10:52:00.640" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38041" CreationDate="2017-02-22T11:00:41.130" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is such a common issue in many places. I am not going to repeat that in Islam there is no preference of a caste over another, nor a race over another, as it is already mentioned by many answers here and the linked question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You have couple of options as it seems:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Convince them&lt;/strong&gt;: keep talking to your parents, and try to convince them of why you think she is good for you. You might want to mention some successful cross-caste marriages and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get support&lt;/strong&gt;: seek someone you trust that is respected among your family and society to talk to them, and to convince them that caste should not be the only issue looked at. The person can be a relative, an imam, or anyone whose word is respected and value.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Go against the odds&lt;/strong&gt;: If you really think that the girl is good for you, looking at it from all aspects, and I advise you to do &lt;em&gt;Istikhara&lt;/em&gt; sincerely, then you have the option on going on with what you believe is right. However, you will need some support, so when you go to ask for the girl's hand from her father, you are not alone, as depending where you live, the girl's family might not look at it favorably, and may refuse. You will need to talk to the girl about it, so that she speaks to her family about it before you officially ask for her hand, as to see their reaction and response.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, please note, though that this option is available, you might have issues with your family later on after the marriage, and the same goes to your future spouse, and if you are separated, or one of you dies, the other might be put in a very unfavorable situation, and might be an outcast.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I advise you strongly to seek help from people with status in your society, and to get support as to convince your parents. I believe this is the most viable option.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T00:26:30.143" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T00:26:30.143" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38060" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38049" CreationDate="2017-02-22T11:21:06.083" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not permissible for a Muslim to keep a dog, unless he needs this dog for hunting, guarding livestock or guarding crops. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Quran says :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَ تَحۡسَبُهُمۡ اَيۡقَاظًا وَّهُمۡ رُقُوۡدٌ ​​ۖ وَنُـقَلِّبُهُمۡ ذَاتَ الۡيَمِيۡنِ وَ ذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ​​ ۖ وَكَلۡبُهُمۡ بَاسِطٌ ذِرَاعَيۡهِ بِالۡوَصِيۡدِ​ ؕ لَوِ اطَّلَعۡتَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ لَوَلَّيۡتَ مِنۡهُمۡ فِرَارًا وَّلَمُلِئۡتَ مِنۡهُمۡ رُعۡبًا‏ ﻿﻿ &#xA;  (18:18) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On seeing them you would fancy them to be awake though they were&#xA;  asleep; and We caused them to turn their sides to their right and to&#xA;  their left, and their dog sat stretching out its forelegs on the&#xA;  threshold of the Cave. Had you looked upon them you would have&#xA;  certainly fled away from them, their sight filling you with terror.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this is not to say that we should treat the dogs unfairly (I won't comment on the whole killing the dog issue, because i'm not even sure if it is true or not) because stories are told how a prostitute gained a place in heaven because she gave the thirsty dog a drink. The story gain a place in Islam teachings because the animal was a dog (God knows that it will be an issue) and it shows that all animals should be treated equally with kindness only then will God look kindly to us as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As they may be used as guards, so the Quran says :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَسۡـَٔـــلُوۡنَكَ مَاذَاۤ اُحِلَّ لَهُمۡ​ؕ قُلۡ اُحِلَّ لَـكُمُ الطَّيِّبٰتُ​ ۙ وَمَا عَلَّمۡتُمۡ مِّنَ الۡجَـوَارِحِ مُكَلِّبِيۡنَ تُعَلِّمُوۡنَهُنَّ مِمَّا عَلَّمَكُمُ اللّٰهُ​ فَكُلُوۡا مِمَّاۤ اَمۡسَكۡنَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَاذۡكُرُوا اسۡمَ اللّٰهِ عَلَيۡهِ​ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ​ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَرِيۡعُ الۡحِسَابِ‏ &#xA;  (5:4) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They ask you what has been made lawful to them. Say: 'All clean things&#xA;  have been made lawful to you, and such hunting animals as you teach,&#xA;  training them to hunt, teaching them the knowledge Allah has given you&#xA;  - you may eat what they catch for you19 - but invoke the name of Allah on it.20 Have fear of Allah (in violating His Law). Allah is swift in&#xA;  His reckoning.'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21195" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T11:21:06.083" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38061" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38049" CreationDate="2017-02-22T12:13:04.223" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not permissible to have dogs as pets without a real need; for guarding mainly. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2011/08/08/are-muslims-allowed-to-have-pet-dogs/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;) (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/39391&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not sure how it affects those with speech dysfluency, but you might need to consult your local scholar or Muslim community on the matter for more context. Because as for dogs, it is quite difficult to clean oneself from its &lt;em&gt;Najasah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-26T12:45:24.257" LastActivityDate="2021-11-26T12:45:24.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38062" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-22T13:56:12.580" Score="2" ViewCount="238" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this picture the Jinn appear to be throwing pie at Ali. What are these things and why are they throwing them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c68gOl.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c68gOl.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Imam Ali and the Jinn (public domain)&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This image is used on the Wikipedia page &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jinn&lt;/a&gt;.  The description given is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Ali Conquers Jinn Unknown artist Ahsan-ol-Kobar 1568 Golestan Palace From www.ir-tmca.com/exhibition/negargari/work6.htm&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but this link gives a 404 Not Found error.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4328" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-23T04:08:55.550" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T04:08:55.550" Title="What are these &quot;pie&quot; things in the Wikipedia picture of Ali slaying Jinn?" Tags="|jinn|ali|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38063" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-22T15:22:49.683" Score="2" ViewCount="37" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am in Riyadh this week I went to Jeddah for business trip with my family our company is paying for me &amp;amp; my family all expances.during this trip I planned for umra.but I did not wear the Iraam from Riyadh.i come to Makkah my sister house and after 4 hours I wear the Ihraam and event to Ayeesha masjeth and prayed for Iraam  and perform umra. It's correct or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21289" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-02-23T17:28:51.803" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T17:28:51.803" Title="Ihraam wearing for umra" Tags="|practical-islam|umrah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38064" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38070" CreationDate="2017-02-22T15:48:08.257" Score="2" ViewCount="1545" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently I saw the video where Dr. Zaakir Naik said Allaah asked each one of us if we wanted free will and that he had asked the like of the mountains but they refused and we accepted. He said proof for this is in &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33/72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Al Ahzab ayah 72&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, we offered the Trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, and they declined to bear it and feared it; but man [undertook to] bear it. Indeed, he was unjust and ignorant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I decided to look for the tafsir of this Ayah in the Ibn Kathir's collection.  From what I read it says Allaah asked Adam if he wanted the Amanah and it also says he asked man. Dr. Zaakir Naik was very specific though, he said Allaah asked us and we have no memory of it. I just want to know where he got his knowledge from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21290" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-23T04:15:14.277" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T04:15:14.277" Title="Did Allaah ask us if we wanted free will?" Tags="|free-will|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38066" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38091" CreationDate="2017-02-22T16:19:06.930" Score="3" ViewCount="2050" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Sunnah refers to something which the prophet Muhammed (PBUH) use to do. But I don't understand few things. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If I breathe then is it still called Sunnah because prophet also breathe?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And will I get naki (opposite of sin) for that? Or I need to do niyyat because everything depends on niyyat of a person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="anon" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-24T00:41:53.617" LastActivityDate="2017-02-24T01:25:29.047" Title="If I e.g. breathe, is it Sunnah because prophet also used to breathe?" Tags="|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38067" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-22T16:30:14.130" Score="1" ViewCount="166" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/96/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Narrated&lt;/a&gt; Abdullah bin Amr:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, &quot;Allah will not deprive you of knowledge after he has given it to you, but it will be taken away through the death of the religious learned men with their knowledge. Then there will remain ignorant people who, when consulted, will give verdicts according to their opinions whereby they will mislead others and go astray.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does &quot;death of the religious learned men&quot; refer to normal deaths or will be killed in a war or maybe killed? Are there any other hadith that has more details?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2017-05-24T00:51:54.473" Title="What is meant by &quot;death of the religious learned men&quot;?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38068" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-22T16:35:23.780" Score="2" ViewCount="413" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tafsir_works#Classic_Arabic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; lists a tafsir named Al-Kashaaf. It says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Kashshaaf ('The Revealer') by Al-Zamakhshari (d. 1144CE). Al-Zamakhshari belonged to the Mu'tazili school of theology, but nevertheless this commentary has been popular among scholars down the years, and is usually printed along with Sunni commentaries, pointing out what they consider to be mistakes, made because of the author's Mu'tazili beliefs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was able to find the arabic texts of &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/details/alquranmaatafsir02zamauoft&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir al-kashshaf&lt;/a&gt; in Archive.org. Is it authetically preserved?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-23T00:01:30.410" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T00:01:30.410" Title="Are the texts of tafsir al-kashshaf authentic?" Tags="|tafseer|authenticity|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38069" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38067" CreationDate="2017-02-22T18:29:57.910" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know any other hadees for such matter, this hadees is all we got.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Deaths of people of knowledge can be in any way, as this hadees does not mention anything special so we will take general meaning which is both natural death or killings in any way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This hadees indicates that people of knowledge will die before they could have transferred their knowledge to the next generation.&lt;/strong&gt; People will have the book of Allah, and the ahadees and any other aasaar but not the people who have thorough understanding of these.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-02-22T19:44:31.090" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T19:44:31.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38070" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38064" CreationDate="2017-02-22T20:20:04.173" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think it depends on how you interpret the word &quot;amanah&quot; in that verse. Here is one explanation of that word:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The classical commentators give all kinds of laborious explanations to the term amanah (&quot;trust&quot;) occurring in this parable, but the most convincing of them (mentioned in Lane I, 102, with reference to the above verse) are &quot;reason&quot;, or &quot;intellect&quot;, and &quot;the faculty of volition&quot; - i.e., the ability to choose between two or more possible courses of action or modes of behaviour, and thus between good and evil.(Quran Ref: 33:72 )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicity.org/Quransearch/shownote.asp?chap=33&amp;amp;note=87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammed Al Asad The message of the Quran&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastActivityDate="2017-02-22T20:20:04.173" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38073" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35409" CreationDate="2017-02-23T02:05:21.540" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a web resource &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.halaltube.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Halal Tube&lt;/a&gt; which contains YouTube videos from respectable speakers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9zv4K.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9zv4K.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T02:05:21.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38074" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30633" CreationDate="2017-02-23T03:30:23.423" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam u Alaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have also read the book and found it a real eye-opener. It helped me a lot in dealing with personal problems and definitely boosted my concentration in worship. I am somewhat able to remember Allah a lot more since I read the book thoroughly, but it's definitely not a book you want to read just once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as your true self is concerned, I think Eckhart also calls it your God Essence and now you are left with the question,&quot;if you believe the Creator is in you then what is the purpose of worship?&quot;&#xA;My question in response to this is &quot;if you believe the Creator is NOT in you then what is the purpose of worship?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In either case, Allah created something to worship Him alone, whether He dwells within or without (or actually both in my humble opinion). In the Quran, Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِ نَفْسُهُ ۖ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيدِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;And certainly We created man, and We know what his mind suggests to him, and We are nearer to him than his life-vein (jugular vein).&quot; (50:16)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I personally take that to mean is that somehow Allah is closer to us than our own selves. Now, in Islamic terms, the human being is made up of 3 components:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Jism (Physical body) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Nafs (The egoic self)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Ruh&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This last part is the True self if you will or God essence as Allah blew this from Himself into Adam AS, and by extension, each and every one of us. So you could say it is Allah or a part of Allah in a way although Allah is certainly not 'in parts' but One. So you are, as Eckhart describes, both one with an Infinite Presence and also one infinitesimally small fragment. &#xA;So back to your question, what is worship? Whether or not you accept The Power of Now, you will be left with that question because in essence, Allah is worshiping Himself through you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another interesting point I would like to add, I am a student of the Arabic language and was listening to a lecture by Nouman Ali Khan in which he was describing the origin of the word Taqwa. In pre-Islamic times, when a horse would lose it's shoe in battle or otherwise, it's hooves would be exposed and thus extremely sensitive. The horse would move calculating each step, being ever present with each movement and was said to be in the act of having Taqwa. This is the very presence in the moment which Eckhart talks about in the book and the Quran's opening verses state that it is a Guidance for the Muttaqeen (people of Taqwa). Truly amazing! I'd be very surprised if the Power of Now correlated with any spiritual source more than it does with Islam, even Zen Buddhism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ALLAH KNOWS BEST&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, it looks like it has been some time since your post. I would love to know where you have reached with your thinking on the topic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21296" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T03:30:23.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38075" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-23T03:34:02.387" Score="3" ViewCount="281" Body="&lt;p&gt;I understand Jinn are physical in nature. If this is true then why can't we feel them when we interfere with their lives constantly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21297" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-23T03:59:17.763" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T04:00:25.657" Title="Why Can't We Feel A Jinni?" Tags="|jinn|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-06-26T14:46:59.320" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38075" CreationDate="2017-02-23T04:00:25.657" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;We can't feel them, because of the creation difference of Humans and Jinns. We are created from soil, while they are created from smokeless fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;strong&gt;‘Jinn’&lt;/strong&gt; appears 32 times in 31 verses of the Quran. However, the word Aalameen has come great many times which refers to both Human and Jinn, Yet I have only gathered the Verses that specifically has the word Jinn in them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How Jinn are different from Humans!&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/669/viewall/world-of-jinn/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran says,&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Indeed We created man from dried clay of black smooth mud.  And We created the Jinn before that from the smokeless flame of fire” (Quran 15:26-27)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/669/viewall/world-of-jinn/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;. their physical structure is described as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The Angels were created from light and the Jinn from smokeless fire.” (Saheeh Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The purpose of creation of Jinn, was/is to worship Allah, and that Jinns also have &lt;em&gt;believers&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;disbelievers&lt;/em&gt;, as Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ay (O’ Muhammad): It has been revealed to me that a group of Jinn listened and said; ‘Indeed we have heard a marvelous Quran.  It guides unto righteousness so we have believed in it, and we will never make partners with our lord’.”(Quran 72:1-2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For More information, visit here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamawareness.net/Jinn/jinn.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jinndemons.com/jinn-in-quran/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope, it Helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21195" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T04:00:25.657" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38078" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11745" CreationDate="2017-02-23T09:17:13.763" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There will be much more. You want fun, drama, adventure, fantasy and what have you?  Sit back and imagine access to the greatest mysteries, dramas and adventures untold from Adam to the end of the world... Like how did God created the universe, how you survived from conception to your birth... Imagine knowing all those moments you cannot remember when you were an infant... Everything you can and cannot conceive will be at your fingertip to enjoy in jannat..  But make sure in this world you believe in God and never associate him with anything and do all good things and avoid all bad... That is your access to whatever you wish for there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Credentials:&#xA;Ali Abubakar Sadiq, Recipient of Cambridge University award for journalist on science and religion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21300" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T09:17:13.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38079" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30594" CreationDate="2017-02-23T14:21:54.760" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Among Muslim scholars, it is preferred to do good to your closest of relatives and friends. So your relatives are closer to you than your friends, and your friends are closer to you than strangers, and believers are closer than non-believers. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nabulsi.com/blue/ar/art.php?art=8081&amp;amp;id=44&amp;amp;sid=46&amp;amp;ssid=48&amp;amp;sssid=49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you start from your closest circle going to the bigger one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They ask you, [O Muhammad], what they should spend. Say, &quot;Whatever you spend of good is [to be] for parents and relatives and orphans and the needy and the traveler. And whatever you do of good - indeed, Allah is Knowing of it.&quot; (Quran 2:215)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T14:21:54.760" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38080" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35989" CreationDate="2017-02-23T15:05:03.140" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Adding to what Rebecca had provided, it is worth mentioning that of the famous Hadith of Usamah bin Zaid, in which Usama kills an enemy solider in a battle. But before he killed the solider, the solider professed the Shahada. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/393&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) kept blaming him, even after Usamah said that the solider only professed Shahada to escape death, and then prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said his famous phrase:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Why did you not cut his heart open to find out whether he had done so sincerely or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We might have our doubts here and there sometimes, and it happens to everyone. But one should try their best to repel doubts by studying more and learning more about the religion, and by contemplating the creation of Allah around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are signs for those of understanding. (Quran 3:190)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So since you confessed Shahada, and believe it, then you are fine. Just keep learning bit by bit, and you should be fine, Inshallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.&quot; (Quran 39:53)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="262" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T15:05:03.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38083" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35600" CreationDate="2017-02-23T16:32:07.350" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Durood Sharif are considered equal by the ulema; however, &lt;strong&gt;no Durood Sharif can be better than that taught by the Prophet SallAllahu alayHi wa AaliHi waSallam Himself&lt;/strong&gt;; simply because it is taught by the PROPHET HIMSELF, SallAllahu alayHi wa AaliHi waSallam, whereas other formulas - although highly honorable and beneficial - are taught and derived long time after him by those lesser than the Prophet SallAllahu alayHi wa AaliHi waSallam. &lt;strong&gt;The Words taught by the Prophet SallAllahu alayHi wa AaliHi waSallam are in fact Wahi from Allah&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not to mention, SUNNAH is better than anything, and darood e ibrahimi is what we have been taught to recite in tashud.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا قَيْسُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، وَمُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالاَ&#xA;  حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو قُرَّةَ،&#xA;  مُسْلِمُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ&#xA;  بْنُ عِيسَى، سَمِعَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبِي لَيْلَى، قَالَ&#xA;  لَقِيَنِي كَعْبُ بْنُ عُجْرَةَ فَقَالَ أَلاَ أُهْدِي لَكَ هَدِيَّةً&#xA;  سَمِعْتُهَا مِنَ النَّبِيِّ، صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ بَلَى،&#xA;  فَأَهْدِهَا لِي‏.‏ فَقَالَ سَأَلْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه&#xA;  وسلم فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ الصَّلاَةُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ&#xA;  الْبَيْتِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ عَلَّمَنَا كَيْفَ نُسَلِّمُ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏&#xA;  &quot;‏ قُولُوا اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ،&#xA;  كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ&#xA;  حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ، اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِ&#xA;  مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَعَلَى آلِ&#xA;  إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Laila:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ka'b bin Ujrah met me and said, &quot;Shall I not give you a present I got&#xA;  from the Prophet?&quot; `Abdur- Rahman said, &quot;Yes, give it to me.&quot; I said,&#xA;  &quot;We asked Allah's Apostle saying, 'O Allah's Apostle! How should one&#xA;  (ask Allah to) send blessings on you, the members of the family, for&#xA;  Allah has taught us how to salute you (in the prayer)?' He said, 'Say:&#xA;  O Allah! Send Your Mercy on Muhammad and on the family of Muhammad, as&#xA;  You sent Your Mercy on Abraham and on the family of Abraham, for You&#xA;  are the Most Praise-worthy, the Most Glorious. O Allah! Send Your&#xA;  Blessings on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as You sent your&#xA;  Blessings on Abraham and on the family of Abraham, for You are the&#xA;  Most Praise-worthy, the Most Glorious.' &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 3370 In-book reference: Book 60, Hadith 49&#xA;  English translation: Vol. 4, Book 55, Hadith 589&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And a very famous hadees:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;صلوا کما رایتمونی اصلی - “&lt;strong&gt;Pray as you see me praying.&lt;/strong&gt;”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So please correct your understanding: Durood e Ibrahimi is considered &quot;Ummus-Salawat&quot;, the 'Mother of All Duroods'. It is what holy prophet recited in his prayer, and muslims believe he is the perfect man and no one can be ebtter than him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21304" LastEditorUserId="15642" LastEditDate="2017-02-23T16:52:54.363" LastActivityDate="2017-02-23T16:52:54.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38085" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-23T16:52:31.000" Score="-4" ViewCount="13341" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm 17 years old male (not married). I'm just thinking about something that I do when I go for a bath, is it permissible to rub my penis during a bath with the intention of releasing semen and being lascivious? After that I wash my penis with clean water.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21305" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-24T00:36:15.320" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T19:03:17.850" Title="Is it permissible to rub my penis during a bath?" Tags="|halal-haram|masturbation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-04-13T15:57:26.620" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38086" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38085" CreationDate="2017-02-23T16:56:16.453" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I can tell you this is not permissible as it is the necessarily the same thing as masturbating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is confirmed by the verses:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts, from illegal&#xA;sexual acts). Except from their wives or (the captives and slaves)&#xA;that their right hands possess, - for them, they are free from blame.&#xA;But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors.&amp;quot;&#xA;(23:5-7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Instead you should fast if you feel any sexual desires as you aren't married, this was recommended by the &lt;em&gt;Prophet SAW&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user20042" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2022-01-06T19:03:17.850" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T19:03:17.850" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38088" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-23T21:36:20.460" Score="1" ViewCount="4470" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it permissible to photograph nature like mountains, sea, etc.? &#xA;I read it's forbidden to photograph humans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21307" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T05:25:34.617" LastActivityDate="2020-07-22T05:57:56.200" Title="Is it permissible to photograph nature?" Tags="|halal-haram|photos|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38089" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38101" CreationDate="2017-02-23T23:59:25.843" Score="5" ViewCount="1578" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose a person in hunger and poverty steals food in a Muslim nation to feed themselves and their family, and such person is caught by the shopkeeper, but before being taken to the prison (or before the hands are cut), another person decides to pay the shopkeeper for what was stolen. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Would this person still be under any punishment or are they already free?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21308" LastEditorUserId="21308" LastEditDate="2017-02-25T01:46:32.470" LastActivityDate="2020-07-23T04:58:05.090" Title="If someone is caught stealing food but another person pays for it, is there still a punishment?" Tags="|punishment|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38090" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38085" CreationDate="2017-02-24T01:08:58.660" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;These Qur'an ayat are interpreted as forbidding masturbation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they who guard their private parts Except from their wives or those their &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1659/what-does-right-hand-possess-mean&quot;&gt;right hands possess&lt;/a&gt;, for indeed, they will not be blamed - But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors - ... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/23/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 23:5-7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See e.g. fatawa: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/329&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Id=81167&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/15975&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam.org&lt;/a&gt;.  As such, the problem is not just uncleanliness, so the presence of absence of bath water makes no difference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2017-02-24T01:08:58.660" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38091" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38066" CreationDate="2017-02-24T01:25:29.047" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Say, [O Muhammad], &quot;If you should love Allah , then follow me, [so] Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving&#xA;  and Merciful.&quot;Quran 3:31&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Acts or traditions of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him are known as Sunnah.His acts or Sunan are of two types:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1.&lt;strong&gt;Sunan Zawaid&lt;/strong&gt;: Those acts or conducts which he adhered to as His habit like in daily routine such as eating ,drinking dressing or part of tradition in arab are referred to as Sunan Al-Zawaid. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.&lt;strong&gt;Sunan Huda&lt;/strong&gt;: Those acts which Rasulullah peace be upon him adhered with in terms of part of worship which were not traditional but he did and became part of the Shariah are referred as Sunan Al-Huda.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are Sunnahs of eating ,drinking talking ,sitting but &quot;Breathing&quot; is not an optional act to adopt ,it is natural which everyone is supposed to do without any intentions in order to live,so if you breath by making an intention that you would live a life to follow the teachings and acts of Rasulullah peace be upon him then In sha Allah you would be rewarded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2017-02-24T01:25:29.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38092" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38088" CreationDate="2017-02-24T01:51:21.523" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, it's fine to photograph objects without souls; see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=87005&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is permissible to take pictures of things that have no soul, like trees, rivers, and mountains&lt;/strong&gt;, and of religious celebrations that have no music, or religious conferences, or news that is beneficial for the Muslims, taking into account religious requirements. May Allah enable you to do whatever He likes and is pleased with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other fatawa which make this same claim include &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=83020&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fatwa-online.com/filming-taking-photographs/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa-Online&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/170967&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/3181.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam.org&lt;/a&gt;.  Some refer to this narration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Sa'id bin Abu Al-Hasan:  While I was with &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Abbas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn 'Abbas&lt;/a&gt; a man came and said, &quot;O father of 'Abbas! My sustenance is from my manual profession and I make these pictures.&quot; Ibn 'Abbas said, &quot;I will tell you only what I heard from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . I heard him saying, 'Whoever makes a picture will be punished by Allah till he puts life in it, and he will never be able to put life in it.' &quot; Hearing this, that man heaved a sigh and his face turned pale. &lt;strong&gt;Ibn 'Abbas said to him, &quot;What a pity! If you insist on making pictures I advise you to make pictures of trees and any other unanimated objects.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; -- Sahih al-Bukhari 2225 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/34/172&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;); and Sahih Muslim 2109 c, 2110 a (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/37/152&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suppose a generous reading of this hadith (and others e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/418290&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/77/179&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/18/173&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/42/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/11/120&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5&lt;/a&gt;) might suggest photography in general is problematic, but this is not how the above scholars have interpreted them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-02-24T01:51:21.523" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38093" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12114" CreationDate="2017-02-24T04:08:13.870" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;We can not wish non-muslims to on their Religious Festival.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/details/FatawaMahmoodiyah-25Volumes-ByShaykhMuftiMahmoodHasanGangohir.a/FATAWA_MAHMOODIAH_VOL_19/page/n567/mode/1up?view=theater&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatawa Mahmoodiya 19/567&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I5zDI.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/I5zDI.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/details/Kitab-ul-Fatawa-6Volumes-ByShaykhKhalidSaifullahRahmani/Kitab-ul-Fatawa-Volume1-ByShaykhKhalidSaifullahRahmani/page/n303/mode/2up?view=theater&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kitabul Fatawa 1/304&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K7Cy3.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/K7Cy3.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3443" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-12-31T04:06:28.033" LastActivityDate="2023-12-31T04:06:28.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38095" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-24T09:19:27.410" Score="1" ViewCount="246" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that Allah has said that some of the companions of the Prophet had gone astray. Based on this, if a person were to doubt the religious commitment of a Sahabah, such as if he were to doubt if that if a specific member of the Sahabah were Muslim or not would that person be called a kaafir?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated ‘Abdullah: The Prophet said, “I am your predecessor at the Lake-Fount”. ‘Abdullah added: The Prophet said, “I am your predecessor at the Lake-Fount, and some of you will be brought in front of me till I will see them and then they will be taken away from me and I will say, ‘O Lord, my companions!’ It will be said, ‘you do not know what they did after you had left.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21311" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-10-11T09:38:17.827" LastActivityDate="2018-01-09T11:15:06.707" Title="Does doubting the religious commitment of the Sahabah amount to kufr?" Tags="|sahaba|kufr|doubts|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38098" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38173" CreationDate="2017-02-24T17:23:03.057" Score="2" ViewCount="317" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been asked this questions many times, That why the zarih of Imam Hussain and Moula abbas (and many others) is made of Gold. Sometimes it is referenced that &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Gold is forbidden(Haram) for men, and it should not be used this way,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and sometimes it is said &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;that money with all this gold, could feed many needy people&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am looking for a better logical answer. I know the ideology of Wahhabi school of thought(since they talk about razing prophet SAWW shrine &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/saudi-arabias-proposal-to-destroy-prophet-mohammeds-tomb-and-move-remains-to-anonymous-grave-risks-new-muslim-division-30557589.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/saudi-arabia-to-raze-prophet-mohammeds-tomb-to-build-larger-mosque.295338/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_early_Islamic_heritage_sites_in_Saudi_Arabia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;  ). Other than that any reasonable answer would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21195" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T11:48:05.387" Title="Is making Shrine from Gold a sin?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|gold|shrine|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38099" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38095" CreationDate="2017-02-24T20:25:00.653" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well you should not doubt the religious commitment of any person anyways, as only Allah is allowed to judge people. Nobody has the right to say this is a muslim and this is not a muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S : Focus on yourself and if you want to embrace someone's way of Islam, well, then think about it and if it really agrees with Islam and Qur'an. Allah will judge you, that's all that matter to you. Islam is so much a personal way of life. yes, it reflects to other and you get inspired from others, but in the end you will be alone in the day of judgment.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20866" LastActivityDate="2017-02-24T20:25:00.653" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38101" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38089" CreationDate="2017-02-25T03:18:30.993" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;First thing first: the goal in cutting hand is to prevent society to be messed up and it is applied to the people who do it as habit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, there are many limitation for the punishment, the thief should be found guilty of stealing 3 times by the court(either 2 witnesses or thief should accept the crime). Other than that if there are cases like hunger, famine, or someone force thief to steal, or the thief is not an adult, the punishment won't be applied. Also the thief should steal more than an amount. But I dont know the amounts, it should be 1 dinar but I am not sure how much it is now. If it is less than this amount, the loss of the owner sgould be reimbursed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Third thing is a word of Umar bin AlKhattab which kinda explains the hunger part of the situation:&#xA;Yahya ibn Abi Kathir reported: Umar ibn Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Do not cut the hand of the thief who steals dates in the year of famine.”&#xA;Source: Muṣannaf Abd al-Razzāq 18371&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As-Sa’di reported: I asked Ahmad ibn Hanbal about this narration and he said, “No, the hand is not cut for theft when there is a need for that and the people are in famine and hardship.”&#xA;Source: I’lām al-Muwaqqi’īn 3/17&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the amounts and the regulations might be different in different school of thoughts, these information is mostly based on Hanafi. Other imams might have different icmaa's/implications but I m not very familiar with those.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2079" LastActivityDate="2017-02-25T03:18:30.993" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38102" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37708" CreationDate="2017-02-25T04:00:58.467" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First,  we pray towards Kaba because Allah ordered that way, if He ordered to turn towards another place, we would have done that way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, Ka'ba is a special place, not like God is there as you meant but it is extremely just special place in the earth. But note that we dont pray to Ka'ba, we always pray to Allah. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/3748&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;For Ka'ba's specialities&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, by turning towards the same direction, we show unity and being together which is a beauty of salah(prayer). And that something we desperately need to understand and do always&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2079" LastActivityDate="2017-02-25T04:00:58.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38105" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41501" CreationDate="2017-02-25T07:11:57.923" Score="2" ViewCount="317" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the difference between کذب and باطل in context of Quran and Arabic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was seeking the word about &lt;strong&gt;False&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Falsehood&lt;/strong&gt;. And I found these two words, &lt;strong&gt;Kizb&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Batl&lt;/strong&gt; or Batil. I want to know exact meanings of them. How they are different and how they are related.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;کذب vs باطل&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21141" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-02-26T13:52:21.767" LastActivityDate="2017-07-19T13:31:41.633" Title="Difference between کذب and باطل?" Tags="|quran|arabic|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38106" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37708" CreationDate="2017-02-25T08:07:38.113" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree that @TheIronKnuckle has clarified his thoughts very well. And the posted answer by different people also added bit of value to clarify the concept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes, very tiny things assist in resolving the confusion and understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah or God (whatever the name we use in our cultural society) is not our servant or employee, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah/God is not bounded to do whatever we want him to do for us. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He is not bounded to agree with our belief.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He is not bounded to our behaviors.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He is not bounded to seek our help or in other words Allah do not need us to do something or to have something happen .&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He has created this life to see who is good in doing good deeds. In Holy Quran Allah has mentioned this thing in many places (in Surah Yunus ending part, Surah Mulk first iaya). Also he assist us in many ways when we seek help from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we are required to follow the instructions and orders that Allah has given to us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21320" LastActivityDate="2017-02-25T08:07:38.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38107" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37708" CreationDate="2017-02-25T09:23:14.757" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kabaa existed before Prophet Muhammad was born, and it was a holy place then, as it is said to have been the first place built for worship. It is a place where Abraham, worshipped God. There general consensus is it was built by Abraham &amp;amp; his son, as mentioned in Quran 2:127&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [mention] when Abraham was raising the foundations of the House and [with him] Ishmael, [saying], &amp;quot;Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran 2:127&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in the Quran 3:96-97, the Quran mentioned &amp;quot;Bakkah&amp;quot;, which is another name for Makkah. Translator here chose &amp;quot;Makkah&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Makkah - blessed and a guidance for the worlds. In it are clear signs [such as] the standing place of Abraham. And whoever enters it shall be safe. And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way. But whoever disbelieves - then indeed, Allah is free from need of the worlds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran 3:96-97&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, Muslims didn't initially face Makkah when they pray. Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jeruselam was the first &amp;quot;Qiblah&amp;quot;. This was later changed.  This can be read in Quran 2:142-144&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The foolish among the people will say, &amp;quot;What has turned them away from their qiblah, which they used to face?&amp;quot; Say, &amp;quot;To Allah belongs the east and the west. He guides whom He wills to a straight path.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And thus we have made you a just community that you will be witnesses over the people and the Messenger will be a witness over you. And We did not make the qiblah which you used to face except that We might make evident who would follow the Messenger from who would turn back on his heels. And indeed, it is difficult except for those whom Allah has guided. And never would Allah have caused you to lose your faith. Indeed Allah is, to the people, Kind and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have certainly seen the turning of your face, [O Muhammad], toward the heaven, and We will surely turn you to a qiblah with which you will be pleased. So turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram. And wherever you [believers] are, turn your faces toward it [in prayer]. Indeed, those who have been given the Scripture well know that it is the truth from their Lord. And Allah is not unaware of what they do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims do not believe that God is in the Kabaa. To support what you say, wherever you face, you face God, and this is in the Quran 2:119&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And to Allah belongs the east and the west. So wherever you [might] turn, there is the Face of Allah . Indeed, Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21323" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-25T09:23:14.757" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38109" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-25T10:52:35.197" Score="4" ViewCount="321" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first Shaitan (Iblis) knows Allah is real and makes humans and jinns disbelieve in Allah. When we say verses like Ayatul Kursi, the shayateen will go away from our house for a couple of days. If they know why they can't enter our houses when we say verses like Ayatul Kursi, do they know Allah is real? If so why do the choose to not and can they become Muslim jinn?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T06:53:23.043" LastActivityDate="2023-07-06T11:30:38.900" Title="Do the Shayateen know Allah is real?" Tags="|allah|shaitan|jinn|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38110" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38113" CreationDate="2017-02-25T11:48:07.167" Score="2" ViewCount="174" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a YouTube video by Islam On Demand, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjG4S9kVktY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Are Women Deficient? - Hamza Yusuf&lt;/a&gt;, we have the following quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There's some aspect of the group, or of the, uh, individual, or in this case of the gender, that does not enable them to fully participate in something.  So there's a type of [nux?] there, and that's how it's defined, but it's actually related to the fact that &lt;strong&gt;pregnancy is seen, you know, in sharia, for instance, as actually like an illness&lt;/strong&gt;.  And later, late-term pregnancy is considered a, uh, an actual possible terminal illness.  Right?  I mean it's literally seen as an illness in which the person could very well die from.  Now that's been less then certainly in this culture where you have a technological means for, uh, for that, but still it's a very serious problem around the world. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamza_Yusuf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hamza Yusuf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Needless to say, this is quite a perplexing thing to hear someone say.  This was said during a question and answer session, and it may be that  the scope of this sentence was meant in terms of life-threatening cases (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ectopic_pregnancy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ectopic pregnancy&lt;/a&gt;), or perhaps &quot;illness&quot; should have instead been &quot;medical condition&quot;, but the wording does not seem to imply this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is it true that &quot;pregnancy is seen in sharia as like an illness&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-02-26T23:15:53.640" Title="Is it true that &quot;pregnancy is seen in sharia as like an illness&quot;?" Tags="|sharia|women|pregnancy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38112" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-25T16:28:17.287" Score="1" ViewCount="447" Body="&lt;p&gt;I made a mistake in the last sitting when I was reciting the dua that starts with, &quot;Allahumma salli ala muhammadin ...&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I performed the last Salam (assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah). Is my prayer valid? Should I perform the prayer again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20245" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-02-25T19:45:13.773" LastActivityDate="2017-05-27T02:52:27.700" Title="What should I do compensate for the following kind of mistake in prayer?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38113" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38110" CreationDate="2017-02-25T16:29:57.260" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;here the word &quot;illness&quot; is in different connotation than what usually comes to mind of a native English-speaker.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This mentioned consideration of illness give the pregnant women some relaxing &quot;discount&quot; from obligatory duties e.g. fasting, marital obligation. NOT in the negative senses like crazy-ess or untouchable like smallpox or something like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the process of labor is considered as &quot;terminal&quot; as during this it's very easy to see death. Don't only consider the first world moms; rather think all ladies including who are in Sahara or in remote villages in 3rd-world countries or from the past before the medical advancement. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam has been gifted to all of the mankind, past and future. Our own context usually tunnel-vision our connotation of words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, if died during labor, a Muslim woman will to be considered as a martyr. Ref: &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/21/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Dawud (sahih)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How negative is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more discussion on how Islam sees a pregnant woman, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/161204&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;check here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="874" LastEditorUserId="874" LastEditDate="2017-02-26T23:15:53.640" LastActivityDate="2017-02-26T23:15:53.640" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38114" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38112" CreationDate="2017-02-25T16:53:14.323" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To the best of my knowledge, the durood shareef  (allahuma salli ala and allahuma barik ala) is Sunnah and if one makes a mistake in it, your prayer is still valid and you don't have to redo your prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/173637&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/173637&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/65847&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/65847&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-02-25T20:02:35.187" LastActivityDate="2017-02-25T20:02:35.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38115" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-25T17:39:06.747" Score="5" ViewCount="600" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the ruling if a woman finds that she is pregnant during her iddah period? Does the iddah continue on with the 3 months rule or does it continue until the pregnancy is complete? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21330" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-09T10:23:19.047" LastActivityDate="2022-06-09T10:23:19.047" Title="What is the ruling if a woman finds that she is pregnant during her iddah period?" Tags="|iddah|pregnancy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38116" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-25T21:22:04.887" Score="0" ViewCount="72" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am asking if such a movement ever appeared, that would consider as authentic a hadith if it is considered authentic by either Sunni or Shia Muslims. In other words, the set of hadiths they consider authentic would be the union of the set of hadiths other schools consider authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was/is there any such a movement?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-28T11:43:14.297" LastActivityDate="2018-03-28T11:43:14.297" Title="Is (or was) there a school of Islam that accepts both Sunni and Shia hadiths?" Tags="|hadith|history|authenticity|school|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38117" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38115" CreationDate="2017-02-25T22:58:56.060" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All the scholars agree that the iddah of a divorced woman that is pregnant ends when she gives birth because Allah says in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And for those who are pregnant (whether they are divorced or their husbands are dead), their ‘Iddah (prescribed period) is until they lay down their burden”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/65/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Talaaq 65:4&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20150325101052/http://islamqa.info:80/en/27622&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-09T10:20:02.927" LastActivityDate="2022-06-09T10:20:02.927" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38120" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37534" CreationDate="2017-02-26T06:15:11.677" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As-Salam Alaikom&lt;/strong&gt; is a greeting that literally means: &amp;quot;Peace be upon you&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This type of greeting didn't originate with Islam, as it can be traced to the Christian bible, and Hebrew scriptures. It is exactly the same as &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;Shalom aleikhem!&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; in Hebrew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the way Jesus greeted people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the New Testament, in John 20:19-21, in the Hebrew Bible (Complete Jewish Bible):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;19 In the evening that same day, the first day of the week, when the talmidim were gathered together behind locked doors out of fear of the Judeans, Yeshua came, stood in the middle and said, &amp;quot;Shalom aleikhem!&amp;quot; 20 Having greeted them, he showed them his hands and his side. The talmidim were overjoyed to see the Lord. 21 &amp;quot;Shalom aleikhem!&amp;quot; Yeshua repeated. &amp;quot;Just as the Father sent me, I myself am&#xA;also sending you.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in 1 Peter 5:14,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Greet each other with a kiss of love. “Shalom aleikhem!” to all who belong to the Messiah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you look at this last example 1 Peter 5:14, it is similar to a way Prophet Muhammad greeted Heraclius the Chief of Byzantines in a letter sent do him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the letter was read, its contents were as follows: 'In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. From Muhammad, Allah's slave and His Apostle to Heraclius, the Chief of Byzantines: Peace be upon him who follows the right path (guidance)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari 6260&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This in Arabic is written as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;السلام على من إتّبع الهدى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which translates to: &amp;quot;Peace to whoever follow guidance&amp;quot;, and the transliterattion is: &amp;quot;As-Salamu Ala Man Ittaba Al Huda&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims are not supposed to greet each other with this, as it can be offensive since it assumes doubt over someone's faith. So, I am not sure how a Muslim would feel if a non-Muslim greet them like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21323" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-26T06:15:11.677" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38121" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-26T06:17:44.717" Score="1" ViewCount="249" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it necessary for my grandfather's cousin's daughter to wear the head-cover in front of me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user20042" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-01-06T12:16:19.727" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T12:16:19.727" Title="Does my grandfather's cousin's daughter have to wear the hijab in the presence of me?" Tags="|hijab|mahram|awrah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38122" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38088" CreationDate="2017-02-26T07:23:54.317" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islamic scholars disagree on Photography. The interpretation of these Hadiths varies from a stricter interpretation to a more lenient interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The making of pictures back in Prophet Muhammad's time meant things like sculpturing of statues and drawing: i.e. Making something out of nothing. The word for picture (verb or noun) meant &amp;quot;to shape&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;to make you into an image&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The consensus behind that being Haram is that Islam does not want images &amp;amp; statues to worshipped &amp;amp; reveared instead of simply following the good examples of the pious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Photography (and also Videography) today is not a creation of something new. It is a capture of light. It is equivalent to looking at a mirror or water and seeing your reflection except that you're capturing that reflection when it comes to photography. A photographic film is like a mirror that gets exposed to light and captures it, and so it the modern digital camera sensors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to &amp;quot;drawing&amp;quot; &amp;amp; &amp;quot;sculpting&amp;quot; there is also a disagreement in the sense that such images are altogether Haram, or whether it is okay as long as images are demeaned.  Aishah, the wife of Prophet Muhammad had an image of a Pegasus (Winged Horse) hung as a curtain, and prophet Muhammad asked that it would be taken down. Aisha then made it into cushions or armrests.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) visited me when I had screened (my door) with a carpet having pictures on it. He removed it and we made cushions out of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/37/144&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 2017 l&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is, however, an agreement among Muslim scholars today that photography of Humans is fine if it was for something beneficial and/or necessary. Examples of that include driver's licenses, passports, and educational lectures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21323" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-26T07:23:54.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37534" CreationDate="2017-02-26T07:24:03.423" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically there are two aspects of saying greetings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You want to greet or wish someone ethically (as cultural practice where we live)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You live in religious society where you greet the other person accordingly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, peace is the key element to prevail in a society. Ethically we usually need to wish or greet to different people, in order to have good relationships or sometime a kind of pre-gesture is good, before starting any business talk. Which makes discussion environment a friendly. This is a general understanding about greeting to someone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now how should you greet? &#xA;To have a good social relation we need to greet someone in his way, but being in our religious boundaries (because we can not do something which is prohibited in our religion).&#xA;In Islam, Allah has mentioned in Quran that when you see other Muslim you should say &quot;salam or Asalam-o-Alaikum&quot; which is an exact Arabic grammer. This in English means &quot;peace be on to you&quot;. So what does this means in Islam?&#xA;This a kind of short wish we pray to Allah that: May Allah keep you in peace and safe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims always say their prayers and wishes to Allah so this is the whole concept and background.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In religion context the Islam is the most final and complete religion human follow or should follow, as other religions that people follow, have actually stopped learning and study of religion; hence they even did not read and put thought on last order/instructions sent from Allah for its mankind. So they are actually denying the last and final order from Allah (until they read and understand). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What are Muslims and today's extremism subject, &lt;strong&gt;does not relate to any religion&lt;/strong&gt;. Its an individual deeds that he commits and follows for his own desires.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's make it short here as this answer should be precise and relevant only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims can not say &quot; Salam&quot; to non-muslims because the non-muslim is not accepting Allah's last order so he is no more following Allah. So in a cultural society we should greet other person accordingly, that he feels nice about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Lastly, Allah is not our Servant or employee ( may Allah forgive me of using these words, but for others understanding) that he is bounded to do-what we wish him to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in Quran, I created this universe and life, so I can see who does the good deeds and do good practices among you. &lt;em&gt;[Surah Mulk, Chapter 29]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have tried to answer, being in possible right way. May Allah forgive us and show right path to us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21320" LastEditorUserId="21320" LastEditDate="2018-01-17T10:19:00.573" LastActivityDate="2018-01-17T10:19:00.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38125" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33382" CreationDate="2017-02-26T07:51:09.717" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Very good question, let me answer as precise as possible. I start with a Holy Quran reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I created this universe and life, so to see who does the good deeds and follow good paractice (s) among you from each other. [Surah Mulk]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all every Muslim is a human and tries to understand &amp;amp; follow Allah given instructions in possible right way. One person may be very good in his office relations and duty hours, one may be very good in practices but not very good in social communication, one may have a limited knowledge (which applies to every one), one may be very good in knowledge but may have extreme thoughts about others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, every person/Muslim  should learn from Holy Quran and follow as mush as he can. With this we may need to get right ideas and right understanding from every Mufti or Muslim brother we get in touch with. We should hear others experiences, knowledge, daily life good practices and evaluate in our studied Holy Quran context. Of you see it is right then follow. If it does not match or you find better alternative way then do that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah in Quran has told to break our word if at any time we find a very right thing to do instead of sticking with old understanding (but it is related to deeds/practices and not money) which we feel that we should do. But should pay &quot;kafara&quot; of braking our words (qusam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not very good in English so please verify and get the right understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In today's word if you blindly follow one or two persons you may get distracted as they get distracted or forced to get distract. So do your study from Quran (with translation and tafseer) and then from any other book. Also you should not stick to a translation / tafseer of one author. You should read from different authors perspective and should at least read full Quran with translation and tafseer. No matter who translated. You can verify and get right understanding when you read or discuss with any one. As sometime we do not understand all stuff at a single shot. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21320" LastActivityDate="2017-02-26T07:51:09.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38126" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29105" CreationDate="2017-02-26T08:05:58.963" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I agree with what others said. Just to add some value to the answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People and especially our kids do follow us. If we do anything suspicious that other people do not like or may have objection on, we should avoid that. Because if we are totally free to do what ever we want, then we can not stop or say others not to do something that we feel is not good. We are not just animals. We have a social life. We assist others and teaches to shape up a good society. Our practice should not confuse any non-muslim that if he is observing us as ideal people then at one stage he stops thinking about us as ideal religion and may be if he has plan inside to switch to Islam and just gets confused by our practices band cancel his plan. And we may not have such a good practices in front of others and can not have right to say that Yes Islam is very good. Because we can do anything anything we wish to do ? :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I have created this universe and life, so to see who does right deeds and follow good practices among you from on each other. [ Surah Mulk]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hopefully this will clarify understanding and you may be able to answer others as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21320" LastActivityDate="2017-02-26T08:05:58.963" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38130" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38146" CreationDate="2017-02-26T10:09:02.987" Score="1" ViewCount="17992" Body="&lt;p&gt;After saying Allah, it seems we're encouraged to say &quot;subhanahu wa ta'ala&quot; (meaning &quot;the most glorified, the most high&quot;).  However, there seems to be exceptions to this, e.g., when we say &quot;assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah&quot; (meaning &quot;peace and mercy of Allah be upon you&quot;).  We say this e.g. at the end of salah prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Why don't we say &quot;subhanahu wa ta'ala&quot; after saying &quot;assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T12:40:48.583" Title="Why don't we say &quot;subhanahu wa ta'ala&quot; after saying &quot;assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah&quot;?" Tags="|arabic|greetings|phrase|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38132" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-26T15:15:48.317" Score="2" ViewCount="72" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is this hadith found in Sunan Al-Kubra, Al-Bayhaqiy, Al-Mu’ajam Al-Kabiir of At-Tabaraniy Tabarani and Al Hakim about Muhammad (s) advising Salman Farsiy authentic? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;**عَنْ سَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيِّ ، قَالَ : ” أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِجَفْنَةٍ مِنْ خُبْزٍ وَلَحْمٍ ، فَقَالَ : مَا هَذَا يَا سَلْمَانُ ؟ قُلْتُ : صَدَقَةٌ ، فَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ ، وَقَالَ لأَصْحَابِهِ : كُلُوا ، ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ بِجَفْنَةٍ مِنْ خُبْزٍ وَلَحْمٍ ، فَقَالَ : مَا هَذَا يَا سَلْمَانُ ؟ قُلْتُ : هَدِيَّةٌ ، فَأَكَلَ ، وَقَالَ : إِنَّا نَأْكُلُ الْهَدِيَّةَ ، وَلا نَأْكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، مَا تَقُولُ فِي النَّصَارَى ؟ قَالَ : يَا سَلْمَانُ لا خَيْرَ فِي النَّصَارَى وَلا فِيمَنْ يُحِبُّهُمْ ، ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ، إِلا مَنْ كَانَ عَلَى مِثْلِ دِينِ صَاحِبِكَ ، قَالَ : فَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّ صَاحِبِي كَانَ عَلَى دِينِ عِيسَى يَعْنِي الرَّاهِبَ الَّذِي كَانَ مَعَهُ سَلْمَانُ&#xA;السنن الكبرى للبيهقي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation of meaning: Reported on the authority of Salman Al-Farsiy, he said: I came to RasulAllah ﷺ with a bowl of bread and meat. He [ﷺ] said, “What is this, o Salman?” I said: Charity [Sadaqah]. So he [ﷺ] did not eat it, and said to his companions, “Eat”. Then I came to him [ﷺ] with a bowl of bread and meat; and he [ﷺ] said, “What is this, o Salman?” I said, “Gift”, and he [ﷺ] ate and said, “We eat gifts [gifted food] and we do not eat charity [food given in charity].”[1] He [Salman] said: I said, “O RasulAllah [ﷺ], what do you say about the christians?”. He [RasulAllah ﷺ] said, “O Salman, there is no good in the christians nor in those who love them (are fond of them / bear affinities to them) [RasulAllah ﷺ said it thrice] except the one[s] upon the like of your companion’s religion.” He [Salman] said: And I knew that my companion was upon the [true] religion of ‘Eisa [‘alaihis salam]; meaning the priest who accompanied Salman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunan Al-Kubra, Al-Bayhaqiy **&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن سلمان رضي الله عنه في إسلامه قال : لما قدم النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم المدينة صنعت طعاما فجئت به النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم فقال : ( ماهذا يا سلمان ؟ ) قلت : صدقة فقال لأصحابه : ( كلوا ) ولم يأكل ثم إني رجعت حتى جمعت طعاما فأتيته به فقال : ( ما هذا يا سلمان ؟ ) قلت : هدية فضرب بيده فأكل وقال لأصحابه : ( كلوا ) قلت : يا رسول الله إخبرني عن النصارى ؟ قال : ( لاخير فيهم ولا فيمن أحبهم ) فقمت وأنا مثقل فأنزل الله عزوجل { لتجدن أشد الناس عداوة للذين آمنوا اليهود والذين أشركوا } حتى بلغ { تفيض من الدمع } فأرسل إلي رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم فقال لي : ( يا سلمان إن أصحابك هؤلاء الذين ذكر الله )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;المعجم الكبير للطبراني&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Translation of meaning: It is reported on the authority of Salman [al-Farsiy] radzi Allahu ‘anhu regarding his Islam, he said: When the Prophet ﷺ came to Madinah, I made food and went [to him] with it. The Prophet ﷺ said, “What is this, o Salman?”. I said, “Charity [Sadaqah]”. Then he [ﷺ] said to his companions, “Eat” and he [ﷺ] did not eat. Then I went back until I [again] made food and went to him [ﷺ] with it and he [ﷺ] said, “What is this, o Salman?”. I said “Gift”, and he [ﷺ] broke it with his hand and ate and said to his companions, “Eat”. I [Salman] said: O RasulAllah, inform me about the christians?. He said, “There is neither any good in them nor in those who love them.” Then I [Salman] got up anxious, and Allah ‘Azza wa Jall sent the verse {Indeed, you shall find the jews and the idolators as the staunchest in enmity to the believers [i.e., Muslims]} until {spilling over with tears [5:82-83]} So I [Salman] headed to RasulAllah ﷺ and he said to me, “O Salman, Indeed your companions are the ones Allah has mentioned [in the verse].”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Mu’ajam Al-Kabiir of At-Tabaraniy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20893" LastActivityDate="2017-02-26T15:15:48.317" Title="Hadith There is no good in christians, or christianity By RasuAllah?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38134" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38137" CreationDate="2017-02-26T19:34:28.870" Score="2" ViewCount="1646" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah will build a house in Heaven for whoever is diligent in observing 12 Sunnah Rak'aat, called Sunnah Rawaatib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(A version of this is at &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/1048&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are Sunnah Rawaatib?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastEditorUserId="21110" LastEditDate="2017-06-09T18:56:31.153" LastActivityDate="2021-11-22T06:05:10.357" Title="What are Sunnah Rawaatib?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|sunnah|terminology|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38135" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-26T20:17:11.450" Score="3" ViewCount="317" Body="&lt;p&gt;Man was created from clay. Now we are flesh. The jinn was created from fire. But are they still fire?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Someone said they are like in a wind kind of form? Is this true? As in the case of our father Adam? From clay to flesh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21348" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-29T06:07:27.070" LastActivityDate="2023-07-06T11:33:46.930" Title="The jinn was created from fire; but are they still fire?" Tags="|jinn|creation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38137" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38134" CreationDate="2017-02-26T20:24:43.050" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The 12 sunnah e muakaddah prayers in the whole day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Allah will build a house in Heaven for whoever is diligent in observing 12 Sunnah Rak'aat (as follows): 4 Rak'aat before and 2 after the Dhuhr (Midday) Prayer, 2 after the Maghrib (Sunset Prayer), 2 after the ‘Ishaa’ (Evening) Prayer and 2 before the Fajr (Dawn) Prayer.&quot; Hadith sahih narrated by at-Tirmidhi No. 379 and by others. Hadith No. 6183 in Sahih al-Jaami’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="20796" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T21:05:33.620" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T21:05:33.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38138" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-26T23:16:53.580" Score="1" ViewCount="2506" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was talking to a non Muslim and she thought it was objectifying women that they have to cover up and how come the coverage is not equal between the genders? How do we answer this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21349" LastActivityDate="2022-01-04T11:05:17.540" Title="Why do Muslim women need to cover more than men?" Tags="|women|hijab|men|modesty|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38139" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30681" CreationDate="2017-02-27T07:06:30.887" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;One should deal justly with others even if it is a near relative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question does not specify how he is helping her, is it by assisting in the falsification of documents or giving a false testimony, if so then his claim of acting according to Islam is not a valid justification. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not approach the orphan's property except in a way that is best&#xA;  until he reaches maturity. And give full measure and weight in&#xA;  justice. We do not charge any soul except [with that within] its&#xA;  capacity. &lt;strong&gt;And when you testify, be just, even if [it concerns] a&#xA;  near relative. And the covenant of Allah fulfill. This has He&#xA;  instructed you that you may remember&lt;/strong&gt; (6:152)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T07:06:30.887" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38140" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-27T08:25:28.313" Score="3" ViewCount="469" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is Dajjal natural evil? Did Allah created him evil to test mankind or his like satan chose to become evil by his own will?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21260" LastActivityDate="2023-03-26T19:07:00.843" Title="Is Dajjal natural evil?" Tags="|dajjal|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38134" CreationDate="2017-02-27T09:00:56.443" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically as sunnan ar-rawatib &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;السنن الرواتب&lt;/a&gt; are sunah or optional prayers related to a mandatory prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some prayers have only sunan qabliya السنن القبلية: sunnah prayres that must or should be prayed before the fard (obligatory) prayer:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Like in case of the sobh prayer (fard of fajr) there's the sunnah of fajr which should be performed before. But it could be prayed as qada' afterwards, but one is asked not to wait and not to pray until sunrise.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;An other example is 'Asr.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Other's have only sunnah ba'diyah السنن البعدية: sunnah prayers that must be prayed afterwards like Maghrib and 'Isha'.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And some have both sunnah qabliyah and sunnah ba'adiyah: the example is dhor where it is recommended to pray a few raka'at before and a few afterwards.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And you are recommended to perform them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that different ahadith quote different amounts of rak'at of these sunnan especially for dhor and maghrib. Here some references (Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/19/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;; Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/267&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;, Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/20/197&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa-i&lt;/a&gt;, Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1285060&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;, Sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/5/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi-Dawod&lt;/a&gt;) for different statements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some madhabs stick on a certain amount and form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here a fatwa in Arabic (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/275101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamweb #275101&lt;/a&gt;) on the issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-22T06:05:10.357" LastActivityDate="2021-11-22T06:05:10.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38146" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38130" CreationDate="2017-02-27T12:34:17.423" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;You're confusing things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala&quot; (meaning &quot;the most glorified, the most high&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah&quot; (meaning &quot;peace and mercy of Allah be upon you&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first one is meant to &lt;em&gt;praise&lt;/em&gt; Allah, and in doing so we mean &lt;strong&gt;he is exempt from evil doings&lt;/strong&gt;. Of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%AD/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;dictionary meanings&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;em&gt;تسبیح/سبح/سبّح&lt;/em&gt;  is: عَظَّمَهُ وَمَجَّدَهُ &lt;strong&gt;وَنَزَّهَهُ&lt;/strong&gt; ( glorify, magnify and know him free of any wrong/evil/misconduct)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Many&lt;/em&gt; times in Quran you will see the phrase &lt;em&gt;سبحانه&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;سبحانک&lt;/em&gt; as in you're exalted. Perhaps among the most heard verses is:    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt; &lt;em&gt;قَالُوا سُبْحَانَكَ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;They said, &quot;Exalted are You;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt; &lt;em&gt;لَا عِلْمَ لَنَا إِلَّا مَا عَلَّمْتَنَا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَلِيمُ الْحَكِيمُ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;we have no knowledge except what You have taught us. Indeed, it is You who is the Knowing, the Wise.&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baqara 32&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's like the angels saying, oh no no no no, sure sure sure we know you are free from any error/evil doings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;--&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has your life ever gone so south that made you say or hear &quot; Oh God, when will my misery end? &quot;, &quot;God why did you do this to me?&quot; &quot;God you killed those innocent children!!!&quot; , &quot; God why can't I also be rich?&quot;, &quot;Why did you send an earthquake and kill all those families?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Allah is &lt;em&gt;free&lt;/em&gt; from ALL wrongdoings. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second one is meant as a form of dua. May Allah bring his bless you with his bounty and mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in the first phrase the focus is on Allah.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;In the second phrase the focus is on bringing (making dua) for the blessing and mercies of Allah onto that person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-02-27T12:40:48.583" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T12:40:48.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37058" CreationDate="2017-02-27T13:04:41.283" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Qur'an is different because of its timeless guidance through stories , admonitions, parables and rational arguments. People reading it become more humble, forget their mundane lives and become thoughtful about afterlife, fearing death but also become hopeful for Allah's mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-03-29T13:29:51.920" LastActivityDate="2017-03-29T13:29:51.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38150" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-27T16:31:34.907" Score="1" ViewCount="1143" Body="&lt;p&gt;On recent questions I have heard that it is allowed for a Muslim man to get married to Christian or Jewish women but a book called Taleemul Haq says that Muslims can only get married to other Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastActivityDate="2018-02-28T19:24:04.257" Title="Does the Hanafi madhab allow men to get married to women of the people of the book?" Tags="|nikah|hanafi|madhhab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38151" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-27T16:34:20.480" Score="-1" ViewCount="1454" Body="&lt;p&gt;People like Hindus cremate dead bodies when they die. When the soul is supposed to return to their grave and body , what will happen to them because they don't have a body?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastActivityDate="2018-08-10T20:36:52.017" Title="How can the soul of a person return to its body if it was cremated?" Tags="|death|soul|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38152" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-27T16:39:35.487" Score="1" ViewCount="281" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just want to remember Allah all the time but i'm unable to because alot of other thinkings get enter into my mind so please tell me the way to think about Allah all the time???&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21356" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T22:54:40.653" Title="How to remember Allah all the time?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-02-27T23:28:28.913" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38153" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38121" CreationDate="2017-02-27T17:51:52.013" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is obligatory for her to observe the Islamic hijab&#xA;in your presence since you are not her mahram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T17:51:52.013" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38154" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38151" CreationDate="2017-02-27T18:11:22.493" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a very basic question which non-believers asked prophet, and even today they ask this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is strange a believer like you need to ask such thing, but its good that you asked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me quote some verses form quran and than i will give you something for reading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَيَقُولُ الإِْنْسَانُ أَءِذَا مَا مِتُّ لَسَوْفَ أُخْرَجُ حَيّاً *&#xA;  أَوَلَا يَذْكُرُ الْإِنسَانُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَمْ يَكُ&#xA;  شَيْئاً &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And says man: What! when I am dead shall I truly be brought&#xA;  forth alive? Does not man remember that We created him before, when he&#xA;  was nothing?&lt;/strong&gt; (19:66-67)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يُخْرِجُ الْحَىَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَيُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتَ مِنَ الْحَىِ‏ّ&#xA;  وَيُحْىِ الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَكَذَ لِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He&#xA;  brings forth the living from the dead and brings forth the dead from&#xA;  the living, and gives life to the earth after its death, and thus(in the same way)&#xA;  shall you be brought forth.&lt;/strong&gt; (30:19)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O people! if you are in doubt about the raising, then surely We&#xA;  created you from dust, then from a small seed, then from a clot, then&#xA;  from a lump of flesh, complete in make and incomplete, that We may&#xA;  make clear to you; and We cause what We please to stay in the wombs&#xA;  till an appointed time, then We bring you forth as babies, then that&#xA;  you may attain your maturity; and of you is he who is caused to die,&#xA;  and of you is he who is brought back to the worst part of life, so&#xA;  that after having knowledge he does not know anything; and you see the&#xA;  earth sterile land, but when We send down on it the water, it stirs&#xA;  and swells and brings forth of every kind a beautiful herbage. This is&#xA;  because Allah is the Truth and because He gives life to the dead and&#xA;  because He has power over all things. And because the hour is coming,&#xA;  there is no doubt about it; and because Allah shall raise up those who&#xA;  are in the graves. (22:5-7)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And He it is Who originates the creation, then reproduces it, and it&#xA;  is easy to Him&lt;/strong&gt;… (30:27)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“&lt;strong&gt;How can you disbelieve in Allaah? Seeing that you were dead and He&#xA;  gave you life. Then He will give you death, then again will bring you&#xA;  to life (on the Day of Resurrection) and then unto Him you will&#xA;  return&lt;/strong&gt;”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[al-Baqarah 2:28]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, after all these verses. It should be very clear that the same Allah who created you for the first time, its easier for him to bring you back to life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, about reading, only reading i can suggest right now is a must read, its Quran with proper translation. Its just sad that muslims have left reading quran and understanding it. Its the message from Allah and we have left it. At least read whole quran translation from some authentic translation source in your own language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15642" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T18:11:22.493" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38155" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="763" CreationDate="2017-02-27T18:34:00.000" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This relevant to the Twelver Shiite school.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An adult/pubescent lady can only keep her face and hands&#xA;&lt;em&gt;uptil&lt;/em&gt; the wrist uncovered while observing&#xA;the Islam Hijab. Otherwise every part of her body should be&#xA;covered, including the hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To elaborate, face here includes the region between the forehead (included), and the area below the chin that is visible when a&#xA;headscarf is worn (not the neck). And does not include the ears.&#xA;No part of the arms should be left uncovered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Husaini Sistani:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: A vast majority of Muslim women who observe hijãb are used to keeping their chins and a small part of the under chin exposed but they cover the neck. Is this permissible for them? And how big an area of the face women can expose? And are the ears included in that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer&lt;/strong&gt;: The ears are not part of the face, therefore it is obligatory to cover them. As for the part of the chin and the under chin that are seen when putting on the common head scarf, it is to be considered as part of the face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/46/2066/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Women's issues » Questions and Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A woman should not show her beauty or adornments except what appears by uncontrolled factors such as the wind blowing her clothes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/qa/01208/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Question &amp;amp; Answer » Hijab (Islamic Dress)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T18:34:00.000" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38157" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37858" CreationDate="2017-02-27T18:50:41.280" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can a Muslim woman go on Arba'een Pilgrimage without a mahram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, she can go to the Aba'een Pilgrimage without a mahram, provided&#xA;she is &lt;em&gt;self&lt;/em&gt;-assured that your safety is secured. The very same&#xA;applies to the obligatory hajj.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/47/2083/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rule 60:&lt;/a&gt; It is not a condition for a lady, performing an obligatory pilgrimage, to be accompanied by a male, among her mahaarim, provided her safety is secured. If not, she must be accompanied by a trusted male even for a fee, should she afford it. Otherwise, pilgrimage is not obligatory on her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T18:50:41.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35739" CreationDate="2017-02-27T22:42:24.707" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is JUST, If your intention is sincere and truly looking for the truth. Allah will guide you to the truth before you die. But one must look in the right place for the truth. Places where Allah says guidance is. Which is Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read Quran first from beginning to the end, Because this is the last  and final revelation from God. And In Shaa Allah, You will find guidance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20451" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T22:42:24.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38159" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38152" CreationDate="2017-02-27T22:54:40.653" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;My teacher's advise was that we have to start the day with &quot;niyaa&quot; thinking that everything we will try to accomplish today is to get closer to Allah. So, just do your job/school/life with this thought in my mind. My dad's advise is to keep a &quot;tasabih&quot; with me in my pocket so whenever I put my hand in my pocket I remember that I have to do a bit of &quot;dikr&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20866" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T22:54:40.653" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38160" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37714" CreationDate="2017-02-27T23:05:35.830" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Generally prayers(meaning dua: asking Allah for help) can be done in any direction. But Salah (Which is the formal prayer, and must be done 5 times a day) has to be towards the Kaaba approximately but in times of necessity like being in plan etc its not obliged.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It does not mean God is there in Kaaba, it is disbelief to believe so. Its a command from Allah and we follow it. And there are many reasons we can think of why is it so such as unity etc. But We do it because we are commanded to do so by Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is all knowing and all aware of everything, and nothing takes place but with His command. And He is above His Throne as befits His Majesty and His Throne is above the  heavens. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20451" LastActivityDate="2017-02-27T23:05:35.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36077" CreationDate="2017-02-28T02:39:01.803" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ali says begin everything with Bismillah, even if you are starting a poem. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The narration is trying to say, say Bismillah for something as silly a poem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically it will have you blessed by the greatest blesser!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T02:39:01.803" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38163" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38138" CreationDate="2017-02-28T02:40:18.790" Score="-4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's not necessarily an Islamic law, there are about 17 states that don't allow women to be topless in their states. It's more common sense. Orthodox Jews observe hijab, even some Christians do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mVULs.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mVULs.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, something I found from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.debate.org/opinions/should-women-be-allowed-to-go-topless-in-public&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;For all the people out there who cry it's sexist that women can't go around topless, I am going to give you an irrefutable argument to why it isn't sexist. A woman is topless, a man &quot;accidentally&quot; gropes her chest, he's going to be spending the next few years in prison and registering as a sexual offender. Next scenario. A man is topless, a woman &quot;accidentally&quot; gropes his chest, even if he does freak out, which he probably wouldn't, but if he did, the entire police station will laugh him out of the station for reporting it. The reason it is illegal for women to walk around topless isn't for the children's sake. It is because there are completely different rules and regulations when it comes to men and women and their bodies. (sure you can say double standards are sexist, but I don't hear any women complaining about my above double standard). If the day comes when grabbing a woman's chest isn't grounds for being arrested, sure then you can say it's sexist that women aren't allowed to go topless. Furthermore, breast are the MOST sexualized object in the world, more than the phallic symbol. And yes, women are responsible for this, not men. Women explicitly attempt to make their chests more predominant to make themselves appear more attractive to men. Breasts are not just a sign of femininity in terms of children and breast feeding, they are sign of sexual maturity, as in, a sign that this woman is ready to mate, have sex, so yes breast are just as much a lusting symbol, as they are a symbol for &quot;the cradle of life&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically the breast of a women is deemed as something that is sexually appealing, so is her face—more than men. Men and women are stimulated differently. &#xA;‌&#xA;The above mentioned are reasons that undermine her premises.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as for why we do it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll give you some hints/admonitions, ask your friend about covering in general: &quot;as why do have to cover ourselves?&quot; If she says humans are to be free to do as they wish, then end the discussion right there without a doubt with calmness and kindness. But if she says there should be, then ask her what parts? Why? From there you can build a foundation, of shame (&lt;em&gt;حیا&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having that I recommend you to be proud of your religion and avoid such &lt;strong&gt;debates&lt;/strong&gt;, debates are not welcomed in Islam, unless you have an audience who's listening to the conclusion of the debate. &lt;strong&gt;IF&lt;/strong&gt; your friend is &lt;em&gt;humbly&lt;/em&gt; asking then answer. The moment you see her denying stop right there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;لکم دینکم و لی دین&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;To me my religion; To you yours.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/109/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Kafirun :6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some have misunderstood me and said this is intellectual dishonesty:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Clarification:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt; this is to address the comments below &lt;/sub&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A person can't believe in heaven and hell unless he believes in Justice, he can't believe in Justice unless he believes in God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if I'm talking about heaven and hell to a person which doesn't believe in God, I should first discuss God. Then if you gave your reason and the person denies then hear them out. If you didn't agree then stop (or they didn't then stop). Don't repeat your words 49 times. Yet if the person was confused by 90 questions then be humble and answer each and every one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have you not ever had a discussion with a person (sometimes loved ones) who don't want to accept what you are saying? (Or sometimes have you turned into a person who doesn't accept the truth. I've made such mistakes before and will do more again unfortunately.) If you arrive at such a situation then continue the discussion has no value.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a very very different level of not accepting things: &lt;strong&gt;Quran&lt;/strong&gt; says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And We have certainly created for Hell many of the jinn and mankind. They have hearts with which they do not understand, they have eyes with which they do not see, and they have ears with which they do not hear. Those are like livestock; rather, they are more astray. It is they who are the heedless.&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7/179&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-A'raf :179&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Please don't blame me)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-03-04T19:54:15.003" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T19:54:15.003" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38164" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38185" CreationDate="2017-02-28T02:46:23.407" Score="2" ViewCount="1315" Body="&lt;p&gt;Celia McMichael, 'Everywhere is Allah's Place': Islam and the Everyday Life of Somali Women in Melbourne, Australia, Journal of Refugee Studies, 2002 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/15.2.171&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;doi&lt;/a&gt;) quotes a Somali refugee in Melbourne, Australia, saying she &quot;read the Qur'an literally&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Qur'an says you can't make bad comments about things. But for us, those kinds of things have become natural. We might say 'Amina doesn't really look good, she is short'. But you can't say those things! It is a sin if you say that people are ugly. &lt;strong&gt;And we shouldn't complain, but here people just say that it is cold, the weather is nasty. We are not meant to say those things; we are not supposed to criticize the nature of Allah, because it is Allah's creation.&lt;/strong&gt; In one of the verses the prophet Mohammed says, 'if&#xA;  you can't say anything good or worthwhile, then don't say anything at all'. For us, those of us who don't know the verses of the Qur'an and what it actually says, we are really in trouble. It is' like someone who doesn't know the way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems a bit over the top to me, and I'm curious as to whether this is a usual scholarly stance, or is more this person's interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;:  Is it wrong to criticize the weather?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-02-28T08:42:16.380" LastActivityDate="2017-03-01T17:39:52.677" Title="Is it wrong to criticize the weather?" Tags="|creation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38165" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38164" CreationDate="2017-02-28T02:57:37.167" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/38130/why-dont-we-say-subhanahu-wa-taala-after-saying-assalamu-alaikum-wa-rahmatu/38146#38146&quot;&gt;Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala!&lt;/a&gt; is free from error.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He can change the error to punish us for our sins (applies to non-believers and believers), to test us, to cleanse us because of our sins which is a bounty (applies to believers) OR it could at times simply be a result of our own deeds as have done our planet wrong ourselves with all the pollution etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T02:57:37.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38167" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-28T04:54:05.643" Score="2" ViewCount="5424" Body="&lt;p&gt;I love reading fiction books as entertainment. Unlike others, I tend to avoid watching TV, and instead read books which have numerous educational benefits. I read a variety of fiction novels, but I tend to sway towards romance books sometimes. I just wondered if it is fine to read such books. It's not as if I act upon these books at all in reality, I just like reading about them and following the plot storylines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my question is: Is it permissible to read romance books?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21363" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-06-13T09:55:08.417" LastActivityDate="2020-07-16T15:49:55.407" Title="Is it permissible to read romance books?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|books|education|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38168" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38167" CreationDate="2017-02-28T05:23:22.170" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;just remember that , if there is anything which gives you wrong direction or any passage or word which is not granted in islam or anything misguides you than you can't read this types of book.&#xA;moreover , no relation is granted in islam before marriage . so this types of story is not good for readers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21364" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T05:23:22.170" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38169" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9626" CreationDate="2017-02-28T05:37:36.290" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If her mother milk - fostered the child 5 times, then he becomes the mahram of his foster-mother's children. This means that the girl cannot marry her foster-brother at any point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if the mother did not milk-foster the child 5 times, he does not become the mahram of the mother's children. This means that it is permissible for the girl to marry the man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, your answer depends on if he was milk-fostered at least 5 times when he was a child.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21365" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T05:37:36.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38170" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25526" CreationDate="2017-02-28T05:44:52.707" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Quran, Allah say -&#xA;إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاء وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللّهِ فَقَدْ &#xA;ضَلَّ ضَلاَلاً بَعِيدًا&#xA;Translation :&#xA;Verily ! Allah will not pardon those who associate a partner with Him. Apart from him, He will pardon all others . Who ascribe partners to Allah has gone far astray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَاللَّـهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ &#xA;Translation :&#xA;And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and finally -&#xA;&quot;O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.&quot; -sura JUMAR.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read Istegfar more and more , love Allah and don't do this again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21364" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T05:44:52.707" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7949" CreationDate="2017-02-28T09:38:01.397" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;When you say brothers and sisters in Christianity it means by spirit. Muslim, Hindus all do it because you walk in the same faith and we all have one creator. (Father)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21367" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T09:38:01.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38172" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="51419" CreationDate="2017-02-28T11:44:51.990" Score="4" ViewCount="2247" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the times, I came across the festivals held for animals/birds fighting. These festivals are also held in Muslims countries across the world, so I wonder if &lt;strong&gt;Islam specifically allows or forbids animal/birds fighting&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These fights include &lt;em&gt;dog fighting&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Rooster fighting&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Partridge fighting&lt;/em&gt; and many more. Most of the times, these fights include the bidding, while animals are hurt severely. How much strictly Islam forbids it? Any story related to &lt;strong&gt;Sahabas&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Prophet SAWW&lt;/strong&gt; would be appreciated (with reference of hadith or Ayah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any specific rules for halal or haram animals fighting? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21195" LastEditorUserId="12354" LastEditDate="2017-02-28T13:45:16.310" LastActivityDate="2018-11-24T21:20:45.953" Title="Prohibition of Animal Fights in Islam" Tags="|halal-haram|hadith|animals|sahaba|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38173" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38098" CreationDate="2017-02-28T11:48:05.387" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The golden domes above the holy shrines of the Prophet and his Ahl-ul-Bait and other respected personalities in Islam are a sign of their value for the believer who visits them. These personalities gave everything they had for the cause of Islam and without their selfless effort and sacrifice we would not be able to call ourselves Muslim today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The gold, silver, gemstones and other artwork which can be found in the shrines and outside shows the deep love, respect and appreciation people feel for these special personalities. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To express love and respect, we always use valuable items to do so. Therefore, the husband presents his beloved wife with jewellery if he can afford it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One would think that the money being spent to build and maintain the shrines could be spent better elsewhere. But this is not the case. In fact the shrines are not being built by spending taxes which would then be not available for projects for the needy. Rather they are built by the money people give to the shrine. Each visitor leaves behind a relatively small amount of money, which adds up to a vast amount as  millions of people visit the shrines each year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, here is a link about the shrine of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDv450gl0d8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ali&lt;/a&gt; ibn Abi Talib, where the money being given in charity to the shrine is counted every Friday by volunteers. This link is in Arabic. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many charitable projects are being financed by the donations. Here are some examples of projects, the shrine of Hussain ibn Ali in Kerbala, Iraq has paid for:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Drinking water project (Whole of Kerbala has now clean drinking&#xA;water)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;agricultural &lt;a href=&quot;https://imamhussain.org/arabic/projects-3/18869/p://&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;project&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://imamhussain.org/arabic/inpictures-5/19413/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hospital&lt;/a&gt;, with state-of-the-art equipment, offering free treatment&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Kerbala airport&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Housing for refugees&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Military group to fight Daesh&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and many more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the shrines are actually generating money rather than costing money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The argument that gold is haram for men is not applicable here, as it only applies to wearing gold like rings etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T11:48:05.387" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38174" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-28T11:50:21.150" Score="2" ViewCount="2782" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the western world, there is a day before period of Lent (40 days of fasting and avoiding unhealthy food except sundays), Called Shrove Tuesday (last tuesday of feb.) which is also called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Tuesday&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pancake days&lt;/a&gt; to use the to make pancakes and according to a website.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Flour, Wheat Egg and Sugar are pillars in christianity and it is a good way to use to make pancakes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a muslim of course we don't celebrate lent but is it ok to eat and enjoy pancakes knowing that it is cheap? As some people might point out it to your enjoying day before lent and you believe in christianity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="19627" LastEditDate="2017-02-28T18:21:13.027" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T18:21:13.027" Title="Is shrove tuesday or pancake day allowed?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|food|christianity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38175" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38174" CreationDate="2017-02-28T12:26:00.380" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we take an example of fasting on day of Muharram,When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah in 622 CE, he found that the Jews there fasted on Muharram 10 and asked them the reason for their fasting on this day. They said,” This is a blessed day. On this day Allah saved the Children of Israel from their enemy (in Egypt) and so Prophet Musa [Moses] fasted on this day giving thanks to Allah.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“We are closer to Musa than you are.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He fasted on that day and commanded Muslims to fast on this day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also by considering following headees, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab Radi Allahu Anhu: The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi wasallam said, “”&lt;strong&gt;The rewards (of deeds) are according to the intention, and everybody will get the reward for what he has intended&lt;/strong&gt;. So whoever emigrated for Allah’s and His Apostle’s sake, his emigration was for Allah and His Apostle Sallallahu Alaihi wasallam ; and whoever emigrated for worldly benefits, or to marry a woman, then his emigration was for the thing for what he emigrated for.””&#xA;  Sahih Bukhari, Vol 7, Book 62, No. 8″&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So by keeping this thing in mind,if one eats pancake (just because they are cheap) then he/she should not have intentions of following Christianity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you said you are eating just because they are cheap on that day ( not following Christianity ) then you are good to eat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19627" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T12:26:00.380" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25699" CreationDate="2017-02-28T12:29:00.043" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As i see there are several possible interpretations:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) 9:29: Fight {those who do not believe {in Allah AND AT SAME TIME in the Last Day} AND AT SAME TIME do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful AND AT SAME TIME do not adopt the religion of truth} from those who were given the Scripture until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I have written these using Sahih International translation). The 1st, with &quot;wa&quot; as &quot;AND&quot;, seems to me as linguistically more straight. According to this interpretation, muslims should force only part of People of the Book to pay jizya. It looks like compulsion against People of the Book compared to other unbelievers. Does not this interpretation contradict Quran 2:256 ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;2:256: Sahih International: There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then i have seen another interpretation: the jizya is just a compensation for not going to army of islamic state. Are they humbled in that case? I think, they can be thought/regarded as humbled, because they have to obey to Islamic state. In this case, there should not be difference between people of book and other unbelievers. So, we have to make place for other unbelievers in this ayat, and understand last &quot;wa&quot; as &quot;AND TOGETHER WITH WHO ...&quot;, and let's similarly understand other &quot;wa&quot;s:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) 9:29: Fight {those who do not believe {in Allah AND TOGETHER WITH WHO ... (OR) in the Last Day} AND TOGETHER WITH WHO ... (OR) do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful} AND TOGETHER WITH WHO ... (OR) do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we understand &quot;wa&quot; as &quot;AND TOGETHER WITH WHO&quot;, then it is doubtful for me, because i think, should not it be better said with &quot;aw&quot;, meaning &quot;OR&quot;? And in this case seems there is even more compulsion against non-{People of the Book} compared to 1st interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The explation &quot;they can be thought/regarded as humbled, because they have to obey to Islamic state&quot; can be used also with 1st interpretation. If do so, why there is comparatively more compulsion to People of the Book? I think, that can be explained with that it is more easy for them to embrace Islam. Also, the word &quot;jizya&quot; is from root of &quot;punishment&quot;, so it can be considered fair punishment for them, which they merited in front of God and must pay. Also, who says that non-believers cannot serve in army? - seems nobody, so that was not very good explanation. Is not that punishment to People of the Book a compulsion? Maybe meaning of the word &quot;ikrah&quot; which is used for &quot;compulsion&quot; in 2:256 is only strong compulsion, like with attempt to kill, but compulsion with forcing to pay some money is not counted? It is hard to understand it that way. So, probabaly, it is not counted as compulsion because it is already fair punishment given by God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I see that the &quot;AND TOGETHER WITH WHO ... (OR)&quot; meaning of &quot;wa&quot; can be used also with 1st interpretation. If &quot;AND AT SAME TIME&quot; is used, then only those people of the Book should be fought who do not do all that things, and whoever of them who does not do only part of them should not be fought, for example, who believe in Allah, of them, should not be fought even if he does not believe to the Last Day, nor consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful, nor &quot;adopt the religion of truth&quot;. Another example: who &quot;adopts the religion of truth&quot;, of them, should not be fought even if he does not believe in Allah and does not believe to the Last Day, nor consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful. This interpretation looks a little strange to me. So, probably, there is the &quot;AND TOGETHER WITH WHO ... (OR)&quot; meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I have again changed my mind. 2nd way of logical precedense looks more correct to me now, because non-people of the book also can be given punishment from god, and it is also linguistically ok. and if &quot;of people of the book&quot; was appended to all of the listed features, could not it better put before the list? But does not this interpretation contradict with 2:190?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress. Indeed. Allah does not like transgressors.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think both interpretations contradict with it, and also with 2:256, but this interpretation contradicts more. I think I can change my mind again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is jizyah, (as it is commonly understood, like tax), compulsion? I think, if it is not too much, it is fair, because muslims also have to make some duties like paying zakat and sadaka, and go to juma prayer, but unbelievers are free from islamic duties in an islamic state or society, so it seems fair if they pay money to muslims or to islamic state to compensate it. The commandment in Quran 9:29 applied to unbelievers outside of muslim countries (states) looks like commandment to make some wars with non-muslim countries (states), but, I think, this should be undrestood only with other ayats which command to abide/fulfill agreements, so it can transform to lawful activities in non-muslim countries with intention to gain more winning, powerful position for muslims, for example, in economy, in politics, for example, to successfully produce and sell some products, advocate muslim rights, and successfully bring up more children, and successfully spread Islam among non-muslims, if figthing is not possible due to agreements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, shortly speaking: &lt;blockquote&gt;How should this ayat be interpreted?&lt;/blockquote&gt; - using text of Sahih International with addition of parentheses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fight {those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful} and {who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture} - [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But somebody can also understand this way:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fight {those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth} from those who were given the Scripture - [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, I cannot strictly answer this part of the question with proofs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Does it mean that Muslims are responsible to physically fight non-believers?&lt;/blockquote&gt; - Yes, but not to fight with intention to physically kill, but only to force to pay jizya. Seems, forcing to pay jizya is with intention to make unbelievers to embrace Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have remembered another interpretation of 9:29 which removes the contradiction with 2:190, 2:192, 2:193 and 2:256 and 10:99, and 17:33 and 60:8:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Whenever you fight {&lt;em&gt;those who fight you from&lt;/em&gt; { {those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful} and {who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture} }}, stop fighting if they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not feel Arabic very well, and i think that this way of interpretation is possible because the first part, &quot;fight those who ...&quot; maybe theme ie it is already known and it is a reference and the &quot;until they give the jizyah ...&quot; part maybe &quot;rheme&quot; a new information, (or a new commandment), and important part of the sentence. See &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topic_and_comment&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topic_and_comment&lt;/a&gt; about theme and rheme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the word &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%AD%D9%8E%D8%AA%D9%91%D9%8E%D9%89%D9%B0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;khatta&lt;/a&gt;&quot; (&quot;until&quot;) can be translated as &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/in_order_to&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;in order to&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, so this interpretation is suspicious for me. Also there are other problems with interpretation: the reference part is too long to be just a reference, common meaning of the word &quot;jizya&quot; does not suit this very well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;( I wrote about this interpretation in Russian in &lt;a href=&quot;http://dinarkurbanov.wp.kukmara-rayon.ru/2010/09/22/komment-k-filmu-islam-cto-doljen-znat-zapad/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://dinarkurbanov.wp.kukmara-rayon.ru/2010/09/22/komment-k-filmu-islam-cto-doljen-znat-zapad/&lt;/a&gt; and about this way of interpretation in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/12964/freedom-of-belief-how-do-you-reconcile-these-two/26012#26012&quot;&gt;Freedom of belief: How do you reconcile these two?&lt;/a&gt; ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also a question appears for me, what is jizyah? Is it indeed a tax, that should be paid constantly forever? Also &quot;al&quot; (&quot;the&quot;) before it, shows to it. Maybe I will make a new question about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2017-03-26T07:25:28.477" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38177" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-28T13:31:01.717" Score="-2" ViewCount="236" Body="&lt;p&gt;It there any tool can help me to calculate zakat by easiest way .. I need also some examples for how to calculate zakat to make it easy for me to calculate mine. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21368" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T13:35:47.080" Title="Zakkat, how to calculate it?" Tags="|zakat|calculate|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38178" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38177" CreationDate="2017-02-28T13:35:47.080" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think there is a fresh post I read about zakat calculations and also there is a free file to download explaining by details and examples for how to calculate zakat .. but you should know that the file is in Arabic Language  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is the thread URL:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://hrdiscussion.com/hr103259.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://hrdiscussion.com/hr103259.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21369" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T13:35:47.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38179" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38371" CreationDate="2017-02-28T16:11:48.690" Score="4" ViewCount="7372" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've come across the claim that the first mushafs (suhuf?) did not include vowel marks and sometimes did not even consistently use other diacritical marks to distinguish consonants. An example of a page of a very early mushaf that lacks vowel marks is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sana&amp;#39;a_manuscript&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sana'a manuscript&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This leads to the questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When were consistent vowel marks and other diacritical marks added, according to Islamic lore? (Asking for historical evidence would be a better fit on &lt;a href=&quot;https://history.stackexchange.com/&quot;&gt;History&lt;/a&gt;, but if any is available, it will be interesting here as well.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If we leave out all vowel marks from the current canonical text, are there passages that become ambiguous? As an example, I've heard the claim that at the beginning of surah &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/30/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rum&lt;/a&gt;, one of the verses could then be read as either &quot;the Romans will defeat&quot; or &quot;the Romans will be defeated&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does early Islamic scholarship discuss these issues?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-31T17:35:51.610" LastActivityDate="2022-05-24T14:05:24.910" Title="Quran originally without vowel marks?" Tags="|quran|qiraat|uloom-al-quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38181" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-02-28T17:17:29.597" Score="3" ViewCount="11799" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some Christians argue that, &amp;quot;the Quran 5:116 wrongly defines the Trinity. Trinity is not Allah, Jesus and Mary. Further Catholics do not worship Mary but pray via her to God.&amp;quot; How do we respond to this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And behold! Allah will say: &amp;quot;O Jesus the son of Mary! Didst thou say&#xA;unto men, worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of Allah'?&amp;quot;&#xA;He will say: &amp;quot;Glory to Thee! never could I say what I had no right (to&#xA;say). Had I said such a thing, thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou&#xA;knowest what is in my heart, Thou I know not what is in Thine. For&#xA;Thou knowest in full all that is hidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-- &lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=5&amp;amp;verse=116&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 5:116&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21374" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-03-01T18:52:35.440" Title="Does the Quran have the wrong concept of Trinity in 5:116?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|christianity|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38183" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38181" CreationDate="2017-02-28T17:51:22.797" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran doesn't have any concept of Trinity. And neither does it define trinity. It it in fact, totally against this concept. The Quran says in its chapter 4 verse 171:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allah and His word which He directed to Mary and a soul [created at a command] from Him. So believe in Allah and His messengers. And do not say, &quot;Three&quot;; desist - it is better for you. Indeed, Allah is but one God. Exalted is He above having a son. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there is no definition of trinity in the verse in the question. According to the Sahih International translation of the verse, it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [beware the Day] when Allah will say, &quot;O Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say to the people, 'Take me and my mother as deities besides Allah ?'&quot; He will say, &quot;Exalted are You! It was not for me to say that to which I have no right. If I had said it, You would have known it. You know what is within myself, and I do not know what is within Yourself. Indeed, it is You who is Knower of the unseen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When God is addressing Christians or Jews in the Quran, he is not always referring to every Christian or Jew, rather often you'll find that specific groups are being addresses, in one place God asks Jesus () if he asked the people to worship himself and his mother, different denominations of Christianity may not adhere to the same beliefs, God addresses &amp;amp; warns different denomination, i.e. not all denomination of Christianity believe that Mary should be worshipped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saying that it contains a wrong concept of trinity is a logical fallacy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-02-28T18:20:51.103" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T18:20:51.103" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38185" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38164" CreationDate="2017-02-28T20:16:51.720" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Depends on what you mean by criticism, according to Shaykh Google Bin WWW, criticism is defined as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The expression of disapproval of someone or something on the basis of&#xA;  perceived faults or mistakes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If this is what is meant then it goes against Islamic belief, as indicated by the two verses below, going by this definition implies that God has attempted to create something but failed while attempting to do so:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He is the One Who has made perfectly everything He has created&lt;/strong&gt;: He&#xA;  began the creation of human beings with clay, And made his progeny&#xA;  from a quintessence of the nature of a fluid despised: But He&#xA;  fashioned him in due proportion, and breathed into him something of&#xA;  His spirit…(32:7-9)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah has created every [living] creature from water. And of them are&#xA;  those that move on their bellies, and of them are those that walk on&#xA;  two legs, and of them are those that walk on four. Allah creates what&#xA;  He wills. Indeed, &lt;strong&gt;Allah is over all things competent&lt;/strong&gt; (24:45)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However if you go by the Cambridge dictionary definition below then then I don't see why would criticisim be contrary to Islamic belief:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The act of giving your opinion or judgment about the good or bad&#xA;  qualities of something or someone, especially books, films, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example you may ask, would living in the Arctic be good, which my response would be, well the weather makes it terrible there. Here I have not claimed that there is a fault I just gave an honest advice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Criticism is not wrong or frowned upon however this depends on the intention and purpose, as criticism can be made to aid a good cause an example would be Abraham's () criticism of his father's beliefs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Mention] when he said to his father, &quot;O my father, why do you worship&#xA;  that which does not hear and does not see and will not benefit you at&#xA;  all? (19:42)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One must review his intention before critiquing something, if one is arrogant enough to criticise God and his commandments then this is undoubtedly a sin, on the other hand if it made in a good intention, then there is no harm in this (God willing)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="8116" LastEditDate="2017-03-01T17:39:52.677" LastActivityDate="2017-03-01T17:39:52.677" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38186" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38179" CreationDate="2017-02-28T20:18:39.443" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The first copies of the Holy Qur'an were in Kufic script without any diacritical marks. Only people who knew the Holy verses by heart were able to read it as they knew the correct pronunciations of the letters. Others had great difficulty to read these copies correctly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allamah &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/quran-in-islam-its-impact-and-influence-life-muslims-allamah-tabatabai/part-5-order-quran-s-revelation&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tabatabai&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was for this reason that at the end of the first century after Hijrah Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali, one of the companions of 'Ali, with the guidance of the latter, wrote out the rules of the Arabic language and on the orders of the Umayyad Caliph 'Abd al-Malik produced a Qura'nic text with diacritical marks. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Changing the correct pronunciation can lead to a change in the meaning. Therefore, it was vital to produce the written verses with diacritical marks. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T20:18:39.443" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38187" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8342" CreationDate="2017-02-28T21:32:39.727" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, Ibn AlQayyim mentioned this in his book while retelling the story that led to this ayah being revealed in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet's companions worried they would be cut off from him when he dies, so they never wanted to leave him during his life, so God revealed that to prove to them that as long as one does good deeds &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And whoso obeys Allah and the Messenger (Muhammad SAW), then they will be in the company of those on whom Allah has bestowed His Grace, of the Prophets, the Siddiqun (those followers of the Prophets who were first and foremost to believe in them, like Abu Bakr As-Siddiq radhiallahu'anhu), the martyrs, and the righteous. And how excellent these companions are!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21377" LastActivityDate="2017-02-28T21:32:39.727" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38189" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-01T03:12:26.727" Score="3" ViewCount="640" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Surah Baqarah verse 2:20, I don't understand the grammatical meaning or the example Allah is giving as a metaphor?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The lightning almost snatches away their sight. Every time it lights [the way] for them, they walk therein; but when darkness comes over them, they stand [still]. And if Allah had willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20297" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-12-30T15:51:01.937" Title="The lightning almost snatches away their sight. What does this sentence mean?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|surat-al-baqarah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38191" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38189" CreationDate="2017-03-01T05:09:49.160" Score="-1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;يَكَادُ الۡبَرۡقُ يَخۡطَفُ اَبۡصَارَهُمۡ​ؕ كُلَّمَاۤ اَضَآءَ لَهُمۡ مَّشَوۡا فِيۡهِۙ وَاِذَاۤ اَظۡلَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ قَامُوۡا&lt;/strong&gt;​ؕ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Every time it lights [the way] for them, they walk therein; but when darkness comes over them, they stand [still].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It refers to those &lt;em&gt;hypocrites&lt;/em&gt; who disbelieved completely but had become Muslims merely, to further their &lt;em&gt;worldly interests&lt;/em&gt;. The second parable refers to those who were prone to &lt;em&gt;doubt and hesitation&lt;/em&gt; or whose &lt;em&gt;faith was weak&lt;/em&gt;; who believed in the Truth but not to the extent of exposing themselves to hardships for its sake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They move a little ahead when circumstances seem favourable, but when either difficulties cloud the horizon, or when they are given directives which run counter to their desires or inherited prejudices, they are seized with alarm and come to a halt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alqayim.net/en/artical/31/d-1074&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference,&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope it is helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21195" LastEditorUserId="21195" LastEditDate="2017-03-05T08:42:06.223" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T08:42:06.223" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38196" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5637" CreationDate="2017-03-01T10:30:07.443" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Selfishness is forbidden. Usury is the worst form of selfishness. Selfish person drinks the blood of others. So all sorts of selfishness is Harram. Allah (swt) does not forgive selfish person because if Allah starts forgiving the selfish people, then this world will be filled with blood suckers, (mosquitoes, lice, vampires etc.). If you understand me, then you are free to do everything if you are not sucking anyone's blood. Be selfless. In order to be selfless, prostrate to Allah and then give thanks to all of His blessings. Think like a father and mother. Will the father suck the blood of son or will the mother suck the blood of daughter. So treat all the blessings of Allah like those blessings are your sons or daughters. Or treat the blessings of Allah like you are a son or daughter of those blessings. All the people are blessings of Allah. You must not harm any person. This is why Jesus (peace be upon him) said, if someone slap on your face, do not slap him back, but humbly show him other side of face, so that he could slap there. Subhan Allah :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21337" LastActivityDate="2017-03-01T10:30:07.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38197" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-01T11:20:05.563" Score="5" ViewCount="1638" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam has given great importance to the process of seeking knowledge. We (Muslims) believe that  non muslims seeking knowledge  is very important, as it is the key element to find and follow the right path, but what about Muslims seeking knowledge of other religions? Is this seeking or research, allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Say: ‘Are those who know equal to those who know not?’ It is only men&#xA;  of understanding who will remember (i.e. get a lesson from Allâh’s&#xA;  Signs and Verses)”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/10471&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[al-Zumar 39:9]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the sake of knowing this knowledge, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Should Muslims study other religions or cultures, and should they also have to search the right sect in 73 sects?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;  As Prophet SAWW said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;My Ummah will be divided into 73 sects and only one will be the&#xA;  righteous.&#xA;   &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunniport.com/index.php?threads/hadith-of-73-sects-authentic.11867/page-2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://mohamedghilan.com/2011/11/10/my-ummah-will-split-into-73-sects-thats-it/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21195" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-21T04:02:32.040" LastActivityDate="2017-11-17T06:03:25.660" Title="Should Muslims study other cultures/religions in order to seek knowledge?" Tags="|history|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38198" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38216" CreationDate="2017-03-01T11:33:50.670" Score="1" ViewCount="189" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems ordinary to recite Qur'an versus and make dua during prayer.  But I've never seen anyone suggest reciting hadith during prayer, which makes me think it's inappropriate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There may be a good reason not to (e.g., because we worship Allah and not his Prophet).  Or maybe the style of hadith is not suited to recitation during prayer.  However, these are just guesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is it okay to recite hadith during prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't seem to get anything helpful by searching for &lt;code&gt;recite hadith during prayer&lt;/code&gt; in e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=recite%20hadith%20during%20prayer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bing.com/search?q=recite%20hadith%20during%20prayer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bing&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T08:42:23.140" Title="Is it okay to recite hadith during prayer?" Tags="|salat|hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38199" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="269" CreationDate="2017-03-01T11:40:40.750" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&quot;Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth; in the alternation of the night and the day; in the sailing of the ships through the ocean for the profit of mankind; in the rain which God Sends down from the skies, and the life which He gives therewith to an earth that is dead; in the beasts of all kinds that He scatters through the earth; in the change of the winds, and the clouds which they Trail like their slaves between the sky and the earth;- (Here) indeed are Signs for a people that are wise.   (The Noble Quran, 2:164)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;He created the heavens without any pillars that ye can see; He set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you; and He scattered through it beasts of all kinds. We send down rain from the sky, and produce on the earth every kind of noble creature, in pairs.  (The Noble Quran, 31:10)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21383" LastActivityDate="2017-03-01T11:40:40.750" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38200" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38655" CreationDate="2017-03-01T11:49:16.353" Score="4" ViewCount="2782" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's various online fatawa around which describe the effect of urinary incontinence on salah prayer (e.g. IslamWeb &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=85661&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=344443&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2011/06/20/urinary-incontinence-and-wudu/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SeekersHub&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zamzamacademy.com/2010/09/incontinence-and-prayer/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zamzam Academy&lt;/a&gt;; MuftiOnline &lt;a href=&quot;http://muftionline.co.za/?q=node/374&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://muftionline.co.za/node/7195&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://muftionline.co.za/node/7415&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;; Islam Q&amp;amp;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/39494&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/66074&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/117053&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;).  They usually state that ablution (wudu) is required before each salah, and should be performed after the time for prayer has started.  However, they don't seem to address this question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Does a Muslim woman with urinary incontinence need to change her pad before each prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A woman with urinary incontinence may absorb the urine using some kind of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanitary_napkin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pad&lt;/a&gt;, which will be kept against her skin.  (Maybe men with urinary incontinence do the same, I'm not sure.)  However, the pad may or may not be enough to keep the impurities away in order to perform prayer.  Obviously, there's a level of impracticality to changing a pad this many times per day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-07-20T13:32:51.680" LastActivityDate="2023-07-20T13:32:51.680" Title="Does a Muslim woman with urinary incontinence need to change her pad before each prayer?" Tags="|salat|women|taharah|najis|incontinence|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38201" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38233" CreationDate="2017-03-01T12:47:08.890" Score="5" ViewCount="268" Body="&lt;p&gt;As-salāmu ʿalaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My younger sister (17) has found islam al-Hamdu li-Llāh and now she tries as strict as possible to be a correct muslima in everything. She asked me to write some questions here. As she is physically disabled (she sits in a motoriszed wheelchair because her body ist very weak. She is able to move herselfe from head to the chest a little but can't move her fingers and can't stretch her arms wider than to her arm rests. Which much help she is able to stand on her tiptoes for a short time but not able to move her legs or feet, bow her upper body, kneel with her bottom on her heels, because of shortened tendons, sitting on the ground without supporting herselfes with her hands) this is werry difficult for her. Also doing whudu herselfe is impossible. Because she does not life at home the whole year its not possible to give her support for 5 prayers a day and 5 times whudu. Would it be enough if she gets washed in her bed in the morning once and then doing the first prayer in a way correct as possible with the help she needs and the other 4 prayers in her chair and/or bed? Which rules she has to follow during whudu and praying in all situations/Positions? Are there MUSTS that my be difficult?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She also wears now thick black and long skirts but is not able to cover her feet because her skin on the feet is very sensitive (if she would whear shoes or socks or cover her feet with a fabric, a seam could couse her pain from red pressure marks) and her legs are often stretched from spasm so that her feet are stretched out and are fully visible.&#xA;Should she cover her feet regardless of pain if she wants to be verry correct? Is a small towel on her feet enough during prayer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you verry much for your answer!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21384" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T10:55:04.397" Title="Clothing and praying ettiquette for disabled woman" Tags="|salat|women|disability|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38202" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38232" CreationDate="2017-03-01T14:15:36.603" Score="5" ViewCount="6669" Body="&lt;p&gt;Qur'an verses are often explained in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafsir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt;, and there tafsir available online such as at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.altafsir.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;altafsir.com&lt;/a&gt;.  I'm wondering if there's an equivalent for hadith, i.e., detailed explanations of particular hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is there an equivalent to &amp;quot;tafsir&amp;quot;, but for hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The closest I'm aware of is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatwa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt;, which (among those I usually encounter) discuss a problem using the Qur'an and sunnah, and sometimes in detail.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="19797" LastEditDate="2023-03-12T22:25:52.883" LastActivityDate="2023-03-12T22:25:52.883" Title="Is there an equivalent to &quot;tafsir&quot;, but for hadith?" Tags="|hadith|tafseer|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38203" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38181" CreationDate="2017-03-01T16:04:13.803" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think that this can be answered in two parts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1) Does the Quran say that Christians believe in the divinity of Mary mother of Jesus.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, it sort of does. Though it does not necessarily imply that &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Christians believe that, nor is it explicitly stated that the established concept of Trinity is the divinity of God, Jesus and Mary(rather than the Holy Spirit). Indeed the Prophet Muhammad(p.b.u.h) interacted with diverse sects that were present in his region at his time and they had diverse beliefs.      &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its true that most mainstream Christian denominations today and even in the past did not consider Mary to be divine ... but fringe sects have existed that believed that, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collyridianism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Collyridianism&lt;/a&gt; for an example. Some of these sects were present in the time of the Prophet Muhammad(p.b.u.h) and interacted with him and so God revealed verses of the Quran regarding their beliefs. Furthermore, in the strict Sunni view at-least, Catholic reverence for and prayer to Mary would fall under the definition of shirk. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2) Does the Quran misinterpret the canon Christian belief of Trinity? Specifically does it mix the Holy Spirit with Mary, mother of Jesus?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran mentions the word &lt;strong&gt;three&lt;/strong&gt; as applied to Christian belief in two different places &lt;strong&gt;4:171&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;5:73&lt;/strong&gt;. Its not explicitly stated what this belief is but in the first instance the Quran goes on to reject the divinity of Jesus and the angels(4:172) ... keep in mind that the Holy Spirit is the Angel Gabriel in Islamic belief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4:171&lt;/strong&gt; O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the&#xA;  son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allah and His word which He&#xA;  directed to Mary and a soul [created at a command] from Him. So&#xA;  believe in Allah and His messengers. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;And do not say, &quot;Three&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;;&#xA;  desist - it is better for you. Indeed, Allah is but one God. Exalted&#xA;  is He above having a son. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens&#xA;  and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of&#xA;  affairs.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4:172&lt;/strong&gt; Never would &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;the&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Messiah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; disdain to be a servant of Allah, nor would &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;the angels&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; near [to Him]. And whoever disdains&#xA;  His worship and is arrogant - He will gather them to Himself all&#xA;  together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, Angel Gabriel is the Holy Spirit in Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;16:102&lt;/strong&gt; Say, [O Muhammad], &quot;The Pure Spirit(&lt;em&gt;Ruh al Qudus&lt;/em&gt; cognate to Hebrew for Holy Spirit ) has brought it down from your Lord in truth to make firm those who believe and as guidance&#xA;  and good tidings to the Muslims.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2:97&lt;/strong&gt; Say, &quot;Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel - it is [none but] he who has brought the Qur'an down upon your heart, [O Muhammad], by&#xA;  permission of Allah, confirming that which was before it and as&#xA;  guidance and good tidings for the believers.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2:98&lt;/strong&gt; Whoever is an enemy to Allah and His angels and His messengers and&#xA;  Gabriel and Michael - then indeed, Allah is an enemy to the&#xA;  disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the second instance, the Quran goes on to establish the Humanity of Jesus and his mother Mary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5:73&lt;/strong&gt; They have certainly disbelieved who say, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Allah is the third&lt;/strong&gt; of three.&quot; And there is no god except one God. And if they do not&#xA;  desist from what they are saying, there will surely afflict the&#xA;  disbelievers among them a painful punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;~&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5:75&lt;/strong&gt; The &lt;strong&gt;Messiah&lt;/strong&gt;, son of Mary, was not but a messenger; [other] messengers have passed on before him. And his &lt;strong&gt;mother&lt;/strong&gt; was a supporter&#xA;  of truth. They both used to eat food. Look how We make clear to them&#xA;  the signs; then look how they are deluded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Kathir, discusses this in some length while commenting on &lt;strong&gt;5:73&lt;/strong&gt;. Unfortunately the abridged version available in English is incomplete. You can see the full arabic version &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=7&amp;amp;tSoraNo=5&amp;amp;tAyahNo=73&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=1&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, see last paragraph of page 1 and first para of page 2. I'll try to give a rough translation. Ibn Kathir mentions two opinions, he mentions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mujahid who said that the Christians believe in a Father, a Son and&#xA;  the Word who issued from the Father to the Son. They differed about&#xA;  the three and had various sects with diverse beliefs, each of which&#xA;  declared the other a disbeliever, while in truth they were all&#xA;  disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Kathir also mentions the opinion of Saddi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;who said that they believed that Jesus and Mary are Allah as detailed&#xA;  later on about God's dialouge with Jesus on the Day of resurrection. I believe this is the more correct opinion, and God knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The point is that its not Islam's job to define Christian beliefs and terminology as they evolved and diverged through time and geography. Islam rejects the divinity of any person or being other than Allah, it rejects the divinity of Angels, the Holy Spirit and Mary ... and it rejects the belief that Allah and Jesus are the same person (&lt;strong&gt;5:17&lt;/strong&gt;).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-03-01T18:52:35.440" LastActivityDate="2017-03-01T18:52:35.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38204" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-01T16:30:38.750" Score="3" ViewCount="7125" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, drinking alcoholic is strictly prohibited. Moreover, it has been mentioned clearly by GOD in several locations in Quran and no-one can argue why and ask for more explanations because it is clear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what I want to ask is (does Islam prohibit Marijuana?) So far, I came from Arabic background and I lived almost 20 years in an Arabian country and I've been Muslim by born. I have asked several qualified religion-people about it and they always try to avoid it. I searched also a lot in this area and did not get any useful understanding. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;one may say &quot;That which intoxicates in large quantities is prohibited in small quantities.&quot; (Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, and others, with a sound chain of narrators) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am 100% convinced that smoking normal tobacco cigarets that we buy from groceries are Haram because it has been scientifically approved that nicotine and other ingredients in cigarets can destroy several parts in the human body. While Marijuana has not (it has very few bad things - the harm that you got as same as you got when you do anything for a long time even if it not harmful even in small amount - as eating two banana everyday considered harmful # actually anything you eat or smell is harming you in such a way and in various percentages). so we finished from this argument&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and if you still saying it is haram, &lt;strong&gt;WHY GOD DID NOT MENTIONED ANY THING ABOUT IT IN QURAN&lt;/strong&gt; ? it can be easily prohibited by mentioning 2 words as alcohol. Right? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Users who uses Alcoholic can't understand 'conversation' well, can't drive, cant' deal with any thing sensitive,can't study and can be ended up in a very bad situation. In opposite, weed don't do any of the above (I am telling you this after 5 years experience in this field). So please I need a descriptive answer that is not abusing anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21153" LastEditorUserId="21153" LastEditDate="2017-03-01T18:37:14.743" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T01:00:35.367" Title="Does Islam prohibit smoking Marijuana?" Tags="|smoking|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38205" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38204" CreationDate="2017-03-01T18:36:12.337" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Alcoholic drinks are not the only type of intoxicants that is prohibited, rather it is every intoxicant:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Every intoxicant&#xA;  is Khamr and every intoxicant is forbidden. He who drinks wine in this&#xA;  world and dies while he is addicted to it, not having repented, will&#xA;  not be given a drink in the Hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You may argue that Cannabis is not an intoxicant, but this goes against what medical practitioners define Cannabis as, in &lt;a href=&quot;http://%20http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/marijuana&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this medical dictionary&lt;/a&gt;  it is described as an intoxicant. The Prophet (pbuh) also gives a definition of what is an intoxicant:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhaari (4087) and Muslim (1733) narrated that Abu Moosa said: The&#xA;  Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) sent Mu’aadh ibn&#xA;  Jabal and me to Yemen, and I said: O Messenger of Allaah, there is a&#xA;  drink that is made in our land and is called al-mizr, which is made&#xA;  from barley, and another drink called al-bit’, which is made from&#xA;  honey. He said: “Every intoxicant is haraam.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The idea of expecting every impermissible act to be listed in the Quran is absurd, We know what is considered to be Permissible and that which isn't. Allah has gifted us with intellect to come to a conclusion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the authority of Abu 'Abdullah al-Nu'man bin Bashir (ra) who said:&#xA;  I heard the Messenger of Allah(sas) say: &quot;The halal is clear and the&#xA;  haram is clear, and between them are matters unclear that are unknown&#xA;  to most people. Whoever is wary of these unclear matters has absolved&#xA;  his religion and honor. And whoever indulges in them has indulged in&#xA;  the haram. It is like a shepherd who herds his sheep too close to&#xA;  preserved sanctuary, and they will eventually graze in it. Every king&#xA;  has a sanctuary, and the sanctuary of Allah is what He has made haram.&#xA;  There lies within the body a piece of flesh. If it is sound, the whole&#xA;  body is sound; and if it is corrupted, the whole body is corrupted.&#xA;  Verily this piece is the heart.&quot; Bukhari &amp;amp; Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A similar question was asked on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/66227&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam QA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-03-02T01:00:35.367" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T01:00:35.367" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38206" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-01T21:33:32.230" Score="2" ViewCount="166" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia - Kalam&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ʿIlm al-Kalām, usually foreshortened to kalam and sometimes called &amp;quot;Islamic scholastic theology&amp;quot;, is an Islamic undertaking born out of the need to establish and defend the tenets of Islamic faith against doubters and detractors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The contemporary Islamic scholar Nuh Ha Mim Keller holds the view that the criticism of kalam from scholars was specific to the Mu'tazila,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why did the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu%CA%BFtazila&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mu'tazila&lt;/a&gt; criticize kalam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-09-07T04:29:21.390" Title="Why did the Mu'tazila criticize kalam?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38207" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38201" CreationDate="2017-03-02T01:02:51.347" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as I know,  kuran excluded some people from 5 times prayer everyday. Masha allah . she wish to pray 5 times. The thing is, she can cover her as much as she can.  Or she can pray without any body in the prayer room. Like you said small towel also enough. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20491" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T01:02:51.347" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38209" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-02T01:16:48.710" Score="2" ViewCount="51" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does this hadith exist? What is its source?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) taught us that the best deed after believing there is no deity worthy of worship except God is &quot;benevolent love towards people&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Arabic is al-tawaddudu ila al-nas.  Which literally means love towards the people/humanity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Reference: Tabarani.  Graded: Hasan]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This was posted by Hamza A. Tzortzis on &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/HATzortzis/status/774599496839925763&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-02T01:49:46.127" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T01:49:46.127" Title="Does the hadith describing &quot;benevolent love towards people&quot; exist?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|authenticity|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38206" CreationDate="2017-03-02T02:17:40.450" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;What kalam, the kalam of Allah, if so, They give precedence to logic and reasons over revelation. so they have gone astray with regards to the names and attributes of Allah. They do not believe in Allah's speech. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20451" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T02:17:40.450" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38211" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-02T02:19:36.600" Score="3" ViewCount="1667" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is Kalam according to Islam? I have already checked the Wikipedia entry about it but it is still vague to me. Please explain this concept with examples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2020-03-14T03:22:38.287" Title="What is Kalam according to Islam?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38212" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-02T03:44:46.873" Score="2" ViewCount="100" Body="&lt;p&gt;I did something horrible. About a year ago I was talking about Islam, and a Christian girl showed great interest in the religion. I judged her inside, and thought that this was just a phase and she wasn't serious about it, so I played up how hard and demanding the religion is. I know it was horrible, it was probably one of the worst things I've ever done. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It gets worse. She asked how she could read the Quran and I didn't give her the app she could've used! Needless to say she gave up on the whole thing. Feeling horrendously guilty, I talked to her, apologized, and said that Islam is worth it in the end. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She accepted my apology, but never further studied it sense. Could I have taken away her chance of entering Jannah? Should I talk to her again, or should I let it be with the apology? I'm just so scared that I took away her salvation, and in my eyes that is worse than death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should I do? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21386" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T20:41:38.877" Title="Did I ruin someone's chances at Jannah? Is that possible?" Tags="|jannah|christianity|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-03-03T00:09:17.267" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38213" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38218" CreationDate="2017-03-02T04:00:03.147" Score="1" ViewCount="336" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a hadith which describes women as &quot;deficient&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri: ... &quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! What is deficient in our intelligence and religion?&quot; He said, &quot;Is not the evidence of two women equal to the witness of one man?&quot; They replied in the affirmative. He said, &quot;This is the deficiency in her intelligence. Isn't it true that a woman can neither pray nor fast during her menses?&quot; The women replied in the affirmative. He said, &quot;This is the deficiency in her religion.&quot; -- Sahih al-Bukhari 304 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/6/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is unsurprisingly controversial, e.g., &quot;There's no way you can convince me that a woman is deficient in mind and in her iman.&quot; -- Rasha Al-Disuqi (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSP8fJrxiJc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, Shehzad Saleem (listed as &quot;a student of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javed_Ahmad_Ghamidi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Javed Ahmed Ghamidi&lt;/a&gt;&quot; on YouTube) states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Actually, in this narritive, the expression [...] has been translated as a woman who is [...] or who deficient in her intellect.  Now the gravest of grave errors has been made in this interpretation is that this narrative has been translated keeping in view its Urdu meaning.  We must realize and we must know, and scholars of Arabic in particular know that there are words which mean different in different languages even if they are the same and they are called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;cognates&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;strong&gt;So the word [...] in Arabic actually means &quot;to give concession; to reduce something&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; while in Urdu it means &quot;defect and deficient&quot;.  And the erroneous conclusion of [...] meaning that a lady is deficient in intellect has arisen because this expression has been translated keeping in view its Urdu meaning. -- Shehzad Saleem (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkVK3yROzvE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;  starting 1:57)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's obviously a massive distinction between between &quot;deficiency&quot; and &quot;concession&quot;.  And it's not hard to find via a Google search men (and male scholars) who claim that women are literally intellectually deficient compared to men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, the word &quot;concession&quot; seems to fit better into the structure of the hadith, e.g., women not praying during menses nor needing to catch up these prayers seems very much like a concession.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is &quot;concession&quot; a better translation than &quot;deficiency&quot; when referring to women's deficiencies?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm asking about how accurate Shehzad Saleem's interpretation is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T13:42:47.287" Title="Is &quot;concession&quot; a better translation than &quot;deficiency&quot; when referring to women's deficiencies?" Tags="|women|arabic|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38214" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-02T05:57:56.817" Score="1" ViewCount="130" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was having a discussion with this person about religion.&#xA;He asked me that whether it would be possible for human beings to have the concept of God without having the knowledge of Language. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I pondered over it and realized that we could not recognize anything if we don't have language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For this concept, I recalled few verses from the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1.)  And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, &quot;Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority.&quot; They&#xA;  said, &quot;Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and&#xA;  sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?&quot; Allah&#xA;  said, &quot;Indeed, I know that which you do not know.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;And He taught&#xA;  Adam the names - all of them.&lt;/strong&gt; Then He showed them to the angels and&#xA;  said, &quot;Inform Me of the names of these, if you are truthful.&quot; They&#xA;  said, &quot;Exalted are You; we have no knowledge except what You have&#xA;  taught us. Indeed, it is You who is the Knowing, the Wise.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;-Qur'an 2:30-32&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2.) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Most Merciful.Taught the Qur'an,Created man,&lt;strong&gt;[And] taught him&#xA;  eloquence.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;-Qur'an 55:1-4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the fact that Allah(SWT) mentioned teaching us language right after our creation implies that there is some truth in what he said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is is there any paper, thesis or any article that deals with this concept. Or any other source that could help me to understand this concept.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And show that person, so that he might be convinced that Islam is the true Religion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sincere Thanks in Advance,&#xA;Jazakallaho Khairan &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21081" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T13:39:20.693" Title="Knowledge of religion without Language?" Tags="|quran|islamic-philosophy|language|metaphysical|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38215" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12521" CreationDate="2017-03-02T06:36:28.223" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;First thing what ever she has done in her past is haram. Having sex remembering her boyfriend . If a woman clarifies that she had boyfriend in her past right before the beginning of married life then at least husband will prepare himself for the future. Instead after marriage if he comes to know from other sources then that is the point the man decides to give talaq  or leave the girl. So better be open to things even if it hurts you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21387" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T06:36:28.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38216" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38198" CreationDate="2017-03-02T08:16:54.607" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding Salah, it should be performed in the strict manner ordained by the Prophet Muhammad(p.b.u.h) and only the prescribed verses should be recited at the prescribed times. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;Pray as you have seen me praying.&quot; &#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Bukhari, Book 10, Hadith 28&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any Quranic verses (and only Quranic verses) may be recited after the Fatiah and before the Rukuh(bowing down). There is no evidence for the Prophet reciting Hadith within the Salah so we don't do that. In matters of obligatory religious rituals and practices anything that the Prophet didn't do is considered an innovation(Bid'ah) and is sinful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “He who innovates something in this&#xA;  matter of ours (i.e., Islam) that is not of it will have it rejected&#xA;  (by Allah).” [Bukhari &amp;amp; Muslim] In another version in Muslim it reads:&#xA;  “He who does an act which we have not commanded, will have it rejected&#xA;  (by Allah).” &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nawawi40/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fourty Hadith Nawawi 5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore there is no evidence that reciting Hadith has any virtue in itself. Hadith are meant to only be studied for the teachings in them and the words themselves do not have any virtue attached to them.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand reciting Quranic verses in Prayer is proven from several sources, including the Quran itself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran 73:20&lt;/strong&gt; Indeed, your Lord knows, [O Muhammad], that you stand [in prayer] almost two thirds of the night or half of it or a third of&#xA;  it, and [so do] a group of those with you. And Allah determines [the&#xA;  extent of] the night and the day. He has known that you [Muslims] will&#xA;  not be able to do it and has turned to you in forgiveness, so recite&#xA;  what is easy [for you] of the Qur'an. He has known that there will be&#xA;  among you those who are ill and others traveling throughout the land&#xA;  seeking [something] of the bounty of Allah and others fighting for the&#xA;  cause of Allah. So recite what is easy from it and establish prayer&#xA;  and give zakah and loan Allah a goodly loan. And whatever good you put&#xA;  forward for yourselves - you will find it with Allah. It is better and&#xA;  greater in reward. And seek forgiveness of Allah. Indeed, Allah is&#xA;  Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: The Qur'an is recited in every prayer and in those prayers in which&#xA;  Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) recited aloud for us, we recite aloud in the&#xA;  same prayers for you; and the prayers in which the Prophet (ﷺ) recited&#xA;  quietly, we recite quietly. If you recite &quot;Al-Fatiha&quot; only it is&#xA;  sufficient but if you recite something else in addition, it is better.&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/166&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari, Book 10, Hadith 166&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn Abbas: (My mother) Umu-l-Fadl heard me reciting &quot;Wal&#xA;  Mursalati `Urfan&quot; (77) and said, &quot;O my son! By Allah, your recitation&#xA;  made me remember that it was the last Sura I heard from Allah's&#xA;  Messenger (ﷺ). He recited it in the Maghrib prayer. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari&#xA;  Book 10, Hadith 157&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-03-02T08:42:23.140" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T08:42:23.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38217" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-02T09:51:50.780" Score="2" ViewCount="359" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam clearly mentions how life(humans/animals) was formed in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.scienceislam.com/evolution_creation.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And Allah has Created every animal from water; of them are some creeping on their bellies; some walk on two legs; and some on four. Allah Creates what He wills: for sure Allah has Power over all things.&#xA;  [Noble Quran 24:45]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;while the stages of creation of Life were also defined in &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/71/14-19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While He(Allah) has created you in stages.  Quran(71:14).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am curious to know, &lt;strong&gt;if Islam specifically accepts or denies the existence of life beyond earth.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21195" LastEditorUserId="21195" LastEditDate="2017-03-02T11:30:34.517" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T13:47:31.970" Title="Islamic perception of life beyond Earth" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|life|universe|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="8" ClosedDate="2018-03-18T11:57:32.107" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38213" CreationDate="2017-03-02T10:27:42.533" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ&#xA;  بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي زَيْدٌ ـ هُوَ ابْنُ أَسْلَمَ ـ عَنْ&#xA;  عِيَاضِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ&#xA;  خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي أَضْحًى ـ أَوْ فِطْرٍ ـ&#xA;  إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى، فَمَرَّ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ فَقَالَ ‏&quot;‏ يَا مَعْشَرَ&#xA;  النِّسَاءِ تَصَدَّقْنَ، فَإِنِّي أُرِيتُكُنَّ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ&#xA;  ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ فَقُلْنَ وَبِمَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ تُكْثِرْنَ&#xA;  اللَّعْنَ، وَتَكْفُرْنَ الْعَشِيرَ، مَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ &lt;strong&gt;نَاقِصَاتِ&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  عَقْلٍ وَدِينٍ أَذْهَبَ لِلُبِّ الرَّجُلِ الْحَازِمِ مِنْ إِحْدَاكُنَّ&#xA;  ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ قُلْنَ وَمَا &lt;strong&gt;نُقْصَانُ&lt;/strong&gt; دِينِنَا وَعَقْلِنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ&#xA;  قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ أَلَيْسَ شَهَادَةُ الْمَرْأَةِ مِثْلَ نِصْفِ شَهَادَةِ&#xA;  الرَّجُلِ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ قُلْنَ بَلَى‏.‏ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ فَذَلِكَ مِنْ &lt;strong&gt;نُقْصَانِ&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  عَقْلِهَا، أَلَيْسَ إِذَا حَاضَتْ لَمْ تُصَلِّ وَلَمْ تَصُمْ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&#xA;  قُلْنَ بَلَى‏.‏ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ فَذَلِكَ مِنْ &lt;strong&gt;نُقْصَانِ&lt;/strong&gt; دِينِهَا ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Arabic words used are &lt;em&gt;Naqis&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Nuqsan&lt;/em&gt;. Literally they convey decrease, loss, removal, lessened, diminished and also deficient, incomplete, weakness and imperfection etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EHNaG.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EHNaG.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Edward William Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.studyquran.org/LaneLexicon/Volume8/00000095.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.studyquran.org/LaneLexicon/Volume8/00000095.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.studyquran.org/LaneLexicon/Volume8/00000096.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.studyquran.org/LaneLexicon/Volume8/00000096.pdf&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quranic verses which use the words include: &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7:130&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/13/41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;13:41&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/21/44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;21:44&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/35/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;35:11&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/50/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;50:4&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/73/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;73:3&lt;/a&gt;. You can see the list of Hadith on sunnah.com which use the words &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/search/?q=%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/search/?q=%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-03-02T13:42:47.287" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T13:42:47.287" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38219" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-02T12:04:15.707" Score="2" ViewCount="493" Body="&lt;p&gt;Women in Islam are encouraged to embrace their femininity, e.g.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Islam treats women well, determines how their relationship with men should be and establishes its systems, directives and rulings. It guards the woman’s femininity and acknowledges its implications. Thus, it neither suppresses it nor eradicates it. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/en/article/149076/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm puzzled how a woman can simultaneously embrace her femininity while simultaneously observing hijab (as per Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24:31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:31&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My experience as a new &lt;strike&gt;hijabi&lt;/strike&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/38051/what-is-the-difference-between-muhajaba-and-hijabi&quot;&gt;muhtajiba&lt;/a&gt; is that covering tends to hide my femininity.  I'm required to hide my &quot;lady bits&quot; and wear clothes where my gender is less visible.  Observing hijab seems to obstruct embracing femininity.  Moreover, the &quot;better&quot; one's hijab is, the more unfeminine one appears; at one end of the spectrum, we can't even tell if someone wearing a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burqa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;burqa&lt;/a&gt; is actually a woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How can a Muslim woman achieve a balance between hijab and expressing her femininity?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Becoming Muslim&lt;/em&gt;, by Anna Mansson McGinty, in the chapter &quot;The Veil and Alternative Femininities&quot; we have:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Veiling is strongly linked to the formation of a female Muslim&#xA;  identity, and to ideas about gender relations and modesty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;McGinty describes how the veil is part of the &quot;new femininities&quot; of convert women, and referring to a particular Muslim convert &quot;Fatimah&quot; (pseudonym), she describes a compromise Fatimah has reached:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;At the time of the conversion, and also when marrying, Fatimah said that &lt;strong&gt;she would never wear “the scarf,”&lt;/strong&gt; as she frequently refers it to. &lt;strong&gt;Just like all of the other women, she experienced it as one of the most difficult things to adjust to being a Muslim.&lt;/strong&gt; Today she does cover, but as she puts it herself, &lt;strong&gt;her way of covering is somewhat of an “American adoption, kind of a compromise because it is not quite as covered and yet you are still covered.”&lt;/strong&gt; The scarf, tied in the back, covers her hair but not the chin and neck. This is what she is most comfortable with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2022-01-27T23:04:30.420" Title="How can a Muslim woman achieve a balance between hijab and expressing her femininity?" Tags="|practical-islam|women|hijab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38214" CreationDate="2017-03-02T13:39:20.693" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have looked into this issue quite a lot. First I thought, I should be human to know God. Then I thought, no it is not necessary, even if I am an animal, cat or dog, I would still know God, then I thought, no even if I am plant or tree, I would know God, then I thought, no even if I am non-living thing like Mountain, Stone, Sun, Star, I would know God. But finally, I concluded, that I even don't need to be existed to know God. One of God's name is Az-Zahir, that He is so Manifest that you don't even need to be existing to know Him. Isn't it so weird? Subhan Allah :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21337" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T13:39:20.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38223" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-02T17:11:48.663" Score="5" ViewCount="1141" Body="&lt;p&gt;What to do if someone ates haram food item unintentionally? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that haram or halal? Is it a sin? Will Allah forgive that person?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21394" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-03T00:02:52.513" LastActivityDate="2017-03-03T00:02:52.513" Title="Is unintentionally eating haram food halal or haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34947" CreationDate="2017-03-02T19:40:37.840" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to give also some food of thought to the answer above.  The ayat were clear and I want to ask something else: why do you want to change the color of your eyes?  Is it to be more acceptable or are you not satisfied with the way God created you?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him): that God does not look into your images nor your bodies but he looks into the taqwa in your hart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/82/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an chapter infitar verse number 7-8&lt;/a&gt;, Allah says that He is who created and completed you in any way he wanted to build you, &#xA;so God has chosen your image and color of skin and eyes and how tall you are or how handsome you are and he tells you that the only thing that matter in Allah's judgement is your faith and taqwa, so work on that and don't be bothered if you don't have this color of eyes or this sum of money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to be truly happy, be satisfied with what Allah gave you &#xA;and put your effort in what you can change like how close you are to Allah and how many good deeds you have done how many people you have helped, and believe if we enter paradise in shaa Allah you can get whatever you pleas and much more, in the jana there are things that you can't imagine and can't even begin to understand in order to imagine and I hope that God will guide us to his path&#xA;and astaghfiru Allah if I have mistaken or hurt someone with my opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21397" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-03T00:13:05.520" LastActivityDate="2017-03-03T00:13:05.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38228" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38223" CreationDate="2017-03-02T23:23:45.357" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;By considering following headees, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab Radi Allahu Anhu: The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi wasallam said, “”&lt;strong&gt;The rewards (of deeds) are according to the intention, and everybody will get the reward for what he has intended&lt;/strong&gt;. So whoever emigrated for Allah’s and His Apostle’s sake, his emigration was for Allah and His Apostle Sallallahu Alaihi wasallam ; and whoever emigrated for worldly benefits, or to marry a woman, then his emigration was for the thing for what he emigrated for.””&#xA;  Sahih Bukhari, Vol 7, Book 62, No. 8″&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doing something wrong &lt;strong&gt;unintentionally&lt;/strong&gt; is not haram. But when you realizes that it was haram food then you should ask for forgiveness from Allah and check before eating from outside (especially from same hotel) next time .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19627" LastActivityDate="2017-03-02T23:23:45.357" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11188" CreationDate="2017-03-03T03:28:59.823" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;the correct hadith is  &quot;pray like you saw me pray&quot;.  meaning there shouldn't be a &quot;narration&quot; but rather a sunnah that a generation will teach the next, just like bukhari learned how to pray from his mom probably just like you and me - not from a book - &#xA;the point of the question is to realize that we dont need the hadith to learn how to pray- &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21401" LastEditorUserId="21401" LastEditDate="2017-03-03T03:40:21.667" LastActivityDate="2017-03-03T03:40:21.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38230" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38202" CreationDate="2017-03-03T04:12:40.703" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some commentaries on Hadith, I believe they are called Sharh or Sharuh (شرح,شروح). They aren't as readily available on the internet, and english translations are rare. Famous one on Sahih Bukhari is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fath_al-Bari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fath al Bari&lt;/a&gt;, there is a small list of commentries on Sahih Muslim on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharh_Sahih_Muslim&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; which lists Fath al-Mulhim, Takmilat Fath al-Mulhim and Al Minhaj bi Sharh Sahih Muslim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Digitised Arabic versions are available online &lt;a href=&quot;http://hadith.al-islam.com/Loader.aspx?pageid=261&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Scanned Arabic, Urdu and maybe some other translations are sometimes available on archieve.org &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-03-03T04:12:40.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38231" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-03T11:00:36.377" Score="2" ViewCount="133" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I live in Lahore, Pakistan where I have my house and family but I work in Islamabad, which is approximately 400 KM away.&#xA;My routine is that I travel to Islamabad every Monday and return to Lahore every Friday in order to spend the weekend with my family. I never intend to stay in Islamabad longer than 4 to 5 days.&#xA;My question is, am I allowed to pray shorter prayers (qasr prayers I believe they are called) in Islamabad or in Lahore? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21407" LastActivityDate="2017-03-03T11:00:36.377" Title="Shortening of prayers when working in a different city" Tags="|salat|travelling|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-03-18T11:56:19.630" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38232" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38202" CreationDate="2017-03-03T11:27:45.533" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hadith commentaries are the equivalent of tafsir books when it comes to hadith sciences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically these commentaries are called &lt;em&gt;sharh&lt;/em&gt; شرح meaning explanation (plural &lt;em&gt;shurooh&lt;/em&gt; شروح). And the content of these books can be somewhat different according to the intention and focus of the authors, for example some just try to explain words of a hadith, some check the narrator chain, some are extracting fiqh rules others emphasize on linguistic meanings, eloquence, some are quoting similar hadith from other sources, or differences in the wording of some versions of the same hadith or in the narrated version of the hadith collection itself etc..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most major sunni hadith (sahih al-Bukhari, sahin Muslim, Muwatt'a Malik, sunan abi Dawod, sunan ibn Majah, sunan an-Nasa'i, Jami' at-Tirmdihi) collections have such commentaries, but there are also books that don't specify on a single collection for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qadi_Ayyad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Qadi 'Iyad&lt;/a&gt;'s &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;mashariq al-Anwar&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt; is a collection of rather ambiguous ahadith from the two sahihs and al-Muwatta'. There are also Mula &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_al-Qari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Ali al-Qari&lt;/a&gt;'s &lt;em&gt;merqat al-Mafateeh&lt;/em&gt; which is a commentary on a hadith collection called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mishkat_al-Masabih&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;meskhat al-Masabeeh&lt;/a&gt; ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that later scholars often quoted views of former commentaries even if it was on an other book as there's a lot of intersection, for example you may find almost all ahadith of al-Muwatta' in the books quoted above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a list of some commentaries on specific books:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The most famous commentary is fath-al-Bari &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AD/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;فتح&lt;/a&gt; الباري‎ of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hajr_Asqalani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani&lt;/a&gt; (the shafi'i scholar) Imam a-Shawkani was quoted with the statement:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لا هجرة بعد الفتح&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;There is no emigration after the &lt;strong&gt;conquest&lt;/strong&gt; (one meaning of &lt;em&gt;fath&lt;/em&gt;) ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;borrowing words of a sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;But there's also an other fath-al-Bari of the hanbali scholar &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Rajab&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Rajab&lt;/a&gt; which some specialist consider even better or showing more insight in the science of hadith.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Note al-Bari &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8E%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%90%D9%8A/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الباري&lt;/a&gt; is one of Allah's names or attributes meaning the creator. So both book titles may mean &amp;quot;What the Creator has given insight of&amp;quot; or maybe &amp;quot;What the Creator has unlocked&amp;quot;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fath_al-Bari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; says it is &amp;quot;vitory of the Creator&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;'Omdat al-Qari عمدة القاري of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badr_al-Din_al-Ayni&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-'Ayni&lt;/a&gt; العيني the hanafi scholar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other well known scholars who have written commentaries and are often cited by ibn Hajar are ibn Battal &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ابن بطال&lt;/a&gt; a maliki mohadith born in Valencia (died 449 a.H.), al-Khattabi &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;أبو سليمان الخطابي&lt;/a&gt; a shafi'i scholar (died 388 a.H.).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The most famous commentary is the one of Imam &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahiya_ibn_Sharaf_al-Nawawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nawawi&lt;/a&gt; the famous shafi'i scholar who also rearranged the Sahih of Imam Muslim into chapters and entitled them. He called his book al-Minhaj &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AC/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;المنهاج&lt;/a&gt; (the guide).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Many Maliki scholars from al-Maghrib and al-Andalus were the basis of the commentary of whom step by step -hopefully- completed each others work as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Maziri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Maziri&lt;/a&gt; apparently died before completing his al-Mu'alim المعلم بفوائد كتاب صحيح مسلم, and al-Qadi 'Iyad died before completing his Ikmal al-M'ualim إكمال المعلم في شرح صحيح مسلم (Ikmal = completion), al-'Abi &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;محمد بن خليفة الأبي&lt;/a&gt; later wrote Ikmal al-Ikmal based on the works of al-Mazri, 'Iyad and an-Nawawi before finally as-Sanusi &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%81_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;محمد بن يوسف السنوسي&lt;/a&gt; wrote &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Mukmil Ikmal al-Ikmal&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt; (the finalization of the completion of the completion).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is said that earlier scholars from al-Maghrib and al-Andalus considered Sahih Muslim to be more authentic than Sahih al-Bukhari.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Other scholars from other schools also wrote commentaries on Sahih Muslim like 'Ali al-Qari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Muwatta'&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many people think that we have only one narrated version of a hadith collection, when it comes to al-Muwatta' we clearly learn that this isn't the case. We have at least two versions which are nowadays well known the Version of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laithi and the one of Muhammad ibn Hassan a-Sahybani (the student of abu Hanifa) beside others like the one of al-Q'anabi etc.. Note that the scholars of the other 6 books didn't rely on the first two copies at all, as both narrators were not accessible (Yayha ibn Yahya after the death of Imam Malik went back to al-Andalus) or are rather less known for hadith both Authors were beside Qadi's so they didn't have much time to teach and move to other places.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Of course Maliki scholars are the majority on the list of commentators at first one must set &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuf_ibn_abd_al-Barr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Abdal-barr&lt;/a&gt; ابن عبدالبر the famous muhadith of al-Andalus, he is the author of at least three commentaries at-Tamhid (&amp;gt;20 Volumes) about which ibn Hazm said the famous words:&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وهو كتاب لا أعلم في الكلام على فقه الحديث مثله، فكيف أحسن منه؟&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;This is a unique book: I don't know any equal book in the science of hadith, so how would there be any better?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;, al-Istidkar (which is more on comparativ fiqh based on al-Muwatta' discussing the view of the other fiqh schools primarily hanafi and shafi'i), beside a summary of at-Tamhid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are also the books of al-Baji called al-Muntaqa, al-Kandahlwi's Awjāz-ul-Masālik ilá Muwattā' and Shah Wali Allah Dahlawi's &amp;quot;Al-Musaffa Sharh al-Muwatta&amp;quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The most common commentary (4 Volumes) however is the commentary of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Zurqani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad az-Zurqani&lt;/a&gt; محمد الزرقاني‎‎.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some Commentaries on the sunan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hashiyat حاشية السندي على سنن ابن ماجه as-Sindi نور الدين السندي (died 1138 a.H.) on sunan ibn Majah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;'Awn al-Ma'abod of Aabadi &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%82_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B8%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%A2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;آبادي&lt;/a&gt; on Sunan abi Dawod. Al-Khattabi has also a commentary called &lt;em&gt;ma'alim a sunan&lt;/em&gt;  معالم السنن.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sharah &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Suyuti&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;as-Suyuti&lt;/a&gt; on Sunan an-Nasa'i (he has commented on almost all the books quoted) which is called &lt;em&gt;Zahr ar-ruba 'ala al-Mujtaba&lt;/em&gt; زهر الربى على المجتبى. The book of an-Nasa'i's full title is: &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;Al-Mujtaba mina as-Sunan al-Kubra&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; المجتبى من السنن الكبرى.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tohfat al-Ahwadhi&lt;/em&gt; تحفة الأحوذي شرح جامع الترمذي of al-Mubarkfuri/al-Mubarakpuri &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;المباركفورى&lt;/a&gt; (died 1934)  on Sunan at-Tirmidhi. And &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr_ibn_al-Arabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn al-'Arabi&lt;/a&gt; has written &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;'Aridhat al-Ahwadhi&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; عارضة الأحوذي.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-13T14:02:05.807" LastActivityDate="2021-09-13T14:02:05.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38233" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38201" CreationDate="2017-03-03T11:56:02.497" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well we have several issues here I hope I'll address all of them to the best of my knowledge:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;wudu':&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is possible to help her for wudu' than this should be the best practice. However I know people who are not even able to move their hands etc. so the practice here is &lt;em&gt;tayamum&lt;/em&gt; using a stone (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:43&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:6&lt;/a&gt;), as &lt;em&gt;tayamum&lt;/em&gt; in some cases is allowed. I might need to check whether this would apply in this special case, but I remember the words of Allah saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. .. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:286&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So she needs to be ritually clean for the prayer, but if she can't reach the water by herself she might be able to take a stone and wipe on it doing &lt;em&gt;tayamum&lt;/em&gt; if she isn't able to do so I don't think Allah would consider her sinning if she didn't pray on time and wait until somebody can help her. And here's a detailed fatwa I just found on this matter &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/71202&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #71202&lt;/a&gt;, which may present some different opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;prayer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She is asked to pray all the prayers preferably and if possible at time!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;strong&gt;establish prayer&lt;/strong&gt; and give zakah and bow with those who bow [in worship and obedience]. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:43&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... Indeed, &lt;strong&gt;prayer has been decreed&lt;/strong&gt; upon the believers a decree of &lt;strong&gt;specified times&lt;/strong&gt;. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:103&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And she can pray in the way she finds ease at if she can sit, while sitting, if she needs to lay down then this way or on her side if necessary -for instance she is sitting in the wrong direction and has nobody to help- she can even pray without facing the qiblah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who &lt;strong&gt;remember Allah while standing or sitting or&lt;/strong&gt; [lying] &lt;strong&gt;on their sides&lt;/strong&gt; ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/3/191&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:191&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when you have completed the prayer, &lt;strong&gt;remember Allah standing, sitting, or&lt;/strong&gt; [lying] &lt;strong&gt;on your sides&lt;/strong&gt;. ... (4:103)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And because of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, I am Allah . There is no deity except Me, so worship Me &lt;strong&gt;and establish prayer for My remembrance&lt;/strong&gt;. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/20/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;20:14&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hijab and covering&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She must be covered for prayer in a way that hides at least all of her body except her face and hands (maybe even feet), but this cover doesn't need to be part of her clothing for example if she sites she can put a sheet on some body parts or have them put on her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-11-05T10:55:04.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38235" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-03T13:48:45.937" Score="6" ViewCount="149" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Shia school of thought, the martyrdom of the daughter of the Prophet is commemorated at three different times; the last one today, on 3rd of Jumada al-Thani.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why is it that &amp;quot;there are three different times for the Wafat of Fatima al-Zahra&amp;quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2021-04-22T12:19:59.923" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T12:52:16.553" Title="Why is the martyrdom of the daughter of the Prophet, Fatima al-Zahra, commemorated at three different times?" Tags="|shiism|martyr|fatima-zahra|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38237" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-03T16:40:22.980" Score="3" ViewCount="4448" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a man marry his ex wife two years after divorce? What is the ruling of Islam about this according shari'a.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21410" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T11:46:01.663" LastActivityDate="2018-04-11T12:54:53.800" Title="Can a man marry his ex wife two years after divorce?" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|talaq|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38238" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39300" CreationDate="2017-03-03T16:56:54.880" Score="4" ViewCount="3035" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following image quotes a hadith about marriage. Is it an exact quote or rephrasing of another hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4CRBb.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/4CRBb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The best Muslim is who is best to his wife&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/278&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;another hadith&lt;/a&gt; with similar wording but not the exact quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of&#xA;  Allah (ﷺ) said, &quot;The believers who show the most perfect Faith are&#xA;  those who have the best behaviour, and the best of you are those who&#xA;  are the best to their wives&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[At-Tirmidhi].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does a hadith with the exact wording exist?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T03:10:15.000" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T16:52:05.017" Title="Does a hadith &quot;believers who show the most perfect Faith are those who have the best behaviour&quot; exist?" Tags="|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38239" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-03T18:08:02.430" Score="2" ViewCount="629" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;The most evil of the people to Allah on&#xA;the Day of Resurrection will be the man who consorts with his wife and&#xA;then publicizes her secret.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/2/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Book of Good Manners&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the meaning of consort in the above narration?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20245" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-09-27T17:34:16.527" Title="What is the meaning of consort in the following context?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38240" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38899" CreationDate="2017-03-04T00:05:43.387" Score="6" ViewCount="7165" Body="&lt;p&gt;How many cases of stoning are documented in the hadith? Were all of them carried out on the Jews or were Muslims also stoned for adultery? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20245" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T09:41:28.877" LastActivityDate="2021-09-21T10:02:13.250" Title="How many cases of stoning are documented in the hadiths?" Tags="|hadith|rajm|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38242" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38237" CreationDate="2017-03-04T02:55:38.880" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To marry an ex-wife, there are some conditions. After your divorce  she should be married to another and he have to have sex with her and then he should divorce her and after Idha of 3 months u can marry your ex-wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21215" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T02:55:38.880" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38244" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39857" CreationDate="2017-03-04T06:58:52.083" Score="6" ViewCount="4367" Body="&lt;p&gt;Apparently there are some verses of the Qur'an whose ruling no longer applies; this is known as abrogation (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naskh_%28tafsir%29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;naskh&lt;/a&gt;).  Which leads to the question...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Which Qur'an verses are abrogated?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering if there's a complete list of obsolete Qur'an verses to help the reader recognize them.  Wikipedia references&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We do not abrogate a verse or cause it to be forgotten except that We bring forth [one] better than it or similar to it. Do you not know that Allah is over all things competent? -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:106&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This indicates it should be possible to tabulate all the abrogated Qur'an verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2018-10-31T05:52:16.323" LastActivityDate="2018-10-31T05:52:16.323" Title="Which Qur'an verses are abrogated?" Tags="|quran|naskh|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38245" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-04T07:34:35.693" Score="1" ViewCount="3073" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the information I find about Qur'an-only versions of Islam tend to be from some random webpage.  Some examples are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quran-islam.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran-Islam.org&lt;/a&gt;.  Some of the articles (possibly all) are attributed to someone known as &quot;A. Muhammad&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.free-minds.org/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Free-Minds.org&lt;/a&gt;.  Some articles here are attributed to Layth Al-Shaiban who has a co-translation of the Qur'an (&lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0979671507&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;amazon.com&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quransmessage.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;QuranMessage.com&lt;/a&gt; by Joseph A. Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking at random articles from these sites, aside from the Qur'an, the only references I found were to other pages on their respective sites; they don't even cite each other.  It's hard to tell, therefore, which scholarly opinion Quranists value.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Which scholars are respected by Quranists?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-10-18T04:07:53.363" Title="Which scholars are respected by Quranists?" Tags="|islamic-scholar|quran-only|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38246" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38244" CreationDate="2017-03-04T08:50:06.233" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short answer:&lt;/strong&gt; There are no abrogated verses in Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long answer:&lt;/strong&gt; The context of &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this (2:106)&lt;/a&gt; verse is related to previous (holy) books (that is: Torah, Psalms, and Gospel). He mentions &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;His practice&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; that whenever He abrogates, He provides something better than previous one. Here, the interpretation is: &lt;em&gt;consider Quran a super-set (which overrides) all previous revelations; if you (compare) and find something different, then the verse in Quran overrides because it is better, ignore the previous (revelation).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We do not abrogate a verse or cause it to be forgotten except that We&#xA;  bring forth [one] better than it or similar to it. Do you not know&#xA;  that Allah is over all things competent?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, your question (list of abrogated verses in Quran) would be valid if there is a new revelation by Allah, which certainly is not the case because the book (Quran) is considered the final word. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a separate note, you may however do an internet search to compare Quran with previous revelation; if you find anything different, then verse from Quran takes the precedence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this clarifies. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21415" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T08:50:06.233" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38247" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-04T09:55:07.593" Score="3" ViewCount="301" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's say there is a company that generate revenue from finding an eligible or qualified person who can take a loan at interest(Riba). this company will get paid from the conventional bank if succeed to find a person who are qualified to take a loan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this company has some other business model that generate revenue. in this case they have 6 or more halal business model. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the comparison between the riba and the halal in terms of the gain revenue is a secret because the company doesn't share about this. But let's assume the &lt;code&gt;haram&lt;/code&gt; is around &lt;strong&gt;5%&lt;/strong&gt; or more of the total income. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is it permissible to work on this company? or is it better to find another job?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And was there a case something like this at the time when &#xA;&lt;br&gt;the Prophet Muhammad صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم alive?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4755" LastEditorUserId="4755" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T04:18:54.647" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T04:18:54.647" Title="Working at the company that has halal and harram business model, is it Permissible?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|work|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38248" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38189" CreationDate="2017-03-04T10:49:36.213" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;See here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_blindness&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_blindness&lt;/a&gt; . Cite:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Flash blindness is visual impairment during and following exposure to a light flash of extremely high intensity.[1] It may last for a few seconds to a few minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T10:49:36.213" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38249" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-04T14:39:53.273" Score="2" ViewCount="140" Body="&lt;p&gt;A friend once asked me if it would be better for the Non-muslims who don't convert to Islam rather than live under Islamic law. And I said that I didn't know if our laws are better for the non muslims or their own laws are better for themselves as it occurred to me that their own laws would give them religious freedom but ours would not. Is this a statement of kufr by saying that the laws of Allah are not the best? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13666" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T02:18:59.000" Title="Shariah Law for the disbeliever" Tags="|sharia|allah|non-muslim|kufr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36522" CreationDate="2017-03-04T15:04:30.680" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt;: There seems to be many interconnected reasons for wearing hijab.  &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33:59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 33:59&lt;/a&gt; gives one of the reasons as &amp;quot;they will be known&amp;quot;, and tafsir primarily interpret it as meaning &amp;quot;being recognized as free women&amp;quot;.  However, this does not eliminate it also implying &amp;quot;being recognized as upstanding&amp;quot; as one of the reasons, which may be considered as implied by &amp;quot;being recognized as Muslim&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Several tafsir interpret this part of &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33:59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 33:59&lt;/a&gt; as meaning &amp;quot;recognized as free women&amp;quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That makes it likelier that &lt;strong&gt;they will be known to be free women&lt;/strong&gt; and not be molested by being approached. In contrast slavegirls did not use to cover their faces and so the disbelievers used to pester them. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafsir_al-Jalalayn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir al-Jalalayn&lt;/a&gt;, trans. Feras Hamza (sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=74&amp;amp;tSoraNo=33&amp;amp;tAyahNo=59&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AlTafsir.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(O Prophet! Tell thy wives and thy daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks close round them) to cover their necks and bosoms ((when they go abroad). &lt;strong&gt;That will be better, that so they may be recognised) as free women&lt;/strong&gt; (and not annoyed) and not be harmed by the fornicators. (Allah is ever Forgiving) He forgives what they have done in the past, (Merciful) He shows mercy on them regarding that which they will do in the future. -- Tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_Allah_ibn_Abbas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn 'Abbas&lt;/a&gt;, trans. Mokrane Guezzou (sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=73&amp;amp;tSoraNo=33&amp;amp;tAyahNo=59&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AlTafsir.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there seems to be a bit of a &amp;quot;gray area&amp;quot;.  To illustrate, we have the following tafsir:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the great commentators who have passed after the period of the Companions and their immediate followers have given the same meaning of this verse. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Tabari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Ibn Jarir Tabari&lt;/a&gt;, in his commentary of this verse, says: &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;The respectable women should not look like the slave-girls from their dress when they move out of their houses, with uncovered faces and loose hair&lt;/strong&gt;; they should rather draw and Iet down over them a part of their sheets or outer-garments so that no evil person may dare molest them.&amp;quot; (Jami'al Bayan, vol. XXII, p. 33). -- Tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayyid_Abul_Ala_Maududi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi&lt;/a&gt; - Tafhim al-Qur'an (sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranx.com/tafsir/Maududi/33.59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;QuranX.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so it also gives the reason &amp;quot;recognized as a free woman&amp;quot;, but which also goes on to say&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;... will thus be recognized&amp;quot;: &lt;strong&gt;will be recognized to be noble and chaste women from their simple and modest dress&lt;/strong&gt;, and not women of ill repute from whom some wicked person could cherish evil hopes. ''.. are not molested&amp;quot;: will not be teased but let alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evidently, this instruction is being given to those women who regard flirtation and stares and evil advances by men as annoying and troublesome and not as enjoyable, who &lt;strong&gt;do not want to be counted among ill-reputed, immodest society girls, but wish to be known as chaste and modest domestic women&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It looks like there's more to it than just being recognized as a non-slave, and that being recognized as upstanding is among the reasons to wear hijab.  We also have:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an says that Hijab has been prescribed for the women &lt;strong&gt;so that they are recognized as modest women&lt;/strong&gt; and this will also prevent them from being molested. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamlaws.com/why-hijab-necessary-in-islambenefitsimportancedefinition/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zakir Naik&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a (rather inspiring) &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdxj_ygsCPQ&amp;amp;t=6s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; video, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aminah_Assilmi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aminah Assilmi&lt;/a&gt; says that being recognized as Muslim, and consequently being recognized as upstanding, is the main reason Allah has ordained wearing hijab:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an itself says why we cover our hair.  What does the Qur'an say?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[pause]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;...to identify ourselves as being Muslim.  That's number one.  That we will be recognized.&lt;/strong&gt;  We put this on; this is an act of truthfulness, alright, so that everybody will know that we are Muslim women; we want everyone to know that we are Muslim women.  We are proud of being Muslim women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this says a lot too.  &lt;strong&gt;See, what this tells everyone who sees me is what stands before you is a woman of enormous strength.  Enormous courage and integrity.&lt;/strong&gt;  This woman will not lie.  She will not cheat.  She will not deceive.  She will be the best employer; the best employee; the best friend; the best adviser; the best counsellor.  That's a Muslim women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aisha Stacey at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/2770/why-muslim-women-wear-veil&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamReligion.com&lt;/a&gt; seems to concur &amp;quot;The majority of Muslim women wear hijab, to obey God, and to be known as respectable women.  (Quran 33:59)&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-03-06T07:41:06.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38251" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-04T17:38:00.213" Score="1" ViewCount="7701" Body="&lt;p&gt;Abu Umamah (radi Allah-u-anhu) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said, &quot;Whoever recites Ayat ul-Kursi immediately after each prescribed Prayer, there will be nothing standing between him and his entering Paradise except death.&quot; [Nasai, Ibn Hibban, Darimi]&#xA;I want to ask that we should read ayat al-Kursi at the end of fardh of salah or at the end of complete salah ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastActivityDate="2017-07-04T22:37:11.700" Title="What is right time of reciting Ayat al-Kursi after Salah?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38252" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-04T17:54:10.227" Score="3" ViewCount="1220" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just saw a page sharing a conversation between Holy Prophet (PBUH) and a an insect. Is this possible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user46" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T21:22:41.167" Title="Could Holy Prophet (PBUH) talk to animals and understand what they said?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38254" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-04T19:44:34.900" Score="2" ViewCount="194" Body="&lt;p&gt;How women should be in Islam. Can they try hard to make a successful career? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21419" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-01-03T11:45:35.670" LastActivityDate="2018-01-03T11:45:35.670" Title="Should a woman rush towards Allah and become a good housewife or follow passion in her career?" Tags="|fiqh|women|work|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38256" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38251" CreationDate="2017-03-04T21:29:51.997" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hadith you said, says this: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rasool Allah peace be upon him said, “Whoever recites Aayatul Kursi after every Fard (Fard Salat). Only death is keeping him/her from entering Jannah. (As soon as he/she dies, will enter Jannah)&#xA;  (Nisa’i, Ibne Habban, Ibnelsani A’n Abi Amatah Albahili Radiallah Anhu)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more info, go to this &lt;a href=&quot;http://turntoislam.com/community/threads/the-great-virtues-and-benefits-of-ayat-al-kursi.47830/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it will be best if you say it after the fard of salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="20796" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T21:08:41.373" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T21:08:41.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38254" CreationDate="2017-03-04T23:15:35.070" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The way you phrased the question makes it sound as if becoming a housewife is the best way to serve Allah. Which is misleading. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is nothing in Islam preventing women from pursuing a successful passionate career. Provided the job is licit, obviously. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And just as men can be good at their job and good husbands, women can be good at their job and be good wives. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I bring to your attention that Khadidja was a successful merchant and did not stop being a successful merchant after marrying the prophet of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the two women that met moses were shepherds, and Quran did not say anything about it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When he [Moses] arrived at the well of Midian, he found there a throng of people watering [their flocks], and he found, besides them,&#xA;  two women holding back [their flock]. He said, ‘What is your&#xA;  business?’ They said, ‘We do not water [our flock] until the shepherds&#xA;  have driven out [their flocks], and our father is an aged man.&#xA;  (28:23)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, if it is not expressly forbidden, then it is considered allowed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15543" LastActivityDate="2017-03-04T23:15:35.070" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38259" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9219" CreationDate="2017-03-05T00:23:09.153" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are 124.000 nabi and 315 rasool that Allah send to guide human kind to worship Allah Ta'ala (see Imam Ahmad Hadits book).  But in Islam we just have to have faith in 25 prophets that are mentioned in the Qur'an.  These 25 prophets comprise of 20 nabi and 5 rasool.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why only 25? because we can use their life story as guide in our life time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there other prophet's life story cannot we use as guide? Only Allah Ta'ala know the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the list of 25 prophets; the prophets before rasool Muhammad shalallahu 'alaihi wa sallam include rasool Isa 'alaihis salaam.&#xA;But again, we just know the 25 prophet name in the Qur'an, so only Allah Ta'ala know if there any prophet before prophet Muhammad Shalallahu 'alaihi wa sallam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21423" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-05T05:17:06.050" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T05:17:06.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38254" CreationDate="2017-03-05T00:40:46.433" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;sorry for my bad english (i am from indonesia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah was give the best job for women to be a housewife,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if a factory can produce good product, there must be a good CEO, a good Manager, and any other employee...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;our house is a factory that produce human. from a good house can make a good CEO, a good Manager, a good employee, and any other job include being a schoolar, a president, and so many other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;islam dont force u to choose either being a housewife or your career. we can choose both of them but we must prioritize ur family before anything,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsGtXntWQww&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsGtXntWQww&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21423" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T00:40:46.433" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38261" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38252" CreationDate="2017-03-05T02:00:02.993" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, he did have the capacity to interact with animals. it is mentioned in exegesis that a camel complained to him for not being sufficiently fed upon which he instructed the owner to address the issue. Although there are not many instances quoted in the case of Prophet Mohammad, but it can safely be assumed that Prophets, as per the demand of the occasion, may elicit this endowed capacity by virtue of being special and chosen ones. This deduction/assumption is supported by the instance of Prophet Ibrahim ushering the desiccated birds from the hilltops to himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T21:22:41.167" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T21:22:41.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38262" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38249" CreationDate="2017-03-05T02:18:59.000" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is always a possibility of this sort of happenchance. Although, in general, the Sharia'a is meant for Muslims but its clauses dealing with the non-Muslims would apply to govern their affairs. Practicing their religion freely is one such Sharia'a provision. Guaranteeing the Safety and protection to their lives and properties is yet another such Sharia'a provision. Those who are interested in knowing more about Sharia'a may access:-&#xA;    &lt;a href=&quot;https://shakir2.wordpress.com/2014/05/10/disjunctive-sequel-2/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://shakir2.wordpress.com/2014/05/10/disjunctive-sequel-2/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T02:18:59.000" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38263" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34996" CreationDate="2017-03-05T03:07:04.317" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The undercurrent of the question is &quot;rationality&quot; of the concept of &quot;Iddah&quot;.  The answer thereof is that in Divine religions (Islam at present) human rationality is not always an applicable yardstick but the Divine Wisdom-----which is beyond human questioning. For example performing ablution is rational but praying (salah) is not. Hope this will put an end to such questions----which instead of being answered correctly----create doubts in the minds of common people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-05T05:18:42.140" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T05:18:42.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34945" CreationDate="2017-03-05T03:21:06.463" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sure it is permissible. When Islam accords acceptance to the practice of faith of its non-Muslim citizens then it is obviously rational to allow them to build their prayer houses and upkeep of them. Under Muslim rule, their protection would be the responsibility of the Muslim government. Prophet, in war situations, has categorically ordered not to destroy the worshipping places of non-Muslims, not to kill or harm their religious (non-Combatant) men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-05T05:19:09.187" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T05:19:09.187" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38265" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-05T03:25:41.330" Score="3" ViewCount="2415" Body="&lt;p&gt;What if a married woman has got strong sexual desire that one husband can not fulfil? Is she allowed to marry two men to avoid haram relationships.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21426" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-05T05:20:46.197" LastActivityDate="2019-01-06T00:56:28.610" Title="Can a woman marry two men if she is sexually unfulfilled by one?" Tags="|nikah|women|sex|polygamy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38266" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33682" CreationDate="2017-03-05T03:37:59.557" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Logically, if it is all true what you described, then repentance and &quot;kaffarah&quot; should suffice. Although ignorance is no defense in man-made law, it does however, absolve one of sinfulness in religious law. Allah would not punish those who have not received the message of Islam and Oneness of Him by any means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Precisely relating to the situation narrated by the questioner above. She may get consolation from Verse 16 of surah Al Nisa (4). Which says &quot; Allah relents to those who commit sin in ignorance but then immediately resort to Him for forgiveness&quot; Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastEditorUserId="21274" LastEditDate="2017-03-14T22:44:46.900" LastActivityDate="2017-03-14T22:44:46.900" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38267" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23774" CreationDate="2017-03-05T03:51:54.277" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wali in Hanafi Fiqh is not mandatory. In other fiqh its imposition is rather strict. In some scholars opinion, however, a mature woman like you may represent herself in giving herself in marriage to a suitable person it is still worthwhile if the Imam or the Incharge of the Islamic Center or an adult Muslim could have stepped forward to be a &quot;&lt;strong&gt;wali&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; Asking for forgiveness and &lt;strong&gt;kaffarah&lt;/strong&gt; should put your mind to rest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-05T05:17:30.037" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T05:17:30.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38269" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33681" CreationDate="2017-03-05T04:05:35.400" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Categorical impermissibility of pet dogs inside the house. Dogs may, however, be kept outside the main house as guards or hunting dogs etc. In your son's case, an alternate (permissible) pet may be suggested/introduced.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastEditorUserId="19262" LastEditDate="2017-03-06T09:45:03.373" LastActivityDate="2017-03-06T09:45:03.373" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38270" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-05T05:14:55.223" Score="2" ViewCount="6584" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a girl doesn't like a proposal, can she reject it? I have always wanted to get marry to a person who has more knowledge and practices Islam more than I do. If I found the proposal from a person with modern values, can I reject this proposal? I prefer Istekhara for this, but still I want to know whether it is permissible or not in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21428" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-05T05:59:10.153" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T05:59:10.153" Title="Is it permissible for a girl to reject a proposal?" Tags="|sharia|nikah|women|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38271" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38270" CreationDate="2017-03-05T05:58:13.980" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Absolutely, she may reject a proposal, and there's numerous sahih hadith which state this, e.g.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Haraira:  Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;A lady slave should not be given in marriage until she is consulted, and a virgin should not be given in marriage until her permission is granted.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; The people said, &amp;quot;How will she express her permission?&amp;quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;By keeping silent (when asked her consent).&amp;quot; Some people said, &amp;quot;If a man, by playing a trick, presents two false witnesses before the judge to testify that he has married a matron with her consent and the judge confirms his marriage, and the husband is sure that he has never married her (before), then such a marriage will be considered as a legal one and he may live with her as husband.&amp;quot; -- Sahih al-Bukhari 6970 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/90/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated `Aisha: I asked the Prophet, &amp;quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! &lt;strong&gt;Should the women be asked for their consent to their marriage?&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;Yes.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; I said, &amp;quot;A virgin, if asked, feels shy and keeps quiet.&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;Her silence means her consent.&amp;quot; -- Sahih al-Bukhari 6946 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/89/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;A matron should not be given in marriage except after consulting her; and a virgin should not be given in marriage except after her permission.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; The people asked, &amp;quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! How can we know her permission?&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;Her silence (indicates her permission). -- Sahih al-Bukhari 5136 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;); also Sahih al-Bukhari 6968 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/90/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the functions of her wali (guardian) is to only marry her to a suitable husband, so he can also reject a proposal on her behalf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marriage without having the consent of the guardian of a woman is not valid. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=92758&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is haraam for the guardian (wali) of the woman to force her to marry someone she does not want and does not like, because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “The virgin should not be given in marriage until her permission has been sought.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6968; Muslim, 1419. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/163990&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if a marriage does happen without her permission, she can seek annulment:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regard to what has happened to you, you have the choice of whether to stay or not. Seek guidance from Allaah (by praying istikhaarah). &lt;strong&gt;If you agree to stay in this marriage then all well and good, but if you do not accept to stay with your husband, then you have the right to seek annulment of the marriage, because it took place without your consent.&lt;/strong&gt; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/47439&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T05:58:13.980" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38272" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38265" CreationDate="2017-03-05T07:04:56.803" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it's forbidden in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And [also prohibited to you are all] married women&lt;/strong&gt; except those your right hands possess. [This is] the decree of Allah upon you. ...  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:24&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/quran/4/24/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Awakened&lt;/a&gt; for further translations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some women have strong sexual desires, but this is not listed as an exception.  Her husband should be making reasonable efforts to ensure her sexual satisfaction:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In fact her right to sexual intercourse is given priority over other rights as the main objective behind marriage is to satisfy the sexual desire of both spouses. And &lt;strong&gt;if the husband satisfies his wife's sexual desire he is rewarded for that&lt;/strong&gt; if he had the proper intention before indulging in sex with her. Muslim reported that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) said: There is a Sadaqa in man's sexual intercourse. [ Muslim ] -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=86403&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt; (hadith reference: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/muslim/12/66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Probably the best she can do is communicate and work together with her husband in order to become more fulfilled in the bedroom.  Seeking &quot;workarounds&quot;, like finding another spouse, is not conducive of a healthy marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the sexual desire is so strong, it can be described as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypersexuality&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hypersexuality&lt;/a&gt;, which in extreme cases can be classed as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_addiction&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sexual addiction&lt;/a&gt;, and may require treatment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T07:04:56.803" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38273" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38297" CreationDate="2017-03-05T07:27:28.520" Score="1" ViewCount="151" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Salafi movement... is an ultra-conservative reform in the first half of the 18th century against a background of European colonialism. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salafi_movement&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen this claim repeatedly, but I'm yet to pinpoint in what ways the Salafi movement is &quot;ultra-conservative&quot; if it is even a correct label.  Sure, some people have some extreme views, but it's hard to know how representative that is of the Salafi movement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What are some illustrative examples of how the Salafi movement is ultra-conservative?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm just trying to get a better idea of what precisely is being referred to when the term &quot;ultra-conservative&quot; is being thrown around.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2023-12-06T11:19:42.950" Title="Examples of how the Salafi movement is ultra-conservative?" Tags="|salafi|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38274" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38290" CreationDate="2017-03-05T07:32:16.387" Score="2" ViewCount="1387" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are people who have memorized the Qur'an (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafiz_(Quran)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hafiz[a]&lt;/a&gt;); I actually know one such person.  It's really awe-inspiring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Does someone who has memorized the Qur'an still need to read it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering if these people still need to bother reading a hard copy of the Qur'an.  What's the point if they've memorized it?  Perhaps there's some practical reasons (e.g. imperfect memorization) or perhaps there's a more spiritual reason to actually read the Qur'an as a physical object.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T16:56:06.087" Title="Does someone who has memorized the Qur'an still need to read it?" Tags="|quran|quran-memorization|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38275" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-05T08:06:59.533" Score="0" ViewCount="510" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am really ashamed asking this, but as a girl growing up boy-girl relationships have always been a no-no. I don't even talk much to guys, unless necessary. Upon encountering romance - TV, movies, books, - I always rolled my eyes because I hated romance, seemed too stupid, dumb to me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then I read a book where two guys feel you know in love and I thought it was the first time I did not want to continue to see what happened - I though the mm couple was cute. Now I always think they are cute? I am a girl so naturally I dislike lesbians and stuff, but ....ugh. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I wish I could be disgusted by them but I am addicted, not wholly, to gay books [Only YA stuff, not any uter haram erotic stuff, ew] . I've vowed never again to seek out a gay book but if I see two gay guys, I still think Awww. Please help! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21429" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-03-05T08:37:55.223" LastActivityDate="2020-03-28T09:01:55.233" Title="Is it permissible to like gay people? To be friends with them? To perhaps think they are . . . cute?" Tags="|homosexuality|evil-thoughts|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38276" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-05T08:39:01.643" Score="0" ViewCount="7974" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a 17-year old boy, and I want to know if Islam allows one to rub one's penis to get out sperms (semen).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When I get into for bath that time I feel something different, or sexual desire, and I won't be able to stop my hand from rubbing my penis, and as a result sperm comes out, and I feel something different, but after rubbing penis I wash it from water as I am bathing. So, I wanted to know that it is good habit or bad habit related to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is bad habit I ask for forgiveness for Allah for that all thing!&#xA;If it is not bad then it's ok.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20692" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-05T08:47:24.557" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T09:18:21.557" Title="Is rubbing one's penis to get out sperm permissible?" Tags="|masturbation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-03-06T17:41:37.487" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38277" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-05T08:44:26.220" Score="2" ViewCount="589" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just start playing a &lt;em&gt;multiplayer&lt;/em&gt; PC game called &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWX16KviBWM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Conan Exiles&lt;/a&gt;. In the beginning of the game, one must select a religion (not Islam) out of four, as character builds up. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Worshipping a God gives you help in later levels, as you would be able to summon titans and other beings by worshipping that God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am playing this game just for fun. &lt;strong&gt;Does selecting and praying for a God in game negate my virtue in any way?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21195" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-28T11:52:26.407" LastActivityDate="2018-03-28T11:52:26.407" Title="Does worshipping a God in game negate my virtue?" Tags="|software|game|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38278" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38276" CreationDate="2017-03-05T09:18:21.557" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its not allowed and mastrubation is also strictly  forbidden. You will have to  undergo severe torment of Allah if u do that. Be patient while feeling sex that's better for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21215" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T09:18:21.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38280" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37895" CreationDate="2017-03-05T09:26:15.573" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no clean way to manstrubation. Its punishable if u do it in any way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21215" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T09:26:15.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38281" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36447" CreationDate="2017-03-05T09:29:59.323" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Semen is already pure you don't need to purify it by water or anything else like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21215" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T09:29:59.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38254" CreationDate="2017-03-05T13:27:46.750" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I respect your answer but I have come across some books stating that Khadijatul-kubra raziallahu anhu was a successful woman before marriage and after marriage she dedicated herself to become a good housewife . Kindly please check the below link. &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/khadijatul-kubra-sayyid-ali-asghar-razwy/chapter-4-marriage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.al-islam.org/khadijatul-kubra-sayyid-ali-asghar-razwy/chapter-4-marriage&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21435" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T13:27:46.750" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38286" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38369" CreationDate="2017-03-05T13:59:09.030" Score="3" ViewCount="11613" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that memorising the whole the Quran is fard kifaya but are there any other fard kifaya acts ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastActivityDate="2020-09-24T13:52:24.453" Title="Can someone give me examples of fard kifaya?" Tags="|fard|obligation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38287" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38603" CreationDate="2017-03-05T14:01:05.743" Score="1" ViewCount="32043" Body="&lt;p&gt;I been told that after junub one should need to have bath/gusul before having food or to pray. Although one can have food or do whatever they want but it is considered makruh and is believed that blessing from home stop coming.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If that is true then every time a couple became intimate and in state of junub, it would mean to bath every time and while some might live with families or with relatives, it does get noted of why someone is showering couple of times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is, that is it true that eating food or prayer become makruh if you do not have shower after junub?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference will be appreciated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="3627" LastEditDate="2017-03-21T16:44:12.340" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T18:09:57.623" Title="Does food and prayer become makruh after junub if not bath?" Tags="|salat|sex|food|ghusl|makruh|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38288" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-05T14:16:41.103" Score="4" ViewCount="1357" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:3&lt;/a&gt;, it says per the Sahih International translation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls,&#xA;  then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or&#xA;  four. But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one&#xA;  or those your right hand possesses. That is more suitable that you may&#xA;  not incline [to injustice].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can easily be understood as a reminder to men who want to marry multiple wives that they have to treat their wives equitably. However, if there is no way for the wives to enforce this, it can easily fall flat. This leads to the questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What constitutes &quot;injustice&quot; among multiple wives? Please make sure to elaborate on general, yet specific enough rules, not just concrete example situations.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What can a wife who feels she is being treated unjustly compared to her co-wives do to force her husband to correct this? Is it grounds for obtaining a divorce, can she legally force him to change his behavior while staying in the marriage, is there payment she can demand; what legal rights does being treated unjustly by her husband give her?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2017-03-05T14:50:52.937" LastActivityDate="2017-03-06T06:58:52.337" Title="Quran 4:3 - injustice to wives" Tags="|nikah|justice|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38287" CreationDate="2017-03-05T15:57:28.617" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No it is allowed to eat food after having sexual relations without doing ghusl. The reason that people say that it is makruh is because you are impure so it is best to do wudhoo before eating and do ghusl when desired. The reason is that &#xA;Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her),  said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), when he wanted to eat or sleep at the time when he was junub (in a state of impurity following intercourse), he would do wudoo’. (Narrated by Muslim, al-Hayd, 461). Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said in al-Sharh al-Mumti’&#xA;The one who is junub should do wudhoo before sleeping but it is mustahabb and not obligatory. This is the same case with eating. Some scholars say that 'It is not makrooh for someone to eat or drink without wudhoo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T15:57:28.617" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38290" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38274" CreationDate="2017-03-05T17:23:48.930" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Shia school of thought, several narrations from the Fourteen Infallibles (as) describe the benefits of looking at the holy verses and reading them from the book. So there must be more to it than just practising the memory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) has said: “Nothing is harder for Satan to bear than a person who recites the Qur’an by looking at the pages (of the Qur’an).”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Thawab al-A’mal, Pg. 231&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Ja’far ibne Muhammad as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said that:&#xA;  “Reciting the Qur’an from the pages of the Qur’an (meaning to look at&#xA;  it and recite it - not from memory) lightens the punishment of one’s&#xA;  mother and father, even if they are both disbelievers.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Usul al-Kafi,  Vol. 2, Pg. 613&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Ja’far ibne Muhammad as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said: “The&#xA;  Qur’an is the trust of Allah (given) to His creations, therefore it is&#xA;  desirable for every Muslim to look at this trust and to recite (a&#xA;  minimum of) 50 ayat (verses) of the Qur’an everyday.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Usul al-Kafi, Vol. 2, Pg. 609&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-03-06T09:45:24.140" LastActivityDate="2017-03-06T09:45:24.140" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38291" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-05T17:25:58.287" Score="2" ViewCount="233" Body="&lt;p&gt;is working on corporate finance like capital budgeting, financial analysis, finance forecasting is permitted in islam. is it halal or haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21362" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-05T23:15:52.203" LastActivityDate="2017-03-05T23:15:52.203" Title="Is working on coporate finance like budgeting and forecasting halal or haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|business|work|finance|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38292" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38274" CreationDate="2017-03-05T17:27:04.553" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no ruling that a Muslim MUST &lt;em&gt;read&lt;/em&gt; Qur'an. It's extremely recommended. Better to &lt;em&gt;memorize&lt;/em&gt; its verses.More than that, it's recommended to the &lt;em&gt;reflect&lt;/em&gt; in Qur'an. Even more than that it's important to &lt;em&gt;apply&lt;/em&gt; Qur'an in our lives, use it as a touchstone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many of us have Qur'an at our houses as a decoration, many of us memorization of Qur'an without any reflection and many of us have reflection without any application. It's just that we can/should always get better and better. So a person that has memorized Qur'an has done very well, but 2 more &lt;strong&gt;major&lt;/strong&gt; steps left to go for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;وَقَالَ الرَّسُولُ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِي اتَّخَذُوا هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ مَهْجُورًا&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And the Messenger has said, &quot;O my Lord, indeed my people have taken this Qur'an as [a thing] abandoned.&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/25/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Furqan :&#xA;  30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;carrying Qur'an like a donkey is about one who just reads Qur'an but doesn't apply:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;مَثَلُ الَّذِينَ حُمِّلُوا التَّوْرَاةَ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَحْمِلُوهَا كَمَثَلِ الْحِمَارِ يَحْمِلُ أَسْفَارًا ۚ بِئْسَ مَثَلُ الْقَوْمِ&#xA;  الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ ۚ وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ&#xA;  الظَّالِمِينَ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The example of those who were entrusted with the Torah and then did not take it on is like that of a donkey who carries volumes [of&#xA;  books]. Wretched is the example of the people who deny the signs of&#xA;  Allah . And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/62/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Jum'ah :&#xA;  5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reflection:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ ۚ&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nisa' : 82&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنصِتُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;So when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention that you may receive mercy. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7/204&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A'raf 204&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition from a psychological perspective the more you bond physically with something the better it gets. I mean if you read Qur'an in your head, or read it out loud, or also read it with the book in your hand, it will all be different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having that said the most important element of doing (reading/ listening / performing anything) is the &lt;em&gt;presence of your conscience&lt;/em&gt;. Let me explain what I mean.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I'll go from bad to good:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Have you done your daily prayers but then you were thinking about how to solve a math problem and never realized how you began or finished your prayer? Or just read your prayers quickly just because you had to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You've read your prayers but during some rak'ats you were thinking about what your colleague told you?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You've read your prayers but you were really just reading/saying it. You didn't truly mean what you said. Like reading 200 pages of a book but then if someone asks you what was it about you'd be like : &quot;ummm...uhhh...it was about a guy fighting evil (not remembering any of the details&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You've read your prayers but this time you were paying attention to the words, when you said &lt;em&gt;ایاک نعبد و ایاک نستعین&lt;/em&gt; you really really meant it. In your heart you were like &quot; FIRMLY, my compassionate lord, I will only seek from you and not seek from others, &lt;em&gt;you&lt;/em&gt; sustain me&quot;.  When you say &lt;em&gt;صراط الذین انعمت علیهم غیر المغضوب علیهم و لاالضالین&lt;/em&gt; you really try to purify yourself from the wrong path, you only want to be on the path of the prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You've read your prayers and in addition to the above, you see heaven on your right and hell on your left, you see death imminent, you're fearful of your sins,etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically the most important thing is &lt;strong&gt;how deeply you translate (to your current moment) what you're reading/hearing&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The steps for reading Qur'an are very similar, but I feel this example better connects with our daily prayers. In Qur'an whether you just read it, or when you read verses of Akhlaq you look into yourself and say &quot; What have I done?! I've deceived myself&quot;...when you read verses about heaven and hell &quot;you see death imminent and tell yourself this world is only to be traded for the value of paradies, when you see verses of Allah being just, you look into yourself and tell yourself it is me who's brought this misery upon myself, when you see verses that Allah aids his believers you become calm and patient, etc. )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And based on my experience when you're reading from Qur'an you're bringing your eyes' focus to the Qu'ran. If you're reading from memory then you could also be seeing someone moving in front of you, the reflection of light, notifications from your cellphone, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T16:56:06.087" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T16:56:06.087" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38293" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-06T01:11:58.747" Score="3" ViewCount="927" Body="&lt;p&gt;2:74 &lt;strong&gt;Then your hearts became hardened after that, being like stones or even harder. For indeed, there are stones from which rivers burst forth, and there are some of them that split open and water comes out, and there are some of them that fall down for fear of Allah. And Allah is not unaware of what you do.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since I am reading translated Quran, and don't know the Arabic language and cultural stuff, I am sadly unable to grab the beauty of Allah's words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20297" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2017-03-07T15:15:01.240" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T15:15:01.240" Title="Quran 2:74 What is being explained by Allah(SWT) About humans faith turning hard like stones?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|surat-al-baqarah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38294" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38288" CreationDate="2017-03-06T04:11:33.130" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/129&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:129&lt;/a&gt; And you will never be able to be equal [in feeling] between wives, even if you should strive [to do so]. So do not incline&#xA;  completely [toward one] and leave another hanging. And if you amend&#xA;  [your affairs] and fear Allah - then indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving&#xA;  and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:130&lt;/a&gt; But if they separate [by divorce], Allah will enrich each [of them] from His abundance. And ever is Allah Encompassing and Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aishah narrated that: &#xA;  The Prophet would divide (his time) equally between his wives and&#xA;  said: &quot;O Allah! This is my division in what I have control over, so do&#xA;  not punish me for what You have control over which I do not have&#xA;  control over.&quot; [ &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Daud&lt;/a&gt; , &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1262900&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/36/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nisai&lt;/a&gt;,&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tirmizi&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A’ishah wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) reported “When the Apostle of&#xA;  Allaah(ﷺ) intended to go on a journey he cast lots amongst his wives&#xA;  and the one who was chosen by lot went on it with him. He divided his&#xA;  time, day and night (equally) for each of his wives except that Saudah&#xA;  daughter of Zam’ah gave her day to A’ishah. [&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/93&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Daud&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What constitutes &quot;injustice&quot; among multiple wives?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars are of the opinion that a man must divide his time, finances and other resources equally between his wives and he would be accountable for that.(&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/10091&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What can a wife who feels she is being treated unjustly compared to her co-wives do to force her husband to correct this?&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Talk to the husband and consult a marriage therapist.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A woman can obtain divorce(&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/26247&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Khul&lt;/a&gt;) from her husband for any valid reason including simple dislike, an Islamic court or judge will enforce it. Equal treatment and provision are obligatory rights(&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/13740&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;) and their lack of fulfillment are valid reasons for Khul(&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/1859&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;) .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The wife of Thabit bin Qais bin Shammas came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and&#xA;  said, &quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I do not blame Thabit for any defects&#xA;  in his character or his religion, but I am afraid that I (being a&#xA;  Muslim) may become unthankful for Allah's Blessings.&quot; On that, Allah's&#xA;  Messenger (ﷺ) said (to her), 'Will you return his garden to him?&quot; She&#xA;  said, &quot;Yes.&quot; So she returned his garden to him and the Prophet (ﷺ)&#xA;  told him to divorce her. &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/68/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-03-06T06:58:52.337" LastActivityDate="2017-03-06T06:58:52.337" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38295" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-06T06:38:46.207" Score="2" ViewCount="577" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most of the times, I observe sacred names like (&lt;em&gt;Allah and Muhammad SAWW&lt;/em&gt;) are written on fruits, vegetables, snow and many more things. e.g.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZV4e5.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZV4e5.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does Islam says about this practice?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doesn't it bring any discomfort to the religion, while the fruit/vegetable will finally be thrown away!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21195" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T04:40:31.120" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T04:40:31.120" Title="Permission to write sacred names on fruit?" Tags="|practical-islam|islamic-philosophy|food|names|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38296" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38138" CreationDate="2017-03-06T08:25:55.383" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reasons given in the Qur'an for hijab:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. &lt;strong&gt;That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused.&lt;/strong&gt; And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 33:59&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and &lt;strong&gt;not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof&lt;/strong&gt; and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to [...]. And let them &lt;strong&gt;not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment&lt;/strong&gt;. ... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24:31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 24:31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we have three interrelated reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To be known.&lt;/strong&gt;  I.e., to be recognized as a free and honorable Muslim woman (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/36522/17163&quot;&gt;Is being recognized as Muslim one of the reasons for hijab?&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To not be abused.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To not expose their adornment&lt;/strong&gt;, presumably in order to not attract inappropriate attention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, which of these apply to Muslim men?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think it's safe to say that men experience far less sexual harassment than women.  It's also probably safe to say that a woman's body is sexualized in a way that a man's body isn't.  So the latter two reasons don't apply to the same extent to men.  However, it is certainly acceptable in Islam for men to choose to conceal their body also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This makes &amp;quot;being known&amp;quot; less critical for men; e.g., a Muslim woman in hijab is implicitly declaring that she believes zina (fornication) to be a major sin, which may be off-putting to men with improper intentions.  Nevertheless, Muslim men can be recognized in other ways, e.g., beards, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taqiyah_(cap)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;caps&lt;/a&gt;, more frequently going to mosque.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, women are typically regarded as more social than men; we rely on our sisters for a lot of things (e.g., safety, compassion) and it is generally helpful to be able to recognize a sister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-03-06T08:25:55.383" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38297" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38273" CreationDate="2017-03-06T09:43:52.687" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The best example is the shari'a police which for example has more rights than the usual police, as they might even be allowed to punish without presenting people to a court (needs to be checked).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &amp;quot;officers&amp;quot; (called muttawi' &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/home.php?lang_name=ar-en&amp;amp;word=%D9%85%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B9%E2%80%8E%E2%80%8E&amp;amp;service=dict&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;مطوع‎‎&lt;/a&gt; are on the beat and for example check whether people have closed or left their offices and shops when prayer is held in a mosque after the adhan (I'll add some references later).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They had the power to arrest unrelated males and females caught socializing, anyone engaged in homosexual behavior or prostitution; to enforce Islamic dress-codes, and store closures during the prayer time. (Source wikipedia)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course their behavior has some kind of &amp;quot;Basis&amp;quot; in the sources of our religion. But one must ask himself if the Prophet() said I would do such and such, but didn'd do it, why shall we do it, are we more righteous than him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Iran you'll find a similar shi'a version. In many other Muslim countries such police departements more or less exist -not always independetly from the regular police departement-, but in most of them a punishement can only be applied after a juridical verdict by a court.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Islamic_religious_police&amp;amp;oldid=1187427463&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also for layman less detectable claims: like changes of some well known books or ban on them. Like &lt;em&gt;Ihya' 'ulum ad-Dyn&lt;/em&gt; of al-Ghazaly, some Kuwaiti scholar pretend that the chapters on sufism have been deleted or changed in the saudi-Version of &lt;em&gt;majmo' al-fatawa&lt;/em&gt; (full collection of fatwa) of ibn Taymiyyah, tafsir &lt;em&gt;al-Jalalayn&lt;/em&gt; has been replaced by commentaries of salafi scholars when the original commentators have used sufi interpretations. ... One would need to check if this is correct by buying books there and comparing them with copies printed elsewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars including al-Albani and his followers have written many papers showing that the grave of the Prophet () shouldn't be/stay in the mosque&#xA;and offered weird sollutions for that issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Less important might be the ban of Imams from the haram of Mecca because of their non-Salafi doctrine and the replacement with salafi scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2023-12-06T11:19:42.950" LastActivityDate="2023-12-06T11:19:42.950" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38298" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38293" CreationDate="2017-03-06T10:10:49.487" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This ayah is addressing the Israelites who were arguing with Prophet Musa about a cow they were ordered to sacrifice. Their reluctance and questions about the sacrifice showed their arrogance and disobedience towards Musa and towards Allah swt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Their hearts were harder than &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/al-mizan-exegesis-quran-vol-1-allamah-tabatabai/suratul-baqarah-verses-63-74&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;stone&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then your hearts hardened after that, so that they were like rocks,&#xA;  rather worse in hardness: []The next sentences show why their hearts&#xA;  were worse than rocks in hardness: “and surely there are some rocks&#xA;  from which streams burst forth”. The sentence offers a contrast&#xA;  between rocks and water. Rocks are used as examples of hardness, while&#xA;  water is proverbially used to denote softness. Even then, there are&#xA;  some rocks - with all their hardness - from which streams of water -&#xA;  with all its softness - burst forth; “and surely there are some of&#xA;  them which split asunder so water issues out of them ”: The hard rocks&#xA;  send forth the soft waters; but the Israelites' hearts were so hard as&#xA;  never to allow any truth to issue out of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course this ayah is telling &lt;strong&gt;us&lt;/strong&gt; to keep our hearts soft and struggle against arrogance in ourselves, so that we can follow the truth when it is presented to us. It shows that the obedience towards a Prophet is key as it is obedience towards Allah swt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2017-03-06T10:10:49.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38211" CreationDate="2017-03-06T12:24:53.363" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/al-tawhid/vol3-no2/introduction-ilm-al-kalam/introduction-ilm-al-kalam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Ilm al-kalam&lt;/a&gt; as   one of the Islamic sciences,  discusses the fundamental Islamic beliefs (Allah is One, Prophethood etc.) and doctrines which are necessary for a Muslim to believe in. It explains them, argues about them, and defends them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ilm al-kalam is the study of Islamic doctrines and beliefs. In the&#xA;  past, it was also called &quot;usul al-Din&quot; or &quot;'Ilm al-tawhid wa al-sifat&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Divine Justice, predestination, free will, Prophet hood, Divine Attributes are some subjects of Kalam. Islamic Philosophy and Kalam are very much intertwined.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The linked article gives an overview about Ilm al-kalam, its history and development  mainly from a Shia perspective, but explains the view of other schools of thought as well. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2017-03-06T12:24:53.363" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38302" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-06T14:17:29.520" Score="2" ViewCount="297" Body="&lt;p&gt;I work as a programmer for a shipping company. My job requires me to create a program which contains fields like &quot;shipper's name&quot;, &quot;address&quot;, etc. Also there are fields which provides information about the item being shipped, such as weight, size, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also another field which I must provide and it is called the &quot;insurance amount&quot; field. This field will contain the amount the shipper paid if he paid for insurance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that I do not know what is being shipped and who is shipping it. I just make the program where these fields get automatically populated when some one from the shipping office sends the information. The program then takes the information and stores it somewhere else. I never deal with the information directly nor do I have any information about how or what kind of insurance they have. I am just required to provide the fields.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is my work considered haram for this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21442" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-06T23:56:36.090" LastActivityDate="2017-03-06T23:56:36.090" Title="Is my work haram given that I write software which has an &quot;insurance&quot; field?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|insurance|software|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="27471" CreationDate="2017-03-06T21:55:30.733" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a very debatable Mas'ala in Fiqh, so no one can give the ultimate Fatwa, but if a good Scholar give a Fatwa (even if you don't feel comfortable with it for any reason) You have to obey the Fatwa he gives you,&#xA;    and it's your 'problem' to find the good scholar and ask, and if someone gives you any answer, that doesn't fit your life style for example, you aren't allowed to ask another one, and another one, seeking for the fatwa that you need,&#xA;    unless you were in doubt of it, you have to ask the Mufti/Imam/Scholar to explain it to you until you really understand and believe in it, then you should worship God by obeying his Servants,&#xA;    Otherwise you can obviously find someone who is totally Jahil and ignorant of Islamic Sharia, and ask him to give you Fatwa , and he will give you such a Good stuff to do bad things while you feel very comfortable , you know aht I mean !&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now for your Question about Cartoon , The Scholars talks a lot about this and it's clear to a certain point, you can search online for well explained answers about the &quot;Tasweer&quot; Mas'ala, islamqa, islamweb are some good websites, also you can search on Sunnah.com etc...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For me, Muslims aren't allowed to imitate the creation of Allah in a way that they try hardly to make something that looks and feels realistically like the creation of Allah, just to show their skills or something,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you are drawing a full human in a class of science it's totally okey, but to draw it just for fun and go viral online , it's not okey for me,&#xA;This is from the Hadith actually : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said:&lt;/strong&gt; The Messenger of Allah&#xA;  (ﷺ) visited me after returning from a journey, and I had a shelf with&#xA;  a thin cloth curtain hanging over it and on which there were&#xA;  portraits. When he saw it, the colour of his face changed (because of&#xA;  anger) and he said, &quot;O 'Aishah! the most grievous torment from Allah&#xA;  on the Day of Resurrection will be for those who imitate (Allah) in&#xA;  the act of His creation.&quot; 'Aishah said: We tore it into pieces and&#xA;  made a cushion or two cushions out of that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But many scholars don't see that the Haram is only when you try to imitate, but actually any drawing or doll with some criteria.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scholars state clearly that the Haram is:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;Full pictures of vital creature (not stones, clouds ..etc) that is complete so it lacks no parts that the life of this creature can't fulfill without it, for example, a horse body without the head , is not Haram .. &#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Some Scholars add:&lt;/strong&gt; it should be a 3D model, so if the pictures is on a paper it's ok, and if it's like an idol of a horse body isn't allowed even if it's without a head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many scholars go very strict in this case, saying that &lt;em&gt;the one who imitate Allah in term of creation, they will be more punished than Pharaoh&lt;/em&gt; ,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But the majority of the scholars, exclude the drawings and models, for Children,&lt;/strong&gt; and here's the Hadith for this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:&lt;/strong&gt; When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)&#xA;  arrived after the expedition to Tabuk or Khaybar (the narrator is&#xA;  doubtful), the draught raised an end of a curtain which was hung in&#xA;  front of her store-room, revealing some dolls which belonged to her.&#xA;  He asked: What is this? She replied: My dolls. Among them he saw a&#xA;  horse with wings made of rags, and asked: What is this I see among&#xA;  them? She replied: A horse. He asked: What is this that it has on it?&#xA;  She replied: Two wings. He asked: A horse with two wings? She replied:&#xA;  Have you not heard that Solomon had horses with wings? She said:&#xA;  Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) laughed so heartily that I could&#xA;  see his molar teeth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Me:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; I think he (peace be upon him) laughed because she was a little kid and talked innocently without realizing that he knows everything in Religion!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So according to this Hadith, pretty much anything that is modest and teaches good manners etc.. is allowed to be produced for children to play with.&#xA;And Ummuna Aicha Radiya Allahu Anha, used to have many dolls (Arabs call them daughters, in the previous Hadith she replied: my daughters, translated as: My dolls), and there's many reasons for allowing children to play with dolls and models and pictures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But If you sill don't feel comfortable about these Mas'ala, you can find some very good cartoons that aren't drawing humans or animals, or there's those cartoons who draw humans in a way that it looks like a kid drawings, just because they aren't into imitate the creation of God, in this way you would be far of the Shubha and it's totally Halal, and have many benefits for your Kid if you see so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21446" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-09-15T13:17:09.170" LastActivityDate="2017-09-15T13:17:09.170" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38307" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-07T10:25:43.357" Score="0" ViewCount="1446" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've made a really bad mistake and I know it. I don't know if Allah will forgive me. I'm a girl and my cousin is also a girl, and I took her virginity and I feel like dying because I know what I did was wrong, and after I done that I really hope God will forgive me.  Will He ever forgive me?  What do I have to do to have his forgiveness? Please don't judge me, I've learned from my mistake and I will never do anything like that ever again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21451" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-07T11:06:02.777" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T13:12:54.550" Title="Will God ever forgive me for taking my cousin's virginity?" Tags="|homosexuality|zina|forgiveness|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-05-26T10:03:07.183" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38308" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-07T10:47:02.353" Score="1" ViewCount="4146" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Christian and have a Muslim boyfriend.  I am separated, since 14 years ago.  I know my boyfriend will not marry me but I do love him, and I promised that he will be my second and last men in my life.&#xA;Soon I am ready Inshaallah, I want to enter Islam but in case I enter Islam and we meet again, is it haram to sleep with him again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21453" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-07T11:11:31.243" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T03:27:33.500" Title="Is it haram to sleep with my Muslim boyfriend before converting to Islam?" Tags="|practical-islam|sex|relationships|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38312" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38308" CreationDate="2017-03-07T12:13:45.917" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sex outside of nikah (marriage contract) is a major sin, is haram and is a punishable offence under shariah law. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have no background knowledge of your specific circumstances ... but for reference purposes there is something called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikah_Misyar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Misyar&lt;/a&gt; (also see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/82390&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; islamqa.com&lt;/a&gt;) in Sunni sect and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikah_mut%E2%80%98ah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mut'ah&lt;/a&gt; in Shia sects that you may research upon and see if you two can agree upon something like that should the situation arise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-03-07T12:40:21.333" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T12:40:21.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38313" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-07T12:17:48.620" Score="2" ViewCount="316" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it haram or halaal to transfer money using a credit card?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21456" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-28T11:56:37.887" LastActivityDate="2018-03-28T11:56:37.887" Title="Are transactions using credit cards haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|banking|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38314" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38308" CreationDate="2017-03-07T13:02:49.313" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sex outside of marriage is not permissible in both Islam and Christianity. The primary scripture of Islam, the Quran strictly prohibits it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way. [Quran 17:32]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also prohibited according to the Bible:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’[e] 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-- &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205-7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Matthew 5-7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You asked:  I want to enter Islam but in case I enter Islam and we meet again, is it haram to sleep with him again?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, it is haram for you to sleep with him again (haram means prohibited). And if you don't convert and stay a Christian, it is still prohibited according to the clear verses of the Bible. If you want to be intimate with him, &lt;strong&gt;marry him.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T23:34:32.483" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38315" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-07T14:06:26.893" Score="2" ViewCount="3716" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I'm listening a subliminal affirmation for enhancing intelligence and all the affirmation in it are listed clearly and are not against Islam, will it be harram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21460" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T07:35:47.593" LastActivityDate="2017-07-24T23:31:27.473" Title="Is subliminal affirmation to enhance the mind haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|medical|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38317" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38319" CreationDate="2017-03-07T14:26:30.393" Score="5" ViewCount="1563" Body="&lt;p&gt;During one of his shows, comedian &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Carlin&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;George Carlin&lt;/a&gt; was mocking God and religion, and says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If there is a God, may he strike me dead.  (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r-e2NDSTuE&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9Yc95t.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9Yc95t.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Despite him outright denying the existence of God and claiming to worship the sun, it looks like God chose not to immediately strike him dead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Why did God not strike George Carlin dead upon his request?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an gives examples of God killing people for their sins, e.g., the story of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Prophet Lut&lt;/a&gt;, which sets a precedent that it's possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2018-07-06T21:32:47.200" Title="Why did God not strike George Carlin dead upon his request?" Tags="|allah|punishment|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38318" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-07T14:27:27.323" Score="3" ViewCount="377" Body="&lt;p&gt;Within the sunni branch of Islam, there are the 4 major Madhabs (Hanafi, Shafii, Maliki and Hanbali). My question is, is there a book or compilation of sources for each and every fiqh draw by Imam Abu Hanifa RA. For example, for every fiqh, e.g. Wudu, Salaat, Ghusl, there must be several sources which the Imam has used to arrive at a conclusion, is there any such complication for each and every fiqh for each school (Hanafi Preferably), What i'm looking isn't only a book of fiqh from a particular madhab, but i'm looking for a book where for each fiqh, it mentions the Quran Verse and/or collection of hadiths from which fiqh was derived, is there any such book, can I get some references ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2740" LastEditorUserId="2740" LastEditDate="2017-03-07T20:19:38.550" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T20:19:38.550" Title="Sources of Fiqh from Madhabs" Tags="|fiqh|madhhab|usool-ul-fiqh|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38319" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38317" CreationDate="2017-03-07T15:04:09.820" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;God has many traditions. Among them is the Sunnah of استدراج (&lt;a href=&quot;http://sulaimanaziz87.blogspot.com/2011/04/istidraj.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Istidraj&lt;/a&gt;). Which is like God leaving the person all to himself, letting him enjoy himself. Like a parent who is, OK I'm done with you, I'm not even going to punish you anymore (in this world), I'll leave all my justice to you for the afterlife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;*وَ لاَ یحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِینَ کفَرُواْ أَنَّمَا نُمْلِی لَهُمْ خَیرٌ لاِّنفُسِهِمْ إِنَّمَا نُمْلِی لَهُمْ لِیزْدَادُواْ إِثْمًا وَلَهُمْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h1&gt;عَذَابٌ مُّهِین*&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And let not those who disbelieve ever think that [because] We extend&#xA;  their time [of enjoyment] it is better for them. We only extend it for&#xA;  them so that they may increase in sin, and for them is a humiliating&#xA;  punishment. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/178&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Imran :178&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h1&gt;&lt;em&gt;وَأُمْلِي لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ كَيْدِي مَتِينٌ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And I will give them time. Indeed, my plan is firm. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7/183&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A'raf :&#xA;  173&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-04-04T06:17:35.800" LastActivityDate="2017-04-04T06:17:35.800" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38320" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38317" CreationDate="2017-03-07T15:46:01.103" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why should God act on the whims and provocations of a man? Is that worthy of His Majesty and Stature? God acts as &lt;strong&gt;He&lt;/strong&gt; wills, and He does according to what &lt;strong&gt;He decrees&lt;/strong&gt;. God doesn't respond to provocation, He punishes whom He judges, and administers the punishment in His own way, and He gives mankind freedom and respite for an appointed time and He will judge people on the day of resurrection.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;22:47&lt;/strong&gt; And they urge you to hasten the punishment. But Allah will never fail&#xA;  in His promise. And indeed, a day with your Lord is like a thousand&#xA;  years of those which you count.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;22:48&lt;/strong&gt; And for how many a city did I prolong enjoyment while it was&#xA;  committing wrong. Then I seized it, and to Me is the [final]&#xA;  destination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/22/47-48&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 22:47-48&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7:182&lt;/strong&gt; But those who deny Our signs - We will progressively lead them&#xA;  [to destruction] from where they do not know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7:183&lt;/strong&gt; And I will give them time. Indeed, my plan is firm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/7/182-183&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 7:182-183&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T15:46:01.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38321" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38317" CreationDate="2017-03-07T16:12:28.697" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let me give you a not so very perfect parable from a different viewpoint:   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's like a fly telling the greatest Lion of all lions, hey hey hey hey you little imbecile lion which don't exist, kill me if you can...The Lion being the lion can either annihilate the fly in a second or simply because he's deserving of pride (the only entity that is worthy of pride is Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'alla) not even engage with this arrogant fly, don't even pay attention to him. It's like Allah is laughing at him saying you're of no importance, you make a fool of yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are some verses in Qu'ran which show this sort of mindset of Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;مَثَلُ الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ كَمَثَلِ الْعَنكَبُوتِ اتَّخَذَتْ بَيْتًا ۖ وَإِنَّ أَوْهَنَ الْبُيُوتِ لَبَيْتُ الْعَنكَبُوتِ ۖ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The example of those who take allies other than Allah is like that of the &#xA;spider who takes a home. And indeed, the weakest of homes is the home of the spider, if they only knew.&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/29/41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ankabut : 41&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;وَمَثَلُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا كَمَثَلِ الَّذِي يَنْعِقُ بِمَا لَا يَسْمَعُ إِلَّا دُعَاءً وَنِدَاءً ۚ صُمٌّ بُكْمٌ عُمْيٌ فَهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if We had willed, we could have elevated him thereby, but he adhered [instead] to the earth and followed his own desire. So his example is like that of the dog: if you chase him, he pants, or if you leave him, he [still] pants. That is the example of the people who denied Our signs. So relate the stories that perhaps they will give thought. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7/176&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A'raf: 176&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;مَّثَلُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِرَبِّهِمْ ۖ أَعْمَالُهُمْ كَرَمَادٍ اشْتَدَّتْ بِهِ الرِّيحُ فِي يَوْمٍ عَاصِفٍ ۖ لَّا يَقْدِرُونَ مِمَّا كَسَبُوا عَلَىٰ شَيْءٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الضَّلَالُ الْبَعِيدُ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The example of those who disbelieve in their Lord is [that] their deeds are like ashes which the wind blows forcefully on a stormy day; they are unable [to keep] from what they earned a [single] thing. That is what is extreme error.&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/14/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibrahim :18&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;وَمَثَلُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا كَمَثَلِ الَّذِي يَنْعِقُ بِمَا لَا يَسْمَعُ إِلَّا دُعَاءً وَنِدَاءً ۚ صُمٌّ بُكْمٌ عُمْيٌ فَهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The example of those who disbelieve is like that of one who shouts at what hears nothing but calls and cries cattle or sheep - deaf, dumb and blind, so they do not understand.&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/171&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Baqara: 171&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In these verses you kinda get a sense that Allah doesn't care very much about those who're in total denial. He's basically like I have nothing but my justice for you, I'll sustain you in this earth but that's just it. Having that said, if they ever turn back to Allah, Allah will have them with open arms&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-03-07T18:27:01.717" LastActivityDate="2017-03-07T18:27:01.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38322" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38307" CreationDate="2017-03-07T19:33:36.393" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Say: O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair&#xA;  not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is&#xA;  Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” [&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/39/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sûrah al-Zumar: 53&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/25/68-69&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;25:68-69&lt;/a&gt; “And those who invoke not any other ilah (god) along&#xA;  with Allah, nor kill such a person as Allah has forbidden, except for&#xA;  just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse and whoever does&#xA;  this shall receive the punishment.The torment will be doubled for him&#xA;  on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/25/70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;25:70&lt;/a&gt; Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic&#xA;  Monotheism), and do righteous deeds; for those, Allah will change&#xA;  their sins into good deeds, and Allah is Oft‑Forgiving, Most&#xA;  Merciful.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on these verses, no sin is too great for Allah to forgive for the one who repents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Hadith also clarifies it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Tirmidhi narrated that Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with&#xA;  him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of&#xA;  Allah be upon him) say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Allah, may He be blessed and exalted, said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot; O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me,    I shall&#xA;  forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind.    O son of&#xA;  Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then&#xA;  to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you and I would not mind. &quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/171&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh al-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Allah will forgive your sins if your repent sincerely and do good for taking away your sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-05-25T13:12:54.550" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T13:12:54.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38323" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-07T23:36:19.710" Score="2" ViewCount="147" Body="&lt;p&gt;Where can I search proper knowledge about Islam, and what are the first steps to do, to be Muslim? Can I still wear my Christian clothes after converting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21453" LastEditorUserId="17173" LastEditDate="2017-04-08T06:22:05.783" LastActivityDate="2017-04-08T06:22:05.783" Title="How does a Christian begin to embrace Islam?" Tags="|practical-islam|conversion|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38326" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38323" CreationDate="2017-03-08T05:18:27.390" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most important thing to convert to a religion, is to research and study the most sacred things in that religion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you want to convert to a Muslim, You first must study and understand &lt;strong&gt;Quran&lt;/strong&gt;, after that try understanding the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/medieval-times/islam-intro/a/the-five-pillars-of-islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;five most important pillars of Islam&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;/a&gt; like&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Profession of Faith—The Shahada. The Profession of Faith, the shahada, is the most fundamental expression of Islamic beliefs. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Daily Prayers—Salat. Muslims are expected to pray five times a day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alms-Giving—Zakat. The giving of alms is the third pillar. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fasting during Ramadan—Saum. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pilgrimage to Mecca—Hajj.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Try understanding each of these points, through different &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicity.org/8304/understanding-islam-and-muslims/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;point of views&lt;/a&gt;, i,e&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Socially&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Economically&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Scientifically&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Globally&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Physically&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They contribute the essence of understanding Islam and its contribution to each of views mentioned. Accepting Islam as your religion means, that you accept the terms and conditions of this religion. Personally, I don't know the dress code for christians but for muslim women, dress code is &lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.ru/en/content/story/dress-code-muslim-women&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;already defined&lt;/a&gt;, and should be followed exactly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it helps.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21195" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T05:18:27.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38328" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38339" CreationDate="2017-03-08T10:11:43.647" Score="2" ViewCount="208" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is regarding 22:40 of the Quran. I see many translations speaking about churches, monasteries and synagogues, but how do any of these words translate as such:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;sawame'&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;bya'on&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;salawaaton&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;masajido&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As my understanding, church is kanisa in Arabic, while salawat is the plural of salat and bya' may refer to the processing of selling stuff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How did these translators come to the conclusion that any of these words refer to churches and monasteries?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user21470" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-03-08T20:23:35.720" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T22:34:25.140" Title="How do the words monasteries, churches and synagogues occur in the Quran?" Tags="|quran-translation|arabic-translation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37833" CreationDate="2017-03-08T11:06:53.013" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-walaa' :&lt;/strong&gt; be loyal to  .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-baraa' :&lt;/strong&gt; wash your hands from or become innocent from or leave something away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;in Islam conducts :&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1- Be loyal&lt;/strong&gt; to Allah (by obeying his orders of what to do and not do), and his Prophet Mohammed -peace upon him-, and his companions , plus his followers and Muslim brothers.&#xA;(by loving them, supporting them, aiding &amp;amp; helping them and backing them up).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2- Clear and innocent from&lt;/strong&gt; Allah infidels , polytheists , and dissemblers. &#xA;(including all  their characteristics and similarities and acts and opposing them, not helping them)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but in some cases if they were one's parents , you should accompany them in the life with good turn but without opposing God's Orders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;its significance in political :&lt;/strong&gt; be a loyal to your Muslim leader or group leader . and the inverse is correct by disobeying him if he is conflicting with Allah clear orders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Abdullah Bin Umar wrote to `Abdul Malik bin Marwan, swearing allegiance to him: 'I swear allegiance to you in that I will listen and obey what is in accordance with the Laws of Allah and the Tradition of His Apostle as much as I can.'     &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/96/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reference     : Sahih al-Bukhari 7272&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;its significance in Islam :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1-&lt;/strong&gt; its within the context meaning of &quot;no god but Allah&quot; as you should not obey any one else but Allah .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2-&lt;/strong&gt; its a mandatory in faith's &quot;Iman's&quot; requirements as you should not obey the non-believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3-&lt;/strong&gt; its the building block where Muslims community raise upon it.(faithful men are brothers) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4-&lt;/strong&gt; not performing the walaa' and the baraa' may means you are infidel (by obeying the disbelievers)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5-&lt;/strong&gt; its importance is due to mentioning it many times in the Quran Holy book and the Tradition of His Apostle (Prophet Mohammed peace upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6-&lt;/strong&gt; it distinguish you between the faith and the infidelity .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;as far as i know there is no interference between schools about above general clarifications .&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21464" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T08:16:25.097" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T08:16:25.097" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38330" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18918" CreationDate="2017-03-08T11:16:20.740" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;this affect your brain &amp;amp; make you out of control for 3 minutes.Therefore this is dangerous and totally haram in Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21471" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T11:16:20.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38331" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37201" CreationDate="2017-03-08T12:21:44.303" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In addition to nagdawi's answer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;انما العمال بالنیات&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions. Not that it doesn't matter if you get the ablution right or wrong, but more than anything what matters is that you realize who you are doing this for and why? Perhaps if you realize that you can move away from on the how. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The significance of the &lt;em&gt;why&lt;/em&gt; is what really should be important to you. Let's look into The Dua during Ablution:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While washing the hands before performing Wudhu, one should say:&#xA;O Lord! Make me of those who repent and purify themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While rinsing the mouth one should say:&#xA;&lt;em&gt;O Lord! Dictate to me the principles of faith on the Day I meet You, and make my tongue fluent with Your remembrance.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While washing the nose one should say:&#xA;&lt;em&gt;O Lord! Do not deprive me of the fragrance of Paradise, and make me of those who smell its fragrance and per fume.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While washing the face, one should say:&#xA;&lt;em&gt;O Lord! Make my face bright on the Day when the faces will turn dark. Do not darken my face on the Day when the face s are bright.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While pouring water over the right elbow, one should say:&#xA;&lt;em&gt;O Lord! Give my book of deeds in my right hand, and a permanent stay in Paradise on my left, and make my reckoning an easy one.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While pouring water over the left elbow, one should say:&#xA;&lt;em&gt;O Lord! Do not give my book of deeds in my left hand, n or from behind my back, nor chain it to my neck. I seek refuge in You from the Hell-fire.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While performing the wiping of the head, one should say:&#xA;&lt;em&gt;O Lord! Cover me with Your Mercy, Blessings and Forgiveness.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While performing the wiping of the feet, one should say:&#xA;&lt;em&gt;O Lord! Keep me firm on the Bridge (to Paradise) on the Day when the feet will slip, and help me in my efforts to do things which will please You, O' Glorious and Mighty!.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically this wudu is to help us see ourselves in the presence of Allah and see the afterlife very close. It's purpose isn't to just do something. So if you're spending time on just getting right, I humbly suggest you spend time on thinking it right and humbling yourself before Allah. Don't let waswas hold you back from more important stuff. Islam isn't about just bending,kneeling,prostrating to Allah, It's much more about humbling while knowing exactly why you do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To see the full Arabic dua see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/wadhu.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T12:21:44.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38332" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38323" CreationDate="2017-03-08T13:31:29.503" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A person becomes a Muslim by proclaiming &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ash hadu an la ilaha ill Allah wa ash hadu anna Muhammadar Rasul Allah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, the translation for this is &quot;I testify that There is no god except Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah&quot;. Everything else is secondary in importance and you can learn it slowly and put it in practice gradually as you learn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Muslim is required to believe in 6 articles of faith, which are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief in oneness\unity of God.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief that God has sent messengers to guide people such as Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, David, Solomon, Jesus and Muhammad. This also entails that Muhammad is the final prophet and any other claimants after him are impostors.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief that God has sent revelations to some of the Prophets, such as Torah to Moses, Psalms to David, Gospel to Jesus and Quran to Muhammad.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief in Angels, as servants of God.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief in the Day of Judgement. When God will resurrect the dead and judge every soul regarding its actions and will reward or punish them accordingly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief in Predestination i.e God is All-Powerful and God, being beyond time, has knowledge of events of the future.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These beliefs are largely common to Christianity, the major difference is that Islam believes that Jesus was a human prophet and that God is strictly One in person(no trinity).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Muslim is also required to observe 5 ritual practices.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Belief in Oneness of God&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Prayer&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fasting&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zakat (Obligatory Charity)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pilgrimage to Mecca (if one is able)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In terms of practices and rituals, Islam is closer to Judaism and the teachings of the Old Testament rather than to Christianity. For example there are highly ritualized daily prayers. Pork is forbidden and meat is only permissible to eat if it has been slaughtered according to a prescribed slaughter ritual (Halal-Kosher). Alcohol is also forbidden, and sex is only allowed within a marriage contract.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, you may visit a local Mosque, meet an &lt;em&gt;Imam&lt;/em&gt; and ask him to guide you. You may also search the web and consult articles and books tailored for new converts that explain the fundamentals. Translations of the Quran are available online, and in bookstores and you can start studying them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T13:31:29.503" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38333" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-08T14:53:03.730" Score="2" ViewCount="8266" Body="&lt;p&gt;The blood of a Muslim is more scared then the Kaabah is this hadith authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Targhib wa’ l-Tarhib of Imam al-Mundhiri, 3/276 it has the following hadith from &lt;code&gt;Abd Allah ibn&lt;/code&gt;Amr ibn al-`As (Allah be well pleased with him) that he said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“I saw the Messenger of Allah (saw) performing tawaf around the Holy Ka`ba saying to it: ‘how pure and good you are! how pure and good your fragrance is! how great and exalted you are! and how great and exalted your sanctity is! But by Him in Whose hand is Muhammad’s soul, the sanctity of a believer’s blood and property in the sight of Allah is greater than your sanctity!’“&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يطوف بالكعبة ويقول ما أطيبك وما أطيب ريحك ما أعظمك وما أعظم حرمتك والذي نفس محمد بيده لحرمه المؤمن عند الله أعظم من حرمتك ماله ودمه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21473" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-03-09T04:53:29.260" LastActivityDate="2017-08-23T15:52:04.320" Title="Hadith: Blood of Muslim is more sacred then the Kaabah?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38334" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-08T14:58:07.777" Score="4" ViewCount="13266" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many people tell me that Bukhari and Muslim &quot;agree&quot; with this quote that Imam Ahmad states but I don't know if that means it is in their sahih or not. Can someone clarify? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Women are not created weaker but more generous than men. They are created more beautiful and less fierce, as beauty hates to hurt and harm others. That is why they seem weak to people, but in reality they are not. Angels are the strongest of created beings, and women are closer to the angelic nature than men, as they are readier than men to carry angelic light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is source that people I talked to have listed: The Fifth Paradise: The Garden of Beauty and Felicity by Imam Ahmad (agreed upon by Bukhari and Muslim and narrated by Abu Huraira (R.A.)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is link: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.meem.freeuk.com/Miraaj.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.meem.freeuk.com/Miraaj.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16667" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-29T10:23:08.190" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T10:23:08.190" Title="Can someone tell me where &quot;Women are not created weaker but more generous than men&quot; is in Bukhari or Muslim?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|uloom-al-hadith|sahih-bukhari|sahih-muslim|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38336" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-08T16:19:33.120" Score="1" ViewCount="160" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are around 10-20 million Ahmadiyyas in the world. What made people follow the founder of the Ahmadiyya movement, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad? If a person randomly says that he is the Messiah, no one will believe him so what made Ahmadiyyas follow Mirza Ghulam Ahmad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T16:19:33.120" Title="How did Mirza Ghulam Ahmad make people follow him?" Tags="|miracles|ahmadiyyah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2018-05-11T14:59:03.007" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11252" CreationDate="2017-03-08T16:23:25.457" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I searched for this hadith and found that the number is 17558. I read this hadith in Urdu version. Please correct me if i am wrong. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21475" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T16:23:25.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38338" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-08T17:06:02.810" Score="6" ViewCount="851" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not a Muslim here - in the West we often hear talk of (what we see as) horrible non-equal treatment of women by Muslim culture in the East. Is it common for women to be in any way subjugated (given orders and rules which men aren't subject to, or being forced to behave as a husband demands, etc) like we often hear about, is this as a result of wrong interpretations of Islam, or does the religion really teach these principles?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean no offense, I'm genuinely curious and open minded on the issue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16489" LastActivityDate="2020-11-19T12:19:32.550" Title="Does Islam teach subjugation and inequality of women, or is that due to a wrong interpretation of the religion?" Tags="|women|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38328" CreationDate="2017-03-08T18:00:14.343" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The translators probably took the prominent views from Tafsir, for example see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2499&amp;amp;Itemid=77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For linguistic derivation, there are some pointers in the Arabic-English Lexicon by Edward William Lane (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tyndalearchive.com/tabs/lane/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.tyndalearchive.com/tabs/lane/&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Salawaaton:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2499&amp;amp;Itemid=77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CnBNN.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.studyquran.org/LaneLexicon/Volume4/00000445.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.studyquran.org/LaneLexicon/Volume4/00000445.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hebrew wording referred here might be related to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.studylight.org/lexicons/hebrew/6739.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tselah&lt;/a&gt; (Tsaud Lamed He) cognate to Arabic &lt;em&gt;Salah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sawame':&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/CnBNN.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/21Inf.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.studyquran.org/LaneLexicon/Volume4/00000474.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.studyquran.org/LaneLexicon/Volume4/00000474.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/search/?q=%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%8F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; are some Hadith which use the word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bya'on:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the arabic بيعٌ, The lexicon doesn't provide any details:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/search/?q=%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%8F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6GLkN.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.studyquran.org/LaneLexicon/Volume1/00000322.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.studyquran.org/LaneLexicon/Volume1/00000322.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it is &lt;em&gt;possibly&lt;/em&gt; linked to the Hebrew &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.studylight.org/lexicons/hebrew/1156.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bea&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6GLkN.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/dspQ5.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/8/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1265720&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/20/114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; hadith use Baye in the sense of a place of worship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-03-08T22:34:25.140" LastActivityDate="2017-03-08T22:34:25.140" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38338" CreationDate="2017-03-08T20:43:57.430" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's many questions on here that may be pertinent:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;women are &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/182/17702&quot;&gt;considered inferior in intellect&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they are &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/476/are-women-allowed-to-work-in-islam?rq=1&quot;&gt;supposed to stay at home mostly&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the husband can determine &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/37305/17702&quot;&gt;where she lives, whether she can leave the house or take up a job, demand sex and she has to oblige&lt;/a&gt; (see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/38759/17702&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; for how the husband can enforce these); for his right to keep her from leaving the house and demanding sex, there are restricted circumstances where she can ignore his demands&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;if she doesn't have a husband, these rights (apart from demanding sex; extramarital sex is forbidden in islam, unless it's with a female slave) fall to a male relative, this is referred to as &quot;guardianship&quot; and the guardian is the &quot;wali&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the wali's consent is required for a woman to marry (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/38271/17702&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/36986/does-the-father-have-to-be-present-during-the-nikah&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;), a man can marry without the consent of anyone but his bride; the consent of the wali is not required in the hanafi school of law, which accounts for roughly 30% of the Muslim population&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a woman never inherits more than a man in the same position and usually inherits less (see the topic &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/37419/is-the-fact-that-a-woman-inherits-only-half-the-amount-of-a-man-a-kind-of-injust&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; - someone heard that sometimes they do inherit more than a man in the same position, but no one could find any evidence of that)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;a husband can dissolve a marriage by simply saying so (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/103/just-reciting-talak-thrice-commits-divorce&quot;&gt;talaq&lt;/a&gt;), a woman needs her husband's consent and give him the dower back, or she needs a court order to have a marriage dissolved (these are called &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/25539/any-other-procedure-for-divorce-for-women-other-than-khula&quot;&gt;khula or faskh&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;women have to cover a lot more than men&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;men can &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/76/why-are-muslims-allowed-to-marry-up-to-four-women&quot;&gt;marry four women simultaneously&lt;/a&gt;, women are restricted to one husband at a time&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/39155/17702&quot;&gt;virgin women can be married off by their wali without their consent&lt;/a&gt; in some madhahib (schools of law)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2017-11-08T20:37:21.047" LastActivityDate="2017-11-08T20:37:21.047" CommentCount="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38342" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-09T00:16:17.787" Score="3" ViewCount="802" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm thinking about the flip side of this question: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/37645/17163&quot;&gt;In what ways do Muslim women show ingratitude to their spouses?&lt;/a&gt;.  According to Sahih Muslim, the Prophet said that women generally show ingratitude to their spouses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How can a wife express gratitude to her husband?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Put yourself in the shoes of a Muslim woman who's just read this hadith, and wants to make an effort to show gratitude, and is thinking &lt;em&gt;but what do I do?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm guessing something like not being up tight about things, or being more responsive to sexual acts, might count.  Or maybe this is more of a general attitude towards him.  It's unclear to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2017-12-11T02:30:14.207" Title="How can a wife express gratitude to her husband?" Tags="|nikah|women|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38343" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16601" CreationDate="2017-03-09T04:49:11.863" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not haram, but not recommended either. Women's rhythmic voice is appealing to men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really don't know how to explain this, you just have to be one to understand a hijabi women has a certain lure for &lt;em&gt;believing&lt;/em&gt; men. Her voice is part of what makes her luring.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can you tell me where doing such is important or vital? If it ever becomes vital then why not, but again I don't of any real example...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T12:15:20.037" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T12:15:20.037" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38344" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38342" CreationDate="2017-03-09T05:04:22.353" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When two people meet, we have different narrations saying that the elder should greet first, while also we have narrations which say the younger should greet first. Islam tries to always keep &lt;em&gt;both&lt;/em&gt; sides satisfied&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I don't speak of what men must also do, my answer would look terribly unbalanced...so I'll partially include what men must do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A women should have &lt;strong&gt;obedience&lt;/strong&gt; towards her husband while a husband must have &lt;strong&gt;camaraderie&lt;/strong&gt; for her wife. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming the husband doesn't have time or for whatever reason can't take her wife out for dinner the wife should be cool about it. At the same time if the wife asks, the husband should do his best to please his wife and take her out for shopping/dinner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a husband gets home late, the wife shouldn't be like why did you come home late, I had to deal with the kids all by myself and clean after, she should be welcoming with with minimum a glass of water...At the same time the husband should do his best to get home early... if needed he would have to wake up an hour earlier to be able to do such...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But as you mentioned yourself, be sexually responsive ie put on good makeup and make herself appealing...but then again the husband should also clean himself up, make his wife enjoy bed with her. The prophet said I don't like men who just jump on their wives like an eagle to its prey...husbands and wives should also both try stay fit or physically appealing to their spouse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other things that come to mind might be to bare with him financially, don't ask what he can't do, like don't push him to buy things just because your other friends are also buying...it would humiliate him. Keep the house warm with her kindness and patience, do things for Allah, not because she expects something in return, be patient with him because of Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Be patient for his &lt;em&gt;غیره&lt;/em&gt; (shame for her showing her beauty) ie if says speak with more Haya' &lt;em&gt;حیا&lt;/em&gt; then do so (but then again men should also give full attention to their wives, many men come home and just watch TV, open their iPhones and barely ask their wives what went on, they should make eye contact will talking, show focus and attention...it shouldn't be like &quot;I wasn't listening...what were you saying?&quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Be a loving mother for his and her children, teach them what they need to be taught and protect them from all the wrong teachings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T12:33:14.440" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T12:33:14.440" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38346" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38358" CreationDate="2017-03-09T07:04:18.897" Score="3" ViewCount="9121" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are there any unforgivable sins or mistakes in Islam? By &quot;unforgivable&quot; I mean sins which leave a mark on the person forever and the person cannot accommodate  for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, what are they?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21483" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-12T01:51:39.113" LastActivityDate="2017-08-12T01:51:39.113" Title="Are there any unforgivable sins or mistakes in Islam?" Tags="|sin|punishment|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38347" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38346" CreationDate="2017-03-09T08:34:28.023" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no sin that is unforgivable. But there may be some conditions. As in some sins one just have to ask Allah Subhana wa Ta'ala for forgiveness and in some cases one will have to compensate for the action. As if one hurts someone else, he will have to ask for forgiveness to that person too. If one has defrauded someone, he will have to compensate. With these conditions, every sin is forgivable. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah subhana wa ta'ala is Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;WALLAHU A'ALAM&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21484" LastActivityDate="2017-03-09T08:34:28.023" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38349" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39747" CreationDate="2017-03-09T09:58:20.623" Score="1" ViewCount="120" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Coming#Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this wikipedia article&lt;/a&gt;, all People of the Book will believe in Jesus (pbuh) and thus become Muslims. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Eventually, Jesus will slay the Antichrist Dajjal, and then everyone&#xA;  from the People of the Book (ahl al-kitāb, referring to Jews and&#xA;  Christians) will believe in him. Thus, there will be one community,&#xA;  that of Islam. Sahih Muslim, 41:7023&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the reference given (41:7023) is broken and perhaps this numbering has been deprecated. It may refer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://muflihun.com/muslim/41/7023&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; but it does not say what the article alludes to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please share a reference of hadith(s) which says that Jews will believe in him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2022-06-29T03:51:30.090" Title="Jews believing in Jesus after his second coming" Tags="|source-identification|jews|eschatology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38351" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-09T10:33:27.167" Score="1" ViewCount="3079" Body="&lt;p&gt;If three persons want to perform prayer like &lt;strong&gt;father, son and mother&lt;/strong&gt; what would be the &lt;strong&gt;standing position for jamaat&lt;/strong&gt; of three.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21486" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-19T05:40:24.723" LastActivityDate="2022-12-26T08:58:24.100" Title="How will three persons (two males and one female) stand for congregational prayer?" Tags="|jamaat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38352" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3071" CreationDate="2017-03-09T10:39:12.783" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;we believe that death is a bridge that takes us into another world, after death everyone will meet god according to this verse of Quran : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنْسَانُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَى رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا&#xA;  فَمُلَاقِيهِ ۸۴/۶&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21487" LastActivityDate="2017-03-09T10:39:12.783" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38353" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-09T12:16:54.077" Score="1" ViewCount="575" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are lots of examples of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RFH7C3vkK4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;people&lt;/a&gt; getting &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82MpOotYG08&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;shoes thrown at&lt;/a&gt; them for various disagreements. I recently read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/3776970/Arab-culture-the-insult-of-the-shoe.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this article&lt;/a&gt; that presents it as a tradition. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does someone know of a religious basis for this? (other than shoes being forbidden in mosques)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not asking for any moral judgement about shoe-throwing, or about the people receiving shoes in the examples in the links.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thanks in advance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sidenote : This question is not meant to be a critic. Personally, I find throwing shoes during disagreements a quite acceptable &quot;habit&quot;. Not only does a shoe do limited harm, but it also gives the time to the thrower to calm down and think about his action while he fetches his shoes back or goes home bare-foot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastEditorUserId="20376" LastEditDate="2017-03-09T12:46:24.883" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T19:15:06.753" Title="Is there a basis in the texts for shoe throwing?" Tags="|tradition|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="9" ClosedDate="2017-08-01T05:35:06.523" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38354" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38353" CreationDate="2017-03-09T12:47:51.260" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no basis for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Throwing shoes might just be an attempt to show or express anger. And throwing shoes or any other cultural behavior like pointing finger and such are not accepted. See &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/21751/how-to-control-anger-according-to-sunnah&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; which is related to anger&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And as it is said in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/3776970/Arab-culture-the-insult-of-the-shoe.htmleasilly&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; you read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Showing the sole of your shoe has long been an insult in &lt;strong&gt;Arab culture&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Understanding that it is an Arab culture (not all Arabs), would deem it to be a cultural &quot;practice&quot; and as G.Bach stated in the comments, that it has nothing to do with Islam. When this is understood, you will easily be able to filter out other cultural questions that has nothing to do with Islam, especially when they go against the Islamic tradition (in this case, how to behave when you get angry).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2017-03-09T12:47:51.260" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38355" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38356" CreationDate="2017-03-09T14:51:23.793" Score="2" ViewCount="187" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Imam finishes recitation of Surah Fatiha, we should say &quot;aamin&quot; in a loud voice or silently ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastActivityDate="2017-03-09T15:38:47.980" Title="Saying &quot;aamin&quot; after imam finishes surah Fatiha" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38356" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38355" CreationDate="2017-03-09T15:29:01.127" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;التأمين بعد الفراغ من الفاتحة في الصلاة سنة للإمام والمأموم ، يجهران به في صلاة الجهر ، ويسران به في صلاة السر&#xA;وهو سنة أيضا عقب قراءة الفاتحة خارج الصلاة . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Saying Amiin after the Fatiha when praying is a sunnah for both the imam and for the musallin , you say it Jahran (in a loud voice) when in a salat al jamaa (praying with people ) or during salat al jahr (sobh-maghreb-ishaa), and Serran (in a lower voice) when praying  alone or during salat a sser (dohr-asr) and saying it is also a sunnah after reading it outside prayers...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but why saying amiin in surat al fatihaa and not in many other ? just why ?&#xA;well because in the surah there is a duaa &quot;ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ&quot; &quot; Guide us to the straight path.&#xA;7. The path of those You have blessed, not of those against whom there is anger, nor of those who are misguided.&quot; usually after a duaa we say amiin &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21490" LastEditorUserId="21490" LastEditDate="2017-03-09T15:38:47.980" LastActivityDate="2017-03-09T15:38:47.980" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38357" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-09T18:02:04.287" Score="3" ViewCount="5548" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللَّهُمَّ أَغْنِنِي بِالْعِلْمِ وَزَيِّنِّيْ بِالْحِلْمِ&#xA;  وَأَكْرِمْنِيْ بِالتَّقْوٰى وَجَمِّلْنِيْ بِالْعَافِيَةِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Transliteration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allahumma Aghnini bil 'Ilmi,&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;(Oh Allah! Enrich me via Knowledge)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wazayyinni bil Hilmi&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;(Oh Allah! Adorn me with a sense of humility/gentleness)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wa'akrimni bi Taqwa&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;(Oh Allah! Deem me noble with Taqwa/Piety)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wajammilni bil Afiyah&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;(Oh Allah! Beautify me by keeping us in a state of well being/healthy)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Dua taught by Yasir Qadhi. &#xA;He said this is a Dua of Prophet peace be upon him. He don't give reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need reference of this Dua from Hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15880" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T13:02:27.700" LastActivityDate="2020-09-12T10:48:27.740" Title="Need reference from Hadith for this Dua. (&quot;Allahumma 'Aghnini Bil 'Ilmi, Wazayyinni Bil Hilmi Wa'akrimna Bi Taqwa Wajammilni Bil Afiyah hadith&quot;)" Tags="|hadith|dua|reference-request|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38358" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38346" CreationDate="2017-03-09T18:53:17.023" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Say: O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” [Sûrah al-Zumar: 53]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And those who invoke not any other ilah (god) along with Allah, nor kill such a person as Allah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse and whoever does this shall receive the punishment.The torment will be doubled for him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds; for those, Allah will change their sins into good deeds, and Allah is Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on these verses, no sin is too great for Allah to forgive for the one who repents. This Hadith also clarifies it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Tirmidhi narrated that Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: “Allah, may He be blessed and exalted, said: ‘O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you and I would not mind.’” [Saheeh al-Tirmidhi]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Allah will forgive your sins if your repent sincerely and do good for taking away your sins. However, there is one sin people think is not forgiven, Shirk. The verses above show that &lt;strong&gt;ALL&lt;/strong&gt; sins are forgiven if one repent, &lt;strong&gt;but&lt;/strong&gt; if you &lt;strong&gt;commit Major Shirk&lt;/strong&gt;( &lt;em&gt;if one dies while still commiting shirk&lt;/em&gt;), then it &lt;strong&gt;won't&lt;/strong&gt; be forgiven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allaah Ta’ala says :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Allah does not forgive (the sin of) joining other gods with Him; but He forgives whom He pleases other sins than this.”[4:116].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meaning of the verse is that whoever dies while a Mushrik (polytheist) Allah will not forgive him and he will surely be punished for this sin, i.e. he will remain in Hell-fire forever.&#xA;As for the person who repents from Shirk whether small Shirk or major, Allah forgives his previous Shirk and accept his repentance.&#xA;Allah Ta’ala says :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Say to those who have disbelieved, if they cease (from disbelief) their past will be forgiven. ” [8: 38].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T14:23:37.453" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38361" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16539" CreationDate="2017-03-09T22:01:00.563" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a simple answer...not rocket science.&#xA;Prophet Muhammed was an Arab. For him to understand the Quran, it had to be in Arabic. Otherwise how can he understand the message and tell/teach other people. Revelations came down to the Arabs specially due to their jahaaaliah. Eventually for the entire mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One does not have to know Arabic to learn Quran. The motive is to understand an live it. People waste years learning Quran in Arabic but do not understand the divine message.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People should read and understand the message of Allah in the easiest possible language that they can understand, not necessarily Arabic. Arabic language is for Arabs only.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21500" LastActivityDate="2017-03-09T22:01:00.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38363" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29894" CreationDate="2017-03-10T02:45:02.807" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because women and men get admonished in different ways. We are not identical. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, in Islam in every society for every moment you need a leader. For a family it's the father. If the wife isn't happy then she can take it to a higher court (father is &lt;em&gt;like&lt;/em&gt; a local leader/judge in the house) ie take her case to a religious judge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T02:45:02.807" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38366" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-10T08:14:12.190" Score="1" ViewCount="100" Body="&lt;p&gt;This matters mummers around quite usually around muslim Women. Does Islam allows women to participate in Sports, like Olympic or Fifa games, given that the &lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.ru/en/content/story/dress-code-muslim-women&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;dress code&lt;/a&gt; is followed properly?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question becomes little broad when connected with the concepts of sects in Islam, since Dress code of women is followed differently.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any specific order(fatwa, Hadith or Ayah, against this? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21195" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T10:55:28.377" Title="Women participation in Sports?" Tags="|practical-islam|women|sports|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38367" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38357" CreationDate="2017-03-10T09:25:23.323" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This hadith can be found in a couple of sources mostly with disconnected narrator chains or weak narrators:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You will find it in al-Hilm of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Abi_al-Dunya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Abi Dunya&lt;/a&gt; (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=230&amp;amp;pid=128017&amp;amp;hid=3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic) with a very disconnected chain &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufyan_ibn_%60Uyaynah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sufyan ibn 'Oyyanah&lt;/a&gt; سُفْيَانَ بْنَ عُيَيْنَةَ  is a scholar of the 2nd Century after Hijra so he can't have heard the hadith from our Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللهم أَغْنِنِي بِالْعِلْمِ وَزَيِّنِّي بِالْحِلْمِ وَكَرِّمْنِي بِالتَّقْوَى وَجَمِّلْنِي بِالْعَافِيَةِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There's another very weak isnad (chain) on the authority of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib in tarteeb al-Amali al-khmisiyah ترتيب الأمالي الخميسية of a-Shajari &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%89_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;يحيى بن الحسين الشجري&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللَّهُمَّ أَغْنِنِي بِالْعِلْمِ، وَزَيِّنِّي بِالْحِلْمِ، وَأَكْرِمْنِي بِالتَّقْوَى، وَحَلِّنِي بِالْعَافِيَةِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ar-Rifa'i al-Qazwini  &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B9%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B2%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الرافعي القزويني&lt;/a&gt; has also quoted it in his at-tadween fi akhbar qazwen التدوين في أخبار قزوين, with a better connected chain on the authority of Abudllah ibn 'Omar (apparently this is the chain ibn 'Oyyanah didn't quote as he is part of this chain).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللهم أغنني بِالْعِلْمِ وَزَيِّنِّي بِالْحِلْمِ وَكَرِّمْنِي بِالتَّقْوَى وَجَمِّلْنِي بِالْعَافِيَةِ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the whole the fact that the hadith was more or less (always) mentioned with the same wording seems a good indication for a possible authenticity. And as weak ahadith in good deeds can be used it doesn't seem a bad or wrong du'a or supplication to use!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=310375&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this thread&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-03-10T13:06:24.130" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T13:06:24.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38368" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38333" CreationDate="2017-03-10T09:57:23.307" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The source is a da'if hadith compiled by ibn Majah in his &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/36/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunan&lt;/a&gt;. It can also be found in several books of at-Tabarani like his al-Mo'jam al-Kabir all with weak narrators in the chain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was also quoted as a statement of ibn 'Omar in jami' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/27/138&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He (Nafl’) said: ‘ One day Ibn ‘Umar looked at the House- or – the Ka’bah and said: ‘What is it that is more honored than you, and whose honor is more sacred than yours! And the believer’s honor is more sacred to Allah than yours.’”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And al-Bayhaqi البيهقي in his sho'ab al-Emaan شعب الإيمان quoted a similar wording twice one of them on the authority of abi Hazem:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لما نظر رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - إلى الكعبة قال: - صلى الله عليه وسلم - إلى الكعبة قال: مرحباً بكِ من بيتٍ، ما أعظمَكِ، وأعظمَ حرمَتَكِ! وللمؤمنُ أعظمُ حرمةً عند اللهِ منكِ، إن اللهَ حرّم منكِ واحدةَّ، وحرّمَ مِنَ المؤمنِ ثلاثاً: دمَه، ومالَه، وأن يُظَنَّ به ظنُّ السُّوءِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other on the authority of ibn 'Abbas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لما نظر رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - إلى الكعبة قال: ما أعظمَ حرمَتَكِ! وللمؤمنُ أعظمُ حرمةً عند اللهِ منكِ، إن اللهَ حرّم منكِ واحدةَّ، وحرّمَ مِنَ المؤمنِ ثلاثاً: دمَه، ومالَه، وأن يُظَنَّ به ظنُّ السُّوءِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two last sources have at least reached the degree of hassan as both include  mostly narrators who are in the both sahih books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=277993&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this thread&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-08-23T15:52:04.320" LastActivityDate="2017-08-23T15:52:04.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38369" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38286" CreationDate="2017-03-10T10:07:30.603" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The most known examples are the funeral prayer (salat al-Janazah beside the janazah -burying itself- and the ghusl of the dead person), jihad, memorizing quran, getting or seeking knowledge, enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil and ijtihad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What constitutes fard al-kifaya فرض كفاية is that it is an obligation on the Ummah, but if any of them perform this obligation the rest would be exempt from performing it, but if nobody does it the Ummah would be considered as sinning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال الإمام الشافعي رحمه الله : &amp;quot;حق على الناس غسل الميت ، والصلاة عليه ودفنه ، لا يسع عامتهم تركه. وإذا قام به من فيه كفاية أجزأ عنهم ، إن شاء الله تعالى&amp;quot; انتهى من &amp;quot;الأم&amp;quot; (source &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/131270&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa#131270&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Imam a-Shafi'i has written in his al-Umm: &amp;quot;a right people must fulfill is washing the dead, praying on him and burying him, and they can't leave it all of them, if enough people did it those would be rewarded and the rest exempt from it, if Allah wills&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But a fard kifaya can easily move from this state to the state of fard 'ayn فرض عين, an obligation which must be performed by anybody (except people who have special conditions).&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;For example if Muslims don't have their own physicians anybody would be asked to learn this science until we would have a capable person, if nobody re-reads the sources and does ijtihad we are all asked to do so until we find at least one capable person.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;And for jihad it is fard kifaya for jihad to attack the enemy (if this is an allowed option) or help oppressed Muslims in a place far away, but if the enemy is in your country it would be fard 'ayn to fight him!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some relevant posts:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/17371/is-ijtihad-open-in-islam-sunni-view/26101#26101&quot;&gt;Is ijtihad open in Islam (Sunni view)?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35381/levels-of-approval-disapproval/35385#35385&quot;&gt;Levels of approval/disapproval&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-08-23T15:51:03.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38370" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38366" CreationDate="2017-03-10T10:55:28.377" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There isn't anything in the Quran or Hadith that prohibits women from participating in sports. Indeed there is a Sahih hadith in which Ayesha narrates that she &lt;em&gt;raced&lt;/em&gt; with the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While she was on a journey along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): I&#xA;  had a race with him (the Prophet) and I outstripped him on my feet.&#xA;  When I became fleshy, (again) I had a race with him (the Prophet) and&#xA;  he outstripped me. He said: This is for that outstripping. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[ &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/15/102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abu Daud&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1262980&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T10:55:28.377" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38371" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38179" CreationDate="2017-03-10T11:22:27.557" Score="5" Body="&lt;h2&gt;The scripture of the mohsaf al-Imam&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's start by commenting a few points:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The scripture or style of the Quran written at the time of 'Othman is called the Othmany style الرسم العثماني or &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%AB%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الخط العثماني&lt;/a&gt;, which is basically a predecessor of what was later called kufi or kufic scripture and which became a kind of standard. Later because at the time &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kufa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Kufa&lt;/a&gt; didn't exist as it was founded by the orders of the Caliph 'Omar ibn al-Khattab as a fortress near the place the writing style moved from to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hejaz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Hijaz&lt;/a&gt; centuries before Islam, after coming there from al-Yeman: the Mesopotamian city called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hirah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Hirah&lt;/a&gt; الحيرة.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Kufa and Kufic scripture&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Kufa only became a city during the reign of the Umayyad when al-Hirah and al-Kufah melted together to one city at the time of 'Abdul Malik ibn Marwaan. Even if it was chosen as a capital by 'Ali ibn abi Talib () its development from a fortress to a city started after 50 a.H..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So correctly speaking kufi scripture for the original scripture of the moshafs is a wrong definition if we assume that the kufic scripture was a development of the earliest Arabic scripture -which was brought to it by the sahabah-, but the fact that al-Kufa was later known for copying books and Moshaf's until the 4th hijri certainly century established the name of&#xA;this writing style!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words a fortress can only become a city within many decades and it needs a similar time to establish a cultural asset and a specific and beautiful scripture is such an asset therefore the original moshaf copies can't been written in a writing style that was developed in al-Kufa. So which scriputure was used then? And why many people claim it was the kufic scripture?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What scripture was used then for the original moshaf copies?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ibn_al-Nadim&amp;amp;oldid=1084409986&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn an-Nadim&lt;/a&gt; reported in his Kitab al-Fahrasat كتاب الفهرست -see &lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/7642/8#p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and the next page- before describing the Basri and Kufic scripture of the moshafs and some copies and calligraphers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال محمد بن إسحاق فأول الخطوط العربية الخط المكي وبعده المدني ثم البصري ثم الكوفي فأما المكي والمدني ففي ألفاته تعويج إلى يمنة اليد وأعلا الأصابع وفي شكله انضجاع يسير وهذا مثاله خطوط المصاحف.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Muhammad bin Ishaq (ibn Nadim) said, “The first Arabic calligraphy is the Makki scripture, and after it the Madani, then the Basri, then the Kufic.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;As for the Makki and Madani, in their (gentle) style there is a curvature to the right hand and the tops of the fingers, and in its shape a slight receding, and this is an example of the lines of the Qur’an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This statement makes clear that in the 4th Islamic century, the copies of  Makki and Madani scripture (also known as Hijazi scripture and other names) still existed and were used at the beginning as a scripture in moshafs and they can be observed in the earliest copies of Moshafs we have at hand like the Sana'a Manuscripts, and the existing copies attributed to 'Uthman ibn 'Affan etc..&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ab%C5%AB_Hayy%C4%81n_al-Tawh%C4%ABd%C4%AB&amp;amp;oldid=1084846558&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Hayyan at-Tawhidi&lt;/a&gt; said something similar -in his letters- without naming scriptures, but by their description, so kufic scripture is let's say the first &amp;quot;straight&amp;quot; scripture in Arabic language, before people used to write rather inclined.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why so many people still claim the moshafs were written in kufic scripture?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The claim that kufic scripture was the first used for Moshafs came aronud four centuries later and was raised by an Egyptian scholar called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al-Qalqashandi&amp;amp;oldid=1073370088&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Qalqashandy&lt;/a&gt; in some of his books the origin of this claim seemingly is related to the moshaf copy which was attributed to 'Uthman ibn 'Affan which at the time was in Cairo before Muhammad (Mehmed) Ali Pasha sent it as a gift to the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II to Istanbul where it still is in the Topcapi Palace. However this huge copy shows several issues beside it being written in the Kufic scripture among them is the existence of the added points or marks which were only  introduced after the time of 'Uthman and some small orthographic errors which show that the book was not well enough reviewed as it was the case for 'Uthman's copies. Specialists claim that it was copied from at least four different sources. The scholar Altıkulaç therefore called it &amp;quot;the Moshaf which was attributed to 'Uthman ibn'Affan&amp;quot; as stated in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Topkapi_manuscript&amp;amp;oldid=1066703299&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How the moshafs developed later&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_al-Aswad_al-Du%27ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu al-Aswad ad-Du'ali&lt;/a&gt; added points or marks in the moshaf copies to mark some vowels and intonation one could even say that he was guided by Ali ibn abi Talib (). This was kept until further styles of writing and calligraphy came and diacritic was needed to help people read in a moshaf (I'd recommend you to take a look at the pictures on the Arabic wikipedia site to get a first impression, here a &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%84%D9%81:Arabic_script_evolution.svg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; with explanation).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact abu al-Aswad ad-Du'ali converted to Islam during the lifetime of the Prophet(), but never met him, so he is strictly speaking not a sahabi and al-Hajaj ibn Youssuf a-Thaqafi -the despot of the times of the Umayyad- relayed on his students to establish a new system based on red dots that show the kind of intonation.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Tashkil (diacritic) in it's first form -not exactly as we know it now- has only came to life in a century later by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Khalil_ibn_Ahmad_al-Farahidi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Farahadi&lt;/a&gt; based on further developments by scholars from other places like al-Basra and al-Medina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that this addition could have been considered a bid'ah by scholars of the time as it was a change in the original text. For example: In my family we have a handwritten moshaf who doesn't include any verse numbers as these are additions to the original text, but even that moshaf would have been considered as including bid'ah elements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to be honest these diacritics and many other improvements are and were a big help to spread the word of Allah, so the bid'ah consideration here can be discussed on the basis of the knowledge of the early times compared to our Arabic knowledge nowadays, many Arabic people are not fluent in fasih -modern- Arabic! And without these tools many non-Arabic people of the time would have big differences to learn the Quran. And the canonization of the moshaf al-Imam at the time of 'Othman was made with the intention to keep one canonical scripture which represents the most authentic way to recite the book and help non-Muslims and non-Arabs to learn it more easily and not to mistake while reading or reciting it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Quran is the recited and orally-transmitted word not the text nor the book&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the most important thing to know is that the Quran is only the oral transmitted text not the book, so what ever is inside of this book might be a change of the original scripture, which would be considered as a bid'ah by earlier scholars. None can be called hafidh/hafiz unless he has learnt and memorized the Quran from a former hafidh, else scholars would speak from a &lt;em&gt;moshafi&lt;/em&gt; a person whom learnt and memorizes from a book or papers. Until today many people seek for scholars with a connected narrator chain of a qira'a until our Prophet () the shortest chains would have 27-28 intermediates! The same applies for hadith collections! As it seems among the Imams of the 4 sunni schoools of jurisprudence Imam Ahmad was the one with more knowledge of this kind as he at least knew the kufi-qira'at and the one of Medina. While Imam abu Hanifa was only familiar with kufi qira'a -the 'Othmans therefore helped the riwaya of Hafs to get a leading position in the Ummah-, a-Shafi'i with the Makki and Malik with the Madani qira'a.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shi'a consider the reading of Hafs as the most authentic, maybe because they heard it is on the authority of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, but the fact that Hafs includes lots of terms and elements which are related to ibn Mas'uds hudahli dialect instead the hijazi dialect of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib refutes the idea of it being purely a narration of 'Ali, beside the fact that shi'a primarily relay on sunni sources when it comes to qira'at (there first source is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr_Ibn_Muj%C4%81hid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Mujahid&lt;/a&gt; whom &amp;quot;invented&amp;quot; the 7 qira'at by choosing some and leaving others and maybe was the cause for others to vanish). And I would wonder if the Imam's who grow up in Medina would have ever read or heard of the reading of hafs 'an 'Asim as this reading was not even well known in al-Kufa itself!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;If we leave out all vowel marks from the current canonical text, are there passages that become ambiguous?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here different views must be considered:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For somebody who isn't good enough at Arabic even the vowel marks are irrelevant, as they would make mistakes in the recitation I've really heard some awful misinterpretations even by Imams of non-Arabic people!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For a person who can read Arabic, but don't understand it well, it would be the same.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For a person who is familiar or even fluent with the language a few words might become ambiguous.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For people who have memorized the Quran the correct way that wouldn't even bother them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Very short discussion of teh question part on Surat ar-Rum&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second part of your Question might refer to ahadith such as the one narrated by &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/742220&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Attiyah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/731800&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Sa'id&lt;/a&gt; al-Khudry, by &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/742230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Jubair&lt;/a&gt; from ibn 'Abbas and by &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/742210&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Shihab&lt;/a&gt; from ibn 'Abbas  in Jami' at-Tirmdihi... in one of these he (at-Tirmidhi) quotes in a comment a recitation of Nasr ibn 'Ali نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيّ who recites it in active and passive form (indirect relation to vowels):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;غَلَبَتْ وَغُلِبَتْ&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(transliterated) ghalabat wa ghulibat&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(meaning) has defeated and has been defeated (afterwards)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This recitation is explanatory and not or no more considered as valid after the consensus on the Moshaf of 'Othman. But it is helpful to understand things and meanings. The consensus of the valid qira'at is on the passive form (غُلِبَتْ) the Rum have been defeated!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your former question based on this verse: One can say a good Arabic speaker (even of our time) would conclude the correct intonation form from the context as the 3rd verse of this surah uses both the past and future form the active form wouldn't make sense. But of course if he/she doesn't have yet read the coming verses there would be the two possibilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does early Islamic scholarship discuss these issues?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Malik used to answer questions about the Quran by ask Nafi' (as they were contemporary scholars) on each science one needs to ask the specialists (this for example was his answer on if the basmallah is part of the Quran or the fatiha only or of each surah). However Malik as quoted in some of my answers on the following links beside many (if not all) scholars gave fatwa of not changing or adding something to the original rasm of the moshaf as they considered it as canonical!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you'd like I can add some well discussed verses which are mostly discussed because they are related to orders or prohibitions and have different readings (qira'a) not necessary because of a vowel issue! But give me some time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here some useful and related links:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/37679/how-many-writing-styles-of-mushaf-quran-that-exist&quot;&gt;How many writing styles of Mushaf Quran that exist?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2676/what-are-the-readings-qiraat-of-quran&quot;&gt;What are the readings (qira&amp;#39;at) of Quran?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/30409/how-to-explain-the-recitation-%D9%84%D9%8E%D8%A6%D9%90%D9%86%D9%92-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%80%D9%80%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7-verse-6-63-by-al-azami-in-his-bo&quot;&gt;How to explain the recitation لَئِنْ انجــينا (verse 6.63) by Al-Azami in his book &amp;quot;The History of the Quranic text&amp;quot;?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/30508/different-versions-of-arabic-quran&quot;&gt;Different versions of Arabic Qur&amp;#39;an&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/13195/why-is-the-hafs-reading-of-the-quran-so-prevalent&quot;&gt;Why is the Hafs reading of the Qur&amp;#39;an so prevalent?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/33304/how-many-spellings-do-exist-for-qurans-text-how-many-rasm-al-mushaf-do-we-have&quot;&gt;How many spellings do exist for Quran&amp;#39;s text? How many rasm-al-mushaf do we have?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/37700/examples-of-verses-of-the-quran-with-two-different-readings&quot;&gt;Examples of verses of the Qur&amp;#39;an with two different readings?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/17767/what-is-the-literal-meaning-of-the-word-quran&quot;&gt;What is the literal meaning of the word &amp;quot;Qur&amp;#39;an&amp;quot;?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;OFF-Topic:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Let's get granular with verse &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=1169&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir al-Qurtobi&lt;/a&gt; I'll shortly comment on some issues in the following part of the verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your faces and your forearms to the elbows and wipe over your heads and wash your feet to the ankles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;before, while I'll get granular when it comes to differences in the readings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; that the translation from above already shows a single interpretation of the verse, which needs to be distinguished according each correct reading!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;when you rise to [perform] prayer&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; has been taken literally by some sahaba namely the 4 caliphs, 'Ali has even been quoted quoting this verse as an evidence: they performed wudu' (ablution) for each prayer, while the sunnah shows that the Prophet () performed consecutive prayers with one single ablution! So whom ever follows this view might try to follow the best deed, but whom doesn't perform wudu' for each (mandatory) prayer is still following the sunnah. As this is also considered an abrogated act (performing ablution for each mandatory prayer).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;wash your faces&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; is also somewhat discussed, for example is the beard part of the face, are nose and ears and mouth part of the face, if yes are they part of the &lt;em&gt;fard&lt;/em&gt; (obligatory) washing or not and to what extent is discussed!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;and your forearms to the elbows&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; it is discussed whether forearms are part of the mandatory washing or not. Abu Hurairah has even been reported to be completing his washing until his armpits, saying our Messenger () has recommended that to him, al-Qadi 'Iyad has disapproved and rejected this statement, the Maliki's consider intentionally washing more than the necessary mandatory parts as &lt;em&gt;makrooh&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;and wipe over your heads&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; here scholars have differences because of the Arabic letter &amp;quot;baa' باء&amp;quot; in برءوسكم (over your heads) which might represent a part of the whole, so some consider wiping over a part of the head as valid (enough), but they differ on how much this part exactly is, al-Qurtobi finally says the best is to consider wiping over the whole head!&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;and wash your feet to the ankles&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; as said this translation shows one single interpretation of &amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;و&lt;/strong&gt;أرجلكم&amp;quot; (and your feet): The main issue here is the letter &amp;quot;waw واو&amp;quot; (which is a synonym for &amp;quot;and&amp;quot;) and it's implication on how we would pronounce or read the word feet (&lt;em&gt;arjul&lt;/em&gt;), depending on this we would say feet follows the ruling of washing as it follows the grammatical rules of its predecessors face and forearms or it follows the the ruling of wiping as it follows the grammatical rules of its predecessor head!&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;So if we read it &amp;quot;و&lt;strong&gt;أرجلَكم&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; (transliterated: &lt;em&gt;wa arjulakum&lt;/em&gt;) the letter &amp;quot;waw&amp;quot; (=and) refers to washing as the word &amp;quot;arjul&amp;quot; has the &lt;em&gt;fatha&lt;/em&gt; diacritic over the last letter &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;laam&lt;/em&gt; لام&amp;quot; so it grammatically follows the faces and forearms. This is the reading of 'Asim, Nafi*, ibn 'Amir and al-Kissaa-i.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;If we read it &amp;quot;و&lt;strong&gt;أرجلُكم&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; (transliterated: &lt;em&gt;wa arjulukum&lt;/em&gt;), with a &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;dammah&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; over the &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;laam&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; this is said to be a reading of Nafi' and al-Hassan and al-'Amash and seems a singularity as it is not or no more a valid reading. Al-Qurtubi apparently mentioned it for the compeletness and the fact that it was apparently a reading which was existent, but didn't reach the level of authenticity of the 7 or 10 qir'aat. In fact literally this could even mean either that washing shall include the feet, but grammatically this sentence sounds a bit awkward or at least strange. The andlaussi scholar ibn 'Attiyah &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ابن عطية&lt;/a&gt; a linguist among the mufassireen -who seems to be the source for imam al-Qurtubi's citation- however interpreted the meaning as: &amp;quot;wash it&amp;quot; (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/amp/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;flag=1&amp;amp;ID=354&amp;amp;bk_no=207&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; &amp;quot;وأرجلكم&amp;quot;؛ بالرفع؛ المعنى: &amp;quot;فاغسلوها&amp;quot;).&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;But if we read it &amp;quot;و&lt;strong&gt;أرجلِكم&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot; (transliterated: &lt;em&gt;wa arjulikum&lt;/em&gt;), with a &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;kasrah&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; over the &amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;laam&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; which would grammatically follow the word heads and therefore the ruling for wiping over it. This is the reading of ibn Kathir, Abu 'Amr and Hamzah. Nevertheless the practice of the majority of scholars including the sahabah () and at-tabi'yn was otherwise al-Bagahwi explained this by the statement:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;خَفْضُ اللَّامِ فِي الْأَرْجُلِ عَلَى مُجَاوَرَةِ اللَّفْظِ لَا عَلَى مُوَافَقَةِ الْحُكْمِ&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The lowering of the pronunciation of the letter &amp;quot;Laam&amp;quot; (by using the kasra diacritic) on the word feet is related to the contiguousness of the word, not to the concurrence of the ruling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt; that wiping over leather socks (&lt;em&gt;khuf&lt;/em&gt;) is allowed according to some circumstances, so basically this reading could include this interpretation.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Among sunni scholars only at-Tabari approved  this interpretation -according ibn al-'Arabi in his tafsir-(allowing both washing or wiping as there are two different readings, here this is choice), while the majority -even those who recite it otherwise- considers washing the feet as the mandatory act! There are ahadith showing that the sunnah is washing them however Anas () rejected a speech of al-Hajaj ibn Youssuf saying that there are two washings and two wipings in the Quran at the beginning an then explaining that the parts of the feet need to be washed. Saying: &amp;quot;Allah has told the truth, and al-Hajaj has lied صدق الله وكذب الحجاج&amp;quot; and in his practice he wiped while dropping water on his feet (which is considered as washing by most scholars). Ibn 'Abbas () confirmed that the Quran came with the two wipings and two washings (which would support the view of wiping however he practiced both. And Anas () stated also that the qur'an came with the order of wiping while the sunnah ordered washing this statement could lead to the conclusion that the sunnah has abrogated the wiping from the qur'an as stated by ibn Ashur in his at-Tahrir wa a-Tanwir (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;idfrom=652&amp;amp;idto=652&amp;amp;bk_no=61&amp;amp;ID=660&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;).&#xA;Therefore beside the shi'a also 'Ikrimah, Qatadah and ibn 'Amir a-Sha'abi considered wiping as sufficient and fulfilling the order. Sunni quotes that quoted that 'Ali ibn abi Talib used to do this also quote that he stopped it and ordered people to perform ghusl instead.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Ibn 'Atiyyah in his tafsir went further and meant that both wiping and washing apply, as wiping in Arabic language also means washing and also in practice of ghusl one usually pours water and wipes the organ too. Imam al-Qurtubi considered this practice (washing followed by wiping) as the best.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Some sources attributed a statement of performing both washing and wiping on the feet as  essential part of wudu' based on the two different valid narrations of this qur'an verse as a view of the Dhahiri schoool of fiqh as stated in the so called Encyclopedia of fiqh &lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/11430/28870#p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Mawso'a al-Fiqhiyyah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2022-05-24T14:05:24.910" LastActivityDate="2022-05-24T14:05:24.910" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38274" CreationDate="2017-03-10T14:23:08.830" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes memorizing the Quran is an ever lasting process, because one meaning of the Quran is the continuous recitation (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/17767/what-is-the-literal-meaning-of-the-word-quran&quot;&gt;What is the literal meaning of the word &amp;quot;Qur&amp;#39;an&amp;quot;?&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For this reason our Prophet () has asked us to read it when ever possible and not to keep away from it saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Keep on reciting the Qur'an, for, by Him in Whose Hand my life is, Qur'an runs away (is forgotten) faster than camels that are released from their tying ropes.&quot; (sahih &lt;a href=&quot;http://%22Keep%20on%20reciting%20the%20Qur&amp;#39;an,%20for,%20by%20Him%20in%20Whose%20Hand%20my%20life%20is,%20Qur&amp;#39;an%20runs%20away%20(is%20forgotten)%20faster%20than%20camels%20that%20are%20released%20from%20their%20tying%20ropes.%22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;, sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/6/272&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the comparison with a camel keeper has been quoted in other ahadith too:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;A man who knows the Qur'an well is like a man who has a hobbled camel. If he takes care of it, he keeps it, and if he lets it go, it gets away.&quot; (Muwatta' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/504780&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Malik&lt;/a&gt;, sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/66/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;, sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/6/267&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/11/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Forgetting a verse of the Quran on the other hand is considered a big sin especially if it is due to laziness:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The rewards for my Ummah were displayed before me, even (the reward for) the dust that a man comes out of the Masjid with. The sins of my Ummah were displayed before me, and I have not seen a sin worse than a Surah or Ayah of the Qur'an which a man learned and then forgot.&quot; (Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/731600&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmdihi&lt;/a&gt; , sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;some scholars quoted in this context from the verse (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:67&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...They have forgotten Allah , so He has forgotten them [accordingly]. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How such a person would stand in front of his Creator is described in the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No man recites the Qur'an, then forgets it, but will meet Allah on the Day of Judgment in a maimed condition (or empty-handed, or with no excuse). (sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/8/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is even not recommended to say &quot;I have forgotten such or such verse&quot;, but to attribute it by say &quot;I've been made to forget such or such verse&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;None of you should say: I forgot such and such a verse, but he has been made to forget. (sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/6/270&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of all of this and beside the fact that reading or reciting from a Quran is a worship which has high rewards it is rather usual that people who memorize the Quran also read from it. Especially as it is a good book to remember Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember? (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/54/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;54:17&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/54/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;54:22&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/54/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;54:32&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/54/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;54:40&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also recommended to complete reading the Quran at most in 3 days and at least once each two months as stated in the answer of this post: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/31422/reading-the-quran-in-ramadan&quot;&gt;Reading the Quran in Ramadan&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course one must find his own &quot;rhythm&quot; and the feasible amount one can read, as reading or reciting without understanding or trying to understand isn't recommended too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2017-03-10T21:18:13.427" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38374" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39565" CreationDate="2017-03-10T16:50:45.850" Score="4" ViewCount="805" Body="&lt;p&gt;While &quot;kufr&quot; and &quot;shirk&quot; may both be translated with the shorthand &quot;disbelief&quot; by some translators, there is a distinction between the two in Islam. Kufr is mostly about rejecting Islam, while shirk is about accepting any deities instead of/besides Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this distinction is not entirely clear to me, for the following reason: when someone rejects Islam, they will have some mental model of how the world functions, and necessarily that mental model will not be grounded in a belief in Allah as described by Islam (otherwise they would not be rejecting Islam). For example, Islam teaches that everything in creation was created by Allah and is sustained by him and only by him. Someone who does not believe in Allah will have some competing idea, such as things exist by themselves, some other godhead sustains them, maybe a monotheistic god created them but now put a power in them by which they sustain themselves, etc. All of these beliefs would be shirk if I'm not mistaken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to this, does kufr therefore imply shirk, in the sense of: every kafir is automatically also a mushrik?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastActivityDate="2021-09-23T06:01:16.263" Title="Is major kufr automatically also shirk?" Tags="|shirk|kufr|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38379" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-10T23:42:12.077" Score="3" ViewCount="128" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a 20-year-old male and I have a much older female friend (early 60s) who is getting divorced. I would like to offer her a room in my house until she gets back on her feet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would appreciate any help in determining the legal (Islamic) standing of this. Any reading material/evidence would be really helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21511" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-13T08:42:01.410" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T10:21:01.667" Title="Islamic standing on a 20-year-old male living with much older female?" Tags="|halal-haram|sunni|men-women|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38380" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-11T00:28:23.580" Score="4" ViewCount="3340" Body="&lt;p&gt;After marriage, what if neither of the spouses are ready to have children, but have sexual desires? When the spouses consummate their marriage and have sexual intercourse, is it permissible to use birth control? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21512" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-05-24T04:24:49.290" LastActivityDate="2021-09-01T15:05:32.763" Title="Is it permissible to use contraception during intercourse?" Tags="|sex|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38383" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-11T09:19:35.703" Score="0" ViewCount="717" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaiku wa  Rahmatullahi Ta'ala wa barakatuhu! Tafseer I was wondering what the rulings on smoking cigarettes and Indian hemp is, statistics shows that the rate that which youth consume these drugs is alarming and several researches have also proven that such drugs have physical n psychological problem which could result to so many social problems. More so, people that smoke cannabis said they get high aftersmiking, also the smoke emanating from ciggerret is malodorous which might hurt passer by or person next to you. Also the prophet said any thing hermful to your health is also Haram. Pls somebody should assist me with a better answer because am doubtful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21516" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-12T08:17:48.717" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T08:17:48.717" Title="Ruling on Smoking Marijuana" Tags="|sunni|smoking|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-03-11T19:05:24.307" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38386" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38383" CreationDate="2017-03-11T12:05:42.093" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salaam brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is what &lt;strong&gt;Quran&lt;/strong&gt; and some &lt;strong&gt;scholars&lt;/strong&gt; say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Allah, جل جلاله, says in Quran: “Don't throw yourself into danger by your own hands...” (el-Bakara 2/195). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shaykh Qaradawi, Egyptian scholar, believes it is no longer a place to discuss, since we know the health risks. Here is a quotation (&lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20080213192447/http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/FatwaE/FatwaE&amp;amp;cid=1119503548726&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;) :&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... They [scholars] all agree that whatever is proved to be harmful to&#xA;  the body and mind is prohibited, yet they differ whether this ruling&#xA;  applies to smoking...Our inclination to consider smoking prohibited&#xA;  does not mean that it is as grave as major sins like adultery,&#xA;  drinking alcohol or theft...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We will report the opinion of some Muslim scholars, namely that the&#xA;  ruling on indirect gradual harm is equal to that of direct immediate&#xA;  harm, which is prohibition. If a substance has an immediate effective&#xA;  poisonous effect and another substance has a slow effective poisonous&#xA;  effect, they are both equally prohibited. Thus, the difference among&#xA;  the scholars of fatwa over the prohibition or permissibility of&#xA;  smoking tobacco is relative to their acquaintance with its&#xA;  harmfulness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In reply to those who wonder how tobacco, which is just a plant, can be deemed prohibited without a legal text (from the Qur’an or the Sunnah) as proof, we say that the Lawgiver (Allah) does not have to provide a text for each case of prohibition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There is a PubMed/WHO resource addressing the prohibition of smoking by Al-Azhar University figures (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1360407/#ref16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and a WHO report in 2003).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is what I &lt;strong&gt;personally&lt;/strong&gt; do: (&lt;strong&gt;Thought based&lt;/strong&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I look at each action's short term and long term effects. Also if possible match it with a tafseer from Quran. &#xA;Regarding this special topic, smoking and what is being smoked!, I'd suggest look at the medical research first. ANY kind of smoking is proven to be damaging to your body, specially lungs,which the organ will talk about it on the judgement day. &#xA;So, here is your call:&#xA;Do you wanna &quot;enjoy&quot; the moment and get high/smoke?&#xA;I would say no since it damages me in three ways:&#xA;-short term: some of my friends and family may get upset or people around me may get hurt. &#xA;- long term: increase the chance of getting cancer significantly and more on health issues. &#xA;- Aakherah: My body will say I damaged and hurt it. I guess I'd have enough to deal with at that time that I wouldn't need another one. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21517" LastEditorUserId="21517" LastEditDate="2017-03-11T19:06:40.397" LastActivityDate="2017-03-11T19:06:40.397" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38388" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-11T12:50:24.437" Score="2" ViewCount="41" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it important in Islam to categorize yourself as Hanfi, Shafi, Shia etc. or we can stay as Muslims only and can follow anyone at anytime. I asking this because I usually believe that we can follow any fiqh at any time. And what about the hadith in which He (peace be upon him) has talked about 73 sects i.e.&#xA;Holy Prophet ﷺ said:&#xA;&quot;Indeed the Children of Israa'eel split up into seventy-two sects (72 sects) and my Ummah will split up into seventy-three (73 sects), all of them are in Fire except one.&quot;It was asked, &quot;what is the one?' He said, &quot;That which I and my Companions are upon.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tirmidhi 2641, Al-Haakim, 1/128-129, Imam Ibn Hajr in Takhreej Ahaadeeth al Kashaf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastEditorUserId="21110" LastEditDate="2017-03-11T13:15:19.220" LastActivityDate="2017-03-11T14:02:31.303" Title="Is following a specific school of thought obligatory?" Tags="|fiqh|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-03-11T19:05:03.253" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38392" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-11T15:50:37.893" Score="1" ViewCount="623" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose a person is born Muslim but does not do the prayers and later he realized his mistakes and lead his life in good way. He knows that missing the prayers is a major sin and he wants to get rid of it. What should he do for that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he has committed some major sin like drinking alcohol or having narcotics then how do he get rid of punishment on the day of judgement?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21520" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-12T08:21:41.163" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T14:33:10.033" Title="How can a born Muslim make up for missed prayers and sins in early life?" Tags="|punishment|tawba|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38393" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-11T16:21:28.283" Score="2" ViewCount="1443" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a film called Kingdom Of Solomon( which is about the Prophet Sulayman AS), a actor is portraying Prophet Sulayman. Is this haram because it is haram to act as Prophet Muhammad (Islamic films about Prophet Muhammad don't have someone acting as him as it is haram)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T03:02:45.957" Title="Is it haram for people to act as Prophets?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30155" CreationDate="2017-03-11T20:08:49.657" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If God wants cryonics to work it will. If he doesn't then it won't but God has granted us the brains to extend life in many ways. Think of heart transplants and CPR. If God didn't approve of life then we would have no medicine and we would be told to commit suicide but instead we have work to do here on  earth and I believe even if cryonics wakes people up that eventually we will all die and face God. I do not try to second guess or tell God what is possible or not. Cryonics is simply pushing the limits of medicine. I think God approves of healing the sick and helping people to live longer. I think God supports cryonics as much as he supports CPR and other life saving practices. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21522" LastActivityDate="2017-03-11T20:08:49.657" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38393" CreationDate="2017-03-11T23:31:42.107" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam drawing sketches or taking photos of People is forbidden for a valid reason that people out of sheer devotion should not start worshipping such sketches, pictures or sculptures etc. Photos making for valid reasons such as passport, visas or similar inevitable necessities, however, is not haram. Islam does not impose unnecessary hardships on its adherents. It has been declared in Qura'an as well in Hadith. The glaring example, validating this apprehension is well reflected in the case of Jesus Christ (PBUH), Who is being called god, son of god and one-in-three etc. He is being even worshiped by some as a god. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Making movies and acting in them as a character could be done without making a replica of either of the prophets. As this experiment has been done successfully. Islam, in the panoply of Divine religions, by far, is the most logical and far-sighted religion. Some of its injunctions; which used to sound bit strange till yesterday, seem to be making more sense than ever before. The Best Example is that of the Human conception in the mother's womb. Its detailed explanation has baffled medical scientists of today. Thanks&#xA;shakir2.wordpress.com&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastActivityDate="2017-03-11T23:31:42.107" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38396" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38393" CreationDate="2017-03-12T00:03:51.110" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not a scholar and I dont know the religious point of view on this but one important thing is that we remember the historic characters as the people who acts which is two serious problem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Those people generally don't represent the &quot;historic figures&quot;. How can anybody be able to represent sahaba (Abu Bakr, Omar b Khattab, Uthman, Ali radiallahu anhum), the prophets let alone prophet Mohammad pbuh. If those people are &quot;played&quot; by others, the audience will associate actors/actresses with those big names. Consider, prophet Yusuf was acted by a someone who is okay in terms of beauty, so you decrease the beauty of prophet Yusuf.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The next roles or the real life of those people will cause a confusion or misjudgements in people's mind (This is not very obvious). For example, someone played a prophet and then he played in a &quot;dirty/sinful movie&quot;; this might lead people to have wrong associations of the sin to the prophet he played.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have a saying: &lt;code&gt;Things can be represented by its equivalent&lt;/code&gt;, if you want to represent a prophet, find a prophet to play him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2079" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T00:03:51.110" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38397" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38392" CreationDate="2017-03-12T01:06:11.353" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am assuming that person has started praying after repenting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;First calculate approximately how many prayers you missed so how much you pray.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Hanafi the person needs to pray sunnah prayers of the current prayers as well as kaza (so the person won't skip sunnah to pray kaza/old prayers), in Shafi, instead of sunnah, you better pray old prayers. I dont know the other two school of thoughts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Then s/he should start paying off regularly as much as s/he can but it is important to do it regularly rather than praying 100 rakah a day and not praying for a month; slowly but regularly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About the sins, s/he should repent for the sins, give sadaka if s/he can etc. Allah is er-Rahim and al-Gaffar.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2079" LastEditorUserId="2079" LastEditDate="2017-03-12T14:33:10.033" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T14:33:10.033" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38398" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38392" CreationDate="2017-03-12T02:29:46.687" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Such cases are not uncommon but rather common in nowadays environment. What one has to do is to repent sincerely and earnestly for all his/her past mistakes/sins and solemnly commit not to repeat them. One should also feel a heartfelt remorse (as far as humanly possible). After this, one ought to be regular in his/her prayers and all other religious affairs of life---by keeping them in line with the Islamic teachings.  Avoid being bogged down in Sectarian/School followings; which are not mandatory, but simply a matter of choice. One should pray as many as possible lost (Qaza) prayers. He/she may add them to the daily prayers or may offer them separately---according to one's convenience and satisfaction. There is, in fact, no (Qaza--replacement) for the sunnah or Nawafil. Qaza is only available for compulsory (Farad) prayers. One may, however, add some sunnah and nawafil to daily routine if one feels for it for his/her own additional satisfaction. Once one feels that he/she has approximately made up the lost praers he/she may continue with regular daily prayers. Thanks.&#xA;Shakir2.wordpress.com&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T02:29:46.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38399" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-12T04:51:22.310" Score="6" ViewCount="247" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe on the opinion that all types of photography are prohibited, but for example when you load up a website or create a Facebook account a lot of pictures load, so does this fall under the prohibition?  Or in today's world technology is needed so is this an exception?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any proof you can supply me with and some opinions too?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also is making an online account or downloading images allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said that if you are doubtful on whether something is halal or haram, it is best to avoid it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21525" LastEditorUserId="21525" LastEditDate="2017-03-21T04:06:37.823" LastActivityDate="2017-06-24T23:46:45.297" Title="Is loading a website with images haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|image|internet|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2018-04-12T05:53:14.937" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32860" CreationDate="2017-03-12T11:59:39.660" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Salam wa Rahmat Allah. I pray we are all guided and may ALLAH Aza wa Jal enter us all Janna through His Mercy. And thats one point I'd love to make: There's a lot of great answers and knowledge  in them here. Jazakum Allah Kheir! Lots of good examples. Lets just not forget one thing. No one enters Janna on account of their own deeds but rather by Allah's Rahma. Mercy! When Muhammad upon him Peace said this he was asked, &quot;even you ya Rasool Allah?&quot;  &quot; Even me.&quot; Sahih Hadeeth. &#xA;This may mean that its His Mercy itself that guides us and makes us good in the first place to even do good deeds, Allah knows Best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That person who ended up in hell was surely given Mercy after Mercy while living this life!! But heeee denied his Lord! Obvious and clear his fault and no one elses. He was probably given many good things in this life, and only sought the pleasure here and didn't ask for that of the Hereafter. While Knowing!! Because as someone said here we were sent many messengers, 123,000 of them! A clear unambiguous Book! Many signs in Nature, in the skies... in ourselves!!! Food, Drink, Shelter, strength, resources, intelligence to solve problems and find Truth!! what else do you want!! &quot;So which of the Favours of your LORD will you deny??&quot; Asks Allah The Most Merciful in a chapter with that very same name. &quot;Al Rahman&quot; go read it! in fact yes make a habit of searching Quran for answers because its not a lie that it HAS one for EVERY QUESTION! Ask GOD HIMSELF for guidance on questions about Him, if you do so with sincerity HE WILL GUIDE YOU TO A SURE UNDENIABLE ANSWER!! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and yes its True that a hellbound person's course be changed through supplication, what do you think the Aya &quot;save yourselves from hellfire&quot; means? Ask Allah for Janna ya habib el kareem and establish Prayer (Salat) and follow the Sunna of his Rasool upon Peace and Blesses. Example: Muhammad Peace upon him had a dream about alot of women in fire so he woke up and told them save yourselves!! why?? Because they could changed that destiny!! of course!! Said to them do so by &quot;giving charity&quot; Also did you know that some people will be pulled out of hell fire? Allah out of His Mercy and compassion. And HE Knows Best. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also dont forget this life is full of tests, but while you only focusing on the suffering, which can actually purify you, teach you massively, prevent WORSE suffering etc... you missing the point: THE BIG PICTURE, THE HUGE REWARDS and TREASURES that await those patient ones and Loyal to The Most Merciful. Which are Eternal!! while this life is but a two second stop!! and all the mercies and graces that you have around you WHILE you think youre mostly suffering. Count them! You cant! Allah tells us. Far too numerous. As well as all the countless chances (undeserved) we have at His Mercy and Janna! Dont let shaytan trick you my noble brother, he is your enemy and his misery loves company!! Again, ask ALLAH, Read Quran, it'll insha Allah come crystal clear. Ask the People of Knowledge. Allah says that too! Again, The Big Picture, not one limited angle. I pray this helps. Inna Al Hamdo lIllah Al Aziz Al Ghafoor, wa Barak Allahu feekum wa yarhamakum wa ahleekum. Salat wa Salam Aala Sayedna Muhammad and family and companions Amin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21530" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T11:59:39.660" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38404" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38405" CreationDate="2017-03-12T19:23:18.167" Score="2" ViewCount="506" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have no doubt in religion Islam. I believe it's true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I am worried because I have some serious waswas or thoughts of disbelief. I am wondering if I am doomed or not. I don't want to goto hell fire forever.&#xA;I don't want to be like those people who are munafiq or hypocrites and I don't want to be like those people who say they believe but they disbelieve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am scared of hell fire. I love Allah and I know he is the creator and Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) is the last messenger. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't know what to do. I know I should not utter thoughts at all. Anything which crosses our mind is forgiven. I hope I don't hold the thoughts as convictions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What should I do? I am worried if I am a true Muslim or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user21537" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-13T08:35:59.087" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T08:35:59.087" Title="Am I doomed due to thoughts of disbelief, and what can I do about them?" Tags="|evil-thoughts|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38404" CreationDate="2017-03-12T21:49:01.160" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It sure is your disturbed mind which is being prayed on by the Satan (you may call it --WASWASA) Just shrug it off and keep busy, praying and in &quot;ZIKR&quot; of ---&quot;AStagfar-Ullah&quot;---, as much as possible. Insha-Allah things would change for the better. Whenever your mind strays, concenterate on your conviction of your belief in Islam and Allah. Remind Yourself often, that you are a devout Muslim. Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T21:49:01.160" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38406" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38380" CreationDate="2017-03-12T22:10:39.103" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is generally thought that it is impermissible in Islam. The rationale being that this is kind of impediment in the natural process of procreation. There is a Hadith whereby Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) prayed for a Maximum count of people born so that his Ummah would exceed the disbelievers. This provides the strength to the above notion. Yet another point is that Allah has taken the responsibility of providing sustenance to each and every being born.There are, however, instances in the Islamic parlance where Shabah have been mentioned to have practiced &quot;AZAL&quot; (withdrawal) to prevent unwanted conceptions. Prudence, on the other hand, would demand restraint in procreational activities; which may, in the end, prove to be superfluous. Allah knows best. Thanks&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T22:10:39.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38379" CreationDate="2017-03-12T22:18:45.733" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If she is just a friend it is ok to help her as she would be like your mother or older sister. If you are having sexual relations with her, or even fantasizing about it, then there in nothing that would help you or support your sinful way. Stop it right away and ask for forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T22:18:45.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38408" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38374" CreationDate="2017-03-12T22:30:30.923" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Qura'anic injunctions and their interpretations, these are distinct terms with distinct meanings and implications. One may be a &quot;Kafir&quot; but not &quot;Mushrik&quot; and vice versa. Modern day Atheists, for example, are in denial/rejection of God, without replacing it with another god. They simply reject the concept of godhead altogether. In this case, they are simply &quot;kafir&quot; but not &quot;Mushrik&quot;. (which means to add another godhead to God in His functions and Authority).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastActivityDate="2017-03-12T22:30:30.923" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38410" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37757" CreationDate="2017-03-13T03:02:30.747" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is this book titled &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/details/AlMuhaddithat_201302&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Al-Muhaddithat: The Women Scholars in Islam by Mohammad Akram Nadwi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; that provides details of several women narrators, transmitters and scholars of hadith as well as jurists and experts through various periods of time. I am not sure if it lists any &lt;em&gt;original&lt;/em&gt; works solely attributed to women but it has examples of women collaborating with men in producing books and of women collecting and writing books of Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Samani says about 'Fakhr al-Nisa' Umm Muhammad Shuhdah, daughter&#xA;  of the famous muhaddith Abu Nasr Ahmad ibn al-Faraj al-Dinawari (d.&#xA;  574): 'She was from among the descendants of traditionists,&#xA;  distinguished, eloquent, and had beautiful handwriting. She wrote on&#xA;  the way of Bint al-Aqra. In her time there was no one in Baghdad who&#xA;  had handwriting like her. Usually she wrote for the caliph al-Muqtafi&#xA;  [r. 530-55]. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;p55&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said: I have read the tawqi'at of Umm Jafar in the margins and at&#xA;  the foot [of the pages] of the books, I found them better in shortness&#xA;  and more encompassing in the meaning. &lt;em&gt;p56&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aishah bint Hasan ibn Ibrahim al Waizah (d. 460) wrote down the Amali&#xA;  of Ibn Mandah, receiving the work directly from him. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;p114&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The great muhaddithah Umm al-Kiram Karimah bint Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn&#xA;  I:Iatim al-Marwaziyyah (d. 465) is a famous narrator of Sahih&#xA;  al-Bukhari. Her version of it has always been particularly  popular.&#xA;  She compared her copy with her shaykh al Kushmihani's original. Later&#xA;  she settled in Makkah, where the people came to her from everywhere&#xA;  and heard the whole Sahih from her. She would not allow anyone to&#xA;  narrate from her unless they had compared with her original.&#xA;  Al-Dhahabi says: 'Whenever she narrated, she would compare with her&#xA;  original. She had knowledge and good understanding [combined] with&#xA;  goodness and worship.'2 Al-Safadi says: 'Her book was very accurate.'3&#xA;  Ibn al-qmad (d. 1089) says: She would be most accurate with her book&#xA;  and compare its copies.'4 Abu Ghana'im al-Narsi says: 'Karimah brought&#xA;  for me her original copy of the Sahih. I sat down in front of Karimah&#xA;  and wrote down seven pages and read them with her. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;p57&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Humqydah's hadith writings. Humaydah bint Muhammad Sharif ibn Shams&#xA;  al-Oin al-Asbahaniyyah (d. 1 087) became known for her Hadith&#xA;  writings: among those writings are her marginal notes on al-Istibsar&#xA;  of Shaykh al-Tusi: These notes were well received by scholars and they&#xA;  referred to them. She also compiled a book on the narrators of Hadith&#xA;  known by the title Rijal Humqydah. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;p227&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Khunathah's Notes. Khunathah bint Bakkar ibn Ali al-Ma'afiri (d. 1159) wrote marginal notes on al-lsabah fi tamyiz al-sahabah of Ibn Hajar. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;p227&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-03-13T03:58:37.707" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T03:58:37.707" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38411" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-13T05:12:39.987" Score="3" ViewCount="1677" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any our of our (Muslim) activities are referenced to Prophet's SAWW sunnah and Quran. I am curious to find out, &lt;strong&gt;How Modern technology is supported or discouraged in Islam,&lt;/strong&gt; because it cannot be linked to prophet saww era directly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question came out in a discussion with my friend, whose main argument was that &lt;strong&gt;Islam is changing with modern technologies, by allowing them to use&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I argued by the comment that &lt;strong&gt;Islam is the same, it tests and then approves/disapproves these technologies by comparing them to basic Islamic Principles.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could not find any support to my argument. I would like an appropriate answer with reference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21195" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T04:49:12.757" LastActivityDate="2018-11-05T05:25:38.783" Title="How Islam allow or disallow new innovation and technology?" Tags="|practical-islam|technology|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38414" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38411" CreationDate="2017-03-13T08:32:19.743" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically, there is no set or defined rules to identify any newly introduced thing as Halal or Haram (which is not specifically mention in the Quran and Hadith). Otherwise, anyone can become Mufti and publish his own Fatwah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every Mufti judges on their own study, understanding, their effect in the society, cultural behaviors, long-run effects in the society, practical effects observed on the next generations. This is why we see different Fiqqah's in Islam. Otherwise, there were only one Fiqah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is same like, if you pass LLB Degree and you can become a lawyer. But you are not a Judge. You spend a time in practice then if you get appointed in Session Court then you become a Judge. But still, you are not final Judge to declare decision. Public can take or challance your decision to High Court and even to Supreme Court. Every Judge has different skill &amp;amp; experience level and angle of observation. Same applies to Islamic Mufti.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you see, each Mufti/Scholar may have different educated opinion and recommendations on a matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A fatwā is an Islamic legal pronouncement, issued by an expert in religious law (mufti) where Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), is unclear. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We might compare a fatwā to the legal ruling of a high court or the Supreme Court, depending on the authority of the mufti behind it. However, a fatwā is not binding as is the verdict of the secular courts; while correct and applicable to all members of the Muslim faith, the fatwā is optional for the individual to respect or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not allowed for anyone to give a Shari¿ah explanation (fatwā), except one &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;who knows the Holy Qur’ān completely including what verses are abrogated and by which verses they were abrogated, and which verses resemble each other in the Qur’ān and whether a chapter was revealed in Makkah or Madina.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He must know the entire corpus of the Hadith of the Prophet (s), both those which are authentic and those which are false. He must know the Arabic language of the time of the Prophet (s) with its grammar and eloquence as well as know the poetry of the Arabs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, he must know the culture of the various peoples who live in each different nation of the community. &#xA;&lt;em&gt;If a person has all such attributes combined in himself, he may speak on what is permitted (ħalāl) and what is forbidden (ħarām). Otherwise he has no right to issue a fatwā.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It often happens that different Islamic clerics issue contradictory, or competing, fatwās. This divergence of opinion is not considered an issue in Islam; in fact, a well-known saying states that such differences among scholars are God’s mercy, for they allow for different conditions and temperaments among people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, the luxurious cars fatwa reference is addressed to only clergy and clergy students as mentioned here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://english.khamenei.ir/news/4633/It-is-haram-for-the-clergy-to-use-luxury-cars-Ayatollah-Khamenei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://english.khamenei.ir/news/4633/It-is-haram-for-the-clergy-to-use-luxury-cars-Ayatollah-Khamenei&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is another version of Fatwa and declared luxury life as Haram (&lt;em&gt;which you can follow or unfollow on some bases&lt;/em&gt;): &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.khilafah.com/is-it-forbidden-to-live-a-luxurious-life-in-islam/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.khilafah.com/is-it-forbidden-to-live-a-luxurious-life-in-islam/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21320" LastEditorUserId="21320" LastEditDate="2017-03-14T13:10:15.897" LastActivityDate="2017-03-14T13:10:15.897" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38415" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30763" CreationDate="2017-03-13T09:22:56.887" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;if you didn't know that the act you were doing was a shirk , and you didn't&#xA;know that yet , then god will not count that on you ,and he will forgive as you don't understand that .. and you should ask forgiveness from Allah &quot;the only god of this world&quot; , ask forgiveness and never back to it &quot;the shirk type you were doing&quot;  , and also educate yourself more and more of Islam , And the rules in it ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there is brief instructions on the internet , if you ignore studying the Islam teachings and rules , then god will not excuses you, as its required on Muslims to study what on they and what for they .. there is Do , And Don't .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;learn the general rules then get deeper if you found yourself interested in more details .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and remember god raised the responsibility on his nation's faults and forgets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and god also said : if you weren't making wrongs then god will come up with a new nation that make wrongs then ask forgiveness from him then he absolve for them .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we are not angels that only worship , and we are not animals who eat only ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we are a middle state , we eat go bath marry , and we worship the Allah ..&#xA;but that doesn't mean you go insist on the faults or wrongs .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you are required to repent to god in short time and you fall in fault by miss . and the repent is not for they thoe make wrongs and once the death time come they ask forgiveness .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21464" LastEditorUserId="21464" LastEditDate="2017-03-13T09:37:30.383" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T09:37:30.383" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38416" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38430" CreationDate="2017-03-13T10:18:20.557" Score="-1" ViewCount="3175" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yesterday, I was asked by a young girl (who is maybe six or seven) why I wear a headscarf, and I didn't manage to come up with a reasonable explanation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How to explain to a young girl why I wear a headscarf?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;I'm Muslim and it says so in the Qur'an&quot; doesn't feel like a particularly satisfying explanation to give a young girl; it seems too adult-level and complicated.  It also clashes a bit with some of my feminist beliefs (it sounds too much like &quot;I do as I'm told&quot;, and I don't want to influence a young girl to think like that).  I'm still unsure what I should say at this point if she were to ask again.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-03-21T21:12:35.973" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T21:12:35.973" Title="How to explain to a young girl why I wear a headscarf?" Tags="|practical-islam|hijab|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38417" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38379" CreationDate="2017-03-13T10:21:01.667" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If there's no other married couple, female, her family to do this then you must do this, she's is Muslima and needs the support from other Muslims. If you don't support her then who will?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I doubt what Shakir has said in his answer is what you're thinking of, but if that's the case then you should avoid it. Very likely she's a women of  qdinar has mentioned in the comment and you should be fine. She's like your grandmother...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And women of post-menstrual age who have no desire for marriage - there is no blame upon them for putting aside their outer garments [but] not displaying adornment. But to modestly refrain [from that] is better for them. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/24/60&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T10:21:01.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38418" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38374" CreationDate="2017-03-13T10:21:20.420" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;for Christians , they believe in the rule of three so they are Mushrikoon (in the group of shirk) ; because god ordered them to end of what they say that God is three ; and even though his prophet Messiah &quot;Easa&quot; peace upon him has disclaim to god of what the they do .. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;lt;&amp;lt; They have certainly disbelieved who say, &quot; Allah is the Messiah, the son of Mary&quot; while the Messiah has said, &quot;O Children of Israel, worship Allah , my Lord and your Lord.&quot; Indeed, he who associates others with Allah - Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers. &gt;&gt; Surah : Al-ma'idah , Verse : 72 .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and continue with this : &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They have &lt;strong&gt;certainly disbelieved&lt;/strong&gt; who say, &quot; &lt;strong&gt;Allah is the third of three&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot; And there is no god except one God. And if they do not desist from what they are saying, there will surely afflict the disbelievers among them a painful punishment. &gt;&gt; Surah : Al-ma'idah , Verse : 73 .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so you see above : (disbelieves = God consists of three = shirk )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So Yes kafir and mushrik is in same group (same mold) .&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes i know there is kafir and mushrikoon who are not christian ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and they are as follow : Mushrik or the Shirk is joining one beside god or in replacement for him .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;for example other religions worship a sculpted rocky hand Made Gods ..&#xA;this is a kafir or mushrik also because he joined someone with or as an exchange for the the only God &quot;Allah&quot; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you can generalize it i gave it to in general .. there is others worship the sun or cows or bulls .. or the moon ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if they got the massage of Allah and they didn't desist from that faulty worship to him alone .. then they are disbelievers or mushriks .. same man&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the Disbelievers and Mushrikoon all alleys when it comes to fighting the Believers . they are one band .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21464" LastEditorUserId="21464" LastEditDate="2017-03-13T20:57:35.410" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T20:57:35.410" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22975" CreationDate="2017-03-13T10:30:17.550" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;He is talking about the Jews,  in context read 4:155 - 159 There is none that must surely believe in jesus before he dies.  (the jew) or in the resurrection he (jesus) will be a witness against him. In the 4 verses he explains that the Jews killed most of the prophets that came to them (155) but that they didn't kill jesus (157) but that they must believe in him before they die (159)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16502" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T10:30:17.550" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38420" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24113" CreationDate="2017-03-13T10:45:50.460" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's a kind of &lt;em&gt;تلقین&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;Talqin&lt;/em&gt; . Talqin means indoctrinate, drum into...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's mostly known to be done at the time death. As the person has just been placed into his grave and is now to be questioned about his life, wealth, youth, Imam, what he loved, his desires. See &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.islamkingdom.com/Fatawa/Funerals_and_Zakah/Completion_of_the_Chapter_on_Funerals_/Permissible_and_impermissible_acts_to_be_done_for_the_deceased_and_his_family/Reciting_Talqin_after_death&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.darulfatwa.org.au/en/reciting-quran-for-the-dead-and-talqeen/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Many of our companions said that it is likeable (mustahab) to make talqin to the dead Muslim after his or her burial. From those companions [An-Nawawiyy’s] is Al-Qadi Husayn in his Ta'liq, his friend Abu Sa'id Al-Mutawalli in his book At-Tatimmah, Ash-Shaykh Imam Abul Fath Nasr bin Ibrahim bin Nasr Al-Maqdisiyy, Imam Abul Qasim Ar-Rafi'iyy and others. Qadi Husayn also conveyed that matter from way of his companions. As to the exact phrase Ash-Shaykh Nasr said the following: “Once one finishes from burying him, they stand at his head and they say “Ya fulan ibn fulan” [calling him]! Remember the covenant by which you exited this world; the testification that there is no God but Allah who has no partners and the testification that Muhammad is the messenger and slave of Allah, also remember that Judgment Day is coming no doubt and that Allah resurrects those in the graves, say: ‘I have accepted that my Lord is Allah, that Islam is my religion, that Muhammad sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam is a true Prophet, that the Ka'bah is the true direction for prayer, that the Qur’an is my guider and that the Muslims are brethren’. Testify that your Lord is Allah, there is no God but Him and that He is the Lord and Creator of the great Throne ('Arsh)”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally it has been meant to be done at the time of birth. &#xA;What I see similar in both situations is weakness and importance of the moment. At death you're done with your life, you may have sinned and need aid and it's also very important moment of your entire being. At birth you're also weak and innocent and it's just the beginning so it's best to start off right.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunnis scholars mostly approve the Azan part but say the Iqama part is weak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shi'a scholars approve them both. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason for birth is also to indoctrinate, vaccinate the child spiritually so Satan would be shunned away and the child would be safe from fearing him( مستدرک ج3ص62)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Azan is very important call, it conveys the core of our religions and seems understandable to instill it from the beginning. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T10:45:50.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38416" CreationDate="2017-03-13T11:13:32.140" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two answers to this questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Using your conscious&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God loves me and I love God, he wants me to be modest for my own good*. He doesn't want me to show off my beauties to just everyone. I &lt;strong&gt;want&lt;/strong&gt; to worship and make him happy. (The &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/2-3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;more one is pious&lt;/a&gt; then more organic/easier the understanding of this happens)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Using logic&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With logical mindset we can at max prove that something is good, we can't never prove that it MUST be there. Or if we do the person may not understand the &lt;em&gt;must&lt;/em&gt;. It has to come from the conscious. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It makes a women more than beauty object.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It protects a girl from having bad friends, her friends would no&#xA;longer be friends who drink, have casual sex or do drugs. (Her hijab&#xA;is acts like a big NO NO).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It harnesses the lust for the husband only and only. Magnifying any experience between them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;At the same time it helps other men to not think too much about women that don't belong to them. It just guides all casual, unsafe lust to a clean, organized relationship. I mean imagine if men and women were to just sleep together as they are now on Tinder and its likes. Hijab is a big no no to that, instead it says, let us just get married—if needed. If not then keep that desire for another lady to marry.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*: this is key, we don't do ahkam/commandments just because Allah &lt;em&gt;wants&lt;/em&gt; us to, we do it's also for our own (and the society's) good&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-03-13T16:44:09.733" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T16:44:09.733" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38423" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-13T12:45:02.053" Score="1" ViewCount="735" Body="&lt;p&gt;I struggle finishing sallah due to not being able to focus (not on purpose) when people are talking. And I make mistakes and sallah takes me hours a day to finish due to repeating over and over. No matter how hard I try I can not pray while people talk. What should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21545" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T07:12:33.010" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T07:12:33.010" Title="What should I do about OCD difficulties leading to lack of focus during prayer?" Tags="|salat|medical|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38426" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38423" CreationDate="2017-03-13T13:42:10.283" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am in no way expert in OCD consulting but perhaps you can try a few tips to overcome the problem:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;try finding a quiet place to pray or use earplugs &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;try focusing on the meaning of what you are reciting (in your native language)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are not able to despite trying, you should know that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;God does not charge a soul with more than it can bear. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.wahiduddin/2:286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[2:286]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should try your best to complete the prayer &lt;em&gt;without&lt;/em&gt; repeating and entrust the rest to God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Our Lord, do not take us to task if we forget or make a mistake! Our&#xA;  Lord, do not place on us a burden like the one You placed on those&#xA;  before us! Our Lord, do not place on us a burden we have not the&#xA;  strength to bear! Pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy on us. You&#xA;  are our Lord and Sustainer, so help us against those who deny the&#xA;  truth.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.wahiduddin/2:286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[2:286]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T13:42:10.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38427" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-13T15:02:28.107" Score="2" ViewCount="741" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was a divorced lady before I got married the second time.  An imam was my wali for my second marriage and my nikah was done in me and my husband's presence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though the imam brought two witnesses, they did not appear in front of us but they were in the vehicle; I saw them in the vehicle, but did not see their faces. Both me and my husband didn't know them at all.  Further, the witnesses did not hear or see  the nikah happening.  But their names were uttered as witnesses and the imam (he is an aalim) said that they were informed about it.  Now I'm living together with my husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is: &lt;strong&gt;Is my marriage valid?&lt;/strong&gt; I'm unsure because the witnesses were not seen.  And if not, what should I do now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please reply me according to shafi madhhab.  No issues in publishing my question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21548" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-14T08:25:34.763" LastActivityDate="2017-03-17T14:55:09.390" Title="Is a marriage with witnesses who weren't present valid in the Shafi'i madhhab, and what to do if it's not?" Tags="|nikah|shafii|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38428" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38380" CreationDate="2017-03-13T15:49:41.810" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Sahabah (Companions of the Prophet) practiced a form of birth control called &lt;em&gt;Azl&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coitus_interruptus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;coitus interruptus&lt;/a&gt;). There are several hadith about the matter, some listed &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/search/?q=azl&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. In the hadith, the Prophet didn't forbid the practice but remarked that when Allah wills a creation it comes into being. Indeed there is a hadith in which the Prophet himself verbally permitted a person to practice it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jabir reported that a man came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said: I&#xA;have a slave-girl who is our servant and she carries water for us and&#xA;I have intercourse with her, but I do not want her to conceive. He (the&#xA;Prophet) said: &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Practise 'azl&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, if you so like, but what is decreed for&#xA;her will come to her. The person stayed back (for some time) and then&#xA;came and said: The girl has become pregnant, whereupon he said: I told&#xA;you what was decreed for her would come to her. &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:1439a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&#xA;16/159&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another narration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;We said: 'O Messenger of Allah! We practice Azl, but the Jews claim&#xA;that it is minor infanticide.' So he said: 'The Jews lie. When Allah&#xA;wants to create it, nothing can prevent Him.'&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/58&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tirmizi 11/58&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The opinion of the majority of the scholars among both the Sunnis and Shia  is that birth control is &lt;strong&gt;permissible&lt;/strong&gt; (though sometimes disliked), provided that the wife consents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/FamilyPlanningInTheLegacyOfIslam/Family%20Planning%20in%20the%20Legacy%20of%20Islam#page/n175/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; text lists several related references to classic books of Islamic jurisprudence of all four schools of thought among the Sunnis:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The  Hanafis regard Azl as permissible, though some mandate that the wife's consent be sought, while others allow it regardless of the wife's consent in specific circumstances.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Malikis regard Azl as permissible, subject to the consent of the wife. Some allow compensation to be paid to the wife to obtain her consent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shafis regard Azl as permissible though &lt;em&gt;makruh&lt;/em&gt; (disliked). They disregard the wife's consent since they consider that ejaculation is under the husband's domain. A minority regard Azl as forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hanbalis regard Azl as permissible. The wife's consent is to be sought except in extraordinary circumstances. Some say that Azl is mandatory when in enemy territory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-01T15:05:32.763" LastActivityDate="2021-09-01T15:05:32.763" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38429" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38416" CreationDate="2017-03-13T17:47:19.373" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The simplest way to satisfy your child on the matter of hijab is that tell her it is told by ALLAH to cover ourselves and HE loves us and always wants the best for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastEditorUserId="21110" LastEditDate="2017-03-13T18:33:39.263" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T18:33:39.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38430" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38416" CreationDate="2017-03-13T18:15:55.147" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Depending on the girl's age and her background knowledge about religion ... she should be able to understand if you say &quot;Because I am a Muslim and Muslims wear a headscarf, since God likes\ordains it&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You aren't living in a place where hijab is enforced legally; you do it of your own free choice because you want to be part of Islam and you want your attire to reflect your belonging.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-03-13T22:17:51.890" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T22:17:51.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37401" CreationDate="2017-03-13T20:25:06.853" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;well god explained that in &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;lt;&amp;lt; It has been made permissible for you the night preceding fasting to go to your wives [for sexual relations]. They are clothing for you and you are clothing for them. &lt;strong&gt;Allah knows that you used to deceive yourselves&lt;/strong&gt;, so He accepted your repentance and forgave you. So now, have relations with them and seek that which Allah has decreed for you. And eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread [of night]. Then complete the fast until the sunset. And do not have relations with them as long as you are staying for worship in the mosques. These are the limits [set by] Allah , so do not approach them. Thus does Allah make clear His ordinances to the people that they may become righteous. &gt;&gt; Surah : Al-Baqarah Verse : 187 .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;deceiving yourself here : means thinking in the sexual needs .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but remember god warned who do forbidden sex , you are allowed to marry and do sex with your partner , but not who is not married ,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so he say allah : &#xA;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;And those who do not invoke with Allah another deity or kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed], except by right, and do not commit unlawful sexual intercourse. And whoever should do that will meet a penalty. Multiplied for him is the punishment on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein humiliated -&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;  Surah Al-Furqan 68+69&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; A-Isra 32&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and god is kind as he say : if the servant &lt;strong&gt;thought about something bad&lt;/strong&gt; to do and he didn't apply it ; then its recorded as good point for him , and if he did it &quot;the bad thought&quot; recorded a 1 bad merit on him . and if he thought of &quot;good aim&quot; and didn't done its recorded a 1 good merit for him but if he done it actually its recorded a ten merit or points for him up to 700 multiply even to many more multiplies .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;and that's from god extent mercy and kindness .&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21464" LastEditorUserId="21464" LastEditDate="2017-03-13T20:46:53.340" LastActivityDate="2017-03-13T20:46:53.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38434" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28639" CreationDate="2017-03-13T21:16:00.350" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;that's depend on the use of your predictions ..&#xA;so if i give for example a prediction , that judgement day is in 2022&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then you will be asked by god upon this that you misled other innocent people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if for example you gave upon study and testing researching on a degree of scientific methods that the price of gold will rise in the next 2 weeks &#xA;an assumption ,, &#xA;and others who are following you accepted that it may deter , based upon your agreement with them .. then its okay  , no haram here .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but its haram if you cheated on them in any way that you have full confidence and knowledge of predicting gold prices then you caused a loss to them , this way you deceived them or lied on them and its prohibited .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but anything which belong to religion then you should avoid prediction in it .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21464" LastEditorUserId="21464" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T15:32:55.960" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T15:32:55.960" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38435" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-13T21:23:43.490" Score="3" ViewCount="95" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a non Muslim but believe that there is only one God and I also believe that prophet Mohammed is a messenger of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard in a lecture of Dr Zakir Nair that any body who believes in one God and that prophet Mohammed is his messenger can visit Mecca and Madina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On giving written undertaking on his faith in Oneness of God.&#xA;Can anyone guide me how to visit Mecca and Madina under such circumstances?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21552" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T00:35:21.280" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T01:24:55.507" Title="How can a non-Muslim who believes in Allah and the prophet Mohammed visit Mecca and Madina?" Tags="|non-muslim|travelling|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38440" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38447" CreationDate="2017-03-14T03:22:29.503" Score="4" ViewCount="63353" Body="&lt;p&gt;If dajjal is a very important warning sign in the end days, does the quran mention his name or about him? Please provide proof only if it is available in the quran. Thank you :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21547" LastEditorUserId="21547" LastEditDate="2017-03-14T08:58:56.457" LastActivityDate="2021-09-18T18:20:55.757" Title="Is dajjal mentioned in the Quran?" Tags="|quran|day-of-judgement|dajjal|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38441" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-14T05:21:59.763" Score="-1" ViewCount="1948" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example say, someone is taking care of a patient and he mistakenly gave wrong treatment to his patient. If that patient dies for that reason, can we say that the patient died before her fate death came due to the mistake of the patient's attendant?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21556" LastEditorUserId="21569" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T15:16:10.703" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T15:16:10.703" Title="Can someone die before her fixed time due to medical fault" Tags="|death|belief|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38442" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38479" CreationDate="2017-03-14T06:02:50.030" Score="2" ViewCount="527" Body="&lt;p&gt;Will a person be forgiven if the person plans to ask for forgiveness later? For example: A person plans to commit a sin while he is fully aware of what is he is about to do and plans to ask for forgiveness from Allah later. Will Allah, The most merciful, forgive him? Let's assume that he asks for forgiveness with his whole heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21483" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T23:03:08.147" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T23:03:08.147" Title="Will a person be forgiven if the person plans to ask for forgiveness later?" Tags="|sin|forgiveness|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38443" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-14T07:43:26.270" Score="2" ViewCount="8290" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am having this stammering problem since from childhood. At school I have been embarrassed many times because of my stammering issue.I went to speech therapist but doctor says there is no complete cure only some breathing exercise which has been not so effective on me.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if there is any dua which our prophet Muhammad said for helping one from speech problem.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If there is any dua for this,please answer&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21203" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-03-14T09:26:21.760" LastActivityDate="2020-07-30T04:22:21.643" Title="Duas for helping one from stammering issue" Tags="|dua|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38445" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38443" CreationDate="2017-03-14T08:57:02.957" Score="4" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rabb-ishrah li sadri, wa yassir li ‘amri, Wah-lul ‘uqdatam-min-li-saani, Yaf-qahuu qawlii&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O my Lord! Open for me my chest (grant me self-confidence, contentment, and boldness); Ease my task for me; And remove the impediment from my speech, so they may understand what I say&#xA;[Surah Ta-Ha; 20:25-28]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A du’a that Musa (alayhis salam) made when proceeding to the court of Fir’awn (Pharoah) for the arguments (inviting him to Islam)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;a href=&quot;https://dailyduaa.com/category/dua-for-work-studies/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://dailyduaa.com/category/dua-for-work-studies/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This dua my grand father taught me in my child hood, Insha-Allah it will cure your problem, and yes don't forget to recite Durood Shareef before and after.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5339" LastEditorUserId="5339" LastEditDate="2017-03-14T11:51:16.547" LastActivityDate="2017-03-14T11:51:16.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38446" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33283" CreationDate="2017-03-14T09:05:29.403" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding the crime of rape, the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) applied the legal punishment of death penalty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a) Raping a free woman:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Alqama reported: A woman went out to pray during the time of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and she was met by a man who attacked her and raped her. She said, “This man has molested me!” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ارْجُمُوهُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;He is condemned to death&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 1454 (Grade: Sahih).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;b) Raping a prisoner of war/captives:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, Umar (second Caliph) condemned a military general to death for having unlawful intercourse with a female captive he had acquired during war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Harun ibn Al-Asim reported: Umar ibn Al-Khattab sent Khalid ibn Al-Waleed with the army and Khalid sent Dirar ibn Al-Azwar along with a company and they invaded a district belonging to the tribe of Asad. They captured a beautiful girl and Dirar was impressed with her. He asked his companions to give her to him and they did, then he had intercourse with her. A letter was sent to Umar (second caliph) and he replied:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فَكَتَبَ عُمَرُ أَنْ أَرْضِخْهُ بِالْحِجَارَةِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;He should be stoned to death&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&#xA;Sunan Al-Kubra 16761 &#xA;Sunan Al Bayhaqi, Volume 2, page 363, Hadith no. 18685. (Grade: Sahih).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21558" LastEditorUserId="21558" LastEditDate="2017-03-14T09:32:41.837" LastActivityDate="2017-03-14T09:32:41.837" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38447" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38440" CreationDate="2017-03-14T09:21:03.933" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ad-Dajjal has not been (clearly) mentioned in the Quran for some possible reasons: Maybe because he is one of the worst creatures and to show his low value he was not even mentioned to show this dispraise. On the other hand Pharao was mentioned because his lies (such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/28/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;28:38&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/79/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;79:24&lt;/a&gt;) have been clearly shown off, while ad-Dajjal's lies can only come to light when the real &amp;quot;Messiah&amp;quot; 'Issa returns and make an end to his reign.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore when mentioning 'Issa's return in the Quran one can conclude a hint of the Dajjal such as in the verses &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/157-159&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:157-159&lt;/a&gt; which clearly says that 'Issa has neither been killed nor crucified, before confirming that any of the people of the book would believe in him (the real Messiah 'Issa) before his death, so this verse say he will come back and then people who knew the scripture would recognize and believe him and reject ad-Dajjal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also this verse is used as a hint of ad-Dajjal:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... The Day that some of the signs of your Lord will come no soul will benefit from its faith as long as it had not believed before or had earned through its faith some good. ... (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/6/158&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6:158&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the hadith mentioned in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:158&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/740770&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; and sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/92/68&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;There are three, for which when they appear, a soul will not benefit by its faith, if it did not believe before the Signs: Ad-Dajjal, the Beast, and the rising of the sun from its setting place&amp;quot; - or &amp;quot;from the west.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However there are scholars who don't believe in the coming of ad-Dajjal:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Abduh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad 'Abduh&lt;/a&gt; has interpreted ad-Dajjal as meaning legends, charlatanism and quackery based on the words of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashid_Rida&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad Rashid Rida&lt;/a&gt; the author of tafsir al-Manar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الشيخ محمد عبده وقال:الدجال هو كناية عن الخرافات والدجل والشعوذة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad Faheem abu 'Obaydah: in his commentary of a book of ibn Kathir interpreted ad-Dajjal as meaning: the outbreak of corruption and evil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;محمد فهيم أبو عبيدة: في تعليقه على أحاديث الدجال في الكتاب الملاحم لابن كثيرقال:{ هذا انتشار الفساد والشر}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-18T18:20:55.757" LastActivityDate="2021-09-18T18:20:55.757" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38448" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33283" CreationDate="2017-03-14T09:29:15.100" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Their primary proof-text used to justify rape is the following tradition:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri reported: At the battle of Hunain, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, sent an army to Awtas and they encountered the enemy and fought them. Having overcome them and taken them prisoner, the companions of the Messenger of Allah refrained from having intercourse with the captive women because their husbands were idolaters. Then Allah revealed the verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ إِلَّا مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Prohibited for you) are married women except those whom your right hands possesses. (4:24)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Sahih Muslim 1456.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interpreted on its own, this tradition might appear to sanction the rape of captive women. Yet the scholarly methodology requires the collation of all texts and commentaries on a given topic before coming to a conclusive rule, principle, or practice. We must see how the companions of the Prophet, their students, and the scholars who succeeded them understood and applied the tradition within the entirety of Islamic teachings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In reality, we will find that this tradition is a proof against their position. Sexual intercourse was only made lawful with these women after they embraced Islam, which requires consent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholar Imam An-Nawawi comments on this tradition, saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ مَذْهَبَ الشَّافِعِيِّ وَمَنْ قَالَ بِقَوْلِهِ مِنَ الْعُلَمَاءِ أَنَّ الْمَسْبِيَّةَ مِنْ عَبَدَةِ الْأَوْثَانِ وَغَيْرِهِمْ مِنَ الْكُفَّارِ الَّذِينَ لَا كِتَابَ لَهُمْ لَا يَحِلُّ وَطْؤُهَا بِمِلْكِ الْيَمِينِ حَتَّى تُسْلِمَ فَمَا دَامَتْ عَلَى دِينِهَا فَهِيَ مُحَرَّمَةٌ وهَؤُلَاءِ الْمَسْبِيَّاتُ كُنَّ مِنْ مُشْرِكِي الْعَرَبِ عَبَدَةِ الْأَوْثَانِ فَيُئَوَّلُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ وَشِبْهُهُ عَلَى أَنَّهُنَّ أَسْلَمْنَ وَهَذَا التَّأْوِيلُ لَا بُدَّ مِنْهُ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Know that it is the way of Ash-Shafi’ee and the scholars who agreed with him that it is unlawful to have intercourse with the captive women among the idolaters and other unbelievers who are without a divine scripture unless they first embrace Islam. They are forbidden to approach as long as they are following their religion and these captive girls were among the Arab polytheists who worshiped idols. This tradition and others like it imply that the women embraced Islam and this is how they must be interpreted. Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Sharh Sahih Muslim 1456. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;('Sharh Sahih Muslim' is commentaries on Hadiths in book Sahih Muslim. Imam Nawawi's Explanation of Sahih Muslim is considered one of the best commentaries on Sahih Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence, contrary to the practice of Muslim terrorists who rape their hostages, the righteous jurists prohibited intercourse with non-Muslim prisoners of war, just as they prohibited compulsion in the propagation of Islam. According to earlier scholars, forget Rape, as stated above you cannot have mutual sex with Non muslim womens prisoners unless they embrace Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21558" LastActivityDate="2017-03-14T09:29:15.100" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38449" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38423" CreationDate="2017-03-14T10:32:52.120" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Your solution can be to pray as it is recommended in a congregation or at least try to pray almost all your prayers in  a congregation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;If the people knew the reward for pronouncing the Adhan and for standing in the first row (in congregational prayers) and found no other way to get that except by drawing lots they would draw lots, and if they knew the reward of the Zuhr prayer (in the early moments of its stated time) they would race for it (go early) and if they knew the reward of `Isha' and Fajr (morning) prayers in congregation, they would come to offer them even if they had to crawl.&quot; (sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As in this case you should follow the Imam and he is the first to be accountable about the lead prayer. (See also: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/34863/how-to-read-the-5-salahs-in-the-mosque-behind-the-imam&quot;&gt;How to read the 5 salahs in the mosque behind the imam&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should also gain knowledge on your religion and especially on the prayer to know what you need to do, what you are recommended to do and what you shouldn't do etc. this knowledge might help you fight your OCD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should also try to pray in a room where you feel far away from any disturbance!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please note: I'm no expert on OCD and far away from understanding this issue well enough, but I hope this could help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2017-03-14T10:32:52.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38456" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-14T17:20:32.643" Score="4" ViewCount="6433" Body="&lt;p&gt;Me and my fiancé are planning on having a nikah soon, but I have been researching the topic and my parents and family are all non-Muslim (I have converted to Islam after meeting my fiancé).  But I need a Muslim wali with me when we do the nikah, so I was just wondering what I can do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And how can we have a ceremony after the nikah that my family can attend if they can not come to the nikah because they are not Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am very confused and I hope you can understand what I am trying to say, I would love for my parents, brothers, uncles and aunties to be there because it is a special day for us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21566" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-15T05:48:23.217" LastActivityDate="2017-12-22T12:38:31.090" Title="How can a Muslim woman marry if her family members are non-Muslims and cannot perform the role of the wali?" Tags="|nikah|non-muslim|conversion|wali|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38458" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38441" CreationDate="2017-03-14T20:02:52.190" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No. At first, how do you know that the time for death was some another time in the future? Nobody can know when anybody will die, nor their future, nor their fate. We can say only the time of death, after death has occured. By definition, the time of death is when somebody died, which we can only know after death. We don't know fate, thus we can't argue that the real time of death is different from the time of death in the fate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2017-03-14T20:02:52.190" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38459" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38441" CreationDate="2017-03-14T22:19:58.240" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question answers itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If her death is &lt;strong&gt;fixed&lt;/strong&gt; due to medical fault then she would pass away due to that reason. That she would die due to medical fault is blotted for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise the word &lt;strong&gt;fixed&lt;/strong&gt; would not bear any meaning. So, no one can die &lt;strong&gt;before&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;after&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a part of belief for the Muslims. A believer must believe in it that whatever that comes at his way is blotted for him; which we call &lt;strong&gt;fate&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That it is He Who granteth Death and Life; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/53/44&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[53:44]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21569" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-03-14T22:19:58.240" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38460" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37281" CreationDate="2017-03-15T01:07:00.993" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wearing head-covers that are dyed pure red is acceptable for women as pointed out in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/2843&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this fatwa&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Red: It was reported that wearing pure red is forbidden for men, but not for women, because of the hadeeth of Ibn ‘Umar: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade mafdam” (reported by Imaam Ahmad and Ibn Maajah, 3591). Mafdam is something that is filled with red safflower dye. According to the commentary of al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nisaa’i, mafdam is something that is filled with red. It was reported that if ‘Umar saw a man wearing a garment dyed red with safflower, he would pull him aside and say, “Leave this for the women.” (Reported by al-Tabari).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T01:07:00.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38461" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38456" CreationDate="2017-03-15T04:59:12.070" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To answer, it requires to know first &lt;strong&gt;what the rights of wali on the girl are in Islam&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this paper &lt;a href=&quot;http://hablolmatin.dmsonnat.ir/?_action=articleInfo&amp;amp;article=1418&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;from Hablolmatin حبل المتينJournal&lt;/a&gt; from Iran, either Sunni or Shia has the pretty similar verdict on wali and father's right on your marriage which is explained briefly as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;full right&lt;/strong&gt;: meaning that he has the right or &quot;Wilayah&quot; on you, as his daughter, to marry you to who he thinks is the best for you, even though you have reached maturity in thinking and recognizing good and bad, Sawab from sin. &#xA;This is also called istimrar of wilayah (continuation of Wilayah) or in Arabic ا&lt;strong&gt;ستمرار الولايه&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Same level&lt;/strong&gt; right or independence of the girl or ا&lt;strong&gt;ستقلال الباكرة الرشيد&lt;/strong&gt;ة&#xA;This means that the girl, if has reached to the level of maturity in thinking, has the right to reject father's choice or discuss it  the bottom line is the marriage must happen at the permission of the girl and father together. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to notice that there are variety in verdicts among Sunni sects, Hanbli, Shafeei, Maleki, and Hanafi, or Shia scholars. But those two are a summary to those votes in general. They have more details which varies based on the sect. &lt;em&gt;However, all are based on the assumption of virginity or no sexual relationship before marriage on the girl.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the assumption is not true, there is another set of verdicts among scholars. &#xA;According to Shia scholars, Grand Ayatollah Sistani, Makarem, Hamadani, Khomeini, and couple more, if the girl has lost her virginity due to any event, including car accidents, the requirement for wali permission is omitted but it is better , that is to say Mustahab مستحب, to get the permission first. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was unable to find Sunni verdict on the marriage of a women/girl who is not virgin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To the best of my knowledge and research so far, there is nothing that stops your family to attend your nikah just because they are not Muslim, unless you want to hold it inside the mosque. They can be there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding your wali , there are options like your grand father or uncles who would be Muslim or a Muslim friend who made the brotherhood promise (عقد الأخوة) with your dad is enough. If you follow those categories of scholars which believe in the similar right for father and girl, that would be no problem and as long as you and your father are good with the marriage, there is no problem with it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There might be Sunni fatwa or verdict that I was not able to find. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21517" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T04:59:12.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38463" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38456" CreationDate="2017-03-15T05:28:11.303" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If none of your family members are muslim, then a muslim Judge(Qazi) may act as your wali, if you can't find one then you may ask any person with the qualification of a judge or witness to act as your wali ... such as an Imam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the bride has no Muslim guardian and there is no Islamic magistrate&#xA;  to act as one, she may authorize a male Muslim who has the&#xA;  qualifications of an Islamic judge (def: 022.1)--or if there is none,&#xA;  then a male Muslim who is legally upright (def: 024.4)-to act as her&#xA;  guardian in marrying her to the groom. &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/RelianceOfTheTravellerShariaLawManualcom.AndTrans.Keller/Reliance%20of%20the%20Traveller%20-%20Sharia%20Law%20Manual%20%28com.%20and%20trans.%20Keller%29#page/n535/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Umdat as-Salik, 3.6 Marriage, Section on Guardians, p519&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When there are no awliya', the wilayah belongs to the imam and the&#xA;  hakim( or qazi) because of the words of the Prophet (p.b.u.h), &quot;The&#xA;  sultan is the wali of one who does not have a wali.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.scribd.com/doc/275394159/Al-Hidayah-Full-Compilation-Searchable&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Hidayah, Book&#xA;  of Marriage, p.499&lt;/a&gt; , &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.216460/2015.216460.The-Hedaya#page/n95/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alternate translation, see mid-left&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Non-Muslim may not be the guardian of a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is also no wilayah for the kafir (unbeliever) over a Muslim, due&#xA;  to the words of the Exalted, &quot;And never will God grant to the&#xA;  unbelievers authority over the believers..&quot;[4:141] It is for this&#xA;  reason that the testimony of an unbeliever regarding a believer is&#xA;  inadmissible and they do not inherit from each other. As for the&#xA;  unbeliever, his wilayah for purposes of marriage is established over&#xA;  his unbelieving child, due to the words of the Exalted, &quot;The&#xA;  unbelievers are protectors, one of another ...&quot;&#xA;   &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.scribd.com/doc/275394159/Al-Hidayah-Full-Compilation-Searchable&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Hidayah, Book of Marriage, p.498&lt;/a&gt; ,  &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.216460/2015.216460.The-Hedaya#page/n93/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alternate translation (see bottom right)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The marriage agreement is not valid without a guardian who is (a) male &#xA;  (b) legally responsible (mukallaf) &#xA;  (c) Muslim (d) upright (e) and of sound judgement. &#xA;  The following may not be a bride's guardian:&#xA;  (1) a woman (2) a child (3) a non-muslim&#xA;   &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/RelianceOfTheTravellerShariaLawManualcom.AndTrans.Keller/Reliance%20of%20the%20Traveller%20-%20Sharia%20Law%20Manual%20%28com.%20and%20trans.%20Keller%29#page/n535/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Umdat as-Salik, 3.6 Marriage, Section on Guardians, p519&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see question on islamqa: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/389&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/389&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;and this article on &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20061019024736/http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?cid=1119503543328&amp;amp;pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/FatwaE/FatwaEAskTheScholar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islam-online&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Hanafi school of thought, a woman may contract marriage without a wali, though its not a recommended practice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The nikah of a sane and major, free woman stands concluded, when it is&#xA;  with her consent, even if the wali (guardian with legal authority&#xA;  granted by the shariah) did not undertake this contract. This is so&#xA;  according to Abu Hanifah and Abu Yusuf (God bless them) recorded as&#xA;  the Zahir al-Riwayah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The basis for permissibility (according to the Zahir al-Riwayah) is&#xA;  that she has undertaken an act that pertains to something that is&#xA;  purely her personal right, and she possesses the legal capacity to do&#xA;  so being sane and in possession of discretion. It is for the same&#xA;  reason that she can undertake transactions in wealth and possesses the&#xA;  right to choose a husband.&#xA;   Al-Hidayah, Book of Marriage, Section on Guardians, Page 491 , &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.216460/2015.216460.The-Hedaya#page/n89/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alternate translation, see right under heading of Guardianship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/5693&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whereas a non-muslim may not act as a wali for a muslim you may invite your family to attend the Nikah ceremony, and you definitely should invite them to the wedding feast(Waleemah). There is nothing in Islam which forces you to sever ties with your non-muslim family ... indeed Islam tells us the opposite, to treat them with kindness and love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/31/14-15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 31:14&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his&#xA;  parents. His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon&#xA;  weakness, and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to&#xA;  your parents; to Me is the [final] destination.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/31/14-15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 31:15&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me&#xA;  that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them &lt;strong&gt;but accompany&#xA;  them in [this] world with appropriate kindness&lt;/strong&gt; and follow the way of&#xA;  those who turn back to Me [in repentance]. Then to Me will be your&#xA;  return, and I will inform you about what you used to do.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 4:1&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you&#xA;  from a single person, and from him He created his wife, and from them&#xA;  both He created many men and women and fear Allah through Whom you&#xA;  demand your mutual (rights), &lt;strong&gt;and (do not cut the relations of) the&#xA;  wombs (kinship)&lt;/strong&gt;. Surely, Allah is Ever an All-Watcher over you.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-03-15T09:49:20.317" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T09:49:20.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38464" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-15T06:56:56.287" Score="2" ViewCount="44" Body="&lt;p&gt;While earning halal money is compulsory to entertain family requirements. Does Islam allow jobs with high risk of death?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for example: Fishing fatality rate is 116/100,000 and many more. BLS reported there were 4,547 workplace fatalities in 2010. The highest number of fatalities by industry. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.safetynewsalert.com/top-10-jobs-with-high-death-rates/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(source)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How does Islam allows/forbids risk percentage of Death, while doing a Job?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any help would be appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21195" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-15T08:02:48.927" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T08:02:48.927" Title="Jobs with high risk of death" Tags="|practical-islam|islamic-philosophy|work|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38466" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-15T09:35:43.127" Score="1" ViewCount="165" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have waswas problem; recently I've been having doubts when watching animation movies.  When I was watching that movie, I felt like I wish I could have life like in the movie and friends like this.  I wish I would get friends that look like this: is thinking like this shirk?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whatever I do, I feel like I'm doing shirk now; I could not understand which is shirk and which is normal. I am not comparing anything with Allah but I still feel like am doing something wrong by liking thing which are not created by Allah.  I am so confused please tell is it normal thought or shirk or some other sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21573" LastEditorUserId="11938" LastEditDate="2019-01-30T06:32:57.077" LastActivityDate="2021-02-03T20:30:32.463" Title="Does wishing to have a life and friends like in animation movies amount to shirk?" Tags="|shirk|doubts|waswasa|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2021-02-08T21:09:05.170" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35857" CreationDate="2017-03-15T11:20:10.787" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems Islam Q&amp;amp;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/21672&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa 21672&lt;/a&gt; is the one being referred to here.  They write:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that the intercession of some people will not be accepted on the Day of Resurrection, including those who cursed a great deal. &lt;strong&gt;Muslim narrated that Abu’l-Darda’ said: “I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say, ‘Those who curse will not be witnesses or intercessors on the Day of Resurrection.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to be referring to this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zaid b. Aslam reported that 'Abd al-Malik b. Marwan sent some domestic goods for decoration to Umm Darda' on his own behalf, and when it was night 'Abd al-Malik got up and called for the servant. It seemed as if he (the servant) was late (in responding to his call), so he ('Abd al-Malik) invoked curse upon him, and when it was morning Umm Darda' said to him:  I heard you cursing your servant during the night when you called him, and she said: &lt;strong&gt;I heard Abu Darda' as saying that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: The invoker of curse would neither be intercessor nor witness on the Day of Resurrection.&lt;/strong&gt; -- Sahih Muslim 2598 a (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/45/108&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Searching sunnah.com yielded other sources repeating this hadith: (a) Riyad as-Salihin (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1553&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;), (b) Bulugh al-Maram (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bulugh/16/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;), and (c) Sunan Abi Dawud 4907 [grade: sahih] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/135&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-09T05:13:07.333" LastActivityDate="2021-09-09T05:13:07.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38470" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38471" CreationDate="2017-03-15T12:41:16.557" Score="1" ViewCount="163" Body="&lt;p&gt;Australian former politician &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronwyn_Bishop&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bronwyn Bishop&lt;/a&gt; was recently quoted as saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When I hear the Department of Education saying it’s OK for a boy to put his hand on his heart instead of taking a woman’s hand, &lt;strong&gt;it’s totally unacceptable because the belief behind that is that a woman is unclean because she menstruates&lt;/strong&gt;. -- Bronwyn Bishop fires up over Islamic ‘insult’ to women, &lt;a href=&quot;https://startsat60.com/trending/news/bronwyn-bishop-fires-up-over-islamic-insult-to-women&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Starts at 60&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm shocked to hear this, and I doubt it's true.  But perhaps there's a grain of truth to this that I'm unaware of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is there any truth to the claim that a man may not shake hands with a woman because she menstruates and is therefore unclean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I try to avoid shaking hands with men, as part of avoiding all physical contact with men.  I have, on occasion, outright refused (especially when they're Muslim and they should know better).  I just assumed it was an aspect of hijab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T13:43:37.683" Title="Is there any truth to the claim that a man may not shake hands with a woman because she menstruates and is therefore unclean?" Tags="|women|menses|physical-contact|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38470" CreationDate="2017-03-15T13:36:26.103" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Menses entails ritual impurity similar to defecation, urination and ejaculation. It does not however make a woman inherently unclean or untouchable, similar to how urination does not make someone inherently unclean or untouchable. Ablution and Bath(Ghusl) removes ritual impurity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Men and women don't shake hands because its disliked to touch someone from the opposite sex unless it be the spouse or a &lt;em&gt;mahrim&lt;/em&gt; (close relative whom one can not marry by law).(&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.216460/2015.216460.The-Hedaya#page/n613/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hidayah, right p598&lt;/a&gt;)  A man may touch  his wife anywhere and may touch a mahrim at any place where he may look at (such as the face, hands, feet, shoulder etc.)(&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.216460/2015.216460.The-Hedaya#page/n615/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hidayah,  p600&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, a man may kiss or perform foreplay with his wife while she is in menses (intercourse is not allowed), this wouldn't be so if she was &quot;un-touchable&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Aswad: (on the authority of his father)&#xA;  Aisha said: &quot;Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) wanted to fondle anyone&#xA;  of us during her periods (menses), he used to order her to put on an&#xA;  Izar and start fondling her.&quot; `Aisha added, &quot;None of you could control&#xA;  his sexual desires as the Prophet (ﷺ) could.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/6/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari 6/7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated `Aisha: While in menses, I used to comb the hair of Allah's&#xA;  Messenger (ﷺ) . &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/6/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari 6/2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Aisha: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to lean on my lap and recite&#xA;  Qur'an while I was in menses. &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/6/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari 6/4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Um Salama: While I was lying with the Prophet (ﷺ) under a&#xA;  woolen sheet, I got my menses. I slipped away and put on the clothes&#xA;  for menses. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;Have you got your menses?&quot; I&#xA;  replied, &quot;Yes.&quot; He called me and I slept with him under the woolen&#xA;  sheet. &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/6/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari 6/28&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-03-15T13:43:37.683" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T13:43:37.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10585" CreationDate="2017-03-15T13:53:31.987" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah swt wrote our destiny accordingly to &quot;what our decision&quot; will be. So for example you have two road infront of you. You choose which road you go. Road A brings you to a nightclub, road B brings you to a mosque. &#xA;You choose Road B, elhamdulillah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah swt knew that you will choose Road B - therefore He wrote Road B in the book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21578" LastActivityDate="2017-03-15T13:53:31.987" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38427" CreationDate="2017-03-16T01:50:42.913" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although it is strange that the witnesses did not have the time to witness the nikah, but you should be at ease because you had the assurance of the Imam. Who, according to you, was a scholar and your &lt;strong&gt;wali&lt;/strong&gt; for the marriage The reason is that, at this point, it is too late for you or your husband to question the validity of you Marriage. You should have inquired about it at that particular moment of Nikah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sincerity of your intention, however, should garner the acceptance of your action of giving yourself in Nikah; in the presence of a learned man, the Imam by Allah. Insha-Allah. (H) Moreover, Allah's mercy is more potent and omniscience than His wrath.(Q)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One possible scenario may be that you should go back to the imam and ask him the reason for the witnesses not being physically present at the Nikah? and if possible meet them and let them affirm that they were the witnesses of your marriage. That might put your heart and mind at peace.  Apart from that just ask for Allah's acceptance of your Marriage and offer some &lt;strong&gt;kaffarah&lt;/strong&gt;  you can afford.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-03-17T14:55:09.390" LastActivityDate="2017-03-17T14:55:09.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38479" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38442" CreationDate="2017-03-16T02:41:45.537" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those who commit sins are termed in Qura'an (Q; 4:17) as &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Jahil&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;  ignorant or stupid; which does not mean that they do not know what they are doing but are rather under the spell of satan causing intense emotions; obscuring/impairing their sense of judgment, while they  knowingly committing sins. It can simply be equated with the claim of &lt;strong&gt;&quot;insanity&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; as a defense in western common Law for one who has committed a crime in the fit of rage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, part of the question relates to the time of repentance. In this verse, this issue also has been addressed. Though It ushers immediate returning to Allah for repentance. But the interpretation of immediate; owing to the limitless mercy of Allah, extends till the last moment when the pangs or throes of death approach. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two stages before death. One is when one knows for sure that it is time to go as nothing can be done. It is the time of &lt;strong&gt;&quot;conscious-suffering&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; then there is a time when the soul starts departing and sounds start coming out of the throat. it is the situation of  &lt;strong&gt;&quot;absolute despair&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Forgiveness may be sought till the first stage but not at or after the second stage. It is generally agreed upon by the majority of scholars.  Allah, nevertheless, Has the authority and right to forgive anyone at any time as He is not bound by linear time or temporality. &#xA;Thanks&#xA;Shakir2.wordpress.com&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastEditorUserId="21274" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T03:01:11.830" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T03:01:11.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9362" CreationDate="2017-03-16T02:41:53.513" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any system involving banks transacting is haram , in the absence of a gold backed financial system. Money is defined as gold or silver dinar and dhiram. In essence hard to avoid due to gold standard being removed with unbanked paper currency. But to profit on options is clear speculation with assistance of banking system makes it clear in my opinion it would be leaning on haram , but only my opinion .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21583" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T02:41:53.513" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21465" CreationDate="2017-03-16T05:46:07.727" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Koran it is written:&#xA;Gods rasul/nebi Muhammed was send to a society, where no prophet had been send before!&#xA;The society where nebi Muhammed had been send to had no book before (none of the  books send to Moses, Jesus, David,...).&#xA;(read Koran 32,3 ; 36,6 ; 34,44)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is logical: Gods rasul Abraham (the builder of God's first house for every human!!!; Koran 3,96) was a prophet, he could NOT had been send to a place, where Muhammed centuries later was send to!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21585" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T05:46:07.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38484" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-16T12:11:24.207" Score="0" ViewCount="96" Body="&lt;p&gt;We can see many reports of people reporting seeing Jesus and Mary and many other miracles like the Fatima sun miracle in 1917 in Portugal when people saw solar rays changing colour.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when I read this these, I am sure that it is shatan. But it's troubling me because I have not heard in hadith saying shatan does miracles to fool other religion's peoples.  I thought shatan does things to Muslims only. Can somebody please explain if this is done by shatan only?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21589" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-13T04:59:42.013" LastActivityDate="2017-05-13T04:59:42.013" Title="Can shatan show miracles to fool other religion's people?" Tags="|shaitan|other-religions|miracles|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38486" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38488" CreationDate="2017-03-16T14:53:42.140" Score="6" ViewCount="4142" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/66/10&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 66:10&lt;/a&gt; says &quot;Allah presents an example of those who disbelieved: the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot. ...&quot;.  However, it is forbidden for a Muslim man to marry a disbeliever:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is permissible for a Muslim man to marry a non-Muslim woman if she is Christian or Jewish, but it is not permissible for him to marry a non-Muslim woman who follows any religion other than these two. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/21380&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And to my knowledge, this is a typical opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm trying to figure out how these two items fit together.  Perhaps Qur'an 66:10 means that they're wives were people of the book.  Or perhaps this rule didn't apply during the time of Prophets Lut and Nuh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How could Prophets Lut and Nuh marry disbelievers when it's forbidden?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T04:18:56.337" Title="How could Prophets Lut and Nuh marry disbelievers when it's forbidden?" Tags="|nikah|prophet-lut|prophet-nuh|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38488" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38486" CreationDate="2017-03-16T16:17:27.520" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Firstly, whereas the beliefs of faith have remained same throughout time for all nations and Prophets ... the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;law&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; has varied. Incest was permitted during the time of Prophet Adam. Wine was permitted from the beginning of time to the time of the Prophet Muhammad(p.b.u.h). Jews were required to offer 3 prayers and not 5, and they weren't required to fast the month of Ramadan and they were told to observe the Sabbath. Prophet Solomon reportedly had hundreds of wives and not four. The Qiblah was the Ark, the Tabernacle and later the Temple of Solomon rather than the Kaabah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, the wives of Prophets Noah and Lut were not disbelievers from the beginning, nor open disbelievers as the Quran further elaborates that they &lt;em&gt;betrayed&lt;/em&gt; their husbands. In books of Tafsir we are told that they acted like the Hypocrites ... relating information to the disbelievers and bad-mouthing their husbands to the people behind their backs. A hypocrite is treated for all legal purposes like a Muslim since we can not judge what they hide in their hearts. This whole verse is essentially targeted at the Hypocrites, since they were the ones who lived with the Muslims and the Prophet.      &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a quote from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=73&amp;amp;tSoraNo=66&amp;amp;tAyahNo=10&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Ibn Abbas:&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah explains (an example) a trait (for those&#xA;  who disbelieve) by mentioning the two disbelieving women: (the wife of&#xA;  Noah) Wahilah (and the wife of Lot) Wa'ilah, (who were under two of&#xA;  our righteous slaves) messengers (yet betrayed them) yet opposed them&#xA;  in religion, displaying belief outwardly while hiding their disbelief&#xA;  inwardly, such that they kept their hypocrisy in their hearts; but&#xA;  they did not betray their husbands in the sense that they committed&#xA;  adultery, for no wife of a prophet had ever done this, (so that they&#xA;  the husbands availed them naught) benefited them naught (against&#xA;  Allah) against the chastisement of Allah; i.e. the righteousness of&#xA;  their husbands did not benefit them while they were disbelievers (and&#xA;  it was said (unto them): Enter the Fire) in the Hereafter (along with&#xA;  those who enter) the Fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/tafasir.asp?tmadhno=0&amp;amp;ttafsirno=74&amp;amp;tsorano=66&amp;amp;tayahno=10&amp;amp;tdisplay=yes&amp;amp;userprofile=0&amp;amp;languageid=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Jalalayn&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;God has struck a similitude for those who disbelieve the wife of Noah&#xA;  and the wife of Lot. They were under two of Our righteous servants yet&#xA;  they betrayed them in their religion for they both disbelieved —&#xA;  Noah’s wife called Wāhila used to say to his people that he was a&#xA;  madman while Lot’s wife called Wā‘ila used to tell his people the&#xA;  whereabouts of his guests when they stayed with him at night by&#xA;  lighting a fire and during the day by making smoke. So they that is&#xA;  Noah and Lot did not avail the two women in any way against God&#xA;  against His chastisement and it was said to the two women ‘Enter both&#xA;  of you the Fire along with the incomers’ from among the disbelievers&#xA;  of the peoples of Noah and Lot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=5&amp;amp;tSoraNo=66&amp;amp;tAyahNo=10&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وهذا إجماع من المفسرين فيما ذكر القُشَيريّ. إنما كانت خيانتهما في&#xA;  الدِّين وكانتا مشركتين. وقيل: كانتا منافقتين. وقيل: خيانتهما النميمة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Mufassirin agree that their betrayal was in matters of faith. Both&#xA;  were Mushrik. It was said: Both were Munafiq (Hypocrites). It was said:&#xA;  Their betrayal was back-biting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-03-17T03:13:28.790" LastActivityDate="2017-03-17T03:13:28.790" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38489" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39760" CreationDate="2017-03-16T18:33:07.160" Score="3" ViewCount="2058" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this hadith of the pond of Khumm, it shows that Ali is shown to be said that he is the master of whom the Prophet was the master of:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O people, Allah the Most Kind the Omniscient has told me that no&#xA;  apostle lives to more than half the age of him who had preceded him. I&#xA;  think I am about to be called (to die) and thus I must respond. I am&#xA;  responsible and you are responsible, then what do you say?' They said,&#xA;  'We witness that you have informed, advised and striven. May Allah&#xA;  bless you.' He said, 'Do you not bear witness that there is no god but&#xA;  Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and Apostle, and that His&#xA;  Heaven is true, His Hell is true, death is true, the Resurrection&#xA;  after death is true, that there is no doubt that the Day of Judgment&#xA;  will come, and that Allah will resurrect the dead from their graves?'&#xA;  They said, 'Yes, we bear witness.' He said, 'O Allah, bear witness.'&#xA;  Then he said, 'O people, Allah is my Lord and I am the lord of the&#xA;  believers. I am worthier of believers than themselves. Of whomsoever I&#xA;  had been Master (Mawla), Ali here is to be his Master.[a] O Allah, be&#xA;  a supporter of whoever supports him (Ali) and an enemy of whoever&#xA;  opposes him and divert the Truth to Ali.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is, what is Sunni view on it because Shia believe it to be the Prophet choosing Ali to be his successor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T10:02:29.037" LastActivityDate="2022-01-19T11:24:05.843" Title="Is the hadith of the pond of Khumm authentic? If so, what is the sunni view on it?" Tags="|sunni|authenticity|ali|caliph|imamah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38490" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38486" CreationDate="2017-03-16T21:32:23.443" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The sharia'a of those prophets was not the same as that of Prophet Mohammad. All prophets had been monotheists but having their own sharia'a which was provisional and not Universal like the present sharia'a of prophet Mohammad. Whatever was the status of Prophet Nuh's and Prophet Lot's wives was not in contradiction of their sharia'a. That is why they married them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-03-16T22:30:55.217" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T22:30:55.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38491" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38484" CreationDate="2017-03-16T21:43:56.293" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Satan is incapable of showing miracles. He, however, might be able to resort to trickery as was done by the courtiers of Pharao, when challenging prophet Moses. This kind of trickery is possible even by ordinary human beings having certain knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Miracles are performed only by the Prophets (with the sanction of God).&#xA;Karamats are performed by the saints, people of God. (with the sanction of God). Rest is all trickery (which may also be called Magic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-13T04:39:38.150" LastActivityDate="2017-05-13T04:39:38.150" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35520" CreationDate="2017-03-16T22:44:57.540" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mighty Allah says in Quran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يا أيها الذين آمنوا لا يسخر قوم من قوم عسى أن يكونوا خيرا منهم ولا نساء من نساء عسى أن يكن خيرا منهن ولا تلمزوا أنفسكم ولا تنابزوا بالألقاب بئس الاسم الفسوق بعد الإيمان ومن لم يتب فأولئك هم الظالمون&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which means&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people; perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule [other] women; perhaps they may be better than them. And do not insult one another and do not call each other by [offensive] nicknames. Wretched is the name of disobedience after [one’s] faith. And whoever does not repent – then it is those who are the wrongdoers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so we can conclude that it takes one to repent for this sin and it doesn't make one be out of Islam .. that's what I know and only known to Allah ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21596" LastActivityDate="2017-03-16T22:44:57.540" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38495" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-17T05:12:25.433" Score="1" ViewCount="34" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen that there are some practices which are followed while referring to holy names or holy things. For example, I have seen many people do this: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Prophet Mohammad (May Allah please be upon him)...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why do we do this? What is this called? Is it haram to not do this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21483" LastEditorUserId="21483" LastEditDate="2017-03-17T05:45:41.733" LastActivityDate="2017-03-17T05:45:41.733" Title="What are the proper etiquette to follow while referring to holy names?" Tags="|halal-haram|practical-islam|salawat|respect|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-10-20T06:56:47.967" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38497" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-17T06:14:16.613" Score="2" ViewCount="758" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hajar_al-Haytami&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Hajar Haytami&lt;/a&gt;'s list of &quot;enormities&quot;, item 111 is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dying the beard or hair black for other than jihad or the like.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Also mentioned at &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/202884&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Does dying one's beard or hair black play a role in jihad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure how reliable this enormity is.  The answers to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/16162/17163&quot;&gt;Can I dye my beard or hair black?&lt;/a&gt; don't list jihad as an exception to the ruling against dying one's hair and/or beard black.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-01-30T10:47:47.217" LastActivityDate="2023-01-30T16:36:41.403" Title="Does dying one's beard or hair black play a role in jihad?" Tags="|jihad|hair|beard|dyeing-hair|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38497" CreationDate="2017-03-17T07:35:02.657" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, dying hair black is considered permissible for the purpose of Jihad. This is has been noted in  the writings of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://shamela.ws/book/21613/4198&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hanafis&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/details/Kivayat_talib/Kivayat_talib04/page/n336/mode/1up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Malikis&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/2186/293#p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shafi'is&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/21642/70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hanbalis&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ويستثنى من ذلك المجاهد اتفاقا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Mujahid is an exception in this ruling by agreement&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/1673/3633&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fath al-Bari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أما الخضاب بالسواد للغزو، ليكون أهيب في عين العدو فهو محمود بالاتفاق&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for dyeing hair with black in military expeditions so that it strikes terror in the eyes of the enemy, it is praiseworthy by agreement&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/21613/3864&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Radd al-Muhtar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason is that it gives the illusion that the soldiers of the Muslim army are all in their prime youth which is useful for demoralizing the enemy and causing them fear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also refer to my answer on: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/16162/17163&quot;&gt;Can I dye my beard or hair black?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-01-30T16:36:41.403" LastActivityDate="2023-01-30T16:36:41.403" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38501" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38503" CreationDate="2017-03-17T13:15:49.643" Score="2" ViewCount="1930" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will not utter what thoughts I have. But I have a negative wrong statement popping up in my head of disbelief and then I think it's from myself. In my right mind set I don't believe in the thought but when I have the thought it feels like it's from myself. This is making me worried a lot. I don't want to be doomed and goto hell fire forever. I believe in Allah and Prophet Muhammad as the last messenger. I want to know will I be questioned for the negative thoughts of disbelief that pop up in my head ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user21537" LastActivityDate="2017-03-17T16:07:31.650" Title="Are thoughts of disbelief a sin?" Tags="|belief|evil-thoughts|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38503" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38501" CreationDate="2017-03-17T16:07:31.650" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him)&#xA;  said: “Some of the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allah be upon him) came to the Prophet (peace and&#xA;  blessings of Allah be upon him) and said to him, ‘We find in ourselves&#xA;  thoughts that are too terrible to speak of.’ He said, ‘Are you really&#xA;  suffering from that?’ They said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘That is a clear sign&#xA;  of faith.’” (Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that Shaytan only wants to cause distress to the believers, Shaytan attempts to shake the grounds of your faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“(Iblees) said: ‘Because You have sent me astray, surely, I will sit&#xA;  in wait against them (human beings) on Your straight path. Then I will&#xA;  come to them from before them and behind them, from their right and&#xA;  from their left, and You will not find most of them as thankful ones&#xA;  (i.e. they will not be dutiful to You)’” (Quran, Al-Aaraf: 16,17).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Find this as a test for yourself and there are duas to seek refuge from such.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger, peace be upon him, said: “The Shaytan may come to any&#xA;  one of you and say, ‘Who created Allah, the Almighty?’ If any one of&#xA;  you experiences this, let him say, ‘ ‘Amantu billahi wa rasulihi ‘[I&#xA;  believed in Allah, the Almighty, and His Messenger, peace be upon&#xA;  him], and that will drive him away.” (Saheeh al-Jami’ 1657)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Allaahumma ini a&lt;code&gt;duhu bika min hamazati ash-shayatin wa a&lt;/code&gt;udhu bika &#xA;rabbi an yahdurun  (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the&#xA;whisperings of Satan; my Lord, I  seek refuge in You from their&#xA;presence around me)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bismillahi alladhi la yadurru ma&lt;code&gt;a ismihi shay'un fi al-ardi wa la&#xA;fi  as-sama'i wa huwa as-sami&lt;/code&gt;u al-`alim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(In the name of Allah; with His name, nothing whatsoever on earth or    heaven can inflict any harm; He is All-Hearing and All-Knowing). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Just don't let this get into your head, try not to overwhelm yourself. Just repeat dikhr constantly whenever this situation occurs. If it's in salat or anything put your trust in your lord verily Allah loves those who put trust in him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The more you think about it the power your giving these evil whispers, just shrug it off. The more knowledge you gain the less waswas will bother you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamiclearningmaterials.com/how-to-overcome-waswaas-part-2/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://islamiclearningmaterials.com/how-to-overcome-waswaas-part-2/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicity.com/qa/action.lasso.asp?-db=services&amp;amp;-lay=Ask&amp;amp;-op=eq&amp;amp;number=5327&amp;amp;-format=detailpop.shtml&amp;amp;-find&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamicity.com/qa/action.lasso.asp?-db=services&amp;amp;-lay=Ask&amp;amp;-op=eq&amp;amp;number=5327&amp;amp;-format=detailpop.shtml&amp;amp;-find&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AND ALLAH KNOWS BEST&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21611" LastActivityDate="2017-03-17T16:07:31.650" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38504" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38435" CreationDate="2017-03-17T17:09:06.013" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Travelling to Makkah/Madina needs an international passport and a valid visa for 'Umrah'. Travelling to any other city is just like an ordinary international city. Once you apply for the Umrah visa, the consulate would raise a flag due to your name. At this point, if you are able to convince the officer then you can travel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21612" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T00:36:29.047" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T00:36:29.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38505" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38519" CreationDate="2017-03-17T19:41:11.583" Score="3" ViewCount="508" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, I know that non-muslims can't enter Mecca and Medina (in theory). But it is on the current state law of Saudi Arabia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What says the Sharia about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Could a Christian enter these cities, and pray with the Muslims together, on the Sharia law, while he still remains a Christian?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12303" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T11:51:26.457" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T11:51:26.457" Title="Is a Christian allowed to perform Hajj according to Sharia law?" Tags="|sharia|hajj|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38506" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38416" CreationDate="2017-03-17T21:25:42.360" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would use something a 6 year old would understand. I would say &quot;because I have many friends who do and I want to do like them&quot;. There is  (arguably ) some truth to it too. And this is something she will surely understand  (Kids this age like to dress up and usually pick someone they know or a fictional character as a model).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would avoid speaking about god to a 6 year old, especially if I add orders from god. But that is for you to judge  (and the Kids parents).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastActivityDate="2017-03-17T21:25:42.360" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38507" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38416" CreationDate="2017-03-17T22:02:14.137" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only thing that I realize about this subject is this:&#xA;You should show her the real Islam. I mean the religion that Muslim people knows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not what is written in books or peoples head. In these days with ISIS's actions and people frightened when see a woman or a man with Islamic traditional clothes in streets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should show her who is our God. Most Gracious and Most Merciful are the words that we say after saying his name. You should show her that merciful and gracious God likes to see his servants happy and together. Sometimes in my life, I see headscarf are really helped women to live. So every time that someone asked me why women should put on a headscarf, I said him/her because your God want to see you like that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But never force a girl to put on a headscarf. That is the worst way that we can do. By doing this we made her hate Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21615" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T00:38:58.923" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T00:38:58.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38509" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38287" CreationDate="2017-03-17T22:35:13.223" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Short answer : No .&#xA;Detailed answer : after semen gets out of the body prays and &quot;roozeh&quot; are not acceptable . Actually it is harram . &lt;br /&gt;&#xA;But about eating food . If you are &lt;em&gt;sunni&lt;/em&gt; you are not allowed to eat . But if you are &lt;em&gt;shia&lt;/em&gt; you should take bath ( ghusl ) as soon as you can . And there is no law in sharia for the shia people that can't eat food .&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;But quran allows Muslims that if they do something that is haram unintentional ( means he / she don't know doing this is haram or forget that he shouldn't do that ) &lt;strong&gt;Not committed any sins or haram&lt;/strong&gt; .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Hope that Be helpful ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21615" LastActivityDate="2017-03-17T22:35:13.223" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38511" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38515" CreationDate="2017-03-18T00:09:32.620" Score="2" ViewCount="75" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I know, around 2million people is on the Hajj every year.  There are around 1.5billion Muslims on the world. Half of them are male, which is 750million.  If they live 70 years long, then 140million Muslims can visit the Hajj.  Thus, around a fifth of Muslim men do the Hajj in their life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the plane tickets are far cheaper outside of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhu_al-Hijjah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dhul'Hijjah&lt;/a&gt; (as far I know, particularly the planes coming back after transferring pilgrims are very cheap).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, would doing the Hajj outside of Dhul'Hijjah be better than doing nothing, or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12303" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T00:48:17.883" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T05:42:53.853" Title="Is hajj outside of Dhul'Hijjah better than nothing?" Tags="|practical-islam|hajj|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38512" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-18T00:29:28.880" Score="2" ViewCount="260" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't mean outdoors where they can be seen by someone else, but perhaps in a hotel or something like that. For example, they may go out to dinner at a restaurant, and stay the night at a hotel. Would this be allowed? All views with supported evidence appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21617" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T00:29:28.880" Title="Can a couple consummate their marriage outside the home?" Tags="|nikah|sex|relationships|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-03-31T19:32:42.410" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38486" CreationDate="2017-03-18T04:18:56.337" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The answer has nothing to do with laws changing. Laws changed, from the beginning of time, this isn't one of them. If something is bad, then it's bad. The punishment of something may change. The time of prayer may change, but never in your prayers you would praise Satan. The direction may change but never it would never be that you can pray to an idol. Punishment may change, it may be lessened, may be increased but it would never be to the extent that it would be unjust. Drinking wine is forbidden because our intellects tell us it leads to rape/murder/unintended behaviors. Basically whatever that our logic forbids religions also forbids. Our logic is Allah's speaking messenger to us. Same as prophet. I mean ask yourself do we really mistreat our parents because Islam tells us?! OR because our God-given intellects tells us such but also religion says the same. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has set some traditions, among them is that people are to be judged based on their public actions, not the actions of their hearts. This is the general rule/tradition. Though Allah may place an exception. His general rule is that fire burns, but he may place an exception for Prophet Ibrahim. His general rule is that no more than 4 wives, but he place an exception for Prophet Muhammad. His general rule is that God will not punish people for their non-public hypocrisy. There may be exceptions to that as well. But the story of Prophet Lut and Nuh weren't among them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a moment think that you're living in an Islamic environment and a prophet is there. If he's to judge people based on their hidden actions then it would be like: This person committed zina last night, that person drank wine, this person conspired against me, that person stole, that person did that...let's punish them one by one. And we're all sinners unfortunately (Him having being &lt;em&gt;gifted&lt;/em&gt; Allah's knowledge is different from him &lt;em&gt;using&lt;/em&gt; it).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally this is a test for the prophets to know of the hypocrisy of others and still treat them based on their public actions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If his wives were committing crimes/sins publicly only then the prophet would take action&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T04:18:56.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38515" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38511" CreationDate="2017-03-18T04:46:07.773" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hajj(the greater Pilgrimage) can only be performed in the month of Dhul'Hijjah, specifically at the prescribed dates. A lesser pilgrimage, called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umrah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Umrah&lt;/a&gt;, can be performed at any time of the year ... though its rites are slightly different, its virtue is lesser and it is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; a &lt;em&gt;substitute&lt;/em&gt; for Hajj.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since the Umrah is not a substitute for Hajj, and the two are different rituals, the question of whether doing &lt;em&gt;Umrah&lt;/em&gt; rather than not doing &lt;em&gt;Hajj&lt;/em&gt; at all is similar to asking whether giving charity is better than not praying at all. Doing a good deed is better than doing nothing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that said, Hajj is only obligatory on those who are capable of doing it, both financially and due to health concerns etc. Not all 1.5 Billion Muslims are obliged to perform Hajj, not all of them are the same age, and the sacred Mosque's capacity is not fixed, but is expanded from time to time.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T05:42:53.853" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T05:42:53.853" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38517" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-18T05:06:22.387" Score="1" ViewCount="1571" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The name henna also refers to the dye prepared from the plant and the temporary body art (staining) based on those dyes (see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehndi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mehndi&lt;/a&gt;).  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henna&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Henna&lt;/a&gt;, Wikipedia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mehndi... is a form of body art from Ancient India, in which decorative designs are created on a person's body... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehndi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mehndi&lt;/a&gt;, Wikipedia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mMEIC.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/mMEIC.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some online fatawa say it's recommended:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mufti Yaseen Shaikh (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muftisays.com/qa/question/362/the-use-of-henna.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MuftiSays&lt;/a&gt;): &amp;quot;It is recommended for women to apply Henna&amp;quot; giving the reason &amp;quot;In view of the above quoted hadith one of the reasons for females applying mehndi is to distinguish her hands from that of a male.&amp;quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some online fatawa say it's permissible:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Qibla.com (sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/qibla-hanafi/36525&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt;): &amp;quot;Yes, a woman can wear hennah, and her wudu will be valid.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mufti Ebrahim Desai, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/19670&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Askimam.org&lt;/a&gt;: &amp;quot;It is permissible for women to use black henna on their hands and feet.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zikr.co.uk/content/view/71/112/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zikr&lt;/a&gt;: &amp;quot;The Shariah (Islamic law) allows women to use henna.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While others say it is haram or makruh:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Qibla.com (sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/shafii/qibla-shafii/33529&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt;): &amp;quot;It seems that a non-married woman wearing henna is not a sunna and it is either makruh or haram. Or so says Anwar Al-Masalik.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abu Yahya, Qibla.com (sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/shafii/qibla-shafii/33907&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.org&lt;/a&gt;): &amp;quot;Yes, it is offensive (makrooh) for an unmarried woman to wear henna on her hands or feet.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Who says women dying their hands with henna is (im)permissible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since there's inconsistent scholarly opinion, I'm seeking an overview of the different scholarly thoughts regarding the permissibility of henna depending on sect/school of thought.  (...if possible, if not an answer explaining why this is impossible [or prohibitively difficult] would be fine).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2019-06-17T06:18:58.377" Title="Who says women dying their hands with henna is (im)permissible?" Tags="|women|adornments|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38518" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-18T05:41:00.200" Score="0" ViewCount="2160" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/misgender&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Misgendering&lt;/a&gt; refers to using gendered/nongendered pronouns (he, she, they, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/xe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;xe&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spivak_pronoun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;e&lt;/a&gt;, etc.) to refer to someone who would prefer you to use other pronouns, e.g., referring to a woman using the masculine pronoun &quot;he&quot;.   Misgendering &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;transgender&lt;/a&gt; people might be done accidentally, or may be done deliberately to assert a rejection of their gender identity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When done deliberately, transgender people ordinarily consider this deeply disrespectful and insulting.  I'm wondering if this would be classified as &lt;em&gt;backbiting&lt;/em&gt; which is forbidden in &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/49/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 49:12&lt;/a&gt; &quot;...And do not spy or backbite each other...&quot; (and &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/104&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 104&lt;/a&gt;), or if it would be classified as something else, like &lt;em&gt;slandering&lt;/em&gt;, or something I haven't thought of.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is deliberately misgendering a transgender person a form of backbiting?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Backbiting implies your talking about your brother in a manner which he does not like. It was said to him: What is your opinion about this that if I actually find (that failing) in my brother which I made a mention of? He said: If (that failing) is actually found (in him) what you assert, you in fact backbited him, and if that is not in him it is a slander. -- Sahih Muslim 2589 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/45/91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I'm not sure how to apply it.  The part &quot;...in a manner which he does not like&quot; certainly applies, but the second part &quot;If (that failing) is actually found...&quot; doesn't seem to apply here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a circumstance where an appropriate answer to this question would be required:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Someone deliberately misgenders someone I know.  I have transgender friends, and not everyone's familiar with transgender-related matters, so this is plausible.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I explain to them that it's backbiting, which is forbidden, with the intention of forbidding what is evil (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/104&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:104&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, since it's impermissible to talk without knowledge (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/17:36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 17:36&lt;/a&gt;), nor may I declare something haram which is halal (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/10/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 10:59&lt;/a&gt;), I better be 100% certain that it is actually backbiting before saying it's backbiting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-01T18:05:43.210" LastActivityDate="2018-03-10T22:45:11.770" Title="Is deliberately misgendering a transgender person a form of backbiting?" Tags="|backbiting|transgender|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38519" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38505" CreationDate="2017-03-18T06:35:11.020" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Non-muslims are not allowed in the sanctuary of the Sacred Mosque in Mecca based on the following verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran 9:28&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;O you who have believed, indeed the polytheists are unclean, so let them not approach al-Masjid al-Haram after this, their&#xA;  [final] year. And if you fear privation, Allah will enrich you from&#xA;  His bounty if He wills. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Wise.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars of Shariah are all agreed upon this, though the Hanafis interpret that they may be allowed entry in certain conditions, though all agree that they can not be allowed open entry, or to perform the pilgrimage according to their own rites and beliefs (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/47736&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.216460/2015.216460.The-Hedaya#page/n623/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hidayah&lt;/a&gt;) . &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Non-muslims are allowed entry into Medinah, and they may visit other mosques based on the actions of the Prophet and the Caliphs as detailed in the above sources. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Related answer: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/30307/20218&quot;&gt;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/30307/20218&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T08:16:20.940" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22858" CreationDate="2017-03-18T07:56:01.977" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If the Husband gives you the option of divorcing yourself, &lt;strong&gt;you can divorce yourself&lt;/strong&gt;. The only conditions are the time of the session for which he gives you this right(it can be limited or perpetual). This is the view of the Hanafi and Shafi schools of thought as cited below. I am unaware if the Malikis and Hanbalis differ on this matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a separate matter from &lt;em&gt;Khula&lt;/em&gt;(where the wife demands divorce from the Husband or a court), and from &lt;em&gt;Fasak-e-Nikah&lt;/em&gt;(where a court dissolves the marriage unilaterally). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Nawawi of the Shafi school of thought documents in his &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/minhaj_al-talibin_english#page/n345/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Minhaj Al Talibin&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A husband may lawfully grant his wife the right to pronounce her own&#xA;  répudiation(Talak), a proceeding which Shafîi in his second period&#xA;  likened to a transfer of property. The law requires that a wife so&#xA;  authorised should exercise the right soon afterwards. Thus one may say&#xA;  to one's wife : &quot; You may yourself prononunce your répudiation for one&#xA;  thousand pieces of money,&quot; and after this she is irrevocably&#xA;  repudiated upon pronouncing the répudiation, and also owes the sum&#xA;  mentioned. One jurist, however, compares this proceeding to an&#xA;  appointment as agent by the husband, and consequently does not insist&#xA;  on the wife's pronouncing the répudiation soon afterwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly in &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/Hedaya_201703/Hedaya#page/n343/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Hidayah&lt;/a&gt;, a compendium on Hanafi law mentions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If he says to his wife, &quot;Choose yourself,&quot; and he intends divorce&#xA;  thereby, or he says to her, &quot;Divorce yourself,&quot; then, she has the&#xA;  right to divorce herself as long as she is in this session. If she&#xA;  gets up from this session or begins some other act, the matter moves&#xA;  out of her hands. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a person says to his wife, &quot;You may divorce yourself,&quot; when he has&#xA;  not formed any intention or he forms the intention of a single&#xA;  repudiation, and the woman says, &quot;I have divorced myself,&quot; then one&#xA;  revocable repudiation takes effect. If she divorces herself with three&#xA;  repudiations, and the husband had intended this, three repudiations&#xA;  will occur.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T08:27:58.573" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T08:27:58.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38521" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-18T08:51:37.893" Score="1" ViewCount="44091" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Himmat-E-Marda to Madad-E-Khuda&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Where does this phrase come from? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the meaning of it? &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the significance of it?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user21621" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T08:56:18.093" LastActivityDate="2020-04-19T10:44:28.210" Title="What is the meaning and significance of the phrase &quot;Himmat E Marda toh Madad E Khuda&quot;?" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38523" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38521" CreationDate="2017-03-18T09:29:06.843" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It means: &lt;em&gt;When men dare, God sends help.&lt;/em&gt; Its urdu, possibly also persian. Himmat(همت) means effort, dare, courage etc. Marda(مردا) means men. Madad(مدد) means help, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khuda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Khuda&lt;/a&gt; means god.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its used as an expression, signifying that God helps those who help themselves, or God helps those who put effort. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T09:36:59.303" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T09:36:59.303" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38524" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38532" CreationDate="2017-03-18T10:05:29.133" Score="1" ViewCount="277" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a muslim, is it a sin to keep my religion for myself, or do I necessarily have the duty to influence and convert as many infidels as possible during my entire life?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21568" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T11:29:29.177" LastActivityDate="2019-09-25T18:04:12.067" Title="Does a muslim have the duty to convert his neighboring?" Tags="|conversion|obligation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38525" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40490" CreationDate="2017-03-18T11:15:01.587" Score="0" ViewCount="3016" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that in Islam, men cannot wear gold and silk. But I want to not know that can men wear steel watches ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T08:31:19.780" Title="Can men wear Steel Watches?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38528" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38535" CreationDate="2017-03-18T12:44:19.940" Score="2" ViewCount="2396" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some verses of the Qur'an which are written as if the reader is male, which makes me wonder:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Was the Qur'an intended to be read by men?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but for example, men are referred to using &amp;quot;you&amp;quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your wives are a place of sowing of seed for you&lt;/strong&gt;, so come to your place of cultivation however you wish and put forth [righteousness] for yourselves. And fear Allah and know that you will meet Him. And give good tidings to the believers. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/223&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:223&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;strong&gt;you will never be able to be equal [in feeling] between wives&lt;/strong&gt;, even if you should strive [to do so]. So do not incline completely [toward one] and leave another hanging. And if you amend [your affairs] and fear Allah - then indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/129&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:129&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O you who have believed, indeed, among your wives and your children are enemies to you&lt;/strong&gt;, so beware of them. But if you pardon and overlook and forgive - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/64:14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 64:14&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But what about women believers (who ordinarily don't have wives)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Women are instead referred to as if they're not the reader:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... So &lt;strong&gt;righteous women are devoutly obedient&lt;/strong&gt;, guarding in [the husband's] absence what Allah would have them guard. ... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:34&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision&lt;/strong&gt; ... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 24:31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters&lt;/strong&gt;, ... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:23&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T16:01:20.730" Title="Was the Qur'an intended to be read by men?" Tags="|quran|women|men|reading-quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38529" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18476" CreationDate="2017-03-18T12:57:12.543" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reading from chapter Ma'edeh verses 27-30:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If you should raise your hand against me to kill me - I shall not raise my hand against you to kill you. Indeed, I fear Allah , Lord of the worlds.&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/5/28&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now we need a little imagination here. Imagine your brother says I'll kill you. What would you do? Would you say I'll kill you before you even pick up your sword? Or would you say &quot;Oh my brother why would you say that? Have I done something that made you mad? If you want to kill me... know that I won't ever want to kill you. You're my brother!&quot;. You basically try to cool down the situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a story of love there. One side really loves his brother his kin, while the other hates him. It's a great story for everyone. Even for kids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there classmate says I'll hit you they can respond back well I wouldn't want to hit, it's not the right thing to do. A husband/wife can tell their spouse even if you want destroy my life, I wouldn't do that to you. It's not right. (I'm fearful of Allah... as Allah would only انما یقبل الله من المتقین/ Indeed, Allah only accepts from the righteous [who fear Him].)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verses are a discussion between 2 &lt;strong&gt;brothers&lt;/strong&gt;. There's love between them, or at least one way. One is pious as mentioned in verse 27 and the other isn't. He's saying my brother (that I love), &lt;em&gt;IF&lt;/em&gt; would want to kill me then I wouldn't want to kill you. He's trying to say I won't fight you... so he wouldn't fight either. It's not like if he starts bashing him he would just stand until he's done. He would defend himself and ultimately if needed if it gets to a point where he needs to kill his brother so he can defend himself he would do it. I think Abel defended himself as that's a rational thing to do... which is also mentioned in the other answers... but ultimately he was killed by his brother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to answer specifically, it's best to avoid it as Abel tried to avoid, but if it's inevitable then must defend yourself to a &lt;em&gt;fair&lt;/em&gt; extent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-09T12:34:43.073" LastActivityDate="2018-01-09T12:34:43.073" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38528" CreationDate="2017-03-18T13:08:27.123" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it was intended to be read by both genders, what you see is because of two reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Qur'an is addressed to Prophet Muhammad. Even in many verses it says : قل as in say...as God is commanding Prophet Muhammad to something, or he's simply speaking to him and his life.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There many many verses in Qur'an that are about men &amp;amp; women, believing men and women, disbelieving men and women. But all use the masculine form because that's how Arabic and most languages are&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having that said a great number of verses are just stories (of prophets), not concerning any person or gender. Or just things about God and his creation or about the hereafter...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T13:08:27.123" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38532" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38524" CreationDate="2017-03-18T13:14:26.557" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;How do you know all your neighbors are infidels? People of the book and many many many others are not infidels.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But no you shouldn't just knock on their door and say let's read the Qur'an so you can convert sooner. You should be a nice Muslim and socialize with them following these instructions given by the Prophet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You must help him if he asks for your help &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Give him relief if he seeks your relief &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lend him if he needs a loan &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do not block his air by raising your building high without his permission &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do not harass him&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Give him a share when you buy fruits; if you do not, bring what you buy quietly and let not your children take them out to excite the jealousy of his children.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You must visit (and take care of) him when he is ill &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You must attend his funeral when he dies (and take part in burial arrangements)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If he commits a sin, prevent it from being known&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Congratulate him if he is met with good fortune Grieve in sympathy if&#xA;a calamity befalls him&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Doing the above is among their rights. So you should do that first and foremost. If you socialize then I'm sure they'll figure out you're a Muslim. &lt;strong&gt;If&lt;/strong&gt; they were interested and asked you questions about Islam &lt;em&gt;then&lt;/em&gt; proceed further otherwise just keep socializing as you were.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2019-09-25T18:04:12.067" LastActivityDate="2019-09-25T18:04:12.067" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38534" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-18T15:30:15.607" Score="2" ViewCount="299" Body="&lt;p&gt;In India most of the muslims converted were through sufi saints. But all these people became either shia or sunni. How? Is sufi a separate sect like shia or sunni?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21625" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T21:54:54.920" Title="Is sufi a sect like shia, sunni?" Tags="|sufism|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38535" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38528" CreationDate="2017-03-18T16:01:20.730" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran wasn't distributed as a &lt;em&gt;book&lt;/em&gt; to be &lt;em&gt;read&lt;/em&gt;. Verses were revealed on the fly, to address issues as they arose. The Prophet proclaimed the verses on the pulpit, and in sermons and recited them aloud while leading congregational prayers, which were attended by both men and women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn Abbas: (My mother) Umu-l-Fadl heard me reciting &quot;Wal Mursalati Urfan&quot; (77)&#xA;  and said, &quot;O my son, By Allah, your recitation made me remember that&#xA;  it was the last Sura I heard from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). He recited it&#xA;  in the Maghrib prayer. &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari 10/157&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So no, the Quran's audience was not just men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran primarily addresses the Prophet, since it is the speech of God to His Messenger. When it addresses the people, both men and women are included, for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:21&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/110&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:110&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:59&lt;/a&gt; etc. are addressed to both men and women among the believers. There are also some verses where women are directly and exclusively addressed (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/30-34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:30-34&lt;/a&gt;).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith narrated in Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal that some women came to the Prophet and complained that the Quran didn't mention them explicitly, on which the following verse was revealed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/33/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 33:35&lt;/a&gt; Indeed, the Muslim men and Muslim women, the&#xA;  believing men and believing women, the obedient men and obedient&#xA;  women, the truthful men and truthful women, the patient men and&#xA;  patient women, the humble men and humble women, the charitable men and&#xA;  charitable women, the fasting men and fasting women, the men who guard&#xA;  their private parts and the women who do so, and the men who remember&#xA;  Allah often and the women who do so - for them Allah has prepared&#xA;  forgiveness and a great reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T16:01:20.730" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38538" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="47222" CreationDate="2017-03-18T19:14:49.937" Score="3" ViewCount="1447" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'd like to know if entering abandoned buildings fun is prohibited?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21628" LastEditorUserId="21628" LastEditDate="2020-05-20T11:07:47.963" LastActivityDate="2020-05-20T11:07:47.963" Title="Prohibition of entering abandoned property?" Tags="|halal-haram|property|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38539" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25378" CreationDate="2017-03-18T19:33:10.877" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regardless of whether or not masturbation is considered a sin, it does not invalidate a fast unless one performs it within the time of the fast, i.e. between dawn and maghrib(sunset). Since the fast is not invalidated there is no Kaffarah or Fidyah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A fast is invalidated by the following actions if done &lt;strong&gt;intentionally&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;during the time of the fast&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;eating\vomiting or injecting into the body&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;performing sexual intercourse or ejaculating&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is perfectly acceptable to have intercourse at night just like its acceptable to freely eat at night. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/187&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:187&lt;/a&gt; It has been made permissible for you the night&#xA;  preceding fasting to go to your wives [for sexual relations]. They are&#xA;  clothing for you and you are clothing for them. Allah knows that you&#xA;  used to deceive yourselves, so He accepted your repentance and forgave&#xA;  you. So now, have relations with them and seek that which Allah has&#xA;  decreed for you. And eat and drink until the white thread of dawn&#xA;  becomes distinct to you from the black thread [of night]. Then&#xA;  complete the fast until the sunset. And do not have relations with&#xA;  them as long as you are staying for worship in the mosques. These are&#xA;  the limits [set by] Allah , so do not approach them. Thus does Allah&#xA;  make clear His ordinances to the people that they may become&#xA;  righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unintentionally eating during the day, or ejaculating because of a wet dream for example do not break the fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference on Masturbating at Night in Ramadhan: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/37673&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/37673&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-03-18T20:47:19.353" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T20:47:19.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7095" CreationDate="2017-03-18T21:32:05.543" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shaikh Albani Rh. was one of the most prominent scholars of his time. There is a huge criticism over his methodology that he had declared to follow in his works especially to categorize Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The methodology that he had followed was unique and as far as I'm concerned I came to know about no other Islamic scholar of his time or sometimes earlier or later to follow the methodology that Shaikh Rh. has used. &lt;code&gt;This answers the later part of your question.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say for example take this quote from his well-known work &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Silsila Ahadith Dayeefa&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ومما ينبغي أن يُذكر بهذه المناسبة أنني لا أقلد أحداً فيما أصدِرُه من الأحكام على تلك الأحاديث، وإنما أتَّبِع القواعد العلمية التي وضعها أهل الحديث، وجرَوا عليها في إصدار أحكامهم على الأحاديث من صحة أو ضعف &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-12762#page-40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;ج:١، ص:٤٢&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where Shaikh Rh. says that he is not copying the categorization made by the previous &lt;code&gt;Hafizul Hadiths&lt;/code&gt; or the &lt;code&gt;Imams&lt;/code&gt;. Rather he is using the &lt;em&gt;same&lt;/em&gt; principle and methodology, that those great muhaddithun had followed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There comes the point related to &lt;em&gt;ilm-al-rijal&lt;/em&gt; that you have mentioned in your question. And some other related questions such as, if we can accept the &lt;em&gt;rijal&lt;/em&gt; records made by those great Imams then what really holds us form accepting the categorizations made by the same persons. Some other related complexities also arises, however.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also Shaikh Rh. was not consistent over his methodology overtime. There are numerous instances where Shaikh Rh. has disproved himself or have gone against himself, or have given varying opinions in the same matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;That's why it is quite hard to conclude to a strict set of &lt;code&gt;Usool&lt;/code&gt; followed by Shaikh Rh. that you have asked in your question.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer to your second question was given a bit earlier i.e. &lt;strong&gt;No other contemporary scholars had followed his &lt;em&gt;methodology&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21569" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T21:32:05.543" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38543" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-18T21:53:57.140" Score="3" ViewCount="10249" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some people tell me that I sometimes look away when I do salah, not move my head but like quickly look at my right side, etc. Will this invalidate my salah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-30T12:21:12.153" LastActivityDate="2021-05-09T18:49:17.907" Title="Does looking around in prayer invalidate your salah?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35424" CreationDate="2017-03-18T22:37:03.713" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;The word entire must be the word responsible for not attracting any answers (maybe in fear of down-votes also). But excluding the word entire, the answer is obvious.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet PBUH used to recite the &lt;em&gt;Quran&lt;/em&gt; infront of the &lt;em&gt;Sahaba&lt;/em&gt; R. And these recitings includes very long recitings. Such as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;we know a well-known &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/38960&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; in Sahih Muslim where the &lt;em&gt;tahajjud&lt;/em&gt; salah of our beloved Prophet PBUH was described by Hudhayfah ibn Al-Yaman R., where he recited nearly 5 juz before going for &lt;em&gt;rukoo&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;code&gt;[5 juz is equivalent to 1/6th of the Quran]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also during the &lt;em&gt;Fazr&lt;/em&gt; congregations the &lt;em&gt;Sahaba&lt;/em&gt; R. had the chance to hear recitations for longer periods. &lt;code&gt;[It is Sunnah to recite for longer periods during the Farz salah of the Fazr prayers.]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All of these clearly indicate that the &lt;em&gt;sahaba&lt;/em&gt; R. had a plenty of opportunity to hear longer recitations of the Quran from the Prophet PBUH.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet PBUH himself along with other &lt;em&gt;sahaba&lt;/em&gt; used to teach the Quran to the new Muslims who came to Madina.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also there are quite a number of &lt;em&gt;sahaba&lt;/em&gt; R. (&lt;code&gt;huffaz&lt;/code&gt;) who memorized the whole Quran at the Prophet's PBUH lifetime. Such as the &lt;em&gt;Sahaba&lt;/em&gt; R. who used to reside in the &lt;em&gt;suffa&lt;/em&gt; of the &lt;em&gt;Al-Masjid an-Nabawi&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Sahaba&lt;/em&gt; R. (&lt;code&gt;katebeen&lt;/code&gt;) who had the role of writing the verses, all of them were &lt;code&gt;hafiz&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So it is likely that during their memorization efforts, they have recited the Quran infront of the Prophet PBUH, it is likely that the Prophet PBUH have also recited different &lt;em&gt;Sura&lt;/em&gt;s infront of them. &lt;code&gt;If anyone have seen the memorizing of the Quran by the students who are trying to hefz, s/he will have a better understanding of the intense recitings done by them and their teachers.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sometimes the Prophet PBUH solely recited the Quran infront of the &lt;em&gt;sahaba&lt;/em&gt; R. Say for example,&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas bin Malik: &#xA;  The Prophet said to Ubai (bin Ka'b). &quot;Allah has ordered me to recite to you:--'Those who disbelieve among the people of the Scripture and among the idolators are not going to stop (from their disbelief.') (Sura 98) Ubai said, &quot;Did Allah mention me by name?&quot; The Prophet said, &quot;Yes.&quot; On that, Ubai wept. &#xA;  &lt;code&gt;Bukhari :: Book 6 :: Volume 60 :: Hadith 483&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is evident that reciting for longer periods of time and reciting to each other was a common practice of the Prophet PBUH and the Sahaba R.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But to comment on the exact question that whether the Prophet PBUH have recited the entire Quran infront of a &lt;strong&gt;single person&lt;/strong&gt; needs extensive and elaborate research.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21569" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T13:42:54.773" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38545" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37081" CreationDate="2017-03-18T23:06:00.457" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt;, you can not recite without &lt;em&gt;lengthening&lt;/em&gt; the vowels. &lt;code&gt;I guess you are talking about the **Madd**s, if I'm not wrong.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are not careful about &lt;em&gt;lengthening&lt;/em&gt; the vowels at the appropriate places, you'ld end up with very unexpected meanings. Say for example if you say &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allahu AAAkbar&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, if you &lt;em&gt;lengthen&lt;/em&gt; the &lt;strong&gt;ا&lt;/strong&gt; then it would come up with a devastating meaning. {Is Allah Great? questioning Allah's greatness نعوذ بلله من ذالك}&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, its a must to strictly follow these &lt;strong&gt;Madd&lt;/strong&gt;s. And why should we not follow the &lt;strong&gt;Madd&lt;/strong&gt;s? It makes the recitations very appealing!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The qira'at that you follow in your country is the qira'at of Qari Hafs al Kufi, which is the most widespread qira'at in the world. All the people from all over the world follow this qira'at. It'd be more congenial and useful for you to spend time behind learning and if possible mastering the tajweed and the tarteel of the qira'at followed in your country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21569" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T23:06:00.457" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38534" CreationDate="2017-03-18T23:27:39.390" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I got this from a website:&#xA;Existing in both Sunni and Shia Islam, Sufism is not a sect, as is sometimes assumed,but a method of approaching or a way of understanding  Islam which strives to take the regular practice of the religion to the &quot;supererogatory level&quot;through simultaneously &quot;fulfilling ... [the obligatory] religious duties&quot; and finding a &quot;way and a means of striking a root through the 'narrow gate' in the depth of the soul out into the domain of the pure arid unimprisonable Spirit which itself opens out on to the Divinity.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastActivityDate="2017-03-18T23:27:39.390" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38547" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38548" CreationDate="2017-03-18T23:42:05.910" Score="3" ViewCount="5770" Body="&lt;p&gt;On Wikipedia, it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The influence of Noah's preaching and prophet-hood spanned 950 years according to Quran. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Noah in Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen this claim before, but I don't recall it being in the Qur'an.  The reference it gives just says the exact same claim, without pinpointing where in the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I didn't find it in &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 71&lt;/a&gt; (Surah Nuh), and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/105695&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; seems to contradict the precise claim on Wikipedia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What does the Qur'an say about the age of Prophet Nuh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2020-06-11T18:30:39.090" Title="What does the Qur'an say about the age of Prophet Nuh?" Tags="|quran|prophet-nuh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38548" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38547" CreationDate="2017-03-19T02:21:35.457" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned in the Quran, in Surah Al-Ankabut ( Surah #29 ) verse #14:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِ فَلَبِثَ فِيهِمْ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ إِلَّا خَمْسِينَ عَامًا فَأَخَذَهُمُ الطُّوفَانُ وَهُمْ&#xA;  ظَالِمُونَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We certainly sent Noah to his people, and he remained among them a&#xA;  thousand years minus fifty years, and the flood seized them while they&#xA;  were wrongdoers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Noah (P.B.U.H) preached for 950 years but we don't know how long exactly he lived on Earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21633" LastEditorUserId="21633" LastEditDate="2017-03-19T06:44:03.167" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T06:44:03.167" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38549" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3010" CreationDate="2017-03-19T04:53:28.933" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ayah &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2:125&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Baqarah 125&lt;/a&gt; says that the foot print is Ibrahim alai's&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention] when We made the House a place of return for the people and [a place of] security. &lt;strong&gt;And take, [O believers], from the standing place of Abraham a place of prayer.&lt;/strong&gt; And We charged Abraham and Ishmael, [saying], &quot;Purify My House for those who perform Tawaf and those who are staying [there] for worship and those who bow and prostrate [in prayer].&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21635" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-19T07:01:24.797" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T07:01:24.797" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38551" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-19T05:28:41.263" Score="2" ViewCount="371" Body="&lt;p&gt;Dreams from Allah have been described as short, clear, on specific topic, and typically dealing with the present and the future. Is it possible for a dream from the Shaytan to resemble one from Allah to the extent that the dreamer will not be able to tell if it was from the Shaytan?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21637" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-19T05:33:25.297" LastActivityDate="2017-04-01T21:00:36.713" Title="Can a dream from Shaytan resemble one from Allah?" Tags="|shaitan|dream|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38553" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-19T08:14:51.877" Score="4" ViewCount="1266" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a company has certain conditions for use of their web services or even physical services but you break them while not committing haram, is the act of breaking the terms of service haram itself?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21628" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-19T08:45:33.163" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T05:43:09.713" Title="Is it haram to break a company's terms of service?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38554" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-19T08:54:29.147" Score="1" ViewCount="737" Body="&lt;p&gt;When Prophet Muhammad went on the miraj night journey, he was taught prayer by Allah.  All the Prophets prayed and Prophet Muhammad led the prayer, so my question is: How can all the Prophets pray together when different Prophets are in different levels of heaven, like Prophet Musa in 6th heaven and Prophet Ibrahim prophet at 7th?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21203" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-19T08:58:04.987" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T08:37:51.183" Title="How can all the Prophets pray together when different Prophets are in different levels of heaven?" Tags="|salat|miraj|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38556" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-19T12:51:15.570" Score="2" ViewCount="184" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've gotten married with a woman, but she had civil divorce from her ex-husband.  My question is:  Am I legally her husband and is her divorce valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21640" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-19T13:10:44.590" LastActivityDate="2017-04-23T07:44:29.930" Title="Is a civil divorce valid?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-05-07T20:48:43.313" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38557" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7529" CreationDate="2017-03-19T13:18:45.107" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please be patient with your sister.  She is lost more than you are as to how to handle life without father being around.  You can not change her behavior overnight. Give her love, do special things for her, treat her with her favorite food and other items and get her a pet if possible. Make her understand you and your mother love her.  Not by words, with your actions.  Make home a place where she can rest, where she can have peace of mind, where she can live with respect.  DO not confront her, make her realize that family is better than her so called friends outside. You must present yourself as some one she can trust more than her friends outside. Give her some time. Guide her patiently with a smile and affection in your voice.  Do not force her to do things your way.  Do not, I repeat, do not argue with her.  Being the man of the house, it is your responsibility to create a peaceful environment in the house by refraining from arguments, fights and explosive behaviors. As for your mother, help her with daily chores, make her comfortable and make her feel that she needs not worry about your behavior.  Above all, be humble, be patient and give it time, a lot of time.  Things will Insha Allah get a lot better.  Just takes time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21641" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T13:18:45.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38558" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37925" CreationDate="2017-03-19T16:12:55.130" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;em&gt;obligatory&lt;/em&gt; to emigrate &lt;strong&gt;if&lt;/strong&gt; the country you live in does not allow you to freely practice your religion, i.e. to perform your ritual duties such as prayer, fasting, paying Zakat and observing dress code etc. The Quranic verse and the Hadith you quoted is referring to Muslims who continued to live in Mecca after the emigration to Medinah and didn't  practice Islam and infact participated in the battle of Badr against the Muslims(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=614&amp;amp;Itemid=59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, the laws in the UK do &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; contravene religious freedom and infact are extremely accommodating. In that case it is permissible for you to continue living there. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Once a bedouin came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and asked him about the&#xA;  migration. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;Mercy of Allah be on you! The&#xA;  migration is a quite difficult matter. Have you got some camels?&quot; He&#xA;  replied in the affirmative. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;Do you give&#xA;  their Zakat?&quot; He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet said, &quot;Do you&#xA;  let others benefit by their milk gratis?&quot; He replied in the&#xA;  affirmative. Then the Prophet asked, &quot;Do you milk them on their&#xA;  watering days and give their milk to the poor and needy?&quot; He replied&#xA;  in the affirmative. The Prophet, said, &quot;Go on doing like this from&#xA;  beyond the seas, and there is no doubt that Allah will not overlook&#xA;  any of your good deeds.&quot; [&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/63/149&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari 63/149&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Malik: We came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and we were young men&#xA;  nearly of equal ages and we stayed with him for twenty nights. Allah's&#xA;  Messenger (ﷺ) was a very kind man and when he realized our longing for&#xA;  our families, he asked us about those whom we had left behind. When we&#xA;  informed him, he said, &quot;Go back to your families and stay with them&#xA;  and teach them (religion) and order them (to do good deeds). The&#xA;  Prophet (ﷺ) mentioned things some of which I remembered and some I did&#xA;  not. Then he said, &quot;Pray as you have seen me praying, and when it is&#xA;  the time of prayer, one of you should pronounce the call (Adhan) for&#xA;  the prayer and the eldest of you should lead the prayer. &quot; [&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/95/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh&#xA;  Bukhari 95/1&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;There is no Hijra after the Conquest (of Mecca), but Jihad and good&#xA;  intention remain; and if you are called (by the Muslim ruler) for&#xA;  fighting, go forth immediately. [&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/56/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari 56/2&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the absence of compulsion and oppression in religion, it is still a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustahabb&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mustahab&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;(recommended and virtuous) act to live in a Muslim ruled land, and to emigrate to one ... but it is not sinful if you don't do it, since not doing a &lt;em&gt;mustahab&lt;/em&gt; act is not a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quote from the Imam Nawawi's &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/minhaj_al-talibin_english#page/n479/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Minhaj al Talibin&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The law recommends a Moslem inhabiting an infidel country to emigrate,&#xA;  even though he may enjoy there the free exercise of his religion ; and&#xA;  this émigration becomes obligatory if he is deprived of the exercise&#xA;  of his religion, and he possesses the means enabling him to emigrate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above view is shared by the Shafi, Hanafi and Hanbali schools of thought. Malik and many scholars of his school differ about it (consider Migration as always obligatory.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-03-19T17:38:28.107" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T17:38:28.107" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38559" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="103" CreationDate="2017-03-19T16:26:57.353" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;moved from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/103/just-reciting-talak-thrice-commits-divorce/32792#32792&quot;&gt;my other answer here&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;this question consists of 2 questions. 1st is triple talaq problem. 2nd is about why divorce process requires only to say &quot;talaq&quot;, as questioner thinks, though becoming muslim requires more: reciting &quot;fatia&quot; sincerely, as questioner thinks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;let me answer to second question firstly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;there are several errors/mistakes: 1) it is not &quot;fatia&quot; but &quot;fatikha&quot;. 2) it is not sura &quot;fatikha&quot; but it is not sura but &quot;tashahhud&quot; phrase, but it is still longer than &quot;talaq talaq talaq&quot; phrase. 3) &quot;talaq talaq talaq&quot; phrase is incorrect, it should be just &quot;talaq&quot;, it is triple talaq problem, i will write about it separately below. 4) just saying &quot;talaq&quot; is not enough to make divorce, waiting period of 3 menstruations or 3 months should follow it, then witnesses should be invited. so, making divorce can be considered as not easier than &quot;becoming muslim&quot;, but, as i know, some people think, that also witnesses are needed for becoming muslim, and i think it is correct idea, because becoming muslim brings some consequences: duties and rights. and let us consider waiting period as easy thing, and do not count it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;second question edited: why becoming muslim requires reciting long &quot;tashahhud&quot; phrase sincerely, and divorce reqires only saying short word &quot;talaq&quot;, (let's do not count divorce waiting period thinking that it is easy, and witnesses, thinking that it is in both cases)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;answer: 1) why you think that becoming muslim should be more easy act than making divorce? i think that probably becoming muslim is more important thing, and that probably most muslims think so. 2) i think, the requirement of reciting of &quot;tashahhud&quot; sincerely is not very truly and completely said, because as soon as you say sincerely, you are assumed act according to it: learn how to pray, and start to pray, etc, so, really, it requires much more efforts than just reciting &quot;tashahhud&quot; sincerely. though you can account yourself as muslim immediately after you recite &quot;tashahhud&quot;, being muslim is by itself is not just a status/word, but you have to act as muslim always. btw, if you recite &quot;tashahhud&quot; sincerely but do not act as muslim for some reasons, maybe, laziness, then, i think the word &quot;mu'min&quot;, which means &quot;believer&quot; is more appropriate for you than &quot;muslim&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i will write answer to first question soon, if god will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T16:26:57.353" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38560" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36143" CreationDate="2017-03-19T16:57:29.780" Score="-5" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, I need to tell you something. Here's some of your last massage you wrote above-&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I were to accept this challenge and write a book like the Quran, which criteria does the book have to meet? Allah did not specify.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I wrote a book as eloquent as the Quran, other muslims will say &amp;quot;No it does not meet the challenge because it doesn't sound like the Quran&amp;quot;. Or if my book was like the Quran in terms of both eloquence AND sound, muslims will say &amp;quot;No, it does not meet the challenge because of some other reason&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So what exactly does Allah mean when he challenges us to &amp;quot;write something like the Quran&amp;quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Brother, can you see how many times you wrote &amp;quot;if&amp;quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At first, try to create or write something like the Quran or write a whole another new Quran. Theres no chance you can do it. That's the thing Allah is saying.  As our Creator he already knows no human being can write or create something like the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, try to do some fail project. Then you will also get the point.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because, now you don't even understand the challenge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21644" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T17:11:28.340" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38561" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23523" CreationDate="2017-03-19T19:02:59.290" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jinn cannot communicate nor harm us unknowingly or knowingly. The jinns live in other world whereas humans live in other world.  Jinn can only cause harm if we call them for e.g.: witchcraft, black magic, fortune telling, etc. These are the things that can make a jinn cause harm to you and also kill you . If you did any of these the jinn will not leave us they can scare us, unless it can be cured by Quran. May Allah protect us from these.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can do the following things to prevent being possessed by jinn: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;remember allah and prophet muhammed(SAW) every time&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;recite ayat-ul-kursi and do read Quran on daily basis&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;do thikr &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21648" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-19T23:30:43.280" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T23:30:43.280" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38563" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38564" CreationDate="2017-03-19T20:54:17.900" Score="1" ViewCount="120" Body="&lt;p&gt;What should we do when join the salat in the following cases when we are &lt;strong&gt;Masbuk&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;while Imaam is in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;qiyam&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; [standing].&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;when we find the Imaam in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;rukoo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;when Imaam is in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;sajdah&lt;/em&gt; or other positions*&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should we just say the takbeer [&lt;strong&gt;الله اكبر&lt;/strong&gt;] and join the prayers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21569" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-27T10:34:28.160" LastActivityDate="2017-06-27T10:34:28.160" Title="Should we say two takbeer on the very moment we join the Imam during congregration?" Tags="|salat|takbir|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38563" CreationDate="2017-03-19T21:16:02.800" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question implies for &lt;strong&gt;Case: 2&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Case: 3&lt;/strong&gt;. We need to say two takbeers following one after the another if we face a situation described in the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;first takbeer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is the mandatory &lt;em&gt;Farz&lt;/em&gt; takbeer known as &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Takbeer-e-Tahreema&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (takbeerat al-ehram تكبيرة الإحرام).&#xA;&lt;code&gt;this one would be counted as the first one of the six Farz [mandatory acts] inside salat known as ARKAN&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following takbeer i,e the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;second takbeer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; would be counted as the regular takbeers that we say while we do any movement in salat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For &lt;strong&gt;Case: 1&lt;/strong&gt; we just need to say only one takbeer and attened the salat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note: &lt;strong&gt;Masbuk&lt;/strong&gt; means a person who is late to join the salat with the Imam and misses at least &lt;strong&gt;One&lt;/strong&gt; rakaat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21569" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-03-20T10:31:19.980" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T10:31:19.980" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38534" CreationDate="2017-03-19T21:54:54.920" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sufi's in Turkey are generally Hanafi. (Based on experience). So they are sunni.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2079" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T21:54:54.920" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21524" CreationDate="2017-03-19T23:06:21.967" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, it is common sense in Islam that watching porn is Haram. The only naked body allowed to be seen is the one of your spouse. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21650" LastActivityDate="2017-03-19T23:06:21.967" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38567" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38575" CreationDate="2017-03-19T23:43:57.243" Score="4" ViewCount="289" Body="&lt;p&gt;Living in Canada, If I find myself in a situation where Sharia law and Canadian law are incompatible, which should I follow? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, I would like to practice polygyny.&#xA;I would like 3 more wives, but Canada permits me to only have 1. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21651" LastEditorUserId="21651" LastEditDate="2017-03-20T04:13:47.223" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T09:44:01.990" Title="What should I do if Canadian law and Sharia law are incompatible?" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|non-muslim-countries|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38569" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-20T02:10:36.343" Score="1" ViewCount="6791" Body="&lt;p&gt;My forehead is small and the eyebrows have grown in such a way that they meet the edges of my forehead and my eyebrows look very thick. I don't want to make it thin, but can I pluck this extra hair which is growing in between the eyebrows and forehead?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21561" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-03-25T09:34:09.377" LastActivityDate="2018-09-01T17:43:08.730" Title="Can I pluck the extra hair between the eyebrows and forehead?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|human-body|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38571" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-20T04:33:16.370" Score="2" ViewCount="299" Body="&lt;p&gt;I asked this question a few minutes ago and someone said it is a duplicate to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/760/how-do-we-know-that-the-quran-has-never-been-changed&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; but it is not. I want a modern proof!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user21654" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T09:00:19.237" Title="Seeking modern proof that the Quran hasn't been changed?" Tags="|quran|scientific-proof|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="10" ClosedDate="2017-04-03T08:01:58.020" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38574" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1891" CreationDate="2017-03-20T07:05:06.850" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏مَنْ صُنِعَ إِلَيْهِ مَعْرُوفٌ فَقَالَ لِفَاعِلِهِ جَزَاكَ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا فَقَدْ أَبْلَغَ فِي الثَّنَاءِ‏&quot;‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Usamah bin Zaid narrated that the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Whoever some good was done to him, and he says: jazaakAllahu Khayran ('May Allah reward you in goodness') then he has done the most that he can of praise.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jami` at-Tirmidhi Vol. 4, Book 25, Hadith 2035&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21657" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-19T05:58:56.860" LastActivityDate="2017-12-19T05:58:56.860" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38575" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38567" CreationDate="2017-03-20T09:34:44.330" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;You example isn't very good in terms of incompatibility. Polygyny is &lt;em&gt;permitted&lt;/em&gt; in Islam and not &lt;em&gt;obligatory&lt;/em&gt;, indeed it is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; permitted if one can't dispense equality and justice between his wives ... and it is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; permitted if one has made an Oath to the contrary or accepted a condition contrary to it in one's marriage contract. Obeying a ruler, on the other hand, is obligatory in Islam(&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/5852&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;src&lt;/a&gt;) (as long as their obedience does not lead to disobedience to Allah), as is fulfilling contracts. So, according to Islamic point of view you would have to refrain from polygyny or migrate to a land where it is allowed. Other options could be to campaign\vote for a change in legislation that would make an exception for Muslims etc.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general terms, where there is prohibition on performance of religious duties such as prayer, Muslims are required to emigrate to a land where they can practice their religion freely.      &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-03-20T09:44:01.990" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T09:44:01.990" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38576" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-03-20T12:47:31.627" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;'uloom al-quran, Arabic علوم القرآن refers sciences which are classically related to the holy book of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are sciences like the science of readings (qira'aat), grammar (I'raab) of the Quran, the scripture (rasm) of the Quran, abrogation, tafsir etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-03-20T12:47:31.627" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T12:47:31.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38577" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-03-20T12:47:31.627" Score="0" Body="Sciences which are classically related to the holy book of Islam" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-03-20T12:47:31.627" LastActivityDate="2017-03-20T12:47:31.627" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38578" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-20T13:53:14.883" Score="2" ViewCount="6285" Body="&lt;p&gt;So I agree with everything about Islam and I can understand why gay marriage is not allowed. But if I live a good life and make it to Jannah, will Allah allow me to be in a homosexual relationship?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I keep hearing that Allah will remove homosexual desires out of my heart in Jannah... but I don't want that. I don't want to be brainwashed into liking women. Since it is not harmful to anyone like murder, and jealousy, and hatred... will Allah make it permissible in heaven just like he will make wearing silk and gold permissible for men in heaven? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21660" LastEditorDisplayName="user27315" LastEditDate="2018-04-23T23:03:46.407" LastActivityDate="2018-04-24T07:32:16.017" Title="If I suppress my desires and refrain from homosexuality, will I get male spouses in paradise?" Tags="|jannah|homosexuality|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2018-04-27T21:07:24.723" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38579" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38601" CreationDate="2017-03-20T14:17:29.253" Score="3" ViewCount="1931" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although I can't find a text saying exactly this, making something permissible forbidden or making something forbidden permissible is a (I think major) sin in Islam; see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/16/116&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;16:116&lt;/a&gt; for something related. Now this is clear in the case of someone outright claiming that something that is known to be halal by consensus - such as drinking water - is haram, or claiming that something that is known to be haram by consensus - such as zina - is halal. This could possibly even be considered shirk, I'm not entirely sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, the lines become a bit blurry for me when oaths and contracts are involved. I vaguely remember reading a hadith about a person making an oath that they would refrain from doing some particular halal action, and Muhammad saying something like &quot;don't make the permissible forbidden for yourself&quot; - I'm not entirely sure that's what I read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In an &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/38575/17702&quot;&gt;answer to another question&lt;/a&gt;, the matter of the marriage contract stipulating that the husband cannot take another wife came up; if he did, they wife would be entitled to annul the marriage unilaterally. However, this raises the question: does that mean the husband would be sinning if he does take another wife while that first marriage contract is in effect? If his violating that condition is considered a sin, that suggests that marrying another woman has become haram for him, thus making something permissible forbidden. If he doesn't sin, then how would a contract have to be worded to be considered as &quot;making something permissible forbidden&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a nutshell:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;is an oath like &quot;I swear not to eat chicken until the day I die&quot; halal to make?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;what is the difference in a contract between stipulating a condition that obliges one party to refrain from something halal, and making something permissible forbidden?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T15:37:10.703" Title="Difference between making something permissible forbidden, and stipulating to not do something permissible in a contract or oath" Tags="|halal-haram|oaths|contract|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38581" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-20T17:33:10.793" Score="2" ViewCount="874" Body="&lt;p&gt;If husband and wife are fighting and wife ask for divorce but the husband has no intention to give divorce and remains silent, then the wife again says I can't live with you and husband unintentionally says&#xA;okay, but has no intention of divorce at all.  Now his wife says to him as you said &quot;okay&quot; to my statement, so the marriage is over.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it a valid divorce even if the husband did not utter anything except okay?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19332" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-23T08:15:05.067" LastActivityDate="2017-08-09T10:07:59.470" Title="Is a divorce valid if the husband unintentionally says &quot;okay&quot; at his wife's request?" Tags="|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38582" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-20T18:53:35.280" Score="5" ViewCount="1271" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question has ever been asked but i'm asking it again because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The answers given are not concrete&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Closed (as primarily opinion based)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Closed (as too broad)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The questions are as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First&lt;/strong&gt; is there any unambiguous source from Quran and/or Hadith which clearly mentions that Woman should cover their hair ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Second&lt;/strong&gt;, Now if it is not clear, what are the main sources (e.g. Quran Verse or Hadiths) that were interpreted, if possible for the different madhabs ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Third&lt;/strong&gt;, how the interpretations has lead to conclusion that Hijab is obligatory, clearly, the interpretations has been performed by different madhabs and in each madhabs, there was a logical entailment from the sources that Hijab is obligatory, in short what was the usool used for deriving this obligation, if possible for each madhabs ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NB: In no way, I am contesting the principle of Hijab, I am instead pro this practice, and sure that the great mujtahids have put forward such a practice as fard/wajib, then it must be important, i'm only wishing to see the evidence behind or the way they derived the ruling&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazak Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2740" LastEditorUserId="2740" LastEditDate="2017-03-27T12:11:12.627" LastActivityDate="2017-03-27T19:12:35.207" Title="How was hijab (head covering) been made obligatory?" Tags="|fiqh|hijab|usool-ul-fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38585" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-20T22:13:36.473" Score="3" ViewCount="2019" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read somewhere that only Dua can change the qadr and it is always encouraged to make Dua to Allah for every need, in every situation. But today I have learnt some mufti saying there are two types of qadr, ones that are absolute like time of birth,death n marriage. And these cannot be changed through Dua. Then if a person say for example, make Dua for a long life what would happen? Or, if a person makes Dua to marry a certain person/ person with certain qualities would that have no effect? I mean if these things falls under the category of absolute qadr on which Dua has no effect then why should people make Dua about them? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19819" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T11:00:33.697" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T11:00:33.697" Title="If everything is decreed in our life already then what's the point of making Dua?" Tags="|dua|qadar|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2018-03-30T13:18:46.593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36907" CreationDate="2017-03-21T01:44:47.133" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;That is just an ancient symbol that's used by different nations till today but it has nothing to do within Islam its just a cultural thing rather then religious. And yes you can wear it wherever you want  and NO you are not  offending anyone by doing this. I am sure people will ask you about it but not in wrong way. They just wanna to know how you came across this or how did you know about their culture. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21664" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T01:44:47.133" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38587" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38585" CreationDate="2017-03-21T02:02:17.703" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think everything falls under absolute qadr which is written in Loh-e-Mahfooz with Allah (SWT). Which is your birth, death, rizq, siblings, spouse, kids and the main events that pretty much everybody agrees too but my personal opinion is that i think everybody's QADR is like a tree with a lot of branches and at the end of every branch is a fruit. There is a trunk in the middle that has a fruit at the end too. The fruit is the death which we have to get no matter what. The branches are the routes we take to get to the fruit of death the trunk is the right way which ALLAH (SWT) wants us to take but when we don't do that, then ALLAH (SWT) already knows that we will do this because of the free will so ALLAH (SWT) already decided if i do this then the result and consequences will be this and so on. &#xA;Means all the angles of each and everybody's life is already written and decided, all the aspects of life are all decided we are just highlighting the path we are taking to get to the end. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21664" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T02:02:17.703" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38588" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38578" CreationDate="2017-03-21T02:08:42.573" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can't be sure about that but what i can tell you is that ALLAH (SWT) said you will get whatever you desire in Haven so i think it shouldn't be a problem. But in Islam it is against human nature. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should ask this question to a real Mufti or Aalim to get the authentic answer.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21664" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T02:08:42.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38590" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38581" CreationDate="2017-03-21T02:27:31.967" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No its not divorce is not something you just said and it happened. There is a way or giving divorce and there are steps that a muslim have to go through and if you didn't intend to say it or didn't mean it then no its not divorce.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21664" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T02:27:31.967" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38593" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-21T07:36:05.223" Score="4" ViewCount="1963" Body="&lt;p&gt;I literally cannot pray without making mistakes and having to repeat. No matter what I do! Is it permissible for me to take a break until I can fix this problem? And if so, do I have to make up for it? And does it do anything bad?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know the proper way to pray and have been praying for 5 years but OCD has kicked in, and I cannot relax at all if I pray while making mistakes, even if this does not invalidate my salah. I don't know what to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21668" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-23T08:12:49.537" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T00:28:12.290" Title="Can I take a break from prayer until I fix the mistakes?" Tags="|halal-haram|salat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38594" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25415" CreationDate="2017-03-21T09:53:05.343" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Sajda Sahuw is only requried when an Imam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Forgets a mandatory [Faraz]. For example, forgets 1 Sajda, or forgets number of Rakat, forgets Raku, forgets Qeyam (standing), or skips by mistake next Faraz.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Read Tash-had till or beyond Darood in 2nd Rakat (while sitting) while being in 4 Rakat Faraz, where Imam is supposed to get up for 3rd Raqat.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Imam is was supposed to sit for Tash-had but he stands up. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is mentioned in Quran to offer Sajda-Sahaw when any Faraz gets missed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Repeating any Ayah or forgetting any Ayah or any Luqma in Salat/Prayer/Namaz does not required any Sajda-Sahaw. For instance, if you see Namaz-e-Taraveeh in Ramadan. In Namaz-e-Taraveeh Imam recites and if forgets something there is a special dedicated person behind Imam to feed or give Luqma of correction and no Sajda-Sahaw is conducted at the end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Jamaat/collective prayer behind Imam this does not apply to followers. This only apply to single person when he/she is offering Prayer/Salat/Namaz as single. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, In some cases if you gone late and you missed 1 Rakat, you required to stand (to complete your missed 1 Rakat) after Imam says &lt;code&gt;Asalam-o-alaikum Wa Rehmatullah&lt;/code&gt;. In that case now you are offerign Prayer/Salat/Namaz as a single; so now if you do any mistake as mentioned above then you have to do Sajda-Sahaw. &#xA;Moreover, if you by mistake followed Imam &lt;code&gt;(on Aslam-o-Alaikum Wa Rehmatullah)&lt;/code&gt; and moved your head by mistake, and suddenly you noticed that you missed 1 Rakat, and you need to complete that too, then you required to offer 1 Sajda-Sahaw at end of your prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21320" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T09:53:05.343" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28242" CreationDate="2017-03-21T10:18:30.383" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I appreciate your care for your family. Allah (Subhana-wa-Tala) will give you return on this. Dear brother sometimes the boundaries and limitations mean something that we do not know and only Allah knows.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May be Allah has given you/your family something that is more valuable than a Car. But you can still keep attempting to get enough money so you can give your Family an ease of life and a Car and a new home etc. But attempt in right way. It is clear that every suspecious way of earning money should be avoided at least your internal sole should be comfortable while doing that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am sorry to say but you are so young and yet learning and exploring the world and its complex systems. What if you get a car and it gets an accident and it takes a life loss to you? Will you afford?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You do not know the whole system that Allah controls. Maybe, people are coming to your store more because you have no Cigarette, Alcohol and what if people realize that you are no more following ethics right? And your sale goes down instead of increasing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you like your child to have a Cigarette? Of course not :)&#xA;If your store is selling Cigarette or Alhocol this is dangerious to others health atleast lungs Cancer. So you are spreading disease in society just for a Car? This is same society where you will marry and you will have kids. Now you have one store where there is not Cigarette or Alcohol but your children will not get this because you personally added a bad element in the society, you did not think to fight for good in the society, and be proud of, but you just preferred a Car or a new Home.&#xA;You do not know whose life is left for how long. You are not allowed to work legally because society think that you should study and do as little work as possible because you are innocent and beautiful. And you are thinking to return society a wrong thing? :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I appreciate what you Uncle did and doing. May Allah give him best return. My kid, do not do that. Please do good and first understand, study and learn the society. Every one of use gone very hard period, very hard period. Our family even gone through very hard period they lived in broken risky home for a long time. But we learn from their practices that only effort in right direction and for good. Never do something wrong only for your timely need. Sometimes it is very hard for a society to live in a high standard environment where every one has a bigger home and a great car. But its parents job to teach their kids rather than complaining of what they do not have. Because it forces kids to do something wrong which leads to no where good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really appreciate that you asked this before doing something wrong. Wish you and your family very good health and comfortable life in here and in here-after.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21320" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2018-01-10T13:42:35.600" LastActivityDate="2018-01-10T13:42:35.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38600" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38578" CreationDate="2017-03-21T13:01:09.977" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;All people of heaven Allah will purify their hearts from psychological malice, bad morals, and despicable desires.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, when you meet the Hoor Al Ayn in Jannah, you wont be looking around for men :') &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah describes them in Surah Ar-Rahman ( Surah #55 ) verse #56:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فِيهِنَّ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلا جَانٌّ&#xA;In them are women limiting [their] glances, untouched before them by man or jinni&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in verse #58:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;كَأَنَّهُنَّ الْيَاقُوتُ وَالْمَرْجَانُ&#xA;(In beauty) they are like rubies and coral&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also in verse #72:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حُورٌ مَّقْصُورَاتٌ فِي الْخِيَامِ&#xA;Fair ones reserved in pavilions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in Surah Al-Baqarah ( Surah #2 ) verse #25:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَبَشِّرِ الَّذِين آمَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ الصَّالِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الأَنْهَارُ كُلَّمَا رُزِقُواْ مِنْهَا مِن ثَمَرَةٍ رِّزْقاً قَالُواْ هَـذَا الَّذِي رُزِقْنَا مِن قَبْلُ وَأُتُواْ بِهِ مُتَشَابِهاً وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا أَزْوَاجٌ مُّطَهَّرَةٌ وَهُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ&#xA;And give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds that they will have gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow. Whenever they are provided with a provision of fruit therefrom, they will say, &quot;This is what we were provided with before.&quot; And it is given to them in likeness. And they will have therein purified spouses, and they will abide therein eternally.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every time you gaze upon her, you see nothing but that which gladdens the heart. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe the homosexual feeling you have now will fade away when you get to heaven inshallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21633" LastEditorUserId="21633" LastEditDate="2017-03-21T13:11:28.177" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T13:11:28.177" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38601" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38579" CreationDate="2017-03-21T14:13:47.817" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A permissible act, contrary to an obligatory act, gives you a choice of whether or not to do it. For example it is obligatory for you to pray while it is permissible for you to sleep. You can choose to not sleep and there is no blame on you ... its a choice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This choice can be restricted by an &lt;strong&gt;obligation&lt;/strong&gt; that arises out of some other matter, such obligations can be for example the command of a Ruler, the command of a Parent, a Vow, a Promise or a Contract. If such an obligation restricts you from a permissible act, that permissible act does not &lt;em&gt;itself&lt;/em&gt; become inherently haram ... but breaking the obligation is unlawful and haram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Going with the sleep analogy, you can vow to not sleep until you've done something, a commanding officer can order you to not sleep and keep watch, a parent can order you to not sleep, you can decide to offer a neighbour or room-mate to not sleep for a consideration, you can promise your wife that you will not fall asleep.   In each of these cases, an obligation would be imposed on you to exercise your choice and not sleep. None of these make sleep itself inherently unlawful ... though breaking the obligation would be unlawful. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran requires us to obey parents in everything unless their obedience amounts to disobedience to Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/29/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 29:8&lt;/a&gt; And We have enjoined upon man goodness to parents. But&#xA;  if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have&#xA;  no knowledge, do not obey them. To Me is your return, and I will&#xA;  inform you about what you used to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/31/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 31:14&lt;/a&gt; And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents.&#xA;  His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness,&#xA;  and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your&#xA;  parents; to Me is the [final] destination.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/31/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 31:15&lt;/a&gt; But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me&#xA;  that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them but accompany&#xA;  them in [this] world with appropriate kindness and follow the way of&#xA;  those who turn back to Me [in repentance]. Then to Me will be your&#xA;  return, and I will inform you about what you used to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly to those charged with authority:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 4:59&lt;/a&gt; O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the&#xA;  Messenger and those in authority among you ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/56/167&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari 56/167&lt;/a&gt; The 'Prophet said, &quot;It is obligatory for&#xA;  one to listen to and obey (the ruler's orders) unless these orders&#xA;  involve one's disobedience (to Allah); but if an act of disobedience (to&#xA;  Allah) is imposed, he should not listen to it nor obey it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if a parent or ruler is to forbid you from doing a permissible (not obligatory) act X, you are under an obligation to refrain from it. Act X is not itself made haram, but you sin if you do it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With regards to a Contract, the general understanding is that you will transact your choice in return for some consideration. For example the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Hudaybiyyah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Treaty of Hudaybiyyah&lt;/a&gt; made it binding on the Muslims to not perform Hajj that year and to return escapees from the Quraysh ...  performing Hajj was permissible as was providing asylum but this choice was transacted in lieu of peace and commutation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its the view of &lt;em&gt;some&lt;/em&gt; scholars that the Prophet took a promise his sons-in- law would not practice polygamy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/62/77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari 62/77&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/57/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari 57/19&lt;/a&gt;  The Prophet&#xA;  (ﷺ) then mentioned one of his son-in-law who was from the tribe of&#xA;  'Abu Shams, and he praised him as a good son-in-law, saying, &quot;Whatever&#xA;  he said was the truth, and he promised me and fulfilled his promise. I&#xA;  do not make a legal thing illegal, nor do I make an illegal thing&#xA;  legal, but by Allah, the daughter of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and the&#xA;  daughter of the enemy of Allah, (i.e. Abu Jahl) can never get together&#xA;  (as the wives of one man).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following is an excerpt from the Hanafi compendium &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/Hedaya_201703/Hedaya#page/n297/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hedayah&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If he marries her for a &lt;em&gt;mahr&lt;/em&gt; of one thousand on the condition that&#xA;  he will not take her out of the city or on the condition that he will&#xA;  not take another wife, then if he abides by the condition she is&#xA;  entitled to the sum named. If he marries another woman or takes her&#xA;  out of the city then she is entitled to [full] reasonable&#xA;  dower(according to her status).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;is an oath like &quot;I swear not to eat chicken until the day I die&quot; halal to make?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An oath like this which without any valid reason or recompense, unconditionally and eternally prohibits a common lawful action like eating, drinking or intercourse is greatly discouraged. It is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; a sin (the Prophet did it) and an expiation must be paid if it is broken(ref &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/Hedaya_201703/Hedaya#page/n433/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hedayah&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is mention of such oaths in the Quran in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/87-89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:87-89&lt;/a&gt; where a group of people made an oath to castrate themselves and live like monks and hermits believing it to be pious. And in &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/66/1-4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;66:1-4&lt;/a&gt; where the Prophet made an oath to abstain from eating &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/68/17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;honey&lt;/a&gt; when some of his wives lied to him about it leaving a smell in a ploy to sideline another wife.  In both cases an expiation was paid and the oaths were broken since they were based on fallacious information. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to summarize:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Considering something that is halal as religiously haram is haram &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/16/116&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;16:116&lt;/a&gt;. The Jews were guilty of this.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Making an oath that unconditionally and permanently obligates you to refrain from a halal thing is disliked.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Someone in authority can temporarily prevent you from performing a halal action if necessary. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Refraining from a halal action, at your own discretion, is halal.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;You can trade your discretion within limits. This is especially so when your action will effect the other party. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-03-21T15:37:10.703" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T15:37:10.703" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38603" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38287" CreationDate="2017-03-21T17:14:34.407" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Intercourse entails ritual impurity. One can not perform prayers(Salah) or visit a Mosque while in a state of ritual impurity, and everything else is permissible. Ritual impurity caused by intercourse is removed by performing Ghusl(bath) See &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20847&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding eating, it is not necessary to perform Ghusl before that, though majority opinion is that it is considered &lt;em&gt;mukruh&lt;/em&gt;(disliked) to sleep without performing Wuzu(ablution) and to eat without washing the hands ... though there are some conflicting Hadith on the matter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) intended to sleep while he was Junub, he used&#xA;  to wash his private parts and perform ablution like that for the&#xA;  prayer &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/5/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'A'isha reported: Whenever the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had sexual&#xA;  intercourse and intended to eat or sleep, he performed the ablution of&#xA;  prayer. &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/3/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated from 'Aishah that if the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wanted&#xA;  to sleep while he was Junub, he would perform Wudu', and if he wanted&#xA;  to eat he would wash his hands. &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1002580&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Nisai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One can perform intercourse multiple times and bath only once after that. In common practice intercourse is performed at night after the last prayers of the day(Isha) and before the first prayers of the next day(Fajr), and a bath is taken before the Fajr prayers. The other common practice is to perform it in the afternoon between the Zuhr and Asr prayers, and to perform a bath before the Asr prayers. Normally its not a custom to eat at these times. Daily morning and occasional evening showers are usually taken even if intercourse is not performed, for general hygiene purposes, so it blends in ... otherwise Muslim families are usually understanding and respectful about the matter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-03-21T18:09:57.623" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T18:09:57.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38605" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5637" CreationDate="2017-03-21T17:57:58.970" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Trading constitutes of many different products. Just like a supermarket, you can buy bread, vegetables, alcohol, or pork. The main goal is to participate in halal investments and abstain from haram investments. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Trading in companies that sell and create halal products such as mining, gold, oil, commodities, energy are generally accepted. Abstien from companies that involve dealing in things that are against Islamic teachings such as alcohol, pork products etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, there are halal products (equities, commodities) and haram products such as bonds and debentures also known as debt equity. Where you make money by lending an x amount and making monthly interest fees. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is to give you a general idea of what is considered halal and haram. Furthermore, there are actions in trading that are not permissible such as betting against the market or known as hedging since you are not investing in the product but rather in the probability of the success or the failure of said products. This is generally resembling gambling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, there are some Muslim brokers that can advise you on the list of stocks that are considered halal based on their operations style, products and so forth. You may want to consult these experts to have an assuring way of trading in the stocks market.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regards,&#xA;Abdelarhman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21677" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T17:57:58.970" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38607" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5637" CreationDate="2017-03-21T22:03:35.470" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islamic rules of Bai (Sale) apply to stock trading and modern Islamic finance allows for trading with the following conditions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The stock traded must be of a permissible business, e.g the main business should not be sale or production of wine or pork, gambling or non-Islamic banking and insurance.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Day trading should not be practiced, since Islam requires you to take possession before making a sale.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Businesses must have a low debt to equity ratio if they borrow from conventional banks, usually 33% and lower is considered acceptable.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Derivatives, Futures and Options are considered forbidden for various reasons, e.g they induce uncertainty in the contract.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a beginners guide to modern Islamic finance, consult &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/details/AnIntroductionToIslamicFinanceByShaykhMuftiTaqiUsmani_772&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;. Depending on your stock market you should be able to find a Shariah compatible index.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-03-21T22:03:35.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38611" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-22T14:52:22.673" Score="2" ViewCount="1135" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like in the title I said did Allah create evil or it's just   independent creation that it created own it's own or bys us or just to balance the good ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21260" LastActivityDate="2017-03-22T20:31:24.127" Title="Did Allah create evil?" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38612" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-22T17:02:59.200" Score="4" ViewCount="2878" Body="&lt;p&gt;A women that I know, I told her that I can't marry a non-Muslim woman until she accepts Islam.  She has read a bit of the Quran and about Islam, but was not convinced about Islam or if Allah the one real God.  Surely, nobody can change what she believes in her heart.  But for her, is it okay to say the shahada and start to pray?  Is she then Muslim? Can I then marry her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21682" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-23T08:07:47.113" LastActivityDate="2018-06-16T08:59:25.837" Title="Can a non-Muslim woman enter Islam by taking the shahada without really believing?" Tags="|nikah|conversion|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38613" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38612" CreationDate="2017-03-22T18:35:07.147" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can marry anyone who says the words and means it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1.&lt;/strong&gt; So imagine right now in your mosque there are 1000 Muslim women. You can marry each and every one of them, because there's &lt;strong&gt;nothing&lt;/strong&gt; to suggest that they said Shahada while not believing it. Even if another person tells you they don't mean it, still until you're not 100% sure you can still marry them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2.&lt;/strong&gt; However if you know a person who has said Shahada but &lt;strong&gt;has never meant it&lt;/strong&gt; and just saying for deceiving then it's no different than not saying it. &amp;lt;-- You must know this for sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3.&lt;/strong&gt; Having that said what you're asking is &lt;strong&gt;slightly different&lt;/strong&gt;. She has said but still isn't sure, she likes Islam but not all the way. My point is this person isn't in denial, nor in the phase of acceptance which makes me uncertain...it really depends on your school of thought.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it's option1, you can marry, if it's option2, you can't marry, if it's option3 you should ask your scholar or give us more information about your school of thought, but it should be pretty straightforward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-03-23T17:21:29.157" LastActivityDate="2017-03-23T17:21:29.157" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38614" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38611" CreationDate="2017-03-22T19:15:45.650" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;ALLAH (SWT) says in Quran that He is the one who created everything. Everything in this world is a test for us. So he can judge who is more in righteous among us. &#xA;So yes ALLAH (SWT) did made Evil.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21664" LastActivityDate="2017-03-22T19:15:45.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38611" CreationDate="2017-03-22T19:23:28.863" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah created the good and the bad to test his creation and test their faith. Allah created trials and tribulations to not only test but as a means of mercy to those who patient and faithful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah also created provisions for all of us. Allah is all just, all wise and it is us who are finite in our wisdom. There is no evil except for their is its cure. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is why this worldly life is but a short journey and the hereafter is where none of these worldy concerns (worry, sadness, jelousy, envy, or any negative emotions exist). For those who are admitted into Jannah by being sincere will attain this reward. Whilst those who were evil have a worse ending.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My Allah make us from the people of Jannah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21677" LastActivityDate="2017-03-22T19:23:28.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38616" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38612" CreationDate="2017-03-22T19:37:52.753" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes she can.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a non muslim makes a shahda, they must be treated as a muslim and considered a muslim. You can never be 100% sure if this person belives or not. These are matters of the heart. Secondly, if a person is converting for marriage means they are willing to adopt something different from what they had before. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet ﷺ used to know all the hyporcites and yet treated hem like muslims. During war, if the enemy says the shahda in fear that they will be killed, they used to be instantly treated like muslims. These is proof that saying the shahda is sufficiant to be considered a muslim. This is also permissible for marriages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to distinguish that they might not be sincere today, but being in the fold if islam, they will have a chance at being a practicing muslim. Marriage has its wisdom and as the man, this person is expecting to act like a muslim and this comes slowly and gradually.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21677" LastActivityDate="2017-03-22T19:37:52.753" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38617" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38611" CreationDate="2017-03-22T20:31:24.127" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The below verses answer this question, without any need for elaboration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;Who is Lord of the heavens and earth?&quot; Say, &quot; Allah.&quot; Say, &quot;Have&#xA;  you then taken besides Him allies not possessing [even] for themselves&#xA;  any benefit or any harm?&quot; Say, &quot;Is the blind equivalent to the seeing?&#xA;  Or is darkness equivalent to light? Or have they attributed to Allah&#xA;  partners who created like His creation so that the creation [of each]&#xA;  seemed similar to them?&quot; Say, &quot; &lt;strong&gt;Allah is the Creator of all things&lt;/strong&gt;,&#xA;  and He is the One, the Prevailing. (13:16)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah is the Creator of all things&lt;/strong&gt;, and He is, over all things,&#xA;  Disposer of affairs. (39:62)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[He is] Originator of the heavens and the earth. How could He have a&#xA;  son when He does not have a companion and &lt;strong&gt;He created all things&lt;/strong&gt;? And&#xA;  He is, of all things, Knowing. That is Allah , your Lord; there is no&#xA;  deity except Him, &lt;strong&gt;the Creator of all things&lt;/strong&gt;, so worship Him. And He is&#xA;  Disposer of all things. (101 - 102) Surat Al An'aam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastActivityDate="2017-03-22T20:31:24.127" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38620" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36402" CreationDate="2017-03-22T23:56:21.787" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just as asyncBoy has said, praise to Allah in any case. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's a similar saying in Arabic: &lt;em&gt;نحمده علی بلائه کما نحمده علی الائه&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;praise to Allah for his tests (struggles we go through) &lt;strong&gt;just as&lt;/strong&gt; we praise Allah in his blessings.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you're child is sick, praise the lord the he's just not sicker, that he's a Muslim, praise the lord that you're at least married and with child (many don't get married, many are divorce, many can't have children, many have dead children, etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you have a bad spouse, still praise the lord for all the good things you were able to achieve because of this spouse...you were able to have amazing children you will able to pious, enjoy a bed together, your sustenance was increased together...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-03-22T23:56:21.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38621" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-23T00:13:38.247" Score="4" ViewCount="823" Body="&lt;p&gt;If Allah made all things, then Allah made evil. But for what purpose did Allah create evil? Some say evil was created for humans to be &quot;tested,&quot; but why is it necessary for humans to be &quot;tested&quot;? What is the purpose of this test? Can't free will exist without evil? Couldn't our actions be between a) a good choice b) an even better, more positive choice? What is the purpose of pain, evil and testing and why did Allah create these things?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21651" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-23T09:14:31.897" LastActivityDate="2018-04-22T15:40:41.743" Title="If Allah made all things, then Allah made evil. But for what purpose did Allah create evil?" Tags="|allah|freedom|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38622" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38554" CreationDate="2017-03-23T04:23:25.230" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In arabic, prophets are &quot;Ma3somoon&quot; which means made to be perfect examples. So they all attained the highest level in jammab. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21677" LastActivityDate="2017-03-23T04:23:25.230" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38624" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38621" CreationDate="2017-03-23T11:09:04.710" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let's say I give you two bowls of different sweets and ask you to taste it. Just after you tasted one, I force you to tell me which one is more sweet. Would you be able to tell me? The answer is &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to my opinion, I would discuss two reasons here, there might be more (and I am not saying that I am correct)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Just like the bowl of sweet, if you can't distinguish which one is sweeter by tasting one then imagine how could you distinguish &lt;em&gt;GOOD&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;EVIL&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Evil is necessary for the existence of good&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's kind of implication. Let's try to understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;1. If no evil exists -&amp;gt; there would be peace&#xA;2. If there's peace -&amp;gt; all have agreed over single cause&#xA;3. If all agrees over a single cause -&amp;gt; all would stop questioning&#xA;4. If all stops questioning -&amp;gt; all will loose creativity&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It implies that if there's no evil, eventually there would be no creativity, progress and advancement. You can read about the inventions, innovations, progress and advancement during wars, specially World Wars&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't claim to be accurate, but I think above are the reasons which concludes that we need evil to progress. &lt;strong&gt;By this I didn't mean to follow evil&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, if you believe in ALLAH and you believe that ALLAH created this world and you believe that ALLAH is needless than you have to keep faith. Take the example of teacher and student. If you are a teacher and taught any suject to your student with faith and sincerity, then it's your right to TEST him/her. It's just the case. ALLAH is testing you that you only either &lt;em&gt;you only claim that you believe&lt;/em&gt; OR &lt;em&gt;you do act on what you believe&lt;/em&gt;. And it's nature.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it clears some of your confusions. I might be wrong, so anyone can correct me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21681" LastActivityDate="2017-03-23T11:09:04.710" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38593" CreationDate="2017-03-23T11:10:44.667" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm glad you asked such a question.&#xA;This happens with most and very less worry about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, I would not suggest to take a break from Salah (prayer) and if you deliberately mis-salah then you will have to face the consequences in the here after.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when you know the proper way of prayer and because of OCD prayer is going wrong, then all you have to do is pray for guidance from Allah. The best way to make things right. And do not skip your prayer because of this reason, keep praying, seek for Allah's guidance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al'hamdulillahi Rabbil'Aalameen !&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assalamu'alaikum Warahamatullahi Wabarakatuh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19644" LastActivityDate="2017-03-23T11:10:44.667" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38626" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26351" CreationDate="2017-03-23T15:10:10.260" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;it &lt;strong&gt;could&lt;/strong&gt; be haram, because he is affecting the original people's jobs, and increasing inemployability in some way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;disclaimer : I'm not a mufti, but this is what I know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20457" LastActivityDate="2017-03-23T15:10:10.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38627" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-23T16:53:22.777" Score="3" ViewCount="333" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some time ago I posted a question about free will, qadr, and justice &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/37835/17702&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. It was closed as being too broad, so I'm posting separate questions regarding those topics. For context and details of what I'm looking for, refer to that question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question here is: &lt;strong&gt;what do the Asharites say &quot;free will&quot; consists of, and in what sense is it &quot;free&quot;?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To clarify the second part, questions like &quot;is it free from Allah's intervention&quot; or &quot;is it free from other creations like inclinations, impulses, sense experience&quot; are what I have in mind there. In particular, a person's motivations are part of creation, so I'm hoping to see the relation between the choices a person makes and his motivations addressed in the answers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T23:23:58.343" Title="What do Asharites say &quot;free will&quot; is?" Tags="|free-will|aqidah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38630" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-23T17:34:35.160" Score="1" ViewCount="1033" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know traditionally in most Muslim societies, the majority of women have been confined to the job of housewife and domestic duties. And some conservative Muslims to this day believe that because of the importance which Islam seems to put on the modesty of women, this is still where Allah (swt) would prefer her to be.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But are there any specific text to confirm this viewpoint? Any verses of the Quran or hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4973" LastActivityDate="2018-03-09T19:44:40.433" Title="Is there any text to support the view that a woman's place is in the home?" Tags="|women|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38631" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38672" CreationDate="2017-03-23T17:59:08.517" Score="4" ViewCount="39060" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in cutting nails of hand and foot toes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastEditorUserId="21110" LastEditDate="2017-03-24T17:24:20.187" LastActivityDate="2020-04-09T10:11:04.850" Title="What is the sunnah of cutting nails?" Tags="|sunnah|human-body|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38632" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39942" CreationDate="2017-03-23T20:06:53.993" Score="3" ViewCount="6672" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you were a Muslim man who works in the fire and rescue department and there is a burning building with a non-mahram woman trapped in it, can you go and enter it to rescue them but you would probably have to hold them and carry them out? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2019-03-21T09:20:01.647" LastActivityDate="2019-03-21T09:20:01.647" Title="Is a mahram allowed to touch a non-mahram in order to rescue them?" Tags="|halal-haram|non-mahram|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38635" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38636" CreationDate="2017-03-23T22:00:08.403" Score="0" ViewCount="896" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a young Muslim female (19), I am Islamic married but I have not told my parents or any of my family but there some such as my cousin sisters. All of my husband side of family know that we got married but my family don't not know. I want to ask have a done something wrong? Have made a sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21698" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T04:50:03.907" LastActivityDate="2017-07-16T04:50:03.907" Title="Is it a sin to have a Ni'kah done behind your parents' back?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|parents|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38636" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38635" CreationDate="2017-03-23T22:25:33.223" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Being a young lady you sure need the permission/blessings of your parents or elders and also needed a &quot;wali&quot; who could have given you in marriage to the gentleman you are married to. It is noteworthy for all Muslims to understand that these are basic requirements of a valid &quot;Nikah&quot; Unless there are some legitimate reasons (permissible in Sharia'a). You failed to mention the reason for hiding your marriage from your parents or family. Which creates doubts that, most probably, you know the requirements but something wrong made you hide it,  circumvent it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muster courage, address the wrong and seek the permission and blessings of your parents and then consult some learned scholar to see how you may extricate yourself out of this sinfulness; which you have been in; since you supposedly got married; and continuing in till now, by paying &quot;kaffarah&quot;. Maybe, that you have to get out of this marriage altogether or do the &quot;Nikah&quot; again. (depending on the real-time factual circumstances, you were in at the time of marriage). Although I am not trying to scare you and wish you the best of luck, You should be mentally ready for all eventualities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-24T07:30:15.287" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T07:30:15.287" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38637" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38632" CreationDate="2017-03-23T22:44:16.957" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Emergencies result in relaxation or altogether abandonments of normal circumstance applications. A drowning person can not be let drowned for the reason of avoiding touching a Na-Mehram. It would simply be insane to observe such things in an emergency. Islam, As per Qura'an and several Ahadith--is a logical, rational and easy to practice religion: attending to all possible situations a human being might be facing. Allah likes those who use His conveniences allowed.(Q)  Also in(Q-7:199)  Prophet (PBUH) was specifically asked to be soft and don't expect too strict a compliance from the followers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastEditorUserId="21274" LastEditDate="2017-03-24T19:11:27.020" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T19:11:27.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38638" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38612" CreationDate="2017-03-23T22:51:15.510" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A Hadith would suffice here  &quot;Innamal A'Amalo Bin Niyyat&quot; The intention is the precursor of the end result/action. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastActivityDate="2017-03-23T22:51:15.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38639" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38593" CreationDate="2017-03-23T22:58:35.110" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It can best be done while continuing with one's obligations---mandatory prayers. This is probably the best example of a difference between Divine wisdom and man's wisdom. Even the man in some respects says  &quot;practice Makes man Perfect&quot; then why to abandon a good deed just to deprive oneself of perfection?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-24T07:29:37.273" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T07:29:37.273" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38641" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38556" CreationDate="2017-03-23T23:39:44.040" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;whatever is meant here by &quot;civil divorce&quot; would be valid as long as the consent of both the parties is there or it is sought on sound grounds. Although under Islamic law the right of divorce is given to the husband only. A Woman can extricate herself from the bond of marriage on sound grounds and through the proper forum. (thereby depriving the husband of the absoluteness of the right of granting divorce).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question, however, arises as to what made the man ask this question now and not at the time of getting married?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, if the woman in question, sought the Divorce (technically Khula) on valid and sound grounds, would be valid, even if not granted at the proper forum for lack of non-availability of the forum. (Allah knows best--I seek His refuge for proferring my earnest opinion).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-24T07:29:52.550" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T07:29:52.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38645" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38632" CreationDate="2017-03-24T08:11:00.803" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can eat pork and drink alcohol if you were forced to (death or life matter).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can say &quot;I don't believe in God&quot; if someone was about to kill you if they know you do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;it is all fine in death or life matters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14818" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T08:11:00.803" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38647" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-24T08:59:49.580" Score="1" ViewCount="1188" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my mosque, almost every Friday there is salatul janazah. Sometimes there is a very important thing I have to do and so I have to leave and not pray. Is it haram to do so?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21705" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T09:26:37.477" Title="Is praying Salatul janazah obligatory?" Tags="|funeral|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38648" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38647" CreationDate="2017-03-24T09:26:37.477" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Funeral prayers are a communal obligation (Fard-e-Kifayah), i.e. if some from among the community do it, the obligation is fulfilled from the whole community, but if none participate then all are blameworthy(&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/14040&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T09:26:37.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38650" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26333" CreationDate="2017-03-24T16:20:46.583" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Because not everyone would go to heaven. Some would have to go to hell but then God would be sending people to hell without them doing anything. How would you feel if you were brought to the judge and before you saying anything then just say execute this person?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And since God is the fairest judge ever he allows his servants to come and sin...only after they show their true face...God will send them to hell and others to heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T16:20:46.583" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38651" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37764" CreationDate="2017-03-24T16:53:21.687" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From what I can gather, you &lt;strong&gt;suspect&lt;/strong&gt; your wife to be a non-virgin and &lt;strong&gt;fornicator&lt;/strong&gt; based on some &lt;strong&gt;observations on your part&lt;/strong&gt; (she hasn't confessed to it, nor do you have proper evidence like testimonies or medical reports, nor do you have any evidence that she is still engaged in such a relationship) and you are interpreting &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran 24:3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to mean that marriage with fornicators in not permissible and hence invalid (The Hanbali view that repentance is required).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Firstly: Legal judgements must always be based on concrete evidence and suspicion does not count no matter how convinced you are. There can be several alternate explanations for her physical symptoms and behavior such as masturbation, porn, accidents and natural variations etc. She could also be a non-virgin but not a fornicator (e.g. if she was previously married and divorced but did not tell you so). Verse 24:3 applies to habitually and openly immoral characters like prostitutes (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=86&amp;amp;tSoraNo=24&amp;amp;tAyahNo=3&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;azbab ul nazool&lt;/a&gt;) or those convicted of fornication and punished (see &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Daud's hadith&lt;/a&gt;), the view of the majority of the scholars is that it applies to habitual and continuing fornicators (prostitutes) and marriage with a non-habitual, convicted fornicator is allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=5&amp;amp;tSoraNo=24&amp;amp;tAyahNo=3&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=2&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Al Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt; on 24:3, regarding marrying a past fornicator: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إنّ من زنى بامرأة فله أن يتزوجها ولغيره أن يتزوّجها. وهو قول ابن عمر&#xA;  وسالم وجابر بن زيد وعطاء وطاوس ومالك بن أنس، وهو قول أبي حنيفة&#xA;  وأصحابه. وقال الشافعيّ: القول فيها كما قال سعيد بن المسيّب، إن شاء&#xA;  الله هي منسوخة.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One who has fornicated with a woman, it is permissible for him to&#xA;  marry her, and it is also permissible for another man to marry the&#xA;  fornicatress. This is the view of Ibn Umar, Salim, Jabir bin Zayed,&#xA;  Ata, Taus and Imam Malik bin Ans. The same is the view of Imam Abu Hanifa and&#xA;  his companions. Imam Shafi said that the matter is as Saeed bin Musaib&#xA;  said: that God willing it is abrogated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly: Legal judgements are always made based on &lt;strong&gt;actions&lt;/strong&gt; and not &lt;strong&gt;speculations&lt;/strong&gt; about what one has in his or her heart. Repentance for her means that she does not engage in immoral activities anymore, you can't judge what remorse she feels in her heart ... If she does not engage in fornication anymore your marriage is valid and you can't judge whether she has properly repented. If she is openly defiant and continues to engage in immoral activity it is the view of some that the marriage is automatically dissolved, and of others that it isn't automatically dissolved but you should divorce her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information see &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/seekersguidance-hanafi/32326&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-03-27T09:43:56.840" LastActivityDate="2017-03-27T09:43:56.840" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38652" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-24T17:51:29.693" Score="3" ViewCount="1625" Body="&lt;p&gt;When and how many times should we recite Bismillah in salah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21711" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-26T06:28:58.323" LastActivityDate="2023-04-26T16:07:00.843" Title="When and how many times should we recite Bismillah in salah?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38654" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37490" CreationDate="2017-03-24T19:28:23.057" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think this had been badly translated from the vrese &quot;Surely We, Ever We, have been sending down the Remembrance, and surely We are indeed Preservers of it.&quot; Alhijr-9&#xA;It means that Quran is the only holy book that god promise to preserve from any corruption or change overtime. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="278" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T19:28:23.057" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38655" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38200" CreationDate="2017-03-24T21:01:05.323" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The general rule is that one's garments should be pure for Prayer to be offered in them. In case they are soiled with urine they should be washed with water. Since in this case ablution lasts from prayer to prayer its extended that a piece of cloth will be considered pure from prayer to prayer, and should be washed if it is to be reused. Disposable, absorbent pads didn't exist at the time of the Prophet, but the basic rules are that impurity must be washed away and drying is not enough. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/39494&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamQA link&lt;/a&gt; mentions this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Underwear is purified by washing it. If you single out a clean garment&#xA;  for prayer which you can carry with you, that will be easier for you.&#xA;  If it is too difficult to wash your clothes or change them, then pray&#xA;  as you are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A couple of washable, reusable cloth pads dedicated for prayer could be the answer. If its too much of a hassle then one can keep on using a single pad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-03-24T21:16:06.913" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T21:16:06.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38656" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38630" CreationDate="2017-03-24T23:03:17.257" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If one is looking for a specific injunction in Qura'an or Hadith; confining women to the four walls of the house, then there is none. This notion, however, seems to have deduced from various injunctions whereby the wives of the Prophet(PBUH) were ordained to be cloaked and restrained from going to the Marketplace and other populated places unless absolutely necessary. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Oh Prophet(PBUH) tell your wives, daughters, and women of the believers to draw their cloaks close around (when they get out) that will be better---so they may be recognized and not annoyed(bothered)&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (33:59)&#xA;shakir2.wordpress.com&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T23:03:17.257" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38657" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38627" CreationDate="2017-03-24T23:20:40.400" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In short, it is a complicated concept mentioned in Qura'an besides the concept of &lt;strong&gt;pre-destiny&lt;/strong&gt;. Many of the religious and secular scholars have spun their heads explaining the concept of &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Free-will&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; but have miserably failed. The best exhortation, I have come across, in this respect, is that of Imam Ghazali. Which is also inconclusive and ends at the threshold of &lt;strong&gt;pre-destiny&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim have to believe in &lt;strong&gt;Free-will&lt;/strong&gt; for it is mentioned in Qura'an (most likely under the cloak of &lt;strong&gt;Bila-Kaif&lt;/strong&gt;) for its exact nature and working alongside &lt;strong&gt;pre-destiny&lt;/strong&gt; is known only to Allah (SWT).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-03-24T23:23:58.343" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T23:23:58.343" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38658" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38067" CreationDate="2017-03-24T23:21:32.250" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is saying after I gave you knowledge I wont take it away from you. That being said if a great scholar dies you would lose access to his wisdom, the narrations he tells you, the applications of narrations, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are narrations that say the death of a &lt;em&gt;عالم&lt;/em&gt; scholar is 70 more harmful to the Ummah than the death of an &lt;em&gt;عابد&lt;/em&gt;  servant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T23:21:32.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38585" CreationDate="2017-03-24T23:24:15.607" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Maybe what is &lt;strong&gt;pre-destined&lt;/strong&gt; is supposed to be in consequence of your &lt;strong&gt;Dua'a&lt;/strong&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T23:24:15.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38660" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38631" CreationDate="2017-03-24T23:59:24.797" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated `Aisha:&#xA;  The Prophet (ﷺ) used to like to start from the right side on wearing shoes, combing his hair and cleaning or washing himself and on doing anything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so it's better to start cutting nails of the right hand first then the left hand .. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:&#xA;  &quot;We were given a time limit with regard to trimming the mustache, shaving the pubic hairs, plucking the armpit hairs and clipping the nails. We were not to leave that for more than forty days.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so we should try not to let our nails more than 40 days without cutting them .. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21596" LastActivityDate="2017-03-24T23:59:24.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38663" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-25T08:47:34.567" Score="2" ViewCount="1504" Body="&lt;p&gt;I started reading Quran but I am having problems with understanding some points, (referances, literary devices etc.) so I need a tafsir to read Quran with. My problem is, beacuse of hadiths I almost stopped believing, so I consider many of them false. I am looking for a Quran tafsir, based on Quran or historically proven data.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any Quran-only tafsir (without Hadiths)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21720" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-28T02:13:34.183" LastActivityDate="2019-03-30T17:01:21.243" Title="Is there any Quran-only tafsir (without Hadiths)?" Tags="|tafseer|quran-only|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38569" CreationDate="2017-03-25T12:52:31.037" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Islamqa, yes it is permissible to remove the hair between the eyebrows&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;b)    The Committee was asked:&#xA;  What is the Islamic ruling on plucking the hair between the eyebrows?&#xA;  They replied:&#xA;  It is permissible to pluck it, because it is not part of the eyebrows.&#xA;  (Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 5/197) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think you should read the full article since it is more complete and it talks about hair that is obligatory to get rid of, hair that is prohibited from getting rid of, and hair that is permissible to get rid of. &lt;a href=&quot;http://Islamqa.info/en/9037&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://Islamqa.info/en/9037&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14043" LastActivityDate="2017-03-25T12:52:31.037" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38665" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-25T13:49:13.863" Score="4" ViewCount="15582" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am currently going through a very emotionally distressing moment in my life where I am unsure which path to pursue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a child not even out of the womb my biological father did not want me and would had rather my mum give me away. My mother refused and so he left us. My mother later married another man who was my stepdad. He has been sexually abusing me for 5 years. My mother also is extremely mentally abusive to me and will often put the fear of Allah in me with everything and pray that many bad things happen to me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am an extremely respectful daughter and agree incredibly with the laws in Islam about respect towards parents. I have never done anything to intentionally harm my mother or displease her and I am constantly trying to meet her demands. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;CPS was told of what was happening to me and have told me that I am able to be in foster care where I will find a family that will be able to treat me well and where I will be able to be happy. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am however unsure on whether to go or not as I do not want to stay unhappy but I also do not want to displease Allah. All I wish for is to be happy and inshallah successful in the future but I am afraid I will be punished for leaving to a happier life. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Question:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Is it sinful for me to leave my parents and get adopted into foster-care?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21723" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-31T11:05:18.957" LastActivityDate="2019-02-24T15:46:28.673" Title="Is it sinful to leave abusive parents?" Tags="|halal-haram|parents|children|family|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38667" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-25T17:46:27.143" Score="0" ViewCount="437" Body="&lt;p&gt;Will people that only believe that there is one God and no one is equal to him eventually go to heaven?  After experiencing hell, of course.  As there are many people that I know that don't follow a specific religion (but are not atheists), but believe in the oneness of God.  Basically tawhid!  And compare him with no other.  Also there are some people who were born in Christian families, but they do not compare Jeus to God. What about them!?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21728" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-26T06:23:11.330" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T07:21:39.173" Title="Is only believing in one God enough?" Tags="|jannah|akhirah|tawheed|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38668" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-25T18:51:13.197" Score="2" ViewCount="732" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the Prophet (P.B.U.H) gave his speech on the importance of knowledge:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Acquire knowledge, for surely it leads to fear of Allah. Seeking it is an act of worship ('ibadah); studying it is praising Allah; seeking it is jihad; teaching it to whomever doesn't known it is an act of charity (sadaqah); and giving it to its people draws one closer to them. Knowledge points to the permissible (Halaal) and the forbidden (haraam); and it is a shining light pointing the way to paradise It comforts the lonely, befriends the estranged, and talks to you in seclusion. It is a guide through prosperity and adversity; it is  a weapon against enemies; and it is the best of friends. With knowledge, Alláh raises people to high stations, making them leaders in goodness, whose steps are traced. Their example is emulated, their opinion followed. The angels like to sit with the people of knowledge, surrounding their wings; and everything dry or wet, -fish of the sea and animals on land, - will ask Allah to forgive them. Knowledge gives life to the heart in the midst of ignorance, and illumines vision in the darkness. With knowledge, God's servants become the elite and reach the highest degrees in this life and in the hereafter. Contemplation with knowledge is equivalent to fasting (sawm); spending time to study it is equivalent to standing at night in prayer (qiyam); duties to relatives are fulfilled by it; and through it the halaal and haraam are known. Knowledge precedes action ('amal) and action always follows it. The fortunate ones attain it and the miserable ones are deprived of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is meant by knowledge? Is it specifically Islamic knowledge or scientific knowledge? Or does knowledge in this context mean something completely different?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="10549" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T00:01:31.347" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T00:35:40.467" Title="What did Prophet Muhammad mean by &quot;knowledge&quot; in &quot;acquire knowledge, for surely it leads to fear of Allah&quot;?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38670" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38686" CreationDate="2017-03-25T20:06:10.173" Score="2" ViewCount="3242" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know the authenticity and source of a long story apparently narrated by Anas ibn Malik, about a Coptic Christian being wronged by the son of a Governor of Egypt during the reign of Caliph Umar ibn al Khattab. And him allowing to seek retribution against his aggressor and allowing him to strike the bald head of Umar ibn al Khattab for failing to provide adequate security for this Coptic Christian living in Egypt who came to complain to Umar ibn al Khattab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The source: Tantawi, Ali, ‘The History Of Umar,’ p. 155-156&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Amr ibn al-As was the governor of Egypt.  One of his sons beat up a Coptic Christian with a whip, saying, ‘I am the son of a nobleman!&amp;quot;  The Copt went to Umar ibn al-Khattab, the Muslim caliph who resided in the city of Medina, and lodged a complaint.  These are the details as related by Anas ibn Malik, the personal servant of the Prophet in his lifetime:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;We were sitting with Umar ibn al-Khattab when an Egyptian came in and said, ‘Commander of the Faithful, I come to you as a refugee.’  So, Umar asked him about his problem and he answered, Amr had a custom of letting his horses run free in Egypt.  One day, I came by riding my mare.  When I passed by a group of people, they looked at me.  Muhammad, the son of Amr got up and came to me, saying, ‘I swear by the Lord of the Kaaba, this is my mare!’  I responded, ‘I swear by the Lord of the Kaaba, the mare is mine!’  He came up to me and began beating me with a whip, saying, ‘You may take her, because I am the son of a nobleman (meaning I am more generous than you).’  The incident got to Amr, who feared that I might come to you, so he put me in jail.  I escaped, and here I am before you.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anas continued:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;I swear by God, the only response Umar made was to tell the Egyptian to take a seat.  Then, Umar wrote a letter to Amr, saying, ‘When this letter reaches you, come and bring me your son, Muhammad.’  Then he told the Egyptian to stay in Medina until he was told Amr has arrived.  When Amr received the note, he called his son and asked him, ‘Did you commit a crime?’  His son stated he has not.  Amr asked, ‘Then why is Umar writing about you?’  They both went to Umar.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anas narrates the incident further:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;I swear by God, we were sitting with Umar, and Amr arrived wearing the clothes of common people.  Umar looked around for the son, and saw him standing behind his father (to appear less conspicuous).  Umar asked, ‘Where is the Egyptian?’  and he responded, ‘Here I am!’  Umar told him, ‘Here is the whip.  Take it and beat the son of the nobleman.’  So he took it and beat him vigorously, while Umar said over and over, ‘Beat the son of the nobleman.’  We did not let him stop until we were satisfied he had beaten him enough.  Then, Umar said, ‘Now you must take it and hit me on my bald head.  This all happened to you because of my power over you.’  The Egyptian responded, ‘I am satisfied and my anger has cooled.’  Umar told him, ‘If you had beaten me, I would not have stopped you until you had wished to.  And you, Amr, since when have you made the people your slaves?  They were born free.’  Amr began to apologize, telling him, ‘I did not know that this is what happened.’  So, Umar said turned back to the Egyptian, telling him, ‘You may go, and be guided.  If anything untoward happens to you, write to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21729" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-03-26T18:29:46.740" Title="Authenticity of story of Umar ibn al Khattab allowing Christian to beat his head with whip?" Tags="|hadith|history|sahaba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38671" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38667" CreationDate="2017-03-25T21:26:22.553" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Heaven and Hell are to be decided by Allah and we should let Him do that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the fact that what's enough and what's not? In my humble opinion, doing your best is what's required. If you think you're capable of doing more and intentionally avoid from doing so, then you have to answer that too to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9101" LastActivityDate="2017-03-25T21:26:22.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38672" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38631" CreationDate="2017-03-25T22:32:21.867" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companion&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'A'isha reported:&#xA;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) loved to start from the right-hand side in his every act i. e. in wearing shoes, in combing (his hair) and in performing ablution.(Muslim)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunnah method is to start from the right hand and Ali may Allah swt be pleased with him has narrated the method of cutting nails as to start with the Index finger of the Right hand then middle  finger then ring finger and little finger then little finger of the left hand then ring finger then middle finger then index finger then thumb of the left hand then thumb of the right hand,wash the hands after clipping the nails.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no specific method mentioned for cutting nails of the feet but prescribed method is to cut in the same manner as doing khilaal of the feet in wudu means starting from the little finger of the right foot upto the thumb then thumb of the left foot moving to the little finger of the left foot.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZheRg.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZheRg.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2017-03-25T22:32:21.867" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38667" CreationDate="2017-03-26T00:43:16.553" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Belief in Allah is not sufficient to bring you into the fold of Islam. It must also be accompanied by the worship of Allah alone. &#xA;The disbelievers from the Quraish believed in Allah, but they were still coined disbelievers because they used to worship idols along with Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ مَن يَرْزُقُكُم مِّنَ السَّمَاء وَالأَرْضِ أَمَّن يَمْلِكُ السَّمْعَ والأَبْصَارَ وَمَن يُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَيُخْرِجُ الْمَيَّتَ مِنَ الْحَيِّ وَمَن يُدَبِّرُ الأَمْرَ فَسَيَقُولُونَ اللّهُ فَقُلْ أَفَلاَ تَتَّقُونَ&#xA;  Say (O Muhammad), &quot;Who provides for you from the sky and from the earth? Or who owns hearing and sight? And who brings out the living from the dead and brings out the dead from the living? And who disposes the affairs?&quot; They will say: &quot;Allah.&quot; Say: &quot;Will you not then be afraid of Allah's Punishment (for setting up rivals in worship with Allah)?&quot;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;Surah Yunus (10) ayah 31&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we must also worship him alone along with believing in Him. The disbelievers affirmed Tawhid Al Rububiyyah (Oneness of Allah's lordship) but they denied Tawhid al Uloohiyyah (Oneness of Allah's worship) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for non-Muslims who believe in Allah alone:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَن يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الإِسْلاَمِ دِينًا فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ فِي الآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ &#xA;  And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers.&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;Surah Al Imran (3) ayah 85&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that they would also have to affirm Tawhid al Uloohiyyah according to how Islam teaches us to worship Allah otherwise they may be of the losers in the hereafter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14043" LastActivityDate="2017-03-26T00:43:16.553" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38675" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="34907" CreationDate="2017-03-26T06:05:27.290" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;So, if you have not thought about what seems to have been chosen by Allah for you, you can find your future path either easier, since Allah wanted it to be easy, but perhaps not for your own good or for the heaviness Because you &quot;rejected his choice for you&quot;, but because it was prescribed to be firm for your good (for example, so that you could receive a reward). It's like if you're standing at an intersection, but once you choose one path, what happens at the end was prescribed, but no one knew this before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And always keep in mind the words of our Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21733" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-03-26T09:05:55.813" LastActivityDate="2017-03-26T09:05:55.813" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38676" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38697" CreationDate="2017-03-26T07:33:02.333" Score="3" ViewCount="3542" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims are required to trust in Allah.  Muslims are required to be trustworthy themselves.  (See: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/1703/trustworthiness&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamReligion.com&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://english.bayynat.org.lb/FridaySpeeches/ke_25122009.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bayynat.org.lb&lt;/a&gt;.)  We also discouraged from harbouring suspicions regarding others.  (See: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/living-right-way-ayatullah-jawad-tehraani/avoiding-suspicion&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Islam&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is trusting others sunnah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One personal instance where I trust others is my pre-conversion (non-covered) photos on Facebook.  Instead of taking them down, I just asked my non-female friends to not look at them.  I have trustworthy friends, and I trust they wouldn't go against my wishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(While I provide my personal motivation to provide context to the question; I'm asking about trusting others in general.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T23:04:49.660" Title="Is trusting others sunnah?" Tags="|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38677" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38244" CreationDate="2017-03-26T07:42:10.023" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no contradiction in Quran as it is said in &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:82&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an? If it had been from [any] other than Allah , they would have found within it much contradiction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know an ayat which is present in Quran but is clearly abrogated by immediately following ayat: &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/8/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;8:65&lt;/a&gt; and 8:66 and so there is no contradiction:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;65. O Prophet, urge the believers to battle. If there are among you twenty [who are] steadfast, they will overcome two hundred. And if there are among you one hundred [who are] steadfast, they will overcome a thousand of those who have disbelieved because they are a people who do not understand. 66. Now, Allah has lightened [the hardship] for you, and He knows that among you is weakness. So if there are from you one hundred [who are] steadfast, they will overcome two hundred. And if there are among you a thousand, they will overcome two thousand by permission of Allah. And Allah is with the steadfast.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can think that ayat 65 is not fully abrogated, as it is not deleted, still present and giving additional information, about what would be if there was no weakness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, according to the ayat 4:82, I do not believe that there are present abrogated verses in Quran which are not abrogated by clear reference by other ayat of Quran, like 8:65 is abrogated by 8:66, in which case 8:66 refers 8:65 by staying immediately after it. I believe that if there is contradiction between 2 ayats, that should be solved without taking in account which ayat was revealed later, because revelation time information is not part of Quran itself, and I believe that Quran must be self-sufficient in abrogating parts of itself, otherwise it would not be Al-Furqan (Criterion), which can be used to judge all other texts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe that &quot;Al-Furqan&quot; in &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/25/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;25:1&lt;/a&gt; is about Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;25:1 Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His Servant that he may&#xA;  be to the worlds a warner -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Quran is a book, as it is said in &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:2&lt;/a&gt;, and as it is written by God, it must be self-sufficient in abrogating parts of itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2:2 This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those&#xA;  conscious of Allah -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2017-03-26T14:27:48.620" LastActivityDate="2017-03-26T14:27:48.620" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38678" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-26T07:47:58.107" Score="3" ViewCount="1408" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question relates to the following ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O People of the Scripture, why do you argue about Abraham while the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed until after him? Then will you not reason? -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:65&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In e.g. Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs (source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=73&amp;amp;tSoraNo=3&amp;amp;tAyahNo=65&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Tafsir&lt;/a&gt;), we have the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then Allah mentions their dispute with the Prophet (pbuh) in that they said they are of those who have surrendered to Allah and follow the Religion of Abraham, claiming this to be in the Torah. So Allah said: (O People of the Scripture! Why will ye argue about Abraham, when the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed till after him?) after Abraham. (Have ye then no sense?) that it is not mentioned in them that Abraham was Jew or Christian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This puzzles me, as the Qur'an was also not revealed until after Prophet Abraham.  I'm wondering how to make sense of this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Why is it relevant that the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed until after Prophet Abraham, but not the Qur'an?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-26T06:14:34.350" LastActivityDate="2017-06-26T06:14:34.350" Title="Why is it relevant that the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed until after Prophet Abraham, but not the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|prophet-ibrahim|surat-al-imran|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38679" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-26T08:30:29.680" Score="5" ViewCount="2606" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Bible, Haman is said to be the helper of the Babylonian king who lived 1,100 years after Moses and persecuted the Jews.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Quran, Haman is said to be the minister of the pharaoh and associated with him in his court at the time of Moses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bible came first so I think Quran is wrong. What is right?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user21736" LastActivityDate="2018-01-02T19:11:42.787" Title="Which Haman is right?" Tags="|quran|bible|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38683" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-26T10:09:47.793" Score="1" ViewCount="339" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said that men and stones will be in Hell. But why the stone? What has it done? It is in chapter 2, verse 24 of the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21734" LastEditorUserId="10549" LastEditDate="2017-03-26T17:41:22.263" LastActivityDate="2017-03-26T17:41:22.263" Title="Why will the stones be in Hell?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2017-11-03T16:53:22.493" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38684" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-26T14:53:07.053" Score="3" ViewCount="3171" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the times when confusion comes in my salah, sometimes there is doubt that I have left a rakat and sometimes I am sure that I have left a rakat. I have to do sajdah sahu in second case but, what about the first case ? I have to do sajda sahu in first case also ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastActivityDate="2024-03-22T01:04:45.623" Title="When we should perform sajdah sahu?" Tags="|salat|sajda|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38685" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38678" CreationDate="2017-03-26T16:29:20.710" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;You need to go a few verses after to &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:67&lt;/a&gt; to get the rest of the story, which is detailed in in the book &lt;code&gt;Zad al-Ma'ad&lt;/code&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Qayyim_al-Jawziyya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya&lt;/a&gt; (زاد المعاد في هدي خير العباد الإمام شمس الدين أبي عبد الله ابن القيم الجوزية) among others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quoting from &lt;code&gt;Zad al-Ma'ad&lt;/code&gt; with my own translation so treat with care (p. 550-558):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كتب إلى أهل نجران: باسم إله&#xA;  إبراهيم وإسحاق ويعقوب، أما بعد: فإني أدعوكم إلى عبادة الله من عبادة&#xA;  العباد، وأدعوكم إلى ولاية الله من ولاية العباد، فإن أبيتم فالجزية&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet wrote to the people of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Najran&lt;/a&gt;: In the name of the God of Ibrahim (Abraham), Is'haq (Isaac) and Ya'qoub (Jacob), I invite you to worship Allah instead of worshiping his slaves, and to be worthy of Allah rather than his slaves, or to pay jizyah if you decline.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Refer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:64&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sixty Najrani Christians went to visit the Prophet in Medina, as a result, with multiple debates taking place over several days. Those events were co-attended by rabbis from the Jewish tribes living in Medina at the time. In one of the multiple discussions that took place, the Jewish rabbis claimed that Ibrahim (Abraham) was Jewish, and the Najrani Christians claimed that Ibrahim was Christian: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حدثني سعيد بن جبير وعكرمة عن ابن عباس قال: اجتمعت نصارى نجران وأحبار يهود عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فتنازعوا عنده فقالت الأحبار: ما كان إبراهيم إلا يهوديا، وقالت النصارى: ما كان إلا نصرانيا، فأنزل الله عز وجل فيهم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;يَاأَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ لِمَ تُحَاجُّونَ فِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمَا أُنْزِلَتِ التَّوْرَاةُ وَالْإِنْجِيلُ إِلَّا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ - هَاأَنْتُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ حَاجَجْتُمْ فِيمَا لَكُمْ بِهِ عِلْمٌ فَلِمَ تُحَاجُّونَ فِيمَا لَيْسَ لَكُمْ بِهِ عِلْمٌ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ - مَا كَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ يَهُودِيًّا وَلَا نَصْرَانِيًّا وَلَكِنْ كَانَ حَنِيفًا مُسْلِمًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فقال رجل من الأحبار: أتريد منا يا محمد أن نعبدك كما تعبد النصارى عيسى ابن مريم؟ وقال رجل من نصارى نجران: أوذلك تريد يا محمد وإليه تدعونا؟ فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: معاذ الله أن أعبد غير الله، أو آمر بعبادة غيره، ما بذلك بعثني ولا أمرني، فأنزل الله عز وجل في ذلك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;مَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَنْ يُؤْتِيَهُ اللَّهُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحُكْمَ وَالنُّبُوَّةَ ثُمَّ يَقُولَ لِلنَّاسِ كُونُوا عِبَادًا لِي مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ وَلَكِنْ كُونُوا رَبَّانِيِّينَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تُعَلِّمُونَ الْكِتَابَ وَبِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَدْرُسُونَ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ثم ذكر ما أخذ عليهم وعلى آبائهم من الميثاق بتصديقه، وإقرارهم به على أنفسهم ، فقال&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وَإِذْ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ مِيثَاقَ النَّبِيِّينَ لَمَا آتَيْتُكُمْ مِنْ كِتَابٍ وَحِكْمَةٍ ثُمَّ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مُصَدِّقٌ لِمَا مَعَكُمْ لَتُؤْمِنُنَّ بِهِ وَلَتَنْصُرُنَّهُ قَالَ أَأَقْرَرْتُمْ وَأَخَذْتُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكُمْ إِصْرِي قَالُوا أَقْرَرْنَا قَالَ فَاشْهَدُوا وَأَنَا مَعَكُمْ مِنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Christians of Najran and the Jewish rabbis gathered at the Prophet's. They argued with the Prophet, with the rabbis claiming that Abraham was a Jew, and the Najrani Christians claiming that he was a Christian. Allah revealed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;O People of the Scripture, why do you argue about Abraham while the&#xA;    Torah and the Gospel were not revealed until after him? Then will you&#xA;    not reason? Here you are - those who have argued about that of which&#xA;    you have [some] knowledge, but why do you argue about that of which&#xA;    you have no knowledge? And Allah knows, while you know not. Abraham&#xA;    was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was one inclining toward&#xA;    truth, a Muslim [submitting to Allah ]. And he was not of the&#xA;    polytheists. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:65-67&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A rabbi then asked the Prophet: &quot;Do you want us, Muhammad, to worship you as the Christians worship Jesus son of Mary?&quot; A Najrani Christian said: &quot;Is this, Muhammad, what you are inviting us to?&quot; The Prophet said: &quot;I forbid myself to worship any other than Allah, or to command others to worship any other than Allah&quot;. Allah then revealed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;It is not for a human that Allah should give him the Scripture and authority and prophethood and then he would say to the people: &quot;Be servants to me rather than Allah,&quot; but [instead, he would say]: &quot;Be pious scholars of the Lord because of what you have taught of the Scripture and because of what you have studied.&quot; Nor could he order you to take the angels and prophets as lords. Would he order you to disbelief after you had been Muslims? (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/79/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:79-80&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then the Prophet reminded them of the covenant of the prophets:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;And when Allah took the covenant of the prophets, [saying], &quot;Whatever I give you of the Scripture and wisdom and then there comes to you a messenger confirming what is with you, you [must] believe in him and support him.&quot; [Allah] said, &quot;Have you acknowledged and taken upon that My commitment?&quot; They said, 'We have acknowledged it.&quot; He said, 'Then bear witness, and I am with you among the witnesses.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/81/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:81&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah revealed to the Prophet that Ibrahim was neither Jewish nor Christian (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/67&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:67&lt;/a&gt;), but a Muslim, and that the Torah and the Gospel were revealed after his time, so he could not have followed either (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:65&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact that the Qur'an was revealed after Ibrahim is irrelevant since the term &quot;Muslims&quot; does not refer solely to followers of Qur'an or Prophet Muhammad, but to followers of Allah and his message at the time (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/22/78/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 22-78&lt;/a&gt;). According to the same chapter, the most worthy of Ibrahim are Ibrahim's followers and the followers of the Prophet and those who believe in Allah and his messages (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/68/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:68&lt;/a&gt;), all of which are called Muslims according to Islamic teachings (submitting to Allah), irrespective of which time period they belong to, or which scripture they follow. In other words, true followers of Issa would be worthy of Ibrahim, and would be called Muslims, too. The Qur'an has numerous references to people prior to the revelation of the Qur'an being called Muslims, e.g., followers of Issa in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/3/52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:52&lt;/a&gt;, Ibrahim and his sons and grandsons in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/132&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:132-133&lt;/a&gt; and in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/128&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:128&lt;/a&gt;, Nooh (Noah) as in &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/10/71/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 10:71-72&lt;/a&gt;, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being called a Christian, on the other hand, is restricted to a follower of Jesus Christ and his teachings (according to Christianity); and being called a Jew is restricted to being a follower of Moses and his teachings, having Jewish ancestry, or being People of God (according to Judaism).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On another note, the tafsir by Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Firuzabadi, although it is being attributed to Abdullah Ibn-'Abbas, there is uncertainty about its attributions and authenticity of multiple hadiths in it (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Ibn-Abbas.asp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Tafsir&lt;/a&gt;). The book has a huge wealth of knowledge, but one needs to be able to discern authenticated from unverified references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-03-28T10:07:13.657" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T10:07:13.657" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38686" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38670" CreationDate="2017-03-26T18:19:18.800" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It depends on what you mean by &quot;authenticity&quot;. This story is narrated as an &lt;code&gt;athar&lt;/code&gt; (anecdote), where authenticity for historical quotation is not held to the same level as hadith, nor follow the same methodology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a chain of narration aspect, holding the story to hadith standards, it is severed and has unknown people, so it is not to be considered authentic. Having said that, as an &lt;code&gt;athar&lt;/code&gt; in Islam, historians and apologetics often use them for a number of reasons, irrespective of level of authenticity, other than to derive rulings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story was mentioned (with fewer details than the one you quoted above by Dr. Ali Tantawi) in the book (&lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AD_%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1_%D9%88%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7_(%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;فتوح مصر وأخبارها&lt;/a&gt;) by Abi Al-Qassim 'Abdel-Rahman ibn-'Abdullah ibn 'Abdel-Hakam, who did the original takhreej.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Ibn 'Abdel-Hakam, the chain of narration is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... حُدثنا عن أبى عبدة عن ثابت البناني وحميد عن أنس&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We were told through Abi-'Abda through Thabit Al-Bonani and Humaid through Anas ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, saying &quot;we were told through&quot; means that Ibn 'Abdel-Hakam heard it from some source or sources (not named, but usually means his teachers) that Abi-'Abda narrated it. There is a severance in the chain of narration, as we do not know who told Ibn 'Abdel-Hakam this story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second, Abu-'Abda is not known, because his full name was not mentioned. Furthermore, by searching in &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Kamal_fi_Asma%27_al-Rijal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tahdhib al-Kamal&lt;/a&gt; (تهذيب الكمال في أسماء الرجال), those who narrated through Thabit Al-Bonani are 100, none of which are called Abu-'Abda, and those who narrated through Humaid are 73, none of which are called Abu-'Abda. The conclusion is Abu-'Abda is unknown to us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-03-26T18:29:46.740" LastActivityDate="2017-03-26T18:29:46.740" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38687" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38684" CreationDate="2017-03-26T18:20:58.207" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are three reasons for which one is to do the prostration of forgetfulness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Unintentionally leaving something which is recommended or obligatory to do in the salah such as reciting ayat or surahs after Surah Al Fatiha (recommended), or not do a rukoo' after Al Fatiha (obligatory). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or unintentionally making something extra which is not part of the sunnah such as making a fifth rakah in 'Isha salah &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Or being uncertain. This includes not knowing if you are in the third or fourth rakah, for example. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you add or take something of the salah intentionally, then your salah will become invalid. So you should do the prostration of forgetfulness in the first case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14043" LastActivityDate="2017-03-26T18:20:58.207" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38689" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38712" CreationDate="2017-03-26T21:43:43.737" Score="1" ViewCount="496" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone decides to change his lifestyle and became a true Muslim then how can his good deeds outweigh bad deeds?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user21537" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T08:20:07.613" Title="How can good deeds outweigh bad deeds?" Tags="|sunni|deeds|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37990" CreationDate="2017-03-27T01:00:27.017" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;in the name of Allah the most merciful, Allah forgive me and my ignorance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;its a question of sincerity and intention.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as Islam is based on such ideals, that at the time directly opposed the polytheist ideals that were predominating in 7th century Arabia, of trading or manipulation of a certain deity for a certain out come if certain ritual acts of worship were completed regardless of sincerity of the worshiper would cause a reaction. as to say they controlled there gods and appeased there apatite's. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as opposed to the monotheism of Islam, which by definition is the sincere submission to the will of Allah. the worshiper for fills prescribed ritual acts in the knowledge that there acceptance and rejection is based purely upon the judgment of Allah in regard to there intentions. even regardless of action, as to say; born Muslim that has prayed everyday because he wants to please his family and be seen, will not have much reward as some who prayed with sincerity once.     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a person who becomes Muslim out of a logical cognitive decision that its a so called safe bet based on the evidence or arguments posed. then he has believed and accepted truly out of a conscience of the creator in Arabic taqwa fear of Allah.     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the hypercritic and hierocracy is a genuine fear of every true Muslim, we pray for the purification of intention and protection from such acts that are done for other than the intention of seeking the pleasure of allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21749" LastEditorUserId="21749" LastEditDate="2017-03-27T01:51:30.147" LastActivityDate="2017-03-27T01:51:30.147" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38691" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35097" CreationDate="2017-03-27T10:02:16.550" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is then better to go for salam and restart your prayers.Or if you realized that you commited some mistake during the prayers so dont restart instead do SAJDAH SAHW.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21753" LastActivityDate="2017-03-27T10:02:16.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38693" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-27T10:26:57.487" Score="-1" ViewCount="1444" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have heard some people saying that getting to know about your fate is strictly prohibited as Allah is the only one who knows everything. If palmistry is not allowed then what is the purpose of the lines in our hands?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21753" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-16T04:54:00.440" LastActivityDate="2020-08-08T04:09:24.127" Title="Is palmistry haram in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|ilm-al-ghaib|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30821" CreationDate="2017-03-27T14:41:22.103" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;My answer will pull together a number of posts on islam.se that are relevant here to shed some light on the issue; the TLDR is that I'm not aware of any resolution to the problem of hell in Islam. I will pull together the various concerns I'm aware of in this context as well as the attempts at a resolution and objections to those attempts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The problem of hell is quite pronounced in Islam since the religion is very explicit on what merits eternal torture in hell: a lack of belief in the central tenets of Islam (see my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/35457/17702&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for some outliers). In particular, the problem of eternal hell (I already addressed this once &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/36784/17702&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;) is the more self-contradictory version of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is called Ar-Rahman (the Most Merciful) and Al-'Adl (the Just; while some scholars do not consider this among the names of Allah, Justice is &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/104488&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;unanimously accepted as one of his attributes&lt;/a&gt;). It seems quite hard to track down anything reliable one what Allah's Mercy and Justice are (see my question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35702/what-are-allahs-mercy-and-justice-and-how-do-they-relate-to-each-other&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, which did not get any answers resolving the question). My ethical intuition - and that of many other people - tells me that &quot;mercy&quot; and &quot;justice&quot; in the human sense are not compatible with torturing someone for eternity. This is where the problem of hell arises.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As user TheRavenQueen points out in a comment to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/30831/17702&quot;&gt;this other answer to this question&lt;/a&gt;, there is an inherent tension between mercy and justice:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Where to draw the line between mercy and justice? A just god should&#xA;  not show mercy because it's not fair, a merciful god can't be just if&#xA;  he shows mercy only to some.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mercy has to do with forgiving and ignoring someone's offenses or missteps, justice is about treating people equally, correcting their offenses, and restoring an equitable situation. Vengeance is considered a part of that to some degree by most systems of ethics in the form of punishing someone to restore a feeling of dignity in the victim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is not just called merciful, he is called the Most Merciful, and it would in fact be disbelief to say anything in creation has more mercy than Allah. This immediately clashes with the ethical intuition of people who would not torture anyone for eternity - this is my ethical intuition, and in the first link above you will find that Ibn Arabi, the celebrated sufi scholar, said the same regarding his own.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eternal torture in hell also clashes with many people's intuition of justice. A part of justice would be that the punishment has to be proportional to the crime (proportionality). There are at least the following reasons why this clashes with eternal hell:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The only offense for which Islam definitely threatens people with eternal torture in hell is disbelief (see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:48&lt;/a&gt;). According to all theologians I'm aware of, they agree that anything less than disbelief only lands you in hell for a finite time. Historically, some sects disagreed here and said some sins that do not amount to disbelief will still land you in hell forever (e.g. some among the Mutazilites had such views as far as I know), but they were the exception and are considered kuffar otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus: the only offense that Islam considers worthy of eternal torture in hell is a lack of conviction in or dedication to its claims. If there was conclusive evidence that Islam is true, then the offense would be a lack of reasoning sufficiently, which hardly seems like an ethical failure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering that there is &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/637/17702&quot;&gt;no conclusive evidence that Islam is true&lt;/a&gt; (and as many will argue, some good reasons to suggest that it isn't), the situation is actually more striking since this means the offense is to not accept Islam because you see no reason to. Not accepting a claim as true because you don't have (sufficient, or any) evidence for it is not an ethical misstep however, it's the rational thing to do. I commented about claims from faith at length in the last section &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/36636/17702&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now comparing this to other offenses (genocide, mass-rape, warmongering, etc.), a lack of conviction in doubtful claims seems like the lesser ethical offense and should thus incur the lesser punishment, yet it does not according to Islam; so the injustice highlighted in this bullet point is a &lt;strong&gt;lack of consistency&lt;/strong&gt; in the punishments of the hereafter according to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The next issue is that eternal torture is an unproportional punishment for an action that causes no one any harm. Since it is Allah you reject, if such an Allah exists, then that means it is Allah you offend. However, Islam is clear that Allah is free of all needs &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/131&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:131&lt;/a&gt; and that disbelief cannot harm him &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/176&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:176&lt;/a&gt;. Thus the mental state of not being convinced of the claims of Islam harms no one, and yet the punishment is supposedly eternal torture. This is a crass &lt;strong&gt;lack of proportionality&lt;/strong&gt;: the punishment is way too severe for the &quot;crime&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another issue with regard to proportionality is not about whether the punishment fits the &quot;crime&quot;, but whether the punishment correlates appropriately with the accountability of the &quot;offender&quot;. According to the Quran, Adam and Hawa (see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:30&lt;/a&gt; ff.) were created and lived in paradise, talked to angels, were commanded by Allah personally, i.e. had a host of convincing evidence that what Islam teaches is true. Iblis was in a similar situation before them. Iblis was sentenced to an eternity of torture for one instance of disobedience, Adam and Hawa are inhabitants of paradise despite their disobedience. And of course, Non-Muslims who are exposed to Islam now but see no convincing evidence for it at all are still considered on a path to eternal torture. So, someone disobeying despite having evidence that Islam is true could go to eternal torture or bliss, yet someone who has been presented the claims of Islam but finds that all the data marshalled in support of it is lacking and does not constitute evidence is destined for hell. In this sense, the punishment is unproportional to the culpability of the &quot;offender&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/36764/17702&quot;&gt;This post&lt;/a&gt; gives a fair summary of the typical rhetoric found in scholarly literature; they don't see a problem of hell, they see Allah's eternal torturing disbelievers as a clear-cut case of his privilege as creator. The problem with this is that it relies on flawed analogies and ignores alternatives Allah has if he exists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In particular, man's accountability is unclear in the face of the problem of free will and predestination &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/37835/what-notions-of-free-will-and-qadr-exist-in-the-different-theological-sects&quot;&gt;which I asked a question about here&lt;/a&gt;: according to Islam, Allah creates every inclination, every bit of motivation, every act, every sensation, every thought a human has, every bit of environment that influences him. This makes analogies with human prison keepers and prisoners complaining about prison, or similar analogies, unapplicable since they talk about very different scenarios. The prison keeper did not create the prisoners and their criminal impulses. These analogies also fail because the prisoners are being punished for actually harming someone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming the free will vs qadr and justice issue is resolved such that man is accountable (and if we ignore that no one is being harmed by disbelief for a moment), Allah always has the option of simply unmaking the disbeliever, which would be much more merciful than torturing him forever. Alternatively, if someone objects to this by saying something like &quot;well then Hitler never gets a just punishment&quot; (replace &quot;Hitler&quot; with any arbitrarily violent person from history you like), then one can point out that Allah could create the world differently; there could be periods of testing followed by finite-time punishments, with a wheel of reincarnation that can eventually lead to paradise like in the vedic religions, or the scale of the possible harm could be limited to minor grievances by design, or both punishment and reward could be infinite in time by alternating between finite times of torture and bliss with the torture time spans diminishing over time (mathematically this is very easy to do), or a number of other options that an omniscient and omnipotent creator could realize. All of these settings seem to have less of a lack of proportionality than the claims about the afterlife that Islam makes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, the problem of (eternal) hell has not received a lot of attention in Islamic discourse as far as I can tell, and the problems - while I would consider them to be significant, as would many Non-Muslims - are not considered as problems by most Muslim scholars. Notable high-ranking exceptions have been branded disbelievers by some for suggesting that hell must cease to exist (or at least to be torturous) after a finite time out of mercy or justice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T11:40:05.990" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38697" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38676" CreationDate="2017-03-27T15:24:53.070" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you're asking is tricky. Generally&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Give believers benefit of the doubt.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin.&lt;/strong&gt; And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/49/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hujarat 12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Try and testing people&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The verse is talking about &lt;em&gt;believers&lt;/em&gt; ie people who don't believe in God, may not fear God and therefor your morals would be meaningless. In addition, some believers also may have a &lt;em&gt;نفس&lt;/em&gt; (self) which deceives them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with information, &lt;strong&gt;investigate&lt;/strong&gt;, lest you harm a people out of ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/49/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hujarat 6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It may work, but it's better to test people before:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/nahjul-balagha-part-2-letters-and-sayings/selections-sayings-and-preaching-amir-al-muminin-ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nahj al-Balaqa: Sayings of Amir al-Mu'menin 384&lt;/a&gt; &#xA;Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: Leaning towards this world despite what you see of it, is folly, and lagging behind in good deeds when you are convinced of good reward for them is obvious loss, while trusting in every one before trying is weakness. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;وقال عليه السلام : الرُّكُونُ إِلَى الدُّنْيَا مَعَ مَا تُعَايِنُ مِنْهَا جَهْلٌ، وَالتَّقْصِيرُ فِي حُسْنِ الْعَمَلِ إذَا وَثِقْتَ بِالثَّوَابِ عَلَيْهِ غَبْنٌ وَالطُّمَأْنِينَةُ إِلَى كُلِّ أَحَدٍ قَبْلَ الاْخْتِبَار عَجْزٌ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long term affects of trusting&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Having that said trusting people is generally recommended and we should avoid not trusting people the first verse says و &lt;em&gt;لا تجسسوا&lt;/em&gt; meaning don't investigate/spy on them/ look over their shoulder &lt;em&gt;IF&lt;/em&gt; the person is a believer. (By &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/62)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an&lt;/a&gt; we know the followers of the Abrahamic religions are believers, so we can trust them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100813090457.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this research&lt;/a&gt; concludes trusting people will make you better at spotting those who lie:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;People high in trust were more accurate at detecting the liars -- the&#xA;  more people showed trust in others, the more able they were to&#xA;  distinguish a lie from the truth. The more faith in their fellow&#xA;  humans they had, the more they wanted to hire the honest interviewees&#xA;  and to avoid the lying ones. Contrary to the stereotype, people who&#xA;  were low in trust were more willing to hire liars and they were also&#xA;  less likely to be aware that they were liars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My suggestion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Trust your friends, but why risk it? These are two different things. Let me give you an exaggerated example: It's like walking among your friends with no scarf and saying I kindly ask you to not look at my hair. Private matters, body parts are like secrets. Don't put your secrets out in the open. Trust basically means believe what they say, it doesn't mean open up your everything with them, tell them your most intimate secrets.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Additionally I would assume that your friends would respect you. Nowadays people who have the weirdest ideologies are respected, I'm pretty sure modesty deserves more respect. Just do it in a nice and polite way and have faith that Allah will hold your back.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-03-27T15:35:54.387" LastActivityDate="2017-03-27T15:35:54.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38698" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38582" CreationDate="2017-03-27T15:25:56.343" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The verse of the Quran that is used to derive the rulings of hijab is 24:31&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 24:31&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;And tell the believing women to .... &lt;strong&gt;not expose&#xA;  their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to&#xA;  wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose&#xA;  their adornment except&lt;/strong&gt; to ....&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly 33:59&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 33:59&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and&#xA;  the women of the believers &lt;strong&gt;to bring down over themselves [part] of&#xA;  their outer garments&lt;/strong&gt; ...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is clear from the Quran in a literal sense is that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A cloak must be used to cover the chest and neck.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Adornments should be covered in front of strangers. Except those adornments which are to be visible.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith are used to determine which adornments are permissible to expose, and there is disagreement among the scholars on these. The strictest claim that nothing must be visible except cloth itself, while most others claim that the face, hands and feet may be exposed since there are direct hadith to that effect as well as narrations that imply that these parts were left bare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is my translation of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=5&amp;amp;tSoraNo=24&amp;amp;tAyahNo=31&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=2&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Al-Qurtubi on 24:31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Third: Allah commanded the women that they should not make their&#xA;  adornments visible to on-lookers, except those that are exempted.&#xA;  People differ regarding this. Ibn Masud said &quot;Apparent adornments&#xA;  means clothes&quot;. Ibn Jabir added that it also includes the face. Saeed&#xA;  Bin Jabir, Ata, Al-Oazaee said that it includes the face, hands and&#xA;  clothes. Ibn Abbas, Qatadah, Masur bin Mukhurmah said: Apparent&#xA;  adornments means  kohl(eye-liner),  bracelets, colouring till the mid&#xA;  of the arms, earings and rings. It is permissible for her to make&#xA;  these visible to anyone who comes to her. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Tibri  related from Qatadah regarding the meaning of mid-arms, and a&#xA;  second hadith narrated from Ayesha that the Prophet said: &quot;The woman&#xA;  who believes in Allah and the last Day, when she reaches puberty, it&#xA;  is not permitted for her to make visible anything except her face and&#xA;  arms till here(he pointed to the middle of his arms)&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Atia said: &quot;My understanding is that the verse commands that women&#xA;  should hide their adornments, and should try to hide every adornment.&#xA;  That on which concession has been granted to expose is regarding when&#xA;  it is necessary and where there is no alternative but to uncover them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I said, this is a good saying, but in habit and worship, face and&#xA;  hands are exposed, such as in Prayer and Pilgrimage when they are to&#xA;  be visible, then the better opinion is that a concession applies to&#xA;  them both. The evidence on it is that of Abu Daud that Ayesha narrated&#xA;  that when Asma bint Abi Bakr came to the Prophet wearing thin clothes, the&#xA;  Prophet turned his face and said: &quot;O Asma. When a woman reaches&#xA;  puberty, it is not right for her to be seen except this part&quot; And the&#xA;  Prophet pointed to his face and hands. &quot; This is the more correct&#xA;  stance and is less likely to be disputed by the people ... hence women&#xA;  should not reveal their adornments except what is apparent in the face&#xA;  and hands.  Ibn Khuazir who is from our scholars has said: &quot;If  a&#xA;  woman is beautiful fears that exposing her face and hands will spread&#xA;  seduction, then she should cover them. If she is old or not beautiful&#xA;  then she can uncover her face and hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fourth: Adornments are of two types, the created ones and the acquired&#xA;  ones. The created ones include the face, it is the origin of adornment&#xA;  and beauty ... the acquired ones are those the women use to improve&#xA;  their appearance such as clothes, ornaments, kohl and cosmetics. Allah&#xA;  has said: &quot;Take your adornments&quot;[Quran 7:31]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fifth. Adornments are apparent and hidden. Regarding the apparent&#xA;  ones, it is permissible to show them to both mahrams and strangers. I&#xA;  have already related the views about them among the scholars. The&#xA;  adornments that are to be hidden, showing them is not permitted except&#xA;  to those who are mentioned by Allah in this verse. There is a dispute&#xA;  about bracelets. Ayesha has said that it is an apparent adornment&#xA;  since it is on the hands. Mujahid has said that it is to be hidden&#xA;  because it is separate from the palms and is on the arms. Ibn Arbi has&#xA;  said that pigment is a hidden adornment when it is on the feet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-03-27T19:12:35.207" LastActivityDate="2017-03-27T19:12:35.207" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38699" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-27T17:16:18.390" Score="2" ViewCount="1621" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the origin of this hadith and its authenticity I cant find the source its mentioned by Sheikh Al Albani on a website?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;18- ‘When ever you pass by the grave of a kaffir then give him the glad tidings of the Hellfire.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‘A Bedouin came to the Prophet and said: ‘My father used to keep good relations with his relatives and he used to do such and such good deeds so where is he?” He -sall’Allaahu alayhi wa sallam- said ‘in the fire’: It was as if the Bedouin was upset due to this, so he said, “O Messenger of Allaah, then where is your father?”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said: ‘Whenever you pass by the grave of a kaffir then give him the glad tidings of the Hellfire.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Bedouin accepted Islaam and he said; the Messenger of Allaah -sall’Allaahu alayhi wa sallam- gave me the responsibility of a task; I did not pass by a grave of a kaffir except that I gave him the glad tidings of the Hellfire.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21729" LastActivityDate="2017-05-27T12:13:01.377" Title="Hadith of Giving the Kaffir the glad-tidings of the Hellfire?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38704" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38723" CreationDate="2017-03-27T19:43:56.473" Score="1" ViewCount="976" Body="&lt;p&gt;I was wondering if it's permissible to eat Egyptian vulture (pharaoh's chicken) meat!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Egyptian vulture, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_vulture&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Egyptian vulture... also called the white scavenger vulture or pharaoh's chicken, is a small Old World vulture and the only member of the genus Neophron. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the ground, they walk with a waddling gait. They feed on a range of food, including mammal faeces (including those of humans), insects in dung, carrion, vegetable matter, and sometimes small animals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That's what makes me question whether it's meat halal or not, since they kill with their claws!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21764" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T21:04:31.707" Title="Is Egyptian vulture (pharaoh's chicken) meat halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|meat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38706" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38693" CreationDate="2017-03-27T20:11:18.450" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Any knowledge which induces one to be curious to know which is unknowable and is part of God's knowledge is impermissible. The rationale behind that is that people tend to believe such practitioners as if they know the unseen and start resorting to them for the solutions of their unresolved problems; which denotes the lack of faith and trust in Allah, therefore in Islamic sharia'a all such profession are impermissible which my lead believers astray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-03-28T12:00:07.900" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T12:00:07.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38689" CreationDate="2017-03-27T20:15:21.337" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Becoming a good Muslim and doing good deeds is enough for one, than worrying about the outweighing the bad deeds. Leave it to Allah. It is His prerogative.&#xA;Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastActivityDate="2017-03-27T20:15:21.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38708" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38684" CreationDate="2017-03-27T20:25:57.120" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If your inclination is towards having missed a rakah then pray and complete.&#xA;if your inclination is towards having prayed correctly, then move on. One may, however, do &lt;strong&gt;sajda sahu&lt;/strong&gt; should his/her inclination be wrong.&#xA;For any excess, there is really no need of &lt;strong&gt;sajda sahu&lt;/strong&gt; it is considered as an additional blessing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-08-20T13:34:42.263" LastActivityDate="2018-08-20T13:34:42.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38709" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38714" CreationDate="2017-03-27T20:54:20.357" Score="4" ViewCount="1262" Body="&lt;p&gt;A woman who converts to Islam will often have no male Muslim relatives to act as a guardian (wali).  I see online questions along the lines of &amp;quot;I'm a convert woman, have no guardian, and want to get married; what do I do?&amp;quot;  The advice is usually pick some random knowledgeable Muslim man.  But I feel there is more to the role of the male guardian than this, and I'm wondering how the convert woman would go about finding a (suitable) guardian in general, and not just for the wedding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How does a convert woman go about finding a guardian?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2012/02/20/i-need-help-finding-a-wali/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SeekersHub.org&lt;/a&gt; writes that having a male guardian is not obligatory in the Hanafi school.  It thus seems possible for a convert woman to simply not have a guardian, but let's assume she wants one regardless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As some examples of where a guardian would play a role beyond giving a &amp;quot;nod of approval&amp;quot; on the wedding day (this is as I understand things, which is not always fully accurate):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When a woman travels a long distance, it's better that she does so with a guardian for her safety.  Actually, in Saudi Arabia the guardian's permission is needed to leave the country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;While hajj pilgramage can be performed e.g. as a group of women,  entering Saudi Arabia requires a mahram, who may possibly be her guardian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When considering a potential husband, a woman's guardian plays an active role in determining if he is a devout and suitable husband.  He also has the responsibility to reject a man's proposal on her behalf, thereby protecting her e.g. if she fears he may react badly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's probably other instances which I failed to list.  &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia#Male_guardians&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some female Saudis consider male guardianship their &amp;quot;right&amp;quot;.  In a 2010 interview with the New York Times, Noura Abdulrahman, a female employee of the Saudi Ministry of Education, defended male guardianship as providing protection and love.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Saudi culture, women have their integrity and a special life that is separate from men. As a Saudi woman, I demand to have a guardian. My work requires me to go to different regions of Saudi Arabia, and during my business trips I always bring my husband or my brother. They ask nothing in return—they only want to be with me. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my particular case, it makes me feel like I'm missing out on an important aspect of Islam by not having a guardian.  I'm aware the male guardian is portrayed negatively in Western sources.  Nevertheless, if Allah has ordained that women should have a male guardian, I don't think I should just dismiss it because it's uncool in the area where I was born.  I trust Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-04-06T16:25:19.543" Title="How does a convert woman go about finding a guardian?" Tags="|women|conversion|wali|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38710" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38678" CreationDate="2017-03-27T20:57:04.297" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;EDIT:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where do you find the word Quran? I see the Torah and the Gospel is mentioned but the Quran isn't.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse is questioning them on why they are arguing on things they couldn't know about for sure. Because Abraham lived before Musa and Jesus, they couldn't know for sure whether Abraham was following their understanding of their religion or not. And the Quran (GOD) is reminding them, that they don't know for sure because he lived before them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is relevant because the Quran is from the muslim point of view from GOD. So God is saying I KNOW, you don't know, Abraham wasn't following what you claim to be following, but rather he was &quot;&lt;strong&gt;one who turned away from all that is false, having surrendered himself unto God; and he was not of those who ascribe divinity to aught beside Him.&lt;/strong&gt; 3:67&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This definition about Abraham is how he is described in the Quran and the other books, while for instance the Christian doctrine about the trinity would contradict this definition. That is also why it is said &quot;and he was not of those who ascribe divinity to aught beside Him. (wa ma kana mina almushrikin)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Muhammad Asad's translation of the Quran; The Message of the Qur'an he translates the verses 3:65-67 accordingly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O FOLLOWERS of earlier revelation! Why do you argue about Abraham, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicity.org/Quransearch/shownote.asp?chap=3&amp;amp;note=51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[51]&lt;/a&gt; seeing that the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed till [long] after him? Will you not, then, use your reason? - 3:65&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lo! You are the ones who would argue about that which is known to you;&#xA;  but why do you argue about something which is unknown to you? [52] Yet&#xA;  God knows [it], whereas you do not know: - 3:66 (Asad) -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In his &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicity.org/Quransearch/shownote.asp?chap=3&amp;amp;note=51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;commentaries in note 51&lt;/a&gt; he writes the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I.e., as to whether the principles he followed were those of the Jewish faith, according to which the Torah is considered to be the final Law of God, or of the Christian faith, which conflicts with the former in many respects&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His next note, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicity.org/Quransearch/shownote.asp?chap=3&amp;amp;note=52&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;52&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I.e., as to what was the true creed of Abraham. &quot;That which is known to you&quot; is an allusion to their knowledge of the obvious fact that many of the teachings based on the extant versions of the Torah and the Gospels conflict with the teachings of the Qur'an (Razi).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also notice his translation of the word &quot;Muslim&quot; in Arabic in the verse after which he translates as &quot;having surrendered himself unto God&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abraham was neither a &quot;Jew&quot; nor a &quot;Christian&quot;, but was one who turned&#xA;  away from all that is false, &lt;strong&gt;having surrendered himself unto God&lt;/strong&gt;; and&#xA;  he was not of those who ascribe divinity to aught beside Him. - 3:67&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href=&quot;http://altafasir.com/al-quran/surat/3/al-imran/67/al-tabari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir of Tabari of the verse 3:67&lt;/a&gt; he states the following about the word muslim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{ مُسْلِمًا } يعنـي: خاشعاً لله بقلبه، متذللاً له بجوارحه، مذعناً لـما&#xA;  فرض علـيه وألزمه من أحكامه.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More could also be read in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://altafasir.com/al-quran/surat/3/al-imran/67/razi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir of razi (arabic)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the end I guess the answer to the question lies in the verse 3:66 (after the one you quoted):&#xA;&quot;but why do you argue about &lt;strong&gt;something which is unknown to you?&lt;/strong&gt; [52] &lt;strong&gt;Yet God knows&lt;/strong&gt; [it], whereas you do not know&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S I intended to post this as a comment only but, it got a bit too long.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-03-28T12:41:08.910" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T12:41:08.910" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38678" CreationDate="2017-03-28T00:30:00.157" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an is the book of the Muslims and we practice it as our way of life, by saying it's relevant that the Qur'an was not revealed only after Ibrahim AS goes back to the Following Ayah;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَجَاهِدُوا فِي اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ هُوَ اجْتَبَاكُمْ وَمَا جَعَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ مِنْ حَرَجٍ مِّلَّةَ أَبِيكُمْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ هُوَ سَمَّاكُمُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مِن قَبْلُ وَفِي هَٰذَا لِيَكُونَ الرَّسُولُ شَهِيدًا عَلَيْكُمْ وَتَكُونُوا شُهَدَاءَ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِاللَّهِ هُوَ مَوْلَاكُمْ فَنِعْمَ الْمَوْلَىٰ وَنِعْمَ النَّصِير. 27:78&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;And strive for Allah (with the) striving due (to) Him. He (has) chosen you and not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty. (The) religion (of) your father Ibrahim. He named you Muslims before and in this, that may be the Messenger a witness over you and you may be witnesses on the mankind. So establish the prayer and give zakah and hold fast to Allah. He (is) your Protector - so an Excellent [the] Protector and an Excellent [the] Helper&quot;&lt;/em&gt; Qur'an 27:78&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In that Ayah we have learned that Allah SWT gave us the name Muslims before, which makes the likes of Ibrahim, Isa, Musa and the other Messengers and prophets that Allah sent (may the peace and the blessings of Allah be upon them) from the time of Adam were all Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Now let's come to the question&lt;/em&gt;; &lt;strong&gt;Who is a Muslim?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;Muslim&quot; means one who submits to the will of God. The first principle of Islam is known as the Shahaadah (Testimony of Faith), and is as follows: &quot;There is no one worthy of worship except Allah (God)  and Muhammad is the Final Apostle (Messenger) of God.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In a broader sense, anyone who willingly submits to the will of God is a Muslim. Thus, all the prophets preceding Prophet Muhammad,  are considered Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now let's come the conclusion; since the Qur'an is the book that we Muslims accept as our way of life (by practicing it), and Muslims lived way back from the time of Adam which means they were practicing Muslims the same way we practice today, so that means that &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;the Qur'an has being already practiced before it was revealed&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, thus it's relevant to say that  &lt;em&gt;Qur'an was not revealed only after Ibrahim AS.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21764" LastEditorUserId="21764" LastEditDate="2017-03-28T11:10:16.393" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T11:10:16.393" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38712" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38689" CreationDate="2017-03-28T05:49:11.540" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;مَن جَاءَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُ عَشْرُ أَمْثَالِهَا ۖ وَمَن جَاءَ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ فَلَا يُجْزَىٰ إِلَّا مِثْلَهَا وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever comes [on the Day of Judgement] with a good deed will have ten times the like thereof [to his credit], and whoever comes with an evil deed will not be recompensed except the like thereof; and they will not be wronged.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/6/160&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/6/160&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَن جَاءَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهَا ۖ وَمَن جَاءَ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ فَلَا يُجْزَى الَّذِينَ عَمِلُوا السَّيِّئَاتِ إِلَّا مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever comes [on the Day of Judgement] with a good deed will have better than it; and whoever comes with an evil deed - then those who did evil deeds will not be recompensed except [as much as] what they used to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/28/84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/28/84&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ثُمَّ بَدَّلْنَا مَكَانَ السَّيِّئَةِ الْحَسَنَةَ حَتَّىٰ عَفَوا وَّقَالُوا قَدْ مَسَّ آبَاءَنَا الضَّرَّاءُ وَالسَّرَّاءُ فَأَخَذْنَاهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then We exchanged in place of the bad [condition], good, until they increased [and prospered] and said, &quot;Our fathers [also] were touched with hardship and ease.&quot; So We seized them suddenly while they did not perceive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7/95&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/7/95&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ ۚ ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا الَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And not equal are the good deed and the bad. Repel [evil] by that [deed] which is better; and thereupon the one whom between you and him is enmity [will become] as though he was a devoted friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/41/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/41/34&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope these ayats helps you understand how a good deed outweighs bad deed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21769" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-28T08:20:07.613" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T08:20:07.613" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38714" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38709" CreationDate="2017-03-28T09:18:37.537" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Islamic state acts as the Wali for someone who does not have a Wali. In a non-muslim state, you should look for someone who has the qualifications of a qadi(judge) to act as your wali; a Mufti or Imam of a mosque will be a good choice. If you are unable to contact an Imam then you may ask any upright Muslim to act as your Wali. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that the person you choose will not have any authority or responsibility other than the marriage contract, nor the rights and obligations of a Wali from the asabat (blood relations) ... this isn't some permanent bond that you are making, its a legal formality.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For reference, the rules of Wilayah according to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/Hedaya_201703/Hedaya#page/n285/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hanafis&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/RelianceOfTheTravellerShariaLawManualcom.AndTrans.Keller/Reliance%20of%20the%20Traveller%20-%20Sharia%20Law%20Manual%20%28com.%20and%20trans.%20Keller%29#page/n535/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shafis&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T09:18:37.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38716" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-28T12:36:03.340" Score="2" ViewCount="175" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:34&lt;/a&gt;, men are in charge of women. Some of the rights of the husband are put together in the second graph of my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/37304/what-is-the-meaning-of-nikah-and-the-purpose-of-marriage/37305#37305&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Until recently I thought these falls under walayah (guardianship), however that doesn't seem to be quite the case. Instead, the correct phrasing seems to be that the husband is the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/43252&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;qawwaam&lt;/a&gt; if his wife. This brings up some questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is qawwaam an expression exclusive to the husband? As far as I know, the guardian (usually the father) has the rights enumerated in my linked answer (apart from demanding sex).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does a divorced woman have a qawwaam, and if so, who? Perhaps she reverts to being under the guardianship of her previous qawwaam?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T16:27:44.187" Title="Who becomes protector and maintainer of a woman after divorce?" Tags="|women|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38717" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-28T13:02:24.817" Score="1" ViewCount="709" Body="&lt;p&gt;Me and my wife married in another country in the Islamic way, then married again in a USA court. Now she filed for divorce in a USA court and I also signed paper but court haven't given a decision yet. If the court say yes for divorce, will this divorce valid for Islamic way also?  Question for Sunni. My intention is not to leave her. Have to sign papers because of attorneys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21776" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-28T17:23:20.600" LastActivityDate="2018-12-20T03:32:25.817" Title="Does my wife filing for divorce in the USA count as an Islamic divorce according to the Sunni school of thought?" Tags="|talaq|non-muslim-countries|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38718" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38716" CreationDate="2017-03-28T16:13:34.443" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Qawam isn't a legal title as far as I know, and 4:34 is strictly about a husband and wife. &lt;em&gt;Mahr&lt;/em&gt; (dower) and &lt;em&gt;Nafqah&lt;/em&gt; (maintenance) are obligatory on the husband and in return sexual availability is obligatory on the wife ... that is pretty much the whole basis of a marriage contract. A husband may require the wife to ensure sexual availability by asking her to not observe voluntary fasts, to stay where he wants, and to remain there ... though these rights are of-course usually understood to be more limited and negotiable than what you've expressed in your linked answer.          &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do men other than a husband have these same rights on a woman? Not that I am aware of, though parents (both father and mother) can ofcourse require obedience to their commands within reasonable limits and its possible that a father (or a mother) can command his daughter (or son) to not leave the house because of xyz.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as &lt;strong&gt;Nafqah&lt;/strong&gt; (maintenance) is concerned: outside of marriage it is a duty for the children, parents, siblings, and then the state treasury. Though unlike the &lt;em&gt;nafqah&lt;/em&gt; in a marriage, this duty is not obligatory if the person required to pay is poor, or if the person receiving owns wealth and means of their own. More details on Nafqah &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/Hedaya_201703/Hedaya#page/n393/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (read on for details of maintenance outside marriage) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/minhaj_al-talibin_english#page/n405/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="15772" LastEditDate="2017-03-28T16:27:44.187" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T16:27:44.187" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38720" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38843" CreationDate="2017-03-28T17:15:44.907" Score="2" ViewCount="374" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is motivated by the paper &lt;em&gt;Choosing Islam: a Study of Swedish Converts&lt;/em&gt; by Madeleine Sultan, 1999 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/003776899046003008&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;), which contains a story of a convert woman who experienced a conflict with her husband:  basically, he decreed that he was going to a wedding without her, and she was unhappy about it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wife was confused about whether this particular decision was (a) cultural, a form of oppression, and not really Islamic, or (b) within the scope of Islam and a perfectly legitimate course of action.  The paper writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She is not, however, sure if her husband's action, his decision-making over her head, is compatible with Islam or if it is oppression of women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In general, a husband could theoretically make demands of his wife to the point where it becomes oppressive.  Clearly, this would not be a healthy relationship, and would be regarded as inappropriate for Muslims:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is a command to husbands, fathers, brothers and others to treat women kindly and not to oppress them; to give them their rights and to guide them to do good. This is what is obligatory upon everyone, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Treat women kindly.” -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/2665&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the above example, the husband's decision seems unnecessary, which leads me to think it's more on the oppressive side.  However, there may be more to the story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How does one distinguish between a husband exercising his role as the decision maker and a husband oppressing his wife?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(My experience thus far is that Muslim men treasure their wives, and highly value their opinions, so this is a hypothetical question for me.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T13:07:55.083" Title="How to distinguish between a husband exercising his role as the decision maker and a husband oppressing his wife?" Tags="|nikah|women|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38721" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-28T17:24:32.463" Score="2" ViewCount="79" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am working with a student exchange program. Some of the students living overseas (I'm in the USA) will most likely be living in non-Muslim homes.  What accommodations need to be made for the students?  I know pig meat is forbidden.  Is attendance at the mosque mandatory? What religious holidays are observed? I doubt halal meat will be available (though I could be wrong).  Is that a problem?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21778" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-03T07:36:19.543" LastActivityDate="2017-07-03T07:36:19.543" Title="What are the needs of Muslim teens in non-Muslim homes?" Tags="|practical-islam|non-muslim-countries|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2018-04-21T20:49:52.157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38704" CreationDate="2017-03-28T19:03:13.977" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Egyptian vultures are birds of prey. Birds of prey are clearly haram as the Prophet forbade it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) prohibited the eating of all fanged beasts of prey, and all the birds having talons. (Sahih Muslim-no.1934). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that birds that hunt with talons (claws) are haram to eat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="20796" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T21:04:31.707" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T21:04:31.707" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38725" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36186" CreationDate="2017-03-28T20:56:09.850" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Christian literally means follower of Jesus Christ. Buddhist also means follower of Buddha. Jesus (puh) of course not one of his followers. Same as Buddha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Muslim doesn't mean follower of Muhammad (puh) in this way. Muslim doesn't mean Muhammadian (if its the right word). Muslim means someone who submitted his/her will to One True God, in Arabic, Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Jesus(puh) was a Muslim, but not a Muhammadian, because in his time, Prophet Muhammad (puh) haven't been born yet. Abraham, Adam, Lut (peace be upon them all) and all other true prophets plus their true ummah were all Muslims, but not Muhammadians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, Prophet Muhammad (puh) was Muslim, but not Muhammadian either.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4124" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T20:56:09.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38721" CreationDate="2017-03-28T21:18:59.553" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two possibilities. &#xA;1) They should be housed in Muslim houses. &#xA;2) The host should be made aware of the requirements and restrictions, and if they agree to willingly, then only, these students should be accommodated there. There are plenty of good people in the USA who would be more than willing to do that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although, preferable course would be to house them in Muslim houses. As living with the non-Muslims is fraught will perils. There is lots of material available on this topic in literature and even on the Net. For further insight into this topic one may read the following:---&lt;a href=&quot;https://shakir2.wordpress.com/2015/05/03/save-the-generations-from-becoming-disillusioned-2/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://shakir2.wordpress.com/2015/05/03/save-the-generations-from-becoming-disillusioned-2/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastEditorUserId="21274" LastEditDate="2017-03-30T21:44:26.883" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T21:44:26.883" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38727" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39650" CreationDate="2017-03-28T21:19:02.407" Score="6" ViewCount="15008" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've come across to the following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عليكم بألبان البقر و سمنانها ، و إياكم و لحومها ، &lt;strong&gt;فإن ألبانها و سمنانها دواء و شفاء ، و لحومها داء&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ... The milk of the cow contains healing, its fat is a medicine, &lt;strong&gt;and beware (iyyakum) of its meat, which causes sickness.&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which may be found in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuSOld4TTwM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this video quoted by Hamza Yusuf&lt;/a&gt;, in Suyutis book &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tchalabi.com/doc/mukhtasr_sahih_jama_sagher.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aljami' As-saghir&lt;/a&gt;, by Tabarani as well as Al-Bayhaqi and it also was declared as sahih by Albani.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While this hadith often is used as a default understanding that everything that causes harm is forbidden: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There should be neither harming (darar) nor reciprocating harm (dirar).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nawawi40/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith or this understanding is for instance &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/10922&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;prohibiting smoking&lt;/a&gt; and other things that may or do cause harm. If the case is that everything that do cause harm is prohibited, and this hadith about cow meat causing sickness, &lt;strong&gt;wouldn't the same conclusion be drawn, that eating cow meat is prohibited?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T11:54:25.033" LastActivityDate="2021-11-18T11:07:52.640" Title="Why isn't it cow meat prohibited when it is said to cause sickness?" Tags="|hadith|fiqh|food|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38704" CreationDate="2017-03-28T21:43:23.083" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The questioner, most probably, is confusing the bird of prey with the hunted bird. Bird of prey is simply used for hunting, not for eating as these are declared forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastActivityDate="2017-03-28T21:43:23.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38733" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="9790" CreationDate="2017-03-29T09:10:20.103" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Fard nimaz (in case of 4 rakkats) in first two rakkats,at least three Verses from Holy Quran (Ayat) will be recited after Surah Fateha and in the rest of two just Surah Fate ha will be recited.&#xA;Whereas in Sunnah/Nafal Prayers,in all four rakats,after Fateha ,any surah from Holy Quran (min.three Ayat) will be recited.&#xA;Allah hum sub ko Nimaz ki pabandi atta farmai(ameen) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21787" LastActivityDate="2017-03-29T09:10:20.103" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38734" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38699" CreationDate="2017-03-29T12:54:24.743" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith you mentioned can be found in &lt;em&gt;Al-Mo'jam Al-Kabeer&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Tabarani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Tabarani&lt;/a&gt;, in &lt;em&gt;Sunnan Ibn-Majah&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Majah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn-Majah&lt;/a&gt;, and in other books:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;حدثنا محمد بن إسماعيل بن البختري الواسطي حدثنا يزيد بن هارون عن إبراهيم بن سعد عن الزهري عن سالم عن أبيه قال جاء أعرابي إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال يا رسول الله إن أبي كان يصل الرحم وكان وكان فأين هو قال في النار قال فكأنه وجد من ذلك فقال يا رسول الله فأين أبوك قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حيثما مررت بقبر مشرك فبشره بالنار قال فأسلم الأعرابي بعد وقال لقد كلفني رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم تعبا ما مررت بقبر كافر إلا بشرته بالنار&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Bedouin came to the Prophet and said: &amp;quot;O Messenger of Allah, my father used to uphold the ties of kinship, and so and so forth, where is he?&amp;quot; He said: &amp;quot;In the Fire.&amp;quot; It was as if he found that difficult to bear. Then he said: &amp;quot;O Messenger of Allah. Where is your father?&amp;quot; The Messenger of Allah said: &amp;quot;Whenever you pass by the grave of an idolater, give him the tidings of Hell-fire.&amp;quot; The Bedouin later became Muslim, and he said: &amp;quot;The Messenger of Allah gave me a difficult task. I never passed the grave of an idolater but I gave him the tidings of Hell-fire.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1316410/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah, Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 1573&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see from the link, it is graded as weak (da'if). However, as you pointed out, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Nasiruddin_al-Albani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shiekh Al-Albani&lt;/a&gt; compiled this hadith in his &lt;em&gt;Al-Silsilah Al-Shahiha&lt;/em&gt; book of authentic collections (Vol.1, Hadith 18).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This raised some discussions among scholars of hadith as it was graded as weak (&lt;em&gt;da'if&lt;/em&gt;) due to severance in the chain of narration (&lt;em&gt;mursal&lt;/em&gt;) in &lt;em&gt;Al-'Ellal&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Hatim_Muhammad_ibn_Idris_al-Razi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Razi&lt;/a&gt; (Vol.5, p. 692-693, Hadith 2263), and in &lt;em&gt;Al-'Ellal&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Daraqutni&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Daraqutni&lt;/a&gt; (Vol. 4, p. 334-335, Hadith 607). The conclusion from their discussion is that it is a weak (&lt;em&gt;da'if&lt;/em&gt;) hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith has two chains of narration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibrahim ibn-Sa'ad through Al-Zohry through 'Aamer ibn-Sa'ad through his father Sa'ad ibn Abi-Waqqas&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;'Abdel-Raziq through Ma'mar through Al-Zohry (then no companion mentioned)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first chain is continuous to the Prophet, but in &lt;em&gt;Tahdhib Al-Tahdhib&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hajar_al-Asqalani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Asqalani&lt;/a&gt; mentions that Ibrahim ibn-Sa'ad was young when he listened to Al-Zohry, and that this chain (Ibrahim ibn-Sa'ad through Al-Zohry, in general) is not considered strong due to Ibrahim's memorization at the time not being at the level required. The same opinion was voiced by &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuf_ibn_Abd_al-Rahman_al-Mizzi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Mizzi&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;em&gt;Tahdhib Al-Kamal&lt;/em&gt;. Ibrahim ibn-Sa'ad, in general, is considered strong, even through Al-Zohry, long as he is not the only narrator in his layer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the second chain of narration, although the Ma'mar through Al-Zohry chain is quite strong, there is no mention of where Al-Zohry got the hadith from (severed, &lt;em&gt;mursal&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-27T12:13:01.377" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38736" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="270" CreationDate="2017-03-29T18:16:41.927" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the definition of &quot;slave&quot; isn't always &quot;(free) labour by force&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you read Aristotle speak of slavery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He does not believe that all citizens of captured cities will assimilate. Some undisciplined minds would not be able to adapt to a new culture, language and doctrines on their own. Since they preferred working with their body instead of their mind. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore a society can't educate these people to assimilate. These people wouldn't change by reason. One has to take in these &quot;natural slaves&quot; and assimilate them by example.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do remember that as a slave master you had to teach your slaves to be intelligent; how to live without a slave master. Those who would buy and sell people that could understand and adapt to a new society did something Aristotle wouldn't condone because these &quot;smart people&quot; would rebel. And the slave owners would use force to keep them, slaves. Only those that didn't rebel, because they prefer working with their body instead of their mind where natural slaves. Most happy as slaves, because they couldn't survive by themselves well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the context of your question, a Muslims opinion could be; &quot;Islam allows slavery so undisciplined minds can assimilate to the Muslim way of living&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21792" LastEditorUserId="21792" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T13:03:23.447" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T13:03:23.447" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38737" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-29T18:18:38.500" Score="0" ViewCount="200" Body="&lt;p&gt;When we start our salah and say takbeer (Allah u Akbar), at that time we should look down or we should look straight towards kibla?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastEditorUserId="21110" LastEditDate="2017-03-29T18:37:04.467" LastActivityDate="2017-03-29T18:53:55.747" Title="Where to look during takbeer in salah?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-03-30T07:11:07.267" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38739" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38737" CreationDate="2017-03-29T18:53:55.747" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In prayer, from the start till the end, one should be looking at the place where the forehead is placed during sajdah.This is the opinion of the Islamic scholars. &lt;strong&gt;Qibla&lt;/strong&gt; is just for the sake of direction, its imagination during the prayer is not necessary. However one should be cognizant of Allah; as if either he is seeing Allah or Allah is seeing him (called {H} &lt;strong&gt;Ihsan&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastActivityDate="2017-03-29T18:53:55.747" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38742" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="46668" CreationDate="2017-03-29T21:49:12.793" Score="2" ViewCount="2884" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I mean by a miracle are things like the Staff of Moses which transformed into a serpent or opened up the river of Nile, or the clothes of Joseph which healed Jacob's blind eyes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any more mentions of miracles in the Qur'an?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-17T15:46:57.233" LastActivityDate="2021-06-06T17:51:42.090" Title="What miracles are mentioned in the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|miracles|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38743" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38717" CreationDate="2017-03-29T22:15:13.997" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you just want to hold her against her will, while she has legitimate reasons, it would be reprehensible, You signing the divorce documents because of the attorney shows something fishy on your part. Marriage is a sacred contract, you just can't abuse your privileged position as a husband. Although in Islamic Sharia'a you have to divorce her in the Islamic way, yet she would be free to exercise her rights under the US law should she be granted a divorce and you will not be able to hold her back. Therefore, it is better to come to senses and either amicably, sincerely patch up with her (ref Q: 4:35) before the Court grants her a divorce or just let her be free by uttering the divorce in prescribed way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastActivityDate="2017-03-29T22:15:13.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38746" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-30T06:13:46.203" Score="7" ViewCount="5307" Body="&lt;p&gt;After having a child (where the delivery was normal) my husband is having a hard time fulfilling his sexual desire with me; not because of outward appearance, but during sex when he is inside me.  There are surgeries available to help fix the situation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Vaginoplasty is a procedure that aims to &quot;tighten up&quot; a vagina that's become slack or loose from vaginal childbirth or aging.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.webmd.com/women/guide/vaginoplasty-and-labiaplasty-procedures&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;WebMD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, I'm not sure if these types of surgeries are halal (due to necessity) or haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have also noticed the change with myself and feel very depressed and embarrassed by this thing.  Please, I'm seeking the most correct knowledge on this situation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21799" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-03-30T21:53:15.413" LastActivityDate="2024-04-04T14:04:20.527" Title="Is vaginoplasty after childbirth to improve my husband's sexual pleasure permissible?" Tags="|halal-haram|women|sex|medical|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35739" CreationDate="2017-03-30T06:48:39.407" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First thing we have to establish is that Allah is the best of judges and full of mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him,&#xA;  said, “Allah had once forgiven a prostitute. She passed by a dog&#xA;  panting near a well. Seeing that thirst had nearly killed him, she&#xA;  took off her shoe, tied it to her scarf, and drew up some water. Allah&#xA;  forgave her for that.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3143, Ṣaḥīḥ&#xA;  Muslim 2245&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Allah means good for a slave he will cause the heart of his slave to be humble and guide it. i.e(Taking the shahada at/before death)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This question seems to me as this matter would be strictly between Allah and his slave any discussion further into the judgment of Allah is waste of your time as we do not hold the matters of the unseen,&lt;/strong&gt; and if someone dies before converting we must understand Allah is wise and has not meant it for his servant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah guides only the doers of good, even if it's a little goodness in them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: if I used the word 'his' as I meant to use&lt;/em&gt;&#xA; &lt;strong&gt;it as neutral and did not mean to connotate a gender&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dailyhadith.abuaminaelias.com/2012/09/30/hadith-on-animals-allah-has-forgiven-a-prostitute-because-of-her-kindness-to-a-thirsty-dog/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AND ALLAH KNOWS BEST, AND ALLAH FORGIVE ME FOR ANY MISTAKES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21611" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T06:48:39.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38748" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38679" CreationDate="2017-03-30T07:17:19.893" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The biblical book of Esther I believe mentions Haman as a builder of the tower of Babylon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslim were made fun of this fact till the Egyptian language was rediscovered as it was dead even before Prophet Muhammad(Peace and Blessing Be Upon Him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maurice Bucaille a fellow historian and researcher converted to Islam due to these startling discoveries(and other reasons).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Rosetta stone played a key part in helping decipher the forgotten&#xA;  language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They were able to find Egyptian records showing Haman as an architect in the time of the Pharaoh King Ramses II(by approx). This blunder is well known and can be read about online, &lt;strong&gt;this proves that the bible has been corrupted by man.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And Pharaoh said, &quot;O Haman, construct for me a tower that I might&#xA;  reach the ways - The ways into the heavens - so that I may look at the&#xA;  deity of Moses; but indeed, I think he is a liar.&quot; And thus was made&#xA;  attractive to Pharaoh the evil of his deed, and he was averted from&#xA;  the [right] way. And the plan of Pharaoh was not except in&#xA;  ruin.(Ghafir 36-37)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many websites will avoid telling you about Maurice and his discoveries and the solid proof behind his research, his books &quot;Moses and Pharaoh in the Bible, Qur'an and History&quot;, &#xA;&quot;Bible, the Qur'an and science may intrest you if your truly earnest in getting both sides. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/40/36-37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I'll give you the specific sources in a week or less in the comments as I need to compile them.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AND ALLAH KNOWS BEST, MAY ALLAH FORGIVE ME FOR ANY MISTAKES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21611" LastEditorUserId="21611" LastEditDate="2017-03-30T07:29:58.670" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T07:29:58.670" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38749" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-30T07:44:50.817" Score="2" ViewCount="230" Body="&lt;p&gt;My work usually pays for my accommodation as I travel.  Ordinarily, I stay in the cheapest possible place (e.g. backpackers), but sometimes I stay in more expensive places even though it's not strictly necessary.  There'll be some justifications, e.g. the conference will be more convenient to get to; I didn't have time to optimize my bookings; I don't want to make my lab look like it's &quot;cheap&quot;; to avoid staying in mixed-gender accommodation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is unnecessarily staying in a more expensive hotel and charging it to my employer a sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Depending on how you look at it, this resembles &quot;theft&quot;---I could send a smaller bill to my employer by staying at lower quality accommodation.  My employer is not going to get grumpy at me (usually others stay in nicer accommodation than I require).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2024-03-24T11:04:00.423" Title="Is unnecessarily staying in a more expensive hotel and charging it to my employer a sin?" Tags="|halal-haram|money|work|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38750" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38749" CreationDate="2017-03-30T08:02:48.013" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;In any country we'd call this thing &quot;free-loading&quot;, but if I assume you told the employer and got consent it would be all halal for you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though if it is unnecessarily lavish then it may not be the best option because everything you get from Allah will be questioned and the fact that this money doesn't belong to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though I'm sure if you choose the lower accommodations due to Taqwa and fear of god then the reward will be greater then what ever you can find on earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AND ALLAH KNOWS BEST, MAY ALLAH FORGIVE ME FOR ANY MISTAKES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21611" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T08:02:48.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38751" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38334" CreationDate="2017-03-30T09:02:37.193" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Aboudi says it seems dodgy,&#xA;I am by no means a scholar but I believe this hadith/qoute is fabricated. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also couldn't find this in any of the Kittabal-Sittah(Muslim,Bukhari,Abu Dawud, Tirmdhi, Sunan ibn Majah, Nisai)&#xA;Some attribute this quote to Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings Be Upon him)&#xA;, &lt;strong&gt;as this saying has no actual chain of narrators that can be found( Warning Number One).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day&#xA;  should not hurt (trouble) his neighbor. And I advise you to take care&#xA;  of the women, for they are created from a rib and the most crooked&#xA;  portion of the rib is its upper part; if you try to straighten it, it&#xA;  will break, and if you leave it, it will remain crooked, so I urge you&#xA;  to take care of the women.&quot;(Sahih Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This also conflicts with the quran and hadith as it says to take care of women with delicacy which confirms some weakness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over&#xA;  the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So&#xA;  righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's]&#xA;  absence what Allah would have them guard. But those [wives] from whom&#xA;  you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist],&#xA;  forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them. But if they obey you&#xA;  [once more], seek no means against them. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted&#xA;  and Grand.(Surah Nisa Ayah 34)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We must separate our emotional opinion and what the Quran/Sunnah strictly mentions. This hadith also implies that woman bare more innate responsibilities then men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Angels are the strongest of created beings, and women are closer to&#xA;  the angelic nature than men, as they are readier than men to carry&#xA;  angelic light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you say Angels are the strongest created beings and that women are closer to them, your basically flipping the natural roles of men and women around as strength is naturally correlated to responsibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The absence of any narrators coupled with numerous strong proofs from the Quran and Sunnah that say otherwise, I'd say this thing is fabricated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BUT ALLAH KNOWS BEST AND MAY ALLAH FORGIVE ME FOR ANY MISTAKES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21611" LastEditorUserId="21611" LastEditDate="2017-03-30T09:31:28.810" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T09:31:28.810" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38754" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38761" CreationDate="2017-03-30T13:54:45.413" Score="4" ViewCount="44097" Body="&lt;p&gt;In another question, we have this quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard that the word &quot;nikah&quot; has a disgusting meaning to it? All this time I thought &quot;nikah&quot; meant marriage, but apparently it means to have sex or f***.  --  &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/37304/17163&quot;&gt;Iram Ahmed&lt;/a&gt;, 2012&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm skeptical, but I'll ask for a definitive answer here.  It's not contested in the comments, but perhaps because they're deleted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Does &quot;nikah&quot; mean &quot;sex&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps there is some way this may be considered true.  E.g. the Islam-critical site &lt;a href=&quot;https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20170130125302/https://wikiislam.net/wiki/The_Meaning_of_Nikah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;WikiIslam&lt;/a&gt; gives the description &quot;Literally the act of sexual intercourse, nikah is the term by which marriage is referred to in the Qur'an&quot; attributing it to Cyril Glasse, The New Encyclopedia of Islam: Third Edition, Altamira, 2001.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2021-04-19T02:44:28.523" Title="Does &quot;nikah&quot; mean &quot;sex&quot;?" Tags="|nikah|sex|terminology|arabic-translation|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38755" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38759" CreationDate="2017-03-30T14:20:21.407" Score="3" ViewCount="906" Body="&lt;p&gt;A controversial answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/38338/17163&quot;&gt;Does Islam teach subjugation and inequality of women, or is that due to a wrong interpretation of the religion?&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... the husband can determine where she lives, whether she can leave the house or take up a job, demand sex and she has to oblige ... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/38341/17163&quot;&gt;G. Bach&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/38338/does-islam-teach-subjugation-and-inequality-of-women-or-is-that-due-to-a-wrong/38341#comment64733_38341&quot;&gt;follow-up comment&lt;/a&gt; says&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...  I'm not aware of any substantial gender-specific enforceable rights that women have over men. I see no reason to include exhortations and unenforceable recommendations ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Assuming I've combined these claims correctly, they imply the claim that a man has an &lt;em&gt;enforceable&lt;/em&gt; right to his wife not leaving the house without his permission.  I.e., it's not merely that &quot;she should not leave the house without his permission&quot;, but there are worldly consequences if she does so.  I want to check this specific claim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Does a man have an enforceable right to his wife not leaving the house without his permission?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The supporting evidence given was &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/37305/17163&quot;&gt;another answer by G. Bach&lt;/a&gt; which links to an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=116281&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb fatwa&lt;/a&gt; which writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If she goes out without his permission then she is sinful but &lt;strong&gt;we are not aware of any specific punishment for this&lt;/strong&gt;; for more benefit, please refer to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;lang=E&amp;amp;Id=83157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa 83157&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This does not support the claim.  Despite this, I speculate there might be some scholars who hold an opinion of punishment (possibly in Saudi Arabia, where gendered segregation is widespread).  I'm wondering (a) if there are other fatawa which instead support the claim, or, (b) if the claim is indisputably false, seek multiple consistent fatawa to refute the claim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T17:25:10.983" Title="Does a man have an enforceable right to his wife not leaving the house without his permission?" Tags="|nikah|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38756" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38754" CreationDate="2017-03-30T14:49:49.177" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;as i know, it means both &quot;sex&quot; and &quot;marriage&quot;. probably you are interested in logic behind that. i think, logic of it that marriage like valid and extended sex, and valid sex is usually or always is not just sex, it has many surrounding properties, even sex of animals in wild nature. that properties of sex of animals probably also can make the sex invalid, incorrect. but usually sex is made and must be made without emergencies, so marriage is just named with same word, or maybe even true first meaning of that word is &quot;marriage&quot;, and it is only modified later to mean &quot;sex only&quot; because it is some important and easily distinguishable part of marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T14:49:49.177" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38757" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-30T15:16:10.537" Score="3" ViewCount="116" Body="&lt;p&gt;In an answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/38338/17163&quot;&gt;Does Islam teach subjugation and inequality of women, or is that due to a wrong interpretation of the religion?&lt;/a&gt;, user &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/38341/17163&quot;&gt;G. Bach&lt;/a&gt; writes &quot;the husband can determine where [his wife] lives&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, this claim is true, and I'm anticipating having to relocate if I get married (inshallah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Following the links (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/37305/17163&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/37112/17163&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;) leads to the reference m11.8 of the Shafi'i school's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_of_the_Traveller&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reliance of the Traveller&lt;/a&gt;: &quot;she is obliged to stay in the lodgings her husband arranges for her&quot;.  This seems to imply the husband is required to &quot;arrange&quot; accommodation for his wife in order to be able to determine where she lives.  In other words, if he does not provide her accommodation, he loses the right to determine where she lives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering if this is an accurate interpretation (there may be room for nuance here).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Can a husband determine where his wife lives only if he provides her accommodation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems unsurprising that she is obliged to stay in the accommodation provided specifically for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T15:16:10.537" Title="Can a husband determine where his wife lives only if he provides her accommodation?" Tags="|nikah|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38759" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38755" CreationDate="2017-03-30T16:02:55.053" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Enforcability is not just via criminal prosecution, it can also be via civil liability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fatwa 83157 does say &quot;Therefore, the wife should ask her husband's permission to leave her house, let him know where and when she is going and with whom she holds her meetings etc., all these matters come under the obedience of her husband.&quot; Disobedience relieves the husband of his obligation to support her according to Reliance of the Traveler m11.9:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She is not entitled to support from her husband when [..] she is&#xA;  rebellious (nashiz, def: m10.12 [..]) even if for a moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In his comments to m10.12 Nuh Ha Mim Keller says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(2) It is not lawful for a wife to leave the house except by the&#xA;  permission of her husband, though she may do so without permission&#xA;  when there is a pressing necessity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(4) If the wife does not fulfill one of the above-mentioned&#xA;  obligations, she is termed &quot;rebellious&quot; (nashiz)[..]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that the recommends steps to stop her rebelliousness (admonition and advice, leaving the marriage bed, hitting her; attempts to stop her from rebelling are made in that order as mentioned in a number of answers on this site as well); the text is clear that she is considered rebellious and that this relieves the husband of his duty to support her, and if admonishing and advising her and not sleeping with her don't work, then he can hit her; Keller (still in m10.12) mentions the condition for hitting that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(c) if keeping from her is ineffectual, it is permissible for him to&#xA;  hit her if he believes that hitting her will bring her back to the&#xA;  right path, though if he does not think so, it is not permissible. His&#xA;  hitting her may not be in a way that injures her, and is his last&#xA;  recourse to save the family;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, at least according to Reliance of the Traveler: if a wife leaves the house without her husband's permission, he does not have to support her until she stops doing that, and additionally can hit her if she doesn't respond to admonition and advice or sexual separation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I find the time this weekend, I'll look at Hanafi sources as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2017-03-30T17:25:10.983" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T17:25:10.983" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38761" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38754" CreationDate="2017-03-30T16:18:16.710" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It could mean either. For an Arabic speaker, there is a subtle distinction in the usage: If the name of a woman or a group is identified, then it is used in connection with lawful marriage. If the word is used in general, it can mean a number of things, one of which is sexual relation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/63/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; in Sahih Al-Bukhari #5127 about nikah prior to Islam, one can see that the word nikah can be used as marriage alone, intercourse alone, or both.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here it is used as marriage with a guardian (wali), with intercourse being implicit:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَخْطُبُ الرَّجُلُ إِلَى الرَّجُلِ وَلِيَّتَهُ أَوِ ابْنَتَهُ&#xA;فَيُصْدِقُهَا ثُمَّ يَنْكِحُهَا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[...] a man used to ask somebody else for the hand of a girl under his&#xA;guardianship or for his daughter's hand, and give her Mahr and then&#xA;marry her [...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the context that follows, it is obvious it is referring to intercourse outside marriage (although the translation uses the word marriage):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَنِكَاحٌ آخَرُ يَجْتَمِعُ الرَّهْطُ مَا دُونَ الْعَشَرَةِ&#xA;فَيَدْخُلُونَ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ كُلُّهُمْ يُصِيبُهَا‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another type of marriage was that a group of less than ten men would&#xA;assemble and enter upon a woman, and all of them would have sexual&#xA;relation with her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/6/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:6&lt;/a&gt;, nikah is referring to reaching the age of puberty (the age at which one is accountable in front of Allah, and one can enter into marriage contracts)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَابْتَلُوا الْيَتَامَى حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغُوا النِّكَاحَ فَإِنْ&#xA;آنَسْتُمْ مِنْهُمْ رُشْدًا فَادْفَعُوا إِلَيْهِمْ أَمْوَالَهُمْ وَلَا&#xA;تَأْكُلُوهَا إِسْرَافًا وَبِدَارًا أَنْ يَكْبَرُوا وَمَنْ كَانَ&#xA;غَنِيًّا فَلْيَسْتَعْفِفْ وَمَنْ كَانَ فَقِيرًا فَلْيَأْكُلْ&#xA;بِالْمَعْرُوفِ فَإِذَا دَفَعْتُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ أَمْوَالَهُمْ&#xA;فَأَشْهِدُوا عَلَيْهِمْ وَكَفَى بِاللَّهِ حَسِيبًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And test the orphans [in their abilities] until they reach&#xA;marriageable age. Then if you perceive in them sound judgment, release&#xA;their property to them. And do not consume it excessively and quickly,&#xA;[anticipating] that they will grow up. And whoever, [when acting as&#xA;guardian], is self-sufficient should refrain [from taking a fee]; and&#xA;whoever is poor - let him take according to what is acceptable. Then&#xA;when you release their property to them, bring witnesses upon them.&#xA;And sufficient is Allah as Accountant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/33/49/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 33:49&lt;/a&gt;, the word nikah is used to refer to marriage before consummation (i.e., only as a contractual marriage with explicitly no sexual relation):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَاأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نَكَحْتُمُ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ثُمَّ طَلَّقْتُمُوهُنَّ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَمَسُّوهُنَّ فَمَا لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِنْ عِدَّةٍ تَعْتَدُّونَهَا فَمَتِّعُوهُنَّ وَسَرِّحُوهُنَّ سَرَاحًا جَمِيلًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O You who have believed, when you marry believing women and then divorce them &lt;strong&gt;before you have touched them&lt;/strong&gt;, then there is not for you any waiting period to count concerning them. So provide for them and give them a gracious release.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/2/237/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:237&lt;/a&gt;, it is again explicitly used to refer to marriage contract:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَإِنْ طَلَّقْتُمُوهُنَّ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَمَسُّوهُنَّ وَقَدْ فَرَضْتُمْ لَهُنَّ فَرِيضَةً فَنِصْفُ مَا فَرَضْتُمْ إِلَّا أَنْ يَعْفُونَ أَوْ يَعْفُوَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ عُقْدَةُ النِّكَاحِ وَأَنْ تَعْفُوا أَقْرَبُ لِلتَّقْوَى وَلَا تَنْسَوُا الْفَضْلَ بَيْنَكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you divorce them &lt;strong&gt;before you have touched them&lt;/strong&gt; and you have already specified for them an obligation, then [give] half of what you specified - unless they forego the right or the one in whose hand is the marriage contract foregoes it. And to forego it is nearer to righteousness. And do not forget graciousness between you. Indeed Allah , of whatever you do, is Seeing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The work nikah was also used in &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1319560/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; (among many others) to refer to marriage with sexual relation implicitly following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّوَارِبِ،&#xA;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ&#xA;الْهَمْدَانِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، قَالَ قَالَ&#xA;رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏ &amp;quot;‏ لاَ نِكَاحَ إِلاَّ&#xA;بِوَلِيٍّ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Abu Musa that the Messenger of Allah said: “There&#xA;is no marriage except with a guardian.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a linguistic aspect, nikah means:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lawful marriage&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Unlawful marriage (e.g., Nikah al-Mut'aa according to Sunnis, or secret marriage not witnessed or publicly announced, or incest marriage, etc.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Right to exercise divorce ('isma)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Right to terminate marriage (mostly through conditions imposed in the marriage contract)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sexual relation (either within the bounds of marriage, or extra-marital)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mixing of two things (e.g., nikah al matar indicating mixing of soil with rain water)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Feeling sleepy (e.g., sleepiness doing nikah on one's eyes)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T16:28:47.143" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30624" CreationDate="2017-03-30T18:56:51.293" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please look in the Old Testament - Deborah was a Prophet and a Judge.  In fact, she led thousands of men into successful battle even when her male assistant was too afraid to lead the 10,000 men God had instructed him to lead.  He replied to the Prophet Deborah that he would only lead these men into battle if she led with him.  She went on to lead all of the men into battle with a great success for the Israelites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21806" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T18:56:51.293" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38765" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="13390" CreationDate="2017-03-30T23:09:51.310" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah is Time.&#xA;TIME=ALLAH&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Creation is Space.&#xA;SPACE=CREATION&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;TIME &amp;amp; SPACE&#xA;ALLAH &amp;amp; ALL HIS CREATION&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21810" LastActivityDate="2017-03-30T23:09:51.310" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38766" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38837" CreationDate="2017-03-31T00:28:03.870" Score="1" ViewCount="2305" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is said that Allah sits on the throne which is above the 7 heavens in the A'rsh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also mentioned in a Hadith that when the servants go to sleep at night, Allah descends to the first sky and says 'anyone of you wants forgiveness tonight'?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is:&#xA;While half of the world is in daylight and the other half will be in darkness every day, this implies that Allah should be located in the first sky forever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please provide a logical answer to this fallacy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20030" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T16:34:56.273" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T16:34:56.273" Title="Where is Allah located?" Tags="|allah|hadith-interpretation|belief|aqidah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38767" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-31T01:53:10.850" Score="3" ViewCount="2358" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is motivated by a personal problem:  I am in my late 20s wanting to get married to a good guy I know. We both are Bengali, Muslim; he has a good job, is on the deen, both educated to a high level. My parents first were okay with it as he was Bengali/Muslim, but once looked into it properly, they are refusing because he is apparently of a lower caste than me! (Something about fishmongers). I've tried to explain this is unislamic (more Hindu ways if anything), and I am trying to do the right thing and make my relationship Halal for us and in the eyes of Allah, but I am being told caste is Islamic? I am stuck and no longer know what to do. I am being told marrying into this caste is an unimaginable thing to do, almost degrading but I really don't see how. He and his family are good people so I'm confused about this caste issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to know: Does Islam mention a caste system within marriage and how best to approach this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please don't judge about the relationship, rather assist me on this matter please.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21812" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-01-26T07:35:31.440" LastActivityDate="2018-02-25T08:09:03.873" Title="Does Islam mention a caste system within marriage?" Tags="|nikah|caste|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ClosedDate="2018-03-10T09:47:41.763" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38768" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-31T06:22:19.393" Score="4" ViewCount="877" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ayatollah Khamenei's website has a video &lt;a href=&quot;http://english.khamenei.ir/news/3502/Women-are-stronger-than-men-Ayatollah-Khamenei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Women are stronger than men&lt;/a&gt; dated 2013.  It's quite touching, and you can see the women in the audience are visibly moved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hHdtBm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/hHdtBm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ayatollah Khamenei&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this video, what he says is translated to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I always say to my friends and relatives and to women that, contrary to the idea that has been established, women are the stronger gender.  Women are stronger than men.  &lt;strong&gt;Women can completely control and influence men with their wisdom and delicacy.  We can see this in practice and we can prove it by reasoning.  This is a reality.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, there are a number of women who do not adopt wise measures and who, as a result, cannot do this.  But if a woman is wise enough she can tame a man.  This is like the situation in which a person can bridle and ride a wild lion.  This does not mean that he is physically stronger than the lion.  Rather, this means that he has managed to use his mental power.  Women have this capability, but they should do this with delicacy and subtlety.  When I say delicacy, I do not only mean physical delicacy.  As well as physical delicacy, I mean delicacy in implementing thoughts and ideas, showing acumen and making decisions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;These are capabilities which Allah the Exalted has bestowed on women.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, this should be the basis.  This discourse should be improved and pursued.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's a remarkable speech, at odds with the idea of women's intelligence being deficient in Islam.  For example, in the top answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/182/17163&quot;&gt;Why does a man&amp;#39;s witness count as two women&amp;#39;s witness in Islam?&lt;/a&gt;, we find:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Sunni point of view, Women have deficiency in reason and in religion. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/304/17163&quot;&gt;Abdullah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;supported by a fatwa (links no longer working).  A similar (yet non-identical) version can be found &lt;a href=&quot;https://abdurrahman.org/2010/06/18/womens-deficiency-in-deen-and-reason-ibn-baaz/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AbdurRahman.Org&lt;/a&gt;) which states &amp;quot;There are many women whose reason is better than men, and are stronger in deen and memorization.&amp;quot; and quotes a hadith, probably Sahih al-Bukhari 304 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/6/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;), as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... I have not seen anyone more deficient in ability to reason and deen than you. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This leads to the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What is Shia Islam's take on the deficiency in women's intelligence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T14:11:28.300" Title="What is Shia Islam's take on the deficiency in women's intelligence?" Tags="|women|shiism|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38769" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12850" CreationDate="2017-03-31T07:50:46.703" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Man or woman, you shouldn't post your pictures online where they are always available to see for anyone who chooses to at will. This applies to profile pictures in apps like facebook, twitter, whatsapp too. Remember purdah is equally important for a man too. Islam doesn't differentiate between sexes when it comes to modesty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Glorious Quraan: Surah An-Nur: 30-31&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and be modest. That is&#xA;purer for them. Lo! Allah is Aware of what they do. And tell the&#xA;believing women to lower their gaze and be modest.&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad confirmed on this as seen in this Hadith -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 8.260 Narrated by Ibn Abbas:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I have not seen a thing resembling 'lamam' (minor sins) than what Abu Huraira narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)who&#xA;said &amp;quot;Allah has written for the children of Adam their share of ‘zina’&#xA;which he commits inevitably. &lt;strong&gt;The ‘zina’ of the eyes is the sight (to&#xA;gaze at a forbidden thing)&lt;/strong&gt;, the ‘zina’ of the tongue is the talk,&#xA;and the inner self wishes and desires and the private parts testify&#xA;all this or deny it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7995" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2022-03-05T22:11:59.980" LastActivityDate="2022-03-05T22:11:59.980" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38770" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38775" CreationDate="2017-03-31T08:03:26.007" Score="2" ViewCount="275" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-collar_crime&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;White-collar crime&lt;/a&gt; refers to financially motivated nonviolent crime committed by business and government professionals. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Typical white-collar crimes could possibly include fraud, bribery, Ponzi schemes, insider trading, labor racketeering, embezzlement, cybercrime, copyright infringement, money laundering, identity theft, and forgery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Theft, for example, is punishable under sharia (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hudud&lt;/a&gt;) when certain conditions are met (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/en/article/136791/the-ruling-of-theft-in-islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Are white-collar crimes punishable under sharia?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-30T13:54:25.100" Title="Are white-collar crimes punishable under sharia?" Tags="|sharia|theft|hudud|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38771" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7124" CreationDate="2017-03-31T08:56:54.257" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word Allah in Arabic means the deity/god in English and the guys who answered you in the past quotes above are incorrect, the word &quot;allahuma&quot; is simply a plural form of the word Allah which contains the plural suffix &quot;hum as huma&quot; in modern Arabic grammar in other Semitic languages this is common as well as in Arabic, one example is in the Arabic form in the word &quot;kitabhum&quot; which translates as &quot;their book&quot;, so the same grammar rules apply to the Arabic word &quot;allahuma&quot; as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same word is found in Aramaic/Hebrew as elohim/alahyim found in the Torah in Barashiyth/Genesis 1:1 that they mistranslate as &quot;God&quot; yet in the Torah in Genesis it uses &quot;us/we&quot; when creating man/Adam, and the same is found in the Quraan in suratul a'laq where it uses the Arabic word &quot;nahnu/we/us&quot; when it states that al Insaan as man was created.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21814" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-04-01T17:56:11.167" LastActivityDate="2017-04-01T17:56:11.167" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35739" CreationDate="2017-03-31T09:33:18.050" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Two things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Islam you are a muslim when you have accepted the oneness of God and that Prophet Muhammad PBUH is his messenger. Period. No other rituals or studies are required for you to qualify as a muslim. Learning the deen is a life long journey and it has been noted that even the companions of the prophet used to ask him if they will go to Jannah or not. Having this fear in your heart helps a muslim stay on the right path.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Niyyah (intention) is all that Allah sees&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bukhari :: Book 1 :: Volume 1 :: Hadith 1&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Narrated ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I heard Allah’s Apostle saying, “The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he&#xA;  has intended. So whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman&#xA;  to marry, his emigration was for what he emigrated for.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Also reported in Sahih Muslim&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="7995" LastActivityDate="2017-03-31T09:33:18.050" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38766" CreationDate="2017-03-31T09:54:43.400" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah descends in a way that befits his majesty. You can't descend every night if your already bound to be in the first heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah comes down specifically in the &lt;strong&gt;last-third&lt;/strong&gt; of the night which was mentioned in the latter part of the Hadith, so not the full night. (You can work out the time zones :), too busy right now&#xA;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah isn't constrained to any laws of the universe since Allah is the creator.&#xA;Time and any dimensional limitations fall under the laws of universe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway this is beyond our mental capacity, we cannot assume the unseen.&#xA;If everything in this universe is imperfect to a degree, then there must be a perfect being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All praise and glory is to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;May Allah Forgive me for any mistakes, and Allah knows best.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21611" LastActivityDate="2017-03-31T09:54:43.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38770" CreationDate="2017-03-31T10:36:05.023" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is something called &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tazir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tazeer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, where a state or court can declare a punishment for a crime that doesn't have a divinely sanctioned punishment. In practice most Islamic countries have legislation to deal with such crimes, and punishments may include imprisonment and fines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most of the listed crimes would come under harming another person's property, which is prohibited in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/188&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:188&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;And do not consume one another's wealth unjustly or&#xA;  send it [in bribery] to the rulers in order that [they might aid] you&#xA;  [to] consume a portion of the wealth of the people in sin, while you&#xA;  know [it is unlawful].&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 4:29&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;O you who have believed, do not consume one another's&#xA;  wealth unjustly but only [in lawful] business by mutual consent. And&#xA;  do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allah is to you ever&#xA;  Merciful.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-03-31T13:30:42.140" LastActivityDate="2017-03-31T13:30:42.140" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38777" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37576" CreationDate="2017-03-31T10:53:18.097" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Among the sunni schools of thought, there is &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikah_Misyar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Misyar&lt;/a&gt; marriage, where the husband and wife mutually agree to waive some rights and norms of marriage. From &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/82390&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Misyaar marriage is where a man does a shar’i marriage contract with a&#xA;  woman, meeting the conditions of marriage, but the woman gives up some&#xA;  of her rights such as accommodation, maintenance or the husband’s&#xA;  staying overnight with her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such marriages are usually common among Muslims who stay for work in foreign countries, they are allowed to have sexual relations in a halal manner while not having to deal with the complete responsibilities of a married life.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-03-31T10:53:18.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38778" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38766" CreationDate="2017-03-31T11:24:11.283" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;With the Name of Allah most Gracious, most Compassionate&lt;br&gt;&#xA;First of all we can not consider (compare) Allah like any one in this word&lt;br&gt;&#xA;No one in this word is like Allah&lt;br&gt;&#xA;All Says in about 8 times&lt;br&gt;&#xA;“KUN FAYAKUN” (“‘Be,’ and it is”) means Allah do not need to go some if Allah want to do some thing, he will just say &quot;Kun&quot; and it will be happened&lt;br&gt;&#xA;the question is &quot;how will it be happened or who will do it ?&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;the answer is &quot;it is the beyond the limitation of the human mind&quot; because laws of the universe obey Allah not Allah obey the Laws of the universe&lt;br&gt;&#xA;similarly if Allah want to go somewhere he do not need to go physically and i will repeat my word again &quot;it is the beyond the limitation of the human mind to understand that how Allah will go somewhere&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;if you want to understand it scientifically and with logics&lt;br&gt;&#xA;then read Albert Einstein theory of theory of relativity&lt;br&gt;&#xA;he says that&lt;br&gt;&#xA;no one can attain speed of light&lt;br&gt;&#xA;if he do so there will be there will be three changing at all in its behaviour    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;he will have infinite mass (means a mass which can not be measurable)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the length will be contract for him (means a wast distance will be tiny for him)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;time dilation will be occurred for him (time will not end for him or moving clocks run slow for him)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Allah says in Quran (Surah Noor ayah 35)&#xA;اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ (Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;in this Ayah Allah describing one of his characteristics that he is light&lt;br&gt;&#xA;this is the scientific proof that no one can be compared with Allah and Allah has no limits&lt;br&gt;&#xA;but as far as science is concerned science can be changed or altered with strong reasoning but islam can not because it is the religion made by Allah for us&lt;br&gt;&#xA;may Allah forgive me if i can not explain it well or explained something wrong&lt;br&gt;&#xA;All praise and glory is to Allah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21818" LastEditorUserId="21818" LastEditDate="2017-04-01T09:22:32.313" LastActivityDate="2017-04-01T09:22:32.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38779" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38831" CreationDate="2017-03-31T11:35:22.843" Score="2" ViewCount="1508" Body="&lt;p&gt;Our mosque is full and when we pray juma we pray it on the roads behind the imam while hearing what he recites. Is Juma prayer valid if prayed outside of the mosque's boundary like on the road or footpath behind the imam ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user21537" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T02:02:59.323" Title="Is Juma prayer valid if I pray outside of the mosque boundary?" Tags="|salat|sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38780" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37294" CreationDate="2017-03-31T11:42:58.557" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Uzair wasn't a prophet, he was a very pious man whom Allah has singled out and showed him a great sign.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He memorized the Torah and also had a copy because at that time the Torah's were being destroyed by the tyrant at that time king Nebuchadnezzar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am unsure of why he departed though he did(Allah knows best)&#xA;As he walked past a desolate town in ruins he said &quot;When will Allah give it life after its death?&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as he fell asleep later in his journey and Allah made him die for 100 years, and brought back his life afterwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah placed an example to Uzair when he was brought back to life Allah told him to look at his food and it didn't change, then Allah told him to look at his donkey which was in bones and Allah showed him how he reassembled and put flesh into the donkey and restored it's life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He went back to his house and his household couldn't recognize him,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;...except the maid, who was now an old blind woman. He prayed to God to&#xA;  cure her blindness and she could see again. He meets his son who&#xA;  recognized him by a mole between his shoulders and was older than he&#xA;  was.&quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzair&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wiki&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Torah which he had was rotting and crumpled at that time, so he re-wrote the whole thing from memory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And Allah Knows Best, May Allah Forgive Me for any mistakes I made&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21611" LastActivityDate="2017-03-31T11:42:58.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38781" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17202" CreationDate="2017-03-31T11:54:35.510" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying,&#xA;  &quot;The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will&#xA;  get the reward according to what he has intended. So whoever emigrated&#xA;  for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration was for&#xA;  what he emigrated for.&quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/1/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You will be held accountable for your intention, if you make something Halal with the intention for good use, then you will get it's reward. vice-versa&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;...No person earns any (sin) except against himself (only), and no&#xA;  bearer of burdens shall bear the burden of another...&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=6&amp;amp;verse=164&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(Surah An'am, Verse 164)&lt;/a&gt; Mohsin Khan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21611" LastActivityDate="2017-03-31T11:54:35.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38782" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="77602" CreationDate="2017-03-31T15:55:05.397" Score="3" ViewCount="2339" Body="&lt;p&gt;Marital rape consists of raping your spouse, i.e. having intercourse with your spouse despite a lack of consent. In modern law, marital rape is on par with extramarital rape in terms of legal consequences: the rapist will be punished, whether the victim was his spouse or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not clear to me in sharia if the husband rapes the wife. One of her major duties according to the marital contract is sexual availability, and refusing to oblige is not only considered a major sin, it has the legal implication of &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/38759/17702&quot;&gt;losing her right to maintenance by her husband&lt;/a&gt; (the linked answer talks about leaving the house without permission, but on a fortiori grounds, this also holds about her refusing intercourse; this result is also explicitly mentioned in the section of which excerpts are cited in the linked answer).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I can't find a definition of rape in fiqh sources, and the only mention of a punishment for rape in Reliance of the Traveler I can find is in o7.3 in the context of how far self-defense can go (not in the context of legal punishments):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for when an aggressor is raping someone whom it is unlawful for him&#xA;  to have sexual intercourse with, it is permissible to kill him&#xA;  forthwith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Clearly this says nothing about marital rape since it is lawful for the husband to have sex with his wife. The &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/Hedaya_201703/Hedaya#page/n395/mode/2up/search/rape&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hidayah&lt;/a&gt; only mentions marital rape in a footnote to a paragraph about maintenance of the wife; it says nothing about any consequences for the husband. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/27526/17702&quot;&gt;This answer&lt;/a&gt; to a related question also says nothing about a legal punishment for the husband, or even any negative legal effects like owing her money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus my questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Which definitions of rape exist in fiqh? In particular, what is the relevance of consent?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Are there any criminal law consequences for a husband raping his wife that don't also exist for a husband causing bodily harm to his wife? (To explain the difference: is a husband who rapes his wife by beating her with an iron rod punished differently from a husband who beats his wife with an iron rod without also raping her?)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2023-01-09T10:29:16.073" Title="Definition of rape - is marital rape a criminal offense in sharia" Tags="|nikah|rape|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38783" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-31T16:10:41.087" Score="0" ViewCount="674" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/26399/17702&quot;&gt;Slavery is acknowledged as lawful in fiqh.&lt;/a&gt; However, there seem to be certain limits of what the owner can do to his slave. I haven't seen a description of what the legal rights of an owner over his slaves (apart from possibly a right of the owner to have sex with his unmarried female slaves) are. In particular: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the limits on the use of force to make a slave compliant, and what are the legal consequences for transgressing them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2023-12-27T12:15:59.507" Title="Forcing a slave to be compliant" Tags="|slavery|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38785" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33434" CreationDate="2017-03-31T19:05:39.293" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Chapter Tawhid/Ikhlas: &lt;em&gt;الله الصمد&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah, the Eternal, Absolute.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Allah is at some place, then he is bound to that place and not elsewhere. He becomes limited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So that and many other examples from Qur'an are in a manner of honoring/glorifying Allah. It means he's at the pinnacle and were categorically (not physically) beneath him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Otherwise we have other verses in Qur'an where it says: &lt;em&gt;ید الله، بیت الله&lt;/em&gt; which mean hands of God, house of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-03-31T19:05:39.293" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38786" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-31T19:45:23.000" Score="2" ViewCount="369" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am really upset because I jokingly said to my husband that we are done with each other, we don't have any relationship. Does this nullify my nikah? My husband says it's a form of kenAya divorce.  Can you please explain?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21820" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-04-05T09:59:31.030" LastActivityDate="2018-04-05T09:59:31.030" Title="Is nikah nullified by jokingly saying to my husband we are done?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2018-04-08T09:06:27.763" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38787" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-31T19:58:17.890" Score="2" ViewCount="134" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a comment to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/38775/17702&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt;, user &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/20218/uma&quot;&gt;Uma&lt;/a&gt; states (picking up an example about fizzy water I suggested):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The limits ordained by religion are that the caliph shouldn't prevent&#xA;  doing an obligatory religious duty, and he shouldn't permit any haram&#xA;  action ... obedience to him is obligatory unless he commands&#xA;  disobedience to Allah. If he wants to ban fizzy drinks in turquoise&#xA;  cups he can, and the muslims must obey him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is somewhat surprising to me; I expect that there are certain limits in sharia as to how much the caliph can restrict the freedom of his subjects. It certainly seems to be recognized in shariah that the governing organs can issue regulations such as traffic law, mercantile law, etc. That raises the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which legal limits (as opposed to recommendations or exhortations) are there to the right of the caliph to penalize or criminalize otherwise halal behavior?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To give an analogue to what I'm looking for from a system of law I'm more familiar with: in modern law, the role of limiting the power of the governing organs of the state falls mostly to the constitution of a country, and banning fizzy water would go against the basic right of personal liberty enshrined in many constitutions. Limiting that right would require a collision with a constitutional duty of the state (fizzy water would not generate such a collision), and would thus be unconstitutional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-28T21:16:51.933" LastActivityDate="2017-12-28T21:16:51.933" Title="Limits of the legislative powers of the caliph" Tags="|fiqh|caliph|islamic-government|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38789" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38910" CreationDate="2017-03-31T20:13:16.123" Score="4" ViewCount="11160" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qawwali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qawwalis&lt;/a&gt; really attracts very much, and they are mostly emotional (especially Urdu and Punjabi Qawwali). Are they allowed in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Qawwali is a form of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sufi&lt;/a&gt; devotional music in South Asia. It is popular in the Punjab and Sindh regions of Pakistan, in many parts of North India including Hyderabad and Delhi, and many parts of Bangladesh. It is part of a musical tradition that stretches back for more than 700 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastEditorUserId="21110" LastEditDate="2017-04-07T06:28:50.013" LastActivityDate="2019-05-22T22:31:36.493" Title="Is Qawwali allowed in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|music|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38790" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38783" CreationDate="2017-03-31T21:18:52.770" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is permissible to force compliance from slaves in lawful matters such as the rights of Allah or rights of the people - including the rights of the owner. It is similar to forcing compliance from a free person in &lt;em&gt;ta'zir&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;hisbah&lt;/em&gt; or forcing compliance from one's wives or children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An owner can discipline a slave by soft advice, scolding, warning, using force, imprisonment or inflicting corporal punishment etc. Whatever minimum action is necessary to correct their actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence for it is the same as the evidence for disciplining one's wives or children as the case of slaves is analogous to them as a person is also a guardian over their slaves:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;واللاتي تخافون نشوزهن فعظوهن واهجروهن في المضاجع واضربوهن فإن أطعنكم فلا تبغوا عليهن سبيلا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them. But if they obey you [once more], seek no means against them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/34?translations=20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 4:34&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‏ مروا أولادكم بالصلاة وهم أبناء سبع سنين واضربوهم عليها وهم أبناء عشر سنين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Command your children to pray when they become seven years old, and beat them for it when they become ten years old&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud:495&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Dawud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن عائشة، قالت جاء أبو بكر ...‏ فعاتبني، وجعل يطعن بيده في خاصرتي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Aisha: ... Abu Bakr came to me ... admonished me and struck my flanks with his hand&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6844&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly the texts allowing for ta'zeer punishments and use of force to correct wrongdoing also extend to slaves:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لا تجلدوا فوق عشرة أسواط إلا في حد من حدود الله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do not flog anyone more than ten stripes except if he is involved in a crime necessitating Allah's prescribed punishments.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6850&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‏ لى الواجد يحل عرضه وعقوبته&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Delay in payment on the part of one who possesses means makes it lawful to dishonour and punish him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud:3628&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Dawud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;من رأى منكم منكرا فليغيره بيده فإن لم يستطع فبلسانه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever among you sees a wrongdoing, let him change it with his hand; if he cannot, then with his tongue&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/1/84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The owners are the ones who are responsible for educating and disciplining their slaves:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أقيموا على أرقائكم الحد&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Impose the prescribed punishment upon your slaves&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:1705a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud:4473&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Dawud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إذا زنت أمة أحدكم فتبين زناها فليجلدها الحد&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the slave woman of any of you commits fornication and the matter is clear, he should give her the appropriate beating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/mishkat:3563&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari and Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إذا ضرب أحدكم خادمه فليجتنب الوجه‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When one of you strikes his servant, let him avoid his face.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/adab:174&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Adab Al-Mufrad &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;رجل كانت له أمة فأدبها فأحسن أدبها وعلمها فأحسن تعليمها ثم أعتقها وتزوجها&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A man who has a slave woman whom he disciplines and disciplines her well, and teaches and teaches her well, then he manumits her and marries her (will have double reward).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;—  &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai:3344&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nasai&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5083&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jurists have stated that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;للسيد حق تأديب عبده ومعاقبته على ترك ما أوجبه الله عليه، أو فعل ما حرمه الله تعالى، أو مخالفة السيد، أو إساءة الأدب، أو غير ذلك باللوم أو الضرب، كما يؤدب ولده وزوجته الناشز.واختلفوا في إقامة السيد الحد والقصاص على عبده. وسيأتي بيان ذلك إن شاء الله. ومن جملة العقوبة التي يملكها السيد أن يضربه على ترك الصلاة إذا كان مميزا وبلغ عشر سنين، وذلك لتمرينه عليها حتى يألفها ويعتادها لحديث: واضربوهم عليها وهم أبناء عشر. قال الحجاوي والبهوتي: وللسيد أن يزيد في ضرب الرقيق، تأديبا على ضرب الولد والزوجة، لقول النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: لا تضرب ظعينتك كضرب أميتك وقوله: لا يجلد أحدكم امرأته جلد العبد ثم يجامعها في آخر اليوم. وللسيد أن يقيد عبده إذا خاف عليه الإباق&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The owner has the right to discipline his slave and to punish him on abandoning what is made obligatory on him by Allah, or on doing an act which Allah has forbidden the slave from doing, or on opposing the owner, or on misbehavior etc. by verbal reprimand or beating, in the same way as he can discipline his child or disobedient wife.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there is disagreement on the master enforcing hudud and qisas on his slave, its detail will be mentioned shortly Inshallah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And one among the punishments which the owner has power over is beating for abandoning prayer if the slave has the ability of discernment and has reached ten years of age. That is so that the slave will be trained and adopt it as a habit. As the hadith says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Beat them for it when they become ten years old&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud:495&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Dawud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Hajaawi and Al-Bahooti said: And the master can beat a slave more severely than his wife or child because of the saying of the Prophet ﷺ:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do not beat your wife as you beat your slave-girl.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud:142&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Dawud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And his saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of you should flog his wife as he flogs a slave and then have sexual intercourse with her in the last part of the day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5204&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the master can imprison his slave if he fears that he will run away.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/11430/13786#p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the limits to it: The slave must have actually done something wrong without an excuse. Punishing a slave without a valid reason is oppression. Verbal reprimand must not involve insulting their &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;parents&lt;/a&gt; etc. Further beating must not target the &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:1658d&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;face&lt;/a&gt; and it is not permitted to give a severe beating except in the case of a major sin. Owners are also not permitted to &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3016&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;burn&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai:4736&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mutilate&lt;/a&gt; their slaves such as by cutting off parts of their bodies or causing a loss of the faculties of the body such as by castrating them, nor are they permitted to kill their slaves. They can however carry out hudud punishments according to some madhabs, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/80793&quot;&gt;Can Hadd punishments be given to slaves by the owner, without the ruler&amp;#39;s permission?&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the legal consequences for transgression of the above by the owners, according to some madhabs some offenses make it obligatory to free the slave and the state will enforce it if the owner refuses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;من ضرب غلاما له حدا لم يأته أو لطمه فإن كفارته أن يعتقه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever beats a slave without him having done anything to deserve it, or slaps him, his expiation is to manumit him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:1657b&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further the state may enforce ta'zeer punishments on the owners for violations, just as they can enforce punishment for any other sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أجمع العلماء على أن التعزير مشروع في كل معصية لا حد فيها ولا كفارة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars have a consensus that Ta'zir is prescribed for every sin for which there is no Hadd or Kaffarah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/7289/14847&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Majmoo‘ al-Fataawa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;على السلطان رعاية الرقيق، ومن ذلك إذا كان السيد يلزم رقيقه بخراج لا يطيقه، منعه السلطان  . وكذلك إن كان يكلفه بعمل لا يطيقه.وقد تقدم النقل عن عمر رضي الله عنه أنه كان يخرج كل سبت إلى العوالي فإذا وجد عبدا في عمل لا يطيقه وضع عنه.ومن ذلك إذا عذب السيد رقيقه، أو ارتكب في حقه ما لا يحل له من مثلة، أو جرح أو قطع، ألزمه بتحريره فيما يستحق فيه التحرير، أو دعاه إلى ذلك إن لم يكن التحرير واجبا، كما تقدم في مواضع من فعل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ذلك.وللسلطان تعزير السيد في تلك الحال بقول أو فعل، على القاعدة في التعزير.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the duty of the ruler to look after the interests of the slaves. Among them is that if an owner imposes a tax on his slave which is beyond his capacity to earn then the ruler will stop the owner. In the same way if an owner gives him a task which he does not have the strength to do then the ruler will intervene.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it has been previously mentioned that Umar (the second caliph) used to go out every Saturday and if he found a slave tasked with something which he did not have the strength to do then he would relieve him of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And part of this is that if an owner tortures his slave or does something to him which is not lawful such as mutilation, injury or amputation then the ruler will force the owner to free the slave if it is something in which manumission becomes obligatory, otherwise he will invite the owner to free the slave voluntarily if manumission is not obligatory, as has been previously mentioned regarding the actions of the Prophet ﷺ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the ruler may impose a Ta'zir punishment on the owner in this situation by his words or actions, according to the principles of Ta'zir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/11430/13803#p1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-12-27T12:15:59.507" LastActivityDate="2023-12-27T12:15:59.507" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38791" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-03-31T22:18:33.990" Score="5" ViewCount="837" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm well aware that in the Islamic history there is a need of 4 witnesses for a rape to be proved. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Has that happened before? How? I mean has there ever been a woman who claimed X has raped me and then the prophet said are there witnesses and then 4 witnessed were gathered and then the man got punished?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally has there ever been any incident where an alleged rapist got punished regardless of the number of witnesses (e.g. no witnesses were found or there was only 1 witness)? If so when? Why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm only interested from the time of the prophet Muhammad until the end of Ali's government&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-03-31T22:31:18.797" LastActivityDate="2017-06-24T15:30:12.467" Title="Under what circumstances is a rape proved?" Tags="|judgements|witness|rape|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38792" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38768" CreationDate="2017-03-31T22:51:40.910" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;O mankind! reverence your Guardian-Lord, who created you from a single person, created, of like nature, His mate, and from them twain scattered (like seeds) countless men and women;- reverence Allah, through whom ye demand your mutual (rights), and (reverence) the wombs (That bore you): for Allah ever watches over you. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nisa' : 1&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Men are not above women, women are not above men. We are mates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is also a beautiful line from Commander of the faithful:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;فی رساله أمیرالمؤمنین إلی الحسن (ع) قال: «لا تملک المرأه من الأمر ما یجاوز نفسها؛ فإنّ ذلک أنعم بحالها، و أرخی لبالها، و أدوم لجمالها؛ فإنّ&#xA;  المرأه ریحانه و لیست بقهرمانه.»&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Do not tolerate that women do things beyond their abilities because&#xA;  this is more suitable for their status, it calms their hearts, and&#xA;  preserves their beauty; surely women are like fragrant flowers and not&#xA;  warriors.”(2)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt; Wasa’il ush-Shi‘ah, vol. 20, p. 168.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To be like a like a flower and not like a warrior she needs different attributes. I'll discuss them in my answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do you have the following premises?&#xA;That the following 2 quotes must/are be conflicting&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Women can completely control and influence men with their wisdom and delicacy. We can see this in practice and we can prove it by reasoning. This is a reality.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Women have deficiency&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me they are in agreement. I've learned things from my child, from my wife, my father, my mother, my grandmother, my grandfather, my sisters, my aunts, my friend, my female teachers, my neighbor, strangers, my students, people with less of education, etc. Some of them were stronger at things they taught me, some of them were weaker at things they taught me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally speaking among Shia's, women are more involved. If you see my other answer about the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/37299/13637&quot;&gt;level of obedience&lt;/a&gt;, you see it's different from the Sunni view. In Sunni view, Women are somewhat to obey as long as the husband's request is not-haram. In Shia'ism women have 2 restrictions only: Don't leave the house without your husband's permission and share a bed with him...so she has more freedom. Other than that she's just highly recommended to listen to her husband, while husbands are highly recommended to support and shower their wives with love, help her in the house.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally when men are said to have more intelligence it doesn't mean it's complete/perfect. Many men are idiots/wrongdoers. It only means, men have more of something than women. The perfect amount of wisdom only belongs to the infallible prophets/Imams + infallible ladies (like Maryam, Khadija, or Hazrat Fatima. Only prophet Muhammad's rank is above Lady Fatima)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there's a Shia quote from the commander of the faithful Imam Ali: Women have deficiency in intelligence (and therefor can't be a judge), deficiency in faith, (because they can't always pray because of their monthly periods) and deficiency in fortunes (because they have half &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/37419/is-the-fact-that-a-woman-inherits-only-half-the-amount-of-a-man-a-kind-of-injust&quot;&gt;inheritance&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how is that a good thing? To be honest I'm not sure. But here's what I think:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If they were like men, they wouldn't fall for men. In Islam it's recommended to get married as soon as you're in need of feel that you'll sin. But now this man, is young, stupid and without wealth. Why would you marry him? He really doesn't have anything. You the lady on the other hand, have everything, the beauty of a young lady and are fresh, full of joy. You're the treasure and I the man am the dipshit. Why the hell would you marry yourself to this man, which then you would have to seek permission to leave your house? Whom you have to please? (There are many benefits which the women would also get, it's a trade off... I get it). The women does this out of love. It's not a pure calculative decision. ( I don't mean she'll just be dumb and marry any idiot, but it won't be 100% calculative. Same for men. But for me men it's &lt;em&gt;more&lt;/em&gt; calculative)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Then life goes on and now you're in the same house, but if women were like men, then they wouldn't wake up in the morning to cook for Suhur. They would say &quot;why should I cook?&quot; ...They won't look after their child. Instead they'd be like, &quot;I'll looked after him, now it's your turn&quot;. I know that if you leave children to men, they usually tend to get dirty, hungry and won't feel loved. But don't get me wrong, she's not a servant to him. To understand better what I mean kind read &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35201/what-does-being-an-obedient-wife-really-mean/37299#37299&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; of mine.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;For every 1 man, there are &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/hide-and-seek/201205/the-7-reasons-why-depression-is-more-common-in-women&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2 women who get depressed&lt;/a&gt;. Why? Because women are more sensitive beings. Now imagine if this women is put in court and now she has to judge people, it would take a more severe toll on her. Over time her love/joy/fire would go cold. Men on the other hand are more brute and less likely susceptible. Additionally because of being more sensitive, they are less likely to carry on with punishments/sentences and therefore make weaker judgements.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If she was calculative like men, then the moment she sees a stronger, wealthier women, better looking man she'll just jump to him. Really imagine if women were like that (I'm not saying they are never like that, but it's happening on a far lesser frequency than it's happening for men). Being a man I can tell you that men are somewhat like that. I mean if we see a beautiful women, we really want her. It's hard. I don't know why God created us this way. I guess it helps us to breed and perhaps it's also part of our test (to see women we like, but then hold back...just like a hijabi woman who likes to project her beauties but must hold back).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/body-changes-infographic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;bodily transformation&lt;/a&gt; that a woman goes through her pregnancy is something that if you asked men, most of them would just walk away from it, something growing inside?! I can't work...can't provide...I'll look ugly, fath, I can't do things the same way. Yet mothers are loving creatures, willing to go through with all its problems (back and hip pain, change in body metabolism, limited movement, harder sleep, etc) and we men take it for granted. Men have love, they also have love for their children, but love for women if not superior is yet very different——enough to make them go throw all the hardship of pregnancy.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ssnbu.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ssnbu.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;According to the prophet, &quot;whenever you marry, half of your religion is considered safe&quot;. It really means we complete one another with our &lt;em&gt;differences&lt;/em&gt;. Half is a huge chunk! I can't think of anything that fixes half of our problems that easy. Staying at home with my father/ male friend/cousin/teacher won't necessarily protect half of my religion but marrying a woman would.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally I find this quote somewhat related:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater. If you give her&#xA;  sperm, she'll give you a baby.. If you give her a house, she'll give&#xA;  you a home. If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal. If you&#xA;  give her a smile, she'll give you her heart. She multiplies and&#xA;  enlarges what is given to her. So, if you give her any crap, be ready&#xA;  to receive a ton of shit!” -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7619574-whatever-you-give-a-woman-she-will-make-greater-if&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;William Golding&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To do all of the above, a women/mother/lover needs to have more of love than she needs of logic. Why? Because her &lt;em&gt;domain&lt;/em&gt; of activities are not the same of men.&lt;/strong&gt; Needless to say:&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/49/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ان اکرمکم عند الله اتقاکم&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further research, to find more about the Shia perspective I recommend seeing &lt;a href=&quot;http://sayedammar.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ammar Nakhshawani's&lt;/a&gt; youtube &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ammar%20nakshawani%20women%20in%20islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;videos&lt;/a&gt; on women. Mr. Khamenei is one of the many Shia scholars. He also holds a political position which somehow affects what he says or can/can't say. Obviously no scholar is infallible, so always be alert.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T14:11:28.300" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T14:11:28.300" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38793" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16628" CreationDate="2017-03-31T23:46:52.897" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's been almost 2 years since you posted the question. Are you still in the difficult situation or have been able find some solution?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Irrespective of the marriage under religious context, if you want to be recognised under any civil rule, no matter whichever country, for all the civil transactions including your passport, children education, or etc, it's always your valid document is the proof to show that you are legally married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ultimately your happiness matters. Try out the better ways to come over the difficult situations by simple ways and find some meaning in 'relationship based on love' apart from 'based on religion'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21821" LastActivityDate="2017-03-31T23:46:52.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38794" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38799" CreationDate="2017-04-01T00:54:05.790" Score="1" ViewCount="200" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/25280/17702&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; it is claimed that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In Islam the idea behind slavery is that the criminal, or enemy&#xA;  combatant's expenses are paid by his/her owner while the slave is&#xA;  expected to work for the owner.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As such it is seen as a better alternative to a prison system in which&#xA;  the expenses are paid by a group of people who have no control over&#xA;  him/her and in which the prisoner therefore might not be required to&#xA;  work.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This suggests that slavery is an alternative to prison as part of the criminal law system in Islam. However, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/26399/17702&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; claims that only prisoners of war can be enslaved. This brings up the questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which criminal offenses are punished with enslavement in Islam, if any? Is there any relation between slavery and criminal law as suggested in that answer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T13:12:52.220" Title="Relation between criminal law and slavery" Tags="|sharia|slavery|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38789" CreationDate="2017-04-01T05:22:52.370" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would quote this section from the Egyptian Dar Al-Iftaa formal website,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Based on this discussion we find that singing, whether with musical instruments or without, is permissible with the condition that it not a call for disobedience, lewdness, and does not contain any themes contrary to the Shari‘ah. It is also noteworthy that excess of music and singing can take the act beyond its permissibility to the category of reprehensible acts, and perhaps even to the category of impermissibility.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would recommend you to check the whole fatwa text in the following link&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dar-alifta.org/Foreign/ViewFatwa.aspx?ID=4866&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.dar-alifta.org/Foreign/ViewFatwa.aspx?ID=4866&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21826" LastActivityDate="2017-04-01T05:22:52.370" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38799" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38794" CreationDate="2017-04-01T11:09:21.223" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Medi1Saif's answer is correct. The only mode of enslavement that is permissible under Islam is the enslavement of prisoners of war, if the ruler chooses that.                &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/94840&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Islam limited the sources of slaves that existed before the beginning&#xA;  of the Prophet’s mission to one way only: enslavement through war&#xA;  which was imposed on kaafir prisoners-of-war and on their womenfolk&#xA;  and children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith-e-Qudsi which outlaws enslavement of a free person is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;Allah says, 'I will be&#xA;  against three persons on the Day of Resurrection: -1. One who makes a&#xA;  covenant in My Name, but he proves treacherous. -2. &lt;strong&gt;One who sells a&#xA;  free person (as a slave) and eats the price&lt;/strong&gt;, -3. And one who employs&#xA;  a laborer and gets the full work done by him but does not pay him his&#xA;  wages.' &quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/34/174&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Criminal punishments in Islam include lashes, amputation, execution, imprisonment, qisas (retaliation) and diya (monetary compensation) and all of them are proven in the Quran. There is no case of enslavement of a free person for any crime recorded in the Quran, Hadith or actions of the Sahabah nor do any schools of thought allow any such punishments as far as I know.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A bit off-topic, but keep in mind though, that this does not mean that enslavement is an obligatory sanction ... its a valid &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;choice&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; that the caliph has because that was the custom and norm of the ancient times when Islam was revealed and Islam does not force the state to act as a sheep in a world full of wolves. Other options that the caliph has include ransoming the prisoners or setting them free as a gesture of good-will. Also enslavement is only an option when the conquered territory chose war instead of Jizyah, or the other options that a territory may be given when conquest was to be made.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further, prisoners of war who accept Islam are not to be enslaved (quote from &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/Hedaya_201703/Hedaya#page/n507/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hidaya&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The person among them who converts to Islam, the meaning being in&#xA;  dar-al-harb, he protects himself through his Islam, because Islam&#xA;  negates the commencement of enslavement, and his minor children too,&#xA;  as they become Muslims as a consequence of his Islam. He also&#xA;  preserves all the (moveable) wealth that is in his possession.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Muslim prisoners of War (rebels) are not to be enslaved, &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/Hedaya_201703/Hedaya#page/n527/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hidaya&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Their families will not be enslaved nor will their wealth be (taken as&#xA;  spoils)  and divided up be. This is based on the saying of Ali (God be&#xA;  pleased with him) during the Battle of Jamal: &quot;No prisoner will be&#xA;  slain, the privacy of families will not be violated and wealth not&#xA;  taken.&quot; This is treated as a model in such cases. His statement about&#xA;  prisoners is construed to mean &quot;when they do not have a supporting&#xA;  group.&quot; If there is such a supporting group, the imam is to execute&#xA;  the prisoner, but if he likes he can imprison him, due to what we have&#xA;  said, for these people are Muslims and Islam grants protection to life&#xA;  and wealth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My humble opinion is that the above points negate the possibility of enslavement of a common criminal ... since a Dhimmi is never enslaved, nor a rebel Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-03T11:40:21.400" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T11:40:21.400" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38801" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-01T12:12:26.707" Score="2" ViewCount="787" Body="&lt;p&gt;My parents say that I won't be able to fast during to fast during Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21828" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2021-12-11T09:10:01.727" LastActivityDate="2021-12-11T09:10:01.727" Title="What should I do when my parents prohibit fasting during Ramadan?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|parents|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38802" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38801" CreationDate="2017-04-01T12:55:15.133" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are five conditions for being obligated to fast:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The person is a Muslim &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The person has reached puberty and are accountable of their actions&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The person is able to fast&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The person is not traveling &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The person has no restrictions to fasting&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If all of these conditons matches yours then it will be obligatory to fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are ill, then it is okay to not fast. What defines being ill is physically not being able to fast for a short time or a long time.&#xA;Your leucodema is a skin condition and it shouldn't not allow you to fast.&#xA;If because of your skin condition you get really dehydrated than you can not fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if one doesn't not fast, being ill or not, one still has to pay for it. You should feed one poor person everyday of Ramadan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And as for those who can fast with difficulty, (e.g. an old man), they have (a choice either to fast or) to feed a Miskeen (poor person) (for every day)&#xA;  and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number (of days which one did not observe Saum (fasts) must be made up) from other days”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/184-185&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Baqarah 2:184-5&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are able to fast and have no valid excuse to not fast , not fasting is a major sin. One must repent. Your parents cannot force you to not fast as it is a major sin for them and you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="20796" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T21:03:26.560" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T21:03:26.560" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38803" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-01T13:10:33.247" Score="1" ViewCount="119" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard that there are many &quot;copycats&quot;. They claim they are prophets too. Of course, anyone can claim they are prophets. They have many followers too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who are they?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Any lists?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone compile lists of them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not questioning whether they are false prophets or not. I am questioning whether they claim they are prophets and whether people believe them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2686" LastActivityDate="2021-11-23T09:50:19.317" Title="Besides Muhammad, who else claim that they are prophets around his time and place?" Tags="|prophets|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38804" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38803" CreationDate="2017-04-01T13:34:27.407" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The false prophets who arose around the time of Prophet Muhammad(p.b.u.h), in Arabia include:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musaylimah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Musailmah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sajah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sajjah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulayha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tulayha&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Aswad_Al-Ansi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aswad Ansi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Details about them can probably be best sourced from books of Seerah and the histories of Abu Bakr's caliphate. None of these have any surviving cults as the claimants were either slain in battle or reverted to Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-04-01T13:34:27.407" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38805" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-01T15:06:44.043" Score="3" ViewCount="178" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do animals have souls because one of the major sins that doom one to Hell is killing a soul. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: &#xA; “Avoid the seven sins that doom a person to Hell.” We said: What are they, O Messenger of Allah? He said: “Associating others with Allah (shirk); witchcraft; KILLING A SOUL whom Allah has forbidden us to kill, EXCEPT in cases dictated by Islamic law; consuming orphans’ wealth; consuming riba; fleeing from the battlefield; and slandering chaste, innocent women.”  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Narrated by al-Bukhaari and Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that in cases of eating meat and qurbani it is allowed to kill animals but what about insects like ants and spiders? Sometimes in my house we find (in the summer) ants in our house that has gotten into our food. Can we kill them in this case?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastActivityDate="2017-04-01T15:06:44.043" Title="Do animals have souls? If they do is killing them a major sin?" Tags="|halal-haram|death|animals|soul|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2018-03-18T11:56:02.253" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38806" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38811" CreationDate="2017-04-01T19:58:15.503" Score="4" ViewCount="989" Body="&lt;p&gt;I usually read a little fast and don't pause between the verses. Is it compulsory to pause between the verses if I am not combining them ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user21537" LastActivityDate="2017-04-04T00:53:48.233" Title="Do I need to pause a little after every ayah while reading during salah?" Tags="|salat|sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38808" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38551" CreationDate="2017-04-01T21:00:36.713" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Asalam Alaikum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No, Shaitan/Satan never mimics himself as Allah SWT and Rasoolu Allah Sallahu Allahi Wasalam.. Because Satan is the creation of Allah SWT... He can't become Prophet Muhammad PBUH for the mercy of Allah SWT.. If you meet the person whom said that he is Prophet Muhammad PBUH. Identify him by his beard... He PBUH had 63 white hairs... If you don't wish to meet jinns and Satan... Then recite 3 Quls with Ayatul al Kursi...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21833" LastActivityDate="2017-04-01T21:00:36.713" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38809" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38817" CreationDate="2017-04-01T22:50:20.243" Score="4" ViewCount="1797" Body="&lt;p&gt;In parodying Christianity and the Bible, Tim Minchin sings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...but if the voices in your head say to sacrifice your kid to satiate your loving God's fetish for dead baby blood, it's simple faith the book demands, so raise that knife up in your hand... -- Tim Minchin - The Good Book (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMnEpOsGH4o&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;, beginning 2:35)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We have &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Prophet Ibrahim&lt;/a&gt; and the sacrifice of his son in Islam too.  Presumably, if a modern-day Muslim has a dream to sacrifice their child, they should not follow it.  My question is essentially: how can we know this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: If a modern-day Muslim had a dream to sacrifice their child, how should they react and why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would guess the answer might be either: (a) we should not follow it because dreams are easily misinterpreted, or (b) it's only Prophets who would be in that position.  But I could be wrong, and I'm seeking a definitive answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T10:49:27.830" Title="If a modern-day Muslim had a dream to sacrifice their child, how should they react and why?" Tags="|dream|sacrifice|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38811" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38806" CreationDate="2017-04-02T00:15:22.370" Score="1" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Abu Dawood (4001) and at-Tirmidhi (2927) narrated that Umm Salamah&#xA;said:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon&#xA;him) used to interrupt his recitation, so he would recite, “Al-hamdu&#xA;Lillahi Rabb il-‘Aalameen (All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the&#xA;Lord of the Alameen (mankind, jinns and all that exists)),” then&#xA;pause; “ar-Rahmaan ir-Raheem (The Most Beneficent, the Most&#xA;Merciful)”, then pause.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though this hadith is classed as Sahih by Albani(May Allah Have Mercy on Him) it is also classified Hasan by Ibn al-Jazari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is also not compulsory to do so&lt;/strong&gt;, but some/most scholars agree upon this as Sunnah.&#xA;Contemplating on each verse and having full understanding could &lt;strong&gt;improve your Kushoo&lt;/strong&gt; which in turn would improve your Salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also according to IslamQA:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;However it is disallowed to stop reciting altogether at a particular&#xA;point if that will change the meaning, such as one who recites the&#xA;words “So woe unto those performers of Salat (prayers)” [al-Maa‘oon&#xA;107:4], and stops there without reciting the following verse.&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though do not rush your salat as you want your salat to be accepted so I advise you do each action(i.e Ruku, Sajdah, While standing and reciting, Transitions) carefully and with time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also realized I've been doing some aspects in my prayer wrong so I'd think it would be beneficial to watch some videos that are strictly according to the sunnah and see what micro-mistakes have been made. If no mistakes were made in your prayer then may Allah accept them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also don't forget the dua when starting salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;you can find more examples from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLWJtXtmnbM&amp;amp;t=192s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; video&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Take more time each day that goes by and be of those who guard their prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/229818&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/229818&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;May Allah help strengthen our prayers, And Allah knows best. May Allah&#xA;forgive me for any mistakes&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21611" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-04-04T00:53:48.233" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38812" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-02T01:08:39.170" Score="3" ViewCount="3147" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Quran it states in Surah Araf that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That day &lt;strong&gt;shall We forget them&lt;/strong&gt; as they forgot the meeting of this day of theirs, and as they were wont to reject Our signs.&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[7:51]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which apparently means that Allah will forget the disbelievers who rejected His signs. The root word used is nasi' (meaning forget in Arabic). This same word the Quran uses to mention forgetting of things by people in many other different places also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So what does it mean in the context of Allah and how do we reconcile it with our concept of Divine Knowledge.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also in Surah Maryam the Quran states that :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The angels say:) We descend not but by command of thy Lord: to Him belongeth what is before us and what is behind us, and what is between: and thy Lord never doth forget. &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/19/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[19:64]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically here it is being said that Allah does not forget. The root word used here also is the same nasi' .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So how do we reconcile this apparent conflict between these two verses and also interpret the meaning of 'forgetting' in the above context?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21837" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2020-12-06T04:08:25.730" LastActivityDate="2020-12-06T04:08:25.730" Title="Does Allah forget according to Quran?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|allah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38813" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38812" CreationDate="2017-04-02T02:39:06.047" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah does not forget (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/20/52/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 20:52&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّي فِي كِتَابٍ لَّا يَضِلُّ رَبِّي وَلَا&#xA;  يَنسَى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Moses] said, &quot;The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a record. My&#xA;  Lord neither errs nor forgets.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;code&gt;نسي&lt;/code&gt; has multiple meanings as can be seen in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Mo'jam&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Forget, fail to remember, fail to recall&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fail to care for&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Leave out or not include&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Fail to notice or ignore&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/7/51/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 7:51&lt;/a&gt;, the verse you mentioned, is using the word to mean overlook, rather than forget -- it is a form of &lt;code&gt;muqabalah&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا دِينَهُمْ لَهْوًا وَلَعِبًا وَغَرَّتْهُمُ&#xA;  الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا فَالْيَوْمَ نَنْسَاهُمْ كَمَا نَسُوا لِقَاءَ&#xA;  يَوْمِهِمْ هَذَا وَمَا كَانُوا بِآيَاتِنَا يَجْحَدُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Who took their religion as distraction and amusement and whom the&#xA;  worldly life deluded. So today We will forget them just as they&#xA;  forgot the meeting of this Day of theirs and for having rejected Our&#xA;  verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qurtubi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt; (الجامع لأحكام القرآن - تفسير القرطبي)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَالْيَوْمَ نَنْسَاهُمْ أي نتركهم في النار كَمَا نَسُوا لِقَاءَ&#xA;  يَوْمِهِمْ هَذَا أي تركوا العمل به وكذبوا به&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;His saying &quot;So this Day We shall forget them&quot; means they will be left&#xA;  out in the hell fire as they have overlooked the day of judgment, did&#xA;  not work for it, and denied it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Tafsir &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Kathir&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt; (تفسير ابن كثير للقرآن العظيم):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قوله فَالْيَوْمَ نَنْسَاهُمْ كَمَا نَسُوا لِقَاءَ يَوْمِهِمْ هَذَا أي&#xA;  نعاملهم معاملة من نسيهم ...  وإنما قال تعالى هذا من باب المقابلة ...&#xA;  قال العوفي عن ابن عباس في قوله فَالْيَوْمَ نَنْسَاهُمْ كَمَا نَسُوا&#xA;  لِقَاءَ يَوْمِهِمْ هَذَا قال: نسيهم الله من الخير ولم ينسهم من الشر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In saying &quot;So this Day We shall forget them as they forgot their&#xA;  meeting of this Day, and as they used to reject Our Ayat,&quot; it means&#xA;  Allah will treat them as if they were forgotten, and this is a form of&#xA;  &lt;code&gt;muqabalah&lt;/code&gt;. Al-'Awfi said through Ibn-'Abbas that Allah will forget the good about them, but not their evil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or you can refer to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alim.org/library/quran/AlQuran-tafsir/TIK/7/50&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;abridged version&lt;/a&gt; online:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn 'Abbas said, &quot;We shall forsake&#xA;  them as they have forsaken the meeting of this Day of theirs.&quot; Mujahid&#xA;  said, &quot;We shall leave them in the Fire.&quot; As-Suddi said, &quot;We shall&#xA;  leave them from any mercy, just as they left any action on behalf of&#xA;  the meeting on this Day of theirs.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Zahrat Al-Tafasir (زهرة التفاسير), &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Abu_Zahra&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Zahra&lt;/a&gt; said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أريد بالنسيان لازمه وهو الترك بل بعض علماء اللغة يقول: إن الأصل في&#xA;  معنى النسيان هو الترك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What is meant by forget is to leave out, as linguistic scholars say&#xA;  the origin of the word نسيان is to leave out [or overlook].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Muqabalah&lt;/code&gt; is a known linguistic technique in the Arabic language (and other langauges), which is a type of &lt;code&gt;tibaq&lt;/code&gt;, where the same word can be used to convey different meanings. There are several verses in the Qur'an that employ this linguistic technique, e.g., &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/30/55/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 30:55&lt;/a&gt;, where the word &lt;code&gt;ساعة&lt;/code&gt; is used to mean hour (the commonly understood meaning) as a figure of speech to denote that the criminals' lives were so short, and also to refer to the day of judgment:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ يُقْسِمُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ مَا لَبِثُوا&#xA;  غَيْرَ سَاعَةٍ كَذَلِكَ كَانُوا يُؤْفَكُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the day the hour appears the criminals will swear they had&#xA;  remained but an hour. Thus they were deluded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T02:39:06.047" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38814" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38809" CreationDate="2017-04-02T03:30:39.697" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;I'm only addressing this if it's a dream&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such meticulous questions don't convey much value. I've never seen/heard one who's seen such a dream or anything remotely similar to it. But still I'll try answer both generic and specific so we can have a better dialogue. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me add more spice to your question: &quot;Would you kill/mutilate innocent infants if you saw it in a dream? Or if it was written in the Qur'an? Or if someone who was known a prophet told you do so?&quot; I'll gladly just trash that Qur'an, trash that prophet and trash that dream—by using my internal--God-given--touchstone&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our God given wisdom which speaks to us...defines good and bad, guides us to heaven tells us this is right,this is wrong. Just like it tells us killing an innocent person is wrong. Stealing is wrong. This is no different. It's really a messenger within us. (Shias believe there are 2 messengers/proofs/touchstones, one is your own wisdom the other are prophets. One is internal the other is external. By using this internal touchstone we can differentiate a real messenger from a fake messenger)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen many folks on ISE or other places who almost hibernate their own logic and say, what does Qur'an say on this? What do narrations say about this? What do our scholars say on this? But sister the most effective guider is that which God has given to us our &lt;em&gt;عقل&lt;/em&gt; our wisdom. Though the more this wisdom is polished/admonished with Qur'an/worship/service to Allah the better it gets at judging between right and wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِن تَتَّقُوا اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّكُمْ فُرْقَانًا&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;O ye who believe! if ye fear Allah, He will grant you a criterion (to judge between right and wrong)&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/8/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Anfal 29&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recall once I was over the phone with my elder who was trying to resolve an issue between me and my wife...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;him: &quot;do this!&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;me: &quot;OK. I will. But (just to be sure) is there also any narration that says such?&quot;. I could hear him banging his head on the wall like 50 times. In a very bad way that made me feel dumb&lt;br&gt;&#xA;he replied: &quot;FORGET RELIGION this is a rational thing to do! Why do you always need religion?!&quot;. I think the same applies to this situation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2.dreams have almost NO value for non-infallible people. FWIW there are some people who can manipulate what you see in your dream, which gives more reason to not follow. Having that said there are times that a dream is like 100% sync with your God-given wisdom and heart and you &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; follow, but again with caution. (And if you can follow it's something applicable to you and only you, no one else. Don't generalize it) I mean say you see a dream of giving food to your neighbor, or you see a dream that you'll see someone on the subway that will ask you something about Islam and you should help him &amp;lt;--these may seem like fairytales but they happen rarely, like 1 in a 1,000,000.  But again to specifically answer your question, if &lt;em&gt;you&lt;/em&gt; which are infallible—unprotected by Allah saw a dream to kill another then just dump it cause it's completely illogical. Giving food to your neighbor or answering a question from a Chinese guy on your commute to your office isn't illogical so you &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; follow it—with caution. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T03:30:39.697" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38817" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38809" CreationDate="2017-04-02T10:43:13.987" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The case is similar to a Muslim who has a dream where he is told to do worship an idol. The dreamer has no surety that the dream is a command from God, and indeed it goes against what is certainly the command of Allah (to not commit shirk) ... in all likelihood the dream is a trick from the devil to misguide the dreamer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Comparing oneself to Abraham is a fallacy. Abraham was a Prophet, a man so close to God that God called him His friend (Khalil Ullah)[&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/125&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:125&lt;/a&gt;]. The dreams of Prophets are always true and are a form of revelation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1931&amp;amp;Itemid=93&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt; on 37:102&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ubayd bin `Umayr said, &quot;The dreams of the Prophets are revelation&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=5&amp;amp;tSoraNo=37&amp;amp;tAyahNo=102&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=2&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Al Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt; on 37:102&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال مقاتل: رأى ذلك إبراهيم عليه السلام ثلاث ليال متتابعات. وقال محمد&#xA;  بن كعب: كانت الرسل يأتيهم الوحي من اللّه تعالى أيقاظاً ورقوداً، فإن&#xA;  الأنبياء لا تنام قلوبهم. وهذا ثابت في الخبر المرفوع، قال صلى الله عليه&#xA;  وسلم: &quot; إنا معاشر الأنبياء تنام أعيننا ولا تنام قلوبنا &quot; وقال ٱبن&#xA;  عباس: رؤيا الأنبياء وَحْيٌ وٱستدل بهذه الآية. وقال السّدي: لما بُشِّر&#xA;  إبراهيم بإسحاق قبل أن يولد قال هو إذاً لله ذبيح. فقيل له في منامه: قد&#xA;  نذرت نذراً فَفِ بنذرك.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muqatil said: &quot;Abraham dreamt three consecutive nights.&quot; Muhammad bin&#xA;  Ka'ab said: &quot;Allah sends revelations to Prophets while they are awake&#xA;  and while they sleep, because the Prophet's hearts don't sleep.&quot; It is&#xA;  proven in Hadith that the Prophet said: &quot;Us Prophets, our eyes sleep&#xA;  but hearts do not&quot;. Ibn Abbas said: &quot;The Prophets' dreams are&#xA;  revelation&quot; and he pointed to this verse. Sadi said: &quot;When Abraham was&#xA;  informed of the glad tidings of Isaac's birth, Abraham said: &quot;He is&#xA;  sacrificed for Allah.&quot;, then it was told to him in a dream: &quot;You&#xA;  Vowed, so fulfill your vow&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if it had been a mistake on Abraham's part, a revelation would have been sent to correct him (we see several examples of such in the life of the Prophet Muhammad(p.b.u.h) in the Quran, for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;66:1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/80/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;80:1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33/37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:37&lt;/a&gt;). Instead, we have angels aiding him as recorded in a tradition narrated in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1931&amp;amp;Itemid=93&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then Jibril(Gabriel), upon him be peace, took him to Jamrat Al-`Aqabah&#xA;  and the Shaytan appeared to him, so he stoned him with seven pebbles&#xA;  until he disappeared. Then he appeared him at Al-Jamrah Al-Wusta and&#xA;  he stoned him with seven pebbles. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=5&amp;amp;tSoraNo=37&amp;amp;tAyahNo=102&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=3&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Al Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وروي أنه لما ذبحه قال جبريل: اللّه أكبر اللّه أكبر. فقال الذبيح: لا&#xA;  إلٰه إلا اللّه واللّه أكبر. فقال إبراهيم: اللّه أكبر والحمد للّه؛ فبقي&#xA;  سُنة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is narrated that when Abraham was about to perform the sacrifice,&#xA;  Gabriel said: &quot;Allah is Great, Allah is Great&quot;, on this&#xA;  Zabih-Ullah(Ishmael) said: &quot;There is no god except Allah, and Allah is&#xA;  Great&quot; and on this Abraham said &quot;Allah is Great and all praise is for&#xA;  Allah&quot;, and so this takbeer became the Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A common person does not receive revelation (indeed revelation has ceased with Prophethood), and they don't see and interact with angels. The dreams of a common person can be from three sources, (i) from God, (ii) from the devil, (iii) from the thinking of their own mind (hadith &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/675840&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/91/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/91/58&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/35/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;), the source is not certain.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) when he was delivering a sermon and&#xA;  said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Last night in my dream I saw my neck&#xA;  being struck and my head fell off, and I chased it, picked it up and&#xA;  put it back.’ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘If Satan plays with&#xA;  any one of you in his dreams, he should not tell people about it.’”&#xA;  [&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/35/20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, what is certain is that killing an innocent is forbidden and a major sin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/17/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 17:33&lt;/a&gt; And do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden,&#xA;  except by right. And whoever is killed unjustly - We have given his&#xA;  heir authority, but let him not exceed limits in [the matter of]&#xA;  taking life. Indeed, he has been supported [by the law].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 4:29&lt;/a&gt; O you who have believed, do not consume one another's&#xA;  wealth unjustly but only [in lawful] business by mutual consent. And&#xA;  do not kill yourselves [i.e one another]. Indeed, Allah is to you ever&#xA;  Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 5:32&lt;/a&gt; Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of&#xA;  Israel that whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption&#xA;  [done] in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And&#xA;  whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely. And our&#xA;  messengers had certainly come to them with clear proofs. Then indeed&#xA;  many of them, [even] after that, throughout the land, were&#xA;  transgressors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also it is certain that God has enjoined a proper method of sacrifice, i.e. it should be an &lt;em&gt;anam&lt;/em&gt; animal (cattle). And it is certain that Allah didn't intend for a human sacrifice and substituted it for a lamb in Abraham's case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, &lt;strong&gt;if a modern day muslim is to have a dream about sacrificing his child, he should act on what is certain and ignore the dream.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Indeed acting on the dream would be disobedience to Allah.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-02T10:49:27.830" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T10:49:27.830" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38818" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33493" CreationDate="2017-04-02T11:39:19.767" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Medi1Saif gave a great answer for Sunnis, I'll give one for Shias.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imagine you enter the house of the most generous person on earth and were to have lunch. He's prepared a decent meal for you. He's about to eat but then you say I actually bought myself some french fries from McDonalds and I'll eat that. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this world Allah is the host and we're his guest, he has said do salat-al-qasr. Yes it's easier but beyond that it's his commandment and we are obliged to do so. Not doing is disrespecting Allah. &#xA;Or imagine that we are free to eat bread, meat, sugar, milk but then a person says I want to have &lt;em&gt;زهد&lt;/em&gt; (de-attachment to this world) and not eat from any of them, I just want to drink water and eat corn. When Allah makes something free, then it's free for our &lt;em&gt;own&lt;/em&gt; good. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the case of Mustahab, Allah clearly gives us a choice.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T11:39:19.767" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38819" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38820" CreationDate="2017-04-02T11:53:09.383" Score="2" ViewCount="238" Body="&lt;p&gt;As we should neither be too afraid of Allah that we lose hope in Allah nor we should be in too much love with Allah that we forget the boundaries (means that we start crossing the boundaries set by Allah by thinking Allah will forgive). Then, how to keep balance between love of Allah and fear of Allah ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastEditorUserId="21110" LastEditDate="2017-05-06T17:12:54.107" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T17:12:54.107" Title="How to keep balance between love of Allah and fear of Allah?" Tags="|love|fear|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38820" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38819" CreationDate="2017-04-02T12:01:55.670" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imam Sadiq has quoted from Luqman's will to his son: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;You must fear Allah similar to: one who has done the same amount of good done by all humans and jinn, still fears Allah will requite him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and You must have hope in Allah similar to: one who carries the sins of all humans and jinn, but hopes Allah will forgive him . Usul al-Kafi. Vol.2 Pg.67&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Such a mindset will always keep you balanced. You won't ever let yourself too loose to sin, neither you would ever lose hope in him forgiving your sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(I improved my translation)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional explanation about what the fear means:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Never be in a state of pride, I'm good, I'm great. Insead fear God, see him present at every moment regardless of your past.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The narration is just a statement. It just means even if you have a huge amount of good done...enough that it equals the good of all the humans and jinn—still look at your sins and find yourself deserving of his wrath/justice.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see these verses &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/79/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nazi'at 40&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/14/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibrahim 14&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/11/103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hud 103&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/76/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Insan 10&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/55/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Rahman 46&lt;/a&gt;. They are all verses that include the word &lt;em&gt;خوف&lt;/em&gt; in Qur'an&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-04-03T19:42:24.470" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T19:42:24.470" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38822" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38823" CreationDate="2017-04-02T14:33:56.400" Score="-3" ViewCount="243" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to consider a few of the uncountably many thoughts/common conceptions one might list here: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;more than 18,000 terror attacks in the last decade were claimed on behalf of Islam. There have been more than 30 thousand attacks since 9/11.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Muslims refer to non-muslims with a pejorative term, Kafir, and subject non-muslims to a religion tax. No other mainstream religion employs a similar practice. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is it not true that part of mandatory prayers is asking for your god to make non-Muslims suffer?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Muslims have created the most apartheid place on earth - Mecca. It openly bans non-Muslims. What if we operationalized such logic across religions and locations? The world would devolve. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Islam includes a directive to kill any former believer who tries to separate himself or herself from Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Islam is the only religion that systemically forms the basis of theocratic governments. And most of these theocracies are backward along the dimensions of human rights, cruelty to others, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In keeping with the above point, Shari'a law is backward relative to developed systems of law. For example, it allows for child marriage. In fact, UNICEF in 2011 publicly states its position as, roughly, that Shari'a law provisions are discriminatory against women from a human rights perspective. In legal proceedings under Shari'a law, a woman’s testimony is worth half of a man’s before a court.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jihad. Just. Wow. It is the directive of Islam that believers, whether using covert or overt methods, spread Islam until it covers the world. Islam and its proponents destroy cultures, museums, art, history whenever it is considered jahiliyya.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Though this is perhaps more cultural and less a function of Islam, it seems that Islam is the common denominator here and so I must at least consider it: it seems like immigrants from Muslim countries to the developed world refuse to assimilate, force their religion upon others, demand that others make accommodations on behalf of Islam that are not made for any other religion or practice, perpetuate violence, degrade women etc. I understand that this is not ubiquitous. I am saying that evidence indicates that believers of Islam, proportionally, do these things more relative to immigrants of other religions. And I am curious if, for example, Muslims have a superiority complex that drives such actions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not appealing to the ancient history of Islam for the basis of my question. This is unfair because other religions have perpetrated mass violence in the past. Christians murdered people in witch hunts and launched the crusades (though one may question the nexus of these wars and perhaps split blame). Catholics ruined South America and destroyed entire cultures. I am not defending or promoting any other religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I am doing is trying to understand whether or not I am subject to some misperception. It seems to me that Islam is dangerous for anyone who chooses not to believe in Islam, for people who are not men, and even for Muslims who eventually become unsure in faith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am interested in genuine answers from people who practice this faith. This is not an attack. This is not an invitation to engage in vitriol. This is curiosity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was unsure of what tag to use and so I picked a tag at random. My apologies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;some sources I used to try and understand Islam and that shaped the above list:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/attacks/attacks.aspx?Yr=2017&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/attacks/attacks.aspx?Yr=2017&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamreligion.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.islamreligion.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://researchguides.library.vanderbilt.edu/islam/islamlinks&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://researchguides.library.vanderbilt.edu/islam/islamlinks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;I have also spent much time study debates between prominent anti-theists, like Chris Hitchens or Sam Harris, and Islamic scholars. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Harris' site: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.samharris.org/books/islam-and-the-future-of-tolerance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.samharris.org/books/islam-and-the-future-of-tolerance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I enjoy discourse between these two: &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.economist.com/blogs/erasmus/2015/10/muslim-atheist-debate&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.economist.com/blogs/erasmus/2015/10/muslim-atheist-debate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also through Sam Harris that I learned of Reza Aslan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know this is a bit informal. I changed my wording to be more fair (in response to comment below) since I haven't the time to formally site everything within. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21844" LastEditorUserId="21844" LastEditDate="2017-04-02T14:50:05.130" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T16:53:06.063" Title="Is Islam a religion of peace? Or a political system that perpetuates violence?" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="9" ClosedDate="2017-04-02T16:41:47.423" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38823" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38822" CreationDate="2017-04-02T16:24:40.983" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As I stated in the comments, this question is too broad, contains questions with lots of different of opinions and son on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'll try to link each question to an answer, or adding some comments:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;more than 18,000 terror attacks in the last decade were claimed on behalf of Islam. There have been more than 30 thousand attacks since 9/11.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You find your answer here: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/35442/15201&quot;&gt;Why is Islam linked to terrorism and violence by global media?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, maybe &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/26302/15201&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslims refer to non-muslims with a pejorative term, Kafir, and subject non-muslims to a religion tax. No other mainstream religion employs a similar practice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is actually two questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslims refer to non-muslims with a pejorative term, Kafir&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;and subject non-muslims to a religion tax. No other mainstream religion employs a similar practice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, there are different of opinions what a non-muslim should be called. Mostly kafir is used as a term to describe non-muslims, while others argue that not every non-muslim can be described as a kafir. See here: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1160/15201&quot;&gt;What is the definition of a kaffir&lt;/a&gt;&quot; or here: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/33576/15201&quot;&gt;Will Jews go to Janna (Paradise)?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/5663/why-is-jizya-necessary-if-there-is-no-compulsion-of-religion&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; is a question/answer about the tax known as &quot;jizya&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it not true that part of mandatory prayers is asking for your god to make non-Muslims suffer?   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;False. Never heard about this before. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/7308/15201&quot;&gt;This&lt;/a&gt; might be relevant. Also There is a difference between Salat (mandatory prayers) and Dua (supplication).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslims have created the most apartheid place on earth - Mecca. It openly bans non-Muslims. What if we operationalized such logic across religions and locations? The world would devolve. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question is relevant: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/25499/are-non-muslims-allowed-to-visit-mecca&quot;&gt;Are non-muslims allowed to visit Mecca?&lt;/a&gt;&quot; As you might noticed, it is closed as primarily opinion-based. You will notice two answers, one which says no and one which says yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Islam includes a directive to kill any former believer who tries to separate himself or herself from Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is opinion based. You may find this question relevant: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/221/15201&quot;&gt;Is punishment for leaving Islam death?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;. Mostly the people tending to lean to the nowday salafi interpretation of Islam do say that a penalty should be given to the one leaving islam in certain conditions. Here is a video in Arabic which is translated into English which actually is against death penalty, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC2bylw9xEo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Is death penalty for apostasy Islamic? - Adnan Ibrahim&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Islam is the only religion that systemically forms the basis of theocratic governments. And most of these theocracies are backward along the dimensions of human rights, cruelty to others, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think this has much to do with politics and culture, asking a separate question about this would be best, but I think it actually is a broad question with lots of opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In keeping with the above point, Shari'a law is backward relative to developed systems of law. For example, it allows for child marriage. In fact, UNICEF in 2011 publicly states its position as, roughly, that Shari'a law provisions are discriminatory against women from a human rights perspective. In legal proceedings under Shari'a law, a woman’s testimony is worth half of a man’s before a court.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here we must first define what Sharia law is. Is there a solid definition? Truly Sharia is a subject which there are lots of debate over in the muslim community. It has been debated in the last 1400 years. This is due to the many opinions that exists. See this question; &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/33470/what-is-sharia-law&quot;&gt;What is Sharia Law?&lt;/a&gt;&quot; A clip by Hamza Yusuf; &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUe5OsGbhM0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic State and Shariah Law are fantasies&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jihad. Just. Wow. It is the directive of Islam that believers, whether using covert or overt methods, spread Islam until it covers the world. Islam and its proponents destroy cultures, museums, art, history whenever it is considered jahiliyya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See, &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1086/what-is-the-real-meaning-and-connotation-of-jihad&quot;&gt;What is the real meaning of Jihad?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/30972/15201&quot;&gt;Is jihad an integral part of Islam?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Though this is perhaps more cultural and less a function of Islam, it seems that Islam is the common denominator here and so I must at least consider it: it seems like immigrants from Muslim countries to the developed world refuse to assimilate, force their religion upon others, demand that others make accommodations on behalf of Islam that are not made for any other religion or practice, perpetuate violence, degrade women etc. I understand that this is not ubiquitous. I am saying that evidence indicates that believers of Islam, proportionally, do these things more relative to immigrants of other religions. And I am curious if, for example, Muslims have a superiority complex that drives such actions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I live in an European country with the highest immigration rates and most of this isn't true considering the vast majority of people coming to the country: &quot;refuse to assimilate, force their religion upon others&quot;. Also as you said, when similar actions do occur, they often are related to culture and other factors that really haven't much support in the religion itself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now because this question is really broad, I cannot write a lot on each question, and as you noticed, most of these exist already in Islam SE. Many questions are opinion based and require much study if one wants to get to its depth, analyzing them objectively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do recommend you to ask a single question at a time, if you cannot find it in our site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T16:53:06.063" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38824" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33207" CreationDate="2017-04-02T17:28:01.617" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam is not a religion of peace in at least the sense that there are major voices in the schools of law that say Islam commands aggressive war against the Non-Muslims on a regular basis. Some of the verses you quote are employed in the derivations of these legal opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will talk about jihad in its martial sense; as with most issues, there is disagreement among the scholars about military jihad. However, saying &quot;all the scholars who give rulings that support violence in any way are wrong&quot; as is sometimes implied in discussions on the issue is not Islamically correct: scholars may disagree with each other, but in as far as they perform ijtihad in a methodologically acceptable way, they all represent valid Islamic positions. There has been a wide spread ranging from &quot;jihad is only allowed when Muslims are being attacked&quot; to &quot;aggressive jihad is fard kifayah (communal obligation) once a year, even if the kuffar show no signs of aggression&quot;. I'll be giving evidence for the latter opinion carrying some weight, as that already shows that there are influential, Islamically valid positions that argue in favor of aggressive warfare.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mediafire.com/file/8hofja243dhb2g1/The_Reliance_complete_full_scan.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reliance of the traveler&lt;/a&gt; (see the answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/37803/17702&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; regarding its authority), one of the most influential shafi'i manuals of fiqh, deals with jihad in section o9; section o9.1 outlines that it is a communal obligation in general, and sections o9.2 and o9.3 say it is a personal obligation for everyone present in battle lines or present in defense of territory controlled by Muslims. Explaining what exactly the communal obligation mentioned in o9.1 consists of, sections o9.8 and o9.9 describe the conduct of the caliph with regard to jihad (text in [ ] is mine):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;o9.8 The caliph makes war upon Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians (N: provided he has first invited them to enter Islam in faith and practice, and if they will not, then invited them to enter the social order of Islam by paying the Non-Muslim poll tax (jizya) - which is the significance of their paying it, not the money itself - while remaining in their ancestral religions) (O: and the war continues) until they become Muslims or else pay the Non-Muslim poll tax (O: in accordance with the word of Allah Most High:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Fight those who do not believe in Allah and the Last Day and who forbid not what Allah and His messenger have forbidden - who do not practice the religion of truth, being of those who have been given the Book - until they pay the poll tax out of hand and are humbled&quot; [this is 9:29; the rest of the section deals with Isa's return and I omit it here]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and section o9.9:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;o9.9 The caliph fights all other peoples until they become Muslim (O: because they are not a people with a Book, nor honored as such, and are not permitted to settle with paying the poll tax (jizya)) (n: though according to the Hanafi school, peoples of all other religions, even idol worshipers, re permitted to live under the protection of the Islamic state if they either become Muslim or agree to pay the poll tax, the sole exceptions to which are apostates from Islam and idol worshipers who are Arabs, neither of whom has any choice but becoming Muslim (al-Hidaya sharh Bidaya al-mubtadi (y21), 6.48-49)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O and N are commentators, with N being the translator of the work, Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hanafi manual of fiqh &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00GNI3PAK&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mukhtasar&lt;/a&gt;&quot; of al-Quduri, a widely influential foundational manual for the hanafi school, talks about jihad in chapter 59 - campaigns (siyar). The sections of the book in the linked English translation are not subdivided, and I have the kindle edition so I can't refer to page numbers; the quotes are verbatim though with the caveat that the transliterations of Arabic may not be searchable in kindle, so omit them if you'd like to check the quotes. The translation of the Arabic original in the linked edition already has additions in [ ] in it and I leave them as they are; I did not add anything to the quotes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Jihād is a collective obligation; when a group of the people establish it, [the obligation] lapses from the rest, but if none of them establish it, [then] all of the people are guilty of wrongdoing by its omission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fighting unbelievers is obligatory, even it they do not initiate it against us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Muslims enter territory at war [with the Muslims] (dār al-ḥarb) and they lay siege to a city or to a fort, they invite [the inhabitants] to Islam. If [the inhabitants] accept them, [then] [the Muslims] desist from fighting them, but if they decline, [the Muslims] call them to pay jizyah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next quote talks about Non-Muslims who refuse both paying jizyah and entering Islam; it contains three footnotes that I give after:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If they refuse, 1371 [the Muslims] should seek the aid of Allah, exalted is He, against them and wage war on them. They should fire catapults 1372 at them and burn [their buildings and strategic positions]. They should unleash water against them 1373 and cut down their trees and destroy their crops.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1371: To accept the invitation of Islam, or to pay jizyah and come to a truce on other terms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1372: Firing with catapults and shooting arrows at the enemy is today replaced with modern means of onslaught, which includes firing shells, laser-guided missiles, electronic means of attack and even computer hacking – such as computer viruses, worms, trojans, etc., media warfare, and financial un-plugging, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1373: Flood their forts if possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are also rulings that talk about Muslim collateral damage being acceptable:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is no objection in shooting them [with arrows], even though there may be Muslim prisoners or traders amongst them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If they shield themselves with children of the Muslims, or with prisoners, [the Muslims] should not cease shooting at them [with arrows]. With the shooting [of arrows, etc.] they target non-Muslims, but not the Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in short: there are authoritative positions in hanafi fiqh that consider aggressive jihad obligatory on the ummah, whether the Non-Muslims are aggressive or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally for something straightforwardly available, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/34647&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamQA&lt;/a&gt; says concerning the purpose of jihad&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The main goal of jihad is to make the people worship Allaah alone and to bring them forth from servitude to people to servitude to the Lord of people.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;then after that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;[...] The scholars are unanimously agreed that repelling the aggression of those who attack the Muslims is fard ‘ayn (an individual obligation) upon those who are able to do that.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note two points here: first, spreading Islam by jihad is declared as the main purpose of it; second, it is contrasted against defensive jihad, meaning that the first point is not fully covered by the second one, which implies that not all jihad is defensive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For some historical perspective; Muhammad himself conducted more than 60 military campaigns over the last decade of his life, and by the end of his life ruled most of Arabia. Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman each waged wars of conquest and expanded the caliphate to incorporate Egypt and Persia, and while Ali did not conduct any conquest campaigns during his 2 year rule that was marked by internal struggle, he is not recorded as having objected in principle to the conquests of the other three Rashidun caliphs. After the Rashidun, the Umayyads conquered North Africa and territory reaching to the borders of China. An overview can be found on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Muslim_conquests&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;. Within 150 years, Muslims conquered territory so vast that by the end of that period the caliphate was one of the largest empires in human history. I haven't seen scholarly opinions that would condemn a significant portion of Islamic expansion as haram; opinions that consider this history of warfare to be mostly a welcome implementation of jihad on the other hand are easy to find.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.070" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T19:56:44.940" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38825" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17453" CreationDate="2017-04-02T19:29:38.460" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jinn are a spiritual species separate from Angels and Humans. Jinn are made from fire, angels from light and humans from clay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/15/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 15:26-27&lt;/a&gt; And We did certainly create man out of clay from&#xA;  an altered black mud. And the jinn We created before from scorching&#xA;  fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: &quot; &#xA;  The Angels were born out of light and the Jinns were born out of the&#xA;  spark of fire and Adam was born as he has been defined (in the Qur'an)&#xA;  for you (i. e. he is fashioned out of clay)&quot;. [&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/55/78&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jinn are like humans in that they have free will, unlike angels who do not have free will and obey God's commands flawlessly. There is no concept of fallen angels in Islam. Jinn have free will and hence can choose to follow any religion. Like Humans, Jinn can be good or evil and Muslim or non-Muslim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several Quranic verses that address the Jinn along-with Humans in a similar tone of admonishment:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/6/130&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 6:130&lt;/a&gt; &quot;O company of jinn and mankind, did there not come to&#xA;  you messengers from among you, relating to you My verses and warning&#xA;  you of the meeting of this Day of yours?&quot; They will say, &quot;We bear&#xA;  witness against ourselves&quot;; and the worldly life had deluded them, and&#xA;  they will bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7/179&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 7:179&lt;/a&gt; And We have certainly created for Hell many of the&#xA;  jinn and mankind. They have hearts with which they do not understand,&#xA;  they have eyes with which they do not see, and they have ears with&#xA;  which they do not hear. Those are like livestock; rather, they are&#xA;  more astray. It is they who are the heedless.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/55/39&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 55:39&lt;/a&gt; Then on that Day none will be asked about his sin&#xA;  among men or jinn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Angels are always mentioned as &quot;with&quot; God, and there is never any admonition or promise of reward and punishment for them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/98&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:98&lt;/a&gt; Whoever is an enemy to Allah and His angels and His&#xA;  messengers and Gabriel and Michael - then indeed, Allah is an enemy to&#xA;  the disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/136&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 4:136&lt;/a&gt; O you who have believed, believe in Allah and His&#xA;  Messenger and the Book that He sent down upon His Messenger and the&#xA;  Scripture which He sent down before. And whoever disbelieves in Allah&#xA;  , His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day has&#xA;  certainly gone far astray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran mentions a group of Jinn who accepted Islam, and it relates their diverse inclinations and religions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 72:1-2&lt;/a&gt; Say, [O Muhammad], &quot;It has been revealed to me that&#xA;  a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an&#xA;  amazing Qur'an. It guides to the right course, and we have believed in&#xA;  it. And we will never associate with our Lord anyone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/72/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 72:11&lt;/a&gt; And among us are the righteous, and among us are&#xA;  [others] not so; we were [of] divided ways.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/72/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 72:14&lt;/a&gt; And among us are Muslims [in submission to Allah ],&#xA;  and among us are the unjust. And whoever has become Muslim - those&#xA;  have sought out the right course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Iblis(Satan) was one of the Jinn. Tradition states that he was a very devout and pious person whose immense worship raised his status so much that he was raised to the Heavens and made a leader of the heavenly host of angels. When God created Adam and told the heavenly host to prostrate before His creation, they all obeyed but Iblis out of jealousy and pride claimed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 7:12&lt;/a&gt; [ Allah ] said, &quot;What prevented you from prostrating&#xA;  when I commanded you?&quot; [Satan] said, &quot;I am better than him. You&#xA;  created me from fire and created him from clay.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This led to a falling out with God, followed by a wager to misguide Adam and his race, and the rest is history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The devils(Shayateen) are disciples of Iblis, they are Jinn who are defiant towards God and like Satan aim to misguide and torment people. They are different from the non-muslims in that they defy God and have active enmity towards Him. Devils can be from both the Human race and the race of Jinn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/6/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 6:112&lt;/a&gt; And thus We have made for every prophet an enemy -&#xA;  devils from mankind and jinn, inspiring to one another decorative&#xA;  speech in delusion. But if your Lord had willed, they would not have&#xA;  done it, so leave them and that which they invent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jinn are spiritual beings, and are part of the unseen world. They can see and hear Humans while Humans can not see or hear them unless the Jinn choose to appear to them. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 7:27&lt;/a&gt; O children of Adam, let not Satan tempt you as he&#xA;  removed your parents from Paradise, stripping them of their clothing&#xA;  to show them their private parts. Indeed, he sees you, he and his&#xA;  tribe, from where you do not see them. Indeed, We have made the devils&#xA;  allies to those who do not believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Jinn have mystical abilities and powers. Prophet Solomon was given authority over a group of Jinn and devils, and he used their abilities:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/27/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 27:38&lt;/a&gt; [Solomon] said, &quot;O assembly [of jinn], which of you&#xA;  will bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/27/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 27:39&lt;/a&gt; A powerful one from among the jinn said, &quot;I will&#xA;  bring it to you before you rise from your place, and indeed, I am for&#xA;  this [task] strong and trustworthy.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/27/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 27:40&lt;/a&gt; Said one who had knowledge from the Scripture, &quot;I&#xA;  will bring it to you before your glance returns to you.&quot; ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They do not have knowledge of the unseen:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/34/14&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 34:14&lt;/a&gt; And when We decreed for Solomon death, nothing&#xA;  indicated to the jinn his death except a creature of the earth eating&#xA;  his staff. But when he fell, it became clear to the jinn that if they&#xA;  had known the unseen, they would not have remained in humiliating&#xA;  punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They know that the Heavens exist and where it is located, but they are not capable of entering it, though they may may try to eavesdrop for knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/72/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 72:8-9&lt;/a&gt; And we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found&#xA;  it filled with powerful guards and burning flames. And we used to sit&#xA;  therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a&#xA;  burning flame lying in wait for him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T19:29:38.460" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38826" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38969" CreationDate="2017-04-02T19:50:57.693" Score="-3" ViewCount="2931" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question concerns this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Salama b. Akwa' reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the presence of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) with his left hand, whereupon he said:  Eat with your right hand. He said: I cannot do that, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: May you not be able to do that. It was vanity that prevented him from doing it, and &lt;strong&gt;he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth&lt;/strong&gt;. -- Sahih Muslim 2021 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/36/142&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;) and Riyad as-Salihin (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/613&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/159&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm puzzled by this hadith.  It seems like the Prophet could have stopped the man eating with his left hand (instead of his right) thereby forcing him to eat with his right hand, i.e., the desired hand to eat with.  However, the Prophet seems to have forced the man to eat with his left hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Why did the Prophet stop a man from eating with his right hand (instead of his left)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I found some commentary online &lt;a href=&quot;http://english4me.net/EnglishCenter/islamic_Center/The%20Gardens%20of%20the%20Righteous/03-16.html#.WOFUnEclE8o&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (number 159), but it doesn't explain why he was prevented from using his right hand instead of his left.  It was also mentioned here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/36641/17163&quot;&gt;What is the grade and source of this narration about eating with the right hand?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.100" LastActivityDate="2021-09-14T16:33:31.983" Title="Why did the Prophet stop a man from eating with his right hand (instead of his left)?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|adab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38829" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24891" CreationDate="2017-04-02T21:20:32.883" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;the short answer is no, it will not invalidate your fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Intentional&lt;/b&gt; blood leaving like donating blood or treatment by letting blood out will invalidate the fast. However, blood exiting from a fasting person &lt;b&gt;unintentionally&lt;/b&gt; does not break the fast because he/she is excused for that. Examples being nosebleed or the blood from surgery or a tooth extraction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Recommendations&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Drink plenty of &lt;b&gt;water&lt;/b&gt; to prevent constipation from fasting&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When not fasting, eat &lt;b&gt;fiber supplement&lt;/b&gt; to prevent constipation from fasting&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Try &lt;b&gt;Calmovil&lt;/b&gt;. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://calmovil.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;calmovil.com&lt;/a&gt; They have drops, supplement, and cream for hemorrhoids. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21849" LastActivityDate="2017-04-02T21:20:32.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38779" CreationDate="2017-04-03T02:02:59.323" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Every part of the earth that is valid for performing prayer, is a mosque for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The earth has been made for me (and for my followers) a place for praying and a thing to perform dry ablution” [recorded by Al-Bukhari].&#xA;Friday prayer consist of two parts, the Friday prayer Speech &quot;khotbet aljuma&quot; followed by shorter prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is hard going to other mosque near you, It is fine to use a near space to this mosque as long as you can ensure the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;space outside the mosque must be clean ensuring no impurities that nullify the prayer.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can hear the speech clearly from its beginning with no difficulties.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Not to be easily distracted from it by the surrounded environment like noises, cars, people walking outside the mosque, etc...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;your gathering outside the mosque doesn't imply harm to people using streets as blocking the traffic for other peoples and cars passing through.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Everyone can do his pray comfortably in humbleness. as the space you pray in is not over crowded.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like adding that you are actually in the mosque premises, for example if your home is so close to the mosque where you can hear Imam very clearly and all your family members gathered with you in a clean area room dedicated for prayer. this will not be a Friday prayer at home.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;as you should actually go to the mosque to meet other Muslim brothers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God is most high and all knowledgeable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21826" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T02:02:59.323" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38832" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33614" CreationDate="2017-04-03T02:56:56.013" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is not permissible for a Muslim to call Allah by any other name or names except for those which have been stated in the QURAN and Hadith.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To simply take a note of this fact see what Allah ta'ala has revealed in this verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;هُوَ اللَّهُ الْخَالِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُصَوِّرُ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;He is Allah , the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner; &lt;strong&gt;to Him belong the best names&lt;/strong&gt;. Whatever is in the heavens and earth is exalting Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/59/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[59:24]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another verse Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala mentions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;Allah - there is no deity except Him. &lt;strong&gt;To Him belong the best names&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/20/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[20:8]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here in this ayah you can see the &lt;strong&gt;ORDER&lt;/strong&gt; form Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا وَذَرُوا الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِي أَسْمَائِهِ سَيُجْزَوْنَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;And to Allah belong the best names, &lt;strong&gt;so invoke Him by them. And leave [the company of] those who practice deviation concerning His names.&lt;/strong&gt; They will be recompensed for what they have been doing. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7/180&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[7:180]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here Allah has ordered us to call Him by the names He have mentioned. And has prohibited us from deviating. Not only that but also those who practice this deviation, they will have to compensate for this act. Because you can call Allah only by the names that Allah has ordered us to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who have claimed other names for Allah have no authority and base-root for doing so. To make it understandable, &lt;strong&gt;...can we call anyone by any name that we wish to?&lt;/strong&gt; Of course not. Because the person we are calling to has his own identity and calling anyone by other names rather than the names he likes or permits &lt;code&gt;(names which attribute to his/er virtues, family etc.)&lt;/code&gt;, rather hurt him. &lt;strong&gt;Even this changing is also prohibited in the Quran i.e. changing any individuals name to any name that s/he does not like&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;code&gt;is prohibited in the QURAN&lt;/code&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;I can't remember the exact verse. I'd be very glad if someone had edited my answer and provided that ayah.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21569" LastEditorUserId="21569" LastEditDate="2017-04-06T17:34:43.030" LastActivityDate="2017-04-06T17:34:43.030" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38833" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29096" CreationDate="2017-04-03T03:36:29.473" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ha... it sounds very interesting...! Why will you need permission form the author to read his published work...!!! An author writes a book for readers to read. If he has published anything, it means that he wants that to be read.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if you have any book in any of the libraries such as archive or any other sources who have the &lt;em&gt;right&lt;/em&gt;s of that book, it is likely that you are not doing anything wrong. For example many universities rent the database of huge journals for scientific research of their students or say SHAMELA or WAQEFAYA online Islamic Library. They are authorized. So it is permissible to use their database.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21569" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T03:36:29.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33614" CreationDate="2017-04-03T04:29:30.437" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetragrammaton&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yahweh&lt;/a&gt; isn't mentioned exactly in the Quran or Hadith, and so using this name in this form isn't recommended since we can't be sure if its an innovation or really from God. The Jews themselves exercise caution and prefer to not use the tetragrammaton because of its sanctity and the prohibition of taking God's name in vain. They have used the name Eloah, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_God_in_Judaism#Elohim&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Elohim&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_God_in_Judaism#Elah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Elah&lt;/a&gt; (cognates of Allah) as well as Adoni etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With that said, the hebrew YHWH is semantically related to one of God's name in the Quran &quot;Al-Haee&quot; (The Ever-Living), and can be rendered as Ya-Haeeu. Al Haee is mentioned in for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/255&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:255&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 3:2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T04:29:30.437" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38835" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33380" CreationDate="2017-04-03T04:39:18.600" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can remember anyone's death, commemorate it as Rasulullah ﷺ has taught us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you have questioned, and also mentioned in your comment about the &lt;a href=&quot;http://daruliftabirmingham.co.uk/salat-al-janazah-lil-ghaib/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; given by Darul Ifta Birmingham, there is no prayers named salat-al-janazah-al-ghaib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if anyone's body is lost whether it is by drowning, burning or any other way, you can make dua for him, make sadaqah for him, pray for his forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But there is no funeral acts in this case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Allah knows the best.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21569" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T04:39:18.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38836" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="18820" CreationDate="2017-04-03T05:06:20.173" Score="0" Body="&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Image 1:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لا إله إلا الله محمد الرسول الله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;There is no God but &lt;strong&gt;ALLAH&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;MUHAMMAD&lt;/strong&gt; pbuh is the messenger of &lt;strong&gt;ALLAH&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Image 2&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الله جل جلاله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ALLAH&lt;/strong&gt; dignified HIS majesty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Image 3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم&lt;/code&gt;،&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ وَمَنْ يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;code&gt;صدق الله العظيم&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;In the name of ALLAH the most gracious the most merciful.&lt;/code&gt;&#xA;    &lt;strong&gt;And will provide for him from where he does not expect. And whoever relies upon Allah - then He is sufficient for him.&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;    &lt;code&gt;True is what ALLAH has said.&lt;/code&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/65/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[65:3]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Image 4&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;محمد رسول الله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MUHAMMAD&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;code&gt;peace be upon him&lt;/code&gt; is the messenger of &lt;strong&gt;ALLAH&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21569" LastEditorUserId="21569" LastEditDate="2017-11-06T08:31:53.407" LastActivityDate="2017-11-06T08:31:53.407" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38837" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38766" CreationDate="2017-04-03T05:28:51.323" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before answering the question I'd like to clear some misconceptions regarding the belief of the Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, &lt;strong&gt;NOWHERE&lt;/strong&gt; in the Islamic literature it is said that Allah subhanahu wa-ta'ala &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;SITS&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. Sitting is an act of creation and so far I've gone through Islamic literatures, I've found no instances where it is said that Allah ta'ala &lt;em&gt;SITS&lt;/em&gt; (نعوذ بلله من ذالك). To attribute anything towards Allah which Allah ta'ala has not attributed towards &lt;em&gt;Him&lt;/em&gt;, in terms of Islamic jurisdiction, is regarded as a fabrication inside &lt;em&gt;Deen&lt;/em&gt;. So, from a Muslims point of view, they do not possess any such belief.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Second of all,&#xA;as you have said in your question, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Where is Allah Located? [Logical Question]&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you try to answer to a question, I think it would be easier for you to understand. Can anyone answer me, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Where was Allah before the entire creation?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;code&gt;I hope my question is understood.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Were there any place to call &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;where&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; before the entire creation? Time, Space etc. are relative dimensions. Muslims believe that all of these &lt;code&gt;time, matter, space and all other dimensions&lt;/code&gt; are creations of Allah. So, you cannot really say where is Allah located. Because Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is exalted and free from dimensions and bindings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several Hadith regarding this issue (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1287140&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;example&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer to your question would be&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you &lt;strong&gt;directly&lt;/strong&gt; ask what does these hadith mean then all the Muslims will answer you that Allah knows the best. The salaf i.e. the great Imams and the Fuqaha of the golden era used to read these and say we bring Iman in these ayah and hadith. We do not ask why and how.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;But if you take a &lt;strong&gt;metaphoric&lt;/strong&gt; meaning as many great later Imams have done, the answer is very simple. &lt;strong&gt;Here it is referring to the forgiveness, blessings which descends from the heavens from Allah for each part of the globe.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By taking this meaning you can come out of that fallacy that whether Allah is located in the nearest sky or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;To remind again... to attribute any dimension for Allah is prohibited in Islamic jurisprudence.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21569" LastEditorUserId="21569" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T16:10:33.310" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T16:10:33.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38839" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23709" CreationDate="2017-04-03T07:26:35.420" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MUHAMMAD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In English, it is the correct spelling of the name of the Prophet peace be upon him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21569" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T07:26:35.420" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38840" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25423" CreationDate="2017-04-03T07:29:27.467" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;We now talk about pass words in our smart phones. They contain secret codes known only to the person owning the phone. Then I came to discover that Muhammad could not have written a book in which he put words he did not understand himself, the abbreviations like Aleef Laam Miim; Haa Miim; Qaaf Haa Yaa ,Ain Saad, etc. What is amazing is that almost all the chapters that begin with the secret codes talk first about the Qur-an. So I realized that God has put his pass words as a strong proof that the Qur-an is not a man's creation. The words to me are divine rubber stamps, divine codes, which even Muhammad could not understand. But he read the secret words and let his writers write them as they are not his own words. These would be a challenge to him for speaking words he himself did not understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21855" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T07:29:27.467" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38842" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38794" CreationDate="2017-04-03T10:36:08.503" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my answer to the linked Question, I did not elaborate on conditions where Slavery is permitted. I will try not to go off-topic, so let me elaborate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The broader definition of crime includes breaking of treaties, this is &quot;inter-national&quot; crime conducted by either signatories. This therefore permits Muslims to declare war and thereafter having the option of capturing the criminals as slaves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the above being said, the same applies to criminals such as the cartel, who have created their own armies. The gangs that infest America, who have created their own armies also, warring against the state, and against the people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prisons are filled with such cases. US prison population for example is, almost the same size as NZ population. The expenses of these prisoners are paid by the victims (tax payers). Imagine your daughter is killed, and then your tax money goes to feed, cloth, house and entertain the monster that killed her. I'm sorry that you find that rational, or justified, or logical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider the fact that slaves in Muslim societies did not meet the same horrid situation as slaves in some other societies.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Jami` at-Tirmidhi&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I heard Sulaim bin 'Amir saying: 'There was a treaty between&#xA;  Mu'awiyah and the people of Rome. He was making an expedition into&#xA;  their lands so that &lt;strong&gt;when the period of the treaty was expires he would&#xA;  attack them&lt;/strong&gt;. So when a man upon an animal' - or - 'upon a horse said:&#xA;  &quot;Allahu Akbar! Fulfillment not betrayal!&quot; - and it turned out to be&#xA;  'Amr bin 'Abasah - Mu'awiyah asked him about that. He said: &quot;I heard&#xA;  the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: '&lt;strong&gt;Whoever has a treaty between himself&#xA;  and a people, then let him not violate the treaty nor try to change it&#xA;  until its time has passed&lt;/strong&gt;, or , in retribution for a similar&#xA;  offense.'&quot; He said: &quot;So Mu'awiyah returned with the people.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can't go to war unless treaty is violated, or there is no treaty between the two parties. These are conditions which allows declaration of war. Without declaration of war, no one can be taken as slave, neither women, nor children, nor men. So yes, breaking a treaty is a requirement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam doesn't deal with a nation at individual human level, rather as a whole. Just like US didn't deal with the Japanese at individual human level when Japan was nuked. There are special cases though.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding children &quot;not breaking&quot; the treaty. Those children killed in the nuking of Japan didn't break any treaty either. The comparison is made to help you better understand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13285" LastEditorUserId="13285" LastEditDate="2017-04-03T13:12:52.220" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T13:12:52.220" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38843" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38720" CreationDate="2017-04-03T12:58:24.440" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Clear-cut oppression according to Islam would be to violate her rights, both obligatory ones and the Sunnah ones, for example Nafqah(maintenance), kind treatment, sexual availability, social interaction, education, right to children etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anything other than that is going to be subjective and will vary according to the norms and customs of their society and culture, according to their social status and according to what the couple's mutual understanding is.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I couldn't access the paper, but in most eastern conservative societies, if the decision to not take her to a wedding was one-time then it would be considered acceptable (and the wife fussing on it would be viewed unfavorably) ... whereas permanent social isolation would be considered oppression (in most eastern societies it is a norm to take women on wedding feasts). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-03T13:07:55.083" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T13:07:55.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38845" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-03T17:43:35.587" Score="1" ViewCount="449" Body="&lt;p&gt;My name is Abdul Rahman, I want to change it to Abdur-Rahman as this is the way it is supposed to be pronounced in Arabic. Would this be permissible if I did?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user20042" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-01-06T12:16:27.707" LastActivityDate="2022-01-06T12:16:27.707" Title="Is it permissible to correct my name to match how it's pronounced in Arabic?" Tags="|halal-haram|names|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38846" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38786" CreationDate="2017-04-03T17:58:55.753" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Marriage is one of the things where even jokingly given talaq becomes effective. (H). Provided the sense is clear in the expression and meanings. Therefore, Muslims have to be very careful in this regard.(intention here is not relevant). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This penalty, most probably, is made effective, to impress upon Muslims the sanctity of the Marriage. Saying that you can't just fool around with this sacred contract. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T17:58:55.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38782" CreationDate="2017-04-03T19:19:59.057" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Sharia'a there is no such thing as the Marital-rape, for it is the duty of the wife to satisfy the sexual needs of the husband unless constrained by some genuine reasons. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the western terminologies used in the above question or the answers tantamount to &lt;strong&gt;innovation&lt;/strong&gt; as for as the sharia'a is concerned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Western laws and sharia'a have their own applications in their own realm and proximity. &lt;strong&gt;For those who need more on the topic, there are several ahadith available to shed light on the topic. May Allah guide us all on the right path.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2017-04-19T14:56:10.793" LastActivityDate="2017-04-19T14:56:10.793" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38787" CreationDate="2017-04-03T20:11:34.717" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is quite obvious that the caliph has the limits of his power within the strictures of Qura'an and Sunnah. Anything beyond would be sinful activity and hence accountable in the court of Allah. The Absolute Sovereign and the Ultimate Ruler here is Allah. Caliph is just the custodian and implementer of these laws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However comparing the western constitutional limitation with those of the Sharia'a is a  reflection of sheer ignorance. Constitutions are man made laws which do not have the capacity or the depth to be comparable to the Divine Laws. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mad made law, can be flouted in secret, whereas there is no such possibility in Divine Law. The fear of Allah, His omnipotence, His Omniscience obviates all such possibilities. Man made law depends on the proof for dispensing punishment whereas Divine law exhausts all possible avenue of compassion to avoid the punishment. Therefore, Divine Law is more Human-friendly and just that any Man made law ever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastActivityDate="2017-04-03T20:11:34.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38852" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-03T22:15:39.293" Score="2" ViewCount="365" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm quite careful when making wudu and ghusl. I try to perform every single step perfectly. Actually, while performing ghusl, I was making wudu and while making masah for ears I wiped them more than once just to make sure. Is it fine and permissible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21864" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-04T08:30:06.730" LastActivityDate="2017-04-04T08:30:06.730" Title="Is it fine to wipe my ears more than once during wudu?" Tags="|wudu|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38853" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-04T01:08:56.793" Score="5" ViewCount="38245" Body="&lt;p&gt;If someone smokes marijuana 'twice' within a day, will his prayer be not accepted for 40 days or 80 &lt;code&gt;(= 2 * 40)&lt;/code&gt; days?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21865" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-05T05:37:58.370" LastActivityDate="2021-04-29T05:33:43.510" Title="If you smoke weed twice a day, does your prayer become invalid for 40 days or 80 days?" Tags="|halal-haram|salat|smoking|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23514" CreationDate="2017-04-04T02:19:49.077" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I actually noticed, heard, clearly, for a few minutes at the time of 3:20 - 3:30am, south african time, the dogs across the town neighbourhood barking. Then of a sudden cocks started crowing and the barking subsided, in stages until it was very quiet. Then i heard the chirping of birds in the trees. I was on the verge of making wudhu for nafl salaah, before fajr. My ustahd and Imaam, told me two days ago that ay the third quarter of the night Allah descends lower than the 6th heaven, to hear those of His lovers worshipping Him, making duah and taubah. And accepts their prayers and supplications. So it makes sense that the devils run and the dogs bark to see them run while the cockerels crow to see the angels in their multitudes, at this very very powerful time. Allahu Akbar!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21866" LastActivityDate="2017-04-04T02:19:49.077" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38855" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-04T02:41:51.710" Score="2" ViewCount="106" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a wife or daughter converts to Islam, and her husband or father does not, is she still required to be obedient to him?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21867" LastActivityDate="2017-04-04T02:41:51.710" Title="If a wife converts to Islam and her husband or father does not?" Tags="|nikah|children|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31327" CreationDate="2017-04-04T07:35:35.047" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well you are asking two different questions, for the first part Quran has set punishments for most of the wrongdoings. For the other question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is Sharia law man-made?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would say as Karen Armstrong and other famous historians prove that the &quot;Sharia Law&quot; came after the death of the Prophet (SAW), so Yes it is a man-made script based on Quran and Sunnah. Which means that though it follows most of it's principles from the Quran and Sunnah, it's fundamental form is man-made. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21868" LastActivityDate="2017-04-04T07:35:35.047" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38858" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-04T09:31:29.560" Score="3" ViewCount="216" Body="&lt;p&gt;My marriage is going through bad phase. My wife parents were at my home and they were arguing with me and at one point they returned the Mehr amount to me (my wife was also present that time). Initially I was not taking the cash but later I was forced to take it since I didnt want to have an ugly scene created in the house since they had already created lot of commotions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is does the marriage still stands valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21869" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-04T09:37:01.567" LastActivityDate="2019-12-09T22:08:39.533" Title="Does my marriage stand valid if the Mehr is returned by my wife's parents?" Tags="|nikah|mehr|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38859" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37156" CreationDate="2017-04-04T11:47:37.550" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, a man doesn't need to get permission from his wali to marry. Therefore, you don't need your relatives permission to marry her. But the permission of her wali is required. For more details, refer to the following fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is permissible for a man to get married without his parents’ agreement, unlike a woman, for whose marriage to be valid it is essential that her wali (guardian) agrees. But it is part of honouring one’s parents and treating them kindly to ask for their permission and seek their approval, because that is more likely to keep relationships with them harmonious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/82724&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/82724&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-04-04T11:47:37.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38860" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38861" CreationDate="2017-04-04T12:39:07.083" Score="2" ViewCount="323" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.christianpost.com/news/islam-luring-christian-church-denying-jesus-converted-imam-179230/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Is Islam Luring the Christian Church Into Denying Jesus? Converted Imam Answers&lt;/a&gt;, Samuel Smith, we have the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://globalfaithinstitute.org/blog-authors/author-dr-mark-christian/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dr. Mark Christian&lt;/a&gt;, a former prominent Muslim from Egypt whose great uncle was a co-founder of Muslim brotherhood and is now a Christian lecturer with the goal of warning people about the impact of Islam on the world today, conducted a webinar on March 21 titled &amp;quot;Is Islam Luring the American Church Into Denying Jesus?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Christian asserted that Muhammad died before he could formally end the war against Christians and Jews, meaning that, according to Islam, Muslims have a standing war against Christians and Jews.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It sounds like Islamophobic nonsense to me, but there might some treaty or something that he's referring to that I'm unaware of.  Also, it looks like Dr. Christian has some knowledge (maybe &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/a_little_knowledge_is_a_dangerous_thing&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;a little knowledge&lt;/a&gt;) of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, it must be a technicality, as Muslims, Jews, and Christians coexist peacefully in most places throughout the world.  And the places where there's not peace, virtually everyone seems to want peace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Are Muslims technically at war with Christians and Jews?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T14:09:53.117" Title="Are Muslims technically at war with Christians and Jews?" Tags="|christianity|war|jews|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38861" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38860" CreationDate="2017-04-04T13:37:48.397" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think the core of this question is what was the intent of the Prophet when he sent letters and emissaries to the various kingdoms including the Roman Empire which was Christian at that time. Was he calling on them to accept Islam as a religion (in simply becoming Muslim), or was he calling on them to allow Islam as a religion to be propagated in their lands, or was he calling on them to accept his political authority (ie the political authority of Islam). Yasir Qadhi discusses the letters briefly in &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/OelPo4Gkj94?list=PLC89682017B43845D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this episode&lt;/a&gt; of his seerah class, but it is not clear to me what the actual intent is. The call seems to be &quot;aslim, taslim&quot; (which could be submit and be safe, or become Muslim and be safe). Allah (swt) Knows best, I am not a scholar so I will not try to answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my humble opinion, I think the scholars should look at the answer to this question not only from a purely textual (legal) and historical point of view, but also where Islam is in the world today and how the world is today (a world very different from that of the Prophet).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The ultimate goal of Islam is not to make war with anyone, but to call all mankind to submission to the One True God, to His Worship and the Peace which comes from that. Given that today it is possible to call the people freely to that (because of the religious freedom in most Western countries), I personally see no reason for war. Allah Knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4973" LastActivityDate="2017-04-04T13:37:48.397" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38864" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-04T21:34:57.800" Score="1" ViewCount="28" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to start a new account that doesn't reveal my name for privacy purposes. In that case, can I use a generic name?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21628" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-05T05:41:36.500" LastActivityDate="2017-04-05T05:41:36.500" Title="Is it haram to use a persona online?" Tags="|halal-haram|internet|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2018-03-31T19:30:34.810" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38866" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-04T23:06:11.650" Score="2" ViewCount="1106" Body="&lt;p&gt;All of the holy books that came before the Qur'an are clear that the malaikah (angels) sing, the most beautiful music such as cannot even be imagined by the human ear. These verses have been confirmed by people who have died and come back to report malaikah singing and it's purity and clarity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also it is well known that King David played the harp, and King Solomon composed the Song of Songs. Also in other holy books, it says that Allah specifically commanded the Jews that they are to make music in &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Chronicles%2029%3A25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2 Chronicles 29:25&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;And he set the Levites in the house of the&#xA;  LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the&#xA;  commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the&#xA;  prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Question is: &lt;strong&gt;Why is Music considered forbidden in Islam when it is not in the previous revelations given to the Jews and Christians?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20298" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-12T01:50:57.847" LastActivityDate="2017-08-12T01:50:57.847" Title="Why is Music considered forbidden in Islam when it is not in the previous revelations given to the Jews and Christians?" Tags="|halal-haram|christianity|malaikah|music|judaism|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38867" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30161" CreationDate="2017-04-04T23:27:10.527" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Hebrews there is only one malaikah that is reported as being female. Her job is to take care of babies. We can assume that if there is one there is probably more. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lailah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lailah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Lailah chooses a soul from the Garden of Eden and commands it to enter the embryo. Lailah watches over the development in the womb and shows the rewards and punishments available to the individual.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20298" LastActivityDate="2017-04-04T23:27:10.527" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38235" CreationDate="2017-04-05T08:24:02.923" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's because of the ambiguity. We don't know exact time of martyrdom. Among of several guessed time from history-writers these three times have more logical proofs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tip: search for the way hadzrat Fatima has martyrdomed, and you find out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21875" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-08-14T12:09:58.383" LastActivityDate="2017-08-14T12:09:58.383" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38873" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-05T09:43:59.787" Score="3" ViewCount="318" Body="&lt;p&gt;As all Muslims believe, the Quran was reveled by God to the prophet Muhammed (SAW), and this is what we define as devine revelation.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Furthermore I will use the word &lt;strong&gt;wahy&lt;/strong&gt; as a synonym to &quot;devine revelation to the Prophet Muhammed&quot;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We believe this is true:&#xA;The whole QURAN is wahy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does that mean that ALL wahy is in the Quran?&lt;/strong&gt; &#xA;(Excluding &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abrogated&lt;/a&gt; verses)&lt;br&gt;&#xA; &lt;em&gt;As a logical example; All lions are cats, whereas not all cats are lions.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If the answer is NO, then what makes some wahy to be part of the Quran and other not (excluding abrogated verses)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If the answer is YES, then how does one explain hadiths like this:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;(If &lt;strong&gt;all&lt;/strong&gt; wahy was in the Quran, then this would be expected to be there too.)&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah revealed to me that we should be humble amongst ourselves and none should show pride upon the others ...  ‏إن الله تعالى أوحى إلي أن&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/53/79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Answer the bold question, then one of the sub questions.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If possible, provide references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;EDIT:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;This might be a duplicate of the question: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/7603/15201&quot;&gt;Does the Quran contain all of Allah's revelations? (Sunni view)&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, but as my question includes some sub questions which aren't included in the other question or addressed in the answers, therefore I do not consider it as duplicate. Also I am not only looking for the Sunni view (i don't think there is a difference anyway).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2021-11-24T12:33:58.773" Title="Is all revelation (wahy) in the Quran?" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|revelation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38791" CreationDate="2017-04-05T12:32:12.997" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Refer to this QA from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/158282&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.info&lt;/a&gt; as well as &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/72338&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt; about evidence for rape in Shariah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, rape may be punished under the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence for &lt;em&gt;Zina&lt;/em&gt; is 4 witnessesses, a confession or a clear proof (e.g pregnancy).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence for &lt;em&gt;Qisas&lt;/em&gt; \ &lt;em&gt;Diyat&lt;/em&gt; is two witnesses or an oath with corroborating evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence for &lt;em&gt;Harabah&lt;/em&gt; is two witnesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence for &lt;em&gt;Tazeer&lt;/em&gt; is not prescribed, the judge will decide based on the evidence he has,   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith about a rape case in the time of the Prophet(p.b.u.h), it involves an eventual confession, but it is not clear what evidence the Prophet considered before the confession:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;A women went out during the time of the Prophet (ﷺ) to go to Salat,&#xA;  but she was caught by a man and he had relations with her, so she&#xA;  screamed and he left. Then a man came across her and she said: 'That&#xA;  man has done this and that to me', then she came across a group of&#xA;  Emigrants (Muhajirin) and she said: 'That man did this and that to&#xA;  me.' They went to get the man she thought had relations with her, and&#xA;  they brought him to her. She said: 'Yes, that's him.' So they brought&#xA;  him to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and when he ordered that he be&#xA;  stoned, the man who had relations with her, said: 'O Messenger of&#xA;  Allah, I am the one who had relations with her.' So he said to her:&#xA;  'Go, for Allah has forgiven you.' Then he said some nice words to the&#xA;  man (who was brought). And he said to the man who had relations with&#xA;  her: 'Stone him.' Then he said: 'He has repented a repentance that, if&#xA;  the inhabitants of Al-Madinah had repented with, it would have been&#xA;  accepted from them.'&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/17/37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tirmizi&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/40/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abu Daud&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A case of rape that happened in the caliphate of Umar(p.b.u.h), evidence is not mentioned:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;A governmental male-slave tried to seduce a slave-girl from the&#xA;  Khumus of the war booty till he deflowered her by force against her&#xA;  will; therefore 'Umar flogged him according to the law, and exiled&#xA;  him, but he did not flog the female slave because the male-slave had&#xA;  committed illegal sexual intercourse by force, against her will.&quot;&#xA;  Az-Zuhri said regarding a virgin slave-girl raped by a free man: The&#xA;  judge has to fine the adulterer as much money as is equal to the price&#xA;  of the female slave and the adulterer has to be flogged (according to&#xA;  the Islamic Law); but if the slave woman is a matron, then, according&#xA;  to the verdict of the Imam, the adulterer is not fined but he has to&#xA;  receive the legal punishment (according to the Islamic Law). [&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/89/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh&#xA;  Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a story about Ali(p.b.u.h) where a woman accused a man of rape, presenting a semen stained cloth as evidence (it was found to be forged).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is reported that a woman desired a young man and she tried to&#xA;  seduce him but the young man refused. She went away and got an egg.&#xA;  She put the white (of the egg) on her dress. Then she began to make&#xA;  accusations against the young man and had him brought before the&#xA;  Commander of the faithful, peace be on him. She claimed: &quot;This young&#xA;  man has treated me shamefully. He has raped me.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She took her dress and showed the white (on it) from the egg, saying: &quot;This is his semen on my dress.&quot; The young man began to cry, pleading and swearing his&#xA;  innocence from her accusations. &quot;Order someone to heat water until it&#xA;  is very hot,&quot; the Commander of the faithful, peace be on him, told&#xA;  Qanbar. &quot;Then bring it to me while it is still like that.&quot; The water&#xA;  was brought and he ordered it to be thrown on the woman's dress. They&#xA;  threw it on it and the water collected up the white of the egg and&#xA;  they came together. He ordered it to be taken and given to two of his&#xA;  followers. He said: &quot;Taste it and spit it out.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They tasted it and found that it (tasted like) egg. He ordered the&#xA;  young man to be freed and the woman to be flogged as a punishment for&#xA;  her false accusation. &#xA;  [&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamicmobility.com/pdf/KITAB_AL_IRSHAD1.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kitab Al Irshad p.96&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-06-24T15:30:12.467" LastActivityDate="2017-06-24T15:30:12.467" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38879" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38882" CreationDate="2017-04-05T15:03:51.253" Score="0" ViewCount="166" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does Qur'an invite us to go and preach everyone or it invites us to go and have endless debates or there are certain limits?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any points where the debate should end? Does Qur'an or the narrations offer any guidelines for this? Or there are no guidelines and we should keep the debate/discussion ongoing no matter if the person keeps denying?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-04-05T15:22:39.403" LastActivityDate="2021-09-09T05:15:09.710" Title="What are some Islamic instructions on who you should discuss Islam with and when to end it?" Tags="|quran|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38880" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-05T15:10:47.140" Score="2" ViewCount="67" Body="&lt;p&gt;The question is, is it permissible to make an oath to commit an action that would violate the law of the country he (the person who took the oath) lives in? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-28T21:16:36.923" LastActivityDate="2017-12-28T21:16:36.923" Title="Is it permissible to make a vow to commit an action that would violate the law of the land?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38881" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38880" CreationDate="2017-04-05T16:21:40.380" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Although it is hypothetical Question. But there may be situations which might turn out to be a &lt;strong&gt;practical problem&lt;/strong&gt; for a resident of a Non-Muslim country.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here are few scenarios:-&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;First of all, as a Muslim one should know the laws of the land he/she intend to move to. If the laws are in conflict with Islamic Sharia'a, in its practice, there, then abstain from moving there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he/she later finds out that some laws are a hindrance in the practice of sharia'a (which is very unlikely) then should move to another country of comfort. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Otherwise, it is imperative in sharia'a to abide by the laws of a country of residence as a good citizen or resident.&lt;/strong&gt; There are several ahadith available on the topic which may be resorted to for further enlightenment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21274" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-05T20:32:19.317" LastActivityDate="2017-04-05T20:32:19.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38879" CreationDate="2017-04-05T18:37:31.540" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR&lt;/strong&gt;: The Qur'an instructs us to invite people to Islam on the condition that we do it &amp;quot;in the best way&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/16/125&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 16:125&lt;/a&gt;), which tafsir interpret to include to avoid arguing (in the sense of debating); ahadith also state that the Prophet discouraged arguing.  We're only responsible for conveying the message of Islam clearly (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/16/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 16:82&lt;/a&gt;).  The Qur'an instead encourages coexisting with non-Muslims (who don't fight Islam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Practically, actions speak louder than words.  In my opinion, doing good deeds (as instructed throughout the Qur'an) is far more persuasive (and useful) than debating.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We are instructed to invite people to Islam&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has strayed from His way, and He is most knowing of who is [rightly] guided. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/16/125&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 16:125&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which we need to do &amp;quot;in a way that is best&amp;quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Best manner&amp;quot; implies that one should have a sweet tongue, show noble character and give reasonable and appealing arguments, and refrain from indulging in polemics, argumentation and controversies. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alim.org/library/quran/AlQuran-tafsir/MDD/16/125&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maududi Tafsir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/29/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 29:46&lt;/a&gt; concerning People of the Scripture.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After that, if someone rejects Islam, then that's not our responsibility:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if they turn away, [O Muhammad] - then only upon you is [responsibility for] clear notification. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/16/82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 16:82&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(And also &amp;quot;And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. ...&amp;quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/35:18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 35:18&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Prophet discouraged arguing&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...I guarantee a house in Jannah for one who gives up arguing, even if he is in the right... -- Riyad as-Salihin (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:629&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;), Grade: Sahih according to An-Nawawi (source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://dailyhadith.abuaminaelias.com/2012/01/24/hadith-on-character-paradise-is-the-reward-for-giving-up-arguments-even-if-you-are-right/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Daily Hadith&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other hadith against arguing available listed by Abu Amina Elias, &lt;a href=&quot;https://abuaminaelias.com/arguing-about-the-religion-in-islam/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arguing about the religion in Islam&lt;/a&gt;, 2015, where arguing is said to &lt;em&gt;cause the heart to harden and breeds hatred.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We don't decide who Allah guides&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills. And He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/28/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 28:56&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and also &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2:256&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:256&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/10/41&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 10:41-43&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/18/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 18:29&lt;/a&gt;.  From here we have two points:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;even the Prophet was incapable of persuading all people that Islam is true (even after they witness miracles), so we need to have realistic expectations, and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;who's guided and who's not guided is up to Allah, not us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We should coexist with non-Muslims&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Say, &amp;quot;O disbelievers, I do not worship what you worship. Nor are you worshippers of what I worship. Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship. Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship. For you is your religion, and for me is my religion.&amp;quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/109&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 109&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems reasonable to interpret this as an instruction to seek peaceful coexistence with non-Muslims, and to accept a difference of opinion.  Tafsir (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://englishtafsir.com/quran/109/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi&lt;/a&gt;) point out this includes those committing shirk, the worst possible sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likewise we have:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/60/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 60:8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Practical points based on my experiences&lt;/strong&gt; (what was effective at converting me to Islam):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Debating can backfire.  E.g. On the way to buy milk one day, some Christians stop me and talk about how I was building my [intellectual] house on sand.  It left a lasting impression: &amp;quot;gee, Christians are arrogant and rude&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Actions are more persuasive than words.  Doing good deeds is far more likely to invoke an &amp;quot;I want to be like that&amp;quot; response than words.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Debates, by and large, are won by people outwitting their opponent.  Maybe I can't refute an argument off the top of my head, but that doesn't mean it's right.  This hadith attests to that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am only a human being, and opponents come to me (to settle their problems); maybe someone amongst you can present his case more eloquently than the other, whereby I may consider him true and give a verdict in his favor.  So, If I give the right of a Muslim to another by mistake, then it is really a portion of (Hell) Fire, he has the option to take or give up (before the Day of Resurrection). -- Sahih al-Bukhari 2458 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/46/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some non-Muslims (particularly ex-Muslims) have greater knowledge about Islam than most Muslims.  We might lose the debate---and then what?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a former atheist, I prepared myself for debates with Christians.  During this time, I &amp;quot;won&amp;quot; one argument against a Christian once (she seemed almost in tears afterwards).  I experienced momentary satisfaction, followed by a lifetime of regret about hurting a fellow human being.  (Sometimes, even when you win, you lose.)  This is a possible consequence of engaging in debates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-09T05:15:09.710" LastActivityDate="2021-09-09T05:15:09.710" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38883" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-05T18:51:53.007" Score="1" ViewCount="500" Body="&lt;p&gt;What i don't understand is, why Allah S.W.T said Do not obey him in the ayah. I'm so confused here. Sorry for bad English. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/96/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 96:19&lt;/a&gt; &quot; No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to God] &quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21878" LastEditorUserId="21569" LastEditDate="2017-04-07T08:58:26.630" LastActivityDate="2019-03-10T06:55:52.823" Title="What does the last ayah in Sura Alaq mean?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|uloom-al-quran|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38884" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-05T20:10:06.560" Score="3" ViewCount="129" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sorry if this sounds silly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can access a government university loans where we have to pay back 125% of what we borrowed. Is this considered interest? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I.e. the amount we have to pay back is what we borrowed + 25%, so it is a fixed amount. Rather than say the loan growing every year or compounding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this still considered interest?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21004" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T14:38:38.527" Title="Is paying 25% more than you borrowed interest?" Tags="|riba|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38887" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38888" CreationDate="2017-04-06T03:31:09.657" Score="1" ViewCount="14401" Body="&lt;p&gt;If can look and touch a mahram then why can't I enjoy sexual realations as well? please provide specific evidence to support your answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21883" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2018-02-16T19:40:08.197" LastActivityDate="2022-05-01T17:20:29.407" Title="Is having sexual relations with a mahram permissible?" Tags="|halal-haram|sex|mahram|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38888" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38887" CreationDate="2017-04-06T05:51:34.077" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am not sure if I got your question correctly, but I believe you will find your answer (a reference for tahreem) in Surat Al-Nisaa (Chapter 4) Verse (Aaya) #4, and I quote it here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;&#xA;Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.&#xA;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://quran.com/4/23&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21884" LastActivityDate="2017-04-06T05:51:34.077" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38891" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-06T07:53:57.793" Score="1" ViewCount="2216" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently for some reason, I guess because I am discovering more and more in depth about Islam, this great religion, by accessible means in today's world of technology and trusted scholars - I keep fearing (and this is good) the day of judgement. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No human is perfect. I am not perfect but I always ask Allah for forgiveness in anything I have done wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This leads me to a general question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We all know that we will be resurrected on the day of judgement. Until then we are in the grave - buried. Nothing can be done. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As days, weeks, months and years go by - I cannot understand or imagine how you can continue to lay buried. &#xA;I mean of course, when the human elements are no more (heart stops), that is the end of human life but how can the human/spirit continue to &quot;survive&quot; until the day of judgement?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am unsure how to ask the question or how to phrase it but I am just worried that humans/spirit suffers in the grave until that day comes. We know that there have been Muslims who have passed away hundreds of years ago and are in their graves, buried but what will happen/how will they feel when they are resurrected? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only Allah knows when that day is going to happen. We don't. I cannot comprehend or understand how we can just &quot;continue&quot; as normal when we are resurrected. For all that period of time being dead in the grave and then to be given life again is just baffling and trying to make sense of it all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I guess recently, I am just becoming more and more scared perhaps of the thought of dying (because many of our Muslim brothers and sisters, family members are dying) and it is just difficult to be without them no matter what. You want to join them and be with them by their side but when you are gone, you are gone. That's it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just hope Allah makes it easy for us when it is our time is up and that the time between our death and day of judgement is not too long.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When the human is buried, does Allah still make them alive in some way or is that a complete no? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What actually happens when a Muslim is buried? I know that the angel of death (PBUH) is there to ask us 3 questions and then we are handed the book on the left or right hand. But then what happens? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about the time between the death of a human and before being buried? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry for these distressing questions but... I cannot help my mind from thinking more and more about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17463" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T20:46:42.513" Title="Death until Judgement day - the questions and taunt whilst we are living" Tags="|death|day-of-judgement|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38892" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38887" CreationDate="2017-04-06T08:46:25.407" Score="16" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mahram&lt;/em&gt; is derived from &lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;, it literally means &quot;forbidden people&quot;, i.e. people with whom sex and marriage is forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Quran, sex is only permitted with one's wives and female slaves(&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/649/are-muslim-men-allowed-to-take-sex-slaves/20237&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/13737&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/23/5&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 23:5-6&lt;/a&gt; And they who guard their private parts. Except from&#xA;  their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will&#xA;  not be blamed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also according to the Quran, marriage with mahrams is forbidden:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 4:23&lt;/a&gt; Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers,&#xA;  your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's&#xA;  sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your&#xA;  [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your&#xA;  wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born]&#xA;  of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in&#xA;  unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the&#xA;  wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take&#xA;  [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already&#xA;  occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since a Mahram is a close relative and a close part of one's household, it is permitted to look at them and to touch them when necessary (on the face, arms, etc.) Looking at and touching the private parts is not permitted, and touching anywhere with desire is also not permitted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Section on Looking and touching mahrams in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.216460/2015.216460.The-Hedaya#page/n615/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hidayah&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A man may look at the person of his kinswoman. IT is lawful for a man&#xA;  to look at his female relation either in the face, head, breast,&#xA;  shoulder, or legs : for as it is usual with relations to visit one&#xA;  another without any previous intimation, and unattended with any&#xA;  retinue, and as women, in their house, generally wear a dress adapted&#xA;  to service, if, therefore, the sight of these parts were culpable, it&#xA;  would impose too great restraint upon them. It is different with&#xA;  respect to other parts ; and hence proceeds the illegality of looking&#xA;  at the back or belly. (It Is proper to observe that by the term&#xA;  relation [Mohrim], as here used, it to be under stood  any person&#xA;  between whom and the beholder marriage is utterly and perpetually&#xA;  illegal, in consequence of affinity by either blood or marriage )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Male and female relations may touch each other (if there be no&#xA;  apprehension of passion.) EVERY part in a relation which it is lawful&#xA;  to look at may likewise be touched ; unless, however, there be a dread&#xA;  of its inflaming the passion of either, in which case neither the&#xA;  sight nor the touch is approved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additional reference: &lt;em&gt;Awrah&lt;/em&gt; in front of Mahrams &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/82994&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2017-04-06T10:10:23.083" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38893" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38884" CreationDate="2017-04-06T08:47:27.930" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is permissible to sell an item on credit for a higher price than if it is paid for immediately, whether the payment is to be made in installments or in one payment at the later date.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this is conditional upon the two parties not separating until they have agreed how the transaction is to be done, whether it is to be paid immediately or deferred. In this case the additional amount is not riba, and there is nothing in sharee’ah to specify the amount of the extra payment in the case of deferred payment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) encouraged tolerance in matters of selling, buying, paying off debts and asking others to pay debts.(Fataawa Islaamiyyah, part 2, p. 335)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/12638&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21195" LastActivityDate="2017-04-06T08:47:27.930" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38894" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38767" CreationDate="2017-04-06T08:58:04.153" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As muslims we must respect our parents, where are the limits to the obedience to our parents related to choose our spouse? I´ve seen how people get bitter seeing how their lives pass by without giving one step forward, specially women, we care about time because we cannot wait forever, and man are not able to move because they don´t have the way to do it without the approval of their parents, many times they depend financially from their families and don´t have option to move from their family homes, ... don´t know how to begin or how to end.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would encourage you to talk to your parents in a quiet, simple, loving and respectful way how you feel and bring forward our muslim roots, this caste issue has nothing to do with Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read this for more &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zawaj.com/askbilqis/parents-preventing-marriage-due-caste/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zawaj.com/askbilqis/parents-not-agreeing-choice-of-wife/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21195" LastActivityDate="2017-04-06T08:58:04.153" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38895" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38891" CreationDate="2017-04-06T09:51:33.513" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Time between death of human and it's burial:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Angels come to the dying person and if the man was righteous, they say: ‘Come out, O good soul that was in a good body, come out praiseworthy and receive the glad tidings of mercy and fragrance and a Lord Who is not angry.’ And this is repeated until it comes out, then it is taken up to heaven, and it is opened for it, and it is asked, ‘Who is this?’ They say:  ‘[It is] So and so.’ It is said: ‘Welcome to the good soul that was in a good body. Enter praiseworthy and receive the glad tidings of mercy and fragrance and a Lord Who is not angry.’ And this is repeated until it is brought to the heaven above which is Allah, may He be glorified and exalted. But if the man was evil, they say: ‘Come out O evil soul that was in an evil body. Come out blameworthy and receive the tidings of boiling water and dirty wound discharges, and other torments of similar kind, all together [cf. Saad 38:58]. And this is repeated until it comes out, then it is taken up to heaven and it is not opened for it. And it is said: ‘No welcome to the evil soul that was in an evil body. Go back blameworthy, for the gates of heaven will not be opened to you.’ So it is sent back down from heaven, then it goes to the grave.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Classed saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then Allah says (if it was a believer):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“‘Record the book of My slave in ‘Illiyoon (the highest heaven) and take him back to the earth.” The soul would come back to the grave for questioning and it will be made spacious for him as far as his eyes can see.&#xA;If it was a disbeliever, the angels give the soul tidings of hell and divine wrath. They take the cursed, humiliated, afraid soul of a disbeliever up to the gates of heaven but it is not opened for him. Then the soul would return to its grave and it would be compressed for him and smoke and fire from Hell comes to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between a person's soul departure and the questioning, it will be blissful for the believer and the first stage of eternal happiness and for a disbelieve it will be the first stage of eternal torment and misery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What happens when all of this is finished so the soul is at the grave just laying?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This stage is called the Barzakh. The Barzakh is a realm which separates our world and the hereafter.&#xA;Barzakh starts from the death of a soul and ends upon the Hour. It doesn't matter if the soul was buried or not, eaten by wild animals or cremated. The soul won't die and it goes to the Barzakh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The life of the Barzakh would be filled with delight or it will be hellish. This is proved in this ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“The Fire, they are exposed to it, morning and afternoon. And on the Day when the Hour will be established (it will be said to the angels): ‘Cause Fir‘awn’s (Pharaoh) people to enter the severest torment!''&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/40/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ghafir 40:46&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Katheer says that this is the torment of Barzakh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet said: ‘When any one of you dies, he is shown his place morning and evening. If he is one of the people of Paradise then he is one of the people of Paradise, and if he is one of the people of Hell, then he is one of the people of Hell.’”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, Bid’ al-Khalq, 3001; Muslim, al-Jannah wa sifat na’eemihaa, 2866).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These Hadith shows that the torment of the grave is real but this is for the wrongdoers and disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Verse that Barzakh is real:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Until when death approaches one of them (the polytheists), he says, &amp;quot;My Lord! Send me back, so that I may do good in that which I have left behind!&amp;quot; No! It is but just a word that he speaks; and behind them is a barrier (barzakh) until the Day when they will be Resurrected.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/23/99-100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 23:99-100&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one who enters Barzakh does not feel any physical pain. It is the realm of incorporeal beings. Our body in the Barzakh is just like our human body and the realm is like this world but it is non-materialistic . The body can hear everything, see everything from anywhere. You can eat anything and it would be better than in this world ( only for believers). The Barzakh will be blissful for the believer but torment for the disbeliever. For more information about Barzakh, just search it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T20:46:42.513" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38896" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-06T13:37:47.950" Score="4" ViewCount="2889" Body="&lt;p&gt;The city main mosque in a non Muslim country is Shi'a and the halal certification process is controlled by them. Can we eat meat from a restaurant (which is owned and staffed by Sunnis) if the halal certificate on the wall is from a Shi'a governing body?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21887" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-07-11T10:17:40.227" LastActivityDate="2019-04-19T12:44:51.107" Title="Can Sunnis eat meat authorised halal by Shi'a?" Tags="|halal-haram|sunni|shiism|food|halal-certification|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38897" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38896" CreationDate="2017-04-06T15:25:56.997" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think there is no difference between Shias or Sunnis in halal and haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can eat the meat of both of them. There is one condition that the meat be &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;haram if an animal is slaughtered to other than Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21888" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-14T09:48:23.230" LastActivityDate="2017-12-14T09:48:23.230" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38898" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38887" CreationDate="2017-04-06T17:03:03.403" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Others have given enough of references which are very good. I'll try to give a rational answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Same can be said for a 4 year old girl. You can touch her, so why not have non-penetrative sex with her in her sleep? &#xA;There is a natural shame in doing it (There may also be a desire, but still the shame is there). Same shame exists for your mahrams. The only difference with mahrams is it's consensual and with an adult.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It would make &lt;strong&gt;inheritance&lt;/strong&gt; complicated. A sister may also be a mother, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Families would be in contact with a smaller population and learn less from others. It's like them living in their own village. (Normally people/groups who only marry their own kind/group have a lower level of tolerance for othering. The more diverse you more you're adaptable you become and more you can understand others. (I don't mean accept everyone, but some differences make total sense, some make zero sense) If you move to a new city you learn something new, if you learn a new language you learn something new, if you marry a different person you learn something new. But with with incest you're planting a seed of &lt;strong&gt;social restriction&lt;/strong&gt; onto yourself and your children.)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It's not the way Allah wants. I mean you can eat a sheep that has been slaughtered halal. For it to be slaughtered halal you must say bismillah before. If you don't then the meat is haram. For a marriage you must say certain words before. If not it's haram, it's zina. And it's not like these certain words are just for the sake of a checkbox, no when you say these things there spiritual effects taking place. As a Muslim we should believe in the unseen. Marrying your own mahram has certain &lt;strong&gt;unseen affects&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;There are genetic concerns. Inbreeding which is very similar creates many &lt;strong&gt;genetic issues&lt;/strong&gt;. See &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mother-tongue/4014743/Warning-over-births-to-first-cousin-marriages.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/7497906/Baroness-Deech-Risks-of-cousin-marriage-not-discussed-for-fear-of-offending-Muslims.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; Now imagine if this happens 2-3 generations in. The effect would be magnified. From the article it says:&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;However it is estimated that 55 per cent of British Pakistanis are&#xA;  married to first cousins, and a third of children with recessive&#xA;  genetic disorders are born to that community.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to conclude it's to be avoided for complications in inheritance, creating social restrictions, it won't have Allah's blessing, genetic issues. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T10:05:52.353" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T10:05:52.353" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38899" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38240" CreationDate="2017-04-06T20:17:35.550" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are at least four cases of Muslims being stoned to death according to the &lt;em&gt;Hadd&lt;/em&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Zina&lt;/em&gt; (adultery) in the time of the Prophet, as recorded in the major Hadith collections.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/9292&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maiz ibn Malik&lt;/a&gt; of the tribe of Aslam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A man from the tribe of Aslam came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and confessed&#xA;that he had committed an illegal sexual intercourse. The Prophet (ﷺ)&#xA;turned his face away from him till the man bore witness against&#xA;himself four times. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, &amp;quot;Are you mad?&amp;quot; He&#xA;said &amp;quot;No.&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;Are you married?&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;Yes.&amp;quot; Then the&#xA;Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that he be stoned to death, and he was stoned to&#xA;death at the Musalla. When the stones troubled him, he fled, but he&#xA;was caught and was stoned till he died. The Prophet (ﷺ) spoke well of&#xA;him and offered his funeral prayer. [&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6820&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Ma'iz bin Malik came to the Prophet (in order to confess), the&#xA;Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, &amp;quot;Probably you have only kissed (the lady), or&#xA;winked, or looked at her?&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;No, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!&amp;quot; The&#xA;Prophet said, using no euphemism, &amp;quot;Did you have sexual intercourse&#xA;with her?&amp;quot; The narrator added: At that, (i.e. after his confession)&#xA;the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that he be stoned (to death). [&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6824&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh&#xA;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked Ma’iz b. Malik : Is what I have heard&#xA;about you is true? He said: What have you heard about me? He said: I&#xA;have heard that you have had intercourse with a girl belonging to the&#xA;family of so and so. He said: Yes. He then testified four times. He&#xA;(The prophet) then gave order regarding him and he was stoned to&#xA;death. [&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/abudawud/40/75&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abu Daud&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unnamed woman:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then a woman of Ghamid, a branch of Azd, came to him and said:&#xA;Messenger of of Allah, purify me, whereupon he said: Woe be upon you;&#xA;go back and beg forgiveness from Allah and turn to Him in repentance.&#xA;She said: I find that you intend to send me back as you sent back&#xA;Ma'iz. b. Malik. He (the Holy, Prophet) said: What has happened to&#xA;you? She said that she had become pregnant as a result of fornication.&#xA;He (the Holy Prophet) said: Is it you (who has done that)? She said:&#xA;Yes. He (the Holy Prophet) said to her: (You will not be punished)&#xA;until you deliver what is there in your womb. One of the Ansar became&#xA;responsible for her until she was delivered (of the child). He (that&#xA;Ansari) came to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) and said the woman of Ghamid has&#xA;given birth to a child. He (the Holy Prophet) said: In that case we&#xA;shall not stone her and so leave her infant with none to suckle him.&#xA;One of the Ansar got up and said: Allah's Apostle, let the&#xA;responsibility of his suckling be upon me. She was then stoned to&#xA;death. [&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/29/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;A woman from Juhainah confessed before the Prophet (ﷺ) that she had&#xA;committed adultery, and she said: 'I am pregnant.' So the Prophet (ﷺ)&#xA;called for her guardian and said: 'Be good to her and if she gives&#xA;birth to her child then tell me.' So he did so, and then he (ﷺ) gave&#xA;the order that her clothes be bound tightly around her. Then he&#xA;ordered her to be stoned and she was stoned. Then he performed&#xA;(funeral) Salat for her. So 'Umar bin Al-Khattab said to him: 'O&#xA;Messenger of Allah! You stoned her then you prayed for her?!' He said:&#xA;'She has repented a repentance that, if distributed among seventy of&#xA;the people of Al-Madinah, it would have sufficed them. Have you ever&#xA;seen something more virtuous than her sacrificing herself for the sake&#xA;of Allah?'&amp;quot;  [ &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/29/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unnamed woman who committed adultery with an unmarried man:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A bedouin came to the Prophet (ﷺ) while he (the Prophet) was sitting,&#xA;and said, &amp;quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Give your verdict according to&#xA;Allah's Laws (in our case).&amp;quot; Then his opponent got up and said, &amp;quot;He&#xA;has told the truth, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Decide his case according&#xA;to Allah's Laws. My son was a laborer working for this person, and he&#xA;committed illegal sexual intercourse with his wife, and the people&#xA;told me that my son should be stoned to death, but I offered&#xA;one-hundred sheep and a slave girl as a ransom for him. Then I asked&#xA;the religious learned people, and they told me that my son should be&#xA;flogged with one-hundred stripes and be exiled for one year.&amp;quot; The&#xA;Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, I will judge you&#xA;according to Allah's Laws. The sheep and the slave girl will be&#xA;returned to you and your son will be flogged one-hundred stripes and&#xA;be exiled for one year. And you, O Unais! Go to the wife of this man&#xA;(and if she confesses), stone her to death.&amp;quot; So Unais went in the&#xA;morning and stoned her to death (after she had confessed). [&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6835&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh&#xA;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unnamed man who committed rape:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A women went out during the time of the Prophet (ﷺ) to go to Salat,&#xA;but she was caught by a man and he had relations with her, so she&#xA;screamed and he left. Then a man came across her and she said: 'That&#xA;man has done this and that to me', then she came across a group of&#xA;Emigrants (Muhajirin) and she said: 'That man did this and that to&#xA;me.' They went to get the man she thought had relations with her, and&#xA;they brought him to her. She said: 'Yes, that's him.' So they brought&#xA;him to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and when he ordered that he be&#xA;stoned, the man who had relations with her, said: 'O Messenger of&#xA;Allah, I am the one who had relations with her.' So he said to her:&#xA;'Go, for Allah has forgiven you.' Then he said some nice words to the&#xA;man (who was brought). And he said to the man who had relations with&#xA;her: 'Stone him.' Then he said: 'He has repented a repentance that, if&#xA;the inhabitants of Al-Madinah had repented with, it would have been&#xA;accepted from them.'&amp;quot;  [&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/40/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abu Daud&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/17/37&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami Tirmizi&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, the Jewish couple who committed adultery and were stoned according to the law of the Torah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Jew and a Jewess were brought to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) on a charge&#xA;of committing an illegal sexual intercourse. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked&#xA;them. &amp;quot;What is the legal punishment (for this sin) in your Book&#xA;(Torah)?&amp;quot; They replied, &amp;quot;Our priests have innovated the punishment of&#xA;blackening the faces with charcoal and Tajbiya.&amp;quot; Abdullah bin Salam&#xA;said, &amp;quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), tell them to bring the Torah.&amp;quot; The&#xA;Torah was brought, and then one of the Jews put his hand over the&#xA;Divine Verse of the Rajam (stoning to death) and started reading what&#xA;preceded and what followed it. On that, Ibn Salam said to the Jew,&#xA;&amp;quot;Lift up your hand.&amp;quot; Behold! The Divine Verse of the Rajam was under&#xA;his hand. So Allah's Apostle ordered that the two (sinners) be stoned&#xA;to death, and so they were stoned. Ibn `Umar added: So both of them&#xA;were stoned at the Balat and I saw the man sheltering the woman.&#xA;[&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6819&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-21T10:02:13.250" LastActivityDate="2021-09-21T10:02:13.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38900" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-04-06T20:55:16.473" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-06T20:55:16.473" LastActivityDate="2017-04-06T20:55:16.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38901" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-04-06T20:55:16.473" Score="0" Body="Also called Rajm. Stoning to death is a legal punishment (hadd) in Islam for the crime of adultery." OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-06T21:24:50.863" LastActivityDate="2017-04-06T21:24:50.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38904" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36287" CreationDate="2017-04-07T04:37:27.787" Score="0" Body="&lt;h2&gt;YES you can marry her.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because your grandfather's cousin's daughter is not your &lt;em&gt;mahram&lt;/em&gt;. She is not even mahram to your grandfather too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21569" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T04:37:27.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38906" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38884" CreationDate="2017-04-07T05:11:48.823" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;The above stated situation is a classic example of Interest.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21569" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T05:11:48.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38909" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37169" CreationDate="2017-04-07T06:31:09.040" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Akbar (اكبر) is an attribute to Allah. It is not a noun.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21569" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T06:31:09.040" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38910" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38789" CreationDate="2017-04-07T07:22:15.863" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sayyidina Muhammad Ibn Mubarak Kirmani (mureed of Khwaja Fariduddin Ganjshakar), writes in Siyar Al-Awliya that Sultan-ul-Mashaikh (Nizamuddin Auliya) says,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sima’ (to listen to Qawwali) is permissible if a few conditions are met.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1) The person saying the Qawwali must be an adult and not a child or a female.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(2) The listener must only listen to everything in the remembrance of Allah (worldly love should not be in listeners mind).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(3) The words of Qawwali must be free from immorality and impurity and they must not be void.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(4) Musical instruments should not be used.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If these four rules of listening Qawwali are followed then, you can listen Qawwali. Otherwise, you should not listen Qawwali.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference : &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thesunniway.com/articles/item/71-is-it-permissible-to-listen-to-qawwali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.thesunniway.com/articles/item/71-is-it-permissible-to-listen-to-qawwali&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T07:22:15.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38911" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38918" CreationDate="2017-04-07T08:04:51.120" Score="4" ViewCount="8656" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A grace is a short prayer or thankful phrase said before or after eating. The term most commonly refers to Christian traditions. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_(prayer)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here's a Catholic example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Bless us, O Lord, and these, Thy gifts, which we are about to receive from Thy bounty. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's an implication of shirk in this passage, which is obviously unacceptable in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my experience, ordinarily the host (or one of the hosts) will stand up and say grace, while the remaining people bow their heads and remain silent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What can a Muslim do when dining with Christian friends who say grace?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't want to be unfriendly nor disrespectful, nor obstinate in religious matters.  It seems like I could mentally replace &quot;Christ&quot; with &quot;God&quot;, which seems like it would make the passage Muslim appropriate.  Alternatively, I could say something like &quot;in the name of God&quot; (basically &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bismillah&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bismillah&lt;/a&gt; in English), which would probably be not too off-putting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-07T08:25:07.193" LastActivityDate="2022-06-07T12:52:13.423" Title="What can a Muslim do when dining with Christian friends who say grace?" Tags="|practical-islam|food|christianity|adab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38912" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38883" CreationDate="2017-04-07T10:43:54.280" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;To find out what this verse means, we must look at the other verses of &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/96/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Alaq&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Recite in the name of your Lord who created &#xA;Created man from a clinging substance.&#xA;Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous&#xA;Who taught by the pen&#xA;Taught man that which he knew not.&#xA;&#xA;No! [But] indeed, man transgresses&#xA;Because he sees himself self-sufficient.&#xA;Indeed, to your Lord is the return.&#xA;&#xA;Have you seen the one who forbids&#xA;A servant when he prays?&#xA;Have you seen if he is upon guidance&#xA;Or enjoins righteousness?&#xA;Have you seen if he denies and turns away -&#xA;Does he not know that Allah sees?&#xA;&#xA;No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -&#xA;A lying, sinning forelock.&#xA;Then let him call his associates;&#xA;We will call the angels of Hell.&#xA;No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In these verses, it is talking about &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amr_ibn_Hish%C4%81m&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Jahl&lt;/a&gt; threatening and trying to prevent Prophet Muhammad from praying the Islamic way in the Ka'bah. This is when the 2nd part of the Surah was revealed. Then when it says 'let him call his associates', it is taking about Abu Jahl's supporters which the 'angels of Hell' will deal with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the verse you were talking about:&#xA;Quran 96:19 &quot; No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to God] &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is saying to ignore those who try to prevent you from praying Salah and when it says,' prostrate and draw near', it is talking about to keep praying Salah and go closer to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T09:28:03.910" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T09:28:03.910" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38916" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38911" CreationDate="2017-04-07T11:33:35.140" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is haram to take Kaafirs as friends. Allah says in the Qu'ran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians as Awliyaa’&#xA;(friends, protectors, helpers), they are but Awliyaa’ of each other.&#xA;And if any amongst you takes them (as Awliyaa’), then surely, he is&#xA;one of them. Verily, Allaah guides not those people who are the&#xA;Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers and unjust)”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-Maa’idah 5:51]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here it says that taking Jews and Christians as friends make you one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verses below, Allah says that taking kuffaar as friends incurs the wrath of Allah and his eternal punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“You see many of them taking the disbelievers as their Awliyaa’&#xA;(protectors and helpers). Evil indeed is that which their ownselves&#xA;have sent forward before them; for that (reason) Allaah’s Wrath fell&#xA;upon them, and in torment they will abide.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;81&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And had they believed in Allaah, and in the Prophet (Muhammad) and in what has been revealed to him, never would they have taken them&#xA;(the disbelievers) as Awliyaa’ (protectors and helpers); but many of&#xA;them are the Faasiqoon (rebellious, disobedient to Allaah)”&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-Maa’idah 5:80-81]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another verse shows this with reason:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“O you who believe! Take not as friends the people who incurred the Wrath of Allaah (i.e. the Jews).&#xA;Surely, they have despaired of (receiving any good in) the Hereafter,&#xA;just as the disbelievers have despaired of those (buried) in graves&#xA;(that they will not be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection)”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-Mumtahanah 60:13]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However this applies if there is no fear of harm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says: “Let not&#xA;the believers take the disbelievers as Awliyaa’ (supporters, helpers)&#xA;instead of the believers, and whoever does that, will never be helped&#xA;by Allaah in any way, except if you indeed fear a danger from them”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Aal ‘Imraan 3:28]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you can be friendly with them if there is danger because of not&#xA;being friendly. You can make friends with them if there is fear of&#xA;evil that may arise if you don't. In your case, there is probably no&#xA;fear so being friends with them is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eating with them is not haram if there is shar'i reason such as inviting them to Islam or to guide them to the truth. In your case, it would be haram as stated in the verses. Saying Grace is imitating the kuffaar and is haram becaude of the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever imitates a people is one of them.'' (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/45200&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Changing Grace to an Islamic way is haram as it is imitating the kuffaar. Even though you change the words you are still copying the kuffaar in doing the act. You should say the Dua before Eating (Bismillahi wa'laa barakatillah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, because you are already friends with them and if you just stop your friendships, they might cause harm to you because it might have hurt their feelings or you fear that they might than in that case it would be allowed to eat with them but you shouldn't enjoy it. The verse below allows this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Let not the believers take the disbelievers&#xA;as Awliyaa’ (supporters, helpers) instead of the believers, and&#xA;whoever does that, will never be helped by Allaah in any way, except&#xA;if you indeed fear a danger from them”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Aal ‘Imraan 3:28]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://web.archive.org/web/20151223161353/http://islamqa.info:80/en/59879&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-07T12:52:13.423" LastActivityDate="2022-06-07T12:52:13.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38917" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5868" CreationDate="2017-04-07T11:44:09.277" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;i have read many comments but everyone is clarifying by their own knowledge... while you are reciting these verses from your childhood in salah the very first chapter and the very first verse... why you fooling yourself&#xA;Al-hamdulillahi Rabbil Aalameen (Universes or Multiverse).......&#xA;(Surah Fatiha)&#xA;Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala used &quot;Aalameen&quot; not &quot;Alam&quot; it means that they are many universe (it is still hypothetical among scientist)&#xA;Read Here :&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiverse&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiverse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21899" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T11:44:09.277" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38918" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38911" CreationDate="2017-04-07T12:32:22.593" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are a couple of different Islamic teachings that apply here, and you will have to balance them out: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Imitating other religions and participating in their rituals is forbidden(&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/45200&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Islam has its own rituals relating to eating which you should observe(&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/13348&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Islam enjoins &lt;em&gt;ihsan&lt;/em&gt; (excellence) in all deeds, including in dealing with non-muslims, and that involves kindness and good treatment:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/60/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 60:8&lt;/a&gt; Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight&#xA;  you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from&#xA;  being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed,&#xA;  Allah loves those who act justly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/29/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 29:46&lt;/a&gt; And do not argue with the People of the Scripture&#xA;  except in a way that is best, except for those who commit injustice&#xA;  among them, and say, &quot;We believe in that which has been revealed to us&#xA;  and revealed to you. And our God and your God is one; and we are&#xA;  Muslims [in submission] to Him.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/16/125&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 16:125&lt;/a&gt; Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good&#xA;  instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best. Indeed, your&#xA;  Lord is most knowing of who has strayed from His way, and He is most&#xA;  knowing of who is [rightly] guided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When you observe a wrong action, it is permissible to remain silent while condemning it in your heart, the same would apply to an act of shirk:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say, “Whosoever of you sees an&#xA;  evil, let him change it with his hand; and if he is not able to do so,&#xA;  then [let him change it] with his tongue; and if he is not able to do&#xA;  so, then with his heart — and that is the weakest of faith.”&#xA;  [&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nawawi40/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If everyone at the table is expected to pray privately or in whisper, then you can join in, making your own Islamic invocation. If people have raised their hands, you may raise your hands according to the Islamic tradition and not the customs of the Christians (hands open and forward).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one person is going to say the prayer aloud, and the remaining people are expected to silently listen then you can remain silent since that is permitted. You shouldn't raise your hands, nor bow your head, nor say &quot;Amen&quot; with the rest. If they object you can explain your position and offer to excuse yourself till they are done.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If everyone is expected to repeat the prayer, led by a person, then you should not repeat the wordings, nor make the gesture, and should remain silent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the last two cases you can optionally, in lieu of &lt;em&gt;Taqwah&lt;/em&gt;, wait for the prayer to complete and then in a normal, audible tone recite the &lt;em&gt;Bismillah&lt;/em&gt;, or an Islamic invocation. Respect is bilateral and your host or friends should be willing to bear with you when you bear with them ... indeed Bismillah doesn't negate any of their beliefs and is not disrespectful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-07T12:43:23.067" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T12:43:23.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38920" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38923" CreationDate="2017-04-07T14:09:12.727" Score="2" ViewCount="2187" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A burkini... is a type of modesty swimsuit for women... the suit covers the whole body except the face, the hands and the feet, while being light enough for swimming. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkini&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8ehy0m.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/8ehy0m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image source: Wikimedia commons&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking online, there's a range of different burkini styles around.  Some seem to aim to cover the awrah of a woman (in front of men), while some are more practical for swimming (a kind of compromise solution, or perhaps better suited for swimming only with women).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What should a Muslim woman look for in a burkini?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There seems to be a bunch of problems with burkinis:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They incompletely cover the awrah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They are skin tight, or become so when wet.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They inhibit swimming.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They are potentially a drowning hazard.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Edit&lt;/em&gt;: I tried some conservative swimwear I bought in Turkey.  I can confirm 1., 2., and 3.; basically it's like swimming while wearing everyday clothes.  And 4. is a logical conclusion from 3.  From my experience, I can also add:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You draw attention to yourself by looking different (assuming not all women are wearing them).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They're difficult to change out of when wet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A related question is here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/7467/17163&quot;&gt;What does Islam think about Islamic swimsuit women wear?&lt;/a&gt;, but I'm trying to be more specific and practical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T06:31:56.400" LastActivityDate="2017-08-12T22:48:33.713" Title="What should a Muslim woman look for in a burkini?" Tags="|practical-islam|women|clothing|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38921" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38920" CreationDate="2017-04-07T14:21:22.037" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Look for a burkini that doesn't project (literally and figuratively) the women's beauties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally one can go and swim in remote areas. That's what most women in my family do. Being a Muslims I've realized that overtime, life will get easier. It's just the first 100 years that are difficult :|&#xA;My gag is in direct reference to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/fr/node/28759&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;From Imam Kadhim:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;أَما إِنَّ أَبْدانَكُمْ لَیسَ لَها ثَمَنٌ إِلاَّ الْجَنَّةَ، فَلا تَبیعوها بِغَیرِها...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...be aware for your body (yourself) there's no value for it other than paradise, don't ever sell it for anything less!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt; al-Kafi, vol. 1, p-19&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T15:11:45.470" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38922" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-07T15:06:58.603" Score="1" ViewCount="1479" Body="&lt;p&gt;This may seem like a strange question at first, since well, we can literally see that the Qur'an is a book:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JvLp0.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/JvLp0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Image source: Wikimedia commons&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And we often refer to it as a book.  And the Qur'an refers to itself as a book (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 5:15&lt;/a&gt;: &quot;...There has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book.&quot;).  However, it doesn't seem that straightforward:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;القرآن‎‎ al-Qurʾān means &quot;the recitation&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;), which suggests the sequence of words in the Qur'an is what makes it the Qur'an, not the medium on which it's written,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the Qur'an was transmitted through &quot;oral memorization and recitation&quot; (see: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/28370/17163&quot;&gt;Prophet Muhammad SAW was illiterate, who wrote the Quran then?&lt;/a&gt;), i.e., the Qur'an existed before it was in book format, and&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have the Qur'an on my computer in pdf format; we don't likewise call the Qur'an e.g. the &quot;holy pdf&quot; of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is it technically correct to refer to the Qur'an as a book?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a bit of a philosophical question: identifying the essence of the Qur'an, that which if we took it away, we would no longer have a Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Update&lt;/em&gt; (or: what I've learned since I first posted this question):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another question highlights that the word &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitab&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;kitab&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (کتاب‎), which means &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;book&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, is used in &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:2&lt;/a&gt; to refer to itself &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/14927/17163&quot;&gt;The 2nd verse of Baqarah say: &amp;quot;this is the book&amp;quot;, But wasn&amp;#39;t the Quran sent down as a &amp;quot;revelation&amp;quot;?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;III-AK-III writes the &lt;em&gt;Qur'an did not, does not, and will not rely on manuscripts&lt;/em&gt; in an answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/46748/17163&quot;&gt;The Birmingham Quran versus the present-day Quran&lt;/a&gt;  This answer quotes the ayah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Rather, the Qur'an is distinct verses [preserved] within the breasts of those who have been given knowledge. And none reject Our verses except the wrongdoers.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/29/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 29:49&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia writes: When referring to the physical bound volume, some use the term &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%27haf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;mus'haf&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (مصحف‎).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-25T13:48:27.613" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T15:25:19.117" Title="Is the Qur'an a book?" Tags="|quran|islamic-philosophy|terminology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38923" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38920" CreationDate="2017-04-07T15:16:19.547" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;awrah&lt;/em&gt; of a woman infront of other women is the area from the navel to the knees:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Hanafi, &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.216460/2015.216460.The-Hedaya#page/n615/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hidayah&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A woman is permitted to look at any part of another except from under&#xA;  the navel to the knee. This is according to one tradition of Haneefa ;&#xA;  but according to another tradition, the looking of one woman at&#xA;  another of her sex, is the same as that of a man at his female&#xA;  relation: that is, they are not permitted to look at the back or&#xA;  belly. The first tradition is. however, the most authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the Shafi, &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/minhaj_al-talibin_english#page/n299/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Minhaj Al-Talibin&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Men may look at each other, provided they keep concealed the part of&#xA;  the body between navel and knees ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Women among themselves should observe the rule laid down for men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you are considering one for a segregated pool or segregated beach anything that at least covers that area would be permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a beach where there will be both non-mahram men and women, the rules of Hijab will apply ... and there should be a somewhat loose covering over the chest according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 24:31&lt;/a&gt; (the purpose being to blur the breasts, hips and pubic area). I doubt that a mixed gender swimming pool is permissible, indeed conservative fatwas also abhor segregated pools.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thickness and weight of the cloth does not matter as long as its not see-through.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T15:16:19.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38927" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35936" CreationDate="2017-04-07T17:36:41.200" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Naming is important. But that much...I don't think so. It looks like a very conservative approach. It's a universal name. Rarely products have names with bad anti-Muslim intentions...only then it becomes logical to change the name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having that said if the name is confusing (I remember when I was a kid I used to think &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hot-dog.org/culture/hot-dog-history&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hotdog had something to do with a dog&lt;/a&gt;)...to be understood as halal (I don't know of culture in Malaysia) then it becomes a &lt;strong&gt;linguistic&lt;/strong&gt; choice. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I understand this isn't the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T17:36:41.200" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38931" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-07T19:01:41.160" Score="6" ViewCount="5755" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Qu'ran it says that making friends with Jews and Christians are haram:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians as Awliyaa’ (friends, protectors, helpers), they are but Awliyaa’ of each other. And if any amongst you takes them (as Awliyaa’), then surely, he is one of them. Verily, Allaah guides not those people who are the Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers and unjust)”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[al-Maa’idah 5:51]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There many other verses that say this. However it also says in the Qu'ran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Made lawful to you this day are At‑Tayyibaat [all kinds of Halaal (lawful) foods, which Allaah has made lawful (meat of slaughtered eatable animals, milk products, fats, vegetables and fruits)]. The food (slaughtered cattle, eatable animals) of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) is lawful to you and yours is lawful to them. (Lawful to you in marriage) are chaste women from the believers and chaste women from those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians) before your time when you have given their due Mahr (bridal-money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage), desiring chastity (i.e. taking them in legal wedlock) not committing illegal sexual intercourse, nor taking them as girlfriends”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[al-Maa'idah 5:4]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how is it that you are not allowed to make friends with them but you can marry them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-06-20T17:36:50.313" Title="Why are Muslims not allowed to make friends with Jews and Christians but you are allowed to marry them?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|kuffar|friendship|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38932" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26065" CreationDate="2017-04-07T19:44:59.863" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From walgreens website&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/schiff-move-free-joint-health-glucosamine-chondroitin-plus-msm-%26-vitamin-d3-tablets/ID=prod3855572-product&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/schiff-move-free-joint-health-glucosamine-chondroitin-plus-msm-%26-vitamin-d3-tablets/ID=prod3855572-product&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot; Chrondroitin Sulfate is derived from bovine and porcine sources.&quot;&#xA;porcine is from Pork&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H2Z2k.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/H2Z2k.png&quot; alt=&quot;capture from wlagreens&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21908" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T19:44:59.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38933" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37983" CreationDate="2017-04-07T20:15:42.267" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Marriage between a man and woman is inherently permissible, unless:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They are related within the prohibited degree (mahrams).(&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The woman is already married (not divorced). (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The woman is a non-muslim and neither Christian nor Jew, or the man is a non-muslim.(&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The man and woman have been previously married and thrice divorced (they will not be allowed to remarry unless the woman marries and is genuinely divorced by another man).(&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Previous kids are not a cause that prevents marriage. The Prophet(SAW) married Khadijah(AS) while she had children from previous marriages, and he married other wives while he had children from deceased Khadijah.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not a recommended practice to keep children with step-parents since they are usually not loved the same way by their step-parents as their blood-relations.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A wife has the right in Islam to a separate residence for herself, and can not be forced to live with step-children from a previous marriage, nor with other relations of the husband.(&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/Hedaya_201703/Hedaya#page/n397/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/7653&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;6&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The custody of an underage child belongs by default to the mother when she is a divorcee or widow, though if she remarries the right of custody goes to the maternal grandmother or other female relatives who are not married to 'stranger' for the child. An older child has the right to choose their custodian. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/Hedaya_201703/Hedaya#page/n391/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/171456&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;8&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As long as the daughter hasn't reached puberty, there is no need for any separation from her step-brother(&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.216460/2015.216460.The-Hedaya#page/n613/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20475&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;10&lt;/a&gt;). After puberty however, the children will not be mahrams to each other, and must cover themselves as they cover themselves from a stranger ... though the children will be mahrams to the step-parents(&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/112875&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;11&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-04-07T20:15:42.267" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38934" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-07T21:05:00.030" Score="4" ViewCount="454" Body="&lt;p&gt;If non-believers who haven't heard the message of Islam can go to heaven, why spread Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've always thought they would be judged on other criteria. (Correct me if I'm wrong.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Surely, we're just increasing the chance that they would go to hell because there's a chance they disbelieve?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user21909" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-11-05T12:55:59.813" LastActivityDate="2018-03-06T15:53:30.280" Title="If non-believers who haven't heard the message of Islam can go to heaven, why spread Islam?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|dawah|kuffar|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38939" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-08T07:16:30.577" Score="4" ViewCount="293" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bible&lt;/a&gt; is sometimes informally referred to as &quot;The Good Book&quot;.  I'm wondering if it's appropriate to refer to the Qur'an as &quot;The Good Book&quot; (assuming &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/38922/17163&quot;&gt;it is a book&lt;/a&gt;, which I think is only debatable on a philosophical level).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Can the Qur'an be referred to as The Good Book?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Googling &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/#q=qur%27an+%22the+good+book&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;qur'an &quot;the good book&quot;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt; didn't give any relevant hits on the front page, which suggests the Qur'an is not commonly referred to as The Good Book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may simply be too impractical to do so, as people may misinterpret someone saying The Good Book to refer to the Qur'an as instead meaning the Bible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.413" LastActivityDate="2019-04-19T12:46:52.260" Title="Can the Qur'an be referred to as The Good Book?" Tags="|quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38940" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38942" CreationDate="2017-04-08T07:18:57.503" Score="3" ViewCount="11958" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah was asked about masturbation and he replied: With regard to masturbation, the basic ruling is that it is haraam according to the majority of scholars, and the one who does it &lt;strong&gt;should be given a ta'zeer punishment&lt;/strong&gt;, but it is not like zina. And Allaah knows best.   [Al-Fataawa al-Kubra, 3/439.] -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/13436&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Masturbation is a sin for which a person can also be punished by the Islamic court.&lt;/strong&gt; Of course, the nature of the punishment is upon the judge's discretion. Once a person was caught masturbating and was brought to Imam 'Ali. The Imam punished him by beating on his hands until it turned red; then he made arrangement for his marriage on government's expenses.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/marriage-and-morals-islam-sayyid-muhammad-rizvi/chapter-three-islamic-sexual-morality-2-its&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which leads to the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What ta'zeer punishment is given for masturbation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm essentially after a ballpark idea of what punishment is applied (when punishment is applied) in a modern-day setting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the West, the idea of punishing someone for masturbation is peculiar.  To illustrate, in the movie &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3464902/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Lobster&lt;/a&gt;, a man was punished by having his hand forcibly placed in a toaster and burned; a (parody) proposed law in Texas (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/85R/billtext/pdf/HB04260I.pdf#navpanes=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;H.B. No. 4260&lt;/a&gt;) proposes &amp;quot;a $100 civil penalty for each emission&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-09-21T10:07:18.563" Title="What ta'zeer punishment is given for masturbation?" Tags="|sharia|punishment|masturbation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38942" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38940" CreationDate="2017-04-08T07:57:19.927" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The very nature of a &lt;em&gt;Tazeer&lt;/em&gt; punishment is that the punishment is not fixed and its upto the Qadi (judge) to impose something that will be sufficient as a deterrent while suiting the gravity of the crime.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the Qadi sentences the person to flogging, they can be no more than 10 lashes, according to this Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;No Punishment exceeds the flogging of the ten&#xA;stripes, except if one is guilty of a crime necessitating a legal&#xA;punishment prescribed by Allah.&amp;quot; [&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6849&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The section on Tazeer Punishments in the Shafi, &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/minhaj_al-talibin_english#page/n469/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Minhaj-Al-Talibin&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Contraventions that are not punishable with some definite prescribed&#xA;penalty, and involve no sort of expiation, should be punished at the&#xA;discrétion of the court either by imprisonment, whipping, a slap, or a&#xA;reprimand. The nature and gravity of the punishment are at the&#xA;discrétion of the Sovereign or his deputy the judge ; except that,&#xA;according to some authorities a simple reprimand is not sufficient if&#xA;the offence is committed against men, but only when it is committed&#xA;against God. Whipping should always be under twenty strokes in the&#xA;case of a slave, and forty in the case of a free man ; though some&#xA;think that twenty is the limit for any person. Moreover, the principle&#xA;that a punishment at discrétion should always be below the minimum&#xA;pronounced as a definite prescribed penalty extends to ail&#xA;contraventions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Section on Tazeer punishments in Hanafi, &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/Hedaya_201703/Hedaya#page/n475/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hidayah&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The maximum limit of ta`zir is thirty-nine lashes, while the minimum&#xA;is three. Abu Yusuf (God bless him) said that the maximum for tazir is&#xA;seventy-five lashes. The basis for it are the words of the Prophet&#xA;(God bless him and grant him peace), &amp;quot;One who reaches the level of the&#xA;hadd in matters other than the hadd is a transgressor.&amp;quot; When&#xA;enforcement of the hadd is obstructed, then Abu Hanifah and Muhammad&#xA;(God bless them) take into account the minimum number for the hadd,&#xA;which is the hadd for a slave in the case of qadhf, and they adopted&#xA;this. It is forty lashes and they reduced one lash from it. Abu Yusuf&#xA;(God bless him) considered the minimum hadd for freemen, because the&#xA;original rule is that of freedom, and then reduced one lash from it,&#xA;according to one narration from him, which is also the view of Zufar,&#xA;and is based on alalogy. In the narration that we have mentioned, he&#xA;reduced five lashes, and this is reported from Ali(God be pleased with&#xA;him), and he followed his opinion. THereafter, he determined the&#xA;minimum in the Book as three lashes, as what is less than that does&#xA;not serve as deterrent. Our Masahaik(jurists) have determined that the&#xA;minimum is what the imam considers to be so, therefore, he determines&#xA;it to be the minimum that will act as a deterrent, because it differs&#xA;for different people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the imam is of the opinion that he should combine with lashes,&#xA;awarded as tazir, imprisonment as well, he may do so, because it is&#xA;suitable by way of tazir. The shariah has laid it down in general&#xA;terms,, therefore, it is permitted that he deem imprisonment as&#xA;sufficient or he may combine it with lashes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-21T10:07:18.563" LastActivityDate="2021-09-21T10:07:18.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38943" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3004" CreationDate="2017-04-08T14:03:54.380" Score="15" Body="&lt;p&gt;Masturbation is called &lt;strong&gt;استمناء&lt;/strong&gt; in fiqh. There are no Quranic verses or authentic hadith that directly mention it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The view of the Shafi and Maliki schools of thought is that masturbation is unconditionally forbidden no matter what the circumstances:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence presented by them is &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/23/5-7&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 23:5-7&lt;/a&gt; And they who guard their private parts. Except from&#xA;  their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will&#xA;  not be blamed. But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the&#xA;  transgressors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the interpretation that a person himself is neither a &quot;wife&quot; nor a &quot;slave&quot; and hence the prohibition extends to himself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=5&amp;amp;tSoraNo=23&amp;amp;tAyahNo=5&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=3&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Al Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال محمد بن عبد الحكم: سمعت حَرْملة بن عبد العزيز قال: سألت مالكاً عن&#xA;  الرجل يَجْلِد عُمَيرة، فتلا هذه الآية { وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ&#xA;  حَافِظُونَ ـ إلى قوله ـ ٱلْعَادُونَ }. وهذا لأنهم يَكْنُون عن الذَّكَر&#xA;  بعُمَيْرة؛ وفيه يقول الشاعر:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad bin Abdul Hakim said, I heard Harmalah bin Abdul Aziz saying&#xA;  that: &quot;When we asked Imam Malik about the person who masturbates, he&#xA;  recited this ayah 23:5 ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=7&amp;amp;tSoraNo=23&amp;amp;tAyahNo=7&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=4&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقد استدل الإمام الشافعي رحمه الله ومن وافقه على تحريم الاستمناء باليد&#xA;  بهذه الآية الكريمة { وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَـٰفِظُونَ إِلاَّ&#xA;  عَلَىٰ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ&#xA;  غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ } قال فهذا الصنيع خارج عن هذين القسمين، وقد قال الله&#xA;  تعالى { فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذٰلِكَ فَأُوْلَـٰئِكَ هُمُ&#xA;  ٱلْعَادُونَ } و&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Shafi and his followers take this verse as evidence that&#xA;  masturbation is forbidden, because it is a distinct from the two&#xA;  options mentioned, and the one who masturbates is one who transgresses&#xA;  the limits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They further argue that in Hadith the Prophet advised a group of youths to guard their chastity by observing fast, the argument being that if masturbation was permissible then he would have suggested that instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The view among the Hanafis and Hanbalis is that masturbation is permissible when the person fears falling into Zina (fornication), which is a major sin clearly mentioned in the Quran,  and a lesser evil may be used to ward off a greater evil.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=5&amp;amp;tSoraNo=23&amp;amp;tAyahNo=5&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=3&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Al Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وأحمد بن حنبل على ورعه يجوّزه، ويحتج بأنه إخراج فضلة من البدن فجاز عند&#xA;  الحاجة؛ أصله الفَصْد والحجامة.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal, despite his piety, declared it permissible. His&#xA;  view was that its the expulsion of waste from the body and is&#xA;  permissible to excrete it when one feels it necessary, and that it is&#xA;  based on blood-letting and cupping.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the view of the Hanbali scholar Ibn Taymiyah mentioned on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/171212&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamQA&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah was asked about a man whose desire&#xA;  overwhelms him and he masturbates, and he knows that this may be dealt&#xA;  with by fasting but it is too difficult for him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He replied: With regard to water (semen) that is emitted&#xA;  involuntarily, there is no sin on him for that, but he has to do ghusl&#xA;  (bathe) if the water came out gushing. As for making it happen by&#xA;  choice, by means of masturbation, this is haraam according to most&#xA;  scholars, and it is one of the two opinions narrated from Ahmad;&#xA;  rather it is the stronger of the two. According to one report, it is&#xA;  makrooh (disliked), but if he is compelled to do it, such as if he is&#xA;  afraid of committing zina (fornication/adultery) or becoming ill if he&#xA;  does not masturbate, then in this case there are two well-known&#xA;  scholarly opinions. In this case, several of the earlier and later&#xA;  (scholars) granted a concession allowing it, but others forbade it.&#xA;  And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hanafi view mentioned on &lt;a href=&quot;https://web.archive.org/web/20100315190825/http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/FatwaE/FatwaE&amp;amp;cid=1119503545922&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamOnline&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This view is very close to the opinion held by the Hanafites&#xA;  (followers of the Hanafi school), who maintain that masturbation is&#xA;  basically forbidden, but it may be permissible under the following&#xA;  conditions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;if the person is unmarried,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;if he or she fears that without masturbation he/she will commit Zina, and&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;if the masturbation here is, rather than fulfilling a sexual desire, just to release the sexual tension resulting from stimulation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2018-10-18T05:07:42.333" LastActivityDate="2018-10-18T05:07:42.333" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38944" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38946" CreationDate="2017-04-08T16:13:06.407" Score="-2" ViewCount="670" Body="&lt;p&gt;When speaking with a (fairly devout) Muslim friend, she encouraged me to learn Arabic in preparation for the afterlife. She said something to the effect that I will be asked questions in Arabic, and I'll need to learn Arabic in order to reply.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Must a Muslim learn Arabic to communicate with Allah in the afterlife?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, Allah is not inhibited in any way from speaking or understanding English, my native language. It seems like there needn't be communication difficulties.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it seems like I could either learn Arabic while waiting for judgement day, or Allah could just say &quot;be&quot; and I'll know Arabic if He wanted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It may be, however, that learning Arabic is an act of worship, or something along those lines.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T20:39:53.077" Title="Must a Muslim learn Arabic to communicate with Allah in the afterlife?" Tags="|allah|arabic|akhirah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-04-08T19:59:02.150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38945" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-08T16:36:59.073" Score="0" ViewCount="5375" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know Islam is strictly against LGBT people but what about intersex people? Do they classify as men or women in Sharia? There are different laws for men and women so which laws do intersexual people follow? I'm looking for answers to questions like if a intersex person looks like a male but has female anatomy then will he need a mahram to go on Hajj. If someone was intersex and looked like a male but had female body parts, should he/she follow female laws or male? Who can they pray with (males or females)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastActivityDate="2021-03-24T21:11:47.487" Title="What is the Islamic view on intersexual people?" Tags="|sharia|people|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38946" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38944" CreationDate="2017-04-08T17:16:22.023" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no mention of it in the Quran. There is no saheeh(authentic) hadiths that say this only fabricated ones. They are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated by al-Tabaraani, al-Haakim and others that Ibn 'Abbas said that the Prophet said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Love the Arabs for three reasons, because I am an Arab, the Qur’aan is Arabic and the speech of the people of Paradise is Arabic.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn al-Jawzi ruled that it was fabricated and so did al-Dhahabi and al-Albaani, al-Tha’labi said it had no basis. Ibn Hibbaan said: Yahya ibn Zayd narrated ahadeeth from sound narrators so it is invalid to say that his evidence is true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many different opinions. Some people say Arabic will be spoken, others say Syriac will be spoken because it was the language of Adam and others say the inhabitants of Hell will speak Farsi but we do not know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However you need to learn Arabic anyway. The Qu'ran is Arabic so you need to learn it to read it. You need to learns Surahs to say in salah which are in Arabic. I can read Arabic and memorise it but I have no clue what it means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What we do know is that whatever language questions will be asked, we will understand it otherwise why would we be asked them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/83262&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T20:39:53.077" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38948" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-04-08T17:52:40.400" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-08T17:52:40.400" LastActivityDate="2017-04-08T17:52:40.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38949" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-04-08T17:52:40.400" Score="0" Body="For questions about the Islamic belief system, e.g. the afterlife, predestination, angels. Can be used in conjunction with denomination tags to limit the scope." OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-08T17:52:40.400" LastActivityDate="2017-04-08T17:52:40.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38950" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7601" CreationDate="2017-04-08T18:11:41.117" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Beside Quran the Prophet, also received other revelations as can be easily understood from Surah Tahreem ayat 3. As The Prophet''s life was an example of exemplary behavior and is treated as explanatory of Quranic injunctions and requirements of Islam this Mut ah matter can be seen under the Light of his life. Among all sunnies except maybe new thinkers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21917" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T17:27:05.227" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T17:27:05.227" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38954" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8912" CreationDate="2017-04-09T01:30:26.977" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a female student I pay my fees and support my family so I do job also as I have to go university  in morning so I only have the evening time to do job . After searching for three months I find this job with suitable timings where I am working right now so its impossible for me to leave it. The problem there is only 10 mins break which held at 8 pm but until 8 pm maghrib namaz become qaza sometimes I hardly get time to offer prayer and sometimes i dont get time what should I do? People easily say that change the job. its not easy to find a job with suitable timing for a female student ... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allah never wants his people to leave the work or job and suffer due to namaz he wants to create ease for us not difficulties.&lt;/strong&gt; Its obvious that to survive in this fast world we can not leave our studies or job just because of strictnes of Deen which is created by the mullahs and muftis . Islam is the deen of flexibility and Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21923" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T08:59:47.567" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T08:59:47.567" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38956" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38960" CreationDate="2017-04-09T07:13:14.290" Score="2" ViewCount="493" Body="&lt;p&gt;I needed the reference of a hadith to complete &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/38544&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many of us have heard of a well-known hadith where the tahajjud salah of our beloved Prophet PBUH was described by a sahaba, where he recited nearly 5 juz before going for rukoo.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I cannot remember the name of that Sahaba R. and the exact hadith. I needed the reference of that hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21569" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T12:31:08.270" Title="Reference of a hadith about the night prayer of The Prophet pbuh" Tags="|source-identification|reference-request|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38957" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-09T07:24:52.160" Score="0" ViewCount="684" Body="&lt;p&gt;When i as in a relationship he presented me a gold ring. Now we are separated though I don't wear it. I gave it to  my sister , whenever I see that it reminds me of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should I somehow return it to him r what should I do???&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21916" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T08:11:29.550" Title="Return of gift from ex boyfriend" Tags="|practical-islam|love|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-04-10T14:55:11.007" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38958" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38957" CreationDate="2017-04-09T08:11:29.550" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;The answer below is assuming that you didn't have a valid nikah with him and were engaged in Zina.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The opinion on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/146086&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt; for a related question is that the gift should be disposed off in charity because it was linked to a forbidden relationship.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whatever was taken in return for the haraam relationships that&#xA;  involved the evils that you have mentioned, if it is still with you&#xA;  then you have to get rid of it by giving it to the poor and needy.&#xA;  Whatever has been used up or spent, you do not have to do anything&#xA;  with regard to it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is the basic principle with regard to the one who has acquired&#xA;  wealth through haraam work and it was given to him by the other party&#xA;  willingly, such as payment for singing and dancing and the like. &lt;strong&gt;The&#xA;  money should not be given back to the one who gave it, and the one who&#xA;  took it should not benefit from it because it is wealth that he took&#xA;  in an evil manner.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The gifts that men give in haraam relationships are only given in&#xA;  return for enjoying the continuation of that relationship, seeing the&#xA;  woman, going out with her, talking to her and so on. They are given&#xA;  willingly in return for something haraam. The most correct scholarly&#xA;  opinion on that is what we have mentioned, that one should get rid of&#xA;  them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T08:11:29.550" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38959" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-09T10:28:00.370" Score="1" ViewCount="2641" Body="&lt;p&gt;In our office mosque, we usually read from a hadith book at the end of Asr prayers. Sometimes we read loudly while some of people are still praying, this may cause disturbance to the worshippers. What is the ruling here? Is this recitation allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21924" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T15:17:35.823" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T19:48:36.830" Title="Is it allowed to read something loudly in a mosque while some people are praying?" Tags="|salat|masjid|reciting|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38960" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38956" CreationDate="2017-04-09T12:31:08.270" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I presume you are referring to the companion &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudhayfah_ibn_al-Yaman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hudhayfah ibn Al-Yaman&lt;/a&gt;, who narrated this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; in Sahih Muslim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن أبي عبد الله حذيفة بن اليمان رضي الله عنهما قال‏:‏ صليت مع النبي&#xA;  صلى الله عليه وسلم ذات ليلة فافتتح البقرة فقلت يركع عند المائة ثم مضى.&#xA;  فقلت يصلي بها في ركعة، فمضى. فقلت يركع بها، ثم افتتح النساء. فقرأها ثم&#xA;  افتتح آل عمران فقرأها يقرأ مترسلاً إذا مر بآية فيها تسبيح سبح وإذا مر&#xA;  بسؤال سأل وإذا مر بتعوذ تعوذ. ثم ركع فجعل يقول‏: سبحان ربي العظيم‏.&#xA;  فكان ركوعه نحواً من قيامه ثم قال‏:‏ سمع الله لمن حمده، ربنا لك الحمد‏.&#xA;  ثم قام قياماً طويلاً قريباً مما ركع ثم سجد فقال‏:‏ ‏&quot;‏سبحان ربي&#xA;  الأعلى‏&quot;‏ فكان سجوده قريباً من قيامه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Hudhaifah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I offered Salat&#xA;  (Tahajjud - optional night prayer) with the Prophet (ﷺ) one night, and&#xA;  he started reciting (Surat) Al-Baqarah. I thought that he would bow at&#xA;  the end of one hundred Verses, but he continued reciting; I, then,&#xA;  thought that he would perhaps recite the whole (Surah) in a Rak'ah,&#xA;  but he proceeded on, and I thought he would perhaps bow on completing&#xA;  (this Surah); he then started (reciting Surat) An-Nisa'; he then&#xA;  started (Surat) Al-'Imran and his recitation was unhurried. And when&#xA;  he recited the Verses which referred to the Glory of Allah, he&#xA;  glorified Him (by saying Subhan Allah - My Rubb, the Supreme is far&#xA;  removed from every imperfection), the Great, and when he recited the&#xA;  Verses that mention supplication, he supplicated, and when he recited&#xA;  the Verses that mention seeking Refuge of the Rubb, he sought (His)&#xA;  Refuge. Then he bowed and said: &quot;My Rubb, the Supreme is far removed&#xA;  from every imperfection (Subhana Rabbiyal-Azim);&quot; his bowing lasted&#xA;  about the same length of time as his standing (and then on returning&#xA;  to the standing posture after Ruku') he said: &quot;Allah listened to him&#xA;  who praised Him (Sami' Allahu liman hamidah, Rabbana wa lakal hamd).&quot;&#xA;  Then he stood about the same length of time as he had spent in bowing.&#xA;  He then prostrated himself and said: &quot;My Rubb, the Supreme is far&#xA;  removed from every imperfection (Subhana Rabbiyal-A'la),&quot; and his&#xA;  prostration lasted nearly the same length of time as his standing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The link above does not mention the full chain, but it was narrated through multiple chains that go through:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-A'amash (الأعمش), who is Sulaiman ibn Mahran&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sa'ad ibn 'Ubaida (سعد بن عبيدة)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Aِl-Mustawrid ibn Al-Ahnaf (المستورد بن الأحنف)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Selatah ibn Zofar (صلة بن زفر)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (حذيفة بن اليمان)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T12:31:08.270" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38961" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-09T13:26:17.707" Score="1" ViewCount="263" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is a Muslim man permitted to marry a Christian woman who does not want to accept Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I agree that it should be avoided, but is it permitted? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21926" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T13:36:49.533" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T15:29:12.097" Title="Is a Muslim man permitted to marry a Christian woman who does not want to accept Islam?" Tags="|nikah|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38962" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38961" CreationDate="2017-04-09T13:29:31.787" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes it is allowed. Allah says in the Qu'ran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Made lawful to you this day are At‑Tayyibaat [all kinds of Halaal (lawful) foods, which Allaah has made lawful (meat of slaughtered eatable animals, milk products, fats, vegetables and fruits)]. The food (slaughtered cattle, eatable animals) of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) is lawful to you and yours is lawful to them. (Lawful to you in marriage) are chaste women from the believers and chaste women from those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians) before your time when you have given their due Mahr (bridal-money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage), desiring chastity (i.e. taking them in legal wedlock) not committing illegal sexual intercourse, nor taking them as girlfriends”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[al-Maa'idah 5:4]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse says that a Muslim man can marry a Jew or Christian woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T15:29:12.097" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T15:29:12.097" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38963" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37477" CreationDate="2017-04-09T14:14:54.550" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;This topic has been covered in several tafsir and commentary, but I will quote from the following two sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qurtubi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt; in his &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafsir_al-Qurtubi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الجامع لأحكام القرآن&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Qayyim_al-Jawziyya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya&lt;/a&gt; in his book Bada'i' Al-Fawa-id (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;بدائع الفوائد&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summary, this is the proper etiquette that we should all follow when attributing good and evil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Evil is part of what Allah created as can be seen from &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/78/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:78&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَيْنَمَا تَكُونُوا يُدْرِكْكُمُ الْمَوْتُ وَلَوْ كُنْتُمْ فِي بُرُوجٍ&#xA;  مُشَيَّدَةٍ وَإِنْ تُصِبْهُمْ حَسَنَةٌ يَقُولُوا هَذِهِ مِنْ عِنْدِ&#xA;  اللَّهِ وَإِنْ تُصِبْهُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ يَقُولُوا هَذِهِ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ&#xA;  قُلْ كُلٌّ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ فَمَالِ هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمِ لَا&#xA;  يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ حَدِيثًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Wherever you may be, death will overtake you, even if you should be&#xA;  within towers of lofty construction. But if good comes to them, they&#xA;  say, &quot;This is from Allah &quot;; and if evil befalls them, they say, &quot;This&#xA;  is from you.&quot; Say, &quot;All [things] are from Allah .&quot; So what is [the&#xA;  matter] with those people that they can hardly understand any&#xA;  statement?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the verse right after (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/79/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:79&lt;/a&gt;) explains that evil is a result of our actions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَا أَصَابَكَ مِنْ حَسَنَةٍ فَمِنَ اللَّهِ وَمَا أَصَابَكَ مِنْ&#xA;  سَيِّئَةٍ فَمِنْ نَفْسِكَ وَأَرْسَلْنَاكَ لِلنَّاسِ رَسُولًا وَكَفَى&#xA;  بِاللَّهِ شَهِيدًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;What comes to you of good is from Allah , but what comes to you of&#xA;  evil, [O man], is from yourself. And We have sent you, [O Muhammad],&#xA;  to the people as a messenger, and sufficient is Allah as Witness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Arabic language, the phrase &lt;code&gt;فَمِنْ نَفْسِكَ&lt;/code&gt; uses &lt;code&gt;من&lt;/code&gt; as what is referred to as &lt;code&gt;al-sababiyya&lt;/code&gt; (السببية) or causality. Allah is telling us that evil is created by Allah, but we are the ones who inflict it upon ourselves or others, either directly or indirectly. Accordingly, as a form of proper etiquette in speech:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;ِAttribute good to Allah alone&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Attribute evil to ourselves, or omit attribution altogether.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/18/79/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 18:79&lt;/a&gt;, the act of destruction is attributed to Al-Khidr fully and directly. In &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/18/81/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 18:81&lt;/a&gt;, the act of substitution is attributed to Allah fully and directly. In &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/18/80/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 18:80&lt;/a&gt;, Al-Qurtubi said that the reason for the plural form is that there were two actions: the killing of the boy, and the substitution of the boy with another who is better. The attribution of the killing is to Khidr, and the attribution of the substitution is to Allah (my own translation, so treat with care):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقال في الغلام فأردنا فكأنه أضاف القتل إلى نفسه والتبديل إلى الله&#xA;  تعالى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... and he said regarding the boy &quot;we intended&quot; as if he attributed&#xA;  the murder to himself, and the substitution to Allah, may He be&#xA;  exalted ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya said in his book Bada'i' Al-Fawa-id (my own translation, so treat with care):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الطريقة المعهودة في القرآن الكريم هي أن أفعال الإحسان والرحمة والجود&#xA;  تضاف إلى الله سبحانه وتعالى فيذكر فاعلها منسوبة إليه ولا يبني الفعل&#xA;  معها للمفعول  فإذا جيء بأفعال العدل والجزاء والعقوبة حذف وبني الفعل&#xA;  معها للمفعول أدبا في الخطاب&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The writing style used in the Holy Qur'an is that acts of charity,&#xA;  mercy and generosity are attributed to Allah, may He be exalted, and&#xA;  said acts would not be mentioned without attribution. Whereas, when it&#xA;  comes to acts of justice, retribution, or punishment, the attribution&#xA;  is omitted as a form of proper etiquette.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We do see a very good example of what Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/1/7/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 1:7&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ&#xA;  وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who&#xA;  have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Al-Qayyim said (my own translation, so treat with care):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يعني أنه في الإنعام قال &quot;أنعمت&quot; وفي الغضب قال &quot;المغضوب عليهم&quot; ولم يقل &#xA;  غضبت عليهم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When it comes to favors, He said &quot;whom You have bestowed favor&quot;, then&#xA;  He said &quot;those who have evoked [Your] anger&quot; attributing it to the&#xA;  people, rather than saying &quot;those that You are angry with&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several other forms of the proper etiquette in addressing attributions. For instance, Prophet Ibrahim when addressing his people in &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/26/80/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 26:80&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when I am ill, it is He who cures me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibrahim does not attribute getting ill to Allah or to anyone or any cause, but attributes the cure to Allah. Similarly, in &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/72/10/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 72:10&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِي أَشَرٌّ أُرِيدَ بِمَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَمْ أَرَادَ&#xA;  بِهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ رَشَدًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And we do not know [therefore] whether evil is intended for those on&#xA;  earth or whether their Lord intends for them a right course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Jinn in this verse omitted the attribution of evil (&quot;whether evil is intended&quot;), but attributed the good (&quot;their Lord intends for them a right course&quot;) to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/18/82/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 18:82&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;رَحْمَةً مِنْ رَبِّكَ وَمَا فَعَلْتُهُ عَنْ أَمْرِي ذَلِكَ تَأْوِيلُ&#xA;  مَا لَمْ تَسْطِعْ عَلَيْهِ صَبْرًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... as a mercy from your Lord. And I did it not of my own accord. That&#xA;  is the interpretation of that about which you could not have patience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In his &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=category&amp;amp;sectionid=22&amp;amp;id=109&amp;amp;Itemid=73&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Kathir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn-Kathir&lt;/a&gt; said (my own translation, so treat with care):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقوله &quot;رَحْمَةً مِنْ رَبِّكَ وَمَا فَعَلْتُهُ عَنْ أَمْرِي&quot; أي  هذا&#xA;  الذي فعلته في هذه الأحوال الثلاثة إنما هو من رحمة الله بمن ذكرنا &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... and his verse &quot;as a mercy from your Lord. And I did it not of my&#xA;  own accord&quot; is referring to the three incidents ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn-Kathir said that in all three stories mentioned, Al-Khidr did not do any of the actions on his own accord, but it was a revelation or order from Allah, and that in all three stories, the actions were merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T14:28:17.480" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T14:28:17.480" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38964" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-04-09T16:03:39.407" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T16:03:39.407" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T16:03:39.407" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38965" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-04-09T16:03:39.407" Score="0" Body="Explanation about any topic. Asking to make any topic free form ambiguity, confusion. More like answering &quot;Why?&quot;." OwnerUserId="21569" LastEditorUserId="21569" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T09:50:41.913" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T09:50:41.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38966" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29404" CreationDate="2017-04-09T16:51:56.643" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Loudspeakers can't be mandatory since they didn't exist in the time of the Prophet(p.b.u.h) in 600-700 CE. The Islamic traditional method of relaying the voice of the Imam to a large group of people is to have a human repeater.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A little bit of trivia here is that when loudspeakers were initially introduced some scholars considered their use as impermissible since they technically used mechanical sound instead of human sound ... which according to some was the basis of the initial &lt;em&gt;Ijmah&lt;/em&gt; to use &lt;em&gt;Azan&lt;/em&gt; instead of horns or bells like the Jews and Christians. Similar objections were made for the use of speakers during Salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some Muslim countries loud-speakers are only used for the Athan (call to prayer), and during actual prayer the sound system is converted to a smaller amplifier that limits the sound to the building. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can have your government representatives pass laws to regulate this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T17:09:32.053" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T17:09:32.053" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38967" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29404" CreationDate="2017-04-09T16:54:30.037" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Loud speakers are used for convenience. Take a note,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Without them the Imam had to put in a lot of effort to make his voice reach the last qatar of the mosque.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For large congregational prayers Mukabbir &lt;code&gt;(a person from the muktadi assigned to repeat the takbeers)&lt;/code&gt;can be assigned from the muktadi. But the problem is, not all the people who are attending the prayers are well educated on the masail of this act. So there is a potential chance of huge mishap if the mukabbir fails to do his duty accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There may be some other reasons also. For this convenience and inconvenience stated above, all the localities who are able to afford a loud speaker use them in mosques all over the world to ease the flow of takbeers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But using loud speakers are not mandatory.&lt;/strong&gt; People use them for convenience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everyone should act responsibly and show tolerance and respect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The members of the locality should eagerly join congregational prayers. If anyone attends the prayers with takbeer-e-ula then how will he feel disturbed? &lt;code&gt;(because he is already in the mosque!)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;In average it takes no more than 34 minutes on average in a whole day to complete the congregational prayers. Among them only 6 raka'ats throughout the whole day have loud reciting. If we accept that &lt;em&gt;inconvenience&lt;/em&gt; then it would be a very remarkable example of communal harmony.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also those who are using the loud speakers should be sensible. I've heard this in multiple occasions from multiple scholars that, &lt;strong&gt;&quot;The use of loud speakers should be limited for adhan and congregational prayers.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; Different prominent scholars strongly condemn the misuse of loud speakers. For any gathering or bayan, the sound must be confined within the gathering. To use loud speakers throughout the streets is not welcomed at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case we have any such issue in our locality, we should ask any elder or acceptable Ulama to look into the matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21569" LastEditorUserId="21569" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T17:52:39.070" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T17:52:39.070" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38968" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39021" CreationDate="2017-04-09T17:38:43.400" Score="2" ViewCount="1054" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shias believe the successor of Muhammad has to be from the Ahl-ul-Bayt( Family of the Prophet). Abu Bakr as-saddiq and Umar ibn al-Khattab were father in laws of the Prophet. Othman ibn Affan is also related and Ali was the Prophet's cousin and son in law. Can this be used to argue with their opinion that the successors of Muhammad have to be from Ahl-ul-Bayt?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastActivityDate="2019-09-10T07:40:56.490" Title="Shias believe the successors to Muhammad must be from the Ahl-ul-Bayt. Aren't the four Rashidun caliphs related to the Prophet?" Tags="|sunni|shiism|family|caliph|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38969" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38826" CreationDate="2017-04-09T17:51:11.753" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) did not stop the man from eating with his right hand; he merely prayed that he would not be able to use his right hand to eat (note that the &amp;quot;right hand&amp;quot; is a deduction made by some scholars, not an explicit part of the hadith, and that other scholars believe that the Prophet was referring to his left hand). In this case, Allah answered the Prophet's prayers on the spot. It may not have been that prompt, and the Prophet did not know when his prayers would be answered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that on other occasions, Allah answered his messangers' prayers after varying periods of time. Allah answered Nooh's prayers on his tribe and all other disbelievers potentially after a few centuries (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/71/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 71:26-28&lt;/a&gt;),  Mussa's prayer on the Pharaoh and his supporters after four decades (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/10/88&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 10:88&lt;/a&gt;), and the Prophet's (ﷺ) prayers on some of the disbelievers of Quraish after a few years (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/muslim/32/134&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 32/134&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are several situations in the Seerah of the Prophet (ﷺ) where he prayed for people in situations where any other person would have sought revenge (e.g., the story of the day of 'Aqaba in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/59/42&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 59/42&lt;/a&gt;), or would have at best kept quiet (e.g., in the story of the tribe of Daus in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/56/150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 56/150&lt;/a&gt;). There are other situations where the Prophet supplicated for the punishment of the disbelievers (e.g., the story of camel intestines by Quraish in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:240&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 4/107&lt;/a&gt;, or the story of the the day of Al-Khandaq in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/64/155&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 64/155&lt;/a&gt;). The Prophet (ﷺ) did not elaborate in any of these situations on what prompted his decision, but we know from &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/53/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 53:4&lt;/a&gt; that all matters related to religion were based on revelation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can conclude from the above examples that the reaction of the Prophet (ﷺ) to similar situations was contextual (varied by person, time, place, etc.), rather than conceptual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this particular story, the Prophet (ﷺ) told us that what stopped Busr (the man in the hadith you quoted) from eating with his right hand was &lt;code&gt;kibr&lt;/code&gt; (arrogance). The Prophet (ﷺ) also informed us that no one with an atom's worth of &lt;code&gt;kibr&lt;/code&gt; enters paradise:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ،&#xA;وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَمَّادٍ، -&#xA;قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، -&#xA;أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبَانَ بْنِ تَغْلِبَ، عَنْ فُضَيْلٍ&#xA;الْفُقَيْمِيِّ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ النَّخَعِيِّ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ&#xA;عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;قَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ لاَ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ&#xA;ذَرَّةٍ مِنْ كِبْرٍ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ رَجُلٌ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ&#xA;يَكُونَ ثَوْبُهُ حَسَنًا وَنَعْلُهُ حَسَنَةً ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ إِنَّ&#xA;اللَّهَ جَمِيلٌ يُحِبُّ الْجَمَالَ الْكِبْرُ بَطَرُ الْحَقِّ وَغَمْطُ&#xA;النَّاسِ ‏&amp;quot;‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It Is narrated on the authority of Abdullah b. Mas'ud that the&#xA;Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), observed: He who has in his heart the weight&#xA;of a mustard seed of pride shall not enter Paradise. A person (amongst&#xA;his hearers) said: Verily a person loves that his dress should be&#xA;fine, and his shoes should be fine. He (the Holy Prophet) remarked:&#xA;Verily, Allah is Graceful and He loves Grace. Pride is disdaining the&#xA;truth (out of self-conceit) and contempt for the people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/muslim/1/171&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 1/171&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) further elaborated that &lt;code&gt;kibr&lt;/code&gt; (which there is no real equivalent word for in English, hence the different translations you see as arrogance, vanity, pride, etc.) is disdaining the truth or believing one is better than others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) has warned us not to pass judgment on others based on what we think they believed in (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/muslim/1/122&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 1/122&lt;/a&gt;). One can still pass judgment based on actions or words, but not on one's perceptions of what the person may potentially believe in their heart.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We may conclude, but not with certainty, that for the Prophet (ﷺ) to openly declare that this act was based on &lt;code&gt;kibr&lt;/code&gt; that the Prophet (ﷺ) did so based on a revelation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is more or less what &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qadi_Ayyad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Qadi 'Ayyad&lt;/a&gt; concluded in his In Ikmal Al-mu'lim bi Fawa-id Muslim, Vol. 6, p. 487, 1998 (my own translation, so treat with care):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وقوله (ﷺ) للذى أكل عنده بشماله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فقال: &amp;quot;كل بيمينك&amp;quot; فقال: لا أستطيع، فقال: &amp;quot;لا استطعت&amp;quot;، قال: &amp;quot;ما منعه&#xA;إلا الكبر&amp;quot; فما أكل بها بعد&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فيه إجابة دعاء النبى (ﷺ) وتعجيل معاقبة من خالف أمره فى الدنيا، وهذا&#xA;يدل على أن الرجل كان منافقاً - والله أعلم  لقوله: &amp;quot;ما منعه إلا الكبر &amp;quot;&#xA;أى لن يتواضع بنفسه مخالفة هواها، وطاعة النبى (ﷺ) فيما أمر به؛ ولهذا&#xA;استحباب النبى (ﷺ) الدعاء عليه، ولو علم أن قوله: &amp;quot;لا أستطيع&amp;quot; صحيحاً لما&#xA;دعا عليه. وقد أجاز العلماء لمن به عذر بيمينه أكله بشماله وشربه به؛&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... and the Prophet's (ﷺ) saying to the one who ate with his left hand:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Eat with your right hand. He said: I cannot do that, whereupon he (the&#xA;Holy Prophet) said: May you not be able to do that. It was vanity that&#xA;prevented him from doing it, and he could not raise it (the right&#xA;hand) up to his mouth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This shows that the Prophet's (ﷺ) prayers was answered, and the&#xA;punishment to this who disobeyed him was quick in this world, which&#xA;proves that this man was a hypocrite - and Allah knows best - because&#xA;he said &amp;quot;nothing stopped him except arrogance&amp;quot;, that is he would not&#xA;have humbled himself, fight his fancy, and obey the orders of the&#xA;Prophet (ﷺ). This is why the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed on him, and if he (ﷺ) knew that when he said &amp;quot;I cannot&#xA;do that&amp;quot; was true, he would not have prayed on him. The scholars have&#xA;permitted whoever is excused to eat with the left hand, rather than&#xA;the right, and to drink with the left, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other scholars who have reached similar conclusions to Al-Qadi 'Ayyad, e.g., Mohammad Amin ibn 'Abdullah (in his book Al-Kawkab Al-Wahhaj). There are several other scholars who disagreed with Al-Qadi 'Ayyad's conclusion of declaring Busr as a munafiq based on a single incident. All agreed, however, that it is permitted to supplicate as the Prophet (ﷺ) did to deter people from directly disobeying an order from Allah or His messenger (ﷺ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-14T16:33:31.983" LastActivityDate="2021-09-14T16:33:31.983" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38970" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38968" CreationDate="2017-04-09T18:00:42.203" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not really, since the primary reason Shi'ites consider Ali the rightful successor to the prophet rather than Abu Bakr, Umar and/or Uthman isn't because of (or at least not &lt;em&gt;exclusively&lt;/em&gt; because of) the Ahl-ul-Bayt argument you're trying to defuse, rather it's because of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_of_the_pond_of_Khumm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith of Ghadir Khumm&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Of whomsoever I had been Master, Ali here is to be his Master.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shi'ites take this to mean that Ali was explicitly and personally appointed to succeed the prophet &amp;mdash; by the prophet himself &amp;mdash; while Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman were not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T18:00:42.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38971" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38959" CreationDate="2017-04-09T18:56:53.083" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;To read, to teach, to make a speech etc. are allowed inside a mosque. This is a long practice since the first mosques of Medina. I've come across no scholar to call these acts Bid'ah or innovation inside deen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;I had the chance to face both the ends of the situation that you've mentioned in your question.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When someone is reciting or reading or making a speech loudly&lt;/strong&gt; it is very hard to concentrate in the prayer. It hampers the tilawat and reciting inside the salat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the other hand when someone is saying his prayer in such a place which is close to any gathering inside the mosque&lt;/strong&gt; it creates a very unlikely situation. Where several dozen people wait for an individual to complete his salat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In terms of fatwa, it is not permissible for anyone to inflict harm or inconvenience on others.&lt;/strong&gt; The resolution of this situation is more of a common sense or good manner rather than fatwa or jurisprudence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If we have any such program &lt;code&gt;(ex. bayan, talim etc.)&lt;/code&gt; after salat, then we should start our program after an average time has elapsed after the end of the congregational prayer. So, that average musalli can easily end their prayers and then attend the program. Also we should keep in mind that if it is a small compound, then the sound of our program should not hamper those individuals who are at a corner, engaged in their regular amal &lt;code&gt;(such as tilawat, dhikir, nafl salat etc.)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If I am interested to pray nafl salat for a longer period of time, then I should make room for others and should not hamper the programs taking place. The best thing would be to attend those programs if enough time is in hand, then complete my individual amal. If that's not possible then I should go to a side of the mosque and say nafl salat. For instance if I know that in this part of the mosque there is a regular gathering, then its better to move in advance to a convenient place so that none feels waiting for me.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21569" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T18:56:53.083" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38972" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-09T19:07:01.017" Score="2" ViewCount="149" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I'm not mistaken, Nabi SAW did say to Ali RA to look after the external affairs and Fatima RA to look after the household affairs. Am I right? If this was not said to them, to whom was this said? Because I did hear that as a hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I get some references about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2740" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T20:16:02.883" LastActivityDate="2022-04-27T14:03:30.303" Title="Is there a hadith instructing Fatima to look after household affairs?" Tags="|hadith|women|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38973" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38353" CreationDate="2017-04-09T19:15:06.753" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It seems it's not throwing, but beating:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9OJvT.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/9OJvT.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems to come up sporadically, but it does not look like part of Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;You mention the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When An-Nuaman or his son was brought in a state of drunkenness, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered all those who were present in the house to beat him. I was one of those who beat him. &lt;strong&gt;We beat him with shoes and palm-leaf stalks.&lt;/strong&gt; -- Sahih al-Bukhari 2316 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/40/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;); see also Sahih al-Bukhari 6777 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/86/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Beatings with shoes we mentioned in tafsir in relation to &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4:16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:16&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the two who commit [unlawful sexual intercourse] among you, dishonor them both. But if they repent and correct themselves, leave them alone. Indeed, Allah is ever Accepting of repentance and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=1&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=74&amp;amp;tSoraNo=4&amp;amp;tAyahNo=16&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir al-Jalalayn&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And when two of you read wa’lladhāni or wa’lladhānni men commit it that is a lewd act adultery or homosexual intercourse &lt;strong&gt;punish them both with insults and beatings with sandals&lt;/strong&gt;; but if they repent of this lewd act and make amends through good action then leave them be and do not harm them. God ever turns relenting to those who repent and is Merciful to them. This verse is abrogated ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/839&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; likewise quotes a tafsir by Ibn Katheer &quot;Ibn ‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, Sa‘eed ibn Jubayr and others said: i.e., by putting them to public shame and hitting them with shoes.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;IslamWeb writes about &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/prophet/index.php?page=showarticle&amp;amp;id=152921&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The harm and torture to which Abu Bakr was subjected&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, endured extreme hardship and sacrificed their souls and property for the sake of Allah The Almighty. The noble Muslims were not spared from this suffering and trials. Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, was harmed and soil was flung at his head. &lt;strong&gt;He was beaten in Al-Masjid Al-Haraam with shoes&lt;/strong&gt; until his face became swollen and unrecognizable and then carried to his house in his garment in a state between life and death. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T19:15:06.753" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38974" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39164" CreationDate="2017-04-09T19:28:29.710" Score="4" ViewCount="710" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/10050&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; write:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They (gays and lesbians) both go against the natural disposition (fitrah) which Allaah has created in mankind – and also in animals – whereby the male is inclined towards the female, and vice versa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A similar claim is made by &lt;a href=&quot;http://muslimmatters.org/2009/04/13/dealing-with-homosexual-urges/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim Matters&lt;/a&gt;, and it can be found in online forums by searching.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Does homosexuality go against the fitra according to the Qur'an and Sunnah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While the Islam Q&amp;amp;A fatwa quotes the Qur'an and Sunnah, there isn't (or, perhaps more accurately, I didn't recognize) an explicit reference which shows that homosexuality go against fitra.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-09T20:53:31.803" LastActivityDate="2018-12-11T13:36:26.947" Title="Does homosexuality go against the fitra according to the Qur'an and Sunnah?" Tags="|homosexuality|fitrah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38976" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36213" CreationDate="2017-04-09T22:23:12.880" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;When you buy Gold ETFs, you essentially own some gold (the gold belongs to you), but do not have physical possession of it (its locked up in some vault somewhere), but you do have control over it (you can choose to sell your units at any time, any day during trading hours).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For Zakat to be applicable, one must have ownership and possession of the wealth. Possession is defined in fiqh as the ability to freely transact with it, i.e. having control over it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Since you do have ownership and control of the gold, you are liable to pay Zakat on it&lt;/strong&gt;, the ruling is similar to how you are liable to pay Zakat on cash deposits in a bank account, even though you do not have physical possession of the cash.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below I'll quoted the Shafi and Hanafi ruling on Zakat on debts due to a person. Debts are similar to ETFs in that there is ownership and control, but no physical possession: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Shafi school's, &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/minhaj_al-talibin_english#page/n107/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Minhaj Al Talibin&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Zakat is levied on:)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4.Property in another town. The assessment on this is due immediately, if there is full power to dispose of it ; otherwise it is treated as&#xA;  in 2.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;5.Debts due to one. A debt relating to a certain quantity of cattle, and a debt which cannot be exacted, such as that due to a master from&#xA;  a slave undergoing gradual enfranchisement, are not subject to&#xA;  assessment. In his first period Shafii extended this principle to all&#xA;  debts due to a person, whether relating to goods or money ; but during&#xA;  his Egyptian period he drew a distinction in this respect between a&#xA;  debt which can be immediatoly exacted and one which is due only at a&#xA;  fixed date. The tax on the former is due at once, except when the debt&#xA;  cannot be recovered owing to the insolvency of the debtor, etc. ;&#xA;  otherwise it is regarded as coming under the second category ; though&#xA;  some authors think the assessment is due even before the debtor has&#xA;  satisfied his obligation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Hanafi school's &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/Hedaya_201703/Hedaya#page/n159/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hidayah&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the debt is claimed from a financially well off person, who&#xA;  acknowledges it, or one who is in financial straits, zakat is imposed&#xA;  due to the possibility of accessing it either initially or through&#xA;  protracted means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-04-09T22:23:12.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38977" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="50271" CreationDate="2017-04-10T00:05:51.843" Score="7" ViewCount="12903" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know that despite declaring a general indemnity, a few individuals of the Mecca were sentenced to death by the Prophet, even if they were found under the veil of Kaba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The source of this &lt;strong&gt;&quot;even if they were found under the veil of Kaba.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; comment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Who were they?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;How many of them were executed?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21569" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-10-05T05:47:32.210" LastActivityDate="2022-02-16T14:55:01.283" Title="Who were sentenced to death during the conquest of Mecca?" Tags="|history|source-identification|seerah|battles|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38978" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-10T08:43:00.790" Score="3" ViewCount="471" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any reference which evidence that all prophets are alive in their graves. When ever we visit graveyard its common practice to say 'Assalam o Alaikum Ya ehlal qaboor' and its a common asumption that they respond it with an answer 'Wa alaikum salam'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is that true ? If its true are they alive too ? If they all respond then does it mean that they are all alive in their graves ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sorry for my poor knowledge, I have asked it from different Imams of different mosques and their view have a conflict. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21933" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T10:18:23.730" LastActivityDate="2017-12-20T20:40:45.983" Title="Are all prophets alive in their graves?" Tags="|prophets|grave|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38979" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38993" CreationDate="2017-04-10T09:11:43.087" Score="2" ViewCount="306" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islamic jurisprudence, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qiyas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;qiyas&lt;/a&gt; is the process of deductive analogy in which the teachings of the Hadith are compared and contrasted with those of the Qur'an, in order to apply a known injunction (nass) to a new circumstance and create a new injunction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bid%E2%80%98ah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;bid'ah&lt;/a&gt; refers to innovation in religious matters. Linguistically the term means &amp;quot;innovation, novelty, heretical doctrine, heresy&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars who produce online fatawa seem to use qiyas liberally.  Some seem to just go by their gut as to what is true, relying on their past experiences and familiarity with the Qur'an and Sunnah.  Particularly in cases when there cannot be precedent in the Qur'an and Sunnah (e.g. software, flights), it's sometimes hard to tell if scholars are simply making stuff up, i.e., bid'ah (instead of saying &amp;quot;I don't know&amp;quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: When does qiyas (deductive analogy) become bid'ah (innovation)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In cases where scholars verge on bid'ah, I feel I should be careful following the instructions.  But it's hard to distinguish between what is an inseparable part of Islam and what is a gut feeling of a scholar.  Hence this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There might not be a clear-cut boundary, but some guidelines for identifying bid'ah would be helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T18:24:16.993" Title="When does qiyas (deductive analogy) become bid'ah (innovation)?" Tags="|bidah|islamic-scholar|qiyas|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38980" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38982" CreationDate="2017-04-10T09:49:04.237" Score="2" ViewCount="1010" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a series of YouTube videos, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSL4Dn-FQlvHZiSKipQZMqw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IQRA Cartoon&lt;/a&gt; gives a series of cartoons which describe the Prophets' lives.  One example is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c48V4fSqco&amp;amp;t=3s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yunus (AS) - Prophet story (No Music) - Islamic Cartoon&lt;/a&gt; and this is an idea of what it looks like:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oSyfpm.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/oSyfpm.png&quot; alt=&quot;Prophet Yunus&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We see that Prophet Yunus is blurred out, while the other characters are not.  This holds throughout the videos, where characters are blurred out whenever they are Prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/869/17163&quot;&gt;Is drawing people prohibited in Islam?&lt;/a&gt;, NesreenA answers &quot;The Prophet SAAWS strictly prohibited the drawing of beings with souls&quot; (see also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/27471/17163&quot;&gt;Is downloading cartoon images Haram?&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above cartoon series takes steps to blur out the Prophets, presumably because images of the Prophets are &quot;more haram&quot; in some way.  I want to understand why there is a specific importance of the images of the Prophets over other beings with souls.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Are images of the Prophets more haram than images of other beings with souls?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:10.127" LastActivityDate="2021-09-16T09:02:22.640" Title="Are images of the Prophets more haram than images of other beings with souls?" Tags="|prophets|image|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38981" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-10T10:13:39.123" Score="1" ViewCount="131" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is whether all pictures are prohibited or only the pictures that have eyes in them, like animal pictures with Eyes and without Eyes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21935" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-10T14:49:59.350" LastActivityDate="2017-04-10T14:49:59.350" Title="Are all pictures are prohibited or only pictures with eyes?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-07-02T16:22:31.743" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38982" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38980" CreationDate="2017-04-10T13:09:28.630" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam forbids images in general, regardless of whether they are of prophets or of others. However at least some scholars hold the view that creating images of prophets is more serious than making images of others. The &lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/11430/25961&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt; of fiqh for example states this: وتصوير الأنبياء أولى بالتحريم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among the evidence cited for this is the hadith which explicitly condemns Christians for making images of righteous people (prophets are foremost among them):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أن أم حبيبة، وأم سلمة ذكرتا كنيسة رأينها بالحبشة فيها تصاوير، فذكرتا للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال ‏ ‏ إن أولئك إذا كان فيهم الرجل الصالح فمات بنوا على قبره مسجدا، &lt;strong&gt;وصوروا فيه تلك الصور&lt;/strong&gt;، فأولئك شرار الخلق عند الله يوم القيامة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Um Habiba and Um Salama mentioned about a church they had seen in Ethiopia in which there were pictures. They told the Prophet (ﷺ) about it, on which he said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;If any religious man dies amongst those people they would build a place of worship at his grave and &lt;strong&gt;make these pictures in it&lt;/strong&gt;. They will be the worst creature in the sight of Allah on the Day of Resurrection.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:427&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:528a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Images of prophets can be considered more serious sins due to the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Drawing a prophet can be a seed for idolatry and shirk, it is possible that at some point people will start revering the depictions and may eventually even start worshiping them. It has been &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4920&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;narrated&lt;/a&gt; that idolatory in the time of Noah started with veneration of the images of saints.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is considered as disrespectful since the imagined figure will not be true to the likeness of a Prophet. The same extends to human actors depicting the Prophets in movies and serials.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further reading (opinions against depicting the Prophets and Sahabah):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/10452&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/10452&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/14488&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/14488&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/158232&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/158232&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/181704&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/181704&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-16T09:02:22.640" LastActivityDate="2021-09-16T09:02:22.640" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="38983" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38978" CreationDate="2017-04-10T13:22:32.727" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not just all prophets, everyone is alive, just not alive on earth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From Qur'an:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/169&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ali 'Imran: 169:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And do not ever reckon the ones who have been killed in the way of Allah (as) dead; no indeed, &lt;strong&gt;they are alive&lt;/strong&gt; in the Providence of their Lord, by Him provided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Salaam at the end of Salat:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;السلام علیک ایها النبی و رحمه الله و برکاته&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Peace be unto you O  prophet and the mercy and all blessings of God&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above shows that the prophet while not being a martyr is alive. If he was to be assumed dead then we should have said:  &lt;em&gt;السلام عليه و رحمت الله&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated from Imam Kazim:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;«انه روی فی الکافی باسناده عن ابی الحسن الکاظم علیه السلام انه قال فی&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;قصة لمنکری المعاد من الامم الماضیة فاحدث الله فیهم الاحلام و لم یکن&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;قبل ذلک فاتوا نبیهم فاخبروه بما راو و ما انکروا من ذلک فقال: ان الله&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;تعالی اراد ان یحتج علیکم بهذا هکذا تکون ارواحهم اذا متم و ان بلیت&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;ابدانکم تصیر الارواح الی عقاب تبعث الابدان »&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Kafi Vol. 1 Pg. 110 [...Imam Kazim was talking about the previous&#xA;nations who were denying the judgement day: Allah had placed&#xA;'sleeping' among them while they were asking from their prophets to&#xA;show them examples of what will happen after death]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah has ordained to reason with you using 'sleep', as your souls&#xA;will depart your bodies just as they do when you go sleep and by the&#xA;will of Allah they will be joined with your body again to see the&#xA;divine retribution&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do we do die will we go to sleep? No. Do we die die (like we are non-existent like what the atheists say) when we are put into our graves? Again no, it's just beginning of our &lt;em&gt;real&lt;/em&gt; life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Narrated from Prophet Muhammad:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;النَّاسِ نِیَامٌ فَإِذَا مَاتُوا انْتَبَهُوا&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People are sleep, once they die they are awaken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T20:38:25.277" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38988" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37983" CreationDate="2017-04-10T19:06:16.523" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The children have nothing to do with it. It only complicates things. Because the children don't become Mahram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Uma's answer is very good, I just want to give you an interesting touchstone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zayd_ibn_Harithah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zayd ib Harithah&lt;/a&gt; was prophet Muhammad's step son.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Ahzab: 40&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;مَّا كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَبَا أَحَدٍ مِّن رِّجَالِكُمْ وَلَٰكِن رَّسُولَ اللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّينَ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ&#xA;  عَلِيمًا&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but (he is) the&#xA;  Messenger of Allah, and the Seal of the Prophets: and Allah has full&#xA;  knowledge of all things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prophet wasn't his real father. In Islam, &lt;strong&gt;blood&lt;/strong&gt; (+ marriage) ties are what bond people. Which is why adopted children don't inherit. (The deceased can give away as much he/she wants to anyone, but by &lt;em&gt;default&lt;/em&gt; Islamic law they don't inherit anything, they are to inherit for their biological parents).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For this situation there is NO blood tie between the two children. So they aren't Mahram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is only a blood tie between the son and his step-mother through his father, so boy and step-mother are Mahram, and a relation between the daughter and her step-father through her mother, so daughter and step-father are Mahram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a new child is born, then that new child is Mahram to everyone :D.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Kinship is an answer to many modern questions: inheritance, homosexuality, adoption, guardianship, Mahram vs. non-Mahram, friendship, etc.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-05-10T15:12:29.823" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T15:12:29.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38993" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38979" CreationDate="2017-04-11T03:12:55.097" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Qiyas is not a bid'ah since it does not satisfy the conditions of a bid'ah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources of legislation in Islam&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sources of Islamic legislation are the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet (ﷺ). &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shafi%27i&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Shafi'i&lt;/a&gt; said in his book &quot;Jimaa' Al-'Ilm&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikisource.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;جماع العلم&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ولا يلزم قول بكل حال إلا بكتاب الله أو سنة رسوله (ﷺ) وما سواهما تبع&#xA;  لهما&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No point of view is binding unless it is based on Allah’s book&#xA;  [Qur'an] or His Messenger's Sunnah, and any other points of view [not&#xA;  explicitly in either] must follow [or be based on] them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Qiyas&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As there are matters that emerge constantly, and the direct revelation from Allah stopped with the death of the Prophet (ﷺ), scholars look at consensus (ijmaa') and analogy (qiyas), among other means, to deduce a legislation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qiyas is defined by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Qudamah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Qudamah&lt;/a&gt; in his book Rawdat Al-Nadhir wa Jannat Al-Manadhir (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B6%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B8%D8%B1_%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B8%D8%B1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;روضة الناظر وجنة المناظر&lt;/a&gt;), Vol. 2, p. 141 as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حمل فرع على أصل في حكم بجامع بينهما&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Giving a ruling concerning an unprecedented matter [not explicitly&#xA;  mentioned in legislation sources] by analogy of a branch [taxonomy&#xA;  child] to a stem [taxonomy parent] on the basis of some common&#xA;  attributes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) taught us the principles of qiyas. In &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/muslim/13/199&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 13/199&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/96/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 96/46&lt;/a&gt;, the Prophet (ﷺ) demonstrated the principles and application of qiyas on matters related to pilgrimage and fasting. There are several other examples that were the basis that all four jurisprudence (fiqh) schools adopted qiyas as the fourth source of rulings after Qur'an, Sunnah, and consensus (ijmaa').&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bid'ah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Linguistically, bid'ah means initiation without precedence. Islamically, bid'ah is defined by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Taymiyyah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Taymiyyah&lt;/a&gt; in his book &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Compilation_of_Fatwa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Great Compilation of Fatwa&lt;/a&gt;&quot; 26/172:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;والترك الراتب سنة كما أن الفعل الراتب سنة، بخلاف ما كان تركه لعدم مقتض&#xA;  أو فوات شرط أو وجود مانع وحدث بعده من المقتضيات والشروط وزوال المانع&#xA;  ما دلت الشريعة على فعله حينئذ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Taymiyyah says that Sunnah applies to both adopting as well as not adopting a practice, then defines bid'ah as the opposite of Sunnah, while having the following elements:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A religious act (deed or words) with the intention of getting closer to Allah&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It was not practiced nor approved nor condoned by the Prophet (ﷺ), while during the life of the Prophet (ﷺ), there was a need for such act under similar conditions at the time of doing qiyas, and there was no inhibitor that stopped the Prophet (ﷺ) from performing said act.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Qayyim_al-Jawziyya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya&lt;/a&gt; had a very similar definition in his book &quot;Information for Those who Write on Behalf of the Lord of the Worlds&quot; 2/390 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D9%82%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%B9%D9%86_%D8%B1%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;إعلام الموقعين عن رب العالمين&lt;/a&gt;), as well as several other scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example: The Prophet (ﷺ) did not use taxis. Are taxis bid'ah? No, because using taxis is not a religious act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Example: The Prophet (ﷺ) did not listen to Qur'an on MP3 players. Is this is a bid'ah? No, because while the need to listen to Qur'an was there at the time, there was an inhibitor (MP3 players were not yet invented).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is qiyas a bid'ah?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Applying the conditions of bid'ah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is qiyas a religious act? Yes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Was qiyas practiced by the Propet (ﷺ)? No, but it was demonstrated by him.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Was there a need during the time of the Prophet (ﷺ) to practice qiyas? On a temporary basis (in between revelations), yes. On a permanent basis, in such situations, Allah revealed to the Prophet (ﷺ) afterwards what the correct practice or principle was (e.g., the torture in the grave was initially believed to be for non-Muslims only, but Allah revealed to the Prophet that it applies to all as per &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/muslim/5/157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 5/157&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Was there a condition to practice qiyas that was not satisfied at the time of the Prophet (ﷺ) that is satisfied now? Potentially yes, with matters that emerge that were not present at the time.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Was there an inhibitor for the Prophet (ﷺ) to use qiyas? Yes, he used to get direct revelations from Allah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since not all conditions of a bid'ah are satisfied, qiyas is not a bid'ah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T18:24:16.993" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T18:24:16.993" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38995" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="38996" CreationDate="2017-04-11T05:08:16.950" Score="0" ViewCount="249" Body="&lt;p&gt;according to Islam philosophy, Allah created humans and sent them to earth but science says that humans &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_human_evolution&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;evolved&lt;/a&gt; from primates... We also have the proof of early humans (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Neanderthals&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_erectus&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Homo erectus&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Does that mean these creatures are seperate from us and existed before us?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is this where Islam and Science contradict each other?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is there any explanation which can resolve the said contradiction?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is evolution a lie according to islam?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21483" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T06:13:51.463" Title="Is evolution a lie according to Islam?" Tags="|science|evolution|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-04-11T08:59:11.040" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38996" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38995" CreationDate="2017-04-11T06:13:51.463" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe this question was asked before and I remember reading a great answer, but since I cannot find it I will simply summarise it according to what I remember:&#xA;Essentially, it could be a lie or it could be the truth depending on how we view creation.&#xA;If Allah simply created us as homo Sapians and created everything else the way they are now, then yes evolution is a lie.&#xA;But if Allah created us through steps, such as how evolution works, then we can argue that evolution is not a farce.&#xA;It all depends on how you believe or view creation works, some people support the former and some argue the latter, it is for you to study, research and find which you want to believe in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user15627" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T06:13:51.463" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38998" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29916" CreationDate="2017-04-11T07:52:50.063" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its not my fault if I born a christian but I am proud to listen about words of God. &#xA;In a Bible it is written love one another and share your blessings to your brothers and sisters… So its truly haram if you become greedy because Allah didnt say feed your own and let others die. &#xA;If you will not be greedy, God will be happy and you will feel light, when every time you think good to your brotherhoid and sisterhood you will be bless. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21453" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T07:52:50.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="38999" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-11T08:10:23.033" Score="2" ViewCount="1148" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Analogical reasoning (Qiyas), was likewise rejected as a valid source of law by Ibn Hanbal himself, with a near-unanimous majority of later Hanbalite jurists not only accepting analogical reasoning as valid but also borrowing from the works of Shafi'ite jurists on the subject. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanbali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hanbali&lt;/a&gt;, Wikipedia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems surprising---the founder of Hanbali school held that qiyas were invalid, yet there's a subsequent &quot;near-unanimous majority&quot; accepting qiyas.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Does the Hanbali school of thought accept qiyas despite Ibn Hanbal rejecting it, and if so why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering if this is accurate, and if it is accurate, how these two pieces of information fit together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/35293/17163&quot;&gt;What are basic (osol al fiqh) differences &amp;amp; similarities between the 4 (existing) Legal Sunni Schools: Hanafi, Hanbali, Maliki, &amp;amp; Shafi&amp;#39;i? Charts?&lt;/a&gt;, we have&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Qiyas: in the hanbali madhab is only used in case of necessity. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/35340/17163&quot;&gt;Medi1Saif&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which makes me think the Wikipedia passage is misleading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T12:49:09.933" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T07:30:58.670" Title="Does the Hanbali school of thought accept qiyas despite Ibn Hanbal rejecting it, and if so why?" Tags="|history|hanbali|qiyas|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39001" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8151" CreationDate="2017-04-11T09:38:13.633" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The YouTube video &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNRFo1JXIJw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;You're Forgiven, Move On! - That's Messed Up! - Nouman Ali Khan&lt;/a&gt; describes the story of Prophet Musa who, before his prophethood, killed a man, yet succeeded in gaining Allah's forgiveness.  The whole purpose of this YouTube video is to convey the message that it's easy for a believer who truly repents to get Allah's forgiveness.  &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouman_Ali_Khan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nouman Ali Khan&lt;/a&gt; says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...he turned to Allah and said, &amp;quot;Master, I have wronged myself&amp;quot;.  He admitted that he did something wrong, &amp;quot;forgive me&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;forgive me&amp;quot; OK.  Does Allah talk to him?  No, because he's not a Prophet yet.  But the ayah of the Qur'an says &amp;quot;Therefore, He forgave him&amp;quot; the ayah says &amp;quot;Therefore, He forgave him&amp;quot;, so &amp;quot;forgive me!&amp;quot;  &amp;quot;Therefore He forgave him.&amp;quot;  And the letter &amp;quot;Faa&amp;quot; in Arabic is for: &amp;quot;Therefore&amp;quot;.  Sababyiah.  It's also for immediacy.  &lt;strong&gt;So therefore he forgave him. Immediately.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He's referencing &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/28/16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 28:16&lt;/a&gt; which says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He said, &amp;quot;My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me,&amp;quot; and He forgave him. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and Khan's description of &amp;quot;immediacy&amp;quot; seems to match.  Nouman Ali Khan continues:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How does he even know about the forgiveness?  Allah does not talk to him, you know what we're learning here?  If you're a sincere believer in Allah you don't need revelation from Allah, like an angel coming and telling you you are forgiven.  &lt;strong&gt;When you sincerely ask for forgiveness, you should actually have no doubt whatsoever that forgiveness came&lt;/strong&gt;, it's a matter of fact.  It is not a matter of assumption.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, we can:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do good deeds to cancel out bad deeds (although Muslims are instructed to do good deeds regardless).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...follow up a bad deed with a good deed which will wipe it out... -- 40 Hadith Nawawi 18 [grade: hasan] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nawawi40/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namaz-e-tawbah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;namaz-e-tawbah&lt;/a&gt;, the prayer of repentance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Make dua for seeking forgiveness (see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/seekforg.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Seeking Forgiveness /Repentance / Isteghfar&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Manage the worldly consequences of the sin.  The approach will need to be individualized to match the sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T09:38:13.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39002" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39516" CreationDate="2017-04-11T10:01:45.353" Score="1" ViewCount="3512" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Arabic ابن is used in names, for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_al-Hanafiyyah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah&lt;/a&gt;, to mean &quot;son of&quot;.  (See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiktionary&lt;/a&gt;.)  It's common to see it used in Arabic names, and I'm wondering if this is just an Arabic thing or if it's a Muslim thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Does using &quot;ibn&quot; meaning &quot;son of&quot; in names have Islamic significance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I suspect there's no additional significance in Islam; it is (or was) simply common in Arab culture and Islam propagated from such areas.  However, I'm unsure about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2019-03-14T08:47:47.940" Title="Does using &quot;ibn&quot; meaning &quot;son of&quot; in names have Islamic significance?" Tags="|arabic|islamic-basis|names|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39003" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-04-11T10:21:43.730" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T10:21:43.730" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T10:21:43.730" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39004" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-04-11T10:21:43.730" Score="0" Body="Stoning to death. The Islamic legal punishment that is prescribed for adultery: intercourse committed by a married person with someone other than their legal spouse." OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T14:43:15.733" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T14:43:15.733" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39005" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-04-11T10:23:17.473" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T10:23:17.473" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T10:23:17.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39006" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-04-11T10:23:17.473" Score="0" Body="A form of Zina (illegal sexual intercourse) between a married person and someone who is not their spouse." OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T14:43:21.933" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T14:43:21.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39008" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-11T12:40:38.270" Score="3" ViewCount="255" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to know if it is enough for me to give &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;dawah&lt;/a&gt; (proselytizing or preaching) to those Muslims who are not practicing Islam fully?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it wrong if I don't give dawah to a single non Muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How important is giving dawah to non Muslims?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15051" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-14T04:43:58.333" LastActivityDate="2018-10-04T14:11:09.960" Title="Is it enough to give dawah only to not fully practicing Muslims and not to non Muslims?" Tags="|non-muslim|dawah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39010" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-11T15:02:19.807" Score="3" ViewCount="307" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &quot;reliance of the traveler&quot;, section o8.7 talks about some acts that constitute disbelief. The ones this question is about are attitudes that treat Islam too lightheartedly or negatively. The examples read (all from section o8.7):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(0: Among the things that entail apostasy from Islam (may Allah&#xA;  protect us from them) are: [..] &#xA;  (4) to revile Allah or His messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) [..]&#xA;  (6) to be sarcastic about Allah's name, His command, His interdiction, His promise, or His threat [..]&#xA;  (9) to reply to someone who says, &quot;There is no power or strength save through Allah&quot;: &quot;Your saying 'There's no power or strength, etc.' won't&#xA;  save you from hunger&quot; [..]&#xA;  (16) to revile the religion of Islam [..]&#xA;  (19) to be sarcastic about any ruling of the Sacred Law&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same notion as (4) is described as consenus on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/166379&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamQA&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reviling Allah or reviling Islam constitutes kufr (disbelief) and&#xA;  apostasy from Islam, according to scholarly consensus.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fate of an apostate both in this world (execution) and in the hereafter (being tortured in hell forever) has been addressed numerous times on islam.se. Curiously, Non-Muslims seem to have an obligation to not outwardly show that they revile Allah, Muhammad, or Islam, and the legal punishment, if he is a dhimmi, seems to be execution as well according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/14305&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamQA&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the person who defames [Muhammad] is a non-Muslim living under a&#xA;  treaty with the Muslim state, then this is a violation of the treaty&#xA;  and he must be executed, but that should be left to the authorities.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1912/quoting-and-practicing-sharia-law#comment6163_1912&quot;&gt;this comment on meta.islam.se&lt;/a&gt; for a similar sentiment.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These consequences indicate that this kind of blasphemy is considered pretty serious, so I'm interested in what constitutes those offenses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: what constitutes the kind of &quot;reviling&quot; or &quot;sarcasm&quot; or &quot;defaming&quot; that is meant?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These are not very clear-cut words, and the threshold for when a statement or action becomes &quot;reviling Muhammad&quot; could be criticizing his marriage to Aisha as child abuse and anything less critical does not constitute kufr, or it could be that saying the following hadith is a bit silly already counts as &quot;reviling the religion&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a fly falls into your drink, dip it into it then throw it away, for&#xA;  on one of its wings is a disease and on the other is a cure. &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1275500&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn&#xA;  Majah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17702" LastEditDate="2017-04-12T12:15:13.700" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T12:15:13.700" Title="What constitutes reviling/defaming/being sarcastic about Islam?" Tags="|sharia|blasphemy|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39011" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7550" CreationDate="2017-04-11T15:37:54.513" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran does not explicitly name 'the one who was to be sacrificed', though people have used some verses to make deductions about it. I personally find the arguments in favor of Ishmael to be more reasonable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are no clear and authentic hadith which solve the matter. Though one may come across some weak ones which favor Ishmael.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are reports from the Sahabah (companions) and Tabieen (generation after the companions) that favor both views (Ishmael and Isaac), though my current impression after reading Tafsir Qurtubi is that the view favoring Isaac is more common.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The case for Ishmael:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=5&amp;amp;tSoraNo=37&amp;amp;tAyahNo=102&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=2&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Al Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt; (seems to favor the view that Isaac was to be sacrificed, but fairly represents both views) says that those who favor Ishmael argue using this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/37/101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 37:101&lt;/a&gt; So We gave him good tidings of a &lt;strong&gt;forbearing&lt;/strong&gt; boy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/37/102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 37:102&lt;/a&gt; And when he reached with him [the age of] exertion,&#xA;he said, &amp;quot;O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I [must]&#xA;sacrifice you, so see what you think.&amp;quot; &lt;strong&gt;He said, &amp;quot;O my father, do as&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;you are commanded. You will find me, if Allah wills, of the&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;steadfast.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They say that the one who was to be sacrificed promised Abraham that he will be patient ... and the Quran itself says that Ishmael fulfilled his promise and was patient:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/21/85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 21:85&lt;/a&gt; And [mention] &lt;strong&gt;Ishmael&lt;/strong&gt; and Idrees and Dhul-Kifl; all&#xA;were of the &lt;strong&gt;patient&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/19/54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 19:54&lt;/a&gt; And mention in the Book, &lt;strong&gt;Ishmael. Indeed, he was true&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;to his promise&lt;/strong&gt;, and he was a messenger and a prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Patience&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Promise&lt;/em&gt; are not linked with Isaac in the Quran, and there isn't anything in the Islamic or Jewish tradition that mentions a major alternate event where these attributes were demonstrated by Ishmael. Qurtubi doesn't seem to offer a counter-argument here to this reasoning, though he might have mentioned something under the respective verses [If I find time I'll check and post it].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further they argue:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/37/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 37:112&lt;/a&gt; And We gave him good tidings of Isaac, a &lt;strong&gt;prophet&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;from among the righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/11/71&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 11:71&lt;/a&gt; And his Wife was standing, and she smiled. Then We&#xA;gave her good tidings of Isaac &lt;strong&gt;and after Isaac, Jacob&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The argument presented is that before Isaac was born, his birth was announced by God, and he was foretold to be a Prophet, and it was foretold that he would have a son named Jacob. If God was to command Abraham to slaughter Isaac as a child then that would go against His previous Word.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qurtubi argues that there are alternate explanations that may resolve this. It could have been that the promise of Prophethood was made after the birth and sacrifice saga. And regarding Jacob it could have been that either the sacrifice saga occured after Jacob's birth, or that it isn't necessarily implied in the Prophecy that Jacob was to be a descendant of Isaac.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qurtubi mentions the Sahabah and Tabieen who held the view that Ishmael was to be sacrificed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Below is my personal translation from [ Tafsir Al Qurtubi , bottom page &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=5&amp;amp;tSoraNo=37&amp;amp;tAyahNo=102&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=1&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; , page &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=5&amp;amp;tSoraNo=37&amp;amp;tAyahNo=102&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=2&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt; ], the portions in [brackets] are my own comments.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A second group of people said: Ishmael was sacrificed for Allah. Those&#xA;who said this include Abu Hurairah and  Abu Tufail ‘Amr ibn Wathila.&#xA;The same is also narrated from Umar and Ibn Abbas. The Tabieen from&#xA;whom this is narrated include Saeed bin Musaib, Shabi, Yusuf bin&#xA;Mehran, Mujahid, Rabi bin Ans, Muhammad bin Ka'ab, Qurzi, Kalbi and&#xA;Alqamah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Abu Saeed bin  Zarir was asked about who was sacrificed for&#xA;Allah, he said in poetry: &amp;quot; No doubt that the one sacrificed was&#xA;Ishmael. The Book and Sunnah is agreed with that. This is a special&#xA;previlage that was specified by Allah for our Prophet. Tafsir and&#xA;Tawil were about this, if you are from the Prophet's Ummah then don't&#xA;deny the previlage that was granted specially to him&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Asmi said: When I asked Abu Umar ... about the one sacrificied, he&#xA;said: &amp;quot;What has happened to your intelligence? When was Isaac in&#xA;Mecca? It was Ishmael who was in Mecca, he was the one built the House&#xA;of Allah [Kaabah] with his father, and the place of sacrifice is in&#xA;Mecca. It is narrated from the Prophet that the one sacrificed was&#xA;Ishmael&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An important point made above is that the greater Pilgriage (Hajj) involves rituals linked with Ishmael, e.g. the Tawaf of the Kaabah (built by Ishmael), the Saye between Safa and Marwah (actions of Hagar, mother of Ishmael) ... the stoning and sacrifice are also done in Mecca and it only makes sense that they would be regarding Ishmael since Isaac was never said to be in Mecca.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The case for Isaac:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qurtubi mentions that the verse used to support this view is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/37/101&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 37:101&lt;/a&gt; So We gave him &lt;strong&gt;good tidings&lt;/strong&gt; of a forbearing boy.&#xA;[Regarding the one who was to be sacrificed]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With 37:101 being unclear, the only other place where &lt;strong&gt;good tidings&lt;/strong&gt; or indeed any prophecy of &amp;quot;a child of Abraham&amp;quot; is mentioned in the Quran seems to be in clear reference to Isaac:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/37/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 37:112&lt;/a&gt; And We gave him &lt;strong&gt;good tidings&lt;/strong&gt; of Isaac, a prophet&#xA;from among the righteous.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/11/70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 11:70&lt;/a&gt; And his Wife was standing, and she smiled. Then We gave&#xA;her &lt;strong&gt;good tidings&lt;/strong&gt; of Isaac and after Isaac, Jacob.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qurtubi attributes the view that 'Isaac was the one to be sacrificed' to several Sahabah and Tabieen, and he notes that this is the stronger tradtion:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Below is my personal translation from [ Tafsir Al Qurtubi , page &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=5&amp;amp;tSoraNo=37&amp;amp;tAyahNo=102&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=1&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; ], the portions in [brackets] are my own comments.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Ulema differed about the one who was commanded to be sacrificied. Many&#xA;have the opinion that it refers to Isaac. The ones who stated this&#xA;include Abbas bin Abdul Mutalib. His son was Abdullah, and this is the&#xA;Saheeh [authentic] narration from Abdullah. Thauri and Ibn Jarij&#xA;attribute to Ibn Abbas: &amp;quot;Zabih Ullah [Title: Sacrificied for Allah]&#xA;was Isaac&amp;quot;.  The same is attributed to Abdullah bin Masud; a person&#xA;asked him about the most honourable person on which Abdullah&#xA;responded: &amp;quot;He is Joseph son of Jacob son of Isaac Zabi-Ullah [Title:&#xA;Sacrificied for Allah] son of Abraham Khalil-Ullah [Title: Friend of&#xA;Allah)].&amp;quot; [this is in relation to a report by] Hammad bin Zayed&#xA;narrated from the Prophet: &amp;quot;Al-Karim son of Al-Karim son of Al-Karim&#xA;son of Al-Karim ... Joseph son of Jacob son of Isaac son of Abraham&amp;quot;&#xA;[Hadith is also &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/60/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Zubair narrates from Jabir that Isaac is the one sacrificied for&#xA;Allah. The same is also narrated from Ali ibn Abi Talib.. It is&#xA;also narrated from Abdullah bin Umar that Isaac was sacrificied for&#xA;Allah. Umar also said the same. These are seven Sahabah. Tabieen and&#xA;others also narrated the same, which include Alqah, Shabi, Mujahid,&#xA;Saeed bin Jabeer, Ka'ab Ala Habar, Qatadah, Musruq, Ikramah, Qasim bin&#xA;Abi Bazha, Ata, Mutaqil, Abdul Rahman bin Basit, Zuhri, Sa'di,&#xA;Abdullah bin Huzail and Imam Malik bin Anas, they all said that&#xA;Zabi-Ullah is Isaac. The same is the view of the People of the Book,&#xA;the Jews and the Christians. Many people adopted this same view, these&#xA;include Nihas, Tibri and others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T15:37:54.513" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39014" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39008" CreationDate="2017-04-11T16:33:31.817" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Nahj al-Balaqa Vol. 2 Pg. 78&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Ali:&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;کونو دعاه الناس بغیر السنتکم&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Invite people without your tongues. ( In similar narrations it has&#xA;  been said with your deeds or silently)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you do that it that way, you can invite everyone to Islam. If you're nice to your neighbor they'll realize that by your looks and ladies observing hijab or your name, you don't need to tell them hey I'm a Muslim...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having that said if you had a chance to choose between who to teach and how not to, there's no straightforward answer, but rather some suggestions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One who's your brother in faith&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One who seeks your guidance&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One who is your kin (&quot;And warn your kinsmen, the nearest kin&quot;)&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/26/214&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shu'ara 214&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;One who is surrounded with doubts (made by anti-Muslim family, friends or colleagues)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Likely your brother in faith is the most important qualification. &#xA;I honestly don't know which of the other 3 you should choose, I mean at the time of the prophet there were people who converted after a 1 hour discussion...died before doing their first prayer. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I personally think you should go with the person who seeks your guidance, I mean he's asking you questions and enjoys your answers. Some people are surrounded with doubts, but never even care to do a simple google search to find their answers, others bombard their friends, scholars with every new question so they become doubt-free.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Before doing anything seek divine aid from Allah as he's the guider the turner of hearts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quran&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/28/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qisas : 56&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Surely you do not guide whomever you love, but Allah guides whomever&#xA;  He decides, and He knows best the ones (who are) rightly-guided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T16:33:31.817" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39015" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-04-11T17:16:54.483" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="-1" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T17:16:54.483" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T17:16:54.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39016" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-04-11T17:16:54.483" Score="0" Body="Zina bil Jabr (Zina by force). A form of unlawful sexual intercourse where one of the parties is forced against their will. " OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-12T14:43:58.917" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T14:43:58.917" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39017" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-11T18:01:22.710" Score="1" ViewCount="124" Body="&lt;p&gt;In India some Muslim people goto a person and inquire whether their marriage will work out properly or not. Its called Faal Nikalna (somewhat similar to astrology).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does this practice have any legitimacy in Islam ???&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21916" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-11T19:03:57.997" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T08:15:15.433" Title="Does Marriage related divination exist in Islam?" Tags="|halal-haram|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39020" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="56184" CreationDate="2017-04-11T19:25:38.940" Score="2" ViewCount="38323" Body="&lt;p&gt;I want to offer prayers regularly but my office infrastructure does not have any wudu (ablution) arrangements. I can't wash my feet and that is my main doubt. Is my prayer valid without washing my feet or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17096" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-12T14:53:45.983" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T03:39:58.470" Title="How to wash feet for Ablution at a workplace? Is Prayer valid without washing feet?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|wudu|" AnswerCount="5" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39021" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38968" CreationDate="2017-04-11T20:11:26.743" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Only a specific group of relatives of the Prophet are considered to be Ahl-ul-Bayt. When Shias refer to Ahl-ul-Bayt they do not mean all relatives of the Prophet but this specific group.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As authentic Hadith confirm, Ahl-ul-Bayt are the direct family members of the Prophet: Ali ibn Abi Talib, Fatimah bint Muhammad and their two sons Hassan and Hussain ibn Ali. They are considered to be &lt;em&gt;mahsum&lt;/em&gt;, without sin. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sahih Muslim Book 031, Hadith Number 5955. &#xA;  Chapter : The merits of the family of the Prophet (may peace be upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Aisha reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) went out&#xA;  one morning wearing a striped cloak of the black camel's hair that&#xA;  there came Hasan b. 'Ali. He wrapped him under it, then came Husain&#xA;  and he wrapped him under it along with the other one (Hasan). Then&#xA;  came Fatima and he took her under it, then came 'Ali and he also took&#xA;  him under it and then said: Allah only desires to take away any&#xA;  un-cleanliness from you, O people of the household, and purify you&#xA;  (thorough purifying)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The other nine divinely chosen successors of the Prophet are descendants of Hussain ibn Ali and are also included in the household of the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-25T10:33:18.733" LastActivityDate="2017-07-25T10:33:18.733" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39022" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39020" CreationDate="2017-04-11T22:14:23.563" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can you do wudhu at home and not break it until prayer time(s)? Anyway you are concerned about how to wash your feet in a sink and not be spotted by another? You will just have to explain but someone could object. An option is to use the disabled / handicapped toilet where you can do wudhu in private as the sink is in the cubicle. Otherwise do wudhu at home before leaving for work and put on socks in the state of wudhu. Then you can wipe on them instead of washing the feet in the office gents. That won't be an issue. If you have other Muslims at your job ask them what they do? Some offices have shower facilities - you could do wudhu in there in privacy just collect some water in a jug and pour it instead of using a tap. Or run the shower slowly if possible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21947" LastActivityDate="2017-04-11T22:14:23.563" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39023" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39020" CreationDate="2017-04-12T05:08:20.323" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;As Medi1Saif said in the comments. Washing the feet is an essential part of Wudu:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 5:6&lt;/a&gt; O you who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your faces and your forearms to the elbows and wipe over your heads and wash your &lt;strong&gt;feet&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;to the ankles&lt;/strong&gt;. And if you are in a state of janabah, then purify yourselves ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Emphasis added.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And most people use a sink in their homes and at work to wash their feet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V08hu.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/V08hu.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;person washing feet in a sink, by lifting them up&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most workplaces should allow you to do that, and of course on your part you should be respectful and make sure that you properly clean the sink before leaving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you can't do that because of something this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sNrAy.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sNrAy.png&quot; alt=&quot;a sign forbidding putting feet in the sink&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then there are alternates:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can fill up a small bottle with water and use it to wash your feet in a corner of the washroom, if there is a floor drain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SR7Z9.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/SR7Z9.png&quot; alt=&quot;small round drain in the floor&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed where there is no other choice you may even use the toilet area to do this, since the need for Wudu and Prayer is greater than need for purity of the surroundings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="43" LastEditDate="2021-12-03T03:39:37.097" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T03:39:37.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39026" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39045" CreationDate="2017-04-12T08:34:59.243" Score="1" ViewCount="1556" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to Hanafi jurisprudence, marrying Jews and Christians is Makruh Tahrimi. Makruh Tahrimi acts are minor sins. Why is it Makruh Tahrimi if the Quran allows marriage to Jews or Christians?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myreligionislam.com/detail.asp?Aid=6279&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.myreligionislam.com/detail.asp?Aid=6279&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A book called Taleemul Haq which is based on Hanafi views say that is is haram and not Makruh Tahrimi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The first type of makruh is close to haram, that is, &lt;strong&gt;makruh tahrimi&lt;/strong&gt; (strictly abominable), for example quitting a deed that is wajib ( religiously obligatory). Not committing this type of makruh causes to earn thawab (reward for good deeds) whereas there is a possibility for the committer to be punished. (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.questionsonislam.com/node/13057&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.questionsonislam.com/node/13057&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-03-24T09:38:18.537" LastActivityDate="2023-03-24T09:38:18.537" Title="According to Hanafi jurisprudence, marrying Jews or Christians is Makruh Tahrimi. Why is it Makruh Tahrimi even though it is allowed in the Qu'ran?" Tags="|nikah|hanafi|makruh|interfaith-marriage|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39028" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39030" CreationDate="2017-04-12T11:03:10.093" Score="2" ViewCount="4111" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/1171&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; write:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a woman wears a wig and adorns herself with it, even if she does this for her husband, she is imitating the kaafir women, which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade: “Whoever imitates a people is one of them.” -- Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm unclear how this amounts to imitation, as I don't encounter many people who wear wigs.  It may be more of a historical thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How is wearing a wig imitating the kafir?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand there may be scholars who don't hold the opinion that it amounts to imitation, which I want to put aside in order to understand the motivation behind this part of this fatwa.  The sheikh has some justification for writing that; I'm wondering what it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-05-13T15:26:54.913" Title="How is wearing a wig imitating the kafir?" Tags="|women|hair|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39030" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39028" CreationDate="2017-04-12T12:04:23.203" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wearing wigs are haram for another reason:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An Ansari girl was married and she became sick and all her hair fell out. Intending to provide her with false hair, they asked the Prophet (saws) who said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Allah has cursed the lady who artificially lengthens (her or someone else's) hair, and also the one who gets her hair lengthened.&amp;quot;&#xA;Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 7.817, narrated by Aisha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Mu`awiyah came to Al-Madinah, he delivered a sermon to us and get out a ball of hair and said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“I thought that no one wear this except the Jews.” When the news of this act was conveyed to the Messenger of Allah, he called it, “falsehood”&#xA;Narrated in Saheeh Bukhari and Muslim. Narrated by Sa`id ibn Al-Musayyib in Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus the Jews use to wear wigs and it is imitating the Kuffar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;a href=&quot;http://startastro.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/what-is-ruling-on-wigs-and-lengthening.html?m=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Startastro Blogspot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T18:39:28.467" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39031" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="144" CreationDate="2017-04-12T16:16:40.793" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not allowed to go out in public wearing any makeup unless your face is veiled and the makeup won't be seen. It seems common these days the Muslimah will say &quot;but I'm not wearing it to attract men&quot; but how do you know they won't be attracted to you? (It is illogical to wear a hijab (loose flowing non see through dress covering everything except face and hands) and red lipstick!). The makeup is only allowed to be worn in front of mahrems and the husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/72390&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/72390&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&quot;It should be noted that it is not permissible for a woman to wear makeup in front of non-mahram men, because she is commanded to cover her face in front of them and because wearing makeup is an adornment that leads to fitnah. If she does that and then prays, she will have the reward for her prayer but she will have the burden of sin for tabarruj (wanton display). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It says in Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah (17/129): There is no reason why a woman should not adorn herself by wearing makeup on her face, or kohl, or doing her hair in a manner that does not make her resemble kaafir women, but it is also essential that she cover her face in front of men who are not her mahrams. End quote. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It also says (17/128): Using kohl is allowed in Islam, but it is not permissible for a woman to show any of her adornment, whether kohl or anything else, to anyone other than her husband or mahrams, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“…and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands…”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-Noor 24:31]&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21957" LastActivityDate="2017-04-12T16:16:40.793" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39033" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-13T00:50:17.737" Score="1" ViewCount="95" Body="&lt;p&gt;as-salam walai-kum dear brothers and sisters, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm a young man 23 years old from Bangladesh.&#xA;I'm here to ask u &quot;if i don't marry, is there a problem?&quot;&#xA;Can I go to the jannah without having a wife?&#xA;I don't have girlfriends, affairs with female friends .&#xA;I'm physically and mentally normal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21961" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T15:11:49.493" Title="Can I go to jannah without having wife?" Tags="|wife|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-04-22T20:40:27.700" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39035" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39041" CreationDate="2017-04-13T07:00:45.097" Score="1" ViewCount="1388" Body="&lt;p&gt;If we believe in Allah and all his prophets and stuff, and we also perform the basic duties like Salah and Sawm, can we enter Jannah? I do all these, but I also play Minecraft, and do a bit of swearing, and some small sins, which I'm currently trying to stop, so will I go to Jannah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21965" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T18:18:40.503" Title="Will we enter Jannah with only a faith in Allah and all the basic duties of Islam?" Tags="|jannah|game|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39041" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39035" CreationDate="2017-04-13T16:51:33.067" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;You have two questions in one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Will we [Muslims] enter Jannah based on faith and basic deeds?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;... so will I go to Jannah?&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For question #2, no one can tell you where you will go. This is a matter that only Allah knows, and only Allah decides. It is not possible to specify what the final destination of a specific person is without a direct revelation from Allah, which is not applicable to anyone after the death of the Prophet (ﷺ). For example, in his lifetime, the Prophet (ﷺ) has declared to us either through Qur'an or through hadith that some specific persons are in Jannah (e.g, Abu Bakr Al-Sedeeq, 'Umar ibn Al-Khattab, 'Uthman ibn 'Affan, 'Ali ibn Abu Talib, and others), and that some specific persons are in hell fire (e.g., Abu Lahab, Abu Jahl, 'Utba ibn Rabee'a, Al-Waleed ibn Al-Mogheera, etc.). Beyond specific names declared by the Prophet (ﷺ), it is not for us to make further declarations. In fact, it is prohibited (see hadith in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/muslim/45/178/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 45/178&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For question #1, it is possible to make general declarations about groups based on what was revealed to us in Qur'an and Sunnah. One can specify the requirements for entering Jannah based on the Qur'an and Sunnah. For example, in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/77/44/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 77/44&lt;/a&gt;, the Prophet (ﷺ) said that whoever declares that none has the right to be worshiped but Allah, and one dies while believing so, one will enter Jannah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، عَنِ&#xA;  الْحُسَيْنِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ&#xA;  يَعْمَرَ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ أَبَا الأَسْوَدِ الدِّيلِيَّ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ&#xA;  أَبَا ذَرٍّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى&#xA;  الله عليه وسلم وَعَلَيْهِ ثَوْبٌ أَبْيَضُ وَهْوَ نَائِمٌ، ثُمَّ&#xA;  أَتَيْتُهُ وَقَدِ اسْتَيْقَظَ فَقَالَ ‏&quot;‏ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ قَالَ لاَ&#xA;  إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ‏.‏ ثُمَّ مَاتَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ، إِلاَّ دَخَلَ&#xA;  الْجَنَّةَ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ وَإِنْ&#xA;  زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏&#xA;  وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ&#xA;  قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ عَلَى رَغْمِ أَنْفِ أَبِي ذَرٍّ&#xA;  ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ وَكَانَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ إِذَا حَدَّثَ بِهَذَا قَالَ وَإِنْ رَغِمَ&#xA;  أَنْفُ أَبِي ذَرٍّ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ هَذَا عِنْدَ&#xA;  الْمَوْتِ أَوْ قَبْلَهُ، إِذَا تَابَ وَنَدِمَ وَقَالَ لاَ إِلَهَ&#xA;  إِلاَّ اللَّهُ‏.‏ غُفِرَ لَهُ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Abu Dharr: I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was wearing&#xA;  white clothes and sleeping. Then I went back to him again after he had&#xA;  got up from his sleep. He said, &quot;Nobody says: 'None has the right to&#xA;  be worshipped but Allah' and then later on he dies while believing in&#xA;  that, except that he will enter Paradise.&quot; I said, &quot;Even if he had&#xA;  committed illegal sexual intercourse and theft?&quot; He said. 'Even if he&#xA;  had committed illegal sexual intercourse and theft.&quot; I said, &quot;Even if&#xA;  he had committed illegal sexual intercourse and theft?&quot; He said. 'Even&#xA;  if he had committed illegal sexual intercourse and theft.&quot; I said,&#xA;  'Even it he had committed illegal sexual intercourse and theft?' He&#xA;  said, &quot;Even if he had committed illegal sexual intercourse and theft,&#xA;  in spite of the Abu Dharr's dislike. Abu 'Abdullah said, &quot;This is at&#xA;  the time of death or before it if one repents and regrets and says&#xA;  &quot;None has the right to be worshiped but Allah. He will be forgiven&#xA;  his sins.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So we can declare that said declaration may result in being admitted into Jannah. In another example from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/malik/7/14/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muwatta' Malik 7/268&lt;/a&gt;, the Prophet (ﷺ) said that whoever prays the five daily prayers without wasting any part of them has a covenant with Allah to be admitted into Jannah, and whoever does not then his matter is in the hands of Allah to either torture one or to forgive one and get admitted into Jannah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ كَتَبَهُنَّ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ&#xA;  فَمَنْ جَاءَ بِهِنَّ لَمْ يُضَيِّعْ مِنْهُنَّ شَيْئًا اسْتِخْفَافًا&#xA;  بِحَقِّهِنَّ كَانَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَهْدٌ أَنْ يُدْخِلَهُ&#xA;  الْجَنَّةَ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ بِهِنَّ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ&#xA;  عَهْدٌ إِنْ شَاءَ عَذَّبَهُ وَإِنْ شَاءَ أَدْخَلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah the Majestic and Mighty has written five prayers for mankind,&#xA;  and whoever does them and does not waste anything of them by making&#xA;  light of what is due to them, there is a pact for him with Allah that&#xA;  He will admit him into the Garden.Whoever does not do them, there is&#xA;  no pact for him with Allah. If He wishes, He punishes him, and if He&#xA;  wishes, He admits him into the Garden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Said requirements do not automatically guarantee Jannah on their own. In &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/muslim/1/173/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 1/173&lt;/a&gt;, the Prophet (ﷺ) said that whoever has an atom's weight of arrogance in his heart will not be admitted into Jannah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لاَ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ ذَرَّةٍ مِنْ&#xA;  كِبْرٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He who has in his heart the weight of a mustard seed of pride shall&#xA;  not enter Paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many other hadiths that mention prohibitories. The requirements or conditions need to be fulfilled, and the prohibitories, which stop the fulfilled conditions from being compelling reasons to enter Jannah, must be avoided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Qayyim_al-Jawziyya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya&lt;/a&gt; said in his book &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zad_al-Ma%27ad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zad al-Ma'ad&lt;/a&gt; Vol. 4, p. 249, Maktabat Al-Mannar, 27th Ed., 1994 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;زاد المعاد في هدي خير العباد&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَالْجَوَابُ أَنَّ السَّبَبَ قَدْ يَتَخَلَّفُ عَنْهُ مُسَبِّبُهُ&#xA;  لِفَوَاتِ شَرْطٍ، أَوْ لِوُجُودِ مَانِعٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... and the answer is that a qualifying reason may fail to produce the&#xA;  required effect due to missing a condition or the presence of an&#xA;  prohibitions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shatibi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Shatib&lt;/a&gt;i said in his book Al-Muwafaqaat fi Usool Al-Sharia, Vol. 1, p. 345 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA_(%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الموافقات في اصول الشريعة&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَإِنَّ الشَّارِعَ لَمْ يَجْعَلْهَا أَسْبَابًا مُقْتَضِيَةً إِلَّا&#xA;  مَعَ وُجُودِ شَرَائِطِهَا وَانْتِفَاءِ مَوَانِعِهَا، فَإِذَا لَمْ&#xA;  تَتَوَفَّرْ؛ لَمْ يَسْتَكْمِلِ السَّبَبُ أَنْ يَكُونَ سَبَبًا شرعيا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Legislator [Allah] did not make compelling reasons [for an&#xA;  outcome] except with the presence of conditions [that must be&#xA;  fulfilled] and absence of prohibitions [that disqualify the compelling&#xA;  reasons]; the absence of either does not constitute the reason to be&#xA;  compelling legislatively.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/52/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 52/48&lt;/a&gt;, the Prophet (ﷺ) said that although that he was the messanger of Allah, he would attest to his final destination. Um Al-Ala, the narrator of the hadith, followed by saying that she would not attest the piety of anybody afterwards:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ،&#xA;  قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي خَارِجَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ، أَنَّ أُمَّ&#xA;  الْعَلاَءِ، امْرَأَةً مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ قَدْ بَايَعَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى&#xA;  الله عليه وسلم أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ مَظْعُونٍ طَارَ لَهُ&#xA;  سَهْمُهُ فِي السُّكْنَى حِينَ أَقْرَعَتِ الأَنْصَارُ سُكْنَى&#xA;  الْمُهَاجِرِينَ‏.‏ قَالَتْ أُمُّ الْعَلاَءِ فَسَكَنَ عِنْدَنَا&#xA;  عُثْمَانُ بْنُ مَظْعُونٍ، فَاشْتَكَى، فَمَرَّضْنَاهُ حَتَّى إِذَا&#xA;  تُوُفِّيَ وَجَعَلْنَاهُ فِي ثِيَابِهِ دَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ&#xA;  صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ أَبَا&#xA;  السَّائِبِ، فَشَهَادَتِي عَلَيْكَ لَقَدْ أَكْرَمَكَ اللَّهُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ&#xA;  لِي النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&quot;‏ وَمَا يُدْرِيكِ أَنَّ اللَّهَ&#xA;  أَكْرَمَهُ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ لاَ أَدْرِي بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي يَا&#xA;  رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏&quot;‏&#xA;  أَمَّا عُثْمَانُ فَقَدْ جَاءَهُ ـ وَاللَّهِ ـ الْيَقِينُ وَإِنِّي&#xA;  لأَرْجُو لَهُ الْخَيْرَ، وَاللَّهِ مَا أَدْرِي وَأَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ&#xA;  مَا يُفْعَلُ بِي ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَوَاللَّهِ لاَ أُزَكِّي أَحَدًا&#xA;  بَعْدَهُ أَبَدًا، وَأَحْزَنَنِي ذَلِكَ قَالَتْ فَنِمْتُ فَأُرِيتُ&#xA;  لِعُثْمَانَ عَيْنًا تَجْرِي، فَجِئْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله&#xA;  عليه وسلم فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ ‏&quot;‏ ذَلِكَ عَمَلُهُ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Um Al-Ala: That when the Ansar drew lots as to which of&#xA;  the emigrants should dwell with which of the Ansar, the name of&#xA;  'Uthman bin Mazun came out (to be in their lot). Um Al-Ala further&#xA;  said, &quot;Uthman stayed with us, and we nursed him when he got sick, but&#xA;  he died. We shrouded him in his clothes, and Allah's Apostle came to&#xA;  our house and I said, (addressing the dead 'Uthman), 'O Abu As-Sa'ib!&#xA;  May Allah be merciful to you. I testify that Allah has blessed you.'&#xA;  The Prophet (ﷺ) said to me, &quot;How do you know that Allah has blessed&#xA;  him?&quot; I replied, 'I do not know O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! May my&#xA;  parents be sacrificed for you.' Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'As&#xA;  regards 'Uthman, by Allah he has died and I really wish him every&#xA;  good, yet, by Allah, although I am Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), I do not&#xA;  know what will be done to him.' Um Al- Ala added, 'By Allah I shall&#xA;  never attest the piety of anybody after him. And what Allah's&#xA;  Messenger (ﷺ)s said made me sad.&quot; Um Al-Ala further said, &quot;Once I&#xA;  slept and saw in a dream, a flowing stream for 'Uthman. So I went to&#xA;  Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and told him about it, he said, 'That is (the&#xA;  symbol of) his deeds.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When it comes to specifying a person by name (you, in your question), this is something that only Allah knows. Likewise, only Allah knows whether the sins you mentioned are prohibitories or not. The action that is required from your side is to strive to do the acts that will admit you into Jannah, and to strive to stay away from the acts that may be prohibitories.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-04-13T18:18:40.503" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T18:18:40.503" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39042" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39002" CreationDate="2017-04-13T19:11:23.373" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; Does using &quot;ibn&quot; meaning &quot;son of&quot; in names have Islamic significance?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Answer:&lt;/strong&gt; NO. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two cents from me - &quot;Ibn&quot; has no significance &lt;strong&gt;but&lt;/strong&gt; a nice meaningful arabic name has certainly a good deal of significance in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14440" LastActivityDate="2017-04-13T19:11:23.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39043" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-13T19:46:25.193" Score="3" ViewCount="1119" Body="&lt;p&gt;There were many of Sahabas (Peace &amp;amp; Blessing upon all of them), some says 200 000, some other says 124 000 witnessed the farewell. Thousands of Sahabas RA died in battles. Out of all these Sahabas, only 10 were given the news of Janna.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Abu Bakr will be in Paradise, ‘Umar will be in Paradise, ‘Uthmaan will be in Paradise, ‘Ali will be in Paradise, Talhah will be in Paradise, al-Zubayr will be in Paradise, ‘Abd al-Rahmaan ibn ‘Awf will be in Paradise, Sa’d will be in Paradise, Sa’eed will be in Paradise, and Abu ‘Ubaydah ibn al-Jarraah will be in Paradise.” (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 3680). Sa’d is Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqaas, and Sa’eed is Sa’eed ibn Zayd. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What about other Sahaba RA ?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is there any Quranic Verse or Hadith related to them about their&#xA;judgements ?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;NB: In no way I am contesting the fact that Sahaba RA will not enter Janna, it is a question which I asked myself and for which I don't have the answers&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazak Allah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2740" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-04-14T20:19:42.557" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T20:19:42.557" Title="Only 10 Sahabas were given the news of Paradise, what about the others?" Tags="|hadith|jannah|sahaba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2018-05-11T14:57:33.380" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39045" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39026" CreationDate="2017-04-13T21:18:11.010" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the hanafi fiqh markooh tahrimi seems to mean that something is not clearly considered as haram by a text (so there's a dispute among scholars, which leave a hint of a doubt about the unlawfulness of this act).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When we read verse in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:5&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...  And [lawful in marriage are] chaste women from among the believers and &lt;strong&gt;chaste women&lt;/strong&gt; from among those who were given the Scripture before you, when you have given them their due compensation, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse or taking [secret] lovers ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we must be aware that scholars have different opinions and interpretations of the part about the chaste women among people of the book:&#xA;Some say it is not lawful to marry christian or jewish slaves (among them Imam Malik, but this is based on a verse in surat an-Nisa')!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Others say it is only halal to marry free women among people of the book whom are not actually in war with Muslims (among them the hanafis). So marrying a dhimi lady (tribute paying non-Muslims who are protected by Muslims) would be lawful for all those scholars, while marrying a woman from a country which is at war with Muslims (dar al harb) wouldn't be for some of them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So as you see there's a dispute here even if the Quran aparently says that it is lawful. I hope this helps for now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For details on the hanafi madhab I'd recommend you to check tafsir abu Bakr al-Jassas ابو بكر أحمد بن علي الرازي الجصاص it is a tafsir al-ahkam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-04-14T11:54:16.203" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T11:54:16.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39050" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-14T07:09:55.243" Score="1" ViewCount="956" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alekum Wrb,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know that a widow 1st nikah will be finish after her husband died or she needs to take a qula before 2nd nikah to be perform. kindly tell me as i want to marry her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jazak Allah Khair&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21981" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-04-14T15:04:06.853" LastActivityDate="2017-05-12T08:26:50.043" Title="Does a widow 1st nikah will be finish after her husband died?" Tags="|hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39053" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30415" CreationDate="2017-04-14T08:07:44.877" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, niyya(intension) is the key point to hold any person accountable. Since lunatics do not have the capacity to make any decision or pre-plan for any action, they are responsible for their actions. Allah knows the best and decides accordingly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21982" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T08:07:44.877" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39054" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39043" CreationDate="2017-04-14T08:27:34.093" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no specific name for who will enter Janna, At least as far as I know. this words arrived after the Battle of Badr, for the SAHABAS who fought in the battle: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 33:23&lt;/a&gt; Among the believers are men true to what they&#xA;  promised Allah . Among them is he who has fulfilled his vow [to the&#xA;  death], and among them is he who awaits [his chance]. And they did not&#xA;  alter [the terms of their commitment] by any alteration&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 33:24&lt;/a&gt; That Allah may reward the truthful for their truth&#xA;  and punish the hypocrites if He wills or accept their repentance.&#xA;  Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21255" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-14T12:27:33.777" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T12:27:33.777" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39055" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1229" CreationDate="2017-04-14T08:28:03.183" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Laylatul Qadr In Quran&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verily! We have sent it (this Quran) down in the night of Al-Qadr , And what will make you know what the night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is? The night of Al-Qadr is better than a thousand months. Therein descend the angels and the Ruh by Allahs Permission with all Decrees, Peace! (All that night, there is Peace and Goodness from Allah to His believing slaves) until the appearance of dawn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Al-Qadr 97:1-5]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The night of Al-Qadr is better than a thousand months&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Al-Qadr 97:3]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When is Laylatul Qadr?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Aishah (رضي الله عنها‎) Mohammed (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم‎) says,&#xA;  Search for the Night of Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadaan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Bukhari 3:32:234]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Small Khadem&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21983" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T08:28:03.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39056" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1227" CreationDate="2017-04-14T08:39:01.763" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When is Laylatul Qadr?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Aishah (رضي الله عنها‎) Mohammed (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم‎) says,&#xA;  Search for the Night of Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadaan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it could be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;21&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;23&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;25&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;27&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;29&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is not fixed that laylatul qadr in 27 ramadan. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.behance.net/gallery/51257517/When-is-1000-Months-Night-of-Power-Laylatul-Qadr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Laylatul Qadr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21983" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T08:39:01.763" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39057" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25290" CreationDate="2017-04-14T08:42:26.880" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes. Laylatul Qadr one night is equivalent of 1000+ night. There a Sahih Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم‎) was shown the lifespans of the people (who had gone) before him, or what Allah willed of that, and it was as if the lives of the people of his community had become too short for them to be able to do as many good actions as others before them had been able to do with their long lives, so Allah gave him Laylat al-Qadr, which is better than a thousand months.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sunan Ibn Majah 19.6.16]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thousand (1000) months is equivalent of:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eighty three (83) years and four (4) months.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thirty thousand (30,000) days.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Seven hundred twenty thousand (7,20,000) hours.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is longer than most of us whole life.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21983" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T08:42:26.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39059" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31060" CreationDate="2017-04-14T08:54:37.543" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Religion Islam distinctly prohibited worship and made appreciations and to remain grateful to Allah as a compulsory.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Logic – Sura Ikhlaas = Allah beyond time and space and so is the creator.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Salat is the best way to appreciate Allah rejecting worship and so it is a prime obligation.&#xA;Money cannot value appreciations. Paying money to buy appreciations is not acceptable.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21984" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T08:54:37.543" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39065" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38999" CreationDate="2017-04-14T15:01:36.617" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ahmad ibn Hanbal didn't reject qiyas, but he rarly used it i've just read a paper called إقناع الناس بقول الإمام أحمد بحجية القياس (Convincing people that Imam Ahmad confirmed the authenticity of Qiyas) which extracted 6 examples of him using qiyas in his book masail al-Imam Ahmad and was presented in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=80068&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic thread&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But this small amount of used evidences shows that Imam Ahmad rarely used qiyas as it was his last choice or something he only used in case of necessity (the absence of any other source) which is exactly what he quoted from his teacher Imam a-Shafi'i according Arabic wikipedia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course the hanbali and each other school have borrowed definitions from a-Shafi'i as their osol- al fiqah was only compilled and arranged later.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Comment on your Statement:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;I'm wondering if this is accurate, and if it is accurate, how these two pieces of information fit together.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that maybe  a reason for the misleading interpretations of Imam Ahmad rejecting qiyas were many statements of him against the hanafi school, as according to him they were execively using qiyas and rejecting ahadith (if you check the sources of both madhabs you'll find that hanafis would use qiyas much earlier than hanbalis, as they don't trust da'if ahadith at all). Imam al-Bukhari is also known for his opposition towards the hanafis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T07:30:58.670" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T07:30:58.670" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39068" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="5868" CreationDate="2017-04-14T17:33:37.593" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As far as i understand sky should not be translated  as heaven.  Samaa means sky and Jannat means heaven.  If one think that universe is heaven he is totaly wrong. &#xA;Now we come to the point that why sky is used instead of universe.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Quran is not written for scientists only.  So,  it uses common words so layman can unterstand it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;sky is not only atmoshere of earth. &#xA;At Night sky goto your roof.  You can see all visible universe at sky.  So sky means universe not heaven. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21991" LastActivityDate="2017-04-14T17:33:37.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39073" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-15T07:48:01.183" Score="3" ViewCount="1550" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Abi Hurairah that the prophet PBUH said: If one of you got engaged in intercourse, they shouldn't look at the genital for that inherits blindness, and not talk too much for that inherits aphonia (lack of the ability to talk).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith is listed at the Islam-critical website &lt;a href=&quot;https://wikiislam.net/wiki/Qur%27an,_Hadith_and_Scholars:Islamic_Silliness&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;WikiIslam.net&lt;/a&gt;, and described as &quot;Hadith translated by FFI forum member&quot;.  At the &lt;a href=&quot;http://forum09.faithfreedom.org/viewtopic.php?f=21&amp;amp;t=3751&amp;amp;start=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Faith Freedom International (FFI)&lt;/a&gt; forum, it is listed in Arabic as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : إذا جامع أحدكم فلا ينظر إلى الفرج فإنه يورث العمى ولا يكثر الكلام فإنه يورث الخرس&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a scientific standpoint this doesn't make any sense at all. We are commanded to believe in the hadiths, but how can I believe in something that is just a lie and contradictory?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21998" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-17T06:38:59.990" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T06:38:59.990" Title="Talking during intercourse inherits aphonia and looking at genitalia inherits blindness?" Tags="|sex|authenticity|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39074" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-15T10:41:12.337" Score="5" ViewCount="596" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sunnis believe that the Quran is uncreated - that it has always existed. Is there a Quranic ayah stating this? On what basis do Sunnis claim this to be true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22000" LastActivityDate="2022-02-21T07:53:56.670" Title="On what basis do Sunni Muslims believe that the Quran is uncreated?" Tags="|quran|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39075" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39073" CreationDate="2017-04-15T10:44:11.787" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You are correct, scientifically this does not make any sense. Marriage gave the right of intercourse, how would be the looking at genitalia for married couple is prohibited. It is also not correct from Islamic view. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please see the following article translated &#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=ar&amp;amp;sl=ar&amp;amp;tl=en&amp;amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fislamqa.info%2Far%2F153538&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ruling on looking at the husband and wife's genitalia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21999" LastActivityDate="2017-04-15T10:44:11.787" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39076" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39073" CreationDate="2017-04-15T10:48:04.750" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Established Saheeh narrations and tradition states that spouses may freely look at each other's private parts, and that is the consensus of most schools of thought. The Hadith you have quoted is classed is fabricated. From &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/3801&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is permissible for a woman to see all of her husband’s body and for&#xA;  a man to see all of his wife’s body&lt;/strong&gt;, with no need to go into details,&#xA;  because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “And those who&#xA;  guard their chastity (i.e., private parts, from illegal sexual acts),&#xA;  except from their wives or (the captives and slaves) that their right&#xA;  hands possess, - for then, they are free from blame; but whoever seeks&#xA;  beyond that, then those are the transgressors.” [al-Mu’minoon 23:5-7]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(Fataawa al-Mar’ah by Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 121).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhaari reported in his Saheeh (no. 250) that ‘Aa’ishah said: “The&#xA;  Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)and I used to bathe&#xA;  from one vessel.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Haafiz said in al-Fath: “Al-Daawoodi interpreted this to mean that&#xA;  it is permissible for a man to look at his wife’s ‘awrah and&#xA;  vice-versa. This is supported by the report narrated by Ibn Hibbaan&#xA;  via Sulaymaan ibn Moosa, who was asked about a man looking at his&#xA;  wife’s private parts. He said: ‘I asked ‘Aa’ishah, and she referred to&#xA;  this hadeeth.’ This is evidence in this matter. And Allaah knows&#xA;  best.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I say: as for the words that some people attribute to the Prophet&#xA;  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), that it is makrooh&#xA;  (disliked) for a man to look at his wife’s private parts, this is not&#xA;  saheeh. This includes the reports narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas and Abu&#xA;  Hurayrah according to which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah&#xA;  be upon him) said, “When any one of you has intercourse with his wife,&#xA;  let him not look at her private parts, because this causes blindness,&#xA;  and let him not speak, because this causes muteness.” Ibn al-Jawzi&#xA;  said: &lt;strong&gt;“(This is) mawdoo’ (fabricated).”&lt;/strong&gt; (See al-Mawdoo’aat by Ibn&#xA;  al-Jawzi, 2/271-272).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-04-15T10:48:04.750" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39079" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-15T18:46:18.220" Score="1" ViewCount="857" Body="&lt;p&gt;John 5:7 King James Version (KJV) of the Gospels state &quot;For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one&quot;. My question is does this scripture validate the concept of trinity?  How is his scripture interpreted in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21978" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-15T05:43:52.313" LastActivityDate="2018-09-17T02:34:09.067" Title="How is the Holy Trinity and John 5:7 of the Bible interpreted in Islam?" Tags="|quran|christianity|bible|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39084" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39079" CreationDate="2017-04-15T23:18:10.953" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well you answered you own question as you say correctly this is an addition. However, those are not the words of Jesus in any case. If those were Jesus' words, Muslims wouldn't accept them as accurate and/or would prefer his words in his language -Aramaic which Christians haven't preserved. Even then this &quot;oneness&quot; could be the oneness of purpose as John 17:11;21-23 presents that the disciples are also one with Jesus and God the Father - all divine? No the oneness of purpose&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://biblia.com/bible/John17.21-23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://biblia.com/bible/John17.21-23&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22009" LastActivityDate="2017-04-15T23:18:10.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39085" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-15T23:28:11.003" Score="2" ViewCount="5057" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imam Ahmad and others narrated with a saheeh isnaad from ‘Uthmaan ibn Haneef that a blind man came to the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and said: Pray to Allah to heal me. The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “If you wish, I shall pray for you; and if you wish, I shall delay that for you and that will be better for you.” [According to another report, he said: “… Or if you wish, you can be patient and that will be better for you.”] He said: Pray for me (now). So he instructed him to do wudoo’ and do it well, then to pray two rak‘ahs and say this du‘aa’ (supplication): “O Allah, I ask You and I turn to You by virtue of Your Prophet Muhammad, the Prophet of mercy. O Muhammad, I turn by virtue of you to my Lord concerning this need of mine, that it might be met for me. O Allah, accept his intercession concerning me and accept my intercession concerning him.” So the man did that and he was healed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What does it mean when the man is ordered to say &quot;O Allah(...) I turn to You by virtue of Your Prophet Muhammad&quot;&#xA;I turn to you by virtue of Prophet Muhammad??&#xA;And also &quot;O Muhammad, I turn by virtue of you to my Lord concerning this need of mine, that it might be met for me&quot;&#xA;Why should the man call out to Muhammad (pbuh)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What do these mean and what is the reasoning for the choice in using these words?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20269" LastActivityDate="2021-09-14T04:16:43.977" Title="What is the meaning of the Dua given in this Hadith?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|hadith-interpretation|dua|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39086" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-15T23:51:01.880" Score="1" ViewCount="1085" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reading Quran &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/19/27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;19:27,28&lt;/a&gt; Christians and Jews encounter something that raises alarms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then she brought him to her people, carrying him. They said, &quot;O Mary, you have certainly done a thing unprecedented. O sister of &lt;strong&gt;Aaron&lt;/strong&gt;, your father was not a man of evil, nor was your mother unchaste.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same alarms were raised in Najran, as we see recorded in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/38/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim #5326&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When I came to Najran, they (the Christians of Najran) asked me: You read &quot;O sister of Harun&quot; (i.e. Hadrat Maryam) in the Qur'an, whereas Moses was born much before Jesus. When I came back to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) I asked him about that, whereupon he said: The (people of the old age) used to give names (to their persons) after the names of Apostles and pious persons who had gone before them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The 2 problems the Christians faced in this passage is that...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They understood the Quran saying that Aaron's sister (who lived hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus) was the same person as the Theotokos, making Dei Genetrix about 1400 years old when giving birth to the True God.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;They seen that the author of the Quran confused Maryam the sister of Moses with Mary the Mother of God.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first being problematic to their christian faith, in the understanding that the Light of the world was born of a young woman, but the greatest miracle in fertility &amp;amp; life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second being problematic to the legitimacy of the Quran, therefore the legitimacy of the prophetic career of Muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Luckily Muhammad explains the situation, saying that it was simply the way people were named in the time, simply a metaphor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sounds like a closed case, but not yet, there is no evidence (I am able to find) showing in that time (of the Mother of God) where an ordinary person would be named &quot;sister of (pious ancient person)&quot;. (Judea preferred)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If there is no evidence, then I can only see 4 situations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This particular part of the Quran is &lt;strong&gt;miraculously&lt;/strong&gt; the &lt;strong&gt;only&lt;/strong&gt; part of history where this is recorded (600 years after the era).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is evidence &lt;strong&gt;fully satisfying&lt;/strong&gt; the pending evidence request of many Christians for hundreds of years, making it public and finally settling the centuries long evidence request.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith quoted is unreliable and the mother of the Lamb of God was truly very old at the birth of the God Incarnate.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Or there is simply an error in the infallible word of God, making Muhammad a fraud.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is if there's any evidence backing up the metaphor explained by Muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user22010" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-04-16T09:03:28.367" LastActivityDate="2018-07-17T12:48:08.557" Title="1400 year old virgin?" Tags="|quran|hadith|prophet-muhammad|maryam|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39087" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39086" CreationDate="2017-04-16T08:23:55.760" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quranic verse &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/19/28&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;19:28&lt;/a&gt; is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يَا &lt;strong&gt;أُخْتَ&lt;/strong&gt; هَارُونَ مَا كَانَ أَبُوكِ امْرَأَ سَوْءٍ وَمَا كَانَتْ أُمُّكِ بَغِيًّا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Ya &lt;strong&gt;okhta&lt;/strong&gt; haroona ma kana abooki imraa sawin wama kanat ommuki baghiyyan &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Arabic word used here is similar to the Hewbrew word אָחוֹת (achowth), its usage is explained in &lt;em&gt;Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon&lt;/em&gt; as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H269&amp;amp;t=KJV&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blue Letter Bible&lt;/a&gt;, scan on &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/hebrewchaldeelex00geseuoft#page/30/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;archive.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rtp59.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rtp59.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its similar to the Arabic Akhi (brother) which also has cognates in Hebrew where they include tribal relations and similarity of character:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H251&amp;amp;t=KJV&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Blue Letter Bible&lt;/a&gt;,  Scan on &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/hebrewchaldeelex00geseuoft#page/26/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;archive.org&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ymwcA.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ymwcA.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the NT, there seems to be evidence that Mary is related to the descendants of Aaron, brother of Moses, and it could be that the people referred to that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%201%3A5&amp;amp;version=KJV&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Luke 1:5&lt;/a&gt; There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a&#xA;  certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%201%3A35-36&amp;amp;version=KJV&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Luke 1:35&lt;/a&gt; And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy&#xA;  Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall&#xA;  overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of&#xA;  thee shall be called the Son of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%201%3A35-36&amp;amp;version=KJV&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Luke 1:36&lt;/a&gt; And, behold, &lt;strong&gt;thy cousin Elisabeth&lt;/strong&gt;, she hath also&#xA;  conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her,&#xA;  who was called barren.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I understand that this is a valid interpretation among Christian scholars, though some may disagree with it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/commentaries/ellicott/luke/1.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Elliot's commentary to the Bible for English readers&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Taking the word in its usual sense, it would imply that either the&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;father or the mother of Mary had been of the house of Aaron&lt;/strong&gt;, or that&#xA;  the mother of Elizabeth had been of the house of David.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The scanty notices in the Gospels are (1) that she was a “cousin,” or&#xA;  more generally a “kinswoman,” of Elizabeth, and may, &lt;strong&gt;therefore, have&#xA;  been, by her parentage, wholly or in part of the daughters of Aaron&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/commentaries/egt/luke/1.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Expositor's Greek Testament&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Luke 1:36. καὶ ἰδού, introducing a reference to Elizabeth’s case to&#xA;  help Mary’s faith.—συγγενίς, late form for συγγενής (T.R.), &lt;strong&gt;a blood&#xA;  relation, but of what degree not indicated, suggesting that Mary&#xA;  perhaps belonged to the tribe of Levi&lt;/strong&gt;.—γήρει: Ionic form of dative for&#xA;  γήρᾳ (T.R.). Hellenistic Greek was an eclectic language, drawing from&#xA;  all dialects as from the poets, turning their poetic expressions to&#xA;  the uses of prose.—καλουμένη: Elizabeth is described as one who is&#xA;  still being called barren, though six months gone in pregnancy,&#xA;  because people have had no means of knowing her state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/commentaries/meyer/luke/1.htm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Meyer's NT Commentary&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;συγγενίς] The nature of this relationship, which is not at variance&#xA;  with John 1:36, although questioned by Schleiermacher and others, is&#xA;  wholly unknown. It is, however, &lt;strong&gt;possible that Mary was of the stock of&#xA;  Levi&lt;/strong&gt; (so Faustus the Manichean in Augustine, c. Faust. xxiii. 9; and&#xA;  recently, Schleiermacher, Schr. d. Luk. p. 26; Hilgenfeld, Ewald,&#xA;  Gesch. Chr. p. 177, and others), as the Test. XII. Patr. p. 542 makes&#xA;  the Messiah proceed from the stock of Judah (Joseph) and (comp. p.&#xA;  546) from the stock of Levi.[25]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly, the Quran contains an account of the life of Mary before Jesus's birth and states that she was dedicated to the Temple and raised under guardianship of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kohen&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/35&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 3:35&lt;/a&gt; [Mention, O Muhammad], when the wife of 'Imran said,&#xA;  &quot;My Lord, indeed I have pledged to You what is in my womb, consecrated&#xA;  [for Your service], so accept this from me. Indeed, You are the&#xA;  Hearing, the Knowing.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/36&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 3:36&lt;/a&gt; But when she delivered her, she said, &quot;My Lord, I&#xA;  have delivered a female.&quot; And Allah was most knowing of what she&#xA;  delivered, &quot;And the male is not like the female. And I have named her&#xA;  Mary, and I seek refuge for her in You and [for] her descendants from&#xA;  Satan, the expelled [from the mercy of Allah ].&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/37&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 3:37&lt;/a&gt; So her Lord accepted her with good acceptance and&#xA;  caused her to grow in a good manner and put her in the care of&#xA;  Zechariah. Every time Zechariah entered upon her in the prayer&#xA;  chamber, he found with her provision. He said, &quot;O Mary, from where is&#xA;  this [coming] to you?&quot; She said, &quot;It is from Allah . Indeed, Allah&#xA;  provides for whom He wills without account.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although this account is not present in the canonical books of the New Testament (as far as I am aware), its referred to in Catholic and Eastern Orthodox tradition and in some books of the apocrypha.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presentation_of_Mary&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Presentation of Mary&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The account of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the&#xA;  Temple is principally based on the Protoevangelium of James, which has&#xA;  been dated by historians prior to the year 200 AD. The story relates&#xA;  that in thanksgiving for the birth of their daughter, Mary, Joachim&#xA;  and Anne decide to consecrate her to God, and bring her, at the age of&#xA;  three years, to the temple in Jerusalem. Mary’s presentation in the&#xA;  temple draws parallels to that of the prophet Samuel, whose mother&#xA;  Hannah, like Anne was also thought to be barren, and who offered her&#xA;  child as a gift to God at Shiloh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mary remained in the Temple until her twelfth year, at which point&#xA;  she was assigned to Joseph as guardian. According to Coptic tradition,&#xA;  her father Joachim died when Mary was six years old and her mother&#xA;  when Mary was eight. While the story is a legend with no foundation&#xA;  in history, the point is to show that even in her childhood Mary was&#xA;  completely dedicated to God. It is from this account that arose the&#xA;  feast of Mary's Presentation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it could be that the people referred to her as a sister of Aaron because of her link to the Priestly order, and her dedication and worship in the Temple, a similar disposition to Aaron.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=5&amp;amp;tSoraNo=19&amp;amp;tAyahNo=28&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Al Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt; narrates the following views present in Islamic tradition on the relation between Aaron and Mary:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فقيل: هو هارون أخو موسى؛ والمراد من كنا نظنها مثل هارون في العبادة&#xA;  تأتي بمثل هذا. قيل: على هذا كانت مريم من ولد هارون أخي موسى فنسبت إليه&#xA;  بالأخوة لأنها من ولده؛ كما يقال للتميمي: يا أخا تميم، وللعربي يا أخا&#xA;  العرب. وقيل: كان لها أخ من أبيها اسمه هارون؛ لأن هذا الاسم كان كثيراً&#xA;  في بني إسرائيل تبركاً باسم هارون أخي موسى، وكان أمثل رجل في بني&#xA;  إسرائيل&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Some said, the Aaron here is  Aaron, the brother of Moses. The meaning&#xA;  is that &quot;we took her worship and service (to the Temple) as similar to&#xA;  Aaron, then how could she do that?&quot; Some said that she was called&#xA;  sister of Aaron because she was of his descendants ... Some said that&#xA;  Mary had a (step) brother from a father who was named Aaron, and that&#xA;  the name was common among the tribes of Israel because of Aaron's&#xA;  piety, and this other Aaron was also well known and exemplary devout person of the Children of Israel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-16T13:24:09.193" LastActivityDate="2017-04-16T13:24:09.193" CommentCount="13" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39088" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39085" CreationDate="2017-04-16T09:54:28.067" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith you mentioned was referenced in several hadiths' books, and it is authentic (sahih). Using &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/urn/1314490/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunnan Ibn Majah 5/1448&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ سَيَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ&#xA;بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الْمَدَنِيِّ،&#xA;عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ&#xA;حُنَيْفٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً ضَرِيرَ الْبَصَرِ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ (ﷺ) فَقَالَ&#xA;ادْعُ اللَّهَ لِي أَنْ يُعَافِيَنِي.‏ فَقَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏إِنْ شِئْتَ أَخَّرْتُ&#xA;لَكَ وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ دَعَوْتُ&amp;quot;‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ ادْعُهْ.‏&#xA;فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَتَوَضَّأَ فَيُحْسِنَ وُضُوءَهُ وَيُصَلِّيَ&#xA;رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَيَدْعُوَ بِهَذَا الدُّعَاءِ ‏&amp;quot;‏اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي&#xA;أَسْأَلُكَ وَأَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْكَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيِّ الرَّحْمَةِ يَا&#xA;مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّي قَدْ تَوَجَّهْتُ بِكَ إِلَى رَبِّي فِي حَاجَتِي&#xA;هَذِهِ لِتُقْضَى اللَّهُمَّ فَشَفِّعْهُ فِيَّ ‏&amp;quot;‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from 'Uthman bin Hunaif that a blind man came to the&#xA;Prophet (ﷺ) and said: &amp;quot;Pray to Allah to heal me.&amp;quot; He said: &amp;quot;If you&#xA;wish to store your reward for the Hereafter, that is better, or if you&#xA;wish, I will supplicate for you.&amp;quot; He said: &amp;quot;Supplicate.&amp;quot; So he told&#xA;him to perform ablution and do it well, and to pray two Rak'ah, and to&#xA;say this supplication: &amp;quot;Allahumma inni as'aluka wa atawajjahu ilaika&#xA;bimuhammadin nabiyyir-rahmah. Ya Muhammadu inni qad tawajjahtu bika&#xA;ila rabbi fi hajati hadhihi lituqda. Allahumma fashaffi'hu fiya (O&#xA;Allah, I ask of You and I turn my face towards You by virtue of the&#xA;intercession of Muhammad the Prophet of mercy. O Muhammad, I have&#xA;turned to my Lord by virtue of your intercession concerning this need&#xA;of mine so that it may be met. O Allah, accept his intercession&#xA;concerning me)&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The blind man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) to pray for him to be healed, as the supplication of the Prophet (ﷺ) is more likely to be answered due to his stance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) advised the blind man that it is better to have patience, but the Prophet (ﷺ) still offered to supplicate for the blind man at the time. The blind man elected to have the supplication at the time, so the Prophet (ﷺ) supplicated for him, and taught him the words for supplication with intercession:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Allah, I ask of You and I turn my face towards You by virtue of the&#xA;intercession of Muhammad the Prophet of mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) here shows the blind man that all supplication should be to Allah (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/40/60/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 40:60&lt;/a&gt;), and he asks Allah to accept the supplication of the Prophet (ﷺ) (by virtue of the intercession of Muhammad), which the blind man had already specified before (Pray to Allah to heal me). The power of intercession is only for Allah to grant (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/43/86/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 43:86&lt;/a&gt;), hence the supplication was to Allah (O Allah, I ask of You and I turn my face towards You) to accept the intercession.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Muhammad, I have turned to my Lord by virtue of your intercession&#xA;concerning this need of mine so that it may be met.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a form of politeness: to let the Prophet (ﷺ) know that the blind man was thankful for the intercession (supplication) of the Prophet (ﷺ), and that the blind man had also supplicated likewise. There is no supplication in this statement; merely information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Allah, accept his intercession concerning me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The blind man then turned to Allah one more time asking Him to accept the intercession (supplication) of the Prophet (ﷺ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, the hadith revolves around supplication:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Directly by the blind man, supplicating for himself to be healed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;As an intercession by the Prophet (ﷺ), supplicating for the blind man to be healed.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To the best of my knowledge, we have no further information of what happened to the blind man afterwards.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reasoning for the choice of words will be mere speculation, since there is no verse or hadith that inform us otherwise. Most likely, as mentioned earlier, the blind man knew that the stance of the Prophet (ﷺ) was much higher than his, and that the chances of his supplication being accepted were higher if the supplication came directly from the Prophet (ﷺ). The Prophet (ﷺ) taught the blind man the words to use to supplicate that the intercession by the Prophet (ﷺ) be accepted. Since the Prophet (ﷺ) is dead, and we can no longer ask him to supplicate on our behalf, we only have the option of his teachings to follow when performing supplication as per his hadith in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1404&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Riyad as-Salihin&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إذا صلى أحدكم فليبدأ بتحميد ربه سبحانه، والثناء عليه، ثم يصلي على&#xA;النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ثم يدعو بعد ما شاء&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When any one of you have performed Salat (prayer) and wants to&#xA;supplicate, let him praise Allah first then glorify Him in the&#xA;beginning and then he should supplicate Allah for me. Then he may&#xA;supplicate for whatever he likes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-14T04:16:43.977" LastActivityDate="2021-09-14T04:16:43.977" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39091" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-16T11:51:57.380" Score="2" ViewCount="410" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) said to a person who had white hair:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Change this white hair but avoid black.” Saheeh Muslim (5476&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet also said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“There will be people at the end of time who will dye their hair black like the crops of pigeons; they will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise.” Narrated by Abu Dawood (4212) and al-Nasaa’i (8/138); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’ (8153).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These hadith indicates that dying your hair black is haram but what is the reason that it is haram? Why did the Prophet forbid it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-01-30T12:47:43.420" LastActivityDate="2023-01-30T12:47:43.420" Title="What is the reason why it is haram to dye one's hair black?" Tags="|halal-haram|hadith-interpretation|hair|dyeing-hair|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2018-02-17T20:17:09.773" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39093" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-16T13:37:04.070" Score="-1" ViewCount="1383" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/2aVzm.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith I am referring to is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a young man repents, the torment of grave is withheld from east to west&#xA;  for 40 days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the authenticity of this hadith?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22017" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-17T06:13:16.130" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T06:13:16.130" Title="Authenticity of &quot;If a young man repents, the torment of grave is withheld from east to west for 40 days&quot;?" Tags="|authenticity|tawba|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39094" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39093" CreationDate="2017-04-16T18:25:05.647" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A question was asked on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=227392&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;, regarding the authenticity of this so called &lt;em&gt;Hadith&lt;/em&gt;, they responded that they haven't heard of it and couldn't find it in any of their collections:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q: What is the authenticty of these ahadith: 1. If a young man repents, torment of grave is withheld from east to west for 40 days.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We have not found the two Ahaadeeth which you mentioned in the&#xA;  question in the books of Sunnah that we have at hand despite the large&#xA;  number of those. We have not even found them in the literature of&#xA;  Dha’eef (weak) and fabricated Ahaadeeth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One should be careful not to attribute a saying to the Prophet &#xA;  sallallaahu  alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention )&#xA;  which he did not say. While commenting on the Saheeh (sound) Hadeeth&#xA;  which reads: &quot;Whoever says a Hadeeth on my behalf while he knows that&#xA;  it is a lie, then he is one of the two liars (i.e. either the one who&#xA;  invents a lie or the one who repeats it,; both are liars).” Imaam&#xA;  Ad-Daarimi said: “If a man narrates a Hadeeth while he does not know&#xA;  any evidence that it was said by the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa&#xA;  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) and he relates such a&#xA;  Hadeeth, then I fear that he is included in this Hadeeth (i.e. that he&#xA;  is one of the two liars).” [End of quote]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-04-16T18:25:05.647" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39095" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7121" CreationDate="2017-04-16T18:29:45.917" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muawiyah was not R.A (God be pleased with him), he was not a Muslim because of the Hadith that says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said: &quot;Of whomsoever I had been Master (Mawla), Ali here&#xA;  is to be his Master. O Allah, be a supporter of whoever supports him (Ali) and an enemy of whoever opposes him and divert the Truth to Ali&quot;  [&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_of_the_pond_of_Khumm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith of Ghadir Khumm&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Muawiyah was ejected from Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22019" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-17T17:45:23.027" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T17:45:23.027" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39096" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39093" CreationDate="2017-04-16T18:40:40.607" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/224813&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt;, the prophet ( PBUH ) didn't say this and it is not mentioned in any books of hadeeth. It is also not known that any of the scholars narrated it, even if it is a weak hadeeth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Hindi:&#xA;Nabee Muhammad ne yah nahin kaha aur yah hadees kee kisee bhee kitaab mein ullikhit nahin hai. yah bhee gyaat nahin hai ki kisee bhee vidvaan ne ise sunaee hai, bhale hee vah ek kamajor hadees hai.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21633" LastEditorUserId="21633" LastEditDate="2017-04-16T19:11:58.727" LastActivityDate="2017-04-16T19:11:58.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39098" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17827" CreationDate="2017-04-16T21:03:44.247" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm not a scholar, but I've heard of this . I know Abraham (as) was told he would be the father of many nations. There is no specification on what nationality he is. Jacob (as) according to Christianity wrestled all knight with the lord and he changed his name to Is real. That would be beginning the Israel tribes. All I know I trust the prophet Muhammad (SAS) if he says their were only 4 Arab prophets then there was only 4 Arab prophets, and no more. It's best for everyone to trust in Allah and his messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22021" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-10T13:07:45.340" LastActivityDate="2017-10-10T13:07:45.340" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39100" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-17T02:15:10.520" Score="1" ViewCount="1678" Body="&lt;p&gt;Music is considered haram because it is believed that it is a distraction from your creator, it diverts your attention from Islam and it could brain wash you. But what if someone isn't influenced by music at all, but listens to it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, someone could be a strong good Muslim and listen to music at the same time but not being influenced just listening to it for fun or when studying and cleaning, it doesn't divert his/her mind from Allah they're not influenced by the lyrics and they don't listen to it on a daily basis and become addicted, just listening to it every now and then without being influenced or affected.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22023" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-17T06:14:14.267" LastActivityDate="2018-01-04T06:32:42.167" Title="If someone is not distracted from Islam by music, is it still haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|music|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2019-02-25T06:30:18.243" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39103" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39250" CreationDate="2017-04-17T06:55:53.493" Score="2" ViewCount="703" Body="&lt;p&gt;From The Evolution of Fiqh (Islamic Law &amp;amp; The Madhhabs) by Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips (&lt;a href=&quot;https://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_books/single/en_evolution_of_fiqh.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pdf&lt;/a&gt;), pages 119-120:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad 'Abduh (1849-1905 CE) ... made a Fatwaa allowing Muslims to be involved in business transactions involving interest. He based this ruling on the Fiqh principle that dire necessity makes the forbidden allowable. The fallacy of his ruling lay in the fact that Fiqh specifically defines dire necessity as involving matters of life and death or loss of limb, and this was simply not the case where business transactions are concerned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems unlikely to me that it would be possible to debunk a fatwa so simply, i.e., the &quot;fallacy&quot; made seems to be a beginner-level mistake, not the kind made by a scholar.  Therefore, I suspect there is a lot missing from this story.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;:  What precisely does the &quot;fallacious&quot; fatwa of Muhammad 'Abduh regarding business transactions involving interest say?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T16:34:34.437" Title="What precisely does the &quot;fallacious&quot; fatwa of Muhammad 'Abduh regarding business transactions involving interest say?" Tags="|source-identification|riba|business|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39104" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-17T07:15:10.007" Score="3" ViewCount="253" Body="&lt;p&gt;In cases of sexual assault against women, the victim might be asked questions like &lt;em&gt;what was she wearing?&lt;/em&gt; leading to the implication that she was somehow &quot;asking for it&quot; (i.e. provoking her attacker) if she was wearing a certain style of clothing, thereby giving the perpetrator a mitigating factor.  It's a form of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victim_blaming&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;victim blaming&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A typical expression of victim blaming is the &quot;asking for it&quot; idiom, e.g. &quot;she was asking for it&quot; said of a victim of violence or sexual assault.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering what would happen in a sexual assault case brought to a sharia court where the female victim was wearing hijab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Are women in hijab assumed not to be &quot;asking for it&quot; in sexual assault cases?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's possible the sharia could interpret hijab as an unequivocal expression that she is not &quot;asking for it&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2024-03-19T07:04:46.083" Title="Are women in hijab assumed not to be &quot;asking for it&quot; in sexual assault cases?" Tags="|sharia|women|hijab|rape|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39105" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39176" CreationDate="2017-04-17T07:36:19.597" Score="1" ViewCount="130" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two Iranian &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marja%27&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Grand Ayatollahs&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhollah_Khomeini&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Khomeini&lt;/a&gt; (former) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Khamenei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Khamenei&lt;/a&gt; (current), a title which Wikipedia describes as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...a label provided to the highest level Shia authority...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/36673/17163&quot;&gt;Are Ayatollahs Khomeini and Khamenei authorities in Shia Islam?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I just visited Iran's neighbouring country &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Azerbaijan&lt;/a&gt;, also a majority-Shia country, whose culture and laws contrast greatly with Iran.  Azerbaijan seems far more relaxed than Iran, e.g., if we do a Google Image search for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=baku%20azerbaijan%20women&amp;amp;tbm=isch&amp;amp;tbo=u&amp;amp;source=univ&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ved=0ahUKEwjE9NaY-6rTAhWrqVQKHWKPA4YQsAQIKw&amp;amp;biw=1453&amp;amp;bih=716&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;baku azerbaijan women&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, we see women doing things that would not be legal in Iran.  This leads me to the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Do Ayatollahs Khomeini and Khamenei have influence outside of Iran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I may be misinterpreting things here.  E.g., I might be that Iranian laws are deduced by some process I'm unfamiliar with (my impression is that many Iranian laws are deduced based on fatawa from the Grand Ayatollahs).  Or the difference in laws between the two countries may be for other reasons.  I'm not sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T06:50:50.163" Title="Do Ayatollahs Khomeini and Khamenei have influence outside of Iran?" Tags="|shiism|islamic-scholar|islamic-countries|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39106" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39122" CreationDate="2017-04-17T08:26:30.000" Score="4" ViewCount="1928" Body="&lt;p&gt;There seems to be a number of Sunni madhhabs which are considered extinct, e.g.: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awza%27i&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Awza'i&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jariri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jariri&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laythi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Laythi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thawri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Thawri&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahiri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zahiri&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: According to the four Sunni schools, is it impermissible to follow an extinct madhhab?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For this question, let's put aside the impracticality of actually following an extinct Sunni madhhab, and suppose some current-day Muslim believed that one of these madhhabs was the one they wanted to follow.  In the case of the Zahiri school, this is not just hypothetical; Wikipedia writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Although the Zahiri school is commonly characterized as extinct, it still retains a measure of influence and is recognized by contemporary Islamic scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T03:45:40.927" Title="According to the four Sunni schools, is it impermissible to follow an extinct madhhab?" Tags="|halal-haram|sunni|madhhab|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39107" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-17T10:43:02.143" Score="2" ViewCount="539" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that interfaith marriage is allowed by Muslim man to non-Muslim woman from the people of the book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I want to know, are there any conditions set by the mujtahids on this type of marriage, i.e., whether the Christian belief should be of a specific type. Like for example, if a non-Muslim woman believes in trinity, would the marriage with a Muslim man still be allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please, answers with reference either Hadith or authoritative books from Mujtahids.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2740" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-28T13:16:16.897" LastActivityDate="2018-09-20T06:31:16.550" Title="Are there conditions on a Muslim man marrying a non-Muslim woman?" Tags="|nikah|interfaith|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2018-09-20T06:31:06.007" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39108" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-17T11:07:48.163" Score="2" ViewCount="199" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I do wudhu for the Fajr prayer and don't break it then for Zuhr do another (fresh) wudhu is this rewarded (as wudhu washes away minor sins) or considered sinful due to wastage of water?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22028" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T20:28:47.733" Title="Is doing wudhu whilst in the state of wudhu rewarded?" Tags="|wudu|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39109" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-17T11:20:58.260" Score="4" ViewCount="7256" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;Id=46973&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic, it is said that Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn Al Qayyim hold the opinion that the hijab is fard (obligatory) for free women only:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ذكر شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية في تفسير سورة النور أن الحجاب &lt;strong&gt;مختص بالحرائر دون الإماء&lt;/strong&gt;، كما كانت سنة المؤمنين في زمن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وخلفائه أن الحرة تحتجب والأمة تبرز.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned that they used the &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=9429&amp;amp;idto=9430&amp;amp;bk_no=52&amp;amp;ID=2868&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this hadith&lt;/a&gt; (english translation on &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/94&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;) from Sahih Al Bukhari as evidence too:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَقَالُوا إِنْ حَجَبَهَا فَهْىَ مِنْ أُمَّهَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، وَإِنْ لَمْ يَحْجُبْهَا فَهْىَ مِمَّا مَلَكَتْ يَمِينُهُ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  They said, if the Prophet makes her wear hijab, then she is the Prophet's wife but if he does not make her wear hijab, then she is a slave girl. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Notice, I translated the part of the hadith how they would interpret it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I also find similar interpretations in the tafsirs, for instance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{ ذلكَ أدْنَى أنْ يُعْرَفْنَ فَلا يُؤْذَيْنَ } وقد كانت الـمـملوكة إذا مرّت تناولوها بـالإيذاء، فنهى الله الـحرائر أن يتشبهن بـالإماء.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://altafasir.com/al-quran/surat/33/al-ahzab/59/al-tabari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is the hijab obligatory for slave women too?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Which schools/scholars hold this opinion? And which doesn't? What is the majority view?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Please provide references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I noticed the question &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/23500/15201&quot;&gt;Can a slave woman show herself to her master?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, but this question is restricted to her master while my question is more general.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Feel free to edit and translate the Arabic parts.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-17T13:41:36.463" LastActivityDate="2022-01-05T10:43:50.670" Title="Is hijab wajib (obligatory) for a slave woman?" Tags="|fiqh|hijab|slavery|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39110" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39109" CreationDate="2017-04-17T12:57:37.703" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hanafi view as mentioned in Hidayah (&lt;a href=&quot;https://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=9&amp;amp;ID=486&amp;amp;idfrom=3394&amp;amp;idto=3424&amp;amp;bookid=9&amp;amp;startno=15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;arabic&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.216460/2015.216460.The-Hedaya#page/n615/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;english&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A man may look at the female slave of another, in the same manner as&#xA;  at his kinswoman (mahram). EVERY part which it is lawful for a man to&#xA;  look at in his female relation, may likewise be viewed by him in the&#xA;  female slave of another, whether she be an absolute slave, a Modabbira&#xA;  a Mokatiba, or an Am-Walid ; for as a slave is necessitated to wear&#xA;  clothes adapted to servile employments, that she may discharge the&#xA;  business of her master, and attend upon his guests, her condition&#xA;  without the house is therefore the same, in relation to stranger, as&#xA;  that of a free woman without the house, in regard to her kinsman. With&#xA;  respect to privacy, or travelling with the female slave of another,&#xA;  many have said that it is allowed, in the same manner as in the case&#xA;  of a female relation. Some however, declare it improper, as not&#xA;  being justified by necessity. Mohammed; in the Mabsoot, has said&#xA;  that the assisting of a female to ascend or , descend from a horse is&#xA;  approved, provided it be in a case of necessity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shafi view as mentioned in Imam Nawawi's Minhaj Al Talibeen (&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/minhaj_al-talibin_english#page/n297/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;english&lt;/a&gt;) is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As to a female slave any one may see her body, except between navel&#xA;  and knees ... The best authors consider a female slave as subject to&#xA;  the same rule as a free woman, so far as regards the prohibition of&#xA;  being seen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also might be useful to study tafsirs on &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:59&lt;/a&gt;, the covering was seen as a status symbol that differentiated the free women from the slaves and the non-muslims (though I once came across some samples of pre-islamic poetry that implied that the ancient Arabs also considered it as a differentiation between the free women and the slaves).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=5&amp;amp;tSoraNo=33&amp;amp;tAyahNo=59&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=3&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Al Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt; (Qurtubi was of the Maliki school):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;السادسة: قوله تعالى: { ذٰلِكَ أَدْنَىٰ أَن يُعْرَفْنَ } أي الحرائر،&#xA;  حتى لا يختلطن بالإماء، فإذا عُرفن لم يقابلن بأدنى من المعارضة مراقبة&#xA;  لرتبة الحرّية، فتنقطع الأطماع عنهن. وليس المعنى أن تُعرف المرأة حتى&#xA;  تُعلم من هي. وكان عمر رضي الله عنه إذا رأى أمَة قد تقنعت ضربها&#xA;  بالدرّة، محافظة على زيّ الحرائر. وقد قيل: إنه يجب الستر والتقنعّ الآن&#xA;  في حق الجميع من الحرائر والإماء. وهذا كما أن أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله&#xA;  عليه وسلم منعوا النساء المساجد بعد وفاة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  مع قوله: &quot; لا تمنعوا إماء الله مساجد الله &quot; حتى قالت عائشة رضي الله&#xA;  عنها: لو عاش رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إلى وقتنا هذا لمنعهنّ من&#xA;  الخروج إلى المساجد كما مُنعت نساء بني إسرائيل.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Number 6: God says: &quot;That they will be known&quot; This is more suitable&#xA;  that the free women are distinctly identified so they are not confused&#xA;  with the slave women. When they are known, people will show reverence&#xA;  and respect to them and will not come in their way due to their&#xA;  status. It is narrated about Umar that when he saw a slave woman in&#xA;  hijab he punished her, indeed he did that to protect the [sanctity?]&#xA;  of the clothes of the free women. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One saying is that: Now all women, free and slaves are obligated to&#xA;  observe the hijab. This is similar to how the Sahabah prevented the&#xA;  Muslim women from visiting the mosques after the death of the Prophet&#xA;  (p.b.u.h), whereas the Prophet had said: &quot;Do not prevent the women&#xA;  servants of Allah from the Mosques&quot;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/11/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;), in so far that&#xA;  Ayesha said: &quot;If the Prophet was alive in our time he would have also&#xA;  prevented the women from visiting the mosques, just like how the women&#xA;  of the Jews (Israelites) do not visit the mosques (synagogues)&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-17T14:04:05.053" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T14:04:05.053" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39112" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-17T16:17:20.007" Score="4" ViewCount="34410" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a 13 year old Muslim girl. I want to know if I am able to remove my body hair. My mum allows me to remove pubic hair yet forbids to do it anywhere else. I hate my body hair but I want to know if I am allowed to do it. Please tell me if it is a sin to remove hair from the arms and legs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22032" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T09:17:44.667" LastActivityDate="2021-04-13T17:58:31.970" Title="Can a woman shave her legs and arms?" Tags="|halal-haram|women|hair|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39113" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-17T16:25:51.960" Score="1" ViewCount="37" Body="&lt;p&gt;I would like to know if it is allowed to recite Azan in loudspeakers. As some people who doesn't have faith in Islam say they get disturbed with Azan while they are asleep. Many non believers say they get affected by it and Islam religion is forced upon them which they don't like as they don't believe in it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22033" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-04-17T20:55:43.893" LastActivityDate="2017-04-17T20:55:43.893" Title="Azan in loudspeakers" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|adhan|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-04-18T10:40:59.313" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39115" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39116" CreationDate="2017-04-17T18:41:01.960" Score="4" ViewCount="6341" Body="&lt;p&gt;As masturbation is haram in Islam and sexual urge is a natural thing , so , what a young unmarried person should do when a sexual urge comes? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastEditorUserId="21110" LastEditDate="2017-04-17T18:47:46.013" LastActivityDate="2020-05-16T22:13:17.707" Title="How to deal with sexual urges?" Tags="|halal-haram|sex|masturbation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39116" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39115" CreationDate="2017-04-17T19:14:03.123" Score="10" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“O young men, whoever among you can afford to, let him get married, for it is more effective in lowering the gaze and in guarding one’s chastity. Whoever cannot afford it, then let him fast, for it will be a shield for him.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is addressed to young men, but it also includes young women. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another version which says the same thing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“ O young men, those among you who can support a wife should marry, for it restrains eyes from casting (evil glances). and preserves one from immorality; but those who cannot should devote themselves to fasting for it is a means of controlling sexual desire. “ (Muslim, Kitab un-Nikah, 3231)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Hadith clearly explains that you should fast as it will control your sexual desire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that, don't look at haram things. Try and not even think about sex and related subjects. Ask Allah to help you deal with sexual desires.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20161&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="20796" LastEditDate="2017-05-09T16:23:23.743" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T16:23:23.743" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39117" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39127" CreationDate="2017-04-17T21:14:32.217" Score="0" ViewCount="89" Body="&lt;p&gt;I should like to learn Urdu, but I am having problems trying to find an online Urdu Qur'an -- I know of no other book that I can pick and be sure that most of the words are translated about as closely as possible across langauges. There will be some quirks at the translator's tastes, but all-in-all, the majority should be comfortably the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22035" LastActivityDate="2024-01-26T16:58:16.197" Title="Are there any free Online Urdu Qur'ans?" Tags="|quran|quran-translation|english|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39119" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-17T22:13:24.823" Score="2" ViewCount="4258" Body="&lt;p&gt;The haircut shops near me have mostly women cutting the hair. Can I let a female cut my hair?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22037" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-08-27T08:42:23.033" LastActivityDate="2018-09-26T12:02:35.557" Title="Can a woman cut a man's hair (and vice versa)?" Tags="|fiqh|hair|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39122" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39106" CreationDate="2017-04-18T03:45:40.927" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the four Sunni schools, it is permissible to follow any school of thought (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhhab&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;madhhab&lt;/a&gt;) provided that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The sources are the Qur'an or the authenticated Sunnah (depending on the extent of the ruling and its impact).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If their school of thought is in contradiction with Qur'an or Sunnah, either through misinterpretation of a verse, misunderstanding, or lack of knowledge that a hadith exists to address a specific situation, all four scholars explicitly instructed that their teachings be ignored, and to adopt the school of thought that provides better evidence.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All four agreed that if someone quotes them to quote their evidence, too. All agreed that they should not be followed, but to follow their evidence instead, i.e., their opinions are to be evidenced for from the Qur'an and Sunnah and not to be used as evidence of and by itself.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of the scholars — neither from the four widely-accepted madhhabs, nor from the extinct madhaabs — started by documenting their fatwas and labeling said documentation as the basis or foundation of a madhhab. Typically, all madhaabs started with scholars that have a high level of knowledge of the religion's different aspects; books that these scholars wrote; a number of students that further documented, compiled, and explained their fatwas; then judges that adopted their school of thought, and used it in court.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, Al-Awza'i (one of the schools you mentioned, which is quite similar to Al-Shafei madhaab) was adopted in the courts of Al-Sham (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levant&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Levant&lt;/a&gt;) where he was from (until &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%82%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Zar'a Muhammad ibn 'Uthman&lt;/a&gt; introduced the Shafei madhaab there), and in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Andalus&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Andalus&lt;/a&gt; (introduced by his follower &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikisource.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1/%D8%B5%D8%B9%D8%B5%D8%B9%D8%A9_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sa'sa'a ibn Salam&lt;/a&gt;) for 220 years, then it was abandoned as judges at the time stopped using it as a reference to use other schools (as mentioned by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Aqil&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Al-Wafa' ibn 'Aqil&lt;/a&gt;), and very few references survived (as mentioned by &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%82%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Badran&lt;/a&gt;), none of which constitutes a comprehensive reference to the madhaab, merely quoting it in general literature on jurisprudence. Refer to To'haft Al-Anam (p. 82) by Al-Fakhoury (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikisource.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%84%D9%81:%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%81%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%B1_%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;تحفة الأنام مختصر تاريخ الإسلام&lt;/a&gt;) and Al-Madkhal Ela Derasat Al-Madares (&lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books/about/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%AE%D9%84_%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89_%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF.html?id=w_AxAAAAMAAJ&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;المدخل إلى دراسة المدارس والمذاهب الفقهية&lt;/a&gt;) for more information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for your quote about &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad-Dhahiriya&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Dhahiriya&lt;/a&gt; school of thought, the material for this school of thought still exists and is often referenced by followers of other schools of thought. The topic of why Al-Dhahiriya is not a madhaab in use has been widely debated and discussed. Mostly, outcome is opinion-based. The reasons mentioned revolve around the low number of students of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hazm&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Hazm&lt;/a&gt; (hence, lower number of books, hence lower level of adoption by other scholars and judges) due to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibn Hazm's use of strong words in criticizing other scholars' views, which drove a number of people away from his views.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His students did not document his works due to his verbiage, so the only books available today are the ones written by Ibn Hazm himself.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Lack of confidence expressed by several major scholars in Ibn Hazm's works due to his acceptance of only explicit wording (Dhahir Al-Qawl), rejection of un-evidenced concession (ijmaa') and conceptual deduction (qiyas jali), in addition to his occasional and controversial use of philosophical views and materials, which resulted in some contradictions in his fatwas.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally speaking, though, Ibn Hazm was very similar to the other four madhhabs in following the salaf school of thought, but the spreading of a madhhab is highly dependent on the confidence scholars show in that school of thought,&#xA; and its use in the court system.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the sake of documenting some of the extinct madhaabs, here is a commonly referred-to list:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_ibn_Masud&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Aisha bint Abu Bakr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_ibn_Umar&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Abdullah ibn 'Umar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar_II&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Umar ibn 'Abdel-Aziz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mujahid_ibn_Jabr&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mujahid ibn Jabr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%A8%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Aamer ibn Shorahbil&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ata_ibn_Abi_Rabah&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Ata' ibn Abi Rabah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B4&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-A'amash&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufyan_al-Thawri&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sufyan Al-Thawri&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Layth_ibn_Sa%27d&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Layth ibn Sa'd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufyan_ibn_%60Uyaynah&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishaq_Ibn_Rahwayh&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Is'haq ibn Rahwayh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawud_al-Zahiri&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dawud Al-Dhahiri&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Tabari&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Jarir Al-Ṭabari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While considered extinct madhaabs, almost all of them are widely quoted in textbooks, and are used by scholars and followers of the four schools of thought even nowadays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T03:45:40.927" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39123" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36793" CreationDate="2017-04-18T04:18:32.373" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Subconscious mind gives us many options and then we choice from its &#xA;we don't create decision but choice from available options .this is our Destiny &#xA;sir ;Do am i wrong ? &#xA;&quot;you will not wills unless its Allah's will &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22040" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T04:18:32.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39127" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39117" CreationDate="2017-04-18T05:34:34.693" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Most websites and apps offering multi-lingual translations should have an option for Urdu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Legacy Quran.com&lt;/a&gt; has an Urdu translation.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://al-quran.info&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AlQuran.info&lt;/a&gt; has eight Urdu translations.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.searchtruth.com/chapter_display.php?chapter=1&amp;amp;translator=17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;SearchTruth&lt;/a&gt; has an Urdu translation.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.hamariweb.com/islam/online-Quran/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hamari-Web&lt;/a&gt; has three Urdu translations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Archive.org has scanned copies of several print editions, which you can optionally download as pdf:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/TaraajimAlQuran-Urdu/AlQuranTarjamaShahRafiUlDeen-ShahRafiUddeenDhelvi#page/n0/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;One&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/details/001SurahAlFatihah_201508&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Two&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/details/UrduAndArabicQuranTranslation_201507&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Three&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/TaraajimAlQuran-Urdu/AlQuranTarjamaJalandhari-FatheMuhammedJalandhri#page/n0/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Four&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/TaraajimAlQuran-Urdu/AlQuranTarjamaFaiqUlBayan-ShahRafiUddeenDhelvi#page/n0/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Five&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/TaraajimAlQuran-Urdu/AlQuranTarjamaThanvi-AshrafAliThanvi#page/n0/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Six&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/TaraajimAlQuran-Urdu/TafseeriTarjamaEQuranMajeed-MuhammedRafeeq#page/n0/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Seven&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T05:34:34.693" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39128" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-18T05:57:01.050" Score="2" ViewCount="86" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some time ago, I heard a quote that someone said came from the Qur'an. I have not been able to find it, and I would like to know if it is a real quote. It went something like this: &quot;If a person gains knowledge and does not pass it on, then the knowledge is like a seed that is not planted&quot;. I'm not sure if that is exactly right, I am sorry if I am misquoting the Qur'an. Does anybody recognize this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22045" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T07:26:45.460" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T07:26:45.460" Title="Does the Qur'an contain an ayah about passing on knowledge being like a seed to be planted?" Tags="|quran|source-identification|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39129" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39130" CreationDate="2017-04-18T09:35:37.953" Score="12" ViewCount="3622" Body="&lt;p&gt;News from my home town reports of an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-18/melbourne-man-pleads-guilty-to-child-marriage/8451474&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic child marriage&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A 34-year-old Melbourne man has cried in court while pleading guilty to illegally marrying a 14-year-old bride in an Islamic wedding last year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wedding was illegal and the marriage would not be recognized as valid in Australian law; see &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ag.gov.au/FamiliesAndMarriage/Marriage/Pages/Getting-married.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Getting married&lt;/a&gt;.  However, this marriage likely meets the requirements of being a legitimate Islamic wedding (after all, it was performed by an imam, although he has since been &quot;sacked&quot;).  Hence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is a wedding which is illegal in the host country still Islamically valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, it would lead to a tangled web.  However, a requirement for a Islamically valid marriage might be that it is legal under the host country's laws.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-19T03:26:56.953" LastActivityDate="2023-12-20T12:18:02.423" Title="Is a marriage which is illegal in the host country still Islamically valid?" Tags="|nikah|non-muslim-countries|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39130" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39129" CreationDate="2017-04-18T11:32:29.657" Score="11" Body="&lt;p&gt;The marriage should be religiously valid. This is because the religious validity of an act depends on Allah's law and not the laws made by people. This is similar to how, for example, a divorce effected by a non-Muslim court is not religiously valid (&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/127179&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/174778&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Islam, age is not a factor in the validity of a marriage - with certain exceptions such as the marriage of orphans or marriage that is done without the permission of their guardians. Even then what makes one a minor or adult is puberty and not necessarily a numerical age. A 14 years old girl could be considered an adult in Islam if she has reached puberty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marriage of minors is permissible and valid, with some conditions. Among the evidence of which is the Quranic verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;واللائي يئسن من المحيض من نسائكم إن ارتبتم فعدتهن ثلاثة أشهر واللائي لم يحضن&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And those who no longer expect menstruation among your women - if you doubt, then their period is three months, and [also for] those who have not menstruated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/65/4?translations=20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 65:4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As this verse talks about iddah of a girl who does not menstruate, and this includes one who does not menstruate because of being too young.  Iddah is only applicable after marriage, so it implies that marriage of such a girl is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وأنكحوا الأيامى منكم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And marry the unmarried among you&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24/32?translations=20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 24:32&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As this verse is addressed to guardians and tells them to marry off those who are unmarried among their dependents. Both minors and adults are included in the literal meaning of أيامى (unmarried ones).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وأحل لكم ما وراء ذلكم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And lawful to you are [all others] beyond these&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;—  &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/24?translations=20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 4:24&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As this verse permits marriage to all women except the mahrams mentioned beforehand in its context. Since minors are not mentioned in the list of mahrams it can be deduced that marriage to them is permitted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Sunnah we also have evidence for this, such as the marriage of Aisha to the Prophet ﷺ. And there are also examples of such marriages among the sahaba such as the marriage of Umar ibn al-Khatab to Umm Kulthum or the marriage of Qudama bin Maz'un to the daughter of Zubayr .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further its permissibility is largely agreed upon:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وأجمعوا أن نكاح الأب ابنه الصغير جائز&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is consensus that it is valid for a father to marry off his minor daughter&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/12445/77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Ijma' - Ibn Mundhir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding how this mess may be sorted out:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The husband may divorce the girl if he wishes.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The couple may emigrate back to their native lands if the marriage is acceptable there.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The couple might wait for the bride to reach the required age before resuming their relationship&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-12-20T12:18:02.423" LastActivityDate="2023-12-20T12:18:02.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39131" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39129" CreationDate="2017-04-18T11:46:16.503" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assuming that all requirements (pillars and conditions) of an Islamic marriage were fulfilled, the marriage in question is Islamically valid. Neither a specific age of either bride or groom, nor consideration for public interest (regional legality in this case) are requirements of an Islamic marriage. Therefore Australian law may render the marriage legally void, but not Islamically void.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The corners or pillars (أركان) of marriage in Islam are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Qualification: Both parties should be qualified for marriage, with no prohibitions (e.g., no prohibition based on religion, relationship, etc.).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Offer and proposal: The wali offers the bride in marriage to the groom.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Acceptance: The groom accepts the marriage proposal.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All three pillars must be in place. The lack of any of these pillars renders the marriage invalid Islamically, and another marriage contract is required for the marriage to continue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The four conditions of an Islamic marriage are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both the bride and groom must be specified publicly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Both the bride and groom must be pleased with one another.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;A qualified wali conducts the marriage on behalf of the bride.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The marriage contract must be public and witnessed by two qualified Muslim men.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If any condition is not fulfilled, this does not automatically invalidate the marriage contract. It is required at this stage to consult a scholar on how to rectify the situation, and to check if another marriage contract is required. For example, the lack of two witnesses may be offset by a publicly announced marriage (according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malik_ibn_Anas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Malik&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Shihab_al-Zuhri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Zuhri&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Taymiyyah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Taymiyyah&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consideration of public interest or benefit, known as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslaha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maslahah&lt;/a&gt; Mursalah (المصلحة المرسلة), refers to worldly matters that are neither mandated (المصالح المعتبرة شرعا) nor forbidden (المصالح الملغاة شرعا) by the religion, and its practice brings benefit. It is permitted to follow considerations of public interest, but such considerations do not void what is Islamically valid. An example of Maslahah Mursalah is the registration of a marriage in court in some countries; since there is nothing in Islam that forbids doing so, it should be done for an Islamic marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T14:21:02.970" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T14:21:02.970" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39132" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-18T12:20:37.397" Score="4" ViewCount="378" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question concerns the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... خَلَقَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ آدَمَ عَلَى صُورَتِهِ ... -- Sahih Muslim 2841 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/53/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;); see also Sahih Muslim 2612 e (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/45/152&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This translates approximately to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah created Adam in His image&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20652&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; translate &quot;image&quot; to &quot;soorah&quot; in Arabic.  What is the exact meaning of the word &quot;image&quot; here, when it is translated from &quot;soorah&quot; in Arabic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22043" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-18T15:46:10.063" LastActivityDate="2018-03-14T20:57:34.797" Title="What is the exact meaning of &quot;soorah&quot; (image in Arabic) in the ahadith which state &quot;Allah created Adam in his image&quot;?" Tags="|arabic-translation|aqidah|divine-attributes|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39133" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39162" CreationDate="2017-04-18T13:36:02.470" Score="6" ViewCount="945" Body="&lt;p&gt;The term &quot;fitrah&quot; seems to have some connotations of &quot;natural&quot; and is sometimes rendered as &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/35/17702&quot;&gt;&quot;innate nature&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. It crops up in different contexts, sometimes as including a natural inclination to the doctrines of Islam (see first link), &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/2887&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;circumcision&lt;/a&gt;, matters of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=86084&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;hygiene and grooming&lt;/a&gt;. Wikipedia has a very small &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitra&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; on it that talks about it in spiritual terms. The question whether certain acts are against fitrah has been asked on here (in particular, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/38974/does-homosexuality-go-against-the-fitra-according-to-the-quran-and-sunnah&quot;&gt;homosexuality&lt;/a&gt;), and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/10050&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamQA&lt;/a&gt; for example says that's the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That is quite a number of concepts grouped together into fitrah, so that leaves me with quite a diffuse understanding of the term. So my question is, what exactly is fitrah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastActivityDate="2017-04-19T22:28:29.937" Title="What constitutes &quot;fitrah&quot;?" Tags="|fitrah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39135" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39132" CreationDate="2017-04-18T14:30:24.543" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &quot;HIS&quot; image can mean two things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Allah's image himself&#xA;However, by the consensus of the scholars, this does not mean Allah looks like us. That is because Allah says &quot;There is none that is like him&quot; in surah Shura. And in Surah ikhlas &quot;There is nothing equivalent to him&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;In his image&quot; does not necessitate tamtheel (to be alike). Rather just like Allah has hearing, he gave us also hearing. Just like Allah has a face, we also have a face even though there no similarity WHATSOEVER!!!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is like the hadith &quot;The first whom will enter Jannah will be in the image of the Moon&quot;... Meaning they will be beautiful like the moon because we know that we will still be human beings. The exact word &quot;Image&quot; is used here. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also how the Quran mentioned the women that saw Yusef said &quot;This is not a human! this is an honorable Angel&quot; due to him being beautiful and gorgeous. And we know for a fact they have not seen an angel, yet it is the fitra that we imagine Angels to be beautiful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) The second opinion is that &quot;HIS&quot; is referring to Adam himself. So, meaning that we were all created in stages starting off as sperm and the egg. However, Adam was created in his image right from the start. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This seems to be the stronger opinion since in Bukhari, the rest of the hadith continues. &quot;Allah created Adam in his image, his height is...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So since the Prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salam began discussing &quot;his height&quot; and the rest of the hadith starts describing Adam and the incident with the Angels, it seems to be closer to the opinion that it is referring to Adam. And the arabic can hold both of these meaning, and Allah knows best.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="5166" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T14:30:24.543" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39137" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-18T19:09:03.790" Score="1" ViewCount="4959" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Eat olive oil and rub it on your skin, for it comes from a blessed tree.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Narrated by Ahmad and Al-Tirmidhi)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surah Tin, the first line says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'By the fig and the olive'. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/95&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;95:1&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This indicates an oath is sworn by these fruit meaning it is blessed and has good qualities to be able to swear by it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zaitoon(Olives) are mentioned in numerous places in the Quran  (141-M-AlInaam-6), (99-K-AlInaam-6), (11-K-AlNahl-16), (AlNoor-35), (Moominoon).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of this state that the olive tree is blessed. When the Prophet Muhammad said to eat it and put it on our skin, it must have a reason or benefit to us. What are those?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm just wondering as I have been brought up using olive oil every time I had a shower and recently found out it has Islamic significance so I was just wondering this is why I might have had to use olive oil after having a shower from the day I was born.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am looking for Islamic benefits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-04-13T14:16:19.730" Title="What are the benefits of using olive oil in Islam?" Tags="|quran|hadith|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39139" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39074" CreationDate="2017-04-18T23:03:36.813" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to what i know, there is no single Ayat which explain that Qur'an is uncreated, but, Qur'an is Kalam Allah. And, Qur'an is eternal according to Al-Hijr 15:9.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22054" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T23:03:36.813" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39140" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39133" CreationDate="2017-04-18T23:12:35.440" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to hadits which written in Al-Muwattha' number 507, Kitabul Jana'iz number 1358, 1359, and 1385, Fitrah is state of purity that Allah gives to every human since their birth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22054" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T23:12:35.440" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39141" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32783" CreationDate="2017-04-18T23:16:26.523" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can find Ayat - Al-Qur'an on &lt;a href=&quot;https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sa.edu.ksu.Ayat&amp;amp;hl=in&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Play Store&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ayat-al.../id634325420?mt=8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;App Store&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22054" LastActivityDate="2017-04-18T23:16:26.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39145" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="17569" CreationDate="2017-04-19T05:17:00.707" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh(May the peace and mercy of Allah(God) be with you) my dear brother or sister while praying Namaz we rise our index finger when we say Ashhadu la ilaha illallah (i declare that there is no deity&#xA; other than Allah(god)).&#xA;and also Respect is a gesture made by extending the index finger, and when some Muslim people talk and raise their index finger while talking about Allah Azza wa Jall(the Owner of Greatness and Reverence ) the meaning of it is also the same It is used as a sign of respect and approval.&#xA;Thank you!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22058" LastActivityDate="2017-04-19T05:17:00.707" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39147" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37172" CreationDate="2017-04-19T06:35:36.183" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;You can wipe over shoes yes - see &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OgHbIVXRyU&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OgHbIVXRyU&lt;/a&gt; the answer on Huda TV by Sh. Assim Al Hakeem and also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.madeenah.com/wiping-over-socks-shoes-during-wudhu/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.madeenah.com/wiping-over-socks-shoes-during-wudhu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22059" LastActivityDate="2017-04-19T06:35:36.183" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39148" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-19T06:44:28.360" Score="3" ViewCount="762" Body="&lt;p&gt;What relationships are lawful in Islam with husband and wife? Can my husband be in friendship with another women and give the excuse, that she is just like his mother? Is this permissible in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I mean friendship, helping her with her personal problems, visiting her alone in her apartment, she is 19 years older than him. What I understand: it is completely haraam, but my husband says she is like his mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22060" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T11:02:59.827" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T11:02:59.827" Title="Can my muslim husband have a friendship with an older woman, because she is like his mother?" Tags="|halal-haram|husband-wife|relationships|friendship|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39149" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39148" CreationDate="2017-04-19T07:51:16.753" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;A woman can not be &lt;em&gt;like a mother&lt;/em&gt; to someone by just his saying that. A man and a woman can not be alone with each other, unless they are &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahram&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mahrams&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;: this is a bond that is due to a blood relation, marriage or fosterage by suckling and not something established by uttering a phrase.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A man and a woman must properly cover themselves infront of non-mahrams, and a non-mahrams are not allowed to be alone with each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No person (man) should be alone with a woman except when there is a&#xA;  Mahram with her.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/15/478&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/56/215&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A man is not alone with a woman but the third of them is Ash-Shaitan (Satan). [ &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/674690&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tirmizi&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tell your husband that he can not be alone with a non-mahram woman and tell him to take you with him when he visits her to solve her personal problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-04-19T07:51:16.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39150" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39171" CreationDate="2017-04-19T08:49:27.527" Score="2" ViewCount="1296" Body="&lt;p&gt;Regarding the hadith&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Juraij narrated this hadith with the same chain of transmitters, but he made no mention of it: &quot;No person (man) should be alone with a woman except when there is a Mahram with her.&quot; -- Sahih Muslim 1341 c (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/15/478&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I don't understand what the exception means here, i.e., in what circumstances this exception would apply:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If there is a man and a woman together, and there is a third person (the woman's Mahram), then they are by definition not alone.  So, it's not an exception.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If there are two people alone, and one is her Mahram (e.g., her father), I don't think that is forbidden.  This is neither an exception.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What does the exception in this hadith mean?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of this may depend on the translation from Arabic.  Maybe &quot;No man should be alone with a woman except if he's her Mahram&quot; is a better translation (?).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T06:19:24.383" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T18:58:48.643" Title="What does the exception in &quot;No man should be alone with a woman except when there is a Mahram with her&quot; mean?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|arabic-translation|men-women|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39151" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39150" CreationDate="2017-04-19T11:36:24.130" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;well, the second situation is not what the hadith is talking about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;* If there are two people alone, and one is her Mahram (e.g., her father), I don't think that is forbidden. This is neither an exception.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which includes woman's mahrams like father, son ...etc&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but the situation hadith is talking about is for example traveling (in old days woman might need to travel with someone who can protect her so she has to bring a Mahram with her). or cases when a man needs to talk to a woman alone maybe for a private talk, for instance. the Mahram does not need to hear them but he has to be there so they will not be alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22048" LastActivityDate="2017-04-19T11:36:24.130" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39153" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12762" CreationDate="2017-04-19T12:07:53.270" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;assalaamu 3alaykum wa ra7matullahi wa barakaatuh&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bismillah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are few things that must be clarified:&#xA;1) The claim of those who do not believe that HAND is HAND but they say that this is POWER&#xA;2) The evidence used by those who make such claims&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;CLARIFICAATION:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Allah 'Azza wa jall says in the Qur'an: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَئِن بَسَطتَ إِلَيَّ يَدَكَ لِتَقْتُلَنِي مَا أَنَا بِبَاسِطٍ يَدِيَ إِلَيْكَ لِأَقْتُلَكَ ۖ إِنِّي أَخَافُ اللَّهَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ - 5:28&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you should raise your hand against me to kill me - I shall not raise my hand against you to kill you. Indeed, I fear Allah, Lord of the worlds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is talking about the 2 sons of Adam and the word used here is YADIYA ( MY HAND singular )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if we go here according to the understanding of POWER then he raises his POWER or stretches his POWER to kill his brother&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Some people have the belief that AYDIN and YAD means same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This claim is false. For those who know the arabic language will know that the words mentioned in these ayaat do not have the same root even, for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ - 51:47&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word mentioned here is AYDIN it is a NOUN in singular form and its root is not the same as the root or the word YADD, YADD in itself is singular, so how do I say AL AYDU and AL YADDU are same when even an ignorant person sees here the difference?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the root for aydin is أ ي د  and it means strength and power, for example Allah says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ - 51:47&#xA;And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.&#xA;NOT BI YADDIN but BI AYDIN SINGULAR, not same word&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The root from which the word yadd comes from is ي د ي&#xA;Allah says:&#xA;لَئِن بَسَطتَ إِلَيَّ يَدَكَ لِتَقْتُلَنِي مَا أَنَا بِبَاسِطٍ يَدِيَ إِلَيْكَ لِأَقْتُلَكَ ۖ إِنِّي أَخَافُ اللَّهَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ - 5:28&#xA;If you should raise your hand against me to kill me - I shall not raise my hand against you to kill you. Indeed, I fear Allah, Lord of the worlds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word used here is YADIYA my hand singular.&#xA;And to make it clear to those who say that it is not HAND a more precise example: &#xA;Allah says:&#xA;قَالَ يَا إِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَن تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَيَّ ۖ أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ الْعَالِينَ - 38:75&#xA;[ Allah ] said, &quot;O Iblees, what prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with My hands? Were you arrogant [then], or were you [already] among the haughty?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If you compare the 2 ayaat with each other you will see that in the first one the word YADIYA is mentioned, no sukkoon on the YAA and in the second ayah the word is YADAYYA which is the genitive dual noun, so it is refering to 2 OF SOMETHING. Allah has 2 POWERS? Allah created Adam with 2 POWERS?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seriously, please do not blindly follow people.&#xA;Only people who make a comparison in their minds make such claims while Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فَاطِرُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا وَمِنَ الْأَنْعَامِ أَزْوَاجًا ۖ يَذْرَؤُكُمْ فِيهِ ۚ لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ ۖ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ - 42:11&#xA;[He is] Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you from yourselves, mates, and among the cattle, mates; He multiplies you thereby. There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;LAYSA KA MITHLIHI SHAY - There is nothing like unto HIM&#xA;The fact that Allah has hands doesn't mean His Hands are like the hands of His creation, just like Allah is AL Mu'min and Allah mentions AL MU'MINEEN, it does not mean that a person is like Allah, since a person who is A MU'MIN is one whom people trust their wealth and their lives, yet we know that a person makes mistakes and only Allah is the ONE Whom a person can trust completely because Allah does not error.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Correct belief is: We do not ask the HOW, we believe in it as Allah says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَّٰكِنِ الرَّاسِخُونَ فِي الْعِلْمِ مِنْهُمْ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ ۚ وَالْمُقِيمِينَ الصَّلَاةَ ۚ وَالْمُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ أُولَٰئِكَ سَنُؤْتِيهِمْ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا - 4:162&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But those firm in knowledge among them and the believers believe in what has been revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what was revealed before you. And the establishers of prayer [especially] and the givers of zakah and the believers in Allah and the Last Day - those We will give a great reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask Allah to guide us all. Ameen&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22063" LastEditorUserId="22063" LastEditDate="2017-04-19T12:24:54.593" LastActivityDate="2017-04-19T12:24:54.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39155" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-19T14:46:10.893" Score="3" ViewCount="2644" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sparked by &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/39146/how-do-we-know-that-marriage-age-is-determined-by-puberty&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; I did some reading up on marrying off young girls. I'm posting unabridged sections from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mediafire.com/file/8hofja243dhb2g1/The_Reliance_complete_full_scan.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Reliance of the Traveler&lt;/a&gt; to give the full context of my question. My question is at the end of the post and concerns what comparable rulings, if any, other madhahib have in these regards. I will post a short summary of the aspects of the quoted text that are relevant to my question under &quot;Summary&quot; at the bottom of the post as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Section m3.13 of Reliance of the Traveler reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;m3.13 Guardians are of two types, those who may compel their female charges&#xA;  to marry someone, and those who may not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(1) The only guardians who may compel their charge to marry are a&#xA;  virgin bride's father or father's father, &lt;em&gt;compel&lt;/em&gt; meaning to marry her&#xA;  to a suitable match (def: m4) without her consent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(2) Those who may not compel her are not entitled to marry her to someone&#xA;  unless she accepts and gives her permission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whenever the bride is a virgin, the father or father's father may&#xA;  marry her to someone without her permission, though it is recommended&#xA;  to ask her permission if she has reached puberty. A virgin's silence&#xA;  is considered as permission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for the nonvirgin of sound mind, no&#xA;  one may marry her to another after she has reached puberty without her&#xA;  express permission, no matter whether the guardian is the father,&#xA;  father's father, or someone else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Section m3.14 is missing in the translation; it's possible that section m3.14 is the two paragraphs starting at &quot;Whenever the bride is a virgin...&quot; in the above quote. Section m3.15 discusses cases where the decision of the guardian and the virgin on who she is to be married to clash with each other:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;m3.15 No guardian may marry a woman to some one who is not a suitable match&#xA;  (def: m4) without her acceptance and the acceptance of all who can be&#xA;  guardians (def: m3.7). If the Islamic magistrate is her guardian, he&#xA;  may not under any circumstances marry her to someone who is not a&#xA;  suitable match for her.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If the bride selects a suitor who is not a suitable match for her, the&#xA;  guardian is not obliged to marry her to him. If she selects a suitable&#xA;  match but her guardian chooses a different suitor who is also a&#xA;  suitable match, then the man chosen by the guardian takes precedence&#xA;  if the guardian is one who may lawfully compel her to marry (def:&#xA;  m3.13(1)), while the one she selects takes precedence when the&#xA;  guardian may not lawfully compel her to marry (m3.13(2)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sections m4.0 to m4.2 read:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;m4.0 (N: The definition of a &lt;em&gt;suitable match&lt;/em&gt; should not be&#xA;  misunderstood as a recommendation for whom to marry. It is merely a&#xA;  legal restriction to protect a woman's interests when the father or&#xA;  grandfather of a virgin marry her to someone without her consent (dis:&#xA;  m3.13,15). As for when she wishes to marry someone who is not a&#xA;  suitable match, and her guardian has no objection, there is nothing&#xA;  wrong or offensive in her doing so.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;m4.1 &lt;em&gt;Suitability&lt;/em&gt; concerns lineage, religiousness, profession, and being &#xA;  free of defects that permit annulling the marriage contract (def: m7). (N: &#xA;  As for color, it is of no consideration in suitability.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;m4.2 The following are not suitable matches for one another:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(1) a non-Arab man for an Arab woman (0: because of the hadith that&#xA;  the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, &quot;Allah has&#xA;  chosen the Arabs above others&quot;);&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(2) a corrupt man (def: 024.3) for a virtuous woman (0: though it is&#xA;  sufficient for the would-be husband to have given up his wrongdoing);&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(3) a man of a lowly profession for the daughter of someone with a&#xA;  higher profession, such as a tailor wanting to marry a merchant's&#xA;  daughter (A: though an Islamic scholar is a suitable match for any&#xA;  level whatever);&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(4) or someone with a defect that permits annulling the marriage (def:&#xA;  m7) for someone without such defects. Being wealthy has nothing to do&#xA;  with suitability (0: for money comes and goes, and those with&#xA;  self-respect and intelligence do not take pride in it), nor does being&#xA;  elderly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sections m4.3 to m4.5 discuss matters that are irrelevant to my question. Section m7 talks about reproductive defects, insanity, or severe bodily defects/illnesses as being grounds for annulment. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Summary:&lt;/strong&gt; According to the shafii legal manual Reliance of the Traveler, if the father or grandfather of a virgin is her wali (legal guardian), he may marry her off to someone who is a suitable match without her consent. Any man is a suitable match, barring the listed reasons of unsuitability; in particular, old age and lack of wealth are not barriers to suitability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; What is the fiqh (jurisprudence) in these regards in the other madhahib (schools of law), i.e.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;can anyone marry off a virgin without her consent?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;who can she not be married off to without her consent?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastActivityDate="2017-04-19T17:32:55.353" Title="Wali's right to marry off a virgin without her consent in different madhahib" Tags="|nikah|fiqh|wali|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
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  <row Id="39157" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-04-19T16:53:47.243" Score="0" Body="Prophet Musa is one of the messengers of Allah and is considered same as Moses of the Old Testament (Bible)." OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-04-19T16:53:47.243" LastActivityDate="2017-04-19T16:53:47.243" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39158" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7651" CreationDate="2017-04-19T17:00:33.980" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am going to answer this question from another point of view. The most followed opinion that, yes magic is real, is already added as several answers in this question, so I thought of adding the other perspective instead, which indeed hasn't got much light and is far away from the majority view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Defining our terms&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When we speak about sihr, or magic, it is important that we define its meaning. Do we mean by it like a sorcerer casts a spell over another person, which makes him under his possession or do we have another understanding of it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, the apparent meaning of the word «&lt;strong&gt;sihr&lt;/strong&gt;» is magic.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%B3%D8%AD%D8%B1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; But if we go deeper, we will notice the Arabs used the word sihr (magic) in other contexts that really had nothing to do with our definition of magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an example it is said in the Quran in Surat Al Mudathir, verse 24:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا &lt;strong&gt;سِحْرٌ&lt;/strong&gt; يُؤْثَرُ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;All this is mere spellbinding eloquence handed down [from olden times]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reading this verse in its context, we understand that a person from Quraysh was calling the Quran for sihr. And it is known that the prophet was called sahir in many places, due to the Quran. In tafsir Al Qurtubi, the word sihr here is explained to rather mean «deception» (khadi'a)&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://altafasir.com/al-quran/surat/74/al-muddaththir/24/al-qurtubi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;, not magic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{ إِلاَّ سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ }&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   أي يأثِره عن غيره. والسِّحر: &lt;strong&gt;الخديعة&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The next verse (25) makes it clear that sihr is about words (in this context at least):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا قَوْلُ الْبَشَرِ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  This is not but the word of a human being.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Analyzing why these verses was reveled, it gives us more clues on the context of the word sihr. This is mentioned in the same tafsir of Qurtubi:&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://altafasir.com/al-quran/surat/74/al-muddaththir/24/al-qurtubi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;(To give you some context, this is related to when the leaders of Quraysh was looking for a reason to warn people against the Prophet Mohammed, they tried calling him crazy, a liar, a soothsayer but they couldn't say that because they all agreed that it was a lie to call him that and they also knew the people would know they were lying, but because they wanted to stop him badly they had to come up with something, in order to not put the Prophet in a good light)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فقالت قريش للوليد: فما هو؟ ففكّر في نفسه، ثم نظر، ثم عبس، فقال: ما هو إلا &lt;strong&gt;ساحر!&lt;/strong&gt; أما رأيتموه يفرق بين الرجل وأهله وولده ومواليه؟!&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The (leaders) of Quraysh said to Walid, what is he then? &lt;em&gt;(or what shall we call him?)&lt;/em&gt; So he thought, then he though then he frowned and said: he is nothing &lt;strong&gt;but a magician&lt;/strong&gt;! Haven't you seen him (how he) &lt;strong&gt;separates between a man and his wife&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/12/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; and his son and his loyals?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, they called him a magican, because (according to them) he, with &quot;his&quot; words (i.e the Quran), and message, somehow lead people to separate and divide. So they agreed that this was the best thing they should call him without lying. With other words, they warned people of listening to the message of the Prophet, because it would separate between people, i.e it was &quot;magic&quot; according to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/76/81&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; also speaks about, albayan, or the ability to express oneself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ مِنَ الْبَيَانِ لَسِحْرًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Some eloquent speech is as effective as magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Due to the vastness of Arabic, this is also possible to translate or interpret as: &#xA;&lt;em&gt;Indeed, There is really something magically about the ability to really be able to express oneself.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Conclusion about the definition&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the analyze above we can conclude that the word sihr, could mean following things (depending on the context):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Deceiving with ones speech, which may cause separation and other problems.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Expressing oneself eloquently to convey a message (one could say rhetoric)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Illusion (see explanation in section &quot;Other verses&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Notice, I never added the apparent meaning which we already said means magic.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Is magic real?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These definitions and the contexts mentioned about will open ways of interpretations of certain verses in the Quran. We will start commenting on the famous verse &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:102&lt;/a&gt; which tends to be the basic verse to support real magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the reign of Solomon. It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils disbelieved, teaching people &lt;strong&gt;sihr&lt;/strong&gt; and that which was revealed to the two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut. But the two angels do not teach anyone unless they say, &quot;We are a trial, so do not disbelieve.&quot; And [yet] they learn from them that by which they &lt;strong&gt;cause separation between a man and his wife&lt;/strong&gt;. But they do not harm anyone through it except by permission of Allah . And the people learn what harms them and does not benefit them. But the Children of Israel certainly knew that whoever purchased it would not have in the Hereafter any share. And wretched is that for which they sold themselves, if they only knew.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse, is saying that sihr, but it isn't defining what sihr is anywhere except where it says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;cause separation between a man and his wife&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this description of sihr, likewise the one we found out when defining the terms, that the leaders of Quraysh called the Prophet a sahir, because he divides/separates between a man and his wife and so on, with his speech (message, Quran).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This, would then give us the possible conclusion that sihr - in this verse - really means that &quot;deceitful speeches&quot; was used - not magic - in order to cause married couple to separate.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;If this is the case, because only this is mentioned in the verse, we shouldn't try to explain all other kind of magical things they might have learned.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;P.S by reading Othello, you might come to know how some deceitful speeches really can act as magic and destroy a marriage (and lives).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Other verses&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/20/66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Ta ha, verse 66&lt;/a&gt;, the verse about the &quot;magicians&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ بَلْ أَلْقُوا ۖ &lt;strong&gt;فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمْ وَعِصِيُّهُمْ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ&lt;/strong&gt; مِن سِحْرِهِمْ أَنَّهَا تَسْعَىٰ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He said, &quot;Rather, you throw.&quot; And suddenly their &lt;strong&gt;ropes and staffs&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;SEEMED&lt;/strong&gt; to him from their magic that they were moving [like snakes].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse, the so called magicians, clearly was throwing ropes and staffs, and the word &quot;yokhayyalo&quot;, which means it was made to APPEAR, or made to seem (due to their &quot;magic&quot; or what we rather should call illusions), that they were moving. I.e it was made to appear by illusions that the ropes was moving like snakes. We also could come to the conclusion, due to other verses that the magicians planned a big show, which could be interpreted that they did in order to create and plan these illusions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, we can also draw the conclusion that these called magicians never did any real magic, because of the wording &quot;made to appear&quot;, i.e it was only an illusion. They prove it themselves when they in the same sura (ta ha) verse 69-70:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And throw what is in your right hand; it will swallow up what they have crafted. &lt;strong&gt;What they have crafted is but the trick of a magician, and the magician will not succeed wherever he is&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot;&#xA;  So the magicians fell down in prostration. They said, &quot;We have believed in the Lord of Aaron and Moses.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they really was magicians and really did magical stuff, they would not be shocked when Musa threw the staff, which then miraculously, by Gods permission became a real snake and swallowed their ropes. They would say, well I can do that too! But they knew that they were called magicians only due to their ILLUSIONS that they were able to create, and that they never could do anything as real as that miracle. Therefore they fell down in prostration and followed Moses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is also mentioned in Surat Al Araf, verse 116:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ أَلْقُوا ۖ فَلَمَّا أَلْقَوْا سَحَرُوا أَعْيُنَ النَّاسِ وَاسْتَرْهَبُوهُمْ وَجَاءُوا بِسِحْرٍ عَظِيمٍ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He said: Cast. So when they cast, they deceived the people's eyes and frightened them, and they produced a mighty enchantment.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;saharo a'yona nas, which here is translated to decieved the people's eyes, i.e they created an illusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Surat Al Falaq, verse 4:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And from the evil of the blowers in knots&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zamakhshari comments about this in his tafsir:&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://altafasir.com/al-quran/surat/113/al-falaq/4/al-zamakhshari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ولا تأثير لذلك&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;And it has no effects&lt;/strong&gt; (i.e the evil blowing in knots) For more info read the tafsir&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://altafasir.com/al-quran/surat/113/al-falaq/4/al-zamakhshari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The hadiths&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The famous hadith that the Prophet was «mashor» (made magic upon) is also denied by the one following this opinions because they feel it is contradicting the Quran on these verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The verses 17:47 and 25:8&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِذْ يَقُولُ الظَّالِمُونَ إِن تَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا رَجُلًا مَّسْحُورًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   when the wrongdoers say, &quot;You follow not but a man affected by magic.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With other words, they think that it could not be true that he really was affected by magic, as the verse says: the wrongdoers (dhalimon) say that &quot;you only follow a man affected by magic (mashor)&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;The verse(s) after both chapters;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[25:9] انظُرْ كَيْفَ ضَرَبُوا لَكَ الْأَمْثَالَ فَضَلُّوا فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ سَبِيلًا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  See what examples they have put forward for you. So they have gone astray, and never can they find a way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Surat Duha, 93:3&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  In no way has your Lord disregarded you, and in no way has He disfavored you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The verse 5:67 &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَاللَّهُ يَعْصِمُكَ مِنَ النَّاسِ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Allah will protect you from the people&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse is also understand to contradict the hadith by the one holding this opinion. Therefore they do not accept it. I.e God would protect him, and not let him get affected by sihr.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, this question about the hadith being in Sahih Bukhari might be related to this: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/30223/15201&quot;&gt;Do Sunni Muslims consider whole Bukhari as 100% authentic?&lt;/a&gt;&quot; and &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/27664/15201&quot;&gt;Is Sahih al-Bukhari considered as 100% authentic by Sunni scholars?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which contains:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The total weak/fabricated hadiths in al-Bukharis collection comes to 52.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  A recent scholar, Imam ibn Amin has written a well detailed book on the weak hadiths in Bukhari and Muslim. You can find it on the internet.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Not all 'Sunni-Muslims' believe Bukhari is 100% authentic&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Well as a Muslim i'd like to say sahih al-Bukhari and sahih Muslim are the most authentic books of sunna but i think as they are human they could include some mistakes or fabrication.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, these scholars, chooses (interprets) these verses mentioned above as having the last word, and because the hadith is (thought to) contradict these verses, they reject the hadith. Because they also follow the opinion that hadith books could include mistakes and fabcrications, while the Quran doesn't. &lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;They also seem to have problems with the hadith, as they do not see how the Prophet, who is the best of mankind, would be affected by sihr (or a jinn performing the &quot;sihr&quot; on him), without being protected by God. They also have issues on how the comb, (which is a private item)  containing his hair, was given to the one performing the sihr. Who gave the comb, or the hair from the comb to that man? The comb being a private item, should most likely be in his house. Did they somehow break in to his house? What about his wifes, who likely was home? Was it a jinn who took the comb? What about the &quot;angels protecting&quot; his house from satans? And that kind of sihr, would be counted as the worst kind of sihr possible to be done (by the one believing in that definition of magic). Would the best man, the prophet be affected by the worst kind of sihr? What about you being protected by God just by reading some verses and doing dhikr every day, wouldn't the prophet be the one most protected? Why wasn't this mentioned in the Quran? It seems to be a very important situation! So they got lots of issues with the hadith.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some scholars that have denied the hadith that the prophet was affected by sihr (magic): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ja%E1%B9%A3%E1%B9%A3%C4%81s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Bakr Ahmad bin Ali Al-Razi Al-Jassas&lt;/a&gt;, Hanafi scholar &lt;strong&gt;(died 331 h)&lt;/strong&gt;  -   أحمد بن على الرازى الجصاص الحنفي&#xA;In his book &lt;a href=&quot;https://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?indexstartno=0&amp;amp;hflag=&amp;amp;pid=554954&amp;amp;bk_no=4120&amp;amp;startno=12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ahkam Al-Quran&lt;/a&gt; (أحكام القرآن)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Where he said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ومثل هذه الأخبار من وضع الملحدين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad Abduh&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mohammed al-Ghazali&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sayyid Qutb&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rashid Reda&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;(i'll try to add more later, edit and add more if you wish)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I could add other scholars alive (or tullab al-ilm), like Adnan Ibrahim, Tariq Suwadin, that reject this hadith, but the list would become rather long then.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Another hadith warning about practicing sihr&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/55/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This famous hadith which says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Avoid the seven great destructive sins ... &lt;strong&gt;practicing sihr&lt;/strong&gt; ...&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Practicing sihr (or witchcraft) is considered one of the great destructive sins. &lt;strong&gt;But it doesn't imply that the sihr being practiced really works in that way people may expect.&lt;/strong&gt; Even though it isn't working, &lt;strong&gt;the intention and the act done when practicing sihr is a great sin itself&lt;/strong&gt;, not the result. Practicing sihr is connected to shirk, worshiping devils, jinns, murdering (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2013/09/103129/zouhri-children-and-witchcraft-moroccos-darkest-beliefs/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;which at least happen today&lt;/a&gt;), deceiving, foretelling (telling ghayb which only God knows) and more.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Three persons whose actions are not recorded&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith about persons whose actions are not recorded:&lt;sup&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/40/48&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: There are three (persons) whose actions are not recorded: a sleeper till he awakes, an idiot till he is restored to reason, and a boy till he reaches puberty. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They also feel that, &lt;strong&gt;if someone has been affected by sihr, when for instance they do things that they cannot control, their actions shouldn't be recorded because they cannot control that, and that would be unjust.&lt;/strong&gt; Because it is not mentioned in this hadith, they believe sihr cannot effect a person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Good to know&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Most people who deny the reality of magic also deny the possibility&#xA;of the Jinn to posses humans. &lt;em&gt;See &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/34919/15201&quot;&gt;Which scholars deny possession&#xA;of humans by jinn?&lt;/a&gt;&quot; for more information.&lt;/em&gt; It is also known, that&#xA;many, or most of the explanations of how sihr (magic) is done,&#xA;is with the help of a jinn. Removing the jinn from the sihr equation,&#xA;makes it harder to explain the &quot;real magic&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;It is highly possible that magic (or rather sihr) was used by people&#xA;when talking about unknown things, which one really couldn't explain&#xA;that time, but truly some of the sihr is taught (as we see in verse&#xA;2:102). Therefore it is highly possible that if you turned on the&#xA;lights in a dark room, a person from that time might have interpreted&#xA;it as magic, if it wasn't explained well enough to him/her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Most people who talk about that sihr has been done to them or to someone they know, really doesn't base their statements on something convincing. At least all situations I've heard of are either possible to explain from a psychologically point of view or many times the story is very exaggerated (and the exaggeration could be explained in many ways).  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is much more one could add here, but in order to not make it too long I decide to make a conclusion.   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;With the analyze above, we can draw the conclusion that no &quot;real magic&quot; exists, or at least that there isn't something that forces us to believe in &quot;real magic&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;But most of the times it depends of what we mean by the word magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;One scholar that follows this opinion, that I can come to think about now, is Tareq Al-Suwaidan. He discusses some of these points and many others, including ahadith and so on.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-06-22T10:52:04.490" LastActivityDate="2017-06-22T10:52:04.490" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39159" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39155" CreationDate="2017-04-19T17:05:09.223" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 4:19&lt;/a&gt; O you who have believed, it is not lawful for you to&#xA;  inherit women by compulsion. And do not make difficulties for them in&#xA;  order to take [back] part of what you gave them unless they commit a&#xA;  clear immorality. And live with them in kindness. For if you dislike&#xA;  them - perhaps you dislike a thing and Allah makes therein much good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;A matron should not be given in marriage except&#xA;  after consulting her; and a virgin should not be given in marriage&#xA;  except after her permission.&quot; The people asked, &quot;O Allah's Messenger&#xA;  (ﷺ)! How can we know her permission?&quot; He said, &quot;Her silence (indicates&#xA;  her permission).&quot; [&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;A matron should not be given in marriage except&#xA;  after consulting her; and a virgin should not be given in marriage&#xA;  except after her permission.&quot; The people asked, &quot;O Allah's Messenger&#xA;  (ﷺ)! How can we know her permission?&quot; He said, &quot;Her silence (indicates&#xA;  her permission). [&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/16/78&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated `Aisha: I said, &quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! A virgin feels&#xA;  shy.&quot; He said, &quot;Her consent is (expressed by) her silence.&quot; [ &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/73&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh&#xA;  Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Khansa bint Khidam Al-Ansariya: that her father gave her in&#xA;  marriage when she was a matron and she disliked that marriage. So she&#xA;  went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he declared that marriage invalid.&#xA;  [&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/74&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A virgin came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and mentioned that her father had&#xA;  married her against her will, so the Prophet (ﷺ) allowed her to&#xA;  exercise her choice. [&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abu Daud&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“A girl came to the Prophet and said: 'My father married me to his&#xA;  brother's son so that he might raise his status thereby.' The Prophet&#xA;  gave her the choice, and she said: 'I approve of what my father did,&#xA;  but I wanted women to know that their fathers have no right to do&#xA;  that.' ” &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/1261920&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The complete Shafi position seems to be that a virgin, adult or minor, &lt;em&gt;may&lt;/em&gt; be married without her consent by her father and grandfather (marriage would be &lt;em&gt;valid&lt;/em&gt;), provided that they marry her to a suitable match. The preferred option however is to seek her consent because of the source material quoted above. A non-virgin can not be married against her consent according to the Shafis. Lack of wealth IS a barrier to suitability, and its listed in your quotation (profession). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quote from &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/minhaj_al-talibin_english#page/n301/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Minhaj Al Talibin&lt;/a&gt; on the Shafi position: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A father can dispose as he pleases of the hand of his daughter,&#xA;  without asking her consent, whatever her âge may be, provided she is&#xA;  still a virgin. It is, however, always commendable to consult her as&#xA;  to her future husband ; and her formal consent to the marriage is&#xA;  necessary if she has already lost her virginity. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Where a father disposes of his daughter's hand during her minority,&#xA;  she cannot be delivered to her husband before she attains puberty. In&#xA;  default of the father, the father's father exercises all his powers.&#xA;  Loss of virginity puts an end to the right of disposing of a&#xA;  daughter's hand without her consent ; and there is no différence in&#xA;  this respect between a loss caused by illicit cohabitation and one that&#xA;  is the conséquence of unlawful intercourse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On the other hand, the right remains intact where the loss has taken&#xA;  place without carnal connection, as for example in conséquence of a&#xA;  fall upon the ground. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Collatéral agnates, such as whole brother, or half brother on the&#xA;  father's side or father's brother, cannot in any way engage the hand&#xA;  of a daughter under-âge ; and a woman who has lost her virginity must&#xA;  manifest her consent in explicit terms, when collatéral agnates give&#xA;  her in marriage. As to an adult virgin, it is enough that she does not&#xA;  oppose the choice of her collatéral agnates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hanafi position seems to be that an adult woman, virgin or non-virgin, may NOT be married without her consent. A minor may be married without her consent, but unless she is married by the father or grandfather she will have a choice to annul the nikah on attaining puberty before consummation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quotes from the Hanafi text &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/Hedaya_201703/Hedaya#page/n285/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hidayah&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is not permitted to the wall to force a virgin, who is a major, to&#xA;  marry. Al-Shafil (God bless him) disagrees. He decides the issue on&#xA;  the analogy of a minor girl. The reason is that the minor is unaware&#xA;  of the complexities of nikah due to the lack of experience. It is also&#xA;  for this reason that her father takes possession of the dower (sadaq;&#xA;  mahr)) without her asking him to do so. We maintain that she is a&#xA;  freewoman addressed directly by the communication from the Lawgiver,&#xA;  therefore, no one has authority over her to compel her. The authority&#xA;  over the minor is due to the lack of maturity of thought, which&#xA;  becomes complete upon &lt;em&gt;bulugh&lt;/em&gt; (attaining her puberty) on the evidence&#xA;  that the communication from the Lawgiver (the khitab) becomes directed&#xA;  towards her. She is, therefore, just like a young man, and her capicty&#xA;  for being free with respect to marriage is just like her freedom to&#xA;  undertake transactions in her wealth. The father takes possession of&#xA;  her sadaq on the basis of her implied consent for he cannot do so if&#xA;  she forbids it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The nikah of a minor boy or girl is permitted if they are married away&#xA;  by the wali irrespective of the girl being a virgin or deflowered. The&#xA;  wali here belongs to the asabah (close relatives). Malik (God bless&#xA;  him) disagrees with us with respect to the wali other than the father&#xA;  and grandfather, and he also disagrees about the deflowered minor&#xA;  girl. According to Malik (God bless him), wilayah over a free woman&#xA;  depends upon the need for it, and there is no need here due to the&#xA;  absence of desire for sex, except that the wilayah of the father has&#xA;  been established on the basis of the text and against analogy&#xA;  (therefore it is affirmed). The grandfather does not fall in this&#xA;  category and is not to be linked with the father. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said: If they are married away by the father or the grandfather,&#xA;  that is, the minor boy and the minor girl, they have no option, after&#xA;  they attain puberty. The reason is that these two (relatives) possess&#xA;  an informed opinion and abundant affection, therefore, the contract&#xA;  will become binding if it is concluded by them. It is just as if it&#xA;  was concluded with their consent after they had attained puberty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If they are married away by someone other than the father and the&#xA;  grandfather, then, each one of them will have the option upon&#xA;  attaining puberty; if they like they can maintain the contract and if&#xA;  they like they can revoke it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-19T17:32:55.353" LastActivityDate="2017-04-19T17:32:55.353" CommentCount="16" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39160" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39644" CreationDate="2017-04-19T18:48:56.030" Score="2" ViewCount="1198" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the meaning of the following terms in business partnership under Islamic law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) Shirkat-ul-Mufavdha&#xA;شركة المفاوضة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) Shirkat-ul-Anan&#xA;شركة العنان&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Shirkat-ul-Wajooh&#xA;شركة الوجوه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) Shirkat-ul-Taqabal&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-28T21:14:48.250" LastActivityDate="2017-12-28T21:14:48.250" Title="What do terms like Shirkat-ul-Mufavdha in business partnerships under Islamic law mean?" Tags="|fiqh|terminology|business|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39161" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-19T19:15:07.793" Score="1" ViewCount="5216" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to clean one's plate after eating by licking it with fingers or tongue?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-18T10:50:52.017" LastActivityDate="2017-06-18T10:50:52.017" Title="Is it sunnah to clean one's plate after eating?" Tags="|sunnah|food|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39162" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39133" CreationDate="2017-04-19T22:28:29.937" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fitrah&lt;/em&gt; can be thought of as...&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;... the natural disposition/instinct which Allah created human beings upon that is not tainted or corrupted by external influences.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/%D9%81%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%A9/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Linguistically, Fitrah (فِطرة) is&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الْخِلقة التي يكون عليها كل موجود أَوّلَ خَلْقِه&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The innate nature that every newborn is initially upon&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الطبيعة السليمة لم تُشَب بعَيْب&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The sound nature that is not tainted by any defect/shortcoming&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ما ركَّزه الله في الإنسان من قدرة على معرفة الإيمان&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  That which Allah Has instilled naturally in with regards to recognizing &lt;em&gt;Eemaan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;With this overarching definition in mind...&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... the following concepts are considered to be examples of the &lt;em&gt;Fitrah&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Belief in the existence of Allah as the One who Alone deserves to be worshipped&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This subsequently makes &lt;em&gt;Fitrah&lt;/em&gt; synonymous with the religion of Islam in certain contexts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Proofs for this can be found in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;the &lt;em&gt;Hadeeth&lt;/em&gt; narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah, in which the Prophet ﷺ said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ، فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ أَوْ يُنَصِّرَانِهِ أَوْ يُمَجِّسَانِهِ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Every child is born upon the &lt;em&gt;Fitrah&lt;/em&gt; (i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone), then his parents convert him to Judaism or Christianity or Magianism  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/23/138&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh al-Bukhari, Book 23, Hadeeth 128&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#30:30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Ar-Room, Verse 30&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَأَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ حَنِيفًا  فِطْرَتَ اللَّـهِ الَّتِي فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &quot;So set you (O Muhammad ﷺ) your face towards the religion of pure Islamic Monotheism as a &lt;em&gt;Haneef&lt;/em&gt; (worship none but Allah Alone). (This is) Allah's &lt;em&gt;Fitrah&lt;/em&gt; (i.e. Allah's Islamic Monotheism), with which He has created mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Deeds or actions that are considered to be part of innate, uncorrupted  human nature&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This includes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;matters pertaining to personal hygiene&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another &lt;em&gt;Hadeeth&lt;/em&gt; narrated by Abu Hurairah shows the Prophet ﷺ refer to several things as being &quot;from the &lt;em&gt;Fitrah&lt;/em&gt;&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الْفِطْرَةُ خَمْسٌ - أَوْ خَمْسٌ مِنَ الْفِطْرَةِ - الْخِتَانُ وَالاِسْتِحْدَادُ وَتَقْلِيمُ الأَظْفَارِ وَنَتْفُ الإِبِطِ وَقَصُّ الشَّارِبِ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Five things are part of the &lt;em&gt;Fitrah&lt;/em&gt;: removing the pubic hair, circumcision, trimming the moustache, plucking the armpit hairs, and trimming the nails.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/urn/1252910&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;, and there are &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/search/?q=fitrah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;other &lt;em&gt;Ahaadeeth&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; recorded in other authentic collections with the same meaning&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;when Prophet Muhammad ﷺ chose milk over wine in the Night of Ascension&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أتي ليلة أسري به بقدحين من خمر ولبن، فنظر إليهما فأخذ اللبن، فقال جبريل صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ ‏&quot;‏الحمد لله الذي هداك للفطرة لو أخذت الخمر غوت أمتك&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  On the Night of &lt;em&gt;Al-Israa&lt;/em&gt; (the Night of Ascension) the Prophet (ﷺ) was presented with two drinking vessels: one full of wine and the other one full of milk. He looked at them. Then he took the vessel which was full of milk. Thereupon Jibril (Gabriel) said: &quot;&lt;em&gt;Al-hamdu lillah&lt;/em&gt; (praise be to Allah) Who has guided you to that which is in accordance with the &lt;em&gt;Fitrah&lt;/em&gt; (i.e., Islamic Monotheism; pure nature of Islam). Had you selected wine, your people would have gone astray.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/14/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim, Book 14, Hadeeth 1393&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The natural state/condition that Allah Has created things upon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam at-Tabari alludes to this in his exegesis of &lt;a href=&quot;http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-43#page-4895&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nisaa:119&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic only) as a possible meaning for what Satan refers to when he says that he will order those who listen to him from mankind to &quot;change the creation of Allah&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَآمُرَنَّهُمْ فَلَيُغَيِّرُنَّ خَلْقَ اللَّـهِ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ... and indeed I will order them to change the creation of Allah.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:119&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah An-Nisaa, Verse 119&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this is how homosexuality falls foul of the &lt;em&gt;Fitrah&lt;/em&gt; - it goes against the natural state that Allah Has created things upon, as was made clear by Prophet Lut when he called his people to abandon their homosexuality:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَتَأْتُونَ الذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَاجِكُم  بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ عَادُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Do you go in unto the males of the world, and leave those whom Allah has created for you to be your wives? Nay, you are a trespassing people!&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#26:165&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Ash-Shu'araa, Verses 165-166&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;In summary...&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... there is no contradiction between the examples mentioned in the question, as they are all examples of what a human being is naturally inclined towards as long as their disposition has not been tainted or corrupted by that which opposes it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13732" LastActivityDate="2017-04-19T22:28:29.937" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39163" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-19T22:54:04.080" Score="4" ViewCount="2129" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recently, I stumbled upon this ruling &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/83799&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/83799&lt;/a&gt; about taking eggs from one wife of a man and implant the fertilized embryo it into another wife of the same man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I understand from this ruling is that it was first allowed but then deemed not permissible after further discussions. But the argument that has been given to make it not permissible is that the wife that will have the embryo implanted may already be pregnant through the relations from the husband so there will a confusion about the identity of the mothers if she gives birth to twins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, that ruling is from 1404AH (around 1983 and 1984). Maybe, at that time, technology was not that advanced but today's technology can tell us that whether a woman is already pregnant or not at the time of embryo implantation. In this case, most doctors today will not implant the embryo as the woman is already pregnant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any new ruling in the light of new technology that is available?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and what I know is that Shia muslims are allowed egg donations through a fatwa published in 1999 but sunni muslims are not but that's only my understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S: Please stick to the topic of egg donation between the two wives of the same man, not from a stranger woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="anon" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T08:59:45.327" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T08:59:45.327" Title="Latest views/ruling about egg donation between wives of same man?" Tags="|halal-haram|husband-wife|polygamy|pregnancy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39164" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38974" CreationDate="2017-04-19T23:00:25.823" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Yes, it does go against the &lt;em&gt;Fitrah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know this because the warning against homosexuality was central to Prophet Lut's mission:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَتَأْتُونَ الذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَاجِكُم  بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ عَادُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Do you go in unto the males of the world, and leave those whom Allah has created for you to be your wives? Nay, you are a trespassing people!&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#26:165&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Ash-Shu'araa, Verses 165-166&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These verses show that Prophet Lut explained to his people why the act of homosexuality is an unnatural one - that they chose to leave what Allah naturally ordained for them as wives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13732" LastActivityDate="2017-04-19T23:00:25.823" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39167" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24832" CreationDate="2017-04-20T00:47:14.727" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hallel a Hebrew word and also used in Arabic, since childhood when told to hallel means to say la illah illallah (God is one)  repeatedly, it's quite sad when you find a Muslim who is talking about Islam in English and speaking English with Arabic words mixed in there, confuses so many people, God is the English name for the Almighty which English speakers use, Allahis the Arabic name for the Almighty use by the Arabic speaking to Christian and Muslim every language has a different name for the Almighty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main objective of the Scriptures is to acknowledge the one true living God of the heavens and earth and as I mentioned earlier what hallelujah (hallel) means in Arabic, saying God is one acknowledging that he is one constantly is a way of praising God you're mighty, as I mentioned every single language has got a nine weeks for example Mary in English, Miriam in Arabic also Marie, Maria, this goes out to all the people from all different religions who try and divide and can't see that every language has only a different name for the same thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22070" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T02:55:34.863" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T02:55:34.863" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39169" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-20T02:27:04.727" Score="2" ViewCount="860" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been married for over one year and I desire to have a child but my husband is not &quot;mentally ready&quot; to have children.  I have tried convincing him, reasoning with him, talking to him so many times but he always says no not yet.  Me and my husband both pray and try to follow Islam the best we can.  I even tried to reference the Quran  and tell him that God is the one that provides for us and a  that a child is a gift.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After several attempts, I am left with no choice but to completely deny using protection when we are having sex. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it wrong in Islam to request your husband to not wear a condom when having sexual intercourse?  What does Islam say about the right of the wife to have a child or the right of a husband to give his wife a child?  Will I be punished by God for not allowing my husband to have sex with me without a condom on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22071" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T04:06:12.030" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T19:14:05.757" Title="What does Islam say about the right of the wife to have a child?" Tags="|sex|husband-wife|pregnancy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39170" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-20T02:29:15.060" Score="2" ViewCount="3831" Body="&lt;p&gt;My friend recently took an oath on her dead grandmother an later we discovered she was lying; I want to know what would happen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22072" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T02:57:22.667" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T12:49:51.927" Title="What would happen if someone took an oath on a persons grave and lied?" Tags="|oaths|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39171" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39150" CreationDate="2017-04-20T02:45:30.587" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a matter of interpretation of the word &lt;code&gt;ella&lt;/code&gt; (إلا) from the original text of the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لاَ يَخْلُوَنَّ رَجُلٌ بِامْرَأَةٍ &lt;strong&gt;إِلاَّ&lt;/strong&gt; وَمَعَهَا ذُو مَحْرَمٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;code&gt;ella&lt;/code&gt; in the Arabic language can be used as an exception word (&lt;code&gt;estethna'&lt;/code&gt;), or as a restrictive or limiting word (&lt;code&gt;hasr&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;qasr&lt;/code&gt;). In this hadith, it is a command not to do an act (negation, command) except when certain conditions are fulfilled (restriction). This means the word &lt;code&gt;ella&lt;/code&gt; is used in its &lt;em&gt;conceptual restrictive&lt;/em&gt; form.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In other words, the hadith is saying it is absolutely restricted and not allowed under any condition for a man to be alone with a woman, and that a woman needs to have a Mahram with her when meeting a non-Mahram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that &lt;code&gt;يخلون&lt;/code&gt; is a strong form of the command &lt;code&gt;يخلو&lt;/code&gt; (being alone with). The word &lt;code&gt;لا&lt;/code&gt; is a negation (means &lt;code&gt;do not&lt;/code&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note also that there is a scholarly difference of opinions about:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What constitutes not being alone: If there is a third person, man or&#xA;woman, would that negate being alone in a religious interpretation&#xA;of the word (of course, not the linguistic meaning of the word)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Which mahrams are qualified (e.g., can the woman bring her baby&#xA;brother and then this would be considered as not being alone)?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further explanation on the classifications of the use of the word &lt;code&gt;ella&lt;/code&gt;, please refer to the brief summary below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;code&gt;Ella&lt;/code&gt; as an exception&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;Ella&lt;/code&gt; acts as exception of what follows it (the exception) from what precedes it (the general basis), and can be an affirmation or a negation (based on common attributes of the general basis and the exception). For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/249/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:249&lt;/a&gt;: فَشَرِبُوا مِنْهُ &lt;strong&gt;إِلَّا&lt;/strong&gt; قَلِيلًا مِنْهُمْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse (affirmation) means the majority of the Israelites drank from the river, &lt;strong&gt;except&lt;/strong&gt; very few. The general basis for comparison is the drinking, and the exception is not drinking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/43/67/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 43:67&lt;/a&gt;: الْأَخِلَّاءُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;إِلَّا&lt;/strong&gt; الْمُتَّقِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse (affirmation) means that on Judgment Day, the close friends will become enemies to each other, &lt;strong&gt;except&lt;/strong&gt; the ones who are righteous and fear Allah. The basis is the enmity, and the exception to having this enmity is the righteous people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/66/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:66&lt;/a&gt;: وَلَوْ أَنَّا كَتَبْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَنِ اقْتُلُوا&#xA;  أَنْفُسَكُمْ أَوِ اخْرُجُوا مِنْ دِيَارِكُمْ مَا فَعَلُوهُ &lt;strong&gt;إِلَّا&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  قَلِيلٌ مِنْهُمْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse (negation) means that if Allah had decreed upon the Israelites to kill themselves or abandon their homes, they would not have done it (negation) except for a few of them. The basis is disobedience to the command (killing themselves or abandoning their homes), and the exception is the group that obeys.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In all of the above cases, the general basis precedes &lt;code&gt;ella&lt;/code&gt;, then the exception follows it, with the basis for comparison being attribute(s) mentioned in the preceding phrase(s).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;code&gt;Ella&lt;/code&gt; as restrictive or limiting&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When &lt;code&gt;ella&lt;/code&gt; is used as a restrictive or limiting word, it is always preceded by a negation (نفى), a command not to do something (نهى), or a question (إستفهام). The exception does not have common attributes between what precedes &lt;code&gt;ella&lt;/code&gt; and what follows it. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/171/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:171&lt;/a&gt;:  يَاأَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ لَا تَغْلُوا فِي دِينِكُمْ وَلَا&#xA;  تَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ &lt;strong&gt;إِلَّا&lt;/strong&gt; الْحَقَّ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse (command form), Allah warns people of the scripture not to exaggerate in their religion and not to say anything about Allah &lt;strong&gt;except&lt;/strong&gt; the truth. This is restriction: Limit what you say about Allah to being exclusively the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/99/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 5:99&lt;/a&gt;:  مَا عَلَى الرَّسُولِ &lt;strong&gt;إِلَّا&lt;/strong&gt; الْبَلَاغُ وَاللَّهُ&#xA;  يَعْلَمُ مَا تُبْدُونَ وَمَا تَكْتُمُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse (negation form) means that the responsibility of the messenger is restricted to (or limited to) notification. The word &lt;code&gt;ella&lt;/code&gt; (except) is used in this case to express a restriction in responsibility, not an exception to what precedes it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/46/35/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 46:35&lt;/a&gt;: كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَ مَا يُوعَدُونَ لَمْ&#xA;  يَلْبَثُوا &lt;strong&gt;إِلَّا&lt;/strong&gt; سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ بَلَاغٌ فَهَلْ يُهْلَكُ &lt;strong&gt;إِلَّا&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  الْقَوْمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this verse (negation and question), Allah describes what the disbelievers will feel on Judgment Day — had not remained (negation) in the world except an hour of a day, and does any get destroyed (question) except those who defy and disobey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The restrictive forms can be either conceptual (قصر حقيقى) or contextual (قصر إضافى). In conceptual restrictions, the restriction applies at all times, e.g., if one says there is no creator from nothing except Allah, this is a negation that limits the ability to create from nothing to Allah and no one else. In the case of a contextual restriction, if one says the responsibility of the messenger is restricted to notification, this is applicable to the matter of adoption of the religion (the messenger is responsible to notify, but is not responsible that those notified obey or follow). The messenger is obviously responsible for many matters other than notification: praying, fasting, supporting his family, visiting the sick, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T18:58:48.643" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T18:58:48.643" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39172" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39403" CreationDate="2017-04-20T03:03:39.840" Score="3" ViewCount="6919" Body="&lt;p&gt;One of the conditions for a nikah to be valid is to have witnesses. If the witnesses were Non-Muslims, will the nikah be valid?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21633" LastActivityDate="2020-07-15T08:44:25.537" Title="Will nikah be valid if witnesses were Non-Muslims?" Tags="|nikah|non-muslim|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39173" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-20T04:24:24.143" Score="1" ViewCount="231" Body="&lt;p&gt;1) What is the official definition of tawarruk تورك in the context of salat?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) As far as I know, language can evolve over time. As time goes by, people often create new words/terminologies for certain things to ease the explaining of things. I want to know when was the earliest known written usage of the word tawarruk? (historically speaking, I'm talking about the  history of terminology usage) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;3) Where did this term originally came from (country and distric)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;4) What written source / who is the person that is most reliable, credible, &amp;amp; authoritative to define this term &quot;according&quot; to you?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22064" LastEditorUserId="22064" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T09:56:44.377" LastActivityDate="2017-07-21T13:25:53.840" Title="Official definition of tawarruk تورك(in the context of salat, not in context of islamic finance &quot;tawarruq&quot;تورق)" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2019-03-04T00:59:18.383" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39174" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-20T05:20:44.420" Score="-4" ViewCount="632" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a man has a daughter with a woman and then many years later, he divorces the woman, does his daughter become halal for him to marry?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22075" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-05T05:25:15.597" LastActivityDate="2017-06-05T05:25:15.597" Title="If a man divorces his wife, does his daughter become halal for him to marry?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|children|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39175" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39174" CreationDate="2017-04-20T05:50:54.660" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's forbidden; the Qur'an is clear on this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prohibited to you [for marriage] are ... your daughters ... and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:23&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She remains his daughter after divorce, and the father retains his rights and responsibilities as a father (&quot;at all times, the father of the child is responsible for maintaining the child&quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/5385&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an even goes further to forbid marrying step-daughters (see above).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T05:50:54.660" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39176" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39105" CreationDate="2017-04-20T06:50:50.163" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FVZr1.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/FVZr1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To the best of my knowledge, &lt;strong&gt;yes&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even many ones (outside of Iran) know Ayatollah Khomeini by his Islamic revolution (by people supporting), and not only that but it seems that his successful attempt to expelling the dictator could/can be considered as a pattern for many ones inside/outside of Iran (even for non-Muslims), and for them it is learned that by resistance you can reach your goal, and you ought not to be surrendered at all …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to Ayatollah Khamenei, as the current supreme leader of Iran, he has his remarkable influence even outside Iran (on people/governments) even for example how often he writes specific letters to the youth of the western countries and specially speaks regarding insight for them … (and that’s due to his influence …). Not only that but it is said that he has many followers in many Islamic countries as well as Iran, e.g. in Bahrain, Pakistan, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T06:50:50.163" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39177" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38968" CreationDate="2017-04-20T07:03:46.657" Score="0" Body="&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;                                  بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As @Noor mentioned well, only a specific group of Prophet Muhammad's relatives are deemed to be &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/shiite-encyclopedia-ahlul-bayt-dilp-team/who-are-ahlul-bayt-part-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ahlul-Bayt&lt;/a&gt;, all of them.&#xA;In truth, Ahlul-Bayt of Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) only consist of the following individuals:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;• Fatimah al-Zahra (s.a.),&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;• Imam Ali (a,s,),&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;• Imam Hasan (a.s.),&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;• Imam Husayn  (a.s.),&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;• 9 descendants of Imam Husayn (a.s.).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And of course including the Prophet (SAWW) himself, they will become fourteen individuals. Of course, at Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) time only 5 of them (including Prophet Muhammad) were living and actually the rest weren’t born yet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source and further information:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/shiite-encyclopedia-ahlul-bayt-dilp-team/who-are-ahlul-bayt-part-1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.al-islam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-07T13:23:46.310" LastActivityDate="2017-11-07T13:23:46.310" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39178" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37816" CreationDate="2017-04-20T07:35:35.710" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;To the best of my knowledge, &lt;strong&gt;both Shia and Sunni order to cover all of the hairs of the head.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In regards to what you gave an example about Iran, I can explain that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shia Fiqh (jurisprudence) considers it haram even if a part of women's hair is visible. On the other hand, all of women are not so in Iran, and many of them (especially in more religious cities) cover all of their hairs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a number of women don't cover all of their hairs in Iran, that's related to their (personal) incomplete obedience in regards to this Islamic order ..., and actually it is not related to the Fiqh of Shia Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, I assume it is not true to judge so by seeing people of everywhere..., otherwise for instance it can be seen in most Sunni countries that (almost)  majority of women don't cover their hairs, but it is not related to the rules of their fiqh but it can be related to the degree of their observing in Islamic issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In both Shia and Sunni figh, women must cover all of their heads' hairs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-12T08:26:20.727" LastActivityDate="2017-11-12T08:26:20.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39180" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38235" CreationDate="2017-04-20T08:07:55.180" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There can be diverse reasons for that, such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Narrating of historical events was not like now (to be written…), and&#xA;actually the narrating of the events was often verbally, consequently&#xA;perhaps wrongly …&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;On the other hand, the Muslims were busy in fighting at that time,&#xA;and as a result were not so worry to register the dates of events&#xA;exactly.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The conflicts which were created after the Prophet passed away, can&#xA;be considered as a reason for the distortion of many facts ...&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And so on. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13921224001299&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.farsnews.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-07-25T10:33:59.120" LastActivityDate="2017-07-25T10:33:59.120" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39181" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39150" CreationDate="2017-04-20T08:12:03.180" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;it is simple, the word &quot;be alone&quot; ( &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%AE%D9%84%D8%A7/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%AE%D9%84%D8%A7/&lt;/a&gt; ) can be unerstood not so much strongly. there can be a mahram at some distance, so that they can be named &quot;being (comparatively) alone&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T08:12:03.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39182" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-20T08:41:21.247" Score="4" ViewCount="469" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am making no excuses when I say I cannot pray. It is due to mental issues way beyond my control and I cannot avoid making mistakes in my salat no matter what I do.  Even if I don't make mistakes my OCD tells me I'm praying wrong. I don't want solutions because I've tried everything, but I can't pray unless I spend literally 3 hours a day trying to do so with extreme amounts of mental pain to the point where I cry every time I try praying because of how much I fail, even if I don't make mistakes.  Like I said, my OCD is extreme.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can I put salat on a pause until I can fix my mental issues?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because I'm sure Allah would not want someone to go through this amount each day. when I say it's extreme, I mean it.  Like I said, in no way am I making any excuses, but I just want to know if I can stop praying even if it's temporarily to fix these issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22078" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T08:50:20.867" LastActivityDate="2018-02-16T01:20:55.277" Title="Can I put salat on a pause until I can fix my mental issues?" Tags="|halal-haram|salat|medical|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39183" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-20T08:44:01.200" Score="3" ViewCount="232" Body="&lt;p&gt;Inshallah, I will go to Iran again in May.  I intend to pray in the mosques there and I would like to fit in better with my (presumably mostly Shia) sisters when doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How can a new Muslim fit in when praying in a mosque in Iran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm seeking beginner-level (&quot;do this and you'll be fine&quot;) instructions for being able to pray in Iranian mosques without complications.  I want to stay away from the Shia-Sunni politics.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I learned to pray &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/37474/17163&quot;&gt;Hanafi, Sunni style&lt;/a&gt;, although it's now a hodge-podge of different styles.  I have no strong preference just as long as I pray to Allah.  I only started praying &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/32644/17163&quot;&gt;less than a year ago&lt;/a&gt;, and my prayer is &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/37177&quot;&gt;imperfect&lt;/a&gt;, but I've been improving over time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I prayed once before in a mosque in Iran (my first time ever in a mosque; my only time in Iran), and the lady next to me just said &quot;copy me&quot;, so I did.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From what I understand, the differences I need to know about are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There's a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/934/17163&quot;&gt;stone&lt;/a&gt;, although I'm not really sure what to do with it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shia Muslims pray with their hands by their sides.  (As per &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/1722/17163&quot;&gt;What are the major differences between Sunni and Shi&amp;#39;i prayer?&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These two items are possibly enough to be able to fit in, but I'm unsure if I'm missing something.  I'm not going to be capable of reciting Arabic, other than al Fatiha (and al Humazah now) and the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/36133/is-there-a-sect-neutral-tashahhud&quot;&gt;tashahhud&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Part of the motivation behind this question is recently being &quot;corrected&quot; for praying Hanafi style in a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunis&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tunis&lt;/a&gt; mosque, which I believe predominately follows the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Tunisia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maliki madhhab&lt;/a&gt;.  I know she meant well, but it's something I'd rather avoid happening again.  I want to just fit in and worship Allah without such issues arising.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T08:57:37.550" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T11:41:47.257" Title="How can a new Muslim fit in when praying in a mosque in Iran?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|shiism|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39184" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37143" CreationDate="2017-04-20T08:58:26.573" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As @Bleeding Fingers correctly mentioned, this is a bit complex and actually this depends upon the individual's belief and perception concerning its damages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance, Ayatollah Khamenei (as a famous Shia scholar/cleric) answered a question regarding that, and said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The rule with various levels of harms that followed by using&#xA;  tobacco, are different. And in general, if the using of tobacco was&#xA;  that much which caused a remarkable harm for the body it isn't&#xA;  allowed. And if person knows that by starting smoking it will reach&#xA;  that level, isn't allowed.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ayatollah Makarem-Shirazi said regarding that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The rule of eating or drinking something that has serious harm, is&#xA;  forbidden. If using cigarettes and other forms of tobacco are&#xA;  considered seriously harmful by those who have the knowledge than it&#xA;  is forbidden. Using drugs is completely forbidden; ether by injection&#xA;  or smoking or eating or any other way. Also the making of, traffic,&#xA;  and every form of assistance in its distribution is forbidden.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Other maraje taqlid have the same view about it – that if it has&#xA;  serious harm it is forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Consequently, it seems that its prohibition can be related to the individuals/conditions, for instance it can be more harmful for the persons who just started using it in comparison with the ones who are actually a kind of addict to them...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamquest.net/en/archive/question/fa1079&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.islamquest.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4730" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-12-14T07:28:18.427" LastActivityDate="2017-12-14T07:28:18.427" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39188" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36860" CreationDate="2017-04-20T14:21:31.040" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes you can have a safety pin to hold your &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Ahram&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Ihram&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. But when i was going for Umrah, i bought a book. It was written that you cannot use stitched cloth to cover your body or on your body. Safety pins and the belt to keep safe your personal belongings are good to have so no problem in have that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22084" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T14:21:31.040" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39189" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39161" CreationDate="2017-04-20T14:21:52.080" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, it's sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hadhrat Jabir Radhiallahu ta'ala 'anhu reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard from Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alahihi wasallam that The Satan is&#xA;  present with any one of you in everything he does; he is present even&#xA;  when he eats food; so if any one of you drops a mouthful he should&#xA;  remove away anything filthy on it and eat it and not leave for the&#xA;  devil; and when he finishes (food) he should &lt;strong&gt;lick his fingers&lt;/strong&gt;, for he&#xA;  does not know &lt;strong&gt;in what portion of his food the blessing lies&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hadith No-177&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kitab Al-Ashrabah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And That's why it is sunnah to clean the plate as you don't know in what portion of your food has the Barakah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14440" LastEditorUserId="14440" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T14:27:34.623" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T14:27:34.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39191" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-20T15:30:55.673" Score="2" ViewCount="196" Body="&lt;p&gt;In June 2015, Sheikh Dr Usama Hasan &lt;a href=&quot;https://unity1.wordpress.com/2014/06/30/fatwa-on-fasting-in-ramadan-during-the-uk-summer/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;issued a fatwa&lt;/a&gt; to reduce the fasting period of British Muslims during Ramadan. He said that if in your country, the period for fasting is 18 hours or more than you should fast normally but break it when Muslim in Makkah (Mecca) do it because it is too long to cope with.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is his evidence that this is allowed in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-04-20T16:51:12.677" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T16:51:12.677" Title="On what evidence did Sheikh Dr Usama Hasan issue his fatwa on fasting?" Tags="|sawm|fatwa|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39192" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11960" CreationDate="2017-04-20T20:07:01.847" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Nawroz has been celebrated before Islam and has roots in Zoroastrianism. They perform many religious practices during Nawroz celebration. Today it is celebrated by Muslims just as the first day of the year. Nowadays this is more a tradition than a religious event. In Afghanistan people raise flag of Imam Ali (as) in mazar e Sharif city of Balkh province even the majority of those who participate being Sunni. In Kabul the similar flag is raised in Ziyarat Shakhi. It is said that the day of Hadith Ghadir coincided with  Nawroz back then hence people raise Imam Ali (as) flag. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It should not be considered as a religious event but rather a traditional and more to do with nature and people should praise Allah (swt) for reviving the nature after the winter. If Imam Ali (as) appointment is proven to have coincided with Nawroz then it can be celebrated like Eid Ghadir. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19472" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T20:07:01.847" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39193" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38346" CreationDate="2017-04-20T22:04:51.513" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;All sins can be forgiven except for one. It's called shirk. Every sin you have made can be prayed away and erased by doing many things except this. It's because this sin is believing that the lord is anyone other than Allah and believing in things other than what Allah says. Other than that, like I said before, the other sins are forgivable but never ever this one and it will permanently doom you to hell. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22087" LastActivityDate="2017-04-20T22:04:51.513" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39195" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-21T03:34:31.853" Score="3" ViewCount="80" Body="&lt;p&gt;In modern law, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempt&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;attempting to commit a crime&lt;/a&gt; is criminalized, in some - perhaps many, I'm not sure - legal systems to roughly the same degree as actually committing the attempted crime. However, I've never so far come across a discussion of how someone who, for exampled, tried to kill someone whose blood was illicit to shed but failed to kill him would be punished according to sharia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To give an example, one could imagine that person A tries to poison person B by inviting B to dinner and placing a poisoned cup of B's favorite beverage at B's place; before B takes a sip, A unintentionally knocks over the cup. In modern law, this would be classified as attempted manslaughter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question: is attempting to commit a crime itself criminalized in sharia, and if so, to what degree? E.g. would attempted zina be punished in the same way zina would be punished?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If attempting a crime is punishable, I expect that there will be relatively clear demarcations between attempting a crime and taking preliminary steps that do not yet count as an attempt; if that is the case, please elaborate on that too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T03:34:31.853" Title="Fiqh on attempted crimes" Tags="|fiqh|criminal|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39196" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36838" CreationDate="2017-04-21T03:56:54.107" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;The Guiding Principle&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/37061/13732&quot;&gt;mentioned by @M.M&lt;/a&gt;, a well-known principle from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamhouse.com/en/articles/52956/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;principles of Islamic jurisprudence&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Usool al-Fiqh&lt;/em&gt;) distinguishes between acts of worship (&lt;em&gt;'Ibaadah&lt;/em&gt;), and acts that are from worldly matters which include things like eating, drinking, clothing, earning livelihood and financial transactions (&lt;em&gt;'Aadaat&lt;/em&gt; - literally translated as &amp;quot;customs and habits&amp;quot;, but really refers to worldly matters):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The basic principle concerning &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;acts of worship&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; is &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;prohibition&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; unless proven otherwise&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The basic principle regarding &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;worldly matters&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; is &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;permissibility&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; unless proven otherwise&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An alternative expression of the same concept:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The original ruling regarding acts of worship is abstention/withholding (&lt;em&gt;Tawqeef&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The original ruling regarding worldly matters is permissibility&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Explanation &amp;amp; Evidence&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Restating the first point, if the action under scrutiny is considered to be from worship, it needs to have an established evidence for its permissibility in order for a person to perform it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/127965&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;This article&lt;/a&gt; highlights the &lt;em&gt;Hadeeth&lt;/em&gt; of 'A'ishah as a proof for this aspect of the principle, in which Muhammad ﷺ said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;من أحدث في أمرنا هذا ما ليس منه فهو رد&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;“He who innovates something in this matter of ours (i.e., Islam) that is not of it will have it rejected (by Allah).”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contrast, the second point says that if the action under scrutiny is classified to be from the worldly matters, it is permissible by default unless there is a proof establishing its prohibition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This principle is highlighted in the following Qur'anic verse, where all foods are permissible with a few noticeable exceptions (the list of prohibited foods is not exhaustive):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قُل لَّا أَجِدُ فِي مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ مُحَرَّمًا عَلَىٰ طَاعِمٍ يَطْعَمُهُ إِلَّا أَن يَكُونَ مَيْتَةً أَوْ دَمًا مَّسْفُوحًا أَوْ لَحْمَ خِنزِيرٍ فَإِنَّهُ رِجْسٌ أَوْ فِسْقًا أُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ اللَّـهِ بِهِ  فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ غَيْرَ بَاغٍ وَلَا عَادٍ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Say (O Muhammad ﷺ): &amp;quot;I find not in that which has been inspired to me anything forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be Maytah (a dead animal) or blood poured forth (by slaughtering or the like), or the flesh of swine (pork, etc.) for that surely is impure, or impious (unlawful) meat (of an animal) which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allah (or has been slaughtered for idols, etc., or on which Allah's Name has not been mentioned while slaughtering). But whosoever is forced by necessity without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits, (for him) certainly, your Lord is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.&amp;quot;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#6:145&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Al-An'aam, Verse 145&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And this &lt;em&gt;Hadeeth&lt;/em&gt; of 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbaas mentions the same verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قَالَ كَانَ أَهْلُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يَأْكُلُونَ أَشْيَاءَ وَيَتْرُكُونَ أَشْيَاءَ تَقَذُّرًا فَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى نَبِيَّهُ وَأَنْزَلَ كِتَابَهُ وَأَحَلَّ حَلاَلَهُ وَحَرَّمَ حَرَامَهُ فَمَا أَحَلَّ فَهُوَ حَلاَلٌ وَمَا حَرَّمَ فَهُوَ حَرَامٌ وَمَا سَكَتَ عَنْهُ فَهُوَ عَفْوٌ وَتَلاَ ‏{‏ قُلْ لاَ أَجِدُ فِيمَا أُوحِيَ إِلَىَّ مُحَرَّمًا ‏}‏ إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;The people of pre-Islamic times used to eat some things and leave others alone, considering them unclean. Then Allah sent His Prophet (ﷺ) and sent down His Book, marking some things lawful and others unlawful; so what He made lawful is lawful, what he made unlawful is unlawful, and what he said nothing about is allowable. And he recited: &amp;quot;Say: I find not in the message received by me by inspiration any (meat) forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it....&amp;quot; up to the end of the verse.&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/28/65&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abu Dawood&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/43532&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;graded authentic by Ibn Katheer and others&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;What is expected of an individual in determining the legality of X&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The principle mentioned above should serve as a starting point:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is the action in question from the religious matters? If no authentic evidence is established for it, the action itself is impermissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is the action in question from the worldly matters, such as eating, drinking and financial transactions? Is there any &lt;em&gt;Shar'ee&lt;/em&gt; basis for objection to the matter? If no basis for its prevention is authentically established, the action itself is permissible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the individual is not at the level of a &lt;em&gt;Mujtahid&lt;/em&gt; (one who can derive rulings based on &lt;em&gt;Shar'ee&lt;/em&gt; texts), &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/111926&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the matter should be referred to the scholars&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the matter is still doubtful, it is safer to avoid the matter altogether in light of the &lt;em&gt;Hadeeth&lt;/em&gt; of the Prophet ﷺ, reported on the authority of Nu'maan ibn Basheer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إن الحلال بين، وإن الحرام بين، وبينهما مشتبهات لا يعلمهن كثير من الناس، فمن اتقى الشبهات، استبرأ لدينه وعرضه، ومن وقع فى الشبهات، وقع فى الحرام&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;What is lawful is clear and what is unlawful is clear, but between them are certain doubtful things which many people do not know. So he who guards against doubtful things keeps his religion and his honour blameless. But he who falls into doubtful things falls into that which is unlawful&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/588&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh al-Bukhari &amp;amp; Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13732" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-12-03T13:17:13.453" LastActivityDate="2021-12-03T13:17:13.453" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39199" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-21T11:19:27.050" Score="4" ViewCount="3501" Body="&lt;p&gt;When praying with &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbah&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;turbah&lt;/a&gt;, I understand we place our forehead on it during sujood (as per &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/934/17163&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;), but I'm unsure of where to place my nose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One instance is the tradition Ibn Abbas narrates from the Prophet (a.s):  [Arabic omitted]  The prayer of one, who doesn’t put his nose on the same thing as he puts his forehead, would not be accepted.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/shiism-sunnism-ayatullah-sayyid-muhammad-ridha-mudarrisi-yazdi/prostration-tradition-prophet-and&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it looks like we should place our noses on turbah too.  However, some of the stones I've seen are very small, too small to reach from one's forehead to the tip of their nose.  This puzzles me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Are both your nose and forehead supposed to rest on the turbah during sujood?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-11-23T09:19:53.990" Title="Are both your nose and forehead supposed to rest on the turbah during sujood?" Tags="|salat|shiism|sajda|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39201" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39182" CreationDate="2017-04-21T12:04:04.183" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First, my dear brother / sister, I ask Allah to make it easy for you and to reward you for your effort and to accept it, ameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you yourself know Allah has made the salah obligatory and there are only few excuses for it.&#xA;Before I answer your question though, I will first mention something very important. Shaytan will do every possible thing to tell you that you do something wrong or to bring you away from salaah. He is the one who refused to do sujood so his task is now to use all means to make us like him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I ask Allah to protect us, ameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What I would advice you is to try your best to do the salah no matter what happens, but here is a good news for you:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ يَسِّرُوا وَلاَ تُعَسِّرُوا، وَسَكِّنُوا وَلاَ تُنَفِّرُوا ‏&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;Make things easy for the people, and do not make it difficult for them, and make them calm (with glad tidings) and do not repulse (them ).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Sahih al-Bukhari 6125&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What you can do is, do only the obligatory parts of Salah, and if shaytan should whisper you say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;a'udhu billahi mina sh-shaytani ar-rajeem&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and dry spit on your right 3 times, if you forget something in salaah, then persform sujood as sahw: you do additional 2 sujoods before you do the tasleem in the end of salah, if you forget those 2 sujoods before tasleem do them after &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you should not be sure if you prayed 1-2 rakah pray one more and continue salah normally and before saying tasleem do additional 2 sujoods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Giving up on salah is no solution, just try your best t do it and Allah is Forgiving and Most merciful and Allah will reward you for your effort. Do the best you can, but do not give up, I am sure you are strong and do not let Shaytan win, you will succeed just ask Allah for help in shaa Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope my answer will help you in shaa Allah and in case you need the evidence for my answer about sujood as sahw I will send it to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22063" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T16:04:21.930" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T16:04:21.930" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39204" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39170" CreationDate="2017-04-21T12:49:51.927" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;bismillah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;assalaamu 3alaykum wa ra7matullahi wa barakaatuh&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not know whether your question is related to someone taking an oat by the grave of someone ( i.e. saying: By the grave of my grandmother I will do this and this... ) or if you ask when someone gave an oath to someone before the person died. But I will in shaa Allah answer on both issues and you see whether the answer suffices you, else in shaa Allah clarify it more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Swearing by anything other than Allah is not permissible. Rather the oath should be by Allah alone, may He be glorified and exalted, because it is proven that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Whoever swears an oath, let him not swear by anything except by&#xA;  Allah, or else let him remain silent.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and he also said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Whoever swears by anything other than Allah has associated something&#xA;  with Him (shirk).”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so it is not permissabe to make an oath by other than Allah. If someone made any such oath then this is not an oath since it is haram to make such oaths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the second issue I mentioned that someone makes an oath to someone before the person dies there are 2 issues:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;1) is the action the person swore to do halal or haram ( if it is haram then there is no oath because you can not do something against Allah )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;2) what to do in case of making an oath and breaking it ( based on actions that are halal )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first situation is clear because you can not go against Allah 'azza wa jalla and one should never make an oath like this, for example: by Allah if you do not give me this I will not do my salah, this is a sin and should be left &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second situation is something else, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;al-Bukhaari (6718) and Muslim (1649) report from Abu Moosa al-Ash‘ari&#xA;  (may Allah be pleased with him), according to which the Prophet&#xA;  (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “By Allaah, if Allaah&#xA;  wills, I do not swear an oath then see something better than that, but&#xA;  I expiate my oath and do that which is better.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslim (1650) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with&#xA;  him) said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be&#xA;  upon him) said: “Whoever swears an oath then sees that something else&#xA;  is better than it, let him do that and offer expiation for his oath.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The expiation for breaking an oath is to set free a slave, or to feed or clothe ten poor persons. Whoever cannot do any of those things should fast for three days, because Allaah says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Allaah will not punish you for what is unintentional in your oaths,&#xA;  but He will punish you for your deliberate oaths; for its expiation (a&#xA;  deliberate oath) feed ten Masaakeen (poor persons), on a scale of the&#xA;  average of that with which you feed your own families, or clothe them&#xA;  or manumit a slave. But whosoever cannot afford (that), then he should&#xA;  fast for three days. That is the expiation for the oaths when you have&#xA;  sworn. And protect your oaths (i.e. do not swear much). Thus Allaah&#xA;  makes clear to you His Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons,&#xA;  signs, revelations, etc.) that you may be grateful”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[al-Maa'idah 5:89]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the person does not care about it then the person has comitted a sin and should repent to Allah and make the expiation for breaking valid oath and if the person doesn't do any of these then 'everyone will have what they have earned'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this clarified a few things in shaa Allah wa Allahu ta3aalaa a3lam &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Baarak Allah feekum&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22063" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T12:49:51.927" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39206" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39238" CreationDate="2017-04-21T13:09:14.507" Score="3" ViewCount="2347" Body="&lt;p&gt;I broke an oath that I have made. So I went forward to feed 10 poor persons. So I fed 5 poor persons approximately a month ago and want to feed 5 more this month. Is this acceptable or do I have to feed 10 poor persons in one day?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="19053" LastEditorUserId="21633" LastEditDate="2017-04-23T06:29:17.480" LastActivityDate="2021-08-01T09:44:23.890" Title="After breaking an oath, do we need to feed 10 poor persons in a single day?" Tags="|sharia|oaths|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39207" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39210" CreationDate="2017-04-21T13:25:43.767" Score="5" ViewCount="4388" Body="&lt;p&gt;I read that the Qur'an does not mention Jerusalem. Israel's former Prime Minister Menachem Begin said, &quot;While Jerusalem and Zion are mentioned over 800 times in the Jewish Bible, the holy city is not mentioned even once in the [Qur'an].&quot; I am curious if this his claim is accurate. Does the Qur'an mention Jerusalem at least once? If so, what are the major passages in the Qur'an that do mention the city? I am not trying to offend anyone or make a point, I am simple trying to learn the facts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22093" LastActivityDate="2021-09-09T05:16:04.680" Title="Jerusalem in the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|bible|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39209" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36570" CreationDate="2017-04-21T14:50:27.353" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;salaam alaykum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The statement &quot;Keep light and overtake&quot; references two factors in relevance to one subject. In the prior sentence Imam Ali is informing you about the journey you're on. The aim of reward/punishment is ahead in this journey and there is no going backwards or any other direction because of the driving force that limits your choices of where you can go (the day of judgement)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep light and overtake is a description then of how you should proceed towards the direction you're being forced to go on this journey. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keeping light, refers to not letting the affairs of this world, burden you. Whether those be difficulties, and trials. Or pleasures and material temptations. Let nothing slow you down and keep you from being able to move forward with ease. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Over take, refers to the reality that everyone is moving on this journey together, our goal is to move ahead and progress more than those around us. Our goal should always be that if we are aware of our journey, and our goal, and we have access to resources to guide us and lead us we should be more successful in this journey. We should be the ones attain greater reward than everyone else. We should be the ones by the attachment to good examples to be entitled to the divine pleasure more than others. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Keeping light we are understanding how to execute the journey. In Overtake we are being commanded to be the best of all those who will reach the end of our journey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22096" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T14:50:27.353" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39210" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39207" CreationDate="2017-04-21T14:56:51.983" Score="8" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=307585&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb fatwa&lt;/a&gt; Kilise mentions in the comments summarizes the situation nicely:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The city of Jerusalem is not mentioned with this name in the Quran, but what is mentioned is the Holy Land and the Al-Aqsa Mosque.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Night journey&lt;/strong&gt;: The Quran mentions the Prophet's &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isra_and_Mi%27raj&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;night journey&lt;/a&gt; to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Aqsa_Mosque&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Aqsa mosque&lt;/a&gt; in Jerusalem. The Aqsa mosque is generally understood to mean the remains of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Temple&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Second Temple&lt;/a&gt;, given the tile &lt;em&gt;Bait ul Muqadas&lt;/em&gt; (Holy House) in Hadith (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3888&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;example1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/urn/43880&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;example2&lt;/a&gt;), derived from the Hebrew title &lt;em&gt;Beit HaMikdash&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to &lt;strong&gt;al-Masjid al-Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed&lt;/strong&gt;, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/17/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 17:1&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=74&amp;amp;tSoraNo=17&amp;amp;tAyahNo=1&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Temple of Jerusalem:&lt;/strong&gt; The Quran mentions the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem as divine punishment for the Israelites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And We conveyed to the Children of Israel in the Scripture that, &amp;quot;You will surely cause corruption on the earth twice, and you will surely reach [a degree of] great haughtiness. - &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/17/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 17:4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So when the [time of] promise came for the first of them, We sent against you servants of Ours - those of great military might, and they probed [even] into the homes, and it was a promise fulfilled. - &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/17/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 17:5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then We gave back to you a return victory over them. And We reinforced you with wealth and sons and made you more numerous in manpower - &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/17/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 17:6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[And said], &amp;quot;If you do good, you do good for yourselves; and if you do evil, [you do it] to yourselves.&amp;quot; Then when the final promise came, [We sent your enemies] to sadden your faces and to enter the Temple [in Jerusalem], as they entered it the first time, and to destroy what they had taken over with [total] destruction. - &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/17/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 17:7&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=74&amp;amp;tSoraNo=17&amp;amp;tAyahNo=7&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note&lt;/em&gt;: I give the Sahih International translations.  While this particular translation for 17:7 contains &amp;quot;Jerusalem&amp;quot;, I don't believe it's in the Arabic, and it's not mentioned directly in every translation (&lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/quran/17/7/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Awakened&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Direction of prayer&lt;/strong&gt;: It's generally believed that the Al-Aqsa mosque was the direction of prayer (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qibla&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;qiblah&lt;/a&gt;), before it was changed to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://Kabaa%20in%20Mecca&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kaaba&lt;/a&gt; at the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_al-Haram&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Haram mosque&lt;/a&gt; in Mecca:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... So turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram. And wherever you [believers] are, turn your faces toward it [in prayer]. Indeed, those who have been given the Scripture well know that it is the truth from their Lord. And Allah is not unaware of what they do.  And if you brought to those who were given the Scripture every sign, they would not follow your qiblah. Nor will you be a follower of their qiblah. Nor would they be followers of one another's qiblah. ... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/143-145&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:143-145&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=74&amp;amp;tSoraNo=2&amp;amp;tAyahNo=143&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2034/where-was-the-first-qibla-of-islam&quot;&gt;Where was the first Qibla of Islam?&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Holy Land&lt;/strong&gt;: The Quran mentions the &amp;quot;Holy Land&amp;quot; promised to the Tribes of Israel. This is taken as referring to Jerusalem:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], when &lt;strong&gt;Moses said to his people&lt;/strong&gt;, &amp;quot;O my people, remember the favor of Allah upon you when He appointed among you prophets and made you possessors and gave you that which He had not given anyone among the worlds. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/20-26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 5:20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O my people, &lt;strong&gt;enter the Holy Land which Allah has assigned to you&lt;/strong&gt; and do not turn back [from fighting in Allah 's cause] and [thus] become losers.&amp;quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 5:21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And according to Tafsir al-Jalalayn, these are references to (Prophet Musa in) Jerusalem:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [recall] when We said, &amp;quot;Enter this city and eat from it wherever you will in [ease and] abundance, and enter the gate bowing humbly and say, 'Relieve us of our burdens.' We will [then] forgive your sins for you, and We will increase the doers of good [in goodness and reward].&amp;quot;  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/58&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:58&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=74&amp;amp;tSoraNo=2&amp;amp;tAyahNo=58&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And [mention, O Muhammad], when it was said to them, &amp;quot;Dwell in this city and eat from it wherever you will and say, 'Relieve us of our burdens,' and enter the gate bowing humbly; We will [then] forgive you your sins. We will increase the doers of good [in goodness and reward].&amp;quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7/161&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 7:161&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=74&amp;amp;tSoraNo=7&amp;amp;tAyahNo=161&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jerusalem in Islam&lt;/a&gt; Wikipedia page also mentions several Prophets, e.g. Prophet Isa (i.e., &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jesus&lt;/a&gt;) who are believed to have spent large amounts of time in Jerusalem.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-09T05:16:04.680" LastActivityDate="2021-09-09T05:16:04.680" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39211" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16877" CreationDate="2017-04-21T14:56:57.080" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Understanding the purpose of Shahada explains it's need. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shahada is literally to bear witness.... when we say that someone who accepts Islam needs to recite the shahada it is to say that this is point in which direction has changed for the individual their actions that demonstrated what they bear witness to with their life have now changed direction and the physical act of announcing their faith is the turning point. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, is it possible for someone to change their life and live a new set of values without declaring them, and people witnessing that declaration? Absolutely. Once someone is living the values they believe in, they are bearing witness to their faith. We see shahada of a muslim through his hands, his words, his eyes, his feet by all being in compliance with what Allah has asked us to perform. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, it's not even required that someone recite the shahada outloud to accept Islam, one can live the values of Islam and acknowledge in his heart his role and relationship with the creator to be a Muslim. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We recite the shahada aloud to give us strength, and reaffirm the desires of proximity to God and his true path that is in our hearts. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope it helps :-)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22096" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T14:56:57.080" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39212" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2565" CreationDate="2017-04-21T15:43:48.910" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two ways to establish an act of worship. One by the physical following of an example that Allah has dictated as worship. (i.e. Salaat), and the other is performing any action with the intention of proximity to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The implication that only those acts are worship as taught to us by the Prophet or ahl ul bayt only acknowledges one type of worship. The one that is commanded by Allah hence He gave us an example to follow. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However part of the example of the Ahl ul Bayt and the need for Ahl ul Bayt is to teach us how to interact with the ever changing world. One of their teachings is to always keep the intention of the pleasure of Allah and then everything we do can be worship of Allah so long as it doesn't violate any of the rules already in place by Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This allows us to expand the boundary of worship to every deed we perform, hence we see narrations of our Holy Prophet where he explains worship has 70 different doors, (forms) and the best of them is earning a halaal living. Also there are narrations of ahl ul bayt teaching us, the mention of Imam Ali is worship. Or, that love of ahl ul bayt is not simply saying you love them, but letting their love reflect in your actions. All of these become acts of worship. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not because they are specifically mentioned that they are worship, but rather any action meeting these criteria permissible and rewarded by Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22096" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T15:43:48.910" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39213" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-21T16:44:23.110" Score="1" ViewCount="1108" Body="&lt;p&gt;Imagine someone is going through a personal crisis, and they desperately and immediately need to turn to Allah.  However, they can't: they need to make wudu, identify qiblah, cover their awrah, and perhaps even wait until menses has finished.  Being in a state of crisis, they're incapable of doing these things, so they don't turn to Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This feels inherently wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How can someone turn to Allah in times of crisis?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The answer to this question &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/33292/17163&quot;&gt;How is a women in her menses supposed to make dua without making wudu?&lt;/a&gt; indicates dua is possible during menses.  [This question has an unreferenced answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/33504/17163&quot;&gt;Can we supplicate to Allah without wudu/ablution?&lt;/a&gt;; it might be correct, but I can't tell without references.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[&lt;em&gt;Note&lt;/em&gt;: I initially wrote the real motivation for this question (which is personal), but deleted it before posting, as I was worried that people would misinterpret it as an advice question and offer opinions about a highly personal topic.  So I'll just ask the bare-bones question.]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2018-02-23T10:52:05.177" Title="How can someone turn to Allah in times of crisis?" Tags="|salat|practical-islam|dua|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39214" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39207" CreationDate="2017-04-21T17:29:56.217" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's Mentioned but in public In Quraan.&#xA;First of Surah Al Israa (17) Aya (1) : English trans.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al- Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;whose surroundings We have blessed, &amp;quot; it points to a places arround the Masjid Al- Aqsa and it's area of Jerusalem, but the borders are changes during times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even Current Jerusalem is not before 1947 year. and it's not what was before 700 years. not what we'll see in future as i think.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope it's clear.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22097" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T17:29:56.217" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39215" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39229" CreationDate="2017-04-21T17:51:09.197" Score="1" ViewCount="1096" Body="&lt;p&gt;Reading the Quran, one thing I have noticed is that Jesus is the only person (I have noticed so far) given the title &quot;son of &lt;em&gt;mother's name&lt;/em&gt;&quot;.&#xA;The disciples , the Jews &amp;amp; the angel Gabriel all calling him &quot;son of Mary&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/112&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 5:112&lt;/a&gt; [And remember] when the &lt;strong&gt;disciples said&lt;/strong&gt;, &quot;O Jesus,&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Son of Mary&lt;/strong&gt;, can your Lord send down to us a table [spread with food] from the heaven? [Jesus] said,&quot; Fear Allah, if you should be&#xA;  believers.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 4:157&lt;/a&gt; And [for] &lt;strong&gt;their saying&lt;/strong&gt;, &quot;Indeed, we have killed&#xA;  the Messiah, Jesus, &lt;strong&gt;the son of Mary&lt;/strong&gt;, the messenger of Allah .&quot; And&#xA;  they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was&#xA;  made to resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are&#xA;  in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following&#xA;  of assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/45&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 3:45&lt;/a&gt; [And mention] when the &lt;strong&gt;angels said&lt;/strong&gt;, &quot;O Mary,&#xA;  indeed Allah gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name&#xA;  will be the Messiah, Jesus, &lt;strong&gt;the son of Mary&lt;/strong&gt; - distinguished in&#xA;  this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to Allah ].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm struggling to find out why the disciples would find the need to call him the son of Mary, wouldn't this be very obvious to Jesus?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to the information I know about Islam so far, it is the orthodox belief among Muslims that this was 100% genuinely what the disciples said , like a written tape recorder (in their own language).&#xA;It is also the orthodox belief that Jesus never said he was anything other than a servant of God, and certainly never claimed to be the son of God. So logically his followers would never had thought of him to be anything other than a servant of God.&#xA;It is also the orthodox belief that the Quran is not a product of Muhammad but a product of God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the attitude I (and many others) are getting is that the author of the Quran is making a theological point, emphasising him being born of an earthly mother, in order to deny his divinity as the son of God. This obviously being completely against the teaching of the Quran (because Jesus never gave such an impression to the disciples).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question being again, what was the need of his closest friends, the angel Gabriel &amp;amp; the Jews calling him the son of Mary?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user22010" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T21:09:04.597" LastActivityDate="2021-04-06T13:52:34.777" Title="Why is Jesus called the son of Mary so many times?" Tags="|quran|prophet-isa|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39216" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-21T18:03:50.243" Score="10" ViewCount="264" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a concept called &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usufruct&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Usufruct&lt;/a&gt;&quot; (use fruit) where an item is lent, but it produces something during the period of the loan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I lease my two horses to Omar for a year while he uses my house. These two horses produce a foal but the market price for houses and horses stays the same.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I get to keep the foal, Is the value of the foal (minus the depreciation of the horses due to age) considered interest on the loan of the house?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Omar gets the foal, it he receiving interest like a depositor at a bank?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4328" LastEditorUserId="29406" LastEditDate="2018-10-19T01:04:17.937" LastActivityDate="2018-10-19T01:04:17.937" Title="Is Usufruct (where a loaned item produces something) a form of interest?" Tags="|riba|finance|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39218" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25601" CreationDate="2017-04-21T18:04:21.427" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam we learn about the Original Bible and the corruption that happened to it by some of the Jewish and not good followers during the ages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;in Quraan, two Parts (surah) Maryam and Al Emraan, both related to the facts christian original bible.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(surah) Maryam &lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;(surah) Al Emraan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;in the Original Bible and all previews religions a confirmation that Muhammad the Messenger of Islam will come and a specific Sign will lead the world to him. but after he came they refuses to follow him and hides the remaining of bible that talks about Islam and each christian have to declare to islam.&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Assaf&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.ksu.edu.sa/tafseer/qortobi/sura61-aya6.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Explanation of Surah Assaf&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.beta.islamway.net/article/2150/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B3-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Conversation about this matter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22097" LastEditorUserId="22097" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T07:03:02.943" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T07:03:02.943" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39220" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="25601" CreationDate="2017-04-21T18:36:32.317" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;When you look at the  both The Bible and the Quran they are both supplements of the Torah and  Veda the only difference between them is the names of the writers of the Verses in the original version of the Quran they were calling Jesus as the Anointing One and in the new  version they call Jesus the Prophet of all mankind &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22100" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T18:36:32.317" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39221" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39182" CreationDate="2017-04-21T18:43:09.433" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Those who are sick,under age and old age are forgiven by Allah and they no need to perform the Salat &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22100" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T18:43:09.433" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39223" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39215" CreationDate="2017-04-21T18:52:33.810" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The reason that Jesus was called the Son of Mary because in the Jewish Traditional culture they would recognize the person under the Mothers Name &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22100" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T18:52:33.810" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39226" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39169" CreationDate="2017-04-21T19:14:05.757" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam it is prohibited for a woman to have a  child if not married and if married it is acceptable for the man to refuse children until They are in better living economic standard of supporting the child &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22100" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T19:14:05.757" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39227" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39108" CreationDate="2017-04-21T19:19:10.333" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The following Hadith show that it is indeed rewarding to do wudhu whilst already in the state of wudhu:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet said: He who performs ablution whilst already in the state&#xA;  of purity is given ten good merits.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Kanz al-Ummal, no. 26042&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam al-Sadiq said: He who renews his ablution without an impurity,&#xA;  Allah renews his repentance without him asking for forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Wasael al-Shi'aah, v.1, p.264, no.7&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam al-Sadiq said: Ablution upon ablution is light upon light.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;Ibid. p.265, no.8&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T19:19:10.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39229" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39215" CreationDate="2017-04-21T20:01:29.103" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jesus was called &lt;em&gt;Isa ibn Maryam&lt;/em&gt; (Jesus son of Mary) because it was the tradition of his people (the semitic Jews) to add the parents name with their names. Jesus didn't have a father or a son, so his sole blood relation would be his mother, Mary.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Son of X&quot;, &quot;daughter of Y&quot;, father of Z&quot; and &quot;mother of U&quot; were a common feature of Semitic names in ancient times, and they are still used, for example in Arabic names. They are also common in modern day Israel. See &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_surname&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jewish Surnames&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patronymic&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Patronymic&lt;/a&gt; names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The words used are&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ibn&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;bin&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;ben&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;bar&lt;/strong&gt; for son&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;bint&lt;/strong&gt; for daughter&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;abu&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;abba&lt;/strong&gt; for father&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;umm&lt;/strong&gt; for mother&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example  the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h) was called Muhammad ibn Abdullah (Muhammad son of Abdullah) and Abul Qasim (father of Qasim). &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Umar&lt;/a&gt; was called Umar Ibn Khatab (Umar son of Khatab). &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ali&lt;/a&gt; was called Ali ibn Abi Talib (Ali son of the father of Talib).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among the ancient Jewish rabbis who lived near the birth of Jesus, consider &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_ben_Joezer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yose ben Yoezer&lt;/a&gt; (Yose son of Yoeser), &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_ben_Perachiah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Joshua ben Perachiah&lt;/a&gt; (Joshua son of Perachiah), &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judah_ben_Tabbai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Judah ben Tabbi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_ben_Shetach&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Simeon ben Shetach&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliezer_ben_Jose&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eliezer ben Jose&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johanan_ben_Zakai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Johanan ben Zakai&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_ben_Hananiah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Joshua ben Hananiah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_bar_Yochai&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Simeon bar Yochai&lt;/a&gt; (Simeon son of Yochai)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For examples in the Gospels see:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2016:17&amp;amp;version=NIV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Matthew 16:17&lt;/a&gt; Jesus replied, &quot;Blessed are you, &lt;strong&gt;Simon son of&#xA;  Jonah&lt;/strong&gt;, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by&#xA;  my Father in heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%204:21&amp;amp;version=NIV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Matthew 4:21&lt;/a&gt; Going on from there, he saw two other brothers,&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;James son of Zebedee&lt;/strong&gt; and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2010:3&amp;amp;version=NIV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Matthew 10:3&lt;/a&gt; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax&#xA;  collector; &lt;strong&gt;James son of Alphaeus&lt;/strong&gt;, and Thaddaeus;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%202:14&amp;amp;version=NIV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mark 2:14&lt;/a&gt; As he walked along, he saw &lt;strong&gt;Levi son of Alphaeus&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” Jesus told him, and&#xA;  Levi got up and followed him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%203:18&amp;amp;version=NIV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mark 3:18&lt;/a&gt; Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, &lt;strong&gt;James&#xA;  son of Alphaeus&lt;/strong&gt;, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%206:16&amp;amp;version=NIV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Luke 6:16&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Judas son of James&lt;/strong&gt;, and Judas Iscariot, who became&#xA;  a traitor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%203:2&amp;amp;version=NIV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Luke 3:2&lt;/a&gt; during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the&#xA;  word of God came to &lt;strong&gt;John son of Zechariah&lt;/strong&gt; in the wilderness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:42&amp;amp;version=NIV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;John 1:42&lt;/a&gt; Jesus looked at him and said, “You are &lt;strong&gt;Simon son of&#xA;  John&lt;/strong&gt;. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is&#xA;  Peter[a]).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-21T21:13:38.463" LastActivityDate="2017-04-21T21:13:38.463" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39231" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38593" CreationDate="2017-04-22T00:03:14.303" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This state of mind is referred to as &lt;em&gt;Kathirush shak&lt;/em&gt; (کثیر الشک)/&#xA;one who doubts too much.&#xA;And in this state one can and should ignore their&#xA;doubt and assume that they have correctly performed that part&#xA;of the prayer which they have doubt in.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have to say the details of deeming a person Kathirush shak&#xA;wasn't easy to understand (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/files-new/book-pdf/persian-tozih-jame.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;p.418&lt;/a&gt;) and not easy to explain.&#xA;But, if you doubt at least in every third prayer for&#xA;more than three times then you can deem yourself as &#xA;Kathirush shak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A normal person who doubts at least once in every three prayers, should ignore his doubts.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2242/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Things which invalidate prayers » One who doubts too much&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a plus, if it is convenient for you to attend congregrational&#xA;prayers and offering your prayers in it gives you peace from this&#xA;excessive doubting then you &lt;em&gt;must&lt;/em&gt; attend the congregration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If a person is so obsessed with doubts and anxiety during prayers,&#xA;  that it leads to its invalidity, and if he finds peace only in&#xA;  congregational prayers, he must offer prayers in congregation.&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2252/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Congregational prayers » Introduction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Can I take a break from prayer until I fix the mistakes?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not at all permissible to halt or take a break from&#xA;saying prayers. It's forbidden to do so, and if done&#xA;one has to make up for them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3487" LastEditorUserId="3487" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T00:28:12.290" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T00:28:12.290" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39233" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-22T11:41:28.790" Score="3" ViewCount="272" Body="&lt;p&gt;أَنَّ أَخْوَفَ مَا أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ ثَلَاثٌ : جِدَالُ مُنَافِقٍ بِالْقُرْآنِ ، وَزَلَّةُ عَالِمٍ ، وَدُنْيَا تَقْطَعُ أَعْنَاقَكُمْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The greatest fear that I have for you are three: The argumentation of a hypocrite using the Quran, the blunder of a scholar, and duniya cutting your necks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Hadiith from Dar Qutniy, (Sunan al-Daraqutni”) and other compilations]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this hadith authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21729" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T12:55:14.137" LastActivityDate="2018-03-03T03:41:34.330" Title="Hadith about fears of the hypocrites who argue using the Quran giving wrong interpretations?" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39234" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-22T12:54:45.490" Score="5" ViewCount="1203" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been reading that some scholars do not differentiate between &lt;em&gt;'illa&lt;/em&gt; العلة and &lt;em&gt;sabab&lt;/em&gt; السبب in usul al fiqh, while others do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;What is the difference between 'illa and sabab in usul al fiqh?   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Provide examples with verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If possible, also add which scholars that doesn't differentiate between the two terms, and which does. Also explaining how some of them conclude that there is &lt;em&gt;or&lt;/em&gt; isn't a difference between the terms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance the verse  5:91:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّمَا &lt;strong&gt;يُرِيدُ&lt;/strong&gt; الشَّيْطَانُ &lt;strong&gt;أَن يُوقِعَ بَيْنَكُمُ&lt;/strong&gt; الْعَدَاوَةَ وَالْبَغْضَاءَ فِي الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ وَيَصُدَّكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَعَنِ الصَّلَاةِ ۖ فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّنتَهُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;if there is a difference between the terms; then maybe to comment whether this would be a sabab or 'illa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;All views are welcome, I do however hope that the one answering has been studying usul al fiqh or is familiar with it, i.e just linking to a website is not what i am looking for.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-04-15T12:29:56.007" LastActivityDate="2019-10-16T00:30:52.203" Title="What is the difference between 'illa and sabab in usul al fiqh?" Tags="|fiqh|terminology|usool-ul-fiqh|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39236" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39348" CreationDate="2017-04-22T13:57:07.557" Score="2" ViewCount="905" Body="&lt;p&gt;How is meditation and concentration done in Islam to increase the focus and get calmness and peace in heart?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;How to do concentration on God, Allah in Islam to be strong from inside, get peace and be more productive and active?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;How are this things done is Islam?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;As I've seen in some internet pages, that this meditation and concentration is not considered as halal in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22099" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-04-22T16:06:04.550" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T06:35:37.113" Title="How is meditation and concentration done in Islam?" Tags="|quran|practical-islam|spirituality|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39238" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39206" CreationDate="2017-04-22T16:10:36.970" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/89/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 5:89&lt;/a&gt;, one of the options of expiation of breaking an oath (&lt;code&gt;Kaffarat Al-Yameen&lt;/code&gt;)  is to feed ten needy people from one's own food, but having them on the same day is not a condition that is mentioned in the verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللَّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ&#xA;يُؤَاخِذُكُمْ بِمَا عَقَّدْتُمُ الْأَيْمَانَ فَكَفَّارَتُهُ إِطْعَامُ&#xA;عَشَرَةِ مَسَاكِينَ مِنْ أَوْسَطِ مَا تُطْعِمُونَ أَهْلِيكُمْ أَوْ&#xA;كِسْوَتُهُمْ أَوْ تَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ&#xA;ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ ذَلِكَ كَفَّارَةُ أَيْمَانِكُمْ إِذَا حَلَفْتُمْ&#xA;وَاحْفَظُوا أَيْمَانَكُمْ كَذَلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ آيَاتِهِ&#xA;لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah will not impose blame upon you for what is meaningless in your&#xA;oaths, but He will impose blame upon you for [breaking] what you&#xA;intended of oaths. So its expiation is the feeding of ten needy people&#xA;from the average of that which you feed your [own] families or&#xA;clothing them or the freeing of a slave. But whoever cannot find [or&#xA;afford it] - then a fast of three days [is required]. That is the&#xA;expiation for oaths when you have sworn. But guard your oaths. Thus&#xA;does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be grateful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Qudamah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Qudamah&lt;/a&gt; in Al-Mughni, Vol. 9, p. 544, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=7013&amp;amp;bk_no=15&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Chapter 8028&lt;/a&gt; mentioned so:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وإن أطعم كل يوم مسكينا، حتى أكمل العشرة، أجزأه، بلا خلاف نعلمه؛ لأن&#xA;الواجب إطعام عشرة مساكين، وقد أطعمهم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one feeds one needy person every day until the ten days are&#xA;completed, this is acceptable with no disagreement we know of, because&#xA;one has to feed ten needy people, and one will have fulfilled this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a difference of opinions on whether the ten needy people have to be distinctly different, or if the equivalent (i.e., feed one needy person ten meals, or five needy people two meals each, etc.) would suffice. Malik, Al-Shafe'i, and Ibn Hanbal said that the verse says ten needy people; therefore, they have to be ten different people. Al-Awza'i and some of the Hanafi scholars said it is permitted to feed the equivalent.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-08-01T09:44:23.890" LastActivityDate="2021-08-01T09:44:23.890" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39240" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-22T22:32:12.280" Score="5" ViewCount="2810" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are you suppose to just listen the hamd of the Imam? What if you are too far away? Where should your mind be set to? Can you say any dhikr if you can't hear? If so what dhikrs are recommended?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2019-08-19T13:54:07.430" Title="During jama'at prayers, what are you suppose to do when the Imam is say Hamd and Surah?" Tags="|salat|jamaat|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39241" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10660" CreationDate="2017-04-22T22:39:52.063" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its quite late to post.. I am a convert to Islam. And happened to come to this post while searching about performing prayers. All the answers seems completely logical. And one of the main reason why I converted is that islam is from God and it satisfies oneself with logic. Along with other things, we have made everything so complicated. Rules Rules &amp;amp; rules!! If salat was so simple why make it complicated. Ayat al kursi itself has a very high position. And the love of the person to this ayat is great. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dont think too much, as one of my muslim friend said if you do everything by rule you make your life complicated. Make it a habbit! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22115" LastActivityDate="2017-04-22T22:39:52.063" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39245" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-23T09:08:57.347" Score="3" ViewCount="118" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is this Hadith authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;منكر أو تارك الصلاة يعاقبه الله خمس عشرة عقوبة 6 أثناء حياته و3 حين الموت و3 في القبر و3 يوم القيامة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one who disdains the prayers will receive fifteen punishments from Allah. Six punishments in this lifetime, three while dying , three in the grave and three on the Day of Judgement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22120" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-04-24T05:52:53.570" Title="Authenticity of the Hadith regarding the one who disdains prayers" Tags="|hadith|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39248" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-23T13:53:27.443" Score="3" ViewCount="5990" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I am in a relationship with an atheist woman, then what should I do, leave her or marry her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I tell her I can't marry her because she is an atheist, she might lie about her beliefs. If she is pregnant (less then 2 months) and she decides to keep the baby then what should my decision be based to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If both her and my parents consent to this marriage, is it ok to marry her?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22122" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-23T14:09:15.687" LastActivityDate="2019-04-21T16:42:40.470" Title="Can I marry an atheist woman with our parents' consent? What if she's pregnant?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|baby|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39249" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39248" CreationDate="2017-04-23T14:21:37.403" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam only allows marriage to a Muslim, a Jew or a Christian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/60/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 60:10&lt;/a&gt; ... And hold not to marriage bonds with disbelieving&#xA;  women ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 5:5&lt;/a&gt; ... And [lawful in marriage are] chaste women from&#xA;  among the believers and chaste women from among those who were given&#xA;  the Scripture before you ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The parents' consent and the pregnancy do not have any bearing on the ruling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should also know that sexual relations outside of marriage is &lt;em&gt;Zina&lt;/em&gt; (fornication), it is itself a major sin and a punishable crime under shariah.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/17/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 17:32&lt;/a&gt; And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse.&#xA;  Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 24:33&lt;/a&gt; But let them who find not [the means for] marriage&#xA;  abstain [from sexual relations] until Allah enriches them from His&#xA;  bounty ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/23/5-7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 23:5-7&lt;/a&gt; And they who guard their private parts. Except from&#xA;  their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will&#xA;  not be blamed. But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the&#xA;  transgressors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-23T16:24:25.423" LastActivityDate="2017-04-23T16:24:25.423" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39250" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39103" CreationDate="2017-04-23T15:50:18.757" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The fatwa in question is highly publicized, and is the basis that many so-called modernists allow interest-based loans. It may prove to be very difficult to find the actual text of the fatwa since it appears to be merely rumored by the Khedive (ruler of Egypt and Sudan at the time, who had major disagreements with Muhammad 'Abduh), but is nowhere else to be found.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The background behind this fatwa is that the Egyptian Post had started a service at the time where one was allowed to deposit a sum of money in what was called Savings Deposit Book (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.egyptpost.org/part.aspx?Services_id=16&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;دفتر التوفير&lt;/a&gt;), where one gets a higher-than-market interest rate (e.g., at present, it is 10.25%). Had there been such a fatwa, it would have been referenced by the Egyptian Post in their documentation, or documented in Al-Manar (the publication used to document fatwas in Egypt at the time). I could not find the fatwa in either documentation. However, there was a mention of it in Al-Manar periodical.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Al-Mannar, Vol. 19, Part 9, p. 527-9, issued on 22 Feb. 1917 (I am attaching the scan of the article), Muhammad Rashed Ridaa ('Abduh's main student, mentioned in the sentence following your quote in your source), was asked about this fatwa, and whether it contradicted the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Ridaa responded as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Had there been an official fatwa from the Imam [Muhammad 'Abduh] on&#xA;the matter of the savings deposit book, it would have been documented&#xA;in his collection of fatwas in the Ministry of Justice, and should be&#xA;sought there. I have not seen a fatwa from him on this matter, but I&#xA;have heard him in a conversation mention the opposition of&#xA;the Khedive to his view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;— Muhammad Rashed Ridaa (quote)&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In summary, the article claimed that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Egyptian government, through a royal decree, established a&#xA;savings deposit book in the Egyptian Post to give the poor some&#xA;means of saving their excess income.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;About 3,000 out of those who used this service refused to take the&#xA;interest earned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The government [Prime Minister] consulted 'Abduh on how to make the postal&#xA;savings system sharia-compliant. He gave some verbal recommendations&#xA;on what needed to be modified.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Prime Minister informed the Khedive of the changes required. The&#xA;Khedive was furious that the Mufti [Muhammad 'Abduh] was willing&#xA;to allow a riba-based system to be used. [It is unclear what the&#xA;rationale is since the system was setup by a decree from the Khedive,&#xA;and he seemed to object to his own system].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Khedive invited a group of Al-Azhar scholars to study the matter&#xA;and provide their recommendations based on jurisprudence (fiqh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The article claimed that the Khedive did so to appear to be the protector of the religion in front of the public from 'Abduh's collusion with the government to allow riba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apart from this article, I found no other reference to this controversial fatwa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a translation of the full article. This is my own translation, so treat with care:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Interest from savings deposit&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;(Q. 11) from the undersigned in Egypt&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Dear Respected Sir, may Allah protect you:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy, and His blessings. We often hear from people about the legalization as permissible [halal] of depositing money in a savings funds in the [Egyptian] Post, and taking the interest, which is no doubt a form of forbidden [haram] usury [riba]  by consensus of Muslims, without a difference of opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When debated about this, they often invoke the official fatwa issued by the Imam [Muhammad 'Abduh]. Since we have not seen this fatwa, and do not know its rationale, and since you were the closest to the Imam and most knowledgeable about his opinions and fatwas, we are turning to you to explain to us the Imam's fatwa, and to clarify if it does not contradict the book [Qur'an] and Sunnah. Especially, since probate law offices decided to deposit minors' money in these funds based on this alleged fatwa as they claim, as they say.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May your diligence be satisfactory as always expected from you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Written by Abu Al-Ashbal&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;May Allah pardon him with His favor&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;(A. 11) from Muhammad Rashed Ridaa&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Had there been an official fatwa from the Imam [Muhammad 'Abduh] on the matter of the savings deposit book, it would have been documented in his collection of fatwas in the Ministry of Justice, and should be sought there. I have not seen a fatwa from him on this matter, but I have heard him in a conversation, summarized as follows, mention the opposition of the Khedive to his view:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Government has established the postal savings fund by a decree of the Khedive (Royal Command). This was to give the poor a venue to save from their earnings what exceeds their expenses. Nearly three thousand among the poor who deposited their money in the postal savings fund did not accept to take the interest they deserved under said decree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Government asked me for a legitimate way to make this interest halal, so that the poor people using the system do not sin. I responded verbally that it was possible, provided that provisions of &lt;a href=&quot;http://wiki.islamicfinance.de/index.php/Mudaraba&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;mudaraba&lt;/a&gt; organizations were accounted for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prime Minister approached the Khedive to modify the Royal Decree accordingly to become Sharia-compliant. His Royal Highness showed his satisfaction. The Prime Minister then told him: &amp;quot;We have consulted the Mufti [Muhammad 'Abduh] about this matter [and this was his view]&amp;quot;, the Khedive became furious and asked: &amp;quot;How can the Mufti allow riba? I must consult other scholars on this matter.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His Royal Highness assembled in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koubbeh_Palace&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Koubbeh Palace&lt;/a&gt; a committee of scholars from Al-Azhar, and tasked them with legitimatizing the [Egyptian Post] savings fund to appear in front of the public as the defender of the  religion, and the applier of Sharia law that stopped the Government's intent of forcing Muslims into a riba-based system with the collusion of the Mufti, had he [the Khedive] not remedied it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars laid out a project that their assembly presented to the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry of Finance then presented the project to me [Muhammad 'Abduh], and I found that they adopted the ratification that I had mentioned verbally to the Prime Minister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what I heard from him [Muhammad 'Abduh], and I think he said that said scholars belonged to four or three schools of jurisprudence [madhhab], but I am not certain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The form that the scholars established to ratify the savings fund does not count as a form of forbidden &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A6%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;nasee'&lt;/a&gt; usury that existed prior to Islam. Imam Ahmad [ibn Hanbal] made it clear when asked about &amp;quot;riba without doubt&amp;quot;, as did others, that it was taking extra money in exchange for a delay in payment [of the loan]. He [Ahmad ibn Hanbal] said: &amp;quot;When the time of settling a loan comes, one pays or a higher interest is imposed. If the borrower cannot settle a loan when due, the lender adds to the loan term and the borrower adds to the sum to be paid.&amp;quot; Ibn Hajar said that such form of forbidden usury multiplied over months, and devastated households.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p47r8.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/p47r8.png&quot; alt=&quot;Al-Manar Vol. 19, p. 527-529&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T12:26:55.137" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39251" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-23T16:58:44.930" Score="0" ViewCount="2732" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am deeply in love with a boy who is son ky grandfather's own sister. it means that he is cousin of my father. so is it appropriate to marry him or not according to Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22123" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T01:28:24.400" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T01:28:24.400" Title="Marry a cousin uncle" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39252" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39251" CreationDate="2017-04-23T17:30:53.053" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Marriage is only forbidden with the stated relatives mentioned in the following verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 4:22&lt;/a&gt; And do not marry those [women] whom your fathers&#xA;  married, except what has already occurred. Indeed, it was an&#xA;  immorality and hateful [to Allah ] and was evil as a way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 4:23&lt;/a&gt; Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers,&#xA;  your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's&#xA;  sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your&#xA;  [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your&#xA;  wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born]&#xA;  of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in&#xA;  unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the&#xA;  wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take&#xA;  [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already&#xA;  occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the words fathers, mothers, daughters and sons being also applied perpetually to all direct ascendants and descendants (grand-children and grand-fathers etc.) For details on these see &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/Hedaya_201703/Hedaya#page/n279/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hidayah&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/minhaj_al-talibin_english#page/n307/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Minhaj Al Talibeen&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Cousins are not mahrams and can be married. The Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h) married &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaynab_bint_Jahsh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zaynab bint Jash&lt;/a&gt;, who was his cousin. The same would extend to cousin uncles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edit:&lt;/strong&gt; As &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/20796/armaan&quot;&gt;Armaan&lt;/a&gt; noted in the comments, Fatimah, the daughter of the Prophet, married her father's cousin, Ali ibn Talib.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-25T17:42:36.927" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T17:42:36.927" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39253" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39248" CreationDate="2017-04-23T18:48:28.653" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you're worried that marrying her is a sin you realize the quran is quite clear that once a child is conceived, it has the right to life.  The Quran makes it very clear that all life is sacred.  It is never permissible to terminate a pregnancy because one fears being unable to financially support a child or another child. It is God, who is the Provider and Sustainer of all life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Furthmore Prophet Muhammad was heard to say, “A woman may be married for four reasons: her wealth, her lineage, her beauty, and her religious commitment.  Marry the one who is religiously committed.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Looking at the situation, she has a choice to make whether SHE wants to marry you, assuming she did you could rationalize it would be for her lineage and yours. However, I dont see how youre so comfortable committing adultry and simultaneous concerned whether or not it would be proper to marry the mother of your child?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22125" LastActivityDate="2017-04-23T18:48:28.653" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39255" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-23T20:46:55.357" Score="3" ViewCount="4018" Body="&lt;p&gt;The past year and half, my husband only comes to me once in ten days to have sex with me once he comes (ejaculates) he promises me he'll come again as I want him physically near me, but he then will say he is tired, etc. This causes an argument and resentment towards him; it's okay for me to please him, but shouldn't it be equal--both of our enjoyment.  We have always had an active sex life; we both enjoy it and both love pleasing each other as it's important, but I am not happy with these selfish actions, so I feel resentment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I want to know: Can my husband refuse sex, and what can I do about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22127" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-23T23:36:55.933" LastActivityDate="2017-06-27T10:22:18.063" Title="Can my husband refuse sex, and what can I do about it?" Tags="|nikah|sex|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2018-03-26T08:14:25.183" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39256" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39257" CreationDate="2017-04-23T21:27:22.000" Score="4" ViewCount="354" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen many people kissing their thumbs and then putting them on their eyes on listening the name of prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). I want to ask that is there any proof of this act from the time of sahaba (razi Allahu anhum).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastActivityDate="2017-04-23T23:43:34.907" Title="Kissing thumbs on listening the name of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39257" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39256" CreationDate="2017-04-23T23:43:34.907" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;No, there is no proof that any of the companions kissed their thumbs and wiped their eyes upon hearing the name of the Prophet (ﷺ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith in &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikisource.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%84%D9%81:%D9%83%D8%B4%D9%81_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B32.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Kashf Al-Khafa'&lt;/a&gt; Vol. 2, p. 206, hadith 2296 that conveys the same meaning as your question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;رواه الديلمي عن أبي بكر أنه لما سمع قول المؤذن أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله&#xA;  قاله وقبل باطن الأنملتين السبابتين ومسح عينيه فقال صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  من فَعَلَ فِعْلَ خليلي فقد حلت له شفاعتي.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated by Al-Dailami through Abi Bakr that when he heard the&#xA;  Moathin's [call for prayers] saying &quot;Ahshadu an-na Mohammad-an rassoul&#xA;  Allah&quot;, he said the same and kissed the interior of his thumbs, then&#xA;  wiped his eyes. The Prophet (ﷺ) said:&#xA;  Whoever does the act of my close friend, my intercession will be&#xA;  permissible for him&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the same book, it is mentioned that the hadith is not authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/181365&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A fatwa 181365&lt;/a&gt;, this is an innovation (bid'ah), as what is narrated through Al-Dailami alone cannot be authenticated. The fatwa also mentions other versions of similar hadiths in &lt;code&gt;Hashiyat Ibn 'Abdin&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Tafsir Rooh Al-Bayan&lt;/code&gt;, and it elaborates that both are not authentic hadiths as well (one of them is through Al-Dailami). The conclusion is (according to the fatwa) as quoted from &lt;a href=&quot;http://ar.islamway.net/book/17209/%D9%81%D9%82%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B0%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fiqh Al-Ad'iya wa Al-Athkar&lt;/a&gt; by 'Abdul-Raziq Badr: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ومن الهيئات المحدَثة في رفع اليدين تقبيل الإبهامين ووضعُهما على&#xA;  العينين عند ذكر اسم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في الأذان أو غيره، وقد&#xA;  روي في ذلك حديثٌ باطلٌ لا يصح عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، ولفظه : &quot;من&#xA;  قال حين يسمع أشهد أنَّ محمداً رسول الله: مرحباً بحبيبي وقرة عيني محمد&#xA;  بن عبد الله ثمَّ يُقبِّل إبهامَه ويجعلهما على عينيه لَم يعمَ ولم يرمد&#xA;  أبداً&quot;، و قد نصَّ غيرُ واحدٍ من أهل العلم على أنَّ هذا الحديث باطلٌ لا&#xA;  يصح عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One form of innovation is raising the hands, kissing the thumbs and&#xA;  putting them on the eyes when the Prophet's (ﷺ) name is mentioned in&#xA;  the &lt;code&gt;adhan&lt;/code&gt;. An invalid hadith was narrated to this effect that does&#xA;  not attribute to the Prophet (ﷺ), and it is: [hadith is quoted]. It&#xA;  was mentioned by several scholars that the hadith is not authentic and&#xA;  is not attributable to Prophet (ﷺ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When examining the content of the hadith, one finds the Prophet (ﷺ) using the word &lt;code&gt;khalil&lt;/code&gt; (close friend), which is a word that the Prophet (ﷺ) did not use to describe Aba Bakr in any authentic hadith. In fact, the only authentic hadiths with this word related to Abi Bakr is to negate the &lt;code&gt;khalil&lt;/code&gt; relationship:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا&#xA;  أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ عَنِ&#xA;  النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ &quot;وَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا مِنْ&#xA;  أُمَّتِي خَلِيلاً لاَتَّخَذْتُ، أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَلَكِنْ أَخِي&#xA;  وَصَاحِبِي‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;If I were to take a Khalil, I would have taken&#xA;  Abu Bakr, but he is my brother and my companion (in Islam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/62/8&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 62/8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not only that, but in this hadith, the Prophet (ﷺ) explicitly frees himself from the &lt;code&gt;khalil&lt;/code&gt; relationship altogether:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَلاَ إِنِّي أَبْرَأُ إِلَى كُلِّ خِلٍّ مِنْ خِلِّهِ وَلَوْ كُنْتُ&#xA;  مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلاً لاَتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلاً إِنَّ&#xA;  صَاحِبَكُمْ خَلِيلُ اللَّهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Behold I am free from the dependence of all bosom friends and if I&#xA;  were to choose anyone as bosom friend I would have taken Abu Bakr as&#xA;  my bosom friend. Allah has taken your companion as a friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/muslim/44/8&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 44/8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We can conclude from the above that neither the chain is authentic, nor does the choice of words seem to match what the Prophet (ﷺ) was known to use.  In fact, the choice of words is in contradiction with other authentic hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastActivityDate="2017-04-23T23:43:34.907" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39258" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39245" CreationDate="2017-04-24T03:42:11.947" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith you mentioned is fabricated (موضوع) from a Sunni point of view. It can be found in Bahr Al-Domoo' (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;بحر الدموع&lt;/a&gt;) by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_al-Jawzi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Al-Jawzi&lt;/a&gt;, Ch. 4, p. 151. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alifta.net/Fatawa/fatawaDetails.aspx?BookID=3&amp;amp;View=Page&amp;amp;PageNo=1&amp;amp;PageID=1341&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa 8689&lt;/a&gt; by the Permanent Committee declared this hadith as fabricated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;هذا الحديث باطل، قال الحافظ ابن حجر في اللسان: هو من تركيب محمد بن&#xA;  علي بن العباس البغدادي العطار، زعم أن أبا بكر بن زياد النيسابوري أخذه&#xA;  عن الربيع عن الشافعي عن مالك عن سمي عن أبي صالح عن أبي هريرة رضي الله&#xA;  عنه رفعه: (من تهاون بصلاته عاقبه الله بخمس عشرة خصلة... ) الحديث، وهو&#xA;  ظاهر البطلان من أحاديث الطرقية، وهكذا قال الذهبي في الميزان.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This hadith is fabricated. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hajar_al-Asqalani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Hajar&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;code&gt;Al-Lisan&lt;/code&gt; said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;It is fabricated by Mohammad ibn 'Ali ibn Al'Abbas Al-Buaghdadi&#xA;    Al-'Attar, who claimed that Abu Bakr ibn Ziyad Al-Naisaburi took from&#xA;    Al-Rabi' through Al-Shafe'i through Malik through Sumai through Abi&#xA;    Salih through Abi Huraira to the Prophet (ﷺ): &quot;Whoever disdains the&#xA;    prayers will receive fifteen punishments ...&quot; to the end of the&#xA;    hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Dhahabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Dhahabi&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;code&gt;Al-Mizan&lt;/code&gt; said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;The hadith is obviously fabricated by some of the sufis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith has two chains of narration other than the one commented about by the Permanent Committee.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first chain is narrated through Mohammad ibn Mohammad ibn Zaid Al-'Alawi through Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn 'Abdullah Al-Muri' through Al-Hussain ibn Ahmad Al-Mo'allim through Ahmad ibn Ibrahim Al-Fami through Mohammad ibn Ahmad ibn Siddeeq Al-Asbahani through Is'haq ibn Ibrahim through 'Ali ibn Sho'aib through Shuja' ibn Al-Waleed ibn Qays through 'Abdel-Wahid ibn Rashid through his father through Al-Harith through 'Ali ibn Abi Talib through the Prophet (ﷺ). The chain has unknowns and untrustworthy as mentioned by &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B5%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ismail ibn Mohammad ibn Al-Fadl Al-Asbahani&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The second chain is narrated through 'Umar ibn Ahmad ibn 'Uthman Al-Wa'idh through Abu Al-Fadl Ja'afar ibn Mohammad Al-Sandali through Abu Bakr ibn Zanjuwaih through Mohammad ibn Youssof Al-Feryabi through Sufian Al-Thawri through Zubaid ibn Al-Harith Al-Ayami through 'Aamir Al-Sha'bi through Juhaifa (Wahb ibn 'Abdullah) through 'Ali ibn Abi Talib through the Prophet (ﷺ). This chain has Abu Bakr ibn Zanjuwaih who, while being honest in his narrations, used to mix up his chains. 'Umar ibn Ahmad ibn 'Uthman Al-Wa'idh is also known as Ibn Shaheen, whom &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Daraqutni&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Daraqutni&lt;/a&gt; said he made mistakes and insisted on them, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Dawoodi&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Dhahabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Dhahabi&lt;/a&gt; concurred with Al-Daraqutni.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastActivityDate="2017-04-24T03:42:11.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39259" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-24T08:35:22.337" Score="3" ViewCount="17658" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm in a relationship with a man of my age who is undergoing training in Armed forces. So he is not allowed to get married now.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Because of my mother's insistence he had to go to army so that I don't have to face army and also he can get married to me.  I want to get married as early as possible because I have felt satan and nafs are taking us and influencing us to wrongdoings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both our families want us to get married when he gets permission which is in 4 years to come, and also want me to complete my mbbs and and another degree before marriage which is yet 5-6 years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can we at least have marriage without their concern right now?  Who will be my wali?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we get married we cannot expose it publicly because it is risky for his job.  I want to get rid out of this sin and want to enter into a halal relation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22131" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-25T02:43:51.230" LastActivityDate="2018-09-09T16:46:53.210" Title="Who can be my wali if my parents don't agree to let me marry now but later?" Tags="|nikah|wali|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39260" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4146" CreationDate="2017-04-24T08:37:45.093" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Hadith Qudsi is sayings from God. But is different of Quran. In Quran both concept and words are revealed to the Prophet from God but in Hadith Qudsi only concept (meaning) is revealed to prophet and prophet express it by his own words. Also another difference is that the Hadith Qudsi is not miracle.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22132" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-24T11:42:07.290" LastActivityDate="2017-04-24T11:42:07.290" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39263" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39259" CreationDate="2017-04-24T11:42:34.410" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Hanafi school of thought has the view that an adult woman can carry out her own marriage, without the consent or involvement of a wali. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They base it on the following verses of the Quran, arguing that the woman is given the right to contract her own marriage and the consent of the wali is not mentioned as conditional. (See &lt;a href=&quot;https://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=4120&amp;amp;pid=555061&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ahkam ul Quran by Al Jasas&lt;/a&gt; for details):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:230&lt;/a&gt; And if he has divorced her [for the third time], then&#xA;  she is not lawful to him afterward until [after] &lt;strong&gt;she marries&lt;/strong&gt; a husband&#xA;  other than him. And if the latter husband divorces her [or dies],&#xA;  there is no blame &lt;strong&gt;upon the woman and her former husband for&#xA;  returning to each other if they think that they can keep [within] the&#xA;  limits of Allah&lt;/strong&gt; . These are the limits of Allah, which He makes&#xA;  clear to a people who know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/234&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:234&lt;/a&gt; And those who are taken in death among you and leave&#xA;  wives behind - they, [the wives, shall] wait four months and ten&#xA;  [days]. And when they have fulfilled their term, then there is no&#xA;  blame upon you for &lt;strong&gt;what they do with themselves&lt;/strong&gt; in an acceptable&#xA;  manner. And Allah is [fully] Acquainted with what you do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They also interpret the following hadith to support their view:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A woman without a husband has more right to her person than her&#xA;  guardian&lt;/strong&gt;, and a virgin's consent must be asked from her, and her&#xA;  silence implies her consent. [&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/16/78&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A woman came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, &quot;O Allah's Messenger&#xA;  (ﷺ)! &lt;strong&gt;I have come to give you myself in marriage&lt;/strong&gt; (without Mahr).&quot;&#xA;  Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) looked at her. He looked at her carefully and&#xA;  fixed his glance on her and then lowered his head. When the lady saw&#xA;  that he did not say anything, she sat down. A man from his companions&#xA;  got up and said, &quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! If you are not in need of&#xA;  her, then marry her to me.&quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;Have you got&#xA;  anything to offer?&quot; The man said, &quot;No, by Allah, O Allah's Messenger&#xA;  (ﷺ)!&quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to him), &quot;Go to your family and see if you&#xA;  have something.&quot; The man went and returned, saying, &quot;No, by Allah, I&#xA;  have not found anything.&quot; Allah's Apostle said, &quot;(Go again) and look&#xA;  for something, even if it is an iron ring.&quot; He went again and&#xA;  returned, saying, &quot;No, by Allah, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I could not&#xA;  find even an iron ring, but this is my Izar (waist sheet).&quot; He had no&#xA;  rida. He added, &quot;I give half of it to her.&quot; Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)&#xA;  said, &quot;What will she do with your Izar? If you wear it, she will be&#xA;  naked, and if she wears it, you will be naked.&quot; So that man sat down&#xA;  for a long while and then got up (to depart). When Allah's Messenger&#xA;  (ﷺ) saw him going, he ordered that he be called back. When he came,&#xA;  the Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;How much of the Qur'an do you know?&quot; He said,&#xA;  &quot;I know such Sura and such Sura,&quot; counting them. The Prophet (ﷺ) said,&#xA;  &quot;Do you know them by heart?&quot; He replied, &quot;Yes.&quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) said,&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Go, I marry her to you for that much of the Qur'an which you have.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  [&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;]  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only condition they attach is that the husband should be a suitable\equal match to the wife, and in case of an unequal match the &lt;em&gt;awliya&lt;/em&gt; can dispute the marriage and a Qadi can be persuaded to annul it. In your case the parents themselves agree to the marriage, just not the timing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Hanafi manual &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/Hedaya_201703/Hedaya#page/n285/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hidayah&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The nikah of a sane and major freewoman stands concluded, when it is&#xA;  with her consent, even if the wali (guardian with legal authority&#xA;  granted by the shareah) did not undertake this contract.&lt;/strong&gt; This is so&#xA;  according to Abu Hanifah and Abu Yusuf (God bless them) recorded as&#xA;  the Zahir al- Riwayah. It is narrated from Abu Yusuf (God bless him)&#xA;  that it is not concluded, while according to Muhammad (God bless him),&#xA;  it is concluded but is suspended (mawqiif, subject to ratification by&#xA;  the wall).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Malik and al-Shafil (God bless them) said that nikah is not concluded&#xA;  at all through a statement of women, because a nikah is intended to&#xA;  meet certain objectives and delegating such authority to them upsets&#xA;  these objectives. Muhammad (God bless him) said that such upsetting&#xA;  basis objectives is remedied after ratification of the contract by the&#xA;  wali. The basis for permissibility (according to the Zahir al-Riwayah)&#xA;  is that she has undertaken an act that pertains to something that is&#xA;  purely her personal right, and she possesses the legal capacity to do&#xA;  so being sane and in possession of discretion. It is for the same&#xA;  reason that she can undertake transactions in wealth and possesses the&#xA;  right to choose a husband. The wali is asked to undertake her marriage&#xA;  so that she is not characterised as being immodest. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thereafter, according to the Zahir al-Riwayah, ther is no difference&#xA;  between a husband who is equal in status to her and one who is not&#xA;  equal in status. It is also reported from Abu Hanifa and Abu Yusuf&#xA;  that in the case of a husband of lesser status it is not permitted,&#xA;  because there are many matters (between husband and wife) that cannot&#xA;  be resolved by resort to law. It is reported that Muhammad withdrew&#xA;  his opinion and upheld the one followed by the two jurists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you go with the Hanafi view you can arrange your own marriage with witnesses etc. and register it with the court.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shafi school of thought does not consider a marriage without a wali to be valid. They base it on the following verse, arguing that the reason the Quran admonishes the &lt;em&gt;walis&lt;/em&gt; to not prevent women is because they have the right:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/232&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:232&lt;/a&gt; And when you divorce women and they have fulfilled&#xA;  their term, &lt;strong&gt;do not prevent them from remarrying their [former]&#xA;  husbands&lt;/strong&gt; if they agree among themselves on an acceptable basis. That&#xA;  is instructed to whoever of you believes in Allah and the Last Day.&#xA;  That is better for you and purer, and Allah knows and you know not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They also base it on the following hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah said: &lt;strong&gt;“Any woman whose marriage is not&#xA;  arranged by her guardian, her marriage is invalid, her marriage is&#xA;  invalid, her marriage is invalid.&lt;/strong&gt; If (the man) has had intercourse&#xA;  with her, then the Mahr belongs to her in return for his intimacy with&#xA;  her. And if there is any dispute then the ruler is the guardian of the&#xA;  one who does not have a guardian.” &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abu Daud&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1261970&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn&#xA;  Majah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/11/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami Tirmizi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shafis also use the above hadith to derive that if a Wali refuses to marry the woman, then the state can resolve the dispute and become her wali. In a non-muslim country, a non-muslim judge can not act as your wali, but you can approach an Imam of a mosque or a pious and knowledgeable Muslim to act instead.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Shafi manual, &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/RelianceOfTheTravellerShariaLawManualcom.AndTrans.Keller/Reliance%20of%20the%20Traveller%20-%20Sharia%20Law%20Manual%20%28com.%20and%20trans.%20Keller%29#page/n537/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Umdat as Salik&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whenever a free woman asks to marry a suitor who is a suitable match&#xA;  (def: m4) (0: by telling her guardian, &quot;Marry me to him&quot;), the&#xA;  guardian must marry her to him (0: whether she is a virgin or&#xA;  nonvirgin, and whether prepubescent or not). The Islamic magistrate&#xA;  (A: i.e. judge) marries her to such a groom if the guardian:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(1) in the presence of the magistrate refuses to marry her to the&#xA;  groom;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(2) is on a journey farther than 81 km/5O mi. from home;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(3) or is in a state of pilgrim sanctity (ihram) (0: for hajj, 'umra,&#xA;  or both) (dis: j3.20).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In such eases, the guardianship does not devolve to the next most&#xA;  eligible in the m3.7 order of lawful guardians. If (non-(2) above) the&#xA;  guardian is on a journey of less than 81 km./SO mi. from home, the&#xA;  bride may not be married to someone without the guardian's leave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-04-24T11:42:34.410" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39264" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39199" CreationDate="2017-04-24T15:38:11.023" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Shia view is: You don't even need a turbah. Using Turbah is just recommended (&lt;em&gt;مستحب&lt;/em&gt;). Using another for nose is just &lt;em&gt;another&lt;/em&gt; recommended act.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Majority of Shia scholars agree that it's wajib to pray on something clean like: Rocks, Marble, Paper or turbah which is the best. You can't do sajda on gold, silver, anything edible or something used in clothes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The best of turbas are the cleanest ones, from pure lands. To Shia the cleanest ones are those that have the blood of Prophet Muhammad grandson's &lt;em&gt;blood&lt;/em&gt; or just come from a holy city. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-04-24T15:38:11.023" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39265" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39213" CreationDate="2017-04-24T15:43:54.143" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The bare minimum is to turn your heart towards Allah...if one is a shitpile still if their heart is towards Allah then they're good, but if they have the best of clothes, made wudu, are towards Qibla, have hijab but their heart is somewhere else— (e.g.) praying/speaking to Allah only for &lt;em&gt;riya&lt;/em&gt; then it's no good. For more about turning your heart towards something see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/38292/13637&quot;&gt;from bad to good&lt;/a&gt; section of my answer from here.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-04-25T03:24:39.537" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T03:24:39.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39266" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39410" CreationDate="2017-04-24T16:24:16.077" Score="4" ViewCount="1601" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is there any ibadah prescribed by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) for the night of 27th Rajab?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-01T01:21:14.020" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T04:08:00.663" Title="Should we observe nawafil on the Night of 27th Rajab?" Tags="|salat|time|lunar-calendar|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39267" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39273" CreationDate="2017-04-24T18:52:53.147" Score="1" ViewCount="364" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam.org.hk/HY/signsofthelastday/the_rejection_of_the_true_religion.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islam.org.hk&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Another among the signs of the End Times is that the pilgrimage will&#xA;  be made for the sake of travel, business, ostentation or begging.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Such a time will come when the rich go on pilgrimage for purposes of&#xA;  travel, the comfortably off for business, the wise for boasting and&#xA;  outward show, and the poor to beg. (Narrated by Anas (r.a.))&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where is this quote from?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-04-25T04:08:24.010" LastActivityDate="2021-09-22T16:53:10.507" Title="What is the source of the following narration about pilgrimage during the last hour?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39269" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-24T22:45:54.843" Score="1" ViewCount="677" Body="&lt;p&gt;I haven't seen this posted anywhere in this forum. Is getting into the actuarial profession halal or haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please elaborate on your reasons. I want to know because I graduated from an actuarial science master's degree. If it is haram, do I have to unlearn what I learned in college?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22064" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-25T02:26:45.800" LastActivityDate="2019-01-03T11:50:27.737" Title="Is getting into the actuarial profession haram or halal?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39270" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-25T01:26:07.673" Score="1" ViewCount="945" Body="&lt;p&gt;This verse in Quran بَدِيعُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ‌ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمۡرً۬ا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ ۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ Al-Baqarah 2:117 saying &quot;The Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it: &quot;Be!&quot; - and it is&quot;.Can we derive Al badi from this? But in a list of names of Allah  Sheikh uthymeen didn't mentioned Al-badi &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22043" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T20:37:21.830" Title="Is Al badi a name of Allah ?" Tags="|authenticity|asma-ul-husna|salafi|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39273" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39267" CreationDate="2017-04-25T04:03:59.080" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Sunni View&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith you refer to is mentioned in several books as discussed below (and others). The grading of the hadith is either very weak or fabricated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It'haf Al-Jama'a&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From It'haf Al-Jama'a (إتحاف الجماعة بما جاء في الفتن والملاحم وأشراط الساعة), Vol. 2, p. 22, quoted from a long hadith attributed to Ibn 'Abbas through the Prophet (ﷺ), referenced in Al-Jalees Al-Salih (see below):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عند ذلك يا سلمان يحج الناس إلى هذا البيت الحرام؛ تحج ملوكهم لهوًا&#xA;وتنزهًا، وأغنياؤهم للتجارة، ومساكينهم للمسألة، وقراؤهم رياء وسمعة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time, O Salman, people will do hajj to the Great Mosque&#xA;[Mecca]: their kings for fun and picnic, their rich for trade, their&#xA;needy for begging, and their readers for showing off and reputation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the same book, Ibn Mardawaih (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%A8%D9%83%D8%B1_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ابن مردويه&lt;/a&gt;) said that the hadith is weak, and its content is partially correct in meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The chain of narration is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibrahim ibn Makhlad&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;'Abdel-Malik ibn 'Eid&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Sulaim ibn Muslim&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibrahim ibn Makhlad&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mohammad ibn Abi Sho'aib&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mohammad ibn Al-Hussain&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Mu'afa ibn Zakaria&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This grades the hadith as very weak (da'eef jiddan) due to Sulaim ibn Muslim Al-Khashab, who used to fabricate hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/GAZALIIhyaUlumAlDin1/GAZALI__Ihya-Ulum-Al-Din-1#page/n100/mode/1up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din&lt;/a&gt; (إحياء علوم الدين) Vol. 1, p.200 (English) or p.262 (Arabic), &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ghazali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali&lt;/a&gt; referenced to this hadith without full attribution:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وقد روي في خبر من طريق أهل البيت إذا كان آخر الزمان خرج الناس إلى الحج&#xA;أربعة أصناف سلاطينهم للنزهة وأغنياؤهم للتجارة وفقراؤهم للمسألة وقراؤهم&#xA;للسمعة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Ahl Al-Bayt informed: In the latter days, the&#xA;people will go to Hajj will be of four types: The sultans [rulers] for&#xA;picnicking, the rich for trade, the poor for begging, and the readers&#xA;for fame.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zain_al-Din_al-%27Iraqi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-'Iraqi&lt;/a&gt; in Takhreej Ahadeeth Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din (&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/waq15902/15902#page/n669/mode/1up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;تخريج أحاديث إحياء علوم الدين&lt;/a&gt;) Vol. 2, p. 670 is quoted:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وقال العراقي: رواه الخطيب من حديث أنس بإسناد مجهول وليس فيه ذكر&#xA;السلاطين ورواه أبو عثمان الصابوني في كتاب المائتين فقال تحج أغنياء&#xA;أمتي للنزهة وأوساطهم للتجارة وفقراؤهم للمسألة وقراؤهم للرياء والسمعة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Al-Iraqi said: This was narrated by Al-Khateeb from the hadith of&#xA;Anas with an unknown chain of narration, and does not mention the&#xA;sultans. It was also narrated by Abu 'Uthman Al-Sabooni in his book&#xA;Al-Ma'atain as: The rich of my umma will do hajj for picnicking, and&#xA;their mid-class for trade, and their poor for begging, and their&#xA;readers for fame and showing off.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The conclusion from this source is that it is a hadith with an unattributed chain of narration, i.e., fabricated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Jalees Al-Salih Al-Kafi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Al-Jalees Al-Salih Al-Kafi (&lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/7301/442&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الجليس الصالح الكافي والأنيس الناصح الشافي&lt;/a&gt;), Al-Twaigri wrote in Ch. 61, p. 446 that Abu Al-Faraj Al-Mu'afa ibn Zakariya narrated this long hadith through a chain of narration that ends with ibn 'Abbas (same chain as the one in It'haf Al-Jama'a above):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال: إي والذي نفسي بيده، عندها&#xA;يحج أمراء الناس لهوا وتنزها، وأوساط الناس للتجارة، وفقراء الناس&#xA;للمسألة، وقراء الناس للرياء والسمعة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Yes, by whom my soul is in His hand, at that&#xA;time, the princes will do hajj for fun and picnic, and the mid-class&#xA;for trade, and the poor for begging, and the readers for showing off&#xA;and reputation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care.&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This has the same chain of narration as It'haf Al-Jama'a, and is accordingly equally graded as very weak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-22T16:53:10.507" LastActivityDate="2021-09-22T16:53:10.507" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39276" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-25T05:29:18.527" Score="0" ViewCount="2493" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vent&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiktionary&lt;/a&gt; defines &quot;vent&quot; in a few ways: &lt;em&gt;a verbalized frustration&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;to express a strong emotion&lt;/em&gt;.  &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/#q=vent&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google&lt;/a&gt; describes it as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...give free expression to (a strong emotion).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These emotions or frustrations can be about various things, e.g. inability to find a partner, a neighbour's loudness, customer dissatisfaction, and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people vent as a means of working through problems, and so on.  It has both &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evolution-the-self/201404/6-virtues-and-6-vices-venting&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;positives and negatives&lt;/a&gt; from a mental health standpoint.  Generally, it's good to communicate about one's problems, but done too harshly or to the wrong person may backfire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is &quot;venting&quot; halal, or even sunnah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering if this behaviour is appropriate, or even encouraged in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T05:47:19.517" Title="Is &quot;venting&quot; halal, or even sunnah?" Tags="|halal-haram|behavior|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39277" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39281" CreationDate="2017-04-25T05:48:50.143" Score="1" ViewCount="5081" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my experience, spending enough time with someone inevitably leads to disagreements, and even &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/#q=squabbles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;squabbles&lt;/a&gt; (&quot;a noisy quarrel about something petty or trivial&quot;).  The Prophet Muhammad had eleven (and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/37553/17163&quot;&gt;possibly more&lt;/a&gt;) wives.  I'm wondering if the Prophet and his wives were recorded as getting into squabbles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Did the Prophet and his wives get into domestic squabbles?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It might be that his wives got into squabbles with the Prophet, but these arguments weren't recorded, perhaps because they were kept private, or perhaps not to embarrass Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It might alternatively be that they didn't get into squabbles with the Prophet; that they were in control of their emotions, and that might be part of being a wife of the Prophet.  Or maybe it's just so bad to squabble with the Prophet, that it didn't happen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-25T06:55:59.493" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T07:30:22.437" Title="Did the Prophet and his wives get into squabbles?" Tags="|history|wives-of-the-prophet|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39278" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-25T06:33:21.077" Score="2" ViewCount="508" Body="&lt;p&gt;One thing I struggle with as a convert is haya (shyness, modesty, shame).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A recent instance was where I bought a non-mahram (probably non-Muslim) man a coffee in Azerbaijan.  People stared.  I thought I was being friendly, doing a good deed, and maybe he'd get a better impression about Islam than what people see in the news.  (And, I just really like coffee.)  It's made me want to re-evaluate things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel it's unfriendly to have too much shyness.  And it feels rude (even elitist) to minimize speaking to men, or to be too straightforward when speaking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How does a Muslim woman balance friendliness with shyness?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm seeking broad and practical guidelines as a starting point, and to help avoid making major mistakes.  (Hopefully I can improve step by step.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;YouTube videos have led me to the surah containing &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/28/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 28:23&lt;/a&gt; and how Prophet Musa and two women interacted when they were struggling to water their sheep.  I'm not sure what the take-home message is here though, but it seems at least permissible to talk to non-mahram men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-05-28T07:23:00.947" Title="How does a Muslim woman balance friendliness with shyness?" Tags="|practical-islam|women|men-women|behavior|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39279" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-04-25T06:54:10.997" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-25T06:54:10.997" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T06:54:10.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39280" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-04-25T06:54:10.997" Score="0" Body="For questions about behaviors related to the teachings of Islam." OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-25T06:54:10.997" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T06:54:10.997" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39281" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39277" CreationDate="2017-04-25T07:16:18.923" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The wives of the Prophet, like the first Muslim community, like any Muslim ... had immense respect for the Prophet's position and didn't raise their voices against him in a hostile manner. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/49/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 49:2&lt;/a&gt; O you who have believed, do not raise your voices&#xA;  above the voice of the Prophet or be loud to him in speech like the&#xA;  loudness of some of you to others, lest your deeds become worthless&#xA;  while you perceive not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They were however human and arguments did occur, being documented in this lengthy Hadith by Umar ibn Khatab:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated from Ibn Abbas in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/125&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I had been eager to ask Umar bin Al-Khattab about the two ladies from&#xA;  among the wives of the Prophet regarding whom Allah said 'If you two&#xA;  (wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) namely Aisha and Hafsa) turn in repentance&#xA;  to Allah, your hearts are indeed so inclined (to oppose what the&#xA;  Prophet (ﷺ) likes). (66.4) till Umar performed the Hajj and I too,&#xA;  performed the Hajj along with him. (On the way) Umar went aside to&#xA;  answer the call of nature, and I also went aside along with him&#xA;  carrying a tumbler full of water, and when `Umar had finished&#xA;  answering the call of nature, I poured water over his hands and he&#xA;  performed the ablution. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then I said to him, &quot;O chief of the Believers! Who were the two ladies&#xA;  from among the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) regarding whom Allah said: 'If&#xA;  you two (wives of the Prophet) turn in repentance to Allah your hearts&#xA;  are indeed so inclined (to oppose what the Prophet (ﷺ) likes)?&quot; (66.4)&#xA;  He said, &quot;I am astonished at your question, O Ibn Abbas. They were&#xA;  Aisha and Hafsa.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then Umar went on narrating the Hadith and said, &quot;I and an Ansari&#xA;  neighbor of mine from Bani Umaiyya bin Zaid who used to live in&#xA;  Awali-al-Medina, used to visit the Prophet (ﷺ) in turn. He used to go&#xA;  one day and I another day. When I went, I would bring him the news of&#xA;  what had happened that day regarding the Divine Inspiration and other&#xA;  things, and when he went, he used to do the same for me. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;We, the people of Quraish used to have the upper hand over our wives,&#xA;  but when we came to the Ansar, we found that their women had the upper&#xA;  hand over their men, so our women also started learning the ways of&#xA;  the Ansari women. I shouted at my wife and she retorted against me and&#xA;  I disliked that she should answer me back. She said to me, 'Why are&#xA;  you so surprised at my answering you back? By Allah, the wives of the&#xA;  Prophet answer him back and some of them may leave (does not speak to)&#xA;  him throughout the day till the night.' &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The (talk) scared me and I said to her, 'Whoever has done so will be&#xA;  ruined!' Then I proceeded after dressing myself, and entered upon&#xA;  Hafsa and said to her, 'Does anyone of you keep the Prophet (ﷺ) angry&#xA;  till night?' She said, 'Yes.' I said, 'You are a ruined losing person!&#xA;  Don't you fear that Allah may get angry for the anger of Allah's&#xA;  Messenger (ﷺ) and thus you will be ruined? So do not ask more from the&#xA;  Prophet (ﷺ) and do not answer him back and do not give up talking to&#xA;  him. Ask me whatever you need and do not be tempted to imitate your&#xA;  neighbor (i.e., Aisha) in her manners for she is more charming than&#xA;  you and more beloved to the Prophet (ﷺ) .&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Umar added,&quot;At that time a talk was circulating among us that (the&#xA;  tribe of) Ghassan were preparing their horses to invade us. My Ansari&#xA;  companion, on the day of his turn, went (to the town) and returned to&#xA;  us at night and knocked at my door violently and asked if I was there.&#xA;  I became horrified and came out to him. He said, 'Today a great thing&#xA;  has happened.' I asked, 'What is it? Have (the people of) Ghassan&#xA;  come?' He said, 'No, but (What has happened) is greater and more&#xA;  horrifying than that: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ); has divorced his wives.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Umar added, &quot;The Prophet (ﷺ) kept away from his wives and I said&#xA;  &quot;Hafsa is a ruined loser.' I had already thought that most probably&#xA;  this (divorce) would happen in the near future. So I dressed myself&#xA;  and offered the morning prayer with the Prophet (ﷺ) and then the&#xA;  Prophet; entered an upper room and stayed there in seclusion. I&#xA;  entered upon Hafsa and saw her weeping. I asked, 'What makes you weep?&#xA;  Did I not warn you about that? Did the Prophet (ﷺ) divorce you all?'&#xA;  She said, 'I do not know. There he is retired alone in the upper&#xA;  room.' &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I came out and sat near the pulpit and saw a group of people sitting&#xA;  around it and some of them were weeping. I sat with them for a while&#xA;  but could not endure the situation, so I went to the upper room where&#xA;  the Prophet; was and said to a black slave of his, 'Will you get the&#xA;  permission (of the Prophet (ﷺ) ) for Umar (to enter)?' The slave went&#xA;  in, talked to the Prophet (ﷺ) about it and then returned saying, 'I&#xA;  have spoken to the Prophet (ﷺ) and mentioned you but he kept quiet.'&#xA;  Then I returned and sat with the group of people sitting near the&#xA;  pulpit. but I could not bear the situation and once again I said to&#xA;  the slave, 'Will you get the permission for Umar?' He went in and&#xA;  returned saying, 'I mentioned you to him but he kept quiet.' So I&#xA;  returned again and sat with the group of people sitting near the&#xA;  pulpit, but I could not bear the situation, and so I went to the slave&#xA;  and said, 'Will you get the permission for Umar?' He went in and&#xA;  returned to me saying, 'I mentioned you to him but he kept quiet.'&#xA;  When I was leaving, behold! The slave called me, saying, 'The Prophet&#xA;  (ﷺ) has given you permission.' &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then I entered upon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and saw him Lying on a bed&#xA;  made of stalks of date palm leaves and there was no bedding between it&#xA;  and him. The stalks left marks on his side and he was leaning on a&#xA;  leather pillow stuffed with date-palm fires. I greeted him and while&#xA;  still standing I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Have you divorced your&#xA;  wives?' He looked at me and said, 'No.' I said, 'Allah Akbar!' And&#xA;  then, while still standing, I said chatting, 'Will you heed what I&#xA;  say, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)? We, the people of Quraish used to have&#xA;  power over our women, but when we arrived at Medina we found that the&#xA;  men (here) were overpowered by their women.' The Prophet (ﷺ) smiled&#xA;  and then I said to him, 'Will you heed what I say, O Allah's Messenger&#xA;  (ﷺ)? I entered upon Hafsa and said to her, &quot;Do not be tempted to&#xA;  imitate your companion (Aisha), for she is more charming than you and&#xA;  more beloved to the Prophet.' &quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) smiled for a second&#xA;  time. When I saw him smiling, I sat down. Then I looked around his&#xA;  house, and by Allah, I could not see anything of importance in his&#xA;  house except three hides, so I said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Invoke&#xA;  Allah to make your followers rich, for the Persians and the Romans&#xA;  have been made prosperous and they have been given (the pleasures of&#xA;  the world), although they do not worship Allah.' &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Thereupon the Prophet (ﷺ) sat up as he was reclining. and said, 'Are&#xA;  you of such an opinion, O the son of Al-Khattab? These are the people&#xA;  who have received the rewards for their good deeds in this world.' I&#xA;  said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Ask Allah to forgive me.' &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then the Prophet (ﷺ) kept away from his wives for twenty-nine days&#xA;  because of the story which Hafsa had disclosed to Aisha. The Prophet&#xA;  (ﷺ) had said, 'I will not enter upon them (my wives) for one month,'&#xA;  because of his anger towards them, when Allah had admonished him. So,&#xA;  when twenty nine days had passed, the Prophet (ﷺ) first entered upon&#xA;  Aisha. Aisha said to him, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! You had sworn that&#xA;  you would not enter upon us for one month, but now only twenty-nine&#xA;  days have passed, for I have been counting them one by one.' The&#xA;  Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'The (present) month is of twenty nine days.' Aisha&#xA;  added, 'Then Allah revealed the Verses of the option. (2) And out of&#xA;  all his-wives he asked me first, and I chose him.' Then he gave option&#xA;  to his other wives and they said what Aisha had said . &quot; (1) The&#xA;  Prophet, ' had decided to abstain from eating a certain kind of food&#xA;  because of a certain event, so Allah blamed him for doing so. Some of&#xA;  his wives were the cause of him taking that decision, therefore he&#xA;  deserted them for one month. See Qur'an: (66.4)  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T07:16:18.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39284" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39289" CreationDate="2017-04-25T08:04:17.343" Score="3" ViewCount="897" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum Shayekh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this ayah for example - &#xA;عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُونَةٍ - 56:15&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is the alif like sign above ya of A'la? It seems to me like a verticle fathah but it's not pronounced in any recitation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;JazakAllah for your response (in advanced)!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22146" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-04-25T14:21:13.607" LastActivityDate="2019-05-06T06:32:52.423" Title="What is this alif like sign?" Tags="|quran|quran-recitation|uloom-al-quran|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39285" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39284" CreationDate="2017-04-25T09:48:11.947" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is a sign that indicates a specific recitation in at least another valid qiraa'a. It can also refer to a possible &lt;em&gt;mad&lt;/em&gt; مد (a prologation in the recitation) or just shows that the &quot;yaa' ي&quot; is recited as an&quot;alif&quot;. It is not part of the Quran nor a valid sign of the rasm al 'Othmany of the moshaf. It is an addition to help the reader to read/recite the Quran as it was revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope to find time to improve this answer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2019-05-06T06:32:52.423" LastActivityDate="2019-05-06T06:32:52.423" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39288" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39199" CreationDate="2017-04-25T11:19:30.117" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, both nose and forehead should touch the turbah. While touching the forehead should not be covered by any cloth (cap, scarf, etc.) or any other thing. The skin of the forehead should touch the turbah. It is only allowed when the forehead is injured and it is bandaged or any other such circumstances. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other than that the weight of your body should be on the forehead, just a slight touch is not allowed. It is the sharth of Salat, so if it is not done correctly, the Salat will be broken.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;P.S. My answer is according to Shafa'i mazhab&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user22149" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-23T09:19:53.990" LastActivityDate="2017-11-23T09:19:53.990" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39289" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39284" CreationDate="2017-04-25T13:02:59.127" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is called &lt;code&gt;Al-Alif Al-Qaseera&lt;/code&gt; (الألف القصيرة) that goes on top of &lt;code&gt;Al-Alif Al-Maqsoora&lt;/code&gt; (الألف المقصورة) — which is drawn looking like a &lt;code&gt;ya'&lt;/code&gt; (ى) — to show that the pronunciation of the &lt;code&gt;ya'&lt;/code&gt; is like that of &lt;code&gt;alif&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Traditionally, علىٰ (to mean &quot;on&quot;) used to be written as علا (to mean &quot;exalt&quot; as in &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/28/4/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 28:4&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c3kuv.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/c3kuv.png&quot; alt=&quot;Example 1&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This caused confusion in distinguishing the meaning of the words, so it was replaced by &lt;code&gt;Al-Alif Al-Maqsoora&lt;/code&gt; (على). But then, this introduced a problem of how to distinguish the pronunciation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To distinguish the pronunciation, dots were used on top of or below letters to denote the different ligatures, as shown in the document below from a mushaf from North Africa. This way of writing ligatures has been partially re-adopted for ya' (ي) in the modern times, with two dots under it to replace &lt;code&gt;kasra&lt;/code&gt; (the only tradition I am aware of that continue till today from this way of writing).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cCmzT.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/cCmzT.png&quot; alt=&quot;Example 2&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later on, &lt;code&gt;Al-Alif Al-Qaseera&lt;/code&gt; was adopted to distinguish the pronunciation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note this &lt;code&gt;Al-Alif Al-Qaseera&lt;/code&gt; does not get added when the following letter is &lt;code&gt;sakin&lt;/code&gt; as in this verse for &lt;code&gt;موسى&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YkynB.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/YkynB.png&quot; alt=&quot;Example 3&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;whereas, if the letter following is not &lt;code&gt;sakin&lt;/code&gt;, then &lt;code&gt;موسى&lt;/code&gt; will adopt &lt;code&gt;Al-Alif Al-Qaseera&lt;/code&gt; on top:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sKXdN.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sKXdN.png&quot; alt=&quot;Example 4&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you may have noticed, that &lt;code&gt;Al-Alif Al-Qaseera&lt;/code&gt; is also used to replace (&lt;code&gt;badal&lt;/code&gt;) the actual &lt;code&gt;alif&lt;/code&gt; in a lot of words, typically for beautification of scripture, and is only used this way in scribing the Qur'an (which has different rules in scribing).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, it may be used to differentiate different types of recitation as in the following example, which can be recited as &lt;code&gt;malik&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;maalik&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3AH0S.png&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3AH0S.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For further information on this topic, you may refer to books on the topic (e.g., &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books?id=hz9ICwAAQBAJ&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;رسم المصحف دراسة لغوية تاريخية&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-04-25T13:08:29.163" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T13:08:29.163" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39292" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35514" CreationDate="2017-04-25T18:39:34.963" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the Tafsir: &lt;em&gt;Ahkam ul Quran&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ja%E1%B9%A3%E1%B9%A3%C4%81s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Bakr Ahmad bin Ali Al-Razi Al-Jassas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/23579/1094&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Maidah, section on marriage with the people of the Book&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وروي أن عثمان بْن عفان تزوج نائلة بنت الفرافصة الكلبية وهي نصرانية&#xA;وتزوجها على نسائه وروي عن طلحة بْن عبيد الله أنه تزوج يهودية من أهل&#xA;الشام&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is narrated that Uthman Bin Affan married Na'ila bint al-Furafisa, of&#xA;the tribe of Kalb, and she was a Christian, and he married her on&#xA;previous (muslim) wives. And it is narrated about Talha bin&#xA;Ubaid-Ullah that he married a Jewess from Syria.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/23579/414&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Baqarah, section on marriage with polytheists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وروي عن حذيفة أيضا أنه تزوج يهودية وكتب إليه عمر أن خل سبيلها , فكتب&#xA;إليه حذيفة : أحرام هي ؟ فكتب إليه عمر : لا , ولكن أخاف أن تواقعوا&#xA;المومسات منهن&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is narrated about Huzaifah that he married a Jewess. When Umar&#xA;found out about it, he wrote to Huzaifah to seperate from the woman.&#xA;Huzaifah wrote in reply that &amp;quot;Is she haram for me?&amp;quot; Umar replied:&#xA;&amp;quot;No, but I fear that you may take the immoral ones among them&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there are narrations about at least three companions that they married Jews or Christians:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uthman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Uthman ibn Affan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talhah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Talhah ibn Ubaydullah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudhayfah_ibn_al-Yaman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Among them, Na'ila, the wife of Uthman, eventually accepted Islam but apparently sometime after the marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-10-11T08:20:07.330" LastActivityDate="2021-10-11T08:20:07.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39294" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10216" CreationDate="2017-04-25T20:26:07.387" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I dont think it would be wrong but still if you are a muslim you should keep the quran higher than the bible well because jews and Christians follow the same god and all of these religions are based of the hebrews and all talk about the prophets but if you are a muslim you should keep the quran the highest &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22160" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T20:26:07.387" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39295" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32743" CreationDate="2017-04-25T23:37:55.720" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is shirk! Dont ever call anyone but ALLAH by ALLAH's names or attributes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If your friend is good at something like basketball or tennis ect. say MashALLAH TabarakALLAH, you are very good at playing ball ect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And ALLAH knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My ALLAH save us against shirk. amin&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22162" LastActivityDate="2017-04-25T23:37:55.720" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39296" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-26T00:05:15.950" Score="3" ViewCount="212" Body="&lt;p&gt;My local mosque asked me and my wife to go there to discuss if a reconciliation between was possible. I said I wanted to give our marriage another chance, but my wife said she wanted a divorce. Next week, I am invited to attend another session, but this time to give her a divorce. I want to know if I refuse to give my wife a divorce, can she automatically receive it from the Shari'ah Council?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22163" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-04-26T01:50:30.040" LastActivityDate="2017-10-25T09:31:23.217" Title="If I refuse to divorce my wife, can the Shari'ah Council divorce us against my will?" Tags="|sharia|talaq|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="7" ClosedDate="2017-11-12T17:18:03.407" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39297" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39306" CreationDate="2017-04-26T00:50:59.773" Score="3" ViewCount="342" Body="&lt;p&gt;On Friday, Muslims have &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumu%27ah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jumu'ah&lt;/a&gt; prayer.  This is comparable with &quot;sabbath&quot; in Christianity: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remember_the_sabbath_day,_to_keep_it_holy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy&lt;/a&gt; is taken as one of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ten Commandments&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia writes about this (see: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabbath#Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sabbath, Islam&lt;/a&gt;) but doesn't clarify if &quot;sabbath&quot; is an appropriate word to use to describe Fridays.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is it improper to describe Friday as &quot;sabbath&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &quot;sabbath&quot; is omitted from an Islam version of the Ten Commandments by  Imam Kamil Mufti &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamreligion.com/articles/5114/viewall/ten-commandments-in-quran/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T14:20:56.547" Title="Is it improper to describe Friday as &quot;sabbath&quot;?" Tags="|terminology|jumuah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39298" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-26T01:09:36.623" Score="4" ViewCount="441" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an warns about speaking without knowledge:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/17/36&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 17:36&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of my Muslim friends uses this as a reason to avoid speaking about Islam almost entirely, and encourages others to likewise avoid talking about Islam.  He seems fearful that he might be punished for inaccuracies in statements he makes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure what to make of his approach.  On one hand, it's good to be cautious, but maybe this is going too far.  After all, surely talking about Islam is necessary to learn about Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Are we encouraged to talk about Islam, or should we be cautious to avoid talking without knowledge?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not seeking a judgement on his approach, but seeking the relevant material from the Qur'an and Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-10-28T03:56:57.067" Title="Are we encouraged to talk about Islam, or should we be cautious to avoid talking without knowledge?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39300" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38238" CreationDate="2017-04-26T02:32:45.050" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith, as shown in the picture you posted, is in &lt;em&gt;Jami' Al-Tirmidhi&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: جامع الترمذي), not in &lt;em&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/em&gt;. Most likely, the picture is referring to this hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حدثنا أبو كريب قال: حدثنا عبدة بن سليمان، عن محمد بن عمرو قال: حدثنا&#xA;  أبو سلمة، عن أبي هريرة قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: أكمل&#xA;  المؤمنين إيمانا أحسنهم خلقا، وخيركم خيركم لنسائهم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah narrated that The Messenger of Allah said: &quot;The most&#xA;  complete of the believers in faith, is the one with the best character&#xA;  among them. And the best of you are those who are best to your women.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— Source: Jami' Al-Tirmidhi, Muhammad ibn Issa at-Tirmidhi,&#xA;  Vol. 1, Book 7, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/12/17/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith 1162&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The wording is almost identical, considering that both are translations. This is an authentic (&lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt;, Arabic: صحيح) hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T16:52:05.017" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T16:52:05.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39303" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39266" CreationDate="2017-04-26T14:14:04.673" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, we should. I am not sure what the Sunni schools of thought recommend to do on this special night which leads to the proclamation of prophet hood of the final messenger Muhammad and several years later his ascension to the heavens on the 27th of Rajab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shia school of thought recommends for example to perform &lt;strong&gt;Ghusl&lt;/strong&gt; and a &lt;strong&gt;12&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;rakat prayer&lt;/strong&gt; to be performed in 2 rakat sequences (6x2 rakat). After Salaam recite the following Verses of the Holy Quran &lt;strong&gt;7&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;times each&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sura &lt;strong&gt;Fatiha&lt;/strong&gt;,&#xA;Sura &lt;strong&gt;Ichlas&lt;/strong&gt;,&#xA;Sura &lt;strong&gt;Falaq&lt;/strong&gt;,&#xA;Sura &lt;strong&gt;Naas&lt;/strong&gt;,&#xA;Sura &lt;strong&gt;Kafiroon&lt;/strong&gt;,&#xA;Sura &lt;strong&gt;Qadr&lt;/strong&gt;,&#xA;Ayat-ul-&lt;strong&gt;Kursee&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.duas.org/miraj.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibadah&lt;/a&gt; is based on the Holy Imams of Ahl-ul-Bayt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T14:14:04.673" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39304" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39278" CreationDate="2017-04-26T14:43:41.067" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Bismillah. So it sounds like there are two dimensions to your question. One is legal and the other is a matter of preference. The legal question is what is the level of interaction that men and women can have with each other if they are not married and not mahrem to each other (and both are past puberty). I think you will find a range of opinions on this issue among the scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sadly there are not many real scholars here on stack exchange so I will try to answer this question as best I can (but please bear in mind that I am no scholar and so this is just my opinion).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Although there are text about lowering the gaze, there is no explicit text which I know of that says non mahrem men and women cannot speak to each other. I also know of at least one hadith where male and female companions were speaking to each other, I can't recall all the details off the top of my head but it was a discussion some companions were having about who had served the Prophet (saw) more, be it those who were with him or those who were in Abyssinia. There are probably several other examples but I can't think of any at the moment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So this seems to indicate that it is not haram for non mahrem men and women simply to speak with each other. Now the next question is can they have prolonged conversations, like friends, over a cup of coffee. &lt;a href=&quot;http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2014/08/06/mixed-gatherings-a-detailed-response-regarding-gender-interaction/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Many&lt;/a&gt; would say this is free-mixing and is not allowed. I tried to follow Shakjh Faraz's reasoning in this post and he doesn't seem to bring much in terms of explicit text but it seems to be grounded in the principle of blocking the means (saddal-dhara’i).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I think some would bring the argument that it is possible for a man and woman to be just friends and not fall into zina. It just depends on the people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So my humble opinion is that a situation like you described might be permissible, especially if it is always in public (because there are explicit text about 'being alone with each other'), you do not fear that it might lead to zina, and your intention is this person should get a better perception of Islam and Muslims (dawah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second dimension of your question is preference. Some people are more comfortable interacting with the opposite gender than others. I know my wife was brought up in a very conservative culture so she just doesn't feel comfortable making 'small talk' with non mahrem men. I respect this and do not force her. But if your preference is to have such conversations then please go ahead, but realize that many Muslims may find this awkward based on their culture and upbringings (which tend to have a very restrictive and conservative view of Islam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a final note, I would just add a word of caution that if any in any of your interactions, you feel an attraction building then you should check yourself. And in that case, you should evaluate if that is real love (in which case you should consider marriage) or just lust (in which case you should fear Allah and limit your interactions with that person).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="4973" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T14:43:41.067" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39306" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39297" CreationDate="2017-04-26T21:04:01.827" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Friday in Arabic is Jumu'ah. Sabbath is a Jewish holy day of rest from Friday evening to Saturday evening and the Christian holy day of rest is on Sunday. They are both on different days and different events. Jumu'ah is the best day as many virtues are bestowed on this day.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah and Hudhayfah (may Allaah be pleased with them) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah led those who came before us away from Friday. The Jews had Saturday, and the Christians had Sunday. Then Allaah brought us and Allaah guided us to Friday. So there is Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and thus they will follow us on the Day of Resurrection. We are the last of the people of this world but we will be the first on the Day of Resurrection, and we will be dealt with before all others.” &#xA;  Narrated by Muslim, 856. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Aws ibn Aws that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The best of your days is Friday. On that day Adam (peace be upon him) was created; on that day he died; on that day the Trumpet will be blown and on that day all of creation will swoon. So send a great deal of blessings upon me, for your blessings will be shown to me.” They said, “O Messenger of Allaah, how will our blessings upon you be shown to you when you have turned to dust?” He said, “Allaah has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of the Prophets, peace be upon them.” &#xA;  Narrated by Abu Dawood, 1047; classed as saheeh by Ibn al-Qayyim in his comments on Sunan Abi Dawood, 4/273; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 925. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These hadiths clearly explain the significance of Jumu'ah and how the day is much more important than any other day. In the first hadith it says why Jews celebrate Sabbath on Saturday and why Christians celebrate it on Sunday.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Calling&lt;/strong&gt; Jumu'ah (the blessed day) 'Sabbath' is imitating the kuffaar and the Prophet forbade to imitate the kuffaar. It is supposed to be separate from the disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/9211&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="20796" LastEditDate="2017-05-06T14:20:56.547" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T14:20:56.547" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39307" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35097" CreationDate="2017-04-26T21:04:32.023" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are leading the salat in congregation as an Imam, wait about 15 seconds for someone in the congregation to correct you.  If not just recite another surah that you know for sure and go to ruku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the salah before you salut the angels on both sides perform 2 more sajdas for repentance for the mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22066" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T21:04:32.023" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39308" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8209" CreationDate="2017-04-26T21:09:56.817" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Recite it when you are next standing.  If no more left, recite the missed sura when you are sitting after Et ta hayatu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the salah before you salut the angels on both sides, perform 2 more sajdas for repentance for the mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22066" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T21:09:56.817" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39309" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="26026" CreationDate="2017-04-26T21:16:40.450" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;May Allah forgive me if I am wrong, but I was brought up knowing that the imam is responsible for the recitations while in congregation.  You can recite El fatiha and other sura for yourself but this is not obligatory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are performing salah by yourself, then just repeat the whole sura.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end of the salah, before you salut the angels on both sides, perform 2 more sajdas for repentance for the mistake.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22066" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T21:16:40.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39310" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39298" CreationDate="2017-04-26T21:38:02.170" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What you're saying seems like a very conservative approach.&#xA;Some are very open-minded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both are not good. Islam wants us to have balance. Yet even when we aer seeking balance it doesn't mean that we'll be 100% correct all the time :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By Amir al-Mu'menin from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/gu/node/20908#hadith-n-85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nahj al-Balaqa&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;وَ قَالَ عليه‏السلام: مَنْ تَرَكَ قَوْلَ لَا أَدْرِي أُصِيبَتْ مَقَاتِلُهُ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever abandons saying, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;I do not know&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; meets his destruction.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So if you don't know something then be silent&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However from Qur'an we have:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Imran 13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّأُولِي الْأَبْصَارِ&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed in that is a lesson for those of vision.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/6/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-An'am 11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;قُلْ سِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ انظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ ...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;Travel through the land; then observe how was the end of the&#xA;  deniers.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;em&gt;تعقلون&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;تدبرون&lt;/em&gt; have been used in Qur'an MANY times. Sometimes in the sense that Allah is saying: &quot;Don't you want to reflect?!!!&quot; (&lt;em&gt;افلا تدبرون&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God is instructing us to go into a somewhat unknown territory ie what should I reflect...it's a very generic saying...just saying try to problematize The Quranic stories...try to look into Allah's creation and learn learn learn. (Whatever conclusions that we have should be measured with the Qur'an and the Prophet's Sunnah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My point is Islam doesn't us to become people where if someone asks us what should I do about this? And I always say I don't know I have to see Qur'an...I have to ask my scholar...I don't know anything myself. Islam wants us reflect and have &lt;em&gt;تفقه فی الدین&lt;/em&gt; (have profound understanding of religion)...yet if the person has never read Qur'an nor any narrations nor listens to any scholars and just prays likely this person should be silent and not speak and say &quot;I don't know&quot; and let others who reflect, study, write etc do the talking. Though I personally find it rare to see a scholar saying I don't know...even when I'm in class with children I find it hard to say &quot;I don't know&quot; ...It's not good. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the end even the best of scholars are not immune. There are many scholars whose words have deviated from Islam because they couldn't say I don't know or just couldn't stop following their desires (yet because scholars or Muslims are deviated it doesn't mean we should socialize with them as they have the rights of Muslims) ...look at the open-minded scholars...some say The Qur'an was all a saying for Muhammad and he was a great poet, some say his Ahkam don't have any application...are look into what some Sufis say...they say if you get close to Allah then you don't need to pray (They say this while Prophet Muhammad was the greatest person yet prayed like he was the greatest sinner) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In order to stay pious and be free from error it's recommended to always seek guidance from Allah (say Bismillah and say auzu billahi...) and if you're a Shia it's recommended that you also seek guidance (and do Tawassul) to your living occulted Imam so he can guide you against Satan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-07-28T19:11:49.280" LastActivityDate="2017-07-28T19:11:49.280" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39311" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39215" CreationDate="2017-04-26T22:13:49.197" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Jews denied he was of virgin birth and referred to him as &quot;Yashua bin Yosef&quot;; english would be &quot;Joshua son of Joseph&quot;; see Talmud and Historian Josephus.  The name &quot;Jesus&quot; is foreign to Aramaic and Hebrew, a Greek distortion in the New Testament which I think translated means &quot;I am&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only one of the Gospels, Gospel of John, referred to him as &quot;son of God&quot; and I think only in one verse.  The rest of the gospels often refer to him as &quot;son of man&quot;.  I am not sure if &quot;son of man&quot; is acceptable in Islam (another discussion).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The rest of the references as &quot;son of God&quot; occur within St. Paul of Tarsus letters.  While St. Paul was a very good teacher and pious person, even he did not claim he was a prophet ie messenger of God.  So if he is not a messenger then his writings, sayings, and sermons are based on inferred knowledge, opinion, and interpretation (akil); not transcendentally transported  knowledge directly from God (nakil).  Another discussion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer your question we have several references to the same person:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Jews :  Yashua bin Yosef or Joshua, son of Joseph&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to original and arian Christianity: Jesus, son of man&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Pauline and Orthodox Christianity:  Jesus, son of God&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to Quran and Islam:  Isa ibn Merriam or ie Isa, son of Mary&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All unanimously agree that he was the son of Mary.  Mary or the Angel Jibrail named him Isa according to the Quran, Yashua according to gospels.&#xA;The sh sound is not present in Greek and other languages so the name Isa is universally pronounced in every language and therefore used in the Quran as another mercy to mankind.  Just as Musa is more universally pronounceable than Moshe.  So we can see why the Quran refers to him as&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Isa ibn Merriem&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;eliminates all confusion and distortion, ie purified pages&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;repetition for importance and emphasis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;El Hamdu Lilah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22066" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T22:13:49.197" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39312" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39341" CreationDate="2017-04-26T23:20:22.933" Score="3" ViewCount="302" Body="&lt;p&gt;Not being fluent in Arabic, I have to rely on English translations and latin transliterations for trying to understand and pronounce the Quran.  I think alot of mine and other people's questions about the suras could be better understood if we knew the full story of each of the ayas of the suras as they were revealed to our Prophet (pbuh).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While I understand that the Quran is in the correct order as far as how the ayas and suras are laid out, this order is not chronological.  I looked in the local masjids for a text that describes the full biography of our prophet with the full story behind each of verses as they were revealed; ie the answers to companion's questions, lessons, sermons, trials, etc.  I could not find one.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can anyone recommend such a text if it does exist?  Shukran&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22066" LastActivityDate="2017-11-24T09:18:21.493" Title="Is there a book that presents the surahs of the Quran in chronological order with full description" Tags="|hadith|prophet-muhammad|history|islamic-basis|quranic-events|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39313" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24319" CreationDate="2017-04-26T23:42:22.743" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my opinion, a zero-sum transaction is an idle activity and Islam shuns such idle activity such as gambling, a good example, and idle talk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I remember from a Juma khutba that 3 conditions are required for a Halal transaction.  The imam derived these from authentic hadiths and Quran and tafsir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The transaction cannot involve anything Haram.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Both parties are pleased and have gained from the transaction, blessed and thanked each other, with the mutual wishes of &quot;may it be halal&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The transaction also brings each party closer to Allah, ie increases them in piety.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, it is recommended that all transactions be recorded with witnesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22066" LastActivityDate="2017-04-26T23:42:22.743" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39314" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-27T00:27:45.797" Score="0" ViewCount="723" Body="&lt;p&gt;Can a muslim man marry a woman who believes in one god but is spiritual and does not believe in religion?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22171" LastEditorUserId="22171" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T22:50:10.577" LastActivityDate="2017-05-25T17:07:35.843" Title="Can a muslim man marry a spiritual monotheist woman?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|interfaith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39316" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-27T03:34:57.407" Score="2" ViewCount="1554" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am a Muslimah and. I understand that men are different from women and that we have different needs along with that Polygamy is legal. I accept what Allah decrees is best for us, male or female, but how do I accept or not feel jealous if I find myself in a plural marriage? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What are the benefits for women?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it that I have more time to relax and have less pressure on me? I can have more time maybe starting my own business or reading Quran and having more free time to myself? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How do I not feel jealous? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22174" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T03:41:22.873" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T19:38:12.450" Title="What are the benefits of accepting polygamy for women?" Tags="|nikah|women|polygamy|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-04-12T18:08:22.990" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39318" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32655" CreationDate="2017-04-27T05:00:09.350" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Science and religion try to answer different questions regarding creation, life, and nature.  Science asks and tries to find out the answers to &lt;strong&gt;what?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;when?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;where?&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;how?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In contrast, religion tries to answer some of the &lt;strong&gt;what&lt;/strong&gt;, but mainly the &lt;strong&gt;why?&lt;/strong&gt; and most importantly &lt;strong&gt;who?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's take the Big Bang for example.  By observation, hypothesis, peer review, and confirmation we have already learned &lt;strong&gt;when&lt;/strong&gt; it happened (13.7 billion years ago) and &lt;strong&gt;how&lt;/strong&gt; (physicists can now tell us how the big bang progressed from the first few milliseconds onward).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being said, take the brightest scientists who have ever lived and ask them &lt;strong&gt;why&lt;/strong&gt; the big bang happened and &lt;strong&gt;who&lt;/strong&gt; did it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why&lt;/strong&gt; are we here?  &lt;strong&gt;Who&lt;/strong&gt; created us and the universe?  Science can never answer these 2 questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22066" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T05:00:09.350" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39320" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-04-27T06:37:28.510" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T06:37:28.510" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T06:37:28.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39321" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-04-27T06:37:28.510" Score="0" Body="For questions relating to a woman's wali (guardian), typically in relation to the wali's role during marriage." OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T06:37:28.510" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T06:37:28.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39322" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-04-27T06:42:02.747" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T06:42:02.747" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T06:42:02.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39323" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-04-27T06:42:02.747" Score="0" Body="For questions relating to the computer software, e.g., operating systems, games, business software, including its usage and development." OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T06:42:02.747" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T06:42:02.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39324" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-04-27T06:44:57.687" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T06:44:57.687" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T06:44:57.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39325" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-04-27T06:44:57.687" Score="0" Body="For questions about the place of education.  Use [fiqh] or [madhhab] instead for &quot;schools of thought&quot;." OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T06:44:57.687" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T06:44:57.687" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39326" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-04-27T06:53:59.117" Score="0" Body="" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T06:53:59.117" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T06:53:59.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39327" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-04-27T06:53:59.117" Score="0" Body="Questions relating to biological evolution (change in living organisms over time) and its relationship with Islamic thought." OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T06:53:59.117" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T06:53:59.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39328" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39334" CreationDate="2017-04-27T07:02:35.957" Score="3" ViewCount="1124" Body="&lt;p&gt;In Islam, we have the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_of_hadith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;science of hadith&lt;/a&gt; (uloom al-Hadith) described on Wikipedia as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...a number of religious disciplines used in the study and evaluation of the Islamic hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Judging from a Google search &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?q=hadith%20science&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;hadith science&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a lot of people describe it as a &quot;science&quot;.  This raises the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How scientific are Hadith sciences?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally, when I think of science, I think of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer_review&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;peer review&lt;/a&gt; more than anything else.  All other things seem to fall into place when you're dependent on passing the high standards of peer review for publication.  This doesn't seem to be the style of the hadith sciences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2018-04-10T06:55:26.560" Title="How scientific are Hadith sciences?" Tags="|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39329" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39328" CreationDate="2017-04-27T09:30:58.477" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;TLDR: this is a handful of references from my superficial familiarity with the subject, but modern historians seem to be pretty much in agreement that ahadith are sources of very little historical veracity and largely forgeries.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Two assumptions made in hadith studies that are unscientific are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the acceptance of the tenets of Islam; ahadith contain many anti-scientific claims that are not considered a reason to dismiss them based on content. Take for example the splitting of the moon, Adam and Hawa (Eve) having been 60 cubits tall, a common ancestor of mankind in Noah some 30000-40000 years ago going by ahadith, stones talking to Muhammad, water springing forth from between his fingers to quench the thirst his followers, the coccyx not decaying, etc. Generally, hard-science findings are irrelevant to hadith studies.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the sahaba (minus known hypocrites) are considered to be trustworthy&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the outset, hadith studies do not incorporate the scientific method due to the first item, and start from a position of credulity due to the second.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A scientific field that is comparable in purpose to the study of hadith would be history, the relevant method the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_method&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;historical method&lt;/a&gt;. The study of hadith among Muslim scholars has - to my knowledge, and by modern standards - dimly documented roots with poor archeological evidence in the form of relics, i.e. original manuscripts, other textual sources mentioning ahadith, etc. Just one example of how poor the documentation is: Christopher Melchert in &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/606725.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari and early hadith criticism&lt;/a&gt;&quot; writes: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Actually, the Sahih of Bukhari seems not to have been widely published&#xA;  until well into the tenth century, for  virtually all known&#xA;  transmissions were through a single  man, Muhammad ibn Yusuf ibn Matar&#xA;  al-Firabri (d. 320/ 932). Somehow, no one else of the many illustrious&#xA;  traditionists who related hadith of Bukhari (al-Mizzi lists over&#xA;  eighty) recognized the value of his collection of sound hadith and&#xA;  transmitted it. Its organization, in particular its chapter headings,&#xA;  seem not to have stabilized until the mid-tenth century. It first&#xA;  attracted commentaries in the later tenth century. The earliest hadith&#xA;  collection based on the Sahih of Muslim is said to have been that of&#xA;  Abu Bakr ibn Raja' al-Sindi al-Isfarayini (d. 286/ 899-900); however,&#xA;  the earliest that might have been based on the Sahih of Bukhari is&#xA;  that of Abu Ali Said ibn 'Uthman ibn al-Sakan (d. 353/964).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus the earliest collections we can find are roughly three centuries after the death of Muhammad, and go back to decades or more than a century after the death of their suggested author through a very small number of transmitters. The paper goes on to talk about the formation of the current text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another source of distrust in hadith ignored by Islamic discourse (at least to my knowledge) about hadith criticism is their relation to politics. Goldziher in &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.ch/books?id=s6sYxzbiP-gC&amp;amp;pg=PA44#v=onepage&amp;amp;q&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&quot;Muhammadan Studies&quot; vol.2 p.44&lt;/a&gt; writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;it is not surprising that, among the hotly debated controversial&#xA;  issues of Islam, whether political or doctrinal, there is not one in&#xA;  which the champions of the various views are unable to cite a number&#xA;  of traditions, all equipped with imposing isnads&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Hadith#Authenticity&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/a&gt; has a couple links pointing to works by modern historians about the authenticity of hadith, its origins, the available evidence, etc. They seem to be in agreement that the corpus of hadith is largely fabrications and evidence for it even existing can't be traced any earlier than almost a century after the death of Muhammad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The work of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_A.C._Brown&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jonathan Brown&lt;/a&gt;, a sunni Muslim professor of Islamic studies at Georgetown university, in particular the book &quot;The canonization of al-Bukhari and Muslim&quot;, may be of interest. Overall the field is vast, but there's very little trust, if any, accorded to hadith as having historical veracity among modern historians.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T09:30:58.477" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39333" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39933" CreationDate="2017-04-27T18:59:38.627" Score="3" ViewCount="1562" Body="&lt;p&gt;This hadith which I found on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/21183&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam QA&lt;/a&gt; is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Ma’qil ibn Yassaar said: the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “For one of you to be stabbed in the head with an iron needle is better for him than that he should touch a woman who is not permissible for him.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by al-Tabaraani in al-Kabeer, 486. Shaykh al-Albaani said in Saheeh al-Jaami’, 5045, that this hadeeth is saheeh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to this article, it is understood from the hadith that touching a woman in any way is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My case is that when you buy something from a shop and the cashier is a woman, she gives you change and you put your hand out to receive it but when the woman gives it, she touches your hand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this a sin or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-22T12:46:31.623" Title="Is touching a woman's hand allowed when exchanging money?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|men-women|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39334" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39328" CreationDate="2017-04-27T20:20:50.883" Score="4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;In a nutshell&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;... the &quot;science&quot; lies in the systematic nature of determining the veracity of a narration attributed to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scientific nature of &lt;em&gt;'Uloom-ul-Hadeeth&lt;/em&gt; lies in the methodical manner through which scholars of &lt;em&gt;Hadeeth&lt;/em&gt; apply its principles and guidelines to determine the authenticity of a narration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This science serves a critical role in the preservation of Islamic tradition from the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and the first generations of Muslims; it is a major source of what Muslims consider to be divine legislation (&lt;em&gt;Sharee'ah&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This science was developed in the first few centuries of the Islamic era in response to the appearance of fabricated narrations that individuals and factions were attributing to the Prophet ﷺ and his companions in order for their opinions to gain credibility. With the religious significance attached to the words of the Prophet, the scholars saw the need to develop a systematic means by which they could distinguish authentic reports from reports that were planted or unreliably transmitted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I feel that Muslim's introduction to his &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/muslim&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Saheeh&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is very relevant to this question. Here are &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/muslim/introduction&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;some excerpts&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The severity of lying upon the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/introduction/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;‘Whoever lies upon me intentionally, then let him take his seat in the Fire’.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Umar bin ul-Khattāb, may Allah be pleased with him, said:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/introduction/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;‘It is enough of a lie for a man that he narrates everything he hears’.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;'Transmissions are not Taken Except from Trustworthy Narrators'&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muhammad bin Sīrīn said:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/introduction/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;‘Indeed this knowledge is faith, so carefully consider from whom you take your faith’.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/introduction/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;‘They would not ask about the chains of narration, and when the Fitnah occurred, they said: ‘Name for us your men’. So Ahl us-Sunnah would be regarded, and their Ḥadīth were then taken, and Ahl ul-Bi’dah would be regarded, and their Ḥadīth were not taken’.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Abdullah bin al-Mubārak said:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  *&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/muslim/introduction/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;‘The chain of narration is from the &lt;em&gt;Dīn&lt;/em&gt; (religion), and were it not for the chain of narration whoever wished could say what he wanted’.&lt;/a&gt;*&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13732" LastEditorUserId="13732" LastEditDate="2017-04-27T21:22:18.633" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T21:22:18.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39337" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37598" CreationDate="2017-04-27T21:09:38.137" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;As has been mentioned in the comments, you are free to supplicate to Allah for your needs. However, a relevant Qur'anic supplication with regards to your family's success in the hereafter is found &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#25:74&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah al-Furqaan, verse 74&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Our Lord! Bestow on us from our wives and our offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes, and make us leaders for the &lt;em&gt;Muttaqun&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In his &lt;a href=&quot;http://altafasir.com/al-quran/surat/25/al-furqan/74/ibn-kathir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafseer&lt;/a&gt;, Ibn Katheer explains the expression &quot;the comfort of [one's] eyes&quot; citing several sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يعني: الذين يسألون الله أن يخرج من أصلابهم من ذرياتهم من يطيعه ويعبده وحده لا شريك له&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It means: that they ask Allah to bring forth from themselves a progeny who would be obedient to Him and worship Him without associating anything as a partner with Him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال ابن عباس: يعنون: من يعمل بطاعة الله، فتقر به أعينهم في الدنيا والآخرة&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Ibn 'Abbaas said: they mean [by their supplication] that [their wives and offspring] engage in acts of obedience to Allah, which would be a source of comfort for their eyes in this life and in the Hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال عكرمة: لم يريدوا بذلك صباحة ولا جمالاً، ولكن أرادوا أن يكونوا مطيعين&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  'Ikrimah said: they do not seek companionship or beauty through this request, but rather that they should be from those who are obedient [to Allah].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;As a side note&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Every &lt;em&gt;rak'ah&lt;/em&gt; (unit) of prayer requires a Muslim to make a supplication to Allah for guidance and steadfastness upon the Straight Path, in the form of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#1:6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;last two verses of Surah al-Fatihah&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Guide us to the Straight Way - the Way of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace, not (the way) of those who earned Your Anger, nor of those who went astray. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is perhaps due to the Muslim's severe need for guidance that this supplication is built into every unit of prayer that they offer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13732" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T21:09:38.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39338" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37645" CreationDate="2017-04-27T21:41:00.620" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is explained by the Prophet ﷺ in a &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/2/22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hadeeth&lt;/em&gt; recorded in Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; on the authority of 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbaas:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;I was shown the Hell-fire and that the majority of its dwellers were women who were ungrateful.&quot; It was asked, &quot;Do they disbelieve in Allah?&quot; (or are they ungrateful to Allah?) He replied, &quot;They are ungrateful to their husbands and are ungrateful for the favors and the good (charitable deeds) done to them. If you have always been good (benevolent) to one of them and then she sees something in you (not of her liking), she will say, 'I have never received any good from you.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in part of &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/131&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;another (lengthier) &lt;em&gt;Hadeeth&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; recorded by Bukhari, also narrated by Ibn Abbaas, the Prophet ﷺ is reported to have said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Then I saw the (Hell) Fire, and I have never before, seen such a horrible sight as that, and I saw that the majority of its dwellers were women.&quot; The people asked, &quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! What is the reason for that?&quot; He replied, &quot;Because of their ungratefulness.&quot; It was said. &quot;Do they disbelieve in Allah (are they ungrateful to Allah)?&quot; He replied, &quot;They are not thankful to their husbands and are ungrateful for the favors done to them. Even if you do good to one of them all your life, when she seems some harshness from you, she will say, &quot;I have never seen any good from you.' &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13732" LastActivityDate="2017-04-27T21:41:00.620" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39339" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11783" CreationDate="2017-04-28T00:22:49.580" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;'Allah was not created and always existed.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But how does someone as great and powerful as the almighty Allah just appear like that. Surely there's got to be someone or something to have gave Allah his power to create angels,  galaxies, creatures (humans) with their own intellect. But then that raises the questions of &quot;Who created the universe?&quot; and even then we can ask, &quot;Who created the God who created the God who created the universe?&quot; and even then we can ask, &quot;Who created the God who...&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it's either follow God as he just appeared from somewhere and put your time effort and soul into Islam. Or don't follow him and hope hell dosent exist and not burn for eternity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Risky.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22180" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T00:22:49.580" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39340" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39316" CreationDate="2017-04-28T04:03:57.393" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What are the benefits? It depends on woman and as well who she got married to and to great extend other wives. &#xA;In some culture, first wife demands that she will select second wife, just to make sure the coming wife is someone she already knew and will not compete with her or ruin her position. &#xA;Allah (sw), even though He allowed polygamy, has warned men about it and assure them that it is not easy to be fair. Most muslim men does not enter in to polygamy wholeheartedly, it is usually through an obligation or situation. Of course, I am talking about true men, who take their responsibility seriously, since in Islam, it is upon man to provide for his wives, and thus he get wear out quickly unless he is wealthy and have means and time to support a huge family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have seen ugly side of polygamy, where men cheat on their wives and a wife finds out later that she is sharing her husband with another woman. It is heart breaking situation and men usually get off the hook by pointing out that Allah (sw) has granted them permission to have upto 4 wives. In such situation woman felt down by religion and as well by her husband and live a bitter life or very rarely divorce and remarry with someone more honest.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In my view, people do not go in to polygamy seeking benefit but rather as a resort to fullfil their lustful desires (since Islam does not allow adultory), or to help someone in dire situation (either lost husband, less men due to war or feminine) or difficult to say &quot;No&quot; to someone who want to marry him (friend, someone whoem he is in debt of gratitude, or elders who insists), or for noble cause (spread education/spiritual sciences). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The last case I mentioned is interesting. A great saint, I read, did not marry until he was 50. He spend all his youth in studying and meditating. At age 50, after he attend the spiritual station, he married more then one wife, had many children, and educated them. Later among his kids, many saints and learned people came.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3492" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T04:03:57.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39341" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39312" CreationDate="2017-04-28T04:28:45.500" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran was the response to Prophet life and the situations. Situations were not in any order, they were not controlled and they were complex. In this sense, Quran is complex and whether it is arranged chronologically or as it is arranged by Prophet Mohammad (sallahu alaihi wassalam) with the help of angel Jibreel, will remain complex text.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Current arrangement has spiritual significance. It was in the order the way Allah (sw) wanted it to be. It was arranged by prophet sallahu alaihi wassalam himself by help of angel Jibreel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran should be read interactively, that is, you read and you ponder. When you read about God punishment, you seek His mercy and when you read about His mercy, you feel happy to be part of it. When you read advice from Allah (sw), you become eager to do it and when you read about paradise, you seek it in your heart and when you read about hell, you ask for protection from it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is one surrah that was revelead in chronological order, and that is surah Yusuf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3492" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T04:28:45.500" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39342" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39298" CreationDate="2017-04-28T04:58:18.727" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I cannot quote you Quran or Hadeeth on the subject but I will tell you a story. My dear uncle, who is very pios person, never spoke about hadeeth or Quran. I remember only once he spoke about religion when I questioned the faith. He simply said, if there is no God, what power is helping small seed to sprout, and small sapling to turn in to a giant tree. In otherwords, one cannot avoid the sense of mystery around us, and thus religion/spirituality is an essential experience.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know one person, who spoke continously, citing hadeeth, Quran, seerat but after sometime I just could not stand him and avoided him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My uncle spoke, only when he felt, I am in danger of losing my faith. The other person was speaking so much to protect his own faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I think there is not much in speaking, or sharing hadeeth or verse of the Quran. It may fell on deaf ears or soon forgotten or taken in a wrong way. Best thing is to practice what we learned, and others will learn it indirectly from us. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course, there is time to talk, that is to learn, ask questions, or answer a question, share something to ease pain or comfort or warn a transgressor or increase someone knowledge (knowing that person want his knowledge to be increase) etc. Through talking, we can get knowledge but only throgh practicing, can we get conviction in our knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people came to our dear mother Aysha, Prophet sallahu alaihi wassalam dear wife, and asked about him. She replied, he was like a walking Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Prophet sallahu alaihi wassalam describes a momin, who recite Quran, is like an citrus fruit, who is sweet inside and fragrant. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3492" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T04:58:18.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39344" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39278" CreationDate="2017-04-28T05:32:20.623" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is culture and how you are raised. I was reading a book (history of sarcean people?), the author mentioned how some Muslim women talk freely (less hesitation) with strangers in some countries. I forgot which Muslim country it was but I am sure it was not middle east. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I always wonder why Muslim women does not even return salam, some of them just pretend as if they did not hear it and some look at me amazed that I had courage to say salam to them!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I think it is cultural and most of the scholar will tell you not to talk with strange man without reason. I agree with them from relgious perspective as it may lead to unnecesary headache (we don't know who we are dealing with) and also unnecessary desires in hearts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a hadeed related to it (please check Bukhari) but to summarize it.. If a man is alone with a woman then shaitan is the messenger between them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most muslim men or women avoid meeting alone but I am sure there was a crowd in the coffee shop.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3492" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T05:32:20.623" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39345" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39276" CreationDate="2017-04-28T05:47:19.517" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam has only very few rules as what is haram. Venting, taking out frustration etc is definitely not the sunnah of our dear prophet sallallahu alaihi waslam but also not haram. &#xA;When prophet was angry, his cheek would turn red and people knew he was angry. But he never vent or abused any living soul, verbally or physically.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I do not remember whether I read it in hadeeth or was told to say, 'subhan'Allah' in case of frustration or angry on others/our-own mistakes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3492" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T05:47:19.517" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39347" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39255" CreationDate="2017-04-28T06:23:50.200" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are asking whether Islam allow men to have pleasure while not respecting women right to the pleasure then of course not. It is actually advised in literature, for man to delay the orgasm until his wife's. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not wise to advice you and this is not a forum for advising people on their personal lives. Please seek advice from your elders.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3492" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T06:23:50.200" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39348" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39236" CreationDate="2017-04-28T06:35:37.113" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Islam is a religion. Sharia (the laws) does not stop you to seek health benefit from Yoga, Tai'Chi or any other means that does not goes agains the tawheed (oneness of Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The meditation usually practice by muslims are zikr, it sound based meditation. There are differnt ways according to different sufi tariqua. If you are spiritually incline and feel strong love for Allah (sw) then you should seek sufi teacher, who practice Islam and does not do harmful innovation. But if you just want to relax, you can do mindful meditations, there are lot of apps now that help in mindful meditation or just a grab book from local library.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3492" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T06:35:37.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39349" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39213" CreationDate="2017-04-28T06:50:14.283" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think your question should be reverse, 'How can someone turn to Allah in happy times?', because it is easy to turn to Allah in time of crisis: crying, falling down in sajuad (prostration), invoking His mercy, reminding Him about good deeds we did only for His sake, reminding how you got in the middle of night to pray or how you let go a bad thought by without acting on it. There is so many way, and they all will rush to you, when you view Allah as someone with love of 70 mothers (hadeeth). How would you embrace your mother in crisis.. ? That is how we embrance Allah (sw) at time of crisis, and it is just happens for believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it is difficult to turn to Allah (sw) in happy times. it is really difficult and in fact it is difficult to get up from super bowl and offer magrib. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3492" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T06:50:14.283" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39350" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-28T11:05:34.527" Score="1" ViewCount="230" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's some overlap between the word &quot;adab&quot; and &quot;behavior&quot;, but I'm not sure if all proper Muslim behavior is considered &quot;adab&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Adab in the context of behavior, refers to prescribed Islamic etiquette: &quot;refinement, good manners, morals, decorum, decency, humaneness&quot;.  While interpretation of the scope and particulars of Adab may vary among different cultures, common among these interpretations is regard for personal standing through the observation of certain codes of behavior. To exhibit Adab would be to show &quot;proper discrimination of correct order, behavior, and taste.&quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adab_(Islam)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Adab&lt;/a&gt;, Wikipedia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia lists some examples, but they seem to refer to relatively minor, short-term behaviors (saying Bismillah, cutting nails, etc.), which makes me think that &quot;adab&quot; is a subset of Muslim behaviors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What is the difference between &quot;adab&quot; and &quot;behavior&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The motivation behind the question is that I created the &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/behavior&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;behavior&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;behavior&lt;/a&gt; tag, but I'm worried it's a synonym of the tag &lt;a href=&quot;/questions/tagged/adab&quot; class=&quot;post-tag&quot; title=&quot;show questions tagged &amp;#39;adab&amp;#39;&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;adab&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ideally, it'd be nice to have some examples of Muslims behaviors that would not be considered &quot;adab&quot; if they're different.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-04-28T11:05:34.527" Title="What is the difference between &quot;adab&quot; and &quot;behavior&quot;?" Tags="|arabic|adab|behavior|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39355" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39441" CreationDate="2017-04-28T22:05:04.730" Score="5" ViewCount="341" Body="&lt;p&gt;If I perform the prayer with my son, or a brother or any child (5-10 years), is my salat considered &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumu%27ah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jumu'ah&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salah_al_jama%27ah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Salah al jama'ah&lt;/a&gt; or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16921" LastEditorUserId="16921" LastEditDate="2017-04-29T07:02:51.350" LastActivityDate="2021-12-11T09:11:40.727" Title="Is praying with a child enough for Jumu'ah (congregational) prayer?" Tags="|salat|parents|jumuah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39356" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39368" CreationDate="2017-04-29T01:21:54.987" Score="2" ViewCount="510" Body="&lt;p&gt;Commenting on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amina_Wadud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Amina Wadud&lt;/a&gt; who controversially led mixed-gender prayer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...there are many scholars (ex. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Thawr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Thawr&lt;/a&gt;) who have gone against the majority opinion and stated that there is nothing wrong with female lead mixed gender prayers. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javed_Ahmad_Ghamidi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Javed Ghamidi&lt;/a&gt;, sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.studying-islam.org/articletext.aspx?id=985&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Studying Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this question, I'm seeking to check this claim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Did Abu Thawr state that there is nothing wrong with female-lead mixed gender prayers?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia's references did not give any further evidence.  The underdeveloped Wikipedia page for &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Thawr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Thawr&lt;/a&gt; also mentions this point: &quot;He taught that women could serve as imams.&quot;  It references the Studying Islam article (above), and the book &lt;em&gt;The Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wael_Hallaq&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wael B. Hallaq&lt;/a&gt;, 2005; the book appears available as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hadith-studies.com/Hallaq-Origins-Evolution-Islamic-Law.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pdf&lt;/a&gt;.  While Abu Thawr is mentioned on page 168 (the page referenced on Wikipedia), there is no mention of women leading mixed-gender prayers, nor did I find any mention by searching for the keywords &quot;women&quot; and &quot;lead&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note&lt;/em&gt;: In the original version of this question, I mistakenly wrote Abu Thawr was the founder of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thawri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Thawri Madhhab&lt;/a&gt;, which was instead founded by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufyan_al-Thawri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sufyan al-Thawri&lt;/a&gt;.  The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Thawr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Thawr&lt;/a&gt; Wikipedia page instead writes &quot;A personal school was built of the followers of Abu Thawr&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-04-29T18:15:17.870" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T19:53:23.797" Title="Did Abu Thawr state that there is nothing wrong with female-lead mixed-gender prayers?" Tags="|salat|women|islamic-scholar|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39357" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39360" CreationDate="2017-04-29T02:21:35.410" Score="3" ViewCount="744" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Though the two phrases of the shahada are both present in the Quran, they are not found there side by side as in the shahada formula.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shahada&lt;/a&gt;, Wikipedia&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I would like to identify precisely which Qur'an verses this refers to (and edit the Wikipedia page to reference the Qur'an directly).  The Wikipedia page lists &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/37/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 37:35&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/47/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 47:19&lt;/a&gt; as having the exact Arabic &quot;لا إله إلا الله&quot; (there is no god but God).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Do the exact words محمد رسول الله (Muhammad is the messenger of God) appear in the Qur'an?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I recognize that there's words to the effect of &quot;Muhammad is the messenger of God&quot; throughout the Qur'an, but I'm wondering if this exact phrasing occurs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Wikipedia reference given is the book &lt;em&gt;Daily Life in the Medieval Islamic World&lt;/em&gt; by J. E. Lindsay, 2005 (which is at &lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books?id=6J0WnWABM34C&amp;amp;redir_esc=y&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google Books&lt;/a&gt;), which basically says what it says in Wikipedia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-29T02:45:39.150" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T04:17:09.883" Title="Do the exact words محمد رسول الله (Muhammad is the messenger of God) appear in the Qur'an?" Tags="|quran|shahada|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39359" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-29T04:15:22.423" Score="1" ViewCount="53" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know this question has been asked before, but I have to search for the proof.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, why are those who apostate from Islam executed, while Islam is based on the free will and freedom in choosing religion? What about those who are born Muslims yet are not convinced? And even Qur'an doesn't say to kill them, and Allah guides whoever he wants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I am not even sure about the hadiths from the prophet (PBUH) as he never killed an apostate in his life nor he ordered any one to kill them? Any idea if it's right to execute the apostates? And if it is right, why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22190" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-29T04:40:48.640" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T04:40:48.640" Title="Why are apostates executed and how is this compatible with freedom of belief?" Tags="|punishment|apostasy|freedom-of-belief|hudud|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-04-29T12:29:40.577" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39360" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39357" CreationDate="2017-04-29T04:17:09.883" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yeah these words are mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#48:29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 48:29&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;مُّحَمَّدٌ رَّسُولُ اللَّـهِ&lt;/strong&gt; ۚ وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ أَشِدَّاءُ عَلَى الْكُفَّارِ رُحَمَاءُ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ تَرَاهُمْ رُكَّعًا سُجَّدًا&#xA;  يَبْتَغُونَ فَضْلًا مِّنَ اللَّـهِ وَرِضْوَانًا ۖ سِيمَاهُمْ فِي&#xA;  وُجُوهِهِم مِّنْ أَثَرِ السُّجُودِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ مَثَلُهُمْ فِي&#xA;  التَّوْرَاةِ ۚ وَمَثَلُهُمْ فِي الْإِنجِيلِ كَزَرْعٍ أَخْرَجَ شَطْأَهُ&#xA;  فَآزَرَهُ فَاسْتَغْلَظَ فَاسْتَوَىٰ عَلَىٰ سُوقِهِ يُعْجِبُ&#xA;  الزُّرَّاعَ لِيَغِيظَ بِهِمُ الْكُفَّارَ ۗ وَعَدَ اللَّـهُ الَّذِينَ&#xA;  آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ مِنْهُم مَّغْفِرَةً وَأَجْرًا&#xA;  عَظِيمًا ﴿٢٩&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah;&lt;/strong&gt; and those with him are forceful against the disbelievers, merciful among themselves. You see&#xA;  them bowing and prostrating [in prayer], seeking bounty from Allah and&#xA;  [His] pleasure. Their mark is on their faces from the trace of&#xA;  prostration. That is their description in the Torah. And their&#xA;  description in the Gospel is as a plant which produces its offshoots&#xA;  and strengthens them so they grow firm and stand upon their stalks,&#xA;  delighting the sowers - so that Allah may enrage by them the&#xA;  disbelievers. Allah has promised those who believe and do righteous&#xA;  deeds among them forgiveness and a great reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah swt and His Messenger knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13473" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T04:17:09.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39362" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-29T09:01:42.117" Score="1" ViewCount="694" Body="&lt;p&gt;For examples can Muslims read human sexuality research papers,  sex advice, and listen to sex education related podcasts regardless if their married or not. If they are married are they then allowed to use what they have learned with their partner. If they are not married can they research for preparation of married life, while obviously not acting upon the urges.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22079" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T00:19:26.070" Title="Are Muslims allowed to research/read/listen about sex related content (not porn)" Tags="|halal-haram|sex|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2018-03-31T19:31:46.290" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39363" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-29T10:01:15.117" Score="0" ViewCount="493" Body="&lt;p&gt;Kindly provide the meaning for Mahdiya and is the name of Mahdiya is allowed for baby girl in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22194" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-29T10:50:05.907" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T10:50:05.907" Title="Is the name Mahdiya allowed for baby girl?" Tags="|naming|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39364" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39363" CreationDate="2017-04-29T10:38:26.897" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mahdiya is the feminine word for Mahdi meaning 'rightly guided by Allah' and is used by Muslims parents to name their child. It is an Islamic name so it is allowed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a Quranic name of that means 'well-guided' and 'under the guidance of God' and it is indirectly mentioned in the Quran but it's root (H-D-Y) is mentioned in the Quran and it is a root for one of the 99 names of Allah (Al-Hadi- The Guide).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is an example of it :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Those who believe and do good deeds will be guided by their Lord because of their faith. Rivers shall flow at their feet in the Gardens of Bliss. (Quran 10:9)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranicnames.com/mahdia/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://quranicnames.com/mahdia/&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.babynames.co.uk/names/mahdiya/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.babynames.co.uk/names/mahdiya/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T10:38:26.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39366" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-29T14:54:51.257" Score="3" ViewCount="1859" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The name &quot;intra-day trader&quot; refers to a stock trader who opens and closes a position in a security in the same trading day. ... Day traders and intra-day traders are at the top of the risk spectrum. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.investopedia.com/university/introduction-stock-trader-types/intraday-traders.asp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Investopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is intraday trading haraam if you convert it to investment in case of making loss?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose I do intraday trading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If the stock I bought goes up, I sell and make profit;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;If its goes down, I convert it to a normal equity order and hold it for the time (days) until it goes up again, and then sell it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will that be gambling (haraam) or business?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22197" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T03:14:15.513" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T03:14:15.513" Title="Is intraday trading haraam if you convert losses to investments?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|business|finance|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39367" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39394" CreationDate="2017-04-29T15:00:19.487" Score="1" ViewCount="190" Body="&lt;p&gt;At the risk of being labelled what &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilal_Philips&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bilal Philips&lt;/a&gt; calls a what-iffer (those with a tendency to ask hypothetical fiqh questions) in &lt;em&gt;The Evolution of Fiqh&lt;/em&gt;, I have a &quot;what if&quot; question...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Suppose society developed in such a way that hijab became commonly understood as men's attire.  We face a dilemma:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Women imitating men is considered a major sin; it's major sin 33 in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Dhahabi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Dhahabi&lt;/a&gt;'s &lt;em&gt;Al-Kaba'ir&lt;/em&gt; (=Major Sins).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the man who dressed like a woman and the woman who dressed like a man. -- Sunan Abi Dawud 4098 [grade:sahih] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/34/79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there are other narrations which refer to &quot;impersonating&quot; men rather than dressing like men.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Women are required to wear hijab.  See: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/en/article/188782/hijab-is-obligatory-evidences-from-the-quran-and-sunnah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hijab is Obligatory: Evidences from the Quran and Sunnah&lt;/a&gt;, IslamWeb.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: If society developed so that hijab was considered men's attire, what should Muslim women do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure how to resolve this.  Perhaps the necessity of not dressing like a man overrides the prohibition of hijab.  Or perhaps the necessity of hijab overrides the prohibition on dressing like a man.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have in mind a generally non-Muslim society (specifically, China, where I live).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Motivation&lt;/em&gt;: There is a real-world motivation to this question, but I didn't think it was appropriate to explain (but since the question has been poorly received on a theoretical level...): I hate wearing hijab.  It covers up my femininity (hence &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/38219/17163&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;) and I feel I'm losing my woman-ness and edging towards the major sin of imitating men.  I'm trying to gauge what Allah would be more concerned about.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T01:28:26.717" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T01:28:26.717" Title="If society developed so that hijab was considered men's attire, what should Muslim women do?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|hijab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39368" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39356" CreationDate="2017-04-29T16:12:09.047" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is alleged that Abu Thawr — not, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufyan_al-Thawri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sufyan al-Thawri&lt;/a&gt;, the founder of the extinct Thawri Madhhab — stated that there is nothing wrong with female-lead mixed gender prayers, but his opinion on this matter is not documented to be at large; rather, under specific conditions. In addition, the majority of scholars disagree with his conclusion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Background information&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The person you are referring to in your question is Abu Thawr Al-Kalbi (Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?ID=2147&amp;amp;bk_no=60&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;أبو ثور الكلبي&lt;/a&gt;). He was a scholar in Iraq, and was well respected among other scholars and the common people. He started off by giving fatwas based on his own opinion (i.e., using his own logic), but afterwards he reverted to using Qur'an and hadiths after studying under Imam Al-Shafe'i.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The opinion you are referring to is the one that is allegedly based on the hadith of Umm Waraqah in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/2/201/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abu Dawood&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حدثتني جدتي وعبد الرحمن بن خلاد الأنصاري عن أم ورقة بنت عبد الله بن&#xA;  نوفل الأنصارية أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لما غزا بدرا قالت: قلت له&#xA;  يا رسول الله ائذن لي في الغزو معك أمرض مرضاكم لعل الله أن يرزقني شهادة&#xA;   قال: قري في بيتك فإن الله تعالى يرزقك الشهادة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال فكانت تسمى الشهيدة وكانت قد قرأت القرآن فاستأذنت النبي صلى الله&#xA;  عليه وسلم أن تتخذ في دارها مؤذنا فأذن لها&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال وكانت قد دبرت غلاما لها وجارية فقاما إليها بالليل فغماها بقطيفة&#xA;  لها حتى ماتت وذهبا فأصبح عمر فقام في الناس فقال من كان عنده من هذين&#xA;  علم أو من رآهما فليجئ بهما فأمر بهما فصلبا فكانا أول مصلوب بالمدينة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Umm Waraqah daughter of Nawfal: &#xA;  When the Prophet (ﷺ) proceeded for the Battle of Badr,&#xA;  I said to him: Apostle of Allah allow me to accompany you in the&#xA;  battle. I shall act as a nurse for patients. It is possible that Allah&#xA;  might bestow martyrdom upon me. He said: Stay at your home. Allah, the&#xA;  Almighty, will bestow martyrdom upon you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The narrator said: Hence she was called martyr. She read the Qur'an.&#xA;  She sought permission from the Prophet (ﷺ) to have a&#xA;  mu'adhin in her house. He, therefore, permitted her [to do so].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;She announced that her slave-boy and slave-girl would be free after her&#xA;  death. One night, they strangled her with a sheet of&#xA;  cloth until she died, and they ran away.&#xA;  Next day 'Umar announced among the people, &quot;Anyone who has knowledge&#xA;  about them, or has seen them, should bring them [to him].&quot;&#xA;  'Umar, after their arrest, ordered to crucify them, and they were&#xA;  crucified. This was the first crucifixion at Medina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/2/201/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 591&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Commentary on the hadith&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;'Awn Al-Ma'bood&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/NewLibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=991&amp;amp;idto=992&amp;amp;bk_no=55&amp;amp;ID=206&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;عون المعبود&lt;/a&gt;) by Muhammad Shams Aabadi (Arabic: محمد شمس الحق العظيم آبادي) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ثبت من هذا الحديث أن إمامة النساء وجماعتهن صحيحة ثابتة من أمر رسول&#xA;  الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، وقد أمت النساء عائشة رضي الله عنها وأم سلمة&#xA;  رضي الله عنها في الفرض والتراويح&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From this hadith, it is proven that a woman can lead the prayers of&#xA;  her female community, based on the command of the Prophet (ﷺ). Aisha&#xA;  lead the prayers among women, and so did Umm Salama in fard prayers&#xA;  and in taraweeh.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He further added:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وظهر من هذه الأحاديث أن المرأة إذا تؤم النساء تقوم وسطهن معهن ولا&#xA;  تقدمهن. قال في السبل: والحديث دليل على صحة إمامة المرأة أهل دارها وإن&#xA;  كان فيهم الرجل فإنه كان لها مؤذنا وكان شيخا كما في الرواية، والظاهر&#xA;  أنها كانت تؤمه وغلامها وجاريتها ، وذهب إلى صحة ذلك أبو ثور والمزني&#xA;  والطبري، وخالف ذلك الجماهير&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It appears from these hadiths that if a woman leads other women in&#xA;  prayers, she stands among them, and not in front of them. He said in&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;Al-Sobol&lt;/em&gt;: And this hadith proves that a woman can lead her family in prayers, even if there were men amongst them, as there was one who&#xA;  acted as her &lt;em&gt;mu'adhin&lt;/em&gt;, and he was an old man as per the narration.&#xA;  It appears that she [Umm Salama] used to lead him, her slave boy, and&#xA;  her slave girl in prayers. Those who approved of a woman leading the&#xA;  prayers as such are Abu Thawr, Al-Muzni, and Al-Tabari, and the rest&#xA;  opposed this interpretation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The commentary shows that a woman may lead the prayers among other women, or among a mixed gender within her household, and attributes this to Abi Thawr. The allegation that Abu Thawr said a woman may lead prayers among mixed genders at large is unknown where it originated from. I have come across some modernists claims that it is in Sunnan Al-Daraqutni, but I have not found anything to that effect in his book.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Authenticity of the hadith&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For the sake of documenting the hadith used as evidence, it was mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/dyntree1.php?type=1&amp;amp;sid=689&amp;amp;bk_no=184&amp;amp;cid=2138&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;multiple books&lt;/a&gt; with two chains of narration that are quite similar. Most of the rulings are that it is &lt;em&gt;da'eef&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;hassan&lt;/em&gt; at best, which means it cannot be used to derive a rule.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first chain of narration is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;'Uthman ibn Abu Shaiba&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wakee' ibn Al-Jarrah&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Al-Waleed ibn 'Abdullah ibn Jumai'&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Al-Waleed's grandmother (Laila bint Malik)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;'Abdul-Rahman ibn Khallad Al-Ansari&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Umm Waraqah&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second chain of narration is missing Laila bint Malik.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Waleed ibn 'Abdullah ibn Jumai'&lt;/strong&gt; — There is a difference of opinions among scholars about Al-Waleed ibn 'Abdullah ibn Jumai' (Arabic: وليد بن عبد الله بن جميع). His integrity in narrating hadiths is not the one in question, but rather his ability to memorize. Abu Hatim Al-Razi, Ahmad ibn Salih, Al-Dhahabi, Al-Waaqedi, and Yahya ibn Ma'een all consider him trustworthy. Abu Ja'far Al-'Aqeeli, Al-Hakim Nisapuri, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, and Al-Qattan did not authenticate his hadiths.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;'Abdul-Rahman ibn Khallad Al-Ansari&lt;/strong&gt; — 'Abdul-Rahman ibn Khallad (Arabic: عبد الرحمن بن خلاد) He is unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Laila bint Malik&lt;/strong&gt; — Laila bint Malik (Arabic: ليلى بنت مالك الأنصاري) She is unknown.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T19:53:23.797" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T19:53:23.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39370" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-29T16:47:54.743" Score="2" ViewCount="37" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have classes from 9 a.m to 4 p.m, on Sundays, (Asr time 3:45). Is it permitted for me to combine my prayers(zuhr and asr) since there is no place for me to pray in the tuition centre?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22201" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-07-30T07:35:42.513" LastActivityDate="2023-07-30T07:35:42.513" Title="Combining prayers In certain cases" Tags="|halal-haram|hadith|combining-prayers|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-04-29T21:15:52.950" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39372" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-29T18:43:04.867" Score="3" ViewCount="585" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does other living creatures besides Insaan (human) and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;jin&lt;/a&gt; pray to the Almighty?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any verse in the Al Quran about this topic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22202" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T00:29:19.930" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T12:45:18.680" Title="Do other living creatures besides Insaan and jin pray to the Almighty?" Tags="|life|ibadah|aqidah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39373" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39372" CreationDate="2017-04-29T19:20:28.330" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Islamic though of prayer all creations of Allah including both living praise Him. Which can also mean that they work within their bounds and according their appointed cycles. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only humans have been given the ability to obey or disobey.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22136" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T19:20:28.330" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39374" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39366" CreationDate="2017-04-29T19:23:43.327" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is Haraam when you invest in a Haraam business like a Casino. If you are invest in an air-line for example you share both profit and loss on your investment so there's no reason for it to be illegal or Haraam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.s. I'm neither an expert in investment nor Islam, this is just my opinion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22136" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T19:23:43.327" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39375" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39367" CreationDate="2017-04-29T19:27:16.413" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;That's a weird question. Nevertheless I'd say two things.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The idea of men imitating women in dress and vice versa is subject to the norms of the society being discussed and is subject to change with time and place.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hijaab in itself is not mandated in Islam but Modesty is, for both Genders. Therefore the injunctions are universally applicable.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22136" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T19:27:16.413" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39376" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="10878" CreationDate="2017-04-29T19:30:04.610" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;All of these pertain to a Muslim individual or a state taking the side of the Unbelievers against the Muslims. It does not mean that Muslims are not to have cordial relations with Non-Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22136" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T19:30:04.610" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39378" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39316" CreationDate="2017-04-29T19:38:12.450" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Polygamy is not an inherent need that all men have. Most men are perfectly satisfied with just one woman. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That said, polygamy in certain cases may be beneficial for the society as a whole. For example if there is a society with five times female population than male and polygamy might be an option to provide each woman with family, support and procreation. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However I believe that the right to engage in polygamy and the number of wives permissible is the purview of the government and is not universally same for all places.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22136" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T19:38:12.450" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39381" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-29T20:09:08.280" Score="5" ViewCount="504" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the course of evaluating a &lt;em&gt;Hadeeth&lt;/em&gt;'s authenticity, scholars of &lt;em&gt;Hadeeth&lt;/em&gt; have to investigate each person in its chain(s) of narrators for two things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The trustworthiness of their character/uprightness&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The trustworthiness of their memory&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The notable exception to this rule is the &lt;em&gt;Sahaba&lt;/em&gt;, the first generation of Muslims who were the companions of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. They are all considered to be trustworthy.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason why are they exempted from this check?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13732" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-12-03T10:58:36.760" LastActivityDate="2018-12-03T10:58:36.760" Title="On what basis are the Sahaba considered trustworthy narrators of Hadeeth?" Tags="|uloom-al-hadith|sahaba|ilm-ar-rijal|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39382" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39270" CreationDate="2017-04-29T20:37:21.830" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a difference of opinions on whether &lt;em&gt;Al-Badee'&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: البديع) is one of the names of Allah. The name generally means the Originator.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority of scholars do not consider &lt;em&gt;Al-Badee'&lt;/em&gt; to be one of Allah's names, but rather the phrase &lt;code&gt;بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ&lt;/code&gt; is considered to be an attribute, based on the verse you quoted:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَإِذَا قَضَى أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا&#xA;  يَقُولُ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He&#xA;  only says to it, &quot;Be,&quot; and it is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/117/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:117&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in addition to this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ أَنَّى يَكُونُ لَهُ وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ&#xA;  تَكُنْ لَهُ صَاحِبَةٌ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ&#xA;  عَلِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[He is] Originator of the heavens and the earth. How could He have a&#xA;  son when He does not have a companion and He created all things? And&#xA;  He is, of all things, Knowing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/6/101/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 6:101&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are, however, scholars (e.g., &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hajar_al-Asqalani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Bayhaqi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Bayhaqi&lt;/a&gt;) who consider &lt;em&gt;Al-Badee'&lt;/em&gt; to be one of Allah's names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An authentic hadith in Sahih Al-Bukhari stipulates that Allah has ninety nine names, but the hadith does not mention the names:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ&#xA;  حَفِظْنَاهُ مِنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي&#xA;  هُرَيْرَةَ، رِوَايَةً قَالَ: لِلَّهِ تِسْعَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ اسْمًا،&#xA;  مِائَةٌ إِلاَّ وَاحِدًا، لاَ يَحْفَظُهَا أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ دَخَلَ&#xA;  الْجَنَّةَ، وَهْوَ وَتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوَتْرَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah has ninety-nine names, i.e., one hundred&#xA;  minus one, and whoever believes in their meanings and acts&#xA;  accordingly, will enter Paradise; and Allah is &lt;em&gt;witr&lt;/em&gt; (one) and loves&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;the witr&lt;/em&gt; (i.e., odd numbers).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/80/105/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari Book 80, Hadith 105&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A similar hadith is in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/muslim/48/6/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim, Book 48, Hadith 6&lt;/a&gt;, and another in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/139/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmidhi, Book 48, Hadith 139&lt;/a&gt; convey the same meaning. There is, however, another hadith in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/138/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmidhi, Book 48, Hadith 138&lt;/a&gt;, which stipulates some of the names, including &lt;em&gt;Al-Badee'&lt;/em&gt;. There is no authentic chain of narration with the addition of the names in this version; hence, the difference of opinions about this name (among some others).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T20:37:21.830" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39383" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39381" CreationDate="2017-04-29T21:23:24.590" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Sahaba (who comprise of the &lt;em&gt;Muhajirun&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Ansar&lt;/em&gt;) are deemed trustworthy for many reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allah attests to their truthfulness and success&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لِلْفُقَرَاء الْمُهَاجِرِينَ الَّذِينَ أُخْرِجُوا مِن دِيارِهِمْ وَأَمْوَالِهِمْ يَبْتَغُونَ فَضْلاً مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَرِضْوَاناً&#xA;  وَيَنصُرُونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ أُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ الصَّادِقُونَ .&#xA;  وَالَّذِينَ تَبَوَّؤُوا الدَّارَ وَالْإِيمَانَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ&#xA;  يُحِبُّونَ مَنْ هَاجَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَا يَجِدُونَ فِي صُدُورِهِمْ&#xA;  حَاجَةً مِّمَّا أُوتُوا وَيُؤْثِرُونَ عَلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ وَلَوْ كَانَ&#xA;  بِهِمْ خَصَاصَةٌ وَمَن يُوقَ شُحَّ نَفْسِهِ فَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ&#xA;  الْمُفْلِحُونَ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(And there is also a share in this booty) for the poor emigrants, who&#xA;  were expelled from their homes and their property, seeking Bounties&#xA;  from Allah and to please Him. And helping Allah (i.e. helping His&#xA;  religion) and His Messenger (Muhammad ﷺ). &lt;strong&gt;Such are indeed the&#xA;  truthful (to what they say)&lt;/strong&gt;; And those who, before them, had homes (in&#xA;  Al-Madinah) and had adopted the Faith, love those who emigrate to&#xA;  them, and have no jealousy in their breasts for that which they have&#xA;  been given (from the booty of Bani An-Nadir), and give them&#xA;  (emigrants) preference over themselves, even though they were in need&#xA;  of that. And whosoever is saved from his own covetousness, &lt;strong&gt;such are&#xA;  they who will be the successful&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#59:8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Hashr:8-9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So Allah exonerates them from the possibility of deceiving for the sake of personal gain.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allah is pleased with them&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالسَّابِقُونَ الأَوَّلُونَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالأَنصَارِ وَالَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُم بِإِحْسَانٍ رَّضِيَ اللّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُواْ&#xA;  عَنْهُ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي تَحْتَهَا الأَنْهَارُ&#xA;  خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَداً ذَلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the first to embrace Islam of the &lt;em&gt;Muhajirun&lt;/em&gt; (those who migrated&#xA;  from Makkah to Al-Madinah) and the &lt;em&gt;Ansar&lt;/em&gt; (the citizens of Al-Madinah&#xA;  who helped and gave aid to the Muhajirun) and also those who followed&#xA;  them exactly (in Faith). &lt;strong&gt;Allah is well-pleased with them&lt;/strong&gt; as they are&#xA;  well-pleased with Him. He has prepared for them Gardens under which&#xA;  rivers flow (Paradise), to dwell therein forever. That is the supreme&#xA;  success.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#9:100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tawbah:100&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse qualifies the &lt;em&gt;Muhajirun&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Ansar&lt;/em&gt; and whoever follows in their footsteps from later generations as those who Allah is pleased with. Allah's being pleased with the later generations is conditional to their following the example in faith set by the &lt;em&gt;Sahaba&lt;/em&gt;, while Allah's pleasure with the &lt;em&gt;Sahaba&lt;/em&gt; is unconditional.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لَقَدْ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ يُبَايِعُونَكَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ فَعَلِمَ مَا فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ فَأَنزَلَ السَّكِينَةَ&#xA;  عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَثَابَهُمْ فَتْحاً قَرِيباً   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, &lt;strong&gt;Allah was pleased with the believers&lt;/strong&gt; when they gave their&#xA;  pledge to you (O Muhammad ﷺ) under the tree, He knew what&#xA;  was in their hearts, and He sent down calmness and&#xA;  tranquillity upon them, and He rewarded them with a near victory&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#48:18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Fath:18&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13732" LastActivityDate="2017-04-29T21:23:24.590" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39384" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-30T01:25:41.943" Score="3" ViewCount="1563" Body="&lt;p&gt;In an Islamic country, such as Iran or Saudi Arabia, I presume a woman getting a haircut would be a matter of going to a women-only hairdresser.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I went to get a haircut in China (where I am now), it might be performed by a man, but even if it wasn't, men would see me without my hair covered.  I doubt an average hairdresser would have a private area, and even if they did, they might not allow its usage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How can a woman get a haircut in a non-Islamic country?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2018-08-29T06:11:52.630" Title="How can a woman get a haircut in a non-Islamic country?" Tags="|practical-islam|women|non-muslim-countries|hair|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39385" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39392" CreationDate="2017-04-30T01:45:45.823" Score="1" ViewCount="243" Body="&lt;p&gt;One practical problem I see about women wearing niqab is that it may be difficult to distinguish one woman from another.  (E.g. &quot;the one with long brown hair...&quot; is not effective.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ndRz5.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/ndRz5.png&quot; alt=&quot;Niqabis; lower quality version of image sourced from http://www.wnyc.org/story/a-tweet-on-womens-veils-followed-by-raging-debate-in-saudi-arabia/&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is determining which niqabi is your wife a problem for Muslim men?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm curious about the situation of a Muslim man trying to find his wife among a group of women.  If a mistake were made, it could lead to all sorts of drama.  I'm wondering how big a problem this is, and if it is a problem, how it's resolved.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T06:27:41.373" Title="Is determining which niqabi is your wife a problem for Muslim men?" Tags="|practical-islam|men|clothing|wife|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39386" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39390" CreationDate="2017-04-30T02:47:06.330" Score="4" ViewCount="15074" Body="&lt;p&gt;The pain of childbirth is attributed to &lt;a href=&quot;http://%20To%20the%20woman%20he%20said,&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The Fall of Man&lt;/a&gt; in the Bible:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;To the woman he said, I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%203%3A16&amp;amp;version=NIV&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Genesis 3:16&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I understand (and, honestly, I'm not too knowledgeable about Christianity), the pain of childbirth is considered a punishment from God for the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_sin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;original sin&lt;/a&gt; (a form of &quot;collective punishment&quot; as described on Wikipedia; see also Christianity.SE &lt;a href=&quot;https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/33458/9617&quot;&gt;Why does childbirth still hurt?&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/7451/9617&quot;&gt;Where does the Catholic tradition that Mary did not have pain giving birth to Jesus come from?&lt;/a&gt;).  As far as I know, it's generally accepted in Christianity that current-day childbirth pain is due to this punishment.  (Although, presumably some Christians take this allegorically.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This goes against the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... And every soul earns not [blame] except against itself, and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. ... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/6/164&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 6:164&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Does Islam have an explanation for the pain of childbirth?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Biologically, the explanation seems to be: babies have big heads that need to pass through the birth canal.  Google suggests it's result of an evolutionary trade-off: longer gestation results in better development, but bigger heads.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's possible the &quot;big heads, small birth canals&quot; explanation is the explanation in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A web page &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.alquranclasses.com/virtues-rewards-of-pregnancy/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;What Are The Rewards of Pregnancy In Islam?&lt;/a&gt;, Asma Arshad, Al-Quran Classes, quotes some hadiths:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...if a woman leaves this world during that time because of the hardship and pains of birth, she has the reward of a martyr ... [Makarim al-Akhlāq, pg. 238]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... Any time a woman leaves this world because of labor pains, on the Day of Judgement, Allāh  will raise her from the grave pure and without an account (of sins) ... [Bihār al-Anwār, vol. 101, pg. 108]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this doesn't give a reason for the pain of childbirth.  Also, I'm unsure how reliable this web page and these hadiths are.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T07:55:09.180" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T04:52:12.010" Title="Does Islam have an explanation for the pain of childbirth?" Tags="|women|baby|pain|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39389" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-30T04:21:00.490" Score="2" ViewCount="1152" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah sends a lot of blessings in the form of answering prayers, helping, giving peace, protecting, giving respect and a lot of other forms. So, my question is, how can we be thankful to Allah for all his blessings?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T11:59:37.513" LastActivityDate="2020-04-26T11:52:17.227" Title="How can we be thankful to Allah?" Tags="|allah|blessings-of-allah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39390" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39386" CreationDate="2017-04-30T05:26:28.993" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says in &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/46/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Ahqaf (surah #46) Verse #15&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ إِحْسَانًا حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ كُرْهًا وَوَضَعَتْهُ كُرْهًا  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have enjoined upon man, to his parents, good treatment. His mother carried him with hardship and gave birth to him with hardship&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2042&amp;amp;Itemid=102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Katheer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;His mother carried him with hardship&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;means that the mother suffers hardship because of her child, such as&#xA;  fatigue, sickness, vomiting, heaviness, distress, and other forms of&#xA;  hardship that the pregnant women suffer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;gave birth to him with hardship&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;meaning, she also delivers him with hardship, suffering the pains of&#xA;  labor and their severity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even Mary, the mother of Jesus, suffered the pain of childbirth. Allah says in Surah Maryam (Surah #19) verse #23:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَأَجَاءَهَا الْمَخَاضُ إِلَى جِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ قَالَتْ يَا لَيْتَنِي مِتُّ قَبْلَ هَذَا وَكُنتُ نَسْيًا مَّنسِيًّا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She said, &quot;Oh, I wish I had died before this and was in oblivion, forgotten.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So no it is not a punishment from Allah. It is just a natural pain that women go through and there are many ways to reduce the pain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (PBUH) also promised expiation of sins to the believer for whatever hardship they have to endure, even if it is the pricking of a thorn:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Sa'id and Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:&#xA;  &quot;Never a believer is stricken with a discomfort, an illness, an anxiety, a grief or mental worry or even the pricking of a thorn but Allah will expiate his sins on account of his patience&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith you posted ( the first one, not sure about the second ) is correct. If a woman dies with a child in her womb, or she dies during childbirth or after childbirth but within the period of nifaas (post-partum bleeding), she is considered to be a martyr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Raashid ibn Hubaysh narrated that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) entered upon ‘Ubaadah ibn al-Saamit when he was sick and said, “Do you know who is a shaheed (martyr) in my ummah?”  The people remained silent, then ‘Ubaadah said, “Help me to sit up.” They helped him to sit up, then he said, “O Messenger of Allaah, (is it) the patient one who seeks reward from Allaah for his patience?” The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “Then the martyrs among my ummah would be very few. Being killed for the sake of Allaah is martyrdom, the plague is martyrdom, drowning is martyrdom, stomach disease is martyrdom, and if a woman dies during the post-partum period, her child will drag her to Paradise by his umbilical cord.” The umbilical cord is that which is cut by the midwife when the child is born. The hadeeth was narrated by Imaam Ahmad in his Musnad with a saheeh isnaad. (al-Musnad, 3/489). There is a corroborating report narrated by &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/405550&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Maalik (1/233)&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/21/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Dawood, 3/482&lt;/a&gt;). Also in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/25/79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Nasai&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1276520&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows the best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21633" LastEditorUserId="21633" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T04:52:12.010" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T04:52:12.010" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39391" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39395" CreationDate="2017-04-30T05:59:24.337" Score="2" ViewCount="165" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am pretty much confused about the payment of employees. I am going to open a web development firm of my own.Though its told that&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Pay the Laborer his Wages Before his Sweat Dries&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But I don't find clear instruction about how much or what percentage of profit should be given to employee.I heard that an employee's wage is about 10% of the profit that a company gain from his service. This seems fairly unjust to me. So my question is that is there any minimum wage percentage of profit that must be given to employees?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6580" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T09:46:42.783" Title="How much to pay the employee?" Tags="|hadith|practical-islam|sunnah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-05-02T03:16:19.743" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39392" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39385" CreationDate="2017-04-30T06:13:54.360" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;This might seem like a big deal from afar but from personal experience it is rarely an issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Consider the following distinguishing features:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;height &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;build&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;purses or other paraphernalia&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;patterns/markings on their dress&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;footwear&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;accompanying children&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in the event of mistaken identity, the lady will make it clear by moving away or through lack of engagement. That is enough of a trigger for the men to know that something's amiss.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13732" LastEditorUserId="13732" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T06:27:41.373" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T06:27:41.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39393" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-30T08:59:59.093" Score="1" ViewCount="17300" Body="&lt;p&gt;I always say the niyyat or intention in my language, because I don't know so would anyone help me to tell the niyyat in arabic with transliteration.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22205" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-08-31T09:29:21.000" LastActivityDate="2018-08-31T09:42:08.407" Title="What is the niyyat for nafl namaz?" Tags="|salat|nafl|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39394" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39367" CreationDate="2017-04-30T09:23:20.597" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I think you should consider the &lt;em&gt;reference point&lt;/em&gt; for &quot;women imitating men&quot; and vice versa. I believe the reference point is the original Islamic society in the time of the Prophet and not the society where the Muslim putting this into practice will be located. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Setting aside Hijab for a moment, suppose that a culture develops where men put henna on their hands and women do not. Will it be sinful for a woman in this society to put Henna on her hands? No, rather it will be sinful for the men of the society to put henna on their hands ... and the society would have collectively transgressed the command of the Prophet by inverting the norms. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;~~~&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a situation does exist where there is a conflict between the two commands, my understanding is that one should give preference to the Hijab since that is established by the Quran, whereas the prohibition of imitating the opposite gender is established through Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-04-30T09:34:53.147" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T09:34:53.147" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39395" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39391" CreationDate="2017-04-30T09:46:42.783" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since the setting of wages is from the &lt;em&gt;Mu'aamalaat&lt;/em&gt; (daily dealings) the default ruling is permissibility. As long as the two parties mutually agree on the compensation there is no minimum amount required.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13732" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T09:46:42.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39396" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39407" CreationDate="2017-04-30T09:47:17.947" Score="2" ViewCount="4350" Body="&lt;p&gt;I wanted to know to know how the wives of Nabi SAW used to call upon him, I mean the title they were using, like we they calling using his name, &quot;Muhammad&quot; ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2740" LastActivityDate="2021-09-02T08:30:43.837" Title="How the wives of Nabi SAW used to call for him?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|history|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39398" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39389" CreationDate="2017-04-30T10:44:44.643" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A short and simple answer is quoted in (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/152&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:152&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So remember Me; I will remember you. And be grateful to Me and do not deny Me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is don't deny Allah by believing in him, as deny here is the translation of &quot;kafara&quot; which also means disbelieve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact we are encouraged to thank Allah, even if we will not be able to thank HIM the way we should as it is stated in two verses of the Quran.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Once as a supplication of the Prophet Sulayman ():&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... &quot;My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to do righteousness of which You approve. And admit me by Your mercy into [the ranks of] Your righteous servants.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/27/19&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;27:19&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and in another verse&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;...&quot;My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to work righteousness of which You will approve and make righteous for me my offspring. Indeed, I have repented to You, and indeed, I am of the Muslims.&quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/46/15&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;46:15&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the best way to thank Allah is by following HIS orders, and leaving anything HE has prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And by the remembrance of Allah (dhikr), so anytime call him for supplication by praising HIM by HIS beautiful names.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here some ahadith about what some people may call the power of saying: Alhamdulillah (praise due to Allah) or allahuma lakal hamd (O our Lord to You is the praise):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;One day we were praying behind the Prophet. When he raised his head from bowing, he said, &quot;Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah.&quot; A man behind him said, &quot;Rabbana wa laka l-hamdu, hamdan kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi&quot; (O our Lord! All the praises are for You, many good and blessed praises). When the Prophet completed the prayer, he asked, &quot;Who has said these words?&quot; The man replied, &quot;I.&quot; The Prophet said, &quot;I saw over thirty angels competing to write it first.&quot; Prophet rose (from bowing) and stood straight till all the vertebrae of his spinal column came to a natural position. (sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/194&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;While we said prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), one among the people said: Allah is truly Great, praise be to Allah in abundance. Glory be to Allah in the morning and the evening. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon, him) said: Who uttered such and such a word? A person among the people said: It is I, Messenger of Allah (who have recited these words). He (the Holy Prophet) said: It (its utterance) surprised me, for the doors of heaven were opened for It. Ibn 'Umar said: I have not abandoned them (these words) since I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying this. (sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/5/193&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that there's also a difference between gratefulness (hamd) and thankfulness (shukr) according to most scholars while others say they are equal. See for example this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/146025&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa islamqa#146025&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hamd can only be expressed verbally, unlike shukr, which may be expressed verbally, in the heart or by one’s physical actions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hamd may or may not be in return for a favour or blessing, unlike shukr, which can only be in return for a favour or blessing.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A quote from ibn al-Qayyim from the same source:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shukr is connected to favours but not intrinsic attributes. So it cannot be said “we thank (shukr) Allah for being Ever-Living, All-Hearing, All-Seeing, All-Knowing”, but He is to be praised (hamd) for these attributes, just as He is to be praised for His kindness and justice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shukr may be for kindness and favours. Everything to which shukr is connected, hamd may also be connected, but the converse is not true. Everything that may be a cause for hamd may be a cause for shukr, but the converse is not true, for shukr may be manifested in physical actions, whereas hamd is in the heart and on the lips (beliefs and words).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only imam at-Tabari seems to set both of them equal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-05-01T00:26:16.013" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T00:26:16.013" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39400" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16489" CreationDate="2017-04-30T11:02:59.647" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Water intoxication does not make you loose your mind.&#xA;The intoxication of any kind that makes you lose your senses is what is prohibited.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22207" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T11:02:59.647" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39401" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39372" CreationDate="2017-04-30T12:45:18.680" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are several Quranic verses to the effect that all things, living and non-living, worship Allah through prostration and glorification. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/22/18&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 22:18&lt;/a&gt; Do you not see that to Allah prostrates whoever is in&#xA;  the heavens and whoever is on the earth and the sun, the moon, the&#xA;  stars, the mountains, the trees, the moving creatures and many of the&#xA;  people? But upon many the punishment has been justified. And he whom&#xA;  Allah humiliates - for him there is no bestower of honor. Indeed,&#xA;  Allah does what He wills.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/16/48-50&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 16:48-50&lt;/a&gt; Have they not considered what things Allah has&#xA;  created? Their shadows incline to the right and to the left,&#xA;  prostrating to Allah, while they are humble. And to Allah prostrates&#xA;  whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth of creatures,&#xA;  and the angels [as well], and they are not arrogant. They fear their&#xA;  Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/17/44&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 17:44&lt;/a&gt; The seven heavens and the earth and whatever is in&#xA;  them exalt Him. And there is not a thing except that it exalts [ Allah&#xA;  ] by His praise, but you do not understand their [way of] exalting.&#xA;  Indeed, He is ever Forbearing and Forgiving.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/55/5-6&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 55:5-6&lt;/a&gt; The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation, And the stars and trees prostrate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Though the mode of worship is different for different things. The sun and stars prostrate by their orbiting, the trees and animals prostrate by casting their shadows and doing what Allah created them to do. The animals do tasbeeh in their own tongues and minds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T12:45:18.680" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39402" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="4099" CreationDate="2017-04-30T16:23:00.347" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are two hadiths in &lt;em&gt;Al-Mustadrak&lt;/em&gt; about As-Sufyani that I could find attributed to the Prophet (ﷺ):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Narrated by Abu Huraira in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=8464&amp;amp;bk_no=74&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith 8633&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Narrated by 'Abdullah ibn Mas'oud in &lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/2266/9325&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith 8551&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith that resembles what you are asking about seems to be Abi Huaraira's hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Al-Mustadrak 'Ala Al-Sahihain&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mustadrak_alaa_al-Sahihain&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Mustadrak 'Ala Al-Sahihain&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: المستدرك على الصحيحين) by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hakim_Nishapuri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Hakim Nisapuri&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حدثنا أبو محمد أحمد بن عبد الله المزني، ثنا زكريا بن يحيى الساجي، ثنا&#xA;محمد بن إسماعيل بن أبي سمينة، ثنا الوليد بن مسلم، ثنا الأوزاعي، عن&#xA;يحيى بن أبي كثير، عن أبي سلمة، عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه، قال قال رسول&#xA;الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم: يخرج رجل يقال له السفياني في عمق دمشق،&#xA;وعامة من يتبعه من كلب، فيقتل حتى يبقر بطون النساء، ويقتل الصبيان،&#xA;فتجمع لهم قيس فيقتلها حتى لا يمنع ذنب تلعة، ويخرج رجل من أهل بيتي في&#xA;الحرة فيبلغ السفياني، فيبعث إليه جندا من جنده فيهزمهم، فيسير إليه&#xA;السفياني بمن معه حتى إذا صار ببيداء من الأرض خسف بهم، فلا ينجو منهم&#xA;إلا المخبر عنهم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated through Abu Huraira, the Prophet (ﷺ) said: A man called&#xA;As-Sufyani will com out from deep in Damascus, and most of his&#xA;followers will be from Kalb [tribe's name]. He will kill to the extent&#xA;of ripping [babies] out of women's wombs, and will murder children.&#xA;Qais [tribe's name] will gather many [to confront him], but he will&#xA;kill them and nothing will stop him, not even the tail of hills [i.e.,&#xA;he will kill like a flood coming from atop a hill]. Then a man from my&#xA;lineage will come out in Al-Harra and will reach As-Sufyani. He&#xA;[As-Sufyani] will send his troops, until they reach a desert in which&#xA;the land will swallow them, and no one will be saved except for those&#xA;who informed about them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;Footnote by Al-Dhahabi: By Al-Bukhari and Muslim criteria&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=8464&amp;amp;bk_no=74&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Mustadrak 'Ala Al-Sahihain Hadith&#xA;8633&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care.&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The chain of narration of this hadith is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu Huraira&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu Salama&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yahya ibn Abi Kathir&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;'Abdul-Rahman Al-Awza'i&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Waleed ibn Muslim&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Muhammad ibn Isma'il ibn Abi Sameena&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Zakaria ibn Yahya Al-Sagi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu Muhammad Ahmad ibn 'Abdullah Al-Mozani&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are two issues with this chain of narration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=1932&amp;amp;bk_no=60&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad ibn Isma'il ibn Abi Sameena&lt;/a&gt; — Muslim did not actually narrate any hadith from Ibn Abi Sameena, so the hadith in question could not be fulfill Muslim's criteria.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=1503&amp;amp;bk_no=60&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Waleed ibn Muslim&lt;/a&gt; was &lt;em&gt;mudallis&lt;/em&gt;, and in specific narrations through Al-Awza'i were considered weak as per Al-Daraqutni and others.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith is not authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other hadiths in Al-Mustadrak, and other books, that refer to As-Sufyani. It is worth noting that Dr. Al-Sharif Hatim ibn 'Arif Al'Awni conducted  a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamtoday.net/fatawa/quesshow-60-10580.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;study&lt;/a&gt; on these hadiths, and concluded that all of them were weak. Other scholars (e.g., &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_al_Uthaymeen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad ibn Al-'Uthaymeen&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdulaziz_al-Tarefe&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abdulaziz al-Tarefe&lt;/a&gt;, and Hammoud ibn 'Abdullah Al-Twaigri) reached the same conclusion that there is no hadith about As-Sufyani that is authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Kitab Al-Fitan&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are hadiths in other books. This one below seems to resembles the hadith you are referring to as it is attributed to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, and it has the lineage of As-Sufyani. It is in Kitab Al-Fitan (Arabic: كتاب الفتن) by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naim_ibn_Hammad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Naim ibn Hammad&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: نعيم بن حماد المروزي):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حدثنا عبد القدوس وغيره عن ابن عياش عمن حدثه عن محمد بن جعفر عن علي&#xA;قال: السفياني من ولد خالد بن يزيد بن أبي سفيان رجل ضخم الهامة، بوجهه&#xA;آثار جدري، وبعينه نكتة بياض. يخرج من ناحية مدينة دمشق من واد يقال له&#xA;وادي اليابس. يخرج في سبعة نفر، مع رجل منهم لواء معقود&#xA;يعرفون في لوائه النصر يسيرون بين يديه على ثلاثين ميلا لا يرى ذلك العلم&#xA;أحد يريده إلا انهزم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by 'Abdul-Quddus and others through Ibn 'Ayyash through&#xA;whoever told him that Muhammad ibn Ja'far through 'Ali [ibn Abi Talib]&#xA;that he ['Ali] said: As-Sufiani is from the lineage of Khalid ibn&#xA;Yazid ibn Abi Sufian; a man with a huge frame, in his face are signs&#xA;of smallpox, and his eye has a white spot. He comes out from the&#xA;vicinity of the city of Damascus, from a valley called &lt;em&gt;Wadi Al-Yabis&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;[valley of dry land]. He comes out among seven men, with one of them&#xA;is a knotted flag. They recognize the victory under his flag.&#xA;They walk with him for thirty miles; no one sees his flag and comes out&#xA;for it, except get defeated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— Kitab Al-Fitan by Naim ibn Hammad&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;(&lt;em&gt;NOTE — Scan included as I&#xA;could not find an on-line reference. My own translation,&#xA;so treat with care.&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jsfmg.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/jsfmg.png&quot; alt=&quot;Al-Fitan Capture 1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Naim ibn Hammad was not considered reliable in terms of hadith narration: honest but makes mistakes. In specific, about this book, Al-Dhahabi said that he included in this book lots of strange stories and hadiths munkar (Arabic: وصنف كتاب الفتن فأتى فيه بعجائب ومناكير) (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/22043&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb fatwa 22043&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Without even referring to scholarly opinions about this hadith, it can be seen from the chain of narration that it is severed and unreliable: Narrated by 'Abdul-Quddus and others through Ibn 'Ayyash through &lt;strong&gt;whoever told him&lt;/strong&gt; that Muhammad ibn Ja'far through 'Ali (Arabic: حدثنا عبد القدوس وغيره عن ابن عياش &lt;strong&gt;عمن حدثه&lt;/strong&gt; عن محمد بن جعفر عن علي)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-29T04:08:14.933" LastActivityDate="2022-06-29T04:08:14.933" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39403" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39172" CreationDate="2017-04-30T18:05:11.457" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the Hanafi school of thought, the witnesses of a Muslim marriage must be Muslim and otherwise the Nikah is not valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The exception is the nikah of a Muslim man with a Jewess or Christian subject of an Islamic state (Dhimmi), where there is a difference of opinion: The view recorded from Abu Hanifa and Abu Yusuf is that the Nikah will be valid even if the witnesses are Jewish\Christiah, however the opinion of Muhammad and Zufar is that it is not valid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quote From &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/Hedaya_201703/Hedaya#page/n277/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hidayah&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The contract of nikah of Muslims is not concluded unless there are&#xA;present two Muslim, free, major and sane male witnesses, or one male&#xA;and two women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a Muslim marries a Dhimmi woman with the marriage witnessed by two&#xA;Dhimmis, it is valid according to Abu Hanifah and Abu Yusuf (God bless&#xA;them). Muhammad and Zufar (God bless them) said that it is not&#xA;permitted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same is noted in &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/MukhtasarAlQuduri_201408/Mukhtasar%20al-Quduri#page/n75/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mukhtasar Al-Qudri&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shafis also require the witnesses to be Muslims, and my understanding is that they do not make an exception for Kitabee marriages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Qudamah writes in &lt;a href=&quot;https://al-maktaba.org/book/8463/2818#p4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Mughni&lt;/a&gt;, translation from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/124678&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa.info&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الفصل الثالث : أنه لا ينعقد إلا بشهادة مسلمين ، سواء كان&#xA;الزوجان مسلمين ، أو الزوج وحده . نص عليه أحمد . وهو قول الشافعي . وقال&#xA;أبو حنيفة : إذا كانت المرأة ذمية ، صح بشهادة ذميين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;( 5140 )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marriage cannot be done except with two Muslim witnesses, whether the&#xA;couple are both Muslims, or only the husband is Muslim. This was&#xA;stated by Ahmad, and it is the view of al-Shaafa’i [ my own translation after this ] Abu Hanifa said that if the woman was a Dhimmi it is valid for the witnesses to be Dhimmi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2020-07-15T08:44:25.537" LastActivityDate="2020-07-15T08:44:25.537" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39405" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1105" CreationDate="2017-04-30T21:42:54.577" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;All types of Musical instrument including Drum are Haram &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;except Duf (which is one-side covered drum).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Singing and dancing are only allowed if they are done in front of the same gender and wearing proper clothes covering the whole body while dancing&lt;/strong&gt;. Singing or dancing in front of the opposite gender is prohibited as it appeals one's sex fluids in the body and may develop satanic feelings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Listening to opposite gender's singing let his/her voice appeal satanic feelings so listening songs sung by opposite gender is also prohibited. &lt;strong&gt;Listening decent songs sung by same gender is allowed.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So in conclusion, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;beat boxing in front of same gender and Mahrams is allowed.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22211" LastActivityDate="2017-04-30T21:42:54.577" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39406" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-04-30T21:55:28.907" Score="3" ViewCount="152" Body="&lt;p&gt;As a new convert to Islam, what steps have to be taken to marry under Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am presently being divorced from my wife at the moment but there is another woman I would like to marry. She is a mature woman with family who have done everything within their power of guardianship to stop us from getting married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can she be married with out there permission as long as we have a wali and witnesses at the nikah. Also would I then become her main guardian?  Or should we wait till my divorce is completed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22210" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-01T00:47:08.453" LastActivityDate="2018-03-17T09:58:39.917" Title="What steps have to be taken to marry?" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39407" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39396" CreationDate="2017-04-30T23:53:02.973" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;In a hadith where the Prophet () discribes how he know that his wife 'Aisha () was angry with him (for what ever reasons) he says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... &amp;quot;When you are pleased with me, you say, 'No, by the Lord of &lt;strong&gt;Muhammad&lt;/strong&gt;,' but when you are angry with me, then you say, 'No, by the Lord of Abraham.' &amp;quot; I (refering to 'Aisha) said: &lt;strong&gt;Allah's Messenger&lt;/strong&gt;, by Allah, I in fact leave your name (when I am annoyed with you). ... (sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/161&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/44/115&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From this we can conclude that his wives have been calling him either by his title (Allah's Messenger/Rassul Allah رسول الله) or by his name Muhammad محمد.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And here are some other ahadith showing that his title was the most used in conversations with his wives:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;From sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/9/10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt; (Again a conversation with 'Aishah):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We entered upon A’ishah, wife of the Prophet (ﷺ). She said The Apostle of Allaah (ﷺ) entered upon me and saw two silver rings in my hand. He asked What is this, Aishah? I said I have made two ornaments myself for you, &lt;strong&gt;Messenger of Allah&lt;/strong&gt; (ﷺ). He asked Do you pay zakat on them? I said No or I said Whatever Allah willed. He said this is sufficient for you (to take you) to the Hell fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/44/120&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/36/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;an-Nasa'i&lt;/a&gt;, a conversation with his daughter Fatimah and his wife Zaynab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/44/235&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;, Hafsa in a discussion with the Prophet () about the people whom owed him (the Prophet) allegiance under the tree (refering to those poeple from (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/48/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;48:18&lt;/a&gt;)).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And a hadith statment which has been quoted by a couple of his wives for example in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/518150&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muwatta'&lt;/a&gt; (~on the authority of Umm Salamah), in jami' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/33/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; (on the authority of 'Aishah), in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3346&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;, sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/36/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt; and sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/54/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; (on the authority of Zaynab bint Jahsh)&#xA;all of them asking the Prophet () the same question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...'&lt;strong&gt;O Messenger of Allah&lt;/strong&gt;! Will they be destroyed while they are righteous among them?...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-02T08:30:43.837" LastActivityDate="2021-09-02T08:30:43.837" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39409" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33380" CreationDate="2017-05-01T01:41:36.563" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;When the body of the deceased is not present, funeral prayers may be offered in absentia in exactly the same manner (the four takbirat) as if the body was present. All the other tasks that can only be performed if the body of the deceased is present may be skipped.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Multiple authentic hadiths show that the Prophet (ﷺ) performed the funeral prayers (Arabic: صلاة الجنازة, salat al-janaza) in absentia on &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Armah the Negus&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic:&#xA;النجاشي أصحمة بن أبجر, Al-Najashi), the king of Abyssinia (Arabic: الحبشة) during the time of the first and second &lt;em&gt;hijra&lt;/em&gt; to Abyssinia. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ،&#xA;عَنْ سَلِيمِ بْنِ حَيَّانَ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مِينَاءَ، عَنْ&#xA;جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله&#xA;عليه وسلم صَلَّى عَلَى أَصْحَمَةَ النَّجَاشِيِّ، فَكَبَّرَ عَلَيْهِ&#xA;أَرْبَعًا‏.‏ تَابَعَهُ عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: The Prophet (ﷺ) offered the funeral&#xA;prayer for Ashama, the Negus, with four Takbir.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3879&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 63/105&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are numerous other hadiths to the same effect in Sahih Al-Bukhari (hadiths &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3877&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;63/103&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1317&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;23/75&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1245&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;23/9&lt;/a&gt;), Sahih Muslim  (hadiths &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/muslim/32/92/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;32/92&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/muslim/11/82/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;11/82&lt;/a&gt;),  Muwatta' Malik (hadith &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/urn/505360/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;505360&lt;/a&gt;), Sunan An-Nasa'i (hadiths &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai:1974&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;21/158&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai:1970&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;21/154&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai:1980&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;21/164&lt;/a&gt;). All these hadiths prove that funeral prayers in absentia (Arabic: صلاة الجنازة على الغائب) are permitted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Opinions of the different schools of jurisprudence&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some followers of the Shafe'i and Hanbali schools allow funeral prayers in absentia with no conditions (Ref: &lt;em&gt;Al-Moghni&lt;/em&gt;, Vol.2, p. 382, Q. 1605, by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Qudamah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Qudamah&lt;/a&gt;; Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=1263&amp;amp;bk_no=15&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;المغني&lt;/a&gt;). However, Ahmad ibn Hanbal put conditions on funeral prayers in absentia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The deceased is a known figure, where there is benefit to the community to offer a funeral prayer in absentia. This opinion was also adopted by many later followers of the Hanafi school.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;No funeral prayers were offered at the place of death. This opinion was also adopted by Ibn Taymiyyah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, some of the Shafe'i school followers have a condition that the funeral prayers in absentia be offered on the same day of death by relatives of the deceased (Ref: &lt;em&gt;Asna Al-Matalib&lt;/em&gt;, Vol. 1, p. 322; Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/FP7497/01_7497#page/n321/mode/1up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;أسنى المطالب في شرح روض الطالب&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of the Maliki and Hanafi schools followers say that performing funeral prayers in absentia is only permissible to the Prophet (ﷺ) (Ref: &lt;em&gt;Bada'e Al-Sana'e&lt;/em&gt;, Vol. 1, p. 312; Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=605&amp;amp;bk_no=12&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع&lt;/a&gt;). The majority of scholars (Arabic: الجمهور), including followers of Maliki and Hanafi schools do not agree as the rule is what the Prophet (ﷺ) did is permissible to all the Muslims to do, except when there is a verse (Qur'an or hadith) that limit the permissibility to the Prophet (ﷺ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, as per &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nawawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Nawawi&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;em&gt;Al-Majmoo'&lt;/em&gt;, Vol. 5, p. 211 (Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=3048&amp;amp;bk_no=14&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;المجموع شرح المهذب&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ذكرنا أن مذهبنا جوازه ومنعها&#xA;أبو حنيفة . دليلنا حديث النجاشي وهو صحيح لا مطعن فيه وليس لهم عنه جواب&#xA;صحيح&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We mentioned that:&#xA;Our madhhab is that funeral prayers in absentia is permitted, and Abu&#xA;Hanifa did not allow it. Our evidence are the hadith about the Negus,&#xA;and it is authentic, and they [Hanafis] do not have a valid response&#xA;[why it is not permitted].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-25T05:37:01.237" LastActivityDate="2021-09-25T05:37:01.237" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39410" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39266" CreationDate="2017-05-01T03:33:28.520" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From a Sunni point of view, there is nothing special about Rajab 27&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; (or Sha'ban 15&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; for that matter). One should not observe these occasions with any special additional acts (prayers, fasting, etc.). Additional acts of worship are always good to perform, but one should not single out a specific time or place as being special without a form of endorsement from the Prophet (ﷺ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that Rajab 27&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; is allegedly &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isra_and_Mi%27raj&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Laylat Al-Isra' wa Al-Mi'raj&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: ليلة الإسراء والمعراج). However, there is no evidence from the Qur'an or the hadith of the Prophet (ﷺ) that specifies the date of &lt;em&gt;Laylat Al-Isra' wa Al-Mi'raj&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;From Zad Al-Ma'ad&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zad_al-Ma%27ad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zad Al-Ma'ad&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?ID=4&amp;amp;flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=127&amp;amp;RecID=0&amp;amp;srchwords=%CA%CE%D5%ED%D5%20%E1%ED%E1%C9%20%C7%E1%C5%D3%D1%C7%C1&amp;amp;R1=1&amp;amp;R2=0&amp;amp;hIndex=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;زاد المعاد في هدي خير العباد&lt;/a&gt;) Vol. 1, p. 57, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Qayyim_al-Jawziyya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya&lt;/a&gt; quoted his teacher, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Taymiyyah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Taymiyyah&lt;/a&gt;, responding to a question about which night is better,  &lt;em&gt;Laylat al-Qadr&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: لیلة القدر‎‎) or &lt;em&gt;Laylat Al-Isra wa Al-Mi'raj&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: الإسراء والمعراج):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الكلام في مثل هذا يحتاج إلى علم بحقائق الأمور، ومقادير النعم التي لا&#xA;  تعرف إلا بوحي، ولا يجوز لأحد أن يتكلم فيها بلا علم، ولا يعرف عن أحد من&#xA;  المسلمين أنه جعل لليلة الإسراء فضيلة على غيرها، لا سيما على ليلة&#xA;  القدر، ولا كان الصحابة والتابعون لهم بإحسان يقصدون تخصيص ليلة الإسراء&#xA;  بأمر من الأمور ولا يذكرونها، ولهذا لا يعرف أي ليلة كانت&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Declarations about such matters requires knowledge and awareness of&#xA;  the extent of blessings, that are unknown without a revelation. No one&#xA;  should declare [anything] about said matters without knowledge. It is&#xA;  not known that any of the Muslims attributed additional virtue to&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;Laylat Al-Isra'&lt;/em&gt; over other nights, especially over &lt;em&gt;Laylat Al-Qadr&lt;/em&gt;. Neither the companions, nor those who followed them with good conduct,&#xA;  intentionally dedicated &lt;em&gt;Laylat Al-Isra'&lt;/em&gt; with any additional matters;&#xA;  they did not even mention or know which night it was.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وإن كان الإسراء من أعظم فضائله صلى الله عليه وسلم  ومع هذا فلم يشرع&#xA;  تخصيص ذلك الزمان ولا ذلك المكان بعبادة شرعية، بل غار حراء الذي ابتدئ&#xA;  فيه بنزول الوحي وكان يتحراه قبل النبوة لم يقصده هو ولا أحد من أصحابه&#xA;  بعد النبوة مدة مقامه بمكة، ولا خص اليوم الذي أنزل فيه الوحي بعبادة ولا&#xA;  غيرها، ولا خص المكان الذي ابتدئ فيه بالوحي ولا الزمان بشيء&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;With &lt;em&gt;Isra'&lt;/em&gt; being one of the greatest virtues given to the Prophet&#xA;  (ﷺ), he did not dedicate that time or place with additional worship.&#xA;  The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hira&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;cave of Hira&lt;/a&gt;, where the first revelation descended on the&#xA;  Prophet (ﷺ) was a place that he used to frequent prior to the&#xA;  prophethood. Neither the Prophet (ﷺ), nor any of his companions,&#xA;  visited the cave during their stay in Mecca. Neither the day the&#xA;  revelation descended, nor the place where the revelation started were&#xA;  singled out as special.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ومن خص الأمكنة والأزمنة من عنده بعبادات لأجل هذا وأمثاله كان من جنس&#xA;  أهل الكتاب الذين جعلوا زمان أحوال المسيح مواسم وعبادات، كيوم الميلاد،&#xA;  ويوم التعميد، وغير ذلك من أحواله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever dedicates special places or times with acts of worship&#xA;  following this or that [not following what the Prophet (ﷺ) did], he&#xA;  and his likes resemble the people of the Scripture, who turned the&#xA;  time of specific occasions related to Jesus Christ into seasons of&#xA;  worship, such as his day of birth [Christmas], the day of baptism, and&#xA;  other occasions of his.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقد رأى عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه جماعة يتبادرون مكانا يصلون فيه،&#xA;  فقال: ما هذا؟ قالوا: مكان صلى فيه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال:&#xA;  أتريدون أن تتخذوا آثار أنبيائكم مساجد؟ إنما هلك من كان قبلكم بهذا، فمن&#xA;  أدركته فيه الصلاة فليصل، وإلا فليمض  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'Umar ibn al-Khattab saw a group of men racing to a specific place to&#xA;  pray. He asked: &quot;What is this?&quot; They said: &quot;This is a place where the&#xA;  Prophet (ﷺ) prayed.&quot; He said: &quot;Do you want to take the footsteps of&#xA;  your prophets as mosques? This is what made those who were before you&#xA;  perish. When it is the time of prayers, pray wherever you are,&#xA;  otherwise go.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;From Ihya' 'Ulum Al-Din&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Ihya' 'Ulum Al-Din, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ghazali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Ghazali&lt;/a&gt; quoted the following &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=641&amp;amp;pid=853495&amp;amp;hid=17&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt; attributed to Abu Huraira (&lt;em&gt;mawqoof&lt;/em&gt;), not the Prophet (ﷺ):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: من صام يوم سبعة وعشرين من رجب، كتب الله&#xA;  له صيام ستين شهرا، وهو اليوم الذي هبط فيه جبريل عليه السلام على النبي&#xA;  صلى الله عليه وسلم بالرسالة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated that Abu Huraira said: Whoever fasts on the day of the&#xA;  twenty-seventh of Rajab, Allah will award him the fasting of sixty&#xA;  month; it is the day that Jibril (ﷺ) descended on the Prophet (ﷺ) with&#xA;  the Message.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The chain of narration of this hadith is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu Huraira&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Shahr ibn Hawshab&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Matar ibn Tahman&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;'Abdullah ibn Shawthab&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Damra ibn Rabee'a&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;'Ali ibn Sa'id ibn Qutaiba Al-Ramli&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Habshoon ibn Moosa ibn Ayuub&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ahmad ibn Ibrahim ibn Shathan&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shahr ibn Hawshab (Arabic: شهر بن حوشب) had integrity but forgot a lot, mixed things a lot, and often quoted with incorrect or without attribution. Matar ibn Tahman (Arabic: مطر بن طهمان) had integrity but committed lots of mistakes in narrations. This hadith is accordingly not authentic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-05-01T04:08:00.663" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T04:08:00.663" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39412" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39384" CreationDate="2017-05-01T07:42:34.877" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I don't know how Muslim women had their hair cut (if they did) in our Prophet's time or if there's any hadith about this subject, but I will provide some options that come to my mind for women who don't want to show their hair to men other than their family.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1.&lt;/strong&gt; Cut it yourself. This has the risk of cutting your skin and you may not achieve the shape that will please you or your husband. Some women do cut their hair themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2.&lt;/strong&gt; Ask a female relative/friend or a male from your family (someone who is not non-mahram) to cut it for you. This still has the risk of cutting your skin unless the person is skilled with cutting hair.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3.&lt;/strong&gt; Find a hairdresser shop that is operated by a woman and that serves only women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4.&lt;/strong&gt; Find a private hairdresser (who is a woman) to come to your house/place and cut it. This might be more expensive compared to option 3.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17173" LastEditorUserId="17173" LastEditDate="2018-08-29T06:11:52.630" LastActivityDate="2018-08-29T06:11:52.630" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39415" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-01T13:38:55.770" Score="1" ViewCount="90" Body="&lt;p&gt;Which kind of feelings are included in jealousy and how can we get rid of jealously ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T20:18:56.100" Title="What is jealousy and how to deal with it?" Tags="|jealousy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-05-01T21:27:23.173" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39416" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-01T15:28:49.420" Score="5" ViewCount="2184" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are late payment charges that may arise from being late in paying for bills considered as Riba.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example one misses a payment for their electricity bill, as a result the supplier demands that the amount owed is payed along with a charge that may increase every month his bill remains unpaid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: This isn't a question about loans were a charge plus interest is applied when one misses a scheduled re-payment.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8116" LastActivityDate="2018-09-05T13:01:49.913" Title="Are late payment charges considered as Riba?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|riba|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39417" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-01T18:20:27.590" Score="3" ViewCount="70" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/WtXnT.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am looking to understand this process for myself... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22219" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-05-01T20:12:26.007" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T20:12:26.007" Title="How does one become Muslim as a Woman?" Tags="|conversion|helping|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-05-12T23:49:34.527" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39418" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39421" CreationDate="2017-05-01T19:20:39.263" Score="4" ViewCount="5598" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Forcing slaves to prostitution&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is mentioned in this &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/56/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jabir reported that 'Abdullah b. Ubayy b. Salul used to say to his slavegirl:&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;Go and fetch something for us by committing prostitution.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;the verse 24:33&lt;/a&gt; was reveled:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... &lt;strong&gt;لَا تُكْرِهُوا فَتَيَاتِكُمْ عَلَى الْبِغَاءِ إِنْ أَرَدْنَ تَحَصُّنًا&lt;/strong&gt; لِّتَبْتَغُوا عَرَضَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ...&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;And do not compel your slave girls to prostitution, &lt;strong&gt;if they desire chastity&lt;/strong&gt;, to seek [thereby] the temporary interests of worldly life&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, according to this verse, it seems that it says you shouldn't &lt;strong&gt;force&lt;/strong&gt; the slave women &lt;strong&gt;if they want to desire chastity&lt;/strong&gt;. But that opens up the possibility: if they ain't desiring chastity, it is possible to tell your slave girls to do prostitution without force. Or am I misunderstanding it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Baydawi says in his tafsir:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;تعففاً شرط للإِكراه فإنه لا يوجد دونه، &lt;strong&gt;وإن جعل شرطاً للنهي لم يلزم من عدمه&lt;/strong&gt; جواز الإِكراه لجواز أن يكون ارتفاع النهي بامتناع المنهي عنه، وإيثار إن على إذا لأن إرادة التحصن من الإِماء كالشاذ النادر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Was slave prostitution allowed?&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;P.S:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;This question was a bit broad so I removed a lot and created another &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/40850/15201&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt; with that which I removed.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-06-19T12:54:32.887" Title="Was slave prostitution allowed?" Tags="|fiqh|zina|slavery|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39419" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39415" CreationDate="2017-05-01T20:18:56.100" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Jealousy is a fear of loss and a fear of not being good enough. It's a loss of internal self value...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the eyes of Allah we all are valuable .. we go through these challenges so that we too learn our value... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A flower does not look at other flowers and fear its  beauty ,&#xA;No more than a a Pine tree fears the strength of an Oak tree...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the acceptance of self we find peace away from what is jealousy &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22219" LastActivityDate="2017-05-01T20:18:56.100" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39421" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39418" CreationDate="2017-05-02T06:13:52.677" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prostitution is not allowed in Islam, by slaves or otherwise, and the earnings of prostitution are haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited the earnings of slave girls (through&#xA;  prostitution). &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/37/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited taking the price of a dog, the earnings of&#xA;  a soothsayer and the money earned by prostitution. &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/68/91&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The price of a dog is evil, the earning of a prostitute is evil and&#xA;  the earning of a cupper is evil. &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/22/51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The fourth type of marriage was that many people would enter upon a&#xA;  lady and she would never refuse anyone who came to her. Those were the&#xA;  prostitutes who used to fix flags at their doors as sign, and he who&#xA;  would wished, could have sexual intercourse with them ...  But when&#xA;  Muhammad (ﷺ) was sent with the Truth, he abolished all the types of&#xA;  marriages observed in pre-Islamic period of Ignorance except the type&#xA;  of marriage the people recognize today. &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/63&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:33&lt;/a&gt; does not imply that it is acceptable for the slave-women to be made prostitutes if they don't seek chastity, rather it says that if they seek chastity but are forced by their masters then they would be forgiven by Allah. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd-Allah_ibn_Ubayy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abdullah bin Ubay&lt;/a&gt;, regarding whom is the hadith and verse you quoted, was a well known hypocrite. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they are willing prostitutes and commit the act, then they would have committed Zina since it is sex with someone not a husband nor the master (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/23/5-7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;23:5-7&lt;/a&gt;), and it is punishable under Shariah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 4:25&lt;/a&gt; ... if they should commit adultery, then for them is&#xA;  half the punishment for free [unmarried] women ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The verdict of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was sought about an unmarried&#xA;  slave girl guilty of illegal intercourse. He replied, &quot;If she commits&#xA;  illegal sexual intercourse, then flog her (fifty stripes), and if she&#xA;  commits illegal sexual intercourse (after that for the second time),&#xA;  then flog her (fifty stripes), and if she commits illegal sexual&#xA;  intercourse (for the third time), then flog her (fifty stripes) and&#xA;  sell her for even a hair rope.&quot; Ibn Shihab said, &quot;I am not sure&#xA;  whether the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that she be sold after the third or&#xA;  fourth time of committing illegal intercourse.&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/86/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The men who harassed the women in 33:59 were hypocrites and not righteous Muslims, and the subsequent verses of the Quran address them:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33/60-61&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 33:60-61&lt;/a&gt; If the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is&#xA;  disease and those who spread rumors in al-Madinah do not cease, We&#xA;  will surely incite you against them; then they will not remain your&#xA;  neighbors therein except for a little. Accursed wherever they are&#xA;  found, [being] seized and massacred completely.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its obviously not permitted to harass slave-women, that goes against everything Islam stands for. The Quran does not say that it was acceptable of them to harass the slave women, rather it just advised the Muslim women to do what they can in power to protect themselves, similar to how modern law enforcement would advise people to avoid dark alleys.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-05-02T06:30:39.637" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T06:30:39.637" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39423" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-02T11:41:01.110" Score="3" ViewCount="305" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newmuslims.com/lessons/158/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;NewMuslims.com&lt;/a&gt; lists five qualities Muslim men should look for when seeking a wife: 1. Taqwa (piety), 2. Affectionate nature, 3. Obedience, 4. Patience, 5. Contentment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a Muslim woman was interested in a particular man becoming her future husband, it would therefore be good for her to demonstrate these qualities to him.  It seems difficult to demonstrate a willingness to become an obedient wife, however.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How can a Muslim woman indicate her willingness to be an obedient wife to a prospective husband?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My impression is that Muslim men seem to value obedience.  RomanticMuslim.com &lt;a href=&quot;http://romanticmuslim.com/7-things-your-muslim-husband-wont-tell/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;7 Things Your Muslim Husband Won’t Tell You&lt;/a&gt; writes &quot;above all, he desires your respect&quot; and even quotes &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 3:43&lt;/a&gt; &quot;...So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband’s] absence what Allah would have them guard...&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2022-06-03T03:08:03.903" Title="How can a Muslim woman indicate her willingness to be an obedient wife to a prospective husband?" Tags="|women|relationships|husband|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39424" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-02T11:41:38.240" Score="1" ViewCount="129" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualaikum&#xA;I want to know that literally everything is possible in jannah?&#xA;I'm in the deepest of love with a woman 10 years older than me. We wanted to marry each other but due to worldly restrictions and parents and families, she has been married to someone else.&#xA;If you think that our relation was haraam, its wrong.&#xA;Im sure that it was not haram, but due to some personal reservations I can't reveal all the details here.&#xA;As far as my love for her is concerned, she is my only happiness in this world, I pray everyday for her with tears.... and I respect her so much.&#xA;I want to know that if we are blessed with jannah, will we be able to live together as spouses ? Because nothing is impossible for Allah, and He knows the purity of my love.&#xA;Please do not give discouraging answers, I'm already in serious pain. :'(&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22227" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T15:40:40.787" Title="&quot;Anything&quot; in paradise? My love?" Tags="|jannah|love|pain|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2017-05-03T09:14:25.463" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39426" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33590" CreationDate="2017-05-02T13:58:58.060" Score="9" Body="&lt;p&gt;This narration is not found in any of the authentic collections of &lt;em&gt;Hadeeth&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the answer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/228924&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;this question on IslamQA&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ما يذكره بعض الناس عن أبي بكر رضي الله عنه - ويحكيه بعضهم عن عمر رضي الله عنه – أنه قال : &quot; لو كانت إحدى قدمي في الجنة والأخرى خارجها لما أمنت مكر الله &quot; لم نجد له أصلا في كتب أهل الحديث ، ولا نعلم أحدا من أهل العلم ذكره .&#xA;  وقد سئل عنه الشيخ الألباني رحمه الله فقال :&#xA;  &quot; ما أعرفه &quot; انتهى .  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;As for the saying that is attributed by some people to Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, and some attribute it to 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him:   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;If one of my feet were inside Paradise and the other outside it, I would not feel safe from the plan of Allah.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;we could not find any basis for this (narration) in the books of the people of &lt;em&gt;Hadeeth&lt;/em&gt;, nor did we find any of the scholars make mention of it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And (when) Shaikh Al-Albaani was asked about it, he said: &quot;I don't know about it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Side note&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The translation of the word مكر in this context as &quot;deception&quot; is a poor one. I would suggest using the word &lt;em&gt;plan&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;plot&lt;/em&gt; here in lieu of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13732" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T13:58:58.060" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39427" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-02T15:01:19.193" Score="1" ViewCount="295" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘Whoever imitates a people is one of them.’” (Narrated by Abu Dawood, al-Libaas, 3512. Al-Albaani said in Saheeh Abi Dawood, (it is) hasan saheeh. No. 3401). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means imitating them in what they do like if they celebrate Christmas and we celebrate it because they are is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To what extent does this apply to?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it mean you can't wear the same clothes as them even though where you live only has those kind of clothes? Does that mean eating the same food as them is haram? Does it mean you shouldn't go to school because that's what they do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T15:01:19.193" Title="To what extent does the ruling of imitating the kuffaar apply to?" Tags="|halal-haram|hadith|hadith-interpretation|kuffar|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-05-03T23:24:28.750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39429" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-02T16:35:19.093" Score="8" ViewCount="563" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many Muslim scholars or at least Imams of Jumu'ah prayer use to say this du'a (supplication):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Allah, bless us in Rajab and Sha‘baan, and let us reach Ramadan&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللهم بارك لنا في رجب وشعبان وبلغنا رمضان&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;in Rajab and Sha'baan (the two months right before Ramadan).&#xA;Is it a du'a made by the Prophet () himself of or by any of our Muslim authorities (Sahaba/Shi'a Imams etc.)? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'd like to know if this du'a is authentic and what sources for that are available? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-05-02T20:55:49.580" LastActivityDate="2017-10-16T13:15:29.613" Title="What is the authenticity of the du'a &quot;O Allah, bless us in Rajab and Sha‘baan, and let us reach Ramadan&quot;?" Tags="|dua|authenticity|reference-request|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39430" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39432" CreationDate="2017-05-02T16:41:45.010" Score="5" ViewCount="1444" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the special night mentioned in surat ad-Dukhan (&lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/44/3-4&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;44:3-4&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, We sent it down during a blessed night. Indeed, We were to warn [mankind]. (3)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  On that night is made distinct every precise matter - (4)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it a different night than laylatu al-Qadr ليلة القدر, if so what night is it? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what exactly will be distinct in this night and why?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-05-02T17:10:51.823" LastActivityDate="2018-04-23T18:02:17.430" Title="What is the special night mentioned in surat ad-Dukhan (44:3-4)? And what exactly will be distinct?" Tags="|tafseer|quranic-events|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39432" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39430" CreationDate="2017-05-02T19:44:58.197" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This night is laylatul qadr (the night of glory) when the First Surah of the Quran was revealed (Surah Alaq). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The night implies the same night which has been called lailat-ul-qadr in Surah Al-Qadr (97). There it has been said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;`We sent it down in a Night of Glory,&quot; (97:1)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and here: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;`We sent it down in a blessed Night.&quot; (44:3)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then the Qur'an itself has told that it was a night of the month of Ramadan (Al-Baqarah). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your question about what is distinct is answered below:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The website I based my answer on is &lt;a href=&quot;http://englishtafsir.com/Quran/44/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;English Tafsir&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;and verse 4 is different. It says: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot; This was a night in which every matter is decided wisely by Our Command.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The question about what is distinct might be this:&#xA;(1)- The Command is based on wisdom and that there is no likelihood of errors or weaknesses and&#xA;(2)- That it is a firm and stable decision and that it lies in no one's power to change it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Command might be the distinct thing. What is the Command?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Surah Al Qadr, the same thing is said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The angels and the Spirit (Angel Gabriel) descend in it with every decree, by the leave of their Lord.&quot; (97:4)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that it is such a Night in the Divine administration of Allah on which He decided the destinies of indivuals and nations and entrust His decisions to His angels so that they apply them correctly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some commentators among whom Hadrat &lt;code&gt;Ikrimah is most prominent, have been involved in the misunderstanding that this is the 15th night of Sha'ban, because in some traditions it has been said that the destinies of people are decided during that night. But Ibn 'Abbas, Ibn&lt;/code&gt;Umar, Mujahid, Qatadah, Hasan Basri, Sa' id bin Jubair, Ibn Zaid, Abu Malik, Dahhak and many other commentators are agreed that this is the same night of Ramadan, which has been called lailat-ul-qadr, for the Qur'an itself has stated this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarise up, the Night mentioned is Laylatul-Qadr and the distinct thing is the Command of the destinies of people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="20796" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T16:34:41.020" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T16:34:41.020" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39433" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39430" CreationDate="2017-05-02T20:18:19.117" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am adding this as reference work only, it seems most of the mufassirin mentions laylatu al qadr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About verse 4:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad Asad translates it to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;On that [night] was made clear, in wisdom, the distinction between all things [good and evil]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;His &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamicity.org/Quransearch/shownote.asp?chap=44&amp;amp;note=5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;comment&lt;/a&gt; on that verse is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lit., &quot;was made distinct everything wise&quot;, i.e., &quot;wisely&quot; or &quot;in wisdom&quot;: a metonymical attribution of the adjective &quot;wise&quot; - which in reality relates to God, the maker of that distinction - to what has thus been made distinct (Zamakhshari and Razi). The meaning is that the revelation of the Qur’an, symbolized by that &quot;blessed night&quot; of its beginning, provides man with a standard whereby to discern between good and evil, or between all that leads to spiritual growth through an ever-deepening realization (ma’rifah) of God’s existence, on the one hand, and all that results in spiritual blindness and self-destruction, on the other.(Quran Ref: 44:4 )&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Verse 3:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Tafsir Tabari.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن قتادة، في قوله: { فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُبارَكَةٍ } قال: &lt;strong&gt;هي ليلة القدر&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zamakhshari seems to have the same conclusion though he adds;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;وليلة القدر في أكثر الأقاويل في شهر رمضان&lt;/strong&gt;. فإن قلت: ما معنى إنزال القرآن في هذه الليلة؟ قلت: قالوا أنزل جملة واحدة من السماء السابعة إلى السماء الدنيا، وأمر السفرة الكرام بانتساخه في ليلة القدر، وكان جبريل عليه السلام ينزله على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم نجوماً نجوماً.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tabarsi&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أي إنا أنزلنا القرآن والليلة المباركة هي &lt;strong&gt;ليلة القدر&lt;/strong&gt; …&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Razi; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وهٰهنا قال { إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍ } فوجب أن تكون هذه الليلة المباركة هي تلك المسماة &lt;strong&gt;بليلة القدر&lt;/strong&gt;، لئلا يلزم التناقض وثانيها أنه تعالى قال &#xA;  { شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ ٱلَّذِي أُنزِلَ فِيهِ ٱلْقُرْآنُ } &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qurtubi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;والليلة المباركة &lt;strong&gt;ليلة القدر&lt;/strong&gt;. ويقال: ليلة النصف من شعبان، ولها أربعة أسماء: الليلة المباركة، وليلة البراءة، وليلة الصَّك، وليلة القدر.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقال عكرمة: الليلة المباركة هاهنا ليلة النصف من شعبان. والأوّل أصح لقوله تعالى: &#xA;  { إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ } &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al Baydawi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{ إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍ } &lt;strong&gt;ليلة القدر&lt;/strong&gt;، أو البراءة ابتدىء فيها إنزاله، أو أنزل فيها جملة إلى سماء الدنيا من اللوح المحفوظ، ثم أنزل على الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم نجوماً وبركتها لذلك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Al Kathir:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يقول تعالى مخبراً عن القرآن العظيم أنه أنزله في ليلة مباركة، &lt;strong&gt;وهي ليلة القدر&lt;/strong&gt; كما قال عز وجل: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al Baghawi:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال قتادة وابن زيد: &lt;strong&gt;هي ليلة القدر&lt;/strong&gt; أنزل الله القرآن في ليلة القدر من أم الكتاب &gt;إلى السماء الدنيا، ثم نزل به جبريل على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم نجوماً في عشرين سنة. وقال آخرون: هي ليلة النصف من شعبان.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tafsir Jalalayn mentions;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{ إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَاهُ } &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;جملة معترضة بين القسم وجوابه. قوله: (القرآن) هذا أحد أقوال&#xA;   في تفسير الكتاب وهو أقواها، وعليه فقد أقسم بالقرآن &lt;strong&gt;أنه أنزل القرآن في ليلة مباركة، وهذا من أبلغ الكلام الدال على غاية تعظيم القرآن،&lt;/strong&gt; كما تقول للعظيم: أتشفع بك لك، وفي الحديث:&#xA;  &quot; أعوذ برضاك من سخطك، ويعفوك من عقوبتك، وبك منك &quot;&#xA;  وقيل المراد به في اللوح المحفوظ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://altafasir.com/al-quran/surat/44/ad-dukhan/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://altafasir.com/al-quran/surat/44/ad-dukhan/3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Feel free to edit and translate the tafsir in Arabic.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-05-02T21:18:57.567" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T21:18:57.567" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39434" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40499" CreationDate="2017-05-02T20:44:24.753" Score="4" ViewCount="5276" Body="&lt;p&gt;These two ahadith say that it is forbidden for man to be alone with a non mahram woman:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: &#xA;  “No man should be alone with a woman unless there is a mahram with them.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Narrated by al-Bukhaari (1862) and Muslim (1341).&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: &#xA;  “No man is alone with a woman but the Shaytaan is the third one present.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Narrated by al-Tirmidhi (1171) and classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, in a taxi job, you would drive people around. So if you were a taxi driver and a man and you pick up a woman by herself, which I'm guessing would be  haram because you would be alone with the woman. Is that true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if the woman needed to go somewhere emergency like if she went into labour etc or just heard their relative is in hospital and she has no mode of transport that will get their in time apart from a taxi, will it be allowed?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T14:00:08.367" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T14:00:08.367" Title="Can a (male) taxi driver drive a female (non mahram), while being alone?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|men-women|non-mahram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39435" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39436" CreationDate="2017-05-02T21:44:14.917" Score="8" ViewCount="15432" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an contains many verses that are either addressed to or intended for various categories of people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some examples:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mankind in general&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمْ  إِنَّ زَلْزَلَةَ السَّاعَةِ شَيْءٌ عَظِيمٌ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O mankind! Fear your Lord and be dutiful to Him! Verily, the earthquake of the Hour (of Judgement) is a terrible thing.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#22:1&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Hajj:1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jews&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ هَادُوا إِن زَعَمْتُمْ أَنَّكُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ لِلَّـهِ مِن دُونِ النَّاسِ فَتَمَنَّوُا الْمَوْتَ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say (O Muhammad ﷺ): &quot;O you Jews! If you pretend that you are friends of Allah, to the exclusion of (all) other mankind, then long for death if you are truthful.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#62:6&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Jumu'ah:6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Christians&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ لَا تَغْلُوا فِي دِينِكُمْ وَلَا تَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّـهِ إِلَّا الْحَقَّ  إِنَّمَا الْمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّـهِ وَكَلِمَتُهُ أَلْقَاهَا إِلَىٰ مَرْيَمَ وَرُوحٌ مِّنْهُ  فَآمِنُوا بِاللَّـهِ وَرُسُلِهِ  وَلَا تَقُولُوا ثَلَاثَةٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;   O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allah and His word which He directed to Mary and a soul [created at a command] from Him. So believe in Allah and His messengers. And do not say, &quot;Three&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#4:171&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;An-Nisaa:171&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Polytheists&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ اللَّـهُ  قُلْ أَفَرَأَيْتُم مَّا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّـهِ إِنْ أَرَادَنِيَ اللَّـهُ بِضُرٍّ هَلْ هُنَّ كَاشِفَاتُ ضُرِّهِ أَوْ أَرَادَنِي بِرَحْمَةٍ هَلْ هُنَّ مُمْسِكَاتُ رَحْمَتِهِ  قُلْ حَسْبِيَ اللَّـهُ  عَلَيْهِ يَتَوَكَّلُ الْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And verily, if you ask them: &quot;Who created the heavens and the earth?&quot; Surely, they will say: &quot;Allah (has created them).&quot; Say: &quot;Tell me then, the things that you invoke besides Allah, if Allah intended some harm for me, could they remove His harm, or if He (Allah) intended some mercy for me, could they withhold His Mercy?&quot; Say: &quot;Sufficient for me is Allah; in Him those who trust (i.e. believers) must put their trust.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#39:38&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Az-Zumar:38&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Believers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ  إِنَّ اللَّـهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who believe! Seek help in patience and &lt;em&gt;As-Salat&lt;/em&gt; (the prayer). Truly! Allah is with &lt;em&gt;As-Sabirin&lt;/em&gt; (the patient ones).&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#2:153&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Baqarah:153&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which brings about an interesting question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do any Qur'anic verses address atheists - those who deny the existence of a Divine Being?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13732" LastEditorUserId="13732" LastEditDate="2017-05-02T22:11:30.180" LastActivityDate="2019-05-06T09:23:38.560" Title="Are there any Qur'anic verses that address atheists?" Tags="|quran|atheists|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39436" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39435" CreationDate="2017-05-02T22:15:01.497" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are verses that could be interpreted to address people not believing in God (i.e atheists). But, we can't be too certain about that because, the people (or polytheists) the verses was reveled too somehow believed in a god, but their beliefs where rather incomplete. With other words, they believed in Allah, the Creator, as you quoted:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And verily, if you ask them: &quot;Who created the heavens and the earth?&quot; Surely, they will say: &quot;Allah (has created them).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But yet, they did not believe in other things as in the resurrection of the dead, which is mentioned many times in the Quran; &lt;em&gt;&quot;shall we be ressurected after we have become bones?&quot;&lt;/em&gt; or:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا ۖ ذَٰلِكَ رَجْعٌ بَعِيدٌ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  When we are dead and have become dust (shall we be brought back again)? That would be a far return!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, some verses that addressed the polytheist, could be argued to also address atheists:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves the creators?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  - &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/52/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat At-Tur, verse 35&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كَيْفَ تَكْفُرُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَكُنتُمْ أَمْوَاتًا فَأَحْيَاكُمْ ۖ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  How do you deny Allah and you were dead and He gave you life? Again He will cause you to die and again bring you to life; then you shall be brought back to Him.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  - &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Al Baqarah, 28&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;You could of course quote the verses and address atheists with them. But to say they were revealed explicitly to atheists can't be proven. Maybe one have to define what one means with the word atheist then. I have yet not received an answer for my question &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/37587/15201&quot;&gt;Did the Prophet meet any atheists?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, and considering the time and place the prophet (PBUH) lived in, the odds are pretty low. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore I also think the odds are low that these verses addressed atheists. But that doesn't mean one cannot use the same argument when talking with an atheist, for instance; &quot;how comes you don't believe in God when you didn't exist a while ago, but now you do and so on...!&quot;, i.e 2:28...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-05-02T22:24:37.907" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T22:24:37.907" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39439" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39435" CreationDate="2017-05-02T22:54:52.770" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Atheist are what Qur'an refers to as &lt;em&gt;کافر&lt;/em&gt;. It's very literal meaning is &#xA;one who conceals. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam people are either mo'men, mustaz'af (someone who the truth hasn't been revealed to) or kafir (someone who has seen the truth e.g. has seen a miracle but still doesn't &lt;strong&gt;want&lt;/strong&gt; to believe). All three have different levels e.g. a normal Muslim is a believer so is the prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For what's it's worth atheist and kafir are very similar but not exactly the same thing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Atheist: someone who doesn't believe in God. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some atheists will become believers as soon as they see the truth. &amp;lt;-- This is a mustaz'af but also an atheist&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yet some even after seeing the truth will not &lt;strong&gt;want&lt;/strong&gt; to become believers &amp;lt; This is a to be kaffir but also an atheist&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Some who has seen the truth and is concealed it because he simply doesn't &lt;strong&gt;want&lt;/strong&gt; to obey/worship Allah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Most verses of Qur'an address the kaffir kind of atheist, not the mustaz'af kind&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to specifically answer your question, almost any verse that contains &lt;em&gt;کافر/ کافرون / یکفرون / کفر&lt;/em&gt; is your answer.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastEditorUserId="13637" LastEditDate="2017-05-02T23:05:04.857" LastActivityDate="2017-05-02T23:05:04.857" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39440" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33166" CreationDate="2017-05-03T01:56:29.570" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This took a lot of research and reading about the incidents you mentioned, but it is very difficult to know exactly which part of an event you are referring to with only the information you have provided. I could not find any of the events you are referring to in the manner you mentioned in books that are accepted by Muslims as references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will give an example to demonstrate what I mean: You mentioned the amnesty at the end of the battle of &lt;em&gt;Buzakha&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: بزاخة), so this was somewhat easier to find as you are referring to what happened at the end of this battle. In Sahih Al-Bukhari, one of the most trusted references for Muslims:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، حَدَّثَنِي&#xA;قَيْسُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ـ&#xA;رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ لِوَفْدِ بُزَاخَةَ تَتْبَعُونَ أَذْنَابَ الإِبِلِ&#xA;حَتَّى يُرِيَ اللَّهُ خَلِيفَةَ نَبِيِّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;وَالْمُهَاجِرِينَ أَمْرًا يَعْذِرُونَكُمْ بِهِ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Tariq bin Shihab: Abu Bakr said to the delegate of Buzakha.&#xA;&amp;quot;Follow the tails of the camels till Allah shows the Caliph&#xA;(successor) of His Prophet and Al-Muhajirin (emigrants) something&#xA;because of which you may excuse yourselves.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/93/81/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 93/81&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story behind this can be found in more details in other books, e.g., &lt;em&gt;Al-Musannaf&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Abi_Shaybah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Ibn Abi Shaybah&quot;&gt;Ibn Abi Shaybah&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: المصنف لابن أبي شيبة), &lt;em&gt;Al-Sunan Al-Kubra&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Bayhaqi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Al-Bayhaqi&quot;&gt;Al-Bayhaqi&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: السنن الكبرى للبيهقي), &lt;em&gt;I'laam Al-Muwaqqi'in 'An Rabb Al-'Alamin&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Qayyim_al-Jawziyya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya&quot;&gt;Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: إعلام الموقعين عن رب العالمين), and others. In summary, I am quoting from &lt;em&gt;Al-Amwal&lt;/em&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=2131&amp;amp;bk_no=60&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;حميد بن زنجويه&quot;&gt;Ibn Zangawaih&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: الأموال لابن زنجويه):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قدم وفد بزاخة من أسد وغطفان على أبي بكر يسألونه الصلح، فخيرهم أبو بكر&#xA;بين الحرب المجلية والسلم المخزية، فقالوا له: هذه الحرب المجلية قد&#xA;عرفناها، فما السلم المخزية؟&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A delegation from &lt;em&gt;Buzakha&lt;/em&gt; — from &lt;em&gt;Asad&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Ghatafan&lt;/em&gt; — went to Abi&#xA;Bakr requesting a truce, so Abu Bakr gave them one of two options:&#xA;gleaning war [expression to mean war continues till one side gains everything&#xA;from their opponent], or humiliating peace. They said: This is the gleaning&#xA;war and we know what it is. What is the humiliating  peace?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فقال: أن تنزع منكم الحلقة والكراع، وتتركون أقواما تتبعون أذناب الإبل&#xA;حتى يري الله خليفة نبيه والمهاجرين أمرا يعذرونكم به، ونغنم ما أصبنا&#xA;منكم، وتردون إلينا ما أصبتم منا، وتدون قتلانا، ويكون قتلاكم في النار&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Bakr said: &amp;quot;We take away from you the ring and the support&#xA;[expression to mean your arms (ring) and your horses (support)], and&#xA;you abandon people that follow camels' tails [expression to mean show&#xA;your regret and repentance] until Allah shows the successor of his&#xA;Prophet (ﷺ) [Abu Bakr] and the emigrants [the other Muslim rulers&#xA;under Abu Bakr] your excuse. We will keep our war bounty from you, and&#xA;you return your war bounty to us. You pay&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/33683/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;diyah&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;diyah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (expiation, see link)&#xA;for our deceased, and your deceased will be in hellfire [that is, Abu&#xA;Bakr and his followers would not pay &lt;em&gt;diyah&lt;/em&gt; to &lt;em&gt;Bani Asad&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Bani&#xA;Ghatafan&lt;/em&gt;].&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فقام عمر، فقال: إنك رأيت رأيا وسنشير عليك، أما ما رأيت أن تنزع منهم&#xA;الحلقة والكراع، فنعم ما رأيت، وأما ما ذكرت أن يتركوا أقواما يتبعون&#xA;أذناب الإبل، حتى يري الله خليفة نبيه والمهاجرين أمرا يعذرونهم عليه،&#xA;فنعم ما رأيت، وأما ما ذكرت أن نغنم ما أصبنا منهم، ويردوا إلينا ما&#xA;أصابوا منا، فنعم ما رأيت&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Umar stood up and said [addressing Aba Bakr]: &amp;quot;You have voiced your opinion,&#xA;and we will advise you. You said that we take away their&#xA;ring and their support, and what you have said is the best. You said&#xA;they should abandon people that follow camels' tails until Allah shows&#xA;the successor of his Prophet (ﷺ) and the emigrants their excuse, and&#xA;what you have said is the best. You said we should keep our war&#xA;bounty, and they return to us their war bounty, and what you have&#xA;said is the best.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وأما ما رأيت أن يدوا قتلانا ويكون قتلاهم في النار، فإن قتلانا قتلوا&#xA;على أمر الله، أجورهم على الله، ليست لهم ديات&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;But what you have said that they pay &lt;em&gt;diyah&lt;/em&gt; for our&#xA;dead people and their dead people will be in hellfire, [I say] our&#xA;dead people were killed for a matter of Allah, their reward is on&#xA;Allah, and they have no &lt;em&gt;diyah&lt;/em&gt;.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال: فتابع القوم قول عمر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The narrator said: They followed the advise of 'Umar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Ref:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/waq78848/78848#page/n459/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Amwal&lt;/a&gt;, Abu Ahmad Hamid ibn Makhald ibn Qutaiba ibn&#xA;'Abdullah, 1st ed. Saudi Arabia: King Faisal Center for Research&#xA;Islamic Studies, 1986, Part 2, p. 460, Q. 742).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6tSGQ.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/6tSGQ.png&quot; alt=&quot;Al-Amwal Scan&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So I find it hard to figure out what the source of Abi Bakr executing those who had killed Muslims during the battle of &lt;em&gt;Buzakha&lt;/em&gt; in fulfillment of a vow he had made at the battle of &lt;em&gt;Al-Rabadha&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: الربذة) is. Unless, if you are referring to Abu Bakr's oath after the battle of &lt;em&gt;Dhil-Kassa&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: ذي القصة), then he vowed to take no prisoners and to execute every one captured, except those who return to Islam. Afterwards, however, the tribes from &lt;em&gt;Al-Rabadha&lt;/em&gt; went to Abi Bakr and declared their return to Islam, and I am not aware of a battle that actually took place in &lt;em&gt;Al-Rabadha&lt;/em&gt; itself prior to the battle of &lt;em&gt;Buzakha&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE&lt;/strong&gt; — I understand that this is not exactly an answer, but it is not possible to fit this in a comment. If you give more details about each specific incident you are interested in, each incident in a separate question, then it may be possible to figure out which part of an event you are referring to, and a better answer may be attained.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-24T04:14:29.033" LastActivityDate="2021-09-24T04:14:29.033" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39441" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39355" CreationDate="2017-05-03T02:36:45.637" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;From the hadith in Sahih Al-Bukhari quoted below, we can see that 'Amr ibn Salama lead the prayers when he was 6-7 years old. If a child could lead the prayers, and it counts, then he could definitely pray behind you in a jama'ah (congregational) prayers. The condition is that said child should be able to pray properly and to actively participate in the prayer as would any adult. Refer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/155061&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Fatwa 155061&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A Fatwa 155061&lt;/a&gt; (in Arabic only) for more information.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE&lt;/strong&gt; — For Jum'ah (Friday) prayers, three or more are required for it to be valid (opinion of scholars). So this answer is addressing only regular prayers other than Jum'ah prayers. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حدثنا سليمان بن حرب، حدثنا حماد بن زيد، عن أيوب، عن أبي قلابة، عن عمرو&#xA;  بن سلمة، قال&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال لي أبو قلابة: ألا تلقاه فتسأله؟ قال فلقيته فسألته فقال: كنا بماء&#xA;  ممر الناس، وكان يمر بنا الركبان فنسألهم: ما للناس، ما للناس؟ ما هذا&#xA;  الرجل؟ فيقولون: يزعم أن الله أرسله، أوحى إليه، أو: أوحى الله بكذا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Amr bin Salama: We were at a place which was a thoroughfare&#xA;  for the people, and the caravans used to pass by us and we would ask&#xA;  them, &quot;What is wrong with the people? What is wrong with the people?&#xA;  Who is that man?.&quot; They would say, &quot;That man claims that Allah has&#xA;  sent him (as an Apostle), that he has been divinely inspired, that&#xA;  Allah has revealed to him such-and-such.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فكنت أحفظ ذلك الكلام، وكأنما يقر في صدري، وكانت العرب تلوم بإسلامهم&#xA;  الفتح، فيقولون: اتركوه وقومه، فإنه إن ظهر عليهم فهو نبي صادق، فلما&#xA;  كانت وقعة أهل الفتح، بادر كل قوم بإسلامهم، وبدر أبي قومي بإسلامهم،&#xA;  فلما قدم قال: جئتكم والله من عند النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم حقا، فقال:&#xA;  «صلوا صلاة كذا في حين كذا، وصلوا صلاة كذا في حين كذا، فإذا حضرت الصلاة&#xA;  فليؤذن أحدكم، وليؤمكم أكثركم قرآنا»&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I used to memorize that (Divine) Talk, and feel as if it was&#xA;  inculcated in my chest (i.e. mind) And the 'Arabs (other than Quraish)&#xA;  delayed their conversion to Islam till the Conquest (of Mecca). They&#xA;  used to say.&quot; &quot;Leave him (i.e. Muhammad) and his people Quraish: if he&#xA;  overpowers them then he is a true Prophet. So, when Mecca was&#xA;  conquered, then every tribe rushed to embrace Islam, and my father&#xA;  hurried to embrace Islam before (the other members of) my tribe. When&#xA;  my father returned (from the Prophet) to his tribe, he said, &quot;By&#xA;  Allah, I have come to you from the Prophet (ﷺ) for sure!&quot; The Prophet&#xA;  (ﷺ) afterwards said to them, 'Offer such-and-such prayer at&#xA;  such-and-such time, and when the time for the prayer becomes due, then&#xA;  one of you should pronounce the Adhan (for the prayer), and let the&#xA;  one amongst you who knows Qur'an most should, lead the prayer.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فنظروا فلم يكن أحد أكثر قرآنا مني، لما كنت أتلقى من الركبان، فقدموني&#xA;  بين أيديهم، وأنا ابن ست أو سبع سنين، وكانت علي بردة، كنت إذا سجدت&#xA;  تقلصت عني، فقالت امرأة من الحي: ألا تغطوا عنا است قارئكم؟ فاشتروا&#xA;  فقطعوا لي قميصا، فما فرحت بشيء فرحي بذلك القميص&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So they looked for such a person and found none who knew more Qur'an&#xA;  than I because of the Qur'anic material which I used to learn from the&#xA;  caravans. They therefore made me their Imam ((to lead the prayer) and&#xA;  at that time I was a boy of six or seven years, wearing a Burda (i.e.&#xA;  a black square garment) proved to be very short for me (and my body&#xA;  became partly naked). A lady from the tribe said, &quot;Won't you cover the&#xA;  anus of your reciter for us?&quot; So they bought (a piece of cloth) and&#xA;  made a shirt for me. I had never been so happy with anything before as&#xA;  I was with that shirt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/64/335/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari&#xA;  64/335&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T03:33:28.590" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T03:33:28.590" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39442" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33371" CreationDate="2017-05-03T03:18:37.650" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Judging from online fatawa (below), this is ordinarily acceptable.  Some concerns arose:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the purity of the makeup,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the makeup possibly invalidating wudu, and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the possibility of wearing makeup in front of non-mahram men.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/72390&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Is a woman’s prayer wearing make-up considered permissible?&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It should be noted that it is not permissible for a woman to wear makeup in front of non-mahram men, because she is commanded to cover her face in front of them and because wearing makeup is an adornment that leads to fitnah. &lt;strong&gt;If she does that and then prays, she will have the reward for her prayer but she will have the burden of sin for tabarruj (wanton display).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20728&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Praying with nail polish&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/261&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Types of make-up that affect wudoo and ghusl&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IslamWeb fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=82462&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Praying wearing makeup and nail polish&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A woman can pray with her makeup and nail polish in her house or in any other place where no alien man can see her.&lt;/strong&gt; But if she needs to make Wudu or bath (Ghusul) then she has to remove only that makeup or nail polish which stops water from reaching her skin. -- &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=84705&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Praying while wearing make-up&lt;/a&gt;, IslamWeb.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qibla.com fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/qibla-hanafi/34613&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Can I pray with makeup on&lt;/a&gt;, sourced from IslamQA.org:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You can pray with make-up on if you are sure that it is pure.&lt;/strong&gt; Since some make-up products contain impurities, you need to make sure that the one you put on does not contain any impure ingredients. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Qibla.com fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/shafii/qibla-shafii/33369&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;I made wudu and applied lipstick&lt;/a&gt;, sourced from IslamQA.org:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is valid to pray with lipstick or other make-up on, if one has applied it after having made wudu, because water would have reached the skin and lips.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://muftionline.co.za/node/9921&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MuftiOnline.co.za&lt;/a&gt; declared someone's prayer valid after performing wudu with light makeup.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Seekers Path fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seekerspath.co.uk/question-bank/purity/q-id0113-prayer-wearing-make-up/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Q-ID0113] Women wearing makeup when performing Salah&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, it is allowed to pray your salah whilst wearing makeup&lt;/strong&gt;, provided the wudu and ghusl was performed correctly.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam Helpline &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamhelpline.net/node/3417&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Prayer in Makeup and nail polish&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is absolutely no harm if a believing woman wishes to offer her prayers in her full make-up&lt;/strong&gt;, provided she is completely covered as is the command of adornment in prayer for women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T03:18:37.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39443" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35490" CreationDate="2017-05-03T03:57:34.783" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Hadeeth&lt;/em&gt; below is graded &lt;em&gt;Saheeh&lt;/em&gt; (authentic).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hadeeth in question&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنِي الشَّيْخُ الإِمَامُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ النَّسَائِيُّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عِيسَى الْقُومَسِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَلاَّمٌ أَبُو الْمُنْذِرِ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ حُبِّبَ إِلَىَّ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا النِّسَاءُ وَالطِّيبُ وَجُعِلَ قُرَّةُ عَيْنِي فِي الصَّلاَةِ ‏&quot;‏&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It reached me from Abu 'Abdurrahman An-Nasaa'ee, who said&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It reached me from Al-Husain ibn 'Eesaa, who said&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It reached me from 'Affaan ibn Muslim, who said&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  It reached me from Salaam (ibn Sulaiman) Abul-Mundhir,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  From Thaabit (ibn Aslam),&#xA;  From Anas (ibn Maalik), who said,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;'In this world, women and perfume have been made dear to me, and my comfort has been provided in prayer.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Collected By&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This Hadeeth is found in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/nasai/36/1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan An-Nasaa'ee, 3939&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What the scholars of Hadeeth said regarding it&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/21883&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;It was classed as &lt;em&gt;Saheeh&lt;/em&gt; by al-Hakim (2/174), al-Dhahabi concurred with him and al-Hafidh ibn Hajar in Fath al-Bari, 15/3 and 11/345.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chain of Narration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The screenshot below shows two chains, the one described above is the bottom chain:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D0B1o.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/D0B1o.png&quot; alt=&quot;Chain of Narrators&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13732" LastEditorUserId="13732" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T09:59:05.147" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T09:59:05.147" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39444" PostTypeId="5" CreationDate="2017-05-03T04:08:46.443" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ash-Shahada&lt;/a&gt; الشهادة or the two shadaat الشهادتان is an Islamic creed declaring belief in oneness of God and the acceptance of Muhammad as God's prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Declaration in it's shortest form is: (Arabic) لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله (Transliteration) lā ʾilāha ʾillā-llāh, muḥammadur-rasūlu-llāh (English-Translation) There is no god but God. Muhammad is the messenger of God&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One should clearly distinguish ash-Shahada as a creed which is a testimony and the first of five Pillars of Islam (for Sunni Muslims) with &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyr#Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ash-Shahadat&lt;/a&gt; as the death as Martyr&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T04:08:46.443" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T04:08:46.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39445" PostTypeId="4" CreationDate="2017-05-03T04:08:46.443" Score="0" Body="ash-Shahada الشهادة is an Islamic creed declaring belief in oneness of God and the acceptance of Muhammad as God's prophet. Not to be confused with ash-Shahadat, referring to the death of a martyr." OwnerUserId="22" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-05-03T04:08:46.443" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T04:08:46.443" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39449" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-03T10:29:36.520" Score="1" ViewCount="454" Body="&lt;p&gt;Here's a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFwm7zPoYEc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;YouTube video&lt;/a&gt; of WhiteGirlRevert who decided to take off her hijab:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EF5D7.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/EF5D7.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...not all Muslims are going to be very nice about this. ... I really am not in the mood for, like, paragraphs on how I'm going to hell and stuff.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, we're meant to value our &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ummah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ummah&lt;/a&gt;.  The reactions of our ummah matter, and for a Muslim woman in particular, the reactions of her sisters.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: If a Muslim woman abandons hijab, how would other Muslim women typically react?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm looking for a succinct overview (e.g. &amp;quot;typical experiences are X, Y and Z, as documented in [something, maybe a support group information sheet, or psychology paper, or even just a collection of links giving examples]&amp;quot;, or &amp;quot;having done this myself, my experiences were A, B and C&amp;quot;).  I found a few random experiences described online; this is the flavour of what I'm looking for, but I'm after something stronger than &amp;quot;a few random Google hits&amp;quot; (perhaps even supported by actual experience):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some of my friends broke contact with me because of my decision. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.the-global-now.com/culture/reflections-on-hijab-from-an-ex-hijabi/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Honest Reflections on Hijab from an Ex-Hijabi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I was shunned from the Muslim community for not abiding by what they thought hijab should be... -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://womensenews.org/2014/06/ex-hijabis-reflect-decision-remove-veil/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ex-Hijabis Reflect on Decision to Remove Veil&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At least 80 percent of the hijabis or non-hijabis take it off and put it on in transitions of their lives. For me and I am sure others, it has become normal. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://womensenews.org/2014/06/ex-hijabis-reflect-decision-remove-veil/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ex-Hijabis Reflect on Decision to Remove Veil&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-03-17T10:06:26.147" Title="If a Muslim woman abandons hijab, how would other Muslim women typically react?" Tags="|women|hijab|friendship|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="9" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39450" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="22982" CreationDate="2017-05-03T12:43:37.797" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Child marriage is (probably) recognized.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Qur'an describes the how to measure the post-divorce waiting period (iddah) of females who haven't menstruated:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And those who no longer expect menstruation among your women - if you doubt, then their period is three months, and [also for] those who have not menstruated. And for those who are pregnant, their term is until they give birth. And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him of his matter ease. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/65/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 65:4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, the Qur'an recognizes divorce among females who haven't menstruated.  It seems logical that this implies that child marriage is recognized.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's some apologetics at &lt;a href=&quot;https://discover-the-truth.com/2016/03/12/quran-654-the-child-marriage-claim/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Discover The Truth&lt;/a&gt; (it doesn't technically talk about child marriage) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.meforum.org/4725/the-koran-and-child-marriage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Me Forum&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patheos.com/blogs/quranalyzeit/2014/03/18/cii-vs-islam-does-the-quran-really-permit-child-marriage/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Patheos.com&lt;/a&gt; (it's talking about women with irregular periods).  But this is at odds with tafsir, e.g.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Messenger of Allah! What about the waiting period of those who do not have menstruation because they are too young? -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=73&amp;amp;tSoraNo=65&amp;amp;tAyahNo=4&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Those who are too young [such that they have not started menstruating yet] -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=86&amp;amp;tSoraNo=65&amp;amp;tAyahNo=4&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Asbab Al-Nuzul by Al-Wahidi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Child marriage (or pedophilia) is supported?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims are required to obey the law (&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/node/604&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;example fatwa&lt;/a&gt;), so if child marriage is not legal, it's forbidden in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Different countries have different thresholds for marriage (see Wikipedia's Marriageable Age &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriageable_age#By_country&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;table&lt;/a&gt;; it varies a lot).  Marriage in Islam is generally encouraged, so there will be cases when it's &amp;quot;supported&amp;quot; in one country, yet illegal in another.  Likewise, sex outside of marriage is a major sin in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In short, it has to be legal to be supported by Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Was the Prophet's case exceptional?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not insofar as the age.  In fact, apologetics typically follows the line &amp;quot;it was normal at the time&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was the norm of the Semitic society in 7th century Arabia to allow pubescent marriages. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/17300&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-03T12:43:37.797" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39451" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-03T13:24:15.440" Score="1" ViewCount="1616" Body="&lt;p&gt;we are a muslim family,recently we have a family issue concerning marriage.My younger brother wants to marry the grand daughter of my elder sister. we are all from the same mum and dad. Most of the family do not agree,we think its haram,please help.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22230" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T04:49:50.763" LastActivityDate="2022-12-30T09:52:32.267" Title="Are grand-nieces mahrams?" Tags="|nikah|mahram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-05-04T16:52:32.900" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39452" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39469" CreationDate="2017-05-03T14:30:35.753" Score="6" ViewCount="29226" Body="&lt;p&gt;My mother has a question.  She was asking that can a woman perform Wudu without the Hijab (or without covering her head) and when she is done with Wudu she can cover her head.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;She do Wudu alone by the way!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this permissible?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14164" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T00:23:40.703" LastActivityDate="2018-05-20T22:33:44.263" Title="Should a woman keep her head cover while performing Wudu?" Tags="|women|wudu|hijab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39453" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-03T17:23:34.567" Score="3" ViewCount="1007" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since almost all currencies used today are &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_money&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fiat currencies&lt;/a&gt; with no real intrinsic value, and since most fiat currency devalue, is it really interest when any money bearing this interest is itself devaluing. We can then see &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;inflation&lt;/a&gt; of the costs or real goods in that currency, a kind of devaluation of said fiat currency, as a kind of interest charge? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This can be considered charging interest when you equate present and future values to hard currency (gold, silver).  Fiat currency did not exist during our prophet's (pbuh) time.  In fact it is a recent invention since the 19th century.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we go by this premise then can we conclude that fiat currency itself should be considered haram, both to the governments and central banks that issue it, and for the ummah so they minimize the use of it for loans, savings, and investments?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22066" LastEditorUserId="22066" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T01:28:03.423" LastActivityDate="2021-03-02T16:05:10.527" Title="Is fiat currency devaluation via inflation a form of interest, making fiat currency based money haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|riba|money|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39454" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-03T19:47:52.357" Score="2" ViewCount="905" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; claims that there is a Jinn called Si'la.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Si'la, a jinn appearing in shape of a women, who seduces men and tries&#xA;  to capture them and making them dancing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Wiki also claim that there is a spirit named Ruh or Arwah for plural that children can see.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Arwah, spirits which can be seen by children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Where do these come from, are they real and how can children see the Arwah? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="20796" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T16:19:34.737" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T09:12:51.497" Title="What sources identify Si'la, a jinn appearing in shape of a women, and Arwah, spirits which can be seen by children?" Tags="|source-identification|jinn|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2019-10-23T08:50:18.203" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39455" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-03T22:00:43.190" Score="10" ViewCount="845" Body="&lt;p&gt;Suppose a girl has issues with her monthly cycle and she took some hormone treatment to fix it and she is satisfied with the treatment. However she walks into marriage without sharing this detail with her potential husband and his family because she didn't know it could be that much big of a deal. Her husband is a doctor, but is freaked out after finding out when she explains it casually. Now he's thinking of divorce just after 2 weeks saying it was deception, that nikkah is based upon a lie because it could cause a serious fertility issue.  However, it was discussed by the girl with various doctors and people who have gone through it and they said it is not a big deal can still be treated normal life continues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This motivates the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How much information should be shared between potential husband and wife before marriage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22247" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T23:32:33.723" LastActivityDate="2021-05-22T02:09:31.337" Title="How much information should be shared between potential husband and wife before nikkah?" Tags="|nikah|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="6" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39457" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="50324" CreationDate="2017-05-03T23:06:59.117" Score="3" ViewCount="410" Body="&lt;p&gt;After Othman ibn Affan, the 3rd caliph, was assassinated, did the ummah elect Ali ibn Abu Talib, the prophet's cousin and son in law, to be the next caliph in an election?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22066" LastEditorUserId="22066" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T01:00:48.733" LastActivityDate="2022-12-20T03:44:39.327" Title="Was Ali ibn Abu Talib elected as caliph by the Umma" Tags="|history|ali|democracy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39459" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-03T23:50:26.130" Score="1" ViewCount="110" Body="&lt;p&gt;Was her motive purely political, or was their an Islamically sanctioned reason?  The moderators said this question was a duplicate and referred to a link that had 4 detailed answers.  Most of the answers said Aisha's primary motivation was to bring the previous caliph's (Othman ibn Affan) murderers to justice.  While I certainly agree that this justice should be pursued, I fail to see how this would justify organizing a revolt (fitna) against Ali.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ever since this revolt, the ummah have been in turmoil and never had a legitimate Islamic government.  The entire history from this point to the present day all we see are tyrants who either inherited rule in a dynasty chain or by violent conquest. Neither of which are sanctioned by Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Again, was there an Islamically sanctioned reason for Aisha's fitna against Ali?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22066" LastEditorUserId="22066" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T12:37:32.997" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T12:37:32.997" Title="Was there an Islamically sanctioned reason for Aisha, the prophet's wife, to revolt against the election of Ali ibn Abu Talib for caliph by the Ummah?" Tags="|history|war|ali|khilafah|aisha|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2017-05-04T00:55:32.797" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39460" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39475" CreationDate="2017-05-04T00:37:59.053" Score="3" ViewCount="1443" Body="&lt;p&gt;I use meditation for reaching the very productive and creative 4th state of consciousness (body fully at deep rest with slow deep breathing but mind fully alert).  I had been using Sanskrit mantras as focal points to get the mind into a thoughtless state.  The mantras don't mean anything, just sounds repetitively uttered to suit this purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Recently I have substituted dzikir such as &quot;Subahan Allah&quot; to be used in place of the traditional mantra &quot;Shon Laman&quot;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is their anything makruh (questionable) in doing this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We know that our prophet (pbuh) used to go to the cave outside Mecca and spend many hours in meditation prior to receiving his first revelation, but we have little details on this meditation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22066" LastActivityDate="2017-08-02T13:34:26.430" Title="Can we use Dzikir instead of mantras to make meditation more Islamic?" Tags="|practical-islam|prophet-muhammad|medical|makruh|health|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39462" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39472" CreationDate="2017-05-04T01:19:33.863" Score="2" ViewCount="10221" Body="&lt;p&gt;Wine has a few healthy anti-oxidants and I just like the taste of beer.  If we can distill all the alcohol out, is it still haram?  If not haram, would it be makruh?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22066" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-08T14:59:25.103" LastActivityDate="2017-06-08T14:59:25.103" Title="Can non-alcoholic beer or wine not be haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|alcohol|makruh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39463" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-04T02:39:26.697" Score="0" ViewCount="1294" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been on another site looking at the major differences between Sunni Muslims and Shia followers. During the course of our discussions the subject of Infallibility came up. My question is this: Do we as Sunnis believe in the infallibility of Rasoolallah (PBUH)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know that the Shia hold certain leaders of their movement as infallible but for some reason this doesn't make sense since Muhammad (PBUH) was the seal of the prophets.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope someone can clear this up for me or rather reinforce what I believe about the Prophet (PBUH).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22251" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2021-11-23T09:47:51.867" LastActivityDate="2021-11-23T09:47:51.867" Title="Do Sunnis believe in the infallibility of Rasoolallah?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|sunni|prophets|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39464" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39463" CreationDate="2017-05-04T04:12:21.043" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims believe the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/215/was-the-prophet-sinless&quot;&gt;Prophet did not commit major sins&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/53/2-3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 53:2-3&lt;/a&gt;), but there's a difference of opinion about minor sins, e.g.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;...he never committed a sin, major or minor, ever&quot;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muftisays.com/qa/question/2531/are-all-prophets-sinless-.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;MuftiSays.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&quot;...Prophets are free of major sins, but not of minor sins&quot;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/1684&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A common line of thought is: the Qur'an commands us to obey the Prophets (e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:59&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:64&lt;/a&gt;) and not to follow sinners (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/76/24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 76:24&lt;/a&gt;), so it's illogical that the Prophets would be sinners.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet is recorded as asking for Allah's forgiveness:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;By Allah! I ask for forgiveness from Allah and turn to Him in repentance more than seventy times a day. -- Sahih al-Bukhari 6307 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/80/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims believe he conveyed the Qur'an accurately (&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/15:9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 15:9&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=74&amp;amp;tSoraNo=15&amp;amp;tAyahNo=9&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir al-Jalalayn&lt;/a&gt;) which is one of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.religionfacts.com/six-articles-faith&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;six articles of faith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, he had &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/18635/17163&quot;&gt;limited knowledge&lt;/a&gt;, and is referred to as the &quot;unlettered Prophet&quot; in &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7/157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 7:157&lt;/a&gt;, typical interpreted as meaning he was illiterate.  The Prophet is recorded as making mistakes in irreligious matters, e.g. Sahih Muslim 2363 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/43/186&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;) refers to some poor advice given by the Prophet about the grafting the trees; &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/3306.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;AskImam.org&lt;/a&gt; describes granting freedom to the captives of the battle of Badr as an &quot;error in judgment&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for if he were capable of committing sins or just chose not to sin (and if this only applied to certain sins), there's differences of opinion; I'll avoid opening that can of worms and just refer to: &lt;em&gt;The Infallibility of the Prophets in the Qur'an&lt;/em&gt;, Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi (which is available from at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/ismat-infallibiity-of-prophets-in-the-quran-sayyid-muhammad-rizvi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Islam&lt;/a&gt;) who writes&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Although the majority of Muslims believe in the 'ismah of the prophets, there is a great difference about the extent of their 'ismah. ... As far as the Sunnis are concerned, they have a great difference of opinion among themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T04:19:25.573" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T04:19:25.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39465" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39451" CreationDate="2017-05-04T04:47:01.333" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 4:23&lt;/a&gt; Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers,&#xA;your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's&#xA;sisters, your brother's daughters, &lt;strong&gt;your sister's daughters&lt;/strong&gt;, your&#xA;[milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your&#xA;wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born]&#xA;of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in&#xA;unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the&#xA;wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take&#xA;[in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already&#xA;occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &amp;quot;daughters&amp;quot; here means any descendant of a sister.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=5&amp;amp;tSoraNo=4&amp;amp;tAyahNo=23&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=3&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Al-Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وبنت الأخ ٱسم لكل أُنثى لأخيك عليها ولادة بواسطة أو مباشرة؛ وكذلك بنت&#xA;الأُخت&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;banatu alakhi&lt;/em&gt; (brother's daughters) is the name for every female of whom your brother is an ancestor, and the same is for &lt;em&gt;banatu alokhti&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;(sister's daughters)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/7370/1133&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ahkamul Quran by Abu Bakr Al-Jassas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وبناتكم قد يتناول بنات الأولاد وإن سفلن لأن الاسم يتناولهن كما يتناول&#xA;اسم الآباء الأجداد&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Daughters&amp;quot; includes grand-daughters, no matter how much lower they are&#xA;in the line of descent, that is because the name includes them just as&#xA;&amp;quot;fathers&amp;quot; includes all ascendants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وقد عقل من قوله تعالى : وبنات الأخ وبنات الأخت من سفل منهن كما عقل من&#xA;قوله تعالى : أمهاتكم من علا منهن ومن قوله تعالى : وبناتكم من سفل منهن&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From God's saying: &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;your brother's daughters and your sister's daughters&#xA;&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt; it is understood that those women are also included who are lower in&#xA;the line of descent,  just like &amp;quot;mothers&amp;quot; includes those women who are&#xA;above them. The same is applicable to &amp;quot;daughters&amp;quot; it includes&#xA;those who are lower than them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that any grand-niece, at any level, is a &lt;em&gt;mahram&lt;/em&gt;, and marriage is prohibited with them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-12-30T09:52:32.267" LastActivityDate="2022-12-30T09:52:32.267" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39467" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36348" CreationDate="2017-05-04T06:29:09.947" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_laundering&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;money laundering&lt;/a&gt; is a crime, then it's not permissible.  Muslims are required to obey the law.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. ... -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:59&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is confirmed by fatawa, e.g.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslims must adhere to the laws of any country they live in, whether in the west or the east, as long as the law is not in contradiction with one’s religion. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/5852&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Darul Iftaa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other examples are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=284026&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://abuaminaelias.com/obeying-the-law-in-non-muslim-countries/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Amina Elias&lt;/a&gt;, and if you can't obey the law (i.e., the law clashes with Sharia law) &quot;Muslims are required to emigrate to a land where they can practice their religion freely&quot; (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/38567/17163&quot;&gt;What should I do if Canadian law and Sharia law are incompatible?&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T06:29:09.947" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39468" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16422" CreationDate="2017-05-04T06:35:47.907" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The children of Israel did not only believe in Allah but they also entered into a covenant relationship with Allah. The book and the prophethood was given to the seed of Yaqub (jacob). The Covenant and promises of the covenant were given to Abrahim then ishaq (isaac) then it (the covenant inheritance, birth right) was passed to Yaqub (jacob) whom was renamed as Israel and from jacob the inheritance was passed to his 12sons whom became 12tribes (children of israel). Bani Israil (the children of Israel) experienced great salvation from Allah (the plagues in egypt, the red sea split before them that they may walk through as on dry land, The fire of Allah came down on Mt. Sinai and he spoke to them as a nation from the fire) no other nation has Allah done such things as this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the covenant of Allah with Bani Israel there was supreme blessings if they obeyed but curses if the rebelled and worshiped strange gods.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read deuteronomy 28 in Torah (bible)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They went astray and were exiled out of the holy land of Israel and went into middle east and great majority went south into Africa and interior of Africa and were sold into slavery as it was prophecied by prophet musa (moses) in deuteronomy 28.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8244" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T06:35:47.907" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39469" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39452" CreationDate="2017-05-04T06:44:20.173" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Just to make something clear:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;A woman should hide more than her head or hair from the view of non-mahrams. So if a woman thinks she can make wudu' (ablution) in front of non-mahrams, but can't take of her hijab, that's a wrong thinking as to make wudu' she also would need to show her forearms (which are 'awrah too) etc. So women are asked to try their best to perform wudu' in a place non-mahrams can't see them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now back to your question:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Basically she could wipe over head cover under some conditons like if it is too cold. Else wudu' wouldn't be done correctly. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So taking off the hijab is rather necessary to make a correct and valid wudu'. As Allah ordered to wipe over our heads (inculding the hair) -not on the head covers- in the verse ordering and explaining wudu' (5:6):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your &lt;strong&gt;faces&lt;/strong&gt; and your &lt;strong&gt;forearms to the elbows&lt;/strong&gt; and wipe over your &lt;strong&gt;heads&lt;/strong&gt; and wash your &lt;strong&gt;feet to the ankles&lt;/strong&gt;. . ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will try to elaborate this answer to cover the views of the different madhabs as the hanbali school seems to disagree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also this fatwa on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/72391&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #72391&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T10:09:34.920" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T10:09:34.920" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39470" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-04T07:02:38.263" Score="4" ViewCount="1381" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been informed of a large body of Bani Israil (children of Israel) in west Africa that were well recorded by Muslim historians and chroniclers. According to the Tarikh al sudan and the Tarikh al fatash there was a great many Bani Israil in west Africa and many other historians also state the many Bani Israil migrated south into Africa after the Roman judaen war of 70 ad and that many Judaen communities who lived in Egypt and Libya migrated deeper into the interior of Africa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many Muslim scholars have told me that the European Ashkenazi jews living in Israel today are not descendants of the Bani Israil but that the European Jews are descendants of Khazar converts whom converted to Talmudic Judaism around the 800 ad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also an Israeli geneticist Dr. Eran Elhaik has confirmed the &quot;khazar theory&quot; with over  an 11year DNA research of the Ashkenazi Jewish DNA and origins and his findings confirm their Khazar origins. The &quot;khazar theory&quot; has also been confirmed by another Israeli scientist Dr Ariella Oppenheim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have been told by Muslim scholars that the so called Negroes in America are descendants of the jews of Bilad al Sudan and were taken as slaves out of Africa and therefore the Negroes are Bani Israil but became disconnected from their heritage through slavery.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Interestingly majority of the so called African Americans are for the most part from the IBO (Igbo) people and the IBO people of west Africa have been traced to the Israelite tribes of Gad, Zebulon, Manasseh Ephraim and Judah. There are many Rabbi's and the state of Israel showing interest in them and studying them. There is a documentary on the subject. Several editions of the Encyclopaedia Britannica in 1929 connect the Igbo people to Gad. A Torah commentary on Sh’mot in 1922 made the Igbo-Gad connection also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This has also been put forward by Christians as well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anglican Missionary G.T. Basden, the first to minister to the Igbo wrote many books which claimed and connected the Igbos to the tribes of Israel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are the Negroes that were taken out of west Africa into slavery descendants of the jews of bilad al Sudan and are bani Israil?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do any Islamic scholars have answers about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8244" LastEditorUserId="8244" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T00:01:18.263" LastActivityDate="2017-12-16T17:50:23.667" Title="Bani Israil in west Africa, Jews of bilad al sudan" Tags="|bani-israel|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-12-17T20:41:25.677" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39471" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35712" CreationDate="2017-05-04T07:19:22.393" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=84328&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt; interpreted it as meaning either a captive or a pregnant divorced woman:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... all the above Hadith do not apply to having sex with one's wife; all these and similar Hadith relate to a pregnant woman who is divorced or a captive.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A comparable interpretation was given by Darul Iftaa (&lt;a href=&quot;http://daruliftabirmingham.co.uk/is-the-marriage-done-if-the-wife-was-pregnant-during-the-nikah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;; see also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/5612?txt_QuestionID&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;) when the man married a woman who was pregnant as the result of adultery:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The only difference is if the man is the father of the unborn child he would be able to have intercourse with her whereas in the situation where the man is not the father of the child, he would not be allowed to have intercourse with her until she gives birth to the child&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And also at &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20085&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T07:19:22.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39472" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39462" CreationDate="2017-05-04T08:56:32.900" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we can distill all the alcohol out, is it still haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First, this is not permissible, as per the hadith (as cited in an &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/148690&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A fatwa&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Talhah asked the prophet (ﷺ) about the orphans who had inherited wine. He replied: Pour it out. He asked: May I not make vinegar of it? He replied : No. -- Sunan Abi Dawud 3675 [grade: sahih] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/27/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(The rest of this answer is derived from my answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/35652/17163&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for Coke.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Alcohol occurs naturally in the food we eat and the drinks we drink under natural conditions (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC549938/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;example ref.&lt;/a&gt;); it's detectable is beverages is e.g. Turkish markets [Gunduz et al., Halal Food and Metrology, J. Chem. Metrol, 2013 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.acgpubs.org/JCM/2013/Volume%207/Issue%201/2-JCM-13-11_02.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pdf&lt;/a&gt;)]; and is even produced by our own bodies (e.g., &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.irfi.org/articles/articles_101_150/alcohol_and_islam.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alcohol and Islam&lt;/a&gt;).  Thus, it's not realistic to totally eliminate alcohol.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally, if a substance is incapable of intoxicating even in large quantities, then it is not haram (insofar as to being an intoxicant).  There appears to be extra caution around alcohol derived from dates and grapes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's based around ahadith such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...I forbid you to drink intoxicants whether in small amounts or large. -- Sunan an-Nasa'i 5581 [grade: sahih] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/51/43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-409-3342.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamToday.net&lt;/a&gt; fatwa, in the context of non-alcoholic beers, gives this way of understanding its ruling:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sheikh &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_al-Ouda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Salman al-Oadah&lt;/a&gt; astutely observed: &amp;quot;The percentage of alcohol mentioned has no effect on the ruling. The ruling applies to the drink itself taken as a whole and not to its composition.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are fatawa declaring both ways (One that declares it haram is: &amp;quot;all beverages that contain ethanol based alcohols are unlawful to consume&amp;quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.ru/en/content/story/drinking-beverages-small-traces-alcohol&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam.ru&lt;/a&gt;), but there's some that say these things are halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Beer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Specific fatawa saying non-alcoholic beer is halal:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... if something is mixed with alcohol but the alcohol is a small amount and does not have any effect, then it is halaal and does not come under the ruling of this hadeeth.  -- Islam Q&amp;amp;A, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/33763&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33763&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;...non-alcoholic beer... though there is a trace amount of alcohol in certain brands... this minute amount does not in any way warrant classifying the drink as an intoxicating beverage. It would be extremely difficult for a person to drink enough of the beer for the alcohol within it to have any affect.  -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-409-3342.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamToday.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wine&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it is clear that this drink is free of alcohol, there is nothing wrong with drinking it. Similarly, if treatment of khamr to remove alcohol from it was done by people who believe it is permissible to do that, then it is permissible to drink it. However we should point out that this treatment is something that is haraam for the Muslim to do according to the most correct opinion. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/148690&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T08:56:32.900" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39473" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8792" CreationDate="2017-05-04T10:56:32.743" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's all up to us. We just need to be just, kind, and have a good heart. We cannot and should never be able to force a non-Muslim to accept Islam, nor a Muslim to quit Islam. It would be intrusive and annoying. Only God can know best, and there's the reason why it's being said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22256" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T10:56:32.743" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39475" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39460" CreationDate="2017-05-04T12:41:41.263" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;brother &#xA;As salaam alaikum &#xA;Meditation is  alleviating all thoughts. Ability to focus on a single thought is also its equivalent. &#xA;For Muslims the best form of meditation is already assigned by Allah .  Salaah. The prayers. &#xA;In salaah you get connected to Allah while He communicates to you. This is not uncommon . Most of us know this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However the point I want to make is something else. &#xA;Have you ever considered that there are occasion for all of us where we are able to focus on a particular matter to an extent that we are completely oblivious to all the things happening around us. &#xA;These are matters of extreme emergencies.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let me give a couple of examples.&#xA;Your family doctor , whom you trust most, giving you an advice or a prescription for your coronory heart disease. &#xA;Nobody has to tell you to pay attention to the doctors advice. &#xA;You do that since you know it's worth. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are crossing a road and all of a sudden you see a speedy vehicle in your direction, may be only a couple of meters away, you of course go thoughtless here. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You see in these instances we we're able to practise the highest form of meditation without any training. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For a Muslim the life of this world itself is a state of emergency. &#xA;So when he stands in salaah he is able to focus on what he reads since he knows the value of the advice given. &#xA;He is able to focus also because he is in awe of the advice giver.(Allah) . This point needs a separate discussion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So salaah is the best form of meditation as well. &#xA;Of course the movements are also placed in it for additional benefits for it's readers. However the crux is the guidance for both worlds given through the Qur'an. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regards &#xA;Rehan &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22242" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T12:41:41.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39476" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39505" CreationDate="2017-05-04T13:04:39.327" Score="1" ViewCount="1642" Body="&lt;p&gt;My father used to believe that if the couple gets back together within iddah, that talaq does not count and he has to give three more talaq to end the marriage. Due to this belief, he gave my mother talaq 5-6times but used to get back together within iddah period. He says he never had an intention to divorce her but always wanted to threaten her to make her follow his conditions. He recently found out that his belief was wrong and that he has given more than three talaqs and the divorce is done. He is now in doubt if he can ask Allah for forgiveness and remarry my mother? Will this marriage be valid? It is matter of life of kids, marriageable age girls and small boys. Both husband and wife really want to remarry and live together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22258" LastActivityDate="2019-10-24T19:45:22.713" Title="More than three talaqs but in ignorance. Is the marriage valid? Can they remarry?" Tags="|talaq|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39477" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39020" CreationDate="2017-05-04T13:36:48.557" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Shafi interpretation says that if you put socks on after your morning wudu when you do wash your feet and keep shoes over your socks throughout the day once you leave your home, then all following wudus throughout the day only require a wipe over the socks for wudu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Socks were not used during our prophet's time so cleaning the feet must have been required for cleanliness purposes.  Also if we closely examine the ayah in pertaining to wudu in the Quran 5:6 it qualifies with &quot;when you rise to prayer&quot;.  This qualifies the morning (fajr) prayer since the rest of the day we are already arisen. So the wudu in its entirety including full washing of feet are for the fajr prayer.  You should wash your feet for every wudu if you can and is practical, but the shafi sect interpretation says wiping over socks is sufficient for all but the fajr salah based on this interpreation of the ayah above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22066" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T13:36:48.557" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39478" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39470" CreationDate="2017-05-04T13:49:19.600" Score="2" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Many Muslim scholars have told me that the European Ashkenazi jews living in Israel today are not descendants of the Bani Israil but that the European Jews are descendants of Khazar converts whom converted to Talmudic Judaism around the 800 ad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This looks like a huge approximation of history.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The jewish world population was &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_diaspora#Pre-Roman_diaspora&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;already scattered&lt;/a&gt; around the mediterranean sea before the judeo-roman wars, due to the invasion from various empires (Assyrian, Babylonian, ...). A large part of the population still lived in Israel. These wars scattered the jewish community even more, some away from the empire, where they endured discriminations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hypothesis that most &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khazar_hypothesis_of_Ashkenazi_ancestry&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;azkhenazi jews descend from a Turkish tribe&lt;/a&gt; from central Asia is mostly regarded as false, especially since the apparition of genetics studies which counter it. But even if it were true, it wouldn't change the existence of important &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.museenkoeln.de/archaeologische-zone/default.asp?s=4303#top&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;jewish communities around the Rhine&lt;/a&gt; in the late roman empire, before the Khazar conversions. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmgWNDF8ttg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;contemporary scholars involved in this theory&lt;/a&gt;, it looks mostly like an anti-zionist political move. The description of the &quot;Khazar&quot; which this scholar gives reminds me of your average illuminati-related ramblings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Are the Negroes that were taken out of west Africa into slavery descendants of the jews of bilad al Sudan and are bani Israil?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unlike ancient east african jewish communities, the emigration of jewish populations in west africa was mostly due to fleeing either muslim or christian rule, with a significant escape away Spain (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Africa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;). Some even went further south when they were asked to convert or leave in the Songhai empire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During the 3 centuries in which it took place, around &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_slave_trade#Atlantic_shipment&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;15.3 million persons&lt;/a&gt; taken out of west Africa by the Atlantic slave trade arrived in the American continents. Many others died on the trip. It is &lt;em&gt;litterally impossible&lt;/em&gt; that a significant part of them were jewish, considering the jewish population at that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since most of these slaves were bought to the local african authorities, it is possible that some preferred to sell the jewish minorities. But it would still be a negligible amount, and quite hard to verify.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Do any Islamic scholars have answers about this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-colonial/1972&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; that most of the african records on which historians base themselves are from Islamic scholars. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T13:49:19.600" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39479" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39482" CreationDate="2017-05-04T17:26:38.213" Score="3" ViewCount="1212" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the 'illuminating lamp' mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Ahzab&lt;/a&gt;(The Clans)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O Prophet, indeed We have sent you as a witness and a bringer of good tidings and a warner.(&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:45&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And one who invites to Allah, by His permission, and an illuminating lamp. (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:46&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it the Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T19:49:28.393" Title="What is the 'illuminating lamp' mentioned in Surah Al-Ahzab?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39480" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39479" CreationDate="2017-05-04T19:00:50.833" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1841&amp;amp;Itemid=89&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Katheer&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;and as a lamp spreading light&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;means, `the Message that you bring is as&#xA;   clear as the sun shining brightly, and no one can deny it except those&#xA;   who are stubborn.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21633" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T19:00:50.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39481" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39479" CreationDate="2017-05-04T19:38:26.033" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Well, it seems like the verse illuminating lamp is a word by word translation to English. It also seems to refer to the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In arabic that is more a metaphor, as explained in the tafsirs:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://altafasir.com/al-quran/surat/33/al-ahzab/46/al-tabari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tabari&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يقول: ضياء ينـير لـمن استضاء بضوئه، وعمل بـما أمره. &lt;strong&gt;وإنـما يعنـي بذلك، أنه يهدي به من اتبعه من أمته&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  The meaning of that is that he guides with it (his light) the one who follows him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://altafasir.com/al-quran/surat/33/al-ahzab/46/razi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Razi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أي مبرهناً على ما يقول مظهراً له بأوضح الحجج&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://altafasir.com/al-quran/surat/33/al-ahzab/46/al-qurtubi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt; (in arabic) also adds some more explanation about the term. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T19:45:53.983" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T19:45:53.983" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39482" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39479" CreationDate="2017-05-04T19:40:39.570" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is being referred to as that lamp (&lt;em&gt;Siraajan-Muneeraa&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam At-Tabari says in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://altafasir.com/al-quran/surat/33/al-ahzab/46/al-tabari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafseer of Al-Ahzaab:46&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{ وَسِرَاجاً مُنِـيراً } يقول: وضياء لـخـلقه يستضيء بـالنور الذي أتـيتهم به من عند الله عبـاده&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  { مُنِـيراً } يقول: ضياء ينـير لـمن استضاء بضوئه، وعمل بـما أمره. وإنـما يعنـي بذلك، أنه يهدي به من اتبعه من أمته.    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Qatadah] said (about &lt;em&gt;Siraajan-Muneeraa&lt;/em&gt;):&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  And he is a light for Allah's creation, illuminating with the light which [Prophet Muhammad] has come with from Allah to His servants&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And he said (about &lt;em&gt;Muneeraa&lt;/em&gt;):&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  A lamp that illuminates those who seek to be enlightened by its light, and perform what they have been commanded to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And what is meant by that is that he guides whoever follows him from his &lt;em&gt;Ummah&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;a href=&quot;http://altafasir.com/al-quran/surat/33/al-ahzab/46/ibn-al-jawzi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Al-Jawzi&lt;/a&gt; says something similar:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;{ وسراجاً منيراً } أي: أنت لِمَن اتَّبعك { سراجاً } ، أي: كالسِّراج المضيء في الظلمة يُهتدى به.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It means that you (i.e. Muhammad) are a lamp for those who follow you; in other words like a lamp that acts as a guiding light in the darkness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13732" LastEditorUserId="13732" LastEditDate="2017-05-04T19:49:28.393" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T19:49:28.393" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39483" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-04T20:24:17.963" Score="3" ViewCount="3729" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says about Himself in Surah Al-An'aam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَعِندَهُ مَفَاتِحُ الْغَيْبِ لَا يَعْلَمُهَا إِلَّا هُوَ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#6:59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-An'aam:59&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is meant by the &quot;Keys of the Unseen&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13732" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T20:24:17.963" Title="What are the Keys of the Unseen?" Tags="|quran|tafseer|ilm-al-ghaib|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39484" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39483" CreationDate="2017-05-04T20:24:17.963" Score="5" Body="&lt;h2&gt;The Keys of the Unseen are five matters...&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;... that are related to the knowledge of the unseen, which only Allah possesses&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;As mentioned in verse 34 of Surah Luqmaan:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When the Hour (Day of Judgment) will be&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When (and where) it will rain&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is in the mother's womb, i.e. the child's gender&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What will happen tomorrow&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Where a person will die&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The verse reads:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ اللَّـهَ عِندَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْأَرْحَامِ  وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ مَّاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا  وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ  إِنَّ اللَّـهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Verily, Allah! With Him (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour, He sends down the rain, and knows that which is in the wombs. No person knows what he will earn tomorrow, and no person knows in what land he will die. Verily, Allah is All-Knower, All-Aware (of things).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#31:34&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Luqmaan:34&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is also reinforced in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/search/?q=keys%20unseen&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;several Ahaadeeth&lt;/a&gt; recorded by Bukhari in his Saheeh&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar, that the Prophet ﷺ said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَفَاتِيحُ الْغَيْبِ خَمْسٌ لاَ يَعْلَمُهَا إِلاَّ اللَّهُ،&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  لاَ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَغِيضُ الأَرْحَامُ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ،&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  وَلاَ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي غَدٍ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ،&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  وَلاَ يَعْلَمُ مَتَى يَأْتِي الْمَطَرُ أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ،&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  وَلاَ تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ بِأَىِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ،&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  وَلاَ يَعْلَمُ مَتَى تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The keys of the unseen are five and none knows them but Allah:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (1) None knows (the sex of) what is in the womb, except Allah:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (2) None knows what will happen tomorrow, except Allah;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (3) None knows when it will rain, except Allah;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (4) None knows where he will die, except Allah (knows that);&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  (5) and none knows when the Hour will be established, except Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/97/9&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari, Book 97, Hadeeth 9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13732" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T20:24:17.963" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39486" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37749" CreationDate="2017-05-04T22:18:42.467" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;A mosque can be established anywhere by default&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the things granted to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ exclusively was that the entire Earth was made as a &lt;em&gt;Masjid&lt;/em&gt;, or place of worship, for him and his followers, so the whole world is a &quot;house of God&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said (emphasis my own):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أُعْطِيتُ خَمْسًا لَمْ يُعْطَهُنَّ أَحَدٌ قَبْلِي نُصِرْتُ بِالرُّعْبِ مَسِيرَةَ شَهْرٍ، وَجُعِلَتْ لِيَ الأَرْضُ مَسْجِدًا وَطَهُورًا، فَأَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَدْرَكَتْهُ الصَّلاَةُ فَلْيُصَلِّ، وَأُحِلَّتْ لِيَ الْمَغَانِمُ وَلَمْ تَحِلَّ لأَحَدٍ قَبْلِي، وَأُعْطِيتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ، وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ يُبْعَثُ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ خَاصَّةً، وَبُعِثْتُ إِلَى النَّاسِ عَامَّةً  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I have been given five things which were not given to any one else before me.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Allah made me victorious by awe, (by His frightening my enemies) for a distance of one month's journey.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The earth has been made for me (and for my followers) a place for praying&lt;/strong&gt; and a thing to perform &lt;em&gt;Tayammum&lt;/em&gt;, therefore anyone of my followers can pray wherever the time of a prayer is due.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;The booty has been made Halal (lawful) for me yet it was not lawful for anyone else before me.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;I have been given the right of intercession (on the Day of Resurrection).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Every Prophet used to be sent to his nation only but I have been sent to all mankind.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/7/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari, Book 7, Hadeeth 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;There are no special consecration rites involved in establishing a &lt;em&gt;Masjid&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the mosque should not be at the site of a grave. If there are graves, present they should be relocated as per the example set by the Prophet prior to building his mosque in Madinah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Anas ibn Malik (emphasis my own):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمَدِينَةَ فَأَمَرَ بِبِنَاءِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ يَا بَنِي النَّجَّارِ ثَامِنُونِي ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ فَقَالُوا لاَ نَطْلُبُ ثَمَنَهُ إِلاَّ إِلَى اللَّهِ‏.‏ فَأَمَرَ بِقُبُورِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ، فَنُبِشَتْ، ثُمَّ بِالْخِرَبِ فَسُوِّيَتْ، وَبِالنَّخْلِ فَقُطِعَ، فَصَفُّوا النَّخْلَ قِبْلَةَ الْمَسْجِدِ‏  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) came to Medina and ordered a mosque to be built and said, &quot;O Bani Najjar! Suggest to me the price (of your land).&quot; They said, &quot;We do not want its price except from Allah&quot; (i.e. they wished for a reward from Allah for giving up their land freely). &lt;strong&gt;So, the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered the graves of the pagans to be dug out&lt;/strong&gt; and the land to be leveled, and the date-palm trees to be cut down. The cut datepalms were fixed in the direction of the Qibla of the mosque.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/29/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari, Book 29, Hadeeth 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13732" LastActivityDate="2017-05-04T22:18:42.467" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39487" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38668" CreationDate="2017-05-05T00:35:40.467" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is both Islamic knowledge or scientific knowledge. Actually both overlaps each other.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islamic Knowledge requires some Scientific knowledge to fulfil it. For Example Every Muslim should pray five daily prayers, which require knowing the timings for it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of&#xA;  the night. Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds. That is a&#xA;  reminder for those who remember. -- Hud 11:114&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until&#xA;  the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur'an of dawn. Indeed, the&#xA;  recitation of dawn is ever witnessed. -- 17:78&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To calculate it accurately in every season, requires knowledge of the Sunrise, mid-day and Sunset etc., especially during winter months and cloudy days.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, knowledge of Islam and Quran is a pathway to scientific knowledge and findings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For example, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamreligion.com/category/34/scientific-miracles-of-holy-quran/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Refer here]&lt;/a&gt; There are several scientific miracles quoted in Quran. Like Big Bang Theory.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Have not those who disbelieved known that the heavens and the earth&#xA;  were one connected entity, then We separated them?...” (Quran 21:30)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps you in understanding the context.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12879" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T00:35:40.467" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39488" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-05T00:45:22.557" Score="2" ViewCount="76" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only explicit statement &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islam-guide.com/purpose-of-life.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;I found&lt;/a&gt; is&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And I did not create the Jinn and mankind except to worship Me&#xA;  (51:56-58)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Are there any other &lt;strong&gt;explicit&lt;/strong&gt; statements about the purpose of life in the Quran?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9189" LastActivityDate="2018-02-28T22:14:55.967" Title="Are there explicit statements in the Quran about the purpose of life?" Tags="|quran|life|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39489" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-05T01:36:47.853" Score="-2" ViewCount="3808" Body="&lt;p&gt;My aunt bought Casino Torti brand pasta for me to cook.  I have searched all over the internet about this brand but I did not find anything. This brand is not in the lists of non-halal food (Australia website - which I don't remember), but I still want to know is it true or not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I know the ingredients of pasta is just durum wheat and eggs (on the label), but I want to be sure on this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="Ariana" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-10T07:42:33.013" LastActivityDate="2017-06-10T07:42:33.013" Title="Is pasta halal to eat?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2018-04-05T14:27:20.470" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39491" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-05T06:03:04.117" Score="1" ViewCount="2298" Body="&lt;p&gt;My husband divorced me twice, but he says that he did it three times. He only said it twice to me. Am I still married?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When he divorced me the first time we never separated, the second time again we never separated and we had intercourse in the same week.  I never wanted to divorce him.  And we have a son.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22266" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T14:57:19.160" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T15:49:22.007" Title="If my husband divorced me twice but says he did it three times, are we still married?" Tags="|nikah|talaq|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39493" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37618" CreationDate="2017-05-05T06:12:08.480" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamu Alaikum (may the peace and blessings of Almighty be upon you).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will try to answer part of the Question here, that is the Conversion (actually reverting to Islam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being a Muslim starts well before you announce to others that you are Officially a Muslim. Allah says in the Quran,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/62&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:62&lt;/a&gt; Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or&#xA;  Christians or Sabeans [before Prophet Muhammad] - those [among them]&#xA;  who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness - will&#xA;  have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be&#xA;  concerning them, nor will they grieve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This in itself says Believing that &quot;There is no God but Allah&quot; will make you a Muslim but it will be the beginning of the graduation process which goes on life long. Then you need to learn to read Quran, Prayer etc. It will definitely not going to happen in a day. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So You are a Muslim now if you believe this wholeheartedly. It is a treaty between you and your Lord(Allah) and Allah sees your Heart(intention) and not your paperwork. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for as the second part is concern, I suppose it differs between countries(legal Matters).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Below is my own understand on my interaction with the Reverts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;How can you identify the point in time at which a convert is expected&#xA;  to follow every ruling he learns about?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It basically goes like this, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Know then Learn then follow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is when you know the about a particular ruling for some time and you no longer making effort to learn/follow the ruling.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope this clarifies some of your Questions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="12879" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T06:12:08.480" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39494" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32992" CreationDate="2017-05-05T08:07:52.650" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;if it's dha (the Winner) it's nice&#xA;wheter it's zafeer(expiration), it has a strange but still a good meaning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22268" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T08:07:52.650" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39495" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36226" CreationDate="2017-05-05T08:15:25.570" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The deep answer is someone who is not likely to be interested in the woman sexually, by direct blood (son,father,uncle, but not cousin), or by other relationships like the father of your husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;why this is important? because islam makes clear difference between woman relationship with her close family(mehrams) and the outsiders, in the first environment she could wear anything she wants(with logic) , she has completely free life style.&#xA;with the outsiders environment(not mahrams) woman should follow some guidelines like wearing hidjab, talk with them in respect way , and not seduce, flirt or being playful. and also avoid staying alone with an outsider in the same room for no important reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22268" LastEditorUserId="22268" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T08:54:56.523" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T08:54:56.523" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39496" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39491" CreationDate="2017-05-05T08:23:06.483" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;i think you are not divorced even once, because only full divorce is counted for the 3 divorces rule. see more at &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/103/just-reciting-talak-thrice-commits-divorce/32792#32792&quot;&gt;Just reciting &amp;quot;Talak&amp;quot; thrice commits divorce?&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T08:23:06.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39497" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39491" CreationDate="2017-05-05T08:24:26.457" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The divorce is not a divorce, until the woman is informed clearly about it.&#xA;so he divorced you three times, you were informed twice, it counts just two.&#xA;and having intercourse is just a cancel for the divorce. so basically you're still married.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but i advice you to solve your problems, because he seems loving you deeply(returning back to you very quickly) , seeing a relationship therapist will help you two understand how to find a solutions to your problems without threating  or throwing talaq every-time, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22268" LastEditorUserId="22268" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T09:48:56.850" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T09:48:56.850" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39498" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39488" CreationDate="2017-05-05T08:32:05.897" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;yes, all stories about Prophet Adam who's going out of heaven explain the prurpose as following the &quot;Hoda&quot; wich means instructions of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22268" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T08:32:05.897" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39499" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-05T08:35:16.257" Score="1" ViewCount="85" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been having problems controlling my intentions while doing good deeds. I was wondering if anyone had any tips on making sure that my intention is pure. Thank you. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22269" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T12:46:50.437" Title="Sincerity with good deeds" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-05-06T00:11:41.193" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39500" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39499" CreationDate="2017-05-05T08:44:43.213" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;if you do any good deeds, you will find a little sensation of being superior to others,being a hero, this has nothing to do with your intentions, it's just natural.&#xA;bad intentions is when you do good deeds and announce the news everywhere. on every occasion and meetings.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22268" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T08:44:43.213" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39501" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39454" CreationDate="2017-05-05T09:12:51.497" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Arwah is the arabic word for spirits, and only human spirits are called arwah in islam. not evils or jinn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;about the jinn, they are just other creatures, they have no power or control over humans, until they are explicitly called, using black magic, this could be done for purpose of sex like in  &quot;Black Tantra&quot; where all those names come from. this is really one of the biggest sins, and will take you straight out of islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;but in usual cases this will not likely to be happened without black magic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you stay close to Coran and praying regularly to allah, nothing can harm you or your children.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22268" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T09:12:51.497" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39503" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39491" CreationDate="2017-05-05T10:40:16.623" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;After uttering talaq if he has intercourse with you within 3 menstrual cycles it's counted as one.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He can take you back twice without a new contract if it's within 3 menustrual cycle period.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If uttered for 3rd time you cannot remarry/stay with the same person. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Divorce uttered for wrong reasons doesn't count.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/182868&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/182868&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22270" LastEditorUserId="22270" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T15:49:22.007" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T15:49:22.007" CommentCount="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39505" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39476" CreationDate="2017-05-05T11:03:47.493" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Obligation to divorce women when they are pure.&#xA;Any divorce uterred when husband has established physical relations after menses will not be counted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“O Prophet! When you divorce women, divorce them at their ‘Iddah (prescribed periods) and count (accurately) their ‘Iddah ” 65:1&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What this means is when they are pure (not menstruating) and you have not had intercourse with them. This is what the scholars have said about divorcing them at their prescribed periods, they should be pure (not menstruating) and you should not have had intercourse with them, or they should be pregnant. This is what is meant by divorce at their prescribed periods. End quote from Fataawa al-Talaaq, p. 44&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah (20/58): There are several kinds of innovated divorce: &lt;strong&gt;where a man divorces his wife during her menses or nifaas, or during a time of purity when he has had intercourse with her. The correct view is that this does not count as a divorce&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If an individual is ignorant of a particular islamic ruling, he is not held guilty, Allah willing the couple is not divorced even once.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ruling is applicable only when one becomes aware of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This man has to repent to Allah and ask his forgiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about a woman who has jewellery for adornment that stayed with her for years, then she came to know that it was obligatory for her to pay zakaah on it – did she have to pay zakaah for the past years? He replied: You have to pay zakaah from the time when you came to know that it is obligatory to pay zakaah on jewellery. As for the past when you did not know about that, it is not obligatory for you to pay zakaah, because the rulings of sharee’ah are only binding after one comes to know of them.&#xA;Fatawa Islamiyyah 2/84&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/182868&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/182868&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22270" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T09:54:21.670" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39506" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-05T11:55:06.913" Score="1" ViewCount="329" Body="&lt;p&gt;How a simple Muslim (not an Islamic Scholar) who is living in a Muslim country can contribute towards the act of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dawah&lt;/a&gt; (proselytizing or preaching of Islam)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T23:34:39.817" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T01:59:39.833" Title="How a simple Muslim can contribute towards the act of Dawah (proselytizing)?" Tags="|non-muslim-countries|dawah|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39508" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-05T12:11:32.303" Score="0" ViewCount="1244" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it obligatory to pray taraweeh behind imam at mosque. Can we pray taraweeh alone at home ? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-29T10:07:04.533" LastActivityDate="2017-12-29T10:07:04.533" Title="Is it permissible to pray taraweeh at home?" Tags="|fiqh|taraweeh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-05-05T17:24:39.517" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39509" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-05T12:16:19.617" Score="2" ViewCount="54" Body="&lt;p&gt;A question that came up during a conversation with some friends. If a woman who has been divorced from her violent husband and through a court of law in the UAE is awarded a certain amount of money from the court, can her now son who apparently has become her guardian stop her from gaining access to what is rightfully hers? Could she go to court to overturn this action from her son?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22210" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-03-12T11:07:55.020" LastActivityDate="2018-03-12T11:07:55.020" Title="Can an ex-wife's son legally prevent her accessing divorce settlement money?" Tags="|talaq|wali|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39510" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39508" CreationDate="2017-05-05T12:18:11.927" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is religiously obligatory to pray Tarawih prayers in congregation in Masjids or mosques &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But it is considered a highly praiseworthy act to do so because the worshipper has the opportunity to listen to the recital of the Quran by an expert Quran reader and the worshipper has the opportunity to meet others and share their concerns and ideas and this helps to develop unity, cordiality and better undestanding  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21167" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T12:18:11.927" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39511" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-05T12:18:52.777" Score="1" ViewCount="4716" Body="&lt;p&gt;In some mosques rakahs of taraweeh prayer are 8 and in some 20. So, what are the sunnah rakahs of taraweeh (8 or 20) ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-06T01:45:50.253" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T01:45:50.253" Title="What are the sunnah rakahs of taraweeh?" Tags="|taraweeh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" FavoriteCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-05-08T15:25:12.810" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39512" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39511" CreationDate="2017-05-05T12:28:12.373" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is up to the decision of the individual worshipper based on his school of thought called in Arabic Madhhab. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A Muslim strictly following Hanafi or Shafi school of thought would pray 20 Rakah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not wrong or a sin to pray 8 Rakah or increase it to 20 Rakah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;these are trivialities in religion &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;God looks at the intentions and sincerity and God consciousness(Taqwa) of the individual not e quantity of his worship  in judging His slave  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21167" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T12:28:12.373" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39513" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39506" CreationDate="2017-05-05T12:32:37.250" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The best Dawah( calling others towards God consciousness) by good conduct , by killing the ego, falsehood, feelings of jealous, backbiting, pride and by helping the poor, the needy, the orphans and the beggars &#xA;It is not rituals that are admired by God but good and truthful conduct &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21167" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T12:32:37.250" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39514" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39491" CreationDate="2017-05-05T12:40:37.090" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sad story, sorry to read  it,  I wonder how many on this forum may agree   that once a man has made up his mind to divorce his wife in favour of his new prospective wife due to whatever reasons, it is a matter of time either few days or a few months he might break of the marital relations regardless of the laws &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Laws are one thing and how the laws are interpreted and what strategy the lawyers use in presenting the case on behalf of their clients(money) and what sort of conviction a judge is going to give based on the presentation of the case is complex. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For instance in India many criminals get away from the clutches of the law if they can afford the most cunning lawyers and 60% of the so called law makers of India have themselves criminal record(as  per the election commission of India)   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Laws on divorce may or may not allow Triple Talaq based on the rational interpretations of the Quran and hadith traditions and the  laws by the Indian Government or the Indian Ummah based Islamic Courts or bodies may prevent triple Talaq&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But the greater issue is once a married couple ( husband or wife) have started hating each other, suspicious of each other’s honesty and chastity and have made up their minds to break off  relations no matter what, then the law preventing Triple Talaq and forcing them to give a gap of say three months or so may not work effectively in most of the cases. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Preventing instant Talaq may be a stop gap temporary measure and the long lasting solution is firmer Eeman, stronger taqwa and the fear that in Islam divorce is the one thing that Allah has allowed but the same thing that  shakes Allahs Arsh(power) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By nature and disposition we come across people  both men and women falling into  many categories, some are tough, jealous, oppressive, insecure and some are even adulterous and such  issues grow into irreconciliable differences and lead to a quick or delayed divorce   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21167" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T12:40:37.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39515" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39499" CreationDate="2017-05-05T12:46:50.437" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;( Purifying the heart)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Verily, he who has purified the heart is successful and he who has despoiled it has lost.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A lot of people have misunderstandings about purifying. Many think that it is something beyond Qur'an and Sunnah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Purity is the soul of Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its function is to purify the heart from the lowly bestial attributes of lust, calamities of the tongue, anger, malice, jealousy, love of the world, love of fame, niggardliness, greed, ostentation, vanity, deception, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the same time it aims at the adornment of the heart with the lofty attributes of repentance, perseverance, gratefulness, fear of Allah, hope, abstention,  trust, love, sincerity, truth, contemplation, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Follow these and your intentions will be pure &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21167" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T12:46:50.437" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39516" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39002" CreationDate="2017-05-05T13:19:57.237" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Quran itself in Surah Al-Azhab tells us to be called by our fathers name for example &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Kathir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt; which means 'son of Kathir'. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Qu'ran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Call them by [the names of] their fathers; it is more just in the sight of Allah . But if you do not know their fathers - then they are [still] your brothers in religion and those entrusted to you. And there is no blame upon you for that in which you have erred but [only for] what your hearts intended. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.&#xA;  (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:5&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This verse clearly states the importance of being named after our fathers. Instead of being called our father's name, people include our father's name in our name hence why people are called Ibn meaning 'son of' or can be called Bint ( if they are a female) which means 'daughter of'. For example, instead of calling 'Ibn Kathir', 'Kathir', you would say 'Ibn Kathir'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was also in the Pre-Islamic Arab culture to name one after their father and their father etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="20796" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T13:56:10.323" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T13:56:10.323" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39517" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39522" CreationDate="2017-05-05T14:13:00.797" Score="4" ViewCount="6284" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Qu'ran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“When you (O Messenger Muhammad) are among them, and lead them in As‑Salaah (the prayer), let one party of them stand up [in Salaah (prayer)] with you taking their arms with them; when they finish their prostrations, let them take their positions in the rear and let the other party come up which have not yet prayed, and let them pray with you”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Nisa’ 4:102&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In al-Saheehayn (the following version was narrated by al-Bukhaari) it is narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“By the One in Whose hand is my soul, I had thought of ordering that wood be gathered, then I would command the call to prayer to be given, and I would appoint a man to lead the people in prayer, then I would go to men [who do not attend the congregational prayer] and burn their houses down around them. By the One in Whose hand is my soul, if anyone of you had known that he would receive a bone covered with meat or two (small) pieces of meat in a sheep’s foot, he would come for 'Isha' prayer.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith and the Quranic verse state the Fard prayer should be prayed in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congregation&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;congregation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When we go to pray salah at a mosque, we pray the Sunnah prayer first and then we wait for the Imam to lead us in jamaat of the Fard prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there any reason why we don't pray the Sunnah rakaats of prayer in jammat(congregation) like we pray the Fard rakaats in jammat(congregation)?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T19:36:28.137" Title="Why don't we pray the Sunnah Rakaats of Salah in Jamaat (Congregation)?" Tags="|salat|sunnah|jamaat|fard|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39520" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39476" CreationDate="2017-05-05T15:07:08.280" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;he was right with his previous opinion, except &quot;he has to give three more talaq to end the marriage&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;even saying 3 more talaqs within iddah does not make it counted as one of the three talaqs, but waiting iddah is required. he can say talaq 100 times in a hour and take her back, and even 1 talaq of the 3 is not counted. but he can say 1 talaq and wait iddah fully, bring witnesses, and then he become divorced, 1 talaq of the 3 is counted, and his ex-wife can take decision to go away from him and he cannot take her back without her agreement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;proof: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/103/just-reciting-talak-thrice-commits-divorce/32792#32792&quot;&gt;http://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/103/just-reciting-talak-thrice-commits-divorce/32792#32792&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T15:07:08.280" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39521" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39517" CreationDate="2017-05-05T16:21:01.980" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;We pray Sunnah prayers in congregation, it's in ramadaan time as 8 units or 20 units or 36 units.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22270" LastEditorUserId="22270" LastEditDate="2017-05-05T17:42:46.303" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T17:42:46.303" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39522" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39517" CreationDate="2017-05-05T17:11:49.530" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Voluntary prayers done in congregation are of two types, one of which&#xA;  it is Sunnah to do in congregation, such as the eclipse prayer,&#xA;  prayers for rain, and qiyaam during Ramadaan (Taraweeh). These are&#xA;  always done in congregation as is the Sunnah. The second type are not&#xA;  done in congregation, such as qiyaam al-layl, the regular Sunnah&#xA;  prayers, Duha prayer, tahiyyat al-masjid (greeting the mosque) and so&#xA;  on. But if they are done in congregation occasionally, that is&#xA;  permissible. As for doing them in congregation on an ongoing basis,&#xA;  that is not prescribed, rather it is a reprehensible innovation. The&#xA;  Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and the Sahabaah&#xA;  and Taabi’een were not accustomed to offering naafil prayers in&#xA;  congregation. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)&#xA;  only rarely offered voluntary prayers in congregation. He used to pray&#xA;  qiyaam al-layl on his own, but when Ibn 'Abbaas stayed overnight with&#xA;  him, he prayed with him. On another occasion, Hudhayfah prayed with&#xA;  him, and on another occasion Ibn Mas’ood prayed with him. Similarly he&#xA;  also prayed at the house of ‘Utbaan ibn Maalik al-Ansaari, in a place&#xA;  that he (‘Utbaan) took as a prayer place for himself, so he prayed&#xA;  with him, and he also led Anas and his mother and the orphan in&#xA;  prayer, but in general his voluntary prayers were offered alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So there is nothing wrong in offering some naafil prayers in congregation, but this should not be a regular habit such that every regular Sunnah prayer is offered in congregation, because that is not prescribed. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21633" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T17:11:49.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39525" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31052" CreationDate="2017-05-05T19:30:41.617" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Brother aoa&#xA;I have researched alot and I got to know that(sorry to say) your job is .........&#xA;I cannot say as I do not want to disheart you (forgive me)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to an example &#xA;A seed sown in the ground is haram as it was stolen and the farmer grows that tree with hardwork he looks after it day and night but the problem Is that when it gives fruit the farmer has nothing but that tree for earning but as the root or the start was haram so all is haram either you work day or night the tree in the first place was not your property&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So comparing your story with this ,the job that you tell is not the persons, abviously the officers are not considering him good enough for the job but the man bribes (which is a big sin) and takes the right of some one&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And another aspect is that food which you say bread and butter is the responsibility of Allah he does not need to bribe ,he needs to look for another job ,if there are difficulties Allah has promised in the Quran &#xA;( After every hardship there is always ease)&#xA;So brother I hope you under stand &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah knows the best&#xA;So worship him and ask Allah to give him a bribe free job&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22281" LastActivityDate="2017-05-05T19:30:41.617" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39526" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-05T19:39:30.400" Score="1" ViewCount="84" Body="&lt;p&gt;My house is third on the street, but my street is broken.  I also have to give a lot of money as zakat.  Can I spend my zakat there as I am developing society and not only me but the people on my street will benefit?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22281" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-14T13:42:34.727" LastActivityDate="2017-06-14T13:42:34.727" Title="Can we spend zakat on our street as its broken?" Tags="|zakat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39527" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-05T21:04:36.210" Score="1" ViewCount="184" Body="&lt;p&gt;I used to bend in sajdah (prostration) completely so as my full hands​ touch the ground.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do men and women perform prayer differently?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22282" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T03:52:12.840" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T03:52:12.840" Title="Do men and women pray differently?" Tags="|salat|sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39528" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="28561" CreationDate="2017-05-05T21:35:21.833" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Arabic name for Joshua is Yusha - from Yusha Ibn Noon who was the friend and deciple of Musa (Moses)  peace be upon him. So yes it is a muslim name &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22283" LastEditorUserId="22283" LastEditDate="2017-05-06T10:28:33.180" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T10:28:33.180" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39529" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-05T22:43:33.080" Score="3" ViewCount="8890" Body="&lt;p&gt;I found the following evidence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A lady came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, &amp;quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I have come to you to offer myself to you.&amp;quot; He raised his eyes and looked at her and then lowered his head. ... (Sahih al-Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;I was in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) when there came a man and informed him that he had contracted to marry a woman of the Ansar. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Did you cast a glance at her? He said: No. He said: Go and cast a glance at her, for there is something in the eyes of the Ansar. (Sahih Muslim)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;When one of you asked a woman in marriage, if he is able to look at what will induce him to marry her, he should do so. He (Jabir) said: I asked a girl in marriage, I used to look at her secretly, until I looked at what induced me to marry her. I, therefore, married her. (Sunan abi Dawod)&#xA;...'When Allah causes a man to propose to a woman, there is nothing wrong with him looking at her.' (Sunan ibn Majah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This stresses the importance of a man looking at the shape of his future wife's body to avoid any problems after marriage. How much of her body can he see?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hair?  Arms and Legs? In tight clothing? Naked?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Question: What parts of the body is a man allowed to see when deciding whether to marry the woman or not?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22284" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-06-15T21:52:52.230" Title="When proposing / before agreeing to marry a woman, how much can a man look at her (body)?" Tags="|nikah|women|men|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39530" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39531" CreationDate="2017-05-06T01:27:41.847" Score="3" ViewCount="413" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today at prayer I heard the person next to me recite some sort of dua about the Dajjal and the grave in the last tashahud before tasleem. Is there any hadith of the prophet reciting a dua like this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user21914" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-06T01:48:14.477" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T01:48:14.477" Title="Is there any hadith about reciting dua which involves the Dajjal?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|dajjal|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39531" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39530" CreationDate="2017-05-06T01:34:55.803" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;I believe what you are looking for is this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، وَعَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي&#xA;  سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله&#xA;  عليه وسلم ‏ &quot;‏ إِذَا تَشَهَّدَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ&#xA;  مِنْ أَرْبَعٍ يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ&#xA;  جَهَنَّمَ وَمِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا&#xA;  وَالْمَمَاتِ وَمِنْ شَرِّ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him)&#xA;  said: When any one of you utters tashahhud (in prayer) he must seek&#xA;  refuge with Allah from four (trials) and should thus say:&quot; &lt;strong&gt;O Allah! I&#xA;  seek refuge with Thee from the torment of the Hell, from the torment&#xA;  of the grave, from the trial of life and death and from the evil of&#xA;  the trial of Masih al-Dajjal&quot; (Antichrist).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And from this hadeeth you can see the importance of this Dua:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ&#xA;  يُعَلِّمُهُمْ هَذَا الدُّعَاءَ كَمَا يُعَلِّمُهُمُ السُّورَةَ مِنَ&#xA;  الْقُرْآنِ يَقُولُ ‏ &quot;‏ قُولُوا اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ&#xA;  عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ&#xA;  مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ&#xA;  الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ مُسْلِمُ بْنُ الْحَجَّاجِ&#xA;  بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ طَاوُسًا قَالَ لاِبْنِهِ أَدَعَوْتَ بِهَا فِي&#xA;  صَلاَتِكَ فَقَالَ لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَعِدْ صَلاَتَكَ لأَنَّ طَاوُسًا&#xA;  رَوَاهُ عَنْ ثَلاَثَةٍ أَوْ أَرْبَعَةٍ أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ ‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to teach them&#xA;  this supplication (in the same spirit) with which he used to teach&#xA;  them a surah of the Qur'an. He would thus instruct us: &quot;Say, O Allah,&#xA;  we seek refuge with Thee from the torment of Hell. And I seek refuge&#xA;  with Thee from the torment of the grave, and I seek refuge with Thee&#xA;  from the trial of al-Masih ad-Dajjal, and I seek refuge with Thee from&#xA;  the trial of life and death.&quot; Muslim b. Hajjaj said: It has reached me&#xA;  that Tawus said to his son: Did you make this supplication in prayer?&#xA;  He said: No. (Upon this) he (Tawus) said: Repeat the prayer. Tawus has&#xA;  narrated this hadith through three or four (transmitters) with words&#xA;  to the same effect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21633" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T01:34:55.803" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39532" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39533" CreationDate="2017-05-06T02:13:53.103" Score="2" ViewCount="349" Body="&lt;p&gt;N. Nurmila, &lt;em&gt;Polygamous Marriages in Indonesia and Their Impacts on Women’s Access to Income and Property&lt;/em&gt;, Al-Jāmi‘ah: J. Islamic Studies, 2016 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://aljamiah.or.id/index.php/AJIS/article/view/54207&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;URL&lt;/a&gt;), writes:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The belief that Islam supports polygamy is based on the popular literal understanding of the Quran 4:3, 6 whilst contextualistand progressive Muslims, such as Egyptian reformist &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Abduh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad Abduh&lt;/a&gt; (1849-1905), understand the verse to discourage and even prohibit polygamous marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is surprising, given what the verse says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one or those your right hand possesses. That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice]. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4:3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How did Muhammad Abduh come to understand Qur'an 4:3 as meaning to discourage and even prohibit polygamous marriage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(After writing this question, I found an answer, which I'll post as an answer.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2018-03-30T04:23:20.240" Title="How did Muhammad Abduh come to understand Qur'an 4:3 as meaning to discourage and even prohibit polygamous marriage?" Tags="|islamic-scholar|polygamy|surat-an-nisa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39533" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39532" CreationDate="2017-05-06T02:13:53.103" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;An explanation is given in A. N. Amir, A. O. Shuriye, A. F. Ismail, &lt;em&gt;Muhammad Abduh's contributions to modernity&lt;/em&gt;, Asian J. Manage. Sci. Ed., 2012 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ajmse.leena-luna.co.jp/AJMSEPDFs/Vol.1(1)/AJMSE2012(1.1-07).pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pdf&lt;/a&gt;).  Essentially:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are strict regulations stipulated in the Qur'an for justice between wives.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;They are difficult or impossible to achieve in modern society.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... he skillfully articulated in &lt;em&gt;Tafsir al-Manar&lt;/em&gt;: &quot;God has made the condition that one keep far from injustice to be the basis for His giving of a law (concerning marriage). This confirms the fact that justice is enjoined as a condition and that duty consists in thriving for it. Polygamy is like one of those necessities which are permitted to the one to whom it is allowed (only) with the stipulation that he act fairly with trustworthiness and that he is immune from injustice. In view of this restriction, when one now considers what corruption results from polygamy in modern times, then one will know for certain that a people cannot be trained so that their remedy lies in polygamy, since, in a family which a single man has two wives; no beneficial situation and no order prevail.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note&lt;/em&gt;: I'm only answering the question as to how Muhammad Abduh came to his conclusion (which was what was asked in the question).  I'm not expressing an opinion as to how valid his deductions are, nor am I expressing an opinion as to whether Nurmila's description of it as a prohibition is accurate.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regardless, it's clear that this is an unorthodox opinion, and probably would be considered invalid by the majority of scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-30T04:23:20.240" LastActivityDate="2018-03-30T04:23:20.240" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39534" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38553" CreationDate="2017-05-06T02:53:34.753" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Quran 5:1 O you who believe fullfil contracts.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you have signed  or agreed to not to break any terms , it's wrong to break terms.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22270" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T02:53:34.753" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39535" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39527" CreationDate="2017-05-06T04:42:42.560" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;No,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wives and daughters of prophet performed prayers identically like the prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and stayed with him for twenty days and nights. We were all young and of about the same age. The Prophet (ﷺ) was very kind and merciful. When he realized our longing for our families, he asked about our homes and the people there and we told him. Then he asked us to go back to our families and stay with them and teach them (the religion) and to order them to do good things. He also mentioned some other things which I have (remembered or [??] ) forgotten. The Prophet (ﷺ) then added, &quot;Pray as you have seen me praying and when it is the time for the prayer one of you should pronounce the Adhan and the oldest of you should lead the prayer.&#xA;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، أَتَيْنَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَنَحْنُ شَبَبَةٌ مُتَقَارِبُونَ، فَأَقَمْنَا عِنْدَهُ عِشْرِينَ يَوْمًا وَلَيْلَةً، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَحِيمًا رَفِيقًا، فَلَمَّا ظَنَّ أَنَّا قَدِ اشْتَهَيْنَا أَهْلَنَا أَوْ قَدِ اشْتَقْنَا سَأَلَنَا عَمَّنْ تَرَكْنَا بَعْدَنَا فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ قَالَ ‏ &quot;‏ ارْجِعُوا إِلَى أَهْلِيكُمْ فَأَقِيمُوا فِيهِمْ وَعَلِّمُوهُمْ وَمُرُوهُمْ ـ وَذَكَرَ أَشْيَاءَ أَحْفَظُهَا أَوْ لاَ أَحْفَظُهَا ـ وَصَلُّوا كَمَا رَأَيْتُمُونِي أُصَلِّي، فَإِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَلْيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ أَحَدُكُمْ وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْبَرُكُمْ ‏&quot;‏‏.‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/28&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/38162&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/38162&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/1106&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/1106&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22270" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T04:42:42.560" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39538" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39529" CreationDate="2017-05-06T07:59:06.487" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The majority of the scholars hold the opinion that this should be limited to what is allowed in the rulings of &lt;em&gt;Hijab&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Awrah&lt;/em&gt; for a stranger woman i.e the face and hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/minhaj_al-talibin_english#page/n297/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Nawawi's Minhaj Al Talibin&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Sonna has introduced the practice of seeing a woman one proposes&#xA;  to marry, even without her knowing it, and even several times, before&#xA;  demanding her in marriage ; but the suitor must not see any more of&#xA;  his future wife than the face and hands. The law forbids a male adult&#xA;  to look upon the shameful parts of a free adult woman, a &quot; stranger &quot;&#xA;  to him — i.e. not his near relative, wife or slave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a divergent opinion in Hanbali madhab where it is permitted to see what one can normally see of a &lt;em&gt;mahram&lt;/em&gt; woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/2572&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa.info&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The second says that he may look at what usually appears such as the&#xA;  neck, calves and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This was quoted by Ibn Qudaamah in al-Mughni (7/454), Imaam Ibn&#xA;  al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah in Tahdheeb al-Sunan (3/25-26), and al-Haafiz&#xA;  Ibn Hajar in Fath al-Baari (11/78)… The reliable opinion in the books&#xA;  of the Hanbalis is the second opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T07:59:06.487" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39539" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39544" CreationDate="2017-05-06T08:44:27.023" Score="2" ViewCount="622" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is in relation to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/39538/17163&quot;&gt;Uma's answer&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/39529/17163&quot;&gt;When proposing / before agreeing to marry a woman, how much can a man look at her (body)?&lt;/a&gt;.  Specifically this snippet:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/minhaj_al-talibin_english#page/n297/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Nawawi's Minhaj Al Talibin&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;    &lt;p&gt;The Sonna has introduced the practice of seeing a woman one proposes&#xA;    to marry, even without her knowing it, and even several times, before&#xA;    &lt;strong&gt;demanding her in marriage&lt;/strong&gt; ; but the suitor must not see any more of&#xA;    his future wife than the face and hands. The law forbids a male adult&#xA;    to look upon the shameful parts of a free adult woman, a &quot; stranger &quot;&#xA;    to him — i.e. not his near relative, wife or slave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm surprised by the wording &quot;demanding her in marriage&quot; and I'm wondering if there's any significance to this other than a language/translation matter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What did &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nawawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Nawawi&lt;/a&gt; mean by &quot;demanding her in marriage&quot; in relation to a marriage proposal?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Presumably it doesn't mean marrying her involuntarily (see: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/38270/17163&quot;&gt;Is it permissible for a girl to reject a proposal?&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T11:26:41.870" Title="What did Imam Nawawi mean by &quot;demanding her in marriage&quot; in relation to a marriage proposal?" Tags="|nikah|husband-wife|shafii|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39540" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39529" CreationDate="2017-05-06T09:27:17.490" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sayyiduna &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Hurairah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Hurayra&lt;/a&gt; (Allah be pleased with him) narrates: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I was in the company of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace) when a man came and informed him that he had contracted to marry a woman of the Ansar. The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace) said to him: “Did you cast a glance at her? He said: No. He said: “Go and look at her, for there is something in the eyes of the Ansar”. (Sahih Muslim, no. 1423)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The great Hadith and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shafi%27i&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shafi’i Fiqh&lt;/a&gt; scholar, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nawawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam al-Nawawi&lt;/a&gt; (Allah have mercy on him) states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“…In the Hadith (of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Hurairah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Hurayra&lt;/a&gt; mentioned first) there is recommendation of looking at the face of the woman one is intending to marry. This is the opinion of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shafi%27i&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shafi’i&lt;/a&gt; School, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maliki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;School of Malik&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanafi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Hanifa&lt;/a&gt;, all the scholars of Kufa, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_ibn_Hanbal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ahmad&lt;/a&gt; and the majority of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ulama&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qadi_Ayyad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qadhi (Iyadh)&lt;/a&gt; has narrated from a group (of scholars) that it is disliked but that is incorrect and contrary to the clear text of this Hadith, and contrary to the consensus (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijma&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ijma’&lt;/a&gt;)&#xA;  of the Ummah…Then, it is permitted for him to look at her palms and face only, for they are not considered to be part of the nakedness (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intimate_parts_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;awrah&lt;/a&gt;),&#xA;  and also because by looking at the face, one is able to determine her beauty or otherwise and by looking at her hands one is able to determine the chubbiness of the body or otherwise. This is the opinion of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shafi%27i&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Shafi&lt;/a&gt; school and the view of most others.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(al-Minhaj Sharh Sahih Muslim, p. 1068)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Hadith you mentioned: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabir_ibn_Abd_Allah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sayyiduna Jabir&lt;/a&gt; (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace) said: “When one of you proposes to a woman for marriage, then if he is able to look at what will induce him to marry her, he should do so.” (Sunan Abu Dawud and Musnad Ahmad)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people think that the hadith narrated by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabir_ibn_Abd_Allah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sayyiduna Jabir&lt;/a&gt; means that they can see &lt;strong&gt;any&lt;/strong&gt; body parts of the women but this is &lt;strong&gt;wrong&lt;/strong&gt; as the explanation below proves:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mulla &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_al-Qari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ali al-Qari&lt;/a&gt;, the great &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/askanislamicist.wordpress.com/2011/03/27/what-is-a-muhaddith/amp/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhaddith&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanafi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hanafi&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;  Imam, states in Mirqat al-Mafatih, quoting from Allama Teebi that the meaning of the Messenger of Allah’s (Allah bless him &amp;amp; give him peace) statement “if he is able to look at what will induce him to marry her, he should do so” (in the Hadith of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabir_ibn_Abd_Allah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jabir&lt;/a&gt; recorded by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dawood&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam Abu Dawud&lt;/a&gt;, mentioned above) is either wealth, status, beauty and religion (deen).” (Mirqat al-Mafatih, 6/198)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To sum up, the only body parts a man can see of a non-Mahram woman whom he has some interest into marrying, are the hands and face which are not part of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intimate_parts_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;awrah&lt;/a&gt;. If one wants more descriptions of the woman's body part, one should send a female relative to describe her to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If one decides to marry someone, it is for the man permitted to look at the woman’s face and hands only. This is the opinion of the majority of the scholars (jumhur), including the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanafi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hanafis&lt;/a&gt;,  as mentioned earlier. Some individual scholars (such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Rahman_al-Awza&amp;#39;i&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Imam al-Awza’i&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hazm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Hazam&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawud_al-Zahiri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Dawud Zahiri&lt;/a&gt;) did permit looking at other than the hands and face but this is not the mainstream opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="20796" LastEditDate="2017-05-06T14:03:34.573" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T14:03:34.573" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39541" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39539" CreationDate="2017-05-06T09:46:55.760" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It simply means before asking for her hand or asking her wali for the right to marry her or simply making a marriage proposal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Which means when a man intends to marry a girl -and before any engagement- he is allowed to take a look at some parts of her body or her shape even without her knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-05-06T11:26:41.870" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T11:26:41.870" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39542" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="30133" CreationDate="2017-05-06T10:08:46.483" Score="4" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Am I greedy to desire heaven?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Absolutely not. If it were the case we would have been warned against it by the Prophet  ﷺ.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the contrary, he encouraged us to ask Allah for the &lt;em&gt;highest&lt;/em&gt; station in Paradise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On the authority of Abu Huraira, the Messenger of Allah :&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;‏&quot;‏ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ، وَأَقَامَ الصَّلاَةَ، وَصَامَ رَمَضَانَ، كَانَ حَقًّا عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ هَاجَرَ، فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، أَوْ جَلَسَ فِي أَرْضِهِ الَّتِي وُلِدَ فِيهَا ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلاَ نُنَبِّئُ النَّاسَ بِذَلِكَ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏&quot;‏ إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مِائَةَ دَرَجَةٍ أَعَدَّهَا اللَّهُ لِلْمُجَاهِدِينَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ، كُلُّ دَرَجَتَيْنِ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ، فَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُ اللَّهَ فَسَلُوهُ الْفِرْدَوْسَ، فَإِنَّهُ أَوْسَطُ الْجَنَّةِ وَأَعْلَى الْجَنَّةِ، وَفَوْقَهُ عَرْشُ الرَّحْمَنِ، وَمِنْهُ تَفَجَّرُ أَنْهَارُ الْجَنَّةِ ‏&quot;‏‏   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Whoever believes in Allah and His Apostle offers prayers perfectly and fasts (the month of) Ramadan then it is incumbent upon Allah to admit him into Paradise, whether he emigrates for Allah's cause or stays in the land where he was born.&quot; They (the companions of the Prophet) said, &quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Should we not inform the people of that?&quot; He said, &quot;There are one-hundred degrees in Paradise which Allah has prepared for those who carry on Jihad in His Cause. The distance between every two degrees is like the distance between the sky and the Earth, &lt;strong&gt;*so if you ask Allah for anything, ask Him for the &lt;em&gt;Firdaus&lt;/em&gt;, for it is the middle part of Paradise and its highest part*&lt;/strong&gt;, and at its top there is the Throne of Beneficent, and from it gush forth the rivers of Paradise.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/97/51&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari, Book 97, Hadeeth 51&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there is no contradiction between the &lt;em&gt;Hadeeth&lt;/em&gt; above and the Hadeeth of loving for others what one loves for their own self, since &lt;em&gt;Al-Firdaus&lt;/em&gt; it is not necessary that it will be granted to only one individual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is it sinful for me to not want &lt;em&gt;Jannah&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This question is no longer relevant if it is clear to the OP that there should be no guilt for desiring the best in the Hereafter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13732" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T10:08:46.483" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39543" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2676" CreationDate="2017-05-06T10:18:18.393" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Seven Ahruf (Quran Various Readings/ Qiraat) are associated with the Linguistic Science and Linguistic Engineering and the Language pathology guides revealed with the Holy Quran: Do you know that Quran confirms Bible 10 Commandments? Read them here:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5eRG5TNKU3BODhIaDluYWlSMjA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5eRG5TNKU3BODhIaDluYWlSMjA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22291" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T10:18:18.393" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39544" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39539" CreationDate="2017-05-06T10:18:26.203" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Its a paraphrased translation from Arabic to French to English (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/minhaj_al-talibin_english#page/n7/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;preface&lt;/a&gt;), and an old one at that (1914), so you probably shouldn't read too much into the choice of words.        &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Original arabic text in the Minhaj is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وإذا قصد نكاحها سن نظره إليها قبل الخطبة وإن لم تأذن وله تكرير نظره&#xA;  ولا ينظر غير الوجه والكفين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Scan at &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/MinhajTalibinNawawi#page/n371/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;archive.org&lt;/a&gt;, digitized version &lt;a href=&quot;http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-12096/page-231&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قبل الخطبة  used in the beginning of the sentence is the only wording which conveys the meaning, and it means before proposing. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marriage without the consent of the wali and\or the girl (depending on school of thought) is invalid.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T10:18:26.203" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39546" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39526" CreationDate="2017-05-06T12:04:14.007" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;There are eight categories on which zakat must be spent on.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Qu'ran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“As-Sadaqaat (here it means Zakaah) are &lt;strong&gt;only&lt;/strong&gt; for the Fuqaraa’ (poor), and Al‑Masaakeen (the poor) and those employed to collect (the funds); and to attract the hearts of those who have been inclined (towards Islam); and to free the captives; and for those in debt; and for Allaah’s Cause (i.e. for Mujaahidoon — those fighting in a holy battle), and for the wayfarer (a traveller who is cut off from everything); a duty imposed by Allaah. And Allaah is All-Knower, All-Wise”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/9/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Tawbah 9:60&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The categories are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The poor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The needy(destitute)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Those that are employed to collect or administer (funds), i.e those who are appointed by the authorities&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;People who by giving zakat, you are trying to open their hearts towards Islam&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A slave&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To those in debt so that they can pay of the debt&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To those who are fighting for Allah (valid jihadists)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The traveller who is lost or has no money, i.e a refugee so that they might be able to go back to their homeland.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your question&lt;/strong&gt; about paying Zakat on mending your broken street is &lt;strong&gt;NOT&lt;/strong&gt; included in these eight categories so you &lt;strong&gt;CANNOT&lt;/strong&gt; pay zakat on that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;End quote.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;However,&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;you can pay it as sadaqah(optional charity).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Qu'ran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“O you who believe! Spend of that with which We have provided for you, before a Day comes when there will be no bargaining, nor friendship, nor intercession. And it is the disbelievers who are the Zaalimoon (wrongdoers)”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/254&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Baqarah 2:254&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“O you who believe! Spend of the good things which you have (legally) earned, and of that which We have produced from the earth for you, and do not aim at that which is bad to spend from it, (though) you would not accept it save if you close your eyes and tolerate therein. And know that Allaah is Rich (Free of all needs), and Worthy of all praise”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/267&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Baqarah 2:267&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever gives charity equal to a date from good (halal) earnings – for Allaah does not accept anything but that which is good – Allaah will take it in His right hand and tend it for the one who gave it as any one of you tends his foal, until it becomes like a mountain.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1344; Muslim, 1014]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These verses and hadith clearly explain that Sadqah is beneficial to the one gives it and will give them lots of reward.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T14:48:38.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39547" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38934" CreationDate="2017-05-06T13:11:04.183" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Why did the 4 righteous caliphs spread islam? When disbelievers can go to heaven?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Spreading islam is fard-e-kifayah. Communal obligation. And not fard-e-ayn.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;A muslim will be accused of concealing knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Establishment of proof against the disbeliever. Allah says we do not punish anyone unless a messenger has been sent.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22270" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T13:11:04.183" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39549" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-06T15:16:29.933" Score="3" ViewCount="314" Body="&lt;p&gt;The local Muslim community is setting up an Islamic society with a mosque and funds are slowly being built up. Until then they hire a church hall for dinner parties, Iftar parties or Eid parties. The church has a kitchen area for heating up food so it is appropriate. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; Are activities in a Church allowed or should the nearest mosque be used or a non religious hall/room?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22295" LastEditorUserId="20796" LastEditDate="2017-05-06T23:24:03.253" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T23:24:03.253" Title="Can social functions be booked in a Church?" Tags="|halal-haram|fiqh|other-religions|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39550" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39552" CreationDate="2017-05-06T15:18:38.277" Score="2" ViewCount="9151" Body="&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;definition&lt;/a&gt; of an orphan is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;An orphan (from the Greek: ορφανός orphanós) is a child whose &lt;strong&gt;parents&lt;/strong&gt; are dead or have permanently abandoned the child&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I've seen Islamic websites which say that an child is an orphan when their father dies. I can't remember which website so I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamhelpline.net/node/7699&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;one&lt;/a&gt; which states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Any child (male or female) whose has no father or whose father has died and the child has not reached the age of understanding or marriage (+/- 16 years) will be classified as a yateem or an orphan in Islamic Jurisprudence.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Why are orphans considered orphans when their father dies and not when&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;both&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;of their parents die?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there any Islamic evidence from the Qu'ran and Ahadith that proves the claim to be true?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;sub&gt;(The claim is the Islamic claim that a child is an orphan when their father dies)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="20796" LastEditDate="2017-05-06T16:01:22.420" LastActivityDate="2020-02-06T08:31:43.207" Title="Why are orphans considered orphans when their father dies and not when both their parents die?" Tags="|quran|hadith|reference-request|children|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39551" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-06T16:38:28.637" Score="4" ViewCount="448" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know Muslims were allowed to keep captives of war, and although this is hypothetical, were they allowed to buy slaves from other people (i.e. non-Muslims whose slaves were from other sources) or was war the only source of slaves for them?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22296" LastEditorUserId="22" LastEditDate="2017-05-06T19:27:09.383" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T08:53:06.110" Title="Were Muslims allowed to buy slaves?" Tags="|history|slavery|war|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39552" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39550" CreationDate="2017-05-06T16:48:24.880" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;It looks like the source of this definition is more linguistic than religious&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is how an &lt;em&gt;orphan&lt;/em&gt; is defined in the Arabic language:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%85/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;الَيَتِيمُ&lt;/strong&gt; : الصَّغيرُ الفاقدَّ الأَبِ من الإِنسان ، والأُمِّ من الحيوان&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Al-Yateem (the orphan)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  - from human beings, the child who has lost its father&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  - from animals, the child who has lost its mother  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13732" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T16:48:24.880" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39553" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39567" CreationDate="2017-05-06T17:44:30.737" Score="4" ViewCount="24262" Body="&lt;p&gt;By default, the father of a woman is her wali. In case the father dies, this status will pass to either the grandfather or a brother of the woman - and here I'm already not sure whether a brother by only the same mother but a different father can become wali; similarly, whether the grandfather on the mother's side can become wali. I'm also not sure if only brothers and grandfathers can become the wali of a woman due to being related to her (eventually the state will be her wali if no eligible person is alive), or whether other male relatives will become wali in some order too. Thus my question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Who will become wali of a woman due to being related to her, and in what order?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastActivityDate="2021-02-25T19:39:06.297" Title="Who can be wali, and in what order?" Tags="|wali|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39554" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39549" CreationDate="2017-05-06T18:16:34.617" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;There are different views about your question&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The first view is that it is haram to enter a church&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is the view of the Hanafis and Shaafa’is, but the Shaafa’is limit the prohibition to churches in which there are images, as it says in Tuhfat al-Muhtaaj (2/424), Nihaayat al-Muhtaaj (2/63) and Haashiyata Qalyoobi wa ‘Umayrah ‘ala Sharh al-Muhalla (4/236). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Hanafis regard it as haraam in all cases, and they gave as their reason the fact that they are abodes of the devils, as the Hanafi Ibn Nujaym said in al-Bahr al-Raa’iq (7/364) and in Haashiyat Ibn ‘Aabideen (2/43). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;End quote.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The second view is that it is makrooh.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is the view of the Hanbalis, but some of them deduce this to churches in which there are images. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in al-Fataawa al-Kubra (5/327): The view which most of our companions hold is that it is makrooh to enter churches in which there are images, and this is the correct view concerning which there can be no doubt. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;See: al-Furoo’ (5/308), al-Adaab al-Shar’iyyah (3/415) and al-Insaaf (1/496). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They quoted the following as evidence:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) saw images in the Ka’bah and he did not enter until he had ordered that they be erased. Narrated by al-Bukhaari (3352). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: Jibreel promised to come to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) but he was late and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) grew concerned. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) went out and saw him, and he told him of his concern and he said to him: “We [angels] do not enter a house in which there is an image or a dog.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari (5960). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Aslam the freed slave of ‘Umar said: When ‘Umar went to Syria, one of the leaders of the Christians made food for him and called him. ‘Umar said: We will not enter your churches because of the images that are in them – meaning the statues. Narrated by ‘Abd al-Razzaaq in al-Musannaf (1/411 and 10/398). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;End quote&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The third view is that it is permissible to enter in general.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This is the view of the Hanbalis, as it says in al-Mughni (8/113) and al-Insaaf (1/496). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is also the view of Ibn Hazm al-Zaahiri as it says in al-Muhalla (1/400). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They quoted the following as evidence: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;What was narrated about the conditions stipulated by ‘Umar to the people of the Book to expand their churches and monasteries so that the Muslims could enter them to spend the night or pass through them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Mughni (8/113). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Ibn ‘Aa’idh narrated in Futooh al-Shaam that when ‘Umar came to Syria, the Christians made food for him and called him, and he said: Where is it? They said: In the church, and he refused to go. He said to ‘Ali: Take the people to eat lunch. So ‘Ali took the people and entered the church, and he and the people ate lunch, and ‘Ali looked at the images and said: What would be wrong if the Ameer al-Mu’mineen entered this place?  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Al-Mughni (8/113). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However&lt;/strong&gt;, the above does not make it clear as to whether it is haram or halal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But&lt;/strong&gt; it is at least &lt;strong&gt;makrooh&lt;/strong&gt; as the Prophet never entered any building where there were images.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nowadays, there are &lt;strong&gt;a lot of churches which have images&lt;/strong&gt;. It is &lt;strong&gt;makrooh to use them or even enter them&lt;/strong&gt; as stated above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When one is organising a Islamic celebration, one &lt;strong&gt;should do it at a mosque or building that is made for the purpose of that and not a church.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;End quote&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/111832&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="20796" LastEditDate="2017-05-06T21:42:51.920" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T21:42:51.920" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39557" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39517" CreationDate="2017-05-06T19:36:28.137" Score="3" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is there any reason why we don't pray the Sunnah rakaats of prayer in congregation like we pray the Fard rakaats in congregation?  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I believe you are asking about the &lt;em&gt;Sunnah Mu'akkadah&lt;/em&gt; (oft-repeated Sunnah prayers).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If so, it is because neither the Prophet ﷺ not his companions set a precedent in this matter. They would pray these &lt;em&gt;Sunnah&lt;/em&gt; prayers individually, and we follow the example set by them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13732" LastActivityDate="2017-05-06T19:36:28.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39558" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-06T21:26:11.570" Score="0" ViewCount="1616" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is it possible that air could contain impurities?&#xA;If the air do contain impurities, would it be haram to breath in that air?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As an example when you pass by a pork market, it smells pork (and pork is impure), &lt;strong&gt;does that imply that even the smell of the pork is haram?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22300" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-13T11:29:47.437" LastActivityDate="2017-05-13T11:29:47.437" Title="Is smelling impure things (like pig) haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|najis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ClosedDate="2017-05-13T03:59:08.843" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39563" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38884" CreationDate="2017-05-07T06:37:40.900" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It doesn't have to be compound interest to be considered &lt;em&gt;ribaa&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The thing that makes this transaction impermissible is the fact that the quantities of money lent and returned differ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13732" LastEditorUserId="13732" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T14:38:38.527" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T14:38:38.527" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39564" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36395" CreationDate="2017-05-07T06:49:47.113" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Women had male slaves:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 24:31&lt;/a&gt; And tell the &lt;strong&gt;believing women&lt;/strong&gt; to reduce [some] of&#xA;  their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their&#xA;  adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap&#xA;  [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their&#xA;  adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands'&#xA;  fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their&#xA;  brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which &lt;strong&gt;their&#xA;  right hands possess&lt;/strong&gt;, or those male attendants having no physical&#xA;  desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of&#xA;  women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they&#xA;  conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of&#xA;  you, O believers, that you might succeed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/34/87&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abu Daud&lt;/a&gt; The Prophet (ﷺ) brought Fatimah a slave which he&#xA;  donated to her. Fatimah wore a garment which, when she covered her&#xA;  head, did not reach her feet, and when she covered her feet by it,&#xA;  that garment did not reach her head. When the Prophet (ﷺ) saw her&#xA;  struggle, he said: There is no harm to you: Here is only your father&#xA;  and slave.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They were however not permitted to have sexual relations with them in the way that men were allowed to have sexual relations with their female slaves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a weak narration from the time of Caliph Umar ibn Khatab where a woman had intercourse with her slave. From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=7&amp;amp;tSoraNo=23&amp;amp;tAyahNo=1&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=3&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حدثنا سعيد عن قتادة أن امرأة اتخذت مملوكها، وقالت تأولت آية من كتاب&#xA;  الله { أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْ } فأتى بها عمر بن الخطاب رضي&#xA;  الله عنه، وقال له ناس من أصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم تأولت آية من&#xA;  كتاب الله عز وجل على غير وجهها، قال فغرب العبد وجز رأسه، وقال أنت بعده&#xA;  حرام على كل مسلم، هذا أثر غريب منقطع&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Qatatah narrated that a woman had intercourse with her slave and&#xA;  presented this verse (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/23/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;23:6&lt;/a&gt;) in her defense. When Umar found out about&#xA;  this he put forward the case infront of the Sahabah. The Sahabah said,&#xA;  she has interpreted it wrongly,. On this Umar had the slave's head&#xA;  shaved and exiled him and said to the woman: &quot;After this every Muslim&#xA;  is forbidden to you&quot;. This is weak\anamolous ... &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T14:40:00.093" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T14:40:00.093" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39565" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38374" CreationDate="2017-05-07T07:12:31.890" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kufr&lt;/em&gt; is not automatically &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt;, but major &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt; is automatically &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt;. In addition, &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt; is not restricted solely to rejecting Islam; rather, &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt; comprises nullifying Islam, too, which can happen while still accepting or embracing the tenets of the Muslim faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kufr&lt;/em&gt; may be used along with &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt; to mean the same thing:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ الْمِسْمَعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ: بَيْنَ الرَّجُلِ وَبَيْنَ الشِّرْكِ وَالْكُفْرِ تَرْكُ الصَّلاَةِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated on the authority of Abu Al-Zubair through Jabir ibn 'Abdullah saying through the Prophet (ﷺ): Between a man and &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt; [polytheism] and &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt; [lack of belief] is the abandonment of &lt;em&gt;salat&lt;/em&gt; [prayers].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/muslim/1/154/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Sahih Al-Bukhari 1/154&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 1/154&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nawawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Al-Nawawi&quot;&gt;Al-Nawawi&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Minhaj_bi_Sharh_Sahih_Muslim&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sharh Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=270&amp;amp;bk_no=53&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;شرح النووي على مسلم&lt;/a&gt;) said in his commentary about the hadith above:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ثم إن الشرك والكفر قد يطلقان بمعنى واحد وهو الكفر بالله تعالى ، وقد يفرق بينهما فيخص الشرك بعبدة الأوثان وغيرها من المخلوقات مع اعترافهم بالله تعالى ككفار قريش ، &lt;strong&gt;فيكون الكفر أعم من الشرك&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt; may be used as labels of the same meaning, and may be used to differentiate between polytheism idolatry from other creatures that recognizing Allah, as in the case of the disbelievers of Quraish. Therefore, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kufr&lt;/em&gt; is more general than &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hazm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Hazm&lt;/a&gt; in his Al-Fasl fi Al-Milal wa Al-Ahawa' wa Al-Nihal (Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B5%D9%84_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%84_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AD%D9%84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الفصل في الملل والأهواء والنحل&lt;/a&gt;), Vol.3, pp. 119 said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;بل الجحد لشيء مما صح البرهان أنه لا إيمان إلا بتصديقه كفر والنطق بشيء من كل ما قام البرهان أن النطق به كفر كفر والعمل بشيء مما قام البرهان بأنه كفر كفر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rather, rejecting what is proven to be an essential part of faith, without which there is no faith, is &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt;; uttering anything that is proven to be &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt; is considered &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt;;  and acting in a manner that is proven to be &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt; is &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All beliefs that you mentioned in your question constitute some form of &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt;, but there there are other forms of kufr that are not necessarily based on &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt;. For instance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Rejecting the truth&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Partial belief in the truth&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nifaq&lt;/em&gt; (hypocrisy)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ridiculing aspects of the religion&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Rejecting the truth&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is somewhat similar to not accepting the truth (from an Islamic perspective, as ascribed to be true by the sources accepted to Muslims, i.e., the Qur'an and the Sunnah), the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. That is, not believing in the truth; or believing in the truth, but hiding it or hiding the belief in it; or believing in the truth, without rejecting the untruth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not believing in the truth may arguably be considered a form of &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt;, as one would typically introduce rivals or partners to Allah in the process. An example of this situation is when the disbelievers in Quraish, and in specific &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amr_ibn_Hish%C4%81m&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Amr ibn Hisham&quot;&gt;Abu Jahl&lt;/a&gt;, told the Prophet (ﷺ) that they did not consider him a liar, but they considered his message to be untrue (refer to &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/6/33/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 6:33&lt;/a&gt;). I will let you be the judge of whether this is driven by &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt;, or otherwise. Allah describes them as transgressors.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rejecting the truth while knowing it to be the truth is &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt;, but there is no clear form of &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt; in this situation. In the Qur'an, Allah tells us about how Bani Isra'el rejected the truth (the Qur'an) that they were well informed about beforehand. He then calls them &lt;em&gt;kafereen&lt;/em&gt; (disbelievers):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ كِتَابٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِمَا مَعَهُمْ وَكَانُوا مِنْ قَبْلُ يَسْتَفْتِحُونَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ مَا عَرَفُوا كَفَرُوا بِهِ فَلَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when there came to them a Book from Allah confirming that which was with them — although before they used to pray for victory against those who disbelieved — but [then] when there came to them that which they recognized, they disbelieved in it; so the curse of Allah will be upon the disbelievers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/89/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:89&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Not rejecting the untruth is also widely accepted through scholarly consensus as a form of &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt;. For example, whoever does not regard &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt; as &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt; is himself a disbeliever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qadi_Ayyad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qadi Ayyad&lt;/a&gt; in his book (Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=158&amp;amp;bk_no=118&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الشفا بتعريف حقوق المصطفى&lt;/a&gt;), Vol. 2, P. 4, Ch. 3, pp. 603:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وقائل هذا كله كافر بالإجماع على كفر من لم يكفر أحدا من النصارى واليهود ، وكل من فارق دين المسلمين أو وقف في تكفيرهم أو شك .&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;قال القاضي أبو بكر : لأن التوقيف والإجماع على كفرهم ، فمن وقف في ذلك فقد كذب النص والتوقيف أو شك فيه . والتكذيب أو الشك فيه لا يقع إلا من كافر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is scholarly consensus that one is a disbeliever if one does not regard any of the Jews or Christians as disbelievers, does not regard apostates as a disbeliever, does not take a stance on this issue, or is unsure about it. Denying or doubting this would not occur except from a disbeliever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, one may have the correct beliefs about the oneness of Allah, and may embrace the truth, the whole truth, but does not reject the untruth (either by accepting it, or being neutral to it), but one would still be considered to have committed &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt;, with no acts of &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt; being undoubtedly obvious (as it could be argued that the neutrality in this case stems from not fully accepting Allah's message; hence, associating partners to Allah who declare that accepting acts of &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt; from others is not &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Partial belief in the truth&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Qur'an, Allah tells us about how Bani Isra'el rejected some of their prophets (based on arrogance, or disagreement). He then attributes &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt; to them for doing so:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَابَ وَقَفَّيْنَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ بِالرُّسُلِ وَآتَيْنَا عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ الْبَيِّنَاتِ وَأَيَّدْنَاهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ أَفَكُلَّمَا جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ بِمَا لَا تَهْوَى أَنْفُسُكُمُ اسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ فَفَرِيقًا كَذَّبْتُمْ وَفَرِيقًا تَقْتُلُونَ وَقَالُوا قُلُوبُنَا غُلْفٌ بَلْ لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِكُفْرِهِمْ فَقَلِيلًا مَا يُؤْمِنُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And We did certainly give Moses the Torah and followed up after him with messengers. And We gave Jesus, the son of Mary, clear proofs and supported him with the Pure Spirit. But is it [not] that every time a messenger came to you, [O Children of Israel], with what your souls did not desire, you were arrogant? And a party [of messengers] you denied and another party you killed. And they said, &amp;quot;Our hearts are wrapped.&amp;quot; But, [in fact], Allah has cursed them for their disbelief, so little is it that they believe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/87-88/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:87-88&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no clear act of &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt; in this case. The same applies to not believing in all scripture revealed by Allah, or believing in parts of the scripture and rejecting other parts (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/85/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:85&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah narrates a story of two men from Bani Isra'el, where one owned two gardens of grapevines, palm trees, and other crops. In their discussion, the owner of the two gardens shows signs of doubt about Judgment Day, but then goes to strongly confirm that if there was such a thing as being brought back to life after death, he would without doubt be rewarded more in the afterlife:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَدَخَلَ جَنَّتَهُ وَهُوَ ظَالِمٌ لِنَفْسِهِ قَالَ مَا أَظُنُّ أَنْ تَبِيدَ هَذِهِ أَبَدًا وَمَا أَظُنُّ السَّاعَةَ قَائِمَةً وَلَئِنْ رُدِدْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي لَأَجِدَنَّ خَيْرًا مِنْهَا مُنْقَلَبًا الَ لَهُ صَاحِبُهُ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهُ أَكَفَرْتَ بِالَّذِي خَلَقَكَ مِنْ تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ سَوَّاكَ رَجُلًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he entered his garden while he was unjust to himself. He said, &amp;quot;I do not think that this will perish — ever. And I do not think the Hour will occur. And even if I should be brought back to my Lord, I will surely find better than this as a return. His companion said to him while he was conversing with him, &amp;quot;Have you disbelieved in He who created you from dust and then from a sperm-drop and then proportioned you [as] a man?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/18/35-37/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 18:35-37&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The man who doubted a pillar of faith (Judgment Day) is considered to have committed an act of &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt;, but no act of &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt; is obvious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nifaq&lt;/em&gt; (hypocrisy)&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first five verses of &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/1-5/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2&lt;/a&gt; describe the believers. Then Allah describes in the following verses what some of the &lt;em&gt;munafiqeen&lt;/em&gt; (hypocrites) do, and labels them as those who do not believe:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَأَنْذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنْذِرْهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ خَتَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ وَعَلَى سَمْعِهِمْ وَعَلَى أَبْصَارِهِمْ غِشَاوَةٌ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَقُولُ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَبِالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَمَا هُمْ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ يُخَادِعُونَ اللَّهَ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَمَا يَخْدَعُونَ إِلَّا أَنْفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who disbelieve — it is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them — they will not believe. Allah has set a seal upon their hearts and upon their hearing, and over their vision is a veil. And for them is a great punishment. And of the people are some who say, &amp;quot;We believe in Allah and the Last Day,&amp;quot; but they are not believers. They [think to] deceive Allah and those who believe, but they deceive not except themselves and perceive [it] not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/6-9/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:6-9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No clear act of &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt; can be seen from those hypocrites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Ridiculing aspects of the religion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A &lt;em&gt;munafiq&lt;/em&gt; (hypocrite), during the time of the Prophet (ﷺ), said: &amp;quot;Why is it that our readers of the Qur'an are the hungriest among us, the biggest liars among us, and the most cowardly in the times of war?&amp;quot; When this reached the Prophet (ﷺ), this &lt;em&gt;munafiq&lt;/em&gt; told the Prophet (ﷺ) that he was only conversing jokingly. Allah then revealed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَئِنْ سَأَلْتَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَخُوضُ وَنَلْعَبُ قُلْ أَبِاللَّهِ وَآيَاتِهِ وَرَسُولِهِ كُنْتُمْ تَسْتَهْزِئُونَ. لَا تَعْتَذِرُوا قَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ بَعْدَ إِيمَانِكُمْ إِنْ نَعْفُ عَنْ طَائِفَةٍ مِنْكُمْ نُعَذِّبْ طَائِفَةً بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مُجْرِمِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if you ask them, they will surely say, &amp;quot;We were only conversing and playing.&amp;quot; Say, &amp;quot;Is it Allah and His verses and His Messenger that you were mocking?&amp;quot; Make no excuse; you have disbelieved after your belief. If We pardon one faction of you - We will punish another faction because they were criminals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/9/65-66/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 9:65-66&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah in these verses calls those who ridicule or mock any aspect of the religion (Allah, his Messenger, or verses) as having committed &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt; after being believers; any form of &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt; is not readily obvious.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_ar-Rahman_ibn_Nasir_as-Sadi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Sa'di&lt;/a&gt; in his tafsir of the Qur'an that honoring Allah and His message is piety (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/22/32/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 22:32&lt;/a&gt;); accordingly, mockery would be considered &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt;. This is well demostrated in the verse below, where a clear form of &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt; is not obvious:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَقَدْ نَزَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الْكِتَابِ أَنْ إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ يُكْفَرُ بِهَا وَيُسْتَهْزَأُ بِهَا فَلَا تَقْعُدُوا مَعَهُمْ حَتَّى يَخُوضُوا فِي حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِ إِنَّكُمْ إِذًا مِثْلُهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَامِعُ الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَالْكَافِرِينَ فِي جَهَنَّمَ جَمِيعًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it has already come down to you in the Book that when you hear the verses of Allah [recited], they are denied [by them] and ridiculed; so do not sit with them until they enter into another conversation. Indeed, you would then be like them. Indeed Allah will gather the hypocrites and disbelievers in Hell all together.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/140/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:140&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-23T06:01:16.263" LastActivityDate="2021-09-23T06:01:16.263" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39566" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39553" CreationDate="2017-05-07T07:52:56.693" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=5&amp;amp;tSoraNo=2&amp;amp;tAyahNo=221&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=9&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Al Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/221&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:221&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الخامسة ـ وٱختلف العلماء في منازل الأولياء وترتيبِهم؛&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فكان مالكٌ يقول: أوّلهم البنون وإن سَفَلوا، ثم الآباء، ثم الإخوة للأب&#xA;  والأُم، ثم للأب، ثم بنو الإخوة للأب والأُمّ، ثم بنو الإخوة للأب، ثم&#xA;  الأجداد للأب وإن عَلَوْا، ثم العُمومة على ترتيب الإخوة، ثم بنوهم على&#xA;  ترتيب بني الإخوة وإن سَفلوا، ثم المولى ثم السلطان أو قاضيه. والوصيُّ&#xA;  مقدّم في إنكاح الأيتام على الأولياء، وهو خليفة الأب ووكيلهُ؛ فأشبه&#xA;  حاله لو كان الأب حيّاً. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقال الشافعي: لا ولايةَ لأحد مع الأب، فإن مات فالجد، ثم أبُ أبِ&#xA;  الجَدِّ؛ لأنهم كلهم آباء. والولاية بعد الجد للإخوة، ثم الأقرب. وقال&#xA;  المُزِنيُّ: قال في الجديد: من ٱنفرد بأُمٍّ كان أوْلَى بالنكاح؛&#xA;  كالميراث. وقال في القديم: هما سواء.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قلت: وروى المدنيّون عن مالكٍ مثلَ قولِ الشافعيّ، وأنّ الأبَ أوْلى من&#xA;  الابن؛ وهو أحد قولي أبي حنيفة؛ حكاه الباجيّ. ورُوي عن المغيرة أنه قال:&#xA;  الجَدُّ أوْلَى من الإخوة؛ والمشهور من المذهب ما قدّمناه.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقال أحمد: أحقّهم بالمرأة أن يزوّجَها أبوها؛ ثم الابن، ثم الأخ، ثم&#xA;  ٱبنُه، ثم العَمّ. وقال إسحاق الابن أوْلىٰ من الأب؛ كما قاله مالكٌ،&#xA;  وٱختاره ابنُ المنذر؛ لأن عمرَ بنَ أُمّ سلمة زوّجها بإذنها من رسول الله&#xA;  صلى الله عليه وسلم. قلت: أخرجه النَّسائيّ عن أُمّ سلمة وترجم له (إنكاح&#xA;  الابن أمَّه).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;[ Below is my own paraphrased translation and it can have mistakes. ]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Fifth: The Ulema differ about the Awliyah and their order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Malik said: From the Awliyah, the first is the son, no matter how&#xA;  much lower in line of descent he is. Then the father, then the brother&#xA;  who is from both the father and the mother. Then the half-brother who&#xA;  is just from the father, then the sons of the full brothers, then the&#xA;  sons of the half-brothers, then the ascendants from the father, no&#xA;  matter how removed they may be, then the owner [in case of a freed-slave?] then the sultan or&#xA;  Qadi(judge) ... [omitted part about orphans]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Shafi said: No one shares the wilayah with the father. If the&#xA;  father dies then the grandfather, then the great-grandfather because&#xA;  all of them are the fathers. After the grandfathers it goes to the&#xA;  brothers, then to those who are nearer in relation to her.  Mazni&#xA;  related the newer saying of Shafi that those from the mother are more&#xA;  eligible to be the wali, and the older saying is that they are both&#xA;  equal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I (Qurtubi) say that the people of Medinah have narrated from Imam&#xA;  Malik a similar saying to that of Imam Shafi, that the father is more&#xA;  eligible to be the wali than the son, and the same is one of the two&#xA;  views narrated from Abu Hanifa. This is narrated from Albahi. It is&#xA;  narrated from Mughira that he said: The Grandfather is more eligible&#xA;  than the brothers. The popular view is the one narrated beforehand.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Ahmad said: For the woman's nikah, the more eligible to be her&#xA;  wali is her father, then son, then brother, then the son of the&#xA;  brother, then the uncle (brother of father). Ishaq said: The son is&#xA;  more eligible than the father: as Imam Malik had said, and Ibn Munzar&#xA;  has adopted this since Umro bin Umm-e-Salmah married her with&#xA;  his/her(?) permission to the Prophet. I say that &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Nisai&lt;/a&gt; has narrated&#xA;  this from Umm-e-Salmah and given the title باب إِنْكَاحِ الاِبْنِ أُمَّهُ (A Son Conducting The Marriage For His Mother)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Imam Nawawi's &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/minhaj_al-talibin_english#page/n301/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Minhaj Al Talibin&lt;/a&gt;, representing the Shafi school of thought:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The persons who hâve the right to assist a woman as guardian at her&#xA;  marriage are first of all the father, then father's father, then his&#xA;  father, then the whole brother or half brother on the father's side,&#xA;  then the latter's son or other agnate descendant, then father's whole&#xA;  brother or half brother on father's side ; and lastly the other&#xA;  agnates in the order in which they are called to the succession, *it&#xA;  being understood that a whole brother always has priority over a half&#xA;  brother on the father's side. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A son, though the nearest agnate, cannot give his own mother in&#xA;  marriage, since a right of guardianship does not pass into the&#xA;  descendant line ; he can only do so if he is also son of the son of&#xA;  his mother's father's brother, or by right as patron or as judge&#xA;  representing the Sovereign. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In default of agnates in the ascendant or collatéral line, a woman&#xA;  should be given in marriage by her patron, and after him by his&#xA;  agnates in the order in which they are called to the succession. In&#xA;  the case of an enfranchised slave who has no patron, but a patroness,&#xA;  she should be given in marriage by the individual who in thèse&#xA;  circumstances would be the guardian of the patroness, without the&#xA;  latter's consent being necessary. After the death of the patroness,&#xA;  the right of assisting the enfranchised slave as guardian devolves&#xA;  upon the same person as does the patronage. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Lastly, in default of patron, or agnates of patron or patroness, it is&#xA;  the Sultan who should assist the enfranchised slave who wishes to&#xA;  marry, as guardian of all the women in his empire who hâve no other,&#xA;  or whose guardian, whether agnate or patron, prevents the marriage by&#xA;  abusing his power.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also see related query on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/99696&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa.info&lt;/a&gt;, seems to be from the Shafi perceptive:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If there is no father, then the grandfather is the wali. If there is&#xA;  no grandfather then her brothers are her walis, and it is does not&#xA;  matter if they are younger than her, but it is essential that the wali&#xA;  be an adult. If one of her brothers is an adult then he is her wali,&#xA;  even if he is younger than her. ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If all her brothers are minors, and none of them is an adult, then the&#xA;  role of wali passes to those who come next, namely the paternal&#xA;  uncles. If there are no paternal uncles then it passes to the sons of&#xA;  the paternal uncles (cousins). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If none of these walis are present, then the shar’i judge should act&#xA;  as wali for her marriage, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of&#xA;  Allaah be upon him) said: “If they dispute, then the ruler is the&#xA;  guardian of the one who has no guardian.” Narrated by Abu Dawood&#xA;  (2083) and al-Tirmidhi (1102); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in&#xA;  Saheeh Abi Dawood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2018-10-10T06:02:21.183" LastActivityDate="2018-10-10T06:02:21.183" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39567" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39553" CreationDate="2017-05-07T08:10:21.907" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;The wali can only come from paternal side and the order is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;01 Father&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  02 Grandfather (from the father’s side)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  03 Great Grandfather (from the father’s side)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  04 Son&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  05 Grandson&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  06 Great Grandson&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  07 Oldest Full Brother&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  08 Next Oldest Full Brother (and so on…)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  09 Oldest Half-Brother (from the Father’s side)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  10 Next Oldest Half-Brother (from the Father’s side, and so on…)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  11 Oldest son of a Full Brother (Nephew)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  12 Next Oldest Son of Full Brother (Nephew, and so on…)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  13 Oldest Son of a Half-Brother from the Father’s side (Nephew)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  14 Next Oldest Son of a Half Brother from the Father’s side (Nephew, and so on…)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  15 Grandson of Full Brother (oldest first)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  16 Grandson of Half-Brother from the Father’s side (oldest first)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  17 Oldest Paternal Uncle&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  18 Next Oldest Paternal Uncle (and so on…)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  19 Oldest Son of Paternal Uncle (Cousin)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  20 Next Oldest Son of Paternal Uncle (Cousin, and so on…)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  21 Oldest Great (Paternal) Uncle&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  22 Next Oldest Great (Paternal) Uncle (and so on…)   (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bakkah.net/en/dont-play-games-with-wilaayah-the-right-of-being-the-walee-for-a-marriage.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But Imam Malik considered a marriage valid even if a wali was &quot;Jumped&quot; or left out with the woman's consent. While the shafi'i and hanbali madhab are more strict (according this fatwa only available in Arabic and Urdu &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/150788&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa#150788&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And note that: no one can act as a wali for a woman’s marriage contract except one who is an adult of sound mind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And if none of these walis are available or:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“If they dispute, then the ruler is the guardian of the one who has no guardian.” (see for example in sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1319540&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn majah&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also read an other fatwa on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/99696&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa#99696&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T09:23:26.813" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T09:23:26.813" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39568" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-07T08:41:35.857" Score="2" ViewCount="894" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hudhayfah reported that the Prophet (S) said, “Al-Mahdi will turn his face to Jesus when he descends as if water were dropping from his hair, and will say to him, ‘Go ahead and say the prayer.’ Jesus will say, ‘The prayer has been set up only for you.’ So, Jesus will pray behind a man who is among my sons. Sirat-al-mustaqim 257, a shia source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While their Imaam will have advanced to pray the Fajr prayer with them, 'Eesa, the son of Mary may Allaah exalt his mention will descend [at the time of the Fajr prayer]. The Imaam will draw backward so that 'Eesa may Allaah exalt his mention would go forward and lead the people in prayer. However, 'Eesa may Allaah exalt his mention would put his hand between his shoulders and say to him: &amp;quot;Go forward and pray, as it is for you that the call for the prayer was called, so their Imaam would lead them in prayer.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/ibnmajah/36/152/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Maajah&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Munaawi may Allaah have mercy upon him said in his book entitled Faydh Al-Qadeer:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He (i.e. 'Eesa may Allaah exalt his mention) would descend at the time of Fajr prayer at the white minaret east of Damascus and he would find the Imaam (of prayer) Al-Mahdi wanting to establish the prayer. When he realizes that 'Eesa may Allaah exalt his mention is present, he would draw backward so that 'Eesa may Allaah exalt his mention would advance (to lead the people in prayer) but 'Eesa may Allaah exalt his mention would put him forward to lead the prayer and he would pray behind him. So, this is a great favor and honor for this nation. Thus, what is mentioned in this Hadeeth does not contradict what is mentioned in other narrations that 'Eesa may Allaah exalt his mention will lead Al-Mahdi in prayer. This was authoritatively asserted by Sa'd At-Taftaazaani who considered 'Eesa may Allaah exalt his mention to be better, as it is possible to reconcile (the narrations) that 'Eesa may Allaah exalt his mention would first pray behind the Mahdi in order to show that he ('Eesa) descended to be a follower of our Prophet Muhammad sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) ruling by his [Prophet's] Sharee'ah (law). Then the Mahdi would be led by 'Eesa may Allaah exalt his mention on the basis of the principle that the one who is less important is led by the one who is better and more important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; Does relinquishing lead of fajr salaat to 'Eesa bin Maryam by Mahdi an indication that ameer ul mumineen need not be from progeny of Ali and Fatima?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22270" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2021-11-13T17:35:55.647" Title="Does relinquishing lead of fajr salaat to 'Eesa bin Maryam by Mahdi an indication that ameer ul mumineen need not be from progeny of Ali and Fatima?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|prophets|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39569" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="31488" CreationDate="2017-05-07T08:55:10.360" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;my deleted answer of Aug 9 '16  6:28 utc:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;you understand the verses incorrectly. do you seriously think that earth and mountains were created earlier than sky?!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;my comment &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/20280/difference-between-7-skies-and-position-of-the-heavens#comment45581_23666&quot;&gt;Difference between 7 skies and position of the heavens?&lt;/a&gt; of Aug 27 '15 at 13:43 utc, and i copied it to &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/31389/what-does-seven-earths-mentioned-in-quran-al-kareem-and-hadith-mean/36108#36108&quot;&gt;What does &amp;quot;seven Earths&amp;quot; mentioned in Quran al Kareem and hadith mean?&lt;/a&gt; answer at Nov 2 '16 at 20:33 utc:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;i think 7 skies are the structures of universe which stay one type inside another type: our moon and satellites are structure no 1, our sun with its planets and asteroids and other stars with their planets are structure no 2, galaxies are structure no 3 or 4 or 5 ... and upper levels are invisible, because light from them cannot flight to us as fast as universe widens. and 7 earths are in contrawise direction: 1: stones and soil and water etc, 2: molecules, 3: atoms, 4: protons, electrons etc; 5: quarks, leptons, etc ( &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark&lt;/a&gt; ); 6: i do not know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;maybe &quot;and upper levels are invisible, because light from them cannot flight to us as fast as universe widens&quot; was wrong. probably some furthest parts invisible because we see milliards years ago time of them, and stars was not lighted up at that time. but maybe some even more furthest parts will not be visible forever, as i said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;so, that way, the ayats cited by you are correct, because most little particles are the lowest earthes, and most little particles are appeared first, earlier than bigger structures like molecules, galaxies and stars formed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the word used instead of &quot;mountains&quot; in the arabic original is other word than usually used for mountain quran. this word means &quot;firmly standing&quot;, as i remember. it is true, because there are firmly standing structures in the earth like atoms and protons, or, maybe, it means physical laws that work above that particles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;those who ask are also elementary particles who wanted to get or give some electrons and to set into chemical or other connection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;according to science, sky was like smoke, because it consisted of gas and dust before stars and planets formed. (and first scientist who proposed this idea was emmanuel kant, as i know, and he also read quran).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;what are days here and why are so many? seems, most little particles were formed in 2 stages, and it is named &quot;creation&quot; of earth. then, that particles started to react with different fields andphysical forces, an react with each other, and create bigger particles, they formed bigger particles in 4 stages. then, all levels of sky were formed into structures in 2 stages. maybe, 1st stage was formation of stars and planets, and 2nd stage was formation of galaxies, and that seems ok, because galaxies has massive blackholes in centers and that blackholes probably needed more time to grow than stars and planets, an generally that process goes from little structures to big structures.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;i have written this my interpretation in tatar language with latin script at &lt;a href=&quot;http://qdb.narod.ru/yazmatxt/CidisarQatCirHamKuk/CidisarQatCirHamKuk.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://qdb.narod.ru/yazmatxt/CidisarQatCirHamKuk/CidisarQatCirHamKuk.htm&lt;/a&gt; nearly in april 2006.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="6575" LastEditorUserId="6575" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T06:03:35.253" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T06:03:35.253" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39570" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39572" CreationDate="2017-05-07T09:12:26.813" Score="3" ViewCount="4818" Body="&lt;p&gt;Today I heard someone saying that Uthman ibn Affan read the whole Quran in one rakah and this verse from Surah Az-Zumar was about him:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/39/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 39:9&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أَمَّنْ هُوَ قَانِتٌ آنَاءَ اللَّيْلِ سَاجِدًا وَقَائِمًا يَحْذَرُ&#xA;  الْآخِرَةَ وَيَرْجُو رَحْمَةَ رَبِّهِ ۗ قُلْ هَلْ يَسْتَوِي الَّذِينَ&#xA;  يَعْلَمُونَ وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ۗ إِنَّمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ أُولُو&#xA;  الْأَلْبَابِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Is one who is devoutly obedient during periods of the night,&#xA;  prostrating and standing [in prayer], fearing the Hereafter and hoping&#xA;  for the mercy of his Lord, [like one who does not]? Say, &quot;Are those&#xA;  who know equal to those who do not know?&quot; Only they will remember [who&#xA;  are] people of understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is this claim true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21633" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T10:57:48.090" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T10:59:23.713" Title="Did Uthman read the whole Quran in one rakah?" Tags="|quran|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39572" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39570" CreationDate="2017-05-07T10:46:29.053" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This claim is grounded in tradition and not a modern fabrication. Though as Kilise mentions in the comments, the &lt;em&gt;whole&lt;/em&gt; Quran had not been revealed when the verse 39:9 was revealed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=7&amp;amp;tSoraNo=39&amp;amp;tAyahNo=9&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=1&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما يقرأ { أَمَّنْ هُوَ&#xA;  قَانِتٌ ءَانَآءَ ٱلَّيْلِ سَـٰجِداً وَقَآئِماً يَحْذَرُ ٱلأَخِرَةَ&#xA;  وَيَرْجُواْ رَحْمَةَ رَبِّهِ } قال ابن عمر ذاك عثمان بن عفان رضي الله&#xA;  عنه. وإنما قال ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما ذلك لكثرة صلاة أمير المؤمنين&#xA;  عثمان رضي الله عنه بالليل وقراءته، حتى إنه ربما قرأ القرآن في ركعة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn Umar recited this verse and said that this virtue was present in&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;Uthman bin Affan&lt;/strong&gt;, he used to offer Tahajud prayers at night in excess&#xA;  and used to recite long portions of the Quran, so much that sometimes&#xA;  he finished the Quran in a single Rakah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=5&amp;amp;tSoraNo=39&amp;amp;tAyahNo=9&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=2&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Al Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;واختلف في تعيين القانت هاهنا، فذكر يحيـى بن سلام أنه رسول الله صلى&#xA;  الله عليه وسلم. وقال ابن عباس في رواية الضحاك عنه: هو أبو بكر وعمر رضي&#xA;  الله عنهما. وقال ابن عمر: هو عثمان رضي الله عنه. وقال مقاتل: إنه عمّار&#xA;  بن ياسِر. الكلبي: صُهَيب وأبو ذرّ وابن مسعود. وعن الكلبي أيضاً مرسل&#xA;  فيمن كان على هذه الحال&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There is difference of opinion about who is referred to by &lt;em&gt;qanit&lt;/em&gt;. Yahya bin&#xA;  Salam said: This refers to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Ibn Abbas said,&#xA;  Zahak narrates from him, This refers to Abu Bakr and Umar, Ibn Umar&#xA;  said: This refers to &lt;strong&gt;Uthman Bin Affan&lt;/strong&gt;. Muqatil said: This refers to&#xA;  Ammar bin Yasir. Kalbi said that this refers to Suhaib, Abu Zara and&#xA;  Ibn Masud. It is also narrated from Kalbi that this means every person&#xA;  who is in this state.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T10:59:23.713" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T10:59:23.713" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39574" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39568" CreationDate="2017-05-07T13:53:41.450" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunni view&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From a Sunni point of view, the hadith in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/ibnmajah/36/152/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah 36/152&lt;/a&gt; you are referring to is considered a weak (&lt;em&gt;da'eef&lt;/em&gt;) hadith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In fact, from &lt;em&gt;Fayd Al-Qadeer&lt;/em&gt;, right after the quote in your question, the author says that the hadith has weakness (وفيه ضعف).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since there are hadtihs that are either authentic (&lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt;) or good (&lt;em&gt;hassan&lt;/em&gt;) that describe Al-Mahdi to us, there is no justification to try to deduct from another hadith a different view than what is explicitly stipulated. From a Sunni point of view, there are several hadiths that clearly say that Al-Mahdy will be the ruler and will be a descendant of the Prophet (ﷺ). This hadith tells us the lineage (from the offsping of Fatima), but does not specify whether descendants from Al-Hassan or Al-Hussain:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الْمَهْدِيُّ مِنْ وَلَدِ فَاطِمَةَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: &quot;Mahdi will be one of the&#xA;  descendants of Fatimah.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/36/161/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah 36/161&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following hadith gives a brief description of some of Al-Mahdi's facial features, then it describes his impact on this world as a ruler:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الْمَهْدِيُّ مِنِّي أَجْلَى الْجَبْهَةِ أَقْنَى الأَنْفِ يَمْلأُ&#xA;  الأَرْضَ قِسْطًا وَعَدْلاً كَمَا مُلِئَتْ جَوْرًا وَظُلْمًا يَمْلِكُ&#xA;  سَبْعَ سِنِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Mahdi will be of my stock, and will have a broad forehead a&#xA;  prominent nose. He will fill the earth will equity and justice as it&#xA;  was filled with oppression and tyranny, and he will rule for seven&#xA;  years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/38/7/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud 38/7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith below tells us his name:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لاَ تَذْهَبُ الدُّنْيَا حَتَّى يَمْلِكَ الْعَرَبَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ&#xA;  بَيْتِي يُوَاطِئُ اسْمُهُ اسْمِي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The world shall not pass away until a man from the people of my family&#xA;  rules the Arabs whose name agrees with my name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/tirmidhi/33/73/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' Al-Tirmidhi 33/73&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the hadiths above, Al-Mahdy will be:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;From the lineage of the Prophet (ﷺ) through his daughter Fatima (Sunni view does not specify with certainty whether this will be from the descendants of Al-Hassan or Al-Hussain).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;His name will be the same as the Prophet (ﷺ): Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Mahdy will rule the Arabs, and fill Earth with justice.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When talking about the ruler at large, the Sunni view is that there is scholarly consensus that the ruler be from Quraish (conditional), but need not be from the descendants of the Prophet (ﷺ):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;لاَ يَزَالُ هَذَا&#xA;  الأَمْرُ فِي قُرَيْشٍ مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ النَّاسِ اثْنَانِ‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It has been narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah that the Messenger&#xA;  of Allah (ﷺ) said: The Caliphate will remain among the Quraish even if&#xA;  only two persons are left (on the earth).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/33/4/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 33/4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then, from this hadith, too, the condition is clearly stipulated (sticking to the rules and regulations of Islam):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّ هَذَا الأَمْرَ فِي قُرَيْشٍ، لاَ يُعَادِيهِمْ أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ&#xA;  كَبَّهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ مَا أَقَامُوا الدِّينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This matter (of the caliphate) will remain with the Quraish, and none&#xA;  will rebel against them, but Allah will throw him down on his face as&#xA;  long as they stick to the rules and regulations of the religion&#xA;  (Islam).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/93/3/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 93/3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-05-20T10:49:44.103" LastActivityDate="2017-05-20T10:49:44.103" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39575" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-07T14:20:19.143" Score="0" ViewCount="1435" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Buffet restaurants normally offer &lt;strong&gt;all-you-can-eat&lt;/strong&gt; (AYCE) food for a set price.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Qu'ran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“O children of Adam, take your adornment at every masjid, and eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes not those who commit excess.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-A‘raaf 7:31&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/145160&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; used the above verse as evidence that overeating is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; Does that mean buffet restaurants are haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-01-12T09:38:48.537" Title="Are buffet restaurants haram?" Tags="|halal-haram|food|business|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39576" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38237" CreationDate="2017-05-07T14:57:53.590" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;If it was the third divorce then the couple can not remarry unless the woman marries another man and is genuinely divorced or widowed in the second marriage, and no passage of time will make them lawful otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/230&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:230&lt;/a&gt; And if he has divorced her [for the third time], then&#xA;  she is not lawful to him afterward until [after] she marries a husband&#xA;  other than him. And if the latter husband divorces her [or dies],&#xA;  there is no blame upon the woman and her former husband for returning&#xA;  to each other if they think that they can keep [within] the limits of&#xA;  Allah . These are the limits of Allah, which He makes clear to a&#xA;  people who know.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If it was the second or first divorce then they can remarry:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/229&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:229&lt;/a&gt; Divorce is twice. Then, either keep [her] in an&#xA;  acceptable manner or release [her] with good treatment. And it is not&#xA;  lawful for you to take anything of what you have given them unless&#xA;  both fear that they will not be able to keep [within] the limits of&#xA;  Allah . But if you fear that they will not keep [within] the limits of&#xA;  Allah, then there is no blame upon either of them concerning that by&#xA;  which she ransoms herself. These are the limits of Allah, so do not&#xA;  transgress them. And whoever transgresses the limits of Allah - it is&#xA;  those who are the wrongdoers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/65/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 65:2&lt;/a&gt; And when they have [nearly] fulfilled their term,&#xA;  either retain them according to acceptable terms or part with them&#xA;  according to acceptable terms. And bring to witness two just men from&#xA;  among you and establish the testimony for [the acceptance of] Allah .&#xA;  That is instructed to whoever should believe in Allah and the Last&#xA;  day. And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-05-07T15:30:44.097" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T15:30:44.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39578" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23938" CreationDate="2017-05-07T15:09:12.097" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;yes. you can convert to Hindu as Hinduism is the most oldest and peaceful religion that never invaded the others and its doors are open too all. Hinduism is like living democracy as it allows you to pray the god by the way you like thats why you can convert to Hinduism very easily.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22308" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T15:09:12.097" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39579" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16920" CreationDate="2017-05-07T15:24:03.110" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is not a requirement for one who takes &lt;em&gt;Al-Shahadatayn&lt;/em&gt; (testimony of faith) to have it witnessed, but it is preferred as a form of &lt;em&gt;da'wah&lt;/em&gt; (invitation) to others to embrace Islam. There is no verse in the Qur'an or a hadith that stipulates a requirement of witness or any other form of proof or evidence related to the testimony of faith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The five pillars of Islam are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Al-Shahaadatayn&lt;/em&gt; (testimony of faith)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Salah&lt;/em&gt; (prayers)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zakaah&lt;/em&gt; (financial dues)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sawm Ramadan&lt;/em&gt; (fasting the month of Ramadan)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hajj&lt;/em&gt; (pilgrimage)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are numerous hadiths that enumerate the pillars. Here is one example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بُنِيَ الإِسْلاَمُ عَلَى خَمْسٍ شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، وَإِقَامِ الصَّلاَةِ، وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ، وَالْحَجِّ، وَصَوْمِ رَمَضَانَ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Islam is based on [the following] five [principles]: To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), to offer the [compulsory congregational] prayers dutifully and perfectly, to pay Zakat [i.e. obligatory charity], to perform Hajj [i.e. Pilgrimage to Mecca], and to observe fast during the month of Ramadan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/2/1/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 2/1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;None of the hadiths that mention the pillars of Islam necessitate the testimony of faith be witnessed, or be publicly declared at a later stage. In fact, we do have in the Qur'an and hadiths examples of people who took the testimony of faith and kept their faith secret.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dhar_al-Ghifari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Aba Dhar al-Ghifari&lt;/a&gt; to keep his Islam a secret in this long hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ اكْتُمْ هَذَا الأَمْرَ، وَارْجِعْ إِلَى بَلَدِكَ، فَإِذَا بَلَغَكَ ظُهُورُنَا فَأَقْبِلْ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Abu Dhar! Keep your conversion as a secret and return to your town; and when you hear of our victory, return to us.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/61/32/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 61/32&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith shows that one can keep one's Islam a secret if one fears for one's life, or possible harm. Although in this specific hadith, the testimony was witnessed by both the Prophet (ﷺ) and 'Ali ibn Abu-Talib, it is not clearly stated as a requirement.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From the Qur'an, we know about a man (allegedly the cousin of the Pharaoh) who concealed his faith, and the Qur'an described him as a believer, albeit with his faith concealed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مُؤْمِنٌ مِنْ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَكْتُمُ إِيمَانَهُ أَتَقْتُلُونَ رَجُلًا أَنْ يَقُولَ رَبِّيَ اللَّهُ وَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَإِنْ يَكُ كَاذِبًا فَعَلَيْهِ كَذِبُهُ وَإِنْ يَكُ صَادِقًا يُصِبْكُمْ بَعْضُ الَّذِي يَعِدُكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي مَنْ هُوَ مُسْرِفٌ كَذَّابٌ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And a believing man from the family of Pharaoh who concealed his faith said, &quot;Do you kill a man [merely] because he says, 'My Lord is Allah ' while he has brought you clear proofs from your Lord? And if he should be lying, then upon him is [the consequence of] his lie; but if he should be truthful, there will strike you some of what he promises you. Indeed, Allah does not guide one who is a transgressor and a liar.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/40/28/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 40:28&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even during the time of the Prophet (ﷺ), there were men and women that embraced Islam and did not publicly declare their faith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;هُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَصَدُّوكُمْ عَنِ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَالْهَدْيَ مَعْكُوفًا أَنْ يَبْلُغَ مَحِلَّهُ وَلَوْلَا رِجَالٌ مُؤْمِنُونَ وَنِسَاءٌ مُؤْمِنَاتٌ لَمْ تَعْلَمُوهُمْ أَنْ تَطَئُوهُمْ فَتُصِيبَكُمْ مِنْهُمْ مَعَرَّةٌ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ لِيُدْخِلَ اللَّهُ فِي رَحْمَتِهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ لَوْ تَزَيَّلُوا لَعَذَّبْنَا الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They are the ones who disbelieved and obstructed you from al-Masjid al-Haram while the offering was prevented from reaching its place of sacrifice. And if not for believing men and believing women &lt;strong&gt;whom you did not know&lt;/strong&gt; — that you might trample them and there would befall you because of them dishonor without [your] knowledge — [you would have been permitted to enter Makkah]. [This was so] that Allah might admit to His mercy whom He willed. If they had been apart [from them], We would have punished those who disbelieved among them with painful punishment.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/48/25/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 48:25&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the absence of a direct order to have the testimony of faith witnessed, and with the evidence of having incidents of believers during the time of the Prophet (ﷺ) and before having their faith concealed, it can be concluded that witnessing &lt;em&gt;Al-Shahadatayn&lt;/em&gt; is not required.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-08-09T19:09:53.257" LastActivityDate="2017-08-09T19:09:53.257" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39580" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39575" CreationDate="2017-05-07T16:04:56.690" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's only a manner of speaking.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The fact it's legally possible to do something in the restaurant, doesn't mean you have to do it. You are not forced to be glutton, even if the restaurant won't expulse you for this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13129" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T16:04:56.690" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39581" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39558" CreationDate="2017-05-07T16:11:26.313" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.prayerinislam.com/purification-2/purification-types-of-impurities-12/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for instance for  a sum up of the different kind of impurities in Islam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dead animals (direct contact and consuming)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Impure animals (same thing)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Blood&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Impure products of the human body (urine, feces, etc...)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I may be ignorant, but I know about contact and consuming, but I never saw anything in the texts about the surrounding air, and the required distance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13129" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T16:11:26.313" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39585" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39551" CreationDate="2017-05-07T17:21:04.813" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Basically the answer yes of course they were allowed and encouraged to buy slaves and set them free especially if these slaves were believers and also as a way to repent from sins or as a kafara (expiation). Therefore freeing slaves (either the own ones or by buying those of others) was considered a good deed or one of the highest levels of expiation and a way to spend the money for zakat for (see for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/2/177&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:177&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/4/92&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:92&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:89&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/9/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:60&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/58/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;58:3&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/90/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;90:13&lt;/a&gt;). Note that the fact that Islam allows making contracts with slaves is also an indictaion that slaves would be able to buy themselves free.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will try to elaborate later but would recommend you to take a look at my answer here &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/649/are-muslim-men-allowed-to-take-sex-slaves/26399#26399&quot;&gt;Are Muslim men allowed to take &amp;quot;sex slaves?&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-07-06T08:53:06.110" LastActivityDate="2017-07-06T08:53:06.110" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39586" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35911" CreationDate="2017-05-07T17:46:40.787" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith that you quoted is referenced in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/8/53/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 8/53&lt;/a&gt;, among other authentic sources with the same content or meaning. The hadith is an indication that &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Umar ibn Al-Khattab&lt;/a&gt; was succesful in reaching these conclusions not through a direct revelation from Allah, but through strong knowledge of the religion and its principles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For your specific request about &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hajar_al-Asqalani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani&lt;/a&gt;, in his book &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fath_al-Bari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fat'h Al-Bari&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: فتح الباري شرح صحيح البخاري), his &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=8069&amp;amp;bk_no=52&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;interpretation&lt;/a&gt; of this hadith detailed the incidents of agreement mentioned therein, but did not address your specific question (i.e., the potential of 'Umar receiving divine revelations). Other books have done so, however.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qadi_Ayyad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qadi Ayyad&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: القاضي عياض) in his book &lt;em&gt;Ikmal Al-Mo'allim&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: إكمال المعلم بفوائد مسلم), Vol. 7, pp. 403-404 (footnotes) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;هذه الأمور مما كان رآها عمر برأيه واستحسنها بداية بحسن نظره، ووافق ذلك من وحى الله فيها بعد، وشروعه فيها ومذهبه، وكل هذا مطابق للحديث&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These matters meniotned by 'Umar are his opinion, which he formed in the beginning based on his good perception, and later the revelation from Allah agreed with his ['Umar's] perceptions, and this is when it became a doctrine, and all this conforms with the hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aYLWy.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/aYLWy.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awn_ad-Din_ibn_Hubayra&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Awn Al-Din ibn Hubayra&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: أبو المظفر يحيى بن محمد بن هبيرة) in his book &lt;em&gt;Al-Ifsah 'An Ma'ani Al-Sihah&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: الإفصاح عن معاني الصحاح), Vol. 1, pp. 134, said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;في هذا الحديث من الفقه أن عمر رضي الله عنه كان جدًا كله ليس بذي هزل؛ فلذلك أجرى الله على لسانه من الحق الذي لا ينزل القرآن إلا به، وكل ذلك ليس له في شيء منه هوى بل توخى الأصوب فالأصوب، والأحوط فالأحوط والأحسن فالأحسن&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this hadeeth from the &lt;em&gt;fiqh&lt;/em&gt; is that 'Umar's knowledge was very well rounded, not to be taken lightly. This is why Allah has passed the truth through 'Umar's words, and it was revealed as Qur'an, which nothing but the truth comes out of it. All this has nothing with his ['Umar's] desires; rather it is be seeking the most correct, the most cautious, and the most meaningful [by 'Umar].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Sulaiman Al-Khattabi (Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;أبو سليمان حمد بن محمد الخطابي&lt;/a&gt;) in his book &lt;em&gt;A'alam Al-Hadith&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: أعلام الحديث), Vol. 1, pp. 384, Q. 115/402 said that most likely this was a deduction on the part of 'Umar (specifically about the station of Ibrahim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muhammad ibn Isma'el Al-San'ani (Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%86%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;محمد بن إسماعيل الصنعاني&lt;/a&gt;) in his book &lt;em&gt;Al-Tahbeer Li Eidah Ma'ani Al-Tafsir&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: التحبير لإيضاح معاني التيسير), Vol. 1, pp. 412, said that 'Ali ibn Abu Talib said that he never doubted that serenity came through 'Umar's words. Al-San'ani further explains this by giving other examples where 'Umar had opinions that were later revealed as doctrine by Allah in the Qur'an, and he mentions the prisoners of war in the battle of Badr, the prohibition of Alcohol, and other incidents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, receiving revelations from Allah is not necessarily restricted to prophets or messangers, whereas receving revelations from Allah that form a doctrine is restricted to messangers. This is not to say that 'Umar ibn Al-Khattab received revelations from Allah, as we have no proof from Allah or the Prophet (ﷺ) to that effect, nor even a claim from 'Umar himself, or any other companion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said that, we know that Maryam received revelations from Allah and talked to angels:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فَاتَّخَذَتْ مِنْ دُونِهِمْ حِجَابًا فَأَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْهَا رُوحَنَا فَتَمَثَّلَ لَهَا بَشَرًا سَوِيًّا قَالَتْ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِالرَّحْمَنِ مِنْكَ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَقِيًّا قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَنَا رَسُولُ رَبِّكِ لِأَهَبَ لَكِ غُلَامًا زَكِيًّا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And mention, [O Muhammad], in the Book [the story of] Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place toward the east. And she took, in seclusion from them, a screen. Then We sent to her Our Angel, and he represented himself to her as a well-proportioned man. She said, &amp;quot;Indeed, I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you, [so leave me], if you should be fearing of Allah .&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/19/16-18/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 19:16-18&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, the mother of Moussa (ﷺ) received divine revelations (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/20/38-39/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 20:38-39&lt;/a&gt;), and so did the sons of Ya'qoub (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/163/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:163&lt;/a&gt;), while they were not prophets nor messangers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-24T04:06:39.333" LastActivityDate="2021-09-24T04:06:39.333" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39587" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39589" CreationDate="2017-05-07T18:12:37.217" Score="2" ViewCount="1704" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malik_ibn_Anas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to classical Sunni tradition, the Prophet Muhammad foretold the birth of Malik, saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Very soon will people beat the flanks of camels in search of knowledge and they shall find no one more expert than the &lt;strong&gt;knowledgable scholar of Medina&lt;/strong&gt;,&amp;quot; and, in another tradition, &amp;quot;The people ... shall set forth from East and West without finding a sage other than the &lt;strong&gt;sage of the people in Medina&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malik_ibn_Anas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;wikipedia page of Malik ibn Anas&lt;/a&gt; stated that according to Sunni tradition, the Prophet foretold the birth of Malik.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it true and if it is true, is the Maliki madhab the correct madhab?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-12T09:22:23.610" Title="Is it true that the Prophet Muhammad foretold the birth of Malik ibn Anas?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|madhhab|maliki|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39589" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39587" CreationDate="2017-05-07T18:51:53.037" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There's a statement of ibn Taymiyah that the madhab of the people of Medina is the closest to truth (Is this really objective?) - See for example fatwa &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/200879&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa #200879&lt;/a&gt; in Arabic. But this doesn't mean the madhab of Malik explicitly. As a-Shafi'i already showed that Malik didn't follow the opinion of the majority of scholars of Medina in several issues and cases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;BTW there are similar ahadith foreseeing Imam abu Hanifa (As-Suyuti quoted some ahadith), and i guess also for a-Shafi'i and Ahamd. These ahadith are rather dai'f. The strongest hadith about Malik (or more exactly a knowledgable scholar from Medina) however appears in Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/41/36&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; where different Interpretations about whom is meant by the statement are also quoted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I hope to elaborate later, feel free to ask.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lamppostproductions.com/the-special-characteristics-of-the-maliki-madhhab-shaykh-muhammad-al-tawil/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;pro-Maliki&lt;/a&gt; post.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;And &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8671/can-a-person-take-individual-opinions-from-any-of-the-four-schools-or-is-it-mand/26391#26391&quot;&gt;Can a person take individual opinions from any of the four schools or is it mandatory to follow only one throughout your life?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-05-12T09:22:23.610" LastActivityDate="2017-05-12T09:22:23.610" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39590" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39591" CreationDate="2017-05-07T19:34:29.127" Score="5" ViewCount="12845" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have seen people putting their right hand on chest or heart (I don't know exactly) after shaking hands and saying salam. Is this sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-10T07:39:57.057" LastActivityDate="2018-10-25T05:56:54.030" Title="Is it sunnah to put hands on chest/heart after shaking hands?" Tags="|sunnah|greetings|behavior|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39591" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39590" CreationDate="2017-05-07T20:21:55.283" Score="9" Body="&lt;h2&gt;No, it isn't Sunnah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shaking hands is something that is encouraged in sharia, and it is a cause of sins being forgiven.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that al-Bara’ ibn ‘Aazib (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“&lt;em&gt;There are no two Muslims who meet and shake hands, but they will be forgiven before they part.&lt;/em&gt;”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Narrated and classed as hasan by al-Tirmidhi (2727); narrated by Ibn Maajah (3703); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb, 2718.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As you mentioned, some people over their hearts/chest after greeting and shaking hands with someone.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This action is contrary to the meaning of shaking hands in both linguistic terms and Islamic terminology.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shaking hands means clasping the palm of one hand against the palm of the other person’s hand.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Al-Raaghhib al-Asfahaani said:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shaking hands means stretching the palms of the hands (against one another).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghareeb al-Qur’aan (1/282).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;And Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqallaani said:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shaking hands means clasping the palm of one hand against the palm of the other hand.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fath al-Baari (11/54)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is &lt;strong&gt;no evidence&lt;/strong&gt; for that in the Sunnah, and there is &lt;strong&gt;no report&lt;/strong&gt; – as far as we know – which says that any of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salaf&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;salaf&lt;/a&gt; did that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the action of putting your hands over your heart and chest is not Sunnah but probably a customary action to show honour and respect.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/82637&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-07T20:21:55.283" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39593" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-07T23:07:39.983" Score="7" ViewCount="2628" Body="&lt;p&gt;If a husband and wife are married as per &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikah_mut%E2%80%98ah&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;nikah mut'ah&lt;/a&gt;, it's possible the wife could become pregnant.  This seems to open up a host of complications with regards to maintenance and custody.  Google reveals anti-mut'ah web pages and isn't much help.  However, I found this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A woman with whom temporary marriage is contracted, is not entitled to subsistence even if she becomes pregnant. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2350/&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ayatollah Sistani&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This leaves open the responsibility for the child(ren).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Who is responsible for maintaining the child(ren) if a wife gets pregnant in nikah mut'ah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-10-10T13:44:11.347" Title="Who is responsible for maintaining the child(ren) if a wife gets pregnant in nikah mut'ah?" Tags="|shiism|nikah-al-mutah|pregnancy|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39594" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40080" CreationDate="2017-05-07T23:11:09.000" Score="10" ViewCount="9952" Body="&lt;p&gt;Many people in this world are left handed: &quot;Studies suggest that 88–92% of the world population is right-handed.&quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handedness&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Handedness&lt;/a&gt;, Wikipedia.  Presumably, somewhere around 10% of Muslim converts are left handed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Islam, however, we are discouraged from eating with our left hands:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... When one of you eats, then let him eat with his right hand, and let him drink with his right hand, for indeed Ash-Shaitan eats with his left hand, and he drinks with his left hand. ... -- Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1800 [grade: sahih] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/25/14&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(See also the questions about &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/27623/17163&quot;&gt;drinking tea&lt;/a&gt; and an &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/36641/17163&quot;&gt;authentic&lt;/a&gt; hadith where a man was prevented from using raising his &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/38826/17163&quot;&gt;right hand&lt;/a&gt; to his mouth.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This raises the question:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Do left-handed converts need to start eating with their right hand?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as I know, it's not forbidden to eat with your left hand, but it's discouraged (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makruh&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;makruh&lt;/a&gt;).  However, there are social implications of eating among a group of Muslims using your left hand.  For example, one of my friends tells a story where he drank soup with his left hand, and someone moved his soup bowl to his right-hand side.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems likely that it would be impractical for a left-handed convert to continue using their left hand to eat.  However, this is just hypothetical, and I'm wondering if this is actually the case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="19627" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T01:43:17.597" LastActivityDate="2017-07-11T15:21:38.480" Title="Do left-handed converts need to start eating with their right hand?" Tags="|practical-islam|food|conversion|adab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39595" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="33481" CreationDate="2017-05-07T23:38:51.990" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith you quoted was referenced — with slighty different words — in both &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6823&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 86/52&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/50/53/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 50/53&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, the Prophet (ﷺ) was informed on multiple occasions of a person being forgiven through a divine revelation. For example, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://articles.islamweb.net/media/index.php?id=17674&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;page=article&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;three that stayed behind&lt;/a&gt; to avoid joining the battle of Tabuk (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/9/118/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 9:118&lt;/a&gt;), or the story of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Lubaba_ibn_Abd_al-Mundhir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abi Lubaba ibn Abd al-Mundhir&lt;/a&gt; and his &lt;a href=&quot;http://articles.islamweb.net/media/index.php?page=article&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;id=174019&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;story of repentance&lt;/a&gt; after the Banu Quraidha meeting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;From Fat'h Al-Bari&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hajar_al-Asqalani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani&quot;&gt;Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani&lt;/a&gt;, in his book &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fath_al-Bari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;فتح الباري شرح صحيح البخاري&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fat'h Al-Bari&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: فتح الباري شرح صحيح البخاري), his &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=12502&amp;amp;bk_no=52&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;فتح الباري شرح صحيح البخاري&quot;&gt;interpretation&lt;/a&gt; of this hadith said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ظاهر ترجمة البخاري حمله على من أقر بحد ولم يفسره فإنه لا يجب على الإمام أن يقيمه عليه إذا تاب&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It appears from Al-Bukhari's version that it is interpreted to be related to one who admits having committed a sin that requires a &lt;em&gt;hadd&lt;/em&gt;, but did not specify the sin or the &lt;em&gt;hadd&lt;/em&gt;, then the Imam is not obliged to carry the &lt;em&gt;hadd&lt;/em&gt; if the person repents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Hajar continues with the view of Abu Sulaiman Al-Khattabi (Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;أبو سليمان الخطابي&lt;/a&gt;), one of the major scholars of the  Sahfe'i school, that this hadith was most likely based on a revelation that Allah had forgiven the person:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حمله الخطابي على أنه يجوز أن يكون النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - اطلع بالوحي على أن الله قد غفر له لكونها واقعة عين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Khattabi said that it is possible that the Prophet (ﷺ) was informed through a revelation that Allah forgave him as the person in this incident was known by name.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Hajar also adds the possibility that a major sin cannot be determined by possibility alone, and that it was most likely a minor sin:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إنه لا يكشف عن الحدود بل يدفع مهما أمكن وهذا الرجل لم يفصح بأمر يلزمه به إقامة الحد عليه فلعله أصاب صغيرة ظنها كبيرة توجب الحد فلم يكشفه النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - عن ذلك لأن موجب الحد لا يثبت بالاحتمال&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He [the Prophet (ﷺ)] did not pursue with the person in question about what the &lt;em&gt;hadd&lt;/em&gt; intended was; rather, he avoided asking a question that would obligate a &lt;em&gt;hadd&lt;/em&gt;, and it is possible that it was a minor sin that the person in question mistakenly thought was a major sin that mandates a &lt;em&gt;hadd&lt;/em&gt;, but the Prophet (ﷺ) did not investigate further. Accordingly, a &lt;em&gt;hadd&lt;/em&gt; is not mandated by possibility alone.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, Ibn Hajar puts forward the view of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nawawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Al-Nawawi&quot;&gt;Al-Nawawi&lt;/a&gt;, and others, that the sin was a minor one that can be expiated through prayers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;جزم النووي وجماعة أن الذنب الذي فعله كان من الصغائر بدليل أن في بقية الخبر أنه كفرته الصلاة بناء على أن الذي تكفره الصلاة من الذنوب الصغائر لا الكبائر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Nawawi, among others, said that the sin committed was a minor one, accordingly — as per the narration — it could be expiated through prayers, and only minor sins are expiated through prayers, not the major sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;From Al Minhaj bi Sharh Sahih Muslim&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nawawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Al-Nawawi&quot;&gt;Al-Nawawi&lt;/a&gt;, in his book &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Minhaj_bi_Sharh_Sahih_Muslim&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Al Minhaj bi Sharh Sahih Muslim&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Al Minhaj bi Sharh Sahih Muslim&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: شرح صحيح مسلم للنووي), his &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=8037&amp;amp;bk_no=53&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;شرح صحيح مسلم للنووي&quot;&gt;interpretation&lt;/a&gt; of this hadith said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;هذا الحد معناه معصية من المعاصي الموجبة للتعزير وهي هنا من الصغائر لأنها كفرتها الصلاة ولو كانت كبيرة موجبة لحد أو غير موجبة له لم تسقط بالصلاة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This &lt;em&gt;hadd&lt;/em&gt; means the sin in question was a disobedience that required &lt;em&gt;ta'zir&lt;/em&gt;, so it is a minor sin that can be expiated through prayers. Had it been a major sin — whether mandating a &lt;em&gt;hadd&lt;/em&gt; or not — it cannot be expiated by prayers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason behing the Prophet (ﷺ) not asking about further details is to conceal this man's sin, and to teach us that when a sin that requires hadd is committed, which typically requires witnesses or a confession, one may elect to retract their confession:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ولم يستفسره النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم عنه إيثارا للستر، بل استحب تلقين الرجوع عن الإقرار بموجب الحد صريحا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) did not ask the person to give further as a preference to conceal the person's sin. Furthermore, it is &lt;em&gt;mustahabb&lt;/em&gt; (preferred) to retract one's confession associated with a sin that requires explicits [witnesses or confession].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a similar incident that took place with&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَجُلاً أَصَابَ مِنَ امْرَأَةٍ قُبْلَةً، فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَأُنْزِلَتْ عَلَيْهِ ‏«&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/11/114/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;وَأَقِمِ الصَّلاَةَ طَرَفَىِ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ إِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ ذَلِكَ ذِكْرَى لِلذَّاكِرِينَ‏&lt;/a&gt;»‏‏.‏ قَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَلِيَ هَذِهِ قَالَ «لِمَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا مِنْ أُمَّتِي» ‏&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn Masud: A man kissed a woman and then came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and told him of that, so this Divine Inspiration was revealed to the Prophet (ﷺ) 'And offer Prayers perfectly at the two ends of the day, and in some hours of the night; (i.e. (five) compulsory prayers). Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds (small sins) That is a reminder for the mindful.' (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/11/114/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 11:114&lt;/a&gt;) The man said, Is this instruction for me only?' The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;It is for all those of my followers who encounter a similar situation.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/180210&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 65/4687&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this hadith and the one you quoted, the scholarly conclusion is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) did not carry the &lt;em&gt;hadd&lt;/em&gt; (punishment) as the sin mentioned was not one that had a defined &lt;em&gt;hadd&lt;/em&gt; associated with it.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The sin committed was not a major sin, as major sins — whether punishbable by a defined &lt;em&gt;hadd&lt;/em&gt; or not — cannot be expiated through prayers.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) did not declare a sin forgiven except through revelation. Since he declared this man's sin forgiven, it must have been through a revelation from Allah.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The preference goes to &lt;em&gt;satr&lt;/em&gt; (concealment of sin) over carrying a &lt;em&gt;hadd&lt;/em&gt; from the Imam's perspective.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-25T05:35:17.310" LastActivityDate="2021-09-25T05:35:17.310" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39596" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8752" CreationDate="2017-05-08T02:34:17.287" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Shuruq is the time when the sun starts rising till it is bright, no prayer is permissible duration this period which last about 20 minutes.&#xA;If one misses fajr prayer... which starts from subh sadiq till start of sunrise(start of shuruq) he has to offer qada of it after 20 minutes from the start of shuruq. &#xA;Differance between sun rise or shuruq and Qaza or Nwafal of shuruq prayer is 20 minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22313" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T02:34:17.287" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39598" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39506" CreationDate="2017-05-08T04:12:28.130" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;This answer is largely based on the content of this article: &lt;a href=&quot;http://audio.islamweb.net/audio/index.php?page=FullContent&amp;amp;audioid=208411&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;The companions and da'wah&lt;/a&gt; by Dr. Raghib Al-Sergany. Since your question is focused on proselytization, the simple answer is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to recognize that it is the duty of every Muslim, within the guides of their knowledge level&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to convey the message based on knowledge, even if limited, and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;to follow the footsteps of the prophets, and their companions (methodology of passing the message).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;Da'wah&lt;/em&gt; is every Muslim's duty&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah (ﷻ) tells us that the best words are the ones for the purpose of &lt;em&gt;da'wah&lt;/em&gt;, demonstrated by actions that fortify the message, and to do so with the right intention (driven by Islam):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ قَوْلًا مِمَّنْ دَعَا إِلَى اللهِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا وَقَالَ إِنَّنِي مِنَ المُسْلِمِينَ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And who is better in speech than one who invites to Allah and does righteousness and says, &quot;Indeed, I am of the Muslims.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/41/33/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 41:33&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) reiterates this very important message in an authentic (&lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt;) hadith that teaches us to be honest about the message that we convey, i.e., focus on the quality of the message, even if the quantity is so little (one verse):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;بَلِّغُوا عَنِّي وَلَوْ آيَةً، وَحَدِّثُوا عَنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَلاَ حَرَجَ، وَمَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَىَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Convey (my teachings) to the people even if it were a single sentence, and tell others the stories of Bani Israel (which have been taught to you), for it is not sinful to do so. And whoever tells a lie on me intentionally, will surely take his place in the (Hell) Fire.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/60/128/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 60/128&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;Da'wah&lt;/em&gt; must be based on knowledge&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While we were all expected to participate in &lt;em&gt;da'wah&lt;/em&gt;, it is crucial that we do so based on knowledge, even if the knowledge is limited to a few topics only or even one topic:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُلْ هَذِهِ سَبِيلِي أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِ عَلَى بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِي وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;This is my way; I invite to Allah with insight, I and those who follow me. And exalted is Allah ; and I am not of those who associate others with Him.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/12/108/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 12:108&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Topics to cover in &lt;em&gt;da'wah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Adjust the content and the pace of the message to the audience. In the following authentic (&lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt;) hadith, the Prophet (ﷺ) is advising Mu'adh ibn Jabal how to do da'wah to the Christians of Bani Najran. The Prophet (ﷺ) showed Mu'adh that the first step is to explain the pillars of Islam one by one, in order, and not to proceed from one to the other before the one being discussed is accepted, and to do so in very strict adherence to being just and avoid any form of transgression:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِنَّكَ سَتَأْتِي قَوْمًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ، فَإِذَا جِئْتَهُمْ فَادْعُهُمْ إِلَى أَنْ يَشْهَدُوا أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، فَإِنْ هُمْ طَاعُوا لَكَ بِذَلِكَ فَأَخْبِرْهُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ فَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ، فَإِنْ هُمْ طَاعُوا لَكَ بِذَلِكَ، فَأَخْبِرْهُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ فَرَضَ عَلَيْكُمْ صَدَقَةً، تُؤْخَذُ مِنْ أَغْنِيَائِهِمْ، فَتُرَدُّ عَلَى فُقَرَائِهِمْ، فَإِنْ هُمْ طَاعُوا لَكَ بِذَلِكَ، فَإِيَّاكَ وَكَرَائِمَ أَمْوَالِهِمْ، وَاتَّقِ دَعْوَةَ الْمَظْلُومِ فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ اللَّهِ حِجَابٌ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to Mu'adh bin Jabal when he sent him to Yemen. &quot;You will come to the people of Scripture, and when you reach them, invite them to testify that none has the right to be worshiped except Allah and that Muhammad is His Apostle. And if they obey you in that, then tell them that Allah has enjoined on them five prayers to be performed every day and night. And if they obey you in that, then tell them that Allah has enjoined on them Sadaqa to be taken from the rich amongst them and given to the poor amongst them. And if they obey you in that, then be cautious! Don't take their best properties (as &lt;em&gt;Zakat&lt;/em&gt;) and be afraid of the curse of an oppressed person as there is no screen between his invocation and Allah.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/64/374/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 64/374&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind that the major message of &lt;em&gt;da'wah&lt;/em&gt; is always on the belief in Allah, doing the right things (&lt;em&gt;halal&lt;/em&gt;), and abandoning the wrong things (&lt;em&gt;haram&lt;/em&gt;), and to demonstrate belief through actions (&lt;em&gt;salah&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;zakah&lt;/em&gt;, etc.):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَيُطِيعُونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ أُولَئِكَ سَيَرْحَمُهُمُ اللَّهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The believing men and believing women are allies of one another. They enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and establish prayer and give &lt;em&gt;zakah&lt;/em&gt; and obey Allah and His Messenger. Those Allah will have mercy upon them. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/9/71/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 9:71&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The methodology of &lt;em&gt;da'wah&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no conclusive list compiled that I know of. These are some situations from the seera to demonstrate how da'wah was conducted during the time of the Prophet (ﷺ).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Start with people who are close to you&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ), when first inviting people to Islam, he started with those who were closest to him: his wife &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khadija_bint_Khuwaylid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Khadija bint Khuwaylid&lt;/a&gt;, his closest friend &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq&lt;/a&gt;, and his closest blood relative and his cousin '&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ali ibn Abu Talib&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, once he embraced Islam, and all he knew about Islam was &lt;em&gt;Al-Shahadatayn&lt;/em&gt; (the testimony of faith), he immediately embarked on inviting the pople close to him at the time. That very same day of his Islam, he got &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uthman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Uthman ibn 'Affan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Zubayr_ibn_Bakkar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Zubayr ibn Al-'Awwam&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa%60d_ibn_Abi_Waqqas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talhah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Talha ibn 'Ubaid Allah&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Abd_al-Rahman_ibn_%27Awf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Abdul-Rahman ibn 'Awf&lt;/a&gt; to embrace Islam. On the following day, he got &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ubaidah_ibn_al-Jarrah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu 'Ubaida ibn Al-Jarrah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uthman_bin_Maz%27oon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Uthman ibn Madh'oon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Arqam_ibn-abil-Arqam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Arqam ibn Abi Al-Arqam&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Salama_%27Abd_Allah_ibn_%27Abd_al-Asad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Salama 'Abdullah ibn 'Abdul-Asad&lt;/a&gt; to embrace Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, the Prophet (ﷺ) invited those close to him, who in turn invited those close to them. The success in da'wah greatly depended on the amount of trust between the inviter and the invitee; but most importantly, the relentless effort put forth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Pass the message with conviction&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B9%D9%8A_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Rab'ei ibn 'Amer&lt;/a&gt; in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_al-Q%C4%81disiyyah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;battle of Al-Qadisiyyah&lt;/a&gt;, as documented in &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikisource.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9/%D8%BA%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Bidaya wa Al-Nihaya&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Kathir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;, when addressing Rustam (the Persian Kisra [ruler]) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الله ابتعثنا لنخرج من شاء من عبادة العباد إلى عبادة الله، ومن ضيق الدنيا إلى سعتها، ومن جور الأديان إلى عدل الإسلام، فأرسلنا بدينه إلى خلقه لندعوهم إليه  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah sent us to get whomever He wills from the worship of Allah's slaves to the worship of Allah, and from the narrowness of this world to its vastness, and from the injustice of religions to the justice of Islam. He sent us with His religion to his creation to invite them to it.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The message delieverd was clear, concise, and vigorous. This is what caused Rustam to ask his advisors afterwards if they had heard any speech that was more precious or logical. This story also teaches us da'wah, although it starts with prophets and messangers, it does not end there. We all have our own duty to fulfill.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Be gentle in passing the message&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is easy while trying to be vigorous in passing the message to go over and end up repelling people from listening to the content of the message. This is what happened initially with &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tufayl_ibn_Amr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Tufayl ibn Amr Al-Dawsi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Tufayl is from the chief of the tribe of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu_Daws&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Banu Daws&lt;/a&gt;. Right after embracing Islam, while his knowledge was very limited about the religion, he went bacl to Daws. His father was the first one he met. Al-Tufayl told his father that he would stay away from him long as his father did not accept Islam. His father agreed to accept Islam. Al-Tufayl repeated the same thing with his wife, and she, too, embraced Islam. Al-Tufayl extended this method of invitation to the rest of his tribe, but in this case, the tribe elected to stay as disbelievers, and to replace Al-Tufayl with another chief of tribe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Tufayl went back to the Prophet (ﷺ), and asked him to curse Banu Daws. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked Allah (ﷻ) to guide Daws and to bring them to him (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/80/92/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 80/92&lt;/a&gt;). Then the Prophet (ﷺ) asked Al-Tufayl to go back to them, to invite them, and to be gentle in the way he invited them (ارْجِعْ إِلَى قَوْمِكِ فَادْعُهُم وَارْفُقْ بِهِم). He did, and Banu Daws did indeed go the Prophet (ﷺ) and declared their Islam. Among those who embraced Islam through Al-Tufayl was &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Hurairah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Hurairah&lt;/a&gt;, the most prolific narrator of hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-05-09T01:59:39.833" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T01:59:39.833" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39600" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39550" CreationDate="2017-05-08T12:20:01.583" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like Zaid said this is more linguistic than religious:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Yateem ( اليتيم )&lt;/strong&gt; - A child who has lost his father.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Lateem ( اللطيم )&lt;/strong&gt; - A child who has lost both of his parents.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-'iji ( العجي )&lt;/strong&gt; - A child who has lost his mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21633" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T12:20:01.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39602" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39612" CreationDate="2017-05-08T13:56:19.033" Score="-1" ViewCount="19079" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a question of my friend. If she's arousing herself sexually by looking at her private parts, by looking in the mirror of her naked self and by adding things to her private parts, would it be considered a sin? She's not reaching her climax. She's just arousing herself. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22316" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-08T14:59:56.463" LastActivityDate="2020-07-13T00:50:14.537" Title="Is it a sin for a woman to look at her private parts, etc., for arousal?" Tags="|halal-haram|sexuality|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39608" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-08T15:39:21.677" Score="4" ViewCount="352" Body="&lt;p&gt;Concubines used to exist commonly before. Under what circumstances would they be allowed today?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22319" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T06:22:17.743" Title="What circumstances are concubines allowed these days?" Tags="|history|slavery|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ClosedDate="2024-04-02T09:26:55.513" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39609" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39611" CreationDate="2017-05-08T15:42:35.327" Score="7" ViewCount="19352" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hidaya.org/publications/zakat-information/who-is-required-to-pay-zakat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hidaya Foundation&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The person should be Muslim, &lt;strong&gt;adult&lt;/strong&gt;, sane, free (not a slave).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They must posses a certain minimum amount of extra wealth (called nisab), fully owned by them in excess of personal use (such as clothing, food, shelter, household furniture, utensils, cars, etc).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They should have had this minimum amount in possession for a complete lunar year (hawl).&#xA;  The wealth should be of a productive nature, from which they can derive profit or benefit such as merchandise for business, gold, silver, livestock, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The minimum amount (or Nisab) should not be owed to someone, i.e., it should be free from debt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above states that a Muslim has &lt;strong&gt;to be an adult&lt;/strong&gt; to give zakat.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; At what age does a person become an adult in Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What &lt;strong&gt;specific age in Sharia law&lt;/strong&gt; does a person &lt;strong&gt;become an adult&lt;/strong&gt; so they are &lt;strong&gt;obligated to give zakat&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;sub&gt;(Please include evidence from Qu'ran or Ahadith)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-28T21:13:39.047" LastActivityDate="2023-12-14T15:56:04.707" Title="At what age does a person become an adult in Islam?" Tags="|fiqh|zakat|reference-request|age|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39611" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39609" CreationDate="2017-05-08T16:39:02.643" Score="12" Body="&lt;p&gt;A person is considered an adult and held responsible for religious and legal obligations on attaining puberty, as evidenced by the Quranic verses and ahadith that condition such obligations on having reached puberty, and the hadith about the three cases from whom the pen is lifted and their actions are not recorded:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وإذا بلغ الأطفال منكم &lt;strong&gt;الحلم&lt;/strong&gt; فليستأذنوا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And when the children among you reach &lt;strong&gt;puberty&lt;/strong&gt;, let them ask permission&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/24/59&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 24:59&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وابتلوا اليتامى حتى إذا بلغوا &lt;strong&gt;النكاح&lt;/strong&gt; فإن آنستم منهم رشدا فادفعوا إليهم أموالهم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And test the orphans [in their abilities] until they reach &lt;strong&gt;marriageable age&lt;/strong&gt;. Then if you perceive in them sound judgement, release their property to them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.com/4/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 4:6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;رفع القلم عن ثلاثة عن النائم حتى يستيقظ وعن الصبي حتى &lt;strong&gt;يحتلم&lt;/strong&gt; وعن المجنون حتى يعقل&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The pen has been lifted from three: a sleeper till he awakes, a boy till he reaches &lt;strong&gt;puberty&lt;/strong&gt;, and a lunatic till he comes to reason.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/40/53&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Dawud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;غسل يوم الجمعة واجب على كل &lt;strong&gt;محتلم&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The taking of a bath on Friday is compulsory for every male (Muslim) who has attained the age of &lt;strong&gt;puberty&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/11/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لا يقبل الله صلاة &lt;strong&gt;حائض&lt;/strong&gt; إلا بخمار&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Salat of a women who has reached the age of &lt;strong&gt;menstruation&lt;/strong&gt; is not accepted without a Khimar&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/2/229&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The age at which a person reaches puberty varies from person to person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Adulthood through age:&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reaching a numerical age does not make one an adult, except where puberty is abnormally early or delayed. Note that the age here is in lunar years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maximum numerical age:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the maximum limit after which a person is considered an adult even if the signs of puberty are not evident by that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are different schools of thought on the maximum age:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is 15 years according to the Shafis and Hanbalis and according to some among the Hanafis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;18 years according to the Malikis. Although some other opinions exist with the madhab ranging from 15 to 19.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;18 years for  males and 17 years for females, according to the Hanafis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Possibly the stronger of these is 15 years based on the hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال حدثني ابن عمر ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عرضه يوم أحد وهو ابن أربع عشرة سنة، فلم يجزني، ثم عرضني يوم الخندق وأنا ابن خمس عشرة فأجازني&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn Umar: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) called me to present myself in front of him or the eve of the battle of Uhud, while I was fourteen years of age at that time, and he did not allow me to take part in that battle, but he called me in front of him on the eve of the battle of the Trench when I was fifteen years old, and he allowed me (to join the battle).&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/52/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Minimum Age:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A minimum threshold is defined so that a person is not considered an adult even if the signs of puberty are evident before that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For a male to be considered an adult he must be at least twelve years according to the Hanafis, ten years according to the Hanbalis and nine years according to the Shafi'is.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;For a female to be considered an adult she must be at least nine years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quran.ksu.edu.sa/tafseer/qortobi/sura4-aya6.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir al-Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/FPmfkmfk/mfk08#page/n194/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Mawsoo'ah al-Fiqhiyyah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/waq48422/06_48424#page/n445/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Hidayah Sharh Bidayat al-Mubtadi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding Zakat there is a difference of opinion among the scholars on whether a minor needs to pay it. The Shafis, Malikis and Hanbalis hold the view that Zakat &lt;em&gt;should&lt;/em&gt; be given from a minor's property by their guardian. The Hanafis hold the view that Zakat is not payable from a minor's wealth. See &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/9734/&quot;&gt;Do children below the age of puberty have to pay zakat?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-12-13T04:48:27.880" LastActivityDate="2023-12-13T04:48:27.880" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39612" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39602" CreationDate="2017-05-08T16:40:26.083" Score="-1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Yes, it is a sin&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Many scholars may (Allah have mercy upon them) are of the view that it is disliked for a person to look at his private parts and some of them have even forbidden it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Hattaab may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him from the Maaliki school, said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[In relation to a person looking to his own private parts without a necessity, Ibn Al-Qattaan (may Allah have mercy upon him) said that there are two opinions, one is that it is disliked and the other is that it is forbidden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At-Tirmithi may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him said: 'If a person does this regularly, he will be afflicted with fornication or adultery.']&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Moreover, Al-Mardaawi (may Allah have mercy upon him) from the Hanbali school, said: 'It is disliked to look at one's own private parts …, one should not look at it as this is a sign of vileness and despicability.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So a person should not look at their own private parts in the mirror or directly without a necessity, &lt;strong&gt;but there is no evidence that says that it is forbidden so it is at least makruh.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a question of my friend. If she's arousing herself sexually by looking at her private parts, by looking in the mirror of her naked self and by adding things to her private parts, would it be considered a sin? She's not reaching her climax. She's just arousing herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As stated above, it is makruh to look at your self naked in the mirror.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So you might be asking how is it a sin because at the top I said it was a sin?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It &lt;strong&gt;is a sin&lt;/strong&gt; because:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Qu'ran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts, from &lt;strong&gt;illegal sexual acts&lt;/strong&gt;). Except from their wives or (the captives and slaves) that their right hands possess, - for them, they are free from blame. But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/23/5-7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;23:5-7&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the Prophet Muhammad said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood said, &amp;quot;We were with the Prophet while we were young and had no wealth whatsoever. So Allaah’s Messenger said, &amp;quot;O young people! Whoever among you can marry, should marry, because it helps him lower his gaze and guard his modesty (i.e. his private parts from committing &lt;strong&gt;illegal sexual acts&lt;/strong&gt; etc.), and whoever is not able to marry, should fast, as fasting diminishes his sexual power.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated in Bukhari (5066)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above verse and hadith clearly states that looking at yourself naked for sexual arousal is trangressing making it haram &lt;strong&gt;and a sin&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/329&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=83076&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T16:40:26.083" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39614" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-08T17:31:31.373" Score="-1" ViewCount="3274" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm newly married and I never left off any prayer but when my husband ask me for intercourse, I have to let go of my fajr prayer, what should I do?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22322" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-10T07:28:57.257" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T07:28:57.257" Title="Should I forego fajr prayer when my husband asks for intercourse?" Tags="|salat|sex|husband-wife|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39615" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39614" CreationDate="2017-05-08T18:03:18.337" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Sex or Salah?    Salah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Failing to pray salah and delaying them until their time is over is a &lt;strong&gt;major sin.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Qu'ran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Verily, as‑salah (the formal prayer) is enjoined on the believers at fixed hours.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/103&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Nisa 4:103&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“‘What has caused you to enter Hell?’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They will say: ‘We were not of those who used to offer the salah (prayers).’”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/74/42-43&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Muddaththir 74:42-43&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“The covenant that stands between us and them is prayer; whoever gives up prayer is a kafir (disbeliever).”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2621; al-Nasai, 431; Ibn Majah, 1079. Classed as saheeh (authentic) by al-Albani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 2113.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above verses and hadith clearly state that missing/ignoring salah is a &lt;strong&gt;major sin&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one who does that habitually and takes the matter lightly is in grave danger. It will lead to his doom in the Hereafter and to his being a loser before Allaah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should tell your husband this and that you should arrange another time to have sexual activity preferably after salah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If he doesn't listen to you and rapes you, then he is commiting a sin in sharia law and you are &lt;strong&gt;not permitted&lt;/strong&gt; to have sexual activity with him and you are not sinning.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Pray to Allah to help you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/104018&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T18:03:18.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39617" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-08T20:00:16.823" Score="2" ViewCount="653" Body="&lt;p&gt;I just recently got Nikkah done barely 4 weeks ago.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My wife has been divorced before. According to her , the last husband use to verbally abuse her and left her for another woman. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;we knew each other for 3 months before the nikkah and things were going fine. &#xA;After the Nikkah it turns out that she had a lot of issues related to her first marriage they are all psychological in nature . she never got proper treatment for them. She lives in Pakistan , her family is very traditional and seems like they didnt want the world findnout she had psychological issues. although she is a doctor herself she was self medicating her self and she was also taking Anti-Depressants before and stop taking it recently.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now She has a lot of anger issues , and compares me to her Ex all the time. Anything that happens between us is quickly related to her past and she refuses to be rational, her episode of anger go on for a full day. &#xA;She also constantly asks for divorce. I know I have issues also but I have tried to work out things but things don't seem to calm down. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;before the Nikkah and engagement I told her all my issues and anything related to my past. . I was never told of any issues relating to her condition (taking anti-depressants and anger issues, etc ). In my opinion at this time she is a person with severe issues .  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I need guidance on if I can divorce her because of her and her family hiding her condition before the nikkah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wsalam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22326" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T03:48:57.473" Title="Wife/Family lied to me before getting Nikkah" Tags="|nikah|talaq|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-05-12T08:53:44.473" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39618" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-08T20:50:13.480" Score="2" ViewCount="210" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalam walekum,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I had been register married to a non-Muslim for almost 8 years now. Past from 1 year, I am no longer with him as I am asking for divorce mutually after struggling from 1 year now he has agreed and will be applying soon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Between this, my parents are asking me for nikah to one of my relative whom they have seen for me as soon as possible. My question is I am not legally divorced with my non-muslim husband and if I do a nikah will it be Valid according to Islam and is it legal according to Indian Law. Can my non muslim husband create a problem to us if I remarry?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not sure what to do, this time I don't want to disappoint my parents, I'm not sure if my marriage will be valid in Islam&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your advice will be very valuable to me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;nikah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22327" LastEditorUserId="22327" LastEditDate="2017-05-15T11:52:38.853" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T11:52:38.853" Title="Can I remarry a Muslim man without a legal Divorce with my non-Muslim husband?" Tags="|nikah|non-muslim|talaq|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2018-03-28T14:59:31.180" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39619" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="1320" CreationDate="2017-05-08T23:29:20.883" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;should be a comment, but apparently I'm a nobody without any rep LOL&lt;/em&gt; &#xA;here in canada our student loans are like ~5% interest from a set time after you graduate or from when you find a job(after graduation)... so a loophole is to take a small amount and pay it off from money from intership.so you are taking a loan but never pay any interest/fees on it. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user17651" LastActivityDate="2017-05-08T23:29:20.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39620" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39617" CreationDate="2017-05-09T03:48:57.473" Score="1" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Try to make an agreement if possible that you will resolve any issue relating to any argument or dispute by returning to Quran and sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Refer her to a good doctor and give her time of few months for medications to have its effects fully.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was wrong on part of family of bride to conceal any mental health issues of bride.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Approach a ahle hadith imam/ mufti for counselling. Below link might be helpful in your case.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Always make istekharah before any important decision in life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/23472&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/23472&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22270" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T03:48:57.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39623" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29371" CreationDate="2017-05-09T09:03:38.507" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yeah i've been searching for it as well to find its image, to see anyone able to create something which is not a creation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you based it in human logic, its freaking impossible to create an outer being without using the concept of human as a referal. Try and look at movies as well, they create an alien robot still based on human module. Our brain cant surpase that level of logic because no one have seen god.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But if you start drawing god, u would definetly would use human being/animals/moon and etc. as referal for drawing, which is the creation of the creator. Haha..thats what get things mess up. Mixing the resources of the creation and coming up with the image of GOD.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its insane to draw someting you never seen. If you look up the list of gods, there are thousands of other god image from various religion, White Jesus, Korean Jesus, Black Jesus and Etc , Zeus, Buddha, Shiva, Ganesan and etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All of this is have an image of the creation itself, human being, human beings+animal, animal, and etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Its impossible to create an image of the Creator without using the creation as a reference. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And that left with only one god left without image out of all these thousands of gods with image, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ALLAH,  The one an only god that nobody able to create the image as its impossible. Trust me, its impossible. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Read the Qur'an and listen to what Allah has to say. It make perfect sense.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds-The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful, Sovereign of the Day of Recompense. It is You we worship and You we ask for help. Guide us to the straight path -The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Fatihah 1-7&#xA;Qur'an&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22328" LastActivityDate="2017-05-09T09:03:38.507" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39624" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-09T09:35:17.127" Score="1" ViewCount="217" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslims could buy/trade slaves that were prisoners of war. But with non-Muslims who may have captured leaves by other means, were they allowed to buy these slaves that were captured as free people but are now slaves.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22329" LastActivityDate="2021-09-22T16:51:40.643" Title="What are the sources of slavery?" Tags="|history|slavery|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39625" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39624" CreationDate="2017-05-09T10:42:09.137" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The only permitted source for slavery in Islam is non-Muslim prisoners of war.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AD_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Adhwa' Al-Bayan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: أضواء البيان في إيضاح القرآن بالقرآن) by &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%86%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%B7%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad Al-Amin Al-Shanqiti&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: محمد الأمين الشنقيطي) in his &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=876&amp;amp;bk_no=64&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt; of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/17/9/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;verse 17:9&lt;/a&gt; said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وسبب الملك بالرق : هو الكفر ، ومحاربة الله ورسوله ، فإذا أقدر الله المسلمين المجاهدين الباذلين مهجهم وأموالهم ، وجميع قواهم ، وما أعطاهم الله لتكون كلمة الله هي العليا على الكفار ، جعلهم ملكا لهم بالسبي ; إلا إذا اختار الإمام المن أو الفداء ، لما في ذلك من المصلحة على المسلمين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason for ownership is disbelief in Allah (&lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt;), and fighting against Allah and His Messenger ﷺ. If the Muslim warrirors — who dediate to Allah themselves, their blood, their money, and all their strength, and what Allah gave them to make His word superior  — are victorious over the disbelievers, they [prisoners of war] become theirs, unless the Imam elects release for nothing or  redemption as the Imam deems best for the interest of the Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet ﷺ teaches us that Allah will be the enemy on Judgment Day of anyone who sells a free person as a slave:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ:‏ قَالَ اللَّهُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ثَلاَثَةٌ أَنَا خَصْمُهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، رَجُلٌ أَعْطَى بِي ثُمَّ غَدَرَ، وَرَجُلٌ بَاعَ حُرًّا فَأَكَلَ ثَمَنَهُ، وَرَجُلٌ اسْتَأْجَرَ أَجِيرًا فَاسْتَوْفَى مِنْهُ، وَلَمْ يُعْطِ أَجْرَهُ ‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet ﷺ said: Allah says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will be against three persons on the Day of Resurrection: (1) One who makes a covenant in My Name, but he proves treacherous; (2) One who sells a free person [as a slave] and eats the person's price; (3) And one who employs a laborer and gets the full work done by him but does not pay him his wages.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/34/174/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 34/174&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, you may also want to refer to:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/270/&quot;&gt;Why does Islam permit slavery?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/649/&quot;&gt;Are Muslim men allowed to take sex slaves?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/30587/&quot;&gt;Doesn't Qur'an 47:4 put an end to slavery?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/39608/&quot;&gt;What circumstances are concubines allowed these days?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-22T16:51:40.643" LastActivityDate="2021-09-22T16:51:40.643" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39627" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39628" CreationDate="2017-05-09T12:28:18.857" Score="1" ViewCount="956" Body="&lt;p&gt;Should men get their hair equally cut in sides and middle or can they leave it short in sides and long in middle?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have seen some men get their hair cut equally on whole scalp.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22270" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-10T07:26:28.300" LastActivityDate="2021-09-27T03:03:37.747" Title="Can men leave their hair short in sides and long in middle?" Tags="|men|hair|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39628" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39627" CreationDate="2017-05-09T13:14:34.290" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Leaving it noticeably longer in some areas compared to others is what is known as &lt;em&gt;qaz'&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: قزع), which the Prophet ﷺ forbade us to do. Either  shave it all or leave it all:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَأَى صَبِيًّا قَدْ حُلِقَ بَعْضُ شَعْرِهِ وَتُرِكَ بَعْضُهُ فَنَهَاهُمْ عَنْ ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ:‏ احْلِقُوهُ كُلَّهُ أَوِ اتْرُكُوهُ كُلَّهُ ‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) saw a boy with part of his head shaved and part left unshaven. He forbade them to do that, saying: Shave it all or leave it all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/35/37/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud 35/37&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fath_al-Bari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fat'h Al-Bari&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: فتح الباري شرح صحيح البخاري) by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hajar_al-Asqalani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: أحمد بن علي بن حجر العسقلاني) in a chapter dedicated specifically to the topic of &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=10811&amp;amp;bk_no=52&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;qaz'&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, he explains that &lt;em&gt;qaz'&lt;/em&gt; means either shortening the hair above the forehead and leaving the back long, or shortening the back and leaving the hair above the forehead long. It also includes shortening the sides and leaving the middle long, or shortening the middle and leaving the sides long. In all cases, &lt;em&gt;qaz'&lt;/em&gt; refers to noticeably longer hair in some areas when compared to other areas. The hair does not have to be cut exactly equal on all sides, but be relatively similar in length.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-27T03:03:37.747" LastActivityDate="2021-09-27T03:03:37.747" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39630" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-09T14:27:23.827" Score="2" ViewCount="732" Body="&lt;p&gt;Muslim will face a lot of hardships if he adheres to Quran and Sunnah in worldly life, other than the hadith of Jibril where he visits paradise twice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there any hadith which says a Muslim will face a lot of hardships?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22270" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T05:43:12.367" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T05:43:12.367" Title="Is there any hadith which says a Muslim will face a lot of hardships?" Tags="|hadith|reference-request|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39632" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-09T15:35:05.240" Score="5" ViewCount="15164" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Bukhaari (570) and Muslim (681) narrated from Abu Qataadah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was with some of his companions on a journey, and they halted at the end of the night. He lay down his head, then he said: “Guard our prayer for us.” The first one to wake up was the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). When the sun was on his back. We woke up, startled, then he said, “Ride on.” So we rode on and traveled until the sun had risen, then he stopped and called for the water vessel I had with me, in which there was a little water. He did wudoo’ from it, using less water than usual. A little water was left in it, and he said to Abu Qataadah, “Guard your water vessel, for you will see something happen with it.” Then Bilaal gave the call to prayer and the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) prayed two rak’ahs, then he prayed Fajr, and did as he did every day. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) rode on and we rode with him, and we began to whisper to one another, saying: What expiation is there for what we have done by neglecting our prayer? Then he said: “Do you not have an example in me?” Then he said: “There is no negligence in sleep, rather negligence is the fault of one who does not pray until the time for the next prayer comes. Whoever does that, let him pray when he remembers it, and if it is the following day, then let him pray at the time of the prayer (that he missed).”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above states that missing salah because of sleep is not a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Nawawi said in Sharh Muslim (5/186):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is evidence for that on which the scholars are unanimously agreed, that the sleeper is not accountable.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However&lt;/strong&gt;, nowadays we've got &lt;strong&gt;alarms&lt;/strong&gt; to wake us up. If one has an &lt;strong&gt;alarm&lt;/strong&gt;, they should use it to wake themselves up to pray salah and &lt;strong&gt;wouldn't the one who ignores using the alarm is guilty of being ignorant?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; Is it a sin to miss salah because of sleep nowadays?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2020-06-03T05:06:51.923" Title="Is it a sin to miss salah because of sleep nowadays?" Tags="|halal-haram|salat|sin|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39634" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-09T16:42:28.723" Score="3" ViewCount="4696" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the explanation for these ahadeeth regarding the spoilage of meat related to the Israelite? How where they responsible for the fact of food rotting or becoming stale?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (ﷺ) said, as per Sahih Al-Bukhari:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Were it not for Bani Israel, meat would not decay; and were it not for Eve, no woman would ever betray her husband.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/60/72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari 60/72&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As per Sahih Muslim:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hammam b. Munabbih said: These are some of the ahadith which Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) narrated to us from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and one of these (this one): Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Had it not been for Bani Isra'il, food would not have become stale, and meat would not have gone bad; and had it not been for Eve, a woman would never have acted unfaithfully toward her husband.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/17/84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim 17/84&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21729" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2024-03-21T07:49:56.873" Title="Explanation for hadith &quot;Were it not for Bani Israel, meat would not decay&quot;" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|meat|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39639" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39634" CreationDate="2017-05-10T01:25:24.030" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are numerous commentaries on this hadith. I am providing below the commentaries by Al-'Asqalani and Al-Nawawi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Were it not for Bani Israel, meat would not decay&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fath_al-Bari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Fat&amp;#39;h Al-Bari&quot;&gt;Fat'h Al-Bari&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: فتح الباري شرح صحيح البخاري) by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hajar_al-Asqalani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Ibn Hajar Al-&amp;#39;Asqalani&quot;&gt;Ibn Hajar Al-'Asqalani&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: أحمد بن علي بن حجر العسقلاني), the &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=52&amp;amp;ID=2031&amp;amp;idfrom=6052&amp;amp;idto=6071&amp;amp;bookid=52&amp;amp;startno=4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;commentary&lt;/a&gt; on this hadith says that there are two possible interpretations. After the exodus, when Banu Isra'il were in the Sinai peninsula, Allah sent down to them quails (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/57/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:57&lt;/a&gt;), which they were ordered not to store. However, they disobeyed and stored the meat of the quails:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;First interpretation: As a punishment for doubting Allah's promise of regularly sending down quail (so they have no need to store it), meat became rotten when stored [under room temperature] from that point onwards. This is the opinion of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatada_ibn_al-Nu%27man&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qatada ibn Al-Nu'man&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qurtubi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt;, too, among others.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Second interpretation: People used to eat only fresh meat at the time, without storing it, but Banu Isra'il were the ones to store meat till it went rotten. Had they not started the habit of storing meat, no meat would not have rotted. This is the opinion of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahb_ibn_Munabbih&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wahb ibn Munabbih&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Nu%60aym&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Nu'aym Al-Asfahani&lt;/a&gt;, too.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Were it not for Eve, no woman would ever betray her husband&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the same &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=52&amp;amp;ID=2031&amp;amp;idfrom=6052&amp;amp;idto=6071&amp;amp;bookid=52&amp;amp;startno=4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;commentary&lt;/a&gt; on this hadith, Ibn Hajar Al-'Asqalani says that Eve accepted what &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_(Islam)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Iblis&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; had adorned about eating from the tree, and she in turn talked to Adam about it. This is her betrayal, and her offspring of women resembled her. It does not mean that her betrayal was committing any other immoral act apart from her desire to eat from the tree, and talking to Adam about it. Betrayals coming from her  offspring of women varied by individual.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Minhaj_bi_Sharh_Sahih_Muslim&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Al Minhaj bi Sharh Sahih Muslim&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim bi sharh al-Nawawi&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: شرح النووي على مسلم), &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nawawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot; title=&quot;Al-Nawawi&quot;&gt;Al-Nawawi&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: يحيي بن شرف أبو زكريا النووي) in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=53&amp;amp;ID=638&amp;amp;idfrom=4306&amp;amp;idto=4397&amp;amp;bookid=53&amp;amp;startno=58&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;commentary&lt;/a&gt; on this hadith, he quoted &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qadi_Ayyad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qadi 'Ayyad&lt;/a&gt; saying that this meant the daughters of Adam (women) resembled their mother, Eve, as what happened in the story of &lt;em&gt;Iblis&lt;/em&gt; tricking Eve into eating from the tree, so she told Adam, and they both disobeyed Allah and ate from the tree.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-05-10T02:01:31.940" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T02:01:31.940" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39642" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39745" CreationDate="2017-05-10T06:53:36.660" Score="1" ViewCount="146" Body="&lt;p&gt;Ayatollah Khamenei's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leader.ir/en/book/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;FAQ page&lt;/a&gt; mentions several times the notion of &quot;obligatory caution&quot;.  One example is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Permission of Her Father for Marriage.  If the girl is virgin, it is necessary – by obligatory caution – to obtain the permission of her father/paternal grand father for her marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;M. B. al-Sadr in &lt;em&gt;Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence [translated]: According to Shi'i Law&lt;/em&gt;, 2003 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://books.google.com/books?id=9N1eDQAAQBAJ&amp;amp;pg=PT88&amp;amp;lpg=PT88&amp;amp;dq=islam%20obligatory%20caution&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=Otk-ceQrT3&amp;amp;sig=SDe_ShponwKiIT69qojubc_enWU&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;redir_esc=y#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=islam%20obligatory%20caution&amp;amp;f=false&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google Books&lt;/a&gt;) describes it as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The primary principle to be observed in matters of probable prohibition or obligation is therefore caution, avoiding what we suspect to be unlawful and accomplishing what we think obligatory. ... The exercise of caution is rationally obligatory in cases of doubt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it's mentioned on Ayatollah Lankarani's &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lankarani.com/eng/tal/islamic-rules/03.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;webpage&lt;/a&gt; also.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Conspicuously absent from my search results is the notion of &quot;obligatory caution&quot; in Sunni Islam, and I'm wondering if Sunni scholars have a different stance or attitude towards obligatory caution.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What role does &quot;obligatory caution&quot; play in Sunni Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2021-09-14T16:32:35.923" Title="What role does &quot;obligatory caution&quot; play in Sunni Islam?" Tags="|sunni|islamic-philosophy|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39643" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-10T06:56:01.850" Score="1" ViewCount="996" Body="&lt;p&gt;Punishment under &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sharia law&lt;/a&gt; for theft is amputation of hands: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[As for] the thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands in recompense for what they committed as a deterrent [punishment] from Allah . And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 5:38&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This would be a painful experience without anaesthetic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Can amputation of hands as sharia punishment for theft be performed under anaesthetic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My impression from an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.arabnews.com/node/232529&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arab News article&lt;/a&gt; is that it's performed publicly (as a deterrent) and without anaesthetic in Saudi Arabia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sometimes it can be amputation of hands and legs. “I use a special sharp knife, not a sword,” he explains. “When I cut off a hand I cut it from the joint. If it is a leg the authorities specify where it is to be taken off, so I follow that.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, from reading Indonesian news, I learned that sharia punishment should be implemented with &quot;love and compassion&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A. Mustofa Bisri, the spiritual leader of the group, told the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/27/world/asia/indonesia-islam-nahdlatul-ulama.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;New York Times&lt;/a&gt;. &quot;According to the Sunni view of Islam, every aspect and expression of religion should be imbued with love and compassion, and foster the perfection of human nature.“ -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://mic.com/articles/131332/couple-brutally-caned-in-public-in-indonesia-for-crime-of-unmarried-affectionate-contact#.OhXOpT9wD&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This suggests that amputation for theft could be performed under anaesthetic out of compassion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T06:56:01.850" Title="Can amputation of hands as sharia punishment for theft be performed under anaesthetic?" Tags="|sharia|punishment|theft|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39644" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39160" CreationDate="2017-05-10T07:26:53.400" Score="0" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;1) Shirkat-ul-Mufavdha / Mufawadhah : &#xA;  In this type of partnership all partners share capital,&#xA;  management, profit, risk in absolute equal proportions. This is a necessary condition&#xA;  for the validity of this partnership. Every partner who shares equally is a Trustee,&#xA;  Guarantor and Agent on behalf of the other partners. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;2) Shirkat-ul-Anan / Inan : In this type of partnership there can be equality in capital, management or liability &#xA;  but not in all respects. This means that either profit is equal but not labor or vice versa.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;3) Shirkat-ul-Wajooh / Wujuh : This is a partnership in goodwill. In this type of partnership, the partners have no&#xA;  investment at all, but they purchase commodities on credit and &#xA;  the profit earned is then distributed between&#xA;  them at an agreed ratio.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reference : &lt;a href=&quot;http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:OLeXvKLkbQ0J:www.kantakji.com/media/3325/shirkah.doc+&amp;amp;cd=4&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;ct=clnk&amp;amp;gl=pk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:OLeXvKLkbQ0J:www.kantakji.com/media/3325/shirkah.doc+&amp;amp;cd=4&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;ct=clnk&amp;amp;gl=pk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;4) Shirkat-ul-Taqabal / Taqabbul : In this type of partnership all the partners jointly undertake to provide some services to their customers, and the fee charged from them is distributed among them according to an agreed ratio. This partnership is also known as Shirkat-ul-Aamal or Shirkat-us-sanai or Shirkat-ul-abdan.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Reference : &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamicbanker.com/education/definition-and-classification-of-musharakah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://www.islamicbanker.com/education/definition-and-classification-of-musharakah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T07:26:53.400" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39647" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36054" CreationDate="2017-05-10T11:23:08.053" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;In short, the hadith is talking about the very &lt;strong&gt;first&lt;/strong&gt; time both the Bait ul Muqadas (Temple of Jerusalem) and the Bait Ullah (Kaabah  in Mecca) were constructed ... and this was before both Abraham and Solomon. Both mosques have been lost and rebuilt multiple times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Regarding the Kaabah we have narrations in tradition that it was first built by Adam and possibly even before that by the angels. Similarly there are narrations that the Bait ul Muqadas was previously built by others and then rediscovered / rebuilt in the time of Solomon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Torah there is mention of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchizedek&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Melchizedek&lt;/a&gt;, a priest and ruler of Jerusalem in the time of Abraham who was on the true religion of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Below are my own amateur, paraphrased translations and they may contain omissions and mistakes.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Hajar writes the following in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=6128&amp;amp;bk_no=52&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fath Al Bari&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال ابن الجوزي : فيه إشكال ، لأن إبراهيم بنى الكعبة وسليمان بنى بيت&#xA;المقدس وبينهما أكثر من ألف سنة انتهى ، ومستنده في أن سليمان عليه&#xA;السلام هو الذي بنى المسجد الأقصى ما رواه النسائي من حديث عبد الله بن&#xA;عمرو بن العاص مرفوعا بإسناد صحيح &amp;quot; أن سليمان لما بنى بيت المقدس سأل&#xA;الله تعالى خلالا ثلاثا &amp;quot; الحديث ، وفي الطبراني من حديث رافع بن عميرة &amp;quot;&#xA;أن داود عليه السلام ابتدأ ببناء بيت المقدس ، ثم أوحى الله إليه : إني&#xA;لأقضي بناءه على يد سليمان &amp;quot; وفي الحديث قصة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Jawzi said: The problem with this is that Abraham built the&#xA;Kaabah, and Solomon built the Bait ul Muqadas,&#xA;and the time between them is more than a thousand years. It is&#xA;narrated by Nisai: &amp;quot;Solomon built the Bait ul Muqadas ... &amp;quot; And it is&#xA;narrated by Tibrani that: &amp;quot;David started the construction of Bait ul&#xA;Muqadas and then Allah revealed that it would be built by Solomon&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He writes in reply:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وجوابه أن الإشارة إلى أول البناء ووضع أساس المسجد وليس إبراهيم أول من&#xA;بنى الكعبة ولا سليمان أول من بنى بيت المقدس [ ص: 471 ] فقد روينا أن&#xA;أول من بنى الكعبة آدم ثم انتشر ولده في الأرض ، فجائز أن يكون بعضهم قد&#xA;وضع بيت المقدس ثم بنى إبراهيم الكعبة بنص القرآن ، وكذا قال القرطبي :&#xA;إن الحديث لا يدل على أن إبراهيم وسليمان لما بنيا المسجدين ابتدءا&#xA;وضعهما لهما ، بل ذلك تجديد لما كان أسسه غيرهما&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reply is is that this is talking about the first construction&#xA;and laying of the foundation of the masjids, and it is not Abraham who&#xA;first built the Kaaba, nor was it Solomon who first built the Bait ul&#xA;Muqadas. The &lt;em&gt;Kaabah was first built by Adam&lt;/em&gt; and then his progney&#xA;spread through the earth. &lt;em&gt;Hence it is valid that someone laid the&#xA;foundation of Bait ul Muqadas and then it was again built later.&lt;/em&gt; The&#xA;Quran associated the building of the Kaaba with Abraham, and it was&#xA;similarly said by Qurtubi that hadith doesn't provide evidence that&#xA;Abraham and Solomon were the first to build them, and their&#xA;foundations were laid by others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He goes on to narrate various narrations about who could have been the first to build Bait ul Muqadas, and mentions traditions about the following:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وقال الخطابي : يشبه أن يكون المسجد الأقصى أول ما وضع بناءه بعض أولياء&#xA;الله قبل داود وسليمان ثم داود وسليمان فزادا فيه ووسعاه فأضيف إليهما&#xA;بناؤه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is similar to Masjid Al Aqsa, which  was first built by some Awliya&#xA;(guardians / friends / pious people) of Allah before David and&#xA;Solomon, and then David and Solomon expanded it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وقد رأيت لغيره أن أول من أسس المسجد الأقصى آدم عليه السلام وقيل :&#xA;الملائكة وقيل سام بن نوح عليه السلام وقيل يعقوب عليه السلام ، فعلى&#xA;الأولين يكون ما وقع ممن بعدهما تجديدا كما وقع في الكعبة ، وعلى&#xA;الأخيرين يكون الواقع من إبراهيم أو يعقوب أصلا وتأسيسا ومن داود تجديدا&#xA;لذلك وابتداء بناء فلم يكمل على يده حتى أكمله سليمان عليه السلام&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The narrations about who built the Masjid Al Aqsa first. By Adam, and&#xA;it was said by the angels, ... by Shem son of Noah ... by Abraham ...&#xA;by Jacob ... the new construction was started by David and by Solomon&#xA;it was completed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another narration about Adam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إن آدم هو الذي أسس كلا من المسجدين ، فذكر ابن هشام في &amp;quot; كتاب التيجان&#xA;&amp;quot; أن آدم لما بنى الكعبة أمره الله بالسير إلى بيت المقدس وأن يبنيه&#xA;فبناه ونسك فيه ، وبناء آدم للبيت مشهور&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Both the Masjids (Kaabah and Temple of Jerusalem) were built by Adam. He first built the Kaabah in Mecca, then went to Jerusalem and built the Masjid ul Aqsa ...]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2020-07-15T05:39:50.063" LastActivityDate="2020-07-15T05:39:50.063" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39650" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38727" CreationDate="2017-05-10T14:39:38.857" Score="6" Body="&lt;p&gt;Sheikh Riyad al-Musaymiri, professor at Al-Imam University in Riyadh commented on this issue thus:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;In accordance with the general principles of Islamic Law, beef is&#xA;  essentially lawful. Allah says: “It is He who created for you all that&#xA;  is in the Earth.” [&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/29&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah al-Baqarah: 29&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah also says: “It is He who has put forth the Earth for His&#xA;  creatures.” &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/55/10&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Surah al-Rahman: 10]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This hadith, which is used as evidence to support the opinion that&#xA;  beef consumption is disliked, is of disputed authenticity among&#xA;  scholars. &lt;strong&gt;The stronger view is that it is unauthentic&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This view is supported by the hadith related by Jabir that the Prophet&#xA;  (peace be upon him) slaughtered a cow on `A’ishah’s behalf on the Day&#xA;  of Sacrifice. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/urn/230300&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[Sahih Muslim (1319)]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is also supported by the fact that `A’ishah said: “The Prophet&#xA;  (peace be upon him) sacrificed cows on behalf of his wives.” [&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/73/15&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahîh&#xA;  al-Bukhârî (5559)&lt;/a&gt;] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From this, it would seem apparent that, in Islamic Law, beef&#xA;  consumption is not disliked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Al Albani who declared this hadith as saheeh said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Yes, it has been authenticated from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم&#xA;  during his farewell pilgrimage, that he sacrificed a cow for his&#xA;  wives. And it has also been authenticated that he صلى الله عليه وآله&#xA;  وسلم ordered us with the fat of the cow and prohibited us from its&#xA;  meat, because its fat is a cure and its meat is a disease. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The scholars have reconciled between this hadith and the hadith of his&#xA;  sacrificing the cow for his wives, by stating the intention behind the&#xA;  prohibition of cow’s meat is only referring to &lt;strong&gt;consuming large&#xA;  quantities of it&lt;/strong&gt;. As for eating it sometimes; there is no problem or&#xA;  any harm in this. And it is without any doubt permissible; because the&#xA;  intent behind the prohibition of beef is to consume large quantities&#xA;  of it; and to use beef as a replacement for the meat of sheep, goats&#xA;  and camels. This is the answer of the scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also; Ibn Qayyim wrote in 'Tibb An-Nabawi': &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Cow meat is cold and dry, heavy on the stomach and produces black,&#xA;  bilious blood that is only suitable for hard workers. &lt;strong&gt;Eating cow meat&#xA;  excessively&lt;/strong&gt; for those who are not used to it causes black bilious&#xA;  illnesses. The harm that this meat causes will be neutralised when&#xA;  one eats it with spices, garlic, ginger and cinnamon. The meat of&#xA;  fat calves is one of the best, mildest and tastiest types of food. It&#xA;  is warm and wet and if fully digested, it provides good nutrition.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for you comparing smoking to cow meat which may be harmful if consumed in large quantities, this is an invalid argument, because these foods are permissible and beneficial in principle, and are only harmful in certain cases, such as if one consumes too much of them. But smoking will always be harmful for your health and it will harm people around you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;If he fears that it will harm him, then it becomes haram for him to&#xA;  eat it. It is not permissible for&#xA;  a person to eat that which will harm him or to wear that which will&#xA;  harm him or to sit on that which will harm him. Even the Sahaabah (may&#xA;  Allah be pleased with them), with regard to prostration, if the heat&#xA;  would harm them, they would spread out their garments and prostrate on&#xA;  them, lest they be harmed and so that they might be at ease in prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What Shaykh al-Islam mentioned comes under the heading of fear of harm and indigestion, meaning that it is not as a result of the food itself, rather it is the result of consuming too much of it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21633" LastEditorUserId="21633" LastEditDate="2017-05-10T15:07:06.787" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T15:07:06.787" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39652" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="35609" CreationDate="2017-05-10T15:12:41.230" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is permissible for you to live with her son, though you should consider that in shariah, the custody for an underage child does not fall upon the mother if she has remarried and instead goes to any other female relative of the child who is not married to a stranger to the child. See &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/38933/20218&quot;&gt;this answer&lt;/a&gt; for details and references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;After puberty the boy and your brother's daughters will &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; be &lt;em&gt;mahrams&lt;/em&gt;, though he wouldn't be a &lt;em&gt;mahram&lt;/em&gt; for her even if he was your biological son (cousin marriages are permissible in Islam). Additionally, regardless of the boy, your brother will also &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; be a &lt;em&gt;mahram&lt;/em&gt; for your wife (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/39/28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt; on Brother-in-law).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is permissible for non-mahram family members to live in a single house, provided that they properly cover themselves in each other's presence(Quran &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:31&lt;/a&gt;) and are not left alone with each other in seclusion (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/166&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/15/478&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;). Also see answer on &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/1940&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa.info&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A joint family isn't an Islamically recommended practice. Islam requires you to provide a separate residence for your wife as part of her &lt;em&gt;nafqah&lt;/em&gt; (maintenance), and at the very least she should have a separate room to herself. (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/Hedaya_201703/Hedaya#page/n397/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hidayah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/7653&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;islamqa&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-05-10T15:31:16.510" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T15:31:16.510" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39654" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="29413" CreationDate="2017-05-10T15:51:47.330" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Marriage between first cousins in permissible in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Marriage is only forbidden in Islam when it is between a man and a woman related to him in the ways mentioned in the following verses:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/22-24&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 4:22-24&lt;/a&gt; And do not marry those [women] &lt;strong&gt;whom your fathers&#xA;  married&lt;/strong&gt;, except what has already occurred. Indeed, it was an&#xA;  immorality and hateful [to Allah ] and was evil as a way. Prohibited&#xA;  to you [for marriage] are your &lt;strong&gt;mothers&lt;/strong&gt;, your &lt;strong&gt;daughters&lt;/strong&gt;, your&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;sisters&lt;/strong&gt;, your &lt;strong&gt;father's sisters&lt;/strong&gt;, your &lt;strong&gt;mother's sisters&lt;/strong&gt;, your &lt;strong&gt;brother's daughters&lt;/strong&gt;, your &lt;strong&gt;sister's daughters&lt;/strong&gt;, your&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;[milk] mothers&lt;/strong&gt; who nursed you, your &lt;strong&gt;sisters through nursing&lt;/strong&gt;, your &lt;strong&gt;wives' mothers&lt;/strong&gt;, and your &lt;strong&gt;step-daughters&lt;/strong&gt; under your&#xA;  guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if&#xA;  you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also&#xA;  prohibited are] the &lt;strong&gt;wives of your sons&lt;/strong&gt; who are from your [own]&#xA;  loins, and that you take [in marriage] &lt;strong&gt;two sisters simultaneously&lt;/strong&gt;,&#xA;  except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving&#xA;  and Merciful. And [also prohibited to you are all] &lt;strong&gt;married women&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  except those your right hands possess. [This is] the decree of Allah&#xA;  upon you. And lawful to you are [all others] beyond these, [provided]&#xA;  that you seek them [in marriage] with [gifts from] your property,&#xA;  desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse. So for whatever&#xA;  you enjoy [of marriage] from them, give them their due compensation as&#xA;  an obligation. And there is no blame upon you for what you mutually&#xA;  agree to beyond the obligation. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and&#xA;  Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Additional explanations &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1308/20218&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First cousins do not come under this ruling since they are not mentioned.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further we have an example from the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h) himself, he married &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaynab_bint_Jahsh&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zaynab bint Jash&lt;/a&gt; who was the first cousin of the Prophet, being the daughter of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umama_bint_Abdulmuttalib&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Umama bint Abdul-Muttalib&lt;/a&gt;, the sister of the Prophet's father, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_ibn_Abdul-Muttalib&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abdullah bin Abdul Mutallib&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T15:51:47.330" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39657" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-10T18:43:23.403" Score="1" ViewCount="314" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am legally married to a person, and was legally married to them before reverting to Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;At the time of our Shaddah, this person was presenting as male.&#xA;Since that time, my spouse is undergoing transition to become a female.&#xA;Does this invalidate my marriage?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I decide to stay with my spouse, what happens to me?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22355" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T09:12:16.877" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T10:43:20.097" Title="Does my partner transitioning from male to female invalidate our marriage, and what happens if we stay together?" Tags="|nikah|transgender|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39659" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39630" CreationDate="2017-05-10T19:32:02.337" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are numerous hadiths that talk about hardships, their causes, and their outcome. Facing hardships is part of life, and it is wise to assume that we will always face hardships, to varying degrees, as we continue to be alive:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;سَمِعْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ:‏ لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا إِلاَّ بَلاَءٌ وَفِتْنَةٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mu'awiyah said: &amp;quot;I heard the Prophet ﷺ say: 'There is nothing left of this world except trials and tribulations.'&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/ibnmajah/36/110/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah 36/110&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The cause of hardship can be (i) a punishment for sins, (ii) a purification from sins, or (iii) a test to either raise or lower the stance of a person.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah ﷻ tells us that hardships that befall may potentially be a form of punishment earned based on our deeds:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَمَا أَصَابَكُم مِّن مُّصِيبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَيَعْفُو عَن كَثِيرٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And whatever strikes you of disaster — it is for what your hands have earned; but He pardons much.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/42/30/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 42:30&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hardships may potentially be to purify us from our previous sins, and a form of test of our level of faith in Allah ﷻ. The higher the level of faith, the more difficult the test or tribulation is, the tougher on one the hardship is. And, of course, so is the level of reward:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَىُّ النَّاسِ أَشَدُّ بَلاَءً. قَالَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‏ الأَنْبِيَاءُ ثُمَّ الأَمْثَلُ فَالأَمْثَلُ يُبْتَلَى الْعَبْدُ عَلَى حَسَبِ دِينِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي دِينِهِ صُلْبًا اشْتَدَّ بَلاَؤُهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ فِي دِينِهِ رِقَّةٌ ابْتُلِيَ عَلَى حَسَبِ دِينِهِ فَمَا يَبْرَحُ الْبَلاَءُ بِالْعَبْدِ حَتَّى يَتْرُكَهُ يَمْشِي عَلَى الأَرْضِ وَمَا عَلَيْهِ مِنْ خَطِيئَةٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Mus'ab bin Sa'd that his father, Sa'd bin Abu Waqqas, said: &amp;quot;I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, which people are most severely tested?' He said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophets, then the next best and the next best. A person is tested according to his religious commitment. If he is steadfast in his religious commitment, he will be tested more severely, and if he is frail in his religious commitment, his test will be according to his commitment. Trials will continue to afflict a person until they leave him walking on the earth with no sin on him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.com/ibnmajah/36/98/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah 36/98&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;How a hardship is handled determines the outcome, and this is one's decision. This is often a matter of confusion when discussing free will vs. destiny. One's fate and destiny (Arabic: القضاء والقدر, &lt;em&gt;Al-Qadaa' wa Al-Qadar&lt;/em&gt;) is predetermined long before one is born; in this case, it is the hardship in question. The free will, one's power to make a decision of either accepting with the content the hardship and act in a manner that is within what Islam teaches us, or to reject with discontent; this is a matter left to one to decide. With content, one gets rewards either in this life or in &lt;em&gt;Jannah&lt;/em&gt;. WIth discontent, one only stands to lose ... and the hardship will not necessarily disappear:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: عِظَمُ الْجَزَاءِ مَعَ عِظَمِ الْبَلاَءِ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ إِذَا أَحَبَّ قَوْمًا ابْتَلاَهُمْ فَمَنْ رَضِيَ فَلَهُ الرِّضَا وَمَنْ سَخِطَ فَلَهُ السُّخْطُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: &amp;quot;The greatest reward comes with the greatest trial. When Allah loves a people He tests them. Whoever accepts that wins His pleasure but whoever is discontent with that earns His wrath.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/ibnmajah/36/106/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah 36/106&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Muslims need to be aware that hardships in this life will continue, and that one should really start to worry if one is not tested for some time; one should start to question one's level of faith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله ﷺ:‏‏ ما يزال البلاء بالمؤمن والمؤمنة في نفسه وولده وماله حتى يلقى الله تعالى وما عليه خطيئة‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, &amp;quot;A Muslim, male or female, continues to remain under trial in respect of his life, property and offspring until he faces Allah, the Exalted, with no sin record&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/49/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Riyad Al-Saliheen 1/49&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The companions of the Prophet ﷺ had a good understanding of the value of trials and tribulations in the life of a Muslim. In this narration, when distributing the spoils of war during the reign of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;'Umar ibn Al-Khattab&lt;/a&gt;, he responded to proposed distribution of the spoils of war by saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ذَكَرَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ يَوْمًا الْفَىْءَ فَقَالَ مَا أَنَا بِأَحَقَّ، بِهَذَا الْفَىْءِ مِنْكُمْ وَمَا أَحَدٌ مِنَّا بِأَحَقَّ بِهِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلاَّ أَنَّا عَلَى مَنَازِلِنَا مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَقَسْمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَالرَّجُلُ وَقِدَمُهُ وَالرَّجُلُ وَبَلاَؤُهُ وَالرَّجُلُ وَعِيَالُهُ وَالرَّجُلُ وَحَاجَتُهُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Malik ibn Aws ibn al-Hadthan said: One day Umar ibn al-Khattab mentioned the spoils of war and said: I am not more entitled to this spoil of war than you; and none of us is more entitled to it than another, except that we occupy our positions fixed by the Book of Allah, Who is Great and Glorious, and the division made by the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), people being arranged according to their precedence in accepting Islam, the hardship they have endured, their having children, and their need.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/20/23/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud 20/23&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'Umar clearly puts in order the ones deserving a bigger share of spoils of war as (1) those who have precedence in Islam, (2) those who endured more hardships, (3) those who have more children to support, then (4) those who have more need.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, a Muslim has to understand it is one's duty to always fight back the hardships, i.e., do one's homework. There is a subtle difference between accepting a hardship, and being negative. Islam is a religion of positivity. The Prophet ﷺ ordered us that if the onset of Judgment Day is upon us, and one has a palm bud in one's hand, one should still plant it (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/urn/2304770/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith 479&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;em&gt;Al-Adab Al-Mufrad&lt;/em&gt;). This is to emphasize that we are responsible for two out of the tree components of a deed: (1) having the right intention, and (2) doing the right thing in a right manner. The (3) result is only in the hands of Allah ﷻ to reward in this life or afterwards. This explains why the Prophet ﷺ resembled Muslims to fresh green plants, bending with the wind, but always standing straight after the wind is past:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَمَثَلِ خَامَةِ الزَّرْعِ، يَفِيءُ وَرَقُهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَتَتْهَا الرِّيحُ تُكَفِّئُهَا، فَإِذَا سَكَنَتِ اعْتَدَلَتْ، وَكَذَلِكَ الْمُؤْمِنُ يُكَفَّأُ بِالْبَلاَءِ، وَمَثَلُ الْكَافِرِ كَمَثَلِ الأَرْزَةِ صَمَّاءَ مُعْتَدِلَةً حَتَّى يَقْصِمَهَا اللَّهُ إِذَا شَاءَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The example of a believer is that of a fresh green plant the leaves of which move in whatever direction the wind forces them to move and when the wind becomes still, it stand straight. Such is the similitude of the believer: He is disturbed by calamities (but is like the fresh plant he regains his normal state soon). And the example of a disbeliever is that of a pine tree (which remains) hard and straight till Allah cuts it down when He will.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/97/92/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 97/92&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For more information, you may refer to Islam Q&amp;amp;A: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/112905&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;How can one who is afflicted with calamity know whether it is a punishment or a test to raise him in status?&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-10T19:32:02.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39660" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-10T22:28:57.567" Score="0" ViewCount="525" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is a question for people who live across equator, who has to work in morning, and who has maghrib really late and Saher very early, only 2-3 hours difference. Some people say that if you do Saher, before time it is permissible, as one have to wake up early to commute.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;E.g. if maghrib happens at 23:00 and saher happens at 3am or 2am. I can eat with intention of Saher after 23:00. &#xA;Is it valid to do something like that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I commute really far and have good walking distance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3627" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-29T03:46:04.527" LastActivityDate="2022-06-29T03:47:39.823" Title="Is it permitted to omit eating suhoor? Or to eat it after maghrib instead of early in the morning?" Tags="|sawm|ramadan|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39661" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39663" CreationDate="2017-05-11T03:05:30.683" Score="4" ViewCount="929" Body="&lt;p&gt;A popular answer style on this site is &quot;here's a fatwa&quot;, and these are often sourced from &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;, probably due to availability probably more than anything else.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I read any given fatwa, I wouldn't expect the author's authority to be recognized by all Muslims.  For example, a Hanafi fatwa would (presumably) only speak for those belonging to the Hanafi madhhab, and maybe only the scholars within this madhhab.  I'm wondering who Islam Q&amp;amp;A fatawa speak for.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Who does a typical Islam Q&amp;amp;A fatwa speak for?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As I understand things, Islam Q&amp;amp;A is a Salafi fatwa site, so presumably it speaks only for Salafi Muslims or Salafi scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T11:50:45.790" Title="Who does a typical Islam Q&amp;A fatwa speak for?" Tags="|fatwa|islamqa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39663" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39661" CreationDate="2017-05-11T04:33:40.717" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is likely to draw a number of opinions on the matter. I will try to document the arguments I have come across in chat rooms and debate forums, and leave the judgment to the individual reader. I am trying to respond with extreme caution, and based on my personal observations, with no intention of offending any differing opinions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A definitely uses views other than Salafi views (with all the different interpretations of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salafi_movement&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Salafi movement&lt;/a&gt;: ultra-conservative in Saudi Arabia in the 18&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; century, or liberal in Egypt around the same time). The reasons for certain groups agreeing or disagreeing with Islam Q&amp;amp;A elaborate on sources other than salafi ones that are used by the site.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The main reasons Islam Q&amp;amp;A is a popular site for a lot of Sunnis are that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It has been around the longest (since 1996) as a site that provides answers to Muslims' and non-Muslims' questions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It has the widest range of qualified participants to answer questions (e.g., &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_Committee_for_Islamic_Research_and_Issuing_Fatwas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Issuing Fatwas&lt;/a&gt;, Dar Al-Ifta in multiple countries, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Senior_Scholars_(Saudi_Arabia)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Council of Senior Scholars&lt;/a&gt;, etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It uses academic experts to get explanations and clarifications on matters that require definition for &lt;em&gt;ijtihad&lt;/em&gt;, for what is called modern jurisprudence (e.g., use of DNA, IVF, etc.).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Availability of translations in multiple languages for a percentage of the answers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Providing evidence from Qur'an and Sunnah (Sunni sources only) in most fatwas.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are definitely people who do not accept Islam Q&amp;amp;A as a reference, even among Sunnis and Salafis, citing the following reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is a salafi site that mainly (but not solely) refers to the teachings of &lt;em&gt;salaf&lt;/em&gt; scholars, e.g.,:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;a. Ibn Kathir (not a &lt;em&gt;salaf&lt;/em&gt; per se, but a student of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Taymiyyah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Taymiyyah&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Qayyim_al-Jawziyya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya&lt;/a&gt;, who followed the Hanbali school and are often called salafis) for the tafsir of the Qur'an.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;b. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Bukhari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_ibn_al-Hajjaj&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; for hadith references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;c. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hajar_al-Asqalani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Hajar&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nawawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Nawawi&lt;/a&gt; for interpretation of hadith, who both learned mainly under Shafe'i and Ash'ari scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;d. Jurisprudence from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Hanifa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Hanifa&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malik_ibn_Anas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Malik&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shafi%27i&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Shafi'i&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_ibn_Hanbal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Hanbal&lt;/a&gt;; as well as &lt;em&gt;ijma'&lt;/em&gt; (consensus), &lt;em&gt;qiyas&lt;/em&gt; (deduction), and fatwas from scholars like &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Taymiyyah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Taymiyyah&lt;/a&gt;. They do not generally accept &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27fari_jurisprudence&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ja'fari&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibadi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibadi&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaidiyyah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zaidi&lt;/a&gt; jurisprudence schools, unless there is an agreement with the Sunni views.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quoting heterodoxies according to some views (e.g., &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hazm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Hazm&lt;/a&gt;), which typically comes from those called ultra-conservatives.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Differentiation in acceptance of &lt;em&gt;khalaf&lt;/em&gt; scholars (opposite of &lt;em&gt;salaf&lt;/em&gt; scholars) based on their use of Islamic reliable sources (accepted) vs. using their own logic or philosophy to interpret Islamic scripture (not accepted). For instance, from &lt;em&gt;khalaf&lt;/em&gt; scholars, they accept &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Aziz_ibn_Baz&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Baz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Nasiruddin_al-Albani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Albani&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_al_Uthaymeen&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-'Uthaymeen&lt;/a&gt;, and others. &lt;em&gt;Khalaf&lt;/em&gt; scholars who are often referred to as modernists are generally not accepted.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Favoring ultra-conservative views that rely on the strict interpretation of the Hanbali school, often referred to as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahhabism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wahhabism&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Relying strictly on Sunni sources means their fatwas will not speak for Shi'ite and Sufi views.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T11:50:45.790" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T11:50:45.790" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39664" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36612" CreationDate="2017-05-11T04:50:30.953" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;My impression is that Answering Christianity is exploiting ambiguity:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Wife beating any time and for any reason is never allowed in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;By writing &quot;any time&quot; and &quot;any reason&quot;, it's natural to read the sentence as if it's universally forbidden, which is an unorthodox stance.  It goes against these example fatawa: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;lang=E&amp;amp;Id=85402&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamWeb&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/41199&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zamzamacademy.com/2010/09/wife-beating/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zam Zam Academy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/35387&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ask Imam&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, this is not what they're actually claiming; they mean wife beating is forbidden in the sense of causing injury, etc., which agrees with consensus and is not controversial.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It feels deliberately misleading.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the &quot;questionable condition&quot; remark...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/7483/17163&quot;&gt;Does the Quran allow husbands punish their wives?&lt;/a&gt; gives a decent overview of the topic.  &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:34&lt;/a&gt; is fairly unambiguous, under the stipulated conditions hitting one's wife is permissible.  I'm not too sure what &quot;questionable condition&quot; means, but many tafsir interpret it exactly as it says in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... And those you fear may be rebellious disobedient to you when such signs appear admonish them make them fear God and share not beds with them retire to other beds if they manifest such disobedience and strike them but not violently if they refuse to desist from their rebellion after leaving them in separate beds. ... -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=74&amp;amp;tSoraNo=4&amp;amp;tAyahNo=34&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir al-Jalalayn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=73&amp;amp;tSoraNo=4&amp;amp;tAyahNo=34&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=108&amp;amp;tSoraNo=4&amp;amp;tAyahNo=34&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al Qushairi Tafsir&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nevertheless, wife beating was not perceived well by the Prophet; his initial reaction was one towards retaliation:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He said to him: &quot;I gave him my daughter in marriage and he slapped her&quot;. The Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, said: &quot;Let her have retaliation against her husband&quot;. -- &lt;a href=&quot;http://quranx.com/Tafsirs/4.34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Asbab Al-Nuzul by Al-Wahidi, TafsirX&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So it might be a questionable action if there's some alternative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T04:50:30.953" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39665" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-11T04:51:12.920" Score="1" ViewCount="2346" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am engaged to my cousin. Recently, I came to know that she is having an affair with another cousin of ours. She accepted her mistake, and she was sorry for that, but she still wants to marry me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am pretty sure that she had intimate relationship with him, but she denied it when I asked her. But her mother admitted it indirectly, and she is very close to her mother.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Can I still marry my cousin who may have had premarital intercourse with my other cousin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22358" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T00:22:14.000" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T00:22:14.000" Title="Can I still marry my cousin who may have had premarital intercourse with my other cousin?" Tags="|halal-haram|nikah|sex|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39667" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="47825" CreationDate="2017-05-11T06:48:01.127" Score="2" ViewCount="1437" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is Allah (swt), neither good nor evil? Just neutral? Because Allah (swt) created good and evil, so he can't be bound by those attributes. If he is bound by his own creation or something like that then he is not omnipotent. So is he neutral or above them ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please forgive me if I said something wrong or haram, let me know and I will delete it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21260" LastEditorUserId="17173" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T07:47:09.503" LastActivityDate="2018-08-29T07:18:51.330" Title="What is Allah (swt), neither good nor evil?" Tags="|allah|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39670" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39667" CreationDate="2017-05-11T07:37:34.510" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;An entity whose mercy encompasses all things (Quran &lt;strong&gt;7:156&lt;/strong&gt;) cannot be identified as &quot;not good&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An entity who orders Its creation to be good and just (Quran &lt;strong&gt;16:90&lt;/strong&gt;) can not be identified as &quot;not good&quot; or &quot;neutral&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah is just (Quran &lt;strong&gt;53:31&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;95:8&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Considering the neutrality between &quot;good vs. evil&quot;, a neutral entity can be just, in that sense. However, that neutral entity can't order good. Which leaves us with the fact that Allah is good.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDIT:&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;he can't be bound by those attributes. If he is bound by his own creation or something like that then he is not omnipotent.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your argument is not correct. Allah shares some attributes with Its creation to a degree. Some examples: To exist; we exist, Allah exists too. To be alive; we are alive (before our deaths), Allah is alive too. To speak; we speak, Allah speaks too (in different ways). To make things; we make things (cars, buildings, etc.), Allah makes things too (universes, planets, stars, angels, humans, trees, ... the difference being without needing a tool or material) and many more.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17173" LastEditorUserId="17173" LastEditDate="2018-08-29T06:18:52.950" LastActivityDate="2018-08-29T06:18:52.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39671" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="8030" CreationDate="2017-05-11T08:19:16.017" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith is not a fabrication, but an authentic one. This is how the hadith goes. The man was married to a wife and after sometime, he went to the prophet, pbuh and complained that he is married, but poor, and the prophet advised him to marry another wife, he did, but still came to the prophet with the same complain and he got the same advice up to the time he married the 4th wife. Now, the point here is the poor state of the man. This man was not poor financially, on the contrary, he was a very wealthy man. The word used in Arabic for poor refers to lack of issue, that is child or children, which to them, no matter how rich you are, if you don't have a child or children, you are a poor man. So, when he married the 4th wife, that one got pregnant and the moment she delivered, the others started bearing children too. The 4th wife like now opened the door to the riches, that is fruits of the womb. May God bless us for the good we do and forgive us for our mistakes and limited knowledge. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22364" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T08:19:16.017" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39672" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-11T09:39:44.097" Score="3" ViewCount="13927" Body="&lt;p&gt;Inspired by my question &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/38727/15201&quot;&gt;Why isn't it cow meat prohibited when it is said to cause sickness?&lt;/a&gt;&quot; I ask this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عليكم بألبان البقر و سمنانها ، و &lt;strong&gt;إياكم و لحومها&lt;/strong&gt; ،فإن ألبانها و سمنانها دواء و شفاء ، و لحومها داء&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  ... The milk of the cow contains healing, its fat is a medicine, &lt;strong&gt;and beware (iyyakum)&lt;/strong&gt; of its meat, which causes sickness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does &lt;code&gt;iyyakum&lt;/code&gt; mean in this hadith?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I am familiar with it to mean &quot;Beware!&quot;. I.e iyyakum an tafa'alu hada! (beware of doing this!) In Arabic, iyyakum is used as a warning and prohibition, see here &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/85/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/165&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/518090&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;em&gt;But it seems it also might be used as a &quot;nasiha, advice&quot;, according to the context. But in this context, it seems a bit hard to distinguish.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Then of course it also could mean &quot;and to you&quot; but that is not relevant in this context.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-05-12T15:26:37.680" LastActivityDate="2017-09-18T18:15:29.540" Title="What does &quot;iyyakum&quot; mean in this hadith?" Tags="|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39673" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39657" CreationDate="2017-05-11T10:43:20.097" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Before we get to scholarly opinion, you're married to someone who is a Muslim and believes themself to be a woman.  There's Islam-related consequences to this, e.g.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they may view your marriage as a lesbian marriage;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;they may not believe the rights and responsibilities of being a husband apply to them.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To stay together, you're going to have to navigate these Islam-related consequences, along with the non-Islam related consequences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What we know&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Allah determines who's male and who's female while the child is in the womb:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And then, if Allah wishes to complete the child's creation, the angel will say. 'O Lord! A male or a female? O Lord! wretched or blessed (in religion)? What will his livelihood be? What will his age be?' -- Sahih al-Bukhari 3333 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/60/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There's numerous gender-related birth defects seen in mankind.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Islam does not recognize same-sex marriage.  Moreover, same-sex sexual activity is illegal and punishable in various Muslim-majority countries.  See &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_in_Islam#Same-sex_marriage&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;LGBT in Islam&lt;/a&gt;, Wikipedia.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What do scholars say&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's two &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/33444/17163&quot;&gt;opposite ways&lt;/a&gt; scholars think about this, and the Islamic validity of your marriage will vary according to the scholar.  So, it'd be best to be careful with who you ask about this.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;1. A person's gender is equivalent to their anatomy at birth.&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;People are ordinarily born with well-defined genitals (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;intersex&lt;/a&gt; people are the exception).  Some scholars believe this determines one's gender.  Here's one example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The transition of this category is a great crime: it is mutilation, changing the creation of Allah and imitation of the opposite sex—and those who do these things have been cursed by the Prophet (saws). ... having sex reassignment therapy is a prohibited act according to Shari`ah ... --  AMJA Fatwa Committee, 2008 (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amjaonline.org/fatwa-21701/info&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fatwa 21701&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;2. A person's gender is determined by Allah, and may differ from their anatomy at birth.&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Or equivalently: There's a small proportion of exceptions to Opinion 1.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While Allah does not make mistakes, biology can result in a wide range of imperfections and defects.  These can be corrected using modern medicine to a certain extent.  Here's one example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;That being so, the rulings derived from these and other noble hadiths on treatment grant permission to perform an operation changing a man into a woman, or vice versa, &lt;strong&gt;as long as a reliable doctor concludes that there are innate causes in the body itself, indicating a buried [matmura] female nature, or a covered [maghmura] male nature, because the operation will disclose these buried or covered organs&lt;/strong&gt;, thereby curing a corporal disease which cannot be removed, except by this operation.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, it is obligatory to do so on the grounds that it must be considered a treatment, when a trustworthy doctor advises it. It is, however, not permissible to do it at the mere wish to change sex from woman to man, or vice versa.  -- Egypt's former grand Mufti &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Sayyid_Tantawy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Azhar Sheikh Mohamed Tantawi&lt;/a&gt; (1988)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not in a position to make judgement calls on particular marriages, particularly on a topic so intricate, so I'll leave that part out.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T10:43:20.097" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39674" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-11T10:47:21.483" Score="2" ViewCount="510" Body="&lt;p&gt;Our college made a policy recently which can be summed up like this: you have to sign a paper that says that you will be dropped out without questions if you are not free from LGBT. This is total restriction over LGBT, not LGBT sexual acts on campus or something like that. If found out (before or after graduation) the college administration will lawfully kick you out or revoke you. It shocked LGBT communities in my country because there was no such policy required before.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority of my friends are under the assumption that it is a Muslim mission to prevent LGBT spreading given the opportunities (even by prohibiting their education). I don't know either. I don't even know if this question will be black and white amongst Muslims. Being an atheist, I solemnly believe that being LGBT should not be a reason for someone not getting an education.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our state's constitution embeds the right of education to people, not be seen for what they are. But it gets tricky when our college can have a policy on their own regarding this case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is it lawful (in Islamic practices) for Muslims to prohibit LGBT people from getting an education? Does Islam has specific laws about this? If it is not, are Muslims required to do this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22315" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2022-06-17T14:31:53.403" LastActivityDate="2023-10-12T01:52:17.030" Title="Is it lawful for Muslims to prohibit LGBT people from getting an education?" Tags="|islamic-philosophy|homosexuality|education|transgender|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39675" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-11T11:13:47.247" Score="2" ViewCount="117" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a &lt;em&gt;du'a'&lt;/em&gt; (supplication) that says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اللهم نور بالعلم قلبي، وافتح بطاعتك بدني، وخلص من الفتن سري، وقني شر&#xA;  وساوس الشيطان، واجرني منه يا رحمن، حتى لا يكون له علي سلطان وقل ربي&#xA;  زدنى علما&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O Allah, light my heart with knowledge, and open my body your&#xA;  obedience, and save my inner secret from sedition, and protect me from&#xA;  the evil whisperers of &lt;em&gt;Al-Shaytan&lt;/em&gt;, and make me avoid him O' Rahman,&#xA;  so he has no authority over me,  and say, &quot;My Lord, increase me in&#xA;  knowledge.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Transliteration: &lt;em&gt;Allahummah nawwir bil-'ilmi qalbi, waftah bita'atika&#xA;  badani, wakhalis minal fitani sirri, wa qini sharra waswaasi shaitan,&#xA;  wa ajirni minhu yaa Rahmaan, hattaa laa yakuuna 'alayya sultaan, wa&#xA;  qul rabbi zdni 'ilman.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; What is the origin of this &lt;em&gt;du'a'&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22365" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T11:54:09.927" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T11:54:09.927" Title="What is the origin of the supplication: &quot;O Allah, light my heart with knowledge&quot;?" Tags="|source-identification|dua|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39678" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-11T12:28:32.507" Score="2" ViewCount="2057" Body="&lt;p&gt;In my recent &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/38727/15201&quot;&gt;question&lt;/a&gt; on why cow meat isn't prohibited when there is a hadith saying &quot;beware of cow meat, because it is a cause of sickness&quot;, the answer was that &lt;strong&gt;it is only forbidden when it harms you&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;According to most scholars, eating too much meat is bad for the health (and harms). See for instance this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.telegraph.co.uk/wellbeing/health-advice/meat-health-truth-science-food-nutrition-vegetarian/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Last month the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) concluded red meat consumption was strongly linked to the development of colorectal cancer – the fourth most common cancer in the UK - and that by eating no more than 500 grams a week of cooked beef, lamb or pork we could considerably lower our risk.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also relevant: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3234663/A-poor-diet-worse-smoking-fatal-illnesses-Unhealthy-eating-accounts-nearly-11-disease-toll-England.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A poor diet is 'worse than smoking' for fatal illnesses&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;ul&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Research found poor diet accounts for &lt;strong&gt;10.8&lt;/strong&gt; per cent of death and illness    &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Experts say tobacco is responsible for &lt;strong&gt;10.7&lt;/strong&gt; per cent of total illness&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Having this in mind, would it be prohibited to eat meat every day?&lt;/strong&gt; To make this less broad, by meat I mean &lt;strong&gt;red meat&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;(Considering the amount is higher than 500g per week)&lt;/em&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Arguing that it for instance might differ from person to person how much he could eat without getting harmed, same argument could be used for smoking, but still no one wouldn't say smoking isn't prohibited.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;I explain this because if one answers saying it's prohibited only if it harms you it will often be too late. Because when you actually notice that it has harmed you, then it's of course too late and would had been prohibited, but you wasn't aware of that.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe relevant:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;It's known that the prophet didn't eat much meat at all, he is classed to have been a semi-vegetarian. There is the famous saying of Umar Ibn Al-Khattab; &quot;beware of meat because it is addictive as wine&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T14:20:38.867" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T14:20:38.867" Title="Is eating red meat every day prohibited?" Tags="|fiqh|meat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39679" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39678" CreationDate="2017-05-11T13:32:29.837" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/39683/15201&quot;&gt;The basic Islamic principle is that everything that is proven to be harmful is haram.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The food may be halal in principle, but because of extravagance in eating it that leads to harm, it may be haram. This does not apply only to meat; everything that will cause harm to a person if eaten is haram, even dates. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this case, it is proven that eating meat &lt;strong&gt;daily&lt;/strong&gt; is harmful so it is haram to eat it, but it should be noted that harmful foods may vary from one person or country to another, so it is not permissible to say that it is haram in general terms, rather it is haram only for the one who will be harmed by it, if he eats the amount that will harm him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21633" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T14:00:00.070" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T14:00:00.070" CommentCount="7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39681" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36504" CreationDate="2017-05-11T13:43:33.260" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The word for peace in Arabic is سلام = salam (as in the common greeting &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As-salamu_alaykum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;asalamu alaykum&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; = &amp;quot;peace be upon you&amp;quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Actually, as-Salam is one of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_God_in_Islam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;99 names of Allah&lt;/a&gt; (although it doesn't translate well into English):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْمَلِكُ الْقُدُّوسُ &lt;strong&gt;السَّلَامُ&lt;/strong&gt; الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمُهَيْمِنُ الْعَزِيزُ الْجَبَّارُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/59/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 59:23&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/quran/59/23/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;other translations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salam occurs multiple times in different forms in the Qur'an; some random examples are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَبَيْنَهُمَا حِجَابٌ وَعَلَى الْأَعْرَافِ رِجَالٌ يَعْرِفُونَ كُلًّا بِسِيمَاهُمْ وَنَادَوْا أَصْحَابَ الْجَنَّةِ أَن  &lt;strong&gt;سَلَامٌ&lt;/strong&gt; عَلَيْكُمْ لَمْ يَدْخُلُوهَا وَهُمْ يَطْمَعُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And between them will be a partition, and on [its] elevations are men who recognize all by their mark. And they call out to the companions of Paradise, &amp;quot;Peace be upon you.&amp;quot; They have not [yet] entered it, but they long intensely. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7/46/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 7:46&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدْ جَاءَتْ رُسُلُنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ بِالْبُشْرَىٰ قَالُوا &lt;strong&gt;سَلَامًا&lt;/strong&gt; قَالَ &lt;strong&gt;سَلَامٌ&lt;/strong&gt; فَمَا لَبِثَ أَن جَاءَ بِعِجْلٍ حَنِيذٍ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And certainly did Our messengers come to Abraham with good tidings; they said, &amp;quot;Peace.&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;Peace,&amp;quot; and did not delay in bringing [them] a roasted calf. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/11/69/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 11:69&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قَالَ &lt;strong&gt;سَلَامٌ&lt;/strong&gt; عَلَيْكَ سَأَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكَ رَبِّي إِنَّهُ كَانَ بِي حَفِيًّا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Abraham] said, &amp;quot;Peace will be upon you. I will ask forgiveness for you of my Lord. Indeed, He is ever gracious to me. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/19/47/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 19:47&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِلَّا قِيلًا &lt;strong&gt;سَلَامًا&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;سَلَامًا&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Only a saying: &amp;quot;Peace, peace.&amp;quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/56/26&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 56:26&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other examples are &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/37/79&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;37:79&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/37/120&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;37:120&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/43/89&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;43:82&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/50/34&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;50:34&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/51/25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;51:25&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Enumeration is difficult as both English and Arabic are nuanced.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://understandquran.com/names-answer-9-december-2012.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Understand Islam&lt;/a&gt; discusses the enumeration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Salaam comes from the root seen-laam-meem, which points to three main meanings. The first main meaning is to be peaceful, content, and tranquil. The second is to be free from imperfections, and the third main meaning is to be safe, secure, and well.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This root appears 140 times in the Quran in 16 derived forms. Examples of these forms are aslama (“submits”), salaamun (“peace”), saleemin (“sound”), al-islaami (“Islam”) and al-muslimeen (“the Muslims”).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, there's no consistent way of defining when a word is best translated as &amp;quot;peace&amp;quot; or another word.  For example &amp;quot;make peace&amp;quot; vs. &amp;quot;make settlement&amp;quot; in &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/quran/49/9/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 49:9&lt;/a&gt;.  (Another example is &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamawakened.com/quran/13/28/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 13:28&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T13:43:33.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39682" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-11T13:43:50.870" Score="4" ViewCount="3147" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is everything that is harmful for oneself haram?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Please add references that prove that whatever is harmful for oneself is haram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Definition of harmful:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Like smoking, eating certain food, or &quot;too much&quot; of certain food.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T14:27:10.623" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T14:27:10.623" Title="Is everything that is harmful haram?" Tags="|fiqh|usool-ul-fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39683" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39682" CreationDate="2017-05-11T13:59:14.723" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yes, the basic Islamic principle is that everything that is proven to be harmful is haram.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The evidence for the prohibition of that which is harmful is to be found in the Qur’an and the Sunnah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/195&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah Al-Baqarah&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“and do not throw yourselves into destruction”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surah An-Nisa&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“And do not kill yourselves (nor kill one another)”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The prohibition on killing oneself is also a prohibition on the means of doing so. Whatever causes harm is haram. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Credits: @Casanova&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T13:59:14.723" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39685" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-11T14:40:36.613" Score="3" ViewCount="136" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is this hadith authentic?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;من هوي الكفرة حشر معهم ولا ينفعه عمله شيئاً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;كنز العمال , مؤسسة الرساله, بيروت&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;He who loves [i.e., bears affinities to / is infatuated by / is fond&#xA;  of / admires / is inclined to / takes a fancy to] kafirs, he shall be&#xA;  resurrected with them, and nothing from his deeds shall benefit him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Kanz-ul-‘Ummaal&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;sub&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://iloveimamrabbani.wordpress.com/2013/07/12/he-who-loves-kafirs-shall-be-resurrected-with-them-and-nothing-from-his-deeds-shall-benefit-him-our-master-prophet-muhammad-%EF%B7%BA/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;iloveimamrabbani.wordpress.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21729" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2018-03-28T19:37:52.283" LastActivityDate="2018-03-28T20:11:56.413" Title="Is the hadith &quot;He who loves kafirs, he shall be resurrected with them&quot; authentic?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|authenticity|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39686" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39803" CreationDate="2017-05-11T14:45:49.133" Score="5" ViewCount="322" Body="&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/38727/17702&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt; the following hadith was referenced:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There should be neither harming (darar) nor reciprocating harm (dirar). &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nawawi40/32&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;An-Nawawi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is referred to in fatawa about &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/10922&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;forbidding smoking due to harm&lt;/a&gt;, some &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/3895&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;related to dangerous sports&lt;/a&gt;, a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/108657&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa forbidding using the computer if it harms your eyes&lt;/a&gt;, and numerous other issues.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This brings up the question what tradeoffs exist, and how &quot;bringing harm&quot; is established. Obviously there are things that will clearly be classified as harmful, such as slitting your wrists, and things that will be harmless, such as eating a normal piece of bread.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some things will be in a grey area though. Riding your car is relatively safe and brings obvious benefits, but there are numerous deaths in car accidents. Free-climbing is comparatively dangerous, but lots of fun for many people - however &quot;having fun&quot; may not be a valid goal in sharia to offset the danger. Various sports have health benefits in some regards but can also be detrimental to one's health in other regards. Some behaviors are very weakly correlated with certain health detriments, for example certain eating habits lead to a very small increase in incidence rates for diseases, while other behaviors are more strongly correlated with harmful effects, such as smoking leading to a very marked increase in certain cancers and other diseases.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These considerations bring up the questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;how strongly&quot; does a behavior have to be correlated with harmful effects to become haram? I suppose in the end that's a matter a faqih has to weigh up to his own discretion, but are there any guidelines?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Do positive effects of an otherwise harmful behavior offset the harm to make the act halal? For example coal mining used to be and to an extent still is very dangerous, but there were great benefits for society to be had.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastActivityDate="2021-11-18T10:05:44.097" Title="&quot;Harmful&quot; implies &quot;haram&quot; - what tradeoffs exist?" Tags="|halal-haram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39688" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37909" CreationDate="2017-05-11T16:51:47.370" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Treaties are with political entities and not religions as a whole. Among the Christians: While there was a treaty with the tribes of Najran there was a simultaneous a war with the Byzantines. So the treaty did not apply to &lt;em&gt;all&lt;/em&gt; Christians &lt;em&gt;automatically&lt;/em&gt;, it only applied to those who were covered by it and for as long as it was not voided.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The treaty of Najran does have modern day applicability in the sense that within an Islamic state the &lt;em&gt;Dhimmis&lt;/em&gt; are to be governed by similar treaties with similar provisions and the treaty of Najran is among the sources from which the legality of those provisions are derived. A Dhimmi is a non-Muslim citizen of an Islamic state who became so either by voluntarily agreeing to the treaty, or by being defeated and conquered if the caliph decides to make the prisoners into Dhimmis, or by being the descendant of another Dhimmi with a valid treaty.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The major provisions of the treaty of Najran included:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Payment of Jizyah i.e. annual tribute to the Muslims by the Christians.  The people of Najran were bound to pay &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud:3041&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;two thousand garments annually&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jizyah also applies to all other Dhimmis as it is commanded in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قاتلوا ... حتى يعطوا الجزية&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fight ... until they give the jizyah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/9/29?translations=20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 9:29&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Ahadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فأمرنا نبينا رسول ربنا صلى الله عليه وسلم أن نقاتلكم حتى تعبدوا الله وحده أو تؤدوا الجزية&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our Prophet, the Messenger of our Lord, has ordered us to fight you till you worship Allah Alone or give Jizyah&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3159&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وإذا لقيت عدوك من المشركين فادعهم إلى ثلاث خصال أو خلال فأيتهن ما أجابوك فاقبل منهم وكف عنهم ثم ادعهم إلى الإسلام ... فإن هم أبوا فسلهم الجزية فإن هم أجابوك فاقبل منهم وكف عنهم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When you meet your enemies who are polytheists, invite them to three courses of action. If they respond to any one of these, you also accept it and withhold yourself from doing them any harm. Invite them to (accept) Islam; ... If they refuse to accept Islam, demand from them the Jizya. If they agree to pay, accept it from them and hold off your hands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/32/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for the amount then the madhabs have different conditions regulating it, but in general it depends on what is mutually agreed on in the treaty on a case by case basis. It also depends on whether the people came to be Dhimmis by surrender or by military conquest. The Christians of Najran surrendered without fighting and the amount that was agreed for them was two thousand garments. On the other hand what was agreed for the Jews and Christians of &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud:3038&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Yemen&lt;/a&gt; was for payment of a gold dinar or its equivalent for every adult male every year.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Right to remain non-Muslims and to not be forced to accept Islam. This also applies to all Dhimmis. This is apparent from the texts mentioned above since they tell to cease fighting after the person agrees to Jizyah and do not say to force him to accept Islam. It is also apparent from the verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لا إكراه في الدين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/256?translations=20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:256&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As scholars who hold that this verse is applicable say that it applies specifically to the Dhimmis.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subjugation to Islamic laws, for example the people of Najran were not allowed to partake in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud:3041&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;interest&lt;/a&gt;.  This applies to all Dhimmis with certain exceptions such as the private consumption of wine or swine, and certain marriage laws (on which there is difference among the madhabs). This is evident from the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أن احكم بينهم بما أنزل الله ولا تتبع أهواءهم واحذرهم أن يفتنوك عن بعض ما أنزل الله إليك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And judge between them by what Allah has revealed and do not follow their inclinations and beware of them, lest they tempt you away from some of what Allah has revealed to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;http://legacy.quran.com/5/49&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 5:49&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قاتلوا الذين لا يؤمنون ... حتى يعطوا الجزية عن يد وهم صاغرون&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fight those who do not believe ... until they pay jizyah with their own hands while they are subdued&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/9/29?translations=84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 9:29&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الصغار هو جريان أحكام الإسلام عليهم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Being subdued means the imposition of the laws of Islam upon them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.ksu.edu.sa/tafseer/baghawy/sura9-aya29.html#baghawy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir al-Baghawy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Protection of Churches. This also applies to all other Dhimmis and follows from the permission to retain their religion. However it applies to those churches which are already present at the time of the treaty. Also it applies to those places which are conquered by surrender rather than by military conquest. See &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/34945/&quot;&gt;What is the ruling on non-Muslims having Temples, Churches and Synagogues in Muslim lands?&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/61751/&quot;&gt;Does Hagia Sophia belong to Muslims?&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Protection of life and property. This also applies to all other Dhimmis. It is evident from the above texts about ceasing fighting after they pay Jizyah. And it is also evident from other texts such as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;من قتل معاهدا لم يرح رائحة الجنة، وإن ريحها توجد من مسيرة أربعين عاما&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever killed a person having a treaty with the Muslims, shall not smell the smell of Paradise though its smell is perceived from a distance of forty years.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3166&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ألا من ظلم معاهدا أو انتقصه أو كلفه فوق طاقته أو أخذ منه شيئا بغير طيب نفس فأنا حجيجه يوم القيامة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If anyone wrongs a Mu'ahid, detracts from his rights, burdens him with&#xA;more work than he is able to do, or takes something from him without&#xA;his consent, I will plead for him (the Mu'ahid) on the Day of&#xA;Resurrection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud:3052&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Dawud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;عن عمر ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قال وأوصيه بذمة الله وذمة رسوله صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يوفى لهم بعهدهم، وأن يقاتل من ورائهم، ولا يكلفوا إلا طاقتهم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Umar instructed (his would-be-successor) saying, &amp;quot;I urge him (i.e. the new Caliph) to take care of those non-Muslims who are under the protection of Allah and His Apostle in that he should observe the convention agreed upon with them, and fight on their behalf (to secure their safety) and he should not over-tax them beyond their capability.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3052&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cancellation of the treaty on violations of the treaty from their side. This also applies to other Dhimmis, although there is disagreement on what actions count as voiding the treaty. The evidence is that fighting ceased because of the treaty and so it would begin anew when the treaty is discarded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For reference you can refer to any work of jurisprudence where it covers the laws of the Ahl al-Dhimma. For example see &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/details/FPmfkmfk/mfk07/page/n119/mode/2up?view=theater&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah  volume  7, page 120-139&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2024-03-06T11:55:29.583" LastActivityDate="2024-03-06T11:55:29.583" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39689" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39691" CreationDate="2017-05-11T17:20:22.257" Score="1" ViewCount="780" Body="&lt;p&gt;Did ash shafaee say imam layth bin saad is better imam than imam malik?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If imam layth bin saad is better than imam malik why don't we have laythi school of jurisprudence?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22270" LastEditorUserId="22270" LastEditDate="2017-05-11T23:24:23.263" LastActivityDate="2023-05-15T07:12:34.543" Title="Did Muhammad bin idrees ash shafaee make such a statement?" Tags="|history|madhhab|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39690" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="32516" CreationDate="2017-05-11T18:12:32.570" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalamualikum,&#xA;It is the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws) and best if one sleeps after Isha and wakes up again to offer the Tahajjud or late night prayers, but it is not obligatory. If one finds it difficult to wake up again for Tahajjud, then there is no harm if one offers these voluntary prayers after the Isha prayers or before one goes to sleep.&#xA;May Allah Guide us all,Ameen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22369" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T18:12:32.570" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39691" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39689" CreationDate="2017-05-11T20:13:38.200" Score="5" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Yes&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ash-Shaafi`i said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Al-Layth is more knowledgeable than Maalik.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(p. 524 of al-Shafi`i's Manaqib)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He means Maalik Ibn Anas, the Imaam of the people of Al-Madeenah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;strong&gt;there was&lt;/strong&gt; a &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laythi&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Laythi&lt;/a&gt; school of jurisprudence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Laythi (Arabic: الليث‎‎) madhhab was an 8th-century religious law school of Fiqh within Sunni Islam whose Imam was Al-Layth ibn Sa'd.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-11T21:17:15.633" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39694" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39660" CreationDate="2017-05-12T07:16:45.653" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Eating so early will not count as Suhoor since by definition it is the meal that is eaten before dawn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However a fast is valid without the Suhoor (pre-dawn meal), although there is Barkah (blessing) in taking the Suhoor, and its Mustahab (recommended).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So you can skip Suhoor, or take it hours before its time and the fast will remain valid. If you want to take it at its proper time, you can take a snack with you while you commute and eat it at the right time by checking your watch etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Saheeh Bukhari there is a chapter titled&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;باب بركة السحور من غير إيجاب لأن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وأصحابه&#xA;واصلوا ولم يذكر السحور&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahur is a blessing but it is not compulsory, because the Prophet and&#xA;his Companions observed Wisal and did not mention Suhoor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This chapter lists the following Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/31&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; The Prophet (ﷺ) fasted for days continuously; the&#xA;people also did the same but it was difficult for them. So, the&#xA;Prophet (ﷺ) forbade them (to fast continuously for more than one day).&#xA;They slid, &amp;quot;But you fast without break (no food was taken in the&#xA;evening or in the morning).&amp;quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, &amp;quot;I am not like&#xA;you, for I am provided with food and drink (by Allah).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;Take Suhur as there is a&#xA;blessing in it.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Ibn Hajar, in &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=3517&amp;amp;bk_no=52&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Fath Al Bar&lt;/a&gt;i, links it to the following Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/bukhari/30/72&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade Al-Wisal in fasting.&#xA;So, one of the Muslims said to him, &amp;quot;But you practice Al- Wisal. O&#xA;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!&amp;quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, &amp;quot;Who amongst you is&#xA;similar to me? I am given food and drink during my sleep by my Lord.&amp;quot;&#xA;So, when the people refused to stop Al-Wisal (fasting continuously),&#xA;the Prophet (ﷺ) fasted day and night continuously along with them for&#xA;a day and then another day and then they saw the crescent moon (of the&#xA;month of Shawwal). The Prophet (ﷺ) said to them (angrily), &amp;quot;If It (the&#xA;crescent) had not appeared, I would have made you fast for a longer&#xA;period.&amp;quot; That was as a punishment for them when they refused to stop&#xA;(practicing Al-Wisal).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The argument is that the Prophet and the Sahabah observed Wisal (continous fasting for days without a meal at nights), and whereas this was discouraged the fast was considered valid ... since Wisal is valid, not eating Sahoor is valid since Sahoor would interrupt the Wisal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/IslamicJurisprudenceAccordingToTheFourSunniSchoolsAlFiqhalaAlMadhahibAlArbaah#page/n803/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic Jurisprudence According To The Four Sunni School&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Desirable&lt;/strong&gt; practices associated with fasting:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(3) &lt;strong&gt;Taking a pre-dawn meal&lt;/strong&gt;, however light, even if it consists of&#xA;nothing but a sip of water. This ruling is based on the words of the&#xA;Prophet:&amp;quot;Partake of a pre-dawn meal, for it holds a blessing.&amp;quot; &lt;strong&gt;The&#xA;time period during which the pre-dawn meal is to be taken commences&#xA;with the beginning of the latter half of the night&lt;/strong&gt;. The latter one&#xA;partakes of the pre-dawn meal, the better, such that there is no doubt&#xA;concerning the break of dawn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The book does not seem to mention any disagreement among the four major schools on this issue.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-29T03:47:39.823" LastActivityDate="2022-06-29T03:47:39.823" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39695" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39050" CreationDate="2017-05-12T08:17:31.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;A widow can remarry after her husband's death and after observing a &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/101546&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;waiting period&lt;/a&gt; (iddah). There is no Khula or Talaq, since they are given by the husband (who is dead), nor a need for Fask from a Judge etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/234&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:234&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;And those who are taken in death among you and leave&#xA;  wives behind&lt;/strong&gt; - they, [the wives, shall] wait four months and ten&#xA;  [days]. And when they have fulfilled their term, t&lt;strong&gt;hen there is no&#xA;  blame upon you for what they do with themselves in an acceptable&#xA;  manner&lt;/strong&gt;. And Allah is [fully] Acquainted with what you do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can not make a nikah with her during her mourning period, and you shouldn't make an explicit proposal during that period either, but you are permitted to leave a hint indirectly:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/235&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:235&lt;/a&gt; There is no blame upon you for that to which you&#xA;  [indirectly] allude concerning a proposal to women or for what you&#xA;  conceal within yourselves. Allah knows that you will have them in&#xA;  mind. &lt;strong&gt;But do not promise them secretly except for saying a proper&#xA;  saying.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;And do not determine to undertake a marriage contract until&#xA;  the decreed period reaches its end.&lt;/strong&gt; And know that Allah knows what is&#xA;  within yourselves, so beware of Him. And know that Allah is Forgiving&#xA;  and Forbearing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For details see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-05-12T08:26:50.043" LastActivityDate="2017-05-12T08:26:50.043" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39696" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39689" CreationDate="2017-05-12T09:15:24.933" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The complete statement of imam a-Shafi'i (see for example wafayat al-a'ayan of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Khallikan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ibn Khallikan&lt;/a&gt;) is as quoted in the comment of @Kilise:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللَّيْثُ أَفْقَهُ مِنْ مَالِكٍ إِلاَّ أَنَّ أَصْحَابَه لَمْ يَقُوْمُوا بِهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This might be translated as follows:&#xA;&amp;quot;al-Laith was more knowledgable than Malik, but his student didn't compile or save his knowledge.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He has also been quoted saying in hilyat al-awliya':&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الليث بن سعد أتبع للأثر من مالك بن أنس&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;which might be translated: &amp;quot;al-Laith is following athar (sunna etc.) more than Malik&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Others even made more stronger statements about the knowledge of al-Laith compared to Malik. However these statements must be considered in the correct context: What is the background of the person making the statement? What is the relation to both scholars? etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So basically a major reason why we don't know much about his madhhab, is that instead of the students of Abu Hanifa, Malik, a-Shafi'i, al-Awza'i (whoms madhhab vanished around the 3rd century), Ahmad, a-Thawry (whoms madhhab vanished around the 7th century)etc. the students of al-Laith didn't do enough efforts to keep the knowledge of their teacher and his opinions. And because of the fact that the major and most influential students of Malik were Egyptian (ibn Wahb, Abdurrahm ibn al-Qassim, Ashhab etc.) the madhab of a al-Laith already vanished and disappeared in his homeland at the time a-Shafi'i settled down there. But we still can read his ahadith in the sahih books, in al-Muwatta' of Malik and other hadith collections. Imam Malik used to call him &amp;quot;the person I trust&amp;quot; (or something similar) in al-Muwatta'.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But we know about the discussion or dispute between Malik and al-Laith (a correspondence) -both where students of ibn Shihab az-Zuhri and Rabi'at ar-Ra'y- about Malik's opinion of considering the practice of people of Medina higher than ahaad and da'if ahadith. Imam a-Shafi'i also held the opinion of al-Laith saying that the sahaba were everywhere not only in Medina so their knowledge might be available with same &amp;quot;standards&amp;quot; in other places. Ibn Taymiyyah later somewhat confirmed the view of Malik (See in my source of &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/39587/is-it-true-that-the-prophet-muhammad-foretold-the-birth-of-malik-ibn-anas/39589#39589&quot;&gt;Is it true that the Prophet Muhammad foretold the birth of Malik ibn Anas?&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Maybe imam a-Shafi'i said this because al-Laith did more efforts to collect knowledge by traveling, while Malik never left al-Hijaz because most reliable scholars lived there or came their for hajj. And the few ahadith Malik narrated from people of 'Iraq are the less strong in his Muwatta'. And traveling to get knowledge was something imam a-Shafi'i considered as very important.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We also know that after moving to Egypt imam a-Shafi'i changed his madhhab (his old madhhab was more like the madhhab of his teachers ibn 'Oyyanah, Waki'and Malik) and maybe he was influenced by the knowledge he gained from students of al-Laith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;An other point is that the scribe of al-Laith abullah ibn Salaah &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD_%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;عبد الله بن صالح&lt;/a&gt; is considered as a da'if narrator by many authorities (like ibn Hebban, ibn 'Ady who said he makes unintended mistakes, the same was reported by ibn abi Hatim, while his father abu Hatim considers the weakness in his hadith -when he became older- to be due to ibn Najeeh -a companion of abu Salaah- who added fabrications in his books, a-Dhahabi pointed at the growing weakness with the age) .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See also:&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7427/what-is-the-origin-of-the-concept-of-four-ways-to-follow-islam/31008#31008&quot;&gt;What is the origin of the concept of four ways to follow Islam?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AB_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%AF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Arabic wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; site gives more information about the madhab of al-Laith which is similar to the one of a-Shafi'i when it comes to the osol. See also &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35293/what-are-basic-osol-al-fiqh-differences-similarities-between-the-4-existing/35340#35340&quot;&gt;What are basic (osol al fiqh) differences &amp;amp; similarities between the 4 (existing) Legal Sunni Schools: Hanafi, Hanbali, Maliki, &amp;amp; Shafi&amp;#39;i? Charts?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a comment on your comment about Bilal Philips statement: In no book of biographies like siyar a'laam an nubala' etc. you will find a-Shafi'i quoted as a student of al-Laith nor al-Laith quoted to have been thought a-Shafi'i, so this statement has no basis&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2023-05-15T07:12:34.543" LastActivityDate="2023-05-15T07:12:34.543" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39697" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39701" CreationDate="2017-05-12T09:35:47.683" Score="0" ViewCount="2999" Body="&lt;p&gt;My question is maybe asked many times. I want to have some advices concerning how to speak about Islam (with a progressive way) to a non-Muslim friend, in order to invite this person to be a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Things to know: the person is by nature a smart and really nice person, high education, and has many qualities (many qualities a good muslim should have). And this person is a Buddhist but not praticing (more atheist).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The person seems to be open minded enough to know about our religion.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I really want to speak by myself (not show her videos or something like this).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="16688" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-13T03:24:52.923" LastActivityDate="2021-03-16T10:38:26.443" Title="How to speak to a non-Muslim in order to invite them to Islam?" Tags="|practical-islam|non-muslim|dawah|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39701" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39697" CreationDate="2017-05-12T12:46:11.663" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The important thing here is to understand her point of view already. I'll make some points you might want to focus on as a method of comparison with what she might be familiar with, as I'm an atheist so should have a good idea what she'll be receptive to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To start, mention that Islam can be considered &quot;purer&quot; than probably any other religion. I recall that archaeologists recently found a very old version of the Qur'an, possibly from the Prophet's time, and it's much the same to what is now. No other religion has this, as they have been revised constantly over their history according to the needs of the current leaders, while Muslims have been consistently committed to keeping their scripture intact.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mention that, unlike with most (possibly all?) other religions, Islam is more than just a belief, it's a way of life, and one which is open to all. It requires that you not only believe in Allah and Mohammad as his prophet, but pick up certain practices. Mention why those practices are done and what they give you.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Mention the dedication that Muslims have to their brothers and sisters and the good they do for each other.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Reiterate that the religion is truly open to all and Muslims will generally be happy to help welcome her.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Encourage her to do her own research! Islam is poorly understood in the West and she should look at neutral resources to teach her about it. Given how many negative misconceptions are out there it can only help your case.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="9248" LastActivityDate="2017-05-12T12:46:11.663" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39704" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-12T15:22:05.697" Score="2" ViewCount="222" Body="&lt;p&gt;We are all Muslims because we are either raised up as Muslims or at some point in life reverted to Islam. But what about others, the ones who are not being guided is it just their fault that they have not become Muslims. They would have done what the Islam teaches them to do if they had been guided and it is said that those who have not accepted Islam will go to jahannam. So how is this justified?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, we know that the future is already written and if it's already written what's the point of free will?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22378" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-25T10:57:13.960" LastActivityDate="2017-06-25T10:57:13.960" Title="How does Islam justify non-guided people going to hell and what is the point of free will if the future is already written?" Tags="|non-muslim|jahannam|free-will|qadar|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ClosedDate="2017-06-05T04:31:52.080" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39705" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37763" CreationDate="2017-05-12T15:43:58.607" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Shafi and Hanbali position is that it is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; obligatory to make up for a broken optional fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Maliki and Hanafi position is that it &lt;strong&gt;is&lt;/strong&gt; obligatory to make up for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In either case its a recommended deed to make up for it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/IslamicJurisprudenceAccordingToTheFourSunniSchoolsAlFiqhalaAlMadhahibAlArbaah#page/n779/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islamic Jurispudence according to the four schools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/39827&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/Hedaya_201703/Hedaya#page/n201/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hidayah&lt;/a&gt;  (Far right, poor scan quality, but legible)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-05-12T15:43:58.607" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39706" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="44145" CreationDate="2017-05-12T18:41:54.320" Score="0" ViewCount="277" Body="&lt;h2&gt;This is from a Shia point of view&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a statement I found from &lt;a href=&quot;https://hubeali.com/articles/chapter-6-family-life.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hubeali.com&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is narrated from Amir-ul-momaneen that a child gets ill if the mother commits a sin.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Huliya-tul-Mutaqeen, Allam Majlisi, Urdu translation, pp.144.)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; Is this belief in Shia Islam true and why do they believe this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If they do believe this, then &lt;strong&gt;children will be harmed&lt;/strong&gt; and the only way to stop it is to not sin so a mother would have to commit no sins but that is impossible for a normal Muslim to be infallible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira reported:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “By Him in whose hand is my soul, if you did not sin Allah would replace you with people who would sin and they would seek the forgiveness of Allah and He would forgive them.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: Sahih Muslim 2749&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Grade: Sahih (authentic )according to Muslim&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-02-02T12:59:40.997" Title="Is it true that a child is affected if the mother commits sins?" Tags="|shiism|sin|children|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39707" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39704" CreationDate="2017-05-12T20:56:05.133" Score="0" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;This known as the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate_of_the_unlearned&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fate of the unlearned&lt;/a&gt;. It exists in two forms: for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpA4ZIw6vrI&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;people living before the revelation&lt;/a&gt;, and for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSdGr4K4qLg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;people living after the revelation but isolated from it&lt;/a&gt;. Many different answers exist depending on religions, schisms and people within these religions. You can however see &quot;categories&quot; of answers, regardless of the details of each doctrine. For Islam (and most religions), the answers can be summed up by:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;there are no unlearned, since god supplied a sufficient amount of prophets, or made enough people spread the faith. This applies only to current unlearned.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;some unlearned go to heaven, but it would have helped if they learned&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;they burn in hell forever (which may not be the first thing to mention when trying to teach them)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;they are judged on their actions independently from their faith (which can be problematic, since it gives &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheist&amp;#39;s_Wager&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;no incentive to believe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Apparently, there is no consensus on this within Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&quot;we know that the future is already written&quot; is a little vague. It does not specify if you are speaking about a fully deterministic world, or a broader future written event (like some final apocalypse that will happen whatever you do)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a problem that is not inherent to Islam. In a purely deterministic world, there would be no free will. Our thoughts would be triggered by one another, by our environment, by some &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_plane&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;other spiritual influence&lt;/a&gt;... Even with less determinism, the idea that we are largely (or entirely) the product of external forces (divine or not) is quite challenging to the concept of person as we know it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In pratice, not many people seriously consider this idea since it &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_responsibility#Hard_determinism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;removes responsibility&lt;/a&gt;. Furthermore, even if it were true, it would still be completely unpractical (your brain is too complex, we are absolutely unable to predict what your next thought will be). So we might just consider some kind of free will regardless of its validity, at least for our justice systems which are based on it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastEditorUserId="20376" LastEditDate="2017-05-12T21:22:45.850" LastActivityDate="2017-05-12T21:22:45.850" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39708" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37235" CreationDate="2017-05-12T21:15:32.370" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will try to provide a view of the other point of view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the answer to the question: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/39711/15201&quot;&gt;Can a woman travel alone?&lt;/a&gt;&quot; it is concluded that:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;a woman is free to travel alone as she is safe and no harm is expected.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Your question is based on the &quot;allowance of a woman to travel alone&quot;, when  this variable changes, it's very likely that your question does too. Truly without this factor, it is hard to come to the conclusion and say it is haram. Following the opionion mentioned above that it isn't forbidden to travel alone, &lt;strong&gt;the answer to your question is more likely to be: &quot;no it's not a haram&quot;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-05-12T22:23:32.577" LastActivityDate="2017-05-12T22:23:32.577" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39709" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-12T22:08:04.233" Score="2" ViewCount="271" Body="&lt;p&gt;I dont know really anything about Islam so I am asking this from a Christianity perspective..(dont know much about Christianity either though heheh.   But I have noticed that alot of Christians use these creeds to express their belief and i guess to make sure they dont stray from mainstream tradition. But does Islam do something similar, and if they dont, then what would you say is the closest approximation to a creed for Muslims?&#xA;Thank you &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22380" LastActivityDate="2017-07-10T16:30:52.927" Title="Does Islam have some sort of creed, or do muslims use creeds and also are there any examples of creeds?" Tags="|islamic-basis|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39710" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-12T22:14:16.887" Score="5" ViewCount="8744" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are plenty questions with the already drawn conclusion that traveling alone for a woman is forbidden (haram). &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/37235/15201&quot;&gt;Is travelling to persue a career haram for a female Muslim?&lt;/a&gt;&#xA;The person asking already has drawn the conclusion that it is forbidden, saying &quot;i know it is haram&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/37804/15201&quot;&gt;Are women converts an exception to the rule of travelling alone?&lt;/a&gt; This question is asking about an exception of the conclusion that a woman can't travel alone.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/8698/15201&quot;&gt;Can a Muslim woman &lt;strong&gt;study abroad&lt;/strong&gt; without a mahram?&lt;/a&gt; In my opinion, studying abroad and &lt;strong&gt;traveling alone&lt;/strong&gt; is not focusing on the exact and direct question.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/31010/15201&quot;&gt;Why are women not allowed to go out alone even in today's society?&lt;/a&gt; The question is clearly focusing on &lt;strong&gt;WHY it is not allowed&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have yet not found a direct question asking if a woman can travel alone or not, therefore I am posting this question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can a woman travel alone?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;I would like to hear both the yes and no opinions, both from shia and a sunni point of view.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Please provide references.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-05-12T22:44:54.317" LastActivityDate="2021-12-06T19:39:20.707" Title="Can a woman travel alone?" Tags="|women|fiqh|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39711" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39710" CreationDate="2017-05-12T22:17:08.087" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;I will try to provide the sunni view that a woman is allowed to travel alone. &lt;em&gt;(Of course there is a sunni view that it isn't allowed, but here i will focus on that it is allowed.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;A woman is allowed to travel alone&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A woman is free to travel alone if it generally is expected to be safe.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As other stated, we should follow Sharia. But in the end, the interpretation of what true Sharia is, and who is following the &quot;true&quot; sharia and who isn't will most likely be debated until the day of judgment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The ones who interpret that a woman can travel alone, interprets the prohibition to be based on reason, where the reason is the womens security and safety.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;I don't know anybody who doesn't say that the prohibition of a woman to travel alone isn't based on security.&lt;/em&gt; Therefore, scholars draw the conclusion, that if a woman has nothing to fear, there is no reason left to apply the prohibition which was based on a situation, which now is changed (i.e the safety).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here is a quote from a fatwa by dar-alifta.org: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dar-alifta.org/Foreign/ViewFatwa.aspx?ID=6128&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Can I travel alone with no mahram?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is permissible for a woman to travel without a mahram provided the way, destination and return journey are safe and provided she does not meet with any harassment jeopardizing both her safety and religion. It has been narrated through 'Adiy Ibn Hatem (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet told him, &quot;And if you live a long life, you will surely see women traveling from Hira till they circumambulate the Ka'ba, &lt;strong&gt;fearing no one except Allah&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  [Bukhari and others].     &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Ahmed's report of the hadith includes: &quot;By He in whose hands is my soul, verily Allah will bring this matter [Islam] into completion till women travel from Hira and circumambulate the Ka'ba &lt;strong&gt;without being accompanied by anyone.&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From this hadith with its different chains of narration, some scholars have derived the permissibility of a woman traveling alone if her safety is guaranteed&lt;/strong&gt;. Moreover, they have used this hadith to restrict other prohibiting hadiths which, according to them, referred to the lack of security associated with travel in the distant past.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The majority of scholars have permitted a woman to travel for obligatory hajj without a mahram if accompanied by trustworthy females or company. They based their opinion on the precedence of the Mothers of Believers (may Allah be pleased with them) who went on hajj after the Prophet's death and during the caliphate of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) accompanied by 'Uthman ibn 'Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The conclusion of the fatwa:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The hadiths forbidding a woman to travel without a mahram pertain to lack of security which was the case in previous times. Based on this, if a woman's safety is ensured, the prohibition is lifted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According to this, a woman is free to travel alone as she is safe and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/39682/15201&quot;&gt;no harm&lt;/a&gt; is expected.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shortly about the other opinion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;It is known that there is another opinion that it is forbidden for a woman to travel alone. I also like to point out that most of the scholars (of today), that follow the other opinion, does not mention the reason why it is forbidden, instead they try to describe it to be an absolute rule in Sharia given by Allah, that we have to follow, without questioning it, in order to be faithful to the command of God. Never do they mention that Sharia is a matter of different of opinions and ijtihad. This is a matter of ikhtilaf (difference of opinion), and we should respect each others opinions without looking down on each other. Both opinions are from the Quran and Sunnah!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Somehow off topic; about the authority of dar-alifta.org:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Dar al-Ifta al Misriyyah is among the pillars of the religious foundations in Egypt which include Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, Al-Azhar University, Ministry of Religious Endowments, and Dar al-Ifta al-Misryyah.It plays a significant role in giving rulings to the masses and consultation for the judiciary in Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-05-12T22:51:19.777" LastActivityDate="2017-05-12T22:51:19.777" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39712" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24536" CreationDate="2017-05-12T23:27:03.320" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question is hard to answer. Because to answer this question one must really first define wahhabism. Also, is wahhabism just a name for salafism? It seems the tag salafi is used in the question, so maybe you are asking for that. Because there are opinions that &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/10560/15201&quot;&gt;salafism is wahhabism&lt;/a&gt;, just with different names. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we say they are the same, for the sake of simplifying this answer, would that even mean that all salafi scholars follow the same opinion of who might be called a muslim?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Most salafi scholars says that whoever abandons the prayer is a kafir&lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/5208&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. While there are some who actually follow the opinion that you aren't a kafir, even though you don't pray.&lt;sup&gt;[I will need to back this up later]&lt;/sup&gt;&#xA;This could get deeper and deeper, it's a broad question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The conclusion here is that, even the salafi/wahhabi scholars will have different of opinions of who is called a Muslim.&lt;/strong&gt; But generally they would call anyone a Muslim who claims to be a Muslim, if otherwise isn't proved (for instance, not praying of laziness and other things like &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/6688&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then if we count other groups like ISIS, which &lt;strong&gt;calls&lt;/strong&gt; themselves salafis, the answer could differ here too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;When I speak about salafi scholars, I intend nowday scholars, not counted to be among the salaf.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastActivityDate="2017-05-12T23:27:03.320" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39713" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="24536" CreationDate="2017-05-13T00:44:26.783" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no one better equipped to answer this question more than &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_Abd_al-Wahhab&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad ibn 'Abdel-Wahhab&lt;/a&gt;, the one Wahhabism is named after. From his book The Three Fundamental Principles (Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikisource.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%A9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الأصول الثلاثة&lt;/a&gt;), when discussing the second fundamental principle, he says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;h2&gt;الأصل الثاني: معرفة دين الإسلام بالأدلة&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وهو الاستسلام لله بالتوحيد، والانقياد له بالطاعة، والبراءة من الشرك&#xA;  وأهله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وهو ثلاث مراتب: الإسلام والإيمان والإحسان. وكل مرتبة لها أركان. فأركان&#xA;  الإسلام خمسة: شهادة أن لا إله إلا الله، وأن محمدا رسول الله، وإقام&#xA;  الصلاة، وإيتاء الزكاة، وصوم رمضان، وحج بيت الله الحرام&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;h2&gt;The second fundamental: Knowing the religion of Islam through evidence&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It is the submission to Allah alone, and yielding to Him by obeying&#xA;  His commandments; and absolving oneself from &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt; and its people.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;This knowledge has three ranks:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Islam (submission)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Eman (faith)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Ehsan (perfection of worship)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Every rank has its own pillars. For Islam, there are five pillars:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;ol&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Testifying that there is no God but Allah, and that Muhammad is His Messenger.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Performing prayers&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Paying the Zakat&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Fasting the month of Ramadan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;li&gt;Pilgrimage to the Sacred House (Mecca).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;  &lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the definition of a Muslim according to Muhammad ibn 'Abdel-Wahhab is one who upholds the five pillars of Islam. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastActivityDate="2017-05-13T00:44:26.783" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39714" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-13T03:00:17.893" Score="2" ViewCount="322" Body="&lt;p&gt;I live in the USA and I'm 18 years old. My father is retired from work and my brothers have a store which is haram. They sell alcohol and lottery. I tried to convince them to stop it but they won't listen. They don't even pray. I told my father that I want to leave the store. He told me, no even though I found halal and better job. He even told me if you leave the store I will not want you in my house. And in NYC it's hard to find affordable place.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will I be judged on judgment day for not avoiding my family's haram business?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22382" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-13T03:31:30.930" LastActivityDate="2020-02-21T12:02:40.377" Title="Will I be judged on judgment day for not avoiding my family's haram business?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|family|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39717" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39714" CreationDate="2017-05-13T05:44:13.643" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;From Quran verses &lt;strong&gt;6:164&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;14:51&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;31:33&lt;/strong&gt; (relevant for your specific case), &lt;strong&gt;35:18&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;99:7&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;99:8&lt;/strong&gt;, I understand that everyone will be responsible from whatever they did (good or bad), and only from whatever they did and no one else's deeds, regardless of whether they are so small deeds.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, in the light of verses &lt;strong&gt;16:25&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;29:13&lt;/strong&gt;, I understand that those who lead others to sin, those who provide tools for the purpose of sinning, those who have an effect on others' sins (e.g. producing or selling alcohol, recording and distributing inappropriate videos, raising a band of thieves and having them steal things from others, developing a technology the whole purpose of which is to harm people, etc.), will also be responsible for their part of causing those sins committed by others (not for the sins committed by others, but for leading others to commit sins).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please think of the verses in the above two paragraphs as a whole, you will understand they do not contradict. To clarify my point: Anyone who leads others to sin will be responsible for the sin of &quot;leading others to sin&quot; multiplied by how many people that person lead to sin. That person will not be responsible for the sins committed by those who committed them, as they will be responsible for their own sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Back to your specific case:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Unless your family is physically holding you as a prisoner (e.g. locking doors on you) and controlling your body physically (e.g. they have shackles or handcuffs) and forcing you pysically (e.g. they are controlling your body parts like your hands, feet, mouth to sell/serve alcohol), you should not continue with that business. If that means you will be kicked out of the house, trust in Allah, as It owns all this universe, your father and you, and pray and have hope that It will provide you a halal means for earning your life. Abandon that business immediately today my brother, you won't regret in the long term.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone who continued to produce, deliver, sell, serve and drink alcohol, will most probably prefer dying in the street from poverty, rather than continuing their business, when they see the grand hardships of the Judgment day.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah forgive our sins.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In case you will have economic hardship by being kicked out of your house, I would suggest seeking a Muslim community in your location and ask for their advice and help if possible, to maybe provide a place to stay and/or a job to work at. I am pretty sure there won't be a shortage of Muslims who would gladly help a young person in your case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TO EDITORS:&lt;/strong&gt; Please do not add links or insert verses in my answers, where I clearly mention a verse number as reference. I am not linking to any site/resource or not including the verse words in a language in my answers because I am leaving the reader to choose whichever language and translation of Quran they choose to refer to, or directly read it in Arabic if they understand that language.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17173" LastEditorUserId="17173" LastEditDate="2018-08-29T06:29:07.200" LastActivityDate="2018-08-29T06:29:07.200" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39718" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39727" CreationDate="2017-05-13T07:45:23.787" Score="1" ViewCount="409" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've heard this story a few times, and I'm wondering if it's actually true.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, the story goes something like: a non-Muslim was being punished under sharia, but instead of using the Qur'an, the judge used the non-Muslim's holy book for sentencing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is it true that non-Muslims are punished under sharia according to their holy book (e.g., the Bible)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2023-02-17T19:28:20.483" Title="Is it true that non-Muslims are punished under sharia according to their holy book (e.g., the Bible)?" Tags="|sharia|non-muslim|punishment|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39719" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16834" CreationDate="2017-05-13T09:21:51.520" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;As said before all you're trying to do is mend Islam into your version so it can accommodate your harraam actions! I will not tell you what the others told you above, since they have done justice, alhamdulillah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They already have the choice! They can wear a bikini in a place where there are women only or in front of their husbands, they are also allowed to dress for their husbands.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;No man will never stop looking at a women wearing minimal clothing. It's natural and it can't stop! For Muslim however, we must lower our gaze.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Everything is wrong with that you just said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22386" LastActivityDate="2017-05-13T09:21:51.520" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39720" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39721" CreationDate="2017-05-13T10:45:36.457" Score="2" ViewCount="30865" Body="&lt;p&gt;I'm aware of this hadith relating to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Fitr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Eid al-Fitr&lt;/a&gt; (see: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2244/17163&quot;&gt;Is it sunnah to eat dates before going to eid al-Fithr prayer?&lt;/a&gt;):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) never proceeded (for the prayer) on the Day of `Id-ul-Fitr unless he had eaten some dates. Anas also narrated: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to eat odd number of dates. -- Sahih al-Bukhari 953 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/13/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And, on one occasion (unrelated to Eid al-Fitr), two Muslim friends from Algeria told me it was better to eat an odd number of dates.  I've been trying to eat only odd numbers of dates ever since (except when I eat 0 dates).  Hence:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is it generally important to eat an odd number of dates?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2021-01-28T04:00:21.607" Title="Is it generally important to eat an odd number of dates?" Tags="|sunnah|food|" AnswerCount="3" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39721" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39720" CreationDate="2017-05-13T11:18:04.007" Score="4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;No, it even isn't Sunnah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no evidence from the Sunnah that the Prophet &lt;strong&gt;intentionally&lt;/strong&gt; ate an odd number of dates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not obligatory – and in fact it is not Sunnah – to break the fast with an odd number, three or five or seven or nine, except on the Day of Eid al-Fitr, as it is proven that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him and his family) would not go out for prayer on the Day of Eid al-Fitr, until he had eaten some dates, an odd number thereof. Apart from that, the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) did not seek deliberately to eat an odd number of dates.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Fataawa Noor ‘ala ad-Darb (11/2)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith where it says that the Prophet ate 3 dates to break his fast.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) used to like to break his fast by eating three dates or something that had not been touched by fire.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Abu Ya‘la (3305)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is a da‘eef (weak) hadith that has not been proven. See ad-Da‘eefah by al-Albaani (966).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However&lt;/strong&gt;, some scholars say that it is mustahabb to make everything odd-numbered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan (may Allah preserve him) was asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Should making things odd-numbered be done with regard to all permissible things, such as drinking coffee and the like, or is it only with regard to things concerning which a text has been narrated?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Shaykh’s answer may be summed up as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All words and deeds should be made odd-numbered. This is the Sunnah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh ‘Abd al-Kareem al-Khudayr (may Allah preserve him) was asked:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Will we be rewarded for making things odd-numbered as an act of devotion when eating, drinking and so on?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He replied&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, we will be rewarded for doing that as an act of devotion. So if a person eats dates, he should eat one, or three or seven, an odd number, because Allah loves that which is odd-numbered.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‘Abd ar-Razzaaq (5/498) narrated from Ma‘mar, from Ayyoob, from Ibn Sireen, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Verily Allah is One and loves that which is odd-numbered.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ayyoob said: Ibn Sireen liked that which was odd-numbered in all things, to the extent that he would eat an odd number of things. This is a saheeh isnaad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarise, the matter is broad and has not been proven. The scholars who said that said it on&#xA;the basis of ijtihaad.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/230906&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-13T11:18:04.007" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39723" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38518" CreationDate="2017-05-13T14:20:10.383" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;I really believe that your question is not islamic, maybe I'm wrong, but you have to prove me that transgender is not a sin regarded from an islamic point of view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some hadiths refers to man behaving very badly by behaving like women, and women dressing like men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah curses men who imitate women and women who imitate men.&#xA;  ( Bukhari)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://theheartopener.wordpress.com/books/sins/33-women-imitating-men-and-vice-versa/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://theheartopener.wordpress.com/books/sins/33-women-imitating-men-and-vice-versa/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only permitted situation is for hermaphrodic people (&lt;em&gt;Khunthaa Mushkil&lt;/em&gt;) who are &lt;em&gt;born&lt;/em&gt; with both female and male organs, due to a X and Y chromosomes wrong mixing (eg: person with XXY). The real ambiguity (not XX and not XY) is really really scarce. In a country like France, there are only about 500 cases in the whole country, for instance. (Source: wikipedia &quot;hermaphrodisme&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Transgender has been condemned by many islamic scholars; except for real hermaphroditism, I (forgive my ignorance) don't know of islamic shcolars who said that behaving in another way that your birth organs show is okay.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I'm right, and the only gender in Islam is the gender given by Allah, there is not &quot;misgendering&quot;, and you have to reformulate your question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13129" LastActivityDate="2017-05-13T14:20:10.383" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39726" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39028" CreationDate="2017-05-13T15:26:54.913" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;-A lot of Jewish women wear wigs, because of religious reasons. They hide their hair, with a scarf, a sheitel, or a wig.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Sheitel (...) is the Yiddish word for&#xA;  a wig or half-wig worn by some Orthodox Jewish married women in order&#xA;  to conform with the requirement of Jewish Law to cover their hair.&#xA;  This practice is part of the modesty-related dress standard called&#xA;  tzniut.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: wikipedia &quot;Sheitel&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-For the non-religious part, if the wig is well-made, normally, you don't now the person wears a wig, so you probably can't say how many people you meet wearing a wig.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We don't know the amount of muslim women wearing wigs, among those who doesn't wear the hijab, as not everybody agrees on the modalities of the interdiction, some says it's only for real human hair, some islamic scholar says it's not lawful (but even more when wigs are made of real human hair) based on:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Allah has cursed the woman who adds hair extensions and the woman who&#xA;  asks for it to be done.” [Sahîh al-Bukhârî (5934) and Sahîh Muslim&#xA;  (2122)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The exception being when the women lose her hair making them bald.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wigs made of human hair are permitted when there is a real need for them, like if a woman's hair falls out all of the sudden or if she is naturally bald. In this case, she is covering up a substantial and abnormal blemish in her appearance. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The permissibility for this can be gleaned from the permission the&#xA;  Prophet (peace be upon him) gave to &lt;code&gt;Arfajah b. Sa&lt;/code&gt;d to wear a gold&#xA;  nose after his real nose was cut off in battle. [Sunan Abî Dâwûd&#xA;  (3696) – authenticated by al-Albânî in al-Silsilah al-Sahîhah (18&#xA;  65)] &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.islamtoday.net/quesshow-28-829.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://en.islamtoday.net/quesshow-28-829.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;-For the historical part, we don't really know who were the people who wore wigs, as it doesn't seem to be precised, and there are no historical evidence for a particular people, probably a lot of people. The fact there are Islamic restrictions that doesn't exist in some other religions, make it &quot;imitating&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There's another question arising here: hijab with wig, is it compatible? I don't know, but this question looks interesting.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13129" LastActivityDate="2017-05-13T15:26:54.913" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39727" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39718" CreationDate="2017-05-13T15:27:06.580" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; true. The statement in the question is perhaps a wrong oversimplification of the following facts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Non-Muslims are not punished for drinking wine, as long as they do it privately. The reason for this is that wine is permissible or even required in their religion and such private religious concessions are granted as part of the treaty of Dhimma.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some madhabs allow for non-muslims to judge themselves in their private matters in which there is no Muslim affected. And some allow for Muslims to refuse passing judgement in the disputes between non-muslims - in which case they are free to instead get a judgement from their own rabbis and priests. This is based on:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فاحكم بينهم أو أعرض عنهم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Judge between them or turn away from them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/42?translations=20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 5:42&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However this concession is disputed, since this verse was revealed regarding the Jews of Medinah in the early period, who were not Dhimmis. And there are traditions that it has been abrogated by 5:49 which does not give this choice.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some minority opinions deviate on specific matters regarding legal punishments on non-muslims. For example the Malikis according to one saying do not impose the punishment of Zina on a non-muslim. While the Hanafis dispute whether non-muslims can be stoned to death for adultery. And similarly there are a few other aberrant opinions. However this is because of their interpretation of some ahadith and traditions and not because of what non-muslim scriptures say (The Torah actually prescribes execution or stoning on the Jews for adultery).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is an &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6819&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;incident&lt;/a&gt; where the Prophet passed a sentence on some Jews and asked them for the law of the Torah. However the law of the Torah in this case is the same as the law in Islam, so it is not evidence on anything where the Torah might deviate from the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a Muslim ruler judges between non-muslims he must always judge according to the laws in the Quran and he can not judge according to un-Islamic sources, including the scriptures of the non-muslims when they contradict the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وأن احكم بينهم بما أنزل الله ولا تتبع أهواءهم واحذرهم أن يفتنوك عن بعض ما أنزل الله إليك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And judge, [O Muhammad], between them by what Allah has revealed and do not follow their inclinations and beware of them, lest they tempt you away from some of what Allah has revealed to you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/49?translations=20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 5:49&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فاحكم بينهم بما أنزل الله ولا تتبع أهواءهم عما جاءك من الحق&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So judge between them by what Allah has revealed and do not follow their inclinations away from what has come to you of the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/48?translations=20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 5:48&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وفي جميع الأحوال إذا حكم القاضي المسلم بين غير المسلمين لا يحكم إلا بالشريعة الإسلامية&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In all cases, if a Muslim judges between non-Muslims he will only judge according to Islamic law&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/11430/4210&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hence it is not possible for a Muslim judge to use the non-Muslim's holy book for sentencing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further, as far as the Hudud punishments are concerned, scholars have noted there is no distinction if the perpetrator is a Muslim or non-Muslim - both get the same punishment which is obligated in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وأما الذمي فهو فيما سوى حد الشرب كالمسلم إجماعا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for a Dhimmi then other than the legal punishment of drinking he is like a Muslim by consensus&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/21596/529&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jawharah an-Nayyirah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وأما الذمي فيجب عليه جميع الحدود اتفاقا إلا حد الخمر&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As for a Dhimmi it is obligatory to impose on him all legal punishments and this is agreed upon, except the Hadd of drinking wine&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://shamela.ws/book/12227/1614&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Bahr ar-Raiq&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quranic verses on the punishment of fornication (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24/2?translations=20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:2&lt;/a&gt;), theft (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/38?translations=20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:38&lt;/a&gt;), robbery (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/33?translations=20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:33&lt;/a&gt;), slander (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24/4?translations=20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:4&lt;/a&gt;) etc. are general and their wording does not differentiate between whether the perpetrator is a Muslim or Non-Muslim. Hence they apply equally to non-muslim citizens despite the fact that many of these punishments are different from the Bible.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-02-17T19:28:20.483" LastActivityDate="2023-02-17T19:28:20.483" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39728" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37649" CreationDate="2017-05-13T15:36:43.177" Score="-2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was made by the filing of the teeth, some tributes practiced the filling of the teeth, to make the teeth smaller, and make them look more childish.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Image here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.odditycentral.com/videos/indonesian-tribe-believes-chiseled-teeth-make-women-beautiful.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;http://www.odditycentral.com/videos/indonesian-tribe-believes-chiseled-teeth-make-women-beautiful.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Correcting bad positions of the teeth is something else, as it's not only for aesthetic reasons, but because gap between teeth can lead to medical problems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Filling of the teeth is still practiced by dentists, when teeth are broken for instance, or to have the place to install fake teeth, or to make the teeth regular.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13129" LastActivityDate="2017-05-13T15:36:43.177" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39731" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39744" CreationDate="2017-05-13T19:50:44.717" Score="2" ViewCount="2213" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is a hadith where the Prophet asked Asma if she wanted a ride in his camel but she refused because her husband doesn't like her being with other men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the hadith which is narrated by Asma herself:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;When az-Zubayr married me, he had neither land, nor wealth, nor slave, nor anything else like it, except a camel to get water and his horse. I used to graze his horse, provide fodder for it, look after it and ground dates for his camel. Besides this, I grazed the camel, made arrangements for providing it with water and patching up his leather bucket and kneading the flour. I was not very good at baking the bread, so my female neighbors used to bake bread for me and they were sincere women. And I used to carry on my head, the date-stones from the land of az-Zubayr which the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam had endowed him and it was a distance of two miles from Madinah. One day, as I was carrying the date-stones upon my head, I happened to meet Allah's Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, along with a group of his Companions. He called me and told the camel to sit down so that he could make me ride behind him. I felt shy to go with men and I remembered az-Zubayr and his ghirah (ghirah is the sense of pride that a man has which causes him to dislike his wives, daughters or sisters from being seen or heard by strangers - it is this ghirah which makes a man protective about his women) and he was a man having the most ghirah. The Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam understood my shyness and left. I came to az-Zubayr and said, 'The Messenger of Allah met me as I was carrying date-stones upon my head and there was with him a group of his Companions. He told the camel to kneel so that I could mount it but I felt shy from him and I remembered your ghirah.' Upon this az-Zubayr said, 'By Allah, the thought of you carrying date-stones upon your head is more severe a burden to me than you riding with him.' I led this life of hardship until Abu Bakr sent me a female servant who took upon herself the responsibility of looking after the horse and I felt as if she had emancipated me.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Reported in Sahih al-Bukhari (eng. trans.) vol. 7, p. 111, no. 151]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The reason I asked if it would have been a sin is that sister in laws are &lt;strong&gt;not mahrams&lt;/strong&gt; as stated before on this site in this question:&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/5808/is-the-brother-in-law-sisters-husband-a-mahram-in-islam&quot;&gt;Is the brother in law (sister's husband) a mahram in Islam?&lt;/a&gt; and Asma was a &lt;strong&gt;half-sister-in-law&lt;/strong&gt; of the Prophet as &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asm%C4%81%27_bint_Abi_Bakr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; states:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Her &lt;strong&gt;half-sisters&lt;/strong&gt; were Aisha and Umm Kulthum bint Abi Bakr, and her half-brothers were Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr and Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also the Prophet forbade being alone with a non-mahram. He said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“No man should be alone with a woman unless there is a mahram with them.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by al-Bukhaari (1862) and Muslim (1341).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“No man is alone with a woman but the Shaytaan is the third one present.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by al-Tirmidhi (1171) and classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above states that it is haram to be alone with a non-mahram.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; If Asma bint Abu Bakr accepted the Prophet's offering of a ride, would the Prophet have committed a sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My guess is that in the hadith, it mentions that the Prophet was with Companions and one the Companions might have been a mahram so it wouldn't have been a sin but I'm not sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-10-09T10:05:05.407" Title="If Asma bint Abu Bakr accepted the Prophet's offering of a ride, would the Prophet have committed a sin?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|sin|non-mahram|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39737" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-14T04:51:08.763" Score="0" ViewCount="953" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet commanded not to resemble mushrikeen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the question is: can a Muslim sell clothes that are worn generally by the common masses to a Muslim customer?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22270" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-14T05:06:56.350" LastActivityDate="2018-12-07T14:04:15.873" Title="Can a Muslim sell clothes that are worn generally by the common masses to a Muslim customer?" Tags="|halal-haram|work|clothing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39738" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-14T04:54:36.347" Score="3" ViewCount="177" Body="&lt;p&gt;The punishments in the afterlife seem horrible, typically involving fire and a variety of forms of torture.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who disbelieve in Our verses - We will drive them into a Fire. Every time their skins are roasted through We will replace them with other skins so they may taste the punishment. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted in Might and Wise. -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/56&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:56&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm not aware of less drastic punishments, if they exist (although sometimes the Qur'an describes the punishments as &quot;humiliating&quot;, e.g., &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/45/9&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 54:9&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering why they are this gruesome, and not more mundane like say, stubbing your toe every morning, having an itch you can't scratch, having a sore back, stepping in water just after putting on clean socks, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Did Allah let us know His wisdom behind the gruesome punishments in the afterlife?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's possibly meant as a kind of deterrent, to thwart people who might think &quot;I can handle that, therefore I can sin in moderation&quot;, but that's just a guess.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2021-11-18T23:27:55.480" Title="Did Allah let us know His wisdom behind the gruesome punishments in the afterlife?" Tags="|punishment|jahannam|akhirah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39741" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39737" CreationDate="2017-05-14T06:59:01.957" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Following is the answer given by The Scholars of the Standing Committee when asked a similar question like yours,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Everything that will be used in haraam ways or that one thinks are&#xA;  most likely to be used in such ways, it is haraam to make it, import&#xA;  it, sell it and distribute it among the Muslims.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Reference : &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/75007&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://islamqa.info/en/75007&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="3296" LastActivityDate="2017-05-14T06:59:01.957" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39744" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39731" CreationDate="2017-05-14T08:38:36.850" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith is quoted in both sahihs (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/67/157&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukari&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/39/46&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's start by quoting the ahadith prohibiting what scholars call &quot;Khulwa or Khulwah&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Ibn 'Umar narrated:&#xA;  &quot; 'Umar delivered a Khutbah to us at Al-Jabiyah. He said: 'O you people! Indeed I have stood among you as the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) stood among us, and he said: &quot;I order you (to stick to) my Companions, then those who come after them, then those who come after them. Then lying will spread until a man will take an oath when no oath was sought from him, and a witness will testify when his testimony was not sought. &lt;strong&gt;Behold! A man is not alone with a woman but the third of them is Ash-Shaitan.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Adhere to the Jama'ah, beware of separation, for indeed Ash-Shaitan is with one, and he is further away from two.&lt;/em&gt; Whoever wants the best place in Paradise, then let him stick to the Jama'ah. Whoever rejoices with his good deeds and grieves over his evil deeds, then that is the believer among you.'&quot; (Jami' &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/33/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;at-Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So the hadith already showed that what is prohibited is the one-to-one situation of a man alone with a woman:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Behold! A man is not alone with a woman but the third of them is Ash-Shaitan.&quot;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While a group is a walk around for such a case:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;Adhere to the Jama'ah, beware of separation, for indeed Ash-Shaitan is with one, and he is further away from two&quot;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So of course neither the Prophet nor the sahaba in his company (nor Asma' at least from this point of view) would have committed any sin if Asma' accepted the offer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Note that al-Bukhari and Muslim have compiled a similar hadith on the authority of ibn 'Abbas, which sounds more strict (here for example in sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/56/215&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From hadith commentaries&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam an-Nawawi said in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=53&amp;amp;ID=1036&amp;amp;idfrom=6586&amp;amp;idto=6589&amp;amp;bookid=53&amp;amp;startno=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;commentary (on sahih Muslim)&lt;/a&gt; of the hadith (my own translation take it with the necessary care:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وفيه جواز إرداف المرأة التي ليست محرما إذا وجدت في طريق قد أعيت ، لا سيما مع جماعة رجال صالحين ، ولا شك في جواز مثل هذا  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From this we can conclude that it is permissible to seat a non-mahram woman (behind one on a mount) if she is exhausted on the road, especially in a company of good or upright people, and there's no doubt that such things are permissible!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and he quoted a rather opposite statement of &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qadi_Ayyad&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;qadi 'Iyad&lt;/a&gt; saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقال القاضي عياض  : هذا خاص للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بخلاف غيره ، فقد أمرنا بالمباعدة من أنفاس الرجال والنساء ، وكانت عادته صلى الله عليه وسلم مباعدتهن لتقتدي به أمته ، قال : وإنما كانت هذه خصوصية له لكونها بنت أبي بكر ، وأخت عائشة ، وامرأة الزبير ، فكانت كإحدى أهله  ونسائه ، مع ما خص به صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه أملك لإربه . وأما إرداف المحارم فجائز بلا خلاف بكل حال  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And al-Qadi 'iyad said: this is special for the Prophet (Allahs prayers and blessings be upon him) in contrary to others, as he asked us to create a distinction between men and women, and it was his custom to do so, so that his Ummah may follow him. He further said: and the special for him () here was that she was the daughter of abu Bakr, the sister of 'Aishah and the wife of az-Zubair, so she was as one of his family or wives, plus the special about him () that he had most control of his desires (see for example sunan &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/14/70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;abi Dawod&lt;/a&gt;). When it comes to seat a mahram this is permissible without any opposite view in any case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn hajjar al-'Asqalani concluded with a more general statement in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=52&amp;amp;ID=2913&amp;amp;idfrom=9543&amp;amp;idto=9558&amp;amp;bookid=52&amp;amp;startno=4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fath al-Bari&lt;/a&gt; (again my own translation):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وفيه جواز ارتداف المرأة خلف الرجل في موكب الرجال   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;From this we can conclude that it is permissible to seat (on a mount) a woman&#xA;  in a group of men&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also pointed ta the fact that Asma' didn't hide herself or use a hijab or something similar, before commenting that this might have happened before the order for hijab!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-10-09T10:05:05.407" LastActivityDate="2017-10-09T10:05:05.407" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39745" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39642" CreationDate="2017-05-14T09:51:42.900" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no obvious equivalent. I am presenting some different views from Sunni scholars on the topic of &lt;em&gt;taqlid&lt;/em&gt;, but I doubt that a clear analogy exists.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Shi'a Definitions&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE:&lt;/strong&gt; My own translation from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/arabic/book/17/950/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Fiqh Lelmoghtarebeen&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_al-Sistani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ali Al-Sistani&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AC_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Minhaj Al-Saliheen&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_al-Qasim_al-Khoei&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Al-Qasim Al-Khoei&lt;/a&gt;, so treat with care.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mukallaf&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/arabic/book/23720/3600/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mukallaf&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: المكلف): It is a person who has not reached the level of &lt;em&gt;ijtihad&lt;/em&gt;; therefore, this person has to follow &lt;em&gt;taqlid&lt;/em&gt; (imitation) or &lt;em&gt;ihtiyat&lt;/em&gt; (caution). This continues until the person reaches the level of knowledge that the person to do or to leave in violation of a mandatory rule, even if for instance a &lt;em&gt;tahreem&lt;/em&gt; legislation, or the provision based on necessities of religion or &lt;em&gt;madhhab&lt;/em&gt; (jurisprudence school), as in some duties and prohibitions, and many of what is preferred and permitted. This is achieved by emotional science, that is, reassurance obtained from rational origins like testing and information through a knowledgeable expert.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Caution&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/arabic/book/17/950/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Obligatory caution&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: الإحتياط الوجوبي):&lt;/strong&gt; It is the caution that leaves the choice to the &lt;em&gt;mukallaf&lt;/em&gt; of taking an action, or of following another &lt;em&gt;mujtahid&lt;/em&gt; with the most learned &lt;em&gt;mujathid&lt;/em&gt; first, then the ones that follow in knowledge level in order.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sistani.org/arabic/book/17/950/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Recomended caution&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: الإحتياط الإستحبابي):&lt;/strong&gt; It is the caution that leaves the choice to the &lt;em&gt;mukallaf&lt;/em&gt; not to follow.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h1&gt;Sunni View&lt;/h1&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Generally speaking, most Sunni scholars agree that common Muslims without knowledge need to follow the rulings prescribed by scholars, provided that their opinions are supported by Qur'an and Sunnah. When one is confronted with opposing opinions, one should seek the opinion with the strongest argument, even if it is against one's madhhab or Imam, etc. A similar view was expressed on multiple occasions by the four Imams of the schools of jurisprudence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since this requires some level of discernment, it cannot be called &lt;em&gt;taqlid&lt;/em&gt;. Since one must reach a conclusion, one way or another, on the permissibility of one's actions, the concept of obligatory vs. recommended caution does not exist in a similar manner. One has to feel within one's self that one is content with one's actions, as the Prophet ﷺ said in this &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:590&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;hadith&lt;/a&gt;: &amp;quot;Ask your heart regarding it. Piety is that which contents the soul and comforts the heart, and sin is that which causes doubts and perturbs the heart, even if people pronounce it lawful and give you verdicts on such matters again and again.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Scholarly views on &lt;em&gt;taqlid&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Al-Qawl Al-Mofeed Fi Adellat Al-Ijtihad Wa Al-Taqlid&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikisource.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%88%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D8%A3%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AF&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;القول المفيد في أدلة الاجتهاد والتقليد&lt;/a&gt;) by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ash-Shawkani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhammad Al-Shawkani&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: بدر الدين الشوكاني) compiled several opinions on the topic of &lt;em&gt;taqlid&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال ابن عبد البر أنه لا خلاف بين أئمة أهل الأعصار في فساد التقليد&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_%27Abd_al-Barr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn 'Abdel-Barr&lt;/a&gt; said there is no difference in opinions among the Imams of the generations [the first &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/62/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;three generations&lt;/a&gt; that the Prophet ﷺ specified] that &lt;em&gt;taqlid&lt;/em&gt; is not correct.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Shawkani elaborates on the topic in pp. 42-43 by further quoting the view of Ibn 'Abdel-Barr:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أما العلماء إذا أجمعوا على شيء من تأويل كتاب الله أو حكاية لسنة رسول الله ﷺ أو اجتمع رأيهم على شيء فهو الحق لا شك فيه ولكن قد اختلفوا فيما قلدت فيه بعضهم دون بعض فما حجتك في تقليد بعض دون بعض وكلهم عالم ولعل الذي رغبت عن قوله أعلم من الذي ذهبت إلى مذهبه فإن قال قلدته لأني علمت أنه صواب قلت له علمت ذلك بدليل من كتاب أو سنة أو إجماع فإن قال نعم فقد أبطل التقليد وطولب بما ادعاه من الدليل وإن قال قلدته لأنه أعلم مني قيل له فقلدت كل من هو أعلم منك فإنك تجد من ذلك خلقا كثيرا ولا تخص من قلدته إذ علمك فيه أنه أعلم منك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When there is scholarly concensus on the meaning of a verse in the Book of Allah or a narration of the sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, the concensus is the truth. If the scholars disagree, if one copies a specific scholarly view and skips the others, what would one's reason be? They are all scholars. If the reason given is following the most correct view, one must have known so based on evidence from Qur'an or sunnah or concensus, which nullifies &lt;em&gt;taqlid&lt;/em&gt; [since it is based on evidence]. If one says that one is adopting the view of the most knowledgable, then one has to be able to discern who is most knowledgable as there are lots of people who are.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Shawkani goes on to quote other scholars (e.g., &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Qayyim_al-Jawziyya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Al-Qayyim&lt;/a&gt;, and the heads of the four schools of jurisprudence). He then mentions that taqlid only started in 200 AH, well after the first &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/62/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;three generations&lt;/a&gt; (commonly known as &lt;em&gt;salaf&lt;/em&gt;), and that blind following [&lt;em&gt;taqlid&lt;/em&gt;] of one &lt;em&gt;madhhab&lt;/em&gt; over another only happened well after the demise of the four Imams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Jurisprudence schools on &lt;em&gt;taqlid&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The heads of the four major schools of jurisprudence (Abu Hanifa, Malik, Al-Shafe'i, and Ibn Hanbal) were quoted on multiple occasions specifically requesting not to be followed without valid proof (&lt;em&gt;taqlid&lt;/em&gt;) from Qur'an or Sunna in their fatwas. In other words, they are asking us to follow their proof, not to follow them per se.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Malik ibn Anas&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Jami' Bayan Al-'Ilm&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_%27Abd_al-Barr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn 'Abdel-Barr&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=696&amp;amp;pid=349041&amp;amp;hid=891&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;جامع بيان العلم وفضله لابن عبد البر&lt;/a&gt;), quotes &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malik_ibn_Anas&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Malik ibn Anas&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إنما أنا بشر أخطئ وأصيب، فانظروا في رأيي فكلما وافق الكتاب والسنة فخذوا به, وكلما لم يوافق الكتاب والسنة فاتركوه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am only human; sometimes I err, and sometimes I am correct. Inspect my opinion: Whenever I agree with the Book [Qur'an] and Sunnah, then take it; and whenever I contradict the Book and the Sunnah, then abandon it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And another quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ليس أحد بعد النبي ﷺ إلا ويؤخذ من قوله ويترك إلا النبي ﷺ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Anyone other than the Prophet ﷺ, his opinion may be adopted or discarded, except for the Prophet ﷺ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Al-Shafi'i&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Al-Majmoo'&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=98&amp;amp;idto=98&amp;amp;bk_no=14&amp;amp;ID=84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;المجموع شرح المهذب&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nawawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Nawawi&lt;/a&gt; quotes &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shafi%E2%80%98i&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Shafi'i&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إذا وجدتم في كتابي خلاف سنة رسول الله ﷺ فقولوا بسنة رسول الله ﷺ ودعوا قولي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you find in my book what contracticts the sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, then adopt what the Prophet ﷺ said and discard what I said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And another quote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إذا صح الحديث فهو مذهبي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a hadith is authentic, then this is my madhhab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?indexstartno=0&amp;amp;hflag=&amp;amp;pid=636945&amp;amp;bk_no=1745&amp;amp;startno=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tabaqat Al-Shafi'ieen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ما قلت فكان عن النبي ﷺ خلاف قولي مما يصح فحديث رسول الله ﷺ أولى فلا تقلدوني&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I say an opinion that afterwards you learn that the Prophet ﷺ has said something to the contrary in an authentic hadith, then take what the Prohet ﷺ said and do not copy me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Ahmad ibn Hanbal&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;I'laam Al-Muwaqqi'een 'An Rabb Al-'Aalameen&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=34&amp;amp;ID=193&amp;amp;idfrom=221&amp;amp;idto=251&amp;amp;bookid=34&amp;amp;startno=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;إعلام الموقعين عن رب العالمين&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Qayyim_al-Jawziyya&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya&lt;/a&gt; quotes &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_ibn_Hanbal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ahmad ibn Hanbal&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;em&gt;taqlid&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لا تقلدني ولا تقلد مالكا ولا الشافعي ولا الأوزاعي ولا الثوري وخذ من حيث أخذوا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Do not copy me, or copy Malik [ibn Anas] or Al-Shafi'i or Al-Awza'i or Al-Thawri, and learn from where they learned [i.e., the Prophet ﷺ].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the same &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=34&amp;amp;ID=193&amp;amp;idfrom=221&amp;amp;idto=251&amp;amp;bookid=34&amp;amp;startno=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;book&lt;/a&gt;, Ahmad ibn Hanbal is quoted saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;الإتباع أن يتبع الرجل ما جاء عن النبي ﷺ وعن أصحابه ثم هو من بعد التابعين مخير&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The [proper] following is to follow what the Prophet ﷺ taught, and his companions, then after &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabi%E2%80%98un&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Tabi'un&lt;/a&gt; [the generation after his companions], the choice is his.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Abu Hanifa&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the footnotes of &lt;em&gt;Al-Bahr Al-Ra'iq&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=3836&amp;amp;idto=3839&amp;amp;bk_no=29&amp;amp;start=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;البحر الرائق شرح كنز الدقائق&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86_%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%85&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Zain Al-'Abedeen&lt;/a&gt; quotes &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Hanifa&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Hanifa&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لا يحل لأحد أن يفتي بقولنا حتى يعلم من أين قلنا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is not permitted for someone to issue a fatwa based on what I said until he learns from where I got it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Al-Eeqadh&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: إيقاظ همم أولي الأبصار) pp. 62 (), Al-Follanni (Salih ibn Muahammad ibn Nooh ibn 'Abdullah) quotes Abu Hanifa saying:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إذا قلت قولا يخالف كتاب الله تعالى وخبر الرسول ﷺ فاتركوا قولي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I said something that contradictd Allah's Book and the teachings of the Prophet ﷺ, discard what I said.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;A different view&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A different view was expressed in &lt;em&gt;Bolough Al-Sool Fi Madkhal 'Ilm Al-Asool&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.neelwafurat.com/itempage.aspx?id=egb151199-5161969&amp;amp;search=books&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;بلوغ السول في مدخل علم الأصول&lt;/a&gt;) by Hassanain Muhammad Makhluf (Arabic: حسنين محمد مخلوف) in his counter-argument to Al-Shawkani:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;والمكلفون بالنسبة لأحكام الشريعة وأدلتها قسمان: قسم قادر على أخْذ الأحكام من أدلتها بطريق الاجتهاد، وقسم دون ذلك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;mukallafs&lt;/em&gt; when it comes to the rulings of &lt;em&gt;shari'a&lt;/em&gt; are two categories: those who can deduct rulings based on evidence, and those who are below this level.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;والأول: هم المجتهدون، والثاني: هم المقلِّدون، ولابُدَّ لكل منهما من معرفة الحكم الشرعي ليعمل به حسبما كُلِّف فالأول بمقتضى التكليف العام مأمور بالاجتهاد للعمل بالأحكام الشرعية واتِّباعها. والثاني مأمور بتقليده كذلك&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first category is the &lt;em&gt;mujtahids&lt;/em&gt;, and the second is the &lt;em&gt;muqallids&lt;/em&gt;. Both must know the shari'a ruling in order to follow it. The first category [&lt;em&gt;mujtahids&lt;/em&gt;] are ordered to do &lt;em&gt;ijtihad&lt;/em&gt;, and the second category [&lt;em&gt;muqallids&lt;/em&gt;] are order to do &lt;em&gt;taqlid&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Makhluf then defines what taqlid is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أما التقليد في الاصطلاح فله معنيان: أحدهما: العمل بقول الغير من غير حجة من الحجج الشرعية الملزمة، أي من غير دليل قائم على حكمه أو حجيته. والثاني: العمل بقول المجتهد من غير معرفة دليله معرفة تامة. والأول غير جائز باتفاق، والثاني جائز، بل لازم عند أهل العلم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for &lt;em&gt;taqlid&lt;/em&gt;, there are two meanings:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To perform deeds without any evidence of the accepted shari'a evidence&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;To follow a &lt;em&gt;mujtahid&lt;/em&gt; without fully understanding their evidence.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first is not permitted by [scholarly] consesus, and the second is permitted; rather, mandated by scholars.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;والمراد بقولنا: &amp;quot;من غير معرفة دليله&amp;quot;، أي: معرفة تامة للدليل، وهي معرفة الاستنباط الاجتهادي والاكتساب الفقهي الذي يُشترَط في اعتبارهما توفر شروط الاجتهاد التي في كتب الأصول&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What we mean by &amp;quot;without fully understanding their evidence&amp;quot; is to say without knowing fully the deduction method used and the level of &lt;em&gt;fiqh&lt;/em&gt; knowledge required as conditions in the science of fundamentals.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on Makhluf's definition of &lt;em&gt;taqlid&lt;/em&gt;, which was intended to be a counter-argument to Al-Shawkani as having &lt;em&gt;taqlid&lt;/em&gt; as a valid option, it does not in my opinion resemble the Shi'a view of &lt;em&gt;taqlid&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-14T16:32:35.923" LastActivityDate="2021-09-14T16:32:35.923" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39747" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38349" CreationDate="2017-05-14T12:18:49.023" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith that is quoted in the Wikipedia article is the one narrated by 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr, and it is indeed in Sahih Mulsim, Book 41, &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:2940a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Hadith 7023&lt;/a&gt;, according to one of the numbering systems.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Having said that, I am more inclined to believe that the hadith they meant to refer to is this one:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ إِمَامًا مُقْسِطًا وَحَكَمًا عَدْلاً ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ يُونُسَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ حَكَمًا عَادِلاً ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ ‏&amp;quot;‏ إِمَامًا مُقْسِطًا ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ وَفِي حَدِيثِ صَالِحٍ ‏&amp;quot;‏ حَكَمًا مُقْسِطًا ‏&amp;quot;‏ كَمَا قَالَ اللَّيْثُ ‏.‏ وَفِي حَدِيثِهِ مِنَ الزِّيَادَةِ ‏&amp;quot;‏ وَحَتَّى تَكُونَ السَّجْدَةُ الْوَاحِدَةُ خَيْرًا مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ اقْرَءُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ ‏{‏ وَإِنْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ إِلاَّ لَيُؤْمِنَنَّ بِهِ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ‏}‏ الآيَةَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same hadith is transmitted from Zuhri with the same chain of transmission. But in the tradition narrated by Ibn 'Uyaina the words are: &amp;quot;impartial leader and just judge&amp;quot; and in the tradition narrated by Yunus: the&amp;quot; judge judging with justice&amp;quot; and&amp;quot; impartial leader&amp;quot; are not mentioned. And in the hadith narrated by Salih like the one transmitted by Laith the words are:&amp;quot; impartial judge&amp;quot;. And in the hadith transmitted by Ziyad the words are:&amp;quot; Till one sajda is better than the worldand what it contains. Then Abu Huraira used to say,&amp;quot; recite&amp;quot; if you like: Not one of the People of the Book will fail to believe in him before his death.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim:155b&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 1/297&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith is also in Sahih &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/60/118/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Bukhari 60/118&lt;/a&gt;. The verse from the Qur'an quoted by Abu Huraira at the end of the hadith is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَإِن مِّنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ إِلَّا لَيُؤْمِنَنَّ بِهِ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ ۖ وَيَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يَكُونُ عَلَيْهِمْ شَهِيدًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And there is none from the People of the Scripture but that he will surely believe in Jesus before his death. And on the Day of Resurrection he will be against them a witness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/159/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:159&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Al-Jami' Li Ahkam Al-Qur'an&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=1149&amp;amp;bk_no=48&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الجامع لأحكام القرآن&lt;/a&gt;) tafsir, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qurtubi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt; mentions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ذلك أنه ليس أحد من أهل الكتاب اليهود والنصارى إلا ويؤمن بعيسى عليه السلام إذا عاين الملك ، ولكنه إيمان لا ينفع؛ لأنه إيمان عند اليأس وحين التلبس بحالة الموت؛ فاليهودي يقر في ذلك الوقت بأنه رسول الله، والنصراني يقر بأنه كان رسول الله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is because no one from the People of the Scripture but will believe in Jesus when they see the angel [of death] with their eyes. But this belief will not benefit them, as it is belief at the time of desperation, at the moment of death. The Jew will admit, at that time, that he [Jesus] is a messenger of Allah, and the Christian will admit that he is a messenger of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I could not find any other hadith in Sahih Muslim that refers to the matter of the Jews believing in Jesus other than the one above.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;On a separate note, there are several numbering systems for the books of hadith. For instance, Sahih Al-Bukhari has a few numbering systems, e.g., Al-'Alamiyyah (Arabic: العالمية), and Fat'h Al-Bari (Arabic: فتح الباري). Sahih Muslim also has two common numbering systems: Al-'Alamiyyah (Arabic: العالمية), and 'Abdel-Baqi (Arabic: عبد الباقي). The same applies for other books of hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith that you mentioned (41/7023) is actually number 23/2940 according to the Sahih Muslim as compiled by &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hakim_Nishapuri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Hakim Al-Nisapuri&lt;/a&gt; (Arabic: أبو عبد الله الحاكم النيسابوري), following the numbering system of Muhammad Fu'ad 'Abdel-Baqi (Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D9%81%D8%A4%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;محمد فؤاد عبد الباقي&lt;/a&gt;), who specialized in classification and taxonomy. This is why it is important when referring to a hadith to quote the words (preferably in both English and Arabic), as a reference by number alone may be confusing or may not allow readers to find the correct hadith. The hadith numbering was not introduced by the original compilers (in this case, Al-Hakim Al-Nisapuri), but rather by the editors (in this case, Muhammad Fu'ad 'Abdel-Baqi); it is relatively recent in hadith books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2022-06-29T03:51:30.090" LastActivityDate="2022-06-29T03:51:30.090" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39750" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-14T13:31:13.037" Score="1" ViewCount="1438" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://wikiislam.net/wiki/Drinking_Zamzam_Water_and_its_Health_Risks&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikiislam&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In October 2005, the British Food Standards Agency issued warnings against &amp;quot;fraudulent&amp;quot; Zamzam water being commercially sold which contained dangerous levels of arsenic (over three times the legal limit recommended by the World Health Organization).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A brand of Zam Zam formally sampled by the London Borough of Westminster has been found to contain almost three times the permitted level of arsenic, which could contribute to increasing people's risk of cancer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, in May 2011, a BBC investigation found that, like the &amp;quot;fraudulent&amp;quot; Zamzam water being sold in 2005, genuine Zamzam water taken from the well also contained arsenic levels three times the legal limit.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to the dangerous arsenic levels, the holy water contained high levels of nitrate and potentially harmful bacteria.&#xA;[Samples from taps which were linked to the Zam Zam well and bottles on sale in Mecca] showed high levels of nitrate and potentially harmful bacteria, and traces of arsenic at three times the permitted maximum level, just like the illegal water which was purchased in the UK.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; Is this true?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does it mean that we can't have Zamzam water because it will harm us and the Prophet forbade doing actions that would harm ourselves?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-07-12T07:29:24.657" Title="Is the claim that Zamzam water is poisonous true?" Tags="|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39751" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-14T13:41:27.640" Score="0" ViewCount="485" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know suleiman took help of jinns from Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question is were they evil?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22270" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-05-14T14:04:47.387" LastActivityDate="2017-05-14T14:04:47.387" Title="Did suleiman take help from evil jinns?" Tags="|jinn|prophet-sulayman|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39752" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39751" CreationDate="2017-05-14T13:52:09.240" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet Solomon didn't take their help, they were made subservient to him by Allah. The Quran mentions that the devils were included:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/21/81-82&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 21:81-82&lt;/a&gt; And to Solomon [We subjected] the wind, blowing&#xA;  forcefully, proceeding by his command toward the land which We had&#xA;  blessed. And We are ever, of all things, Knowing. &lt;strong&gt;And of the devils&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  were those who dived for him and did work other than that. And We were&#xA;  of them a guardian.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/38/36-38&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 38:36-38&lt;/a&gt; So We subjected to him the wind blowing by his&#xA;  command, gently, wherever he directed, And [also] &lt;strong&gt;the devils&lt;/strong&gt; [of jinn]&#xA;  - every builder and diver. And others bound together in shackles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-05-14T13:52:09.240" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39753" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="2573" CreationDate="2017-05-14T17:06:02.393" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;This Is a hadith Qoudossi.&#xA;Do not insult time . Because time is Allah.&#xA;He éternel without beginning .without ending  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22401" LastActivityDate="2017-05-14T17:06:02.393" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39755" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-14T18:26:28.123" Score="0" ViewCount="1140" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've met a Russian Christian woman. She is a webcam model. She is in love with me, as I her, and I was wondering what the validity of a potential marriage is. She isn't chaste, and I was wondering if this is a problem. How am I able to marry this woman?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22403" LastEditorUserId="20796" LastEditDate="2017-05-14T19:52:27.583" LastActivityDate="2017-12-24T08:53:50.607" Title="Can I marry an unchaste Christian woman that is a webcam model?" Tags="|nikah|interfaith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39757" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39755" CreationDate="2017-05-14T18:52:46.047" Score="4" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Yes it is a problem.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Qu'ran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Made lawful to you this day are At‑Tayyibaat [all kinds of Halaal (lawful) foods, which Allaah has made lawful (meat of slaughtered eatable animals, milk products, fats, vegetables and fruits)]. The food (slaughtered cattle, eatable animals) of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) is lawful to you and yours is lawful to them. (Lawful to you in marriage) are chaste women from the believers and &lt;strong&gt;chaste women from those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians)&lt;/strong&gt; before your time when you have given their due Mahr (bridal-money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage), desiring chastity (i.e. taking them in legal wedlock) not committing illegal sexual intercourse, nor taking them as girlfriends”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/4&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[al-Maa'idah 5:4]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is meant by &lt;strong&gt;chaste&lt;/strong&gt; is refraining from Zina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Katheer said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the view of the majority, which the most correct opinion, so as to avoid the combination of her being a non-Muslim with her being unchaste, which would mean that she is totally corrupt and thus her husband will get, as the Arabic proverb says, “Bad goods and cheated on the weight.” The apparent meaning of the aayah is that what is meant is those who are chaste and refrain from zina.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 3/55&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above verse states that you can only marry a Christian or Jew that is &lt;strong&gt;chaste&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You can &lt;strong&gt;only&lt;/strong&gt; marry her if she fulfills these conditions and is serious about it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;They are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;being chaste&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;refraining from Zina&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;the wali(guardian) of the Christian woman is a Muslim&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The third condition of the wali being a Muslim is indicated by this verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“And never will Allaah grant to the disbelievers a way (to triumph) over the believers”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/141&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;[al-Nisa’ 4:141]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;However&lt;/strong&gt;, marrying People of the Book can lead to trouble.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20227&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He may have to be courteous to this wife of his at the expense of his religion, especially if she is “very committed” to her own religion. This may mean that she will hang up crosses and go to the church, and the children will not be safe in this environment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;She is not going to wash properly after finishing her period, or tell him not to have intercourse with her when she is menstruating; she is going to make him do something that is wrong according to sharee’ah and cause him physical harm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He is going to be put in an embarrassing situation because of her careless attitude concerning dress and her mixing with men and speaking to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The states and governments of these women of the Book will be on their side and will give them custody of the children if differences arise and divorce takes place. This will cause these children to be lost and to fall into kufr. Such cases are too well known to need mentioning here and too many to count.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One of the poets said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Marriage to a Christian is an abhorrent action which leads to the kufr of the children for sure.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever accepts for a child of his to be a kaafir is himself a kaafir, even if he claims to be a Muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A man may become a kaafir, following his wife, and enter the Fire of Hell forever.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You must look for one who is religiously committed, if you want a sound marriage.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Forget about the people of kufr and beware of marrying them, for that will lead to a lot of evil.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The children of such a marriage will not be guided; they will swell the ranks of evildoers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarise, you can &lt;strong&gt;only&lt;/strong&gt; marry this woman if the 3 conditions above are fullfilled.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/20227&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-14T18:52:46.047" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39758" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-14T19:18:33.820" Score="0" ViewCount="315" Body="&lt;p&gt;The definition of bail is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes &lt;strong&gt;on condition that a sum of money is lodged to guarantee their appearance in court.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As we know, bribery is a major sin in Islam.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Ahmad (6791) and Abu Dawood (3580) from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed the one who gives a bribe and the one who takes it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Irwa’ al-Ghaleel (2621).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To me, I think that it is kind of bribery as you are paying money to the court to get out of jail which in my opinion is a kind of bribery. The prisoner is bribing the court to release him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; Is paying bail classed as bribery in Islam? Does it mean paying bail is a sin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-14T19:18:33.820" Title="Is paying bail classed as bribery in Islam?" Tags="|sharia|practical-islam|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39759" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-14T21:21:08.527" Score="4" ViewCount="6709" Body="&lt;p&gt;For example if Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) comes in a dream and says you will goto Heaven or any similar dream like that.So can a person get a good news of Jannah  in dream or bad news of Jahannam in this life through a dream ?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerDisplayName="user21537" LastActivityDate="2020-03-16T15:51:07.030" Title="Can a person know he or she is going to Jannah or Jahannam in dream?" Tags="|sunni|dream|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39760" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38489" CreationDate="2017-05-15T00:24:27.837" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;The hadith of the pond of &lt;em&gt;Khumm&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: حدیث غدیر خم) has multiple versions, and a multitude of interpretations based on these different versions. The Sunni view is that the hadith is not an indication, implicitly or explicitly, of successorship, regardless of its authenticity. The answer below is solely from a Sunni point of view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Background information&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The story of the hadith is that the Prophet ﷺ appointed 'Ali ibn Abi Talib as the head of the army that he sent to Yemen. 'Ali appointed another person as the head of the army and returned to Mecca to catch up with the &lt;em&gt;hajj&lt;/em&gt; and the Prophet ﷺ. 'Ali then revoked some of the orders that his appointee had put in place (e.g., using the camels donated as charity, taking back some of the war spoils the companions were given, etc.). The companions took this stance from 'Ali to be too harsh, and disagreements erupted. When the Prophet ﷺ finished the &lt;em&gt;hajj&lt;/em&gt;, at &lt;em&gt;Khumm&lt;/em&gt;, he lectured the companions to tell them that 'Ali ibn Abi Talib was correct in what he had done, to show the stance that 'Ali had among other Muslims, and to clear up the disagreements.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Authenticity of the hadith of the pond of &lt;em&gt;Khumm&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadith of the pond of &lt;em&gt;Khumm&lt;/em&gt; was documented in many books of hadith, too many to document all (&lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Hafidh Ibn 'Uqda&lt;/a&gt; compiled a book about this hadith in specific, including its many versions). The conclusion is that there is a difference among scholars about the authenticity of certain parts of the hadith (&amp;quot;For whomever I am his Mawla then 'Ali is his Mawla&amp;quot;), and an agreement about the authenticity of other parts (&amp;quot;You are in the same position with relation to me as &lt;em&gt;Harun&lt;/em&gt; was in relation to &lt;em&gt;Moosa&lt;/em&gt; but with the explicit difference that there is no prophet after me&amp;quot;), as well as an agreement about the lack of authenticity of other parts (&amp;quot;O' Allah, take as friends those who take him as a friend, and take as enemies those who take him as an enemy&amp;quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In &lt;em&gt;Jami' Al-Tirmidhi&lt;/em&gt;, we have two versions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الطُّفَيْلِ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي سَرِيْحَةَ  أَوْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ ـ شَكَّ شُعْبَةُ ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَنْ كُنْتُ مَوْلاَهُ فَعَلِيٌّ مَوْلاَهُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ‏.‏ وَقَدْ رَوَى شُعْبَةُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ مَيْمُونٍ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ‏.‏ وَأَبُو سَرِيحَةَ هُوَ حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ أَسِيدٍ الْغِفَارِيُّ صَاحِبُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated Abu Sarihah, or Zaid bin Arqam — Shu'bah had doubt — from the Prophet (ﷺ):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For whomever I am his Mawla then 'Ali is his Mawla.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/urn/735920/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' Al-Tirmidhi 49/4078&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second version is in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/urn/735910/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' Al-Tirmidhi 49/4077&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition, the hadith was documented by Ibn Majah in his &lt;em&gt;Sunnan&lt;/em&gt; through a different chain of narration:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ سَابِطٍ، ـ وَهُوَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ـ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، قَالَ قَدِمَ مُعَاوِيَةُ فِي بَعْضِ حَجَّاتِهِ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ سَعْدٌ فَذَكَرُوا عَلِيًّا فَنَالَ مِنْهُ فَغَضِبَ سَعْدٌ وَقَالَ تَقُولُ هَذَا لِرَجُلٍ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مَنْ كُنْتُ مَوْلاَهُ فَعَلِيٌّ مَوْلاَهُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‏وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;أَنْتَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ لاَ نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‏ وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لأُعْطِيَنَّ الرَّايَةَ الْيَوْمَ رَجُلاً يُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that Sa'd bin Waqqas said: &amp;quot;Mu'awiyah came on one of his pilgrimages and Sa'd entered upon him. They mentioned 'Ali, and Mu'awiyah criticized him. Sa'd became angry and said: Are you saying this of a man of whom I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If I am a person's close friend, 'Ali is also his close friend.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I heard him say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You are to me like Harun was to Musa, except that there will be no Prophet after me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And I heard him say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I will give the banner today to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/urn/1301250/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah 1/126&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second version is in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/urn/1301200/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah 1/121&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is the view of some scholars that the portion &amp;quot;For whomever I am his &lt;em&gt;Mawla&lt;/em&gt; then 'Ali is his &lt;em&gt;Mawla&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; (Arabic: مَنْ كُنْتُ مَوْلاَهُ فَعَلِيٌّ مَوْلاَهُ) is a later addition to the hadith (e.g., &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Taymiyyah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Taymiyyah&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;em&gt;Minhaj Al-Sunna&lt;/em&gt;, Arabic:&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=108&amp;amp;ID=403&amp;amp;idfrom=709&amp;amp;idto=859&amp;amp;bookid=108&amp;amp;startno=84&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;منهاج السنة النبوية في نقض كلام الشيعة القدرية&lt;/a&gt;). The scholars who do not accept the authenticity of this version base this on the multiple hadiths quoted in Sahih Al-Bukhari (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3706&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;62/57&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/64/438&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;64/438&lt;/a&gt;) and Sahih Mulsim (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/muslim/44/47/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;44/47&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/muslim/44/48/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;44/48&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/muslim/44/50/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;44/50&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/muslim/44/51/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;44/51&lt;/a&gt;) that do not have this addition.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some other scholars (e.g., &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safiur_Rahman_Mubarakpuri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Mubarakpuri&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;em&gt;Sharh Jami' Al-Tirmidhi&lt;/em&gt;, Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=56&amp;amp;ID=7222&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;تحفة الاحوذي بشرح جامع الترمذي&lt;/a&gt;) are of the opinion that the hadith in its entirety has other good chains that strengthen the argument of its authenticity. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hajar_al-Asqalani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ibn Hajar&lt;/a&gt; shared a similar view in several of his books.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other scholars (e.g., &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Nasiruddin_al-Albani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Albani&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;em&gt;Al-Silsila Al-Sahiha&lt;/em&gt;, Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamport.com/k/alb/2616/2537.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;سلسلة الأحاديث الصحيحة&lt;/a&gt;) said the hadith was authentic, with the first part being &lt;em&gt;mutawatir&lt;/em&gt; (the portion mentioned in Sahih Al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Sunni view on the Prophet ﷺ choosing 'Ali to be his successor&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is a consensus among Sunni scholars, including the ones that authenticate the hadith, that the interpretation of the hadith does not indicate that the Prophet ﷺ chose 'Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Bayhaqi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Bayhaqi&lt;/a&gt; in his book &lt;em&gt;Al-I'tiqad&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: الاعتقاد والهداية إلى سبيل الرشاد على مذهب السلف وأصحاب الحديث) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وأما حديث الموالاة فليس فيه ـ إن صح إسناده ـ نص على ولاية علي بعده، فقد ذكرنا من طرقه في كتاب الفضائل ما دلّ على مقصود النبي ﷺ من ذلك، وهو أنه لما بعثه إلى اليمن كثرت الشكاة عنه وأظهروا بغضه فأراد النبي ﷺ أن يذكر اختصاصه به ومحبته إياه ويحثهم بذلك على محبته وموالاته وترك معاداته فقال&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;من كنت وليه فعلي وليه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وفي بعض الروايات&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;من كنت مولاه فعلي مولاه، اللهم وال من والاه وعاد من عاداه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;والمراد به: ولاء الإسلام ومودته، وعلى المسلمين أن يوالي بعضهم بعضا ولا يعادي بعضهم بعضا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As the hadith of &lt;em&gt;muwalah&lt;/em&gt; — if it is authentic — does not stipulate that 'Ali succeeds the Prophet ﷺ, for we have explained in the book of virtues (&lt;em&gt;Al-Fada'el&lt;/em&gt;) what the Prophet ﷺ intended by saing so. When he appointed him to go to Yemen, there were many complaints. The Prophet ﷺ wanted to show the special stance that he ['Ali] has, the Prophet's love for him,  and to urge them to love him and support him and abandon any hatred they may have had toward him ['Ali]. The Prophet ﷺ said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;For whomever I am his Mawla then 'Ali is his Mawla.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And in some &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/urn/1301200/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;narrations&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;O' Allah, take as friends those who take him as a friend, and take as enemies those who take him as an enemy&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What is meant here is the muwalah of Islam, and associated love, as is required from all Muslims to have muwalah to other Muslims, and to drop any enmity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;em&gt;mawla&lt;/em&gt; means worth of love and support. For instance, in this verse, Allah ﷻ uses the word &lt;em&gt;mawlah&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِن تَتُوبَا إِلَى اللَّهِ فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا ۖ وَإِن تَظَاهَرَا عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ &lt;strong&gt;مَوْلَاهُ&lt;/strong&gt; وَجِبْرِيلُ وَصَالِحُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ ظَهِيرٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you two [wives] repent to Allah, [it is best], for your hearts have deviated. But if you cooperate against him — then indeed Allah is his &lt;strong&gt;protector&lt;/strong&gt;, and Gabriel and the righteous of the believers and the angels, moreover, are [his] assistants.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/66/4/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 64:4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is evident that the verse means if the Prophet's two wives go against the Prophet ﷺ that Allah and Gabriel and all the believers will extend their protection, love, and support to the Prophet ﷺ, not rule the Prophet ﷺ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also, in this verse, Allah ﷻ is talking about &lt;em&gt;Al-Muhajereen&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَهَاجَرُوا وَجَاهَدُوا بِأَمْوَالِهِمْ وَأَنفُسِهِمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَالَّذِينَ آوَوا وَّنَصَرُوا أُولَٰئِكَ &lt;strong&gt;بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ ۚ&lt;/strong&gt; وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَلَمْ يُهَاجِرُوا مَا لَكُم مِّن &lt;strong&gt;وَلَايَتِهِم&lt;/strong&gt; مِّن شَيْءٍ حَتَّىٰ يُهَاجِرُوا ۚ وَإِنِ اسْتَنصَرُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ فَعَلَيْكُمُ النَّصْرُ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُم مِّيثَاقٌ ۗ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who have believed and emigrated and fought with their wealth and lives in the cause of Allah and those who gave shelter and aided — they are &lt;strong&gt;allies of one another&lt;/strong&gt;. But those who believed and did not emigrate — for you there is no &lt;strong&gt;guardianship&lt;/strong&gt; of them until they emigrate. And if they seek help of you for the religion, then you must help, except against a people between yourselves and whom is a treaty. And Allah is Seeing of what you do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/8/72/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 8:72&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Here again the verse is talking about guardianship, and not about the Muslims all ruling other Muslims. There are several other verses in Qur'an and hadiths that talk about &lt;em&gt;muwalah&lt;/em&gt; that show the word does not automatically mean successorship.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The virtues of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Sunni view holds 'Ali ibn Abi Talib to the highest stance among the companions. He is the fourth among the ten companions told to be from the dwellers of &lt;em&gt;Jannah&lt;/em&gt; while still alive (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/49/144&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmidhi 49/4112&lt;/a&gt;), the fourth of &lt;em&gt;Al-Khulafa' Al-Rashedeen&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1300440&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah 1/45&lt;/a&gt;) that we are ordered to follow their sunnah, etc. If we were to attempt to compile all the virtues of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, which was tried by Ibn Hanbal and Al-Nasa'i and others, the task would almost prove impossible. Moreover, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib was the first boy to embrace Islam, the one who was willing to sacrifice his life for the sake of the Prophet ﷺ on the night of &lt;em&gt;Hijra&lt;/em&gt;, and above all, he is from &lt;em&gt;Ahl Al-Bayt&lt;/em&gt; (the close relations of the Prophet ﷺ), and the husband of the Prophet's daughter Fatima. The Prophet ﷺ had often praised the people &lt;em&gt;Ahl Al-Bayt&lt;/em&gt;, in general (e.g., when he said &amp;quot;I have left among you, that which if you hold fast to it, you shall not go astray: The Book of Allah and my family, the people of my house&amp;quot; in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/urn/736690&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmidhi 49/4155&lt;/a&gt;), and 'Ali in specific (e.g., when he told 'Ali &amp;quot;You are from me, and I am from you&amp;quot; in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/64/286&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 64/286&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to understand that albeit the Sunni view is that the successorship was not specified to 'Ali, that he is and will always be revered by Sunnis in the highest stance.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-09-12T18:13:03.897" LastActivityDate="2021-09-12T18:13:03.897" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39762" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39593" CreationDate="2017-05-15T06:45:38.380" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the position of children born from Mut’ah?&#xA;There is no difference between the children of Nikah or Mut’ah. Both are considered legitimate under the Shari’ah – they inherit from their parents, and all Islamic laws apply with regards to paternity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiapen.com/comprehensive/mutah/what-is-mutah-2.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;www.shiapen.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22408" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-10-10T13:44:11.347" LastActivityDate="2017-10-10T13:44:11.347" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39763" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39079" CreationDate="2017-05-15T07:47:45.423" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Islamic position is that additions, omissions and distortions have been done to the previous scriptures by the people, and they are not relied upon for any &lt;em&gt;theological&lt;/em&gt; purposes because we can't know what is from Allah and what is human corruption; though works of Tafsir (exegesis) and Tarikh (history) quote them as Israelite traditions where they supplement and don't contradict the Quran and Hadith. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/14&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 5:14&lt;/a&gt; And from those who say, &quot;We are Christians&quot; We took&#xA;  their covenant; but they forgot a portion of that of which they were&#xA;  reminded. So We caused among them animosity and hatred until the Day&#xA;  of Resurrection. And Allah is going to inform them about what they&#xA;  used to do.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/79&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:79&lt;/a&gt; So woe to those who write the &quot;scripture&quot; with their&#xA;  own hands, then say, &quot;This is from Allah,&quot; in order to exchange it for&#xA;  a small price. Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe&#xA;  to them for what they earn.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/96/90&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; Ibn `Abbas said, &quot;Why do you ask the people of the&#xA;  scripture about anything while your Book (Qur'an) which has been&#xA;  revealed to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) is newer and the latest? You read it&#xA;  pure, undistorted and unchanged, and Allah has told you that the&#xA;  people of the scripture (Jews and Christians) changed their scripture&#xA;  and distorted it, and wrote the scripture with their own hands and&#xA;  said, 'It is from Allah,' to sell it for a little gain. Does not the&#xA;  knowledge which has come to you prevent you from asking them about&#xA;  anything? No, by Allah, we have never seen any man from them asking&#xA;  you regarding what has been revealed to you!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further, the entirety of the gospels being the &lt;em&gt;Injil&lt;/em&gt; is a problematic concept, since the Injil is supposed to be revelation of God to Jesus( &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/48&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:48&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/19/30&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;19:30&lt;/a&gt; ), whereas the current gospels are claimed to be human recounts of Jesus's life by the disciples.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Trinity, Jesus's divinity and the concept of &lt;em&gt;begotten son&lt;/em&gt; etc. are all explicitly rebuked by the Quran as &lt;em&gt;shirk&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;kufr&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/72&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 5:72&lt;/a&gt; They have certainly disbelieved who say, &quot; Allah is&#xA;  the Messiah, the son of Mary&quot; while the Messiah has said, &quot;O Children&#xA;  of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord.&quot; Indeed, he who&#xA;  associates others with Allah - Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and&#xA;  his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any&#xA;  helpers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/73&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 5:73&lt;/a&gt; They have certainly disbelieved who say, &quot; Allah is&#xA;  the third of three.&quot; And there is no god except one God. And if they&#xA;  do not desist from what they are saying, there will surely afflict the&#xA;  disbelievers among them a painful punishment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/171&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 4:171&lt;/a&gt; O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in&#xA;  your religion or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus,&#xA;  the son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allah and His word which He&#xA;  directed to Mary and a soul [created at a command] from Him. So&#xA;  believe in Allah and His messengers. And do not say, &quot;Three&quot;; desist -&#xA;  it is better for you. Indeed, Allah is but one God. Exalted is He&#xA;  above having a son. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and&#xA;  whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of&#xA;  affairs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/116&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:116&lt;/a&gt; They say, &quot; Allah has taken a son.&quot; Exalted is He!&#xA;  Rather, to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. All&#xA;  are devoutly obedient to Him,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-05-15T08:30:56.210" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T08:30:56.210" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39766" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39775" CreationDate="2017-05-15T08:48:50.103" Score="-1" ViewCount="5209" Body="&lt;p&gt;Unsurprisingly, building a mosque is considered a good deed, and there's even a reward for it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that 'Umar bin Khattab said: &quot;I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'Whoever builds a mosque in which the Name of Allah is mentioned, Allah will build a house for him in Paradise.'&quot; -- Sunan Ibn Majah 735 [grade: sahih] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In some computer games, e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Minecraft&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://minecraft.net/en-us/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;official site&lt;/a&gt;), it's possible to build a mosque.  And some people have done so, e.g.:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r7zoom.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/r7zoom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Minecraft mosque: https://www.worldofmods.com/minecraft/maps/8399-mosque.html&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm wondering if the reward still applies for mosques built in this way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Is there a reward for building a mosque in Minecraft?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Minecraft, the simulated people do not pray in it, but they (along with other simulated creatures) might walk inside and sell goods in there.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The player might build the mosque in the name of Allah, or perhaps just for entertainment.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-15T12:34:35.090" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T16:46:13.473" Title="Is there a reward for building a mosque in Minecraft?" Tags="|masjid|software|reward|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="5" FavoriteCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39767" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39665" CreationDate="2017-05-15T10:54:56.063" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;If she did a mistake and her character is not inherently like that, then it is &lt;em&gt;permissible&lt;/em&gt; for you to marry her when she repents. This is the safest and majority view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whether or not you should actually marry her is personal choice and you should carefully deliberate on that yourself. Can you be sure that the affair is over? Will this issue come up again in the future when you have arguments? Would you hold this against her and use it as a taunt? What if your children ever found out? How will you two react in-front of the other cousin?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;---&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quranic verse that is relevant here is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24/3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 24:3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الزَّانِيَةُ وَالزَّانِي فَاجْلِدُوا كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِّنْهُمَا مِائَةَ&#xA;  جَلْدَةٍ ۖ وَلَا تَأْخُذْكُم بِهِمَا رَأْفَةٌ فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ إِن&#xA;  كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۖ وَلْيَشْهَدْ&#xA;  عَذَابَهُمَا طَائِفَةٌ مِّنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The fornicator does not marry except a [female] fornicator or&#xA;  polytheist, and none marries her except a fornicator or a polytheist,&#xA;  and that has been made unlawful to the believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 5:5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... And [lawful in marriage are] chaste women from among the believers&#xA;  ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=5&amp;amp;tSoraNo=24&amp;amp;tAyahNo=3&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=1&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Al Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt; mentions the following interpretations on 24:3:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nikah&lt;/em&gt; here means intercourse and the purpose of the verse is to denounce fornication rather than to establish legality of a marriage i.e it means one who has intercourse with an immoral person is themselves immoral, and that both partners are equally sinful ... one who has intercourse with a prostitute is as sinful as the prostitute.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It refers to habitual offenders and professional prostitutes and not those who have done Zina occasionally as a mistake. This is because the Asbabul Nazool (reason for revelation) have narrations about a Muslim man seeking permission to marry a woman with immoral character. This is also the interpretation for 5:5, i.e. the person should not be habitually immoral.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It refers to one who commits &lt;em&gt;Zina&lt;/em&gt; and is punished by the &lt;em&gt;Hadd&lt;/em&gt;, that they should not be married (ever). This is in line with the following Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abu Daud&lt;/a&gt; The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The adulterer who has been&#xA;  flogged shall not marry save the one like him. لا ينكح الزاني المحدودُ إلا مثله&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is a minority view.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The one who is an open fornicator or indulged in other immoral acts, and then marries a woman from a respectable house by deceiving them ... then they have the right, if they wish they can stay with him, and if they wish they can enforce seperation between them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A group says: This verse is in effect. Their Ulema say that one who commits Zina, his Nikah with his wife is annuled, and when a woman commits Zina her Nikah with the husband is annuled. Some of them said, it is not automatically invalidated but the husband will be told to give divorce to the wife and it will be sinful for him to continue. And that it is not permitted to Marry a fornicator or fornicatoress unless repentance is visible, and then marriage is permitted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If 24:3 prohibited marriage with a fornicator then it is superseded by &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/24/32&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;24:32&lt;/a&gt;, since &quot;the unmarried among you&quot; will include fornicators. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال أبو جعفر النحاس: وهذا القول عليه أكثر العلماء. وأهل الفُتْيا&#xA;  يقولون: إنّ من زنى بامرأة فله أن يتزوجها ولغيره أن يتزوّجها. وهو قول&#xA;  ابن عمر وسالم وجابر بن زيد وعطاء وطاوس ومالك بن أنس، وهو قول أبي حنيفة&#xA;  وأصحابه. وقال الشافعيّ: القول فيها كما قال سعيد بن المسيّب، إن شاء&#xA;  الله هي منسوخة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Jafar Nihas said: This is the saying of the majority of the Ulema.&#xA;  They say: One who has commited Zina with a woman, it is permitted for&#xA;  him to marry her, and it is permitted for any other man to marry her.&#xA;  This is the saying of Ibn Umar, Salim, Jabir bin Zayed, Ata, Tawus and&#xA;  Imam Malik bin Anas and the same is the saying of Abu Hanifa and his&#xA;  companions. Imam Shafi said: This is as Saeed Bin Musaib said, By&#xA;  God's will it is abrogated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The view of the Hanbali school of thought is that such a marriage should not be done unless the guilty party has sincerely repented. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=7&amp;amp;tSoraNo=24&amp;amp;tAyahNo=3&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ومن ههنا ذهب الإمام أحمد بن حنبل رحمه الله إلى أنه لا يصح العقد من&#xA;  الرجل العفيف على المرأة البغي ما دامت كذلك حتى تستتاب، فإن تابت، صح&#xA;  العقد عليها، وإلا فلا، وكذلك لا يصح تزويج المرأة الحرة العفيفة بالرجل&#xA;  الفاجر المسافح حتى يتوب توبة صحيحة لقوله تعالى { وَحُرِّمَ ذٰلِكَ&#xA;  عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal said the marriage of a chaste and pious man with&#xA;  an immoral woman is not correct unless they repent. After repentance&#xA;  it is correct. Similarly the Nikah of a pious and chaste woman is&#xA;  invalid when done with an immoral man, until they repent, because God&#xA;  has said: This is forbidden to the Believers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-05-15T11:01:14.720" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T11:01:14.720" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39768" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-15T12:11:40.940" Score="2" ViewCount="1259" Body="&lt;p&gt;Do abusive and bad words used for companions of Muhammad SAW take one out of Islam?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Please give me feedback with authentic hadith and also Quran verses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22338" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-15T12:17:34.730" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T16:07:37.727" Title="Does using abusive and bad words for the companions of Muhammad take one out of the fold of Islam?" Tags="|sahaba|kufr|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39772" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39759" CreationDate="2017-05-15T14:18:24.490" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are certain ahadith speaking about seeing the Prophet in a dream. For instance:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَنْ رَآنِي فِي الْمَنَامِ فَقَدْ رَآنِي، فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لاَ يَتَخَيَّلُ بِي   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever has seen me in a dream, then no doubt, he has seen me, for Satan cannot imitate my shape.&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  - &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/91/13&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/91/13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَنْ رَآنِي فِي الْمَنَامِ فَسَيَرَانِي فِي الْيَقَظَةِ، وَلاَ يَتَمَثَّلُ الشَّيْطَانُ بِي ‏&quot;‏‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ ابْنُ سِيرِينَ إِذَا رَآهُ فِي صُورَتِهِ‏.‏    &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Whoever sees me in a dream will see me in his wakefulness, and Satan cannot imitate me in shape.&quot; Abu `Abdullah said, &quot;Ibn Seereen said, '&lt;strong&gt;Only if he sees the Prophet (ﷺ) in his (real) shape&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;  -  &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/91/12&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/91/12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To understand this, we first need to understand how the science of hadith works or was intended to work. As known, a hadith is a saying that we except go back to the Prophet by a chain of narrations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imagine the prophet (saw) speaking to his companions, telling them &quot;whoever  sees me in a dream has seen me, because Satan cannot take my form.&quot;&#xA;The sahaba, who knows how the Prophet looks, will now mention this hadith to other people (in the chain), they will then mention it further until a point, people no longer know how he looks.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you do not know how the prophet looks, you cannot draw the conclusion saying I saw the Prophet. As you see in the above hadith; &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Ibn Seereen said, 'Only if he sees the Prophet (ﷺ) in his (real) shape&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;. How do you know this is the real shape of the Prophet, when you never actually have seen him? You might say, &quot;well Satan cannot imitate and takes his shape&quot;, but even though this is true how do you know that Satan isn't imitating another shape, because you don't know his (pbuh) true shape?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, we who never have seen the Prophet, will never be able to differentiate and know if the person in the dream is the Prophet or not. &lt;em&gt;The prophet never mentioned that we will see him. He was speaking to his companions who knew him.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;With this understanding, its not possible to draw any conclusions from a dream, when one cannot be sure who one saw in the dream in the first place.&lt;/strong&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;You will find different of opinions in this matter, for instance &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/47782&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alsunna.org/Can-the-Person-see-Prophet-Muhammad-in-his-dream.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/em&gt; But very few mentions the reality that you cannot differentiate and know for a fact who you have seen in your dream. You will also find minor opinions about &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/yMRF0TXxMMQ?t=5m19s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;dream interpretations only are for Prophets&lt;/a&gt; and ain't called dreams but rather &lt;em&gt;visions&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;There seems that some argue that we got some descriptions of how the Prophet looked in the ahadith, and by that they somehow could draw the conclusion that it was he who they saw in their dream. This argument is very very weak and bad, because the description we have cannot in any way give us a picture of how the Prophet really looked. The description could fit tens of thousands different shapes. See the description here: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/39780/15201&quot;&gt;How did the Prophet Muhammad look like?&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Relevant: &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/8361/15201&quot;&gt;What conditions can violate seeing Prophet Muhammad in ones dream&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T10:44:37.097" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T10:44:37.097" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39773" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39079" CreationDate="2017-05-15T15:02:57.080" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Let us also mention that the earlier gospels in the new testament; Mark and Matthew; never mention this trinity concept.  Any references as Yeshua or Eesa (pbuh) being son of God are only in a metaphorical sense; ie &quot;Our father in heaven&quot; or &quot;son of man&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As already stated in the other answers, what is written in the new testament are not directly from Yeshua (pbuh), but recollections from his disciples and apostles. While prophets do not err or lie, everyone else is fallible.  Don't forget that even Simon Peter, whom Yeshua (pbuh) entrusted to establish the church, lied 3 times in succession that he never knew Yeshua  (pbuh).  You cannot trust anything divine to come from a mouth that has lied.  One lie is enough to invalidate any claims of divine authority.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So how do we sort out what is authentic  from the new and old testaments?  The last prophet Muhammed (pbuh), was sent as a mercy (rahma) to all (Quran 21:107 ).&#xA;This includes as a mercy to the Nasara (Christians) and the Bani Israel  (Jews).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran is a Furkhan, the criterion between truth and falsehood.  The ehlul kitab (people who follow previous scriptures) can find the truth of their scriptures by referring to the Quran.   In essence, if something in the previous scriptures agrees with what is in the Quran, it is authentic, otherwise not.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22066" LastEditorUserId="22066" LastEditDate="2017-05-17T18:46:56.873" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T18:46:56.873" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39774" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39768" CreationDate="2017-05-15T16:07:37.727" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Yes, it makes them a hypocrite&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;First of all, no one should have any reason to disrespect the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahabah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahaba&lt;/a&gt;(Companions of the Prophet). They are the ones who supported Islam, fought the Mushrikeen, sacrificed their wealth and theirselves for Allah. Allah chose them to be the Companions of the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and those who are with him are hard against the unbelievers, merciful to the believers...&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/48/29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;48:29&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The outstrippers, the first of the Muhajirun and the Ansars,&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/9/100&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;9:100&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Allah was pleased with the believers when they gave allegiance to you under the tree,&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/48/18&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;48:18&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Men who were true to their contract with Allah.&amp;quot; (&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/33/23&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;33:23&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was narrated that al-Bara’ (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“The Ansaar: no one loves them but a believer and no one hates them but a hypocrite. Whoever loves them, Allaah will love him, and whoever hates them, Allaah will hate him.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3672; Muslim, 75.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If a man who hates the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansar_(Islam)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ansaar&lt;/a&gt; cannot be a believer, they are hypocrites. Those who slander, curse and denounce the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansar_(Islam)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ansaar&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhajirun&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muhajireen&lt;/a&gt; after what they done for Islam makes them a kaafir and hypocrite.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Tahhaawi said, discussing the beliefs of Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa’ah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We love the companions of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and we do not neglect to love any one of them, nor do we disavow any one of them. We hate those who hate them and who criticize them, and we only mention them in good terms. Loving them is part of religious commitment, faith and ihsaan, and hating them is kufr, hypocrisy and wrongdoing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Sharh al-‘Aqeedah al-Waasitiyyah, it says:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is an important basic principle which the Muslims should understand, namely loving and respecting the Sahaabah, because that is part of faith. Hating them or hating one of them is kufr and hypocrisy, because loving them is part of loving the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and hating them is part of hating the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Zar’ah al-Raazi said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you see a man criticizing one of the companions of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), then know that he is a heretic.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imam Ahmad said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you see a man mentioning one of the companions of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in a bad way, then call his Islam into question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarise, disrespecting the Companions of the Prophet is a major sin that will make them a hypocrite. Hypocrisy is &lt;strong&gt;more dangerous than kufr.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says in the Qu'ran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Verily, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depth (grade) of the Fire; no helper will you find for them&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/145&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;al-Nisaa’ 4:145&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many other verses in the Qu'ran which talks about the hypocrites.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/45563&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunnah.org/msaec/articles/attack.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunnah.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T16:07:37.727" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39775" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39766" CreationDate="2017-05-15T16:46:13.473" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(I am not sure why the question got so down-voted, I'll try my best at least to answer.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It was narrated that 'Umar bin Khattab said: &quot;I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'Whoever builds a mosque in which the Name of Allah is mentioned, Allah will build a house for him in Paradise.'&quot; -- Sunan Ibn Majah 735 [grade: sahih] (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The apparent meaning of the hadith you quoted is as you know and some mentioned, speaking about building a real world mosque, where people come to worship God.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;But does that mean that you won't get a reward, building a symbolic mosque in a game for instance? So to your question: &lt;strong&gt;Is there a reward for building a mosque in Minecraft?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Of course it would depend on your intention as other mentioned. &lt;em&gt;(Even building a real mosque would depend on the intention)&lt;/em&gt;. &#xA;I would argue, that yes, you will get a reward from God building the mosque.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is the famous hadith, related to Husn-Dhann (حسن الظن بالله) believing the best of Allah:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ اللَّهُ أَنَا عِنْدَ ظَنِّ عَبْدِي بِي&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;Allah said, 'I am to my slave as he thinks of Me, (i.e. I am able to do for him what he thinks I can do for him) (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari - sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This has been interpreted that a person, according to how the person thinks of God, he/she might get that response. See for instance this article in &lt;a href=&quot;http://articles.islamweb.net/media/index.php?page=article&amp;amp;lang=A&amp;amp;id=38161&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;arabic&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, if a person having the intention of building the mosque in a game, which somehow might make other muslims playing the game, remember his religion and duties, why wouldn't you get rewarded? Even non muslims might become fascinated, maybe that is their first seed in spiritual growth leading the person to become a muslim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it,&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/99/7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Surat Az-Zalzalah, verse 7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We belive in God, being the most gracious, the One Who gives as much as he wishes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;With the statements above, yes, there is a reward for that. Only God knows how big the reward would be. And if he pleases, a house might be built for one in Paradise, even though its not a real life mosque (especially if we consider the hadith: I am able to do for him what he thinks I can do for him).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يُنفِقُ كَيْفَ يَشَاءُ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  He spends (of His Bounty) as He wills&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Quran, 5:64&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T16:46:13.473" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39776" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16644" CreationDate="2017-05-15T18:43:50.233" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;There is no verse in the Quran saying its preferable not to eat meat but there are indications for that in the Sunnah of the Prophet.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If we look at the Muslims, traditionally, they wouldn't eat much meat:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Meat is not a necessity in Shari’ah, and in the old days most Muslims used to eat meat, if they were wealthy, like middle class—once a week on Friday. If they were poor—on the Eids.”&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  - Hamza Yusuf (The Science of Shari’ah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;he continues mentioning that the Prophet was a semi-vegetarian:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So traditionally Muslims were semi-vegetarians. The Prophet was, I mean, technically, the Prophet (SAWS) was in that category. He was not a meat-eater. Most of his meals did not have meat in them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In the Muwatta, it is mentioned that &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/516880&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Umar Ibn Al-Khattab said about meat&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، قَالَ &lt;strong&gt;إِيَّاكُمْ وَاللَّحْمَ فَإِنَّ لَهُ ضَرَاوَةً كَضَرَاوَةِ الْخَمْرِ&lt;/strong&gt; ‏.‏&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Beware of meat because it is addictive as khamr (wine)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now, there is a hadith that indicates that &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/38727/15201&quot;&gt;eating too much meat isn't good&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;While one cannot find any statements about that in the Quran, there are &lt;em&gt;indications&lt;/em&gt; in the sunnah and history of Muslims that one shouldn't eat meat too often. There are certainly hadiths speaking about over eating and the humans eager to fill his ego.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-05-15T19:57:51.047" LastActivityDate="2017-05-15T19:57:51.047" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39777" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-15T19:31:41.043" Score="3" ViewCount="15030" Body="&lt;p&gt;We can perform &lt;em&gt;salah&lt;/em&gt; after performing &lt;em&gt;wudhu&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;ghusl&lt;/em&gt;. But if I just take a regular bath without performing &lt;em&gt;wudhu&lt;/em&gt; then can I pray &lt;em&gt;salah&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What are the obligatory acts of purification required to be able to perform &lt;em&gt;salah&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21110" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-05-15T23:03:35.673" LastActivityDate="2018-11-21T05:07:23.670" Title="Is taking a bath equivalent to performing ghsul or wudhu?" Tags="|salat|wudu|ghusl|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39779" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39796" CreationDate="2017-05-15T21:16:02.307" Score="2" ViewCount="8625" Body="&lt;p&gt;I've read somewhere that the Prophet had curly hair, white skin and black eyes. Some more description has been mentioned that he was medium length. Of course he had a beard and we know he was an Arab.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I still cannot get a good picture in my head how he looked.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How did the Prophet Muhammad look like?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Please add references. No pictures please.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastActivityDate="2018-07-22T21:03:42.020" Title="How did the Prophet Muhammad look like?" Tags="|prophet-muhammad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39782" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-15T23:23:25.237" Score="2" ViewCount="977" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this youtube &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXp6v0qRp4c&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;video&lt;/a&gt;, Sheikh salih al fawzan answers the question; &quot;Does the sun orbit the earth?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Without a doubt, this is what the Quran is saying. {Quotes verse 36:38 &quot;وَالشَّمْسُ تَجْرِي لِمُسْتَقَرٍّ لَّهَا&quot;} &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He also quoted the verse 2:258:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When Abraham said, &quot;My Lord is the one who gives life and causes death,&quot; he said, &quot;I give life and cause death.&quot; Abraham said, &quot;Indeed, Allah brings up the sun from the east, so bring it up from the west.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He then continues explaining that the Quran, says that the Sun is moving, not the earth, and a muslim should not follow theories, a muslim must follow the Quran!&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I am not sure what Ibn Uthaymen and Bin Baz view was one this, but I heard it was something similar. At least they deny that the earth is rotating as stated in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=59419&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt;. If I am not mistaken, they said they do not make takfir one someone who believes the earth is rotating, which rumors said they did! &#xA;But they say that the one denying that the sun is moving which it says in the quran (36:38) is a kafir (وإنما كفرت من قال إن الشمس ثابتة غير جارية).&#xA;&lt;em&gt;Luckily the sun is moving through the galaxy so there is no need to deny that. &lt;sub&gt;(there are still other ways of interpreting the given verses, so even if the sun isn't moving, we wouldn't need to make takfir one someone who doesn't believe in that)&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is the sun orbiting the earth according to the majority scholars of the salafi view?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T06:53:26.637" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T06:53:26.637" Title="Is the sun orbiting the earth according to the majority salafi view?" Tags="|islamic-scholar|salafi|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39784" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="21380" CreationDate="2017-05-16T07:01:07.913" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;A receivable debt remains part of the lender's property and is payable even if the lender dies. If the lender dies, all his wealth, including receivables, is the property of the heirs (according to their shares) and should be distributed among them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/33&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 4:33&lt;/a&gt; And for all, We have made heirs to what is left by&#xA;parents and relatives. And to those whom your oaths have bound [to&#xA;you] - give them their share. Indeed Allah is ever, over all things, a&#xA;Witness.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/85/40&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot; If somebody dies (among the&#xA;Muslims) leaving some property, the property will go to his heirs; and&#xA;if he leaves a debt or dependents, we will take care of them.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/212415&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;IslamQA.info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the person to whom the debt is owed has died, then what the debtor&#xA;must do, when he is able to, is to repay the money to his heirs, or&#xA;ask all of them to let him off, or at least ask each heir to let him&#xA;off his share of this money. The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah&#xA;be upon him) said: “Whoever leaves behind wealth, it is for his&#xA;heirs.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari (2297).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This money should be given to all of the heirs, or their deputy, if&#xA;they have appointed one, or their guardian, if they are not yet&#xA;adults.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The seriousness of settling a debt is emphasized in the following Hadith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/33/179&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim&lt;/a&gt;:  All the sins of a Shahid (martyr) are forgiven&#xA;except debt.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/1325070&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Ibn Majah&lt;/a&gt;:  The Messenger of Allah said: &amp;quot;The believer's soul is suspended by his&#xA;debt until it is settled for him.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/39/6&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;: A dead person was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) so&#xA;that he might lead the funeral prayer for him ... Another dead person&#xA;was brought and he asked, &amp;quot;Is he in debt?&amp;quot; They said, &amp;quot;Yes.&amp;quot; He&#xA;(refused to lead the prayer and) said, &amp;quot;Lead the prayer of your&#xA;friend.&amp;quot; Abu Qatada said, &amp;quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I undertake to pay&#xA;his debt.&amp;quot; Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) then led his funeral prayer.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Wealth is distributed among the heirs in proportions prescribed by Shariah, and the absence of a will is irrelevant. If your mother has no other living heirs (parents) then this would lead to 1/3 going to you, 1/3 for your brother, 1/6 for your first sister and 1/6 for the second sister in accordance with:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 4:11&lt;/a&gt; Allah instructs you concerning your children: for the male,&#xA;what is equal to the share of two females ... [These shares are] an obligation [imposed] by Allah. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If you are thinking of justifying it as a gift rather than a debt, then again it is just to distribute it among the heirs since the Prophet instructed people to be equitable with their children when it comes to gifts:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/51/21&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard An-Numan bin Bashir on the pulpit saying, &amp;quot;My father gave me a&#xA;gift but Amra bint Rawaha (my mother) said that she would not agree to&#xA;it unless he made Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as a witness to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, my father went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, 'I have given a&#xA;gift to my son from `Amra bint Rawaha, but she ordered me to make you&#xA;as a witness to it, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asked, &amp;quot;Have you given (the like of it) to&#xA;everyone of your sons?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He replied in the negative.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &amp;quot;Be afraid of Allah, and be just to your&#xA;children.&amp;quot; My father then returned and took back his gift.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T07:10:14.117" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39785" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-16T07:26:24.553" Score="1" ViewCount="111" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/11084/15201&quot;&gt;answer&lt;/a&gt; to the question &quot;Are angels free-willed, perfectly ethical beings?&quot; the conclusion is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;the angles are not independent in will and power. They always do what Allah orders them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Does obeying Allah in everything really mean one doesn't have free will?&lt;br&gt;&#xA;We believe the Prophet had free will and we believe he obeyed Allah in everything.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This hadith, seems to contradict the idea that angels doesn't have free will:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: &quot;When Allah&#xA;  drowned Fir'awn he said: 'I believe that there is no god except the&#xA;  One that the children of Isra'il believe in.' So Jibrail said: 'O&#xA;  Muhammad! If you could only have seen me, while I was taking (the mud)&#xA;  from the sea, and filling his mouth out of fear that the mercy would&#xA;  reach him.'&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/641180&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt; : Classed &lt;em&gt;Hasan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is clear that Jibrill decided to put mud in Firawn's mouth by his own free will; by the wording &quot;out of fear that...&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The angels asking Allah if he will you place a mischief makers (Adam and his descendants) on earth, seems to indicate that they have free will, at least to ask questions:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/30&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:30&lt;/a&gt; And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the&#xA;  angels, &quot;Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They said, &quot;Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein&#xA;  and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?&quot; Allah&#xA;  said, &quot;Indeed, I know that which you do not know.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With this mentioned, why do Muslims believe angels don't have free will?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22270" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-05-17T13:03:55.550" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T13:03:55.550" Title="Why do Muslims believe angels don't have freewill?" Tags="|malaikah|free-will|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ClosedDate="2017-05-23T16:26:44.097" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39787" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11409" CreationDate="2017-05-16T08:45:41.347" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are different interpretations about the person and the knowledge, as detailed in Medi1Saif's answer &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/35546/throne-of-sheba-bring-by-jinn-or-human/35549#35549&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The different interpretations about this knowledge is:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The knowledge was of the اسم الله الأعظم (Greatest Name of Allah). This is a Name of Allah by invoking which any supplication made to Him is fulfilled by Him. See (arabic) at islamqa.info &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/246203&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/ar/146569&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and some translated hadith &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/search/?q=%22%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B9%D8%B8%D9%85%22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/search/?q=%22Greatest%20Name%22&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. In Islamic mysticism it is believed that this name is revealed to a person when they are extremely devout in worship and offer an excess of voluntary worship (Nawafil).  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Knowledge of the Revelation and Wisdom.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prophethood. This assumes that the person was Solomon himself and that he performed a miracle by Allah's leave. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Knowledge of the Book of Decrees, or &lt;em&gt;Lawhe Mahfooz&lt;/em&gt; ... a tablet\book with Allah where He writes what is to happen and that Happens. This assumes that the person in question was an angel sent by God to aid Solomon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=5&amp;amp;tSoraNo=27&amp;amp;tAyahNo=40&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=3&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Al Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;أكثر المفسرين على أن الذي عنده علم من الكتاب آصف بن برخيا وهو من بني&#xA;  إسرائيل، وكان صدّيقاً يحفظ اسم الله الأعظم الذي إذا سئل به أَعْطى،&#xA;  وإذا دعي به أجاب.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority of the commentators have the opinion that the person who has knowledge of the book was Asif bin Bakiyar. He was a man from the Bani Israel. He was truthful and a guardian of the &lt;em&gt;Isme Azam&lt;/em&gt; (Great name of Allah): When this name is used to invoke Allah, He responds. When this name is used to make a Dua it is fulfilled. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقالت عائشة رضي الله عنها قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: &quot; إن اسم الله&#xA;  الأعظم الذي دعا به آصف بن برخيا يا حيّ يا قيوُّم &quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aisha said: The Prophet Said: The Great Name with which Asif bin Barkiyar made a supplication was &quot;Ya Haeeyu Ya Qayoomu&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قيل: وهو بلسانهم، أهيا شراهيا؛&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One narration is that it is in their tongue: &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_that_I_Am&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ehyeh asher ehyeh.&lt;/a&gt; [Yahweh \ Tetragrammaton].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقال الزهري: دعاء الذي عنده اسم الله الأعظم؛ يا إلٰهنا وإلٰه كل شيء&#xA;  إلٰهاً واحداً لا إلٰه إلا أنت ايتني بعرشها؛ فمثُلَ بين يديه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Zuhri said: He who knew the Great Name, he supplicated: &quot; Oh our God, and the God of every thing, The God who is One and except You there is no one other god, grant me the throne&quot; and so it was brought infront of him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقال مجاهد: دعا فقال: يا إلٰهنا وإلٰه كل شيء يا ذا الجلال والإكرام&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mujahid said: He supplicated and used the words: O God and God of everything, O Lord of Majesty and Generosity.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال السُّهَيليّ: الذي عنده علم من الكتاب هو آصف بن برخيا ابن خالة&#xA;  سليمان؛ وكان عنده اسم الله الأعظم من أسماء الله تعالى&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sohail said: The one who had knowledge of the book was Asif bin Barkhiya, and he was the cousin of Solomon. He knew the Great Name from the Names of Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;. وقيل: هو سليمان نفسه؛ ولا يصح في سياق الكلام مثل هذا التأويل.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[ Narration that it was Solomon himself ... and arguments for and against this interpretation ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قال بحر: هو مَلَك بيده كتاب المقادير، أرسله الله عند قول العفريت.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bahr said: He was an angel and he had in his possession the Book of Decrees [so what is written it it happens]. Allah sent him down when the the Ifrit was talking to Solomon.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;ابن لهِيَعة: هو الخضر عليه السلام. وقال ابن زيد: الذي عنده علم من&#xA;  الكتاب رجل صالح كان في جزيرة من جزائر البحر، خرج ذلك اليوم ينظر من&#xA;  ساكن الأرض؛ وهل يعبد الله أم لا؟ فوجد سليمان، فدعا باسم من أسماء الله&#xA;  تعالى فجيء بالعرش&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Lahiya said: It was &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khidr&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Khizr&lt;/a&gt; ... he was wandering and was in Solomon's court at that time. He used God's name to supplicate and it was granted.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إنما كان رجل من بني إسرائيل عالم آتاه الله علماً وفقهاً قال: { أَنَا&#xA;  آتيكَ بِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْتَدَّ إِلَيْكَ طَرْفُكَ } قال: هات. قال:&#xA;  أنت نبيّ لله ابن نبي الله فإن دعوت الله جاءك به، فدعا الله سليمان&#xA;  فجاءه الله بالعرش.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He was a religious man from the Bani Israel, who Allah had endowed with kowledge and wisdom. He said: &quot; [ to Solomon] You are the Prophet of Allah and the son of a Prophet of Allah. If you supplicate to Him then He will bring it&quot;. Solomon supplicated and the throne was brought to him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إنه جبريل عليه السلام؛ قاله النّخَعي؛ وروي عن ابن عباس. وعلم الكتاب&#xA;  على هذا علمه بكتب الله المنزلة، أو بما في اللوح المحفوظ.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It was (archangel) Gabriel. ... It is narrated from Ibn Abbas that the knowledge of the scripture means Book of Manazilah or the &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/7002&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Lawhe Mahfooz&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-05-17T08:26:10.950" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T08:26:10.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39789" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-16T10:30:50.597" Score="2" ViewCount="338" Body="&lt;p&gt;In this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu2gRxQNLbk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;video&lt;/a&gt;, Adnan Ibrahim argues against Ijma'. He also quotes Imam Ahmed:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;قال &quot; من ادَّعى الإجماع فقد كذب ، وما يدريه لعل الناس اختلفوا&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Imam Ahmed said: &quot;The one calling upon ijma' has lied!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The same quote is found &lt;a href=&quot;https://saaid.net/Doat/ehsan/63.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, more context of it:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;والإجماع إجماعان ، إجماع ظني وإجماع قطعي ، والأول هو الذي يثبت بالبحث والتحري عن أقوال الأئمة ، ويحتاج من مثبته إلى استقراء لكتب الخلاف ، وهو الذي أنكره الإمام أحمد وقال &quot; من ادَّعى الإجماع فقد كذب ، وما يدريه لعل الناس اختلفوا &quot; .&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this &lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/ps7bdeKDwjU?t=52m50s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;video&lt;/a&gt;, he denies ijma' to be a part of his methods of usul al fiqh. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which sunni scholars denied ijma' as a method among the methods in usul al fiqh?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;em&gt;This question is of course based on another question, did any sunni scholars really deny ijma?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Disclaimer: I am not supposing these quotes are proofs too deny ijma', rather it seems some have used them when aruging against ijma'. I know they are possible to be interpreted in another way in its context. Also, it seems to be different interpretations of what exactly is ijma'. And the person denying ijma' isn't necessary denying the matters as five prayers a day and such.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="15201" LastEditDate="2017-05-17T11:32:24.013" LastActivityDate="2023-05-31T17:29:32.353" Title="Which sunni scholars denied ijma'?" Tags="|sunni|islamic-scholar|usool-ul-fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39790" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-16T12:10:12.693" Score="1" ViewCount="180" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;دخلتُ الجنةَ، فإذا جاريةٍ أدماءَ، لعساءَ، فقلتُ : ما هذهِ يا جبريلُ ؟&#xA;فقال : إن الله تعالى عرفَ شهوةَ جعفرِ بنِ أبي طالبٍ للأَدِمَ&#xA;اللَّعِسَ، فخَلَقَ لهُ هذِهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Narrated by Abdullah ibn Ja'far in sources:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I entered Paradise and saw a damsel&#xA;with exceedingly tanned skin (Adma) and beautiful dark (red) lips, so&#xA;I asked Jibreel (Gabriel), &amp;quot;Who is this?&amp;quot; And he replied, &amp;quot;Indeed,&#xA;Allaah, The Exalted, knows what Ja‘far ibn Abi Taalib desires, and&#xA;that is tannd skin and dark (red) lips, so Allaah created this for&#xA;him.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I heard it was in Jami' al Saghir 4185 with sources from Tarikh Rafi and Fayd ul Ja'far. However, I was told it was in Mustradak al Hakim.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: What is the authenticity of this hadith? Is it in the Mustadrak as well?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22427" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-29T21:13:21.620" Title="What is the authenticity of the hadith about Ja'far's tanned damsel in Paradise?" Tags="|hadith|source-identification|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39791" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39777" CreationDate="2017-05-16T13:10:48.613" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;If you are taking a regular shower, you have not performed regular Wudu since Allah swt says in surat Al-Ma'idah ayah 6&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَى الْمَرَافِقِ وَامْسَحُوا بِرُءُوسِكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ  وَإِن كُنتُمْ جُنُبًا فَاطَّهَّرُوا  وَإِن كُنتُم مَّرْضَىٰ أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ أَوْ جَاءَ أَحَدٌ مِّنكُم مِّنَ الْغَائِطِ أَوْ لَامَسْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا فَامْسَحُوا بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُم مِّنْهُ  مَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيَجْعَلَ عَلَيْكُم مِّنْ حَرَجٍ وَلَٰكِن يُرِيدُ لِيُطَهِّرَكُمْ وَلِيُتِمَّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O you who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your faces and your forearms to the elbows and wipe over your heads and wash your feet to the ankles. And if you are in a state of janabah, then purify yourselves. But if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted women and do not find water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and hands with it. Allah does not intend to make difficulty for you, but He intends to purify you and complete His favor upon you that you may be grateful.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(5:6)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thus, there is a specific ritual and sequence necessitated for Wudu. The above ayah shows the steps and the order. Of course, a person taking shower may perform these steps in the shower preceded by the intention of Wudu, but a simple shower without them is not enough. The prophet ﷺ has shown us some extra sunnan which we add to perform Isbagh or complete Wudu for higher status and more reward. The ayah above shows us the steps for the sufficient Wudu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, if performing ghusl is obligatory (menstruation, janabah, etc), you do not need to perform Wudu according to one of the opinions of Ash-Shafi'i because when we look at the second part of the ayah, we realize that Allah swt has distinguished between the reasons of breaking the Wudu حدث اصغر and breaking purity حدث اكبر. In the first instance, Allah has given the steps of Wudu, and in the second instance, Allah has given the order of Taharah (purity). This is the one of the two opinions of Shafi'i and the opinion of Malki, but it is not the opinion of Ahmad, who necessitates Wudu after or before ghusul.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is important to note that there are two types of ghusl: sufficient and complete ghusl. The sufficient ghusl is ghusl where water reaches all the parts of the body including rinsing the mouth and nose, while the complete ghusl is the one that is either preceded or followed by Wudu. The steps are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wash hands&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wash private parts&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Make Wudu&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Wash head three times&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Pour Water on the whole body starting with the right side first&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following three ahadeeth explain the steps of the complete ghusl:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، قَالَ&#xA;  أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ،&#xA;  قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنَ&#xA;  الْجَنَابَةِ غَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ، وَتَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلاَةِ ثُمَّ&#xA;  اغْتَسَلَ، ثُمَّ يُخَلِّلُ بِيَدِهِ شَعَرَهُ، حَتَّى إِذَا ظَنَّ أَنْ&#xA;  قَدْ أَرْوَى بَشَرَتَهُ، أَفَاضَ عَلَيْهِ الْمَاءَ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ،&#xA;  ثُمَّ غَسَلَ سَائِرَ جَسَدِهِ‏.‏ وَقَالَتْ كُنْتُ أَغْتَسِلُ أَنَا&#xA;  وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ، صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ إِنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ نَغْرِفُ&#xA;  مِنْهُ جَمِيعًا‏ &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الراوي : عائشة أم المؤمنين | المحدث : البخاري | المصدر : صحيح البخاري&#xA;  الصفحة أو الرقم: 272 | خلاصة حكم المحدث : صحيح&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Hisham bin 'Urwa: (on the authority of his father) 'Aisha said, &quot;Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) took the bath of Janaba, he&#xA;  cleaned his hands and performed ablution like that for prayer and then&#xA;  took a bath and rubbed his hair, till he felt that the whole skin of&#xA;  the head had become wet, then he would pour water thrice and wash the&#xA;  rest of the body.&quot; 'Aisha further said, &quot;I and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)&#xA;  used to take a bath from a single water container, from which we took&#xA;  water simultaneously.&quot; (Sahih al-Bukhari 272, 273)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ&#xA;  حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، عَنْ&#xA;  كُرَيْبٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى&#xA;  الله عليه وسلم اغْتَسَلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ، فَغَسَلَ فَرْجَهُ&#xA;  بِيَدِهِ، ثُمَّ دَلَكَ بِهَا الْحَائِطَ ثُمَّ غَسَلَهَا، ثُمَّ&#xA;  تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلاَةِ، فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ غُسْلِهِ غَسَلَ&#xA;  رِجْلَيْهِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الراوي : ميمونة بنت الحارث زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم | المحدث :&#xA;  البخاري | المصدر : صحيح البخاري الصفحة أو الرقم: 260 | خلاصة حكم&#xA;  المحدث : صحيح&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated Maimuna: The Prophet (ﷺ) took the bath of Janaba. (sexual&#xA;  relation or wet dream). He first cleaned his private parts with his&#xA;  hand, and then rubbed it (that hand) on the wall (earth) and washed&#xA;  it. Then he performed ablution like that for the prayer, and after the&#xA;  bath he washed his feet. (Sahih al-Bukhari 260)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رضي الله عنها أَنَّ أَسْمَاءَ رضي الله عنها سَأَلَتْ&#xA;  النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ غُسْلِ الْمَحِيضِ&#xA;  فَقَالَ : ( تَأْخُذُ إِحْدَاكُنَّ مَاءَهَا وَسِدْرَتَهَا ، فَتَطَهَّرُ&#xA;  فَتُحْسِنُ الطُّهُورَ ، ثُمَّ تَصُبُّ عَلَى رَأْسِهَا فَتَدْلُكُهُ&#xA;  دَلْكًا شَدِيدًا ، حَتَّى تَبْلُغَ شُؤُونَ رَأْسِهَا ، ثُمَّ تَصُبُّ&#xA;  عَلَيْهَا الْمَاءَ ، ثُمَّ تَأْخُذُ فِرْصَةً مُمَسَّكَةً فَتَطَهَّرُ&#xA;  بِهَا ، فَقَالَتْ أَسْمَاءُ : وَكَيْفَ تَطَهَّرُ بِهَا ؟ فَقَالَ :&#xA;  سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ! تَطَهَّرِينَ بِهَا ! فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ&#xA;  كَأَنَّهَا تُخْفِي ذَلِكَ : تَتَبَّعِينَ أَثَرَ الدَّمِ . وَسَأَلَتْهُ&#xA;  عَنْ غُسْلِ الْجَنَابَةِ فَقَالَ ‏&quot;‏ تَأْخُذُ مَاءً فَتَطَهَّرُ&#xA;  فَتُحْسِنُ الطُّهُورَ - أَوْ تُبْلِغُ الطُّهُورَ - ثُمَّ تَصُبُّ عَلَى&#xA;  رَأْسِهَا فَتَدْلُكُهُ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَ شُئُونَ رَأْسِهَا ثُمَّ تُفِيضُ&#xA;  عَلَيْهَا الْمَاءَ ‏&quot;‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ نِعْمَ النِّسَاءُ&#xA;  نِسَاءُ الأَنْصَارِ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَمْنَعُهُنَّ الْحَيَاءُ أَنْ&#xA;  يَتَفَقَّهْنَ فِي الدِّينِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;الراوي : عائشة أم المؤمنين | المحدث : مسلم | المصدر : صحيح مسلم&#xA;  الصفحة أو الرقم: 332 | خلاصة حكم المحدث : صحيح &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that Asma asked the&#xA;  Prophet ﷺ about Ghusl following menses. He said: &quot;Let one of you take&#xA;  her water and lotus leaves and clean herself well, then let her pour&#xA;  water over her head and rub it vigorously so that it will reach the&#xA;  roots of her hair. Then let her pour the water over herself, then take&#xA;  a piece of cloth scented with musk and purify herself.&quot; Asma' said:&#xA;  How should she purify herself? He said: &quot;Subhan-Allah! Purify yourself&#xA;  with it.&quot; Aishah said – as if she whispered it to her – Follow the&#xA;  traces of blood. She (Asma) then further asked about bathing after&#xA;  sexual intercourse. He (the Holy Prophet) said: She should take water&#xA;  and cleanse herself well or complete the ablution and then (pour&#xA;  water) on her head and rub it till it reaches the roots of the hair&#xA;  (of her) head and then pour water on her. 'A'isha said: How good are&#xA;  the women of Ansar (helpers) that their shyness does not prevent them&#xA;  from learning religion. (Sahih Muslim 332)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whichever school of thought you follow, the complete ghusl gives more thawab since you are following the sunnah of the Prophet sallah Allah 3allayhi wa sallam, and all you have to do is do the steps of Wudu in the shower.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22419" LastEditorUserId="22419" LastEditDate="2017-05-16T23:48:46.113" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T23:48:46.113" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39792" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-16T13:14:20.203" Score="3" ViewCount="997" Body="&lt;p&gt;We all know about the famous verses at Surat Al-Kahf, 23 - 24:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَا تَقُولَنَّ لِشَيْءٍ إِنِّي فَاعِلٌ ذَٰلِكَ غَدًا&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;And do not say of anything: Surely I will do it tomorrow,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;Except [when adding], &amp;quot;If Allah wills.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;While this is mentioned in the Quran, does it really mean it is obligatory? &lt;em&gt;Or is it just a warning which should get us out of the bad habit of saying I will do so and so and being absolute confident about the future?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is saying &amp;quot;in sha Allah&amp;quot; on every intended act obligatory?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In this Arabic &lt;a href=&quot;http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&amp;amp;Option=FatwaId&amp;amp;Id=169169&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa&lt;/a&gt; it seems to explain that it is mustahab (recommended), and not wajib:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;ولكن ذلك ليس بواجب. وبالتالي فلا لوم في تركه&lt;br /&gt;&#xA;But that is not Wajib, therefore there is no blame for leaving it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I do not find any backups of the claim that it is not wajib in their text. They just say it isn't.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-08-06T07:32:21.413" Title="Is saying &quot;in sha Allah&quot; on every intended act obligatory?" Tags="|fiqh|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39795" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-16T15:35:48.417" Score="3" ViewCount="130" Body="&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Muslim_conquests&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; has a decent overview over early conquests of the Islamic empire. The expansion seems to have been one of the most rapid in history. I'm not aware of any Muslim scholar who opposed the expansionism that was pursued by the caliphate, neither that of the Rashidun, the Umayyads, or later caliphs.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, as far as I can tell, the dominant trend on islam.se seems to be to claim or suggest that warfare in general is a purely defensive construct in Islam, see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/1091/17702&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/12766/17702&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/33226/17702&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. If that is correct, then the ulama likely opposed Islamic expansionism on doctrinal grounds, and no scholars would have condemned them as kuffar for doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question:&lt;/strong&gt; if any, which ulama opposed Islamic expansionism, what were their arguments for doing so, and what was the reception of their ideas in among the other ulama?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17702" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-08-14T06:56:46.713" LastActivityDate="2017-08-14T06:56:46.713" Title="Did ulama actively oppose the caliphate's expansionism?" Tags="|history|jihad|khilafah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39796" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39779" CreationDate="2017-05-16T15:56:38.627" Score="3" Body="&lt;h2&gt;There are many hadiths which tell us what the Prophet looked liked.&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Rabee'ah ibn Abi 'Abd al-Rahmaan said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;I heard Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him) describing the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). He said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;'He was of average height, not too tall and not too short, with a pinkish colour, not very white and not dark, and his hair was neither very curly nor very straight. The Revelation came to him when he was forty years old, and he stayed in Makkah for ten years after the Revelation came, then in Madeenah for ten years. When he died, there were no more than twenty white hairs on his head and in his beard.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(al-Bukhaari, 3283).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Baraa' ibn 'Aazib said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was broad shouldered and had thick hair coming down to his shoulders and earlobes. He was wearing red garments. I have never seen anything more beautiful than him.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Reported by Muslim, Kitaab al-Fadaa'il, Baab Sifat Sha'r al-Nabi (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), no. 2338).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ali said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;He was neither tall nor short, and had large hands and feet. He had a large head and was big-boned, and the thin line of hair (starting from his chest and extending to the navel) was long. When he walked, he would lean forward, as if he was walking downhill. I have never seen anyone like him, before or since.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Reported by al-Tirmidhi, 3570, who said this is a saheeh hasan hadeeth).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jaabir ibn Samurah said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was dalee' al-fam, ashkal al-'ayn and manhoos al-'aqib.&amp;quot; Shu'bah said: &amp;quot;I asked Maalik, 'What is dalee' al-fam?' He said: 'Wide-mouthed.' I asked, 'What is ashkal al-'ayn?' He said, 'Big-eyed.' I asked, 'What is manhoos al-'aqib?' He said, 'His heels were not fleshy.'&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Saheeh Muslim, Kitaab al-Fadaa'il, 2339).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ali ibn Talib (R), a close family member and cousin of the Prophet  , says –&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Prophet did not have a very fleshy face, nor was it completely round, it was slightly ovalish. He had a whitish skin with a reddish tinge (this means lighter brown), his eyes were large with jet-black pupils and his lashes were long. his joints were large as was his upper back. He did not have hair all over his body, he had a fine line of hair extending from chest to the naval. When he would walk, he would walk briskly as if he is descending down a slope. When he would turn, he would turn to face with his whole body.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whoever unexpectedly saw him, would stand in awe of him. And whoever accompanied him and got to know him would love him. And those who described him would always say “I have never seen anyone before him or after him, who was like him”.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Mashqat Shareef, Vol 5, no 373)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To summarise up, the physical characteristics of the Prophet were:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Skin Colour/Color&lt;/strong&gt; - light brown&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hair&lt;/strong&gt; - Neither Curly nor Firm&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stature&lt;/strong&gt; - Medium Build, Broad Shoulders&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Face&lt;/strong&gt; - Slightly ovalish&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;sub&gt;(For more evidence, see &lt;a href=&quot;https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=udjM4dBVicE&amp;amp;t=13m45s&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=udjM4dBVicE&amp;amp;t=13m45s&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://lifeofprophet.com/about-prophet-muhammad/his-physical-appearance/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;lifeofprophet.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/1512&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T16:11:27.773" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39797" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39790" CreationDate="2017-05-16T17:27:13.453" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;It was reported in Faydh Al-Qadeer which was a book of interpretation of the ahadeeth of Al-Jaami’ As-Sagheer, which was authored by As-Suyooti.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The hadeeth which you mentioned was reported by As-Suyooti in this book. and he marked it as Da’eef (weak).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Shaykh Al-Albaani classified it as Dha’eef (weak) in Dha’eef Al-Jaami’ As-Sagheer, he pointed out in Silsilatul Al-Ahaadeeth Adh-Dha’eefah wal-Mawdhoo’ah that it had become clear to him that it was a fabricated hadeeth, as he said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Al-Munaawi mentioned the hadeeth in Sharh Faydh Al-Qadeer and in Sharh At-Tayseer, but he did not comment on it; whereas the rule with regard to such a hadeeth is to classify it as Dha’eef. This is what I did in Dha’eef Al-Jaami’ [i.e. I classified it as Dha’eef]. And now, as I came to know about its obscure chain of narrators and pondered about its wording, it has become clear to me that it is a fabricated hadeeth.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;About Mustradak Al Hakim, I couldn't find if the hadith was mentioned in there but if it was, it would be da'eef(weak) anyway as quite a lot of the Mustradak Al Hakim has fabricated hadith as al-Dhahabi said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The Mustadrak contains a good number of hadîth that conform to the conditions of authenticity of both (al-Bukhârî and Muslim) as well as a number of hadîth conforming to the conditions of either one of them. Perhaps the total number of such hadîth comprises half the book. There is roughly another quarter of the hadîth that have authentic chains of transmission, but that have something else about them or that have some defect. As for the rest, and that is about a fourth, they are rejected and spurious narrations that are unauthentic. Some of those are fabrications. I came to know of them when I prepared an abridgement of the Mustadrak and pointed them out.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T17:27:13.453" CommentCount="18" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39798" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="3054" CreationDate="2017-05-16T18:29:13.103" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Like boys , girls may be sent to schools and colleges  for acquiring knowledge . If a girl is educated she can uplift a family and finally a small step to improve the society.She will be a support to her husband and family by all means.May Almighty bless all the Muslim girls to acquire knowledge and lead a happy and meaningful life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22432" LastActivityDate="2017-05-16T18:29:13.103" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39801" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-16T20:06:00.660" Score="2" ViewCount="328" Body="&lt;p&gt;Different states in the world often use torture both physical and psychological for interrogation, suppressing political opponents etc. What does Islam say about use of torture by state actors? Would it be allowed for an Islamic state to use torture as a method for interrogation?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And what does the Quran say about it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15772" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-12-31T12:11:21.993" LastActivityDate="2017-12-31T12:11:21.993" Title="What is the Islamic position on torture of prisoners?" Tags="|sharia|torture|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39803" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39686" CreationDate="2017-05-17T02:57:57.353" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;Inferences based on potential or probability of occurrence cannot be used as evidence or criteria to establish evidence. In situations of gray areas, one need to use one's judgment to decide:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Is the risk of harm worth the benefit that will be gained?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;What is the probability of harm materializing, and what is its impact?&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this, one can proceed based on this guideline. The ruling may differ by context. Taking your example of driving, it may be that one person is allowed to drive, but another is not. One person is allowed to drive under specific conditions, or specific vehicles, or in specific geographical areas, etc. The ruling will not be of broad nature, e.g., the case of computer causing harm to eyesight applies only to the context of this specific case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I have added more information below for you to read at your leisure, starting with some common definitions, then the guidelines. Since your question is mainly focused on the guideline pertaining to probability and potential, I have elaborated on this guideline more than the others in the read-later content below.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Definitions of &lt;em&gt;darar&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;dirar&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are many definitions of the words &lt;em&gt;darar&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;dirar&lt;/em&gt;. I am quoting one source that, in my opinion, provides comprehensive definitions that cover most of, of not all, the applicable meanings of the words in the context of religion. Dr. Muslim ibn Muhammad ibn Majid Al-Dawsari (Arabic: مسلم بن محمد بن ماجد الدوسري) in his book &lt;em&gt;Al-Mumti' Fi Al-Qawa'id Al-Fiqhiyya&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: الممتع في القواعد الفقهية), First Ed. Riyadh: Dar Zidni, 2007, pp. 212-213, defined the terms as follows:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;القول الأول: أن الضرر إلحاق الإنسان مفسدة بغيره بحيث ينتفع هو بذلك الإلحاق، وأما الضرار فهو إلحاق الإنسان مفسدة بغيره بحيث لا ينتفع هو بذلك الإلحاق&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The first definition: &lt;em&gt;darar&lt;/em&gt; is inflicting injury or damage to others, which results in benefit to the inflicter. &lt;em&gt;Dirar&lt;/em&gt; is inflicting injury or damage to others, which does not result in any benefit to the inflicter.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;القول الثاني: أن الضرر إلحاق الإنسان مفسدة بغيره ابتداء، وأما الضرار فهو إلحاق الإنسن مفسدة بمن أضرَّ به على سبيل المجازاة على وجه غير جائز&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The second definition: &lt;em&gt;darar&lt;/em&gt; is to initiate inflicting injury or damage to others [action], whereas &lt;em&gt;dirar&lt;/em&gt; is inflicting injury or damage to others in an unlawful retaliation [reaction].&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;القول الثالث: أن الضرر اسم والضرار مصدر، فالمصدر الذي هو الضرار يشير إلى فعل الضرر والوقوع فيه، والاسم الذي هو الضرر يشير إلى ما يوصل إلى فعل الضرر الوقوع فيه ويكون وسيلة إليه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The third definition: &lt;em&gt;darar&lt;/em&gt; is a noun, and &lt;em&gt;dirar&lt;/em&gt; is a source. The source, which is &lt;em&gt;dirar&lt;/em&gt; means committing the &lt;em&gt;darar&lt;/em&gt;, while &lt;em&gt;darar&lt;/em&gt; means the means that leads to the act and the resulting damage or injury.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE&lt;/strong&gt;: My own translation, so treat with care.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means that the prohibition in the hadith covers:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;committing harm (direct),&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;committing harm's means (indirect)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;with the recipient of the harm being oneself or others.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Bases on these definitions, harm is being used as the direct meaning of the word, or as an antonym of benefit. That is, as committing harm is prohibited, then conversely introducing benefit or removing harm is endorsed (as in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/muslim/1/60/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 1/60&lt;/a&gt; where removal of harmful objects from the roads is considered a branch of faith). Muhammad Yahya Al-Walati (Arabic: &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;محمد يحيى الولاتي&lt;/a&gt;) in &lt;em&gt;Issal Al-Salik Fi Usul Al-Imam Malik&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: إيصال السالك فى أصول الإمام مالك), First Ed. Tunis: Al-Matba'a Al-Tunisiyya Nahj Souq Al-Balat, 1346 AH, pp. 34, said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وجوب إزالة الضرر عمن نزل به والأصل في هذه القاعدة ما رواه مالك في الموطأ أن رسول الله ﷺ قال «لا ضرر ولا ضرار» لأن الشريعة مبنية على جلب المصالح ودفع المفاسد وتندرج تحت هذه القاعدة قاعدة ارتكاب أخف الضررين&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... which is the mandate of removing the harm from those who are affected. The origin of this rule is what was narrated by Malik in &lt;em&gt;Al-Mawatta'&lt;/em&gt; that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: &amp;quot;No &lt;em&gt;darar&lt;/em&gt; and no &lt;em&gt;dirar&lt;/em&gt;.&amp;quot; This is because the &lt;em&gt;Shari'a&lt;/em&gt; is based on seeking benefits and warding off harm.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE&lt;/strong&gt;: My own translation, so treat with care.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Extending this concept, the expiation of causing harm is to fix or replace the outcome, being damage or injury (as in &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/36/19/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Al-Nasa'i 36/19&lt;/a&gt; ruling: &amp;quot;A dish like that dish, and food like that food.&amp;quot;).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Guidelines&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The following guidelines were established by multiple scholars (too many to cite):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Harm cannot be warded off by an act causing equal or more harm. For example, the hadith &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/34/109/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 34/109&lt;/a&gt; indicates that smuggling goods across borders is forbidden, even when it pertains to smuggling needed medicine (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/64340&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;fatwa 64340&lt;/a&gt;). Example: If one is at risk of dying out of thirst, one is not allowed to ward off one's harm by depriving another person of water if the other person is also at risk of dying out of thirst.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Harm must warded off as much as possible. Example: No mother should be harmed through her child because of breastfeeding (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/233/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:233&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Warding off the higher of two harms takes precedence. Example: Amputating a limb (harm) to avoid risk of infection and gangrene (higher harm).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Warding off harm has higher priority than bringing forth benefit. This is a widely-used guideline in jurisprudence. Example: Drinking alcohol and gambling have their benefits, but their sin is so high that it erodes their benefit (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/219/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:219&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Warding off evil does not include abandoning lawful punishments. Punishments in &lt;em&gt;Shari'a&lt;/em&gt; are meant as a deterrent for the benefit of a broader base: the society. Hence, a punishment, while it may seem cruel, it makes the world safer (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/179/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:179&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;When both harm and benefit coexist, if harm is equal to or greater than the benefit, warding off harm takes priority. If benefit outweighs harm, bringing benefit takes priority (see &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izz_al-Din_ibn_Abd_al-Salam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Izz al-Din ibn Abd al-Salam&lt;/a&gt; in his book &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=100&amp;amp;idto=167&amp;amp;bk_no=39&amp;amp;ID=54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qawa'id al-Ahkam fi Masalih al-Anam&lt;/a&gt; said in the chapter titled &amp;quot;When benefit and harm co-exist&amp;quot; — Arabic only).&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Inference based on potential is not evidence.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This last guideline (inference based on potential is not evidence) is the one that applies to your question. This is a well-known principle in jurisprudence: What is inferred based on potential (or probability) is not classified as evidence (Arabic: إذا وجد الاحتمال بطل الاستدلال). This is not to be taken at large; it is a highly contextual guideline that only scholars with wide knowledge of the fundamentals of jurisprudence can apply properly. This guideline is based on:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَسْمِيَةَ الْأُنثَىٰ  ۝  وَمَا لَهُم بِهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ ۖ وَإِنَّ الظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ شَيْئًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter name the angels female names, and they have thereof no knowledge. They follow not except assumption, and indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/53/27-28&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 53:27-28&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Scholars have classified verses of the Qur'an and hadiths as, in terms of being evidence, either peremptory (Arabic: نصوص قطعية الدلالة) or irresolute (Arabic: نصوص ظنية الدلالة). Peremptory or authoritative verses are clear cut, obvious, specific, conceptual or specifically-contextual with clear conditions, etc. For example, on the matter of inheritance, there is only one way to interpret &amp;quot;And for you is half of what your wives leave if they have no child.&amp;quot;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَلَكُمْ نِصْفُ مَا تَرَكَ أَزْوَاجُكُمْ إِن لَّمْ يَكُن لَّهُنَّ وَلَدٌ ۚ فَإِن كَانَ لَهُنَّ وَلَدٌ فَلَكُمُ الرُّبُعُ مِمَّا تَرَكْنَ ۚ مِن بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ يُوصِينَ بِهَا أَوْ دَيْنٍ ۚ وَلَهُنَّ الرُّبُعُ مِمَّا تَرَكْتُمْ إِن لَّمْ يَكُن لَّكُمْ وَلَدٌ ۚ فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ وَلَدٌ فَلَهُنَّ الثُّمُنُ مِمَّا تَرَكْتُم ۚ مِّن بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ تُوصُونَ بِهَا أَوْ دَيْنٍ ۗ وَإِن كَانَ رَجُلٌ يُورَثُ كَلَالَةً أَوِ امْرَأَةٌ وَلَهُ أَخٌ أَوْ أُخْتٌ فَلِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِّنْهُمَا السُّدُسُ ۚ فَإِن كَانُوا أَكْثَرَ مِن ذَٰلِكَ فَهُمْ شُرَكَاءُ فِي الثُّلُثِ ۚ مِن بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ يُوصَىٰ بِهَا أَوْ دَيْنٍ غَيْرَ مُضَارٍّ ۚ وَصِيَّةً مِّنَ اللَّهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَلِيمٌ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And for you is half of what your wives leave if they have no child. But if they have a child, for you is one fourth of what they leave, after any bequest they [may have] made or debt. And for the wives is one fourth if you leave no child. But if you leave a child, then for them is an eighth of what you leave, after any bequest you [may have] made or debt. And if a man or woman leaves neither ascendants nor descendants but has a brother or a sister, then for each one of them is a sixth. But if they are more than two, they share a third, after any bequest which was made or debt, as long as there is no detriment [caused]. [This is] an ordinance from Allah, and Allah is Knowing and Forbearing.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/12/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Irresolute verses, on the other hand, are open to interpretation, and could bear more than one meaning, or become prone to a criterion that may be soft or lacks clear distinction. For example, in discussing the &lt;em&gt;'iddah&lt;/em&gt; of a divorced woman:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وَالْمُطَلَّقَاتُ يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ ثَلَاثَةَ قُرُوءٍ ۚ وَلَا يَحِلُّ لَهُنَّ أَن يَكْتُمْنَ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ فِي أَرْحَامِهِنَّ إِن كُنَّ يُؤْمِنَّ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۚ وَبُعُولَتُهُنَّ أَحَقُّ بِرَدِّهِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ إِنْ أَرَادُوا إِصْلَاحًا ۚ وَلَهُنَّ مِثْلُ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ ۚ وَلِلرِّجَالِ عَلَيْهِنَّ دَرَجَةٌ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ - 2:228&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Divorced women remain in waiting for three periods, and it is not lawful for them to conceal what Allah has created in their wombs if they believe in Allah and the Last Day. And their husbands have more right to take them back in this [period] if they want reconciliation. And due to the wives is similar to what is expected of them, according to what is reasonable. But the men have a degree over them [in responsibility and authority]. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/228/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 2:228&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The word &lt;em&gt;quru'&lt;/em&gt; (Arabic: قروء) interpreted here as periods could mean in the Arabic langugae as the period during menses or the period in between two states of menses.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then another set of classifications apply:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Generality (Arabic: معمم) vs. specificity (Arabic: مخصص)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Absolute (Arabic: مطلق) vs. contextual (Arabic: مقيد)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Broad (Arabic: مجمل) vs. explicit (Arabic: مبين)&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If nothing else, at least now it is clear why there are difference of opinions among scholars (not to mention level of understanding of the Arabic language among them).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on the above, when harm and benefit are conditional — as in your example of riding a car — then:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the act is related to a declared &lt;em&gt;'ibabdah&lt;/em&gt;, the probability of harm is ignored. For example: If I go to &lt;em&gt;hajj&lt;/em&gt;, I may die due to a building collapse. I still need to perform &lt;em&gt;hajj&lt;/em&gt; if I am capable of doing so financially and physically, and I have not performed it up to that time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the act is not related to a declared &lt;em&gt;'ibabdah&lt;/em&gt; (e.g., use of vehicles, electricity, gas, etc.), then if the risk is very high (either the frequency of occurrence being high, or the impact being severe) that a harm occurs, one has to avoid said act. This is left to the person to decide at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;If a condition is present temporarily that causes the act to be more risky (e.g., weather conditions that may render driving at a specific time of higher risk than other times), one has to wait for the condition to change; or revert to the other rules if time is of essence. This was demonstrated in several incidents during the time of the Prophet ﷺ where he ordered Ibn Maktoum to pray in the &lt;em&gt;masjid&lt;/em&gt; (going to the &lt;em&gt;masjid&lt;/em&gt; for prayers is not of a higher risk than going to other places), but stopped all Muslims from praying in the &lt;em&gt;masjid&lt;/em&gt; during the time of heavy rain.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, these conditions really employ common sense that one would typically tend to do in any case.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;References not found online&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;em&gt;Al-Mumti' Fi Al-Qawa'id Al-Fiqhiyya&lt;/em&gt; (pp. 212-3)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3XBhq.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/3XBhq.png&quot; alt=&quot;Al-Mumti' pp. 212-3&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;em&gt;Issal Al-Salik Fi Usul Al-Imam Malik&lt;/em&gt; (pp. 34)&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sshpB.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/sshpB.png&quot; alt=&quot;Issal Al-Salik pp. 34&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2021-11-18T10:05:44.097" LastActivityDate="2021-11-18T10:05:44.097" CommentCount="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39804" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-17T04:40:45.697" Score="3" ViewCount="2212" Body="&lt;p&gt;I have been told that bait ul maqdis was first qiblah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2034/where-was-the-first-qibla-of-islam&quot;&gt;Where was the first Qibla of Islam?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a question was asked to Prophet regarding first mosque, Prophet said first mosque to be built was masjid al haram and after 40 years bait al maqdis was built.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Abu Dhar narrated: I said, &amp;quot;O Allah's Apostle! Which mosque was first built on the surface of the earth?&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;Al-Masjid-ul-Haram (in Mecca).&amp;quot; I said, &amp;quot;Which was built next?&amp;quot; He replied &amp;quot;The mosque of Al-Aqsa (in Jerusalem).&amp;quot; I said, &amp;quot;What was the period of construction between the two?&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;Forty years.&amp;quot; He added, &amp;quot;Wherever (you may be, and) the prayer time becomes due, perform the prayer there, for the best thing is to do so (i.e. to offer the prayers in time).&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sahih al-Bukhari: Volume 4, Book 55, Hadith Number 585&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since aqsa is not the first mosque, by default it's not the first qiblah and we don't have explicit texts to back up, telling aqsa is first qibla.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Found more evidence that kaaba is lost qibla of bani israel.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imaam Ahmad reported in his Musnad (6/134-135) from ‘Aa’ishah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said about the People of the Book (Jews and Christians): “They do not envy us for anything as much as they envy us for Yawm al-Jumu’ah (Friday), to which Allaah has guided us and from which they have gone astray, and for the Qiblah to which Allaah has guided us and from which they have gone astray&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Was kaaba the original direction of muslims like noah and adam before masjid al aqsa?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22270" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-09-18T14:04:00.150" Title="In which direction did Noah and Adam pray?" Tags="|qiblah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39805" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-17T06:17:17.250" Score="7" ViewCount="10187" Body="&lt;p&gt;Are these interchangeable terms?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Is there a way by which even non prophets can acquire information/communication from the unseen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21837" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-17T12:40:11.463" LastActivityDate="2021-11-22T05:44:50.673" Title="What is the difference between 'Wahi' and 'Ilham'?" Tags="|terminology|revelation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39806" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7904" CreationDate="2017-05-17T09:55:21.233" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Tafsirs state that this was revealed in response to a specific group of the Jews who said this to the Prophet Muhammad(p.b.u.h) and was not a common belief, nor does it remain a canonical belief in Judaism.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=5&amp;amp;tSoraNo=9&amp;amp;tAyahNo=30&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;UserProfile=0&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Al Qurtubi&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قوله تعالىٰ: { وَقَالَتِ ٱلْيَهُودُ } هذا لفظ خرج على العموم ومعناه&#xA;الخصوص؛ لأن ليس كل اليهود قالوا ذلك. وهذا مثلُ قوله تعالىٰ: {&#xA;ٱلَّذِينَ قَالَ لَهُمُ ٱلنَّاسُ } [آل عمران: 173] ولم يقل ذلك كل&#xA;الناس. وقيل: إن قائل ما حكي عن اليهود سلاّم بن مِشْكم ونعمان ابن أبي&#xA;أوْفِى وشاس بن قيس ومالك بن الصّيف؛ قالوه للنبيّ صلى الله عليه وسلم.&#xA;قال النقاش: لم يبق يهودي يقولها، بل انقرضوا؛&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah says: &amp;quot;And the Jews say&amp;quot;. The word is general but its meaning&#xA;is specific, because not all the Jews said this. And this is&#xA;similar to the saying of Allah in &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/3/173?translations=20&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;3:173&lt;/a&gt; الَّذِينَ قَالَ لَهُمُ النَّاسُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ   [ where An-Nas (the people) is used to refer to a group of hypocrites] when&#xA;not all of the people said that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It has been said that the Jews who said this includeed  Salaam ibn Mashkam, Nu‘maan ibn Awfa, Shaas ibn Qays, and Maalik ibn as-Sayf. They&#xA;said this to the Prophet Muhammad(p.b.u.h).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Al-Naqash said: No Jew remains who says this, but all of them have been&#xA;destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamweb.net/ar/library/index.php?page=bookcontents&amp;amp;ID=780&amp;amp;bk_no=212&amp;amp;flag=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Al Jassas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إنه أراد فرقة من اليهود قالت ذلك ؛ والدليل على ذلك أن اليهود قد سمعت&#xA;ذلك في عهد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فلم تنكره ، وهو كقول القائل :&#xA;الخوارج ترى الاستعراض وقتل الأطفال ، والمراد فرقة منهم لا جميعهم ؛&#xA;وكقولك : جاءني بنو تميم ، والمراد بعضهم . قال ابن عباس : { قال ذلك&#xA;جماعة من اليهود جاءوا إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقالوا ذلك ، وهم&#xA;سلام بن مشكم ، ونعمان بن أوفى ، وشاس بن قيس ، ومالك بن الصيف ، فأنزل&#xA;الله تعالى هذه الآية } ، وليس في اليهود من يقول ذلك الآن فيما نعلم ،&#xA;وإنما كانت فرقة منهم قالت ذلك فانقرضت&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This means a group among the Jews. The evidence of truth of this verse&#xA;is that when the Jews in the time of the Prophet Muhammad(p.b.u.h)&#xA;heard this they didn't object to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The example of this is that if a person says &amp;quot;The Khawarij commit&#xA;massacres and consider it valid to kill children&amp;quot; then this will mean&#xA;that a group of the Khawarij and not all of them.&#xA;Similarly when one says &amp;quot;Banu Tamim came to me&amp;quot; then this does not&#xA;mean the whole tribe but some people from them.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Abbas has narrated that this was said by one group from the Jews.&#xA;They came to the Prophet and said this to him. The group included&#xA;Salaam ibn Mashkam, Nu‘maan ibn Awfa, Shaas ibn Qays, and Maalik ibn as-Sayf. On this, Allah revealed the verse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As far as we know, now no Jew holds this view, a sect among them said&#xA;this and it has now been erased.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2023-10-22T05:38:24.377" LastActivityDate="2023-10-22T05:38:24.377" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="39813" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="635" CreationDate="2017-05-17T13:08:52.883" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are some good elements in the other answers, but I think one point is still missing regarding an eventual logical proof (such as in mathematics, not an experimental proof such as the ones in physics).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Even if such a proof existed, it would prove the existence of an &lt;strong&gt;abstract entity&lt;/strong&gt; having only the properties demonstrated by the proof (omniscience, omnipotence, perfection, conscience, ...). It would not prove that such a god would have meddled in middle eastern politics a few centuries ago, would care about our sex life (or would care about us at all), would prepare a judgement for us, ... All of this would also have to be proven. You would not end up with the muslim god, but with some abstract concept of god. &lt;em&gt;Sidenote: with an experimental proof, you would end up with an experimental concept of god, not with the muslim god.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Basically, it would confort the deist view that some being did create (or become) the universe, but not much else is to be said about this being.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A very good attempt to prove the existence of such a god can be found in Part 1 of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fullbooks.com/The-Ethics1.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Spinoza's Ethics&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoiler alert: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;spoiler&quot;&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;His proof is wrong.&lt;/strong&gt; At some point he says it is absurd that an infinity is larger than another infinity, which is wrong. Infinities of strictly different sizes exist, as shown by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-infinity-comes-in-different-sizes/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Georg Cantor's diagonal argument&lt;/a&gt; (which is valid here since Spinoza uses the concept of parts). Spinoza would not have had any way to know that with 17th century mathematics. I did not take the time to spot every mistake he did, this one just caught my eye. If you want to correct his proof, or work with different axioms, I would be interrested in that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20376" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T13:08:52.883" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39815" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-17T16:07:46.163" Score="1" ViewCount="1068" Body="&lt;p&gt;We know Shias accept Hassan and hussain among twelve imams.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Why don't shia accept Muhsin , the third male offspring of Ali and Fatima as an imam among the twelve imams? Even though they admit that he was a male.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22270" LastEditorUserId="22270" LastEditDate="2017-05-18T02:33:06.370" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T02:33:06.370" Title="Why is Muhsin bin Ali bin Abi Talib not considered among imams of Shia?" Tags="|caliph|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39816" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39815" CreationDate="2017-05-17T16:31:06.753" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Because he died as an infant or was still-born&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are 2 ideas about when Muhsin died:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He was &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seratonline.com/8668/hazrat-mohsin-ibn-ali-a-s-a-victim-of-oppression-and-terrorism/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;still born&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;He died as an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/fatema#i&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;infant&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhsin_ibn_Ali&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In Shi'a belief, he was the unborn child of Fatimah miscarried after she was crushed behind a door during the events of Umar at Fatimah's house, when Umar and Abu Bakr attacked Fatima and Ali's house in order to force Ali into submission.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Sunnis, however disagree and insist that Muhsin ibn Ali died in his infancy of natural causes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-17T16:31:06.753" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39818" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-17T17:08:10.010" Score="-1" ViewCount="551" Body="&lt;p&gt;Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) who said, &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“The people of Paradise will enter Paradise without any hair on their body, beardless, with a fair complexion and curly hair, having kohl (collyrium) in their eyes, aged thirty-three years, and they will be in the form of Aadam, sixty cubits tall.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;[Ahmad -&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;and I found some stuff here:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قال الإمام أحمد حدثنا يزيد بن هارون وعفان بن مسلم قالا حدثنا&amp;lt;  حماد بن سلمة عن علي بن زيد بن جدعان عن سعد بن المسيب عن أبي هريرة قال قال رسول الله يدخل أهل الجنة الجنة جردا مردا بيضا جعادا مكحلين أبناء ثلاث وثلاثين وهم على خلق آدم ستون ذراعا في عرض سبعة أذرع 0 قال الإمام ابن القيم رحمه الله :قيل تفرد به حماد عن علي بن زيد 0 أخرجه الإمام أحمد في مسنده 2/295 وابن ابي شيبة في المصنف 7/59 وابن ابي داود في البعث برقم63 وابن ابي الدنيا في صفة الجنة برقم 15 وأخرجه الطبراني في معجمه الصغير برقم 808 وكذلك في الأوسط برقم 5422 وقال: لم يرو هذا الحديث عن علي بن زيد إلا حماد بن سلمة ولايروى عن أبي هريرة إلا بهذا الإسناد0 واخرجه ابو نعيم في صفة الجنة برقم 255 والبيهقي في البعث والنشور برقم 463 ورقم 464 وابن عدي في الكامل 5/198 وقال : وهو مع ضعفه يكتب حديثه0 والحديث رواه جماعة عن حماد بن سلمة عن علي بن زيد بنحوه ومداره على علي بن زيد بن جدعان و هو ضعيف وقد أورد في متنه الفاظ تفرد بها لم يات بها غيره كقوله: في سبع أذرع0 وقد اورد ابن عدي هذا الحديث فيما انكر على اب&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وأمَّا حديث علي بن زيد، فيرويه حماد بن سلمة واختُلف عنه: 1- فرواه يزيد بن هارون [مصنف ابن أبي شيبة 34006 ومسند أحمد 7933] 2- وعفان بن مسلم [مسند أحمد 8524] 3- وآدم بن أبي إياس [علل ابن أبي حاتم 2138] 4- وعبيد الله العيشي [المعجم الصغير للطبراني 808 وغيره] 5- وهدبة بن خالد [العظمة لأبي الشيخ 594 وغيره]، عنه، عن علي بن زيد، عن سعيد بن المسيب، عن أبي هريرة، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم. 6- وخالفهم موسى بن إسماعيل [علل ابن أبي حاتم 2138] 7- ويحيى بن السكن [طبقات ابن سعد 1/15] فقالا: عن حماد، عن علي، عن سعيد، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم. مرسل ليس فيه أبو هريرة. وحماد يخطئ كثيرًا في روايته عن غير ثابت، وعلي بن زيد لا يحتج به.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إسناده ضعيف ، والحديث حسن لغيره دون قوله &quot; في عرض سبع أذرع &quot;: أخرجه وأحمد في &quot;مسنده&quot; (2/295)، وتابعه ابن أبي شيبة في &quot;المصنف&quot; (7/35) حديث رقم (34006) ، وأبو خيثمة عند ابن أبي الدنيا في &quot;صفة الجنة&quot; (ص/43) حديث رقم (15) ، وتابع يزيد : محمد بن عائشة عند البطراني في &quot;الصغير&quot; (2/75) حديث رقم (808) ، وابن أبي نعيم في &quot;صفة الجنة&quot; (2/99) حديث رقم (255) ، وهدبة عند أبي نعيم في الموضع السابق أيضا وعند أبي الشيخ في &quot;العظمة&quot; (3/1096) حديث رقم (594) ، وتابعه أيضا : عبيد الله العيشي عند أبي الشيخ في الموضع السابق ، مدار الحديث على علي بن زيد بن جدعان ، وهو ضعيف وبه أعل الحديث ابن حجر في &quot;الكافي الشاف&quot; (ص/278) ، وللحديث شواهد ستأتي وأما قوله &quot; في عرض سبع أذرع &quot; قد تفرد بها علي بن زيد ..&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;= همام بن يحيى، به. ولم يذكر في الموضع الأول الشطر الأول منه. وسيأتي برقم (8295) و (8296) و (10399) . وانظر (9084) . (1) حديث حسن بطرقه وشواهده دونَ قوله: &quot;في عرض سبع أذرع&quot;، فقد تفرد بها علي بن زيد وهو ابن جُدْعان-، وهو ضعيف. وأخرجه ابن&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Overall, I don't know what to make of this hadith. Is the above saying some part is authentic and the rest weak?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;edit&lt;/em&gt;: is this saying the narrations support each other @medi1saif:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;تخريج الحديث للشيخ شعيب الارناؤوط في مسند أحمد رقم 7933 اقرأ وتعلم&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: &quot; يَدْخُلُ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ الْجَنَّةَ جُرْدًا، مُرْدًا، بِيضًا، جِعَادًا، مُكَحَّلِينَ، أَبْنَاءَ ثَلَاثٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ، عَلَى خَلْقِ آدَمَ، سِتُّونَ ذِرَاعًا فِي عَرْضِ سَبْعِ أَذْرُعٍ &quot; (1)&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(1) حديث حسن بطرقه وشواهده دونَ قوله: &quot;في عرض سبع أذرع&quot;، فقد تفرد بها علي بن زيد وهو ابن جُدْعان-، وهو ضعيف.&#xA;وأخرجه ابن أبي شيبة 13/114، وابن أبي داود في &quot;البعث&quot; (64) من طريق يزيد بن هارون، بهذا الإسناد.&#xA;وأخرجه الطبراني في &quot;الصغير&quot; (808) ، وأبو نعيم في &quot;صفة الجنة&quot; (255) ، وابن عدي 5/1842، والبيهقي في &quot;البعث&quot; (419) و (420) من طرق عن حماد، به.&#xA;وأخرجه ابن سعد 1/32 من طريق يحيى بن السكن، عن حماد بن سلمة، عن علي بن زيد، عن سعيد، عن النبي صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مرسلاً.&#xA;وسيأتي موصولاً برقم (8524) و (9375) و (10913) ، والموضع الأخير مختصر، وسلف برقم (7165) من طريق أبي صالح عن أبي هريرة مرفوعاً: أن أول زمرة تدخل الجنة على صورة آدم في طول ستين ذراعاً.&#xA;وأخرج الدارمي (2828) ، والترمذي (2539) ، وأبو نعيم في &quot;صفة الجنة&quot; (256) من حديث معاذ بن هشام، عن أبية، عن عامر الأحول، عن شهر بن حوشب، عن أبي هريرة قال: قال رسول الله صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: &quot;أهل الجنة جُرد مُرد كُحل، لا يفنى شبابهم ولا تبلى ثيابهم&quot;. وفيه شهر بن حوشب وهو ضعيف، وقال الترمذي: حسن غريب &#xA;وله شاهد من حديث معاذ بن جبل، سيأتي 5/243، وفيه شهر أيضاً.&#xA;وآخر من حديث أنس بن مالك أخرجه البخاري في &quot;التاريخ الكبير&quot; 8/219، وابن أبي داود في &quot;البعث&quot; (65) ، والطبراني في &quot;الصغير&quot; (1164) ، وأبو نعيم في &quot;الحلية&quot; 3/56، وفي &quot;صفة الجنة&quot; (255) ، والبيهقي في &quot;البعث&quot; (418) ، وفيه هارون بن رئاب وقد اختلف في سماعه من أنس.&#xA;جُرداً مُرداً، قال السندي: الأول جمع أجْرَد: وهو من لا شَعْر على جسده، والثاني جمع أمرد: وهو من لا شعر على ذقنه.&#xA;وجعاداً: قال: ضُبط بكسر جيم، جمع جَعْد بفتح فسكون، وفي &quot;المجمع&quot;: الجعد في صفات الرجال يكون مدحاً وذماً، فالمدح أن يكون شديد الأسر والخَلْق، أو يكون جعد الشعر، وهو ضدُّ السَّبط، لأن السُّبوطة أكثرها في شعر العجم، والذمّ القصير المتردِّد الخَلْق، وقد يطلق على البخيل، يقال: هو جعد&#xA;اليدين، ويجمع على جِعاد.&#xA;تنبيه: أورد الحافظان: ابن كثير في &quot;جامع المسانيد&quot; 7/ورقة 174، وابن حجر في &quot;الأطراف&quot; 8/32 لهذا الحديث إسناداً ليس في نسخنا الخطية، وهو: حدثنا عفان، حدثنا حماد بن سلمة، أخبرنا محمد بن زياد، سمعت أبا هريرة عن النبي صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وذكره، وقال فيه: &quot;سبعين ذراعاً&quot;. &#xA;وهذا إسناد صحي&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22427" LastEditorUserId="22427" LastEditDate="2017-05-17T22:07:43.217" LastActivityDate="2017-05-20T11:42:52.783" Title="What is the overall grade of this hadith describing people of paradise?(Arabic users)" Tags="|hadith|hadith-interpretation|authenticity|uloom-al-hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="15" ClosedDate="2017-05-20T11:33:12.793" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39819" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="16548" CreationDate="2017-05-17T18:11:31.910" Score="4" Body="&lt;p&gt;Mr. Zeeshan answered part of it.  The perfection Allah mentions is that of our &lt;em&gt;nefs&lt;/em&gt; and spiritual side; see Quran suras 91 and 95.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;We are granted perfect nefs as individuals, that is in perfect submission to Allah, when we are first born.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(91:7) Wa Nafsin Wa Mā Sawwāhā  (And the human nefs that (Allah) formed to perfection)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(91:8) Fa'alhamahā Fujūrahā Wa Taqwāhā  (And who has inspired it with the conscience of what is wrong and bad for it and what is right and good for it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(91:9)  Qad 'Aflaĥa Man Zakkāhā  (He is indeed prosperous who purifies it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(91:10) Wa Qad Khāba Man Dassāhā  (and he is indeed lost who corrupts it)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Also collectively mankind was in perfect submission to Allah when he was first created, then unfortunately fell from grace.  Those who have iman and do righteous deeds can get back their grace.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(95:4)  Laqad Khalaqnā Al-'Insāna Fī 'Aĥsani Taqwīmin  (Surely We have created man in the best of forms)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(95:5)  Thumma Radadnāhu 'Asfala Sāfilīna  (Then we have reduced him to the lowest of the low)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(95:6)  'Illā Al-Ladhīna 'Āmanū Wa `Amilū Aş-Şāliĥāti Falahum 'Ajrun Ghayru Mamnūnin (Except those who believe and do good righteous deeds, for them there is reward constant and beyond measure)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To answer &quot;Allah create them in purpose?&quot;, we must consider what our role is in this worldly life in the dunya.  Allah (swtala) created mankind to worship Allah.  Everything we do, every decision we make, the attitudes we take, either brings us closer to Allah in worship or farther from Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Our attitude in response for what Allah's specific providence to us whether genetically from birth, or environmentally after birth are trials for us in this regard.  We either increase our iman (faith) through Shukur (gratitude and thankfulness to Allah) and Sabr (patience), or harbor resentment in our hearts through Kufur (doubts and rejection of Allah).  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let us take the example of someone born mentally handicapped.  In the Quran it says (please excuse the transliteration as I can't type arabic)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;(2:286) &quot;Le yukulif ulahu nefsen illah wusaha (Allah burdens no soul except within its capacity)&quot; &#xA;  and right after&#xA;  &quot;leha ma kesebet wa aleyha mektesebet (Each its favor is whatever (good) it earns, and against it whatever (evil) it commits)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since in many cases such a handicap will encumber the person from making many decisions including right from wrong, this handicapped person will have a light burden in terms of faith and moral choices in this life and thus pretty much guaranteed jenna (paradise) in the ahira (hereafter).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The situation for the parents is much more difficult.  It is easy to have sabr and shukur for a normally born child.  The real test is for the parents whos child has a birth defect, genetic illness, anomaly, handicap, etc.  One might think that such burdens are not fair and in many cases too burdensome for any parent to handle.  If the parent does not have iman in Allah, the Yawm i Diyn (day of judgement), and ahira (hereafter); then consensus would have it that it does indeed seem like an unfair and excessive burden.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However as a muslim, we welcome all blessings and trials from Allah.  The apparent burden of all the extra effort and sabr needed to raise a handicapped child is a test of iman and sabr, and we know for certain that this extra burden in this life will be well rewarded by Allah in the ahira.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Quran (94:6) &quot;inna maal usri yusra (Surely, for every hardship comes ease)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Since our focus is on the next life, we welcome such trials, so we can overcome them through sabr, learn from them and increase our iman, and thus accordingly earn a higher station in Janna InshAllah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Quran (87:16-17)  &quot;Bel toosirunel hayated dunya.  Wal ahiratoo hayruw wa ebka.  (But you focus on the worldly life, whereas the hereafter is better and more lasting)&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22066" LastEditorUserId="22066" LastEditDate="2017-05-18T21:09:51.753" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T21:09:51.753" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39822" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-17T20:23:15.090" Score="4" ViewCount="1868" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا صلى الله عليه وسلم بِالْحَقِّ وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ فَكَانَ مِمَّا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ &lt;strong&gt;آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ&lt;/strong&gt;، فَقَرَأْنَاهَا وَعَقَلْنَاهَا وَوَعَيْنَاهَا،&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah sent Muhammad with the Truth and revealed the Holy Book to him, and &lt;strong&gt;among what Allah revealed, was the Verse of the Rajam&lt;/strong&gt; (the stoning of married person (male &amp;amp; female) who commits illegal sexual intercourse, and we did recite this Verse and understood and memorized it&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See full hadith here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/86/57&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; Sahih al-Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it generally understood by this hadith that verses were removed from the Quran after they were revealed?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I understand that many &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/39857/15201&quot;&gt;scholars have argued that verses from the Quran have been &amp;quot;overridden&amp;quot; by other verses&lt;/a&gt;. But in theses cases, the verses are not removed from the Quran, so that is not the same as mentioned in this hadith. Therefore my question.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2018-08-21T12:46:25.267" Title="Is it generally understood by this hadith that verses were removed from the Quran after they were revealed?" Tags="|quran|hadith-interpretation|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39825" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39830" CreationDate="2017-05-17T22:16:45.800" Score="0" ViewCount="165" Body="&lt;p&gt;I know that Mujtahid and Mujahid both have as root word ج-ه-د J-H-D. But what is the difference Mujtahid and Mujahid between them both in:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The arabic language  &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Islamic framework&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="2740" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T02:12:47.347" Title="Mujtahid vs Mujahid" Tags="|jihad|arabic-translation|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39827" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-18T00:57:13.157" Score="1" ViewCount="2444" Body="&lt;p&gt;Does the ankle rule apply to modern day clothing?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;What about wearing pants/trousers that cover the ankle, or is it just the trailing the lower garment with pride is haram?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22452" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-18T02:48:51.453" LastActivityDate="2017-06-20T10:52:47.403" Title="Does the ankle rule apply to modern day clothing" Tags="|halal-haram|clothing|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39828" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39831" CreationDate="2017-05-18T01:34:54.827" Score="1" ViewCount="201" Body="&lt;p&gt;This question relates to fighting in the cause of Allah, mentioned in the Qur'an:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So let those fight in the cause of Allah who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter. And he who fights in the cause of Allah and is killed or achieves victory - We will bestow upon him a great reward.  And what is [the matter] with you that you fight not in the cause of Allah and [for] the oppressed among men, women, and children who say, &quot;Our Lord, take us out of this city of oppressive people and appoint for us from Yourself a protector and appoint for us from Yourself a helper?&quot; -- &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/74-75&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 4:75&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I'm interested in how a woman would put this into practice, and how literal the word &quot;fight&quot; is intended.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: How does a woman go about fighting in the cause of Allah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's hard to Google this question, as what &quot;jihad&quot; means in the common vernacular seems different to the ordinary jihad of Muslim women.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T10:22:08.593" Title="How does a woman go about fighting in the cause of Allah?" Tags="|women|jihad|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39829" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39851" CreationDate="2017-05-18T01:35:56.367" Score="0" ViewCount="1687" Body="&lt;p&gt;It's quite normal to say &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subhan_Allah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Subhan Allah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alhamdulillah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Alhamdulillah&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takbir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Allahu Akbar&lt;/a&gt; 33 times after daily prayers; see e.g. &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/32596/17163&quot;&gt;this question&lt;/a&gt;.  I'm wondering why we don't likewise say &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashallah&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Mashallah&lt;/a&gt; (&quot;God has willed&quot;) 33 times.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Why don't we say Mashallah 33 times?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This may be because it's unsuitable or clunky to say, which may be more obvious to an Arabic speaker.  &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/#q=Why+don%27t+we+say+Mashallah+33+times?&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Google&lt;/a&gt; doesn't seem to help answer the question.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T17:45:35.260" Title="Why don't we say Mashallah 33 times?" Tags="|arabic|terminology|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39830" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39825" CreationDate="2017-05-18T02:12:47.347" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;a root word in Arabic is matched to root word فـ عـ ل &amp;quot;Fa'l&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;جـ هـ د&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;فـ عـ ل&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Now let's take the first word Mujtahid مـ جـ تـ هـ د and match it with Mufta'l&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مـ &lt;strong&gt;جـ&lt;/strong&gt; تـ &lt;strong&gt;هـ&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;د&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مـ &lt;strong&gt;فـ&lt;/strong&gt; تـ &lt;strong&gt;عـ&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;ل&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mufta'l is a noun describing the one who do the action so it will mean &amp;quot;who exert effort&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the second word Mujahed مـ جـ ا هـ د will match the word conjugation of Mfa'el&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مـ &lt;strong&gt;جـ&lt;/strong&gt; ا &lt;strong&gt;هـ&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;د&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;مـ &lt;strong&gt;فـ&lt;/strong&gt; ا &lt;strong&gt;عـ&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;ل&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Mufa'l is also a  noun describing the one who is doing the action it will mean &amp;quot;Who is exerting effort&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;the difference in language that the first word Mujtahid can describe who exert the effort now and maybe stop later, however the second word Mujahid can describe who is continuously exerting effort.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21826" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T02:12:47.347" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39831" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39828" CreationDate="2017-05-18T03:03:36.423" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;These verses &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/4/74-75&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;4:74-75&lt;/a&gt; are referring to the literal meaning of fighting, as they go on to explain potential rewards: get killed or be victorious. However, this type of &lt;em&gt;Jihad&lt;/em&gt; (fighting) is not prescribed for women. In Sahih Ibn Khuzaima:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن عائشة أم المؤمنين قالت: قلت يا رسول الله هل على النساء من جهاد؟ قال: عليهن جهاد لا قتال فيه الحج والعمرة  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Aisha: I said: &quot;O Messenger of Allah, is &lt;em&gt;Jihad&lt;/em&gt; prescribed for women?&quot; The Prophet ﷺ said: &quot;They are prescribed &lt;em&gt;jihad&lt;/em&gt; without fighting: &lt;em&gt;Hajj&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;'Umra&lt;/em&gt;.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/Newlibrary/display_book.php?flag=1&amp;amp;bk_no=75&amp;amp;ID=3081&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Ibn Khuzaima 3074&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Another hadith with a similar meaning is in Sahih Al-Bukhari:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، نَرَى الْجِهَادَ أَفْضَلَ الْعَمَلِ، أَفَلاَ نُجَاهِدُ قَالَ:‏ لاَ، لَكِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الْجِهَادِ حَجٌّ مَبْرُورٌ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Aisha: (the mother of the faithful believers) I said, &quot;O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We consider Jihad as the best deed.&quot; The Prophet (ﷺ) said, &quot;The best Jihad (for women) is Hajj Mabrur. &quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/bukhari/25/8/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Al-Bukhari 25/9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is not to say that women during the time of the Prophet ﷺ did not participate in wars. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Sulaym_bint_Milham&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Umm Sulaym bint Milham&lt;/a&gt; fought. &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A9_%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AB&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Umm 'Attiyah Al-Ansariyyah&lt;/a&gt; and several women from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu_Makhzum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Banu Makhzum&lt;/a&gt; participated as nurses, but this is not the norm, unless in self defense of course.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In addition to &lt;em&gt;hajj&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;'umra&lt;/em&gt;, women can particpate in the fighting for the sake of Allah by donating money. But most importantly, women can reach the same level by doing four tasks as was mentioned in a hadith that is hasan because of other hadiths (Arabic: حسن لغيره) as per &lt;a href=&quot;https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A4%D9%88%D8%B7&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Arna'ut&lt;/a&gt; and sahih according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Nasiruddin_al-Albani&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Albani&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عن عبد الرحمن بن عوف قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ: إذا صلت المرأة خمسها وصامت شهرها وحفظت فرجها وأطاعت زوجها قيل لها ادخلي الجنة من أي أبواب الجنة شئت  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;— NOTE: My own translation, so treat with care:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated 'Abdul-Rahman ibn 'Awf: If a woman prays her five [daily prayers], fasts her month [Ramadaan], guards her chastity, and obeys her husband, she will be told to enter Paradise by whichever of the gates of Paradise you wish.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?pid=60243&amp;amp;txtID=413495&amp;amp;bk_no=121&amp;amp;RecID=0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Musnad Ahmad 1595 or 1664&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As a clarification on what makes &lt;em&gt;hajj&lt;/em&gt; a form of &lt;em&gt;jihad&lt;/em&gt;, Al-Hussain ibn 'Ali narrated that the Prophet ﷺ was asked about a man who told the Prophet ﷺ he was weak and afraid to fight. The Prophet ﷺ told him: &quot;Come to a &lt;em&gt;jihad&lt;/em&gt; without a thorn in it [not as tough]: &lt;em&gt;Hajj&lt;/em&gt;&quot; (Arabic: هلم إلى جهاد لا شوكة فيه ـ الحج). &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Munawi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Munawi&lt;/a&gt; said that &lt;em&gt;jihad&lt;/em&gt; is bearing pain physically and financially, and sacrificing one's life. &lt;em&gt;Hajj&lt;/em&gt; is bearing pain physically and financially, to a lesser degree [without the risk of losing one's life]. This is how Al-Munawi compared &lt;em&gt;hajj&lt;/em&gt; to &lt;em&gt;jihad&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-05-18T10:22:08.593" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T10:22:08.593" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39833" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39827" CreationDate="2017-05-18T06:56:20.070" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Keeping the lower garment above the Ankle is applicable even today.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Prophet said &quot;Whatever of the izaar (lower garment) is below the ankles is in the Fire.&quot; (al-Bukhaari, no. 5787)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;More reports from prophet clearly indicate that the action is to be followed without any opinion or choice even in today's world.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&quot;The Messenger of Allaah took hold of the muscle of my calf (or his calf) and said, ‘This is where the izaar should stop; if you insist, it may be lower, but it should not reach the ankles.’&quot; (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, who said this is a saheeh hasan hadeeth; see Sunan al-Tirmidhi, no. 1783)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other hadith which speaks of Abu Bakr failing to keep his lower garmnet above the ankles is because his garment kept slipping. Abu Bakr kept his garment above the ankles.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Bakr said to him, &quot;O Messenger of Allaah, my izaar slips down if I do not pay attention to it.&quot; He said: &quot;You are not one of those who do it out of pride.&quot; (Reported by al-Bukhaari, no. 5784)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22270" LastEditorUserId="22270" LastEditDate="2017-05-21T01:39:42.343" LastActivityDate="2017-05-21T01:39:42.343" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39834" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="11410" CreationDate="2017-05-18T09:33:23.660" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, what they taught was not magic. It is evident from the words of the verse you quoted:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;يُعَلِّمُونَ النَّاسَ &lt;strong&gt;السِّحْرَ&lt;/strong&gt; وَ &lt;strong&gt;مَا أُنزِلَ عَلَى الْمَلَكَيْنِ بِبَابِلَ هَارُوتَ وَمَارُوتَ&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They taught people &lt;strong&gt;witchcraft&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;that which was sent down to Harut&#xA;  and Marut, the two angels in Babylon&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.wahiduddin/2:102&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:102&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It mentions two thing joined by conjunction 'and': &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;witchcraft i.e. magic&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;that which was sent down to Harut and Marut&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Grammatically speaking, the two things being joined by coordinating conjunction 'and' should have some difference. This rule is usually phrased by Arabic grammarians as:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;العطف يقتضي المغايرة&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="199" LastEditorUserId="199" LastEditDate="2017-08-18T06:47:40.387" LastActivityDate="2017-08-18T06:47:40.387" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39835" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="40795" CreationDate="2017-05-18T09:54:40.460" Score="0" ViewCount="242" Body="&lt;p&gt;What is the role of a Muslim woman?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My father says women is there to please men and reproduce nothing else.  Is that true?  Women has no role in society, no job, no influence in any matter, nothing.  Why is that?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: And I also know that women are there to be a slave like working in house, cooking, taking care of sick, sewing, etc.  I am not asking the duties I am asking the role of a Muslim woman.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="21079" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-18T15:31:51.200" LastActivityDate="2017-06-17T17:17:37.903" Title="What is the role of a Muslim woman?" Tags="|women|islamic-philosophy|men-women|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39836" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-18T09:56:24.310" Score="1" ViewCount="516" Body="&lt;p&gt;I mistakenly recited &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tashahhud&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tashahhud&lt;/a&gt; in the first Raka' and then I did in the second one, too. I remembered that I have to perform Sajda as-Sahw but in the end I forgot and I continued with rest of my prayers. What should I do now?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22455" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2017-05-26T13:42:10.980" LastActivityDate="2017-05-26T13:42:10.980" Title="What to do after forgetting to perform Sajda as-Suhw?" Tags="|salat|sunni|mistake|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39837" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39835" CreationDate="2017-05-18T10:10:36.083" Score="0" Body="&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Completes half emaan of male. It's mutual half emaan completion. Prophet said marriage is half of emaan.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can become sole owner of inherited wealth if there are no male inheritors.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Can lead a women only congregation.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Become scholars and clear doubts regarding Islam.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Source of care for sick children, husband, brother, father, mother.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Become tailor, teacher, nurse or Doctor to help fellow muslim women.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Giving bath to funerals of women.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Women can go out and work in hijab, if it's dire necessity.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Edit: women are a creation of Allah. Spritually equal to men.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22270" LastEditorUserId="22270" LastEditDate="2017-05-18T10:36:46.263" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T10:36:46.263" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39840" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39846" CreationDate="2017-05-18T11:28:53.633" Score="0" ViewCount="237" Body="&lt;p&gt;I need Shia narrations of Mahdi and eesa (Jesus) bin Maryam when they meet for the first time.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Kindly help me.May Allah reward you suitably.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Spoke to many Shia they didn't give any source.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22270" LastEditorUserId="4730" LastEditDate="2017-11-23T09:18:00.403" LastActivityDate="2021-11-21T13:19:59.077" Title="Shia Sources for first meet between Mahdi and Eesa" Tags="|shiism|prophets|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39843" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-18T13:00:39.887" Score="-1" ViewCount="70" Body="&lt;p&gt;A.O.A dear friends n fellows... I have a question... I have been in a relationship wid a lady... She was my collegue n we happened to develop likeness for each other... N confessed to each other about our feelings n we were in contct with each other over phone via sms n sometimes only a few times over call that i can count dat on fingers... I have taked to my parents, they agreed bt she hasnt told at her side to anyone rite now... We have never talked abt sex or intimacy n always tried to keep our discussion clean.. Now she wants to stop even dat.. As she says dat its not rite, which doesnt seem to me as a good option as we both are mature n has set some limits n we are not voilating then at all.. We both have clear consience abt dat... Bt she says its not allowed in Islam dat we shud ever talk to each other...n iam not fully agreed with this... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Plz tell me is there any condition in Islam in which we cud have this sort of relationship going without being sinful??? And uptil now we both are totally sure that we want to marry each other... &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22459" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-05-18T16:11:41.257" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T16:58:43.717" Title="Islam related question" Tags="|halal-haram|relationships|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-05-19T05:37:04.697" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39844" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-18T13:12:49.150" Score="-1" ViewCount="3355" Body="&lt;p&gt;Some groups claim the Prophet possessed knowledge of unseen, as for example in this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ahlus-sunna.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=54&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt;. Indian sub-continent &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barelvi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Barelvis&lt;/a&gt; say the Prophet possessed knowledge of unseen, too.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question&lt;/strong&gt;: Did the Prophet have knowledge of the unseen (&lt;em&gt;'ilm al-ghayb&lt;/em&gt;)?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;During &lt;em&gt;Hijra&lt;/em&gt;, the Prophet hired a guide for the trip.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If the Prophet had knowledge of unseen, he would not have hired a guide. The Prophet would have known all safe routes to &lt;em&gt;Madinah&lt;/em&gt;. Does hiring a guide for &lt;em&gt;Hijra&lt;/em&gt; opposes those who say the Prophet had knowledge of unseen?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22270" LastEditorUserId="22270" LastEditDate="2017-05-19T06:49:04.450" LastActivityDate="2021-11-13T13:01:42.087" Title="Did the Prophet have knowledge of the unseen ('ilm al-ghayb)?" Tags="|prophets|ilm-al-ghaib|" AnswerCount="4" CommentCount="5" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39846" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39840" CreationDate="2017-05-18T15:24:08.580" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;It is reported that Jesus will say to al-Mahdi,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“I was raised as a minister not as a commander.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sirat al-Mustaqim, 2, 220]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Hudhayfah reported that the Prophet (S) said,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Al-Mahdi will turn his face to Jesus when he descends as if water were dropping from his hair, and will say to him, ‘Go ahead and say the prayer.’ Jesus will say, ‘The prayer has been set up only for you.’ So, Jesus will pray behind a man who is among my sons.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Sirat al-Mustaqim, 2, 257]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is what will happen when Isa descends.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.al-islam.org/jesus-though-shiite-narrations-mahdi-muntazir-qaim/his-second-coming&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Al-Islam&lt;/a&gt;(a Shia website)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T15:24:08.580" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39847" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39844" CreationDate="2017-05-18T15:49:18.793" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;the simple answer of your question is that the prophet have the knowledge of ilm e ghaib but through Allah Almighty.When you read the life of the Holy Prophet SAWW uou will find that ilm e ghaib is provided to Holy Prophet by Wahi (the message of Allah Almighty).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22463" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T15:49:18.793" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39848" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-18T15:54:28.937" Score="2" ViewCount="7753" Body="&lt;p&gt;Please tell me the answer that is rafa yadain after before Ruku and after it  is compulsory if yes then why? if no then why?&#xA;Please answer with proves &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22463" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T16:34:27.683" Title="is it compulsory to perform Rafa Yadain" Tags="|salat|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39849" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39848" CreationDate="2017-05-18T16:34:27.683" Score="1" Body="&lt;h2&gt;According to Imam Hanbal and Imam Shafee, it is mustahabb to perform Rafa Yadain whilst saying Allahu Akbar before bowing in Ruku&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are hadiths that prove that the Prophet Muhammad perform Rafa Yadain before Ruku.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with them both), said that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to raise his hands to shoulder level when he started to pray, when he said “Allaahu akbar” before bowing in rukoo’, and when he raised his head from rukoo’.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[Narrated by al-Bukhaari (735) and Muslim (390)]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority of scholars said that it is &lt;strong&gt;mustahabb&lt;/strong&gt; for the worshipper to raise his hands at the points mentioned in the hadeeth.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imaam al-Bukhaari (may Allaah have mercy on him) wrote a book on this issue which he called Juz’ fi Raf’ al-Yadayn (Section on Raising the Hands), in which he proved that the hands should be raised at these two points on the prayer, and he strongly denounced those who go against that.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;He narrated that al-Hasan said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“The Companions of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to raise their hands during prayer when they bowed and when they stood up (from bowing).” Al-Bukhaari said, “Al-Hasan did not exclude any of the Sahaabah from that, and it was not proven that any one among the Sahaabah did not raise his hands.”&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;[al-Majmoo’ by al-Nawawi, 3/399-406]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the view of the Hanbalis and the Shafi'is.&#xA;We don't know whether or no Imam Abu Haneefah reached the hadith but his followers did but they did not follow this and only performed Rafa Yadain at the start of Salah. They used the following hadith to support this:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Mas’ood [radhiallaahu anhu] says, ‘I shall show you how Nabi [sallallaahu alayhi wasallam] performed Salaat and he only made Raf-ul yadayn in the beginning of Salaat.’&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(Sunan al-Tirmidhi Hadith 257)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Based on this, Imaam Abu Hanifa and Imaam Maalik [ra] preferred this view that one should only raise his hands in the beginning of Salaat at the Takbeer Tahrima.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See (Naylul Awtaar vol.2 pg.185; Ilmiyah)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;However, all the Imaams consider both views – to life the hands in all positions or only in the beginning as permissible.** According to Imaam Abu Hanifa and Imaam Maalik, it is also &lt;strong&gt;permissible&lt;/strong&gt; to lift the hands in all postions. According to Imaam al-Shaafi’ee and Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, it is &lt;strong&gt;not compulsory&lt;/strong&gt; to lift the hands in all postions.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Allah knows best.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/21439&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://islamqa.org/hanafi/askimam/18114&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A-Hanafi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T16:34:27.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39850" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39843" CreationDate="2017-05-18T16:58:43.717" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Until you are married to her, she is a non-mahram and you shouldn't be with her in seclusion. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;No person (man) should be alone with a woman except when there is a&#xA;  Mahram with her.[ &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/15/478&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Muslim&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/56/215&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Bukhari&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;A man is not alone with a woman but the third of them is Ash-Shaitan&#xA;  (Satan). [ &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/urn/674690&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tirmizi&lt;/a&gt; ]&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;You should also consider that even though you might think yourself capable of restraint, but in the end people are weak-willed and eventually fall to temptations ... you are risking the sin of &lt;em&gt;Zina&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T16:58:43.717" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39851" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39829" CreationDate="2017-05-18T17:45:35.260" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;The Shia view is the following:&#xA;The dhikr being recited after every salat - &lt;strong&gt;34&lt;/strong&gt;x &lt;em&gt;Allahu Akbar&lt;/em&gt;, 33x &lt;em&gt;Alhamdulillah&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;33x Subhanallah&lt;/em&gt; and 1x La illaha illallah- was taught by the Prophet to his daughter Fatimah and is known as &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikishia.net/view/Tasbih_of_Lady_Fatima_(a)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tasbeeh of Fatimah&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;As everything the Prophet said and taught to people was inspired by Allah swt, it can be concluded that this tasbeeh is a divine recommendation to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.duas.org/tasbihzehra.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;benefit&lt;/a&gt; its reciter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;It has immense significance in the eyes of the infallible Imams (a.s.) and the Shiite jurists. It is a simple ,short yet very powerful act of worship from the aspect of performance;  its effect, reward and merit are abundant.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;https://www.duas.org/tasbihzehra.htm&#xA;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;To gain the described rewards and merits, we must not alter the tasbeeh but stick to its exact form. For this reason, we do not add Mashallah to it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="14871" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T17:45:35.260" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39854" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39844" CreationDate="2017-05-18T18:48:04.503" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Our life is given. It can be taken away from us in a split second. Same for the prophet. Our knowledge is also given and can be taken away from us. Same for the prophet. His knowledge is given by Allah. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;If Allah doesn't want him to have access to his knowledge then so be it. Additionally if the prophet was constantly using/applying his knowledge, power then:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;All the time he would be like punish him/her because they did adultery, they stole, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;It becomes less difficult for the prophet to govern and you would always have the upper hand even against tyrants. As a result more people would become hypocrites. Additionally it's a test for prophets to have the power but to not wield it against others.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;He would become less like us and no longer he would be an اسوه (excellent pattern) for us. Imagine if all the time he had the knowledge/power to outdo others...As a result he is like us, he gets sick, he gets beat by others in the street, has to make money for his own, sometimes he doesn't know things or simply he isn't allowed to use them. &amp;lt;-- This person is more like us and more in reach &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al-Ahzab 21&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;لَّقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِّمَن كَانَ يَرْجُو اللَّهَ وَالْيَوْمَ الْآخِرَ وَذَكَرَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an&#xA;  excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day&#xA;  and [who] remembers Allah often.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So to conclude it's a test for the prophet. It reduces hypocrisy. It brings the prophet more in our reach so we can be more like him and life with a prophet who is always using his knowledge is a very difficult life, because he will always punish you for your sins...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13637" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T18:48:04.503" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39856" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="7611" CreationDate="2017-05-18T21:46:01.250" Score="-3" Body="&lt;p&gt;Abdullah Bin Saba' (عبد الله بن سبأ) is a drama character of one famous Liar Saif . Who creat this character only for sake of Amir Maamiya. For detail every one have to study a Book of &quot; AFSANA ABDULLAH IBN E SABA&quot; by scholar Sayyid Murtaza Askari as a impartial reader. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22468" LastActivityDate="2017-05-18T21:46:01.250" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39857" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38244" CreationDate="2017-05-18T23:18:14.153" Score="7" Body="&lt;p&gt;There are different of opinions about which verses are abrogated and which aren't. The opinions go from 0 to up to 500 (what I've heard and read at least). Because it is off topic whether or not there &lt;strong&gt;really&lt;/strong&gt; are abrogated verses in the Quran or not, I will not mention that. What I will provide is a list of verses which some (or many) scholars call abrogated.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there a complete list of obsolete Qur'an verses?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;I've been looking for a while and haven't found a list yet. There are plenty of books by scholars though which somehow includes a list of verses. Some more structured than others. Because there are different of opinions in this subject, there is no absolute list which could be used, rather the list of verses differ from scholar to scholar.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;The abrogated verses&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RowNr&lt;/strong&gt; | &lt;strong&gt;Verse&lt;/strong&gt; =&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Abrogated by&lt;/strong&gt; -- &lt;strong&gt;According to Scholar x,Scholar y...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;1 | 2:109 =&gt; 9:5 -- النحاس&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;2 | 2:115 =&gt; 2:144 -- مكي بن أبي طالب, Al-Suyuti&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;3 | 2:180 =&gt; 4:7 -- النحاس, مكي بن أبي طالب, Al-Suyuti, الدهلوي, الزرقاني&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;4 | 2:183 =&gt; 2:187 -- النحاس, مكي بن أبي طالب, Al-Suyuti&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;5 | 2:184 =&gt; 2:185 -- النحاس, مكي بن أبي طالب, Ibn al-Jawzi, Al-Suyuti, الزرقاني&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;6 | 2:191 =&gt; 2:193 -- النحاس, مكي بن أبي طالب&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;7 | 2:217 =&gt; 9:5 -- النحاس, مكي بن أبي طالب, Ibn al-Jawzi, Al-Suyuti&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;8 | 2:240 =&gt; 2:234 -- النحاس, مكي بن أبي طالب, Ibn al-Jawzi, Al-Suyuti&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;9 | 2:284 =&gt; 2:286 -- Al-Suyuti, الزرقاني&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;10 | 3:102 =&gt; 64:16 -- Al-Suyuti, الزرقاني&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;11 | 4:15 =&gt; 24:2 -- النحاس, مكي بن أبي طالب, Ibn al-Jawzi, Al-Suyuti, الزرقاني, مصطفى زيد&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;12 | 4:33 =&gt; 8:75 -- Al-Suyuti&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;13 | 4:43 =&gt; 5:90 -- النحاس, مكي بن أبي طالب, Ibn al-Jawzi, مصطفى زيد&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;14 | 4:63 =&gt; 9:5 -- Ibn al-Jawzi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;15 | 4:81 =&gt; 9:5 -- مكي بن أبي طالب, Ibn al-Jawzi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;16 | 4:90 =&gt; 9:5 -- النحاس, مكي بن أبي طالب, Ibn al-Jawzi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;18 | 5:2 =&gt; 9:5 -- Ibn al-Jawzi, Al-Suyuti&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;19 | 5:42 =&gt; 5:49 -- Al-Suyuti&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;20 | 5:106 =&gt; 65:2 -- Al-Suyuti&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;21 | 6:68 =&gt; 9:5 -- Ibn al-Jawzi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;22 | 6:106 =&gt; 9:5 -- Ibn al-Jawzi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;23 | 6:141 =&gt; 9:60 -- النحاس&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;24 | 8:1 =&gt; 8:41 -- النحاس&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;25 | 8:61 =&gt; 9:5 -- النحاس&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;26 | 8:65 =&gt; 8:66 -- Al-Suyuti, الدهلوي, الزرقاني, مصطفى زيد&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;27 | 8:72 =&gt; 8:75 -- النحاس, Ibn al-Jawzi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;28 | 9:41 =&gt; 9:122 -- Al-Suyuti&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;29 | 15:85 =&gt; 9:5 -- النحاس, مكي بن أبي طالب, Ibn al-Jawzi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;30 | 15:94 =&gt; 9:5 -- النحاس, مكي بن أبي طالب, Ibn al-Jawzi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;31 | 16:125 =&gt; 9:5 -- النحاس&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;32 | 24:3 =&gt; 24:32 -- النحاس, Ibn al-Jawzi, Al-Suyuti, الزرقاني&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;33 | 32:30 =&gt; 9:5 -- النحاس, مكي بن أبي طالب, Ibn al-Jawzi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;34 | 33:52 =&gt; 33:50 -- النحاس, مكي بن أبي طالب, Al-Suyuti, الدهلوي, الزرقاني&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;35 | 39:41 =&gt; 9:5 -- مكي بن أبي طالب&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;36 | 43:89 =&gt; 9:5 -- النحاس, مكي بن أبي طالب, Ibn al-Jawzi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;37 | 45:14 =&gt; 9:5 -- النحاس, مكي بن أبي طالب&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;38 | 50:45 =&gt; 9:5 -- Ibn al-Jawzi&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;39 | 51:54 =&gt; 9:5 -- مكي بن أبي طالب&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;40 | 53:29 =&gt; 9:5 -- مكي بن أبي طالب&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;41 | 58:12 =&gt; 58:13 -- النحاس, مكي بن أبي طالب, Ibn al-Jawzi, Al-Suyuti, الدهلوي, الزرقاني, مصطفى زيد&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;42 | 60:10 =&gt; 9:5 -- النحاس, مكي بن أبي طالب, Ibn al-Jawzi, Al-Suyuti&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;43 | 73:2 =&gt; 73:20 (or Five daily prayers) -- النحاس, مكي بن أبي طالب, Ibn al-Jawzi, Al-Suyuti, الدهلوي, الزرقاني, مصطفى زيد&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;44 | 73:10 =&gt; 9:5 -- النحاس, مكي بن أبي طالب &lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Notice&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It seems not the whole verses are abrogated according to the scholars, but rather some words in the verses are. For instance in verse &lt;code&gt;3:102&lt;/code&gt; only:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  Fear Allah as He should be feared&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;is abrogated by the verse &lt;code&gt;64:16&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ&lt;br&gt;&#xA;  So fear Allah as much as you are able&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Then I should mention that the scholars who deny the abrogation would for instance explain that 64:16 doesn't really mean it is abrogating the verse 3:102, rather it is just explaining it as it was intended to be understood in the first place. So because of the difference of methods the different scholars use when interpreting the Quran, they derive different conclusions about the verses (if they are abrogated or not). The majority opinion is that there are abrogation in the Quran.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Only two verses in this list are considered abrogated according to all these scholars:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;They are: &lt;code&gt;73:2&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;58:12&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;You will notice that many verses are abrogated by the Sword verse (9:5) according to some scholars.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Kathir describes in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://altafasir.com/al-quran/surat/2/al-baqarah/256/ibn-kathir&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;tafsir&lt;/a&gt;, that some scholars claimed the famous verse (&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Baqara_256&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;2:256&lt;/a&gt;) to be abrogated by the Sword Verse (9:5), while some says the Sword verse is abrogated by the Jizya verse:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وقد ذهب طائفة كثيرة من العلماء، أن هذه محمولة على أهل الكتاب، ومن دخل في دينهم قبل النسخ والتبديل إذا بذلوا الجزية، وقال آخرون: بل هي منسوخة بآية القتال، وإنه يجب أن يدعى جميع الأمم إلى الدخول في الدين الحنيف، دين الإسلام، فإن أبى أحد منهم الدخول فيه، ولم ينقد له، أو يبذل الجزية، قوتل حتى يقتل&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;I haven't find Ibn Kathir state that he himself think the verse is abrogated. He seems to express the opposite when explaining that the Prophet never forced (a certain person):&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فإنه لم يكرهه النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم على الإسلام، بل دعاه إليه&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The majority scholars do not consider this verse to be abrogated. &lt;em&gt;(If someone has evidence that Ibn Kathir thinks the verse is abrogated, please notify me with some references and explanation.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h3&gt;Disclaimer:&lt;/h3&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This list is far away from done, it will take lots of time to add all verses ever &lt;strong&gt;argued&lt;/strong&gt; to be abrogated. At the moment I have added the verses Al-Suyuti argues are abrogated (his conclusion is that there are 20) and 23 other (making it 43 here). &lt;em&gt;Feel free to edit and help me.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=283&amp;amp;idto=283&amp;amp;bk_no=68&amp;amp;ID=271&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;السيوطي - الإتقان في علوم القرآن&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://qurancomplex.gov.sa/Display.asp?section=1&amp;amp;l=arb&amp;amp;f=nwasekh158&amp;amp;trans&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;qurancomplex.gov.sa - نواسخ القرآن&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://library.tafsir.net/book/5228&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;الناسخ والمنسوخ في القرآن الكريم - النحاس&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://waqfeya.com/book.php?bid=2710&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;مكي بن أبي طالب - الإيضاح لناسخ القرآن ومنسوخ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;http://waqfeya.com/book.php?bid=7083&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt; بن الجوزي - نواسخ القرآن&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recommended books:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Ali Gomaa - al-Naskh ‘ind al-Usuliyyin (النسخ عند الأصوليين)&lt;br&gt;&#xA;Abrogation in the Qurʼan and Islamic Law: A Critical Study of the Concept of &quot;naskh&quot; and Its Impact &lt;em&gt;by Louay Fatoohi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="16877" LastEditDate="2017-06-01T22:13:22.093" LastActivityDate="2017-06-01T22:13:22.093" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39858" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39818" CreationDate="2017-05-19T00:44:50.947" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;By sorting through the multiple quotes you provided, the quotes basically referenced three versions, where one had one phrase that was &lt;em&gt;hassan&lt;/em&gt;, and the rest of the version was weak (at best). The other two versions, although they had numerous weak chains of narration, they still had some that were &lt;em&gt;hassan&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Almost all of the information was present in your quotes, by the way.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Version 1&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ: يَدْخُلُ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ الْجَنَّةَ جُرْدًا مُرْدًا بِيضًا جِعَادًا مُكَحَّلِينَ أَبْنَاءَ ثَلَاثٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ عَلَى خَلْقِ آدَمَ سِتُّونَ ذِرَاعًا فِي عَرْضِ سَبْعِ أَذْرُعٍ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira  narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: &quot;The people of Paradise will enter Paradise without any hair on their body, beardless, with a fair complexion and curly hair, having collyrium in their eyes, aged thirty-three years; and they will be in the form of Adam, sixty cubits tall, and seven cubits wide.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=632&amp;amp;hid=264&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sefat Al-Jannah by Abu Na'im 264&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This version of the hadith was referenced in Jami' at-Tirmidhi (2539), Sunan Al-Darami (2826), Musnad Ahmad (7874, 8319, and 9111), Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaiba (35003), Al-Mu'jam Al-Sagheer (17), Al-Mu'jam Al-Awsat (5422), and Sefat Al-Jannah by Abu Na'im (264). This is not a conclusive list.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were several chains of narration for this version, that all had the Prophet ﷺ » Abu Huraira » Sa'id ibn Al-Musayyib » 'Ali ibn Zaid » Hammad ibn Salama Al-Basri » others.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ali ibn Zaid (Arabic: علي بن زيد القرشي), also known as Ibn Abi Malikah (Arabic: ابن أبي مليكة), is &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/RawyDetails.php?RawyID=5770&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;weak&lt;/a&gt; in hadith, with multiple scholars agreeing not to consider his hadith. For example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ahmad ibn Hanbal said he was weak.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Ibn Hajar said he was weak, no hadith should be taken from him except when narrated by others, and had bad memory.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Al-Dhahabi said he used to memorize (i.e., not write), but he had bad memory.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Yahya ibn Ma'een said he was weak, a nobody, not to be quoted.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Abu Hatim Al-Razi said he was weak, his hadith could be written but not used as evidence.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;And so on.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;All the narrations that had the phrase &quot;and seven cubits wide (Arabic: عَرْضِ سَبْعِ أَذْرُع)&quot; were in a chain that had 'Ali ibn Zaid through Hammad ibn Salama. No one else mentioned this phrase, so this phrase can definitely be discounted as weak.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The only portion of this hadith that is considered hassan is &quot;The people of Paradise will enter Paradise without any hair on their body, beardless, having collyrium in their eyes, aged thirty-three years (Arabic: يَدْخُلُ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ الْجَنَّةَ جُرْدًا مُرْدًا مُكَحَّلِينَ أَبْنَاءَ ثَلاَثِينَ أَوْ ثَلاَثٍ وَثَلاَثِينَ سَنَةًَ).&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;: This version can be considered weak, except for the phrase that is &lt;em&gt;hassan&lt;/em&gt; because of other narrations (see versions 2 and 3 below).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Version 2&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ: يَدْخُلُ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ الْجَنَّةَ جُرْدًا مُرْدًا مُكَحَّلِينَ أَبْنَاءَ ثَلاَثِينَ أَوْ ثَلاَثٍ وَثَلاَثِينَ سَنَةً  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Mu'adh bin Jabal narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: &quot;The people of Paradise shall enter Paradise without body hair, Murd, with Kuhl on their eyes, thirty years of age or thirty-three years.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/urn/727370&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2545&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This version of the hadith was referenced in Jami' at-Tirmidhi (2545), Musnad Ahmad (21600), Al-Mu'jam Al-Kabir (16577), Musnad Al-Shashi (1342), and Sefat Al-Jannah by Abu Na'im (267).  This is not a conclusive list.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There were seven chains of narration for this version, with five of them being &lt;em&gt;hassan&lt;/em&gt;: The Prophet ﷺ » Mu'adh ibn Jabal » 'Abdul-Rahman ibn Ghanam » Shahr ibn 'Hawshab » Qatada ibn Du'ama » 'Imran Abu Al-'Awwam » Abu Dawud Al-Tayalsi. The reason this chain is only hassan is because of Shahr ibn 'Hawshab (honest, but tends to quote without sanad, and forgets), and 'Imran Abu Al-'Awwam (believed &lt;em&gt;Al-Khawarij&lt;/em&gt;). All others are fully trusted. These are the reasons why the hadith did not go to the level of &lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;: This entire version can be considered &lt;em&gt;hassan&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Version 3&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ: أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ شَبَابٌ جُرْدٌ مُرْدٌ مُكَحَّلِينَ لا تَبْلَى ثِيَابُهُمْ وَلا يَفْنَى شَبَابُهُمٌْ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Abu Huraira  narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: &quot;The people of Paradise are young without any hair on their body, beardless, having collyrium in their eyes, their clothes do not wear out, and their youth does not end.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;http://library.islamweb.net/hadith/display_hbook.php?bk_no=632&amp;amp;hid=266&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sefat Al-Jannah by Abu Na'im 266&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This version of the hadith was referenced in Sefat Al-Jannah by Abu Na'im (266), with two chains of narration that are both &lt;em&gt;hassan&lt;/em&gt;, and have the exact same words:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Prophet ﷺ » Abu Huraira » Shahr ibn 'Hawshab » 'Amir ibn 'Abdel-Wahid Al-Ahwal » Hisham ibn 'Abdullah » Mu'ath ibn Hisham » 'Ubaidallah ibn 'Umar&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;The Prophet ﷺ » Abu Huraira » Shahr ibn 'Hawshab » 'Amir ibn 'Abdel-Wahid Al-Ahwal » Hisham ibn 'Abdullah » Mu'ath ibn Hisham » Hawthara ibn Muhammad&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Both chains of narration had Shahr ibn 'Hawshab (honest, but tends to quote without sanad, and forgets), similar to version 2. Also they had 'Amir ibn 'Abdel-Wahid and Mu'ath ibn Hisham, who were both considered &lt;em&gt;hassan&lt;/em&gt; for hadith. One chain of narration had Hawthara ibn Muhammad, who was also considered &lt;em&gt;hassan&lt;/em&gt; for hadith. These are the reasons why the hadith did not go to the level of &lt;em&gt;sahih&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;: This entire version can be considered &lt;em&gt;hassan&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;h2&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The conclusion is what comes out of the &lt;em&gt;hassan&lt;/em&gt; hadiths in relation to people of Paradise are:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Aged 30-33 years&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Their youth does not end.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Have collyrium on their eyes&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Their clothes do not wear out&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;Without body hair.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-05-20T11:42:52.783" LastActivityDate="2017-05-20T11:42:52.783" CommentCount="10" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39859" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-19T02:12:34.033" Score="-2" ViewCount="262" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is this allowed: can I get an escort to convert to Islam, marry her and pay her, be intimate with her and then divorce her afterwards &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22470" LastActivityDate="2017-05-19T03:02:16.137" Title="Is this marriage allowed" Tags="|nikah|zina|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39860" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39844" CreationDate="2017-05-19T02:17:18.940" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Allah ﷻ, and only Allah, knows the absolute unseen (Arabic: علم الغيب المطلق). The Prophet ﷺ received revelation from Allah through Gabriel about specific incidents at specific times, but he had no absolute knowledge of the unseen.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا ۖ قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّي ۖ لَا يُجَلِّيهَا لِوَقْتِهَا إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ ثَقُلَتْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ لَا تَأْتِيكُمْ إِلَّا بَغْتَةً ۗ يَسْأَلُونَكَ كَأَنَّكَ حَفِيٌّ عَنْهَا ۖ قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ اللَّهِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ۝ قُل لَّا أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِي نَفْعًا وَلَا ضَرًّا إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ &lt;strong&gt;وَلَوْ كُنتُ أَعْلَمُ الْغَيْبَ&lt;/strong&gt; لَاسْتَكْثَرْتُ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ وَمَا مَسَّنِيَ السُّوءُ ۚ إِنْ أَنَا إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ وَبَشِيرٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival? Say, &quot;Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him. It lays heavily upon the heavens and the earth. It will not come upon you except unexpectedly.&quot; They ask you as if you are familiar with it. Say, &quot;Its knowledge is only with Allah, but most of the people do not know.&quot; Say, &quot;I hold not for myself [the power of] benefit or harm, except what Allah has willed. &lt;strong&gt;And if I knew the unseen&lt;/strong&gt;, I could have acquired much wealth, and no harm would have touched me. I am not except a warner and a bringer of good tidings to a people who believe.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7/187-188/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 7:187-188&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;These verses show that Prophet ﷺ had no knowledge of the unseen, otherwise he would have acquired wealth, and not have been harmed. In this context, one may say that had he known that he would have completed the &lt;em&gt;Hijra&lt;/em&gt; trip without being harmed, he would not have done so and so. Having said that, this would be reverting to deductions based on interpretations of some incidents; this is prone to interpretation and personal opinion. Whereas, in the presence of a very clear verse like the one above (Allah commanding the Prophet ﷺ to say he did not know the unseen), there is no need for deductions or inferences.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;One may say from the above verses that the Prophet ﷺ did not know the unseen, but others might have. Allah ﷻ makes it very clear in the following verse that this knowledge is only His, and no one else's:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قُل &lt;strong&gt;لَّا يَعْلَمُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ الْغَيْبَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ۚ&lt;/strong&gt; وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Say, &quot;&lt;strong&gt;None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except Allah&lt;/strong&gt;, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/27/65/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 27:65&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Finally, while the Prophet ﷺ received revelations of prophecies, so did others who were either prophets ...&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;فَلَمَّا ذَهَبُوا بِهِ وَأَجْمَعُوا أَن يَجْعَلُوهُ فِي غَيَابَتِ الْجُبِّ ۚ وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْهِ لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُم بِأَمْرِهِمْ هَٰذَا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So when they took him [out] and agreed to put him into the bottom of the well. But We inspired to him, &quot;You will surely inform them [someday] about this affair of theirs while they do not perceive [your identity].&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/12/15/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 12:15&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... or not prophets:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِذْ أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ أُمِّكَ مَا يُوحَىٰ ۝ أَنِ اقْذِفِيهِ فِي التَّابُوتِ فَاقْذِفِيهِ فِي الْيَمِّ فَلْيُلْقِهِ الْيَمُّ بِالسَّاحِلِ يَأْخُذْهُ عَدُوٌّ لِّي وَعَدُوٌّ لَّهُ ۚ وَأَلْقَيْتُ عَلَيْكَ مَحَبَّةً مِّنِّي وَلِتُصْنَعَ عَلَىٰ عَيْنِي  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;When We inspired to your mother what We inspired, [Saying], 'Cast him into the chest and cast it into the river, and the river will throw it onto the bank; there will take him an enemy to Me and an enemy to him.' And I bestowed upon you love from Me that you would be brought up under My eye.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/20/38-39/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Qur'an 20:38-39&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastEditorUserId="8393" LastEditDate="2017-05-19T14:41:57.683" LastActivityDate="2017-05-19T14:41:57.683" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39862" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39859" CreationDate="2017-05-19T03:02:16.137" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;This borderline-haram scheme seems to be a way to have sex without sin.  The husband would need to be a Muslim in order to marry a Muslim woman.  It seems inconsistent for a Muslim man who cares about avoiding sin to implement such a scheme; he's not exactly going to outsmart Allah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;... The (reward of) deeds, depend upon the intentions ...-- Sahih al-Bukhari 6689 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/83/66&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;sunnah.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;hr&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Let's break this down:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;can I get an escort to convert to Islam,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Yes, that's allowed regardless of a person's profession.  In fact, it's encouraged in the Qur'an; &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/12376&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; gives a list.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;marry her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;With the usual caveats (one man, one woman; husband is Muslim; woman not yet married; the marriage is legal in the country) then &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/38270/17163&quot;&gt;with her permission&lt;/a&gt;, yes.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In several schools of thought, you may also need her wali's (guardian's) permission.  Not all though; Hanafi being a notable exception.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;pay her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's permissible to give one's wife money.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;be intimate with her&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It's permissible and encouraged to have sex with one's spouse.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;then divorce her afterwards &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Divorce is permissible (though discouraged) in Islam; see &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/103/17163&quot;&gt;Just reciting &amp;quot;Talak&amp;quot; thrice commits divorce?&lt;/a&gt; for the technicalities.  Marrying with the intent to divorce is discouraged, and possibly haram: &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/33260/17163&quot;&gt;I want to get married with the intention of only having sex?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="17163" LastActivityDate="2017-05-19T03:02:16.137" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39863" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="38754" CreationDate="2017-05-19T06:27:51.923" Score="-1" Body="&lt;p&gt;Pre-islamic civilization, nikah means having sex. And Muhammad keep using this word to refer to marriage. While in arab word, marriage is &quot;zawaj&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22473" LastActivityDate="2017-05-19T06:27:51.923" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39864" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-19T07:02:58.240" Score="1" ViewCount="88" Body="&lt;p&gt;Is listening and believing to the speech delivered by an ullammah  without verifying the truth from the Quran considered as shirk? Believing and accepting directly what the Ullammah is explaining.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22475" LastEditorUserId="17163" LastEditDate="2018-03-25T19:24:40.893" LastActivityDate="2018-03-25T19:24:40.893" Title="Is believing without verifying a speech by the ullammah shirk?" Tags="|shirk|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="2" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39865" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-19T09:26:33.337" Score="1" ViewCount="3375" Body="&lt;p&gt;As salam o 3laikum dear my muslim brother,&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;May Allah give you success in the mission you are onto and in the life hereafter. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My question to you is that I have been going through many scholars telling about Hazrat Khizar, but I did not come across with any specific and authentic reference from The Holy Quran or Sa7i7 Hadeeth regarding Hazrat Khizar specifically by his name. I have only come to know about him by the assumptions of the scholars. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Can you provide me the information about Hazrat Khizar that when was he born and was he a prophet upon any nation or wali of his times or having any other designation? is he still alive or no? is there mentioned any where in the Holy Quran or Sa7i7 Hadeeth about him? &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It will be very kind of you if you enlighten us upon this. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22477" LastActivityDate="2017-08-23T15:49:40.950" Title="Information about hazarat khizar" Tags="|sunni|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39866" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="41123" CreationDate="2017-05-19T10:41:14.967" Score="0" ViewCount="904" Body="&lt;p&gt;Since Quran 9:29 says jizya can only be taken from ahle-kitaab do we have reference of righteous caliphs taking jizya from polytheists?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;IslamQA doesn't considers Zoroastrians as polytheists coming under 9:5.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22270" LastEditorUserId="22270" LastEditDate="2017-06-30T04:52:25.487" LastActivityDate="2017-07-21T09:18:02.950" Title="Did 4 righteous caliphs take Jizyah from non Zoroastrian polytheists?" Tags="|quran|hadith|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39867" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-19T12:43:01.877" Score="0" ViewCount="543" Body="&lt;p&gt;At one place &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/34770&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; (2002) mentions Islam can be forced upon pagans:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The scholars explained that ... they are not to be forced, rather they are to be given the choice between becoming Muslim or paying the jizyah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Other scholars said that this applied in the beginning, but was subsequently abrogated by Allaah’s command to fight and wage jihad. ... &lt;strong&gt;The kuffaar should be compelled to enter Islam&lt;/strong&gt; if they are not people from whom the jizyah may be taken, because that will lead to their happiness and salvation in this world and in the Hereafter. Obliging a person to adhere to the truth in which is guidance and happiness is better for him than falsehood.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;In another place, &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/12295&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Islam Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/a&gt; (2009) mentions seven conditions for testimony of faith:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;knowledge,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;certainty,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;acceptance and submission,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;following that which is indicated,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;truthfulness,&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;sincerity, and&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;love for this word and for what it implies and indicates.&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ol&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When a pagan is forced to Islam, he's not satisfying the seven criteria mentioned in immediate above link.  Aren't these two verdicts contradictory?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22270" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-24T12:45:39.193" Title="Are Islam Q&amp;A fatwas stating &quot;kuffaar should be compelled to enter Islam&quot; and sincerity being a condition of faith contradictory?" Tags="|kuffar|islamqa|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39868" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39865" CreationDate="2017-05-19T13:59:15.190" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;First his name is/was al-Khidr (or al-Khizr which IMO is a wrong transliteration of the Arabic word الخضر).&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Secondly his name was indeed not mentioned in the Quran, but he was attributed as man that has been given knowledge from or by Allah in the story of Moses/Musa in surat al-Kahf.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Thirdly i don't know what you call sahih hadith, in the answers of the relevant posts on this site we have posted links to ahadith from sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim where his name is clearly mentioned. So your claim is simply wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Your questions on the whole are not new.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;See for example:&lt;br&gt;&#xA;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/33209/13438&quot;&gt;Why does Moses seem to take Khizr slaying a boy lightly?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/35208/13438&quot;&gt;Is Al Khidr alive?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2464/13438&quot;&gt;Why did Al-Khidr kill a boy who had not committed any sin?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="13438" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-08-23T15:49:40.950" LastActivityDate="2017-08-23T15:49:40.950" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39870" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="37873" CreationDate="2017-05-19T16:13:53.577" Score="5" Body="&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0203.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Exodus 3:14-15&lt;/a&gt; - Hebrew Transliteration for example &lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/interlinear/exodus/3-14.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;vayomer elohim el-mosheh, &lt;strong&gt;ehyeh asher ehyeh&lt;/strong&gt;; vayomer, koh tomar livnei yisra'el, &lt;strong&gt;ehyeh&lt;/strong&gt;, shelachani aleichem   vayomer od elohim&#xA;el-mosheh, koh-tomar el-benei yisra'el, &lt;strong&gt;y'hwäh&lt;/strong&gt; elohei avoteichem&#xA;elohei avraham elohei yitzchak velohei ya'akov, shelachani aleichem;&#xA;zeh-shemi le'olam, vezeh zichri ledor dor&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And God said unto Moses: '&lt;strong&gt;I AM THAT I AM&lt;/strong&gt;'; and He said: 'Thus shalt&#xA;thou say unto the children of Israel: &lt;strong&gt;I AM&lt;/strong&gt; hath sent me unto you.'&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And God said moreover unto Moses: 'Thus shalt thou say unto the&#xA;children of Israel: &lt;strong&gt;The LORD (YHWH)&lt;/strong&gt;, the God of your fathers, the God&#xA;of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto&#xA;you; this is My name for ever, and this is My memorial unto all&#xA;generations.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The combination YHWH (يحوح   or يهوه) does not form a valid word or phrase in Arabic (AFAIK) and does not appear in the Quran and Hadith. Similarly the pronunciation &lt;em&gt;Yahweh&lt;/em&gt; [apparently &lt;a href=&quot;https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/9751/what-is-the-correct-pronunciation-of-the-tetragrammaton&quot;&gt;disputed?&lt;/a&gt;] is again not found in the Quran and Hadith and there are no reports of the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h) using it.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;So, in this exact form, its unprecedented to use the name ... it might be one of the divinely revealed  names of Allah, or it might be an innovation, or the truth might be somewhere in the middle. Caution would dictate that a Muslim avoid it, as far as I know the Jews themselves have strict rules about &lt;a href=&quot;https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/73564/where-are-jews-forbidden-to-speak-the-name-of-god&quot;&gt;uttering it&lt;/a&gt; because of its sanctity and instead substitute it with &lt;em&gt;Adoni&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Elohim&lt;/em&gt; when reciting the Torah.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;A point to note here is that words and names in the Hebrew Torah and the Arabic Quran are similar but not always exact replicas in spelling, nor pronounciation. For example Moses is Mosheh (M Sh H) in Hebrew and Musa (M W S &lt;a href=&quot;https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/39289/20218&quot;&gt;A&lt;/a&gt;) in Arabic, similarly orphan is Yathowm (Y T W M)  in Hebrew and Yateem (Y T Y M) in Arabic and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/31544/is-the-name-of-god-simply-a-third-person-form-of-to-be&quot;&gt;etymology&lt;/a&gt; of YHWH seems to point to a meaning of God's being and existance, creating life and being eternal.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/stream/hebrewenglishlex00browuoft#page/218/mode/2up&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;A Hebrew and English lexicon of the Old Testament&lt;/a&gt; by Brown, Driver and Briggs p 217-218:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/etQi2.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.stack.imgur.com/etQi2.png&quot; alt=&quot;enter image description here&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This makes it a cognate to the Arabic  &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ya-Haeeyu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; ( يَا حَىُّ ), &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yuhyee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; ( يُحيي ) and possibly &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; ( هُوَ ), which are names and attributes of Allah attested to in the Quran and Hadith.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Further there Hadith that &lt;em&gt;Haye&lt;/em&gt; حَىُّ is part of the Isme Azam (Greatest Name of Allah), and there are narrations within Islamic tradition that it is the equivalent of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_that_I_Am&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ehyeh asher ehyeh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=1&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=5&amp;amp;tSoraNo=2&amp;amp;tAyahNo=255&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=3&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Al Qurtubi on 2:255&lt;/a&gt; narrates:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;الحي&lt;/strong&gt;» اسم من أسمائه الحسنى يسمى به، ويقال: &lt;strong&gt;إنه اسم الله تعالى الأعظم&lt;/strong&gt;.&#xA;ويقال: إن عيسى ابن مريم عليه السلام كان إذا أراد أن يحيي الموتى يدعو&#xA;بهذا الدعاء: يا حي يا قيوم. ويقال: إن&#xA;آصف بن برخيا لما أراد أن يأتي بعرش بلقيس إلى سليمان دعا بقوله يا حي يا&#xA;قيوم. ويقال: إن بني إسرائيل سألوا موسى عن اسم الله الأعظم فقال لهم:&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;أيا هيا شرا هيا، يعني يا حي يا قيوم&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al Hayee&lt;/strong&gt; is a name of Allah from His beautiful names with which He is&#xA;called. And it is said that &lt;strong&gt;it is the&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Great name of Allah.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it is said that when Jesus, son of Mary had to resurrect a dead&#xA;person he would supplicate with the name Ya Haeeyu Ya Qayoomu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;It is also said that Asif bin Barkhiya brought Solomon the throne of&#xA;the Queen of Sheba by supplicating using Ya Haeeyu Ya Qayoomu.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And it is said that when the Children of Israel asked Moses about&#xA;Allah's Great name, it was said &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;ehyeh asher ehyeh&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; i.e Ya Haeeyu Ya&#xA;Qayoomu.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly, when &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&amp;amp;tTafsirNo=5&amp;amp;tSoraNo=27&amp;amp;tAyahNo=40&amp;amp;tDisplay=yes&amp;amp;Page=3&amp;amp;Size=1&amp;amp;LanguageId=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;commenting on 27:40&lt;/a&gt;, he narrates:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;وقالت عائشة رضي الله عنها قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: &amp;quot; إن اسم الله&#xA;الأعظم الذي دعا به آصف بن برخيا &lt;strong&gt;يا حيّ يا قيوُّم قيل: وهو بلسانهم&lt;/strong&gt;،&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;أهيا شراهيا&lt;/strong&gt;؛&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Aisha said: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said: The Great&#xA;Name with which Asif bin Barkiyar made a supplication was &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;Ya Haeeyu&#xA;Ya Qayoomu&amp;quot;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And it was said that it is in their tongue: &lt;em&gt;ehyeh asher ehyeh&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some examples of the use of &lt;em&gt;Yuhyee&lt;/em&gt; in the Quran:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/44/8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 44:8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا &lt;strong&gt;هُوَ&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;يُحْيِي&lt;/strong&gt; وَيُمِيتُ ۖ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ&#xA;آبَائِكُمُ الْأَوَّلِينَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;La ilaha illa &lt;strong&gt;huwa yuhyee&lt;/strong&gt; wayumeetu rabbukum warabbu abaikumu alawwaleena&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is no deity except &lt;strong&gt;Him;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;He gives life&lt;/strong&gt; and causes death.&#xA;[He is] your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/258&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:258&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّيَ الَّذِي &lt;strong&gt;يُحْيِي&lt;/strong&gt; وَيُمِيتُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;qala ibraheemu rabbiya allathee &lt;strong&gt;yuhyee&lt;/strong&gt; wayumeetu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Abraham said, &amp;quot;My Lord is the one &lt;strong&gt;who gives life&lt;/strong&gt; and causes&#xA;death,&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Similarly Al-Hayeeyu&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/2/255&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 2:255&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;اللَّهُ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا &lt;strong&gt;هُوَ الْحَيُّ&lt;/strong&gt; الْقَيُّومُ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Allahu la ilaha illa &lt;strong&gt;huwa alhayyu&lt;/strong&gt; alqayyoomu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Allah - there is no deity except &lt;strong&gt;Him, the Ever-Living&lt;/strong&gt;, the Sustainer of [all] existence.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some hadith about Ya Haeeyu being the Great Name:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/nasai/13/122&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Nisai&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/abudawud/8/80&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Abu Daud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;يَا حَىُّ&lt;/strong&gt; يَا قَيُّومُ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى&#xA;الله عليه وسلم لأَصْحَابِهِ ‏&amp;quot;‏ تَدْرُونَ بِمَا دَعَا ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا&#xA;اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏&amp;quot;‏ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ&#xA;لَقَدْ دَعَا اللَّهَ بِاسْمِهِ الْعَظِيمِ الَّذِي إِذَا دُعِيَ بِهِ&#xA;أَجَابَ وَإِذَا  سُئِلَ بِهِ أَعْطَى ‏‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;... &lt;strong&gt;Ya Haeeyu&lt;/strong&gt; Ya Qayoomu ...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;... &lt;strong&gt;O Ever-living&lt;/strong&gt;, O-Eternal ... The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'Do you know&#xA;what he has supplicated with?' They said: &amp;quot;Allah (SWT) and His&#xA;Messenger know best.&amp;quot; He said: 'By the One in Whose Hand is my soul,&#xA;&lt;strong&gt;he called upon Allah by His greatest Name&lt;/strong&gt;, which, if He is called by it, He responds, and if  He is asked by it, He gives.'&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/155&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Jami Tirmidhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا كَرَبَهُ أَمْرٌ قَالَ ‏&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;‏ يَا&#xA;حَىُّ&lt;/strong&gt; يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ ‏&amp;quot;‏ ‏&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;... Iza Karabahu Amrun Qala &lt;strong&gt;Ya Haeeyu&lt;/strong&gt; Ya Qayoomu bi Rahmatika Astagheeth&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Whenever a matter would distress him, the Prophet (ﷺ) would say: ‘&lt;strong&gt;O&#xA;Living&lt;/strong&gt;, O Self-Sustaining Sustainer! In Your Mercy do I seek relief&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-23T21:20:55.587" CommentCount="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39871" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39489" CreationDate="2017-05-19T18:29:27.137" Score="2" Body="&lt;p&gt;Yes, its halal. If its just eggs and wheat, no problem! Cook away! Enjoy your pasta. :)&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22481" LastActivityDate="2017-05-19T18:29:27.137" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39872" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39887" CreationDate="2017-05-19T19:36:09.637" Score="1" ViewCount="1265" Body="&lt;p&gt;When we pray Jumu'ah salah, the Khutba is recited. Can 1 imam recite the khutba and another imam lead the salah?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;sub&gt;(Please include in your answer different views)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="20796" LastEditDate="2017-05-19T20:19:33.090" LastActivityDate="2017-05-20T12:15:18.613" Title="In Jumu'ah Salah, can 1 imam recite the khutba and another imam lead the prayer?" Tags="|salat|jumuah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="3" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39873" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39875" CreationDate="2017-05-19T21:28:37.060" Score="2" ViewCount="2365" Body="&lt;p&gt;According to the famous verses at Surat Al Kahf, 60-74:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And [mention] when Moses said to his servant, &quot;I will not cease [traveling] until I reach the junction of the two seas or continue for a long period.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Until Moses met with Khidr, where they later went on a ship:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So they set out, until when they had &lt;strong&gt;embarked on the ship&lt;/strong&gt;, al-Khidh r tore it open. [Moses] said, &quot;Have you torn it open to drown its people? You have certainly done a grave thing.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Later:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;So they set out, until when they met a boy, al-Khidhr killed him. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where did Moses follow al-Khidr?&lt;/strong&gt; (or where did they met the boy?)   &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="15201" LastEditorUserId="13438" LastEditDate="2017-06-16T12:15:47.160" LastActivityDate="2018-07-03T10:23:26.357" Title="Where was the place where Moses followed al-Khidr and met the boy?" Tags="|tafseer|prophet-musa|surat-al-kahf|" AnswerCount="2" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39874" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-19T21:43:02.083" Score="1" ViewCount="39" Body="&lt;p&gt;Assalaamu alaikum.  I have student loans that are accruing a lot of interest.  I have an investment account given to me by my employer, but I have not made any personal contributions to it because some of the investments in that account earn interest.  However, if I start putting my own money into that investment account, and allow it to build up (through a combination of dividends, ROI, and interest), could I use that money (which would include interest) to pay down my student loans (and the interest) faster?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22483" LastActivityDate="2017-05-19T21:43:02.083" Title="Paying off the interest of a student loan with interest earned from investments" Tags="|riba|loan|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="0" ClosedDate="2017-06-25T15:14:37.973" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39875" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39873" CreationDate="2017-05-19T22:09:34.823" Score="5" Body="&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2715&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;Tafsir Ibn Kathir&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(في المقام الأول، طلب موسى من الخضر لأنه نسي وعده، ثم جاء طائر وجلس على حافة القارب، غمس منقاره مرة أو مرتين في البحر، وقال الخضر لموسى: فإن المعرفة ومعرفتك، بالمقارنة بمعرفة الله، هي مثل ما أخذه هذا الطائر من البحر &amp;quot;. ثم نزلوا من القارب، وبينما كانوا يسيرون على الشاطئ، رأى الخضر صبيا يلعب مع فأخذ الخضر رأس الصبي وسحبه بيديه وقتله وقال موسى له: (هل قتلت شخصا بريئا لم يقتل أحدا، فأنت قد ارتكبت شيئا نكر! '' وقال: &amp;quot;لم أكن أقول لكم أنك لن تكون قادرة على الصبر معي '')&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;(In the first instance, Musa asked Al-Khidr because he had forgotten his promise. Then a bird came and sat on the edge of the boat, dipping its beak once or twice in the sea. Al-Khidr said to Musa, &amp;quot;My knowledge and your knowledge, in comparison to Allah's knowledge, is like what this bird has taken out of the sea.'' Then they both disembarked from the boat, and while they were walking on the shore, Al-Khidr saw a boy playing with other boys. Al-Khidr took hold of the boy's head and pulled it off with his hands, killing him. Musa said to him, (&amp;quot;Have you killed an innocent person who had killed none! Verily, you have committed a thing Nukr!'' He said, &amp;quot;Did I not tell you that you would not be able to have patience with me'')&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This is the only thing I could find. They traveled further up the sea and disembarked and went to the &lt;strong&gt;shore&lt;/strong&gt; where the boy was. The next bit is that they go to a town.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There is &lt;strong&gt;no evidence in Qu'ran or Sunnah&lt;/strong&gt; of where all this took place but it would be around Israel/Palestine as that is where Musa was sent to.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="-1" LastEditDate="2020-06-17T09:19:08.553" LastActivityDate="2017-05-19T22:09:34.823" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39876" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-19T23:54:17.813" Score="2" ViewCount="148" Body="&lt;p&gt;I am  a muslim man. A woman, a good woman i met before i converted and loved once, has come back into my life. I have not commited fornication and will not. But she wants to leave her unhappy marriage so that she may convert and marry me. Can i allow this to happen? Because in all honesty. I love her still and know that we are already great for eachother and that under the blanket of islam, the marriage would , inshallah, hold firm. I am torn between my lonliness and my respect for allahs covenant of marriage. Please. I need a thourough and accurate judgement. Please. Thank you all. And please, dont judge your brother. I do want to know what is right and not just do what suits me.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22486" LastActivityDate="2017-05-19T23:54:17.813" Title="A non muslim woman wants to divorce her non muslim husband to marry a muslim, does the muslim man get a sin for breaking up a marriage" Tags="|nikah|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2019-03-06T22:53:13.833" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39877" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="12026" CreationDate="2017-05-20T00:59:20.630" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;What I know is, Iblish actually was a very devoted jinn before turning into iblish/satan! Who always worshipped Allah and for that Allah made him an Angel as a reward. But at the same time iblish was jealous, arrogant so when Allah told him about Adam, iblish said O Allah why do you want to create new creatures? Aren't we Angels enough for you? If you create humans they will disobey You, fight and kill one another like jinns! &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;When Allah created Adam and said to all the Angels, &quot;Prostrate yourselves before Adam&quot;, everybody prostrated except iblish! His heart was filled with too much pride so he refused and said &quot;You create me from fire and I will not prostrate to one who created from mud&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;*****Jinns are created from fire&#xA;*****Angels are created from light&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22487" LastActivityDate="2017-05-20T00:59:20.630" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39878" PostTypeId="1" AcceptedAnswerId="39882" CreationDate="2017-05-20T03:20:47.010" Score="1" ViewCount="147" Body="&lt;p&gt;When I am trying to engage Christians in dawa and interfaith dialog the question of Jesus and his status is always there and must be addressed.  The early gospels of Mark and Matthew refer to him as 'son of man'.  Should muslims have an issue with this?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22066" LastActivityDate="2017-05-21T07:08:38.603" Title="Is it OK to refer to Eisa ibn Merriam as 'son of man'?" Tags="|prophet-isa|dawah|" AnswerCount="1" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39882" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39878" CreationDate="2017-05-20T09:06:59.357" Score="3" Body="&lt;p&gt;In the Tanakh (Old Testament), the phrase translated as &quot;son of man&quot; is &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_man_(Judaism)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;ben adam&lt;/a&gt;&quot; literally &quot;son of Adam&quot;, which is a word for a &lt;em&gt;human being&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/text/numbers/23-19.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Numbers 23:19&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;lō ’îš ’êl wî-ḵaz-zêḇ, ū-&lt;strong&gt;ḇen- ’ā-ḏām&lt;/strong&gt; wə-yiṯ-ne-ḥām; ha-hū ’ā-mar&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;wə-lō ya-‘ă-śeh, wə-ḏib-ber wə-lō yə-qî-men-nāh&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;God is not man, that he should lie, or a &lt;strong&gt;son of man&lt;/strong&gt;, that he&#xA;  should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he&#xA;  spoken, and will he not fulfill it?&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://biblehub.com/text/ezekiel/2-1.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Ezekiel 2:1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;wayyoˈmer ˈelay  &lt;strong&gt;benˈadam&lt;/strong&gt; ˈamod ˈalraglekha vaˈadabber ˈotakh&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And He said unto me: '&lt;strong&gt;Son of man&lt;/strong&gt;, stand upon thy feet, and I will&#xA;  speak with thee.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The Quran uses a similar word  to refer to humans, for example:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/17/70&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 17:70&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا &lt;strong&gt;بَنِي آدَمَ&lt;/strong&gt; وَحَمَلْنَاهُمْ فِي الْبَرِّ&#xA;  وَالْبَحْرِ وَرَزَقْنَاهُم مِّنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَفَضَّلْنَاهُمْ عَلَىٰ&#xA;  كَثِيرٍ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا تَفْضِيلًا&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Walaqad karramna &lt;strong&gt;banee adama&lt;/strong&gt; wahamalnahum fee albarri waalbahri warazaqnahum mina alttayyibati wafaddalnahum AAala katheerin mimman&#xA;  khalaqna tafdeelan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;And We have certainly honored the &lt;strong&gt;children of Adam&lt;/strong&gt; and carried them on&#xA;  the land and sea and provided for them of the good things and&#xA;  preferred them over much of what We have created, with [definite]&#xA;  preference.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And the Prophet used it as well:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/bukhari/69/2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Bukhari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;قَالَ اللَّهُ أَنْفِقْ يَا &lt;strong&gt;ابْنَ آدَمَ&lt;/strong&gt; أُنْفِقْ عَلَيْكَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, &quot;Allah said, 'O &lt;strong&gt;son of Adam&lt;/strong&gt;! Spend, and I&#xA;  shall spend on you.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sunnah.com/muslim/12/149&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Saheeh Muslim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَهْرَمُ &lt;strong&gt;ابْنُ آدَمَ&lt;/strong&gt; وَتَشِبُّ مِنْهُ اثْنَتَانِ الْحِرْصُ عَلَى&#xA;  الْمَالِ وَالْحِرْصُ عَلَى الْعُمُرِ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;son of Adam&lt;/strong&gt; grows old, but two (desires) in him remain young:&#xA;  desire for wealth and desire for life.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Jesus was a human according to Islam, and being the son of Mary he was a descendant of Adam. &lt;strong&gt;So I don't see a problem with using this title, he was of the بَنِي آدَمَ.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Messengers are humans of the Bani Adam:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/7/35&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 7:35&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;يَا &lt;strong&gt;بَنِي آدَمَ&lt;/strong&gt; إِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُمْ &lt;strong&gt;رُسُلٌ مِّنكُمْ&lt;/strong&gt; يَقُصُّونَ&#xA;  عَلَيْكُمْ آيَاتِي ۙ فَمَنِ اتَّقَىٰ وَأَصْلَحَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ&#xA;  عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ya &lt;strong&gt;banee adama&lt;/strong&gt; imma yatiyannakum &lt;strong&gt;rusulun minkum&lt;/strong&gt; yaqussoona AAalaykum&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;ayatee famani ittaqa waaslaha fala khawfun AAalayhim wala hum&lt;/em&gt;&#xA;  &lt;em&gt;yahzanoona&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;O &lt;strong&gt;children of Adam&lt;/strong&gt;, if there come to you &lt;strong&gt;messengers from among&#xA;  you&lt;/strong&gt; relating to you My verses, then whoever fears Allah and reforms&#xA;  - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And Jesus was no exception:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://quran.com/5/75&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Quran 5:75&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;مَّا الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ إِ&lt;strong&gt;لَّا رَسُولٌ&lt;/strong&gt; قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن&#xA;  قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ وَأُمُّهُ صِدِّيقَةٌ ۖ &lt;strong&gt;كَانَا يَأْكُلَانِ&lt;/strong&gt;&#xA;  &lt;strong&gt;الطَّعَامَ ۗ&lt;/strong&gt; انظُرْ كَيْفَ نُبَيِّنُ لَهُمُ الْآيَاتِ ثُمَّ انظُرْ أَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ma almaseehu ibnu maryama &lt;strong&gt;illa rasoolun&lt;/strong&gt; qad khalat min qablihi alrrusulu waommuhu siddeeqatun &lt;strong&gt;kana yakulani alttaAAama&lt;/strong&gt; onthur&#xA;  kayfa nubayyinu lahumu alayati thumma onthur anna yufakoona&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The Messiah, son of Mary, was &lt;strong&gt;not but a messenger&lt;/strong&gt;; [other]&#xA;  messengers have passed on before him. And his mother was a supporter&#xA;  of truth. &lt;strong&gt;They both used to eat food.&lt;/strong&gt; Look how We make clear to&#xA;  them the signs; then look how they are deluded.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20218" LastEditorUserId="20218" LastEditDate="2017-05-21T07:08:38.603" LastActivityDate="2017-05-21T07:08:38.603" CommentCount="1" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39883" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="23189" CreationDate="2017-05-20T09:31:40.337" Score="0" Body="&lt;p&gt;For referring something to be &quot;best&quot; requires a criteria. Whatever the criteria would be, would decide, what is what and what is not.&#xA;As for the translation of Quran, First we need to understand that translation of any language into another, perfectly, is impossible, because a language can't necessarily contain the same idiom or phrase. Now one can say that &quot;He is a boy.&quot; Can be translated to any other language, and indeed it can be... But to translate, &quot;On to a bridge once more...&quot; would not generate the same feeling in any other language. So literal sentences can be translated, but phrases and idioms creates trouble.&#xA;Quran is written in classical Arabic, a language which is difficult to understand by the natives themselves. Arabic, being a semitic language, have many meaning to a single word. Above that for a particular feeling, Arabic posses a different word. for example, &quot;Shak&quot; in Arabic means &quot;Doubt that came and went away.&quot; Another word &quot;Raib&quot; means &quot;Doubt that comes to a heart and stays, and emerge time to time.&quot; then there are other words to tell different levels of doubt, only. And above that, the meaning of Arabic words changes from place to place... meaning the structure of the sentence have an influence over the meaning of the word.&#xA;Therefore, translation of Quran is considered to be impermissible, because it would change the Commandments of Allah and make people follow their desires by translating the words according their own understanding/requirements. &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="22490" LastActivityDate="2017-05-20T09:31:40.337" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39884" PostTypeId="1" CreationDate="2017-05-20T10:33:37.270" Score="4" ViewCount="944" Body="&lt;p&gt;Al-Humaydi said: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Muslim narrated a similar hadith via another isnaad from Suhayl from his father from Abu Hurayrah, which was attributed to the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him): &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Iraq will withhold its dirhams and qafeez…” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;And he quoted the hadith using the past tense, but what is meant is the future, so as to emphasise that it will surely come to pass. Muslim also narrated from Jaabir in a marfoo‘ report: &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;“Soon there will not  be brought to the people of Iraq any camels or dirhams. We said: Why is that? He said: Because the non-Arabs will prevent it.” &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;The above hadith can means two things:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;ul&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The people of Iraq will become Muslims&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The people of Iraq will not get any money or food because of the non-Arabs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#xA;&lt;/ul&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;My first bullet point has already happened as the people of Iraq have because Muslims and therefore they do not need to pay Jizya.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;This leads to the next bullet point of what the hadith means.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Nowadays with all the conflicts in Iraq and Syria, &lt;strong&gt;countries are not letting in refugees from Iraq&lt;/strong&gt; and with ISIS, &lt;strong&gt;countries will not trade with them or even let people go there.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question: Is the hadith about the People of Iraq becoming fulfilled?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This will be relevant:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Ibn Kathir wrote:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;إِذْ لَوْ قَوُوا هَؤُلَاءِ لَأَفْسَدُوا الْأَرْضَ كُلَّهَا عِرَاقًا وَشَامًا وَلَمْ يَتْرُكُوا طِفْلًا وَلَا طِفْلَةَ وَلَا رَجُلًا وَلَا امْرَأَةً لِأَنَّ النَّاسَ عِنْدَهُمْ قَدْ فَسَدُوا فَسَادًا لَا يُصْلِحُهُمْ إِلَّا الْقَتْلُ جُمْلَةً&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If the Khawarij ever gained power, they would corrupt the entire earth, Iraq, and Syria. They would not leave a boy or a girl or a man or a woman, for in their view the people have become so corrupt that they cannot be reformed except by mass killing.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Source: al-Bidāyah wal-Nihāyah 10/584&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Some people relate that ISIS are the modern day Khawarij. See this &lt;a href=&quot;http://muslimmatters.org/2015/08/24/khawarij-ideology-isis-savagery-part-one/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;sub&gt;(Note that the hadith above is part time of a hadith. Click on this &lt;a href=&quot;https://islamqa.info/en/128708&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; to find the full hadith and it might help you understand my question.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="20796" LastEditorUserId="20796" LastEditDate="2017-05-20T18:25:51.520" LastActivityDate="2017-05-20T18:25:51.520" Title="Is the hadith about the People of Iraq becoming fulfilled?" Tags="|hadith|day-of-judgement|" AnswerCount="0" CommentCount="3" ClosedDate="2017-11-09T16:37:16.050" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39885" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="36372" CreationDate="2017-05-20T11:34:57.530" Score="1" Body="&lt;p&gt;It may be true that the Islamic teaching (fasting Mondays and Thursdays) and the &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5:2_diet&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;5:2 diet&lt;/a&gt; both have similar patterns or number of days to fast, but there is no connection.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Fasting Mondays and Thursdays for Muslims is based on the hadiths by the Prophet ﷺ saying that he fasted Mondays because it was the day he was born on, and he fasted Mondays and Thursdays because these are the days our deeds are presented, and he sought to have his deeds presented while being on fast. There was no mention anywhere by the Prophet ﷺ that fasting Mondays and Thursdays was due to dietary benefits in general, or the 5:2 diet in specific.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;  &lt;p&gt;حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، رَفَعَهُ مَرَّةً قَالَ  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;تُعْرَضُ الأَعْمَالُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمِ خَمِيسٍ وَاثْنَيْنِ فَيَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ لاَ يُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا إِلاَّ امْرَأً كَانَتْ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ أَخِيهِ شَحْنَاءُ فَيُقَالُ ارْكُوا هَذَيْنِ حَتَّى يَصْطَلِحَا ارْكُوا هَذَيْنِ حَتَّى يَصْطَلِحَا ‏  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;Narrated through Abu Huraira that the the Prophet ﷺ said:  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;The deeds are presented on every Thursday and Monday and Allah, the Exalted and Glorious. grants pardon to every person who does not associate anything with Allah except the person in whose (heart) there is rancour against his brother. It would be said: Put both of them off until they are reconciled.  &lt;/p&gt;&#xA;  &#xA;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;— &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/muslim/45/44/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sahih Muslim 45/44&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&#xA;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;There are other hadiths to the same effect in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/9/266/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Riyad Al-Saliheen 9/1256&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sunnah.com/abudawud/14/124&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;Sunan Abi Dawud 14/124&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;" OwnerUserId="8393" LastActivityDate="2017-05-20T11:34:57.530" CommentCount="0" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39887" PostTypeId="2" ParentId="39872" CreationDate="2017-05-20T12:15:18.613" Score="2" Body="&lt;h2&gt;Yes it is permissible but it isn't Sunnah&lt;/h2&gt;&#xA;&lt;hr /&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;Imaam Ibn Qudaamah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:&lt;/p&gt;&#xA;&lt;blockquote&gt;&#xA;&lt;p&gt;“Section: the Sunnah is for the same person to lead the prayers as gave the khutbah, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to do both himself, as did his su